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CLARETS co-chairman John Banaszkiewicz described the Championship's £1billion debt as "scary", but added that it served to highlight the value of Burnley's promotion even more.
A club-by-club guide to Championship finances from 2012/13 figures, printed in The Guardian, has revealed the mounting costs of trying to be competitive, with combined debts of the 24 clubs reaching a 10-figure sum.
Burnley, who posted a pre-tax loss of £7.6m for and net debt of £12.2m for that year, were mid-table in the rankings with a turnover of £15.3million and wage bill of £15.4m – marking them 13th highest in the league in both categories just 12 months before a Premier League place was secured.
Bolton Wanderers topped the spending scale with a turnover of £35m and wage bill of £37.4m both highest in the division, accounting for a staggering pre-tax loss of £50.6m and net debt of £163.8m.
Leicester City, who went up as champions last season, spent significantly more than Burnley on wages (£26.1m), with a turnover of £19.6m.
Ambitious Brighton, who this year missed out on promotion after losing their play-off semi-final with Derby County, had a turnover of £23.4m, with a 90 per cent proportion of that.
In comparison to their peers, Banaszkiewicz believes Burnley's promotion has taken on even greater significance given their lack of financial clout.
Under Sean Dyche, Burnley have spent just £450,000 up front on player trading, with Ashley Barnes bought from Brighton in January.
"It makes it an even bigger achievement," said Banaszkiewicz.
"The figures are a year old but it's quite a good summary and puts things into perspective.
"A one billion pound debt is scary. For us it shows the structure of the club. If we've not got lots of money we're not going to spend it.
"But it also highlights the value of promotion."
Burnley's losses have ultimately been offset by the sales of Jay Rodriguez, to Southampton for £7m and Charlie Austin to QPR for £4m in subsequent summers.
After making a concerted attempt to fall in line with the Financial Fair Play ruling they were on course to break even this financial year, even before celebrating promotion.
FFP rules state that Championship clubs can make a maximum loss of £3m for the current 2013-14 campaign. That figure rises to £8m if a club's owner is willing to convert the additional £5m into shares in the club.
Anything above £3m or £8m will result in a transfer embargo which would come into force on January 1, 2015. Championship clubs that fail to comply with FFP but are promoted to the Premier League this season will be required to pay a 'Fair Play Tax' penalty, which scales from one per cent on the first £100,000 overspent to 100 per cent on anything above £10m.


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Abigail Thernostrom is the coauthor (with her husband, the Harvard historian Stephan Thernstrom) of America in Black and White, an outstanding book on race in America. That book's chapter on affirmative action provides a body of information that tells you just about all you need to know about the subject.
This morning the Los Angeles Times carries Thernstrom's column on the Michigan cases decided by the Supreme Court this past Monday. Thernstrom has little patience for the the law school's mumbo jumbo that the Court blessed and made the law of the land: "College rulings add insult to injury."
Thernstrom discusses the black-white test score gaps that underlie the mumbo jumbo regarding "diversity." For additional information and perspective on this point, consider this story from the Boston Globe this morning: "Justice's 'deadline' confounds colleges."
Somebody needs to tell the folks quoted in the Globe story that we all understand the "deadline" is fictitious. O'Connor doesn't mean it any more than she meant what she had written about the law of racial discrimination in the key cases that antedated Grutter. Even if she and the four others in the Grutter majority meant it, none of them will be around in twenty-five years when the regime of double standards is, thanks to the Court, even more entrenched and institutionalized than it is now. Compare the metastasis of the abortion culture in the years that followed Roe, and the Court's subsequent refusal to reconsider Roe's misbegotten jurisprudence more or less in light of the reliance interests that had grown around it.
Mark Steyn likewise does a good job of translating the Supreme Court's Michigan decisions: "Counting on diversity in court." Steyn helpfully explains the concept of "diversity" that the Court has enshrined as a compelling state interest: ""Diversity' doesn't extend to, say, some dirtpoor piece of fundamentalist white trash. Her presence wouldn't 'enrich' anyone. 'Diversity' means 'more blacks.' That's why traditional African-American colleges are exempt from its strictures: As 100 percent black schools, they're already as diverse as you can get."
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Primal Grill with Steven Raichlen "Burn in the USA" The whole world grills, and a few countries smoke. But only one place on Planet Barbecue has highly evolved traditions of both-the U.S.A. D
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Primal Grill with Steven Raichlen "Bombay Blast" More than 5000 years ago, a potter in Central Asia made a tall, urn-shaped, incredibly efficient clay barbecue pit-the origin of the Indian tandoor. Today, tandoori, Indian barbecue, is enjoyed from New Delhi to New Caledonia to New York. This show features tandoori salmon (washed with garlic water and marinated in spices, yogurt, and chickpea flour). D
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Primal Grill with Steven Raichlen "Asia's Crossroads" Some of the world's biggest flavors come hot off some of the world's smallest grills. Proof positive? Sizzling beef sates-cut from well-marbled rib eye steaks and masterfully spiced with cumin, coriander, and turmeric from tiny Singapore. From Guam, where the sun first rises on American barbecue, comes a main-course chicken salad like your mother never made: smoked chicken with freshly grated coconut and vivifying doses of lime juice and chiles. D
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Primal Grill with Steven Raichlen "Spanish Smoke" Long before Spanish culinary mad scientist Ferran Adria stunned the world with his foams, infusions, and molecular cuisine, grill masters from the Iberian peninsula were setting the world of barbecue, well, on fire. Like Basque grill master, Victor Arguinzoniz, whose grilled shrimp calls for olive oil and txakoli wine misted from spray bottles. Or Matias Gorrochatequi, whose salt-grilled steaks are a masterpiece of fiery simplicity. D
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Primal Grill with Steven Raichlen "Out of Africa" Africa. Where mankind, grilling, and civilization began. Today, we take you to this mysterious, multi-cultural continent, where complex flavors and grilling techniques show just how far we've evolved since a human ancestor called Homo erectus became the first animal to cook his dinner. D
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Primal Grill with Steven Raichlen "The Best Kept Secrets of European Grilling" When it comes to European grilling, Italy and Greece grab the headlines. Here's a look of some of Europe's lesser-known grilling traditions. From Belgium, it's briny oysters grilled with an uncommon (and uncommonly delectable) combo of ginger, soy sauce, and fruit jam. D
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Primal Grill with Steven Raichlen "Fired Up, Down Under" Ozzies (Australians) and Kiwis (New Zealanders) may live half a world away, but they're every bit as grilling-obsessed as we North Americans are. Case in point: an Australian favorite, the proverbial "shrimp on the barbie," grilled here with basil and prosciutto and flambeed with Pernod. Or apostles on horseback-New Zealand sea scallops marinated in wine and grilled with smoky bacon. D
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Primal Grill with Steven Raichlen "Primal Grills for a Crowd" Cook indoors and you often cook solo. Light a grill and you cook for a crowd. This show focuses on grilling for parties. D
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America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Big, Bold Chicken Braises" Test cook Bridget Lancaster updates the recipe for a Silver Palette classic, Chicken Marbella. Then, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges host Christopher Kimball to a tasting of whole roasted chickens. Next, Man on the Street John "Doc" Willoughby learns about authentic Filipino cooking at the Purple Yam in Brooklyn. D
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Simply Ming "Caramelization with Guest Jody Adams" This week on Simply Ming - Caramelization - a technique that enhances both savory and sweet cooking. Done right it enhances a dish, and done wrong will turn it bitter. Joining Ming in the kitchen is Chef Jody Adams. D
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Kimchi Chronicles "The Jeju Chronicles" Jean-Georges teams up with the "Julia Child" of Jeju Island, the Hawaii of Korea and a veritable paradise. They shop for ingredients at the sprawling 5-Day Market and return to an authentic folk village where they cook over open fires. Later, Jean-Georges and Marja spend an afternoon in the green rolling hills of the Amore Pacific Tea Gardens with their daughter Chloe. D
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Rick Steves' Europe "France's Dordogne" Rick takes a canoe ride, visits a goose farm and savors the foie gras, wanders through a lamp-lit castle, enjoys a country market, and visits the Sistine Chapel of the prehistoric world.G


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This March Break the Museum of Inuit Art is exploring the realities of living in the modern Canadian Arctic through four interactive stations (one to represent each Inuit land claim area in Canada) located throughout the museum.
Every family will be issued a passport to explore the Museum of Inuit Art in new, multi-sensory ways while challenging perceptions of the Arctic.
Activities to enjoy:
- Get hands on with our teaching collection at our feel-box station. Learn about properties of the materials being used by Inuit artists and how this impacts the art being produced in the Arctic today.
- Can you dance like a polar bear or run like a muskox? Show us your moves while learning animal names in Inuktitut in the Museum of Inuit Art's version of 'Simon Says'.
- Learn about the differences in food costs and diets in the Arctic and Southern Canada at the MIA land claim grocery store.
- What makes your neighbourhood unique? Make comparisons between your community and those in the Arctic. Through exploration of prints and postcards, learn about population size, temperature, and infrastructure available in Inuit communities.
As you complete the activities, be sure to get your passport stamped! If you have your passport stamped at all four interactive stations, you are eligible for a $5 discount on a family membership. Your name will also be entered into a raffle to win a $50 gift certificate from Loblaws-Queens Quay!
DATES: March 9 to March 17
TIME: 12 PM to 4 PM
PRICE: Free with Museum Admission (Adults $5, Students/Seniors $3, Children 12 and under FREE)
We are still looking for volunteers for this event. If you are interested in lending a helping hand, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
–Lindsay Bontoft, MIA's Public Programming and Development Coordinator


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Steen scores again, Blues hold off Flamesby Louie Korac
ST. LOUIS -- The NHL's First Star of October has a pair of superstars in pursuit of his goal-scoring lead.
Alexander Steen took matters into his own hands Thursday night as his St. Louis Blues defeated the Calgary Flames 3-2 at Scottrade Center.
Alex Ovechkin and Steven Stamkos both tied Steen's pace of 13 goals earlier in the night, but the Blues wing countered with his League-leading 14th to break the three-way tie. The goal turned out to be the game-winner.
"Everybody's talking about it, but quietly, he's the leader of our room," Blues defenseman Jordan Leopold said of Steen, who is the first player to score 14 goals in the team's first 14 games since 1990-91 when Brett Hull scored 16. "He works his butt off, and it's nice to see him get rewarded. Whatever he's doing, he's got to keep doing it."
Maxim Lapierre scored his first goal with the Blues, Vladimir Tarasenko also scored, and Leopold, a former Flames defenseman, picked up his first two points of the season. Brian Elliott collected his 100th career victory by stopping 18 shots to help the Blues win for the fifth time in six games and improve to 10-2-2 on the season.
The Blues nearly squandered a 3-0 lead against a Flames team (6-8-2) that scored twice in the third period to make it interesting.
"I think if we continued the way we were playing in the first period and then in the second, we should have really controlled that game mostly, but they battled back," Elliott said. "They're a hard-working team that doesn't quit. They got two on us, but we squeaked it out and battled that last couple minutes to get the win.
"When you get off to a lead, sometimes you tend to relax when you shouldn't. It's another lesson we can learn from. ... You have to be careful out there and have a little desperation."
Kevin Shattenkirk assisted on the Blues' second goal, giving him an assist in a career-best seventh straight game, the longest current run in the League. He has eight in that span.
Tim Jackman scored his first goal of the season, Mike Cammalleri scored his fifth and former Blues draft pick Reto Berra made 24 saves for Calgary. The Flames have dropped five of six. Calgary is 3-8-0 in its past 11 after a 3-0-2 start to the season, and saw its futility on the power play reach eight games (0-for-28) after going 0-for-6.
"Two different teams," Flames coach Bob Hartley said. "The first period we were tentative. They carried the puck, they carried the play to us. We started on our heels. ... We made it tough on ourselves. [We gave up] a goal so early in the game ... but we never quit. I felt that we got back in the game, maybe too little, too late, but at least we showed lots of character and the guys never quit.
"If we could backtrack and replay that first 20 minutes, it might have been a different game," he added.
The Blues dominated the first period, outshooting the Flames 11-2 and getting goals from Tarasenko and Lapierre as the ice was skewed toward Berra for much of the period.
Tarasenko's first goal in nine games gave the Blues a 1-0 lead 3:01 into the game. The power-play goal broke the Blues' 0-for-8 slump with the man advantage. He followed up former Calgary defenseman Jay Bouwmeester's shot from the slot and buried the puck into the open side past Berra.
It was the sixth straight game in which the Blues scored the first goal and 11th time in 14 overall. They've now won nine of those games.
Lapierre was able to position himself in front of Berra and redirect Leopold's shot from the left boards 10:12 into the game to give the Blues a 2-0 lead.
"It was a slow start for me," Lapierre said. "I played four games and three weeks off because of the (five-game) suspension (for an illegal hit on Sharks defenseman Dan Boyle on Oct. 15). I felt like I had two training camps. I feel like my legs are coming back slowly and I think tonight is more of the player I am that we saw in the beginning.
"I just wanted to keep it simple. Just screen the goalie and that was a great play by [Leopold]."
Blues coach Ken Hitchcock liked his team's play early, then noticed a drop-off after the Blues started taking what he called "unnecessary penalties."
"The first period was terrific," Hitchcock said. "We did a lot of really good things. We played exactly the way we wanted to. We had rush-attack chances, our power play looked good. Everything we needed to do, we did in the first period, and then we took those penalties and it took us out of rhythm and allowed their better players to play on easy ice. They ended up exiting the zone and then we ended up in a little bit of a prevent game. We weren't really in any trouble in the game, but you don't like seeing penalties we took today 200 feet from your net. When you've got something like that going, you want to hope that the players keep building on it.
"I would say they were unnecessary penalties, some of them were ... penalties you can't afford to take if you want to be a really good team. You can't afford to take those, so that's something we're going to have to learn."
The Blues extended the lead to 3-0 when Steen was able to take T.J. Oshie's centering feed and beat Berra in tight with a backhand 5:55 into the second period.
"It was a great play," Steen said. "We seemed to, especially the first half of that game, we were finding each other pretty good, making small give-and-goes in tight spaces.
"We were just managing the puck well. We were making plays when we needed to. We were getting it deep when we needed to. We were coming out of our zone clean, quick, fast, with a lot of pace, and that sort of got slower as the game progressed. We started getting longer and longer on our shifts. That's what happens. We ended up winning the hockey game. We're not happy with our third period, so we'll tidy it up. It's a win."
Jackman got the Flames on the board when he finished off Shane O'Brien's shot from the point. Elliott made the initial save, but Jackman was in the slot and buried the rebound high glove side 4:41 into the third period.
Jackman's goal snapped Elliott's shutout streak at 111:35.
The Flames were pressing late, and Cammalleri finished off a shot from the right circle at 14:49 to make it a 3-2 game.
Chris Butler's shot from the left point was blocked by Adam Cracknell and caromed to Cammalleri in the right circle, who one-timed a high shot past Elliott.
"At some point, we were able to get some momentum ... a tale of two games," Cammalleri said. "That was quite noticeable that we didn't really push the play early.
"The whole moral victory thing is tough. Get on a plane, go play Colorado [Friday night]."
The Blues started their second five-game homestand of the season with a win, but they know they need to finish stronger with some good teams coming in, including the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.
"We had a good start, but you look at the last couple periods, we let off the gas a little bit and gave them a reason to get back in the hockey game," Leopold said. "We'll have to address that, but a win's a win and we'll take the points."


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COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 11 (UPI) -- Ohio may need additional natural gas pipelines to cope with the boom in the Utica shale play but trucking should meet short-term requirements, a spokesman said.
Ohio hosts portions of the Marcellus and Utica plays, two of the richest shale deposits in the United States.
Anadarko Petroleum, one of the more active energy companies in Ohio, said it delivered 9,500 barrels of crude oil and 12 million cubic feet of natural gas from one well in the Utica play.
The Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune reports there are more than 200 wells approved in the Utica shale play in the state.
Marathon spokesman Shane Pochard said his company relies on road transit to deliver natural resources produced from Ohio.
"We're in the pretty early stages of (the Utica shale) coming online, so the fastest and quickest way to begin running it is by truck," he told the newspaper. "Ideally, as the play grows and matures, pipe would be preferred."
The Tribune reports there are no plans for large transmission pipelines, state and federal regulators said.


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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly The Boy Scouts of America - The national council of the Boy Scouts of America will vote next week on a proposal to lift the long-standing ban on gay scouts, although allowing gay adult leaders is not under consideration. As Deborah Potter reports, most scout troops are sponsored by faith-based groups, some of whom say that lifting the ban is incompatible with scout values, and could lead them to withdraw their sponsorship. Sequestration and the Poor -The 85-billion-dollar federal spending cuts imposed by sequestration will severely impact city governments and their programs for the poor-programs like Head Start, supplemental nutrition and public housing . D
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Second Opinion "Pituitary Gland Tumor" Pituitary gland tumors produce a variety of symptoms and can be very difficult to diagnose. Learn more about the symptoms and the very successful treatment options available. D
7:30 am
Cooking with Nick Stellino "Seafood Made Simple" A great dish does not have to be difficult to make in order to taste great! Fresh ingredients and simple techniques are at the core of these fabulously, delicious recipes. Chef Stellino visits the green grocer and prepares Grilled Shrimp with Stewed Peppers and a Salad with Tuna, Tomatoes, Olives & Capers. D
8:00 am
New Scandinavian Cooking "Mountain Lamb" Andreas visits the mountain of Hallingskarvet and the valley of Hemsedal, where lambs roam the hilly landscape for months during summer. Andreas prepares a lamb carpaccio and then a flavorful lamb burger. For the main course, he serves slow-cooked lamb belly and lamb sirloin served rare. D
8:30 am
Mexico -- One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless "Off The Beaten Path In Huatulco" The majority of the people who travel to Mexico go for the beaches. Little wonder when the beaches are as pristine as Huatulco's Playa Chahue - complete with the Playa Limpia certification for cleanliness. Still, a man's gotta eat. D
9:00 am
The Jazzy Vegetarian "A Taste of Italy" Host Laura Theodore prepares a classic Italian-American inspired menu featuring authentic tasting "Spaghetti and Wheatballs." On the side, egg-free "Caesar Salad with Cashew Parmesan" adds a timeless flair. For dessert, delicious "Pear, Apple and Walnut Crostata" finishes the meal with gusto. D
9:30 am
Martha Stewart's Cooking School "Fish Monger" If you love to eat seafood but balk at preparing it at home, you'll welcome this lesson. Dave Pasternack, a renowned seafood chef based in New York City, joins Martha for a beginner's class on buying, butchering and storing fish. They then demystify boning a round or flat fish and cleaning a squid. D
10:00 am
Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence "Making Waves Or Marrakech Express" Joanne turns ordinary romaine into an exotic salad salad with honey, cardamom, and Moroccan Spiced Almonds. Her student, Leah, boards the Marrakech Express to learn the secret to making burger night an even bigger hit with the family, mixing Moroccan spices with lamb and topping with a zesty cucumber, yogurt sauce with ginger. Recipes: Romaine Waves with Honey and Cardamom and Moroccan Spiced Almonds, Moroccan Merguez Lamb Burgers, Yogurt, Cucumber and Ginger Sauce. D
10:30 am
The Mind of a Chef "Gluttony" It's gluttonous goodness in this episode - over-the-top indulgence with Joe Beef chefs Federic Morin and David McMillian's foie gras sandwich, a whiskey tasting mayhem with Chef Sean Brock at Buffalo Trace in Kentucky and the classic dish "Hot Brown" served up three ways. D
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America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Great Italian Pasta Sauces" Test cook Julia Collin Davison shows host Christopher Kimball how to make perfect Pasta all'Amatriciana. Then, equipment expert Adam Ried reveals his top pick for box graters in the Equipment Corner, and tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Chris to a tasting of canned whole tomatoes. And finally, test cook Bryan Roof uncovers the secrets to making the best Quick Mushroom Ragu with lots of mushroom flavor. D
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Scrapbook Soup "Wall Art" Get out your photos and scrapbook supplies to create one of a kind wall art. We begin with a framed kaleidoscope photo using software. Then, it's a new way to hang pictures for wall art for all occasions with Marilyn Gossett. D
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Paint This With Jerry Yarnell "Rocky River, Part 3" Final episode of Rocky River. As Jerry promised the water continues to get a wetter look through reflections of shapes and colors. Finally hotspots are found and the river jumps out at you as it's flowing. D
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Aviators Oxygen Lab: Kurtis experiences oxygen deprivation in the High Altitude Lab at Embry Riddle University. Anatomy of a Commercial Flight: We unlock the cockpit door and show you what goes on inside the areas of a commercial flight that have always remained mysteriously secret. D
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This Old House "Old and New In Harmony" Roger replaces the existing concrete front walk with a beautiful new bluestone design. Tom shows Kevin the modifications he specified on the replacement windows. On the third floor, tile contractor Mark Ferrante uses a shower waterproofing system. D
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Ask This Old House "Installing a New Kitchen Sink and Faucet/Installing Insulated Sidelights on a Front Door" Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey heads to Colorado Springs, Colorado, to install a brand new kitchen sink and faucet. Then, general contractor Tom Silva installs insulated sidelights on a front door. D
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American Woodshop "Kitchen Cabinet Retrofit" Simple, affordable Kitchen Renovations. D
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Rough Cut - Woodworking with Tommy Mac "Shaker-Inspired Step Stool" A Shaker-inspired Step Stool is Tommy's project on this episode of Rough Cut.G
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MotorWeek "Volkswagen Beetle Convertible" Road Test: 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible. Road Test: 2013 Mazda MX-5. Goss' Garage: Quick A/C Checkup. D
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America's Heartland Choose the fast talking winners at America's cattle auctioneer championships. Bring in a sweet harvest of Alabama watermelons. Discover why grains are playing a growing role in your diet and cook up some unusual recipes using bright red tomatoes. D
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NOVA "Decoding Neanderthals" A team led by geneticist Svante Paabo announces in 2010 they have reconstructed much of the Neanderthal genome, and the analysis shows modern humans and their Neanderthal cousins interbred widely outside Africa. The film looks at these findings and a range of new evidence for Neanderthal self-expression and language.G
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Antiques Roadshow "Seattle, Hour One" At the Experience Music Project Museum at Seattle Center the show begins with a discussion of Jimi Hendrix' trend-setting fashion style. Other highlights include a Vladimir Kagan desk used by Kagan himself and an 1874 Francis A. Silva oil painting valued at $250,000. Part 1 of 3G
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British Antiques Roadshow "Hopetoun House 2" Fiona Bruce and the team of experts return for a second visit to Queensferry, Scotland. Finds include Victorian dresses worn by royalty, a 16th century silver jewel box and a photograph of the Fourth Bridge that the Nazis used for propaganda during World War II.G
6:30 pm
Rick Steves' Europe "European Travel Skills, Part 3" As Rick brings his 3,000-mile trek to its finish, he reinforces the skill he calls the most rewarding of all - connecting with the locals, not forgetting essential skills such as eating and sleeping well and packing light. Part 3 of 3G
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The Lawrence Welk Show "Salute to Cole Porter" The composer's "Wunderbar" opens this sparkling tribute. Bobby and Cissy swirl to "The Continental." Henry Cuesta highlights "Begin The Beguine" with his clarinet artistry. Guy and Ralna harmonize on "True Love."G
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Are You Being Served? "Our Figures Are Slipping" With sales down, Mr. Rumbold holds a staff training session that interferes with after-work plans.G
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Keeping Up Appearances - The Memoirs of Hyacinth Bucket "The Toy Store" Hyacinth has to intervene when she learns from relatives that Daddy has slipped out and run up a toy store bill he cannot pay.G
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As Time Goes By "The New Neighbours" Jean sets out to discover what the new neighbors are like. Her suspicion rises when they show up at the pub with black eyes.G
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The Thin Blue Line "Kids Today" Fowler, Gladstone, Habib and Goody go camping with some juvenile criminals while Goody faces charges of assault for punching a skinhead who used racist language towards Habib.G
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The Red Green Show "The Chainsaw Races" Harold hosts gifted children at the lodge only to find his event is competing with chainsaw races. Then Red turns a van into a giant portable boom box.G
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My Family "Dog Dazed" Ben overhears Susan talking about adoption and is relieved when he realizes she is talking about a dog. However, Ben is still unsure, but Susan talks him into looking at the puppies she has in mind. First their home must be vetted to see if it is suitable for the dog.G
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Doctor Who Series "The Lodger" In a house on Aickman, there is a staircase that people go up, but never down. To solve the mystery of the man upstairs, the Doctor must pass himself off as a normal human being, and share a flat with Craig Owens.G


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User talk:Awmagnuson
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Initialized discussion page --AWM 08:35, December 13, 2007 (EST)
Google Gadget
Great little do-dad you have there! Does it pop up a different merit badge every day at random? Is there a step-by-step process to add it for those of us not as web-savvy?
Also, you guys seem to have a LOT going on with your troop. Have you submitted the Merit Badge info to meritbadge.info? EagleForumFan 04:54, December 14, 2007 (EST)
Thanks for responding!
Each day it will pop up a different merit badge -- cycles through them in alphabetical order.
What documentation I've written is at
If you want to add the index to a webpage, hit the "Embed this gadget" button just below "Merit Badge Index". This will take you to a configuration page at Google.com that will
1. Let you set user preferences:
On WorthingtonScouts.org, "local_resource" is set to "http://worthingtonscouts.org/worth_mb_v01.xml". This adds information about Worthington area MB events to the index. If you enter the URL to worth_mb_v01.xml into the configuration panel, the index will refresh and you'll see the local information.
2. "Get the code":
At the bottom of the configuration page, there's a button labeled "Get the Code". This generates a bit of HTML/Javascript that you would add to a webpage on your troop website. You can also add it to your google homepage or dashboard.
> > Have you submitted the Merit Badge info to meritbadge.info?
I'm not sure what you mean by this. I've only been lurking on meritbadge.org until the past day or so. Before I publicize this widely, I need to make sure that the meritbadge.org admins are okay with the index gadget linking the merit badge images from meritbadge.org -- it uses their bandwidth and intellectual property. I'm not expecting a problem, but it's always good manners to ask and they might suggest some changes.
> > Also, you guys seem to have a LOT going on with your troop.
Our district includes 5 suburbs of Columbus, OH. I was asked to do WorthingtonScouts.org by Worthington's Assistant District Commissioner to help promote District and Community events. I started adding additional articles and features to draw people in so that they would look at the event information. The site has gotten gloriously out of hand, but I'm having fun with it.
Thanks for your help!
--AWM 10:00, December 14, 2007 (EST)


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A winner was selected from 108 designs submitted by 40 freelance designers.
We are looking for a really memorable and recognizable logo that is very trendy, lively and web 2.0
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Hello all. I have been out of the loop for the past 10 years and would like to get back into playing again. I will mainly play at home for my own entertainment but might possibly decide to play out.
I have been tooling around with the idea of doing a Pinkfloyd/ 70's synth rock type band. Basically anything that features moogs, B3's, farfisa, rhodes/clav/wurlitzer...etc.
I am prepared to spend some $ and am trying to decide what to get if I could boil it down to three keyboards and maybe add some modules later. The old stuff would be great ( I used to fix them for a living back in the day) but not practical.
From my reading(not playing) I have been leading towards the Kurzweil's and Nord's. They are expensive but I like to live by the buy cheap buy twice rule.
I love to have knobs and sliders. I can remember spending hours just playing with a sound and never learning the song. I also would like a weighted keyboard for the piano parts(and to get my fingers back in shape).


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On our food tours in Barcelona, you'll get to try the many different types of Spanish and Catalan typical culinary delights, guaranteed to get your taste buds tingling.
- Firstly, your local Barcelonian guide will take you to a little family cafe where you will try a homemade typical Spanish breakfast: Churros and hot chocolate
- Some tiny streets later, you will have the chance to taste and see the diversity of gastronomy in the local Market Hall, where you will get to try very tasty Spanish and Catalan cheeses and the famous Iberian Ham (jamón).
- Have fun and try to drink from a Porrón (you will find out on the day).
- You will understand the influence of other cultures in Spanish dishes in one of the most emblematic shops of the city, and master roasters since 1851.
- Learn the real origins of tapas and try some delicious examples in a family restaurant with some wine.
- Get closer to the Meditéranean sea by sitting around a table and drinking some fresh Sangria and authentic paëlla, in one of the most picturesque places in the city.
- Finally, have a look at the sea and finish this great adventure through the city close to the beach for a friendship toast with Cava wine.
- All tour along, your guide will teach you some great knowledge about both the history and the gastronomy to enhance the whole experience
- Oh, and of course there's our delicious Secret Dish too, !
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Western Digital My Net N900 HD Router Review
Packaging, Externals, Internals
The N900 came well packaged with an ethernet cable, power adapter, setup guide and CD:
Front. Indicators light up a dim (i.e. non-blinding) blue.
Rear. Included Ethernet cable is color-keyed to the port. Nice touch, as are the link state lights present on all Eethernet ports.
Bottom. Note the integrated fan.
Sorry, I can only look at new tech for so long before I start ripping the screws out. A few warranty-voiding moves and voala!
Build quality looks very good, with particular attention given to antenna routing. Note there are six (!) total antennas. Three for the 2.4GHz band, and another three for the 5GHz band. More on that in a sec.
Ethernet connectivity is driven by a pair of Atheros AR8327N low power GigE switch chips. Each chip drives 4 of the 7 available ports (number 8 is reserved for the Internet port).
The center RFI shield + heat sink covers the Ubicom (Qualcomm/Atheros) CPU, backed by a pair of Samsung K4B1G1646G-BCH9 (DDR3 64Mx16 PC1333) RAM chips, bringing the total available RAM to 128MB.
Now for the meat and potatoes. With the shield removed we see the Atheros AR9380 triple-stream 802.11n, configured to drive triple channels as evidenced by the three RF switches (left). This module drives the 5GHz antenna array. Three radios + three antennas = 3x3 configuration capable of 450Mbps.
Here is the other Atheros, this one labeled AR9381. I couldn't find a specific product page for this model, but it appears to be a 9380 variant that is not capable of 5GHz, which would make sense given its connection to the 2.4GHz array. Again, three more radios and three more antennas making up another 3x3 configuration on the 2.4GHz side. This link also maxes out at a theoretical 450Mbps.
Here's what both radios look like functionally:
What essentially happens here is that multiple radios simultaneously transmit and receive over multiple antennas. More radios and antennas mean more bandwidth. A great blog post from the folks over at Intel detail those differences quite nicely. The short story is that if you want the greatest mainstream capability at the time of this writing, you want dual band with 3x3 arrays, which the N900 can deliver.
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Besides carrying over the horribly insecure WPS "feature," looks great! Can't wait to play with one.
Good call there. I've requested an answer from their team. I'd imagine there is some simple brute force prevention I place, but it never hurts to ask.
For those unaware of this potential vulnerability:
or they could simply disable external registrar functionality thereby making the whole vulnerability non-existent. case in point, i have WPS enabled on my 2Wire and it is not vulnerable to reaver style attacks(I tried for 30 minutes with the correct pin)
For those curious, WPS *can* be disabled from within the firmware.
Any chance you have some screen shots or details on the Parental Controls or Access Restrictions? One of the main reasons I use Tomato today on my NetGear is the ability to limit access to my kids computers by time table etc. Also web usage logs is another big one. And last, real time network graphing?
I'd just about given up on an off the shelf router being useful but I may have to take a look at this one.
I have this router, and it might work well as a wired router, but the wireless is weak,and with no way to adjust the power output of the wifi. I have my main router in the garage(R7000), and this N900 in the living room. The wireless signal coming from the garage is still stronger. Use of a wifi signal meter shows it goes just below the ideal strength starting at 4 feet away. I'm disappointed in this router. I need a router to use as a range extender, and I already had this one. I'm thinking of taking the cover off to see if the transmitter is physically adjustable.
It's a shame that with all those ports they didn't think to add 802.3ad (link aggregation). If it had this, it would really be really hard to beat.
Are these routers using Broadcom chips?
I hope they do. Then I could use Tomato firmware on them.
It's Atheros throughout. Check the pics on page two for the gory details.
Any chance you have some screen shots or details on the Parental Controls or Access Restrictions? One of the main reasons I use Tomato today on my NetGear is the ability to limit access to my kids computers by date/time etc. Also web usage logs is another big one. And last, real time network graphing?
I'd just about given up on an off the shelf router being useful but I may have to take a look at this one.
I just wish I could afford to buy a copy of ixia Chariot for testing :-)
Ask and ye shall receive:
http://www.pcper.com/reviews/General-Tech/Western-Digital-My-Net-N900-HD-Router-Review/Wired-and-Wireless-Performance-Par (scroll down)
The Parental Controls are pretty darn sweet, now that I've took some additional time and dug into them. Thanks for the question there. Access restrictions are covered there, and MAC filtering should be able to cover any unregistered devices.
Haven't found any network graphing as of yet...
Thanks Allyn. Good stuff. I'll have to review one of these. I used to work for USRobotics and 3Com so I've been looking for a better router for 10 years. After 30-40 of them I'm still looking :-)
The QOS looks great but I'd like to see how much control I can have over it. I want to be able to manage the QOS by protocol, IP, maybe even time. I can do it in Tomato today pretty well.
The network graphing is a standard feature now on most open source router firmware, it would be nice to see them add it in or even better, create an API so you could make an app for your mobile/tablet/desktop gadget to see the traffic.
Parental Control looks decent. I'll have to check it out.
Wish this had ac. It's a bit late in the game to buy an n router.
Two aspects concerns me.
Potential breakdown of the cooling fan in the long run in dusty environment. Fans do fail in time being mechanical.
When you lay the router on a flat surface, air circulation at the bottom may not be sufficient in unclean industrial environment. WD could have provided optional 1/2 in legs with self adhesive tape to provide better clearance at the bottom. I have used a mod with 1/2 in plastic end caps (4) on pancake type routers from Linksys.
The fan should only come on during extreme heat situations. It's not configured to run constantly.
I have it on my desk with good ventilation and the still fan comes on probably to keep innards cool. We will have to wait till users find the failing fans. Still I feel the designers could have avoided the cooling fan.
Besides remote management (which can be done without a middle man server) why are the Parental Controls configured outside of the router? From the images in the article it doesn't appear to be doing anything that exciting. To me allowing a remote server push a configuration to my router is a security liability, especially if the router is hosting storage devices. The Cisco Connect Cloud which just started rolling out is this way. You configure that router on their site and can't connect directly (without disconnecting the internet connection and then it is limited what you can do) which seems like a terrible idea since all you need is your account hacked for someone to get full access to your storage devices. I'm hoping the Cisco Connect Cloud idea doesn't catch on.
I am researching routers as our current one seems to be getting tired and we are having to re-set it all the time. I have alos been looking to buy a back up storage device. We have 3 computers and 2 laptops in our household. We watch movies via netflix and take hundreds of photos a month. Would this device be the answer to both my needs?
One last question: our current place for router is in basement - I have heard it should be up top in attic?
thanks for your answers, "Mother learning technical stuff"
Mum - Dont put it in the attic, this introduces a lot of extra heat that can break the device down prematurely. I suggest somewhere in the middle. With the multi directional antennas nowadays, dead center of the house should provide the best coverage.
Hope this helps.
Thank you for an awesome write up. Helped me decide to keep my new WD MyNet N900 2tb Central :).
hope this helps I have a 50mbps line which goes into a real cisco 3000 series router. From there I go into a gb layer 3 procurve switch. I have 254 static ip's one of wich goes to the n900 for my lan internet. The rest used by servers in my server farm in my basement. The gb wan port is a must have in my network configuration as I transfer large files from my desktop to various web server in my farm. One thing the wan port default is at 512kbps which is horrible so I manually set it to 20000 which is about 20mbps. I have no issues with streaming from any service. I have tried the netgear 900 and its horrible at transferring large files across the wan port to my servers. Hope this helps.
The 1tb built-in HDD model I have absolutely destroys my Linksys EA4500 that I used before this. And I mean that!
Hey all!
I love this router but it has some issues. First, that fan inside doesn't work. I have never seen it working. I removed the cover and never any fan turning. Not during startup, not when it's hot, never. Poor design.
Second, those chips run hot and they have a terrible cooling design. The engineers were over-paid for this job. I'm currently ordering PROPER heatsinks and I'm removing the IC cover inside and making sure the chips are properly cooled.
I believe the cooling of this device is the main issue. When it's hot, my connection drops. I knew this would be a problem when I purchased it due to it's power requirements but I believe I can correct the mistakes of the poor engineers.
Still, it's a great device! I have a WD Media device with 1Tb hdd. It has lasted for years!


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When most people think of retirement they imagine themselves taking it easy – but not Joan Mount. A typical day for her begins around 7 a.m., and almost, every morning you can find her working out in her health club.
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Saturday Blog..Bells palsy..Best Footballer turned Wrestler..Sonnen vs Silva..JR/Waterloo..NXT..JR's at WWEShop.com
It's a red hot Saturday here in Norman, Oklahoma. Great weekend to grill and not heat up the kitchen. WWEShop is offering 20% OFF on $60 or more orders at this link http://www.wweshop.com/Category/JimRoss for a limited time. I hope that you will check out what they have to offer as we commence....
We had an interesting question on Twitter Friday night @JRsBBQ regarding the greatest football player turned wrestler. It wasn't the greatest wrestler who previously played football. Based on the question, there is only one answer in my opinion and that is Bronko Nagurski. Not only was Nagurski a great college player on the division one level at Minnesota but he played/starred in the NFL (Chicago Bears) and made all pro 9 times at multiple positions and is in the INAUGURAL CLASS of the NFL HOF. Plus, Bronko beat Lou Thesz to become the NWA Champion when that title had significant meaning within the genre of pro wrestling.
Even though many modern stars such as Steve Austin, The Rock, Goldberg, Dr. Death, among many others, plus some of their predecessors including Wahoo McDaniel, Ernie Ladd, and Leo Nomellini all had varying success on the gridiron prior to becoming wrestlers, in my view none approached the accolades that Nagurski accomplished.
Ironically, many younger followers never heard of Bronko Nagurski who the college football defensive player of the year is named. Some even tried to win the friendly debate by saying that Steve McMichael was at the top of the list. Lawrence Taylor was arguably the best outside linebacker in the NFL but his one bout at Wrestlemania 11 does not a wrestling career make.
This topic might make for an interesting Legends Roundtable in the future that would coincide with football season or the Super Bowl.
Lots of Bells palsy awareness in the news recently as a result of a TV reporter in South Carolina getting hit with Bells while on a plane preparing to travel to meet friends to celebrate the afflicted, young lady's upcoming wedding. It can be a horrifying experience because the symptoms are similar to having a stroke but thankfully aren't as serious.
One of the most common side affects that many Bells palsy victims incur is depression. I always thought that I was mentally tough and even worked through the deaths of my own parents while continuing to work on the air including broadcasting a PPV in London after getting a call that my mother had passed away suddenly back in Oklahoma.
Getting Bells palsy for a TV personality can be, essentially, a career ender. The good news for most that within 90 days or so many Bells palsy victims are totally healed. A small handful, such as myself, do not heal completely. I've lost my smile literally but the irony of that matter is that I've lead a blessed life/career and couldn't be happier.
Looking back at some significant moments in my career I can tell you without question that leaving the 'Gorilla Position' at WrestleMania 15 in Philly that I was terrified. I've never been more afraid of anything in my professional life. I made the mistake of looking into a mirror that was near 'Gorilla' and I did not like what I saw. My face was hanging on one side, drool coming out of my mouth, one eye was larger than the other, my tongue was numb and I was mere seconds away from hearing my entrance music, Boomer Sooner, play before a sold out crowd and a worldwide PPV audience at our Super Bowl. I just knew that folks were going to gasp and that small kids would be startled a the sight of what I perceived to be a circus freak.
Lucky for me, I received a surprising, standing ovation from the fans in Philadelphia which was the best medicine that I could have ever been perscribed. I walked to ringside, passed Michael Cole in the aisle. tipped my hat to him and rejoined The King at ringside to call the first, Austin-Rock WrestleMania main event. I used one hand to hold the afflicted side of my face up so that my enunciation would be somewhat legible and just hoped that I could do the main event justice. Both athletes were special to me personally and it was, after all, WrestleMania. I may have slurred some words that night but I never allowed Bells palsy to define me. My passion for my job and the business that I love 'submitted' the Bells on that March night in 1999.
Working through our pesonal adversities is an option that we are all blessed with as long as we don't turn in our jerseys, IE quit. Bottom line is one can't be on any 'team' in this unpredictable 'game' of life without a jersey which signifies that we are still in the 'game' and that we are still 'competing.'
Who is the break out performer in WWE so farin 2012? Is there really any debate? It has to be AJ who has taken the opportunities provided her, the creative input she's received and has made her role bigger than I'm sure many perceived that it would ever become. Obviously, AJ waited for her opportunity and maximized her minutes no matter how few or how insignificant that they may have seemed at the time.
Happy to see Tyson Kidd's success on Smackdown Friday night. Tyson has seemingly found his personality, so to speak, to go along with his significant in ring skills. I love his in ring persona, which will/should only get bigger and better, and the skill set that the Calgary Kid brings to the table. A recent NXT bout vs. Michael McGillicutty gave me all that I needed to see on both young athletes who have wrestling DNA running in their veins.
Sad days lie ahead at Penn State University in the wake of the emails that have surfaced among PSU administrators in the Sandusky controversy. Just when many thought the worst days had subsided, here comes the email evidence/info. JoePa's legacy will be forever tarnished in this horrific ordeal and the civil lawsuits that are coming will keep this issue in the public eye for the foreseeable future. The beloved football program in Happy Valley is going to have to do the greatest recruiting job in recent years any where to be found to re-establish the once proud program and, arguably, the focal point of the university.
It amazes me that many that follow me on Twitter are somewhat unaware of my career prior to 1993 when I joined WWE. Some don't know that I had been in the biz 19 years before arriving in WWE. The reason that I bring this up is that we are getting many, positive comments from fans who are enjoying the WWE produced 'Best of the Clash of Champions' DVD. On this DVD, I worked with Tony Schiavone, Gordon Solie and Bob Caudle, among others, in some of the most enjoyable experiences of my career. WCW has many great memories for me until about 1992.
Now that WWE has purchased the Mid South Wrestling library, fans will get to step even farther back in time as I expect WWE to produce a Mid South DVD at some point in the future. Bill Watts produced one of the best, one hour, weekly and episodic, wrestling shows ever with the sole focus of selling tickets to live events which meant getting the stars established and embellishing the personal issues that existed.
Been asked...don't know the answer as to where NXT airs. It doesn't air in the USA at this point in time...It well could in the future. Beginning with the fourth or fifth show, Byron Saxton and William Regal handle the bulk of the announcing while I join them for the weekly, main events.
We're back in Orlando on Thursday July 12 at Full Sail University for another taping with tickets available only at the Full Sail box office. It's an awesome value for all the entertainment that one receives and the taping starts at 6:30 and ended the last taping at around 9:30. Great, intimate atmosphere of around 500 fans or so.
Excited to return to Waterloo, Iowa on July 13-14 for the Dan Gable Museum Wrestling Hall of Fame festivities including a indy wrestler tryout camp with Jerry Brisco Friday afternoon July 13. I could spend hours in the Gable museum and likely will. Big, indy show Friday night in Waterloo that Brisco and I will be observing. I have tremendous respect for the great people in Iowa who truly respect all aspects of the grappling genre. Plus, Bob Stoops was a Hawkeye.
Who do I want to see as the new GM of Raw and/or Smackdown? I've got no dog in the hunt but I know that isn't a role that I would embrace or with which I would be be good.
Thoughts on Chael Sonnen? He's polarizingly talented. Is Chael headed for his execution or his career defining exaltation when he faces the dangerous Anderson Silva next week on UFC PPV? Silva is cutting wrestling promos, gasp, about what he's going to do to Sonnen after Silva barely escaping their last outing. If Sonnen wrestles and doesn't lose his sanity as he seemingly did in the 5th round of the last Sonnen-Silva fight, Chael has a viable shot. Or, Silva's standup could well beat Sonnen into a bloody pulp early in the fight. I know that I have to see this PPV. This one is as much about the personal issue aspect of the fight to me as it is the title.
Here's a telltale sign of a young fan on Twitter, they actually want to see a 'match' between @michaelcole and me...again. That's like seeing numerous replays of a baseball catcher taking a foul ball off the cup over and over. How about we clamor for the wrestlers to get the TV time? You know, the one's that actually know how to perform and that are athletic. As Cole would say, "Stop the pain."
Wrestling pet peeve? I have many. I'm old school. Stubborn. Love fundamentals and physicality. Strongly dislike feeble attempts at canned humor. Bad acting takes me right out of the moment and encourages me to reach for the remote.
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...lots of yarn for very little!
If you're like me and buy yarn as if sheep were going extinct, you know that your yarn bill adds up. Very quickly. A great way to get a lot of yarn is by going to the thrift store! While some thrift shops do sell yarn that people have donated, I'm talking about buying a sweater, taking it apart and reusing the yarn for your project! It's cheap. It's awesome. It's a load of fun! Lemme break it down.
In my case here, I knew I wanted yarn I would be able to dye with food coloring. To dye with food coloring or Kool Aid, you have to have it made out of wool of some sort. The higher the wool content the better. Cotton and man made fibers like acrylic do not take dyes very well (I should clarify- cotton does not take food dyes very well.) This sweater here I bought for $4.99 and is 50% wool, 50% acrylic.
The second thing you want to look at in a possible sweater are the seams. Go ahead and turn it inside out. What do you see? If the seams are sewn together like this, then you're golden! That means each piece was knitted then put together with a chain stitch.
However, if you find a sweater that was sewn together with a serger skip it! A serger cuts the yarn while it sews it together. That means that instead of having one long continuous piece of yarn you're unraveling, each row of knitting will be it's own separate string. You'd end up with hundreds of yard long pieces of yarn. Not very useful for knitting.
So now you have to wash your sweater. I hand wash them with some wool wash. You can wash it as it is- in one big piece before you've taken it apart. You can take the sweater apart, wash those separately or you can do what I like to do. After I've taken it apart, unraveled it and skeined it I wash it just prior to dyeing. When you dye yarn, you want the yarn wet. So washing it right before makes sense to me.
Taking the sweater apart is fun but can also be time consuming. I like using a seam ripper. If you look at the chain stitch that sewed the sweater together, you'll notice that it looks like a bunch of arrows on top of each other. If you cut the thread at the top of the arrows, you'll be able to just pull it and it'll unravel the entire seam (think of it like dog or cat food- some bags have that same sort of chain stitch closure when you first buy it.) If you can get that chain stitch undone, it'll save you lots of time!
With this sweater, I am planning on using the sleeves for a different project so I put them aside and just started unraveling the front and back pieces. You can wind it into a ball, wind it onto a niddy noddy (which I do) or wind it around anything else- back of a chair?
My four year old son wanted a blue sweater, so I knew I'd be dyeing this yarn. I had him pick out the colors. He chose Wilton's teal, royal blue and kelly green food coloring. I used the pan method and heated it in the microwave. After I skeined and tied my yarn (to prevent tangles!) I washed it and then soaked it in vinegar water. I gently squeezed out the water and layed it in my casserole dish. I dissolved each food dye into some vinegar water and poured it on top.
Left to right: royal blue, kelly green, teal.
I then microwaved it a few minutes at a time until the water was clear. I pulled out the yarn, let it cool then squeezed out the water and let it dry. I did this will all the skeins of yarn I would be using.
I found this great pattern for a top down, seamless raglan sweater. Fits anybody, any size with any yarn. You knit a swatch, plug in your numbers, do the math and now you have a sweater pattern! It worked great! After I finished knitting Bailey's sweater, I still had enough of the yarn to knit myself leg warmers. And don't forget I still have those two sleeves! All that yarn. For less than $5! Such a deal!
Name: Bailey Blue Sweater
Yarn: recycled, upcycled thrift store sweater yarn
Weight: super bulky
Pattern: The Magic Custom Fit Raglan Sweater by At My Mothers Knee


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Light-wind lake sailing - Ulrasonic 147 or Formula?
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Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 4:00 pm
Post subject: Light-wind lake sailing - Ulrasonic 147 or Formula?
I am looking to maximize my planing time as well as time on the water. I have my windSup for overall use, to teach and to get out there as much as possible. I'm thinking of adding a board to try to maximize performance on marginal wind days. The board will be paired with my Ezzy Lion 9.5M sail initially although I might go for an 11-12M race sail if I enjoy the board. I am not planning on racing. I'm not sure what would be more fun - I like the idea of the Ultrasonic as easier to reach and gybe, alternatively I was thinking about a Formula Experience board and like the idea of the upwind/downwind performance for getting around the lake.
What would you choose?
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Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 4:26 pm
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Any light 80+ cm slalom board will plane up much sooner than the heavier Formula Experience boards, and coupled with a 50=62 fin, go upwind almost as high with a faster boatspeed.
Tacking easily is a problem.
Jibing is a HUGE plus.
Fun factor depends if you like tactical tacking moves, extreme angles, but always needing a 60+ fin as opposed to the 10 cm smaller fins you can use with any companies light wind slalom board.
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I'd go for the Ultrasonic. It's as close to Formula as it gets but less technical, lighter and more agile. Your WindSUP fills the 0-8 mph perfectly and the US can take it from there. What will be your next one down? I'm asking becouse you need to consider this as well. I skipped this pricey step and went directly to an 80 cm freeracer. I'm losing 2-3 mph in the low end , but gaining a lot in the upper end. I also didn't want to go bigger then a 9.0 sail.
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Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 4:39 pm
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ah, the ultimate question
what to use on a lake in light winds ?
depends on the size of the lake and how light the winds are
{obviously personal weight and skills play factors too}
as a heavyweight i use an old longboard on the small lake at the chalet
either the Fanatic Ultra CAT or BIC Dufour Wing - depending on where the CAT is - keep it for local windsurfing on the small river
I typically use a TR-6 8.4 sail on these boards
If the wind is over 10 knots i might use my FreeFormula which is a BIC Techno Formula of 94 cm width - this is close to the SB US 147 and JP SLW {with a TR-4 10-oh sail}
SB US 147 vs Formula ?? There is MUCH discussion on the SB forum.
For me personally it would be the SB US
because I am not ready for 70 cm fins and 11+ m2 sails.
{as adywind says - close enough to Formula- MANY happy posters on SB}
Good luck and keep us informed
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Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 5:01 pm
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adywind wrote:
I'd go for the Ultrasonic. It's as close to Formula as it gets but less technical, lighter and more agile. Your WindSUP fills the 0-8 mph perfectly and the US can take it from there. What will be your next one down? I'm asking becouse you need to consider this as well. I skipped this pricey step and went directly to an 80 cm freeracer. I'm losing 2-3 mph in the low end , but gaining a lot in the upper end. I also didn't want to go bigger then a 9.0 sail.
Actually I find my Exocet windsup best for 10-20 knots, at 10-12 I'm gliding and on and off the plane and above 12 planing nicely.
A really wide board with a huge sail could lower the threshold for planing maybe down to 9 knots depending upon your weight.
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Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 5:02 pm
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Next step down is JP x-cite ride 145L
Beaglebuddy - what fins have you tried with the windSup?
I honestly have yet to sail the windSup but should be on it all 3 days over Memorial Day weekend. It comes with a 44cm fin but I will pair it with my 48cm fin for the 9.5M sail. Whether I buy another board depends on how happy I am with its light-wind performance this weekend. If it is great then I will be satisfied with what I have, if I feel like there is still more to get then I will probably go for the US this year and hopefully call my quiver good for a few years. I don't want to lose any time this year waiting to buy a board, when I get time I want to go sailing regardless of the wind.
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Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 8:16 pm
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I'm sorry we are talking different Windsups here. Yours are more like windsurfing longboards that have a solid wind range. While mine is actually a SB Converse with added masttrack rather small for SUP standards at 9'/30". I'm using it in wind below 10mph for old school freestyling and wave riding on Lake Michigan when it's not enough for a short board it's pretty good for this tasks and I never intended to make it plane. It is a tri fin with a 26cm wave fin and I have to sink the windward rail to make it go upwind.
Yours are different game wit their big fins and maybe daggers too and they will go well inside the range of the Xcite Ride. In this case I don't see a point in purchasing any other light wind stuff. Save your money for a high wind "pocket rocket " instead.
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Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 8:37 pm
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adywind, you are right, they are different longboards. I don't expect the windSup to be "fast" in light winds. If it planes up nicely in low-ish winds and is fun in those conditions I'll probably just enjoy it. I have watched YouTube videos of formula and the performance is pretty enticing considering the apparent wind conditions.
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 12:48 am
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rangerider wrote:
Next step down is JP x-cite ride 145L
Beaglebuddy - what fins have you tried with the windSup?
Well I broke the 44cm fairly early on and I didn't use it much for fear of breaking it which I did. So mostly I have been using a 15.5" slalom type fin. I used a similar fin that was about 12" and narrower and It didn't sail near as well. I just acquired a 45cm fin that came with a 2004 Mistral Explosion 150L, it's a bit wider and more swept back compared to the 44cm.
Mostly I sail it with an 8M Superfreak UL but I need about a 10M sail.
I'm starting to learn that it's much better to use a long fin because it allows you to stay upwind and better avoid shallow spots or objects, I ran into things more with shorter fins.
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 5:42 am
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i've used a 9.0 very successfully with the stock fin and outboard straps on the windSUP 11'8". mast base really far back to all the way back has worked best for me from 9.0 and down. keep the radius short when jibing. it will remain on a plane in some pretty low power app's that way. an extended arc requires way more wind. dunno if you will feel the need for another board, but you win all around no matter what you choose. each type of board, when taken to its limits, will teach you more about windsurfing.
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weekend in Las Vegas can be described as a combination of Mardi Gras,
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cigar got a 95?" said Fuente holding up his OpusX. "If it was three
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"Of the seven Cigars of The Year that we've had since we started that award, they have won three of them and have never finished out of the top four," said Mott. "To me, it's just a statement of what they themselves say. They want quality over quantity."
At one time, the Family Reserve was commercially unavailable, reserved only for events where a family member was present. Then in 2009, the Padróns introduced it to the general public.
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"Jorge is very cagey with details," said Savona. "I ask him what's in it and he says 'Oh, you know, I make my cigars you write your stories and that's all you really need to know.' He does tell me that he puts old tobacco in here. Think back to where you were 10 years ago because that's when some of the seeds for this tobacco were planted. You're smoking some of the oldest tobacco from the Padróns. These guys love tobacco and take great care to make great cigars like this one. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do."
There's no set rule as to when audience members should smoke certain cigars. Some follow the show, smoking the cigars when they are introduced, others just smoke whatever looks interesting, and others are so impressed by the rarity of their packet that they don't smoke them at all, but save them for another time.
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BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's rally in Kanpur, has been preponed to October 19 due to his busy schedule, Kanpur unit of the party said on Monday.
The rally was earlier shifted to October 20 from October 15, as the date was clashing with two religious festivals.
The party has still not been able to arrange a venue for the rally, in which three lakh people are expected to participate, with Railways denying permission to use a field in Nirala Nagar, BJP Kanpur President Surendra Maithani said.
Railway authorities have denied permission saying the railway ground cannot be used for any political rally, Maithani said.
Chief of state unit of BJP Laxmikant Bajpai has constituted a 51-member committee for the rally preparations, he said. Party general secretary Amit Shah will visit Kanpur on October 3 to review the preparations for the rally and meet party workers, he said.
According to Maithani, BJP will win all six seats in Kanpur if Modi starts his election campaign from Kanpur, as people will come from distant areas to listen to him speak.
Congress MP and Coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal has won Lok Sabha elections from Kanpur for last three times and is expected to win this time also.
BJP has not yet announced its Lok Sabha candidate from Kanpur.
SP has announced stand-up comedian Raju Srivastava as its candidate, while BSP has nominated youth leader Salim Ahmed to contest the polls.
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