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And that sound is KABOOM.
And so it is. After each played rather touch-and-go second round matches, Serena and Masha find themselves clashing on what is sure to be a slightly chilly Friday night (dudes, I'm talking about TEMPERATURE) in Stanford.
On Wednesday night, Masha came out of the gates looking completely dominant against Dani, only to find herself losing eight straight games before Dani decided, "You know what? I think would prefer not to try and win this match". It was on of those "STRAIGHT YO SHIT OUT" matches, as Masha was forced to grit her teeth and simply out-compete Dani for the win. But she did and so we find ourselves here now.
Serena followed up her jaw-dropping "HOLY SHIT SHE BACK HIDE YO KIDS HIDE YO WIFE" first round performance with one that kiiiiiiiinda reminded us that yes, she is amazing, but she can also go off the rails every once in a while.
MaKiri (bless her) pushed Serena to three sets, surprisingly taking the second (6-3) with ease. Serena would say afterwards that she felt physically sluggish after that first set, suffering from blisters due to a tightly wound tape job on her ankle. But, much like Masha, she righted the ship and ended up playing a solid third set, serving well and not giving MaKiri a sniff at a break.
What to expect here? Tough to say. Serena holds a 6-2 record against Masha, and Mash hasn't won since 2004. So I guess my brain gives the edge to Serena. That said, my gut (which is presently full of thre beers) tells me that Masha is due. So, as I am a slave to my belly (#fatkidtruths), I'm going to tip Masha.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. Just kidding. Serena's serve is just so much better. So she gets the actual "If I had to bet my house" nod. Sucks, but...oh well. I need a house.
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Apparently I had some for almost a week. Started the day after my wife had a kidney stone procedure. (and some other stuff went down) Ended up in the ER twice because I thought I was having a freaking heart attack. Ended up going to a regular clinic and the (not a doctor but the nurses that pose as doctors) seemed to think I had some acid reflux and was having anxiety attacks. She gave me a prescription anti-acid thingy and an off brand Zoloft? It was low dose, like 25 mg once per day. These attack things would hit me at night and it would feel like I couldn't breath. Anyways I've been on them 5 days, 6 days counting the half pill that I took at lunch. (usually took in the morning). I'm thinking of taking the other half tomorrow and then getting off of them. Anyone been on anything like this and can say yea or naye to my plan? I don't really feel like myself on this stuff and I'd rather not get my system too flooded with it and try to get off of it later down the road if I'm more dependent.
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text: In and Out Grain Storage September 30, 2011 12:01 PM Tweet Construction of Tom Farms' commercial-size grain storage facility started in 2008 with one bin. A second bin was added in 2009 and a third in 2010. © Darrell Smith TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Darrell Smith Farm Journal Conservation and Machinery Editor Email Semis unload and hit the road in under eight minutes Four years ago, the crew at Tom Farms could run their combines for only a half day before they'd have to quit to let the 1,200-bu.-per-hour dryer catch up. Now the farm's 2.25 million bushels of storage and 4,700-bu.-per-hour dryer keeps two combines running all day and handles deliveries from about 15 storage customers, with nary a pause. "One day last fall, we took in 61,000 bu. of corn and 11,000 bu. of beans," says Kris Tom, who designed the system with his father, Kip, and Tim Yagel of Yagel Grain Systems, Columbia City, Ind. "We also loaded out 11,000 bu. of beans, which we accept here and move to another storage facility." Building a commercial-size system for their Leesburg, Ind., operation ensures the Toms will never run short of room for their crops. Their facility includes three 750,000-bu. storage bins, a 28,000-bu. wet holding tank and two 5,000-bu. loadout tanks. Automated drying. Designed for fast, convenient and gentle grain handling, the system features state-of-the-art technology, such as a Brock Quantum dryer controller. The controller makes it possible for just two people—Kris and Greg Rowland, both of whom work for CereServ Agronomy & Grain, the farm's commercial storage enterprise for grain and fertilizer—to operate the facility. The controller anticipates the final moisture content of grain reaching a bin, then manages the moisture content as the grain passes through the dryer. It matches the discharge speed of the grain to the capacity of the unloading system, automatically reducing the heat if it reaches the unloading rate limit. "We dial in how much moisture to remove, and the controller adjusts the unload rate and burner temperature," Kris says. "When the dryer is running, it takes control of all the conveyors." At the start of each day, the operators tell the controller which bins to dump into. The controller records the date the corn went in. When the dryer is not operating, the operators use a separate control panel to turn the receiving leg, dry leg, two top conveyors and bin gates on and off. The receiving leg serves all three bins, the wet holding tank, the dryer and both loadout bins. The dry-grain leg takes dry corn away from the dryer. The first 650,000 bu. of grain in each bin can be automatically unloaded. "A programmable logic controller [PLC] in the office opens the center gate of the bin," Kris explains. "When the loadout tanks are full, the PLC automatically closes the gate." Rapid unloading is critical to the truck drivers. "They like to dump at the Tom facility because they can be gone in minutes," says Brock Grain Systems district sales manager Rich Geiser. With the ability to dump both hoppers at once, using two pits—one for each hopper of the trailer—a driver can pull into the facility, unload and pick up his scale ticket in 7 to 7½ minutes. The actual unloading process takes 3 to 3½ minutes. "At our old facility, it took us 45 minutes to unload a truck," Kris notes. Trucks follow a circular path from the road to the scale, to the dump pit, back to the scale and onto the road. "When we planned the system, we sketched three or four traffic flow layouts," Kris says. "We kept coming back to this one." Touch-screen accounting. At the scale, the driver swipes a card with his name, the farm or company he's hauling for and his commodity. Then he pushes "inbound" on a touch-screen monitor and pulls up to the unloading pit. Moisture and test weight samples are collected as he dumps. He returns to the scale, scans his card, pushes "finish" and "print," collects his scale ticket and heads for home. The system uses a program from Vertical Software. Entering the facility, a truck pulls onto the scale, with access to a credit card–type grain accounting system. PHOTO: Darrell Smith Ironically, if the Toms were building their facility over again, Kris says, they might go with one large dump pit instead of two smaller ones. The two pits match up with the hoppers on their own trucks, but with trucks of various designs coming in from customers, they still sometimes have to unload one hopper at a time. To safeguard quality, grain is carried from the unloading pits to the wet holding tank by chain conveyors. Elsewhere, the system uses belt conveyors. There are no augers. Inside each bin, grain temperature is monitored by a Safe-Grain temperature detection system. It uses 24 cables hanging from the roof, with thermocouples every 3' to record the temperature. The operators can check the readings from their office or from a laptop computer. Brock Sweep-Master augers inside the bins are operated by a control panel on the outside. Prepared for growth. Tom Farms' system was designed with expansion in mind. "When we built the first bin, we laid conduit under the concrete for the second and third bins," Kris says. "That way, we didn't have to bore underneath the pad when it was time to erect additional bins. We also installed anchor bolts for the towers. It would have been two or three times more expensive if we had installed that infrastructure later." The Toms also installed a pad and anchor bolts to the south of the existing bins. The facility's location allows room to expand the operation in any direction. Even if you don't store grain commercially, building extra capacity into any new system is a sound move, Geiser says. "Think about where you want to be five to seven years from now," he advises. "Capacity is especially important with legs and conveyors," Geiser adds. "If you want 10,000 bu. per hour, it doesn't cost much more to go to 15,000. Even if you don't farm more ground, you need to allow for yield increases." Geiser and Yagel say the system works well because Kip and Kris spent plenty of time planning and studying the features of other storage setups. When they had a basic design in mind, they conferred with Yagel. The result of that planning, says Geiser, was "a picture-book facility." "We're not saying it's the greatest system in the world, but it meets our needs," Kris concludes. Evaluate Soil Before Building You can set a small grain bin almost anyplace—but many soils will not support today's huge bins. "The soil often determines where a project can be built, and whether it can be built at all," says Tim Yagel of Yagel Grain Systems, Columbia City, Ind. "If the soil is bad, you are often wasting your time—it might cost too much to support the system." Today's 500,000-bu. to 1-million-bushel systems require soil that can support 5,000 lb. per square foot to prevent settling, Yagel explains. The manufacturer can tell you the requirements for the system you have in mind. You can't evaluate a soil's support capacity for grain bins by observation, or through the experience of farming it. "Just because soil seems like the toughest in the county when you till it doesn't mean a thing," Yagel says. "The only way to evaluate your site is to take soil borings. That should be one of the very first things you do when planning to build a new bin." Cash Grain Bids Find bids from not one, but five elevators nearest you. Visit AgWeb's Cash Grain Bids to find out your cash bids and base levels. 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Kr Waleed 5/25/2008 10:59:30 PMVery excellent great shot. #5977374
Tommy E. Burgess 5/26/2008 12:20:05 AMTerrific composition Ryan. The diagonal line of the hill adds a lot of drama. Excellent wedding photo. #5977496
R.C. Wilson Jr. 5/26/2008 3:46:41 AMWhat an awesome shot! This is one of the most unique wedding shots that I've ever seen. I'd be proud to have this picture to look back at 20 yrs. from now. Almost looks like they are at the edge of the world and that they truly are "at the beginning". #5977835
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"Wall raising" celebration will be held from 11 a.m. to noon Nov. 7
Rochester Institute of Technology's Habitat for Humanity student organization, along with Engineers for a Sustainable World, have begun constructing the first RIT-sponsored sustainable home for a resident in need in Rochester's poverty-stricken JOSANA neighborhood.
To celebrate the continued revitalization of this area, RIT, in conjunction with Flower City Habitat for Humanity, will host a "wall raising" ceremony from 11 a.m. to noon this Saturday at 167 Whitney St. RIT President Bill Destler and new homeowner April Randall will speak at the event. Walls will be raised beginning at 11:30 a.m.
A sustainable design has been incorporated into the home which will include efficient ventilation delivery systems to prevent heat loss; a material reuse system at the job site to maximize the use of materials; a heat recovery ventilator to exchange heat between the exiting air and the incoming air; an air-lock entry redesign system; switchable electric sockets; tankless hot water heater; new pipe insulation; use of natural lighting and a roof designed to provide adequate summer shade; solar panels; and a compost bin to reuse organic waste. Construction on the home is expected to be complete in February.
A recent Brookings Institution study notes that poverty in Rochester increased from 26 percent in 2000 to 30 percent in 2007. As of 2007, child poverty was 44 percent, resulting in Rochester being ranked second in child poverty among the 100 largest U.S. cites. In the JOSANA neighborhood, located west of PAETEC Park and north of Interstate 490 West, 99 percent of properties were built before 1950 and 29 percent of children under age six tested at or above the highest levels of lead-paint poisoning. In addition, code violation calls to Rochester's Housing Council are the highest per capita in this area.
"This is exactly the kind of project that RIT students, faculty and staff can really sink their teeth into," says Kaity Werner, student co-leader of RIT's Sustainable House project. "Every weekend, our students spend time building a home for someone in need. And now, with the help of Engineers for a Sustainable World, we are able to design and construct a home that incorporates technology, innovation and sustainable practices in an area that needs it the most. Seeing this project become a reality for us and for April makes it all worthwhile."
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5/23/2006 7:11pm, #1
The tao of NSLightsOut: Training, stagnation and tapping
I've been reading a series of threads in the past week in YMAS and Guantanamo bay about training, the 'win' mentality, and tapping others. They've been bothering me for a while, but I only came to a number of epiphanies last night, based on the totality of my training experience. They're relatively simple and straightforward, but like most things of that nature, they take a while to sink in to my dense noggin.
Anyhoo, like the conceited jerk I am, I've decided to share the lot with you. This is going to be long
Over 4+ years, I've trained with a lot of people. I've had the chance to observe two disparate large groups of people from two different academies and see how they have or haven't developed through training.
Here's the revelatory part: Every single case of permanent stagnation I have ever seen has involved one common factor: Fear of losing in training.
This, in my experience, has manifested itself in a number of different ways, including but not necessarily limited to:
- Fear of losing to people lower in an imagined 'hierarchy' of skill
- Fear of losing to a lower belt
- Fear of trying something new if it involves risk
- The belief that 'not tapping' is always equivalent to a good performance/increase in skill
The irony is that all of these fears actually are the root cause of permanent skill plateau. This vicious cycle, after a while, seems to almost paralyze development.
Recently, I've been working with a blue belt who has become stuck in this kind of rut primarily for the first three reasons. He received his blue about six months after I did. The only difference between where he is and where I am is that I realized just what I needed to work on, and came up with a training plan after my disastrous final competition as a white belt.
He, on the other hand, has consistently been surpassed by white belts and the newer blues because of his fears precluding his development as a BJJer. He uses copious amounts of strength to compensate for technical deficiency. The worst thing is, he realizes it, but still can't overcome his fears of losing to a lower belt, fears likely reinforced over time, as I've seen him choked unconscious more than once on the mat by more talented white belts.
In the past, I've rolled with higher belts who only deign to train with known quantities; i.e. people they know they can absolutely tool, when there are higher quality training partners available. This being yet another manifestation in the vicious cycle, as they build the fear of going against someone of equal or better skill up in their minds, which could potentially destroy the self-image they have built of their own superiority.
It behooves us to notice that the two previous examples are generally self-destructive and unhealthy approaches to training. In order to train to your full potential, I believe that there comes a point in everyone's training experience where all of these fears have to be confronted. For myself, it was as a relatively new blue belt, with a game seriously unbalanced towards passing, after getting smashed by more experienced people on the mats of Gracie Barra. There, I came to a number of conclusions that affect me to this day.
Firstly: The 'hierarchy' of one's own academy is meaningless. Who gives a flying **** if you are a big fish in a small pond? Once you step out of that small pond into a larger, deeper body of water, suddenly everything begins to change. I had that experience when I left the now-defunct Monash University BJJ club for the larger Peter de Been academy, and when I travelled to Brazil to train. Being afraid of being tapped by someone lower on an imaginary chart is just fucking stupid
Secondly: Losing to a lower belt happens. This is a fact of life, especially when the lower belt begins to approach your own rank or has perfected a few money moves guaranteed to work on just about anyone. Worrying about it leads to the vicious cycle of fear already discussed
Thirdly: 'Nothing ventured, nothing gained' A pithy phrase to chew on for the last two fears.
Well, that was fucking long, even by my standards. I'll come back to tapping a bit later
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Great post.
I've trained with some people with that mentality that stagnates their progress. I train in a smaller 'pond' and it sucks to see people take that attitude towards training and get stuck in a rut. Mainly because when they stop increasing in skill then I miss out on a better training partner.
The kicker for me is how do you help somebody get out of that rut and back on a healthy track for skill progression.
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This post has given me some valuable information. Thanks man.
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great post
5/23/2006 8:47pm, #6
Thanks for all your comments, guys. Time for part 2
I wasn't really happy to see this thread http://www.bullshido.net/forums/showthread.php?t=34713 crop up on the forum. Eventually it was moved to Guantanamo Bay, where it belonged. You see, I am a great believer in the article of BJJ etiquette that talking about the people you've submitted in training is a no-no. Anything can happen in training, especially when it's used as it is intended: As a laboratory for experimentation as opposed to a venue for competition. I've been swept, reversed and submitted in training doing some new things, and the same has happened to my training partners. Big Fucking Deal. I do realise that some of the themes in this relate back to my first post, but bear with me for a minute.
This segment comes as the result of two events. The first of which is a training session I had earlier this year when I had far less time to train than I do now, and went to one of the purple belt-taught classes held on the days when my instructor doesn't make it into Melbourne, only to find that aside from the instructor and another blue belt, it was me and a whole lot of relatively new white belts.
Suffice it to say that the results of my training that day were not pretty, as the other two colored belts were monopolized by the white belts. In fact, it was the first time in four year that I'd actually been bored at training. For all the supporting members, the recollections of this session are on the first page of my sadly neglected training log.
After this, I came to a conclusion. Tapping others by itself does not a satisfying training experience make.
Honestly, I'd consider it a better use of my time if I had a long, tough roll against someone I believe to be of better or equal skill to myself and getting submitted than going through some random n00bs like a chainsaw, unless I'm trying to introduce something to my game, or develop what Roy Harris termed 'at will' grappling, i.e. going for a certain submission that I'm not very good at to begin developing my skills in that area.
The second event that influenced this was a talk I had at a training partner's farewell party, where we were discussing if anyone had recently submitted one of the higher belts who is notoriously hard to submit. I had done so in the past, with something I'd consider fairly ugly and sloppy, but never repeated the performance. I was almost ashamed to bring it up. It just seemed like a dick thing to do, as it was done in training, using a move illegal under CBJJ rules, using mainly muscle and speed to set it up and crank it.
Later, when the alcohol had worked its way out of my system, I realized that it was, in fact, a dick move. I mean, this was a singular event that had happened years in the past, basically executed out of sheer fear of losing that only tapped the guy out because he was afraid of injury. How am I supposed to measure my performance by that?
In conclusion, tapping, especially in training, means ****-all. I now have come to believe that "who can I tap in training" is a fucking lousy way of measuring one's performance. I try to measure my performance not by who can I tap, but what I can do to people in competition, and the amount I learn and accomplish within the 6-month intervals laid out on my personal training plan. The latter seems to translate much better into actual results than asking myself 'where am I in the pecking order?'
5/23/2006 10:02pm, #7
Excellent post.
One thing that really annoys me is that some people will be thinking "I tapped a <insert colour> belt" and putting an imaginary notch on their belt even when doing drills! Drills are for trying new things out. Training is for trying new things and working your game. If you really think you can beat the person, ask them for a competition round and see how well you go when they turn it on.
We had John Will teaching us on Monday which is always enlightening. Before class we (the brown belts and myself) had a private with John and he recommended we work on our defence. He said the number one way to work on your confidence is to work your defence. When you are certain that no-one can tap you, what do you have to fear? You can work any attack you want because if you stuff it up, you don't have to fear being caught in a bad position. He believes JJ Machado is so good because he can do his machine gun attacks because his recovery skills and his defensive skills are so good that he can afford to be fearless then attacking.
To do that however, you have to put yourself in the bad positions first, not worry about tapping and then look for the patterns E.g. "Everytime he passes my guard and goes for the far-armbar his leg does this. To stop the armbar I just need to stop that happening".
I'm in a rush and so not being as eloquent as John, but I thought it worth repeating hera and I believe it relates to this topic.
5/23/2006 11:31pm, #8
Thank you NSLightsOut for both of the excellent posts. I expect you will do very well in your pursuit of Bjj.Shut the hell up and train.
5/24/2006 10:57am, #9
That was quite enlightening.
I don't think I've fallen into this trap yet, but it's just as well to be aware of it, so I never do.
5/24/2006 11:09am, #10
again - another good post.
Everybody gets tapped - there are those who learn from it and those who fear it.
Find anyone who is really good at escaping certain positions or submissions and I can guarantee you that they were tapped out many many times in the process of developing that skill (or if its working escapes they spent many hours being stuck in that position). That's just the way it works.
I completely agree that you have a lot more fun, and learn more, when you go up against someone who is on your level or better (unless you are working on new moves that you have not made yours yet).
Everytime you get tapped you just need to analyze what they did right and/or what you did wrong and then add that to your to do list of what to work on. I personally find that's one of the best ways to learn - be really aware of what is going on as you grapple and exactly how a better opponent sets you up for submissions, or how they escape from inferior positions (or hold you in inferior positions). Your mindset will be one of learning and not fear of getting tapped.


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Sunday, 6 July 2008
Umm Ali
I first had this dessert in a hotel in Doha, the capital of Qatar. It was one of those events that, even at the time, I realised was a key moment in my life – I had discovered something too delicious for words!
Since then, I have scoured many recipes and websites for a recipe to replicate the dish. It seems to be a recipe that many countries in the Middle East have different versions of; some use filo pastry, some use bread but I knew the one I'd eaten was puff pastry.
So, there I was – bereft of a decent Umm Ali recipe – when I lamented my hardship to Jasmin, a colleague of mine. Jasmin grew up in Dubai and knows all about Umm Ali so felt my pain. About an hour later the recipe for authentic Umm Ali arrived in my inbox! Jasmin knew someone, who knew a chef and thus the recipe was found. Further proof that what matters in this world is who you know! Thanks Jasmin!
I tweaked the recipe slightly so it replicated the version I ate in Doha. It's the sort of recipe that tolerates a bit of variation and you can pick the nuts you prefer – as long as you chop them and keep the quantities the same, it will work. As you know by now I am a vanilla freak so also added a vanilla pod, which probably isn't authentic at all.
Unusually, you cook the puff pastry and then chop it up. I guess this is why it's called "puff" pastry:
Add some nuts and raisins:
Then smother in cream, milk and sugar...are you starting to realise why this will be delicious?
Just for good measure, add some whipped cream on top:
Bake in the oven, serve up and you have the ultimate comfort pud:
A spoonful of creamy, nutty, pastry goodness. If you can tear your eyes away from what's on the spoon, you will see my red camera reflected in the metal:
Don't worry, this soon got eaten...
250g baked and crushed puff pastry (I used ready made)
50g sliced almonds, plus some extra for sprinkling on top
30g chopped pistachios
30g chopped pine nuts or raisins/sultanas
600ml whipping cream
200ml milk
50g caster sugar
1 vanilla pod
How to make:
- Bake the puff pastry according to the instructions on the packet. Mine required 15-20 minutes at 220°C/fan oven 200°C/425°F/Gas mark 7.
- Cut the cooked puff pastry into small squares and place in a 20cm ovenproof dish. My dish was a ceramic lasagne dish and the sides were fluted so that the top of the dish was bigger. If your dish has straight sides you might want to use one slightly bigger than 20cm.
- Scatter over the nuts and raisins.
- Preheat the oven to 250°C/fan oven 230°C/500°F/Gas mark 10.
- Put 300ml of the whipping cream, the milk, sugar and vanilla pod (cut and scrape the seeds out) into a saucepan and bring to the boil. As soon as it starts to boil, remove from the heat and pour, through a sieve, over the pastry in the bowl. Tidy up the pastry so that it is all covered by the cream – when you pour it over, it gets disturbed.
- Leave to soak for 5 minutes.
- Whip the remaining cream (300ml) and spoon onto the creamy pastry mix. I piped it which proved utterly pointless as it collapses in the heat of the oven!
- Bake until golden brown – this will take approximately 15 minutes.
- Scatter some chopped nuts over the top. I used almonds.
- Allow to cool slightly before serving.
- It is nice to have some additional cream to pour over – this is optional.
- Bask in glory at the wonderful thing you have made.
- Eat.
12 comments:
- Dee said...
Anything with puff pastry is my friend, and I have all the ingredients at hand. Yay!
I've never heard of this, but I can imagine how scrumptious it must taste.
Lovely recipe :)
I've linked you, hope you don't mind.
- 7 July 2008 at 13:09
- Cakelaw said...
This looks delicious - it is new to me, but it sounds great.
- 9 July 2008 at 11:53
- trashalou said...
Hahahaa! When pregnant with my first bebe (bump named Vlad) a friend who had spent time in Saudi used to refer to me as UmmmVlad. Thanks for the memory.
Loving your site and am off to blogroll it right now so can come back and drool properly later.
- 11 July 2008 at 08:44
- Lore said...
Wonderful! The "Allow to cool" parte seens pretty hard when looking at these photos :D
- 12 July 2008 at 14:43
Hi CC.
Thank you ever so much for sharing this; your recipe and photos helped a lot. Tried it first time today, turned out beautiful, yummy & scrumptious, immense comfort food.
Keep up your cake crusading and photo 'tutorial'.
Thanks again.
- 2 November 2008 at 10:37
Yummy I can't wait to make this, I always heard about it but never tasted it.What kind of puff pastry did you use, the block square one? Do you have to roll it out first before you bake it?
- 30 October 2009 at 17:00
- The Caked Crusader said...
Hi Iman
I always use ready made puff pastry and the block would work fine as long as you remember to roll it out thinner. I use the ready made sheets of puff pastry as it saves having to do any work!
In most supermarkets, you will find the ready rolled next to the block.
I do recommend that you always ensure the puff pastry is made with butter though.
Hope this helps!
- 30 October 2009 at 19:56
Oh yeah that helped thanks ;-)..just a few more questions ..these ready rolled sheets how many of them do i have to use? and do I pile them one on top of the other?
Sorry for coming across as dense; the recipe looks really easy..just stuck on this part.I've only ever used the block ones which i then had to roll.
- 4 November 2009 at 13:22
- The Caked Crusader said...
Hi Iman
Bake the sheets individually - don't pile them up.
I've just checked the Jus-Rol website; their pre-rolled sheets come in 425g packets, so you'll need just over half the pack
Hope this helps
- 4 November 2009 at 14:20
Thanks a lot ..It's all clear in my head now.I'll bake it sometime soon and I'll definitely let you know how it went. Cheers! ;-)
- 9 November 2009 at 23:56
- FireintheBreeze (Brittany) said...
Hi there, I've been exploring your blog - looking through all the recipe :)
This looks really scrumptious, all my favourite ingredients, my favourite style of dessert (one bowl food) just perfect.
- 14 July 2010 at 13:44
- Hina Firdous said...
Hi there, i just wanted to thank u for the wonderful umm ali recipe.....it's my daughter's favourite dessert.......and she is very happy that she can get it at home now......thank you.
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Fuzhou Open | 22 - 27 April 2014
Lausanne, Switzerland, January 22, 2014 – The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour will once again be the centrepiece of the international beach volleyball calendar in 2014.
From Long Beach in California to Shanghai in China and many places in between players will compete for their share of the $10.2m in prize money on offer from 10 Grand Slams, an inaugural FIVB Grand Slam Final and 10 Open tournaments. The Grand Slams conclude with the first ever FIVB Grand Slam Final, which will offer $500,000 in prize money.
Last year the men's tournament went down to the wire as Latvia's Janis Smedins and Aleksandrs Samoilovs held off the challenge of Brazil's Pedro Salgado and Bruno Schmidt at the Durban Open in December. Brazilian fans did have something to celebrate though as Talita Antunes and Taiana Lima won the women's crown after dominating all season.
It means that both sides will be pushing hard to retain their titles, while the depth of the teams chasing them grows ever deeper.
Initially nine Grand Slam events were named, but in recent weeks the total went up to the maximum of 10 when the Klagenfurt returned as a host following a year off the Tour when the Austrian venue hosted the CEV Beach Volleyball European Championships.
The lake-side resort will once again welcome the crème-de-la-crème of the beach volleyball world as the Austrian city gets set to host the ninth double-gender Beach Volleyball Grand Slam of the 2014 season from July 29 to August 3.
This year will mark the 17th time that the Lake Worthersee site has hosted a stop on the international circuit. With the exception of last season, the men's World Tour has stopped in Klagenfurt every year since 1997 and the women's since 2001. In 2001 Klagenfurt also hosted the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships and this year's tournament will make Klagenfurt the most experienced host in the World Tour's history with 16 men's and 12 women's tournament to its name.
"Beach volleyball players and fans have come to expect the best from Klagenfurt," said FIVB President Dr. Ary S. Graça F°. "I am proud to have the opportunity to now build on the previous successes of this stop on the World Tour and look forward to once again experiencing all that this excellent venue has to offer."
"We are very happy to organise the A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam in cooperation with the FIVB at Lake Worthersee in Klagenfurt, Carinthia again this year," said Hannes Jagerhofer of the ACTS Group, the official promoter of the event.
"The dates for the Grand Slam are hereby confirmed and official. We are sure that this year's Grand Slam will exceed all the expectations of all athletes, fans, sponsors and partners by offering an exceptional week in Carinthia."
Earlier in the month, the organisers of the Moscow Grand Slam announced a date change to June 11 to 15 so as to accommodate Klagenfurt's inclusion in the 2014 beach volleyball calendar.
Also making a return to this year's calendar is Stavanger in Norway, another popular stop on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. The unique dockside venue, which hosted the 2009 World Championships, was last present on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour in 2011, after 13 straight seasons, but returns with a Grand Slam from June 24-29.
The ever-popular Stare Jablonki, returns as a Grand Slam after hosting the World Championships last year. The venue on the banks of Lake Mazury will now welcome beach volleyball players and fans from August 19 to 24.
Through the year there are a host of familiar cities hosting Grand Slams; Long Beach in the USA continues for a second season after a successful debut in 2013, while The Hague in the Netherlands is planning on spreading the tournament over four different cities in preparation for their hosting of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in 2015.
There are also Grand Slams in Fortaleza in Brazil, Berlin, Moscow and Gstaad in Switzerland before the FIVB Grand Slam Final.
The participants in the FIVB Grand Slam Final, for
which the location and dates are still to be confirmed, will be made up of the
top eight nations on the FIVB Beach Volleyball Grand Slam ranking with a
maximum quota of two teams per country, per gender. The newly conceived Grand Slam Final has yet to be assigned and the FIVB
is in negotiations with the promoters who have shown an interest in staging
this event.
Fuzhou in China, Anapa in Russia, Xiamen in China and Phuket in Thailand will once again host Open tournaments with a further five organised in Puerto Vallarta in Mexico, Czech capital Prague, Parana in Argentina and Qatari capital Doha with Durban in South Africa once again bringing the season to a close in December.
The newest addition to the 2014 beach volleyball calendar, the FIVB U17 Volleyball World Championships will be held in Bahia Banderas in Mexico, providing yet another opportunity for young beach volleyball players to come to the fore and gain international experience in their sport.
Polish town Myslowice will once again do the honours of hosting the FIVB Beach Volleyball U23 World Championships while Oporto in Portugal will put its previous experience of hosting the FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships to practice yet again in 2014. Cypriot resort Larnaka will host the U21 World Championships.
The second edition of the Youth Olympic Games are set to take place from August 16 to 28, 2014 in the Chinese city of Nanjing and it will be the first time beach volleyball will be included in the sporting line-up.
2014 Beach Volleyball Calendar
07.05.2014 17:00:18
USA's Kerri Walsh and April Ross answer fan questions
Lausanne, Switzerland, May 7, 2014 – The first FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour event of the year kicked off with a bang in Fuzhou, China, with a thri... More...
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Ross and Walsh "know exactly what is required" - Natalie Cook
Lausanne, Switzerland, April 28, 2014 – Australian beach volleyball legend Natalie Cook looks back at the World Tour's first stop this year at the Fuz... More...
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Chinese beach volleyball stars answer fan questions
Fuzhou, China, April 28, 2014 – New Chinese beach volleyball partners Xue Chen and Xia Xinyi made great strides at the first FIVB Beach Volleyball Wor... More...
27.04.2014 12:08:46
Walsh and Ross clinch Fuzhou Open gold
27.04.2014 10:50:13
Juliana makes successful comeback to FIVB World Tour
27.04.2014 05:27:36
Juliana and Antonelli to meet Walsh and Ross in women's final at FIVB Beach Volleyball Fuzhou Open
26.04.2014 16:17:48
Netherland's Meeuwsen expected to return to FIVB World Tour in May
26.04.2014 13:55:43
Defending champs Xue Chen and Xia Xinyi on course for gold at FIVB Beach Volleyball Fuzhou Open
26.04.2014 11:49:29
Italy's Nicolai and Lupo grab first FIVB World Tour title
25.04.2014 17:06:35
Samoilovs and Smedins through to semis at FIVB Beach Volleyball Fuzhou Open
25.04.2014 16:32:39
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25.04.2014 12:14:46
Catch the action of the Fuzhou Open on FIVB Web TV
24.04.2014 14:47:00
Defending champ Xue and Xia stunned by Japanese qualifiers at FIVB Beach Volleyball Fuzhou Open
24.04.2014 12:07:28
Emanuel and Pedro progress to knock out stage at FIVB Beach Volleyball Fuzhou Open
23.04.2014 15:41:35
Plavins and Solovejs upset defending champs in Fuzhou
23.04.2014 13:16:13
Laboureur and Sude storm into Fuzhou women's Main Draw
22.04.2014 18:05:19
Walkenhorst and Ludwig aiming to take final step
22.04.2014 17:01:00
German pair Laboureur and Sude top seeds at Fuzhou Open Women's Qualification Tournament
22.04.2014 11:38:34
Salvetti/Daguerre lead eight teams into men's Main Draw at FIVB Beach Volleyball Fuzhou Open
21.04.2014 20:43:00
Fuzhou Open starts Tuesday with men's qualifying
21.04.2014 15:20:09
Fuzhou Opens marks start of record-breaking season
20.04.2014 23:55:20
2014 FIVB World Tour debuts with Fuzhou Open
20.04.2014 17:36:14
Phil Dalhausser looks to climb back to the top in beach volleyball
20.04.2014 10:42:25
Fuzhou gets ready for first FIVB beach volleyball event of the year
19.04.2014 09:43:34
Fuzhou Open Q&A: Get to know China's beach volleyball stars
18.04.2014 10:41:08
Venezuelans back in tandem for Fuzhou Open
17.04.2014 17:59:46
Thailand and Iran claim gold at latest Asian Beach Volleyball Tour event
15.04.2014 17:27:05
Alison and Bruno continue impressive form
15.04.2014 16:58:05
FIVB World Tour champs hitting top form
14.04.2014 18:21:12
Zurich glory for Swiss and German duos
13.04.2014 11:20:07
Top New Zealand pair out to boost beach volleyball's profile before taking on world
10.04.2014 15:04:34
FIVB stars on show as Swiss Tour gets underway
02.04.2014 21:27:50
Juliana back in business as Fuzhou kicks-off World Tour
24.03.2014 12:47:30
Juliana makes mark before World Tour return
30.01.2014 10:04:59
2014 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour ready for more highlights in record-breaking year


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Representatives of the U.S. Grains Council met earlier this month with representatives of a major Mexican feed mill in response to concerns with distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS) in pelleted feed. CAMPI feed mill had reduced the use of DDGS in swine and beef cattle rations after finding the pellets lost shape and did not have a good pellet durability index rating, resulting in customers complaints.
Julio Hernandez, USGC acting director in Mexico and Kim Koch, a feed manufacturing expert from North Dakota State University, met with the CAMPI director general, nutritionists and plant, production and quality control managers on Aug. 15-17 to find ways to increase pellet durability.
After examining starch and fiber content in the ration, size of the rollers and die of the pellet machine, steam quality and conditioning time, they determined the loss in durability was due to a combination of low starch and high fiber in the ration and inadequate conditioning in the steam chamber.
They returned pellet durability to normal by reducing the dietary fiber, increasing time in the conditioning chamber and adjusting the steam and temperature. "They were very satisfied with results and will go back to including DDGS in the diets," said Hernandez. The group also recommended the CAMPI staff continue to evaluate steam quality and change the rollers and die to improve pellet compression.
Mexico has become a significant market for U.S. DDGS, importing more than 334,354 metric tons during the first six months of 2007 according to USDA statistics.
USCG also plans to conduct a DDGS feeding trial in Jordan in 2008. "Both of the dairy companies we visited have expressed a strong interest in trying DDGS," noted Tucker Partel, USGC regional director for the Middle East and Subcontinent.
Jordan has the potential to import up to 50,000 metric tons of DDGS a year within five years as its livestock industry becomes more familiar with the product. The feeding trial is an integral part of the Council's efforts to promote the grain co-product in the region.


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Spaghetti with clams
It's hard to imagine a simpler supper than this James Beard gem, from one of the most dog-eared volumes in my kitchen, "James Beard's Theory and Practice of Good Cooking" (1977). The original recipe calls for 7-ounce cans of clams, but nowadays the closest you'll find are 6.5-ounce cans. Time's swift passage.
Spaghetti with Clam Sauce
From "James Beard's Theory and Practice of Good Cooking." Serves 4.
1 pound spaghetti
1/3 cup olive oil
3 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
2 cans minced clams (6.5 ounces each)
1/2 cup chopped parsley, preferably Italian


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EcoHouse needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 97 designs submitted by 26 freelance designers.
KickStart Network
We are developing a new social network geared towards college students that aims to connect innovative students with each other and to seasoned business professionals. We hope to foster a community in which college entrepreneurs are able to find financing and advice for their start-up projects. We also aim to create a marketplace in which college students can offer and purchase freelance services.
Our target audience includes business oriented college students in the United States. These individuals are usually 18-24 years old and come from medium to high income backgrounds. Our target audience is very web savvy and therefore our logo should have a web feel to it. A professional look to capture business minded individuals is also a must.
We are very open to different design approaches to our logo at this point but do however have a few requirements:
- The logo should have a web feel to it
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Hearing requested in lawsuit against Stonington's Haberek
Stonington - The attorney for Tracy Swain is requesting a judge hold an immediate hearing on the status of her lawsuit against First Selectman Ed Haberek because he charges that Haberek is liquidating property while Swain's motion to attach his assets is pending in New London Superior Court.
A hearing on the prejudgment remedy to attach Haberek's assets was slated for Monday but was postponed after Haberek's attorney, Dado Coric, was unable to proceed with depositions in the case because of a scheduling conflict.
The depositions of Haberek, Swain, the town's former information technology director Jason Jones and retired director of administrative services George Sylvestre are now scheduled for later this month. Attorneys have been trying to take the depositions since March, but there have been several postponements.
Information from the depositions is likely to be used at the hearing on Swain's attempt to attach $500,000 of his assets in case his insurance does not cover damages she receives. In successfully petitioning for the asset hearing, Swain's attorney Scott Camassar has maintained there is probable cause a court will render a judgment in her favor.
In her suit, Swain alleges Haberek sent her a "sexually graphic photo of himself" using his town-issued BlackBerry while in his Town Hall office on the night of Jan. 12, 2010. Haberek has denied sending her the image. Swain says the experience has caused her continuing emotional distress and physical illness such as migraine headaches.
Swain has also sued the town. Camassar has offered the town two ways to get out of the lawsuit, but those involved Haberek admitting to Swain's allegation of the photo or turning over potential evidence in the case.
In his motion for an immediate status hearing, Camassar wrote he was requesting it in light of Haberek's recent actions "to convey assets or further encumber assets" while the prejudgment remedy hearing and motion for Haberek to disclose his assets is pending.
He added that depositions have been repeatedly rescheduled, and because of that, the prejudgment remedy hearing has not gone forward.
Camassar stated that publicly available information indicated that at the same time Haberek asked to delay proceedings, he has put up for sale a home he partially owns at 28 Moss St. in Pawcatuck and with his mother Patricia Haberek obtained a $158,819 mortgage on the home.
Editor's note: This version corrects an earlier version.
On Sept. 1, Haberek posted on his Facebook page that the three-family home at 28 Moss St. where his mother lives is for sale. Documents filed in Town Hall show he obtained the mortgage on Aug. 7.
Camassar said in his request for the status conference that Haberek has said in response to written questions that he is not covered by liability insurance. He said Haberek's attempts to "convey or encumber assets may cause him to be insolvent" if Swain is awarded damages and Haberek cannot afford to pay.
But Coric said Tuesday that the fact that Haberek has posted the sale on his Facebook page shows that his client is not trying to defraud anyone and is not doing anything in secret.
Coric said that Swain and Camassar are entitled to file any motion they wish and he and Haberek are prepared to offer a defense.
He added that Haberek continues to maintain Swain's claims are baseless and that he is looking forward to his day in court.
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So why this headline? Circumcised African men 'less likely to engage in risky sexual behavior'
A fair reading of "no difference" does not support a surgical intervention.
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During the study period, all participants were also encouraged to attend clinics for HIV testing and counseling services, where HIV educational videos were shown in waiting areas.This study find no benefit to circumcision.
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text: USFR Weekly Recap - November 10-11, 2012 November 10, 2012 08:43 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By AgDay TV             THIS WEEK ON U.S. FARM REPORT EPISODE # 2048 NOVEMBER 10-11, 2012 JOHN'S OPEN: Hello and welcome to U.S. Farm Report, I'm John Phipps. I had the privilege to spend a day with some of America's best dairy farmers at the Elite Producer Business Conference held by our sister publication, Dairy Today. I left with an even higher respect for the people in the U.S. dairy industry. Despite a litany of formidable challenges - feed costs, milk consumption, immigration, dairy policy, and more - I heard no whining, blaming or demanding. Just a sober, realistic appraisal of a harsh reality. I frankly don't know how this sector will weather the storm of problems it faces, but I do know if anyone can do it, it will be the men and women I met that day. I'll bet on them any day. HEADLINES: The Ag Department says we grew a little bit more this year and we'll have a little more left over. The November crop production figures for corn nudged higher. Meanwhile demand for U.S. Ag exports remains strong. The Commerce Department released its latest export figures which show the trade deficit narrowing to 41 and a half billion dollars in September. That's more than 5% lower than the month before. A look behind the numbers reveals, a massive surge in soybean exports, up 32% for the month. Heavy machinery sales also bolstered U.S. exports. Total exports were up 3% to an all-time high of 187 billion dollars. While it may be good news, the expectation is that it won't last. A sputtering global economy is likely to temper demand. It has been nearly 2 months since parts of Oklahoma have seen a quarter of an inch of rain in one day. Almost half of the wheat crop is rated in fair condition, and another 30% is poor to very poor. Conditions of pasture and range continued to be rated mostly poor to very poor. Growth of winter grasses and pasture is limited. Winter wheat pastures continue to struggle under a lack of rainfall. Emergence has been poor and there's worry of crop failures heading into the winter months. In Oklahoma, water is starting to become an issue. Many ponds are drying up and it could mean a flurry of liquidations later in the season. CROP WATCH: Crop watch this week looks at benefits of double-cropping. ROUNDTABLE: Al takes over to talk markets with Andy Shissler and Bill Biedermann. JOHN'S WORLD: In the 2012 election no decision was as clear-cut as the result of the competition between Psephologist and pundits. I know, I hadn't heard the word before either. A Psephologist is a political statistician - a number nerd, to be crude. It turned out several of the computer modelers were almost perfect - and the most widely followed - Nate Silver of 538.com - called every state correct and came within .3% of the national vote for President. Comparing those predictions with the talking heads was simply no contest. Veteran observers like George Will, Michael Barone, and Karl Rove were blown out of the water. I am sure political bloviating is not about to be replaced with small digital readouts in the corner of your screen, but I think we will see less attention paid to free-range opinions unsupported by numerical research. Add political forecaster to a growing list of jobs now handled better by a computer and a math expert such as: airplane pilot, travel agent, financial derivatives trader, and more. Dairy producers are debating robot milkers this week, and I watched more video of autonomous tractors and cars. I trade on markets dominated by black box orders. The computer revolution didn't end when we all got one. 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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Feb. 21, 2013) – Loading the bus for its final two-game road swing of the regular season, the ETSU men's basketball team will be looking to build some late-season momentum when the Buccaneers take on North Florida Thursday night inside the UNF Arena.
Tip is set for 7 p.m.
ETSU is coming off a loss to Mercer last Saturday, but the team still has a chance to finish as high as third in the Atlantic Sun Conference standings with a strong finish over the final three games of the season. Meanwhile, North Florida is still battling to secure a spot in the postseason tournament and is in need of another victory to improve their league standing.
For more on Thursday night's game, read the game notes below or click on the game notebook link above. For more on ETSU men's basketball as the team wraps up the 2012-13 season, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the men's hoops link.
We are "ETSU"
The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics would like to ask both the print and broadcast media to honor our request to be called "ETSU" ... East Tennessee State in first reference is acceptable, but subsequent references should be ETSU ... On TV graphics please use ETSU ... Our nickname is the Buccaneers, but Bucs is also acceptable.
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After several years of quality returning players and at least some level of certainty regarding what to expect heading into the winter months, the 2012-13 ETSU men's basketball team entered this new campaign with several questions and concerns. ... The loss of standout seniors such as Adam Sollazzo (Tampa), Isiah Brown (Miami, Fla.) and Tommy Hubbard (Boston) will be hard to overcome, considering that group combined for a total of 3,091 points in their careers ... A year ago, the Bucs enjoyed quality wins such as a road victory over Atlantic 10 Conference foe Charlotte, and finished with a respectable 17 victories on the season ... The team finished fourth in the Atlantic Sun Conference standings at 10-8, reaching the league tournament semifinals. ... This season, the Bucs' top two returning starters were guards Sheldon Cooley (Tampa) and Marcus Dubose (Hartsville, S.C.), who both combined to score 19.7 points per game a year ago. ... However, both Cooley and Dubose have been dismissed from the team for violation of team rules and policies ... Along with those two, fellow guard Jarvis Jones (Memphis) and forward Lukas Poderis (Port Richey, Fla.) are the only other ETSU seniors to be returning after playing significant minutes last year, but Poderis is now lost for the season with a left foot injury and will be forced to redshirt, while Jones missed the first seven games of the year for academic reasons ... Jones returned against Ole Miss on Dec. 14 ... With so few returning, experienced players, ETSU has looked to some unproven returning players, as well as a recruiting class that includes three incoming freshmen and a pair of junior college transfers, to come in and make an immediate impact. ... Sophomores Rashawn Rembert (Tampa) and John Walton (Memphis), along with redshirt freshman Lester Wilson (Knoxville) have increased their production this year, while true freshmen guards Petey McClain (Mobile, Ala.), Mario Stramaglia (Birmingham, Ala.), and Yunio Barrueta (Miami, Fla.) are blossoming into early contributors. ... On the interior, Walton has been getting help from junior college transfers Kinard Gadsden-Gilliard (Georgetown, S.C.) and Hunter Harris (Nashville).
Last time out
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 16, 2013) – Having rallied back to get within three points midway through the second half, the ETSU men's basketball team was unable to complete another Saturday comeback and dropped a 71-54 decision to Atlantic Sun Conference rival Mercer inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center. ... The Buccaneers played a dismal first half offensively, shooting just 16 percent from the floor and falling behind by as many as 16 points before the intermission. After the break, ETSU managed to get to within three at 41-38 after a technical foul call on Mercer head coach Bob Hoffman, but looked on as the Bears outscored them 30-16 the rest of the game. ... As in several games so far this season, the Bucs struggled early on in the contest and only had four made field goals by halftime. This obviously allowed the Bears to build a 27-13 halftime advantage. ... Following the halftime break, the Bucs actually found their shooting stroke and went on an 18-10 run to make it 41-38 with 10:39 left in the game. However, from there Mercer put together a 10-0 run of its own with some effective offensive plays and a lockdown defensive effort, and they never looked back. ... ETSU senior guard Jarvis Jones (Memphis) led the Bucs with a game-high 18 points.
The series versus North Florida
ETSU and North Florida have met 16 times, with ETSU leading the all-time series 15-1 ... UNF picked up their first and only win over ETSU in the semifinals of the 2011 A-Sun Tournament, dropping the Bucs 59-55 ... The Bucs avenged that loss with three straight wins over the Ospreys a year ago, and ETSU won the first meeting this season.
Last time out against North Florida
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 26, 2013) – North Florida threw the first offensive punch, but it was the ETSU men's basketball team that delivered the knockout blow. ... After allowing UNF to shoot 68 percent in the first half and build a lead of as many as 17 points before the intermission, the Buccaneers clamped down on defense and scored a season-high 56 points in the second half to pull away with an 89-75 victory Saturday afternoon inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center. ... Junior forward Hunter Harris (Nashville) led the way for the Bucs, scoring a season-high 25 points as ETSU improved to 6-15 overall, 4-4 in Atlantic Sun Conference play. Meanwhile, UNF drops to 8-14, 3-6. ... Indeed, the Bucs once again needed an impressive comeback for the win, as North Florida led 30-13 with less than 10 minutes left in the half. At that point, ETSU began chipping away at the Ospreys' lead and ultimately pulled to within 11 at 45-33 by the break. ... In the second half, Harris began to take over and scored five of his 25 points during a 9-0 spurt by the Bucs in the opening minutes. ETSU followed that burst with another 17-3 run that saw Harris score another eight points and fuel the Bucs to a 69-60 lead with five minutes left in the contest. ... North Florida – who got a game-high 26 points from shooting guard Parker Smith – was unable to cut the deficit to closer than five points the rest of the way. ... Along with Harris, ETSU got a double-double effort from freshman guard Lester Wilson (Knoxville), who scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, while senior guard Jarvis Jones netted 19 points.
Young Bucs still face obstacle with experience
At no time in the tenure of ETSU head coach Murry Bartow have the Buccaneers had less experience ... Currently, the team has 10 players who are eligible and healthy enough to play, and of that group there are only six total years of Division I experience ... On average, that's less than a half year of experience per player ... With four freshmen and two junior college transfers that means 66 percent of the team is competing in their first season of Division I basketball.
Bucs earning reputation as "Comeback Kids"
With their comeback from 20 points down to beat Stetson on Feb. 9, the Buccaneers just continue to build a reputation as a team that won't go away no matter the score ... The Bucs have now won five of their eight games after being down significantly ... In wins over Charleston Southern (Nov. 20), FGCU (Jan. 12) and Stetson (Feb. 9), the Bucs were down by as many as 19 points and still won ... ETSU also came back from second-half deficits to drop North Florida (Jan. 26) and Lipscomb (Feb. 2).
Walton breaks out in win over Kennesaw State
Sophomore post John Walton (Memphis) has shown signs of his potential on-and-off throughout his first two seasons in Johnson City ... Against Kennesaw State on Valentine's Day, Walton finally put together a complete game ... Setting career highs for points (23), blocks (3) and minutes played (39), Walton powered the Bucs to a 79-70 victory ... He went 8-of-9 from the field and 7-of-7 from the foul line, while also grabbing five rebounds and collecting a pair of steals in the game. ... He followed that with a 12-point, six-rebound effort against Mercer (2/16).
Jones meeting expectations for Bucs
ETSU head coach Murry Bartow expected the return of senior guard Jarvis Jones (Memphis) would improve his team's efforts on the offensive end of the floor … He was right. … Recently, Jones almost single-handedly won the game for the Bucs against Lipscomb (Feb. 2), scoring a career high 36 points and hitting three straight 3-pointers in overtime -- including the game winner ... Since returning to the team in the middle of December, Jones has averaged a team-best 16.7 points per game, and currently ranks fourth in the A-Sun in scoring ... He also ranks second in steals per game (2.0), eighth in free throw percentage (75%) and first in minutes played (37.3).
Rembert heating up from outside, nearing national mark
Sophomore guard Rashawn Rembert (Tampa) has made the most of his increased playing time this season, having made a 3-pointer in 25 straight games and currently ranks second in the A-Sun in 3-point field goal percentage at 41 percent on the season ... Against Jacksonville, he gave ETSU's coaches even more reason to utilize him ... Hitting on 5-of-7 attempts from 3-point range against the Dolphins and counting the six games since that time, Rembert has made 50 3-pointers on the year.
Shuffling starters the "new normal" for Bucs
ETSU head coach Murry Bartow has used 17 different starting lineups in the team's 28 games this season ... Injuries and dismissals have left the ETSU's coaches searching for the right combination, as the team currently stands at 9-19.
ESPN names Wilson to nation's Top 25 freshmen list
While circumstances have forced the ETSU men's basketball team to struggle in the early going this season, talented redshirt freshman forward Lester Wilson (Knoxville) has still given the Buccaneers reason for hope. ... Wilson, who is averaging 15.3 points per game, was listed as one of the Top 25 freshmen in college basketball Thursday by ESPN hoops writer John Gasaway. The list – which included players such as UNLV's Anthony Bennett, UCLA's Jordan Adams, Michigan's Nik Stauskas and Duke's Rasheed Sulaimon – had Wilson ranked at No. 25. ... Wilson has posted six 20-plus point games so far this season.
Three-point streak for Bucs dates back nearly 20 years
Since Feb. 16, 1987 in a game against Davidson, the Bucs have made at least one 3-pointer in 792 consecutive games. ... ETSU was 0-for-8 in that 1987 game.
Bucs have tradition of postseason appearances, success
The ETSU men's basketball team has enjoyed its share of postseason success and ranks as one of the nation's most prestigious basketball programs ... The Buccaneers have earned berths to the NCAA Tournament nine times (1969, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010) and NIT twice (1983, 2007) ... In 2011, the Bucs made their first ever appearance in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, winning twice and advancing to the semifinals of that event ... It was the program's 12th postseason tournament appearance all-time.
ETSU picked among nation's best "Prestige" programs
In the modern era for NCAA Division I-A basketball – marked by the expansion of the NCAA Tournament field to 64 teams in 1984-85 – the ETSU men's basketball program ranks in the Top 30 percent of the 300 programs that were eligible for the postseason at that time, this according to ESPN.com's "Prestige" ranking released back in 2008 ... Since that time, the Bucs have only added to their list of prestigious honors … The Bucs -- who have enjoyed nine NCAA trips, one NIT and one CIT berth, 14 20-win seasons, and a slew of conference regular season and tournament championships since 1984-85 -- ranked tied for 82nd out of 300 teams, meaning they were in the Top 27 percent of schools making the list. ETSU was ranked ahead of every current Atlantic Sun team, as well as former SoCon rivals Appalachian State, Western Carolina, Georgia Southern and UNC Greensboro. In addition, at that time the Bucs ranked ahead of SEC schools such as Tennessee, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Georgia, Mississippi and Auburn, as well as programs such as Notre Dame, DePaul, Bradley, Clemson and Fla. State.


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We attached some of our anibot(animal robots) images and also 2 text styles that we think it might go well with robot concept (it's only suggestion).
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