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get out of(redirected from get oneself out of something)
get (oneself) out of (something)
To escape or extricate oneself from a troublesome, difficult, unpleasant, or burdensome situation or circumstance. Even though the economy has recovered significantly, many are still finding it hard to get themselves out of the cycles of poverty and debt. With John growing increasingly dependent on alcohol, William decided that he needed to get out of the relationship.
get (oneself) out of (somewhere)
To escape, emerge from, or leave some place. The air was so insufferably stuffy inside that I had to get myself out of the house and go for a walk. We have to get ourselves out of here before the whole building collapses!
get (someone) out of (something)
To rescue, remove, or extricate someone from a troublesome, difficult, unpleasant, or burdensome situation or circumstance. I hope my friend finds a way of getting me out of this stupid dinner party. You can't always rely on your parents to get you out of trouble with the law.
get (someone) out of (somewhere)
To evacuate, rescue, or remove someone from something or some place. We have to get them out of there before the whole building collapses! Your friend is getting belligerent—you'd better get him out of here.
get (something) out of (someone)
To evoke, illicit, obtain, or wrest something from someone. I tried getting a response out of him, but he's totally incoherent. That extortionist is trying to get even more money out of me!
get (something) out of (something)
To derive, obtain, or extract something from something else. I hope you get a lot of good experience out of your internship here. We're going to get a lot of money out of this deal, you know.
get someone or something out of someone or somethingand get someone or something out
to release or extricate someone or something from someone, something, or some place. See if you can get the cat out of this cabinet. I can't get the nail out of the board. I can get out almost anything with my pry bar.
get something out of someone
to cause or force someone to give specific information. We will get the truth out of her yet. The detective couldn't get anything out of the suspect. They got a confession out of him by beating him.
get something out of something
to get some kind of benefit from something. I didn't get anything out of the lecture. I'm always able to get something helpful out of our conversations.
get out of (doing) something
to manage not to have to do something. I was supposed to go to a wedding, but I got out of it. Jane had an appointment, but she got out of it.
get out of
1. Emerge or escape from, as in I hate to get out of bed on cold mornings or He'll be lucky to get out of this mess. [First half of 1500s] Also see get out, def. 1.
2. Go beyond, as in The cat had climbed into the tree; she'd gotten well out of my reach. [First half of 1600s] Also see out of control; out of sight.
3. Evade or avoid, as in He tried to get out of answering their questions, or Please get out of the way so we can pass. [Late 1800s] Also see out of the way.
4. Elicit or draw out something from someone. For example, I can't get a straight answer out of him, or Getting a contribution out of her is like pulling teeth. [First half of 1600s]
5. Get rid of something, remove, as in Get these cats out of the house, or I can't get this melody out of my head. Also see out of one's system.
6. Extract from, obtain from. For example, You can get a lot of juice out of these oranges, or She got little or nothing out of this investment. It is also put as get the most out of, meaning "use to the greatest advantage," as in He gets the most out of his staff. [Second half of 1600s] Also see get a bang out of; get a rise out of; get mileage out of.

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New special as of today, Slow braised lamb shoulder with a fresh Greek salad and crispy kale
Food to die for! Creative, pretty, everything delicious & instant rays of sunshine to my heart! They're chilli jam is by far one of my favourite things to eat ever. Atmosphere is lovely, customer service is always 10/10!more reviews on tripadvisor
Called in to ( little pigs during the Big Husky Triathlon Festival and as I had trouble deciding on what to order (as there was so many great choices on the menu) the waitress recommended the kimchi chicken burger. This burger was massive, cooked to perfection and was the tastiest burger I have ever had. 10/10 Can't wait to return!more reviews on tripadvisor
Been here twice over the last couple of months. Both times the food was fantastic. Not your normal formulaic menu, although they have the standards also. Some great dishes they are just done well. Try the Zucchini fritters, the pork waffle, the lime salt and pepper squid. Very innovative dishes and at a very reasonable price. I can see why...more reviews on tripadvisor
Love love love this café! A BIG favourite amongst the locals, we go all the time! I've never had a bad food experience there, everything is delicious!! Staff are always super friendly! They have 2 highchairs for the bubs & also outdoor dining for prams. Will never tire of going here & always crave the food & most of all...more reviews on tripadvisor
Absolutely LOVE 5LP. I regularly go and eat there and always enjoy my meal. I don't mind waiting for good quality food, which is what I receive at 5LP. Always pleased by the friendly faces and service I receive. Never a moment when 5LP is quiet and that's what draws me to a cafe!more reviews on tripadvisor
It was difficult to choose from the menu that offered not too much but so good things... I ended up with a Mushroom burger - I'm not a vegetarian and I would never thought a veggie burger would be that good !!! He had Pork waffle : very well balanced sweet-salty dish, so much flavor, yummy ! If you eat...more reviews on tripadvisor
I am a connoisseur of breakfast and always looking for the best breakfast. Little Pigs is jewel! Very unique offerings with everything from healthy to decedent. Verything was delicious and beautiful The bake goods are all fresh, moist and delicious. I would rate this as one of the best breakfasts ever! For value it is #1...wish there was one close...more reviews on tripadvisor
As a Sydney trendy café aficionado I can comfortably say that you will not beat the menu at 5 little pigs anywhere - it is simply fabulous my long time favourite is the gluten free crispy fried squid - I love it - consistently really good the breakfast menu is a real treat and offers something really different and special...more reviews on tripadvisor
We have visited here several times when we visit Husky. It never fails to hit the mark! Hubby had pork waffle (be prepared to embark on a orgasmic combo, that even includes sorbet!), I had brisket burger, which was superb and melt in your mouth heaven! Great milkshakes to boot. Normal and friendly young staff, and timely service.more reviews on tripadvisor
I'm glad I checked trip advisor, we almost went somewhere else. Very good coffee and the big pig breaky was superb. Perfect eggs and delicious mushrooms. Deserving of #1more reviews on tripadvisor
Kitchen closed at 15.00hrs but they accommodated our 7 person group. Service with a big smile and Milk shakes were fantastic. Everyone enjoyed their food and we all ordered something different off the nicely varied menu. I got the Korean Crispy Chicken Kimchi Burger. Wow if was gorgeous. The Pulled Pork Waffles were a definite hit also and the BLAT...more reviews on tripadvisor
We were recommended this place (and one other close by) by the staff at our accommodation as being the place to go for coffee in Husky. Well they certainly do serve an excellent flat white coffee that was very much to our taste in terms of both flavour and temperature. Recommended for other 'coffee snobs'.more reviews on tripadvisor
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Letter, Theodore [Hyatt] to Dear Brother [Thaddeus Hyatt]
Author: Hyatt, Theodore
Date: September 4, 1860
This letter was written by Theodore Hyatt of New York to his brother Thaddeus Hyatt, president of the National Kansas Committee. Theodore rather vehemently berated his brother for his business dealings in Kansas--Theodore had negative experiences with investors and was not willing to lay himself on the line again. He also wrote that he "will not invest another dime in that miserable, God-forsaken country" called Kansas Territory. The rest of the letter discusses bank accounts and financial matters, in addition to a brief mention of a horse that Theodore purchased from S.C. Pomeroy.
Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: Theodore Hyatt Collection, #402, Box 1, Folder 1
Item Number: 101810 Number of images: 6
Keywords: Businessmen; Economic development; Finance; Horses; Hyatt, Thaddeus; Hyatt, Theodore; Pomeroy, S. C. (Samuel Clarke), 1816-1891; Property disputes
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Juan Pablo Galavis, the former pro soccer player described by Entertainment Weekly as a "shallow, narrow-minded hunk of man meat," brought a merciful end to perhaps the most controversial season in the history of "The Bachelor" Monday night when he made his choice between two remaining women.
And the final rose went to …
Nikki Ferrell, the 26-year-old nurse from Kansas City, Mo.
But hold on: Because J Pab isn't yet completely sure that marriage is in the cards, he decided not to get down on bended knee and fork over the big rock in St. Lucia. Perhaps that will come later.
Nikki told El Bachelor how much she loved him and he replied by thanking her and telling her that there are many things that he loves about her.
He then recalled how her father told him to be 100 percent sure before issuing a proposal.
"I'm not 100 percent sure that I want to propose to you, but at the same time, I'm 100 percent sure that I don't want to let you go," he told her, adding, "I like you a lot. A lot. So Nikki, will you except my final rose?"
She nodded and said, "Absolutely."
His decision left Clare Crawley, 32, the sensitive hairstylist from Sacramento, out in the cold — and very, very bitter.
After breaking the bad news to Clare ("I have to say goodbye to you"), he moved in for a hug, but she fended him off — a move that drew cheers from the in-studio crowd watching a feed of the finale.
"I saved this moment for the man of my dreams," she said. "I thought that was you. And I thought I knew what kind of man you were."
Then she drove in the final dagger, hissing, "I lost respect for you. … What you just made me go through, I would never want my children having a father like you." More cheers.
After Clare stormed off, El Bachelor breathed a sigh of relief: "Hooo. I'm glad I didn't pick her."
Classy guy.
Earlier in the episode, Clare admitted that she was "falling in love" and said she could envision herself as part of J Pab's family "forever."
Or not.
Actually, there were bad signs for Clare during her final date with J Pab. On a helicopter ride, with the cameras off, she said he told her something "insulting and offensive" that made her feel like an "object." It was a "sexual thing," she added. (Apparently about how he enjoyed hooking up with her).
Also on Monday, we learned who will be our next "Bachelorette." During the "After the Rose" special, it was announced that Andi Dorfman, the 26-year-old district attorney from Atlanta will be handing out the roses. She became a fan favorite after she told off J Pab and left the show.
Dorfman made the final 3, but decided to leave after her overnight date in St. Lucia, where J Pab told her she made it to this stage by "default."
Like we said, classy guy.
Juan Pablo was deemed by many fans to be the "worst" Bachelor ever. During the turbulent season, he stirred controversy by making intolerant remarks about gay people, and he was occasionally rude and dismissive toward some of the women. Many fans considered himself too blunt, too complacent, too arrogant, and worst of all, too boring.
During Monday's finale, even some members of El Bachelor's family raised red flags about him. His brother, for one, spoke of how he tends to walk away from relationships when things get "rough."
But how do you feel? Do you think J Pab and Nikki have what it takes to form a lasting partnership? And do you believe she'd be a good mother to his young daughter, Camila? Or is there "doom" written all over this thing?


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AcapulcoElvis, Sinatra, JFK…they all partied at the Pearl of the Pacific, as the glorious beaches of Acapulco are affectionately known. Not that this Mexico resort's best days are behind it. Sure, headlines in recent years have been more about violence than sunsets, but it seems Acapulco is once again an inviting place to vacation. Just ask Sylvester Stallone who recently opened the acclaimed Acapulco International Film Festival to big crowds. Or put another way, if you think of it as a hotel Acapulco is now welcoming visitors in numbers that would impress even Elvis. And why not? Cliffside restaurants, a 17th-century fort, secluded beaches, and the cliff divers of La Quebrada welcome those who come for great beauty during the day, an active party scene at night, and the Diamante area's stylish, upscale establishments—none of which is ever far from an Acapulco hotel. Below find a list of our selection of boutique and luxury properties.
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This 1950s retro-cool hotel shows why Acapulco was once a playground for Hollywood's elite, and is fast becoming that again.


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The 3Way cast was (unintentionally) color-coordinated and looked very
There were lots of celebrities at the premiere, from AfterEllen.com favorites such as Christina Cox (Blood Ties, Better Than Chocolate), Mandy Musgrave and Gabrielle Christian (South of Nowhere), to women I'd never met but always wanted to, such as Kelly Hu — the hot mutant assassin in X2 — and Kristy Swanson, who played the first Buffy Summers in the campy movie version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
But the best part of the evening? Sarah made the mistake of giving Bridget and me a microphone and camera and then setting us loose among the celebrities.
Which means she has only herself to blame for what happened next.
Yes, spankings occurred and a marriage proposal was made. It's true, I did offer to give Kelly Hu lessons in Lesbian 101, and Bridget did incite an argument between Mandy, Jill and Cathy Shim over who would sleep with whom. Also, Bridget described her kissing technique in detail, we played a naughty word-association game with the entire cast of South of Nowhere, and everyone flirted with everyone else pretty much the whole time.
But really, would you expect anything different from one-third of "The Terrible Three" and the woman who shoots her vlog with a different woman in her bed each week?
Watch it here now — because you'll never see celebrity party coverage like this on E! or Entertainment Tonight!
AfterEllen.com at the 3Way premiere:
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And before you ask: no, there's not actually a contest to win a three-way with Bridget and Jill. (Dammit!) Sarah still makes us adhere to some standards.
Now, on to our last bit of 3Way news: Even though the first episode doesn't officially launch until Monday, the 3Way folks have just posted the first "confessional," which we're bringing to you live right here!
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Roadster Sports For Sale
Roadster Sports For Sale
Here are a 2010 and 2011: Roadster Sports.
I have a 2009 black Tesla roadster for sale in NY with only 489 miles, has received all updates, garaged and covered. Have faster charger
Did you sell it?
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Did Deborah sell it? I am interested in a black black roadster to buy with one speed transmission.
I have for sale a 2008 Tesla Roadster 2dr Conv.
Exterior Color:silver
Interior Color:black
Please let me know if anyone interested.
All Roadsters have one-speed gearboxes; the ones previously made with two were recalled and updated (they had been limited to running in 2nd gear in any case).
Anyone selling a RHD Roadster Sport close to Australia/New Zealand if possible? How much?
How many wrong-hand drive Roadsters were ever made? I don't recall every seeing a number.
Hmm your right...forget it...I'll also take a "non-sport" if any available...I guess it will have to be from Australia as I don't think Japan runs on the same grid type nor does the UK.
Not sure if your still looking but we have a very nice Roadster Signature Sport - Right Hand Drive for sale...
I have a brilliant yellow 2010 Sport with the hard-top backup camera and HID headlights in excellent condition with 14,000 miles that I am thinking about selling. Its in Melbourne, Florida.
I have a 2008 I am thinking about selling. Radiant Red with black leather interior and premium electronics package, adjustable suspension, sound kit, 220v and 120v cable, hardtop. 77,000 miles. Battery and PEM have been replaced. 230 miles of ideal range compared to new spec of 236. Has been garage kept both at home and work. Located in Cincinnati Ohio. If interested contact me through this forum.
I have a 2008 Red Roadster for sale, with beige upholstery. Production number 382. It has the original gear stick shift. Premium sound kit, 220 and 120 volt cable, soft top, about 25K miles.
Located in the Los Angeles area. Excellent condition.
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Front - Twin 320 mm floating discs, Nissin 4-piston calipers, linked brakes (2 pistons in RH caliper activated by rear brake), ABS (non-switchable)
Rear - Single 282 mm disc, Nissin 2-piston sliding caliper, ABS (non-switchable)
Front - Cast aluminium 5-spoke 17 x 3.5 in.
Rear - Cast aluminium 5-spoke 17 x 6.0 in.
Front - 120/70 ZR17
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Urban - 35.6 US MPG
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WMU takes leading role in recycling fast food containers
July 17, 2009
KALAMAZOO--Imagine going to a fast food restaurant and not seeing a trashcan.
A recycle bin is the only thing you'll need.
That's the idea behind an effort to eventually allow all fast food containers, from cups to food boxes, to be readily recyclable after customers finish their meals. And Western Michigan University's Paper, Recycling and Coating Pilot Plants are playing a leading role. The plants have teamed up with Global Green and it's Coalition for Resource Recovery (CoRR) to bring the recycling effort to the fast food and packaging industries.
The recycling initiative is starting with Starbucks coffee cups, says Joel Kendrick, director of the WMU Paper Pilot Plants, which have become key players in certifying paper products as recyclable. Kendrick recently participated in a forum and workshop hosted by Starbucks in Seattle. At the end of June, he was asked to present WMU Pilot Plants' new recycling certification process at a summit in New York City, which was attended by a who's who in the paper, recycling and fast food industries.
"Right now, Global Green is focusing on Manhattan and Starbucks stores," Kendrick says. "Starbucks sends two billion fiber cups to the landfill every year. So they're trying to capture the approximately 15 to 20 percent of the in-store business where the coffee cups don't leave the store."
WMU's pilot plants have been heavily involved in defining the process for certifying fiber-based products, including food and beverage containers, for repulpability and recyclability. And when the products or cups are not recyclable, Kendrick and his pilot facilities help the retailers, converters and paper mills attain recycling certification. The WMU Pilot Plants are one of only three sites in North America capable of doing that.
Other fast food and packaging companies have shown a great interest in the recycling effort, which is being spearheaded by Global Green and CoRR. Kendrick has published a white paper with CoRR that details how spent cups and food packaging show a potential to be certified as OCC (old corrugated cardboard) compatible.
Starbucks has emerged as a test case in the recycling effort because of the company's deep commitment to recycling. Starbucks officials have pledged to recycle all of its coffee cups by the year 2012. Instead of being buried in landfills, the cups can be recycled into new corrugated cardboard boxes.
The trial project is set to kick off in earnest in August, with a nearby paper mill ready to take cups from about 20 Manhattan Starbucks stores and convert them into corrugated cardboard boxes. The WMU Pilot Plants are currently performing certification testing on Starbucks cups in preparation for this test.
"This is just the starting point," Kendrick says. "CoRR wants to collect everything from hamburger clamshells to popcorn buckets at movie theatres. Fast food restaurants alone generate six million tons of paper products that go to landfills every year. That's a lot of pounds and a lot of landfill space. That fiber is only getting one life. We're trying to give that fiber three to five more lives."
Global Green's Chairman of the Board Scott Seydel puts it another way.
"As you are enjoying your coffee at Starbucks, savor the thought that less than a hundred days ago, this paper cup was a tree," Sydel says. "With a little bit of stewardship and, in as little as 72 hours, it can be back in service as a pizza box."
Kendrick, who has spent some three decades in the paper industry, says it's important to conserve landfill space and curb consumption of valuable natural resources.
"My grandson is 8 months old," he says. "I care about the state of the world that his generation will inherit and his children will inherit. There's no reason not to give that fiber three to five additional lives."
For more information, to read research white papers or to contact Kendrick, visit the WMU Pilot Plants online.
Media contact: Mark Schwerin, (269) 387-8400, firstname.lastname@example.com
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Cook the Book Party Planner: Crostini with Mussels
Mussels are one of those things that people don't make often enough. They are one of the most simple at-home seafood preparations, virtually foolproof since they let you know the exact second they're finished. These shiny black mollusks need nothing more than a crusty loaf of bread and maybe a bottle of wine to make a very satisfying meal, and they have the added bonus of being one of the least expensive items behind the seafood counter.
But as easy-to-prepare and economical as there are, mussels never fail to make a big splash when they hit the dinner table. One of the reasons that serving mussels to company is so appealing is that most people consider them to be something that is only eaten in restaurants, a dish that requires the culinary know-how of a skilled chef to prepare.
These Crostini with Mussels from La Cucina are a wonderful example of just how easy and impressive mussels can be, particularly when served in this recipe from the Molise region of southern Italy.
The mussels are steamed, taken out of their shells and then briefly simmered with white wine, bay leaves, parsley, and a hint of chile but the crostini are really what sets this dish apart. Stale bread is dipped in white wine vinegar, left to drain, and then toasted in olive oil. The richly flavored mussels are set upon these sour, crunchy slices of bread to make an amazing first course. This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled to accommodate a holiday crowd. I would recommend making a few more crostini than the recipe calls for since their will be bowls full of flavorful mussel broth just waiting to be sopped up.
- Yield:4 as a first course
- For the crostini:
- Olive oil
- 8 slices stale peasant-style bread
- 1/2 cup white wine vinegar
- For the mussels:
- 2 pounds mussels
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 diavolillo (hot chili pepper such as Thai bird chili or red serrano)
- 2 bay leaves
- 3/4 cup dry white wine
- 2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
Heat an inch of olive oil in a high-sided pan. Dampen the slices of bread in the vinegar; let dry for several minutes on a clean cloth. Fry the bread until golden brown and crunchy. Remove them with a slotted spoon, drain, and set aside on dry paper towels.
Clean the mussels, removing the beards, scraping them, and rinsing under running water. Put them in a covered pot and cook them over high heat until they open. Drain the mussels, preserving the liquid and discarding the shells.
Heat two tablespoons of olive oil in a pan and saute the garlic and diavolillo. Add the mussels, a cup of their liquid (add water as needed to make a cup of liquid), and bay leaves; cook 5 minutes, then add the wine. As soon as the liquid has evaporated add the parsley.
Arrange the bread on individual plates, and pour over each a ladleful of mussels with their cooking liquid and serve.
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I've attached a patch ... for simplicity reasons I didn't do any intending! So don't commit this and push it somewhere, because it's very wrong (code style vice).
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Reconstruction bids for Sutliff Bridge well below estimate
SUTLIFF– A drop in the price of steel means a smaller price tag for rebuilding the historic Sutliff Bridge.
Tim McDermott with VJ Engineering presented the six bids his firm had received for the project at a Tuesday, Nov. 22, informal meeting of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors.
The high bid came from Taylor Construction at $2,332,327, which was close to the original estimate. The low bid, which will be formally approved at the next board meeting, came from Iowa Bridge and Culvert for $1,582,097.95.
"The important thing, I guess, is you're pretty well below the engineer's estimate," Supervisor Rod Sullivan stated.
"Correct," McDermott answered. He explained the primary reason is the current difference in the price of steel. "When we originally did the feasibility study, we were quoted from a steel fabricator a price of roughly $10 per pound of steel. Apparently that's changed in the last year."
The bridge, built in 1898, was partially destroyed in the 2008 record flooding. The reconstruction project will replace the 155-foot timber approach span on the west side of the bridge and replace the 27-foot timber approach span on the east, with the construction of a new east end abutment. Strengthening and other repairs will be made to the surviving two spans, which will include a new timber deck and new handrails. The missing east span will be replaced with a brand new 215-foot steel truss in the bridge's Parker Truss style. In addition, tuckpointing and scour protection will be performed on the existing limestone piers.
With engineering fees, which McDermott guessed at around $320,000, the total cost will be around $2 million. The bid is strictly for construction which McDermott explained was "as-built, erection, fabrication, everything." VJ Engineering's fees were contracted by the county separately last year.
Construction will begin in the spring of 2012 and is expected to be completed next fall.
Supervisors Terrance Neuzil and Janelle Rettig were concerned about cost over-runs or changes in material prices, and who would pay for them. McDermott and Sullivan assured them FEMA will cover whatever is in the contract.
"Every time we go through contracts," Neuzil said, "it seems something pops up, like 'where did that come from? Who pays for that?'" He emphasized he wanted to be sure the board is explaining to the public, "it's not Johnson County that's paying, it's a project the Federal and State government is paying for."
A 3-2 vote by the Supervisors in April 2010 set the wheels in motion for the aforementioned feasibility study, as well as the county taking ownership of the bridge back from the Sutliff Bridge Authority (SBA), a group of locals dedicated to preserving and maintaining the bridge. The move made the bridge eligible for FEMA funding.


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Bad bridges carry hidden costs
When big bridges collapse they make news, but it generally escapes notice when decrepit spans cause prices to go up on almost anything that gets to the store by truck.
The sorry condition of U.S. bridges warrants a headline this week because a leading think tank that focuses on the nation's deteriorating infrastructure says 66,405 of them are structurally deficient.
The good news is that the overall number of bad bridges has declined, and that a structurally deficient rating doesn't mean a bridge is about to collapse.
But what it does mean, in many cases, is that a bridge has weakened to the point where it can no longer handle the heavy loads it once did. When lower weight restrictions are imposed, the big trucks that deliver goods of all sorts have to detour, making their routes longer, and that cost generally trickles down to the price consumers pay for virtually everything.
"That has an impact on the economy," said David Goldberg, communications director for Transportation for America. "It would add to the cost of transporting goods if a truck can't take a direct route. That also means you see big trucks in places you don't expect to see them, and a lot of people are nervous about big trucks and prefer that they stay on the biggest roads."
Federal data show that reduced weight limits were imposed this year on 60,971 bridges. Kansas had more weight-restricted bridges than any other state, with 6,853.
The latest data on bad bridges have been tallied by Goldberg's nonprofit organization, a diverse coalition of elected officials and advocacy groups devoted to transportation issues.
The group Wednesday that uses state and federal statistics to put a fresh face on an existing issue, and to raise a question rarely heard above a whisper in Washington: Where will the $76 billion come from that the FHA says is needed to repair deficient bridges that carry 260 million vehicles every day?
Phillip Herr, who leads the infrastructure division in the Government Accountability Office, described the problem in testimony to a House committee last week.
"Calls for increased investments come at a time when traditional transportation funding sources are eroding," Herr said. "Funding is further complicated by the federal government's financial condition and fiscal outlook."
With nearly half of the deficient bridges at least 65 years old, Transportation for America points out that "the maintenance backlog will only deteriorate as bridges age and costs rise."
Meanwhile, the report says, Congress gambled in the latest transportation bill by eliminating funding targeted for bridge repair, allowing states to spend transportation money as they like as long as they meet new performance standards. The report says that those standards have not been set, and that even when they are, the law limits federal officials' ability to enforce them.
"There are a lot more projects competing for what would have been bridge money in the past," Goldberg said. "And states are going into their sixth or seventh year of budget troubles, what with the economy."
The transportation group credits the economic stimulus with accelerating the rate at which states repaired bridge deficiencies, reducing their number by more than 11,000 since 2004.
Three bridge collapses that are among the most notorious in recent U.S. history were not caused by structural deficiencies.
A 1989 earthquake caused the upper deck of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge to collapse onto the lower deck, killing a driver.
Although an eight-lane bridge in Minneapolis was listed as deficient, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded that the bridge, which collapsed in 2007, killing 13 people and injuring 145, had been flawed from its construction in the 1960s.
A Washington State bridge over the Skagit River collapsed last month when an overly tall tractor-trailer clipped an overhead support beam, causing the bridge to fail. Although that bridge, built in 1955, was considered obsolete -- in part because it lacked sufficient clearance for tall trucks -- it was not listed as structurally deficient.


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So this flu outbreak is a serious bummer, isn't it? People are getting sick. But there's plenty of vaccines around if you know where to look, and even if they make you feel kind of crummy for a while, they seem to be working. It could be sooooo much worse. Want to hear how much worse?
Let's talk about the H1N1 ("swine flu") vaccine being used overseas. It's been tied to children getting narcolepsy. You know, that incurable sleep disorder? Around 800 kids in Sweden and elsewhere in Europe have come down with narcolepsy and doctors believe the H1N1 vaccine is to blame.
Just in case you wanted to know, narcolepsy isn't just about suddenly falling asleep at random moments. WebMD lists symptoms including excessive daytime sleepiness, sudden loss of muscle tone after laughing or a similar activity, hallucinations, and sleep paralysis, where you can't move your body for the first few minutes after you wake up. In other words, a total nightmare. Those poor kids!
More from The Stir: 5 Surprising Ways to Prevent This Year's Nasty Flu
And this is the part where those of us who are suspicious about vaccines to begin with nod our heads and say, YOU SEE? Okay, I'm not that suspicious about vaccines. My son had the whole battery of required vaccines when he was a baby and toddler. I fought my doctor on the chicken pox shot, but she won in the end. I've been holding out on the flu vaccine because we have a history of having robust immune systems and we're taking special care of ourselves. (Want to hear more about my magic chicken feet soup? No?)
Still, I feel like in a huge country like the U.S., they're not going to release a vaccine to the vast population unless they're positive it's safe. Right?!? I guess? I hope so, anyway. So what happened with this H1N1 vaccine?
Well, pharmaceutical execs there swear they're going to "get to the bottom" of this disaster. But it's kind of good to know that the European version was made with a booster called adjuvant, which is not allowed in the U.S. Meanwhile, doctors really want to figure out this narcolepsy epidemic ASAP because they're worried that people will stop getting the H1N1 vaccine, causing that flu to spread. Ah, the thrills of disease control! What a headache.
Do you ever worry about the safety of vaccines or do you think they're pretty safe?
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Local History
|Postcards from the Library A collection of almost two hundred postcards that display current and historical images of Wickford Village. They are hosted on the Library's "Flickr" account.
|The View From Swamptown Volumes I-VIII of "The View From Swamptown" by local author and historian Tim Cranston.
|South County Room The South County Room is North Kingstown Free Library's special collection of local history, genealogy, rare books and artifacts on South County, RI.
|Local History Bibliography A bibliography of books on the history of North Kingstown.
|Voting Machine Restoration Project Pictures and information about the library's restored voting machine that was used in the election of 1901 in North Kingstown.
|Plante Collection Inventory
|Standard-Times Index Use this index to find obituaries that were printed in the Standard-Times. A small number of birth & marriage announcements can also be found by using the index.
|Standard-Times Digital Archives Diigital Archives of the Standard-Times from 1888 to 2006. Archives are not available for the following time periods: August 1908 - July 1909, and August 1914 - July 1916.
|North Kingstown Free Library:1899-2015 A Book of Memories and Clippings, produced by the library in 2015.


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This is the second result for the SEA which a few days ago nicked details of millions of Tango users, another mobile messaging app. According to security expert Graeme Cluely Viber's support website at http://support.viber.com/ was defaced to read:
"Hacked by Syrian Electronic Army
Dear All Viber Users,
The Israeli-based "Viber" is spying and tracking you. We weren't able to hack all Viber systems, but most of it is designed for spying and tracking."
Embedded within the defaced webpage is a link to a screencapture of what appears to be an internal database by Viber employees showing users' phone numbers, device UDID, country, IP address, operating system and version, first registration to Viber, and what version of Viber they are using.
In addition, at the bottom of the defaced webpage, the hackers published the names, phone numbers and email addresses of Viber administrators.


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I was a little worried when Allardyce started talking about bringing in fullbacks (as in plural), clearly we need a LB but I think he should have a chance to progress at RB be it the games now or as understudy to Coleman. I'd hate for him to be dropped down to third choice when Coleman came in.
Kenny is my new hero. Top lad.
We need 2 left backs so thats plural
Do we?
MmmBlueKenny sounds much better.
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I cant begin to tell you how much trouble this little 3 or so minuite video has caused me! However hopefully all my effort has paid off and you enjoy it! I basically decided to focus on some of my favourite autumn winter accessories and talk through how I wear each of them. I don't normally do things like this as I don't like the idea of telling someone what to wear. However I want to start incorporating how I wear type stuff into the blog rather than keeping it all "what i wore today" style.
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Yesterday, the Republican National Committee issued its plan for improving the Party's electoral performance. Portions of the report deal with purely technical issues (e.g., digital transformation), while others pertain to technical matters with policy implications (e.g., fewer caucuses, more primaries, and fewer debates).
But the report also calls for the Republican Party, in the words of the Washington Post, "to transform itself into a modern, welcoming home for a rapidly diversifying American electorate." And a key component of this transformation is the report's call for the Party to support "comprehensive immigration reform." The Party establishment believes it lost the 2012 election because, as one top consultant puts it, "we ran out of white voters."
So what is the establishment's solution? It proposes further to dilute the white vote by providing a path to citizenship for millions of non-white voters who are in the U.S. due to disregard for its laws.
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus appears to be thinking only about the short term. Supporting comprehensive immigration reform might trim 2 or 3 points from the Democrats' margin among Hispanic voters (still a relatively small cohort) in 2016. As for the long term, let future RNC Chairmen worry about how to offset the 5 million vote pro-Democrat margin that a path to citizenship for (say) 11 million illegal immigrants likely will create down the road.
Republicans probably can partially offset that margin by making their substantive policy positions as appealing to a new underclass as the positions of Democrats are. But I don't see how they can make these changes and remain a conservative party. (Perhaps someone will explain how this can be done, but please don't resort to the "we're good people; they're good people" mantra). And if the Republican Party ceases to be conservative (in the commonly understood sense of that word), a strong third party will emerge, all but handing dominance to the Dems.
But none of this will happen while Reince Priebus is RNC Chairman, and apparently that's good enough for him.


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Updated You have no interest in using Google Gmail? You're not alone. Google Analytics feels much the same way.
Hugh Abbott, a London-based IT consultant, runs Google Analytics on behalf of several clients, generating detailed reports on the traffic hitting their websites. Naturally, there are times when he's interested in sharing these reports with his customers. And Google Analytics lets him do that - but only if his clients are using something other than Gmail.
"You can share this data with the client if they have a Microsoft Hotmail address," Abbott tells us, "but not if they have a Google email address."
When we asked Google to confirm this autoimmune disease, it did not immediately respond. But Abbott is not alone. Other Analytics admins are seeing much the same thing.
Google Analytics is a web-based service. Admins can share reports simply by adding additional users to their account. Once a user is added, they too can view the account via a web browser. At least, that's how it's supposed to work.
Users can't be added unless they have a master Google account - i.e. an account that bridges all Google services, from Google Docs and Spreadsheets to Google Calendar. And they can't have a master account unless they supply an email address. But if they use a Google email address with that master Google account, Google Analytics somehow prevents them from accessing their own Google data. "If they try to log in, they can't see anything," Abbott explains.
And that's a pain. "So, I send notes off to my clients, telling them how much they're going to love this tool, and then they can't use it," he says. "Then I have to make sure all my clients have something other than a Gmail address."
So, it's more than a pain. It's also a good laugh. ®
Google has replied to complaints over this apparent Google Analytics bug. In a post to Google Analytics Help Forum, the company says that the problem should be solved if affected Gmail users log on to Anayltics in a different way. "If this [bug] affects you, it is most likely that you are using a Google Apps G-Mail account, also referred to as a 'hosted account,'" a Google employee writes. "This account is often referred to by the full domain that you assigned to is, such as '[email protected]' Please try logging in with the G-Mail domain instead: '[email protected]'"
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Washington University has a long and rich tradition of athletic achievement that first started well over 100 years ago. Since the mid-1970's the Bears have competed as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. Washington U. has been a member of the University Athletic Association (UAA) since the beginning of the 1987-88 season.
Throughout its athletic history, Washington University has continued to establish itself as both a leader and pioneer in the world of student-athletics.
Conference Affiliation
During various periods of its history, Washington University has enjoyed the benefits associated with athletic conference membership.
The year 1890 marked the beginning of men's intercollegiate athletics on Washington University's campus. During the initial stages of its development and continuing through 1906, the athletic program functioned effectively as an "independent."
A member of the Missouri Valley Conference from 1907 to 1946, Washington relinquished its membership when the University adopted a new athletic policy that prohibited the awarding of scholarships on the basis of athletic ability alone. From 1946 through 1961 the University's athletic program operated as an "independent."
In January 1962, Washington University became a founding member of the College Athletic Conference and continued its membership until the spring of 1971 when the men's basketball program was dropped from Washington's intercollegiate program. From the fall of 1971 to the spring of 1986 the University once again conducted its intercollegiate program as an "independent."
Washington University became a founding member of the University Athletic Association in June 1986 when it joined eight other leading independent research universities to compete in intercollegiate athletics at the varsity level for men and women.
Men's Intercollegiate Athletics
Prior to World War II, male student-athletes received specialized financial assistance for their participation in intercollegiate athletics. In general, scholarship assistance was grouped into three categories: those which involved a full or proportionate remission of tuition; those which were annually available from special endowment funds; and those which were described as tuition service grants that provided for a full remission of tuition.
In 1946, under the leadership of Chancellor Arthur Holly Compton, Washington University adopted a new athletic policy. The policy received considerable publicity. It was established in the face of some alumni opposition and much skepticism as reported by the press. The student body was less than enthusiastic. There was also little precedent among other universities that would suggest Washington University had even the right solution, much less a popular one.
The policy, however, had been carefully thought out. It was based on an educational philosophy that included athletics as a proper and necessary part of the total educational experience. It differed from the athletic policy of most other colleges and universities in one vital respect: It was "amateur."
To some the word amateur suggested the activity of the beginner, to others it suggested merely lack of ability; to others, including the University, it meant participation in athletics without financial inducements or rewards. Chancellor Compton wanted intercollegiate athletics, but he wanted them on terms that would contribute to and not weaken the educational development of the individual student. The University made a commitment to subsidize athletics, but not the athletes.
In essence, two of the athletic policies established and carried out by Chancellor Compton in the mid 1940's, serve today, as the philosophical basis for membership at the Division III level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Compton stated the following:
First, "the same admissions and grading standards would apply to all students, whether athletically talented or not," and, second "No subsidies, financial inducements or support, or scholarships would be awarded on the basis of athletic ability alone. Students with athletic ability compete for scholarships on the same basis as other students."
Chancellor Ethan A. H. Shepley, in his Chancellor's Message of May, 1959, had reinforced the policies established by Compton and had indicated that:
"If the day should come when enough comparable institutions take the step Washington University has taken in athletics, a conference could be formed that would not only reflect credit on all the institutions involved, but would provide for everyone–students, alumni, and the general public–a program that would be interesting and entertaining as well as educationally sound."
The day had come to give serious consideration to affiliating Washington University's intercollegiate program with an athletic conference. As previously advanced in conversations with various representatives of Washington University, there were distinct advantages, both academically and athletically, that would result from conference association.
Women's Intercollegiate Athletics
Women's athletics at Washington University has a long and varied history. Due to a lack of documentation it has been difficult to determine exactly how and when each evolution and change took place. The greatest sources of information have been the school's yearbook, Hatchet, as well as recently recovered files and departmental correspondence. These have provided the basis for this history.
The earliest documented women's varsity team played in 1909. The yearbook indicated that due to the lack of competitors on the college level this team competed against various high school teams. The women's athletic program at Washington University has taken many forms since, but has always had a solid place in the lives of its female students.
It is not precisely known when the program began, but by the turn of the century, women's athletics at Washington University existed with a limited number of activities. The earliest events consisted primarily of health oriented physical conditioning, "modern" dance, and a few competitive sports. In 1917, the women of Washington University held their First Annual Field Day, in "McMillan Court, on the Athletic Field, and in the Gymnasium." It included such events as "drills by Gymnasium Classes, Hurling the Javelin, and a Pole Climb."
With the construction of Wilson Pool in 1921, swimming became a part of the athletic regimen. Throughout the early part of the century the program continued to expand and diversify. By 1950, women's athletics had become such a vital part of campus life that 70 percent of the female students were members.
For an yet unknown reason, the women's intercollegiate athletic program was disbanded following the 1955 season and didn't return for 20 years. In 1975 intercollegiate athletic programming was revived with the re-introduction of swimming, tennis and volleyball varsity teams for women. In 1977 track was added on the varsity level and basketball began in club form. In 1979, women's varsity athletics were granted access to the "Cage," the Training Room, and the Field House. By 1980, all coaches for women's sports were employed full time by Washington University.
And yet, competitive athletics and varsity sports do not completely describe the women's athletic program. For many women on campus, the program represented a strong element in the campus social life. Both the Women's Athletic Association and its successor, the Women's Recreational Association, provided a myriad of activities for their members. These events included banquets (1929-1955), intercollegiate playdays, and leadership opportunities. These organizations were the driving force behind most of the women's activities, including such specialized events as hiking outings (Tramps), college ice skating nights at local rinks (Icicles), and school spirit building (Peppers/Pep Council). For a long time, dance was a central part of the athletic program and many visiting dance companies were invited to campus through the sponsorship of these organizations. Later, the dance department would form and become an independent entity in the University.
Throughout its history, the women's athletic program offered the female student the opportunity to participate on different competitive levels ranging from club to intramural to varsity. Recognition for outstanding performance ranged from the accumulation of points to awards in the form of tokens such as chevrons and bracelets to the highest honors in membership in the various athletic honoraries which have existed since the 1910s (Sigma Lambda Epsilon, "W" Winners, and Phoenix).
Men's and Women's Athletics Come Together
The academic year 1977-78 saw the creation of the Department of Sports and Recreation (renamed Department of Athletics in 1983-84) that would serve both as the administrative entity for physical education classes, intramurals, recreation, and the intercollegiate athletic program for both men and women. The seeds were planted to bring equality to both programs under one administrative structure.
It was in 1979-80 when several milestones in the women's program were achieved. Two female full-time coaches were hired to coach in the women's program; female teams were provided full access to the training room and the equipment room; and basketball and cross country were added as varsity sports.
The major addition to the men's intercollegiate program occurred in the 1981-82 academic year with the reinstatement of men's basketball. Both men's and women's basketball as well as all the teams in the intercollegiate program would benefit from a change in our "independent" status to one involving "conference" membership.
Following several years of discussion and planning -- eight leading independent research universities announced on June 25, 1986 that they had joined together to compete in varsity sports under a new league called the University Athletic Association. These eight institutions (Carnegie Mellon University, Case Western Reserve University, University of Chicago, Emory Univesity, Johns Hopkins University, New York University, University of Rochester and Washington University), represent some of the leading research institutions in the nation and all have strong undergraduate programs. Brandeis University was accepted to the Association in Fall 1987 and has been an active member since. Johns Hopkins left the UAA after the 2000-01 season. Competition between nine members in 15 varsity sports began in fall 1987.
At a time when university athletics are under tremendous criticism for player and coach irregularities, we are affirming that sports have an important role to play in the lives of students," said William H. Danforth, then Chancellor of Washington University. "We believe that the philosophy of playing without athletic scholarships has high merits academically and ethically."
"As nationally prominent universities we support the philosophy of NCAA Division III athletics which emphasize the joy of competing within a quality academic environment without the threat of compromising principles for the sake of victory."
The eight current UAA institutions compete in a single round-robin format for football, men's and women's soccer, and a double round-robin format men's and women's basketball. For all other sports, the schools schedule league tournaments or championships at one of the eight UAA campuses.
One of the most unusual aspects of the UAA is the geographic location of the eight institutions. Washington University's farthest opponent, Brandeis University, is situated 1,141 miles from St. Louis, and the closest opponent, University of Chicago, is 289 miles from St. Louis. With these distances, the UAA is the most expansive athletic league in NCAA Division III.
"Division III is a commitment to athletics without financial rewards -- not a synonym for third rate," said Harry Kisker, then dean of student affairs and a chief organizer of the association along with former Chancellor Danforth. "Furthermore each of the institutions have made the necessary financial commitment to cover the added transportation costs."
"The rationale for considering an athletic association among such a geographically diverse group of institutions was based on a number of compelling factors. Some of the factors were external to the institutions while others were internal considerations."
"Among the external factors were the current state of college athletics nationally, the differences which exist in the approach to athletics and student-athletes among Division I, II and III institutions, and the public perceptions about the proper role of athletics in institutions of higher education."
"Internal factors include such concerns as providing a consistent and challenging level of competition for both men and women in intercollegiate play, visibility of athletics programs among active students, alumni and the general public, issues of morale and institutional identity, and desire for association with institutions of similar, high quality."


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"A brave new book for a brave new world—fueled by a brilliant imagination and buoyed by beautifully descriptive writing."—USA Today
"[David Mitchell] has a gift for fiction's natural pleasures—intricate surprises, insidiously woven narratives, ingenious voices."—The New York Times Book Review
"Elegantly composed, gracefully plotted and full of humor."—Los Angeles Times
"Unlike so many of the chroniclers of the twenty-first-century pastiche—an industry dominated by ad men and feature-writers, not novelists—Mitchell has set out to craft actual characters, not archetypes. The result is a dazzling piece of work."—The Washington Post
"Mitchell deftly sketches each character to such a compelling extent that you become totally immersed. . . . His nine characters and their random but fateful interactions provide a playful, suspenseful foray into our ever-shrinking world."—Entertainment Weekly
"An intricately assembled Fabergé egg of a novel, full of sly and sometimes beautiful surprises. . . . In an era in which much literary fiction is characterized by unearned ironies and glib cynicism, it's hard not to be impressed by the humanism that animates Mitchell's book."—New York
"Gripping and innovative. . . . [Ghostwritten serves] to illustrate the strange interconnectivity of the modern world and the improvisatory nature of fate."—The New York Times
"A daring novel, uniquely structured and just as uniquely compelling."—The Denver Post


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June 21, 2012
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Corpus Man Receives 11 Years For Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - Jose Angel Yanez III, 30 of Corpus Christi, Texas, has been sentenced to federal prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine in the Corpus Christi area and concealing the proceeds by purchasing and renovating homes and reselling them, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Javier F. Peña and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Mr. Yanez pled guilty on March 23, 2012.
At the sentencing hearing that concluded moments ago, U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzalez Ramos handed Yanez a total sentence of 135 months to be followed by a five-year-term of supervised release. As a part of his plea agreement, Yanez forfeited his interest in four residential properties in the Corpus Christi area, more than $250,000 and three vehicles.
Also charged in this case, Valdemar Enriquez, 20, of San Antonio, Texas, pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to distribute cocaine on March 1, 2012, and is set for sentencing tomorrow.
Yanez was determined to be a distributor of cocaine beginning on or about June 1, 2008. At that time, he began to purchase properties in the Corpus Christi area. Agents were able to determine the proceeds from drug sales enabled Yanez to buy and renovate these houses and that Yanez believed these financial transactions enabled him to legitimize his lifestyle. Over the course of approximately two years, Yanez bought and sold 10 houses. The investigation revealed the amount of income Yanez claimed to have made over the years could not have accounted for the lifestyle he was living.
Yanez has been in federal custody since his guilty plea where he will remain transfer to a U.S. Bureau of Prisons facility to be designated in the near future where he will serve his sentence.
The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force investigation was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation, the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Corpus Christi Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Michael Hess.


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Gratins are the ideal winter comfort food
Plenty of oven-baked dishes are worth romanticizing about, especially during a bracingly cold winter. Their aromas and warmth can permeate an entire home, even one with old bones and scanty insulation, like mine. They seem to take care of themselves, at least in those final stages of cooking. And they promise warming, savory comfort for the table.
A gratin, though, can do even more. It emerges from the oven not only fragrant and bubbling hot but with a browned, crisp crust crowning the luxurious goodness underneath. What I've come to appreciate most is the gratin's ability to make something special out of ordinary ingredients, on any ordinary night. Consider a casserole of meaty borlotti beans, their juices concentrated beneath a shaggy coat of bread crumbs, or a jumble of toasted farro and ruffly savoy cabbage, baked until the center is lacy with melted cheese and the top is chewy and crisp. These dishes come together like weeknight meals, but they're dressed up just enough to taste like something more.
That in itself seems like nourishment.
But the gratin seems to suffer from an image problem: We view it largely as a side dish, a very special, rich one, most often built of potatoes. We imagine heavy cloaks of cream, cheese or bread crumbs, if not all three. In other words, the term "gratin" conjures up something delicious, but also something rather heavy, something you ought not eat a lot of, or very often. That is less an unfair portrayal than an incomplete one.
Perhaps the most revered is the gratin dauphinois, with its layer upon layer of thinly sliced potatoes, poured over with cream, seasoned and baked until a delicate golden crust forms over the sumptuous whole. It is a marvel of transformation that owes its delectability not just to cream, but also to the starch the potatoes exude as they bake.
Then there is the gratin savoyard, so named for its origins in the Alpine Savoie. It is occasionally made with cream but more often with beef broth, perhaps a saner, more balanced partner for the liberal gratings of cheese it employs.
Those dishes, the royalty of gratins, obscure the preparation's potential for versatility. The only feature the gratin truly requires is a browned, crisp topping - and, to achieve it, a shallow enough baking dish with sufficient surface area.
The word itself translates as crust, originally derived from the French verb "gratter," meaning to scratch or scrape. Depending on whom you ask, that action refers to either the actual grating or scraping of cheese or bread crumbs on top, or the onetime practice of scraping the crusty bits from the side and bottom of the baking dish back into the whole.
Regardless, it is the upper crust that makes the gratin so irresistible. (That explains the French idiomatic usage of the term "le gratin" to refer to a society's or particular group's elite.)
Beyond that qualification, the gratin is practically limitless, as flexible as pasta, or stew: You can convey any number of flavors with any number of ingredients, depending on what you have a taste for and what's in your pantry.
"The gratin really is a blank canvas," said Clotilde Dusoulier, author of "The French Market Cookbook" and the blog Chocolate & Zucchini. "You can use whatever scraps you have in the fridge and give them new life in a gratin."
Dusoulier, who is French, grew up with the gratin. Her mother's routine dish was of cauliflower, dressed in a bechamel sauce (a lighter, more workaday alternative to heavy cream) and finished with Comte cheese. She made another with pureed pumpkin as the base. In her own Paris kitchen, Dusoulier prepares gratins conventional and less so: a silky, burnished dauphinois she makes lighter by replacing much of the traditional cream with milk; quickly assembled weeknight dishes of spaghetti squash with mozzarella and bread crumbs, or macaroni with bechamel.
Journalist and cookbook author Susan Hermann Loomis, who teaches cooking classes at her school On Rue Tatin in Louviers, Normandy, favors versions made with cream and leans to potatoes, but she builds gratins with other vegetables, too: celery root with cauliflower, for instance, or a roots trifecta of celery root, potatoes and sunchoke.
South from Paris, gratins veer lighter, often taking the name "tian" for the flared, shallow dish in which they are baked. They often feature olive oil in lieu of cream, and many of the vegetables we associate with summer: tomatoes, zucchini, peppers, eggplant.
Melding these regional approaches can sometimes yield the most compelling results. Wisps of potatoes cooked in broth and olive oil, for instance, or slices of eggplant baked in a custardy cream: These are unexpected but wholly satisfying alignments of flavor and textures; with a leafy salad and a loaf of bread, they are dinner. Heartier ingredients - legumes and grains, for instance - also have a place.
"Beans and pasta make a great gratin," said Deborah Madison, chef and author most recently of "Vegetable Literacy." "And the combination is good for people who aren't too sure about eating beans, because they're reassured by the pasta."
And though none of my recipes include meat - I'm vegetarian - gratins are a great place to slip in shreds of leftovers, such as last night's roast chicken. Bacon or sausage, too, can add punctuations of flavor.
The gratin is, in other words, open to interpretation, gracious, perhaps even a little charitable. It is not the speediest of dishes from start to finish - leave that to a quick pasta sauce - but low-maintenance relative to its rewards. Assembly can be leisurely; later, in the oven, saved from the cook's poking and prodding and stirring and messing, the dish is left to gently transform itself while the rest of the meal is being prepared.
"I talk to my students a lot about making food relax," said Loomis. In a gratin, she explained, ingredients are resting, exchanging flavors.
That pace can, and should, carry into serving. To wit: Never serve a gratin straight from the oven, no matter how tantalizing it looks. Apart from the obvious hazards to the roof of the mouth, most gratins benefit tremendously from a short rest, during which the juices redistribute and settle, yielding a more uniformly moist result.
Most gratins, additionally, lose very little by being made in advance. Some, Dusoulier said, are actually all the better for it, so long as any reheating happens in the oven and not the microwave. Depending on its constituents, a gratin might not require rewarming at all. A leftover gratin of zucchini and tomatoes, for example, is lovely at room temperature. Years ago, I picked up a tip from Madison to spread such remnants on grilled or toasted pieces of bread, and I've never looked back.
For the cook's part, using an earthenware baking dish is a nice gesture (some would argue essential), not only because it distributes heat evenly and keeps the food warm but also because it doubles gracefully as a serving dish, which, as Madison points out, is one of the gratin's most charming attributes. And you do want to bring the gratin to the table intact, its crust lovely and golden. Give it a chance to show off. It doesn't ask for much.


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Meet Linus. He came to live with our family over Christmas and we've quickly fallen in love with him.
His brother, Wooly, lived with a really nice guy in our last building. We were always so impressed with Wooly and how he interacted with our girls. We reached out to the woman that once owned Wooly and more than a year later, right before Christmas, she emailed us asking if we had a home for Wooly's brother whom she no longer had space for.
He's two years old, but his soul is much older. His eyes are soft and kind, and he's as gentle as can be – a giant teddy bear, really. Did I mention we are in love with him? We are. Evie cried and cried when we dropped him off at the boarders before our trip to Arizona. And the reunion we had with him today was just unbelievably sweet. I think Linus likes being in our family too.
Before we met him for the first time, we were going through books to find the perfect name for a French standard poodle (Hugo and Sebastian were in the running), just in case. His former owner introduced us to him as Linus, and Michael and I both threw our hands up in the air. Linus! Isn't that just the perfect name for him? Such a sweetie.
PS Those are my new silk pillows in the background here. Only $20 from West Elm! They are so lovely in person. I think the bits of apricot in the pattern are pretty on my green sofa.


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8-3-2011 Angels Stadium of Anaheim
Now that I'm back traveling to different baseball stadiums around the United States my charity has picked up again. If you didn't know or are just browsing my blogs and are interested in more information about my charity I will provide the links that you can click on to check it all out. But allow me to explain a little bit about it first before you get all click happy. I've been going to live baseball games ever since I was nine years old and my very first baseball game was at the Kingdome in Seattle in 1989. Since then I've always wanted to catch baseballs at stadiums. Well, growing up I never really got the opportunity to do so. But in 2004 things really changed for me. It was during my first tour of Iraq when I was in the Army and I came home on Rest and Relaxation leave for two weeks. My friends in Kansas City had tickets to a double-header Kansas City Royals game. I didn't really catch the baseball but an usher/security guard hooked me up with one when she found out that I was home from Iraq. Later I got the baseball signed by some Royals baseball players.
Since then I've made it a priority to travel the United States to see baseball games at different stadiums I haven't been to yet. I've been to Safeco Field, Oakland Coliseum, AT&T Park, PETCO Park, Angels Stadium in Anaheim, Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Coors Field, Kauffman Stadium, Busch Stadium, US Cellular, and Great American Ballpark. Last year was my first playoff game at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. This year alone I have been to five new stadiums. PETCO Park, AT&T Park, Oakland Coliseum, Angels Stadium of Anaheim, and Coors Field. And if everything works out for me I plan to get to Sun Life Stadium AND Chase Field this year. And maybe one more round at AT&T Park. I love that stadium so much. I'd love to catch a ball out on the Cove too. So anyway. This year I wanted to do something extra special WHILE doing my thing at baseball stadiums. Since 2004 Ive snagged 194 baseballs over the course of the years and this year alone I have snagged a career high of 97. I hooked up with the Seattle Humane Society and I was like, "Hey, I snag baseballs at Major League baseball games. How about if I find people to make a pledge per ball that I catch and at the end of the year tally up all the pledges and donate a ton of money to you guys..?" And they were like, "Whoa Wayne, that sounds awesome! Sure! We'd love to support that!" And I was like, "Okay, cool! I'll go buy a ticket to a game and get to work!" Well, so far I've raised $160.00. That might not seem like a lot of money but think about how much money you spend on YOUR dog every month. $160.00 of other people's' money goes a long way at an animal shelter. Plus all the other things I'm bringing down there. Blankets, cans of dog food that I'm buying with my own money, (and yes I'm pledging money to my own charity as well) and an assortment of toys too. So if you want to get on board here is the link you can click on. Click here. Also if you want to follow me on Twitter you can click here. And if you want to follow me on Facebook you can click here.
I put the next stadium on my list on my sights and headed out. I landed in Orange county California around 11am and took a $40 dollar cab ride to my hotel room. Just for your information, (and I normally don't do this) but I stayed at a Motel 6 when I went to Coors Field on 5-27-2011 and it was probably the worst experience of my life. Not only did I have to pay $5.99 for internet that barely worked but people were constantly coming and going all throughout the night. The actual room itself had that lingering cigarette smoke smell which just made me sick every time I went inside. Well, I stayed at a Motel 6 again when I arrived in Anaheim. The room was a lot better but I still had to pay for internet. $2.99 this time. That's not the worst part. I couldn't check into my room until 3pm! I had one bag of luggage that I had to leave behind in some back room and then I took a $10 dollar cab ride to the nearest Denny's. But Denny's milkshakes always makes things better.
When Angels Stadium of Anaheim came into view I took this photo…
…it was a glorious sight. Angels Stadium of Anaheim. My first time being here. I expected it to be really hot but it was really just a cool 85 degrees. As I ventured on I started my exploration of the stadium. Did you know that this stadium was built in 1967? That is a ton of baseball history folks. Seriously.
Right field gates. The area surrounding the stadium reminded me of PETCO Park when I visited there on 6-24-2011. All the green palm trees and lush vegetation. It was almost like a theme park. Oh wait. Disney land is right up the road! No wonder!
When I walked further around the stadium I found the back entrance where the baseball players entered the stadium. Of course there was a small group of people asking for autographs and sharing stories of how they got their favorite player to sign. There is always a group of people like this at every stadium. But since there was so much dense vegetation hiding the players parking lot the autograph hounds had to get creative.
Pretty sweet, right? Maybe the plants are like that because so many autographs have been signed that either the players or the autograph seekers just naturally broke plant branches away. Or maybe the grounds crew trims the bushes like that. Who knows. I continued my walk around the stadium..
The giant halo statue. But that's as close as I got to it. I continued my stroll around the stadium and ended up at the front office. The door was wide open so I walked inside to find the lovely secretary taking phone calls at the desk. We talked for a moment but she was entirely too busy to field any of my questions. Instead I took some photographs of the front office. Take a look…
…and here's a staircase that leads to Angels heaven…
Before I left I made sure to ask the secretary for some rubber bands. I had forgotten some before I left Seattle and I was frantic about it. Rubber bands are key for the glove trick. I didn't know what I'd be up against at Angels Stadium so I wanted to get my hands on some rubber bands before batting practice started. And whaddayaknow! She had some!
When I finally made it to will call to pick up my tickets I was so hot and tired, (mainly from lack of sleep) that I decided to pull up some bench and catch a cat nap. It was just after 12pm anyway so I had boat loads of time. I think I slept until about 3pm. I felt energized and ready to snag some baseballs! The stadium didn't open for another two hours so I found a comfy spot by the gate, out of the sun, out of anyones' way and just relaxed. Being in Anaheim for the first time was really cool. I still couldn't believe I was here. I would consider moving down here but I think I'd miss Seattle too much. I love Safeco Field.
The front of the stadium looks just like a movie set from Hollywood. With all those oversized baseball bats and oversized baseballs it definitely had the Disneyland theme going on there. But it was unique in a way. It wasn't like the other stadiums. Of course being built in 1967 how could it be like all the other new stadiums? I couldn't wait to get inside!
Here is me, me and me standing outside the stadium…
Isn't that just the best picture ever? My Dad made it for me. Well, I didn't really come up with the idea until after I boarded the plane to head back to Seattle…and now I wish I would have done different poses to make it look cooler. But it's still cool. My Dad, in my professional opinion, is a pro photographer. He really does some quality stuff and if you want to check it out all you have to do is click here.
After my nap and after clowning around with my camera it was time to enter the stadium. I was so stoked. I didn't have a game plan because, well, I've never been here before. I thought about following the crowd. But the problem with that is from a baseball snagging standpoint you want to go where fewer people are. So whichever way they went I'd go the opposite way. When the gates opened at 5pm sharp I bolted for the turnstiles. The security guard scanned my ticket and the crowd took a hard left towards the first base side. I took mental note that the Angels were on the first base side. Why else would a mob of Angels fans go that way? So I took a hard right and raced down the concourse for an open tunnel to enter the field level area. As soon as I found one I darted in and raced towards the dugouts…but I was stopped by security. Great. What stupid rule does Angels Stadium impose on their fans today? The security guard asked for my ticket and I just knew I wasn't allowed down by the dugouts unless I had a ticket for that section. Even during batting practice. I hate these rules. It's so anti-fan. It makes baseball less fun. Why not allow all fans to wander the entire stadium? Who cares? I was told by security I could enter the field level seating area at section 130. I knew she was going to say something like that so I snatched my ticket back and ran away before she really could explain anything to me. I'd figure it out on my own if anything.
When I got out in right field Tyler Chatwood was fielding the majority of the baseballs. He never once looked up at anyone or paid anyone any attention. And he'd pass the baseball off to Fernando Rodney and he would throw the ball in.
The base walls were about 5 feet high so there would be no leaning over the wall and making an easy scoop. If I wanted a baseball I'd have to literally hang upside down to scoop one up. In the next picture take a look at how high the walls are here at Angels Stadium…
Not only the high walls a major problem but the bright sun was in my face. Any home run ball or any foul ball that came my way I'd have to look directly into the sun. But incidentally enough the bright sun actually helped me. An older gentleman came wandering over and stood on my right side. Bobby Cassevah continued his warm-up tosses to his throwing partner, and then as he finished up he fielded a ground ball that came his way. People were calling out to him and at that time I had on my Twins hat. I was kind of kicking myself for putting on the hat prematurely. But to Bobby Cassevah it made no difference. He tossed the baseball right to me but the glaring sun was so bright I just stuck my glove out, closed my eyes, and hoped it would make it to me. This was the result…
…it was stamped with a "practice" logo on it which meant it was made in China. Still pretty cool. I don't think I have a baseball with that particular stamp on it. I do have plenty of "practice" baseballs though.
I decided to circle the stadium and take more photos now that the pressure was off of getting a baseball. I really only wanted one. Just to say I caught a baseball at Angels Stadium. Mission complete. I went out into the outfield to check out the action. It was dead except for a few Angels Stadium regulars. When the baseballs clear the outfield fence in centerfield there is a security guard by the name of Patrick. He collects them all up and hands them off to various Angels Stadium regulars. I tried to get one from him but since he didn't know me it wasn't going to happen.
There's a picture of Patrick. Notice where he is walking too. When baseballs land on that area they really spring-board off of it and into the seats. It's really a lot of fun to try to run them down after they bounce. And in the result of that I took a hard spill into the seats when Jim Thome sliced one my way. It landed about where Patrick is standing and bounced over my head. I leaned way to my right to try to catch it but I lost my footing and went down onto the seating row. It hurt so bad and I thought I had maybe bruised a rib or even cracked one. It turned out to be just a minor scratch that ended up turning into a major bruise. And I didn't even get the baseball. That was one of the two things I wanted to do while in Anaheim. Catch a Jim Thome home run ball either from BP or during the game. Jim Thome has so much power. It was a lot of fun watching him drop bombs to both sides of the stadium.
I went back over to the first base side to watch some of the Twins warmup and maybe snag an overthrow or two. When I arrived the woman in the below picture got nailed by a foul ball and when Alex Burnett came over to see if she was okay she immediately asked for an autograph. I thought that was pretty funny. Alex took the time to sign a few and then wandered off to shag fly balls.
If I would have been there a few seconds earlier that would have been my second ball on the day. And I may have been able to save the woman from getting hit by a baseball too. As Alex was signing Mr Jim Thome came out to stretch and do his pre-game routine. I think he came out just to get a crowd reaction. And he got one alright. People were begging for his autograph. He never once looked at the crowd or responded to one request.
He didn't stay out long and then it was back into the dugout. Having almost caught a baseball off his bat moments ago only made this moment that much more special for me. I even called out to him that I would be the guy that would catch his 600th career home run. How true that was? Probably not very. He's not an everyday player anymore either. So it would be a miracle to see him hit number 600 while I was here in Anaheim. But that's why I came out.
After batting practice ended I would usually fight my way down to the dugouts to try to get one more baseball. But since Angels Stadium decided that only fans with those tickets should be allowed by the dugouts I didn't bother to even try. I probably could have made it but I still wanted to watch the game. Getting kicked out of the stadium before the game wasn't my thing. I went and found my seat instead and waited for the game to start. When it did here was my view…
Front row seating in fair territory! There was no possible way I wouldn't end up catching something while sitting here! I think it was about the third inning when Peter Bourjos launched a deep drive right to me. I stood up as soon as it was hit and I watched it reach its apex. I thought to myself, "Wow! Here it comes! My first home run ball!" But the baseball continued to climb and fall deeper and deeper. I knew it was going to go deeper than my row so I turned and started to climb the stairs after it. But at that time fans just poured out into the staircase in front of me and I was blocked by kids. I made a lame attempt at trying to catch it but it landed two or three rows farther back. I waited for the bounce but it was a clean catch made by the fan that caught it.
Around the fifth or six inning Denard Span launched one nearly in the same spot but it bounced out of the guys hands and landed down in the tunnel area where the on duty cop chased after it and gave it to the nearest fan. And after that the Angels made a pitching change. So I snapped this photo of Vernon Wells hanging out.
The Angels were absolutely stomped by the Twins. They lost 11-4 and Jim Thome wasn't even on the roster. I have one more day in Anaheim so I hope I'll get to see him play.
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Game; August 3rd 2011 Minnesota Twins vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Gameballs; One
Attendance; 35,555
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- This is extraordinary...| never thought I'd see this for an England rugby team. The support has been brilliant.
- England coach Clive Woodward commenting on the post-2003 England victory. [1]
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Patience is a difficult thing to teach children. It is hard to tell a two-year-old bounding with energy that she has to sit and wait for something. Similarly, when children become teenagers, it is likewise difficult to exercise patience – both for parents and teens. It is one of those things that unfortunately and hopefully, comes with age and experience.
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Speaking of patience, I engaged in one of the ultimate tasks of patience — planting fall bulbs. I planted well over one hundred bulbs in the last few days. A task totally without any form of instant gratification. All those little bulbs are nestled deep in the soil, covered over with mulch and waiting, patiently, for their time to bloom. No visible sign to substantiate the work.
Patience is the key and will be the reward. Unless some chipmunk has its way in the interim, I will be rewarded in the spring with some beautiful flowers. All good things come to those that wait.
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In his old age the founder of Yeshivat Ponevez in Bnei Brak, Rabbi Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman, suffered from severe toothaches. When his dentist informed him that all of his teeth would have to be extracted and replaced with dentures he thus explained his reluctance.
"I am a kohen. Mashiach may come any moment and the Beit Hamikdash will be rebuilt. I will then be called upon to participate in the sacred service and the extraction of my teeth will disqualify me from doing so. I prefer to continue suffering the pain of aching teeth and not miss out on that great opportunity."


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Running Backs Take Hardest Hits to the Head, Linemen Take the Most, U.S. College Football Study Find
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Thousands of college football players began competing around the United States this week, but with the thrill of the new season comes new data on the risks of taking the field. A new study reports that running backs and quarterbacks suffer the hardest hits to the head, while linemen and linebackers are hit on the head most often. The researchers measured head blows during games and practices over three seasons at Brown University, Dartmouth College, and Virginia Tech.
The study, led by Joseph J. Crisco, professor of orthopaedics in the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and director of the bioengineering laboratory at Rhode Island Hospital, documented 286,636 head blows among 314 players in the 2007-09 seasons. ...
Crisco devised the algorithm that Simbex's Head Impact Telemetry System uses to measure head impacts. ...
Although Crisco's analysis is still underway, his insights into head impact exposure led him and co-author Richard Greenwald, a Dartmouth engineer, to write a commentary earlier this year in Current Sports Medicine Reports, in which they argued that intentional use of the head in sports must be curbed.


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Alex Jones wrote:Freckles are gross. All I have to say.
A few freckles?
Would not hit.
NHL33 wrote:Or, you know, you could do it yourself.
But I don't care if you don't because I'm not much into Asians.
dempsey_k wrote:Moving BACK to Seoul? I didn't know you were FOB. Your attitudes are very similar to the racist narcissist curmudgeon Hong Konger I roomed with, however.
WarriorOfGandhi wrote:don't all east Asians hate all other east Asians? My understanding is that they're all more racist than us white folk who can't tell one squinty-eyed chinaman from the other.
dempsey_k wrote:I don't think he paid any attention to Southeast Asians. The people whom he hated the most were mainland Chinese people. He talked about them like Nazi propaganda depicts Jews. But most of all, he hated himself. He'd always be mad at white guys with Asian women in the store. "He can't get a white girl so he gets with the first azn he sees".
Alex Jones wrote:Sort of.
I mean, it's complicated. Here are some general rules.
East asians dislike southeast asians. A lot. Southeast asians, (thai, indians, vietnamese, ect ect..) aren't confucian and are generally associated with low level work. They usually fill triple D jobs in countries such as China, Korea, and Japan. Triple D job are dangerous, demeaning, dirty and anybody holding one is usually discriminated against. There's a reason asian parents send their kids twelve-fourteen hours a day to school, they see working a blue collar or low wage job as more than just a bad career choice, but in fact an absolute lowering of ones level of virtue and even status as a human being.
East Asians do NOT like people who are short or have dark skin. This is obviously gradiated with age, as I think a lot of younger asians, especially in Korea and Japan don't really care that much, but most to all older folk do. I remember when a half-Pinoy chick got elected to government office in Korea, and old people there had a literal fucking meltdown.
Chinese generally don't like the Japanese, or anybody else for that matter, save for Koreans, who they bear.
Koreans hate everybody who is not Korean. Korea is a ridiculously homogeneous society, and almost everybody who is not 100% Korean is discriminated against. There are still several legal restrictions in place for people who are not korean, even people who are half-korean. Most Ajumma's and Ajeoshi's are openly hostile toward foreigners.
Fuck Japan.
dempsey_k wrote:Would like to correct JB that Vietnamese ARE a Confucian culture.
ABasin wrote:Yikes.
So, Asian are basically the same as American rednecks from deep woods Alabama?
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