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Routing server
- 1 Client based routing
- 2 Speculation
- 3 Routing requests
- 4 Missing roads and incorrect junction connections
- 5 Real-time current road speeds
- 6 Fastest routing
- 7 Changes in route due to different origin
- 8 Changes in routes due to different route lengths
- 9 Problems with average road speeds
- 10 Traffic lights and stop signs
- 11 Outdated and abnormal road speeds
- 12 Average road speed "shrinking window"
- 13 Routing algorithm refinements
- 14 What to do if you think the generated route is wrong
- 15 Change of Routing
- 16 You are the driver
Client based routing
Calculating an optimal route is a difficult task. While the client device app has a routing algorithm included, this is not used unless there is no connection to the Waze server.
The routing algorithm used by the Waze server is not publicly disclosed and the following is based on observation, speculation, and some information revealed by Waze staff. We can assume that the operation of the routing server is considered to be proprietary and a competitive advantage to Waze. We can also assume that it is subject to change, and that any information that has been revealed might be incomplete or out of date.
What has been confirmed is the Waze Map Editor (WME) displays the overall average speed for a segment for each direction of travel through the segment. Also the routing engine uses real-time speeds (from recent Waze app users in front of you when available) and combines the historical speed of the segment broken down into 10-15 minute chunks. Also the time to pass through a segment is tracked separately for each route out of a segment. For example if a segment ends with a left and right turn (no straight let's say), then the routing engine isolates the time through the segment to turn left and the time through the segment to turn right. This detailed speed information is proprietary & is part of the data Waze sells/plans to sell and won't be displayed through the editor.
Routing requests
When you request a route calculation, the request is sent to the Waze server. That route is then transmitted back to your client device and displayed.
The requests for routing vary according to the settings you have chosen on your client device. Under Navigation you can choose:
- Fastest or shortest route
- Whether to allow or avoid toll roads
- Whether to allow dirt roads, never allow dirt roads, or to avoid long dirt roads
- Whether to avoid major highways
The shortest route refers to physical distance. Most people usually prefer the Fastest route option; 100km of freeway is better than 90km of country roads.
Missing roads and incorrect junction connections
Waze tries to find the best route between you and your destination based on your navigation settings. Obviously it can only route based on roads that it knows about, so your route will not be optimal if a better route does not have all the roads with correct connections in the Waze Map Editor. Also if segments are too short they can cause routing issues.
Real-time current road speeds
We can be confident that Waze uses real-time reports of current road speeds by preference over historical average road speeds. We know that Waze uses traffic congestion reports to reroute around slow traffic. Early versions of the client would also report when traffic speeds were good - this was removed due to map clutter. But Waze will still be receiving this information. We can assume that the speed of any wazer ahead of you on a stretch of road will be the speed used when your route is calculated.
As the number and density of Wazers grows this real-time data takes on a greater importance. This emphasis is partly a reflection of Waze's original goal to create optimal commutes. As Waze has grown to be used as a more general purpose GPS navigation device over roads less travelled, the historical average road speeds becomes more important.
Since Waze uses the time you expect to be at a road segment to calculate the expected speed on that segment, it cannot use real time data when you trip time moves into a future time slot. So trips of more than 30 minutes (and on average more than 15 minutes) will include future time slots where current traffic data is not available when initially calculated. When you enter a new time slot, any real-time traffic data that is available causes your client to recalculate your ETA and reroute you at that point.
Fastest routing
Waze knows the average speed of every confirmed road between you and your destination. The Waze server can calculate which list of roads to take to minimize the total travel time.
While every request is processed in real-time, by observation it appears that Waze caches some requested routes or major points. This means if it already knows the best route from B to C, and you ask for a route from A to C, it might just calculate the best route from A to B, once it checks that there isn't a better route bypassing B altogether. This does mean that when there is a Live map update some routes might be less than optimal for up to a day as routes are cached and recalculated.
While a complex calculation, calculating the optimal route is possible. The complexity arises over the "average speed" of the roads.
Changes in route due to different origin
Consider calculating a route from A to Z. The suggested route might be A to B to C to D to Z. Then calculate the route from B to Z. You might get a suggested route of B to C to E to Z. At first glance, this suggests one route is not optimal because the origin changed.
We can guess at what might be happening. There might be a problem associated with the possible caching of routes. Or there might be a "timing window" effect. The different arrival time at C might change the best route to Z. Or there might be a fine tuning effect in the route, perhaps to avoid too many turns. So by dropping the segment A to B, the segments C to E to Z no longer exceed some threshold.
This effect can be observed while driving. If you recalculate a route to a destination while driving along an already calculated route to that same destination, the route can change.
Waze sometimes offers a neww route to bypass heavy traffic which raises the question as to when and how Waze considers rerouting.
Changes in routes due to different route lengths
In addition, it is known that the Waze routing engine can't calculate every possible route for long distance routes, so takes shortcuts for longer routes, potentially resulting in the route changing dramatically when lengthened slightly. According to Waze support (as of July 2011), the section of a route more than 10 km from each endpoint is heavily weighted towards non-streets (i.e. "Primary Streets" or the various Highway types). My personal guess is that it simply ignores streets outside of the 10 km radius from the endpoints when doing its calculations to speed up the calculation. The specific quote from support was: "Above some distance (currently 10KM) from both end points (start and destination) the server prefers to go through non streets. Now as it happens here - this small distance was the difference between being less than or over 10KM. Now the penalty of going through a street in this case is high - so the server prefers the highway." In this particular case, the observed behavior was that extending the route by a short distance caused Waze to suggest a very different (and much longer, both in distance and estimated time) route.
Problems with average road speeds
If the average road speed is not correct, then the route will not be optimal. However, it is never recommended to delete segments in order to reset the average road speed for that segment. Waze uses the data from Wazers traveling through the segments to update the average speed. If you suspect Waze is not using certain segments along a route, there are a number of other reasons that can cause such a situation. Don't assume deleting the segment is the place to start.
The following are reasons why the routing engine might not use the average road speed.
Time of day variations
Consider a road that most Wazers drive at 5pm when the average speed is 12 mph. You choose your route at 10am when the road is clear and the average speed is 60mph. It is the best road to take, but Waze chooses a different route because it has no information about the speed at 10am and assumes the speeds is 12mph all day.
You can, of course, drive the road yourself, and Waze eventually learns the speed for that time. We do not know how long Waze holds the older data in computing the average speed. However, if Waze does discard old time information, you might not accumulate new time faster than it is discarded. It is also possible that your times are being ignored as being abnormal.
More Waze users would help fix this.
Turn delays
On a segment of a road, your average speed can be very different depending on what you do at the end of the segment. Traffic going straight through a traffic light might go very fast while traffic turning left might wait a very long time. A freeway exit lane might go fast while traffic continuing hits congestion.
Waze has the ability to separately track the average speed of traffic that passes through a segment, but exits to different segments. The routing engine takes this into account. In the diagram, multiple times are tracked for traffic flowing through Seg4 based on the segments to which it exits. There are then two average drive times for:
- Seg4 to Jnct2 to Seg5
- Seg4 to Jnct2 to Seg6
Traffic building up on Seg4 that turns right to Seg6 does not affect the route timing for the traffic also using Seg4, but instead turning left to Seg5. For this reason it is important to keep long segment lengths before junctions if traffic congestion at the junction might affect exits differently.
To understand this problem better, consider if we add a short Seg8 between Seg7 and Jnct4. Let's say the traffic exiting Seg10 backs up all the way to Seg7 (easy enough, since Seg7 is short). Because Seg7 only has a single exiting segment (Seg8), the routing server is only able to collect a single average speed — it can no longer distinguish traffic by where it is going after Seg8. Now the through traffic going to Seg9 appears to Waze to slow down through Seg7, even though it doesn't in reality. At a minimum this causes an incorrect ETA for routing, and it might actually cause traffic to be rerouted unnecessarily, and less optimally, through another route. Hence if there is a chance that traffic that goes in different directions at a junction experiences different congestion, keep the segment before that junction long.
Note this data is not presented to users through the Waze Map Editor, but is only visible to the routing server.
Waze Map Editor changes
The average speed of a road can be dramatically altered by editing in Waze Map Editor (WME). Consider a 50m length of road driven in 36 seconds. An editor extends this length of road the full 10km length. WME now records this road as 10km long, but also driven in 36 seconds for an average road speed of 1000km/hour. Therefore be cautious of significantly changing the length of roads. Instead consider drawing new roads and linking them.
Traffic lights and stop signs
Waze does not record the location of traffic lights. While some GPS navigation offers guidance like "turn right at the next traffic light" the information is frequently incomplete, incorrect or outdated. The consensus view is that Waze should not record the location of traffic lights.
Waze does take traffic lights and stop signs into account by noting the effect they have on traffic speed. Consider a traffic light with long waiting times. The road segment leading to that traffic light will have a low average speed. If the average speed (based on the average waiting time) becomes low enough, a longer route that avoids the ligh becomes the preferred route. This has been observed in practice and is an example of emergent behaviour. Waze isn't programmed to avoid traffic lights but does it avoid slow roads; if the traffic lights make the road slow then Waze avoids them.
Some drivers regularly take longer routes — even winding through side streets — to avoid any stops or traffic lights. Waze has been known to suggest this, and also known to revert to waiting at lights when better average speed information is collected from the side streets. But note that this can be less than optimal due to the turn delays discussed above.
Outdated and abnormal road speeds
Road conditions change, construction work comes and goes, and average road speeds can change dramatically. One day you might be stuck behind a truck, and another day you might be crawling along the roads at 2 a.m. transporting your pet goldfish. Or your GPS might have a glitch and show you travelling at 1,000 mph.
In short, average speeds can change over time, and recorded times can be abnormal or just plain wrong—and can stay wrong for a very long time.
We can assume Waze is aware of this. There is some evidence that abnormal road speeds and old road speeds are discarded, or at least not used in calculating the average speeds of roads.
Average road speed "shrinking window"
If there are enough recorded speeds on a road, then Waze uses a shrinking window of speeds to better estimate the average speed at the time you are travelling on it. Waze uses the speed of each road segment (in both directions) in intervals as small as 30 minutes. So a two-way road might have up to 96 average road speeds. We can assume that when there are insufficient records for an individual time slot, a wider time range is takes up a full day. As the road is driven more, the time slot shrinks down to 30 minutes.
We can speculate that there is additional information used that is based upon the day of the week. There is some observational evidence that a road that is busy on weekdays and not used for routing is chosen as the optimal route on weekends.
At some point, Waze also needs to consider the months of the year as seasonal variations can affect the speed of the roads.
Waze uses the average road segment speed for the time slot that applies at the time you are expected to arrive at that road segment.
Because of this "time window", Waze suggests different routes at different times of day. This is dependent on how many times are recorded on the roads along the route. If they're all recorded at about the same time of day, then the time window does not help. If 1,000 times are recorded at about 5 p.m. and 2 times are recorded at 10 a.m., then your 10 a.m. average speed still is based mostly on times from around 5 p.m.
Routing algorithm refinements
Routing options
It's easy to see how routing options can be implemented. For example, to minimise turns we can add a time penalty for fastest routing or a distance penalty for shortest routing, when calculating the fastest or shortest route.
Junction penalties
For newly created roads, currently Waze applies a five-second time penalty for each junction through which a route passes. Once vehicles drive over that road and generate Waze traffic data, the penalty for these junctions is dropped.
What to do if you think the generated route is wrong
Firstly, use the option to generate alternative routes. This might give you some clues as to why Waze is offering that route.
Secondly, if you think there is a better route, check in WME that the roads are all connected along the route.
Thirdly, post a message detailing the problem route - origin, destination and a WME permalink to the Navigation forum. Other eyes will check it, and you might indeed find a flaw in the Waze routing algorithm. Fixing it might make it better for everyone.
Change of Routing
When Waze receives notification of traffic conditions it uses the actual speed of roads on your route, rather than the average speed. This is based only on the automatic traffic condition reports - light, moderate, heavy traffic or complete standstill. Manual reports of traffic jams and accidents are for your information only and do not change routing.
It might be that even with the traffic reports, there is no better route and Waze cannot offer you one.
You are the driver
Waze can never see that the traffic light is green going straight, or know that today is a public holiday. It can offer you guidance as to what is the best route under average conditions. But you are the driver and you are in the best position to make the decision for today under today's conditions.
If everyone followed Waze directions and never drove on a new route, Waze might never learn that route is better. When Waze is recording your travels, every trip helps make Waze better for everyone. That includes when you think you know better. Sometimes you will be right. And sometimes you will be wrong. But it is better to find out you are wrong so you can choose the better route. And when you are right, all Waze users benefits by sharing in your knowledge.


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Keys to Rebounding
The three keys to rebounding are positioning, boxing out, and using your leverage. Don't be afraid to "hit" your opponent—to make contact with her (your buttocks to her knees). Don't hesitate to, in basketball slang, "lay a body" on someone under the boards while you are jockeying for position. Let your opponent know that this is your area and your rebound.
Work hard to keep your body between the opposing player and the basket. Keep this position as you contest the shot, putting a hand in the shooter's face to distract her (figure 10.1a). If she is right-handed, put your left hand up. If she's a lefty, your right hand goes up. You never want to cross your body; this will cause you to be off balance and out of position. After the shot, maintain your position between your opponent and the basket by turning and pivoting. Create some contact so you feel where that player is (figure 10.1b). Box her out for 2 or 3 seconds (we'll talk about this next). Then, go for the rebound and keep her behind you. Be physical and aggressive on both boards. Jumping ability is important, but not more important than good positioning.
Boxing Out
If you are on defense, you should have the advantage because of your rebounding position. Defensive rebounding means boxing (or blocking) out. This is accomplished properly when the defensive rebounder uses a front or reverse pivot to box out a player. There must be contact. After pivoting, use your rear end to make contact with your opponent(figure 10.2a), which prevents her from going forward to rebound the ball. Move quickly to release from the contact and go to the ball (figure 10.2b).
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Ms. Herzog's campaigns have reached millions of Americans and won more than 50 national awards. Prior to joining Synergy, she served for 8 years as a principal with Booz Allen Hamilton, where she was responsible for more than $85 million in contracts and 120 full-time employees. While at Booz Allen, Ms. Herzog directed numerous high-profile campaigns and projects for clients such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Defense, Food and Drug Administration, Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Public Health Service, and the Veterans Health Administration. Ms. Herzog is a former Adjunct Professor at the Johns Hopkins University Krieger School of Arts and Sciences as well as an Executive Vice President of Sensis, where she developed internal policies, standard operating procedures, and strategic business plans in addition to significantly expanding the company's communications, social marketing, creative, and video production services.
She is actively committed to several community organizations, including serving as the Board President of Young Artists at Strathmore and as a volunteer for Adoptions Together, a nonprofit organization which supports children and families formed through foster care.
Elaine Rahbar is a seasoned communications strategist and project manager, with nearly 20 years of experience in projects that enhance public health through federal programs, such as the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start; National Institutes of Health, National Children's Study; the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury, Real Warriors Campaign; the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention; and a range of programs within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Ms. Rahbar is a senior editor and publications manager, with a specific focus on communications strategy and communications support for health education and outreach projects in both English and Spanish. As a project manager for the National Children's Study, Ms. Rahbar guided a team of eight FTEs who conducted stakeholder research and engagement, content development, media and message training, social media platform strategy, and evaluation to help investigate the influence of biological, environmental, genetic, and social factors on the health and development of our nation's children. She has more than a decade of project management experience providing strategic guidance, resource needs and allocation, problem solving, and budget management for complex, multimillion-dollar projects and for diverse teams of employees located around the country. Her areas of subject matter expertise include child health and development, substance abuse, mental health, tobacco and smoking cessation, vaccination programs, and safe schools.
DeLicia Ballard has 20 years of experience writing, editing, and managing publications development for diverse audiences. At Synergy, she coordinates document development, quality assurance, and final production services for the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). As Project Director for the Education Statistics Support Institute Network contract, she manages the development of three major NCES annual reports (The Condition of Education, Digest of Education Statistics, and Projections of Education Statistics), the annual reports' mobile sites, The Condition of Education video series, and the Indicators of School Crime and Safety report. Ms. Ballard also oversees a strategic communications effort to expand the NCES presence as the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing education-related data.
Maggie Bray has more than 20 years of design experience creating print, Web, and multimedia products for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She was the lead designer for the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) flagship periodical, NIDA Notes, NIDA's peer-reviewed research journal, Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, and the Institute's Research Report Series. Ms. Bray's work received the 2011 NIH Plain Language and Clear Communication Award. Under her direction, Synergy's design group has won three American Graphic Design Awards in 2015; one American Package Design Award in 2017; two Communicator Awards from the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts in 2014; thirteen Blue Pencil and Gold Screen Awards from the National Association of Government Communicators in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017; and three AVA Digital Awards (2014).
Kali Brinkman has more than 8 years of experience using Microsoft Office products to create publications, reports, marketing materials, and web-based information. She performs Section 508 compliance for documents related to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Campaigns contract and is familiar with clearance procedures for SAMHSA publications. She also has created materials for the Department of Education, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Ms. Brinkman's previous assignments have included adapting culturally sensitive materials for the National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and creating Spanish brochures for the National Center for Education Statistics.
Virginia Robles-Villalba has more than 20 years of experience providing publications, graphic design, web design, production, and management of print and online products for behavioral health and public education projects. She has extensive experience supporting the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Campaigns contract. Ms. Robles-Villalba is fluent in Spanish and has developed bilingual products for many public health projects. Publication activities have included graphic designs for the Top Issues for LGBT Populations Resource Kit and Prevention Resources for Building Healthy Communities. Ms. Robles-Villalba used a unique mix of communications and creative skills to produce an animated video, National Institute on Drug Abuse—Brain Reward: Understanding How the Brain Responds to Natural Rewards and Drugs of Abuse.
Rob Levenberry leads a technically diverse team of information technology (IT) professionals. He is responsible for aligning technology development and corporate strategy so that Synergy can provide tailored technical solutions for each client. He supports the development of strategic partnerships and incorporates new and emerging technologies. Mr. Levenberry has served as an advisor to numerous senior executives and has successfully managed over $60 million in IT projects across the federal sector. During his 15 years of experience in government contracting and consulting, Mr. Levenberry has led major IT initiatives for federal clients such as the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Justice, and Treasury.
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Sean Grobe has extensive experience managing and coordinating work with multiple federal agencies. As the Project Director for the U.S. Department of Education's (ED) Office Next Generation Professional Learning Portal, Content Integration, and Technical Assistance project, he works closely with representatives from ED, the National Park Service, NASA, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The project supports interagency agreements among these organizations to provide science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)-rich learning experiences to 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) program grantees. He previously served as Project Director for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Logistical Support contract, for which he coordinated meeting activities between ED, the Department of Labor, and education departments and ministries from 21 APEC member countries.
As the chief systems architect for Synergy since 2007, Sippy Joseph offers decades of expertise in diverse operating systems, programming languages, and database applications. With his team of programmers and web developers, he designs customized information technology for staff and clients. He helped Synergy win an Authorization to Operate ".Gov" websites for agencies such as the Department of Health and Human Services. His broad expertise allows him to conduct requirements analysis, system and application design, interface development and implementation, database development and design, and case study and report preparation.
Mr. Godfrey Majwega serves as a PHP full stack developer on Synergy's Information Technology team. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in web solutions and rapid application development (RAD) using development frameworks that are built on the convention over configuration model to realize agile software development principles. He is proficient with a variety of industry-leading Model View Controller (MVC) frameworks, such as Code Igniter, Laravel, and Symfony; web content management systems like Drupal, Wordpress, and ExpressionEngine; and web server configuration and management for apache and Microsoft IIS. Mr. Majwega's offers technical assistance and support to clients. He is also drafts installation and user manuals and technical proposals.
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Mr. Jeff Wang is a Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD) with more than ten years of experience in software design, development, and deployment. As a senior developer on Synergy's Information Technology team, he is fully involved in the architecture, testing, and design of client/server, multi-tier applications, ActiveX, and related components for several federal agencies. He maintains and supports multiple clients with Backbonejs JavaScript library, Microsoft WCF, Web Services, Web API, Distributed Authoring and Versioning Extensions (IT Hit WebDav), Email queue of window service, entity framework, and MVC framework.


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Target takes steps to reassure customers after data breach
Some customers remain concerned
Target is now offering free credit protection to tens of millions of its customers. The offer comes in the wake of a massive security breach.
The company has placed a full-page ad in newspapers across the country and has an online signup for free credit protection, but some shoppers said they're still not convinced.
VIDEO: Target offers credit protection to million of customers
The ad is from Target CEO and Milwaukee native Gregg Steinhafel. It is designed to explain what the retailer is doing to protect customer information and to ensure that customers feel safe shopping in its stores. But some still have concerns, particularly with the use of credit.
"You don't use your credit card?" WISN 12 News reporter Kent Wainscott asked.
"No, if I come here I bring, like, cash or something," Target shopper Panhia Kue said.
"Do you have concerns about using your credit card now?" Wainscott asked.
"Well sure, most definitely. Like, I don't (use it). I think I'll take cash before I ever use a credit card at mainly any store," Target shopper Jessica Hentnick said.
Now the retailer is offering customers a year's worth of free credit protection.
And even shoppers like Darlene Zaren, who said they aren't worried, are likely to sign up.
"Will you take advantage of that?" Wainscott asked.
"Yes, I most certainly will," Zaren said.
Kathryn Crumpton is the manager of the Aurora Center for Financial Wellness and said the credit protection offer can be reassuring to a lot of consumers.
"As long as they're willing to offer it, it's not going to hurt to have it. And if something does happen, you'll know right away," Crumpton said.
It's an extra level of protection, even for those who haven't let the data theft change their buying habits at all.
"You're still comfortable using your credit card?" Wainscott asked.
"Yes. We use it quite a bit, so I'm happy with using that credit card, and I'm not going to stop," Target shopper Gary Dubis said.
To get that free credit protection, Target will provide you with an access code. Once you go through the process and sign up, your credit will be monitored for a year.
To register for the free credit monitoring, visit https://corporate.target.com/about/payment-card-issue.aspx.


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Dominique has been a professional painter for over 30 years, painting within the framework of realism. She studied at the Atelier Beaudry, in Paris and later at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts decoratifs de Paris.
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If the White Sox hope to derive more baseball talent from Latin America, then Marco Paddy appears to be the man to take them into that area.
Paddy, 47, was named by the White Sox as special assistant to the general manager-international operations. For the past five seasons, Paddy served as director of Latin America Operations with the Blue Jays and will now lead the Latin American scouting efforts of Chicago, with an emphasis on international signings. …
Hopefully Latin America will be expanded outside of Cuba for the Sox…
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Paddy had been Toronto's director of Latin American operations the last five years, during which time the Blue Jays signed Cuban shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria, Venezuelan righthander Henderson Alvarez, Venezuelan catcher Carlos Perez and Venezuelan righthander Adonys Cardona, among others.
The Blue Jays were one of the most aggressive teams on the international amateur market this year, signing Mexican righthander Roberto Osuna, Venezuelan outfielders Wuilmer Becerra and Jesus Gonzalez, Dominican shortstop Dawel Lugo and Venezuelan righthanders Manuel Cordoba and Jesus Tinoco.
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Your aunt gave you a lovely silk blouse for your birthday -- the exact same one you gave her two years ago for Christmas! How to handle?
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3) Save it and give it back to her as a gift next Christmas.
The correct answer: (1) The idea of "re-gifting" seems to be on the upswing, with a sagging economy and seemingly endless opportunities to give presents nowadays. Although some people object to recycled gifts, I'm more lenient if the item is something you really can't use or return, the original gift giver is unlikely to find out, and you're certain that the new recipient will like the item. (Just be sure that the packaging is clean and looks new.) In this case, your aunt clearly goofed. But you need to take the high road. Send her a thank-you note and leave it at that. Also, rethink future gift choices to your aunt; she may enjoy a gift certificate or flowers more than clothes.


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Zhang Yuan could understand the hidden meaning. Tugging at the Emperor's sleeve, he quietly said: "His Highness may mean that he wants Qian Zhou?"
The Emperor smirked: "That is someone else's country! Although it is Da Shun's vassal state, I cannot make that final decision!"
Zhang Yuan pulled on his sleeve once more: "Just take it over and you can."
"Scram!" The Emperor angrily raised his foot and kicked Zhang Yuan, "Get away from me!"
Zhang Yuan looked at the Emperor then took a couple steps back, not moving very far.
Feng Yu Heng pushed Xuan Tian Ming's wheelchair forward slightly, and Xuan Tian Ming began to brainwash the Emperor: "I know that you are older now and are no longer as passionate as when you were in your youth. But just because you can't do it anymore, don't you still have us? Our Xuan family has its roots in fighting wars. We must continue to expand our roots."
The Emperor could understand the hidden meaning of Xuan Tian Ming's words. He had become interested in Qian Zhou's matter. He suddenly recalled the moderately sized fire that had been started in the Xiang Palace not too long ago. A hidden guard that had been keeping watch over the Xiang Palace had come to report that before the fire broke out, eldest princess Kang Yi had secretly entered the Xiang Palace while wrapped up tightly. After that, county princess Ji An also stealthily entered the Xiang Palace. Even later, Prince Chun also entered. At that time, he felt that there was something odd about this. Unfortunately, his hidden guard was unable to tell what exactly had happened. The hidden guard was also unable to find out because nobody could enter Xuan Tian Ye's secret room. Could it be…
The Emperor slightly squinted his eyes and looked at Feng Yu Heng. This girl had whipped Xuan Tian Ye because he had harmed her mother. Now, however, the matter of Qian Zhou had been brought up. Could it be that this girl had heard something on that night?
The Emperor's direct gaze entered Feng Yu Heng's eyes. She knew that Xuan Tian Ming suddenly and clearly expressing his desire to eradicate Qian Zhou would lead to the Emperor having doubts. That was, in the end, still a country. If they did not provide a good reason, Da Shun suddenly dispatching troops would be unreasonable.
She helped Xuan Tian Ming's hand and said: "At this point, I will not hide it from father Emperor." She turned to look at the Emperor, "At the time that his Highness Prince Yu was injured, does father Emperor know who did it?"
The Emperor was startled. He did not think that Feng Yu Heng would suddenly mention this. Xuan Tian Ming's injury had always been the most painful thing for him. At the beginning, he had promised his beloved imperial concubine Yun that he would protect this son, but who knew that he would become so severely injured. At the very beginning, he thought that a man should be bold and valiant. Leading soldiers out to fight and ending up injured was a helpless matter, but it was still a matter of great glory. But after that, as time went on, he felt more and more that something was off. There were not many casualties or fatalities among the soldiers, but their lead general had been injured to this degree. What sort of logic was that?
The Emperor had once sent people to investigate, but they could only find that Xuan Tian Ming had been surrounded in the mountains of the Northwest. He had been injured by an arrow, but they could not find any further clues.
Now that Feng Yu Heng brought this up once more, he could not help but feel gloomy: "What exactly did you find out? Could it be… that this matter is related to Qian Zhou?"
Feng Yu Heng nodded, "Daughter-in-law once heard his Highness the third prince talking with eldest princess Kang Yi. The group responsible for attacking his Highness Prince Yu was the divine archery squad from Qian Zhou. Their information came from informants planted inside the Northwestern Army by his Highness the third prince. Also, the divine archery squad entered Da Shun using Feng Jin Yuan's relations."
The Emperor slightly closed his eyes. This sort of chain of events was something that he had expected, but he had never found any proof. Now that Feng Yu Heng had said it, there was proof.
Xuan Tian Ming asked him: "Say, should Qian Zhou be eradicated?"
The Emperor nodded, "It should. To harm my Ming'er, even if the entirety of Qian Zhou is exterminated, it would not be enough to quell the anger in my heart."
Xuan Tian Ming laughed, "What is the point of exterminating a country! If they're all exterminated, who would be left to be ruled?"
Feng Yu Heng smirked, "It should be said, if they're exterminated, who will we collect taxes from?"
The Emperor facepalmed: "You two have even begun thinking of things like collecting taxes?"
The two nodded in unison, "Yes."
"Then after that?" The Emperor became intrigued. Zhang Yuan was also intrigued, skirting forward to listen.
Feng Yu Heng said: "This is a slow process, but daughter-in-law was thinking of doing this. First, steel needs to be produced. Only after we have weapons do we truly have a foundation for power. Otherwise, if we only rely on numbers and tactics to fight, it feels a bit too much like bullying. It seems too detrimental to a large country."
Zhang Yuan was unable to hold back and interjected: "Don't all large countries do things like this?"
Xuan Tian Ming very shamelessly said: "Then we will act differently from other large countries."
The Emperor was even more shameless: "Ming'er is right!"
Feng Yu Heng felt that this father and son pair was very similar, thus she continued: "After the weapons have been produced, there is no need for us to rush to take action. We can take care of the enemies from within. Cause a great deal of trouble for them from within. When Qian Zhou is on the verge of collapse, we can intervene in the name of saving the citizens of Qian Zhou from extreme misery… no, that's not right. From extreme suffering."1
Xuan Tian Ming nodded, "The walls of cities in Qian Zhou are all made using ice as their foundation. If we do not start from the inside, attacking would be very difficult."
The Emperor became interested: "Then do you have the ability to deal with their divine archery squad?"
Xuan Tian Ming pointed at Feng Yu Heng and said: "Your daughter-in-law has trained a Divine Intent Army. If given more time, it will definitely be much better than Qian Zhou's divine archery squad!"
"Good!" The Emperor suddenly slammed the table, scaring Zhang Yuan. "Then let's just do it as you've said! But…" He was a little puzzled, "Didn't you say that you wanted reparations? How is it that you not only did not ask for reparations, you are thinking of gaining territory for Da Shun?"
Xuan Tian Ming coldly snorted, "Gain territory for Da Shun? You sure are optimistic."
The Emperor became furious: "How are you speaking?"
Feng Yu Heng was helpless, patting Xuan Tian Ming, "Speak properly with father Emperor."
Xuan Tian Ming organized his thoughts for a while then said: "Put properly, Qian Zhou as a territory will not be given to Da Shun. It will be given to Heng Heng."
For a while, the Emperor could not react. He had misunderstood, "Give my daughter-in-law a country? Hah, is that not the same thing? Ming'er, the country will belong to you sooner or later."
"I know." Xuan Tian Ming rolled his eyes, "Let's not talk about whether or not I want your country, let's just first talk about our Heng Heng. As her father Emperor, how can you not provide her with a bit of a dowry? Also, that will be paid for you!"
Zhang Yuan immediately understood, "Your Highness' meaning is after Qian Zhou is acquired… it will be given to county princess?"
The Emperor was dazed from hearing this. How could things be done like this? He glared at Xuan Tian Ming. Brat, if you want to dote on a girl, don't do it like this! He then glared at Feng Yu Heng. What sort of bewitching drug did she feed his son?
Xuan Tian Ming understood his father too well. Upon seeing this look, he immediately knew that his old man was unhappy. That was also true. It was a perfectly fine vassal state. Just giving it away for nothing was quite unreasonable. But he had his own reasoning: "In truth, for Da Shun, Qian Zhou will have just changed its ruler. Also, this new ruler is more stable than the previous ruler. The previous ruler put on a kind expression but schemed behind one's back. This new ruler would be entirely aligned with Da Shun. Think about it, when you hand over the throne to me, and I marry the ruler of Qian Zhou, Feng Yu Heng, would these two countries not become one! No matter how you think about it, it would be our Da Shun that benefits."
The Emperor's teeth itched with anger, "Is there anyone that would be in such a rush to worry about things that would happen after their own father passes?"
"Was it not you who said that this country would become mine sooner or later!"
The Emperor had been rendered completely speechless. In truth, he understood this reasoning. Even if Qian Zhou was given to Feng Yu Heng, in the future, it would be given over as a dowry. The vassal state would become part of Da Shun. For Da Shun, it was a good thing, but… "Using Da Shun's soldiers to fight then the land will be given to your wife? Thinking about it, it feels like a losing deal."
"Huh?" Xuan Tian Ming became angry, "Who is doing business with you? This was originally you paying reparations. Have you forgotten?"
The Emperor was startled, as Zhang Yuan reminded him: "His Highness is right. They are reparations."
The Emperor wanted to hit Zhang Yuan for his words. Was he a eunuch or was he here to cause trouble?
He was unreconciled. Looking at Feng Yu Heng, he asked her: "After Qian Zhou changes rulers, can you guarantee that the situation will be better than it currently is?"
Feng Yu Heng pondered a little then said: "We can write up a draft now to plan out what will happen with the yearly tribute for Da Shun. Also, Qian Zhou and Da Shun will be able to engage in trade. A place like Qian Zhou is far more undeveloped than Da Shun. There are still a large number of things to do. I trust that there will be plenty of profit left for Da Shun."
The Emperor liked hearing these words. The three gathered together and began to investigate how they could make money from Qian Zhou in the future.
The corners of Zhang Yuan's lips twitched from listening. They handled it as if it was the real deal. The war had not even been fought, yet you three have already begun to discuss how to split it? Is this good? Is it?
Reality proved that the three felt that things were very good. The three discussed things until it was time for the morning court session.
In the end, the Emperor slapped the table: "Let's just set it like this! I will leave the handling of this to you. Ming'er's Northwestern Army will be the main force. If there is a need for other armies to cooperate, We will do our best to provide support. When the day comes that the problem of Qian Zhou is handled, We will act and give it to A-Heng."
Feng Yu Heng quickly kneeled and solemnly kowtowed to give thanks for the imperial grace.
Zhang Yuan had accompanied the Emperor through the night and did not sleep. He was already extremely sleepy, but he was still a little moved by the gesture. But he had to remind the Emperor: "Your Majesty, it is time for the court session."
The Emperor nodded, "Alright, you two…. go to Winter Moon Palace to take a look. Don't let your imperial concubine mother worry."
The two agreed then retired. The Emperor watched Feng Yu Heng and Xuan Tian ming leave then quickly asked Zhang Yuan: "Say, if We go with them, will We be chased out?"
Zhang Yuan shook his head, "No."
"Un, you won't be chased out. You will be kicked out."
"Scram!" The Emperor once again raised the idea of bringing in a new eunuch, waving his hand in irritation: "Start the court session! Perfect timing, We can use that old thing to vent a little!"
Zhang Yuan helped him around the table then helped him get changed into his dragon robes. When putting on the hat, he asked: "Prime minister Feng is still kneeling outside. How does your Majesty plan on dealing with him?"
The Emperor crinkled his nose, "Have him stand up to attend court!"
"Prime minister Feng has kneeled for a night. Having him attend court…"
"So what if he kneeled for a night!" The Emperor spoke in a matter of fact manner, "His daughter also kneeled for a night. Was she not quite chipper? He is the court's prime minister, right? Can he not even compare to a young girl?"
Zhang Yuan knew that this was the Emperor being unreasonable. Thinking about what Feng Yu Heng had said earlier, he could not help but begin to hate Feng Jin Yuan. "This servant will have someone help Prime minister Feng to court. Your Majesty, do not worry."
The Emperor nodded then briskly walked out of Heavenly Hall.
On the other side, Feng Yu Heng and Xuan Tian Ming stood in front of Winter Moon Palace's gates. A palace maid smiled and said to the two: "Our imperial concubine slept late last night and has not woken up yet. Before sleeping, she advised this servant to tell county princess and your Highness to take a bath then sleep for a while first. Once you have woken up, imperial concubine should have woken up."
Feng Yu Heng facepalmed. Imperial concubine Yun slept for really long periods of time! She looked at the room being pointed at by the palace maid. It was the room that she had slept in before, thus she said to Xuan Tian Ming: "Then I will listen to imperial concubine mother. I will take a bath first then sleep for a while. You should go do whatever you need to do!"
The palace maid corrected her: "His Highness rushed back from the military camp and also has not slept for a night. He will also be taking a bath then sleeping."
"Oh." Feng Yu Heng nodded, "Then just take him and go."
The palace maid was puzzled, "Go where?"
"To where he will be sleeping!"
The palace maid pointed at the bedroom: "Is that not right there?"
Feng Yu Heng finally understood: "We'll be sleeping together?"
1: The original phrase was "water and fire" then "ice and extreme cold." Both of these mean misery/suffering.


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On Food
The Original House of Pies: SoCal ComfortBy Aaron Gilbreath
When the waitress set the slice of strawberry pie in front of me, I tried to contain my excitement. This moment was the culmination of two years' worth of waiting, two years of longing and imagining my order and relishing memories of the last time I ate here at the Original House of Pies. I had first learned of the place from a song.
There are no lyrics in the Friends of Dean Martinez's "House of Pies." Instead of vocals, an electric guitar plucks the melody in sync with a heavy-bottom bass. It isn't a catchy melody. There isn't much to it. The tune mostly sets a mood. Under the guitar, brushes make slow circles across a snare drum, and a high lap steel whines its laconic counterpoint, casting a spell, like when heat and blinding sunlight make everything slow and heavy. Although it was recorded by a Tucson, Arizona, group, the song sounds the way summer in Los Angeles feels. The guy who wrote it, Joey Burns, was raised in L.A. and drew the song's title from an East Hollywood restaurant.
I thanked the waitress, and she left me to savor my pie in private.


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Until you've had one, it's almost pointless to describe the hormonal rush of neurochemicals that heighten your sense of taste, touch, and smell when you bite into a fresh lobster roll. The roll—if it's done right—is still hot to the touch, crispy from a few lingering moments on the grill. The bread, sweet and doughy and lubricated with enough butter to wax your car, is an afterthought once you bite into the scoop of blushing lobster meat.
On its own, the tail and claw of a lobster has fewer calories, cholesterol, and saturated fat than your average chicken breast, but when dripping with mayonnaise, aioli, hot sauce, or clarified butter, seaborne lobster soars to the caloric stratosphere. Celery or scallions might be tossed with the chopped hunks of lobster tail and claw to give it texture, but at its heart, a lobster roll is a harmony of fat, carbs, and salty-sweet meat. In three bites, the roll is gone, leaving only a red-and-white checkered napkin rendered transparent by oil, a ring of mayo/butter emulsion around your lips, and a deep, intractable woe. "That's it," you think. "I've tasted ambrosia. And now it's gone."
Such was the experience of attending Tasting Table's Fifth Annual Lobster Roll Rumble in New York, where 24 restaurants from around the country brought metric tons of lobster, butter, mayo, and bread in order to lay claim to the distinction of crafting America's Best Lobster Roll. Armed with a notepad, a foam lobster claw, three fellow travelers—one of whom hoarsely informed us after his sixteenth roll that he was, in fact, allergic to lobster—and a stomach that had only seen a handful of macadamia nuts all day, your correspondent set out to determine what, exactly, makes the perfect lobster roll. Or, should his stomach burst, die trying.
America has perfected the art of high/low culinary culture. At Oscar after-parties, movie stars clutch In-N-Out burgers in one hand and gilded trophies in the other. New York's 230 Fifth has crafted a $2,300 hot dog made out of 60-day dry-aged wagyu beef and topped with Vidalia onions caramelized in Dom Perignon. The most valuable object backstage at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show isn't the Millennium Bra—it's a Krispy Kreme donut. But nowhere is the combination of luxury and low-rent gastronomy more on display than in the existence of a foodstuff composed of the fanciest animal protein in existence piled on top of a hot dog bun.
Despite the lobster roll's cultural identification with Maine, where 125 million pounds of lobster meat is harvested from the continental shelf every year, the lobster roll first originated at Perry's, a now-shuttered restaurant in Milford, Connecticut in 1929, according to John Mariani's Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink. For obvious reasons, the concept of chopped lobster meat heated in melted butter and served on rolls was instantly popular, and over the decades became a staple of New England coastal regions where lobsters were cheap and plentiful. In states where fresh lobster expensive and rare, lobster rolls were the stuff of myth and legend until McDonald's released the "McLobster" in 1993. It was a cataclysmic failure nationwide—lobster is hard to come by for the poor bastards in the Upper Midwest—but is still sold seasonally in the Maritimes for a few lucky Canadians.
The atmosphere at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Chelsea was redolent of these lobster palaces. A few veterans of the lobster roll scene casually strode from table to table, decked out in Hermès scarves and natty blazers, castaways from the Hamptons or Bar Harbor, but most of the several hundred attendees were the casually preppy kind of twentysomethings capable of forking over $165 to eat an unlimited amount of lobster. Imagine an East Hampton clambake that ended with a Bacchanal. $265 VIP tickets entitled us to palette-cleansing oysters and "custom Herradura tequila cocktails" drink rimmed with Old Bay seasoning, because the only thing that will make you more violently ill than eating 24 lobster rolls is mixing 24 rolls with oysters and tequila. We tried and failed to find the vomitorium.
At first, we flitted from table to table, hosing entire lobster rolls (and repeats!) with the hubris of youth. Your correspondent, who encountered his first lobster roll at age 21 and had partaken in no more than five ever since, was just happy to be there. Austin's Dock & Roll Diner paired their roll with hot sauce (a simple, brilliant addition). Portland's Eventide Oyster Co. rocketed to the top of our estimation by using a pork bun-style roll instead of the traditional "New Englander" —the sweetness of the bread perfectly underscored the sweetness of the lobster meat.
The line for The Clam Shack, a Kennebunkport institution and winner for the past two years, stretched across the entire floor of the Pavilion. The Mermaid Inn, located around the corner from your correspondent's apartment in the East Village, turns out to have a fabulously simple lobster roll, a discovery his personal trainer will rue and his credit card company will celebrate. We're pretty sure we saw Allison Williams a few times, but nobody ever caught her actually eating a lobster roll. We placed bets on who would be the first to vomit into one of the numerous cardboard garbage cans.
The name "lobster" comes from the Old English loppestre, a portmanteau of the Latin word for locust combined with the Old English loppe, or spider. If you take a look at one, "spider-locust" doesn't seem entirely off the mark —in fact, the preferred nickname for lobster along Maine's Midcoast region is "bug."
Lobsters are invertebrates whose single-chambered hearts pump copper-rich haemocyanin, which means that lobsters, like spiders and snails and their most stereotypical human fans, have blue blood. As lobsters grow, they moult their hard exoskeletons—often eating them—which means that they can reach astonishing sizes. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest lobster ever caught was in Nova Scotia, and weighed more than 44 pounds.
The amount of time since a lobster's last moult is closely tied to both flavor and transport life—new-shell lobsters have paper-thin shells and incredibly sweet meat, but the delicateness of their shells mean that even transport from Maine to Boston frequently kills them, lowering their price. Old-shell lobsters can survive international shipping, but the meat is usually mealy and course. Anyone who thinks that they wouldn't be able to tell the difference between new-shell and old-shell lobster meat has never attempted to down 24 lobster rolls in a single sitting.
Lobsters as a foodstuff have gone in and out of vogue numerous times over the past four centuries. In 1620, Dr. Tobias Venner proclaimed in his Via Recta ad Vitam Longam that lobster was an aphrodisiac which "giveth much good and firme nourishment," but that, as lobster "maketh a great propensitie unto venereal embracements," one should be careful about overimbibing lest one walk away with a lobster-facilitated case of syphilis. Lord Byron once declared that "a woman should never be seen eating or drinking, unless it be lobster salad & Champagne." In the United States, however, the plentiful nature of lobster meant that it was considered a low-class food until the mid-1800s, eaten only by the poor, imprisoned, or insane. Feeding prisoners lobster more than once a week was illegal in some colonies, an offense on the same order as feeding them rat meat. When it was harvested en masse, it was frequently ground up as fertilizer.
With the invention of the lobster smack, a boat with open holding wells on the deck to keep the lobsters alive during transport, however, decapod dishes arrived on the fine-dining scene. Since it could now survive travel over longer distances, lobster became a decadent treat for the American upper class. The rise of lobster gastronomy gave birth to the "lobster palaces" of the 1920s, where the crème de la crème of the New York theatre scene would mingle with showgirls, hangers-on, and Old Money, dipping tails and claws in cream and butter while flirting with dancers and actresses. At these lobster palaces, a wealthy older man with a fondness for young women—today's "sugar daddy"—was known as a "lobster."
As we sampled lobster rolls from around the country, our pedestrian palates gradually grew more sophisticated. Some had too much mayonnaise (Robert's Maine Grill of Kittery, Maine) some were a little too briny (The Grey Lady in the Lower East Side), and some suffered from too much experimentation (Betoney in Midtown), but it was lobster, we were hungry, and how often do you get to enjoy a capital-L Luxury Food in such quantities?
A young woman in a Lily Pulitzer dress dismissed her friend's concern that a belly-button ring in the shape of an anchor would be trashy. "It can't be trashy if it's nautical." We soldiered on.
Now would be the time to mention that the Lobster Roll Rumble is a charity event, with 10% of the ticket sales going to benefit Share Our Strength, a national nonprofit working to end childhood hunger in America by 2015. It is a worthy organization, considering that one in five American children struggles with food insecurity, a sobering statistic even when you're not forcing yourself to lift yet another ingot of lobster, carbs, and bread into your open gob.
Better, though, to close your eyes and think of the children you were helping to feed than about the fate of the lobster with which you were feeding yourself. Eating lobster is as much about the shell-cracking, live-animal-boiling experience as it is about the taste. No, lobsters don't have a cerebral cortex, but the scientific consensus is that crustaceans do feel pain, perhaps even more acutely than humans do (David Foster Wallace covered the issue of pain in delectable invertebrates famously and extensively). For the overly squeamish in our group, it was some consolation that the consumption of lobster rolls at least allows for the removal from view of the less, well, uncomfortable parts of crustacean preparation.
As the number of rolls consumed reached the high teens and our lobster-intolerant compatriot started to swell ("You know how when you're allergic to something, your beard starts to itch?") the butter had started to go to our heads.
We found ourselves turning away offerings of repeat tastes from venders we had enjoyed immensely only twenty minutes previously. "I don't even want to take a bite," we protested at one roll that seemed suspiciously overstuffed with celery. The mealiness of a local restaurant's claw meat prompted us to dub it "the Lunchable Lobster Roll." But it wasn't until we tossed a half-eaten roll produced by one nameless restaurant (putting raw onion in a lobster roll should be punishable by hobbling) into the garbage that we realized that too much of a good thing turns you into a horrible brat. "The more I eat, the more horrible of a person I become."
"I've become everything I've ever hated."
"Who throws away lobster? I'm a monster."
If familiarity breeds contempt, then overindulgence breeds snobbish connoisseurship. In the same way that passionate examination and sampling of wines or cigars or typefaces prompts snooty dismissal of Yellowtail, Gispert Coronas, and Comic Sans, the conspicuous overconsumption of the ocean's most celebrated fruits de mer spoils your appetite for anything but the best. Don't start every meal with a chocolate soufflé, and don't eat a summer's worth of lobster rolls in a single evening.
It was at this moment of personal reckoning that we discovered the table for Baltimore's Thames Street Oyster Bar and our lives were changed forever. The meat glistened seductively with melted butter, piled high and steaming on top of a crisp, oily split-top bun. We were cautious, at first—the beautiful presentation of a roll from the North Fork of Long Island had belied a mealy, old-shell claw. But one tentative bite into the roll was enough. No mayonnaise, only butter, which had been absorbed, sponge-style, into the bun. We forsook all other rolls, all other foodstuffs. As the white wine-fueled Bacchanal raged around us, this was ambrosia.
After voting for Thames Street's lobster roll—it would, rightfully, win the title of America's Best Lobster Roll—we ventured out into the night, shirts and sleeves stained with butter, stomachs sore and smiles victorious. We'd accomplished our goal of eating all 24 entries without dying. We came. We clawed. We conquered.


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Broadest question imaginable: "What makes a great first level?"
I've only seen the negatives but not so much about what makes a perfect first level.
Here is what I'm working with:
- At this stage exposition levels covering the events of the original Trilogy are a sin because how would anyone not already a fan of Marathon be playing a 3rd party scenario for it?
- Pistol starts with low rank enemies are the norm but because its the norm its boring because we did it already.
- Etc...
Basically how does one ensure people don't drop the scenario at level one?
Especially with such a low tech game from 1996?


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The building on the 'Runde Ecke' (round corner) in Leipzig was for many years a tool of oppression in the former East Germany.
On 4 December 1989 this Leipzig Stasi HQ was occupied by 'Monday demonstrators' in what proved to be a decisive moment in the peaceful revolution. Today the building houses the 'Runde Ecke' memorial site – a museum that looks back at the history, structure and methods of the GDR's secret police in its permanent exhibition 'Stasi – Power and Banality'.
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Tide shifts, and Rangel tries to hang on to his seat
NEW YORK — If Charlie Rangel is going to go, it won't be quietly.
His Harlem-centered congressional district, once overwhelmingly African American, is now majority Hispanic. He squeaked through his 2012 primary by slightly more than 1,000 votes. Heavyweight endorsements that were once his are going now to his opponent. After nearly 44 years in Congress, the Democrat is trying to hang on to his New York seat and throwing a few elbows in the process.
Rangel, 83, the third-most-senior member of Congress, is embroiled in a primary rematch with state Sen. Adriano Espaillat, 59, whose base is in the district's growing Dominican-American community. In 2012, redistricting kept the same percentage of black voters — 29% — but increased Hispanic voters from 46% to 55%. In the heavily Democratic district, which covers Upper Manhattan and a swath of the Bronx, the primary June 24 is the deciding contest.
Espaillat has had two more years to organize and get his name out and has the backing of former Rangel supporters, including the speaker of the City Council, the Bronx borough president and the city teachers union.
"We're confident that we have the numbers on our side,'' Espaillat says. "People want change.''
Rangel's electoral weakness began in 2010 with an ethics investigation and censure — in part for failing to pay taxes on his vacation home in the Dominican Republic — which cost him the chairmanship of the powerful Ways and Means Committee. In 2012, Rangel was hobbled by back problems and had to use a walker.
He's recovered and is making the rounds, pushing hard on his record as a prodigious legislator, his seniority and his support of the Democratic agenda on immigration. Former president Bill Clinton recorded robocalls on his behalf, and Manhattan Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney is raising money for him.
Endorsements are important if they come with an organization to get voters registered and to the polls, crucial in a midterm election.
The race "will be about who will put the better organization together, whether they have union support or not,'' says Hank Sheinkopf, a New York Democratic consultant. "Sometimes unions perform, and sometimes they don't. The real issue is, is it just time for change?"
On the campaign trail, Rangel is unmistakably a longtime incumbent: At a debate Wednesday, he skipped a standard opening statement. Instead, he pulled out his cellphone and pretended to have a conversation in which he ripped Espaillat for being an ineffective state legislator and called a third candidate, Pastor Michael Walrond, an interloper who doesn't live or vote in the district. (Walrond says he moved into Harlem this year.)
"When this debate is over, we've got to put up,'' Rangel told the debate crowd. "And all I'm saying is, I got the record, and they don't.''
Espaillat is the first Dominican-born member of the state Legislature and would be the first in Congress though he downplays his background. "This isn't West Side Story Sharks vs. Jets,'' he says.
"The Dominican community is much newer to politics in the city. And this is a major historic point for them,'' says political scientist Angelo Falcon of the National Institute for Latino Policy. In light of the Democratic minority in the House and Rangel's ethics trouble, voters may see less rationale for sticking with the dean of the New York delegation — an unofficial title Rangel often mentions. "He doesn't have all the firepower that an incumbent of his years would normally have,'' Falcon says. "That does make him vulnerable.''
Even politicians who support Rangel say a changing of the guard is inevitable.
"Ten years from now, the Congress member from this district is going to be Dominican. Everybody should just get that that is what is going on,'' says David Paterson, who became the state's first African-American governor when he succeeded Eliot Spitzer in 2009.
"What' s happening to a black politician is what used to happen to white politicians, when the (demographics) changed," Paterson says. "The white politician would feel maybe a little hurt because they provided great service to people. And now the people are saying, 'It's not that you're so bad, but we want somebody that looks like us.' ''
Rangel, who won his first election in 1970 by knocking off pioneering black politician Adam Clayton Powell Jr., isn't conceding the point — at least not if that somebody is Espaillat.
"Listen, when Jackie Robinson broke into the major leagues, all of us felt proud,'' he said after Wednesday's debate. "But he was a great player before he got there. They didn't pick him because he was colored.''


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