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Carpenter reflects on whirlwind 2013 with Braves
From Minor Leagues to setup man in the bigs, righty pleased with ups and downs
ATLANTA -- As this year's summer months elapsed and autumn approached, David Carpenter found himself in the midst of a season that provided memories that seemed unimaginable when he exited Spring Training with the assignment to extend his development at the Minor League level.
It is not hard to understand just how far Carpenter progressed this year. The Braves sent him to Triple-A Gwinnett in early April with the thinking he might serve as an effective long-relief option at the big leagues. Six months later, they sent him to the mound to protect a one-run eighth-inning lead against the Dodgers in Game 4 of the National League Division Series.
When Yasiel Puig opened this fateful eighth by sneaking an opposite-field double down the unguarded first-base line, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez chose not to bring dominant closer Craig Kimbrel in for a six-out save. Instead, he opted to stick with Carpenter, who had earned this confidence somewhere in his accelerated transformation from Minor Leaguer to Major League setup man.
Carpenter welcomed the challenge and admirably dealt with the nightmarish result that ended his dream season. A little more than a month has passed since he hung the slider that Juan Uribe drilled over the left-field wall for a two-run home run that sent the Dodgers to the NL Championship Series and forced the Braves to deal with another quick exit from the postseason.
"It was painful for a lot of us," Carpenter said. "The players, myself and the fans included, all of us kind of suffered on that one. I tried to learn from that, put things together and not let it eat at me too much. But it stung for awhile."
Time might never fully erase the pain. But as he spends the next few months preparing for the upcoming season, Carpenter seems determined to prevent that home run from spoiling the positives of his campaign.
"It's something that plays in my mind every once in a while," Carpenter said. "I think about it. It's a painful learning experience. But it's something that I'll be able to use later on in my career. I'll have a better idea of how to attack in that situation or do things a little bit different."
Carpenter learned from many of the experiences he gained while compiling a 1.78 ERA in a career-high 56 appearances this year. Five years ago, the Cardinals opted to end his days as a catcher and convert him into a pitcher, like they had with Jason Motte two years earlier.
When the Braves claimed Carpenter off waivers from the Red Sox last November, they understood he had a powerful right arm and the need to continue developing his secondary pitches.
As this season progressed, Carpenter's slider, splitter and changeup were much more consistently effective than they had been in the past. The 28-year-old reliever credits some of this improvement to a conversation he had with Tim Hudson while they were shagging batting-practice fly balls at Turner Field before a game in May.
At the same time, Carpenter credits Brian McCann for helping him build the confidence to attack hitters more aggressively than he had previously at the Major League level.
"I just remember being in the dugout, and [McCann] told me, 'You need to be the guy that comes in and just start shutting people down,'" Carpenter said. "He said, 'You have the ability to do it, and you need to go out there with the mindset that you can do it each and every time.'"
Carpenter entered this season having compiled a 5.70 ERA in 67 appearances with the Astros and Blue Jays over the previous two years. He did not exactly elicit much confidence when he made his Atlanta debut on May 10 and allowed the Giants two runs in one inning.
But Carpenter allowed runs in just two of his first 15 appearances and then continued to impress to the point that the Braves entered August with the confidence he could consistently be used in high-leverage situations.
Carpenter strengthened this confidence on Aug. 5, when he entered a tied game against the Nationals with a runner on second and none out in the seventh. He struck out Jayson Werth and then retired Bryce Harper and Ian Desmond to escape the threat unscathed.
"I remember stranding that guy at second and having that feeling of 'This is how it's done, and this is how we're going to do it from now on,'" Carpenter said. "Then the rest of the season went the way it did."
Carpenter fashioned a 1.33 ERA and limited opponents to a .204 on-base percentage during his final 29 regular-season appearances. His success during this span helped the Braves deal with the absence of setup man Jordan Walden, who missed three weeks with a groin strain he suffered in late August and never regained his successful form.
As Carpenter prepares to return next year to join Walden and Luis Avilan as the top candidates to serve as Kimbrel's setup men, he will be attempting to build off of this past year's success and prove that the painful conclusion simply made him stronger.
"This season was one I always thought I'd be capable of experiencing," Carpenter said. "I was able to do it somewhat in the Minor Leagues. I was just waiting for the opportunity to do it at the big league level. I definitely didn't expect it to go quite the way it did. But it was a blast from Day 1."


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DescriptionAs Crazy Climber, climb your way to the top of a series of buildings, where a helicopter is waiting to pick you up and take you to the next building. As Climber scales a building, he is able to climb up and sideways but he cannot climb down. While climbing a building, windows will open and close simultaneously. If any window closes on either of his hands he will lose his grip. However, if a window closes on both of his hands, he will fall to his death, resulting in the loss of a life. You have three Climbers in total, but you are awarded an extra Climber every 30,000 points. Besides windows, Climber is faced with other dangers, including:
- Bald-headed guys who hurl various objects at you.
- Pesky condors who fly by, dropping eggs and droppings of an unpleasant substance.
- Falling steel girders and iron dumbells.
- Electrical "Nichibutsu" signs with a dangling live wire.
- Falling "Crazy Climber" signs.
- King Kong leaping from side to side of the building and slams his hands against the windows.
Crazy Climber is awarded a bonus score on each building every time after getting carried off by the helicopter. However, each bonus score will decrease by every ten seconds that the climber will spend scaling each building as he attempts reach the top. Somewhere in the game, there is "The Lucky Balloon", which can lift Climber about ten stories and raise the player's bonus score if he catches it.
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- "街机档案 疯狂攀爬者" -- Chinese PlayStation 4 spelling
- "疯狂攀爬者" -- Chinese spelling
- "Arcade Hits: Crazy Climber" -- PlayStation title
- "Arcade Archives: Crazy Climber" -- Nintendo Switch / PlayStation 4 title
- "クレイジー・クライマー" -- Japanese spelling
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- Crazy Climber series
- Gameplay feature: Dual joysticks
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Board gameIn 1986, Bandai adapted this video game into a board game.
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Major music: Town comes alive with tunes
Brandon Dudley, Galactic, and Little Brother
Various venues
March 31-April 3
The past month has been major for Charlottesville music, with creative energies bubbling all over town.
The new Music Resource Center opened in the basement of the old Mount Zion Baptist Church two months ago. The facilities are amazing. Enrollment of high school kids has quadrupled since the relocation.
Soon after the new studios opened up, however, the kids were met with tragedy when one of their peers, a 14-year-old girl, was accidentally shot. After the initial grief passed, inspiration filled many of the young musicians who quickly began working on songs in honor of their friend.
One of those songs, "Another Day," has been receiving airplay on 92.7fm for the last week. Written and co-produced by Brandon Dudley, a MRC regular and close friend of the young girl, the song includes contributions from Brandon's friend Alvin– who raps a verse and quotes scripture– and singer/songwriter Sonja. The song can be requested on 92.7 or will made available on the next MRC compilation (proceeds benefit the MRC).
Starr Hill Music Hall has been serving up a boatload of serious music. Wednesday night, March 31, Galactic played to a sold-out audience. I've seen Galactic three or four times and have always been impressed. This time around they must have been possessed. They were obviously feeding off the intense energy radiating from the crowd, because their playing was nothing short of phenomenal.
Drummer Stanton Moore is one of the best groove drummers I've ever encountered. He certainly maintains a stable of talented musicians around him. Rounding out the line-up were keys, sax (which took on multiple characteristics when played through a rack of effects), bass, and guitar. Lead vocals were courtesy of the slick talking, my-double-breasted-suit-is-better-than-your-whole-wardrobe Theryl DuClet, affectionately referred to as the Houseman.
A while ago, the good fellows of local rock band Navel suffered a big loss. Their practice space was broken into and some very expensive and extremely vital equipment was stolen. Unfortunately, the perpetrators have not been apprehended. Thursday evening Outback Lodge hosted a benefit show for the group featuring Small Town Workers, Andy Waldeck, Big Fast Car, and No Gods No Monsters.
It was great to see the bands, fans, and friends come together to support each other. Navel plays Starr Hill this Friday, April 9 (possibly with brand spanking new equipment).
Lastly, I drove out to Harrisonburg for one day of this year's Mid-Atlantic College Radio Conference (MACRoC). Venues all over Harrisonburg and JMU host bands all day long. The event is very indie-friendly in an attempt to promote what's hot on the DIY circuit.
I went to check out the hip-hop showcase, mainly because North Carolina new-schoolers Little Brother were headlining. The opening acts were decent– a gangster rap act and some cream puff underground wannabee rapper who was too happy.
Critically acclaimed poet/emcee Diverse came out hot, but no sound system in the world could have made his lightning-fast speech audible. His songs require repeat listens. I give him props as a recording artist, but his live show got boring fast.
But Little Brother came with the heat. The energy went from dead to electric when they touched the stage. They rapped, sang, danced, threw water, and worked hard for the crowd's love and support. We reciprocated with hands high. Nuff said.
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Blue Orange Games Premieres Eight New Games at Toy Fair
Blue Orange Games has added eight new games to its collection of more than40 products that will premiere at the American International Toy Fair from February 16 to 19. The new games will be available for purchase online and in specialty stores across the U.S. and Canada in late spring. Doodle Quest is a drawing game where kids must avoid obstacles using their memory and the power of a pen. Wuzzits is a matching game in which cards combine and morph into different monsters. Aztack allows players to build a temple using unique rules. Players can make rival herds of livestock go head-to-head in Battle Sheep. Spot it! Freeze pits players against an electric timer, while Spot it! Splash is a waterproof version of the family favorite. Set in Imperial Japan, Niya makes its players use strategy skills to control the important clan garden. BraveRats is a strategy game for two players that is filled with plenty of...Read More


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Matt Abeln
Major: Peace Studies
Focus: Natural Science
Matt attended medical school at Georgetown University, in Washington, D.C.
"My journey to peace studies began in my last year of high school when I participated in a campus ministry service trip to an impoverished region of Mexico. This was my first transformative experience, and it left me with a strong desire to better understand our world so that I could do more to help heal it. Ultimately, peace studies offered me a supportive and thoughtful community so I could build bridges and keep them standing."
"I began my career at St. John's in pre medicine. I loved my high school anatomy and physiology courses, and I could think of no better way for me to help others. However, I also felt that a good physician ought to be able to do more than just understand the science of medicine."
"Peace studies was a very logical step for me then. I wanted something that could help me to develop an adequate and intellectually honest worldview that could better comprehend what I first saw in Mexico. I wanted to include myself in efforts to heal the world and combine that effort with the skills to heal ailing individuals. I am not sure I could have articulated that then, but I see clearly now what I was trying to develop with peace studies.
"Peace studies allowed me to pursue these goals in a many ways. I did an independent study in Chinese Medicine while I was a student in China. This gave me a good initial introduction to a different paradigm of medicine. I also lived and worked for over a year in Chicago with homeless families and refugees from Central and South America. I learned to ask more complete questions about life and about health and disease. It is difficult to say exactly how, but somehow these questions will pervade my life as a physician."


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Dry Aged Burgers for a Good Price at the Brindle Room in the East Village
The Brindle Room
277 East 10th Street New York, NY 10009 (b/n 1st Ave and 2nd Ave; map); 212-529-9702; brindleroom.com
Cooking Method: Griddled
Short Order: A hefty, funky, juicy burger made from the dry aged trimmings from a steakhouse
Want Fries with That? Yes, they come with the burger and they are superb
Price: $13
Notes: Available for brunch and on Mondays if there are any left over
A few weeks back we got an email about a new burger in the AHT inbox. That's not unusual—we get them all the time, usually from publicity departments describing some pretty unappealing burgers.
This one was different. It came from Jeremy Spector, the chef/owner of the newly opened Brindle Room in the East Village and he told of a burger made from "prime aged beef trimmings and deckle from my partners steakhouse"—Sebastian's in Morristown, New Jersey. Now that piqued my interest. When it comes to beef there's nothing I like more than the funky, steely, mineral-rich tang of dry aged meat.
One of my favorite burgers is the Black Label burger at Minetta Tavern, which features copious amounts of dry aged rib eye. When I was confronted with the Brindle Room burger I thought that if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, the boys at Minetta must be blushing. The burger looked like the first Black Label burger I tried, back when they still served it with cheese, with the seeded bun and mountain of caramelized onions. The Brindle Room burger doesn't quite scale the lofty heights of the Black Label, but it's only $13 compared to $26 at Minetta Tavern.
It's served on a wonderful generic white bun, a perfect canvas for the masterpiece in beef, cheese, and onion that it holds. The caramelized onion add a sweetness that balances the funky flavor of the beef. The cheese options are cheddar, Gruyère, and blue cheese. Forget the latter—it would be totally redundant as the beef itself has the unmistakable blue cheese-like tang of dry aged meat. In fact, the flavor of this is so steak-like that I regretted putting any cheese on it at all. it really didn't need it.
I ordered the burger rare and the center was just that way, but there was a rather large portion of the patty that was cooked almost all the way through. Fortunately, it was still juicy indicating that even a well done burger would not be a completely arid affair.
The exterior of the patty had a decent char, although not as much as I would have hoped for, particularly in light of the over-cooking. In its favor, it was perfectly seasoned with generous amounts of salt and pepper.
I sort of like the fact that the burger was served without any vegetables, save the fries, although I could see some quibbling at the fact that a $13 burger comes without any additional toppings.
The fries come in a heaping portion and they are excellent. More like British chips than french fries, the thick cut, skin-on potatoes are a deep golden color with a correspondingly crisp crust and flaky interior.
The burger is a relative bargain at only $13, especially considering that it has such a large dry aged component. It's a few bucks less compared to other similarly constructed burgers, which also have dry aged beef such as the one at Tanuki Tavern ($16) and the HB Burger Prime Steak burger ($17). The only caveat is that it's only available at brunch and, if there are any patties leftover, as a special on Monday. There shouldn't be—this is a burger that deserves to sell out.
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SANTA CRUZ — A wrecked motorboat and 80 pounds of packaged marijuana were found on Four Mile Beach north of Santa Cruz on Monday, yet authorities said several hundred pounds more pot likely was smuggled to the beach earlier in the morning.
Authorities believe the 20-foot boat with twin outboard motors came from Mexico to meet a pickup or other vehicle on the beach.
"These boats can hold a few thousand pounds of marijuana," said Santa Cruz County sheriff's deputy Ryan Kennedy. To make the smugglers' trip worthwhile, investigators believe they had much more marijuana than was found on the beach.
About 10:55 a.m., a beach-goer reported a white boat overturned in the shore break on the south end of the beach.
Cal Fire initially responded, as well as State Parks rangers in a pickup and two State Parks on personal watercraft. No one was spotted near the vessel when authorities arrived, said Kennedy.
An outboard engine had broken off the boat's stern and boat was tumbled into the surf — which was a rising northwest swell with 6- to 8-foot waves.
Authorities found four 20-pound packages of pot and six, 12-gallon containers of gasoline on the sand. The pot had an estimated street value of $96,000, according to the Sheriff's Office.
"This is lower grade marijuana than we see in Santa Cruz," said Kennedy.
He noted that the drug might have been headed for other parts of the state and nation.
No one was arrested and no suspects have been identified.
The California Highway Patrol, U.S. Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security also responded to the call.
"If someone saw anyone loading or unloading cargo anywhere on the North Coast, please give the Sheriff's Office a call," said Kennedy.
During the investigation Monday afternoon, surfers were blocked from the popular dirt trail to the beach.
A handful of lucky surfers remained in the water while the beach was closed, savoring the clean conditions with a limited crowd.
"It's cool because there's no one out," said Duane Keyzer, a longtime Four Mile surfer who was in the water during the investigation. He said he saw deputies with rifles on the cliff.
"It was unreal seeing them in action," said Keyzer.
Deputies said the wrecked boat and marijuana might have been related to another drug smuggling ring discovered on the North Coast on July 27.
In that case, a State Parks ranger spotted a similar Panga-style motorboat at Shark Tooth beach north of Bonny Doon Beach about 9:40 a.m.
Authorities arrived and four men fled, but they were later arrested on suspicion of transportation of marijuana. Officials found and seized 1,200 pounds of marijuana valued at $2.1 million.
The arrested men included Silviano Davalos Jr., 30, of San Luis, Ariz.; Jose Luis Martinez-Ruiz, 34, of Los Angeles; Jose Martin Garcia, 30, of Los Angeles; and Alex Cerna, 24, of Los Angeles, said Santa Cruz County Anti-Crime Team Cmdr. Mario Sulay.
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office asks anyone with information to call dispatch at 831-471-1121.
Follow Sentinel reporter Stephen Baxter at Twitter.com/sbaxter–sc
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There are plenty of godawful ninja battles out there, but this scene from Female Ninjas 3: The Magic Chronicles takes the cake. Two ninjas are enjoying astral projection whoopee, when a bubble from the netherworld emerges from someone's nether regions.
Mind you, this isn't the only kind of uterine ninjitsu in Kunoichi ninpô chô III: Higi densetsu no kai. In this sequence, the bubbles have the power to transform men into babies trapped inside giant polyurethane globes.
Apparently magic goes beyond simple force field production. I'm not sure if this clip is from the first, second, or third Kunoichi ninpô chô, but apparently the human cervix can absorb and rechannel magic blasts. Thanks for nothing, 9th grade health class.
Youtube user Sandronicus1313, who uploaded the first two clips, has a prime selection of insane kung fu and ninja duels. My favorites are the video game chi battle from Buddha's Palm...
...and this absurdly intricate Mousetrap-like prison from Shaolin Drunkard.
[Spotted on Nerdcore. Also thanks, SupaChupacabra!]


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Strictly speaking, UNIX is not one single operating system, it is a family of operating systems. Different computer manufacturers produce their own versions of UNIX.
Although these are mostly similar, there are small differences which can cause problems. The most obvious examples are the layout of the file system and the exact format of certain commands.


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From May 10 through June 14, Those Daring Enough Will Get to Participate in
the "Wipeout" Road Trip, Featuring the Spinning Log Roller and Sucker Punch Wall,
for a Chance to Win Fun Prizes!
Just like the popular "Wipeout" obstacle course that delivers laughs, moans and groans to your living room, daring participants will get a chance to partake in the "Wipeout" Road Trip with a modified replica of the course. The replicated course will be set up outdoors and will feature the ever popular Spinning Log Roller and Sucker Punch Wall that will offer participants a chance to win ABC and "Wipeout" branded prizes which may include water bottles, rally towels and t-shirts.
The road trip will kick off at Walt Disney World Resort on May 10-11and travel to select destinations, ultimately ending up at the CMA Music Festival from June 11-14. Just like the lucky contestants on the show, fans who participate will get a chance to wobble across the Spinning Log Roller or have a splendid wipeout, as well as trying to avoid getting slammed by the Sucker Punch Wall. Their attempts will be captured on video and emailed to them so they can be uploaded to social networking sites and shared with friends and family.
In addition, all fans will have the opportunity to get their picture taken with Ballsy, the "Wipeout" mascot, as well as watch an introduction video from "Wipeout" hosts John Henson and John Anderson that includes a sneak peek of the upcoming season and promos on flat screen TVs mounted on the "Wipeout" Road Trip RV.
For more information on the "Wipeout" Road Trip and to live vicariously through participants gloriously wiping out on the tour, be sure to go to www.abcWipeoutRoadTrip.com
You can also follow the "Wipeout" Road Trip on Twitter at twitter.com/ABCWipeout
"Wipeout" Road Trip Dates and Locations (subject to change):
Date Location
May 10-11 Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, FL
May 15-16 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, Charlotte NC
May 19-20 World of Coke/Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, GA
May 23-24 Jones Beach, NY Boardwalk (East End, Field 6)
May 26-27 New York, NY (exact locations TBD)
May 29-31 NASCAR Race, Dover, DE
June 3 TBD
June 6-7 Philadelphia International Cycling Championship, Philadelphia, PA
June 11-14 CMA Music Festival, Nashville, TN
About "Wipeout"
WIPEOUT � PREMIERES WEDNESDAY, MAY 27 (8:00-9:00 p.m.) � Bigger, better, wilder than ever! ABC's hit series "Wipeout," the No. 1-rated summer series across all networks, returns for Season Two as wide-eyed and energized contestants compete in the world's largest extreme obstacle course, providing the biggest spills and best wipeouts ever seen on television.
The Qualifier boasts amazing new obstacles, including Plank in the Face, Hurtles and Gyro Sweeper. Brace yourself in the all new Wipeout Zone with the Catapult, Gears of Doom and more high stakes challenges. And the fan favorite obstacle -- the Big Balls -- will return, but with a twist: "The Motivator," a massive anvil, sneaks up on contestants propelling then onto the Big Balls if they hesitate.
Each week, 24 daring new contestants of all ages, shapes and sizes go head to head through four rounds of demanding but hilarious obstacle courses to win the title of "Wipeout Champion" and the $50,000 grand prize. In the end, only one contestant will win, while everyone else will Wipeout!
"Wipeout" is hosted by John Henson (E! Entertainment's "Talk Soup") and John Anderson (ESPN's "SportsCenter"). Jill Wagner is co-host. Executive producers are Matt Kunitz and Scott Larsen ("Fear Factor"). Shye Sutherland, Kevin Wehrenberg, Trice Barto and J. Rupert Thompson are co-executive producers. The series is produced by Endemol USA. David Goldberg is the chairman of Endemol North America.


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Weekend Cook and Tell Round Up: A Vegetarian Thanksgiving
Our last challenge for Weekend Cook and Tell was for all of you to share your favorite meatless Thanksgiving eats. We called this A Vegetarian Thanksgiving. Your responses were amazing and included tributes to traditional dishes as well as some outside-the-box thinking. Both themes made us just a titch more antsy for Thanksgiving. Here are our favorite recipes from this week.
KarmaFreeCooking gave us a strong start with recipes for Butternut Squash Mac n Cheese, Pumpkin Risotto, and Wild Mushroom Lasagna. We're sincere when we say Thanksgiving at KarmaFreeCooking must include clapping at the end of the meal.
If an appetizer is what you're after, lemonfair has you covered. "These squash potstickers from Martha Stewart taste amazingly like meat-filled potstickers. I'm serving as an appetizer tomorrow, but they would work well as a more substantial part of a vegetarian meal."
meatballs&milkshakes continues the love for butternut squash with a recipe for Butternut Squash Lasagna. As an added bonus, she provides a family favorite recipe: Brandied Cranberry Sauce.
If you're looking for options, claireOOTO has them. You can find savory pie with roasted sweet potatoes & turnips with pecans and cranberry sauce (and smoked gouda), eggplant or portobello wellington, vegetarian pate en croute, and more on our Talk thread.
zahavah made a dish that not only is meat-free but milk-free too: (Non-dairy) skillet cornbread with cayenne. In her words, "I was aiming for a non-dairy recipe and discovered a great trick: make a 'milk' out of corn. It gives the bread a deep corn-y flavor, what with two types of cornmeal and this liquid gold."
To add a little depth to your holiday meal, shanz suggests you make a Sweet Potato Curry. You can also use the recipe for a soup or stew if you add more veggie broth to the recipe.
Finally, somaR leaves us with a recipe full of textural delight - Fall Ratatouille with Paneer and Harissa. You can serve over any grains for a main meal or it is perfect as a side dish.
A big thank you to everyone for sharing their savory pumpkin love for this week's Weekend Cook and Tell challenge. Be sure to head over to Talk and read about next week's challenge: Life Without Twinkies
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Geotechnical Laboratory
This facility is maintained to meet the program's needs in soil mechanics, foundation engineering and specialized geotechnical studies such as soil stabilization, etc. Professor Vito Guido is responsible for the development, direction and operation of this laboratory. This laboratory is used in CE131, CE361, CE 369 and by master's students for their research. It contains the following major items of equipment:
- Two tri-axial/CBR/unconfined compression machines for the confined strength determination of soil samples. Confined pressures up to 100 psi can be achieved with this equipment
- High and low range consolidation units with the capability of testing samples from 2.5 to 4.4 inches in diameter- several units are available in the laboratory for simultaneous student use
- Complete set of equipment to perform the California Bearing Ratio Test
- Constant head and variable head permeability equipment
- Relative density set, including a vibrating table
- Equipment for determining the direct shear strength of soil samples
The following acquisitions were made in the last 6 years:
- One Karol-Warner Triaxial/CBR/UC load frame , Model No. 7611, load capacity 10,000 lb
- One Karol-Warner Direct Shear Machine, Model No. 2001, load capacity 15,000 lb
- Four double wall laboratory ovens
- One 2,500 lb load ring calibrated in tension
- One 1,000 lb load ring calibrated in tension
- Two high vacuum pumps
- Two vacuum gages 0-760 mm Hg
- Four plastic limit plates
- Ohaus Explorer Pro Precision Top loading balance, 610g capacity, 0.01 g readability
- Tyson tubing, various sizes
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US stocks lower, setting up 3rd day of declines
Lower stock prices on Thursday set up investors for a third day in a row of declines.
Stocks have risen sharply this year, and some analysts have been saying buyers may be getting more choosy. Also, some are worried that a recovering U.S. economy suggests that the Federal Reserve may wind down its stimulus, which has helped lift stock prices.
The Dow Jones industrial average was down 125 points, or 0.8 percent, at 15,719 as of 12:45 p.m. Eastern time. The Standard & Poor's 500 index was down almost nine points, or 0.5 percent, at 1,774. The Nasdaq composite fell seven points, or 0.2 percent, to 3,997.
Stocks posted their biggest declines in five weeks on Wednesday, but the Dow is still up 20 percent for the year, and the S&P 500 is up 24 percent.
"We don't think we're in a bubble, however, we do know we're in an expensive market," said Marty Leclerc, chief investment officer and portfolio manager at Barrack Yard Advisors.
Leclerc said indices have risen 50 percent over the past couple of years, while earnings are up 12 percent, so it "wouldn't be unusual to have a step backwards even in the confines of a bull market run," he said.
In economic news, the number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose to about where it was before the Great Recession.
Also, U.S. shoppers spent more money on appliances, furniture and cars in November. Spending had been muted for months heading into the crucial holiday shopping period, a worrisome sign for investors. Retail sales rose 0.7 percent last month, the biggest gain in five months. October sales were also revised higher.
Facebook jumped $1.90, or 4 percent, to $51.28 after the stock was added to the S&P 500 index.
Lululemon Athletica plunged $7.43, or 11 percent, to $60.91 after the upscale yoga clothing maker said a sales will be flat in the next quarter, and revenue for the year will be less than it had predicted. Several gaffes have hurt sales of its $100 yoga pants and other products. In the spring Lululemon pulled some of its pants from stores after complaints that they became see-through. Two days ago, founder Chip Wilson stepped aside as chairman, and the company named a new CEO.
Hilton Worldwide, the world's largest hotel company, jumped $1.65, or 8 percent, to $21.65 on its first day of trading. The company raised $2.35 billion in its initial public offering, more than the $2.1 billion generated by Twitter's IPO last month.
Airlines rose, led by Southwest Airlines Co., which gained by 57 cents, or 3.3 percent, to $18.54 after an upgrade by an analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. United Continental Holdings Inc. rose 73 cents, or 2 percent, to $37.31.
Networking company Ciena fell $1.82, or 8 percent, to $21.08 after quarterly earnings and its first-quarter outlook came in lower than expected.
Stocks were lower in Europe, too, including a decline of almost 1 percent in Britain's FTSE.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 2.88 percent, from 2.85 percent on Wednesday.


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It's Time to Kick Off the PopSugar 100 — Help Us and Enter to Win a Chanel Bag!
It's Time to Kick Off the PopSugar 100 — Help Us and Enter to Win a Chanel Bag!
Welcome to the fourth annual PopSugar 100! We're so excited to kick off voting, and we need your help determining who's had the biggest and best year in Hollywood! Just as in 2009, it's a single-elimination tournament style with a bracket to help us narrow down the perfect list. We picked 128 celebrities and divided them into four groups, which were then ranked from 1 to 32. The stars were next paired up in head-to-head matches, and now we need you guys to vote on who you think had the more exciting twelve months.
Whoever wins will go on to the next round and so on until we have the Sweet 16, Elite 8, Final 4 — and then all the way to the winner! The first round kicks off today, and we have two weeks until half of the crop is eliminated. You can start by clicking on any pair of names and working your way through the entire bracket. Also, it's easy to pick up where you left off at any time.
After round one is completed, each subsequent round will last one week. And if you needed extra incentive to join the fun, there's a chance for those who play to win an amazing Chanel purse!
You are entered to win with every round you complete — that means you have up to seven chances to enter! The winner will ultimately be selected randomly from the pool of users that completed each round and will be announced in June near when the new PopSugar 100 list is revealed. You must be logged in to your OnSugar account in order for your entry to be counted. Log in or register here! Click here for all the rules.
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Blizzard halts traffic at Sweden's main airport
Traffic at Sweden's main airport came more or less to a stand-still Wednesday, delaying the anticipated arrival of some of this year's Nobel Prize laureates, as a blizzard hit central parts of the country.
Klas Nilsson, a spokesman for airport operator Swedavia, said only one runway at Stockholm's Arlanda airport remained open for departing flights - resulting in severe delays and multiple flight cancellations - and it would not be able to receive any arrivals until the snow-storm began to settle.
"In principle, we're looking at a ruined travel day here," he said.
Some 20 centimeters (8 inches) of snow fell on Stockholm overnight Wednesday.
Nilsson said it was unusual for a blizzard to last for so long, adding "it's not looking good for the afternoon."
There were no immediate figures on how many passengers were affected but Nilsson said some 50,000 people travel through Arlanda daily.
Wednesday was the main arrival date for most of this year's Nobel Prize laureates, who are scheduled to participate in days of activities before they pick up their prizes at an awards ceremony in Stockholm on Dec. 10.
Annika Pontikis, a spokeswoman for the Nobel Foundation which organizes the festivities, said that five of the nine laureates expected in Stockholm had arrived already, but that travel plans for the remaining four were likely to be delayed because of the weather.
"But we think we can expect them this evening," she said.
Nobel week activities, including lectures and press conferences, start on Thursday.
The Nobel Peace Prize, which is being awarded to the European Union this year, is handed out at a separate ceremony in Oslo, Norway.


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Soy-Glazed Roast Chicken Recipe
Cooking projects for people who'd like nothing more than to spend a sunday afternoon surrounded by the wonderful aromas of the kitchen.
Note: When the sugars caramelize, the chicken does take on a dark, almost blackened, hue. It won't taste that way, though. If it starts to get too dark while cooking, simply tent the chicken loosely with foil and let it continue to cook. You may also opt to flip it over halfway through.
Read more: Sunday Supper: Soy-Glazed Roast Chicken
- Yield:Serves 4
- Active time: 15 minutes
- Total time:About 2 hours
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon minced ginger
- 1/2 serrano pepper, minced
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Chinese black vinegar
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- Kosher salt
- Cracked black pepper
- 5 to 6-pound whole roasting chicken
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 2 tablespoons butter
Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and preheat oven to 375°F.
Heat about 1 tablespoon of the oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. When oil is shimmering, add garlic, ginger and serrano peppers and sauté until they start to soften, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the rest of the vegetable oil, along with the soy sauce, mustard, vinegars and sugars. Season with pepper and, if needed, salt. Raise heat to medium-high, bring to a boil and simmer until slightly reduced and thickened to a sauce-like consistency, about 10 minutes.
Place chicken in a roasting pan and liberally brush the outside with sauce. Transfer chicken to oven to cook, basting periodically, for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until a thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 175°F and the juices run clear.
Remove the chicken from the oven, transfer to a platter, tent with foil and let rest for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, place roasting pan on stovetop over medium-high heat and add wine. Bring to a boil, scraping browned bits off of bottom of the pan. Lower heat to a simmer and cook until reduced, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Taste and adjust seasonings if necessary.
Carve chicken, drizzle with sauce and serve immediately with additional sauce.
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Opinion: Can Obama Make the Case for a Syria Strike?
Editorial page editor Paul Gigot on the president's pitch to Congress and the American people.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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With Bellator's second season complete, the company's four champions each now know which challenger they will face in the rapidly approaching third season in company history.
With that in mind, our weekly MMAjunkie.com/"Inside MMA" poll asked readers to predict which champion was least likely to maintain his belt in his upcoming title defense.
The results were revealed on this past Friday's new edition of HDNet's weekly MMA news show, and while Eddie Alvarez, Lyman Good, Hector Lombard and Joe Soto each received a healthy amount of votes, one champion was targeted heavily by our readers.
Welterweight champion Good (10-0 MMA, 3-0 BFC) topped the list with 56 percent of the response.
Good claimed the title in Bellator's first season with three-straight stoppage wins, and the 2-year-old has earned six stoppage victories in his 10 career wins. Good faces an undefeated challenger in Ben Askren (6-0 MMA, 3-0 BFC), though a date for the matchup has yet to be formally announced.
Second on the list was featherweight champ Soto (9-0 MMA, 4-0 BFC), who took 23 percent of the vote. The Nor-Cal Fighting Alliance product cruised to the title in Bellator's first season and has since earned a win over Diego Saraiva in a non-title fight as well as a victory over Mike Christensen under the Tachi Palace Fights banner. "The Hammer" faces a gritty Greco-Roman ace in Joe Warren (5-1 MMA, 3-0 BFC).
Which Bellator champion is most likely
to lose his belt in season three?
56% = Welterweight Lyman Good
23% – Featherweight Joe Soto
12% – Lightweight Eddie Alvarez
9% – Middleweight Hector Lombard
Further down the scale was lightweight champion Alvarez (20-2 MMA, 4-0 BFC) who received just 12 percent of the vote. Alvarez has also picked up a pair of victories since claiming the title in season one. Alvarez faces season two's biggest surprise winner in Pat Curran (13-3 MMA, 3-0 BFC).
Rounding out the list was middleweight champion Lombard (25-2-1 MMA, 4-0 BFC), who has actually picked up four additional wins since claiming the belt in season one. The Cuban hasn't tasted defeat since November 2006, though he does face stiff competition in Alexander Shlemenko (30-4 MMA, 3-0 BFC).
So, did the voters get it right? And for the 56 percent who voted on Good, is that a criticism of the champion or simply a vote of confidence in Askren?
Additionally, don't forget to vote in this week's new poll on the MMAjunkie.com homepage. With champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua on the sidelines, we want you to decide if the UFC needs to implement an interim title in the light heavyweight division.
HDNet's "Inside MMA" and MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) run a weekly poll thanks to a partnership between the two news outlet. Catch new episodes of "Inside MMA" on Fridays at 9 p.m. ET. For more information on "Inside MMA" and HDNet Fights,
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Mel Martinez
|Mel Martinez
|U.S. Senator from Florida
From: January 3, 2005-September 10, 2009
|Bob Graham
|George LeMieux
|12th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
From: January 24, 2001 – December 13, 2003
|George W. Bush
|Andrew Cuomo
|Alphonso Jackson
|Kitty Martinez
|Roman Catholic
Melquíades Rafael "Mel" Martínez, born October 23, 1946 (age 74), is a Cuban-American, who in September 2009 resigned his seat as the junior United States Senator from Florida. he was the former General Chairman of the Republican Party. Previously, Martinez served as the 12th Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President George W. Bush. Martinez is Catholic.
Early life
Martinez was born in Sagua La Grande, Cuba, to Gladys V. Ruiz and Melquiades C. Martinez. He came to the United States in 1962 as part of a Catholic humanitarian effort called Operation Peter Pan, which brought into the U.S. more than 14,000 children. Not knowing a word of English, Martinez learned the language, earned his undergraduate and law degrees from Florida State University, and went on to practice law for 25 years.
Political career
In 1994, Martinez ran for Lieutenant Governor of Florida. He teamed up with former Family Research Council President Ken Connor, who was the gubernatorial candidate. The Connor/Martinez ticket was defeated in the Republican primary, finishing fifth with 83,945 votes, or 9.31% of the vote. Martinez was the elected Chairman of Orange County, Florida, and served on the Governor's Growth Management Study Commission. He previously served as President of the Orlando Utilities Commission, on the board of directors of a community bank, and as Chairman of the Orlando Housing Authority. In 2000, Martinez was selected as the co-chairman of George W. Bush's 2000 Presidential campaign in Florida. Bush carried Florida by under 400 votes after intense controversy and thus became president.
In November 2004, Martinez was elected to the United States Senate in Florida. Sen. Martinez announced in August 2009 that he will resign from the Senate.[1]
Mel Martinez was one of the first Republicans in the Senate to endorse President Obama's Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.[2]
Political views
With the exception of his stance on immigration, Mel Martinez is known as a strong conservative. Throughout his Senate career, he has voted with Republicans 84% of the time.[3]
Martinez is morally opposed to abortion even in case of rape or incest. He supports education to reduce abortions, and supports the promotion of alternatives such as adoption. From 2007-2008 he received a 100% rating from the National Right to Life Committee.[4] In a debate moderated by Tim Russert, Martinez stated the following on Roe v. Wade:
"The bottom line is I don't plan on prosecuting anyone. When I go to the United States Senate, I'm going to be confirming judges who will go to the courts, and the courts will deal with the issue. This is not up for a vote by the United States Senate." Adding, "We're far from prosecuting people in this country over that issue."
Health care
Supports private Medicare and Social Security accounts for new workers; advocates more thorough investigations of Medicare fraud; supports reimportation of drugs from Canada.
Right to Life
Martinez was one of the authors of the Palm Sunday Compromise, which allowed the federal government to intervene in the Terri Schiavo case in order to prevent her death by dehydration.
Iraq War
Supports the Bush Doctrine, but has asserted that the U.S. erred in hastily dismantling the Iraqi Army.
Mel Martinez says he's against amnesty for Illegal aliens, However, he helped craft a bill that would be referred to by much of his own party, as "amnesty." On June 28, 2007 he would later vote for an immigration bill he helped form with other Senate leaders that would allow many illegal immigrants to become citizens and provide stronger border security. The bill was defeated through being denied cloture on the Senate floor. Approximately 80% of his Republican base vehemently opposed to the bill.
Republican National Committee
In November 2006, Martinez was named general chairman of the Republican Party for the 2007–2008 election cycle (Mike Duncan will handle the day-to-day operations). Many conservatives objected to Martinez's selection, citing his position on immigration. He would later step down.


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K & J Orchards
Who are we?
We are a family owned farm located in the central northern part of California's Central Valley in Yuba City and Winters. A UC Davis professor and a registered nurse, James A. Beutel and Kalayada A. Beutel, started the orchards, respectively. Nowadays, the day to day operations are assisted by their eldest daughter, Aomboon and her husband Tim.You can find us year-round at farmers' markets and on restaurant menus of the most distinguished establishments throughout the bay area.
What we grow?
We are a year round farm that offers a variety of produce to our local and nationwide clients. We usually begin our harvest seasons in May with cherries then apricots, peaches, nectarines, plums, and pluots. As the summer continues we also have apples, pears, persimmons, nuts, citrus fruits, and other delectable treats.
Where to find us?
Follow us on Facebook!
Find us at many local farmers' markets throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and Nevada.
Email us: email@example.com
Website: www.kjorchards.com
Address 1: 9196 Gaddini Rd. Winters, Ca. 95694
Address 2: 9754 South George Washington Blvd. Yuba City, Ca. 95993
530-790-7688 (fax) or 530-220-4294 (main)
We thank you for supporting your local farmers!
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State Bird Provisions
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Very honored and very gracious!
Friday, May 25, 2012
A new harvest season has begun
Friday, July 29, 2011
Our Italian variety pear, Moretini, has come into season. The season is short, we will only have them till the middle of August! They are creamy like a Bartlett and juicy like a Comice. Come by the stand and ask for a sample! It will melt and tingle your taste buds!
Friday, July 15, 2011
"Red Top" Yellow Peach and Blueberry Pie
Here is a very easy pie recipe that we tried out this week! You can make your own pie crust but if you are itching for time, we found that the pre-made dough pie crust from Pillsbury seemed to worked the best! Also, we used a super deep pie dish as well as stuffing this pie really thick. If you find that you have left overs of the fillings...put into a separate baking dish and bake along side with the pie. You can use the extra filling to put over vanilla ice cream!
For the Crust:
1 package of Pillsbury Pie Crusts (contains 2 rolls)
For the Filling:
12-14 medium size yellow peaches (about 5-6 cups)
18 oz. blueberries
1 cup of sugar (we used 1 cup of Splenda baking sugar for this recipe)
3/4 cup of flour
4 tbsp of melted unsalted butter
1 juice from a lemon
Preheat oven 350º
Prepare the filling by cutting the peaches into big chunks, then into a large mixing bowl. Add blueberries, sugar, flour, butter, and lemon juice. Mix together and set aside.
For the crust, roll out the two rolls of the pie crust to the width of your pie dish with an overlap. Lay the first layer of the crust into you 9-inch pan. Pour the filling to your desired density. Then cover the with the 2nd pie crust. Roll up and crimp sides to seal in the filling. Vent top of pie crust with a fork in a few spots. Cover with foil and bake for one hour. Then uncover to bake for another 45min to an hour. Remove and let it cool to room temperature.
Serves 8-10... or in our case, my husband ate whole thing!
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Cherries - No More!
Look forward to them next May 2012!
|Sweet & Juicy Bing Cherries!