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Sagres Restaurant serves lunch and dinner Wednesday through Sunday in Maple Ridge, British Columbia. Your hosts, the Santos family, have been serving authentic Portuguese and Continental cuisine for over 27 years. Sagres is the Santos family fourth successful restaurant and is the best dining experience in the Maple Ridge area. Sagres takes prides in serving only the freshest seafood, hand cut steaks, homemade desserts and their own Sangria. Whether your eating-in or taking-out, you can expect generous portions at modest prices.
I don't venture off past Coquitlam often, but found myself in Maple Ridge yesterday. I was attending a family lunch/dinner with a large group of about 80 ppl. This restaurant is no where near big and with only 2 servers (one being the owner), I was super surprise at the wonderful and attentive service we received. It's not easy attending to so many people let alone doing so with only 2 people - not to mention the other section of the restaurant was still open to other diners.
I ate a Portuguese feast!! Started off with the usual port. bun w/ butter. The bun was fresh and was served with plenty of whipped butter. House wine (red and white) was okay. Next came a fresh salad, famous Sagres fries/chips, roasted potatoes and rice.
The mains came quickly after: chicken frango(?), steak, and a delicious sole fillet (a definite must have).
All of this was non-stop service. Whether it was a starter or main, the food flowed like a never-ending river without much delay.
I would definitely recommend this place and was surprised to be the first reviewer!
After reading all the good reviews for Sagres my husband and I decided to give it a try.
We made reservations. There were 2 large parties the evening that we were there and we were seated between the 2 large tables. It was okay. We were given the option of another table but we didn't care for the location of the other table. The ambiance is like that of a typical coffee shop. We have not had good Portuguese food since Adega in Vancouver closed so we were really looking forward to dinner at Sagres. The poor waitress was run off her feet. She appeared to be the only server and the restaurant was very busy when we were there. I think that it is a husband and wife team that are in the kitchen. When things slowed down at the end of the evening they came out and talked to some of the customers that I thought were regulars.
We shared a litre of Sangria that was very good. For an appetizer we shared the Portuguese sausage. This was a large sausage that was bought to the table still sizzling from the flames that enveloped it. Hot Portuguese buns were brought to the table and they were delicious. More places should take the trouble to heat their bread. It makes all the difference. Salad was also served with the meal. For entrees my husband had the chicken with piri piri sauce. It was delicious. The chicken itself was nice and moist but the skin was crisp and spicy from the piri piri sauce. A marvelous dish. I had decided to try the seafood platter. It was a hugh platter and it had clams, mussels, fish fillet and prawns. This was a poor choice. The clams had a very strong fishy taste and it was just overwelming. I'm used to having a sauce or something served with mussels but the mussels here were just served in the shell and a few of them were overcooked to the point of being chewy. The fish and prawns were okay but they were certainly not in the same league as the chicken that my husband was munching away on. The entrees came with cubes of potatoes that were crispy and yet nice and soft on the inside, rice and vegetables. As others have mentioned the portions here are huge. It is not the kitchen or the waitresses fault but they were so busy that we ended up spending more than 2 hours over dinner. This is fine if you're out at a fine dining restaurant but it is a very long time to spend at your regular basic restaurant.
I would try this restaurant again as my husbands chicken was really amazing, the Portuguese rolls were good and the sausage was also good. I would just be sure not to order the seafood platter, clams or mussels. I would probably just avoid the fish or seafood dishes here as they seem to have a problem cooking these dishes on a busy evening.
Sagres restaurant is a gem of a place to eat. Again, I can't stress this point enough locally owned shops are where it's at. Family run, this business thrives on delivering tasty portuguese food, with a comfortable setting. The carne allejana is out of this world. Pork, shellfish, potatoe yum. The sauce is just incredible. I have yet to try the house pallea, you must call in the order in advance.It is a house specialty. The servers are friendly and helpful with menu choices. Ever since I had a birthday dinner here, I've been thoroughly impressed. Don't hesitate to sample this establishments tasty fare.Being an astute diner, finding places like this that do things right is reason enough to try out different places to eat, cheers!
I was told about this great restaurant by a friend and finally had to see for myself. A little place, tucked away in Maple Ridge, but what a gem. Park close to the door - it will be hard to walk anywhere after one of their meals. I am not usually a fan of a starter salad but this one changed my mind, fresh, flavorable and just enough to leave you wanting more. The pork and clams entree came highly recommended to me. This combination had me a little skeptical but willing to try. All I can say is: oh my - what a feast. Succulent clams, pork pieces seasoned and cooked to perfection with small chunks of roasted potatoes, the combination is fabulous. Save the portuguese bun for the sauce that is like heaven all over again. Huge platters of food at a ridulously inexpensive price served by the nicest staff I have ever met. The owner and his wife visited our table several times to make sure we were properly looked after and all I could do was smile and sigh - the food was incredible. Even though you are stuffed with the main course - please - try the black forest cake. Every bite was incredible - different and totally addicting. I plan on returning many times, will reccommend it to all of my friends and will be taking take out orders to friends on the island just to make them jealous of this fabulous cuisine
My husband and I were rooting around Maple Ridge one afternoon and did not feel like the same old-same old. I've lived in Maple Ridge for year, drove by it a million times, but this time decided to check it out. It was right between what normally would be lunch and the supper hour. Went in, and found the service to be amazing. Great people, great owner, great staff! It occurred to me that the owner was not only very decent with us, he was amazingly decent with his staff as well. It was one of their birthdays and he ordreed out and had a little surprise party for them. All the while, he had closed the place down while doing this, however we did not in any way make us feel uncomfortable about staying and finishing our meal. He let us know ahead of time. They had a genuinly good time, and it was nice to watch. The food was great, the prices were great, and the service was unlike I have had in .... forever!
You can't say much else about Sagres without spending hours with a Thesarus. Down home cooking, service when you need it without hovering, you get a full plate, with fantastic hearty food. Great Value, very friendly owner and server. After a new manager started at my place of employment who is from Portugal, and being one who loves to try new food, I asked him one day what is Portugeuse food.....He replied "Meat, Fish, Chicken, Rice, Potatoes " . After going to Sagres a few times, I realized he was hiding the true meaning of Portugeuse cooking. Find a parking spot close to the door, as you will not be able to walk very far after eating their full plates of exceptional food!
Some of the favourite foods on the menu: Sole, Portugeuse steak (A heart stopping huge steak in a garlic/wine sauce, served in a massive bowl with potato slices and a fried egg) Portugeuse chicken (Paprika mixed with numerous other things that are combined to make chicken from elsewhere seem bland!) I was upset this weekend to find they were closed for two weeks, but realized that everyone needs a vacation, and after putting as much heart and soul into doing what they do, they deserve more than their allotted two weeks! A gem in little old Maple Ridge! (Make a reservation, it's hard to get a seat without one for obvious reasons)
Want to eat? Like, really really taste good food? Go to this place.
This is a nice neighbourhood feel restaurant but the food is pulled from a five-star dining room. My fiance's dad is obsessed with this place since going there and has returned about five times.
It's a bit of a drive, but honestly, I would drive here from Vancouver for the food.
Try anything off the menu. Seriously anything.
This establishment in the Ceter of Maple Ridge has been here for a long time. The atmosphere is very relaxed and personal. I have been here several times for lunch and a couple of times for dinner.
The Paella is great to share with a group and it has a lot of different types of seafood as well as some pork medallions. The pork and clams is another favorite and the pork has a great white wine flavor from a long marinade. Our must have is the quail that comes in a rich spice sauce. The sauce alone is worth a visit.
The secret ingredient for many dishes are light crispy fried potatoes. I can't figure out how the are cooked but they are always cooked perfectly.
The owner and staff are attentive and friendly but without any great sense of urgency. My portuguese friends recommended this place to me and they say it is quite authentic.
I meant to leave this review long time ago!
We went there for our last Christmas party and were not disappointed.
Their seafood is delicious and portions are huge. The wine was very good and reasonably priced. Everything else was just delicious as well.
The owner personally served us and came back later to make sure everything was ok.
The food is absolutely to die for. What this place lacks is nice renovation. The tables are plain and it doesn't look like a proper restaurant. That's my only complaint.
I would come back again as I couldn't find seafood that good anywhere in the Lower Mainland.
Fantastic food, great portions (almost too big), excellent flavours.
What can I say - it's authentic. Tastes just like Portugal. I've been to Sagres on three separate occasions, with each being just as good as the other. The last time I brought a group of ten with me and everyone enjoyed their food - even the picky guy who never eats anywhere!
Try the Carne Alentjana! Yummmy!
5 of my girlfriends and I went to Sagres a few months ago for dinner. We had a great time from start to finish. Our server, Ming, was GREAT! She made sure we had everything we wanted. The owner was also there, and we had a lot of fun with him too. Very nice man.
The food was very good, my greek salad was big enough to share with everyone at the table, I even had to take some home. Everyone enjoyed their meals. After dinner we discovered that it was Ming's birthday, so the owner surprised US with a free slice of cake ( i think tiramisu) and we sang happy birthday to Ming. (the cake was delicious)
They were closing the restaurant and never made us feel as if we had to rush to get out.
This is a great restaurant, with friendly service, we will be back!
I've eaten at Sagres so many times, I couldn't even begin to count, but it never gets boring.
If you're not familiar with Portuguese food... I feel sorry for you. Go to Sagres. Everything they do is delicious but in particular, its the fish dishes that stand out. The rice pilaf and fried potatos that come with most mains are very filling, but absolutely great.. you might not even realise how good they are until you've taken home leftovers and tried them the next day. The pork and clams are one of their more traditional offerings, and should not be missed. If this combination sounds strange to you, just buck up and try it, it'll be one of the most unique and flavourful things you'll ever eat, while at the same time, staying very simple and rustic.
On some days Santos has real ling cod, or red snapper on special. If he mentions "fresh cod" or snapper as a special of the day, order it. The sauce for the cod is a spicy and tangy dressing with piri piri, white wine, sauteed onions, stewed tomatos and butter. The fish itself is lightly dredged in seasoned flower and pan fried after marinating in some kind of magic liquid. When combined, these two things which are already great on their own, become even more special, and he uses only the freshest, best quality fish.
If none of this has convinced you to try this place, then consider the value. The portion sizes from the lunch menu would be generous for dinner at any other restaurant you've been to, and they range from about $10 to $14. The dinner menu ranges from about $15 to $25, and these enormous piles of perfection don't fit on normal dinner plates. Be prepared to be fed.
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1. Re: New Mac Pro Tower ConfigurationRjL190365 Feb 8, 2012 9:24 AM (in response to Leila North)
Right now is not a good time to purchase a new Mac Pro because the currently available models are now almost a year and a half old and have not been updated at all since when they were first introduced back in September of 2010.
For starters, the current line uses the soon-to-be-EOL'd (End-Of-Life'd) LGA 1366 Gulftown line of Xeon CPUs (these CPUs will be replaced in Intel's lineup with new Xeons based on the LGA 2011 Sandy Bridge-E this spring).
Second, none of the Mac Pros are available with an nVidia GPU at all; instead, all of them are offered only with AMD/ATi GPUs (and older-generation ones, at that, not even the HD 6000 series) that cannot use the MPE GPU acceleration mode in Premiere Pro CS5.x at all (Premiere will run only in MPE software-only mode with anything that's not from nVidia). This forces you to purchase a Quadro 4000 for Mac just to even use GPU acceleration at all - and the Quadro will add an extra $900 or so to the already high $2,500 starting price for a base Mac Pro configuration.
Third, you will need to add more RAM and at least two additional hard drives to that base configuration (go with 24GB of RAM and at least two 1TB+ 7200 RPM hard drives); however, Apple charges an exhorbitant price for any such upgrades whatsoever (for example, they charge well over $1,000 just to upgrade from the base 3GB to the desired 24GB when third-party resellers charge only $200 for the exact same amount of Mac-compatible DDR3 RAM).
Finally, the future of the Mac Pro is uncertain: The lack of any hardware updates to the line is a sign that Apple may be retreating from the professional market. And when the current Mac Pro line goes EOL, there may not be any more new Mac Pros at all.
2. Re: New Mac Pro Tower ConfigurationLeila North Feb 8, 2012 10:16 AM (in response to RjL190365)
This is for an education setting. The issue that we have is that our newer lower end IMacs are fine for smaller projects but when we are working on some productions we are finding we get some slowdown. Most of our projects are not too crazy but we just need some more power compared to what we are currently using. I would like to keep things consistent with the operating system for my students, so I don't really want to go to a PC.
3. Re: New Mac Pro Tower ConfigurationECBowen Feb 8, 2012 10:48 AM (in response to Leila North)
Well to even make the Mac Pro a worth while purchase over the I-Mac's with Adobe you need atleast the following:
12GB ram
3 HDD's total
Quadro 4000 card
Keep in mind the Quad single is going to be a marginal difference over the I-Mac with the 2600 if at all. If you can't afford a Dual, I am not sure how you will configure this to really make it worth your investment but that above would atleast handle the long form material to a point.
4. Re: New Mac Pro Tower ConfigurationJim_Simon Feb 8, 2012 11:51 AM (in response to Leila North)
I would like to keep things consistent with the operating system for my students, so I don't really want to go to a PC.
Most people are plenty familiar with Windows. Considering the money you will save and the increased performance you will get from using a PC (as well with the students once they leave), it's probably a good idea to go ahead and switch platforms on this one machine.
5. Re: New Mac Pro Tower Configurationjasonvp Feb 8, 2012 12:37 PM (in response to Leila North)
Leila North wrote:
I don't think that I can afford to go with a twelve core version of the Mac Pro, but I am wondering what is the best way to configure the ram/processor/video card?
What's your overall budget look like for the purchase? I assume you get some sort of EDU discount through Apple? Do you have some on-site computer-savvy folks that can help you add/replace/swap parts?
Also are there any compatability issues with OSX Lion?
Any that may have been were cleared up with the latest revisions of PPro. I run PPro on Lion and have no issues.
6. Re: New Mac Pro Tower ConfigurationLeila North Feb 8, 2012 1:01 PM (in response to jasonvp)
Budget wise, I want to keep it under $4000, unless an upgrade to the Mac Pro line is launched, I am starting to think that loading up an IMac with more ram and the better processor might be the way to go. I really wish that Apple would announce what will happen with the Mac Pro line.
I have looked at some 8 core set ups, but I am not sure that I can justify the price increase vs some of the performance benchmarks I have seen online. We can do some replacements on the parts ourselves, but there is a limit due to some regulations with our IT people.
7. Re: New Mac Pro Tower Configurationjasonvp Feb 8, 2012 1:05 PM (in response to Leila North)
Leila North wrote:
Budget wise, I want to keep it under $4000, unless an upgrade to the Mac Pro line is launched, I am starting to think that loading up an IMac with more ram and the better processor might be the way to go. I really wish that Apple would announce what will happen with the Mac Pro line.
Do you know what % your edu discount is? If you're a business partner with Apple, you get a paltry 8% discount on hardware. But my guess is schools get a bigger discount?
Into the cost you'll want to factor:
- RAM (definitely DO NOT buy from Apple)
- A Quadro 4000 video card
- Some extra HDs
If I know what your discount is, I can try to figure out the best setup you can afford. But my guess is that even with your discount, you're not going to end up with a very powerful Pro for $4k.
8. Re: New Mac Pro Tower Configurationwonderspark Feb 8, 2012 1:40 PM (in response to Leila North)
While the case for building a PC is strong and valid, and while I would build a PC if I needed a new system right now, I also understand the needs of some institutions to build a Mac. Here is my advice in that regard:
1. You don't need dual processors. I have a single 6-core 3.33GHz chip in my 2009 Mac Pro (which I upgraded myself) and it handles heavy work in Premiere and After Effects CS5.
2. Don't buy any RAM from Apple. With the price of hard drives today, it isn't such a big deal to have Apple install extra drives for you, but if you're even slightly technically inclined, you can install more RAM and hard drives for less if you shop and buy from other vendors. There is a great Mac-specialty website where I buy my RAM from called OWC (Other World Computing link) that has excellent deals and service. I think 24GB is minimum ($322), and 32GB is better... only $425 right now.
3. If you have the budget, a proper third party RAID card is a much better deal and performer than Apple's Mac Pro RAID Card, so don't waste your money there unless you really want to limit yourself to an internal RAID 5 of no more than four disks. I got by with a 3-drive RAID (AID) 0 stripe of disks for a year before needing to expand to a proper RAID. With three Apple drives striped together, you'll get a sustained data throughput of 330MB/sec both read and write speed, which is good enough to edit some HD video. I edited a feature-length film shot on P2 at 108060i/24p using only three internal Apple 1TB disks, with backups to external drives holding a safety net for my data.
4. You don't need to buy an NVIDIA /CUDA card (Quadro 4000). I have the 5870 from Apple, and I can edit DSLR 5DMkII footage in smooth real-time, but that is helped by the 32GB of RAM and fast RAID. I have a CUDA card, an older GTX285, and while it was good for Premiere, I felt it was slower than the 5870 in After Effects, which is where I spend more time rendering anyway.
I'm not sure how much weight you'll be placing on student projects being safe from loss in the event of a drive failure, but you could either have them back their projects up themselves on their own external drives, or build a robust RAID. I have an Areca RAID card that runs eight 2TB disks in RAID6, which yields 12TB of very fast data that is also still safe if any two of the eight drives fails before being replaced. Depending on the number of students using the system, it could cost less to build a similar RAID than have each student buy their own drives. Question is, does the school eat that cost of security for the students, or let them shoulder that cost themselves?
I was a film school student myself, and I know what it's like to sign up for a four-hour block on a limited number of edit suites. You want the system to run faster than the students, so they can be creative without wasting their time slot waiting for the computer.
With your education discount from Apple, you should be able to get a 6-core 2010 Mac Pro, RAM, disks (and RAID if you go that route) from 3rd parties about $6000... much less if you skip the RAID system. If I can help in any way, let me know. I love my system, even if I could build it in a PC today at half the cost. Adobe works the same (or better) on a PC as it does on a Mac once you're in the software, but if you have to go Apple and can't wait for what may come out in the future, consider a system like mine.
2009 Mac Pro (updated to 2010 firmware... you'd buy a 2010 and not worry about that.)
3.33GHz 6-core CPU
ATI Radeon HD 5870 (still runs software acceleration very nicely)
32GB RAM @1333MHz
(4) internal hard disks (1=OS X, Adobe CS5, 2+3=RAID0 (stripe) for scratch files, 4=other backups and storage)
Areca 1880ix-12 RAID card
Sans Digital 8-bay tower
(8) 2TB WD RE-4 hard disks in RAID6 = 12TB parity array (sustained 816MB/sec write, 714MB/sec read speeds)
Various backups in external disks.
Good luck!
9. Re: New Mac Pro Tower ConfigurationECBowen Feb 8, 2012 1:38 PM (in response to Leila North)
If $4000 is your budget then you can definitely get the single Quad Mac Pro 12GB ram, 3x1TB drives from Apple and the Quadro 4000 card separately with the EDU discount. The Quadro alone would make the Mac Pro better with Premiere than the I-Mac. However I can't say I would recommend that at this point considering what is available on the PC for that price range.
10. Re: New Mac Pro Tower Configurationwonderspark Feb 8, 2012 1:50 PM (in response to Leila North)
I didn't see the $4000 limit as I wrote my novel.
For $4000, with your EDU discount, all you need is:
6-core 2010 Mac Pro
5870 video card
24 or 32GB RAM
All four drive slots filled, put OS + Adobe on drive #1 and the other three in RAID0 for project data and everything else.
Find some 2TB hard drives for about $200 each, saving $100 each you'd pay Apple, and the RAM from OWC. You'll come in under $4000, or very close.
11. Re: New Mac Pro Tower ConfigurationGlitchdog Feb 8, 2012 8:41 PM (in response to wonderspark)
Sounds like you already have all the great advice you need, but just for your info.
We have a mid-2010 MacPro in our main edit bay and a newish iMac for less intensive stuff. The MacPro 8 core has, 12 gig memory (from Crucial), Nvidia 4000, FirmTek eSATA card connected to a 5 drive FirmTek RAID 0. It makes scrubbing the timeline, JKL or whatever of AVCHD (H.264) footage look relatively smooth at full rez playback. It is a challenging codec, but it only stutters trying to shuttle backwards. We do have an older Kona LHe card, that we used with FCP, but it's only being used currently for audio out. The system is solid, no crashes in Premiere or the OS thus far. With our iMac we have to render everything or set PP to 1/4 rez.
Do you know that via Thunderbolt you can get an external card enclosure and put third party cards in that. I think Sonnet makes one. Not sure how it would deal with a secondary graphics card. I stumbled across a guy on the web that was using a MacBook Air with one of these setups, but he was running Windows 7 I think. It was more for a fun test, I don't think he was seriously encouraging anyone to use a MacBook Air, but Thunderbolt really opens up possibilities and none of us really no if the MacPro will actually be updated.
If we were upgarding today, as much as I love the Mac experience, we would look seriously at going PC as well. Some of my Mac friends would burn me at the stake, so don't tell anyone. But we'd go with a custom build like the folks at ADK are doing. All the best!
12. Re: New Mac Pro Tower Configurationwonderspark Feb 8, 2012 11:55 PM (in response to Glitchdog)
For what it's worth, I can scrub H.264 1920x1080 forwards, backwards, fast or slow with instant perfection.
I tested some 4.5K RED footage (4480x1920, 1.0) and it comes close to playing smoothly in real time at 1/2 resolution, with just a slight stutter, with no rendering at all... yellow bar up top, which is surprising. Figured it would be a red bar with my 5870 GPU. In 1/4 resolution, it all plays smooth as ever. This is on a dual monitor setup, one of which being a 30" ACD. Pics:
Had to scale down the last image so it would upload here. Anyway, this is all using the 5870... no CUDA / hardware acceleration.
This is for information purposes only... not intended as any kind of brag or slight.
13. Re: New Mac Pro Tower ConfigurationIslanders66 Feb 9, 2012 6:51 AM (in response to Leila North)
Whatever you do don't get a $2000 PC and run windows with the $800 CS 5.5 educatoin suite. All of the students will be fighting each other to use it, the IT guy won't have anything to do, and the teachers won't have anything or anyone to to complain about.
14. Re: New Mac Pro Tower ConfigurationGlitchdog Feb 9, 2012 3:16 PM (in response to Islanders66)
PC people are funny
Wonderspark, now I'm jealous! Just kidding. Maybe someday I can scrub backwards, for now at least, I can walk backwards. I actually thought the 4000 was the only Mac Nvidia card with CUDA, good to hear there's another option. Happy scrubbing!
15. Re: New Mac Pro Tower ConfigurationECBowen Feb 9, 2012 3:34 PM (in response to Glitchdog)
The Quadro 4000 is the only card currently available for Mac with Cuda. Cuda is specific to Nvidia and is their own programming language. ATI uses Open CL for their GPU coding language and that is not currently supported by the MPE.
16. Re: New Mac Pro Tower Configurationcarylee2002 Mar 16, 2012 12:12 AM (in response to Leila North)
I have a mid 2010 macpro quad with 16gb ram with 5770 ati card and Nvidia 4000 installed. In addition I use 4tb external raid and Matrox MX02 mini for grabbing footage via HDMI into my rig. I like the 5770 over the 5870 because it uses only one power socket to run vs two in the 5870. I use the 5770 for my CPU functions and use my nvidia for gpu/CUDA functions. IF you can get a good deal on a 2009 Macpro or later then that is all you really need. In fact...I'm still using Snow Leopard because it is reliable.
17. Re: New Mac Pro Tower Configurationwonderspark Mar 16, 2012 12:54 AM (in response to carylee2002)
Good to hear you're doing well with the dual GPUs like that! My buddy just ordered a refurb 2010 Mac Pro to replace his MacBook Pro that he's been struggling to work with. He's not nearly into the heavy editing that I do, but does want to do some, and his rig is due for delivery tomorrow with a 5770.
I'm curious about power for the two cards. I thought the 4000 needed two power connections, so you have three going to the two cards, right? Do you use an adapter from the ODD bay power plug or something for #3? I was just contemplating how it might work out if he wanted to try the 5770 and GTX285 together.
18. Re: New Mac Pro Tower Configurationcarylee2002 Mar 16, 2012 2:41 AM (in response to wonderspark)
The 5770 and Nvidia cards only need one power source each. The 5870 needs two. There is another power source available to be used for a second DVD/BD drive on the board. To look for the correct configuration that I have mine setup..I resourced to the Divinci Resolve site for samples. Go to pages 13 or 14 to get an idea to setup the Mac Pro.
19. Re: New Mac Pro Tower Configurationjasonvp Mar 16, 2012 4:49 AM (in response to carylee2002)
carylee2002 wrote:
The 5770 and Nvidia cards only need one power source each.
FWIW I can verify this as I'm doing the same thing in my 2010 Mac Pro.


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Ronald E. Lingenfelter, 73
Ronald E. Lingenfelter, 73, currently of York, formerly of Stewartstown, died Thursday, July 21, 2011, at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey.
He was the husband of Norma J. (Martz) Lingenfelter, to whom he was married 51 years.
A memorial service will take place Saturday, July 30, 2011, at the Stewartstown Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 14 College Ave., Stewartstown, beginning with Masonic Rites at 1 p.m. by the Shrewsbury F & AM Lodge No. 423.
Pastor Howard Edmondson and Rev. Barry Robison will officiate.
There will be a luncheon and a time for remembering Ron immediately following the service.
Burial will be private at the convenience of the family.
Born March 21, 1938, in Punxsutawney, Ron was the son of the late N. Parnell Lingenfelter and Eleanor Ruth (Mann) King and the step-son of the late Art King.
He retired after 30 years of service as an Analyst with the U.S. Department of Defense.
After retirement, Ron enjoyed working part-time for various local businesses including a pharmacy in York, Naylor Wine Cellars in Stewartstown, Saubel's Market in Shrewsbury and Kunkle's Lawn Kare in Stewartstown.
He was a member of the Shrewsbury F & AM Lodge No. 423 since May 1993, and a 35-year member of the Stewartstown Lions Club where he enjoyed playing the role of Santa Claus at Christmas time for many years.
Ron was a life member of the NRA, a 25-year member of the Hopewell Township Planning Commission, and a member of the Hopewell Fish & Game Association. He was an avid hunter and enjoyed gardening, cooking, canning, playing golf and loved children.
Ron was a multifaceted man who, along with his brother Bruce, propagated a rare Pennsylvania apple grown on his family's farm in Punxsutawney and named it "October Blush." He went on to have these apple trees grown at local orchards including Blevins Fruit Farm in Stewartstown, Brown's Orchards in Loganville and Raab Fruit Farms in Dallastown. He liked following Penn State football and was a Pittsburgh Steelers fan. Ron cherished his family and friends, and was most proud of his grandchildren.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Brent Lingenfelter of Pasadena, Md., and his girlfriend, Michele Howe of Abingdon, Md.; and a daughter, Renee Plazak and her husband, Jim of Columbia, Md.
He is also survived by five grandchildren, Adele, Samuel, and Olivia Plazak and Kara and Brooke Lingenfelter; two brothers, A. Jack Lingenfelter and his wife Beverly, and Bruce P. Lingenfelter, all of Punxsutawney.
He was preceded in death by two brothers.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Stewartstown Lions Club, PO Box 404, Stewartstown, Pa. 17363 to establish the Ronald E. Lingenfelter Education Scholarship.
J.J. Hartenstein Mortuary, Inc., 19 S. Main Street, Stewartstown, is assisting the family with arrangements.


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EXCLUSIVE! The Day After The Oscars, Jesse James' Alleged Mistress Complained About A Lack Of Sex
Do you think it's purely coincidental that Michelle Bombshell tweeted about not getting any the day after Sandra won an Oscar, or is her affair with Jesse really over?
The day after Sandra Bullock took home a Best Actress Oscar for her role in The Blind Side, her husband's alleged mistress, Michelle 'Bombshell' McGee, took to her Twitter page to complain about not having enough sex and needing a new guy. Does this mean that her affair with Sandy's husband, Jesse James, is over?
"I've concluded that it is not the rain that is bumming me out…it's the lack of sex," Michelle tweeted March 8, adding, "F— the sun I need a new man!"
News broke today via In Touch weekly today, March 17, that Jesse, 40, had had a 5+ week affair with Michelle, who claims to be 24, while Sandra, 45, was shooting The Blind Side in April 2009.
Judging from her frustrated tweet, things between Michelle Bombshell and Jesse have since cooled off.
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Banhan-Jamsai Tower
Located in the downtown area on Nang Phim Road, this country's first and highest view point tower overlooking Chaloem Phatthara Rachini Park allows tourists to enjoy a bird's eye view over the province at a height of 123.25 metres.
Baan Kwai (Buffalo Village)
The Buffalo Village is situated on Suphan Buri-Chai Nat Road, Amphoe Si Prachan. This tourist attraction wishes to pay tribute to this particular aspect of Thai culture and history and inspire the public to appreciate this cute beast and its mighty contribution to Thailand in the past. Interesting places in the compound are Farmer Village, His Majesty the Kings New Theory on Managing Agricultural Land Project and Thai-Style Teak Wood Houses. For more information, contact Buffalo Village at tel: 0-3558-2591-3, fax: 0-3558-1676 or visit www.buffalovillages.com.
Bueng Chawak
Bueng Chawak was originally a part of Tha Chin River. After a period of times, a part or the river branched off to form a crescent shaped lake tht took up some areas of Doem Bang Nang Buat district, Suphan Buri province, and Hankha district, Chai Nat province.


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Bonamici to host town hall
The campus is located at 288 N.E. Norton Lane, off McMinnville's Highway 18 Bypass. The town hall will be held in Room 101.
The newest member of Oregon's congressional delegation — and the only woman — she is back home holding a series of spring town halls throughout the district.
The former state legislator won convincing primary and general election victories last year to claim the seat formerly held by fellow Democrat David Wu.
She is serving on the House Budget Committee and House Science, Space and Technology Committee. Her subcommittee assignments focus on education, research, technology and innovation.


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Eleanor F. Maderia, 80
Eleanor F. (Keating) Maderia, 80, of Neptune Avenue died Monday, Aug. 6, 2007, at Village House & Rehabilitation Center, Newport. She was the wife of the late Arthur Maderia.
Born in Portland, Maine, the daughter of the late Clifford H. and Cleona M. (Degre) Keating, she had lived in Jamestown for many years.
She was a bus monitor, employed by the Town of Jamestown for more than 17 years, and was the recipient of a citation for her many years of dedicated service to the town. She was also employed as a parking attendant at Mackerel Cove Beach during the summer season.
She was a volunteer for the Threads of Love and was a communicant of St. Mark Church.
She is survived by her cousin, Joan Peltier and her husband Dr. Joseph Peltier of Warwick, and her step-brother, Robert Vorron of Maine.
A mass of Christian burial will be held today, Aug. 9, at 10 a.m. at St. Mark Church. Burial will be in St. Francis Cemetery, Pawtucket.
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The Body Covers: The 10th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections
Immunological Benefits of ALVAC-VIH 1433 and HIV Lipopeptides Combined With IL-2
February 12, 2003
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This session on immune-based therapy was very interesting but promised more than it delivered. All of the presentations prior to this one suffered from problems with trial design. The interferon study (Abstract 59) was too small in scope (n=5 each group) and the other two therapeutic vaccine pilot trials had no control group so that the claims of possible immunologic benefit were not well substantiated. For the ANRS 093 trial presented by Y. Levy, a control group not receiving vaccinations was used. Both groups received HAART for 40 weeks after entering the study. The vaccine group received two vaccines at weeks 0, 4, 8 and week 12 and then received IL-2 at 4.5 million units SC BID for five days at weeks 16, 24 and 32. Study subjects with viral loads less than 50 copies/ml at week 36 had HAART stopped at week 40. The endpoints were 1) viral load more than 50,000 at week 44 or more than 10,000 after week 48, and 2) lymphoproliferative response (LPR) to p24 and 11 other peptides.
The CD4 change at week 36 was +60 for the control group and +323 for the vaccine/IL-2 group (p=<0.001). The HIV RNA level was less than 50 copies for 86 percent of the control group and 97 percent for the vaccine/IL-2 group. Virologic success as defined as time to re-initiate HAART or time to peak viremia was higher in the vaccine/IL-2 group than in the control groups (42 days versus 29 days and 41.5 and 34 days respectively). The number of subjects in the vaccine/IL-2 arm with a sustained p24 LPR at weeks 16 and 24 and with LPR=1 HIV peptide was higher than in the control group (p=0.046 and 0.014 respectively). Logistic-regression analysis found that those immunologic parameters were predictive of HIV control at week 52.
This was the best designed study in this session. The use of IL-2 made it difficult to assess the impact of the two vaccines on the modest improvements in immunologic and virologic parameters. Also, the narrow and short-term definition of viral failure would not allow assessment of what happens during a longer period off therapy. Since there is often a brisk rebound in viremia when therapy is stopped, an important issue involves whether the viral set point is at a lower level in the group receiving the intervention. Nonetheless, this study did demonstrate modest virologic benefit associated with an enhanced polyepitopic HIV immune response due to a combined immunologic intervention (need to assess IL-2 and vaccination separately, as noted in one of the questions from the audience). This study is indicative of how the "old Europe" is managing to lead the way with fresh and innovative ideas and studies.
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 30, 2010) - Pyng Medical Corp. ("Pyng") (TSX VENTURE:PYT) announced today that all necessary regulatory and other required approvals have been obtained and on December 29, 2010 it issued, on a non-brokered private placement basis, 3,000,000 common shares at $0.20 per share for net proceeds of $600,000 to a single investor, MDR Specialty Distribution Corporation of Williamsburg, Virginia ("MDR"). MDR is a wholesale medical supplier distributor with revenues in excess of US$50,000,000 per year. One of the principals of MDR, Mr. Herbert A. Toms 3rd, was appointed to the Pyng board of directors upon closing of the placement. Mr. Toms, one of the founders of MDR, has been in the medical device supply business for over 12 years. Mr. Toms brings extensive experience and knowledge to Pyng regarding both domestic and international medical device warehousing and distribution.
There were no finder's fees payable in connection with the placement. All securities issued in connection with the placement are subject to a statutory hold period of four months plus a day from December 29, 2010, the date of issuance, in accordance with applicable securities legislation.
The proceeds of the placement will be used for general working capital and to pursue international sales opportunities.
About Pyng Medical Corp.
Pyng Medical Corp. commercializes award-winning trauma and resuscitation products for front-line critical care personnel. Pyng's expanded product portfolio includes a variety of innovative, lifesaving tools. With growing markets in North America, Europe and Asia, Pyng offers user-preferred medical devices for use by hospital staff, emergency medical services and military forces worldwide.
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Queset Garden is looking like its old self again.
A reflecting pool and fountain have now been returned to the vintage landscaped jewel behind the Ames Free Library.
The three-tiered bronze fountain � a statue of a woman with cherubs - is grander than the single-figure version that graced Winthrop Ames� fantasy garden 100 years ago.
But it embodies the spirit of the original that has long since disappeared into history.
And, like many of the elements that came together to breathe new life into the neglected plot of land, it found its place in the garden quite serendipitously.
Library Director Uma Hiremath recalls scouring Stonehill College�s warehouse for furniture for Queset House�s new Learning Commons when it appeared to her from behind a pile of furniture.
"I could just see the top of a figure of a statue sticking up. I said, 'That looks like a fountain,�" Hiremath said.
Gregory Wolfe, Stonehill�s business manager, thought the fountain had been stored in the warehouse all year and only pulled out during the Christmas holidays to be filled with candy and food, she said.
The fountain has found a permanent and very public home.
Timothy Hurley, chairman of the Easton Historical Commission and part-time caretaker of the property, said four new pond lilies have been planted in the pool in the exact spots they were almost a century ago.
"The idea is to keep it as original as possible. It�s crazy beautiful at night when the lights are turned on," he said.
Locals and out-of-town visitors had been strolling through the garden in greater numbers, he said.
Children have begun throwing pennies into the water.
This week, Samantha Porter, 19, of Raynham, and Easton sisters Elizabeth Flemming, 9, and Jennifer Flemming, 14, walked over from the library to admire the pool and fountain.
"It�s really nice," Jennifer said.
The library leased the tangled garden from the town in 2006 when it bought the Queset House to create a campus.
The reflecting pool was the finishing touch on the three-year effort to restore the Italianate garden, pergola and stage where Ames used to entertain his Broadway friends � and required five gardeners to maintain.
The restoration is also the fulfillment of the dream of dedicated local historians and gardeners.
It materialized when local resident Katherine Holland submitted a design thesis to Harvard University�s Arnold Arboretum. That thesis became the blueprint for the project.
Hiremath said the entire process was a labor of love and homage to the town�s rich history.
A few concessions have been made to 20th century realities.
The plantings are hardier than the original and require less maintenance.
"It�s a modern interpretation and we don�t have five gardeners, " she laughed.
Pool adds final splash to Easton's Queset Garden
Queset Garden is looking like its old self again.


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Connect to Congress: Keeping check on executive power during 2-week recess
WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) - In 2012, after former President Barack Obama appointed Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and three members to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) during a congressional recess, Republicans filed legal action. One of the most outspoken critics of Obama's move was Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, now the Senate majority whip.
Back then, both the U.S. Senate and White House were controlled by Democrats. Today, they're both controlled by Republicans and Cornyn has stated a different view of the recess appointment.
When asked about the option for President Donald Trump, Cornyn responded, "That's always a card that the president can play and I think the Democrats would be wise to recognize it at some point. If they continue to obstruct the president's nominees, this might be constitutional authority he might use."
So far, several of Trump's appointments are awaiting Senate confirmation, and one expert points out, that's not all the Senate Democrats' fault.
"There are so many positions throughout the executive branch that haven't been filled by the Senate. Some of that's because of the slow-walking by the Democrats in the Senate, but a lot of it is also because the Trump administration has sent over to the Capitol a lot of the paperwork," CQ Roll Call senior writer Niels Lesniewski points out.
Cornyn added that when it came to his view on former President Obama's use of the recess action, the courts sided with his view.
"Of course, President Obama had been reversed by the Supreme Court on a number of occasions by overreaching, and trying to evade the Senate's 'advise and consent' responsibilities under the Constitution," Cornyn said.
The U.S. Supreme Court eventually struck down Obama's recess appointments to the NLRB.
One the mechanisms that Congress has used in the past to thwart recess action by the executive branch is the pro forma session - short seconds- to minutes-long meetings of the body.
When it comes to them, the Senate's number-two Republican, Cornyn, said, "I think there'll be less need for it now with the Trump administration there."
But lightening the schedule of pro formas in the Senate is not likely to sit well with Democrats.
"There's any number of procedural steps that could be taken by the Democrats to prevent an easy adjournment if the Republicans tried to get rid of the pro forma sessions," Lesniewski said.
Lesniewski also points out that attempts by the Trump administration to make recess appointments could face the same face as Obama's NLRB appointments, saying, "Those lower-level posts, they (the Trump administration) might try, but even that would generate a fight."
If there is a fight, it's likely to not happen during this April recess. The Senate has four pro forma sessions scheduled, with the first held on Monday.
The U.S. House of Representatives also has pro forma sessions scheduled this break. Its first over this break was Saturday, with two more scheduled this week.


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Mahjong Cub3d
Who doesn't like a good puzzle now and then? I'm not just talking about video games like Tetris or Dr. Mario, but more traditional-type puzzles (for lack of better term there) such as Sudoku or a crossword. I'm one of those people that after a long hard day at work, I'd just like to relax with a game sometimes. Granted a lot of the time it's something like Borderlands or God of War where I can take out my frustrations on anything in front of me, but other times a simple puzzle will do. As such, I was given the opportunity to review a game that deals with a puzzle game I haven't played in quite some time, but was nice and refreshing to come back to: Mahjong Cub3d…yes, that's actually how the game spells its title.
When you first begin the game and pick your save slot, you're given three game options: Cube Mode, Vs. Mode, and Classic Mode. Vs. Mode is pretty much you vs. an opponent, but without an opponent nearby to connect to, I can't full test this mode, so let's move onto Cube Mode. After all, the game is called Mahjong Cub3d for a reason, right? When you begin, you have three courses to choose from: Alpha, Beta, and Gamma. Each of the different groups of puzzles has about twenty puzzles. I'm sure there are more groups of puzzles beyond Alpha, Beta, and Gamma, but I haven't had the chance or patience to go through them all. For each puzzle you can choose the difficulty and turn hidden tiles off and on. The hidden tiles option will make some tiles "hidden", which as far as I can tell means you don't know which tiles they are until you try and match them. Admittedly, this option drives me nuts, so I've been leaving it off. Difficulty adjusts the amount of time you have to complete each puzzle, with Easy giving you the most time and Hard giving the least (early on, Easy gives you three minutes while Hard gives you only one). You can give yourself a little more time by matching tiles, but it's not much. While this time limit may not sound like much, and the time increase is minuscule at best, the puzzles aren't as big as traditional Mahjong puzzles.
Each puzzle is laid out differently than the traditional puzzles, each looking like some sort of strange shape (well, the first one is a cube for the most part). The goal is the same as in traditional Mahjong: find matching pairs of tiles and remove them. For those unfamiliar with the game, here's a little more detail. When you start a puzzle, some tiles are "unlocked". An unlocked tile is one that has no tile on one of its sides on the same vertical plane, and has nothing on top of any part of it (even if there's something on a corner of a tile, the bottom tile is locked). To unlock a tile, you must find a way to remove the tiles blocking it. The strategy comes in removing the right tiles at the right time, as many, if not all tiles have two pairs, so it's a matter of when to remove which tiles so you don't put yourself in a spot where you accidentally block in a tile that you can't remove. The cubed version is a little different. The same basic principle applies, but each tile also has a white and a green half. Basically, they're cubes instead of tiles so to speak. A tile must be fully unlocked to remove it. There were several times I forgot that the tile was more than the white half and couldn't figure out why I couldn't remove it. However, the game does have a feature where tiles that can be removed will be lit, which is an interesting feature that can come in handy. Finally, if for some reason you just can't figure out how to finish the puzzle, you can choose to restart the puzzle and completely reshuffle the tiles.
One thing different about Cubed Mode over traditional puzzles is…well, it's a 3-Dimensional object, and not all tile faces are right there for you to see. That means you have to rotate the object to find all the tiles and remove them. Now just how will you accomplish this? You're probably thinking "just use the stylus to rotate the puzzle and remove the tiles." Well…not exactly...actually, not at all. There is actually very limited use of the stylus, if at all. Everything…and I mean everything…is done with the standard controls. You can use the face buttons to zoom the puzzle in and out, as well as use a hint (max of three) or to undo your previous move (max of three). Holding L or R while moving the circle pad will rotate the puzzle, while just using the circle pad alone will move between tiles. That is my major nuance with this game: there are no stylus controls at all. This can be more than a little problematic, as a lot of the time you're trying to select a tile, but you keep skipping over it because you have to use the circle pad, and it thinks you're trying to move the cursor to another tile. It's a bit of a mess, but the cubed version isn't that bad of a concept. It just kind of reminds me of when the original DS first came out. Some games were downright awesome, but failed to fully utilize the touch screen concept, which leads to questioning why it wasn't just released on the Game Boy Advance. In this case, we have a game that utilizes the 3D aspect of the system (which really isn't that hard when you think about), but fails to utilize the other important aspect of a DS system, as all the touch screen is really used for in-game is to display the controls. I'm actually surprised this hasn't been released on the PSP yet, or announced for the PS Vita.
If traditional Mahjong is more your style, the Classic Mode might be for you. It kind of acts the same way, but without the Alpha, Beta, etc. of Cubed Mode, so it appears you just have twenty puzzles (not sure if more are unlockable). You can choose your difficulty here as well, and you're given quite a bit more time than the cubed version (ten minutes on Easy), plus you get more of a bonus time when you complete a pair (thirty seconds additional time, as opposed to cubed's one second). There aren't as many controls as the cubed version, as it's just a traditional set of tiles. You can still zoom in and out, receive a hint (max of 3), and undo a move (max of 3 times), but you can't rotate, which makes sense. Still, the controls are displayed on the touch screen and you have to use the circle pad and face buttons to make your selections. This isn't as bad in Classic Mode as it is in the Cubed Mode, but still, Mahjong just seems like the perfect puzzle game to utilize touch screen controls. There's not really much more to say about it, as it is Mahjong after all. As stated earlier, there's also a multi-player version, but I have no way of checking it out, so I'm not sure if it's normal, cubed, or both. If I had to guess, I'd say it's cubed.
That's really all there is to Mahjong Cub3d. Overall, it's a pretty fun game, but it's not without its problems, albeit small ones. The difficulty of the game kind of waivers. Cubed Mode actually starts off easy, even after the first few puzzles. I decided to skip to the Gamma stage's puzzles, and while I didn't pass the first one right off, after a few tries it wasn't that bad. Over on the traditional side of things, the puzzles are quite a bit more difficult, mainly because they're quite a bit bigger. I've played the first puzzle multiple times, and I still haven't cleared it. Granted I'm no Mahjong master, but these puzzles really make you think. You can also turn on Hidden Tiles if you wish, but as stated earlier I'm not too fond of this option. Then again, it does make the puzzles more of a challenge, as you can't see what a few of the tiles are to begin with. I know this is kind of a short review, but it is a puzzle game after all, so it's not like there's a story or plot to talk about. However, if you're looking for a game to simply relax with, Mahjong Cub3d is a nice addition to the 3DS library. The lack of touch screen controls is puzzling (pun slightly intended), but it's more noticeable in the cubed mode as opposed to the traditional puzzles. Still, after a long hard day at work, it's nice to come home and just relax with a puzzle…even if I completely suck at solving them. The music is also nice and relaxing. There are times I just want to take out my frustrations of the day by mowing down anything in front of me, but games like Mahjong are also a nice solution...boy, these puzzle puns just seem to write themselves sometimes.
If you're a fan of Mahjong, this is worth checking out. The "cubed" puzzles are an interesting concept, though it begs for touch screen controls. The traditional puzzles aren't too easy, evident by the fact I'm still stuck on the first one. If you've never tried Mahjong before, this might be one to rent or borrow before making a purchase.
Rating: 9 Excellent
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I began my lifelong love of gaming at an early age with my parent's Atari 2600. Living in the small town that I did arcades were pretty much non-existent so I had to settle for the less than stellar ports on the Atari 2600, but for a young kid my age it was the perfect past time, giving me something to do before Boy Scout meetings, after school, whenever I had the time and my parents weren't watching anything on TV. I recall seeing Super Mario Bros. played on the NES at that young age and it was something I really wanted. Come Christmas of 1988 (if I recall) Santa brought the family an NES with Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt and I've been hooked ever since.
Over 25 years from the first time I picked up an Atari joystick and I'm more hooked on gaming than I ever have been. If you name a system, classics to moderns, there's a good chance I've not only played it, but own it. My collection of systems spans multiple decades, from the Odyssey 2, Atari 2600, and Colecovision, to the NES, Sega Genesis, and Panasonic 3DO, to more modern systems such as the Xbox and Wii, and multiple systems in between as well as multiple handhelds. As much as I consider myself a gamer I'm also a game collector. I love collecting the older systems not only to collect but to play (I even own and still play a Virtual Boy from time to time). I hope to bring those multiple decades of gaming experience to my time here at Gaming Nexus in some fashion.
In my spare time I like to write computer programs using VB.NET (currently learning C# as well) as well as create review videos and other gaming projects over on YouTube. I know it does seem like I have a lot on my plate now with the addition of Gaming Nexus to my gaming portfolio, but that's one more challenge I'm willing to overcome.
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Gabel Ride Benefits Relay for Life
The Thundering Saints have donated $1,000 to the Barnes County Relay for Life, generated from proceeds of the fourth annual Debbie Gabel Memorial Ride held in Valley City on July 28.
Rocky Gabel, the founder and organizer of the ride, Friday presented the check to Tami Kratz, co-captain of the Lafarge Relay for Life Team Friday. Also on hand for the donation was Mary Dahl, community representative for the American Cancer Society, which organizes relays.
Kratz said her team "does a fundraising breakfast the morning of the bike run, and in return for it, we get this wonderful donation."
Gabel said proceeds from this year's run were slightly down from past rides, but he plans to make changes for the next run which should increase the amount of money raised.
For example, he said, plans are to not offer a new Harley-Davidson motorcycle as a top prize for the next raffle, but a less expensive but still desirable prize.
"People still want a prize to participate," Gabel said. "Everyone knows somebody with the darn disease (cancer). There are a lot of people who pull through it – there are a lot of people who just want to help."
Gabel said one reason the Thundering Saints club likes working with Relay for Life is "to have a local cancer chapter. I just think it's nice to get everybody involved."
Dahl said the donation will all be used to benefit Barnes County residents.
Gabel, who started the ride in honor of his wife who died of cancer, said the event has grown since it began in 2009.
Debbie died from ovarian cancer in 2009. Debbie was diagnosed with cancer in 2005. She went through seven surgeries and three rounds of chemo-therapy before she died from the disease.
"We started with 55 bikes the first year, and had 200 this year," Rocky said.
The event also included an appearance from the Minnesota Vikings cheerleaders, the breakfast served by Relay for Life, a raffle, a silent auction and supper at the VFW, and street dance. The raffle's grand prize, a 2012 Harley Davidson Heritage Classic, was won by a woman who has a son with cancer.
For future rides, Rocky said the raffle grand prize might be changed to something else. "I plan to change things up a bit," he said.
The ride always takes place the fourth Saturday in July, and Gabel expects to continue that date in the future.
"That way we keep it consistent with other rides," he said.
Although the amount raised and donated this year was good, Rocky said, "I'm never happy with the numbers. My goal is to keep my wife's name out there and help fight cancer. Whether $8,000 or $15,000 is raised, it helps. There are only like 12 weekends during the summer, so it can be hard to schedule (motorcycle) rides when nothing else is going on."
Rocky said the event also helps participants feel good about themselves, by participating in a cause that helps other people.
Rocky said, "The proceeds of the event stay local, and the community has really rallied to make it a success."
Next year's event is scheduled for Saturday, July 27, 2013.
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Starting tomorrow, Xbox Music will be available through the Xbox 360 console, and will then launch on Windows 8 and Windows RT PCs, tablets and phones later this month. Compatibility with iOS and Android will be added within the year, as will a cloud locker for user-generated content.
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Johnson played 11 seasons in the NFL, the first 10 with Cincinnati. He last played in 2011 with New England, when he had 15 catches for 276 yards.
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