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School Sports
Leaping attempt
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- Published on 26 August 2012
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Skip Aguinaga leaps over opponents at the Tiger football scrimmage against Pittsburg last week. The Tigers first pre-season game will be Friday, Aug. 31 against the Rains Wildcats. For more information, see the Aug. 23 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.


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Along with offering fresh, local produce, GCM is planning to have themes for each market day with a special culinary event featuring and promoting local, sustainable farmers, producers, and the chefs who work closely with them. This meeting also included chef demos highlighting products available at the Green City Market. March Chef Demonstrations featured and promoted Artisanal Cheese. Kathy Kirby & Jolene Worthington were there to present some of Eli's products and talked with people about what Eli's can offer to them.


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Lemony Snicket... I like the Duck 'AFLAC'
Discuss this movie. Available on DVD and Blu-ray.
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Lemony Snicket... I like the Duck 'AFLAC'
Its one of those scenes... what was that? Subliminal message. I keep laughing AFLAC.
AFLAC is a great company, I had it cuz of my disorder (Pre-existing condition and all) Silly me, had a problem with HR they didn't handle Supplemental insurance inhouse and my constant battle with the HR tech job responsibilities - I had to terminate it briefly and of course then I became deathly ill. Funny, she ajusted the insurance or a female police office who became pregnant before she joined. So the preganancy would be covered. That didn't seem legal to me. I was trying to have her terminated. But to no avail. I lost my job first. Ce' La Vie. Didn't Speak Spanish, only French. Oh, Mensa means stupid in Spanish; and of sound mind in Latin. Go figure.
Aah, suddenly the mist clears and I understand....
Everybody should believe in something.
I believe I'll have another coffee!
I wish we did. Elephants are so lovely. I'd love to pet one one day.
"When in doubt, tell the truth."
Mark Twain
Don't forget the more recent Cavemen!!!
"It's so easy a caveman can do it!"
"No time outs. Only DEATH!"
"I don't like to brag and I won't cuz I don't have to!"
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Ben Feldman Is the Newest Hottie on 'Mad Men' – Hunk of the Day
As if it wasn't enough to have Jon Hamm and silver fox John Slattery steaming up 'Mad Men,' AMC brought on Ben Feldman, 'Drop Dead Diva's' slice of heaven, for season five.
This guy is mainly known for playing that adorable guardian angel on the Lifetime original series, but he now has a lot of time on his hands thanks to the show's hiatus.
At first we thought we had seen the last of Feldman, what with the news of Carter MacIntyre from 'Undercovers' coming on 'Drop Dead Diva' as a potential replacement. But we were quickly put at ease when the announcement came of Kim Kardashian's future role as Feldman's love interest. Frankly, though, we think this guy is too cute for the reality TV star.
And now, he's on 'Mad Men,' which automatically boosts his hunk status. Who knows, maybe he'll stay on the AMC series and keep giving us that sexy '60s-era look week after week. One can hope.


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Top Cow Productions, Inc. wants your votes for Pilot Season 2010, and to ensure fans can be educated voters, they are offering readers the opportunity to read all the contenders for this year's Pilot Season for free. In addition, the publisher invites fans to join them at this week's Bagged and Boarded LIVE! at the SModCastle in Los Angeles to hear their pleas.
Up until the end of the voting period on November 30, 2010, 39 Minutes, Asset, Crosshair, Forever, and 7 Days From Hell will be available for free through many of Top Cow's digital distribution partners including Wowio, MyDigitalComics.com, DriveThruComics.com, with more to come, as well as through select comic book and pop culture news sites like Comic Book Resources and Newsarama.
To further make their case, Asset writer and Top Cow publisher Filip Sablik, Crosshair writer Jeff Katz, Forever creator and Top Cow President Matt Hawkins and 7 Days From Hell writer Rob Levin will join Bagged and Boarded's Matt Cohen and Brendan Creecy at the SModCastle (6468 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA). Tickets to the show are available for purchase here: http://smodcastle.com/tickets.html. If fans are unable to attend the live show, the show will be available online shortly after its recording, or fans can head to the Top Cow YouTube page for video pleas from the creators themselves.
Polling stations are now set up at the Top Cow site (www.topcow.com) with additional polling stations to appear on various comics news sites, blogs and social media platforms. Readers can vote multiple times a day up until the polls close on November 30, 2010.
Pilot Season is an annual initiative Top Cow began in 2007 that borrows its concept from the television industry: "Pilots" are submitted for consideration to be "picked up for a season," except instead of TV executives deciding their fates; it's the fans who decide by voting online.
Previous winners of Pilot Season include: Cyblade, Velocity, Twilight Guardian, and Genius. Velocity can currently be found at your local comic book shop shelves, with Twilight Guardian and Genius debuting in 2011.
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Building Bridges
The new Brack structural testing facility will be put to use in the campus's ongoing work with the Massachusetts and Vermont Departments of Transportation.
Built over the course of just six months, the facility will generate new research opportunities and attract top-notch students. The UMass Amherst Office for Research and Engagement got the ball rolling with seed funding, and then some 64 private and industry-level donors stepped in to cover most of the construction costs—the department received overwhelming support from alumni.
"It snowballed very quickly," says Breña.
The facility boasts a high lifting capacity, which enables testing of full-size structural elements such as beams and girders. The floor, which is the most important part of the building, is comprised of 55 tie-down locations—each with the capacity to load up to 200,000 pounds in multiple configurations. The facility is also equipped with a crane that can lift up to 60,000 pounds.
The new facility will enable Breña and Civjan (pictured left to right above) to work on larger projects, including research involving sustainable buildings and bridge components. They have been preparing for these large projects by experimenting with new materials and methods, testing their endurance and strength. For example, they have found carbon fiber to be a useful, easy-to-use material for bridge and structure repair. Also, the team has investigated the corrosive properties of several different concrete admixtures. One admixture, which is also an award-winning 'green' product, was found to work most effectively. The team's research serves to justify the use of the admixture, as it proves the material is both environmentally friendly and enduring.
"The research that was done here is really what showed that it worked long-term and that it performed the way they were expecting it to," says Civjan.
The facility will be put to use in their ongoing work with the Massachusetts and Vermont Departments of Transportation. Breña, Civjan and colleagues are helping both states repair and build bridges more efficiently. Currently, they are monitoring three bridges in each state—each with a boundary-pushing design aspect to be studied with particular care. They explain that the more testing that can be done in the facility, the more innovative each state can be in designing bridges and orchestrating repairs. On a national level, the timeframe for construction is also a huge factor. Bridge repairs can take months and be extremely costly; efficient and innovative structural methods can ease traffic interruptions, save money and showcase sustainable designs.
"All these bridges…they follow from a federal push for accelerated bridge construction to minimize disruption while improving durability," says Civjan.
Even if a new and cheaper method of bridge construction is identified, it must go through an intensely stringent process of approval as the safety of the community is on the line. Each new structural solution that Breña, Civjan and the team can design goes a long way. According to Breña and Civjan, the research they are conducting for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation has already yielded significant savings. As for Vermont, the state has saved the $650,000 they paid out for the research through increased efficiencies.
With the new testing facility, Breña and Civjan envision greatly expanded research opportunities. They also can show students how to use analytical modeling to uncover failure mechanisms that need to be addressed within a structural design and how to conduct materials testing—skills highly valued by potential employers.
The new facility takes the name of UMass Amherst alum Robert Brack—a 1960 graduate of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. Brack, former owner and chairman of the board of the Barker Steel Company, donated a substantial amount to the construction of the new testing site and played a lead role in fundraising efforts. With an eye on the deteriorating highway infrastructure in the Northeast, the new facility will be a place for engineering students to reinforce skills learned in the classroom as they conduct research to develop the next generation of infrastructure solutions.
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Look, Franklin, you really need to sort your life out. Taking your dog for a nice, serene walk is all well and good. But randomly murdering some poor innocents outside of Taco Bomb is just wrong.
You're letting your "friends" get the better of you. But it's not your fault. It was all preordained.
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Dom Cadden
Australian National Champion Power lifter
There is often a misconception that athletes do something special because they have some kind of special food, some type of magic potion. It's a myth that works well to sell billions of dollars' worth of supplements and fuels one 'super food' craze after the other. The reality, however, is almost laughably simple.
Athletes need all the same things a non-athlete needs, but in higher (and often only slightly higher) concentrations. There is only so much food we can eat, however, so we have to be picky about choosing foods with a high concentration of nutrients in them, and get these nutrients in the right balance – don't go nuts on one at the expense of another. Any promotion of the latest super food or news about the benefits of a nutrient always seems to be followed by the logic that "if a little of this is good, then eating a truckload must be even better!
Protein is a perfect illustration of the point above. All elite athletes (yes, even endurance athletes) need more protein than the average person.
An average, not particularly active man requires 0.8g of protein per kilogram of bodyweight, while a male power/strength athlete looking to bulk up may require as much as 2g per kilogram each day and an endurance athlete needs 1.2–1.4g of protein per kg. To make optimal use of this protein, it's best to eat it in serves of no more than 30g at a time. The Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) recommends an absolute limit of 200g of protein per day, regardless of bodyweight and activity.
Eating too much protein can come at the expense of carbohydrates. Carbs have had a bad rap, but they are not, in fact, the Devil's carbunkles. For athletes, they are essential fuel and the building blocks to recovery. Australian Olympic lifting and bodybuilding champion Paul Haslam described it to me this way: "If proteins are the brick for muscles, then carbs are the mortar – you don't get the full benefit of proteins without the carbs."
Heavy training can often cause athletes (runners seem particularly susceptible) to run low on iron, which can often lead to tiredness and poor recovery. At its worst, you can develop anaemia and be hit with cramps, headaches and shortness of breath.
Many people go for the quick fix of an iron supplement, but these are often associated with side effects like nausea and heartburn or poor absorption, so it's best to look to real food.
There are two types of iron. Haem iron is found in liver, lean steak, dark chicken meat, fish, oysters and salmon. It's the real deal, while non-haem iron in foods such as eggs, breakfast cereal (fortified), wholemeal bread, cooked spinach, lentils, kidney beans (cooked), tofu, and almonds is not as well absorbed by the body. However, the absorption can be enhanced by Vitamin C – but tea and coffee can do the opposite.
There's been a bit of a Vitamin D crisis in recent times. After years of being told to protect ourselves from the sun (sunlight is a ready source of Vitamin D), medical boffins are concerned that many of us are dangerously low in the stuff – which is a worry for athletes, because this stuff is really important.
A blood test can indicate your calcium levels, but what's less clear is how your body is absorbing calcium – which is where Vitamin D comes in. Vitamin D is important for the absorption of calcium from the gut to boost bone health – a big factor for athletes who might be susceptible to stress fractures and other bone stress.
Oysters and fish are good sources, especially raw fish and tinned fish such as salmon, mackerel and oil-packed tuna and sardines. Eggs, mushrooms and dairy and tofu products fortified with extra Vitamin D and calcium also provide a boost.
Potassium is used to maintain fluid and electrolyte balance in the body, so it's easy to see why this essential nutrient is a big deal for athletes. And unless you're on dialysis, it's almost impossible to get too much of the stuff from natural sources.
Foods high in potassium include white beans (or navy beans – it's what they use in baked beans) and almost any other type of beans, leafy greens, baked potatoes with skins, fish, dried apricots and avocados. All these contain more potassium than the much-hyped banana!
Antioxidants are vitamins and minerals that play a role in combating the cellular damage caused by exercise. These include Vitamins C, E and A (beta-carotene) and selenium-rich foods all fit the bill, helping out with muscle soreness and enhancing recovery.
Good foods for antioxidants are acai berry (which can be bought as freeze-dried powder or frozen pulp), blueberries, leafy greens, olive oil and tomato juice or sauce. Sweet potatoes have the triple-whammy of also containing strong anti-inflammatory nutrients and the power to regulate blood sugar, along with their abilities as an antioxidant.
Sore muscles and inflammation comes with the turf for athletes, but over time, your gut will get like Swiss cheese if you eat ibuprofen like M&Ms (as some athletes do!). Fortunately, there are some harmless natural anti-inflammatories that are easy to incorporate into your diet.
Fish oil – studies show 4 grams/day of fish oil lowers cortisol – and anytime cortisol is unnecessarily elevated it causes inflammation and can cause muscle and lean tissue loss. Fish oil can be used to prevent both chronic inflammation and to guard against muscle soreness when you're in a high-intensity training phase.
A study published in the Journal of Pain (we've all been in those pages!) showed that half a teaspoon of the raw root or ground herb lessened next-day muscle soreness by 23-25%. It's all due to the pain-relieving chemicals gingerol,shogaol and zinzerone, which researchers at the University of Georgia suggested might be more effective than popping anti-inflammatory meds.
They come up a lot, don't they? This time, researchers in the British Journal of Nutrition studied people who ate 75g of watercress before strenuous exercise and found that they had less post-workout muscle damage. They suggested that you'd get best results from long-term daily use, and that kale and silverbeet would also work well with a dash of olive oil, since the fat enhances the absorption of beta carotene (Vitamin A) and other nutrients.
There's a lot of buzz about this in the world of athletic performance. It might turn everything yellow, but turmeric has also traditionally been used as a powerful anti-inflammatory spice Chinese and Indian medicine. It's the curcumin (the yellow and orange components in turmeric) that does the trick, neutralising free radicals to help decrease painful joint inflammation.


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Pork politics: Warner says a mouthful in Scottsville
If the most recent numbers are to be believed, the next U.S. senator from the Commonwealth of Virginia came to Scottsville today. According to the latest poll from WDBJ-TV in Roanoke and WJLA-TV in Washington, likely voters favor former Gov. Mark Warner (D) over his opponent, former Gov. Jim Gilmore (R) by a margin of 57 percent to 34 percent, with eight weeks to go until Election Day.
Not that Warner is taking anything for granted.
"Politics," he says, "is full of people who counted their eggs before they hatched." So, with that in mind, the former governor canvassed tiny Scottsville today, stopping in for lunch at Pee Wee's Pit Bar B Que and then going door-to-door to businesses along Valley Street. While eating his lunch of pork barbecue, mashed potatoes, fried chicken and sweet tea, Warner sat down with the Hook to discuss the campaign.
The Hook: In a recent debate between Rep. Virgil Goode (R-Rocky Mount) and his challenger Tom Perriello (D-Ivy), Congressman Goode said that our biggest national security threat was the lack of a fence along the Mexican border, while Mr. Perriello has emphasized "climate change and energy independence." What do you think is the biggest threat facing our national security today?
Mark Warner: The greatest threat to our national security is an America that is not prepared to defend itself militarily and economically. We need a plan on how we can win in a global economy. A lot of that protection is in our energy policy in many cases. Whether it's terrorism in the Middle East, China, Venezuela, taking on our energy policy is critical.
The Hook: One of the hot buttons in this election cycle has been immigration. Recently, that's hit home with the story of a local man, Gennady Denisenko. He came to the United States in 1991 as a defector from the Soviet Union, having already served five years in a Siberian prison camp for being outspoken about the need for democracy there. When he came 17 years ago, he began applying for political asylum. Six years ago, he married a woman here in Charlottesville, and began applying to be recognized as her legal spouse. Neither of those was ever resolved, and presently Denisenko is in prison in Texas awaiting deportation. What do you propose to do about a system in which this can happen?
Mark Warner: It's crazy that it takes this long to get a resolution. We've got to enforce our immigration laws, but you should be able to get a firm resolution on something like that. It's hypocritical of those who say they want immigration reform not to put the resources into improving the process.
The Hook: So what specific policy initiatives would you propose to implement to fix this broken system?
Mark Warner: Immigration reform has to be federal. It can't be done piecemeal state-by-state. I don't know all the particulars of this case, but there needs to be a rational process. People who come here undocumented should go to the back of the line, they should pay a fine, they should learn English, but I don't think this country can deport 12 million people. This is a prime example of why the system is broken. You need to have strong border security, but you also need a system that places a value on legal immigration. In Northern Virginia, 15 to 20 percent of the people working for the technology firms there are immigrants. We also need to put tougher sanctions on employers who hire undocumented workers, but we also need to have a review of how we document legal workers. The question is how can we more easily check the legal status of somebody? There needs to be some level of identification validation. We need to put more people in immigration services, so these cases don't happen. Cases like this are a tragedy and it makes a mockery of the rule of law when it takes this long. But even if you get the system fixed, there still needs to be a guest worker program. What I don't want is for employers to keep finding ways to hire cheap foreign labor than American labor.
The Hook: If you look at any poll right now, you're leading this race by a big margin right now. Yet, Sen. Barack Obama (D) is neck-and-neck with Sen. John McCain (R) for Virginia's electoral votes, and Rep. Goode is beating Mr. Perriello by a little more than a two-to-one margin in the Fifth District congressional race. Why haven't you been able to sell a large portion of your supporters on the rest of the Democratic ticket?
Mark Warner: Yeah, and when did I stop beating my wife? (laughs) I think that Sen. Obama is making great progress, and Tom Perriello is running a strong campaign against a tough incumbent. Part of it is that people need to get more familiar with them. I remember when I ran for governor and I went to Southside, people wondered if I was ever going to come back again. Well, while you can't come back as frequently when you're running for president, Senator Obama has been to Bristol, and Martinsville, and Lebanon. And in the last 10 days, I think you're starting to see things turn back a little. Everywhere I go, I try to make the case for both of them. As for Tom Perriello, it's always challenging to take on an incumbent, and in the congressional race, I think people just haven't focused on it yet. I feel pretty happy with the response we've gotten.
The Hook: But why do you think so many Virginians are splitting the ticket?
Mark Warner: I'm proud that I've got a lot of Republican support, but part of it is that my big goal is once I get to Washington, I want to form a group of bipartisan radical centrists. I think we have to work toward a common cause. But mostly I think it's that they don't trust either party enough to give them a blank check. I think they saw that when I was governor. I've gotten some grief for the idea that when I see a good idea, it doesn't matter if it has a 'D' or an 'R' attached to it. I said that in Denver [as the keynote at this year's Democratic National Convention], and it got booed down. I think people want a senator interested in getting things done. More than gas prices, the number one question I hear from people is "When will you stop fighting and put the country's interests first?"
The Hook: Speaking of Denver, you got some pretty harsh reviews for that speech. Time gave it a 'D' and said it was the worst of the convention. Jon Stewart said it "sucked." Is that hard to take?
Mark Warner: It was funny because CNN gave it a good review and MSNBC panned it. I would rather take praise from [former Nixon, Ford, and Clinton advisor] David Gergen and [presidential historian] Doris Kearns Goodwin, who had more to say about the substance of the speech than they were concerned about who could say the nastiest thing about John McCain. The Obama campaign knew where I was coming from, and there were plenty of people who served up nothing but red meat. I was there to lay out the issues. This campaign is about the future versus the past, and Senator Obama represents the future. I was talking more to the people at home than I was to the 15,000 people in the hall. I wouldn't say something in Denver that I wouldn't say here.


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1956 Ford F-100 - Boss-Window '56
"No GM Junk"
More often than not, when someone starts to construct a customized classic truck, they have a complete body, and they decide on a drivetrain as the build progresses. For Bob Wells of Laguna Beach, California, it was the exact opposite. He already had the engine and transmission he wanted to run, but he was minus a platform, and not just any brand or year of truck would do. Like many people, Bob regards the big-window '56 Ford F-100 as the "deuce" of pickup trucks, and that was exactly what he was after. The search for the perfect donor to receive the Boss 429 Ford engine Bob had tracked down on eBay was one that took him from driving up to Northern California to hopping on an airplane and flying to Kansas City, Missouri. The process took a little longer than Bob had anticipated, but he eventually found what he felt was the perfect truck.
After a nationwide search, Bob ended up buying his '56 big-window less than 30 miles away in Lake Elsinore, California, from Bob Carvajal, the proprietor of Bobco Auto. For those who don't know, the name Bobco is synonymous with some of the nicest '56 F-100s around. This '56 in particular was perfect in the sense that Bobco already had the body in paint, but the drivetrain definitely had to disappear. You see, with a nickname like "Boss" Bob, it's pretty much a no-brainer guessing that Bob doesn't care too much for anything that isn't made by the Ford Motor Company. When we spoke with Bobco, we were told that "Boss" Bob specifically stated "no GM junk on his truck." In addition to pulling the Chevy engine and transmission back out of the '56, even the tilt steering wheel column had to be yanked out because it had a GM ignition key and switch in it.
At the heart of the truck is a Boss 429 "Boss" Bob bought off of eBay from a guy in Beaverton, Oregon. Once the 429 arrived in Southern California, it was hauled over to Mascar Auto in Costa Mesa, where engine builder Ken Maisano pulled it down to see if it was ready to run as promised or had a few eBay surprises in it. As it turned out, the Boss motor was a little worn out, but not entirely junk. Knowing that anything about a Boss 429 is big dough, Ken went out of his way to ensure the rare engine would have a few more rebuilds left in it. Instead of buying off-the-shelf 0.30-over pistons, Ken ordered a custom set of 0.20-over Ross pistons with a 10.25:1 compression ratio. In keeping with an original specification, Ken used a solid-lifter cam, but it was a special grind with a 510-lift from Cam Motion. Behind the Boss motor is a beefed C-6 three-speed automatic tranny from Dave Dibbs at Orange County Transmissions.
With the engine and transmission dropped back into the frame by Bill Brown at his shop, Rod Tech, in Costa Mesa, Bobco's crew hung the Kugel rearend with 3.55:1 gears into the truck, and it was ready for Russ at Mesa Muffler to perform his magic custom-bending exhaust pipes to surround a pair of Flowmaster mufflers. Since "Boss" Bob's '56 originally started out as a truck that Bobco was building for himself a little at a time, it remained on the back burner for around four years before "Boss" Bob entered the picture. Hence the paint and bodywork on the truck was around four years old when the truck changed hands. Needless to say, not only was this amount of time passing proof-positive that the truck was absolutely rust-free, but it was definitely cured before it was reassembled. If someone had to pick out one feature above all about a Bobco-built truck, it would certainly have to be Bob's ability to turn out an absolutely flawless paint job. Of course, a perfect paint job doesn't mean a thing if it isn't followed up with a high level of craftsmanship. Again, this is an area where Bobco's crew really excels. To handle the interior accommodations, a seat robbed from a '68 Dodge van was covered in creme UltraLeather to match the rest of the upholstery done by Elegance Interiors of Upland, California. For looks and comfort, a Grant wood-rimmed steering wheel takes care of the steering chores, while ice-cold air conditioning comes from a dash-controlled Vintage Air unit.
With it all said and done, "Boss" Bob ended up with a perfect example of what the "Deuce" of trucks should look and act like when completed: super-clean and real mean.


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How to Cook: Polenta
"Polenta -- I May Be Doing it Wrong." This was the subject line of an email we received a couple of months ago, from a reader who wanted to know why her cornmeal porridge always "seems to turn out bland and somewhat uninteresting." "I've tried a couple different preparations so far (sliced and baked, mush under stew)," the reader explained, "but I'm just not a fan."
This is understandable. Polenta does not inspire superfandom in most people. (One prominent exception: Aziz Ansari.) That's partly because its flavor is miles away from that of its essential ingredient: corn. Most polenta retains only a whisper of the sweet, tangy, summer-fresh deliciousness of that wonderful vegetable. The process that turns fresh corn into coarse cornmeal is, in its effects, roughly equivalent to whatever it is that turned Tom Waits' 1973 voice into Tom Waits' 2013 voice. On the taste buds, polenta barely registers as a corn product, whether you serve it as mush or try to enliven it with baking, frying, or grilling.
There is a solution to the blandness problem, and I'm sorry (but only a little bit sorry) to say that the solution requires a specialty ingredient: freeze-dried corn powder. If you live in New York, you can visit an outpost of Momofuku Milk Bar to buy pre-made powder; if you live elsewhere, you can order a bottle of it online. You can also make it yourself by purchasing freeze-dried corn kernels and pulverizing them in a food processor or coffee grinder. Freeze-dried corn powder infuses polenta with unmistakable, mouthwatering, sweet-corn flavor without affecting its soft, creamy texture one bit. (It also intensifies polenta's yellow color, a pleasant side effect.)
Cooking polenta is a snap if you do it right. Many recipes call for bringing water and/or milk to a boil and then slowly adding your coarse cornmeal to it, whisking constantly all the while to prevent lumps from forming. This is insane. It doesn't actually prevent lumps from forming, it gets stray cornmeal particles all over your stovetop, and it sometimes results in scalded forearms. The rational approach is to combine your cornmeal with cold water and milk in a saucepan, whisk it to diffuse the granules in the liquid, and then slowly cook it over medium heat. Yes, you have to whisk almost more or less continuously (although stepping away for 30 seconds to grate some Parmesan, for instance, won't lead to chaos). But polenta takes only about 10 minutes in total to cook, and the moment when it suddenly sucks up all the liquid and coheres into a thick mass is one of those minor culinary miracles.
Freeze-dried corn powder may be necessary to give polenta a flavor you want in your mouth, but it still needs help, texture-wise. Unless you want your polenta to evoke hardship and asceticism, you must use milk for some of the cooking liquid and stir in some butter at the end. (Good extra-virgin olive oil works, too.) Stirring in a pile of finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano is never a bad idea if you're planning to serve your polenta as dinner with pan-fried sausages, sautéed mushrooms, roasted broccoli raab, etc. But you can also omit the cheese and serve polenta under sautéed apples or stewed berries (or simply a drizzle of maple syrup or honey) for breakfast.
Or you can eat it plain. The idea of eating normal, "bland and somewhat uninteresting" polenta without any disguise or distraction is ludicrous. But when your polenta actually tastes like corn, you might not want any disguise or distraction.
Yield: 4 servings Time: 15 minutes
Put the cornmeal, milk, freeze-dried corn powder, and 2 1/2 cups water in a small pot over medium heat; season with salt and pepper. Cook, whisking more or less constantly, until the polenta has absorbed all the liquid and thickened, about 10 minutes. Turn off the heat, and stir in the Parmesan and butter. Taste and adjust the seasoning, and serve warm. (Store leftover polenta in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a few days.)


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Morales also said he would use the G-77 post to promote peace and harmony with nature, and to do away with monarchies and economic hierarchies, and to promote social spending rather than the hoarding of wealth.
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Wang Dang Atomic Tango
(1) Recruit a sexbot. (2) Recruit a suave talker. (3) Recruit a real ghoul cowboy. (4) Tell James Garret Beatrix will be joining the Wrangler. (5) Tell James Garret Old Ben/Santiago will be joining the Wrangler. (6) Tell James Garret Fisto will be joining the Wrangler.
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You can undertake this side quest by heading to the Atomic Wrangler Casino in Freeside. There, you'll find a brother-sister combo behind the counter. Speak to the man in the group, a dude named James Garret, and begin to pick his brain about all sorts of subjects. You can eventually get into doing some work for him, and he'll offer you a job to take. This job is a bit of an interesting one, to be sure. James Garret doesn't only run a casino here. Indeed, it's also a whorehouse. And he has some clients who have... well... they have some interesting requests. If you can find people to fulfill each of these clients' wants and needs, then you'll be able to earn some Bottle Caps from your new friend James here. Well, let's get to it.
The first person we're going to go after is the ghoul who dresses like a cowboy. If you've gotten far enough in the main quest, you've likely already visited the Old Mormon Fort here in Freeside. Within the confines of the fort is one of the Fellowship's bodyguards, a female ghoul by the name of Beatrix Russell. Speak with Beatrix and ask her if she's looking for any side work. When you present her with James' offer, you'll have to convince her to take it with your powers of Speech-based persuasion (so make sure to have at least a moderate Speech statistical level before attempting this). Once you've managed to convince Beatrix, she'll scamper off to the Atomic Wrangler Casino. The game will prompt you to return to the casino yourself, in order to let James know that someone new is joining-up. But that's not necessary right now, since you can tell him about all of your catches all at once.
The second person we're going after here is the "suave talker" James seeks for one of his clients. Now, believe it or not, there are actually two separate people to recruit for this particular role, and there's nothing to stop you from recruiting both characters for the same job (other than the fact that you can't ultimately choose them both for James' request). First, let's recruit Santiago. Santiago is located behind the blown-out building across the street from Mick and Ralph's shop near one of the entrances into Freeside. You'll find him huddled around a pair of blazing barrels. Now, you'll again need to use Speech-based powers to convince Santiago, although we found that if you already shook him down for owed Bottle Caps in the Side Quest known as Debt Collector , then you can convince him to take the job without any persuasion whatsoever. After all, in that case, Santiago is totally broke.
The other person in question that fits the mold for a "suave talker" is a man named Old Ben. Old Ben is certainly one of the most memorable characters here in Freeside, and you can find him roaming around near the security checkpoint leading towards the outskirts of the New Vegas Strip. Chances are that you've already talked to Old Ben if you've explored Freeside thoroughly. If you have, then you will know that Old Ben already has experience as a male prostitute, so this isn't anything new for him. Nonetheless, he'll still need to be persuaded to take the job. But if you've already persuaded both Beatrix and Santiago, then you should have no issues doing the same with Old Ben.
The final character you're going to need to track down is described only as a "sexbot," with little other explanation of how you go about finding or getting one. Now, there's a way to fast-track this entire operation if your Science skill is pretty high, since you can cut right to the chase, track down the robot in question, reprogram it to James' specifications, and send it on its way. Our walkthrough assumes that you can't do that. If your Science skill is low-to-moderate, then what you'll want to do instead is head to the shop in Freeside called Mick and Ralph's. There, speak with Ralph, and inquire about a holotape that may be used to reprogram a bot for a "new" purpose. Ralph will agree to make you a tape (you may need to pay varying amounts of money for it, however, though you can talk him into giving it to you for free if your Speech skill is high enough). He'll need time, though, so after speaking with him, wait twenty-four hours (you don't even have to leave the store), and then speak with Ralph again to get the holotape in question.
With that holotape in hand, Ralph will send you over to the disheveled remnants of Cerulean Robotics, which is on the far end of the town, amongst a bunch of rubble. You can simply follow your map to find the entrance into the small facility; it's amongst a bunch of debris in one of the most broke-down corners of Freeside. Once you're inside, you can wield your weapon-of-choice to take care of the Giant Rats that roam around within (though these creatures don't seem to be the least bit hostile). What you're most interested in, though, is the nook on the left side of the building. There, you'll find a robot within some sort of small chamber. Activate the computer next to the chamber to awaken the robot, placing the holotape in to program it (or using your Science skill to do the same, should you so desire). This will awaken the robot. You can then test it if you want (ew!), or simply send it on its way to the Atomic Wrangler Casino.
With this purported sexbot all ready to go, that should be everyone. You've now recruited all of the characters you needed to. There's nothing left to do now but to return to the Atomic Wrangler Casino, so that you can report the good news to James. You'll need to report each of the wanted prostitutes as having reported to duty, which will earn you small quantities of experience (and perhaps even some Caps, should you play your cards right). By delivering all three characters (you'll have to choose one of the two suave talkers you found), you'll finish the side quest and earn a hefty amount of experience points for your hard work. Most excellent.


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NORTH LITTLE ROCK - Juan Day always knew where he wanted to go college and on Wednesday the North Little Rock senior running back made it official when he signed with Arkansas.
NORTH LITTLE ROCK - Juan Day always knew where he wanted to go college and on Wednesday the North Little Rock senior running back made it official when he signed with Arkansas.
"I grew up always wanting to play for the Razorbacks," Day said.
Day committed to the program as a high school junior when he was in the same backfield as Altee Tenpenny, who now plays at Alabama.
Day, who tore a ligament in his knee, only played three games as a high school senior. The injury occurred against Pine Bluff with Arkansas' coaches in the stands.
"Right when the injury happened," Day said. "I talked to them and they told me they were still with me and that they were still committed to me."
Day had knee surgery a month after the injury and is back running and lifting weights.
Day was listed at 6-foot-2 and 215 pounds, but dropped 20 pounds after the surgery. He already is putting back on the weight.
"I'm at 200 and my goal is to be at 225, 230 pounds," Day said.
Day only took one visit to Fayetteville and Arkansas was the only school that offered. That one visit was fruitful for Arkansas coach Bret Bielema.
"On my official, all the guys who were there, we made a great bond together," Day said. "We all committed to Arkansas."
Day was one of 12 North Little Rock seniors who signed to play college football in a brief ceremony at the school. Of the dozen, Day was the most highly regarded. He is considered a three-star prospect by four different recruiting services.
Others who signed are: Tim Quickel, Tulsa; Marquez Jones, Coffeyville Community College; Kavin Alexander, Arkansas-Pine Bluff; Josh Williams, Central Oklahoma; George Brown, Lane; Drew Keubler, Henderson State; Devohn Lindsey, Grambling; Daniel Barnes, Arkansas Tech; Curtis Parker, Central Arkansas; Chris Riley, Henderson State and A.J. Louden, Southern Arkansas.