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Blogging while intoxicated: Goodbye and Good riddance to Rick Casey and Steven Thomson
By Alex Wukman
Houston media is a small, and always getting smaller, community. It's not uncommon for Free Press Houston, Houston Press and 29-95 writers to share some words and a drink when we run into each other at a show or a bar. Over the years I've tried to remain cordial with my colleagues in the big corporate papers and when they left for greener pastures I felt that some of the things that made this city great had left as well. That is not the case this week. The Houston Chronicle's "Metro Columnist" Rick Casey will be publishing his final column before heading back to San Antonio to head up a Texas politics based talk show, because they apparently watch those things in the home of the Alamo. In the eight years that Casey has had his name in the Chron he's been accused of ripping off other journalists and almost always missing the story. I literally cannot count the amount of times I have been stupefied by how Casey completely seemed to miss the most important element of whatever he was writing about and did so in such a profoundly unfunny way that it made me wonder if 8 a.m. is too early to start drinking.
Despite Casey's shortcomings, he was at least attempting to say something with substance. The same isn't true for Culturemap's Steven Thomson who is leaving to do something or other in London, the post wasn't quite clear. For those unfamiliar with Thomson, and why would you be, he was the site's assistant editor and wrote the insufferable 'column' Trendysomething in SoMo. After being the only person in Houston to A: identify South Montrose as a cultural and geographical area separate from say, the Museum District or the rest of Montrose and B: coin the irritating acronym SoMo to describe it, Thomson's writing offered an unapologetic, unironic and unappealing look at the life of either a trust fund kid or a $40,000 millionaire. He wrote for, and about, the young town home dwellers who seem to want to take a community and an area of town so well-known that it gave it's name to a gay bar in South Texas and make it into something that resembles Aspen east or, fuck I don't know, Manhattan's Upper East Side.
Thomson's lack of knowledge about the city he chose to live in couldn't be more apparent than when he described the work of legendary Houston anti-art collective I Love You Baby, as "cartoon meets porn doodles." It wasn't just Thomson's general lack of knowledge that launched much of his writing straight past infuriating to the land of downright insulting; there was also his tone deaf approach to the issues faced by a community he chose rechristen from "the 'Trose" to the "hipstrict." The rage inducing aspect of Thomson's writing came partly from his complete and utter failure to acknowledge the struggles with identity and assimilation that have defined Montrose for 40 years but mostly from his treatment of substance abuse.
Take the April Fools' joke about "being caught in a purple syrup swirl and sent off to rehab in the Rio Grande Valley." Yes, because those of us who have lived in your "hisptrict" for longer than two years, and have lost friends to drug addiction and rehab, find the concept of a privileged white boy being hooked on the oh-so-declasse codeine syrup so fucking funny. I'll be sure to recount the tale of your fake Shelby Hodge intervention to my friends facing 3-5 years for possession of a gram; I'm sure they'll find it hilarious. Sadly, his April Fool's piece wasn't the one that made want to hurl my laptop out a fourth floor apartment window; that reaction was reserved for a piece published on April 15 of this year.
While the vast majority of Houstonians were slaving over their tax returns Thomson had the gall to describe brunch at Hotel Zaza as "a portrait of post-recession Houston." Yes, Steven, the recession hit us all so hard that we can now only enjoy our "succulent Alaskan halibut with saffron-braised summer squash" and "brioche French toast bites dipped in vanilla bean maple fondue" as a way of showing solidarity for the "tiny black dress-decked waitresses" who change costumes midway through service into that of "delinquent school girls (cigarette-emblazoned blazer crest included)." Viva la Revolucion! I know when I hear someone say "this Cava is good, but not as good as the winery I stayed at in the foothills of the Pyrenees," I think about paradigm shifts in Houston demographics, the economic devastation of middle America and post recession culture. Just like when I go out to eat and drink with my friends and wind up dancing on a table I always try to dust off my liberal arts degree and justify the decadence by writing a think piece about how the brunch scene is "an indicator of the city's zeitgeist." Methinks someone was reading a little too much Jay McInerny and Bret Easton Ellis while waiting on a mani-pedi, but didn't get to the part about the emptiness of materialism.
If Casey's articles made me wonder if 8 a.m. is too soon to start drinking, then Thomson's writing proves it's never too early for a shot of whiskey; and that's not a good thing. And Thomson, since I know you're reading this because you're an egotistical wanker, if I see any of this on a book jacket in a few years I will personally punch you right in your smug little face. Now I need a goddamn shot.
by Alex_Wukman
- daniel
YAWN YAWN YAWN. Socialite writer gets called out for being saccharine and his friends at Culture Map come to comment on his behalf. But let's be real for a second here: FPH is a newspaper that was started by artists and musicians here in Montrose and has printed an actual newspaper for 8 years or so. Culture Map is a website started by the spare cash of socialites like Becca Cason Thrash.
Real recognize real.
- Katie E
"I've been in this business too damn long for childish grudges."
Then what's the basis for this article? You're obviously trying to stir something up.
Clearly, you seem like a writer with no grudges whatsoever.
- Alex Wukman
only if that baby was born 4 months premature and it's holding a crab apple.
- admin
I saw Alex serve as a model for life drawing at the Artery about 6 years ago. Let's just say he has a babies arm with an apple in it's hand for a penis. Lets see Thomson match that.
- Alex Wukman
This must be a common theme around the Culturemap water cooler. Yes, I did apply for Steven's job but I also applied for hundreds of jobs at publications all across the country from the large, Dallas Morning News, to the small, Long Island News. If I harbored resentment at each and every publication that didn't hire me for whatever reason they gave (wrong part of the country, not sure about the tone of my writing, overqualified, et al.) I'd never get anything done.
I've been in this business too damn long for childish grudges.
- RamonLP4
Wow, to all the defenders of Steven Thompson's prose. I gotta say…
You made me curious and so I jumped over to see this voice of a generation and have to say I was pretty much impressed but not in the way you guys obviously are. Honestly, when reading his introduction to his trendysomething blog, my brain seized at this little paragraph.
"More importantly, public events at art collectives provide free kegs of microbrewed IPA and efficiently consolidate a critical mass of generally attractive pseudo-intellectuals – people like me."
I guess he's trying to be funny but it just comes across as vacuous. I mean, maybe he is speaking for a segment of the Houston community but it's not a particularly interesting one and because of this his prose is rife with words like "trendysomething" and needless abbreviations like "toho" because he's trying very very hard to impress you how hip he is.
The rest of the columns are dull and dim. Take the one on the 4th of July which is nothing more than unfocused rambling that makes Grandpa Simpson seem short and to the point in comparison. The article on the ZaZa is also brutal to suffer through but at least he kind of has a bit more focus.
Look the thing is, the hacky Press Release inspired stuff he does is neither here nor there, but you would think if he was going to write this column which should reflect him as a person, he'd have something to say and the fact of the matter is, he doesn't. It's shallow and soulless work which in turn makes him out to be a tacky boring douche.
Maybe he's nice, maybe he's funny, maybe he's intelligent, but you'd never know it from reading "TrendySomething in SoMo" and, since he is the Writer and Assistant Editor, the only person who is to blame for his portrayal is himself.
I could care less one way or the other if he's rich, poor, privileged, struggling, or whatever – the one thing he owes anyone reading his column is to be interesting and have something to say. He offers neither.
- Robin
This is utterly ridiculous — apparently the satirical nature of Thomson's blogging was lost on you. There's always one of you sensitive types pretending to be offended by a joke because you knew someone who knew someone that struggled with addiction/ever had something bad happen to them, etc. And yet, there was nothing mean-spirited about Thomson's writing as there is with yours.
It's also laughably pretentious whilst critiquing pretentiousness. Your complaining about him having fancy brunch whilst Houstonians "were slaving over their tax returns" and your indignation that someone would dare speak ill of artwork all reek of fake populist rage.
Congrats on using a bunch of big words to say a lot of nothing!
- admin
Here is a pic of Ruben Garza having a blast at Free Press Summer Fest!
- ruben perez
All I gotta say is the FPH articles are CRAP!! From what used to be great journalism has gone to bitterness and narrow-mindedness. The Entertainicle even has better articles that yours! Yours just plainly suck and the best you could do is be the proverbial Hater. FPH as a newspaper has gone downhill. Which is why nowadays, all you see is advertisements from the same source (its providers – Fitz/Pegstar). If I would have known that the FPH was just going to turn itself into a super-sized flyer, i'd pick it up just for that reason only. The articles are stale and lack any kind of imagination and if anything all the do is just criticize the unfairness of other things that are not in their control. Grow up and raise the bar for yourselves. Do kill yourself like KTRU did.
- Jennifer Patterson
I'm all for being snarky, but this was hateful. I thought we bloggers and small publication writers stuck together.
Your take on Thomson is hardly credible (or even funny) considering you applied for his job and were not hired. You sound like a heartbroken 16-year-old bashing an ex-boyfriend in the lunchroom.
@Michelle I know I'm a complete fool for responding to your comment because in no way could you possibly be an actual person. It must be nice for you to live "regardless of price point"; however, it makes it impossible to believe that you possess the appropriate ability to identify the Portrait of Post Recession Houston. Upper Class anything eating opulent meals and drinking champagne, again, "regardless of price point" will never be the Portrait of Post Recession Houston.
But it's nice to know you get your "positive outlook on life" from Hotel ZaZa. Tell me, how many pairs of blinders come standard with the Hotel ZaZa Positive Outlook package?
- Steve Thompson, Jr.
If youre the girl with the huge bombs in the attached picture of Steven in this article, please feel free to get in touch with me.
I will be everywhere but Zaza and Cava.
all x's no o's
- Christine Cha-Sartori
This is one hell of a petty tantrum. You want irony? Because bitterly bemoaning the lack of substance and good journalism in Houston through this public cry fest is pretty funny to me.
- Alex Wukman
@Fayza, @George
I fail to see the problem regarding ethics and integrity in a series entitled Blogging While Intoxicated that is clearly labeled as satire. The intent is clearly defined, i.e. this is not to be considered a piece of fact based reporting but more a piece of humorous opinion writing. The problem here is in your interpretation of the execution–as in you don't find it funny; and it is your right to find it offensive, sophomoric and low brow.
Although this does bring up a more interesting issue relating to perceptions about journalists and their writing. Specifically can a journalist expand his or her repertoire within a news based publication without running into the issues of reader perception?
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries the answer would have been yes. After all, Stephen Crane's short story The Open Boat was first published as a supplement to his Spanish American War reporting in the New York Herald and Ernest Thayer worked as a sports reporter and humor columnist for the San Francisco Examiner before penning Casey at the Bat, which first appeared in the same paper where Thayer reported on exhibition baseball games featuring Boston Beaneater Hall of Fame player Mike "King" Kelly. And those games informed Thayer's experiences enough to allow him to pen his most famous piece of writing.
However, since the role of the journalist has now been reduced to little more than a stenographer dutifully recording both sides of a dispute before throwing his or hands up in the air and exclaiming "you decide;" most media consumers think that journalists can't have an honest opinion or a fresh approach to language.
Now before someone comes along and calls me pretentious for comparing myself to Crane or Thayer or insinuating that a piece of writing in which I threaten physical violence to someone, whom I'm sure is a very nice person and just happened to write a series of articles that I found to be rather irritating, is in the same league as masterpieces of both dramatic and humorous American literature; I say that I was using them only as examples of the diversity of content and roles that used to be afforded to journalists by American media. A diversity that was lost as newspapers became more and more serious about their duty to the public.
- Michelle
Dear Alex,
It sounds to me like your life isn't quite as fabulous as Steven's, and you might be a tad bit jealous, and that's okay.
But it's only a little bit okay.
It's alright if you aren't a trust fund kid, and if perhaps your current salary does not afford you the simple luxuries Steven chronicles, but it is not alright to disparage someone you probably barely know.
Personally I loved the April 15th article. I really did think it was a portrait of post recession Houston. Drinking Cava with Sunday brunch?
Pre-Recession, Cava (regardless of the price point) was reserved for makeshift mimosas or spontaneous picnics while studying abroad. Sunday brunch used to be strictly Perrier-Jouet. At the least.
That's why we don't call it a "cava brunch."
Perhaps, CultureMap can send you a gift certificate to ZaZa so you too can experience Sunday Brunch. It will give you a more positive outlook on life. It sure does for me.
- RamonLP4
Oh man, Alex, I'm still wiping tears from my eyes from laughing so hard. Damn that was awesome. Glad I never read this guy's crap, I'd likely have tossed my laptop off a four story building as well.
And George,
when you say "This article is borderline unethical for a 'journalist.'" you may want to remember this is an editorial, not a news story. Maybe you should clarify why you think Alex's expressed opinion is unethical. Perhaps you should explain where he is emprically wrong first or where his opinion is not backed up by the material he is discussing so as to help us understand where you are coming from? Maybe you do have a point – though, I seriosuly doubt it – but your thin attempt at to chastize Alexis so vague that we'll never know.
- Ed
FPH slogan for 10 years has been " Feel free to take us seriously". We are not constrained and pigeonholed by mythical semblances of journalistic integrity. We want to be the local scumfuck bulletin board and are proud of it. But strange thing and real question is, why does this bulletin board of poorly educated, and outright poor people manage to cover more serious and socially relevant topics than an org like Culture Map that is rife with impressive diplomas, ideals of journalistic integrity, and tons of money and resources. Then why are you clowns always covering such stirring topics as the royal wedding, bikinis in season, and Alaskan halibut? As far as journalistic integrity goes, I feel If a media org has resources like you motherfuckers clearly do, you have a Goddamn moral obligation to be a voice of the voiceless.
- George Heathco
This is precisely the kind of crap that made me quit taking FPH seriously in the first place. This article is borderline unethical for a "journalist."
- BMoney
@Fayza, good thing Culturemap is nowhere approaching journalism …
- kristen
Fayza's comment screams "Burrrrrn". I don't know any of you. Continue the madness. I shall watch.
Uh oh, someone just dropped a crabcake in the Junior League's Tea Room. Fayza, hurry, this could be your big break!!!
- Fayza
I seem to recall a few exchanges between you and I about integrity in journalism. This, my friend, wouldn't make the cut.
- Steve Thompson, Jr.
I cannot tell you the super awesome time I've had being confused with Steven Thomson, the culturemap "writer." Two different people at my high school reunion told me they'd recently read an article of mine on gay nightlife.
I CAN tell you, as a straight man trying to hack it as a humor writer in this city, I found it much worse for my diction, wit, and syntax to be confused with his than I did the subject matter with which he assaulted Houstonian eyes for the last two years. It's like being confused with the screenwriter from Sex and the City 2. "More like… Lawrence of my labia!" Ha.
- ipodlesley
Are you trying to say that Rick Casey is an alcoholic? Or that his column drives you to drink? I can't comment on CultureMap but I for one wll miss Rick Casey's column. At least he seldom if ever had the innumerable typos and grammatical mistakes for which your paper is famous. Tacky tacky tacky.
Sounds like Thomson was worthless. Good riddance, indeed.
- John Seaborn Gray
A stinging, well-phrased send-off. Well done, Alex. What a pair of jizzbuckets.


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100% biobased polyester charts course to commercialization
Avantium's PEF (polyethylene furanoate) holds much promise as a 100% biobased polyester, and now the company is taking steps to help the bioplastic fully realize that potential.
Whether by licensing its technology or retrofitting a mothballed plant, Avantium is pushing for commercial scale production of its 100% biobased PET alternative, PEF (polyethylene furanoate). Nathan Kemeling, director business development for renewable chemical company Avantium's PEF project, YXY, told The Packaging Conference (Feb. 3-5, Orlando) that since PEF can use the same polycondensation process found in the PET chain, taking over a smaller PET plant that's been taken offline "is very attractive for us."
Such a "brownfield" route to a proposed 50 kt plant by 2017 is within reason, given the amount of PET capacity that's been shuttered of late. Kemeling said no decision has been made on where the plant will go, with Europe and North America in the running. Feedstock and energy prices, however, will inform the decision, making North America "a very likely location," according to Kemeling, due to the nascent shale gas revolution.
Getting closer
In follow-up questions after the conference, Kemeling said Avantium is getting closer to larger scale production, although it hasn't nailed down where that production will be. "We are making significant progress on the engineering of the commercial plant," Kemeling told Plastics Technology. "Nevertheless we will keep our options open on the plant location. It will either be in Europe or North America. A final decision will be made by the end of the year."
Kemeling said that the initial FDCA plant will be owned and operated by Avantium, potentially in collaboration with strategic partners. FDCA [Furandicarboxylic acid] is the key building block for Avantium's PEF resin.
"Our long-term ambition is to sell a license to build or retrofit plants for FDCA," Kemeling said in his Packaging Conference presentation. "The intermediate step is building the 50kt commercial plant. This will allow us to demonstrate the economics, and let our partners launch the first PEF products to the market."
For industrial scale FDCA plants, Kemeling said that Avantium will be a technology provider, selling licenses to partners interested in constructing and operating a FDCA plant. Polymerization could potentially be performed in existing PET reactors, and Kemeling said Avantium will also seek to collaborate with partners to polymerize PEF at existing PET sites.
PEF as a bottle-resin rival to PET
Avantium has already partnered with Alpla and Coca-Cola to make 100% biobased bottles a reality, and it believes that once commercial scale is achieved, PEF would compare favorably with the reigning bottle king, PET.
At this time, Avantium has a FDCA pilot plant with a nameplate capacity of 20 tons per year running 24/7 in Geleen, in the south of the Netherlands. PEF is subsequently produced in PET reactors at toll manufacturers.
In Orlando, Kemeling told the conference that PEF's oxygen barrier is 10 times that of PET, with double the water vapor and four times the CO2 barrier. The glass transition temperature of 88°C is 12°C higher than PET, with a tensile modulus that is 1.6 times greater. Those properties mean that despite the fact that PEF has about a 5% higher density than PET, it could still lightweight bottles by thinning walls and/or eliminating barrier layers.
Asked whether a PEF bottle would allow a lighter package than PET for a carbonated soft drink, for instance, Kemeling was emphatic.
"Yes, absolutely," Kemeling said. "The 60% higher tensile modulus and the improved barrier performance will allow for significant lightweighting, which more than compensates for a ~5% higher density."

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Danielle Bradbery's Remake of Try
A singer that we have not heard much from is Danielle Bradbery, winner of The Voice 2013. I think that is one of my big issues with The Voice is the lack of push to get a song out shortly after they have a winner. American Idol usually does a better job with that ( Carrie Underwood, Phillip Phillips), especially if they have talent and didn't win by popular vote.
That being said someone passed along a song that Danielle Bradbery recently recorded. It's a remake of Try by Colbie Caillat. I really liked the fact her voice came through and no other back ground singers. You can hear the quality of her voice and the fact it's not overproduced. Even though Danielle is young you can hear she has the ability to go far with the opportunity of the right song.
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Dear friends,
What a send-off!As I prepare to return to Costa Rica on May 19, an ecumenical Peace Conference in Minneapolis has focused and energized me, reminding me once again that my humble task of writing Sunday school materials is part of a much greater effort on the part of the people of God to bring Shalom to our communities and our world.How exciting to be with Christians who are willing to commit their lives, their time, their resources so that we can live in harmony between persons and nations, and that peace can begin with us, with a more gentle, joyous, tolerant and forgiving spirit.
The keynote speaker, Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, spoke of how violence has become such a dominating factor in US society that it is perceived to be the solution to every problem, and is the first rather than the last option tried.Sobering statistics were quoted: in 2003 the US alone will spend more on military than the combined spending of the next 22 nations ($396 billion).Half of all weapons sold in the world come from the United States. In the US there were 15,000 handgun deaths last year and a woman is beaten every 15 seconds in domestic violence.
Yet every dollar spent on weapons could be used to bring life rather than death: to provide food, clothing, shelter, clean water, health care, education, opportunity and hope to the three billion people who live on less than $2 a day, and to the one in five US children who live in poverty.
As Christians we have a responsibility to clarify our priorities and work for a world in which all people can live with dignity and the basic necessities of life.Jesus calls us to be peacemakers, to model a different style of life from the cyle of violence that dominates our world.
One of the workshops I attended identified the roots of violence in abusive, neglectful, and authoritarian families.The speaker emphasized the impact of an appropriate balance of control and affection in bringing up children to create self-confident, caring, non-violent, productive adults.He noted that the repressed rage that provokes crime is only intensified by punishment, particularly when it is perceived to be unjust.
Another workshop pinpointed the foundation of all non-violence as worship.As we look upon the God of life, an awe and celebration of all God has created makes it unthinkable to harm another human being.Worship must be the foundation of all we do, of our very identity as God's children.
Costa Rica is one of the few countries in the world that does not have anarmy. It prides itself on being a country of peace.Yet the society is torn by violence and the church is called to proclaim and model the peace of God's new community.I have special opportunities working in the field of education.At the Conference, I purchased a number of books on creating peaceful classrooms, building harmonious and respectful relationships, dealing with bullies, conflict management, etc. that will be extremely useful for teacher-training workshops for Sunday school teachers in Costa Rica.Also, I picked up some materials that could be part of a curriculum focusing on peace.
Blessing to you all as we work together in God's service.
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OMG!!!!DAM THAT WAS FREAKING SWEET!!!!! if u had an album i would definately buy it!!!! sooo good and i <3 the intro:)
w00t!!"keep on rocking in the free world, and doo do da doo do" Evil dog,"DOO DOO"
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This rocks...really kick ass, nice guitar and drums like the way that it fades out in the end, seriusly Evil-dog u shud team up whit somebody that can sing or join a band...if not are in one already!! Anyways love your work man!!
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This is most defenantly one of your best songs, I was just blown away on the fast paced drums and gatuir.
I swear, I have no idea why somone would give you a 5 for this... And the quility holy crap, why is the quility so good in this one, and your other songs aren't as good. I hope you make a round 2. that would be awsome.
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this song is, in my honest opinion, the only punk song on newgrounds that deserves an absolutely perfect score. i was blown away by it. you and SWiTCH_ are the best of the punk section, and its sad that you two dont get the scores you should because you both should be dominating the punk section like it used to be. keep doing what you do.
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History tells us that this momentary moral pang will dissipate and the hunt for profit through violence will continue. If we want to get serious and confront this issue, we will have to establish a framework for regulating media violence made by businesses seeking to sell tickets, ads and products to the American public... ....Read more HERE … [Read more...]
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LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. – Senior forward Trish O'Dwyer (Dublin, Ireland/Loreto Beaufort) scored a pair of goals and junior Melanie Dawson (Berlin, N.J./Eastern Regional/UNC) registered what proved to be the decisive tally as the Monmouth University field hockey team defeated Siena, 3-2, Friday afternoon in its first-ever Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) game.
"We played great hockey today and really stepped as a team," commented head coach Carli Figlio. "I am extremely proud of our team with the effort they put forth today."
Siena (0-12, 0-2 MAAC) jumped out to an early 1-0 lead three and a half minutes into regulation on Theresa Tremblay's unassisted goal, but Monmouth (4-9, 1-0 MAAC) responded with three-straight scores. In a set corner play, senior Alex Carroll (Oceanport, N.J./Shore Regional) received an insert pass and dished off to O'Dwyer, who ripped a shot past Siena's starting goalkeeper, Beth Meyers, to even the score a 1-1.
The Hawks took their first lead of the game 15:06 into the second half when O'Dwyer dribbled the ball into circle and ripped a shot high into the netting for her team-leading sixth goal of the season. Dawson, who has started all 13 games for the Hawks, took a feed from classmate Hannah Loux (Souderton, Pa./Christopher Dock Mennonite) and buried it into the back of the cage in the 57th minute for her first goal in a Monmouth uniform, which gave MU a 3-1 advantage.
Tremblay scored her second goal of the afternoon for Siena with under 10 minutes left in regulation to pull within one. The Saints would not register another shot over the final eight minutes despite pulling their keeper for the extra attacker.
O'Dwyer finished with seven shots, all on target, to pace the Hawks' attack. Loux and Carroll each registered a pair of shots for MU.
Senior Teresa Mathews (Lumberton, N.J./Rancocas Valley), making her first start in cage for Monmouth this season, earned the win for the Hawks, making one save. Meyers made four saves in the opening half before handing over the keeper duties to Mary Drabich, who suffers the loss by allowing a pair of goals.
Monmouth outshot Siena 13-6, but the Saints earned the edge in penalty corner opportunities, 8-5.
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Analysts -- or, as near as I can tell from this story, an analyst, despite the headline -- worried that Apple wasn't discounting its prices enough because of the terrible recession. Then Black Friday rolled around and ... turns out the day went just fine, according to analysts! According to at least one of the same analysts, in fact (Kaufman Brothers' Shawn Wu).
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When I first served this instead of usual fried chicken, my family was hesitant...until they sampled it! Now we alternate between our old standby and our newfound favorite.
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- 1/4 cup thawed orange juice concentrate
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 3-1/2 pounds), cut up
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- In a small bowl, combine the first four ingredients; set aside. Grill chicken, covered, over medium-low heat, turning and basting with butter several times, for 30 minutes. Then grill, uncovered, turning and basting with orange juice mixture several times, for 20-30 minutes or until juices run clear. Yield: 4 servings.
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My eyes are bleeding. Nice one envato, nice one.
First the childish badges and now the exaggerated stylesheet. Did you hire an amateur?
I'm sorry to say that, but I think you guys should hire someone who has better taste. It's really not okay.
I'm sorry to say this, but the new badges look like a joke. We're not in a videogame. Keep the old ones and put these new inside an achievement page or something. It doesn't make any sense as it is now. Just my two cents.
Nice doc, definitively worth to read.
Was about time. Let it burn.
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Well hello there! Wow, with the exception of my Dynafit review & giveaway last week (BTW, if you haven't entered yet, you have about 18 hours left, so go enter!!), you really haven't heard from me in close to two weeks. You probably thought I dropped off the face of the earth unless you follow me on Instagram, which by the way you NEED to follow me over there too because it's my new favorite social media site. Facebook is totally sucking and all I do is post to Instagram and then send it to FB. Anyway….it was a totally unplanned blogging break. Somehow things got super chaotic and Mr. Cupcake was home on vacation and when he's home….watch out world. There was a "honey do" list a mile long. Between the list and well….the LIST, I seriously didn't even have time to think! While my runs were pretty decent my strength training was well, non existant. I literally had time to jump on the treadmill, get my run done and then off to the next task. Hubby's vacation is over now so I'm hoping to really get back on the horse and get back to business!! Here's a look at the last two weeks or so of training and life in general!
Week 6
Rest day after 2 night shifts
3.4 miles @ 8:49 pace
7.1 miles @ 8:50 pace This was an AWESOME run. I managed to get outside on a beautiful day and do a solo run. If you follow me on Instagram I talked a bit about it, but for those of you that aren't on Instagram….I'm going to post the verbage from my Instagram post verbatim because it really captured what I was feeling that day.
I have been running for like 20 years and have ALWAYS been a slave to the numbers on my GPS watch. Constantly looking at my pace, my time, my distance, etc. I'm training for my 4th marathon and decided I needed to do something to switch things up a little bit. I was feeling a bit stagnant, that I wasn't really achieving the goals that I wanted to. I've had my eye on a 4 hour marathon and so far I haven't been able to hit it….I decided to hire a coach, and I went totally out of my comfort zone with the approach that he takes to running. His theory is based on breathing. So when I asked what paces I was supposed to hit he said "I have no idea" run as fast as you can within that particular breathing pattern (there are 5 breathing patterns). And not only that, I don't get my training schedule until the week before for each week. Seriously, I was screaming inside. There was NO WAY my Type A personality could handle this type of plan, but I completely surrendered and told myself to trust him and the training. And after 5 weeks, I can't believe that I am actually saying this…..I ran outside for only the second time this training cycle (don't ask, I've been a slave to my hubby's work schedule) and I seriously kicked the run's ass! Of course I wore my GPS watch but I had the face set to the time only (My runs are based on time)…I had a 60 minute run to do and I was able to do the whole thing without looking at my pace, splits or distance once and it was so incredibly freeing and dare I say I actually LIKED it??? I actually ran WAY faster than I would have set my treadmill too as well! Now of course, as soon as I got home I promptly documented my splits in my training log because I can't go without the numbers for too long. But, the moral of the story is that if you are feeling like you are in a running rut and aren't achieving the goals you are wanting…look outside the box, take a chance on something you wouldn't normally do and try something different!!
Rest day! I had a very rare "day date" with the hubby. We went for a great 5 mile hike in Rock Creek Park in DC. I had never really been hiking on the trails in the park and it's truly amazing how it was possible to feel like I wasn't even in the city. It was awesome! I didn't take any pics sadly. I noticed my right hip flexor kind of acting up on me which made me a bit worried. Usually a tight hip flexor means a neck strain is coming on…
Tempo run–5.5 miles @ 9:05 pace
20 min at Gear 1 (9:13 pace), 3 x 7 min @ Gear 2 (8:27), 5 min @ Gear 1 (9:30)
I woke up early and noticed that my shoulders and neck were really tight. I knew the hip flexor was a warning sign. It wasn't a full blown neck strain…yet… so I decided to go run anyway. It ended up feeling tight the entire way, but it was tolerable so I kept on with the run.
Long run–10 miles @ 9:39 pace
I was so excited to do this long run, finally back outside with my BRF. This is my BRF that had a baby and we literally hadn't run together in almost a year…it was so great to catch up and run together again! It was a gorgeous morning and I must say since being trapped indoors on a treamill I wasn't ready for the humidity. My pace was a bit slower than I had hoped but I didn't care one bit. It was all about the company and the views for this one!
Rest. Woke up and couldn't turn my head. I knew it. I've been dealing with these neck strains for over 10 years. They are less frequent, but I usually get a bad one every six months or so and are usually brought on by stress. I didn't think I was outwardly stressed, but subconsciously I think I definitely have been. Mr. Cupcake's job is changing, which means a lot more travel and a lot less help. While I know I can handle it of course, it's still obviously a stressor. Luckily I have my chiro's email on speed dial so I emailed him to see if he had any available appointments first thing on Monday. Thankfully he would squeeze me in.
Week 7
I had a 45 minute run scheduled. I decided to give it a shot despite my neck, but only made it 20 minutes before I had to get off. I promptly got changed and went to my chiro appointment. I felt a little better after leaving, but I usually don't feel a difference until the next day.
My neck felt much better when I woke up so I was able to get my speedwork in thankfully. This was one workout I didn't want to miss.
3.5 miles @ 8:46 pace
10 min @ 9:05, 8 x 1 min @ 7:47, 5 min @ 8:57
5.4 miles @ 9:15 pace
60 min run scheduled but I struggled mentally on this one. I jumped off and on the treadmill and finally called it quits after 50 minutes.
Coach said I could make up the missed minutes from Monday and Wednesday's run, so I did an easy 30 min run @ 9:05. My neck was feeling much better but it was still super tight. I had a giftcard for my massage therapist so I cashed it in for a 90 minute massage and it was the best thing I could have done. I seriously felt like a new person after it was over.
Tempo run– 20 min @ Gear 1 (9:05 pace), 20 min @ Gear 2 (8:27 pace), 20min @ Gear 1 (8:57 pace)
Friday night Mr. Cupcake and I had another date night!! It was a gorgeous night in DC. It was cool, low humidity and just plain awesome. We got a bottle of wine some food and went and sat on the back side of the Lincoln Memorial to watch the sunset. Seriously THE coolest date you can do in this city in my opinon…
95 min Long run scheduled
I got my last long run outside for a while which was really nice. The weather didn't let me down either, another low humidity, cool…almost chilly morning. Pure running perfection.
11 miles @ 9:14 pace (ended up running 99 min instead…oops)
One of my favorite shots of all time….
It was a pretty decent two weeks running wise with the exception of a few runs, but I'm pleased! I think training is going well with the breathing and the new approach! I'm still not convinced I'm going to hit my 4 hour marathon goal, but there is still time. The difference on the body between the treadmill and the open road is huge. I noticed a big difference on my joints and and just general achiness after running outside. Downfalls of running on a treadmill constantly I guess. So that makes me a bit nervous, but sometimes you just need to accept things that you can't change and move forward. And that's what I plan on doing!
Do you notice a difference in how your body feels when switching from treadmill to road?
Anyone else deal with chronic pain/neck issues?
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ReadyLift 1'' Rear Block Kit for 03-Up Dodge Ram 2500/3500 2wd/4wd, Non-Camper Package
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ReadyLift 1'' Rear Block Kit for 03-Up Dodge Ram 2500/3500 2wd/4wd, Non-Camper Package
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2003-2012 Dodge Ram 2500 2wd/4wd w/o Top Mounted Overloads
2003-2012 Dodge Ram 3500 2wd/4wd w/o Top Mounted Overloads
Lift Height: 1''
Material: Cast Iron
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Filling in the roof opening
Hi all,
Been really busy the last couple of months working on my old 30 Plymouth Coupe. I need some help figuring out how to cut and form the metal to fill in the roof opening. I dont want to just weld in a flat sheet. And I don't want to use a station wagon or mini van roof...or should I? Do I flange it and drop in or butt weld it?
Does any one have any photos or an article about how to do it.
I've done a few and always used doner roof metal. Make yourself a template or the contour needed both lengthwise and width, then go searching the salvage yards for a donor roof with a similar contour. A mid 70's ford truck crewcab works good for older ford sedans, a filler piece for a coupe should be even easier to find with all the small cars available. No need for using a stationwagon or minivan roof with the ribs, you can use a smooth roof. Mark a centerline on your roof and also the donor piece and use this for alignment as you trim to fit. Make sure your roof bracing is fitted will before you tackle the fill job-the braces/bows need to be spaced about 1/8" from the roof skin and after the install you'll fill this void with antiflutter foam. Cut the original channel away so you can do a good butt weld and you'll need to do some hammer and dolly work while you weld the new piece in to control fit and warpage. This is a slow process so plan on spending some time. I usually start from the center rear and work my way outwards to the sides and stop halfway along the length, then start again at the center front and work both the side and front out to each front corner-if that makes sense. Once it's all tacked in place and fitting good then go back and slowly tack untill it's welded solid. Prime the underside with epoxy before installation except for the very edge where it will be welded. After it's all welded and ground flush and any hammer work and shrinking done then apply your anti flutter foam.
:pimp: You might find that a station wagon or van roof may be your best bet. You can make a length-wise and a width-wise template of your roof and take them to wrecking yard and lay them on as many as possible to find the right contours. You might also check the sedans and pick-up??? If you flange you leave a place for moisture to accumulate so butt welding may be the best on a roof, you'll have to be careful with heat buildup and warping. :thumbup:
Also in case your are wondering about a new flat panel made from a 4x8 sheet: It will look bad plus be close to impossible to weld in without real bad waves. The donor roofs mentioned above will all have a slight compound curve which makes it less likely to 'oil-can' or warp. Plus they will look tons better that flat metal.
30u, how did you handle the door hinge fitting? The reason I ask is that you said you bought universal hinges, and I would like to know if those came from Speedway motors? and what quality are they? I need some hinge recommmendations. Thanks
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Thank you all! I will make my pattern and march off to the junk yard. If I can find a roof with a 36" compound radius it will work.
I did use the speedway hinges. I have the doors on and swinging but I have not done any final work as far as shim and adjusting. I am going to wait until I pull the body blast it and get it back on for the final fitment. The speedway hinge is good but their cast pieces so your tweeking is limted.
Heres a few pics of where I'm at as of today. I love this car!!!
Does anyone ever use a sunroof-type panel to fill in the opening in the roof? I think I'd like a pop-up or partial slide-back panel instead of a solid roof.
1930u realy would like to follow your build. Could u start a journal?
Cool coupe! I see you must be a PAW customer :D You should be able to find a donor roof easily for that one IMO.
I'm not sure my computer skills or time support me having a journal. I will look into it though. For now here's a link with more pics of my old Plymouth. I hope to blast the body in a couple of weekends. My goal is to get epoxy primer laid down before the snow flys.
yes i have bought a few parts from PAW mostly shiny bell and whistle kind of stuff. I'm using a blown 392 Hemi. Most of the engine stuff I bought from Hot Heads and the rest I made.
heres a link for more PICS
hey how much did ya purchase tthat body for and how far from your home??
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How can soil monitoring networks be used to improve predictions of organic carbon pool dynamics and CO2 fluxes in agricultural soils?
van Wesemael, Bas, Paustian, Keith, Andren, Olaf, Cerri, Carlos Eduardo P., Dodd, Mike, Etchevers, Jorge, Goidts, Esther, Grace, Peter, Katterer, Thomas, McConkey, Brian, Ogle, Stephen, Pan, Genxing, & Siebner, Clemens (2011) How can soil monitoring networks be used to improve predictions of organic carbon pool dynamics and CO2 fluxes in agricultural soils? Plant and Soil: international journal on plant-soil relationships, 338(1-2), pp. 247-259.
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As regional and continental carbon balances of terrestrial ecosystems become available, it becomes clear that the soils are the largest source of uncertainty. Repeated inventories of soil organic carbon (SOC) organized in soil monitoring networks (SMN) are being implemented in a number of countries. This paper reviews the concepts and design of SMNs in ten countries, and discusses the contribution of such networks to reducing the uncertainty of soil carbon balances. Some SMNs are designed to estimate country-specific land use or management effects on SOC stocks, while others collect soil carbon and ancillary data to provide a nationally consistent assessment of soil carbon condition across the major land-use/soil type combinations. The former use a single sampling campaign of paired sites, while for the latter both systematic (usually grid based) and stratified repeated sampling campaigns (5–10 years interval) are used with densities of one site per 10–1,040 km². For paired sites, multiple samples at each site are taken in order to allow statistical analysis, while for the single sites, composite samples are taken. In both cases, fixed depth increments together with samples for bulk density and stone content are recommended. Samples should be archived to allow for re-measurement purposes using updated techniques. Information on land management, and where possible, land use history should be systematically recorded for each site. A case study of the agricultural frontier in Brazil is presented in which land use effect factors are calculated in order to quantify the CO2 fluxes from national land use/management conversion matrices. Process-based SOC models can be run for the individual points of the SMN, provided detailed land management records are available. These studies are still rare, as most SMNs have been implemented recently or are in progress. Examples from the USA and Belgium show that uncertainties in SOC change range from 1.6–6.5 Mg C ha−1 for the prediction of SOC stock changes on individual sites to 11.72 Mg C ha−1 or 34% of the median SOC change for soil/land use/climate units. For national SOC monitoring, stratified sampling sites appears to be the most straightforward attribution of SOC values to units with similar soil/land use/climate conditions (i.e. a spatially implicit upscaling approach).
Keywords Soil monitoring networks - Soil organic carbon - Modeling - Sampling design
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