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The Chad Holbrook era at South Carolina started off in victorious fashion as senior first baseman LB Dantzler homered and drove in two runs and sophomore left-hander Jordan Montgomery hurled six scoreless innings to pick up his first win of the season as fifth ranked South Carolina defeated Liberty 4-3 on Opening Day in front of a sellout crowd of 8,242 fans at Carolina Stadium. It was an emotional afternoon in Columbia as former head coach and current athletics director Ray Tanner was honored in several pregame ceremonies capped off by the retiring of his No. 1 jersey, the first retired jersey in South Carolina baseball history.
Montgomery did not allow a run and yielded just five hits and two walks while striking out five batters to pick up the victory. Senior left-hander Tyler Webb worked 1.2 hitless innings of relief with a pair of strikeouts to earn his first save of the season. Liberty starting pitcher Carson Herndon suffered the loss. He allowed one run on three hits with three walks and three strikeouts.
South Carolina broke ahead 1-0 in the bottom of the second inning on a solo home run by Dantzler. The senior first baseman drilled the first pitch he saw to give the Gamecocks a one-run lead.
It remained that way until the sixth inning when Carolina increased the advantage to 2-0. Graham Saiko led off with a walk. The Gamecocks then caught a break as a throwing error by Liberty reliever Jared Lyons on a little roller off the bat of Max Schrock gave Carolina runners on the corners. A sac fly off the bat of Dantzler scored Saiko.
South Carolina extended the advantage to 4-0 in the seventh inning. With the bases loaded and one out, TJ Costen scored on a wild pitch issued by Liberty reliever Josh Richardson. After a walk to Saiko loaded the bases again, Chase Vergason would score on a RBI fielder's choice by Schrock.
Liberty would make things interesting in the top of the eighth inning. Trey Wimmer singled and walks to Nick Lacik and Nick Paxton gave Liberty bases loaded with one out. Ryan Cordell knocked a RBI double off the wall in left field to score a pair of runs. With Webb entering the game, Liberty would get one more on a RBI groundout by Bryan Aanderud. Webb would get out of the inning though with a strikeout of Danny Grauer. Webb then retired the Flames in order in the top of the ninth inning to preserve the Gamecock victory.
Dantzler went 2-for-2 with a pair of RBI. Cordell, Wimmer and Dalton Britt all had two hits apiece to lead Liberty.
The pregame ceremony honoring Ray Tanner feature a video message from school president Dr. Harris Pastides, the unveiling of Tanner Way, a street outside the stadium by the honorable Mayor Steve Benjamin, a South Carolina State Senate resolution featuring state senator John E. Courson, a license plate tag honor the back-to-back national championship from the My Carolina Alumni Association, a video tribute to Coach Tanner and the unveiling of the retired No. 1 jersey in left field.
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Remember we first learned about entrepreneurship when we studied that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb? We grew up with it. It helped change the life of Americans for generations. This iconic American invention will now disappear from the American landscape.
The Washington Post reported on Sept. 12 that the last major General Electric factory in Winchester, Va., that was making ordinary incandescent light bulbs in the United States is closing this month, marking a small, sad exit for a product and company that can trace their roots to Thomas Alva Edison's innovations in the 1870s.
The Post reports that "what made the plant here vulnerable is, in part, a 2007 energy conservation measure passed by Congress that set standards essentially banning ordinary incandescents by 2014. The law will force millions of American households to switch to more efficient bulbs,†and the resulting savings in energy and greenhouse-gas emissions are expected to be immense.
What's ironic is that they will be replaced primarily with compact fluorescents (CFLs), and sadly, no American manufacturer produces CFL's. Why?
After the 1973 energy crisis, a GE engineer named Ed Hammer and others at the company's famed Nela Park research laboratories were tinkering with different methods of saving electricity with fluorescent lights. But GE decided not to develop and market CSLs. So, though they were first developed by American engineers in the 1970s, none of the major brands make CFLs in our country.
That torch will now pass to China. Why? Because as the reporter points out, Ellis Yan, a Chinese immigrant to the United States, who had started his own lighting business in China, in the early '90s, turned his attention to the possibilities of CFLs.
"Everybody in the industry stayed back and was watching me,†he recalled. "No one else wanted to make the big investment for the next generation of technology.â€
The business prospered, and Yan's factories in China employ as many as 14,000.
This is a story of the failure of entrepreneurship at one of the world's leading American companies.


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not baiting texan fans here. But did steve young just say what i think he said?
not baiting texan fans here. But did steve young just say what i think he said?
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Freudian slip?
Think he meant to say stick, and being that it's consecutive 'st' sounds, it easily gets blurred.
But he could easily have said 'dick' as well. Sounds like it.
What did he actually mean to say?
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"[Roethlisberger is] the most underrated quarterback of the 21st century."
-Bill Simmons, Editor, Grantland
"Roethlisberger is perpetually underrated, to the point that even when he breaks records, it doesnt really feel like it."
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"I am ... a big Roethlisberger fan. I really like Ben. He will be in that Hall of Fame someday."
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In general, though, he's right. The Texans called this the biggest game in their history. This wouldn't even rank top 10 for the Patriots and we smoked them.
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He was looking right at Suzie Kolber when he said "biggest dick in the league." I think there was a little subliminal messaging going on for Ms. Kolber right there.
as a texans fan, first off thats hilarious.
we got our butts whooped, and im at least glad this team didnt make any excuses for it. it will be a learning tool for them, and at least this happened now in the season before the playoffs. a lot of people are overlooking that, as if the teams season is over??
theyre still 11-2. they can learn from this. its clear spread offenses give this team some trouble, and thats clearly where they need BRIAN CUSHING, but this team did not come out with any excuses.
the game is all honestly was defined by 6 or 7 plays. we had some costly penalties that kept drives alive for the pats, and you simply cant do that against brady. i think this game falls on the coaches.
but the texans are STILL IN CONTROL of the #1 seed. people are forgetting that. they will use this are a learning tool and move on...plenty of other teams have been blown-out to turn the ship (most recently, pats blew out jets 45-3 at home, then lost at home in the playoffs to the jets).
this was a big game, but not a defining game. espn and their east coast bias is blowing it a little out of proportion, IMO.
just to add, you obviously have to give credit where credit is due. brady had a hell of a game. not a lot of qbs can just fill guys in at the WR position and execute like he did.
ESPN loves the drama of "Who's best in the afc", but we wont know till the playoffs.
Really? Because all I've been hearing on ESPN and this site is how that game was "no big deal".
I really wish ESPN would show more of that bias you say. Tom Brady kicks *** on MNF and what do we get to hear about the next day? A piece on Peyton Manning and how great he is and how he's the audible king.
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So beautiful!! #790409Margot Petrowski 11/19/2007 8:30:18 AM
looks like a another award winner!!! #5096181William Moore 11/19/2007 9:32:51 AM
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Another beautiful image Manuel. You have some wonderful portraits. #5096509Amanda Chapman 11/19/2007 9:50:15 AM
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Outstanding composition and lovely work. Great colours too. Well done Manuel. #5096815Karen Engelbreth 11/19/2007 12:29:19 PM
Wonderful portrait, Manuel! #5097179Joan Powell 11/19/2007 6:13:13 PM
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Congratulations Manuel on your beautiful finalist! B- #5230705anonymous 12/19/2007 7:32:49 PM
Congratulations Manuel on your Beautiful Second Place win! B- #5231238Jennifer L. Alder 12/19/2007 7:54:50 PM
Congrats, Manuel, on this GLORIOUS WINNER! :) #5231422Joan Powell 12/19/2007 8:08:35 PM
Congrats on this beauty !! #5231526Kay E. Mahoney 12/19/2007 8:38:13 PM
Congratulations on your second place winner, Manuel. #5231821Graeme yew Chow 12/19/2007 11:12:25 PM
Wow, congrats to you and Krystal. #5232658Manny L. Librodo 12/20/2007 3:47:45 AM
Thanks a lot Graeme. This was your workshop, right? Congrats to you too.:)#5233418
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Congratulations on this wonderful Winner Manual! Superb capture of mood! #5235005Jen M 12/20/2007 3:51:20 PM
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Wonderful! How was this lit? #5236673Manny L. Librodo 12/20/2007 8:17:18 PM
Thanks Dkyy.Just natural light with reflector. #5237176
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Lovely. . .congratulations. #5269139Metro Blue Photography 12/31/2007 3:33:14 PM
An amazing and breathtaking photo. Congrats to you!! #5273791Joyce D.Z. 1/2/2008 10:31:39 PM
Very lovely. I love the expression that you captured and at the same time the freedom that you gave to your model to do the pose that she wanted. Great teamwork and you produced such a magnificent portrait! :) I wish to be like you one day. :)Elizabeth A. Marker 1/16/2008 9:53:22 PM
Absolutely Gorgeous! Wonderfully done!! #5351279Shelly A. Van Camp 1/30/2008 2:15:10 PM
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Definitely worth a gem.priceless photo Manny! #6380096krystal wanted to create an effect. she saw it in Korean movies. She will lift her head up and hold the tears in her eyes. and the tears became....jewels.
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Monday, May 27, 2013
Surgery Info for Tomorrow!! HERE WE GO!!!
I'm so proud of Lentil. I can't believe all he has accomplished in just 4 short months. He will always amaze me. I know that he is a strong boy, and that is important going into our "adventure" tomorrow.
The plan for surgery is that we will arrive at the hospital at 7:30am. The drs believe the procedure will take about 3 hrs. Dental x-rays will be done first and if they feel it's necessary, he will then have a CT scan...it's all depending on what the x-rays show. His surgical team will consist of Dr John Lewis, Dr Alex Reiter and Dr Jesse Taylor (from CHOP)!! I couldn't have asked for a better team. Also in the room will be Dr Fulton (Lentil's primary vet) and Dr. Shana. Dr Fulton will oversee him through his recovery- which makes me happy because Lentil will be waking up to face that he has always known/loved.
Our focus for tomorrow is repairing the hard/soft palate. Although we now know he has a hiatal hernia....we are going to "pretend" it isn't there. He isn't showing any clinical signs of it, and the drs have already taken every precaution with lessening the risk of regurgitation, so we will worry about the hernia if/when it causes an issue. To fix the hard palate, they will create a flap of skin taken from one side of the roof of his mouth and suture it onto the other side (to seal that ridge), then they take skin and somehow create a soft palate. It amazes me with what they are capable of doing. They are confident they will fix everything in one try...but depending on how he heals, he may need further surgeries.
From the outside, our little Lentil will look exactly the same. I've opted to not do any cosmetic procedures, as I feel it's important for all of us to remember that it's OK to be different!!! It's ironic that so many people love him for the way that he looks, yet will still ridicule/judge a human for having the same difference!! This is one of the barriers that all of us need to break down together! We should celebrate each day loving each other for exactly who we are!!
I promise to keep everyone in the loop. As soon as I get info- I will pass it along to all of you! Think good thoughts for Lentil....and go out and do a good deed tomorrow in honor of him....it will help his good energy :) We are all in this together, and I won't forget that!
Some people have said that it seems as though our Facebook posts aren't showing up in their newsfeed...if you feel that way- from a desktop, go to Bean's page and put your cursor over the "like"button....be sure it says "show in newsfeed" on the screen that pops up. xoxo
Full speed ahead to tomorrow! I am going there with full confidence and many hopes for a speedy recovery! Thank you for all of the love and support. It's gotten us this far...and after our surgery tomorrow...our life together will truly begin! Lentil will be able to begin to accomplish what he was placed here to do! I'm excited for the future....and as for tomorrow....we will make it the Best Day Ever- because that's what we do!!!
Love you guys!!!
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Good luck little bean-o!!! We will be rooting for you from Michigan. Many prayers coming your way!!! <3
DeleteSt. Francis, please bless Li'l Bean and bless the gifted hands of the surgeons and other doctors that will be performing their delicate and amazing craft to repair him to be all he can be!
DeleteBless and watch over our little, happy Bean. He does so much good for all people so now its time for good to happen to him. Prayers coming your way from Dallas!
I absolutely wish the best for Lentil as he goes in for surgery tomorrow. He has so many people backing him, including myself. I have followed him since you started his page on Facebook. He will do amazing tomorrow and he will be on my mind all day. Good Luck tomorrow Bean! I will be rooting for you.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the update. I hadn't realized they were going to forgo the hernia operation and all this time thought that's what he was going in for. I'm excited that this is actually his palate surgery as scheduled!!!!! You will have a ton of prayers and positive vibes coming your way Lindsay, there is ABSOLUTELY NOT DOUBT ABOUT THAT!
Your energy,caring, love and sacrifices you have made for this Beaner we have all come to love is outstanding! You being his mom was definitely the right choice from the beginning. It was fate!
Try and get a good night's sleep and we'll all be glued to our computer's waiting for any little update on our boy.
As much as is your boy, he has become all our boy. His courage and strong and pure joy has won our hearts over time and time again and will continue to as soon as he is on the road to recovery. He'll be able to do the great work you have in store for him and will touch countless lives ahead!
#1 Canadian Fan Tina (with Suki and Kirby kisses too)NOTHING BUT HAPPY THOUGHTS FOR BEAN AND MOM TOMORROW. BEAN WAS PUT INTO YOUR HANDS FOR A REASON AND LOOK AT WHERE HE HAS COME TO. WITH EVERY BUMP IN THE ROAD BEAN KEEPS GOING AND GOING. HE HAS PURPOSE. THANK YOU FOR OPENING UP AND SHARING HIM WITH ALL OF US FROM THE BEGINNING. JUST GOING TO THE PAGE NO MATTER WHAT PICTURE OR VIDEO YOU POST IT PUTS A SMILE ON MY FACE AS I KNOW IT DOES FOR LOTS.
AVPReading your blog on what's going to happen tomorrow makes me cry. Not tears of fear, but tears of joy for you and what you have done this wonderful little pup. Tears also of joy because I know with you this little guy will come through. But with the Grace of God leading these Doctors through this procedure, you and lentil will come through this and be able to continue on your journey helping others that are different. I know because I retired from a special needs school with children that are different. Too many differences to list here but they all had needs of some kind. I know how cruel people can be and they need to learn to love whatever the difference may be for we are all of one. Lentil and you Lindsay are a very special pair that have won over the hearts of many and I know the good Lord will carry him through this. I've been following this tale of Lentil and you and praise be to you for what you do. You are a special person and Lentil is a very special little pup that going to go on with you at his side doing what needs to be done for those with special needs animal and human. God bless you both and may the good Lord watch over our little Lentil through this procedure tomorrow.. Someday I'm hoping before I leave this earth having the grace to meet you and Lentil. One never knows where our paths in life will lead us, look where it has lead you up till now. Hugzzzz to you and our special FB pup.
ReplyDeletefrom the beginning, you two we meant for each other, as I've said before, that precious little one has a purpose. You have found it and together, you're doing what was meant to be, which is help others. You are a very special mom, to a very special boy. I know deep down, all will be well, as is meant to be. Love and light to you both. God Bless.
ReplyDeleteOh, Lindsey... You are such an amazing woman for loving Bean, for many, many sleepless nights and giving him all of your love support you are our hero!! You said it so well... "Lentil will be able to begin to accomplish what he was placed here to do... Thank you for recognizing his mission and for bringing it to fruition..
ReplyDeleteI will be saying a few extra prayers for Bean, you and Bean's medical team. He is a special soul that has been sent here for a reason, and his being placed with you was for a reason too. Sending you both courage, faith and strength for tomorrow and beyond. Bean has the same birthday as me, and if he's anything at all like me, he will be so much more than fine!!!
Thank you for the update. Stay strong. It will all be fine.I do not pray, but I will send all the good Karma I can send. You little Beaner have brought me much joy and your mommy shows the world just what a kind and loving soul she is. I am so happy she made you her baby. I love you both and will be thinking of you . Much love from Canada :) XOXOXO
Leigh BrashLittle Bean will do just fine. He IS in good hands! Thank YOU for being the great MAMA so he would BE able to come this far! Without you, this would not be happening so NEVER forget that! Positive thoughts and many prayers today, tonight and tomorrow for everything to go as planned! >:< Hugs to you and Little Bean!
ReplyDeleteMy wishes and prayers are for little bean to soar through this surgery on the wings of all who love him. I pray for his doctors to have steady hands and extreme success. I pray for you, his Momma to have the courage to go through this process tomorrow knowing we are all praying for you. May his surgery be a complete success with no complications. I love you little bean. May you have a safe journey to recovery tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteYou're going to do wonderfully little Lentil, as you have so many people sending positive thoughts and prayers your way! You're an exceptional little pup and an inspiration to everyone, and Lindsay, you're just a miracle yourself... hugs to you both, and I'll wake up thinking about you!! Go Bean!!! xoxoxo
ReplyDeleteIt takes a special person with a huge heart to do what you are doing for Lentil. He's a very lucky little fur baby to be blessed with you in his life. And you are also blessed to have him as well. You complement each other and complete eachother. He's going to do wonderfully. Keeping you in my prayers! And sending Bean my love
ReplyDeleteOh Lindsey, thank you for posting and letting us all know about what is involved in his surgery, it brought tears but they were happy ones. God will be watching over him as he goes into this venture and will help him heal so that he will be a happy and healthy little guy, then Lentil and you can continue onto your adventure in making others smile and know that it is ok to be different because they can be loved for who they are. I have been following from the first FB post and he has won my heart and I so look forward to the daily post. I will be sitting on pins and needles until I see your post....until then I will be praying for you and Lentil and sending my heart and love and prayers.....
Heavenly Father please watch over our Little guy and keep him safe in your hands throughout his venture tomorrow. Please guide the doctors and help them to heal him so that he can continue on with his mom to make others know that it is ok to be different, that they are loved and wanted just they way they are. Please give his mom the strength to get through the day and watch over them both so that they will have a long and happy life together. Lentil has come along way and with your help God he will share that happiness with others. AmenFirst off - thank you so very much for sharing - what an absolute jewel of a dog, friend, family member, and what a wonderful thing you are doing by sharing him. I cannot imagine the long hours, early mornings, you have put in, and you have enriched so many many people, myself included. My prayers are with him and you and yours - I too will be checking constantly until I know everything is ok. I think Bonnie Coulbourne said it best.
God speed.Wishing you both all the luck in the world. You're right he is a very strong boy! This little guy was put here to do huge things! You both will come through this surpassing all expections way above and beyond anything you could have imagined! I love what you have done and will continue to do, love you Lentil Bean!
ReplyDeletefrom the first time i saw lentil and read about him, i knew he was something special. there was a quality about him that was like an aura...an aura of good, and kindness, and soulfulness...his eyes seemed to look right into my soul, and yours, and others who understand that sense of spirituality. like our own little furry buddha...especially in his chubby baby pictures! i looked back over his life history in photographs, and videos today, and had such a feeling of happiness and gratitude. he is an exceptional being and the world is praying for him! isn't that truly amazing? i love you and the bean...for being extraordinary...and for fighting the good fight. you have given me new faith in the fact that good, and light, and kindness, and truth, and happiness...and pure love do exist. it just took a little puppy to show the way... lolita
ReplyDeleteHeavenly Father we ask that you be with Lentil and his mom tomorrow. Guide the hands of the surgeons and bring Lentil through the surgery with no difficulties. Be with him through his recovery and please be with mom through out the day bringing her comfort and peace. We know Lentil has a mission Lord to fulfill and we are trusting you to see that it is done! We thank you in Jesus name...Amendment!
ReplyDeleteLittle Bean ... I found out about you when there were about 15,000 "likes" on your page. You were so little and looked so fragile, and such challenges to face. Over the months you have gained so many more fans on your page. You have persevered, fought hard, gotten so big and strong. At some point along the way you shared your Super Bean persona with the world, and that is when I REALLY fell in love - a tiny little puppy, with a defect, poised to take over the world. I was so happy when it was formally announced that you would stay with your Mom forever! And now, finally, you able to have the surgery to make it possible for you to eat and drink safely. I have faith that your surgery will go well and that you will recover quickly. I look forward to seeing you back in your Super Bean cape soon!
ReplyDeleteLentil, can you believe that you have friends all the way in South Africa who are supporting you. I have 2 little boys who are 8 and 5 who care alot about you and daily ask me to show me your FB updates. They have made you little get well cards and bought you little doggie treats with their pocket money. I hope you don't mind but I snuck those into the donation box for a local animal shelter (cards and all)... I figured that you wouldn't mind sharing some of your puppy-love with some doggies this side of the world! Good luck for today! We're there with you in spirit! xx


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Time to leave Rio, so Markus was coming at 8:45 to return our deposit and say goodbye, so then the Amazing race started - - - We had to go one block to catch the bus that was going to the bus depot as it has a place for luggage, and Sundays there is no schedule, so we get there and 2 min later the bus arrives, so now if we can get there on time we can catch the 9:30 bus to Sao Paulo, but it will be tight. sundays the traffic is less, so we might have a chance, get to the bus station at 9:24 and find a line for the bus, but 4 women are ahead of us and it looks slow, so Gar shows the guy the bus and time we want, and he points upstairs, so I stay with the luggage and Gar goes for tickets, get them and out the door we go and the bus is still there, so on we get and it leaves immediately - - - great scenery and roads, so we have a 6 hour bus ride with a half hour stop. Arrive in Sao Paulo and do some walking in the building and get to the Metro line, Gar had downloaded the metro station on the iphone, get to our stop get on and 20 min later we arrive at our destination, wallk half a block and we are at our hotel, so the Amazing racer got us from apt in Rio to hotel in Sao Paulo in 7 hours and 6 of those were on a bus . That is quite amazing in cities of many millions of people. Garry has loaded so many things on our iphone gps that we really are amazed at how well we can find our way around, in fact we are not sure we could do without it!!!
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Yesterday the sky was clear, today there is some pollution, but still sunny.
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The view from our hotel window is great. This time we have a treed park below us with traffic on either side, and then hundreds of high rises, at night it is very nice.
Today we will go downtown to the bank that has an outlook over the city, and to a park with walkways and buildings to tour,the famous Brahms bar and restuarant and maybe a museum, then call it a day as tomorrow we leave at 8pm, but will have to be at the airport early for international flight.
This has been a real fun adventure, we find that people are people all over the world. Garry and I have had 60 days together with pretty much 24 hour surveillance, and we would not have it any other way. Looking forward to getting home, but also wondering where we will go next.
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This was good. To me, it didn't have the "wow" flavor I'd hoped for but my fam said it was a keeper. I subbed carrots for sprouts and I added wine to the broth & butter. I would fix this again. I suppose next time I should include lemon zest - didn't have one on hand so maybe that made a difference in the flavor.
This was perfect for me today, because I had picked up fresh sole & brussels sprouts, & even a bunch of lemons that had just fallen off my tree. It was pretty quick & straightforward, yet flavorful. Slicing brussels sprouts is rather a pain. I think you could just halve them & cook a little longer with the same effect. I had some leftover shrimp on hand as well, so coated it & sauteed it with the sole. It actually carried the lemon flavor more effectively, so I would consider making it with shrimp instead.
Simply lovely!
I'm usually not so far off from all the other reviews, but.... The fish was good (and I'd make it again, with some changes I used, described below), but the brussel sprouts were pretty much meh (would not make them again). The shallots from the brussel sprouts was good (w a bit of garlic added as suggested by previous comments), so I could see doing a shallot sauce with the fish (we served with couscous) but leaving the sprouts out... Changes to the fish (based on previous comments): added paprika to the coating to give it a bit more flavor, increased the lemon peel a bit, and before coating, sprinkled lemon juice on the fish to give more lemon flavor and to pick up more of the coating. We used regular sole, and it worked fine. Husband and son requested that we make the fish again soon, but that we never ever bring brussel sprouts into the house again.... I'll give them a year off and then try a new recipe ;)
Sorry to disagree, but my family found this a bland recipe. I followed this recipe exactly. First of all, adding the lemon zest to the flour moistens it with the result that the fish does not turn out crisp, but rather soggy even on medium-high heat. Secondly, the flavor of the shallots is too strong for Petrale Sole and we did not care for the brussel sprouts cooked in vegetable broth. If you agree with me, check out the other Petrale recipe on this site titled "Pan-Seared Petrale Sole with Winter Vegetables". It delivers everything this recipe doesn't.
The brussel sprouts preparation is delicious. Even my non-brussel sprouts-loving husband liked them. I probably shouldn't review the fish, because we are on a fat- restricted diet so I first pan seared them in olive oil Pam cooking spray (after breading as directed), then, once browned and partially cooked through, I finished them by poaching in a liquid of white wine, vegetable stock and lemon juice. It was good--just needed some seasoning. I will make this again.
The brussels sprouts were excellent and that preparation will be applied to other menus. The fish, not so much. The heat turns out to be a factor, I think, and "medium heat" may not be enough to achieve the desired browning. This is not to say the recipe is bad. I simply think the temperature for cooking the fish may be an issue for some.
This was a big hit, and really simple to make! I made a few changes: I used almond meal instead of flour to make it gluten-free, and I used a lime instead of a lemon, since that's what I had. I also cooked the fish in the oven (at 400, then a quick broil to brown it) while I cooked the brussels sprouts, which simplified things.
Very easy and quick. I would make the brussel sprouts first and then fry the fish in the same frying pan because the fish cooks very quickly.
Very easy and quick. I would make the brussels sprouts first and then fry the fish in the same frying pan because the fish cooks very quickly.


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Rockstar has reelased the second trailer for Grand Theft Auto V earlier today. The game will have three playable characters -- Michael, Trevor and Franklin. Michael is a retired bank robber in his early 40's who is now in the witness protection program, and whose wife has burned through his substantial fortune, causing him to get back into the game. His friend Trevor, the second character, is around the same age as Michael and described as a drugged out psychopath (lol), who's a career criminal and prone to violence.The final character, Franklin, works as a repo man and is younger, in his mid 20's. Franklin is described as the young and capable one of the bunch. GTA V will release sometime in the beginning of next year.
The new trailer begins with a Hollywood (or Vinewood, rather) setting of a rich man's house. It's one of the main characters, and he's chilling by the pool. The scene then switches over to the psychopath protagonist, who beats up some dudes in a bar and burns the whole place down with a molotov cocktail. It then shifts over to the game's third protagonist, a young black man who's in trouble with the law.
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Amazing. Fn Amazing.
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this is a game we all are going to play it whether u are fan or barely like it
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I'm still wondering how is this going to be playable on the PS3.
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Total Awards: 18This game looks over the top! Looks amazing! One of the games that I'm definitely getting on release date, maybe even go to a midnight release! So excited!
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Total Awards: 11I know, you see some of those views and think ' Bloody hell, how are they going to fit all that in? '
I used to think San Andreas was huge but this is going to be a game that takes ages to fully explore and i think i'm going to enjoy every minute of it.
Only thing left that i want is a custom radio station like the PC versions have had and i may not leave.
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Total Awards: 10I completely forgot this was releasing today. It simply looks amazing!
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Amazing trailer
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That may be the best trailer I've ever seen for a video game.
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Just when I thought I'll have some time in the spring to do other things they go and make something like this.
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Amazing. I lost count at how many times I watched this trailer. Best trailer ever that you can keep watching and R* are good at picking music to go with a trailer
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Absolutely day one buy
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No way to describe how awesome this game is going to be.
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Got my pre-order in, the wait has been killing me since they released the first trailer!
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i would quite happily pay everything in my bank account for this game right now.
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Awesome!!!! R* look like they have somewhat improved the graphics for this compared to GTA 4
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As China continues its meteoric rise, life–and commerce–in America have become saturated with three words: "Made in China." The abundance of low-cost goods has made life less expensive, but as some critics argue, it has drained the country of factory jobs, as companies shutter plants and head east.
Indeed, the trade gap between China and the U.S. would be better described as a canyon. In 2006, China exported $287.8 billion worth of goods to the U.S. Meanwhile, the U.S. exported $57.2 billion to China, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
But, the U.S-China trade deficit doesn't provide a complete profile on American productivity. While China excels at producing low-cost, labor-intensive goods, like sneakers, plastic toys, and clothes, America's factories actually churn out far more products, and they're worth a lot more money.
According to Dan Ikenson, associate director of the Cato Institute's Center for Trade Policy Studies, America manufactures 21% of the value in the world's manufactured goodsChina's share is growing, but it only makes up 8% of the pie.
America remains at the top of the value chain, producing high-quality, high-technology goods for domestic consumers and the rest of the world. As highlighted by this year's raft of "Made in China" recalls–toothpaste, pet food, and Mattel's
According to Dan Griswold, director of the Cato center, there are three main factors that favor U.S. production. Goods are usually made in the U.S. if they're heavy to transport, require high technology or are capital intensive as opposed to labor intensive.
Take the U.S. auto industry, for example. The market for autos is dominated by U.S., Japanese and Korean products, but many of these foreign companies, like
America excels in high-technology goods, such as biotech and aerospace equipment, because it has a large, highly educated workforce with the resources to invest in research and innovation, Ikenson says. And, unlike China, America has strong property protection laws. "High technology requires proprietary processes, patents, copyrights, so patent holders want to keep their technology close to home," Ikenson said.
Furthermore, if there is a premium on creative design, China doesn't have the edge. China has built an empire on being the world's "bargain basement" factory, but for all its resources and manpower, the country has a dearth of globally recognized designer brands.
This is perhaps best evidenced in the fashion industry. Most lines of premium demin, such as True Religion, which retails for $200 a pair and up, are manufactured in the U.S. If you move up the fashion ladder to couture houses like Chanel, you're still far away from China. The crème de la crème of the high end preserve their brand value by manufacturing their goods in traditional fashion centers such as Italy or France, and avoid the low-cost, low-quality stigma associated with Chinese production.
But China is on the move. As its wealth expands, and it becomes a middle-class society, it is looking to gain more recognition for innovation and design. Evidence of change has already surfaced. In July, China's biggest automaker, Chery, signed a 10-year deal with Chrysler to jointly launch the first Chinese-made cars in America and Europe. The first Chery cars are expected to hit American shores within two years.
Nevertheless, China still has a long way to go. "The anxiety of advanced technology coming out of China is misplaced. China's high technology is still only DVDs and laptops," Cato's Griswold says. "It will be quite some time before China carves out a role as a leader in the designer markets."
China's innovation revolution also faces some serious hurdles. First, there's the omnipresent government. Although China's Communist party has relaxed its regulations, some critics say its policies continue to intimidate businesses. "Under an authoritarian, one-party system, creativity and expression tend to be short-changed," Griswold says. The country will also have to beef up its intellectual property laws to encourage technological development.
Nevertheless, regardless of what China does, or how fast it moves up the value chain, it certainly won't last at the bottom of the value totem pole for long. Really low-end production is starting to move to new markets. Companies are starting to follow the "China plus one" trend, says Adam Segal, the Maurice R. Greenberg Senior Fellow for China Studies at the Council of Foreign Relations.
Given China's perceived instability and the steady rise in production costs, as China matures, "companies know you have to have production outside of China as well," says Segal. Today, the "plus one" trend often means Vietnam. Although Vietnam lacks China's manpower–population there is 85 million, versus China's 1.3 billion–it has many qualities of a "young" China.
Over the next several decades, other countries, such as Bangladesh, Cambodia, the Philippines and parts of Africa are expected to step up–they're already beginning to do so. "Not Made in China" may very well take on a life of its own.


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The Goldman Sachs Group has sold a majority equity interest in REDI, the technology provider for the REDIPlus Execution Management System (EMS), to a consortium of investors including BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Citadel and Lightyear Capital.
Goldman Sachs is retaining a significant minority equity stake in the company.
This transaction establishes REDI as an independent financial technology company. The consortium of investors enhances REDI's business by providing a broad range of benefits to the marketplace through an expanded broker network, broad cross-asset capabilities, expansive global coverage and industry-leading customer service. In addition, REDI will leverage the valuable strengths of its partners to deliver broker-neutral solutions that span across the trade lifecycle, enrich the client experience and bring added value to customers.
"We are pleased to assemble an impressive consortium of market-leading participants to support the further growth of the REDI business and expand its reach to more clients, geographies and asset classes," says Darren Cohen, global co-head of principal strategic investments at Goldman Sachs. "The new independent REDI is a strategic initiative for Goldman Sachs and the firm is committed to its future success as a separate, multi-dealer platform."
REDI's new headquarters are located in New York City, supported by five regional offices in Boston, San Francisco, Chicago, London and Hong Kong. The core product, technology, sales and support teams associated with the REDI business will continue to manage and invest in the platform under the new ownership structure. Rishi Nangalia, who previously co-managed the Goldman Sachs electronic trading business development group, will serve as the company's chief executive officer.
"Our team understands the needs of the investment community and remains passionate about delivering technology solutions that will drive the industry forward," says Nangalia. "Our clients are at the core of everything we do and we look forward to continuing to develop our community of investors, brokers and content providers."
Representatives from each of the investor firms will join the REDI board.
"BofA Merrill Lynch is excited to be a strategic partner with REDI and merge our own EMS technology onto a global platform with proven capabilities across multiple asset classes," says Bina Kalola, head of global equities strategic direct investments at BofA Merrill Lynch.
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Born on April 22, 1981, Jonathan Trott is one of the first names to go on to the England team sheet today. Jaideep Vaidya glances through the four-year career of England's No 3 who gives a sense of comfort to fans when at the crease.
Jonathan Trott is one of the most reliable No 3 batsmen plying their trade in world cricket today. A clean striker of the ball, Trott belongs to the category of batsmen who aren't particularly pleasing to watch in today's slam-bang era. True to his name, he likes to trot along his innings at his own leisurely pace and has a strike rate of under 50 in Test cricket.
It isn't often that you will find Trott going for exuberance; he will leave that to the Kevin Pietersens of the team. Trott will delight you with a crisp cover-drive, his body shaped in an angle right out of the text book. But rest assured, you need not shield yourself for any grenades coming your way sitting in the crowd because he is unlikely to toss you any.
In fact, as recent as last month, Trott broke a long-standing record of having accumulated the highest number of runs in Test cricket without hitting a six. The previous record was held by India's Vijay Manjrekar, who scored 3,208 runs in 55 Tests until his retirement in 1965. Almost 50 years later, Trott went past the legendary Indian batsman's tally during the Test series against New Zealand in early 2013, and has scored 3,252 runs without any half-a-dozens to his name at the time of writing.
It's rather odd that Trott would hold this unusual record, given that he hails from the same family tree as former England and Australia cricketer Albert Trott. This man, in 1899, was the first to ever hit a cricket ball over the Lord's pavilion. It's a record that stands to date.
Jonathan Trott was born in Cape Town, South Africa, to an English father and a South African mother (Unlike popular perception, Trott isn't a migrant cricketer playing for England since he holds a British passport). Trott was immersed into sport since a very young age. "I probably had something of an abnormal childhood," Trott told the BBC once, "because everything was about sport. At the weekends a lot of friends would go to the movies or go swimming at the beach, but I was always at the cricket club, the hockey pitch or the softball club. School took a bit of a backseat," he said.
Trott was coached cricket by both his parents; his father owned a sports shop in Cape Town, while his mother was a hockey and softball international for South Africa, and chiselled her son's hand-eye coordination.
On his own admission, Trott was quite a "reckless" batsman growing up, which is rather hard to believe given what we see on the pitch today. "I [got] bored quite easily, and I'd often try to hit the ball all round the ground. But as I got older, I began to realise what batting was all about. I watched a lot of great players to see what you need to be successful at the top level."
Trott would soon feature in the South African Under-19 team where he shared the dressing room with players such as Graeme Smith and Jacques Rudolph. Then, he decided to move to England and joined the Warwickshire county. On debut for the county's second XI in 2003, Trott piled on 245 runs. On his First-Class debut, he scored 134 against a strong Sussex team. Thus, it was no surprise when Trott went on to become the 18th Englishman to get a hundred on Test match debut.
What made the feat stand out, though, was the fact that it came in an Ashes-deciding Test match at The Oval in 2009. Trott scored 41 in the first innings after coming in at No 5 and was unfortunately run out in quite a bizarre fashion. Facing the part-time spinner Marcus North, Trott tried to clip the bowler down the leg, only for Simon Katich, positioned at short leg, to intervene and get a direct throw onto the stumps, with Trott still in his follow through and out of the crease. "A lot of players would have been happy with 40, but I was really upset because it was the most fun I'd ever had playing cricket — 35,000 people cheering every run," Trott said.
Trott got another chance in the second innings. England were wobbling at 39 for three when he came in, albeit with a healthy lead of 211 runs. Trott combined with skipper Andrew Strauss and took the game away from the Australians. Even after Strauss (75) departed at 157 for four, Trott batted wonderfully with the tail, putting on 43 with Stuart Broad (29), 90 with Graeme Swann (63) and 40 with James Anderson (15 not out) before being caught at point on 119. Trott's exploits helped England set a next-to-impossible target of 546 for the Australians, who fell short by almost 200 runs as England regained the Ashes.
Trott went on to cement his place in the England side and played a key part in their retaining the Ashes Down Under in the Australian summer of 2010-11 — for the first time in almost 25 years. Trott scored tons at Brisbane and Melbourne and then helped England knock India off their perch in the ICC Test Rankings in the summer of 2011.
Trott scored 1,325 runs at a staggering 66.25 in the calendar year 2010 and went on to be named the Cricketer of the Year by Wisden, ICC and ECB in 2011. While not many doubted his skills in the longer version, Trott's style of play won him some critics in the shorter format. Trott responded with an aggregate of 422 runs in the 2011 World Cup — England's highest tally — averaging 60.29 with five half-centuries in seven games. While this is being written, Trott's Test and ODI averages are both above 50 and just decimals apart.
Trott is anything but a superstar. He's your average bloke who loves playing his cricket and watching Tottenham Hotspurs at White Hart Lane. While he hasn't been able to stay totally away from controversies (Which sportsman can, nowadays?), he still grabs far fewer tabloid headlines than most of his compatriots and counterparts. The only major controversy he found himself entangled in was when former England captain Michael Vaughan wrote in his book, Time to Declare, that Trott had celebrated with South African players after they beat England in a Test in 2008.
Trott was distraught when confronted about it and being labelled a back-stabber. He denied all the allegations, saying he was merely catching up with long-time friend Paul Harris after the match and said something like 'Cheers, well done on your victory.'
"That was it. There was no high-fives or anything like that," said Trott. "I knew I wouldn't be seeing Paul again that summer because he wasn't in the one-day squad so I wanted to wish him well. In fact, I've not seen him since. But Michael Vaughan walked past at the same time to go to his press conference. It was a misunderstanding, an unfortunate situation. I was in the wrong place at the wrong time."
During England's successful tour of India in 2012-13, Trott was again caught on the wrong side of certain players, this time from the opposition. While batting during his Test-saving and series-clinching hundred at Nagpur, Trott had whacked Ravindra Jadeja's dead ball to the mid-wicket fence after the ball slipped out of the spinner's hand. Trott's actions did not win him any friends in Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin, who also caught the Englishman backing up too far and confronted him.
Trott was cool as ever in his response. He told All Out Cricket: "The Indians were under pressure in their own country and playing for that team with a billion people watching every game, and there were a few things going on out in the middle which were quite interesting. They try and get in your face a little bit, and when you get back in their face they whinge all the time, they don't take it as well as they give it."
Trott comes across as someone who lives and breathes the game and relishes a challenge. A fiercely competitive guy, he even beat Tottenham's Gareth Bale in a free-kick and penalty-kick challenge (albeit the talismanic winger may just have left his A-game home to accommodate Trott). "You've got to be able to enjoy the battle," said Trott. "Sometimes you can have a fast bowler taking aim at your head or your feet at 150kph, and you've got to be capable of dealing with it or you won't survive."
Trott may have a few records to his name, and might even go on to get a few more down the line the way he is going, but individual accolades count for little to the now 32-year-old. "What I'd like when my career is over is to have a great Test series win-percentage," he told the Guardian. "If you are part of a successful team, you get remembered better, don't you?"
(Jaideep Vaidya is a multiple sports buff and a writer at CricketCountry. He has a B.E. in Electronics Engineering, but that isn't fooling anybody. He started writing on sports during his engineering course and fell in love with it. The best day of his life came on April 24, 1998, when he witnessed birthday boy Sachin Tendulkar pummel a Shane Warne-speared Aussie attack from the stands during the Sharjah Cup Final. A diehard Manchester United fan, you can follow him on Twitter @jaideepvaidya. He also writes a sports blog - The Mullygrubber )


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Cherry blossoms are such an elegant flower.
They represent a quiet spirituality that makes you feel at peace whenever they catch your eye. That's what makes cherry blossoms the ideal choice for decorations at your wedding or bridal shower. And you can bring that touch of class with these Cherry Blossom Place Card Favor Boxes with Designer Place Cards.
These white oval boxes are made from wood and feature a lid that has a large pink cherry blossom on top that acts as a place card holder. The box itself can hold any sort of treat you can think of, like jelly beans.
Then, your guests go home with a stylish favor they can use to show off pictures or even store jewelry. It's simply a wedding or bridal shower must-have.
Perhaps you are looking for a place card holder without a box? The place card holders stand up on their own without the box, if you choose to use them that way.
CONTENTS NOT INCLUDED. Feel free to fill the favor boxes as you wish.
Size: 3.25" x 2.5" x 1.5"
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Perfect Placecard Favor for a Japanese Themed Dinner 5
Bridget (Sierra Vista, AZ), 10/17/2012
We used these favors to mark the place settings of our dinner guests at my son's wedding...they were perfect...it probably helped that his bride is Japanese and her father, coming from Japan for the ceremony wore his traditional Japanese kimono full dress for the ceremony and dinner. We bought enough for the bride's family to take several home to the family members that could not attend given the distance. I originally thought the boxes were ceramic, but they are not. They are made of wood and the packaging was good...none arrived broken.
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