Tomatillo

Tomatillo

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The tomatillo (Physalis philadelphica) is a plant of the nightshade family, related to the cape gooseberry, bearing small, spherical and green or green-purple fruit of the same name. Tomatillos originated in Mexico,^[1] and are a staple of that country's cuisine. Tomatillos are grown as annuals throughout the Western Hemisphere.

Description

The tomatillo fruit is surrounded by an inedible, paper-like husk formed from the calyx. As the fruit matures, it fills the husk and can split it open by harvest. The husk turns brown, and the fruit can be several colors when ripe, including yellow, red, green, or even purple. Tomatillos are the key ingredient in fresh and cooked Latin American green sauces. The freshness and greenness of the husk are quality criteria. Fruit should be firm and bright green, as the green color and tart flavor are the main culinary contributions of the fruit. Purple and red-ripening cultivars often have a slight sweetness, unlike the green- and yellow-ripening cultivars, and are therefore somewhat more suitable for fruit-like uses like jams and preserves. Like their close relatives cape gooseberries, tomatillos have a high pectin content. Another characteristic is they tend to have a varying degree of a sappy sticky coating, mostly when used on the green side out of the husk.

Tomatillo plants are highly self-incompatible, and two or more plants are needed for proper pollination. Thus, isolated tomatillo plants rarely set fruit. Research conducted by Kamla Kant Pandey in 1957 supports this fact.^[2] Ripe tomatillos will keep refrigerated for about two weeks. They will keep even longer if the husks are removed and the fruits are placed in sealed plastic bags stored in the refrigerator.^[3] They may also be frozen whole or sliced.

Names

The tomatillo is also known as the husk tomato, jamberry, husk cherry, or Mexican tomato, but the latter is more appropriately used to describe the relative of which bears smaller fruit. These names can also refer to other species in the Physalis genus. In Spanish, it is called tomate de cáscara, tomate de fresadilla, tomate milpero, tomate verde (green tomato), tomatillo (Mexico; this term means "little tomato" elsewhere), miltomate (Mexico, Guatemala), or simply tomate (in which case the tomato is called jitomate). Even though tomatillos are sometimes called "green tomatoes", they should not be confused with green, unripe tomatoes (tomatoes are in the same family, but a different genus).

The original name for tomatillo is "tomate" (in nahuatl: tomātl, than means 'fat water' or 'fat thing')^{[citation needed]}. When Aztecs started to cultivate a similar fruit, but bigger and red, they called the new specie "jitomate" ('fat water with navel' or 'fat thing with navel')^{[citation needed]}. After their conquest of Tenochtitlan, Spaniards exported tomatoes (jitomates) to the rest of the world with the name of "tomate", so internationally the world uses the word "tomato" ("tomate") to refer to the red tomato instead of the green one^{[citation needed]}. Only in the center of Mexico do people still use the word "tomate" to refer to a tomatillo^{[citation needed]}.

The entire wiki link can be found at:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomatillo

 

Chili con carne

Chili con carne

       A wiki link on the subject can be found at:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chili_con_carne

Korean Air Lines Flight 007

Korean Air Lines Flight 007

       A wiki link on the subject can be found at:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air_Lines_Flight_007

            Sunday, the 1st of September, was the 30th anniversary of the shoot down. 269 people died.

Darwin Awards

Darwin Awards

       A wiki link on the subject can be found at:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_Awards

Bosphorus

Bosphorus

       A wiki link on the subject can be found at:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosphorus
  
              Addendum: I can't vouch for the accuracy of the following:
                              
                                    The Admiral Kuznetsov is Russia’s only operational aircraft carrier. The article clarifies that Russia refers to the ship as an aircraft-carrying cruiser because “under international treaties aircraft carriers are banned from passing through the Bosporus and Dardanelles…. But this ban does not extend to aircraft-carrying cruisers.”


 

Psyllium seed husks

Psyllium seed husks

 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Psyllium seed husks also known as ispaghula, isabgol, or psyllium, are portions of the seeds of the plant Plantago ovata, (genus Plantago), a native of India. They are hygroscopic, expanding and become mucilaginous.

Psyllium seed husk are indigestible and are a source of soluble dietary fiber. They are used to relieve constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, and diarrhea. They are also used as a regular dietary supplement to improve and maintain regular GI transit. The inert bulk of the husks helps provide a constant volume of solid material irrespective of other aspects of the diet or any disease condition of the gut. Some recent research is also showing them to be promising in lowering cholesterol and controlling diabetes.^[1]

Other uses include gluten-free baking, where ground psyllium seed husks bind moisture and help make breads less crumbly.

The husks are used whole in their natural state, or dried and chopped or powdered for easier consumption. In either of these forms, one takes them by mixing them with water or another fluid.

They are also available in capsules. Over-the-counter laxatives and fiber supplements such as Metamucil, Colon Cleanse, Serutan, Fybogel, Bonvit, Effersyllium, and Konsyl have psyllium husks as their main ingredient.

The husks may also be combined with other ingredients. For example, Blackstrap molasses is sometimes used with psyllium seed husks for its high mineral and vitamin content, as well as being an excellent carrier. A typical dose is one to three teaspoons per glass of water. Psyllium seeds can be used for the same purpose at a lower cost. The standard dose is 3.5gm dissolved in 250 ml of water.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has established a tangible benefit of psyllium seed husk intake^[2] and a decreased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Psyllium's soluble fiber thus has the potential to decrease the risk of CHD.

Adverse reactions and warnings

Possible adverse reactions include allergic reactions, especially among those having had regular exposure to psyllium dust. Gastrointestinal tract obstruction may occur, especially for those with prior bowel surgeries or anatomic abnormalities, or if taken with inadequate amounts of water.

Psyllium seed husk consumption has noteworthy negative and positive attributes.^[3] A properly trained person can address the potential side-effects between prescription medications and psyllium seed husk, and the potential interactions between herbs or supplements and psyllium seed husk.

The FDA has published that psyllium, among other water-soluble gums, have been linked to medical reports of esophageal obstruction (Esophageal food bolus obstruction), choking, and asphyxiation. To be specific, the FDA reports.

"Esophageal obstruction and asphyxiation due to orally-administered drug products containing water-soluble gums, hydrophilic gums, and hydrophilic mucilloids as active ingredients are significant health risks when these products are taken without adequate fluid or when they are used by individuals with esophageal narrowing or dysfunction, or with difficulty in swallowing."

and "when marketed in a dry or incompletely hydrated form" are required to have the following warning labels:

"Choking:

Taking this product without adequate fluid may cause it to swell and block your throat or esophagus and may cause choking. Do not take this product if you have difficulty in swallowing. If you experience chest pain, vomiting, or difficulty in swallowing or breathing after taking this product, seek immediate medical attention;"

and

"Directions: (Select one of the following, as appropriate: "Take" or "Mix") this product (child or adult dose) with at least 8 ounces (a full glass) of water or other fluid. Taking this product without enough liquid may cause choking. See choking warning."^[4]

 

The entire wiki link on the subject can be found at:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psyllium_husk

 

MDMA

MDMA

       A wiki primer on this street drug can be found at:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MDMA

Manual labor

Manual labor

        A wiki article on the subject can be found at:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manual_labour

Book Review: 'The Bet' by Paul Sabin

Book Review: 'The Bet' by Paul Sabin

Paul Ehrlich predicted an imminent population catastrophe—Julian Simon wagered he was wrong.

··By JONATHAN V. LAST

It is difficult to comprehend the hysteria about overpopulation that once gripped America. In 1965, the New Republic, one of America's foremost journals of public affairs, wrote that "world population has passed food supply. The famine has started." The magazine was so convinced of the coming cataclysm that it proclaimed world hunger to be the "single most important fact in the final third of the 20th century." This period, in which large portions of America's intellectual and political elites took leave of their senses and predicted something like the literal end of civilization, is the subject of Paul Sabin's brief, but valuable, book "The Bet: Paul Ehrlich, Julian Simon, and Our Gamble Over Earth's Future."

Mr. Ehrlich, a biologist specializing in butterflies, became famous in the 1970s after publishing "The Population Bomb" (1968), in which he updated the 19th-century projections of Thomas Malthus—people were overbreeding, the supply of food and resources couldn't possibly keep up—and dialed the calamity to 11. Within a few short years, hundreds of millions of people would starve to death as civilization unraveled. Or so predicted Mr. Ehrlich. "The Population Bomb" was reprinted 22 times in the first three years alone, and its author would appear as Johnny Carson's guest on "The Tonight Show" at least 20 times, becoming a national figure and an influential player in Democratic politics. Mr. Ehrlich's ideas attracted a remarkable number of passionate adherents. They also attracted the scornful criticism of a little-known economist named Julian Simon.

When he began exploring demographics, Simon, too, had been concerned about overpopulation. But the more he studied the subject, the more he became convinced that Mr. Ehrlich's thesis was fundamentally flawed. Mr. Ehrlich believed that the laws of nature that governed insects also applied to humans, that natural constraints created cycles of population booms and busts. Simon believed that man's rational powers—and the economies man constructed—made those laws nearly obsolete.

So in 1980 Simon made Mr. Ehrlich a bet. If Mr. Ehrlich's predictions about overpopulation and the depletion of resources were correct, Simon said, then over the next decade the prices of commodities would rise as they became more scarce. Simon contended that, because markets spur innovation and create efficiencies, commodity prices would fall. He proposed that each party put up $1,000 to purchase a basket of five commodities. If the prices of these went down, Mr. Ehrlich would pay Simon the difference between the 1980 and 1990 prices. If the prices went up, Simon would pay. This meant that Mr. Ehrlich's exposure was limited while Simon's was theoretically infinite.

Simon even allowed Mr. Ehrlich to rig the terms of the bet in his favor: Mr. Ehrlich was allowed to select the five commodities that would be the yardstick. Consulting two colleagues, John Holdren and John Harte, Mr. Ehrlich chose chromium, copper, nickel, tin and tungsten, each of which his team supposed was especially likely to become scarce. As they settled on their terms, Mr. Sabin notes, Messrs. Ehrlich, Holdren and Harte "felt confident that they would prevail."

They didn't. In October 1990, Mr. Ehrlich mailed a check for $576.07 to Simon. Mr. Sabin diplomatically reports that "there was no note." Although world population had increased by 800 million during the term of the wager, the prices for the five metals had decreased by more than 50%. And they did so for precisely the reasons Simon predicted—technological innovation and conservation spurred on by the market.

Mr. Ehrlich was more than a sore loser. In 1995, he told this paper: "If Simon disappeared from the face of the Earth, that would be great for humanity." (Simon would die in 1998.) This comment wasn't out of character. "The Bet" is filled chockablock with Mr. Ehrlich's outbursts—calling those who disagree with him "idiots," "fools," "morons," "clowns" and worse. His righteous zeal is matched by both his viciousness in disagreement and his utter imperviousness to contrary evidence. For example, he has criticized the scientists behind the historic Green Revolution in agriculture—men like Norman Borlaug, who fed poor people the world over through the creation of scientific farming—as "narrow-minded colleagues who are proposing idiotic panaceas to solve the food problem."

Mr. Sabin's portrait of Mr. Ehrlich suggests that he is among the more pernicious figures in the last century of American public life. As Mr. Sabin shows, he pushed an authoritarian vision of America, proposing "luxury taxes" on items such as diapers and bottles and refusing to rule out the use of coercive force in order to prevent Americans from having children. In many ways, Mr. Ehrlich was an early instigator of the worst aspects of America's culture wars. This picture is all the more damning because Mr. Sabin paints it not with malice but with sympathy. A history professor at Yale, Mr. Sabin shares Mr. Ehrlich's devotion to environmentalism. Yet this affinity doesn't prevent Mr. Sabin from being clear-eyed.

At heart, "The Bet" is about not just a conflict of men; it is about a conflict of disciplines, pitting ecologists against economists. Mr. Sabin cautiously posits that neither side has been completely vindicated by the events of the past 40 years. But this may be charity on his part: While not everything Simon predicted has come to pass, in the main he has been vindicated. As Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Solow put it, "the world has been exhausting its exhaustible resources since the first cave-man chipped a flint."

Mr. Ehrlich may have been defeated in the wager, but he has continued to flourish in the public realm. The great mystery left unsolved by "The Bet" is why Paul Ehrlich and his confederates have paid so small a price for their mistakes. And perhaps even been rewarded for them. In 1990, just as Mr. Ehrlich was mailing his check to Simon, the MacArthur Foundation awarded him one of its "genius" grants. And 20 years later his partner in the wager, John Holdren, was appointed by President Obama to be director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

—Mr. Last is a senior writer at the Weekly Standard and the author of "What to Expect When No One's Expecting."

A version of this article appeared August 31, 2013, on page C6 in the U.S. edition of The Wall Street Journal, with the headline: A Prediction That Bombed.

 

Poster's comments:

            Here's two images that remind this now old person about the many reports we hear and read over time, and how to try interpret them as it may affect me and my Family. I have evolved to not believing 90% of what I read, and 50% of what I see. I need at least two independent reports that say the same thing to get my attention. Basically, I am applying my GaTech education method to my life when analyzing the "news".

 

 

Mowing and Wildlife

Mowing and Wildlife: Managing Open Space for Wildlife Species

    Here's a link that may help you where you live:  http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=699845&mode=2

Poster's comments:

Most of us humans want to mow (bush hog in most of my cases) in nice straight lines, while I believe most wildlife like curved lines and patches (mostly to hide while they eat), which makes it more difficult for we humans to achieve in the long run, like to keep the woods from taking over the open lands.

Also how ones deals with field edges is another subject, or the theory at least. Sometimes I even disc these areas to unleash local seeds. And even I have had to spend money to erase the efforts and advice of all the PhD's decades ago that advised in what today's PhD's say was wrong. So as a fall back I even spoke with the tractor drivers, who generally did what they thought was right, the PhD's be damned.

Now for regular old yards or playing fields, that's another thing that is more human oriented, including objectives.

My main intent is to aid the wildlife so I can catch them and eat them if times get hard.

Generally speaking, big game, like deer tend to move over a wide area beyond most land owner's control, while smaller game like rabbits tend to live in a much smaller area that land owners can control.

I even consider the QDM (Quality Deer Management) ideas on my land, which is about a square mile.

Whatever eventually happens where you live, only time will tell. Having a main hunter, trapper, or snare person, will probably help that effort to provide food. Later a good cook sure helps, too.

About ten years ago in a logged out area, the rabbits came back with a vengeance. That was followed by the local coyotes also coming back and catching and eating them for their food.  The amount of tracks in the light snow in January provided a really good story of the "play".

In another open land where I live, one consideration is to balance out the wildflowers for the honey bees with the human desire for a clean mowed field. The good news is the short term benefit of the blackberry vegetation also growing up in the non-bush hogged areas. Of course some of the wildlife eats the berries, too, so there is friction there, too.

The good news is that I am benefiting from my earlier work to bring back wild quail. In general, I think I failed in that effort. But in establishing open areas (like paying to make them...around 3 to 5% of all land), I now think I am getting other potential benefits I did not plan on at the time.

What is remarkable to me is that much of this land was in agriculture or grazing a century ago, but is now forested. That was the old time "40 acres and a mule" time frame, or so I think. And I have preserved old time photos that also show all this.

Unilateral disarmament for dummies

Unilateral disarmament for dummies

       We in the USA have been disarming our military for years, now.

            Now there are consequences we now get to live with. It's not about debating  or talking until I  am blue in the face anymore, but it is about what is happening right in front of us, like a way of our future USA  life.

            The "reports" about how powerful we are just misleading  most of us, in my opinion.

            For example, the USA can no longer fight, "and sustain", a war anywhere in the world.

            Now we still can temporarily "concentrate" forces, like the Navy is doing in the Syria area of the eastern  Mediterranean area these days. But two obvious points come to my mind:

                        1) To get these Navy and Marine Corps assets, the USA is further drawing down its assets in the Persian Gulf area. While that is fine with me, I just wish it was getting reported in the USA.

                        2)  Just ask the Families about what they think? I myself have been on a ship that was extended, and the morale factor was a big deal...like it lowered morale to be extended. And I also know what it is like finally coming home and hearing my Family's opinion about their quality of life. Basically, I met a lot of unhappy campers. They are part of the American equation, too.

            Now there is also only one way to man a nation's military that I know of, and without a draft.  Mostly it means recruiting lot's of new young people, and also retaining many of the older people. It also means maintaining (or rebuilding)  the infrastructure to train and educate  these people young and old. So during unilateral disarmament times, expect the consequences, like people bailing out and infrastructure going away, and including future  spin up time if the poo poo hits the fan enough for the political leaders wanting to call in the military, and it is not there anymore in sufficient numbers and gear and infrastructure.

            The alternatives are obvious to me. One is that we cannot  even get enough people to join or even stay these days. That's coming...really it is already starting. That's what I would do. The other is the consequences for our USA foreign policy.  Surrender is now one option if push comes to shove.

            Lord knows we don't go back to a "draft" like I know about and I was both subjected to and motivated by.  But that can happen again the way things are going. That includes our young sons and daughters...can you imagine? And even that will take time to see a result, like years.

            And we're voting  for all this stuff, or so I believe.

Amber's Granola Bars

Amber's Granola Bars

Here is a great recipe for using your stored oats, honey, nuts, seeds, dried fruits, etc.

Ingredients:

• 6 cups Rolled Oats (not Quick Oats)
• 4 Tablespoons Butter, Melted, Plus More For Greasing
• 1/4 cup Vegetable Or Olive Oil
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1 cup Brown Sugar
• 1/2 cup Honey
• 1/4 cup Apple Juice (I make mine fresh from our juicer)
• 1/4 cup Molasses
• 3 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
• 1-1/2 cup Rice Krispies (can be substituted for Optional Ingredients)
• 1 cup Wheat Germ
• 1/2 cup Finely Chopped Pecans
• 1/4 cup Roughly Chopped Almonds

Optional Ingredients:

       Flax Seed
       Raisins
       Dried Cranberries
       Dried Blueberries
       Shredded Coconut
       Cinnamon

Preparation Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a bowl, toss the oats with the canola oil, melted butter and salt. Spread the mixture out on 2 baking sheets and toast in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes, shaking the pan twice and making sure they don't burn. Remove from the oven and set aside.
Reduce the heat to 325 degrees F.
In a medium saucepan, combine the brown sugar, honey, apple juice and molasses. Heat the mixture slowly, stirring until all combined. Stir in the vanilla.
Toss together the toasted oats, rice cereal, wheat germ, pecans and almonds. Pour in the sugar mixture, stirring as you pour. Toss to combine; it will be sticky!
Press into 1 baking sheet (thoroughly greased with butter, or line pan with foil and grease foil) and bake until golden, about 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool. Cut pieces with a sharp knife and remove from the pan.

These are really easy and fun to make! They last a long time as well. My husband and I are going to make a batch and food saver them to test how long they will stay not only edible, but also how long they will stay fresh tasting. Our guess is several months.

May the Lord bless each of you, and may you enjoy these as much as we do!

Useful Recipe and Cooking Links:

Granola Recipes

Homemade Granola Bars

New Madrid earthquakes

1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes

       http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1811%E2%80%931812_New_Madrid_earthquakes

How to Make Aspirin if You're Lost in the Woods

How to Make Aspirin if You're Lost in the Woods

     http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Aspirin-if-You're-Lost-in-the-Woods

Sophism

Sophism

       Here's a wiki link on the subject:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophism

Equinox

Equinox

       http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equinox

Solid-state drive

Solid-state drive

       A long wiki link on the subject can be found at:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-state_drive

How to Make Homemade Canned Potatoes

How to Make Homemade Canned Potatoes

       Here's one link with many pictures on how to home can potatoes you grow during the warm season:  http://www.pickyourown.org/canning_potatoes.htm

            The shelf life is generally about 12 months.

            Now there are many other ways to store potatoes that depends on your situation. There are many links on this subject, too. The shelf life usually will get you through the next cold season, or at least most of the way, if you have good conditions, like a working  potato cellar.

How to Render Bear Fat

How to Render Bear Fat

       http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/wild-chef/2013/01/how-render-bear-fat

Trieste

Trieste

       A long wiki link on the city of Trieste can be found at:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trieste

How to Get Emergency Drinking Water from a Water Heater

How to Get Emergency Drinking Water from a Water Heater

     http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Emergency-Drinking-Water-from-a-Water-Heater

Note: There are many other "how to" links you can follow from this web page.

Javelina

Javelina

       Here's two links on the subject:

                        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peccary

                        http://www.azgfd.gov/w_c/urban_javelina.shtml

Rolling paper

Rolling paper

        A wiki article on the subject can be found at:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_paper

How to Make Homemade Rope

How to Make Homemade Rope

     Here's a link that may help you: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Homemade-Rope

          Here's a link on how to make rope from mother nature where you live:  http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/survival-guru/How-do-you-make-a-plant-fiber-rope-in-the-wild.html

          Here's a Scout Guide on the subject:   http://usscouts.org/scoutcraft/BoyScoutRopemaking.pdf

          In the preceding link you'll have to further link to the "reverse-wrap method" article in order to find out more info.

          If you need a free pdf reader, go to:  http://www.downloadinfo.co/review/adobe-reader/?kw=adobe+pdf+reader&subid=DIARUS&cust=adobe+pdf+reader&type=reader&gclid=COrKxbj2p7kCFcqe4AodTCgAQg&utm_campaign=DIARUS&fwd=1&rnd=f84fa46f21046926878e6dec3698ffa35455b5c7&ts=1377960437

          For other OS's not covered in the ink above you'll have to figure it out on your own. They are around.

Withdrawal from drugs and alcohol

Withdrawal from drugs and alcohol

       Here's a wiki link on the subject:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_withdrawal

There are many other kinds of withdrawal, also. Here's a wiki link to other links on the subject of withdrawal in general:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Withdrawal

The intent of this post is to educate those that may get stuck with helping others going through withdrawal from drugs and alcohol during possible hard times.

And there are many other links on withdrawal from drugs and alcohol, too.

As for other kinds of withdrawal, read the wiki link to other links, and then apply your own sense and experience if the times should happen to you, be they good times or hard times.

How to Clear a Sinus Infection

How to Clear a Sinus Infection

     Here's one link with pictures on the subject: http://www.wikihow.com/Clear-a-Sinus-Infection

How to grow pole beans

How to grow pole beans

       Here's a link you may enjoy:  http://www.wikihow.com/Grow-Pole-Beans

Poster's comments:

For example, I am already setting up for the next growing season by putting in some cotton twine and using existing metal screw eyes on the porch next door.  I figure the cotton twine might sag some over the next 6 months, but I can "tighten" that up if need be. The source for the already existing seeds and plants that grow over the twine will either be the ground soil , or the many existing pots and potting soil and fertilizer where I live. That will just depend on the situation at the time.

And, worse case, the pots and potting soil and fertilizer will run out; and then I'll have live like the old time Indians that did live around here in our past. They did have a hard life and existence, in my opinion and readings.

Then the pole beans will still have a poor man's way to grow and use all the sunshine that still exists right now. And I and my Family and Friends can enjoy the benefit, whatever should happen.

I figure many of our ancestors (2 out of 3 I read) did this as recently as World War II in the USA (circa the early 1940's), and so can I if need be. Heck, even some Mom's cut the local weeds to feed the rabbits that helped feed their Family.

Taser

Taser

            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taser

Consider adding tasers to your bag of tricks.

Obama is not the one

Obama is not the one

       What a shame

                        Many of us, speaking for myself, wanted change in the whole setup we have been living under in the USA for now decades. I still will try vote and shape things that way, but I recognize it will now take time, in my opinion, again.

            Now if he is "not the one", that still does not negate the sense for wanting change in the present status quo, and it's now apparent including obvious impacts on our way or life, and our Family's way of life and future expectations. There's a better way in this new world USA. Most know this, but in fairness, some don't. And our federal President, Obama, is now coming across as one of those who do not get it. I do not want to die for his ignorance, nor have my children die for similar reasons.

            And I still think his hired speech writers do a good job, and he is very eloquent in delivering these speeches, but he is "still not the one".

            For example, when first running for the Office of the federal President,  he said we had 57 states. That always bothered me. Even later as President he described the Malvinas as the Maldives, or spoke of people speaking Austrian. What a crummy and poorly educated federal President I would say. I might forgive others, but not someone who aspires to be a  USA Federal President, which he is.

            So now it is on us, we the people. Wish us good luck, I would say. And luck is not just with the Federal President, but the two National Parties, too. For example, let's see if they (our elected leaders) commit us (the USA) to a war in Syria, and will even fund it. Talk about an apparent and still unfolding amateur hour, or so it now seems to me.

            The times they are a changing, and many do not know it, yet.

            And one day there will be "the one". Not if, but when.

Play-action pass

Play-action pass

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A play-action pass (also known as the play fake or simply play-action) is a type of American football play. The play action appears to be a running play, but is actually a pass play; in this way, it can be considered the opposite of a draw play. Play-action passes are often used against defenses that are focused on stopping the run. By initially simulating a running play, the offense attempts to deceive the defense into acting on the fake run and being out of position in their pass coverage, giving receivers more time and room to be free to receive passes behind the linebackers.^[1]

Offensive action during a play-action pass

• The quarterback takes the snap and drops back to hand off to the running back.
• The running back gets ready to take the handoff.
• The quarterback quickly pulls the ball back from the handoff position, trying to hide it from the defense. He then looks down-field for an open receiver.
• The running back continues to move upfield as if he has the ball in his hands.
• The offensive line comes off the ball to run block, but goes into pass protection soon afterward.
• The receivers "sell" the running play by appearing to block at first, then break off into their routes.