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The Veggie Table: Asparagus and Currant Wheat Berry Saladby Janel Ovrut Funk in Uncategorized, May 14, 2011
It's finally safe to say — without fear of jinxing myself — that warmer weather has arrived! Spring is finally here, and for me, that means more BBQs, picnic lunches, and potluck gatherings. I love the opportunity to share great recipes with others, and attending get-togethers where I'm invited to bring a dish means I know there will always be a meat-free option on the menu. One of my favorite things to bring is a grain-based salad, since it's hefty enough for me to enjoy as the main part of my meal, while others may like it as a side dish to accompany their meat entrée. Most grain-based salads can be enjoyed hot or cold, which is refreshing in warmer temps. It also means I can prepare the salad the night before, let the flavors marinate, and then just grab and go when it's time to meet up with friends and family for a warm-weathered occasion.
I recently made this Asparagus and Currant Wheat Berry Salad for dinner. Asparagus is synonymous with spring and the simple oil-and-vinegar dressing means you can whip this up with ingredients you already have on hand. Don't have wheat berries? Try brown rice or quinoa. You could also replace the currants with raisins, and the almonds with walnuts. There are plenty of possibilities, so you'll never get bored bringing this dish to all of your spring and summer events.
Asparagus and Currant Wheat Berry Salad
Yield: 6 servings
1 1/2 cups hard wheat berries
3/4 cup currants
1 pound asparagus spears, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1/4 cups almonds, chopped
2 green onions, white and green parts, chopped
3 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp white wine vinegar
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
In a large pot combine the wheat berries and enough water to come 2 inches over the wheat berries. Bring to a boil and cook uncovered for 1 hour, or until tender. Drain and let cool.
In a large bowl, combine the wheat berries, almonds, asparagus, currants, green onions, olive oil and vinegar. Season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground pepper.
TELL US: What's your favorite food to bring to a potluck or BBQ?
Janel Ovrut, MS RD LDN, loves experimenting with vegetarian and vegan cooking. Read her food blog, Eat Well with Janel, and follow her on Twitter @DietitianJanel. Catch up on her previous posts here.


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Live music listings for the week of Dec. 6
Published: Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at 12:34 p.m.
101 DOWNTOWN: 201 SE Second Ave., 376-4177. Wednesday: Scott Wilson Jazz Band.
1982 BAR: 919 W. University Ave. Tonight: Frameworks, All Get Out. Friday: Ant Pocket Tee and Thread Pit Party. Saturday: Waxed Curbs, The Partials, Dan Potthast, Playground Heroes.
AMELIA'S RESTAURANT: 235 S. Main St., 373-1919. Wednesday: Swanson-Hill jazz duo.
ATLANTIC: 15 N. Main St. Saturday: Gainesville Roller Rebels' Black & Blue Ball w/, DJ Kentuckyy Ultraviolet.
BACKSTAGE LOUNGE: 1315 S. Main St., 373-0281. Friday: Undeserved, The Surroundings, Mike Llerena. Monday and Tuesday: Karaoke. Wednesday: Open mic/jam.
BALLYHOO GRILL: 3700 W. University Ave., 373-0059. Tuesday: Marty Liquori and Friends. Wednesday: Killer B's.
BEEF 'O' BRADY'S: 1999 NW 43rd St., 338-7771. Wednesday: Museum of Oddities.
BLUE WATER BAY (Melrose): 319 State Road 26, 475-1928. Sunday: Killer Bs. Tuesday: Killer B's.
DIRTY BAR: 2441 NW 43rd St., 373-1141. Tonight: Clark Hill. Friday: Santa Jam with Malaya, NDGo, Kris Ritchie Band, Anna Marie and Friends. Saturday: Flying Gypsies. Tuesday: Karaoke. Wednesday: Kinky Quizzo.
DIVE PUB AND GRUB: 25 NE First Ave., High Springs, 386-454-5700. Friday: Belmont and Jones. Saturday: The Bridget Kelly Band.
DOS MAMAS: 2017 NE 27th Ave., 505-0369. Friday: The Essex.
EAGLES LANDING: 7118 W. University Ave., 332-4454. Friday: The Chasers, Goodbottom. Saturday: Aunt Jackie.
EMBERS: 3545 W. 34th St., 380-0901. Tonight: Zac Chester Duo. Friday: Karl Weismantel Duo.
EMILIANO'S CAFE: 7 SE First Ave., 375-7381. Wednesday: Karl Weismantel Duo.
FRANCESCA'S TRATTORIA: 4410 NW 25th Place, 378-7152. Sunday: Karl Weismantel Duo.
GAMBLER SALOON: 4401 NW Sixth St., 519-5719. Tonight: Bowman Unplugged. Friday and Saturday: Wolfgang. Wednesday: Karaoke.
GATOR TALES: 5112 NW 34th St., 375-9500. Tonight: Karaoke. Friday: Killer B's. Saturday: Michael J. Monday: Jamie Davis. Tuesday: Karaoke. Wednesday: Moondog.
GREAT OUTDOORS RESTAURANT: 65 N. Main St., High Springs, 386-454-1288. Tonight: Michael J. Friday: String Kings. Saturday: Travelin' Light. Sunday: Mike Johnson. Wednesday: Country Music.
HIGH DIVE: 210 SW Second Ave., 872-5949. Today: Silent Films/Loud Music. Friday: Bang Bang Boom/Pilly Wete (Christmas Show). Saturday: I Fight Dragons, MC Lars, Skyfox, Heart Prevails. Sunday: Southern Culture on the Skids, dblWiDE, Waylon Thornton & the Heavy Hands.
LEONARDO'S 706: 706 W. University Ave., 378-2001. Today: Marty Liquori Jazztet. Monday: Hot Club de Ville.
LIGHTNIN' SALVAGE: 1800 NE 23rd Ave., 395-6622. Tonight: Emmet Carlisle. Friday: Lavell. Tuesday: The Conch. Wednesday: Klezmer Katz.
LILLIAN'S: 112 SE First St., 372-1010. Today-Saturday: All Systems Go. Monday: Jam Night. Wednesday: Karaoke.
LOOSEY'S: 120 SW First Ave., 672-6465. Sunday: Chris Wollard & the Ship Thieves, Grabass Charlestons.
MARS PUB AND ARCADE: 239 W. University Ave, 305-323-4926. Friday: GGaul, Across Tundras, Hellbender, Hollow Leg. Monday: The Sky Captains of Industry. Wednesday: Panic! at Mars w/ VJ Sean Bush.
NAPOLATANO'S: 606 NW 75th St. (Tower Road), 332-6671. Friday: Karaoke. Sunday: 6th Street Rhythm and Blues.
SANTA FE BAR: 23731 S. U.S. 441, High Springs, 386-454-9461. Friday: DJ Wildman. Saturday: Santa Jam with Natalie Nicole and the Li'l Bit More Band, Wade Williams, Justin Freeman, The Drunk Uncle Band, Clarke Hill Band.
SPINDRIFTER LOUNGE: 16130 NW U.S. 441, Alachua, 386-462-9081. Tonight: DJ Wildman. Friday: Barney Rumble. Saturday: Unchained Chaos. Sunday: Santa Jam with Wolfgnag, Darkwater Social, Barney Rumble, Unchained Chaos, EFen, Craigger White, The Seven Feathers, Sin Waggin. Wednesday: DJ Wildman.
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Fair Trade Tea: Promoting a Healthier Environment
Guest Blogger: Katie Bouchard, Sales and Marketing Assistant at Choice Organic Teas, Seattle, WA
Guest blogger Katie Bouchard, Sales and Marketing Assistant at Choice Organic Teas, explains how Fair Trade standards and community development premiums work to promote and preserve the health of the environment on Fair Trade tea gardens and estates.
Fair Trade aims to lift farmers out of poverty around the globe. But beyond improving living and working conditions, it also plays an important role in elevating and maintaining the health of the environment for Fair Trade farms and estates. Through specific standards required for certification, encouragement for farms to transition to organic methods, Fair Trade premiums applied to programs and innovations that have positive environmental impacts, the Fair Trade program helps develop and sustain healthy ecosystems.
Fair Trade Standards
A portion of the requirements for Fair Trade certification sets environmentally responsible criteria for production conditions. For instance, producers must work to protect the natural environment of their gardens and properly manage water usage and waste. Farms and gardens are prohibited from using harmful agricultural chemicals and genetically modified organisms in production. Additionally, minimizing energy use is also encouraged, especially that of non-renewable sources. The higher prices set by Fair Trade ensure that farmers aren't struggling to make a living, which can result in deforestation, erosion, and use of pollutants. By setting standards such as these, long-term sustainability becomes a working goal instead of only an ideal.
Fair Trade & Organics
Though Fair Trade certification doesn't require farms to be organic, it certainly encourages producers to head in that direction. Because harmful chemicals and genetically modified organisms are prohibited, gardens have already taken an important first step in becoming organic. Fair Trade also sets higher prices for organic items, another incentive for farms to convert entirely to organic agriculture. Gardens that are already organic have taken it one step further through the adoption of biodynamic practices, as utilized in the Oothu Singampatti Tea Garden in India and the Greenfield Tea Estate in Sri Lanka.
Community Development Premiums
Fair Trade community development premiums play an important role in reinforcing sustainable and organic farming techniques. The Da Zhang Shan Tea Garden Cooperative in China has implemented training programs funded by Fair Trade premiums to develop knowledge of organic agriculture among workers. The group is dedicated to expanding its membership, improving working conditions and economic efficiency, and spreading knowledge of organic agriculture and environmental sustainability.
In addition to organic efforts, Fair Trade premiums are often used for community improvements that have positive environmental impacts. The Sewpur Tea Estate workers in Assam have used premiums to purchase gas and pressure cookers instead of using firewood, lessoning smoke pollution and respiratory illness. Chamong Tee Exports, which has Fair Trade tea estates in Assam and Darjeeling, has harnessed natural water resources to produce hydroelectric power. Petroleum gas has also been implemented in these estates to limit the need for firewood and deforestation.
Healthy environmental practices not only encourage tea and other commodities to thrive on Fair Trade farms, but also the surrounding ecosystem and the people that live on and work the land. The Fair Trade community development premiums that producers receive allow them to invest soundly in environmental sustainability, knowing that they'll see a return on their efforts. By maintaining the health of the land's ecosystem, Fair Trade farmers ensure a richer and brighter future for themselves and their families.
Katie Bouchard is Sales and Marketing Assistant at Choice Organic Teas in Seattle, Washington. Choice Organic Teas is the first exclusively organic tea company in the U.S. and is also the first to introduce Fair Trade Certified™ teas in North America. Recently, Choice Organic Teas became the first tea company to be Non-GMO Verified. Its earth-friendly packaging and support for renewable energy sources reflect its dedication to quality, sustainability, and social responsibility.


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Radar Music Videos!
I briefly mentioned Radar Music Videos back in May. If you'd love a shot at directing music videos but don't want to spend the next 5 years of your life getting people coffee on a film set, Radar is for you. Filmmakers pitch for commissions and labels get videos tailored to their budget. Perfect symbiosis! I was browsing the "top rated" section and came across this excellent video:
Pegz – What would Happen – Directed by Callum Cooper. Further proof that Radar has a good thing goin'.


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The "Adobe Education Technologies" blog is a true team effort. Founded by John Schuman, it now hosts ten authors from Adobe's education community across the globe. Shortly after the blog's start, John graciously allowed the Education System Engineers at Adobe to join him. With such a broad team we can offer frequent updates, a variety of expertise, and different points of view. Subscribe to our RSS feed or just visit frequently to see what's new and pick up some knowledge to help you use Adobe technology in education. Learn more about each of us …
John Schuman
Solutions Architect
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Los Angeles, California
John Schuman currently holds the title of Senior Worldwide Evangelist for Adobe Systems Inc. John has almost twenty years of experience in the field of digital imaging with over ten of those years focused primarily on web design and graphic technology. John joined Macromedia in 1998 following several years of digital imaging production experience in the San Francisco Bay Area and subsequently served as regional Solutions Engineer for Macromedia in Singapore from 1999 to 2001 where he spoke to thousands of Web professionals across the Asia/Pacific region at seminars and industry events. Upon returning to the U.S. in 2001, he took the role of Senior Education Solutions Engineer, focusing primarily on Higher Education in the North American region. John currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Robert McDaniels
Education SE Manager
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia
Mr. McDaniels has held a variety of technical positions since joining Adobe in May of 2000. He has been an Applications Engineer, a Business Analyst, and a Senior Systems Engineer. In these roles he has supported Adobe's web authoring tools, print publishing tools, digital video applications, and enterprise server solutions. In his current role as the Education SE Manager, he works with Adobe's education sales team to meet with Adobe's education customers and help them find the software solutions they need for teaching, creativity, and productivity. He earned a bachelor of science in electrical engineering from Florida Institute of Technology, and is a Creative Suites Master Certified Expert and a Certified Technical Trainer.
Sam Wong
Solutions Engineer
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Toronto, Ontario
Sam Wong joined Adobe Systems in early 2008 as a Solutions Engineer, specializing in Flash & Flex Frameworks. In his current role, Sam covers HED and K-12 in Canada. Sam's background comes from the developer aspect, where he's managed & directed fully Flash Based Web development studios. Prior to that, Sam was a Database Architect with Oracle & SQL servers, then moving onto several years of Microsoft .NET development, before finally switching into Flex development. He earned his Bachelor of Applied Science in Systems Design Engineering from University of Waterloo, where he specialized in Artificial Intelligence. Sam is an Adobe Certified Expert in Flash, FlashLite, Flex, Acrobat, Lightroom, Onlocation, Premiere Pro, Encore and lightroom.
Tom Petrillo
Senior Solutions Engineer
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Chicago, IL
Tom Petrillo is a Senior Solutions Engineer at Adobe Systems. He has been with Adobe System for 13 years working in a variety of roles with publishing, printing and advertising customers. His focus is InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat. Prior to joining Adobe Systems, Tom provided training on scanners, imagesetters, and imposition products for Linotype-Hell. He has also worked as a commercial photographer and taught photography at the university level.
On a personal note Tom enjoys hiking and photographing in the American Southwest. His photographs of Rock Art an Ansazi dwellings have recently been on exhibit at the Museum of the American Indian in Evanston, Il.
Richard John Jenkins
Senior Systems Engineer
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Ventura, California
Richard John Jenkins' background is in the Photojournalism, Film, Screenwriting, Neon Design, Multimedia, Web Publishing Tools, Technology Training, and Search Engine Marketing industries. During his varied career Richard aligned himself with Macromedia Inc. (acquired by Adobe Systems). He was invited to join Macromedia's esteemed Systems Engineer (SE) team in 1998 focusing on the HED and K12 markets. As part of the Macromedia SE team Richard evangelized Macromedia's products to over 38,000 people at over two hundred fifty schools, twenty five user groups, one hundred thirty seven companies, plus presenting at dozens of public seminars, workshops, webinars and webcast all over the U.S. and Canada. Richard has also worked for Corel Inc. as their Education Business Development Manager where he resurrected their dormant education markets. Richard is also a recognized Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Pay Per Click (PPC) expert in the top three search engine PPC systems: MSN AdCenter, Yahoo Search Marketing and Google AdWords. Richard currently has a bestselling SEO training series produced by Lynda.com on Amazon.com.
Brian Chau
Education Sales Engineer
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Australia and New Zealand
Brian Chau is the Education Sales Engineer for Adobe Australia and New Zealand. Brian has been working for Adobe/Macromedia for over 10 years and is an Adobe Certified Expert in Dreamweaver and Flash. Brian is very experienced in web technologies and is a frequent speaker at Adobe seminars, tradeshows and education events. He also has his own blog at http://brianchau.wordpress.com where he shares his knowledge and thoughts on Adobe software.
Apart from work, Brian has great interests in all the latest and greatest (or smallest) electronic gadgets. He dreams one day he can have a robot that can be his lifelong friend/partner.
Rick Miller
Senior Systems Engineer
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Pasadena, California
Rick Miller is a Senior Solutions Engineer for Education at Adobe Systems where he helps Adobe's education customers find the solutions they need to enhance the pedagogical experiences of their students. Before working at Adobe Systems, Rick taught Photoshop/Digital Imaging at the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA, and Digital Design at Cal Poly Pomona University, so he's cognizant of the unique challenges that face educators. Rick is an Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop, Lightroom, and Acrobat Connect. Additionally, Rick is an expert in color management. Moreover, Rick is a professional photographer who is certified on the Leaf and Phase One digital backs. Rick continues to consult with Law Enforcement agencies in the Forensic application of Photoshop.
Patrick Koster
Senior Solutions Engineer
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Orlando, Florida
Patrick joined Adobe Systems in 2006 as a senior solutions engineer. In his current role he works with Adobe's education sales team to understand and address the technology needs of K-12 administrators, faculty, and students using Adobe software and solutions. For eight years prior to joining the company Patrick provided hands-on Adobe training and consulting for customers across the United States as an Adobe Certified Instructor. He earned a bachelor of science in systems engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point, and is a multiple product Adobe Certified Expert and Certified Technical Trainer.
Timothy Plumer, Jr.
Senior Solutions Engineer
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Gorham, ME
Tim (or Mr. Plumer) has been working with and for Adobe since 1998. He has covered products as diverse as Adobe's print tools, the web tools, the Acrobat family of products, and our technical publishing product line. In his current role as a Sr. Solutions Engineer for the Education sales team, he works to place Adobe technologies into the context of the needs of our Higher Education customers. Tim has worked in and around Higher Education since leaving the University of Maine system in 1992 with a Bachelor's degree in Zoology. He has worked in Student Life and has taught–as faculty–ways to use Adobe Creative Suite software in an efficient communications workflow. He is an Adobe Certified Expert in Adobe Acrobat 8, Adobe Photoshop CS3, Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional 7, and Adobe Presenter 7, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom software, and uses those tools to support his is current passion for eLearning. He enjoys helping people to best extend the reach and effectiveness of teaching through the use of Adobe technologies such as PDF and Flash.
Steve Adler
Solutions Engineer, Acrobat Specialist
Adobe Systems, Inc.
New York, New York
Steve Adler joined Adobe Systems in 2008 as an Acrobat Specialist and is now a member of the distinguished solutions team for Adobe's North American Education Group. After working for many years in as a certified educator, technology coordinator, and education consultant, Steve's focus is on integrating Adobe solutions with a special emphasis on Acrobat for education. Prior to joining Adobe Steve developed training and curricula; consulting with schools, universities, and corporations on effectively integrating a variety of Adobe applications in the workplace and the eLearning environment. Working extensively with commercial publishing, media, advertising, and legal firms has given him valuable insight on how to best integrate Adobe's offerings across the educational landscape for building strong communications and collaboration skills. Steve has served on numerous faculties including The School of Visual Arts in New York and Stanford University's Digital Media Academy. He is passionate about empowering the educational community to improve educational processes, integrate curriculum, and prepare learners for the challenges ahead.
Scott Trudeau
Senior Solutions Engineer,
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Corpus Christi,Texas
Scott has a graduate degree in Educational Technology and spent five years integrating Adobe software into his math and science classes. He later worked as a technology consultant serving numerous school districts throughout Texas. Scott has spent the last couple of years traveling around the country presenting on "all things Adobe" at various conferences and educational institutions and is a self-proclaimed "Adobe-holic".
Felix Goh
Education Specialist,
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Southeast Asia
Felix joined Adobe in June 2009 as an Education Specialist/SE for the Southeast Asia region. His product knowledge and areas of specialization include Adobe's Creative solutions, as well as in the communication and collaboration solutions like Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Connect. He brings with him several years of hands-on experience in the training and software industry as a Training Manager for the Adobe Creative Suite software. He taught these useful digital media skills to school students in Singapore and sparked them to make use of Adobe's technology in they're studies. His current role at Adobe is to focus on Education segment customers, delivering product presentations and demos at key Education events in Southeast Asia region.


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slawkenbergius - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkCould you post a copy of your .icc for this screen for download? Reply
cheinonen - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkIf you'd like a nice article on why simply copying settings, or an .icc file, won't really help, you can read this piece:
This is why I don't post settings or files with display reviews. There are too many variables involved to know if it is helping or hurting. Reply
JarredWalton - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkWhat Chris said, but if you want to try them, I made two: one with "native" white levels and one targeting D65. Download them both here:
The "Native" is less accurate but you don't lose maximum brightness, which can be important on a laptop. Reply
fabarati - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkThat's not quite an accurate comparison when it comes to laptops. The out of the box calibration on laptops is generally so bad that even copied settings offer you much improved performance. Especially since there are no OSD controls and it's all done in software. You just have to make sure that it is, in fact, the same panel. Reply
kevin_newell - Thursday, October 09, 2014 - linkEither way, it doesn't change the fact that there are a lot better options on the market. /Kevin from http://www.consumertop.com/best-laptop-guide/ Reply
hybrid2d4x4 - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkI winced at reading the part about "Torx screw silliness". What would you have preferred? The ubiquitous, shitty philips-head screws that cam out and are a massive pain in the ass to remove if overtorqued? I think that using torx deserves praise, not criticism. Reply
Kill16by9TN - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkI wholeheartedly second that! Reply
kevith - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkIn deed, yes! Reply
kallogan - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkI love Torx screws Reply
ijozic - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - link+1 as I recently had to disassemble my old Dell Precision and one of the screws was too tight so it got damaged (the screw head hole is shallow compared to the screwdriver) and it starts to become almost impossible to remove (have to use a flat head screwdriver, but there's less and less to grab on).
Regarding the side button issue, when I use an external display with my Precision, I often wish it had a side button to turn it on.. Reply
JarredWalton - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkThe "silliness" was more in reference to the hidden torx screws under the pads. Let me clarify that in the text. Reply
evilspoons - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkYes! Torx screws are better given the same physical size, and the screwdrivers aren't exactly expensive or anything. I'd much rather have to spend an extra five minutes finding a Torx driver than strip out a friggin' Philips. Reply
KaarlisK - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkIn 2011, I bought a laptop that weights 1.7kg and has a 35W TDP CPU, and as a result, the CPU and the integrated graphics could actually both boost at the same time.
Now we're being offered 1.9-2.5 kilo laptops with 17W CPUs and rather inconsistent performance, especially in games.
It seems silly, especially since the idle power consumption is the mostly same and the prices, at least for Ivy Bridge, were mostly similar. Reply
mtoma - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkI think Jarred (and many other ethusiasts) have huge expectations from the displays. Sure, everybody wants 1080p (or higher) IPS displays, but at what cost? Let's not forget that many people don't have many thousands of dollars per month in order to afford such beautiful displays/products. For example, why should'nt be enough an 720p or IPS panel on a 14 or 15 inch laptop? I remember back in 2007 I had an 15,6 inch Fujitsu laptop with a 1280x800 pixels. It wasn't great at all, but it was getting the work done. Remember, a greater display resolution demands much more from the graphichs, and that leads to bigger power consumption. More doesn't always mean better.
Regards, Reply
KaarlisK - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkA better display is simply _the_ worthwhile upgrade in the era of "good enough" computing.
I have a Sandy i3 laptop and a Core 2 Duo desktop, and since I do not much game (or convert videos/run scientific simulations), I still do not feel a need to upgrade my CPU (I do have fast storage and lots of RAM).
More and more I've been catching myself on the thought that my next upgrade might be a ~24'' monitor with high DPI, if one arrives for a reasonable price. With the laptop it is similar – it does everything it is asked to, so the only incentive to upgrade is either a way better screen (better colors and high DPI), or the same performance and OS support in a tablet/phone sized package. Reply
sheh - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkNevermind the resolution, a poor TN is a horrible thing. I'd want laptop makers to use *decent* TNs as minimum, though really I'd prefer something better than TN (with decent response pixel times).
I recently got an Asus 15.6" laptop (500-600$ in the US). The TN screen is horrendous. The specs say it's something like 15+30 degrees vertically, but that's a lie. It's more like 0 degrees. There's no single angle where you can see the whole screen undistorted. Maybe if you watch it from 2-3 meter away. Horizontal angles aren't good either, but are less of a problem. I wonder why they don't rotate the panel 90 degrees, as vertical is more important in laptops. The 6-bit dithering is not difficult to notice. The pixel response time isn't too good. And looking at technical specs, it seems there are even worse TN screens being made!
Now, you can get such panels on eBay for about $50. That's for a very poor 6-bit 1366x768 TN. For $150 you can get a 15.6" 1920x1080 S-IPS 10-bit. $100 difference in end user price going from super poor to very good:
You can probably find decent 6-bit 1366x768 IPSes for less than $100. Reply
sheh - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkBTW, I didn't say anything about contrast because I don't know what it is. The contrast is variable across the screen (mostly vertically), as are the colors (is this pink or orange? is it dark purple or light? is there a vertical gradient here or is it a solid color?). Reply
Pfffman - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkI don't think Jarred expects people to buy laptops monthly let alone every year so investing in a nicer screen is still reasonable.
When the asking price for the laptop is $1300, 1080 would seem to be expected. Touch is a nice extra. Generally Anandtech will scale their screen expectations according to price. They do have a high emphasis on screen though. They generally only okay TN panels if they are the really good ones or the laptop is clearly budget targeted.
In this time, it might be hard to get a 1280x720 or 1280x800 IPS screen at 14 inch. The panel manufacturers might not bother with it any more. Reply
piroroadkill - Sunday, August 25, 2013 - linkWhile your old laptop may have had a crap display - many others had old laptops which did not. I have a laptop from 2004~ that has a 15" 1920x1200 screen, a Dell Precision which also has a 15" 1920x1200 screen, an old Dell with a 1400x1050 14".. etc.
My favourite laptop and the one I'm on right now is a Sony Vaio Z12, 13.3" 1600x900, and so light. But I added the previous examples to show that some people have ALREADY had higher res screens, and are bewildered that options lack today.
I think the screen on this particular Acer is probably just fine - once calibrated, so they probably should do that from the factory - but I honestly would love to drop the touchscreen entirely, and have a matte finish. But that's me. It would even save some money. Reply
dareo - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - link"The V7-582PG-6421 has a 15.6" 1080p IPS display, but the CPU is a Core i5-4200U and the GPU is a rather questionable GT 720M"
I've been considering this model mainly because of the larger display, which only adds 0.5 lbs to the weight, and my eyes aren't what they used to be so the extra screen real estate is needed. It would be great if it were as light as some previous generations of the Samsung Series 9, but you can't have everything.
Taking into account the following use cases, will the lower CPU & GPU specs on the 6421 really make a difference to me?:
At home office (connected to an external 24" monitor):
- Word, Excel, Powerpoint
- email
- web browsing
- occasional hobbyist use of 3D Home Architect
On the road:
- Word, Excel, Powerpoint
- email
- web browsing
- watching videos on flights
While display size at home is irrelevant since I have the external monitor, I find that my current laptop with a 13.3" display doesn't cut it (for me) on the road when working with the MS-Office suite. Since the laptop is nearly 4 years old and starting to give me some problems, the timing of the new Haswell-based laptops is spot on and I'm looking to get one by the end of the year. Right now there just doesn't seem to be too many options for a new generation (processor & touchscreen) 15" minimal-compromise ultrabook at a decent price. Calling the V7-582PG-6421 an ultrabook might be a stretch, but it weights the same as my current smaller-screen laptop so it's acceptable.
Should I be waiting for something else that's just on the horizon? Are there other alternatives to the V7-582PG-6421 that I should be considering? Reply
lmcd - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkI'd personally bet you don't even need the dGPU. I'd consider picking up an ultrabook with the right size screen and screen res.
I can't judge 3D Home Architect but based on what I'm seeing it seems legacy. I think iGPU graphics should handle it just fine, and again, a dGPU would be wasted.
I'd strongly recommend picking a Haswell-only model, though I'd consider waiting to see what Haswell with Iris HD Pro brings (power consumption).
One last question though: what screen res is that 24 inch monitor? 1920x1080 will be fine (and I don't think much else exists at that screen size) but I wonder how well 1440p would run off an iGPU (probably not that well). Reply
JarredWalton - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkYeah, what lmcd said. For the applications you're running, the dGPU isn't needed -- it's just taking space and perhaps a little bit of power. I'd estimate the 720M is only about 30-50% faster than the HD 4400, so if you could get something with HD 5000 the gap would be even smaller. We've got a laptop with Iris Pro 5200 Graphics inbound, but the cost may be too high relative to Optimus models to make it worthwhile.
Of course, if you can't find another laptop with a decent 1080p display for less than $1050, the 15.6" V7 isn't terrible -- it's just not as good (IMO) as the smaller V7. Reply
Bob Todd - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkI'm assuming that's a 47W quad you've got coming from the SKUs I've seen, but any insights into when we'll see the dual core 28W HD 5100 parts? My wallet is begging to be abused by a very portable machine that can last 12 hours in light duty and still play most current games (~720p/low). Preferably before my next flight to India :/. Reply
dareo - Sunday, August 25, 2013 - linkThanks for the feedback. Since I'm giving myself to the end of the year for making the purchase, I'll throw this one into the spreadsheet that I'm using for evaluating alternatives. Reply
dareo - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkThe monitor res is 1920x1080 as you suspected which, for what I do, is just fine.
I'd agree that the iGPU is fine for 90% of what I do so that definitely makes it good enough. Nevertheless, that last 10% (3D Home Architect) can be frustrating at times. My current laptop has a Core i5 M430 and a GeForce 310M. Doing a 3D walkthrough of complex drawings is very choppy. Reply
rootheday - Sunday, August 25, 2013 - linkBased on the benchmarks at notebookcheck.net, haswell iGpu in ultrabook 15w skus (hd4200, hd4400) are about 2x the performance of the 310m. Reply
powerfox - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkAccording to various things I've read online, that port on the back may or may not be a Mini DisplayPort. Are you able to test if it is and if 2560x1440 output is possible? I've been considering this computer, but connecting it to my U2711 is important to me. Thanks. Reply
JarredWalton - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkSadly, I don't even had a DisplayPort capable LCD, let alone one with 1440p support. I've been using a couple older 30" DL-DVI displays for years, and have no reason to upgrade yet (and no space for another display). Acer calls it a mini-VGA, but you need an adapter for that, and apparently they also support a few other things with the port via adapters. But they do not guarantee displays will work. This is all based on information from the R7 though -- they don't have a spec sheet for the V7 posted yet, oddly enough.
http://acer.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3... Reply
hfm - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkPersonally, for gaming, moving away from native resolution is the worst thing you can do. The Razer 14 even with it's questionable panel is in a different league for gaming concerns. Reply
davejake - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkJarred, your reviews are the only ones I've really come to trust as I'm shopping for a new laptop. Thanks for the level-headed subjective analysis combined with the well-analyzed raw data. Whatever compensation you get for doing these reviews... it should be more!
The only thing that is stopping me from snagging this laptop right now is that the specs on the (ever?) forthcoming Gigabyte p34g and p35k look compelling-- like the V7 on steroids without the touchscreen. What's the "major flaw" that you're concerned about with those? I, and I'm guessing many others, would be interested in your assessment. I'm guessing price, heat, battery life, and availability are the likely "gotchas." Thanks! Reply
JarredWalton - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkBuild quality is an unknown, as is battery life and some other factors, but the bigger issue is that you just can't get it yet, at least in the US. I need to ping Gigabyte and see what's up, as the only place I can find it in the US says, "This product is not available and cannot be purchased. It has been discontinued by the manufacturer or vendor." But it might simply be in the pre-release phase. Reply
GrammarNietzsche - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkThe "major flaw" with the P34G seems to be its TN panel. source: http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/laptops/1300168/gig...
You can also see the color shift on YouTube videos of the P34G. Reply
davejake - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkThe Gigabyte specs page claims it to be 1080p AHVA (~IPS)
This might be another obnoxious case of the various country models being different.
Also, thanks Jarred for the response. The "Gigabyte NB" facebook page keeps talking about early september availability for the p34g-- later for the the p35k-- but I'm trying to not hold my breath. Reply
Samunosuke - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkBeen looking forward to this review ever since you mentioned it was coming, in your R7 review. I believe this particular SKU is seriously overpriced. The model available on the US ncix website comes with an i5-4200U, GT 750m 4GB,same 1080p IPS touchscreen and 500GB + 24GB storage for $899. To me this is a far better value proposition than the $1300 model. The i5 might be a bottleneck in some games but its not going to be too different from the i7.
Comparing this to the Asus N550 and I feel that the N550JV-DB72T is a far better deal with an i7-4700HQ, same GT 750m (2GB), 1080p IPS touchscreen,all aluminum body, max 16GB RAM and 3 USB 3.0 ports. Although the Acer has an msata slot for ssd's, the Asus has an optical drive where the mechanical drive can be put while a 2.5" ssd occupies the main HDD slot. Weight and thickness favour the Acer but I'm willing to accept that. The Acer is $1066 for the touchscreen version and $969 for the matte non touch. Absolute no brainer. Reply
JarredWalton - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkThe ASUS N550 does weigh about 1.5 pounds more, let's not forget that, and it looks like the same basic design as the N56JV, which was good but still rather bulky, with more plastic in the chassis. If you're after something with higher performance than the V7, there are many options out there; if you want what is basically a gaming Ultrabook that can handle any moderate task you might throw at it, I think the V7-482PG strikes a nice balance. I would like to have the option for a 1080p matte non-touch if it could save $150, but sadly there isn't one.
Funny enough, the NCIX version of the V7 is apparently a Canadian model (http://store.acer.com/store/acerna/en_CA/pd/ThemeI... This is one of the frustrating things with Acer, ASUS, and a lot of other OEMs: they have good SKUs that are only released in specific markets, and often I can't figure out why. I've never tried ordering from NCIX before, but for $899 (though it's backordered), the V7-482PG-6662 is basically giving you a slower CPU, smaller HDD and less RAM for $400 less. Of course, that's a "street price" and I suspect the 9884 street prices might end up in the $1100-$1200 range, making it a more reasonable upgrade. Reply
GrammarNietzsche - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkThe 9884 is available on the US NCIX site as well. I couldn't link it in this comment, so you'll have to remove the (dot)
http://us.ncix(dot)com/products/?sku=83180&vpn... Reply
JBaich - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkCongrats to Acer for reversing course on the "race to the bottom". RTTB
Sadly, it might be another 10 years for me before the name Acer doesn't resonate with garbage. They will, and should, suffer for a build-em-and-sell-em-cheap strategy. I'm not convinced. Reply
Anonymous1a - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkI was wondering, given that the processor, despite being an i7, is still a ULT processor, and not even a quad-core, will this not be a limiting factor to the graphics card and will this laptop be able to render graphically challenging games? Reply
JarredWalton - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkThe majority of games still don't really need more than one or two CPU cores, and with Turbo Boost you're still able to hit 2.7-3.0GHz on the i7-4500U. With a faster GPU it would be more of a bottleneck, but the GT 750M is clearly tapped out in most titles already, at least at our Mainstream settings. (You'll notice that overclocking the GPU RAM didn't help on the Value settings, but that could be more the GPU core not needing more RAM than a CPU bottleneck; I'd have to investigate more to say for certain.) I think a GTX 765M would probably be where we see the shift to being CPU bound with a ULT processor, but even then you can usually get >40FPS from the CPU if the GPU can manage, so you can turn up details to compensate if you had a faster GPU.
This is where the MSI GX60 runs into problems with some games, as single-threaded performance of the A10 APUs is still significantly slower than even the ULV/ULT parts. It's pretty sad that an Ultrabook with a much slower GPU can outperform it in several of the games, even at Mainstream detail. Reply
just2btecky - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkAcer Aspire V7-482PG-9884 has a funky name I'll never remember. I aspire:) for a name that's really cute. Reply
tackle70 - Saturday, August 24, 2013 - linkI guess I'm just a computing dinosaur... I do almost all my work on desktops, and while I love a laptop as a backup portable work/netflix/whatever box, I just can't stomach the thought of spending $1k+ on one.
My 2.5 year old $450 HP Probook 4430s may have a fugly screen and not be the thinnest or fastest thing out there, but I can't see replacing it anytime soon for how I need to use a laptop. Reply
Impulses - Sunday, August 25, 2013 - linkGuess that makes me a bit of a dinosaur too... Or just a geek and a gamer, I've been thinking of getting a laptop for a while to replace an aging netbook but between my desktop and my tablet I tend to use the netbook a whole lot less than I used to...
And I wouldn't be happy with a budget laptop (let alone another netbook) if it weighed half a dozen pounds or had a crap screen (not after getting 3x24" IPS displays for the desktop and looking at the new Nexus 7 display...). Work needs might eventually force my hand tho, and while I'd like a system like this Acer I'd probably opt for something slightly cheaper/lighter without a dGPU. Reply
et20 - Sunday, August 25, 2013 - linkGood review. Thank you.
Please stop saying "the only company that can get away with charging Apple prices is Apple".
It's stupid and insulting.
It's insulting to Acer and the other manufacturers to imply that they don't deserve proper margins for developing good products.
It's insulting to consumers to imply that most of them are not discerning enough to pay what a good product is worth.
It's insulting to Apple to imply that they somehow "get away" with making more than subsistence profits for building good products.
It's insulting to Apple product users to imply that they're been fooled into paying more than rock bottom prices for good products.
So just stop with this BS and admit that Mac and PC hardware offer largely the same value for money. Reply
JarredWalton - Sunday, August 25, 2013 - linkYou can say "it's insulting" all you want, but that doesn't make it true. The reasons for why Apple can charge more are numerous, but just to cover a few:
1) Brand recognition
2) Good products
3) Unique OS
4) An ecosystem that many users like
I don't personally like Apple products enough to own them, other than an iPod Touch I got from work, but they do get plenty of things right. There is however no question that Apple charges a significant premium on their products; the old joke is "everyone buys two, so if you have a problem the first replacement is free, no questions asked." To suggest that they're "largely the same value for money" is stupid and insulting to anyone that can do math. Let me go over it again:
MacBook Air 13: $1300, Acer V7-482PG-9884: $1300
On the Apple side:
Build quality: minor win for Apple; let's be generous and call it $100
256GB SSD: $100 more than 24GB + 1TB HDD
Thunderbolt: $50 (again, being more than generous)
+$250 relative value
On the Acer side:
Better 1080p AHVA LCD: $75 more than 1400x900 TN
Touchscreen: $100 extra
Faster i7 CPU: $150 more than i5-4250U
GT 750M: $100 add on
+$425 in relative value (BoM costs)
So right there, with some math that's very kind to Apple, we have at least a $175 additional profit margin for the MacBook Air 13 (upgraded model). If we were to go through all of the components for both laptops and figure out a realistic BoM, I figure Apple's total profit margin on the upgraded MBA13 is roughly twice what Acer makes off the V7-482PG. And yet, Apple will sell 10X or maybe even 100X MBA13 as Acer will of the V7-482PG.
Oh, but to suggest that Apple can charge more because they're Apple is stupid and insulting. I forgot. Reply
teiglin - Sunday, August 25, 2013 - linkIt's a bit silly to add after Jarred's clear (and snarky) response, but any discussion of "value" has to bear in mind that many factors that influence value are subjective. On the Apple front in particular, I was in the market for a 13" laptop recently and strongly considered the MBA, thanks largely to touchpad quality, plus the unique availability of HD5000 vs. HD4400 in all the available ultrabooks. However, for me, shipping OSX is mostly a downside--it adds the cost of a Windows license to my purchase, not to mention a nonstandard keyboard layout under Windows.
So value is in the eye of the beholder. The fact that Macs have higher profit margins than most Windows boxes is not an insult to Mac users; it just means that Mac users are willing to pay more money for less hardware, in order to get the other benefits of owning a Mac. Life would be simpler if Apple fanboys (really, fanboys of all stripes) would be a little less touchy about perceived attacks on themselves or their company. Reply
Impulses - Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - linkTo me, the only strong value proposition involved with a Macbook is the fact that after 2-3 years of use someone's likely to pay me 2-3x for it what an equivalent Windows laptop PC would be worth at that point... Resale value's not enough of a reason for me to deal with bootcamp etc tho. They're nice systems and all, just not for me.
I'm not sure when companies started deserving higher margins or not or howthis somehow became a moral issue... Brand recognition and PR (backed up by solid build quality) sells and can easily inflate a product's worth, don't be naive and try to pretend otherwise. Reply
ananduser - Sunday, August 25, 2013 - linkThere is no shame in charging extra for the brand. If you truly believe that your company makes premium products, then you must price accordingly. You may buy macs for their technical nuances and exclusivities, but I'm afraid you're in the minority. So, unless you need OSX, you're relatively paying more for less; Jarred above me is right. Reply
joe_dude - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkThe Canadian model of the V7 is far better in terms of price point. As for Apple, they will always be "pay more for less". Also, battery life would last longer if the extra diagnostics were turned off, since Windows continually writes that info to disk. It's for enterprise/network use (which is something Apple doesn't have to worry about). Reply
dareo - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkIs it possible to easily swap out the 24GB SSD Cache on this model with a Samsung 840 EVO 256GB SSD, using it as the primary drive for the OS and apps, and reserving the HDD for documents? Reply
JarredWalton - Monday, August 26, 2013 - linkFrom the hardware side, it's easy. On the software side, you'll basically want to do a clean install of the OS and you wouldn't want ExpressCache running as you would have no need for it. For most of our readers, I'd guess doing a clean Win8 install is simple enough, particularly if they're willing to open up the laptop and replace the mSATA drive in the first place. :-) Reply
damianrobertjones - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - link"I'm frequently amazed at how much better battery life is with Apple hardware under OS X" - I didn't see this in the last gen of macbooks
I hope that this machine, as well as the Sony, is mentioned in future battery sections as the Mac DOES NOT PROVIDE the best battery life.
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/laptops/383785/dell... Reply
JarredWalton - Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - linkTheir "Light" battery test is not the same test that we use, nor is it at the same brightness setting. The MacBook Air 13 Haswell model gets 11.03 hours while loading four web pages every 60 seconds with the LCD at ~200 nits. They measured 12.68 hours of battery life doing what? "The light-use test is the absolute longest you can expect the battery to last with careful power management." That sounds like they're doing nothing, equivalent to our old "Idle" battery life testing from last year, and possibly at minimum brightness.
We haven't been doing Idle testing for 2013, but on laptops tested previously idle battery life was typically 20% to as much as 40% more than what we got on our Internet testing. Our new Light test is our old Internet test with the LCD at 200 nits, so basically take the MBA13 result and multiply by at least 1.2 to be fair, and possibly as much as 1.4. That means the MBA13 under OS X while idle could easily hit 15+ hours, which would be more than any Windows laptop manages with a similar size battery.
Basically, you have to make sure you're comparing apples to apples when it comes to battery life testing. If a site doesn't completely document how they're testing, you can't do that. Reply
willstay - Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - link"Anand didn't test Windows battery life with the new MBA13" - I wish he did. No one has done it with MBA13 yet. Reply
ihleonard - Saturday, August 31, 2013 - linkSince these don't seem to be available/on display in store anywhere, I want to get some idea of what they feel like before I take the plunge and get one. Are there any Acers (or other laptops) with a similar keyboard feel that are widely available in store; I just want to make sure that the low travel is ok.
Thanks Reply
Otunia - Monday, September 02, 2013 - linkThis PC shows why 16:9 screens are bad. I'm writing this comment on an old 16:10 laptop which is as wide as this new Acer and guess? My screen is 15" thanks to all those extra vertical pixels.
There are two extra downsides of this PC: the memory limit at 12 GB (why not two 8+8 GB unsoldered slots? For the extra thinness? Who cares!) and the glossy screen. So even if the keyboard and the touchpad turn to be super we are left with a subpar screen and constrained memory. The rotational disk would be OK if it can be upgraded later on.
A good attempt but please try again. Hint: just clone the 16:10 matte MBP 15" and perfect it by letting people upgrade its parts. Reply
Hrel - Tuesday, September 03, 2013 - linkWhile I'm sure Microsoft is pushing for manufacturers to include touchscreens; it adds NO value right now. So the problem then becomes, if you include a touchscreen you can't charge for it. Which means reduced margins. I'm certainly not going to pay for it. This thing is at least $100 too expensive.
Looks like a good machine though, if I could find it on sale for 1K I'd probably buy it. Reply
ziotoo - Sunday, September 08, 2013 - linkHey jared (or any v7 owner)
My laptop died and thought of upgrading to the acer v7
The question is: i do design on my laptop, both 2d (photoshop, vectorial, animation, video editing) as well as 3d (from cad to maya/max). This is the first mainstream laptop i see with a decent dedicated graphic solution, and since i also do photo retouching you pretty much sold me on the screen. I travel a lot and the v7 is light and has the perfect screen format for me. It's also 1000eur in europe, wich is a really good price for this kind of product.
The problem is the i5 cpu. I've had a first gen i7 (i think 720 qm) quad core cpu for the past years and it was enough for me. But i'm scared that the acer v7 will actually offer worse performance with its 4th gen dual core i5 than my old laptop. Am i right to be worried? And would an i7 4500u actually be much better, even though that's also a dual core? It's gettong very hard to find quad core cpus in the 2kg weight range.
Thanks a lot. Reply
ziotoo - Sunday, September 08, 2013 - linkForgot to add: the 14 inch configuration in europe only sports an i5. The rest is unchanged Reply
hellermercer - Friday, November 22, 2013 - linkI need powerfull speakers!!!! Reply
hellermercer - Friday, November 22, 2013 - linkI need powerfull speakers!!!! Reply
Yoshibear123 - Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - linkI found this at best buy (Canada) for only $850, seems like a total steal. My only concern is how reliable Acer is in terms of customer service, and more importantly if the warranty is any good, but otherwise I'm very surprised that no one seems to have heard about it.
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/acer-acer-v7-1... Reply
Yoshibear123 - Wednesday, January 29, 2014 - linkhttp://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/acer-acer-v7-1... Reply


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I have seen some SAWEEEEEET lamps out there right now with spheres on the lamp bases.
I wanted to try and make my own version, but it has taken me a few weeks to come up with a worthy alternative for the lamp base. If I used styrofoam, it wouldn't look smooth. If I used circles of wood, it would cost too much.
So, I let it mull around my brain for awhile, and then it dawned on me! What if I used CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS!?!? I have a ba-dillion of the plastic Christmas ornaments in my garage!
When I was explaining my idea to Awesomeness (my husband) he was NOT catching my vision. Does this ever happen to you? Some people are blessed with the ability to visualize the finishing product of a project. I'm lucky to be one of those people. Awesomeness, is not one of those people. So, after the projects are done, he usually really likes what I've done. But, to get him on the same page as me, takes some persuasion at times.
I tend to think up some CRAZY ideas at times, so he may think I'm off my rocker for good reason! 🙂
But, this particular project was sooo much fun once I convinced him to be on my side. Sidenote: I wish I had the ability to know which power tools to use because then I wouldn't have to use my persuasion skills so much. 😉
So, I started by acquiring a tall lamp at the local D.I. (Utah's version of Goodwill). The lamp cost $8.00. I wanted it to be tall because I wanted to take it with me to Good Things Utah and a tall lamp fit in with my plan.
Here are the before pictures:
We took the lamp apart to allow the Christmas ornaments to slide over the lamp pole. We actually had to cut the lamp electric cord to do this. Luckily the hubsters knows how to fix it.
Next, I chose which size of ornaments I wanted to use and cut holes in them with a WHOLE saw…on the Good Things Utah segment, I said "BAND" saw….I really don't know what I'm talking about when it comes to power tools! I need lessons. Maybe Awesomeness will teach me if I ask him nicely with a batch of his favorite cookies.
Anywho…next we stacked the ornaments onto the lamp pole alternating between the big ornaments and the small ornaments. We measured before hand to make sure that we had enough ornaments to fit the pole perfectly.
Originally I thought I would need to hot glue the ornaments into place, but they fit so perfectly and snuggly that gluing them was not needed.
After it got done, I LOVED the result. In fact, the orange was awesome! But, remember, I'm a FREAK about orange. I love it. But, I still primed it (with KILZ) and painted it (with Krylon purple) to achieve my original plan.
All we had to do at this point was reattach the lamp parts and splice the electrical wire back together.
It went perfect in my girls' room.
I must admit, I kind of wanted it for MY room! 🙂
But, once I promised it to them for their room, it was a done deal. No way were they willing to give it up!
I love the end result. So spunky and CUTE!!! And the best part!?!? The total cost: Less than $15.00!!! I love coming up with thrifty alternatives for what I see out there. It's my favorite!
Think of all the COLORS!! It would even be GREAT white!
Linking to:
Linked up at Melissa at The Inspired Room's Paint Party!


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Charles Dickens
About the Author
Charles Dickens was born in a little house in Landport, Portsea, England, on February 7, 1812. The second of eight children, he grew up in a family frequently beset by financial insecurity. At age eleven, Dickens was taken out of school and sent to work in London backing warehouse, where his job was to paste labels on bottles for six shillings a week. His father John Dickens, was a warmhearted but improvident man. When he was condemned the Marshela Prison for unpaid debts, he unwisely agreed that Charles should stay in lodgings and continue working while the rest of the family joined him in jail. This three-month separation caused Charles much pain; his experiences as a child alone in a huge city–cold, isolated with barely enough to eat–haunted him for the rest of his life.
When the family fortunes improved, Charles went back to school, after which he became an office boy, a freelance reporter and finally an author. With Pickwick Papers (1836-7) he achieved immediate fame; in a few years he was easily the post popular and respected writer of his time. It has been estimated that one out of every ten persons in Victorian England was a Dickens reader. Oliver Twist (1837), Nicholas Nickleby (1838-9) and The Old Curiosity Shop (1840-41) were huge successes. Martin Chuzzlewit (1843-4) was less so, but Dickens followed it with his unforgettable, A Christmas Carol (1843), Bleak House (1852-3), Hard Times (1854) and Little Dorrit (1855-7) reveal his deepening concern for the injustices of British Society. A Tale of Two Cities (1859), Great Expectations (1860-1) and Our Mutual Friend (1864-5) complete his major works.
Dickens's marriage to Catherine Hoggarth produced ten children but ended in separation in 1858. In that year he began a series of exhausting public readings; his health gradually declined. After putting in a full day's work at his home at Gads Hill, Kent on June 8, 1870, Dickens suffered a stroke, and he died the following day.


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The world is literally at our fingertips. Pull out your smart phone <tap tap tap> and you can Google huge libraries of information, see the world thanks to YouTube, and even converse via discussions boards, Facebook, Skype, and text. This ability to access information has revolutionized our culture, particularly how we view education.
Jody Passanisi, a.k.a. Jacqueline Pearce, (M.A. '05) with her colleague Shara Peters astutely observes in a post at Scientific American, "[E]ducated people were those who knew a great deal of information about one or many subjects...In this 'Age of Information,' access to facts and data is no longer available only to the educated elite...So, as a society, what is an 'educated person'?"
Articulating an answer to that query is difficult, but most educators agree that the Digital Revolution has changed the way that students learn and how we live everyday. So it's no surprise that more conversations and alterations are taking place to incorporate technology as a key component in the classroom.
After graduating with my M.Div. from American Baptist Seminary of the West in 1975, I ministered at Grace Baptist Church of San Jose for thirteen years, ten of them as the Senior Pastor.
For nearly 14 years I've had a foot in the church and a foot in academia.
I had planned to pursue a career in the performing arts, majoring in musical theatre or dance in college. A conversion experience in a Christian church in my late teens shifted my plans for life and career. Fortunately, wonderful religion professors quickly taught me that my calling in ministry can coincide with my gifts in the arts and my deep interest in feminism. As a college freshman, I served as a youth minister.
I often describe my calling as a stool. The seat is social justice and the three legs are the church, the academy, and the arts.
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Following our Commencement ceremony on May 9, 2013, newly minted Dr. Ricky Manalo ('13) was profiled by the Catholic Sentinel. During Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United States, two of Manalo's compositions were selected for Mass.
Father Ricky Manalo, a priest in the Paulist order, earned a doctorate in Asian-American liturgical studies at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, Calif.
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Trading places: Drew ignites comeback vs. Sox
Veteran notches four RBIs; Gardner hits go-ahead homer in sixth
BOSTON -- The Red Sox wished Stephen Drew well when they dealt him to the Yankees last week, offering a fresh start to his season as he relocated from the home clubhouse to join the visitors' dugout, but they didn't expect that he would come back to hurt them so quickly.
Drew had a pair of hits and drove in four runs in his third game against his former club before Brett Gardner gave the Yankees the lead with his career-high 15th home run, powering a wild 8-7 slugfest victory over the Red Sox on Sunday at Fenway Park.
"It was a good game for all of us, getting a win," Drew said. "It's been a whirlwind for three days, but it's still baseball, so you go out there and do your job. That's the way I look at it."
Gardner's solo shot came off Craig Breslow, putting Esmil Rogers in position to pick up the victory in his Yankees debut. New York took two of the three games in Boston, and Gardner said that he sees signs that the offense is finally getting on track.
"I feel like it," Gardner said. "I've been saying that all year and we're [110] games in. It's about time. Hopefully we can take this momentum home with us this week against the Tigers, get on a little roll and get a winning streak going."
Claimed off waivers from the Blue Jays last week, Rogers fired three innings of scoreless, hitless relief, striking out three. It may have served as an audition for a start, as David Phelps exited after two innings with right elbow inflammation.
"I'm here for whatever," Rogers said. "I'm here to help the team; it doesn't matter what I'm going to be. So that's baseball and I'm just here for the opportunity. They give me the opportunity, so I'm going to try to work hard for them."
Stepping in as the Yanks' starting second baseman, a position he only played for two months in high school, Drew may finally be shaking the rust off after missing Spring Training and the first two months of the season.
Drew collected five RBIs in the Yanks' last two games of the weekend; he'd only recorded three RBIs in 18 home games at Fenway with the Red Sox this year.
"Our reports on Stephen Drew were that he was swinging the bat a lot better," manager Joe Girardi said. "This is a good player. He didn't have a lot of at-bats to get ready for the season; he was rushed and I think it probably took him some time to get going."
Dellin Betances blanked the Sox with two strikeouts in the eighth. David Robertson got Brock Holt to line into a double play and survived a deep, but foul, drive by Dustin Pedroia to record his 29th save in 31 opportunities.
"We had a couple of balls hit right at guys," Pedroia said. "The double play in the ninth, that's obviously tough. You've got to continue to battle and try to find ways to overcome that and get the breaks."
Both teams had seven runs and eight hits on the board after 4 1/2 innings. The Sox pounded Phelps for five runs and six hits in two innings, and the Yankees later revealed that Phelps had been dealing with some elbow soreness since a July 18 start against the Reds.
"The last couple of starts, it would loosen up and I'd be good to go," said Phelps, who could be placed on the 15-day disabled list. "Today it just didn't loosen up."
David Ortiz lifted a sac fly, Daniel Nava stroked a two-run double and Pedroia cleared the Green Monster with a two-run shot off Phelps, Pedroia's fifth. It was the second-shortest start of Phelps' career; he recorded just one out on May 29, 2013, against the Mets.
"Anytime we're talking about a DL stint, it's frustrating," Phelps said. "I was really enjoying helping the team win ballgames. It's frustrating. We're playing better baseball and I feel like we're about to go on a run."
Ortiz slammed a two-run homer off Chase Whitley in the fourth to the deepest part of Fenway, the center-field triangle, Ortiz's 26th of the season.
The Yankees produced seven runs and eight hits against Clay Buchholz, who lasted five innings. Drew had a run-scoring fielder's choice and Gardner ripped a two-run double in the third inning, and Drew added a run-scoring double to deep right in the fourth.
New York erased a three-run deficit against Buchholz in the fifth, as Chase Headley stroked an RBI double and Drew -- who hit .176 in 39 games with Boston this year -- picked up his third and fourth RBIs of the night, popping a two-run single to right.
"It's still baseball," Drew said. "Coming over here, these guys are great. It's very easy to fit in and that's the good part. I'm just coming in here and doing my part and doing the best I can. With the experience I have, hopefully it will pay off."
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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We're keeping the math pretty simple this week, folks. I am such a sucker for a classic, stuffy, old-fashioned iceberg wedge salad with blue cheese dressing, and a big ol' steak dinner also happens to make me weak in the knees. What happens when we put these two wondrous creations together? BOOM! Steak House Chopped Salad night, baby!
Blue cheese dressing can do no wrong, in my eyes. It's such a nostalgic thing for me, bringing me back to my days working on the cold prep station at my first-ever restaurant job (it was the house's most-popular dressing). My husband, however, is not the biggest blue cheese advocate in all the land. If he had his way, we'd be enjoying a nice sharp cheddar — and a delicious salad dressing that does not make. In our house, we met in the middle with a Danish-style mild blue, but feel free to crank it up with something more pungent — like a Stilton or Roquefort — if you prefer.
As you probably already gleaned from the picture, a few key players of the quintessential steak dinner lineup are missing: namely the baked potato and heaping pile of creamed spinach. To make up for their absence — and still leave us feeling satisfied at the end of the meal — I've subbed in crunchy radishes, creamy avocado and sweet grape tomatoes. As always, feel free to swap out whatever vegetables you like, just keep those textures and taste sensations in mind.
All we're missing is a hearty glass of red wine to wash it all down. Was that the sound of a popping cork I just heard?
Steak House Chopped Salad
Yield: 4 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Active Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
1 tablespoon olive oil or canola oil
1 1/2 pounds well-marbled steaks, such as hangar or flank
Salt and ground black pepper
For the dressing
1/2 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1/3 cup buttermilk
1 small shallot, finely chopped or grated
1 garlic clove, grated or pasted
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Few dashes hot sauce
2 ounces blue cheese, crumbled as needed
Salt and ground black pepper
1 large head romaine, roughly chopped
1/2 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
4 to 5 radishes, coarsely chopped
1 ripe avocado, pitted and chopped
Place a heavy-bottom skillet or a cast-iron skillet over medium heat with the oil. Season steaks liberally with salt and pepper, and cook to desired doneness, turning once, about 5 minutes per side for medium (for a steak that is 1 inch thick). Let steaks rest for 10 minutes before slicing.
While steaks are cooking, prepare dressing; in a large mixing bowl, whisk together all ingredients for dressing, and adjust seasoning as needed with salt, pepper and more lemon juice.
To serve, toss lettuce, tomatoes, radishes and avocado with prepared dressing, then divide between serving plates. Thinly slice steaks and top each salad.
NOTE: To get the best flavor out of them when preparing this dressing, it's best (and quickest) to run the shallot and garlic over a hand-held grater. Pulverizing them like that helps to release their aromatic juices, giving all of your dressing a better flavor profile. It also keeps you from biting into a chunk of shallot or garlic while eating. Not pleasant.
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AGROUP of 28 enthusiastic youngsters have become the first in Lancashire to take part in a project which has seen them renovate their community centre.
Members of Burnley Boys' and Girls' Club, aged from 13 to 22, have just finished five weeks' work transforming the building they use in Barden Lane.
The Volunteer It Yourself Project (VIY) has seen the participants painting and decorating the main hall, and installing new flooring and glazing in a number of different rooms, including the old tuck shop, and the billiards room.
By taking part in 40 hours of volunteer work, guided by professional tradesmen, they have worked towards their City and Guilds Level Three in painting and decorating.
Club leader at Burnley Boys' and Girls' Club, John Melvin, said: "VIY is a fantastic opportunity for young people to express themselves, while learning practical trade and building skills on the job.
"When I first heard about VIY, I thought it was a brilliant idea to put something back into the community, and it's a great way to help young people connect with older people and their local community.
"I think they did find it hard at first, but they all had a go at everything and really got stuck in. I am over the moon with the results. The club building looks fantastic. It is 50 times better than it was before.
"The project has encouraged our members to take ownership of the building, and ensure they keep it nice for the future.
"A big incentive for them is that by taking part, they had the chance to gain the City and Guilds Level Three qualification, which will help them to either get into a trade, or move on to further qualifications.
"We were really pleased to be selected as it has made a huge difference to the centre, and to the lives of the people taking part. They have gained in confidence with the support of the mentors."
The project, which was initially piloted in 2011 in south London, but has since been extended throughout England and Wales, is funded by the Big Lottery.
Burnley Boys' and Girls' Club is only the second club in the North West to have been selected to run the project.
The club provides activities for young people, and aims to help them build positive relationships.
It holds open youth club sessions five nights a week, where it offers activities such as pool, table tennis, snooker, football, rounders, basketball, computer studies, a homework club, and arts and crafts.


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quote:Originally posted by Alex116(Admin edit - content removed - personal attack) Really, what did CBJ do? They signed one of their prospects to a deal which is prob good for both sides? WOW! It's freakin' amazing!!! CUP BOUND! PLAN THE PARADE! BURKE, RETIRE NOW BEFORE YOU'RE FURTHER EMBARRASSED! What a joke......BTW, i like Brassard and the signing. Just sick of posts intended to "stir the pot".....
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 1/1/2013 (1694 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
It's always a letdown to realize that after all the buildup, the holidays are over. Even though we may have had our fill of turkey, eggnog and visiting, it's hard to transition back to real life -- work, busy schedules and those pesky credit card bills.
But take heart. It's the new year and local arts organizations have many musical offerings to soothe our winter blues. The following are a few picks that look especially promising.
First up on Jan. 9 is the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra with Canadian pianist Marc-André Hamelin. The program includes the Haydn Piano Concerto No. 2 in D major and Shostakovich's Concerto in C minor for Piano, Trumpet and String Orchestra, Op. 3 with another Canadian virtuoso, trumpeter Guy Few.
Hamelin is singular in his technical prowess, astounding listeners wherever and whenever he performs. You really have to experience him to believe it. Few is dapper and showy, always fun to hear.
The concert is at 7:30 p.m. at Westminster United Church. Tickets are $26.50/adults, $24.50/seniors and $7.50/students, at McNally Robinson Booksellers, online at www.themco.ca or by calling 204-783-7377.
The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra's 22nd annual New Music Festival (NMF) runs this year from Jan. 28 to Feb. 2. Check out the NMF brochure for scheduled performances by the Elmer Iseler Singers and the world première of Canadian composer Christos Hatzis' Redemption: Book 3.
American Steve Reich is this year's Distinguished Guest Composer and you'll hear several of his works throughout the week. But it is the final night that draws my interest the most. WSO composer-in-residence Vincent Ho continues his collaboration with percussionist extraordinaire Dame Evelyn Glennie in a new concerto debuting Feb. 2 -- From Darkness to Light: A Spiritual Journey. Following the success of 2011's The Shaman, written for Glennie, Ho's latest work sees him delving into a daring subject -- the personal experiences of people living with cancer.
Dedicated to the memory of his friend, Dutch-American painter Luc Leestemaker, who died of the disease last May, From Darkness to Light -- A Spiritual Journey is "my personal response to cancer," Ho says. "It expresses the horrors of the disease and the fight one faces: fear, uncertainty, shock and grief; the quest for healing, hope -- the journey from pain and suffering to peace and acceptance."
Ho spent considerable time speaking with cancer patients, sharing their deepest fears and doubts, but also witnessing their optimism and courage. The process of composing the work was harrowingly intense, as Ho became very close to his subject.
The concert is at 8 p.m. at Centennial Concert Hall. Festival passes are $99/adults, $89/seniors and $59/students. Single ticket prices range from $10 to $92, by calling 204-949-3999 or online at www.wso.ca.
Piano lovers have hit the jackpot this season, with several masters of the instrument playing in Winnipeg over the next few months. Canadian Angela Cheng, known for her fine interpretation of Mozart, will be the guest artist with the WSO on Feb. 15 and 16. She will lend her powerful hands to Mozart's' Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major. The rest of the program features selections from Prokofiev's unforgettable Romeo and Juliet, full of gorgeous melodies and drama to match Shakespeare's story of youthful love.
Both concerts are at 8 p.m. at the Centennial Concert Hall. Tickets range from $23.75 to $92, available at 204-949-3999 or online at www.wso.ca.
More Mozart is on the menu when pianist Janina Fialkowska takes to the stage of Westminster United Church with the MCO on Feb. 19. The Canadian-born phenom is as amiable onstage as she is in person. She may be best known for her sensitive renderings of Chopin and Liszt, but her Mozart is as bright and pleasing as one could wish. Hear her play his Piano Concerto in A major, K.414 in an evening that also presents Haydn's Symphony No. 82 in C major -- The Bear. See above for MCO ticket info.
Two upcoming choral concerts are must-hears. On March 24 at 7 p.m., Canzona brings us Bach's glorious St. John's Passion with the MusikBarock Ensemble at Westminster United Church. Tickets: $25/adults, $22/seniors, $12/students at McNally Robinson Booksellers or at the door.
Cleverly called The Full Monte, Camerata Nova's April 6 (8 p.m.) and 7 (3 p.m.) shows, also at Westminster, offer the complete Vespro Della Beata Vergine -- the 1610 Vespers by Claudio Monteverdi. Uplifting vocals will be accompanied by period instruments. This is a rare opportunity to hear sackbuts, shawms and cornettos. Tickets: $28/adult, $23/seniors and $12/students at www.cameratanova.com or 204-918-4547.
Two of my all-time favourite singers, countertenor Daniel Taylor and soprano Suzie Leblanc, join the MCO at Westminster United Church on May 14 at 7:30 p.m. The repertoire is mostly Baroque, but it really doesn't matter what they sing; they are so incredibly musical and have such pure tones that everything they do is thrilling. Don't miss this! See above for MCO ticket info.
Last but by no means least, delightful British cellist Colin Carr returns to play the cheerful Boccherini Cello Concerto in G Major with the MCO on June 5. If you witnessed his performances at the International Cello Festival two years ago, you will remember his smiling face and energetic delivery. Here is a musician who loves what he does and it's infectious. Carr also conducts the concert, which includes selections by Mozart and Tchaikovsky. See above for MCO ticket info.


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HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) -- Authorities have identified the woman whose body was found floating in the Great Miami River in Ohio.
The Butler County Sheriff's Office reports that the victim found in the river Monday was 57-year-old Shelby Ryczek of Hamilton. Her body was discovered just south of a low level dam in Hamilton on Monday. The sheriff's office says people walking on a bike path along the river saw the body shortly before 4 p.m.
The sheriff says his office is still waiting for the coroner's determination as to the cause of death. But authorities say they have no reason to suspect foul play at this point.
A vehicle believed to have been driven by Ryczek was located in a parking area adjacent to the dam.


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With its fifth-largest crop in history — exceeding 600 million pounds — California will have plenty of fruit well into the fall season, marketers say.
"Right now, we are mainly shipping California fruit, of course, and we expect that to continue into early September," said Phil Henry, president of Escondido, Calif.-based Henry Avocado Corp.
Production from California's northern growing areas has been strong in 2013, he said July 23.
Rob Wedin, vice president of sales and marketing at Santa Paula, Calif.-based Calavo Growers Inc., predicted his company would still have about 30% of its California fruit for the year to ship beyond the end of August.
That figures into a strategic marketing plan, Wedin said.
"We are focusing fairly locally, staying in the West with a lot of our sales, so we'll continue to emphasize these western markets for California," he said.
Large fruit was relatively hard to come by early in the season, but bigger avocados are more common toward the end of the deal, Wedin said.
"With the northern groves increasing, we're going to see a lot more medium sizes," Wedin said. "We've got quite a bit to offer the consumers and the trade yet into November."
Mexican fruit volume generally picks up in September, but current sales trends indicate that will pose no problems for the end of the California deal, Wedin said.
"In some ways, we need good supplies to satisfy the demand that's out there," he said.
Wedin said avocado demand seems unprecedented.
"Inventories have been very well controlled for almost every month of the year, especially as we've come into the warmer weather," he said.
Demand is expected to grow along with supplies, Wedin said.
"I think we're making progress we haven't seen before," he said.
'Acceptable' prices
Prices were about $30 through much of the California deal, which marketers said was acceptable.
"If you're selling a lot of fruit at $30, you're happy," said Bob Lucy, a partner in Fallbrook, Calif.-based Del Rey Avocado Co. Inc.
The California season had a rough start in March, April and even into May, but it got rolling thereafter, Lucy said.
"Since we got into June and July, things have become a lot better," he said.
Lucy said he wouldn't be surprised to see California producing into October, "with a good crop, coming out of Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties."
Ross Wileman, vice president of sales and marketing at Oxnard, Calif.-based Mission Produce Inc., agreed with Lucy's assessment.
"I guess there's some debate how long California will go, but we think there will be supplies in October," he said.
Into November
Jan DeLyser, vice president of marketing for the Irvine-based California Avocado Commission, said the state was shipping fruit into November last year and 2013 looks to be no different.
"It's similar, but possibly a little heavier," she said.
There are marketing programs in place to move all the fruit, DeLyser said.
"That fall window, there's a lot of tailgating, with football and baseball, and we think that will be a good way to support those activities," she said.
The commission will continue with a cross-promotion with the California Beef Council and the American National Cattlewomen Inc. through the beef checkoff program to promote the pairing of California avocados and
lean beef through their biannual Beef Cook-off recipe contest. The California Beef program will includes a regional recipe booklet promoting avocados on hamburgers.
"A goal is to highlight recipes that fit with fall tailgating," DeLyser said.
The promotion will run until the end of the season, DeLyser said.
California growers expect to move avocados well into fall
With its fifth-largest crop in history — exceeding 600 million pounds — California will have plenty of fruit well into the fall season, marketers say.


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Discussion in 'History Zone' started by bbgun, Jan 22, 2006.
Can't remember any Cowboy in the 70s or 80s wearing that number. Maybe someone in the 60s did.
Aikman was the first and still the only player to ever wear #8...Starting back in 1960, hardly anyone ever went with single digits.
Just checked the cowboys website and it looks that number 8 was never worn by anyone in their team history.
Most QB's wore teen numbers and 11, 12 & 20 etc....
But I'm talking about any player. It's strange that no kicker or punter wore it.
#12 was worn by John Roach and then Ron Widby before Roger Staubach.
Looks like they didnt drop below #11 until 1974 and that was a huge drop all the way to uniform #1 for Kicker.
Then to #1 in 1974 for Punter.
Then to #9 in 1975 for Punter.
Then to #5 in 1983 for Punter.
Then to #3 in 1984 for Punter.
Then to #4 in 1985 for Punter.
Then to #10 in 1986 for QB.
Then to #8 in 1989 for QB Troy Aikman.
Then to #7 in 1991 for QB Buerlein.
Then to #2 in 1992 for K.
Then to #6 in 2000 for P/K?
I'm glad Aikman took a number no Cowboy player had ever worn before and now no Cowboy player ever will--it will always belong to (future) HOF Troy Aikman.
No. 8 was worn by punter Buzz Sawyer during the strike in 1987.
Thanks I just looked it up.
He was a "replacement player"... doesnt really count... LOL
Buzz Sawyer
P -- Baylor
Playing Stats
Played 3 games
16 punts - 39.9 average - 639 yards -
With a name like that, how was he not successful in the NFL?
buzz sawyer was very successful in pro wrestling! lol they called him the mad dog!
Buzz, we hardly knew ye.
Sounds like some radio station DJ.
Nothing touches Sneeze Achieu, who played in the NFL's early days (for Akron maybe?)
Yea, and leave it to that hack Aikman, to defile the number of the great Buzz "Buzzsaw" Sawyer!
He played for the Dayton Triangles.