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PROVO — BYU punt returner JD Falslev's last day of summer work came on Thursday. In the hot June and July sun, he gathered range balls and took care of the carts at Sleepy Ridge Golf Course in Orem for 15 to 20 hours a week.
In a few days, he'll return to what the Cougars pay him to do with tuition, books, scholarship checks, Nike gear, shoes, per diem money on road trips and all the accessories that come with playing major college football.
Falslev's summer job gave him some pocket change and might buy him some school clothes — if that.
I bet there are some folks in Provo who'd buy Falslev lunch or a round of golf if he'd just hang out with them and talk football now that camp starts next week.
But that is a no-no. He is an amateur college football player.
Is amateurism dead?
In the Olympic Games, which began its latest edition this week in London, it has been dead for a long time with inclusion of professional athletes.
In the NCAA, amateurism tries to live on.
And it's kind of a joke.
The idea floats along in the NCAA with a misused ideal that bucks U.S. labor laws. It rides high on the spine of a set of rules as thick as a telephone book to control and inhibit athletes so their abilities can be cornered, marketed and sold by the school.
NCAA rules are designed to restrict what football and basketball players can do with their own image, reputation and skills — as the NCAA and universities then collect all the money from gate receipts and TV contracts for themselves.
For half a century, the Olympics held onto an idea that only amateurs could compete in the Games. Purists said if we paid athletes, the Games would topple within a decade.
Instead, what we witness in coming weeks is a billion-dollar extravaganza. It's never been more popular or successful, and TV networks clamor to bid for the rights to air the events.
It's time for the NCAA to allow its athletes to earn some of the spoils, according to Patrick Hruby of the Washington Times. He has some great points in a Friday piece titled "The Olympics Show Why College Sports Should Give Up on Amateurism."
If Michael Phelps is allowed to make a bundle of money off his Olympic exploits, why isn't a guy like Falslev or Utah defensive tackle Star Lotulelei, if some business is willing to pay them for appearances, photographs or autographs?
Because the NCAA doesn't allow it.
Nobody's saying colleges have to pay their athletes a salary aside from their education. But if a talent can draw a few shekels on the side, what's the harm?
The main problem, as I see it, is colleges would then get into bidding wars in recruiting by promising revenue arrangements by boosters or other businesses. The SEC, which some argue is doing that now, would have a heyday.
But isn't that free enterprise?
The clock may have just run out on the idea of pure amateurism. It doesn't exist. We do currently pay college players with expensive educations. We then restrict them from earning money by doing what Falslev did this summer, a part-time job picking up golf balls in a field.
In the article by Hruby, he takes us back to the beginnings of amateurism, a puritan idea hatched in old England.
"Specifically, snooty British elites who enjoyed rowing, winning and keeping the unwashed day-laboring masses at arm's length," is where the idea came from.
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We are quite proud to bring back the very first Tortoise album from 1994 to vinyl!
Sold out on vinyl for many years this new edition has been remastered to vinyl by Roger Seibel at SAE Mastering and pressed on virgin vinyl at RTI. The packaging emulates the original, with an insert and a chipboard jacket that was custom silk-screened by Dan Macadam at Crosshair in Chicago.
2013 updated CD version now available. The CD is packaged in a 6 panel gatefold package printed on chipboard and now includes an extra panel of credits that were not previously available on the older digi pack version.
Tortoise's self-titled debut incorporates many musical styles and influences and combines them into one very distince sound. So distinct that sometime after the release of this record they became recognized as the leaders of a new musical movement. Tortoise exploits the recording studio, in that they utilize the recording process as a compostional tool or "sixth member", thus creating a boundless parameter in which to create music. Recorded at Idful Studios by John McEntire.
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BJP attacks UPA over missing files, Food Bill stalled
In a scathing attack by India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Prime Minister Manmohan Singh became the latest target on Tuesday as the opponents demanded his statement on the missing files related to the coal scam, without which Parliament will not be allowed to function.
The attack had a bearing effect as the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government was unable to push its crucial Food Security Bill.
The Parliament witnessed three adjournments on Tuesday amid uproar by the opposition over missing ministry files that could be linked to the coal scam.
The BJP targetted the Prime Minister over the missing files and said it will not allow the Parliament to function unless he makes a statement.
They demanded an explanation from the PM on how crucial files connected to the 'illegal allocation of coal blocks to private companies' went missing.
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj said: "Where is the PM? He must come and explain us how the files went missing and what steps are being taken to recover them."
"No other issue will be taken up unless we get an answer to this question. The UPA always tries to hide its wrongdoings with a new issue every day," she said.
In Rajya Sabha, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said: "We want the PM not the Coal Minister to make the statement."
Amid the ruckus, the government failed to push National Food Security Ordinance on Tuesday coinciding with the 69th birth anniversary of former PM Rajiv Gandhi.
The Bill will now be taken up on Thursday.
Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal on Tuesday made a statement on missing files related to the coal scam in the Rajya Sabha.
"It is true that some files are missing. We are trying to get the copies of those files ready," Jaiswal said in the Upper House.
"We are trying to find all documents that were not found in the coal ministry," he said.
"We would have lodged an FIR if the files were stolen, but they are missing," he said when Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley interrupted him and asked why a complaint was not lodged.
Raising the issue earlier, Jaitley also said there were media reports that one of the beneficiaries of the coal block allocation was some body with whom the Coal Minister was related.
Jaitley accused that "files don't disappear, they are made to disappear."
Amid slogan shouting by BJP, Jaiswal said some documents belonging to a period prior to 2004 are missing and alleged who had the interest in getting the files then. His statement made indirect allegations towards the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
"I wonder as to who would want to make files prior to 2004 disappear?" said the Coal Minister.
He said he is ready to face action if found guilty.
"I am ready to face punishment if any of the allegations made against me are proven true," said Jaiswal.
An uproar started in the House immediately after Jaiswal made his statement.
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm.
In both the Houses, the oppositions continued their relentless campaign for answers from the Prime Minister, who was in charge of the coal ministry for some of the years under scrutiny.
"It is only logical that the minister 'then in charge' should clarify in the house. The missing files relate to a certain period," said Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) MP Sitaram Yechury.
As many as 60 files are missing, of which 16 have been sought urgently by the Central Bereau of Investigation (CBI).
The Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report on coal block allocation estimated a loss of Rs 1.86 lakh crore to the national exchequer owing to irregular allocations.
The CAG named 25 private companies as beneficiaries of coal block allocations in various states. They included companies like Essar Power, Hindalco, Tata Power, Tata Steel and Jindal Steel and Power Ltd.
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Serena Williams went down smashing rackets and screaming as she bowed out of the Australian Open quarter-finals on Wednesday, hampered by a back injury and beaten in three sets by fellow American Sloane Stephens.
The injury robbed Williams of her serve – the most effective weapon in women's tennis – but teenager Stephens will take much credit for holding her nerve to finish off the ailing 15-times grand-slam champion.
Roger Federer's bid to emulate Williams as a five-times Melbourne Park champion survived a five-set test at the hands of an inspired Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and the Swiss marched on to a last-four meeting with Andy Murray, who crushed Jeremy Chardy.
Stephens will have 24 hours to prepare for her first grand-slam semi-final against defending champion and world number one Victoria Azarenka, who came through a minor scare to beat Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova.
"Oh my goodness," said Stephens, teary-eyed and almost lost for words after beating a player whose picture once adorned her bedroom wall. "This is so crazy, but oh my goodness, I think I'll put a poster of myself up now."
The 31-year-old Williams, odds-on favourite to claim a third successive grand slam crown, pulled up to avoid hitting the net after a backhand drop shot early in the second set and shrieked as she felt the full force of a back spasm.
After lengthy treatment, Williams continued but the power of her serve and groundstrokes were considerably diminished and 19-year-old Stephens took advantage in impressive fashion to run out a 3-6 7-5 6-4 winner in Rod Laver Arena.
Williams, who smashed her racket to pieces in frustration in the third set, tried graciously to honour the locker-room code that you do not diminish an opponent's achievement but was unable to wholly play down the significance of the injury.
"I even screamed on the court," she said. "I was like, 'ahh'. I totally locked up after that. It was…a little painful.
"I couldn't really rotate after that, which I guess is normal. I don't know.
"It was giving me trouble. But it was fine. I think my opponent played well and was able to do a really good job."
Federer, also 31, started his match against Tsonga by breaking the Frenchman but it was just one of nine breaks in an absorbing three-and-a-half-hour contest that see-sawed back and forth all evening.
Tsonga, a finalist here in 2008, was tactically smart, sent down 20 booming aces and produced some brilliant forehands that overpowered even Federer's defences at times.
The 17-times grand-slam champion rode his luck on occasions, too, but had something in reserve for the deciding set and finally overcame the seventh seed's resistance with a smash on his fifth match point to clinch a 7-6 4-6 7-6 3-6 6-3 win.
"It was a tough close for sure, but the whole match was tough. Every set could have gone either way," said Federer, whose victory ensured the top four seeds made the semi-finals for the 15th time at a grand slam in the professional era.
"With Jo, you never know what he's going to come up with. I feel a bit lucky to come through but feel I played some great tennis and Jo did too."
Murray, the US Open champion, ruthlessly exploited Frenchman Chardy's weaker backhand with a number of successful raids to the net in his 6-4 6-1 6-2 victory.
The third-seeded Briton had spent just over seven hours on court in his previous four matches and needed only another 111 minutes to complete a one-sided hammering of the world number 36.
"I thought I did a pretty good job throughout the match," the Scot, who was wearing a T-shirt reading "PREPARE, ATTACK, DESTROY" for his news conference, said with typical understatement.
"There were a couple of games I could have done a bit better on, but for the most part it was good."


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The Ducks were present and accounted for, and seemingly at full strength, during Wednesday's practice, which was followed by the weekly session with reporters. Center Frantz Dorsainvil, out since December with wrist injury, took part in some of the practice, and coach Ernie Kent said there's a chance he could see some action against Oregon State in the Civil War, which is 7 p.m. Sunday at Mac Court.
For the second straight day, freshman Matt Humphrey seemed to be shooting very well, at least during the portions of practice that this observer saw.
Media questions centered around Oregon's mindset after finally winning a Pac-10 game, and Oregon's thoughts about the Beavers, who won the Corvallis version of the Civil War by three points, 57-54, on Jan. 31.
Kent, on the play of guard Tajuan Porter: "He was a very heady point guard in the (Stanford) game and did a great job of keeping everybody involved. To be able to win a game that way (with Porter scoring only six points) is good for us, because a lot of people are starting to key on him, and now we can show, or have shown in that game, that we can beat you in other ways."
On the previous Civil War: "We left a ton of scoring opportunities on the floor. We missed seven-eight layups in the game. There were plays on the floor that needed to be made that we didn't make that could have led to more scoring opportunities. I think we're a better basketball team now than we were up there. … I would expect that we would play them better, and I know our guys are anxious to play them again."
On playing the Beavers: "The thing that concerns us about them is about every game. We don't so much worry about them, it's us that we worry about. We just need to go into the game with the right frame of mind. … They're playing well, they're a confident team. We need to make sure that we go in a confident basketball team, anxious to play, and make sure we play well in the game. … We need to defend them also, and cause some problems that way, and we think we can do that."
On the last time: "I think they had 10 three-point field goals in that basketball game, and we just can't give up that." (Kent's memory was correct, as OSU was 10-of-19 on threes.) "I wold expect us to be a lot better defensively, particularly in the environment that's going to be here Sunday."
On OSU's perceived lack of talent: "If you are a Division I basketball player on a full-ride scholarship, there's no such thing as untalented. … What Craig (OSU coach Robinson) has done a great job of, he's changed the mentality over at Oregon State, and he's taken some players who were really good recruits coming out of high school, that can play at this level, and he's made them believe. They believe they can win, they're playing great basketball, they play defense, they play team ball and to me, that's good coaching over there, what he's done. He's taken a mentality and he's changed it over there, and my hat's off to him, because they've not always had that mentality over there."


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In the latest version of Skyfire for iPad, the web apps you've placed in your Horizon toolbar will react to the content you are browsing, "offering amazing browsing tools, enhancements, recommendations and search improvements never before available to a mobile browser," according to the developers.
Skyfire Labs promises to release an update soon to allow users to disable the Skyfire Horizon toolbar. Seemingly, there's a great deal of users who would like to remove all the social and interactive buttons.
Skyfire, for those who don't use the app, is a web browser that puts Flash on the iPad. Not all sites are supported, and Flash games are also out. Read the complete specs sheet before downloading the $2.99 / €2.69 app.
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This week we started our 3-week series of Baby Stay and Play story time!
Baby Stay and Play is a special story time just for babies from birth - 24 months and their caregivers. Babies are developing early literacy skills at these stages and listening to books being read aloud, singing, and doing finger plays are great ways to develop these skills. Even though babies may not understand all of what they are seeing and hearing, the repitition of words and connections between sounds and letters that are made during story time are important early literacy building blocks.
This week we read all about playtime with baby! Jazz Baby by Lisa Wheeler, The Baby Goes Beep by Rebecca O'Connell and Ten Tiny Babies by Karen Katz all made for some fun reading! We also did lots of singing, clapping, tapping, and even sang some nursery rhymes! After story time, we pulled out the toys & books for play time!
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One of my favourite scenes from the Simpsons is from the episode "Trash of the Titans", where Homer runs for Sanitation Commissioner. Anyway so Homer goes down to the municipal building and:
Homer Simpson: [Pushes in front of a queue] I wanna register to run for sanitation commissioner. And tell the fat cats upstairs things are gonna change in this town.
Clerk: Okay, but this is where you register as a sex offender.
Moe: [Arriving at the back of the queue] Oh, jeez, there's always a line.
Channel 4 always edit out the line about the sex offender!! Which makes Moe coming in and saying "There's always a line" completely moronic and meaningless.
Nice one channel 4 for ruining the greatest series ever!!
The most bizarre thing about that line was the time that episode was shown during T4- they had a "coming up next" thing before the ad break, where they showed that clip and left the whole thing intact, only to cut it out the actual episode...
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New York-based music company Mightyful13 Records will now act as an agent for international Grammy-winning reggae group, Black Uhuru.
The label, owned and operated by a Jamaican, Fitzroy Francis, was appointed as the group's sole representative in the USA by their founder and lead man Derrick 'Ducky Gong' Simpson.
In its capacity, the two-year-old record label will oversee the group's bookings, tours, and road management. The deal was done at the beginning of the year.
The signing, according to Francis - a former Kingston College man - has a lot of sentimental attachment to it, given that Simpson has been a musical mentor to him since he began to take an interest in music back in the late 1980s.
Francis, recently awarded Producer of the Year by the Clinton Lindsay-run New York Foundation Radio Network, said he sees the association as necessary and is intent on capitalising on this "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity".
"This is an important and once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Mightyful13 Records as a new record label coming up in the music business. Black Uhuru has been an iconic group in reggae music for many years now. so it is a privilege to be its representative (USA) on a musical platform," said an elated Francis.
Black Uhuru, formed 1972 in Waterhouse, St Andrew, won the first reggae Grammy in 1985 for the Best Reggae Album with album Anthem. They are also the only Caribbean artiste/group to have won the Diamond Award of Excellence in music.
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Daphne Delgado - February 2014 Fellow of the Month
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Hometown: Miami, Florida
School: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Degree: MPH, Health Behavior
Placement: Office of Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard
Daphne Delgado is a Cuban-American raised in Miami. She received a B.A. in cultural anthropology, with a minor in biology, from Duke University in 2008. During her undergraduate career, Daphne was a founding member of both the Latino Pre-Health Society and the Duke Cuban-American Student Association (CASA). Prior to graduate school, Daphne spent two years at the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – a non-profit patient-based advocacy organization – where she managed grassroots advocacy volunteers in strategic congressional districts. She also coordinated all logistics for the organization's annual Advocacy Day, a 500-person event where advocates from across the country gather in Washington, D.C.
Daphne completed her Master of Public Health (MPH) in health behavior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2013. As a graduate student, Daphne focused her research and work experience on health disparities, cancer, chronic disease, and tobacco control. She was actively involved in the Minority Health Conference, the largest and oldest student-run health conference in the country, as the Broadcast Co-Chair. Additionally, she was a Public Health Counselor for the Student Health Action Coalition (SHAC) free clinic, the oldest student-run clinic in the country.
As the Health Graduate Fellow, Daphne seeks to build on her skills and experiences to gain a better understanding of how current health policies affect Latinos and other minorities. She aims to ensure that traditionally underserved communities are meaningfully included in the federal health policymaking process.
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New York, NY(PRWEB) November 26, 2008 --DNA 11, the innovators and creators of custom portraits made from the customers' DNA, launch DNA Mini Portraits™, a more affordable line of DNA Art that combines art, technology, beauty and pop culture. DNA Minis are the most personal and unique gifting solution for this holiday season that are being unveiled at the Wired store in New York City and at www.dna11.com.
"We are now able to offer an ideal price point for our DNA portraits, allowing more people around the world to enjoy the true personalization and beauty of DNA Art", says Adrian Salamunovic, co-founder of DNA11. "Our customers have been asking for more affordable luxury gifting solutions and now they can purchase a DNA Mini Portrait in time for the holidays."
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Together, prostate, lung, colorectal, and ovarian cancers account for nearly half of all
cancers diagnosed and half of all cancer deaths in the United States. Late in 1995, the age range
for PLCO trial participants was expanded from ages 60 to 74 to ages 55 to 74. "Almost 80
percent of cancers occur in people who are age 55 and older," said John Gohagan, Ph.D., chief of
NCI's Early Detection Branch and project officer for the study. "By lowering the age for
participation, we are including more people who are already at risk." The study got under way in
November 1993.
The tests being studied may detect these cancers before symptoms develop, but whether
treatments at this stage will reduce the chance of dying from the diseases is unknown. Some
cancer screening tests very clearly reduce the number of deaths from the disease, such as Pap tests
which reduce deaths from cervical cancer. But many other medical tests are being routinely used
to screen healthy people for cancer when there is no definitive evidence that they reduce the
number of deaths from the disease.
PLCO trial participants are randomized (selected by chance) to one of two groups: Half
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On Jan. 19, Massachusetts votes for a new senator. Will the Bay State upend politics the way Pennsylvania did in 1991, sending Washington a strong message on health care?
For weeks, the Massachusetts special election was of interest only to political junkies. The question wasnt whether the Democrats would win, but the margin of victory.
It should be a forgone conclusion in a state where registered Democrats outnumber Republicans 3-to-1 and hasnt been represented by a Republican senator since Richard Nixons landslide. Adding to the advantage: As of late fall, Democrat Martha Coakley outspent Republican Scott Brown by roughly 10-to-1.
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Back in 1991, with President George H.W. Bush cruising to re-election, Pennsylvania had a special election for the Senate. Attorney General Dick Thornburgh, a former governor of the Keystone State, ran against a largely unknown opponent, Harris Wofford, who focused on a few issues: Health care was first and foremost. Thornburgh lost, and the issue became key to Bill Clintons successful campaign.
Brown, like Wofford, has focused on just a handful of issues. First and foremost: If he wins, hell vote no to Obamacare.
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|Route Climbed: The Dirt Road Route Date Climbed: 16 August 2003
|Poor acclimitization led to a miserable descent, but the summit was tres cool. Trip Report and Pictures
|Posted Sep 29, 2003 11:17 pm
|Route Climbed: Road Date Climbed: Sept. 13th, 2003
|Drove up the night before to TH for acclimation at 12K, left car at 515 am and reached summit at 815 am, car to car, 5 hours .Nice views of the Sierras and the Owens Valley . 2 cars blew their tires on the gravel road so go slow on the last 17 miles to TH. Wanted to summit a 14er with levis and cotton clothing so I picked this one ! Summited again with 14 yo daughter, 8-9-04, awesome !
|Posted Sep 17, 2003 1:10 am
|Route Climbed: Road Date Climbed: September 13, 2002
|Drove up on Friday night, summited on Saturday. Stunning moon-like landscapes!
|Posted Sep 16, 2003 12:48 pm
|Route Climbed: Road Date Climbed: September 2, 2003
|Rain and hail fell on the Sierra to the west, but it was a fairly nice day across the valley on White. A leisurely hike that took 4:15 round trip.
|Posted Sep 4, 2003 2:59 am
|Bill Ott
|Route Climbed: The road Date Climbed: 1995
|Drove to the trail head in a 1988 Dodge Caravan. Intended to spend at least one night at the gate to acclimate. However, there was a full moon that night, so the temptation was too great. Started hiking at around 2100 hrs. It was like being on another planet. Did great, until about half way back to the car, total nausea.
Shuffling along the road, with the moon to light the way, I could see what appeared to be a boulder in the middle of the road. Hmm, that wasn't there before. It turned out to be another stricken hiker wrapped in a sleeping bag, sitting in the middle of the road. We ended up helping each other back to the trail head.
|Posted Aug 31, 2003 9:28 pm
|Matthew Holliman
|Route Climbed: The road Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2003
|I was supposed to be climbing Mt. Sill today as part of the 2003 Sierra Challenge, but I'd slightly strained one of my quads on the descent from Red and White a couple of days before, and found I needed a rest day. I drove up here for the first time (itself a bit more exciting than I'd have liked), had a leisurely stroll up to the peak and back in 5 hours, and went to check out the bristlecone pines--an awesome experience. Most of the excitement came in dodging the mountain bikers on the way down.
This was the first day that week that actually felt like part of a vacation!
|Posted Aug 19, 2003 6:23 pm
|Route Climbed: South Road Date Climbed: August 17, 2003
|We camped at the gate and had a bit of rain fall on us. After the clouds cleared it chilled off. Awoke to ice on the tents. We were the first hikers to reach the summit. Two 4WD vehicles passed us as we neared the saddle near the base of the peak. When we reached the summit there were two other vehicles there besides the 2 that passed us. There were also 2 tents and a whole bunch of people inside the building. Apparently U.C. Davis was conducting a teast of altitude on some aspect of human physiology. The test subject / victims were brought from sea level to the summit with no acclimittization time and got spend the night there while being tested. What fun ;-P Spent an hour on the summit. A very enjoyable hike. On the way out I passed a VW Golf getting help for a cracked oil pan. Be careful on the drive in and out.
|Posted Aug 19, 2003 12:27 am
|Route Climbed: Road Date Climbed: August 11, 03 and May 25, 02
|The day was nice with a little wind. Made the round-trip in 4 1/2 hours, with time for lunch on top.
The road looks great for mountain biking. Last year when I was up here Gallen Rowell sign in the day before. I wish I could of climbed with him.
|Posted Aug 18, 2003 2:23 am
|Date Climbed: July 1, 2003
|Although the hike was on a fire road the altitude made it a challenge. Acclimating at Grandview CC really helped. There's a very serene beauty about the area. Really enjoyed the hike.
|Posted Aug 7, 2003 5:25 pm
|Route Climbed: Southroute Date Climbed: July 26 2003
|Started at 3:30pm, on foot alone, passed many exhusted folks along the way. At the summit I was surprised to find 2 SUV's parked, about 10 people were having a party! Lots of lightning and a growing storm. The partiers warned me about the dangers of lightning but denied me entrance to the "research station"-nice folks! Anyway I watched a fantastic sunset
over the Sierra and left the summit as the snow started to fly. Returned to the car at 10pm, wet, cold, tired, hungry and happy. This is a worthwhile summit. Go do it!!! PEACE
|Posted Aug 7, 2003 12:45 pm
|Route Climbed: Normal route Date Climbed: 06 July 2003
|First 14er! It really was a great hike and I was very happy that i had spent the night befor at grandview camp (good aclimitization.) made it to the to in 4hr20min got back down in 3hr flat.
|Posted Jul 8, 2003 8:30 pm
|Rick Kent
|Route Climbed: Standard Route Date Climbed: 6/21/03
|It was a rather cold and windy day. Started up in the afternoon and was just about the last person to reach the peak that day. Drove out shortly before sunset and climbed Cirque Peak the following day. This was my 3rd 14er. Did Whitney and Langley last year. This one was a bit more strenuous than I expected but was still easier than Whitney and Langley. Lack of aclimation didn't help.
|Posted Jul 2, 2003 8:21 am
|mike ricketts
|Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: June 29th 2003
|Did White a few days after Glass Mtn to the NW. Very mild and pleasant on the summit.
|Posted Jun 30, 2003 5:58 pm
|Paul Spraycar
|Route Climbed: Trail Date Climbed: August 11, 2000
|Ran most of the roundtrip from the gate, in order to summit quickly and catch a plane home. The drive to the gate is almost as enjoyable as the climb itself!
|Posted Jun 29, 2003 3:36 pm
|Route Climbed: White Mountain Road Date Climbed: August 4, 2002
|Started from the Barcroft Lab parking lot on the only day the locked gate is open to the public each year. Thin air slowed me down near the summit, but low winds and relatively warm temperatures made for a pleasant day. Smoke from the fire in the southern Sierra severely limited visibility over the Owens Valley.
|Posted Jun 29, 2003 12:38 am
|Route Climbed: Standard Date Climbed: June 13th, 2003
|Full-moon hike from the locked gate... Moon was so bright, we did not even need our headlamps. Unfortunately as we reached the summit ridge it got terribly cold (~50mph below freezing winds), so we did not spend any time on the top and ran back down.
Will come back and do it again in warmer conditions!
|Posted Jun 18, 2003 1:09 am
|Route Climbed: Truck route Date Climbed: June 15 2003
|Drive up can be half the fun. There was already some haze obscuring the summit view as one looked to the south. Could not see Williamson, but still a great view of the Palisades and North. No real snow left to speak of, but the marmots seem to be getting even bigger. I saw one the size of a bulldog. Good high altitude trail run ~4.25hrs CTC.
Summited on Mtn Bike, September 2004. Had to do a bit of pushing towards the top, but the bombing run down was more then worth it!
|Posted Jun 16, 2003 6:57 pm
|Tom Kenney
|Route Climbed: The Road Date Climbed: JUL-2000
|Made this climb after stove failure forced me to abandon a backpack trip in the Sierra Nevada. Made the hike suffering severe back pain. On the way up I met an old lady and young lady who had spent a very cold night on the summit. Saw mountain bike tracks on the final switchbacks - made me wish I had my bike!
|Posted Apr 1, 2003 4:40 pm
|Route Climbed: South Face Date Climbed: 4 August, 2001
|After a hell of a time 4-wheeling (and back-tracking) in the rental car to find the right road to the gated parking lot (and praying they wouldn't make me pay for all the resulting scratches and dings, as I opted against the insurance for that kind of stuff!), I finally reached my goal. Right on par with most of my 14er ascents that summer, little sleep and acclimating was the order of the day (night). Left the gate @ 2.00 for a full-moon hike up to the summit. It was a beautiful, clear, moonlit hike up to the summit, but my lack of rest definitely had me feeling the altitude (which sucked). Reached the summit @ 5.30, in time to watch the sun rise. Even though it was the summer, at that time in the morning it was (literally) freezing-assed cold @ the summit- come prepared! Departed @ 6.00, watching the spreading sunrise on the Sierra (really cool). Got back to the car @ 9.20 & drove to Cottonwood Lakes trailhead to do Mt. Langley the next day.
9.15.'7: W ridge
3rd time's the charm! After having been turned around by poor planning/running out of water/thunderstorms & getting onto the wrong ridge, finally did it right! Arrived night prior from SF (summited 24hrs after being at sea level). Left truck at the base of the south spur (~5,500') at 6.30.
A HUGE amount of scree slogging & some ridge/tower 3rd-class traversing later, I stood atop WMP again! What a HUGE f$%&ing ridge!!! Summited at 14.23. Hung out at the summit, had a beer & chips, & enjoyed the phenomenal views & great weather. Took off again at 15.00.
Slog down looooooong & mostly uneventful, except for not finding the last portion down to the valley (couldn't find way in dark), & being forced to descend horrendous steep compacted dirt & rocks. Back at car at 21.30- car-to-car 15:00.
A few notes:
* being in CO (& summiting 3 14ers while there) for 1.5 weeks ending the Sunday prior to this trip helped with acclimatization immensely.
* If you want to do this route: MAKE SURE YOU'RE ACCLIMATIZED!; bring LOTS of water (5 quarts should suffice for most unless it's the hottest part of summer); start early!- not only to get you back sooner, but to make use of daylight on return, & so it's cooler while you're down lower on the mtn, before it becomes an inferno; make notes of landmarks on way up for descent!; bring hiking poles (at least if doing this in the summer)- they could well save you a sprained ankle or 2, & will definitely lessen the (great!) impact on your knees!
|Posted Mar 12, 2003 12:21 pm
|Dave K
|Route Climbed: Standard route Date Climbed: October 2001
|In my opinion, this mountain has the best view in the state. Where else can you see the entire high Sierra Crest from Langley to north of Whitney? We saw a bighorn sheep near the summit.
|Posted Jan 22, 2003 5:27 pm


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Cougar Town Midseason Review
TV Show Check-In: Cougar Town
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- First impression: Cougar Town is one of the few freshman shows that has really earned its place on my DVR, but it wasn't an easy road. Unlike other newbies like Glee and Modern Family, which charmed me from the start, I had misgivings about Cougar Town. Courteney Cox's Jules seemed a little too desperate, and I was sure the gag about her being a cougar would wear thin.
- Why I'm still watching: I can happily report that all of those doubts have been replaced with sheer delight. Cougar Town has grown in its first season and become a very funny show that's less about an older woman dating younger men and more about the other personal relationships she's working on. Yes, we've gotten to see Jules experiment with dating plenty, but it's her believable rapport with neighbor Grayson that's made for the best romantic storyline. Also, the best lines often come from her ditzy BFF, Laurie (Busy Philipps) and son Travis (Dan Byrd). Somehow, the show has achieved a balance of lust, laughs, and love.
- Why you should watch: If you were turned off by the premise of Cougar Town but want to add a light comedy to your TV lineup, give the show another shot. And if you don't have to be afraid to get attached: it's already been picked up for a second season. Need more than just my word for it? Here's a recent clip.
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The pilot project was launched less than two years ago in the province of Santa Fe. It started by training 70 teachers in seven secondary schools. Now, more than 2,500 teachers in some 450 secondary schools and teacher training colleges in three provinces are reaping the benefits of ORT Argentina's expertise. And another four of Argentina's 23 provinces have expressed interest.
"The President, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, launched the Conectar Igualdad (Connect Equality) programme through which the government is providing three million netbooks to all the country's secondary schools. Now the schools realize that having the hardware is just the beginning – you have to know how to use it. They need teachers to be trained," said Alejandro Ferrari, Studies Director at the ORT Technical School, Belgrano campus, and leader of the project.
And ORT Argentina, which has been developing and implementing technological tools for several years, found itself perfectly positioned to take the leading role in providing teachers with the necessary skills.
"We show teachers how to become major players in the process of selecting content and designing teaching strategies, exploring and developing virtual resources, testing them in the classroom and making adjustments based on the results," Mr Ferrari said.
He and his colleagues provide on-going support for the teachers, making periodic visits so that they can understand the local context in which the teachers operate and the resources available to them.
The result is the creation of – so far – some 1,400 open-source websites, each one designed by trainees to enhance the teaching of a particular topic in their curriculum, whatever the subject.
According to a survey of the programme's progress, 87 per cent of students feel these websites have helped them to learn and 86 per cent have expressed their preference for this use of technology over traditional class teaching.
And more than three-quarters of teachers reported that the new methods had improved their students' learning and comprehension.
"The students' response has been excellent," one teacher responded. "You can see that they are more interested by their participation in class, the questions they ask and the opinions they express. They take the initiative to find out more and none of them hurry to leave the room when the bell rings. It's been an unforgettable experience."
ORT Argentina Academic Director Viviana Jasid said that ORT students were also benefiting.
"Out of ORT's encouragement of innovation, experimentation and creativity has come the skills to raise the quality of education," Ms Jasid said. "We have employed this expertise to develop a training programme for the provinces but which is also implemented in our own schools. By giving we also receive."
But more far-reaching changes are coming.
"Now we're also aiming for students to produce, publish and share in order to shift the pedagogical model to become more collaborative, where students are listened to and engage in more peer work," she added.
The long term ramifications of the mass introduction of technology and, importantly, the training of teachers in its effective use, are expected to be immense.
"In the hands of the thousands of students who have not had one before, the computer becomes a device for social inclusion as well as education. The role of universities is set to change dramatically because most of the information will be distributed through the Web. So if we can teach students to learn in this way then they will be able to continue studying where once they would have had to have concluded their education at high school."
Mr Ferrari added: "Change is so rapid now that young people need to be able to continue learning. They have to learn how to learn. It's a very exciting time to be a teacher. We're very passionate about this and we're glad that we can be part of this change."
World ORT Director General and CEO Robert Singer paid tribute to the President of ORT Argentina, Dr Guillermo Feldberg, ORT Argentina Executive Director Dr Adrian Moscovich and to Ms Jasid.
"ORT Argentina has accomplished so much you could be forgiven for thinking that there was little left for it to do," Mr Singer said. But the professionalism of Dr Feldberg, Dr Moscovich and Ms Jasid ensure that the passion and skills of lay leaders and staff are harnessed to take the organization forward once again to transform challenges into opportunities. Truly inspiring."


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Johnsonville Networks its way to Growth
All the data that's running at these plants is constantly being sent and returned to our headquarters computer center over the AT&T Virtual Private Network. We really count on our communications being up and running so we can continue to produce product."
- Greg Emerson, IT Director, Johnsonville Sausage
In Brief
Business Needs
Facilitate communications between headquarters, product development, production and distribution sites across multiple states
Networking Solution
AT&T Virtual Private Network with class of service capabilities connects nine locations
Business Value
Highly reliable network enables virtually real-time data, video and voice communication; supports international growth
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1,400 members
About Johnsonville Sausage
For many customers, a backyard barbecue wouldn't be the same without filling the grill with Johnsonville's famous "Brats." Since its beginning in a small-town Wisconsin storefront in 1945, Johnsonville has made its sausages the most popular in the U.S., and expanded sales to about 30 additional countries. Its combination of quality products, welcoming corporate culture and rapid international growth set privately-owned Johnsonville apart.
Johnsonville has grown fast, first expanding sales into nearby communities, then in 1970, delivering products by truck across Wisconsin. Eight years later, the company started sales outside the state, and in the mid-1980s, expanded across the U.S. Along the way, Johnsonville grew its administrative, production and distribution facilities. But growth brought a new question. How could the company best move vital business information across an expanding geographic footprint, quickly and reliably?
Johnsonville chose an AT&T Virtual Private Network (VPN) to connect its Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, headquarters, and production sites with other locations in Wisconsin, Kansas, and Illinois. The VPN-enabled network moves the majority of the data, voice and video traffic for Johnsonville members. A SONET high-capacity digital service ring connects major locations and provides back up, while a separate high-speed link replicates data from Johnsonville's main data center in Sheboygan Falls to a disaster recovery site in Colorado.
Grow and Prosper
Class of Service is an important thing to have when you're running voice, video and data over the same network."
Though it has grown into a major international brand, Johnsonville Sausage, LLC has never forgotten its roots as a family-run butcher shop in the tiny town of Johnsonville, Wisconsin. The Stayers used a family recipe from Austria to make sausage that just could not be matched. Today, making the No. 1 brand of sausage in America, privately-owned Johnsonville still treats both its customers and its 1,400 members (employees) like part of the family.
"We're called members, not employees," said Information Technology Director Greg Emerson. "We all strive to drive our customers' sales and profits through noticeably better products and services. You feel connected to helping the company grow and prosper and you grow and prosper too."
In the Johnsonville culture, members are encouraged to take the initiative and make their own decisions. Emerson recalled a major corporate realignment that required a big change and investment in telecommunications. "I went to the owner, and he said 'if it's the right thing, just do it.' We are empowered and say 'we have the right to get smarter.'"
The bottom line: every job counts. "We drive our customer sales and profits through noticeably better products and services," Emerson said. "It's my job to make sure that the communications we provide allow the rest of our members to do that."
Recipe for Growth
Building on its positive corporate culture and offering a product line that includes Italian, smoked, breakfast and snack sausages, in addition to Johnsonville's famous Brats, the company has grown fast. Today it's an international brand; you'll find Johnsonville sausage in some 30 countries. Johnsonville's physical infrastructure, centered in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, has grown too. "That original little storefront has been replaced by one of the first plants that they built," said Emerson. "Now that is accompanied by two other plants at that location. We also have the headquarters, where we have our marketing, sales, finance, IT engineering and R&D."
Product manufactured in the Johnsonville plants is chilled (in one of the nation's largest refrigeration plants) and shipped to independently-owned distribution centers. From there, the Brats are trucked to grocers and restaurant suppliers.
Expanding Capabilities
As the Johnsonville business was growing, Emerson became concerned about the performance of his communications carrier. The supplier was entering merger negotiations, and he suspected that could mean trouble.
"You see these companies go through changes, and sometimes their customer service suffers," he explained. "I thought it was time to make a change." Johnsonville issued a communications RFP and, after careful review, chose AT&T.
"We were looking for a provider with good international capability," Emerson said. "Reliability is another priority. The AT&T network has a reputation for having good uptime and being highly reliable."
AT&T started work at once to increase the capabilities of the Johnsonville network. An immediate issue: the sausage maker's relatively remote location. "We're cornfield, cornfield, cornfield, sausage plant, cornfield," said Emerson. "We're out in the middle of nowhere, and AT&T brought out fiber all the way from Sheboygan to Sheboygan Falls for us."
The AT&T Virtual Private Network now connects the various Johnsonville sites, delivering data, video and some voice communications. With the increase in network capacity and the ability to prioritize the various types of traffic using Class of Service parameters, traffic runs smoothly. "Class of Service is an important thing to have when you're running voice, video and data over the same network," Emerson noted.
Video delivers virtual face-to-face contact and saves Johnsonville time and money, compared to travel.
To serve another facility, Emerson chose AT&T IP Flexible Reach to consolidate voice communications on the VPN. "The only service the local provider had was analog," Emerson said. IP Flexible Reach gave us a more affordable solution. It's great and it's less expensive. I like both those things."
Hungry for Bandwidth
While it was an old family recipe with Big Flavor that got the business sizzling, today's operations at Johnsonville are state-of-the-art, tightly managed through software and linked by the VPN. SAP tracks customer orders, manufacturing processes, deliveries and payment schedules.
"Our plants are pretty technically advanced," Emerson said. "We run scanners, barcode readers and wireless printers that print labels for packaging. This technology is running on an up-time basis almost 24 hours a day.
"All the data that's running at these plants is constantly being sent and returned to our headquarters computer center over the AT&T Virtual Private Network. We really count on our communications being up and running so we can continue to produce product."
And the flow of information goes far beyond the factory walls. "We're shipping product, and sending real-time communications for making those arrangements," Emerson said.
When your business is built on data, of course, it's essential to protect that data. "We look at opportunities from inside and then we try to find a technology to match it," Emerson said. Johnsonville recently established a disaster recovery site in Colorado, where company data is backed up each day, transmitted over a 50 Mbps AT&T link from the Sheboygan Falls headquarters.
Johnsonville is now working with AT&T to install a second SONET ring in another building on the main campus, as a kind of belt-and-suspenders backup. "If this one was lost that one could be fired up, and we could be communicating again," Emerson said.
Replicating Means Savings
"The latest, greatest thing is using the VPN for our replication." The network is helping Emerson trim the cost of desktop computing. Computing power is consolidated in the data center then networked to desktop terminals through a Virtual Desktop Interface (VDI). "Everybody has their computer basically in the data center," Emerson explained. "We don't have to buy all those PCs. The bandwidth provided through the AT&T VPN gives us that capability." Today more than 40 percent of Johnsonville members use VDI.
There's always room to improve. But bottom line, working with AT&T is working for Johnsonville.
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How to Buy Land in Colorado
Buying land in Colorado requires different considerations than purchases made in other states. Colorado water laws impact how owners can irrigate on the premises, while mineral rights are retained by previous owners. Colorado land acquisition will be more satisfying if you first determine what elements are critical for your ideal land and understand the regulations, zoning and restrictions that impact the property.
1Determine how you'll pay for the land. Most banks will not finance raw land purchases because of raw land lacks collateral. If you don't have enough cash for your ideal property, look for an Owner Will Carry (OWC) real estate listing. Owner Will Carry listings are properties owned by an entity that will provide financing for a buyer's purchase.Ad
2Create a priority list. Rank the most important topographical factors you want to the least critical. Decide if you are seeking mountain views, thick groves of aspens or a ridge-top view. If you require fast, easy access from the main road to your home, look for a property with a well-graded driveway that can be used during all four seasons. Although more tranquility can be found on properties located far from main roads, reaching them during inclement weather is difficult. When you understand what you want in a property you provide information to a real estate person that makes it easier to locate the ideal acreage.
3Select an agent. Find an agent with long-term ties to the area where you want to buy land in Colorado. Whether you are purchasing commercial, residential or agricultural land, an agent who has spent many years selling real estate in a particular region will know the best people to contact when you have questions about zoning and permits. Locals can also tell you about eccentric neighbors who can impact your land's value with behaviors such as allowing trash to accumulate on their property.
4Visit the planning department where you want to buy land. Ask for a copy of the area's general plan. Even if the area where you want to buy is undeveloped, a general plan will tell you what land is zoned for specific uses such as farming, industrial and recreational.
- Determine if the general plan designations will coincide with how you want to use your Colorado property.
- Ask the planning department for the exact boundaries of your Colorado land to ensure that you are getting exactly what you paid for.
5Walk around the land that you have selected to determine the exact boundaries. Look for other features such as water runoff paths, road access, visibility and sunlight exposure.
- Determine if the features on your potential property coincide with how you want to use the land.
6Understand the property's water rights. In Colorado, water usage is determined by a system that favors the party who has owned the property for the longest amount of time. Many Colorado land owners are prohibited from using water for anything except in-house domestic use. If your potential property is part of a homeowners association (HOA), ask the association about water usage rights for the land you are interested in purchasing. Your real estate agent is also a good source of information about Colorado water rights.
7Understand who owns mineral rights to the property. Colorado land owners often hold title to the land surface only (known as "Surface Rights"), while any minerals found underneath the soil are retained by previous owners (called "Mineral Rights"). Entities with mineral rights have the power to extract those minerals at any time. A title search performed by your real estate agent will show who owns the mineral rights.
- Know the likelihood of mineral extraction on your potential parcel before making a Colorado land purchase. If the property is in a homeowners association, check homeowners association's regulations about allowances for mining activity. For properties located outside of a homeowners association's, contact local environmental groups to ask about mining activity in the area where you want to buy.
8Make an offer. Hold your future Colorado land with a good faith deposit. Hire inspectors to examine any water, sewer and power systems. Any buildings on the property should also be inspected.
9Close the deal. In Colorado, buyers sit at the closing table with the seller.
- Ask the seller any final questions you have about the property, such as where septic clean outs are located or which neighbors are good to know.
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- Shop for insurance rates before making your purchase. Many national companies will not insure rural properties depending on fire risk and distance from a fire station. Ask neighbors which insurance companies they use.
- Have the lot number and address of your ideal property ready when you visit the planning department.
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|Green-e Energy Certifies Georgia Power's Green Pricing Program
|by NAW Staff on Tuesday April 08 2008
|The Center for Resource Solutions has announced that Georgia Power's green pricing program, Green Energy, is now Green-e Energy certified. "Georgia Power's participation in Green-e [read more]
|AJAX Rolled Ring And Machine Acquired By Prospect Capital
|by NAW Staff on Tuesday April 08 2008
|AJAX Rolled Ring & Machine has been acquired by Prospect Capital. AJAX's management team of Simon Ormerod, CEO; Dan Reichard, chief financial officer; Wil Kantus, [read more]
|Report Explores Democratic Routes To Energy Independence
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|A new policy brief by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance says that removing barriers to owning and investing in renewable energy projects can pave the [read more]
|Basin Electric Launches Wind Power Subsidiary
|by NAW Staff on Monday April 07 2008
|Basin Electric Power Coop., a consumer-owned, regional cooperative headquartered in Bismarck, N.D., has formed a new subsidiary, PrairieWinds ND1 Inc., for developing wind power. Basin [read more]
|Mesa Power Officials Take Landowners On Tour Of Wind Farm
|by NAW Staff on Friday April 04 2008
|Mesa Power officials are giving landowners in Carson, Gray, Hemphill, Roberts and Wheeler counties in Texas a firsthand look at the company's proposed 4,000 MW [read more]
|Suzlon Secures Repeat U.S. Order
|by NAW Staff on Thursday April 03 2008
|Suzlon Wind Energy Corp., a subsidiary of Suzlon Energy Ltd. of India, has signed a repeat order with Energias de Portugal subsidiary Horizon Wind Energy [read more]
|AMSC Receives Order From Sinovel Wind
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|American Superconductor Corp. (AMSC) has received an order worth more than $18 million for wind turbine electrical systems and core electrical components from Beijing-based Sinovel [read more]
|Hillwood Purchases 100-Percent Renewable Energy
|by NAW Staff on Thursday April 03 2008
|Real estate developer Hillwood has signed a 100% renewable energy contract for its properties in north Texas and has received the Environmental Protection Agency's status [read more]
|Duquesne University Purchases RE Certificates From Strategic Energy
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|Strategic Energy has announced that Duquesne University has purchased 8 million kWh of renewable energy credits (RECs) for use at its Pittsburgh campus. A large [read more]
|Hailo Purchases Green Power
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|Hailo LLC, a manufacturer of aluminum ladders, fall arrest systems and service lifts for wind towers, has announced its purchase of green power and its [read more]
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|by NAW Staff on Thursday April 03 2008
|International law firm Chadbourne & Parke is launching a green initiative that focuses on recycling and reductions in energy and resource consumption. This initiative includes [read more]
|Dell Global Headquarters Campus Going 100-Percent Green
|by NAW Staff on Thursday April 03 2008
|Dell is now powering 100% of its 2.1 million square-foot global headquarters campus in Texas with green power, the latest step in meeting the company's [read more]
|Colorado Town Purchases Renewable Energy Certificates From BEF
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|The Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) has announced its support for the sustainability efforts of the town of Breckenridge, Colo., through the sale of BEF renewable [read more]
|Broadwind Announces Company Changes
|by NAW Staff on Wednesday April 02 2008
|Broadwind Energy Inc. has promoted Lars Moller to executive vice president and chief operating officer. Moller previously was executive vice president of business development. Matt [read more]
|Goracon Forms U.S. Branch
|by NAW Staff on Wednesday April 02 2008
|Access system developer Goracon Systemtechnik GmbH has formed Goracon Windpower Access Systems LP in Tucker, Ga., in order to expand its business in the U.S. [read more]


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So we had a choir dinner before I left for my long awaited overseas trip, and we decided to try somewhere different (with the benefit of having discounts using the entertainment book!)… D.W. gave a suggestion to try the Bada Bing Cafe near where he stays. So with a different place to try, plus good company, plus discounts, why not?!
As we found our way to this place, which is rather difficult to find for newbies to the area like me, we found ourselves walking into a place bustling with people enjoying their meals, having great chats, and with an unassuming atmosphere, I immediately liked what I was walking into.
We quickly deliberated our dinner choices for the evening, after all, we were hungry cats after singing our lungs out for an hour before that.
Before long, we found ourselves deciding on the following:
- Tasting Plate (which includes Crumbed Prawns, salt & pepper calamari, pickled squid, grilled cacciatore, pumpkin & goats cheese frittata, baby chicken drumettes, Chef's special bocconcini and watermelon and haloumi salad).
- Scotch Fillet
- Pork Cutlets
- Lamb Cutlets
- Fettuccine Spello
- Penne Alysia
- Beer and Pellagrino
I tried the chicken, the cacciatore, and the cheese (I was staying from seafood at the time)… and they were both alright. I wouldn't jump up and down about it. I like the fact that they poured sweet chilli over the chicken tho'!
In any case, the plate was definitely swept clean of its food!
The scotch fillet was a nice sized piece of cow that laid on top of a generous serving of mash with some field mushrooms to accompany. I received the nod with this dish, and would probably order this myself next time – except I don't really enjoy mash. So would they be willing to change that to something else for me? =)
The pork cutlets received rave reviews, and I tried a bit of the sauce myself and was really quite impressed. I am not really a person to have pork cutlets, but this was actually rather good!
Once again served with mash…
One thing to note was that the pork cutlet was not dry (as what I would have been most afraid of)… and neither was it too tough on the jaw.
This was probably the sweet surprise for the evening!
Onto the next mains…
The lamb cutlet dish was filled with plenty of salad, just the way A.C. likes it!
I had a little taste of it, and it was actually rather tasty! I love the fact that there was a lot of greens accompanying the meat, and although it doesn't look like many cutlets, it does fill the tummy!
Now… onto the pasta dishes we ordered for the night (gosh this must be the post with the most variety of food I have written thus far on PFE!)…
The penne alysia was the dish I had ordered. i wanted something a little lighter than a full-on cream sauce, but wanted something substantial enough (yes, talk about fussy!)… so I just went ahead with the creamy tomato. Hmm. How I justified that as being in the middle of both full-on cream and something substantial is beyond me. In any case! The dish was probably the most average of all that we ordered that night, and I was disappointed with myself for ordering something so simple. That said, the taste was good, but I'd probably explore some of the other dishes the next time I dine there.
The fettuccine spello earned the most "wow" of all the mains we ordered, simply because of how lovely it looked when it was presented to S.C. It was one of those mains you'd go, "damn I should have ordered that!". The taste apparently was not too bad, but what I really love is the use of the scallop shell… and not immersing the scallop into the pasta, because that allows the scallop to be fully appreciated by the palate without the influence of the other ingredients of the plate. =)
So by the end of the evening, the winners I would have chosen are:
- Pork Cutlet
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- Fettuccine Spello


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