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MIT AeroAstro, which traces its MIT roots to 1914 (and even earlier if you count an 1896 wind tunnel), is the oldest program of its kind in the United States. We have a tradition of strong scholarship and solving industrial-strength problems. Our community comprises people whose careers have included astronaut, Air Force secretary, NASA deputy administrator, NASA chief technologist, Air Force chief scientist, aerospace executive, and corporate founder. Our alums are entrepreneurs who start their own businesses; policy-makers shaping the direction of future research and development; educators sharing a passion for learning; researchers pushing technology's boundaries.


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President Obama's vaunted star power flopped on the world stage -- and his failure to bring the 2016 Olympics to his hometown of Chicago may cost him a heavy price in political capital.
The Olympic diss was especially embarrassing because Chicago was the first of four finalists to be eliminated by the world body despite the president's dramatic late-night flight to Copenhagen to make his pitch in person. No U.S president had ever personally pitched the Olympics, and Chicagoans had desperately hoped their city's favorite son would use his charisma to bring back the games.
"I have no doubt it was the strongest bid possible," Obama said at a Friday afternoon press conference. Obama, looking fresh on what must have been very little rest, said he called the Brazilian president to congratulate him on Rio De Janeiro being chosen as host.
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"I believe it's always a worthwhile endeavor to promote and boost the United States of America and to invite the world to come see what we're all about," he added, before thanking the Chicago officials and volunteers who put their "heart and soul" into the bid.
Chicago spent nearly $50 million over the last few years trying to win over the 100-plus member International Olympic Committee. But the stinging rejection cost Obama even more, in prestige. Moments after the decision, Adam Brookes of the BBC predicted the defeat will diminish Obama's political stature.
"The shock of Chicago's elimination was greater for the fact that it came in the first round," Brookes wrote. "And greater for the fact that President Obama had taken valuable hours from his packed and tense political schedule to travel to Copenhagen.
"His legendary powers of persuasion will be said to have failed him," Brookes added.
Even before he hopped aboard Air Force One to go charm the IOC, Obama's domestic critics were out in full force.
"He's the president of the United States, not the mayor of Chicago," sniped House Minority Leader John Boehner, (R-Ohio). "And the problems we have here at home affect all Americans and that's where his attention ought to be."
Obama made the trip right after critical talks with Iran about its nuclear program and amid the ongoing and increasingly polarized health care debate.
"The president can't make everything a priority, because the end result will be that there is no priority," complained Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich.). "Nothing is a priority because everything is a priority."
Some in Chicago wondered why the president would bother, given the city's reputation for skulduggery and backroom dealing. By going to the White House, Obama had supposedly risen above Chicago politics. Yet, there in Copenhagen along with stars like Oprah Winfrey and First Lady Michelle Obama, was Mayor Richard Daley and a cadre of lesser-known operatives from a city with a political landscape known for patronage and corruption.
"Obama got out of the swamp," wrote Ben Joravsky, a columnist for the liberal weekly the Chicago Reader. "Now why would he want to dive back in?"
While the rebuke won't directly affect Obama's political agenda, it could take a toll on his image as a smooth and effective leader. After all, it wasn't right-wingers at a town hall meeting, or even the loyal opposition in Congress who said "no thanks" so emphatically to Obama.
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14Days avait besoin d'un nouveau design de logo et a lancé un concours sur 99designs.
3gagnants ont été selectionné parmi 59 designs proposés par 22 designers freelance.
This logo is for a TV show contest website (new). The "winners" using this contest site have to pick losers from various TV shows, such as American Idol.
http://WWW.REALITYTVLOSERS.COM (caps not required)
They Lose. You Win.
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Create logo using the tag line (see below) or web address (see below) and whatever graphics you want. We don't want to limit you in any way, so we are trying to avoid giving you too many startup ideas in this space. Maybe think TV sets, or possibly something to do with Reality TV since the site does focus on that a lot, or maybe you want to focus more on the "picking the losers" aspect? It's up to you. Just remember people that use this site pick the losers of various TV shows, mostly reality [not sports]. For instance, last year they picked "Who would win American idol: Taylor or Kathern?"
We have a commonly used tag line: "They Lose. You Win." but if it looks clean enough, we'd prefer the logo to display the tag line and our new web address http://WWW.REALITYTVLOSERS.COM (site up in 9 days) > You choose the case, typeset, etc. Be creative. If the logo cannot contain both the web site and tag line (preferred), then next preference is just the web address.
Logo must be strong, clean and easily recognizable and resizable for different applications (web, hats, shirts, billboards, etc) so we are thinking more of a rectangular or round or oval shape as opposed to a long horizontal one but will entertain all submissions. Please refrain from "copying" the intellectual property of existing TV shows. The legalities and contracts needed to get a site like this running isn't the easiest my friends, so although parody is great, don't do it unless your extremely confident your logo only 'reminds' the fans of American Idol or some other show without infringing on their logos, trademarks, etc ... Keeping it fresh is probably a better idea.
We have many more upcoming logo projects needed, so show us what you've got!
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Sunday, January 14, 2018 - 16:29
U.S. Republican President Donald Trump has been in office for a year.
Recap of what made the headlines during his first year as the President.
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Many a reason his presidency is not going in the right direction. He must stop all tweeting. Sleep better discuss with others his thoughts ideas before acting upon. Not self glorifying himself. Even we all hate each other in most circumstances let us put it besides for the sake snd welfare of the dociety think vountry and people first not cast unpleasant unwanted opinion of another nation other people based on race colour appearance wrath etc. Every nation has it's leadership open to corruption etc but not in news media
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Best US president to occupy the White House since Reagan. Massive support in the heartlands, south and the desert states. He will go from strength to strength in the coming years. Every career politician in DC, regardless of the party, hasn't a clue how to deal with him. World can go to sleep at night, knowing it's Trump and not Obama taking care of business.
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Fukushima task force has confronted the commissioners with a central quandary of their mission: When are nuclear plants safe enough?
The six-person Near-Term Task Force that dived into the implications of Japan's nuclear disaster concluded in its July 12 report that "continued operation and continued licensing activities do not pose an imminent risk to public health and safety."
Then the task force followed with a dozen major recommendations, some of which would order nuclear plant operators to strengthen defenses against extreme flooding or earthquakes when necessary and to harden vents that would carry away explosive hydrogen gas from damaged reactor cores in the two types of reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. They must also extend plants' capabilities to protect reactors and spent fuel pools in an extended blackout of primary and backup electric power.
"On the one hand there's that reassurance," NRC Commissioner Kristine L. Svinicki said, referring to the "imminent risk" statement by the task force, which briefed NRC commissioners yesterday on their report.
On the other hand, she said the task force appeared to conclude that the rules and policies that assure adequate protection of the public aren't sufficient and need to be expanded. "I think that's a real change in our regulatory framework."
NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko wants to hold a series of public sessions on the task force proposals and then get a commission vote on the twelve recommendations by Oct. 7. His overall reaction to the task force report is clear. "They did a tremendous job."
The commission's meeting yesterday offered no solid clues as to how the other commissioners may respond, assuming the recommendations do come to a vote.
Implementation could take months, even years
But some close to the industry believe a number of the recommendations may be approved. The harder question is whether they go forward as commission orders, which could take effect within a matter of months, or through a formal commission rulemaking process with hearings, industry responses and advisory board inputs, all of which could take five years, and perhaps longer.
Task force members said yesterday they were not asking the NRC to rewrite the Atomic Energy Act. But the obvious implications from the Fukushima accident point to the need to raise the safety bar at U.S. reactors, they said.
Task force member Gary Holahan, deputy director of NRC's Office of New Reactors, said yesterday that the group concluded that action was needed to remedy the kinds of inconsistent performance by nuclear plant operators where safety measures covering extreme hazards were covered by voluntary guidelines. "We were looking for something that would have the commission establish expectations of safety. It's pretty clear in the report that we found much more comfort in things that were required than those that were voluntary."
The task force also wants more certainty in the protections against extreme, low-probability natural disasters that pose potentially catastrophic consequences for reactors. Adequate protection of the public requires a more exacting defenses in depth when nature defies probabilities, its members concluded.
The NRC's choice of orders versus rules is one of timing, Holahan added. "Orders are kind of frightening thoughts -- it sounds like an immediate thing. We saw it as virtually the only tool to fill in between now and perhaps five or six years from now."
Daniel F. Stenger, an attorney with Hogan Lovells who counsels nuclear plant owners, said he could not read the commission members' intentions at yesterday's meeting. "Still an issue in my mind is what appetite the commission has for proceeding by order. I would not be surprised to see some orders issued directing interim actions," he said, followed by a rulemaking on the same issues.
"I do think the NRC is probably correct that there will be points where they know this is a real lesson learned event, and they need to take action," Stenger said. It is essential, however, for the NRC to be careful where it draws the line, he added. "There's validity to both sides. The key thing is for the NRC to make sure they have an adequate technical basis and understanding of what happened, before imposing significant new requirements."
Industry worries probe will go too far, and too fast
The industry's Nuclear Energy Institute has already drawn a line opposing NRC orders on new safety requirements.
Tony Pietrangelo, NEI's chief nuclear officer, acknowledged that the some companies fell short in the post-Fukushima inspections ordered by the NRC to test compliance with security regulations adopted after the 9/11 attacks and the voluntary severe accident mitigation guidelines now in place. The inspections identified U.S. plants where fire equipment to be used for emergency reactor core cooling was not protected against earthquakes, for example, or where crucial reactor electrical controls could be knocked out by flooding.
"They did find some deficiencies, no question," Pietrangelo said. The industry is taking action, he added.
"We've already started walk-downs [inspections] on seismic and flooding," he said. That process can be verified in ways other than mandatory orders. "I still think that orders are not appropriate.
"There are some near-term things we can definitely do," within a year or two. These could include new measures to extend plant protection when outside and backup alternating current power and new instrumentation to monitor conditions in spent fuel pools in emergencies. "It's how you do it.
"The task force was sequestered for 90 days. Now we need more analysis and more stakeholder interaction. We want to do it right, and we want to do it once. The stuff has to be prioritized so that the new regulations don't preclude us from doing things that could have a greater impact on reliability," Pietrangelo said.
NEI's criticism of the task force for pushing too far and too fast has been picked up by some leading House and Senate Republicans on energy committees. The task force process has become another GOP arrow aimed at Jaczko for his role in halting the NRC's review of the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear fuel repository.
Roger Mattson, who headed the NRC's division of safety systems at the time of the 1979 Three Mile Island accident and led an investigation of the accident, called the task force work "a good report."
'Things that need to be done now'
"They've drawn a careful line between what they think is required [immediately through orders] and what should take a longer time, and it looks reasonable to me. These are good, common sense recommendations," said Mattson, who helped convene a group of international nuclear safety experts who recommended stronger international reactor safeguards to the International Atomic Energy Agency following the Fukushima accident.
The task force recommendation on converting voluntary guidelines on severe accident responses into mandatory rules is right. It doesn't require a lot more stakeholder involvement, he said.
"The industry said they would do it. The proof came whether they had. And they hadn't, so now it's time to regulate it." The task force recommendation to harden venting systems should be fast-tracked too, he said. "I'm not willing to wait five years to deal with containment venting. To throw everything into rulemaking would be a serious mistake. There are things that need to be done now," Mattson said.
But the industry gets support from an unusual direction. David Lochbaum, director of the Union of Concerned Scientists' Nuclear Safety Project, said he prefers for the industry to make its own arguments, but he agrees that rulemaking is the proper course for most of the task force recommendations.
"An open rulemaking process allows plant owners to complain that the gains [the NRC seeks] are burdensome and that there isn't much in the way of safety gains. At the end of the day, rulemaking defines the proper height of the safety bar." If the NRC skips that, they are depriving the plant owners of their legal right to say this is too burdensome, and equally depriving the public of the right to argue for more protection, he said.
"Why does it take so many years to do a rulemaking?" Lochbaum asked. The NRC is able to expedite licensing issues. "Do they have to take multiple years on the safety side to play paper-rock-scissors?
"You can do it in a rulemaking in a timely manner. So the process is important. Rather than use orders to short circuit, fix the process."
Reprinted from Climatewire with permission from Environment & Energy Publishing, LLC. www.eenews.net, 202-628-6500


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Chris Henry is going to be arrested again. This is a statement you probably could have made at any point in the last, oh, three years. But it's one you can make specifically for today. Because Chris Henry is being arrested today.
This time, it involves punching an 18-year-old and bashing car windows with beer bottles.
Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry has been accused of punching an 18-year-old in the face and breaking his car window with a beer bottle.
Court documents show Henry was charged Wednesday with misdemeanor assault and criminal damaging in the Monday incident in Cincinnati. A warrant has been issued for his arrest.
This now Henry's third incident since he was banned by the NFL for eight games. At this point, we've legitimately lost count of his number of arrests. Which, all told, is a number to be somewhat proud of. It's certainly the last stat he'll be putting up for a while.
Arrest Warrant Issued For Henry [Columbus Dispatch]
Chris Henry Archive] [Deadspin]
(UPDATE: Here's Henry's mugshot, by the way.)
(SECOND UPDATE: The Bengals have cut Henry. Took long enough.)


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Big-wave surfers will come into their own in Cape Town, too: Dungeons reef is famous for its wintertime surf conditions and up to 15-meter waves.
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[Edit: Sorry, the original version of this sounded too flip, so I tweaked it a bit.]
Every sound, once unacceptable, is now acceptable in this current music. At least it seems that way. So how can we, standing at the edge of the aesthetic earth, possibly move forward?
I'm sure there is a way forward, or more specifically, a way to avoid stagnation, to continue to make fresh, exciting music. I think, in this area of music it is very important to constantly be challenging the status quo, the common gestures, the obvious movements, to say something about who, and where, and what we are. I think the most exciting records for me show signs of this, and the ones where I cannot see it never really get to the point of interest for me.
Listening to "green ribbon residue…" about 30 times over the past few months, has lead me ultimately to places it more in the latter camp than the former. It has some tasty ingredients, sure… copious stillness, pregnant silence, threads of keening feedback, crashes of percussion, electronics bursts and pulses, all deployed with an almost processional calmness, solemnity and poise. Sounds like it could be pretty good right? Well, in a lot of ways, I suppose it is. There are moments (few of them unfortunately) where the two players begin to build something together that points to more exciting territory. Had I seen this live I probably would have been riveted. On record however, there seems to be something achingly absent.
The familiar feedback is there, but for some reason it's not enticing, or frightening, or even difficult, the hair-pin turns appear, but they just go back to that reservoir of silence that can be so readily dipped into. There are painterly gestures here and there, but they come off somehow awkward. It begins to feel like we are sort of playing "EAI" here. It seems like all of the hallmarks are here, but I just don't feel like it's getting to a place that will make it more than a reading in a style.
It could be tempting to say that the issue with this disc is that it is not really pushing things, that it's not exactly groundbreaking, just ok. But, maybe the issue is different. Maybe this disc is merely too affirming of our current taste as a collective to truly move me.
Of course, maybe I'm just looking for something here that there was never intended to be. I don't know, all I can really do is give you my impression. In this case, this disc is pleasant, and intriguing enough that it will get occasional revisitings, but as for how I feel about it now, it's just ok.


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When revelers pack Times Square for the annual New Year's eve celebration on Monday night, police will observe a tradition of their own: giving them lots of company.
Each year, the NYPD assigns thousands of extra patrols to the festivities — in ways seen and unseen — to control the crowd and watch for any signs of trouble. Hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world are expected to pack into the bow-tie stretch of streets in Midtown Manhattan to see the crystal ball drop and ring in 2013.
"We think it's the safest place in the world on New Year's Eve," Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly told The Associated Press ahead of the holiday.
Security in Times Square has become an obsession for the NYPD in the post-9/11 world, especially since the botched attempted car bombing there in the summer of 2010. More recently, details emerged in another case in Florida saying that one suspect considered Times Square as a potential target.
"Times Square is an iconic location that draws a significant number of people every day," Kelly said. "New Year's Eve is the apex of that, so we have to plan accordingly."
Kelly stressed that there are no specific terror threats related to a celebration televised across the globe. But believing that the so-called "Crossroads of the World" is always in the crosshairs of would-be terrorists, the nation's largest police department has turned securing the event into a science.
Hotels are a particular concern. The department has worked closely with managers, urging them to guard against anyone who might seek to check into a guest room and use it to launch a sniper or other type of attack.
"We ask them to monitor people coming into the hotels very closely," Kelly said.
In terms of crowd control, police noticed last year that revelers starting flocking to Times Square earlier in the day to hear rehearsals of performers scheduled for various telecasts.
"At one o'clock in the afternoon, there was a significant crowd," Kelly said. "It was really packed with people."
So this year, the department will adjust by posting more officers on the streets before nightfall, the commissioner said.
Along with the army of additional uniformed officers, police will use barriers to prevent overcrowding and for checkpoints to inspect vehicles, enforce a ban on alcohol and check handbags. Visitors will see bomb-sniffing dogs and heavily armed counter-terrorism teams. Rooftop patrols and NYPD helicopters will keep an eye on the crowd as well.
Other plainclothes officers are assigned to blend into the crowd. Many officers will be wearing palm-size radiation detectors designed to give off a signal if they detect evidence of a dirty bomb, an explosive intended to spread panic by creating a radioactive cloud.
The bomb squad and another unit specializing in chemical and biological threats will sweep hotels, theaters, construction sites and parking garages. They also will patrol the sprawling Times Square subway station.
The NYPD also will rely on a network of thousands of closed-circuit security cameras carpeting the roughly 1.7 square miles south of Canal Street, the subway system and parts of Midtown Manhattan.
Another annual practice: Sealing manhole covers and removing mailboxes to prevent anyone from using them to conceal an explosive or other device.
In 2010, Faisal Shahzad left a Nissan Pathfinder outfitted with a crude, homemade propane-and-gasoline bomb on a block teeming with tourists. The explosive malfunctioned, but the near-miss spread a wave of fear across the city. Authorities say Shahzad was backed by the Pakistani Taliban,
Shahzad was arrested and, after a guilty plea, sentenced to life in prison. But he warned, "Brace yourselves, because the war with Muslims has just begun."
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Each year, the NYPD assigns thousands of extra patrols to the festivities
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Asked one day if he ever got tired from pitching so often, Old Hoss replied (and this is an actual quote), "Tired of tossing a little five-ounce baseball for two hours? I used to be a butcher. From four in the morning until eight at night, I knocked down steers with a 25-pound sledge. Tired from playing two hours a day for 10 times the money I used to get for 16 hours a day?"
Old Hoss clearly didn't have time to be bothered with such absurd questions.
And I don't want to bore you with the details of Radbourn's pedestrian season of 1883, because it's what happened the following year, in 1884, that created this legend and how fiction became fact.
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Is There an Inflation‐Unemployment Trade‐off?
Much of what drives the policy choices of Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve is a belief in the ability to trade higher inflation for lower unemployment, known within the economics profession as the "Phillips curve." But does this trade-off actually exist?
While its true that many have found a negative correlation between inflation and unemployment prior to 1960, looking at U.S. data, this relationship appears to have broken down in the mid-1960s, just about the time policy-makers thought they could exploit it (Lucas critique anyone?).
It is hard, looking at the graph, which displays the annual change in consumer prices over the previous year and unemployment, to see much of a relationship. In fact, since 1960, the correlation between changes in CPI and unemployment has been positive. We have generally seen rising unemployment along with rising inflation. Of course, one might be concerned that the stagflation of the 1970s is driving this result. But looking at the data since 1980, there still remains a positive correlation between inflation and unemployment. While I am not arguing that inflation causes unemployment (after all, correlation is not causation), it should be clear from the data that there is not some exploitable trade-off that policymakers get to choose.
The Richmond Fed also has a great history of the Phillips curve that is well worth the read. Perhaps Fed President Jeff Lacker should bring copies to the next FOMC meeting.


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He is presently known as one half of "Stenica" or "Danicky" or whatever nickname NASCAR's power couple has been given.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., of course, is far more than Danica Patrick's boyfriend. He is the two-time Nationwide Series champion, and he is making the move to the big league this season as the replacement driver at Roush-Fenway Racing for two-time Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth.
Casual fans probably don't know much about Stenhouse's accomplishments, which have been overlooked since he and Patrick announced in January they were dating. The couple will compete against each other for Sprint Cup rookie of the year this season.
Stenhouse, so far, has been OK with the attention.
"Obviously, it is a big story," he said. "It just isn't my most important story. I am here to race. I think once the season gets going and we can talk about how great this Gen-6 car is going to be and how great the racing is going to be, hopefully it can take a back seat and we can focus on our racing."
So just who is Danica's new man?
The 25-year-old Mississippi native, often seen wearing a cowboy hat and a huge silver belt buckle celebrating one of his Nationwide titles, became the first driver since Martin Truex Jr. in 2004-05 to win back-to-back Nationwide titles.
In the season finale at Homestead last season, when his spotter was imploring him to lay back and race conservatively to wrap up the title, Stenhouse keyed the mic so he couldn't hear him anymore. He races hard and doesn't hold back on the track, something Tony Stewart learned while fielding sprint cars for a young Stenhouse.
Stewart, who turns wrecked chassis into artificial reefs, said: "I've got a lot of race car frames in my lake that have his name on them on cars that he crashed."
"The hardest part was pulling the reins back in on him," Stewart said. "There were races he'd have half a lap lead on second place and crash the car with 10 laps to go. That was the hard stuff to get him to understand, is you don't have to go 100 percent every lap. That's stuff that he's learned in the last couple years in Nationwide, is how to take his aggressive style and at the same time be smart about it, make it work to his advantage."
Stenhouse got a promotion this year from RFR to replace Kenseth, the 2004 Cup champion who left for Joe Gibbs Racing. He will drive the No. 17 Ford and his move up coincides with Patrick's, who will also be racing full-time in Cup this year.
The two became close over the last two years, first in Nationwide rookie meetings together, then as Patrick leaned on Stenhouse when she went full-time last year in the series. When the relationship became romantic, Patrick worried how Stenhouse would handle the attention when they went public.
"I was a little concerned in the beginning because he doesn't like people looking at him, and I was like, `You are going to have to get over that real fast,'" Patrick said. "But he seems like he's having fun, and it doesn't bother him, and I feel like it's given him an opportunity to be himself more. I don't know why that is. He just seems to be looser, doesn't mind talking to people or doing things, whether it's backflips or jokes or whatever."
Patrick, a star already used to the spotlight, had conversations with Stenhouse on what to expect and how to handle the newfound fame.
"We have talked about it. She can definitely help out with that because she has experienced a lot of it," Stenhouse said, adding the media "don't get to me and it doesn't bother me what you say. I don't read articles so it doesn't really bother me. She knows I spend my time at the shop and focused on our racing."
All eyes are on Patrick this week after she won the pole for Sunday's season-opening Daytona 500, but Stenhouse fully expects to get his due this season when the discussion turns to his job as driver of the No. 17 Ford.
"I think it is a cool opportunity for me to come into Matt's number with a totally different team and because of the story people don't realize it is a different crew chief, team and over the wall guys," he said. "The only thing the same is the number and the sponsors. I think we have accomplished a lot in NASCAR in the Nationwide series and to think that is going to translate right over to the Sprint Cup Series the first year is a little difficult.
"But I think we are capable of doing that though and that is the plan. At the end of the season we want to be talking about our performance."
ROOKIE AGAIN: Action star Travis Pastrana is the newest addition to the Roush-Fenway Racing lineup, and he'll attempt to run his first Nationwide Series race at Daytona this weekend.
But Pastrana is no stranger to the speedway.
"My first Supercross win was on the infield here at Daytona," he said. "Daytona Speedweeks and Daytona Bikeweek have been two of my favorite events for as long as I can remember. Having the opportunity to race here in a NASCAR event is truly a dream come true."
Pastrana will drive the No. 60 Ford for RFR. Because he has nine previous starts in the Nationwide Series, he is not eligible for the rookie of the year program, but said he feels like one this season and "it's a scary feeling."
"As I come into NASCAR with success in other forms of racing and enter this year as a full-time driver with a top team, everyone's expectations are pretty high," he said. "I've always liked to be thrown into the deep end."
Pastrana will be teammates with Trevor Bayne, winner of the 2011 Daytona 500.
"Hopefully, I can earn Trevor's trust because he's the man here and I couldn't ask for a better teammate for my first race here," he said. "I'm lined up with great equipment and an amazing crew. I'm surrounded by a lot of knowledge and I'm ready to learn. This season is going to be an epic ride. Game on."
RECOVERING: Antron Brown flew home to Indiana for a doctor visit this week following his frightening accident at the NHRA Winternationals in California.
The reigning NHRA world champion went for a wild ride after his engine exploded at 300 mph, sending his dragster veering sharply to the left before flipping onto its side. It backed into a concrete guardwall before sliding past the dragstrip pavement and into a sand trap.
Brown escaped injury in part because of the enclosed safety canopy developed by his Don Schumacher Racing team.
"The canopy's windshield is five-eighths-of-an-inch thick. Nothing got to me. When I hit the sand trap, I saw stones flying all over the place, but I didn't get dusty, nothing got into me. It really, really did its job," he said. "I remember turning the fresh air on because the (nitro) fumes were getting to me. Thank God that canopy is on our car because when we hit that sand trap it really kept everything away from me and the fire away from me."
Brown stopped by the DSR shop while home to thank the fabricators who built his dragster. Now he's headed back out to compete this weekend at Phoenix, where he'll rejoin the rest of his team.
"Everything is ready to rock. I'm ready to get to Phoenix and get back on that horse," he said. "That's what it's all about."
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Case in point #1: The White Party.
On Friday, Evan and I dressed in our pre-labor day best, nothing but white head to toe, and met up with four other couples for a local winery's annual summer white party. It all started out super classy. Cocktails and high heels (like, the highest heels I own), champagne and a limo. We really went for it. Then things got a little crazy. The winery party was out in nature. Like, on a giant gravel hill. Have you ever tried to walk on a giant gravel hill, when you've had several glasses (bottles!?) of wine!? It's not pretty, friends. I hate to say it, but this girl did not fare well. Neither did 95% of women there (damn those few with flip flops!). We watched girls fall in the gravel and roll down the hill. It was around that time that someone mentioned that we're a lot closer to 30 than 20. Far too old to behave that way. Or, maybe no one should behave that way? Regardless, it was a night to remember. Or not. See, classy turned upside down (literally) real quick-like.
Case in point #2: The BBQ Joint.
So, Saturday night, after a full day of recovery (I read an entire book on Saturday… Gillian Flynn, what up!), we decided to hit up the new whiskey bar/BBQ spot in my neighborhood. BBQ is burley food, people. Beans and ribs and giant messy, saucy piles of pork. BBQ is not shimmery skin-tight mini dresses and valet parking. What!? Seriously, Ballard is not skin-tight mini dresses and valet parking. Ballard is jeans and farmers markets and couples in their 30s with a dog and a Subaru. What is happening here!? I feel like I maybe entered a worm hole. (Is that what it's called, a worm hole?) You may see me tumbling down a gravel hill in 5 inch heels, but you will never see me eating BBQ in a sequined spandex dress. I have standards!
Case in point #3: The Shrimp Boil.
Now, I don't think a shrimp boil is anything but amazing. But I mean, it's down home (down south?), messy, eat-with-your-hands food. Throw it all on the table and dig in type food. Wear a bib type food, even. But today I made Evan watch me throw together a shrimp boil (actually, I had him do most of the work), so that he could learn it as his own fancy signature dish. I told him it's really easy (it is!) and that it's the kind of meal that impresses people, you know, the classy kind. I seriously can't decide if I think a shrimp boil is totally super classy, or the opposite of that. All I know is it's easy, and delicious. I mostly followed Bev's instructions for the shrimp boil, but just kinda threw stuff in without measuring (including some Old Bay). I also added lemon juice to the dipping sauce, which I would recommend. Spicy shrimp, corn-on-the-cob, red potatoes, and smoky sausage, dumped out on a table and eaten with your hands…all while wearing yoga pants and the flattest shoes you can find. My kind of food!


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- The worst (and funniest) heckling I've ever heard was directed at an umpire by two nuns at Wrigley Field. Sorry, I can't repeat what they said – this is a G-rated blog.
- When we watched a game at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, the earth moved for me, mostly because we sat through a minor earthquake.
- The least attractive ballpark I've ever visited was the Kingdome. I'm calling it "least attractive" rather than "ugliest" to avoid hurting the feelings of any northwestern U.S. fans reading this blog. This domed concrete stadium was so dark, it may have actually inspired Samuel Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner. (Don't forget his woeful infielder who "stoppeth one in three".) The citizens of Seattle must love Safeco Field – they certainly paid their dues waiting for it.
- The smallest crowd I ever saw was in the biggest stadium. Andrew and I attended a double header in Cleveland's Municipal Stadium on a blustery September day in 1990. The capacity of the stadium was over 74,000; there were about 12 people there that day. However, my dad had been a huge fan of the Indians and I was thrilled to visit their stadium.
- Best food I've ever eaten at a ball park? Tradition dictates that I should choose Dodger dogs, although the chili we ate on a freezing night at Oakland Coliseum was terrific.
- I've been to each of the old and new Yankee Stadiums once, and sat through a rain delay both times. What are the chances of that?
- I hate the Detroit Tigers so much, it's impossible for me to admit how lovely Tiger Stadium was.
- I've been to more games at the SkyDome (now Rogers Centre) in Toronto than I can count. One of my favourites was the All-Star game in 1991, when I came this close to catching a foul ball hit by Cal Ripken.
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23 comments:
- Barbara said...
Used to be....when the boys were really active in Little League. Not so much anymore. I love football and hockey though.
- November 11, 2010 at 7:23 AM
- Anonymous said...
Wow, you brought back some memories. My first Blue Jay game was at Exhibition Stadium! They were playing the Red Sox. And who in Toronto will ever forget 1992-1993. :o)
- November 11, 2010 at 8:47 AM
- Claudia said...
I grew up 3 miles from Shea Stadium and spent many an afternoon at (old) Yankeee Standium. Roger Maris helped me perfect my swim stroke in a moment of serendipity. These days, I slog along with the MN Twins because they are such underdogs and you feel obligated to love them - even if only 3 of their players come though and pitching is a sore point. And my daughter is a die-hard baseball fan (she'll even give a shout-out to the NYC Yankees - which is dangerous in MN - but she honors her mother's NYC genes).
- November 11, 2010 at 9:04 AM
- Jess said...
I followed the Chicago Cubs in the later 80s for a little bit. My baseball card gems were Andre Dawson and Mark Grace. Then we moved from Chicago and the Cubbies got really bad for a long time :)
By the way, have you read the middle grade novel, THE GIRL WHO THREW BUTTERFLIES by Mick Cochrane (about a girl who joins the boys' team as a knuckleball pitcher). Such a great book!
- November 11, 2010 at 9:28 AM
- Faith said...
Never cared for football but I played soccer in high school. I love hockey and baseball though. You brought back a lot of memory now!:)
- November 11, 2010 at 9:57 AM
- Beth said...
Great baseball memories from everyone! Brenda, I will never forget the Jays winning in 1992. What an amazing game!
Claudia, I'm a huge supporter of Roger Maris and wish he'd received more support for his home run record. How amazing that you met him -- could it be another story idea for you?
And Jess, now that the Red Sox have finally won, I think everyone is a little bit of a Cubs fan. I'll check out that book you mentioned. Sounds great!
- November 11, 2010 at 9:58 AM
- Sue said...
Wow, good for you! I've only been to Dodger stadium(MANY times!), and Angel stadium(though I think it's called something else now). Hooray for Dodger dogs! :)
- November 11, 2010 at 10:17 AM
- Carol said...
I'm a Met fan from way back! I've only been to Fenway, loved it, and the old Shea! Loved the old days of the game much better.
- November 11, 2010 at 10:24 AM
- GratefulPrayerThankfulHeart said...
I try really hard to be passionate about sports but I don't think I have what it takes. I kinda sort-of got excited about our Phillies this year. Not sure what your reaction might be if you visit one of our stadiums. Philadelphia has a reputation and it's not for good sportsmanship.
- November 11, 2010 at 3:16 PM
- Jeanne said...
Having grown up in Boston, I'm a Red Sox fan. I followed them very closely when I lived in Massachusetts. Now that I live in California I've slacked a bit and no longer follow them as closely, though they'll always be my favorite team. The Dodgers are my "adopted" west coast team and I try to make it to at least one game every summer.
- November 11, 2010 at 6:52 PM
- shaz said...
Baseball wasn't/isn't big in the two countries I'd lived in. But if I ever get the chance to go to a ball game I'd definitely do it. And eat a hot dog while I'm at it :)
- November 11, 2010 at 10:18 PM
- chow and chatter said...
not me but the atmosphere is awesome at the games hope you find some new fan buddies lol
- November 12, 2010 at 10:36 AM
- Jen said...
Baseball fan?? You're my kind of girl! I love it too!!
- November 12, 2010 at 2:41 PM
- Joyti said...
No, unfortunately not...but I live in the bay area, so there's a LOT about baseball in the news lately (since the Giants won the WS).
- November 12, 2010 at 2:55 PM
- Joanne said...
Baseball is really the only sport that I like it all and I think it's so cool that you've been to so many stadiums!
- November 12, 2010 at 6:55 PM
Fun post, and fun conversation. I am a home grown Kansas City girl, and am therefore a loyal Royals' fan, even in recent years when they can't seem to improve by much. My husband and I love to go to games, as much for the atmosphere as for the sport itself. We're also big Chiefs fans. :)
- November 12, 2010 at 8:45 PM
- Reeni said...
That is so neat how you've been to so many stadiums! What interesting stories you have to tell! I'm a Yankees fan!
- November 12, 2010 at 9:27 PM
- Diana said...
OMG at number 1. LOL!
- November 13, 2010 at 8:02 AM
- Julie said...
I am a baseball fan! Whenever we travel to a city in the summer, we try to see a game! Ugliest ballpark, Twins at the Metrodome. Baseball inside, not so much!! Best ball park? Kansas City but that's because I am from KC and a diehard Royals fan. Target Field, the new twins stadium is also beautiful. What a fun post!
- November 13, 2010 at 8:09 AM
- Beth said...
Emily and Julie, I'd love to get to Kauffman Stadium someday. My most vivid memory of the Royals was when they broke the hearts of Blue Jays' fans in 1985. One of my favorite baseball memories is of George Brett and his pine tar bat!
- November 13, 2010 at 9:26 AM
- Tasha said...
My husband converted me many years ago to a Red Sox fan (before that I could not have care less about baseball) and at one point I seriously think I was a more crazed fan than him. We even did our son's nursery in a Red Sox theme and my baby shower theme was as well. (And they just happened to win the world series that year.) In the past few years, I seem to get to see less and less games, on tv and in real life, but I still have great love for them and baseball in general. I hope it's something I'll get to share with my children as they get older. I'm so impressed with all the stadiums you've visited, and I think it's awesome you went to the Baseball Hall of Fame on your honeymoon!
- November 13, 2010 at 4:03 PM
- Kristen said...
When I was a little I often went with my parents to Busch stadium to watch the Cardinals play. When I lived near Seattle, we went to the Kingdome. You are right, it was pretty ugly.
- November 13, 2010 at 8:56 PM
- Ruth said...
Ah, I used to be such a huge fan, but I've never recovered since the strike in the 90s. Before that, my best memory would be driving one of the cars in the 1993 WS parade in Toronto. I drove Mark Eichorn and Woody Williams. Now you'd think it wouldn't be too exciting to drive relief pitchers, but they were HILARIOUS and I had the best time! In the car behind me were Pat Butler and Todd Stottlemyre, and they were so stuck up - my friend driving that car had almost no interaction at all. I met most of the players, chatted with Joe Carter (he signed my jersey), and experienced one of the most exciting days in Toronto's sports history first hand! Ahhh... good times...
- November 14, 2010 at 1:50 PM


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In the 1930s and '40s, women were often viewed as second-class citizens, and blacks were accorded few rights. According to the established rules of society, neither were considered qualified to contend at baseball's highest level. But Effa Manley had little use for those rules -- or for establishment, for that matter.
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Aggressive and progressive, glamorous and magnanimous, Manley overcame each to make her mark as one of the most fascinating and significant figures in Negro League history.
"She was unique and effervescent and knowledgeable," says Monte Irvin, the Hall of Famer who played shortstop and outfield for the Newark Eagles, the Negro League team Manley co-owned with her husband, Abe. "She ran the whole business end of the team."
A born entrepreneur, Manley was the only female owner in the history of Negro Leagues. Effa and Abe ran the Eagles, a Negro National League team, from 1935-48. And her considerable influence extended beyond baseball as well; she was also active in the black civil rights movement.
Manley was born March 27, 1900. Her birth, like much of her life, was controversial. Within the black community, Manley rarely discussed her heritage, and most people assumed she was a light-skinned black. But Manley claimed in an interview in 1973 that she was white. Her mother, Bertha Ford Brooks, was white, of German and Asian-Indian descent. Effa explained that Bertha, who earned a living as a seamstress, became pregnant by her white employer, John M. Bishop, a wealthy Philadelphian. Manley's black stepfather, Benjamin Brooks, sued Bishop and received a settlement of $10,000 before he and Bertha divorced. Bertha remarried, and Effa was raised in a household with a black step-father and black half-siblings, and so chose to live as a black person.
After graduation from high school in Philadelphia, Effa moved to New York, where she took work in the millinery business. Fittingly, she met Abe Manley, a man 24 years her senior, at the 1932 World Series at Yankee Stadium.
"Babe Ruth made a baseball fan of me," Manley once said. "I used to go to Yankee Stadium just to see him come to bat."
Abe and Effa married the following year, on June 15, 1935.
According to Effa, Abe had made his considerable fortune through a number of successful investments in real estate. After watching Negro League teams barnstorming around the country, he "decided he'd like to see baseball organized," according to Effa. Other sources suggest Abe made his money in "numbers banking," or racketeering.
Together, the Manleys started a Negro League team in Brooklyn later in 1935, naming the team the Eagles. "I guess he hoped they'd fly high," said Effa. The Eagles played in Ebbets Field, home to the beloved Brooklyn Dodgers.
The Eagles were unable to compete with the Dodgers for fans, and the Manleys decided they had to move the team if they were to survive financially. They bought the Newark Dodgers, a black semi-pro team, and moved the Eagles to Newark in 1936.
"Abe and I had a magnificent partnership," Effa once said. "He got the club together and I took care of the business details. It was a perfect partnership."
Though she had no prior financial experience, Effa assumed an active role as co-owner.
"The Manleys were a very unusual combination," says Monte Irvin. "Mrs. Manley was a very astute businesswoman and she became very knowledgeable about baseball affairs."
She took over day-to-day business operations of the team, arranged playing schedules, planned the team's travel, managed and met the payroll, bought the equipment, negotiated contracts, and handled publicity and promotions.
Fellow owner Cumberland Posey of the Homestead Grays once wrote that "Negro baseball owners can take a few tips from the lady member of the league when it comes to advertising."
Thanks to her rallying efforts, more than 185 VIPs -- including New York Mayor Fiorello LeGuardia, who threw out the first pitch, and Charles C. Lockwood, justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York -- were on hand to watch the Eagles' inaugural game in 1935. But the Eagles proved unable to rise to the occasion, and dropped the opener to the Homestead Grays, 21-7.
George Giles, the Eagles first baseman at the time, recalled that Manley did not take the loss well.
"The Homestead Grays near killed us! ... Mrs. Manley left (the ballpark),"said Giles. "When she was displeased, the world came to an end. She'd stop traffic. ...
"Mrs. Manley loved baseball, but she couldn't stand to lose. I was a pretty hard loser myself, but I think she'd take it more seriously than anybody."
So seriously that she was unwilling to suffer it for long. When the Eagles finished with a losing record that first season, Manley insisted that manager Ben Taylor be fired and replaced with Giles. Giles said Abe Manley approached him and told him, "My wife wants you to manage the ballclub."
Effa Manley was not afraid to offer advice -- solicited and otherwise -- to the media, to her own players and to fellow Negro League owners. It wasn't always appreciated.
Dan Burley, sports editor for the Amsterdam New York Star-News wrote in 1942, "Effa Manley has long been a sore sport in the N.N.L. (Negro National League) setup ... the rough and tumble gentlemen comprising its inner sanction have complained often and loudly that 'baseball ain't no place for a woman.'"
Although many of the men in the sport resented her -- and grumbled loudly about her brashness -- they certainly respected her. Abe was the league's official treasurer, but in name only. Effa handled not only the Eagles finances, but those of the Negro National League as well.
Manley was also known as a players' advocate. She fought for better schedules, better travel and better salaries.
Manley recognized that her team was a community resource. Said former Eagles star Max Manning: "The Eagles were to (black) Newark what the Dodgers were to Brooklyn."
James Overmyer, author of "Queen of the Negro Leagues," a biography of Manley, notes that she also worked to make sure the "team had an image of upholding the black community's best standards."
Manley was also a social activist and a crusader for black civil rights. As part of her work for the Citizen's League for Fair Play, Manley organized a 1934 boycott of a Harlem stores that refused to hire black salesclerks. After six weeks, the owners of the stores relented, and a year later 300 blacks were employed by stores on 125th Street.
Manley served as the treasurer of the Newark chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and often used Eagles games to promote civic causes. In 1939, Manley held an "Anti-Lynching Day" at Ruppert Stadium.
Several stories about her have become part of Negro League folklore. One such tale is of her demanding that Terris McDuffie be the starting pitcher for a certain game because she wanted to show him off the women of her social club. Another had her giving signs to players by crossing and uncrossing her legs to signal bunts.
More precisely documented are instances in which she went above and beyond the call of duty to take care of her players.
According to Irvin, Manley provided the Eagles with an air-conditioned, $15,000 Flexible Clipper bus -- a first for the Negro Leagues -- in 1946. Worried about what her players would do for employment during the offseason, she and Abe sponsored a team in the Puerto Rican winter leagues.
Manley helped develop the careers of dozens of players, and treated many like family. She and Abe served as godparents to Larry Doby's first child. They loaned Monte Irvin money for a down payment on his first house.
"After I quit playing, she started me out in business," said former player Lenny Pearson. "She interceded for me and spoke to people and helped me. She financed the first tavern I ever had. A beautiful, beautiful person in all ways."
But in return for her generosity, she expected obedience.
"Mrs. Manley was the disciplinarian of the teams," recalled pitcher James Walker. "She would call you in and tell you how to dress, what to do, who to associate with. When you had your problems, if they were personal, you went to Mrs. Manley, and she was very understanding, as long as you toed the line."
During World War II, Negro Leagues attendance reached all-time highs. By the end of the war, the leagues were a $2 million enterprise and represented one of the largest black-dominated businesses in the U.S.
After the war, integration of Major League baseball became a hot-button issue. The color line was broken in 1946 when Branch Rickey signed Jackie Robinson to play for Montreal, the Dodgers' Triple-A International League team.
That year was a watershed one for Manley and the Eagles, too. Newark beat the Kansas City Monarchs in a thrilling, seven-game Negro League World Series.
"And," said Manley later of the championship, "I believe we could have beaten the winners of the white World Series [the Cardinals], too,"
Robinson broke into the Major Leagues with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Integration -- as well as the increased popularity of other entertainment options, such as television -- took its toll on the Negro Leagues. Attendance at Eagles games plummeted, from 120,000 in 1946 to 57,000 in 1948, and Newark, like many other Negro League teams, found itself no longer able to generate profits.
After Rickey successfully recruited pitcher Don Newcombe away from Newark and convinced him to join the Dodgers, Manley took action. She wrote letters to Rickey asking him to meet with her. Rickey did not respond, but Manley continued to fight for just compensation and speak out against the raiding of Negro League teams without reparation.
Cleveland Indians owner Bill Veeck called Manley in 1947, inquiring about Larry Doby. They agreed to a deal that ultimately paid the Manleys $15,000 in exchange for Doby, who became the first black player in the American League. The deal established a precedent, and Major League owners from then on paid an average of $5,000 for each Negro Leaguer they signed.
In 1947, thanks to declining attendance, the Eagles lost $20,000, and the Manleys sold the team to Dr. W.H. Young, a black dentist in Memphis, Tenn.
Abe had spent more than $100,000 of his own money on the team, and Effa once said he got less than five percent of his investment back. The Eagles folded in 1948, and several other teams in the Negro National League followed suit.
Throughout her years in Newark, Manley kept a baseball scrapbook. That document is now part of the collection at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.
Until her death in April 1981 at the age of 81, Manley devoted herself to keeping the history of Negro League baseball alive. In 1976 she published "Negro Baseball ... before Integration," which listed 73 players she felt were qualified for the Hall of Fame. She wrote numerous letters to the Baseball Hall of Fame and publications such as The Sporting News, urging recognition for the league and its players. The Hall of Fame enshrined 11 players from the Negro Leaguers in 1973. And in 1985, the Hall of Fame added an exhibit on black baseball. Her photo is prominently displayed in the exhibit.
Manley was buried at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, Calif. Her gravestone reads, "She loved baseball."
In an interview a few years before her death, Manley talked of the joy she received from reminiscing about her days in with the Negro Leagues, relived in part through her extensive scrapbook.
"People say, 'Don't live in the past,'" Manley said. "But I guess it depends on how interesting your past is."
Effa Manley was certainly a woman with an interesting past -- and an irrevocable, influential place as a pioneer in our nation's pastime.
Aimee Crawford is deputy managing editor for MLB.com. This article was not subject to approval by Major League Baseball of its clubs.


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Marrow [1] is great and all, but what about the bones that aren't blessed enough to bear the sacred gel in easily extractable amounts? We can't forget about those. Chicken backs, beef knuckles, ham hocks, chicken feet, lamb necks, hooves and any other animal-derived matrices of calcium phosphate and collagen fibers are all worth saving, cooking, and perhaps even eating. Hell, I bet elk antlers would make a fine, mineral-rich soup. The best part is that bones, feet, hooves, heads, and connective tissues are all pretty inexpensive, sometimes even free, parts of the animal. They also represent an entirely different realm of nutritional content than basic muscle meat, being complex organs playing multiple roles in the body.
You see, bone is living tissue, rather than inert structure. It is rigid, true, but it's actually an organ, in fact, placing it squarely in the nutritional all-star camp of liver, heart, brain, kidney, and sweetbreads [2]. Bone is also slightly elastic, owing to the collagen, which combines with the calcium phosphate to lend "elastic rigidity." (If it weren't for the collagen, bones would simply be hard with no give, and thus brittle.) Bone is full of minerals, mostly calcium and phosphorus (seeing as how the "bone" part of bone is calcium phosphate, this is no surprise), along with sodium, magnesium, and other trace minerals. If the connective tissue – and most animal scraps and bones you use will have tendons, ligaments, and cartilage – is still attached, bones also include stuff like chondroitin and glucosamine, popular joint supplements that are the raw materials for bone and cartilage formation.
Let's do a quick rundown of all the other good stuff found in bones and, therefore, well-made bone stock:
- Bone marrow – We went over this last week [1], but I'll say it again: bone marrow is one of the first "superfoods" (for lack of a better term – I actually slightly cringe using it) our ancestors enjoyed. It's fatty, with a bit of protein and loads of minerals. Even if you're cooking spindly chicken bones, there's going to be marrow, and that marrow will make it into your stock.
- Collagen and gelatin – Most commercial gelatin comes from animal collagen already, so why not cut out the middle man and get your gelatin directly from bone and cartilage? The more collagen your bones have, the more gelatinous, rich, and viscous your stock will be – important qualities, especially if you intend to reduce your stock into sauces. Gelatin may even reduce joint pain in athletes [3], as one (admittedly small) study appeared to show. Another showed benefits for ulcer patients [4].
- Glycine – Although our bodies already produce plenty of glycine, rendering it a non-essential amino acid, there's some evidence [5] that supplementation can help mitigate free-radical oxidative damage in rats with alcohol-induced hepatotoxicity. Bone broth is rich in glycine. It probably doesn't mean much, but it can't hurt. And hey – it may even improve sleep quality [6], as one Japanese study showed in human subjects. Drink a warm cup of broth before bed, perhaps?
- Proline – Proline is another non-essential amino acid found in bone stock, but supplementation has shown promise in patients suffering from vision loss due to gyrate atrophy [7]. It's also an important precursor for the formation of collagen, though it's not clear whether eating proline has any affect on the body's ability to make collagen.
- Hyaluronic acid – Hyaluronic acid, also known as hyaluronan, is one of cartilage's three glycosaminoglycans. It helps broth gel, and it's been used for years to treat race horses with osteoarthritis, usually as an intra-articular injection or IV fluid. Recent studies on oral administration [8] have been promising, though, meaning oral administration of quality bone stock (as opposed to, um, what other method of administration?) might help us with our joint issues, too. According to Wikipedia, human studies are underway and showing promise, but I wasn't able to dig up much beyond this small study [9]. Still, it's compelling, and I'll continue to drink broth regardless.
- Chondroitin sulfate – Chondroitin sulfate is another glycosaminoglycan present in bone stock. It's also a popular supplement for the treatment of osteoarthritis the efficacy of which has come under question. One recent review [10] concludes that chondroitin sulfate "may interfere with progression of osteoarthritis". I'd say it's worth a shot.
- Calcium – I've downplayed the importance of large amounts of supplementary calcium [11] in the past, but that doesn't mean it's not important. It's the raw material for bone production and fortification, and bone stock might be one of the best sources of calcium around, especially for those who avoid dairy and don't eat enough leafy greens.
- Phosphorus – There's also a good amount of phosphorus in bone stock, though I doubt Primal eaters lack adequate dietary phosphorus (there's plenty in meat). Still, it's a nice buffer.
- Magnesium – Magnesium is pretty lacking in the modern diet. Fatty fish like mackerel [12] offer good amounts, as do leafy greens [13], nuts [14], and seeds [15], but most people, Primal folks included, could stand to take in more magnesium. Dr. Michael Eades says [16] if he had to recommend just one supplement, it'd be magnesium; Dr. Stephan Guyenet over at Whole Health Source recently posted a couple great pieces, one on magnesium and insulin sensitivity [17] (short version: the former improves the latter) and another on magnesium and vitamin D metabolism [18] (short version: the former affects the latter). Bone stock is just another way to obtain this valuable mineral.
- Sulfur, potassium, and sodium – Stock has these minerals in mostly trace amounts, but they're all important for health. Sodium [19] isn't really an issue for most people, but potassium is undoubtedly important and often lacking. Both are crucial electrolytes (bone broth – possible new sports drink?). Sulfur is the "S" in MSM, or methylsulfonylmethane, the popular joint supplement that has shown some promising results [20] in humans.
The best way to extract all that boney goodness from the bones is to cook with them, and that means making stock (or broth; from here on out, I'll just say stock, but the two are pretty similar, with broth technically being derived from meat and bones, and stock from just bones). I mentioned a basic chicken stock recipe [21] last year, but we can do better than that. Besides, different bones require different considerations. A few tips:
- Add a couple shots of apple cider vinegar to your stock. This aids in the extraction of minerals without really altering the flavor.
- Roast your bones beforehand. This adds color and flavor. For big bones like beef, 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 50 minutes usually works. For chicken, just use roasted carcasses.
- Don't throw bones away. Even if you just ate a couple bone-in chicken thighs, save those measly little bones! Freeze them and keep adding to your collection until you've got a respectable amount.
- Don't be afraid to simmer long and slow. Smaller animals require less cooking time to extract nutrients, so chicken can probably go for twenty hours and produce a quality stock, but beef or lamb bones can go for several days, provided you keep the heat low and watch the water level to prevent burning.
- Add feet, especially chicken feet, for added collagen – and more gelatin.
- If it's a delicious joint supplement you're after, look for actual animal joints to throw in. Knuckles, especially, have tons of cartilaginous material and snappy ligament that will break down in the water.
- When dealing with the bigger bones from ungulates, sometimes the heat and the water need a little assistance. To really get the good stuff, stick the bones in a sturdy bag and smash them with your sledgehammer (you do have a sledgehammer [22], right?). Then put the shards in the stockpot. Native Americans used to do this to buffalo bones [23] to get at the little grease pockets lurking within the bone latticework; why shouldn't we do the same? Another option is to remove the bones after half a day or so and go to work with a smaller hammer, a chef's knife, or even the food processor. They'll have softened considerably, and you'll be able to chop them up into bits for quicker, more thorough extraction. Last week, I took a 10-inch chef's knife to some cow knuckles and cow necks that'd been simmering for a day and returned the pieces for another few hours of cooking. That stock was the thickest, richest, most gelatinized stock I've ever made. Correlation, causation? I lean toward the latter. In fact, going forward, I plan on doing this every single time I make stock. The difference was just that huge.
- You can eat bone, technically. Now, if you've made a proper stock and gotten all you can out of your bones, eating them may not confer many benefits. Still, it's an interesting thought. Chicken bones in particular become pretty delectable after a day of stewing, and I'll confess to sifting through the stock solids for snacks. I haven't eaten an entire carcass or anything (yet), but I may try a few of the smaller, softer bones as an experiment. Anyone else?
- Once your stock has cooled in the fridge, only skim the fat if you're prepared to store or use the stock right away. That layer of fat is protecting your broth from adulterants, whether they're random fridge flavors or bacteria.
- Speaking of fat, I'd toss poultry fat. It's a relatively high-PUFA animal fat, and a day of simmering has probably damaged it beyond repair. If you're stewing bones with more saturated animal fat [24], though, you should absolutely save the fat layer.
- Veggies are optional, but tasty. They add flavor, and the classic mirepoix blend of carrots, onions, and celery is always a welcome addition. Herbs work well, too. I'm partial to thyme, bay leaf, and whole peppercorns, with maybe a sprig or two of rosemary added. If you're doing herbs and veggies, add them toward the end of cooking, especially if you're doing a marathon two-day stock making session.
Divining the nutritional details of traditional foods like bone stock and bone marrow is difficult, if not impossible altogether. We know stock contains gelatin, calcium, phosphate, magnesium, glucosamine, chondroitin, and other trace minerals, but what are the numbers? We're a numbers generation; we expect to have accurate info at the tips of our fingers at all times, but that's unrealistic. Bone composition isn't set in stone. What the animal ate, how it lived, where it lived, the mineral content of whatever it ate, the nutrient density of whatever it ate – these all factor into the composition and content of the bones, joints, and cartilage. The nutrition facts of commercial bone meal [25] marketed as a calcium supplement gives us a general idea of the mineral content (900 mg calcium, 360 mg phosphorus, 9 mg magnesium per serving) of bone stock. That stuff comes from powdered "cattle raised in the United States," which undoubtedly means corn-fed, nutritionally-deficient cows. We don't know exactly how an animal's diet affects its bone composition, but we know that it matters. Diet plays a huge role in everything, and I'd bet that grass-fed (again, as always) results in better, more nutritious stock. Regardless of the numbers, bone stock is good for you, damn good, and being somewhat in the dark about the precise nutrient count shouldn't dissuade you from making and using your own bone stock on a regular basis. (If you don't have access to bones from animals raised in the conditions you'd prefer—or you want backup broth for when you can't make your own, you can find good stock available online [26].)
Even if you don't (or are unable to) seek out bones specifically for cooking, you'll end up with plenty as leftovers. In fact, I'd suggest opting for whole animals or bone-in segments; the meat tastes better, it stays fresher longer, and you get some cooking bones when it's all done. When you roast a chicken, you've got an entire skeleton to work with. When you cook a bone-in leg of lamb on the barbecue, you've got a big femur left over. What does a skinless breast offer after it's been eaten, or an endless parade of steaks? I love a good steak as much as the next man, but a Primal eater shouldn't live on muscle meat alone. I highly recommend giving homemade stock a try. If you eat animals, you should have access to their bones, and you should never throw those bones away.
Have I missed anything? Anyone have any good stock-making tips?


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The current slant board is made with a piece of Australian Lacewood. The top is Baltic Birch plywood with strips of Lacewood added to enhance the appearance.


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