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Robert E. Lee remained undefeated in district and Henry Plancarte posted a fifth-straight clean sheet in a 1-0 win over Mesquite Horn Friday at the Lee Soccer Field.
The Red Raiders received a last-second goal from Isaias Robles in the first half and Plancarte made it stand up against a barrage of shots by the Jaguars in the second half.
Plancarte was twice forced to make diving saves in the second half, the second one a sprawling fingertip stop.
"I was actually very surprised; I was not expecting all of their shots to be on target," said Plancarte, a junior enjoying his first season as starting goalkeeper. "I've been working hard to keep the skills up and try to do what I have to do to get them out. They were a great team, but we were able to shut them out."
Lee raises its overall record to 8-3-1 and has accumulated a maximum nine points from its three District 12-5A games to remain in first place. The Jaguars (1-1, 3 pts) suffered their first district setback.
The Red Raiders have outscored their league opponents 5-0 and have allowed just seven goals all season.
"I thought in the first half all Henry had to do was catch balls because they were all hit right to him," Lee coach Marty Germany said. "But in the second half he had to make some athletic saves. I don't think we helped him out in front with our midfield play; we need to play cleaner, but he came out when needed to and got another clean sheet and that is what we ask him to do."
The biggest surprise may be Lee senior Lumi Kaba being kept off the scoresheet. The senior had averaged at least a goal per game in five of the Red Raiders last six games.
Kaba had many opportunities to increase his team-leading goal tally (16) in the first half of Friday's game. With 11 minutes off the clock. Kaba fought his way for position and headed across the goalkeeper, forcing the Horn stopper to look and hope the header missed the open net, which it did by a few feet.
Minutes later Kaba found space again near the top of the box and let loose a ferocious effort that drifted just wide.
Both teams pressed for the opener, but it wasn't until the final seconds of the first half that Lee broke the deadlock. Mikey Wilkins played a ball into the box that wasn't cleared away far enough, enabling Robles to volley the loose ball into the top of the net.
"He put himself in a great spot," Germany said of Robles' goal. "For him to just hang in there and get into that space that we've talked about where balls come out and scored with seconds left in the half was great. That is a big confidence builder for him."
It was the freshman Robles' first varsity goal and it turned out to be the game-winner, but not without a few close calls due to Horn using Plancarte's goal as a shooting gallery.
The Jaguars twice won free kicks in dangerous spots, but both times, the shots did not trouble Plancarte. The Lee keeper saved his best for last, doing enough to deny Horn's Erik Macias' volleyed drive with four minutes remaining. Macias' shot looked destined for the back of the net, if not for Plancarte getting enough of a fingertip to push the ball on the left goal post.
"It was barely fingertip; I even told him after the game (how good a shot that was)," Plancarte said. "We've played 12 games and that is the most shots I've faced. He definitely surprised me (with that volley).
"We have a strong defense and the guys are talking and we hope to continue on and keep winning."
Raider Rap: In the junior varsity game, Lee and Mesquite Horn drew 1-1 with the Red Raiders' equalizing goal coming from a free kick by Erick Vargas.

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In an interesting twist, Jason Calacanis is taking on top Blog lists and putting his money where his mouth is.
There's been a lot of back and forth about A-list bloggers, the Technorati 100, the value of lists, and how to "work the A-list.�?
Well, I'm sick of the Technorati 100. Now, it's good to have a list (more on this later), but we need a better list that is more accurate and includes many more people, and both old-school and new-school bloggers.
… and I'm willing to pay for it—sort of. 🙂
What Mr. Calacanis is offering is based on a desire for a "feature rich, frequently-updated, and fair system". He is offering $50,000 in advertising to the first person to come up with a better 100 list based on the feedback in his article. Or, if a programmer wants to build such a top notch list for Weblogs, he'll pay $10,000 cash.
Here are some of the discussions he cites in his article that are worth reading about how this A List issue for bloggers is getting out of control.
- Blogebrity – Blogging About the Top Bloggers
- License to Roam: Listings and blogging
- "There is no A list. There is only your list." "It's not about lists. It's about links."
- Blogging Blogher – Play by the Rules or Change the Game
- Blog Herald – Blogging BlogHer
- Ensight – Unsubscribing from the A List
- Blog Herald – Exclusive Defining the A List at Bloggercon According to Halley Suitt "Elitist Bad Ass A List Bloggers Exclusive Event Revealed"
- Halleys Comment – Blogher List Discussion
- Buzz Machine – I'm on another A list so shoot me now
- Buzz Machine – What A List?
- Technorati's Top 100 Most Popular Blogs
What do you think about these A Lists of the Top Bloggers? Do they mean much to you? And are they worth $50,000 to get these A Lists "right"?


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The lattice $\mathbb{Z}^n$ has an essentially unique (up to permutation) minimal periodic coloring for all $n$, namely the "checkerboard" 2-coloring. Here a coloring of a lattice $L$ is a coloring of the graph $G = (V,E)$ with $V = L$ and $(x,y) \in E$ if $x$ and $y$ differ by a reduced basis element. (NB. I am not quite sure that this graph is the proper one to consider in general, so comments on this would also be nice.)
The root lattice $A_n$ has many minimal periodic colorings if $n+1$ is not prime (I have sketched this here, and some motivation is in the last post in that series); if $n+1$ is prime, then it has essentially one $n+1$-coloring. Two minimal periodic colorings for $A_3$ are shown below (for convenience, compare the tops of the figures):
The generic ("cyclic") coloring.
A nontrivial example.
The lattices $D_n$ are also trivially 2-colored.
So: are there other lattices that admit more than one minimal periodic coloring? I'd be especially interested to know if $E_8$ or the Leech lattice do.
(A related question: does every minimal periodic coloring of $A_n$ arise from a group of order $n+1$?)


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Zombieland? No, STAKE LAND, you dumb bitch! With the exception of the stupid tagline-- "A road movie...with teeth!" -- I think this might be cool. But, seriously, what is the deal with vampire film promotions and the use of the cliches "...with teeth!" or "...with bite!" Do you think that, the PR people, when sitting around in their offices, shooting wads of paper into a waste-basket with a basketball hoop over it, stumbling over one tagline after another that doesn't work, when they hit upon the "teeth" thing they high-five each other and snort coke off each other's balls in a celebratory circle-jerk because they think that they are the first ones to come up with it? They probably do.
Amy Heckerling, the has-been director of "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", "Clueless" and some other shit, has signed on to direct the vampire romantic comedy "Vamps", about "two young female vampires living the good life in New York until love enters the picture and each has to make a choice that will jeopardize their immort....", oh shit, sorry, I just got my period all over the place. And on the day I chose to wear white pants!
Notorious schillers Bloody Disgusting have proclaimed that no-hit wonder Richard Kelly's "The Box" is "sure to deliver in more ways than one". I learned this after trying to figure out how to close the annoying, full-screen roll-over ad for the damn movie, with absolutely no success. I ended up just opening another window to look at another site as the trailer continued to screen without any hope of skipping it. I think that, right now, we should all get on our knees and thank Eric and Mark for creating a website with no roll-over ads, pop-up ads or reviews based on how much the advertisers pay us. On the other hand, DRINK PEPSI, THE CHOICE OF A NEW GENERATION!
Oh, wait...here's something:
Eli Roth says that his slasher parody/homage "Thanksgiving" is still a "very real possibility" . YAWN, WANK. Do we, really as a collective of genre fans, really even care about announcements like this anymore? Where's "Trailer Park", Eli? How's "Cell" coming along?? Here's my new rule: I refuse to get excited about anything, ever, until I see a trailer or, at the very least, a poster with a hard 'n' fast date.
You want some real news? How about that the novelization of the movie "Black Devil Doll" is out! Why is this so important? Because I wrote the introduction! Is this probably the most important book of our generation, if any generation? I would have to go out on a limb and say YES. Yes, it is. So don't be a racist and order a copy now! Order two!
Rumor has it that FOX Atomic, Fox's genre wing responsible for pictures such as "The Hills Have Eyes 2", "28 Weeks Later" and "Turistas", will be shut down next week. No word on how this may affect "Jennifer's Body", Diablo Cody's new film which was produced under the banner.
"True Blood" Season 2 teaser poster. And here I am continuing to report on it despite our readers telling me they're not interested. Yes, I am dense. It's also a slow news day, so bear with me.
Eli Roth's out talking more about "Thanksgiving" after the announcement last week that he would like to piggyback it onto a bigger budget film of his. This time he says he's writing it with his longtime friend Jeff Rendell, who will also play "The Pilgrim".
According to Patrick Lussier, there will be no "My Bloody Valentine 3D" sequel. That comes from Lions Gate, who were surprised at the film's BO success but not too jazzed about greenlighting a second go-round. The film is plenty open-ended for them to have done one, but apparently they're calling it a day with this potential franchise. "MBV3D" hits DVD and Blu-ray May 19th.


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The Snake Lemma
And now for what has to be the most popular theorem in all of homological algebra: the snake lemma.
This shows up in every first course in algebraic topology, and always with the same diagram-chasing proof (though not with the same semantic sugar as we're using). And some grad student always raises the same objection halfway through (I did it in my class). And the follow-up is always the same. Weibel's An Introduction to Homological Algebra points out that the proof is best seen visually, but I don't have a video camera like The Catsters. Weibel also points out that a good visual presentation appears in the 1980 movie It's My Turn. I looked around everywhere but couldn't find a clip online. So, if you have access to the movie it's old enough that I'm sure the producers wouldn't mind a teensy clip posted for The Good of Mathematics. Call it "fair use".
[UPDATE]: Down in the comments, Graham points out that someone at Harvard has posted the clip here. Tough to see, though.
Now, down to business. We consider the following diagram:
We start with two short exact sequences and a morphism from one to the other. We construct the kernel and cokernel of each arrow, and then use their universal properties to construct arrows between the kernels and cokernels. It is straightforward to show that the given rows are exact — in particular, is monic and is epic.
However, the upper and lower rows are not necessarily short exact sequences. That is, may fail to be epic and may fail to be monic. Amazingly, though, these two fail to happen in exactly the same way at exactly the same time! It turns out that there is a morphism so that the sequence
is exact.
Now, if you really want to see the chase you can get someone to walk you through it, try to construct it yourself, or beg Netflix to stock more early 1980s romances between Jill Clayburgh and Michael Douglas. Here I'll do a much more insightful proof that gets to the heart of what the connecting morphism really is. The proof depends on this diagram:
We start with the same middle rows as before and construct and . Now we use one of our lemmas (and its dual) to construct the pullback , the pushout , and the two dashed arrows. Notice that here we're using the (unshown) facts that is monic and is epic. We have an arrow , which satisfies and . And then since is the kernel of and is the cokernel of , we see that factors as for some unique .
What does this arrow do to a member ? Well first it gets sent to . Then because is epic there must be a with . We calculate that . But then by exactness there must be with . This is the usual diagram chase given to construct the connecting morphism. Now I claim that .
This happens because is a pullback, so there is a member with and . Then
Since is monic we have , as desired. This also shows that the equivalence class of is independent of the choices made in the construction of the last paragraph, which is the standard objection I mentioned earlier, now handled in a very slick (but not diagram-chasing) way.
So now we need to verify the exactness of the long sequence. We'll show the exactness at , and that at will follow by duality.
First of all we need to see that . For this, we show that for any . Now when we use the diagram chase our first step is to choose a with , where is the kernel map. This shows we can choose . But then , and so we choose and find .
Now take with , meaning that we construct . By the definition of the cokernel there will be with , so . The "subtraction" rule gives us a with and . But now by the definition of we have with . Then , and so because is monic. And thus the sequence is exact at .
Incidentally, what the setup of the snake lemma tells us is that the category , while always enriched over , is not generally abelian itself. If it were an abelian category the upper and lower rows of the first diagram would have to be short exact sequences themselves. That doesn't quite happen, but we can exactly capture the obstruction to existence of kernels and cokernels in a single connecting morphism. If this morphism is the zero morphism, then we can insert into the long exact sequence and then break it into the two short exact sequences, and thus we have a kernel and a cokernel for the triple .
Notice here that , so the obstruction lives in this abelian group, which is determined by and . Thus in a sense a morphism of short exact sequences has or fails to have a kernel and a cokernel on alone. I'll leave this to you to ponder: if we've given and , must there exist a so that has a kernel and a cokernel — so that ? And if so, how can we find it?
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Mathematics in Movies, sixth clip.
Comment by Graham | October 2, 2007 |
You lost me in the middle. Why is u the cokernel of s?
Comment by Homologically Confused | October 3, 2007 |
HC: I think that follows from the axioms of abelian categories: every epic is cokernel of its kernel. Since e is epic, so is u with kernel s by the lemma. Then u is cokernel of its kernel s.
Comment by Dohyeong Kim | September 25, 2008 |
[…] b, operatorname{coker} b, operatorname{coker} c$. With the use of a somewhat large diagram shown here, we can even construct the connecting morphism $d : ker c to operatorname{coker} a$. However, […]
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...or the East side at least. Nottingham's DrownedinSound night can now confirm its final line-ups for the remainder of 2006.
Saturday 11th November
£5 Advance, £6 NUS/Flier, £7 Door
Doors 8pm
NEW RHODES - "...one of the finest eccentric guitar orientated pop bands this nation has produced since The Smiths" (DrownedinSound.com)
I WAS A CUBSCOUT (pictured) - "Think the bittersweet melodies of Belle And Sebastian. Played on a Casio. With the time signatures varied between quick, slow and double quick..." (www.rock-city.co.uk)
SHADY BARD - "Unsurpassable beauty...Shady Bard simply radiate mellow warmth." (The Fly)
ARDENCY - "The next time you are down, don't reach for the bottle or other drugs, reach for Ardency." (DrownedinSound.com)
+ DJ sets from DAS DISKO and the Drowned-In-Soundsystem (That's me, him, and him).
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Saturday 9th December
£4 Advance, £5 NUS/Flier, £6 Door
Doors 8pm
COMPUTERMAN - "One great adrenaline rush with storming tunes" (Atomic Duster)
THE SCREENING - "What the second Cooper Temple Clause album could have sounded like if they'd carried on writing tunes" (DrownedinSound.com)
TWENTYSIXFEET - "...the soundtrack to your greatest nightmare or, at worst, a simulated ride through the synapses of a schizophrenic." (DrownedinSound.com)
POLAR - "Polar combine mechanised guitar noise, melodic piano and distinctive vocals, demonstrating a wide range of influences, from Radiohead and Interpol through to Sigur Rós." (BBC Leeds)
EXIT CALM - "ex-Lyca Sleep and about to take off in 2007." (DrownedinSound.com)
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If you have a baby, cleanliness is best. But as your child grows, you may wonder if you can be less vigilant when she grabs food off the floor, or if the dog licks her face.
How are dirt and allergies linked?One theory suggests that living in a spotless environment may not always be the best thing for your child.
From the 1970s to the 1990s, the number of children with allergies leapt. One study suggested that the rise was due to falling family sizes and cleaner homes (Strachan 1989). Both of these factors prevented young children from being exposed to as many germs as children of previous generations.
Without exposure to these germs, children's still-developing immune systems had less practise at fighting off intruders. But as the immune system still wanted to do its job, it started to see harmless substances, such as dust and pollen, as dangerous invaders. This, according to the theory, led to increases in allergies and asthma. Experts call this theory the hygiene hypothesis.
Is there any evidence that cleanliness is linked to allergies?These studies seem to back up the link between being too clean and allergies:
- Children who grow up on a farm are less likely to develop asthma and other allergies (Adler et al 2005, Ege et al 2011, Eriksson et al 2010, Svanes 2008).
- Children who grow up on a farm, and whose mum was also living on a farm during pregnancy, have even greater protection against asthma, hayfever and eczema (Douwes et al 2008).
- Early contact with other children seems to have a protective effect. Babies who have one or two older siblings, or who went to nursery from a very young age, have a lower risk of asthma (Midodzi et al 2010, Svanes 2008).
- Children may be at lower risk of becoming sensitive to some allergens if there is a cat or dog in the house when they are a baby (Svanes 2008), though we need more evidence to be sure. It goes without saying that if your child is allergic to an animal, the best thing to do is to avoid her having contact with it.
Farm animals, pets, siblings and children at nurseries all have one rather unpleasant factor in common: poo (endotoxin). It's possible that any decrease in asthma and allergies as a child grows is actually down to the contact she has had with bacteria, which poo is loaded with.
Is there any evidence that being clean isn't the problem?Some experts don't agree that being too clean has led to a rise in allergies. They claim that we don't need to expose ourselves to household dirt and infections to protect ourselves from allergies. However, we do need to have contact with some environmental, human and animal microbes (Rook 2010, Stanwell-Smith et al 2012).
These microbes usually live on the skin, in our gut, and in soil or untreated water. But as we have access to clean water and clean food, we have had far less contact with them than we did in the past. This is called the 'old friends' hypothesis (Stanwell-Smith et al 2012).
Isn't my baby too young to cope with germs?It depends on how old your baby is. While your baby's only a few weeks old, her immune system isn't mature, so cleanliness is really important. Ask visitors to wash their hands before they hold your newborn.
By the time your baby is a couple of months old, you won't need to be quite as vigilant. As your baby grows, her immune system strengthens. It's in the first few years of life that her immune system is most likely to be influenced.
What else causes allergies?Some experts suggest that the rise in allergies is due to:
- the use of medicines such as paracetamol; (Shaheen et al 2008)
- changes in our diet;
- a lack of vitamin D; (Mullins 2009)
- changes in the friendly bacteria in our guts. (McLoughlin 2011)
Stress, climate change, genetics and socio-economic factors may also play their part in the increase of allergies (Stanwell-Smith et al 2012).
No single theory has yet been proved correct, so until then, don't stress too much about the bugs your baby may be picking up at nursery or from your family pet. You never know, they may even do her some good.
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Mullins RJ, Clark S, Camargo CA Jr. 2009. Regional variation in epinephrine autoinjector prescriptions in Australia: more evidence for the vitamin D-anaphylaxis hypothesis. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 103(6):488-95
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Biden calls Boston bomb suspects 'knockoff jihadists'
BOSTON -- Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday denounced the Chechen brothers accused of planting the Boston Marathon bombs as "two twisted, perverted, cowardly knockoff jihadists," even as investigators scrambled to find out more about the suspects, one living and one dead.
Speaking at an outdoor service for slain Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer Sean Collier, Biden explicitly connected the bombings and Collier's slaying to the U.S. war against terrorists worldwide. Preceded by a martial keen of bagpipes, Biden praised Collier as a "remarkable son (and) a remarkable brother," while his voice rose against those suspected of killing the 27-year-old officer.
"They know they can never defeat us," Biden said, adding that "it infuriates them that we refuse to bend, refuse to change, refuse to yield to fear."
Investigators believe Collier was gunned down in his police car around 10 p.m. Thursday by one of the two brothers three days after the marathon bombings.
Federal prosecutors have charged Dzhokhar Tsarnaev with use of a weapon of mass destruction and destruction of private property with an explosive for the April 15 bombings in which three people died and more than 260 were injured. Both federal charges carry the potential for the death penalty or for life in prison.
Officials reported Wednesday that the 19-year-old Tsarnaev remains in fair condition at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where he's being treated for multiple wounds incurred amid several gun battles with police.
Tsarnaev's 26-year-old brother Tamerlan died Friday after a late-night shootout in which, police say, 200 bullets were fired and several explosive devices were thrown.
Additional state charges relating to Collier's death and the wounding of Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority police officer Richard Donohue could come soon.
"We have an active investigation," Stephanie Chelf Guyotte, spokeswoman for Middlesex County District Attorney Marian T. Ryan, said in a telephone interview Wednesday, "and we do expect to file charges."
Massachusetts does not allow for the death penalty, and the state last executed a convicted criminal in 1947. A short-lived effort to reinstate the penalty failed Tuesday in the state House of Representatives, though in a roundabout way that let lawmakers avoid a politically difficult up-or-down vote.
Across the Charles River, in downtown Boston, Tsarnaev also could theoretically face additional state murder charges for the three individuals killed in the April 15 bombings. For now, though, the Suffolk County district attorney who handles Boston cases is letting federal prosecutors take the lead.
"We have a team of prosecutors in place, if there is some change," Jake Wark, spokesman for Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said in an interview Wednesday, "but the district attorney believes that the federal statutes give federal authorities appropriate jurisdiction."
Through a multi-agency Joint Terrorism Task Force, investigators have been continuing to track the Tsarnaev brothers' footprints worldwide.
State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell said Wednesday that "some personnel . . . headed down" from the U.S. Embassy in Moscow to the Russian province of Dagestan, a largely Muslim region about 1,200 miles away, to talk to the parents of the Tsarnaev brothers.
In Washington, other investigators trekked to a secure underground Capitol Hill facility late Wednesday to brief members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on the latest findings.
The brothers appeared to live in very modest circumstances. They resided in a third-floor apartment in a shabby building in Cambridge, in a neighborhood dotted with upscale condominiums as well as auto repair and recycling facilities. Most of the windows in the apartment appeared blocked with cardboard, and a screen dangled from one window. Several neighbors said they believed the apartment was rent-subsidized.
The family and both brothers at one point received state public assistance, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services, said Wednesday. The brothers, though, have not been receiving benefits this year, spokesman Alec Loftus said, confirming a report in Wednesday's Boston Herald.


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N.C. Moving to Integrated High School Math With Common Core
I often hear from math educators that the common-core standards seem to cry out for moving away from the traditional Algebra 1-geometry-Algebra 2 sequence toward a more integrated approach to the discipline. North Carolina is now moving toward replacing those courses with a state policy of requiring an integrated mathematics sequence, I recently learned, joining Utah and West Virginia.
To my knowledge, no other states have such a policy, though I'm told that many states are silent on the matter, leaving it up to districts and schools to decide.
The action in North Carolina came up during my reporting for an Education Week story on debates over Algebra 2. Florida and Texas approved legislation this spring that backs away from graduation policies setting the expectation of Algebra 2 for all. At the same time, the common-core math standards call for all students to demonstrate mastery of math at the Algebra 2 level. (The standards don't stipulate the specific courses students should take, but simply the math they should know and be able to do.)
"Our goal is to have the state transition by 2014-15, but we'll start the transition this coming year," Maria Pitre-Martin, the director of K-12 curriculum and instruction for the North Carolina department of public instruction, told me last month.
In explaining the state's action, Pitre-Martin said it just makes sense to blend content across math topics into one course.
"We have taught algebra and geometry in isolation of each other, and we don't apply math that way," she said. "You don't isolate your math skills that way."
Pitre-Martin said the state has permitted an integrated math pathway to high school for some time, but now will require it. To earn a diploma, students must complete four high school math credits, which will eventually entail Mathematics 1, 2, and 3, as well as one additional course related to their post-high-school plans. (Currently, most North Carolina students must complete Algebra 2 to graduate, and the new policy assumes student mastery of the same content knowledge, as I understand it.)
I'm told that districts are free to offer more advanced versions of the integrated math courses if they wish.
Last fall, I wrote a story about an effort in Utah to develop free online textbooks to help districts as they shift to integrated high school math courses.


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One of the most enduring sportscar designs ever was that of the 1955 MG TF. Alternative Cars Intl Ltd now manufactures a kitset car, or replica of that MG. While the main description of this may be that of a kitcar it is also available as a semi built vehicle, a turnkey minus, or a complete turnkey.
The semi-built TG vehicle comprising steel chassis with fibreglass body can come fully painted, assembled and upholstered. All that remains is to fit the Mazda MX5 Miata mechanicals (running gear, engine, gearbox) and the other essential parts such as engine computer, instruments, wiring, heater and power steering. The chassis is jig-made to bolt-on the Mazda parts. Door side impact intrusion is standard. The assembly work can be done by a mechanic and an auto electrician if you wish.
You can be driving a modern look-alike of a 1955 MG TF in a very short time. Over 400 MGTF replica cars have been made by this New Zealand manufacturer since 1983. Currently shipping to Australia, USA, Canada and UK. Read the reports on this site from major kitcar magazines.


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Tick tock. Black Friday is over, Cyber Monday is history, and you've still got holiday shopping to do.
But that's OK -- we've got you covered. Our annual holiday gift guide showcases the gear that technology lovers on your list will most appreciate.
Tablets, smartphones, HDTVs and laptops (both ultraslim and all-purpose) were the most popular items in this year's reader poll of favorite tech gifts, and we've got plenty of those to suit a variety of tastes. We've also included a plethora of handy gadgets, fun gizmos and other useful gear, plus several inexpensive stocking stuffers to help you stay within a reasonable budget.
You'll find a description of each item by a Computerworld staffer or contributor, plus links to product pages, places to shop, tech specs, prices and more. When possible, we've included a range of prices as offered by various vendors, but be aware that prices fluctuate, especially at this time of year. As always, be careful of false deals and scams. (See these helpful tips for staying safe while shopping online or by mobile device.)
If you have a suggestion for a great tech gift that you don't see here, feel free to add it in the article comments. Happy holidays to all!
Tantalizing tablets
Computerworld readers have spoken: For the third year running, tablets have topped our annual poll as the tech gift that readers would most like to give or get for the holidays.
The playing field has widened considerably in that time. Apple's 10-in. iPad, which once stood alone in the field, has been joined by a snazzy new 7-in. model. There are a slew of Android tablets available in different sizes (including a couple of new Google Nexus devices), as well several 7-in. tablet/e-reader gadgets. And this year the competition has gotten even hotter as Microsoft joins the fray with a variety of Windows 8-based tablets.
The result? There's a tablet out there for everyone on your gift list -- just choose the operating system, pick the size, decide on the price and go.
iOS tablet: Apple iPad Mini
For many Apple fans, the tablet to get this year is the new iPad Mini. Featuring a vibrant 7.9-in. screen enclosed in a glass and black/slate or white/silver aluminum housing, the Mini measures 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.28 in. and weighs just 0.68 lb. As I wrote when I reviewed the Mini in October:
I really can't emphasize how great the iPad Mini feels in hand. It's very light while still feeling solid, not at all flimsy for a device so thin. (Read the full review)
It offers 16GB, 32GB or 64GB of storage, dual-facing cameras for video and photography (5-megapixel photographs and 1080p video using the rear camera; 1.2mp and 720p using the front camera), and a battery life of about 10 continuous hours.
And like all iPads, the Mini has access to Apple's digital ecosystem, where there are more than 275,000 dedicated apps in the App Store and even more selections of music, movies, TV shows and podcasts in the iTunes store.
Buying a Mini does involve some tradeoffs: With last year's dual-core A5 processor and a 1024 x 768 resolution, 163ppi display, it's basically a smaller, lighter version of the iPad 2. Although the more closely packed pixels in the Mini make its screen a little sharper than that of the iPad 2, it's a far cry from the high-end Retina display found on the newer full-sized iPads.
That said, the Mini's size and especially its weight make it much more comfortable to hold for extended viewing sessions. And screen differences aside, the Mini is just as capable as its larger brethren. For anyone who wants the iPad experience in a lighter, more portable (and less expensive) form, the iPad Mini is ideal.
The lineup starts at $329 for the 16GB model with Wi-Fi only, or $459 for the 16GB model with Wi-Fi and 3G/4G mobile data (with support for AT&T, Verizon and Sprint services in the U.S.). The 32GB and 64GB models are an additional $100 and $200, respectively.
You might also like: Looking for something bigger? Starting at $499, the 4th-generation iPad with Retina display boasts a high-quality aluminum and glass design, the fastest processor in the iPad lineup and a stunning 9.7-in. display featuring an incredible 3.1 million pixels.
-- Michael deAgonia
iPad Mini from Apple
Price: $329 - $659 (depending on configuration)
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Summary: The smaller iPad shaves off size, weight and cost without sacrificing quality.
Android tablet: Google Nexus 7
Who says bigger is always better? http://blogs.computerworld.com/hardware/20606/googles-nexus-7-tablet-hands-impressions packs impressive functionality and appealing design into a stylish 7-in. form.
Available for $199 (16GB), $249 (32GB) or $299 (32GB with 3G/4G mobile data), the Asus-made tablet is the perfect size for on-the-couch Web surfing or on-the-go entertainment. Its narrow profile and texturized back make it easy to hold in one hand while swiping or tapping with the other.
The Nexus 7 features a 1280 x 800 IPS display. It runs pure Google Android 4.2 software and is powered by a quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor along with 1GB of RAM.
Those elements add up to a silky smooth experience that, despite the tablet's low cost, rivals most high-end offerings. I summed it up in my hands-on analysis:
With the Nexus 7's level of hardware combined with its pure Google software, the tablet is a total steal at 200 bucks. You do make some sacrifices compared to more expensive options -- naturally -- but when you weigh everything out with the price, the Nexus 7 comes out looking like a champ. (Read the full review)
Like other Nexus products, the Nexus 7 receives fast and frequent OS upgrades directly from Google -- making it a gift that keeps on giving.
You might also like: Google's Nexus 10 ($399 to $499) delivers a best-in-class display and pure Android experience in a 10-inch tablet form. The Asus Transformer Pad Infinity ($450 to $630), meanwhile, offers top-notch hardware with more storage and connectivity options as well as an optional keyboard dock accessory.
-- JR Raphael
Nexus 7 from Google
Price: $199 (16GB Wi-Fi), $249 (32GB Wi-Fi), $299 (32GB Wi-Fi + mobile data)
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Summary: The Nexus 7's narrow size and stellar user experience make it the ideal gadget for around-the-house Internet surfing -- and at $200, its value is unmatched.
Windows tablet: Microsoft Surface with Windows RT
Microsoft's reborn operating system, Windows 8 -- and its lower-caste cousin, Windows RT -- was created in order to offer a new interface for touch-screen devices (while, presumably, still enabling non-touch usability). Because Windows 8 first shipped this October, there are only a limited number of tablets out there running the new OS.
Certainly the most innovative was introduced by Microsoft itself at the same time the OS shipped: the Surface with Windows RT. There is a great deal to like -- even love -- about the Surface. At 1.5 lb., the 10.6-in. tablet is lighter than you'd expect. The 1366 x 768 ClearType HD touch display provides bright, color-rich imagery; performance is fast and smooth.
There are front- and rear-facing 720p cameras, stereo speakers that offer surprisingly full sound, and more ports than most tablets offer, including a full-sized USB 2.0 port, a headset jack, an HD video-out port and a microSDXC card slot for extra storage (which you'll probably need; the OS takes up so much space that the 32GB Surface really offers 16GB of user storage, while the 64GB version has 45GB of user space). And there is a stand that pulls out so you can sit it on a flat surface.
But the real surprise is the Touch Cover, a lightweight, flexible 3mm-thick cover that also works as a touch-sensitive keyboard. It attaches via a magnetic hinge at the bottom of the tablet and bends back out of the way when you don't need it. (It also detaches easily.) I'm very picky about my keyboards, and this one actually works better for me than some traditional ones have.
The basic black Touch Cover adds $100 to the price of the 32GB tablet and is included with the 64GB tablet. You can also buy it separately in one of several colors for $119.99, and a more "clicky" Type Cover keyboard is available for $129.99.
The Surface has, unfortunately, some glitches that should be taken into consideration. Some of the earlier Touch Covers seem to have developed cracks, and some users are experiencing Wi-Fi issues where users get only "limited" service for some connections. And, of course, there is the OS itself; currently, only the Windows RT version of the tablet is available, which means you can install only Windows 8 Store apps.
However, covers can be (and are being) replaced, a firmware update should fix the Wi-Fi glitch, and a version of the Surface with the full version of Windows 8 will be available soon. And aside from these issues, the Surface is an excellent way to work with the new Windows RT interface on a lightweight, well-designed device.
You might also like: There are a number of Windows 8 tablets with attachable keyboards coming out for the holidays; the best strategy is to try each out for yourself. These include the HP Envy X2 ($850 and up), the Dell XPS 10 ($500 and up) and the Samsung Ativ Smart PC ($750 and up).
-- Barbara Krasnoff
Surface with Windows RT from Microsoft
Price: $499 (32GB w/o Touch Cover), $599 (32GB w/ Touch Cover), $699 (64GB w/ Touch Cover)
Tech specs | Video | Store locator | Phone: (877) 696-7786
Summary: Microsoft's innovative Surface with Windows RT tablet is fast, lightweight and offers an unusual and useful cover/keyboard.
E-reader/tablet: Barnes & Noble Nook HD
An e-reader these days provides much more than just a way to read electronic books. It's also used for Web browsing, social media, email, and movie and TV watching as well.
All that is why the new Nook HD beats its main competitor, Amazon's Kindle Fire HD, as the e-reader/tablet to buy this holiday season. For a start, the Nook HD has a superb 1440-x-900-resolution screen that's great not only for reading books, but for viewing full-color magazines, graphic novels, cartoons and videos.
The Nook HD's new software, built on top of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, is smart and lightning fast, with speedy Web browsing and an excellent email client. The new Profiles feature allows multiple members of a household to share the device, with each person having their own content library, home screen and preferences. Also new is the Nook Video service for buying and renting movies on an individual or a pay-for-play basis.
In my recent review of the Nook HD I concluded, "Its better software, exceptional screen, faster Web browsing and much smoother performance make it the winner in my eyes." I've been using it considerably since then, and if anything, I'm even more impressed after longer use. Whoever is lucky enough to receive it from you will enjoy it, too.
You might also like: The Kindle Fire HD ($199 for 16GB; $249 for 32GB) is a bit more sluggish than the Nook HD, and its software isn't as good, but it's a solid e-reader, and it has a far better selection of video offerings than the Nook HD.
-- Preston Gralla
Nook HD from Barnes & Noble
Price: $199 (8GB), $229 (16GB)
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Summary: With a top-notch screen, the Nook HD is great for book lovers, magazine lovers and those who want a fast e-reader for watching TV and movies.


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- Preheat oven to 200°C (390°F). Use a small sharp knife to cut thin slices into the potato, ensuring you don't cut all the way through. Place the potatoes in a bowl with the oil, salt and pepper and toss to coat. Place in a baking dish and roast for 35−40 minutes or until golden and crunchy. Serves 6.
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|Having your musculoskeletal system in top working order is a prime requirement for maximizing the benefit of the time you spend exercising. When your muscles, ligaments, tendons, and joints are functioning properly, without undergoing any inappropriate stress and strain, then you're able to exercise at your peak, engage in full effort, improve your strength and endurance, and have fun in the process.
Regular chiropractic care helps make these outcomes possible by detecting and correcting spinal misalignments and nerve interference. By removing these roadblocks to biomechanical performance, regular chiropractic care helps ensure that you get the most benefit out of all your daily activities, including exercise.
Whether your preferred method of exercise is walking, running, swimming, biking, yoga, strength training, or any combination of these activities, regular chiropractic care helps you achieve your fitness and long-term health goals.
It seems that at least once a month, some sort of senior fitness competition is featured on the sports page of local and national newspapers. The Senior Olympics was the forerunner of these types of events, and the designation quickly morphed into the National Senior Games. Soon localities and municipalities began hosting their own senior track, swimming, and ironman competitions. Sociologists would call this a trend.
However, just as younger national-class competitive athletes and professional sports stars are not representative of the population at large, none of these senior athletes is representative of seniors as a group. The important takeaway from the surge of senior athletic events is that anyone at any age can become physically fit and maintain high levels of health and fitness. It's not necessary to achieve an extraordinary level of competitive fitness. What is necessary is to be a person who is fit, healthy, and well.1,2
With very few exceptions, any person, regardless of her or his current status, can become physically fit. The steps to take have been well described over many decades. Broadcast, print, and online media are saturated with articles and programs dedicated to teaching people how to lose weight and start exercise programs. In reality, everyone knows what he or she needs to do. One big step is portion control. Most adults consume far too many calories per day, much more than they need to maintain daily metabolic requirements. In contrast, for most adults, a daily diet containing 1800 healthy calories per day would result in substantial weight loss. The next big step is to begin and maintain a long-term exercise program, consisting of at least 30 minutes of exercise five days a week. A healthy diet and regular exercise, maintained over time, will result in ongoing high levels of physical fitness and wellness.3
But, if everyone knows what steps to take to accomplish these goals, why isn't everyone physically fit? The answers, for specific individuals, may be complex, but the overall answer is lack of motivation. Merely knowing how to do something isn't enough. You have to want to do something. You have to have the desire to do it. There has to be something in it for you. Having your spouse, doctor, or even religious counselor tell you you need to lose weight and start exercising will never get you to stick with the program. In order for you to make meaningful change, you must provide the motivation yourself.
Importantly, this internal motivation needs to be ongoing. There may be times when you do some binge eating or stop exercising. But the secret is to find the means of re-motivating yourself and returning to your fitness programs. By doing so you will derive tremendous satisfaction and gain real, long-term health and wellness.
1Buford TW, et al: Optimizing the benefits of exercise on physical function in older adults. PM R 6(6):528-543, 2014
2Hills AP, et al: Physical Activity and Health: "What is Old is New Again". Adv Food Nutr Res 75:77-95, 2015
3Myers J, et al: Physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness as major markers of cardiovascular risk: their independent and interwoven importance to health status. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 57(4):306-314, 2015


text: Gallery: Outrageous Tour RidersGetty Images, Getty Images 02.08.2012M.I.A.'s tour rider was picked up by The Smoking Gun, and it's about as controversial as flipping the bird at the Super Bowl. (So, not very.) Still, it does feature some unusual notes, including a demand that three female extras be hired for every tour stop who "have stage presence" and "will be onstage for the full duration of the show, wearing full covered Burkas." It's no biggie, though. As per the rider, "wardrobe will be provided." Some of the other highlights, include: -24 500 mL bottles of non-carbonated spring (no purified) water (Evian/Fiji) (a must) -1 Container organic Dried Blueberries -1 Container quality assorted Olives (no cans) -Selection of Quality Chocolates (Ferrero Rocher, etc) -1 Small bag of sour gummy candy -1 750 mL Bottle of Ketel One Vodka -1 Bottle of Absynthe -1 Bottle of Mount Gay rum -1 Six Packs of Heineken BeerGetty Images / Getty ImagesNicki Minaj hearts fried chicken so much, she wears a big, pink hunk of it around her neck. So of course she demands three, 12-piece buckets of the stuff be waiting for her backstage. (Note to staff: Spicy batter, lots of wings, no thighs.) Minaj shared her full tour rider with Wonderland magazine, saying that unlike her pink-wigged alter-ego, she's no diva. Here are some of the highlights: -2 dozen pink or white roses - 3 large Baked Goods scented candles -2 Space Heaters - VERY IMPORTANT - and a cool mist humidifier - 12 cans of Red Bull (6 room temp, 6 iced) - 12 bottles of Martinelli's Apple Juice (6 room temp, 6 iced) - Egg Whites (scrambled hard), Turkey Bacon (fried hard), white toast (grape and strawberry jelly/jam). Belgian Waffles (syrup, powdered sugar, whipped cream, butter and strawberries on side) Enough to serve 4 people - 1 Large Fruit platter with side of mango and 1 Large Cheese platterGetty Images / Getty ImagesShe's got the voice, but Adele doesn't bother with diva demands. That much seems clear from a leaked copy of the star's 2011 tour rider. Sure, the document makes a few strong requests. When providing drinks for her bus, for example, only the "best quality European lager beer" will do. ("North American beer is NOT acceptable.") That's just a statement of fact, really. And her rider makes her sound more awesomely likable from there. Adele also asks that every person with free tickets make a $20 donation to charity -- that charity being SANDS, an organization "supporting anyone affected by the death of a baby." Yes, Adele's rider even helps people. Sadly, we can't say the same for most pop stars'. We've looked at a few infamous tour riders and selected some of the more memorable -- and occasionally outrageous -- pop star demands. Each one makes Adele look even more awesome.Handout / HandoutRihanna - The Last Girl on Earth 2010 World Tour -"6-8 -- Throw Pillows for Couches – Animal Print (Cheetah, Leopard)(NO sequins)" -"1 – Large throw rug – plush and animal print (Cheetah, Leopard)…must be CLEAN, as she will walk on it barefoot." -dressing room must be outfitted with Archipelago Black Forest candles (retail for $37.50 apiece, according to the L.A. Times) -"BATHROOM MUST BE SPOTLESS. PLEASE DEEP CLEAN TOILET & SHOWER ONE"Getty Images / Getty ImagesMariah Carey - 2010 Tour -"The temperature in the [dressing] room should be about 75 degrees. The venue should be prepared to adjust the temperature accordingly &/or turn the air off completely." -12 bottles of "Melon Flavor Gatorade," 1 bottle Opus One Cabernet Sauvignon. -No harsh lighting in the bathroomGetty Images / Getty ImagesJay-Z - 2009 Tour -"One late model Maybach '57 or '62 with tinted windows" -"Two six-packs of Sapporo beer, one bottle of Belvedere Vodka, two bottles of Patron Silver, two bottles of 'Red, Italian wine from Bolgheri Region,' two bottles 'Ace of Spades' champagne." -"Good quality" peanut butter and jelly.Pierre Obendrauf/Postmedia News / Pierre Obendrauf/Postmedia NewsFoo Fighters - 2011 World Tour Posted on the Smoking Gun, the 52-page rider was titled the "Field Guide To Food Coloring Book And Activity Pages" -- and as such was designed to look like a kids' colouring book. Rad. There were also demands. Funny demands -- like one illustration outlining which meals are acceptable by the band's standards. "LAME ENTREE" = sandwich with a side of rocks. "AWESOME ENTREE" = grilled meat, veggies and a baked potato. Frontman Dave Grohl talked to Rolling Stone about it: "Our tour manager, Gus Brandt, has always been the one to write the rider," Grohl said. "That's his personality and sense of humor -- he's a wicked smartass. And after the last rider gained so much positive attention, we were all very proud that someone got it."Pierre Obendrauf/Postmedia News / Pierre Obendrauf/Postmedia NewsEminem - 2010 Tour -Slim Shady doesn't request any alcohol, which may have something to do with his getting sober (a topic recounted on current album Recovery). Instead, his demands included various healthier requests such as assorted sodas, fruit, yogurts, "fresh meat" and "25 lb. dumbbells."Getty Images / Getty ImagesChristina Aguilera - 2000 Tour -A police vehicle escort must be arranged when arriving and leaving the concert venue. "Under no circumstances are the vehicles to be allowed to encounter any delays due to traffic." -"One (1) Small Bottle of 'Flintstones' Vitamins with Extra Vitamin C" -"No less than six (6) bottles of water (NOT EVIAN)"Getty Images / Getty ImagesVan Halen - 1982 Tour -No brown M&Ms! It's perhaps the most infamous and ridiculous of all backstage demands, though the band has since explained they only included it so they'd be sure promoters were actually taking the time to read their rider. The 53-page document also included requests for four cases of "Schlitz Malt Liquor beer (16 ounce cans)" and "one (1) large tube KY jelly."Handout / HandoutShareAdjustCommentPrint xShareGallery: Outrageous Tour Riders Email Twitter Facebook Pinterest Google Linkedin


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Compton is a village and civil parish in the River Pang valley in the Berkshire Downs about south of Didcot which is buffered from neighbouring settlements by cultivated fields to all sides. The village is in a gently-sloped dry valley and the fledgling Pang seasonally enters from the north west and discharges in the south east and may be joined at the centre of the village by the Roden from the North, when winter bournes rise to fill their channels. Elevations vary from 95 to 155m AOD.
Compton was originally an ancient parish in the Compton Hundred. Between 1894 and 1974 it was located in Wantage Rural District. In the nationwide reorganization of local government of 1974, it became part of the non-metropolitan Newbury District. In 1998 the Newbury District was replaced by the unitary authority of West Berkshire.
Compton is sometimes known as Little Compton or Compton Parva, while Compton Beauchamp, which is now in Oxfordshire, was Great Compton. It had a population of 1,571 in the UK census of 2011.
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During the 19th century two bodies, the Poor Law Union and the Sanitary District, had responsibility for governmental functions at a level immediately above that covered by the civil parish. In 1894 these were replace by Rural and Urban Districts. These were elected bodies, responsible for setting local property assessments and taxes as well as for carrying out their specified duties. Thses districts continued in operation until 1974. Urban districts for larger municipalities were called "Municipal Boroughs" and had additional powers and obligations.
Poor Law Unions, established nationally in 1834, combined parishes together for the purpose of providing relief for the needy who had no family support. This led to the building of '"union poorhouses" or "workhouses" funded by all the parishes in the union. The geographical boundaries established for the individual Poor Law Unions were employed again when Registration Districts were formed three years later. In 1875 Sanitary Districts were formed to provide services such as clean water supply, sewage systems, street cleaning, and the clearance of slum housing. These also tended to follow the same geographical boundaries, although there were local alterations caused by changes in population distribution.


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Fat Freddy's menu is varied and creative. Their prices are fair. Darci works hard to accommodate every request and work within your budget. Their staff arrives early to set up and stays late to clean up. At the end of the night, your guests are asking the servers for a business card, your venue is spotless and the leftover food (if there is any) is packaged and moved to the refrigerator. Their slogan may be, "Never trust a skinny cook", but you CAN trust Fat Freddy's to deliver every menu item as promised, on time and artfully displayed.
I am never disappointed with FFC; I've used them for this event 3 years in a row and the compliments never stop when they're on-site! Food is delicious and the service is excellent! I recommend them to everyone who asks!!
We had our Thanksgiving dinner catered by Fat Freddy's and it was fabulous. Great food, great service and very professional! We will be using this company again—I believe I've cooked my last big holiday meal! It was so relaxing to leave the work to someone else and just enjoy the family for the day.
I have worked with Fat Freddy's Catering for well over a decade. If you have not used their services, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?! Fat Freddy's Catering is by far the BEST catering business in the state of Arizona. I stand by that. They treat you like a member of the family. I have been in the business of Meeting and Event Management for almost 20 years. I have never worked with a caterer who provides me with such amazing menu options, always keeps my budget in mind, and provides onsite service that is by far the best in the business. They offer food options to fit every function, every theme and every palate. Never have I had a bad food review when Fat Freddy's catered an event. Kudos to the entire Freddy's team for your amazing service and passion. It truly shows.
I highly recommend Fat Freddy's for your next event! They catered an after wedding picnic in a park for us for around 75 guests. They arranged for linen rentals and took my centerpieces ahead of time to set it all up. The food was wonderful and they even worked with us to provide a meal for one guest with special dietary needs. Fantastic service in planning, execution and service. Thanks for making the day easy and fun!
Last night was great!! The food was excellent and your staff was wonderful. I am VERY pleased and will definitely use your company again.
Thank you so much. The food was fantastic. Everyone thought it was delicious and wonderful. We were very happy with the Caribbean menu. It was a perfect theme after our beach wedding/honeymoon in the Virgin Islands. Thank you again. You guys were great. We will highly recommend you to anyone needing catering! You did an outstanding job… BRAVO!!!
I wanted to Thank you and your team for providing us with an excellent meal and service yesterday!!! The delivery driver was very kind and helpful. We have had several compliments on the food; everyone enjoyed the burgers and hot dogs. Thank you for all your help and patience with us as we planned our event! We will definitely be passing your company's name around the office and will keep your company in mind for any other upcoming events!
Great food. Professional staff. On time. The plates were beautifully decorated. What do you want more? Well done!.
Trust holds so much value in community, and with FFC, you know it's there. They will be timely and exceed your expectations for setup and breakdown. We've used them for home parties, a birthday event at a venue, my husband utilized their skills for years with lunches at the office and the traditional full-service Christmas buffet for parties. Then the time we picked up great vegetarian food and took to Prescott for my niece's surprise birthday. Never trust a skinny cook.
Thank you for the wonderful job your staff did. The food was amazing and I was even told it was the best wedding food they have ever had! Your staff was very nice and I'm glad you served us on our big day.
Friday night we gave my wife Carlotta a 60th Surprise Birthday Party she won't soon forget!!! One of the most important aspects of the event was the service and care taken by your server!! We had numerous compliments on the food, service and the way he made the evening beautiful!
We fully enjoyed our wedding meal catered by Fat Freddy's. The buffet area was set up beautifully matching our theme, and on time for dinner. The food was delicious and memorable. We would definitely recommend Fat Freddy's for any event.
This is to thank you for the wonderful job you did catering my in-laws 50th wedding anniversary. From start to finish you made it so easy for me. Your web site, your customer service was outstanding. Everyone raved about the Chicken Picatta. Please know that if we are ever in need of a Caterer again, we will come back straight to you.
The food was very good and the pricing was good.
The staff was friendly & very professional, the buffet table was beautifully decorated to match the theme of our reception, but most important - the food was great. All of the guests commented on how good the ribs and mac & cheese were. I would highly recommend these guys to cater any of your events.
We had our staff holiday luncheon celebration today (12/15/17) and the food and staff were very professional and friendly. Could not have asked for better service. Definitely a Five Star establishment. I received many compliments on how good the food was.
We ordered 5 Varieties of sandwiches and were not disappointed by any of them. The pasta salad was very tasty. I would recommend Fat Freddy's to anyone and would order from them for our next event. Great service. Prompt delivery. Fresh tasty food.
Our College wanted to host a Thanksgiving meal for our students. I contacted Fat Freddy's without really knowing too much about them. However, not only did they give me the BEST price compared to other caterers in our area, they delivered on time, the delivery folks were professional and fast, and the FOOD WAS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!! We were completely blown away by how good it was and all our students loved it! You definitely have our business in the future! THANK YOU for contributing to a worry free event!
Great to work with as well as very helpful in educating me in the best way to handle things in an area I was unfamiliar!! We will be back!
Just wanted to thank you and your team for a wonderful lunch. I just happened to stumble upon your website when doing a search for caterers and I'm glad I did. I heard from my group that the lunch was thoroughly enjoyed. In fact, so much so, that the next member in this group's whose turn it is to buy/cater lunch for the next meeting said he was going to use you guys as well! Good job and thanks for making us look good.
We recently hired the services of Fat Freddy's for our wedding and we were more than impressed. We actually cannot say enough good things about them. The food was excellent, but more importantly the service was outstanding. The staff worked so hard to make everything perfect, and they actually showed that they cared. We even had guests comment afterwards about how excellent the food and service was. If you are planning an event, call Fat Freddy's. Don't waste your time looking anywhere else, this company is outstanding!
Please pass on our congratulations to a job that was extremely well done by your entire staff! Robin and I along with Mike and Janna and their families raved about the food and were very pleased with all aspects of the presentation and service. Your captain was very responsible. He anticipated every single need of the evening and all of the staff went out of their way to be helpful and assist us in any way that they could. All services were delivered in a manner that was timely and professional.
Please allow this time for me to say how much I appreciated all the work you all did to make our special day so wonderful. The crowd raved over the Jerk/Chick (very tender/juicy), the salad dressing was wonderful (tangy and just the right zing), The fruit salad was so beautiful, and then the item that everyone just crooned over was your Bread Pudding drenched with the rum sauce – it was like heaven!!!
Thank you for making our Celebration Dinner such a wonderful, class-act event. The food was out of the ordinary and I heard rave reviews from our guests. Your staff was professional as a whole and most accomodating. You have the highest recommendation from us.
Thank you so much for making my job so easy working with you. I hope I didn't cause too many problems along the way. This was a wonderful experience and from all the feedback, and my personal experience noshing through the food, everything was raved over. The Po Boys were mentioned over and over. We will definitely be using you over and over. Great job by everyone; you all should be proud!
We hired Fat Freddy's to cater our wedding 4/8/17. After reading literally 100's of reviews on catering companies I decided to contact Fat Freddy's and spoke with Kandyce. We did the taste testing and knew they were the ones.,We selected the Prime Rib carving station and chicken Marsala (the best chicken Marsala I have ever had) with Au gratin potatoes, grilled vegetables. For the vegetarians/vegans there was grilled eggplant (I was told by one of my vegan guests that the grilled eggplant was the best he had ever had, it was prepared to perfection), for the children attending the wedding, we did a kids buffet with chicken strips and macaroni and cheese and fruit salad. The quality of the food was outstanding and the quantity was incredible,. We had tons of leftovers and after our wedding reception was over a lot of our guests went back to our house and later in the night everyone was hungry and mac & cheese was what they all ate and every single adult said it was the best mac & cheese they had ever had. I have heard over and over again from my guests that the food was the best catered food they had ever had. If I ever need catering in the future I will always contact Fat Freddy's and will always recommend them to anyone needing catering. The professionalism every employee displayed during my wedding was on point and I am forever grateful. Thank you Fat Freddy's for making our wedding reception perfect!
I wanted to let you know that everything went great this weekend. The food was awesome everyone that came out to work was very helpful. We will definitely be in touch for future events. Thanks again.
Worked with us on the menu – very helpful – would definitely use in the future.
Wow!! When Fred told me his job was to make my job easier and better, he was not joking. The service and the food were all superb. Your professionalism and thoughtfulness is very much appreciated by everyone here. I hope we will work together in the future. Thank you all very very much.
This past weekend we had a memorial gathering to celebrate the life of my mom who died last week. Your staff was very professional and completely capable of the tasks at hand. They worked quietly behind the scenes, prepared the presentation and addressed all of our culinary needs. They worked efficiently and effectively while maintaining a professional attitude of warmth and outgoing friendliness. Many positive comments were shared among the guests about your staff and the food….which we devoured….it was mighty tasty. We will earmark your web-site and recommend your catering service without any reservations. Good Job!! And many thanks!!
Thank you all for your work on our wedding on March 3rd. The food was excellent and I did not expect that beautiful presentation. The staff was so helpful and courteous; everybody has been raving about it. Thank you all so much for making our day beautiful!
Thank you for the EXCELLENT service and food that you provided for our wedding! We were so impressed by the catering staff and the amount of caring and respect that they had for us and our guests. We highly recommend Fat Freddy's for your next event!
We had a casual reception at our home. We had Slow Smoked Beef Brisket with Au Gratin Potatoes & Broccollini. All of my guest loved and raved on how tasty the food was. One person who normally hates au gratin potatoes actually came back multiple times for more. I would definitely have them cater my future events. And the staff was excellent. They set up w/o any supervision and placed everything so nicely. And the house was clean when they were done.
We were very impressed and happy with the servers you sent. There are not enough words. I wish I could remember all their names. They did an outstanding job. Everyone enjoyed the food (which was delicious). You staff was so calm, organized and friendly. The tables were set up beautifully. No one was ever in need of anything because one of the servers was right at hand. They even went out of their way to do things I didn't expect. In all the chaos of the past couple of days it was so nice to sit back and just enjoy being and not worry about a thing. It is the best service I have ever seen.I have already referred Fat Freddy's to several people and you can bet you will here from us again. Thanks so very much for everything.
Absolutely hands down BEST caterer in town! The brisket, chicken marsala and their creamy potatoes is still the talk of our wedding last weekend in DC Ranch. The staff were so attentive and so professional in every way. We couldn't have asked for a more splendid evening to be topped off with such a great tasting dinner!! Compared to other caterers in town we also found them to be one of the most affordable - and to win with taste and affordability is a 10 star review in our book!
Fat Freddy's really came to the rescue for us. We planned an outside event and got poured on! However, Fat Freddy's had a great attitude the whole time and made the necessary changes to move our party of 80 inside at a private residence and still have a fantastic time. The food was delicious, the service was excellent, and the employees were a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend their services for these reasons.
Tremendous smoked beef brisket , twice mashed / baked potatoes, Spring salad mix, and delicious cookies. The event was a SCG Music Club cast party for the very successful 3 day run of an original musical performance. So with wonderful food and an open bar, what a wonderful event.
Thanks Fat Freddy !
Our Christmas celebration consisted of 2 departments. On behalf of both departments, I would like to extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to your staff for your excellent service today. The food was just delicious; the quality was superb. The driver was right on time and did a great job! We all realize that it is quite a journey out this far so our choices are limited. We were very fortunate to find you on the web. We have your information and will keep it handy for our next event.
We just wanted to thank you all so much for the food, and excellent service. Our party was a huge success! Everyone loved the food, and your server was fantastic! She really helped the party run smoothly; she was a lot of fun! She took care of everybody (and she picked up after everybody!) The nice young man who delivered and set up the food was great also, he got in, set up, and got out, our birthday boy was definitively surprised! The food was so tasty, and went perfectly with our theme (those mashed potatoes are the bomb!). We will definitely recommend your company to everyone we know, and look forward to using your company again!
I used Fat Freddy's for my wedding. Wedding Coordinator Kandyce was professional and went above and beyond her duties, helping me find affordable linens and offering decoration ideas. The day of the event, the servers stepped up and assisted in set up and clean up, which wasn't even part of their catering duties.
The event was a huge success! I'm so glad we chose you! The service was timely and professional, and the food was excellent, especially your mashed potatoes! Everyone asked who we got the food from, and everyone knows about Fat Freddy's so hopefully you'll be getting more business from us soon enough! Thanks again!
We have had full service and drop off service and all of it has been excellent. I just happened on Fat Freddy's about 2 1/2 years ago. They have made my job so much easier in terms of catering. All I have to do is send an e-mail letting them know when, where and how many guests – they do the rest. Everyone is extremely easy to work with. I have had numerous compliments about the food quality and appearance. I appreciate everything about Fat Freddy's!!
I hired Fat Freddy's based on online reviews since I am in another state. The reviews were right, they were wonderful! My on site colleagues were very impressed with the food and the professionalism of the staff. If I ever need a caterer in the Phoenix area again I am definitely using Fat Freddy's.
I am so thankful that my friend referred Fat Freddy's Catering to me. Right from the start they helped me pick out a fabulous hors d'oeuvres menu for our Main Street Mix Party. The food ended up being a HUGE hit and the service staff was very helpful and courteous. I would definitely recommend them to anyone who needs catering. We enjoyed them so much they will be catering our Holiday staff party in a few weeks. We can't get enough! Thank you so much to everyone at Fat Freddy's.
Thank you so much for the fantastic presentation, delicious food and wonderful service for our summer bbq/carnival event at American Express. Once again you were nothing short of fabulous!!! I have received nothing but great comments and kudos on the food. Thanks again for all of the hard work each of you put into this event. This is why I recommend you to EVERYONE I know.
Fat Freddy's catered our company Christmas party. 200 guests
The food was amazing and the service was top notch. Would use them again in a heart beat.
Wow! Your catering for my daughters wedding was exceptional. I am so pleased to be able to get good meals now to take home from you guys!!! The enchilada casserole was AMAZING! Can't wait to eat up all my individual meals and come back next week to get more!!!!
I just wanted to thank you again for your help. The food was terrific. Several people asked for your card, so expect some referral business.
We wanted to say thank you so much for all your assistance in ensuring our function ran as smooth as it did. Your guidance was gratefully received and the professionalism of everyone at Fat Freddy's Catering was second to none. The quality of all materials supplied was superb and all the guests were highly impressed with how the evening went. I will certainly be recommending you to anyone requiring your expertise and, of course contacting you again should the occasion arise.
Just a quick note to thank your for the expert service at my daughter's wedding. I couldn't have been more pleased and impressed. The food was wonderful. I kept hearing, This food is so good, This is the best food ever and Joyce, you planned the perfect wedding. I was taking all the credit when in reality, it belonged to Fat Freddy's Catering. You are truly the very best.
I just wanted to send a quick thank you for all your help filling our difficult order. Fred really came through for us when other companies ran and hid. Awesome job! I will recommend you to our other job offices and keep you in mind for our future events. Thanks again!
I cannot say enough about Fat Freddy's. They did amazing job for my son & his brides special day, helping arrange the rentals and guiding us along the way. Did I mention the food? It was delicious! All of the guests enjoyed it and were very complimentary. I have to give a shout out to our servers, Heidi and Shea, who helped us out so much at the event.
Well done! Thank you so much!
They can make anything you want!! I love their Garlic Red Mashed Potatoes!! They have great crews and great food!!
Fat Freddy's carered our daughters wedding this paat weekend and EVERYTHING was amazing! From the food to the service. They also cleaned up the tables agyer everyone was done eating. That wasnt even part of our contract. Such polite people. Will definately recommend them.
Thank you to all of the crew @ Fat Freddys!
Fat Freddy's provided the food for a birthday party. They brought the meal right to our home, they were prompt and very helpful with the set up. The food was delicious, and our guests couldn't stop talking about it. We even had a few extras show up and there was still plenty to go around, so you know the portions are generous.
Our Grand Opening was a great success. The food was excellent and service was AMAZING. We didn't have to worry about it one bit. The staff was very courteous and quick; they made the night run smoothly. We will definitely remember Fat Freddy's for future events. Thank you so much!
I just wanted to thank you for everything, putting my dinner together and making it terrific with the short notice I gave you was amazing! The food was excellent and the staff was professional and very nice. Your staff was extremly pleasant and made everything go off without a hitch. I will absolutely recommend you to any of my friends or family!


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I'm going to be probing the deepest darkest recesses of this movie to shed light all up its nooks and around its crannies. As I shall be exposing every somber secret to the light of day with a light nearly brighter than myself, read on only if you've already seen this movie or think you never will.
1am on a Saturday/ Sunday morning. I spent all day getting my new computer up and running so I get to reward myself by watching a bad horror film on my tablet. Let me take a picture so you can see what that's like.
0:00:52 Produced by Guillermo del Toro. That's gotta be good, right?
0:02:07 My backup copy has Dutch subtitles. That's gonna be a pain in minein Assenholtz.
0:04:03 Ah no. Jesus, man, not the teeth. He's knocking the maid's teeth out with a hammer and chisel, like that one Ed Norton movie on the kerb [American History X].
0:06:15 Katie Holmes? How is it I haven't heard of this movie? Must not have made it to here. Like toilets that take only one person to flush.
You've called Joanne and the magical Sally…
Answer machine message. It would seem the stepdaughter's real mother wears man's pants and doesn't shave the good parts.
0:09:28 Oh, the stepdaughter is Sally. Not a lesbian.
0:13:41 Kind of an ungrateful little kid. I'm rather looking forward to when she gets ghosted. Perhaps it'll teach her some manners.
0:15:22 Wow. That creepy carousel lamp looks like a ghost magnet.
0:17:05 I'm not buying this relationship between Katie Holmes and Not Scott Glenn [Guy Pearce]. There's as much chemistry here as Computer Geeks on Amish Day. I bet Tom Cruise pee'ed on her before the movie to mark her and now Not Scott is afraid of her.
0:19:43 Just like every 10 year old, the child hears a breathy serial killer voice call her name in the dark forest and she follows it.
I need to get some tools to open this door.
He comes back with a hammer.
I see who the real tool is here.
0:28:17 For all the movies with kids afraid to go in the basement, this little girl sneaks down there alone in the dark because whispers from a sewer grate called out her name. This 10-year old girl has bigger balls than me. Or the movie is unrealistic. #OrBoth
0:30:47 Now the evil voices in the basement sewer calling her name mysteriously unscrewed the metal grate containing them, so Sally walks over to check it out. Stupid children are ghost snacks.
0:31:34 Crap! Why didn't the evil spirits take her when she stuck half her body into their lair? Of course, there's still an hour left to drag this out and no more story to fill it with.
0:34:18 At least the bad guys have a shape. They look like Dobby on crystal meth.
0:43:16 The crazy caretaker is looking out for Sally. Somehow he knows what evil lurks in the dark basement. This also means, of course, that he's red shirted.
0:45:23 Sure didn't take long for me to be right.
0:49:26 The caretaker was slashed to ribbons in the basement and the parents think Sally's to blame for cutting Katie's clothes? Why don't they care about who tried to kill the caretaker? If some guy is murdered in my own house and the police can't find the responsible party, I am NOT going to stay in the house with my child.
0:54:05 If the girl is so scared, why does she insist on seeking out the monsters' hiding place alone in her room at night? Wouldn't a frightened child run to her parents? This film is too annoying to be fun. Like picnics on the beach or Orangina enemas.
0:55:51 The parents called a child psychologist because they think their daughter is batty for acting strangely in a house where an employee was torn to shreds in the basement just the day before, and the guilty party has not yet been caught.
0:59:03 Ah. The father thinks the gent getting shredded in his basement was an accident. Please explain how a person would go about accidentally ripping their skin to ribbons?
1:07:42 Oh thank god it's another false alarm and the girl isn't kidnapped by the gremlins. I don't know what I would have done had the story line accidentally advanced a little.
1:08:17 I spook too soon. Looks like the writers are going to have to manage a plot development. You know what they say, the first time is usually painful.
1:08:29 OK, this is where I'd walk out if I was in the cinema. It's just grotesque. The daughter is missing and no one in the house is looking for her except the stepmother, who promptly stops when she gets distracted by a painting referenced by the librarian who told her she should be afraid for the girl's life.
1:10:18 The girl is alive but trying to leave the house that wants her as an entree so the dad is going to take her back for just "one more night". Just so you know, in real life the "only one night" line only works if the girl is stoned and you have Kettle Chips.
1:13:21 The gnomes who are now running around in the open are supposed to be afraid of the light. They're breaking their own rules.
1:14:44 The girl is gagging to show her dad the photo of the monsters but he's too busy. Yet, when the dinner party guests become interested in her picture and could help, she gets all offended for no good reason and decides to hide it. Goodness, this movie is so much crap that it's exhausting.
1:16:42 Will somebody please decide if the child is afraid of the gnomes or out to destroy them?
1:18:24 Good thing there are 20 flashes on the 5 flash stick she has with her Polaroid instamatic.
1:19:40 After the girl has an epic battle with the monsters and Katie Holmes wanted to leave because she was sure the little girl was in danger… the next scene is the daughter in her bed in hell house.
1:32:41 Happy ending because only the not-even-step-mother dies. Decidedly, the writer must have come from a broken and twisted home.
1:32:50 Just enough time for the requisite scary non ending.
1:36:07 And even that was as poor as a pauper in a Scottish church.
Tally Ho'
- WTF!?'s: 14, no less. Incredible.
- When to Follow: When your 11-year-old sister insists on watching a horror movie while you're baby sitting her. This one isn't scary enough to alarm a clock.


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Oral History Interview with Richard Donley, February 22, 1997
Description: Interview with Navy veteran Richard Donley. The interview includes Donley's personal experiences about the Mediterranean Theater during World War II, boot camp, Fleet Torpedo School, encounters with German "F-lighter" armed barges and E-boats, various assignments, and combat against enemy destroyers. Donley also talks about screening operations for the invasions of Sicily and Salerno, operations along the coasts of northern Italy and southern France and the interdiction of German barge traffic, torpedo problems, commando and intelligence operations, returning to the States, his reassignment to the Motor Torpedo Boats Training Center, and transferring to Samar, Philippines.
Date: February 22, 1997
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Donley, Richard
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Have you got what it takes to showcase our tastiest produce and sell NI as a foodie destination? Are you ready to make the most of Northern Ireland Year of Food & Drink 2016 for your business?
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