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Recycled CD iPhone Dock
So many CD coasters lying around, so what can you do with them? Besides using them for the obvious, a bunch of them can be turned into a simple iPhone dock instead.
Judging from the images above, the DIY project looks pretty simple to accomplish All you need are the items as pictured below.
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Kuskokwim salmon crisis: An anxious waiting game
Test fisheries on the Kuskokwim River show king salmon numbers ahead of last year's run.
But these early fish counts don't ease anxiety, nor have they allowed for the traditional subsistence harvest of king salmon — the staple of the diet for thousands of families with fish camps up and down the river.
At the Kuskokwim River Management Working Group Meeting on Tuesday, tensions grew. Bethel Public Radio station KYUK reported some members of the group, which serves as an advisory board for state and federal fishery managers, are worried about violence on the river as fears about putting enough food away for winter grow.
Fishery managers don't want to take chances on this season's king run, which last year appeared strong enough to allow subsistence fishing. The season fizzled out, though, and ended with the lowest run on record.
Escapement, which is the number of salmon needed to make it home to their spawning beds, was far short of what's needed to protect future runs. Last season, only 47,000 kings made it to the upper reaches of the Kuskokwim, well below the minimum threshold of 65,000 fish.
Along with those dismal numbers came a major shift in fisheries management on the Kuskokwim.
In an unusual move, the federal government has stepped in to oversee the king salmon subsistence fishery in waters adjacent to the Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge; about a 200-mile stretch of river between Aniak and the mouth of the Kuskokwim. It imposed a ban on fishing for kings that's been in effect since May 20.
The state now finds itself taking a backseat in managing the fishery. It's definitely not business as usual, but these are not normal times.
The Kuskokwim has long been the largest subsistence king salmon fishery in the state, with runs averaging about 240,000 fish. From 2009-2013, the run dwindled to an average of 130,000 kings. The harvests saw a corresponding drop from an average of more than 70,000 kings to a low of 24,000 fish in 2012.
As boaters ply the silty waters of the Kuskokwim these days, they see only the greenery of the riverbanks. The bright flashes of red from hanging fish, which usually add color to the season, are a rare sight. The empty fish racks and smokehouses have a ghostly air.
It was this fear that prompted the tribal government of Napaskiak, a small community downriver of Bethel, to initiate the management change.
Earlier this year, Napaskiak asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to step in and protect their subsistence rights under ANILCA.
The end result was an unprecedented management regime on the Kuskokwim with a rural priority – something the state Constitution does not allow.
Myron Naneng, who is head of the Association of Village Council Presidents, the largest tribal organization in the region, welcomes federal oversight.
"The state has mismanaged," Naneng said. "You've heard the term, 'The state of Alaska are the best managers of the fisheries in the world.' If they were the best managers of the fisheries in the world, why are we in this situation today?"
Naneng believes the state has failed, at all levels of government, to make subsistence a priority. He said the state has always been more focused on commercial and sports fishing.
"I would say the state's record in that regard is contrary to that perspective," said John Linderman, who is the department's regional supervisor for the Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim Region.
"I would say, given the importance of that subsistence fishery, given its size in just the way of sheer numbers and harvest, it's an aspect the state has always focused on," Linderman said.
If there's one thing everyone agrees on, it's that the problem is complicated.
Most researchers believe there are a combination of factors contributing to the failed runs.
While king salmon runs on the Kuskokwim have a pattern of cycling up and down, they've never hit such extreme lows as they have in recent years.
Kuskokwim kings typically spend five to seven years out in ocean waters before migrating back to their natal streams to lay and fertilize their eggs. Never before have they faced so many challenges, from changes in ocean temperatures to being caught incidentally by trawlers targeting other species like pollock.
There are also growing number of people on the river who have come to depend on the king salmon harvest, adding more pressures to the stock.
In the end, it's those who need the salmon the most who bear the brunt of saving them.
Naneng said the sacrifice goes beyond putting food on the table: It speaks to the heart of Alaska Native culture.
"You work together as a whole family to put that fish away for winter. You teach your children how to cut fish," Naneng said. "These things are intertwined with the spirituality of working together as a family, as a unit."
"If you take away the ability and the opportunities for people to harvest food, which is work in itself, and you take that away from people who have relied on it for centuries, then you have other social problems," said Naneng, who believes food stamps and other forms of aid are no substitute and lead to a culture of dependency.
Under the new federal management program, a "cultural and social" fishery is planned sometime this season. A thousand fish will be allocated to 32 Kuskokwim communities. The fishery will be limited to federally qualified subsistence users who live in those designated communities and have a history of relying on the salmon for subsistence.
Although this fishery won't even meet a tiny fraction of the need, with some villages getting an allocation of only 12 salmon, some see it as a step in the right direction.
Sky Starkey, an attorney who has worked for AVCP on developing tribal issues, believes the cultural fishery is more in line with Native traditions.
"The allocation is on a community basis, not allocated on an individual basis," Starkey said. "The amount reflects the traditional pattern of community harvesting, with sharing the opportunity."
"I think that's a remarkable achievement," said Starkey, who noted the federal cultural fishery is very similar to a plan some tribal leaders had floated earlier this year in anticipation of severe king salmon restrictions.
Still, Starkey said the state's dual management system is not the way to manage the fishery.
The system arose in 1999, after the Legislature failed to pass a constitutional amendment to allow a rural priority for subsistence fishing.
"The whole dual management system, without tribal input, is just ridiculous," said Starkey, who pointed out that a large stretch of the Kuskokwim, upriver from Aniak, remains under state management.
In order to take part in the federal cultural fishery, communities above Aniak, like Sleetmute and Stony River, will not be able to fish in waters nearby, but have to spend money to travel to federal waters below Aniak.
Still, Starkey and other advocates for tribal government are hopeful that federal management this season will open the door to intertribal fishery commissions on the Yukon and Kuskokwim River, similar to those in Washington State, where the tribes take part in the management decisions.
"If the tribes unite on the Kuskokwim drainage, and if they start to develop their capacity in science and traditional knowledge, they will simply be a force that cannot be ignored," Starkey said. "The greatest step to take is one of unity."
But will strife over the shortage of fish undermine those efforts?
Tribal leaders are still divided on whether they support the federal management plan. Two years ago, a number of communities defied state law and fished for kings, and some haven't ruled out acts of civil disobedience this season.
According to KYUK, at Tuesday's working group meeting, federal manager Robert Sundown warned that the federal government has the resources to bring in hundreds of game wardens to enforce the ban on fishing for kings.
At a two-day conference held last week by the Yupiit Nation, an organization of tribal activists which has long advocated for tribal co-management of the region's fisheries, there was sharp debate about whether more kings could be harvested for subsistence.
Greg Roczicka, the natural resources director for the Bethel tribal government, the Orutsararmuit Native Council, said his organization will be responsible for managing Bethel's cultural fishery allocation of 100 kings — not enough to share in a community of more than 5,000 people.
"Once you apply logic, it's a difficult task," said Roczicka, who said he's committed to making the cultural fishery as meaningful as possible.
"In Bethel, we will not attempt to make this a subsistence ration or a lottery," Roczicka said.
He said the loss of the kings is hardest on the elders, who grew up with the belief that you have to show the creator, Ellam Yua, that there is a need for the salmon by harvesting them. Otherwise, he said, they will go away.
In the meantime, as the chums and the red salmon begin to outnumber the kings — a sign that the peak of the king run may have passed — fishermen are anxious to throw their gill nets with 6-inch mesh in the water. They've been restricted to 4-inch mesh to avoid catching kings.
Also on Thursday, fishermen will be able to use dipnets to catch salmon for the first time ever. Earlier this year, the State Board of Fisheries made the gear change to allow more opportunity for harvesting chums and reds. The dipnets, which are also included in the federal management plan, allow the release of live kings back into the water. In past seasons, fishermen missed out on harvesting reds and chums because the only legal gear available to them were gill nets, which have the potential to snag salmon.
Federal managers are considering allowing the 6-inch mesh nets back in the water soon, but are holding off until they see more test fish numbers.
Managers have said that even a short opening with 6-inch gear, given the fishing power of the subsistence fleet, could prevent tens of thousands of kings from returning to their spawning grounds and undermine all the sacrifice subsistence users have made so far this season.
Federal management of the Kuskokwim subsistence king fishery is only temporary. It's set to expire on July 18 and revert back to state management for the rest of the season.
But regardless of who calls the shots in the fishery, the state or the feds, a shortage of salmon is guaranteed to bring widespread unhappiness on the Kuskokwim.


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Nigel Lythgoe, Michael Flatley dish on NBC's 'Superstars of Dance'
By Christopher Rocchio, 12/22/2008
Nigel Lythgoe feels
Superstars of Dance
is not just another dance-themed reality show.
"I don't see it as yet another dance show," Lythgoe told reporters during a recent conference call. "There has never been a show like this anytime anywhere in the world ever. So it isn't just another dance show."
Lythgoe said that the success of Fox's
So You Think You Can Dance
-- which he co-created with
American Idol
creator Simon Fuller -- and ABC's
Dancing with the Stars
have made dance-themed reality shows mainstream because "as soon as you're successful with anything people want to make copies."
"And everything that I've seen -- and I love
Dancing With the Stars,
so I'm leaving that out of it and I love my own show,
So You Think You Can Dance
-- everything else I've seen has been a pale imitation of those style of shows," Lythgoe told reporters.
"This is not that style of show. This - we're not asking the public to even vote on this show. We are putting a world of dance before them and it is as educating as it is entertaining."
Superstars of Dance
, which will pit skilled dancers of various genres from different countries against each other,
will premiere
January 4 on NBC and be hosted by
Lord of the Dance
star Michael Flatley.
"I wish this was not a competition. I wish that it was just a celebration of dance. In truth, it's actually both and it turns out to be both," Flatley, who also participated in the call, told reporters.
"Because it's a competition I think it's done in a good spirit and it makes it actually that much more entertaining. I don't think there's any dance form in the world that couldn't participate in this. They're not doing this to become rich or to get famous quick. They're doing this because they're dancing for the pride of their home nation and they're professionals already."
Lythgoe said the show's participants already being professionals is one aspect that makes it so exciting.
"I think with the shows that we know like
Dancing With the Stars
, that's a bunch of celebrities who would like to dance. My own show,
So You Think You Can Dance
is a bunch of kids who would like to be dancers," explained Lythgoe.
"This is professionals that have been doing it, have made their living through it. A lot of them are world champions in their specific genre, and it's a lot of different cultures coming together. And I think that's what's the most exciting part of it for me."
The eight countries participating include Ireland, India, USA, Argentina, China, Russia, South Africa and Australia -- with each team being comprised of two soloists, one duo and one larger group.
"We have quarterfinals, semifinals and a final - exactly the same as any normal sort of sporting competition," explained Lythgoe.
"There'll be the eight countries in each show. So in some shows they'll put one soloist and one group. In another show they'll put a soloist and the duet. And this will break down and at the end of the day 16 soloists will have competed. They will be broken down into the semifinals by getting rid of the bottom eight soloists. And we lose two groups and two duets so that in the semifinals you will have three duets and three groups per semifinal."
One aspect of
Superstars of Dance
that Lythgoe said is interesting is that a judging panel of international choreographers -- and not home viewers -- will determine the winners.
"So the judges from the eight countries, each judge votes from one to ten points. They are not allowed to vote for their own country," said Lythgoe. "It isn't a show that you would really want the public to participate in because it would be unfair. I would've thought the American public may vote for America."
Flatley agreed that the show's format would not work as well if viewer voting were allowed. And while he also called the judging panel "terrifically talented, highly intelligent and very experienced," he also said suggested that home viewers shouldn't put too much weight on their scoring decisions.
"The audience, no matter who wins, will have their own favorites at the end of the day which I think is a very positive thing for dance," said Flatley. "It doesn't mean that whoever wins it is necessarily the greatest in the world. It's simply just by those eight judges who have made that decision on this day with this one singular performance."
While some of the judges might not be known by any American viewers, Lythgoe assured reporters they are all "world champions" in their respective dance styles.
"They're choreographers that have done everything in their own country really," he said. "I don't think people will know them. It's probably a bit like me bringing
Simon Cowell
to America. Nobody knew him."
Lythgoe said not all of
Superstars of Dance
contestants took the judges' criticisms very well.
"The masters don't like it. You should see some of these faces when they leave," he said. "They are not happy. They've come here to show how brilliant they are and represent their country. And they do not want to be told that they didn't do it well."
Lythgoe also explained how
Superstars of Dance
will recognize the winners from each of its genres.
"There are gold, silver and bronze medallists in each of the genres, so solo will have gold, silver, bronze; the duets, gold, silver bronze; the groups, gold, silver, bronze," he said.
"Although we have the three separate competitions of solos, duets and groups, each participant is adding to the overall score of their country. So there will be an overall international
Superstars of Dance
trophy awarded to the country that gets the most points."
Despite being an international dancing celebrity in his own right, Flatley said he's "kind of glad" that he was tapped to host
Superstars of Dance
instead of being asked to judge.
"I am very happy to be the host and present it. Dance has always been my passion in life. Presenting a show like this, I think for me, is a real highlight," gushed Flatley.
"Being able to represent all these different countries rather than just one of them, to present them to the United States for the first time in really such a classy way and such a colorful way is very exciting for me. I must say I'm kind of glad I'm not judging because it's an intense competition - absolutely intense."
Flatley said he was sold on the show's concept when he was first approached by Lythgoe.
"I was fascinated by the thought that we could have a dance show that has professional dancers on there and that would show to American audiences for the first time all of the different styles of dance from around the world," he said.
"And needless to say, it's being produced by the 'Dream Team' [of] Nigel Lythgoe and Simon Fuller. And to me that meant that it was going to be done with a touch of class. That was the only reason that I was prepared to do this type of television show."
NBC had
Superstars of Dance
last month under the title
Superstar Dancers of the World
, and it is being produced by 19 Entertainment with Fuller and Lythgoe serving as executive producers.
in August that he would be
stepping down
executive producer after previously serving in that role for all of its first seven seasons. Instead, Lythgoe said he planned on devoting his time to both
So You Think You Can Dance
and "a new venture" -- which ended up being
Superstars of Dance
-- with Simon Fuller.
So You Think You Can Dance
is hugely successful now all over the world. I wanted to travel the world and see the different forms of dance which eventually became inspirational into creating this show," explained Lythgoe.
"So it was just the right time, it felt like. And now that I'm involved in this show which in truth I have to honestly say it's the most exciting show I've ever done in my life for how I grew up and what I went through, and everything else as a kid. I am so pleased and I know the time was right for me to leave
American Idol
. I used to work 24/7 on
and I'm working 24/7 on this now."
Lythgoe said NBC is a "good home" for
Superstars of Dance
"because they are one of the few stations that don't have a dance program." However he quickly added there was also another reason.
"In truth, I took -- and maybe NBC won't like me saying this -- but I took
So You Think You Can Dance
to NBC originally, because I didn't think Fox was a good home for it," he said.
"NBC turned it down and I took it to Fox because of our association with
American Idol
. And I have to say Fox have been an exceptionally good home for it and been extremely supportive with the program. So I'm very grateful that occurred."
Still, Lythgoe said the opportunity was always there for him to pitch
Superstars of Dance
to NBC because he felt Fox wasn't the right home for it.
"I wouldn't have liked to have seen the same program on the same network. So it would be, you know, crazy of me to sort of offer it to Fox, although [Fox reality chief] Mike Darnell suggested I should've done [so]," said Lythgoe. "But it went to NBC and I'm delighted. NBC have been absolutely behind it. We're making it in extremely short time. They decided when they wanted to broadcast it."
Flatley added that the
Superstars of Dance
"nice mix of cultures" should make it must-see TV for NBC.
"I think American audiences have never seen anything quite like this before," he said. "And I don't think that they will again. It's my feeling that they just won't be able to get enough of it."
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(You can see the original post on "Cash for Clunkers" here.)
In case you haven't heard, it was reported on Friday that the "Cash For Clunkers" program ended yesterday…hope you weren't planning on taking advantage of the discount on a shiny new vehicle this weekend. Though that presupposes that there are any cars left on the dealer lots, so I suppose you shouldn't really feel like you missed out on anything…
I'll start with a cartoon…I had a number of these things backlogged since I was expecting to need clunker material for a while going forward, so you're just going to get some interspersed here as awkward interjections:
I can't really say that I am sad that this program is ending. I'm not sure who thought "Cash for Clunkers" (officially named Car Allowance Rebate System, or CARS for short) was going to be a good idea- maybe the proponents were just pleased by the existence of an apropos acronym. There appear to be so many unintended side effects that I find it hard to believe that "Cash for Clunkers" was really properly thought out or vetted in any substantial way. (Or rather, I choose to believe this because otherwise I would have to believe that people are stupid. Can I refer to CARS as the Sarah Palin of government policy? Attractive at the beginning but spins out of control very quickly…) I will go through a number of the side effects in turn as a "let's learn from our mistakes" checklist:
- Crowding Out Of Car Donations: Charitable organizations that rely on donations of "clunkers" are taking a hit as people are choosing to trade in the vehicles instead. This article estimates a drop of somewhere in the neighborhood of 12 to 25 percent in the number of donations. Can the charities turn in the clunkers that they do get for subsidized new vehicles? Just trying to make lemonade out of lemons here…
- Reduced supply of cheap used cars: Who's going to sell a crappy used car if he can get $4500 from the government toward the purchase of a new one? Granted, not all cheap cars neccessarily qualify for the clunkers program, and maybe not everyone is selling a used car because they are buying a new one. Nonetheless, the availability of the low-end used cars declines substantially because of the CARS program. I've drawn a picture for you to show why this is important:
Okay, that diagram was wayyyy more complicated than it needed to be. Let me interpret: fewer cheap used cars looking to be sold means that those that are sold will be sold at a higher price. So, to a degree, the people looking for the cheap used cars are being hurt (and the old owners selling them helped) by the CARS program. USA Today seems to have caught on to this.
- The Durable Goods Problem: Let's be clear here- cars are not like yogurt. If you buy yogurt, it's because you need yogurt sometime in the reasonably near future. (I think organic yogurt lasts longer in the fridge than regular yogurt, but that is not the point.) In economic terms, yogurt is a nondurable or a consumable good. Cars, on the other hand, are durable goods. This means that their consumption is spread out over a long-ish period of time rather than being consumed immediately. This property of cars is relevant to the subsidy program because it's unclear how much of the increase in car sales is a true overall increase as opposed to just a shift. The NYT tries to be reassuring by giving the following quote:
Though many dealers fear the clunkers effort has simply accelerated sales that would have taken place anyway, many buyers said they were not in the market for a new car until the program kicked in.
What the reporter doesn't realize is that, even if if these people weren't going to otherwise buy a new car today, it's now going to be longer before the next new car gets purchased for this household. In other words, it's not like the household's lifetime purchase of vehicles just went up by one. Furthermore, consumers are pretty loss averse, so who is going to want to buy a car now when they know that they could have gotten one last week for a lot less? I would find it perversely hilarious if this latter effect was strong enough that annual sales actually end up going down rather than up. (Not likely, but I can dream, can't I?)
- Foreign ownership concerns: People like to point out that the most popular car purchased under the clunkers program was the Toyota Corolla, and it was closely followed by the Honda Civic in second place. Most people use this information to make some point of the form "see, the extra sales are going to foreign companies, boooooo…" But I would like to take this point out of the list of clunkers problems, since we don't know enough to judge. Why not? Let's see…Toyota and Honda appear to be publicly traded companies (NYSE:TM, NYSE:HMC). Therefore, the owners of the companies are whoever hold their stock. I would have to imagine that at least some of the people who hold stock in Toyota and Honda do in fact reside in the US. Furthermore, I'm pretty sure that there are a decent number of Toyota and Honda employees in the US. On the flip side, Ford is also publicly traded (NYSE:F), so who's to say it isn't owned by a bunch of foreign people? At least we know that General Motors is owned by the government- maybe that means it's making back some of the clunkers money that it's paying out! 🙂
Can we please stop getting our panties in a twist over foreign ownership concerns unless we are willing to actually assess where the dollars are going? Admittedly, The foreign ownership issue did cause a problem for the clunkers program, but in reality the problem is simply bad PR.
- Administrative delay: Some dealerships pulled out of the clunkers program because it was taking too long to process the rebates and the dealers were on the hook in some cases to cover the $4500 during this time. Furthermore, it seems like it was pretty much a pain in the rear end to file for the rebates since the government didn't put the proper technology capacity in place:
Some dealers, CNN notes, have "described the submission process as challenging, with frequent problems and rejections." Dealers submit the transactions through a government website, which has frequently been slow, overwhelmed with demand. Some dealerships learned to tap into the system late at night, when demand was lower, in order to process transactions more quickly. But that presented its own problems, as paying employees overtime ate away at the profit the program had generated.
Not a whole lot more to say there, other than "oops."
- Questionable Environmental Friendliness: Yeah yeah, we have the whole "but it takes energy and landfill space to scrap the cars" argument, and I assume you are fairly familiar with that one by now. (See here for a thread on the issue.) But the problem goes deeper (or at least funnier) than that. For example, an article in the NYT details how people have been scrambling to get last minute "clunkers" deals due to the abrupt cancellation announcement. For example:
Allison and Matthew Barton, both 28, with their black Labrador, Bailey, made an impromptu decision to drive all night from Baltimore to Jim Ellis Chevrolet in Chamblee, an Atlanta suburb, to make the deadline.
According to Google Maps, Chamblee is 673 miles from Baltimore. So, by a conservative estimate, this couple drove 1350 miles to trade in their clunker for a new vehicle. If you assume an average gas mileage between the two vehicles of about 20 miles per gallon, this means that the couple used somewhere in the neighborhood of 70 gallons of gas just to make the trip. I am pretty sure that that is a couple month's worth of gasoline in my world. To be fair, however, the increased fuel efficiency could lead to an overall win, but if the old car was really such a clunker the couple probably would have bought a new one within a year anyway. (The article said that the couple was trading in a 1997 Ford Tahoe, which if it's the 4WD version gets an average fuel efficiency of 15 mpg. It's also rated pretty poorly in terms of greenhouse gas emissions. If you factor in the statistic that the new cars purchased get an average 25 mpg, it only takes 2500 or so miles of driving to make up for the trip. Before you start doing cartwheels, however, factor in the likely alternative that the new car would have been purchased by someone local to Atlanta if the couple from Baltimore hadn't taken it.)
I could go on and on here…but instead I will present you with a video, courtesy of Antony Davies (via the Economists Do It With Models group on Facebook):
Here are a couple more good overviews of the problems with the CARS program, in case you really need more reading material after all this:
Hopefully we can now go back to our regularly scheduled programming. Don't worry about me not having anything to write about though- apparently "Cash for Clunkers" was such a hit (*cough cough*) that now there is a "Cash for Refrigerators" plan in the works. Hm, I had no idea that the Maytag and Whirlpool lobbyists were so good at their jobs. I kid, but I am in reality a tad concerned about the government taking such an active role in using subsidies to direct consumption, especially when it doesn't seem to fully consider the follow-on effects that spread throughout the economy. (Dare we call them trickle-down effects?) How does it know that cars and refrigerators are really the things that we need more of than we think we do on our own? I get that there is a benefit to subsidizing those items that generate positive externalities, but shouldn't we perhaps be more careful in doing our homework to make sure that the externality is actually there? (In case you're wondering, I personally vote for puppy subsidies. Positive externalities galore.)


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Twenty-seven years ago, the Bulldog Nation went ballistic because the University of Georgia football team won the NCAA National Championship.
This season, Bulldog fans already disheartened by Georgia's loss to South Carolina last Saturday can spend part of the home-game weekend revisiting former glory days at a photography exhibit in the Georgia Center for Continuing Education's Hill Atrium.
The Georgia Center is hosting "1980 Championship Season Revisited" through the end of the month, celebrating the fans, coaches and players who made the win possible - including legendary running back Herschel Walker.
This month's exhibit, which is free and open to the public, features the work of photojournalist Wingate Downs, a UGA alumnus and longtime Athens-area resident.
Georgia Center staff asked Downs, who has done a lot of photography for the center, to compile some of his work for the exhibit to coordinate with the beginning of the football season, said Craig Edelen, associate director of the center.
The images include Walker's first day of practice, his touchdown at the Sugar Bowl, the oft-printed hug between receiver Lindsay Scott and quarterback Buck Belue and fans watching the games from the railroad tracks along East Campus Drive.
"The behind-the-scenes stuff is what I thought would give (the exhibit) a flavor that's not just for football fans," Downs said, explaining why he chose off-the-field photos. "I thought - 'Well, let me try to do something a little different.' "
Downs explained that good sports photographers must be able to anticipate the action and how people will react to it, so they can capture peak moments and create the most visual excitement.
"If you see it in the camera, you missed it," he said.
Downs won 40 state and national awards for his photography, including the Associated Press' prestigious Instant Citation.
Downs' photos have been published in Life, Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, People, "Glory! Glory! Georgia's 1980 Championship Season: The Inside Story" by Lewis Grizzard and Loran Smith and "Dooley's Dawgs: 25 Years of Winning Football at the University of Georgia," by Smith and Vince Dooley.
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The order to leave was sudden and startlingcivil servants were given just two days notice, and refusal to go was punishable by imprisonment. They traveled by convoy through the jungle, arriving in an isolated, half-finished city without adequate running water or supplies of food. Its name, Nay Pyi Daw, can be translated as "Place of the King."
As news of the move spread around the embassies and markets of leafy, pagoda-dappled Rangoon, the city was abuzz with speculation over the reason behind it. In a country where the rulers don't communicate with their subjects and the press is tightly controlled, rumor often replaces news. One popular theory was that the generals feared a U.S. invasion and wanted to get away from the coastline. Bunkers and tunnels have reportedly been built into the rock faces of the mountains that ring the new metropolis in the jungle.
Another theory is that the move was recommended by astrologers to avoid some future peril. The generals are known to perform "yadaya chay"ritualistic ceremonies to ward off enemies and misfortuneand one story claimed that soothsayers to Burmese leader General Than Shwe were behind the decision to relocate.
The generals themselves, typically, revealed little. At a press conference in Rangoon in which he took no questions, Minister of Information Gen. Kyaw San denied his bosses fear U.S. military action. "The government is building a modern and developed nationand there is a need for a command and control center based in a strategic location," he said.
A few observers believe the threat perceived by the generals was more likely domestic: Burma, already one of the world's poorest nations, recently saw a ninefold increase in the price of oil and a 40% increase in the price of rice, which may have given the junta reason to fear a popular uprising in Rangoon.
But Prof. Michael Aung-Thwin, a Burma specialist at the University of Hawaii, thinks the decision has more to do with rejecting the legacy of colonization. "Rangoon was designed primarily to serve Britain's colonial export economy. In one respect, then, this is a return to Burma's historical, religious, cultural (and therefore psychological) roots," he said.
Whatever the reason, the new city is clearly run by and for the military. That seems to suit Gen. Than Shwe just fine. Than Shwe is a leader who hears no bad news, because, reliable sources say, aides fear bringing the 75-year-old general any information that indicates all is not well in Burma. Now, safely ensconced in Nay Pyi Daw, he doesn't have to see any either.


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Results: We used a bottom-up system biology approach to elucidate how the cellular processes reflected by the 70-genes work together to regulate tumor activities and progression. The biological functions of the genes were analyzed using literature research and several bioinformatics tools. Protein-protein interaction network analyses indicated that the 70-genes form highly interconnected networks and that their expression levels are regulated by key tumorigenesis related genes such as TP53, RB1, MYC, JUN and CDKN2A. The biological functions of the genes could be associated with the essential steps necessary for tumor progression and metastasis, and cover the six well-defined hallmarks of cancer, reflecting the acquired malignant characteristics of a cancer cell along with tumor progression and metastasis-related biological activities.
Conclusion: Genes in the MammaPrint gene signature comprehensively measure the six hallmarks of cancer-related biology. This finding establishes a link between a molecular signature and the underlying molecular mechanisms of tumor cell progression and metastasis.
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ISG Weirton Steel
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ISG Weirton Steel was once a fully integrated steel producer and one of the world's largest producers of tin plate products. Founded by Ernest T. Weir in 1909 as Weirton Steel, the company later became part of the National Steel Corporation. In 1983, employees agreed to purchase the operation from National Steel and form into an personal-owned corporation. In the last years of its life, Weirton withered away and filed for bankruptcy protection on May 19, 2003. The International Steel Group purchased Weirton and formed ISG Weirton Inc. in 2004.
ISG was sold to Mittal Steel, which currently is in the process of downsizing the mill.
Weirton Steel Corporation was an integrated steel mill founded in 1909 by Ernest T. Weir, who built Weirton Steel into one of the world's leading steel producers. In 1905 Weir and his partner, James Phillips, bought a tin mill in Clarksburg, West Virginia. In 1909, the partners successfully relocated and expanded the operation in what was then Hollidays Cove, West Virginia. They chose Hollidays Cove because of its abundant water supply. The water was much needed for steel production, and offered ready access to major steel markets.
In 1929, Weir merged Weirton Steel with Detroit's Michigan Steel and Cleveland's M. A. Hanna Company to form National Steel Corporation. National Steel quickly took a place among the nation's largest steel producers.
However, toward the end of the century Weirton Steel had fallen on hard times. In the early 1980s it was purchased from National Steel by the employees, thus at that time, making it the world's largest Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).
This was not enough to ensure the long-term viability of the company. It finally went bankrupt in the early 21st century just short of its 100th birthday. By court order, the assets were auctioned with most being acquired by ISG. ISG then formed a new division called ISG Weirton Steel. On April 5, 2005, ISG completed a merger with Mittal Steel. Then again in 2006, Mittal Steel completed a merger with Arcelor thus resulting in a new company known as Arcelor Mittal.
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Signet Ring Adenocarcinoma of the Appendix
(Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma)
Signet Ring Adenocarcinoma, also commonly called Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma, receives its name from the fact that when looking at the cell under a microscope, the cell is so full of mucous that the nucleus of the cell (which would normally be near the cell's center), is pushed to the edges, or periphery, of the cell. This makes the cell look like signet ring jewelry under a microscope. The signet ring cell type can occur in several different cancers. It is most commonly found in cancer of the lining of the stomach, but can also develop in the bowel, breast, pancreas, bladder, prostate, appendix or lung.
Signet ring cell is a rare type of cancer, and is the rarest of the appendiceal cancers. In the 25 years between 1973 and 1998 there were only 70 reported cases of signet ring appendix cancer in the USA. In one published medical study, 75% of cases of signet ring appendiceal cancer had already metastasized to adjacent organs, lymph nodes or to the peritoneal cavity on discovery. Signet ring is considered a high-grade, or aggressive, type of cancer.
As with other appendiceal cancers, signet ring can present as appendicitis or a perforated (ruptured) appendix. It may also present as an ovarian mass in females as it commonly metastasizes to the ovary. If extensive metastasis to the peritoneal cavity has occurred, it may present with bowel obstruction, abdominal pain or increased abdominal girth and bloating related to ascites. Signet ring adenocarcinoma is frequently in late stages of the disease when it is discovered. It can also progress rapidly.
Treatment: Treatment is the same as it would be for colonic-type adenocarcinoma:
Appendectomy with right hemicolectomy. Conflicting views in medical literature in regards to prophylactic removal of ovaries and fallopian tubes as this is commonly a site of metastasis.
In some literature intraperitoneal chemotherapy is recommended in addition to the right hemicolectomy even without peritoneal surface malignancies, especially for intermediate and high-grade tumors or in cases of appendiceal perforation.
Cytoreduction surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy are indicated for peritoneal metastasis/peritoneal carcinomatosis (tumors that have metastasized into the abdominal cavity)
Treatment with systemic chemotherapy commonly used to treat colon cancer is also used to treat signet ring appendiceal cancer. Formal studies have not been done to demonstrate the advantage of this chemotherapy for appendiceal adenocarcinoma due to the rarity of the disease, but based on the similarities between adenocarcinoma in colon cancer and appendiceal adenocarcinoma, a benefit is assumed. Some of the chemotherapy drugs commonly used are 5-FU, leucovoran, oxaliplatin and irinotecan. Avastin is also sometimes added. Avastin is not a chemotherapy drug, it is a monoclonal antibody that is anti-angiogenic; meaning it interferes with the growth of new blood vessels which provide nutrients to the tumor.
Risk Factors:
Mean age at discovery 58 years old, slightly more common in females
Signet ring adenocarcinoma has a poorer prognosis than the other varieties of appendiceal cancer. It is felt to be more aggressive and more resistant to chemotherapy than other cell types and is more likely to have metastasized on discovery. In some research 5 year survival is documented at 15-19%.


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In the aftermath of World War II, design was key to a new way of living as carefully thought-out principles were applied to new homes and commercial buildings across the country. From open plan living to new materials in buildings and furnishing, the 1950s marked a bright new era.
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[In reference to 1930s Home, 1940s Home and 1950s Home]: "Lavishly illustrated with photographs, ephemera and wonderful period advertisements, all three of these books take one through a good overview of British architectural design, house construction, furnishings and decor, and gardens." - Kitchen Retro, kitchenretro.blogspot.com (October 2009)


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Weld commissioners deny UC-Health ambulance appeal
March 8, 2013
Weld County commissioners on Wednesday upheld a decision county health officials made in November to deny an ambulance license to University of Colorado Health.
The appeal on Wednesday was from a decision made before a lengthy overhaul of the county's ambulance code earlier this year, commissioners said, so UC Health will have to apply for a license under the new rules.
Before the code change, ambulance providers were required to have a primary base of operations in the county or provide primary care to get a license in Weld County. As of early February, the code reads that providers can get a first-tier license if they have a contract with a fire protection district in the county.
UC Health recently signed contracts with three fire protection districts — Windsor-Severance Fire Rescue and Johnstown and Milliken fire protection districts — meaning the organization qualifies for a license under the new rules. But Amy Kolczak, who legally represents UC Health, said the organization appealed the original decision with the hopes that officials would not have to go through the lengthy, and somewhat costly, process of reapplying.
It costs about $5,000 to pay for inspections and fees to reapply, in addition to a reexamination of all of the ambulance equipment and protocols, she said. By the time the reapplication process is complete, Kolczak said UC Health may not meet its contract with the three fire protection districts to begin service in May.
Kolczak said UC Health officials were confident they would win an appeal under the old rules, citing a facility in Greeley that UC Health officials said served as their primary base for operations within Weld County. UC Health argued it was not fair to deny its original license application because a number of other ambulance providers with no base of operations in the county and no provision of primary care got their license renewed, such as Platte Valley Ambulance Services, Kolczak said.
But Weld County Commissioner Barbara Kirkmeyer said she disagreed. Fort Collins-based UC Health does not have a primary base in Weld, she said. The Greeley facility was not even leased to UC Health until after the initial application in November, and managerial and other activities don't occur there, Kirkmeyer said.
"It's a location to park their ambulances," she said.
Only Commissioner Doug Rademacher disagreed with Kirkmeyer, saying that UC Health met the requirements in the fall and certainly meets them now because of its contracts with fire protection districts. Rademacher was the sole commissioner to vote to overturn the county's previous decision.
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What matters most though is its core values as a gatherer and interpreter of news.
It's easy to cross the line, and you are no longer an observer and a gatherer of facts.
In this proverb the gain of usury is classed with unjust gain that shall not bless the gatherer.
But now comes in the duty of the "gatherer," the third man of the group.
The gatherer of books is compared to one who should place five or six gems under a pile of common pebbles.
One of the prophets said he was "a gatherer of sycamore fruit."
Did you watch the workmen—the "gatherer" and the "blower," with their long, hollow iron pipes?
The appearance of the "gatherer" aroused attention in Christian circles.
The gatherer collects a lump on his pipe, cools it a little, and collects more until he has enough.
Your money is not your own; you are only the gatherer for some other person.
Old English gadrian, gædrian "unite, agree, assemble; gather, collect, store up," used of flowers, thoughts, persons; from Proto-Germanic *gadurojan "bring together, unite" (cf. Old English gæd "fellowship, companionship," gædeling "companion;" Middle Low German gadderen; Old Frisian gaderia; Dutch gaderen "to gather," gade "spouse;" German Gatte "husband;" Gothic gadiliggs), from PIE *ghedh- "to unite, join" (see good (adj.). Change of spelling from -d- to -th- is 1500s, reflecting earlier change in pronunciation. Related: Gathered; gathering.


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Resident Evil 4
Review by NazgulCentral
"Atmospheric action horror with creamy chainsaw goodness."
Is this the best game out for the Gamecube at the moment? That's difficult to say, it's certainly up there. This game creates unrivalled atmosphere and tension and delivers some superb set pieces that keep you on the edge throughout, and it's certainly addictive, helped by the bonus game "The Mercenaries".
Story 8 (out of ten)
The story is a tad clichéd in premise. The daughter of the President of the United States has been kidnapped by psychotic Spanish nutters hell-bent on world domination. However it is the subplots that help keep this game together.
For example there is a familiar face that returns and in a way helps the main character, Leon Kennedy, in his quest, plus there is the introduction of a new villain (the antithesis if you will to Leon) late in the game which begins to make things very interesting, with the two new faces battling it out for a sample of the parasite that has caused most of the damage in the game. As mentioned before, the main enemies are Spanish natives, which bare many zombie-like characteristics. The plot is very dark where these guys are concerned; they have been injected with the aforementioned parasite, which puts them under control of Emperor Palpatine look-alike Saddler.
I don't know about you but I find the concept of that quite disturbing, and on the first playthrough the various notes and memo's develop this plot, and coupled with the images seen during the credits forces it into the player what has happened.
Graphics - 10
I'm not much of a graphics whore, I can get by with NES standard games (if it's good), but I can certainly spot some good work when I see it. The intricate detail on even minor things such as flies buzzing around a mouldy cow carcass or the grass blowing in the wind is presented excruciatingly well. A lot of work has gone into this game graphics wise, and the more you play the game the more you appreciate the fine work.
Controls - 5
Crap. That's the best word to sum them up. I'm a seasoned Resident Evil player, and am used to them, but that doesn't stop them from being crap. What with the complete overhaul story-wise, enemy-wise and graphics-wise you would have thought the developers would have taken the time to mix them up a bit.
No, you still have to hold B to run, still have to stand still and shoot, and there is still limited control over Leon. The aim system is slightly crap too. While many have grown used to it, I still can't get around how you can miss someone at close range with a magnum. The aiming system incorporates a laser site that shows up on targets, yet as Leon has to stand still, the camera stays slightly to the side of his shoulder, meaning the aim is slightly off. This can be VERY frustrating in areas where you are swarmed by enemies.
What's also bad about the controls is that Leon moves slower than a milk float. His sluggish movements when you need him to haul ass can cause severe frustration and generally it's no good trying to run from enemies, they can usually outrun you.
Gameplay - 8
The main portion of the game is quite simple. Get from A to B, insert key here or there or complete a puzzle while killing a fixed amount of enemies along the way. To summarise it like this does not do the game justice though.
Areas like the village and castle create such an eerie atmosphere that on the first play through it can be quite nerve-racking at times, such as hearing a chainsaw firing up or hearing the slow chants of deranged monks as they shuffle (or sprint) their way towards you. As mentioned before, some of the set pieces in this game are stunning to behold, such as the mine kart ride at breakneck speeds through a dusty mine shaft, with seemingly countless villagers, armed with pitchforks, chainsaws or hatchets hopping on for a ride as you go.
The game is also quite generous in terms of the arsenal offered to you to blast your way through the game. The weapons contain three different types of shotgun, four types of handgun, and various explosive devices that make it great fun on repeated playthroughs.
Ammunition for these guns is sometimes variable. The more guns you carry, the more likely it will be for ammunition to be very spread out. Chances are, most people will stick with a handgun or shotgun most of the time, unless you have unlocked a weapon that offers infinite ammo.
One of the key aspects of this game is Ashley, the President's daughter. Once rescued early in the game, it is very much a case of protect and escort until her next kidnapping (she gets taken sporadically throughout the game).
The biggest problem with her AI is that she is incredibly stupid. It is almost as if the programmers have given her a case of dumb blonde syndrome. Most of the time she will just sit on the floor and cry, which I suppose is what I would do in her position, yet it makes for a frustrating time, especially if she suddenly decides to stand up in front of you as you get ready to fire a high powered rocket launcher. Thankfully, Ashley is only with you for a quarter of the game, and you are largely free to look after yourself most of the time.
The bosses, always very important in a Resident Evil game are somewhat varied. Some, like an oversized troll that looks like he has nothing to do now Lord Of The Rings has finished is extremely fun to dispose of. However, the main bosses are typical Resident Evil, and in that sense, are boring. That is definitely just my opinion though, a lot of people like the boss the Resi series offers, yet I have always been uninspired by final mutations. The bosses in RE4 are no different, large grotesque eye candy with tentacles (always tentacles), are good to look at but no fun to kill. The evil Lord Saddler become such a good villain that you want to take him on how he looks normally, but no, he has to mutate. So in this case, the sub-bosses are far much more fun to kill than the main ones.
Overall the gameplay is exceptional, although one could argue it offers nothing truly groundbreaking, it is still a hell of a lot of fun to do, and still maintains a Resident Evil feel in my opinion. People have commented about the loss of zombies and the lack of the "survival horror" feel to the game has lessened the appeal, but that is not so. It is very much a Resident Evil game, and it is refreshing to see that Capcom are willing to expand certain aspects of their series.
Replayability (if there is such a word) 6
I know, I said before the Mercenaries game is addictive, but, like the main game, once completed you find yourself not willing to play it as much. The actual main game is good for at least two or three more replays, it is fun to test new weapons or just try a different approach, but after that certain parts of the game become a chore and the fun goes.
The enemies begin to grow very annoying, such as the stupid flying insect things or the Spanish nutter with a glow stick that electrocutes you within 3 metres despite unloading a magnum shot to his face. The second disc is an extreme let down. First time through, it is a lot of fun, but the design is very bland and disappointing in comparison to the village and castle settings, and the enemies just do not have any fear factor at all.
Perhaps it would benefit from a period of time in between each playthrough, I have completed this game seven times in the last week, and to be honest, I'm fed up now.
The extras that come with the game are fun though, and prolong the life somewhat, such as an extra assignment with one of the characters in the game (I won't spoil who it is, even if the majority of people know who it is), which is good for one or two playthroughs, and the Mercenaries game is excellent. This game is like a shoot em up version of Crazy Taxi; kill as many people as you can in a time limit whilst picking up bonuses and time extensions. There are four characters to unlock there which guarantees at least a day's work, and twenty separate five star ratings will unlock a weapon of Godly proportions.
However, as said before, once everything is unlocked there is nothing to offer. This is certainly not the fault of the game, and my overall score is not affected by the replayability factor.
Overall 8
This is an excellent game that will keep you enthralled for at least 80 hours of solid gameplay, and it is only with repeated playthroughs that minor flaws become apparent. Except for the controls, which were crap to begin with.
Reviewer's Rating: 4.0 - Great
Originally Posted: 07/25/05
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However, there are certain career alternatives that some Bollywood actors can pick up if they someday stop coming in films and need to focus on something else. For example, Salman Khan has been an inspiration to a lot of Bollywood actors who achieved six packs successfully under Sallu's guidance. So, if not acting, gym instructor is a good career option for Salman Khan.
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Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Aug 20, 2010
Iraqis, along with the rest of the Muslim world, have ushered in the holy month of Ramadan, hoping it will give their thoughts some refuge from worries about Iraq's future. The country is still living without a cabinet, and only God knows when it will get one.
Meanwhile, the U.S. has started withdrawing combat brigades in keeping with President Barack Obama's election pledge. All combat troops are expected to be out of Iraq by September 1, while the remainder of U.S. forces are scheduled to leave by the end of 2011.
Yet, few Obama administration officials actually believe that the complete withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Iraq is realistic in the foreseeable future.
In the weeks to come, Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will be trying to convince the nation and the world that the U.S. strategy in Iraq has been a success and therefore it is safe for troops to leave.
About 100,000 American soldiers have left Iraq since Obama took office a year and a half ago. In 2007, during the peak of the American occupation, the number of U.S. troops in Iraq totaled 166,000.
That number has fallen to 65,000. By September 1, as few as 50,000 will remain as a "transitional force" to train and advise Iraqi security forces. Operation Iraqi Freedom will be renamed New Dawn at that point.
All these moves were election promises, and Obama is making good on them. Had he failed to, he would have suffered political fallout among his supporters - a prospect Obama can scarcely afford, particularly ahead of this November's mid-term elections.
Pulling out 15,000 troops by September is not much of a challenge for a military logistical system as powerful as America's.
But it may be quite tricky to convince everyone that this withdrawal is sensible and well thought-out, that, thanks to the U.S. intervention, Iraq is enjoying something resembling normal life after years of dictatorship and interethnic violence, and so the only thing needed to ensure the country's stability and integrity in the future is well-trained Iraqi security forces.
Obama's logic is understandable. A war weighs heavily on any presidency, especially an inherited war. And Obama has inherited not one but two wars from his predecessor.
The ongoing military campaign in Afghanistan is the longest armed conflict in the nation's history, and no one dares predict when or how it will end. For the time being, the U.S. should focus on Iraq to get at least one of its wars over and done with.
Interestingly, it is not just the Iraqis that oppose New Dawn. The operation has also encountered a lot of pushback in the U.S. State Department. It seems that the withdrawal has not been properly planned or adequately funded.
Starting on September 1, the responsibility of training Iraqi personnel, including special-task units, police, army, and local self-government officials, will be transferred from the U.S. military to the State Department.
Remember that the U.S. embassy in Baghdad is not your standard diplomatic mission. In terms of territory, for example, it has surpassed the Vatican, and it operates a vast network of "reconstruction teams" in 16 Iraqi provinces.
The State Department has expected, and rightly so, that along with those new responsibilities, it will receive additional funding, including for the security of the embassy's provincial reconstruction teams and the five consular offices due to open in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
However, a month ago, the U.S. Congress slashed the department's appropriations request by $550 million, including $400 million for personnel security. The Senate and the House of Representatives reckoned that the requested amount of $1.8 billion would be far too lavish, considering that the overall budget of the agency's overseas missions is currently $16 billion.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has responded by saying that the money will have to be provided anyway. Once the U.S. troops are gone, the State Department will have to hire private contractors to ensure the security of its Iraq-based staff.
The number of private security personnel employed by the U.S. embassy in Iraq currently stands at 2,700. Mrs. Clinton says that after September 1, that number will triple, reaching 8,000 people.
All these arrangements look like an outsourcing scheme. The withdrawal of troops from Iraq and the reconfiguration of the combat mission into a stabilization campaign may sound impressive, but behind that rhetoric, there seems to be no intention to truly end this war.
Major General Stephen Lanza, the top American military spokesman in Iraq, has admitted that not much will change there in practical terms following the pullout. Military operations will continue, albeit with intensive outsourcing and privatization.
The number of private contractors working for the U.S. in Iraq in sectors such as security, communications, utilities, and commerce has already reached 100,000. Of these, 10,000 work for private security firms. This number is likely to double once the "combat forces" are gone. This is a good deal for the Obama Administration, obviously.
With most security positions filled by non-American contractors rather than American service members, possible terror attacks against the U.S. embassy will not cause as much resonance back home, and, consequently, there is less chance for a dramatic shift in public opinion against Americans' continued presence in Iraq.
How will the withdrawal play out for Iraq itself? The most knowledgeable experts maintain that the term "withdrawal" is a misnomer, as no meaningful withdrawal is actually taking place. They also say that if a new cabinet is formed in Iraq after the holy month of Ramadan, the ministers will rush to petition the U.S. to postpone the withdrawal.
Indeed, it seems likely that the U.S. will slow its withdrawal, a welcome prospect for Iraqis. Even Tariq Aziz, a former deputy prime minister and foreign minister under Saddam Hussein, has warned that the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq will trigger the country's collapse.
This gloomy prophesy sounds all the more credible considering how outraged he is by the American occupation. Aziz, who is currently serving 15 years in prison for his role in Saddam's regime, told Britain's The Guardian, in his first interview with a foreign news outlet, that the U.S. troop withdrawal is tantamount to leaving Iraq to wolves.
Iraq's three main ethnic divisions are the source of its greatest woes. It is almost certain that interethnic strife between the country's Kurdish, Sunnite and Shiite populations will spiral out of control as soon as the U.S. army leaves Iraqi soil.
The opinions expressed in this article are the author's and do not necessarily represent those of RIA Novosti.
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De Laurentiis has many plans for changing the sport, including a radical rethink of UEFA tournaments.
"The Champions League brings in money, whereas the Europa League costs clubs money. The Europa League should be abolished, as it is of no interest to the media, nor to the fans seeing as the stadiums are often half-empty.
"This competition does not bring a healthy economic return for the clubs. Instead, it just ruins the domestic campaigns because teams who play on two fronts inevitably lose something in terms of their League form.
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Not only do they smell better than most candles while baking, but Peach Cobbler Bars are also fresh, warm, and deliciously sweet!
I happen to have a special place in my heart for dessert items made in bar form. Of course I love brownies and blondies, desserts that come in bar form by nature. But I also love taking classic desserts and transforming them into easy-to-bake, portable, adorable bars. I almost always do it with cheesecake. I had never thought to do it with cobbler until I saw it on Alison's blog, Ingredient, Inc. Immediately I saved this recipe to my favorites since peaches are so beautiful right now and lure you into buying them with their sweet aroma alone. I made a few changes (lowering the sugar amount and substituting whole-wheat flour for some of the all-purpose flour) to create a somewhat less guilty but still tasty indulgence.
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Taste: Fruity, fresh, sweet, warm.
Texture: The soft peaches are surrounded by a gooey filling while the crust and topping are crumbly and crunchy.
Ease: There is only one dough that is used for both the bottom crust and crumbly topping. Simple ingredients.
Appearance: Oh so colorful and scrumptious.
Pros: These bars smell better than any candle while baking. Plus I substituted some whole-wheat flour so they wouldn't be totally indulgent.
Cons: Not one that I could think of.
Would I make this again? Yes.
How to make Peach Cobbler Bars
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, divided
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour (or whole-wheat flour)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1/2 cup (1 stick, 8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, cold
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 4 medium peaches, peeled, pitted, and chopped
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray an 8x8-inch baking dish with non-stick spray.
In a medium bowl combine 1/4 cup brown sugar, all-purpose flour, whole-wheat pastry flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and lemon zest. Cut in butter using a pastry blender or fork until the butter is the size of peas and the mixture resembles coarse meal. Add the egg and mix just until blended and moistened. Press two-thirds of dough into prepared pan, reserving remaining dough, and bake for 5 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees.
In another medium bowl combine 1/4 cup brown sugar, chopped peaches, and 1 tablespoon flour. Pour peach mixture evenly over cooled crust. Crumble reserved dough mixture over peaches. Bake for 30 minutes, or until top is lightly browned. Cool before cutting into 9 large squares.
Adapted from Ingredients, Inc.
13 Responses to "Peach Cobbler Bars"
looks like perfect way to use up peaches that are in season right now! i'm always partial to bars over cookies!
They look wonderful! Peaches have been so delicious this summer and this is another fabulous way to enjoy them
Ohh they look delicious!! A lovely summer dish!
Peaches are so good right now! Love the bars!
This will be something for me to try to tackle next weekend!
Great idea! I love bars and find myself converting many recipes into bar form as well. Lovely photo too.
I also love dessert bars, and these look especially delicious!
These look great. Thank you for mentioning me and my site!
Yum! These look great & I've been looking for a bar recipe to make with peaches. Love the blue baking dish too. Thanx!
Has anyone tried to wrap and ship these, or have any ideas of how to go about it? Thanks!
Yum yum! These look absolutely fabulous. I'm excited to make these!
Thank you for the idea. I can't wait to make these..
Thanks for the recipe! I made it with a blend of pluots and cherries. I subbed cornmeal for the AP flour, added some dried thyme to the fruit, and instead of 1 tsp cinnamon I used heaping 1/4 tsp each of cinnamon, cardamom, and nutmeg. Great with ice cream and/or whipped cream.
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