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So you just won the $500 million Powerball jackpot, the second highest in lottery history. Now what?
Perhaps it's time for a tropical vacation or a new car. There are bills to pay, loans to settle, debts to square.
Past winners of mega-lottery drawings and financial planners have some more sound advice: Stick to a budget, invest wisely, learn to say no and be prepared to lose friends while riding an emotional roller-coaster of joy, anxiety, guilt and distrust.
"I had to adapt to this new life, "said Sandra Hayes, 52, a former child services social worker who split a $224 million Powerball jackpot with a dozen co-workers in 2006, collecting a lump sum she said was in excess of $6 million after taxes. "I had to endure the greed and the need that people have, trying to get you to release your money to them. That caused a lot of emotional pain. These are people who you've loved deep down, and they're turning into vampires trying to suck the life out of me."
The single mother kept her job with the state of Missouri for another month and immediately used her winnings to pay off an estimated $100,000 in student loans and a $70,000 mortgage. She spent a week in Hawaii and bought a new Lexus, but six years later still shops at discount stores and lives on a fixed income — albeit, at a higher monthly allowance than when she brought home paychecks of less than $500 a week.
"I know a lot of people who won the lottery and are broke today," she said. "If you're not disciplined, you will go broke. I don't care how much money you have."
Lottery agencies are keen to show off beaming prize-winners hugging oversize checks at celebratory news conferences, but the tales of big lottery winners who wind up in financial ruin, despair or both are increasingly common.
There's the two-time New Jersey lottery winner who squandered her $5.4 million fortune. A West Virginia man who won $315 million a decade ago on Christmas later said the windfall was to blame for his granddaughter's fatal drug overdose, his divorce, hundreds of lawsuits and an absence of true friends.
The National Endowment for Financial Education cautions those who receive a financial windfall — whether from lottery winnings, divorce settlements, cashed-out stock options or family inheritances — to plan for their psychological needs as well as their financial strategies. The Denver-based nonprofit estimates that as many as 70 percent of people who land sudden windfalls lose that money within several years.
"Being able to manage your emotions before you do anything sudden is one of the biggest things," said endowment spokesman Paul Golden. "If you've never had the comfort of financial security before, if you were really eking out a living from paycheck to paycheck, if you've never managed money before, it can be really confusing. There's this false belief that no matter what you do, you're never going to worry about money again."
David Gehle, who spent 20 years at a Nebraska meatpacking plant before he and seven ConAgra Foods co-workers won a $365 million Powerball jackpot in 2006, used some of his winnings to visit Australia, New Guinea and Vietnam. He left ConAgra three weeks after he won, and now spends his time woodworking and playing racquetball, tennis and golf.
But most of his winnings are invested, and the 59-year-old still lives in his native Lincoln. He waited for several years before buying a $450,000 home in a tidy neighborhood on the southern edge of town.
"My roots are in Nebraska, and I'm not all that much different now than I was before," Gehle said. "I'm pretty normal. I never was the kind of guy who went for big, expensive cars or anything like that. I just want something that runs."
In the first year after he won, Michael Terpstra would awaken many nights in a panic. Had he slept in? Was he late to work the night shift?

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In a previous post, we offered five obnoxious and perhaps somewhat unfair questions for Barbara Boxer - questions that it would nevertheless be nice to see her asked at tonight's U.S. Senate debate.
Here are five questions offered in similar spirit for Carly Fiorina.
1. You say you're against the federal stimulus package, in part because stimulus programs don't create new economic activity, they distort it and speed it up, merely changing when it takes place (as in cash for clunkers or with the home buyer's credits). But your own economic program involves lots of policies that work the same way, particularly tax holidays that would speed up spending. Could you explain why you're contradicting yourself here?
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2. When you said during a debate with Tom Campbell and Chuck DeVore that people on the terrorist watch list should be able to buy guns, was that just something you said because it was a Republican primary? Or are you really that much of a gun nut?
3. You signed the Americans for Tax Reform pledge to "oppose any and all efforts to increase the marginal income tax rates for individual and/or businesses; and oppose any net reduction or elimination of deductions and credits, unless matched dollar for dollar by further reducing tax rates." You're also supporting big tax cuts, and you're promising to reduce the deficit.
Since doing all these things – tax cuts, deficit reduction and blocking even elimination of loopholes -- together requires sorcery, please explain: where it is you studied magic? And are you more of an acolyte of David Blaine or of David Copperfield?
4. At his recent rally in Washington, Glen Beck, a leading voice in your party, and someone on whose show you've appeared, compared himself to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and suggested that America needed to return to God. Two part question: in what ways does Glenn Beck remind you of Rev. King, and do you agree that the country needs to return to God?
5. Polls shows that big percentages of your fellow Republicans believe President Obama is a Muslim and was not born in this country. What's wrong with those people?


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With the Grand Prix of Baltimore two weeks away, the race's promoter and owner of three cars competing in the IndyCar Series this year, Michael Andretti, was in town recently and sat down for a conversation that ranged from the upcoming event through the streets of the city to current issues in racing.
When it comes to Baltimore, Andretti is still learning about the city, but he did offer insight into how Andretti Sports Marketing has cut thousands of dollars from last year's expenses.
Andretti also shared his thoughts on the debate about penalties for unapproved engine changes in the series and IndyCar chief executive officer Randy Bernard's comments last month about potential adjustments to the rule. The current IndyCar penalty at each race for an unapproved engine change is 10 starting spots in the lineup.
The IndyCar Series will race on a road course at Sonoma, Calif., next Sunday before arriving in Baltimore for the Sept. 2 street race.
Why did you decide to become involved in the Grand Prix here?
I was asked to look at it. J.P. [Grant, a partner in Race On LLC] called me out of the blue, because there was a chance the race wasn't going to happen. For me, being a team owner, I just felt the loss of this race would be a huge loss for the series because this race was such a huge event. It was one of the biggest highlights of the year last year. And I think it would have been a huge loss for the series for this race to go away. So that's what motivated me to get involved. … IndyCar racing is my life.
Did you know Grant before he called you?
No, not at all. I guess he's friends with [car owner] Chip Ganassi. J.P. called Chip and asked if he had any ideas for anybody who could help out with the race and Chip gave him my name and number and J.P. called me. And that's how it all started.
So, he called out of the blue to you. And your initial reaction was?
'Come and let's talk about it, because I don't want this thing to go away.' And, so, I knew how big and great it was. 'We just can't let this thing die, so, come. Let's figure this thing out.' And that was it.
Since you joined the group on a shortened time schedule, how did that affect planning for the race?
It's been a real challenge. But I've got to say we have great people and they're answering the challenge mightily, I think. Everything is pretty much on schedule, which is amazing, you know. We had four months to go and literally form a company and get it going, especially for an event of this magnitude. So, I'm really proud of everybody from Andretti Sports Marketing that's been working their butts off 24-7.
What were some of the areas you saw from last year's race you could cut?
With these events, if you don't control the expenses, you're in trouble. The event did pretty well, revenue-wise, last year. It's just they did horrible, expense-wise. We do have a lot of experience doing these things. We've been able to cut this thing a ton without really cutting anything. There was so much waste that was going on. Everybody had their hand out. Everybody was getting paid for doing nothing. Everybody was a consultant. There was no money left. They blew it all. Wasted it all. Everything is going according to plan. We think 95 percent of the skeletons in the closet have been found.
Your driver Ryan Hunter-Reay was one of several drivers penalized for unapproved engine changes before the race in Edmonton. IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard recently said the series will consider changes to the 10-spot penalty in the offseason. What's your take on the situation?
In some ways it does affect the show. It confuses things a little bit, especially for the fans, who don't quite understand. But then I do see why the rule is there. It's there to control costs for the engine manufacturers, basically to protect them from themselves. So if they do come up with a way to do away with it, they're going to have to come up with another way to control the costs. I don't know what the right answer is.
Is a 10-spot penalty on the starting grid a big penalty?
At some tracks it is. On a track like Fontana [Auto Club Speedway, the two-mile oval in California where the series ends the season Sept. 15 with the IZOD IndyCar world championships], not so big. At a place like Mid-Ohio, very big. It depends on how hard it is to pass on the track.
What about here in Baltimore?
Here it could be a big penalty. Not the easiest track to pass on, although I think, without having the chicane [the series of man-made turns on Pratt Street that slowed cars as they approached the first turn onto Light Street last year], it's going to be a lot better. I think there is going to be a good passing opportunity going into Turn 1 without the chicane. But this is one you would prefer not to have that penalty.
Your chief operating officer, John Lopes, told me recently that he was standing with you on race morning next to the track last year, looking out at the scene, and you turned and said, 'This would be a great event to be part of one day.' What were you thinking? What did you see?
The magnitude of it. You know, It was just really mind-blowing in a lot of ways. There were tons of people here. It was huge. It was like 'Wow! This is the first year. This could be a crown jewel.' I thought it could become a crown jewel. [Then, laughing] I never thought in a million years I really would be involved with it. But here we are.
I know your father and mother [Hall of Fame and racing icon Mario Andretti and his wife, Dee Ann] used to come to Baltimore to eat crabs to celebrate his racing wins during his career. Do you have a favorite anything — place, food, restaurant — here?
I actually don't know Baltimore real well. But now I'm learning it. Actually, we're going down to Little Italy to eat and check out some of the restaurants down there. I can't say I have a favorite yet. Last year I was only here literally just for the race and some sponsor dinners I had to go to, and I stayed in my motor home. To this point, it's all I have to go on. That's how it is at most races, people stay in the compound.
Do you think that will change here, that people will get out of the compound and enjoy the surrounding area?
Yeah, that's one of the complaints, if that's the word. One of the challenges from last year. We're listening and trying to figure out what we can do to open things up. I think what they're talking about doing is between every practice and race opening up the gates underneath the bridges. You can move a lot of people that way, so they don't have to line up and have big backups over the bridges. I think that is being talked about. I think another thing people were saying is that they had problems once they were inside, because they really didn't know where to go. So we're working on better signage to make sure people know where to go for all the action.
There were also places, like Little Italy, beyond the Inner Harbor, that felt left out of what was going on here.
We're trying. That's one thing, our general manager Tim Mayer has been going to each and every door and knocking, asking what their complaints were and what we can do to make the experience better for everybody. We're really trying to do the best we can to make this the least headache we can for everybody.
One question I was going to ask is what improvements fans can notice at this year's race, but you've covered at least some of that.
"Yes, some of it. I think also we're also working on the traffic patterns. I think they learned a lot of things from last year that will make things better this year. But honestly, I think they did all right for last year being the first time, I think no one realized it was going to be that big. We're just going to try to learn from that and be ready for it this year."
As we're getting close to race day here, what is your biggest worry?
Well, I'm a promoter, so weather. As a promoter it could kill you. We're hoping for a weekend like they had last year. But even if it rains there will be a lot to do. It rained in Milwaukee right before the race. Usually when that happens, everyone leaves. But in Milwaukee, everyone stayed because there were so many fun things to do, and they had a good time. And here, on a street course, the cars — in all the series — will race, unless it's a deluge. We have rain tires.
You father always said he never wanted to be anything other than a race car driver. But you, after your successful racing career, have moved on to being a car owner and now, a race promoter. Where does your interest in business management come from?
I don't know, but whenever I was driving I was always interested in what was going on outside of [the race car]. In fact, I had a lot of input in what went in to the teams I drove for, in terms of people and things like that. So I was really in to that side of it. Dad never really was. He just cared about driving, but the business part of it peaked my interest. For me, I've been really lucky. I've had a great career and then, whereas other athletes — whether drivers or ball players — have had great careers and then afterward they didn't know what to do with themselves, I'm really lucky to have this, to have a reason to wake up in the morning. It's not easy. It's a great challenge and a great motivator and I have fun doing it.
Besides this race, you also took on the task of reviving this season's race in Milwaukee and did quite well. Why do you think you had success there?
I think one, we really tried to get the city more involved, to get the local businesses more involved than they had been and we tried to deliver more of a bang for the people's dollar. Not just having a race, but bringing a festival atmosphere there, which we really wanted to do there because Milwaukee is the city of festivals. And I think we did a great job. The people of all ages had a blast. The whole infield was a festival, everything from the snake pit for the partiers to the family fun zone for the kids. I think our team did a great job.
Are there any similarities between here and there?
Actually, what we tried to do was take some of what we've done in the past at street races and take that flavor to an oval. And I think it went over really well. It's what street races are all about. They are like festivals. They're all about partying and having fun, not just coming out for the race. There is something happening all the time and that is what makes it fun.
Mayer told me tweaks are being made to the track.
Yeah, we're making a few spots wider, getting rid of the chicane on the main straight-away that will probably make the speeds at least 10 mph faster and open up better passing zones into Turn 1. And, we're making Turn 1 a bit wider, as well. So hopefully, it will make it a little better passing area.
Mayer said some of the changes would make the course more difficult, more challenging. Do you see that?
I don't know if it will make it more challenging. I just think it will make it better for racing. I think the biggest complaint the drivers had was the chicane and being a little bit narrow in Turn 1. So we're trying to answer, fix that. I really believe it's going to make a big difference.
Did you like tough, hard courses when you were a driver?
Oh, yeah. I think the tougher the track the more your talent stands up or shows up. So, yeah, I don't have any problems with this track being tough.
And, finally, have you had one good laugh since starting work on this race?
Not yet. (Pause) But it hasn't been a horrible experience either. It's been, let's say, a challenge and we're making headway with it.
Baltimore Sun reporter Luke Broadwater contributed to this article.
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10:50-11:50 a.m.: ALMS practice
12:10-12:55 p.m.: Firestone Indy Lights practice
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5:10-5:25 p.m.: ALMS qualifying GTC
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6:05-6:20 p.m.: ALMS qualifying LMP1&2
7 p.m.: Gates close
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My thoughts have been on the upcoming Christmas for quite a while now, probably ever since the last Christmas, to be exact! There is nothing like a white Christmas and to me it's the only Christmas I know, so you can probably imagine how weird it is for me to think Christmas whilst in the middle of the Australian summer.
I don't think it has quite hit me yet, probably for this above mentioned reason, that in a few weeks time I'll be in the Winter Wonderland, up at the Arctic Circle. There is a lot to do and a lot to see before we get there, however, so for now I'm trying to find a teeny bit of Christmas spirit in a way of these spiced muffins. It is the spices I've used in these muffins that make me think of Christmas, and I've poached the rhubarb in one of the stunningly fragrant teas I received from Swedelicious Tea. Christmas is getting closer, one muffin at a time!
(Makes 12 small muffins)
1 cup water
2 tsp Swedelicious Rudolf Tea
250g rhubarb, cut into chunks
1 tsp natural vanilla extract
1 tbsp manuka honey blend
2 cups almond meal
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cardamom
3 large free-range eggs
1/2 cup organic, unsweetened apple puree
1 tbsp agave nectar
Preheat oven to 175C and prepare a muffin tray.
In a medium saucepan, bring the water to boil, turn off the heat, and add the tea. Cover and let sit for 5 minutes then drain keeping the tea. Return the tea into the saucepan, add the rhubarb, vanilla and honey and bring to boil. Simmer for 2-3 minutes or until the rhubarb has softened.
Drain (keep the liquid and drink or use elsewhere, it's really lovely!) and leave to cool.
Mix the almond meal, baking powder and spices in a bowl. In another bowl whisk the eggs, add in the apple puree and the agave nectar and stir to mix. Pour the egg mixture into the almond mixture and stir to combine. Spoon the batter into the muffin tray and spoon some of the rhubarb on top of each one. Press gently with a spoon to 'sink' the rhubarb. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Let cool slightly on a wired rack and serve warm with a cup of tea.


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Shepherd's pie potatoes
A simple supper that's got all the elements of the ultimate comfort food. Easily scaled up if you've got more mouths to feed
Nutrition and extra info
- Easily doubled
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal779
- fat31g
- saturates15g
- carbs79g
- sugars9g
- fibre7g
- protein50g
- salt2.43g
- 2 tsp butter
Butter is a dairy product made from separating whole milk or cream into fat and…
- ½ onion, chopped
Onions are endlessly versatile and an essential ingredient in countless recipes. Native to Asia…
- 140g lean minced beef
- 250ml beef stock
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 1 large jacket potato, baked
- small handful grated cheddar
Once cheddar was 'Cheddar', a large, hard-pressed barrel of cheese made by a particular…
Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Melt half the butter in a non-stick pan. Cook the onion for 3-4 mins, then increase the heat and add the mince. Fry for a further 3-4 mins until the beef has browned. Stir in the stock, Worcestershire sauce, tomato purée and some seasoning. Gently bubble for 15-20 mins until the mince is tender and the sauce has thickened.
To assemble, cut the jacket potato in half lengthways and scoop the flesh into a small bowl, leaving the skin intact. Mash the potato with the remaining butter and season well. Divide the mince between the potato skins, then cover with the mash. Transfer the potatoes to a baking dish, sprinkle with cheese, then bake for 15-20 mins until golden. Serve with your favourite veg.


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Kevin Costner wins legal battle against Stephen Baldwin
Kevin Costner has triumphed in his legal battle against fellow actor Stephen Baldwin, who accused the star of cheating him out of millions in a lucrative oil-skimming venture.
Baldwin alleged Costner and his associates at Ocean Therapy Solutions had locked him out of a deal that would have made him a multi-millionaire, claiming The Bodyguard star cheated him and his business partner by hiding details about a deal made with BP following the Gulf Coast oil spill in 2010.
BP bosses made an $18 million (£11 million) advance payment for 32 devices developed by Ocean Therapy Solutions in an effort to be better prepared for another oil leak disaster.
Baldwin claimed he should have been told about the potential agreement before selling his shares in the company, and headed to court to demand at least $15 million (£9.3 million) in damages.
The two stars took swipes at each other from the stand earlier this week (begs11Jun12), but the jury sided with Costner after deliberating for two hours on Thursday (14Jun12). No award of damages were made to Baldwin.
After the ruling, Baldwin's lawyer James Cobb told reporters, "The bigger celebrity won. We thought that we proved that Kevin Costner… made misrepresentations about the status of the company. The jury did not."


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Are you shaking your bunny maker?
Do you have virtual boobs?
Do you play one of the neglected females, the Dwarves, the Orcs etc?
If you do, why don't you flaunt your assests?
Grimtorn was saying the other day that on the 1st day of Nooblegarden her female dwarf toon was leading a procession around Dalaran.
Not just of desperate and admiring males trying to pin the ears on the bunny, but ultimately of other female toons.
If you have done any of the events in the past, you will know how frustrating it is to find that one last class/sex/race combination.
This is hard enough on day 1 and 2 of the event, but as the days go by and you have the achievements under your elegant dress, other people cry in frustration at the lack of suitable targets.
It get worse if you are low level with little access to Dalaran beyond a 10g port. Now you will be hunting your faction's cities for the elusive female dwarf.
There should be hundreds of them in Ironforge right… right?
Ok, maybe not.
So if you've got a female character of the appropriate age (level 18+), especially if you have an elegant dress in your bank. Why not prowl the streets of your nearest capital or Dalaran?
Don't just do it today, do it tomorrow and the next day. Do it every 2nd day until the event is over.
Craddle snatching = bad
Jailbait = ok.
I think it's funny that us old toons can't go chasing the younger toons. You can't kiss the girls under level 18.
But did you know, as a minor, you can kiss the granddaddies?
My level 17 has been a naughty naught girl chasing down other girls.. Hope her parents don't find out.
If you got it, give it!
There are a couple of other things you may have that will be helpful to the achievement stragglers of the world.
Bunny wands.
I noticed a few toons loitering around Ungoro crater the other day. I expect they were there to help the wannabe egg layers get their bunny on. I brought my own, so I didn't need to find out.
If you are like me and have 8 wands in the bank, why not head down to Ungoro and bunnify a few folk.
You could ask for gold…
Or you could do it out of the goodness of your heart.
Instant public transportation.
Are you a Mage or a Warlock?
How about giving the newbies a ride?
I have been both giving port on request as well as opening public ports from the starting areas occasionally.
I have been charging if requested, but my public Dalaran portals are free for the taking (not that I haven't been offered). I consider it a community service… why take the last gold from that low level toon when I can make their Nooblegarden that much easier (and less frustrating, therefore more fun).
If you're a Lock you could offer summons to Ungoro, or the many deserts you need for desert rose.
If you you got it, share it.
This is a MMO, there are lots of people and lots of alts. The end objective of the game is to have and share the fun.
You may find you meet some interesting people in these adventures and indirectly kick the
GTFO of my spawn point!
people in their bunnymaker!
Gnomer and Out!
PS: A silly aside. Odin caught me playing with my underage female Lock.
He couldn't work it out.
Daddy is a boy
Enslavegurl is a girl
Daddy, you can't be a girl, you're a BOY!
Make her a boy Daddy!
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Hello again and Happy New Year
So I know that it has been a while since my last post, and as soon as I get my random excuse generator up and running, I will let you know why.
Anyway, the Spring semester is warming up, and I just wanted to remind everyone that any questions about Blackboard can be directed to me at firstname.lastname@example.com or to any one of the smiling faces behind the Learning Commons desk at the Monroe Library.
But until next time (and posts will be much more frequent, I swear),
Happy Blackboarding


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17 August 2011
2009 Concannon Crimson & Clover
Once an hour, they set aside a song for a couples' skate, which is pretty ridiculous when everyone is under the age of ten. Mom encourages me to skate with my cousin, and I refuse. Instead, I hang on the rail and watch while nervous boys and girls slowly turn left for three minutes and Joan Jett wails over the speakers. Shortly thereafter, we get some Van Halen and I'm getting some great bruises on my shins.
This wine isn't officially tied to the song: the crimson refers to the deep red of the wine, and the clover for the Irish heritage of the Concannon family. But while sipping it you'll hear that song in your head over and over.
2009 Concannon Crimson & Clover
Livermore Valley, California
$18, 13.7% abv.
50% Petite Sirah, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Syrah, 10% Zinfandel
Great dark fruit, needs to breathe for a while. Dark, deep, concentrated and tannic. This is chomping a bunch of blackberries and then drinking some tea right afterwards. (Which I've done on many occasions. Ripping out invasive blackberries is a pain, but I'll help myself to any fruit that's ripe, and have often taken a break with unsweetened, bitter iced tea.) I think it's a great expression of Petite Sirah with some excellent supporting cast members.
I got to pair this with some fun stuff that I was playing with in the kitchen and backyard. When it comes to smoking beef, brisket is the king. But I've never successfully prepared a brisket worth serving to anyone who's not starving, and the size and shape of that cut can be problematic if you don't have a big smoker. I had a chuck roast in the freezer, but didn't want to make a roast or beef stew with it.
I covered the defrosted chunk of beef in Dijon mustard and spices, and then smoked it with fresh apple wood for three hours. Then an hour in the oven wrapped in foil, and after resting it was time for serving with the delightful corn salsa that I whipped up. (Garlic and orange bell peppers roasted on the grill, combined with fresh corn, diced shallots, fresh line juice, toasted cumin ground by hand in the mortar, fresh cilantro, diced tomatoes, and a dash of salt.)
To assemble the tacos I used the smoked beef (pulled, not chopped), and used white corn tortillas, the homemade corn salsa, some pickled jalapeños for flavor, and a few crumbles of cotija cheese. The combination of everything was amazing, and I was really happy with the way that it all turned out. Chuck roast is a hell of a lot easier than brisket to cook, and the flavor/mouthfeel is comparable. I've spoken to my father about this revelation, and we think that spreading the word could revolutionize backyard BBQ. If you do any smoking, grab a chuck roast and give it a shot. I think you'll be impressed with the results.
Note: This wine was received as a sample.
4 comments:
- Joe said...
We concur on the awkward nature of the "couples' skate". Of course, it left open a void for me to wail on some zombies with a rousing game of "Altered Beast".
Gotta try the chuck roast. I braise them quite a bit, but have never smoked.
And brisket is a bitch. But I have some tricks from a pro:
1) inject with a mixture of beef broth and butter... liberally.
2) never let the smoker get above 210. Being below boiling, this will prevent the moisture from boiling out.
3) cut the fat and strategically place extra fat over the lean parts. It will self-baste
4) after smoking for several hours, put in a pan with some liquid and cover with foil. Finish in this configuration.
I haven't had the ballz to try it myself, but I can say he makes the best damn brisket this side of Tejas.
- 16 August, 2011 22:13
- Benito said...
The fun part of the chuck roast is that you get a brisket-like end product that's pretty idiot proof. My temps were all over the place since I was using wood, not charcoal. The Roommate got braces recently, and it's tender enough for her to enjoy even as leftovers.
There are a few things that just confound me in the kitchen, despite many attempts, much study, and multiple techniques. Brisket, homemade bagels, plantains, three layer cakes (mine look like building code violations), and growing fresh basil. I've cooked a lot of weird stuff with great success, and can make a bunch of complex sauces with my eyes closed, but I've come to accept a few limitations. With brisket, I think it's a curse from making fun of Texas BBQ so often. (I really like BBQ brisket, but like a football rivalry, I am compelled to ridicule it.)
- 16 August, 2011 22:30
- fredric koeppel said...
excellent post in every way...
- 17 August, 2011 04:22
- Benito said...
Thanks as always, this was a fun one to write about.
- 17 August, 2011 11:54


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Welcome to Danuts.com
March 2nd, 2012
This site hasnt been updated in a while so thought I should post some stuff on here anybody who live in the Arizona area Beatnuts will be in Tempe sunday March 4th 2012 Click on the link for more http://coolinoutworldwide.com/CO/2012/02/the-beatnuts-turn-it-out-at-arizona-pornstar-ball/
The Beatnuts will also be in Albuquerque NM at the Launchpad March 6th 2012 click the link for details http://www.albuquerquehiphop.com/2012/02/beatnuts-show-albuquerque-nm.html#!/2012/02/beatnuts-show-albuquerque-nm.htmlComments (1)
March 7th, 2011
If you Live in or around the California area check out the Beatnuts in Concert with Chingo Bling on MAY 6TH at the Key Club. Check the website for address and phone number tickets etc. www.keyclub.comPost A Comment
January 14th, 2010
In an interview with 16Bars.de Juju talks about "Planet of the Crates" droppin in Summer 2010 and also talks about a solo album. Juju also spits an exclusive verse that he wrote that day. Check it out.Post A Comment
January 5th, 2010
It took a long while, but we finally recovered the database and website from our previous host. Granted I haven't updated the website in a long while, but I plan on getting some updates posted up here soon. Stay tuned!Post A Comment
September 29th, 2009
This Thursday, October 1st 2009, The Beatnuts will be involved in a theater production entitled "Deez Nuts". The show is about the upbringing of The Beatnuts and things that have inspired them in their quest for the perfect beat. Both Psycho Les and JuJu will star in the production.
This is a limited showing that will run from October 1-3 at the Ohio Theater Soho. Tickets can be bought at the door for $25.00 or in advance by visting Hip-Hop Theater Festival.
Many props to the reader who emailed me about this production.
Source: ExaminerPost A Comment
July 19th, 2009
Added a new tour date for the Vaporcito Urban Festival III. You can read more in the tour dates section.Post A Comment
May 25th, 2009The Beatnuts just released a limited edition U.F.O files availible for purchase from Psycho Les's website this link Post A Comment
May 15th, 2009
The Beatnuts will be playing at Leonardo's in Los Angeles, CA on June 18th, 2009. You can check out the poster here and get more information in the Tour Dates section.Post A Comment
January 4th, 2009
I randomly came across a new vinyl release for the Beatnuts. The album is entitled "Rarest Nuts". Its a vinyl double LP compilation album of remixes and rarities.
The tracklisting is as follows:
- Corona Kings - 2:51
- Fluid - 3:55
- 40 Oz. - 2:56
- Gonna Fly (Instrumental) - 2:25
- Sandwiches (Remix) - 2:50
- Hellraiser (Remix) - 3:44
- Robbed - 2:08
- Purse Snatcher (Instrumental) - 2:45
- Ghetto Dawg - 2:07
- We Came Here - 3:58
- All My Life - 2:18
- I Can't Relate - 2:42
- Sorry Ms. Jackson - 3:26
- Easy Does it - 4:53
- Bum Rush - 2:14
Source: UndergroundHipHop.comPost A Comment
December 15th, 2008
I posted a video of The Beatnuts and Zoolay Live in the Videos section. The video was taken at The Knitting Factory in Los Angeles on November 21st, 2008.
Props to DonRon for the video, tour date, and flyer.Post A Comment
October 22nd, 2008
Looks like Psycho Les's record label has a new website. It is now located over at www.pitfightmusic.com. It still looks relatively new(there's some sample data in the events), but check back for some new merchandise, and events info to be showing up soon.Post A Comment
October 15th, 2008
The Beatnuts will be playing at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, CA on November 21st, 2008. You can read more about this event in the tour dates section.Post A Comment
September 26th, 2008
For those of you who can't wait until next Tuesday, September 30th, when the new Beatnuts mixtape arrives, you can head over to Amazon.com and buy the first single off of the album, entitled "All My Life". Or if you are like me and can wait, you can still head over to Amazon.com and listen to a preview of all of the tracks on the album.Post A Comment
August 29th, 2008
Everything points new Album will be released in 09. In the meanwhile a new remix/unreleased CD, U.F.O. Files, will be released on the 30th of September.
The tracklisting is as follows:
- Ghetto Dawg
- All My Life
- Easy Does It
- Story To Tell You
- Undefeated
- Think Big
- Sorry Miss Jackson
- Get It (featuring Cobb)
- Freak In The Club
- Mama Let Me See You Work That Pole
- Fluid
- Disco Nights
July 30th, 2008
Someone posted footage from The Beatnuts concert at the Knitting Factory on June 14th, 2008. The video features a new track from the upcoming album, "Planet of the Crates". You can check it out in the videos section.Post A Comment
July 16th, 2008
I received some interesting news today. The Beatnuts next album, which presumably will be out later this year will be called "Planet of the Crates". The Beatnuts announced this at their recent concert at The Knitting Factory. I'll get you some more information as it comes in.
Props to the person who informed me of this via email.Post A Comment
July 8th, 2008
I am busy working on another project, so rarely have time to update this website. Therefore I am looking for someone to take over updating this website. You would just need to know some basic html and of course be a fan of the Beatnuts. If someone feels they fit that role contact me.Post A Comment
May 20th, 2008
Sorry for the downtime. We were down for a few days, but now everything is back to normal.Post A Comment
April 14th, 2008
All sorts of tour dates have been coming in lately. I just added two more, one for New York, NY and one in Switzerland. You can read more info in the tour dates section.
I also want to give props to everyone who has been sending me tour dates, it's greatly appreciated.Post A Comment
April 11th, 2008
I've added two more tour dates for The Beatnuts at the end of May in Germany. You can check out more details in the tour dates section.Post A Comment
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Underground Hip Hop- One of the best places on the net to find new music.
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Welcoming The Big East Newcomers: Memphis TigersPosted by mlemaire on February 24th, 2012
After adding a flurry of new members in December, The Big East apparently wasn't done. Recently Memphis announced they had accepted an invitation to become the Big East's 12th member and join the conference in all sports in 2013. We rolled out the red carpet of analysis for the other three new members, so we will do the same for Memphis. As always, keep in mind, it is far too early to tell what sort of impact these teams will have in their new conference, but that won't stop us from pontificating.
The Past
In a contest of basketball history with the other new members, no one can touch the Tigers. They also have a troubled history. Eugene Lambert led the program to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1955 and since then Memphis has played in 22 NCAA Tournaments, has gone to 11 Sweet Sixteens, six Elite Eights, two Final Fours, and two National Championship games. They have been the stomping grounds for great players like Larry Finch, Keith Lee, Elliot Perry, Anfernee Hardaway, Lorenzen Wright, and most recently, Derrick Rose.
Of course it also true that a whole host of those appearances and wins have been vacated by the NCAA thanks to widespread rules violations. Everybody remembers the most recent snafu where John Calipari and the program dealt with infractions like providing travel money to Rose's brother as well as playing Derrick Rose under suspicion of a fraudulent SAT score that caused the NCAA to remove its Final Four appearance and record 38-win season. But only older Tiger fans will also remember former coach Dana Kirk and the parade of allegations against him that led to his ouster and the vacation of all the team's wins from 1982-86.
Regardless of the less-than-shiny past, the school's football program is in tatters, so it is safe to assume that the Big East had an eye towards retaining some of their luster and reputation on the basketball court, and Memphis is an excellent fit in that regard.


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European beggars in Beijing are not likely to remind the Chinese communist party leadership of the fact that 2011 was the worst year for human rights in China for a decade. Neither is it likely that Chinese leaders who are wined and dined in the White House will be reminded of the most extensive and repressive existing prison camp system in the world, the Chinese Laogai.
This is what the Hong Kong-based Chinese Human Rights Defenders says in its annual report:
A major crackdown on dissent following protests across the Arab world made 2011 the worst year for human rights in China in a decade, a pressure group said Friday.
Long jail terms, enforced disappearances and torture of dissidents amounted to a "downward spiral" in China's record, Hong Kong-based Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) said in its annual report.
The study found more than 3,800 cases of arbitrary detention last year, as well as over 100 cases of individuals tortured specifically because of their rights activism.
"(The crackdown) marked yet another low point in the downward spiral of China's human rights records, making 2011 the most repressive year since the rights defence movement began in the early 2000s," said Renee Xia, CHRD's international director, using a term coined by Chinese activists.
The group said it was particularly alarmed by the "widespread use of extralegal detention and enforced disappearance".
"The crackdown impacted not only the individual activists, but also menacingly conveyed a warning to the ordinary Chinese citizens: anyone who challenges the government will be punished," it said.
This is what the Laogai Research Foundation says about Communist China´s gruesome prison camp system:
Dictatorships throughout history have relied on fear and control to maintain power. The world has resoundingly condemned the atrocities of the Nazi concentration camps, the Soviet Gulag, and many other systems of repression around the globe, but has remained largely silent on one of the most extensive and repressive prison camp system in the world: the Chinese Laogai. Since the early 1950s, China has used the Laogai to crush dissent and root out potential sources of opposition, whether political, economic, or religious in nature, while simultaneously exploiting prisoners as a source of free labor.Originally modeled on the Soviet Gulag, the Laogai of today is thriving, with millions of people suffering in more than one thousand camps. Although many of the Laogai's prisoners are incarcerated for ordinary crimes, there is little respect for due process, or the rule of law in general, within the Chinese criminal justice system, meaning conviction by a fair trial is, at worst, impossible, and at best, uncertain in China. Many find themselves in the Laogai for crimes that are political in nature, such as "subverting State power" or "revealing State secrets." The definitions of these crimes are so broad that the authorities can use them to justify arresting just about anyone for the most innocuous of activities, leading to a widespread chilling effect on all forms of expression.
Furthermore, the Laogai's role in economic production enables the Chinese government to profit from the imprisonment of its people, creating a perverse incentive to maintain high rates of incarceration. Since its inception in 1949, 40 to 50 million people are estimated to have been imprisoned in the Laogai, and untold numbers have perished under its brutality.
The Laogai is more than a place to detain and "reform" convicts and dissidents; it is inextricably linked to the Chinese economy. The Chinese government profits handsomely from the labor camp system by allowing goods made with forced labor to enter both domestic and international markets. The Laogai relies on prisoners to provide free labor in over 1,000 camps. Most Laogai camps operate a commercial enterprise, be it a factory, farm, workshop, or mine. Indeed, many camps have a number of Laogai enterprises producing a wide range of products. Prisons in China generally have two names: a commercial name used for trading and an official administrative name identifying the facility as a prison. Because prisoners are not paid for their work, these Laogai enterprises are able to reap huge profits.


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Checking in on… the WACPosted by Brian Goodman on February 9th, 2011
Sam Wasson, Co-Founder and Editor of bleedCrimson.net covering New Mexico State athletics, and Kevin McCarthy, Founder of Parsing The WAC, are the RTC correspondents for the WAC.
A Look Back
Utah State took care of two more conference opponents with ease and combined with a loss by New Mexico State at Fresno State, is now four games clear with five games left to play and can clinch at least a share of the regular season WAC title for the fourth straight year with a win at Idaho on Wednesday night. Meanwhile, the race for second place is on. New Mexico State stumbled on the road at Fresno State, failing to take advantage of a situation where all the teams directly behind them had lost (Nevada, Idaho and Boise State). The Aggies' misfortune benefitted the rest of the second place contenders and there remains a logjam with NM State, Nevada, Idaho, Boise State and Fresno State all within two games of each other in the loss column with five games left to play.
Player of the Week: Fresno State's Greg Smith was named the Player of the Week after he led Fresno State to a home sweep over New Mexico State (88-83, OT) and Louisiana Tech (72-64) last week. Smith was a perfect 7-7 from the floor and 3-3 from the free throw line against the Aggies, netting 17 points and seven rebounds in just 22 minutes of play as he was limited by foul trouble and fouled out before the overtime period. Against Louisiana Tech, he scored a team-high 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds, blocked three shots, dished out two assists and had one steal. For the week, Smith averaged 17.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 blocks per game. He shot 73.3 percent (11-15) from the field and 81.3 percent (13-16) from the free throw line.
Power Rankings
1. Utah State (22-2, 11-0)
Up Next: 02/09 at Idaho (ESPN2), 02/12 vs. Fresno State
After a close victory against Hawai'i the week before, the UtAgs had no trouble with either opponent last week as they cruised past Nevada 67-45 and then demoralized Boise State 77-49. Just about the only thing that has gone wrong for USU is center Tai Wesley's broken nose at the hand (or in this case elbow) of teammate Brady Jardine. It's the second consecutive season that Wesley has suffered a broken nose, last season coming at the hands of New Mexico State in the conference tournament final. The UtAgs will face former Stew Morrill assistant Don Verlin on Wednesday night in Moscow, Idaho, as they try to wrap up at least a share of their fourth consecutive regular season title with a victory in a nationally televised game on ESPN2. Then on Saturday, it's back home as they host Fresno State.
2. New Mexico State (13-12, 7-4)
Up Next: 02/12 at Louisiana Tech
The crimson Aggies let a golden opportunity slip through their fingers as they lost to Fresno State in overtime, coughing up a five-point lead in the final two-and-a-half minutes of regulation. Nevada, Boise State and Idaho had all lost and the Aggies could have given themselves a small cushion in the race for second place but could not seal the deal despite getting Fresno State big man Greg Smith in foul trouble for the second consecutive meeting. Smith fouled just before overtime but the Aggies could not take advantage and lost 88-83. Junior center Hamidu Rahman was knocked out of the game after losing two teeth and did not return and did not suit up in the Aggies' next game against Louisiana Tech either, however, the Aggies did not need his services, winning easily 75-57. The win came at a cost as Troy Gillenwater went down with a sprained ankle and is listed as day-to-day. The Aggies' hopes of winning the conference tournament for a second straight season hinge on the health of Gillenwater and Rahman. Up next for New Mexico State is a trip to Ruston for a rematch with the Bulldogs.
3. Nevada (9-14, 6-4)
Up Next: 02/12 at San Jose State, 02/14 at Hawai'i
The Wolf Pack split a pair last week losing at Utah State (67-45) but rebounding for a solid win against San Jose State (89-69). Nevada was able to keep pace with New Mexico State and their hopes of a second place finish in conference are still very much alive. The Pack travels to San Jose State on Saturday and then on to Honolulu on Monday.
4. Idaho (13-10, 6-5)
Up Next: 02/09 vs. Utah State (ESPN2), 02/15 at Boise State
The Vandals split their pair of games last week losing to San Jose State 92-89 in double-overtime but bouncing back to defeat Hawai'i 75-61. With the two teams ahead of them, New Mexico State and Nevada, splitting their respective games the Vandals didn't lose any ground in the race for second place but a tough test awaits them on Wednesday night as they host No. 17 Utah State on ESPN2. Then on Saturday, Idaho will travel down to Boise to take on their in-state rivals in a game that could determine which of the two finishes in the top four in conference play. The Broncos took the first game up in Moscow, 70-67.
5. Fresno State (11-12, 5-6)
Up Next: 01/20 at Hawai'i, 01/24 vs. Seattle
Last rites were prepared to be administered, but the Bulldogs have climbed out of the coffin and re-established life in the WAC. Six consecutive league losses were finally blunted by home victories over New Mexico State (a surprise) and Louisiana Tech (not as much). The match with the Aggies was powered by freshman Kevin Olekaibe's 24 points and 17 apiece from sophomores Greg Smith and Garrett Johnson. The latter contest was aided by Smith's 18 points and 14 from Olekaibe. Of late, Olekaibe has played himself into Frosh of the Year contention. He leads the Bulldogs in league play scoring with a 14.3 average. Smith checks in at 13.2 points and 8-3 rebounds per contest. Both underclassmen have upped their mainstay numbers versus WAC opponents. The Bulldogs easily handled Cal State-Bakersfield, 79-49, and now it's off on the road, first to Boise State and then Utah State. So there is the chance for a-three game winning streak as Steve Cleveland's squad is 1-4 on the road in play, and the USU Spectrum is a loss chamber for opposing squads.
6. Hawai'i (13-10, 4-7)
Up Next: 02/14 vs. Nevada
Whether you like them french fried, baked, hash browned or scalloped, tripping to Potato Land proved a mixed meal for the Rainbow Warriors, as a 73-66 win over Boise State was followed by a 75-61 loss to Idaho. The Boise victory came minus the services of Zane Johnson (concussion-like symptoms) and Trevor Wiseman (academics), plus starting point Hiram Thompson missed time due to a blow to the face early in the game. Thompson then played just eight minutes against Idaho. Five-foot-nine Jeremiah Ostrowski is a great story. Coming over from the football team as a walk-on, he has sparked the UH backcourt effort — this despite the recent passing of his father. Ostrowski enjoyed 12 points and eight assists against the Broncos. Sophomore Dominick Brumfield is back eligible again, having cleared up his academics. Next up in WAC play is visiting Nevada, so expect the distraction ploy of the bikinis getting even smaller on the beach area near the Wolf Pack hotel.
7. Boise State (12-11, 5-6)
Up Next: 02/10 vs. Fresno State, 02/12 vs. Idaho
Things are not well in Broncoland as the team has lost four in a row and six of their last seven conference games. First they lost at home to Hawai'i, 73-66, it was just the second road conference win for Hawai'i in their past 13 road games. Then to top it off things were so bad in Logan last week that the Utah State fans started chanting "Here We Go Broncos!" when Boise State was trailing by 30-plus points in the second half ultimately losing 77-49. The Broncos host a pair of games this week welcoming in Fresno State and in-state rival Idaho. It's an important week for the Broncos, a home sweep of the two teams would put them back in contention for a top four spot, however, should they lose both games, they would trail Fresno State in the standings.
8. San Jose State (11-11, 3-8)
Up Next: 02/12 vs. Nevada, 02/15 vs. Montana State
Coming off a 78-66 win over Fresno State, the Spartans visited Idaho and then Nevada. In Moscow, SJSU was down by ten with a little over a minute remaining in regulation play and faced a five-point deficit with just under two minutes remaining in the initial extra period, but came back to win 92-89 in double overtime. Versus Nevada two days later, San Jose State could never cut into the 10-or-so-point Wolf Pack lead and eventually fell 89-69. Nevada out-shot the Spartans 52-% to 39%. Adrian Oliver remains second in scoring in the WAC at 18.2 points per game and teammate Justin Graham is third with 16.4 PPG. Graham also is second in assists with 4.8 per contest and tops in minutes played at a leg-wearying-just-thinking-about-it 39.2 a game. Up next is some time off until Nevada comes south for a weirdly scheduled rematch on Saturday.
9. Louisiana Tech (11-12, 2-9)
Up Next: 02/12 vs. New Mexico State, 02/16 vs. North Dakota
Unfortunately for the Bulldogs, it's back to the basement. After a pair of home wins against the Idaho schools, it was a pair of losses as LA Tech lost 72-64 at Fresno State giving up a 12-point halftime lead, and then falling 75-57 at New Mexico State, a game in which they never really were "in the game" so to speak. DeAndre Brown continues to be a constant scoring option for the Bulldogs as he rattled of 23 points against Fresno State and dropped in 18 against New Mexico State. Olu Ashaolu was limited against the Aggies despite the absence of Aggie center Hamidu Rahman. Ashaolu will get another crack at the Aggie interior on Saturday as the two teams meet for the second time this week.
Caught on Film: Bonus video of the week comes courtesy of the Louisiana Tech women. Click the link and fast forward to around the 2:00 mark for some postgame extracurriculars following an intense triple-overtime victory.
A Look Ahead
With a fourth straight conference title in the sole reach of Utah State, the race for second place heats up and the teams try to take care of business before next week's Bracketbusters games.


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The HUD Secretary on how we should be innovating climate resilience after Sandy.
When he announced Rebuild by Design back in June, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan, who chairs the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force, said that itwouldn't be your typical design competition. "The success of this competition will not be measured simply by producing theoretical solutions," he said. "Rather we want proposals that will have an impact on the ground, in people's lives."
Today, the task force announced the 10 teams selected to engage in the ambitious program (full list below), part of the much larger effort to rebuild storm-gutted communities in New York and New Jersey. The teams, composed of experts from a variety of disciplines, weren't selected because they submitted fancy renderings of proposals. In fact, they haven't submitted proposals yet. Instead, they won on the basis of the range of expertise they were able to assemble from across fields such as architecture, engineering, marine science, and industrial design, and on the innovative nature of their approach to the problems at hand.
More than 140 teams from some 15 nations applied. The winners, including participants from Denmark, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Mississippi, New York, and many other places, will spend the next three months studying the region and building relationships with local stakeholders. The next three months will be dedicated to creating designs focused on four areas: coastal communities; high-density urban environments; ecological and waterbody networks; and "the unknown and unexpected." Implementation of the resulting designs will begin in March 2014, funded in part by federal community development block grants. The Rockefeller Foundation is a lead supporter.
Secretary Donovan came to his hometown of New York to launch the working phase of the initiative on Thursday. He sat down to answer some questions about how it's all going to play out, and about how the resulting projects might serve as a model for communities facing the effects of climate change around the country and around the globe. This is an edited version of our conversation.
What are you hoping for in terms of the types of solutions coming out of this? How might they serve as scalable models for communities outside the New York/New Jersey region?
The value of a competition is it makes innovation possible at a scale that's incredibly difficult to do in general, and particularly difficult to do in traditional government processes.
I think we can talk some about the types of solutions, but part of what's so exciting about this is the unknown and unknowable before the competition is actually run. Part of what we are looking for is what we don't know we're looking for.


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Two recalls have been issued for chargers that can overheat phones, causing a burn hazard, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
The first recall warns about Gemini adapters and chargers that were given away at trade shows between October and April.
The company has received one report of a consumer who was burned on their hand, according to the CPSC. All chargers of this brand should be thrown out. About 31,000 chargers are affected.
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They were sold under the brands Ban.do, Jonathan Adler, and Lilly Pulitzer between February and June.
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FORT WALTON BEACH � Rachel Dehlinger celebrated her 18th birthday in style Thursday. Dehlinger, a senior pitcher for Fort Walton Beach, threw a three-hit shutout and struck out 11 batters to lead Fort Walton Beach to a 6-0 win over Crestview in District 2-6A softball.
FORT WALTON BEACH � Rachel Dehlinger celebrated her 18th birthday in style Thursday.
Dehlinger, a senior pitcher for Fort Walton Beach, threw a three-hit shutout and struck out 11 batters to lead Fort Walton Beach to a 6-0 win over Crestview in District 2-6A softball.
"She (Dehlinger) turned 18 today and she threw a great game," Viking coach Gary Drouin said. "She was very good.
"She got ahead of the hitters early and mixed her pitches well. We just kept making outs, outs."
Dehlinger got all the help she needed from the Viking offense in the bottom of the first inning when Shannon Lord connected for a long 3-run homer that came with Jennifer Bazylak and Brandee Reyna on base.
"That really helped," Drouin said of Lord's homer. "She kept in our system of looking for a fastball and having a good swing on it and good things happen."
The Vikings (6-2, 3-1) added another run in the third. Bazylak struck out but reached first on a passed ball and throwing error by Bulldog catcher Kelsie Dardon. She then stole second and took third and scored on wild pitches by Crestview pitcher Taylor Rolison.
Fort Walton Beach put the game out of reach in the fifth inning when three consecutive hits by Kati Christensen, Bazylak and Dehlinger produced two more Viking runs.
Crestview batters struggled against Dehlinger the entire game.
A two-out single by Kayla Kelch in the first inning was the only Bulldog hit until Dardon doubled with one out in the sixth. Dehlinger retired 14-consecutive Bulldog batters between the Kelch base hit in the first and Dardon's double in the sixth.
Taylor Nolan picked up the final hit for the Bulldogs (3-4, 1-3) with two outs in the top of the seventh. Nolan took second when Molly Woodward struck out and reached first on a passed ball.
Dardon and Nolan were the only two Bulldogs to reach second base.
Bazylak was the only player in the game with two hits. She had a single and a double. Haley Wong also had a hit for the Vikings to go along with Dehlinger, Lord and Christensen.
Rolison, a freshman, struck out seven Viking batters and walked one.
Bulldog Kathy Combest said the scoreboard told the story of the game.
"When you have a zero up there you're not going to win," she said. "We've got to swing the bat. I think five or seven girls struck out looking.
"You have to be aggressive. They have to keep swinging and keep playing hard. And that's all you can do is just get better towards the end of the season."
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I am just about fifteen months older than Roe v. Wade, part of a generation that has come of age with the 1973 Supreme Court decision.
This is my memory of learning that some people didn't think that women should have access to safe and legal abortion.
When I was a teenager, maybe 16 or 17 years old, my friend had an appointment with her eye doctor to have her eyes dilated. I drove and went with her to the appointment since she wouldn't be able to see well afterward.
As we walked across the parking lot to the medical office building that sunny day, probably talking about where to eat lunch or go shop afterward, several adults came rushing toward us, thrusting pamphlets at us and shouting things that I don't remember. One of them shoved her hand toward me and opened it to reveal a tiny plastic fetus. Another waved a color photograph of bloody dismembered fetuses in a garbage can. They peppered us with questions. It was confusing and caught us completely off guard.
I think we stammered something like, "we're just going to the eye doctor …" and stumbled toward the medical building. We remembered then that this office building was the one in town where the doctor who performed abortions had his office. There was only one. This was South Dakota. And it was obviously protest day. We had heard about this, I think, but had never seen or experienced it.
At the time, we were just startled and perhaps a little upset. We tried to laugh it off. We really were there for the eye doctor. But of course what the protesters saw was two teenage girls heading in to the building where abortions were performed.
They clearly didn't believe us.
They didn't trust us.
They harassed and scared us.
This happened years before I formed meaningful political views and years before I came to understand myself as a feminist and progressive activist. But I still remember it vividly.
Those protesters would be disappointed to learn that what really scared me was not their photos and brochures but their harassment. Even as a politically clueless teenage girl, I wasn't stupid. I had every right to be where I was and doing what I was. I even had a right to do what they thought I was doing. Even then I was smart enough to understand what abortion was, and to make that decision for myself.
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Since then, I have known many women who have had abortions. Most of us do. One in three American women will terminate a pregnancy at some point in her life. Anti-choice activists like those we met in the parking lot don't think that that should be a safe and legal option.
They don't believe women.
They don't trust us.
They harass and scare women who are already vulnerable and at risk.
As Roe v. Wade and I turn 40, we get closer to middle age. A little wiser and more battle-worn than we were at 16. We know more than we did then about how and why abortion must remain safe and legal.
And we know that the protesters are still in the parking lots, and in Congress, and in statehouses, and in every local community.
So even though we're a little more tired than we were as teens, we get up and keep on working to protect access to reproductive health care.
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I thought I'd feature this new campaign by Unicef Australia to raise some awareness (and hopefully donations) for Malaria prevention. It kills a child every 30 seconds. One of UNICEF's major contributions in helping combat malaria is the provision and distribution of insecticide treated nets, the most effective protection against malaria.
The best part is, that these nets are just $10 each, and you can instantly donate one online now after playing the game. Click here to start playing and hopefully donating! (thanks Deano!)


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Wow, been a *long* time. To top off the real big new since my last diary entry, my wife and I had a new baby boy on Aug 4th! That gives us two in all :)
On the Debian front, we have just released potato (2.2). So now I can finally move on to new things. I've taken over GLibc from our recently departed developer, Joel Klecker (we miss you Joel). I gave up about 6 of my smaller packages so I can concentrate more on the core packages I maintain, aswell as new and exciting things with the SPARC/UltraSPARC port.
Been messing with firewire a lot lately. I'm still trying to get it running under Linux on my non-x86 boxes (damn the h/w centricity!). My main problem is the fact that parts of the DMA'd area that isn't suppose to be affected by FIFO lag, is in fact two cycles out of step :/ So much for OHCI specs and the like. Oh well, I'll get it working sooner or later, and have this 45gig native firewire drive running under sbp2 soon.


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Institution of the Lord's Supper
23 For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same night in which He was betrayed took bread; 24 and when He had given thanks, He broke it and said, [a]"Take, eat; this is My body which is [b]broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me." 25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me."
26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death till He comes.
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"Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity; it is an act of justice. Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. Sometimes it falls on a generation to be great. YOU can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom." Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela's long illness might have helped us to reflect on his heritage for his country of birth, South Africa, and the world at large well before his death on Thursday, the 5th of December, 2013. Listening to the outpouring of testimonies of people from all walks of life—ordinary to dignitaries; citizens to outsiders—Mandela was indeed a hero of our generation. Why are friends and foes from all over the world inspired by him?
I was only nine years old when I first heard about Mandela in my own country of birth, Ethiopia. I recall my geography teacher telling the story of how black men and women were jailed by white minority rulers. Mandela was one of them and I was just sorry for him. My teacher was using Mandela's story in order for us to value and appreciate our grandfathers' struggle for freedom and the victory of Adwa over invading Italian troops in 1896. It didn't take me much time to learn more about the significance of the Ethiopian resistance, and the impact of that moment on the history of modern Africa. However, it took me a decade before I knew the facts of why Mandela suffered so much and the scale of his political vision and intelligence. When I became more politically conscious, I came to realize the complexity within which he played a pivotal role in transforming a society.
I lived in South Africa, it was my home for about four years, and I visited several times. Unlike my perspective at a young age, I can now say that Mandela, as an inmate who endured 27 years of miserable conditions, or as the founding president of post-apartheid South Africa, represents a triumph of the struggle for freedom and justice. While he will always be remembered for facilitating a peaceful transition from the apartheid regime to a democratic system in South Africa, he has also become the symbol of bravery, modesty, truthfulness, hopefulness, and respect for equality of life.
What can we all learn from him? I believe that one lesson is about the power of forgiveness as well as astonishing reconciliations with enemies including those racists who unfortunately refused to acknowledge the abuses and suffering caused by the apartheid system. We also ought to learn from Mandela about the value and power of persistence, principled leadership, and personal sacrifices for the common good of a society. I must say that Mandela only started the journey to reconstitute a peaceful, democratic, and just society during his four-year presidency. Admittedly, however, there are miles to go before we see the full realization of his dreams.
Today, we are still witnessing prevalent poverty, inequality, and suffering across Mandela's South Africa. This is partly because there are those who gained from his "reconciliatory" approach and continue holding economic power. They are still reaping massive wealth at the expense of the poor. As we mourn his death, all those who unfairly gained must repay their huge debt to Mandela by thinking beyond their selfish agenda. It is time to give back for social justice in a way that pays our debt to the principles for which he suffered. Similarly, those who are working and supporting efforts to overcome poverty and violence all over the world should be rejuvenated and work harder to end widespread violence, impunity, marginalization, and injustice. That will be the best and greatest way to honor Mandela.
Nelson Mandela's legacy should continue inspiring as we learn more and more from his "long walk to freedom." I prefer to believe that he is still alive when we celebrate his life and begin to live his values. His spirit will remain flourishing if we continue to uphold the values of courage, freedom, and justice. Madiba has indeed inspired me to work for peace and social justice for
several years. Similarly, I have faith that his legacy will inspire many more young men and women. We must keep promoting vitality and courage among them as they continue to struggle for inclusiveness, tolerance, and fairness.


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Spring is here, and it may be time to sparkle up your home! There is no better time to break out those cleaning supplies and give your home a deep scrub. Spring cleaning is a terrific way to revitalize your home's interior. The best first step is to declutter all areas and throw away or donate things that you no longer need. Follow these simple spring cleaning ideas that will leave your home sparkling:
Cabinets – Over time, your kitchen and bathroom cabinets can collect buildup from grease, hair products and other residue. While you may not be able to see this buildup, you will certainly be able to tell a difference when it is gone. To safely clean your cabinet doors, use a "cabinet cream" that will remove grime and leave the wood moisturized.
Refrigerator – If you have a stainless steel refrigerator, use a wax-based aerosol spray to make the surface shine. For the interior, remove all shelving and clean with soap and water. Use a sponge or warm cloth to wipe down all interior surfaces that can't be removed, and then put all shelves back in their place. This will give you a good opportunity to organize the contents of the refrigerator and maybe even discover some things you didn't know were hiding. A box of baking soda will help neutralize any odors, as well.
Oven – Begin by removing any loose pieces of burnt food that may be stuck to the interior of your oven. For any pieces that cannot be easily removed, try spraying them with ammonia. For the interior surfaces, sprinkle baking soda and add a small amount of vinegar. Then, let the mixture bubble, and remove with a sponge.
Hardwood Floors – While many people mop their hardwood floors weekly, this can actually damage the floors. Every month, try using a wet mop. Dry cleaning methods such as sweeping and using a Swiffer should be utilized weekly. For a deep clean of your hardwoods, use a wood-cleaning product, but make sure to dilute according to the directions.
Carpet – Begin deep cleaning your carpets by vacuuming to remove any dust and dirt particles. Next, you will need to shampoo using a carpet cleaner. These can be rented hourly from most local hardware stores, or you can hire a professional to come in and clean.
Tiled Surfaces – Bathroom floors, showers, kitchen backsplashes and other tiled surfaces can become grimy and accumulate mildew. Tile is best cleaned with a cleaner labeled as "neutral pH." For grout, use a water and baking soda cleaning solution.
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DUB - Noted your comment about not being able to get PMs. Sent you one as a test and apparently it hasn't been "rejected" by the system, nor have you received it ?? I thought there might be a "systems" answer. If you go to your Profile, go to Private Messages, go to My Settings, go to My Account, and go to General Settings under My Account, then go to Private Messaging, you will find an option to receive or not receive PMs. That may well hold the answer to your dilema.John