Am I reading this right?

Do bookmakers have the Indianapolis Colts at 10-1 to win the Super Bowl? And 4-1 to get to the Super Bowl? You mean there is still someone who will bet on Indy?

That, my friends, is shocking. There is absolutely no way in the damn world that the Colts will make it to Miami, let alone win a title this year. I know the experts have insisted that Indy cannot stop the race this season. I know you’ve seen everyone from Maurice Jones-Drew to Travis Henry, Ronnie Brown, and Ron Dayne go berserk with them in featured packages over the past two months. I know you think Peyton Manning has a very tough road ahead of him if he’s going to score enough points to get through this 11-man train wreck that goes through a defense. But I don’t think you have a serious enough understanding of how bad the Colts’ defense is.

No team since 1985 has allowed as many rushing yards as Indianapolis. No. One. Team. That’s 652 other possible team seasons, and the Colts allowed more rushing yards per game, 173, than each of them. Clearly, that is historically bad. Do you want to go back even further? In the 16-game era (that is, since 1978) exactly nine teams have had worse seasons against the race than the 2006 Indianapolis Colts. Nine. 849 team seasons have been played from 1978 onwards. In exactly nine of these team seasons, a team allowed more than 173 rushing yards per game, a percentage of just over 1%. Here are the dirty nine, along with his rushing yards allowed per game, and his final record for losses won:

1978 Buffalo Bills: 201.8 rypg, (5-11)

1980 New Orleans Saints: 194.1 rypg, (1-15)

1978 Baltimore Colts: 188.1 rypg, (5-11)

1981 New England Patriots: 184.4 rypg, (2-14)

1979 Green Bay Packers: 180.3 rypg, (5-11)

1985 Houston Oilers: 175.9 rypg, (5-11)

1981 Seattle Seahawks: 175.4 rypg, (6-10)

1984 Houston Oilers: 174.3 rypg, (3-13)

Houston Oilers 1983: 174.2 rypg, (2-14)

Hell, technically we could even consider the Houston Oilers’ historically poor defense from 1983 to 1985 as a single team, right? Regardless, look at those win and loss records. The fact that the Colts were 12-4 this year is testament both to the sheer excellence of the offense and to the fact that the AFC South is something of a pathetic crush of soccer teams. As if this isn’t evidence enough that the Colts aren’t going anywhere fast, here are their 16-game era Super Bowl entrants, with their rushing yards per game allowed in the regular season:

2005 Pittsburgh Steelers: 85.5 rypg over Seattle Seahawks: 114.5 rypg

2004 New England Patriots: 98.3 rypg over Philadelphia Eagles: 118.9 rypg

2003 New England Patriots: 89.6 rypg over Carolina Panthers: 107.6 rypg

2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 97.1 rypg over Oakland Raiders: 90.8 rypg

2001 New England Patriots: 115.9 rypg over St. Louis Rams: 85.9 rypg

2000 Baltimore Ravens: 60.6 rypg over New York Giants: 72.3 rypg

1999 St. Louis Rams: 74.3 rypg over Tennessee Titans: 96.9 rypg

1998 Denver Broncos: 80.4 rypg over Atlanta Falcons: 75.2 rypg

1997 Denver Broncos: 112.7 rypg over Green Bay Packers: 117.3 rypg

1996 Green Bay Packers: 88.5 rypg over New England Patriots: 93.9 rypg

1995 Dallas Cowboys: 110.8 rypg over Pittsburgh Steelers: 82.6 rypg

1994 San Francisco 49ers: 83.6 rypg over San Diego Chargers: 87.8 rypg

1993 Dallas Cowboys: 103.2 rypg over Buffalo Bills: 120.1 rypg

1992 Dallas Cowboys: 77.8 rypg over Buffalo Bills: 87.2 rypg

1991 Washington Redskins: 84.1 rypg over Buffalo Bills: 127.8 rypg

1990 New York Giants: 91.2 rypg over Buffalo Bills: 113 rypg

1989 San Francisco 49ers: 86.4 rypg over Denver Broncos: 98.8 rypg

1988 San Francisco 49ers: 99.2 rypg over Cincinnati Bengals: 128 rypg

1987 Washington Redskins: 104.9 rypg over Denver Broncos: 126.1 rypg

1986 New York Giants: 80.9 rypg over Denver Broncos: 102.6 rypg

1985 Chicago Bears: 82.4 rypg over New England Patriots: 103.4 rypg

1984 San Francisco 49ers: 112.2 rypg over Miami Dolphins: 134.7 rypg

1983 Los Angeles Raiders: 99.1 rypg over Washington Redskins: 80.6 rypg

1982 Washington Redskins: 105.1 rypg over Miami Dolphins: 142.8 rypg

1981 San Francisco 49ers: 119.9 rypg over Cincinnati Bengals: 117.6 rypg

1980 Oakland Raiders: 108.1 rypg over Philadelphia Eagles: 101.1 rypg

1979 Pittsburgh Steelers: 106.8 rypg over Los Angeles Rams: 124.8 rypg

1978 Pittsburgh Steelers: 110.9 rypg over Dallas Cowboys: 107.6 rypg

Average rushing yards per game allowed by all of these teams? 100.5 yards per game. Average rushing yards per game allowed by winners? 95.3 yards per game. And the losers? 105.7 yards per game. (It’s worth noting that the team that allowed the fewest defensive rushing yards per game in the regular season won 20 of these Super Bowls and lost just eight.) Worst career team to ever play in a Super Bowl in 16 years. was it from the game? The ’82 Miami Dolphins (142.8 rypg), and that was in a strike year, with just nine regular-season games.

Give it up, Indy. There is no way.

How crazy was that Boise St. game over Oklahoma? I am still smiling. Were you looking? Could you believe the great Boise St. plays? Clearly, Oklahoma didn’t cover … Did that make it a commercially successful game for the books?

BoDog Bookmakers, BoDog.ws: Considering everything that happened in the last 3:00 of regulation and overtime, the Fiesta Bowl was one of the best bowling games in recent memory. I think every TV in the building here was in the game, and all eyes were definitely mesmerized by the heroics of Boise State. The hook and wing play at 4th and 18 clearly surprised the Sooners, and the TD pass from 4th and 2 with Zabransky on the move caused Oklahoma to scratch his head, ultimately making a profitable situation for the house, and a a little glory and history for Boise.

Nick Saban is apparently out as the Dolphins head coach after just two seasons, and on his way to Alabama. What do you think this means for Miami and Alabama?

BDB, BoDog.ws: Well for Miami it means starting from the starting point. It was Saban who brought in Daunte Culpepper, and whoever the new coach is will need to cement the quarterback position as his first priority. It can be a tricky role to take on, especially considering that Ricky Williams may be back in Miami. Finding a good balance between him and Ronnie Brown will be key to the new man’s success. On the other hand, for Alabama it means they get the high-profile, well-paid coach they were looking for. We will have to see how long it will be before Alabama returns to the top of the SEC. However, with Saban’s coaching skills and knowledge of the conference (as he was previously a coach at LSU), he should be prepared to return Alabama to national prominence.

Where is the public betting on the National College Football Championship game … in favor of Ohio St. or Florida? And what is the mango like?

BDB, BoDog.ws: Prior to the Ohio State vs. Florida, the action has been balanced, with an almost identical amount wagered on both sides of the ball. Right now, control is low, but most of our action occurs in the 48 hours leading up to the game. We expect the action to be quick and heavy once the other bowling games are complete. Once the public starts betting, the house hopes to be a huge Florida fan.

I’m surprised the Colts are seven-point favorites over the Chiefs. How many rushing yards do you think Larry Johnson will have in that game? And which of the wild card games do you think will make an underdog win outright?

BDB, BoDog.ws: The Kansas City / Indianapolis line opened with Indy as the favorite by seven points. So far, sharp bettors haven’t caused the line to move. Bookmakers in general seem to be stable at seven points in the first days leading up to the game. The betting public should hold this line steady, as enough people know of the weakness exhibited by the Colts’ defense. By all accounts, Larry Johnson should have a career game against the Colts. The bruised running back averages 26 carries per game, and this number should rise to 30 against the worst running defense in the league. Kansas City will need to ride Johnson to win this game. To defeat Indianapolis, you must keep Manning off the field as much as possible. The best way to do this is to control the clock with a solid and time-consuming running game. The Colts can only hope that 2005 Pro Bowl safety Bob Sanders can return from arthroscopic surgery on his right knee that has kept him out of 12 games this season. Sanders has been seen practicing the last few days and is expected to start as long as the swelling in the knee can be controlled. Coach Tony Dungy has stated that Sanders cannot solve all of the team’s defensive problems. However, when he plays, the Colts are clearly a different team. The defense plays faster, more aggressively and with more confidence. In terms of total yards for Larry Johnson, if he can get more than 25 carries in the game, he can reasonably be expected to rack up more than 130 yards, depending on the impact of Sanders. Unfortunately, the wild card game that could have an underdog win is Dallas in Seattle. With injuries wearing down Seattle’s starting cornerbacks (both Ken Hamlin and Marcus Trufant are out), Terrell Owens and Terry Glenn are in a good position to have big games. Seattle will be hard-pressed to stop Dallas’ passing attack, especially on the big plays. This could potentially lead to an unfortunate surprise for the ‘Hawks’.

Some Civil War horses and their riders:

Traveler and Robert E. Lee

Confederate General Robert E. Lee arrived in Richmond, Virginia in the spring of 1861. During this visit, Lee received a bay stallion named Richmond. Richmond was a nervous horse and it proved unsatisfactory. When Richmond was around strange horses, he used to scream. This was not good for a Civil War horse. Lee took Richmond to West Virginia and bought another horse named The Roan or Brown-Roan. Unfortunately, The Roan began to go blind during the Battle of the Seven Days in June and July 1862. The Richmond horse died after Malvern Hill. After Second Bull Run, jockey Jeb Stuart got Lee a mare named Lucy Long. Also around this time, Lee received a sorrel horse named Ajax.

When Lee headed to Appomattox Court House to surrender on April 9, 1865, he was riding his favorite and best-known horse. This gray horse was Traveler. After the Civil War, when Robert E. Lee was president of the University of Washington (later renamed the University of Washington and Lee), Lee’s old favorite warhorse Traveler was still with him. When Lee died, the Traveler horse walked behind Lee’s hearse in the funeral procession. Traveler walked with his head bowed and with a slow step. Traveler is buried outside Lee Chapel on the campus of the University of Washington and Lee. Robert E. Lee is buried in a crypt below Lee Chapel.

Lexington, Sam and William Tecumseh Sherman

William Tecumseh Sherman had two horses that were his favorites during the Civil War. The names of these horses were Lexington and Sam. Sherman rode Lexington in Atlanta and in the Grand Review in Washington at the end of the war. Sam was injured several times during the Civil War. At Shiloh, three of Sherman’s horses died during the battle. Two of these three horses died while an orderly held their reins.

Cincinnati and Ulysses S. Grant

As a young man, Ulysses S. Grant developed a love for horses when he worked on his father’s farm. Grant became a skilled equestrian. While a cadet at West Point, Grant was an exceptional equestrian and did not stand out for having special talents in anything else while at West Point. Grant wanted a position in the cavalry when he finished at West Point. Instead, he ended up in the infantry because the cavalry had no vacancies. The infantry assignment must have been a disappointment to horse-loving equestrian Ulysses S. Grant.

Grant’s favorite horse during the Civil War was Cincinnati. Cincinnati was given to Grant by a fan after the Battle of Chattanooga. Cincinnati was rarely ridden by anyone other than Grant, a notable exception being President Abraham Lincoln when Lincoln last visited City Point, Virginia. Other horses Grant had in the Civil War were Jack, Fox, and Kangaroo. Kangaroo was left on the Shiloh battlefield by the Confederates. This horse was described as ugly and raw boned. However, Grant, who had a good eye for horses, knew that Kangaroo was a thoroughbred. After becoming a Yankee horse, Kangaroo rested and cared for himself and became a good horse.

Old Sorrel and Stonewall Jackson

Old Sorrel was the horse of Confederate General Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson. Stonewall was riding this horse when it was shot by friendly fire at Chancellorsville. Old Sorrel became Jackson’s horse in May 1861 at Harpers Ferry. The horse was about eleven years old at the time.

That Devil Dan and George B. McClellan

Union General George B. McClellan’s favorite warhorse was named Daniel Webster. General McClellan’s staff members began calling this horse “that devil Dan” because Daniel Webster was a swift horse. McClellan’s staff member’s horses had trouble keeping up with “that devil Dan.” Daniel Webster was with McClellan at Antietam. This horse was described as a dark chestnut, about seventeen hands tall, purebred, handsome, and rarely showed signs of fatigue. Daniel Webster was a good example of a horse. When McClellan retired from military service, horse Daniel Webster accompanied him. The horse nicknamed “That Devil Dan” became the McClellan family horse.

Have you watched TV online? Chances are, you’ve been to one of the most popular video streaming sites – Hulu.com. You will find a variety of past television episodes to watch.

However, it is sad that people outside the United States cannot access Hulu movies online. However, for those in the US, getting access to Hulu movies is free and a great way to pass the time.

If you are one of those people who always miss your favorite shows on the subway, then going to Hulu is a must. The website is a joint venture of ABC, Inc, Fox Entertainment Group, and NBC Universal. It is funded by Providence Equity Partners. Its name is based on the Mandarin term “Hulu” which means “the guardian of precious things”. This is a relatively good term for a website that contains great TV videos and movies.

Whether you’re looking for Hulu Glee or maybe Hulu 30 Rock, this site is the place to be. If you want to watch some movies on the weekend, you don’t need to rent a movie anymore because you can use your Hulu desktop to your heart’s content.

The Hulu company that powers Hulu TV went live in August 2007, but still had to undergo a series of tests. It went public in the United States on March 12, 2008.

It was first announced on NBC’s Super Bowl XLIII broadcast. The ad starred Alec Baldwin as an alien whose main goal in life is to destroy the world as we know it. Other announcements were launched that year to introduce the American public to the existence of free Hulu movies.

By April 30, 2009, Disney joined the company and by 2010 Hulu began to make a lot of money. The Hulu site is ranked by Alexa.com as the 35th most popular site in the United States and is ranked 201st in the world.

Today the website is one of the most popular video streaming sites in the US as it not only streams shows from ABC, FOX, and NBC, but also has samples from other channels. This includes Bravo, Current TV, PBS, Fuel TV, USA Network, NFL Network, FX, Speed, Style, Syfy, E !, Sundance, Big Ten, Versus, G4, Oxygen, and many more.

In addition to watching Hulu TV on your desktop or laptop, you also have the option to watch Hulu on TV. If you have PlayOn software and have consoles that work with that software, you will be able to watch Hulu directly on your TV.

Those who are addicted to watching their favorite shows on Hulu found this new offering quite surprising because it is like enjoying TV the traditional way and there is no need to wear headphones or use the largest monitor in the house to watch your favorite shows.

Wallace Nutting sold more hand-colored photographs during America’s 1900-1940s. “Golden age of hand-colored photography“Than any other photographer of his time. An estimated 5,000,000 to 10,000,000 of his photographs decorated the walls of middle-class American homes in the early 1900s. Why was Wallace Nutting so successful today? This article represents a basic introduction to the world of Wallace Nutting Photos.

It was shortly after 1900 that Wallace Nutting retired from the ministry due to health problems (at the time he was a Congregational Minister in Providence RI). As part of his recovery, he began touring the New England countryside by carriage or car, taking photographs of rural New England. Nutting was one of the first to recognize that the American scene was changing. Industrialization was altering the appearance of our country and our pure and picturesque landscape would never be the same again. He seemed to feel that it was his divine calling to record America’s beauty for future generations.

Starting first in Vermont, then Massachusetts and Connecticut, and finally the rest of New England, Nutting began photographing country roads, streams, rivers, lakes, orchards, flowers, birch trees, and mountains. Wallace Nutting would take the photograph, assign a title, and instruct his colorists on how it should be hand-dyed. Each image that met Nutting’s high standards for color, composition, and taste would be placed on the mat and signed by your employees with the badge “Wallace nuts“name. (He hardly ever signed any pictures himself). Those pictures that didn’t meet his strict standards were destroyed. Starting first with outdoor (exterior) scenes in New England, Nutting eventually traveled the United States and Europe, taking photographs in 26 states and 17 foreign countries between 1900 and 1935. In all, he took more than 50,000 photographs, 10,000 of which he deemed met his high standards.

It was around 1905 when Nutting started taking his first interior (Inside) Photos. Supposedly one day while it was raining outside, Ms. Nutting suggested that I have a “Good to see“picture on the inside. So, he set up a colonial scene, near the kitchen fireplace, had an employee dress in a colonial manner, and took several different photographs. They sold relatively easily, encouraging him to expand further into This area.Nutting’s love of antiques, his passion for pilgrimage, and his unquestionable profit motive led him to acquire and restore five colonial houses:

• Webb House, Wethersfield, CT
• Wentworth-Gardner House, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
• Cutler-Bartlett House, Newburyport, MA
• Hazen-Garrison House, Haverhill, MA
• Saugus Iron Works (Broadhearth), Saugus, MA

Nutting bought these houses because he felt that each one represented a different period of American early colonial style and taste. It was here, along with their own houses. Nuttinghame (Southbury, CT) and Nuttingholme (Framingham, MA), that most of his photographs of the interior were taken. Nutting’s desire to provide the most correct and appropriate settings for your Inside The scenes led him on his quest to put together one of the best early American furniture collections ever assembled. He would use the best examples of early American furniture in his Inside scenes and, when he couldn’t find it, he played it back. (We will focus on his furniture reproduction in a later article.)

Working in Southbury CT from 1905-12, and then in Framingham MA from 1912 until his death in 1941, Nutting sold literally millions of his hand-colored photographs. He claims to have sold around 10,000,000 photographs although, knowing his habit of exaggeration, that number is probably somewhat high.

Whatever the actual number, it was big. Wallace Nutting images were sometimes called “poor man’s footprintsSold during the first quarter of the 20th century, long before the invention of color photography, these images were initially sold literally for pennies. Their market was primarily the middle and lower middle class … those households that couldn’t afford finer forms of art. Due to their low price, Wallace Nutting paintings were bought in large quantities. In 1925, almost no American middle-class household was without one, as they were bought as gifts for weddings, showers, Christmas, birthdays, and for almost every other reason imaginable.

Nutting sold many images directly through his studios, where he also provided his own framing services. But he also sold his photographs through many other outlets: department stores, drug stores, and gift shops across the country. He even had full-time salespeople down the road whose only job was to sell his paintings to these retail establishments. Vendors who, according to him, sold enough paintings to retire quite gracefully.

The peak of popularity for Wallace Nutting’s films was between 1915 and 25. During this time, Nutting had nearly 100 colorists on the job, along with 100 other employees who acted as copywriters, affairs, salespeople, management, and clerical clerks. varied. Make no mistake about it … Wallace Nutting’s photographs were a great deal. But in the late 1920s, people began to tire of Wallace Nutting. As with any other fashion or style, tastes began to change over time. Images of Wallace Nutting were a thing of the past and sales showed a steady decline. Even the introduction of different styles of doilies, greeting cards, pen silhouettes, and lower priced machine-produced process prints could not rejuvenate sales.

The Wall Street crash of 1929 and the ensuing depression practically sealed the fate of Wallace Nutting’s movie business. Although it remained in operation even after his death, production was inconsequential after the early 1930s. Over the years, millions of Wallace Nutting photographs were probably discarded. Many of those that remain show signs of 60-90 years of wear and tear after being stored in attics and basements, with water stains, broken glass, dust, dirt and mold.

As the original owners of Wallace Nutting images have aged or passed, their Wallace Nutting images have also been passed down to another generation. Some were gifted directly, others were inherited by children and grandchildren. Those that were not passed on to families were sold at auctions, property sales, tag sales, and flea markets where they re-entered the mainstream of collectibles during the 1975-2000 period.

What are collectors looking for? Just like in the Wallace Nutting days, Exterior the scenes have the greatest appeal. Inside Scenes have more limited appeal, but since they are rarer, they are generally priced higher than Exterior scenes. However, we have seen it as America’s fascination with the “Country“Appearance has decreased in the last 5 to 10 years, interest in Nutting’s Inside the scenes have also been softened.

The most desirable images for serious Nutting collectors are Miscellaneous unusual scenes. These are images that fall outside the standard more Inside Y Exterior scenes: Architecture, Boys, Florals, Alien, Men, Seascapes, Snow scenes and some selected geographic oddities. Nutting’s original sales in these categories were significantly lower than with its Exterior Y Inside scenes, hence its “/ i> rarity” attracts collectors. As in other areas of collecting, the rarest specimens, in top condition, are the easiest to sell, regardless of price. But just as important as rarity Y topic in question it is condition. Collectors want pieces in excellent condition, and imperfections such as water spots, blemishes, poor colors, or damaged frames can significantly reduce the value.

As of 2010, the auction record for a hand-colored photograph of Wallace Nutting is $ 9,300.00, which is quite reasonable within the high-priced world of Antiques and Collectibles. However, as the economy has weakened, so have Wallace Nutting prices and perhaps 90% of Wallace Nutting images sell in today’s market for less than $ 150- $ 200. And many are selling. they can get it for $ 50- $ 75 or less. Which means if you appreciate Wallace Nutting images, this is probably the best time to buy them in the last 25 years.

When was the last time you took stock and organized your kitchen? Now is a good time to do it. Start with the refrigerator and then move on to the pantry and cabinet shelves. Finally, clean the entire room.

First, literally empty the refrigerator, one shelf at a time, then the doors. Use a cooler to keep food cold while cleaning. Clean the shelves with a kitchen sanitizer spray, from top to bottom, including the doors. Sort the food you took out of the fridge, check the dates, determine whether or not it should go back in (or on another shelf). Continue with this process until you have emptied everything, checked, sorted, and replaced.

Move open items to the front. If there are only a few tablespoons left in a jar, use it within a day or two or find a way to turn it into a recipe. Take note of any cheese or cream cheese that is expiring and plan a meal before it expires.

Staying organized can also help reduce food waste. Once you see what you have and what you can donate, you can plan some meals with things that are ready to go.

Got a leftover tray of veggies or the bag of broccoli that you never got to cook with? Now is a good time to make a stir fry or make a vegetable soup. Leftover fresh herbs? Mix them into a herb pesto for pasta. Keep tomatoes, bell peppers, onion, or cut citrus fruits in preservatives that keep them fresh longer. Do you have frozen cooked shrimp in the freezer? Chop it up and make our sauce. If you have several open cereal boxes, consider using a cereal container. These have airtight lids that help keep cereal fresh longer, reducing waste. If you overbought canned goods or other ingredients from the pantry, consider donating them to your food bank or church. Donate now while the “best buy” date is still good.

Keep counters clear and clean

Sanitizing isn’t just for flu season, it’s important to keep your kitchen and home safe year-round. Once your refrigerator and cabinets are clean, clean everything. Use an all-purpose kitchen sanitizer spray (or bleach wipes) on all countertops and faucets, cabinet knobs / handles, and wipe the exterior of your cabinets with a damp cloth. Fill the sink with hot soapy water and clean things that are sticky or marked (microwave turntable, utensils, toaster oven, crumb tray, coffee pot). Be sure to clean all appliances, including the top of the refrigerator or microwave, and vacuum and mop the floor.

A clean kitchen keeps food safe, as does proper hand washing. Always remember to wash your hands frequently when handling and cooking food, and make sure your children do too (it’s always a good idea for your children to wash their hands immediately after school).

Keep your kitchen sanitized and organized, and you’ll also waste less food. A clean kitchen also helps prevent foodborne illness. That is my idea of ​​eating healthy!

One of the most important, if not the most important, criteria of car quality is reliability, that is, the infrequency of serious problems, as few people want the hassle, discomfort, and cost of dealing with such problems. . This article provides lists using this criteria to help guide consumers to the best small cars on the US new and used car market.

The lists in this article include car models that are 180 inches (457.2 centimeters) or smaller. They include sedans, coupes, convertibles, hatchbacks, and wagons, but they don’t include sports cars. They also exclude those models with a data history of only one year, as a data history of one year can provide a poor guide to what a consumer can anticipate for more than a year.

The first list gives the small car models with a 2010 average car reliability ratings between 3.25 and a perfect 4.00 for the age range. 0 to 4 years. These small cars are:

Tea Toyota prius, a 4-door hybrid hatchback with a 2010 0-4 Year Auto Reliability GPA of a perfect 4.00,
Tea Toyota yaris hatchback, with a GPA of 4.00,
Toyota Motor Corporation Stem xA, a 4-door hatchback with a GPA of 4.00,
Toyota Motor Corporation Stem xD, a 4-door hatchback with a GPA of 4.00,
Tea Honda fit, a 4-door hatchback with a GPA of 4.00,
Tea Honda insight, a 4-door hatchback with a GPA of 4.00,
Toyota Motor Corporation Stem tC, a cut with a GPA of 3.75,
Tea Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit, a 2 and 4 door hatchback with a GPA of 3.67,
Tea Toyota Corolla, a sedan with a GPA of 3.50,
Tea Toyota Matrix, a wagon with a GPA of 3.50,
Tea Honda Civic Sedan, with a GPA of 3.50,
Tea Honda Civic Hybrid, a sedan with a GPA of 3.50,
The no turbo Subaru Impreza Wagon, with a GPA of 3.50,
Toyota Motor Corporation Stem xB, a wagon with a 3.33 GPA,
Tea Ford Focus sedan, with a GPA of 3.25,
Tea Hyundai elantra, a sedan or a pickup truck with a GPA of 3.25.

Of these 16, Toyota Motor Corporation represents 8 (50%), Honda Motor Company represents 4 (25%) and Volkswagen AG, the Subaru division of Fuji Heavy Industries, Ford Motor Company and Hyundai Motor Company each have 1.

The second list gives those small car models with a 2010 average car reliability ratings between 3.25 and a perfect 4.00 for the age range. 2 to 6 years. These small cars are:

Tea Toyota Corolla, a sedan with a 2010 2-6 Year Auto Reliability GPA of a perfect 4.00,
Tea Toyota Echo, a 2-door hatchback and sedan with a GPA of 4.00,
Tea Toyota prius, a 4-door hybrid hatchback with a GPA of 4.00,
Tea Toyota yaris hatchback, with a GPA of 4.00,
Toyota Motor Corporation Stem xB, a wagon with a GPA of 4.00,
Tea Honda fit, a 4-door hatchback with a GPA of 4.00,
Tea Volkswagen Golf / Rabbit, a 2- and 4-door hatchback with a GPA of 4.00,
Tea Toyota Matrix, a wagon with a GPA of 3.75,
Tea Honda Civic Hybrid, a sedan with a GPA of 3.75,
Toyota Motor Corporation Stem xA, a 4-door hatchback with a GPA of 3.67,
Toyota Motor Corporation Lexus IS300, IS350, a 4-door hatchback and sedan with a 3.50 GPA,
Tea Honda Civic Sedan, with a GPA of 3.50,
From General Motors Corporation Pontiac vibe (a Toyota-designed product marketed by GM), a pickup truck with a 3.50 GPA,
Toyota Motor Corporation Stem tC, a cut with a 3.33 GPA,
The no turbo Subaru Impreza Wagon, with a GPA of 3.25.

Of these 15, Toyota Motor Corporation represents 10 (67%) (including the Toyota-designed product marketed by GM), Honda Motor Company represents 3 (20%), and Volkswagen AG and the Subaru division of Fuji Heavy Industries each represent 1 .

The third list gives those small car models with a 2010 average car reliability ratings between 3.25 and a perfect 4.00 for the age range. 4 to 8 years. These small cars are:

Tea Toyota Corolla, a sedan with a 2010 4-8 Year Auto Reliability GPA of a perfect 4.00,
Tea Toyota Echo, a 2-door hatchback and sedan with a GPA of 4.00,
Tea Toyota prius, a 4-door hybrid hatchback with a GPA of 4.00,
Toyota Motor Corporation Stem xB, a wagon with a GPA of 4.00,
Tea Honda Civic Sedan, with a GPA of 4.00,
From General Motors Corporation Pontiac vibe (a Toyota-designed product marketed by GM), a pickup truck with a GPA of 4.00,
Toyota Motor Corporation Lexus IS300, a 4-door hatchback and sedan with a 3.75 GPA,
Tea Honda Civic Hybrid, a sedan with a GPA of 3.67,
Toyota Motor Corporation Stem xA, a 4-door hatchback with a GPA of 3.50,
Tea Honda civic si, a sedan with a GPA of 3.50,
Tea Toyota Matrix, a wagon with a 3.33 GPA,
Tea Mitsubishi lancer, a 4-door hatchback and sedan with a 3.33 GPA.

Of these 12, Toyota Motor Corporation represents 8 (50%) (including the Toyota-designed product marketed by GM), Honda Motor Company represents 3 (25%) and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation represents 1.

The fourth list gives those small car models with a 2010 average car reliability ratings between 3.25 and a perfect 4.00 for the age range. 6 to 10 years. These venerable and durable little cars are:

Tea Toyota Echo, a 2-door hatchback and sedan with a 2010 6-10 Year Auto Reliability GPA of a perfect 4.00,
Tea Toyota prius, a 4-door hybrid hatchback with a GPA of 4.00,
Tea Honda Civic Sedan, with a GPA of 4.00,
Tea Toyota Corolla, a sedan with a GPA of 3.75,
Toyota Motor Corporation Lexus IS300, a 4-door hatchback and sedan with a 3.67 GPA,
Tea Honda civic si, a coupe and a sedan with a GPA of 3.67,
Tea Honda insight, a 2-door hybrid hatchback with a 3.50 GPA.

Of these 7, Toyota Motor Corporation represents 4 (57%) and Honda Motor Company represents 3 (43%).

The final list gives those small cars with at least a 5-year data history that have achieved an average 2010 automotive reliability ratings of between 3.25 and a perfect 4.00 for all of their data-providing age ranges. These worthy and venerable little cars, along with their 2010 overall GPA, are:

Tea Toyota Echo, a 2-door hatchback and sedan with a 2010 Auto Reliability Overall GPA of a perfect 4.00,
Tea Toyota prius, a 4-door hybrid hatchback with an overall GPA of 4.00,
Tea Toyota Corolla, a sedan with an overall GPA of 3.81,
Toyota Motor Corporation Stem xB, a wagon with an overall average of 3.78,
Tea Honda Civic Sedan, with an overall GPA of 3.75.

Of these 5, Toyota Motor Corporation represents 4 (80%) and Honda Motor Company represents 1 (20%).

Want to throw a future mom and dad a really cool baby shower, literally? A new emerging trend in baby showers, baby attraction, and even nursery style is an all-out rock theme. With the punk baby style really taking off, it seems customary to throw this extreme party theme for a couple who intend to give their child the rock star look after birth. So let’s get to work. How do you throw a Rock-a-bye-baby shower? Don’t worry, we will summarize it all.

Invitations: An easy way to make invitations is to go to the nearest party store. You should be able to find invitations that have musical notes, jukeboxes, guitars, stars, or zebra print all over them. Go crazy, any role that seems rocker will go with it. You can then print the information on the rocker style paper. Don’t you feel like it looks like an invitation to a baby shower? Well then add some baby keys. Cute blue or pink corner bows, tie a little rattle or add 3D baby stickers to personalize it.

The decor: Find checkered or zebra-print tablecloths for the tables. tie handkerchiefs to the backs of chairs. And he even throws some music note confetti all over the tables. You can also get explosive pink or blue guitars to have in the bedroom and sit by the moms-to-be chair. Many party stores also sell vintage rock and roll plates and napkins from the 1950s.

Food and Drinks: For food, consider serving favorites like burgers and hot dogs with fries. Consider turning some of your favorite alcoholic beverages into virgin shower drinks.

The Cake: Designing the cake can be quite easy if you go to a cake decorator. They can incorporate the whole theme with a rocker inspired font or cute rocker skulls all over the cake. One cute thing is for the baker to make cookies in the shape of a baby t-shirt and then have them draw cute skulls, stars, or guitars on them.

Shower Games: A fun game for everyone to play is Name that Baby! This is where you print, laminate, and number the baby photos of different celebrities or rock stars (without your mom and dad, of course). Have the guests write the corresponding numbers and names. Whoever gets the most hits wins a prize (maybe an iTunes gift card).

The Favors: Rockin ‘gifts like custom guitar picks or shot glasses filled with atomic fireballs. Speaking of candy, you give them personalized chocolate bars that are wrapped in rock-themed paper. Do you want to be a little different? Try giving your shower guests personalized playing cards thanking them for coming to your shower.

Even babies can tell the difference between a circle and a square, using sight and touch to tell them apart. However, learning the names of the different shapes is not an innate skill, but it is a necessary step in the education of your preschooler. Children need to learn the names of shapes so that they can identify them verbally and in writing and compare the different shapes and how they are used. These are basic skills that they will use for the rest of their lives.

Learning shapes helps your child identify objects and letters. The letters are made up of circles, triangles, and lines; Think of the circles at b, d, g, p, q, or the parts of a triangle that lie at k, v, and w. Drawing the curved lines of a circle or an oval shape helps your child write letters like f, u, m, n, j, and the lines in squares help your child write i, l, k, p, q, etc. . Often times, recognizing letter shapes helps a child to recognize letters as well, which is important for developing reading skills.

Drawing shapes is also the first step in learning to draw. Almost anything can be divided into shapes, such as a house, a cat, a book, a ball; they can all be drawn in simple shapes. This makes it easier for your child to progress from stick drawings to more detailed works of art, and if he is talented, he will also use shapes to draw and paint in the future.

Shapes are extremely important in basic and more advanced math. Most adults will think of geometry immediately, but shape patterns and spatial perception help your child develop sequencing and logic skills that he will use later in his school career in subjects like calculus.

We use shapes every day as adults, although we may not realize it. Consider rearranging the furniture in the living room, cleaning the kitchen cabinets or the refrigerator, all according to the shape of the items they contain and how they will relate to each other. Road signs and markings make extensive use of different forms, which helps us recognize them before we can read them.

Learning about shapes includes learning about two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes. A sphere, or ball, is a 3D circle and has specific properties, such as the ability to roll, that some other shapes do not. This is true for all shapes, and your child will be able to make this progression if his basic foundation is good.

By kindergarten, children are expected to know basic shapes, recognize them, and identify how they are part of other elements. They can also be expected to be able to draw the shapes, not perfectly, but certainly recognizable. There are many ways to encourage and help your child learn about shapes.

Because shapes surround us, it’s easy to play ‘Find the Shape’ at home, in the car, at the store, and elsewhere. Select one way at a time to focus, rather than trying to find all the different ways.

A good set of preschool worksheets will help your child recognize different shapes, see how they are part of other objects, and learn to draw them. Drawing shapes is the precursor to learning to write, and a good set of worksheets should guide you step-by-step through this process until your child is drawing shapes on their own and with their bare hands. Look for worksheets that combine learning shapes with the use of different colors, as this is particularly effective for reinforcing shape names.

You’ve probably been getting warnings on your computer desktop and in Microsoft Security Essentials dialogs for a few weeks now, and you’ve been seeing the headlines for the longest time. If you have friends on Facebook in the information technology industry, they have undoubtedly been sharing articles for the past six to twelve months.

By now you have realized that your Windows XP computer did not explode or stop working after the support crash, so what are the implications of continuing to use an unsupported operating system? For one thing, if you need to call Microsoft for support with any issues from this day on, they won’t help you. If you’re like most people, you probably haven’t called Microsoft in the last twelve years, so you won’t miss out on the fact that they won’t be there in the future. Rest assured that as long as you want to continue using XP, consultants like Maverick Solutions will be there to help you resolve any issues you may have.

Without Microsoft support, however, there will be no more security patches, feature updates, bug fixes, or driver updates. Presumably after 12 years, Microsoft has probably found and fixed most of the bugs. For all current hardware out there, the drivers have already been released, if at all. There will be no new Windows features, so today’s Windows XP is the best you’ve ever had.

What about security? Hackers have been attacking technology since people have been using technology and nothing is going to change that. In the past, when Microsoft identified a vulnerability in Windows XP, they released a patch to correct it. However, the identification of vulnerabilities is usually the result of analyzing the exploits of those vulnerabilities, after the fact. Just as medicine does not create vaccines before diseases are discovered, security experts also do not repair security holes until someone finds them and exploits them. Even then, it takes time to develop solutions and it takes time to distribute them to Windows users. If your computer was set to automatically download and install Windows updates, it may still be a week or more before your computer receives and installs the security patches. If your computer was configured differently, it may never have received such patches.

In fact, there are millions of baddies attacking technology and far fewer security experts defending against them, so the good guys tend to apply a kind of triage when determining which holes to patch first. Those with the potential to cause the most widespread damage are remedied first, with the darkest or least damaging take a back seat. Third-party antimalware software has the same shortcomings, so relying solely on operating system patches and antimalware software is never the best way to protect your systems.

The fact that Microsoft is discontinuing support for XP and moving its security experts to later operating systems is somewhat of a good sign for Windows XP users. Just as security experts try to make the most of their time by fixing the most widespread and harmful malware, hackers also save their time by attacking the most common software. If less than one percent of today’s computers still use Microsoft DOS from the 1980s, there is no problem finding vulnerabilities; There would be very few places to exploit those vulnerabilities and it would take time to even locate those systems. Microsoft moving the mitigation efforts of its security experts from Windows XP to later operating systems is indicative of the growing market share of those operating systems, which will also attract more hackers to abandon Windows XP.

However, as a strategy, the best anti-malware idea is still effective and still free: don’t use an administrator account like your regular user account. The second best strategy will remain free and effective for a little longer as well: install and update Microsoft Security Essentials. Microsoft announced that it will continue to offer it to Windows XP users until July. If you need help using any of these strategies, find a local consultancy like ours to set them up for you.

So if everything is going to keep working, why would anyone want to upgrade to a new operating system? The vast majority of technology consultants have been touting security concerns as the reason to upgrade, but at Maverick Solutions we believe functionality and features are more likely to make you take the plunge.

Windows XP only supports Internet Explorer up to version 8, but later versions of the operating system support later versions of IE; it’s up to version 11 now. You may have noticed that some of the more interactive websites are already performing slow or buggy in IE8. Facebook crashes frequently, for example. In addition to updating Windows, you can add a third-party browser, such as Firefox or Chrome, but keep in mind that each additional software you install takes up space on your hard drive, making your machine run somewhat less efficiently.

New hardware is less and less likely to be compatible with Windows XP, so when you upgrade your MFP or buy any movie player tech that comes out after Blue ray, you may not be able to install it at all, or even if it does. install, you may not be able to access all of its features. The new software will also be discontinued for Windows XP, so at some point your annual TurboTax or Tax Cut tax preparation package, for example, will not be available in an XP version. If you are a gamer, you are not reading this article; you already updated years ago.

Windows XP is also not as interoperable with Windows Phone technology as newer versions of the operating system are. While Windows Phone is not a big part of the cell phone market today, at Maverick Solutions we believe it will grow as Apple without its visionary Steve Jobs stagnates. Android will capture most of those who leave Apple’s ship, but Windows Phone will see more sales as well.

Even if you can live without any of these improvements on a day-to-day basis, at some point when your power supply or hard drive fails, you may find it difficult to justify the cost of repairing your old system rather than investing that money. into something newer. Considering that those moving parts won’t last forever, and your computer will definitely break down at some point, planning your upgrade gracefully before then is probably a better strategy than recovering from disaster after it happens.

Microsoft Windows XP was developed in 2001 and fully released in 2002, so it has been around for a dozen years. Since then, Microsoft has released several other operating systems: Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8, and they recently updated Windows 8 to 8.1. In fact, Windows 9 is currently in development and is probably gearing up for release within the next two years. If you are still using Windows XP, it has worked well and you have gotten your money’s worth.

When you’re finally ready to upgrade, the first thing to know is that any of the post-Windows XP operating systems are more demanding on computer resources, so you probably won’t be able to upgrade the operating system on the same hardware that you can. have done from Windows 2000 to XP; you’re going to need a new computer. Windows Vista was so poorly received by the market that Microsoft had to quickly launch its successor, Windows 7, which was much better accepted. Consequently, don’t even consider Windows Vista. You basically have three options: Windows 7, Windows 8 / 8.1 or wait for Windows 9.

Windows 7 has a somewhat new look, but largely works similar to Windows XP. Things are in roughly the same places and similar tools control similar features and functions. If you want to transition to an operating system where you can be efficient quickly despite its age, Windows 7 may be the way to go. You still have a desktop and something like a Start menu and a taskbar, and your apps still have title bars, menu bars, toolbars, and status bars. Microsoft no longer sells it, but third-party resellers still have it available boxed or pre-installed on PC. Although it is the oldest of the post-XP operating systems, which means that it will be the next to go, once you upgrade to Windows 7, your new hardware will be compatible with Windows 8, so your next update could be in the place, whenever you’re ready for it. For the vast majority of businesses that need to operate with minimal training downtime and lost productivity due to unfamiliarity, Windows 7 may be the best next step.

Windows 8 / 8.1 is a completely new paradigm in desktop operating systems. It has the look and feel of a smartphone or tablet and is actually probably better suited to those environments. Don’t even consider getting Windows 8 without a touchscreen – you’ll miss out on many of the benefits of the operating system. With a touchscreen, it will take a bit of getting used to, but once you get through the learning curve, it becomes intuitive and you can be productive with it. It has a Windows desktop, but not as the main focus of the operating system; seems like an afterthought, just screwed in to maintain compatibility with executable applications. The true vision of the operating system is that it uses applications available for download from the Microsoft Store, similar to the way iPhones and iPads use iTunes applications. In fact, Windows 8 RT is a version that only supports such applications, not executables. It’s cheaper than Windows 8 Pro, but before you go down that road, do some research on app availability for what you need the apps to do for you. Windows 8 Pro will be the operating system of choice for the vast majority of users who will launch to Windows 8.

Windows 9 is still in development, so all we have are rumors about it. With the recent release of Windows 8.1, not even Microsoft marketers have started improving Windows 9 for us. The consensus seems to be that you will have a more focused desktop like XP or 7, rather than primarily targeting applications like 8. This is also supported by the history of operating system development. Windows ME brought a new look to Windows 98, but it didn’t sell well: Windows 2000 softened it up with more than the market wanted. Windows Vista brought a new security paradigm to Windows XP, but it was too dominant; Windows 7 softened it with what the market was willing to accept. Windows 8 is a more interactive, visual, responsive, and application-centric environment, but since the market has not fully embraced it, Windows 9 may well be in tune with consumer expectations. If you need to upgrade sooner, this is not an option for you, but if you can keep XP for another year or two, you may be able to skip Windows Vista, 7, and 8, and go straight to 9.

If you need help devising a strategy on how to proceed, schedule a consultation with a qualified specialist to discuss budgets and requirements and the options and costs to meet them. Maverick Solutions does this type of planning as part of its routine work with all of its IT consulting clients, and would be happy to consult with you as well. Contact us to discuss or to schedule an appointment.

Well, I seriously doubt that what is sold as ‘oxtail’ in the markets really comes from an ox. I’m sure it comes from the same steers as the rest of the meat, but it sounds strange to say “oxtail” or even “cowtail.” Obviously, it’s one of those (sorry for the expression) ‘odds and ends’ articles and as such one might think it’s pretty inexpensive. However, this is not the case, as it is sold at a premium price that competes with other choice cuts. Clearly, there is a good demand for oxtail.

For beef, oxtail is clearly the best by far. When I cook in large batches, I will use bones and tendons, but for smaller pots, oxtail is the meat of choice. It takes a full three hours to soften, with conventional pot additions. Onion with cloves is required. The best thing about a bulltail population is that it requires no further manipulation; It is ready to serve in bowls without any effort or modification.

I treat the oxtail as a luxury meat. I know about oxtail stew and other similar dishes, but would never alter their liquor unless I had a lot of pounds on hand. I also never use it in highly flavored soups. I’ve had the best luck with oxtail soup that uses carrots, celery, parsley, and maybe a little barley as it’s hearty, pleasantly chewy, and neutral in flavor. Crispy baguettes go well with oxtail soup and can be served with cheese for contrast. Plus, exotic salad greens and herbs dressed in a simple vinaigrette go great with soup.

Heading east to Vietnam, oxtail is a premium broth for delicious pho. I find the basil and bean sprouts not the least bit compromising, and the rice noodles work perfectly if you make sure you have a strong starting broth. Use chili sauce with beef strips on the side to avoid spoiling the broth.