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1. Dave was working as a bartender in Virginia in 1990 when a lawyer friend convinced him to record a few tracks he had written for a demo. One year later they were recording their first studio demo.
2. Almost unheard of these days, but DMB still allows fans to record most of the live shows and also allows those recordings to be traded without profit.
3. Their latest album, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King debuted at number one on Billboard charts, giving them their fifth consecutive number one debut.
4. There are a few stories on how the band got its name…a miscommunicated phone call, a pre-made flyer that was too late to change…but regardless of how they got the name….it sure is better than one of the original thoughts…"Dumela" which means hello in language popular in South Africa.
5. In 2011, the band is taking the entire year off. It will mark the first time in 20 years that the band will not be touring. They will be spending time with family and working on side projects.
BONUS: So what does that mean for you???…. Just another reason to listen to 96.5 'TIC all weekend for a chance to win tickets to see them at the Comcast Theater, May 28th.
"Keep the Music Loud and Your Parents Proud" -randy

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Gardenhire wants consistency from Plouffe
Gardenhire wants consistency from Plouffe
Entering Sunday, Plouffe's last three hits have been home runs, but those have been his only hits over his last 18 at-bats. Plouffe has also struck out seven times over that span.
"A home run here or there is good, but we need more consistent at-bats," Gardenhire said. "The home runs are great -- [Saturday] was as big as you can get -- but your other at-bats have to be consistent. You have to put the ball into play."
Plouffe started at third base against the Brewers on Sunday, with Jamey Carroll getting the nod at second base. Gardenhire said he's been pleased with Plouffe's defense so far this season because of his ability to play so many positions.
"He looks fine at third," Gardenhire said. "He's moving around all over the place. He's our super utility. He plays left, right, second, first, short and third. And even catches in between innings."


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Ben Ryder Howe and 'My Korean Deli'
Memoir delves into multiculturalism, family dynamics, and the 'Mike Tyson of Korean grandmothers'
NEW YORK, March 7, 2011 - A former senior editor at the Paris Review had his world turned upside down when his Korean American wife Gab decided to buy a Brooklyn deli for her parents, to repay them for the sacrifices they made to immigrate to America.
This was the story that unfolded as Ben Ryder Howe read from his new memoir My Korean Deli: Risking it All for a Convenience Store at an Asia Society lunchtime event.
Howe recounted how, in his new role as a convenience store owner, he quickly realized that he lacked the practical skills needed to perform even basic tasks, like making change. Furthermore, his New England WASP upbringing left him unprepared to navigate one of Brooklyn's most multi-ethnic neighborhoods, not to mention his Korean in-laws. Like the memoir itself, Howe was charming and honest about his experience, opening up about how the deli affected everything from his career to his personal relationships.
After his reading Howe was joined onstage by his wife, Gabrielle Howe, and Professor Haesook Kim, chair of the Asian Studies Program at Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus, for a Q & A session. Professor Kim and Howe discussed the "transformative odyssey" that the Howes embarked on during their deli experience, with Kim focusing on the difficulties inherent in navigating cultural differences.
As Howe explained, he and his wife found that despite many obvious differences between cultures, the store made them realize how alike those cultures can be. The author's ultimate message was one of transcending difference to find the humanity that everyone shares—as demonstrated by the close bonds he developed with both his Korean mother-in-law (whom he described as "the Mike Tyson of Korean grandmothers") and his African American store clerk.


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Winners, losers in 2009 foundry rankings
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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The 2009 downturn had a huge impact on the silicon foundry market and the top-10 rankings.
In fact, it was a rough year, as the overall foundry market fell by 11.2 percent in 2009, according to Gartner Inc. Here are the winners and losers in the top-10 ranking for 2009:
Winners: GlobalFoundries, Samsung
Losers: TSMC, UMC, Chartered, SMIC, IBM, Vanguard, Dongbu, TowerJazz, MagnaChip, X-Fab
In terms of share in 2009, TSMC was again in first place, followed in order by UMC, Chartered, GlobalFoundries, SMIC, IBM, Vanguard, Dongbu, TowerJazz and Samsung.
Except for GlobalFoundries and Samsung, the other players in the top-10 saw their respective sales fall in 2009. Many lost share as well.
''Companies such as X-Fab and MagnaChip were pushed out of the top 10 rankings by Globalfoundries and Samsung in 2009. Despite the severe downturn, TSMC, UMC, Chartered Semiconductor and Dongbu Electronics still managed to retain the same ranking status as in 2008. SMIC, IBM Microelectronics and Vanguard International Semiconductor, on the other hand, slipped one position lower, and TowerJazz dropped two places,'' said Kay-Yang Tan, an analyst from Gartner, in a report.


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Wyoming Governor, Korean Consul General Honor Wyoming's 'Forgotten War' Veterans in Casper [VIDEO,PHOTOS]
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Governor Matt Mead and Korean Consul General Shin Chae-Hyun made a stop in Casper on Monday as part of a three-city tour honoring Wyomingites who served their country, many of whom made the ultimate sacrifice, during the Korean War.
Over 40 medals were given to veterans — or, for veterans who couldn't travel or have passed away, their family members — during the ceremony hosted at the Ramkota Hotel.
Accounting for today's ceremonies in Cheyenne, Casper and Lander, the consul-general has handed out well over 300 Ambassador for Peace Medals. The medals are given to veterans who served during the Korean War from June 25, 1950 through July 27, 1953.
"While some call the Korean War the forgotten war, Wyoming has never forgotten," Mead said.
"How could we forget? Nearly 1.8 million of our soldiers were deployed to South Korea. Over 103,000 were wounded in action. Over 33,000 were killed in action," Mead added.
"National Guard troops came from many towns across Wyoming — our little towns, and our towns that are little bigger than little towns," Mead continued. "Fifty-eight of these soldiers, marines and airmen did not return, having made the supreme sacrifice."
One veteran of the Korean War was none other than Mead's father, who served as part of a B-29 crew. Mead said his father joined up at the age of 17, having unsuccessfully tried to join at an earlier age.
"While he rarely talks about his experience in Korea, like all of you, he was proud to serve. It meant a lot to him as a young man; it meant a great deal more to him as he has grown older," Mead said.
The consul-general thanked the veterans who, 67 years ago, went to a country many had never heard of, and risked — and in some cases, gave — their lives to defend the liberties of South Koreans.
"Your heroic services were not in vain," the consul-general told the crowd, explaining that South Korea has since grown to become the 10th-largest economy in the world as well as a key ally and global partner of the United States.
South Korean soldiers have since fought alongside the U.S. military in Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq. South Korean service members currently serve as peacekeepers in Lebanon and South Sudan.
"Please don't say 'thank you' to me," the consul-general said before handing out the medals. "'Thank you' is my word and the word from the Korean people to all of you. Had it not been for you, today's Korea might not have been able to exist at all."


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Five arrested over Weston-super-Mare methamphetamine laboratory
Five men have been arrested after a "very rare" drug-making laboratory was discovered in Weston-super-Mare.
Police found the methamphetamine laboratory, along with large amounts of chemicals used to produce the drug, during searches on four properties.
The men, aged 34, 37, 38, 40 and 45, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply a Class A drug.
An Avon and Somerset Constabulary spokeswoman said it was the first such laboratory found by police in the area.
Drug strategy manager Paul Bunt said it was "very rare to come across the production of methamphetamine in this country, let alone in our force area".
He said the force had "always treated this drug extremely seriously".
"Not only is it hugely addictive, the production of it is a highly dangerous process.
The spokeswoman said officers had searched the properties after being alerted by a "local intelligence network" of pharmacies and health trusts, which reports unusual purchases or activity to the police.
Methamphetamine, which can be found in both powder and crystal form, was made a Class A drug in 2007.


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|Posted by Natalie Williams on April 18, 2008 at 7:22 PM
Well, a few months after completion of the poetry collections mentioned on my site: Theodore in November and Daydreams in Mermaid Grass, I have agreed publication and an offer.
Publication date is to be confirmed, but I am very excited to see the finished article!
A lot of time and personal creativity went into these works; I almost feel as if they are my children who now will be born to live their own lives. I finally am setting them free to explore your world!
The collection Theodore in November is a journey of love. It began with simple concepts of what my own idea of what love is, and evolved into what is love? And so I set about throwing myself into a journey from the beginning of such a love to the end, and all that could happen in between. The emotive language grabs hold of your soul and takes you on a whirlwind adventure; leaving you unable to be touched by the feelings the words create.
Daydreams in Mermaid Grass came about purely due to my own strange dreams. I often wake up in a cold sweat, wondering what worlds I have just dreamt myself into! And so I imagined what it would be like to dream completely. The language of the title is almost a caress; metaphorical for what a dream could feel like if you touched. Mermaid Grass came to mind. Did you really see that mermaid? Was it all a dream, a dream as soft as fresh green grass touching your skin? Sleep and read the collection with me.
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aww..thats depressing :P
Awesome draw!! 5/5
I agree with sensetoburn. Besides, someone already drew this pic, so what u said earlier that the 'idea just popped into your head' is bull.
i really love this seriously!!!!its so awesome 5hearts
welcome to RMD btw, hope to see more works from you and have fun here!
nice for your first drawing, all what I'm going to say was already stated by SensetoBurn, but I'll add something, how bout making the paper look crumpled, and maybe writing more "I LOVE YOU" then at the bottom there'll be an erased "I love you"
omg! that is a well good drawing! it is so good for a first try! you are way better than me!
Cool!!!! I love it!!!! Maybe it would have been better if u did haterd turn into love. But still its awesome!!! 5/5
wow^3^that's coool! but you have o use more tha shade tood and the fill tool, well a little bit, cuz you have to put ''life in the drawing'' ^^ just some commmets an critics asdasd....anyways good job! ^^
I totally agree with sense to burn, just a little more effort and it will definately be a 5/5 :)


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Peabody hosting public information session on affordable housing
The Peabody Department of Community Development and Planning is holding a public information session regarding affordable housing on Monday night in Jubilee Hall at the Torigian Community Life Center, 79 Central Street, at 6:30 p.m.
Affordable housing consultant Karen Sunnaborg and architect David Eisen will be giving presentations, which can be found online here, regarding the needs of the community - in terms of demographics and housing characteristics - and presenting possible types of housing units and feasible sites for them.
"[The presentations are] basically saying what the current conditions are, what our population is, what our housing stock is and all of that good stuff, so that moving forward they can come up with ways, based on those needs, how we can meet the housing needs of the community," said Stacey Bernson, assistant director of the planning department.
Massachusetts Chapter 40B - "a state statute, which enables local Zoning Boards of Appeals to approve affordable housing developments under flexible rules if at least 20-25 percent of the units have long-term affordability restrictions" according to mass.gov - requires 10 percent of Peabody's housing (and all communities in the state) to be affordable for people with low to moderate income. The city fell below that designated number in 2010.
The information session, as with the one last Monday, is part of the first stage of developing a housing production plan to reach that 10 percent again. About 196 units are needed to reach the mark.
"The second part will be the consultant will actually come up with a recommendation based on the data," Bernson said. "And then we will have public hearings and public comments for people to give their input on whether they think they're good ideas, or they have some other ideas, but moving forward there's certainly more opportunity for public input."


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Discussion in 'Racquets' started by Ross K, Sep 11, 2010.
Sounds like you realy do enjoy your stay Goooood...
Classic Gads, love it!
In other news, some points about that new Pure Drive.
The revised string pattern does indeed work. As I tend to hit the ball higher in the string bed usually, the new stringbed results in additional precision and, surprisingly, a good bit more comfort. I found this especially true on serve returns, but it's noticeable in pretty much all shots including serves. In fact I found this new Pure Drive to be a rather comfortable frame (well, for a 70RA frame, at least) and while the new pattern doesn't turn the PD into a Prestige Mid or something, the newfound control is certainly welcome. Power is pretty much the same as in previous Pure Drives, probably due to the somewhat higher swingweight (kinda noticeable when directly comparing both the 2012 and 2015 frames) which might make up for the tighter pattern in the sweetspot. All in all a really solid update to a classic frame with new tech that actually works. Top notch paintjob, too. (Pure Drive Plus 2015, RPM Team 17 21.5kg)
The new pure drive would be on my demo list if I was not so happy with the xi98. Its just more solid than the babolats, and I need a solid feeling frame. Im still a huge PD fan, especially coming from the Black drive model though.
Still zero arm pain with this frame. Think I have cleared 5-6 weeks of usage. This is a real good sign. Polybreak plays very very well, just the feel is a little crisp possibly for me.
Thing I am noticing is how heavy I can get the spin. Been using a high take back on the FH and can hit really heavy risers with this racquet now. I was too compact on the forehand for a while and was struggling, but this has fixed it. I have a lot of confidence just rolling over heavy, deep shots until I get something I can attack. The frame hits as heavy as a racquet weighing much more, so it can be an unfair advantage if you like to hit with a lot of spin.
Gads, real interested in this pole dancing competition. Real interested.
Off Topic..Are you guys sure JGads isn't pulling our leg? A Polish Lad in Poland being chased by a (M.D.) Polish Lass, who does Pole Dancing. Does sound like he has been imbibing too much vodka. Actually sounds like a dream, but what do I know? (Actually, I am jealous!) :twisted:
Pole competition notes for Gads to cite in his full and detailed review
- The 'spin' potential
- Access to 'sweet spot'
- Review of 'extended' 'length' options
- The 'feel' vs 'performance'
and of course.....
- The ability to absorb 'heavy' balls
Hahahaha! Too good. Bravo. Bravo.
Uhm, no. Things like this happen all the time. I will not disclose my own examples, but i definitley believe Jgads.
Theses things tend to happen when you're the familiar 'stranger' in a strange and familiar land.
I've been in Gads position. You speak the language, know the culture, but yet are detached from their reality. You are the proverbial 'American'.
And all you have to do is ask. Stay out late a couple of nights and s**t happens.
And if I were making things up, I'd have won that tennis tournament.
But, this morning I won a doubles match against my coach. And in two hours' time the aforementioned competition commences.
Happy Sunday, friends.
I would suggest caution as well. I ended up falling for a girl in my ex-patriot adventures and getting married.
It was a journey, and now she's here with me, so never mind the caution.
My aunt is Polish, as I've mentioned before, and some years back, while living and working in Greece, I visited them during their vacations in Warsaw and Kraków. Fantastic country.
My aunt singled me to hang out with her musician nephew, knowing my passion for music and drums. He's in a pop-rock band out there, the name escapes me. We stayed up all night, drank and ended up at a bar playing American country music to a packed house. I was so trashed, I even found the confidence to sing a couple of Garth Brook's songs.
Twilight like.
You boys are living the dream right now! I'm stuck in the sub-arctic preparing for a final on the history of women in Canada. Almost as sexii as it sounds.
I have seen the meaning of life.
sounds like you've had an unforgettable experience in Poland. will we ever see you stateside again?
Outside of pole dancing, which im having trouble not thinking about, i played a young guy today with a really nice game and had no trouble hitting big groundies that essentially overpowered him.
This is definitely the biggest i have been hitting as the ball is coming off the court so high now - finally.
Light weight, low swing weight, but still hits heavy - thats the magic combo that yonex discovered with these vcore frames. When you can swing this fast and still generate weight behind your shots, you simply have an advantage out there. It is insanely fun.
So in terms of frames, i too am seeing the meaning of life.
hey Jack or PP or whomever..
i found a 98D here in Israel, pretty cheap.
didn't buy it yet.
wanted to ask what's your verdict atm.
jack, you played it but you ditched it for some reason.. no?
PP, did you play with it at all?
the only difference vs the Xi i think is the 65 stifness..
any other major differences?
*hmm, after reading these kind of opinions:
it may sound odd but to me the Xi is a totally different feeling racquet than the old vcore 98D. it has the same mold and spec but it feels much more solid and lively with a little more spin and power.
not so sure :/
I never used it. Its the same mold though and Im pretty sure Jack said it didn't make a huge difference. I personally prefer the higher stiffness of the xi, as it reminds me of a pure drive with laser control and really good spin.
thanks. i think you've said prices might go down on Xi soon.. no?
I'm guessing since the SI is out. I really have no idea when or anything like that, but I plan on buying another xi before flex league starts.
I will probably buy an SI when the Sony sensor comes out because that would be really awesome to have.
Hey Roz. I didn't ditch the 98d at all and still have 2 of them. I think it's a great racquet and didn't find much difference between it and the new Si98. I tried them both side by side. The 98d has a slight flex and softness to it, where the Si did not. I haven't tried the Xi98, so I can't compare it to that, sorry. The 98d is a great racquet though. I can't imagine you won't like it on some level.
yea, i remember you didn't..
i think another thing besides the stiffness is the SW.
some reviews pointed out it made quite a big difference.
If you can get one cheap, grab it. Over thinking it on here is not going to really accomplish much. It's an awesome frame, I personally added a little lead to the tip to get the swing feel how I want it, but I pretty much play it stock since I believe mine was a little under spec on the SW.
No need to crank the SW up or do anything radical.
i meant the low SW of the 98D, not the XI..
from most of the people that reviewed it here, it felt "something was off" with this specific model.
maybe if i'll get a chance to actually try the 98D i might buy it.
i really don't want to throw good money, even half price.
and i also hate stacking up rackets.
the Ai98 was a good lesson in that regard. it was a nightmare to get rid of here..
The AI98 is probably the best frame of the year. So you chose well even if you didn't like it for some reason.
The Xi98 was not reviewed that well, but that meant nothing to me. I think they are perfectly balanced frames that play solid and give you a lot of pop.
If you are this into frames you may as well accept that now and then you will have some stacked. My closet has 2 PS95s (I can't sell the new one I bought - no one has inquired), a Dunlop 200 and Yoko in it.
Maybe they will let you try it out for a few days on a loaner.
Anyway, really tough to tell you what to go with, but for me, this has been a fantastic frame.
Don't put too much stock into reviews or what others say about racquets.
The only review that matters is your own, as you found out with the Ai98.
I have loved some racquets that TW gave lukewarm reviews for and vice versa, so you never know until you try yourself. There are no "bad" racquets really, when talking about all the major mfg's.
If she weighs the same as a duck then she's a witch!
^She turned me into a newt!
There were several frames hanging and swinging into the eve, most of them lean and light, with very low swing weights. Paintjobs were minimal. And when I say minimal, I mean fantastically, extraordinarily minimal. Some of them were also sprinkled with glitter, or was it basalt?
Surprisingly, there was one heavyweight, an RF 97 Autograph, among. Much like on these here boards, she was initially and kindly met with heated curiosity and overwhelming enthusiasm, but, in the end, just a bit too much heft, maybe a little too stiff. But still, bravo. Bravo for getting out there, for rocking it, for trying.
Then followed a delightful string of new prospects. A Prestige (classy, sexy, timeless); a Babolat of some kind (tremendous power, but slightly unpredictable -- woofer, you know); a Yonex (exotic, curiously shaped, high sweet spot).
And then. And then there was the stunner. The petite dark-haired beauty who came out with a mask and a silky red cape, climbed to the ceiling, gave a nod to the person in charge of the music, and began. The mask and cape were tossed to the floor in the midst of a jaw-dropping artistic performance. This was not unlike watching Roger Federer hit a forehand during his prime, or reading David Foster Wallace at his finest, or come to think of it, maybe pairing those things together in what became the New York Times feature, "Federer as Religious Experience."
This, too, was a religious experience.
This was the goat.
This was the Wilson Pro Staff 85. A petite little thing completely out of everyone's league, but on just the right night, the most perfect blend of feel, weight and balance. I will forever dream of her, the way she looked, the way she swung.
My date to this dance, the thankfully unneeded "Doctor" for the proceedings, would have competed herself had she not been out of town so much recently. But I suspect she would have competed rather well. During a break between the actual competition, when one professional arrived on stage and performed what was dubbed "An ode to the 'Twerk,'" I leaned over to the Doc and said I would be forever thankful for the evening's invitation.
Evening then turned into night, and in a related story, I'm now staying for Christmas.
Had a feeling that demo would turn into a purchase.
Touché, good sir.
Speaking of these things. I demoed a gorgeous, Yonex long body on Friday that seriously made me consider stopping my holicing behaviors.
So most likely she..I mean, the frame, and I will not work out long term. But what a honeymoon.
All you can do is keep hitting.
- Churchill, I think
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Damn, looks like half the board have polish roots .
given the way things are going, you may as well stay in europe until the mid July. that way you'll be able to experience Roland Garros and Wimbledon 2015 firsthand.
I concur!
Its seriously so much smarter to go foreign. These American frames are just so injected with Basalt and Cortex that they don't play the same anymore.
Totally supporting Gads.
First hand experience with that.
On a side note, got my hands on the freebies today, verified, the new PJ, the darth maul looking one.
Must say, it is rather nice looking. Wonder how they perform, never could groove with spin frames, but this pro staff doesnt seem that open from pics.
Will just have to string it up and find out.
Love that film but love "Life of Brian" more
Random musings.
My socks are either dying, or finally living. The more I play, the more the red dirt burrows its way into the fibers of all of my socks, staining them permanently no matter what I do with the laundry. And I'm beginning to like these stains, along with the cake of red-brown across my shoes, in much the same way I always admired the way my childhood hero, a small catcher-turned-second baseman named Biggio, never left a game without a very dirtied uniform. ...
Racquet wise, the desire for more weight is now returning. In recent days I have played more so with the Prestige, and it's starting to outshine the Wilson 95, most especially when playing against my coach. It's not perfect. In fact it's more on the too-heavy side of things still, but the results I'm getting from a bit too heavy are better than the results I was getting from a bit too light. For instance, I played a set against my coach yesterday with the Wilson and lost 6-1. Couldn't serve at all, was getting bullied around like a middle school tetherball. Second set, I angrily switched to the Prestige, and en route to a 3-3 draw because our hour was up, I most certainly noticed that my disastrous serve was helped greatly by the added heft, heft that can do more of the work, and heft that gives me a better feel of where the racquet head is exactly, more so than the lighter fly-swatter that I too often swing through the zone much too early, or sometimes even too late, thinking I have time. Timing. It's a real b-----d. So, despite it being a little more hefty than I'd like, the Prestige is now taking over, but for awhile there, the 95 was just what I needed, and I am thankful for its kind service. ...
Doubles. Doubles is a really tough cookie. When you've spent the entirety of your tennis existence playing singles, and you're then forced to share a court, the instinct up at net over whether to lunge for a ball or let it go is a terrible mind trick. I so often let balls go that I should stab, and then I lunge for balls that I end up framing. Also troublesome is playing the angles more so than playing power, but I suspect sometimes I get too cute in doubles and mess up because of this, because I'm not used to such a cute, handsy game, and I need to just go back to ripping the ball rather than being cute. But then when you make a mistake on a rip, your Polish partner looks at you and you feel like an American idiot. But, I prefer to hit against pace. Always have. Always much more comfy with pace than with pushing. But in doubles you get all of these half-pace balls, and the timing is so much more jagged than singles-smooth, and the whole thing makes you think so much, and in tennis thinking too much can often be the downfall. Anyway, new respect for the Bryan Brothers, even if I forever find them supremely annoying, their chest bumps, their eternally pre-pubescent faces. ...
Women's handball, men's volleyball, billiards and ping pong. Polish sports TV lately. ...
Coffee is so much better in Poland than it is in the States. Eggs, too.
Yep doubles is a 60% ball that I find to be insanely easy with a Pure Drive type of frame. You can just brush the ball deep and go crosscourt as long as you want.
I think that is one reason we see these frames popping up more and more on the pro doubles circuit.
I hate doubles by the way, but sometimes it must be played.
Feel the same.
All my competitive tennis is doubles! Too old for singles at a decent level as a dodgy knee prevents me getting around. True that the games are totally different. For doubles I prefer a heavy, head light frame for serve/return/volley/groundstrokes in that order. Not a touch player so I rely on put away volleys which don't often come back. A solid frame with decent sw is ideal for this. Just purchased a Head Extreme Pro which is very PDR like and, I am hoping, perfect for doubles. Not finding the Yonex to be ideal for doubles to be honest.
Doubles is fun if you manage to get a power hitting partner. I struggle greatly with a partner that doesn't hit big. My normal partner absolutely crushes the ball, and it allows us to play "power doubles" or stupidly-aggressive-letshitwinnersoneverything-doubles and do quite well. I'm not good at playing defensive doubles and I usually wet the bed if I'm put in this role hahaha.
Like your style Fuji. Attacking doubles is indeed fun. Passive, 1 up, 1 back doubles is not. At the level I play currently a passive style will not win many matches. Good doubles pairs attack the net.
Definitely! I usually play 5.0+ men's doubles. So we are either 2 back or 2 up. Very rarely are we playing 1&1. Aggression wins doubles matches IME. At least once you get to the level where aggression starts to take over the game.
Really? I feel like I can play any style with the yonex and be fine. I volley really well with it for some reason. Can't find anything wrong with the frame.
Had to play doubles a few weeks back. It was easier with the YY since I just rolled balls nice and heavy across court and poached now and then when I got a wild hair.
Probably just me. Love it for serving. Find the response a bit erratic off the ground at times. Maybe too much lead at 12? Got better results hitting deep topspin balls with my Radical mp. Could be strings. The Radical has poly whereas I have multi/poly in my Yonex. Might try full poly before removing any lead.
Yeah, its easy to overthink this stuff. Tennis (and probably golf) is the king of sports for over thinking. I hate it, so once I get something I like, especially strings, I try and eliminate all thought out there. It has made a massive difference for my game.
If I was out there thinking that I should try a different frame in my bag or strings, I personally would already have lost.
I got the yy lead setup in one try and mercifully have not felt any need to change anything. I have thrown a few different poly mains in it just to experiment with feel, but I realized I could play with any of them.
Hey guys, remember I told you I went to FL a few weeks ago to take lessons at the Evert Academy and I met Domi Cibulkova?
Well some how I ended up on her video! That's me at 3:00
sitting at courtside. Pretty cool
Nice video too. Check it out!
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SEQUIM — Gabe Carter hoped Sequim's 2A state playoff games wouldn't be the last time he would represent his school on a basketball court.
"Playing in college has been a dream for a long time," Carter said after the Wolves' opening-round loss to Renton at the Yakima SunDome.
"So, to get the opportunity to even come off the bench or sit on the bench or be a practice player or a starter, whatever it may be, I'd just be happy to be there."
That dream will be realized next year when Carter suits up for Whitworth, an NCAA Division III school in Spokane.
"It still really hasn't hit me yet," Carter said Saturday.
"Being in the midst of my senior project and portfolio and getting ready for graduation and everything, I don't think that it will really hit me for a while.
"But when I think about where I will be in a few months and what I will be doing, it fills me with excitement and motivation to work hard to get opportunities at Whitworth next year."
The Whitworth Pirates are coming off an appearance in the Division III Sweet 16 and have claimed four consecutive Northwest Conference titles.
They have a 106-13 win-loss record over the past four seasons.
Carter, Sequim's all-time career leader in rebounds and assists, is familiar with Whitworth and its basketball program.
Older sister at Whitworth
His sister currently attends Whitworth, and he has been to several basketball camps there.
Carter said that Jon Eekhoff, a teacher at Sequim who played basketball at Whitworth, got the ball rolling on his recruitment.
Eekhoof contacted his old coach about Carter, and word was passed on to the current staff.
Prior to this past basketball season, Whitworth head coach Matt Logie and assistant coach Damion Jablonski asked Carter to fly to Spokane for the Pirates' combine.
"I did, spur of the moment, and ended up really playing well there, and really liking both of the coaches and their personal coaching styles," Carter said.
"Once my season ended, I really sat down with my friends and family and thought about the best fit for me athletically and academically, and in the end, Whitworth was that choice."
The Pirates are graduating three seniors, including two starters, from this season's team.
Among those moving on is Wade Gebbers, who was named All-West Region First Team by D3Hoops.com and All-West Region Second Team by the National Basketball Coaches Association of America.
"Coach Logie and Jablonski both told me how excited they are to have me there," Carter said.
"There is a great amount of opportunity at Whitworth, in many different ways, and I'm just excited to have a chance to be there."
The 6-foot-4 Carter hasn't decided what he will study while at Whitworth. He did say he is considering majoring in education and becoming a high school teacher.
"It would be nice if I could come back to Sequim and teach here, so I could give back to the community who has given so much to me," he said.
"But, since it's so far away, that's just an idea. I won't really know until I actually sit down in some colleges classes and see what my interests are."
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PORT TOWNSEND — Port Townsend junior point guard Jewel Johnson has been chosen to play in the 17th annual Washington/North Idaho All-State girls basketball game.
The game will be played at the HUB Sports Center near Spokane on June 22.
Johnson averaged 10.9 points, 6.2 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.1 steals last season and earned All-Olympic League First Team honors.
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Celebrity Birthdays for June 20 – John Goodman, Nicole Kidman and More
Here's a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
John Goodman
Age: 60
Occupation: Actor
Known For: Scene-stealing turns in the films 'Raising Arizona,' 'The Big Lebowski' and 'O Brother Where Art Thou?,' and a nine-year stint playing patriarch Dan Conner on the TV series 'Roseanne'
Celebrity Birthdays for June 19 – Phylicia Rashad, Paula Abdul and More
Here's a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
Phylicia Rashad
Age: 64
Occupation: Actress
Known For: Her role as no-nonsense Clair Huxtable on 'The Cosby Show,' being the first African-American actress to win a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play for 'A Raisin in the Sun,' and her former marriage to retired football star Ahmad Rashad
Paula Abdul
Age: 50
Occupation: Singer, Dancer, Choreographer and TV Personality
Known For: Hit singles including 'Straight Up' and 'Forever Your Girl,' choreography work for artists like Janet Jackson, and eight years as the perpetually ditzy judge on 'American Idol'
This Day in History for June 19 – US Abolishes Slavery and More
Celebrity Birthdays for June 18 – Paul McCartney, Blake Shelton and More
Here's a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
Sir Paul McCartney
Age: 70
Occupation: Singer, Songwriter, and Living Legend
Known For: Being half of the Lennon/McCartney songwriting team that catapulted the Beatles to fame, later forming the group Wings with his late wife Linda, a long solo career during which he's composed film scores and classical music, his work on behalf of animal rights, vegetarianism and music education, and holding the Guinness World Record as the "most successful composer and recording artist of all time"
This Day in History for June 18 – Battle of Waterloo and More
Here's a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1812 – The War of 1812 begins when the US Congress declares war on the United Kingdom (More info)
1815 – Napoleon Bonaparte is defeated in the Battle of Waterloo, forcing him to abdicate the throne of France for the second and last time (More info)
Skip the Ties — All Dad Wants for Father's Day is You
If you're having a tough time finding a gift for Father's Day, you're not alone. But here's the good news: most dads don't want anything other than to spend a little extra time with you.
This Day in History for June 17 – Lady Liberty Arrives and More
Celebrity Birthdays for June 15 – Courteney Cox, Neil Patrick Harris and More
Here's a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
Courteney Cox
Age: 48
Occupation: Actress
Known For: Her roles as Monica Geller on 'Friends' and as Jules Cobb on 'Cougar Town,' other roles on shows like 'Family Ties' and 'Dirt,' starring in the 'Scream' movie franchise, being that girl Bruce Springsteen pulls onstage to boogie in his 'Dancing in the Dark' video, and her now-former marriage to the eccentric and loose-lipped David Arquette
New Movie Releases — 'Rock of Ages' and 'That's My Boy'
Fans of 1980s music and lovers of inane comedy will both be well-served by this weekend's new movie offerings at our local Marcus Theatres.
Celebrity Birthdays for June 14 – Donald Trump, Boy George and More
Here's a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
Donald Trump
Age: 66
Occupation: Entrepreneur, TV Personality and Egomaniac
Known For: Helming NBC's 'Apprentice' franchise, his namesake hotel, casino and residential properties, his inane claims that President Obama isn't an American citizen, and having quite possibly the worst hair of anyone ever
Celebrity Birthdays for June 13 – Malcolm McDowell, the Olsen Twins and More
Here's a look at some notable birthdays being celebrated today:
Malcolm McDowell
Age: 69
Occupation: Actor
Known For: Being the human embodiment of a nightmare in the movie 'A Clockwork Orange,' starring in other films including 'Caligula,' 'Star Trek: Generations' and 'Tank Girl,' television appearances on 'Entourage' and 'Heroes,' and his narration of the seminal 1982 documentary 'The Compleat Beatles'
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On the eve of Hearth's Warming, families gather around the comfort of warm fires and tell the stories of the holiday. But not everypony can have that luxury.
One pony walks the cold land, abandoned to the chill of the winter weather. But, while wandering the streets of Ponyville, the stallion notices a particular pink pony smiling at him from the window of a local bakery. Little did he know that her simple gesture would change his life forever.
And, as he looks back on his life, he will know that a miracle did happen on that one Hearth's Warming Eve.


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Our Complete 2010 Christmas Weekend Movie Guide + Reviews
by Marco Cerritos
December 24, 2010
Following the success of our various Thanksgiving and Christmas Movie Guides, our resident San Francisco contributor, Marco Cerritos, has once again put together another movie guide for Christmas 2010, giving a quick recap and rundown of what's playing and what's worth seeing (or skipping). Marco has seen almost everything out there, and while you may not always agree with him, he provides the greatest reviews he can to make it just a bit easier for you to choose. This year in particular there is a very strong selection of films currently playing in theaters, so if you're still struggling to figure out what to watch then look no further!
This is an alphabetized list containing 11 films that, as of today, are playing in most theaters nationwide.
Black Swan
Marco's Rating: A
Directed by: Darren Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, The Wrestler)
Starring: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel
Rated: R
Review: A lot of well-deserved accolades have been thrown to director Darren Aronofsky's tale of a ballerina slowly going mad and this is your chance to catch it as it slowly expands to more cities over the holiday weekend. Natalie Portman dominates the film as she inhabits the insecure skin of a young ballerina tortured by dance training, societal pressures and her mother's failed dreams.
The best way to enjoy Black Swan is to think of it as a cerebral horror film, as if The Red Shoes were remade with a dark sense of humor. The film projects the life of a girl barely holding it together when all she wants is perfection, both in her professional and personal lives. When the pieces start to come together for our heroine (or fall apart depending on your point of view), the result is shocking and tragic. The lengths to achieve greatness in any profession are relatable to all of us but the lengths to which director Aronofsky projects that idea in his film are some of the most bittersweet images all year.
The Fighter
Marco's Rating: A
Directed by: David O. Russell (Spanking the Monkey, Three Kings, I Heart Huckabees)
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams
Rated: R
Review: The Fighter is the best film in wide release this holiday season for a very simple reason, it manages to reinvent a traditional formula (down-on-his-luck athlete looking to finally make it big) with strong performances and a strong narrative.
Nothing in The Fighter is fairly new and if you've seen the film's trailer you unfortunately know most of the story beats already. Having said that (and having seen the trailer), everything still works. Mark Wahlberg leads the film as "Irish" Micky Ward, an up-and-coming boxer whose career is seriously hindered by an overbearing mom (Melissa Leo) and a crackhead/trainer brother (Christian Bale). Joining the quartet of strong performances is Amy Adams who at first glance may be saddled with the "sassy love interest" role but like most elements in The Fighter, makes it her own.
The Fighter has the most in common with another working class movie from earlier this year - The Town. Obviously their themes are very different but their story structure is the same. Both movies take plots that have been done to death by Hollywood and reinvent them as fresh entertainment. The Fighter is the stronger film of the two and it also proves that while originality in film is appreciated, sometimes relying on old formulas isn't a bad thing if you know what you're doing.
Gulliver's Travels
Marco's Rating: D
Directed by: Rob Letterman (Shark Tale, Monsters vs Aliens)
Starring: Jack Black, Jason Segel, Emily Blunt
Rated: PG
Review: A "D" rating for Gulliver's Travels can be read as a "D" for dumb and disastrous. The movie is both of those things and more but not the absolute carwreck I expected. Jack Black is no longer playing a lovable idiot, just an idiot making idiotic movies.
Few ticket buyers will be familiar with the source material, all they'll see are big billboards with a massive Jack Black and little people restraining him (or Liliputans as the film describes them). Gulliver's Travels is a film that is too dumb for adults and too boring for kids. The story of a mail room slacker who lies his way to a cushy travel job only to get shipwrecked as a result sounds interesting on paper but not so much after endless fat gags and unfunny pop culture references.
If you are a masochist and insist on seeing Gulliver's Travels at least see it in 2D. The 3D conversion on this thing is a complete waste of money and adds nothing to the film. It's sad that the best thing about Gulliver's Travels is the Ice Age short film that precedes it. It's even more sad that the biggest thing about this movie isn't Jack Black's massive body but his massive paycheck.
How Do You Know
Marco's Rating: C
Directed by: James L. Brooks (Terms of Endearment, Broadcast News, As Good as It Gets)
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson, Jack Nicholson
Rated: PG-13
Review: How Do You Know is an interesting mess. Besides having an awful title, it also has many different narrative elements striving to come together that in the end, none of them fit and nobody cares. Writer-director James L. Brooks has made some great movies (Broadcast News, As Good as It Gets) but he's also made some very expensive vanity projects (Spanglish, I'll Do Anything). How Do You Know is more the latter but is also strangely watchable.
The biggest problem the film has is committing to what it is. Is the movie a romantic comedy? A drama about the financial crisis? An existential look at life during a time of depression? How Do You Know tries to be all of these things at once and that much creative juggling is dangerous for any project, regardless of who is behind the camera. Endless reshoots and an expensive cast almost guarantee two things - the studio will lose a lot of money on this project and what could've been a smart adult story is now a muddled mess.
The King's Speech
Marco's Rating: A
Directed by: Tom Hooper (Longford, The Damned United)
Starring: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter
Rated: R
Review: Despite major critic's awards going to The Social Network, this is still the Oscar frontrunner for two very simple reasons - it has the Harvey Weinstein hype machine behind it and its British underdog story plays right into the hands of the Academy.
Having said all of that, there is still one final thing that makes The King's Speech the film to beat at this year's Oscar race, it's emotionally powerful and wildly entertaining. Colin Firth deserves all the praise he's been receiving playing a British monarch with a serious speech impediment. Ditto Geoffrey Rush as his unorthodox speech therapist. Both performances transform what could've been just another costume drama into a huge crowd-pleaser.
The King's Speech has been slowly building a dedicated following as it platforms around the country, but this weekend is the film's first wide expansion. Don't be put off by it dull posters and trailers, see the film for yourself before the Oscar nominations come in and everyone starts talking about it.
Little Fockers
Marco's Rating: D
Directed by: Paul Weitz (American Pie, About a Boy, Cirque du Freak)
Starring: Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba
Rated: PG-13
Review: If I'm going to start a debate with this article I imagine it will be with this film. To set the scene, at my local screening of Little Fockers the theatre was packed with members of the press and random civilians. Guess who were laughing their asses off and who weren't?
There is something disturbing about seeing a group of strangers laughing at the most pandering and unfunny things. I understand comedy is subjective but have I seen too many movies or are people this desperate for entertainment? Speaking of desperate, how much attention and money do Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller need? This third film in the Fockers series makes the second one look like a masterpiece. Even on a remedial level, Little Fockers has no sense of rhythm or comic timing, stitching up plot threads worse than Frankenstein. Dustin Hoffman, who was brought in at the absolute last minute to "fix" the film, has no purpose at all except to recite random dialogue and cash a check. His few scenes don't fix anything and make me wonder how worse shape the film was in that the studio thought bringing in more random pieces was a good thing.
The good news is you're reading this on a film-friendly website. We understand that a film lover can't live on Oscar bait alone. Sometimes you need a balanced diet of highbrow and trashy entertainment but at least make it good trash and not crap like Little Fockers. Having said all this, my preview audience ate up the movie. What's worse, most people I know are genuinely looking forward to laughing at the stupid jokes, too. So I ask again, are people's expectations really this low or is the joke on me?
Rabbit Hole
Marco's Rating: B-
Directed by: John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Shortbus)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, Dianne Wiest
Rated: PG-13
Review: Director John Cameron Mitchell has decided to follow his experimental films Shortbus and Hedwig and the Angry Inch with a family drama about a broken family. As I discovered when interviewing Mitchell recently, this decision was very deliberate but not unexpected. The end result however boasts strong performances from its two leads but also has an uneven structure.
Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart play a couple whose marriage is shattered after the death of their son. Trying their best to move on from a tragedy is never easy for anyone and to see the two actors manage such a task is worthy of the critical attention they've been receiving thus far. Where the film fails them is in certain narrative decisions best kept secret for lack of spoilers.
It's safe to say that while Kidman and Eckhart carry the emotional weight of the film, it's a very heavy burden and Rabbit Hole doesn't offer much else to support it. Some people don't mind so much emotional power in one sitting but I prefer some levity and creative balance whenever possible.
Marco's Rating: C
Directed by: Sofia Coppola (The Virgin Suicides, Lost in Translation, Marie Antoinette)
Starring: Stephen Dorff, Elle Fanning, Chris Pontius
Rated: R
Review: The first fifteen minutes of Sofia Coppola's new film Somewhere will be a good litmus test for how you will react to the movie. Things happen in these fifteen minutes but they are slow and inconsequential, with no dialogue at all as an added bonus. The entire film is built on these casual moments and you'll either accept them or you won't. My curiosity turned to indifference halfway through.
Celebrated movie star Johnny Marco (Dorff) is living the playboy lifestyle in LA, which includes ordering exotic dancers to his suite at the Chateau Marmont and flirting (and maybe more?) with random pretty girls. All of this is interrupted when his young daughter shows up to spend time with him before she leaves for camp. Bonding ensues as well as the obligatory story arc of Marco rediscovering himself to become a better father. The casual nature of how Somewhere tells its story is what seems to be the biggest problem. The plot moves forward but at the same time it doesn't. In other words, things happen but they don't matter. Most of Sofia Coppola's filmography can be measured by this artistic style and while that may work for some, it doesn't work for me.
Tron Legacy
Marco's Rating: B
Directed by: Joseph Kosinski (Read Our Interview)
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde
Rated: PG
Review: There are enough plot holes and missteps in Tron Legacy to fill a warehouse but that's not the point of the film. It's not chasing Oscars (technical ones maybe but that's it), it's sole purpose is to entertain and on that level it more than gets the job done.
The biggest achievement in Tron Legacy is the visual style brought on by the film's director and technical team. While the original Tron's effects may look dated today, they paved the way for the beautiful rendition that we see in this new updated sequel. I plan to revisit Tron Legacy again soon in IMAX 3D, apparently it's the best way to see it.
True Grit
Marco's Rating: A-
Directed by: Joel & Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men, Burn After Reading, A Serious Man)
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Barry Pepper, Hailee Steinfeld
Rated: PG-13
Review: True Grit is an example of what happens when people's expectations are too high and even worse, when those expectations are too high in the wrong direction.
When the Coen Brothers announced they were making a retelling of the old John Wayne classic, most people immediately assumed that it would be similar in tone and structure to No Country for Old Men. Future trailers and advertising reinforced that notion and it wasn't until the film was actually unveiled that people realized True Grit wasn't going to be the film they envisioned.
This new version of True Grit sticks closer to the source material than the John Wayne story and has a lot more comedic moments than expected. The Western tale of two lawmen teaming up with an orphaned girl to catch a renegade killer doesn't sound like it would have a lot of laughs at first glance but it really does. In fact, Jeff Bridges seems to have the most fun of the group channeling his old character The Dude from The Big Lebowski. He sounded like a cross between The Dude and Karl from Sling Blade, but that's just me.
Yogi Bear
Marco's Rating: D+
Directed by: Eric Brevig (Journey to the Center of the Earth)
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Justin Timberlake, Anna Faris, Tom Cavanagh
Rated: PG
Review: I'll keep this one short and sweet. If you have young ones who want to see this, it's innocuous and you can do much worse. Everyone else knows to stay far, far away from this film at all costs. It's not for you, move right along.
Have you seen any of these yet? And what are you planning to see this weekend, if anything?
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It's that time of the year again, so I picked up a box of the full-leaf from Starbucks yesterday. Checked out Tazo's fancy new website (redone for the launch of the standalones, I suspect?), and noticed that it describes Joy as having "peachy notes".
Didn't think much of it at the time, as it could just be describing one of the teas in the base as having a fruity note to it.
Picked it up from Starbucks and returned home, opening the tin to take a whiff. And getting… a strong peach scent. Confused, I looked it over—still Joy, still black, green and oolong. But looking at the "ingredients", I found "natural flavours".
I've had this tea many times before, last year. My brother worked at Starbucks back then, and he brought me home the full-leaf bag, which is what introduced me to this tea. I got it many more times after that, and I don't remember any peach.
This is the second time I've made a cup from this tin. It's definitely lighter than I remember, less unforgiving with steeping parameters despite being green, black and oolong. And I'm getting definite notes of peach. But I don't remember any peach before.
I could have sworn this tea didn't have peach in it last year. Am I going crazy?
I googled for an article about blend changes. Maybe this is the first year they've added peach? But I keep coming up with no results. So I don't know (then again, when they switched from earl grey fannings to full-leaf, didn't they throw lavender into the mix without saying anything too?). Maybe, because I had always had this tea from an already-opened tin, the 'peach' flavouring had dissipated before the tea made it to me. And since I bought a fresh tin…? But the tea overall is lighter.
Seriously, am I going nuts? I checked Steepster's "Joy" reviews for any mention of "peach". I found that the ONLY mention of peach was from a review from a few days ago—from this year's release of Joy. No mention of peach in any reviews from last year or earlier, that I could find.
I feel like I missed something. Maybe I just suck at finding news articles. It's an all-right tea, but definitely not the tea I remember (and loved) from last year. Peach just doesn't do it for me in this (and peach is a fine tea flavouring—I have a peach white). I loved this tea because it was a black-green (and oolong) blend. My favourite.
Not changing my rating from last year. For now.
Last year's tasting note, for comparison: http://steepster.com/supermoon10/posts/55853


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I am active and healthy. Given my family history of heart disease, an IMT scan was recently done. Results include IMT .931 and vascular age 85 (I am 69). Both sides contain plaque. Consequently, my physician has urged me to begin a statin. I am trying to gather information related to using a statin. Any […] More


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What should I make for lunch tomorrow?
Cheesy Chicken Vermicelli
Before I voted I thought you(Tammy)would pick Taco salad.Either that or pizza cuz that is 2 of your famiy's favorite things.I haven't seen the chicken vermicelli posted in awhile and I haven't had anything to eat today so that sounded really good to me ha ha!
What's for lunch Sat?
Depends on what's on hand. Leftovers become planned overs around here. Do you have any Holdiay leftovers to use up?
I don't know....
I voted Farmhouse chicken... That sounds really good right now and next week, you can make something else with the chicken leftovers. :) I think I have the right recipe in mind, farmhouse chicken is a bake whole chicken. :) Anyway, I trying to decide what to make for tomorrow too! I'd have chicken if I had one, but I going to make something with ground beef. I'm thinking your shepherd pie recipe will be the winner. :) I actually came to your site today, to print out the recipe for the Shepherd's pie, since I couldn't find my copy from when I made it a little while ago. Then I saw I never left a review, so I did that too. :) You will have to let us know what you make. LOL We are having Shepherd's Pie, it has been decided. LOL :)
Blessings to you and I hope you and family have a lovely Shabbat!
~Tanya - mama to 5 :)
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Definitely make something warm - either the Farmhouse Chicken (that's the one with the stuffing, right?) or the Cheesy Chicken Vermicilli (I need to look up that recipe - sounds delish!). With all that snow - I'd save the salad ideas until it warms up a little!!
This is my first comment, but I wanted to say I really enjoy your blog and I'm so excited that you're moved, settling in and able to blog again!!
Blessings to you and yours!
Debbie from Texas
taco salad
Mostly because that sounds SUPER good to me right now!hehe
Taco Salad
I have never made your taco salad but in our house its always made with leftover chili, so its a perfect meal for any weather (we are in Michigan and tomorrow its going to be 60 here after the teens last week)
lunch tomorrow
I picked taco salad. It sounds nice and light to me, but I think it's because I am a little sugared out from the holidays! lol
So what did you decide on?
I am curious?Or maybe I missed it on some other e-mail.
Taco Salad
I have always appreciated Taco Salad, in restaurants, in dine-outs, they are always good no matter how they are prepared and chicken (the Farmhouse one) is too plain. (even though I love chicken, and will eat it with almost anything...) lol But everything else sounded kinda good, too.
I would suggest making something out of tradition. Like if you always make that Vermiceli, you can skip making it and make something totally new to everyone!


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My wine store needs cooling. It's smoothing out temperature fluctuations, but it's getting to hot during heat waves.
Id like something based around 12v DC so that I can use solar/SLA battery, although 240v is possible.
What approach would you take?
The store is an insulated "box" of about 2m3. The walls are foil backed 40mm polyurethane foam panels (like Celotex/kingspan) so really easy to cut/drill for ducting or pipework.
Im not sure a Peltier device approach is going to be sufficient, so am looking at compressor/condenser approach.
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Please help me. The only reason I opening this discussion is because I am required to do some bloging for a class assignment. So please excuse me if do not follow the appropriate etiquette. I have never bloged before and I am a skeptic. Please briefly share one or two reasons why this is a useful format for teachers. How do you feel comfortable sharing Ideas with strangers? And how do you check the validity of information shared? Thanks
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To be honest with you, the only reason I am responding is because I feel I am in the same boat as you are. I am not sure of the reasoning behind this and am totally lost out here in cyber world. I am, however, taking my masters program and it is "Integrating Technology in the Classroom." I do see the validity since this is a technologically driven world we live in, yet I am still a bit lost...
This, to me, is the safest and most stress-free way of getting new ideas and sharing with others my own beliefs and feelings. It is less pressure, I think. I think the best way to check the validity of information is to experiment. This is what teaching is, right. You try new things and if it works use it again, if not, don't. But, always, ALWAYS, keep that information in your (mental) filing cabinet for future use. You know, what works for one group may not work for another.
I hope this helps. I know your post if from February, but just know you are not alone...
I am in the same boat. I am required to blog for one of my classes. I believe blogging is good for many reasons and they are not all about our students. I know that sharing our experiences help us personally.It can give us a tool to share our ideas, dilemmas, and outbursts. I was lucky enough to have found a couple of really interesting blogs that provide spaces for political, educational, and emotional topics.
Lynn and CW, good luck with the blogging!
Thank you, CW, for your question. I am in the same boat as you. I must blog for a class. If you hadn't posted your question, I would not have gotten the answer I needed. Thank you Marie and Lynn for you answer to CW's question. Now am I going to tackle this assignment with an open mind.
Thanks again,
I am in the same boat as well, doing this for an assignment for school. I could see how this could be a very helpful tool to get advice from other teachers. Thanks a bunch
I am blogging to as a requirement for my grad course. I do feel that there are potential benefits to blogging with other educators. However, because of the type of program I teach in is so specialized, I find that often other educators are not dealing with the same issues or concerns that I am. I also find that I am so busy as a special ed teacher that I do not know necessarily when I would have time to consistently "blog". Does anyone else feel this way? I often feel like I have so much to do to prepare and also lead my own life as well outside of school, that this would just be one more thing to add to my already very busy day?
I feel the same way Maggi. I am a Reading Specialist and the type of program I teach is so specialized that I often do not deal with the classroom concerns that other teacher may be dealing with. I could see the benefit from perhaps "blogging" with other reading teachers, but there is often not a lot of time in my busy day to wait on a reply.
This is for other people who are blogging for the first time:


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Mayor disputes Houston's ranking among most dangerous cities
Parker says city's ranking a real crime
Study places Houston among most dangerous in the country
Published 6:30 am, Monday, November 22, 2010
Mayor Annise Parker lashed out at an controversial annual study released Monday that placed Houston among the most dangerous cities in the United States with a population of 500,000 or higher.
"Crime Rankings 2010-2011," published by CQ Press, ranks Houston's crime as ninth-highest for big cities nationwide, placing it on a list with the likes of Detroit and Columbus, Ohio., although the city has less than half the crimes per capita of those atop the rankings. Violent crime in Houston fell 8 percent during the first half of this year and was on a pace to reach the lowest rate since 2000, records show.
Parker said the data released by CQ Press are flawed because the publisher allows different cities to avoid counting certain crimes. New York does not count any robberies of property less than $1,000, she said, and Chicago frequently is not included in the list because it does not follow the standards requested by the FBI, which compiles the statistics.
"Everybody likes to do rankings of cities, and when we like the results of the rankings, we put them on our websites and when we don't like the results, we critique them," Parker said. "It can create a false sense of security or an impression that a particular city has a bad crime situation, and it can have real consequences in terms of economic impact on that city."
Misleading statistics
Parker, who said she decided to speak out on the issue because of her role as chair of the U.S. Conference of Mayors' Criminal and Social Justice Committee, said the statistics also can be misleading because they use some arbitrary boundaries to define cities and metropolitan areas.
The American Society of Criminology, and the FBI, which discourages the use of rankings in comparing different cities on the very website that makes the crime data widely available, agree with Parker.
Not everyone, however, seems to mind the rankings. Sugar Land, for example, now can claim the mantle of "Safest City in Texas" because of them. The Houston suburb, with its estimated 81,000 residents, was 389th out of 400 cities that made the list, putting it in company with Orem, Utah, and Troy, Mich.
"It helps our community," said Steve Griffith, Sugar Land's assistant city manager over public safety. "We take a lot of pride in that. I would expect that our Realtors are aware of that. As people are looking for a place to live, they want communities with great schools that are safe."
Rankings defended
Ben Krasney, a spokesman for CQ Press, defended the use of rankings, saying it provides context that can help people evaluate what the crime rate in their city means.
In St. Louis, for instance, the murder rate is about 40 per 100,000, eight times the national average, he said. Anyone in St. Louis could use that data to conclude that the murder rate is quite high, Krasney said.
"The cities that are on this list have crime rates per population that are several times the national average," he said. "So, they have a crime problem. ... Regardless of how you feel about the fact that this information is out there, the numbers are the numbers."
CQ Press calculates crime rate rankings by comparing the rate of murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft with national averages.
Cities with positive ratings register higher than the national average and negative scores are lower.
This year, Houston registers only slightly higher than Dallas, and the reverse was true last year. San Antonio and Austin appear far lower on the list.


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Since 1982, I have watched this community organization provided classes and performances for a rural, culturally underserved 5 county area. All 6 daughters/stepdaughters have taken classes, matured and developed skills and friends. As teens, they toured doing free shows in schools and for seniors. I have also taken classes and performed on stage.
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September 16, 2011
Wedding Highlight: Justin + Stephanie Hayden | 06.18.2011
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Happy Friday Y'all! Here is a wedding highlight from back in June that I finally got posted (insanely busy summer:)
What started out as a rainy morning quickly turned into a beautiful afternoon as Justin and Stephanie committed to spend their lives together.
There was a certain electricity in the air as the events of the day unfolded; undoubtedly a direct result of the couple's radiant and genial personalities as well as the strong love and support of the family and friends around them.
It really was a pleasure to be part of their big day. There is definitely a special bond between these two that provided for an emotional and downright amazing wedding day full of love, laughter, happiness and lively festivities. It would be an understatement to say that I had absolute blast shooting and producing their wedding video!!
Church of the Assumption; Nashville, TN
The Fleming Center; Nashville, TN
Filming and Editing: Brendan Donohue
Additional Camera: Matt Ferry
Cameras: (2) Canon HV30, Canon T2i
Cold Play - "Fix You"
Photos from the day were beautifully captured by Sara Rose Photography...she was incredibly awesome to work with! see more shots from the day here!
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September 13, 2011
Video: Camelback Music Interview with The Dean's List in Nashville
Cam Mullen from camelbackmusic.com catches up with The Dean's List for a quick interview before their show at the Red Rooster in Nashville. This was part of the Back to School Concert Series organized by Lazy Social Chair with support from Camelback Music and Break on a Cloud. pureform media and Matt Miller were in the building to capture the this excellent night!
Shot and edited by Brendan Donohue (pureform media) with additional footage from Matt Miller.
Cameras: Canon T2i; 50mm f1.8, Sigma 10-20mm and 60d; 18-135mm
Stay tuned for more live and interview footage at breakonacloud.com!!
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Dustin Jeffrey scored one of Pittsburgh's three second-period goals and then had the only one in a seven-round shootout to lift the injury-depleted Penguins to a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night.
Marc-Andre Fleury made 25 saves through overtime and then stopped all seven attempts against him in the shootout to outduel fellow All-Star goalie Henrik Lundqvist, who turned aside 23 shots.
Jeffrey scored in the top half of the seventh round, snapping a shot past Lundqvist. Fleury then denied Marian Gaborik to give the Penguins their fifth straight win at Madison Square Garden.
New York's Ryan Callahan, who missed the previous 19 games because of a broken hand, tied it at 3 in the closing seconds of the second period after the Penguins netted three consecutive goals to grab the lead. Brandon Prust and Artem Anisimov had staked the Rangers to the two-goal edge.
The Penguins, playing without captain Sidney Crosby (concussion) for the 10th straight game and Evgeni Malkin for the fourth time (sinus infection) showed grit in the second period when Jeffrey, Mike Rupp, and Chris Kunitz scored.
Callahan got the Rangers even with 12.5 seconds remaining in the second when he tipped in Michael Del Zotto's shot at the tail end of New York's five-minute power play. The Rangers were given the extended advantage after Pittsburgh center Jordan Staal hit Prust with a sucker-punch during a scrum in front of the benches.
Pittsburgh gave up two goals or fewer in the six games before the All-Star break, going 5-1 in that stretch.
Staal was given a match penalty for attempting to injure Prust and was ejected. He could face additional discipline from the NHL. In addition to the absences of Crosby and Malkin, the penalty left the Penguins without their top three centers for the rest of the game.
Prust was injured briefly, but returned.
Pittsburgh had rallied with three straight goals in a span of 8:42 of the second.
Jeffrey got the comeback started at 5:30 when his shot from the left point hit diving defenseman Dan Girardi and changed direction on its way past Lundqvist. Jeffrey's third goal, 10 seconds into a power play, cut the Penguins' deficit to 2-1.
Rupp tied it 4:06 later with his fifth. Max Talbot flipped an innocent-looking shot in on Lundqvist that hit the goalie but squirted away. Rupp got free of Del Zotto and was able to knock in the rebound.
Kunitz gave Pittsburgh the lead when he tipped in defenseman Zbynek Michalek's shot from the left point with 6:48 remaining in the second.
The Rangers took the lead when Prust scored off a rebound on New York's first shot. Anisimov stretched it to 2-0 by batting in a pass from Brandon Dubinsky out of the air.
Notes: Malkin might play Wednesday against the New York Islanders. … The Rangers got Callahan (broken hand), Dubinsky (leg), and defenseman Dan Girardi (ribs) back from injuries. The Penguins were without C Mark Letestu, who hurt a knee during Tuesday's morning skate. … Pittsburgh, which owns the NHL's top penalty-killing unit, had gone six games and 10 of 11 without allowing a power-play goal. They were successful on 21 straight short-handed situations and 19 consecutive on the road before Callahan scored. … Penguins RW Arron Asham sustained an undisclosed upper body injury in the second period and didn't return. … D Steve Eminger was a healthy scratch for the Rangers. … New York C Vinny Prospal, sidelined all season following knee surgery, is expected to make his season debut Thursday against New Jersey.


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Marco Rubio won the Republican presidential primary in Puerto Rico, the Associated Press reported on Sunday, securing more than 50 percent of the vote.
Donald Trump came in a distant second, while Texas Sen. Ted Cruz followed in third place.
Rubio's win comes just one day after his opponents called on him to drop out of the race.
Also Read: Super Saturday Results: Cruz Gathers Momentum, Clinton Takes Louisiana
Also Read: Super Saturday Results: Cruz Gathers Momentum, Clinton Takes Louisiana
Trump called on the Florida senator to bow out on Saturday during a speech in West Palm Beach after Rubio's poor showing on Super Saturday.
Rubio is the only presidential candidate to visit Puerto Rico. He held a rally in a San Juan suburb on Saturday and is projected to win a majority of the island's 23 delegates.
Even though Puerto Rico is not eligible to vote in the general election, both parties allow the island's residents to vote in the primaries.
The next Republican primary events are scheduled for Tuesday in Hawaii, Idaho, Michigan and Mississippi. The Democrats will also hold primaries in the latter two states.


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Denard Robinson was one of the most exciting players to watch over the past four years in the Big Ten. He also happened to be one of the most inconsistent passers in the Big Ten as well and that drove many a Maize 'N Blue faithful crazy. He wasn't exactly the worlds greatest quarterback, he may have been the best athlete the Big Ten has seen in years, but that's a whole different story.
Coming into 2013 a lot of people believe it could be addition by subtraction, with the Wolverines no longer needing to stretch an offensive philosophy around one specific player, instead they'll be able to fit the players into the system as a unit for the first time in the Brady Hoke era.
Frankly, 2013 could well be put up or shut up time in Ann Arbor as well – one has to ask at what point are excuses as good as you know what and results matter. This season on offense will tell the college football world a lot about where Michigan is headed. If they can find the balance they are looking for it could be a dynamic group that wins them football games, if they don't find the balance needed it could get ugly in the Big House.
No doubt about it, 2013 is a pivotal moment for the Michigan offense and it's up to a few names to show that this team is better now than it was with Shoelace at the helm.
The good news for this team is that Devin Gardner got a ton of playing time last season and it's clear that he can at least handle himself as a quarterback. However, one has to ask if he can be better than he was last season or was that all you're going to get from him?
Gardner threw for 1,219 yards while completing 59% of his passes and had 11TD's to 5INT's on the year. Not bad for a guy who was thrust into starting duty late in the season as just a sophomore. However, he wasn't exactly the picture of consistency as he torched Minnesota with a 12-18, 234yd and 2TD performance and then followed that up by throwing for at least an interception in each of the five games down the stretch. He wasn't awesome against OSU, his biggest defensive test of the Big Ten season either, going just 11-20 for 175 yards and 1 touchdown to 1 interception. South Carolina didn't let up on him either and Gardner was just 18-36 (50%) for 214 yards, yet managed to pull off 3 TD passes to just one INT.
However, he showed some great dedication to his craft in the offseason and during spring he looked every bit the improved player most thought we'd see. Look for him to be the guy most people are talking about come the end of the season.
Backing him up is likely "superstar" freshman recruit Shane Morris, who has speed and athleticism, but is also a great pro-style QB. HIs skill set is going to be interesting to see opposing defenses handle in the future, but the coaching staff is sure to want this to be a season for him to sit and learn before being thrown to the wolves. Regardless if it's Morris or Brian Cleary a freshman will be backing up the junior.
Running Backs:
This is a true mystery spot and one no one should claim to know exactly what will happen. Yes, Fitzgerald Toussaint is back, but he wasn't exactly a raving success last season (and yes some of it was O-Line driven, we'll get into that later) averaging just 4.0 yards a carry and only rushing for 514 yards and five touchdowns. He's also coming off of one of last season's most gruesome injuries too.
He'll also have to fend off one of, if not the top running back recruits in the 2013 class in Derrick Green. He has superstar written all over him and while he does need to work on a few things it may be difficult for Al Borges and Brady Hoke to keep him off the field, especially if Toussaint isn't all the way back or he struggles on his own to start the season. I fully expect Green to be the better of the two backs honestly.
The other positive for this group is that they have a very experienced and good backup option in Thomas Rawls, who only had 57 carries last season, yet finished 3rd on the team in rushing. He's the big, strong, and just fast enough back you want out of a guy who is going to be a role player in this backfield.
Another name to watch would be Justice Hayes, who saw 83 carries a season ago, but his time moving up the pecking order is likely short lived with the arrival of Green and the veteran experience that Toussaint and Rawls bring to the table. On the whole this group has the potential to be one of the most explosive RB units in the league, but that hinges on the health of Toussaint and the expectations of a freshman – if they live up to what we all expect than the only group better may be Wisconsin.
Wide Receivers/Tight Ends:
Sometimes a QB is only as good as the options he has to throw to and in the case of the Michigan Wolverines in 2013 that's a major question mark. There are names people are likely to know in Jeremy Gallon and Drew Dileo, but the question is can either of them fill the roles they are expected to play or will young talent need to step up and help this group fast.
Gallon was a god No. 2 option last year alongside Roy Roundtree, grabbing 49 passes for 829 yards and 4 TD's. Not bad numbers, but he's more of the possession type receiver than the home run hitter you need out of a No. 1 option. Dileo may actually be more of that type of receiving option, averaging 16.5 yards a catch in 2012, but the numbers overall need to better and with more of an opportunity in front of him look for Dileo to be the guy that emerges as the name you'll know most by the end of 2013.
The name that I'm most excited about is Amarah Darboh, who was one of the biggest gets of the 2012 class for Hoke and Co. He's all of 6-2 and 213lbs. and as a 3rd wide receiver that's a hell of a combo to posses. He saw limited action in 2012, most of it on special teams, and while he hasn't caught a pass his potential to be a star is clearly there. Look for him to emerge as the clear frontrunner for the No. 3 spot. Backing that group up, look for names like Joe Reynolds, Jehu Chesson, and Jeremy Jackson to be in the mix for rotation playing time, but don't expect them to become household names anytime soon either.
As for the tight end spot, no need to worry, Devin Funchess has it on lock following a 15 catch, 234 yard, 5TD performance as an undersized freshman last year. He's a quick study and a quick up the field target that can cause matchup nightmares. His blocking improved a ton this spring and he's still filling out his frame, which is a scary thought for a lot of opposing defensive coordinators.
Offensive Line:
If you are building for success it all starts up front and Michigan got a huge help in that department this offseason when Taylor Lewan chose to stay at Michigan for his final football season. Lewan was our Preseason No. 2 player in the Big Ten and he'll anchor a line that has a lot to prove, especially in the running game.
He's got Gardner's blindside and opposite of him will be the road-grading type tackle Michigan needs in Michael Schofield. Schofield is moving from left guard, but his natural position has been clear for awhile and that's right tackle. At 6-6, 303lbs. he's exactly what is needed to help right the ship in the running game.
Inside things are a bit more dicey in terms of experience, but what the youngsters don't know of the past could be a positive thing. Taking over where Schofield was at left guard is likely freshman Ben Braden, who at 6-6, 314lbs. is a mammoth of a man inside after redshirting and bulking up a bit last season. Braden's counterpart at guard is likely to be Joey Burzynski who is the smaller of the two guards. He's also a thinking man's thinker and perhaps his smarts are best used on the football field where leverage will come in handy for him. However, if Burzynski falters look for one Kyle Kalis, a freshman, to really make a push for playing time. He could be the next star on the Michigan offensive line and it won't be long before they end up finding him a permanent home on the line anyway.
The biggest question mark on the offensive line comes at the most important position – center. That's because it's likely that sophomore Jack Miller is going to the one taking over as just a sophomore. That's not a bad thing, expect for when you realize that Miller has next to no experience and is expected to lead a line that didn't exactly set the world on fire in 2012 to begin with. He's got a lot to prove and quick.
Questions to be answered in Fall Camp:
– Is O-Line going to gel and block well enough in the running game?
– Will Fitz Toussaint be back or is Derrick Green going to be the man in the backfield?
– Can this offense be better with Devin Gardner running the show?
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River Road in Steamboat reopens after April rock slide
May 9, 2011
Steamboat Springs — River Road reopened to through traffic today, according to a news release from the city of Steamboat Springs. The road was closed starting the evening of April 19 because of a rock slide that left large boulders in the road and subsequent slope stabilization work.
According to the release, "The city would like to thank Duckels Construction, Rogue Resources and Yeh and Associates for their efforts in assessing the slope and working to open the road as quickly as possible. The city greatly appreciates the patience of the local community in enduring the closure for the last few weeks."
Public Works employees will continue to monitor the area, and drivers can expect minor delays in the future for possible additional repair work, the release stated.
For more information, contact public works engineer Ben Beall at 970-871-8293.
C.R.s 80, 80A, 18 under seasonal closures in spots
In other weather-related road news, the Routt County Road and Bridge Department has closed several roads:
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- Routt County Road 80 is closed from the gate at the south Forest Service boundary to the gate at the north Forest Service boundary to all vehicle traffic other than emergency and law enforcement vehicles for no more than 90 days.
- C.R. 80 is closed at Smith Rancho, about five miles northeast of C.R.s 80 and 80A because of a washed-out culvert. C.R. 80A is closed at the washed-out culvert on Elk Head Creek.
- C.R. 18 is closed to all motor vehicle traffic from the cattle guard below Stagecoach Reservoir to the gate at Pleasant Valley because of spring runoff and water flowing across the road.
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If aliens do exist there are only a limited number of places in the universe in which they might live, according to new research.
A team of scientists from Bristol University, the University of Washington and Nasa have argued that the atmosphere on a planet has to be rich in oxygen for complex life to exist.
On earth, it took almost 4bn years, half the predicted lifetime of the sun, for oxygen levels to reach the point where animals could evolve. The researchers have concluded that life on other planets orbiting short-lived suns would probably not have enough time to evolve into complex forms.
"This is a major limiting factor for the evolution of life on otherwise potentially habitable planets," said David Catling, one of the country's first professors of astrobiology, from Bristol University.
The research is due to be published in the journal Astrobiology this month.
Prof Catling, who recently returned from the US to take up the Marie Curie chair at Bristol - an EU-funded position designed to help reverse the brain drain from Britain, much of it to the US - is part of the scientific team behind the Nasa Mars spacecraft Phoenix Lander.
The space agency, where Prof Catling worked for six years, recently got the go-ahead to put a lander on Mars in 2007. A robotic arm on the craft will dig one metre into the soil to examine its chemistry. "A key objective is to establish whether Mars ever had an environment conducive to more simple life," Prof Catling said.
In his new position, the professor hopes to conduct further research into how the earth's atmosphere originated and evolved.
"Earth's surface is stunningly different from that of its apparently lifeless neighbours, Venus and Mars. But when our planet first formed, its surface must also have been devoid of life. How the complex world around us developed from lifeless beginnings is a great challenge that involves many scientific disciplines such as geology, atmospheric science and biology."
Before his return to the UK, Prof Catling, who grew up in Suffolk and received his doctorate from Oxford University, spent four years at the University of Washington in Seattle, following his stint at Nasa.


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Review for Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy, Tallahassee, FL, USA
Volunteer teacher familiar with the love,read,learn and teen trendsetters programs aimed at improving educational outcomes for students. Teachers in our schools cannot do all the work-it is great to have nonprofit step in to promote education and literacy among parents and kids.
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If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
Grow and grow to promote youth programs throughout the US
How frequently have you been involved with the organization?
About once a year
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
Role: Volunteer & took part in youth education workshops.