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Vote for Your Favorite Name for the Hilton Garden Inn's New Meeting Room
The NEW Hilton Garden Inn will be opening soon! Located at the corner of Northwest 2nd Street and Gore Boulevard, in the heart of Lawton's new business district, the Hilton Garden Inn Lawton-Fort Sill offers easy access to shopping, restaurants and leisure options. This hotel has it all except a name for one of it's prestigious meeting rooms. They want Lawton-Fort Sill to help NAME THE ROOM.
The Hilton Garden Inn is looking for creative ideas for their meeting room. They currently have rooms named after some of the icons of the Wichita Mountains like Elk, Bison and The Great Plains. To get more information about this wonderful hotel and convention center "Like" them on Facebook.
We have been taking submissions for name ideas over the last couple of weeks and now it's time to vote for your favorite.
The person who submitted the name that gets the most votes will win:
- A weekend stay in one of Hilton Garden Inn's suites.
- Complementary breakfast and dinner from the Garden Grille Restaurant and Bar during your stay.
- 30,000 Hilton Honors reward points.
- Exclusive VIP invitation to the grand-opening celebration where the name of the meeting room will be unveiled.
- $100 Kohl's gift card.
- And a lifetime of braggin' rights!
After reading through the many submissions, we have selected seven finalists for your consideration.
(*Note: If the same name was submitted by several different people, the person who submitted it first was chosen.)
Please read through the finalists and cast your vote for your favorite in the poll below.
1. Bianco
Submitted by Cindy Rose
The historic and beloved Bianco's Italian Restaurant once stood in the same location where the Hilton Garden Inn sits today. The restaurant, owned and operated by Rose Bianco, was a community favorite in Lawton for 60 years.
2. Buffalo Soldier
Submitted by Becky Welborn
Lawton is best known for its heritage - both military and its Indian ancestors. The Buffalo Soldiers are a natural choice to represent Ft. Sill, Lawton, our Indian ancestors and the pride that flows from us all.
3. Cobblestone
Submitted by Lexa Richardson
Elmer Thomas created the Cobblestone Community known as Medicine Park and I think that The Cobblestone Meeting Room would be a great name to go along with all the other names they have used for other rooms.
4. Charon's Garden
Submitted by Kim Isaac
Charon's Garden Wilderness area is one of the most beautiful places in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. It is so tranquil and it's my favorite place to go in the Refuge. I think this would be a great name for the meeting room because it would be a nice connection between Hilton Garden Inn and Charon's Garden Wilderness.
5. General Henry Ware Lawton
Submitted by Chaz Borden
Henry Ware Lawton was killed in action in the Philippine-American war, was also a civil war medal of honor recipient, and the reason Lawton has its name. No better way to keep the Lawton name than in a room at the famous Hilton in Lawton, Oklahoma.
6. Indian Blanket
Submitted by Dorothy Goltry
Not only does 'Indian Blanket' depict our native culture, it is also the state wildflower. Oklahoma designated Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) as the official state wildflower in 1986. Also called firewheel, the Indian blanket flower is a symbol of Oklahoma's scenic beauty as well as the state's Indian heritage.
7. Mattie Beal
Submitted by Brenda Allard
Mattie Beal was the second person drawn in the Oklahoma land lottery for the Lawton district back in 1901. She won the right to claim a valuable 160-acre allotment. Once known as "the finest home in Lawton," the historic Mattie Beal home still stands today.
Voting will end at 9:00 am on Monday, March 17. You may vote once every 24 hours. Only one vote per IP address, per 24 hours will be counted.


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March 18, 2008
Associate Professor of Policy Craig Fox has received the award for Best Decision Analysis by the Decision Analysis Society (INFORMS) for the 2005 paper, "Subjective probability assessment in decision analysis: Partition dependence and bias toward the ignorance prior." The work was published in the journal Management Science and was co-authored by Professor Robert T. Clemen of the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.
Professor Eduardo Schwartz, California Chair in Real Estate Economics and Professor Walter Torous, Lee and Seymour Graff Professor, Finance Area Chair have received the Edwin Mills Best Paper Award bestowed on the best paper published in the journal Real Estate Economics for their paper "Commercial Office Space: Testing the Implications of Real Options Models with Competitive Interactions." The paper was published in 2006.
According to Torous, the paper examined the affect competition had on builders in the commercial real estate market. Torous also credited the Richard S. Ziman Center for Real Estate at UCLA for fostering an environment for this type of research to occur.
About UCLA Anderson School of Management
UCLA Anderson School of Management, established in 1935, is regarded among the very best business schools in the world. UCLA Anderson faculty are ranked #1 in "intellectual capital" by BusinessWeek and are renowned for their teaching excellence and research in advancing management thinking. Each year, UCLA Anderson provides management education to more than 1,600 students enrolled in MBA, Executive MBA, Fully-Employed MBA and doctoral programs, and to more than 2,000 professional managers through executive education programs. Combining highly selective admissions, varied and innovative learning programs, and a world-wide network of 35,000 alumni, UCLA Anderson develops and prepares global leaders.

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I've been busy working on something BIG lately! The past eighteen weeks, in fact.
No, I just couldn't be satisfied with a million and one papercrafting projects. I needed one more thing to add to my chaotic life. And since my son is pretty much the most adorable child on the planet (no bias here at all!) we thought… hey, how about we make another one?!
Baby Girl is due July 20th and we could not be more stoked for her arrival! I really thought I was going to be having another boy so when we found out today that there is a little miss in there I was pleasantly stunned and I STILL can't wrap my brain around it.
And I can't believe I am about to confess this but I am stupid excited about *finally* getting to use girly, pink papers!!! Only a scrapbooker…
So you guys have been warned. There is going to be a whole lot of GIRL happening around here soon!


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David Murphy went 4-for-5 with two home runs and matched his career high with five RBIs to make a winner out of Roy Oswalt in the Texas Rangers' 13-9 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night.
Ian Kinsler added a two-run homer and Adrian Beltre had three hits and an RBI in support of Oswalt, who earned his second victory in as many starts with the Rangers by pitching in and out of trouble.
Oswalt (2-0) went six innings, giving up five runs and a career-high 13 hits with two walks and six strikeouts.
Closer Joe Nathan pitched a scoreless ninth in a nonsave situation for the Rangers, who needed just about every run for their sixth consecutive series victory, matching the club's longest such streak this season.


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The Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology is dedicated to the discovery, development, and promotion of biomedical knowledge involving cell biology and the anatomical sciences of Gross Anatomy, Developmental Anatomy, Histology, and Neuroanatomy. Through this mission, we aim to improve human health through innovative educational programs and excellence in research and scholarly activities in a dynamic and diverse learning community.
The Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology is located in the Brody Medical Sciences Building on the west campus of East Carolina University and has fifteen faculty, eight staff, two research fellows, two office support staff, and six to ten doctoral students. Our faculty are actively involved with research areas that include signal transduction; stem cells; educational models and distance learning; cellular senescence and determinants of radiosensitivity in cancer; rearrangements of the cytoskeleton that occur during spermatogenesis; role of delta-catenin, presenilin and cadherins in synaptic remodeling and in cancer; function of tight junctions and claudins in ionic and tissue homeostasis; hyaluronan-CD44 interactions and their influence on BMP-initiated Smad signaling and other signaling pathways; and CD44-initiated signaling pathways that result in enhanced MMP production and extracellular degradation.
Throughout the brief history of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology has had an active role in training graduate students. Our former students now hold prestigious postdoctoral, faculty, and professional positions throughout the United States. In addition to our graduate program, we provide instruction to medical, nursing, physical therapy, and physician assistant students.
Geyer recognized by society for the study of reproduction
Project aims for understanding of first stages of reproduction
Grants fund intestinal research at ECU
Research targets sperm cell development
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This blog discusses current weather, weather prediction, climate issues, and other topics
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Convergence zone has set up already
9 comments:
- Lance said...
It is cold today! I saw some fresh snow on the snoqualmie pass webcam.
- May 12, 2009 at 12:30 PM
- Joan Neslund said...
Holden Village
11 Miles S Stehekin WA
48.2°N 120.75°W (Elev. 3224 ft)
Snowed lightly all day long. Highs in the upper 30's mostly.
Winter summary for the North Cascades. Novemer through mid May227 inches of snowfall and about 11 inches of rain.
- May 12, 2009 at 6:43 PM
- Jason said...
OK, let me guess: a whole lot of rain will be coming down on us during the next 24 hrs.
- May 12, 2009 at 8:57 PM
- andycottle said...
Hey Cliff, Since I`m off from work Fri/Sat(those are my normal days off), which day you think would the better day to hike at Tiger mountain??
Cause to me and from what I see so far in the models, and also read from the Seattle AFD, is that Sat may be the best day as the forecasted ridge will be nearly on top of us..
- May 12, 2009 at 11:37 PM
- Cliff Mass Weather Blog said...
Andy...Saturday will be better....cliff
- May 13, 2009 at 9:24 AM
- andycottle said...
Thanks Cliff. I`m still think`n Sat myself! :o)
- May 13, 2009 at 8:39 PM
- hwmpg said...
Cliff: I spend a lot of time tending plants out of doors. I remember your show a while back about global warming. When was the last month where the Seattle area averaged ABOVE normal temperatures? Two years ago?
- May 13, 2009 at 8:49 PM
- mainstreeter said...
I'm heading east to the Deschutes Canyon rails to trail, so it doesn't matter. It's supposed to be 80 or by Sat.
- May 13, 2009 at 9:34 PM
- garyLambda said...
It seems like we've had more of these convergence zone rains in the past few years than I remember happening in the early 80's. We used to joke that only tourists carried an umbrella, and now I do!
It was a nasty ride home on my bike in the rain Wednesday night. Can't remember being that soaked in a long time.
- May 15, 2009 at 2:00 PM


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Al Qaeda, the Private Army of America's Neocon Right
Syria: Al Qaeda Comes of Age
By Gordon Duff, Senior Editor
This week, Senator John McCain entered Syria illegally to meet with "rebels." However, photos of those McCain met with proved an embarrassment. McCain met with top Al Qaeda lieutenants long on terror watch lists, long cited as high value targets of America's drone war. McCain met with the enemy. Who better than McCain, known by veterans as the "Hanoi songbird." From a Press TV Viewpoint by VT's Jim W. Dean:
"Mind you these are the heads of an opposition that have no control over their fighters whatsoever. They are looting and raping where they please, and have begun taking religious hostages like the Christian Orthodox bishops.
This blew up in John McCain's face when one of the kidnapped victims' families spotted one of the kidnappers in McCain's front line photo op. He was the one in the rear with the camera. It looks like 'bomb bomb McCain' bombed his credibility into further oblivion. But he is still for sale, especially to the Israelis, so that makes him dangerous.
We had the story break that the FSA has been running a sex slave business out of the camps in Turkey using teenage refugee girls. This even beats the pretend-a-mullahs in the Persian Gulf giving the OK for the al-Nusra brigades to rape who they want by allowing three-day temporary marriages to do so."
McCain, exposed for his role in supporting terrorist groups fighting the US, Russia and now Syria is not the biggest recent embarrassment. Key to efforts to "Balkanize" Syria are the Chechen fighters being flown in by the hundreds. That relationship, the use of Chechens by the CIA and Mossad to support terrorist activities was nearly exposed this week. The FBI was forced to execute a "possible bombing suspect" who had, in actuality, threatened to expose FBI complicity in the Boston Marathon bombings.
In an interview earlier today with Defense Intelligence and Treasury Department sources, it was confirmed that the FBI is now being looked at as fully complicit in more than one recent terrorist act. During the conversation it was noted:
"You know, the fact that we have to use a secure line to discuss efforts to support the US government is ironic. We are afraid our phones are tapped, not by an overzealous government but by terrorist organizations within our government, tasked with destroying that same government."
Ibragim Todashev was killed by Israeli trained Massachusetts state troopers and FBI agents to keep him from coming forward about police and FBI complicity in the Boston terror attack. From CBS News:
"The father of a Chechen immigrant killed in Florida while being interrogated by the FBI about his ties to a Boston Marathon bombings suspect said Thursday that the U.S. agents killed his son "execution-style."
At news conference in Moscow, Abdul-Baki Todashev showed journalists 16 photographs that he said were of his son, Ibragim, in a Florida morgue. He said his son had six gunshot wounds to his torso and one to the back of his head and the pictures were taken by his son's friend, Khusen Taramov."
There was never an organization known as Al Qaeda, not until now. "Phony Al Qaeda" was an imaginary boogeyman enemy constructed out of false flag terrorists employed by a variety of intelligence agencies to bring the world to economic collapse. History makes this hypothesis a "slam dunk."
There was no "Al Qaeda," a extremist, jihadist movement intent on warring against Christianity on behalf of, well, we aren't really sure, until if was formed in Syria. There, up to 80,000 fighters from 27 nations are at war with the government. The majority are there to create a terrorist empire as a base of operations to attack the United States, Europe and Russia. None are there to war on Israel or support Palestinian rights. This is extremely curious.
They are flown into Jordan, planeload after planeload by private cargo carriers contracted to the CIA and Department of Defense. Two dozen Boeing 747s sit waiting at an abandoned SAC (Strategic Air Command) base in Northern Michigan. These planes, contracted to the CIA, can carry 8,000 Al Qaeda fighters a day. Problem is, this isn't the only such facility. There are many. In fact, "Al Qaeda" has far more air transport capability that, not just Israel but Britain and France combined.
When America first attacked Afghanistan after 9/11, the organization we know of as "Al Qaeda" didn't exist. Some 300 jihadists were living in Afghanistan under government protection, know known to have had nothing to do with 9/11 or any attacks on America.
However, Donald Rumsfeld claimed their numbers were up to 100,000, a wild invention, one of many insane fabrication he and so many others, particularly members of America's military and intelligence community took part in, acts of treason.
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[Illinois] GEM4 2012: Mechanics of Development I
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Dr. Davidson, whose PhD in biophysics is from the University of California at Berkeley, works on the interfaces between engineering, physics, and biology. His lab in the new Biomedical Science Tower 3 (BST3) building has allowed him to work even more closely with engineers and biologists to integrate molecular genetic details of morphogenesis with cellular and tissue mechanics, with the aim of helping design better artificial tissues and identifying the mechanical sources of birth defects.
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There is nothing wrong with making new friends online because it may benefit her in some way, but it should not be at the cost of her safety. Parents who want to keep their children safe from potential online dangers must use computer monitoring software like Aobo Keylogger for Mac to keep everything under their control.
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I was particularly taken by the following sentence...
"Northerners still make fun of Southern speech," says Dennis Preston, a linguist at Michigan State University in East Lansing. "To them, it stirs up images of sitting out in a cabin, polishing a gun, and scratching a hound dog."
What, I ask, is wrong with that image? In all seriousness, it's an interesting article.


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GIORGIO, OLE!: Giorgio Armani's designs now span from the runway and the living room to the oldest bullfighting ring in Spain. Armani has conceived a costume for famed bullfighter Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez on the occasion of the Corrida Goyesca. The yearly event will take place on Sept. 6 in Ronda, close to Málaga and Seville. Ordóñez will wear a specially designed bullfighting costume, or goyesco: a techno satin jacket, trousers and cloak in Armani's iconic greige. The three pieces are embroidered with sequins and small glitter stones. Armani follows none other than Pablo Picasso, who once designed the same kind of costume for the bullfighter's grandfather, Antonio Ordóñez. Armani's collaboration with Rivera Ordóñez dates back to last year, when the designer tapped him for a Giorgio Armani Hand Made-to-Measure ad campaign.
Meanwhile, Dutch electro mixer DJ Tiësto is set to take Armani Exchange's Regent Street store in London from retail to rave. DJ Tiësto will play a live set in the brand's Regent Street store on Aug. 8, which fans can attend by purchasing a limited edition DJ Tiësto pack, which contains an Armani Exchange T-shirt, a DJ Tiësto CD and a pass to the private set, and is priced at 40 pounds, or about $80 at current exchange. Following his spin in the store, DJ Tiësto will perform at London's 02 Arena as part of his "In Search of Sunshine" world tour, of which Armani has sponsored the London and North American dates.
This story first appeared in the July 30, 2008 issue of WWD. Subscribe Today.
THE HOMECOMING: It looks like there will be two Calvin Klein shows come New York Fashion Week. On Tuesday, Calvin Klein Inc. said it was bringing its fall 2009 men's collection show to New York in February. This will mark the first full runway show for men's wear here — the company has been presenting its men's wear collections in Milan since 1998. The fall show is slated to take place on the ground-floor event space at CKI's headquarters at 205 West 39th Street, where the company also has been presenting its women's collections. CKI, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, recently brought the Collection business back in-house — a move that triggered the decision to show men's wear, which is designed by Collection's men's creative director Italo Zucchelli, in New York. It's not arrivederci, Milano for good, though. The company plans to hold market appointments for retailers during Milan's men's fashion week next January. It also plans to return to the Milan's men's wear shows in the future.
EMPEROR VAL: Soon even common mortals will become more intimate with Valentino through the documentary, "Valentino: The Last Emperor," which premieres Aug. 28 in Venice. A crowd of 600 is expected to attend the screening in Venice's landmark theater, La Fenice, followed by a dinner for the designer hosted by Italian Vogue's Franca Sozzani and Luca Dini, editor in chief of Italian Vanity Fair. Guests expected to glide down the canals to dine at Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, home to the Peggy Guggenheim collection, include George Clooney, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tilda Swinton, Claudia Schiffer and Alessandra Facchinetti, who is now creative director at Valentino.
PUNK PUZZLE: Vintage clothing dealer Simon Easton has hit back at claims by Malcolm McLaren that he sold fake vintage pieces under the Seditionaries label to Damien Hirst. "I don't believe that Damien bought anything fake from me," said Easton. "I have been buying these clothes for 30 years."
Easton added that his management had taken Hirst to court last year, but that any legal matters between them have been settled. According to British press reports last year, Easton took legal action after Hirst failed to return a collection of vintage Seditionaries clothing that Easton had sent for him to consider buying. Hirst is alleged to have asked for a refund for pieces that he previously had bought from Easton, which he alleged were fake, before he returned the collection, worth 80,000 pounds, or about $158,000 at current exchange. A spokeswoman for Hirst said that she was unable to comment on the matter for legal reasons.
Easton also rejected claims made by McLaren that he and Vivienne Westwood had only made a handful of Seditionaries pieces, saying the label was sold at Westwood and McLaren's shops, Sex and Seditionaries, from 1975 to 1980, and later under license at Boy London from 1980 to 1986. "If you grew up in the punk era, you will know that Malcolm McLaren rewrites history on a daily basis — that's how he gets through life," said Easton. "I'm very amused to be part of his fanciful fantasy stories, however it can also be hurtful and damaging."
BLACK GOLD: Mohamed Al Fayed is known for sourcing all manner of luxury goods to line the shelves of his famed department store, Harrods, but now it seems he's rustling up another highly prized asset — oil.
Last Thursday, London's High Court awarded Al Fayed a 9 percent share of the future proceeds of an oil field that's located underneath his estate in Surrey, just outside of London. Al Fayed had sued Star Energy, the U.K. oil producer that owns the oil field, for trespassing, after Star Energy had been producing oil from land under Al Fayed's estate without his knowledge since 1994. Al Fayed was also awarded a 9 percent share of the 7 million pounds, or $13.9 million, worth of oil the oil field has produced since 2000. "I am satisfied with the decision. Justice has been done," said Al Fayed.
FASHION SENSE: Critical Cathy, the three-year-old filly named after The New York Times' fashion critic Cathy Horyn, won an allowance race Sunday at Saratoga Race Course. Owned by Barry Schwartz, former chairman of Calvin Klein Inc., Critical Cathy won by six and a quarter lengths. "She's a big, pretty gray filly," said Schwartz, noting he's received compliments on the way his silks look on her. "They really look sharp on a light gray horse," said Schwartz, who was reached in Saratoga. The purse was $61,000, and Critical Cathy paid $11 to win, topping a $74 exacta. Horyn, who owned horses growing up, said she's thrilled to have a horse named after her, although she hasn't placed any bets on her yet. "I've never actually seen her race," said Horyn. "I've met her [at Schwartz's] farm before she was old enough to run. She's gorgeous."


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Have anything planned for Friday night? Of course you don't, you're a procrastinator like the rest of us! Well, here's your chance to set yourself right in the eyes of Jesus:
Get ready for the premiere of Brooklyn's most aesthetically attractive free jazz trio, "Little Drake". They will be accompanying Theo Boguszewski's interpretation of that ever-so-catchy Ornette Coleman song you heard had a hip title to name-drop.
Mokaad will be fighting the elements of tension to bring you a set to dance your problems away.
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Along with Melissa Ahern, Andy Smart, Stimpy Lockjaw, and the infamous NYU dubstep duo Hirshi and Phlegm, how can you say no this night? It's impossible, you can't!
Take the J or M train to Lortimer St. or Flushing Ave. and find this Broadway Bodega between Manhattan or Graham. If you enjoy free stuff, get there at 8 and utilize the wine and cheese assortment we will present you with.


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Only a year ago, Deborah McGilton's experience with fast muscle cars was limited to the rides at the autocross in her husband Tim's 1968 Camaro. Although she was merely a grinning passenger a short time ago, today she's the full-fledged street machine driver of the black 1969 you see here. "Tim was into the autocross scene for a couple years before I got into it," she said. "One time he asked me during a run if I was having fun and I responded with, 'I'm having a blast, but I'd have more fun if I drove my own.'" That was all Tim needed to know, and soon he was on the hunt to find his wife a speedy muscle machine she could call her own.
He found the perfect noir specimen on a well-known Pro Touring website, but finances wouldn't allow it at the time and he continued to look for another, or so Deborah thought. The husband/wife duo continued to run with the one Camaro for a few events before Tim surprised Deborah with a considerate notion: selling his two show cars so she could get her own autocross toy to play with, the 1969 RS from lateral-g. You know you are into hot-handling muscle cars when you sell two show-winning classics to get your wife her own cone-carver.
Being an inexperienced driver of anything fast, Deborah admits it took some getting used to before her behind-the-wheel confidence was where it needed to be. "It was sort of trial by fire," she said, "Because the first few events we had problems. Here I was, new to driving a car like this, and it was giving us fits. I figured, if I learned to drive this thing when it's messed up, then I could drive anything." The car, being a newly-built piece, still needed to be sorted out, so of course there were some obstacles before she could navigate the car with precision. "We had a proportioning valve go bad on us one time and some other issues, so over the winter we went through and fixed all the issues."
Since last year, the McGilton's have been actively attending autocross and road course events all over the county, including a couple Goodguys shows, Detroit Speed's Summer Slam, and where we caught up to them, the Chevy High Performance Nationals, where Deborah got to drag race the car for the first time, running 13.518 at 101.76 mph in the quarter-mile. "We also attended the Skip Barber Racing School while in Georgia, which was very helpful in making me familiar with when to brake and how to accelerate out of the corners. At the school we drove Mazda Miatas and the instructors wanted me to brake later and accelerate quicker out of the turns, but I didn't want to get used to that since my car is a whole lot heavier than a Miata." Another thing that gave her driving confidence was when expert driver Brian Finch asked to drive it, "I said, sure, but I'm coming too. Of course, he drove it like he stole it and showed me the capabilities of the car. After that, I knew what the car could handle and what it couldn't." With how active the McGilton's are in the scene, we suspect it won't be long before they're winning top honors.
Their year of autocross competition with Deborah's car is not even over yet, as there is still Holley's LS Fest, Goodguys in Indy, and a couple other events you'll be able to catch them at; and it seems they are having a blast. "Tim told me after we got it [the 1969], 'You could've had a nice diamond for the price of this car,'" eh, she shrugged, "I'd rather have the car."
Under the hood is a Kurt Urban-built LS2 that pumps 364ci. The 4-inch bore coupled with a 3.6-inch stroke smashes a 10.5:1 compression ratio thanks to stock pistons, while the rods, pins, and crankshaft are also stock. Urban upgraded a few critical items, however, such as the timing chain, heads, camshaft and valvetrain. A cam with 230 degrees at 0.050 was stabbed into place, while the rockers were modified and COMP Cams' Beehive valvesprings were added for better valve control at high rpm. The engine is equipped with Air Flow Research cylinder heads, while F.A.S.T.'s intake manifold routes the air/fuel mixture. An Auto Kraft oil pan and ported oil pump are also upgrades Urban applied. The headers come from ATS and the exhaust system is from Flowmaster and was Jet-Hot coated. The engine makes a manageable 440 hp.
The autocross-essential Tremec T-56 manual trans is what shifts the McGilton's RS, while a Bowler shifter connects the driver. McLeod's twin disc clutch ensures positive engagement. Detroit Speed's Quadra-Link setup holds onto a 9-inch rearend that's stuffed with a 3.70:1 gear ratio and a Tru-Trac differential.
The interior of the McGilton's ride is functional and comfortable. Black leather wraps around high-bolstered Recaro buckets and a DSE dash insert holds essential Auto Meter gauges. A Vintage Air A/C unit is tucked under the dash while a black Grant steering wheel moves the wide front meats. Five-point harnesses and a 4-point rollcage also equip the interior.
Super Jet Black urethane paint graces the outside of the RS, while other accents like a front spoiler and the covered RS headlights add to the visual prowess of this cool ride.
Wheels & tires
The RS rolls on massive 18x10.5-inch Forgeline wheels in the front and 18x12-inch monsters in the rear. The rubber of choice is 295/35R18 BFGs up front and huge 335/30R18 BFGs in the rear.
Brakes & suspension
JRi shocks are bolted at each corner of the 1969 and 550-pound springs suspend the front of the car; 250-pound coils support the rear. Parts from Detroit Speed & Engineering were chosen, including the steering rack, spindles, Quadra-Link rear suspension, and even the hydro-formed DSE subframe. DSE's splined anti-sway bars are also in place, front and rear. Baer's massive 6S disc brakes are what get abused during autocross blasts, and more than enough to precisely control the 3,600-pound ride.


text: People change. Dreams change. By my highly scientific and official count, you change your mind about three hundred and thirty-three point six gazillion times between kindergarten and age 30. But let's pretend this chart, created by a young inner-city schoolteacher, is a wonderful sign of things to come: Only one "princess" and one "millionaire."


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Rene Dupree has been dreaming about being a wrestling star for as long as he can remember. At age five or six, he went for ice cream with Harley Race.
He played soccer on a field with Japanese star Masahiro Chono.
Following in his father Emile's footsteps, the younger Dupree, whose real name is Rene Goguen, stepped into the ring for the first time at the age of 14.
And it's been full steam ahead ever since.
Now just 20, Dupree will face John Cena for the U.S. championship at tonight's WWE Judgment Day pay-per-view.
What a ride it's already been!
"I dreamed about getting here, but I never thought it would happen," said Dupree on the phone the other day. "I grew up in a wrestling family and I knew I wanted to be in it. I started working out with weights when I was 11. At 14, I was already 200 lbs.
"I begged my father to give me an opportunity to try it."
Try it, he did. And like it, he did.
Problem is the fans don't like him too much. In fact, they love to hate him.
"Even when I was trying to be a fan favourite, people booed me," said Dupree with a laugh. "It works for me. If my job is to get people to hate me, I'm doing a pretty good job of it."
Dupree says he was a bit overwhelmed at first, looking around and seeing major stars everywhere.
"It was nerve racking ... weird at first," he said. "But after a while, you get comfortable. They're just human beings too."
He says his favourite programs so far have been against Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock. But facing Cena tonight will be another big notch in his belt.
"It's my biggest match to date," he said. "I don't think the fans will be disappointed."
Dupree says he does little outside of the ring except lift weights and watch old wrestling tapes -- keeping an eye on legends such as Rick "The Model" Martel, "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig and Shawn Michaels.
And what may come off as an aloof personality is Dupree just being his normal, quiet self. None of this haughty La Resistance persona he developed while partnered with Sylvain Grenier.
"I'm really shy when it comes to normal life," said Dupree. "I'm not very outspoken. There's a mistaken conception that I've got a big ego, but I'm just quiet. It's not because I'm arrogant or cocky ... it's just the way I am."
He's just letting his actions speak for him. And so far they've been speaking pretty loudly.
- Big news from Total Nonstop Action. TNA has landed a TV deal with Fox Sports Net, with a one-hour show, TNA Impact, airing each Friday afternoon, beginning June 4. One innovation: The ring will not be the usual four-sided one. Now the bad news: There's nothing yet worked out for Canada.
- Triple H (Paul Levesque) has agreed to play Conan in a John Milius-directed film.
- John Tenta, known as Earthquake in his WWF tenure, has retired from wrestling after finding out he has advanced bladder cancer. He will soon start chemotherapy.
- Reports have Brian Lawler (Grandmaster Sexay) being released by WWE. He was scheduled to compete in a 20-man Battle Royal on tomorrow night's RAW -- with the winner getting a shot at champion Chris Benoit. Maven will compete instead.
- Sable, the former wife of Marc Mero, and former WWE star Brock Lesnar are apparently a couple.
- Other Judgment Day matches: Eddie Guerrero vs. JBL; Booker T vs. Undertaker; Rob Van Dam and Rey Mysterio vs. The Dudley Boyz; Charlie Haas and Rico vs. Bob Holly and Billy Gunn; Jacqueline vs. Chavo Guerrero (who will have one hand tied behind his back); Torrie Wilson vs. Dawn Marie; and the debut of Mordecai.
- At a Los Angeles Lakers vs. San Antonio Spurs NBA playoff game earlier this week, Stone Cold Steve Austin and Bill Goldberg were asked if they'd return to WWE. Goldberg said no, while Austin left the door open.
- The Hart Brothers Wrestling School in Cambridge has been sold to legendary Waldo Von Erich. For more details on the school, check out www.allchampionshipwrestling.com.


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Used Truck - 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Regular Cab Pickup in Fridley, Mn
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2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 ReviewThis car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.
Car-like drivability with traditional truck styling.
The Chevrolet Silverado is the second-best-selling pickup in America, but that still adds up to a lot of trucks. By consciously avoiding the more radical concept styling of its competitors, the bluff-nosed, square-shouldered Silverado seems to have found its own secure niche in the hearts of many American truck buyers.
But don't let Silverado's conservative demeanor fool you. This truck is every bit as technically advanced, every bit as car-like and user-friendly as its aero-look competitors. It rides, handles, and stops as well as, maybe better than, the best of them. It's quick and it's comfortable.
The base price is higher for 2002, but it now buys more standard equipment, including the chrome bumper and grille that Chevrolet claims most buyers want. Silverado prices still start about $700 below Ford's F-150. Option packages have been streamlined for value and convenience.
Introduced last year, this is the first full production year for the new 1500 HD model, which combines light-duty 1500-series styling in a heavy-duty six-passenger crew cab with a 300-horsepower Vortec V8.
Also available for 2002 is Quadrasteer, an electronically controlled four-wheel-steering system that makes parking much easier and pulling a trailer a breeze.
Like all full-size pickups, Silverado is available in a vast array of versions: two-wheel drive and four-wheel-drive; standard-length regular cabs, extended cabs, and crew cabs; short (6-1/2-foot) and long (8-foot) bed lengths. Three trim levels are available: base, LS, and LT. Full-width Fleetside beds are standard on all models, but LS and LT short-bed buyers can choose a stylishly retro Sportside ($795).
Various payload capacities are offered as well. The so-called half-ton range includes both the 1500 series, with actual payloads ranging from 1593 to 2334 pounds (depending on bed, cab, and drive configuration), and the heavier-duty 2500 series with payloads in the 2600-3200-pound range.
Silverado 1500 models are available with a 4.3-liter V6, 4.8-liter V8, or 5.3-liter V8. The 1500 HD Crew Cab and 2500 are powered exclusively by a 6.0-liter V8.
(Three-quarter-ton Silverados are badged 2500HD and 3500, and offer payloads up to 6089 pounds. Look for those in a separate nctd.com review.).
Silverado's frame is the stiffest and lightest truck frame General Motors has ever built. The front frame rails are hydroformed, a process that uses high-pressure hydraulics to shape large and complex components that used to be fabricated from smaller stampings. Tubular crossmembers and roll-formed mid-rails increase rigidity even more. This stiff structure enhances handling and ride quality immensely, while improving crashworthiness.
The front suspension comprises aluminum upper and lower control arms, with coil springs on two-wheel-drive 1500s. Torsion bars are used on all 4x4 models and 2500 models.
Brakes are large, heavy-duty discs on all four corners. ABS is standard on all models.
The V8 engines are based on the new GM SB-2 small-block architecture that was introduced on the Corvette four years ago and extended to the Camaro and Firebird in 1999.
A five-speed manual gearbox is standard in the base truck, but most buyers will opt for the 4L60E and 4L80E four-speed automatics. These feature a delayed-upshift mode for towing. They are excellent transmissions.
Like its exterior design, Silverado's interior reflects traditional Chevrolet thinking. The doors and door openings are the largest in the industry, and the cab is the roomiest.
The instrument package looks like a cross between a Corvette's and a traditional pickup's. It includes a large speedometer and tachometer flanked by four smaller gauges. All use pleasant, highly legible white-on-black graphics.
The sound-system control panel is located above the climate controls. The climate control system uses a rotary-dial layout that works perfectly. There are three 12-volt outlets at the bottom center of the dashboard for radar detectors, cellular telephones, laptop computers, and other accessories.
An LT Extended Cab we drove awhile back came with six-way power front bucket seats with seat heaters and memory. The doors lock automatically as soon as you pull away, a security feature that can be de-programmed at the dealership. The LT also comes with a lockable floor console large enough to hold a picnic lunch for a family of four; it comes with a reversible, removable cup holder tray and a storage nook in front of the lid. Air conditioning outlets and a set of drop-down cup holders are built in for rear-seat passengers. A compass is incorporated into the LT's overhead console, along with three storage areas for sunglasses, garage door opener, and small items. The door trim is a nice combination of vinyl panels and dotted velour that is soft and warm to the touch.
The back seat in the extended cab offers more room and comfort than we expected. When cargo capacity is more important than hauling passengers, the entire rear seat assembly can be removed with a wrench and lifted out through the door.
A more recent drive in a 1500 HD crew cab revealed a really comfortable truck. The back seats are roomy and comfortable, very similar to those in an uplevel Suburban. The seats were trimmed in handsome leather and they could be flipped down to provide a big, secure cargo area. This is a great truck for someone who wants a roomy rear seat with interior cargo space and big trailer-towing capability.
About the only thing we don't like about the Silverado interior is the design of the interior door handles, which swivel through an up-and-in arc, and felt loose whenever we used them. We'd prefer more resistance and a more positive feel.
OnStar, which is now standard on LT models, is a communications and location system that allows customers to call for 24-hour assistance. The system calls for assistance automatically if the truck's airbags have deployed.
Driving Impression
Silverado LT drives like a luxury car and is supremely smooth and quiet. That smooth, quiet, unified feel is largely due to the stiff frame, which isolates the running gear for reduced noise and vibration. A cast magnesium beam behind the instrument panel and a lateral steel beam between the magnesium beam and the right side of the dash further reinforce the stiff body. Squeaks and rattles simply don't happen. This is one strong truck, and its chassis rigidity allows the suspension to soak up and manage bumps and ruts and tar strips so well that its overall ride behavior is near the luxury class. A long, 143-inch wheelbase improves the ride further and enhances high-speed stability.
The 1500HD crew cab model does not ride quite as smoothly. When the bed is empty there is some road vibration, but drivers used to driving pickups should find it well within acceptable bounds and throwing some weight in the bed or adding a canopy should smooth it out some.
A big four-spoke steering wheel connects to a rack-and-pinion steering gear on 1500 4x2s; other models have recirculating-ball steering. Even the rack-and-pinion system has a fairly wide dead spot in the center when cruising, which Chevrolet says is designed to minimize steering corrections on the highway. The steering feels a bit too light, but Silverado still tracks beautifully and handles well on pavement, loose dirt, deep dirt, and off road.
Although the 4.8-liter small-block V8 is more popular in base models, the up-market LT Extended Cab comes standard with the optional 5.3-liter (327 cubic-inch) engine, rated 285 horsepower and 325 foot-pounds of torque. That's enough grunt to smoke the rear tires at will. The fat torque curve is useful for light towing and hauling, but it's also a lot of fun for commuting and touring. We recommend the 5.3 over the smaller 4.8. The big 6.0-liter V8 that comes on the 1500HD delivers a ton of torque for pulling big, heavy trailers.
Braking hasn't been a traditional strong point for U.S.-built pickups, but here again the Silverado breaks from tradition. Its four-wheel disc brakes are huge and powerful and come standard with ABS. Braking force begins only an inch into the pedal travel. A new feature called Dynamic Rear Proportioning improves stability under heavy braking, whether the truck is loaded or empty. Chevrolet promises excellent fade resistance, with long pad life and good heat dissipation; we worked the brakes hard on our truck and experienced no fade. Anyone used to the brakes in the previous-generation Chevy pickups and full-size SUVs should be very pleased with the brake-pedal response and stopping performance.
Chevrolet Silverado is overall the best among full-size pickups. Many buyers will prefer its more conservative design. Chevy's full-size Silverado pickups are among the smoothest, quietest, most civilized, best equipped, and most enjoyable trucks we've driven.
Model Lineup
1500 2WD: Short Box Regular Cab ($17,518); Short Box Extended Cab ($22,537); LS Short Box Extended Cab ($24,484); LT Long Box Extended Cab ($29,658);
R1500 4WD: LS Short Box Regular Cab ($23,724); LT Long Box Extended Cab ($32,778);
2500 2WD: LS Long Box Regular Cab ($24,314);
R2500 4WD: LT Short Box Extended Cab ($34,123).
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Pontiac, Michigan; Fort Wayne, Indiana; Oshawa, Ontario, Canada.
Model Tested
LT Short Box Extended Cab ($29,358).Truckloads of payload and pulling power.
Heavy-duty pickup trucks don't get any better than the heavy-duty Silverado line. General Motors completely re-engineered its heavy-duty pickups last year. Based on our driving experience, the Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra appear to be the best heavy-duty pickups on the market.
That's a strong statement, but they boast the most power, the heftiest gross vehicle weight rating and the highest gross combined vehicle weight rating available. More noticeable on a daily basis is their superior refinement. They offer excellent handling, the smoothest ride and the most up-to-date interiors.
Two monster engines are available in addition to the standard 6.0-liter V8: an 8.1-liter Vortec V8 that develops 455 foot-pounds of torque, and the mighty new Duramax 6600 diesel V8 that generates 520 foot-pounds of torque. Each is available with the truly impressive Allison five-speed automatic transmission.
A dizzying number of configurations is available, ensuring that nearly everyone can find exactly the right truck to suit their needs.
Heavy-duty Silverado pickups are broadly divided into the 2500 HD series and the 3500 series. 'Half-ton,' '3/4-ton' and 'one-ton' are outdated terms because modern trucks haul far more than 1000-2000 pounds. Many of us, however, still tend to refer to the Silverado 1500 and 2500 series as the half-ton trucks (see separate nctd.com review of the Silverado 1500 and 2500 light-duty trucks).
2500 HD pickups are what we generically call 3/4-ton trucks. All Chevy 2500 HD trucks come with single rear wheels.
3500-series trucks all come with dual rear wheels; these so-called one-ton trucks are often called 'duallies.'
Regular Cab, Extended Cab and Crew Cab bodies are available with 6.5-foot short beds or 8-foot long beds. Wheelbases run 133, 143.5, 153.0, 157.5, and 167 inches long on 2500 HD pickups; wheelbases are available in 133, 157.5, 161.5, and 167.5 inches on 3500 duallies. All use the standard Fleetside-style body.
Three trim levels are offered: base, LS and LT.
Engine choices: 6.0-liter Vortec V8, 8.1-liter Vortec V8, and 6.6-liter Duramax Turbo Diesel.
Just as important are the transmission choices: five-speed manual, six-speed manual, four-speed automatic ($1095 on base and LS, standard on LT), and an exciting new Allison five-speed automatic ($1200 on LT, $2295 on base or LS models). And, of course, two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive are available.
Retail prices range from less than $23,000 for a 2500HD 2WD Regular Cab to more than $43,000 for a fully loaded 4WD Crew Cab with the Duramax diesel and Allison automatic.
Quadrasteer four-wheel steering - which improves low-speed maneuverability and high-speed stability - will be extended to several more GM full-size trucks during 2002. The system, first introduced exclusively on the GMC Sierra Denali, will be offered this calendar year as a regular production option on properly equipped 2002 GMC Sierra Wideside and Chevrolet Silverado Fleetside 2WD and 4WD extended cab short-box pickups.
GM's new pickups are not standouts in the styling department, and a Chevrolet Silverado 3500 looks conservative when parked alongside a Dodge Ram 3500 or a Ford Super Duty. Though all the body work was all-new for 2001, the Silverado styling is clearly evolutionary, not revolutionary. In other words, the new heavy-duty Silverado looks a lot like the previous heavy-duty C/K trucks, until you park them alongside one another, that is. Then the differences are quite striking.
Compared with the previous-generation, the current Silverados look like they were driven through a giant sander. The body work is smoother and more fluid. Sharp creases have been rounded off and smoothed over. Silverado 2500 HDs look similar to the light-duty Silverado 1500 and 2500 models, but the heavy-duty Silverado comes with a bulging hood designed to provide space for the giant engines that are available. Even the fender flares around the dual rear wheels on the 3500 Series models are smoother and more elegantly designed.
Styling distinctions differentiate the Chevy Silverado from the GMC Sierra, unlike in the past. The Silverado is called 'The Truck' at Chevrolet. It looks bold, with its power dome hood and a big Chevy bow tie on the grille. That grille is accented by a heavy center bar with a bow tie in the middle.
Coming soon is a redesigned 2003 Silverado with much bolder styling.
Standard seating is much better than basic. In fact, these trucks are downright comfortable. They are quite roomy, among the roomiest available. Four cab styles are available: Regular Cab, Extended Cab, Crew Cab, and Chassis Cab. All offer identical front-seat space. The extended-cab's rear-door openings are the largest in the industry, according to Chevrolet
The Crew Cab offers roomy rear seats, comfortable for two adults, capable of three. In addition to their people-carrying capability, the Crew Cab models come in handy in many sometimes unforeseen ways. We like changing into our driving suits in the back seats at races or putting on a pair of waders when fishing in cold weather. The rear seats fold down, a huge benefit for carrying cargo inside.
OnStar, the telematics system, comes standard on Silverado LT extended cab and Crew Cab models. OnStar when send someone to the rescue if your airbag deploys and you don't respond to their calls. All models come standard with dual front air bags with a passenger-side deactivation switch on regular and extended cab models to protect small occupants.
Driving Impression
Chevy's heavy-duty Silverados offer excellent ride quality and lots of power with the capability of carrying big loads and pulling heavy trailers.
Whether 2WD or 4WD, the ride quality is nice. These trucks ride much smoother than GM's pre-2001 heavy-duty trucks and better than Ford's Super Duty trucks. Handling is surprisingly good for such a big truck. They can cover ground quickly, even on winding rural roads. A hydroformed front frame let GM's engineers to tune the suspension more precisely for a better ride and handling. Front suspensions use torsion bars for durability. The front axles are designed to take up to 4800 pounds, while the rear axles can handle up to 8600 pounds.
Four-wheel disc brakes have reduced stopping distances and give the driver a solid pedal feel, a huge improvement over GM's previous-generation trucks. Bigger front rotors, larger brake pads, improved linings offer better stopping power and longer pad life. Dynamic rear proportioning shortens stopping distances by transferring front and rear brake bias to the tires with the best grip.
The base engine is the Vortec 6000, a 6.0-liter V8 (366 cubic inches) that generates 300 horsepower and 360 foot-pounds of torque at 4000 rpm. Introduced for 1999, it's designed for a 200,000-mile operating life with 10,000-mile oil change intervals. Its aluminum cylinder head is similar to that of the L56 Corvette. It comes with a choice of a heavy-duty five-speed manual and GM's optional 4L80-E four-speed electronically controlled automatic, which features the Tow/Haul mode.
Want more power? The big Vortec 8100 V8 delivers 455 pounds-feet of peak torque at 3200 rpm. Torque is that force that propels the truck off the line and this 8.1-liter, 496 cubic-inch V8 has gobs of it. It generates 400 lbs.-ft. at just 1600 rpm. Don't expect neck-snapping acceleration, however. Quicker acceleration performance when towing is the objective. And it does this very well. Introduced last year, this 8.1-liter V8 replaces GM's 7.4-liter V8. It has advanced features such as an engine oil life monitor and a limp-home mode.
The new Duramax 6600 diesel is smooth, quiet, and powerful. It punches out an amazing 520 lbs.-ft. of torque at just 1800 rpm. GM's Duramax diesel engine is built in Moraine, Ohio, but was developed with Isuzu, one of the world's largest manufacturers of diesel engines. The new 6.6-liter Duramax offers improved fuel economy over the old 6.5-liter GM diesel it replaced. The Duramax was designed for a 200,000-mile operating life, according to GM engineers, and for easy serviceability. Half of heavy-duty truck pickups are sold with diesel engines.
The Duramax and Vortec 8100 offer a choice of a ZF six-speed manual or optional Allison 1000 five-speed automatic. Both have close-ratio gearing, which provides exceptional launch, hill climbing, and towing capability and economy. Their heavy-duty components are stronger than those typically found in one-ton truck transmissions, providing exceptional durability.
The ZF six-speed manual is easy to shift and is fully synchronized in all gears with dual-cone synchronizers in second and third. A convenient shift pattern allows the shift lever to be moved forward for reverse and straight back for first, making it easier to maneuver quickly in tight spaces. Second gear works well for taking off with a light load; first is a creeper gear.
As good as the six-speed manual is, the optional Allison five-speed automatic is one of the most impressive features of these trucks. We highly recommend it for its responsive performance. Available for the Vortec 8100 and Duramax engines, the Allison is designed to last 200,000 miles; GM engineers said it's 'over-designed,' meaning it's heavier duty than it needs to be. But it's also sophisticated and keeps in close contact with the driver and the engine with full electronic control. It adjusts shifting according to driving style. The Tow/Haul mode keeps the transmission in ge.
Heavy-duty trucks have never been better than the Chevy Silverado. About one-third of all full-size pickup buyers opt for heavy-duty models, and they couldn't go wrong with the Silverado 2500 HD or 3500. These are great trucks.
Model Lineup
2500HD: 2WD Regular Cab 8-ft box 133-inch wheelbase ($22,982); LS ($24,784); Extended Cab SWB ($25,362); LS LWB ($27,564); LT ($31,648); Crew Cab LS ($29,279); 4WD Extended Cab LS LWB ($30,409)
3500: Extended Cab 8-ft. box 157.5-in. wheelbase ($26,919); Crew Cab 8-ft. box 167.5-in. wheelbase ($28,569), LS ($30,241), 4WD LT ($37,732).
Options As Tested
Duramax diesel 6600 V8 engine ($4810); Allison 5-speed automatic transmission ($1200); locking rear differential ($295); tonneau cover ($240); trailer hitch platform ($215); skid plate package ($95).
Model Tested
Silverado 2500HD 4WD Crew Cab LWB long box LT ($36,845).
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Cooking for Passover is like finding out that your vegan dinner guest is also gluten allergic. Jewish specialties can be heavy, and for the upcoming holiday, which begins on March 25 and lasts for eight days, there are many restrictions about grains and other foods.
I wanted to create a Passover menu that stayed true to the holiday's roots, with the point of departure being the traditional Seder plate. In this symbolic offering, there is a bone (to signify the Passover sacrifice of a lamb at the Temple in Jerusalem), hard-cooked egg (a symbol of mourning), parsley (when dipped in saltwater, this represents the tears of the enslaved Israelites), charoset (an applesauce-like mixture with raisins and nuts to symbolize mortar), and horseradish (the bitterness of slavery). So the idea was to cook a bony dish, an eggy dish, a dish that celebrates parsley, and so on. The infrastructure was all there, and if approached correctly, even matzo can be alluring.
London chef Fergus Henderson and his world-famous dish of bone marrow with parsley salad first came to mind. Saving the bone marrow for another occasion, I turned my attention to the parsley. This man has done wonders for parsley's reputation. Usually relegated to its role as a confetti-like garnish, parsley can be a major component in a salad and really shine. For a Seder, pair it with diced apples, and dress it simply with apple cider vinegar, olive oil, and a pinch of salt; it needs nothing else.
Though not on the Seder plate, brisket is often a main component of the meal. My grandmother's is as good as it gets. I decided to give it a shot myself, elaborating on the combination of beef and prunes — popular on both Ashkenazic and Sephardic tables — by adding some of the Moroccan spices I often ate when I lived there. I braised the brisket in red wine, beef stock, spices, prunes, and added the usual carrots, onions, and leeks. With it, we had horseradish mashed potatoes, a welcome stage for the prepared white condiment. (Growing up, it usually went with gefilte fish from a jar; I admit to a vague affection for this product, no doubt due to nostalgia.)
Finally, for dessert, notoriously the most difficult course in any Passover meal (flour and some other ingredients are not allowed), I chose a simple chocolate mousse, and decided to use matzo to my advantage. I covered it in a caramel made from sugar and butter and sprinkled it lightly with sea salt. My guests started gobbling the salted matzo brittle before the mousse was out of the fridge.
One of my friends hid the afikoman — a small bundle of matzo meant to be searched for and found by children for a prize — reminding us all at the end of the meal that no one had found it yet. But full of brisket, we all lingered around the table. Then, one by one, my housemates drifted off to bed and guests headed home.
The afikoman is still somewhere in our house. But considering that those pieces were not covered in salted caramel, they just might stay hidden till next Passover.Luke Pyenson can be reached at email@example.com.


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The newest piece is the "Smokey Burnout Control" that's apparently bound for the BMW M3/M4 and 2015 Ford Mustang. Yes, it has a great name. No, I don't know when you'd use it. And a lot of you think it's technology overreach in performance cars that's just totally uncalled for.
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I have burnout control.
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You shall be known as Fred Flintstone from now on :)
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How long should I wait after stopping my HIV meds before smoking crystal meth?
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I am going to be in a situation on vacation in the coming weeks where I know I will probably be doing some crystal meth. My question is how long should I wait after stopping Ritonavir and Prezista before smoking crystal meth? I do not want drug toxicity. I know the correct answer is to not do it at all, but unfortunately that will be close to impossible.
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U.S. increases estimate of oil potential in Dakotas, Montana
WASHINGTON — The federal government is doubling its estimate of how much oil might be discovered and harvested in the booming area of the Dakotas and Montana, a region that's already helping to drive the United States' dramatic shift into a role as the world's leading oil producer.
"These world-class formations contain even more energy resource potential than previously understood, which is important information as we continue to reduce our nation's dependence on foreign sources of oil," Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said Tuesday in a conference call.
The surge comes primarily because of the Three Forks shale formation, which lies mostly in North Dakota and crosses into South Dakota and Montana. It was considered to have little potential for productive drilling the last time federal geologists launched an estimate of the area, four years ago. But advances in drilling techniques and growing activity by oil companies caused the U.S. Geological Survey to take a closer look.
The USGS now thinks the Three Forks formation contains 3.73 billion barrels of undiscovered and technically recoverable oil. Combined with a similar figure for the neighboring Bakken formation, it represents double the oil and nearly triple the natural gas that geologists thought the region held four years ago.
"The Three Forks was the big unknown," Brenda Pierce, the energy resources program coordinator for the USGS, said. "There's been tremendous development in the Bakken, but the Three Forks is up and coming."
Intense development of the Bakken formation has transformed North Dakota in recent years. North Dakota even passed Alaska last year to rank just behind Texas as the second-leading oil-producing state in America. The oil is in shale rock and is recovered by horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, a controversial process known as fracking in which highly pressurized water and chemicals are injected underground to break through the rock and free up oil and gas.
Just because oil and gas are technically recoverable doesn't mean it's necessarily economical to drill at this point. But drilling is exploding in North Dakota. And Jewell said the new estimates for the Three Forks and Bakken formations would help companies and the government decide how to develop them.
"Foreign oil imports now account for less than 40 percent of oil consumed in America," Jewell said. "That's the lowest level since 1988."
The International Energy Agency forecasts that the United States' domestic energy boom will allow it to overtake Saudi Arabia as the world's leading oil producer by about 2017.
Saudi Arabia's oil minister, Ali al-Naimi, said Tuesday that he welcomed the United States' new bounty into the global oil market. But he said it wouldn't mean an end to America's "so-called" reliance on foreign sources of oil.
"I believe this talk of ending reliance is a naive, a rather simplistic view. … Talk of energy independence fails to recognize the interconnected nature of the global energy markets," he said in an address at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a research center in Washington.
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Okay, Google Really Hates Me
I'm still abroad in London and kinda busy
losing at drinking games with friends saving lives, so just a quick post about the totally normal and not-suspicious-at-all top search term for my blog this week:
Don't you just love memes? I don't even have to do my own Photoshopping anymore!
(What's that you say? Thank god, because my Photoshop skills suck? SHADDUP.)
Yes. You read that right. This week's top Google search term for my blog is "big headed retard".
I'm tempted to come up with a funny reason for this, but I'm speechless. Are people trying to call ME a big headed retard? Is there some funny comic or meme about immature idiots with superiority complexes? Or maybe my delusions of self-persecution are finally coming true and this is all because of my favourite theory of the lot:
Life hates me.
4 comments:
- Ms-Ellisa said...
Ah grow up-
at least people don't get here through your google-downloaded images...
i wish i was "big headed retard"...
"Ms- big headed retard" for that matter...
- 8:45 pm
- The Angry Medic said...
Ms-Ellisa: AWWWW but people do get here through my Google-downloaded images. What, you think my 500 hits a day are cos people actually WANT to read my crap? LOL.
- 8:10 pm
- Internal Optimist said...
Brilliant :P
- 1:29 pm
- The Angry Medic said...
Internal Optimist: Aww shucks, that's such an optimistic comment (AHAHA seewhatIdidthere?)
- 6:03 pm
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Defender Industries plans Waterford expansion
Waterford - Defender Industries, supplier of boating-related equipment, announced Thursday a major expansion of its physical plant at the same time that it handed out thousands of dollars in bonus money to more than 100 employees.
Stephan K. Lance, president of Defender, said the company plans in April to break ground on a new 4,000-square-foot office building - a near doubling of current office space - on 18-plus acres the firm owns off Great Neck Road. It also plans to expand its current warehouse space by several thousand square feet, completing both projects by October.
"To me, success is about a positive company culture," Lance said in prepared remarks to his employees. "In this industry, one of the fundamentals of delivering consistent and reliable customer service is to have a capable, resourceful, enthusiastic and loyal staff."
Defender has been handing out piles of cash to employees for the past eight years as a thank you for what has now added up to 10 straight years of record sales growth. Lance reported that sales were up 11.8 percent last year compared with 2012, the biggest increase in the company's now 76-year history.
"With increased sales came an improvement in margin, too," Lance told employees. "Due to your continued teamwork, Defender's sales have more than tripled over the last 11 years."
The amount of money each employee receives is based on length of service and averages about a full week's pay. Employees have a choice of how to receive their pay, which can vary from extra paid time off to pre-tax contributions to their 401(k) retirement or health-savings accounts to bonus checks.
Al Knupp, executive director of Defender, said the marine retailer increased staffing levels last year and plans more hires again this year. He added that the bonuses are not necessarily paid on the first day of spring - that just happened to coincide this year - but normally are handed out a week before the company's annual warehouse sale, the biggest event of the year, which will be held March 27-30.
Lance is the second-generation operator of Defender, which originated in New York state. The company moved to Waterford in 1996, and despite its success Lance said he has no plans to increase its footprint by opening up retail outlets elsewhere.
"We have no desire to become a multistate chain," he said. "We're rather an anomaly; I'm not really pro-growth."
The company also hasn't gotten on board with social networking through Twitter and Facebook, instead concentrating on what it does best: customer service.
"We're constantly looking for new products," Lance said.
And if the products that customers need aren't being produced, Lance said Defender has been known to develop niche products, such as rescue boats for volunteer fire departments.
Lance said Defender prides itself on the longevity of its employees. Of the 105 workers eligible for profit-sharing this year, about a quarter were with the company for more than a decade, which entitled them to double the bonus pay of others with less seniority.
Average length of service at Defender is six and a half years.
"There is no better measure of success here than a customer feeling positive about their experience and having confidence that they can rely on Defender for their boating equipment," Lance said.
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In 2005, the ice cap covering the Arctic Ocean shrank to its smallest size since researchers began keeping records a century ago. In the past five years, scientists reported that many Greenland glaciers are sliding faster to the sea and melting at their edges. Climate simulations indicate that the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere will accelerate melting. Are these temporary phenomena or the first hints of long-term climate change? The answers are critical because the Arctic will not just feel the impacts of climate change, it will also cause a cascade of other global changes. As the Arctic goes, most scientists say, so goes the planet.
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