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Click below for "Put that in your pipe and smoke it!" and more quotes from the delightfully snobby Lady Grantham, Dowager Countess, played by Maggie Smith. A compilation of her best zingers, for your enjoyment and personal use thanks to our friends at Now This News:
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How can they forget her quote from Season 1 when she is talking to Lord Grantham about Matthew. He says "I thought you didn't like him?" and she says "I have plenty of friends that I don't like".
I do love the scene with her on the phone! Great show and Maggie Smith is the best part of it..
I do love the scene with her on the phone! Great show and Maggie Smith is the best part of it..
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Did you not just love when Shirley Maclain's character started singing "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" to Maggie Smith's character...and ended with the line "I'm in love with you" and touched Maggie Smith's cheek............I was there.....that was me singing to her.......Long live the Dowager!!!!!!!!
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Best Maggie Smith zinger from Series 3/Episode 1 was definitely the wry comment she made about Branson the ex-chauffeur. Despite his efforts to dress in a presentable manner, according to Dame Maggie, he "still looks like a man from the Prudential" Such a witty reference to "the men from the Pru" - an army of door-to-door salesmen, collecting their penny-a-week, from the customers of the Prudential Insurance Society.
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Wow, everyone here must be very young. Back when everyone understood and used manners these sayings were common. In fact, often much more clever and witty than these.
Oh well, enjoy. Pick up a book about Dorothy Parker if you want wit and zingers.
My favorite: When asked what Ms Parker thought about horticulture, she replied, "You can lead a whore to culture, but you can't make her think."
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First: The Brits win at television. Period. The stories are wonderful, the writing is brilliant - most American trash can't hold a candle. I've never watched much TV but recently I've gotten addicted not only to Downton but also to Doctor Who, Sherlock, and Monty Python.
Sensing a common theme here?
Second: Every aspiring actress should study Maggie Smith. Especially her facial expressions. Absolutely no one can say as much with a cock of the eyebrow as she can. One of the many reasons why she's the best there is.
Second: Every aspiring actress should study Maggie Smith. Especially her facial expressions. Absolutely no one can say as much with a cock of the eyebrow as she can. One of the many reasons why she's the best there is.
Third: SUPPORT PBS! Seriously now. Downton is starting a bit of a revolution here in America back toward real television. With support, PBS can continue to air wonderful treasures like this, and I'm willing to bet that more people in America will begin to watch them.
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Welcome to meat-lovers Friday here on Food & More.
For today's installment of 30 Restaurants in 30 Days I decided to revisit an old-time favorite to try a specific dish that I often recommend but have never tried.
Let me explain.
In my job as a restaurant writer I get certain emails over and over again:
For that last one, I've always had a stock answer: Highland Tap. As once-ubiquitous prime rib has become less popular over the years, this basement-level bar and tavern in Virginia-Highland has been going strong — feeding Atlantans slabs of rosy beef since the 1980's.
Have I tried it? No, which I'm sure to explain as I tell readers of Highland Tap's reputation. I don't think I've eaten prime rib in 20 years myself.
So the time had come, and here it is: the 14-ounce "King Cut" because if I'm going to break a 20-year drought, I'm not settling for no 10-ounce "Queen Cut."
I loved the spicy rub, and the first few tender bites. I got a little bored with it after sawing off a few pieces of the ribeye proper and the chewier but more flavorful ribeye cap (spinalis dorsi, as you might sometimes see it on menus). I'm not a huge roast beef fiend. I'd rather have a charred steak, but that's me.
Or maybe a lot of us, judging by how few restaurants now serve roast beef or prime rib. In a restaurant setting, the kitchen must invest in an expensive combitherm oven (The Alto Shaam is the classic brand) that cooks then holds the beef at the right temperature to keep it pink, rare and juicy.
Are you a roast beef fiend? Where do you go? I'd love to hear.
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July 26th, 2013
12:29 pm
Highland Tap is EXACTLY where I would go for prime rib in Atlanta. I enjoy prime rib at least as much as I enjoy steak, maybe because the traditional horseradish cream sauce and au jus make it a unique meat experience. I probably treat myself to prime rib once a year or so. Highland Tap makes a good burger, too.
July 26th, 2013
1:03 pm
Last time I went I thought the place was dumpy and dirty.
July 26th, 2013
1:10 pm
The Tap is good but I prefer Houston's for Prime Rib.
Don't get me wrong, the Tap rocks – especially the bar on a Sunday for brunch – but Houston's is better for the Prime Rib IMHO.
July 26th, 2013
1:15 pm
The ribeye cap is the spinalis dorsi, not the teres major, which is a shoulder tender or petit tender.
July 26th, 2013
1:19 pm
I would go to ATL, catch BA to LHR, and head for Simpson's-in-the Strand.
July 26th, 2013
2:05 pm
The best prime rib I've had in recent memory was at Stoney River in Duluth. Cooked perfectly, wonderfully seasoned.
July 26th, 2013
2:13 pm
This restaurant is awesome. The steak medallions with a shrimp and mushroom caps is great. The Warm Honey Bacon Dressing is Awesome. Never have had a bad meal there.
July 26th, 2013
2:47 pm
Will they throw it on the grill for you for a few minutes? I've had prime rib that way before. I love the char too.
July 26th, 2013
5:17 pm
My vote for best PR in and around Atl. Have not tried Stony River PR but Joyce Ann painted a nice picture.
July 26th, 2013
5:22 pm
JK, when you've made the recommendation in the past, did you tell the inquiring person that you'd never been but had heard it was good? Just curious. I've found good prime rib at Village Tavern in Alpharetta and at my dining room table at Christmastime.
July 26th, 2013
7:44 pm
For the good prime rib – certainly not to Tap. It is obvious from the picture that the "roast" is pre-cooked crayovaced product, just heated in the oven to serving temperature. Same color from end to end?
Got the same kind at Chicago Restaurant (East Cobb) Coming back there few years later, remembering the great prime rib they used to serve, what a bummer!
Unfortunately, more and more places resort to this junk. It may be more economical, but to me it's a sham.
Does anyone remember old-fashioned real roast, jus from actual drippings, with or no bone? That used to be the standard at any semi-decent steak house.
July 27th, 2013
12:54 pm
To me, Highland Tap represents an endangered species of restaurant – - the local steak/chops/lobster joint. There are still plenty of those places around, but they seem to mostly be part of national chains these days, and expense account occasions to boot. The other good local examples (Bones, Chops) specialize in steaks, and are also prohibitively pricy. Tap is one of the few less-expensive alternatives available (though it's not cheap). On a side note, Tap has – - to me – - THE best martini in Atlanta. They serve it to you with a side beaker of the drink nestled in ice, so it's really two for the price of one. Extra olives to boot.
July 27th, 2013
1:26 pm
Meat much too raw for family and me ~
July 27th, 2013
1:41 pm
Lane Wells……I believe that is what PR is supposed to look like when cooked properly.
July 27th, 2013
1:44 pm
Jerry…..I agree but to get PR like you suggest we will have to make it in our own kitchens.
July 27th, 2013
8:27 pm
Cherokee Cattle has a great prime rib and there house dressing is wonderful.
July 27th, 2013
8:35 pm
Jerry, the same color end-to-end is indicative of perfectly slow-cooked beef. Sous-vide ends up the same way. If your prime rib has gray edges, you've cranked the heat up too much. I always do my Christmas standing rib roast at 200 degrees until 120 internal. Then crank up the heat to 550 to sear the roast for 8 minutes.
July 27th, 2013
10:55 pm
Sorry Dan, I don't want sous-vide or slow-cooked roast. One wants to keep the juices inside, with a good sear to start with. That's why the best PR is done by using USDA choice #107 cut, with bones and "deckel". All the seasonig and rub goes under the deckel and the layer of fat and bones protects the meat from overcooking, nice brown edges around notwithstanding. If you give it 20 min. rest before carving (keeps cooking while "resting"), it's a joy…Oh, did I forget popovers…
Trust me, the stuff on the picture and what you get in most places nowadays is what I described previously. Very chewy, too.
July 28th, 2013
12:16 am
Tell me you are kidding… Otherwise, you are a paid food wank. This place is a filthy dump that is at best, comparable to the offerings found barrios in third world nations.
July 28th, 2013
1:11 pm
Highland Tap has a unique character that has no rival in Atlanta, and the menu, in many respects, is a step back in time. For example, my wife and I enjoy sitting at the bar for a apetizer of Escargot and Carpaccio, both of which appear on fewer menus these days. I have had a decent Prime Rib at Hightland Tap, but I would not recommend it as the best in the metro. Houston's (West Paces) and Aspen's (East Cobb), for example, both deliver a far superior Prime Rib.
July 28th, 2013
2:24 pm
JK – Last prime rib for me was at Cabernet. Real jus, pretty decent. Probably geographically unacceptable for you ITP folks.
Couldn't agree more with your assessment of PR – interesting and flavorful around the edges but nothing thrilling in vast middle.
July 28th, 2013
3:10 pm
Had a lot of good times and good RB at the Tap…Marvin you need to unkink your panties.
July 28th, 2013
3:14 pm
Isn't the cap on a rib eye also called the "Deckle" cut? It was on an episode of Chopped and is on several menus, including Macintosh in Charleston.
July 28th, 2013
5:00 pm
UGH! I prefer my prime cooked. This isn't even appetizing to look at. No thanks.
July 28th, 2013
5:55 pm
Don't laugh but we love the prime rib at The Colonnade
July 28th, 2013
9:52 pm
The Highland Tap took a hard left in the wrong direction a long time ago. I used to live walking distance from it. The staff, particularly behind the bar, is rude, and they're stupid enough to think their obnoxious behavior lends charm to the place. I had a good experience with prime rib there one time. I made the mistake of trying to repeat that experience two more times, to no avail. The second time I had to send my meal back. That's not something I do lightly. I spent over thirty years in the hotel/restaurant business and I can tell you that the tap is seedy, dirty and long past it's prime.
July 29th, 2013
9:59 am
Trish…….almost forgot about the Colonnade. Thanks for the reminder.
July 29th, 2013
10:06 am
@Trish – I have a friend from Chattanooga that comes into town on Sunday nights for work periodically and she makes me take her to Colonnade for prime rib each time.
As for Highland Tap, I like it. I've always liked it. Maybe because it's dark and I can't see what's around me, I don't know. But that corner (with La Tavola) gets a lot of my dollars.
July 29th, 2013
12:30 pm
It's like a wine sommelier not having any cabernet sauvignon for 20 years, but gets paid to critique and talk about all wine. What a job!
July 29th, 2013
1:15 pm
HT is always good for a burger or steak, or salmon, but never had their PR. Looks good, but I don't want to turn my dining experience into a bloody beef-induced catatonia. I eat there a couple of times a year. Bar staff can be "brisk" or downright rude – go for the martini with a sidecar, but anything else, I'd go upstairs to Fontaine's.
July 29th, 2013
1:24 pm
The best prime rib in this area can be found on Thursday nights at Crossroads Grille in Flowery Branch.
Jim N Nicks also has simply awesome smoked prime rib on Friday and Saturday nights, (at least at their Cumming location). Both of these are priced below $20 for a 12 ounce cut.
July 29th, 2013
4:20 pm
Chicago's – in East Cobb at Johnson Ferry at Shallowford. Certainly best OTP Prime Rib in the metro area.
July 30th, 2013
12:03 pm
Sorry Mark, back in late nineties they served real PR. But if you like pre-cooked, cryovaced, loaded with additives for the color PR, knock yourself out. And let's not forget tenderlizer to make it at least chewable.
July 30th, 2013
1:22 pm
Joey D's Oak Room has very good prime rib, with a nice sear on it. I am not a huge fan of most of their menu, but the prime rib is a good choice.
July 30th, 2013
5:31 pm
I love prime rib; used to like it at Steak and Ale. But you do have a choice of doneness; I don't like rare and I don't want it well done. It doesn't have to be almost raw to be enjoyable. Oh, Mortons has a good prime rib also.
July 30th, 2013
6:03 pm
Accusing the Tap of using pre-cooked, cryovac beef is an offense that cannot stand! Happy to see the work of refuting this slander and exposing the prime rib ignorance of the offender has already done.
July 31st, 2013
12:45 pm
Real Meat Head – ignorance be with you. It's either the cryovac or Tap does not know how to cook a real roast. Why don't you ask them? Peace be with you…
July 31st, 2013
3:51 pm
The Tap is cooking a "real" roast, and they are doing it perfectly. The roast is kept as close to 120 degrees as possible. At 120 degrees, enzymes in the meat break down and tenderize the roast. Cooked at that low temperature, the roast has an even, rose hue from end to end. It takes a specialized oven and a long time (up to 18 hours). It's not precooked. It's not cryovac.
August 2nd, 2013
3:43 pm
Obviously, this "roasting" method gives you inferior PR – see JK comment. I rest my case.


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Well, not quite. The b-to-b bubble burst shortly after it formed. Covisint -- a massive auto components marketplace jointly owned by the big carmakers -- stalled almost immediately. It was purchased by Compuware in 2004 and now functions as an "on-demand collaboration platform" for a wide range of industries. Dell opened its own exchange for parts suppliers in November 2000. Four months later it was shuttered. Others, such as GlobalNetXchange (GNX) and the WorldWide Retail Exchange (WWRE), survived by pooling their resources.
Philip J. Philliou, a principal at payments strategy consulting firm Philliou Selwanes Partners, was working for MasterCard during that era as VP of e-commerce product and technologies. Both MasterCard and Visa invested heavily in new systems and products to facilitate electronic payments and data transfers across these exchanges.
At the height of the dot-com boom Philliou says there were more than 2,500 major b-to-b exchanges worldwide. Today, he guesstimates 90 percent of them are gone. Part of the problem was timing; the other part was the difficulty in getting people to substantially change the way they did business.
"The dot-com implosion took the oxygen out of many of these exchanges," he says. "The other problem was that for these exchanges to succeed, you needed to achieve a certain scale. That meant convincing a lot of buyers and sellers to change well-established business processes."
He says b-to-b markets were a "red herring," but that many organizations are finally starting to realize the benefits using their financial institution's payment gateway in conjunction with their internal electronic invoicing and ERP systems.
David Freschman, managing partner of venture firm Innovation Capital Advisors, says some major VCs bet big on b-to-b markets whose potential never got realized. "Business is still a social function in many respects," he says. "I think a lot of people still prefer to do business face to face. They want to know who they're buying from and develop relationships with them."
6. Enterprise social media
Era: Now
The pitch: "[Our enterprise social media product] improves organizational awareness and fosters cross-functional workflows in ways that collaboration and social networking software alone never will .... helps organizations view and engage in the 'big conversation' -- the sum of all discussions, content creation, and planning activities taking place ... increases organizational effectiveness by providing individuals a 360-degree view of conversations and activities across previously isolated information silos ... while also meeting the enterprise security and data portability requirements of the most demanding CIO." --Unnamed enterprise social media vendor, October 2009
Your employees schmooze on Twitter, Facebook, and countless other social networks; shouldn't they be doing it on behalf of your business? That's the sales pitch enterprises are getting today from the dozens of vendors surfing the social media wave.
The idea: Instead of tweeting about what they had for lunch and engaging in Mafia Family Wars, your workforce can be using these tools to brainstorm new ideas and collaborate on projects.
They're not the only ones who smell a social media boom. IDC predicts the market for workplace "online community software" will grow from $278 million last year to $1.6 billion by 2013.


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Specialized and Red Bull athlete Rebecca Rusch won her third Leadville 100
mountain bike race this summer, the 42 year old made a name for herself as an
adventure racer, most notably taking first at the Raid Gauloises Adventure
Racing World Championships in 2003.
Adventure racing
sponsorship was dwindling so Rebecca searched for other events that would take
advantage of her ultra endurance abilities. 24 hour mountain bike races
were booming, so she set her targets there and despite the fact that mountain
biking was her worst event, Rebecca won her first 24 hour solo event in 2007
beating both the women's and men's fields. This launched her new cycling
Soon she was a
three-time 24 Hour Solo Mountain Bike World Champion and racking up titles at
Leadville�s annual 100-mile race. To dominate in her 40s, Rusch has continued
to change who she is as an athlete. While a master professional athlete, she is
racing as strong as the young guns and she is faster and better than ever taking
a smarter and more high tech approach to her training regime.
I caught up
with her after her recent trip to L.A. to find out more about her Red Bull
high-tech brain training and collected some tips on training in your 40s
Learn to rest
and monitor your recovery effectively
We all know how
to work hard, but smart recovery is essential if you want to get 100% of the
benefit out of your training efforts. This applies to all athletes, but
becomes even more important as we age and the bounce back recovery process
takes a little longer.
I use a simple
system called Restwise to measure sleep, hydration, training efforts,
resting heart rate, and subjective measures, such as mood, to get a complete
picture of how my body is responding to training stress and life stress. My
coach and I can tweak my training accordingly, even before classic signs
of overtraining show up. It's very common for all of us to want to push
harder and think that more work equals more training benefit. With Reswise
I can have scientific feedback that tells me it's time to take a rest day.
The beauty of this program is it can alert you to life stress, lack of
sleep, poor hydration or impending illness so you can make the changes before
these stresses hit you too hard.
Make sure you
are getting the proper nutrients
I thought I was
eating pretty well until I got a full blood test that revealed giant holes in
my nutritional profile. It was great feedback that allowed me to tackle
these deficiencies head on. Despite a healthy diet, I was significantly
lacking in amino acids and some key minerals because I was not absorbing my
food. I addressed the issues by supplementing with probiotics, vitamins
and minerals. I also made a conscious effort to eliminate many packaged
foods, which are often nutrient dead foods. I also eliminated most gluten from
my diet and choose organic meats. As an athlete, I expect performance
out of my body. To feel and perform my best, I need a combination of
supplements and healthy food to keep up with demands. Get a blood test to
see where your deficiencies are and then be sure to fuel the machine with the
best fuel possible.
Train Your
techniques are scientifically proven to work. "Whether you think you
can or think you can't, you're right." I spend time rehearsing
finish lines in my head with arms raised and no one in sight. This sort
of practice is important for confidence boosting. Also, just like
our legs, the brain is a muscle that can be trained to perform better. With
age, the brain also gets lazy if it's not used. Cognitive areas such as
memory, reaction time, coordination, can all be trained. I have just
started doing some really fascinating "performance brain training"
with the Red Bull Performance Division in partnership with Neurotopia.
This is cutting edge work that Red Bull has been using on race car
drivers, skiers, cyclists and other athletes. The training starts with a
baseline test to check your level in 9 areas such as focus endurance, stress
recovery, and reaction speed. From this baseline test, they design an
interactive video game for you to play. You are not touching any
controls, so the interactive part is in your head. As you attempt to fly
a spaceship through a course, the ship will move faster or slowing depending on
how your brain is firing. The goal is to find that sweet spot where you
are focused, but relaxed. The practice sessions will train me to more
easily access that state of relaxed control when I'm out in the middle of an
intense race situation. For athletes who do not have access to this type
of brain training, you can still achieve results with visualization techniques,
meditation and coordination challenges in your sport. For visualization,
try imagining that a competitor is near you while you are training to feel and
practice that heightened sense of awareness that comes with racing.
Instead of tuning out to music, tune IN by focusing on respiratory rate,
cadence, and body sensations. Learn to relax, but pay attention.
For "active" meditation, practice staying calm during
technically challenging rides or workouts. Experiment with trying better
instead of trying harder. Sometimes a slightly slower pace or state of
mind will be faster than thrashing about. For coordination, set up tricky
drills for yourself with cones, balancing on obstacles, jumping over and around
things. take up some sort of new sport to challenge your body and brain.
This sort of mental trickery will get new nerves firing instead of doing the
same old workout that your brain is used to.
Cross Train
for Overall Health, Injury Prevention and Fun
It's pretty easy
to fall into a fitness rut and just grab the running shoes and go through the
motions day after day. While it's great to keep active, doing the same
thing all the time isn't doing you any favors. Your body gets used to the
stress and you end up overworking specific areas. This can lead to
weakness in other areas and injury. I'm a cyclist now, but I attribute my
longevity in professional sports to the fact that I am a "jill of all
trades." I ski, run, climb, swim, practice yoga, etc. All of
these things keep my body balanced, so that come cycling season, I am ready to
hit the bike again. Not only is cross training fun because you are
learning something new and moving in a different way, it also keeps you strong,
fit and will address body weaknesses or imbalances you might have. Sign
up for a martial arts class, learn to surf, ride a bike. It will feel
like play and your body and mind will thank you for it.
Enlist the
Help of Professionals
There are experts
in this world for a reason. Just as you go to a physician for medical
help or a mechanic to tune up your car, you should enlist the help of a coach
to help you with your training. Coaches are not just for pro athletes.
Coaches are for intelligent athletes at any level who want to train
efficiently and effectively to be their best. I have been a professional
athlete for over 15 years. I floundered along on my own for 10 years.
In the past five years of working with a coach, I have seen huge gains in
my performance, power and abilities. I am faster and better as an over 40
athlete than I have ever been. I attribute this continued improvement to
training smarter with a coach. At this point, I could not live without
the personal guidance, honest feedback, motivation and roadmap that a coach
provides. There is nothing better than a well thought out plan to achieve
your goals. Carmichael Training Systems has a whole menu of
options to work with a coach at any level.
Train Smarter
Not Harder
Experience is a
huge benefit. Age and experience are often more powerful tools than a
young set of legs and lungs. Use experience to your advantage over the
young pups and be confident in your abilities. Focused training, good
preparation, rest, strategy, patience and the ability to shrug off challenges
are all positive traits I have noticed in more experienced athletes.


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If an endorsement from the original American Idol means anything, then season 12 finalist Kree Harrison is well on her way to Idol glory.
Backstage after Wednesday night's show, Kree, who performed the Beatles' "With a Little Help from My Friends," told E! Online that none other than Kelly Clarkson reached out to her via social media.
"Kelly Clarkson tweeted me!" Kree said excitedly. "She said that she heard my [performance last week of] 'Crying' on iTunes and that I killed it and she can't wait to buy my record. That's pretty insane!"
What Kelly actually said on Twitter was, "Girl, just heard 'Crying' and it sounds killer! Can't wait to hear a full record from you! Good luck :)."
To be fair, Kelly also tweeted fellow finalist Amber Holcomb , to praise her for her performance of her victory song the previous week. "Holy cow you sang the crap out of A Moment Like This! Nicely done girl!," tweeted Kelly. Amber replied, "thank you sooo much!(:"
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-- Robert Preidt
FRIDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Speaking more than one
language may boost brain function, experts say.
Recent studies have shown that bilingual speakers outperform
people who speak only one language in certain mental abilities,
such as being able to ignore irrelevant information to focus on
important information. This means bilingual people are better at
prioritizing tasks and working on more than one project at a time,
said Judith Kroll, director of the Center for Language Science at
Penn State.
"We would probably refer to most of these cognitive advantages as multitasking," Kroll said in a university news release. "Bilinguals seem to be better at this type of perspective-taking."
Alternating between languages enables bilingual people to
exercise their minds in a way that people who speak only one
language generally don't, she added.
The latest evidence counters previous research that suggested
bilingualism hindered cognitive development.
"The received wisdom was that bilingualism created confusion, especially in children," Kroll said. "The belief was that people who could speak two or more languages had difficulty using either. The bottom line is that bilingualism is good for you."
Kroll is scheduled to discuss bilingualism Friday at the annual
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in Washington, D.C.
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Wal-Mart Limits Consumers' Options for Gluten-Free Foods
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Over 1.8 million American's have celiac disease. Celiac is a disease in which chronic failure to digest food is triggered by hypersensitivity of the small intestine to gluten. As crazy as it sounds, a Mayo Clinic study recently showed that only 400,000 celiacs know they have the disease. With this said, it should also be noted that over 1.6 million people choose to eat a gluten-free diet.
Whole Foods (NASDAQ: WFM) is a store whose mission statement reads, "we seek out the finest natural and organic foods available, maintain the strictest quality standards in the industry, and have an unshakable commitment to sustainable agriculture." Although all of their foods are not gluten-free, they do present many celiacs with more options. Whole Foods shows an amazing track record of growing revenues. Every year since 2003, their revenues have increased, leaving the company with a 372% growth. Whole Foods shows a 4.3% FCF yield. Every year since 2006 their FCF has increased. With nearly a 7% increase in its stock and 157% in the past five years, look for it to continue to grow at a steady rate.
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NYSE: NGVC) is another 'super market' that celiacs often visit. Natural Grocers was founded in 1955 as a door-to-door business in Golden, Colorado. There are no stores east of Missouri, yet there are 62 grocery stores in 13 states. Capital Expenditures increased by 25% in 2012. The company's revenues have skyrocketed in the past three years, increasing 49%. Natural Grocers' market cap is just over $428 million. The company has not been publicly traded for long, as its IPO was July 25, 2012.
Kroger (NYSE: KR) is not a natural or organic chain of grocery stores, but it does still produce many gluten free items. The company was founded in 1883 in downtown Cincinnati, but has since grown to 3,574 stores, making it the country's largest grocery store chain. Revenues in this industry seem to be steadily rising, as Kroger's have increased every year for ten years as well. In the past year alone, the stock increased over 21%. With a market cap of $14 billion, the company's FCF yield is 3.9%. Its dividend yield is 2.2%. Kroger is attempting to help meet the needs of these nearly two million people with celiac.
You can find anything at Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), right? Not necessarily. Sure, they provide some gluten-free foods, however that certainly isn't the company's primary focus. Wal-Mart boasts a $231 billion market cap, with revenues reaching nearly half a trillion dollars in 2012. The company's dividend yield is slightly higher, showing 2.3%. For the past three years, capital expenditures have increased. Wal-Mart's FCF yield is 6.2%.
Having two friends that are celiac and gluten-free, they have noticed the products that Wal-Mart provides are over-priced compared to Kroger or organic grocery stores. Neither friend will shop at Wal-Mart because they can't find what they want and can't afford what gluten-free foods the store does have.
The Foolish Conclusion...
Wal-Mart does have the highest FCF yield of any of the mentioned companies, meaning it is the cheapest. This should acquire interest from bargain investors. Natural Grocers and Whole Foods show much more of a willingness to provide unique foods for people with allergies such as celiac. They have grown steadily in the past, and I would expect these companies to continue growing as more knowledge, research, and people are found with celiac and other food allergens. It might prove wise for long term investors to research Natural Grocers, Kroger, and especially Whole Foods.
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In recognition of the increasing need for soil surveys by the States and other public agencies in connection with community planning and resource development for protecting and improving the quality of the environment, meeting recreational needs, conserving land and water resources, providing for multiple uses of such resources, and controlling and reducing pollution from sediment and other pollutants in areas of rapidly changing uses, including farmlands being shifted to other uses, resulting from rapid expansions in the uses of land for industry, housing, transportation, recreation, and related services, it is the sense of Congress that the soil survey program of the United States Department of Agriculture should be conducted so as to make available soil surveys to meet such needs of the States and other public agencies in connection with community planning and resource development.
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#3 Prospect: Magnus Pääjärvi
Winter 2009: #1
Summer 2010: #2
Winter 2010: #3
Magnus Pääjärvi is a helluva young hockey prospect. Skates like the wind, has good hands and a good attitude. Also–and this is important–he's handled being shuttled around the lineup very well. No complaining, bitching or moaning and most importantly no grumbling within earshot of the media.
The kid is a real roadrunner.
- Redline Report: Swedish winger Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson possesses blazing speed and is the best pure skater in the entire draft. He's also got good size and strength, and has been competing against men in the Swedish Elite League all year, so he may be ready to step in and play in the NHL right away.
- International Scouting Services: He loves to dangle and is arguably one of the most skilled players available in the draft. His ability to go from standing still to full speed is unparalleled. He is a tremendous puck handler, with great outside rush ability and an unmatched capability of freezing defenders. Extremely talented around the puck, it's his play away from the puck that truly shows off his value.
- Central Scouting: Magnus perhaps is the stereotype of the skilled Swede coming over here in recent years – outside speed extraordinaire, ability to freeze defenders and make all his good moves work even more effectively. He was a good contributor to his team at the World Junior tournament and I think will be an essential member of any NHL team in years to come. He showed, at the World Junior championships, why the 1980 comparisons to Mats Naslund, Kent Nilsson and more recently a Peter Forsberg will follow him over to his NHL team. He'll be a high draft pick and I'm sure he's going to be a combination of the kind of offensive flare and skills that have made those other three predecessors great NHL players.
Unlike the other two rookie forwards, Pääjärvi's progress has been delayed by ice time and the type of minutes he's receiving. All three kids are having growing pains, but the Swedish kid is miles from the action. Last night, he showed the first glimpses of that pre-season wunderkind we've seen in quite some time, and if he can repeat it Saturday (I'd keep him with Gagner) then there's every chance he'll cash. I'd also like to see some powerplay time for him.
Pääjärvi is a bit of an odd duck on the ice. Many times he's in an extreme defensive position; his positioning on plays is often curious (when he isn't leading the rush he appears to my eye to be the de facto center on the line, entering late ala Adam Oates many years ago). I like him as a future 2-way winger, which jives with my original comparable (here) although we do see a perimter player at this point in his career. He's getting killed relCorsi but again I believe much of it has to do with the men alongside.
I could quote every line in this article, but instead suggest you read it. Tom Renney has made some curious choices this season with the roster, but this tells us he's going to have a massive impact on these kids development. In a good way.


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The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would cut $40 billion from the nation's food stamp program over about a decade. That could severely impact the nearly two million Georgians who use the program to help put food on the table.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also called SNAP, helps Atlanta resident Julia Cantrell eat. She said she only gets about $50 a month in benefits and has to make a long bus journey to the Antioch Baptist Church, in Downtown Atlanta, for free food from its food pantry about once a month.
"At my age, who's going to hire me?" Cantrell said. "They, say, 'You're at the age of retirement, you're too slow.'"
Some of the food Cantrell picked up today came to the church's food pantry via the Atlanta Community Food Bank, where Richard LeBer works. LeBer said he believes that those who support the bill expect charities like his to help fill the gap, something he said won't be possible, considering many food banks are already struggling to keep up with growing demands for food.
"It's going to be a struggle," LeBer said. "We will certainly do everything we can. We are one of the largest private sector food sources for people who are hungry. The magnitude of cuts that are being discussed, on top of the cuts that are already coming, add up to more food being cut from benefits by the federal government, than the entire national food bank network distributes in a year."
LeBer said food stamp recipients will already see cuts coming in November that could equal about $36 a month less than what they normally get.
But supporters of the bill, like Rep. Paul Broun, a republican from Athens who voted for it, said the cuts are necessary.
"It cuts nearly $40 billion from current spending levels, eliminates waste, fraud, and abuse and ensures that those who need help the most do not go hungry," Broun said.
But Rep. John Lewis, a democrat from Atlanta, said he was bitterly opposed to the cuts.
"Why take food out of the mouths of little babies, from senior citizens who are struggling to find a way to pay for food, medication and housing? That's not right, fair or just," Lewis said. "A nation with a trillion dollar budget is not in the place where this kind of choice is necessary."
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"I don't believe in God," my husband whispered in the darkness of our bedroom.
My breath caught, and I was afraid to look at him, this boy I met and married eight years ago.
I was only 19 on the day we were sealed for eternity, the wet snow blowing into our faces as we exited the Portland, Ore., temple. I imagined a life of Church service, my husband at my side as we finished our BYU degrees, raised our children, and served missions together in our old age. On the night we got engaged, we struck a deal. "I'll get you to heaven," I said. "But you have to keep me here on earth."
Now his confession hung over our nuptial bed. And though I'd known this was coming — he'd been struggling with his faith for at least two years — I'd never considered what I'd say. Sean had always been the rational one, a brilliant computer scientist who spoke sense when I was in the throes of clinical depression. Now, my thoughts went still as I groped for his hand. Before I could process what I was saying, forbidden words slipped off my tongue. "You are more important to me than the Church," I said.
I wondered what my pioneer ancestors would say if they could hear me, these grandparents so faithful that they abandoned their East coast relatives for a life here in this Utah desert. Some of their graves stood a few blocks from where I whispered my betrayal, but I didn't care. I loved Sean, and that had to be enough.
But in the weeks that followed, there was a distance between us. We stepped lightly around conversation, kept talk to the kids, work and the mundane. Our friendly touches in the kitchen disappeared. My acceptance shifted to bitterness and anger.
I spent my morning runs worrying about what was being said around my Mormon neighborhood. We lived 20 minutes south of BYU's desert campus, and most of my running partners had husbands high up in the Church hierarchy. I waited anxiously for them to mention my heathen family, wondered if they'd heard that my eternity with my husband was now in jeopardy, that in the hereafter I'd likely be pawned off to some other righteous man as a plural wife — probably my ex-boyfriend; hopefully not Brigham Young. And all the while I couldn't stop thinking. Why, Sean? I didn't sign up for this. You promised me we'd spend eternity together, and now you might as well be gone.
That sinister word flickered around in my head: divorce. It manifested itself onto my notebook paper as I scribbled out my daily morning pages. I didn't want it, but sometimes I thought both of us would be happier if we said good-bye.
Sean and I spent our time in the usual way, taking long summer walks along Hobble Creek. While our two eldest sons raced ahead on their bicycles, we followed with the baby (okay, the two-year-old) in the stroller. Sean obsessed about death. "I'm so terrified of losing you and the boys," he said one day after waving hello to our neighborhood women's leader. He looked over at me and said, "I couldn't bear it."
Confused sadness flickered in my eyes. His fears were utterly foreign to me. We'd both been taught from an early age that death was simply the gateway back to God. How could he not see — as I did — that this was true? I know we'll be together again, I wanted to say. Instead I said gently, "I hope for your sake that you die first. Then you won't have to deal with the grief of losing us."
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Day 36 – July 7 Back in Packer and Badger Country
I left that sleazy motel in St. Paul at 6:15 a.m. and hurried over the St. Croix River on I-94 into my home state of Wisconsin, where I stopped in Hudson, a key YT town, for a donut and coffee…well, 2 donuts actually, as they were on sale. (good excuse, huh?)
It was a glorious day, cool and sunny, so I followed the Yellowstone Trail / US 12 route from Hudson to Menomonie, also on the YT and home of my Alma Mater, UW-Stout. I spent about an hour there in Wakanda Park, on the lake and in the shade. Very nice.
There I sorted through all of the "stuff" (booklets, maps, brochures, etc.) that I had collected on my trip, and also dug out the 110 pages of Washington draft maps so I could loan a lot of that "stuff" to John (President) and Alice (Secretary) of the Yellowstone Trail Association. They live in the Eau Claire area, my next stop. They are the "Founding Godparents" of our modern day Association, and they will use those materials to supplement their vast research of the YT.
We had a fine visit…4 ½ hours…talking about my adventures, looking at the maps at some surprising "lost" parts of the YT that I "found", and I thoroughly enjoyed the visit, and I am sure that they did too.
But, home beckoned me, so it was back on I-94 towards Janesville. Traffic was a bit heavy from about Tomah to my exit, where the temperature had dropped to only 88 degrees.
Everything was just as I left it at home, so I kicked on the A/C and unpacked a few things. Tomorrow I will get everything sorted out, get some groceries and Sunday papers, and try to shed this "road trip mode" I am in…I am so used to hitting the road every morning…it will take a few days to get used to being back in the real world. I'm not really sure that I want to though, as I had a very good time on this trip and I will miss the adventure and fun.
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The board voted 4 to 4, so Mayor Ken Moore cast the tie-breaking vote, deciding against the plan.
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PHOENIX — Yoenis Cespedes has no plans to start speaking English in public - "2015," he joked in Spanish. No plans to grow one of those bushy, scraggly beards sported by several of his Oakland teammates, either - "I don't like that."
The Athletics' left fielder arrived at spring training in the desert Sunday at ease, determined to build on a strong rookie season for the AL West champions.
Cespedes, the 27-year-old Cuban defector, also discussed how late last season he worried constantly about the safety of his family members in the Dominican Republic. He wasn't sure whether they might be targeted because of his legal issues stemming from a former agent who claims the outfielder owes him money, he revealed to the San Francisco Chronicle late last month.


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"Sir Walter, being strangely surprised and put out of his countenance at so great a table, gives his son a damned blow over the face. His son, as rude as he was, would not strike his father, but strikes over the face the gentleman that sat next to him and said Box about: twill come to my father anon."
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I never thought that someone as amazing as you would appear in this mysterious world… I thought wrong, and when people say that life isn't a fairy-tale, that's so not true! My life became a fairy-tale as soon as I met you.
I never want to lose you because you've made a huge impact on my life! Knowing that you are mine is what makes me love waking up in the morning to go to school. You have an amazing personality, an amazing sense of humor, and most of all… you are amazing at making me smile every day!
Baby, you never leave my mind and I just can't explain how much I love you! Just seeing you every day makes me wanna run up to you, hug you, and never let me go! I've had my past boyfriends…. which have been very many, but I have a good feeling about you, baby.
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Peter de Villiers' University of the Western Cape (UWC) started the Varsity Shield with a bang, beating the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Vikings 42-4 in Bellville on Monday.
The Cape side scored 40 unanswered points through five tries in the second half to take the game away from the Vikings who were relegated from the Varsity Cup last year.
Both teams showed plenty of enthusiasm and a willingness to run the ball from the offset, but could not find the killer blow, with the match scoreless at the first strategy break.
The visitors were enjoying a major territorial advantage in the first half with the wind at their backs, and piled on the pressure after UWC lock Methetheleli Fuzani was shown a yellow card for repeated infringements at the breakdown, but could not find a way over the tryline as the home side showed great commitment on defence.
With continuity a precious commodity it was the Vikings who took a slender 4-2 lead into the half-time break after outscoring UWC by two penalties to one in the opening half.
UWC came out after half-time and scored three quick tries to take the game by the scruff of the neck. Fuzani crashed over from close range shortly after the break and that was followed up by tries from scrumhalf Freddie Muller and left wing Minenhle Mthethwa to put them firmly in control at 26-4.
The bonus point was wrapped up after the second strategy break when replacement Donovan Williams cut the defensive line before finding outside centre Kenwin Weiner who dived over for the try which clinched a full house of five log points for the home side.
Meanwhile, the University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN) Impi overcame a determined Fort Hare Blues side and some difficult conditions in Pietermaritzburg to register a gutsy 19-7 victory and start their season on a positive note.
The Impi failed to win a single game last year to finish with the Varsity Shield Wooden Spoon, so the win will come as a massive boost as they look to build some momentum this season.
There was no shortage of commitment from either side in the pouring rain, and it was anyone's game at the hour mark with the Impi holding a slender 8-7 lead.
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James D. Phelan
|James D. Phelan
|United States Senator
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March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1921
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|George Clement Perkins
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|Samuel M. Shortridge
|25th Mayor of San Francisco
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January 4, 1897 – January 7, 1902
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April 20, 1861
San Francisco
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Saratoga, California
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James Duval Phelan (April 20, 1861 – August 7, 1930) was an American politician, civic leader and banker. He represented California in the United States Senate from 1915 to 1921.
Early years[edit]
Phelan was born in San Francisco, the son of an Irish immigrant who became wealthy during the California Gold Rush as a trader, merchant and banker. He graduated from St. Ignatius College in 1881.
He studied law at the University of California, Berkeley and then became a banker. He was elected Mayor of San Francisco and served from 1897 until 1902. He pushed for the reform City Charter of 1898 in San Francisco. He served as the first president of the League of California Cities, which was created in 1898.[1]
Water and land rights[edit]
In the 1900s, Phelan bought land and water acreage in various places around the San Francisco Bay Area, and he obtained the rights to the water flow of the Tuolumne River in Hetch Hetchy Valley. Ethan A. Hitchcock, Secretary of the Interior under President Theodore Roosevelt, tried to stop Phelan, but Roosevelt decided that the wild area could be used for "the permanent material development of the region."[2] Phelan's plans for the region included publicly funded water and electricity for a geographical entity he called "Greater San Francisco."[2] With his Bohemian Club fellows, Phelan sought to annex land at the perimeter of San Francisco Bay.[2]
Earthquake recovery efforts[edit]
During the 1906 San Francisco earthquake Phelan was a member of the Committee of Fifty, called into existence by Mayor Schmitz to manage the crisis. Afterward, when Dr. Edward Thomas Devine, representing the American Red Cross by appointment of President Roosevelt, was responsible for Relief and Red Cross Funds, ex-Mayor Phelan was allowed to assist Devine, thus keeping the money out of the hands of Schmitz and Abe Ruef. Phelan became Chairman of the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Relief and Red Cross Funds when Dr. Devine was relieved of his post in July 1906.
U.S. Senate[edit]
As a Democrat, Phelan ran for the U.S. Senate against Republican Joseph R. Knowland and Progressive Francis J. Heney. He was elected to the United States Senate in 1914 and served from March 4, 1915, to March 3, 1921. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920, defeated by Republican Samuel M. Shortridge, coming in second with 40% of the vote. His defeat may have been the result of his racially tinged campaign; one of his re-election campaign posters contained the headline "Keep California White." (This poster is displayed at the Japanese American National Museum). During his time in the Senate, he was chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Railroads during the 64th Congress and of the U.S. Senate Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands during the 65th Congress.
Later life[edit]
After his time in the Senate, Phelan returned to banking and collected art. He died at his country estate Villa Montalvo in Saratoga, California in 1930. He is buried in the family mausoleum in Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, San Mateo County, California.
- After Phelan's death, the Villa Montalvo estate was given to the people of Santa Clara County. It is now a center for the performing and visual arts. Some of his mementos and correspondence are on display in the library at Villa Montalvo.
- Phelan Building in San Francisco, built in 1908.
- Phelan Avenue in San Francisco is named for him.
- Phelan Hall, a dormitory on the Jesuit-run University of San Francisco campus, is named for Phelan, who graduated from USF's predecessor institution, St. Ignatius College.
- The small town of Phelan in the Californian High Desert of the Mojave Desert is named after him.
- James D. Phelan Elementary School in the Moreland School District in San Jose, California, was named for him.
- The James D. Phelan awards, given to young California writers and artists, were established by a bequest in his will.[3]
See also[edit]
- John P. Irish, who opposed Phelan over the latter's anti-Japanese proposals
- ^ Mission & History
- ^ a b c Brechin, Gray. WRCA News, October 2000, Volume 7, Number 3. Populist Rhetoric, Private Gain. Retrieved on July 2, 2009.
- ^ "Judges announced in Phelan contest". Berkeley Daily Gazette. January 18, 1935. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- Gordon Thomas & Max Morgan Witts: The San Francisco Earthquake (Stein and Day, New York; Souvenir Press, London, 1971; reprinted Dell, 1972, SBN 440-07631)
External links[edit]
- Guide to the James D. Phelan Papers at The Bancroft Library
- James D. Phelan Photograph Albums, 1902-1929 at The Bancroft Library
- Montalvo Arts Center
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