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MINNEAPOLIS–The board of directors for Carlson has elected Brad Hall as CFO and treasurer. Hall has been serving as interim CFO since August 2012, and reports to Trudy Rautio, president and CEO, Carlson.
"Brad has consistently demonstrated his ability to lead and manage the finances for Carlson's global hospitality and travel businesses and was the obvious choice for the Board," stated Rautio. "His long and distinguished tenure with Carlson, and keen understanding of the financial complexities of our businesses, uniquely qualify him for this key leadership position."
Upon accepting the CFO position, Hall said, "It is a privilege to be chosen for this important role at Carlson and serve on the senior leadership team that is charting a course for ongoing success."
Hall has been with Carlson for 12 years, since 1998, and prior to assuming the interim CFO duties, he was responsible for the company's treasury, strategic planning, investment analysis and risk management activities. In this capacity, he directly led and advised on loan transactions totaling more than $2.5 billion, including securing the debt financing for Carlson's first two Radisson Blu hotels in the U.S. Hall also oversaw the share purchases that secured Carlson's majority interest in the Rezidor Hotel Group.
Previously, he served in financial planning and analysis, accounting and internal audit roles within Carlson. His work included centralizing TGI Fridays accounting processes, providing financial and strategic decision support, renewing investment opportunities and designing and implementing management incentive plans.


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The Washington Post
After Kwame Brown quits, jockeying begins on D.C. Council for chairman
New charge filed against Kwame Brown
Brown's demise may leave scar on body politic
Public workers nationwide in fiscal, political bull's-eye
Republicans grill attorney general
Think Tanked: Koch brothers launch PR campaign
The Christian Science Monitor
Versatile engines power up rural African villages
New Jersey Muslims sue NYPD to end surveillance
Bill Clinton: Is he the Democrats' Newt Gingrich? (+video)
Startup Act 2.0: Could it be an immigration breakthrough?
The New York Times
Campaigns Blitz 9 Swing States in a Battle of Ads
Approval Rating for Justices Hits Just 44% in New Poll
Romney Raised More Than Obama in May
How Do You Like Bill Clinton in Your Corner?
Donations to Key Cuomo Ally Show a Rift Among Unions
Prosecutors in Seabrook Case Can't Use Just His Last Name
The Star Ledger
Gov. Christie's 'difficult dance' between bipartisanship, conversatism is a focus as speech arrives
UMDNJ president signals she's OK with Rutgers takeover, says more details need to be discussed
60 organizations ask Statehouse Democrats to reject Christie's budget, upset with loss of school funding
N.J.'s economic output slipped in 2011, according to U.S. stats
The Detroit Free Press
Rochelle Riley: Here's a way to end Detroit's fall and rise again
House Republicans aim to cut state income tax rate to 3.9% by 2018
Effort to recall Gov. Rick Snyder abandoned in wake of Wisconsin vote
State plays hardball with Detroit over challenge to consent deal
New Michigan poll: Obama and Romney locked in dead heat
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Marietta council member pleads guilty to assault on colleague
GSU plans to buy Atlanta Life building
2 words lead to APS teacher's ouster
Fulton targets jury scofflaws
The Chicago Tribune
Study: Urban kids have higher incidence of food allergies than rural ones
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DWTS Season 18: Rumor, Speculation and Wannabe Dancer Round Up!!
It's time, once again, to take a look at the casting rumors we've seen for this upcoming season and rank them according to how likely they are to happen. I was thinking we really didn't have many rumors for this season, but it turns out there's more than I thought. But there are also a lot of people saying they would LOVE to do it, which is not the same thing as a "rumor". And I also have NOT included who OTHER people would like to see dance – that's not even a wannabe. Anyway, here we go….
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Sarah Mathews
Sargent Fellow
1300 Centre Street
Boston, MA 02131
Phone: 617.495.2331
Fax: 617.384.6596
PhD Montana State University
M.Sc. Montana State University
B.Sc. Colorado State University
Research Interests
Phylogenetics; diversification of land plants, particularly seed plants; parasitic plants; molecular evolution; phytochrome photoreceptors
Current Research
Phylogenetic trees help us to understand the evolution of species, genomes, developmental systems, communities, and biomes. Further, phylogenetic approaches help us identify and fight disease, enhance agricultural production, predict responses to climate change, and conserve biodiversity. Our work in phylogenetics relies on data from protein-coding nuclear genes, the phytochrome photoreceptor gene family, and this gives us the opportunity to investigate hypotheses of plant adaptations to variable light environments. We conduct these investigations using the genetic model, Arabidopsis thaliana.
Recent Publications
- Beilstein, M.A., N.S. Nagalingum, M.D. Clements, S.R. Manchester, and S. Mathews. 2010. Dated molecular phylogenies indicate a Miocene for Arabidopsis thaliana. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 107 (43): 18724-18727. (Highlighted by Faculty of 1000)
- Mathews, S. 2010. Evolutionary studies illuminate the structural-functional model of plant phytochromes. The Plant Cell 22: 4-16
- Mathews, S., M.D. Clements, and M.A. Beilstein. 2010. A duplicate gene rooting of seed plants and the phylogenetic position of flowering plants. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 365: 383-395.
- Mathews, S. 2009. Phylogenetic relationships among seed plants: persistent questions and the limits of molecular data. American Journal of Botany 96: 228-236
- Beilstein, M.A., I.A. Al-Shehbaz, S. Mathews, and E.A. Kellogg. 2008. Brassicaceae phylogeny inferred from phytochrome A and ndhF sequence data: tribes and trichomes revisited. American Journal of Botany 95: 1307-1327.
- Mathews, S. and K. McBreen. 2008. Phylogenetic relationships of B-related phytochromes in the Brassicaceae: Redundancy and the persistence of phytochrome D. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 49: 411-433
- Burleigh, J.G., and S. Mathews. 2007. Assessing systematic error in the inference of seed plant phylogeny. International Journal of Plant Sciences 168: 125-135.
- Burleigh, J.G., and S. Mathews. 2007. Among-locus variation in the inference of seed plant phylogeny. International Journal of Plant Sciences 168: 111-124
- Mathews, S. 2006. Phytochrome-mediated development in land plants: red light sensing evolves to meet the challenges of changing light environments. Molecular Ecology 15: 3483-3503
- Bennett, J.R. and S. Mathews. 2006. Phylogeny of the parasitic plant family Orobanchaceae inferred from phytochrome A. American Journal of Botany 93: 1039-1051
More publications
Current Grants
- National Science Foundation, Division of Environmental Biology, Systematics and Biodiversity Science Grant, Award 1020868: "Biogeographic and ecological diversification of trees across the Indonesian archipelago: developing indigenous leadership in biodiversity informatics," Co-PI (with PI Campbell Webb), 2010-2013 ($380,000)
- National Science Foundation, Division of Environmental Biology, Emerging Frontiers, Award 0629890: Collaborative Research: Gymnosperms on the Tree of Life: Resolving the phylogeny of seed plants," Lead PI, 2006 to 2011 ($665,505)


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Since joining BCG in 1998, Felix has worked extensively with clients in the steel and metals industries. He also has deep experience in engineered products, machinery, electrical components, and chemicals. Felix leads BCG's steel sector. He advises companies primarily on issues concerning commercial excellence, cost optimization, and business transformation.
Felix previously led BCG's recruiting efforts and was responsible for the firm's activities with universities, branding, and the press. Today he serves as a career advisor for BCG staff development.


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Thursday, April 17, 2008
Testing, Testing - Do Not Adjust Your Free Video Recipe Blog
9 comments:
Whew! I thought the worst had happened.
- April 17, 2008 at 7:07 PM
I am quite fond of the new layout -it looks neat on my 19 inch monitor.
Citronette - I am quite amazed that a simple salted and spiced up lemon juice can make a fairly stable oil emulsion-based dressing, without having any mayo added to it whatsoever(egg yolks in mayo are very powerful emulgators)
Regarding Emeril - he belongs to a Godfather movie IMHO, his show always reminds me the scene with Clemmenza teaching young Mikey boy how to make marinara spagetti sauce to serve 10 goons. Your last-year video is luckily nothing like that.
- April 17, 2008 at 9:57 PM
- Chef John said...
thanks! it the mustard in it that emulsifies it.
- April 17, 2008 at 10:35 PM
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- April 18, 2008 at 12:46 AM
Not sure where you are in the construction faze, but the fonts and Food Wishes header need polish.
I like the wider/roomier approach, though. The trouble is with more room and more buttons & ads/etc. there is more confusion. I would suggest making sure that your daily vlogs, videos, and categories list really stand out and are identified. The buttons, ads, etc. come second. For some weird reason the new fonts and layout seem to run together and I can't define each day as separate from the next...
These are obviously just suggestions. Hey, I'm a musician and it beats hearing people "suggest" Free Bird all night!
Scott - Boston
- April 18, 2008 at 1:02 AM
- Mary Corbet said...
I like the format so far, and look forward to seeing how it tweaks into place.
Suggestion: if you're focusing on monetization, you may want to take a good look through this guy's blog: http://www.problogger.net/
Not that you necessarily want your site to look like his, but he does have some great suggestions about format, content, placement and so forth. He knows what he's talking about, that's for sure.
- April 18, 2008 at 8:00 AM
- Chef John said...
Thanks for everyones suggestions. Unfortunately,the blogspot templates I'm using only gives you so many ways to format. Also, I just became a featured publisher on Foodbuzz and part of the deal is placing their stuff "above the fold
To be continued...
- April 18, 2008 at 12:04 PM
The upper background text: Try gray...it's more of a shadow effect, and doesn't blend in with the pots. A light gray will do.
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Phil: My phone is ringing off the hook with clients venting their fear that Washington is going to jump the fiscal cliff and send our economy back into recession. How about you and I take a stab at solving this problem since no one in Washington seems willing?
Ethan: I'm in. Revenue first. I like what President Barack Obama proposed: $1.6 trillion in increased revenue from the wealthy through allowing income tax rates to revert back to their Clinton-era levels, plus taxing dividends as income and reinstating a 45-percent rate for estates worth more than $3.5 million. It reduces the deficit dramatically and greatly reduces the gap between the wealthy and middle class.
Phil: Figures you would start with revenue. However, if you were candid about our financial predicament, you would join me in calling for $1.6 trillion in spending reductions to match your new taxes. Your tax increases do not help us rein in spending. We could be witnessing the first "politically induced recession" in our lifetimes!
Ethan: Indeed, my revenue enhancements are not spending reductions. They are tax increases on those who have seen their share of the tax burden drop 14 percent over the past 30 years, while their share of the income has doubled. This increase helps alleviate that imbalance, and it reduces the deficit by $1.6 trillion. What's not to like?
Phil: Where do I begin? From 2000 to 2012, federal spending doubled. Of the nearly 143 million tax returns filed, only 3 percent reported taxable income of at least $200,000. These so-called wealthy people paid 52 percent of all federal income tax.
Ethan: Yes, but that same group owns more than 62 percent of the wealth.
Phil: Real leadership has to recognize that we have a spending problem, and any solution seeking more revenues must also be partnered with immediate spending reductions. Unless and until Democrats acknowledge our spending problems, nothing fundamentally is going to change. Are you ready to acknowledge spending must be reduced now?
Ethan: Yes. What do you need in cuts to support the amount of revenue I have put on the table? Let's make a deal.
Phil: We've already made more progress than Washington! May I suggest that the Social Security eligibility start age, for anyone currently under 55, be 69 (instead of 65) and index it to life expectancy from there forward?
Ethan: I can support raising the age, but I need a hardship exemption for those who can't work past 62 (coal miners' bodies wear down a lot faster than ours). Second, I need a minimum benefit for low-wage workers that keeps everyone above poverty. Third, I need a more progressive retirement formula, so the lowest-wage earners max out on their payments earlier. You cool with that?
Phil: You've decreased solvency a bit, but OK. Now Medicare. Let's increase the eligibility age there to 67 for the same group of people currently 55 years old and younger.
Ethan: Here's my problem. If you raise the age, you are simply putting off much-needed coverage or forcing businesses to hold onto the expense longer than they would otherwise. Even the moderate Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction plan didn't go down this road. How about we gain savings by forcing doctors to be paid on salary, as opposed to by the number of procedures?
Phil: Here you are going to have to think and act like a believer in a "free-market economy." Americans must treat health care like they are buying a computer or a new car. Ask and look for the best price, service and results. Costs will come down if we accept the reality that neither our employer nor the government has created lower costs.
Ethan: Unfortunately, when I am having a heart attack in the back of an ambulance, I don't really have the option of shopping for the best cardiac surgeon. However, since Obamacare will take care of most of the uninsured, and since Hillary Clinton will certainly reverse this provision of our compromise when she becomes president after Obama, and since you accepted all my new taxes on the rich, I can live with your proposal. Any other cuts you need?
Phil: We're making progress, yet there are many more billions to go. Can you join me in immediate reductions in defense, education and energy bureaucracy, loopholes and agriculture subsidies?
Ethan: Pretty general, but sure. How about we tie those cuts to the last thing I need. I want language in the bill that forces Congress to deal with tax reform. Our tax code is absurd and riddled with special interest give-a-ways. We create a commission like Simpson Bowles. We call on it to come up with a revenue-neutral proposal (no additional money, but no less) that is pro-growth and progressive. Its job is to come up with a plan that must then be voted up or down by Congress. No amendments, just like the base-closing commission. Work for you?
Phil: I am a financial planner by trade. Of course I want a simple tax code where everyone pays something! Done.
Ethan: Done? Wow, that was easier than I thought. These folks in Washington need to drink a little more Poland Spring water from Maine.


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If there was every an automotive equivalent to competitive grizzly bear riding, it was Group B rallying. The formula died for being too dangerous, but who's to stop you from making an unhinged 4x4 turbo hatchback of your own?
This is a teeny little Opel Corsa with a turbo motor out of the big brother Opel Calibra. It's set up to be a drift car, and man would we like to hoon the living bejeebus out of this thing around a deserted airfield or somebody's farm.


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Workshops and Symposia
The Duke Project on Custom and Law 2011-2012 Faculty Workshop Series will feature the following scholars:
Sept. 2, 2011, 12:30 p.m., Room 4042
Emily Kadens, Baker and Botts Professor in Law, University of Texas
Representative scholarship: Order Within Law, Variety Within Custom: The Character of the Medieval Merchant Law, 5 Chi. J. Int'l L. 39 (2004)
Sept. 5, 2011, 12:30 p.m., Room 4042
Annelise Riles, Jack G. Clarke Professor of Far East Legal Studies and Professor of Anthropology, Cornell University
Representative scholarship: The Network Inside Out, University of Michigan Press (2000)
Sept. 15, 2011, 12:30 p.m., Room 4042
Robert Cooter, Herman F. Selvin Professor of Law, University of California at Berkeley
Representative scholarship: Decentralized Law for a Complex Economy: The Structural Approach to Adjudicating the New Law Merchant, 144 U. Pa. L. Rev. 1643 (1996)
Nov. 7, 2011, 4:00 p.m., Room 3000 - Burdman Lounge
Timur Kuran, Professor of Economics and Political Science & Gorter Family Professor of Islamic Studies, Duke University
Jan. 30, 2012, 12:15 p.m., Room 4042
Richard McAdams, Professor of Law, University of Chicago
Representative scholarship: The Origin, Development, and Regulation of Norms, 96 Michigan Law Review 338 (1997)
March 2, 2012, 12:15 p.m., Room 4042
Lisa Bernstein, Wilson-Dickinson Professor of Law, University of Chicago
"Usage in the Courts: The Flawed Evidentiary Basis of Article 2's Incorporation Strategy"
March 12, 2012, 12:15 p.m., Room 4042
Carol Rose, Gordon Branch Tweedy Professor Emeritus of Law and Organization, Professorial Lecturer in Law, Yale University; Lohse Chair in Water and Natural Resources James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona
Representative scholarship: The Comedy of the Commons: Commerce, Custom and Inherently Public Property, 53 U. Chi. L. Rev. 711 (1986)
March 15, 2012, 12:15 p.m., Room 4042
Robert Ellickson, Walter E. Meyer Professor of Property and Urban Law, Yale University
Representative scholarship: Order Without Law: How Neighbors Settle Disputes, Harvard University Press (1991)
April 10, 2012, 12:15 p.m., Room 3037
Integrating Legal Frameworks: Customary Law, Statutory Law and Spousal Property Rights in Ghana
Join Professor Kathy Bradley and her seminar students for a conversation about their recent spring break trip to Ghana. Learn about the interrelationship between Ghana's customary, constitutional, and statutory laws relating to marriage and spousal property, and hear what students are doing to help the pending Property Rights of Spouses Bill becoming law.


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A while back we took a walk.
We take this walk often because it is perfect for little and big legs alike.
It also keeps the grown-up's blood moving if you keep at brisk kid pace.
These kids are swift.
Up and down little hills.
Through mossy soft trees and around lily pad pile-ups.
This is the only place I have ever been,
that you start in a damp forest where you are sure fairies live,
(They do! I just know it!)
and end up on a rocky seashore with foghorns in the distance.
We hit the shore this particular trip,
just in time for low low tide and these kids hunted and observed for hours.
The waves when rushing in and out fast,
make the rocks wiggle just so.
They make a sound that always reminds me of our first walk here.
It was three years ago, before we even had a house.
But we had a favorite walk.
The sky out here is darker and the air cooler.
The rain has returned after a long sunny break.
Its windy and the water is less than calm.
I bet the rocks are making that sound out there right now.
And the horizon surely is hidden, the foghorn steady.
To get back to the car, we curve around the lake, back through the moss.
A nice loop.
Time for another walk.
(Or a visit to see the fairies. Depends on who you ask.)
Happy Wednesday!


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Maine Medical Center nurses renew effort to unionize
Hospital managers say nurses already have representation needed
There is renewed talk about nurses unionizing at Maine Medical Center.
But hospital managers said the 1,700 nurses already have all of the representation they need.
Organizers are posting fliers around the hospital and even spreading their message on parking lot shuttle buses.
Unionizing Maine Med's 1,700 nurses would almost double the number of unionized nurses in the state of Maine.
The Maine State Nurses Association, based in Bangor, represents more than 2,000 nurses across the state right now.
Union leaders refused to answer questions about unionizing Maine Med nurses, only releasing a general statement that reads: "MSNA is committed to improving the standards of nursing and patient care through collective bargaining, advocacy and organizing. We have worked with nurses all over the state, including Maine Medical Center on these issues."
Leaders at Maine Med said there's no need for a nurses' union.
The hospital's chief human resources officer said there is already a system of peer representation in place that allows nurses to speak with a collective voice.
She writes in part, "with the successful execution of this model already in place, we strongly believe that our nurses don't need a union presence to secure best-in-class working conditions and ensure their voices are heard."
There is no word on when these nurses will be meeting to talk about unionizing. There have been talks for years about this happening. All of those efforts failed.


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What 2 Wear in Paris
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Wi-Fi or no, one of my favorite posts. Now, please tell me, when it is so hot out, is everyone having hot coffee at those cafes? What do they drink to cool off?ReplyDelete
And I always heard Parisians left town in August.ReplyDelete
It's been a good summer for wearing dresses & thanks Carol for letting us see some pretty ones. Probably most of the folks at the street cafes are tourists watching the world go by.ReplyDelete
You will cringe at this..but I bought a white paris tee yesterday.If I can't be there.. I'll wear.ReplyDelete
Is that a quinoa salad? I am hungry now!The tomatoes are so beautiful..
Cute dresses.. I like ankle length though for me.. never had those beautiful long gams.
Polka dots and stripes.. always cute.
Hope you get your wi-fi sorted out soon..
If those great dresses don't make me feel frumpy in my cotton tees and slacks,those fantastic sandals absolutely do.ReplyDelete
But one positive point pour moi: at least I am comfortable and cool during this HOT August weather here in the West.(And is is HOT)
Wonderful pictures again today,Carol. You've
given us another great trip around Paris.
Those sandals are interesting!ReplyDelete
My favorite shots are of the cafes, overflowing with people & pets!
Merci bien, Carol, for granting my street fashion wish. M. Bill Cunningham should be aware that there's a talented foreign correspondent in Paris.ReplyDelete
This summer, dresses have also been a NYC trend. And the not-always-beloved R train is on a year long diversion course. Talk about slow.... I know some folks who thought R was short for "rarely." Those glory days must now find a place on memory lane.
The Union Square farmers market is in full display. Trying to get my marketing done today before the anticipated rain arrived, I found delicious fresh lettuces, tomatoes, green beans, zuccini, little new potatoes in various colors (thinking of watercolors hues) and some nectarines. The apricots were pretty but just trop cher pour moi.
I echo an earlier comment in wishing you luck sorting out the wifi.
Rain has not yet arrived, but we are still promised soggy weather through the weekend. May sun shine upon Paris.
I usually prefer custardy crem (brulee or otherwise) over panna cotta but anything with passion fruit can not be bad.ReplyDelete
LOVE this post with all my heart! Gorgeous sandals, stripes, and that panna cotta! YUM!ReplyDelete
uhmm panna cotta??!!my favourite and i made it in Paris for some friends..i used the frambois coulis, amazing dessert.But mrsCarol You where on sugar stop this month....ReplyDelete
love the little summer dress and flat sandals,so fresh in this hot summer and so easy to wear from morning to night
nice post ,pics ,fashion and food info.ThankYou.
So are you going to buy yourself a cotton sundress? It doesn't have to be really bare, you know. Dresses are very cool---in both senses of the word.ReplyDelete
Good luck on the wifi. One of the joys of moving, no?
All I can say is how in the world do they wear those shoes in Paris with all that walking?ReplyDelete


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SEATTLE — The Red Sox are still in the first place in the American League East and they have the most victories in baseball. But they are wobbling to the point where general manager Ben Cherington may have to act.
Another poor performance by Jon Lester and shaky work by the bullpen led to an 11-4 loss against the Seattle Mariners Monday night at Safeco Field.
The shorthanded Red Sox are 1-3 on a West Coast road trip that has six games remaining. They have dropped three straight for the first time since May 11-14.
"We're a little beat up right now," manager John Farrell said.
The day started with the news that lefthander Andrew Miller, a key member of the bullpen, needs season-ending surgery on his left foot.
Then the Sox learned that center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury couldn't play against Seattle because of a sore left wrist. Right fielder Shane Victorino missed his second consecutive game with a tight left hamstring.
That left Farrell with little choice but to put Daniel Nava in center field.
Nava's professional experience at the position consisted of 13 innings in the minor leagues and it showed as he committed an error and had trouble judging several balls.
Lester could have softened those blows with a good start. But he lasted only five innings, giving up five runs on nine hits. Rookie relievers Alex Wilson and Jose De La Torre were hit hard, too.
Farrell insisted that Lester had "very good stuff" and only missed with a couple of pitches.
"I felt like I threw a lot of good pitches," Lester said. "Maybe a handful of balls that found the middle of the plate. They did a better job of fouling balls off to get to those pitches. It goes back to I feel like I threw the ball better than the linescore says."
But with a makeshift lineup facing Seattle ace Felix Hernandez, Lester had to be better than that.
Lester (8-5) has two quality starts in his last 10 and an earned run average of 4.60.
"We've got to find a way," Lester said. "That starts with me tonight. We've got to find a way to get to this break and be positive. Get to the break and get these guys back healthy and come back out of the break and be good."
Seattle has one of the worst offenses in the league. But the bottom third of that weak lineup — Justin Smoak, Mike Zunino, and Michael Saunders — was 7 for 12 with four doubles, six RBIs, three walks, and five runs scored.
Raul Ibanez was 2 for 5 with a home run and two RBIs. Seattle, which has won five of its last seven games, scored its second-most runs of the season.
Hernandez (9-4) cruised through seven innings for the win, allowing two runs on six hits. He walked two and struck out six to improve to 7-2 in 13 career starts against the Sox.
Seattle took a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning.
Kendrys Morales started the inning with a single to left. Kyle Seager followed with a hard groundball to the right side. Dustin Pedroia made a diving attempt to stop the ball but it ticked off his glove and veered toward the foul line.
That enabled Morales to take third. Lester struck out Jason Bay then got ahead of Smoak 1-and-2. But he left a cutter up in the strike zone that Smoak pulled down the line in left for an RBI double.
Lester walked Zunino to load the bases for Saunders, who walked on five pitches to make it 2-0.
Based on Lester's body language, he thought umpire Ed Hickox missed three of the pitches. But that didn't hide the fact that Lester walked two weak hitters to force in a run.
Zunino, a rookie, came into the game hitting .200. Saunders was at .207.
"I thought it was a pretty consistent zone for both sides," Farrell said.
The Red Sox came right back against Hernandez in the top of the fifth inning and tied the game.
Hernandez hit Jose Iglesias with a curveball before rookie Brock Holt singled to right. Iglesias took third and scored on a single by Nava.
Jonny Gomes struck out on a sinker but the ball got past Zunino and Holt scored.
Ibanez started the bottom of the fifth with a home run to right field, belting an 0-and-2 cutter from Lester.
"That kind of set the tone for the remainder of the game," Farrell said.
Lester thought it was a good pitch.
"You can't second-guess it," he said. "I felt like I had that pitch set up and I obviously didn't."
At 41, Ibanez has 22 home runs before the All-Star break. No player older than 40 ever has had as many home runs before the break than Ibanez.
Lester didn't get an out in the sixth inning. Smoak and Zunino had singles, which brought Wilson into the game. Saunders crunched a belt-high fastball to center field.
Nava could not catch up to the ball and Smoak scored. When Nava's throw missed the cutoff man and rolled into the infield, Zunino also scored.
With two outs, Ibanez singled to drive in Saunders.
The game got out of hand in the seventh as the Mariners scored four runs on four hits — three of them doubles — against Wilson and De La Torre.
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One of the biggest stories this week on our Facebook page was the debate over whether it's OK for stores to open on Thanksgiving in preparation for Black Friday.
With stores opening earlier than ever, people are talking about it – and there's strong feelings on both sides.
(Look, personally, I'll be shopping either way …. I'm poor and Black Friday is my favorite holiday of the year.)
Here's what our Facebook friends had to say on this topic, which seems to stir a lot of emotion:
- Brandi Reinhardt "No, it is not ok. Family is too much forgotten by employers due to greed. While some may be enjoying their Thanksgiving meal, others will be working their tails off for long hours and little pay and they have no choice. All in the name of corporate greed."
- Michael Doyne "It's funny how the same people who say it's greed that keeps business' open on the holidays are the same ones who'll complain when they can't get something they need on a holiday. Retails job is to make money, if people don't support them staying open they wouldn't be. If you don't like working holidays, find a job that is closed then. If you want to spend time with your family, do so. Nobody is making you go shopping on a holiday."
- Jeremy Brooks "Ok I understand about spending time with families on thanksgiving but what about people who like me work in the healthcare field and have to work holidays? Yes it's my choice to work in that field so I accept the responsibility of working holidays so why can't retail? I don't get to spend Christmas morning with my kids because I have to work and you don't hear me whining about it I do what I have to to earn a paycheck to support my children"
Jason Peterman "Ultimately we control the market. If we don't shop at their stores they will rethink their position next year. If we do shop then it will only get more and more companies on board with the idea. Bottom line is retail is gonna give consumers what they want. Two options are don't work in retail or don't shop on holidays if u don't like it and if u do then go out and spend your pants off or get a job in retail and enjoy the holiday pay!"
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APS CAM870 Magnum - To the edge of real!
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+ Most realistic offering of a shotgun on the market to date.
+Identical operation to real shotgun.
+ Highest BB count per shot of airsoft shotguns.
+ Low power wont have people claiming overkill.
+ Similar operating mechanism to real shotgun.
+ CO2 Propellant makes it resistant to cold weather.
+ Shell catcher avoids damage and fouling of shells.
- Low power and no HopUp makes it useless past 20 meters.
- Parts of fired shell are disposable.
- Loading individual shells is time consuming.
- Not effectively skirmishable.
If realism and an amazing firing experience is what you're after. The APS CAM870 Magnum is the shotgun for you. If you're looking for skirmishablility, consider other options such as the Marushin M500 or the Tokyo Marui M870.
Re-al-ism - noun:
1. Concern for fact or reality and rejection of the impractical and visionary.
2. a: A doctrine that universals exist outside the mind: specifically : The conception that an abstract term names an independent and unitary reality. b: Theory that objects of sense perception or cognition exist independently of the mind.
3. The theory or practice in art and literature to nature or real life and to accurate representation without idealization.
- Credits: Merriam Webster Dictionary.
Why do we play airsoft in preference to other team based combat sports? When given the correct condition, site and player base, the sensation that we get from the combination of teamwork and immersion into the scenario appeals to us. But why airsoft, and not some run and gun splatterfest of paintball? There are several reasons that each sport attracts different types of people, and that some people enjoy both. But to many, it is because of the many parallels airsoft draws with real, modern day combat. The keyword here is 'realism'.
Most all airsoft replicas make strives for realism to a great degree, starting with the external appearance and dimensions, extending to the materials used and the aesthetic finish, and in extreme cases compatibility with realistic aftermarket parts identical user operation. The APS CAM870 Magnum is no exception to this, with the aesthetics mirroring a real M870, full metal zinc alloy body, real wood furniture and shell loaded, shell ejecting operation.
However, the APS CAM870 Magnum airsoft shotgun sets out with an arguably impractical and visionary goal of creating the most realistic airsoft shotgun ever, going to greater lengths in order to achieve such a goal. One could call such an ambition; unrealistic. Yet today, we see the fruits of such an unrealistic project and in hindsight, the execution is surprisingly simple.
Why change what works if it works well? There is no reason to reinvent the wheel (shotgun) especially when the pump action is renowned to be a reliable and effective system. So that's precisely what APS has done. The APS CAM870 Magnum is the most realistic airsoft shotgun to date because it takes its design concept directly from the real M870. They key difference: The propellant in the shell is now a non combusting CO2 reservoir.
A real shotgun shell utilizes a shot cup to effectively propel the desired projectile downrange. Should the shot sit in front of any propellant on its own, the expanding gasses of the burning propellant would seep past the gaps between the shot. This would be inefficient and not get the shot very far. With a shot cup to provide a seal against the barrel walls and push the shot down the barrel, the effectiveness of the shotgun shell is vastly improved. It is this same concept that allows the APS CAM870 Magnum to excel in the area of realism. It has the greatest number of pellets per shot than any other airsoft shotgun (ignoring 40mm Moscarts) available today. The airsoft gun comes with cheap, disposable plastic shot cups (dubbed "wads" by APS) that act as vessels for up to 12 BBs to be fired down the barrel at once by the compressed CO2. It is true to the shotgun namesake.
The uncompromising effort to create an accurate representation of a real shotgun that APS have put into the CAM870 Magnum stands as a statement to others, that unparalleled realism is a realistic goal.
If you are interested in the rest of the features this amazingly realistic piece of airsoft innovation has to offer, don't hesitate to watch the video below:


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He looked at her body as she was walking down the street. Before he saw her face, he was amazed by that slim, tall female body, lightly wrapped in a flowing black dress. That youthful body which was approaching him, as if moved by the focused attraction generated by his own desire. He saw the evocative curves of her breasts, slightly exposed by the low neckline of her dress. He saw her narrow, undulating waist as she seemed to be gliding toward him, into his arms. He saw the slight sway of her hips and the gentle outline of her long legs rhythmically extending the fabric of her garment in an easy, fluid motion. He grasped this approaching feminine figure in an instant.
The next instant his eyes were already transfixed by the beauty of her face. By those large brown eyes, those full lips, that flowing red hair parted in the middle caressing her fragile shoulders. She was stunning. This beauty, matched by so many girls he had seen walking down the city streets during the course of the week, never ceased to enthrall him. Every time he followed it with his eyes, entranced. Every time he felt that momentary sensation of distanced, almost abstract reverence for feminine beauty. For each one of its manifestations, each one of its accentuated features. He indiscriminately paid this silent homage to every pretty woman he saw.
Quite often, he felt as if his body spoke a different language from his mind. Or at least, different imagistic patterns of thought invaded his body, moving it closer to its potential pleasures. While his intellect kept its distance from the woman he appreciated almost like a work of art, his body moved toward her with anticipation and excitement, on the verge of betraying its focused, pleasurable needs. Then, acting with a partly conscious coordination of body and mind, he would walk closer to the pretty woman to see her better, to catch her fragrance, and perhaps even to brush her dress lightly with his leg, as if unintentionally, while moving past her through the crowd.
Once they had passed each other, he would quickly spin around and look at her, careful not to miss a single moment of seeing her departing body from behind, defenseless without eyes before his gaze. Once the danger of her own potential glance diminished, his mind and body could act as one. He would no longer revere her, he would want her. He would want to ravish her, to visually consume her right then and there, before she disappeared from his potent sight.
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One time he saw a beautiful young woman with very short black hair. When he looked at her, instead of continuing to look straight ahead proud of the admiration she excited, she returned his gaze. She appeared to be as transfixed by his body as he was by hers. He felt slightly embarrassed by her boldness, caught as he was in his habitual voyeurism by the mirror of her reciprocating gaze. His desire momentarily withdrew when hers advanced.
He was surprised. Women whom he didn't know rarely came to life under his gaze. Most often, when he looked at them he felt protected from any real interaction, as if he were watching a movie. So when this short-haired woman, a stranger, looked at him in the same way that he looked at her, he felt as if his spectator cushion was jolted from under his seat. Momentarily, he lost his balance. He looked away from her with slight confusion. She walked passed him. Feeling more secure, he reoccupied his spectator position. Out of force of habit, he turned around to watch her disappear into the crowd like the hundreds of other beautiful women before her. Then the curtain of life would be drawn, and the encore would be played, with poignant differences, in his imagination.
But this time his look froze as soon as it found her. She had also turned around and was looking back at him. He didn't know how to react. He felt like he could no longer continue to pretend that he was a spectator watching her, the spectacle. The distinction between them, a man and a woman, had become more complex in this interplay of glances.
Like him, she seemed confused by their situation. Perhaps she felt that she had been too bold but didn't know how to withdraw herself from the slightly awkward situation she created. Or perhaps she did not wish to retract her steps. He couldn't tell. It was possible that she was only considering how she could advance further. Toward him. These considerations filled him with a mixture of excitement and intimidation. He decided to ease the tension with a friendly gesture.
He smiled at her. As if with some relief, she smiled back. He marveled: she was even prettier now, when she smiled. Her formerly inexpressive features came to life. They became bright and accessible, inviting closer contact; calling for the meeting of their two separate worlds: his and hers. Perhaps another world would eventually emerge. A world which was theirs.
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(Hebrew: grace) Traditional name of the wife of Joachim and mother of the Blessed Virgin. No records of her life are found outside of the apocryphal literature, the Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew and the Protoevangelium of James. From these we learn that Anne and Joachim had reached old age and still remained childless; their prayers were answered, an angel of the Lord announcing to Anne that the fruit of her womb would be blessed by all the world. The belief that Anne, in the conception and birth of Mary, remained a virgin was condemned by the Holy See, 1677. Devotion to her, popular from an early date in the East, began in the West at Douai and spread rapidly through the Church after 1584. There are shrines to her in many churches, and those at Saint Anne d'Auray, Brittany, and Saint Anne de Beaupre, Canada, are popular places of pilgrimage. Patroness of Brittany, France, Canada, housewives, women in labor, cabinet-makers, and miners. Emblem: a door. Feast, Roman Calendar, 26 July.


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Elle had been raving about the falafels at La Panthère Verte, so when the opportunity came to purchase a Groupon ($10 for $20 worth of food), I jumped at it. Not only is La Panthère Verte a vegan restaurant, but it's also very environmentally conscious. They try to minimize trash, and even have a bin for organic waste (since moving to Montréal, I really have missed my green bin for organic waste).
Elle and I each got a boules dorées sandwich ($5.99); the golden balls allude to Yemen style falafels. The pita is stuffed with crispy falafels, cabbage and sprouts - all of it drizzled with tahini sauce. The pita seemed a bit thick to me but Elle thought they were made in house, so that's forgivable.
For one of the sandwiches, we shared a platter (I think it was $9.99) that was served with a variety of salads available on that day. We both agreed that our favourite was the sweet potato salad but I also really liked the quinoa, that was also topped with tahini sauce.
This is a great spot for a vegan meal, or really any meal. I would go there in a second for more falafels. Conveniently, they've opened up a second location on Mackay Street downdown.
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Summer is a time for going to the park, playing baseball with friends, and watching games in the stands with hundreds or thousands of fans. In this activity, children and teens use their experiences playing or watching sporting events (or other types of outdoor games) to write poems that are full of the sounds of the games, practicing the use of onomatopoeia.
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NASA's Kepler Space Telescope has helped discover a new Earth-sized planet that has a year that lasts less time than an average work day or a good night's sleep.
Kepler 78b zips around its host star in a mere 8.5 hours — making this one of the shortest orbital periods ever detected. (See also: "Most Earthlike Planets Found Yet: A 'Breakthrough.'")
Researchers at MIT are reporting that Kepler 78b sits about 700 light years away from Earth, and orbits about 40 times closer to its parent star than Mercury does. This scorched planet orbits so close that it sports temperatures reaching up to 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
While this would seem to be the destination to celebrate a lot of birthdays it's probably not the best place for a vacation since scientists predict the surface is covered with molten lava.
"We've gotten used to planets having orbits of a few days," said Josh Winn, co-author of both studies in a press statement.
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Winn and his team were able to detect the light given off by Kepler 78b by measuring the dips in starlight each time the planet periodically passed in front of its star. (Related: Kepler Spacecraft Disabled; "Exciting Discoveries" Still to Come)
Looking forward, Winn will be working towards getting a handle on how much this planet may actually tug on its star, which will hopefully allow the team to measure the planet's mass, making it the first Earth-sized planet outside our own solar system whose mass is known.
But the discovery of this hellish planet doesn't rule out the possibility that there may be other short-period alien worlds out there that are indeed habitable. Winn's team is on the hunt now for just these kind of planets circling small brown dwarf stars.
"If you're around one of those brown dwarfs, then you can get as close in as just a few days," explained Winn. "It would still be habitable, at the right temperature."
The discovery of Kepler 78b appears in The Astrophysical Journal.
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Wiggin partner Charles Moore says new TV tax credit in UK could boost the UK economy by about £1bn per year.
The Chancellor's Budget announcement of a new UK tax incentive for high-end scripted TV production has had an overwhelmingly positive reaction throughout the sector. In this interim period before the industry consultation process begins with the Treasury, which is likely to result in legislation coming into force in April 2013, it is worth considering the implications that this tax incentive may have on the UK television industry.
For UK producers of shows such as Birdsong, Parade's End and Strike Back, who have been forced to look overseas to close their financing in the absence of a UK incentive, it means that they will now be able to produce these culturally British projects at home. The proposed minimum production budget level of £1 million per hour means that the tax credit will not simply be subsidising productions that would have been made in the UK without an incentive. It will secure the domestic production of all those amazing British projects that are currently only being made overseas.
On a day-to-day level, a UK incentive will mean a simpler financing structure (with less of a reliance on overseas advisers and servicing companies), reduced costs of travelling cast and crew to overseas locations, stronger ties with UK financiers, studios and post facilities and an improved ability for producers to retain valuable IP rights and maximise revenues.
Naturally, concerns have been raised that the tax credit might simply be neutralised by the UK broadcasters attempting to reduce their licence fees and clearly this is an issue that will need to be addressed by the industry in the forthcoming months. In our research, it became clear that the £1 million per hour minimum budget level would help address this concern. By focussing on productions with budgets well in excess of the broadcaster tariffs, where international pre-sales, co-production finance and government subsidies are a necessity, there is less scope for an argument to push back on UK licence fees.
From the research that Wiggin and RSM Tenon conducted with the industry, which led to our submission to the Government in January, a UK tax credit structured along similar lines to the successful film tax relief will result in at least £350m per year of additional UK production spend, which would boost the UK economy by around £1 billion per year. One US network told us that the incentive would move the UK from being a location of "last resort" to one of the leading global destinations of high-end drama.
Given the suitability of TV drama for regional production, the benefit will have a substantial impact throughout the UK. HBO's returning series Game Of Thrones, which has been filming in Northern Ireland as a result of some regional funding, has had a transformative effect on the local economy and highlighted the growth potential.
In short, the new TV incentive, together with the proposed incentives for animation and computer games, will undoubtedly capitalise on the huge success of the film tax relief and stimulate further job creation and skills and infrastructure development in the creative industries, as well as an increase in inward investment and the creation and worldwide exploitation of British intellectual property. We can look forward to the coming years with renewed optimism.
Charles Moore is a Partner at Wiggin


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Sunday, July 6, 2014
Key Lime Holidaze @LucyBurdette
by Hayley Snow from Lucy Burdette's Key West mystery series...
Hi all! Hayley Snow here. I am sure you are all busy with your barbecues and red white and blue desserts and fireworks, but if you have a minute, I thought you might be interested in how we celebrate the Fourth of July weekend in Key West.
First of all, key limes are in season so of course there's a Key Lime festival where Miss Key Lime is crowned and where my pal David Sloan makes the biggest Key Lime pie in the world. That guy is crazy, but you can join in the fun for a two dollar donation to defray the cost of the ingredients.
Miss Gloria and I are throwing a big dinner party tonight because everyone likes to watch the fireworks from Houseboat Row. Here's the menu we came up with. Do you think we went a little crazy with the Key Lime theme?
We'll start with the "Lucy Burdette" daiquiri, recipe courtesy of Susan Elia MacNeal...
And then comes the Key Lime chicken because we don't have room for a real grill on the boat. This recipe is soooo easy...
And two kinds of Key Lime desserts, lime sponge cake and Key Lime parfaits...mmm, my mouth is watering....
Tell us the best thing YOU ate all weekend and you'll be entered in the giveaway for your choice of the Key West food critic mysteries...don't forget to leave your email! Hurry! Because at midnight, the next cozy days of summer drawing starts...
Follow Lucy on Twitter, Facebook or Pinterest...for all the news on the Key West food critic mysteries!
42 comments:
- AnonymousJuly 6, 2014 at 1:46 AM
Rigatoni and sausage was my fourth of July favorite food!ReplyDelete
abbyloveskats at yahoo dot com
it is cats with a k
Short ribs was my favorite holiday food. It would have been Key Lime Pie, except we didn't have dessert.ReplyDelete
- Dianne B.July 6, 2014 at 5:45 AM
Strawberry mango pie was my favorite food this weekend. email@example.com
My husband loves key lime pie. We had some great pulled pork.ReplyDelete
debby236 at gmail dot com
The key lime sponge cake sounds wonderful. I made a new recipe for 4th of July. It was a hit: Bacon Bourbon Apple Pie.ReplyDelete
bevarcher AT me DOT com
Anything cooked on grill tastes good.ReplyDelete
xzjh04@ gmail.com
I had gourmet pizza from my favorite local pizza place!ReplyDelete
skkorman AT bellsouth DOT net
Fresh,ice cold watermelon ;) firstname.lastname@example.com
Teriyaki chicken on the grillReplyDelete
I had smoked salmon and cream cheese pinwheels. They were so good!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 6, 2014 at 8:47 AM
Grilled hamburgers and hot dogs were good, but the watermelon was best!ReplyDelete
patucker54 at aol dot com
We had Swiss Chalet chicken. Yumm. Sadly, all the Swiss Chalet restaurants around here closed-but you can get the sauce in a packet in Canada! My mom's neighbor crosses teh border all the time and got her some (she also gets it online). We bought a rotisserie chicken, made the sauce and had it with french fries. Delicious!ReplyDelete
cozyupwithkathy at gmail dot com
Who knew there were more recipes for limes. I was only familiar with the tasty key lime pie and as the ever popular addition to a margarita. Yum! Deviled eggs were my summer treat for the weekend.ReplyDelete
- Robyn KJuly 6, 2014 at 9:30 AM
I ate everything that wasn't nailed down! :) I love this series! Hayleyand Evinrude are the best! :) email@example.com
I love Key West and Lucy's series.ReplyDelete
The grandkids were in town this weekend. We made strawberry shortcake with the red, white, blue theme. Fresh strawberries, angel food cake and blueberries. :DReplyDelete
carol ( at ) carolbee (dot ) com
The Key Lime recipes sound and look delectable and enticing. We had numerous salads and salmon. elliotbencan(at)hotmail(dot)comReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 6, 2014 at 10:02 AM
I'm reading the newest Key West book right now. Great series.ReplyDelete
I had Pad Thai yesterday. Went shopping with my son and we stopped for lunch. Love that stuff. Have enough for a meal for today. Servings are big.
What wonderful key lime choices which are mouthwatering. We ate delicious smoked chicken and hamburgers with grilled veggies. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)comReplyDelete
Barbequed chicken and homemade cheesecake using the recipe my other taught us. Very rich,but the memories it evokes are special.ReplyDelete
The Key lime Parfait looks delicious.
- Sue FarrellJuly 6, 2014 at 10:41 AM
A really good lemon pie---but I would rather have had a key lime pie.ReplyDelete
My favorite fourth of July food is my pasta salad. I make it every year.ReplyDelete
This holiday weekend I've been bingeing on Northeast Sweet cherries - they are just the right balance of sweet & tart! Yum! I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday weekend with lots of yummy key lime recipes and some really wonderful cozies!ReplyDelete
Homemade Peach Ice Cream.ReplyDelete
- Christina MitchellJuly 6, 2014 at 11:54 AM
My favorite thing I eat this weekend was Marinated Cucumbers, Onions and Tomatoes! My husband loved it too!ReplyDelete
Key Lime Pie is my absolute favorite dessert! Followed close by Pineapple Pie!ReplyDelete
I ate a delicious pasta salad.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 6, 2014 at 12:50 PM
Favorite thing this weekend - Sonic's new Garlic Parmesan Cheesy Bread Dog.ReplyDelete
key lime anything is my favorite flavor. I had key lime yogurt ice cream yesterday. i plan on trying that key lime sponge cake. yummy!ReplyDelete
thanks firstname.lastname@example.com
bn100candg at hotmail dot com
Forget what I've eaten! I want one of everything you mentioned!ReplyDelete
libbydodd at comcast dot net
Jalapeño and cheese chicken burgers. Yummy!ReplyDelete
Tropical cheesecake - yum!ReplyDelete
the best thing I've eaten all weekend is FRIED CHICKEN!!!!!ReplyDelete
cyn209 at juno dot com
- Elaine EJuly 6, 2014 at 4:13 PM
My husband and I are enjoying the weekend being alone. It hasn't happened for a while so we are having a vacation. We also have not doen much cooking. Just found leftovers in the fridge and freezer. But your menu looks so good! Yum!ReplyDelete
ElaineE246 at msn dot com
Grilled steaks (boneless chuck eye) done by DH so I didn't have to cook.ReplyDelete
The best thing I ate was my sister's hush puppies at a family fish fry on the Fourth! angelamcrae at charter dot netReplyDelete
The best thing I ate this weekend was a wonderfully seasoned and tender piece of flank steak with potatoes and broccoli. My husband kept telling me how good the steak was. I cooked it on 350 degrees for one hour and then put it under the broiler for ten minutes to finish it off; tender, juicy and with a little crusting it was delicious!!ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousJuly 6, 2014 at 11:34 PM
A gri!led dessert sandwich from a food truck at Belmont park grilled apples, cheddar cheese and cinnamon.ReplyDelete
I had the best pasta salad ever at a family get together. Fabulous!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 7, 2014 at 6:22 AM
I was so good I only ate salads all weekend. My special broccoli. slaw salad with cranberries and poppy seed dressings on kale and spring greens was my favorite.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 11, 2014 at 10:44 PM
Lemon custard pie in a pecan crust with whipped cream and candied lemon peel for garnish. *sigh* I could have eaten the whole pie!ReplyDelete


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ALBUQUERQUE, NM -- The University of New Mexico (UNM) announced plans to build a new student recreation center to replace its currently outdated facility and be more competitive with its peer institutions, according to the school's student affairs committee.
The new center is expected to cost $48 million, and will include a climbing wall, indoor running track, cardio and weight rooms, outdoor leisure pool, multipurpose rooms for indoor fitness such as martial arts, yoga, spin classes, indoor soccer and new locker rooms.
Student groups conducted research to determine the student body's expectations for a new rec center.
"The students surveyed predominantly felt that a new rec center would increase student employment opportunities, reduce overcrowding and attract and retain more students at UNM," Eliseo Torres, vice president for student affairs, said in a statement.
Van H. Gilbert Architect PC, Opsis Architecture, and Brailsford and Dunlavey were retained to plan and design the new rec center. Construction is expected to begin within a year.


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If memory serves, last time Gerry was here, he took us down from the 2nd tier in effect (jumping ship to protect himself in advance). This is also the same man who rated Rob Steiner! Wonderful player for us, and did very well with us in the Prem, but he must be 70 now! Just can't really see how he's part of the long- (or even short-) term answer.
Curious as to what his 'moral obligations' are in leaving WBA, though. Presumably his lamentable ethical culpability in regard to his head of hair since about 1973?


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2003 Hummer H2 & 2003 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon - What's New?
'03 Pickups And SUVs, That's What
This is a big year-no, a huge year-in terms of new 4x4s coming to market. Just how huge smacked us square in the face when we realized that our annual 4x4 of the Year competition (which we'll bring you next month) could be the biggest ever, with close to 20 vehicles in contention.
And we're not talking just about revisions to existing trucks, though there's plenty of that going on. For 2003, manufacturers are introducing a wide range of all-new vehicles too, from GM's brawny Hummer H2 to Kia's new Sorento. For the first time, Volkswagen and Porsche are entering the SUV market. And some familiar nameplates, like Range Rover and 4Runner, are coming out with from-the-wheels-up revisions.
So, if you're in the market for a new truck, how do you keep track of what's hot and what's not? That's where we come in. On these pages you'll find a brief description of most of the new 4x4s for the coming model year, organized by vehicle type. Note that these vehicles are what we consider "true" 4x4s, with low ranges in their transfer cases. If your heart's desire is an AWD station wagon or one of those "crossover" utilities, you'll need to look elsewhere.
Pickup Trucks
The big news for 2003 is in big trucks. Dodge has introduced 31/44- and 1-ton versions of its restyled Ram pickups, bringing all of last year's 11/42-ton styling changes to the heavy-duty side of the line. Don't worry, though-there's plenty of steak to back up the sizzle. For one thing, unlike the light-duty Rams, these trucks retain their solid-axle coil-spring front suspensions. And two new engines provide power for any work that needs doing. Chrysler's legendary Hemi name is back, on a new 5.7L V-8 that produces 345 hp and 375 lb-ft of torque. Diesel fans will welcome the new High Output version of the Cummins 5.9L inline turbodiesel that produces 305 hp and 555 lb-ft of torque. One interesting tidbit: It's now possible to order a Ram 3500 with single rear wheels, provided you want it as a Quad Cab.
The new-for-2002 11/42-ton Rams weren't totally ignored for 2003. A new Off-Road package loads the truck with LT275/70R17 tires, heavy-duty shocks, skidplates, 3.92 gears in the pumpkins, and a limited slip rear differential; and a Work Special option de-contents the truck somewhat with a steel rear bumper, steel wheels, and a gray front fascia.
Word is the Dakota will be revamped in 2004, so changes for this year are limited to a few appearance items and a new automatic transmission for the 4.7L V-8.
In the Ford camp there's also new diesel engine news in the form of a 6.0L Power Stroke for Super Duties that's smaller, yet more powerful, than its 7.3L predecessor. It uses four-valves-per-cylinder valvetrain technology, direct injection, and a variable boost turbocharger, among other engineering features, to produce 325 horses and 550 lb-ft of torque.
An all-new five-speed TorqShift automatic transmission has been designed to back the new Power Stroke, though the standard tranny aboard the Super Duty is still the ZF six-speed manual. Order the stick-shift and you'll get a standard left-side PTO. The PTO will also be an option on trucks with four-speed auto trannies.
In other Super Duty news, the heavy-duty trucks will be available with option packages that were only offered on F-150s before. The FX4 off-road equipment group, with its Rancho shocks and skidplates, will become a Super Duty item, as will the King Ranch package, with saddle-leather upholstery and unique exterior colors.
Few changes were made to the '03 F-150, but the Ranger will be getting a new off-road package, the FX4/Level II option. This equipment group includes 31x10.50 BFG All-Terrain T/A KO tires on 15-inch Alcoa forged aluminum rims, Bilstein shocks, a Torsen limited slip, 4.10 gears, tow hooks, skidplates, sport bucket seats, and special exterior treatments.
General Motors has been busy making revisions and changes to its Chevy and GMC fullsize trucks. According to the maker, the list of new and improved features runs to 40 items. Most obvious is a facelift; the front fenders, hoods, and grilles of the Silverado and Sierra pickups have been restyled so that they more closely resemble the other members of their respective truck "families."
The availability of GM's Quadrasteer
four-wheel-steer option has been expanded to include the 1500 extended cab and 1500 HD pickups. If you haven't experienced Quadrasteer it's worth a look. At low speeds the rear wheels turn opposite the fronts, which cuts down the truck's turning circle considerably. At highway speeds the rears and the fronts turn in the same direction, improving the pickup's high-speed maneuverability. Those of you who tow will really appreciate having wheels that steer near the trailer's tongue.
Since GM has announced all-new midsize trucks coming in 2004, the changes to S-10 and Sonoma are limited to interior trim revisions.
New product is also in the pipeline from Nissan in the form of a fullsize pickup truck due sometime next year. Details are sketchy, though the maker confirms it will have V-8 power and be similar in size to American fullsize pickups. Changes to the Frontier compact truck include the introduction of an "Open Sky" model with a power retractable roof on the crew-cab body, and an increase in power (from 170 to 180 hp) for the naturally aspirated V-6.
Since Toyota's big product news is on the SUV side, the Tundra and Tacoma received limited revisions. Tundra gets a new grille and front bumper design, and a new StepSide bed is available for V-8-powered Access Cabs. Tacomas are now fitted with standard four-wheel antilock brakes.
Last year it was the Explorer's turn; this year Ford is introducing a new Expedition. The sheetmetal hasn't changed radically, but the fullsize SUV now has an independent rear suspension, stiffer chassis construction, rear seats that fold flat into the cargo floor, and an optional electronic stability control system, called AdvanceTrac, that uses brake controls to transfer torque side-to-side. Taking a page from the F-150's playbook, the Expedition now has an optional FX4 off-road equipment package that includes skidplates, specially valved shocks, 3.73 gears, and a limited slip rear differential.
Because the Explorer was revamped a year ago, the SUV is largely carried over for 2003. There are some new trim packages-the Eddie Bauer option is back, and there's an NBX ("No Boundaries Experience") equipment group that includes a Yakima roof-mounted cargo basket and larger tires and wheels-and the AdvanceTrac stability control system will be available.
Likewise there aren't many changes to the Excursion, though it can be ordered with the Power Stroke 6.0L diesel later in the model year. And like the Explorer, it will also have a new Eddie Bauer package.
The extended availability of Quadrasteer that reached deeper into GM's pickup truck line also includes some of the General's big SUVs, as 2500-series Suburbans and Yukon XLs can be ordered with the four-wheel-steer option. Quadrasteer reduces the 4x4 Sub's turning circle from 44.3 to 35 feet, a 21 percent improvement. (The Quadrasteer availability seems sort of random-offered on some big trucks but not others-but a GM spokesman explained that currently it can be fitted only to Dana 60 931/44-inch axles with leaf springs.)
Like Ford, GM has developed an electronic stability control system, called StabiliTrak, that's available on Tahoe/Yukon and Suburban/Yukon XL SUVs. It uses sensors and controls from the antilock brake, traction control, and electronic suspension systems to adjust engine torque or brake pressure as needed to "help steer the vehicle in its intended path," says GM.
GM's midsize SUVs continue to receive significant changes and enhancements. Midway through last year, long-wheelbase versions of the Chevy TrailBlazer and GMC Envoy were added to the line, making room for a third row of seats and seven-passenger seating. Both can be ordered with a 290hp Vortec 5300 V-8 in addition to the standard Vortec 4200 inline-six (which gets a 5hp boost to 275 hp). Coming in late 2003 (as an '04 model) is the Envoy XUV, with a retractable rear roof section, two-way tailgate, and next-generation Midgate, all of which combine to make the Envoy's cargo area capable of hauling oversized gear.
The biggest news from GM, however, is the introduction of the '03 Hummer H2, a more civilized and, as GM puts it, "more accessible" Hummer than the straight-outta-Kuwait H1. The H2 shares a lot of engineering with the Suburban/Tahoe SUVs, since they're all based on the same GMT 800 platform, but it would be a mistake to consider the H2 a facelifted Sub. Its wheels have been pushed out to the chassis' corners for increased stability and shorter overhangs front and rear; it sits on LT315/70R17 (nearly 35-inch) tires; and it's powered by a 315hp version of the Vortec 6000 V-8 mated to a full-time Borg-Warner 4WD system. The H2 is capable off-road (more so than its big brother, we think) but it's also a cush on-road ride, one we'd gladly take on extended long-distance hauls.
Isuzu is adding another SUV to its Rodeo/Axiom/Trooper lineup: the Ascender, which springs from the same family tree as GM's midsize SUVs. Power comes from either a 275hp 4.2L inline-six or 285hp 5.3L V-8; and its overall length, wheelbase, and track widths are identical to the TrailBlazer EXT and Envoy XL. Suspension and 4WD-system specs are similar too. Ascender would slot in at the top of Isuzu's SUV offerings, as it's considerably larger and more powerful than the current Trooper. It may even replace the long-in-the-tooth Troop.
Certainly the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon qualifies as one of the most eagerly anticipated launches for the new year, with its 4.10-geared Dana 44 axles, front and rear diff locks, Rock-Trac 4:1 transfer case, and 31-inch Goodyear MT/R tires. But the news from Jeep doesn't stop there. Entry-level Wranglers now get the Liberty's 150hp Power Tech 2.4L I-4, with 25 percent more horsepower than the earlier 2.5 four-banger, backed by the Liberty's NV1500 heavy-duty five-speed trans. There's a new four-speed automatic tranny, the 42RLE, available on all Wrangler models. And the Wrangler's interior has been reworked, with new seats, a four-spoke steering wheel, and some new interior options.
A Renegade appearance package has been added to the Liberty line, featuring a roof-mounted lightbar, roof basket, wheel flares, removable side steps, and unique wheels. Otherwise the Liberty is largely unchanged. Well, except for that whole, "slightly lowered ride height to improve highway ride and handling" deal. Likewise the Grand Cherokee is virtually a carryover from last year, with minor changes like new shock valving, lighter brake pedal feel, and adjustable pedals.
Kia is introducing an all-new SUV called the Sorento. It's larger and more powerful than its Sportage stablemate; a "real" SUV, if you will, with a ladder frame, seating for five, a 3.5L, a 192hp engine, and a part-time transfer case. Options include a "torque on demand" automatic 4WD system and an Eaton limited slip rear differential. Kia says the Sorento will "set a new standard for value in the midsize SUV segment," though as of this writing no price had been set.
The folks at Land Rover are talking value as well, but at a different end of the spectrum. They're proud of the fact that the new Range Rover, hitting the market with a price tag of $69,995, is smashing all of Range Rover's previous sales records. As you'd expect, the new Range Rover brims with high-end features, like a BMW-derived 4.4L engine that produces 282 hp, fully independent air-spring suspension, and a host of electronic traction control features with enough abbreviations to fill a can of alphabet soup. The new Range Rover is larger than its predecessor, has more ground clearance, and has more interior room.
Land Rover has also made "substantial improvements" to the '03 Discovery, including a facelift (so it more closely resembles the new Range Rover), a larger and more powerful V-8 engine, and interior upgrades. There's no official news about any changes to Land Rover's Freelander mini-ute, but we think that's because there's a chance the European three-door version may be coming to the States soon.
Land Rover picked a good time to debut a new Range Rover, since it will face competition from another ultra-high-end SUV this year. The Mercedes-Benz G500, also known as the Gelaendewagen or G-wagen, is sure to attract its share of attention among the rich and famous. It's exclusive (only a couple thousand will be sold in the U.S.), offers hand-crafted Teutonic build quality, and combines rugged off-road capability with luxe interior appointments, all wrapped in retro-square sheetmetal. For your $73,000 you get solid-axle/coil-spring suspensions front and rear, 265/60 tires on 18-inch alloy rims, and the same 292hp 5.0L V-8 found in Mercedes' S-Class sedan and SL roadster. The full-time 4WD system includes mechanical diff locks at each differential, a 2.16:1 low-range ratio, and electronic traction control at all four wheels.
Mercedes' other off-roader, the M-Class, was all-new-for-2002, so it carries over.While we're on the subject of high-end SUVs, Porsche's new Cayenne will be introduce, with ungodly amounts of horsepower (450 in the Turbo model) and, reportedly, sports-car-like handling that will make the SUV worthy of its heritage.
Toyota's major launch for this year is the all-new 4Runner. It's longer, wider, and more powerful than the previous generation, and now comes with a choice of engines: an all-new, 245hp 4.0L V-6 or the familiar 4.7L iForce V-8, which produces less horsepower than the new six but more torque-320 lb-ft versus the six's 283. The 4Runner bristles with more driveline technology than any truck in the Toyota line (more than even the Land Cruiser), with a Torsen limited slip in the center differential, electronic traction aids, and hill-holder and downhill-braking-assist modes. Trim levels will range from the base SR5 model to a deluxe Limited edition, and prices are expected to run between the mid $20,000s and the high $30,000s.
If you're looking for a little more luxury in your 4Runner, take a look at the new Lexus GX 470. It's very similar to the 4Runner in size, engine, and drivetrain features but has interior appointments-leather upholstery, deluxe audio, a DVD entertainment system-more in keeping with the upscale brand.
The changes for Toyota's other SUVs aren't quite as major. The Land Cruiser and its upscale sibling, the Lexus LX 470, receive new five-speed automatic transmissions, a 5hp bump from the 4.7L V-8, and new interior designs. A DVD entertainment system for rear-seat passengers is now optional on the Cruiser and LX as well as Toyota's Sequoia.
Built off of the same platform as Porsche's Cayenne is the Volkswagen Touareg, which VW calls "an exclusive off-road vehicle." It will be offered in Europe with four different engines, though chances are good we'll get only two of them: a 3.2L V-6 and a 4.2L V-8. At 225 and 300 hp, respectively, those sound fine; but we'd love to see the twin-turbocharged, 5.0L V-10 diesel here too, with its 550 lb-ft of torque.
The rest of the drivetrain and chassis design does make Touareg sound off-road-ready: The full-time 4WD system offers a low-range reduction and lockers in the center and rear diffs, while a pneumatic suspension can be raised to give the SUV up to 11.8 inches of ground clearance. It's a far cry from a Baja Bug.