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|Caldo Gallego--Galician soup with beans and broccoli raab.
In the summertime, I grow a "gazpacho garden"—tomatoes, green peppers and cucumbers to keep me supplied with the ingredients for that lovely cold dish. In the winter, it becomes a "soup garden"—leeks, chard and kale for adding to hearty vegetable soups.
This year, instead of kale seeds, I received a packet of broccoli raab seeds. Broccoli raab? What's that? Although I had never tasted broccoli raab, I went ahead and planted it. Broccoli is a vegetable I really like, so I figured this broccoli cousin would add to my vegetable repertoire.
|Broccoli raab.
Then the plants sent up slim stems topped with a sort of broccoli bud look-alike. Before harvesting, I needed to find out how to cook my accidental vegetable. On-line research confirmed that broccoli raab is not related to broccoli, but to turnips. OK, now what? I found some tasty recipes for broccoli raab with penne and Italian sausage. But where does this new green fit into Spanish cooking?
The clue was right there on Wikipedia: broccoli raab (brassica rapa) is also known as rapini, broccoli rabe and grelos. GRELOS! The signature vegetable of Galicia, in northwest Spain. I once went on a pilgrimage in the market of Santiago de Compostela in search of grelos. Alas, in early summer, they were not to be found. Neither do they seem to be grown elsewhere in Spain. Now, in chilly January, I had them in my own garden!
I flipped through my own cookbook, MY KITCHEN IN SPAIN, in search of recipes and found two recipes for traditional Galician dishes, lacón con grelos, cured pork shoulder braised with greens, and caldo gallego, Galician soup with beans and greens. In those recipes, I suggest substituting chard, kale, collards or cabbage for the requisite grelos. Now I could make them with the real thing.
|Grelos--broccoli raab.
Whether it's an Italian recipe for broccoli raab or Spanish grelos, most recipes advise blanching the greens before incorporating them in a dish. This both removes any bitterness and, for the Galician soup, keeps the soup from turning green. Full disclosure: In cooking, the grelos turn a dull green. So, after I blanched them, I saved some of the bright green ones to add to the soup for the photo. As they were picked from the garden and cooked on the same day, the blanched bits were plenty tender and not at all bitter.
From my soup garden, here is a traditional soup, perfect for a chilly winter day. In Galicia, it is served in cuncas, or "cups," white porcelain bowls. In Galicia, wine also is sipped from cups.
Galician Soup with Beans and Greens
Caldo Gallego
Serves 6.
|Caldo Gallego.
soaked overnight
1 bay leaf
½ onion
meaty ham bone or ham hock
1 beef marrow bone or short rib
3 ounces pancetta or salt pork,
in one piece
1 pound potatoes, peeled and
cut in chunks
1 teaspoon salt
12 ounces broccoli raab or other greens, chopped and blanched
chorizo (optional)
pimentón (paprika), optional
Drain the soaked beans and put them to cook in a large pot with 8 cups of water. Bring to a boil and skim off the froth. Add the bay leaf, onion, ham bone or hock, beef bone and pancetta. Bring again to a boil and skim. Simmer for 1 hour.
Add 1 cup of water, the potatoes, salt and the greens, which have been blanched in boiling water. Cook 1 hour more.
Add the chorizo, if using, and cook 15 minutes. If using pimentón, mix it with a little of the broth, then stir it into the soup.
Cut meat off bones and discard bones and bay leaf. Cut pork fat into small pieces OR discard before serving.


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2 Dead in Plane Crash at KC Downtown Airport
KANSAS CITY (AP) - Two people have been killed after a single-engine plane crashed at a small airport near downtown Kansas City.
Fire Department spokesman James Garrett says the single-engine Mooney crashed shortly after taking off Sunday afternoon from the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport. Garrett says the two people on board were killed. No other injuries were reported.
The victims' identities haven't been released.
Lynn Lunsford, spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, says the pilot reported engine trouble shortly after departing the airport. He says the plane crashed about a quarter mile from the airport. FAA records show the plane was registered to Air McRoyal, of Youngstown, Ohio.
Lunsford says investigators were headed to the scene.
Wheeler Airport, located just west of downtown Kansas City, is used largely by corporate and recreational flyers.


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This very rare 1988 Topps Test Issue Cloth card of Tom Henke (All Star) has been graded ISA 8 (NM-MT).
The card is from a 121 card set that was actually an "Experimental Issue" produced by Topps and was never released. The set is printed on a thin gauze fabric which supposedly expanded into a sponge when submerged in water. The backs are blank.
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Rags and riches: Haven founder Shadyac goes on Oprah Wednesday
Tom Shadyac, the blockbuster director turned soul-searcher, the man who poured part of his personal fortune into a Haven for the homeless in Charlottesville, appears on Oprah Winfrey's television show Wednesday, April 20, according to the show's website.
Shadyac, a 1981 UVA graduate, returned to Central Virginia for several months in 2006 to film his final comedy, Evan Almighty. Afterwards, he endowed a new (and recently controversial) homeless center in downtown Charlottesville.
While it's been noted that Shadyac's trailer park, located along the Pacific coast, contains little of the squalor sometimes associated with such areas (Vanity Fair calls it the "hippest neighborhood in Malibu"), Shadyac has indeed turned his sights on more cerebral film fare. His latest picture, I Am, is a critically acclaimed exploration of the meaning of life.
In the Charlottesville area, the Oprah Winfrey Show appears weekdays at 4pm on NBC29.Read more on: tom shadyac
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Hello Tom i just saw you on Oprah show today and it was like divine message for me i am desprate to contact you i want to show you to all the people that i am surrounded by i need to talk to you please contact me . please contact me we need you there is lt of us who need
to meet a persn like you please contact me i live in southern California if you send me an e. mail i will send all my infrmatin to you i promis i never ask for money . please cntact me
I want you to know that you really moved me by everything you represent and all that came from your mouth today on the Oprah Show. I dont usually make a habit of watching her show, as I have mixed feelings about her and what she represents...but listening to you makes me want to be a better person and continue on the spiritual path that I am on. I just wanted you to know that. There needs to be more people like you in this world. Thanks.
Would you please send me your mailing address? I would like very much to meet you.
We are our brothers keeper. I was taught when you climb up the ladder reach back and help someone else up. People argue with me all the time about my theory and tell me thats why I never get anywhere. I have had 27 buckets to catch water when my roof leaks but I have a home. I am blessed to not be living on the street. There is always always always someone below to help pull up. I can't wait to see this documentary, I have a feeling it's what I believe in.
I worked nights as a nurse, today is my first day to actually go to bed. However, I got up suddenly for no reason.... turned on the TV and watching Oprah. Then, i was glued to TV while listening to your story. I was just crying hearing your affirmation about the importance of life. Yes, materialism really brought us to this problem right now. The greed and lack of cooperation amongst people. The concept of before before you me first. Its should not be like this.... the world is a beautiful place to live if we start reaching out to people. What a wonderful path to follow........You are such an inspiration.!
Another opportunity to hear Mr. Shadyac's views on compassion.
Tom I can not even begin to tell how good it is to see someone with your belifes and try to make a difference, I have always had to work very hard in my life and I seem to keep finding all the people/bosses in the world that is very all about themselves money and things they have. I have been laid off recently as well as both of my boys being laid off we have lost everything our cars, pride, friends well people that say they are friends. I moved my kids in 1999 from Oklahoma to Maryland away from everyone hoping to give them a better life I have felt like I have let my Kids down and they have felt the have let me down after we watched you on Oprah together we felt like we are just victems of the world we will some how end up being alright if we try to live and think more like you do. Thank you so much!! all of your employees and friends are very blessed to get to work with you and have someone like you in their lives. If you ever need and extra employee or friend it would be an honor! Good luck with everything!! Sincerly, Deanna
Tom, I've been dying a little everyday! My destiny is to help our youth lead a productive, positive and worthwhile life by finding their vision quest. Although GPYS appears to be just another non-profit youth organization that provides recreational and sports programs and services, its clearly not. My heart's passion is to help youth and I know, through you, the powers of the universe will allow me to do so. I've been attempting to start-up GPYS for over 20 years now- Please help me.
Dear Tom, I was empress when I saw you in "Ophra "..very impressive..Nice person like you should be lot of friends, Please count me as one your friend..I am from Pacific Island, My name is Tina........I am a cancer Survivor....Hoping to meet you in person..Please Take care..I put my Email Address..Thank you so much...God Bless You...tina
I have also been made aware of you and your philosophy by watching the Oprah show. I am so glad I did. It's beautiful to see that good does exist.... that someone like you speaks it out and is able to reach so many without having a religion standing behind the words and the person you are. Many seem still seem to confuse goodness with having to be religious. I truly agree with everything you said and hope I am able to make many aware of you. Lots of times, people without a degree or a big name are not being taken serious when they have something to say but here comes you proving those wrong. Thanks so much. I was always wondering, why money had to be in the way of helping people or other creatures on this planet or the whole planet. Why our world is rotating around the putting $$$$ value to everything, especially life. I hope people wake up soon so we can all life in peace and happiness. Thank you again Tom.
I saw you on Oprah and was impressed with your message. But I did not understand if you were married and had any kids. I am assuming you are not. I have to suggest that being married and having kids puts a whole different slant on your message.
congratulations...your spirit has been touched. So sorry it took such a sad accident to bring you to this point. Your light now shines bright for all to see and it will be infectious to those who choose to imbrace their full potential. Worry not about those who believe you haven't given enough...you give till you are happy. If you have reached this point, then may God bless you. Whether it's millions down to a million, or hundreds down to a dollar...it's the way your spirit guides you. I believe you have not only opened up your own eyes, but the eyes of many. It's nice to know why we are put on this earth, you are coming full circle now and isn't it a great feeling! Glad your finding the time to play...it's good for the soul~


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Review: Attention Deficit Disorder
The attention economy recasts a familiar dilemma—not enough time—in an intriguing way.
The Attention Economy: Understanding the New Currency of Business
by Thomas H. Davenport and John C. Beck Harvard Business School Press, June 2001 256 pages, $29.95
The Attention Economy recasts a familiar dilemma—not enough time—in an intriguing way. Today's scarcest resource, the book claims, is not time, but attention—the focused mental engagement of employees, customers, partners and executives. Davenport, coauthor of Working Knowledge: How Organizations Manage What they Know and Information Ecology: Mastering the Information and Knowledge Environment, and Beck, his colleague at the Accenture Institute for Strategic Change in Cambridge, Mass., argue that managing attention is now critical to succeeding in today's economy. "It's no longer sufficient to be a solid, competent organization; you have to stir the brain cells—and the hearts—of your intended audience," they write.
The book falls into three rough sections: identifying why organizations are suffering an information glut, offering tools to measure the resulting "attention deficit disorder" and suggesting remedies to attract and focus attention where it's needed. The second and third sections are more useful, since most CIOs are already too aware of the problem. The authors introduce a compelling tool called "AttentionScape" that allows managers to gauge their effectiveness in focusing attention. First, they outline three attention pairs: attractive/aversive (relating to carrot-or-stick motivation), captive/voluntary (pertaining to choice) and front-of-mind/ back-of-mind (conscious/subconscious). These dichotomies are harnessed in a way that enables managers to map out how people and organizations allocate their attention.
Technology managers will be most interested in Chapter 5, which deals with the impact of information technology on attention. The authors describe three types of attention technologies: attention-getting (such as the telephone), attention-structuring (scripting or hypertext) and attention-protecting (filters). They then discuss how knowledge managers might want to employ these technologies to improve the attention of employees and customers. Unfortunately, many of the solutions proposed are either simplistic (banning the use of PowerPoint inside a company) or not yet viable (such as effective e-mail filters). "We see no near-term solution to these problems [of too much information]," the authors acknowledge.
In closing, the authors come up with some prescriptions for tracking attention in your organization. They include analyzing Web site traffic to determine how much time employees spend visiting non-work-related areas such as chat rooms, and using software programs to analyze the content of employee e-mail messages on an aggregate level, then setting limits on the amount and nature of the information that circulates through the organization. These are eminently doable solutions that most organizations should be able to implement.
The Attention Economy succeeds on two fronts: its unique theoretical perspective and its practical advice for knowledge managers. The authors conclude with a paradoxical observation: The continuing effect of technology will only increase the information load. They predict the emergence of an industry devoted to helping organizations and people manage attention, including internal experts who will develop processes for dealing with vast streams of information.
Karen Southwick is the executive editor of Forbes ASAP and the author of three business technology books: Silicon Gold Rush, High Noon and The Kingmakers, all from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Assault of Calabasas boy is not being investigated as a hate crime
November 23, 2009 | 8:43 am
Authorities said today that an assault on a 12-year-old Calabasas boy who was allegedly targeted by his fellow middle school students because of his red hair is not being investigated as a hate crime.
The attack on the boy occurred at A.E. Wright Middle School by as many as 14 classmates, police said. The incident may have been motivated by a Facebook message on Friday saying it was "Kick a Ginger Day."
However, the incident does not meet the criteria of a hate crime, said Lt. Scott Chew of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
"This doesn't apply," he said."Ginger" is a label given to people with red hair, freckles and fair skin. It gained notoriety from a 2005 episode of "South Park," an animated comedy show with adult humor, in which "gingers" were picked on.
The boy, whose name was not released because he is a juvenile, was kicked and hit with fists in various areas of the body, police said. His injuries were not severe.
No arrests were made in the attack. Detectives are investigating the incident as a possible assault with a deadly weapon.
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Ministry with and for senior adults will be the twenty-first century's greatest test of character, according to Houston and Parker in this book. The authors charge that thus far most churches have responded to this challenge with silence. Boldly, the authors challenge seminaries and churches to wake up and address the looming issues our nation and ministries will face as the population continues to age. They base their demands on a biblical anthropology, specific Scripture passages, extensive research, and their own projects and experience.
The authors' impressive credentials give them a valid voice in the debate. Eighty-eight-year-old Houston helped found and lead Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he is still emeritus professor of spiritual theology. His energy and relational bent are evident in the chapters he penned. Parker is a retired lieutenant colonel in the United States Army, where his distinguished record was noted in the Congressional Record. He left the Army to pursue research that would help military families with issues related to aging parents. He now serves on the executive board of the Center for Mental Health and Aging. In addition he teaches on the faculty of the University of Alabama in the division of gerontology, geriatrics, and palliative care. He and his Ph.D. students have received local and national awards for their community-based research on older people and the church.
Several themes are interwoven throughout the book. The authors are on a crusade against "ageism," defined as a form of prejudice that views older people as sick, demented, frail, disabled, powerless, sexless, passive, alone, and unable to learn. Today adults live longer, healthier lives than adults at any other time in history. The church must stop viewing the aged as a burden and instead see them as a priceless resource. At a time when many churches are struggling financially, seniors give more money than other generations. They pray. They enjoy more time to volunteer and mentor others. They have rich life experiences. The authors ask the church to consider ministry by seniors as much as ministry to seniors.
The book is divided into five parts. The first describes the changing demographics in the world today, highlighting the challenges ahead. Part 2 examines biblical and theological mandates related to aging with special emphasis on the role and benefits of elders throughout biblical history. The third section provides solutions for the church and includes an interesting chapter on myths and realities related to aging. This part of the book describes the potential role of faith communities in elder care, how to create senior ministry associations and ecumenical partnerships, and suggests several successful collaborative models as churches share in meeting the needs of seniors in their churches and communities. Parts 4 and 5 discuss various topics related to aging, including, for example, depression, Alzheimer's disease, and facing death and bereavement. The book ends with several useful appendixes, especially a 31-question survey to help churches assess the range of services offered by their congregations.
The book is weighty but readable, full of data, but not dry, and could function as a helpful textbook. It is well written, the best this reviewer has found on the topic, although a few negatives may be noted. The authors seem to assume that all churches cater to younger generations, are led by youth, and have adopted methods to win young people while disregarding the voice and preferences of seniors. While this may be true in some churches, it is not true in many where key leaders are still older men, and younger generations make the charge that they are disregarded. Also the authors' view on the primacy of the sixth commandment and related arguments on keeping the Sabbath are a bit of a stretch.
Those weaknesses are minor compared with the massive amount of useful information about the serious nature of an issue that few churches address and few ministers prepare for. This book challenges pastors, lay leaders, and congregations to embrace healthy attitudes and actions toward aging adults, for the sake of themselves, for the future of the church, and for the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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These Cuffed Hand Warmers tickle my fancy with their trompe l'oeil cuffs. As if the sleeves of a beautiful, cozy sweater were hanging down past your wrists, the effect is a refined kind of slouchy.
I love also the textural play of two yarns who, once strangers to each other, come together here in a beautiful friendship! A similar icy blue color may have been their conversation starter, but as the two yarns got chatting, they realized that what makes each different is also what makes each so special.
For the outer cuff I used Purl Soho's own gorgeous Super Soft Merino. As soft as a bunny rabbit's tail and as cozy as a featherbed, Super Soft Merino is bewitchingly lovable. And in the color Desert Sky it takes on a level of elegance that perfectly segues into Alchemy's Kozmos.
Kozmos is a complex brew of silk, mohair, wool and cotton. Lovingly hand dyed by the color mavericks of Alchemy, each skein tells a multi-layered story. And when a touch of enigmatic Kozmos pokes out from under the friendly comfort of Super Soft Merino things definitely get interesting!
If you'd like to play matchmaker with these two beauties, get started right here! -Whitney
- 1 skein of the Main Yarn: Purl Soho's Super Soft Merino, 100% merino wool. This color is Desert Sky.
- 1 skein of the Contrast Yarn: Alchemy's Kozmos, 30% silk, 26% mohair, 15% wool, and 31% cotton. This color is Pale Blue Eyes.
- A set of US #11 double pointed needles
- A set of US #10 1/2 double pointed needles
- A set of US #4 double pointed needles
- Cotton thread to match the Main Yarn. A good choice for Super Soft Merino's Desert Sky, would be Gutermann's Cotton Thread #7670.
5 3/4 stitches = 1 inch in garter stitch with the Contast Yarn and the smallest needles
3 stitches = 1 inch in stockinette stitch with the Main Yarn and the largest needles
Finished Size
Hand Warmer: 7 inches around the palm, measured above the thumb and 8 1/3 inches around the palm, measured below the thumb
Cuff: 7 3/4 inches long
Knit the Hand Warmer
With the Contrast Yarn and the US #4 double pointed needles, cast on 48 stitches.
Place a marker (optional) and join for working in the round being careful to not twist the stitches.
Round 1: Knit.
Round 2: Purl.
Repeat Rounds 1 and 2 until piece measures 2 3/4 inches from the cast on edge, ending with Round 2.
Next Round: K19, loosely bind off 10 stitches, k18. (38 stitches)
Next Round: P18, purl into the front and back (pfb), now pfb into the first stitch on the other side of the thumb hole, purl to the end of the round. (40 stitches)
Next Round: Knit.
Next Round: Purl.
Repeat the last two rounds until piece measures 4 3/4 inches from the cast on edge, ending with a purl round.
Bind off loosely in knit.
Weave in the ends.
Knit the Cuff
With the Main Yarn and the US #11 double pointed needles, cast on 28 stitches.
Place a marker (optional) and join for working in the round being careful to not twist the stitches.
Round 1: *K2, p2, repeat from * to end of round.
Repeat last round until piece measures 2 3/4 inches from the cast on edge.
Changing to the US #10 1/2 double pointed needles, repeat Round 1 one time.
With a removable stitch marker, safety pin or piece of scrap yarn, mark a stitch from the round right below the needles.
Continue to work in the 2 x 2 rib pattern until piece measures 7 3/4 inches from the cast on edge.
Bind off loosely in pattern (use the US #11 needle to bind off, if you like).
The cast on edge of the cuff is the top (palm-side) and the bind off edge is the bottom (wrist-side).
Weave in the ends.
Sew the Hand Warmer to the Cuff
Thread a piece of scrap yarn onto a tapestry needle and weave it through the round where the marked stitch is located.
Tuck the cast on edge of the hand warmer into the top of the cuff.
Roll up the bottom edge of the cuff…
…until you reveal the round marked by the scrap yarn.
Pull the bottom edge of the hand warmer up over the fold so it meets the scrap yarn round.
With the cotton thread and a sewing needle, sew the cast on edge of the hand warmer to the scrap yarn round of the cuff.
As you're attaching the two pieces, don't sew all the way through the Main Yarn of the cuff. Instead, push your needle through the middle of the yarn, across the knit stitches, like this:
And through the purl bumps, like this:
Once you've finished sewing the hand warmer to the cuff, remove the scrap yarn, turn your Cuffed Hand Warmer right side out and make another!


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Jack Kevorkian: Born-Again Ninth Amendment Activist
When Jack Kevorkian went to prison for assisting suicides, he didn't find God. He found the Ninth Amendment.
This documentary is in the background while I'm working on some other projects, and my ears pricked up when he mentioned the constitutional revelation that prompted his quixotic congressional run in 2008 with the late Justice Arthur Goldberg as his spiritual guide.
The Court, however, is not sympathetic. It dispatched Kevorkian's earthly calling, assisted suicide, in 1997; denied certiorari in 2004 to Kevorkian's own appeal of his conviction; and has barely uttered a word about the Ninth Amendment since Goldberg's 1965 Griswold concurrence, spare for a little Scalian brush-off in 2000.
(h/t Josh Blackman for reminder of Scalia's take on the Ninth. For those more interested in the Amendment, see Josh's December post on current Ninth Amendment scholarship divides.)
UPDATE: Just peeked at Kevorkian's denied SCOTUS petition for certiorari to see his Ninth Amendment argument. It's pretty paltry. He seems to have thought much more about it since submitting the petition, or, more likely, his lawyers thought making the case to the Court was a waste of time. This is the entire section:
As a threshold matter, the District Court erroneously determined that Dr. Kevorkian's claim of a violation of the Ninth Amendment was procedurally defaulted on the basis that such issue was purportedly not properly placed before the Michigan Court of Appeals. In fact, this issue was properly put before the Michigan Court of Appeals, but the Michigan Court of Appeals nonetheless deliberately and wrongfully ignored the issue. Specifically, Dr. Kevorkian clearly stated that his Constitutional claim is based uponboth the Ninth and Fourteenth Amendments jointly. In fact, the Michigan Court of Appeals did render an opinion on the merits regarding Dr. Kevorkian's position under the Fourteenth Amendment which included intertwined aspects of the Ninth Amendment. Because Dr. Kevorkian's claim for relief in his Habeas Petition is premised upon the intertwined aspects of both the Ninth and Fourteenth Amendments, and the Michigan Court of Appeals did in fact address the merits of Dr. Kevorkian's position, there can be no procedural default because the Michigan Court of Appeals did rule upon such issue.
Although the District Court determined that no violation of the Fourteenth Amendment had occurred on the basis that there is no constitutional right to commit euthanasia, Dr. Kevorkian never asserted a right to commit euthanasia as a basis for his appeal. Instead, Dr. Kevorkian expressly asserted only a right of the patient to be free from unbearable and irremediable pain and suffering, which right can be asserted by a treating physician when the treating physician is accused of a crime as a result of his actions in aiding the patient in obtaining medical treatment for unbearable and irremediable pain and suffering, which treatment is constitutionally permitted. Washington v. Glucksburg, 521 U.S. 702, 737 (O'Connor, J., concurring), 791-792 (Breyer, J., concurring) (1997). Indeed, the clear precedent of this Court approves of "aggressive palliative care," such as the care provided by Dr. Kevorkian. Id. at 745,750-751 (Stevens, J., concurring).


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In an online presentation broadcast on Wednesday morning, Nintendo went for broke: In an effort to energize its hardcore fans, it announced a handful of new Wii U games – and a huge volley of vaporware.
To be sure, the games that Nintendo actually showed off for Wii U looked like a whole lot of fun. There's the sequel to Xenoblade Chronicles, the fantastic Wii role-playing game that Nintendo had to be cajoled into releasing in America. A new Yoshi game in the gorgeous art style of Kirby's Epic Yarn. A high-definition remake of The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker. And the return of the Virtual Console classic-game download service, with a reasonable upgrade path for those who bought the games on Wii.
But Nintendo clearly sensed that this would not quite be enough. Wii U is currently in the midst of a software drought: Third-party software makers are releasing very little of note in the wake of the console's November launch, and although Nintendo had plans to release many games before the end of March, recent delays bumped all of them except Lego City Undercover (yawn) out of the so-called "launch window," which now seems like a particularly apt term because you can see clear through it.
So Nintendo fired all its vaporware cannons, talking up games it wasn't ready to show. The Tokyo team is working on the follow-up to the Super Mario Galaxy series, which will be playable at E3 Expo in June. And so will a new Mario Kart. The Legend of Zelda team is working on a Wii U game that will slaughter some more of the series' sacred cows – it'll be non-linear and have multiplayer features – but won't be playable at E3. Neither will Super Smash Bros., but now we know it'll apparently be shown in screenshot form at the trade show.
Blowing these announcements out now in such rapid fashion, and with nothing to show, might be de rigeur for other game publishers but isn't really Nintendo's style. Making this overwhelming series of announcements now has a pretty clear message – Wii U might be boring now, but don't sell it since there's a lot on the horizon. Just how far on the horizon, who can say? Just because they're showing these games at E3 doesn't mean any of them will be out before Christmas.
With Sony and Microsoft surely announcing and possibly releasing their new consoles in 2013, Nintendo needs to make Wii U's future look as bright as possible, as soon as possible. Hence the vaporware avalanche this morning. And, facing serious pressure to increase its digital game sales, Nintendo talked a great deal about downloadable classics, too.
Virtual Console, Upgraded ————————-
If you're a fan of playing classic games on Nintendo machines, you should be energized by what Nintendo showed this morning. We've known for a while that it would eventually re-release Virtual Console downloadable classics on Wii U, but we didn't know until today how it would work. The details Nintendo provided seem to illustrate a much stronger commitment to the service than I would have guessed.
This spring, Nintendo will launch a system update for Wii U that will put Virtual Console games on the eShop. Games from the Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Nintendo will be available, as well as games that originally appeared on the Game Boy Advance. Other platforms have yet to be announced. Nintendo will not simply roll out the entire library all at once; games will be put onto the Wii U eShop individually as they port them to the new system.
The Wii U downloads will have new features: You can create "restore points" that allow you to save games in progress. You can configure the controller button layouts for each game. Each game will have Miiverse social networking integration. And yes, you can play the games on the Wii U GamePad screen.
The Wii U games will cost the same amount of money as the Wii downloads – $5-6 for NES games, $8-9 for Super Nintendo. But if you've already purchased the older versions, Nintendo has an upgrade program that will cost you significantly less: $1 to upgrade an NES game and $1.50 to upgrade a Super Nintendo one. And honestly, that's a far better deal than I expected. Nintendo's got to charge something for this upgrade, after all, to cover the development cost of the new version.
Of course the best scenario for consumers would have been to have all of the Wii games run natively on Wii U with GamePad play. But if that's not going to happen, then a greatly reduced upgrade price is the next best thing.
But that's not what makes me think Nintendo is gung-ho on reinvigorating interest in Virtual Console. This is: While the official launch of the service won't be for another few months, Nintendo is rolling out a "trial campaign" in an attempt to get as many players as possible downloading the classics. For the next six months, it'll release one game per month for the absurdly low price of 30 cents each. After 30 days on sale, the games will revert back to their standard $5-9 price point.
The games in the promotion for the U.S. aren't just afterthoughts, either: Balloon Fight, F-Zero, Punch-Out!!, Kirby's Adventure, Super Metroid, Yoshi and Donkey Kong would probably be pretty big sellers at their normal price. At 30 cents each, Wii U owners are nuts if they don't buy them. Balloon Fight is available now.
Clearly, Nintendo is hoping for far more from Virtual Console on Wii U than simply re-introducing the games to the eShop for the same group of diehards that downloaded so many of them on Wii. Hopefully it works, and Nintendo is encouraged to keep bringing more games to the service.
Oh, and even though this was mostly good news, Nintendo of course could not resist getting in another jab at America's long-suffering Earthbound fans. One of the 30-yen games to be made available in Japan is, yes, Earthbound. (It even gets its own special featured page.) Meanwhile a U.S. copy of the original costs about $200.
Then again, if I may be permitted to be a little bit optimistic, maybe this is a good thing: The game being actually available on the service (it was never released on Wii) does give Nintendo of America an opportunity to look at releasing it. Not to mention the fact that a Game Boy Advance category on Virtual Console means that Nintendo is officially out of excuses for why the original Rhythm Heaven (still the best!) and Earthbound's sequel Mother 3 aren't available outside Japan.


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t J. Clayton Bright is best known for his life-size bronze cow that is installed on the river's edge as a part of the permanent collection of The Brandywine River Museum in Chadds Ford, PA. Bright has achieved outstanding success as an artist for almost 30 years, with his recent body of work including bronze sculpture and paintings.
t It is unusual for a sculptor to become a painter and work in both mediums concurrently. This exhibition will be the first combined show of his new paintings and bronzes at Somerville Manning Gallery. Included are his people and animal sculptures ranging from 3 ½ inches to life size and his new paintings, which vary from still-lifes to street scenes and landscapes.
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In the documents, they allege Barton missed the March 4 start date and claim they received an email from her mother which suggested the star was in Europe and would not be available until around two weeks after she was due to start work.
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Music is the lifeblood for my right-sided brain. David Bowie, Blondie, Velvet Underground, Elvis Costello, the Ramones and Madonna supply stimulation while I work on creative endeavors.
New York rock bands from the early 60's and the 70's capture my interest. I was always sad that I never had the chance to visit CBGB's, while it was still a piece of Downtown Manhattan's quirky collage. However, the bands that emerged from the legendary venue live in my music collection.
While CBGB's has been replaced with a pricey, John Varvatos shop, life south of 14th street still has a great music scene. For the longest time, I spent all my time downtown and didn't walk into any music venues. One faithful Saturday night that changed.
Gino phoned me and asked, "Do you wanna see a show in the Lower East Side tonight?" I replied "I'm already in my pajamas." With a little laughter, he said " there are going to be half well off drinks." I walked to my closet to pick out an outfit. "I'll see you in 30 minutes."
I took the subway to the Lower East Side and waited for Gino outside the Cake Shop (a coffee shop with an underground concert space). Waiting outside the venue was a parade of hip people. Black rim glasses, quirky style and a bit of irony were the fabric tied to the scene that night. I looked down at the horse at the left hand side of my shirt. "Oh, I'm definitely bringing preppy back."
Gino met me and we walked downstairs to the show. It was packed, thanks to the drink specials, but I actually was excited to see the band. I hadn't gone too many concerts.
After, Gino picked us up drinks, the band played. They had a distinctive New York rock band sound. It was Julian Casablanca meets Vampire Weekend. Thanks to my half off drink, I found myself jamming, even with my little horsey, distinguishing me as the lone prep.
I might have missed CBGB, but wow, this was truly fun entertainment. After the show, I felt excited. Not only did I have a fun time, but also did something out of the ordinary. I haven't gone to many concerts since, but would be open for more fun.
Today, I have a concert playing in my head almost hourly. My favorite music listening experience revolves around ordering a chai latte, blasting Bjork on my iPOD and freely strolling the Lower East Side. It's my form of creative therapy. Cheers to more loud music and booze.


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Friday, August 27, 2010
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NY gov could face charge over World Series tickets
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[August 27, 2010]
Gov. David Paterson could face a criminal charge over his testimony surrounding tickets he secured last year from the New York Yankees for the opening game of the World Series.
The state's former chief judge, acting as a special counsel, called Paterson's testimony "inaccurate and misleading" and has asked a district attorney to consider a perjury investigation.
That doesn't necessarily mean that Paterson, who rose to office in 2008 when Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned amid a prostitution scandal, will ever be charged, though. Former prosecutors say perjury is a notoriously difficult charge to prove, if it's pursued at all.
"If everyone in that Capitol who lies is going to be charged with perjury, the district attorney better hire a lot more prosecutors," said David Grandeau, former head of the state's lobbying commission and a widely respected investigator of misconduct in a capital that's earned a national reputation for it.
In a report Thursday, former state Chief Judge Judith Kaye noted four of five of Paterson's tickets to the World Series opening game between the Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies were paid for shortly afterward, following a press inquiry from the New York Post newspaper.
Kaye said there's a question whether the Democratic governor gave "intentionally false testimony" to the state Commission on Public Integrity about having written an $850 check in advance for two tickets.
However, Kaye said the perjury issue was "clouded" by the way Paterson's testimony was given, with the entries read aloud to the legally blind governor. If Paterson had personally examined the check used to pay for two tickets, which was not in his handwriting, that "would have been obvious to the governor," she said.
Paterson's private attorney, Theodore Wells Jr., said Paterson didn't lie, and he noted Kaye's report doesn't recommend bringing charges or conclude Paterson intended to give false testimony.
"We are therefore hopeful that (Albany County District Attorney David) Soares will ultimately conclude that no criminal charges are warranted," he said.
Paterson eventually paid for the tickets, but the question is if he had always planned to and if testimony about the tickets was truthful.
Former Albany County prosecutor Paul DerOhannesian II, a defense attorney not involved in the Paterson case, called perjury "a tough charge." But he added that "certainly politicians and celebrities are more susceptible to these charges."
He noted that a jury was deadlocked on all but one of 23 charges in the corruption case against former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a charge of lying to the FBI. But he also said the Albany County district attorney, a Democrat, will have great discretion to decide if there's a basis for pursuing perjury against the governor, whose term ends Dec. 31, and if it's in the public's best interest.
In Paterson's case, DerOhannesian said "there certainly is a basis ... many individuals get charged with less."
Grandeau said getting the baseball tickets probably didn't violate state law because Paterson was acting as part of his official duties. But he said the stories that followed from the governor's chamber are most troubling.
"So if the governor did nothing wrong, deal with the public fallout of the governor taking free Yankees tickets," Grandeau said.
He noted, however, that a perjury case would be complicated because the case involves what check the legally blind governor was shown, what he had in his hand and what he had filled out.
Publicly handling the fallout was Paterson's communications director, Peter Kauffmann, who resigned shortly after, saying he could not "in good conscience" stay. He didn't respond to a request for comment Thursday.
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The state Commission on Public Integrity staff recommended last week that Paterson be fined more than $90,000 in civil penalties for soliciting and accepting the tickets in violation of ethics law.
The Albany DA is separately reviewing the possible criminal case. Spokeswoman Heather Orth had no comment.
Paterson abandoned his bid for a full term shortly after this investigation began, saying he couldn't let the probe during a campaign distract him from the state's fiscal crisis. He also was and remains mired in low poll ratings.
This is just one of the scandals facing Paterson in a rocky term since he ascended to the office in March 2008. Paterson has escaped calls for his resignation over rumors of sex and drug escapades that were never proved and over his role and that of state police in a domestic violence case involving one of his longtime top aides.
Shortly after Paterson took office, he made a public airing of past marital infidelities when he and his wife were separated and of some drug use in his youth. He said he made the disclosures to avoid having his past used against him as governor.
Paterson, 56, spent more than 20 years in the state Senate as one of its most respected members even as he led the Democrats from minority status to the cusp of winning the majority, which Democrats did in the 2008 elections.
Kaye's investigators also found "two apparently backdated checks and an apparently backdated cover letter" sent to the Yankees to pay for tickets but concluded that does not warrant consideration of criminal charges. The evidence indicated the letter and checks were written by Paterson aide and friend David Johnson, who declined to cooperate with investigators.
Paterson had told commission lawyers that he had staff call to request tickets and did not pay for his own.
"This was the first game of the World Series," Paterson said. "It's always a national event, like the Academy Awards or, you know, governor's state address or something like that."
[Associated Press; By MICHAEL GORMLEY]
Associated Press writer Michael Virtanen contributed to this report.
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Wonder what she's looking at? It seems terrifyingly huge, and its frankly hard to imagine something like that belonging to a Conservative. (Except maybe to Stockwell Day who, I am told, is hung like a horse).
h/t to Jason, who never visits porn sites but apparently knows someone who does.
Update: Contrary to some of my commentors, there is no contradiction between being a girl in a stock photo and being a porn star. You might say our girl became a porn star the moment she appeared on the porn site. The definition of the term "porn star" is very loose. Girls have said to me, "Jesus, BCL, you're a regular porn star. I should be paying YOU."
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (WFAN/AP) — Ilya Kovalchuk waited a decade for his first taste of NHL playoff success, and he's not giving up his Stanley Cup dreams just because the Los Angeles Kings are making life tough for him.
The Russian superstar has no points and three shots in the first two games of the Stanley Cup finals. Not coincidentally, the Devils are in an 0-2 hole with no offensive contributions from the NHL's leading scorer this postseason.
Kovalchuk made multiple turnovers and passed up a few shot opportunities in Game 2, yet most everybody agreed the $100 million forward was better than he was in the opener. He shared the blame for New Jersey's two straight one-goal performances when the Devils arrived on the West Coast on Sunday determined to turn around their slumbering offense in Game 3 on Monday night.
"Last game I played a little better, but I don't think any of us can say we played a good game, and personally I feel the same way," Kovalchuk said. "We all can be better, and we will be. I really believe so. We really care about each other, and that's what's going to make us better — the team. Not one guy, not two guys, all of us have to stick together and grow as a team."
Kovalchuk still could have won Game 2 if his point-blank shot hadn't hit Jonathan Quick's crossbar in the waning seconds after a turnover by Kings captain Dustin Brown left him alone with the puck in the slot. Kovalchuk was a bit rushed, and he barely missed a shot he has made countless times while scoring 758 points in his 10-season NHL career with Atlanta and New Jersey.
"The (Devils) came out hard like we thought they would," said Kings forward Dustin Penner. "It could have gone either way."
If Kovalchuk was ruminating on that near-miss, he sure didn't let it slip.
"Sometimes it takes just a little bounce their way," he said. "We got some really good chances in overtime, and I got a really good chance right before the third period ends."
Kovalchuk had never been past the first round of the postseason before, but he's quite familiar with defenses focusing their attention on him. That's been the case ever since he joined the Thrashers as the top overall pick in 2001.
Drew Doughty and defensive partner Rob Scuderi have drawn much of the responsibility to shut down Kovalchuk, but Los Angeles' entire defense has done a solid job. The Kings' penalty-killing has been impeccable throughout the postseason, and Kovalchuk is particularly frustrated to see his Devils' struggles on the power play.
"I think 5-on-5 and short-handed, we played really well, (but) the power play has got to be better," Kovalchuk said. "We've got to be simple. We tried to do too much. We try to make the pass to five guys, four guys. It's not going to happen."
Kovalchuk thinks New Jersey must raise every aspect of its game if the Devils are to keep up. He'll also need help from fellow scoreless stars Zach Parise and Travis Zajac.
Parise rejected the notion he shares a particular responsibility with Kovalchuk to shoulder the Devils' scoring load.
"We've gotten here as a committee," said Parise, who has 14 postseason points after scoring 69 in the regular season. "Hasn't been with one or two guys that have carried us through. We've done this with four lines. I think everyone feels it upon themselves. We need to be better to generate some more offense."
New Jersey has been Los Angeles' toughest opponent in the postseason so far, with superb forechecking that has prevented the Kings from playing the same smooth puck-possession game they've demonstrated for nearly two months. But with almost no goals to show for it, the Devils can't be satisfied.
The Devils' offensive frustration is a familiar feeling, and that's why they're confident they can get rid of it. Unlike the Kings, who have steamrolled every opponent so far in their 14-2 playoff run, New Jersey lost two of the first three games in both its first-round series with Florida and the Eastern Conference finals against the Rangers.
New York even shut out the Devils in the first and third games of the series, raising another round of worries about New Jersey's scoring. The Devils ricocheted back with 12 goals in the final three games to close out the series.
"Same thing happened in the Rangers series," Zajac said. "We just stuck with it. We believed in ourselves, found a way to get it done. Eventually that series tilted in our favor. If we can do the same thing tomorrow night, worry about tomorrow night's game, get a win tomorrow, I think that would definitely help us."
Yet the Devils are at least a bit concerned. Coach Peter DeBoer took a risk and shuffled his lines for the third period of Game 2 in an effort to generate more scoring chances, but DeBoer realizes how easily New Jersey could be in control of this series with just a couple of goals.
"You have two 2-1 overtime games," DeBoer said. "Shots are relatively even. Scoring chances are relatively even through two games. I mean, we could be in a different situation. We're not. You have to give L.A. credit for finding a way to win those two games. We know we can play with them, and we feel we have another level to go to here."
Kovalchuk has been around long enough to know what he needs to do to escape a scoring slump. He had already watched tape of his first two performances against the Kings, observing moments of indecision and overthinking on the biggest stage of his career outside the Olympics.
"Yeah, (there were a) couple (of times) maybe I should have shot that I passed the puck," Kovalchuk said. "But we created some chances. We give the puck to our D, create traffic in front of them, and that's how we score goals. Sometimes we've got to be more selfish and take that shot."
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If you thought you heard every Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart/Robert Pattinson rumor in the mill, I'll do you one better: New "reports" are claiming that KStew is cheating on RPattz (if they're even together) ... with a woman. Whoa, man!
A certain tabloid with a penchant for really over-the-top stories is claiming that Kristy Stewart is currently in a secretive romantic relationship with Katy Perry's assistant, Tamra Natisin. An insider apparently told this certain tawdry mag that "Rob will hit the roof when he sees photos of Kristen and Tamra hanging out together. It's obvious to all of her friends that there's a romance brewing between them." The proof? Kristen and Tamra hung out at an event on March 3, and Kristen "doesn't seem like she misses her boyfriend."
Well, I don't know about you guys, but sure as shit sounds like Kristen is about to come out to the world and move to Iowa with Tamra so the two can get married and open an antique shop that specializes in vintage trombones. Orrrr it sounds like Kristen was having a conversation with someone of the same sex. Same diff.
There are a lot of KStew/RPattz rumors out there, and I admit, I'm wont to believe them here and there. But this one? I call poppycock.
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After visiting my family tapping trees yesterday, I decided to continue the sugaring season theme and visit Ed's family today while they boiled down sap. It takes 40 gallons of sap to make 1 gallon of maple syrup, so you can imagine what a long process it is.
The sugar house
Ed's dad stands over the evaporator, getting what I call a maple sap facial
The wood-fired evaporator
As I said yesterday, dogs aren't required, but who wouldn't want to have the dogs present? Tucker and Jed made our time in the sugar house more fun.


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There are alluring homologies between our team and the fan. Looking back at the batting presentations for the past 12 months or so, we can ascertain that each and everyone of our players made significant contributions one time or another. One time or another each of them failed miserably.
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Published: 31st July, 2004
There are alluring homologies between our team and the fan. Looking back at the batting presentations for the past 12 months or so, we can ascertain that each and everyone of our players made significant contributions one time or another. One time or another each of them failed miserably. Hannan? Kapali? Rajin? Gullu? Bashar? Ashraful? Mushfiq? Masud? Mahmud? Bidyut? You name them, all did very good at one point yet fell well short in another.
And we the fans, everytime we see someone excels, we jump up and say, he is the best, keep him and drop the other one. Whenever we find him coming back to the pavilion empty handed, we hardly miss a go at him.
When chacha failed, we were dying to get Bashar to captain the fallen team just as we did to Chacha when Pilot failed. And now we want Bashar's head. Surprise, surprise.
When Gullu sweats to open his book even after playing more than 30 balls, we want him out of the team yet when he blasts few balls to the rope we instantly make him hero. Some of us even cross extra yards to suggest him to captain the team. Big surprise.
I can go on and on with the laundry list of similar observations.
We want players to tune up and tune up fast. But we need to orient ourselves as fans too. Is it really a bright idea to support and help the team by selecting the team or changing their positions in every other posts? So far we have been showing phenomenal talent in this area just as the players showing remarkable consistency in being inconsistent.
I'm pretty sure we have many genuine analysts among our members. We want them to come out and discuss why, say, Bashar gets decent runs in tests but virtually non-existent in ODIs? Is it because he rushes for runs? Different field settings? Aggressive bowling? Exposure of particular weakness? Color of the ball? Play differently? Wrong guard? Breach of concentration? Pitch conditions? What is it that bothers most of the players in both versions of the game?
More importantly, why some of them continue to make repeat mistakes? We know, the day three or more of the batsmen will manage to rise up to the occasion, the odds of winning will sure tilt our way big time. Why then they are not clicking together, three or more at a time?
Some say it's a mental block. While it is easy to label it a mental thing, we may never know who or what leads them to develop such blocks unless we actively look for it. The block may come from lack of confidence which may stem from fear, fear of being out early. Down along the chain, we will find low scoring to be a visible one. I'll leave for the experts to dig deeper to unearth the root cause, if any; while I make a full stop right here to discuss a thing or two on that low score thingy.
In the end what matters most is not how the score comes by but what it reads. May be our players were not fortunate enough to have the same level of training and facility the current age groups have. So they might have some flawed technique and crude reflex as Mahmud complains so often. But they have almost everything now they can ask for. For Whatmore it is really a tough job to begin with as the students in his master's class directly came from the high school skipping the college. Students are talented nonetheless and they can only be refined further even if some flaws remain.
By scoring big at times, they showed their ability. They need to show it more often, but how? Of course better pitch, quality opponent and relentless training are prerequisites. Unlike the big boys from other nations, they need to be mindful of their shortcomings. They should never forget for a second that they are talented but technically disadvantaged one way or another comparing to the other test players.
Keeping that in mind, they should play each and every ball they face by it's own merit. Instead of going for big innings, like the Bashars and Ashrafuls tend to do all the time, they should always make small targets, like say, 10 runs or 5 overs and append even smaller targets to that when reached. In the dressing room they should be accounted for any failure.
The tailenders made tremendous advancements in recent past. They do fail once in a while but they have become more and more consistent and reliable. How they do that? They just don't look for big innings unlike their compatriot upper orders. They learnt to negotiate each ball by its merit and play accordingly. They do not have fancy technique at their disposal, they do not even have elegant stroke making persona, yet they regularly send the ball to the ropes and even manage to rotate the strikes every other balls.
Our batsmen seriously need to learn from the tailenders. Just because they play in the upper orders, does not make them specialist batsmen. If they need to ask for help, they don't need to look further than Tapash and Tareq.
Sometimes I have a feeling that they are not getting enough batting practice. They have only handful of days between tours and even some of those days get washed out many a times.
Apart from scoring runs, they need to learn how to survive, how to stay on the crease ball after ball, over after over. Can any of the batsmen makes assertion that he will regularly survive 10 overs? How many times they were out defending the ball? Some of the batsmen start their innings with a hunger, hunger for runs. Their aggression with the bat reminds only of an early morning fight at home.
We waited many years for a win, we can even wait more for the next. We don't mind loosing to a better team. But we do take notes of humiliation. All we want now is good fight. Loosing a few wickets at the 50th over is understandable, but all out before 45th over?
We seriously call for batting improvements. If Tapash and Tareq can do it so can Bashar and Rajin. If Rana can maintain a decent consistency, so can Mushfiq. If Masud can be patient so can Ashraful.
Part time fielding coaches, David Young and Trevor Chappel made good of our fielders. Apart from few dropped catches, which is just unfortunate part of the package at times, our fielders are quite capable of making their presence known in the oval even with some physical disadvantages.
Since the introduction of Matteau Owen as the part time specialist batting coach for the bowlers, it did and continue to do wonders for us. Relatively unknown tailenders suddenly become a class act within short span of time. Affectionately the fans call it the best tail of the world. And there's some truth to it.
Perhaps, a similar part time specialist batting coach for the upper orders would do the trick. At least no harm is apparent. Good to see that Whatmore himself recognized the current non functional installments and even hinted for changes. It is about time for the BCB to be in look out for other ways to make palpable improvements.
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If anyone was looking for Celebration Luke... he's shown back up on Amazon (Prime):http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Series-Skywalker-Figure/dp/B00CG5WVW2/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1377106080&sr=8-8&keywords=star+wars+black+series
Pegwarmer articles already? How about a little patience, m'kay? Let's see how the line is selling perhaps....THREE WAVES IN, and not THREE WEEKS IN. Maybe even when collectors, who seem to have been in a state of hibernations, actually realize that there's new product in stores? Or when they start getting back from vacation in earnest?!?! There's something to be said for the perspective that a little bit of time can provide.
Pretty much. Opinion pieces might drive page views for a site, but they can also erode the overall credibility of a SW collecting site. It begs the question: do local store reports really stand on their own as national collecting news? And very often pieces like this will snowball until you wind up with W.B.B. style opinion pieces dominating the real news.
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With over 100 years of storied history, Pike Place Market is an integral part of Seattle. It's a working market for locals as well as a central attraction for tourists and business travelers alike.
You might meet at the pig and watch the iconic fish-throwers, or check out the wide array of produce, seafood, meats, and more savories being sold at the stands. If you're looking for sweets, there's no shortage of shops to explore. It's easy to follow your nose to the smell of cinnamon at the Daily Dozen Doughnut Company, or to get bewitched by the buttery perfume emanating from nearby shops Le Panier and Piroshky Piroshky.
You can go casual, snagging a treat at the Crumpet Shop, or enjoy a sit-down meal with a world-class view at Maximilien.
Walk a couple of blocks and you'll encounter some splendid chocolate options. South on First Avenue, across from the Seattle Art Museum (SAM), you'll find Fran's Chocolates, and going the other direction on First, you'll find Le Pichet and my favorite chocolate treat in the city.
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Cyclicious (www.cyclelicio.us) has a knack for finding cycling stories outside of the mainstream. Well, that and being Johnny-on-the-spot for photos of celebs on bikes. So it is no surprise that he would find a story about the US Military (DARPA) working to fund research into drugs to dilate blood vessels.
The body produces nitric oxide and releases it into the bloodstream to dilate the blood vessels when increased blood flow is needed. Dr. Stamler plans to research ways to deliver nitric oxide to the blood through inhalers.
The Case Western Reserve School of Medicine notes potential non-military applications to enhance blood delivery such as with "heart failure, ischemic heart disease, stroke, sickle cell disease and diabetes," though I can think of a certain other class of users *cough*enduranceathletes* who might see a use for an inhaler that can increase blood flow and improve their athletic performance.
– http://www.cyclelicio.us/2010/military-funds-blood-doping-research/
This could, however, create something of a moral delimea for me. It may put into contention my desire to remain healthy as a diabetic (something I deal with now) with my desire to race competitively (something I hope to deal with shortly.) It may present a real situation where medications that may help diabetics could also be banned for use by athletes due to performance enhancing characteristics.


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Alpine tundra, barren volcanic craters, steaming springs and iridescent lakes – the sheer diversity on the Tongariro Crossing makes it probably the best one-day tramp in the country. The wonderfully long views are unimpeded by the dense bush that crowds most New Zealand tracks, and from the highest point you can look out over almost half the North Island with the lonely peak of Mount Taranaki dominating the western horizon.
The 16km hike crosses one corner of the Tongariro National Park – wild and bleak country, encompassing the icy tops of nearby Mount Ruapehu, which is, at 2797m, the North Island's highest mountain. Catch the Crossing on a fine day and it is a hike of pure exhilaration. The steep slog up to the South Crater sorts out the genuinely fit from the aspirational, then just as the trail levels out, Mount Ngauruhoe (2291m) invites the keen for a two-hour side-trip up its scoria slopes. Ngauruhoe famously starred as Mount Doom in the Lord of the Rings films, and you can live out all your hobbit fantasies as you look down its gently steaming crater. Getting back on track is a heart-pounding, hell-for-leather scree run back down the mountain – in just fifteen minutes you cover what took an hour and a half to ascend.
The gaping gashes and sizzling fissures around Red Crater make it a lively spot to tuck into your sandwiches and ponder the explosive genesis of this whole region. From here it is mostly downhill past Emerald Lake, its opaque waters a dramatic contrast to the shimmering surface of Blue Lake just ahead. With the knowledge that you've broken the back of the hike you can relax on the veranda of Ketetahi Hut gazing out over the tussock to glistening Lake Taupo in the distance. Rejuvenated, you pass the sulphurous Ketetahi Hot Springs on the final descent, down to the green forest and the welcome sight of your bus. Tired but elated you settle back in the seat dreaming of a good feed and the chance to relive the events of the day over a couple of beers.
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Latesha Parks, influenced by celebrity fashion and her friends, got hair extensions. But now her hair has broken off, and she has a spot where her hair won't grow anymore.
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