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If you assumed that Greg Vanney jumped at the chance to be a Chivas USA assistant coach without hesitation when pal Robin Fraser came knocking, you'd be wrong.
Although it was a dream opportunity and almost a perfect fit, it caused a conflict with Vanney's job as director of the RSL-AZ residency program – something about which this former league veteran has become very passionate.
"There are a few things that I'd like to accomplish in the game as a coach and one is to make a difference on the youth development side," Vanney told MLSSoccer.com. "And I thought we had a great opportunity to do that in a short period of time [with the RSL-AZ program], and we made a lot of people think about the residential option, and how important that is.
"It really showed people, and made them think about how they take the next steps, and what the next steps are. So I was excited about that – it was a passion of mine."
Vanney is expecting that once he, Fraser, and the team are able to get past the triage phase, where more pressing matters with the first team players need to be dealt with, then perhaps he'll be able to dedicate some time to youth development for Chivas USA.
"It's not my No. 1 focus right now or the No. 1 focus of the club in terms of my role, but down the road – yes," Vanney said. "Right now the primary responsibility with Robin is to improve the first team so that we can be competitive this year. Long-term, we want this team to be a product of the youth academy."
[inline_node:325896]Vanney and Fraser were teammates with the LA Galaxy in the late 1990s, but even back then Vanney had a focus on player development, and he and Fraser had numerous discussions on the topic.
"While we were there, we were very close friends, lived a mile apart, and did some youth soccer coaching together there," Vanney said. "When Robin retired, he actually moved to Arizona and took over the youth club that I had started for a year. So we did a lot of discussing player development and curriculum development and how we were going to go about things there."
For now, Vanney seems to be shadowing Fraser and his career. Like Fraser, he was a well- respected defender known for his work-ethic, cerebral approach, and respect for the game. He retired three years after Fraser, worked some with youth development after retirement, and is now moving into an assistant coaching position behind a new head coach in a program in need of an overhaul.
"I feel like it's a natural fit, and I'm absolutely ready for the opportunity," Vanney said.
"I actually feel like I just stepped into the best assistant position in MLS, because I know what our collaboration will be, and I know the responsibilities that he wants from me, and I'm not going to be here just moving cones," Vanney added. "We'll be an important part of rebuilding this team and the franchise and trying to move forward."
Meanwhile, Vanney is making sure to help wrap up things with his previous position as director of the RSL academy. He's working with the group that runs the academy, Grande Sports World, and Real Salt Lake to help find a successor.
However, RSL GM Garth Lagerwey believes that the foundation laid by Vanney will bode well for the future of the program, regardless of who is selected as Vanney's successor.
"In a year's time, Real Salt Lake has created tremendous momentum with the RSL-AZ youth academy, and the months and years ahead look very optimistic for the program thanks in large part to the solid foundation put in place by Greg and his staff," said Lagerwey.


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"The Army has disgraced us all with the Sinclair sentence."
"The Army has disgraced us all with the Sinclair sentence."
That's what our friend, a retired general, wrote about the case of Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair, who was accused of serious sexual misconduct with three women under his command. Only the third Army general to face court martial in 60 years, Sinclair received a tap — not even a slap — on the wrist: a reprimand and a $20,000 fine. No jail time.
To our friend, the Sinclair case represents a classic example of what he calls SOPA, the "Senior Officers Protective Association," operating "at its most disgusting level."
"I am personally familiar with it," he explained, "based on my own involvement in trying to fire a colonel who worked for me in Europe for sexual malfeasance, and getting the response from my boss that 'boys will be boys.'"
The general's words and experience demand attention. He's a Vietnam-era combat veteran who deeply loves his country. "The Sinclair affair," he concludes, "was an embarrassment to all who have tried their best to serve honorably and fairly without discrimination."
The day that the Sinclair verdict came down, a member of the Navy football team, Joshua Tate, was acquitted on charges of raping a fellow midshipman during a drunken party near Annapolis. The pretrial phase of that case contained a particularly obscene episode when lawyers for the player repeatedly questioned the woman about her preferences in underwear and sex acts.
Susan Burke, an attorney for the accuser, said that her client was "twice victimized: first by her attacker and then by the failed investigation and prosecution of this case."
Yes, the military has made some progress in confronting the appalling level of sexual violence rampant in its ranks. And Congress has passed some useful reforms. But these two cases show how deep the problem runs, and how much the brass still has to learn.
At least the Sinclair and Tate cases came to trial. Many don't get that far. During recent Congressional hearings, proponents of tougher measures offered these shocking statistics: In 2012, there were an estimated 26,000 sexual assaults on military personnel, men as well as women. Only 3,374 were reported and only 880 were prosecuted.
The Sinclair and Tate verdicts reinforce the lesson taught by those numbers: Don't bother to complain; the SOPA still rules. After Sinclair escaped jail Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, a New York Democrat, told the New York Times: "No one has any confidence in the system after a case like this."
Delilah Rumburg, who studies sexual assault at the service academies, said Tate's exoneration "sends a message" to future victims: "All these people are not going to believe me."
What can be done? Congress did pass some positive changes last December: ending the statute of limitations on sexual assault and rape cases; barring military commanders from overturning jury convictions in such cases; mandating the dishonorable discharge of anyone convicted of a sex crime.
But on one contentious issue, the lawmakers balked. Sen. Gillibrand strongly advocated a proposal that would have struck directly at the SOPA by removing military commanders from the prosecution of sexual assault cases. The current system, she argued, is "like your brother committing the sexual assault and having your father decide whether to prosecute."
Gillibrand attracted 55 votes including 11 Republicans. But the military lobbied hard to retain the current system, and her amendment fell five votes short of breaking a filibuster.
That was before the Sinclair and Tate verdicts. The military had its chance to prove its argument, that the current system was fair and effective. And it failed. Gillibrand should keep pushing her proposal.
This issue is not just about rules and procedures, however. It's also about culture. Power. Arrogance. In perhaps the most telling episode of all, Sinclair admitted to making derogatory statements about the women he abused.
When his staff challenged his language, he replied, "I'm a general, I'll say whatever the (expletive) I want."
When he was promoted to flag rank, our friend attended "charm school" with other new generals. He recalls a warning from a revered senior officer: "Just remember that the higher you go up the flagpole, the more your (rear end) shows."
Too many of his fellow officers didn't listen. What they heard was, "The more senior you become, the more you can get away with."
Until that cultural conviction is uprooted, until the influence and attitude of the Senior Officers Protective Association is profoundly altered, the epidemic of sexual violence in the military will continue.
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Steve and Cokie Roberts can be contacted by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.

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Ten years ago this month Going to the Ground was published by Joe Svinth at EJMAS January 2007.
Not a whole lot is different, I'd say…More Tasers. More cops are getting shot, but that does not mean no ground fight happens. The latest incident in Arizona involved a shooting and close combat with the officer getting his head bashed into the ground, before being rescued by an armed citizen; locally a deputy was shot during a grapple with a disturbed subject laying in the road, who grabbed the dep's backup gun at his ankle. The deputy resorted to a knife in that encounter.
Going to the Ground
Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) go "hands on" in both armed and unarmed physical confrontations more often than perhaps any other armed professionals. Within the self-defense and martial arts communities, this naturally has led to a great deal of interest in the experiences of officers in physical encounters. And no other information coming from the law enforcement community has received as much attention as an elusive set of statistics that purportedly show that 90% (or more) of physical altercations "go to the ground."
The responsibility for the popularizing of this statistic is most often laid at the feet of the famous Gracie family, proponents of the art of Brazilian jujitsu, and dismissed as a shameless attempt at marketing themselves and their family fighting system which, not coincidentally, emphasizes fighting on the ground.
Unfortunately, I have yet to see a single source within the martial arts community — affiliated with the Gracies or otherwise — that accurately cites the actual study, or that does not either accept the statistics (or repudiate them) almost wholesale. If the constantly repeated Internet forum discussions and "letters to the editor" to various trade magazines are any indication, the topic has actually become an emotional argument for some. That argument usually finds those who practice Brazilian jujitsu or a similar system with a strong ground fighting component supporting the stats, and those who practice an art with minimal or no ground grappling denying their relevance. After personally posting the information below on several Internet forums with a wide dissemination, I still see the statistics often misquoted, misunderstood, and misapplied. I have seen them dismissed as pertaining "only to law enforcement," and explained away as not offering lessons for self-defense.
The statistics provided here are quoted directly from the ASLET (American Society of Law Enforcement Training) pamphlet for their July 1997 Use of Force Training Seminar. The training was presented in Los Angeles by Sergeant Greg Dossey, Sergeant John Sommers, and Officer Steve Uhrig of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). It includes a description of the study and methodology used in investigating Use of Force incidents by LAPD.
In 1991, Sergeant Dossey, an exercise physiologist with the LAPD, completed a comparative study of use of force incidents reported by LAPD for the year 1988. Sergeant Dossey looked at all 5,617 use of force incident narratives written by officers in 1988, and devised a method for codifying the information contained and analyzing it for what they identified as dominant altercation patterns. The study was replicated in 1992 by LAPD's Training Review committee.
Below, I will provide direct quotes (in italics) from the 1997 ASLET report along with some analysis and commentary which should help shed more light on what lessons law enforcement and the concerned citizen can glean from the study. After that, I will do the same with information taken from a 2003 survey of attendees at a Calibre Press Street Survival Seminar.
1997 ASLET "Use of Force Training Seminar: Future of Non-Lethal Force Training–Reality Based and Integrating Techniques for Non-Lethal Force Training"
For the purposes of this article, the significant findings of the 1997 ASLET study are: [EN1]
1. During 1988, there were 316,525 arrests made by LAPD.
5,617 (1.7%) of these arrests required the completion of a use of force report.
2,031 (0.6%) altercations developed from these arrests. "Of the 5,617 reports examined, only 2,031 incidents contained a sufficient level of aggressive resistance by the suspect toward the officer to qualify as an altercation."
Thus, the study confirms what every police officer knows: most arrest situations involve little or no use of force, and minor resistance does not qualify as a "fight" (or in this case, altercation). Semi-compliant persons are often stopped by a mere order to comply or with a firm control of an arm or wrist for handcuffing. Nonetheless, even these low level uses of force may require use of force reports in many agencies, as does the pointing of a firearm at a subject who may not resist physically in any way. This study has accounted for these facts.
2. During 1988, there were an average of 867 arrests and 5.6 altercations per day. Eight hundred fifty six officers reported injuries from such altercations. These 856 officers missed a total of 2,095 days from work due to injuries sustained in altercations.
3. Altercations were most likely to develop from the following field activities: disturbances of the peace (33.8%), traffic stops (18.5%), and observed narcotics activity (14.8%).
4. Over 90% of the subjects involved in altercations were male; only about 9.5% were female.
5. Five scenario patterns accounted for 95% of the altercations: "Within each of these five patterns, a description of the most frequent first, second, and final combative action was generated by the computer… Four combative actions by suspects accounted for almost two thirds (65.8%) of these I.O.D. injuries; the officer was kicked 23.4 percent, punched 16 percent, thrown/tripped 15 percent, or was bitten 11.4 percent. In 1988 the average officer in uniform and assigned to the field was in less than 3 altercations." The thrown/tripped statistic includes injuries sustained from wrestling on the ground.
As for the five patterns, they were:
Subject pulls away from an officer's attempt to control the subject's arm. "33.7% Officer grabbed the subject by the arm and the subject pulled his arm away; the most frequent second act was the officer applying a joint lock (32%) and the most frequent final subduing act was the officer taking the subject down to the ground (46%)"
Subject attempts to punch or kick the officer. "25.4% Subject ran at the officer and swung punches and kicks; the most frequent second act was the officer evading the subject and striking him with the baton (26%; a close second was taking the subject to the ground 22%) and the most frequent final subduing act was taking the subject to the ground (35%)."
Subject refuses to assume a searching position. "19.3% Subject refused to assume a searching position as verbally ordered by the officer; the most frequent second act was the officer applying a joint lock (35.5%) and the most frequent final subduing act was taking the subject to the ground (36.5%)."
Subject flees and officer pursues. "10.5% Subject ran from the officer, officer chased the subject; the most frequent second act was the officer taking the subject to the ground (40%) and the most frequent final subduing act was also taking the subject to the ground (39.5%)."
Subject takes a combative posture, but does not attempt to strike the officer. "6.8% Subject assumed a fighting, martial arts, or boxing stance but did not attack the officer; the most frequent second act was the officer striking the subject with the baton (38%) and this was also the most frequent final act (41%)."
The study also included the percentages of injuries based on targeting of the attacks. For example: kicking resulted in injuries to the legs (36%), the head (27%), the rib cage (22.5%), and the groin (14%). Although several fractures occurred, the most common injury was a bruise to the legs, head, ribs, or groin. The most common injury suffered in ground fighting was a strained lower back.
6. The report concluded: "Nearly two thirds of the 1988 altercations (62%) ended with the officer and subject on the ground with the officer applying a joint lock and handcuffing the subject." Given this, it is better put that the LAPD data says when officers physically fought with suspects (versus simply encountering minor resistance or non-compliance which required a minor use of force, but did not escalate into an altercation), 95% of the time those fights took one of five patterns, and 62% of those five types of altercations ended up with the officer and subject on the ground with the officer locking and handcuffing the suspect.
After this report was published, LAPD instituted a program that included training in ground control skills, which in turn were based on modern judo and jujutsu grappling skills specially adapted for law enforcement. A follow-up study presented the following conclusions:
Use of force incidents and use of force percentages were reduced. The average 5.6 altercations per day in 1988 reduced to 1.7 altercations per day in 1991. Certainly, other factors were involved, [EN2] but Sergeant Dossey has been quoted (at Defend University, www.defendu.com) as saying he believes this was in part due to increased confidence in handling altercations.
Injuries were reduced. Suspect injuries were down 34.6% and officer injuries were down 17.7% in 1991.
The same 5 patterns still accounted for 90% of altercations. Although the same basic patterns applied, the chance of officers receiving a punch or kick attempt increased from a 2-11% chance (depending on scenario) to a 25-71% chance (depending on scenario). Officer involved in shootings increased by 6.3% as well. Thus, it appears that even as officers became better trained, suspects were becoming more violent.
Calibre Press Survival Seminar, 2003
In its April 2003 online newsletter, Calibre Press published results of a research project completed along with PPCT Management Systems. This project measured the other side of the equation, namely the frequency in which police officers were forced to the ground by attackers. About 1,400 cases were reported by officers attending the Calibre Press Street Survival Seminar. [EN3]
Respondents were asked whether an attacker had ever attempted to force them to the ground. More than half (52%) reported this had occurred. Of that number, 60% reported that their attackers had been successful in taking them down. Of the 60% taken down, 52% reported receiving ground control training prior to the event, and 40% after.
At the time of the assault, most of the assailants were under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. Most of the takedown incidents occurred during domestic and other disturbance calls, or during traffic stops. These are the same situations in which the majority of officers are assaulted and killed each year (31% during disturbances, accounting for 15.6% of officer deaths, followed by traffic stops, accounting for 15.1% of officer deaths).
45% of the attempts to take the officer down occurred during interviews
40% occurred at handcuffing
10% at escort
5% during booking
Standard assault patterns took the following forms:
Pulling the officer to the ground (33%)
Pushing the officer to the ground (28%)
Tackling the officer to the ground (24%)
Kicking or punching the officer to the ground (15%)
Once the officer was down:
The subject continued to assault the officer once the officer was down (64%)
The subject fled (31%)
The subject waited for the officer to get back up to continue the fight (5%)
Of the ground fights, suspects generally continued with grappling and pinning techniques (77%), or used punches, kicks, and strikes (66%). However, in 21% of the cases, the subjects attempted to disarm the officer, with 5% being successful. As a side note, the FBI states that of 594 law enforcement officers killed between 1992 and 2001, 46 were killed with their own weapon.
On the ground, the officers tended to use weapons other than firearms:
Pepper spray (OC) was used 29% of the time
Impact weapons (sticks, batons, flashlights, handcuffs, etc.) were used 26% of the time
Hands, feet, holds, etc., were used 24% of the time
Officers used firearms in just 13 cases (less than 1% of attacks). However, during these 13 uses of firearms, three resulted in suspect fatalities.
Final Comment
Statistics should be viewed more as guidelines than as specifics. The varied situational, environmental, physical, and psychological intersections that occur within confrontations make each and every one different. However, if similar patterns occur time and again, the patterns should not be ignored.
The LAPD study does not show that "90% of fights go to the ground." Instead, the LAPD study shows that 95% of altercations took on one of five familiar patterns (with which any street cop will be intimately familiar). It also shows that of that 95%, 62% ended up with both the officer and the suspect grappling on the ground.
Obviously, being professionally charged with restraining someone versus being primarily focused on escaping an attack will change the dynamic of a confrontation after the initial engagement. This is why I believe police in an arrest situation are more likely than a citizen in a self-defense situation to stay on the ground during a physical encounter.
Nonetheless, it is interesting to note that more than half the officers surveyed by Calibre Press reported that suspects had attempted to take them down, and that the suspects accomplished this 60% of the time. Of that number, the overwhelming majority stayed on the ground grappling with the officer (77%). When considering these patterns of assault, they are of the same nature as criminal assaults on citizens. In other words, the mechanics of an assault (versus the mechanics of arrest) do not change simply because one of the people involved is a police officer. [EN4]
To conclude, one can quibble with the exact percentages, but being on the ground happens frequently during serious altercations. Could a person's being taken down and not having an effective means to deal with the situation increase odds of death or serious injury, either to him/herself or to the assailant? My personal view is that this is the case.
Dorsey, Greg, John Sommers, and Steve Uhrig. (July 1997). "Future of Non-lethal Force Training-Reality Based & Integrating Techniques for Non-Lethal Force Training." ASLET Use-of-Force Training Seminar, originally presented at the Los Angeles Airport Hilton and Towers, Los Angeles, California, July 10-12, 1997
Dunston, Mark S. (April 2003). "Instructor's Corner: Ground Fighting — Assaults on Police Officers," Calibre Press Street Survival Newsline #630
EN1. The 1997 ASLET study also goes into liability concerns such as excessive force complaints, lawsuits, and settlement amounts paid out, but these are beyond the scope of this article.
EN2. During this period, TASER use increased by 76.7%. This factor should not be ignored when evaluating the reduction of altercations and suspect/officer injuries.
EN3. These seminars take place yearly throughout the United States and include officers from all walks of the law enforcement profession, from federal agents to patrol and tactical officers, detectives and corrections personnel, and any other type of sworn law enforcer.
EN4. In the cases involving violence that I have seen in which neither of the involved parties was an LEO, most had a significant portion (or at least a significant moment) during which one or both of the participants was on the ground, or fighting under conditions that were similar to ground fighting (e.g., on a bed, on a couch, etc.).


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After a while cross-posting, I decided to retire this blog in favor of my blog on Los Techies. Hope you'll join the conversation there!
After a while cross-posting, I decided to retire this blog in favor of my blog on Los Techies. Hope you'll join the conversation there!
On a whim, I've decided to tag a v0.3 release of posh-git (which has been stable for a few months now). In this release…
Previously the setup process for posh-git was undefined. Daniel Hoelbling was kind enough to put together a getting-started post, but I decided to make it even easier. Assuming Git and PowerShell are configured correctly (see readme for details), getting started is trivial:
cd C:\Wherever git clone https://github.com/dahlbyk/posh-git.git .\posh-git\install.ps1
At this point the sample posh-git profile will be loaded as part of your PowerShell profile. If you don't like the sample profile, feel free to grab the pieces you want and discard the rest (so you can use posh-hg too, perhaps).
Update: If you already have posh-git installed, just
cd into your posh-git directory and pull from my
master branch:
# If you don't already have me as a remote... git remote add dahlbyk git pull --rebase dahlbyk master
You don't need to run
install.ps1 again; just open a new PowerShell session and you're good to go.
By taking a dependency on msysgit 1.7.1, all status information is now retrieved in a single call (
git status -s -b). This still means
git status is called for every prompt, so if
status is slow for your repository your prompt will be slow too.
If it's still too slow for your taste, you also have the option to set
$GitPromptSettings.EnableFileStatus = $false. This will preserve branch information for the prompt, but skip everything else (counts and tab completion for added/modified/deleted files).
Finally, you can set
$GitPromptSettings.Debug = $true to see how long the various steps take behind the scenes. If your environment is anything like mine, the majority of the time will be spent in
git calls.
git rm during deleted/updated merge conflict
log and
alias.dt = difftool supports
git dt <tab>)
As always, your feedback is appreciated. If you'd like posh-git updates between release posts, you can also follow me on Twitter.
One of the new features of ASP.NET MVC 3 is a controller-level attribute to control the availability of session state. In the RC the attribute, which lives in the
System.Web.SessionState namespace, is
[ControllerSessionState]; for RTM ScottGu says it will be renamed simply
[SessionState]. The attribute accepts a
SessionStateBehavior argument, one of
ReadOnly or
Required. A question that came up during a Twitter discussion a few weeks back is how the different behaviors affect
Html.RenderAction(), so I decided to find out.
I started with an empty MVC 3 project and the Razor view engine. We'll let a view model figure out what's going on with our controller's
public class SessionModel { public SessionModel(Controller controller, bool delaySession = false) { SessionID = delaySession ? "delayed" : GetSessionId(controller.Session); Controller = controller.GetType().Name; } public string SessionID { get; private set; } public string Controller { get; private set; } private static string GetSessionId(HttpSessionStateBase session) { try { return session == null ? "null" : session.SessionID; } catch (Exception ex) { return "Error: " + ex.Message; } } }
The model is rendered by two shared views.
Index.cshtml gives us some simple navigation and renders actions from our various test controllers:
@model SessionStateTest.Models.SessionModel @{ View.Title = Model.Controller; Layout = "~/Views/Shared/_Layout.cshtml"; }
Host: @Model.Controller (@Model.SessionID)

@Html.ActionLink("No Attribute", "Index", "Home")

@Html.ActionLink("Exception", "Index", "Exception")

@Html.ActionLink("Default", "Index", "DefaultSession")

@Html.ActionLink("Disabled", "Index", "DisabledSession")

@Html.ActionLink("ReadOnly", "Index", "ReadOnlySession")

@Html.ActionLink("Required", "Index", "RequiredSession")

 @{ Html.RenderAction("Partial", "Home"); Html.RenderAction("Partial", "Exception"); Html.RenderAction("Partial", "DefaultSession"); Html.RenderAction("Partial", "DisabledSession"); Html.RenderAction("Partial", "ReadOnlySession"); Html.RenderAction("Partial", "RequiredSession"); }
Partial.cshtml just dumps the model:
@model SessionStateTest.Models.SessionModel
Partial: @Model.Controller (@Model.SessionID)

Finally, we need a few test controllers which will all inherit from a simple
public class HomeController : Controller { public virtual ActionResult Index() { return View(new SessionModel(this)); } public ActionResult Partial() { return View(new SessionModel(this)); } } [ControllerSessionState(SessionStateBehavior.Default)] public class DefaultSessionController : HomeController { } [ControllerSessionState(SessionStateBehavior.Disabled)] public class DisabledSessionController : HomeController { } [ControllerSessionState(SessionStateBehavior.ReadOnly)] public class ReadOnlySessionController : HomeController { } [ControllerSessionState(SessionStateBehavior.Required)] public class RequiredSessionController : HomeController { }
And finally, a controller that uses the
SessionModel constructor's optional
delaySession parameter. This parameter allows us to test
Session behavior if the host controller doesn't use
public class ExceptionController : HomeController { public override ActionResult Index() { return View(new SessionModel(this, true)); } }
So what do we find? Well the short answer is that the host controller's
SessionStateBehavior takes precedence. In the case of
ReadOnly, and
Required, we have access to
Session information in all rendered actions:
If the host controller is marked with
SessionStateBehavior.Disabled, all the rendered actions see
Session as
I see this is the key finding to remember: an action that depends on
Session, even if its controller is marked with
SessionStateBehavior.Required, will be in for a nasty NullRef surprise if it's rendered by controller without. It would be nice if the framework either gave some sort of warning about this, or if they used a Null Object pattern instead of just letting
Session return
Finally, things get really weird if a
Session-dependent action is rendered from a host controller that doesn't reference
Session, even if
SessionState is enabled:
It's pretty clear the issue has something to do with where
RenderAction() happens in the request lifecycle, but it's unclear how to resolve it short of accessing
Session in the host controller.
So there we have it…a comprehensive testing of sessionless controllers and
RenderAction for the ASP.NET MVC 3 Release Candidate. Hopefully the inconsistencies of the latter two cases will be resolved or at least documented before RTM.
In the spirit of "simplest thing that works," my team has a rather low-fidelity approach to code reviews: patch files and e-mail. Nothing fancy, but we find it works rather well. It's even easier thanks to
git format-patch, which lets me easily generate a patch per commit, but I was never able to get
send-email to work quite like I wanted. Instead, I whipped together a PowerShell script in a few minutes that does just the trick:
function patch ($ref = 'master..', $Message = '', [switch]$KeepFiles) { $patchPaths = $(git format-patch -C -o C:/Temp/Patches $ref) if($patchPaths) { $outlook = New-Object -ComObject Outlook.Application $mail = $outlook.CreateItem(0) [void]$mail.Recipients.Add('firstname.lastname@example.com') $mail.Subject = "Review - $Message" $commits = $(git log -C --pretty=format:'%s' --reverse $ref) | foreach { "
$_
" } $mail.HTMLBody = "<ol style=`"font: 11pt Calibri`">$commits
" $patchPaths | foreach { [void]$mail.Attachments.Add($_) if(!$KeepFiles) { Remove-Item $_ } } $mail.Display() } else { Write-Warning 'Nothing to patch!' } }
Create patch of everything on current branch since master:
patch -m "Issue 123 - This is neat"
Create patch of last two commits, without message:
patch HEAD~2..
Create patch of everything except the current commit, with message:
patch master..HEAD~1 'Refactoring for Story 234'
I've been using git-svn for almost a year now, and have settled on a low-friction workflow that has been working really well. First, a few notes about how I work with Git and Subversion…
push and
pull for collaborating with others. git-svn stores extra metadata that isn't pushed with the rest of the repository, so git-svn operations will fail on cloned repos. Furthermore, each repository's git-svn commits are unique, so pulling from another repository will fetch its parallel history (if you have to do this,
git rebase -i can help filter out the overlapping commits). That said, I do use push/pull to collaborate with myself across machines, though I always operate against Subversion from one machine.
First up is the alias that stands in for
svn update, to make sure I'm always working from the latest changes:
!git svn fetch && git push . remotes/trunk:master && git push -f origin master:master && git rebase master
Update Nov. 30, 2010: After reports that people were having issues calling
git up from master, I've modified the alias slightly:
!git svn fetch && git svn rebase -l && git push . remotes/trunk:master && git push -f origin master
If this is your first alias, the command to set the alias would be:
git config alias.up "!git svn fetch && git svn rebase -l && git push . remotes/trunk:master && git push -f origin master"
Step by step, this alias does the following:
svn fetch instead of
svn rebase because the former also fetches from Subversion branches; we'll do our own rebase later.
-l skips a remote fetch, since we just did one.
--std-layout, you might need to replace remotes/trunk with remotes/git-svn or whatever your git-svn ref is.
The key is item #2: automating the synchronization of master and Subversion means I never have to think about it again. I can either rebase a topic branch against master to get reasonably fresh commits, or use
git up to grab the latest (mostly when preparing to commit into Subversion). Without this alias, I tended to waste a fair amount of time switching back to master periodically just to make sure it's up-to-date enough.
You can use
git up pretty much any time you want — on master, on a topic branch or even with a detached HEAD — as long as your working copy and index are clean. If you have work in progress but need Subversion's latest, you can either
git stash or make a temporary commit and then
git reset HEAD^ after the update. I used to favor the former, but am starting to prefer the latter because I tend to be undisciplined about cleaning up stashes that
git stash pop didn't delete due to merge conflicts.
Satisfied with this abstraction for pulling changes from Subversion, I then applied the same logic to committing into Subversion:
!git svn dcommit && git push . remotes/trunk:master && git push -f origin master && git checkout master
The dci alias (short for dcommit) does the following:
git up, resolve conflicts and try again.
git rebase master branch-name) and get back to work.
Again, by automating most of what I was already doing I can be confident that I will always come out of a dcommit in a well-known, consistent state from which I can proceed without extra thought.
git dci should be used when you want to commit HEAD and its uncommitted ancestors into Subversion. In my experience, this usually falls into one of three scenarios:
You have a topic branch and want to replay all of its commits into Subversion one by one. In this case, simply checkout the branch and call
git dci:
I use this most often, as I prefer granular commits and a linear history.
Update Dec. 4, 2010: Donn pointed out that I gloss over my use of an
lg alias, which provides a concise graph of history. The alias is described here.
The exception to my linear history preference is if the build would break between intermediate commits. For example, I might upgrade a dependency in one commit and then fix the build in the next commit. One could certainly use a squash merge or interactive rebase, but sometimes I prefer to keep the granular history in Git.
So how do we accomplish this with git-svn? Well git-svn essentially treats merge commits as the sum of their parts, relative to the previous Subversion commit — it squashes for us. To make our single Subversion commit, we'll just switch to master and use
git merge --no-ff:
--no-ff flag forces the creation of a merge commit even though we should be able to fast-forward (if we up'd first, that is). You can make this the default behavior for master by setting branch.master.mergeoptions (I use
--no-ff --no-commit).
Once we have our merge commit, we again use
git dci to push all its changes into Subversion:
Note that the dev2 commits remain untouched by git-svn, and Subversion has the combined changes:
The final scenario is really no different from either #1 or #2, but it's worth pointing out that you can use
git dci from any HEAD, not just on a branch. For example, suppose I have a few refactoring commits that I created as part of feature work which I would like to share with the team now while I finish up the feature. In this case, I can checkout (or merge from) the last of the commits I want to share:
git dci from the detached HEAD to save those changes:
Note that
git dci left me on master. Now to continue on dev3, I just rebase against master so Git is aware that the dci'd commits have been updated with git-svn metadata:
If I want to get even more sophisticated, I could cherry-pick then dci individual commits, or I could create a copy of the branch and use interactive rebase to exclude the commits that I don't want to dci yet. Just remember to rebase the topic branch against master when you're done.
If you have any additional git-svn tips or questions, please let me know.
Reading through Jason's post on using Git-Achievements with msysGit, I couldn't help but get it working with PowerShell. The result is a single PowerShell script added to my Git-Achievements repository, tagged here on the off chance I decided to upload my achievements.
To install posh-git-achievements…
Set-Alias git C:\Git\git-achievements\git-achievements.ps1
git achievements --help
If all goes according to plan, this should unlock your first achievement.
Note that this will pass every
git call through a few extra layers, including calls made for the posh-git prompt. But if you can tolerate the performance hit, it's a rather fun way to expand your working knowledge of Git. Enjoy!
I had never had any problems using msysGit with SSL until last night, when I came across the following error:
$ git pull Password: error: error setting certificate verify locations: CAfile: /bin/curl-ca-bundle.crt CApath: none while accessing https://firstname.lastname@example.com/dahlbyk/posh-git.git/info/refs fatal: HTTP request failed
There were a number of suggestions in the comments on GitHub's Smart HTTP post, but they mostly seemed like hacks (most common: copy file from msysGit elsewhere, or turn off
http.sslverify). A much easier fix is just to set
http.sslcainfo to the absolute path of the
curl-ca-bundle.crt file in your msysGit install's
bin folder:
$ git config --global http.sslcainfo "/c/Program Files (x86)/Git/bin/curl-ca-bundle.crt"
I chose to do this at the
--global level so the setting won't be overwritten by future msysGit installs.


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I really love pickled beets, I can eat a whole jar in one setting if I don't watch myself. If you have never tried pickled beets you are missing out. This recipe is so simple you must give it a try even if you have never canned anything before. Back when I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 1976, there was little to no sugar free anything. So my Granny West took it on herself to make me my favorites and boy were they good. When foodbuzz asked for help promoting Sweet N Low I knew I had to submit this great recipe. This winter you will not believe how good home canned food tastes! I love to open a jar of something I have canned from my garden in the winter, brings a little Spring back to Beaty's Creek. This is What's Cookinon Beaty's Creek today.
50 beets
2 cups beet boiling water
2 cups white vinegar
1/8 cup Sweet N Low Sweetener
2 t cinnamon
Remove beet greens and save to use later. Wash beets very well and place in pot covered with water. Bring beets to a boil and boil for 20 minutes or until fork tender. My beets were not real large, (I like small beets for pickles) so they cooked for about 15 minutes, size matters on how long your beets will cook. Once boiled let beets cool and then remove beets skin.Remember to wear gloves or you will have purple hands. Now get your jars ready to go, I use pint jars for pickled beets, I like the smaller jars for pickles but you can use quart jars if you wish. Prepare your jars as you would for canning anything. Once ready pack with your beets. Now bring beet water, vinegar, Sweet N Low, and cinnamon to a boil and pour over beets in jars and seal with a flat and ring. You will process beets in a hot water bath for 12 minutes. Let pickled beets sit for a couple of weeks before you eat them.
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Railroad Commission of Texas, Gas Utilities Division:
An Inventory of Gas Utilities Division Audit Files at the Texas State Archives, 1974-1979
Agency History
The Railroad Commission of Texas regulates the exploration, production, and transportation of oil and natural gas in Texas. Its statutory role is to prevent waste of the state's natural resources, to protect the correlative rights of different interest owners, to prevent pollution, and to provide safety in matters such as hydrogen sulfide. It oversees hazardous materials pipelines and natural gas pipelines and distribution systems as well as propane, butane, compressed natural gas, and liquefied natural gas. It works to make sure a continuous, safe supply of natural gas is available to Texas consumers at the lowest reasonable price. Additionally, the Commission regulates surface mining for coal, uranium, and iron ore gravel, and conducts a program for reclaiming lands that were mined and abandoned before 1975.
The Railroad Commission of Texas had its origin in the demands of the shipping public in the late 1880s that insisted that railroads be subject to regulation based on public interest. An advocate for governmental regulation, Attorney General James Stephen Hogg ran for Governor in 1890 with the issue of railroad regulation as the focal point of the campaign. Hogg was elected Governor in the general election and the voters also approved an amendment to Article X, Section 2 of the Texas Constitution that empowered the Legislature to enact statutes creating regulatory agencies. These elections paved the way for the Legislature to enact on April 3, 1891 "An Act to Establish a Railroad Commission of the State of Texas," that later was placed in the Texas Revised Civil Statutes under article 6444 et seq. (House Bills 1, 3, and 58, 22nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session).
The Commission originally consisted of three members appointed by the Governor for three-year terms. Governor Hogg appointed the first three Commissioners in 1891 including John H. Reagan, who resigned as U.S. Senator from Texas to serve as the first Chairman. The Texas Constitution, Article XIX, Section 30 was amended in 1894 to provide for elective six-year overlapping terms for the Commissioners. That same year John H. Reagan was elected and served until his retirement in 1903.
The Texas Railroad Commission was the first regulatory agency created in the State of Texas and originally had jurisdiction over the rates and operations of railroads, terminals, wharves and express companies. The legal focus was on intrastate passenger and freight activities. Interstate jurisdiction fell under the U.S. Interstate Commerce Commission. For the first twenty-five years of its existence, the Railroad Commission was largely concerned with regulating railroads, setting rates, receiving complaints, and making investigations. As other controversies arose where the Legislature deemed that the public interest could best be served by regulation, additional duties were assigned to the Railroad Commission.
The Railroad Commission's authority was broadened beginning in 1917 with the passage of the Pipeline Petroleum Law (Senate Bill 68, 35th Legislature, Regular Session) that declared pipelines to be common carriers like railroads and placed them under the Commission's jurisdiction. This was the first act to designate the Railroad Commission as the agency to administer conservation laws relating to oil and gas. The Commission's regulatory and enforcement powers in oil and gas were increased by the Oil and Gas Conservation Law (Senate Bill 350 of the 36th Legislature, Regular Session), effective June 18, 1919. This act gave the Railroad Commission jurisdiction to regulate the production of oil and gas. Acting upon this legislation, the Commission adopted in 1919 the first statewide rules regulating the oil and gas industry to promote conservation and safety, including Rule 37. This rule requires minimum distances between wells at drilling sites in order to protect field pressure and correlative rights.
The Gas Utilities Act of 1920 (House Bill 11, 36th Legislature, 3rd Called Session) gave the Commission regulatory and rate authority over individuals and businesses producing, transporting, or distributing natural gas in Texas. In 1937, following a large natural gas explosion in a school in New London, Texas, the 45th Legislature passed legislation giving the Railroad Commission the authority to adopt rules and regulations pertaining to the odorization of natural gas or liquefied petroleum gases (House Bill 1017, Regular Session).
The passage of the Public Regulatory Act of 1975 (PURA) (House Bill 819, 64th Legislature, Regular Session) required certain state regulatory agencies, including the Commission, to set the overall revenues of a utility based on its "cost of service." Regulation of liquefied petroleum was added to the Commission's responsibilities in 1939 by the 46th Legislature (House Bill 792, Regular Session). The legislation authorized the Commission to adopt and enforce safety rules and standards in the storage, handling, transportation, and odorization of butane or LP-gases. Regulation of compressed natural gas was added to the Railroad Commission's responsibilities in 1983 (Senate Bill 617, 68th Legislature, Regular Session).
In 2005, the Rail Division and its remaining function, rail safety regulation, were transferred to the Texas Department of Transportation (House Bill 2702, 79th Legislature, Regular Session). The Railroad Commission no longer has any railroad-related functions.
Three divisions with the agency have regulatory functions: the Gas Services Division, the Oil and Gas Division, and the Surface Mining and Reclamation Division. The Office of the General Counsel's Enforcement Section has enforcement powers, the Safety Division is responsible for the safe transportation of products through pipelines, installation of LP-Gas (propane), and the reporting of damage to pipelines through third-party damage reporting, and the Alternative Fuels Research and Education Division has research and education functions. Support divisions include the Public Information Office, Personnel, Finance and Administration, Information Technology Services, Intergovernmental Affairs, and the Office of Internal Audit. Three elected Commissioners direct the operations of the agency.
The Gas Services Division works to ensure that a continuous safe supply of gas is available to Texas consumers at the lowest reasonable rates. The division establishes rates and services that are fair and reasonable for gas utilities and their customers; enforces those rates; maintains safety standards in the gas and hazardous liquids pipeline systems throughout the state by inspection and investigation of any hazards or accidents; oversees intrastate gathering and storage services; and adopts and maintains adequate safety rules and standards in the handling, transportation, and odorization of LP-gases (liquefied petroleum gases) for dealers, handlers, and consumers. It further regulates propane and compressed natural gas by requiring anyone working with these gases to pass a written qualifying exam administered by the Commission. The division also focuses on regulatory policy and analysis as well as identifying and eliminating natural gas transportation problems. There are four main sections in this division - Audit, Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Pipeline Safety, and Regulatory and Analysis.
(Sources: Guide to Texas State Agencies, various editions; general laws and statutes; the Railroad Commission website, accessed on August 24, 2008; and the records themselves.)
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The Gas Services Division of the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) establishes rates and services for gas utilities and their customers and enforces those rates. These files contain gross receipts tax forms, audit field forms, and correspondence of the Gas Utilities Division (GUD) (later called the Gas Services Division) of the Railroad Commission of Texas. Dates covered are 1974-1979. Field audits of gas utilities were conducted to enforce the natural gas rates set by the Railroad Commission, to collect the gas utilities gross receipts tax, and to ensure utility compliance with all other statutory and regulatory requirements. The audit consisted of a visit to the gas utility by a GUD auditor who examined the companies' records to verify selected entries in the company's annual report. The audit file for each company is divided into three parts: gross receipts tax forms, audit field forms, and general correspondence. Frequently, only the gross receipts tax forms are present in a company's file since companies are not audited every year and no correspondence is necessary if there are not violations or problems.
The gross receipts tax was required of every utility that received revenue from its pipeline operations. The tax was paid quarterly and reported on form GU-3A. Also included is form T-4 - "Application for Permit to Operate Pipeline or Pipelines in Texas." This form determined which gas utilities were required to pay the tax and which were not.
The audit field forms were the paperwork filled out by the auditor when checking the figures in the utility's annual reports, the payment of the gross receipts tax, and for compliance with regulations. The auditor filled out separate forms for each of the following: gross receipts tax paid, natural gas purchase contract terms, quality of service, current monthly cost of service, gas operation revenues, purchased gas expense, unaccounted for gas distribution, and a summary field report.
The general correspondence between the utilities and the GUD, and the internal memos of the GUD concern the payment of the gross receipts tax, setting up visits by the auditor, the filing of annual reports, and requests for corrections of any violations found. Any violations were reported to the company via correspondence and the company was urged to comply. If compliance was not forthcoming, the matter was referred to the Railroad Commission's Legal Section.
This finding aid describes one series of the Railroad Commission of Texas records. See Railroad Commission of Texas: An Overview of Records for more records series.
To prepare this inventory, the described materials were cursorily reviewed to delineate series, to confirm the accuracy of contents lists, to provide an estimate of dates covered, and to determine record types. The audit files are on microfilm; the inventory provided by the Railroad Commission does not list the dates for these files.
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Restrictions on Access
Materials housed in the State Archives do not circulate, but may be used in the State Archives search room. Materials will be retrieved from and returned to storage areas by staff members.
Restrictions on Use
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted and may be freely used in any way. State records also include materials received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).
Technical Requirements
Microfilm readers are available in the Geneology and Reference reading rooms at the Texas State Library and Archives.
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Related Material
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
(Identify the item), Gas Utilities Division audit files, Railroad Commission of Texas. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession Information
Accession number: 1981/120
These records were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Railroad Commission of Texas on February 12, 1981.
Processing Information
Inventoried by Laura K. Saegert, 1981
Described by Paul Beck, January 1987
DACS compliance by Laura K. Saegert, September 2008
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"It's amusing to me to be in the same sentence as Charlie Sheen," Cusack said over the phone last week. "That doesn't happen often. I can't speak for him or ever know how to. I can only say that this is something so personal to me. If it helps people notice (the cause) in any way, that's very rewarding."
Saturday's race will coincide with the nine-year anniversary of the death of Cusack's father, Richard Cusack, from pancreatic cancer. Proceeds from Saturday's race will benefit the Michael Rolfe Pancreatic Cancer Foundation and the Lustgarten Foundation, which raise awareness about pancreatic cancer and money for early detection research.
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On this site I showcase big electric planes, have loads of free plans, cover many interesting contruction topics and provide circuit diagrams and advice for lithium batteries. Electrics used to be difficult; today with brushless motors and lithiums we are spoilt for choice. Please take a look at how I Fly Electric...
FREE PLANS - all in Adobe Acrobat 'PDF' format:
|Demoiselle 18g slow flying model for cheap radio gear. Mainly indoors but will flying in a very light breeze. 15" wingspan.
|FOX Probably my most flown model. Convert a cheap chuck glider to electric and fly in any weather. Link takes you to the conversion article on my club's web site.
|PUFF The Magic Dragon. 36" wing for CDRom power and small lipos. Flies well and can handle a some wind.
|CHITTY Here's more fun. I'm sure you will all recognise Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Great plane but has been extremely difficult to design. Now flies fairly well although better in calm weather.
|BOUNCE Great 3D model with 24" (605mm) wing. Almost indestructable using EPP. EPP is more resilient and lighter than Depron so try it. Designed for CD-Rom motors it weighs under 6oz. I don't think you will be disappointed with this model!
|ULTIMATE Stunning 3D model. Two sizes; 280 sq in version for Axi outrunner (2208/34) size weighs 8oz. Smaller 200 sq in version suits CDRom motors and weighs 6.5oz. Both excellent for learning 3D and knife-edge flight.
|MUMBO MINOR Lively 3D model. 30" wing, Depron construction, 6-7oz weight, >12oz thrust with CD-Rom motor. Accelerate vetically, knife-edge loops, prop-hang, anything goes. All this and you still get 8-10minute flights from 3x340 LiPol batteries.
|NUTTA Start with the And_Now but do try Nutta when you are ready for an even quicker roll rate and better performance. 24" (600mm) wing and 5.5oz (156g) AUW. Windy weather? No problem (within limits, naturally!).
|WHOOSH Truly impressive performance for a 7.5oz (214g) model and I think this plane has great potential. Designed for two GWS ducted fan units, Depron construction and 27.5in (700mm) wing.
|ANDNOW is probably an indoor 'classic' and is still one of the best models to start indoor flying. Reasonably aerobatic with just a GWS 'IPS' motor and eight NiMHs or two LiPoly's. Only 6oz (170g) in weight but flies well if a bit heavier. Slowfly, Park and Indoor are common terms for this type of model, but this one handles 10 knot winds and is very resilient. Two hours to build, and costs almost nothing if you have the hardware from a PicoStick/LiteStick already.
|EXTRA This semi-scale depron model can almost do 'twinkle' rolls on take-off and handles wind better than the And_Now below. Fully aerobatic 6.5oz (186g) model (lighter with 2 servos). Similar characteristics to And_Now.
|BUTTERFLY the emitome of light-weight models. Designed for indoors but also handles a light breeze outside. Plenty of opportunities for fancy colour-schemes. Uses similar equipment to AndNow.
|RAFALE Very enjoyable, cheap fun plane. Simple depron/balsa construction. Available in three sizes from 43g with 5g brushless motor up to CDRom or more power.
|SPITFIRE Simple 36" blue foam version of this classic. Wing and fuz is hot-wire cut. Flies very well with small brushless motor and Lipos.
|BUBBLES the electric equivalent of a 'glow 40' sport plane. 54" (1.4m) wing, 2.5-4lb (1.1-1.8kg), long flight times with excellent aerobatics. Low wing loading but handles wind very well. Ugly Stick replacement. I think you will be pleased with its performance and flying characteristics.
|SIZZLER Looking for some excitement in your life? Why not try SIZZLER? With a Speed 400 and 8 Nicads you can enjoy exciting performance even in the strongest of winds. 36.5" (927mm) wing and under 19oz (535g). Very fast and great fun!
|MONSTER MODELS Over 300 of the world's largest electric powered models; the only list of this type on the web. My list starts at 6' (1.8m) and goes up to 34' (10m) wingspans and 44lb (20kg) in weight! The picture alongside shows Franz Schmid's 17 ft Bleriot; his Horten is twice this size!
|My Spektrum DSM2 compatible receivers are available on an external site here. I make bigger receivers too!
|2.4 Spread Spectrum radios; what's it all about? General overview of 2.4GHz, an RF scanner to show how they work, range and diversity tests with Spektrum and Assan, and more technical perspectives on Spektrum receivers.
PIC and C for Beginners Designing PIC microcontroller-based devices to monitor lithium voltages. Individual cell low voltage cutoff, lithium tester and servo controller circuits. Simple data logging. Tutorials to help beginners to get started.
PIC projects for working designs.
|Lithium batteries; what makes them tick, huff and puff. How to look after and charge them. Free DIY charger and balancer circuits.
|DIY brushless motors If you are keen to experience greater than 2:1 power to weight ratio on simple conversions or demanding machining challenges on more complex motors.
Take a look at the high efficiency 'Crocodile' motors
|DIY Mill Want a milling machine but don't want to fork out loads of cash? If you needs are simple you can do very well converting a cheap pillar drill to a mill.
|ABSENCE OF MATTER and other CONSTRUCTION tips. Electric aircraft are often lighter than their glow/IC counterparts, despite the weight of the batteries. Read how to do this and things like fibreglass moulding, vacuum forming, scale rib tapes, etc.
|FLOATS simple and light, quick to build. Designed for Bubbles but easy to change the sizes. Another set is available for the AndNow. Don't be put off by the row-boat; you get the hang of it eventually!
|AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY Only electrics can cut and restart the motor to reduce vibration during shots. Read what cameras I use and my experiences with this activity.
The 'Site Map' can be a useful way to navigate the site. Some other pages are also available...
This site is brought to you by David Theunissen, a converted glow pilot who has a passion for radio controlled electric powered aircraft. Electric power is a practical replacement for IC and has become so for me. I converted to electrics by choice, despite still having some excellent glow models at the time. I hope you find the site useful.
*** Thanks for visiting. Now go Fly Electric! ***


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Tuesday, November 30
Thanksgiving Leftovers Recipes: Roasted Butternut Squash, Turkey and Apple Pizza with Blue Cheese
I'm sure you've already had your fill of Thanksgiving leftovers sandwiches and soups, but have you had Thanksgiving leftovers pizza yet?
No, there's no cranberry sauce or brown gravy on it. That would be weird. But there is roasted butternut squash, leftover turkey, sauteed apples and blue cheese.
Since Jeff said we'll be making this again in December and January, I thought it would be good idea to have another name besides "Thanksgiving Leftovers Pizza." So feel free to call it Roasted Butternut Squash, Turkey and Apple Pizza with Blue Cheese.
Thanksgiving Leftovers Pizza or Roasted Butternut Squash, Turkey and Apple Pizza with Blue Cheese
Makes 8 slices
Printable recipe.
I used store bought basic white pizza dough for this recipe. But if you're looking to make your own, here are my recipes for basic white pizza dough and whole wheat pizza dough. If you've got leftover roasted squash from Thanksgiving, even better!
1 pound store bought pizza dough
1 small butternut squash, peeled and cut into chunks
4 teaspoons olive oil, divided
1/4 teaspoon salt, divided
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
1 small sweet onion, such as Vidalia, thinly sliced
1 medium firm, crisp apple, such as Fuji or Braeburn, with skins, cut into chunks
1 1/2 cups room temperature shredded cooked turkey, white and dark meat
1/2 cup shredded fontina cheese (or 4 ounces sliced cheese)
1/2 cup (4 ounces) crumbled blue cheese
3 teaspoons minced fresh rosemary
1 tablespoon yellow cornmeal
1. Center an oven rack and preheat to 400 degrees F. Place butternut squash in a single layer on an aluminum-lined baking sheet. Drizzle with 1 teaspoon olive oil and sprinkle with 1/8 teaspoon salt and pepper. Roast for 25-35 minutes, or until tender when pierced with a fork. Remove from oven.
2. Increase oven temperature to 500 degrees F. Position an oven rack in the lower part of the oven and place the pizza stone on it.
3. Heat 2 teaspoons olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add onions; cook, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes. Once they begin browning, lower the heat and cook until soft and browned all over, about 12-15 minutes. Add apples and cook for 3 minutes until just softened.
4. Roll out pizza dough on a lightly floured surface. Brush with remaining 1 teaspoon olive oil. Top with fontina cheese, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Spread turkey over the dough. Top with squash. Then top with caramelized onions and apples. Sprinkle with 2 teaspoons of fresh rosemary. Season with remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt and black pepper. Slide pizza onto preheated pizza stone scattered with 1 tablespoon yellow cornmeal. Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until both the top and bottom of the crust is golden brown and the cheese is melted. Sprinkle evenly with remaining 1 teaspoon of rosemary before serving.
4. If you don't have a pizza stone, then preheat oven to 450 F. Place rolled out dough a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes, or until both the top and bottom of the crust is golden brown and the cheese is melted.
You might also like these pizza recipes:
Philly Cheesesteak Pizza recipe from Food Blogga
Fennel Sausage and Rapini Pizza recipe from Food Blogga
Butternut Squash and Red Onion Pizza recipe from Culinary in the Desert
Pear, Caramelized Onions, and Goat Cheese Pizza recipe from Cook Mobile
12 comments:
I have to remember this one for my leftovers next year. I especially like the combination with the blue cheese. Wonderful!
- November 30, 2010 at 9:13 AM
- Heather (Heather's Dish) said...
words cannot describe how much i love pizza and Thanksgiving dinner...combine the two and i might spontaneously combust. seriously.
- November 30, 2010 at 9:45 AM
- Joanne said...
This sounds like it's totally worth roasting a HUGE turkey for. Just so that maybe you WILL have enough leftovers until December. Or April.
- November 30, 2010 at 10:45 AM
- Unknown said...
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- November 30, 2010 at 10:46 AM
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- November 30, 2010 at 11:01 AM
- Sean Grey Hanson said...
What I love about leftover pizzas is that it's very crispy when you microwave it. :D Perfect breakfast all the time!
- November 30, 2010 at 7:45 PM
- anonymous said...
OMG such a great idea. I LVOE IT
- December 1, 2010 at 8:13 AM
- We Are Not Martha said...
I totally wish I had more Thanksgiving leftovers because this looks awesome! I might have to make another turkey just for this :)
- December 1, 2010 at 9:13 AM
- Dani Spies said...
That looks and sounds delicious! Sadly, I'm out of turkey (finally) but this may just be worth cooking up some more!
- December 1, 2010 at 9:19 AM
- Denise Michaels - Adventurous Foodie said...
I could actually DO this. I still have some turkey, some crumbled bleu cheese and some apples. Don't have the squash but I could do a little redskin potatoes - with a little minced rosemary - that would be amazing. Thanks for the inspiration. *smile*
- December 1, 2010 at 4:57 PM
Brilliant! I love the idea of adding blue cheese and apples. I wouldn't have thought of it, but I'm definately going to try it! Thanks for the creative recipe!
- December 1, 2010 at 5:43 PM
- Homemade Heaven said...
We didn't have Thanksgiving in South Africa, but this is tempting enough for me to start a new holiday here!
- December 2, 2010 at 1:57 AM


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Police in northeast Ohio find man suspected in NYC's 1st homicide of 2013, Maine car theft
WARREN, Ohio (AP) � A New York City homicide suspect accused of stealing a car in Maine is in custody in Ohio.
Police say 25-year-old Raymond Mayrant was tracked Friday to a mission that helps the homeless in Warren, about 50 miles southeast of Cleveland. The stolen vehicle also was found.
Police say it's not clear why Mayrant was in Warren. He's expected to be taken back to New York.
Jail records didn't list an attorney for him.
He's suspected of shooting his girlfriend and her mother Jan. 3. The older woman died, becoming New York's first homicide victim of 2013.
Police in Maine allege Mayrant later stole a car from an unsuspecting father and daughter who apparently met him while asking for directions during a trip and gave him a ride to Maine.


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Yes, I'm sometimes free early afternoon for practice. I work from home most days.
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So far, 38 calves have been seen, a "big increase" over the previous record of 27 calves, said Wayne Hartley, who works for the Save the Manatee Club.
ORANGE CITY — A bumper crop of baby manatees is appearing at Blue Spring State Park this fall, setting up what may be another record-breaking season for the park's famous sea cows.
So far, 38 calves have been seen, a "big increase" over the previous record of 27 calves, said Wayne Hartley, as he paddled a canoe among the manatees in the spring run one morning this week.
Hartley, who works for the Save the Manatee Club, and park employees believe the manatees also may break records again this year for total numbers.
"We're seeing them earlier, in bigger numbers and they're staying longer," Park Manager Robert Rundle said.
Manatees use Blue Spring run as a warm-water refuge to escape the colder waters of the St. Johns River.
When the legendary oceanographer Jacques Cousteau visited the park in 1970, the park's herd numbered 11. Last year, more than 400 manatees visited the spring run over the winter season, a number that could be topped this year.
On the day after Thanksgiving, the park had 261 manatees. And, they've already identified 350 individual manatees in the spring run this season.
The upward trend among the St. Johns River manatees reflects an increase seen elsewhere in Florida, said Kent Smith, a biologist with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. For example, state officials have seen a growing number of manatees in the Wakulla Springs run in North Florida along the Gulf Coast.
On Tuesday, Tim Sheehan and his daughter Courtney, 15, peered over the railing of the boardwalk at Blue Spring, snapping pictures as manatees floated underneath. All around them, gray-whiskered noses filled the air with a softly whooshing sound as dozens of manatees periodically surfaced for air.
"I think this place is amazing," Sheehan said. The family from New England visits Blue Spring every year, and sometimes twice a year, either at Thanksgiving or during the races in February, when they visit Courtney's grandparents, Nancy and Bob Pataky of DeLand.
Usually park officials close the swimming area for people for the winter season on Nov. 15, to reserve the spring run for the manatees. Rundle and others believe the annual closing of the swimming area may be a factor in the increasing number of manatees.
"We're doing what we should be doing, providing a nice safe refuge," Rundle said.
Manatees don't "like to be disturbed," said the FWC's Smith.
This year, the park wound up closing the run in late October because they've had so many manatees.
They've had manatees come in early before, Rundle said. They'd close the swimming area for a day or so, but then reopen it when the manatees returned to the river.
"This year we had so much cold weather," he said. "We had a couple of days when it was down into the 30s. That pushed the river temperatures down quickly."
On Tuesday, the water temperature in the spring run was 61.3, the coldest reading so far this fall and more than 10 degrees cooler than the water flowing out of Blue Spring. And that pushed large numbers of manatees into the spring.
As a result of the early appearances, the Manatee Club already has turned on its live web cams (manatv.org), which allow viewers all over the world to watch the manatees moving through the crystal clear water.
The web cams, installed in January, have been very popular, Rundle said. "They're kind of cool."
Hartley spotted Merlin, one of the original manatees identified in 1970, on the web cam one day while he was on a computer at home.
Hartley, a former ranger who retired from the park in 2010, has been identifying manatees in the run for more than 30 years.
Greeting the manatees returning to the spring each year is like a reunion for him.
"I know who you are," Hartley said as one manatee swam past his canoe on Tuesday. "You're Falcon," he said, peering at notches in the manatee's tail and old wounds from a propeller along its side.
"Most of the old-timers have shown up," Hartley said.
Because the level of the St. Johns River is up a little higher than normal, manatees have been able to use the upper reaches of the run, near the boil, Rundle said.
The manatees have been playing with a couple of sabal palms that fell into the water this year, he said. They swim under the trees, bumping against each other and even grab the trees with their flippers, he said. "They were having a blast up there this morning."
Christmas comes to Blue Spring
A little nighttime manatee viewing might be possible with a new holiday event planned for Blue Spring State Park.
"Christmas in the Park" is scheduled for 5 to 9 p.m. Dec. 8. The celebration will include holiday music with Katherine Archer, local choirs and luminaries. Hot drinks and gourmet desserts will be available for purchase.
The price of the after-hours admission to the park will be one nonperishable food item per person, for donation to the All Saints Food Pantry.
Reservations are required and may be made by calling 386-775-6888.


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Aldridge is Home to a Multitude of Birds
Dr. Dan Holliman, now deceased, spent more than 18 months on daily walks at the Gardens as therapy from knee replacement surgery. During that period of time, the retired Birmingham Southern Biology Professor filled a notebook with data on the gardens' abundant bird life. His log of 89 different species was the basis of the birding program at the Gardens. He and Dr. Vasha Rosenblum, Children's Education Coordinator, placed bluebird houses around the Gardens and created "The Guide to Native Birds at Aldridge Gardens" so more people could watch the birds.
So, if you are interested in bird watching, pick up the guide the next time you visit the Gardens and enjoy our feathered friends.
One Saturday each month
8:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Aldridge Gardens is a kaleidoscope of natural habitats for birds. More than 90 species call the Gardens home, or at least a favorite place to visit.
Led by Dr. Richard and Patricia Ryel, these walks are a wonderful opportunity for members to get started with birdwatching as a hobby. Bring along your binoculars and field guide, then meet in front of Aldridge House and step out and see the Gardens like you never have before!
Because walks are limited to 15 members each time, reservations are required.
It is a hobby one can pursue at any age, at any time and at any given place. All you need is a pair of binoculars and a field guide for birds and you are ready to take part in one of the most popular outdoor activities on Earth.


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(visited by Gordon Spence)
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North American Tour 2007
Continued from 43N 78W and last visit of this tripSo, it's last stop on the tour. Tomorrow is going home day, so that means that today is a wind down day and relax day. The girls (my wife Lynn & daughter Rachel) want to go shopping at the Jersey Mall. Not really my cup of tea and I'm pretty much shopped out so I'm off to squeeze in one last CP.
Straight down the New Jersey turnpike turning off where the SatNav indicates, just a few miles to go. I have printed off a map before I left home and almost as soon as you turn into Highland Drive you come to the golf club.
Park up and start to make my way to the Pro shop to try and find the head green keeper to ask for permission to walk all over his golf course. It turns out that Doug has left for the day but I speak with a very helpful gentleman called Joe Ridgefield who offered to take me directly to the spot!
Turns out there was a competition on today involving about 100 members of the WPGA, so wandering the course uninvited would definitely not have been welcomed.
There is now a plaque embedded into the fairway to mark the spot.
Coordinator's Note: Will any future visitors please remember that this is a PRIVATE club and wandering the course without permission is likely to get a less than friendly welcome.


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OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) - Oklahoma City police have released more surveillance photos of a man they hope to identify in connection with the theft of cigarettes from a metro store.
Surveillance photos show the man who was caught on camera breaking into a store near Southwest 104th Street and South Western Avenue. During the robbery, the man stole $1,000 worth of cigarettes.
The man left the scene of the crime in a truck. Police did not immediately identify when the crime occurred.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 405-235-7300.