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Question about Soldering Temperatures
After looking soldering iron threads, I'm just about ready to spring for a good soldering station (Hakko or Weller).
Up to this point, I'd been using a couple of inexpensive Radio Shack 15 watt and 30 watt pencils.
I plan on getting a temperature control station, which brings up a new problem for me:
I have no idea what the temperature conventions are for soldering, say, SMD parts, or small 8-pin chips vs. something like a large snap-on capacitor, or some wiring to a binding post. Previously, I my only options were high power or low power.
Can anyone post or point me to some guide-lines on what temperatures I would use for these various jobs? I'm interested particularly in temperatures for chips and small components, as I don't want to over-heat anything.
Soldering temp information is almost always given on the Tech notes for whatever you are using. Like the lm3875 says,
"Soldering Information T package (10 seconds) 260°C"
And as to soldering stations, I've recently gotten one myself. And Im quite pleased with it. I've been meaning to bring it up in one of the solder station threads but well I havent. I got a Solomon station and it's very nice. Not a big name, and it's fairly hard to find much info on them, i think they could even been out of business. But I've done quite a bit of work with it so far, and it heats up fast, solders BIG stuff, has a nice cord and yeah.. It was REALLY cheap. $35 I think I paid.
Here are two electronics surplus type places that have em.
And I got mine from here
(Their website is a pain, but the prices were better, and check out the RCA's jacks while you are there.)
I bought a soldering station (also very inexpensive at $35 or so from www.circuitspecialists.com) last January and I think it is the single best investment I've ever made in DIY electronics. Dial in the temp and it holds it there, recovering far faster than my old RS "firestick".
BTW at Circuit Specialists if you spend $50 or more they give you a free digital multimeter! It isn't a top of the line Fluke or anything but it works very well. Get a soldering station for $35, add some flux, a big roll of solder and an extra tip for the iron and you are probably there. (I have no affiliation with them other than as a satisfied customer.)
I set my soldering station for 800 degrees F.
The secret is to solder quickly. You must learn to heat the connection just enough to flow the solder and then add the solder to the point between the tip of your soldering pencil and the connection.
As with everything, practice makes perfect. You'll know you've got a good solder joint when the connection is nice and shiny.
Another secret is to read the label on the solder you're using. ;)
For example, Multicore SavBit, recommended bit temperature 335C, Multicore Lead-Free, rbt 360C. :checked:
Re: Question about Soldering Temperatures
260 deg for 10 seconds are valid for machine soldering!
The best you can buy, IF you want it to last for a lifetime are:
- Ersa
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"Balhousie Castle" is a bit of a misnomer here, as the actual attraction is not really the castle itself (although it is quite a picturesque building - a 17th century L-plan tower house which undertook major developments and refurbishment in 19th century).
Balhousie Castle houses The Regimental Museum of the Black Watch, which is, for some reason, touted as a major tourist attraction in Perth. In reality, it can only be seen as such for those who have a particular interest in military history, emotional connection of the Regiment itself or at least a lot of interest in history in general - although the museum focuses on the Black Watch and doesn't really put it in a particularly wide historical context, possibly for a reason.
The Black Watch was formed from the loyalist clans as a kind of police force the Highlands in the aftermath of the 1715 Jacobite Uprising. The name of Black Watch refers both to their role and to colours of their tartan.
For those interested, the museum has a huge number of objects, from medals to some life-sized models displaying uniforms and similar to actual parts of the soldiers' equipment; displayed in seven rooms, each devoted to a different chronological period. There is a wide selection of photos, letters and other memorabilia that give a good account of the regiment's history as well as reality of soldiers' life. It's mostly a fairly traditional museum, and is not likley to be interesting for anybody under the age of 12.
The admission is free, but donations are asked for. The museum has a shop that sells a selection of souvenirs, memorabilia and gifts. The building is surrounded by pleasant grounds and memorial gardens.
The museum is located on the edge of the nicest park in Perth, the North Inch on the banks of the Tay. Nearby Bell's Sports Centre has the cheapest parking in town at 30p for 5 hours.


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Well, thank you, dear friends, for such an lovely outpouring of support and enthusiasm! The comments, the emails, the tweets! You are too good to me! I remember the amazing support almost two years ago when I took a little time off and even though it was a tough time for me, your comments and emails made feel really loved and connected to this lovely web of people somewhere out there, reading, and actually caring. Thank you for coming here, and thank you for staying here. I can't wait to share more of my "hunk" with you!
Considering how lovely you have all been, it seems terribly unfair of me to tell you about sour cherries when they're done for the season, and all you can really do is just stare at these pictures and bookmark the recipe in hopes of remembering next summer (don't worry I'll remind you!). Except, this cake was so good, I just couldn't let it languish in the depths of my computer for a whole year – it was going to get lonely and would need some company. Besides, I know some of you are quite the industrious types, and probably froze your sour cherries like I did. I do this with cranberries every November. I buy a half a dozen bags and stuff them in the freezer and then make boozy banana bread studded with those gems. Next year, you should do the same with sour cherries. This cake could come in handy on a cold, rainy day when you want to hang out in your house and bake.
Whether or not you froze them this year, I wanted to tell you about this cake so much, I simply couldn't wait a year. All that excitement of the moment just might fizzle, and excitement is a terrible thing to waste. I bought these cherries in the eleventh hour of the sour cherry season, at a stand at the Union Square Market. The stand appeared to be the only one selling sour cherries, and upon spotting it, I let out a little squeal. I had plans, friends, for these babies. These cherries were going to be baked into a pie that inspired me not just by its lovely top crust design (aren't circles pretty?), but also by the pre-baked bottom crust (genius!). I had the recipe printed and stuck to my door. I even had a pie crust skulking about the freezer. But then I spied this little winner of a recipe at Saveur and could think of nothing better for these sour cherries than finding themselves surrounded by a whole wheat thin layer of cake. They would look so pretty scattered around.
Some of you might still be wondering what is the big deal about sour cherries. Most of you wondering that have probably never tried them. It's difficult to put into words what sour cherries are like. My best description of them goes a little something like this: a sour cherry is what a sweet cherry aspires to be. Don't for a second think that I'm downplaying the glory that a sweet cherry is. But that tart zing, the opalescence, that gentle yield to the touch, the ephemeral, fleeting season – a sour cherry is something of a treasure. Blink – and you'll miss it.
We had them abundantly in the summer in Russia, upon our arrival to the US, they were nowhere to be found. Of course, I was too busy lamenting my introduction to Nutella (while we were in Italy) and its absence from the American supermarket shelves to really notice or care about sour cherries' absence from the produce landscape. It wasn't until a few years later, when my family and I went to visit their friends in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and took a road trip through the Michigan countryside, that I rediscovered sour cherries again. There were numerous stands by the side of the road offering travelers pints of sour cherries and freshly hot-smoked trout. To this day, one of my favorite meals remains this trout, mixed with cold, boiled potatoes we brought with us on the road, and sour cherries for dessert. I had forgotten how tart and delicious they were.
When I finally got around to my batch of frozen and pitted cherries, I was feeling rather bold, and decided to give the recipe a major overhaul, swapping out enough ingredients to create a recipe distinctively different from its original creation. I still credit Saveur with the inspiration, which goes a long long way. I decided to stick with wheat flour and only wheat flower; I scaled back the sugar, because I always prefer my everyday cakes to err on the less-sweet side. Out went the kirsch, and in went creme de cassis – I've got nothing against kirsch, but I wanted something with a more berry-like zing, and creme de cassis sings so beautifully in desserts. Have you ever had creme de cassis? Smelled it? It's intoxicating – I am always tempted to pour a bit over a "boule" of vanilla ice cream, because it's really one of the best things ever. And also, in the spirit of full disclosure, I realized I was flat out of kirsch, and felt a bit lazy having to walk over two whole blocks while all my ingredients sat neatly in a mise en place. In my last throes of creativity I decided to use buttermilk instead of regular milk the original recipe called for. I find that buttermilk yields a more tender crumb in a cake, and who doesn't like a tender crumb?
This is a hearty cake – the whole wheat gives it heft and body, and the berries make the batter shine. But here's the rub – this cake would be a perfect breakfast cake over coffee on a crisp, rainy fall day. So, don't despair if sour cherries are out of season, throw some blueberries in it. Or, I wonder, how will this cake taste with some thinly sliced apples, sprinkled with cinnamon? I bet you it'll be perfect. You really can't go wrong!
I made this a week ago and a bunch of us, my plus one included (should I tell you his name?) ate it for dessert and there was still lots of the cake left over, (this makes a lot of cake, so be sure to invite friends over!) and then (and this part here is tragic and my lower lip quivers as I type this), then we forgot about the cake and it sat in the fridge for over a week until I discovered it again, but by then it had gone bad and needed to be tossed. But I can't bring myself to do it. Sour cherries! I worked so hard for them! All the pitting and freezing and unfreezing! Sigh. I'll have to dispose of the cake tonight. Most likely with a proper burial, followed by moment of silence. And perhaps a somber song or a poem.


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New EPA Standards Could Hit Illinoisans' Wallets
The United States Environmental Protection Agency has set new standards for power plants that could affect Illinois residents' wallets. The new Cross-State Air Pollution Rule is an attempt by the EPA to improve air quality by requiring plants to install or upgrade pollution control equipment.
Phil Gonet, president of the Illinois Coal Association, said the new rules will come with a cost.
"Well, it's gonna have a negative impact on consumers, I mean this pollution control equipment is not cheap -- and I don't think EPA recognizes that when they impose these rules," Gonet said. "I mean, consumers are gonna pay higher costs of electricity."
But Dave Kolata, who heads the Citizens Utility Board, disagrees. He said Illinois residents will not see a rate hike in the short term. If anything, he said residents might see an increase further down the road, but only if other energy saving policies aren't put into place.
The Cross-State Air Pollution Rule is a replacement of the 2005 Clean Air Interstate Rule. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ordered EPA to revise the CAIR in 2008. The EPA estimates the new standards will cost $800 million annually after 2014, in addition to the $1.6 billion per year in capital investments from CAIR.
The new standards will be implemented in 28 states by 2012. The EPA estimates that these changes will reduce sulfur dioxide emissions by 73 percent and nitrogen dioxide emissions by 54 percent from 2005 levels.


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Well it's true people are different. Call it physiology, conditioning or whatever but I've always preferred a warmer temperature than most. First thing I did when I'd got to work was turn off the AC or turn up the heat depending on the season. As for bundling up in coats, scarfs, gloves and such- I find heavy clothing stifling.
Now I grant you I don't go out and jog or mow the lawn at noon in July but plenty of people who do here. You see construction guys and road-crew guys and agricultural workers working away in 95-deg weather. And there are many millions of people who live even further south in countries like Cuba, Mexico, Venezuela, etc where it's even hotter than Florida.
It works in the other way too- we Floridians will be bundled up in sweaters and jackets on a "cold" winter day here while I'll see tourists walking around in shorts and T-shirts perfectly comfortable.
And aside from the comfort aspect, just think of all the expense and problems and even deaths that cold causes up north. Nobody worries about getting stuck in a blizzard or falling on icy steps or having their water pipes freeze here.
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Carroll set to go on the open market
Tribe utility man, right-hander Ohka only eligible free agents
By Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
CLEVELAND -- The Indians only have one prominent player eligible for free agency. And that is, of course, using the word "prominent" loosely. Utility infielder Jamey Carroll filed for free agency Thursday, and it remains to be seen if the Indians' interest in retaining him matches the cost it would take to do so. Carroll, after all, made $2.5 million this past season, and it's highly doubtful the cash-strapped Tribe would dole out that kind of cash for a part-time player. If money weren't an issue -- and when is it not? -- Carroll would undoubtedly be back, because the utility-infield situation is one of the few the Indians might address with a veteran player this winter. Though the Indians saved about $16 million off the 2010 payroll by dealing Cliff Lee and Victor Martinez in July, their free-agent expenditures are expected to be minimal, at best. But general manager Mark Shapiro said he would like to find a veteran infielder to take some of the burden off youngsters Asdrubal Cabrera and Luis Valbuena up the middle and Jhonny Peralta at third. "[Carroll] will be among the guys we consider in that infield role," Shapiro said. No teams bit on Carroll before the July or August trading deadlines, but he's established himself as a versatile veteran piece. Since acquiring him in a trade with the Rockies before the '08 season, the Indians have used Carroll more than the average utility guy. In '08, he played 113 games at second base, third base and left field, and he served as the primary second baseman in a five-week stretch when Cabrera was sent down to Triple-A. In '09, Carroll missed the first five weeks of the season because of a broken bone in his left hand. He returned to appear in 93 games, batting .276 with a .695 OPS. "I think I've gotten a lot more opportunities than most [utility] guys were given in the American League," Carroll said toward season's end. "I've tried to make the most of them." The Indians will have more opportunities in 2010. Valbuena will be entering his first full season in the big leagues, and the Indians might see fit to continue to protect him against left-handed pitching. When the Indians pulled the trigger on the Lee deal, one reason Shapiro stated for acquiring infielder Jason Donald as part of that trade was to have Donald compete with Valbuena in Spring Training for the job at second base. But Donald, who batted just .238 in the Minors this year, battled a lower back issue at Triple-A Columbus and wasn't given a September callup. It's difficult to imagine him being deemed ready to assume a spot on the Opening Day roster. And so the Indians will likely turn to someone with a little more experience. If they can afford him, Carroll fits the bill in all facets, particularly given the veteran leadership he provided on an increasingly young team this year. "I've learned a lot over my time of playing," Carroll said. "If I can use that to be a good teammate, sharing what I've learned and what I know, I try to do that. It's only fair." Aside from Carroll, the Indians' only other player eligible for free agency is right-hander Tomo Ohka, who also filed Thursday. He isn't likely to get more than a Minor League deal and Spring Training invite from a club.
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Dodgers don't offer arbitration to free agents
LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers did not offer salary arbitration by Wednesday night's deadline to any of their seven free agents and will receive no compensation if they sign with another club.
Dodgers free agents are Casey Blake, Jonathan Broxton, Jon Garland, Hiroki Kuroda, Mike MacDougal, Aaron Miles and Vicente Padilla. Kuroda is the lone ranking player among them, a Type B.
The Dodgers want to re-sign Kuroda, but not anywhere near the $12 million he made in 2011, so they had no interest in risking a similar arbitration salary in return for the compensation Draft pick.
Free agents Rod Barajas and Jamey Carroll have already signed with Pittsburgh and Minnesota, respectively. Barajas is a Type B free agent.
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The sole alleged gunman to be captured alive during the Mumbai terror attacks of 2008 is to learn his fate tomorrow.
Mohammad Ajmal Kasab is expected to be found guilty of crimes carrying the death penalty by a special court in Mumbai — an outcome that will do little to satisfy Indian demands for justice.
Mr Kasab, 22, is alleged to be one of ten Islamist gunmen who sailed from Pakistan to hold India's commercial capital under virtual siege for 60 hours in November 2008. The assault killed 166 people at targets that included two hotels, a backpacker bar and a Jewish prayer centre.
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Nothing but legends on this past Friday's "Live From HeadQCourterz" show. Our guests were Masta Ace & Edo G (A&E) in the first hour and O.C. & A.G. (D.I.T.C.) in the second hour. Check out the freestyle sessions from both groups within the mix as well. I believe that does it for me for awhile on Fridays as DJ Premier will be back in effect in his own house this Friday night fresh off of tour. Pardon the abruptness going into the first mic break, but the cd recorder screwed up and we missed a few minutes of the beginning of A&E's interview. Make sure you check out A&E's new album "Arts & Entertainment" and O.C. & A.G.'s "Oasis" album both out now!!
No guests on Sunday's "RIOC" show. Just me and D bugging out with callers and Pedro (of Fat Beats). Lots of music as always though.
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1. Chace Infinite feat. Fashawn & CurT@!n$ "730″ prod. by DJ Khalil
2. A&E (Masta Ace & Edo G) "Hands High" prod. by M-Phazes
3. O.C. & A.G. "Alpha Males" prod. by Lord Finesse
4. Rakim "Still In Love" prod. by Nick Wiz
5. Oddisee feat. Black Milk & Rapper Pooh "Drugs Outside Remix" prod. by Oddisee, cuts by DJ Romes
6. D Black "Role Model" prod. by Illmind
7. A&E (Masta Ace & Edo G) "Ei8ht Is Enuff" prod. by Frank Dukes
8. King Magnetic & Reef The Lost Cauze "King & The Cauze" prod. by King Magnetic, cuts by DJ Kwestion
9. Snowgoons feat. La Coka Nostra & Heltah Skeltah "Hey Young World" prod. by Snowgoons
10. Armageddon "Its Over" prod. & cuts by DJ Mike Mic
11. A&E (Masta Ace & Edo G) "Here I Go" prod. by Rain
12. Skyzoo "Maintain" prod. by Nottz
13. Fashawn "When She Calls" prod. by Exile
14. Grynch "A Dream Undeferred" prod. by Illmind
15. Trinity (A.G., Sadat X & DJ Jab) "Roc Raida Tribute" prod. by DJ Jab
16. O.C. & A.G. "Everyday Life" prod. by E Blaze
17. O.C. & A.G. "Contagious" prod. by E Blaze
18. O.C. & A.G. "Reality Is" prod. by E Blaze
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20. O.C. & A.G. "Pain" prod. by E Blaze
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22. O.C. & A.G. "Think About It" prod. by E Blaze
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5. Los Carolina (Sean Boog & DJ Babu) "Looks Easy" prod. by DJ Babu
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7. Homeboy Sandman "Angels With Dirty Faces" prod. by J57
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14. Kam Moye feat. Phonte & Ayah "Hello Karma" prod. by Vitamin D
15. KRS-One & Buckshot feat. Mary J Blige "The Way I Live" prod. by Black Milk
16. O.C. & A.G. "Alpha Males" prod. by Lord Finesse
17. Canibus And Keith Murray "No Brainer" prod. by Shuko
18. King Magnetic & Reef The Lost Cauze "Hit Em Up" prod. by Astronote, cuts by DJ Kwestion
19. DJ K.O. feat. East & Silent Knight "D A M A G E" prod. by Davenotti
20. Exile feat. Torae & Ruste Juxx "Radio (Marco Polo Remix)" prod. by Marco Polo
21. A&E (Masta Ace & Edo G) feat. Large Professor "Fans" prod. by DJ Supreme One
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23. Scram Jones "40 Bar Flashback" prod. by Scram Jones
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Mechanical Decade Counters – Large Size – Pack of 5. Click click click – oh pardon me I was having fun clicking away on my mechanical decade counters. Each order comes with five individual counters. They're snap together so you can connect as many or as few as you'd like. Each one has two buttons – an up counter and down counter. Once you get to 9 it circles back to zero. On the back is a PCB with 11 contacts – one common and then 10 that are shorted to the common one by one as the counter goes by that number. These make for an interesting interface! This one is the larger size with a bezel size 1.3″ x 2.44″(for 5 counters with 2 end caps).
Mechanical Decade Counters – Small Size – Pack of 5. These make for an interesting interface! This one is the smaller size with a bezel size of 1.85″ x 0.94″ (for 5 counters with 2 end caps).
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Interesting. Actual one-of-ten switches in instead of BCD!
Cool to see these very old-skool parts for sale, but I have always seen them referred to generically as "Thumbwheel Switches" or in this case, "1-of-10 Pushwheel Switches."
These really don't do any counting at all, as you have to push the buttons, and even then, there is no mechanical linkage between the wafers that will increment or decrement higher decades.
There actually have been a variety of mechanical counters around over the years (Veeder-Root was a big name in that arena) but those were an odometer-like contraption that was advanced by a solenoid. Not the same thing at all.
These 1-of-10 selectors are pretty easy to interface to an arduino, etc, but you do need a lot of I/O. They are also handy for making a resistor substitution box!
If you ever do consider offering these in a BCD or HEX version, please get the ones with PCB traces laid out for the easy installation of isolation diodes, because you will need 4 per digit if you use a multiplexed-read method to read them.
Great to see these in any case. I can't wait to see what people do with them!
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The latest update for the Motorola Assist app has arrived in the Play Store this afternoon. This one will benefit those carrying a Moto X, or one of the newer devices in the DROID family. Perhaps equally important here, this Assist update is focused on driving with highlights going to incoming SMS, your favorite music app and driving detection.
To begin with, Motorola has said they improved driving detection. This update also means users will be able to reply to any incoming SMS messages with your voice. The app, while driving, will also be able to automatically launch your favorite music app. While the first of these three changes is behind the scenes, the remaining two can be configured by launching the Assist app.
Once you launch the app you will see the "Driving, Stay focused on the road" section. Tapping that to expand will present you with options for Talk to me and Play music. The talk to me is for text messages and after enabling it with a check, you will be able to choose between options for Voice Reply (Send a text using only your voice), Do Not Reply, or Quick Reply. There is a default for that last option, however the message can easily be customized.
The Play Music option works for those using a Bluetooth or wired headphone (aux) jack while in the car. More important here, you can choose which app Assist will launch. The Google Play Music app is on the list, as well are any and all of the third party audio apps you have installed on your handset.
Bottom line here, this may not be the most exciting update for Assist, but it is one that addresses an often complained about topic — using your smartphone while driving. For that, it seems this update is one many will want to grab and check out sooner rather than later.
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WoW Gospel 2004
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- Brighter Day – Kirk Franklin
- I Almost Let Go – Kurt Carr & The Kurt Carr Singers
- You Are God Alone – Marvin Sapp
- You Are God – Darwin Hobbs
- Still Say Thank You (live) – Smokie Norful
- Doesn't Really Matter – Tonéx
- It's Already Done – Bishop T.D. Jakes & The Potter's House Mass Choir
- Worthy – Virtue
- My Everything (Praise Waiteth) – Richard Smallwood with Vision
- Holy – Donnie McClurkin
- I Need You To Survive – Hezekiah Walker & The Love Fellowship Choir
- Bless Me (Prayer Of Jabez) – Donald Lawrence & Tri-City Singers
- Wade In The Water – The Blind Boys of Alabama
- Jesus – Debra Killings
- You Are My Daily Bread – Fred Hammond
- Shake Yourself Loose – Vickie Winans
- I Won't Let Go – John P. Kee & New Life
- You Can't Hurry God – Dorinda Clark-Cole
- Worship Medley (Joy Of The Lord, Oh The Glory) – Deitrick Haddon
- When I Enter Your Rest – Joann Rosario
- Exalted Praise – Cece Winans presents The Born Again Church Choir
- There's Nothing Too Hard – Lamar Campbell & Spirit Of Praise
- Come Ye Disconsolate – Ted & Sheri
- It's In My Heart – Harvey Watkins, Jr
- He's Coming Back – 7 Sons Of Soul
- Afterwhile – Keith "Wonderboy" Johnson & The Spiritual Voices
- Amazing Grace – Shirley Caesar
- Higher In The Lord – Beverly Crawford
- Right On Time – Lee Williams & the Spiritual QCs
- View The City – RiZen
Keeping up with what's going on in gospel music is a full-time job. Each year brings new albums, new artists, and new variations on traditional and contemporary styles—and that's without even looking into the thriving independent scene. The annual two-disc WoW Gospel compilation—a partnership between Verity, Provident, EMI and Word—is a good place to start.
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I started this last summer, in the middle of the night. The idea for it woke me up and catapulted me out of bed to pull the fabrics for it... so erm, really I guess I should say that this quilt started me? :roll: :lol:
Finally quilted and bound it this month. My first fmq feathers, I was really having fun quilting them. I'm finding them soooo much easier than stippling!!!!
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Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ICPT) (Intercept), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel bile acid therapeutics to treat chronic liver diseases, today announced that its partner Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma (DSP) has initiated a phase 2 clinical trial of obeticholic acid (OCA) in adult nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) patients in Japan.
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Last night's trailer for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare was our first look at Kevin Spacey in the game's starring role. The Academy Award winner plays Jonathan Irons, the founder and president of the world's largest PMC, Atlas Corporation.
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" Brand: Asda / Type: Meatballs "
I do love meatballs, I decided to buy these meatballs from Asda because they were cheaper than a branded meatballs. I thought I would try them to see if I liked them or not, I often find myself wanting a quick snack on a night and weekend and thought these would maybe taste nice.
They come housed in a can and for a 380g can, they only cost 40p, very cheap for the can size. Just a green and white label on the front of the can in the Asda Smart Price colours.
There are around 15 meatballs in the can, which are in gravy, the gravy is fairly thin but not too runny, it is adequate enough but not as thick as a branded one. The balls are of a fairly good size being around an inch or so in diameter. They don't look very appetising to look at once I took them from the can, they are a pale beige colour. They are however easy to cut with a knife and to stick a fork into them, they are a soft texture and are easy to chew.
To cook them, the contents can be poured into a pan and cooked on the hob in a couple of minutes, with the occasional stir, or microwave for a couple of minutes. I just placed them in a pan and heated them for a few minutes.
Once in a dish, I took one bite of a meatball and it tastes very bland indeed, I couldn't taste any taste of meat, they are certainly not meaty balls at all, just a very bland taste. I didn't like my first bite but I did eat the rest in my dish, so I didn't have to waste food. They are not at all satisfying or tasty, they are actually tasteless. They are supposed to contain chicken but I cannot taste any chicken flavour at all. Not even a trace. They wouldn't be so bad if they had a small amount of chicken taste but I couldn't taste any at all.
I wouldn't buy these again in the future and I wouldn't recommend them for any budget. I think they are not very good value for money or a good quality. They are a complete waste of money.
For half of the can, they contain 215 calories,0.4g of sugar, 5.6g of fat of which 4g saturates and 1.4g of salt.
The only thing that did taste nice was the gravy, it isn't too bad a taste compared to the meatballs, I found the gravy is a fairly good taste for the price. But the meatballs let the product down a lot.
They contain no artificial colours or flavours.
I won't ever buy these meatballs again and think I wasted my money and don't even think they would be suitable if you are on a very low budget.
I rate them only 1 star.
These are vile balls of mushy stuff. That actually sums them up quite nicely.
They come in a recyclable tin so as soon as you buy them you can empty the contents into landfill and do your bit for the environment by getting the tin recycled. The paper label can easily be torn off so if you have separate places for metal recycling and paper recycling, you can then split the two up.
The meatballs don't really taste of anything, they are hard, mushy balls of jelly and water. Apparently they're supposed to taste of meat, but I can assure you, they most certainly don't. They have a rough texture, even the centre bits aren't completely smooth either. They are chewy and require a little bit of effort to chew first. Swallowing large chunks of this is not nice. Actually, swallowing any of it is not nice...
The good news: Because the meatballs are completely and utterly tasteless clumps of mashed stuff, they don't leave a bad aftertaste. You will however get an after taste when you put them in your mouth and vomit while asking yourself, why on earth didn't I listen to Seven17 and not buy these balls of sordid, vile jelly clumps.
The gravy is thin and has little tiny specs of brown dots in, presumably where the gravy didn't fully dilute into the water. I'm bloody surprised though, there's enough water to solve the Yemen humanitarian crisis for gods sake!!
The gravy is also very salty, I noticed that even a small spoonful had a real salty kick to it, so it's not just the gravy as a whole, but even in small amounts, is rather putrid. To prevent food wastage i will know hold my hands up and admit that I did manage to finish the bowl on my on without help, force feeding, or gas and air.
This stuff would be incorrectly labelled as dog food, as i'm sure the RSPCA would be on my back for animal cruelty if I even dare to think of giving this to a poor doggy. This is an instrument of torture, probably used by US forces against terrorists in Afghanistan. "Tell me where Al-Zawarhi is, or you'll get 2 sips of the gravy." - They will break instantly I guarantee it.
So to summarise these are salty, the meat is tasteless, the gravy is watery and fatty, and they are generally not pleasant. I would highly recommend avoiding them, and would advise not eating them even in small amounts if you value your tastebuds or indeed your health.
I might have gone overboard with the description here but when you've wasted your money what else are you gonna do other than sit at home, write a review and make light of the situation as best you can eh?
When it comes to tins I always like to have a few in the cupboard and recently running low in that department I decided the other day to stock up on a few. These I spotted in my local Asda store and usually quite liking meatballs in gravy, costing only 43p for a can I decided to get some to try out.
The Packaging:
The meatballs come in a can that holds 380g of the meatballs and the gravy and it has white and green label around it and on the front of it we are told of course that they are Asda 'Smart Price' Meatballs In Gravy and then on the back of the label other infomration such as ingredients, cooking instructions, a full nutritional chart and contact details for Asda are given. This is cheap looking labeling and if you have ever seen 'Smart Price' offerings instore this very much fits in with other items from within the range.
The Meatballs:
Open up the can and you are greeted with lots of fattish and round meatalls in a thick light brown gravy which looks a bit jellified really rather unappetizing to be honest!
You can heat these up in a saucepan on the hob or in a microwave for about 4 minutes, me I'm a lazy cook and I microwaved mine.
These are actually chicken meatballs, well what I can make out is that they contain 44% of chicken though the bit of chicken used I am not sure about and they are blended with rusk and some spices such as ginger and nutmeg. The gravy is made up of beef stock and through heating this goes really thin and simply tastes salty really.
The meatballs though cooking held themselves well though for me they tasted werd and not really even of chicken and the saltiness of the gravy was too much for me. As I bit into the meatballs they tasted lardy though I couldn't see any fat or gristle in them and they were slightly peppery and I could taste some nutmeg there too.
I didn't like them I have to be honest with you. The very thought of eating chicken in boiled up beef stock (once I read what they were made of on the can when I got home lol) was really offputting and they really didn't taste nice and so me, well I won't be buying them again!
Nutritional Information Per 1/2 Can:
Energy: 215kcal
Protein: 8.9g
Carbohydrate: 9.5g
of which sugars: 0.4g
Fat: 15.6g
of which saturates: 4.0g
Fibre: 0.4g
Sodium: 0.57g
equivalent as salt: 1.4g
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My twin boys are very much like me when it comes to food and like near enough everything that's put on a plate in front of them. I try vary their meals as much as possible which can prove quite difficult with price, and time to actually make meals etc so I find myself buying us a lot of tinned foods for convenience.
One thing which has been a bit of a hit with both my boys and me lately is Asda Smartprice Meatballs in gravy - but we've also had them in tomato sauce as well which are just as nice.
The tin is usually found in the aisle amongst most of the other tins, beans, spaghetti etc and it's easily recognised as an Asda Smartprice product thanks to its predominantly white and green tin. The tin is very plain and boring, the same as any other smartprice product, but then you're not eating the packaging right?
The tin clearly tells us it's Meatballs in Gravy, with a picture of them in a bowl beneath.
Half a can of these meatballs contains:
15.6g fat
1.4g salt
You can either cook these on the hob or in the microwave but I tend to stick to the hob and it only takes about 4-5 minutes to heat them through thoroughly.
The meatballs themselves are various sizes, but quite a generous size, even the smaller ones and the gravy is quite thin but has a faint gravy smell to it. We usually have these over mash potato and me and my boys really enjoy them. They are not the best quality admittedly but for 38p I can't grumble as they help make a filling and satisfying meal. The gravy tastes of gravy for a start, not as strong and thick as the likes of bisto or oxo but it definitely has a gravy taste, almost meaty but it has a sort of sweetness to it. Despite it being quite thin there is plenty of it to share it between 3 of us, but you could always make your own as extra if you wanted. The meatballs are not made of top quality meat im sure, these are chicken meatballs in fact, as it tells you in the ingredients list, but they do taste of 'meat'. They are not too chewy nor too soft, and about 5 of these each makes for quite a filling and satisfying meal.


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Thank you Neil……well said. Without hope and fear….every time I say those words they strike another chord.
Running With The Mind of Confusion
My daughter lives in Boston. I remember several years ago she walked from her apartment to The Boston Shambhala Center to watch me take refuge. Since living in Boston she has watched the Boston Marathon every year . . . Marathon Monday. It is apparently quite the event in Boston. The big city has a small town feel for a brief time as it's citizens come out on an early spring day to share in the accomplishments of so many athletes. . . . in the past, The Sakyong was among them. Today, two hours before the tragic explosions that will no doubt change that great city forever, she sent us a text. . . . from the exact spot where one of the explosions took place. She had since departed and is safe but my mind and emotions have been all over the place. What if. . . . . . This very question is one we Warriors train to ignore. We learn the true nature of hope and fear. Today I became aware that I am a Warrior on training wheels. Heck, I'm a warrior in diapers. I could not get "What if" out of my head. My mind reeled with all sorts of characterizations of anyone who might have been involved with such a horrific act. I made some tea and sat before my shrine for a meditation session expecting it to be less than perfect but surprisingly I found some stillness. Shantideva's words came to mind, a passage where he explains that when someone beats him with a stick, he does not blame the stick. The stick has no choice but to reign blows at the direction of the person holding it. In the same way, whoever caused today's explosions came to this act by the maturation of countless causes and conditions. And now this act will set in motion future Karma. I feel heartbroken, and helpless. How are we to establish Enlightened Society in the midst of this? I recognize that the people responsible for this tragedy were links in a chain of causes and conditions and that they have mothers and fathers who love them. I know this deep down. Nonetheless when I think of my daughter who, but for the span of two hours might have been taken from me, my mind plays thousands of "what if" scenarios. So for now, this 'Warrior in Diapers' will have to be content with only some cursory understanding. That's the most I can bring to Enlightened Society right now, but I will bring it and dedicate it. I will plant that karmic seed and hope that it's ultimate fruition will be as dramatically positive as today's explosions were negative. With that aspiration I rededicate myself to Enlightened Society.
By the confidence of the Golden Sun of The Great East,
May the Lotus Garden of The Rigden's Wisdom bloom.
May the dark ignorance of sentient beings be dispelled.
May all beings enjoy profound brilliant glory.
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Thanks Neil for this great reminder. Here we are on Basic Goodness Day and I have not taken the time to figure out my "author" status to post on my own. For anyone who has not heard, today we are celebrating Basic Goodness Day in connection withthe publication of Sakyong Mipham's book, The Shambhala Principle. Although I am still waiting for my two copies pre-ordered I have read the first two chapters a couple of times and strongly commend them to your attention: https://www.facebook.com/events/150901535092532/?ref=22 . Like Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche's Shambhala, The Sacred Path of the Warrior this text may seem simple at first, but I have experienced its impact on me growing with each rereading. One basic idea is that the planet depends on us, and on becoming completely convinced of our own worthiness, and meeting others' worthiness completely. When asked by his young son "Does EVERYone has basic goodness," Chogyam Trungpa replied, "Everyone IS basic goodness." That's a thought worth pondering every day, the marathon days and the seemingly simpler spring days. May it be of benefit.


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Final thoughts: I am a little wrung out. That was some ballgame. …I think back to when Brady led the Patriots to a score with just more than two minutes left. At the time, that seemed so clutch. That seemed like he had written the final chapter of the Patriots' perfect season. …Then Manning brings the Giants back, but not without drama. Some incomplete passes. Some scrambling. The incredible pass to Tyree, which you have to see if you missed it. …Then the Giants' defense, which has to be the M.V.P. of this ballgame, puts a finishing touch on Brady's last gasps. None of those passes by Brady at the end were close to being completions.
In the end, each team's running game became irrelevant. (Bradshaw had 45 yards and Jacobs had 42.) The game really became a duel between Brady and Manning. And, surprise, it was a duel that Manning won, maybe only because time ran out on Brady. But maybe Manning proved something about himself, too.
Anyway, what a game. Keep those comments coming. I am turning all of this over to you.
Game over: Weird ending. …Belichick has left the field. The Giants, I think, still have to kneel on the ball. Belichick is already up the tunnel in the locker room. …Still have not run the final play. Manning finished with 254 passing yards and 2 TDs. …There it is. Manning kneels. The game is finally over.
4Q, :10: An amazing ballgame. And such an exciting fourth quarter. Three lead changes. …Brady in the gun, he wants to pass, steps up, goes deep. INCOMPLETE! Still two seconds left. No, one second. Belichick is jogging to midfield. The game is over, but is the game over?
4Q, :10: Fourth and 20, and the Patriots call their second timeout.
4Q, :19: To heck with the Coen brothers. This is your best picture of the year. …Third and 20! Brady in the gun. He wants to pass, he rolls right. Throws DEEP. Moss is open, and the ball is tipped away. Fourth down. 10 seconds to go!!
4Q, :25: Second and 10, Brady in the gun. He is sacked!! Wow. Jay Alford! Who is that?! Pats take a timeout.
4Q, :34: Maroney returns the kick to the 25, then is ridden back to the 20. …Pats take over, with all three timeouts and 29 seconds left. …Aikman: "These will be the longest 29 seconds of Eli Manning's life." …Ball is at the 26. …Gostkowski's longest is 52 yards, by the way. Brady passes on first down, and it's long and it's incomplete. 25 seconds left.
4Q, :35: Extra point is good. That was a fade route to Burress, he had lots of room behind his defender. Caught in the corner of the end zone. Nice, soft pass. And Burress just had to catch it. Giants take the lead with 35 seconds left. WOW!
4Q, :40: Manning hits Steve Smith on the right sideline, and he stays inbounds and gets the first down. Inside the 14. …39 seconds left. Manning in the gun, fade route. TOUCHDOWN!
4Q, :50: They said Manning lost a yard. …Second and 11, from the Pats' 25. Manning in the gun. The pass is nearly picked off, then Tyree has the ball. Then he doesn't. Incomplete. …Giants fans? Anyone get sick yet?
4Q, :57: Manning in the gun, and he tries to scramble to the right again. He is tackled for no gain, and the Giants use their last timeout.
4Q, 1:15: OH, MY GOODNESS! What a play. Manning was just about to be ripped to the ground, sacked for sure. He comes out of the back of the line, somehow, then slings it deep to David Tyree. Who jumps and catches the ball at the limit of his reach, mashing the ball against his helmet as he falls to the turf. A complete pass. And first down for the Giants, 32-yard gain on third and 5. First down at the Pats' 24.
4Q, 1:20: Giants call a timeout. …They have two left. …Coughlin is clapping his hands, checking his headset. …Manning lines the Giants up in the gun. He wants to throw, he is hit as he throws and the ball is nearly picked off. Miscommunication there, probably.
4Q, 1:28: Giants load up, and Jacobs gets the first down. But not by a wide margin. …First and 10, at their 44. Manning to throw, he is forced out. And caught from behind as he scrambles. A gain of 5. Ball squirts out at the end of the play, but the Giants cover. Second down.
4Q, 1:40: He's short by a yard. Giants are going for it.
4Q, 1:59: Third down and a whole season hangs on this play, and maybe the next. …Giants line up in the shotgun, with three wide to the left. Manning wants to throw, has time. And complete to Toomer. Close to the marker.
4Q, 2:10: Giants take their time, and Manning overthrows Burress. …Second and 10, from their 28. manning in the gun, has time, and he overthrows Burress again. …That is the two-minute warning.
4Q, 2:39: Here comes Eli. Aikman says this is every quarterback's dream. …Manning in the gun, finds Toomer for a first down. Gain of 11.
4Q, 2:42: So. Giants still have all three timeouts. …Hixon takes the kick at his 2, and he is tripped up just past the 15. Giants will take over at their 16.
4Q, point after: Extra point is good, Patriots take a 4-point lead.
4Q, 2:45: This drive is 11 plays so far, 74 yards and more than five minutes. …Third and goal. 10 passes on this drive, against only one run. The Giants have really shut down the Pats' ground game. …Here we go. From the 7, Brady in the gun. He has three receivers. Moss has it! TOUCHDOWN!
4Q, 2:49: Second and goal, and Brady has pressure. He passes, but behind Welker. Incomplete. 2:45 left. …Another Giant is dinged up. They all have to be pretty tired.
4Q, 3:12: Fred Robbins is banged up, so they take a bit of a break to help him off. Giants are getting kind of gassed on this drive. Lots of guys taking a breather on the sideline for a play or two. …First and goal, from the 6. Three wide, a fake handoff and Moss is open. But the pass is off target. Second and goal.
4Q, 3:42: First and 10, from the 19. Brady to throw again, another crossing route. Complete to Faulk. He is running free, and is down inside the 10. Down at the 8.
4Q, 4:22: First down, Brady wants to throw. It's incomplete, underthrown to Stallworth. …Second down and 10. Brady is under center, and he wants to throw. Finds Moss, who has the first down. Inside the 20.
4Q, 5:34: First and 10, Brady in the gun. Looking confident. He finds Faulk in the left flat, gain of 4. …Second and 6. Clock is ticking, heading down to five minutes left. …Brady in the gun, he finds Welker on a crossing route. He has a first down, and more. Gain of 10. Inside the 30.
4Q, 6:49: Maroney gets the handoff, and gets 9 to the left side. Shoved out of bounds. …Second and 1, from their 44. Brady to pass, finds Welker, and he darts upfield to the Giants' 43.
4Q, 7:54: Well, here we are. Let's hear from the Giants fans who still have fingernails. …Brady in the gun. Quick pass to Welker, gain of 5. …Second and 5, Brady in the gun again. He passes to Moss, has the first down and a bit more. Out across the 30 to the 34.
4Q, 8:24: The officials take time to fiddle with the clock. Or something. Some kind of conference. Who cares. …Feagles to punt. He angles it to the right sideline, and a fair catch inside the 20. Patriots go back to work.
4Q, 8:42: Second and 9, Manning is under center. One running back. Manning scoots away from pressure, and passes to Burress. Who was wide open, but the pass is long. OH! Manning avoided a sure sack, and Burress had no one around him. That could have been 6. …Third and 9, Manning in the gun. A pass to Toomer, and it's complete but Toomer is short. And the Giants are going to punt.
4Q, 9:17: It's a close call between who was better in their Gatorade commercial. Jeter in his about an hour ago, or the big black dog drinking sloppily out of his bowl for 20 seconds in this last commercial break. …First down, G-Men. I formation. Manning is changing the play. A delayed handoff to Jacobs, and he gets nowhere.
4Q, 9:20: McQuarters returns the punt to the Giants' 30.
4Q, 9:45: Brady throws on second down and that was long. Moss was wide open on a post route, but that pass is incomplete. Brady had pressure in his face. …Third down, Brady is in the gun again. Not showing a lot of mobility. Not that he ever did. He shakes off a pass rusher, stays standing up, and passes for Welker. Ball bounces incomplete. Punt time.
4Q, 10:58: Patriots have it at their 11, so that holding call turns out to be a big call. …Brady is under center, with four wide. He fakes a handoff, and passes quick to Randy Moss. Complete. Gain of 17, out to the 28. A very quick pass, and a nice jumping catch. …First down, and Brady is back in the gun. A quick pass out to Welker. And he gets 3.
4Q, 11:05: Manning is 13 of 23 for 170, and that TD. Brady is 19 for 30 and 175. …So. A clutch drive by the Giants' after a clutch stop by the defense. Maroney returns the kick out to the 33, but there are some flags down. …Holding on the Patriots.
4Q, Point after: Extra point is good. Giants take their second lead of the game, 10-7.
4Q, 11:58: First down, and Manning is in the gun again. A handoff, inside, to Bradshaw. He gets 7, and pushes and shoves his way down to the 5. …Second and 3. Single-back formation, three wide. Manning under center, he passes. TOUCHDOWN! To David Tyree.
4Q, 13:23: On second and 7, and Bradshaw gets another 3 yards, down to the Patriots' 29. …Third and 4. Manning sets up in the shotgun, and Manning has time to throw. He passes to Steve Smith, complete. Inside the 15, to the 12. First down!
4Q, 14:52: First and 10. From the 20. In the I formation, Manning passes long to Kevin Boss, the big tight end, who rumbles and stumbles for a huge gain! Plenty of time for Manning to pass, and he is right on target. Boss actually gets past his defender, and would have taken off if he weren't a big guy. Gain of 45. …First down, and a gain of 3 by Bradshaw on an inside give.
4Q, 15:00: Chris Hanson to punt. McQuarters is waiting to receive, at about his 10. It's over his head. Touchback.
3Q, :14: On first down, Brady passes incomplete to the right side. Intended for Welker. …Second and 10, from the Giants' 49. And another false-start penalty on Matt Light. Oops. Patriots back up. …Second and 15. Brady on a play-action pass, a pump fake. He wants Moss deep, on a flag route to the right side. Incomplete. …Brady was hit again as he threw. …Third and 15, from their 45. Brady in the shotgun. A pass to Stallworth on the outside, a quick pass, and Stallworth gets only 5 or so. …It's punt time. …That is the end of your third quarter.
3Q, 1:04: First and 10, and a pass to Welker on a crossing route. Big gain, 19 yards, out to midfield. First down.
3Q, 2:57: Brady passes to Welker, and he has the catch for 16 yards. …First down. To the 21. Patriots line up in the I, a give to Maroney and he finds room. 9-yard gain on the right side. …Second and 1, again in the I. Maroney tries the left, and he gets very close to the marker. …First down.
3Q, 3:00: Brady has been sacked four times for 27 yards, which pretty much erases the Patriots' ground game so far: 13 rushes for 25 yards. …First down, Brady comes under the center at his own 10. And a flag. False start on the Patriots. …They back up 5. First and 15. Brady is back in the gun, now. Standing just at the 1. He drops back, and Kawika Mitchell swoops in and tips away Brady's pass. It was either pass, or take a safety for Brady.
3Q, 3:04: Punt is marked out of bounds at the Patriots' 10.
3Q, 4:00: On second and 10, Bradshaw gets the inside give and picks up 2. …Third and 6, Manning passes to Burress. But incomplete. …So, probably another Feagles punt.
3Q, 4:28: First down! Toomer just makes it. …First down, at the Patriots' 45. Manning under center, he points to the Patriots' secondary. Play-action pass, lots of time. He goes wa-a-y deep to Burress, who tips the ball but can't get his hands back on it. Incomplete.
3Q, 4:52: Second and 8, and brady passes to Toomer. Nice catch by Toomer, and he gets to the 45. Close to a first down. …Officials will bring out the chains.
3Q, 6:11: Second and 6, and Toomer catches a pass from Manning on a curl route. Toomer almost broke a tackle on that play, but he hits the turf after about 10 yards. First down. …From their 45, in the I formation, a give to Bradshaw, and he bulls ahead for 2.
3Q, 6:43: Patriots passed up a 49-yard field goal to go for it. …So a potentially costly penalty gets erased, and all the Giants lose is a little time off the clock, which is O.K. at this point. …First down, Giants. Manning under center, a handoff inside to Jacobs and he gets about 4.
3Q, 6:51: On fourth and 13, the Patriots go for it. Brady drops back, wants to pass, tries for Gaffney deep in the corner of the end zone, and the ball is long. Incomplete. Giants take over at their 31.
3Q, 8:38: On first down, from about the 32, a give inside to Maroney. He has no room; no gain. …Second and 10, a pass in the left flat to Kyle Brady. Gain of 3. …Third and 7. Brady lines up in the shotgun, three receivers bunched to the right. And Brady is sacked by Strahan! Loss of 6.
3Q, 10:07: Second and 11, and a quick-out pass to Welker. Who is stopped in his tracks. …Third and 13. Brady passes to Faulk, who is hit from behind and pushed across the first-down marker. Gain of 14.
3Q, 10:57: Refs say the Giants had too many men. Close call. …First and 10, Patriots, on the Giants' 39. So dumb mistake, big penalty. And Brady is back under center. Play-action pass, a screen pass to Maroney and the Giants slow that down. Gain of 4, to the left side. …Second and 6, and Patriots line up in the I. And another flag, this is a false start on Matt Light of the Patriots.
3Q, 11:00: Patriots will challenge the punt. Because the Giants had an extra guy in the huddle, who may or may not have gotten off the field in time to avoid a penalty for having too many men on the field. …If it's a penalty, the Patriots will get the ball back with a first down.
3Q, 11:07: McQuarters takes the punt, heads to his right. He is pushed out of bounds at the Giants' 14.
3Q, 13:36: Third and 3, Brady in the shotgun. Heis hit as he throws, but Brady's pass is complete underneath to Kevin Faulk. First down. …First down and 10, from their 48 or so. Maroney gets the handoff, and he is hit in the backfield. Loss of 2. …Second and 12, and Brady lines back up in the shotgun. He has three receivers, and a tight end. He passes to Welker over the middle. He takes a sharp hit, but hangs on. Gain of 7. …Third and 5. Shotgun again. Brady passes, complete to Faulk in the left flat. He is tackled short of the first down, and the Patriots will punt.
3Q, 14:53: Brady wants to pass, he shakes off the pressure and passes to Welker. First down, gain of 15. …First down at the 36, Patriots line up with two tight ends and Maroney gets the handoff, a gain of 7. That's a power set we have not seen in the game from the Patriots. …Second and 3. Four wide, Brady under center. He drops back, wants a running back in the flat. But Strahan tips the ball, and it falls incomplete.
3Q, kickoff: Giants took the ball to start the game, so the Pats will get the ball to start the third quarter. …Maroney has the ball, comes up across the 20 and is driven backward. Pats take over at their 21.
Getting ready: The players are out of the locker rooms. Aikman and Buck are trying to sound insightful. …Kickoff is coming up.
Halftime: A low-scoring first half. But an exciting game, I think. …Some interesting numbers to consider. Giants have outgained the Patriots by 139-81. …Manning is 8 of 16 for 85 yards; Brady is 8 of 14 for 82. …Moss has only one catch. Steve Smith has three. …The Giants' ground game has been pretty steady. Jacobs has 35 rushing yards, Bradshaw 26. Of course, the most meaningful stat of all is that the Patriots have 7 points and the Giants only 3.
2Q, :05: So one play left here in the first half. Giants going to try a hail mary. Manning rolls to his right, and lets loose. Way up there. Incomplete. …Halftime!
2Q, :10: Giants recover the ball! At midfield. Big play. The Giants' defense is getting some serious pressure on the Patriots and Brady. He will need more than a walking boot for his next trip to SoHo. …With 10 seconds left, Manning tries for Steve Smith on a crossing route. Incomplete. Five seconds left, and Manning is in the gun again. And the Patriots call their last timeout.
2Q, :28: First and 10, Patriots have one timeout left. From their 37, let's say. …Brady is in the gun, has three receivers bunched up on the right. He steps up, and completes a pass to Randy Moss. His first catch. And a first down at the about the Giants' 44. …Hurry up. Brady to throw again. And he is sacked. The ball is loose!
2Q, :53:Second and 12, and Brady is in the gun. …A receiver screen to Welker, on the left side. He gets across the 30, and more. Gain of 8. …Third and 4, and Brady passes to Faulk. First down. Just past the 35, to about the 38. …Another timeout.
2Q, :59:Faulk gets the handoff, inside. He has room, and picks up some big yards. But there is a flag, and it's holding on the Patriots. …Second and 12, from their 25 or so. …Pats take a timeout.
2Q, 1:35:Third and 13, from about their own 7. Brady passes to Stallworth, on a receiver screen to the left side. First down. Gain of 18. …Now the Patriots hurry it up. From their 25. Brady throws deep. He is hit again as he throws, and the ball is long. Incomplete.
2Q, 1:47: Brady lines up in the gun. Four receivers. He gets nailed as he threw. He wanted Moss, but the ball is short. Moss was covered, anyway. A blitz by Gibril Wilson, and Brady is knocked down again. …Second and 10. Brady under center now. A run to the outside, and Maroney loses 3. Giants swarm all over that, and they call a timeout. 1:35 left.
2Q, 1:54: Feagles's punt is fair caught by Kevin Faulk at the 11. Patriots will have 1:47 and three timeouts.
2Q, 2:21: Flag is on Bradshaw for batting the ball forward. I think he meant to knock it out of bounds. Either way, it's a no-no. Giants still have the ball, but they lose a bunch. …Third and 18, from the Patriots' 39. Manning sets up in the gun, with two blocking backs. He drops back, throws deep up the left sideline and (OH!) it's nearly intercepted. Fourth down. Punt time. …Then, two-minute warning.
2Q, 3:15: On second and 7, an inside handoff to Bradshaw and gets a couple, too. …Third and 4. Manning is in the gun. Four wide receivers. Manning is sacked, the ball comes loose. It gets batted around, and the Giants recover the ball, maybe close to the first down. But a flag is down on the play.
2Q, 4:52: Second and 6. Jacobs alone in the backfield. Another handoff, and Jacobs picks his way to another first down. Plants Bruschi in the turf like a lawn dart. …First down from the 31. I formation. Manning on a play-action pass, complete to Bradshaw and he gets to the 27.
2Q, 6:45: First down and 10. Manning under center. And a give to Jacobs. He pulls ahead for 2. …Second and 8. Giants show four receivers, Manning under center. Ahmad Bradshaw gets the handoff, a run to the right. Big gainer for Bradshaw. First down. At the Patriots' 42. And Jacobs gets a couple more.
2Q, 6:57: Third and 17, and Brady is hammered. Sacked. And another Patriots punt. …McQuarters takes it on the bounce, is able to pick up a few yards, and the Giants take over at their 40.
2Q, 8:35: A moral victory, maybe, for the Giants on that last drive. A punt is always better than a turnover. …Welker returns the kick to the Patriots' 30. …First down, three receivers for the Pats. Brady under center, and a running play. He is brought down quickly. Gain of 1. …Second and 9. Brady sets up in the gun, and he has pressure, and he is sacked.
2Q, 8:49:The Patriots totally had that fumble, and lost it in the pile. …Manning wants to try a screen pass on third down, and it's a bust. Manning just throws the ball into the turf. Punt time.
2Q, 9:41:Manning is sacked on first down. He tried to find some room, but ran out of it. …Second and 13, out of the gun. Manning tries an inside handoff, and it's a fumble. …A scrum for the ball. …Giants keep it.
2Q, 9:51: Punt is low, and McQuarters has room to run. He gets out across the 30 to the 36. …
2Q, 11:13:Second and 2, and Maroney gets the call on a stretch play, left side. He gets about a yard or so. …Third and a yard. Pats in the I, and Maroney tries to follow up inside of his guard. The Giants blow it up, though. It's punt time.
2Q, 11:53: So, first down Patriots. At their 33. …You can't blame Manning for that last pick. (Well, sure you can.) …A screen pass to Maroney. And he gets about 8.
2Q, 13:15:Second and 11, not sure what happened. Manning maybe a little too calm. …Shotgun, and Manning throws to David Tyree. Gain of 5. Tyree got popped pretty good on a hook route, but hung on. …Third and closer to 5. Manning throws, and it's in and out of the hands of the Giants' receiver, Steve Smith, I think, and the Patriots' Ellis Hobbs picks it. He heads back up the right sideline, and is forced out of bounds about the 33. First turnover of the game.
2Q, 13:54:On first down, from the Pats' 18, Jacobs gets about 4. …Second and 6, two tight ends, two receivers. …Giants get busted with a delay of game.
2Q, 14:54: First down, three wide for the Giants. A handoff to Jacobs, and he gets 3 up the middle. …Second and 7. I formation for the Giants. Manning is under center, he wants to throw. He sidesteps a blitzer, and pass to Burress. Who has the ball, then doesn't. Pass is incomplete. …Third and 7. Manning is in the gun, and Pats blitz again. He goes deep. For Toomer. A catch, inside the 20. Gain of 38. What a catch. A tightrope walk on the sideline. Manning just heaved the ball as hard as he could.
2Q, kickoff:The Jeter Gatorade commercial was just on. I am not sure it was worth the wait. Is it vanity to think you need a low-calorie Gatorade? …Pats kick off, and it goes out of bounds. Giants will get the ball at their 40. Oops.
2Q, 14:57:Extra point was good, Pats take the lead, 7-3.
2Q, 15:00: Second and goal, and the Patriots are inches from a TD. …They load up, power I. TOUCHDOWN!
1Q, :23:Maroney gets the call on first and goal from the 1. He tries the left side, and is short of the goal. …Tough call on the Giants. Patriots in good shape for a touchdown. …First quarter is over.
1Q, :33:Second and 10, from the 17. Brady to throw again, he wants Faulk on a short slant. Faulk gets popped pretty good, and he wasn't ready for the pass, anyway. Incomplete. Third and 10. Brady is in the gun. He wants to throw, looking for Ben Watson in the end zone. Pass is incomplete, but it's pass interference on the Giants. …First down at the 1.
1Q, 1:54:A first-down handoff to the fullback, and a gain of 2. …Second and 8. Brady is in the gun, finds Kevin Faulk on a swing pass in the right flat. He is tripped up right at the marker. …First down, Brady stays in the gun. Man in motion, and he wants to throw again. It's too high for Ben Watson, on the right sideline. Incomplete.
1Q, 3:34:From the Giants' 42, Brady wants to throw, has plenty of time. And it's incomplete. …Second and 10, Brady is in the gun, finds Stallworth coming across the middle. Complete, and a gain of 7. …Third and 3. Brady sets up in the shotgun again. Four wide receivers, and Brady is giving signals. Finds Welker crossing the middle, and Welker turns up, gets the first down and is pulled down at the 27.
1Q, 4:52: Here is our first look at the beautiful Tom Brady. …First down, a fake reverse, then Brady throws incomplete. He had a big Giant draped over his feet. Trickeration on the first play, and no gain. …Second down, a give inside to Maroney. Gain of 8. …Third and 2. Patriots line up in the I, then Maroney gets the first down on an off-tackle play to the left. Gain of 5.
1Q, 5:01:That drive was 63 yards in 15 plays, and 10 minutes taken off the clock. It's early in this game, but that is not insignificant. …Maroney returns it for the Patriots out across the 40, to the 43. A nice return for the Pats.
1Q, 6:35:On first down from the 18, Manning tries for Burress on a post route. Burress is double covered, and the ball is tipped away. …Second down. Manning in the gun. A handoff inside, and Jacobs scoots to the corner on the left side, and gets bogged down. No gain. …Third down. Giants taking a huge chunk of clock off with this drive. …Shotgun formation, and Manning has time. Completed to Smith, but short of the first down. Giants will try a field goal. …32-yarder. Tynes makes it. Giants take the lead, 3-0.
1Q, 8:19: Manning wants to throw, and he throws to Boss in the left flat. Boss can't hang on, it was probably short. …Second and 10, from the Pats' 29. Jacobs gets the call on an off-tackle play, right side. Gain of 3. …Third and 7, and the Giants line up in the gun again. Four receivers. He has pressure from a flying blitzer, but he rolls to his right a little and completes the pass for a first down. To Smith. To the 18.
1Q, 10:47: First down, Giants. Ball on the Pats' 46, Jacobs gets the call, and bulldozes his way off the guard to the left, gain of 7. Very powerful run. …Second and 3. I formation again, and a give to Ahmad Bradshaw. He starts left, and cuts back to the middle. Gets very close to the marker. …Third and a smidge. I formation again, and Bradshaw gets the first down, and stacks up some Patriots and carries a few of them down across the 30. Another very powerful run. First down.
1Q, 10:47: Two Patriots are hurt, and so they take a break to sort that out. …Giants sticking with the ground game early, and Eli Manning has made two clutch third-down throws. A solid start.
1Q, 12:39:First down, from the 42. Play-action pass, in the left flat to the fullback, Hedgecock. Gain of 3. …Second and 7. I formation, with three receivers. Manning calls an audible. A give inside to Jacobs, and he heads to the right and gets about a yard. …Third and 6. Manning in the gun. Two blockers with him back there. He has time, and complete to Steve Smith. Another first down. Just across midfield.
1Q, 14:55:Call it the 23. Giants line up with three wide, and a handoff to Brandon Jacobs. He starts left, then tucks back inside and gets across the 25. ..Second and 7. I formation. Eli hands of to Jacobs again, on a delay. Gain of a yard. …Third and 6. Manning sets up in the shotgun. Pats show blitz, he has time. Complete to Burress, first down, out across the 40 to the 45, or so.
1Q, Kickoff: Time for one more sideline interview. …And another report from Pam Oliver. …And. Wow. Another commercial! …Finally, it's 6:31 and we're in business. …Hixon is back to receive. He takes it in his end zone, and gets out to about the 22. Or so.
Update: 6:26 p.m.: Here we go. The first semblence of competition: the coin toss. …Giants call tails. It's tails. Giants win the toss, and will take the ball first. …Ugh, but not before another commercial.
Update: 6:21 p.m.: Belichick has opted for a short-sleeve hoody, by the way. …There is a flyover of fighter jets, but no one at the ballpark sees it. …Anthem over. Joe Buck promises the coin toss is next.
Update: 6:17 p.m.: National anthem is being sung. Kickoff has to be right around here somewhere.
Update: 6:07 p.m.: Just switched off the bull riding (took me 20 minutes to realize P.B.R. did not stand for Pabst Blue Ribbon) and am immersed in the pregame show for the first time. …The Giants, wearing their road whites, have come out of the locker room. Patriots, too. …They have closed the retractable dome in Arizona. …Joe Buck and Troy Aikman have begun their dance, and they send it down to Pam Oliver, who is with Michael Strahan. He is saying that the key for the Giants is to relax. He seems pretty relaxed himself. He says the Giants have been underdogs all year, this is nothing different.
Update, 3:01 p.m.: Found a link on Deadspin to a slightly cantankerous who-cares-if-it's-the-Super-Bowl column in today's Worcester (Mass.) Telegram. The writer, Robert Z. Nemeth, can't abide by all the fuss, though he is impressed by people who can kick field goals. …Don't forget that the Rangers are on TV this afternoon in the New York area. …Also, I think Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl IV has started.
First of all: The live blogging this postseason has gotten comments from readers as far away as Haifa and Hong Kong. Of course, this Super Bowl could be one of the most watched in history. But maybe you can't tune in. Post below and tell us where you are reading from.
About the game: There are plenty of places to sort out the X's and O's of this game. So I am not going into that here. I think the Giants can win, but the fact that they are a 12-point underdog suggests that view is in the minority. …Games like this usually boil down to which team can keep its head when things go wrong. Ask yourself which team you can more easily see shaking off a turnover, or leading a last-minute comeback. Do you think Eli Manning can keep it up? Can Lawrence Tynes do it again? Or is this the day that Tom Brady passes Joe Montana as greatest quarterback ever?
In conclusion: One of my colleagues pointed out to me the Key Fact for this game. It was toward the end of Clyde Haberman's column on Friday about which state's politicians, New York's or New Jersey's, should be on the hook when it comes to a Super Bowl wager. He writes, "…it is worth noting that Mr. Bloomberg is the only New York mayor in the past century who has not presided over a ticker-tape parade."
Super Bowl reading file:
- Ever feel like other people know more about the Giants in the old days than you do? Click here for a five-minute education.
- Another taping scandal? Really? The Boston Herald says the Patriots taped the Rams before Super Bowl XXXVI. The Patriots said they didn't.
- Wincing at how much you spent on Cheetos and Cheez Whiz? Imagine the toll if you were rubbing elbows with Ryan Seacrest in Arizona today?
- Hey, thank goodness. The N.F.L. is watching out for the environment.
- Not a football fan? That's no excuse not to watch Fox's pregame show.
- Tom Scocca at Slate urges the Patriots (and I am paraphrasing Barry Switzer here) to hang up half a hundred and party all night.
- And. It's finally happened: The Super Bowl has officially eclipsed the presidential election. Even with Super Tuesday around the corner, candidates are warming up their couches.


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SUNDAY (May 13): Mission Creek A night of visual and live music includes Paul Clipson's experimental Super 8 film Passageways with a score by the band Tarentel, and Phil Spirito's First Egg with live accompaniment by an 8-piece "oRSorchestra" 8 p.m.
MONDAY (May 14): Slow Superconductors, a music-themed evening featuring Brian De Graw's Retina Riddim ("33 minutes 3 seconds of eye splitting edits"), extracts of music films by Andrew Kesin, and Takeshi Murata's reworking of an Italian horror film "into a dreamlike sequence of toxicity" 8 p.m.
3630 Balboa (at 38th Avenue), 221-8484, www.balboamovies.com. $8.50 save as noted. This great neighborhood house shows films of all sorts.
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY: The very funny police parody Hot Fuzz (Edgar Wright, U.K., 2006) noon, 2:20, 4:40, 7, 9:20 p.m. On the Balboa's second screen, the local premiere of Domestic Import (Kevin Connor, 2006) noon. Separate admission for a double bill of The Lives of Others (Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Germany, 2006; 2:10, 6:45 p.m.) and Avenue Montaigne (Danile Thompson, France, 2006; 4:45, 9:10 p.m.).
STARTS FRIDAY: Call for films and times.
1835 Ellis (between Scott and
Pierce), 567-3327 ext. 704, www.bjesf.org. This
facility, located on the campus of the Jewish Community High School of the Bay, is operated by the Bureau of Jewish Education and is to be distinguished from the Jewish Community Library on 14th Avenue.
TUESDAY (March 15): A "Jewish Film Class" offers a projected video screening of Get Thee Out (Dmitri Astrakhan, Russia, 1991), about an affable dairy farmer and only Jew in a Ukrainian village. Discussion will follow 7 p.m.
429 Castro (near Market), 621-6120 and www.thecastrotheatre.com. $10 save as noted. Short-run rep in a spectacular 1922 Greco-Roman-themed palace designed by Timothy L. Pflueger. Evening intermissions feature David Hegarty on the Mighty Wurlitzer.
WEDNESDAY: The Epidemic Film Festival screens films, video and animation from the Academy of Art University. Free7 p.m.
THURSDAY: The Closing Night program of the 50th San Francisco International Film Festival offers La Vie en Rose (Olivier Dahan, France, 2006), a biopic of Edith Piaf with Marion Cotillard. The Closing Night Party follows at the Mezzanine, 444 Jessie Street. Film and party $75 (VIP $125); film only $20 7 p.m.
FRIDAY: A week devoted to the films of Japanese rebel filmmaker Shohei Imamura opens with Vengeance Is Mine (1979), with Ken Ogata as a master criminal slicing his way through Japan in 1963 8 p.m.
SATURDAY: Imamura's The Pornographers: An Introduction to Anthropology (1966), about a small-time operator with ambitions 8:30 p.m.
SUNDAY: Imamura A woman's rape leads to Intentions of Murder (1964) 8 p.m.
MONDAY: Theater closed.
TUESDAY: Vengeance Is Mine 8 p.m.
285 Ninth St. (at Folsom), www.cerritospeakeasy.com. This recently restored second-run theater, a sister theater to Oakland's Parkway, features "Cerrito Classics," a different revival every weekend. $5.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY (May 12 & 13): A great Preston Sturges comedy, Sullivan's Travels (1941) it's about life, and movies, and how to tell them apart Sat 6 p.m., Sun 5 p.m.
2261 Fillmore (at Clay), 267-4893, www.landmarktheatres.com. In addition to its regular films, and occasional special programs, a midnight movie series continues on weekends. $9.75.
SATURDAY (May 12): The ultimate midnight movie, The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Jim Sharman, 1975) midnight.
2263 Mission (between 18th and 19th "between the pawn shop and the laundromat"), 401-7987, www.darkroomsf.com. Live cabaret, plus regular film screenings with audience cat-calling encouraged. $5 save as noted.
SUNDAY (May 13): "The Wayans brothers destroy your will to live" as "Bad Movie Night" screens Razzie nominees for Worst Picture of 2006 this month. Tonight, the winner for Worst Actor, Worst Screen Couple, Worst Remake/Rip-Off, Little Man (Keenen Ivory Wayans, 2006) 8 p.m.
2534 Mission (between 21st and 22nd streets), 648-7600), www.foreigncinema.com. Free with meal. This restaurant screens foreign films, usually in 35 mm, on the back wall of its outdoor patio, with drive-in speakers available for the tables of those who want to watch while they dine.
DAILY: The great Philippe Noiret is Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, in exile in Il Postino (Michael Radford, Italy, 1994), through May 27 "Starts at dusk."


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Hunter: Citizens for New Woodcreek
After the Murder of Richard Spears the friendships within the group of characters are strained. To reflect this, each character has written a short sentence about how their relationship with one of the other characters has changed. Whenever this causes a problem or becomes an important element in a scene, 1PXP will be added to the pool. These relationships may change over time, and more may be added.
Current relationships
- Zoe: Murad is too symapthetic to killers
- Ben: I wish Zoe and I were friends again
- Murad: I think there's something wrong with Zoe
- Jesus: Ben can't be trusted to make the right decision


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Tennis star Samantha Stosur rallied to win the 2011 U.S. Open wearing her trusty Oakley Enduring Edge sunwear equipped with Oakley HD Polarized lenses.
Denver Broncos Score Eye-Style »
The multitalented Tim Tebow had a busy season last year scoring six touchdowns and releasing an autobiography, titled "Through My Eyes." Luckily he relies on his Lacoste sunwear to keep him cool, style L6402 from Marchon Eyewear.
Eyeing Film »
Academy Award-winning actress Marisa Tomei wears Modo Eyewear 3012 in her latest film, "The Ides of March".
Everlasting Legend »
Ever the perfect match maker, Brit-rocker Robert Plant wears Alain Mikli AL1149.
Material Momma »
The Queen of Pop, Madonna, wears retro-inspired Yves Saint Laurent sunglasses, model YSL 2320/S from Sàfilo Group.
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Rocker Gwen Sefani paired her voluminous Prada Minimal-Baroque shades with a jean jacket during a sunny stroll, from Luxottica.
Eyeing Nostalgia »
Emmy-nominated Dot Jones plays Coach Shannon Beiste on "Glee." This funny gal steps back in time with Nike Vintage sunwear style EV0602 from Marchon Eyewear.
Pop Prince »
Justin Bieber won the MTV VMA moon man for Best Male Video for his video "U Smile." He ups his teen-heartthrob-potential with sleek Jil Sander aviators, style JS128 from Marchon Eyewear.
Eye Croon »
Rocker Teddy Watson recently finished a duet session with Little Miss Sunshine herself Abigail Breslin and wears the always classic Ray-Ban Wayfarer style 2140S from Luxottica.
Photograph © Len DeLessio.
Endro-Fest »
Alex Grant pummeled through twisty terrain and powered up climbs to win this year's Point 2 Point Mountain Bike Race for the third year in a row. Grant relied on his Kaenon Polarized Kore C28 sunglasses to get him through the gnarly 78-mile race.


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