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Captain's Log.
Stardate: 1045 and 1/4.
Today is a sad day for the crew of the SCS Durandal. I am the last surviving member of the crew. We jumped to Mars on a mission to investigate an unfamiliar encrypted distress signal. Now why the hell would anyone encrypt a distress signal?! Regardless, as soon as we jumped to the planet we were greeted with a view of some ancient space station from before the Unifying Wars. Unfortunately for us the distress signal turned out to be a trap! The former crew of the station, Russian Cosmonauts, (what are Russians?) turn to have been infected by some strain of MZV (Martian Zombie Virus), and have turned into, well, zombies.
They were able to teleport onto my ship through some archaic method of teleportation that bypassed our shields. (I didn't even know they have teleportation technology before the Unifying Wars). They quickly swarmed our weapons rooms, First Lt.s Dahl, Johnson put up a brave fight in the Laser Cannon room, but they were overwhelmed by superior numbers. While Squaddies Pim and Chapman were trapped in the Photon Torpedo room, assaulted by both the zombies and fire (How did that derelict space station house so many corpses??). Within 5 minutes of battle, I already lost 4 members of my crew as well as the ability to fight back, I knew I should have stayed in bed.
I quickly divided up my remaining crew into two squads, one to retake each of the weapon rooms. Commanding Squad A was Lt. Commander Knight, I assigned Ensigns Horton and Flowers to her for tactical support, as well as Jr. Lts. Phillips and Armstrong for provide medical assistance. Chief engineer Li'foon offered to join their squad to repair the damages to the Laser Cannon Room.
Commanding Squad B was, of course myself, and with me were Junior Ensigns Huff and Oritz, with medical support provided by Princess Saark and Jr. Lt. Burton, with our other Chief Engineer Allison. We also had a rookie, who just joined the crew before we took this mission, Lawrence; who as a favor to his father, I assigned to the Bridge (so I can keep an eye on him).
We took the opportunity that the zombies were occupied with trashing the armory and the healing room, so sneak past them to the weapons wing of the ship.
Everything looked clear until we reached the Photon Torpedo chamber, because there were no one manning the shield generator, we were taking heavy fire this whole time, and one of the enemy shots punched a straight through our hull just as squad A was approaching the Laser Cannon room, they never stood a chance. The entire squad 6 crew members just got sucked right into the vacuum of space.
Guess it was up to me and my squad to retake the damaged Photon Torpedo Chamber. Luckily for us the Photon Torpedo chamber was deserted, probably because it was on fire. Good thing for us the fire didn't set off the two torpedoes that were sitting in the firing chamber of the launcher. Chief Engineer Allison quickly and efficiently patch the chamber up, and we were able to return fire. Jr. Ensign Huff and I manned the gun while Jr. Ensign Oritz and rookie Lawrence watched the doors.
Ten minutes later we had eliminated the shields of the enemy vessel. Take that Russian Cosmonauts! But our jubilation was premature, because by that time there were at least 30 zombies on board and more teleporting in each minute. Because of our shield being down, every shot from the enemy vessel hit us directly, and one of those oncoming shots hit the Torpedo room, setting the whole place ablaze. Chief Engineer Allison was able to escape the impact and was not hit by the resulting fireball; so he was able to instantly start repairs and quelling the resulting fires. Jr. Ensign Oritz and rookie Lawrence was not so lucky, they were so focused on guarding the doors, they didn't notice the incoming volley and it hit them square in the back. Both of them instantly burst into flames, fortunately our medical officers were at hand to provide first aid. But unknowing to us, the horde was onboard was slowly approaching our position.
As if they somehow planned this, within seconds on the missile impact, we were assaulted by zombies from both doors. Oritz and Lawrence put up a brave defense, keeping them off Jr. Ensign Huff and myself that we managed to get off two more salves of torpedo fire, efficiently destroying the enemy station. But not before they managed to teleport in TWO more squads of zombies. The medical officers had their hands full keeping Lawrence and Oritz in fighting shape but eventually, both of them fell to the relentless horde. But their fight managed to thin down the horde, only 15 or so of the zombies remained, but their attacks were still ferocious, Chief Engineer Allison was the first to fall, having only grabbed his tool kit, he has no weapons with which to defend himself against the zombies. It was down to the medical officers, Ensign Huff (I gave him a field promotion for his outstanding job) and myself. Ensign Huff fell next along with Lt. Burton. It was down to Princess Saark and myself to finish off the last few zombies.
It was the two of us versus 5 more zombies, 3 of which were already in bad shape but so was Princess Saark and myself. The "wounded" three zombies feel easily. But the Princess was so absorbed in healing me, that she neglected her own welfare and fell under the attacks the 4th zombie. I quickly turn on my personal shield and which gave me the time to finish off the remaining two zombies.
At least the battle was finished and I had won, but it was a hollow victory. So many deaths, and the ship was in ruins. Every major command center was on fire, there were multiple hull breaches and out of a crew of 17 only I survived (I just know I am going to get chewed out for the deaths of Princess Saark as well as that of Rookie Lawrence; his father is one of the Admirals of Star Command).
Note to self: request a system upgrade on shields.
Signing off
Former Commander Hiker, Captain of the SCS Durandal
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You're a good writer. This is a well-written, creative story, right here.
The only thing worse than getting sucked through a hole breach? The Avarians' humor, of course.
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Exciting zombie story ...i love zombie stories. I actually imagined the entire story in pixels, strong resemblance to the mission on Mars, so that's how it looked like in my head.
"Cool story, bro..."
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wow. Nice story lol.
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Are you the son of J.K.Rowling!
That story was great more games really need stories like that
That story was great more games really need stories like that
Why don't you just let me put your brain in a glass bowl i mean its not like the end of the world!
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Hiker wrote:...SCS Durandal...
A fan of the Marathon series? Or is the name simply coincidence?
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The high stakes poker game between Congress and the Bush administration over the farm bill is enough to put the fear of the Almighty into even the most hardened gambler. And the spectators who will be most affected by the outcome, the nation's farmers and ranchers, can do little but watch and send representatives to offer opinions.
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Higginbottom said Peterson is optimistic that a bill can pass but is prepared to work with Republicans to craft one they can all agree on and that will garner enough support to override a veto.
"This is the most difficult farm bill to pass I've ever seen," he said. Opposition from groups such as the American Farmland Trust and the Environmental Working Group has hampered negotiations. "Both groups provide challenges to the farm bill and they have a lot of lobbyists."
He said farm groups seem to be "split a bit more than in some years," as they advise legislators on program needs. "And current high prices seem to make some congressmen think (the farm bill) is not so important."
Higginbottom said Peterson and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi have agreed to a short extension of current legislation if necessary "to get a little more time. I don't think they will do that for any length of time. That option would not give more money to nutrition programs or fruit and vegetables."
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The city's risk management office, which processes claims against the city, received it Jan. 9.
Brubaker became involved in an investigation regarding the handling of found property, in which he accidentally marked his wife's camera as found property with the police department, he said in the claim. Brubaker said he kept the camera, which contained pictures of his family going back a few years, in his patrol bag.
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Brubaker said when he received the text message, he spoke to Hawthorne police Sgt. Steve Colquette, whom he considers a friend. Colquette told him that he found out about the investigation from another Hawthorne officer, who heard about the investigation from an unidentified member of the Huntington Beach Police Department, Brubaker said in the claim.
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The stock CLS' main selling point is its styling. A low, streamlined silhouette turns this sedan into what Mercedes calls a "four-door coupe." However, that was not enough for Mansory; the company said the stock CLS "looks positively conventional beside the Mansory wide-body version."
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No 25: Bowl, 1983 (P.84.12)
This bowl represents David Leach at his most accomplished, working at his Lowerdown Pottery, Bovey Tracey, Devon. It is thrown in porcelain, for which he developed a clay body which is now commercially available, and glazed in blueish white. The interior is brushed with a swaying willow tree, in iron, cobalt and red oxides, encircled by a cobalt (blue) line near the rim. The tree's trunk and branches are composed of only three brushstrokes and the fronds dripping from them less than a dozen more. The coolness of this bowl shows the influence of Chinese imperial porcelains of the early eighteenth century.


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ITEM: Neil Milbert of the Chicago Tribune reported that Churchill Downs rejected Hawthorne's appeal to include its Illinois Derby among the qualifying races for the Kentucky Derby.
"We flew down there for a meeting and it was suggested that moving the date would be of significance," Carey said. "We were willing to move (from the first Saturday in April) to March to be part of it and we got back to them. About three days later we got a letter from (Churchill track President Kevin Flannery) saying 'No, we can't do it.'"
What strikes me as self-defeating about this "redistricting" of horsemen is that -- unlike most UAE Derby starters -- Most Illinois Derby starters have Kentucky Derby aspirations. Can anyone name any U.S. horseman likely to ship to the UAE and back in order to qualify? Couldn't Aiden O'Brien just as easily ship here to qualify, and get better results to boot?
ITEM: Media focus resumed on the hopefully soon-to-be-announced "New" NYRA leadership. One could almost hear the "Star Wars" theme blasting in Paul Moran's reference to the State's chief executive at ESPN, where he discussed the "… void left by the overthrow of a hapless board of trustees larded with those due political consideration and the announced intent to replace it with a hapless board almost purely composed of those due political consideration, the immediate period, post Saratoga, is critical.
"It is important that the inevitably inept be able to recognize and hire those who are highly capable, a difficult equation to balance. This will reveal immediately much concerning the intent of Gov. Andrew (Darth Vader) Cuomo regarding the future of racing and breeding in New York.
"For starters, NYRA needs a battle-tested chief executive officer with chops and the authority to carry out the remainder of a stem to stern retooling that results in more real production and fewer vice presidents. If a nation can function with one vice president, so can NYRA."
Unfortunately no individuals were identified to play the Luke Skywalker and Hans Solo roles Mr. Moran subsequently defined. Others, however, did mention some possibilities.
ITEM: On August 15, Vic Zast blogged, "… Lou Raffetto, president of the Thoroughbred Owners of California and a person with 30 years experience of operating racetracks successfully in Maryland, New Jersey and Boston, was on the grounds, looking snappy. If the appointment of a new general manager for Saratoga was left up to fans, he'd be the selection."
ITEM: On August 19
, HRI Executive Editor, John Pricci, wrote; "Do I have any special knowledge about who will take the reins? No, but I hear rumors like anyone else. As for former President Charlie Hayward's replacement, the names heard most often are Lou Raffetto's and Bill Murphy's, by a margin of about 2-1."
In comment #18 to the preceding, Sean Kerr, who leads a group of increasingly influential supporters of a National Horse Racing Commission called "Bladerunners," opined; "We need a Jeff Seder - we need someone who has succeeded in taking a business and turning it into an innovative success.
"We need audacity: but that word is antithetical to the political world for the most part. And without audacity - NY racing is doomed." I assume Mr. Kerr was referring so passionately to the gentleman interviewed here.
ITEM: On August 28, Bill Finley wrote; "There are a handful of terrific racing executives out there who would likely accept the job, even though the head positions at NYRA have always paid way less than they should. He could hire someone like Lou Raffetto, Bill Nader or Nick Nicholson and the future of New York racing would be in the type of good hands that would immediately ease the worries so many have for the sport."
While Nader and Nicholson would come from two of the world's most successful racing operations in Hong Kong and Kentucky, respectively, Raffetto would come from dysfunctional circumstances he did not create, but did not improve.
Some would argue that his credentials prior to his current stint in California have been compromised by his controversial role in continued concert with the organizations that control racing in that state in overwhelming deference to horsemen at horseplayer expense. Nader and Nicholson do not suffer from an anti-horseplayer perception.
Nader might be the best long-term choice, especially in New York where he is already a popular figure among NYRA customers. However, it is that very connection with the past that makes his approval by Gov. Cuomo, a longshot at best despite this statement by Bennett Liebman from March, 2007: "Without Bill Nader, is there a soul at NYRA with any significant management experience?"
But here is where my research got really interesting because the same Google search that found the preceding Liebman article, also found an earlier one from June, 2005.
ITEM: Is a villain's helmet the appropriate headgear for the governor considering it wasn't exactly a NYRA baseball Cap that Mr. Liebman was wearing when he wrote; "… everyone knew that Bill Nader and Charlie Hayward were good guys. Why wouldn't a rational State of New York want these guys to run the racetracks?"
"… There should be an effort made to make the majority of the current trustees leave the Board. There may not be a formal basis for removal of these members, but there should be an effort made to persuade the NYRA Board members who have been on the NYRA board since before 2003 to leave the Board.
They have saddled the NYRA with financial, political, and legal problems that are nearly insolvable. If the State sees NYRA as the Board that sat back and did nothing while letting Barry Schwartz's son-in-law get NYRA's web contract without a bid, it doesn't matter how nice Charlie Hayward and Bill Nader may be. For the good of NYRA, these people should go on their own."
Was Liebman also referring to Hayward and Nader? Why was Hayward not subsequently attributed with "significant management experience' more than five years ago?
Finally, Belmont survivor, Street Life, was injured in the Travers and has been retired. Like Bob Dylan asked; "How many times can a man turn his head pretending he just doesn't see?"
Alpha's sweep of the Jim Dandy and Travers was the second in successive years, but last year's winner and Derby/Belmont survivor, Stay Thirsty, never won again. Will this year's co-winner, Golden Ticket, whose victory followed a nearly three-month layoff, be the most likely three-year-old to annex the Breeders' Cup Classic? Will he try to do it without a prep again?


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The original question was "How do you remove the bottom bolt next to the block"
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From the Office of the County Clerk: G67 - Astros @ Mariners
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Looks like Mr Lyles has finally figured it out
- June 13, 2013 at 2:32 AM
Carter did well. But not as happy as this frustrated astros fan should be. This is because we won due to pitcher screw up. Even blummy said it- why was the pitcher throwing fastball over the plate instead of down and out or a slider. If Carter would learn to recognize the slider and learn to take te ball the other way on those outside pitches, stros ball would be more fun because it would mean more wins. Same situation again, i guarantee Ms will be working a steady diet of outside pitches.
- June 13, 2013 at 9:37 AM
Bud Norris WILL GET TRADED, and Harrell too, if Luhnow can find a partner.....and you WILL see Lyles on opening day 2014. The kid has finally taken the ball, and is flat DEALING! I wish Carter wasn't outta options, but he is so we will see him strike out OFTEN, but when he connects....IT'S FREAKIN AWESOME!!
- June 13, 2013 at 11:29 AM
To be fair to Hector, that was one helluva play he nearly made in the 8th that Gonzalez flat out dropped. Make that play, and the inning takes on a whole different complexion. The thing that I am worried about is the offense struggling with another middle-of-the-road RHP on the bump.
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"Trustworthy Repositories Audit & Certification: Criteria and Checklist (TRAC)", Version 1.0, February 2007, Center for Research Libraries and RLG Programs (revised and expanded version of The Audit Checklist for the Certification of Trusted Digital Repositories, originally developed by [RLG-NARA Digital Repository Certification Task Force)
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Saturday, January 30, 2010
Rocco DiSpirito's Faux Onion Rings with Smoky Mayonnaise
My review of this recipe is completely honest so please read through to the very end. The recipe isn't hard to make at all and had I not been rushing I think they would have come out better. First let me just say that finding whole wheat panko is not easy. I found one small package and paid about $4 for it. Seems like a lot for breadcrumbs. That being said, I will try them with regular panko bread crumbs because I think they will still be healthy. They are baked not fried, made with egg whites instead of whole eggs, and whole wheat flour is used over white. Correct me if I'm wrong but won't regular white panko bread crumbs be just as good? I've even seen seasoned panko and I think that would really up the flavor here. The onion rings definitely had crunch and texture which is what I really liked. I didn't like the dryness of all that wheat. Maybe it's my fault, maybe I overcooked them, it certainly wouldn't be the first time I messed up. I know the other problem was that I completely forgot to spray them with cooking spray and sprinkle them with salt and pepper. That was a huge mistake because the outside had no taste at all. That's what happens when you're chit chatting , running late, and trying to cook a new recipe at the same time. The next day I experimented with the leftovers and sprayed them with cooking spray and seasoned them with salt. To be honest, they weren't bad for leftovers. These aren't the kind of things that are better the next day but they were so much more edible with that little bit of oil and salt. So, I think that when I try it again (and I will), I will use seasoned panko, spray them with oil and make sure I don't forget the salt.
Sorry this is post is so long, I'll try to wrap it up. Rocco's seasoned mayo called for liquid smoke. I didn't feel compelled to buy it for this recipe so I added, smoked paprika, bbq spice, salt and hot sauce to a little mayo. It was tasty and it had to have been better than Rocco's because smoked paprika has a ton of flavor and the color made it very appealing.
So even though I had some issues I would try this again. If you try them let me know what you think and if you follow the recipe exactly or with any changes.
Rocco DiSpirito's Faux Onion Rings with Smoky Mayonnaise
as seen here on Rachael Ray's Daytime show.
Serves 4
4 large Vidalia onions, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices
2 cups skim milk
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 cups whole wheat panko breadcrumbs
4 large egg whites
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Nonstick cooking spray
3/4 cup Rocco's Magnificent Mayonnaise or store- bought reduced- fat mayonnaise such as Hellmann's Low- Fat Mayonnaise Dressing
1 tablespoon liquid smoke, such as Stubs's
Tabasco sauce
Separate the onions into individual rings. Use only the larger rings for this recipe; reserve the smaller rings for another use. You should have 20 rings total. Lay the rings in a single layer in a large rectangular baking dish. Pour the milk over the rings and allow them to soak for about 20 minutes, turning them once so that all surfaces of the onion rings have been exposed to the milk.
Preheat the oven to 425˚F. Place wire baking racks on each of two foil- lined baking sheets, and set them aside.
Put the flour in a shallow dish. Put the panko in a small dish.In a large bowl, whip the egg whites with a whisk until they are extremely foamy but not quite holding peaks.
Working in batches, remove the onion rings from the milk and dredge them in the flour, shaking off any excess. Add the rings to the egg whites and toss to coat completely. Add the rings, a few pieces at a time, to the panko and coat completely.
Spread the onion rings out on the wire racks. Season the rings generously with salt and pepper, and spray them lightly with cooking spray. Bake until the panko is golden brown and crispy and the onions are tender, about 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise and the liquid smoke. Season to taste with Tabasco.
Serve the onion rings with the mayonnaise for dipping.
Click here for a printable recipe for Rocco's Faux Onion Rings.
25 comments:
- Christyrenee said...
Those look really good Michele! I love onion rings and I really love Rocco!! He's so cute =) I had no idea he had a new cookbook out. I have a coupon for Border's too ;) I might just be making a trip there later. I don't recall ever seeing wheat panko myself. Just white. The smoky mayonnaise sounds really good too!!
- January 30, 2010 at 10:24 AM
- Dawn said...
I love love love homemade onion rings with a kicked up sauce!
- January 30, 2010 at 10:24 AM
- Michele said...
Thanks ladies! I'm glad you like them!
Christy I don't think it's out yet. Check the link I put on the post. I think it can be preordered. PS - I went with Entertaining at Home!
- January 30, 2010 at 11:03 AM
- Bob said...
Heh, I'll take your word for it that he's easy on the eyes, I've never heard of the man. ;)
The recipe sounds good (they look great too!), but I could see how forgetting the salt would make them less tasty. I've done that with bread a couple times, it's always upsetting.
You know, liquid smoke is good stuff, I highly recommend it. It's not scary chemical flavorings and it keeps forever too. Course smoked paprika is also a good time. Heh.
- January 30, 2010 at 11:29 AM
- Spryte said...
I have no idea who Rocco is... but those look great!! I'd definitely try them with regular or seasoned panko.
Liquid smoke isn't expensive and is very handy to have. It's often near the BBQ sauce or Worcestershire sauce. But your sauce sounded GREAT!
- January 30, 2010 at 12:08 PM
- Michele said...
Bob and Spryte - He used to have a reality TV show about him starting up a new restaurant. He has a ton of cookbooks and is on the today show a lot. Google him...he's hot!
- January 30, 2010 at 12:43 PM
- Michele said...
Oh and about the liquid smoke. Just didn't think I'd ever use it again. I'll pick it up if I ever see it. Thanks!
- January 30, 2010 at 12:43 PM
- joylynn4 said...
I'm so glad you tried these out for all of us Michele! I remember when we were talking about this recipe and wondering how they would turn out. I agree with you on that 'whole wheat' taste you're talking about. I'm going to take your suggestion and use the regular panko when I try this.
- January 30, 2010 at 2:06 PM
- Jen said...
yum! I love your recipes!
- January 30, 2010 at 3:56 PM
- ARLENE said...
I don't watch Rachel Ray, so I missed seeing Rocco and hearing about this cookbook, which sounds right up my alley. After searching long and hard for ww panko, I found them and used them recently for chicken cutlets. They are wonderfully crunchy, but a tad drier than the regular. For the little bit of fiber, I'll stick to the regular in the future. I'll definitely try these. The Hungry Girl version with Fiber One were foul-tasting. Yours look very good.
- January 30, 2010 at 3:56 PM
- Michele said...
Joy/Arlene - I think with regular panko these will be fantastic. Oh and Arlene, I returned the Hungry Girl cookbook when I saw that so many of the recipes used fiber one cereal. I just knew it wouldn't work for me.
Jen - Thank you so much! That means a lot!
- January 30, 2010 at 4:28 PM
- Culinary Alchemist said...
OMG OMG OMG OMG I think I just died and went to heaven!!!!!! This is awesome! I no longer have to deny myself onion rings! I suppose I should not be surprised that this is a Rocco recipe... Aside from Alton Brown, he is my hero... LOL Thanks for sharing this one Michele!
- January 30, 2010 at 8:59 PM
- Patti T. said...
I used to watch that show with Rocco, loved how close he was with his Mom. I don't eat onions but I think too they would be better with the regular panko and your sauce sounded delicious!
- January 30, 2010 at 9:24 PM
- Giovanna said...
yum I love onion rings! You look so cute in your picture cooking !! : )
- January 30, 2010 at 9:55 PM
- Cathy said...
Oh, I love onion rings. Today I looked for the whole wheat Panko bread crumbs, but only succeeded in finding regular whole wheat bread crumbs. I'll combine them with the panko and see what I get. The mayo sounds awesome--and I have liquid smoke. Good thing it last for a long time because I ended up with two bottles for some reason, LOL. Thanks for the recipe! :)
- January 30, 2010 at 10:07 PM
- Antonietta said...
Wow under 350 calories? These are tempting!
- January 31, 2010 at 12:37 PM
- teresa said...
i'm really excited about the cookbook, thanks for letting us know. the onions rings look great!
- January 31, 2010 at 5:37 PM
- Lynda said...
These look so crisp and good...I didn't know there was a wheat panko.
I've left seasoning out of things before too- I try to do too many things at once.
I love your addition of smoked paprika to the sauce; I'm sure it added much more flavor than liquid smoke!
- January 31, 2010 at 6:04 PM
- Sara said...
These do sound good in theory, but that is a lot of whole wheat. Personally, I think buying bread crumbs is always expensive since it's so easy to make them at home. I'll try this recipe, but I'll likely half it since you didn't seem so impressed with the leftovers. Thanks for sharing.
- February 1, 2010 at 5:17 PM
- Danielle said...
They look great and the mayo dip sounds wonderful. I can see how the whole wheat flour wouldn't have flavor...at least not the kind we're use to. I don't know anything about white panko vs wheat, but i'd think wheat is healthier.
- February 1, 2010 at 7:49 PM
- Kim said...
Rocco is certainly easy on the eyes!! I see what you mean about whole wheat panko. I would probably just use regular, but it does sound like a great recipe!
- February 1, 2010 at 10:05 PM
- Sophie said...
Aww, I'm sorry they didn't taste the way you wanted 'em too, but they look crunchy and tasty to me. I'm impressed that they're baked! Man, I miss onion rings :D.
- February 2, 2010 at 10:30 AM
- Tresa said...
I am so addicted to onion rings! I'm making these this week end. I'll let you know the outcome. Thanks for all the great recipes. Never heard of Rocco, I've got to look him up!
- February 11, 2010 at 11:40 AM
- Chef Chuck said...
Hello Michelle, A little cold beer and we are on our way! Very nice :)
- May 29, 2010 at 11:54 AM
- effie said...
Homemade onion rings are the best. You can always get quality and not full of flour.
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- So Matt Cooke gets suspended for the rest of the regular season plus the first round. Then he says he's sorry. I wonder if Mario thinks he can change him from on-ice bad boy to the man he thinks he could be. The soap opera continues...
- Are people still saying PK Subban is a brash, arrogant snot who has no respect for his peers? I guess so. What is it about this guy that brings out such hate? Is it the diving? Or is it because he's already better than most defenseman in the league?
- Hudler, Datsyuk, Franzen, Ozzy. It's hard to believe the Wings managed to come back from down 4-0 to get the shootout charity point. Then again...when they're healthy come playoff time...Western Conference, you're on notice.
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4 comments:
- AnonymousMarch 22, 2011 at 4:21 PM
They should have given Cooke a longer suspension when he hit Tyutin from behind because he is a repeat offender. Before these hits were illegal he was handing them out like candy. This man will not change, no matter how badly Shero or Mario scold him. He is poisonous. Ban him from the league.ReplyDelete
Thanks for your input! I agree the league dropped the ball on the Tyutin hit. This third incident might be the straw that breaks the camel's back (The camel being Pittsburgh). He's been told he can't keep this up and continue to be a Penguin. At this point, would it be surprising if Pittsburgh decided to bury him at the end of the season?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 23, 2011 at 5:56 AM
They would be foolish to do that. I think there are still many teams in the NHL that would employ him because hes a good third liner/decent pker when hes not cracking skulls.ReplyDelete
Agreed, if only because he would become a weapon for a rival team. They could scratch him from play...that's about the only thing they could do that wouldn't involve another team picking him up. This is a tough situation for Pittsburgh management.ReplyDelete


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Back in June of 2011, we reviewed AMD's new Llano mobile processor line by taking a look at a testbed system. The overall review was favorable, but it was also based on the best AMD had to offer, a quad-core A8-3500M processor running alongside a separate Radeon discrete GPU.
If you take a tour through your local electronics retailer, you'll find that this is not the most common combination of parts on store shelves. The less expensive and less powerful A4 and A6 processors are more common. In our original Llano laptop review, I theorized that these would remain competitive at their respective price points, but we didn't have the opportunity to test a laptop equipped with the less expensive hard.
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Continue reading our review of the ASUS K53T Llano Notebook!!
As you can see from the specifications, this is as mainstream as it gets. Priced at about $670 on amazon, this laptop is affordable, but at this same price point you'll be able to buy some Core i5 laptops. Let's hope the K53T has been eating its Wheaties, because that's a high bar to jump.
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That story doesn't change with the K53T which, as far as I can tell, is simply a variant of the chassis used for the Intel-powered K53 we reviewed. The only significant difference is that the palmrest, once constructed with a thin layer of mocha-infused metal, is now mocha-infused plastic. Any luxury previously felt is gone as a result.
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I would suggest to anyone buying this laptop to turn off the crossfire feature. You actually loose performance in many games especially since there are no official regular driver updates for the gpu.
Got a similar one with 4GB RAM for $450 at BB. At that price it was a no brainer though AMD could do a better job with crossfire and drivers though.
If glossy screens and that fupid stawful ucking 1366 - 768 resolution (or all 16:9 resolutions) would just go away, these cheap, generic McNotebooks would be a lot more appealing.
Also, if Asus is going to give it discreet graphics anyway and harbor a pretense of gaming, would a faster clocked dual core A4 be a better fit.
"Also, if Asus is going to give it discreet graphics anyway and harbor a pretense of gaming, would a faster clocked dual core A4 be a better fit."
Maybe. The only potential problem is that the A4 has a less powerful IGP component. It's hard to say if the reduction in graphics performance from that would be made up for by a higher processor clock speed.
"Maybe. The only potential problem is that the A4 has a less powerful IGP component. It's hard to say if the reduction in graphics performance from that would be made up for by a higher processor clock speed."
That's a good point. I guess I should be posing my question to AMD instead of ASUS as to why they are giving their higher clocked processors the worst GPUs,(160 or 240 SPs vs 400 for the A8) but I guess I already know the answer to that. The A4 is the binned processor that salvages any yield issues.
I Brought 10 of these laptops for use as rental laptops for my video production company and they have not faulted me yet.
This is a good computer I bought it for less than $500 at a local Best Buy Store. the one I have has the Same Processor but it came with a 1GB Video Card. Computer runs good but after 5 months of use the computer screen stopped working. I called the ASUS Customer service since they don't have help online. I explained them the problem and They asked me to take the computer to the Geek Squad for repairs. Geek Squad took care of fixing the screen, and now my computer runs like new once again and I'm happy of having purchased about 6 months ago for less than it costs now.
Uhh, you talk about the A6 yet use an e series cpu... That one's meant to compete with atom, of course it will be slow.
woops, re read. nevermind, my bad.
as far as the research iv dont including this page, it sounds like a decent laptop, im looking at one slightly used for $450
as far as the research iv done*
Here are the specs:
Display: 15.6" 1366x768
CPU: AMD A6 - 3420M 2.2 Ghz
Video cards: it has 2 videocards - one is Radeon 6520G , another one is Radeon 7670M with 1 Gb memory
Hard space: 750 GB
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A snow sports accessory with the most innovative hi-tech details to respond to the harshest weather conditions. Featuring the iconic Moncler tricolour trim, they are ideal paired with ski wear or for a mountain stroll.
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- "Performance & Style" model in bi-stretch technical twill with Teflon-treated windproof membrane
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CompositionLINING: 100% Polyester; 3 MATERIAL: 100% Polyamide / Nylon; 4 MATERIAL: 100% Polyester; BASE FABRIC: 71% Polyamide / Nylon, 23% Viscose / Rayon, 6% Elastane / Spandex
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On Afghan Odyssey, Gifts to Troops Brave Ambushes, Bombs
Wall Street Journal: Back home in Watertown, Minn., Courtney Mittelstaedt selected her husband's Christmas gifts with the care and sweet mischief of a newlywed.
She bought Legos, a plastic duck in a Santa Claus suit and Christmas tree-shaped marshmallows, "his favorite candy," said Mrs. Mittelstaedt, a 20-year-old hairdresser. She used Spider-Man wrapping paper to remind him of the last time they went to the movies, before her husband, Army Private First Class Cody Mittelstaedt, went to war 7,000 miles away.
"He's gone and Christmas is so hard without him," said Mrs. Mittelstaedt, who married last year. "Buying gifts and wrapping them up for him makes me feel like he's involved and he's here with me."
Her husband's presents will join 6.4 million pounds of mail the U.S. Postal Service estimates it will ferry this month from families, friends and kindly strangers to U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
After Mrs. Mittelstaedt wrapped, sealed and addressed the gifts to Forward Operating Base Gardez, she took them to her post office, where the workers know her by name. She has become a regular customer, sending packages of letters, toys and candy at least once a week since her husband was deployed overseas three months ago.
Postal Service offices across the U.S. funnel packages to Afghanistan through its International Service Center in Newark, N.J. Then they travel by air—usually via Manama, Bahrain—to Bagram Airfield outside of Kabul, according to a Postal Service spokeswoman.
From Kabul, the delivery of Christmas letters, trinkets and toys to troops in combat bases is the job of private contractors, including Innovative Logistics. The Florida-based military contractor moves U.S. mail by truck across some of Afghanistan's most dangerous terrain, braving Taliban ambushes and improvised explosive devices, or IEDs, planted on roadsides.
The men who carry the mail in heavily armed convoys—Americans, Bosnians, Afghans, Fijians—call themselves the Pony Express, in homage to the short-lived mail service that connected California with Missouri before the Civil War.
"The U.S. post service has rain, sleet or snow. We have all of that plus IEDs," said Jeff Bedford, 38, as he rode in a mail convoy during a three-hour drive this month from Kabul to Gardez, capital of the insurgent-filled Paktia province.
Innovative Logistics took over its mail delivery contract from another contractor in May and retained some previous staff, including Mr. Bedford, a former Marine who has been injured twice on the job. The combat mailmen are well compensated because the work is so dangerous. For one, they can't count on immediate rescue or medevac help that U.S. troops take for granted. Contract employees doing work for the military in Afghanistan generally earn more than $100,000 a year.
At the height of the summer fighting season, two out of the three mail convoys would be "hitting the panic button" to notify the company headquarters of an insurgent attack, said Dan Wildtraut, 55, a former Sarasota, Fla., police officer who serves as Innovative Logistics' country manager.
Last year, Mr. Bedford's convoy was struck by a 500-pound IED after delivering mail to the dangerous province of Ghazni in the southeast. The explosion knocked him unconscious and killed three Afghans and a Bosnian contractor. A Fijian driver died after he was thrown out of his vehicle and pinned beneath a gun truck.
When Mr. Bedford awoke, his team was under heavy fire from insurgents. He grabbed his gun and fought back, he said, his adrenaline masking the pain from two ruptured spinal disks. He and his men called for help but waited nearly five hours for a coalition quick-reaction force to arrive from Ghazni, about 13 miles away.
Lt. Col. Miroslaw Ochyra, spokesman for the Polish military that is responsible for Ghazni province, said the quick reaction force arrived at the ambush site "later than usual" because it was deployed five times that day, including a mission to assist Polish soldiers who had come under fire.
When the soldiers finally found the mail convoy, they asked Mr. Bedford if they could call in an Apache helicopter strike to destroy the two disabled gun trucks with a Hellfire missile. The convoys often carry registered mail, including classified documents, which can't fall into enemy hands.
"I said, 'Rock on, whatever works,'" Mr. Bedford recalled. "Typically, we burn them, but they wanted to use a missile. Fine with me. Whatever got me out of there fastest." On this latest trip, Mr. Bedford's convoy passed the site of two fresh IED explosions. One had blown a crater large enough to swallow the front half of a cargo truck.
About a dozen workers have died and many more wounded in the past three years delivering the mail here. The most recent employee killed, an Afghan gunner, died in a Taliban ambush near the eastern city of Jalalabad in September. The company uses about 100 employees for a delivery service that the U.S. military might require a battalion task force of 1,200 troops, given the required ground and air support.
When the convoy reached F.O.B. Gardez, two cargo trucks unloaded roughly 10 tons of mail. Pfc. Mittelstaedt was assigned to retrieve his unit's portion, which he loaded onto a pickup truck.
He parked in front of a badly cracked concrete basketball court, which is flanked on one side by the "Wall of Heroes" bearing the names of 32 troops killed in action. A carved wooden sign proclaiming, "No girls allowed" hung above the entrance to the unit's living quarters.
The troops from Task Force Rakkasan 1-187 swarmed the court to collect their mail under a cold winter sun. Pfc. Mittelstaedt, who is a sniper, stood in the truck's pickup bed and threw packages to his colleagues for them to divvy into piles on the court. "I'll just tell you this once," he joked, "this pile here, this pile is the snipers' pile."
Pfc. Patrick Pease, a 21-year-old soldier from Indiana, got his lucky turn that day. After three months in Afghanistan, he received two packages from the Blue Star Mothers of America, a volunteer group: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and M&M's stuffed into Christmas stockings.
After dispatching his mail duties, Pfc. Mittelstaedt grabbed his Army-issued knife and slashed open his package. The 23-year-old smiled. He placed the Santa-clad plastic duck on a shelf alongside Star Wars-theme Santa toys, previous gifts from his family. His rifle hung on nails in a plywood wall.
He also received a letter from a U.S. family he didn't know, Mr. and Mrs. Wendle of Spring Branch, Texas. "Wishing you the most memorable Christmas yet, and wishing you home soon," Pfc. Mittelstaedt read out loud. "From Donna." He tossed the card on his Christmas shelf. "I don't know 'em," he said. Tuesdays and Thursdays—mail days—are "the best days ever," he said.
Soon, the Pony Express riders were getting ready to head back down the treacherous road to Kabul, piling into their trucks as driver Miroslav Gogic, a 44-year-old former Serbian soldier blasted the music of pop singer Celine Dion, to the annoyance of his colleagues.
Medic Justin Perkins sat next to him in the passenger seat, shouting over the music and engine noise. "There's a lot of animosity between contractors like us and the Army," said Mr. Perkins, 30, from Alaska. "They look down at us because we do the same job they do but get paid a hell of a lot more."
On delivery days, there is no animosity, he said: "Everyone loves the mailman."
If you'd like to send a care package to our troops, go to Soldiers' Angels or anysoldier.com.


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Terre Haute, Ind. - Freshman Lindsay Donaldson (Lincoln, Mass.), sophomore Cara Kiernan (Vienna, Va.) and senior Lucas Meyer (Ridgefield, Conn.) each turned in great performances to earn All-America honors in the 2004 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships hosted by Indiana State University Monday morning.
Donaldson finished sixth overall in the 6000-meter race with a time of 20:40, the best finish by any of the freshmen in the race. She tied the mark for the second-best finish ever by an Ivy League woman.
Donaldson came to Yale with an impressive resume, having won state championships in cross country and the indoor mile while at Lincoln-Sudbury high school.
Kiernan came in 33rd with a time of 21:09.4. At last year's NCAAs she placed 61st and was the fourth freshman to cross the line.
Meyer, the Yale captain, placed 18th in the 10,000-meter race with a time of 31:23.9. This was his second straight trip to the NCAAs.
The race was held under partly cloudy skies after overnight and early morning rain. Providence's Kim Smith won the women's individual championship with a time of 20:08.5. Wisconsin's Simon Bairu was first for the men (30:37.7). Colorado won both team championships.


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By Sue Ann Rybak
Monday morning local residents had the opportunity to sit down and have a cup of coffee with Councilwoman Cindy Bass at High Point Cafe, 7210 Cresheim Rd.
"People want to feel connected to their elected officials," Bass said. "We do Coffee with the Councilwoman on Monday because we want to be accessible – we want people to have face-to-face time and be able to talk about whatever they are interested in talking about, whether it's the abandoned house next door or the playground. Whatever the issue is, we want to get in front of it, so we can be involved in the lives of our constituents. It is very important."
Andy Trackman, one of the participants, said. "I think it's great that our councilperson is so accessible because a lot of times, especially now, our elected officials are quite removed from the voters, and this is such a huge step in the right direction. It's great to have someone show up for coffee."
"In the lower end of the district, there is almost no place to sit down with constituents and have coffee," Bass added. "It's all take out, fast-food restaurants and delis."
Bass is working on changing that. She recently did a walking tour of the Chew and Chelten business corridor.
Malik Boyd, a candidate for state representative in the 198th District, said he thought that a councilwoman who was out talking to voters in their day-to-day lives brought "a tremendous amount of positivity to the office."
"It increases constituents' services that much more," he said. "I think a lot of times elected officials can get caught up in the legislative session. But, it's the day-to-day life moments that happen. The more they experience them they're better equipped to represent the constituents. I am excited about Councilwoman Bass's tenure, and I am looking forward to working with her."
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11strong is an online soccer mmo where you can build up players and teams.
you compete with other soccer/gaming fans from around the world in a simulated season.
target audience is generally 20-40 year old and male.
We're looking for images of soccer stadiums of various sizes. These images should look very similar in that it is supposed to capture 1 stadium being upgraded.
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Dr. Jennifer Crees
Postgraduate Research Assistant
Curriculum Vitae:
- 2014: Research assistant, Institute of Zoology, ZSL
- 2014: Consultant, Rewilding Europe
- 2013-2014: Research consultant, WWF International and Institute of Zoology, ZSL
- Jan-April 2012: POST Fellow, Science and Technology Select Committee, House of Commons.
- 2009-2013: PhD Student, Institute of Zoology and Imperial College, London.
- 2008-2009: Policy Assistant, Sustainable Development Commission, Defra.
- 2007-2008: Research Intern, Institute of Zoology, ZSL.
- 2006-2007: MSc Conservation Biology, DICE, University of Kent (Distinction).
- 2003-2006: BA (Hons) Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Oxford.
Research Interests:
My broad interests lie in combining ecological and historical approaches to further our understanding of patterns of current day biodiversity and biodiversity loss. In particular I am interested in the nature of historical and prehistoric human impacts on species and ecosystems, and in applying knowledge of past ecosystems to inform the conservation of present day threatened biodiversity.
PhD research
The Holocene Epoch, from around 11,500 years ago to the present has witnessed large numbers of anthropogenically-driven species extinctions and regional extirpations, yet these processes remain poorly studied in comparison to end-Pleistocene or present day extinctions. In particular, a substantial amount of conservation research has focused on identifying intrinsic and extrinsic correlates of extinction risk among species, yet little is still understood about other fundamental aspects of species decline such as the biogeography of range collapse and extinction, even in otherwise well-studied vertebrate groups. Such studies also tend to be temporally limited, typically containing inherent 'extinction-filters' by excluding extinct populations and species.
My project used data from the extensive Holocene record of Europe (comprising zooarchaeological, paleontological and historical records) to model timings, patterns and drivers of range collapse, regional extirpation and extinction among large mammals in the western Palaearctic over the preceding 10,000 years. The results yielded implications for a number of fields of research including macroecology, zooarchaeology and the conservation of threatened extant megafauna, including informing reintroductions and debates on 'rewilding'.
My PhD was supervised by Prof. Georgina Mace (Imperial College London), Dr. Samuel Turvey (IoZ) and Dr. Chris Carbone (IoZ). I was funded by NERC with IoZ as a CASE partner.
Conservation and policy
I am also interested in how we can use scientific information to best influence policy, and have worked for the UK government and Parliament in sustainable development and science policy. I have also carried out consultancy research for WWF International, investigating factors that influence the success of conservation recovery programmes, and for Rewilding Europe, helping them to develop their flagship policy document on bison rewilding.
Papers/Book chapters
Crees., J.J. and Turvey, S.T. Redefining native species using the Quaternary faunal record. (In review).
Crees, J.J., Turvey, S.T., Freeman, R. and Carbone, C. Human population density predicts mammalian extinctions across Holocene Europe. (In review).
Sommer, R.S. and Crees, J.J. Late Quaternary biogeography of small carnivores in Europe. In: Do Linh San, E., Sato, J., Belant, J.L. & Somers, M. (eds) Small carnivores in space and time: evolution, ecology, behavior and conservation. Blackwell. (In press).
Durant, S. et al. (2014) UK bill could prompt biodiversity loss. Nature, 512: 253. doi:10.1038/512253a.
Verissimo, D., Smith, R.J., MacMillan, D.C., Crees. J. and Davies, Z.G. (2014) Has climate change taken prominence over biodiversity conservation? BioScience, 74 (7), 625-629. doi: 10.1093/biosci/biu079.
Crees, J.J. and Turvey, S.T. (2014) Holocene extinction dynamics of Equus hydruntinus, a late-surviving European megafaunal mammal. Quaternary Science Reviews, 91: 16-29. doi: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2014.03.003.
Policy and consultancy reports:
Bison Rewilding Plan. Rewilding Europe, advised by Zoological Society of London. 2014.
Crees, J.J., Collins, A. and Turvey, S.T. Drivers of extinction: using lessons from past and current mammalian recovery programmes to improve future conservation strategies. Internal report to WWF International (Conservation Strategy and Performance Unit and Global Species Programmes). April 2014.
House of Commons Science and Technology Committee. Building scientific capacity for development. (HC 2012-13, 377).
Sustainable Development Commission (2009) Sustainable Development in Government (SDiG) 2008: Challenges for Government. London.
Sustainable Development Commission (2009) Breakthroughs for the twenty-first century. London.