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If you've ever tried traditional clay pot rice, then you know you can't get enough of it! The steaming hot clay pot, coupled with the slightly smoky, umami aroma does wonders on a cold winter day. In honour of the cold season, I'm going to be showing you how to make clay pot rice with chicken, Chinese sausage, and shiitake mushrooms.
I always remember the times that my grandmother makes clay pot rice. It always ends in a feeling of comfort when the whole family is at the dinner table, each taking turns scooping rice from the clay pot. It always ends up with my sister and I fighting over the last scoops and going in for thirds.
The version I'm showing you is my favourite; clay pot rice with chicken, Chinese sausage, and shiitake mushrooms. However, there are endless combinations of toppings you can add, from pork ribs, Chinese pork patty etc. If you are new to clay pot rice, I highly suggest trying the one I am about to show; it provides a steady base in which to build upon and explore new variations.
Aside from basic kitchen essentials, the obvious one you will be needing that is out of the ordinary is a clay pot. Theoretically, this recipe should work using a normal stockpot (I have not tried this and do not recommend this over a clay pot). The clay pot adds the essential crust of rice on the bottom, an even, oven-like heat distribution, and a perfect steaming system.
The ingredients can be found at any Chinese supermarket. The beauty of this recipe is that it is a no fuss, less ingredient, and quick meal that packs a big punch. The only challenging ingredient to find would be the shiitake mushrooms, which again, could be disregarded if so desired. The dish is extremely flexible and focusses on staples. That being said, the ingredient amounts reflect your personal tastes; if you like more chicken, go with more chicken! I have included amounts for reference. Without further ado, it's time to cook!
Medium grain rice – 1 mug full feeds 3-4 people
Chicken thigh – around 2, cut into bite sized pieces
Dried, whole shiitake mushroom – 1 handful, around 8-10
Chinese sausage – 2 links, cut into bite sized chunks
Soy sauce – 2 tbsp.
Corn starch – 1 tbsp.
Sugar – 1 tbsp.
Ginger – 1 knob, around 1 inch piece, peeled, chopped into slices
1) Soak dried shiitake mushrooms in a bowl of lukewarm water until rehydrated and soft
2) Marinate chicken with soy sauce, cornstarch, and sugar. Ideally, you can marinade this in the fridge overnight, but a good 3 hours will do the job. Generally, I rehydrate the mushrooms as I marinade the chicken. Make sure to work in the marinade to cover all pieces of chicken and combine the sugar and cornstarch.
3) Rinse rice under cold water for at least one minute to remove excess starch. This is the key to fluffy rice. Drain excess water and put rice into clay pot. Add 2 parts warm water to 1 part rice (i.e. 1 mug of rice gets 2 mugs of water) to clay pot.
4) Add mushrooms and Chinese sausage. Close pot lid and bring up to a boil on high heat. The early addition of this perfumes the rice and combines the flavours very nicely so that the rice takes on the flavour of mushroom and sausage.
5) When you see smoke start to rise out of the small hole of the lid, turn the heat down to a medium low.
6) When you see the water content decrease by around 50% (you should see the top of the rice touch the top of the water, usually takes around 6-10 minutes) add the chicken and ginger.
7) Cook covered until chicken is thoroughly cooked, and no water remains.
8) Remove from heat and let steam with lid covered for around 5 minutes.
9) Enjoy!
Tips and Tricks
Cooking with a clay pot can be intimidating at first. Ideally, you should not lift the lid unless you're adding ingredients. When you're first starting, this will be especially difficult because of judging the water level. Over time, you will lift the lid less and less and have an intuition on when to add other ingredients in/ turn off the heat. A good indicator if your pot is too cold/ too hot is the stream of steam coming out of the little hole at the top of the lid. If the stream is roaring, lower the heat and vice versa. The stream should look like a steady, continuous, flow at the speed as if you were boiling water without a lid. Make sure when serving to scrape the crust of golden brown rice from the bottom of the pan and mix it in. This adds a nice element of crunch and texture contrast with the soft, fluffy rice. This dish approximately takes 30 minutes, is easy and cheap to make. I hope you give this a try on a cold winter day!
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Sorry for the lack of posts this week, I've just been caught up with working and having to get things done before school starts up again.
Today I have a video that I posted to youtube the other day about how I tease my hair. If you follow me on twitter (@simplychicxox) then you may have already seen this video, but if not here it is! :)
(as I filmed this I never realized that my camera was not set up right, but you still get the idea!)
I know everyone has their own ways of teasing their hair, so this is my way. I hope it helps some of you out!
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A special Mother's Day post from "60 Minutes" producer Shari Finkelstein:
This story was born out of a vacation I spent in Italy years ago, where Italian friends of mine were teasing their older brother for living at home with his parents in his early 40's. I thought it was a little strange that this charming, smart, successful man was living at home, and I loved the word Italians had coined for men like him: "Mammoni." What I was shocked to learn, was that this older brother was no isolated case -- it was the norm in Italy.
Trying to decide who to include in our story we faced an unusual problem: almost every unmarried man we came across fit the bill. My colleague Sabina Castelfranco and I would be discussing the subject in a cab, and the driver would chime in that he too lived at home with his parents; the waiter; the man at the hotel; mammoni were everywhere!
What fascinated me in reporting the story was that the more time we spent with these Italian families, the stranger American assumptions seemed to me. Why do we feel it's so unnatural for a young man or woman to want to live with his or her parents? Would it be so terrible to actually want to spend time hanging out with your family? When I produced this story, I did not yet have children. Now I do. And while I'm not going to be ironing anyone's underwear anytime soon, I sure wouldn't mind having my kids stay at home a little longer...
Editor's Note: Since we posted this story, we received an update on the mammoni that Lesley Stahl reported on in 2001.
Giorgio Boemo is no longer single! He married his wife, Federica, on Valentine's Day last year. He's now 56, and although his parents have passed away, he often sees his siblings.
Massimo Malerba passed away from cancer in August 2005.
Andrea Leofreddi, who had a British girlfriend in our story, died suddenly in 2011 after undergoing minor heart surgery. As we reported in a prior update, he and his British girlfriend Jude had broken up many years ago, and she had returned to England, married, and had a child.
Davide Lucchini is 48. When we last reached him a few years ago, he was still unmarried but lived in his own apartment and visited his parents often. We'll keep you posted…


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Kristi BoswellNow that the election is over Kristi Boswell, director of congressional relations in the Public Policy Department of the American Farm Bureau Federation in Washington, D.C. will give a postelection update on how the new president will view agriculture and where they will stand on issues such as immigration reform. Boswell handles labor and food safety issues and is the daughter of Ken Boswell of Clay County Farm Bureau.
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Hello! I've seen quite a few people wondering how to tunnel tight-vnc through ssh using PuTTY.
For clarity's sake, I personally use PuTTY on my Windows 2000 workstation at work to access my RedHat Linux computers at home, one running Redhat 7.3, the other running Redhat 8.0. I have Tight-VNC running on both of them. I know that there is a way to set up the vncserver with xinetd, but I haven't bothered to figure it out. Instead I have the /etc/sysconfig/vncservers set up with a static port, in this case :4, and start up the /etc/init.d/vncserver whenever I want to connect.
This quicky tutorial assumes that you have the VNC server running on your linux box at home, that you have your firewall configured correctly (dis-allowing any tight-vnc connections from the outside) and that you have the vncviewer.exe on your windows box at work. If there's enough interest, I'll expand this tutorial to include those steps for RedHat 8.0 at a later date.
This tutorial also assumes that you're using PuTTY version 0.53b. It's very important to get the latest version, as tunneling wasn't even available until 0.52, and 0.53b fixes some bugs and security problems.
1. Okay, here's how to set up PuTTY. First, start up the program. When PuTTY first starts up, you see the sessions screen; you need to type in the information for the computer with which you wish to connect. Here I'm connecting to a mythical computer named host.foo.com. Notice that I have typed in the hostname in the Host Name field, that I've selected the SSH protocol radio button, and that I've given the session a name that I will be saving to. However, don't save the session yet.
2. Now, so far all we've done is created a session that we could use to log in and use the shell prompt. Next we need to tell PuTTY how we want to tunnel. On the left, under "Category", you'll see "Tunnels" as the second from the bottom. Click on it. Then, on the right at the bottom, you'll see the "Source Port" text box. Here you will input the port that you wish to tunnel. Since I'm using :4 on my linux box, I have put 5904 here. If you were using port :2, you'd put 5902, etc. Finally, in the "Destination" text box below that, you'll put where that port should be forwarded. Since the "Destination" box is from the point of view of the computer you're connecting to, you have to put "localhost", then a colon ":", then the port, i.e. "localhost:5904" without the quotes.
3. Okay, now click on the "Add" button, and you should see the new tunnel "L5904 localhost:5904" in the "Forwarded Ports:" box.
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And that's it! If you have any questions, please address them to the Tight-VNC mailing list, and a whole bunch of people will try to help. PLEASE: when asking for help, detail your operating system and any other pertinent information, or we're just shooting in the dark. Thanks!
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Stood in back of Vincent D'onofrio in line at the grocery store today (Big Y if you care). I asked him how filming is going (I know the answer to this already because my town is currently under siege with the production). He said "Good, do you live in Shelburne Falls?". I said "Yeah, you may have heard of me, I'm the Lollipop Kid". He laughed and said "Oh my god, I actually have". "Really?" I say. "Yeah, I heard about that little exchange". He was holding a giant pizza.
This is actually not my first D'onofrio encounter. About four years ago I was standing outside Cakeshop in the city at a show. He was standing outside the bar next door, smoking. A homeless man came up to him and asked if he had a dollar to spare and D'onofrio gave him $50
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The Nineteenth Annual "Haunting in the Hills" Storytelling Festival will be held Saturday, September 17, in the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. The day's events will feature storytelling, craft demonstrations, workshops and sales, afternoon storytelling presentations, an open stage for local and student tellers and performances of dulcimer and bluegrass music. The day will culminate with the much anticipated evening storytelling session.
As in past years, storytellers will visit many area schools during the week before the event. Students will have the opportunity to enjoy the wonderful experience of seeing a professional storyteller perform. They will be encouraged to work with their teachers to develop their own stories to present during the open stage session on Saturday.
The climax of this year's festival will again be the night of ghost stories. Four storytellers from around the country will present their best ghost stories beginning at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. A series of "not-too-scary" stories will first be presented for the young and faint of heart. These will be followed by very scary stories for those brave enough to stay.
Neighbors and visitors alike are encouraged to come spend a special day at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. Please remember to dress appropriately for the weather and bring a flashlight and a blanket or chair for seating on the ground. Food will be available for sale through on-site vendors. Parking for the event will be in the field across the road from the Bandy Creek Visitor Center near the pool. Bring the entire family and plan on spending the day to enjoy all of the activities.
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Westview softball can't overcome North Medford in 6A state championship game, 11-3
The silver second place trophy nobody wanted, sat idly on the first base chalk, lonely and barely touched with a few specks of infield dirt already accumulating on the base of the ostracized award.
Westview first baseman Ananya Koneti looked down at it with disdain, her arms crossed. Emma Williams stared out at right field and walked to the Wildcats' last team huddle near the rightfield fence without so much as an acknowledgment of the keepsake. Shortstop Valeti Fifita couldn't help but crack a small smile as the stream of Westview softball players paid the prize no mind and solemnly strolled away.
Meanwhile, out in left, North Medford was busy posing for pictures with their mega-watt smiles and shimmering gold medals. In a battle of blue-blooded programs, it was the Black Tornado who broke the game open with a 10-run second inning that ultimately clinched the Class 6A state championship an 11-3 win on Saturday at the Oregon State softball complex. It was North Medford's first state title since 2013.
Finally, Westview's Catriona McKay and Reece Martin, the final two Wildcats to walk off the field, looked at each other in almost "nose goes" kind of pickle. Neither wanted to lug the trophy off of the field as if picking up the award would signify the finalization of their team's fate. Finally, McKay begrudgingly picked up the already rejected relic and began her slow trek to meet her teary-eyed teammates.
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Mogwai : In Demand
Mogwai, it seems, are everyone's choice when it comes to providing soundtracks for films recently. As I posted a couple of weeks ago, they have scored the soundtrack to the entire film of French footballer (and villian) Zinedine Zidane.
Now they are involved with Clint Mansell (Reqium For A Dream) for the new film "The Fountain". They will, along with the Kronos Quartet, perform music written by Mansell, for the film that stars Hugh Jackman (aka Wolverine). You can see a trailer here


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The Brooklyn bridge connects the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River. The Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge in New York City and is one of the oldest bridges of either type in the United States. Completed in 1883. Construction started: January 3, 1870 and it finished May 24, 1883, it took about 13 years to complete.
Some of the architects were John A. Roebling and Washington Roebling. The total length of the bridge was 5,989 ft long. At least 20 people died during the construction of this bridge. Also another interesting fact a rooster was made the first type across the bridge. 21 elephants crossed the bridge to show how sturdy it was. It was the longest bridge for two decades until it finally lost the title in 1903, its successor was none other than its fellow East River crossing the Williamsburg Bridge. The latter's main span bested the Brooklyn Bridge's by only four and a half feet, though its total length reached 7,308 feet.
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Views sought on GMO-free status
Brand Tasmania Partners are being urged to have their say on what our GMO-free status means for Tasmania's brand. Read more
19 December 2018
Tasmania, a group of Australian islands washed by the unpolluted Southern Ocean, has won respect as a supplier of fine, safe food. Celebrity chef Tetsuya Wakuda said recently "I think of Tasmania as beyond organic."
More than a quarter of the total land area of 68,300 sq km (more than 80% the size of Hokkaido) is committed to food production, while a 3,200km coastline is ideal for catching or growing excellent seafood. Read more
Brand Tasmania Partners are being urged to have their say on what our GMO-free status means for Tasmania's brand. Read more
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Tasmania is gearing up for a summer of festivities, spear-headed by an iconic event which is ready to celebrate a milestone birthday – with a new look.
11 December 2018
A treat is on the way for connoisseurs of the golden tipple, with the world's largest whisky tasting room, planned for Tasmania's north west.
11 December 2018
It's been a great year for Tasmania. David Attenborough showcased our stunning island to a global audience of millions, a deal was struck for new Bass Strait ferries, while our whisky and wine shone on the world stage… and that's just the start.
11 December 2018
When they set up their salmon business as a side hobby, Frances and Peter Bender – the founders of Huon Aquaculture – could never have imagined they would create history by becoming the first fish farmers to be named Australian Farmer of the Year.
9 November 2018
David Meredith is on a mission. He owns a collection of Hobart upmarket establishments – including the iconic Islington Hotel – and has now scored a coup for Tasmania in Hong Kong's supermarkets.
9 November 2018
Tasmania's sparkling wines glittered in London, when House of Arras winemaker, Ed Carr, was bestowed with one of the most prestigious international honours.
9 November 2018
One of the world's top chefs, Brazilian Alex Atala, has 'been seduced' by Tasmania's seafood during a day on the water cruising the beautiful D'Entrecasteaux Channel.
8 November 2018
Call it a major culinary event. Two great chefs cooking up a degustation feast showcasing Tasmania's freshest premium produce.
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UNREAL… Obama: "Journalists Should Not Be at Legal Risk for Doing Their Jobs" (Video)
This was one of the jaw-dropping moments from Barack Obama's Gitmo-Drone speech today.
"A free press is also essential for a democracy. That's who we are. And, I'm troubled by the possibility that a leak investigations may chill investigative journalism that holds government accountable. Journalists should not be a legal risk for doing their jobs."
Tell that to the AP, Sharyl Attisson at CBS and James Rosen at FOX News!
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Goa is famous for its serene beaches, midnight parties and delicious food. Along with it, the mixed Portuguese and Maratha culture of Goa is also an engaging characteristic and the best place to study, observe and re-live these diverse culture of Goa is to visit the museums. Interestingly, Some of them dates back to the history while some are recently built. Every museum has its own story to tell.
Top 5 History Museums to visit in Goa
1. Ancestral Goa Museum
Situated at Loutolim in Goa, Ancestral Goa Museum is like an eye-candy for History lovers. An open air museum stretched on a land of around 9 acres one of the most unique, best, must-see and splendid destination not to miss in Goa to every age groups of tourists. The museum show-cases the highlights of Goan culture, their history and native lifestyle. The museum also displays the replica of a classic Goan village with different miniature houses, the traditional occupations like liquors shops, fenny distillery, village market, Goan artisans, fishermen, farmers and a famous Goan music school, etc. There is also a spring named as Boca da Vaca, a spice and fruit garden, handicraft center and lot more.
A major attraction here is sculpture of Sant Mirabai which is 14 m long and was built in just 30 days. The sculpture has and the creator has already grabbed their place in the 'Limca Book of Records' as the longest sculpture in India. Ancestral Goa Museum is also known as Big Foot, for a giant footprint on a rock which is worshiped by the natives here. Based on this name, you can find Big Foot restaurant, Big Foot dance floor, Big Foot cross, etc here.
Interesting Fact – The museum was opened to visitors in 1995 and is now recognized as an Educational Picnic place by the State Department of Education.
2. Museum of Christian Art
The World Heritage Site of Goa, the Museum of Christian Art was set up in the year 1994. It is the first exhibition gallery of Christian art in Asia and is a must-see place for art lovers as it magnificently displays, emphasize and bring forth the assets of Indo-Portuguese Christian Art in Goa. The museum preserves the best parts of Goa's heritage and showcases the various Indo-Portuguese artwork old as well as new. The museum has a amazing collection of gold art works, some precious stones, centuries-old relics, rosaries, furniture, metalwork, sculptures, paintings, statues and ivory images. This museum, in a beautifully restored space within the 1627 Convent of St Monica, contains a collection of statues, paintings and sculptures.
The structure of the museum is as graceful as its surroundings. The surrounding Garden Cafeteria and Step Inn are best to visit. One can go through multiple postcards, handmade stationary and books at the museum shop.
Interesting Fact – Most of the work of Goan Christian art was created during the Portuguese era and some of those are even displayed in the museum were created by native Hindu artists.
3. Goa State Museum
The Goa State Museum was established in the year 1977 and is one of the most visited museums in Panaji, Goa. The museum is very spacious and is the best place which houses an eclectic collection of all-in-one items of Goan history. The Goa State Museum is easily reachable, open and accessible in the capital city Panaji and is the best place to visit to learn more about the Goan history.
The museum has various sections that are related to ancient and contemporary art and sculptures of Goa, Goa's history, cultural, religious expression, archaeology and anthropology. As well as some stunning Jain and Hindu sculptures. There are even some nice items of Portuguese-era furniture, an sharply carved chariot, coins and a pair of unusual antique rotary lottery machines.
Interesting Fact – One can experience and observe some side and faces of the struggle of Goa's extensive freedom struggle from Portuguese in the Museum.
4. Archaeological Museum
The Archaeological Museum is a best place to learn about the Goa during medieval era. The museum has many precious and gorgeous artifacts of the Portuguese era in India and even before that. The Museum was set up in 1964 and later in 1981-1982, it went under long renovation. The treasures of Museum are divided into 8 different galleries and those 8 galleries displays the sculptures and portraits from the prehistoric era to the late medieval time. The portraits of the long dead Governors and Viceroys of Goa are considered to be the most important here. Apart from these, the museum also displays the plethora of artifacts that belong to the Portuguese reign in Goa.
The museum has Arabic and Persian inscriptions, bronze statues, wooden structures, maps the phenomenal collection of postage stamps, coins issued by various Hindu, Portuguese and Muslim rulers, pillars, wooden sculptures, hero stones, Portuguese weapons consisting of rifles, daggers and swords and other such treasures.
Interesting Fact – The archaeological museum has some attractive portions of sculpture from Hindu temple locations in Goa. The museum also has some Sati stones, which once traced as the point where a Hindu widow gave her life onto the funeral pyre of her husband.
5. Goa Chitra Museum
To learn about the Goa's history, culture, people, custom, evolution and habits, Goa Chitra Museum is the perfect place. The museum is Goa's first and only ethnographic museum that treasure from past to the future and is a manifestation of Goa's civilization. The formation of the museum blends traditional materials with modern technologies and elements like stones, wood, doors, pillars, windows and railings that symbolizes the lifestyle of people, their art, their craftsmanship and their local methods. The museum is a best place to learn about the land and the people. As per the Archaeological Survey of India, Goa Chitra Museum is the most excellent contemporary museum in India.
The collection of artifacts in the museum showcases the integrity of the ancient Goa's culture. Every artifact is associated with a block of information collected on site by interviewing the community elders and by the research of its use in daily life. There are kitchen utensils, farming instruments used by the early farmers in Goa, pottery, music instruments and carts on display.
Interesting Fact – Both Catholic and Hindu religious accessories that were used by the forefathers of Go people have been now devoted to them and presented nicely at the museum entrance. The museum has a collection of over 4,000 objects.
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Several recent articles on growth in San Diego prompt a few reflections, one from the past, and two for the future.
First, concerns about growth are not new. This is the 16th anniversary of the first Sierra Club slow-growth movement, a short-lived effort we called "Lesser San Diego" (admittedly stolen from L.A. columnist Art Seidenbaum's tongue-in-cheek "Lesser Los Angeles"). It was an idea clearly ahead of its time and received almost no community response, even though the handwriting was already on the wall. (Just four years later, Mayor Pete Wilson would send off a letter to growth consultant Robert Freilich).
Second, hopefully the City Council members do not view the managed-growth issue as just a temporary political hot potato that gridlock on Interstate 805 has forced on them. The real issue behind the current slow-growth groundswell is the concept of the "carrying capacity" of the San Diego region: how many more people will it hold before the infrastructure is irredeemably over-committed and we have, indeed, "become like Los Angeles?"
Some aspects of the region seem already to exceed its carrying capacity: certain air quality standards are termed unattainable, our freeways are bogged down, toxics are now our neighbors on both land and water, and we seem to have nowhere to put either garbage or sewage sludge. All these issues are closely interrelated with growth management, and none of them is about to go away.


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Most of the modern mattress bed comes with a cover padding. You can use the mattress as it is. But, if you want to customize it, you can go for the mattress pad or topper. One reason why you should go for it is its manageability. That means, it is very easy to clean and maintain them and also make the mattress more comfortable and luxurious.1. Decide whether you need a mattress pad or mattress topper: These are designed to lie on top of the mattress that offers an extra comfort to its user. It acts as an interface between the mattress and the person. It is capable of protecting the mattress as well as providing another level of warmth and coziness to the user. 2. Functions: Think about the primary purpose of using a pad or a topper.
- Additional layer of comfort: If your desire is to have an additional layer of comfort from your mattress, you need to choose the one which is very comfortable. There are a wide range of mattress topper and pads available in the market. Choose the one which you feel would be perfect for you.
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The morning of Saturday, June 3, 2006, while hiking through the trails of Maryland's Seneca Creek State Park, I asked the most wonderful woman in the world, Rebecca Olson, if she would marry me. She said yes! We are planning the wedding for the 16th of September, in Provo, Utah. We are very happy to start spending the rest of forever together!
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A stylish top from leading clothing designer Badoo. With slight bat winged sleeves and a flowy hem to create movement within this piece. This top has a fashion sketch with gems for texture and a dash of colour to this otherwise dark item, lace detailing transitions the heavier top piece to the light silky base. Great for everyday wear.
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Mrs. Duncan, a career member of the Senior Executive Service, is the Deputy National Ombudsman with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). She works with Federal agencies on behalf of small businesses to resolve regulatory disputes in accordance with the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. In support of the 2017 Presidential transition, she served as the National Ombudsman and Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Enforcement Fairness (Acting).
Since June 2015, Mrs. Duncan has served as the Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer of the SBA. From October 2015 to June 2016, she served as the Agency's Chief Human Capital Officer (Acting) and represented SBA on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's (OPM's) Chief Human Capital Officers Council. Her portfolio spans the full spectrum of the human capital lifecycle, including talent acquisition, development, mobilization, and retention, leader development, performance management, strategic workforce shaping, executive resources, employee / labor relations, compensation / benefits administration, and HR information systems management.
Before coming to SBA, Mrs. Duncan served six years in the U.S. Department of Defense, including five years of service as a Highly Qualified Expert. As the Special Assistant to the (4-Star) Commanding General (CG), U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, she served as the CG's personal representative at the Pentagon on all manpower and personnel matters. She has worked to strengthen civil-military relations at the highest echelons of the Department of the Army.
Prior to her service with the Department of Defense, Mrs. Duncan served in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as Senior Advisor to the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. As a principal advisor to the Director, she coordinated significant policy and operational decisions across the Agency and provided oversight on key human capital and information technology management matters.
Prior to her government service, and for nearly a decade, Mrs. Duncan served in the Silicon Valley technology industry in progressively more senior global strategy, operations, and human capital management positions with both start-ups and established companies. As a management consultant, she led large-scale change management engagements for, and delivered human resources consulting services to, Fortune 100 clients, start-ups, and non-profit institutions.
Mrs. Duncan serves on the Board of Directors of the Senior Executives Association Professional Development League and the Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Region. She previously served on the Board of Visitors of the National Defense University, the Nation's preeminent national security institution for Joint Professional Military Education and interagency education, for 4 ½ years.
Mrs. Duncan was awarded two degrees by Stanford University—including a Master of Arts Degree in Sociology-Organizational Studies, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History. She is a SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) in Human Resource Management.


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A friend sends me this:
A move by U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft to subpoena the medical records of 40 patients who received so-called partial-birth abortions at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago was halted—at least temporarily—when a Chicago federal judge quashed the information request.
The ruling is the first in a series of subpoenas by the U.S. Justice Department seeking the medical records of patients from seven physicians and at least five hospitals, Crain's sister publication Modern Healthcare has learned. Besides Northwestern, Mr. Ashcroft is seeking patient records from University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers in Ann Arbor; Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia, owned by Tenet Healthcare Corp.; Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medical Center of New York Presbyterian Hospital both of which are part of the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System; and an unidentified San Francisco-area hospital.
The move seems to be the first move towards punishing the patients of doctors challenging the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act. Although the Attorney General's office claims that this was not meant to identify patients, the judge was not receptive. At best, the judge wrote, the government is seeking possible impeachment material. The Justice department, in the meanwhile is " reviewing the ruling in light of our commitment to defending the law banning partial-birth abortions."
Get it through your heads, people. Your safety and security is secondary to their pursuit of their fundamentalist agenda. Terrorist be damned--they've got bigger fish to fry.
You. Me. Any of us who do not buy into their religion.
Late Night Thoughts...
The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime, and the punishment of his guilt. John Philpot Curran
Tuesday, February 10, 2004
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Monday, February 09, 2004
Hating George Bush
The latest meme of the conservative blogosphere is that those of us who oppose the president's policies do it out of some irrational hatred of the man. In fact, some say that we have the same irrational hatred on George Bush that Republicans had of Bill Clinton (at least I'm glad they're admitting it).
For my part, at least, I'd like to say that I don't hate George Bush. I don't hate anyone, that I can think of; it's too time-consuming and unproductive. I can cheerfully disagree with anyone about almost anything and still go home at the end of the day with nary a darkling feeling in my heart.
However, I will admit that George Bush is not my favorite person in the whole world, but I have reasons. Clear reasons that you might not agree with, but cannot claim to be irrational:
1. He comes across as the most incurious person I've ever encountered. My mother, with a fourth grade education, seems more engaged with the world than the President of the United States. It's not a single thing that I can point to; maybe it's just that I have yet to hear the man give an unscripted talk about any subject, off the cuff. Heck, maybe I was spoiled by da Arkansaw houn'. But the feeling still persists that Bush doesn't know and doesn't want to know.
2. He's the biggest failure I've ever known who was propelled to success by others...and still insists that he did it himself. OK, I guess that in his world view, being a successful hustler of other people's money is "doing it himself". But I grew up in a family where success by predicated on hard work and honesty. My grandfather turned down one million dollars (in 1946!) to help throw and election; and my father, who is eligible for veteran's benefits because he was briefly drafted during the Korean war while he was living in Long Island (local board #4, Freeport), will not even touch a penny. He says he didn't fight, he doesn't deserve it and that's that. With that background, you can imagine how I feel about Bush's continual use of his family connections to pull his fat off the fire...and trumpet those rescues as successes.
3. He believes in a God that gives me the willies, and wants to impose Him on the rest of us. It's the second part that makes me unhappy, not the first. You can worship Yog Soggoth for all I care; that's what "freedom of religion" means. The only thing you CANNOT do is force me to follow your God's dictates. Bush seems to want to set this country on the road to a fundamentalist Christian theocracy. I can't imagine a more ignominious end to the United States of America.
4. He thinks of America as the Great World Penis, able to screw anyone at any time, and loves being the one doing the screwing, giving no thought for the enemies he is making. Look, we are the biggest sumbitches in the valley; that's reality. But even the biggest sumbitch can be brought low if enough little people swarm over him.
There's a short story, I can't think of the author right now, where a sorcerer is asked why he just doesn't change this annoying putz into a frog, and he replies that frogs multiply at a great rate, and he would rather deal with one idiot than a thousand frogs. We are making frogs right and left with our barging about and our grandchildren will pay the price, one way or another.
There you are. Four reasons why I don't like Mr. Bush as president. But I do not hate him. I wish him a long life and happiness...back in Crawford.


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Dear Heavenly Father, Sweet Loving Presence; I never knew that I would be so in love with a life filled with the Heavenly Spirit. I never knew that I would want to spend my days, my weeks, my months in prayer and meditation more so than I would want to spend my evenings out at a club, I never knew, but you knew. I never knew that I would be so in love with the words of God, and the God presence within me, but you knew. You knew when I was on my own and away from you, that I would come back to the flock, you knew.
And you knew when I was out there seeking everything else to give me comfort, you knew that eventually that I would find my way back to you. I never knew that I would be so excited about seeing Joel Osteen at the AT&T Stadium the way I was about seeing Prince at the Arco Arena. I never knew that my Rock-stars would now be amazing Pastors and Preachers of the word of the Heavenly Spirit when I always thought my Rock-stars were going to be movie stars and singers of the R& B era.
No, I never knew but you knew, you knew eventually that I would come back to you, you knew eventually that I would see within myself that something was missing; and, what was missing and the only way that it could be replaced, filled or taken care of was to allow myself to be immersed and engulfed by the love of the Heavenly Spirit. To see myself with a life changed, to feel within myself God's presence, a presence of all good within me that allows me to be so far better than I could have ever been without it, but you knew.
You knew that I would learn that the word forgiveness, and the feeling that forgiveness gave me when I allowed myself to apply it, was something more sweeter than any elixir that I could ever taste on my lips but you knew. You knew that I would find every place of employment that I had, and every place of employment that I had was somewhere closely adjacent to a church so that I would have somewhere to spend my lunches and breaks when I needed comfort and companionship.
I never knew but you knew, and when I think about the days coming ahead in my life and I think about all of the blessings that I have been given in my life that have changed me because of what I have learned thus far. I am so grateful to be a child of God's, I am so thankful to be considered a woman who is of faith and strong favor, and I feel extremely blessed to be able to see at any given time the goodness of you in my life. Yes, I never knew but you knew, I never thought but you thought for me, I never realized but you brought the realization to my path.
I thank you Heavenly Father for showing me all the magnificence that I have in my life now just because of me finding my way. I thank you Lord for all the blessings I count on my hands, my fingers my toes and everywhere else that allows me to count the numerous times you have helped me change my life. And I see my Father that even though I maybe one person, and even though I may be one light that shines out into this world. I am a light of yours and because of that light that you shine into my heart, because of that light that you allow me to shine out into the world, because of that light that I see for myself, I say thank you God, thank you God, thank you God, for I never knew, but you knew and I'm so grateful that you did, and so it is, Amen and amen


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Technically, yes, an employee can work in the U.S. without an Employment Eligibility Verification Form, known as Form I-9. But she cannot work without proving that she's eligible for employment in the United States. It's the employer's responsibility -- not the employee's -- to maintain information concerning authorization to work. Even if an employee, or a potential employee, has a copy of her Form I-9 from previous employment, that's not acceptable proof of eligibility to work. The employer has a duty to verify employment eligibility for every employee.
Federal Law
The intent of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 was to provide access to employment for workers with legal authorization to work in the United States. The act requires that applicants indicate whether they have the right to work for a U.S. employer. During the pre-employment steps, prospective employees must produce documentation that proves they are eligible to work in the country. The law obligates U.S. employers to adhere to immigration codes by hiring only legally authorized workers; and protects the rights of U.S. citizens, green card, and visa holders to enjoy employment opportunities. The government, specifically the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement, hold employers accountable for verifying employees' work authorization.
Eligibility Process
Most employers can choose between two methods to verify employment eligibility when they're processing new workers. They can complete a Form I-9, or they can participate in the federal government's automated process for verifying work authorization, called "E-Verify." E-Verify is a joint effort between the U.S. Social Security Administration and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, or USCIS. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, enforces immigration laws and investigates immigration violations. USCIS and ICE are part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Form I-9 Method
To use Form I-9, an employer must obtain hard-copy proof of identity and proof of work authorization before the employee begins work. Examples of proof of identity are state-issued identification, a voter registration card, military identification or a school photo ID card. Among the documents that prove legal authorization to work for a U.S. employer are a birth certificate, a U.S. citizen identification card or a Social Security Administration-issued card. Documents such as a U.S. passport, permanent resident card (often called a "Green Card"), or an immigration authorization document are also acceptable proof of both identity and work authorization.
E-Verify Method
Federal agencies are required to use the Internet-based E-Verify automated method for obtaining proof of work authorization. Some state laws require that employers use E-Verify, and the federal government requires this method for any businesses that have previously been sanctioned for undocumented worker violations. It's a fail-safe method for maintaining compliance with the law and ensuring that employers carry out wise hiring decisions. For most private employers, participation in E-Verify is voluntary, but it can be a prudent move. Employer registration is required, and can be completed online (vis-dhs. com/EmployerRegistration).
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Thank you Chairman Collins, Ranking Member Casey, and members of the Committee for this opportunity to testify today on the impact of Alzheimer's disease on my family and families across the country.
As I look around me this morning, I'm grateful to see so many people gathered in this room. But a scary statistic tells us that one or more of us, and certainly one or more of our children, will develop Alzheimer's disease. There is no known cure, and the symptoms are devastating; every memory of life is wiped away, including forgetting how to breathe and how to swallow. To date, there are no survivors of Alzheimer's. Unlike cancer and AIDS, many individuals living with Alzheimer's, like my mother, can't speak for themselves, because they reach a point in the disease where they are no longer able to speak out about it. Alzheimer's is an insidious, cowardly disease that needs all of our voices, the voices of families, of our elected officials, and the voices of our nation to galvanize and find a cure. It is my prayer that with your help, advocacy, and funding, this generation is able to celebrate the first survivor of Alzheimer's disease.
Every 65 seconds someone in the United State develops Alzheimer's disease, and that number will nearly double by 2050. According to the
Alzheimer's disease first came into my life in 2011 when my strong, witty, vibrant mother was diagnosed. As a daughter and a caregiver, I hope my story will bring awareness to this horrible disease.
Let me tell you a little bit about my mom,
One of the first times I noticed my mom having memory problems was around 2005 when we were traveling to
As we all know too well, Alzheimer's disease causes memories to evaporate. One minute a person can recall a detail of their favorite novel, the function of a spoon, or the fact that tulips bloom in spring, and the next minute it has disappeared. Eventually the names, and finally faces of loved ones, are also memories that have evaporated, and soon, the meaning of their lives evaporates. So it is for my mother.
Today 50 million people worldwide suffer this evaporation. Rich, fertile minds, PhDs and scientists, plumbers and dancers, Presidents and senators, doctors, inventors, teachers and firemen, the disease doesn't discriminate. These people are now deprived of the validation of the memory of their lives. They don't remember who they were. They don't know who they are, they forget how to talk, how to walk, how to arrange flowers. Watching my mom forget herself and her many contributions to life -- it pisses me off. So my siblings and I do what my father taught us to do -- we "pull ourselves up by the bootstraps" -- never mind that we wear high heels. We know what he meant!
As a family, we focus on her care, and on maintaining her dignity. We've sold my mother's home in anticipation of the mounting costs of caregiving. It was one of the hardest decisions that we've had to make so far; the loss of her home is something that we all felt, with such a dread and sense of helplessness that it has somewhat devastated us. I keep reminding myself we are doing the best we can, with the tools and knowledge that we have. We want things to be as they were before but the disease continues to march forward. Our funds are limited, these are uncharted waters, and we've had to adjust, to prepare for the unknown, to calculate all possibilities and most importantly ensure her comfort, care, and safety. My mom now lives in a smaller house, located on a lake with birds and familiar neighbors close by. It is near medical resources and a church, as well as my sisters who shower her with love and visits, and caregivers who take wonderful, dutiful and exacting care of her as she ages with Alzheimer's. But we don't know what the future holds, and we are scared. Will we eventually have to give up our own jobs to care for my mother? What will happen when the money runs out?
Did you know eighty three percent of help provided to older adults in
It infuriates me that this is how Alzheimer's becomes a stealthy thief, robbing families of their finances and security, and forcing its victims to live only in the moment. For my mother there is only the present, with no connection to her past, without the rich tapestry for her life to tell her story. No dimension, just dementia. I see her concentrate, I see her try to speak the right words, I see her try to connect the memory to words and through it all, I see her eyes smile, but it seems to me, the smile is a little bit wounded these days.
There is no medicine yet, no surgery yet to grasp the dangling thread of memory, to rethread the needle and weave it back into her tapestry and connect thoughts to memory and life experience, to allow her to remember her life. Instead, as the patient and family wait impatiently, more threads unravel, more dangling thoughts, the tapestry of her life slowly disintegrates, the picture is blurred and memory is lost.
This disease has no dignity, and yet, my mother has somehow managed to keep hers. And even as the pitch-black darkness of this hideous disease advances, the core of my mom -- her elegance and humor and love of family and God -- had remained the same. I think of it as her light that cannot be extinguished.
As I watch my mom decline, I find myself worrying about me or my children having Alzheimer's. My mom always told me to repurpose my pain, to do something useful, so I read a lot about the disease and ways to reduce my risk -- things like exercising, a healthier diet, and sleeping better.
Alzheimer's has changed me. I've become an outspoken advocate. I've done campaigns to raise awareness of the early signs of dementia and Alzheimer's. The more I learn about the disease, the more motivated I am to make sure that people are educated about it.
It is so important for people and doctors to be aware of the early signs of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. In 2015, I partnered with the Administration for Community Living at the
Last month, I worked with
As scientists continue to search for a way to prevent, cure or slow the progression of Alzheimer's through medical research, public health can also play an important role in promoting brain health and cognitive function, and reducing the risk of cognitive decline. It is imperative that we as a country invest in a nationwide Alzheimer's public health response to achieve a higher quality of life for those living with the disease and their caregivers.
One of the ways we can make that investment is through legislation introduced by Chairman Collins and Senator
Every little act we do, does make a difference. Caregivers always feel guilty they can't do enough, but I want caregivers to know that we have to be gentle with ourselves. Being in the moment with the person, knowing they have an ability to recognize the familiar even if they can't verbalize it, is comforting. Once my mother said to me: "I don't know who you are, but I know you are important to me. When you came into the room, your face made me feel happy." I've learned to say to my mom, "It's okay if you don't remember me, I will always remember you."
There is nothing good about Alzheimer's -- it is not a disease where one can make lemonade from lemons. When I think of my mom, I think of the beauty of her Ikebana, her delicate creations with lines for shin, soe and hikae, and how she was before. I don't want Alzheimer's to be her legacy. And yet, through it all, my beautiful mother has managed to teach me, even through the destruction of her capabilities and creativity, that there is such a thing as an indestructible spirit. It is because of that indestructible spirit that I know she would want to help others by raising awareness about this horrible disease. Through a daughter's eye, I share story in hopes of keeping her legacy alive.
The battle against Alzheimer's is a battle we must win. If we don't, it will cripple our nation. I want to close with some words from my Navy Captain father who was fond of quoting
We must pull ourselves up by the bootstraps. We must do our duty to the American people and fund and fight this battle, and we will win.
Thank you for your time.
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Yesterday, I Posted that The Republicans are Still in Denial; well, today, there is an article from The Daily Kos, that contains a proclamation by Rev. Franklin Graham, which merely adds to that insanity. You can see the similarities.
Rev. Graham claims that Hurricanes are sent by Jesus Christ because He (Why not a She?) is ticked-off by the actions of the People living there and, he says, that God may have to ruin Our Economy because Obama was Re-Elected. How asinine! Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), in yesterday's Post, was afraid to provide a logical guess as to how old the Earth might be. By the way, Actual Science IS taught in Florida Schools.
Don't ask about Evolution or Global Warming! And, then, there's Todd Akin (R-MO) ("The Female body has ways of overcoming Conception from 'Illegal" Rape' ".) to Richard Mourdock (R-IN) ("Conception from Rape is God's Will".).
Many Media Sources have suggested that the Republicans need to look in the mirror and make adjustments, as required. But, it seems that they wish to blame President Barack Obama for "Gifts", such as: Food Stamps for the Needy; Social Security and Medicare that participants have paid into for years; VA Benefits; Affordable–and Available–Health Care for All; etc. But, the GOP prefers to test the Limits of Insanity by doing the same thing, over and over again, and expecting a different outcome.


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This is the forty-ninth issue of Accidents in North American Mountaineering, published by the AAC, and the eighteenth that has been done with The Alpine Club of Canada.
Canada: The wet summer of 1995 suppressed climbing activity, especially mountaineering, in much of Canada. Correspondingly, the statistics show a light and even distribution of accidents through most of the year, with a norm of one per month, rising slightly in July and August as the usual summer vacation peaks. However, particularly fine weather arrived in September, and predictably, pent-up throngs of deprived climbers rushed out to make up for lost time. The result was a flurry of accidents in September. Again, the predominant causes were falls with inadequate safety systems, and rappel failures and errors.
We continually strive to improve coverage of the country for accounts of climbing accidents, and welcome a number of new reporters. We also thank the several people who have taken the time to write and send us their personal stories of involvement in accidents, often painful to do. Including the above with our regular reporters, we thank the following people for their help this year: Tim Auger, Steve Blake, Yves Bosse, Martin Brenner, Eric Dafoe, George Field, Harry Fischer, Lloyd Freese, Clair Israelson, Marc Ledwidge, Garth Lemke, Brian Merry, Amie Nashalik, Jean-Claude Neolet, Richard Parson, Shawn Shea, and Robert Stock. Our regrets to anyone we've missed.
United States: Everything goes in cycles, which in the case of causes for climbing accidents is unfortunate. Nothing could be more illustrative of this than the category "Rappel Failure/Error." The number of reports in this category had been in a fairly steady decline, with some spikes, the average having been five per year for the past decade. The two most common errors in the earlier years were rappelling off the end of one s rope and having the rappel anchor "fail." These were corrected by tying a knot in the end of the rappel rope and having more than one anchor point if the primary protection is not deemed to be bomb proof.
Last year there were twelve reports and this year there are fifteen that are attributed to rappel problems. They are mostly of a different nature than in the past, and at least half of them occurred on top-rope climbs. The major causes include: having doubled ropes uneven causing rappeller to experience entire rope slipping through the top anchor; rappel rope not being long enough to reach the bottom; climber not anchoring while setting up the rappel; not belaying beginning climbers or using a prussik as a back up; and misusing the rappel device—such as incorrect threading of rappel rope, and having the ropes jam so that they are irretrievable—thus stranding the climbers. The few cases involving hair or clothes caught in belay devices and neophytes not being belayed can only be attributed to ignoring basic principles. Coupled with all of these are some contributory factors that need to be recognized. First is the problem of distraction. Many of the accidents occurred in areas with many other climbers nearby, so attention to the details at hand were in competition with conversation. Second seems to be the problem of haste. Climbers have either started late in the day and want to get off before dark, or they are just plain in a hurry to get down and on to the next event (such as a meeting with friends in the bar, as one fellow admitted). Upon closer scrutiny, there seems to be a more subtle third cause: proximity to the roadhead. That is, the vast majority of these accidents took place in climbing areas that are just off the road. Many of the climbers involved have indicated that even though they were aware of the technical aspects of rappelling, they did not pay as close attention as they might have if they were hours or days from civilization.
California certainly had its share of weather related problems again this year. In Steve Roper's book, Camp Four, there is the story about Galen Rowell pulling out a sleeping bag at a bivouac site back in the 60's and being instantly chastised by T. M. Herbert for being such a wimp. None of the Yosemite climbers of that time would be caught with much more than a wool sweater and hat in their packs. Now there are portaledges and synthetics that breathe and allegedly don't leak. So why are there so many weather related rescues on El Capitan these days? Part of it has to do with a general level of unpreparedness, and for that reason, the Park is citing climbers more often for "creating a hazardous condition." It would be appropriate for other parks and the USFS to consider using this approach a bit more often.
In addition to the Safety Committee, we are grateful to the following individuals for collecting data and helping with the report: Hank Alicandri, Elliot Crooks, Micki Canfield, Jim Detterline, Gary Guenther, Charlie Logan, John Markwell, Tom McCrumm, Daniel Miskinis, Daryl Miller, Rich Perch, Roger Robinson, Steven Schmelzer, Jim Underwood, and, of course, George Sainsbury.
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Elliott: How much damage can Wood do? Two HRs, double against Yankees
By Bob Elliott
Canadian Baseball Network
TAMPA _ Batting practice was an indicator.
Tyler O'Neill, Canada's next, twice hit balls over the batter's eye during batting practice.
The balls carried over the fence as well and bounced onto Dale Mabry Highway.
Eric Wood, Canada's back-up third baseman, had a good round of batting practice too. And he had a better game and from the way his manager was talking, Wood, 23, has earned a spot in the starting lineup Thursday night when Canada faces the Dominican Republic at Marlins Park in Miami.
"He looked pretty good, I might be pretty stupid by not putting him in the lineup, so I guess you could say he'll probably be in the lineup," said manager Ernie Whitt told reporters. Now, Whitt can move Jamie Romak (London, Ont.), who has big-league experience to right field or stick with Rene Tosoni (Coquitlam, BC).
Wood went deep twice and O'Neill homered once as those two hitters took what they had in batting practice and carried it over into the game.
O'Neill hit a two-run homer to right field on what New York Yankee right-hander Luis Severno called a "flat slider." Last year Severno made 11 starts for the Yankees, pitching in 22 games and going 3-8 with a 5.83 ERA. The home run with one out in the first put Canada up 2-0.
Wood had never hit more than six homers before exploding with 16 last year at double-A Altoona, had a pair of homers Wednesday. In the sixth, Wood hit a solo homer off Johnny Barbato about 1/3 of the way up the batter's eye. Barbato spent last year at triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, aside from 13 innings with the Yankees. And two innings later he went deep again with a solo shot facing lefty Dietrich Enns, who split last year between double-A Trenton and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He allowed six homers in 22 starts and 135 innings.
The three homers accounted for the Canuck offence as the New York Yankees scored a 10-4 win before 6,291 fans.
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Like a lot of Canadians and players from Northern states, Wood was a classic late bloomer He was a pitcher until late in high school first with Team Ontario and then with the Ontario Blue Jays. Wood's favorite player? "It was Derek Jeter," he said inside the bowels of George M. Steinbrenner Field.
He does not remember the first time he headed to the Rogers Centre or what team he saw play the Jays, but he does remember it was "Tooney Tuesday."
He was the highest ranked Canadian chosen in the 2012 draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates from Blinn College.
The phrase "top Canadian selected carries some weight" and you can add Wood to these successful lists of first over-all Canucks drafted.
1B Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.) Ontario Blue Jays, selected by the Florida Marlins in the first round in 2015, LHP Rob Zastryzny (Edmonton, Alta.) University of Missouri, second, 2013, Chicago Cubs; Jameson Taillon (The Woodlands, Tx.) first, 2010, Pittsburgh Pirates; LHP James Paxton (Ladner, BC) University of Kentucky, first, 2009, Blue Jays; Brett Lawrie (Langley, BC) Langley Blaze, first, 2008, Milwaukee Brewers; RHP Phillippe Aumont (Gatineau, Que.) ABC, first, 2007, Mariners; C Chris Robinson (Dorchester, Ont.) Illinois, third, 2005, Detroit Tigers; RHP Brooks McNiven (Vernon, BC) UBC, fourth, 2003, San Francisco Giants; LHP Adam Loewen (Surrey, BC) Whalley Chiefs, first, 2002, Baltimore Orioles; OF Adam Stern (Port Stanley, Ont.) Nebraska, 2001, Atlanta Braves; INF Scott Thorman (Cambridge, Ont.), Team Ontario, first round, 2000, Braves; C Justin Morneau (New Westminster, BC), third, Minnesota Twins; SS Kevin Nicholson (Surrey, BC) of Stetson University, first round, 1997, San Diego Padres; RHP Chris Reitsma (Calgary, Alta.) first, 1996, Boston Red Sox; Thursday's starter Ryan Dempster (Gibsons, BC), third round to the Rangers in 1995 and RHP Jason Dickson (Chatham, N.B), current president of Baseball Canada, sixth, 1994, Anaheim Angels.
Not too shabby company.
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Wood will see his teammates from Pirates camp in Miami Thursday with the Dominican: OF Starling Marte, RHP Ivan Nova and OF Gregory Polanco.
"I had spring training with Marte and Polanco (in Bradenton) and those guys, so you know they're talking a big game," said Wood, an Ontario Blue Jays grad. "But we're going to bring it. It's a dogfight. Every pitch counts. Who wants it more?"
Wood also backed up on a ground ball inside the line in the sixth, which led to two unearned runs in the sixth while Jesen Dygestile-Therrien (Montreal, Que.) was on the mound.
Never selected for the Canadian Junior National Team -- he didn't switch to a hitter until winning a home run derby on an Ontario Blue Jays off day -- this is his first time playing for Canada.
"Whatever my role is, I'll be ready for it. I'm excited. It's like the 2010 gold-medal (hockey) game with Canada taking it on home ice," Wood said. "It's every Canadian kid's dream, including mine. I've always wanted to wear the red and white. Always."
Making his rounds as a roving minor league instructor for the Philadelphia Phillies, last year Whitt saw Wood with Altoona three times and was impressed. And in Tampa, Wood got to show manager Whitt what he could do.
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THE GOOD: Besides the two homers, Eric Wood (Oshawa, Ont.) also doubled facing Servino ... The other base hits went to CF Dalton Pompey (Mississauga, Ont.), Justin Morneau (New Westminister, BC) and Peter Orr (Newmarket, Ont.) ... RP Chris Leroux (Mississauga, Ont.) worked 1 1/3 scoreless ... RP Rowan Wick (North Vancouver, BC) had a scoreless outing ... RHP Scott Richmond (North Vancouver, BC) started and worked the first two innings. He allowed a first-row, two-run homer to Matt Holliday and stranded two runners in the second.
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THE BAD: Shawn Dawson (Drayton Valley, Alta.) allowed a lead-off homer to centre to C Gary Sanchez and two outs later walked Starlin Castro. Next, Chase Headley tripled over the head of centre fielder Dalton Pompey and Aaron Hicks followed with a home run down the left field line ... Wood had an error leading to two unearned runs with Jesen Dygestile-Therrien (Montreal, Que. Dygestile-Therrien allowed three runs, one earned.
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ON LOAN: RP Andrew Case (Saint John, NB) was on loan for the day pitching a scoreless, 1-2-3 fourth ... Chris Rowley took over in the eighth and allowed two hits and a run.
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THE QUICK: Aroldis Chapman set down Jamie Romak (London, Ont.), George Kottaras (Markham, Ont.) and Jonathan Malo (Joliette, Que.) in order on three consecutive strikeouts. He needed only 12 pitches, throwing 10 strikes.
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BEAT THE RUSH: First base coach Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, BC) drove home to Jupiter Wednesday morning, so Baseball Canada executive Jim Baba (Moose Jaw, Sask.) took over coaching first base. Ryan Dempster (Gibsons, BC) also went ahead of the Jays charter to Miami. Dempster will start Thursday night against the WBC defending champs from the Dominican Republic. Freddie Freeman also made the drive to Miami from Orlando, where the Atlanta Braves train.
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READING MATERIAL: We read plenty of profiles and projections on whho will win the Miami pool. Or breakdowns of the Canada roster. We have posted some of the best here. And let us know if you find a more detailed one than Evan Ross (Princeton, BC) ...
TONY DeMARCO: World Baseball Classic Preview: Team Canada
MIKE OZ: World Baseball Classic 2017: Canada has a very tough road ahead
JAMEY VINNICK World Baseball Classic Preview: Canada
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AND NEWS FROM ELSEWHERE: Bill Brink as Eric Wood recals past WBCs ... Chris Suppa on Peter Orr, in his fourth WBC ... Mike Davies on four Peterborough connections on Team Canada at World Baseball Classic


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In this conclusion to a three-part series focusing on strings in Ruby, you will learn not only how to iterate over and increment a string, but how to manage whitespace, convert a string, and more. It is excerpted from chapter four of Learning Ruby, written by Michael Fitzgerald (O'Reilly; ISBN: 0596529864). Copyright © 2007 O'Reilly Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission from the publisher. Available from booksellers or direct from O'Reilly Media.
From a String to an Array
Conveniently, split converts a string to an array. The first call to splitis without an argument:
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That was easy, but what about splitting up all the individual values and converting them into elements? Do that with a regular expression (//) that cuts up the original string at the junction of characters.
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In the next example, the regular expression matches a comma and a space (/, /):
c_w = "George Jones, Conway Twitty, Lefty Frizzell, Ferlin Husky" # => "George Jones, Conway Twitty, Lefty Frizzell, Ferlin Husky" c_w.split(/, /) # => ["George Jones", "Conway Twitty", "Lefty Frizzell", "Ferlin Husky"]
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