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How To Make Fruit Jam
In the summer when the berries and stone fruit are in abundance, I make a fresh, single jar of jam at least once a week, sometimes even more. The entire process, from cutting the fruit to spooning the cooked jam into a jar, takes about 15 to 20 minutes. I don't can it in a water bath; I just stash it in the refrigerator.
It's so much simpler than large-batch canning projects that it's unfair to compare the two, but the end result is just as delicious, if not more so. All week long, I dip into a jar of fresh, brightly colored jam, spooning it into yogurt or on top of ice cream, or swirling it into a cocktail. And, of course, spreading it onto my morning toast!
Despite the fact that there are many good reasons to use commercial pectin to help jam set and get thick, I prefer to make my small-batch jam without it. It's one less ingredient to track but also, I've just never needed to use it. A smaller batch of jam requires less cooking time (usually less than 10 minutes), so the flavor and brightness of the fruit really comes through. These quick jams also have a nice sticky, jammy texture without added pectin, so I've felt no reason to go there. To achieve this, however, there are a few things to keep in mind.
The Fruit
Many summer fruits make great jam. The most popular are apricots, strawberries (and all manner of other berries such as blueberry, raspberry, and blackberry — check out Megan's recipe for Triple Berry Quick Jam), peaches, nectarines, grapes, and figs. The fruit will vary widely in sweetness so be sure to taste your fruit before cooking. If it tastes tart, you may want to start out with more sugar than this recipe calls for, maybe closer to 1/3 cup.
Generally speaking, slightly underripe fruit contains more natural pectin than ripe fruit and ripe fruit is naturally higher in sugar and more developed in flavor. This means that, ideally, you want to have a mix of some underripe and some ripe fruit for your jam. But single-batch refrigerator jam is often about using up excess fruit that would go bad if you hung onto it for much longer or about taking advantage of a super sale at the market and coming home with more than you can eat. It's about keeping it simple and using what you have. So there are a few cheats you can use to hedge your bets, such as the addition of lemon or kiwi (see below).
I've read in many places that mashing the fruit in the sugar helps to release pectin, so I also do that. I do not know the science behind this but it seems to work, so I haven't questioned it. Do you know if this a fact or another cooking myth? Let us know in the comments!
The Lemon
Lemon is used in jam to add acidic balance and pectin. I try to have a thick slice of lemon on hand when making my jam, which usually isn't much of a burden as lemon is a staple in my kitchen. After squeezing the lemon slice into the fruit and sugar, I then toss it into pot to cook along side the jam. There's a lot of pectin in the rind, so this is a little nudge to help things along. (Hint: Using a piece cut from the tip of the lemon gives you more rind.)
Fish out the lemon when it's time to transfer the jam to a jar and discard it. As mentioned, lemon is frequently used to help balance the jam's sweet/acid ratio, so do try to use it regardless of your pectin ambitions. Also, since you will be boiling it in your jam, try to use an unwaxed, organic lemon or be sure you wash your lemon really well.
If you don't have any lemon on hand, you can add a small wedge of kiwi (about 1/4 of a fruit, peeled), which you can just mash in with the fruit (it won't add much flavor). A long piece of peel from a green apple (5 inches or so) will also help, but it should be removed, like the lemon, before transfering the jam to a jar.
The Sugar
It's hard to give an exact quantity of sugar since fruits vary in sweetness, even from piece to piece and from day to day within the same kind of fruit. So I start with a small amount, a ratio of 1/4 cup sugar to 2 1/2 cups of fruit, and then add the lemon. After the fruit has boiled for 5 minutes, I taste a small, cooled spoonful and add a little more sugar if needed. Often it doesn't. The strawberry jam pictured here ended up with a total of 6 tablespoons of sugar, or 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons.
The Salt and the Foam
I always add a small pinch of salt to my jam. I find it balances the sweet and tart and seems to brings everything together, but it is optional. Also, I never skim the foam from the top of my jam. This is a habit born of laziness, but since I've never noticed a difference in the final product, it has become my method. I find that a little foam rises about midway through cooking the jam, but then it eventually cooks away. If the foam appears particularly scummy (grayish is color) I might do a quick skim, but the truth is that rarely happens.
The Frozen Spoons
My first step in making this jam is to put two or three metal spoons in the freezer. You will need these to check the consistency of your jam.
After your jam has boiled for about 5 to 8 minutes, it's time to check to see how it's setting up. Simply dribble some hot jam from the pot onto the frozen spoon and wait a few seconds for it to cool.
Run your finger through the jam — if it makes a clear path through the jam and doesn't fill in, then you have a good set.
More About the Set
Jam made without pectin is generally a little runnier than jam made with pectin but it is still jam — that is, it gels into a sticky, cohesive mass when cool. When it's hot, it will be a lot runnier so it's sometimes hard to tell if it has set enough.
There are a few tricks, such as the frozen spoons previously mentioned (some people freeze small saucers instead and dribble the jam on the cold saucer to see if it sets). Another trick is to check for sheeting. This is when you hold the spoon up and observe the liquid jam dripping from the spoon back into the pot. The drops will start off dripping as thin, individual drops but if the jam has set, the will soon to form together into a bigger, slightly thicker drop (or sheet) as it falls from the spoon. This post from Marisa McClellan has some very helpful information on setting, too.
I've also noticed that paying attention to the bubbles is a clue. When the jam first starts to cook, the bubbles are larger and thin. As the water starts to evaporate and the jam starts to thicken, the bubbles become smaller and tighter. Also, you can't 'stir it down.' That is, when you stir the jam, it still stays in a full boil. When this happens, it's good to bring out the frozen spoon and start checking.
The Jar
I use any half-pint jar with a lid that I happen to have on hand to store my jam. Pretty ones are nice and add to the overall experience of using the jam but any will do. I wash the jar just before I use it but I don't sterilize it since I'm not trying to make it shelf-ready. I also re-use the same lids as long as they haven't rusted and still form a good seal. The amount of fruit described in this method usually makes enough jam to fill one half-pint jar, and it's easy to spoon it in without a funnel if you choose a wide-mouth jar. Less to clean up! I also label the jar with the fruit and date, even though it's destined for a short-lived life in my fridge.
How To Make Basic Fruit Jam
What You Need
Fruit of your choice, enough to make 2 1/2 cups once diced (See Recipe Note)
1 lemon
1/4 cup of sugar, plus more as needed
A pinch of salt
2 or 3 metal teaspoons
Knife and cutting board
Measuring cups
2- to 3-quart, heavy-bottomed pot
Potato masher or large fork
Spatula or wooden spoon
Clean half-pint jar with lid
Freeze the spoons and prep the fruit: Put the spoons in the freezer. Cut your fruit into large chunks, discarding any pits, cores, or heavily bruised sections. Slice a 1-inch wedge from the end of the lemon.
Combine the fruit and sugar in the Combine the fruit and the sugar in the pot along with the pinch of salt. Squeeze in the lemon and then drop the rind into the pot. Turn the heat on to medium and mash the fruit a little until a chunky texture is reached. Don't mash the lemon too much as you will want to fish it out later.
Cook the fruit: Bring the mixture up to a boil, stirring frequently. When a boil is reached, keep an eye on it, still stirring frequently.
Check for the When the bubbles become smaller and thicker, after about 5 to 8 minutes of boiling, start checking to see if the jam has set. Remove a spoon from the freezer and dribble several drops onto the spoon. Wait a few seconds, and then run your finger through the jam. If it leaves a distinct track in the jam, it is done. If not, keep cooking the jam and test again a few minutes later.
Check for sweetness: When you test for the set, also taste the cooled jam in the spoon. Add one or two tablespoons more sugar as needed for sweetness or a touch more lemon juice for acidity. Stir it into the jam and continue to cook until the set is reached. (If the jam is set when you tasted it but you want it a little sweeter, add the sugar and cook for a minute or two to dissolve.)
- Jar it up! Turn off the heat and carefully spoon the jam into the jar. Set it aside to cool, then screw on the lid, label it with the fruit and the date, and store it in the refrigerator, up to three weeks. Enjoy!
- You can also freeze this jam. Just be sure you have left 1/2-inch of headspace in the jar or container so the jam can expand while freezing.
- It's difficult to give an exact number for the pieces of fruit needed per batch, as each fruit is different size and weight. But as an example, I used one full pint basket of fruit for the strawberry jam pictured here.
- Fruit varies in water content as well, and some fruits may take longer to jam up. Just pay attention to the bubble size, sheeting, and use the spoon test!
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News reports failed to mention Stolen Honor filmmaker's "defamatory" right-wing activism
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In reporting that filmmaker Carlton Sherwood has filed a defamation lawsuit against Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), alleging that Kerry directed people to call Sherwood an "extreme right-wing activist," the Associated Press, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and the Philadelphia Daily News all described Sherwood as a journalist and a veteran. But all three curiously omitted any mention of Sherwood's career as a right-wing activist -- seemingly an important detail, given that the crux of Sherwood's lawsuit is his claim that referring to him as an "extreme right-wing activist" is defamatory.
Sherwood is the producer of the discredited film Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal, an attack on Kerry unleashed shortly before the 2004 presidential election that was widely criticized as an inaccurate partisan hit. The Boston Globe said it "indubitably qualifies as a slur against John Kerry" and described it as "an anti-Kerry attack ad masquerading as a documentary." Sinclair Broadcast Group, the largest owner/operator of TV stations in the United States, had announced its intention to air Stolen Honor on its stations a few weeks before the election; after organizations and individuals, including Media Matters for America, raised concerns and launched actions including an advertiser boycott and shareholder litigation, Sinclair backed down and instead aired a program that showed only a few minutes of the film. The weekend before the November 2004 election, the conservative website NewsMax.com purchased airtime on TV stations across the country to show Stolen Honor.
From an October 6 Philadelphia Inquirer article:
Journalist Carlton Sherwood of Harrisburg claims in a federal suit that Sen. John Kerry stole his honor.
The Democratic presidential nominee defamed him while attacking his anti-Kerry documentary Stolen Honor: Wounds That Never Heal during last year's campaign, Sherwood argues in the suit, filed this week in Philadelphia.
Sherwood's suit claims that Kerry directed the Democratic National Committee to falsely label the film's financiers and producers "extreme right-wing activists" just before it was to run.
The suit also names as a defendant Kerry's Pennsylvania campaign manager, Anthony T. Podesta. In "a widely circulated e-mail," Podesta called Sherwood a "disgraced former journalist" who had "crawled out of the gutter," and a "Bush hack," according to the suit.
The Inquirer article, like articles in the Philadelphia Daily News and by the Associated Press, referred to Sherwood simply as a "journalist" and a Vietnam veteran, but omitted any mention of his history of working for conservative causes -- information that, given the allegations in his lawsuit, would seem far more relevant than his status as a Marine veteran.
As Media Matters detailed in 2004, Sherwood is a confidant of former Bush administration Director of Homeland Security Tom Ridge; was chosen to "create and manage" a "key Bush Administration public outreach program"; was an official in the Reagan administration; worked for the conservative Washington Times; and wrote a book, published by the conservative Regnery Publishing, defending Washington Times owner Rev. Sun Myung Moon -- a book described by a Moon aide as an effort at "silencing our critics now."
The articles likewise ignored the controversial nature of Sherwood's co-plaintiff, the Vietnam Veterans Legacy Foundation (VVLF). The AP described the group solely as "a combat veterans group"; the Inquirer simply referred to the group as "Sherwood's co-plaintiff." But despite the impression created by the AP and Inquirer, VVLF is more than just a "combat veterans group"; according to a January 21 NewsMax.com article, it is a "legal defense fund" founded by Sherwood. VVLF is led by partisan anti-Kerry and pro-Republican activists. Among them:
- VVLF president George "Bud" Day is "a Republican Party activist" who, during the 2004 campaign, compared Kerry to Benedict Arnold and accused him of "outright perjury." Day has served as a Florida State Republican Committee member, endorsed Bush, served as an official in Ronald Reagan's 1984 presidential campaign, and campaigned for George H.W. Bush in 1992.
- VVLF vice president Kenneth Cordier made an appearance in Stolen Honor, appeared in a television ad for anti-Kerry group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, was a member of the Bush-Cheney '04 National Veterans Steering Committee, was an appointee to a Bush administration advisory committee, and served as vice chairman of Veterans for Bush-Cheney '00.
- VVLF board member Paul Galanti appeared in Stolen Honor to make false claims about Vietnam veterans.
- VVLF board member James Warner also appeared in Stolen Honor, where he seemed to contradict his own previous statements about Kerry. Warner contributed $1,000 to Bush's 2000 and 2004 presidential campaigns.
Finally, the Inquirer referenced long-discredited smears against Kerry by Swift Boat Veterans for Truth (which merged with a group of Vietnam veterans who supported Stolen Honor to become Swift Vets and POWs for Truth) without noting that the attack it cited is false:
Leaders of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, a group that accused Kerry of lying about his service to get medals, have circulated an e-mail soliciting money to support Sherwood's co-plaintiff, the Vietnam Veterans Legacy Foundation.
No credible evidence that Kerry "lied about his service to get medals" was ever produced. Kerry's military records contradict Swift Boat Veterans' claims about him.
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4 Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant 5or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. 7It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
8 Love never ends. But as for prophecies, they will come to an end; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will come to an end. 9For we know only in part, and we prophesy only in part; 10but when the complete comes, the partial will come to an end. 11When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became an adult, I put an end to childish ways. 12For now we see in a mirror, dimly,* but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known. 13And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love.
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Yeah, incredibly common in El Salvador as well. It was until I moved to Canada that I FINALLY bought an WinOS legally.
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FLASHBACK: Conservative Media Repeatedly Attacked Obama's Commitment To Fighting Terrorism
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In the wake of President Obama's announcement that Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has been killed in Pakistan, Media Matters looks back at conservative media who attacked his commitment to fighting terrorism. Since his election in 2008, right-wing media figures have repeatedly suggested that Obama is weak on terror and that he is not serious about defending America from terrorism threats.
Fox News Has A History Of Attacking Obama As Weak On Terror
Fox News' Sammon: In Not Using "Terrorism" Or Any Of Its Variants, Obama Showed "He Has Taken Us Off A War Footing As A Nation." In June 2009, shortly after Obama delivered his much-anticipated speech in Cairo regarding America's relationship with the Muslim world, Fox News Washington managing editor Bill Sammon sent an email to Fox staff pointing out that Obama did not use "the words 'terror,' 'terrorist' or 'terrorism.' " Sammon's "cursory check" quickly became the editorial focus for Fox News journalists covering Obama's speech, and was repeated (in some instances almost verbatim) by the network's hosts. Sammon himself appeared on Fox shortly after sending the email and claimed that Obama, in not using "terrorism" or any of its variants, showed that "he has taken us off a war footing as a nation." [Media Matters, 2/8/11]
Beck Distorted Obama Administration's Language On Terrorism To Paint Obama As Soft On Terror. Fox News' Glenn Beck made a series of false claims regarding language the Obama administration uses to describe terrorism in order to cast Obama as weak in fighting terrorists. Beck falsely claimed that the administration avoids using terms like "terrorism" and "war on terror"; that the administration removed the label "enemy combatant" so that such people could not be held in jail; that the war on terror must be referred to as the "overseas contingency operation." Beck also distorted Obama counterterrorism adviser John Brennan's remarks on jihad. [Fox News, Glenn Beck, 7/19/10, via Media Matters]
Hannity: "Obama Is Weak. He's An Appeaser." On his Fox News show, Sean Hannity said of current Justice Department lawyers who previously represented or advocated for terror suspects, "They represented Al Qaeda. Now they work for us." Hannity later said, "If you're going to work in our Justice Department ... and you represented Al Qaeda, I want to know who you are." Hannity also stated, "Obama is weak. He's an appeaser. Obama is making this country and every citizen vulnerable to attack." [Fox News, Hannity, 3/3/10, via Media Matters]
Palin: Obama's "Fundamental Approach To Terrorism Is Fatally Flawed." In a Facebook post criticizing Obama's position on national security matters, former Fox News contributor Sarah Palin wrote:
President Obama's meeting with his top national security advisers does nothing to change the fact that his fundamental approach to terrorism is fatally flawed. We are at war with radical Islamic extremists and treating this threat as a law enforcement issue is dangerous for our nation's security.
President Obama was right to change his policy and decide to send no more detainees to Yemen where they can be free to rejoin their war on America. Now he must back off his reckless plan to close Guantanamo, begin treating terrorists as wartime enemies not suspects alleged to have committed crimes, and recognize that the real nature of the terrorist threat requires a commander-in-chief, not a constitutional law professor. [Facebook, 1/5/10]
Fox's Cupp Falsely Claimed Obama, Napolitano Won't Use The Word "Terrorist." On Fox News, contributor S.E. Cupp falsely claimed that Obama and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano "won't even say 'terrorist,' " suggesting that Obama and his administration are weak on terror. From the July 14, 2010, edition of Fox News' Hannity:
JUAN WILLIAMS (Fox News contributor): You never want to acknowledge when the guy does something that actually takes on the terrorists.
HANNITY: When he does something well.
CUPP: He won't even say "terrorist." And Janet Napolitano won't say the word either, which is the very reason her office exists. Homeland Security exists because of terrorism, and she won't even say the word.
HANNITY: How about -- how about -- what is it about this reluctance to utter the words, "There is a war on terror," instead of "man-caused disaster," "overseas contingency operation"? I still don't get it. [Fox News, Hannity, 7/14/10, via Media Matters]
Fox Guest Berntsen: Obama's "Performance Has Been Weak In National Security." Fox & Friends hosted former CIA official Gary Berntsen to discuss Obama's efforts on terrorism and whether the president had "sa[id] enough" about national security in his 2010 State of the Union speech. Berntsen said that "his performance has been weak in national security, and therefore, his speech was weak"; that Obama's statements on North Korea and Iran were "ridiculous"; and he criticized Obama's withdrawal plan for Afghanistan as premature. Berntsen gave Obama a "D" for national security. Berntsen opined that Obama had been on a "charm offensive" regarding national security and foreign policy, adding, "[T]he Iranians will be detonating nuclear devices, and he'll still be talking about sanctions." [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 1/28/10, via Media Matters]
Right-Wing Media Routinely Suggest Obama Isn't Serious About Defending America
Hannity: With Brennan As Adviser, It's "No Wonder [Obama] Is Having Such A Big Problem Facing Up To Our Enemies." Criticizing Brennan for his statement that jihad is a "legitimate tenet of Islam," Hannity said that Brennan, "who is becoming notorious for his absurd statements about the war on terror," was "at it again." After airing a portion of Brennan's comments, Hannity commented that "with this kind of adviser, no wonder the Anointed One is having such a big problem facing up to our enemies." During a later segment, Hannity said that "this is one of the most frightening things we could have a national security adviser ever say" and that Brennan "should be fired for his ignorance." [Fox News, Hannity, 5/27/10, via Media Matters]
O'Reilly: "There's No Hard Evidence To Suggest" Obama Is "Down With The Global Justice Jihad." From the April 2, 2009, edition of The O'Reilly Factor:
O'REILLY: Is President Obama selling out America? That is the subject of this evening's "Talking Points Memo."
O'REILLY: Some conservative pundits actually believe President Obama is a star chamber guy, a man who secretly wants to turn America into a progressive country modeled on western Europe. Also, they think he wants to lessen the power of America and sign up for a one world combine of governance. In the past, that kind of thinking was labeled loony, but that's changing.
O'REILLY: Key question -- where does Barack Obama stand? Are the right wing pundits correct? Is he down with the global justice jihad? There's no hard evidence to suggest that he is, but he has not repudiated the false vision either. Until President Obama does, speculation will rage. And that is the Memo. [Fox News, The O'Reilly Factor, 4/2/09, accessed via Nexis]
Kilmeade Falsely Accused Obama Of Neglecting Fight Against Terrorism. On Fox News' Fox & Friends, co-host Brian Kilmeade falsely suggested that Obama isn't serious about fighting terrorism because he is "reaching out" to the Muslim world, and because Obama has said that America is not at war with Islam. Frequent Fox News guest Michael Scheuer, who appeared on the show to comment, also suggested "the federal government really doesn't take" terrorism "very seriously." From the segment:
SCHEUER: The New York Police Department, the Washington Police Department, are basically beaten in all directions. They work themselves to death, but the federal government really doesn't take this very seriously. Mr. Obama has ruled out the use of 'Islamist' and 'Islamic' and 'jihad' as if that's going to help the problem. The United States is at war with an increasing portion of the Muslim world. And until we accept that and figure out a way to defend ourselves, it's a downhill struggle no matter how good the police are.
BRIAN KILMEADE (CO-HOST): So that brings me to Walid Phares. Walid, if you're still there. We are at war but yet right now our approach is reaching out, learn more about us, we're not trying to fight you, we're not at war with Islam. Is that a different message than the reality? [Fox News' Fox & Friends, 5/4/10, via Media Matters]
Carlson: "Let's Face It," "When It Comes To Terror" The White House's "Tone" Is "Not Quite That Serious." On the January 8, 2010 edition of Fox & Friends, Gretchen Carlson asked political analyst Doug Schoen about the "tone ... specifically in the White House right now when it comes to terror" and whether there is "a war waging behind the scenes between the CIA and the White House." After Schoen said that "there is no clear division of responsibilities or plan to deal with the inevitable conflicts," Carlson added, "Is that why everyone felt comfortable being on vacation, because the tone -- let's face it -- is not quite that serious?" [Fox News' Fox & Friends, 1/8/10, via Media Matters]
Palin: Obama "Reflects A World View That Is Out Of Touch With The Enemy That We Face." In a speech delivered at the National Tea Party Convention, former Fox News contributor Sarah Palin repeatedly suggested Obama was "out of touch" with the threat posed by terrorism, adding that Obama's "misguided thinking" on foreign policy has resulted in more threats. From her February 6, 2010, speech:
PALIN: Let me say, too, it's not politicizing our security to discuss our concerns because Americans deserve to know the truth about the threats that we face and what the administration is or isn't doing about them. So let's talk about them. New terms used like "overseas contingency operation" instead of the word "war." That reflects a world view that is out of touch with the enemy that we face. We can't spin our way out of this threat. It is one thing to call a pay raise a job created or saved. It is quite another to call the devastation that a homicide bomber can inflict a "manmade disaster." I just say, come on, Washington, if no where else, national security, that is one place where you've got to call it like it is.
PALIN: It's that same kind of misguided thinking that is seen throughout the administration's foreign policy decisions. Our president spent a year reaching out to hostile regimes, writing personal letters to dangerous dictators and apologizing for America, and what do we have to show for that? Here's what we have to show. North Korea tested nuclear weapons and longer-range ballistic missiles. [CNN Transcripts, 2/6/10]
Calling Obama "Post-American," Bolton Blamed "Risk Of Continuing Global Terrorism" On "Obama Approach." From a December 2009 discussion of Obama's Nobel Peace prize acceptance speech on Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor:
LAURA INGRAHAM (guest host): One thing he said during the speech is America cannot act alone.
BOLTON: You took the quote I had underlined right here.
INGRAHAM: Oh, mind meld here.
BOLTON: Let me just say --
INGRAHAM: That jumped out at me when he said that.
BOLTON: Yeah, he didn't say it's imprudent for America to act alone, or America should have allies, or we're better --
INGRAHAM: Right, which is fine.
BOLTON: He said we cannot act. That's fundamentally wrong.
But it reflects, I think, what's basically his mindset, which is he is post-American. He is against nuclear proliferation. He is against belligerent war. He just wants to resolve it through the framework of the United Nations. And that's what the real problem is. That's why North Korea and Iran continue to pursue their nuclear programs. That's why we have the risk of continuing global terrorism.
Because the Obama approach isn't going to work. And because he says a nice thing about America every once in a while, doesn't change the fundamental philosophy at work in his brain. [Fox News, The O'Reilly Factor, 12/11/09, via Media Matters]
Scheuer: Obama "Obviously Does Not Care" About "Protecting Americans." On the August 28, 2009, edition of Fox & Friends, Scheuer said:
SCHEUER: The real problem, Brian - is the morale is obviously bad but clearly, for the CIA now to be answering to a president, for the first time I think a sitting president who has given aid and comfort to the enemy, both psychologically and materially, it's a very distressing thing because ultimately the agency is responsible for protecting Americans. The President obviously does not care. [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 8/28/09, via Media Matters]
Scheuer On Obama: "When It Comes To Defending America, He's Generally Pretty Quiet." During the December 1, 2010, edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, Bill O'Reilly asked Scheuer: "Were you surprised the president hasn't said anything about Wikileaks?" Scheuer replied: "No, I think the president has a pretty -- established a pretty good record of not talking about things that would defend America. He and Holder have been very good at criticizing Americans about how we've lost our moral compass. He always has time to talk about has-been Burmese journalists and Chinese writers you never hear of, but when it comes to defending America, Bill, he's generally pretty quiet." [Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, 12/1/10, via Media Matters]
Scheuer: Democratic Administrations Give "Aid And Comfort To The Enemy." During an August 31, 2009, appearance on Fox News' The Live Desk, Scheuer said of Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to appoint a prosecutor to investigate past CIA interrogation tactics:
SCHEUER: I have to say that, you know, the CIA is pretty much an apolitical organization. You follow the instructions of the president. But on the issue of terrorism, especially on the issue of Islamic terrorism, the agency has grown pretty used to Democratic administrations who are both anti-agency and in many senses, pro-terrorist. Mr. Clinton could have ended this problem in 1997, 1998. He chose not to. He of course never listened to Mr. [James] Woolsey, his DCI [Director of Central Intelligence]. And Mr. Holder and Mr. Obama cone from the Democratic generation that hate the agency.
SCHEUER: Of course it makes us less safe. It's aid and comfort to the enemy. No matter how the investigation works out, Al Qaeda and its allies have now -- are now aware that the President of the United States is trying to neuter the intelligence service in the world that has done the most damage to Al Qaeda. I don't know if it's permissible to do the happy dance in Islam, but once they heard Holder's announcement, those boys in the caves were doing the happy dance. [Fox News, The Live Desk, 8/31/09, via Media Matters]
Tammy Bruce: Obama "Perhaps Secretly Wishes This Nation To Be Harmed ... His Mother Certainly Did." On her radio show, Tammy Bruce repeatedly referred to Obama as "Urkel" while responding to events in North Korea, suggesting that Obama "secretly wishes this nation to be harmed." From the show:
BRUCE: Now, remember, "Urkel," in all of his complaining about North Korea, said there's gonna be a -- they better not. What exactly do you think this guy's gonna do? Unless and here's perhaps what we have. There's gonna have to be a point where our military -- I know there's other people out there. I kind of vaguely remember, even though we're not hearing from Congress. I do vaguely remember that we have a military and a military infrastructure.
Now maybe I'm naïve of thinking that the military's gonna be able to keep a really bad thing from happening if "Urkel" does not have the courage -- or even perhaps secretly wishes this nation to be harmed. I wouldn't put that past him. His mother certainly did. His friends certainly do. Why would he be out of that loop? I'm just looking at the facts as we know them.
Friends with a man who took action and delivered bombs that exploded to harm the American people. Spiritual mentor father-figure who hates this country and wants it damned. A wife who has never been proud of this country, but then says she was only when her husband got something. A mother who reviled this nation. And a father who came here simply to -- I guess to get a piece of something and then left. You think that the result of all of that environmental influence is a man who loves this country? Come on! [Talk Radio Network, The Tammy Bruce Show, 6/18/09, via Media Matters]
LV Review-Journal Publisher Suggested Obama Not "Tough About Keeping America Safe." In a Las Vegas Review-Journal column claiming that "the two cases of domestic terrorism since 9/11" happened "on Obama's watch," publisher Sherman Frederick wrote:
If this is what it takes to wake up Obama to the evils of this world, then he learned an easy lesson. But tell that to the personnel who lost their lives to terrorism at Fort Hood.
Then, as now, the Obama administration fails to swiftly acknowledge the threat. They demur in describing our enemy as radical Muslims. They plan to close the offshore prison for terrorists at Guantanamo Bay and transfer the prisoners to the United States. They give the enemy combatants who killed more than 3,000 people on 9/11 the privilege of a civilian federal trial in New York City when a military tribunal is more appropriate. And for three days our president failed to address his people directly on Abdulmutallab's failed effort to blow up a commercial flight over Detroit on Christmas Day. All of this on top of President Obama's noticeable refusal to characterize our struggle as a "war" on "terror."
In the wake of fierce criticism, Obama now talks tough about keeping America safe. But in the two cases of domestic terrorism since 9/11 -- both on Obama's watch -- red flags flew aplenty. [Las Vegas Review-Journal, 1/3/10]
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The Math Department Annual DinnerLogic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
My department needs a new Social Coordinator! You see, we were going to have a Chinese New Year dinner but the seating plan proved to be too much for the organizer, who has now resigned. Math teachers can be hard to please!
The restaurant had big round tables for 10 people, (perfect for our department size), with chairs placed evenly around. Everyone was going to attend, and a fun evening seemed assured ... until the problems began.
[A] Ding wanted to sit as far as possible away from Dong.
[B] Walter wanted to sit opposite Wira, who insisted on sitting closer to Dong than to Ding.
[C] Wynn, Dan and Walter always sit together, in that order, anticlockwise (something about feng shui, they claimed.)
[D] Wira only wanted to sit between Liza and Fozz, who always sits with Rita!
Work out the seating plan and discover which teachers I sat between so everyone's preferences could be satisfied.
HintIt's probably easiest to start with Wynn-Dan-Walter - the feng shui trio!
AnswerStarting with me and going clockwise, there was Walter on my left, Dan, Wynn, Dong, Liza, Wira, Fozz, Rita, and then Ding on my Right.
If we number all the seats clockwise starting with Walter = 1, then Dan = 2 and Wynn = 3 [C]. From [B], Wira is at 6.
That leaves only 4 and 9 or 5 and 10 for Dong and Ding [A], and from [B] we find that Dong must be at 4 or 5. Dong can not be at 5 [D] so Dong = 4 and Ding = 9.
That leaves only 7 and 8 for Fozz and Rita respectively [D] so Liza = 5 [D] and I come in at 10.
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On Fox, McInerney criticizes Gates for proposed F-22 replacement without noting ties to aircraft subcontractor
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Fox News military analyst Tom McInerney criticized the Obama administration's decision to procure only four more F-22 fighters, but at no point was it disclosed during his appearance that McInerney has served as a consultant for Northrop Grumman Corp., a major subcontractor on the F-22.
During the April 25 edition of Fox News' America's News HQ, Fox military analyst and retired Lt. Gen. Tom McInerney criticized the Obama administration's decision to procure only four more F-22 fighters and praised the aircraft as "the dominant air superiority fighter." However, neither McInerney nor co-host Jamie Colby disclosed that McInerney has reportedly served as a consultant for the Northrop Grumman Corp., which is a major subcontractor on the F-22.
McInerney's Humanevents.com bio -- he has written several articles for the magazine -- states that he "consults for Northrop Grumman on the KC 45 program." On the March 10, 2008, edition of Fox News' Special Report, correspondent Jennifer Griffin reported that "McInerney consults for Northrop Grumman." Also, an August 1, 2008, C4ISR Journal op-ed by McInerney identified him as "a consultant to Northrop Grumman."
McInerney has also recently consulted for defense contractor Cobham plc, which in March 2006 announced that its subsidiary Sargent Fletcher Inc. had been awarded contracts from Lockheed Martin Corp. "worth more than US$8m for its 600 gallon external fuel tanks for the F-22 Raptor jet aircraft." According to Sargent Fletcher's website, the company is "currently under contract to Lockheed Martin for the Low-Rate Initial Production of a new 600-gallon external fuel tank for the F/A-22 fighter." In a June 4, 2008, press release, Cobham announced McInerney's nomination to the board of Cobham North America as one of "three senior 'Outside Directors,' " who, with the approval of the U.S. government, would "provide assurance on security matters and strategic guidance on defence and market trends." According to the press release, McInerney's nomination was a part of Cobham's purchase of another defense contractor, SPARTA Inc.
McInerney was featured in the Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times exposé by David Barstow that detailed the connections between numerous media military analysts, the Pentagon, and the defense industry. In the article, Barstow reported that McInerney "sits on the boards of several military contractors, including Nortel Government Solutions, a supplier of communication networks." The article also reported that the Pentagon helped McInerney and another Fox military analyst "write an opinion article for The Wall Street Journal defending [former Secretary of Defense Donald] Rumsfeld" and that, in an apparently separate case, McInerney "wrote to the Pentagon after receiving fresh talking points in late 2006," stating, "Good work. ... We will use it."
McInerney also criticized Gates on America's News HQ because he "wants to replace [the F-22] with the F-35, which the production line has really not started yet." Northrup Grumman is "a principal subcontractor on an F-35 industry team led by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics" and "plays a critical role in the development and production of the F-35 weapon system."
From the March 10, 2008, edition of Fox News' Special Report with Brit Hume:
GRIFFIN: Democrats are blaming Republican Senator John McCain for siding against Boeing five years ago when he demanded an open competition and not a single-source contract to lease refueling tankers from Boeing.
A whistleblower blew the lid off the original deal, and an Air Force procurement officer, Darleen Druyun, went to jail for nine months for attempting to win jobs for her family from Boeing.
McCAIN: I intervened in a process that was clearly corrupt. That's why people went to jail. That's why the Government Accountability Office said that I saved the taxpayers over $6 billion.
McINERNEY: We are now going to buy 179 tankers for the price we were going to lease 100 tankers. So all Senator McCain saw -- put in was a competitive program.
GRIFFIN: McInerney consults for Northrop Grumman and says Airbus will add tens of thousands of jobs to the U.S. economy because it is building four factories in Alabama to refit the Airbus 330s. Other states are building the avionics.
From the April 25 edition of Fox News' America's News HQ:
COLBY: Lieutenant General Tom McInerney is a retired member of the United States Air Force and a favorite Fox News military analyst -- great to see you, sir.
McINERNEY: Hi, Jamie. How are you?
COLBY: I'm doing great. But you know how much I worry about our troops, and I worry about them having what they need to complete the mission at hand. Does Secretary Gates have it right?
McINERNEY: Unfortunately, he does not, Jamie. And I think it needs a lot more analysis than what he did and changed our requirements that the joint requirements operations council had put out. He made a lot of very significant changes without getting the military fully behind him. And I can assure you that in the Pentagon and out in the field, for all services, we have major problems, what he has done, and he has not coordinated it.
COLBY: Tell me, Lieutenant General McInerney, about the front lines -- the troops that are in harm's way. How do they feel? What have you heard?
McINERNEY: Well, let's take the F-22, because it's the easiest one. He wants to cancel that procurement. The fact is is the F-22 is the dominant air superiority fighter. It flies at 60,000 feet at 1.6 mach. He wants to replace it with the F-35, which the production line has really not started yet. And he wants to cap it at 186 or 187 aircraft.
Well, that means you only have 100 airplanes or two fighter wings for operational units -- as we call combat coded. We would not have been able to conduct Operation Iraqi Freedom nor Operation Northern Watch or Southern Watch with only 100 F-22s with the threat coming for 30 years. Now, I don't know where Secretary Gates gets the vision to look out 30 years.
COLBY: Let me ask you about the vision --
McINERNEY: And so that's one example.
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DE-703 Ship's Log- fire aboard the SS HOWARD L. GIBSON
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14 October, 1944
0645: USS CRONIN DE-704 proceeding to rear of convoy to refuel. All escorts except USS SAMPSON DD-394 and USS HOLTON DE-703 shifted over one station to port.
0800: Position 33-48 N 23-56 W
0812: USS CRONIN completed fueling; USS FRYBARGER DE-705 proceeding to fuel; all other escorts except USS SAMPSON and USS HOLTON shifted station to port.
0930: USS FRYBARGER completed refueling. USS EARL V. JOHNSON DE-702 proceeding to refuel. All other escorts except USS SAMPSON and USS HOLTON shifted over one station to port. Our position now #4.
1049: USS JOHNSON completed refueling. USS PARLE DE-708 proceeding to refuel. All escorts except USS SAMPSON and USS HOLTON shifted one station to port.
1200: Position 33-57 N 23-12 W
1220: USS PARLE completed refueling. Proceeding back to stern of convoy.
1258: Commenced receiving fuel from USS CHEMUNG.
1334: Completed fueling. Returning to station. USS HOLTON proceeding to refuel.
1409: On station #5, 5500 yards from convoy, bearing 090 degrees relative from leading ship in starboard column.
1937: Observed what appeared to be explosion in rear. Streamed "Foxer" gear and prepared for submarine attack. Turned to starboard. Increased speed to 24-knots.
1939: On orders of ComTaskForce-63 commenced carrying out operation "Bingo" FTP-223.
1941: Observed two ships on fire and apparently burning from stem to stern. USS HOLTON reported one tanker and one Liberty ship on fire.
1945: USS HOLTON reported that the ships collided and that the fire was definitely not due to submarine action.
1952: Maneuvering 800-yards from burning tanker searching with all lights for survivors. Tanker has large hole in port quarter and fires are burning on deck from bridge al lthe way aft. Liberty ship is about 3000-yards, bearing 090 degrees True from Tanker, apparently on fire all forward of bridge. USS HOLTON searching for survivors there. USS CRONIN searching on port bow of tanker for survivors.
1953: Liberty ship identified as SSHOWARD L. GIBSON, ship # 114 in convoy, carrying general cargo. J.G.M.Grant, Master, bound for Karachi and Bombay.
1955: Commander Escort Division Sixty and USS HOLTON directed by ComTaskForce-63 to stay to conduct rescue. USS CRONIN directed to rejoin.
2000: Position 34-02 N 21-32 W. USS CRONIN having survivors close aboard asked CTF-63 permission to delay in rejoining to pick up men. Permission granted.
2001: USS HOLTON putting water aboard SS HOWARD L. GIBSON.
2002: Sighted lifeboat full of survivors, bearing 045 degrees True, distance 1000-yards. Proceeding to rescue. Commenced taking in "Foxer" gear. Ordered by CTF-63 to stay and conduct salvage operations with USS HOLTON.
2011: USS HOLTON reports that to his knowledge all hands on SS HOWARD L. GIBSON are safe and that they are not abandoning ship.
2014: USS HOLTON reports that SS HOWARD L. GIBSON rammed the tanker.
2016: Picked up 23 survivors of the British MTK GEORGE W. MC KNIGHT, ship # 126 in convoy but numbered # 124 at beginning of voyage, carrying 100-octane gasoline and planes, bound for Algeirs. R.E. Hopkins, Master, and four officers in the group. Complement of MTK MC KNIGHT 52 officers and crew.
2020: Set speed at 8-knots. Searching area for more survivors.
2026: Investigated burning life raft. No survivors.
2028: Investigated life raft. No survivors.
2030: CTF-63 ordered ComCortDive-60 to stand by and assist also to order salvage tug from Flag Officer, Gibraltar and Mediterranean approaches or Azores.
2033: Investigating burning boar. No survivors.
2044: USS CRONIN (DE-704) picking up survivors.
2052: USS HOLTON (DE-703) picking up survivors.
2056: Circled MTK MC KNIGHT close aboard and investigated half sunk boat. No survivors.
2102: Proceeding as directed by USS HOLTON to investigate life raft.
2116: Reported to CTF-63 that none of our survivors needed medical attention.
2124: Investigated life raft seen by USS HOLTON. No survivors.
2126: Searching in area ahead of tanker as directed by USS CRONIN.
2129: USS CRONIN reports twenty-two (22) survivors of MTK MC KNIGHT aboard, three (3) dead seen in water.
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Festival People en Español debuts
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The show: Opening night of the evening concert component of the first Festival People en Español at the Alamodome on Saturday with Sie7e, El Cata, Olga Tañon, 3Ball MTY, Tito "El Bambino" and Daddy Yankee. The two-day Latino music fest culminates today with a concert headlined by superstar Luis Miguel. Organizers say the event will return Labor Day weekend 2013 with an even bigger lineup.
Attendance: About 4,500
First take: The concert presented the most ambitious, if slightly modified, version of the Illusion Theater configuration yet — sans curtains, bisecting the dome east to west and utilizing several high-tech video screens above, behind and to the side of the stage. The Latino beats ranged from El Cata's joyous "ra-ta-ta" dance rap to Tañon's stylish, passionate horn-driven dance pop that proved utterly irresistible — and exotic in the land of conjunto, Tex-Mex and Tejano.
If power to the people means dancing in the aisles, smiling and singing along to some of the Latino music world's biggest stars, then this was a home run. New York-born Yolanda Gomez, who moved from Chicago to San Antonio to be closer to her mother, was blown away. "Oh, my God! It's terrific, more than I expected. I like the excitement."
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Excitement is what Jay Perez experienced when El Cata jumped off the stage and surprised him with a quick hug. "It's a great atmosphere," said Perez, 29. "You really feel the heart and soul of the people and the culture. This music brings people together."


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Well, it's official. First baseman Ike Davis is being called up. This should inject some hope into the Mets faithful. Let's see where Jerry sticks him in the lineup.
Here is the official release:
The New York Mets today announced that they have selected the contract of first baseman Ike Davis from Buffalo Bisons (AAA) of the International League and optioned righthanded pitcher Tobi Stoner to the Bisons. Davis will wear #29 and will be available for tonight's game.
Davis, 23, hit .364 (12-33) with three doubles, two home runs and four RBI in 10 games with the Bisons. He drew nine walks and was tied for the best on-base percentage in the International League (.500). The 6-4, 215-pounder reached base twice in nine of his 10 games with Buffalo and was in the midst of a seven-game hitting streak (.348, 8-23).
He hit .480 (12-25) with seven runs scored, three doubles, three home runs, 10 RBI, three walks and eight strikeouts in 12 Spring Training games for New York.
The Mets 2009 Sterling Organizational Player of the Year combined to hit .298 (128-429) with 58 runs scored, 31 doubles, three triples, 20 home runs and 71 RBI in 114 games for St. Lucie (A) of the Florida State League and Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League last year.
In September, 2009, he was a key member of the United States Gold Medal World Cup team. Davis batted .333 (10-30) with two doubles, a triple and three RBI. He delivered three straight game-winning RBI leading up to the Gold Medal game.
Davis was selected in the first round (18th overall) of the 2008 First Year Player Draft after playing at Arizona State University, where he was a first team Pac-10 Conference selection three straight years. His bio can be found on page 104 of the Mets 2010 Media Guide.
Stoner was recalled Sunday and pitched 2.1 innings last night at St. Louis suffering the loss. He allowed three hits and one run with three walks and one strikeout.
UPDATE: Davis will bat sixth, and Manuel says he will not platoon with Fernando Tatis. He will play every day. Kevin Goldstein of ESPNNewYork.com tells you five things you should know about the rookie first baseman.
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The foreign evangelist wasn't sure what to expect as the evangelistic meetings among the Romani (Gypsy) people of Bulgaria neared.
The leaders couldn't locate a suitable hall to rent. But the Romani Adventist community would let nothing stand in their way. They built a platform on a dead-end street and put benches in the street.
On opening night, crowds packed the street around the homemade platform. People filled the yards, balconies of homes, even nearby rooftops to hear the message of salvation in Jesus. The crowd was estimated at 5,000 people and didn't diminish during the five weeks of meetings. Hundreds were baptized. One of these new members was Ivan.
Ivan was 21, and his decision for Christ was based more on emotion than on an acceptance of a new lifestyle centered on Christ. Adventure called, and Ivan drifted away from Christ.
When Ivan realized that his life was headed in the wrong direction, he prayed. But nothing happened. He returned to church-at least on some Sabbaths-but still nothing changed. One day he cried out to God, "Lord, do You hear me? Are You still interested in me?"
That night he dreamed that the Lord spoke to him. "Find your baptismal certificate in the drawer. Read the Bible text written there."
The next morning Ivan found the baptismal certificate exactly where he had seen it in his dream. He noticed a Bible text that the pastor had written on it. Ivan grabbed his Bible and looked up the text, Isaiah 43:2. "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze" (NIV).
Ivan reread the words again, amazed that God had known several years earlier that he needed this very text at this time in his life. God knew him; God cared. Ivan rededicated his life to God. He spends time every day in prayer and Bible study to keep him from falling into the lake of indifference again.
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Collingwood star Dale Thomas is ready for an AFL comeback against Hawthorn at the MCG on Sunday.
But the Magpies are uncertain whether ruckman Darren Jolly, battling a rib injury, will play.
Thomas was hampered by an ankle injury late last season and after off-season surgery has built fitness through the VFL over the past two rounds.
Thomas said the club's cautious approach in not rushing his AFL return would benefit him long-term.
But it's also been a frustrating wait and he'll be telling coach Nathan Buckley it's been long enough.
"I'll be having a chat with Nathan throughout the week," Thomas told reporters on Monday.
"I'll be certainly telling him that if he's happy to pick me I'll be more than happy to play."
Jolly, who went down early in Sunday's win over Carlton, has been cleared of broken ribs but cartilage damage still makes him an uncertain proposition.
"It will be a case of seeing how he feels this week and of how much he can do at training," Magpies football director Geoff Walsh said.
If he doesn't play, veteran Ben Hudson and young giant Jarrod Witts will vie for selection, with Hudson seeking to debut at a fourth club and Witts yet to play AFL.
Alex Fasolo and Alan Didak, who played VFL on Saturday, will also press for senior selection.
But with young small forward Jamie Elliott having starred with a match-winning five-goal haul against Carlton and rookie-list recruit Sam Dwyer also performing well, it will be hard to find players to drop.
"It's a good problem to have," Thomas said.
Ex-Hawthorn recruit Clinton Young won't make his Magpies debut for at least three or four more weeks, after injuring a hamstring in the VFL, on return from a calf complaint.
The Hawks beat the Magpies all three times they met last season and kicked at least 20 goals on each occasion.
It makes Sunday's clash a good test of Collingwood's improvement, particularly defensively.
Thomas said the signs over the first two rounds were good but there was still room to get a lot better.


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>Suggestions and Feature Requests>badges for achievements
So let's say I'll add this feature, what kind of badges would you want? I will need this info to assess the complexity of the feature and thus whether it's worth my while to delay other features.
Let's see. Off the top of my head...
"What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight – it's the fight in the dog. – Dwight D. Eisenhower
My blog is JT Running DC. It's awesome.
Imminent Catastrophe
Could we make it retroactive? Like, could I get a badge for the PR 5k I ran in 1977? Because that would be cool.
"Able to function despite imminent catastrophe"
"To obtain the air that angels breathe you must come to Tahoe"--Mark Twain
"The most common question from potential entrants is 'I do not know if I can do this' to which I usually answer, 'that's the whole point'.--Paul Charteris, Tarawera Ultramarathon RD.
√ Javelina Jundred Jalloween 2015
Cruel Jewel 50 mile May 2016
Western States 100 June 2016
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The badge for letting a kitten drive your car will be cool too.
It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.
Feeling the growl again
If it were only going forward I would need to consult with Doug Litton on how to earn badges. It would seem, IMHO, kind of silly to judge one's running accomplishments by some arbitrary date assigned by when the functionality goes live.
If I were concerned with stinkin' badges, that is.
"If you want to be a bad a$s, then do what a bad a$s does. There's your pep talk for today. Go Run." -- Slo_Hand
I am spaniel - Crusher of Treadmills
Sorry guys. I was way under the weather yesterday and didn't do much.
I doubt the badges would be a money maker. My only interest in adding it is because you asked for it. Having a "Company X badge for doing Y" is more gimmicky than the badges feature. This is why I'll never be rich...
So let's say I'll add this feature, what kind of badges would you want? I will need this info to assess the complexity of the feature and thus whether it's worth my while to delay other features.
Sorry guys. I was way under the weather yesterday and didn't do much.
I doubt the badges would be a money maker. My only interest in adding it is because you asked for it. Having a "Company X badge for doing Y" is more gimmicky than the badges feature. This is why I'll never be rich...
If it delays the implementation of ANY worthwhile features then don't add it.
I would not prioritize badges high on any list, but they can be cool.
Some are site-related.... "5 year member" (either by join date or amount of running log data collected) and whatnot. "10k club" or something related to total mileage collected in the running log perhaps. I dunno about a badge for annual mileage. Maybe a badge for being a member of a few of the user groups here... like 'ultrarunner' or 'trail runner' or 'marathoner' that links to the group. But only a few of the groups that want this. (it could help increase discoverability of certain groups, perhaps)
Some might be community-related... badges to denote mods might be cool. Beyond that, have to be careful... popularity contests can be annoying. Badges for post count can be annoying.
Some might be running-related... I guess the 10k club is running related, but I brought it up above because it implies usage of the log here. The running related ones, I dunno. Maybe some specific ones that are user-selectable.
I don't think there "needs" to be any badgery, and if this goes forward, just a few to begin with.
One thing I like about the feature longer term is that it is open ended. A way to add badges later... designed by others if you don't want to be Art Boy... might be cool. And can add a sense of community.
Or not. I'm kind of ambivalent personally.
Oh also... as this site possesses a community with a sense of humor (in most cases), a few fun badges should be included...
"I survived the coolrunning migration" (based on join date)
"I survived the RWOL invasion" (based on join date)
An ostrich badge... well, just because
Maybe a "bagel". I do not know how you earn this one.
Perhaps an 8 ball. Only including that one because I don't understand it. So I mock it.
Finally: badges don't have to display on posts (except perhaps the mod badge and stuff like that). In profiles. Which users already select whether to display or not. Maybe in running logs. Processing overhead for this should be lower.
Considering the number of users who access RA via smartphones and tablets (I say, typing on my iPad), I'd urge badge placement so as to not increase screen clutter or page length.
"I want you to pray as if everything depends on it, but I want you to prepare yourself as if everything depends on you."
-- Dick LeBeau
OK, random thoughts from someone who really doesn't care about badges:
- Post count badges -- eh.
- "thumbs up" badges -- if some mechanism to "like" or "thumbs up" posts etc, it gives some sort of real meaning above post count
- membership time badges -- some validity to this -- number of years
- Distance PR badges -- 5K/10K by 30sec or 1min, HM by min or 5min, marathon by 15-30min over 3hrs and 10min under 3 hrs...1min under 2:30 (not going to be many here). Ultras, talk to the experts (ie not me).
-Mileage badges - seem kind of silly as YTD (not displayed long at end of year), but ok if reflecting what was done the prior year
There might be a problem with time based badges for men vs. women. I hadn't thought about that in my post but since I'm already scheming to earn every badge possible, realized the sub-2:30 badge might be out of my reach.


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Liberty Wins Regular-Season Finale at Longwood
Liberty closed out the 2013-14 regular season with a 69-47 victory at Longwood Saturday afternoon, thanks to impressive defense and rebounding. The Lady Flames posted a +24 (51-27) rebound margin and held the Lancers to 28.3 percent field goal shooting for the contest.
The Lady Flames' fifth straight victory pushes their record to 19-10 overall and 15-5 in Big South play. Liberty finishes in a tie with Winthrop for second place in the conference standings, one game behind Big South regular-season champion High Point (16-4).
Longwood drops to 8-21 overall and 5-15 in conference action after its fifth loss in its last six outings.
All five of Liberty's starters scored points during the Lady Flames' game-opening 13-2 surge during the first 6:05 of the contest.
The Lancers battled back to within 15-7 on Daeisha Brown's hoop at the 11:59 mark.
However, Longwood managed only four points during the next 10 minutes, during which time Liberty went on a prolonged 16-4 run. Ashley Rininger's old-fashioned three-point play gave the blue-clad Lady Flames a 31-11 advantage, 2:07 before halftime.
Longwood trimmed its deficit to 14 before Sadalia Ellis beat the halftime buzzer with a layup, making the score 35-19 in favor of Liberty.
The Lady Flames shot 50 percent (14-of-28) from the field before the break, aided by 20 points in the paint and 18 points off of Longwood's 10 turnovers.
Liberty also enjoyed a 22-14 first-half rebounding edge and held Longwood to 28.6 percent (8-of-28) from the floor.
Eight different Lady Flames scored points in the first half, topped by Rininger's nine markers.
Heather Tobeck, Longwood's lone senior honored prior to tipoff, scored five first-half points for the Lancers.
Daeisha Brown scored six points during the first 3:05 of the second half, helping the Lancers open the period with a 10-3 surge. The diminutive sophomore's three-point play pulled her team to within 38-29 at 16:55.
Reagan Miller then drained a three-pointer from the right corner on Liberty's next trip to the offensive end, sparking a 17-0 run by the Lady Flames. Rininger tallied seven points during the surge, which ended with an Ellis steal and layup with 11:26 on the clock. Her hoop bolstered the visitors' advantage to 55-29.
Liberty's lead reached 29 points twice on the way to a 22-point triumph. The Lady Flames have now posted 11 consecutive wins over the Lancers after holding their opponent below the 50-point mark for the sixth time in the last eight outings.
The Lady Flames finished at 41.7 percent (25-of-60) from the field, including six made triples. However, Liberty shot just 59.1 percent (13-of-22) from the foul line.
In addition to its sizeable rebound margin, Liberty had the upper hand in points in the paint (34-14) and second-chance points (17-6).
The Lady Flames turned Longwood's 18 miscues into a season-high 29 points off of turnovers.
Rininger was the lone Lady Flame to score in double figures, totaling 17 points and seven boards. Fellow starting post player Katelyn Adams added nine points and eight caroms.
Simone Brown led Liberty with a career-best 10 rebounds, while Mickayla Sanders tied her career high with seven caroms.
Miller and Jaymee Fisher-Davis each nailed a trio of three-pointers and scored nine points.
Ellis matched her career high with four of the Lady Flames' season-best 12 steals. Emily Frazier's six points put the redshirt junior guard over 500 for her career.
Daeisha Brown's 10 points topped Longwood's scoring chart, while Treasure Avery pulled down a team-leading six rebounds.
Liberty will now travel to Conway, S.C., for the 2014 Big South Women's Basketball Championship. The Lady Flames will begin defense of their back-to-back tournament titles with a quarterfinal contest on Thursday at The HTC Center. The bracket will be announced later today.


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When it comes to cooking and baking, I'm all for anything that is easy and simple to make. I thought you might enjoy some five-ingredient recipes for main dishes that I enjoy. Not only are there just a few ingredients, but the preparation time isn't very long or complicated either.
Citrus Sirloin Steak
2 medium unpeeled lemons, quartered
1 medium unpeeled orange, quartered
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 garlic clove, minced
1 boneless sirloin steak (about 2 1/2 pounds and 1 3/4 inches thick)
In a skillet, cook the lemon and orange wedges in oil over medium heat for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring often. Add garlic cook and stir 1 to 2 minutes, longer. Place steak in a shallow glass baking dish. Pierce meat every inch with a fork. Pour citrus mixture over meat, turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate overnight, turning three or four times. Drain and discard marinade. On a covered grill over medium hot heat, cook steak for 9 to 10 minutes on each side or until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium rare, a meat thermometer should read 145, medium 160 degrees, well done 170 degrees. Serves 6 to 8.
Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta
8 ounces uncooked tube or spiral pasta
1 pound ground beef
6 bacon strips, diced
1 10 3/4-ounce can condensed tomato soup, undiluted
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese)
Barbecue sauce and prepared mustard
Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink, drain and set aside. In the same skillet, cook bacon until crisp, remove with a slotted spoon to paper towels. Discard drippings. Drain pasta. Add to the skillet. Add soup, beef and bacon. Heat through. Sprinkle with cheese cover and cook until the cheese is melted. Serve with barbecue sauce and mustard. Serves 4 to 6.
Apricot Round Steak
1 3/4 pounds boneless top round steak (3/4 inch thick)
3/4 cup apricot preserves
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
Place steak on broiler pan rack. Broil for 6 to 8 minutes on each side. Meanwhile, in a saucepan or microwave-safe bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Cook until preserves are melted. Set aside 1/2 cup, brush remaining sauce over steak. Broil 2 to 3 minutes longer or until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium rare, a meat thermometer should read 140 degrees, medium 160 degrees, well done 170 degrees). Slice meat on the diagonal. Serve with reserved apricot sauce. Serves 8.
Stuffed Pasta Shells
4 cups (16 ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese
1 15-ounce carton ricotta cheese
1 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
1 12-ounce package jumbo pasta shells
1 28-ounce jar spaghetti sauce
Combine cheese and spinach, stuff into shells. Arrange in a greased 13-by-9-by-2-inch baking dish. Pour spaghetti sauce over the shells. Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until heated through. Serves 12 to 14. Pasta pointer - Instead of draining jumbo pasta shell in a colander, which can cause them to tear, carefully remove them from the boiling water with a tongs. Pour out any water inside the shells and drain on lightly greased waxed paper until you're ready to stuff them.
Cheesy Chicken
5 tablespoon butter melted, divided
1 cup crushed cheese flavored snack crackers
1/4 teaspoon pepper
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1/2 cup sour cream
Place 1 tablespoon butter in an 11- by-7-inch microwave-safe dish, set aside. Combine cracker crumbs and pepper. Set aside. Dip chicken in remaining butter, and then spread with sour cream. Roll in the crumb mixture. Place in prepared dish. Cover loosely and microwave on high for 6 to 7 minutes or until chicken juices run clear. Let stand for 5 to 10 minutes before serving. Serves 4.
Maple French Toast Bake
12 slices bread, cubed
1 8-ounce package cream cheese, cubed
8 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup maple syrup
Additional maple syrup
Arrange half of the bread cubes in a greased shallow 8-quart baking dish. Top with the cream cheese and remaining bread. In a bowl, whisk eggs, milk and syrup, pour over bread. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover, bake 20 to 25 minutes longer or until golden brown. Serve with additional syrup. Serves 8.
Turkey Stuffing Roll Ups
1 6-ounce package stuffing mix
1 10 3/4-ounce can condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
3/4 cup milk
1 pound sliced deli smoked turkey
1 can French fried onions, crushed
Prepare stuffing mix according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine soup and milk, set aside. Spoon about 1/4 cup stuffing onto each turkey slice, roll up and place in a greased 13-by-9-inch baking dish. Pour soup mixture over roll ups. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with onions. Bake 5 minutes longer or until heated through. Serves 6.
Salmon with Dill Sauce
1 salmon fillet (1 pound)
1 1/2 teaspoons dill weed, divided
1/2 cup reduced fat plain yogurt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt free seasoning blend
Place salmon in a 13-by-9-inch baking dish coated with nonstick cooking spray. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon dill. Cover and bake at 375° for 20 to 25 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Meanwhile in a small saucepan, combine the yogurt, sugar, seasoning blend and remaining dill. Cook and stir over low heat until warmed. Serve with the salmon. Serves 4.
Garlic Potatoes and Ham
8 small red potatoes cut into wedges
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 16-ounce package frozen broccoli cuts, partially thawed
1 cup cubed ham, fully cooked
1 enveloped herb with garlic soup mix
In a large skillet, cook potatoes in oil over medium high heat for 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Stir in broccoli, ham and soup mix. Reduce heat. Cover and cook for 25 minute or until potatoes are tender. Serves 4. I used Lipton Recipe Secrets Savory Herb with Garlic soup mix.
Creole Salmon Fillets
4 teaspoons Creole seasoning
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons pepper
4 salmon fillets (6 ounces each)
1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
In a large resalable plastic bag, combine the first three ingredients. Add salmon, shake to coat. Place salmon on a broiler pan or baking sheet. Broil 6 inches from the heat for 10 to 14 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Sprinkle with parsley. Serves 4.
Reuben Dogs
1 27-ounce can sauerkraut, rinsed and drained
1-2 teaspoons caraway seed
8 hot dogs, halved lengthwise
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Swiss cheese
Thousand Island salad dressing
Place sauerkraut in a greased 2-quart baking dish. Sprinkle with caraway seeds. Top with hot dogs. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 15 to 20 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with; cheese. Bake 3 to 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Serve with salad dressing serves 4 to 6.
Ham and Rice Bake
1 10 3/4-ounce can condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese, divided
1 16-ounce package frozen California blend vegetables, thawed
1 cup cooked rice
1 cup cubed fully cooked ham
In a large sauce pan, combine the soup and 1/2 cup cheese, cook and stir until cheese is melted. Stir in the vegetables, rice and ham. Transfer to a greased 1 1/2-quart baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes or until heated through. Serves 4.
This will give you a few new and easy dishes to try. If you need to reach me, you can reach me at firstname.lastname@example.com or drop a line to my attention to the BCR, P.O. Box. 340 Princeton, IL 61356. If you have any recipes you'd like to share, I would like to have them. Just send them to the above addresses. I'd sure appreciate it.


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Re: question about metastatic cc
sallypa....there is some satisfaction in knowing to have tapped all the resources. Good luck with the upcoming treatment. Your sister may just have an easier time than anticipated.
That is what I wish for,
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sallypa....there is some satisfaction in knowing to have tapped all the resources. Good luck with the upcoming treatment. Your sister may just have an easier time than anticipated.
That is what I wish for,
after some problems at the hospital last week in which nothing got done because of scheduling errors. monday my sister started chemo. no problems so far except for being tired. we just keep our eyes on april 2011 when the chemo, radiation will be done and hopefully the cancer will be gone forever.
Sallypa wishing your Sister the best of luck!! I love April...my Birthday and Spring...new beginnings!
sallypa....I can't wait to hear the good news in April.
Good luck and best wishes,
thank you all for your support. one week down. so far everything is going ok.
i just wanted to post an update. my sister finished her first cycle of gemzar chemo and now has a week off before she starts five weeks of 5fu chemo and radiation daily. so far she is doing good. the only side effects of the first round were tiredness, nausea, and some weight loss. we are all scared about this next process. we know it is going to be hard. we are praying for the best. i am praying the side effects will continue to be minimal.
sallypa...thanks for the update. Nothing but news is coming our way. I believe that there is a good chance for the next round of chemo to be just as tolerable to your sister as the one she has completed. Good luck and
best wishes,
i just wanted to post an update on my sister. she is half way thru the six week chemo-radiation treatment and so far she is doing as well as can be expected. after three more weeks she will get a month off before another three months of chemo. i wish researchers could come up with a better way to treat cancer than chemotherapy. we are looking forward to the break as it coincides with christmas and new years so hopefully she can enjoy the holidays without too much discomfort.
I agree in that some day people will look back on our current treatments and consider it pre-historic. But, we are not there yet. I am happy though to hear that your sister has hit the half-mark soon. Great timing, as she will be able to celebrate the holidays. Thanks for being so kind and keeping us posted about your sis. I hope for the next three weeks to go by real fast.
Best wishes,
my sister has completed the chemo/radiation period of her treatment. she is doing pretty well all things considered. she had a good christmas and new years. the treatment was rough but she made it thru and is now currently on a break. she lost a lot of weight but looks good. she will begin another 3 month round of gemzar at the end of the month. hopefully she will tolerate that as well as she did the first round. we were told by others that after a break the chemo seems to be more intense with more side effects. she was very happy that so far she hasnt lost her hair but again was told by others that will probably change when she restarts the chemo. does anyone know if this is true. we keep telling her to look forward to spring and the treatments will be finished.
Hello-I did gemcidabean, 5FU, radiation and Xeloda for 9 months combined. I never had any hair loss. I only lost hair after my second transplant and that was due to all my anti-rejection medicines and a feeding tube for three months. My hair got very thin and a few bald spots, but never total loss. Good luck and lots of prayers- Cathy
i just wanted to post an update. my sister just finished her final chemo cycle. she did pretty well all things considered. she does have some weakness and pain in her legs, and lost a lot of weight but she made it thru. now we have to just wait and see what happens. she goes for a full body scan in about a month. hopefully there will be no signs of cancer and it will never come back. we are trying to stay positive and pray for her.
Sallypa....crossed fingers on the upcoming scan.
All my best wishes are heading your way. Please, keep us posted.
Sally, wishing your sister all the good luck there is, on her Scan next month. Please let us know the results.
thank you all for your concern. my sister had her scan on friday. the good news was there is no sign of recurrence where the tumor was removed. we are very happy about that. the new problem is that she has been experiencing bad headaches recently. the drs now want to do a head ct scan to see if the cancer may have spread there. i was wondering if anyone had any experience with this or knows anything about this. there just never seems to be a time of relief with this disease. it is always something. also i was wondering if any one else has gotten headaches after completing the chemo-radiation cycle.
Sally....we have never seen, on this board, for this cancer to metastasize to the brain. Someone may come forward re: headaches post chemotherapy treatment but, as far as I remember that also has not happened to any of our members. Stay hopeful.
Crossing my fingers and sending tons of love,
Hi Sally,
That is indeed great news that there is no sign of recurrence from where the tumour was removed, and I hope that your sisters head CT scan also gives more good news.
My best wishes to you and your sister,
thank you for the good wishes. i have been trying to find articles on the internet about what could be causing the headaches but so far nothing too conclusive. her head scan is scheduled for monday. hopefully all will go well.
Hi Sally,
It is very great news about your sister's successful surgery and chemo treatment. I'm new to this forum and stories like your sister's really gives us hope for my brother who was diagnosed last month.
May I ask, what hospital and doctor performed your sister's surgery? My brother is told by his doc that his CC is "inoperable". I'm in process to look for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th opinions.
Thanks for your help.
Sally...keeping my fingers crossed for the upcoming scan.
Tons of good wishes are coming your way,
sorry i havent posted lately. we have just been enjoying so much the results of my sisters first scan after completing chemo. thanks to God no cancer was found anywhere!!! she will go back every three months and hopefully the good results will continue. after the results we took a trip to italy that we had always dreamed of to celebrate. she did great. we all walked so much throughout the vacation in the heat and she was with us step for step. the cost was way out of our budgets but for this celebration it was well worth it. the road is still long but good news is always welcome.
thank you all for your good wishes and prayers i know it is helping her fight against this terrible disease.
CIAO, Sallypa, welcome home and its good to see you again. The trip of a lifetime! I am so glad you had such an awesome time but I am even happier about your Sisters health report! YIPPEE! We love it. Sending great wishes for a real good summer and thanks for the wonderful report.
Hi Sally,
This is great news indeed! Thank you so much for sharing it with us all. It sounds like you all had a great time in Italy, and what a great way to celebrate such good news! Looking forward to hearing more good news from you.
Best wishes,
Sallly.....what better time to celebrate then now. It is nice to hear that you took the opportunity to take a great trip. May the good news continue.
All my best wishes,
hi everyone, i wanted to send a update with more good news for my sister. she has had her 2nd scan and still no recurrance. every day is a blessing. she is working again and doing well. while we all know this disease is always lurking around the corner and a lot more clean scans need to come back over the next few years at least we have hope. i continue to wish and pray for the best for everyone on this site. thank you all for your prayers and good wishes too.
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