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Mashed Potatoes Recipes
Thanksgiving Potato Recipes
I'm sure there is going to be at least one potato dish at your Thanksgiving table tomorrow evening. Our family loves potatoes and we're planning on splurging on many variations. There is a myriad of culinary possibilities for preparing the vegetables: roasted, boiled, steamed, baked, fried, or mashed.
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Butternut Squash Potato Mash Recipe
After roasting butternut squash yesterday to flavor a fromage blanc spread, I came up with a another dish where this method would be applicable. I mixed the roasted butternut squash into a simple potato mash. The subtle sweetness, the color; everything about this side dish screams Thanksgiving.
If you're planning a potato feast for Thanksgiving, I strongly suggest (shameless plug) that you try recipes from my first cookbook, Haute Potato. You'll find all sorts of dishes ranging from luxurious lobster chowder, delicious samosas to gourmet potato desserts. If you order it on Amazon or Barnes and Noble now, it should arrive before the holiday!
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Pumpkin Chestnut Puree Recipe
I prepared a pumpkin with fresh chestnuts today for baby Aria and she absolutely loved it. The texture was a little too thick, so I thinned it with mashed plantains and a bit of milk. The pumpkin chestnut purée was as nutritious as it was delicious.
Who said "baby" food can't be tasty? I've made an effort to prepare homemade baby food ever since Aria started eating solids. She's already 16 months old and loves trying new foods. My motto is that I won't serve anything to her that I wouldn't eat myself. She seems to appreciate it and has become quite the little foodie! She even says "mmmmm" when we're watching The Cooking Channel. Bobby Flay and the Iron Chef are her favorites!
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Purée de Petits Pois Recipe (Mashed Peas)
Mashed potatoes are my guilty pleasure. For this version, green peas complement the flavor of this version and gives a beautiful color and wonderful texture to the purée.
My baby girl is already over 5 months old and I've started introducing solid food to her in the past 2 weeks. I've given her a diversity of vegetables already. Today, I tried feeding her legumes and made some baby food for her using peas. They're perfect because they're starchy and have a wonderful texture. I passed them through a large mesh sieve to remove the "skin" from the peas, which gave me the idea of making something similar for the family.
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Broccoli Puree (Mashed Broccoli)
Mashed potatoes are my guilty pleasure. I've flavored them in the past with garlic, pesto, plaintains, olives and purple sweet potatoes, just to name a few. This time, I used broccoli. It complements the flavor and gives a beautiful color to the purée.
My favorite way to make this dish is to simply mash them using a potato masher, then add milk, cream and lots of butter. It might not be the healthiest approach, but it's certainly the most delicious for creamy mashed potatoes!
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Gilmat Interior, 2017-10-08 11:40:12.Your bed must be comfortable to support high quality sleep that you deserve. Your good sleep can influence your health and productivity. If you always have a good sleep, you can wake up in the morning freshly. You will be more enthusiastic to face the day. It will start from how you will select the bed design. Firstly, it is about the bed frame that can support the comfort of the mattress. High quality bed frame can determine the durability and quality. Metal bed frame comes with a solid construction as what you need.This bed frame is known for the excellent quality due to the strong structure. Metal is an impressive element that has long durability. If it is well coated, it will resist staining. So, it will not get rusted. Then, you will see this metal bed frame is finished with coat to protect it from staining although it will just occur after the long time. It means you will not find any problems related to stain after a long time.Metal bed frame also come in various sizes. So, any sizes of the mattress can be well supported with this bed frame. You can look at the metal bed frame twin. This is the right bed frame size for your twin bed. It is strong and can support the twin bed much better. You can find your bed is comfortable without worrying about the body weight. It can support the bed so well. Your body weight will not become a problem for this frame.You will see this metal bed frame is an excellent choice for the standard king and queen bed. This bed frame is then the right choice for your master bedroom. It usually comes with a wide selection of the styles. Therefore, if you are looking for the stylish one, you will get it. See the stylish collections here. You will not regret on purchasing this bed frame.Therefore, if you want the right bed frame that can support your bed or mattress by any sizes, metal bed frame is the right choice. Your bed will be comfortable and adorable with this strong and durable bed frame. Even, you can also find adjustable metal bed frame. You can adjust the bed frame as what you want. It is strong, durable, and adjustable. You will find the best one that you are looking for here.
Gilmat Kitchen, 2017-10-03 20:43:07.Kitchen is an important area for a house wife. So, if you are a house wife, you must think about how to make your kitchen keep neat, clean, and beautiful in appearance. And you have to think about the cabinets of your kitchen. For example, you need to make some ideas on how to decorate your kitchen cabinet by using Kitchen Cabinet Organizer. It is not always putting below the sink cabinets, but you can choose another idea.The first idea is wall kitchen cabinet to organize your kitchen. It is very useful if your kitchen is not large. If your kitchen is small, you must order your kitchen smartly. Do not use standing kitchen cabinet. It will decrease your room space. Your room which is small will look so crowd and stuffy. It is better to apply some wall kitchen cabinets. Put it on the wall area which is near from your cooking activities. For example, you can place it above the stove or above the sink cabinets.Another idea for small kitchen is making use of skinny area that exists between your wall and your fridge. It will be useful for storing canned food and good. It will also make your room surprising to have this kind of storage area. You can also add appealing chevron surprise to make it happen. If it is too difficult for you, you might utilize bins or basket by creating bins which are easy to grab. It is an idea of designing small kitchen cabinets for holding stuff and kitchen good on the shelf which is tippy top.If your kitchen is not small, or it can be categorized as large, you can try these tips on kitchen cabinet organizers. Labeled containers will be good for your kitchen since it can transfer everything. It will be easy to find and get what you need and look for without employing logos' visual cacophony.You could employ stack shelves, too, if you want to make use of your head room. Or, you might want to have your kitchen tools hang. No, if you think hanging the kitchen tools such as spatula, will distract the beauty of your kitchen, you can hang it not on the wall, but on the doors back. It will be cover and closed by the door of a cupboard or a standing kitchen cabinet. So, which Kitchen Cabinet Organizer you will choose?
Gilmat Interior, 2017-10-02 14:55:47.Patio table umbrella can play as a cover and protection at the same time for either the table or you who are sitting on the chair of the patio table. You need to make your patio as comfortable as possible no matter what. It is because your patio is the place where you will enjoy your free time to get relaxed. Sometimes, you invite your friends or host an outdoor party in your patio. So, there is no reason not to make your patio relaxing and refreshing for everyone.Patio will never be complete or comfortable unless it has the right furniture set. The right furniture set can be more relaxing when it is added with patio table umbrella. This is a patio or outdoor table where the center of the table is equipped with large umbrella. This table is very versatile. It has double functions. It can be used as a table and umbrella as well. In the patio, this table gives you more benefits as you will be well protected from the sunlight.Yup, patio table umbrella will cover you from the hot sunlight without reducing the comfort and relaxing feeling of your patio. You can still enjoy the view of the patio as well as feel the breeze that touches your skin and hair. No wonder if you have patio table umbrella cover, you will not only make your patio more beautiful as this patio table can work as décor but also it can add the comfort of your patio. You can spend your time in the patio, no matter what the weather is.This patio table umbrella comes in various designs and styles. If you look at the pictures, you may find the patio table umbrella holder that is made of wood and metal. Indeed, both of them are durable and sturdy. It is just about how the expression of both of them. If you love more natural expression, then you can select the umbrella holder is made of wood. Otherwise, for more modern touch, metal holder looks excellent.Look at the wide selection of patio table umbrella here. Be more selective from the materials, designs, styles, sizes to colors and finishes. The prices are also various. The one that is sure about this table is about the benefits that can give you both well cover and protection. If you host and outdoor party, this should be more entertaining and inviting.
Gilmat Kitchen, 2017-10-01 08:37:28.Have you heard about beverage-can stove or sometimes called pop-can stove? It is a unique alcohol stove which is one of DIY projects that is commonly created by some hiking enthusiasts. It has simple design because it has also a simple function for some simple cooking. Mostly, this stove is made from aluminum cans. Although the design is simple, the variations are limitless. This stove also offers lighter total weight. Generally, it is less than one ounce. Thus, it is not designed for any commercial purpose, but it is for a private purpose of backpacking, traveling or hiking.There are some possible fuels that can be the source of the heat of this stove. They can be methanol, ethanol, butanol or isopropanol. Methanol is popular enough even it offers least energy. Ethanol is another alternative of efficient portable stove that offers more energy than the methanol. The butanol is not familiar enough for this stove even one can make use of this fuel. For the biggest energy, one can take benefit from isopropanol. However, different from the other fuels, isopropanol does not burn with a smokeless flame.In order to construct this kind of stove, one needs to have two aluminum cans for the bottoms. There will be an inner wall. From the cans, this wall is cut and rolled. Then, create some holes on a ring. To secure these parts of the stove, use special glue. One can use high temperature epoxy. In general, the total height of this stove is about two inches. For more efficient use of the fuel, the dimensions can be increased.There are some variations of this stove design. The standard stove is known as a classic ultra lightweight stove. It is designed for only one person and commonly used by backpacker. There is also another smaller stove than the standard one, inverted two pieces. However, it is difficult to fill in. Side burner is another type of this stove which also functions as pot stand. For more powerful design, pressurized stove is filled with fuel and sealed with thumbscrew.Because of its small size, this stove is designed for only one to two persons. It is perfect to prepare some meals. However, to cook a larger meal, more than 2 cups, this stove is less efficient compared to any other powerful stoves. In order to use the stove, one needs to pour a small amount of the fuel. Warming up is required to work with alcohol stove. It is around one minute.
Gilmat Interior, 2017-10-01 13:29:21.Counter height dining table could be one of your furniture to complete the set in your dining room. The dining table would be the most essential furniture in your dining room as it would be the center of the room. Dining table should be chosen based on your need and also your styles. You need to consider about having a dining table based on your need in space and also convenience, what kind of dining table that would be suitable in your dining room.The first thing that you need to be aware is about the space that you have in your dining room, or if you don't have the one particular room, you can have it together in your kitchen. The counter height tables could be one of your options if you have a smaller space in the dining room. The counter height table would height around 34 to 36 inches high, while the common dining table would not be more than 30 inches high. The counter height table which is also called bistro table could be your essential furniture in your house.The table would be suitable for you who want to have unique furniture in the dining room. The table would not be as common as the normal dining table because of the height. When you walk into the dining room, you may see different types of furniture displayed in one room, but this table set would be the center of the attention in the room because of the unconventional height. There are a few things that you need to consider as benefits in purchasing this bistro table for your dining room.The benefit of having this bistro table is that you can create an illusion in your limited space. The high dining table will be perfect for you who have a limited space because it is proven to be a space saver. The insert leaves could be folded into a smaller unit, this way you will have an ideal solution for the limited space. When you purchase this item, you will also get a good space for the legs and comfort. This table is ideal to give a spacious room for tall people.The most important thing is that this counter height dining table would be a perfect choice for the eat-in kitchens. When you don't have more room for the dining room, you can have it in your kitchen. The good measure of the height would make you easier to talk with people who are standing on the kitchen.
Gilmat Interior, 2017-10-01 13:16:45.Purchasing new dining room table sets, even though it is not easy, can be so exciting. But arranging dining room furniture is much more exciting. Some people get frustrated since they have no idea to arrange their dining table set while saving enough space for everyone to access the dining room furniture set cozily. If you also have problem in arranging your dining room furniture set and decorating your dining room, you're in the right place right now. Below is everything to help you decorate your dining room.Dining Room Table Decorating Ideas and Arrangement TipsWhen you're arranging your furniture in the dining room, especially your dining room table sets, you need to consider the estimate the spaces in the room first. It is very important to understand the space in your dining room. By understanding dining room's spaces, you'll be able to make perfect interior design plan that fits the spaces in the room. This allows you to consider the most ideal position for your dining room table set.To get your dining room measurement, prepare measuring tape, notebook, and also pencil. Use the measuring tape to get the measurement of the room. And then record the measurement in your notebook. Next, make drawings of your dining room interior design and the position for your dining room table sets. When you're making the design of your dining room, you need to scale the spaces, windows, fixtures, and furniture accurately. This helps you understanding the details of the room and getting the best position for all furniture.Next, remember not to overload the space of your dining room. Do not put too many chairs and the other furniture around your dining room table sets. You must prepare enough space for everyone to circulate around your dining room table. Add at least twenty inches of space around your dining room table so everybody can reach and leave the dining chairs easily.Also, it is great to locate your dining room table sets right in the center of your dining room. Since most houses are now having chandelier of pendant lamp on the middle of each room, we can use chandelier or pendant room as our central point. Make sure the center of your dining room table sits right under the chandelier or pendant lamp on your dining room ceiling. Then position the chairs around the table. Placing dining table set under the main lighting is also a smart idea since it allows anyone to see their meals clearly.
Gilmat Table Design, 2017-10-01 21:54:02.Your living room must be entertaining due its design and decoration ideas. You may add more personal touches to make the room more comfortable. Remember that living room should be always clean and neat as your guests will see this room as the description of your personalities. Then you need storage or organizer there. However, you need to have the right one that can work as an accessory too. So, it has a very nice look to the room interior decoration. It is like sofa table.This table can act like side table where you can place the table beside your sofa or other furniture. You can place this table exactly in front of the wall to complement certain decoration. It depends on what you like to place this sofa table. You may need to see more pictures of this table design to know where the table can create a perfect decoration even can become the focal point. Then, you will start finding this table from the design, style and paint color.In the market, there are many sofa table plans available in various prices too. If you are skillful, you can build this table by your own hands. It should be more interesting to build this table with your own design and ideas. The pictures of sofa table will inspired you as there is a wide selection of designs and ideas to decorate the table. Just always remember that this table can act like an organizer and accessory. So, besides the design, style and paint color, you need to select this table with under shelf and drawers.Sofa table for sale comes in various designs, styles and paint color. Each of them offers different design of the storage. If you love this sofa table with under shelf, then you can show off your collection as you can use the under shelf to put your collection there. The top table can be used to place any personal items that can draw attentions. Drawers are good parts for this table design as you can store small things there.It is good idea when you are looking for the right sofa table based on the design, style and paint color of your living room interior. It is because this table will be placed there. Anything you do to the table will draw attentions from your guests. So, you need ideas to decorate the table. You can put your collections there or other things you want to show to your guests.
Gilmat Interior, 2017-10-01 13:04:48.Choosing the materials of Platform Bed Frame is pretty important. Some people have proven that there are platform beds that are very cheap and they are made of compress card board that is layered using veneer or particle boards. And the worst news is that it has bad quality. It will not last long if it is compared to other platforms material. So, instead of choosing cheap, but has bad quality platform bed frames, better for you to choose kind of platform bed made of solid frames.Solid Platform Bed Frame might be more expensive than compress card board Platform beds, but it is more durable. Not only for the sake of durability, but it is also considered that it has many unique and rare styles and designs. Well, after knowing the materials best chosen for your platform beds, now it is time for you to know what kinds of platform beds. At least there are three styles of platform beds.Three Styles of Platform Bed Frames You Might Not Know YetThe first style is platform bed frame with drawers. It is also known as platform bed with storage. It is suitable for you who have filled your closets with many things. If you think that keeping your important thing in Platform Bed Frame is okay, you need to choose this style. Platform beds with storage under it will be enough off the floor in height in order to fit belongings under. But it is also low enough for person who is shorter to climbing to the bed with ease.The next style is modern platform bed frame. It is a European design. It also raises the sub style, you can have king platform bed frame with modern platform bed frame. The characteristic is simple, and it has very minimum decoration. If you choose this kind of Platform Bed Frame, it will be made usually of metal or wood. But, some others are made of plastic, boards, and also upholstered boards. Well, when you choose modern style, you must consider the price also.The other style is traditional Platform Bed Frame. It is quite different from modern one that has European appeal, because it has traditional American design. It is quite famous in American home. The design is the combination of American and Asian look. The materials of traditional platform beds are usually made of particle board and wood. Which one do you choose then?
Gilmat Kitchen, 2017-10-01 03:15:05.Pantry Door basically has the same design with other types of door. But, the design can be adjusted with the design and concept of the pantry, whether you want to make it open or close. The materials also varies, it can be wood, aluminum, or plastic. You could choose the door design based on your pantry design that you think will be suitable. The door comes with a lot of mode choices, from classic, country, gothic, contemporary, to modern.If you like to have door that is durable and attractive, wooden door is the best choice. Wood can be made with so many designs and finishes with different models. If your pantry is connected with your dining room, you could give direct access by having the door design that is not really closed. You could choose half seen door design, so people from the dining room could see the pantry.Bar door design will be suitable for that pantry. Besides the door can easily open and close automatically, this door will make the look of the pantry much more inviting. The design of the door that allows the people from the dining room seeing the pantry is such a good design to make the pantry feels inviting and warm. This door is suitable for small pantry instead of big pantry.The shape of the door is not only square like other conventional door has. It can be decorated with decorative edge design, so the door will look more beautiful. The decorative design of the bar door will make the pantry looks appealing and better rather than just plain door design. The people who dine in the dining room could see the beauty of the door and admire your pantry as well. You could choose wooden bar door with natural finish that has brown shades. This kind of design and colors will be suitable in any types of pantry that you have.So, if you have small pantry and you feel confused to decide the door design that will be suitable, bar doors design will be a good choice. The half seen pantry will be such a good concept in small pantry because it will make the small pantry much more refreshing and comfortable. Not to mention the half seen door makes your pantry visually larger. Pantry Door for small pantry types will be much better if it does not use the same concept as conventional door have.
Gilmat Kitchen, 2017-10-01 09:02:07.The Samsung stove, Samsung NE595R0A has already recognized as one of the top performers of electric range. There are some detail points to see. They are not about the Samsung NE595R0A features, but about how it can obtain the Gold Award Winner. The points show us how we should select the right electric stove. They can be the features, maintenance, and some other additional considerations.We need to consider that the best electric stove is those that have smooth glass ceramic cooktop. Cooktop is an important part of the stove that offers different experience of preparing foods and meals. Glass is a good material of cooktop because it does not warp the pans. Besides cooktop, burner is another important feature of electric range. The best one is the expandable burners that are supported with two elements to accommodate larger pans and pots with still considering efficient space use for a compact kitchen.There are some pros and also cons. one of the big cons of electric stove is the inefficient time to get the heat. However, there is a wattage that can help to solve this problem. The best stove is those feature higher wattage because it offers faster heat level achievement. Power Boil Element is an electric stove feature that can produce 3,000 watt quickly. It is required when homeowners need fast water boiling. Consider also the standalone type of electric cooktop.Besides supporting better experience of preparing some foods, better cooktop also offers easier maintenance. Glass ceramic cooktop provides smooth and sleek texture and it is easy to clean. It will be different if the cooktop design is full of some coils. Any detail sculptures require more detail maintenance. To clean an electric stove, it is recommended to use special cleaner so that the smudges are completely removed and shiny look is presented. Consider some modern stoves that are offered with a self-clean feature.To complete those ideas of selecting the suitable range, here are some more considerations to take. Besides selecting the right design type of the range such as freestanding or drop in ranges, it is also required to consider the controls. Make sure that they are set and mounted on the backsplash to make it safe for the kids. Digital clock feature is important to make us more easily set the time for some extra activities while cooking. Samsung stove with warming drawer is recommended. This special feature helps the owners to keep the perfect dough and to provide specific controls.
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By Blogger December 11, 2012
Chanukah just started and Christmas is swiftly following! What I love most, more than gifts and more than food, is the spirit of joy and peace people seem to carry around during these months, but what I love secondly as much is the festive decorations! I am a blogger and lover of small space interior decor after all, it's just in my nature. Being in the blogging world it's easy to spot the trends, and this season I've fallen in love with greenery. So deck the halls, and deck the doorways, because greenery, both living and imitation, is on-trend this holiday season!


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High School
USA Basketball
- A team captain in 2012-13
- One of the top returning post players in the NCAA ... an ACC Player of the Year caliber performer with All-America potential
- Looking to join Jay Buckley, Bob Fleischer, Mike Gminski, Jim Spanarkel, Shane Battier and Greg Paulus as Duke's two-time Academic All-America selections
- A solid passer on the break and out of the post with a steadily developing back-to-the-basket post game ... will be Duke's primary interior scoring threat for 2012-13
- An elite rebounder on both ends of the floor ... also has the length and wing span to be one of the top shot blockers in the ACC
- A skilled forward with elite athleticism ... runs the floor well and plays above the rim on offense and defense ... has 130 dunks in three seasons with the Blue Devils
- Has continued to add strength and bulk in the offseason
- Averaging 7.3 points and 6.9 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in his career ... has a .558 field goal percentage (304-of-545) in 105 games (64 starts)
- Joined on the team by his brother, Marshall ... In 2011-12, those two along with older brother, Miles (2008-12), became the third Division I brother trio to play on the same team, joining the Brennans (Matthew, Thomas & William) at Villanova in 1957-58 and the Bockhorns (Bucky, Harold & Terry) at Dayton in 1957-58
- Named to the All-ACC third team after averaging 11.1 points and 9.2 rebounds per game
- Named to the Capital One Academic All-America first team ... the fourth Duke player in school history to earn Academic All-America first team honors and the first since Shane Battier (2000, 2001) ... also earned All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Academic Honor Roll honors
- Also selected to the NABC Honors Court, an award that highlights student-athletes who excelled in academics during the 2011-12 season
- Selected to the NABC and USBWA All-District teams
- Started 31 of 34 games and led Duke in rebounds and blocked shots ... ranked fourth in the ACC in rebounds per game ... pulled in a team-high 213 defensive rebounds and tied for the team lead with 99 offensive rebounds ... his 213 defensive rebounds were the second most in the ACC ... had 16 double-digit rebound games, which was the fourth best total in the ACC
- Shot 57.2 percent (143-of-250) from the field with 143 made field goals, the most among Duke's big men
- Led the team in rebounding 21 times and in scoring six times
- Posted 12 double-doubles for the second-most in the ACC
- Set Duke's single-season dunks record with 60, slamming in four in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to best Shelden Williams' previous school single-season record of 58
- Led the team with 55 blocks at an average of 1.6 per game, the fifth best clip in the ACC
- Improved immensely from the free throw line as the season progressed, shooting 65.8 percent from the charity stripe over Duke's final 17 games as opposed to 42.3 percent over the first 17 games
- Named ACC and National Player of the Week on Jan. 31
- Went a perfect 9-of-9 from the floor in the NCAA Second Round matchup against Lehigh (3/16) ... scored 19 points with 12 rebounds and three blocks for his 12th double-double of the year
- Recorded a double-double in the ACC Tournament against Virginia Tech with 10 rebounds and 12 points (3/9)
- Led Duke with 17 points and added four rebounds, two assists, two blocks and two steals off the bench against North Carolina ... his fourth and final rebound was the 700th of his career (3/3)
- Recorded his 10th double-double of the season with 16 points and 10 rebounds against Maryland ... also threw down three dunks and grabbed his 300th career rebound in ACC play (2/11)
- Pulled down 14 rebounds and scored eight points against North Carolina ... his final rebound came on a missed North Carolina free throw with 11 seconds remaining and started the final possession in which Austin Rivers hit the game-winning three-pointer as time expired (2/8)
- Posted his ninth double-double with 15 points and a career-high 17 rebounds against St. John's (1/28)
- Led Duke to a win over Maryland by scoring a season-high 23 points, grabbing 12 rebounds and dishing out four assists ... went 9-of-13 from the floor and 5-of-5 from the foul line (1/25)
- Posted 16 points and 13 rebounds against Temple ... also collected two blocks and a steal against the Owls (1/4)
- Had a season-high five blocks against Colorado State ... also finished with a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds and added five blocks and four steals (12/7)
- Scored 16 points against No. 2 Ohio State on 7-of-12 shooting ... also added eight rebounds, two blocks and a pair of steals (11/29)
- Scored a season-high 17 points and pulled in 12 rebounds against Kansas in the Maui Invitational Championship game ... also blocked a pair of shots (11/23)
- Had a block in 16 straight games before ending that streak against Davidson (11/18)
- Against Michigan State, guarded leading scorer Draymond Green and held him to 10 points on 4-of-15 shooting (11/15) ... also had seven points, five rebounds and three blocks in the game
- Honorable mention All-ACC selection ... also named to the ACC All-Academic team
- Named to the CBE Classic All-Tournament team
- Started 32 games this season, averaging 7.2 points and a team-high 8.4 rebounds per game
- Shot a team-high 59.3 percent (112-of-189) from the field ... also led the team with 62 blocked shots and 46 dunks
- Ranked among the ACC leaders in rebounding (5th) and blocks (t- 6th)
- Tied for seventh in the ACC with six double-doubles ... grabbed 10 or more rebounds in 14 contests, including eight ACC games
- Led the team in rebounding 21 times
- Reached double figures in scoring in 10 outings with a career-high 25 points against Marquette (11/22)
- Posted a +5.3 rebounding increase from his freshman to sophomore season, the fifth-highest rebounding jump under Coach K
- Dished out a career-high five assists to go with 10 points and 11 rebounds in a career-high 38 minutes against Maryland (3/11) in the ACC Tournament
- Finished with 16 points, 12 rebounds, three blocks and two steals against N.C. State (2/5)
- Tallied a career-high six blocked shots to go with 10 rebounds, seven points and two assists at N.C. State (1/19)
- Grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds to go with two blocks against Virginia (1/15)
- Posted the most rebounds off the bench under Coach K with 14 boards at Florida State (1/12)
- Had a career-high five steals while recording a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds against No. 6 Michigan State (12/1) in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge
- Tallied seven points, 12 rebounds, four blocked shots and two steals at Oregon (11/27)
- Scored a career-high 25 points while also grabbing 12 rebounds for a double-double against Marquette (11/22) in the CBE Classic ... also had five blocked shots in the game and made 12-of-16 field goals
- Posted his first career double-double with 10 points and 14 rebounds in the second game of the O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic against Miami [Ohio] (11/16)
- Played in the final 34 games of the season ... missed the first six games after fracturing his left wrist in practice prior to the season opener
- Averaged 3.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.9 blocks in just over 14 minutes per game ... shot 46.2 percent (49-of-106) from the field
- Made one start and was the first player off the bench in 26 games
- Finished second on the team in dunks (24) and third in blocks (30)
- Scored 10 or more points in three games and had five or more rebounds in nine outings
- Blocked a shot in 21 games with two or more blocks in six contests
- Had two points, five rebounds and two assists in NCAA Tournament win over Baylor (3/28)
- Recorded two points, six rebounds and three blocks against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/19) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
- Had four points, six rebounds and two blocked shots against Miami (3/13) in the ACC Tournament semifinals
- Notched seven points, three rebounds and a block versus Maryland (2/13)
- Pulled down a season-high nine rebounds to go with seven points, two assists and one block at North Carolina (2/10)
- Grabbed six rebounds at Boston College (2/6)
- Tallied four points, three rebounds, one block and two steals at No. 7 Georgetown (1/30)
- Posted 11 points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots against Wake Forest (1/17)
- Scored 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field to go with six rebounds, three assists, two blocks and one steal at No. 20 Georgia Tech (1/9)
- Had three points, five rebounds, one assist and one blocked shot in his first career ACC game against No. 21 Clemson (1/3)
- Tallied a season-high 18 points to go along with seven rebounds, two assists and four steals against Pennsylvania (12/31) ... finished the game 7-of-10 from the field
- Blocked a season-best four shots against Long Beach State (12/29)
- Posted four points, three rebounds, one assist and one block versus Gonzaga (12/19)
- Recorded six points, two rebounds, three assists and one block against Gardner-Webb (12/15)
- Drew his first collegiate start against St. John's (12/5) with four points, two rebounds and one assist in seven minutes
- Made his collegiate debut at Wisconsin (12/2) in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, playing 10 minutes with two rebounds
High School
- Three-time letterwinner in basketball at Christ School in Arden, N.C. .. played for head coach David Gaines
- Led the team to three state championships and a 99-8 record over the last three years
- 2009 McDonald's All-American ... had six points, four rebounds, two assists, two blocked shots and one steal for the West squad in a 113-110 loss in the McDonald's All-American game ... finished second in the dunk contest at the McDonald's All-American Powerade Jam Fest
- 2009 Jordan Brand All-American ... scored 11 points and added seven rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot in a 110-103 loss in the 2009 Jordan Brand Classic
- Third team Parade All-America and Slam All-America in 2009
- Named 2009 North Carolina Mr. Basketball by Charlotte Observer
- Two-time all-state and All-Western North Carolina first team pick
- Three-time all-conference honoree ... two-time team MVP
- Led team to a 36-2 mark as a senior ... averaged 15.3 points and 10.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.5 blocks per game for the year
- Named MVP of the 37th Annual GlaxoSmithKline Holiday Invitational ... also grabbed MVP honors at the Wazoo Sports Hoopfest in 2009
- Averaged 12.8 points and 10.5 rebounds per game while leading Christ School to a 34-2 record as a junior
- Helped guide the Greenies to a 29-4 mark as a sophomore
- Played varsity as a freshman at Warsaw Community High School
- Ranked 18th by the Recruiting Services Consensus Index
- Rated in the top 20 overall by ESPN.com (No. 10) and Scout.com (No. 18) ... listed as the No. 6 power forward by Scout.com and No. 14 power forward by Rivals.com
- Also competed in track and field as a standout high jumper ... an all-conference selection and team MVP
- NCISAA silver medal state finalist in the high jump ... owns an individual best jump of 6'8"
USA Basketball
- Played in the 2009 Nike Hoops Summit ... had two points, two rebounds and two blocks in a 97-89 loss to the World Select team
- Earned a silver medal with the 2008 USA U18 National Team at the 2008 FIBA Americas U18 Championship in Formosa, Argentina ... averaged 5.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game ... posted a double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds against the Bahamas
- Born Mason Alexander Plumlee on March 5, 1990 in Fort Wayne, Ind.
- Son of Perky and Leslie Plumlee
- Father, Perky, is a lawyer and played basketball at Tennessee Tech
- Mother, Leslie, is a pharmacist and played basketball at Purdue
- Has two brothers, Miles and Marshall, and a younger sister, Madeline
- Grandfather, Albert Schultz, played basketball at Michigan Tech (1944) ... he also played on the U.S. Air Force Service Team in 1945
- Uncle, William Schultz, played basketball at Wisconsin-Eau Claire ... 1972 NAIA National Runner-up
- Uncle, Chad Schultz, played basketball at Wisconsin-Oshkosh
- Played AAU basketball with Indiana Elite One and Blessed IJN ... helped Indiana Elite to 2008 championships at the Pittsburgh Jam Fest and Adidas May Classic ... named MVP of both events
- Wetmore Scholar and judiciary member of the Honor & Disciplinary Board at Christ School
- Christ School Headmaster's Cup - given to senior who demonstrated exemplary character and leadership
- Received the W. Fleming Talman Memorial Award for outstanding 3A/4A male athlete in a major sport in 2008


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|Mostly barren portions of Glenn 1
|Northern (near) half of Glenn 2 is quite lush.
|Sonora 2 is best overall plot.
The first Sonora planting, on the left, has much smaller & less substantial seed heads than the Sonora 2, on the right, planted two weeks later.
No sign anywhere that seed heads are losing their green color. First harvest is still three weeks away, not earlier than May 11th.
Test plot is reduced to a few spindly plants. Seems under-dug by squirrels. Very dry. Very picked over.
Both of our Spelt are bushy and seem to be in stem elongation mode. Oberkkulmer taller; much more developed inflorescence and much further along; maybe 3 inches from end of a 15" pseudo-stem. One of our ground squirrels is keeping a look-out on a distant sprinkler head.
|Our two Spelt plots
If you look close, you can see eight of the rascals in the berm just west of the spelt.


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Kirby-Jones named tournament MVP
PADUCAH, Ky. – Evan Webb was jumping up and down at third base, doing the happy dance like a little boy as he watched a Jacksonville State fly ball arc into short left center field.
A moment later, the ball floated down into Chad Oberacker's glove and the dugout emptied. The Golden Eagles hog-piled freshman pitcher Ben Burgess, who just capped off four scoreless innings in relief as Tennessee Tech finished an amazing unbeaten run in Brooks Stadium to win the 2009 Ohio Valley Conference Baseball Tournament and earn the league's automatic bid to next week's NCAA Tournament.
"Just like every team here, that was the plan," said Golden Eagle head coach Matt Bragga. "We were able to be the last one standing at the end, after playing a whole lot of good baseball teams.
"Our kids really battled hard today," Bragga said. "When we came out, we wanted it so badly, and maybe that made it a little more difficult. You also have to give a lot of credit to Jacksonville State. They battled hard. But I'm really proud of our guys, they really worked hard and they deserved it."
Webb's fifth inning, two-run home run erased an early 3-1 JSU lead and tied the game at 3-all. Burgess took over for starter Chason Choate and the pair held the explosive Gamecock offense scoreless for nine consecutive innings.
Tech strung together a walk and two singles in the top of the 10th to score a go-ahead run, and it was enough to give Bragga's team its second consecutive one-run, 10-inning win over JSU in the tournament.
Sophomore A.J. Kirby-Jones was named the Most Valuable Player in the tournament, one of six Golden Eagles listed on the all-tournament team.
"The great thing about it is that everybody came through and did their job," said the sophomore from Webb School in Knoxville. "We got the clutch hits when we needed them, and a great pitching performance from Ben Burgess.
"We just came together, and everybody played their best baseball at the right time," Kirby-Jones said. "We tried not to press too much, and we came through when we needed a big hit."
Kirby-Jones made a defensive play in the bottom of the seventh to gun down the potential winning run at the plate for the Gamecocks. In the top of the 10th, he delivered a one-out single to drive in Alex Henry with what proved to be Tech's winning run.
"It's so funny because you expect doubles and home runs from A.J., but that's what he brings to the yard, the threat of a single in the hole when you need it, a double off the wall or a home run over the scoreboard," Bragga said. "He is just that type of player, day in and day out, and that's the neat thing about A.J. He is just so consistent, and stays level headed through it all and he is just a great kid."
Joining Kirby-Jones on the all-tournament team were Burgess, Oberacker, Casanova Donaldson, Ryan Dennick and Lee Henry.
There were lots of heroes for the Golden Eagles, who won their third OVC Tournament crown in 13 years, the most by any league team.
The list begins with sophomore pitcher Chason Choate, making only his fourth start of the year. After JSU had reached him for a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the first, he settled down and held the Gamecocks scoreless for the next five frames.
Choate worked six innings, scattering five hits while allowing three runs. He walked four and struck out four, pitching around JSU hits in the second and third, and tossing 1-2-3 innings in the fourth and fifth. He gave up a walk in the sixth, but got an inning-ending double play ball to squash that threat.
"He (Chason) threw a couple innings yesterday, we had him hot in the pen on Wednesday, hot in the pen on Thursday, and he comes back and gives us six today," Bragga said. "That was really amazing, and then for Ben to come in and give us some great innings, that was huge."
Alex Henry led off the game with a solo home run
Next on the list is Burgess, who relieved Choate after two walks to open the seventh inning. A sacrifice fly put two runners in scoring position for the Gamecocks with one out, setting the stage for Kirby-Jones to make a game-changing play.
Dangerous leadoff hitter Todd Cunningham chopped a hard grounder toward first where Kirby-Jones fielded it and saw the runner at third breaking for home. He fired to the plate, where senior catcher Cory Wright applied the tag for the second out and prevented the Gamecocks from taking the lead.
Burgess got out of the inning, then worked around a leadoff single in the eighth. He retired nine in a row, including 1-2-3 efforts in the bottom of the ninth and 10th.
The freshman, who played catcher, outfield, designated hitter and pitcher this season, earned his first career win (1-2), He pitched four scoreless innings, allowing one hit, walking one and striking out four.
Alex Henry led off the contest with a solo home run to stake Tech to a 1-0 lead, then Webb delivered a two-run home run in the fifth to tie the game as long balls accounted for all three runs.
Henry, Oberacker and Webb each had two of Tech's eight hits off four JSU pitchers.
JSU had a couple of stellar efforts from pitchers Chase Smith and Jordan Beistline. Smith worked four innings, allowing three runs on three hits. In the middle innings, Beistline pitched 5.1 scoreless innings, giving up three hits and one walk while striking out four.
Bill Henke (2-3) took the tough-luck loss for the second straight night, giving up two hits and a walk, and the go-ahead run without retiring a batter.
Tech, which won OVC Tournament titles in 1997 and 2001, will learn Monday where it will play when NCAA Regional action begins later this week as the season continues for the Golden Eagles.
"I'm looking forward to the chance to show everybody what Tennessee Tech is all about, and just to have fun and keep playing baseball," said Kirby-Jones about the first appearance in the NCAA Tournament for every member of the squad.
"It's a great feeling," he said. "Nobody outside of this clubhouse thought we had a chance at this, and it was a great feeling to beat Jacksonville State five times this year and win the championship."
Tech came into the year having lost five straight to Jacksonville State, but the Golden Eagles went 5-0 this year against the Gamecocks, including a three-game sweep of the conference series and two in the OVC tournament.
(Photos by Tony Marable)
Golden Eagles complete title run with 4-3, 10-inning victory to clinch crown
Kirby-Jones named tournament MVP


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Visiting Us
The School of American Ballet is located in the Samuel B. and David Rose Building at the northwest corner of the Lincoln Center campus. (165 W. 65th Street between Amsterdam and Broadway). The building lobby is located one story above street level on a plaza which also contains the primary entrance to the Walter Reade Theater. The plaza may be accessed from an elevator, escalator or staircase located on the north side of W. 65th Street just east of Amsterdam. A parking garage directly underneath the building may be accessed from W. 65th Street or W. 66th Street.
Click here to download the complete version of the Lincoln Center Map
Click here for directions to The School of American Ballet via Google Maps
By Subway
Take the #1 local train to 66th Street Station. Walk one block south to W. 65th Street. Walk west on the north side of W. 65th Street until arriving at Rose Building stair/escalator/elevator (just beyond the main entrance to The Juilliard School).
Click here to download the complete subway map
By Bus
The M5, M7, M10, M11, M66 and M104 bus lines all stop within one block of Lincoln Center.
For additional bus and subway information and directions, call the Travel Information Bureau at 718-330-1234, 24 hours a day.
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By Car
From points south of Lincoln Center (Lincoln Tunnel, 42nd Street between 8th and 9th Avenues):
Go west to 10th Avenue. Turn right and go straight (north) to 65th Street.
Turn right on 65th Street, entrance to Rose Building parking garage is on the left.
From points north of Lincoln Center (via Henry Hudson Parkway):
Going south on Henry Hudson Parkway, take exit for 79th Street (Boat Basin), then take the circle to 79th Street. Turn right on West End Avenue. Go South getting into the left-turn lane. Turn left on 65th Street. Cross Amsterdam continuing on 65th Street; entrance to Rose Building parking garage is on the left.
For parking, please go to iconparkingsystems.com or lincolncenter.org, or call CenterCharge at 212-721-6500 to reserve your space.


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We were shooting yesterday and Dulcie and Podgie were the picking up team for the day. It was a hard day for them; they did extra 'dog' jobs - working birds over the guns as well as retreiving them. By the penultimate drive, Podge was limping. Her front leg. Probably twisted her wrist. She was retired for the last drive, much to her protestations. I learned that a dog's bark echoes quite a lot in the back of a covered truck. Excellent acoustics for a cocker spaniel.
Dulcie looked tired, not like the usual manic retrieving machine that she is. But she picked up 6 birds on the last drive which she hunted hard for, and then she stopped. She wouldn't go any further. I thought she'd just overdone it and needed some sugar water and electrolytes, and a good night's rest. I carried her back to the truck and brought her in the house to warm up. In the back of my mind something wasn't right and I knew to keep looking for the answer.
Although I had checked her for cuts, it wasn't until an area started to swell and get very hot that I found a small puncture wound. Puncture wounds are a 'big flashing light' injury. They look small but have the potential to be extremely serious. I felt an object behind the hole. Something had punctured Dulcie's lower abdomen and was still in there. Infection was setting in.
We rushed her to the vets at 6pm. By 8.30 she's had the operation and the vets removed a 2" piece of wood from underneath her skin. Very luckily it hadn't punctured the muscle or any organs.
The 'shiv'
She's got a drain in her and has pills to take, and she's going to be off work for a few weeks. She's recouperaing in the kitchen so I can keep an eye on her while I'm cooking, and Dakota seems happy to help keep her company. Or she's waiting for me to drop some food; it's hard to be sure of her motivation.
We're having a belated Thanksgiving dinner for a few friends tonight. I changed the menu to roast chicken so there are lots of leftovers to spoil Dulcie while she gets better. To think that little spaniel kept working until the end of the day, until the last bird was found. It's making me well up to write that.
Remind me again how much I love and admire her in 2 weeks' time, when she's doing the wall of death in her crate and howling to come out on a shoot day.
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49ers General Manager Trent Baalke is in London with his team as they prepare for Sunday's game against the Jaguars, but his mind isn't totally focused on the happenings on that side of the pond.
Baalke is also thinking about linebacker Aldon Smith, who remains in the rehab program for substance abuse he entered a few days after being arrested on suspicion of DUI. Coach Jim Harbaugh said recently that he hoped Smith would rejoin the team in the next couple of weeks, perhaps after the team's Week Nine bye, and Baalke expressed similar hope on Friday while discussing Smith's future with the team.
"Our ultimate goal hasn't changed: help Aldon get back to a place he feels comfortable and move forward in a positive manner," Baalke said, via Cam Inman of the Bay Area News Group. "… We're obviously hopeful [for a return after the bye]. At the same time, we're prepared for either outcome."
Once out of rehab, Smith also needs to face the gun charges brought against him in Santa Clara County so his off-field troubles won't be wrapped up in a little bow upon his release from the program.


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I have my pictures very well organized on the harddisk, in this structure:
- Holiday 2010
- Graduation 2000
Other Albums
- Steves Holiday 2010 Album
Thus, I have a main folder that holds all my pictures, and within a lot of folders with subfolders of at least 2 levels (device & album name).
I used Picasa to organize my pictures on Windows, now on Ubuntu I would like to use a more native application than running Picasa on Wine. There is a lot of applications out there, but none of these seems to be able to import all my pictures and organize it in the hierarchy I arranged them in with folders and subfolder like Picasa does it.
Is there an application, preferably for the GNOME desktop that can do this?


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The Chai has a long history found in India, China. Malaysia, and Indonesia; the weapon also migrated to Okinawa where it was pronounced as "SAI" based on its Greek symbol shape.
Some more info on those weapons.The jitte's origins are unclear: Okinawan and Japanese provenance are both claimed. Whatever its origins, this weapon gave rise to a sophisticated method of combat known in Japan as jittejutsu. Its techniques included parries, blows and thrusts, and on occasion the weapon was hurled. The hilt of the jitte could also be used with devastating effect in delivering reverse blows to maim or even kill an unwary opponent.
Mastery of jittejutsu depended upon skill in the art of displacement, called tai-sabaki (body movement), which made it possible for an expert to change positions quickly, sliding or whirling away from an opponent, whose reach normally extended to the tip of his long sword. Since the techniques of kenjutsu (art of the sword) are numerous, the techniques of jittejutsu of necessity had to be sufficiently inclusive to cover all threatening contingencies.
Official use of the jitte was restricted to police officers of the feudal era, for whom it was a symbol of position. Warriors were said to have dutifully acknowledged the efficiency of this instrument, which, in the hands of experts, could snap a steel blade, or send it whirling away. The techniques utilised could be credited with the modern self-defence weapon the Kobutan


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Dan Walters
Dan Walters: SpaceX tax break reveals lack of consistency
A fairly constant refrain among California's Democratic politicians and their liberal allies is that corporations should be paying more in taxes to support public services.
Consequently, the Legislature each year sees a raft of bills that would, in one form or another, increase business taxes – such as this year's measure that would allow school districts to impose higher "parcel taxes" on commercial property than on residential property.
"Severance taxes" on oil production is another favorite, along with making it easier to reassess business real estate for tax purposes, and raising cigarette taxes.
There is, however, no consistency. The same folks who demand higher business taxes as a matter of supposed principle are often willing, even eager, to give certain industries and even certain corporations big tax breaks.
Southern California's film industry is one of the highly favored. Democrats lined up a few years ago to enact a multimillion-dollar tax break for film production and are doing it again to extend and expand the tax credit.
And then there's Assembly Bill 777, which is close to winning final legislative approval.
Carried by Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi, D-Torrance, the bill would exempt corporate "tangible personal property" used for space flight from taxes levied on most other commercial equipment.
It's a subsidy, plain and simple, for SpaceX, the satellite company founded by inventor/entrepreneur Elon Musk, best known as the head of the Tesla electric car company.
Tesla and its very pricey sports car are already beneficiaries of multiple subsidies from the state and federal governments, but notably California is not on the short list of states under consideration for the firm's planned megafactory for batteries.
The Los Angeles County assessor's office dinged SpaceX, headquartered in Hawthorne, for not paying taxes on some of its property, and the issue is being hashed out on appeal. But the company wants to short-circuit that process with a law exempting any space-related property from taxation.
The movie industry and SpaceX situations exemplify an attitude in the Capitol that goes something like this: If you are a politically incorrect business, your taxes should be raised, but if you are trendy, like space travel, or your executives contribute heavily to Democratic campaigns, like the film industry, you should get tax breaks.
Santa Clara County Assessor Lawrence Stone, the lonely voice of opposition to AB 777, says – quite accurately – that it sends a "dangerous message to corporations, encouraging them to bypass the local property tax system (and) in effect, it encourages the creation of two property tax systems, one for the small-business owner or homeowner, and another for those major corporations who can afford to lobby their legislator."


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Atmospheric Sciences & Global Change
Research Highlights
June 2014
Checking Up on Tropical Sunlight
Understanding how well surface point measurements represent regional meteorology
The radiometer system used at the inland site for the study on Manus Island. Photo courtesy of ARM Climate Research Facility. Enlarge Image.
Results: Science is not settled on a bet or a hunch. Measurements and data feed conclusions and provide clarity. Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory found that two ground-based stations on a tropical island, though less than five miles apart, collect different incoming sunlight measurements based on which way the breezes blow about 10 percent of the time.
The comparison, using data from the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Climate Research Facility Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) Investigation Experiment (AMIE) field campaign and the ARM site on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea, confirmed the high quality and representativeness of the measurements taken at the ARM site.
"Our results show that the ground-based measurements at the ARM Manus site are representative of clouds in the region around the site and are less impacted by local island effects than other possible measurement sites on Manus," said Dr. Laura Riihimaki, PNNL atmospheric scientist and lead author of the study. "However, our analysis shows that caution should be used when comparing ground and larger area satellite measurements during easterly wind conditions."
Why It Matters: Sunlight energy in, energy out—it's the basis for the Earth's energy budget. Scientists calculate the incoming and outgoing sunlight energy using ground- and satellite-based measurements to better understand how this energy is soaked in by the surface or reflected back into space. When it's cloudy, less of the sunlight energy reaches the Earth's surface. Ground-based measurements are used to test satellite and computer model simulations of the surface energy budget. But, comparing surface irradiance (sun in, sun out) to satellite observations or model simulations can be like comparing apples to oranges. Knowing the difference between the two points of observation, researchers can judge the bias in either set of measurements to better gauge how well each captures the Earth's energy budget over a region or the globe. The information ultimately leads to better understanding of the Earth's climate.
Methods: The PNNL team measured the surface irradiance and low cloud base height at a second site on Manus Island in the South Pacific, 7 km (about 5 miles) inland from and slightly more elevated than the standard ARM measurement station at the Momote airport. From these measurements they calculated the impact of clouds (cloud radiative effects, transmissivity, cloud fraction, etc.) using a radiative flux analysis code. They performed statistical comparisons including under different wind conditions and found the greatest differences occur during easterly winds, when the inland site was downwind from the ARM site.
Manus Island, showing locations of the AMIE site instruments, and the ARM Manus site instruments as well as the island's significant orographic land features. Photo courtesy of ARM Climate Research Facility.
They found the ARM site had more frequent clear skies and a more consistent low cloud fraction under different wind conditions than the site further inland. When the inland site was downwind of the ARM site, there was an increased cloud occurrence, which happened approximately 10 percent of the time.
Under most conditions, the two sites' measurements agreed well: irradiance, cloud amounts, transmissivity, sunshine duration, and frequency of low cloud occurrence. However, they found a greater difference in cloud radiative effects during easterly wind conditions than other times. Further, the Manus site is less impacted by the island meteorology than slightly inland when comparing over a year of broadband surface irradiance and ceilometer measurements, and comparing derived quantities at the standard Manus site and a second location.
What's Next? The researchers are planning a similar study at the Darwin, Australia, ARM site to examine how representative those measurements are for the wider area.
Sponsor: The U.S. Department of Energy Biological and Environmental Research program supported this research as part of the Atmospheric Systems Research Program, and used data and facilities provided by the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Climate Research Facility.
User Facility: ARM Climate Research Facility
Research Team: Laura Riihimaki and Chuck Long, PNNL
Research Area: Climate and Earth Systems Science
Reference: Riihimaki LD and CN Long. 2014. "Spatial Variability of Surface Irradiance Measurements at the Manus ARM Site." Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 119(9): 5475-5491. DOI: 10.1002/2013JD021187


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When I came to Oglethorpe my freshman year, all I wanted to do was "fast-forward" through the next four years. I wasn't expecting to begin the process of starting a nonprofit called Oglethorpe's Tiny Homes, and to work at Pegasus Creative, an on-campus student communications agency.
Two friends and I were sitting around a table during lunch, and after telling them that I wanted to build prototype tiny house that was sustainable, their response shocked me: "Yeah," they said, "Let's do it. We can help!" We went to the university administration about our idea and they asked us how they could help us. Oglethorpe shocked me with its spirit of encouragement.
Although I knew that I wanted to build a house, and had an idea of how it would look, I was lost on what purpose the house would serve. Some of my classes in my major (politics) and minor (nonprofit management) actually helped me realize the purpose of Oglethorpe's Tiny Homes.
It's not about building houses, but rather, reinventing the philosophy and people's perception of what a house should be. One of my politics classes, "New American City," was focused on the political history of the city of Atlanta. Without this class, I would not have understood the dire need for affordable housing in Atlanta. Many of my politics classes have helped me understand who gets what, when and how in society. Oglethorpe's Tiny Homes is all about creating affordable homes that increase people's self worth without jeopardizing their net worth.
One of the most important things I have learned at Oglethorpe is that if you want to make a difference you must take risks and not be afraid of failure. Working at Pegasus Creative, Oglethorpe's student communications agency, has helped me get better at taking risks and learning from my mistakes. At Pegasus, you are given responsibilities and tasks that the whole Oglethorpe community (and everyone else) can see and be affected by it. For example, I have helped build websites for Oglethorpe that potential students and current students will use. My responsibilities and the risks I've taken at Pegasus have helped me not be as afraid of failure.
Coming to Oglethorpe has helped me figure out how I want to live and what I want to do. Looks like my lucky number is eight.
Editor's note: Both Mon Baroi '15 and Jacob Tadych '14 were recently selected to attend the Clinton Global Initiative University conference in recognition of the Oglethorpe Tiny Homes project. Read about it here.


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Article below from Solo Skate Mag
Full Article available here http://www.soloskatemag.com/frog-it-up
Pontus Alv
Matt Price, Jared Sherbert, Colin Sussingham
Skateboarding is all about fun and doing what you like. That's what everybody will tell you. But then in the end, most people are too scared to really do what they like and just follow the trend, don't take risks, and try to look cool. Chris Milic and Jesse Alba are one of the few that truly don't give a shit. They don't care about being pro skaters and don't try to make Frog the biggest skateboard company in the world. They prefer doing childish doodle art, piss hippie jumps, and just being a bit weird. Pretty loveable, isn't it?
Chris Milic
Chris, where are you from and what's your skating history?
I used to rollerblade and I always rollerbladed to my friend's house, but my older brother had a skateboard that he didn't use and once for my birthday I got new rollerblades and they took way too long to put on my feet [laughs] and so I started to skate with my brother's skateboard to my friend's house. Then I skated on for a long time and I ran into some kid and he asked me: "Can you ollie?" I was like: "What's that?" Then he did an ollie and I was really stoked on skating after that.
How did you then get on Welcome?
I don't really know. Let me think about it. [laughs] I was with my friend Logan [Devlin] and he was showing me skate videos of this guy Nolan Johnson and I was blown away. We were in San Francisco on the Cardboard Cat Tour at that time and he was also showing me these Welcome boards at the Deluxe shop. At that time I was only riding shaped boards, the Krooked Zig Zagger ones and Girl had a lot of shaped boards. Then he showed me this company that only makes shaped boards, so I tried to buy one on the internet and then Jason [Celaya] hit me up on Facebook and was like: "It's cool, I just send you boards." From then on I started riding his boards for a couple years. He asked me to ride for them a year before that through my friend Ryan Reyes. Ryan told me: "My friend Jason wants to know if you ride for his company." And I was like: "No." [laughs] He didn't tell me anything about it, but then I ended up riding for his company a year later.
Jesse & Chris
Long story short, you quit Welcome. You wanna talk about the reasons?
Nolan was quitting and it was just getting kinda weird over there. It just didn't feel right after Nolan quit. Logan Lara had quit, and then Logan Devlin and Kody Karnahan quit and me and Jesse were joking about quitting and starting a company called Frog. At the same time Alex [Olson] asked me if I wanna ride for his company 917. I was riding for 917 for about a month and then they were like: "We can't do it right now". They had some business problems for a little while. Then we thought about what if we were starting that company we were joking about and we hit up our friend Pat [Gallaher] and then the Frog was born.
What's the idea behind the name?
I kinda liked the name Frog before that. I think I was drawing frogs at that time. Then Welcome was looking crazy and all our friends quit. We were just not into it anymore and thought: "What about Frooog?" [laughs] We were making jokes and looking at pictures of frogs and how funny it would be if we would make a bunch of crazy shit.
I guess you're the art director of Frog and you do all the drawings.
Right now Jesse is doing some drawings and I had my friend Pat do some drawings too. Everybody on the team does some little drawings in the whole scheme of things.
How did you actually start after you decided to do your own company?
I just drew a logo. It was the first logo I ever drew and I drew it first try and I still use that one. I just asked a bunch of friends where they get stuff made and then I started really small. The first time I made shirts, I only made 35. The next time I made more and then more and more and more. I keep making more, but I still make a small amount of stuff, so it's manageable. Cause I do all the shipping and stuff and all the graphics. I mean it's not super hard to run a company, but sometimes there can be a lot of shit. How do you feel running your company?
I guess I started at the same situation. One day you stick with a name, you start with some graphics, they turn into production files, and that turns into finding a place to produce boards. Then you have to pay a couple of thousand dollars for some boards. So you produce 500 boards, sell those, and have the money to produce another 500 plus another 250. You organically grow and keep the money in the company. You add shirts and so on. But how's your company going? Do you want to do it as a real job or is it just a side thing?
I really don't know. That's one of the reasons why we quit Welcome, too, cause the guy Jason wanted it to be the largest skate brand, what is cool, but we liked it just to be a group of friends and he wanted it to be the biggest skateboard company in the world. He was selling so many boards at the time too. We kinda just didn't care, I don't really know, we just wanted to do our own thing. I think sometimes when something gets too big, it loses its special quality. I'm not really sure what the goals are. [laughs] We just wanna keep doing it and making stupid stuff. That's important to us, to make stupid stuff or even stuff that doesn't sell or look super cool.


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Fewer, stronger cyclones in greenhouse Oz, says CSIRO
Heading southwards as well
So far, Australia's 2011/12 cyclone season seems unusually benign so far, but local climate boffins don't expect things to stay that way.
According to Dr Debbie Abbs, a scientist working for the joint CSIRO-Bureau of Meteorology Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, the consensus emerging in Australia is that climate change will lead to fewer, but more destructive cyclones.
Dr Abbs also believes that cyclone activity could move as much as 100 Km southwards over the course of the next century, exposing regions that aren't geared up to deal with cyclones (for example, building codes in areas like Darwin are substantially different to non-cyclone cities).
While Dr Abbs' work focused on the impact on Western Australia, which is a partner in the research, she says the results hold true Australia-wide.
In this CSIRO podcast, Dr Abbs notes that the CAWCR research has refined the older assumption that climate change would lead simply to an increase in cyclone activity. That model, she says, focuses on the impact of greater energy stored in the sea, in a warmer Earth.
Taken in isolation, the warmer sea surface drives more energy into cyclone formation. However, Dr Abbs explains, the greater energy in the entire climate system will also lead to changes in wind speed and direction (wind shear) at different heights; along with changes in temperature and humidity.
"There's a greater likelihood, or greater risk, that the cyclones that do form will form in the category three, four and five level," Dr Abbs says.
And those cyclones are likely to be larger in the future: "Our research is showing that they are changing in size. We're finding larger cyclones, and that's cause for concern because it's the size of cyclones that affects the destruction from waves and storm surge." ®


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Inbox: How will Twins deal with Mauer's concussions?
MINNEAPOLIS -- Welcome to the first Twins Inbox of the offseason.
It should be another interesting winter for the Twins, who are coming off a third straight season with more than 96 losses. Their top priority remains adding starting pitching, but we'll see how the offseason goes.
MINNEAPOLIS -- Welcome to the first Twins Inbox of the offseason.
It should be another interesting winter for the Twins, who are coming off a third straight season with more than 96 losses. Their top priority remains adding starting pitching, but we'll see how the offseason goes.
The Inbox will be a regular feature here this offseason, so keep the questions coming, and without further ado, there's the first one of the offseason:
I read that due to Josmil Pinto's very good September that he may be the primary catcher for the Twins in 2014 with Joe Mauer catching less and likely taking over at first base. Is this the best solution, especially since Chris Colabello and Chris Parmelee haven't proved they can handle big league pitchers? Or, do the Twins look for a free agent to man first base?
-- Josh R., St. Paul, Minn.
What the Twins plan to do with Mauer next season is one of the biggest question marks this offseason after he suffered his season-ending concussion on a foul tip while catching on Aug. 19.
Twins general manager Terry Ryan and Mauer have both insisted that Mauer will remain a catcher next season, but it's unclear how much they'll reduce his time behind the plate. Ryan and Mauer are scheduled to talk this offseason to come up with a plan for how much he'll catch, and I'm sure a lot of that will be predicated on how long Mauer's concussion-like symptoms linger into the offseason.
I could see the Twins using Mauer more sporadically behind the plate while giving him plenty of time at first base and at designated hitter similar to what they did in 2011, when he started 72 games at catcher, 42 at DH and 30 at first base. But unless Mauer's stance on catching changes, I still don't see the Twins permanently moving him away from catcher next season.
Pinto put himself in good position for a look at full-time catching duty next year, but still has a lot of work to do defensively, and his impressive offensive production came in the small sample size of just 21 games. So he'll definitely get plenty of starts at backstop next season, but it's too early to anoint him as the starting catcher for 2014.
As for first base, the Twins also have a decision to make, as they can increase Mauer's time there and use a mix of either Colabello or Parmelee behind him, or add a free agent. The Twins hoped that Parmelee, who dominated Triple-A Rochester in '12, or Colabello, who did the same in '13, would translate their success to the Majors, but it didn't happen last season.
Justin Morneau, who was traded to the Pirates on Aug. 31, remains an option to come back on a new contract, but I've heard mixed reports from those close to the organization on if he'd return to the Twins. On the one hand, his family likes the Twin Cities and he remains loyal to the organization, but on the other, he might prefer signing with a contender after playing in the postseason with the Pirates this year. So, Morneau's free-agent status this offseason is worth monitoring, and Minnesota's need for a first baseman could very well be dictated by Mauer's health.
Now that Morneau is gone, any chance of the Twins converting Oswaldo Arcia to a first baseman next year and moving Eddie Rosario back to the outfield?
-- Josh L., West Fargo, N.D.
The Twins don't have any current plans to move Arcia from the corner outfield to first base, as they feel like he can improve on his outfield defense from his rookie campaign. He definitely looked shaky out there at times and won't ever be a Gold Glove Award candidate, but it's easy to forget he's only 22 years old.
The Twins would rather let Arcia get more comfortable in the outfield, as he has the potential to be a solid power-hitting corner outfielder in the future.
As for Rosario, it's not out of the question that the 22-year-old will move back to the outfield from second base after Brian Dozier's breakout season at second. But Rosario, ranked by MLB.com as the Twins' No. 5 prospect and No. 62 overall prospect, finished last year at Double-A New Britain and still needs more seasoning at Rochester before he'll be called up.
It's a good problem for the Twins to have, as they now have depth at second base and Rosario could be moved back to the outfield if needed. And the Twins could also opt to trade either Dozier or Rosario for starting pitching, and the same goes with Arcia. The Twins desperately need starting pitching, and the only untouchables are top prospects Byron Buxton (No. 1 overall) and Miguel Sano (No. 3 overall), as well as Mauer, who has a no-trade clause.
With the rotation obviously the biggest problem, what are the chances the Twins go for a solid No. 1 or No. 2 free-agent starter like Ervin Santana, Johan Santana or even seriously consider Tim Lincecum?
-- Tim G., Minneapolis
The Twins desperately need starting pitching after their starters combined for a Major League-worst 5.26 ERA in 2013, and pitching prospects such as Alex Meyer and Trevor May aren't ready to step in to help just yet.
The Twins also have payroll flexibility, as they have about $60 million in commitments for next season, which is a drop from their $82 million payroll in '13 and nearly twice as low as their $113 million payroll in '11.
But the question will be whether Ryan will be willing to spend big in free agency for the first time as GM, as the largest free-agent contract handed out in franchise history remains Josh Willingham's three-year, $21 million deal signed before the '12 season.
With arguably the best farm system in baseball, the future looks bright in the long term, but unless Ryan decides to add quality starting pitching this offseason, their short-term success doesn't figure to improve much over the past three seasons.
The Twins need to find a way to add frontline pitching, and it's not easy or cheap, but they have the resources to sign a quality free agent or two, and have the prospects to trade for pitching help. Now, it'll be up to Ryan to try to improve this team in the short term while not hurting its future.
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Bollinger Beat, and follow him on Twitter @RhettBollinger.


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Zimmermann, Nats down Braves
Atlanta, GA – Jordan Zimmermann tossed eight scoreless innings to extend his scoreless streak to 18 frames as the Washington Nationals downed the Atlanta Braves, 2-0, on Wednesday night at Turner Field.
"First inning I didn't have my best stuff. The fastball I was getting inside a little bit. I had good off-speed stuff and kept throwing that, then the fastball came back a little later in the game," said Zimmermann.
Zimmermann (5-1), who was coming off the best start of his career, a one-hit complete-game bid against Cincinnati, surrendered just two hits and no walks while striking out eight. Rafael Soriano saved it for Zimmermann with a perfect ninth.
Ian Desmond's two-run homer in the fourth inning was all the run support Zimmermann needed, as Washington snapped a three-game skid and defeated Atlanta for the first time in six tries this season.
"Nice to put up the W," said Desmond. "Jordan did a great job. Soriano came in and finished it out. We put up a lot better at-bats tonight and played a lot better defense."
Braves starter Paul Maholm (3-3) hurled eight strong innings as well to absorb the loss. Washington mustered just three hits against the Braves southpaw.
Both pitchers were terrific early on as each team managed just two hits apiece through three innings. Atlanta's two, one each by Justin Upton and Maholm, were the last hits they would register all game..
The visitors broke through in the top of the fourth inning on Desmond's fourth homer of the season. Bryce Harper, who left the game in the sixth inning with an apparent oblique injury, drew a walk to lead off the frame and Desmond deposited a 1-1 offering over the wall in left-center field.
Zimmermann struck out side in the fifth and retired the last 17 batters he faced before giving way to Soriano.
"He threw really well. He kept us off balance and he made some good pitches," said Braves outfielder Jordan Schafer. "Tip your hat to him this time."
After Soriano had recorded two outs, Andrelton Simmons roped a line drive down the right field line. The ball had home run distance but missed the foul pole by a few feet. Simmons then grounded out to end the game.
Game Notes
MLB Network cameraman Reuben Porras, 61, collapsed during pre-game and was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly before the start of the game ... Upton finished April as the major league leader in home runs, the first Brave since Dale Murphy in 1985 to accomplish such a feat ... Maholm needed just 17 pitches to get through the first two innings, including six in the second ... The game lasted just 2 hours and 15 minutes.


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Major Section: PROOF-CHECKER-COMMANDS
Examples: (claim (< x y)) -- attempt to prove (< x y) from the current top-level hypotheses and if successful, then add (< x y) as a new top-level hypothesis in the current goal (claim (< x y) :otf-flg t :hints (("Goal" :induct t))) -- as above, but call the prover using the indicated values for the otf-flg and hints (claim (< x y) 0) -- as above, except instead of attempting to prove (< x y), create a new subgoal with the same top-level hypotheses as the current goal that has (< x y) as its conclusion (claim (< x y) :hints :none) -- same as immediately aboveThis command creates a new subgoal with the same top-level hypotheses as the current goal but with a conclusion of
General Form: (claim expr &rest rest-args)
expr. If
rest-args is a non-empty list headed by a non-keyword, then there
will be no proof attempted for the new subgoal. With that possible
rest-args should consist of keyword arguments. The
keyword argument
:do-not-flatten controls the ``flattening'' of new
hypotheses, just as with the
casesplit command (as described in its
documentation). The remaining
rest-args are used with a call the
prove command on the new subgoal, except that if
:hints is a non-
atom, then the prover is not called -- rather, this is the same as
the situation described above, where
rest-args is a non-empty list
headed by a non-keyword.
Notes: (1) Unlike the
casesplit command, the
command is completely insensitive to governors. (2) It is allowed to
use abbreviations in the hints. (3) The keyword :
none has the
special role as a value of :
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Woman Claims Rihanna's Lipstick Gave Her Herpes, Suing MAC
A New York woman has filed a lawsuit against MAC Cosmetics after she contracted herpes allegedly from a lipstick brand endorsed by Rihanna. Eww.
According to the New York Daily News, Starkeema Greenidge was attending RiRi's concert at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., on May 7, when she visited the MAC pop-up store at the venue. The store rep applied a used lipstick tube of RiRi Woo from Rihanna's RiRi [Hearts] MAC collection onto Greenidge's lips.
Two days later, Greenidge contends that she developed a cold sore on her lip and that her doctor diagnosed the condition as herpes.
The 28-year-old waitress believes that MAC reps didn't provide new lipstick tubes for customer use. Instead, she alleges that the store allowed other consumers to use the same container repeatedly.
Greenidge is suing MAC to make sure the company takes sanitary precautions with their products. "This is going to happen over and over again if nothing is done," she states. She also adds that her diagnosis has left her in "mental anguish and emotional distress."
We must also mention that Greenidge is not suing Rihanna, so the Grammy-winning singer escaped a legal bullet with this case.
Greenidge is seeking unspecified damages due to mental anguish. Rihanna's rep has no comment on the matter.


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Techno-Panic Reporting: The Media Deserves No Mercy
from the laughing-at-not-with dept
I've always felt that the maxim "history repeats" is a little oversimplified. There are countless patterns and cycles in history, but they are simply elements of a whole that is always changing. When history repeats, it's rarely identical.
That might be what makes the techno-panic mentality so astonishing: it's one of the few examples where nothing seems to change. Today's anti-videogame rhetoric is no different from the objections raised to telephones, movie theatres and chess. A 1972 documentary on Future Shock is almost indistinguishable from Sherry Turke's latest book.
Now, people can believe what they want about technology, misguided as their views might be. But in one group, it is unforgivable: the news media. It's tough to find any large news organizations that don't turn technology into the star villain of every story in which it is even tangentially related--and they aren't afraid to misrepresent the facts to do so. This highlights several broad cultural problems that plague modern journalism: lazy reporting, pandering to viewers instead of educating them, and an internal techno-panic attitude among journalists and publishers who are failing to adapt to a changing marketplace.
All that brings me around to one of my favorite websites, Cracked.com. I wrote about them not long ago, but boy have they been hitting the nail on the head a lot recently. They just took on some examples of the media exaggerating or flat-out inventing techno-panic stories, and their ruthless analysis is both spot-on and hilarious (and a tad profane). Some highlights:
On some trash-texting between rival football players that made the news rounds in Austin:
In real life, if some high school dudes yell, "I'm gonna tear you limb from fucking limb" across a football field, the ref probably wouldn't throw a flag. Hell, the ref probably wouldn't hear it over all the grown-ups in the stands yelling equally violent threats at the opposing players. That kind of thing is said verbally, from one high school male to another, while in striking distance, on a weekly basis. But take those exact same words and transmit them electronically via a new technology, and it's a goddamned crisis.
We could also write that one off as a slow news day, but two months later, they ran a fucking follow-up report. Why? Because "cyberbullying" is everywhere! "Hide your children, lest the demonic spirit of cyberbullying ingest their innocent, untarnished souls! What is it about these new devil devices that makes our teenage boys act... exactly the way they did before?"
On a Telegraph article titled War Games Fanatic Matthew Pyke Killed by Gamer from Germany:
If you Google his name, you'll find dozens upon dozens of news websites proclaiming that this was a gamer feud gone wrong. A violent game, to boot! He was a "war games" fanatic! Something must be done!
Oh, hey, look at this. It turned out that the killer was obsessed with Pyke's girlfriend. But because the three met on Pyke's gaming forum, every goddamn headline about the case was, "GAMING GAMER KILLS GAMER FROM GAMING GAMELAND GAME GAME!"
On a dispute that ended in murder and, according to the headlines, started on Twitter (but in fact started in person):
Twitter is not simply a means by which people communicate, the same as they would at a bar or by postcards. No, it's new and scary and must have some alien ability to influence men's minds to make them do what they otherwise would not. Right?
Do I even need to point out that if I call your house and tell you you're a worthless cocksucker and threaten your life, that I'm the asshole here? Not my fucking phone?
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