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Teach Me How to Dougie, or How to be a Hip-Hop StarTuesday, February 1st, 2011
Call me three months late, but I just noticed a pattern.
Remember the Soulja Boy dance?
Well in case you forgot…
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Yeah, that Soulja Boy dance. The one that everybody knew, that they played at that dance in high school and that even people who didn't like to dance danced to and it was ridiculous? The one that even Dwight Howard loves?
Well did you ever notice how that song is really simple and reprtitive, but the dance moves are really easy for anyone to dance to? Pay attention to that.


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I brought a case of Pilsner Urquell with me tonight for everyone to try that hasn't already. Gotta love a good Czech beer. I know I do.
Well I think its time I step up to ye ol' preverbial bar and have myself a few drinks...Lets start it off with about 5 pints of Guiness on tap, room temperature. Some Crown Royal sounds nice right about now as well. And I think I'll finish the night off with some Saki bombers
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The battle to eradicate Asian longhorned beetles in the Worcester area has led to more than 1,000 traps being hung from trees throughout the county.
The battle to eradicate Asian longhorned beetles in the Worcester area has led to more than 1,000 traps being hung from trees throughout the county.
Kenneth Gooch, director of Forest Health for the state Department of Conservation and Recreation, said the 3-foot cylinder traps have been put up throughout Worcester County in the department's ongoing effort to eradicate the invasive pest.
The traps were funded by a $116,000 competitive grant from the U.S Forest Service. The presence of a trap does not mean the beetle has been found in the area.
"It means we are monitoring the area. We check the traps every two weeks. Even if we find a beetle, that does not mean trees there are infested," Mr. Gooch said.
The traps are one tool for people to learn the extent of the infestation; others are tree-climbers and ground surveyors who are joining area residents to look for signs of the beetles.
"We have surveyed the area heavily, and count on residents to help. They helped us find beetles in West Boylston and in Worcester that we otherwise might not have found for another year or more," Mr. Gooch said.
Though the traps have been used for three years, no beetles have been found outside the 110-square-mile quarantine area, which includes all of Worcester, Shrewsbury, Boylston and West Boylston and portions of Holden and Auburn.
Mary Cardwell, coordinator of the cooperative eradication program, said that among the many traps, 40 are in Auburn, 56 in Millbury and 230 in Worcester.
There are no traps in Oxford, Webster, Dudley or Charlton or other communities farther outside the quarantine area.
"Distribution is not correlated to risk of beetles, but on a variety of criteria," she said.
The traps are hung from mid-spring to early fall, following the beetles' peak emergence season.
Traps are a four-panel design covered with slippery Fluon, "so the beetle cannot latch onto the panel and climb out." The beetles are lured into the trap with "plant volatiles and pheromones. The pheromones are a major attractant for the pest and most likely will draw it to the trap and not the tree."
Any beetle that enters the trap slides down into a collection cup filled with salt water, where it will remain until safely collected.
She said the funding for the traps will end next year, but "we hope to continue the trap process."
Asian longhorned beetles, native to China, were first found in Worcester in 2008, then in Boston in 2010. The beetle was declared eradicated in Boston, where only six trees were infested, as of May 12.
In the Worcester area, more than 23,500 infested trees and more than 10,250 high-risk trees have been removed, with more to be cut, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which reports surveying more than 4 million trees since 2008.
The federal government so far has committed $116 million to the Massachusetts eradication program in a cooperative agreement with the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Mr. Gooch said, "We feel we have made incredible progress since 2008," with an army of 100 trained federal and state survey crews and tree climbers searching for any sign of the beetle.
According to the USDA, a female beetle can lay 35 to 90 eggs, which hatch in 10 to 15 days. The larvae tunnel into trees, where they pupate and emerge as 1-inch to 1�-inch black and white adults with striped antennae, leaving a round bore hole about the size of a dime. The adults are visible from July through September.
Tree species favored by the beetle include maples, birches, elms, willows and ash.
The number of traps in each community this year: Auburn – 40, Berlin – 14, Boylston – 97, Clinton – 7, Holden – 51, Hubbardston – 12, Jefferson – 42, Leicester – 17, Middleboro – 9, Millbury – 56, Northboro – 115, Rutland – 49, Shrewsbury – 102, Sterling – 86, West Boylston – 54, Westboro – 13, Westminster – 6, Worcester – 230.


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Already a busy week! I'll post pics as soon as I can of the birthday evening. And how crazy is that arrangement behind the model?!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Lovely Lilacs
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Friday, April 23, 2010
Grance & Panache
I'm so excited! I scored at the flower mart this morning! I've been asked to arrange the flowers for a very special lady's grand 60th birthday dinner this Sunday evening! She's a wonderful/successful interior designer and I know that she has a sharp eye for aesthetic, color and elegance. This is a different kind of flower styling for me because I usually like things wild and not so orderly, however, I'm going in a different direction this time: grace & panache.
to be continued...
to be continued...
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Friday, April 16, 2010
Paris, je t'aime
I hope that I haven't been rude by posting all of these recent pictures! There was an overall feeling during my last trip to France and I just didn't want to split these images up. We got a lot accomplished, including finding vintage china for our wedding ceremony, eating loads of the most beautiful & delicious pastries, soaking up the rain and rainbows, enjoying the company of horses, relishing in the moment of finding perfectly placed tulle in the back of a perfectly old car, laughter with old friends, long walks in the company of love and trees, getting acquainted with the most amicable caterer in all of France, finding a temporary space called 'home' for us and our dear friends when they come in June, trying to capture & bottle my uncle's feverish scent of firewood and outdoors, noticing my mother's aging grace & astounding beauty, and did I mention, eating heaps of chocolate...Heaven. Truly.
I hope that you've been well and happy these past 2 weeks too...
I hope that you've been well and happy these past 2 weeks too...
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Knots are typically written in 2 dimensions as a loop in the plane with normal crossings. One then asks when two such diagrams describe the same knot. Two diagrams describe the same knot when one can be made into the other by a sequence of Reidemeister moves. These are three simple manipulations of a diagram which obviously don't change the underlying knot.
The Reidemeister Graph
One may consider the 'Reidemeister graph' of a knot diagram (probably not an official term), which consists of every diagram which is equivalent to the original, and an edge for every Reidemeister move between them. Since every Reidemeister move can be undone by the same move again, this is an undirected graph.
Two diagrams may be connected by a many different sequences of Reidemeister moves. It is not hard to find a sequence of moves which takes a knot to itself, and is not trivial in the sense that involves doing and immediately undoing the same move. As a consequence, the Reidemeister graph is infinite and not simply connected.
I can think of a loop in the Reidemeister graph as a kind of 'relation between relations' (where the moves are the relations). I would like to find a finite list of relations between relations, such that every loop is built from these relations.
I'll be more specific. Define a higher Reidemeister move to be a locally-defined sequence of Reidemeister moves which relate a given diagram to itself. I would like a finite list of higher Reidemeister moves, such that if one fills in the corresponding loops in the Reidemeister graph with a 2-cell, the resulting space is simply connected.


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No. 4 Bruce Bereano
Bruce Bereano is one of the best-known lobbyists in Annapolis, and has many high-profile clients. He is also one of two convicted felons in the top 10 of the lobbying list, having been convicted of mail fraud. Bereano took in $772,500 lobbying for the following companies. Abate of Maryland (motorcycle rights, helmet laws); Alliance for Construction Excellence (electrical contracting, construction); AmeriNational Community Services, Inc. (housing and community development); Associated Utility Contractors; Baltimore Streetcar Museum; Baltimore/Washington International Airport Fire Fighters Local 1742; Cloverleaf Standardbred Owners Association (harness racing, Rosecroft and Ocean Downs); Columbia Amusements, Inc. (coin-operated music and games); Corizon Health (health care in correctional facilities); Frank Moran & Sons, Inc. (bingo games); Greater Baltimore Urban League, Inc.; Indoor Tanning Association, Inc.; Innovative Entertainment of Maryland, LLC (amusements and gaming machines); Ivory Investment, LLC (Purple Line construction and funding); JPay Inc. (communication and finances of prison inmates); Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc. (automotive salvage); L-3 Stratis (information technology, Frederick County); LensCrafters/Perl Vision; Let Our Talbot County Public High School Children Play (education and sports policies); Licensed Beverage Distributors of Maryland, Inc.; LifeLine, Inc. (group homes and critical care); Luxe International Trading, Inc. (wine and liquor wholesalers); Maryland Association of Community Action agencies t/a Maryland Community Action Partnership; Maryland Association of Tobacco & Candy Distributors; Maryland Auto & Truck Recyclers Association (MATRA); Maryland Rangers Association (park rangers); Maryland Rural Counties Coalition; Maryland Same Day Messenger Courier Association, Inc.; Maryland Self Storage Association, Inc.; Maryland Society of Eye Physicians & Surgeons; Maryland Underground Facilities Damage Prevention Authority (utility laws); Medical Mutual (liability for health care providers); mLotto, Inc. (lottery, online lottery); One Call Concepts Locating Services, Inc. (underground utility protection); Patapsco Bingo (gaming establishment); Pong Marketing & Promotions, Inc. (amusement and gaming machines); RYO Machines (tobacco products); Safeway Inc. (grocery stores); Scores Baltimore (gentleman's club, liquor laws); Thomas & Libowitz, P.A (law firm, taxation of small business investment trusts by S Chapter corporations); Washington Building and Construction Trades Council (labor, National Harbor casino); Washington Gas (public utility); We The People, Inc. (environmental issues, land use, sprawl); Wexford Health Sources, Inc. (correctional medical services); WIN Family Services, Inc. (foster care)
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One Direction Play With Puppies in Wonderland Magazine
In case you feel like dying of cute today, One Direction are in Wonderland magazine. With puppies. That sound you just heard was about 10 million hearts exploding.
The boys, sporting their preppiest best, snuggle with pups in a photo spread for Wonderland's Obsessed issue (appropriately enough, right?), due out on Nov. 8. They each don striped button downs under sweaters: Zayn Malik has blue (striking against his eyes), Niall Horan rocks mauve, Louis Tomlinson with green, Liam Payne with orange and Harry Styles with pale pink. (Yes, we are dying.)
In the accompanying interview (quotes via ONTD), Liam Payne reveals that there's more to 1D than Directioners realize.
In a behind-the-scenes video of the shoot, we see the pups snuggling up to the boys in motion -- check out the yawning one being cradled by Hazza. The photos definitely have an elementary school portrait vibe to them, and we think that's the point -- the guys know their demographic, and it's so cheesily charming and sweet. We seriously can't pick out the most adorable thing about these shots. For once, Harry Styles' dimples face some stiff (and canine) competition.
This isn't the first time the super cute Brits have been paired up with super cute pups. Back in March, the 'Live While We're Young' singers played with puppies onstage at a St. Patrick's Day radio performance. We can't. We just can't.
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Tuesday's Democratic primary race for governor goes into the history books as one of the most competitive and closest with five excellent candidates — four of whom had near-equal support across all sectors of the state. With Senate President Pro Tempore Peter Shumlin leading Sen. Doug Racine by just 182 votes at 25 percent of the vote total, and Sec. of State Deb.
We recently returned from a week in Germany and I am still kicking myself for not bringing back the perfect souvenir — a T-shirt bearing the slogan, "I survived the autobahn."
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People tend to assume I'm mild-mannered just because I drive the speed limit, avoid trans fats and consider it a wild Friday night if I stay up until 10 knitting socks. But I'm a thrill-seeker, all right.
I get my kicks on eBay.
For the uninformed, eBay is a website where people can buy and sell items in an auction format. Find something you like, enter the highest (non-disclosed) amount you're willing to spend, and click on Place Bid. Your bid will automatically be raised against competing bids until your limit is reached.
Tomorrow is Vermont's all-important primary. Four of the state's elected offices have competitive primaries; there are competitive races among Republicans for the right to challenge U.S. Sen. Patrick Leady and U.S. Rep. Peter Welch; and we have a competitive write-in race for one of Addison County's senate seats among Democrats. (See story, Page 1.)
Next Tuesday is one of the most important primary elections in Vermont's recent history. Of the six state offices, four have competitive races. Five Democrats are vying for the right to confront Republican Brian Dubie in gubernatorial race. Two Democrats and two Republicans are in a party run-off in the lieutenant governor's race and the secretary of state race; two Democrats are vying for the state auditor of accounts position to confront Republican incumbent Tom Salmon. Add to that a competitive three-way race among Republicans for the congressional seat held by Democrat incumbent Rep.
With only a few days left before the primary, four of the five candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for governor could end up as the winner next Tuesday.
I was a little nervous as I headed to the reunion dinner at the VFW in the tiny western New York State town where I grew up.
My classmates and I were gathering from locations that ranged from an apartment down the street to a house in Thessaloniki, Greece.
I'm sure every one of us heading to the event felt a touch of the silly old fears that come with these gatherings. Then I spotted the big orange sign on the nearby bridge over the Erie Canal:
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This strategic alliance between CXO and AIN is perfect and will enhance our ability to have a positive impact on funding early stage companies not only with capital but with human capital.
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CXO Collective International, LLC and the Angel Investor Network (AIN) recently formed a strategic alliance aimed at enhancing CXO's ability to provide quality deals to the angel investor community. AIN, headquartered in San Diego, CA, provides its members with a full spectrum of investment opportunities, prompting this new alliance.
Talented entrepreneurs and accredited investors are making connections, helping startups take their operations to the next level. Corbin Cowan, President and Co-Founder of CXO, said, "CXO is all about bringing capital together with the experience to grow the business and the right companies to invest in, so this alliance will strengthen our ability to provide much needed capital to growing businesses."
CXO works with startups that have proven track records and real talent, which gives angel investors access to quality investment opportunities. This screening process is designed to mitigate some of the risks angel investors are exposed to when choosing between investments. AIN and CXO are planning to coordinate networking events and communications, so that startups with great ideas can be discovered by investors with capital and vision.
In the near future, CXO will release a newsletter in conjunction with AIN providing the latest updates on equity financing and insights into investment opportunities. This new strategic alliance is likely to stir exciting news in the angel investor community, making it important for entrepreneurs and investors to keep a close watch on the best methods for financing and hottest sectors to invest in. Additional information regarding this newsletter is available at: http://www.cxocollective.com/AIN.
Greg Writer, CEO at AIN, said, "This strategic alliance between CXO and AIN is perfect and will enhance our ability to have a positive impact on funding early stage companies not only with capital but with human capital." AIN's members have the business savvy, executive skills and industry experience to turn startups into successes, making CXO's network ideal for establishing new business deals.
CXO is a private equity firm that provides financing and managerial support to growing companies, along with other services aimed at taking startups to the next stage in their evolution. From networking events to executive leadership, entrepreneurs can count on CXO to help their companies reach maximum potential.
For additional information on the strategic partnership between CXO and AIN, send an email to info(at)cxocollective(dot)com. The alliance between these two companies will increase the availability of equity financing for startups and investment opportunities for angel investors.
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Angel Investors Network (AIN) was created by a group of successful entrepreneurs, investment bankers, angel investors, marketing and management experts, lawyers, and accountants who have built companies in a diverse set of industries.
AIN offers investors an opportunity to participate in the buying and selling of businesses, making equity investments, and providing debt financing to businesses with the opportunity of less risk and faster returns than typical Angel Investments because of our unique approach.
AIN also works with investors, marketing strategists, management experts and financial gurus who combine their skill and experience to work with our target investments and make them highly successful businesses. We are more than just Angel Investors. We are Business Marketing Consultants. We invest our time, expertise, and money in exchange for equity with the objective to explode growth and sell the companies for far more than the current worth.
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CXO Collective International, LLC is an international private equity firm that is creating a new generation of first-class companies by providing equity investments, growth strategies and the executive talent to successfully execute action plans for select, early-stage and developed businesses with untapped potential. For more information on the CXO Collective, you can visit http://www.cxocollective.com.
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The arrival of the 'affordable' digital SLR saw most manufacturers slowly withdrawing from the high end compact camera market, but recently models like the Canon G9/G10/G11 and Panasonic's LX3 have shown that there is still demand for pocketable cameras with real photographic controls. And it is the Panasonic LX3 that Canon has in its sights with the latest in what was, for a long time, presumed to be a dead line of cameras that goes back to almost a decade. The S90 may not look much like the S80, S70 and all its earlier predecessors, but it has been conceived in much the same spirit; a smaller, more stylish alternative to the G series, offering key enthusiast features (such as raw capture and manual controls) in a compact body.
It was way back in August 2005 that Canon launched the last in the line of its S-Series compact photographers' cameras, the S80. And though you can see traces of the S60/S70/S80's DNA in the S90 it is a very different beast to those cameras; the S90 is smaller, sleeker – and in many ways more sophisticated, but it's lost the optical viewfinder and the lack of anything to really get hold of will undoubtedly impact on handling.
Perhaps the most impressive aspect of the new design is the new Control Ring built around the lens, which can be set to control exposure (i.e. aperture or shutter speed), AE compensation, step zoom, manual focus and a selection of other functions. Finding a way of offering usable manual controls has proved surprisingly difficult for the normally ingenious designers of ultra compact cameras (although we've suggested a traditional 'aperture ring' like this on many occasions); this seemingly simple addition has a transformative effect on the utility of the S90's extensive manual controls.
As with the Panasonic LX3, Canon has chosen to incorporate a relatively large (1/1.7″, 0.43 cm²) CCD sensor which has been designed with high sensitivity, rather than just higher megapixel count in mind, to make the most of the bright lens. This 10 megapixel sensor is then mated with Canon's latest Digic 4 processor to offer what the company describes as a dual anti-noise system.
Canon S90 Key Features
•Lens Control Ring
•10 million pixels sensor
•RAW shooting
•Fast f/2.0-4.9 maximum aperture range
•Lens covering the classic 28-105mm range
•Dual Anti-Noise System (high sensitivity sensor and Digic 4 noise reduction)
•3.0 inch PureColor II LCD
•Optical Image Stabilization
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Competition Drives Down the Cost of Electricity
The construction boom has resulted in excess generating capacity and forced energy providers to lower electricity prices. The increased competition could cause prices to drop from 7.3 cents/kWh in 2001 to 6.3 cents/kWh by 2007. According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), restructuring in the electrical industry is contributing to the projected decline in prices. An increase in natural gas prices and the need for new generating capacity, however, could boost electricity costs after 2008. By 2020, prices are projected to return to 2002 levels of 6.6 cents/kWh, and by 2025, they may reach 6.7 cents/kWh. Future trends in retail electricity prices may depend on capacity, weather, fuel prices, electricity use, and electricity generation, transmission, and distribution costs.
Generation Pipeline Drops 28% Since 2001
The pipeline of generation projects dried up after the fall of Enron, according to Henwood's New Generation Index. The pipeline of generation, which includes projects under construction, in permitting, being studied, or announced, peaked at 489,000 in November 2001. It's now at 354,000 units, which is its lowest level in two years. Several projects were put on hold or cancelled entirely, causing new generation under construction to drop 38% from its peak of 113,000MW in May 2002.


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A couple of weeks ago I promised to blog about postcards - well I got waylaid but here I am at last.
Back almost a month ago, I decided to pull out all of the postcards we have in this house and enter one of the Festivals of Postcards hosted by Evelyn Theriault on her A Canadian Family Blog. First my husband and I pulled out all the postcards that he has had for years that belonged - from what I can figure out - to his father before his father was married and to one of his uncles. We pulled those out and I could not believe the treasure trove of postcards that have been sitting around all of these years. Many date back to the early 1900s!
After doing a bit of research about old or vintage postcards I realized that back in those days there were postcard clubs and this is how they worked: people would agree or sign up to send a postcard from wherever they traveled to the name or names of the persons they had. What helped me to figure this out was because some from the Gaspé region of Quebec were on dates that would have been impossible for my husband's uncle Peter to travel to Canada because of the business he owned at the beach. He and his wife could definitely not travel in the summer. The other thing is that some postcards are from France and different parts of the U.S. Anyhow we know they did not travel to those places.
Now other than uncle Peter's and my father-in-law's cards, I've been searching high and low for the postcards my mother had. I have come across a very few but I know there are more. I've put them in such a safe place that I've not yet found them - to my great chagrin.
Nonetheless, I did find the two postcards posted in this blog. They are two different views of "Theater Row" in Lawrence, Massachusetts where I grew up. When I was a kid, my mother would pay for me and one or two of my cousins to go to the movies. In those days they were all double feature movies and started with Looney Tune Cartoon, the first feature, the news reel and then the second feature. Lots of value for twelve cents wasn't it? When I was in high school the cost to go to a movie increased to eighteen cents then to twenty-five cents where it remained for a very long time.
Back to "Theater Row" - it was so named because on one side of the street the movie houses began with the Palace then it was the Broadway then the Modern and then the Strand. As if that wasn't enough, across the street was the Victoria.
According to "Rilpey's Believe It or Not," the only place in the world where one could find a street with four movie theaters in a row was in Lawrence, MA. Known as "Theater Row" on Broadway, there were the STRAND (built in 1917), later renamed as the ASTOR, the MODERN (1921), BROADWAY (1910) and PALACE (1921). Along with several other theaters in downtown Lawrence, these venues entertained Merrimack Valley citizens for decades.
We would do one theater on Saturday and sometimes we do another on Sunday afternoon. I remember seeing Shirley Temple live on stage at the Victoria once. During WWII different people would come on stage to encourage people to buy War Bonds to support the war effort.
Though the various theaters sold candy and pop corn there was a candy and variety store before the Palace and one after the Strand. The one before the Palace was called Charlie Mann's and the one after the Strand was called Louis Pearl's. Interestingly enough, when I was researching through Lawrence City Directories for my father's family it turned out that they lived in a tenement over Louis Pearl's.
As though Theater Row wasn't enough, there were other theaters in Lawrence. My husband grew up in the Italian neighborhood of the city and they used to go to the Central Theater. On the same street (Broadway) where Theater Row was located but much further in a northerly direction was the Warner Theater.
What I've shared just goes to show how many memories can be evoked through old or vintage postcards.
So if you have vintage postcards, why not share what memories they hold for you?
Your Cousin Lucie
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complete injury report
--DE/DT Willie Whitehead experienced symptoms of dehydration after Sunday's game and was hospitalized overnight as a precaution. He was able to practice Wednesday and should be fine for the next game with the Atlanta Falcons on Nov. 16.
--LCB Dale Carter injured his left quadriceps muscle and knee against the Bucs and is listed as day-to-day.
--SLB Darrin Smith injured his right hamstring and groin against the Bucs and will likely miss the game with the Falcons.
--LG Kendyl Jacox injured his right knee in the fourth quarter of the Bucs game and is day-to-day.
--RG LeCharles Bentley hyperextended his left knee in the fourth quarter of the Bucs game and is day-to-day.
--LT Wayne Gandy has hamstring and groin injuries, but should be ready for the Falcons.
--WR Joe Horn had an MRI on his injured left knee Monday, but should be ready for the Falcons game.
--RT Victor Riley injured his ankle against the Bucs, but is expected to play against the Falcons.
--DT Kenderick Allen has a knee injury and is listed as day-to-day.
--DE Darren Howard, who had surgery on his dislocated right wrist on Sept. 8, practiced Wednesday for the first time since his surgery and hopes to play against the Falcons.
--WR Donte' Stallworth has missed two straight games with a strained left quadriceps muscle and remains day-to-day.
--SLB Sedrick Hodge, who fractured a small bone in his lower right leg in Week 2, should be able to play against the Falcons after practicing the last couple of weeks.
--RB James Fenderson has a sprained ligament in his left foot and will be out another one-to-two weeks.
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Club ranks 1st with 47.7 pct. 3rd-down efficiency (62 of 130) & 4th with 2.1 INT pct. (288 att, 6 INT) … Head coach JIM HASLETT has 12-7 (.632) mark vs. NFC South opponents since 2000 … QB AARON BROOKS ranks 3rd in NFC with 13 TD passes. Passed for 142 yards last week, bringing career total to 10,755 & eclipsing JIM EVERETT (10,622) for 3rd-most in club history. Club is 12-5 (.706) when Brooks has 100.0+ rating … RB DEUCE MC ALLISTER has rushed for 100 yards in club-record 6 consecutive games, surpassing RICKY WILLIAMS (5) with 110-yard effort vs. Bucs. Needs 100 yards to become 2nd player in franchise history (GEORGE ROGERS, 16) with 15 career 100s … WR JOE HORN has 17 100-yard receiving games with Saints & club is 15-2 (.882) in those contests. Needs 100 yards to tie ERIC MARTIN (18) for most 100s with NO. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 21 3rd-down receptions (310 yards) … Defense has allowed avg. of 17.2 points per game in past 5 after allowing 29.8 in 1st 4 … CB ASHLEY AMBROSE had career-best 73-yard INT-TD vs. Bucs & tied career-high with 2 INTs.
complete injury report
I know injuries happen to all teams, but the Saints have had more than their fair share this year. It seems like most of the serious injuries have happend on the old turf in the superdome. Hopefully, with the new \"atro play turf\" it will eliminate some of these injuries.
The Saints now have an indoor practice facility with \"field tuf\" and will also be playing on \"field turf\" in the super dome. Both were long overdue. We need to keep all of our players healty for the stretch run and hopefully the returning players will be the missing peice of the puzzle. I know I\'m ready to see Darrin Howard and Charles Grant on the field together. Should create some interesting problems of opposing offenses.
[Edited on 7/11/2003 by ThePosterFormerlyKnownAs-]
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I read a report last month that showed that teams that get new turf seem to have more lower body injuries (legs, knees, ankles, groin etc) than teams that played (and practices) on the same turf the previous year.
Maybe there\'s something to it, maybe not.
Anyway if it is true we should see these types of injuries decrease next year.
Of course how could they not.
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Congratulations to the following CANSCAIP members who are award winners and nominees:
Lillian Shepherd Memorial Award for Excellence in Illustration
At the Atlantic Book Awards held in May in St. John's, Newfoundland, the winner of the Lillian Shepherd Memorial Award for Excellence in Illustration was announced as There Were Monkeys in My Kitchen, illustrated by Sydney Smith, written by Sheree Fitch (Nimbus Publishing).
2012 South Asia Book Awards
The South Asia Book Award, administered by the South Asia National Outreach Consortium, is given annually for up to two outstanding works of literature and up to five Honor Books and Highly Commended Books, from early childhood to secondary reading levels, which accurately and skillfully portrays South Asia or South Asians. Titles by CANSCAIPers include:
Honor Book: No Ordinary Day by Deborah Ellis, Groundwood Books
Highly Commended Book: Karma by Cathy Ostlere, Razorbill
IODE Violet Downey Book Award
Janet McNaughton, author of The Dragon Seer's Gift, published by HarperCollins Canada, wins the IODE Violet Downey Book Award for the second time. The prize was announced at the National Annual Meeting of IODE Canada in May.
2012 Chocolate Lily Awards
The winners of the 2012 Chocolate Lily Awards were announced in May. The Chocolate Lily Awards began with a desire to encourage BC grade school children to read books by authors and illustrators living in British Columbia. After seven years, Chocolate Lily has grown into a nationally recognized book awards program. Titles by CANSCAIPers include:
Picture Book: Stanley's Little Sister, written by Linda Bailey, illustrated by Bill Slavin, Kids Can Press
Novel: Follow the Elephant, written by Beryl Young, Ronsdale Press
2012-2013 Chocolate Lily Nominations
Congratulations to the publishers, authors, and illustrators for their 2012-2013 Chocolate Lily nominations. Titles by CANSCAIPers include:
2012-2013 Chapter Book Nominees (Grade 3 – Grade 5)
2012- 2012 Picture Book Nominees
First Nation Communities Read program
The winner of this year's First Nation Communities Read program is Janet Wilson's Shannen and the Dream for a School (Second Story Press), about the fight to get a new school for the Northern Ontario community of Attawapiskat.
2012 Arthur Ellis Award
The Crime Writers of Canada have announced the winners for the 2012 Arthur Ellis Awards. The winner for Best Juvenile or YA Crime Book is Blink and Caution, written by Tim Wynne-Jones, Candlewick Press.
2012 CBA Libris Awards
The Canadian Booksellers Association has revealed the winners of this year's Libris Awards, which recognize literary achievement as voted on by independent booksellers. Titles by CANSCAIPers include:
Young Reader: This Dark Endeavour by Kenneth Oppel (HarperCollins Canada)
Picture Book: Picture a Tree by Barbara Reid (Scholastic Canada)
Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards
The 2012 winners of the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards were revealed in May at Parkdale Junior and Senior Public School. The winner in the Young Adult / Middle Reader Award Category is The Whole Truth, by Kit Pearson, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
Red Cedar Book Awards
The winners of the 2011/2012 Red Cedar Book Awards include Fiction Award Winner After the Fire by Becky Citra, Orca Books. Nominees for next year's Red Cedar Award were also announced. Titles by CANSCAIPers include:
2012/2013 Fiction Nominees
2012-2013 Information Nominees
2012 Alberta Literary Awards
At the 2012 Alberta Literary Awards, the R. Ross Annett Award for Children's Literature was announced. The winner is Karma by Cathy Ostlere, Puffin Canada.


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17 fall fruits and veggies are the key to a healthier you
Move over, berries.
Fall produce is here, and it's packed with as many healthy antioxidants as the fruits of summer.
Here are 17 autumn fruits and vegetables to eat now for good health. Consider it storing up nutrients for winter.
Super nutrients: With fiber, vitamin C, B-complex vitamins, potassium and calcium, this fruit very well could keep you out of the doc's office.
One Finnish epidemiological study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that apples are one of the main sources of dietary flavonoids that show the strongest association with decreased mortality.
Apples inhibit the spread of cancer cells, decrease lipid oxidation and lower cholesterol, according to a review from Cornell University's Department of Food Science and Institute for Comparative and Environmental Toxicology.
Eat up! When it comes to apples, organic really is the way to go, since chemicals and processing can greatly affect their phytochemical content. Add fresh apples to salads, oatmeal or pastas for an extra crunch, says "Diet Diva" Tara Gidus, a registered dietitian and nutritionist. Or just eat them whole. "One of my all-time favorite snacks is apples and almond butter," she says.
Super nutrients: You don't have to carb it up to get your fiber fix. Just 1 cup of pumpkin contains 10 grams of fiber, about half of your recommended daily allowance, according to the National Institutes of Health.
Fiber helps control blood sugar, reduce LDL cholesterol, ease digestion and promote weight loss. Plus, its antioxidants ward off DNA damage from free radicals, preventing everything from wrinkles to cancer. And as if that weren't enough, a cup of pumpkin contains more potassium than a banana.
Eat up! Fill up, not out, with fiber-packed pumpkin. "Pumpkins are very versatile and can be used in a variety of recipes," Gidus says.
Add some fall flavor to muffins, soups, smoothies and pancakes. Use whole pumpkin — not the canned stuff — whenever possible: chop, steam and puree. It's really pretty simple, and leftovers can chill in the freezer all the way into spring.
Pumpkin seeds
Super nutrients: Pumpkin seeds have their own superfood thing going on, thanks to their generous supply of unsaturated fats and oils, Gidus says. Besides removing LDL cholesterol from arteries and promoting a healthier heart, unsaturated fats can help you burn fat big time.
In one 2003 study published in the British Journal of Nutrition, for instance, participants who replaced saturated fats with unsaturated ones for just four weeks lost both weight and body fat without cutting calories. Pumpkin seeds also contain the amino acid tryptophan, which helps your body produce mood-boosting serotonin — a must as the long sunny days of summer drift away.
Eat up! Spread the seeds on a baking sheet with a little bit of olive oil and salt, roast them at 400 degrees for 10-20 minutes, and you've got a healthy alternative to greasy chips. You can eat them by the handful or toss them into a healthy homemade trail mix with dried cranberries (another superfood!) or sauteed veggies, Gidus suggests.
Big salad fan? Try sprinkling some on top of your next creation.
Super nutrients: When oranges are out of season, persimmons are just ripening. A great source of vitamin C, they can help reduce the length and severity of colds, and may even lower your risk of cancer and depression.
Persimmons also have no sodium or cholesterol, which makes them a heart-healthy choice. In fact, research published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry found that persimmons pack even more heart disease-fighting nutrients than apples.
Eat up! Shop smart: These golden treasures turn deep orange and get slightly soft (not mushy!) when they're ripe. Cut off the top and then use a peeler to remove the skin, as it can have a bitter taste. Then you can slice the fruit into wedges or circles to eat them fresh by themselves, mixed in yogurt or tossed into salads, Gidus says.
Super nutrients: The chemical compounds in pomegranates are known to regenerate skin cells, boost collagen and prevent wrinkles. Plus, they pack serious antioxidants — even more than other juices, red wine or tea — which can fight cancer and heart disease. Pomegranates prevent hardening of the arteries by reducing blood vessel damage, and may also reverse the progression of heart disease, according to research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. All that with loads of flavor and only 105 calories? Yes, please!
Eat up! Not sure how to get to the goods? Try scoring the fruit from stem to end in about six sections. Then, cut off the top, pull apart, and peel the white membrane from the bright red seeds.
Do this over a bowl so as not to lose the juice. Eat them as-is, or sprinkled on salads or yogurt. If juicing is your thing, pop the seeds in a juice or a blender for a quick and healthy drink or smoothie, Gidus says. Or, if you are feeling really creative, pomegranates make a great glaze or garnish.
Super nutrients: Beets contain dietary fiber, vitamin C, bone-strengthening magnesium, and energy-revving iron and phosphorus, Gidus says.
Plus, they pack vitamins A, B1, B2 and B6, and can get your ticker in check. Research published in the American Heart Association's Hypertension even found that consuming 500 milliliters (about 17 fluid ounces) of beetroot juice can reduce hypertension in just an hour, with effects lasting for a full 24.
Eat up! No need to get fancy here. Beets are great raw and sliced up solo or on top of a salad, Gidus says. Besides taking more time, cooking your veggies can zap some of their nutritional content. If you have a juicer handy, go ahead and put them through.
Brussels sprouts
Super nutrients: "These mini-cabbages are loaded with healthful benefits that help fight cancer and boost your immune system," Gidus says. And unlike many cruciferous veggies, these little guys are a good source of muscle-building, hunger-squashing protein. Half a cup of cooked Brussels contains 2 grams of protein and comes loaded with fiber as well as vitamins A and C.
Eat up! Try slicing Brussels sprouts in half and roasting them with a salt-free seasoning of your choice and a little bit of red wine for an extra antioxidant punch, Gidus recommends.
Super nutrients: Cranberries have among the most anti-aging, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory antioxidants of any fruit, according to research published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
What's more, components found in cranberries may prevent bacteria, such as E. coli, from clinging to the walls of the urinary tract and causing infection, and preliminary evidence shows that cranberry may reduce the ability of H. pylori bacteria to live in the stomach and cause ulcers, according to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Eat up! Add unsweetened dried or fresh cranberries to your cereal, muffins or dips like hummus or guacamole for added color and flavor.
Get your juice on with 100 percent cranberry juice — but watch out for juices than list any non-cranberry ingredients.
Sweet potatoes
Super nutrients: There are no empty carbs — or calories — here. These carbohydrate powerhouses are an excellent source of the antioxidant lycopene, which fights inflammation and boosts your mood on even the grayest of days.
Sweet potatoes also contain fiber, iron, calcium, magnesium, manganese, potassium, beta-carotene and loads of vitamins. One baked sweet potato has more than five times your daily vitamin A needs.
Eat up! Back off the butter and brown sugar. For deliciously healthy sweet potato fries, slice a sweet potato in half-inch wedges and lightly drizzle with olive oil and seasonings. Baked for 20-30 minutes at 450 degrees, Gidus recommends.
Super nutrients: To get just how freakishly amazing kale is, you've got to crunch some numbers: 36 calories, 5 grams of fiber, 15 percent of the daily requirement of calcium and vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), 40 percent of magnesium, 180 percent of vitamin A, 200 percent of vitamin C, and 1,020 percent of vitamin K. That's what 1 cup of kale scores you. Enough said.
Eat up! Steam or saute kale and add it to pizzas, stir-fries, salads, egg dishes or casseroles. Gidus is partial to kale chips: Just slice kale into bite-size pieces, toss with a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of salt, and bake for 10-15 minutes at 350 degrees.
Super nutrients: These babies have fiber and monounsaturated fatty acids, both of which can keep your belly from growling — and packing on extra poundage. And unlike other nuts, chestnuts are rich in cold-fighting vitamin C and energy-revving carbohydrates. If you are going gluten-free, chestnuts are a nutritious way to get the important fuel without the wheat.
On top of that, chestnuts are ripe with vitamins A and B, folate, iron, calcium, magnesium, manganese, potassium, phosphorus, and zinc.
Eat up! To keep them fresh, store chestnuts in the refrigerator, Gidus says. Like most nuts, you enjoy them raw, boiled or roasted (but they are most nutritious when raw). Beware of candied varieties, which can be fat traps.
Super nutrients: There's hardly a nutrient you can't score with this low-cal superfood. It has only 28 calories per 100 grams, and is rich in antioxidants such as vitamins A, C and K; carotenoid; xanthin; and lutein. Turnips also pack fiber, calcium, copper, iron and manganese.
What's more, turnip greens are a great source of B vitamins including riboflavin, thiamine, pyridoxine, pantothenic acid and folate, Gidus says. About a third of people who suffer from depression have low folate levels, and folate supplementation can both prevent and treat depression, according to research published in the Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience.
Eat up! Steam them and add them to hearty roasts and soups for a little crunch, Gidus says. Add raw turnips to a fresh salad, or eat fresh with olives and cherry tomatoes for a nutritional whopper, Gidus says.
Super nutrients: Low in calories and fat, and high in dietary fiber, plums are an excellent source of antioxidants like vitamins A, C, and K, plus beta-carotene, lutein, cryptoxanthin and zeaxanthin. According to Texas AgriLife Research, plums match or exceed blueberries in antioxidants and phytonutrients. What's more, one plum has nearly as much potassium as a banana, and is a great source of minerals like potassium and fluoride.
Eat up! Just pick one up and take a bite, Gidus says. Or dice them up to mix into a fresh salad or yogurt. Either way, wash your plums first, especially if you plan to eat the skin. The Food and Drug Administration recommends washing produce under running water without soap, detergent or commercial produce cleansers.
Super nutrients: Low in calories and high in dietary fiber, carrots are a great source of beta-carotene and a whole host of vitamins. Just a half-cup of carrots scores you almost twice your daily vitamin A needs, hence their good-for-your-eyes reputation. They are also rich in minerals such as phosphorus, manganese, copper, calcium and potassium, which are vital to keeping you in tip-top shape.
Eat up! Tasty both raw and cooked, you can add them to salads, side dishes, pot roasts or stir-fries, and even add shredded carrots to muffins, Gidus suggests. For a simple, no-prep solution, just open up a bag of baby carrots and get munching. Hummus makes a great, protein-rich dip.
Super nutrients: These oversized thistles have more antioxidants than any other vegetable, according to research conducted by the Department of Agriculture. And studies examining artichoke leaf extract have found that it causes cell death and reduces cell proliferation in many different forms of cancer, including prostate cancer, leukemia and breast cancer.
What's more, one large artichoke contains a quarter of the recommended daily intake of fiber (more than a cup of prunes!), which can ease tummy troubles, keep you feeling full and promote weight loss.
Eat up! "After rinsing them, you can eat an artichoke by just tearing off the petals and dipping them in your favorite sauce," Gidus says. Mix the uncooked hearts into a salad, or steam or saute them with other veggies or proteins.
Super nutrients: Walnuts are a top source for essential omega-3 fatty acids, which are vital to both health and healthy waistlines. In fact, diets rich in omega-3 fatty acids create a greater sense of fullness both immediately and two hours after eating than do meals with low levels of the fatty acids, according to a 2008 study from University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain.
No need to eat them by the handful, though. Just one-fourth cup a day can give you a big boost of antioxidants such as selenium, melatonin, vitamin E and several polyphenols.
Eat up! "Walnuts are so versatile and can add a great crunch to just about anything," Gidus says. Try them mixed into trail mix, yogurt, oatmeal, salad or even pasta.
Super nutrients: An excellent source of vitamins A, C and K, chard also contains a great deal of fiber, which can help regulate blood sugar levels, aid in digestion and lower cholesterol. In fact, one study from the Harvard School of Public Health found that eating one daily serving of green leafy vegetables — like chard — reduces the risk of heart disease in men and women by 23 percent.
And don't forget its affinity for strong bones: One cup of Swiss chard packs nearly 40 percent of your daily magnesium needs.
Eat up! Probably the most versatile leafy-green veggie, chard is sturdier than spinach but has a more delicate flavor than kale or turnip greens. Try it as a side dish or sauteed and mixed into soups, pastas or other fall vegetables, Gidus recommends.


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Joe & Pat's
Two Oafs By Sea: Slice's Adam K. and E-Rock made a trip out to Staten Island on Saturday to visit Joe & Pat's, one of the borough's better-known pizzerias. Joe & Pat's neon sign (top left). E-Rock sneaks a beer aboard the S62 (top right). Joe & Pat's amazingly thin plain pie (above). Joe & Pat's, on Victory Boulevard (right), is easy to get to by bus.
words and photos by adam k. .::. Taking advantage of what may well have been one of the last halfway decent weekends of the year, Slice roving reporter E-Rock and I took a ferry ride two Saturdays ago to Staten Island to visit Joe & Pat's, one of that borough's respected pizzerias.
Location: 1758 Victory Blvd., Staten Island
Phone: 718-981-0887
Getting there: If you're a Staten Islander, you already know how to get there, I'm sure. For everyone else, take the ferry to S.I. and then the bus. Go to the ferry terminal's Ramp A, and hop on the S61, S62, S91, or S92. Take it to the Manor Road stop. It's about a 20-minute trip; watch the building numbers as you ride.
The skinny: Skinny is right. This is some seriously thin crust. If it's crisp you like, you'll get it here. Sometimes veers toward "crunch." Perfect balance of crust, sauce, cheese.
Despite having employed three modes of public transport that day, it was relatively easy to get to the place, thanks to some simple directions from one of E-Rock's coworkers. We started on the R train, which we took to the WhitehallSouth Ferry Station at the tip of Manhattan. From there, we boarded a ferry to make a fogbound crossing.
The Staten Island Ferry is one of the best deals in the city: It's free. E-Rock and I remarked that we wished we had more reasons to make the trip. Despite the ongoing renovations threatening to slickify both the Staten Island Ferry terminal in Manhattan and the Saint George terminal on Shaolin, the boats themselves remain quaint reminders of a bygone New York. Wooden benches burnished from countless commuter asses (below left) and PT-boat-era lifejackets overhead only reinforce the feeling that you've boarded a floating time machine of sorts.
By the time E-Rock quaffed his can o' beer, the boat had docked. We disembarked and made our way to the bus ramps, looking for the S61, S62, S91, or S92. Our veteran ferry-commuting readers probably know that these bus lines depart from Ramp A of the Saint George Terminal. E-Rock and I did not, and so we missed the first round of buses into the interior of the mist-shrouded isle. No worries. We killed time watching a gentleman of the street chase intruderscars, pigeons, busesfrom his little corner of the ramp.
After a ten-minute wait. the S62 appeared and we boarded it, relieved that, even though Staten Island seems so different from the rest of the city, its buses are still MTA buses and therefore take MetroCards. The ride itself is not too bad. It took about 20 minutes. Joe & Pat's is on Victory Boulevard, just off Manor Road. Even if you don't know Staten Island's streets, all you have to do is watch out the window as the building numbers increase. Joe & Pat's is at 1758 Victory Blvd.; it'll be on the left side of the bus as you meander out there. With its green-and-white striped awning (third photo from top), you can't miss it.
We debused just past Manor Road and backtracked a half block to the place. Walking in, we immediately spied a just-out-of-the-oven pie going into a take-out box. It was as thin as the devil is evil and exhibited signs of being properly balanced in terms of crust-sauce-cheese, as there were little islands of caramelized mozzarella floating among a splash of deep-red sauce.
Our waitress showed us to a booth in the middle section of the restaurant (right), which, though established in 1960, appears to have been recently renovated, what with its freshly painted and papered walls, blonde-wood accents, and trompe l'oeil blue-sky-and-clouds ceiling.
The menu offered many kinds of pizza and much more than pie, but we knew we had to get the benchmark plain pie. Shortly after we ordered it, the waitress came out with a stack of paper plates and one of those devices we wished every pizzeria would employ: the pizza-tray rack (left). The pizza itself was not too far behind; it arrived about five minutes later. The quick turnaround pleased us both, as we hadn't had anything to eat yet (well, except for that hot dog and Coke on the ferry).
For component balance, our plain pie matched the to-go one we had seen upon walking in. This augured well, we thought, because our one recurring complaint with too many pizzas in the city is that they're often overloaded with cheese. As you can see in the large photo at top, the cheese on Joe & Pat's plain pie was carefully applied, which left opportunity to actually taste the sauce. Not only that, but this distribution makes it easy for pizza tasters to take carefully tailored bites, sampling bits with just sauce or with sauce and cheese.
According to food writer Ed Levine, Joe & Pat's uses a sauce made with California-grown tomatoes that come from seeds of Italian San Marzano tomatoes. Though some swear by the Italian variety, we found Joe & Pat's sauce fresh-tasting, sweet, and sufficiently tomatoey.
As for the cheese, it was caramelized from what was either a very hot oven, more time than usual in said oven, or a little of both. The mozzarella on Joe & Pat's plain pie reminded us of the pies at Frank Pepe's and Sally's Apizza up in New Haven, Conn., cooked to the point where the oil had rendered from it and had sort of fried it. It was crunchy and creamy at the same time, which was interesting, but it burned the roof of my mouth (I was hungry and couldn't wait for it to cool down a bit).
But it was the crust that set Joe & Pat's apart. It was superthin, supercrisp, lightly charred and had an almost undefinable Staten Islandpizza quality to it, marked by a somewhat salty, yeasty flavor akin to the crust at Denino's, another Shaolin pizza mainstay. E-Rock liked the crispness and declared that it, and the overall taste and balance, put Joe & Pat's in his top-five list of New York pizzerias. I enjoyed the crispness from the tip to the part of the pie where the sauce ended but thought that the crust crept too close to the border of Crunchville; when folded, it simply broke instead of bending flexibly into a U shape. The endcrustthe arced part of the slice that is nothing but doughmade a full-on incursion into Crunchville, showing no sign of softness or chewiness whatsoever. I was almost tempted to leave it on the plate as many novice pizza eaters do.
Even with that complaint, I thought Joe & Pat's was worth the trip that day and could understand why E-Rock's coworker liked it so much, claiming she ate there at least once a week. Her praise was seconded by a Staten Island&3150;native freelance editor at my job; this gentleman lives near Joe & Pat's, eats there as often as he can and has an undying affection for it, too.
Had we stopped there, we would have been happy. But E-Rock, reasoning that we had come all that way, suggested we get another pie, this one with toppings. I knew my limit but didn't feel like I had reached it yet that afternoon. Boy, was I wrong. We ordered a small pie this time, half pepperoni, half garlic and onion. The one was one inch, maybe two, smaller than the large. E-Rock got through his half of it, but sadly, I had to leave one lone pepperoni-topped soldier on the battlefield. The Battle of the Bulging Stomach was over and done without his help. I don't feel I can fairly assess the pepperoni portion of the pie, as it was not even pleasurable eating it. I do know that folks who like well-done, crispy pepperoni would enjoy it. Like the cheese and crust, these rounds had been exposed to considerable heat. They were curled into little bowls of sausage, trapping the oil of the meat within. The lesser cooked ones were tasty, with a satisfying crunch at the edges and meatiness toward the bottoms. But those that were overcooked tasted almost like bacon, a flavor that was hardly appealing to me by the time I'd reached my seventh slice.
After lunch, we explored the area a bit and made our way to a bar called the Beer Garden, where we were too full to enjoy the brewskis. On the bus ride back, I noticed an indoor ice rink and made a mental note of it. While Joe & Pat's didn't blow me out of the water the way it did E-Rock (or the way the Coast Guard escort boat could blow sneaky evildoers to kingdom come), I could see myself going back in conjunction with a summer ice-skating trip.
Next time, however, I won't skate on the thin ice of overindulgence.
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Another thing to consider is that Apples are very low hassle - you essentially don't have to worry about viruses. They almost never break. I've never had mine so much as freeze in four years and I don't even remember what a blue screen of death is. And despite the initial cost being higher, my general observation is that they tend to last longer so I think price evens out over the long run.
Really, there's no good reason to own a Mac except to spite Microsoft. And you can't pretend that Apple's the "little guy." While Steve Jobs may not have the wealth Bill Gates does, he certainly won't be bagging groceries any time soon.
You're barking up the wrong tree with that argument; I'm one of those tax-cuts-for-the-rich and big-business loving types I like their products, my computer does the things I want it to do, I never have problems with it and it is easy to use - those weren't my experiences when I had an HP desktop with Windows 2000, so I switched to Apple and have been happy with it.
flexibility and access to state of the art technology certainly makes using PC hardware worthwhile.
Good for you. Indeed, if someone makes a superior product, by all means go for it. I've heard a lot of well-intentioned people give that argument of "supporting the little guy; Microsoft's a big greedy monopoly" too often. In all honesty, Windows XP with Service Pack 2 was the best OS I've used (and I've used several Mac OSes as well). Microsoft can make a good program when they want to.
Most people I know who are not concerned with upgrading and want a reliable, stable computer usually choose Apple. Just keep in mind that when your RAM becomes insufficient, you'll be going back to the Apple store instead of to NewEgg.
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Defending Sprint Cup champion Keselowski looks to move on from latest NASCAR points penalty
SPARTA, Ky. – Brad Keselowski's standing in the chase for his second consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship is an encouraging sign of where his team is headed.
The Penske Racing driver foresees a better outlook once his team gets a handle on the circuit's rules process.
Keselowski was docked six points by NASCAR on Tuesday after his No. 2 Ford failed post-race inspection at Dover for being too low. Combined with April's 25-point penalty for having an illegal part at Texas, he enters this weekend's race at Pocono Raceway 10th in points instead of possibly fourth.
While neither the team nor Keselowski disputes NASCAR's latest punishment, Keselowski says it has them more determined to bounce back and earn their first victory of the season, which they believe is within reach.


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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Sewing with a kid...
Over the past few days I've had a sweet, little treat come to my house every afternoon to do a wee bit of sewing. And, despite the fact that she's just barely out of second grade, look what she manged to make:
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- Tina Short said...
What a great post - its fun for you both and she gets a new bag and the satisfaction of something she made herself. Cant wait until I can sew with my 3 yr old Grandaughter.
- June 12, 2012 at 2:19:00 PM CST
- Heather said...
Awesome! Starting the love early. My daughter is a bit young and my sons aren't really interested, but I keep trying!
- June 12, 2012 at 2:58:00 PM CST
- Michele said...
She's obviously a natural! I love her bag!
- June 12, 2012 at 3:20:00 PM CST
- Susan said...
What a great bag. I hope to have a young sewist come to my house in a few weeks.
- June 12, 2012 at 5:43:00 PM CST
- Cindy said...
- June 12, 2012 at 6:42:00 PM CST
That smile just says it all. Such pride! What a beautiful bag. My eight-year-old has recently learned to knit, and now I think I'll have to teach her more about sewing, too!
- June 13, 2012 at 3:46:00 AM CST
- Jenn said...
I learned to sew from my mom. And while I didn't pick it back up for a decade or so I still have fond (and frustrating, lol) memories from it. Tell her congrats for me, she made a beautiful bag!
- June 14, 2012 at 9:11:00 PM CST
- Gmama Jane said...
I have been blogging about sewing with my 7 yr. old granddaughter lately!! When I saw your blog post title at another blog, I had to come see for myself. I love the time I spend with my Gpeep. Their enthusiasm is contagious! Love her bag and color choices! I am also glad to have discovered your blog!! I think I'll be back for more visits. Come by my place if you have a minute!!
Gmama Jane
- June 16, 2012 at 7:33:00 AM CST
Little girl is lucky to have access to the best fabric ever.
- June 17, 2012 at 9:50:00 AM CST


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Anderson County Criminal Court Judge Don Elledge will work though a 47-page criminal docket on Friday that includes arraignments for several people indicted in the most recent grand jury session, hearings for new and old cases and court costs-related issues.
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Anderson County Criminal Court Judge Don Elledge will work though a 47-page criminal docket on Friday that includes arraignments for several people indicted in the most recent grand jury session, hearings for new and old cases and court costs-related issues.
Four cases on the docket are attempted murder cases involving, in one case, the arraignment of three people recently indicted on charges of attempted first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, aggravated kidnapping and theft. In two other hearings, Elledge will hear a bond-related issue involving an attempted first-degree murder case and the status of yet another.
Raymond Randolph Lane, 48, Dorothy Roxanne McFarland, 51, both of Clinton, and David Lee Suddeth, 43, of Lake City, were indicted on Dec. 4 for the alleged scheme to murder 73-year-old Luther Byrge at his home on Old Lake City Highway, Clinton, in January. They reportedly set Byrge's house on fire in the murder attempt to get his land and life insurance.
According to records, Lane planned the plot and he and Suddeth set the fire, cut phone lines, removed smoke detectors and locked the bedroom door while Byrge slept.
Records said Lane and McFarland are Byrge's stepchildren and Suddeth is McFarland's boyfriend.
Lane reportedly stole power tools to sell while McFarland took the pet cat from the home to keep it from getting burned. McFarland reportedly was to receive $1,000 from Byrge's life insurance.
The fire burned itself out and Byrge was not injured. However, Anderson County deputies investigated the fire and determined gasoline was used as an accelerant, and later charged the trio. They have been held in the Anderson County jail since February.
A bond hearing is also set for Friday in a case involving 22-year-old Damian Lamar Ellis, 556 West Outer Drive, who was indicted in February 2011 on a attempted first-degree murder charge, as well as possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony and aggravated assault. The court docket lists the hearing as bond reduction/revocation.
Ellis is accused of shooting William Taavian Booker, 24, on the sidewalk outside of Booker's house on South Benedict Avenue.
Records indicate the shooting came after an altercation. Ellis reportedly left the area after the initial confrontation and came back with a 9mm handgun and shot Booker. He told officers he fired "a warning shot" into the air, but Booker ran toward him and he fired several more times.
Booker was shot in the upper chest/shoulder area and was taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville.
Ellis was on supervised state probation at the time of the shooting, stemming from a cocaine conviction.
The other hearing on Friday involves the status of a first-degree murder case involving 32-year-old Joshua Allen Garrett and 23-year-old Roger Dale Ladd, both of Knoxville, who are accused of stabbing 26-year-old Shane Christopher Edwards outside of apartments on Utica Circle on July 4, 2010.
Edwards reportedly identified Garrett and Ladd. He told police Garrett grabbed him from behind and Ladd stabbed him, records said. Both men are still in the Anderson County jail.
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Yesterday's Cocktail Camp event at Portland's New Deal Distillery was a lot of fun. My presentation was about the use of coffee and tea and cocktails, so I've been trying out some interesting experiments that I'll be posting here later this week. My talk ended up coming in two parts. In the first I gave a quick Coffee 101 lecture, discussed the basics of brewing, and explained why coffee can be a difficult ingredient to work with in a bar setting. Many of us craft bartenders treat it horribly. We'd never serve citrus juice that we'd squeezed a week ago but we essentially do that with coffee by using stale beans, pre-grinding, or just not brewing properly. Many standard coffee cocktails could be improved simply by getting the fundamentals right.
However some bartenders may not have access to good coffee and we may not want to limit coffee cocktails to hot drinks, so in part two we got to the fun part: Actually making cocktails using coffee as an ingredient in other ways. One of these is by making coffee bitters. Lance Mayhew and I started working on our first batch of these in December and are really happy with the recipe we've developed since then. It's fairly simple so we hope others will try them out as well. The ingredients are:
750 ml Lemonhart 151-proof rum
peel from two medium-sized oranges
24 g coffee, coarsely ground with a mortar and pestle
approximately 2.5 g orris root*
1 star anise
Combine all ingredients in a jar and let steep, tasting daily to check their progress; 4 days to a week will probably be enough time. Decant through a fine mesh strainer and transfer to a bitters bottle.
For the coffee we used Stumptown's Costa Rica Herbazu in each batch for the sake of consistency. I'm curious to see how other coffees might affect the bitters, but I think any Central American coffee that hasn't been too darkly roasted should be fine.
The above recipe makes a lot of bitters and uses an entire bottle of rum, so feel free to halve or quarter it for a smaller yield. And for a cocktail to use them in, try the Antigua Old-Fashioned featuring English Harbour rum.
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CRYSTAL LAKE – In six personal journals and diaries, Rachel Joy Scott left her family, and ultimately the world, a legacy of kindness and compassion.
Scott was a young teen – and the first person killed in the Columbine High School shootings in 1999 in Colorado – but her wisdom knew no bounds. The shootings also left 12 others dead.
It's Scott's message that has, as she put it, "started a chain reaction." A nonprofit in her memory has grown to be the biggest school assembly nationwide.
Rachel's Challenge is shown in nine countries and this year will be brought to 2,700 schools, according to the organization.
This week, the emotional assembly is in Crystal Lake.
Scott's uncle, Larry Scott – one of four family members traveling today with Rachel's Challenge – started his local tour with a schoolwide assembly Wednesday at Bernotas Middle School. Today he will be at Hannah Beardsley Middle School for a student assembly and, later, a parent presentation.
Through the family's grief, Rachel's Challenge was born. The anti-violence assembly asks students to eliminate bullying, set personal goals and treat others with respect and kindness. Rachel's writing has become the backbone of the Challenge.
Larry Scott read excerpts from her journals, one of which has a bullet hole through it – a reminder of how Rachel died.
What is revealed through her journals is that Rachel was a compassionate young woman who reached out to any student in need.
Often compared to Holocaust survivor Anne Frank, who predicted she would die young,
Rachel was a teenager but knew that she would "reach millions."
There were five challenges Larry Scott asked of the middle school students: look for the best in others; dream big; choose positive influences; speak with kindness; and start their own chain reaction with family and friends.
"It takes a special person to constantly look for the best in others," Larry Scott told the students. Many of them and teachers cried during the assembly.
After the presentation. Principal Lori Sorensen talked about the impact of Larry Scott's words.
"You changed our school. Not tomorrow, but today" she told him, and said that because he's speaking at other Crystal Lake schools, he's "helping to change our community."
The free evening showing for parents is at 7 p.m. today at Hannah Beardsley Middle School, 515 E. Crystal Lake Ave. The event is not intended for small children, and parents should use discretion in deciding which family members attend the event.


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I would like to give a special thanks to all of the churches, schools, organizations and individuals that participated in the Shoebox for Senior's project in December 2014.
This project, sponsored by the Lancaster County Council on Aging, continues to grow more and more each year. The gifts that we receive are sent out to our home-delivered meal clients and if there are enough gifts we also give gifts to our group dining clients.
My sons and their families visited me before Christmas Day, so on Christmas morning I decided I would eat at a local restaurant.
I went to several – JoMars, Gus', Arby's – they all were closed.
The North Main Shopping Center was empty. There was only one car in the Walmart parking lot.
Then I saw where both McDonald's and Hardee's were open.
We truly thank each and everyone of you who played a part in bringing so many smiles and miracles to 78 children and 38 families this past Christmas through Gonzie's Miracle Bike Ministry.
Each year, we experience and personally witness many touching stories to share.
I try to the best of my ability to treat folks fair and honest and to have open arms whenever there is a need to meet.
Take this one, for example: Before Christmas, one family member who came by the shop and "wanted" five "new" bicycles.
Indian Land resident Cecil Sexton said in his Feb. 4 letter that Lancaster County did a "lousy job" on some road repair at the corner of U.S. 521 and River Road.
Lancaster County Administrator Steve Willis said the county is not responsible for either road.
Jeff Catoe, Lancaster County Public Works director, said the cut was a "utility cut" and that the S.C. Department of Transportation told the utility provider that the stone placed in the cut was unacceptable.
'Lousy job' on road repair
I would like to let it be known that Lancaster County made some kind of repair at the corner of U.S. 521 and River Road.
When the workers were done, they just filled the hole with gravel and did not fill the hole all the way.
There are holes big enough to knock a hubcap off, and there are edges where they cut the road that could bust a tire. They did a very lousy job and I think it should be redone.
This article is in response to the Brooks Walker's column, "Obama opens himself up for criticisms," in the Jan. 16 edition of The Lancaster News and John P. Lage Jr.'s column, "Noble twisted facts to defend Obama," in the Jan. 18 edition. Both articles were crticizing President Barack Obama.
Shame on both of you for misrepresenting facts.
Here are the facts:
One Wednesday morning I couldn't sleep and I knew my Lancaster News would be in that little orange box at the end of the driveway. So, I slipped on an old coat and took a plunge into the darkened morning.
The moon seemed to be hiding behind some clouds, then I noticed the flashing yellow caution lights of a school bus coming to a stop on the curbside southbound lane of old U.S. 521.
Why the only traffic stopping was directly behind the bus. All other lanes were in race mode. But kids will dart into traffic, they're so young and trusting.
The mission of the Lancaster Children's Home is to provide a safe, stable, structured, nurturing, home-like environment for abused, abandoned or neglected children within Lancaster County and the state of South Carolina.
The home survives because of donations from private individuals, companies and other organizations. I am proud to say that the Indian Land Masonic Lodge is one of many organizations that support the home through financial donations.
I raised a cat named Blackie and trained him from a kitten. I trained him to do tricks and speak in a human voice. A professor from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did a sonogram on Blackie, who could say "I want my mama," and "I love you."
Blackie knew what he was saying and and would kiss us every day and say he loved us. He earned money for us in the Augusta area until the city of Augusta made me get a business license. I, in turn, sued the city. You can Google the story and read the details, as well as see Blackie talk.
During the holiday season, I had gone to Walmart with my $40 gift card to get some goodies.
After walking around the store some 20 minuetes, I checked my pocket for my card, just to make sure it was there. But, I found out that I had lost it.
I retraced my tracks, but no card. I was heartbroken and left the store teary-eyed.
In early January, I noticed in The Lancaster News someone had put an ad in the paper, "Gift card found, call to reclaim."
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BURLINGTON, N.C. – No. 12/18 Shenandoah University will make an appearance in the USA South Conference Baseball Tournament championship for the fourth straight year after downing Averett University 8-1 Saturday evening.
The Hornets (26-9) will face No. 2/2 Christopher Newport in the championship for the third consecutive time. CNU downed SU 5-3 earlier Saturday to claim its spot in the championship.
Shenandoah will need to defeat the Captains twice in order to claim the title and accompanying automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.
First pitch Sunday is scheduled for noon.
SU wasted little time in jumping on the Cougars (26-18), scoring five runs on five hits off of AU starter Travis Coates (1-2) in the first.
Coates lasted just 2/3 of an inning as SU had a Kurt Krout home run, a Michael Paul RBI single and a two-run double from Tucker Brown.
After threatening in the fourth and sixth, the Hornets expanded the lead thanks to Brown and Nick Beall going deep in the seventh.
Beall had a two-run shot to right, and after Paul flied to the deepest part of the park in center, Brown took reliever Cody Spruill over the left field wall.
Brown has now hit home runs in three consecutive games.
Jeff Stanek (4-0) threw a complete game seven-hitter, allowing just a Kyle Newcomb solo HR in the second.
Stanek walked one, struck out four and had inning-ending strikeouts in the fourth and fifth.
Beall, Brown, Krout, Paul and Jake Pendergraft all had two hits on the night with Brown driving in three, Krout two and Beall two.


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'Captain America' spotlights D.C.
Beltway insiders will notice familiar D.C. landmarks in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" — but unlike other recent movies and TV shows featuring the capital, this one was actually filmed here.
For the latest chapter of the franchise to be released later this week, the crew came to the district, and over a few days, visited in FBI headquarters, filmed on the National Mall and was the first studio to shut down the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge for filming.
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Brothers Joe and Anthony Russo, who directed the movie, agreed that it was "extremely important" to elevate the film's authenticity by having the actual backdrop of Washington.
"No matter how difficult it is to shoot [in D.C.], people are always going to come there because it has something unique that you can't get any other place," Joe Russo said in an interview. "If you want to tell a story that involves that nation's capital in a meaningful, textured way, then you have to go there and shoot."
"We needed the essence of that city at the heart of the movie; it plays into the theme of the film and it plays into the politics of the movie," Joe Russo said.
However, the brothers said shooting a film in the District — which doesn't provide tax breaks, and has plenty of regulations — wasn't easy.
"Certainly it's restrictive because of all the permissions that you need from various agencies," Joe Russo said, adding that filming in Washington is "more complicated" than a "normal city," adding "Obviously, security is paramount."
Anthony Russo noted that because of those complications of filming in Washington, the original duration of shooting in D.C. was cut from 10 days to three. What they couldn't shoot in D.C. — including some major action sequences — was filmed in Cleveland, which serves as a stand-in for the nation's capital. He added that another "strike against" Washington is that there is the lack of tax rebate for films shot in the area.
"For movies of this scale, especially, that's a critical factor in, where you choose to spend your production days," Anthony Russo said.
The movie follows Captain America, a Marvel comic hero and super soldier who now finds himself in present day Washington, D.C. working for the global espionage and security agency S.H.I.E.L.D. The film introduces a few new characters including Robert Redford as S.H.I.E.L.D. official Alexander Pierce, as well as a mysterious new enemy in the form of an assassin with a metal arm, nick named "the Winter Soldier."
While most of the plot's details are being kept under wraps, the directors say the story told in the movie connects to D.C. as well, exploring political themes ripped from newspaper headlines.
Joe Russo, who before getting into film worked in the district office of former Rep. Eric Fingerhut (D-Ohio), said the movie "deals with the issues of security versus civil liberties, it deals with pre-emptive strikes, drone strike technology and spying."
As they began writing "The Winter Soldier," Anthony Russo said a New York Times article on President Obama's "kill list" had just been published and helped shape the movie's plot.
"We were just like, 'Guys, this is the movie.' This is what's happening where you have the president of the United States has a kill list and we're striking people pre-emptively or with drones and innocents are dying in those attacks, not just the targets," Anthony Russo said.
"So it's like, that's the state of our world. That's the good guy in this world, you know?" he added.


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Dart's SHP Short-Block Crate Motor Has You Well On Your Way.
Just about any engine builder, whether a pro or a backyard hobbyist, looks at the completion of the short-block as a milestone in a performance engine build. Getting to this point in the process generally means that the grunt work is done, and the build shifts to dressing out the rest of the engine with a selection of high-performance parts. Getting over the hurdle of a completed short-block is almost always time consuming and sometimes frustrating. You might start by finding a good core, and unless you own a machine shop, the search will begin for a competent machinist who can do the work on time and at a fair price. All of the internal rotating assembly components must be reconditioned or sourced new, with everything sized and compatible with the rest of the parts going into the bottom end. With plenty of running around, phone time, and good planning, at the end you will have everything machined, balanced, and ready to assemble.
Short-block assemblies are nothing new, in fact remanufactured short-blocks have been around as a time-saver in the service industry for decades. The advantages are clear, offering a shortcut at getting the job done, which always pays when time is money. Dart has taken the concept to a new level with the Sportsman High Performance (SHP) short-block assemblies. Far from a re-man, this is a custom high-performance short-block built with all new parts, using Dart's excellent SHP cylinder block casting as the foundation. Instead of decades-old production-based pig iron, the Dart block is designed from the get-go as a high-performance unit, providing a level of beef you just won't get no matter what mix of time, effort, and parts you put in a stock block.
The Block
Dart has long been in the business of producing high-performance race engine blocks, both in cast iron and aluminum. The SHP block builds on that experience, by taking some of the best features of the race blocks, and casting them right into a block designed specifically for high-performance street and strip applications. You'll find features like revised oil system galleries to provide priority-main oiling, giving the critical main bearings a dedicated front-line oil supply. The block has metal in all the right places, with filled pan rails, stout main webbing, and siamesed cylinder walls that are more than thick enough to take the punishment. The block has revised water jackets for improved cooling, with the outer block wall scalloped to provide greater coolant circulation around the cylinders. Race engine-style four-bolt splayed main caps secure the crank with far greater integrity than any production block arrangement. Inside, the crankcase casting comes clearanced for a 3.750-inch stroke, saving the cost or effort of custom relieving a stock block for stroker crank clearance.
The block is set up with features to allow for the most popular engine configurations, with the lifter bosses and valley designed to accept a factory-style hydraulic roller camshaft and spider assembly. The front of the block has provisions for a camshaft thrust plate as used in late-model OEM Chevy small-blocks, eliminating the need for a thrust button in roller cam applications using the late model-style small-nose cam core. The block is configured with standard Chevy starter provisions, motor mounts, oil filter boss, and clutch pivot bosses for manual trans applications. The OEM-style fuel pump boss it there for a mechanical fuel pump, and the block maintains the traditional two-piece early-style crank seal.
Making The Short
With a block like the SHP, Dart definitely has the goods, and the bare block is available fully precision machined and ready for assembly. Taking the SHP concept one step further are the short-block assemblies from Dart. Here you have the SHP block already filled with a balanced high-performance rotating assembly, ready to go. There are several options on just how to have your short-block built, with assemblies available at a 4.125×3.480-inch bore and stroke for a 372ci version, or the 400-cube version at 4.125×3.75 inches. The basic assemblies come standard with a cast steel crank, I-beam rods, and hypereutectic pistons. From there, upgrade options can step up the basic short-block with forged pistons, H-beam rods, and a forged crank, at extra cost. With the SHP program, you can order your short-block with the options deemed necessary to meet your requirements, and rest assured that with Dart's name on the crate, the assembly is built with the quality parts and machining needed to go the distance.
We liked the idea of taking the fast track to a high-performance street engine, and ordered up a 400-cube SHP short-block upgraded to the fully forged internals ($4,695). We had the engine shipped to Andy Mitchell's Outlaw Racing where we thoroughly scrutinized what the package has to offer. Our plans in the next month or two (deadlines permitting) are to use the SHP crate to build a solid street performer, one that makes the number in a reliable and driveable combination, but has the added beef to utilize a moderate shot of nitrous without having to worry. With the Dart short-block, our engine build was halfway done by the time we opened the box!
Flavors Of SHP
Dart offers several versions of the Sportsman High Performance short-block crate engine. Not only can you choose your pistons (hypereutectic or forged), but you have a choice of connecting rods (I-beam or stronger H-beam forgings), and crankshafts (cast steel or forged 4340). That's a level of choice that's unheard of for a crate motor; think of it as getting a custom handbuilt short-block at a bargain price. The price range listed here would be for hypereutectic pistons, I-beam rod, and a cast crank at the low end of the scale, to a forged piston, H-beam rod, and a forged crank at the top end of the range. (All small-block Fords come with forged pistons.) Keep in mind that you can mix and match if you want, so it's possible to get, as an example, a 454 big-block Chevy with a forged piston, H-beam rods, and a cast crank if you so desire.
|Small-block Chevy, 372 ci
|$2,975 – $4,275
|Small-block Chevy, 400 ci
|$3,395 – $4,695
|Big-block Chevy, 454 ci
|$4,246 – $5,546
|Small-block Ford, 347 ci
|$3,475 – $4,350
|Small-block Ford, 363 ci
|$3,939 – $4,814