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A brief escape from winter- highly recommended: Carnival Pride Cruise Review by UpperDecker
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A brief escape from winter- highly recommended
Destination: Bahamas
Embarkation: Baltimore
We enjoyed the facilities, venues, etc. on the Pride on both of our trips. There are very few significant changes to the ship between 2009-2014. The ship is very clean. I did not see any tattered carpets, drapes, or other cosmetic issues in easily noticeable areas. It takes a little while to notice that the ship is beginning to show its age, but some examples include the following: Portions of the exterior exhibit minor paint flaking, rusting, etc. The piano in the piano bar stopped turning some time ago, but it is a difficult fix, I was told. Only one of the outdoor hot tubs seems to work quite properly, and that one was always infested with children More and could be likened to a cesspool. I believe the kiddee pool was also non-functional, which might help explain this.
We recently learned that the Pride will be headed for dry dock soon to receive maintenance and upgrades as part of the Carnival 2.0 program, so the nostalgia associated with our return more than compensated for any seemingly outdated aspects, or minor deferred maintenance issues, as I am confident these will be addressed later this year. They will be incorporating new food new entertainment venues/shows, and making enhancements to the engines so that they create less air pollution. I hope to see how it turns out. We saw the largest cruise ship in the world at the Freeport Dry Dock, and a new Norwegian ship that dwarfed the Pride, which emphasizes why these 2,0 changes are necessary to "keep up with the Joneses"
The boarding process went extremely well for us. We live within driving distance, which is a tremendous benefit compared to flying (the downside of course is that your first and last days at sea are going to be pretty cold if you sail in the winter). We purchased First to Fun which was a crucial and invaluable asset. We got there at 1:15 PM and were among the first on the ship. Boarding got started a little bit late, and by the time we got through registration the entire waiting room for non-priority people was full, and they were not advancing the line at all. It probably took hours for most people. We went right up to the Lido deck and might have been among the first 5 or 10 people there. By the time we finished eating it was a madhouse, but we just went and hung out on the Serenity deck for awhile (it was a very pleasant and warm day for Winter in Maryland), then we went down to our room and our luggage was already there since it was prioritized. We unpacked and went into Cruisin mode!
We did 6 pm early seating and ate there all but one night when we ate on-shore. We were seated a table with two other couples, and it was very nice eating with them, and socializing with them at other times during the trip. The service was great. We did have some knuckleheads try to steal our table one night, but we got them booted and the waiters quickly swapped out the entire place settings and table cloth, and they were extra careful to give us great service after that (I believe one of the other guests at our table chewed out the maître d afterwards for this and one or two other minor issues, which seems to have had an impact). The food was very good. I am not very picky, so I am not going to provide an in depth analysis of the food, but there is a nice variety of food and most of it is pretty good. I usually got a soup, one of the "Didja" items such as frog legs or something bizarre like that, and a daily special entrée, or the flat iron steak. I got the melted chocolate cake a couple times just on principle, but I am not a big dessert guy.
The late night food is limited to the grill, the pizza place and room service (which we never did). If you are in a hurry, the grill can provide a quick burger or hot dog, but it is nothing to write home about. If you have enough patience, the pizza is the way to go. It takes about 10-15 minutes to get one though, which is a drag, but it is hot, fresh, and good. It seems like they could do it much more efficiently by just cranking them out and allowing people to pick a premade pizza if you are not concerned about which kind it is. SO in the end, the best idea is to order a pizza and just eat some fries or a cookie while you wait.
Breakfast: The lido deck breakfast food was a good option for us on port days before we went on shore. Its not real fancy, but you are almost guaranteed to find something you are accustomed to eating for breakfast. Again, nothing to get too excited about, but a reliable source of sustenance. If you have time, the breakfast or brunch in the main dining room are the way to go. You might have to wait to get a private table, otherwise they will stick you with a rag-tag assortment of other people at a larger table, with a resulting social dynamic that can range from excellent to downright awkward. The food and service at breakfast are not quite on par with dinner. Perhaps this is because the servers don't have the same connection with these one-timer guests. But overall it is a leisurely way to kill some time in the morning when there isn't too much going on.
The staff were great. Most of the bar tenders, waiters, and drink service staff were very friendly and attentive. There were a couple of bartenders/drink staff that I considered to be slow or inattentive, so I tended to avoid them. Other than that I can't think of a single example of a time when any staff or crew ignored or slighted me in any way. The photographers and shop clerks were very nice and not too overbearing. Our cabin cleaners were very nice and thorough. I enjoyed chatting with the crew members a few times, many of whom are from far-away places. They are all very chipper. We even encountered the Captain himself making the rounds, and he took the time to stop and chat with us briefly when he overheard my wife say "hey isn't that the captain?", before he was mobbed by other camera-wielding guests who seemed WAY more excited than I was to meet the captain! Great gesture though by the Captain to make himself accessible like that.
This was an off season cruise, and the crowd was very diverse in terms of age, nationality etc. It did strike me as a particularly subdued crowd, not a big party crowd. This was evidenced by a general lack of participation during certain events, such as the nightclub dance floor, games, piano bar, etc. That was fine with me though, as I am sure most guests were anticipating a laid back and relaxing trip. The comedians seemed to find the crowd rather lackluster as well. Most of the guests and crew seemed reasonably healthy. I only saw one visibly sick staff member, and a two sick guests whom we dubbed Bird Flu Guy and Typhoid Mary, and we dutifully avoided them to the extent possible. On the bright side, it seems as though smoking is less prevalent these days, you could almost breathe normally in the casino at times.
The core Entertainment Crew was made up of Kirk, the cruise director, his assistant Paulie and about three young ladies. They were very cheerful, patient, and positive as they led various group activities, the most popular of which seems to be group dances (think Macarena). Group dances are not my thing, but I got tricked into learning one of them by Paulie. It turned out to be pretty fun, so I would certainly recommend trying to learn at least one or two of them so you can jump in there. There was no outdoor calypso/caribbean-type band on the deck this trip, instead it was a DJ (hence all the dance songs). There is a sing-along piano lounge and two solo acoustic guitar players located at various places. A magician (Elton) joined the boat at the last port, and he was great. There was a lounge band which was stationed in the starry nights lounge, but it wasn't really our style so We never really saw them. Previously the Starry Nights was the karaoke lounge. Now karaoke is in the bar right outside the dining room, which was a much different vibe, but it was a refreshing change. Great host there at karaoke, but the playlist is pretty ancient. There was a new activity called Superstar Live Karaoke where you can sing karaoke accompanied by the main ship band, which was very cool. There was also the Carnival Legends, where guests are selected to be performers on the main stage at the grand finale show on the last night. This is a great show, but is desperately in need of replacement after all these years for people who have seen it several times (along with several other of the primary entertainment shows and facilities). I am sure this will be part of the 2.0 upgrades. Nonetheless, we were highly entertained the entire time. I brought 4 books and planned to read quite a bit, but only read about 3 pages the entire time, if that is any indication.
We had a good time at Port Canaveral, Nassau and Freeport. None of them had a tinder, which is fantastic so you can go right on shore. You can get off the ship and wander around Nassau and visit various historical sites, shopping, and beaches without paying for an excursion. In Freeport be sure to do an excursion- the bike ride was phenomenal. Port Canaveral, we just went to Cocoa Beach and Cocoa Village, which was good.
Getting off the boat…. Again, First to Fun saved the day. We got to the dock at 10 AM and were driving away by 10:40. Perfect timing with 5-10 inches of snow forecast for tomorrow. Ugh. The good news is my work will surely be cancelled and I desperately need some more sleep. Less
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LONG POND, Pa. When it comes to speaking their minds, drivers don't seem to be shaking in their boots, fearing hefty fines from NASCAR.
But they're all choosing their words more carefully in the wake of revelations this week that two drivers have been fined for comments deemed detrimental to the sport.
The Associated Press initially reported that two drivers were fined, one for as much as $50,000. Friday, Denny Hamlin and Ryan Newman confirmed that they were the drivers to run afoul of NASCAR sensors. Neither would reveal the amount of their fine.
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But the unconfirmed $50,000 number has raised eyebrows.
"Fifty grand, that's a lot of money," driver Jeff Burton said. "It certainly would make me think (about what I say)."
"That's not in my budget," said Kyle Busch, a driver known to express his opinion during and after races.
And Hamlin has not been shy about sharing his thoughts.
"I've always been raised to speak my mind and (become) maybe too over-opinionated at times," said Hamlin, who said he believes his comments on Twitter after a Nationwide race at Chicagoland Speedway triggered his fine. Newman's comments came after he crashed at Talladega Superspeedway.
Hamlin said NASCAR actually presented him with a "logbook" of critical comments he'd made and called the fine justified. But he, and others, could not fathom the sanctioning body's decision to keep such fines secret.
"What was the point of fining me if you're not going to tell anyone?" Hamlin said. "If nobody knows, nobody's going to learn from the mistakes of others. I think all this coming out is a positive thing. I think it's going to make our sport better."
Tony Stewart, Newman's team owner, said he was unaware that his driver had been fined. He said he understands that NASCAR is fighting a public relations war and said all parties — including critical drivers and the media — are to blame.
"When you finally tell somebody that the racing's bad enough, long enough, you're going to convince the people that it is and the result is not as many people are in the grandstands," Stewart said. "In my opinion, that's put NASCAR in the position they're in. We're all shooting ourselves in the foot because we're convincing people that all this stuff is bad. In my opinion, what NASCAR's doing (with fines) is very appropriate."
NASCAR has conducted meetings with drivers, team members and stake holders in the sport to discuss what is considered detrimental.
"I think NASCAR made it clear to us this winter about where that line was going to be drawn," Burton said.
Busch doesn't think that drivers are being muzzled.
"You can pretty much say whatever you want whenever you want," he said. "But when it comes to the integrity of the sport, that's (NASCAR's) soft spot. You can talk to them all you want in the NASCAR hauler but when you do it on TV in front of all the fans and followers of this sport, it doesn't do anything but hurt it."
So, drivers will mind their Ps and Qs as closely as their lap times.
"I don't want to lose any more money," Hamlin said. "I just want to be myself. I said (to NASCAR officials): 'What if I don't agree with something. Do you want me to lie and (say) something that I don't truly believe in?' They said no. But there are different ways to do it. I think you'll still see (me speak my mind), just in a little more toned-down fashion."
Letarte's new deal: Jeff Gordon's crew chief Steve Letarte signed a three-year contract extension to remain with Hendrick Motorsports. Letarte said there was never any doubt he'd be staying put.
"I didn't talk to anybody else," Letarte said. "There was never a question in my mind where I wanted to end up and we just finally got the formality out of the way. Hendrick Motorsports is the only company that I've ever received a paycheck from.? I've worked here since I was a teenager and they've provided wonderful opportunities for me.? I owe a lot to them and I'm really excited to be extended here so we can do it for a few more years."
Letarte has been paired with Gordon since the end of the 2005 season. Their most successful season was 2007 when Gordon won six races and finished second in the standings to teammate Jimmie Johnson.
Gordon is again second in points this season despite not winning a race since last Nov. 8 at Texas Motor Speedway.
Spotter talk: Kyle Busch doesn't think Gordon's new spotter — his former spotter — will make much of a difference this week for the four-time Cup champion.
"I think Jeff (Dickerson) is one of the best spotters in the business," Busch said. "Will he make a difference for Jeff Gordon to be able to win races? I don't think a spotter can help you win races.
"At restrictor tracks, ya, I think there's some help there, keeping you out of messes, keeping you out of the wrong lane. But as places like (Pocono), it's not going to help Jeff Gordon go to victory lane."
Busch said Dickerson planned to part ways at the end of this season. Instead of waiting, he replaced him with Eddie D'Hondt last week.
"We decided we wanted to make a change now, get the ball rolling in the right direction, so I didn't start off with a clean slate at the Daytona 500," Busch said. "From what I hear out of Eddie, Jeff and Eddie talked. Jeff gave him kind of the heads-up about what (information) I like and what I don't like."
Dickerson is replacing Shannon McGlamery, who was in his fourth season spotting for Gordon.
"I rate Shano very high," Letarte said. "He's a very talented spotter.?He's just a different style than Jeff. … It's just (us) going a different direction.
"( think (Dickerson) brings a unique style.?I've always heard him in my left ear for a lot of races; him and the 18 have run really strong at some of the speedways.?I think the change will hopefully help us toward the end of some of the races — some of the double-file restarts get pretty wild.?I think his style might maybe suit the races better."
Pit notes: Saturday's Pocono Mountains 125 will mark the debut of the Camping World Truck Series at Pocono Raceway. …Carl Edwards says he can't wait to speak to his boss, Jack Roush, and find out exactly went wrong when Roush crashed his jet at Oshkosh (Wis). earlier this week. "The greatest thing in the world was to see him walk out of that airplane," Edwards said. "It's like they say, any landing you can walk away from is a good landing. I have flown into Oshkosh a couple of times in my jet and it's amazing. They get more planes in and out of there than anywhere I've ever seen, so it's very tight quarters." …Richard Childress has all three of his drivers (Kevin Harvick, Burton, Clint Bowyer) in position to make the Chase. The team owner is also going to be busy judging essays from five finalists in the Hartford 200 program. The program encouraged fans to share personal stories about their cars and the road. Fans can also vote at www.TheHartford200.com. … Bowyer's honorary crewmember this week Hartford employee Tom Westman, winner of Season 10 of "Survivor" on CBS. Westman, 46, said he was disappointed to discover the show was so on the level. "I was kind of hoping that they gave you some slack if you hadn't built a decent enough shelter and it was raining 4-5 days straight days out there," said the former Fire Dept. of New York lieutenant. "It's painfully legit."
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In 1978 the Moog family bought 89 acres of land (later increased, through another purchase, to 118 acres) near Asheville, North Carolina, and moved from the Buffalo suburb where they had lived since 1971. Moog spent the next few years building a round house, doing much of the construction himself, and then, under the name Big Briar, Inc. (named after the cove in which the Moogs' residence is located), resumed designing novel electronic music equipment, especially new types of performance control devices, and providing consulting services to manufacturers.
In 1983, Ray Kurzweil began to occasionally consult with Moog. Looking back, Moog realized that Kurzweil was probably testing him out for an eventual position in his company, but nothing came of it for a while. Then, in 1984, Kurzweil ran into trouble. With the first units just off the assembly line, their flagship synthesizer, the Kurzweil model K250, was having sound-quality problems, and people were complaining.
"Kurzweil had hired all these high-powered engineers for their knowledge of digital technology. But sound quality is largely an analog problem, an 'old-fashioned' technology about which they knew very little. So they were having all these meetings, but couldn't figure out what was wrong." Analog, of course, was what Moog knew best. "So they called me up to Boston and asked me to solve the problem right then and there. But their offices were so noisy and hectic with people running around that I knew I wouldn't find the quiet I needed. I persuaded them to let me take an instrument back to my shop, and in three or four days I came up with a list of at least 17 different sources of the problem, mostly small things."
An invitation to become a Vice President of Kurzweil Music Systems, with an offer he "couldn't refuse," soon followed. Initially Moog did refuse, but reflecting on the cost of sending two more children through college convinced him that temporarily moving to Boston made sense; so the family rented out the North Carolina homestead and packed up their belongings.
As the months wore on, Moog worked with me less and less often. Sometimes he would be around the house writing or doing chores, but more frequently he would be traveling for Kurzweil. Moog commented: "Whatever you say about Ray Kurzweil, you have to say that besides being technically brilliant, he really understood the importance of public relations in business. If anything, in the end, he relied on it a bit too heavily." Moog had been hired both for his engineering skills and for his P.R. value, but it was the latter that increasingly took up his time. By 1988, Kurzweil was sending him on speaking gigs of ever dwindling importance, and it was getting him down. Perhaps also reflecting on his years with Norlin, Moog sighed, "Whenever I work full-time for a company, they seem to have trouble making good use of me. They value my presence, but my skills always seem to fall in the cracks between their needs."
Feeling underutilized, missing North Carolina, and with their youngest about to graduate from high school, the Moogs figured it was time to move back, and in May 1988, Moog quit his full-time work with Kurzweil and started working full-time with me. Our goal: to finish by August all the keyboard work for which I was needed. In mid-August, a few days before the moving vans were to arrive, we replaced the walnut covers for the last time, and packed up the keyboards in the shipping crates from which we'd removed them two-and-a-half years earlier. My last day with Moog was spent helping him pack up shop equipment and dismantle steel shelves.
I didn't see the keyboards again until nearly four years later, in May 1992. The occasion was their premiere performance by John Eaton. The winner of a MacArthur Foundation "genius" award, Eaton had moved from Indiana University to the University of Chicago, and since we'd last worked together, Moog had managed to complete the electronic assembly and programming of two keyboards for Eaton to use in concert. Although my presence was certainly not needed, I was curious as to what kind of music might be produced by this instrument I had helped build, and flew to Chicago to attend the concert.
Moog, at computer, with John Eaton, programming and testing a completed MTS keyboard.Photo Credit: Bob Moog Foundation
The concert, which was well publicized in the Chicago press and well attended, actually contained a number of premieres, and Moog's keyboards were scheduled for the end of the first half. The first piece on the program was called Microtonal Fantasy (for two pianos tuned a quarter of a tone apart). I found the piece terribly funny. It sounded exactly like so many of the pianos I'd been called on to service as a piano technician — the ones that hadn't been tuned in 30 years.
The piece for the MTS keyboards was called Genesis, and was preceded by brief remarks from Moog and a demonstration. To be honest, not being a fan of modern music, I can't remember much about the piece — I find it difficult to remember things I don't understand or appreciate — but to call it "atonal" would be an understatement. I tried to keep in mind that the keyboards themselves had no intrinsic sound and could just as well play Mozart as Eaton, but it was little consolation at the time.
After the intermission, the New York New Music Ensemble performed the Chicago premiere of "a theatrical romp for instrumentalists" based on the Ibsen play Peer Gynt. The musicians doubled as actors and ran around the stage with their instruments. The highlight of the evening for me, however, came after the concert, when I was able to go backstage and again touch the keys I had shaped.
Asked whether these keyboards might be produced in any quantity, Shirleigh Moog chimed in, "Not if I have anything to say about it." Perhaps thinking of the throngs of dinner guests she had entertained, she continued, "Once in a person's lifetime is enough to go through that." Moog was just a little more noncommittal. "If enough people want to pay me $16,000 each, which is what it costs to custom-build them, I might make a few more." Did he think it likely the demand would be there? "If there's anything I've learned in all my years designing instruments, it's to not try to guess what the musicians are going to want."
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Postscript: In 1988, at the conclusion of our work together, Bob and Shirleigh Moog moved back to Asheville, North Carolina, where Moog continued his consulting and electronic development work under the Big Briar company name, making theremins and analog effects devices. Bob and Shirleigh divorced in 1994, and in 1995, Bob married Ileana Grams, a philosophy professor at the University of North Carolina, whom he called "the love of my life."Norlin, which had owned the Moog Music name, went out of business in 1993, and in 2002, after a legal battle, Bob reacquired the right to the commercial use of his name. With a renewed interest by musicians in analog synthesizers, Moog began to bring out updated versions of his original instruments under the Moog Music name. Also in 2002, Bob brought on Michael Adams as a business partner (now sole owner), but continued working at Moog Music full-time. He also taught a course in electronic music at the University of North Carolina.In spring 2005, Bob Moog was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, and he died in August of that year, at age 71.After Moog's death, his family established the Bob Moog Foundation to honor his legacy "through its mission of igniting creativity at the intersection of music, history, science, and innovation." To that end, the Foundation preserves and exhibits the Moog archives, and runs educational programs in electronic music to teach students science through music, among other activities.Moog's first wife, Shirleigh Moog, is retired and lives in Asheville. Of their four children, Laura Moog Lanier is a social worker living in High Point; Renée Moog lives in Portland, Oregon; Matthew Moog runs an Internet marketing firm in Chicago; and Michelle Moog-Koussa is Executive Director of the Bob Moog Foundation, in Asheville.
Photo Sources:1) Bob Moog Foundation archives2) William LaVista, a student of Bernard Friedland, who was a professor of Bob Moog at Columbia, and is now at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Friedland is supervising a project to adapt the MTS keyboards for use with modern computers.3) Gregory KramerFor more information:Bob Moog FoundationMoog Music, Inc.
Larry Fine received his training in piano technology at the North Bennet Street School in Boston in 1976. He is author of The Piano Book: Buying & Owning a New or Used Piano (Fourth Edition) (Brookside Press, 2001), and its successor, Acoustic & Digital Piano Buyer, available online at www.PianoBuyer.com
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Countdown to the Oscars: Get Fit with Ellen and Bob
On day eight of my Countdown to The Oscars with Ellen and Bob, Bob shows us some great upper (cable tubing exercises) and lower (squats) body workouts. Bob suggests that if you are going to buy yourself some cables, go for the ones with the handles to make life a little easier. Can't afford a treadmill at home, go outside! Sidewalks are like free treadmills.
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NASA is seeking proposals for small satellite payloads to fly on rockets planned to launch between 2012 and 2014. These miniature spacecraft, known as CubeSats, could be auxiliary payload on previously planned missions.
CubeSats are a class of research spacecraft called nanosatellites. The cube-shaped satellites are approximately four inches long, have a volume of about one quart and weigh less than three pounds.
Proposed CubeSat investigations must be consistent with NASA's Strategic Plan and the Education Strategic Coordination Framework. The research should address aspects of science, exploration, technology development, education or operations.
Applicants must submit proposals electronically by 4:30 p.m. EST on Nov. 14. NASA will select the payloads by Jan. 30, 2012. Selection does not guarantee a launch opportunity.
The selected spacecraft will be eligible for flight after final negotiations when a launch opportunity arises. NASA will not provide funding for the development of the small satellites.
NASA recently announced the results from the second round of the CubeSat Launch Initiative. From the first two launch initiatives, 32 payloads made the short-list for launch opportunities in 2011 and 2012. They are eligible for launch pending an appropriate opportunity and final negotiations.
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Jan. 10, 2008
A "mystery object" orbiting a distant star might have formed from the collision and merger of two developing planets, astronomers say. Illustrated in this artist's concept, astronomers
say they may have observed the aftermath of a collision between "protoplanets."
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Illustrated in this artist's concept, astronomers
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A "mystery object" orbiting a distant star might have formed from the collision and merger of two developing planets, astronomers say. Researchers have long puzzled over what they call the object's seemingly impossible combination of temperature, brightness, age and location. "This is a strange enough object that it needs a strange explanation," said Eric Mamajek of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Mass., one of two researchers who proposes the collision scenario based on new studies. The proposal was presented Wednesday at the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society. The object, known as 2M1207B, orbits a so-called brown dwarf star that lies the direction of the constellation Centaurus, 170 light-years from Earth. A light-year is the distance light travels in a year. Computer models indicate the star is eight million years old, very young for a star, astronomers said; thus its companion should also be no more than that old, since such objects form around the same time. At this age, the companion should have cooled to a temperature of less than 1300 degrees Fahrenheit (1000 Kelvin), said Mamajek and his colleague, Michael Meyer of the University of Arizona. But observations show it's nearly twice that temperature, they added. They postulate that the extra heat might be the result of friction from a recent collision. "Most, if not all, planets in our solar system were hit early in their history. A collision created Earth's moon and knocked Uranus on its side," said Mamajek. "It's quite likely that major collisions happen in other young planetary systems, too." The apparent merged world is also 10 times fainter than expected for its temperature, astronomers said. In 2006, astronomers suggested the faintness is due to a dusty cloud surrounding its star. Mamajek and Meyer propose an alternative explanation: that the object is smaller than previously estimated, a bit smaller than Saturn. The new estimate makes it even tougher to explain how it retained its heat so long, unless one postulates a titanic collision, they said. Our solar system's planets are believed to have assembled from dust, rock, and gas, gradually growing over millions of years. But sometimes, two planet-sized objects can crash. The Moon is thought to have formed when an object about half the size of Mars struck the young Earth. 2M1207B might be the product of a collision between a Saturn-sized gas giant and a planet about three times Earth's size, Mamajek and Meyer said. The two worlds would have smacked together and stuck, forming a larger planet still boiling from the heat generated in the collision. The hypothesis makes several predictions that astronomers can test, the researchers said. Chief among these is a low surface gravity, a quantity that depends on a planet's weight and width. To check this, astronomers will need to better measure the spectrum of light from 2M1207B, Mamajek and Meyers said; more answers should be forthcoming within a year or two. Even if a crash doesn't turn out to be the explanation in this case, other examples of colliding planets are likely to turn up with the next generation of ground-based telescopes, Mamajek said. "I wouldn't be surprised if someone finds a clear-cut case in the next 10 years."


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NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana's blue crab industry is getting the nod from a group that certifies fisheries around the world, The Associated Press reported Tuesday.
The Marine Stewardship Council says it has certified Louisiana's blue crab industry as sustainable and well-managed. The council is an international non-profit organization that investigates whether a fishery should earn an eco-label. The council says it found Louisiana's blue crab industry deserved its stamp of approval after a recent assessment.
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EXCLUSIVE: It will be an abbreviated second (and probably final) season for the CW's drama Life Unexpected after the network today decided not to order additional episodes beyond the show's original 13-episode order. The writing has been on the wall: despite critical praise, LUX has been the the lowest-rated series on the CW this fall and was the only series with a 13-episode order not to receive a back order from the network 10 days ago when freshmen Nikita and Hellcats and veteran One Tree Hill received full-season pickups. In contrast, LUX, which stars Brittany Robertson, Shiri Appleby and Kristoffer Polaha, had only been given a pickup for 2 additional scripts. While the CW is putting off the final decision on LUX until May, the January season finale will likely serve as a series finale. It seems like the show's writers are treating it that way – I hear last the episode will resolve many of the storylines on the show to give fans a satisfying finale.
No Back Order For CW's 'Life Unexpected'
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That's a shame that LUX never found its audience. The Cast will move on to bigger things as will Liz and her team…
I think this is stupid. The CW always cancels the best shows. One tree Hill and Life Unexpected are two of the greatest shows, they give the CW viewers, otherwise I am sure no1 would ever watch. I hope they reconsider to renew these episodes. It's a big mistake.
I agree..the cw always cancels the best shows!!! yet leaves something like HELL Cats give me a break!!
SO LAME!!!! LUX was the best show on television!!!!!! Hello! Why does the CW always cancel the BEST shows. I am so done with that network! They wouldnt know a good show if it hit them in the face!
I loved the show Life unexpected. Why is all the good shows taken off and they add garbage like another csI or another reality show which is trash. I do hope they will bring back Life unexpected if not I will not watch CW again and I will pass this info on to my friends and hope they do the same.
Life Unexpected was one of my favorite shows on TV this season. It's sad that a show like Hellcats, one of the most pathetic shows I've ever seen, received better ratings. It makes me have little faith with society. I keep telling myself to stop watching shows that come out on the CW, because this is not the first time this has happened. I didn't listen to myself and now I'm sad to lose one of my favorite shows )o=
This is a very well-written early report on the sad news of an extremely under-appreciated, full-of-heart, rarity of a show that was unfortunately developed for Dawn Ostroff's embarrassment of a network. One she's quickly pile-driving into the ground with offensively mindless and plastic programming trash. (only exception: Vampire Diaries) The woman, who must have something juicy on someone, is such a delusional, clueless buffoon and it'll be a great day in Hollywood when she gets the ax. To the writers, cast and crew of LUX, thank you for all you've done. Your refreshing and inspiring work would've been much better served on a real network. Unfortunately, LUX, this kind of stuff (poor ratings for great shows) happens to the best of 'em – and it's been a great ride.
This show is better than anything else The CW airs by a mile, and if they let it go, while whatever they stick in the timeslot might get better numbers, their arsenal will be greatly weakened in terms of quality. Shame.
LAME!!! seriously? This is a horrible call on the CW's part. This is an awesome show with fantastic talent! And they re cancelling it! Again, LAME! This is not looking good for the network, cancelling the best shows?? Yeah thats real smart!!
Well, the final straw! I'll watch Life Unexpected until the end, but no more CW for me. It's time for me to move on to a better network.
I toally agree! I'm sick of the CW and there LACK of talent. OTH, and LUX are the only good shows and they are lucky to have them. But I guess this generation would rather be brain washed into watching stupid shows, its less the THINK about I guess….
I miss Gilmore Girls, and I hope OTH gives me another season. As for LUX, I'll watch until the end, I just hope they give it an ending and don't just cut it off (besides, I need to see lux and Eric hook up…they are so cute together)
TV is so full of sex and or violence. CW and Dawn Ostroff cater to the lowest common denominator. Always. CW won't support a truly good show. I find the posters for Nikita porn. I don't watch. Does Ostroff want the CW to be Fox now?
I am a 26 year old and I watched Gossip Girl and LUX. Nothing else on that network likes women. It is really disgusting.
CW is now going to lose the leftover WB viewers it wanted to attract. We grew up watching Gilmore.
Or maybe they don't want us.
Im with you..cw is constantly cancelling shows.. dont really think they give the shows a fair shot.
worst news of the day. This show is a fave for many reasons, mainly because it's great.
This wonderful show is lead by the voice of a wonderful writer Liz Tigelar. It is on a network that doesn't understand or appreciate it. Original voices in TV are so rare and to be valued. CW, CBS, ABC, Lifetime squanders talent — especially female writing talent all the time. Sad this fine show didn't find the audience and wasn't properly platformed by the CW. It is simply terrific.
I watched the recent episode during election night and as much as the characters are interesting, the story line has gotten off track into the soap opera realm. The Baze character hasn't grown with a new found kid in his life because he is still on the "king of the one-night stand" mentality as he overwhelms his boss. I thought his return to a "real job" would be his turning around point but it inevitably returned to his sexual needs. Cate is consistently a train wreck and the marriage was a bad decision to begin with and neither one should have walked down the aisle because it was plain to see that the reasons for marriage wasn't there to begin especially the ever lost Cate is still seeking love and acceptance from someone she clearly still has feelings for. And Lux and the teacher is just wrong on so many levels that it is giving impressionable young girls minds that it is okay to have a relationship with a teacher. The number of real stories with student/teacher affairs is criminal and they seem to play this ff as some unrequited love story when in fact, it is a criminal activity being played out like it's okay. I particularly find this story arc disturbing and if they allow it to go on without consequences then it deserves the 13 episode end and never return.
Oh, lighten up, chick. With all the murders and viciousness on TV and in real-life, you choose to focus on a so-called "disturbing" attraction between a way-older-acting-than-16 young woman…and a guy just a few years older than her? Are you for REAL?
Yeah, you just go take out your personal "vengeance" and "vendetta" against a show for a fictional storyline (the most interesting on the series, by the way). Maybe you need to buy DVDs of Ozzie and Harriet or Leave it to Beaver. (Oops, does "Beaver" offend you, too?)
i agree with you 100 percent on the whole teacher student realionship storyline they tried to make it seem ok but it was a real jump the shark for this show it seems to me that they wrote this story about a student and teacher realionship just so some tv watch dog group can complain about it and hope some major news network like fox news whould pick up on the story and complain about it and whith that controversy the ratings whould pick up with people watching just to see what was the big deal
Stupid and bad decision!
"Life Unexpected" is the best show on the CW: Better than all the other garbage on that network. Does the CW want to specialize in canceling quality shows. I started watching "Life Unexpected" even though the fact that the CW ended "Veronica Mars" was unforgivable. If they cancel LUX, I'm done with these people.
Sad news… Unfortunately, most quality shows just don't get the backing they did 10-15 years ago. This show has had be as a fan since it premiered. When horrible shows like Hawaii 5-0 find an audience and good shows like this does not its pretty sad
This is a great, smart little show that the old WB would have known how to market and support, but sadly the CW marketing department only knows the tactic of "sex sells." The storylines have gotten soapier this season, but I chalk that up to dumb network notes. They think we'd rather watch yet another story about a student/teacher romance, when, really, the stories about trying to fit in as a former foster child were the most interesting and engaging. The escapism of "Gossip Girl" is fun, but I'd bet more people identify with the feelings of awkwardness and worrying about where you belong depicted on "Life Unexpected." Too bad the network didn't bother to capitalize on that.
I'm so upset about this…I can't believe "One Tree Hill" "90210" and "Nikita" are actually getting revived and this show isn't. I love Kate's character, she's such a train wreck sometimes, but she makes real women mistakes. I love Lux and her best bud. I was really looking forward to seeing the show progress. It can't be that horrible. I was reluctant to watch at first, but after watching 1 or 2 episodes I was hooked. Please give it another chance…I say place it after Vampire Diaries and you'll see people will get hooked just as I did.
'I can't believe "One Tree Hill" "90210? and "Nikita" are actually getting revived and this show isn't.'
It's because hardly anyone is watching it. The other show have more fans. It's not that hard to understand.
It's true, Veronica. Unfortunately, Americans are not very bright. TV Ratings are a clear example.
Exactly…not very smart.
This show is remiiniscent of the old days when the wb ruled the air. LUX has a presence similar to dawsons creek with a touch of gilmore girls. I wish this network would stop pulling the plug prematurely on well written dramas. One of the funniest shows to date that ended to soon was Related. It was true comedy and an escape. Maybe if it hadn't been for the merger that show could still be on our minds. Who knows what's in store for the cws future after it looses it biggest players OTH smallville and even LUX. It's scary to think that this network will succumb to overkill known as reality tv.
When I saw this show it reminded me in voice of two brilliant but unappreciated shows "Side Order of Life" which Lifetime threw to the wolves and Liz wrote on. Then the genius of "My So Called Life" which ABC put in three different time slots over two seasons. 18 were made in all. Stuart Bloomberg who was the exec at ABC that killed it now as a producer takes CREDIT for it.
Special writing voices writing shows about character. People look back at My So Called Life (it took years but it is finally out on DVD and sells well) and we see a show that is not stupid plot contrivances but about growing up in high school and trying figure out who you are. Network execs no longer exist who can understand or support a show like this.
So what are the lessons? Besides don't put the word "Life" in the title?
It is all about male driven episodic stories with writing that sounds the same.
ABC likes the fact that in the season finale of Grey's Anatomy a gunman walks into the hospital and opens fire.
It is so sad.
You're right. The Wb had class and dignity. Good show runners were drooling to be on the same network as Everwood and Smallville…shows where sex was secondary to heart. CW should just be put out of its misery…or maybe just Dawn Ostroff.
I'm not really surprised, because a show that had a lot of potential has given way to ridiculous storytelling and contrived plots.
The biggest asset this show has is Kerr Smith (Ryan), and I truly hope bigger and better things are in his future. I never watched "Dawson's Creek" much, but love him on this show. Ryan is the only mature character among them all.
I find Cate flighty and annoying 80% of the time, and cannot identify with this woman who is so unprofessional and unconfident. Lux's relationship with her teacher is absolutely wrong and I hate it (like the actor who plays the teacher, though). And how many times can they throw Baze into situations where he doesn't belong, just to create supposed "tension" in Ryan and Cate's relationship?
Sad that what could have been a great show declined so fast, but the last two episodes remain on my DVR- I just haven't been motivated to watch. Apparently, I'm not the only one.
I was disappointed with the "julia" story line. I loved this show last season and instead of trying to move the story along with how do two people raise a child they hadn't seen or known about for 16 years… we get a fling with a teacher, pregnancy scare before the wedding, etc. It's not up to the standard they set for themselves in the first season. I'm sad to see it get canceled.
This has been an odd fall for the major networks… I'm not vested in a single new show. I liked The Whole Truth but that's gone now. But all the new fall shows could get canceled and I wouldn't notice.
Oh I heard NBC won't air reruns of Parenthood in Dec – does that mean they aren't vested in that now?
Yes, it was a great show, but why all the hate for the network?? Blame the uneducated masses who aren't watching! How can you blame the CW for taking off a show that isn't bringing in the ratings? If only 5 families shop at a local grocery store, is the store OBLIGATED to keep their doors open for those families who are smart enough to shop there? Even though they do not purchase enough groceries to pay the light bill? Or is the store smarter to close the money-wasting location down and re-open elsewhere?
Don't blame the CW. Blame the public.
I don't "blame the public" either. Your statement that people who don't watch the show are "uneducated" is disgusting and insulting. And I say this as a fan of the show. The attitude that anyone who doesn't like a show you enjoy is stupid is really conceited and rude.
I love how everyone blames the network for canceling its lowest rated show. Not one of its lowest rated shows, but THE lowest rated show it airs. Why don't you blame your friends who don't watch the show. It's so *bleeping* lame that you people continually the networks for running their business. Get a clue people.
I don't "blame" anyone. If people don't want to watch a show, that doesn't make them stupid or bad or anything. It just means they don't want to watch, for whatever reason. Maybe they prefer a different show or work during that time or simply don't want to turn on the TV. Maybe they hate Kerr Smith or are outside walking the dog or are going online. Whatever.
The CW is doing the right thing. The show's ratings stink, and it's had plenty of time to improve. It's not cheap to put a series on the air. They're losing money off of it. How many rational people would keep something that's losing them a small fortune?
I don't understand why you are attacking AJ and I when it seems we share the same point of view. Perhaps I should have put quotation marks around my use of the word "uneducated." Of course I do not think people that watch a certain show are uneducated. But there have been several statements on this page that would claim that to be the case. And those people DO in fact "blame" the network, claiming to boycott the CW and claiming it is all about trash TV.
AJ and I are just pointing out that it is not Dawn Ostroff's or the CW's fault that this so-called "trash TV" is the only thing on the CW that people tune in for. They have tried to put quality television shows on the channel, but the public does not tune in to those shows. Therefore, if they want to blame anyone, they should blame the viewership. THat is all we are saying…
LOL, you call what I said an attack? You can dish it out, but you can't take it.
Also, the idea that LU is "classy" while other shows on the CW are "trash" is pretty amusing. It's full of melodrama, random infidelities, casual sex, and that charming student/teacher romance. Yeah, that's really so much more classy than everything else on the CW!
LOL, you think what I said was an attack? You can sure dish it out, but you can't take it.
LU is no more "classy" than anything else on the CW. It has casual sex, random infidelities, risque scenes and dialogue, teens getting away with disrespectful and sometimes illegal behavior, a teacher fooling around with an underage student, etc. How is that "classy" while the rest of the CW is supposedly "trashy"?
Boycotting CW! Life unexpected was a really really good show.
the only good shows on CW now are Smallville and Supernatural and they are both ending this season
Life Unexpected was gar-bage and lasted a bit longer than it should have
Never saw it. Only show's I watch on CW are 90210 and Vampire Diaries.
LUX is most certainly the smartest, most well-written show on the CW. This feels reminiscent of Veronica Mars. A bigger fan base will find it only after it's gone. But we honestly can't blame the CW for canceling, this is a business after all. Thank you CW for green lighting a fantastic show in the first place…. but next time don't give up so quickly on it. (Remember shows like Grey's Anatomy? Bad ratings at first, huge success later on.) Also don't throw your most struggling show against the highest rated show on TV (DWTS). Be smarter with your scheduling! We'll miss you LUX!
I thought that it was a great show, even though this season has very off in very bad directions. Yes, Baze is a pain and a child, Cate is annoying as hell, but Britt Robertson's Lux is brilliant. She has a lot of talent and deserves to do well.
Part of the problems is that The CW has no clue on how to promote it, so basically, they just stopped. The old WB would have made this a winner.
Maybe the producers should try to move it to ABC Family. It would fit in with their programming.
The CW can't market for anything!! You are right. If this was on (the old) The WB, it would have been a winner!
it's unfortunate that this show did not develop the fan base needed to keep the show going. I enjoyed the 1st season, but as some have already commented, the 2nd season storylines have not been as strong as expected given the 1st season writing.
I know many like the teacher/Lux storyline, but it is unfortunate that the writers feel they have to go down this path to encourage viewership. Since we are all talking about it, I supposed they accomplished gaining attention, unfortunately not enough. All the actors are great, love Cate's Mom, and I'm sure they will be on other great shows.
Here's hoping the finale will provide closure to the storylines and leave the faithful viewers with a good feeling.
CW is disgusting and CBS/P just as bad. If you are a talented writer be warned about selling your wares to these deeply untalented executives. Dawn Tarnowski Ostrof has no taste or character. And the folks at CBS/P take whatever was creative or original in your work and grind it down to nothing as they make you outline it until you are actually explaining in outline how the lights are turned on and how shoelaces are tied. CBS/P is the most humorless and literal minded group in town.
This show was too good for them.
CW is more than disgusting. They have played the sex card too many times…and now they can't convince the audience there's anything of substance on their airwaves. Tribune has given up on them, the audience has given up on them, and alas, Dawn Ostroff is probably getting a fat Christmas bonus. Tell me what she has done other than being really good at keeping secrets on Les Moonves.
Hey "Jason" did you write that idiotic teacher/student storyline? Heh heh heh, sounds like you've got some anger issues dude. This show was really good until they destroyed it with stupid plot lines


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ANAHEIM - Davi Millsaps is the forgotten one.
In the who's who of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross series, Millsaps is never the first one to come to many's mind. That honor might go to Ryan Villopoto, James Stewart, Chad Reed or Ryan Dungy.
Millsaps? Even though he finished second in the series last year, he is still seemingly not on the tip of anyone's tongue.
He made sure that was not the case on Saturday night at Angel Stadium. The Murrieta resident, riding a Suzuki, did a quadruple jump on the last lap to pass Trey Canard and win his first supercross event since San Diego in 2010 in the 2013 season opener.
"I found a good line and he made a mistake and I went for it," Millsaps said. "It's been a long time since I have been out front. It felt good."
Millsaps had the lead from the start of the 20-lap race in front of a sold-out crowd of 45,050, the 26th time an Anaheim race has sold out.
But he lost it with four laps to go.
The pass came at the same spot that Canard passed Millsaps. The track had four sets of jumps into the home-plate corner, followed by a whoops section down the third-base line into a triple set of jumps in the left-field corner.
Canard, who nearly lost his life in a horrific crash at Dodger Stadium last year, waited patiently in second place to try to pass Millsaps. He got by him on the whoops.
"I tried to stay behind him and felt like I had a chance there," Canard said. "I kind of went for it."
Millsaps did a quadruple jump going into the home-plate corner to get a run on Canard. They were even on the whoops and Millsaps passed in the left-field corner.
"I was trying to calm myself down," Millsaps said. "I had to stay calm."
"I froze up," Canard said. "Going in I was thinking don't mess up. Drive through the whoops. But I messed up. But it was like a win to me. I was so thankful to be out there."
Villopoto, the two-time reigning champion, had a rough night on a night when he was aiming to become only the third rider to win three consecutive season openers.
After taking the second qualifying spot, he started the main event in 13th. He went off the course on the fifth lap, came back in the same position, but then crashed in a jumps section. He finished in 16th place.
Dungy, the 2010 series champion, fell, but came back to take third place. Reed was fourth and Stewart was eighth.
For a while, there was a question if oft-injured Stewart would race.
He skipped the opening ceremony after banging his knee in the final qualifying session, Suzuki spokesman Jake Klingensmith said. But he was lined up for the second qualifying race. Josh Grant of Lakewood got the holeshot, but Stewart, the fastest qualifier, had the lead on the second lap. He finished third with Davi Millsaps getting the win.
He passed Canard on the last lap. Canard had passed Stewart for the lead on the corner before the triple jumps on the fifth lap.
Victorville's Mike Alessi fell on the fourth lap and finished 20th, three laps off the lead. Lakewood's Josh Grant finished 11th.
Eli Tomac, who won the last Lites race at Angel Stadium, took advantage of an early fall by his competitors and pulled away for the 15-lap win.


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Forbes aims to get Carnegie library back on track
If Maggie Forbes has her way, this chapter in the life of the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall will be called "How the Carnegie Carnegie Got Its Groove Back."
Forbes, who left the library in 2011 after helping to raise $7.5 million in its proverbial 11th hour, returned as executive director last month.
"We want to focus on raising the profile of the Civil War room and helping the library and music hall get its groove back," Forbes said.
Forbes originally came to Carnegie in 2003 when "the library had just $136 in its bank account after payroll," as she tells it. The $7.5 million fundraising effort not only saved the library, but helped begin restoring the building. Prior to the effort, the 112-year-old brick and terra cotta library leaked, and the original turn-of-the-century architecture was uncared for. The books were old, Forbes said, and the music hall was uninviting.
"We need to finish restoring," she said. "We did a lot, but there's still more to do."
She said that while fundraising efforts have stalled over the past several years, now is the time to reawaken them.
"The first thing is to get our legs back under us financially," she said. "We need to reconnect with the community. Fundraising is a big part of why I'm here, and my strength as a fundraiser is in my ability to hear and tell the stories here."
And it is fundraising that the library needs, she said.
"Frankly, it's poor again," she said of the library and music hall. "But it's not the same as it was last time."
For one, she said, the building already has been partially restored.
"It was so sad and such a broken place," she said of the library's former state.
"It does not have that downtrodden look to it. The building is holding its own, and that's not easy."
Secondly, she said, strong community and corporate relationships already have been established.
"We have all these extraordinary relationships," she said. "They've been dormant, but we can kiss those awake."
She said she is happy to be back.
"I love this place, but it is easy to love," she said. "I love being a part of Carnegie again. Great things are happening here — it really is coming back."
Forbes plans to keep together the current library administrators — interim director Nate Wyrick, services manager Katie Byerly and music hall director Lynne Cochran — and continue moving forward with restorations and fundraising.
"We are the beacon on the hill," she said. "We should be a very large part of why Carnegie is a great place to live and work."
Megan Guza is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. She can be reached at 412-388-5810 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The newspaper said a soldier came forward with the images to draw attention to the safety risk associated with a decline in leadership and discipline. In the Times story, editor Davan Maharaj said publishing the photos "would fulfill our obligation to readers to report vigorously and impartially on all aspects of the American mission in Afghanistan, including the allegation that the images reflect a breakdown in unit discipline that was endangering U.S. troops."
Knowing that the military is a top down organization, I'm caught wondering if this is a Panetta issue or an Obama issue. Its seems there are more breakdowns than we saw in the past and that should trouble all of us....we can't afford to squander our standing in the world because of a breakdown in leadership with the Defense Secretary and the President.
Its no secret that service members have doubts about Obama and Panetta. However, in the past this would never show through like it has in recent times....Cheney would have ordered a code red.
The images are just the latest in a string of scandals that some say could damage U.S. efforts in the war, which is in its 11th year.
In January, video footage emerged of U.S. soldiers apparently urinating on Afghan corpses. In February, Afghans rioted after it was discovered that Qurans had been burned in violation of Islamic custom at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. Last month, an Army staff sergeant allegedly went on a rampage and shot to death 17 Afghan civilians, including numerous children.
This really puts our mission and our country in danger. We could use at least average leadership to make sure all our efforts aren't pissed away. I'm not holding my breathe that the people at the top have any clue about how to handle the situation.
There are some scathing interviews in this article. Some fairly important dudes see this as a huge breakdown. I wonder why the NY Times doesn't have these scandals on the front page for 28 days in a row, its almost like that rag has an agenda, which wouldn't include bringing the truth to american citizens.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139744714092032804.post2299721045509468736..comments2011-06-17T07:45:32.255-04:00Comments on Puck Over The Glass: My life is a bore when the Sabres aren't playing/there is no hockey to be watched.Shelbyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139744714092032804.post-25457806665199822162008-11-06T20:37:00.000-05:002008-11-06T20:37:00.000-05:00I need to have my parents invest in the NHL Networ...I need to have my parents invest in the NHL Network. I would put it to good use, certainly, but I might not leave the couch for a whole day/night.Shelby Rosehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139744714092032804.post-53213117697062897852008-11-06T20:17:00.000-05:002008-11-06T20:17:00.000-05:00Well, that's bullshit! I just checked it out and o...Well, that's bullshit! I just checked it out and only one of those games will be on the NHL Network (which I have). But I don't have Center Ice so I won't be able to watch the other three.

Lucy, you got some splainin' to do...Carolinehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139744714092032804.post-27468320742621489242008-11-06T19:51:00.000-05:002008-11-06T19:51:00.000-05:00Scratch that, they WILL be televised, but just not...Scratch that, they WILL be televised, but just not on MSG.Shelby Rosehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139744714092032804.post-52552107379065494542008-11-06T19:50:00.000-05:002008-11-06T19:50:00.000-05:00After the All Star break comes and goes, these gam...After the All Star break comes and goes, these games will not be televised:

Tue Jan 27, 2009 Sabres Oilers
Wed Jan 28, 2009 Sabres Flames
Sat Jan 31, 2009 Sabres Coyotes
Mon Feb 2, 2009 Sabres Ducks

I honestly have no idea why, but I was so upset when I saw it on the schedule. ):Shelby Rosehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2139744714092032804.post-80059251987267254422008-11-06T19:47:00.000-05:002008-11-06T19:47:00.000-05:00MSG isn't going to be carrying some of the away ga...MSG isn't going to be carrying some of the away games in January? Why??Carolinehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com


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Thursday, July 28, 2011
Further Evidence that Oats Can Lower Cholesterol
I found this quote below this morning on Pegasuslegend's Blog as the preamble to a really tasty sounding breakfast coffeecake. I love raisins, but did you know that a few can go a long way? My favorite trick is to halve the amount of raisins in a recipe and then snip the raisins used for the recipe in half. The sweetness is still there but the carbs are reduced by half. The cake would be easy to make lower carb, gluten-free and sugarless but I'm not going to go there as it will still be too carby for most of us.
As you guys know my low-carb and gluten-free bake mix has some oat flour in it (not a huge amount considereing it is mostly ground almonds), so I'm always interested to find out how healthy it is. It certainly is a lot better than white flour or soy flour or many of the others out there and it helps my baking to taste "normal". For those of you in the strict dieting phase and not worried about gluten, the Splendid Low-Carb Bake mix will be more appealing and may be used instead.
I have to say though I can lose weight using my newest gluten-free bake mix and so can my husband. It is no different for us than using the other. However, if one has been very low-carb and one switches to this bake mix, I imagine some glycogen stores will refill and will be seen as a 1 or 2 lb gain on the scale, but that should resolve pretty quickly. I have come up with gluten-free bread that is fantastic as toast. It makes 30 slices! I love it toasted and to be honest I like it more than regular bread, toasted.
Here is the quote from Pegasuslegend:
"Oatmeal is a good source of a variety of nutrients. The nutrients in oatmeal include: vitamin E, Zinc, selenium, copper, iron, manganese and magnesium. Oatmeal also contains significant amounts of protein, soluble and insoluble fiber. Some reports indicate that oatmeal may reduce LDL cholesterol without reducing HDL cholesterol.Oatmeal actually did work and help for me, my cholesterol went from 257 to 167 eating oatmeal everyday, oatmeal bread and then I added a teaspoon of cinnamon in it. That all happened as quickly as three months! My HDL was over 100 and the LDL 67. I was thrilled not to be put on medication.
Oatmeal is known to have cancer fighting properties and can reduce the risk of heart disease. Oatmeal is 100% natural. Excluding flavored oatmeals, the only ingredient you will find in an oatmeal box is oatmeal. Oatmeal is an easy and tasty meal, and did you know that currently approximately 80% of US household have some type of oatmeal in their cabinets."
11 comments:
- Haggus said...
In my drive to get off a statin drug, I ate loads(400g per day) of oat bran to drive it down. I went from 7 to 3.5 mmol/L in my fasting cholesterol and 4.1 to 1.0mmol/L with my LDL. What is also did was make me anemic.
After 18 months of being poked, scanned and scoped, where they didn't find a thing, I concluded it was the phytic acid in the oat bran that did me in.
These days, being statin free, I enjoy the odd bowl here and there (yeah, I actually like oat bran), but no where near as much as before.
On a side note, with the considerable carb load I was putting on myself at the time, my a1c only went from 4.5 to 4.6mmol/L.
- Thursday, July 28, 2011 9:46:00 AM
- Jennifer said...
That is a very interesting story, Haggus. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Have you ever heard of soaking grains to get rid of the phytic acid. Not sure how much is in oat flour:
- Thursday, July 28, 2011 9:53:00 AM
- Jennifer said...
I found this:
Phytic acid binds to any free iron or other minerals (even heavy metals such as mercury, lead and cadmium) in the blood, which are then eliminated through the kidneys. Phytic acid removes only excess or unbound minerals, not mineral ions already attached to proteins. So, I imagine eating enough red meat would keep one protected.
- Thursday, July 28, 2011 1:10:00 PM
- Theresa said...
Can you share the bread recipe you mention in this article? Is it in your recipes here? What's it called. I love your site.
I am slowly cooking my way through!
- Thursday, July 28, 2011 5:43:00 PM
- Jennifer said...
Thanks for your kind words, Theresa. You bet - I will be sharing the bread recipe one of these days soon in August. I need to take more pictures, so next time I make it, I'll be sure to do that. I'm excited to share the recipe!
- Thursday, July 28, 2011 7:39:00 PM
- RVcook said...
OOOOOOOh...I'm with Theresa...waiting anxiously for the new bread recipe. You are one BUSY lady! With all the things you have on the table right now, how do you find time to come up with such scrumptious recipes? Amazing...
- Thursday, July 28, 2011 8:22:00 PM
- Jennifer said...
Hey, Donna - I think you are busy too. :) We just do what we have to do, right? I pace myself and wish I could do more actually. There never seem to be enough hours in the day.
Anyway this gluten-free bread is neat, Donna. I think you will like it. It is easy peasy to make as well. I think I will always have it on hand. I am addicted in a good way.
- Thursday, July 28, 2011 8:42:00 PM
- Pegasuslegend said...
What a great blog you have here, very informative, I Love how you encorporated my oat cake.. thank you so much for your blogging ettiquette. Off to view the peanut oat cookie and spiced pumpkin oh my I hit the jack pot here! will follow you anytime! thank you!
- Friday, July 29, 2011 9:48:00 AM
- Jennifer said...
I feel exactly the same way about your blog. You are amazingly talented! Thanks for letting me share your success story with oats.
- Friday, July 29, 2011 10:01:00 AM
- Haggus said...
I didn't try to soak it before become anemic, but since then I've soaked it with rye, buckwheat, lemon juice and finally yoghurt whey, but really didn't like the taste any of those thing left.
These days, because I donated blood every 56 days, I only eat oat bran during the first 4 weeks after the donation. And so far, my hemoglobin has been good enough to donate the blood without popping up any red flags.
- Friday, August 05, 2011 8:38:00 PM
- Jennifer said...
Read this on my article:
To soak oatmeal, use 1 cup of warm filtered water per cup of oats plus 2 TBL whey, yogurt, kefir, or buttermilk.
I have this feeling yogurt and water would be less noticeable than lemon juice or whey.
That's great that your hemoglobin is good enough to donate blood. Happy to hear that you are much better now.
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MacBook Air News & Rumor Roundup
The Apple MacBook Air is a laptop that really dominates the market and it has been widely rumored that a refresh may come in early 2012 with the possible addition of a 15-inch model. We've been taking a look at some of the speculation and discussion and thought we'd give you a MacBook Air news and rumor roundup.
Not too long ago we passed on a leak about the current SSDs used in the MacBook Airs being replaced with a version that could give double the SSD speed. There has been plenty of further talk about the MacBook Air line since then and kicking off we can tell you that Apple sold 1.2 million MacBook Airs over the holiday season. That news came from Apple Insider, sourced from DigiTimes, who also told how the upcoming MacBook Air models are due in the next few months, in fact as soon as Intel's new Ivy Bridge processors are available, a step up from the current Sandy Bridge processors being used. It seems the Ivy Bridge processors are due out in the second quarter of 2012 so maybe that gives us some hint about when a new lineup will be revealed.
More recent news comes from The Verge who have informed about a MacBook Air dock, the LandingZone from InfiniWing. This is a new product due for the spring and suitable for 11 or 13-inch MacBook Air models, and presumably the new refreshed Airs. It will be priced at $199 and comes with an Ethernet port, four USB 2.0 ports, Mini DisplayPort and power adapter. The Verge had a hands-on look at a prototype and found that once the latching arm is closed on the rear it can be locked down with a Kensington Lock for security. This is likely to be a useful device for many although the price tag was felt to be a little steep for a gadget that doesn't feature Thunderbolt.
Further to this, reports talked about the possibility of an ARM-based (A5) processor for the MacBook Air. This is the same kind as used in the iPhone and iPad but if it came to the MacBook Air many queried whether it would then be an iOS device of OS X and queried the idea of this iPad-like Air. Talk of this began last year and the benefits would have been that an ARM processor would use less power although there would also be a drop in computer power, according to MacRumors. However, it now seems that an ARM-based processor for the MacBook Air seems unlikely. CNet tells of a discussion between Citigroup analyst Richard Gardner and Apple's CEO Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenheimer last week, leaving Gardner to say, "We have wondered whether Apple might offer an ARM-based version of MacBook Air at some point; we walked away from this meeting with the impression that Apple feels iPad satisfies–or will soon satisfy–the needs of those who might have been interested in such a product." Whether the iPad will in fact evolve in such a way remains to be seen but CNet certainly seems to feel that an iPad-like MacBook Air is no longer in the picture, therefore the Intel Ivy Bridge processors are still probable as in our first talking point.
We will continue to pass on more information as we hear it but in the meantime we'd like to hear from readers about what they want to see included in the upcoming MacBook Air refresh. We certainly anticipate improved processors, better graphics and maybe a Retina Display but what is the feature that you most want to see?
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More storage please Apple
http://www.facebook.com/ljpedroza Luis Ricky Pedroza
More storage requires more space. Apple would recommend you sacrifice onboard storage in favor of cloud storage or an external HD setup. Try a 10TB desktop solution and sync necessary files to a dropbox account. That should be ample storage.
I want to use the MBA as my only computer. I don't buy external storage, which defeats the purpose of a mobile solution. Am not talking of Tera, 512 Go would do it, it is only double of the currently existing max.
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Barbell (piercing)
Barbell style piercing jewelry is composed of a straight bar and with a bead on each end, one or both beads unscrewable for removal and/or changing of the beads. Often one of the beads is fixed, either via epoxy or welding, so that only one bead is used to install or remove the jewelry. Barbell threads are usually right-handed.
They are named because they resemble the barbells that are used in weightlifting.
Types of barbells
Internally threaded barbells, so named because the bar has smooth ends with receiving threads tapped into the end of the bar. In internally threaded jewelry, the bead has a receiving tube machined into it (this is referred to as "countersunk"), with a threaded post extending from the center, which mates with the threaded receiving tube on the bar. Being much less likely to cause damage and irritation, especially at the time of piercing, internally threaded jewelry is considered superior to externally threaded jewelry. It is usually slightly more expensive than externally threaded jewelry, due to the extra machining and labor involved.
Externally threaded barbells, so named because the shaft of the bar has threads at both ends to allow beads with receiving threads to be attached. Due to the potential damage or irritation to the piercing when the threads pass through when the jewellery is inserted or removed, this type of barbell has become less common, due to the popularity of the internally threaded barbell. This type of barbell is usually only used when the gauge of the bar is too small to allow it to be internally threaded, or in cheap, mass produced body jewelry. Some higher-end manufacturers make externally threaded barbells with "step-down threading", where the threaded section has a smaller diameter than the wearable section; these are fairly uncommon and usually internally threaded barbells are used in their place. Step-down threaded jewelry ends can be inserted into the blunt end of a hollow piercing needle, allowing for less irritation during initial placement than regular external barbells or even internally threaded barbells.
Curved barbells (also known as a navel curve or curve), so named because of their curvature. A curved barbell is mechanically identical to a straight barbell, except for being curved. Curvature on a curved barbell can range from almost straight to circular, with some barbells actually being spiral, with the ends overlapping but separated to allow the insertion of the jewelry. A variation on this design is a J-bar, a slightly curved barbell (sometimes referred to as a bananabell or banana barbell) with a 90 degree bend near one end, used in vertical navel piercings to position the decorative end of the jewelry more appropriately. They can be either internally threaded or externally threaded.
Surface bars, used in surface piercings. A surface bar is a barbell where the bar has a pair of 90 degree bends, in the same direction (similar to a staple), to allow the jewelry to be used for surface piercings. This design minimizes the pressure that would be caused by other jewelry designs that contribute to rejection in healing surface piercings. Most surface bars are custom made to fit the individual piercing.
Circular barbells are also know as a horseshoe barbells due to their shape, resembling the latest in equine footwear. They are used in any number of piercings, including earrings, tragus rings, nasal septum piercings, madisons, or even horizontal clitoral hood piercings, although the latter is less common, as the clitoris is deprived of the stimulation gained from a properly positioned captive bead ring.
Types of beads
Beads for barbells can vary widely in design and appearance, although the vast majority of beads are simply spherical in design. That being said, any shape that threads can be tapped into can be used as a bead. Cubes, triangles, cylinders, cones, disks, and other basic shapes are common alternative bead designs. Some large gauge barbells, especially those used in tongue piercings, use "smartie beads", flattened circular beads, to prevent the jewelry from damaging the gums and teeth and allowing free movement of the tongue. There also exist "bondage" beads, which are dimpled to accept a captive bead ring.
Barbell style jewelry can and is made from any metal appropriate for making body jewelry. Flexible barbells made from Teflon or tygon tubing are often used in experimental surface or deep tissue piercings. Beads do not penetrate the body, so often materials not usually considered safe for piercing can be used in a decorative manner such as acrylic, glass, or organic materials.
History and culture
Although at first glance the manufacture of threaded jewelry might appear to be of contemporary origin, there are examples of externally threaded, straight barbells being used by tribal people, most notably the Dayak of Borneo. In contemporary society, barbell style jewelry was popularized by Jim Ward, founder of The Gauntlet (the first body piercing studio in the United States), in the 1970s. He was introduced to barbell style jewelry by Tattoo Samy, a tattooist and piercer from Frankfurt, Germany. Jim Ward's name is synonymous with the origins of western body piercing. His magazine PFIQ is also just as phenomenal and historic in name. PFIQ shows the early roots of body piercing.
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Golf Training Aid - putting green
Everyone who plays golf knows that the majority of strokes you make on the course are putts. If you want to score well, you have to make putts. Like everything in life, practice makes perfect. There are many putting aids out there but this one is the best to simulate putts within an 8 foot range. I have this on my Xmas list this year and hope Santa is feeling generous.