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As you've probably heard by now, the ThinkCure radiotelewebethon is underway…
It started this morning on KABC 790 at 5 a.m. with Hiroki Kuroda matching the first $25,000 in donations and continues all the way through the postgame show.
PRIME TICKET has eight straight hours of programming starting at 11 a.m. and there is some amazing stuff that you can watch while you're at the office or home today.
KCAL, which has been running touching stories all week, picks up at 6:30 for the pregame show and then throughout tonight's game.
And for those who didn't hear, this is an amazing way to donate and get something back. From 5-6 p.m. tonight at Dodger Stadium, you can pinch hit for Davey Lopes and take your picture with Garvey, Cey and Russell for a donation of $100 or more at the ThinkCure suite (221) on the club level. And, during the seventh and eighth innings, for a similar donation, you can take your picture with Fernando Valenzuela and the 1981 World Series trophy in the same location.
Now those are two photos you'll save for a lifetime.
And of course, the online auction is going straight through the weekend and in the battle of the Joshs, we're winning, $510 to $367 as of this minute.
So please, if it's at all possible, find a way to take part this weekend and help find a cure for cancer. The dollar value isn't important. It's contributing something that matters. In fact, for those in the texting generation, if you text JOIN to 90999, you'll make a $5 donation through your phone bill (standard messaging rates apply). Everyone can afford that, right?
Thanks to all of you for supporting ThinkCure and remember to tune in today and tomorrow to Prime Ticket, KCAL, KABC and KLOS.
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What are the odds that the lineup will stay the same tonight?
Dodgereric ~ I'm hoping and praying he will leave the lineup the same for the rest of the season! But, then again, you know Joe!
The same odds as seeing justplaindisgusted going back to enchanted……………..very slim.
I might do the one with Garv, Cey and Russell. too bad the Phillies are not in town. Can't wait what else is on the auction table.
Also for those of you that speak Spanish, there is a first this Sunday! Hall of Famer Jaime Jarrin, Pepe Yniguez and Fernando will be on TV for the first telecast game in Spanish. FELICIADES JAIME, PEPE and FERNANDO!! You can read about it here
I will be at the stadium so I will tape both the English one and the Spanish one.
TB4 ~ I'm with you about the lineup. I especially like Furcal & Kemp batting one – two in the order. (They were a combined 4 for 9 last night).
Good afternoon ITD, Dodger Faithful and Our Beloved Boy's in Blue….
Yes, J. Martin is out of the dog house for an evening. Woof, woof.
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I want to see more of this spirit tonight
Bark At The Moon!!!!
JOSH – Wish the Dodgers luck with the whole ThinkCure radiotelewebethon and blogathon…LOL! I will be making my contribution on Sunday. I don't know maybe I'll contribute depending on how Dodgers do from tonight's game to Sunday's game. Here are some ideas and I don't know which one to pick:
$1 for every Run Scored by the Dodgers
$1 for every strike out done by Dodger pitchers
$5 for every HR scored by RUSSELL MARTIN… if he does it again LOL!
$2 for every HR scored by ANDRE ETHIER…hey he can do 2 per game…he can get expensive on me. LOL!
The Spanish telecast of the game sounds very interesting. I will check it out! Have fun at the game tonight!
KURODA is awsome for donating all that money….THANKS KURODA YOU ARE WONDERFUL. Hope to see you soon on the mount!
Hiro is such a class act. I'm very proud he's a Dodger. I'd donate but I just had to pay for classes and I went to the game on wednesday so I'm broke. I'm having trouble finding 5 dollars to get lunch today!
That is classy of Hiro to do that.
Great ideas and I love the Blogathon term. lol. You know another thing they should have had is lunch with players or coaches, announcers like Jaime or Pepe. I'd bid.
Good luck Lobo!
Would be nice to see Schmidt do the same thing?
Awwwwwww so close the first 5 is the same like last night.
Los Angeles Dodgers
Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO AVG
R Furcal SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
M Kemp CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
A Ethier RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
M Ramirez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
C Blake 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
J Loney 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
R Martin C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
O Hudson 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
R Wolf P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0
Los Angeles Dodgers
Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA
R Wolf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 3.43
I hate to see this but go Giants
I hate to say this but go Giants
Hi Everybody.
I guess we only have 1 game on the scoreboard to keep our eyes on.
I'll keep rooting for whoever is in third place.
We got that Randy Wolf vs Randy Wells again.
Wolf won the last one, back in May when things were cheerier.
Dem Bums can't control what happens in Colorado, so they might as well just concentrate on knocking off the Cubs.
3 to 1 Giants in the third. Do I dare say it. Go Gi………. Can't get it out. You know what I mean.
It's good to see that all the hitters are over the .260 mark and Wolf's ERA is under 4, compliments of Shad 15.
We're not rooting for the Giants to win, we're just rooting for the Rockies to lose.
Hi TBW.
Nice inning Wolf
oldbrooklynfan ~ I got a good feeling about tonight's game. Wolf is hot and I feel we're going to score.
I almost always have to restart my MLB.TV at the start of the game.
Rockies just lost their starting pitcher. Bullpen time already!
I hope you're right TBW.
Hello, Oldbrooklynfan and Truebluewill! GO DODGERS!!!
Hi TB4 ~ 6 up 6 down for Wolf so far. Looking sharp.
Hi ya there TB4ever
6-1 SF so much for the Josh Fogg
I'll bet the Rockies still outscore the Giants.
I'm hoping the Giants ERA goes up by .50+ so they can dropped around 3rd places and they still #1 in relievers ERA.
Ouch that curve was a little bit to high.
I love to see Penny get lit up again hopefully the Red Sox would released him now.
My hope was that the Rockies would sweep the Giants and their supposed fantastic pitching staff, completely putting them out of the running. I NEVER want the Giants to win!
Ned please resigned Wolf #11 rbi's.
WOLFY keeps on hitting.
Joe should use Wolf as his new pinch hitter!
Urgh Torre better not sit Loney against a lhp when he's batting over .300.
Alright Wolfy!!! Doing it with the bat!!!!
Or if Loney have to sit put him at 1st so Loretta won't get a shot.
That ball was hit weak I can't believe Furcal miss that one.
Well, Dodgereric was asking how long Joe would keep this lineup………….I guess 2 games is the maximum. He will probably sit Martin (because of Haeger pitching) and maybe Loney. All I can say is, "CRAP"!
Let's hope that was Wolf's bad inning.
What a dumb question,
The Dodgers could end up in 2nd by Monday.
Tonight 2 1/2 Sat. 1 1/2 Sun. 1/2 and Mon. -1/2
Nice comeback inning for Wolf.
Wow the Yankees won 20-11 now it look like the Red Sox can't beat the Yankees no more after going 8-0 and now the series is 8-5.
Bad base running blunder there!
I don't know why they signed Smoltz and Penny.
I guess Wolf can handle the bat, but,,,,
Good job getting back to 1st Martin
I hope not but I think the Yankees will go all the way this year.
What happened there? Was Wolf doubled off first or out for passing Martin at second?
lol Selig donated 25,000 dang he's cheap.
Blah at Furcal should've taken a pitch since Wells didn't have much control.
Cranial Rectal Inversion on Opie's part there.
Wow lol at those throw.
Damn that played remind me of Sweeney.
Yes Martin was out nice catch Fuld and why the 1st bases ump need to make that call when the 2nd bases ump was right there
I think Martin was out at 2nd.
Scully said he paid the price, so I assume the out was made at 2nd.
I love when Scully said "The Dodgers still have some daffiness in them". Classic..
Now I think Wolf was out because Russell had possession of the base.
I don't know.
Does anyone?
Doesn't really matter the inning ended and no runs scored.
Great Gem so far for WOLF.
But Wells ain't doing bad either.
Wolf has been brilliant so far tonight. It would be great to get him some more runs and put this game away.
Martin was tagged out by Baker in between 2nd and 3rd.
– R. Martin walked
– O. Hudson grounded out to pitcher, R. Martin to second
– R. Wolf walked
– R. Furcal flied into double play left to second, R. Martin out at third
I love Furcal and his slap bunt.
PP sucks!!!!
Nice double by Kemp, but they still have to score him.
To bad they guest right on the Pierre attempted steal.
The way Wolf has been pitching I didn't like him being pinch hit for. I hope we can bring Kemp in.
Thanks Shad, that's the way I scored it, originally.
Wolf did his job. With 6 outs to go the Dodgers MUST close the deal and win this game. If they are going to go far in the playoffs this is like a must win playoff game.
To be honest I think Furcal been a bust with Martin.
Should've been a dp damn I hate wild pitch when it goes against us.
Glad it didn't cost us with that lead off walk.
Another nice job by SHERRILL.
An insurance run would be nice here.
Sherrill settled down and did his job. I hope we can get some insurance runs before thrill ride Broxton comes in.
Let's hope they get there first.
damn Manny got robbed
Manny just missed!
That was highway robbery by Sam Fuld.
Breath easily Rockies lost.
Since I don't want to cheer on the Gnats, let me say I'm happy the Rockies lost, and hope they get swept, while our boys sweep the Cubs!
Nail biting time. Here comes Big Jon.
Time to cross the fingers & toes………
Fasten the seat belts. Here we go.
Yeah he like 5'10.
I'd like the Giants to win tomorrow to tie the Rockies, then the Rockies to win on Sunday, and then the Giants on Monday
Broxton remember game 3 against these same Cubbies in the playoff.
Hopefully they get to October TBW.
I'm not counting chickens until the eggs hatch.
Sorry this may appear further back on the comments, it happens to me every night, late.
Way to go Dodgers……….pitching tonight was excellent. Even Justplaindisgusted would have to smile tonight!
I just seen Mientkiewicz hope he ready when the roster expands
brownpaperbag and kalih where u at? wolfs not a winner? past 2 starts wolf has literally won the game for us!
Alright GO DODGERS!!!!! That win showed me something. That was a playoff type game. Hopefully they can play that way in October.
randy wolf 2, cubs 1!!
Sammy ~ You said it about Wolf, he's a winner.
Yeah where is those people that said Wolf is no winner?
That's was Broxton 1st career save against the Cubs after 4 bs.
Yup…its cool its just that people get discouraged when we struggle which we havnt done all season until after the break! so yesterday i saw this guy at the gym i havnt seen in a while and he would always be positive and excited about the dodgers since we were literally dominating! and because of our recent play he was allll discouraged and said that the dodgers were playing like crap! i told him dont worry every team goes through their downss and for the dodgers we havnt had a down period until mid july and august! and he was like o we only have a 3 1/2 game lead! i said so what we're still in first! just like manny said we'll be worried when we're not! i also said that if we dont win the division then we will probably win the wild card!
Yep, Wolf has really come through for us lately. In fact, I would have certainly left him in to pitch the 8th. 75 pitches through 7 is great and he had the Cubs eating out of his hand. The idiot Torre was probably reliving his last start when he collapsed in the 8th after running the bases when he foolishly didn't have him bunt and sit back down. Anyway, another great start for Wolf!
What was even better to see was that 0 – 2 pitch that Brox threw high-and-tight to Bradley in the ninth. Man, that was a thing of beauty! I've noticed that he's thrown a couple of inside fastballs in each of his last 3 appearances. I guarantee that if he continues throwing that pitch occasionally, he'll be even more dominant than before. Way to go, big guy! What a lift for us!
Three in a row tomorrow? We haven't done that since the middle of July.
Wolf bday is tomorrow with Weaver. Wolf got a nice early bday gift with that win and that 2 runs single.
Dodgereric – When Brox threw that inside pitch, we immediately thought of you and how you would be thrilled to see that. We knew you would be smiling after that pitch.
Torre took him out because he wanted to save him for the Rockies series.
Junie, Chris will verify that I shot both arms in the air and yelled, "YEEEEAH!!!" LMAO!!!
shad, if Torre said that, he's lying – IMO. He's totally in love with his method of using relievers and fully intends to use them until they break. Seventy-five pitches? He threw 101 in 7+ innings in his last start and 103 before that. He hasn't thrown fewer than 87 in two months.
I didn't say that but some people on the espn conversation board were thinking the same way and didn't Torre want his starter to go 7th innings.
Well it was 88 pitches and that seem to always be the standard for him to go 7th innings with around 90 pitches thrown and him going 8th innings is just pushing it a little bit. If these relievers can't manage to pitcher 1 freaking inning than they need to retired.
My concern is Kershaw and Bills to pitch into the 8th innings without all the walks and huge pitch count. We all know if Kershaw is on his game without the walks and low pitch count he could pitch well into the 8th and maybe the 9th.
Sorry, brownpaperbag is dead.
Hey guys, Wolf pitched a great game last night. If he keeps stepping up to the plate and turning in these types of performances the rest of the way I may change my mind about him being a winner. We'll see on that. But as I sit here this morning typing this right now, do I have any confidence in him being a go-to guy down the stretch and in the playoffs?, no.
They beat Wells last night by virtue of a 2-out hit by the pitcher. I still find it dismaying that the offense can't jump all over guys like Gorzelanny who's not a decent pitcher, and can't muster anything against Wells, who at best you can say is a decent one.
Anyway, let's see if they can string 3 in a row today and put up some offense against Lilly.
Good Morning ITD readers and writers!!!!
Dodgereric – I have absolutely no doubts about that!!! Let's hope you get to do that more often throughout the rest of this season.
It was a good win yesterday, but if we can get them again today with Lilly on the hill, that would be fabulous!!!
I'm concerned about the offense as well, these guys are better than this. They need to hang on and the offensive problems can change for the better. The way they are playing now will probably not be the same as at the end of the season. Let's just hope the difference is for the better.
Meanwhile… I'll say it again.
Can we put Wolf out there again today?
Good morning ITD boys and girls!
Went to last night's game! Too bad that the rest of the team couldn't do what Wolfy did all by himself, but I've come to the realization that my moaning, groaning and bickering won't help the team much. I'm just going to try to and enjoy the games – as much as I can.
So how are my ITD friends today?
And I didn't realize until now – Happy birthday to Randy Wolf and Jeff Weaver!!!


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A Swiss adventurer is making his first public flights in the United States this summer with his custom-built jet suit.
Yves Rossy (eev RAW'-see), also known as "Jetman," is making appearances at the Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture in Wisconsin. On Monday he demonstrated his carbon-Kevlar jetwing with four engines.
His first public flight in the U.S. is set for Tuesday.
Rossy says he hopes to inspire people with his flight.
He's able to propel himself through the sky at upward of 190 mph, controlling his jet suit with a throttle in his hand. He can go as high as 12,000 feet.
AirVenture runs through Aug. 4 in Oshkosh. His flights will be part of the air shows during the week.
He'll also fly at the Reno Air Races in September.
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Stuffed Onions
Serves 8
5 slices hearty white sandwich bread , torn into pieces
4 yellow onions (3 1/2 to 4 inches each)
5 tablespoons unsalted butter
8 ounces bulk sausage
1 Granny Smith apple , peeled, cored, and chopped
1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh sage
1/4 teaspoon grated lemon zest
3/4 cup shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese
Salt and pepper
1 teaspoon sugar
1. TOAST CRUMBS Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Pulse bread in food processor until coarsely ground. Bake bread crumbs on rimmed baking sheet, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 15 minutes. Transfer to large bowl.
2. PREPARE ONIONS Following photos 1 to 3 at left, trim ½ inch from both stem and root ends of onions, peel, halve through equator, and pop out center of each half, leaving outermost 3 rings intact. Chop onion centers finely to measure 1 cup (reserve any additional onion for another use).
3. MAKE STUFFING Melt 3 tablespoons butter in large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chopped onion, bulk sausage, and chopped Granny Smith apple until softened, about 8 minutes. Off heat, stir in ½ cup broth, sage, zest, ½ cup cheese, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Transfer to bowl with bread crumbs and toss to combine.
4. BROWN ONIONS Sprinkle onion halves with sugar and season with salt and pepper. Melt additional 1 tablespoon butter in empty skillet over medium heat. Place 4 onion halves in skillet, wide ends down, and cook until browned, about 3 minutes. Transfer to plate and repeat with remaining butter and onion halves. Flip onions and return first batch to skillet, browned-side up. Add remaining broth and simmer, covered, until liquid evaporates and onions are softened, about 5 minutes.
5. STUFF ONIONS Heat broiler. Fill onion halves with bread-crumb mixture and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Broil until stuffing is golden brown and heated through, 2 to 4 minutes. Serve.
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|January 6th, 2010, 10:48 PM
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Italian Gravy
Serves 8 to 10
Most sausage has enough seasoning to make extra salt unnecessary. The hearty sauce makes a meal when paired with 2 pounds of rigatoni, ziti, or penne.
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 pound sweet Italian sausage
1 pound hot Italian sausage
2 onions , chopped medium
12 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste
1/2 cup dry red wine
1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
1 (28-ounce) can tomato sauce
2 pounds bone-in country-style spareribs , trimmed of excess fat
1 1/2 pounds flank steak
3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
1. Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat until just smoking. Add sweet sausage and cook until well browned and fat begins to render, about 8 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer sausage to paper towel-lined plate to drain, then place in slow-cooker insert. Repeat with hot sausage.
2. Cook onions in sausage fat over medium heat until well browned, about 6 minutes. Stir in garlic and oregano and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add tomato paste and cook until paste begins to brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in wine and simmer, scraping browned bits from pan bottom with wooden spoon, until wine is reduced, about 3 minutes. Transfer to slow-cooker insert and stir in diced tomatoes and tomato sauce.
3. Submerge spareribs and flank steak in sauce in slow-cooker insert. Set slow cooker on low, cover, and cook until meat is tender, 8 to 10 hours. (Alternatively, cook on high for 4 to 5 hours.)
4. About 30 minutes before serving, transfer sausages, ribs, and flank steak to baking sheet and set aside until cool enough to handle. Shred ribs and flank steak into small pieces, discarding excess fat and bones; slice sausages in half crosswise. Use wide spoon to skim fat off surface, then stir sausages and shredded meat back into sauce. Stir in basil and season with pepper. Serve. (Leftover gravy can be stored in airtight container in refrigerator for up to 3 days.)
Make Ahead: The recipe can be prepared through step 2 up to 2 days in advance. After reducing the wine in step 2, add the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and browned sausages to the Dutch oven and simmer over medium-low heat until the sausages are cooked through, about 12 minutes. Refrigerate the sausage and sauce mixture in an airtight container until ready to use. When ready to cook the gravy, warm the sauce and the sausages together over medium heat until heated through and transfer to slow-cooker insert. Proceed with step 3.
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|January 7th, 2010, 09:25 PM
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1. Sprinkle roast with 1 tbsp salt, cover with plastic wrap, and let stand at room temp 1 hour or refrigerate for up to 24 hours. Adjust oven hour or refrigerate for up to 24 hours. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 400 degrees.
Toss bread crumbs with 2 tsp oil, ¼ tsp salt, and ¼ tsp pepper in 10 inch nonstick. Cook over medium med heat, stirring frequently until deep golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to rimmed baking seet and cool to room temperature (wipe out skillet) Once cool, toss bead crumbs with shallot, garlic, 2 tbsp horseradish, parsley, and thyme.
3. Rinse grated potato under cold water, then squeeze dry in kitchen towel. Transfer potatoes and remaining cup oil to 10 inch nonstick skillet . Cook over high heat, stirring frequently, until potatoes are golden brown and crisp, 6 to 8 minutes. Using plate and season lightly with salt; let cool for 5 minutes. Reserve 1 tbsp oil from skillet and discard remainder Once potatoes are cool, transfer to qrt sized zipper lock bag and crush until coarsely ground. Transfer potatoes to baking sheet with bread crumb mixture and toss to combine.
Pat exterior of tenderloin dry with paper towels and sprinkle evenly with remaining tsp pepper. Heat reserved tbsp oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over med high heat until just smoking. Sear tenderloin until well browned on all sides 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to wire rack set in rimmed baking sheet and let rest 10 minutes.
Combine remaining 2 tbsp horseradish mayonnaise and mustard in sm -bowl. Just before coating tenderloin, add gelatin and stir to combine. Spread horseradish paste on top and sides of meat, leaving bottom and ends bare. Roll coated sides of tenderloin in bread-crumb mixture, pressing gently so crumbs adhere in even layer that just covers horseradish paste; pat off any excess.
Return tenderloin to wire rack. Roast until instant read thermometer inserted into center of roast registers 120 to 125 degrees for med rare, 20 to 25 minutes.
Transfer roast to carving board and let rest 20 minutes. Carefully cut meat crosswise into ½ inch thick slices and serve.
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|February 20th, 2010, 10:53 PM
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Recipe Ingredients:
1-1/2 lbs hamburger
1/2 lb sausage
1 medium onion (diced fine)
1 cup rice
1 button of garlic
1-1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 large head of cabbage
1 to 1-1/2 cups vinegar
2 rounded Tbsp. Crisco
Cook rice according to directions on box. Pour off excess water and cool. Mix together hamburger, sausage, onion, garlic, salt, pepper and rice. Put enough water in big kettle to steam cabbage leaves. Cook cabbage for a few minutes then take them out of the water. Put Crisco in the water.
Cool the cabbage leaves and put the hamburger filling in each leave. Make into a roll and use toothpicks to keep the rolls together. Put cabbage rolls in the cabbage/Crisco water. Add enough water to almost cover the rolls. Put lid on kettle and cook at least 1 hour. Add vinegar and cook another 1/2 hour with cover on the kettle.
Number Of Servings: 6 to 8 -- I would guess. Preparation Time: About 2 hours
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|February 20th, 2010, 10:55 PM
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2 lbs boneless pork shoulder or Boston Butt, in 1 inch cubes
2 eggs
4 tsp flour
1/4 tsp pepper
3 green peppers
2 medium onions
6 tbsp fat
1 can bamboo shoots
1 cup pineapple chunks
1 1/2 cup celery
Beat together eggs, flour, salt and pepper. Thoroughly coat cubes of pork in egg-flour batter. Brown on all sides in hot fat. Cover and cook slowly for about 30 minutes. Drain excess fat. Cut onions lengthwise and peppers in 1 inch squares. Add celery (cut diagonally) and pineapple chunks to meat; cover and simmer 5 minutes. Add onions and peppers and simmer covered for 20 minutes.
5 tbsp cornstarch
5 tbsp soy sauce
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup vinegar
1 cup pineapple juice
Mix together cornstarch, soy sauce, sugar, vinegar and pineapple juice. Cook, stirring constantly, until clear (about 2 minutes). Pour over meat mixture and simmer about 5 minutes. Serve with hot rice.
Serves 6
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|March 6th, 2010, 02:38 PM
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Crystal's Sauerbraten
5 lb beef - shoulder or chuck
3 large onions, sliced
2 Tablespoon pickling spice tied in a bag
Cider vinegar
1 Tablespoon salt
1/2 lb ginger snaps, soaked in a little cold water
Take the beef, onion and pickling spice and put in a glass or ceramic container.
Cover with cider vinegar, and let sit overnight.
The next day, remove the meat and put it in a cooking pot and add the same amount of water as you have vinegar. If your vinegar is strong, you can to add a little more water.
Bring to a boil, add salt, reduce heat, cover and simmer about 3 hours, until tender.
Remove meat and set aside.
Strain liquids, and then add ginger snaps that have been softened in water.
Cook over medium heat until gravy is thickened.
You can either slice the meat, return it to and serve it in the gravy, or slice and serve the meat separately, serving the gravy over. I've seen it served both ways.
(If more thickening is necessary for the gravy, you can add either more ginger snaps or a little flour and cold water mixed smooth.)
Serve the Sauerbraten with either potatoe dumplings or potatoe pancakes. My family always served the dumplings, but a friend of mine grew up eating the pancakes.
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|March 6th, 2010, 02:51 PM
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Sausage and Corn Casserole
1lb. Jimmy Dean breakfast sausage ( regular)( or favorite brand )
1. diced green bell pepper
1. diced medium sized onion
1. 16oz. bag frozen corn niblets
1tsp garlic powder
1tsp. chili powder
1/8tsp. salt
1/8tsp. black pepper
8oz. package cream cheese (softened)
Charcoal/wood for smoking
(Entire dish can be done over grill, or do the browning of the sausage on the stove top first. Whichever is more convenient.)
Use cast iron skillet for grill.
Brown sausage, drain grease.
On grill with wood smoke, saute sausage, bell pepper and onion over medium heat for 15 minutes.
Add frozen corn niblets and spices and cook for additional 10 minutes.
Slice cream cheese and layer on top during last 2 minutes of cooking time.
Take skillet off grill and stir the cream cheese into the casserole until thouroughly blended.
This recipe cannot be doubled in same pan because of the water content in the corn. It is usually best to make 2 seperate batches and then combine.
Can be made entirely on stove top but the smoke flavor from the grill makes all the difference in the taste.
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|April 8th, 2010, 02:56 PM
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Crunchy pork chops
4 boneless center-cut pork chops, 6 to 8 ounces each, 3/4to 1 inch thick, trimmed of excess fat(see note)
4 slices good-quality white sandwich bread, torn into 1-inch pieces
1 small shallot, minced (about 2 tablespoons)
3 medium garlic cloves, minced or pressed througha garlic press (about 1 tablespoon)
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Ground black pepper
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1/2teaspoon minced fresh thyme leaves
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley leaves
1/4cup plus 6 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
3 large egg whites
3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
Lemon wedges
1. Adjust an oven rack to the middle position and heat the oven to 350 degrees. Dissolve 1/4cup salt in 1 quart water in a medium container or gallon-sized zipper-lock bag. Submerge the chops, cover the container with plastic wrap or seal the bag, and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Rinse the chops under cold water and dry thor¬oughly with paper towels.
2. Meanwhile, pulse the bread in a food processor until coarsely ground, about eight 1-second pulses (you should have about 31/2cups crumbs). Transfer the crumbs to a rimmed baking sheet and add the shallot, garlic, oil, 1/4teaspoon salt, and 1/4teaspoon pepper. Toss until the crumbs are evenly coated with the oil. Bake until deep golden brown and dry, about 15 minutes, stirring twice during the baking time. (Do not turn off the oven.) Cool to room temperature. Toss the crumbs with the Parmesan, thyme, and parsley.
3. Place 1/4cup of the flour in a pie plate. In a second pie plate, whisk the egg whites and mustard until combined; add the remain¬ing 6 tablespoons flour and whisk until almost smooth, with pea-sized lumps remaining.
4. Increase the oven temperature to 425 degrees. Spray a wire rack with vegetable oil spray and place in a rimmed baking sheet. Season the chops with pepper. Dredge 1 pork chop in the flour; shake off the excess. Using tongs, coat with the egg mixture; let the excess drip off. Coat all sides of the chop with the bread crumb mixture, pressing gently so that a thick layer of crumbs adheres to the chop. Transfer the breaded chop to the wire rack. Repeat with the remaining 3 chops.
5. Bake until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the chops registers 150 degrees, 17 to 25 minutes. Let rest on the rack for 5 minutes before serving with lemon wedges.
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We don't recommend cooking this roast past medium. Open the oven door as little as possible and remove the roast from the oven while taking its temperature. If the roast has not reached the desired temperature in the time specified in step 3, heat the oven to 225 degrees for 5 minutes, shut it off, and continue to cook the roast to the desired temperature. For a smaller (2 1/2- to 3 1/2-pound) roast, reduce the amounts of kosher salt to 3 teaspoons (1 1/2 teaspoons table salt) and black pepper to 1 1/2 teaspoons. For a 41/2- to 6-pound roast, cut in half crosswise before cooking to create 2 smaller roasts. Slice the roast as thinly as possible and serve with Horseradish Cream Sauce, if desired (recipe follows).
1 boneless eye-round roast (3 1/2to 4 1/2pounds,
4 teaspoons kosher salt or 2 teaspoons table salt
2 teaspoons plus 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
1. Sprinkle all sides of the roast evenly with the salt. Wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 18 to 24 hours.
2. Adjust an oven rack to the middle position and heat the oven to 225 degrees. Pat the roast dry with paper towels; rub with 2 teaspoons of the oil and sprinkle all sides evenly with the pepper. Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until starting to smoke. Sear the roast until browned on all sides, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer the roast to a wire rack set in a rimmed baking sheet. Roast until a meat-probe thermometer or instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of the roast registers 115 degrees for medium-rare, 1 1/4to 1 3/4 hours, or 125 degrees for medium, 1 3/4 to 2 1/4hours.
3. Turn the oven off; leave the roast in the oven, without open¬ing the door, until the meat-probe thermometer or instant-read ther¬mometer inserted into the center of the roast registers 130 degrees for medium-rare or 140 degrees for medium, 30 to 50 minutes longer. Transfer the roast to a carving board and let rest for 15 minutes. Slice the meat crosswise as thinly as possible and serve.
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup prepared horseradish
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
Whisk the cream in a medium bowl until thickened but not yet hold¬ing soft peaks, 1 to 2 minutes. Gently fold in the horseradish, salt, and pepper. Transfer to a serving bowl and refrigerate at least 30 minutes or up to 1 hour before serving.
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Pork stir-fry with noodles (Lo Mein)
serves 4
Use a cast-iron skillet for this recipe if you have oneit will help create the best sear on the pork. When shopping for Chinese rice wine, look for one that is amber in color; if not available, sherry may be used as a substitute. If no hoisin sauce is available, sub¬stitute 1 tablespoon sugar. If boneless pork ribs are unavailable, substitute 11/2 pounds bone-in country-style ribs, followed by the next-best option, pork tenderloin. Liquid smoke provides a flavor reminiscent of the Chinese barbecued pork traditional to this dish. It is important to cook the noodles at the last minute to avoid clumping.
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
1/4 teaspoon five-spice powder
1 pound boneless country-style pork ribs, trimmed of surface fat and excess gristle, sliced crosswise into 1/8-inch pieces
1/4 teaspoon liquid smoke
1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
1 teaspoon cornstarch
2 medium garlic cloves, minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 2 teaspoons)
2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
41/2 teaspoons vegetable oil
4 tablespoons Chinese rice cooking wine (Shao-Xing) or dry sherry
8 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stems trimmed, caps cut in halves or thirds (about 3 cups)
2 bunches scallions, whites thinly sliced and greens cut into 1-inch pieces (about 2 cups)
1 small head Napa cabbage, halved and slicedcrosswise into 1/2-inch strips (about 4 cups)
12 ounces fresh Chinese noodles or 8 ouncesdried linguine
1 tablespoon Asian chili-garlic sauce
1. Bring 6 quarts water to a boil in a Dutch oven over high heat.
2. Whisk the soy sauce, oyster sauce, hoisin sauce, sesame oil, and five-spice powder together in a medium bowl. Place 3 table-spoons of the soy sauce mixture in a large zipper-lock bag; add the pork and liquid smoke, if using. Toss to combine; press out as much air as possible and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 15 minutes or up to 1 hour. Whisk the broth and cornstarch into the remaining soy sauce mixture in a medium bowl. In a separate bowl, mix the garlic and ginger with 1/2teaspoon of the vegetable oil; set aside.
3. Heat 1 teaspoon of the vegetable oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet (or cast-iron skillet) over high heat until just smoking. Add half of the pork in a single layer, breaking up the clumps with a wooden spoon. Cook without stirring for 1 minute. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons of the wine to the skillet; cook, stirring constantly, until the liquid is reduced and the pork is well coated, 30 to 60 seconds. Transfer the pork to a medium bowl and repeat with the remaining pork, 1 teaspoon more oil, and the remaining 2 table¬spoons wine. Wipe the skillet clean with paper towels.
4. Return the skillet to high heat, add 1 teaspoon more veg¬etable oil, and heat until just smoking. Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until light golden brown, 4 to 6 minutes. Add the scallions and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the scallions are wilted, 2 to 3 minutes longer; transfer the vegetables to the bowl with the pork.
5. Add the remaining 1 teaspoon vegetable oil and cabbage to the now-empty skillet; cook, stirring occasionally, until spotty brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Clear the center of the skillet; add the garlic-ginger mixture and cook, mashing the mixture with a spoon, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir the garlic mixture into the cabbage; return the pork-vegetable mixture and the chicken brothsoy sauce mixture to the skillet. Simmer until thickened and the ingredients are well incorporated, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat.
6. While the cabbage is cooking, stir the noodles into the boiling water. Cook, stirring constantly, until the noodles are tender, 3 to 4 minutes for fresh Chinese noodles or 10 minutes for dried linguine. Drain the noodles and transfer back to the Dutch oven; add the cooked stir-fry mixture and chili-garlic sauce, tossing the noodles constantly, until the sauce coats the noodles. Serve immediately.
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Grilled Pork Loin with Apple-Cranberry Filling
serves 6
This recipe is best prepared with a loin that is 7 to 8 inches long and 4 to 5 inches wide. To make cutting the pork easier, freeze it for 30 minutes. If mustard seeds are unavailable, stir an equal amount of whole grain mustard into the filling after the apples have been processed. Use more or less cayenne, depending on how spicy youd like the stuffing. The pork loin can be stuffed and tied a day ahead of time, but dont season the exterior until you are ready to grill.
1 cup apple cider
1/2 cup cider vinegar
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 large shallot, halved lengthwise and sliced thin crosswise (about 1/4cup)
1 1/2 cups (4 ounces) packed dried apples
1/2 cup (2 1/2ounces) packed dried cranberries
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
1 tablespoon yellow mustard seeds (see note)
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/81/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (see note)
2 (3-inch) wood chunks
1 boneless center-cut pork loin roast, 2 1/2pounds (see note)
Kosher salt and ground black pepper
Vegetable oil for cooking grate
1. For the filling: Bring all of the ingredients to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Cover, reduce the heat to low, and cook until the apples are very soft, about 20 minutes. Push the mixture through a fine-mesh strainer set over a bowl to extract as much liquid as possible. Return the liquid to the saucepan and simmer over medium-high heat until reduced to 1/3 cup, about 5 minutes; reserve the glaze. Meanwhile, pulse the apple mixture in a food processor until uniformly coarsely chopped, about fifteen 1-second pulses. Transfer the filling to a bowl and refrigerate while preparing the pork.
2. For the pork: Soak the wood chunks in water for 1 hour. Meanwhile, cut the meat to an even 1/2-inch thickness. Season inside liberally with salt and spread the apple filling in an even layer, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Roll tightly and tie with twine at 1-inch intervals. Season the exterior liberally with salt and pepper.
3. Light a large chimney starter filled with 5 quarts of charcoal (about 85 briquettes) and allow to burn until the coals are fully ignited and covered with a thin layer of ash, about 20 minutes. Build a modified two-level fire by arranging the coals to cover one half of the grill. Drain the wood chunks and place on the coals. Open the bottom vent fully. Position the cooking grate over the coals, cover the grill, and heat the grate until hot, about 5 minutes; scrape the cooking grate clean with a grill brush. Lightly dip a wad of paper towels in the oil; holding the wad with tongs, wipe the cooking grate.
4. Place the roast, fat side up, on the cooking grate over the cool side of the grill. Cover the grill and position the vent, halfway open, over the roast to draw the smoke through the grill. Grill-roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the roast registers 130 to 135 degrees, 55 to 70 minutes, flipping the roast once halfway through the cooking time. Brush the roast with half of the reserved glaze; flip and brush with the remaining glaze. (You may need to reheat the glaze briefly to make it spreadable.) Continue to cook until the glaze is glossy and sticky, about 5 minutes longer.
5. Transfer the roast to a cutting board, loosely tent with foil, and let rest for 15 minutes. (The internal temperature should rise to about 145 degrees.) Cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices, removing the twine as you cut. Serve immediately
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Serves 4 to 6
If you cant find tri-tip, bottom round is an
acceptable alternative.
1 tri-tip roast (about 2 pounds), trimmed
6 garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
¾ teaspoon salt
2 cups wood chips, preferably oak
1 teaspoon pepper
¾ teaspoon garlic salt
1. Pat roast dry with paper towels. Using fork, prick roast
about 20 times on each side. Combine garlic, oil,
and salt and rub over roast. Cover with plastic wrap
and refrigerate for 1 hour or up to 24 hours.
2. Soak wood chips in bowl of water to cover for 15
minutes. Open bottom vents on grill. Light large
chimney starter filled with charcoal briquettes (about
100 coals) and burn until charcoal is covered with
fine gray ash. Pour hot coals in even layer over one
half of grill. Set cooking grate in place, cover, open
lid vents completely, and let grill heat for 5 minutes.
Scrape cooking grate clean.
3. Using paper towels, wipe garlic paste off roast. Rub
pepper and garlic salt all over meat. Grill directly
over coals until well browned, about 5 minutes per
side. Carefully remove roast and cooking grate from
grill and scatter wood chips over coals. Replace
cooking grate and arrange roast on cooler side of
grill. Cover, positioning lid vents directly over meat,
and cook until roast registers about 130 degrees (for
medium-rare), about 20 minutes. Transfer meat to
cutting board, tent loosely with foil, and let rest for 20
minutes. Slice thinly across the grain. Serve.
California Barbecued
Tri-Tip on a Gas Grill
Prepare recipe for California Barbecued Tri-Tip
through step 1. Soak wood chips in bowl of water to
cover for 15 minutes, seal in foil packet, and place
over primary burner. Turn all burners to high and close
lid, keeping grill covered until wood chips begin to
smoke heavily, about 15 minutes. Scrape cooking
grate clean. Wipe garlic paste off roast. Rub pepper
and garlic salt all over meat. Place roast on side of
grate opposite primary burner and grill, covered,
until well browned, about 5 minutes per side. Leave
primary burner on high and turn all other burners
off; cook until roast registers about 130 degrees (for
medium-rare), about 20 minutes. Rest and slice as
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serves 6 to 8
Note: We prefer blade chops, which have more
fat to prevent drying out on the grill, but leaner loin
chops will also work. These chops are huge and are
best sliced off the bone before serving.
¼ cup packed dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon ground fennel
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon ground coriander
1 tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
4 (20- to 24-ounce) bone-in blade-cut pork
chops, about 2 inches thick (See note above)
2 cups wood chips, preferably hickory
1. Combine sugar, fennel, cumin, coriander, paprika,
salt, and pepper and rub mixture all over pork chops.
Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1
hour or up to 24 hours.
2. Soak wood chips in bowl of water to cover for 15
minutes. Prepare chips in foil packet. Open bottom
vent on grill. Light large chimney starter filled with
charcoal briquettes (about 100) and burn until
charcoal is covered with fine gray ash. Pour hot coals
into pile on one side of grill and lay foil packet over
coals. Set cooking grate in place, cover, open lid
vent halfway, and let grill heat for 5 minutes. Scrape
cooking grate clean.
3. Arrange chops, bone side toward fire, on cooler
side of grill. Cover, positioning lid vents directly over
meat, and cook until chops register 145 degrees, 50
to 60 minutes (if your chops are less than 2 inches
thick, start checking them for temperature after 30
minutes). Slide chops directly over fire and cook,
uncovered, until well browned, about 2 minutes per
side. Transfer to platter and let rest 20 minutes. Serve.
Smoked Double-Thick
Pork Chops on a Gas Grill
Prepare recipe for Smoked Double-Thick Pork Chops
through step 1. Soak wood chips in bowl of water to
cover for 15 minutes, seal in foil packet (cutting vent
holes in top), and place over primary burner. Turn all
burners to high and close lid, keeping grill covered
until wood chips begin to smoke heavily, about 15
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Pork Roast
Serves 6 to 8
A heavy, deep-sided (3-inch) roasting pan is the
best choice for this recipe, but a shallow broiler pan
also works well.
1 (6-pound) boneless pork shoulder roast
(Boston butt)
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons freshly cracked pepper
1½ teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage
1 tablespoon fennel seeds, roughly chopped
2 large red onions, cut into 1-inch wedges
1 tablespoon vegetable oil (if necessary)
1 cup apple cider
¼ cup apple jelly
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and
heat oven to 300 degrees. Trim outer fat from pork,
leaving -inch-thick layer. Combine garlic, pepper,
salt, rosemary, sage, and fennel seeds in small bowl.
Tie pork roast tightly into uniform shape. Rub with
herb mixture.
2. Transfer to roasting pan and cook 3 hours. Scatter
onion wedges around meat, tossing onions in pan
drippings to coat. (If roast has not produced any
juices, toss onions with oil.) Continue roasting until
meat is extremely tender and skewer inserted into
center meets no resistance, 3½ to 4 hours. (Check
pan juices every hour to make sure they have not
evaporated. If necessary, add 2 cups water to pan
and stir browned bits into water.)
3. Transfer roast to large baking dish, place onions in
medium bowl, and pour pan drippings into liquid
measuring cup, adding enough water to measure 1½
cups. Allow all to cool 30 minutes, cover with plastic
wrap, and refrigerate overnight.
4. One hour before serving, adjust oven rack to middle
position and heat oven to 300 degrees. Cut cold
meat into ¼-inch slices and overlap in large baking
dish. Spoon fat layer off drippings (discard fat) and
transfer drippings and reserved onions to medium
saucepan. Add cider, jelly, and vinegar and bring to
boil over medium-high heat, then reduce to simmer.
Spoon ½ cup simmering sauce over pork slices and
cover baking dish with foil. Place in oven and heat
until very hot, 30 to 40 minutes. Meanwhile, continue
reducing sauce until dark and thickened, 10 to 15
minutes (reheat mixture just before serving pork).
Serve pork, spooning onion mixture over meat or
passing at table.
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Serves 6 to 8
Look for a top sirloin roast that has a thick,
substantial fat cap still attached. The rendered fat
will help to keep the roast moist. When making the
jus, taste the reduced broth before adding any of
the accumulated meat juices from the roast. The
meat juices are well seasoned and may make the
jus too salty. A heavy-duty roasting pan with a dark
or nonstick finish or a broiler pan is a must for this
8 large garlic cloves, unpeeled
1 (4-pound) top sirloin roast, with some
top fat intact
garlic-salt rub
3 large garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon dried thyme
½ teaspoon salt
garlic paste
12 large garlic cloves, peeled,
cloves cut in half lengthwise
2 sprigs fresh thyme
2 bay leaves
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup olive oil
1½ cups low-sodium beef broth
1½ cups low-sodium chicken broth
1. For the beef: Toast unpeeled garlic cloves in small
skillet over medium-high heat, tossing frequently, until
spotty brown, about 8 minutes. Set garlic aside. When
cool enough to handle, peel cloves and cut into
¼-inch slivers.
2. Using paring knife, make 1-inch-deep slits all over
roast. Insert toasted garlic into slits.
3. For the garlic-salt rub: Mix minced garlic, thyme, and
salt together in small bowl. Rub all over roast. Place
roast on large plate and refrigerate, uncovered, at
least 4 hours or preferably overnight.
4. For the garlic paste: Heat halved garlic cloves,
thyme, bay leaves, salt, and oil in small saucepan
over medium-high heat until bubbles start to rise to
surface. Reduce heat to low and cook until garlic
is soft, about 30 minutes. Cool completely. Strain,
reserving oil. Discard herbs and transfer garlic to small
bowl. Mash garlic with 1 tablespoon garlic oil until
paste forms. Cover and refrigerate paste until ready
to use. Cover and reserve garlic oil.
5. Adjust oven rack to middle position, place nonstick
roasting pan or broiler pan bottom on rack, and
heat oven to 450 degrees. Using paper towels, wipe
garlic-salt rub off beef. Rub beef with 2 tablespoons
reserved garlic oil and season with pepper. Transfer
meat, fat side down, to preheated pan and roast,
turning as needed until browned on all sides, 10 to 15
6. Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees. Remove
roasting pan from oven. Turn roast fat side up and,
using spatula, coat top with garlic paste. Return
meat to oven and roast until internal temperature
reaches 125 degrees on instant-read thermometer, 50
to 70 minutes. Transfer roast to cutting board, cover
loosely with foil, and let rest for 20 minutes.
7. For the jus: Drain excess fat from roasting pan and
place pan over high heat. Add broths and bring to
boil, using wooden spoon to scrape browned bits
from bottom of pan. Simmer, stirring occasionally,
until reduced to 2 cups, about 5 minutes. Add
accumulated juices from roast and cook 1 minute.
Pour through fine-mesh strainer. Slice roast crosswise
against grain into ¼-inch slices. Serve with jus.
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Scarborough Fair Meat Loaf
Another Mnemonic recipe:
"Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley Sage Rosemary and Thyme...."
So you have the spices:
Main stuffs:
ground meat, about a pound per loaf pan.
oats: old fashioned is what I prefer, this is for texture, so steel cut if you want a spam-like texture. about a shy cup per loaf pan.
egg: 1 egg is enough, but if you really like it to stick together, go with 2.
mix ALL together and pour into loaf pan(s).
2 part mustard
5 parts ketchup
sometimes I add mayo to make it a smoother taste, when I'm feeling the urge
bake 325f for 25~30 minutes or until knife inserted come out clean, then drain fat and add sauce. bake for 10 minutes more at 3:75.
serve with peas and baked potatoes. (ok, you serve everything in life with peas and potatoes, but seriously, those go well with this)
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Former Georgia Tech quarterback Vad Lee has decided to transfer to FCS school James Madison, he tweeted out on Monday.
I am so grateful for the 3 years at Tech. But I am excited for another great opportunity to be apart of the James Madison University family!
— Vad Lee (@_VL2) January 13, 2014
Since the redshirt sophomore is headed to an FCS program, he will be able to play right away. He announced his departure a few days after the Yellow Jackets fell to Ole Miss in the Music City Bowl.
Lee played all 13 games for Georgia Tech this past season and was the team's leading passer with 1,561 yards and 11 touchdowns. He was also intercepted 10 times and the team's third-leading rusher with 513 yards and eight touchdowns.
There's no guarantee he'll win the starting quarterback job at JMU right away as the Dukes have some experience at the position, plus Lee — who cut his teeth on Paul Johnson's triple option offense the past couple seasons — will no doubt need time to adjust to a new offensive system.


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Central Connecticut volleyball sophomore Makenna Lommori was named First Team All-Northeast Conference on Friday night at the NEC's annual pre-tournament banquet. Also recognized were junior Rachel Dunlap and sophomore Heather Trueman who each earned a Second Team All-NEC selection.
The Blue Devils enter the 2013 Northeast Conference Tournament as the #2 seed. The team will play #3 Sacred Heart at 5:30 p.m. tomorrow in the second of two semifinal matches.
Lommori earns first team honors for the second consecutive season after earning first team honors as a freshman. She was also named NEC Rookie of the Year last season.
The second year setter, continued to show her impressive all-around skill by contributing in all facets of the game. Lommori posted 959 assists (9.59 asts/s), 100 kills (1.00 k/s), 188 digs (1.88 digs/s) and 74 total blocks (0.74 blks/s). She also connected for 21 service aces. Lommori led the squad in assists, was third in service aces, fourth in digs, fifth in blocks and sixth in kills.
Dunlap led the NEC in blocking this season and is currently sixth in the nation at 1.55 blocks/set. She also contributed heavily to CCSU's offense with 160 kills and a .287 hitting percentage.
Her 155 blocks this season broke the CCSU single-season record of 154 set by Jamie Baumert in 2009. She also broke the single-match record of 13 total blocks set by Baumert in 2008. Dunalp posted 14 total blocks in a five set victory over Sacred Heart on November 9 to claim the single match mark. In that same contest the Blue Devils tied the team record for blocks with 21.0.
Trueman stepped into the starting lineup for CCSU this season at outside hitter and quickly developed into a consistent hitter. Trueman led the team in kills (294) and total attacks (891). She also collected 163 digs (1.70 digs/s) and contributed to 45 total blocks (0.47 blks/s). Her 3.06 kills per set rank fourth in the NEC this season.
Trueman posted a hitting mark of .210 for the season as she committed just 107 errors in nearly nine-hundred attack attempts. Trueman had a pair of memorable matches this season with 20 kills against Bryant (Nov. 2) and closing the regular season with a .652 (15-of-23, 0 errors) hitting percentage against St. Francis Brooklyn.
2013 Northeast Conference Volleyball Award Winners
Player of the Year
Annika Foit LIU Brooklyn OPP Jr. Hausach, Germany/Robert-Gerwig-Gymnasium
Setter of the Year
Vera Djuric LIU Brooklyn S Jr. Lazarevac, Serbia/Svetozar Markovic
Libero of the Year
Adrianna Vinas Joy LIU Brooklyn L So. San Juan, Puerto Rico/Colegio Marista
Rookie of the Year
Sarah Krufka Sacred Heart OH Fr. Santa Margarita, CA/Tesoro High
Coach of the Year
Kyle Robinson LIU Brooklyn Sixth Season
2013 Northeast Conference Volleyball First Team All-Conference
Name - School - Pos - Yr - Hometown/High School (Previous School)
Annika Foit - LIU Brooklyn - OPP - Jr. - Hausach, Germany/Robert-Gerwig-Gymnasium
Dianis Mercado - Sacred Heart - OH - Jr. - Vega Baja, Puerto Rico/Colegio Marista
Tamara Ignic - LIU Brooklyn - OH - So. - Belgrade, Serbia/First Economic
Jessica Rice - LIU Brooklyn - MB - Gr. - Marlton, NJ/Cherokee
Vera Djuric - LIU Brooklyn - S - Jr. - Lazarevac, Serbia/Svetozar Markovic
Makenna Lommori - Central Connecticut - S - So. - Yerington, NV/Yerington
Adrianna Vinas Joy - LIU Brooklyn - L - So. - San Juan, Puerto Rico/Colegio Marista
2013 Northeast Conference Volleyball Second Team All-Conference
Name - School - Pos - Yr - Hometown/High School (Previous School)
Rachel Dunlap - Central Connecticut - MB - Jr. - Sonora, CA/Lee College
Sarah Krufka - Sacred Heart - OH - Fr. - Santa Margarita, CA/Tesoro High
Heather Trueman - Central Connecticut - OH - So. - Chino Hills, CA/Chino
Mirjana Rajic - LIU Brooklyn - OH - So. - Belgrade, Serbia/Sportska Gimnazija
Arden Fisher - Robert Morris - OH - Fr. - Oakmont, PA/Riverview
Kiki Robinson - Sacred Heart - S - Fr. - Bakersfield, CA/Liberty High
Breanna Kochinsky - Saint Francis U - L - Jr. - Nicktown, PA/Northern Cambria


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SANFORD — Lynzie Nadeau poured in 18 points to lead the Sanford High girls junior varsity basketball team to a 38-19 win over Westbrook here Friday to improve their record to 6-2 at the time.
In a 49-17 win over Noble a week ago, Hannah Howes led Sanford with 18 points followed by Nadeau with 13, Liz Bougie with four, MacKenzie Ahearn and Shantel Gagnon with three apiece, and Olivia Kallis, Allison L'Heureux, Mystee Walton, Jen Jones and Laura Kirkpatrick with two points each.
Hannah Howes scored 19 points and Laura Kirkpatrick added 13 to lead the locals to a 56-25 win over South Portland. Grace Riley added seven to the winning total followed by Jen Jones with six and Mackenzie Ahearn with four.
Also in on the scoring act for Sanford were Allison L'Heureux with three and Sam Fecteau with two.
Lynzie Nadeau scored 12 points and Liz Bougie added 10 in a 39-32 win over Kennebunk. Hannah Howes added eight to Sanford's total followed by Jen Jones with six and Mystee Walton with two. Grace Riley scored 13 points, Laura Kirkpatrick added seven and Lynzie Nadeau scored six in a 48-31 win over Deering. Liz Bougie scored five for Sanford with Howes and Jones adding three each.
In a 28-23 win over Bonny Eagle, Hannah Howes led with 10 points followed by Lynzie Nadeau, Jen Jones and Liz Bougie with three points each.
Hannah Howes scored 20 points with Liz Bougie adding eight and Laura Kirkpatrick scoring six in a 42-33 win over Gorham. Lynzie Nadeau scored five and Kaela Goodwin scored two. In a 36-28 loss to Cheverus, Nadeau scored 10 points followed by Hannah Howes with six and Liz Bougie with five.


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From Helsinki, I took the train north to Oulu. Visiting this city was the primary purpose of my trip because it was the region that my family originally lived. I took a train out of Helsinki and about 3/4 of the way we switched to bus.
I sat on the bus looking out the window as we drove through the pine forest. It was clear to me how my relatives ended up in Minnesota. We drove by a car parked on the edge of the woods. People picking blueberries. We honestly could have been in northern Minnesota.
We arrived in Oulu and I went to my hotel. My room: 1) had a sauna in it; and 2) was above a karaoke bar. The plan was to spend the next two days holed up at the Finnish National Archives finding out whatever I could about my great grandmother and grandfather. It was a tall order because I only knew their names, birth year and the fact that they may or may not have come from Oulu (which is a region, as well as a city). I sat in my sauna and then was lulled to sleep my Finns singing songs in the bar below me.
The next day I woke up at the crack of dawn (ok, 9:00 am), ate a lovely breakfast and then went off to find the Archives. Bless the hearts of the ladies working at the Archives who took me under wing, showed me the ropes of researching the church records, and patiently helped me translate the old Swedish records into Finnish and then English. When it was all said and done, I was able to work my way back three generations. And yes, my grandparents lived in the downtown area of Oulu. One of the coolest things I was able to do is match addresses for both families from an 1900 census to a current location on a map and go visit the actual location of their houses (long since gone). They lived a couple of blocks apart and probably grew up together.
On my third day in the city I started walking around and visiting the sights. Holy cow. My family is lucky that I was not the one that lived there back in the 1900's. Russian occupation aside, I'm pretty sure I would have never left.
I found myself looking at the dates of buildings to determine if they were standing when my grandparents were walking those streets. This was my first introduction to the 19th century wooden worker's houses.
|Government building
|The doors. Swoon. Also, notice the blue gray color - if you did your homework, this should look familiar.
|These buildings were in the main market square. My grandparents would have walked by them often.
|More yellow
|Had I seen this overhang before I had my copper one made, things would be different.
|You know you are an old house owner, when 1) you photo things like this; and 2) you know how to strip paint off of them.
|This Cathedral would have been the closest church to where my grandparents lived.
|I'm pretty sure I could live on cardamom rolls and coffee
|Corner of an old log building.
|The main market. My grandparents would have walked down these same aisles.
|I want to live in this one. Pink!
|My afternoon coffee spot.
|I take photos of my food. I know, odd.
|A sculpture in tribute to the generations that helped build the country through the years.
|Do the colors look familiar?
|Does it get any better?
|Bonus points to anyone that can tell me what I ate that day and point me to a recipe. Yum.
|An old ship factory turned restaurant.


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Event Timeline
June, 2007
July, 2007
August, 2007
First take a read through the QuickSummary - a brief overview of the events so far, in a much more condensed, quicker narrative to catch up on the story of Iris.
The trail begins June 11th, 2007 with a forum user called AdjutantReflex posting some cryptic messages.
Outline - Week 1, June 11 - 16, 2007
- in brief:
- AdjutantReflex posts on bungie.net, and Society of the Ancients hold small rallies in 6 cities. The glyph is discovered, along with a small Halo comic online leading to what SOTA calls the 'transmission log'.
Outline - Week 2, June 17 - 23, 2007
- in brief:
- A Circuit City ad, and a Best Buy ad include a direct reference to the comic. AdjutantReflex is hacked and replaced by another unknown entity. The timer halts, at a number that (coincidentally?) is the GPS coordinates of a suspected resting place of the Ark in eastern Africa. The transmission log changes to direct people to the 'bounce path control' where the first 100 people are given 'keys' and are instrumental in unlocking Server 01 to the public, wherein a number of new files are found.
Outline - Week 3, June 24 - 30, 2007
- in brief:
- Not much happened this week. AdjutantReflex (the new owner) posted a couple of times in the Bungie.net forums, contemplating its situation. It also posted a familiar code, variations found on some Halo products:
Outline - Week 4, July 1 - 7, 2007
- in brief:
- The first reward package was reported as received from Server 01, including: A limited T-shirt, a SOTA flyer, a printed version of the halo3.com/comic, and a redeemable XBL code for an Iris gamerpic. Shortly after, reports of classified ads for a company falled Flood Containment Control began appearing. The ads included a photo of mossy flood damage, with some moss appearing in the shape of the glyph. Calling the associated 800 number led to the start of a series of recordings of a conference call between 4 people at FCC. The broken conversation seemed to be about real flooding clients that the FCC was looking into.
Outline - Week 5, July 8 - 14, 2007
July 8, 2007
- The message on the flood containment control call number has been updated with more of the conversation.
- The new recording says this (listen):
- Man 2: (...site 34, ) site 4, 107, and 37. The center usually goes in before we do, that's been my experience.
- Man 1: By the time we have the site clean, they've moved on to more pressing needs. After all, we've had some extremely unpredictable seasons lately.
- 3rd participant
- Man 2: No need, their rep is available to us any time we need her.
- 3rd participant
- Man 1: On everything we still need to look into
- 3rd participant
- Man 2: Well we're working on it. For the moment we're simply hiding the data behind a false menu item.
- Man 1: Security will be updated before the next system approaches
- 3rd participant
- Man 2: Okay, great. Bye Bill
- Man 1: Thanks
July 9, 2007
- The message on the flood containment control call number has been updated, returning to part 1, but adding participants 3 and 4.
- The new recording says this (listen):
- Op (British Female): Welcome to the Strema Conferencing center. Please enter your pin, followed by
- Caller: #### (probably 2 different pins)
- Op:Password accepted. Now accessing conference archive number 16180, participant 3 (overlaid by) 4.
- Man 3 (Bill?): So where does that put us in terms of the numbers then?
- (pause)
- Female 1: Roughly
- (pause)
- Female 1: And out of that 4000 or so we are expecting to close shop on the bulk by the end of the month.
- (pause)
- Op (American Female): --Thank you for calling. Goodbye.
- (see flood containment control for the full possible transcript)
July 10, 2007
- The message on the flood containment control (see for audio and transcription) call number has been updated. The new recording completes part 2, and hints for people to go visit halo3.com/5467k - a map of the US with red dots in every state on video game carrying stores. The page title says '3463 5467k', which when punched in a cell spells 'FIND KIOSK'. When viewing the red dots, each location contains a code:
KltfvbljclecwuqlYnmerwvqhrplavyjantz xtmespdtsttgyseviBceyntfvvatrwzgwwub olwifmvbgcztatsVwxbxexiwgzswnfepVtkn njzgdctpwvhKgefqcekqvqyfbetxvhbgznhp rlavdecrqihJokstwcxahxxwitchsjrptaau nansTmbxwhihyfthAtlxIvsdbQtpaBjrVrss oDwc
- When visiting the locations, people found a new display on Xbox 360 kiosks (youtube video, thanks atomicfire001, better version, thanks unr3alch13f). In a 'hidden menu' (see flood containment control), they found a quote from Blaise de Vigenère:
"There is no malicious intent. Only the single minded goal of survival"
This tells us the code is a vigenere cipher. Using the quote as the key, the quote can be decoded to:
| Report 206:
Every sixteen hours another planet is taken. The numbers being lost are astronomical.
Report 223:
Host world raised. Correct concentration to point sixty five.
Fleet losing control falling back. Rendezvous at Nine Bravo Kilo Two Romeo Six.
- Then using the code 9BK2R6 at the transmission log, leads to the new Bounce Path Control page where visitors were prompted to enter a verification code (image). The first 100 people to enter this code were presented with the key entry page again, with a new voice message.
The MP3 narrative says:
- Once all 100 keys were received, "the server's content" became unlocked, and the transmission log began redirecting to "Server Open" (direct link). The second server ('episode') shown on halo3.com is now unocked and displays the Forerunner entity.
Outline - Week 6, July 15 - 21, 2007
No events occurred
Outline - Week 7, July 22 - 28, 2007
July 25, 2007
- While nothing has happened in Iris to further the 'spiral campaign' portion, numerous Halo 3 downloads have been made available over the course of the campaign - digital swag, as it were. Because of its 'meta' status pertaining to the campaign, please place info about downloads on that page - at least until anything in particular is shown directly connected to the furthering of Iris.
July 26, 2007
- The recently released server monitor began showing a pending up date to Server 03
- A strange popup was discovered at Halo3.com, under Media / Concept Art named "The Device." Once opened, the device asked for use of the computer's microphone. After playing the 719hz sound file (some say any sound or pressing play multiple times) through the microphone, visitors were led to the new Bounce Path Control page where they were prompted to enter a verification code and they key. The first 100 people to enter the key were given a new voice message.
The MP3 narrative says:
- Once all 100 keys were received, "the server's content" became unlocked, and the page began redirecting to "Server Open" (direct link). The third server (aka 'episode') shown on halo3.com is now unlocked and displays the Forerunner entity.
Outline - Week 8, July 29 - Aug 4, 2007
August 3, 2007
- Halo3.com was updated in the Halo Insider section with a new post, including a poem by Lord Byron called When We Two Parted, with an additional final stanza.
Outline - Week 9, Aug 5 - Aug 11, 2007
August 6, 2007
- The new poem was first discovered by gremlin12 at ABO. Within the poem are extra spaces, placed before specific letters. The 'marked' letters put together spell: THECASTAWAYTHEORYVOLMAN
- Following the hint from the final stanza referencing "Amazon", a new book was discovered named "The Castaway Theory", by Jonas Volman, published by "Golden Wing Books" (aka, Iris) with the 801snpow.jpg spectrogram image of Schrodinger's Equation used as cover illustration. The release date according to Amazon was Nov 9, 2004 - the date Halo 2 was released.
- In the comments section are two posts from Thomas Sanatos, seeming to say that Volman has been missing for quite some time. In one, Thomas states "Joanne and I lit a candle for you the other night. It's become a tradition every time we make Sunday evening pasta." It's considered this could be indicating the upcoming Sunday (12th).
- When previewing the book's pages, note first the ISBN number: 2-061-62236-5, aka 126.96.36.199. The book's Amazon ID may also be encoded: B000RGSYWI
- The previewable page contents include up to the 2nd page of Chapter 1. On the 2nd page is an image bearing a striking resemblance to our glyphs. The book and its chapters discuss genetics and the gap that appears to exist between ancient and modern humans in the Darwinian evolutionary theory, and possible explanations.
- See The Castaway Theory for available book contents.
- At 3:43pm PDT, Thomas Sanatos posted a 3rd comment in the book's forum.
August 7, 2007
- Thomas Sanatos replied 3 times sequentially within a thread in the book's forum at about 6:20pm PDT.
August 8, 2007
- Thomas Sanatos posted a new topic on the Amazon forum with the following message:
|Thomas Sanatos says:
I understand that everyone is on a search of some kind, but I don't think I can help you.
Jonas was the one with the theories and answers. The rest of us were just sounding boards for possible solutions. We were the ones who told him no every time he thought he found a yes. If he was around, I am sure he could tell you what you want to know.
The process of my involvement was simple- Jonas would work non-stop for about a week before dropping by my office. If I had the time, he would sit for a cup of coffee and ask questions about the structure of social advancement or evolutionary desires or any number of things. The questions always changed due to the fact that he was forever updating his theories.
During all our talks, Jonas and I grew close. He didn't have any family in the area so my wife and I started inviting him over for dinner on Sunday evenings. This continued for a few years, past the publishing of "The Castaway Theory", until one night he just didn't show up...
Two days later, after he failed to appear for classes, I filed a police report. The investigators went through his house and found nothing out of place. His notes remained untouched; his clothes all seemed to be in his closet. There was even a sandwich sitting on the kitchen counter. It was as if he just opened the front door walked away. That was 20 months ago.
The last time I heard from Jonas was in a note he left on my desk the Friday before his disappearance. The note said, "It's time to start asking questions again. J"
August 9, 2007
- At 10:50am PDT, Thomas Sanatos began another thread in the book's forum, labelled "He's BACK!!"
- Within this comment, Thomas was very excited that Jonas had returned from his 20 months absense, quoting an IM he received from one "profvol49". Assuming it's an MSN username, Jonas could be reached via profvol49[splat]hotmail.com
- In chatting with profvol49 (a chat bot), bits of information were revealed - some important, some not. Mainly, the link to the Bounce Path Control page for Server 04.
- Soon after 11am PDT, 100 keys had been entered and Server 04 was unlocked (though not without technical difficulty).
August 10, 2007
- After opening Server 04, users quickly discovered the url of the mysterious new IP address, by using the text found on StarImage4.jpg: TheArtifactLocation.com. It was also noted then that each star map when overlaid with previous, was slowly spelling out "the artifact location", which was clearly visible in the 4th image.
- It was quickly determined (aka previously known) that the password for the location was boomerang - the name of the nebula in unknown.jpg of Server 04. Entering it produced a new mystery - a list of 3 cities: New York, Seattle, Los Angeles - followed by randomly cycling characters in sets of 10.
Outline - Week 10, Aug 12 - Aug 18, 2007
August 13, 2007
- The numbers 081607 (16th August, 2007) now appear between the city names and random characters of the artifact location website.
August 16, 2007
- Just before noon, the status of Server 05 was updated to pending with 0 keys activated.
- At about 11:30am EDT, times appeared after the dates in the city list on the artifact location website. For New York (EDT): 23:59, Seattle (PDT): 21:00, and for LA (PDT): 21:00.
August 17, 2007
- Just after 12am EDT, according to the times listed on the artifact location page, GPS coordinates appeared beside each city. People in the area then headed to the locations to find something.
- An hour later, the Los Angeles coordinates were 'corrected'.
- At 1:11am EDT, eccramer discovered a projector playing a video (Youtube) on the wall at the Seattle location. Within this video was a web address to the Server 5 Bounce Path Control page. He reported it to Giga on IRC, and all 100 keys were then claimed within minutes.
- By 1:23am EDT, 100 keys had been entered and Server 05 was unlocked (though once again, not without technical difficulty).
- At 1:30am EDT, the New York coordinates were also 'corrected'.
- The time it took from discovering the Bounce Path Control page (first key entered) to the 100 keys being entered took about 20 minutes - however, the first 5 keys spanned 19 minutes, at which point the BPC page link was posted, and within under 2 minutes, the rest had been claimed.
- Everything about Server 05 was then actively pored over by the community.
Outline - Week 11, Aug 19 - Aug 25, 2007
August 20, 2007
A leaked article was posted to the unfiction forums from Microsoft's internal news site, seeming to indicate that the Iris campaign for Halo 3 had ended, among other details. Debates continue as to its authenticity, and whether Iris will in fact continue through to September 26th (the UK release date misquoted as the end date for Iris), or whether the new AR's meaning of "tomorrow" was actually symbolic and conclusive, meaning an indefinite amount of time.
August 23, 2007
An official article was discovered by writer87 posted to on halo.msn.com, confirming the completion (effectively) of Iris mid-August. Suffice to say:
- "The viral campaign concluded in mid-August but the plot thread will extend into Halo 3."
Outline - Post-game
September 13, 2007
- Despite belief that AdjutantReflex and the ARG had ended, AR reappeared on Bungie.net in the Halo 3 forums and posted a thread entitled "The Empty Casket" at approximately 10 P.M.
- Prior to posting this thread, it should be noted AR edited several comments made by users in this thread
- At reaching 5 pages of replies, the thread was locked. Another thread was made by member The_Noobslayer at the same forum while another was made at the CompoundIntelligence forum. Moments later "The Empty Casket" thread by AR was unlocked, it had edited its original post to include a last line "This is the way the World ends". Also, it edited a user's post to say "Gravemind much?"
- Suddenly, AR's thread, The_Noobslayer's thread regarding AR, and the thread at CompoundIntelligence were all simultaneously deleted. All AR's post for that day were esponged from records.
- There is an ongoing thread at bungie.net here discussing it here
- Thanks to SwiftPhantom AR's post is Quoted in the forums. The time and date of AR's Post is 09/13/2007 10:22PM. At the end of the post AR says,
- A little math: 09/13/2007 +11 days is 09/24/2007 and 10:22pm +1hr 38min is 12:00pm or 0000 09/25/2007. Release day.
September 18, 2007
- AdjutantReflex returned yet again, this time editing a post by bungie.net user xxHalohotiexx at 2:15 PST A.M. to say this:
| Posted by: xxHaloHottiexx
- "7 rotations" seems to coincide with the fact 7 days (from that point) were left until the release of Halo 3 (9/25/07).
- The edit was done in the stickied thread at the Halo 3 forum
November 1, 2007
- Some people are reporting packages showing up, believed to be from Server 03, although the recipients and package contents seem to vary, as some people reportedly not having participated in Server 03, 04, or 05 are getting packages.
December 29, 2007
- "Thomas Sanatos" posted at a final message at C.I. thanking the community for their involvement with Iris.
Jan 14, 2008
- AKQA's Post-game overview of Iris was found via an employee's site - a flash site for portfolio purposes providing a meta-overview of their entire Iris campaign production (direct link)


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Faces of Alignment Rockford
Click on any image below to read more about the Alignment Rockford member and their involvement.
We are making positive changes in the school system, which means we are making positive changes in the lives of our students.- Chad Moe
As a Rockford native, I have seen first-hand the negative perception of education in my city. I am a graduate of Rockford East High School, a product of the public school district. It is up to me (and everyone else in the community) to support positive changes of Rockford Public Schools District #205. - Jessica Koltz
If we want to affect real change and improvement in RPS205 and the overall Rockford Community, then we all need to step up and participate at any and all levels that we are able. This is not an overnight fix or change, this is really affecting generational change which takes time and long term commitment. - Stephen Nelson


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March 9, 2017
Blog: VALENTINO Hosts PAMM Art of the Party Gala Kick-Off Event
On Thursday, March 2nd Valentino hosted a private shopping event to kick-off Pérez Art Museum Miami's 2017, Art of the Party gala alongside members of PAMM's Art of the Party leadership – Arlene Chaplin, Darlene Pérez and Alexa Wolman. Valentino opened the doors of its Bal Harbour location for an exclusive night of luxe fashion and art. The store's dazzling, ethereal atmosphere created the perfect ambiance for the night's blend of arts and culture. A percentage of proceeds from both Valentino Miami Design District and Valentino Bal Harbour locations will be donated to Pérez Art Museum Miami.


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Inoformation on xrdp:
The goal of this project is to provide a fully functional Linux terminal server, capable of accepting connections from rdesktop and Microsoft's own terminal server / remote desktop clients.
sudo yum install xrdp
There is not much configuration needed for this so I will not go into details. If you are stuck with something though, you can ask in the comments for the post.
Link to this post!


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Modular battery contacts are interconnection devices that are used where a rechargeable battery pack is required. They are therefore used in a wide range of portable units such as mobile phones, laptop computers and in-field medical and test equipment.
How do modular battery contacts work?
Modular battery contacts have colour-coded housings and mechanical keys to prevent two different voltage colour-coded housings from mating. The battery terminals are designed to fit either positive or negative battery posts. They're end-to-end stackable with contacts made from various metals and they offer a high cycle life.
Why use modular battery contacts?
Modular battery contacts are not just helpful for rechargeable battery applications. Because they can be used as either compression or sliding modular contacts, modular battery contacts can also function as connectors for many other non-battery related applications. They're made with a high-performance and temperature-rated thermoplastic housing, durable blade terminals and can be manufactured with a variety of metal platings, such as gold-plated nickel contacts.


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On Sunday, September 17 starting at 9 am, the Berthoud Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting it's 1st Annual Co-ed Softball Tournament benefiting Alternatives to Violence. We have 23 non-profits that belong to our chamber and we chose ATV to be our first recipient. ATV is a non-profit serving Southern Larimer County as victim's rights advocates. They service any victim of violent crime and specialize in domestic violence and sexual assault.
Our teams are all signed up and play begins at 9 am at Bein Park, S 10th Street in Berthoud. We encourage you to come out and support these teams as well as ATV.
If you can bring needed items for ATV's Safehouse, here's a list:
- large, medium sweat pants
- sheets, towels, pillowcases
- baby monitors if possible
- shaving cream
- deodorants
- hair ties
- baby products (shampoo, cream, powder)
- feminine hygiene products (tampons/pads Large and X-large size)
- body sprays if possible
- shampoos, conditioner, lotions (not travel size) are always welcome
- zip log bags
- trash bags
- toothbrushes
- full size toothpaste
- makeup
- hairbrushes, etc.
- Pretty much anything in the toiletry line (please no hotel samples)
- crayons
- markers
- glitters
- colorful chart/ papers
- glue sticks
- beads
- anything that you can do creative crafty projects with
If you cannot make it to our softball tournament but would like to donate something, feel free to bring it to the Chamber office next week. We are located at 428 Mountain Ave.
If you have any questions, please call at at 970-532-4200.
Thank you!


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Trying to make up for Obama's lackluster debate performance last week, Joe Biden aggressively challenged Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan in their face-off Thursday night, energising Democrats and irritating Republicans.
With polls showing President Barack Obama losing his lead after a widely panned debate performance last week, the pressure was on Vice President Joe Biden to come out swinging at his face-off against Mitt Romney's running mate, Paul Ryan, Thursday night.
And come out swinging he did.
Held in Danville, Kentucky, and moderated by journalist Martha Raddatz, the debate saw a feisty Biden hitting his Republican counterpart on a variety of issues including taxes, abortion, and US policies regarding Syria, Iran, and Afghanistan.
Biden's aggressive approach was a far cry from Obama's passivity last week. It was also a dramatic departure from his own more restrained debate performance against Sarah Palin four years ago.
Ryan, a 42-year-old Congressman from Wisconsin known for his winning smile and staunch fiscal conservatism, was on the defensive for much of the time.
A CBS poll of uncommitted voters carried out right after the debate found 50 percent of respondents naming Biden as the winner, 31 percent choosing Ryan, and 19 percent calling it a tie.
The Republican nevertheless earned praise from pundits on both sides of the aisle for his carefully worded critiques of Obama's domestic and foreign policy records.
"Ryan was earnest and knowledgeable, but seemed somewhat intimidated by Biden," assessed Dr. Larry Sabato, the director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics.
Karlyn Bowman, an analyst at right-leaning think tank American Enterprise Institute, described Biden as "combative and hot" and Ryan as "calm and cool", noting that both proved "skilled debaters".
Biden's boldness 'revives Democratic enthusiasm'
But Democratic analysts, like Thomas Mann of the left-leaning Brookings Institution, were nearly unanimous in asserting that Biden emerged from the encounter with his mission accomplished. "Biden did what Democrats wanted Obama to do in the first debate," Mann said. "[His] performance will help revive Democratic interest and enthusiasm in their ticket."
The debate opened with a series of fiery exchanges over foreign policy, with Ryan accusing Obama of "projecting weakness abroad" and Biden challenging his opponent to specify what Romney would do differently.
The back-and-forth continued in a segment focused on the economy. "This is not what a real recovery looks like," Ryan quipped, pointing to high unemployment in Biden's own hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
"Show me a policy that shows me you care about people," Biden retorted, rapping the Republican ticket for promoting a tax code he said would favour the wealthiest Americans.
Unlike the debate between Obama and Romney, the vice president and his opponent, both of whom are Catholic, were asked to address the hot-button issue of abortion and explain the role of religion in their views on the matter.
Ryan emphasised that, in his opinion, "life begins at conception", though he insisted that a Romney White House would not oppose abortion in cases of rape or incest. Biden, on the other hand, stressed that his Catholic faith and political positions were separate: "I refuse to impose my church's position on others," he said gravely. "I do not believe that we have a right to tell women that they can't control their body."
'Only Obama can restore Obama'
In the wake of the debate, blogs and Twitter feeds were flooded with reactions from Democrats thrilled that Biden had attacked the Republican ticket with a boldness that Obama failed to display last week; Biden brought up Romney's controversial "47 percent" comments multiple times, and said it was hard to know where the Republican stood on any given issue since he "changes his mind so much".
Many Republicans, meanwhile, slammed Biden for what they described as over-the-top and inappropriate antics such as eye-rolling, interrupting and scoffing during some of Ryan's remarks. One of CNN's right-leaning pundits, Alex Castellanos, tweeted that Biden was "irritating" and "smirking" excessively, and called for someone to "take away his laughing gas".
"It's pretty clear who the grown-up on stage is," Ryan's spokesperson tweeted.
The question looming as Biden and Ryan exited the stage was whether or not Thursday night's clash would have any impact on what looks like an increasingly tight race. Last week, Romney proved the exception to the general rule of debates having minimal impact on the race by getting a substantial bounce out of his strong showing. Thomas Mann of the Brookings Institution predicted that Biden's robust performance Thursday night would serve to "diminish any further shift in support to Romney".
The University of Virginia's Larry Sabato was a bit more measured in his evaluation: "It's unclear if the debate will move the needle, but Democrats who were crestfallen after [the Denver debate] are going to feel a lot better about their ticket Friday morning," he offered, with a qualification: "However, only Obama can restore Obama."
The president and his Republican rival will face off in two more debates on October 16 and October 22.
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Fortunato Ciardiello was born in Naples, on August 4, 1960.
Fortunato Ciardiello, MD, PhD is currently Full Professor of Medical Oncology, Head of the Laboratory of Experimental Therapeutics, Head of the Division of Medical Oncology, Director of the Dipartmento Medico-Chirurgico di Internistica Clinica e Sperimentale, Member of the Academic Senate, Seconda Università di Napoli in Naples, Italy. He is currently also the Director of the Specialty Programme in Medical Oncology.
Professor Ciardiello received his MD degree, his speciality degree in Medical Oncology, and his PhD degree in Molecular Biology and Pathology from the University of Naples, Italy. He also trained in translational cancer research for almost 5 years at the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. Professor Ciardiello received the G Venosta Award from the Italian Foundation for Cancer Research (FIRC) in November 2000 for research on novel therapeutic strategies in cancer.
Professor Ciardiello's research interests include the role of growth factors and their specific receptors in neoplastic transformation and the development of novel therapeutic strategies targeting growth factor receptor signalling. He has published 315 research articles, as listed in PubMed, within these specific areas of interest. Professor Ciardiello's cumulative impact factor is approximately 1400 and his H index is 76.
His major scientific achievements can be summarised as follows:
- Identification of transforming growth factor alpha (TGF alpha) as a major ligand for the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and its role in the development and progression of human epithelial cancer (in particular, breast, colorectal and lung cancer).
- Identification of the transforming properties of CRIPTO, an EGF-related growth factor in human cancer.
- Identification of the role of cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) as a down-stream signal in the pathway of activated EGFR in human cancer.
- Study of selective anti-EGFR agents in preclinical models for the development of novel drugs that now are on the market (cetuximab, gefitinib) alone and/or in combination with conventional cytotoxics, with radiation or with other molecular targeted agents.
- Study of the molecular and cellular mechanisms of acquired resistance of cancer cells to the therapeutic effects of anti-EGFR drugs.
- Furthermore, he has been essential participant or the principal investigator to the development, design, conduction and interpretration of several phase I, phase II and phase III key clinical trials which have been conducted in metastatic colorectal and lung cancers (for drugs such gefitinib, erlotinib, cetuximab, sorafenib, regorafenib, vandetanib, MEK inhibitors).
Currently, Professor Ciardiello leads a team of medical oncologists who are dedicated in a broad translational research programme to the preclinical development and to the transfer to patients of novel and more effective molecular targeted approaches for the medical treatment of colorectal and non-small cell lung cancer.
He is an active member of several international scientific societies, including the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).
Professor Ciardiello served the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) as ESMO Treasurer (2011-2013), as ESMO President-Elect (2014-2015), as ESMO President (2016-2017), and, for the years 2018-2019, as ESMO Past-President. He is currently Chair of the ESMO Membership Committee.
Professor Ciardiello also serves on the editorial boards of Clinical Cancer Research, Annals of Oncology, International Journal of Oncology; Targeted Oncology, and Oncology Reports.


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Posts Tagged 'elections 2008'
Visualization in politics
As the November elections approach, I've been observing more and more websites, newspapers and even a few researchers conveying data and trends using visualization techniques.
Fivethirtyeight.com is a website which claims to correctly project election results and one that is getting a lot of media coverage [and on the Colbert report] has a few examples of visualizations.
EveryMomentnow.com is a wonderful website that tracks the number of news articles that are focused on one of the presidential candidates. Here is an example visualization from their main page. It reminded me of Tufte's Sparklines, which convey information so succinctly.
But, New York Times scores a home-run again by making an interactive election visualization that allows readers to explore their data, create your own prediction map and much much more. It even allows you pick different 'opinion polls' and see what they're predicting. Here's a snapshot from the 'Wall Street Journal/NBC News' predictions. It can be found at http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/president/whos-ahead/key-states/map.html
CNN.com has its own version of visualizations for polling and electoral map calculator.
Microsoft's Live Labs too has developed "Political Streams" which is basically an integrated visualization tool of sorts, that allows one to visualize the attention an event is getting. They divide the 'attention' into 'news' attention and 'blog' attention. It would be more interesting if they would allow users to start their own streams.
Well, I'm happy to see that there has been some significant interest in the academic community as well.
Geoff Draper from the University of Utah will be presenting a paper in the IEEE Information Visualization 2008 conference (which is part of IEEE VisWeek 2008) titled: "Who Votes For What? A Visual Query Language for Opinion Data" by Geoffrey M. Draper & Richard F. Riesenfeld.
Visualization researchers such as Chris Healey from NCSU and Jean Daniel Fekete from INRIA have worked on visualizing election results in the past.
Chris Healey's 2004 US Presidential Election research: http://www.csc.ncsu.edu/faculty/healey/US_election/
Jean Daniel Fekete's 2004 French Election related work: http://www.lri.fr/~fekete/elections2004/index.en.html
As always, my favorite visualization website, Many Eyes, is full of users trying to visualize everything from
– Palin's Comments During the VP Debate
– Obama's Nomination Acceptance Speech at the DNC
Many more such elections related visualization have been created and can be browsed at http://services.alphaworks.ibm.com/manyeyes/browse/visualizations?q=presidential
I feel that even though some visualizations provide interactivity, most of them seem to stay away from using some of the wonderful information visualization research that has been going on to allow users to obtain insight such as the 'Visual Information Exploration for the Web' by Sheelagh Carpendale. I'm sure you have seen some good and bad visualizations this election season. Please feel free to post links or mention them in the comments.


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NASA is nearly ready to launch its SUV-size super rover to Mars later this month.
The space agency announced Thursday that the Mars Science Laboratory , its most advanced mobile robot yet, is set to lift off Nov. 25. Dubbed Curiosity, the rover will launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station atop an Atlas V rocket.
The rover is scheduled to land on Mars in August. Its mission is aimed at determining whether life existed on Mars in preparation for sending humans there.
"Preparations are on track for launching at our first opportunity," said Pete Theisinger, the rover's project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "If weather or other factors prevent launching [on Nov. 25], we have more opportunities through Dec. 18."
Curiosity should land near the base of a mountain three miles high and inside a crater. The rover will search for clues as to whether the Red Planet has ever sustained microbial life.
The size of a sport utility vehicle, Curiosity weighs 1 ton and is twice as long and five times heavier than its predecessors - the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity. Curiosity will carry a set of 10 science instruments.
According to NASA, a 7-foot arm on the robot will provide height and different angles for its cameras, along with a laser geared to enable it to study objects from a distance. Onboard tools also include chemistry instruments, environmental sensors and radiation monitors, along with mechanisms to analyze the composition of soil and rock collected using the rover's drill and scoop.
Earlier this year, NASA was forced to cancel plans to add a 3D camera to the super rover because the agency ran out of time to build and test the equipment before launch.
NASA's Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, have been two of the agency's most successful robotic projects. While Spirit was given up for dead early this year, both rovers worked on the Martian surface for more than six years - far longer than the three months that NASA initially expected them to last.
Opportunity continues its work. Last year, it was upgraded with artificial intelligence software to enable the robot to make some of its own decisions about what rocks or geological formations it should stop and analyze.
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