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The Temple of Yellow Skulls
Following close on the heels of The Mark of Nerath, Don Bassingthwaite picks up the action and takes the characters into the eye of a new kind of Dungeons & Dragons adventure... Imprisoned in the void of a ruined universe by vengeful gods, Tharizdun - the Chained God, the Elder Elemental Eye - shares his exile with the Progenitor, a pool of liquid crystal that is all that remains of the Abyss that destroyed his universe. Enter our heroes Albanon, Shara and Uldane - all three adventurers readers will know from The Mark of Nerath. They thought their quests were over and done with, but danger still burns like the embers of a smoldering fire in the tall grass.
The Progenitor was locked safely away, guarded by Albanon's dead master, but early on our heroes realize it was stolen and released in the presence of the green dragon Vestapalk as he fell at Shara's sword. Now, alerted to the danger of the liquid crystal by a mysterious cleric who claims allegiance to an order that has protected the substance for time immemorial, they must go in search of the dragon's body, to ensure his demise has not been exaggerated. What they discover has consequences that could change the world...
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- Greg Hill
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Decent but not the first book
Without reading "The Mark of Nerath", this book makes a lot less sense. Everything in this book was established in "Mark of Nerath", except the titular Temple of Yellow Skulls.
Ignoring that, it's a decent adventure (if those elements were actually removed so it could stand alone, it would be an excellent adventure) and it is easily better than the next book in the series. I just can't escape how much it refers to the previous book. It fills in all the details, the characters spend a lot of the adventure talking about the events of the last adventure, which isn't marked as part of the series, or available on Audible.
Honestly, I'd skip this one unless you've read "Mark of Nerath". If you have read "Mark of Nerath", you probably won't need me to tell you that you ought to skip this book. If for some reason you read this first, it completely and utterly spoils "Mark of Nerath" as they rehash, in detail, all the major plot points.
Also, the second book has a different author. I blame this for ruining the second book (Oath of Vigilance", and I feel it's worth knowing about before you potentially become invested in the series.
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I will miss the cooing, the discovery of all that's new to them (keychains, the moon, toilet paper) and the overall cuteness, but I call it hell because I haven't heard any other parent of twins say it any differently. That first year is, indeed, fun, rewarding and enjoyable. It's also hell.
Jayden's got a lot of milestones this summer even though it's a month before his 4th birthday. Today we took him to get a look at his pre-school. He should be writing his name by this fall, his teacher reassured us.
Yesterday I coached my first practice of his very first T-ball team. There's definitely a blog post in there, but honestly it wasn't as comical as I thought it would be. Most of the kids could hit the ball off the tee. Many didn't really know what to do after they smacked the ball, of course, despite me running the bases with them before hitting practice. Almost all, in fact, stood there and admired their hit, something they probably picked up by watching baseball on TV. I explained to them that they were asking for a brushback the next time they were up, but they didn't seem to listen.
A few could even pick it up and throw to first.
And, most importantly, they all listened to me and were good to each other. The kids were great too.
Jayden, though, is the youngest - he barely hit the cutoff date - and while his body can certainly do all the things I'm asking him to do, his active little brain isn't quite grasping it. He liked to run back to me every time someone hit the ball rather than run to second or third.
We'll get there.
The girls are an even bigger breakthrough, as they can talk quite well. That's reduced the tantrums by tenfold, as they're no longer so frustrated that diving on the ground and screaming loud enough to disrupt a robin's flight pattern seems like the best option.
"Hi, Daddy," they say when I walk in the house, and they know most of the important words, such as "juice," "cracker," "I want some," "milk" and, perhaps most importantly, "I pooped."
Toilet training and pacifier rehabilitation will start before July, leaving us the (albeit small) chance that they will be out of diapers by the end of the summer. The day they are officially out of diapers, I go on a 24-hour bender of poker, queso and beer.
It's more than just the milestones. They are people now. They tell us what they want - I want to swing is something I hear every afternoon - rather than cry and force us to guess. They're picking the things they like. Dora The Explorer is popular with the girls (something, by the way, I'm all for, given that she hikes, spends her days outside and knows how to use a map) and Jayden continues to support the Pixar franchise practically by himself. They even pick their own outfits now, meaning they're choosing how they present themselves to the world (and Andie, every day, wakes up and says "Dress, dress," meaning she's more of a girly girl than I originally thought). It won't be long before they start to form their own identities rather than ride the ones we've selected for them.
The days can continue to be long, challenging and, at times, utterly exhausting. But not every day.
I've run three races this year so far. Two of them were hilly courses, with steep, sapping climbs. Usually, when I'd reach the top, I'd be out of breath, not knowing if I could go on.
I felt that way many times these last four years (especially during the last two).
But I always managed to catch my breath, and find my strength to go on, on the way down.


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Dear Annie: I'm the youngest of 10 siblings. Most of my brothers and sisters are much older, and I was raised primarily with "Sara and Tina," who often bullied and hit me. Consequently, my mother would not leave me alone with them, and my sisters grew to resent the closeness I had with Mom.
When we grew up, I was the one who took responsibility for my parents when they were sick and needed money. I put myself through college and established an excellent career. My parents admired this, but Sara and Tina became passive-aggressive toward me. They voiced their dislike of my husband, and they never called or included me in family outings.
I have always loved my nieces and nephews and have been attentive to their birthdays and celebrations. But when my 4-year-old daughter died, neither Tina nor Sara called to see how we were or offered to take my young son for some time away from his depressed parents. When I asked them why, they became defensive and said I always make them feel inferior. My older siblings agree that Sara and Tina are jealous of me, but they made no effort to intervene and simply told me to ignore them. So I did.
Sara, Tina and I live in the same city. Four years ago, I had another baby, and they never came to see us. At that point, I cut them off altogether.
Yesterday, I received an invitation to a family reunion. I don't want to go. I don't consider these people my family any longer, and it will only hurt to see that I've always been the outsider. My son is 12 and my daughter is 7, and they don't know any of my siblings. What do you think? — Thought I Was Part of a Large Family
Dear Thought: When there is a large age gap between siblings, it can be difficult to form a close bond. And because you seem to have focused all of your efforts solely on Tina and Sara, you believe that none of your siblings has any interest in you. While you are not obligated to attend a family reunion, this is a lot of family to ignore.
We suggest you attend, but give Tina and Sara only a brief acknowledgment, and then try to spend time getting to know your other siblings and their children. You might find more common ground there, and your children might be closer in age to their grandchildren. If you still feel like an outsider after this, any additional contact is unnecessary.
Dear Annie: My friends and I play cards once a week at "Jennie's" house. However, when the phone rings, she answers it while the game is in progress.
Do you think she should get into a lengthy conversation while we sit there and wait for the conversation to end? These are not emergency calls. I don't feel comfortable confronting her about this. How can I handle this tactfully? — A Friend
Dear Friend: You already know that having a lengthy phone conversation while entertaining others is rude. Before you begin playing next time, all of you should discuss adding a rule saying that anyone who stays on the phone longer than 60 seconds must withdraw from the game or forfeit her turn until the conversation is over. But we also notice that you are meeting at Jennie's and nowhere else. Why not alternate homes and give her a break?
Dear Annie: Tell Anonymous to call her local veterinarian to see whether he has a use for the empty prescription pill containers. Our vet was very happy to take all of the pill bottles we could give him. — Barb
This Classic Annie's Mailbox column was originally published in 2014. To find out more about Classic Annie's Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit Creators Syndicate at www.creators.com.


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Allahabad stampede failure of centre and UP: BJP
Published: 11th February 2013 02:03 PM | Last Updated: 11th February 2013 02:05 PM | A+A A-
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday said the stampede at Allahabad railway station Sunday night exposed the failure of the central as well as the Uttar Pradesh government in managing large congregations.
"We pay our homage to all those who are dead and pray for early recovery for those who are injured. This is the failure of both central and state governments. Bansal cannot wash his hands of the tragedy by giving technical answers like the footover bridge did not collapse," BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar told reporters here.
"Stampede happened at the station, as there was much chaos. It could have been managed in a better way... This has been happening in every religious congregation," he said.
BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi claimed the Kumbh Mela officials and local authorities did not have a crowd management plan.
"It was expected of the government and the authorities to manage properly such a grand scale gathering. This time there was a record breaking crowd (in Allahabad). Yet, the officials did not have any plan to manage the crowd's movement, nor did they know how to handle the situation," Joshi told a TV news channel.
At least 36 people were killed and over a dozen injured in the stampede following the collapse of an overbridge railing at the Allahabad railway station Sunday night under pressure of the Kumbh Mela rush, an official said Monday.
Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal Monday clarified that the stampede did not occur due to breaking of a footover bridge railing, as earlier believed. He also ruled out lack of arrangements, and said the reasons for stampede would be inquired into.


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Forest Fires
Fires, both man-made and natural, contribute to forest loss. Fire is the oldest method used to clear land for farming and other uses, and it is still widely used in many countries. This is a concern not only because of the added threat to biodiversity and other natural systems, but deforestation—especially by fire—is also a key emitter of carbon dioxide.
Wildfires are a natural occurrance and serve important ecosystem functions. Forest landscapes are dynamic and change in response to variations in climate and to disturbances from natural sources, such as fires caused by lightning strikes. Many tree species have evolved to take advantage of fire, and periodic burns can contribute to overall forest health. Fires typically move through burning lower branches and clearing dead wood from the forest floor which kick-starts regeneration by providing ideal growing conditions. It also improves floor habitat for many species that prefer relatively open spaces.
After a fire burns down a swath of woodland, a sequence of ecological responses, or succession, begins. Amid the charred forest remains, a flourishing of pioneer species begins, usually quick-growing grasses and weeds, followed by a steady advance of slower-growing, taller species of plants. The first trees to emerge are often small pines, followed by larger pines and finally by hardwood species, including oak and hickory. The succession process begins quickly but can take decades or even hundreds of years to move from early ?pioneer? to a ?climax? stage.
Historically, when fires from natural or other causes began, efforts were made to control them as quickly as possible. That has changed somewhat as more has been learned about the role of fire within forest ecosystems. Forests in which fires are regularly suppressed can burn much hotter and more dangerously when a fire finally does break out. With suppression, large amounts of underbrush accumulate on the forest floor, certain tree species cannot regenerate (oak and pine, for example, need fire to crack their seeds), and trees that do flourish become densely packed. Within this forest structure, the number of fires continues to increase, getting larger and gaining in intensity. This has become increasingly dangerous as urban and suburban areas encroach on forested spaces.
These realities have brought about a greater sense of the importance of understanding how forests should be managed to ensure health and sustainability. Current practices use a combination of containment measures in an attempt to balance the importance of periodic fires to ecosystem health and the danger of uncontrolled burns to human communities.
Controlled burning of forests can be a controversial issue. Groups that value different elements of ecosystems can differ on the desirability of controlled burns. The ELC has developed FIRESTORM! A set of teaching materials that instructors can use in exploring this important subject with students.
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How Forest Fires Work
At HowStuffWorks.com, learn how wildfires can start, why they spread, and the role of topography and weather in the life of a fire.
Only You Can Prevent Wildfires
Smokey Bear is a famous fire safety advocate, and his website features a section about the science of wildfires, the difference between good and bad fires, information about who fights wildfires and what kind of tools they use to do it. There is a Just for Kids section for younger students that includes games, forest facts, and bear facts.
Forest Fires
The World Wildlife Fund analyzes the problems, benefits, causes, and consequences of forest fires, and touches on the impact of human influences.
Fire Information
Part of the National Interagency Fire Center website, these pages give updated fire information on the U.S.
Data & Maps
NOAA's Operational Significant Event Imagery
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration makes available satellite pictures of areas worldwide where fires (and other significant weather events such as hurricanes and dust storms) are currently occurring.
Forest Policy Up in Smoke: Fire Suppression in the United States (.pdf)
Alison Berry of PERC examines the background and consequences of fire suppression, with recommendations for improvement, in this paper presented in July 2007 to the International Society for New Institutional Economics.
For the Classroom
Environmental Literacy Council: Firestorm!
This role-playing teaching module helps students gain critical thinking skills by exploring some of the broader social questions surrounding prescribed burns. [Grades 6-12]
History with Fire in Its Eye: An Introduction to Fire in America
Part of the Nature Transformed section of the National Humanities Center's TeacherServe. The National Humanities Center is an independent institute for advanced studies in the humanities and is designed to provide access to scholarship for secondary level teachers. This essay offers coverage of fire and its important position in American history.
Discover Education: Forest Fires
This lesson plan is intended to teach students the benefits and problems associated with forest fires, along with the role that fire plays in maintaining healthy ecosystems. [Grades 9-12]
Living with Fire
Created for the Forest Service's Rocky Mountain Research Station, Living with Fire is an online educational game that puts students in the place of a fire manager for a Ponderosa pine habitat. Teaching tools and lesson plans included. [Grades 5-12]
Burning Issues: Fire in Wildhorse Basin
This website, developed for the Wyoming Office of the Bureau of Land Management by Florida State University, contains web-based instructional materials designed to help students use inquiry to learn about the critical role fire plays in ecosystem management. [Grades 5-9]


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Every year since around 2006, Chris Brogan has challenged others to abandon the idea of making Ne year's Resolutions. Instead, he asks us to come up with 3 words that will help us define our goals and experiences for the coming year.
Chris: "Resolutions are often too vague, or too directed towards one goal. It might be "quit smoking" or "lose 20 pounds" or "get hired." These are all fine aspirations, but I challenge you to dig deeper, to find three words that could be used as lighthouses to guide you through stormy seas, that can be used as flags on the battlefield of your challenges, words that will bolster you and give you a direction that goes beyond the goals you might attach as a result of these words.
This year, I've got a little something more, thanks to Jacqueline's post. Now, not only will I stick to my three words, but I will use Jacq's idea of #12in12 to execute on the meaning of those three words every month. I invite you to do the same. It really seems like the best way to stay very mindful of your 3 words and their place in your life."
My 3 Words for 2012
My three words for 2012 are: Forward - press on, keep-a-goin' - nothing can stop me as I march along the banks of the river Time
Prisoners - take none, and release all of the negativity received from others with agendas all their own
Perspective - the world is the world but every pair of eyes sees it differently - maintain a healthy realistic pragmatic outlook on life
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Funeral arrangements have been set for the six members of a family who were fatally shot in their suburban Houston home last week.
The slaying victims are 39-year-old Stephen Stay, his 34-year-old wife Katie and their four youngest children, ranging in age from 4 to 14. They'll be buried in a private ceremony after services Wednesday afternoon at their Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Houston.
The family was a member of the Mormon church. A top church official was expected to speak at the funeral service, according to a church news release.
The couple's 15-year-old daughter, Cassidy Stay, survived the attack a week ago by playing dead, called police and identified her uncle, 33-year-old Ronald Lee Haskell, as the gunman. Haskell had been divorced from Katie Stay's sister and records show he had a history of domestic violence.
- Suburban Houston Shooting Survivor Released from Hospital
- Teen Who Witnessed Murder of Her Family Speaks at Memorial
Ronald Lee Haskell, accused by authorities in Wednesday's shooting, remains jailed without bond, charged with capital murder.
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UK Cops: Local Weed Sucks, Comparatively Speaking
A report by the Association of Chief Police Officers in Britain concluded that marijuana is being grown on a massive scale in the country, but that "UK-produced skunk is of a lower quality than varieties available on the continent." Ouch.
Authorities in Britain are worried about the increase in large weed farms across the country, which the report blames mostly on Vietnamese and Chinese immigrants, but adds that "the criminals involved in this activity are changing with more white British people involved than ever before." Whoa... white people are committing crimes, too! Farms have been popping up in abandoned pubs, cinemas, nightclubs and banks, and were being guarded by criminals armed with machetes and sawed-off shotguns.
The report warns that "criminals involved in cannabis cultivation" may also be part of the pirated DVD trade, as well as tobacco smuggling and counterfeiting currency. Still, none of these accusations hurt the growers more than downgrading their product to dirt weed. That's harsh.


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Thanks for reading Alt Country Week!
In case you haven't seen it already, a brief DrownedInSound Alt Country Playlist is available on Spotify, and below are some readers' and writers' choices, for your visual pleasure.
X / The Knitters
The Alt Country story in a nutshell: how an LA punk band could go from this:
...to this:
The Mekons
...all of which was being played out in the UK at around the same time:
...until Jon Langford (a one-time Sister of Mercy) wound up doing this:
...and later, playing back-up on this:
Of course, some folk came from a more indie background, before they wound up in Alt Country:
Giant Sand
To do Howe Gelb's back-catalogue, and all his storytelling justice, would probably take a whole Alt Country month...
...and it would be just plain wrong not to follow-up Giant Sand with long-term associates Calexico:
Whiskeytown / Ryan Adams
Seems just like yesterday, Whiskeytown were so young for so much hype... like the Arctic Monkeys of Alt Country. Hard to believe, too, that Adams would ever top this:
...which is why you bring in Emmylou Harris:
You can see the pair of them covering Gram Parsons, here, and Elton John covering Adams, here. Didn't DiS tell you he's the Elton John of Alt Country...?
Richmond Fontaine
A DiS-readers' favourite. The facial workout during the guitar solo at 1:20 has to be seen to be believed:
Okay, there is an argument that Alt Country is a gritty counterpoint to Nashville-style lushness... Lambchop's country-soul stylings have always seemed like the exception to the rule:
16 Horsepower
Representing for Country-Goth:
Black Heart Procession
Pioneers of the bandmembers-with-the-head-of-an-animal genre, how can Alt Country week end without a mention of BHP?
Jim White
Being a sucker for road-songs, this is a personal favourite. "Every word / every song / bouncing round my head is / ...static on the radio / Everything I think I know / is just static on the radi-o-oh..."
Iron & Wine
Finally, after a week of bands who redeem unlikely pop songs with a twangly geetar, and a bushy beard, this is one of the weirdest:
If you missed our previous genre-orientated weeks, you can find Slowcore week here and Showgaze week is here. You'll be able to find all of our Alt Country week content here, if you'd like to bookmark the address.


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- Place the letter O in the middle of the banner and pull a piece of raffia up through each eyelet hole.
- Place the letters L and H on the raffia banner, spacing about 1½" from the letter O and pull pieces of raffia up through the eyelets as you did with letter O; continue with letters A and A.
- Tie each piece of raffia piece into a bow, connecting each letter.
Goodie Bags
- Using a lunch bag as a template, cut out pieces of striped scrap book paper to cover the front of each bag; decoupage in place with Mod Podge.
- Cut out flowers from scrapbook paper; 3 for each bag; decoupage in place; overlapping; dry.
- Place a rhinestone in the middle of each flower and decoupage entire front of bag with a top coat; dry.
- After adding goodies, fold top portion of bag (approx. 1") toward the back and crease; punch two holes 1½" apart centered at top of bag (approx. ½") from top crease.
- Make tags by cutting pieces of pink paper or cardstock to 3¾" x 1¾" (this will be the back border piece) Cut top pieces using orange cardstock to 3½" x 1½"; glue together with a glue stick then decoupage entire tag to give a matching sparkle finish.
- Write "LUAU" on tag and attach an eyelet on the top corner.
- Feed 2 or 3 strands of raffia through the back of the bag into each hole then attach the tag and tie into a bow and trim raffia.
Sandal party favors
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- Cut a strip of striped paper (the lines should run vertically) the height of the sandal without the lid; decoupage in place with Mod Podge; dry.
- Cut out a piece of striped paper approx. ¼" smaller than the top of the sandal.
- Paint Parisian Pink dots around the top sides of the lid; dry.
- Give the entire outside of the sandal a top coat of Mod Podge; dry.
- Attach the flower with hot glue and add the rhinestone and give a coat of Mod Podge; dry.
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- Basecoat napkin rings Wicker White; dry. Paint rings Parisian Pink; dry.
- Cut out a strip of striped paper (to fit around the ring) ½" smaller than the width of the ring leaving ¼" of the edge visible. Decoupage in place with Mod Podge; dry.
- Attach the flower with hot glue and add the rhinestone and give a coat of Mod Podge; dry.
- Using a blank card as a template, cut out pieces of striped paper to cover the front of the invitations; decoupage in place.
- Cut out flowers from your floral scrapbook paper and decoupage to the top portion of each invitation leaving room for the tags.
- Make tags by cutting pieces of pink paper or cardstock to 3¾" x 1¾" (this will be the back border piece). Cut top pieces using orange cardstock to 3½" x 1½"; glue together with a glue stick then decoupage entire tag to give a matching sparkle finish and hot glue a raffia bow to upper left corner.
- Write "It's a Luau" or any other invitation message to the tag and decorate edges and attach to bottom portion of invitations just overlapping the flower. Trim any corners of your tag that extend over the front of your card. Write your party information inside the card.
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For people like musicians who use more sophisticated 30-pin devices, Apple's switch to a new dock connector could potentially be devastating. Luckily, initial reports indicate much of this hardware will work with the new Lightning connector.
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Ill Clowns
One of the clowns died today. The other still looks bad. They are swimming at the top of the tank ever since I did the gravle clean. They did look bad before the cleaning but after that they came out of there shell hiding spot and now swim at the top of the tank. It looks like they are trying to get more water flow across their gills since they wont close there mouth any more. The dead one looked like his stomach was not empty and his mouth able to be moved but not much. They didnt react when I would wave at them as if they didnt see me either. His fins looked good. I first thought it was missing something in his diet. I only feed mysys and some seaweed if they want. I used to feed brine but they hve been on the mysis for the last year at least. They are reaching there adv age on when they die from what I read so I am not that bummed. Weird though because I loks 3 PJ cardnals within days of eachother. All my water tests come out fine. the Blue tang acually looks better. He used to pale out in the face but that has come back. He was pale in the faace about a year of so. The goby seems fine. I am going to bring a water sample to the shop to see if they can do more extencive tests. I have a blog bostonricb-all my tanks if you want a history of the tank
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You were saying something in another post regarding pH. If this is the case, this is the MAJOR factor right now. You need to resolve the pH factor before adding livestock to the tank. It's best to re home the sick fish until you can get your pH stabilized.
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I am thinking since you did a "Gravel Clean" it might be an ammonia issue. Common symptoms of an Ammonia problem can be fish gills "Panting" like the are trying for more oxygen. I would highly recommend testing your water and posting the Parameters on here for us to review. Though, The ammonia may be under control by this point. It is hard to say. Sometimes Ammonia spikes(from "Spring Cleaning") often disappear as fast as they show up. But, Unfortunately it doesn't take much to cause harm to the fish. I will keep an eye out for some Parameters and we will go from there.
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Here in Brooklyn, there's a popular Australian coffee shop that does a brisk brunch business catering to folks who seem to come more for the fashionable crowd than for the coffee (which is excellent, though perhaps not as good as that at another Australian-owned spot a few blocks east). Now, it's a bit of a misnomer to call this cafe's food offerings a proper brunch, as the menu mainly consists of "toasties," a quaint-sounding (and quaintly sized) open-faced sandwich. For two dollars extra, one can add a dollop of chunky guacamole to the toast; an additional dollar fifty buys a poached egg, which sits jauntily and wobbly atop the avocado. It's an almost ridiculously simple concept, and in that sense brilliant from a business perspective: a toastie with avocado and an egg plus coffee can run well over $10, plus tip.
Excellent coffee aside, this is an experience that can be easily replicated in the comfort of one's own home. Aside from provisioning the right ingredients – fresh bread, ripe avocados, and interesting seasonings – there is almost no labor involved in the creation of an avocado toast. But what, exactly, comprises a good avocado toast? Or better yet, what is the ideal?


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"Jersey Shore" cast member Ronnie Ortiz-Magro has been admitted into a pretrial intervention program that will allow him to avoid a criminal record for an assault that was shown on the first season of the MTV reality series.
The 25-year-old New York City resident appeared Monday in New Jersey Superior Court.
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Judge Stephanie Wauters told Ortiz-Magro that he'd be in the program for 18 months and asked if he'd be willing to do community service during that time. The Asbury Park Press reports that he said he would, though the judge did not specify what or how much.
Ortiz-Magro was charged after a September 2009 fight outside a nightclub.
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I recently saw this clip from a Pastor in the Seattle area named Mark Driscoll. He's a pretty credible leader within the larger scale of the church and has a wide stroke of influence nationally. I've actually visited their church in Seattle and they are doing some AMAZING things in that city. Mark also has some brilliant things to say about leadership, vision and the local church.
I watched this clip and for some reason it just didn't sit right with me. Honestly, I've never read The Shack (and I probably need too), but, I did watch an interview that Jarett Stevens did with the Author of the book at 7:22 back in the fall. Personally, I enjoyed the interview with the Author and I thought he explained the premise on which he wrote the book and did that pretty articulately.
I'm curious what your thoughts are on Marks perspective regarding The Shack. Have you read the book? Is it, truly, heretical as Mark calls it? Do you get the sense that William Paul Young is simply utilizing a story to paint a picture or is he really making a 'false idol' for us to try and contain? Watch the clip and post your thoughts!


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Thursday, July 26, 2012
What to Do About Brandon Belt?
That said, given that the rest of our lineup seems to have settled into some form of quasi-consistent production (we're even getting decent contributions from Theriot & Crawford), 1B is a problem. While I still maintain that our #1 pre-Trade Deadline need is some bullpen help, perhaps we should be in the market for a 1B or even a lead-off type OF (with an OF, we could play Melky some at 1B, plus Posey at times). In the lead-off OF category, Victorino is available, plus Denard Span.
Of course, if Panda is out for an extended period, we've got other problems.
I read that the Giants were interested in Indians' Closer Chris Perez, but then nothing more on that. Anyone heard anything on that topic?
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- M.C. O'Connor said...
I haven't heard anything connecting the Giants to any particular guy. I expect they will try a few things. Panda's injury is a big one, someone (like Belt) will have to step up. They will pick up a reliever, I think. And a guy with some pop who can come off the bench/spot start at the corners. Assuming such a person exists. They don't have a lot of trade chips and I hope they keep this Stratton kid they drafted number one.
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"I remain unconvinced that Brandon Belt is a sure-fire, can't-miss, 100% legit future force."
I agree. Where we differ is that I do not think that the solution is to find some other, better first baseman. Brandon Belt has huge upside potential. There is a reason that he has had a lot of playing time and Brian Sabean has said, "We are absolutely committed to Brandon Belt's development." The reason is not because the brain trust has suddenly reversed themselves on the veteran/rookie love quotient. So to get another first base guy, you basically jettison that upside potential (or park it on the bench), and also pay through the nose for that other, unknown but really good first baseperson.
The Giants have won 9 of their last 12 games and are in first place. Their problems are not large and panic moves are not the answer. We could probably use some bullpen help, but that is a tweak. What I find more alarming is that LA apparently believes they are floundering, and are willing to throw money around so that they can make a big splash for the new ownership. Zack Grienke and Josh Johnson are reportedly for sale and those guys are really good. It would be just like Jeff Loria to sell Johnson for some future debt obligation and MLB to trip all over themselves approving it because it's LA.
- Thu Jul 26, 01:52:00 PM PDT
- nomisnala said...
I think Belt is super talented and needs unbroken up playing time to figure it out. Once he does, watch out. Look at Rizzo last year with the Pads, he hit something like 143, and struck out all the time. Now this year with the Cubs he is hitting over 300. Belt has only 1200 to 1300 professional plate appearances. Let Belt play he will come through and by Mid August and September he will tear the league up. Durocher let Mays play when he was lost, and he figured it out. Now Belt, does play a wicked first base, he has an arm like a fastball pitcher, and he will hit. Even Pujols was hitting under 200 for the first 6 or 7 weeks of the season. You have to recognize talent where it exists. He is not Lance Niekro, or Dan Ortmeier, or even Todd Linden. He is a legit, really talented guy in a youthful slump. His OPS at home for heavens sake is over 800.
- Thu Jul 26, 02:47:00 PM PDT
Sorry, not convinced ... He played College ball at a very high level, so that makes up for lack of low minor league level AB's. His stance is stupid & his swing is way too long. He needs to re-work the whole thing. Then, he might have a chance. I agree that he is a very good 1B. I would love to be wrong on this one. I just don't think that he's going to suddenly blossom in the next 2 months. Next year, maybe.
- Thu Jul 26, 04:13:00 PM PDT
- Shankbone said...
I think Belt can contribute with his defense and baserunning. His bat is a work in progress that nobody really knows what the end result is. I haven't looked up the obp during his slump, but I imagine he could do with a look at the 2nd spot in the order. Boch may not want to give him the honor though, it's generally reserved for good contact hitters.
His low overall pro AB's definitely are a factor. We haven't had a nice glove at 1b since snow in his prime. Now I know that shouldn't be the first or second priority... But belt is cheap and he is here. You got a lemon, take the obp and quit harping on what he might be, make the best use of what he is now.
- Thu Jul 26, 07:13:00 PM PDT
- M.C. O'Connor said...
Belt is not yet 25. And how many "sure-fire, can't miss" prospects have you seen in 40+ years? Not many, I imagine. I don't think anyone in this group has ever given Belt that label, and even the most enthusiastic Belt fans I've seen out there on the inter-tubes have never given him a 100% absolute guarantee of success. This is the big leagues, NO ONE is a sure thing.
I think the Giants are doing their best with him. He's a tough case, LOTS of potential (great minor league numbers, flashes a great play) but maddeningly inconsistent. The problem is if they don't go with Belt, who do they go with? He's what they have and I don't see anyone on the radar out there that's a better choice.
You have to give the Giants credit for "going for broke" with Crawford, HSanchez, Belt, Blanco. That's a hell of a lot of unproven ML talent. Imagine this club with Tim Lincecum pitching as well as, say, Ryan Vogelsong. Hell they'd be up by ten fucking games!
Belt's our guy, man. Sink or swim with him, I say. Lots of 24-year olds struggle in the bigs. We got spoiled with Buster and Panda being good from day one. Most guys aren't like that.
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In the meantime, there is some good news on the power pop front. Like the double bill of Material Reissue and Cliff Johnson backed by The Raine coming up this Saturday at the Wire club in Berwyn. Material Reissue comprises original Material Issue members bassist-vocalist Ted Ansani and drummer Mike Zelenko, along with singer-guitarist Phil Angotti. They've been doing a great job of performing the classic songs the late Jim Ellison created with the band back in the 1990s. As a veteran of Pezband and Off Broadway (and other groups), Cliff Johnson has composed and sang lead vocals on several power pop gems. Lately, he's been hitting the club scene backed by veteran band The Raine, and the combination has been working really well.
Later this summer, Matthew Sweet (and I'm assuming with Ric Menck) has two shows coming up at City Winery Chicago on July 13 and July 14. Then there's a Power Pop Night at The Arcada Theatre in St. Charles on August 11 featuring Dwight Twilley, Pezband, and Shoes. I'll be posting more about this as the concert gets closer. In other news, The Smithereens have reunited with their original bass player Mike Mesaros and have two shows coming up on July 2 and 3 at the Wonder Bar in Asbury Park, NJ. According to the Slicing Up Eyeballs website, Mesaros is also joining The Smithereens in the recording studio as they work on a new album.
Bassist-vocalist Derrick Anderson, who has performed with The Smithereens on occasion, recently recorded a video for "When I Was Your Man" with help from Vicki and Debbie Peterson from The Bangles and Kim Shattuck from The Muffs. The song was on Anderson's stellar debut A World Of My Own, which included help from The Bangles, Shattuck, The Smithereens, Matthew Sweet, and other power pop stars. It would be great to see Anderson tour with all of those people onboard, or maybe as part of a major power pop weekend festival.


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(CNN) – Outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Sunday his "biggest concern" right now is the uncertainty over budget issues on Capitol Hill.
"If the sequester is allowed to go into effect, I think it could seriously impact on the readiness in the United States," he said on CNN's "State of the Union." "And that's a serious issue."
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The U.S. military could face the start of $500 billion in budget cuts in about a month if Congress fails to come up with a budget plan that avoids the so-called sequester, a serious of automatic, across-the-board spending cuts spread out over the next decade.
The sequester was originally set to kick in at the beginning of 2013, but a scaled-back fiscal cliff deal managed to postpone the cuts from triggering until a couple of months down the road.
"We have the strongest military power on earth. But we - and we're dealing with a lot of threats in today's world," Panetta said.
Lawmakers who opposed the sequester frequently pointed to Panetta's opposition to it. He has previously said the cuts could be "devastating" to the military and represent a "meat ax" approach to budget-cutting.
Panetta in January ordered the military to begin implementing cost-cutting measures aimed at mitigating the effects of significant budget cuts that would occur if Congress fails to reach a deal in coming months to avert or soften them.
Military departments were told to report on how they would implement the deep automatic spending cuts of the sequester and enforce unpaid leave for civilian employees should the reductions occur.
"I couldn't agree more. We face a true readiness crisis," Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, added.
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A Constitutional Amendment is long overdue to stop all pay and benefits for the Congress, the President, and their first-level staff members for every day of the respective fiscal year that an approved federal budget isn't available. A continuing resolution or a sequester plan would not count as a budget. That money would never be returned and those days lost would not count towards their Federal retirement. It's their most basic job and their failure makes it impossible to plan and execute the mission effectively. Get those petitions started!
Every three months congress will kick the can (sequester) down the road
The blame falls squarely on Republicans who allowed Tea Pary and fiscal extremists to capture their party. Politics used to be the art of compromise which worked well for 30-40 years after World War II.
What other business would pay their leadership for failing at their most basic and critical responsibility?
Government officials should all take a pay cut. Enough already.
As for the military – our military is bloated, just like everything else in government. There is no reason for all this waste. There is also no reason for our military to be "policeman of the world". When is the rest of the world going to grow up?
At some point this country has to balance the books!!! Enough with unnecessary defense spending and unneeded domestic programs. This administration obviously (this is what they're experts at) will blame the lack of money on the Republicans, and any foreign or domestic problems on the lack of money. Once again, their PERFORMANCE will be media-driven perfection while everyone else gets the blame for their gross incompetence. BOTH parties are to blame, including this inept presidency.
Soooooo, you obviously made no impression on your boss, about the fact he was squandering too much money on stupid projects, like the failed Solyndra, while not funding the military protections needed by the country.
What if, he had actually provided the military with all of the funds he wasted on "environmental" companies that were ALL failures?????? Wouldn't we be farther ahead NOW?


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Oracle, the technology giant losing market share to younger firms that sell software via the Web, has signed a long-term partnership with archrival and cloud computing pioneer Salesforce.com Inc.
The two companies said on Tuesday that Oracle will integrate some of its cloud-based software programs with Salesforce products. The companies gave few details on the unprecedented partnership, which also calls for Salesforce to expand its own use of Oracle products.
Oracle, which unveiled a separate cloud partnership with longtime rival Microsoft Corp on Monday, is looking to accelerate growth by expanding sales of cloud-computing products, one of the few fast-growing areas in the technology sector.
Oracle shares have grown 35 percent over the past five years, while Salesforce stock has soared more than 100 percent.
The alliance marks a dramatic shift by Oracle co-founder and Chief Executive Larry Ellison toward Salesforce and its CEO Marc Benioff, who Ellison has derided for more than a decade.
A bitter rivalry traces back to 2000, when Benioff fired Ellison from the Salesforce board of directors after Oracle started selling competitive software.
Spokeswomen for both companies declined to elaborate beyond the announcement in a press release.
That contrasted sharply with Monday's unveiling of the new Oracle-Microsoft partnership, heralded in a press conference featuring Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Oracle President Mark Hurd.
The products that Salesforce plans to purchase from Oracle include one that manages human resources, known as human capital management software.
That may signal that Salesforce has canceled ambitious plans to develop similar software that would compete with Oracle software. Benioff disclosed those plans to Reuters in December 2011.
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Lezyne Christmas List
Lezyne helped Rudolph make an upgrade this Christmas, and we can do the same for your Christmas shopping! We have a lot of good stuff that should be on every cyclists Christmas list this year, but we decided to make things a little bit easier for you and make a list of our 'must-have' items for this holiday season:
Mega Drive – $199.99
With 1200 lumens, replaceable battery and USB recharging, this light is able to cut through the early winter nights so that you can ride at any time. Make sure you point it down the road, because this thing can be pretty blinding! Get it by itself or in our Loaded Box Kit.
Super Drive Loaded – $154.99
You know what's better than getting a 575 lumen Super Drive XL? Getting it Loaded with a Composite Matrix (CM) handlebar mounts, a CM helmet mount, a spare battery pack, a Micro USB charging cable, and CM storage case. That's a lot to be putting under the tree.
CNC Digital Floor Drive – $129.99
Our classic CNC machined aluminum floor drive with a little something new on it, our super precise, easy-to-use Digital Gauge. Accurate to 300psi and able to work on Presta and Schrader valves, this is definitely something every cyclist should have on their Christmas List.
CNC Dirt Floor Drive – $109.99
The mountain counterpart to our classic CNC Floor Drive, this is for any of the mountain-men on your Secret Santa list. With a high-volume tube, this pump dishes out a extraordinary amount of air that will have anyone back on the mountain in no time.
Micro Drive Pair – $89.99
Two presents are definitely better than one, so why go for deciding on the 200 lumen Micro Front 'OR' the 70 lumen Micro Rear when you could go for 'AND.' With the new Daytime flash mode for our performance lights, these guys will keep you seen and safe during any time of the cold winter days.
Alloy Drive Hand Pump – $44.99
Compact, high-volume, and custom CNC machined aluminum, this is the perfect size and shape to make the ultimate stocking stuffer! At max 90psi and able to fit right on your bottle cage, this will make sure all the cyclists on your Christmas List will never be left out in the cold.
Stainless 12 – $39.99
Highly functional, durable, and lightweight; this tool is like putting 12 little presents under the tree for that special someone. With a chain breaker that works on 9/10/11 speed, spoke wrenches, and tool bits in Hex, Star, and Phillips head, this has everything that every cycling-shop needs.
Another incredible stocking stuffer, this compact tool includes CNC machined aluminum body with stainless steel tool bits. Can fit into your pocket to take with you anywhere to always know you can become a handyman at any given moment.
Femto Front – $14.99
Small, bright, and available in multiple colors, you would have sworn they were Christmas lights. Work just as well hanging from the tree as they do on the handlebar of your bike, lighting your way with three different flash modes and super bright blast mode. Get them on it's own or paired with its rear counterpart for $27.99.
Caddy Sack – $9.99
Simple, reusable bag that can be used to carry all necessities on your ride; including your beloved phone. Available in two different sizes and built in with a water-proof system to keep your items dry in the cold, snowy weather.
These are just some of our suggestions to make this Christmas even better for that cycler on your list. Happy Holidays to everyone from the Lezyne team and happy shopping!


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Hairdresser's unique style: Making house calls
Haircuts at Home: Professional serves clients throughout region, including shut-ins, those with special needs
There was a time when doctors made house calls. That's a thing of the past, but if someone has a grooming emergency they can turn to Haircuts at Home, also known as Trixie's to Go.
Actually, no emergency is necessary. Geraldine McKeon, a Milford hairdresser, makes house calls all over the region. "I have clients in just about every town in Fairfield County," she noted. My car is my office."
McKeon has 22 years of experience as a hairdresser. She had intended to become a full-service stylist. but while matriculating at a cosmetology school she learned she was allergic to the chemicals used for perming and coloring hair. Since she loved the hair and fashion industry, McKeon created the haircutting job for herself so she could continue to work in the field without exposure to the chemicals.
"Then it took on a life of its own," she said. McKeon opened Trixie's Cuts for Kids hair salon and specialty toy store in Milford, but the business evolved to include the house calls for celebrities in New York City who wanted hair services in privacy, as well as elderly and disabled home-bound clients and special needs people.
"About 20 percent of my business is children with autism and people with special needs, and about 10 percent are shut-ins, elderly and disabled," McKeon said. "Haircuts can be difficult for people with autism. They have a lot of sensory issues."
She taught herself how to provide salon services for special needs people, she said. "There's no specific school for what I do. It's very much trial and error, and being intuitive enough to be able to read when a problem might arise," she said.
Because certain sounds and touch can be disconcerting to autistic clients, they prefer to have their hair cut or styled in their own comfortable surroundings.
McKeon sets up shop wherever it's convenient in people's homes. She once gave one young child a haircut in a bathtub, and on her latest visit to the Tracey residence in Norwalk she transformed the kitchen into a temporary salon to cut the hair of Jack Tracey, 7.
"The best thing about cutting hair here (at their house) is he can jump right in the shower," McKeon said.
"It's easier than taking him to a salon; it's a real convenience, and there's a comfort factor with her coming to the house," said Beth Tracey, Jack's mother. "She's one of the most pleasant people I've ever met, plus she's a great hairdresser." Her husband, Scott Tracey, also gets her hair cut by McKeon.
Maddie Tracey, 10, said she likes having McKeon come to the house because shecan watch television while she waits to have her hair cut, rather than sitting in a salon waiting room.
The price is competitive too, Beth Tracey said.
Additionally, Tracey said she knows they will have the same hairdresser each time, whereas, at a walk-in salon, they could get a different hairdressers.
McKeon also offers glamor girl parties where she does up-dos and braids, mini manicures and fashion runway shows for young girls. "I love that part of my job. You get to play," she said.
McKeon has a staff at her kids' salon in Milford and to help with her salon parties, but she handles the house calls herself. Since McKeon is the only one who makes the house calls, she gets to know her clients, their hair and how they like to have it done.
Coming this fall, McKeon said she will add mobile massage therapy to her salon services.
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Ricky Stenhouse: the next Cale Yarborough? (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
By Mike Mulhern
How's this for irony:
Matt Kenseth on the pole...and right behind him for Sunday's noon CT (1 p.m. ET) Kansas 400 is the man who just replaced him at Jack Roush's -- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
And what to make of this: Fords are suddenly fast, late-race at Texas and so far through practice and qualifying here...while Chevys seem just as suddenly off?
Chevy's Jimmie Johnson won Texas last fall, and led a whopping 168 laps. But this time he never led a lap and struggled to finish sixth.
Something's going on here.
The word on the street is Ford may have gone to a new engine combination, to do something with RPM. Maybe a new valve train.
As fast as these new 2013s are -- a sizzling five mph quicker here at Kansas Speedway into the first turn than even last fall, when Tony Stewart said that T1 at 204 mph was "stupid fast" -- the RPM range appears skewed.
Whatever, Fords are much faster now than they were just a couple weeks ago.
And then what to make of Chevys suddenly so much slower?
Maybe Ford teams are gambling on engine work to gain speed....and maybe Chevy teams are going the other way, more conservative.
If so, that should be readily seen here. Will Fords finish the race? Will Chevys use the tortoise strategy?
History here says Sunday's top six should be Johnson, Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth, Jeff Gordon, Stewart and Carl Edwards.
As fast as speeds are here, two key men to watch are Ford's Biffle and Chevy's Kasey Kahne. They are among the best drivers at 'stupid fast' speeds.
This season better not bet against Matt Kenseth on any given Sunday. And -- gasp! -- he's on the Kansas 400 pole (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
Stenhouse too Sunday, because he's been struggling in this his rookie season.
"All of the Fords are fast," Stenhouse says.
And just why?
"Doug Yates and the guy s in the engine shop have been working on our complaints we've had the first few races, and it's paying off right now," Stenhouse says. "There's a lot of speed here."
Suspicions confirmed?
Certainly something appears to have changed on the stock car tour over the past week or so.
Stenhouse could be a key indicator.
Stenhouse, this Cale Yarborough sparkplug of a racer, gives up 16 years in age and 467 NASCAR Cup starts to Kenseth. This 400, on the blazing fast, just repaved Kansas Speedway asphalt, will only be Stenhouse's 13th Sprint Cup race. And so far the two-time NASCAR Nationwide champ has not been particularly effective or notable on the senior circuit.
But team owner Jack Roush concedes the Ford teams generally have simply missed it in these opening weeks of the season.
If Stenhouse can make something happen in this 400....
And remember, he won the Nationwide race here last fall.
"This is a track I'm comfortable at, and have run well at," Stenhouse says. " because we have a win on this track surface and track configuration, so that gives me a little confidence."
And on the Danica Patrick versus Ricky Stenhouse scoreboard, Stenhouse is ahead 4 races to 3 heading into Sunday's Kansas 400: he finished ahead of her at Phoenix, Las Vegas, Bristol and California. (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
And then, maybe there is something of a rivalry right now between Stenhouse and girlfriend Danica Patrick. She got all the glory at Daytona, and she gets mobbed for interviews at every NASCAR tour stop...while Stenhouse, not a gregarious sort anyway, has laid back in the shadows, so to speak.
This Sunday may be Ricky Stenhouse's day to shine.
"You just have to hit your stride and hit it at the right time," he says. "We've had some bad luck lately, but we showed up here with a fast car right off the trailer. And if we keep it fast throughout the day, that will be a lot better for us.
"We're in a good position to start the race. If we do everything right, we can definitely contend for a win."
Scott Graves, Stenhouse's crew chief, new to the role, is learning: "The first five races we did exactly what we were supposed to do. We went and finished every lap of the race, and for those first five races we were finishing in the teens, which is kind of where we expected to be. And with that result we were in contention in the overall points."
That's a 12th at Daytona, 16th at Phoenix, 18th Las Vegas, 16th Bristol, and 20th California.
"The last two races have been a disappointment, though," Graves says, referring to the 25th at Martinsville and 40th at Texas.
"We got caught up in some of the restart messes at Martinsville; hard to avoid that. At Texas we had a left-rear tire go flat.
"Now we've got some ground to make up."
There is a world of difference between Nationwide cars and Cup cars, especially in the power. "He's learning how to manage that throughout a race," Graves says.
"And me being fairly new at the crew chief position I'm just learning how to actually manage the race and make the right calls and decisions."
Ricky Stenhouse and crew chief Scott Graves (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
Well, yes, certainly. But this is a sport of the impatient.
And when it comes to being patient, well, Stenhouse is a bit like Cale Yarborough in that regard.
Calling Stenhouse a hard driver, when he's got the stuff, may be understatement. In fact, he's shown more patience so far than some might have expected.
"He's one of those drivers giving you everything every lap," Graves says. "You want someone who is going to just be driving really hard.....(though) sometimes you have to try to tone that back a little bit and work on more of the finesse of the car."
The team's theme here this weekend? Graves says "we all feel like we got beat up a little bit the last couple weeks... and now it's our time to go out and show them 'Hey, we belong here. Let's show them what we've got.'"
Okay, as they say out here in these parts, 'Show me.'
Ford team owner Jack Roush: frustrated over slow start to the season. But things have picked up dramatically the past week or so. (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
With 60 laps to go, your crystal ball is working well. Stenhouse is out front and looking good. (Go Jr.!!)
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