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At Brussels International Airport (Zaventem) there is a train every 15 minutes and it takes 20 minutes to get to 'Bruxelles Midi'. At Bruxelles Midi you take the exit 'Tour du Midi'. Once out you will see at your right the bridge where the trains roll over to enter the station. You go straight ahead (300m) while the bridge stays at your right. You first cross a smaller street, then you have to cross a big street (2 times 4 lanes). Once you crossed this street, you enter the Avenue de Stalingrad (you 'll see an artwork in the middle of the street, a representation of a trumpet). About 200m further on you 'll find Sweet Brussels b&b at number 78.
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The Denver Broncos are set to face the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLVIII. In the meantime while they wait, Denver businesses are taking shots at Seahawks cornerback Richard Shreman. The latest exampled is a billboard comparing Richard Sherman to pop stars Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber. The photo of Bieber has eggs in it referencing the incident where he egged a neighbor's house.
New Billboard in Denver pic.twitter.com/4kq0tuY4Xa (via @WAMK, @850KOA)
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This isn't this store's first shot at Sherman either.
Just driving around Denver, taking in some sights. pic.twitter.com/zpFxQYMSpA
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) January 21, 2014
A Denver liquor store took a shot at Sherman as well.
Denver liquor store takes a shot at Richard Sherman, says he drinks "Mickey's Big Mouth" http://t.co/5mzlLRYG0c pic.twitter.com/9FBjRnEOVB
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Signs have popped up in Seattle too, though they aren't targeting one player in particular.
Seattle-area veterinary clinic offering "free Bronco castrations" (via @C_O_N_O_R) (cc @darrenrovell) #Seahawks pic.twitter.com/R2dcoT7HLs
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In 2010, Cartier launched the Calibre de Cartier, a watch that made its mark as a distinguished timepiece with strong lines and a robust case, powered by the Cartier Manufacture movement, the 1904 MC. In 2013, Cartier has equipped the Calibre with a brand new Manufacture chronograph movement, the calibre 1904-CH MC, and has redesigned the watch for a more sporty look.
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Canon PowerShot SX700 HS Review
Review Date : Fri, 23 May 2014
Author : Cliff Smith
Canon PowerShot SX700 HS Review - Canon's latest travel camera packs everything but the kitchen sink, but how does it perform when put through its paces?
|Features; Performance; Image quality; value for money
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While the Canon SX600 HS is an impressive compact thnaks to its ultra-compact 18x zoom lens and its wallet-friendly price point, it's slightly disappointing that it's lacking manual exposure options.
Its bigger brother - the Canon SX700 HS - features an equally compact 30x zoom lens, a full range of manual exposure controls, and comes in at under £300.
As a result it should build on the success of its sibling, so lets take a look and find out.
Canon PowerShot SX700 HS Review - Features
As with all travel cameras the main feature of the SX700 is its lens, and it's a beauty. With a focal length range equivalent to 25-750mm (30x zoom) it's one of the most powerful on any compact camera, competing with class leaders including the Panasonic TZ60 and the Sony HX60, both of which are considerably more expensive.
The SX700's lens features optical image stabilisation, and has a maximum aperture of f/3.2-6.9, but by far its most impressive attribute is its compact size. With the lens retracted the camera is only 35mm thick, slim enough to fit easily into a pocket or handbag.
The lens is far from being the only noteworthy feature though; the SX700 is loaded with useful stuff, including a superb 3in monitor screen with a very high resolution of 922k dots and an effective anti-glare surface. It has adjustable brightness, but even the default setting is perfectly usable in bright sunlight.
Manual shooting
Unlike the SX600, the SX700 has a full range of manual exposure options, with shutter and aperture priority as well as all-manual. Other cameras that purport to have manual aperture control only offer either minimum or maximum settings, but the SX700 offers full aperture control in 1/3-stop increments, from the maximum to the f/8 minimum.
Shutter speed control is also provided in 1/3-stop increments, from 15 seconds to an impressive 1/3200th of a second. Both are adjusted by turning the rotary bezel around the D-pad.
Like a lot of modern cameras the SX700 HS features wireless connectivity, with both Wi-Fi and Near Field Communication (NFC) available, and the inevitable free app available for download on both Apple and Android mobile phones.
While it does offer plenty of wireless options, including backup, sharing and GPS tagging, setting up the connections is a bit more fiddly than on some of its rivals, with multiple menus and lots of typing.
Feature packed
The SX700 has many other great features, including enhanced low-light shooting, slow-motion movie recording, full 60p HD video and a hybrid auto mode that records short movie clips as you're shooting, giving you a video diary of your day out.
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10/04/2011 - engk00
Bought a home in 2013.
8/19/2011 - Grisselle was everything you want in a real estate agent: courteous, knowledgeable, responsive, and aggressive in helping you get your deal done. And she doesn't force you into making any rash decisions but rather gives you as much information as possible to help you make an informed decision. She was immediately responsive to emails within 1 business day and was even leaving us voicemails on her vacations. We spent a long 10 months with her as she guided us through buying a short sale to which we finally closed on 9 months after we signed a contract. Closing was 2 days before my wife and I got married but we did it and couldn't have done it without the help of Grisselle who made sure all the certificates and necessary inspections were completed so closing would go through smoothly. She can recommend anyone you need, a mortgage lender, a painter, locksmith, you name it. And once closing is done she followed up to make sure everything was ok with our condo and recommended a painter which was fabulous so our place would be completed after coming back from our honeymoon. We cannot thank Grisselle enough who kept us going when we were tempted to pull out of this short sale.
UPDATE: 8/15/2013 - We closed with Grisselle on our 2nd property. She was very patient and helped us look for a house instead of a condo this time...this time she helped show us places for over 6 months! We love Grisselle and consider her a friend now as well after everything we went through with her over the course of these past couple years. I will continue to recommend her to prospective buyers for her patience, friendliness, and knowledge.
UPDATE: 8/15/2013 - We closed with Grisselle on our 2nd property. She was very patient and helped us look for a house instead of a condo this time...this time she helped show us places for over 6 months! We love Grisselle and consider her a friend now as well after everything we went through with her over the course of these past couple years. I will continue to recommend her to prospective buyers for her patience, friendliness, and knowledge.
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06/03/2014 - aiyeku31
Showed home in 2014 in West New York, NJ 07093.
I loved working with Griselle. I met her at the open house and she was very informative and answered all of our questions. Though she was working for the developer she was very helpful to us and let us know all of our options. She walked us through the entire process from the open house to us signing our lease. She helped us to understand every clause within the lease and was always very responsive to any questions we had. She also made herself available to assist us in coming back to take measurements of our new place. My husband and I would certainly recommend her to anyone.
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04/20/2014 - user5388320
Bought a home in 2013.
Firstly it was one of Grisslle's employees named May Lane. The fact that she found me a house on the very first visit, whereas I had been hunting for a few months was a real positive. The realtor made some good insight and suggested some good and cheap remodeling techniques. The bad part about her was that she did not make me aware of the consequences and did not help me really negotiate a better rate. If you are well versed in the process then I would recommend her for the knowledge of the area, but not for handling the process itself. She did not do due diligence with regard to the paper work and had informed me that the initial contract was only cursory and that it will be torn and a new one written. That was absolutely not true of course. Also she had not given me the paperwork earlier so that I could go through it. So I ended up having to jump through multiple hoops. Anther issue I had was that she did not turn up for the closing and I was left to handle it myself(and many of the agreed to items were not done by the seller so there was a lot I had to swallow)
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02/03/2014 - user63182082
Sold a Condo home in 2013 in Union City, NJ.
We hired Grisselle as our listing agent based on her stellar reviews. I must say that Grisselle has lived up to every expectation possible. Grisselle Martinez is a pro - hands down. There are a few things about Grisselle that really set her apart from other realtors. First of all, when she meets with clients she is very thorough and attentive. In the initial stages of the process, we sat down several times with her, and she took the time to answer to explain the process completely and answered all of our questions. And on top of knowing the industry inside and out, she also has that personable touch that makes working with her and going through the whole sale process a breeze. She is extremely organized, thorough, genuinely kind, compassionate, and honest person who I felt was also concerned for my family's future, well-being, and happiness. Thanks Grisselle!!
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10/20/2013 - user8511638
Sold a Multi Family home in 2013 in Union City, NJ.
I first met Grisselle a few years back when my wife and I attempted to buy a property though her, but did not, because we shifted our attention to Florida. So when the time came for my parents to sell and relocate to Florida as well, we contacted her. She did not disappoint. From day one, she put my parents who are seniors at ease, providing a realistic ballpark figure and timeframe. She had offers coming in right away and when things did not go as expected always had a plan B. What we valued the most from her is that she always listened to and acted on my parents concerns and was always quick to respond to our calls, even while she was on vacation. She certainly gained our respect and admiration and she certainly delivered as promised. My parents still own a second property in the area and would not consider anyone else but her when the time comes to sell it as well.
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08/25/2013 - alexrobalino
Bought a Condo home in 2013 in Guttenberg, NJ.
Grisselle helped me purchase a condo. She was responsive and knowledgeable of the market. She also put me in contact with some finance folks to get my loan after getting some bad advice from my own bank. I would definitely recommend her and intend to use her for my future needs.
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08/20/2013 - user8825527
Bought a home in 2013.
My husband and I closed on our second property with Grisselle. She was very professional and spent a lot of time with us looking at houses. We've made offers on a few houses and was outbid, but Grisselle stood by our side until we found the house that fit our needs, budget, and location. My husband and I are looking to have her list our first property for rent. She has great local knowledge and I would highly recommend her to my family and friends!! =)
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08/19/2013 - user93739118
Bought a Single Family home in 2013 for approximately $600K in Weehawken, NJ.
As first-time home buyers, my wife and I were very fortunate to work with Grisselle - she was able to walk us through every step of what can be at times a terrifying process. Her greatest strengths were her familiarity with the area in which we purchased our new home, the advice she was to offer during the actual negotiation for the purchase of the home (which happened with multiple offers being placed on the property), and above all, her absolute responsiveness to each and every question and request we had throughout the entire process up through closing. We would happily recommend that any of our friends or family utilize her when purchasing a home.
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08/18/2013 - higinior
Sold a Multi Family home in 2013 for approximately $525K in Union City, NJ.
Grisselle is the best thing that happened to us in Real Estate. She has gone above and beyond the call of duty to make us go from "For Sale" to "Sold". She is very professional, very understanding, very helpful. I did Real Estate for about 12 years, I thought I knew everything until we met Grisselle.
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06/20/2013 - user2769100
Sold a Single Family home in 2012 in Union City, NJ.
Grisselle is the best and reliable agent that I have done business with. She made sure to have open house for brokers to be able to expedite the sale of my unit. She advertised my property not only in the Web sites but also by having brochure's of my unit with beautiful pictures.
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By Kate Erbland Nov 4, 2012 6:13PM
It would not be surprising if most movie fans were not aware of the fact that we (apparently?) have a brand new "Twilight Zone" feature coming our way. First announced back in October of last year (when it was then set to come care of "Cloverfield" director Matt Reeves), the project has been stalled out since then, with Reeves' departure from the film in September certainly not helping matters. "The Twilight Zone" feature is still without a director, but that doesn't mean that we need to stay in the dark on its plot for much longer.
In a nifty new feature about the rise of time travel movies as of late, Vulture reports on the plot of the (possibly?) upcoming "Twilight Zone" feature film. The outlet reports that the Warner Bros. production will center on "a test pilot who winds up breaking the speed of light; when he puts down his craft, he discovers that he's landed a bit late for supper — 96 years late."
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The problem, as I see it, with those that try to "handle" Twilight Zone is apparently forgetting that Rod Serling's best writing and episodes were when he was deeply upset of angry about something in the US or the world. This made it's way onto the small screen and created some pretty fantastic episodes.
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I care because I care about the integrity of this game.
If every other class is easier to play, that means there will be a less discrepant ratio of skilled players to unskilled players in those classes. If 3 of 4 healers are decent, and only 1 of 4 priests is okay, why would PUG groups bother risking their time on priests? I know it may not seem like a big deal if you're a guild priest who has a good reputation and the opportunity to raid weekly, but there are A LOT of players who do not experience the game this way. I write for them too, and if anything, I'm more concerned about them than a priest in a guild that has many of resources available to her. A stigma is a hard thing to compete against when you're just a casual player who logs in on the weekends in average gear.
Blizz says "bring the player, not the class." So if one class is grossly more difficult to play, what do you think will happen in their attempt to balance the game? My hope is that they choose to make all the other class come closer to priest, rather than removing the difficult aspects of our one class. Maybe mana will fix that, maybe it won't. All I know is right now it takes a lot more skill for a holy priest to compete with a druid or shaman on raid healing. It takes a lot more skill for a disc priest to keep a tank alive over a paladin. I like that, but I want to see other classes have to play at the same level so people gain a better understanding and appreciation for priests. Does this directly affect me? No, because I'm in a guild that understands the value of priests of any spec. Does it affect my readers? Yes, because I get e-mails about it every week.
That said, I was curious about your last criticism so I went back and broke down my article by the starting tone of each paragraph. I made notations for negative, positive, and neutral (more information type paragraphs.) I had 8 positive, 7 negative, and 7 neutral. I put a lot of time and care into weighing each issue, but I admit sometimes you have to wait til the third or fourth paragraph of a section to observe the full progression of my thoughts. If you stop reading when you hit the first sentence you don't like, you don't get the whole pay off. WoW.com often gets criticized for being Blizzard fanboys, so starting every subsection on a positive note isn't necessarily the solution either. I'd end up with 3x more complaints like yours, only in the reverse argument. That said, I'll try to format articles like this one in the future so the Pros and Cons are clearly marked.


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Description: An attractive example of John Wallis's 1802 map of London and Westminster. The map covers from Hyde Park eastward along the Thames River to White Horse Street and Stepney, and from Pentonville in the north to St. Georges Fields in the south. This finely engraved map offers impressive detail throughout identifying all streets and numerous important buildings, docks, parks, and bridges throughout. At this point in history only three bridges cross the Thames River: Westminster Bridge, Blackfriars Bridge, and London Bridge. The area destroyed and subsequently rebuilt following the 1666 Great Fire of London is highlighted in red. An inset in the lower left quadrant details Hackney-Coach Fairs as established by the London Commissioners in 1786. Wallis first published this map in 1795 as the 'New and Correct Plan of London and Westminster'. In 1797 he revised and updated it with the present name 'Wallis's Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster'. Under this title the map was issued in seven known editions, the present example being the 1802 5th edition. This edition includes only few updates over earlier editions, most notably a proposed development ghosted in to the west of Baker Street. The map, designed with daily usage in mind, has been dissected and mounted on linen in 20 sections for easy pocket storage, folding, and unfolding.
Date: 1802 (dated)
References: Howgego, James L., Printed Maps of London circa 1553-1850, #214.5.
Cartographer: John Wallis (1745 - 1818) was a London map and print seller active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Wallis studied mapmaking under the stationer William Johnson, with home he was apprenticed from about 1769. Upon his release from apprenticeship he partnered with one "Stonehouse" to found the short lived imprint "Wallis and Stonehouse". The firm lasted but two years before Wallis declared bankruptcy in 1778. Wallis subsequently started another independent firms specializing in children's books, games, and puzzles. This proved exceptionally successful. Wallis's cartographic corpus is significant, including many important Revolutionary War ears maps of the Americas, as well as various pocket maps of London, Westminster, and environs. Upon his death, Wallis passed his business on to his sons, Edward Wallis and John Wallis, who operated separate but successful firms. Click here for a list of rare maps by John Wallis.
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Mitt Romney angered evangelicals in 2008 by blurring the theological lines between their faith and his Mormonism. Lurching in the other direction, he irked them again by scarcely mentioning religion at all during this year's GOP primaries. But Romney has finally found some middle ground, evangelical leaders say.
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My answer is a simple yes.
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A new study from the Public Religion Research Institute shows the white working class -- which makes up 36 percent of the nation -- hasn't settled on either Mitt Romney or President Barack Obama.
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It is clear from the Apostle Paul's writing that we are to pray for all leaders in government, including those who may not be Christians. But can we vote for them?
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For the second night in a row, the campaign addressed an issue that it has studiously avoided: Romney's Mormonism. His faith played well with the crowd, and with the media.
- September 02, 2012 |
The selection of Paul Ryan as Mitt Romney's running mate will offer a choice to voters this fall who said by their votes four years ago they wanted real change.
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According to a new poll by the Pew Research Center, Republican candidate Mitt Romney's Mormon faith may not matter in his race against President Barack Obama.
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As a woman who has struggled with breast cancer and MS, Ann Romney said she knows the voices of women who she said hold families and the country together. She gave perhaps the most important character reference to her husband: "You can trust Mitt," she said.
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The real question is whether supporting a Mormon for president would promote Mormonism. My answer to that is "yes."
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Unbelievers can serve God's purpose for government, and evangelicals, in good conscience, can vote for a non-Christian if he's the best-qualified candidate for president.
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Any attempts at political bridge-building should not be construed as papering over significant theological differences.
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Here we go again. Joel Osteen is in the news again, this time for saying that Mormonism is just another form of Christianity.
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We can be good neighbors and even close friends while we agree to disagree and sometimes warmly debate the differences between us.
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Can a faithful Christian vote for a Mormon candidate?
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The answer is both "yes" and "no," and understanding why is an important discussion.
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The presidential candidacy of Mitt Romney has put Mormonism into the American spotlight and has given us all an opportunity to clarify our convictions on our political system and the Mormon faith.
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Now that a pastor's sermons can be used as a weapon against a political candidate, what does that mean for the church and the state?
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Millions of Christian conservatives have the same angst I do: we're willing to vote for Mitt Romney for president, but unwilling to compromise our Christian faith in the process.
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As an evangelical professor of Bible and theology, I have decided to support Mitt Romney for President (even though he is a Mormon) for two old-fashioned reasons: First, he is the best-qualified candidate, and second, he holds moral and political values consistent with those in the Bible.
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3 Risks This Pharmacy Retailer Should Worry About
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Every equity investment comes with its own set of risks. Evaluating those risks is an important step in determining the worthiness of a potential investment. Looking at pharmacy retailer Walgreen's (NYSE: WAG) 2012 form 10K three risks stand out as especially relevant in determining Walgreen's future as an investment.
The first risk conjures up thoughts of Walgreen's impasse with Express Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX), "We derive a significant portion of our sales from prescription drug sales reimbursed by pharmacy benefit management companies."
People retain long memories of soured relationships even if some of the fences get mended. In business, people approach individuals with caution when they have had conflict in the past. For example, Walgreen and Express Scripts parted ways for eight months in 2012. In the Form 10K Walgreen discussed the reluctance of some insurance carriers to come back; "the United States Department of Defense TRICARE program, an Express Scripts client, announced that Walgreens would continue to be designated as a non-network pharmacy provider for TRICARE beneficiaries." My wife's personal insurance carrier also refuses to go back to Walgreen due to uncertainty around what happened between Walgreen and Express Scripts.
Walgreen's report on December sales shows a decrease of 4% indicating continued tailspin from the impasse discussed above. Comparable sales decreased 6% versus this time in 2011.
In contrast, Walgreen's loss translates into gains for competitors such as CVS (NYSE: CVS). CVS revenue gained 13% in its most recent quarter. In addition, CVS expects to retain 60% of prescription business. Walgreen's sour taste will take a while to fade and shareholders will suffer in the meantime.
The second risk to Walgreen relates to the consolidation of purchasing power in the industry, "Consolidation in the healthcare industry could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations." CVS acquired pharmacy benefit manager Caremark and now ranks No. 2 in the pharmacy benefit management market. CVS estimates that it ranks No. 1 in prescriptions filled annually at 990 million. Walgreen rests in the No. 2 spot with 785 million. The drive for lower medical costs will serve as catalyst for future consolidation. If Walgreen doesn't execute well on this front it could spell disaster for its shareholders. This leads to the third highlighted risk…..
"Our growth strategy is partially dependent upon acquisitions, joint ventures and other strategic investments, some of which may not prove to be successful." In the early part of 2012 Walgreen acquired Bioscrip as part of the initiative to expand its involvement with specialized and mail order pharmacy. Bioscrip also performs home health care and other services not related to pharmacy. This acquisition deviates from Walgreen's core competency of Pharmacy.
In 2012, Walgreen also stayed true to its core competency with some of its acquisitions. Walgreen purchased privately held drugstore chains such as USA Drug and websites such as drugstore.com and broke ground abroad with an investment in international health and beauty group Alliance Boots serving mainly Europe and the former Soviet Union with limited presence in Asia and northern Africa.
Walgreen's international investment could face trouble due to the volatile euro and political uncertainties surrounding sovereign debt in countries such as Greece.
On the whole, Walgreen needs to work hard on staying in Express Scripts' good graces. This doesn't mean other stakeholders such as insurance carriers will return. In addition, Walgreen will need to stay on top of the consolidation trends to compete effectively on pricing and stay within its core competency with its acquisition strategy, otherwise they may face write downs in the future. In any event, Walgreen is a company for investors to avoid.
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"Gerard?" I called out.
There was no answer. I got up and put on the closest jacket lying next to me. I opened the door to the hallway and checked outside. It was deserted.
"Gerard?" I asked again. There was no sign of him. I shut the door carefully behind me and walked along the richly decorated hall.
At the end of the hall was a door heading up onto the deck. I walked through and up the stairs on the otherside, checking every passage way for the tall dark haired figure of Gerard. Before I'd even gotten to the top of the stairs I felt the freezing air rush at me making me stop and shiver. The deck was almost deserted except for a few people walking along admiring the view in the light given off by the stars. The moon was hidden behind a cloud somehwere. Blinking, I looked up at the sky and breathed in the fresh air. Scanning the deck again I finally spotted Gerard leaning against a railing, facing away from me. Quietly I sneaked up behind him and put my arms round his waist, making him jump in surprise.
"Holy.. Alice you scared me!" He said alarmed. He put his arm around me and I giggled.
"Isn't it beautiful?" He asked looking back up at the inky-black sky, littered with small, sparkling little diamonds. I looked up at him.
"Yes it is". He turned to me and smiled. I went up on my toes and kissed his cute nose. His arm tightened around me as he pulled me round in front of him. I lifted my arms up around his neck and pulled him down closer to me so I could bury my face in his dark hiar. He rested his chin on my shoulder and I felt him sigh in my ear. I inhaled his scent deeply and snuggled my face deeper into his warm skin.
"I love you Alice honey" He whispered.
"I.." A sudden CRASH interuppted me followed by a series of screeches of machinery. The ship rocked violently and I tripped onto the wooden deck, Gerard hitting the floor beside me.
"What's happening?" I asked franctically. Gerard flung himself on top of me as the ship shook again, as if it were a dog shaking itself after a bath. I screamed as something huge and heavy clanged down next to us, barely missing.
"We need to get away from here NOW" Gerard shouted over the screams and cries of passnegers racing up to see what the commotion was about. He grabbed my arm roughly and dragged me to my unsteady feet. He pulled my arm but I couldn't move as I saw the waters around me. There were jagged icebergs everywhere and the rough waves were washing up over the sides of the ship.
"Alice MOVE!" Gerard shouted snapping me back into action. He pulled my arm again and I followed after him. He pulled me back over to the stairs leading back to our room but stopped abruptly, making me hit straight into his back.
"Gerard wha.." I started noticing the flames licking up along the door frame.
"Other exit" Gerard mumbled pulling me towards the other staircase. A man dressed in red uniform stepped in front of us blocking our path.
"Sorry sir, this is a one-way entrance only. Everyone must stay up on deck here and wait for the lifeboats.
Lifeboats? We're being evacuated?
Gerard let go of my arm and walked away from me.
"What's happening? Are we being rescued?" I asked hurrying along beside him. His face was frowning and he didn't answer me.
"Gee what's wrong? What's happening?" Still no reply.
"Gerard tell me!" I demanded louder. Gerard swung round to face me and gripped my shoulders.
"I don't know Alice okay?! I don't.." He trailed off. His eyes were watery and his voice was shaking. He sniffed hard shaking his head. I knew the situatation was a lot worse than I'd thought.
"Gee sweetie what is it? what's wrong?" I asked. Gerard shook his head again and rubbed his eyes quickly.
"They're evacuating everyone off the ship" He said. I frowned.
"Why? We only brushed against a few little icebergs" I said but Gerard shook his head.
"Alice, the ship is sinking" He said in a low voice. "We need to get off"
I nodded and he took my hand and lead me over to the queues of people waiting to get on a lifeboat. We got behind two women talking to eachother in high-pitched, worried voices.
"The whole lower deck is on fire" One said.
"Yes. They should be letting off the upper classes first I reckon. The scummy people should be last off or left here to drown along like the maggots they are" The other said turning around and glaring at me and Gerard. I opened my mouth but Gerard put his arm in front of me and pulled me back.
"Don't start Alice" He hissed.
Two stewards in matching red uniforms helped them onto the small rubber lifeboats. Me and Gerard stepped forward but one of the men put up a white-gloved hand to stop us.
"Sorry. Women only on first. The men are being let off later." He said. He pushed Gerard away and the other held out a hand for me to get on but I turned and ran away from the boat.
"Alice what are you doing?" Gerard asked.
"Im not leaving you" I said.
"Alice you have to, I'm getting off later" He replied but I shook my head stubbornly.
"Im not leaving you" I repeated. "No way am I getting off this ship without you". Gerard smiled half-heartedly.
"Alice you won't be leaving me. I told you. I'll just be getting off on a later boat." He said gently pulling me me towards the lifeboats again. I pulled my hand out of his grasp and stopped.
"Gerard I told you. I'm NOT leaving" I said frowning up at him angrily. Gerard sighed but then smiled weakly.
"Alice please, come on. I've told you already. You need to get off now" He said but I could see the sadness in his eyes.
"Gee I don't care. I'm not leaving you. If this ship takes you down then I'm going down with you." I said. He still looked sad but the corner of Gerard's mouth lifted.
"Only if you're sure sweetie" He said cupping my face with his hand and looking straight into my eyes. I nodded looking back into his.
"I love you so much Alice. Remember that". He said.
Then a pair of gloved hands grabbed me and pulled me roughly out of Gerard's grip. I sturggled as hard as I could but the unknown hands didn't let me go.
"Gerard! GERARD!" I screamed as the personpulled me further away from him.
"I'm sorry Alice. I'm so sorry" Gerard said.
"NO! Get off me! GERARD!" I screamed again thrashing against the person's grip.
"Alice sweetie I'm so sorry I swear I'll meet up with you again. I promise you I'll find you" He said as I was pushed onto the lifeboat.
"Gerard no I won't leave! Don't let them take me Gerard please! Gerard!" I tried climbling back up onto the deck.
"Miss please take a seat. The boat is leaving a steward said pushing me back.
"I have to get to Gerard!" I cried franctically. "I HAVE to!"
But the boat suddenly dropped down and hit the ocean with a loud SPLASH!
"GERARD!" I screamed. "GERARD!"
The boat began to move away from the ship that was slowly descending into the sea.
"GERARD!" I screamed louder. He leant over the rails.
"I love you Alice" He shouted, cupping his hands around his mouth.
"GERARD! I.." But my voice was cut off by the wind and the sounds of the waves.
"GERARD!" I screamed louder again, feeling my vocal chords ripping.
"It's no use dear. he won't hear you now" A woman sitting beside me said.
"No.. no no no no no. I have to go back. I have to" I mumbled shaking my head. My legs were shaking badly and I couldn't stand.
"Sit down please miss" The steward said again but I didn't need telling. My legs gave out and I fell onto the floor, my voice aching and my head throbbing. I curled up on my side and wrapped my arms around my knees, bringing them closer to my chest for warmth.
"Here's your coat" A man said draping the black material over me. I pulled it around me before realising that I'd picked up Gerard's favourite black jacket. I stroked the soft cloth and breathed in the scent, before the sobs escaped, racking my rib cage, threatening to rip my chest apart before eventually passing out with exhaustion.


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By now, that New Year's exercise resolution has probably rewarded you with more than a few sore muscles. Recovery from the aches can be helped by commonsense techniques like eating healthfully and sleeping six to eight hours a night, but there are a few other do's and some don'ts.
The do's
Drink water before and after your workout. The American College of Sports Medicine recommends 2 to 3 cups of water two to three hours before a workout, at least half a cup every 15 minutes during the workout, and 2 to 3 more cups afterward for each pound of lost fluids. If you exercised for more than 60 minutes, a sports drink can help replace lost electrolytes; otherwise water is best.
Use ice, not heat, to soothe sore muscles, at least at first. Ice will numb the pain quickly and reduce swelling or intramuscular bleeding. After a few days, heat can be useful in bringing more blood and nutrients to the sore area, aiding the healing process.
The don'ts
Don't sharply restrict your calories. After holiday indulgences, it's tempting to go to the other extreme and cut calories way back, but Wendy Fortino, personal trainer and coordinator of fitness programs at Stanford, doesn't recommend it. Fortino recommends easing off the junk food and replacing processed foods that have added sugars and salts with fresh produce and whole grains.
Be careful with ibuprofen. This over-the-counter painkiller, often sold as Advil, is safe for many types of pain relief, but recent research suggests that it doesn't help athletes' muscles recover faster and may actually be harming their kidneys and digestive organs. More research is needed, but doctors involved in the study recommend rest and ice as less risky and more helpful forms of recovery.
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SOUTHFIELD, MICH.—Appealing to voters anxious about an unraveling economy, Mitt Romney scored a decisive victory in the Michigan primary Tuesday, setting up a free-for-all among the leading Republican presidential candidates in this weekend's pivotal party contest in South Carolina.
Romney's clinching of a long-sought electoral "gold medal" after disappointing silver trophies in the Iowa and the New Hampshire contests revived a richly funded campaign that appeared to be teetering on collapse.
Michigan primary: A Section A article on the state's presidential vote that appeared in some editions Wednesday said Hillary Rodham Clinton was the only candidate on the Democratic ballot. Three other Democrats —Dennis J. Kucinich, Mike Gravel and Christopher J. Dodd -- also appeared on the ballot. In addition, the article said Mitt Romney's victory in the Republican primary was "a long-sought electoral gold medal." Romney earlier won the Wyoming Republican caucuses. Also the article identified Ken Khachigian as an advisor to GOP candidate Mitt Romney. He is an advisor to Republican hopeful Fred Thompson.
With his crucial Michigan win, the former Massachusetts governor now has momentum to vie as a top-tier candidate against Sen. John McCain of Arizona, who won last week in New Hampshire but finished second here, and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who scored an upset victory in Iowa.
Even as Romney lauded his first major win as "the beginning of a comeback," he foreshadowed a tough four-day stretch of campaigning ahead in South Carolina. Romney tweaked McCain and his Senate career by claiming that Michigan was "a victory of optimism over Washington-style pessimism."
With all of Michigan's precincts reporting, Romney captured 39% of the vote. McCain had 30%, and Huckabee was a distant third, with 16%.
Democrats also voted in Michigan on Tuesday, but Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York was the only major candidate on the ballot. Her chief Democratic rivals withdrew after party officials stripped the contest of its delegates, a response to state party leaders who had pushed the primary date forward.
Clinton had 55% of the Democratic vote, and a movement by supporters of Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois to vote "uncommitted" picked up 40%.
Romney, 60, a Mormon multimillionaire venture capitalist, ran a moderate pro-business administration in Massachusetts. Michigan is his home state, where his father, George Romney, built a national career as a GOP politician.
On Tuesday night, Romney was ecstatic as he took the stage with his wife, Ann, and his family in a hotel ballroom in the Detroit suburb of Southfield, just 10 miles from the hospital where he was born in 1947.
"Let's take this campaign to South Carolina and Nevada and Florida . . . and all the way to the White House," Romney exulted before plunging into a crowd of supporters chanting "Mitt! Mitt! Mitt!"
Romney credited his primary win to his optimistic take on rebuilding Michigan's shattered auto industry -- and, by extension, suggesting he could steer the nation away from looming recessionary harm.
He also chided McCain for recent comments that many auto industry jobs were gone forever -- remarks that appear to have been a political miscalculation.
McCain tried a last-minute recasting to insist that he, too, felt Detroit's ills could be overcome -- but did so only after Romney sniped at him repeatedly as pessimistic. Exit polling indicated that GOP voters appeared to have more confidence in Romney than in McCain on economic matters.
"I will never accept defeat for any industry here in America," Romney said.
Bill Ballenger, a political analyst based in Lansing, Mich., said McCain might have damaged himself with his self- proclaimed "straight talk."
"Romney hopped on it and said, We don't need pessimism -- this state is not going to fall," Ballenger said. "Even though Michigan people are pretty realistic, they needed a little happy talk."
McCain was already in South Carolina when the Michigan results came in Tuesday night.


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God its so fucking hot in here Saranta let out as she leaned back in the big chair she was sitting in, if it gets any fucking hotter I will have to strip down complety, Shaun just looked over at his girlfriend and smiled, I wouldnt mind seeing that, Come on you guys I dont wanna see that shit John said as he look a sip of his drink, Shaun walked over to his girlfriend and picked her up and sat down in the seat she was sitting in, he then placed her in his lap, Shaun grabbed the remot for the cd player and hit cd 1, the song FMLYHM started playing, Shaun smiled and looked at his girl and begain singing fuck me like you hate me, COME ON Shaun you know what this song does to me, he smiled and just whispered in her ear come on baby come undone, Saranta just squirmed in shauns lap, moaned and dug her nails into his thigh, shaun smiled again and picked her back up, turned her around so her knees were on either side of him and begain kissing her, Come what the fuck you guys I dont need to see this John said as he got up and walked out of the room into the kitchen, Shaun run his nails up his girlfriends back and looked into her eyes and said Bedroom, Saranta giggled as she wrapped her arms around her boyfriends neck as he picked her up, walking by the kitchen door shaun looked at John and said DONT BOTHER US, saranta just giggled as she wrapped her legs around Shauns Waist. 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Saranta gripped the top of shauns whitebeater and pulled it over his head, she then brushed the hair out of his face and begain kissing him again, shaun untied the front of her bathing suit top and pulled it off releving her beautiful breasts, he smiled as he went down and took her left nipple in his mouth, saranta let out a loud moan, shaun look her nipple in his teeth and softly begain biting on it, shauns hands wondered down to her bathing suit bottoms and he slide his hand in the side of them and begain teasing her, saranta let out a louder moan as she wrapped her fingers in shauns hair, shaun twirled his tounge around her nipple as he inserted his finger inside of her, oh my god shaun saranta let out as ran her fingers thru her boyfriends hair and begain pulling softly, shaun pulled the string on the sides of her bathing suit bottoms and pulled them off and threw them across the room, he just looked up at his girlfriend and gave her this evil smerk and he goes down and takes her clit in his mouth and sticks a second finger in her and begains pumping them in and out of her, oh my fucki-- shaun omg saranta let out as her boyfriend begain pumping his fingers in and out of her faster and harder, twirling his tounge around her clit shaun pulling his fingers out of her and came up and stuck them in his mouth and sucked on them, saranta just looked at him and smiled and pulled him into a deep kiss, she loved tasting her self in his mouth, saranta ran her tounge along his bottom lip tasting her self all over his lips, without warning shaun slide into her, oh my god she let out as shaun begain sliding in and out of her, then he flipped her so she was on top and slapped her ass, come on baby fuck me like you hate me shaun softly sang as he slapped his girlfriends ass again, shaun grabbed his girlfriend by the hips and begain trusting up into her, saranta threw her head back, omg shaun oh yeah fuck me right there shaun begain digging his nails into her hips as he begain trusting her up harder, shaun then without warning flipped her so she was on bottom, shaun twirled his fingers in his girlfriends hair and begain trusting into her deep and hard, oh my god fuck fuck harder harder shaun saranta let out as she dug her nails into her boyfriend back, shaun grabbed her hair harder and pulled her neck to the side and bite down on her neck hard, saranta dug her nails into her boyfriends back harder drawing blood, fuck baby shaun let out as he began getting close, shaun bite down harder on his girlfriends neck as she run her fingers up his back getting the blood on her fingers and licking it off her fingers, suddenly shaun felt a warm liquid in his mouth he looked down at her neck and blood begain dripping down, shaun smiled and pulled his girlfriend into a deep kisses, the taste was so amazing, their blood mixed togeather, shaun begain trusting in and out harder oh fuck fuck fuck fuck shaun let out as he dug his nails into her sides, fuck fuck fuck baby im gonna cum shaun said as he thrusted in and out of her a little harder, he felt her tighten up around him, sending him over the edge, he grabbed her by the hips...fuck fuck omg omg baby shaun let out as he spilled him self inside of her. Shaun collapsed next to his girlfriend and wrapped his arms around her.
I love you so much baby Shaun said as he wrapped his arms around his girlfriend tighter and kissed her on the neck, I love you too hunnie saranta said as she wrapped her arms around her boyfriends arms as they fell asleep.
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I Can Only Imagine
- Tuesday, June 29, 2004
The last check from Dad had just arrived, and that money, still a good chunk of my growing family's income, would be missed. But as the DJ gave me the news, understanding began to dawn. My father's words came back to me: "Even when the money runs out, I'll still be taking care of you." And he was! The song he had inspired was going to keep the promise my dad had made all those years before.
As the months flew by, it became clear that this little song was doing more than putting to rest lost loved ones; it was changing the lives of the living. And no one was more amazed than me. God was taking this song to places we couldn't have dreamed. Mainstream radio began playing it, and calls flooded into the stations. This overt message of faith was resonating with people who hadn't considered spiritual matters in years. Others told of being so moved that had to pull over to the side of the road until the song was done playing.
The response was beyond MercyMe's comprehension, but we knew that ultimately it wasn't about us or even about this song – God was using a willing band and a simple tune about Heaven to draw people to Himself.
And He's not done yet.
"That which dominates
our imagination and our thoughts
will determine our lives and our character."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Excerpted from "I Can Only Imagine" by MercyMe. Copyright 2004 by Simpleville Music, Inc. Used by permission of J. Countryman, a division of Thomas Nelson, Inc."
After a record-breaking 2003, a recent entry on Billboard's Top 200 Chart at #12 for their new album "Undone," and new hit single "Here With Me" climbing to the top of the radio charts, INO Recording artist MercyMe swept the 34th Annual GMA Music Awards, garnering 4 Doves including Group and Artist of the Year and Song of the Year.
MercyMe became one of the fastest-selling new artists in Christian music history with their release of "Almost There" in the fall of 2000. The project features the multi-genre hit, "I Can Only Imagine," which reached the top 4 on mainstream AC, and top 25 on both the CHR/Pop and Hot AC chart. "Almost There" has been certified platinum and remained on the Billboard Top 200 for nearly 100 weeks. Their follow-up album "Spoken For" has been a consistent top-seller and is certified Gold.
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| In the Moore Clinic
with Wesla and Gloria
By Anne Bennett Swingle
Photography by Keith Weller
In January 1984, Frank Polk and John Bartlett set aside one half day a week to take care of a small group of gay men with AIDS. At that time, AIDS was still in its infancy. "There still was no blood test," recalls Bartlett, chief of infectious diseases. "We were pretty sure it was a virus, but we didn't know what the virus was, and we weren't sure how it was transmitted."
To find out how it spread, Polk, an epidemiologist, had designed a protocol, the Multicenter AIDS Protocol Study, or MACS, the first big epidemiological study of AIDS. To treat and study the first handful of enrolled patients, he and Bartlett set up shop in one small room within the Moore Clinic.
Polk died of a brain tumor in 1988, but the tiny clinic grew right along with the epidemic. Today, the Moore Clinic is the centerpiece of the Johns Hopkins AIDS Service, the largest program for HIV care in Maryland, one that last year alone served nearly 3,200 unique patients. In this one central location on Carnegie 3, patients can receive practically all their primary and specialty care. Each one has his or her own doctor and nurse. Each has access to specialists from seven different services, such as psychiatry, gynecology and dermatology, who come to the clinic every week. Phlebotomists are on site, a social worker is available for every clinic visit, and a variety of support and education groups are ongoing. Because the clinic has long conducted research into HIV infection, patients have always had access to the latest medications.
Two Moore Clinic employees, Wesla Zeller and Gloria Jones, have been on the front lines of the epidemic from the start. They were at Moore even before AIDS in the early 1970s, when the clinic treated chronic and hereditary diseases. They were there when the first cases came in, when the first death occurred. The inextricably linked "Wesla and Gloria," as they are always called, were witnesses to patients' fear and determination, as well as the stigmatization they endured in those grim days before the treatment revolution transformed AIDS into a chronic disease.
Wesla is clinic coordinator. She mans the phones and takes care of the front. Gloria, senior patient service coordinator, presides over the waiting room from her desk, first from the right. Over the years, they have come to know thousands of patients (Moore had 20,000 visits last year alone) and helped set the clinic's warm, family-like tone. People talk today about "service excellence," but these two have never needed any slogans to remind them that patients come first. Today, with the threat of emerging infectious diseases such as SARS looming large, Wesla's and Gloria's unhesitating concern for patients in the first years of the AIDS pandemic could very well be a model for us all.
As the Moore Clinic prepares to mark its 20th anniversary, Dome spent a morning with Wesla and Gloria as they talked about the clinic today and reminisced about the way things were when it all began.
Gloria: Dr. Polk only expected 10 patients. But it mushroomed, and it's taken over the whole clinic now.
Wesla: We went from one session, to two, to three. Then we had an all-morning session, every morning. Then we started having clinic all day.
G: It was a death sentence back then. Our first patient was dead in three months. There was one patient we thought died, I don't know how many times. Each time we saw her, we thought it would be the last time, but she just kept popping up. I don't think we really believed she was dead when she was dead. And look at the length of time patients live now! We probably have patients who have been with us for 10, 15 years.
W: Our family and friends, when they realized where we were working, they were frightened. They kind of backed away a little bit. I think our families have become accustomed to what we do at work. Since we're still alive.
G: If you tell somebody you're comfortable with it, more than likely they're going to develop the same attitude.
W: And it doesn't even come up any more.
G: That was because people weren't educated about HIV.
W: I'll never forget when an ambulance crew brought a patient in, and one of the attendants was all covered up from head to toe. Someone told him not to come back. They even called the ambulance company and told them not to send him back.
G: Or those times when we were short-staffed. They'd bring someone down from the floor, and we had a couple of nurses who refused to work with patients. But Dr. Polk made us feel comfortable.
W: I'll never forget that time when we needed to do that blood transfusion, and Dr. Polk just came right out and said, They don't want us upstairs. And we looked at one another and we said, Well, we'll have to do it here. And he even said, You don't mind? And we said, Well, it needs to be done; where else are you going to do it?
G: We had dealt with a lot of transplant patients who had hepatitis, and we were familiar with being cautious about how to handle specimens. At that time, we were handling serum. We actually were.
W: We would have to label blood. I'll never forget that one time the lid popped off and it went all over everywhere.
G: We've known a lot of these patients for years. They're kind of like friends. It's awful when they die. I always have a hard time connecting names with patients, and I think that's because I don't want to know their names. I'd rather think they just dropped out of clinic, even though that wouldn't be true.
G: It's a different environment, this clinic. We know all these people. We hear what's going on with them. They tell us stuff they don't tell the doctors half the time.
W: They're open. They don't care where they're sitting, in a doctor's office or in the hallway. They just say it.
G: Lots of times, patients will say, You're the reason I keep coming back, the reason I keep taking care of myself. I look forward to your smile and saying 'hi' to me.
W: Lots of the patients come up just to talk to each other. One patient wants to come up here whether he has an appointment or not. He tries to get us to lie to his mother and tell her he has an appointment.
G: He calls almost every day. We've had other patients like that. We know we're their only support system. The families have disowned them. That was really hard for patients. They were just afraid to tell their families. And I think that's probably still true today because it is still not accepted.
W: When they miss an appointment and call, I tell them: I know where you live.
W: We've got some that go back out on the street. And they're honest with you. They won't lie about it.
G: You just let them know you're glad they're back. Nobody knows if they will ever be in that situation themselves. You don't know what kind of events you'll have in your life, where you become overwhelmed. You shouldn't be judgmental.
W: Because but for the grace of God, there go I.
G: We have people who fly back and forth from different states and countries to visit the clinic.
W: They say that from the front desk on back to the physician, their treatments aren't as good [where they live] as what we give here. In some places patients are even told to lay the [hospital] plate down. Or [staff] wipes the things off with alcohol swabs. Which we don't do here. We grab their plate and we go on. We've always taken the plates, we've done that from the beginning.
G: It's still that fear.
W: Our clinic is very personal.
G: Everybody knows everybody. Everybody here works really hard. And everybody here works toward helping the patients.
W: That's our goal. Some of our patients have met their husbands here. They got married.
G: They bring kids with them, and we get to know them from before they have kids.
W: One patient always asks if he can come home and cook for me.
G: 'R's' daughter is going to college, and we've known her since she was a baby. You know, eventually they're going to tear this building down, and it's going to be a hard time. I wouldn't want to work anyplace else but here. We'll be here until the building is gone. We both say that all the time. We'll be here forever.
W: I always tell them: You can throw me out ... but I'll be back tomorrow.


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Winter Recipe: Beef and Barley Stew with Mushrooms
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When you get a craving - especially if it's for beef and barley stew when snow clouds are building outside - it's best to just give in and make it. Stew is more of a technique than a recipe, so we just gathered our ingredients and jumped right into the kitchen. By late afternoon, we had one mouthwatering pot of stew bubbling on our stove!
Since we didn't follow any particular recipe for this stew, feel free to modify it as you see fit. You can use less or more of any of the ingredients, or add different ones that you think will work. Follow the basic steps outlined in this post on How to Make Stew, and you'll be all set.
Beef and Barley Stew with Mushrooms
2-3 pound chuck or round beef roast, trimmed of fat and cut into bite-sized pieces
1 large onion, diced
8-10 ounces mushrooms (1 package)
3 celery stalks, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon thyme
1 bay leaf
1/2 cup red wine
2 cups beef stock
2 cups chicken stock
1 cup barley
salt and pepper
Film the bottom of a large dutch oven with canola oil and set over medium-high heat until the oil is hot. Working in batches, add a single layer of meat to the bottom of the pan. Let it sit for 2-3 minutes until the cubes loosen and are seared golden-brown. Flip the cubes and sear the other sides. When all sides are seared, remove the meat to a clean bowl or plate. Sear the remaining meat in batches. If there is any liquid in the pot after the last batch is finished, pour it over the meat.
Heat one teaspoon of canola oil in the pan and cook the onions with a pinch of salt until they are translucent and brown around the edges. Add the mushrooms and another pinch of salt, and cook until they have released all the moisture and have turned golden-brown. Add the celery and cook until just softened.
Clear a space in the middle of the vegetables and sauté the garlic until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the thyme and bay leaf, and stir all the seasonings into the veggies.
Pour the wine into the pan to deglaze, scraping up all the browned bits from the bottom of the pan as the wine bubbles. Let the wine reduce down until most of it has evaporated or been absorbed by the veggies.
Add the meat and any drippings back to the pot. Pour in the stocks and top with enough water to cover the meat and veggies about about a half an inch. Bring the stew to a boil, then reduce the heat to very low.
Cover the pot and let it simmer for 1 hour. Add the barley and cook for another 45 minutes or so until the barley is cooked and the meat is almost falling apart (check by piercing it with a fork or knife. There should be no resistance and the meat should flake apart with pressure). Taste the soup and add salt and pepper as desired.
Serve in individual bowls with a crust piece of bread to mop up the broth. Leftovers will keep refrigerated for one week.
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I'm guessing you mean "Clear a space in the middle of the vegetables and sauté GARLIC until fragrant, about 30 seconds."
Sounds delish!
Crazy as it may sound, I make a really good vegetarian version of this. With seitan. And love.
@Barlowgirl - thanks for catching that! I'm correcting it right now.
@msingerman - Not at all crazy! I often leave the meat out of this, double the amount of mushrooms, and add some potatoes. I'll try seitan next time!
EmmaC, what is the benefit to searing the edgess of all of the beef? If you have a good fond on the bottom of the pan after the first batch of beef is it really important to keep searing? I'm always really worried I'll burn the good fond if I keep searing... but does the stew suffer if not all the beef is seared?
fib,searing the meat adds flavor to the meat.Which is just as,if not more so,important than the fond.
Made this last night, but switched mushrooms for potatoes due to an allergy. I also added Worcestershire sauce, cumin and chili powder. I think i doubled the wine too. It came out GREAT. I made it for my boyfriend, who LOVED it. I also let a friend from work taste my leftovers. He is now begging me to make it for him. Very easy, very hearty and very yummy.
Shbecky, when did you add the potatoes? At the beginning like it says to do with the mushrooms, or at the end with the barley?
I made this tonight but added potatoes and carrots, and did it in a slow cooker. I boiled the potatoes first and then added them to the cooker because I was worried they wouldn't cook on their own quickly enough. After two hours the beef was still tough so I let it go for another 1.5 and it came out great! I had my slow cooker set to high.
I made this and had one issue with it. It tastes too salty due to the fact that I added double the stock, the remainder of the original stock was sucked up by the barley. Is there an alternative to preparing the barley like possibly partially soaking the it before adding to the stew?
Made this last night. Delicious flavor but I couldn't get the beef to ever be "fork tender" - I gave it an extra hour of cooking time and worried that it would get too tough if I kept going. I used lean stew meat instead of the more marbled kind - could this account for it?
bednar, I would have added water instead of extra stock to make up for the stock that evaporates or is soaked into the ingredients.
I made this last night and thought it came out a little heavy and greasy. Maybe I could have used a touch less oil when cooking the meat.
In any case, I think it could have used something like peas. Something to add a bit of freshness.
I pretty much made this as posted, but left out the mushrooms (my 94y.o. mom doesn't like them). I didn't have enough stock, so added 1 bouillon cube & 1 cup of water--DON'T do this--WAY too much salt for us; added another cup of water & then it was great! Will definitely make again. The kind of Beef & Barley stew recipe I've been looking for!
Made this recently, and it was delicious. My only changes - added carrots, and also simmered for about an hour and a half longer than indicated so that the meat was perfectly cooked. I added water to make up for the liquid that evaporated. This recipe is a keeper.
I made this the other night and I also had to simmer an hour longer to get the meat tender enough. Also, it felt like adding the water drastically diluted the flavor of this stew. It smelled incredible after putting in the wine. It turned out so bland even after almost three hours on the stove.
I didn't have any problem with my meat being tender (other than that I realized I should have done 3 batches of browning instead of 2...) But, when I was in the store buying ingredients I wondered if I should get "hulled barley" or "pearled barley" - I should have gone with my gut and gotten Pearled, but the hulled just looked better... (and my 3 month old was just waking up, so I was trying not to linger on any decision longer than necessary). I think it's going to be great with the hulled barley, I just have simmered for 30 minutes longer and it still seems a little bit "not soft" - as my better half says... I guess my comment is a question - is there a "right" barley to get for the recipe?


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The Sun shone full in the Asian skies,
Sending down scorching rays,
Enough to cause death to those who sleep,
On the cozy beds made of sponge.
Beside the public place, upward face,
I did see a corpse of a child lying
With belly exposed, legs stretched wide,
The arms folded on the unbuttoned chest,
Slight afar from the callous crowd,
Flies hummed around as if the Death Angel,
Had done his job early in the morn.
With chilled blood in the veins,
And fearful heart in the chest,
Riveted gaze at the frightening scene,
Advanced I timidly forcing legs,
Stood beside examining from top to toe,
And shook it from the sooty arms,
To certify belief occupying my mind.
At the jerk first he sprang up,
Sat, squatted rubbing the eyes,
Yawned, snorted breathing aloud,
To make me believe, he was not dead,
But it is pity he knew not,
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