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April 16th: Happy Birthday Milka!!!
Happy birthday Milka!!!! 2012 sees Kraft's Milka brand celebrate it's 111th birthday and to mark the occasion they have produced three limited edition 100.0g bars. It's been way too long since I last got to review some Milka here on JCM, below you will see my thoughts and photos of these bars. Of course if you have any thoughts or comments on the bars below be sure to drop me a line on either the JCM Twitter (See HERE) or Pinterest (See HERE) pages.
Kcal 520 Fat 27.0g Fat(sats) 16.0g Carbs 62.0g
The direct translation of the bar's name might not have helped you, though I'm sure you've already managed to gather this was a Milka milk chocolate bar containing the Milka equivalent of Smarties. As a proposition this didn't do too much in the way of excitement for me, though that said I really did think the bar looked rather cool with all the different colours. Speaking of these chocolate pieces I was surprised they didn't make the bar a nuisance to split up evenly given their vast quantity. Conversely, the blocks broke away cleanly so there were no issues there. Taste wise I would happily settle giving this bar a thumbs up. The milk chocolate was as expected with it's cream and minor hazelnut noted flavour characteristics - sweet for sure, but tasty none the less. My initial unexcitement for this bar was driven by my relative neutrality to Smarties - I neither love or hate them. With that said I thought the Smarties equivalent pieces worked well here, and I especially liked the way you could let the outer chocolate melt away before crunching down on the remaining sugar shelled choc bits. I'm not sure I would rush out to buy it again (I can't anyway because these bars are only available in Germany!),but as a limited edition it was bar that brought a bit of colour to the table.
8.1 out of 10
Kcal 590 Fat 40.5g Fat(sats) 23.0g Carbs 50.5g (per 100.0g)
Anyone remember this from 2009? This A la Vanille-Pudding flavour was previously available as one of the limited editions created for the 2009 Winter Olympics. In fairness to Milka it's not like they've claimed anywhere that the bar was 'new', so I think we can give them a pass on this one. You can read my full thoughts on the bar HERE - alternatively you could just read my concluding thoughts below :D
'...the product's main strength and main weakness came in the form of its vanilla pudding filling, which was great tasting but at the same time just incredibly sweet. For fans of sweet flavoured chocolate then this is a bar I would recommend, for those the other end of the spectrum I guess this is one to avoid.'
Kcal 590 Fat 40.5g Fat(sats) 23.0g Carbs 50.5g (per 100.0g)
I haven't done my usual trick of saving the best until last I'm afraid. This was more the case of me putting off having to try this one until the very last possible moment. Those with any previous JCM experience will know my hatred of popping candy (aka Knister in German tongue), you need only look back at some similar propositions to see the poor reviews I gave them - See HERE & HERE. Unfortunately for me it appears that Milka aren't aligned with me on this, and they felt it only right to mark one their historic birthday with said ingredient. 'Alpine milk chocolate filled with milk flavoured creme, crackle candy and effervescent granules (i.e. sherbet powder). You know what I'm going to say here so I wont beat around the bush! Alpine milk chocolate and milk flavoured creme - YES please, big time thumbs up for the creamy sweet hazelnut noted chocolate and super smooth melt. Popping candy and sherbet powder - BOO!! No, no, no I'm afraid! These two things ruined a perfectly good chocolate for me, with the popping candy creating it's god awful crackly, scratchy mouth feel, and the sherbet powder having little effect apart from an unnecessary additional sugaryness. This obviously isn't a bar made with a twenty something year old bloke in mind but that doesn't mean I have to give it a better score :D Sorry Milka, not for me this one.
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Sunplus leverages ARM processor and development tools for digital cameras and multimedia application processors
HSINCHU, TAIWAN ANDCAMBRIDGE, UK – May 16, 2006 – Sunplus Technology Co., Ltd, an industry-leading consumer IC design company [(TAIEX:2401);(LSE:SUPD)], and ARM [(LSE:ARM); (Nasdaq:ARMHY)], today announced that Sunplus has licensed the ARM1176JZ-S™ processor and ARM® RealView® SoC Designer ESL tools, for developing high-performance, low-power integrated circuit (IC) solutions for digital cameras and multimedia handset processors.This licensing agreement further extends Sunplus' existing partnership with ARM, and demonstrates the value that the ARM architecture brings to its Partners for the development of total system solutions for consumer electronics.
"For the past few years, our focus at ARM has been on building a complete product portfolio to provide customers with industry-leading solutions that offer a competitive edge in the marketplace," said Philip Lu, president of ARM Taiwan. "We believe that this extensive licensing agreement with Sunplus illustrates the benefits of combining a range of ARM technologies to achieve the best compatibility and performance, with the added benefit of growing the Taiwanese IC design industry."
This new agreement with Sunplus underscores ARM's commitment to pursuing the growing opportunities in the Asia Pacific consumer electronics market, specifically in Taiwan. ARM's work with Sunplus will enable the proliferation of ARM technology in high-performance, consumer ICs for communication and multimedia applications.
"ARM is the world's most popular microprocessor architecture, and by licensing this complete solution, we will be able to build on our focus of IC design and system applications for diverse market demands including multimedia, consumer and mobile/wireless communication," said Mr. Den-Jen Huang, VP of Sunplus' Personal Entertainment Business Unit. "By working closely with ARM, we expect to benefit from their feature-rich, low–power, high-performance technologies, to enable us to better support our customers."
The ARM1176JZ-S processor features TrustZone® and Jazelle® technologies, designed for use in consumer and wireless products. Jazelle technology makes the ARM1176JZ-S processor efficient for embedded Java execution; TrustZone technology provides support for building the trusted computing environments required for protection of critical system functions. The processor is also integrated with Intelligent Energy Manager (IEM™) technology which significantly reduces processor energy consumption.
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Sunplus Technology Company Limited, established in 1990, is anIC design company devoted to electrical consumer applications. Sunplus offers not only IC design but also system solutions to maximize customer's profit by differentiating each design. Sunplus reusableIntellectual Properties (IPs) such as audio/video, micro-processor and digital signal processor technologiesappliedtohundreds of products including LCDdriver/controller,game processor, camera controller, mobile media processor and ASICs that contribute to our quality life. With sales of NT$18,781million for 2005, Sunplus has compound annual growth rate of over 30%over 5 years. For more information, please visit Sunplus website:http://www.sunplus.com
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ARM designs the technology that lies at the heart of advanced digital products, from mobile, home and enterprise solutions to embedded and emerging applications. ARM's comprehensive product offering includes 16/32-bit RISC microprocessors, data engines, 3D processors, digital libraries, embedded memories, peripherals, software and development tools, as well as analog functions and high-speed connectivity products. Combined with the company's broad Partner community, they provide a total system solution that offers a fast, reliable path to market for leading electronics companies. More information on ARM is available at http://www.arm.com
ARM, Jazelle, TrustZone, and RealView are registered trademarks of ARM Limited. ARM1176JZ-S and IEM are registered trademarks of ARM Limited. All other brands or product names are the property of their respective holders. "ARM" is used to represent ARM Holdings plc; its operating company ARM Limited; and the regional subsidiaries ARM INC.; ARM KK; ARM Korea Ltd.; ARM Taiwan; ARM France SAS; ARM Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.; ARM Belgium N.V.; AXYS Design Automation Inc.; AXYS GmbH; ARM Embedded Technologies Pvt. Ltd.; and ARM Physical IP, Inc.
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Family OK after being hit by a drunk driver
SPRINGFIELD — The Thelin Family of Springfield is counting their blessings and hoping to raise awareness of the dangers of drunk driving after an impaired driver ran a stop sign, T-boning a vehicle driven by Elizabeth Thelin Young (25) of Pocatello. Passengers in the car were Elizabeth's 18-month-old daughter Esabella; her sister Crystal Thelin (22) and Crystal's boyfriend Derek Bilancia (23) who were visiting from Oregon. The accident occurred on Sunday around 3 p.m. just shy of the railroad tracks crossing Highway 39 - just a few minutes away from their destination of parents Brian and Angelina [Thelin] of Springfield.
Idaho State Police Captain Eric Dayley confirmed that Ashley Dickerson (24) of Arco hit the Chevy Lumina driven by Elizabeth with a Jeep after running a stop sign. The impact of the hit spun both vehicles and completely totaled the Lumina.
Dickerson, who had a male passenger with her, was taken to jail and cited with DUI, failure to stop at a stop sign and failure to show proof of insurance.
While there were no serious injuries in the accident, the family said it was a "close call" and a series of events that they attribute to the grace of guardian angels prevented the accident from being much worse.
Crystal, who was sitting in the back seat with the infant, said that just seconds before the accident she had leaned over to tend the baby, shielding her eyes from the sun.
"Had I not been leaning over to protect the baby's eyes from the sun, I would've taken the full impact of the hit," Crystal said.
Esabella was properly restrained in an infant car seat, facing forward.
"When the car stopped moving, everyone's immediate thoughts were "is the baby OK?' " said Elizabeth. "Sometimes I will buckle her [Esabella] in - facing backwards, but I'm so thankful she was facing forward this time or she would've gotten a face full of glass."
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|January 5, 2017
|Texas Rangers signed free agent C Steven Lerud to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|January 5, 2017
|C Steven Lerud assigned to Round Rock Express.
|November 7, 2016
|C Steven Lerud elected free agency.
|June 2, 2016
|Richmond Flying Squirrels activated C Steven Lerud from the 7-day disabled list.
|May 23, 2016
|Richmond Flying Squirrels placed C Steven Lerud on the 7-day disabled list retroactive to May 19, 2016.
|April 29, 2016
|C Steven Lerud assigned to Richmond Flying Squirrels.
|April 7, 2016
|Tacoma Rainiers released C Steven Lerud.
|April 4, 2016
|C Steven Lerud assigned to Tacoma Rainiers.
|February 3, 2016
|Seattle Mariners signed free agent C Steven Lerud to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|November 7, 2015
|C Steven Lerud elected free agency.
|July 16, 2015
|Syracuse Chiefs activated C Steven Lerud from the 7-day disabled list.
|July 9, 2015
|Syracuse Chiefs placed C Steven Lerud on the 7-day disabled list retroactive to July 8, 2015.
|January 12, 2015
|Washington Nationals signed free agent C Steven Lerud to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|January 12, 2015
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|November 11, 2013
|Atlanta Braves signed free agent C Steven Lerud to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|November 11, 2013
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|October 1, 2013
|C Steven Lerud elected free agency.
|June 27, 2013
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|June 18, 2013
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|June 9, 2013
|Philadelphia Phillies selected the contract of Steven Lerud from Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
|October 18, 2012
|Philadelphia Phillies sent Steven Lerud outright to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
|August 24, 2012
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|July 28, 2012
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|July 15, 2012
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|March 31, 2012
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|December 9, 2011
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|November 2, 2011
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|April 6, 2011
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|March 25, 2011
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|December 26, 2010
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|November 6, 2010
|C Steven Lerud elected free agency.
|May 10, 2010
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|May 8, 2010
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|March 27, 2010
|Norfolk Tides purchased contract of Steven Lerud.
|December 7, 2009
|Kansas City Royals signed free agent C Steven Lerud to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|November 9, 2009
|C Steven Lerud elected free agency.
|November 6, 2009
|Pittsburgh Pirates sent C Steven Lerud outright to Altoona Curve.
|October 19, 2009
|Steven Lerud roster status changed by Pittsburgh Pirates.
|August 4, 2009
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|July 24, 2009
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Resides in Reno, NV...2003 graduate of Galena High School (NV), where he led all Nevada high school players with 21 homers his senior year...Named High Desert Division Player of the Year as a catcher...Hobbies: Golf, reading, listening to music...Signed by Jaron Madison (Pirates)...Pronounced luh-ROOD.2016
Was a non-roster invite to major league spring training with the Mariners and was released on 4/6…signed a minor league contract with San Francisco on 4/19 and spent the entire season with Richmond (AA)…appeared in a team-high 57 games behind the plate for the Flying Squirrels…compiled a .998 fielding percentage (1 E/454 TC) and threw out 15 of 52 (28.8%) would-be basestealers…was on the disabled list, 5/19-6/1, with a left thumb contusion…hit .182/.308/.247 (14-77) prior to the All-Star break and .269/.443/.323 (25-93) following the break.2013
Spent the majority of the season with Triple-A Lehigh Valley, playing in 61 games, including 57 starts at catcher. Hit .217 (39-for-180) in his second season in the Philadelphia Phillies organization and his first season with the IronPigs...Had his contract purchased on 6/9 and appeared in six games, going 0-for-5, 6/11-17, before being reassigned to Lehigh Valley on 6/18...Opened the season with his best month offensively, logging eight hits in 10 games in April, including a pair of home runs...Hit .308 (12-for-39) with one double and 10 RBI with runners in scoring position and two outs...Caught 18-of-51 (35%) potential base stealers...Hit .367 (11-for-30) with a .252 on-base percentage over a 12-game span, 6/7-7/20...Went 6-for-20 (.300) over his final seven games of the season.2012
Went to spring training with the Phillies as a non-roster invitee...Spent majority of the season with Reading (AA)...Made 30 starts at catcher and one at first base...Pitched in one game, 7/3 vs New Hampshire (0.2 IP, one hit, one hit batter)...Had his contract selected on 8/24...Made his Major League debut in a start, 8/30 vs NYM, and collected his first hit (singled off Jonathon Niese)...Made three starts for the Phillies.2011 Spent the season with Bowie (AA)...Posted a .994 fielding %, committing only 2 errors in 362 TC...Appeared in 53 games at catcher and 12 as DH...Had a season-high 4 RBI on both 5/5 vs Harrisburg and 7/4 vs Reading...Went 4-for-4, 3 RBI, 4 R, 6/30 at Binghamton. 2010 Began the year in the KC organization...Traded to BAL on 3/27 and started the season with Norfolk (AAA)...Was transferred to Bowie on 5/10 after 9 games...Had a season-high 3 RBI, 7/24 vs Richmond...Homered in back-to-back games at Erie, 8/14-15. 2009 Spent the entire season at Altoona (AA) in the Eastern League, serving as the Curve's primary catcher. 2008 Attended Spring Training as a non-roster invitee with the Pirates for the third straight season. ... Hit .247 with 12 home runs and a career-high 58 RBIs in 114 combined games between Class A Advanced Lynchburg and Double-A Altoona. ... Hit all eight home runs with the Hillcats against right-handed pitching. ... Threw out 27-of-97 (28%) runners attempting to steal against him at Lynchburg. ..Went 3-for-5 with a home run and four RBI on June 3 vs. Potomac. ... Hit .290 (20-for-69) in 18 games during the month of June with Hillcats before being promoted to Altoona on June 26. ... Finished second among Eastern League catchers by throwing out 49% (18-of-37) of potential base stealers. ... Made first Double-A start in game one of the June 28 doubleheader at Bowie and homered off rehabbing Baltimore Orioles lefthander Adam Loewen for his first hit. ... Recorded first and only professional sac bunt on July 20 vs. Harrisburg. ... Hit second home run in the Curve's 6-3 win vs. Akron on July 23. ... Snapped a 2-for-28 (.071) slide with three hits in three at-bats on Aug. 8 vs. Harrisburg. ... Left game on Aug. 20 vs. Portland with a mild concussion after being hit in his mask by a foul ball. ... Was on the disabled list from Aug. 21-29. ... Hit .341 (14-for-41) over his last 13 games. ... Participated in Arizona Fall League and hit .250 (10-for-40) with a double and two RBIs in 12 games with Scottsdale (had both RBIs in first game on Oct. 9). 2007 Spent the entire season with Class A Advanced Lynchburg. ... Stole two bases on May 18 at Winston-Salem. ... Hit first of four home runs on May 21 at Frederick. ... Batted .274 in May and had average at season-high .267 on May 31, but went 1-for-31 in next nine games to drop average to .198 on June 12. ... Hit two home runs and knocked in four runs on Aug. 2 at Kinston. 2006 Was a nonroster invitee with the Pirates in Spring Training...Went 0-for-4 in six Grapefruit League games before being assigned to Hickory (Class A) on 3/9...Spent entire regular season with the Crawdads and established Minor League career highs in every offensive category...Was a South Atlantic League midseason All-Star selection...Went 0-for-1 with an RBI for the Northern Division squad at the South Atlantic League All-Star Game on 6/20 at Eastlake, Ohio...Ranked second on club in doubles and tied for third in home runs...Ranked fourth in the South Atlantic League in strikeouts...Made 97 appearances behind the plate; committed 12 errors and had league-high 35 passed balls...Tossed out 37 percent of would-be base stealers (58-of-155)...Went 10-for-64 (.156) with a homer and seven RBIs in 18 games as the designated hitter...Hit home runs in three of his fist eight games thru 4/13...Went deep just once (5/3) in next 30 contests...Had season-high four hits (4-for-4) on 4/15 vs. Greensboro, raising average to season-high .382...Produced just four hits in his next 12 games (37 at-bats), dropping average to .239 on 5/2...Picked up first professional stolen base on 5/11 at Greensboro...Also swiped a base the following night in Greensboro...Homered in back-to-back games on 5/23 and 5/24 at Augusta...Hit a grand slam in the 1st inning of Hickory's 15-10 vs. Augusta on 7/4...Tied season high with seven-game hitting streak from 7/19-26 (12-for-29, .414)...Smacked last two home runs in back-to-back games on 8/27 at Greensboro and 8/29 vs. Lexington...Batted .275 off left-handed pitchers and .227 off right-handers...Participated in the Hawaii Winter League (Honolulu Sharks) and hit .227 (15-for-65) with four doubles, a homer and 11 RBIs in 22 games with Honolulu. 2005 Hit .157 with five home runs and 30 RBIs in 53 Minor League games...began season with Hickory (Class A) and homered in second game on 4/9 at Greensboro...was hitting .087 (2-for-30) after his first 10 games before going 3-for-5 with a double, two triples and five RBIs on 4/27 vs. West Virginia...followed 3-for-5 performance by going 2-for-47 (.043) in final 14 games with Hickory...went deep for second time with Crawdads on 5/9 vs. Hagerstown...placed on the disabled list on 5/16 with a right hand contusion...began rehab assignment with Bradenton (Rookie) on 8/2...reinstated from the D.L. on 8/5 but remained with Bradenton...hit safely in 11 of his final 16 games with the Baby Bucs...homered in back-to-back games on 8/17-18 against the GCL Twins...went 4-for-4 with a double, three RBIs and three runs scored on 8/24 against the GCL Reds...joined Williamsport (Class A Short-Season) following the conclusion of Bradenton's season...went deep on 8/27 at Aberdeen in first game with the Crosscutters...hit safely in first three games with Williamsport before going hitless in final 19 at-bats (seven games)...singled in his only plate appearance for Williamsport during the New York-Penn League playoffs. 2004 Hit .245 with five home runs and 22 RBIs in 56 games between Bradenton (Rookie) and Williamsport (Class A Short-Season) in his first professional season...was added to the Bradenton roster from extended Spring Training at the start of the Gulf Coast League season in mid-June and appeared in 48 games with the Baby Bucs...ranked 4th among GCL hitters with 12 doubles...made 25 appearances behind the plate and 23 as the club's designated hitter...hit safely in his first nine games with Bradenton, hitting .395 (15-for-38) during that span...connected for his first professional home run in his second game of the season on 6/22 vs. GCL Red Sox...slumped in July, posting just a .186 average (16-for-86)...drilled two home runs and posted a season-high four RBIs on 7/26 at GCL Red Sox...was transferred to Williamsport following the conclusion of Bradenton's season and hit .241 (7-for-29) with two RBIs in eight games with the Crosscutters. 2003 Signed with Pittsburgh on 6/29 after being selected in the third round of the June draft...was held out of action because of a broken foot.


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Devils GM Lou Lamoriello was chosen for the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame yesterday along with 1994 Ranger Cup-winner Ed Olczyk and Stars center Mike Modano. They will be inducted this fall to the U.S. HHOF, situated in Eveleth, Minn.
Lamoriello called Team USA's World Cup triumph of 1996 "the most significant moment for American professional hockey since the 1980 Olympics."
Lamoriello, a 2009 inductee to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, was general manager of the USA team that won that first World Cup, which he called a "highlight" of both his career and of U.S. hockey.
"It's special," Lamoriello said of his selection. "Being an American, and involved in college hockey for so long, it's special."
Before his three Stanley Cups and two other finals appearances as general manager of the Devils, Lamoriello coached Providence College and became its athletic director, and was a major force in the creation of Hockey East. He also was general manager of the 1998 U.S. Olympic team.
Olczyk was the third pick of the 1984 draft, taken by Chicago behind Mario Lemieux and Kirk Muller. He played for the Rangers from 1992-95, and also played for the Blackhawks, Maple Leafs, Jets, Kings and Penguins, scoring 342 goals and notching 452 assists for a total of 794 points in 1,031 career games.


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Nissan turns over new Leaf with more range, lower price
During simultaneous events in Las Vegas and Tokyo, Nissan revealed its 2018 Leaf, which will have more power and greater electric range than the previous-generation Leaf. It will also cost $690 less.
While we were quick to note the 150-mile range is nowhere near the Chevrolet Bolt EV's 238-mile range, we also noticed it costs about $7K less than its upstart competitor.
It's also packed with some really neat technology.
The most significant new high-tech feature will be Nissan's ProPilot Assist. This is a tame version of Tesla's Autopilot, which combines adaptive cruise control and steering assist. It will control speed in stop-and-go traffic, and it will also help keep the car centered in the lane. It will not support fully hands-free driving and requires the driver to keep a hand on the wheel at all times.
Another nice bit of tech that we'll see in the new Leaf is the e-Pedal, which will allow drivers to speed up as well as slow down simply by the amount of pressure applied to the accelerator. We've seen this one-pedal driving before in both the Bolt EV and the Tesla Model S. In the Leaf, the e-Pedal will even allow the vehicle to come to a complete stop on hills.
Leaf will also get a completely new e-powertrain, which delivers 147 horsepower and 236 pound-feet of torque (as opposed to 107 and 187, respectively).
For those who might be disappointed with the specs, Nissan stated in a press release it would offer a higher-power, longer-range version at a higher price for the 2019 model year.
The design of the Leaf gets spiffed up for the next-gen as well. The exterior gets a few more hard edges, the Nissan boomerang taillights and V-Motion grille. The interior gets modernized as well with a new 7-inch center display screen, standard Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, upgraded materials and vibrant blue stitching accents.
Some quick specs for the 2018 Nissan Leaf:
- Battery: 40kWh lithium ion
- Motor: EM57
- Horsepower: 147
- Torque: 236 lb-ft
- Cruising range: 150 miles
- Charging times: 16 hours (3kW), 8 hours (6kW), 40 minutes (quick charge up to 80 pct.)
- Length: 176.4 inches
- Width: 70.5 inches
- Height: 61.4 inches
- Weight: 3,433 – 3,508 pounds
- Seating capacity: 5
While the new Leaf will go on sale in Japan Oct. 2, it won't hit the U.S. market until early 2018.


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Beyonce is a beast.
Her fifth self-titled album, released in surprise form a few weeks ago, is a collection of songs that highlight Beyonce's evolution as a woman and artist. It's her strongest and most cohesive album to date.
What's most appealing about "Beyonce" is that it shows, in the sound and method of release, how she isn't conforming to mainstream and commercial standards: The songs, while some will find success as singles, play like a unified assembly, instead of a loose body of work (that's a hit at the slew of contemporary pop singers who are singles artists). On the gloomy "Haunted," Beyonce even hints at the album's future success (or lack thereof): "This probably won't sell," she says. "I don't trust these record labels, I'm torn."
The album marks a powerful time for Beyonce. While her competitors include acts such as Katy Perry, Rihanna and Lady Gaga, singers who consistently release chart-topping songs, Beyonce jumps back in front of the pack with an album that is both commercially appealing and artistically enticing.
She kicks off the 14-track set in a supreme way with the Sia-penned "Pretty Hurts," a mellow R&B number about the sickness behind attempting perfection. It's matched with a beautiful video - as are the other songs - and features the lyrics, "It's the soul that needs surgery."
That's followed with the Jay Z-assisted "Drunk in Love," a strikingly thumping, sexually charged jam that's irresistible. And sexuality is a large part of Beyonce's album.
On the old school-flavored "Blow," one of the disc's best tracks, Beyonce sings proudly of hitting the sheets with her lover, and on "Rocket," co-written with Justin Timberlake, she provides a Quiet Storm-anthem, where she sings softly: "Punish me, punish me, please." On the falsetto-heavy "No Angel," Beyonce declares she's a freak.
The songs on "Beyonce" often double up in sound like two tracks combined, in the vein of Timberlake's work, though most of Beyonce's songs aren't as long. "*** Flawless" interpolates parts of the previously released "Bow Down/I Been On" and is full of swag, much like the beat-heavy "Partition."
Beyonce, a mostly guarded celebrity, has become more open over the years, and that's especially the case with songs such as the self-explanatory "Jealous" and "Heaven," a soft and slow song about a loved one's death that could refer to her miscarriages.
"Blue," which includes the voice of daughter Blue Ivy, closes the album and features Beyonce's beautiful tone and pitch. And that's just it - "Beyonce" is pitch perfect.
By Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press
You want to release a good album? You better work harder, chick.
A lot harder.
Britney Spears' latest release, "Britney Jean," is a total letdown. It's not that we expect Adele-styled songs from Spears, or even Rihanna-like ones, but Spears was once a pop powerhouse who made music considered a must-listen, from "Toxic" to "I'm a Slave 4 U." Listening to this album makes you nostalgic for those days. Nothing on "Britney Jean" would be contenders for any future greatest hits package.
The 10-track set lacks so many things: oomph, swag, sex appeal, as well as addictive, memorable hooks. It's almost like Spears isn't even present.
Tracks like "It Should Be Easy" and "Till It's Gone" are techno misses - and messes - even though David Guetta helmed both songs.
The light ballad and second single, "Perfume," is laughable, with Spears warbling: "And while I wait, I put on my perfume, yeah I want it all over you, I'm gonna mark my territory." It sounds more like a commercial than an actual song (it should be noted that Spears has released a dozen perfumes, including two this year).
"Perfume" was co-written by Sia, the ultra-talented singer who has found success writing Rihanna's "Diamonds" and tunes for Christina Aguilera, Katy Perry and Eminem. Another star, will.i.am, is the executive producer of Spears' eighth album. Are they purposely giving her C- and D-level material?
While "Britney Jean" has its upbeat moments, the album is one of Spears' slowest. The singer said some songs draw from her recent breakup, but she doesn't capture emotion that will make you a believer with this batch of tracks. The album follows in the robotic fashion of 2011's "Femme Fatale," though that set had more flavor and standout tracks. Aside from the sexually charged, T.I.-assisted "Tik Tik Boom" and the lead single, "Work B----," Spears isn't putting in any real work.
By Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press
Like the rare, maybe mythical man who only reads Playboy for the articles, some must surely claim to watch "Nashville" solely for the music.
That's no crime, but those who aren't much for sudsy nighttime soaps would do well to check out the ABC show's songs on "The Music of Nashville: Original Soundtrack Season 2, Volume 1."
While the storylines strain credulity, these sonic underpinnings hold the show together, as should be the case with a series set and filmed in Music City.
The actors sing their own parts, and the leads, Hayden Panettiere and Connie Britton, do fine jobs at the mic. Yet the true revelations are found in the musical chops of others, such as Clare Bowen and Sam Palladio.
"The Music of Nashville" runs the gamut from the slick and sassy ("Can't Say No to You," "Trouble Is") to tender, deeper cuts ("Why Can't I Say Goodnight," "This Town").
Still, less can be more: The acoustic, demo-like take of "Ball and Chain" sung by Palladio and Bowen on the show is preferable to the Stetson and rhinestone-laden version on the soundtrack by Britton and Will Chase.
Overall, this collection has many hooks worth a listen, and could hook a few more viewers who might typically forgo froth on TV.
By Jeff Karoub, Associated Press


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I caught a big bass this past week in one of my favorite places. He was a hefty, hard fighting largemouth, which I admired and released. He seemed to be very appreciative as he swum away. A smaller fish might have swam away, but all the big fish I ever remember never swam off, they all swum off. Like a sycamore tree three feet in diameter doesn't splash when it hits the water. It goes KA-WHOOM, and echoes across the river bottom like meteor crashing into a high mountain. It is a matter of accuracy in description, proper English be darned.
Anyhow, it was 3 in the afternoon, and somewhere around 92 degrees if you weren't in the shade. I'd jump in and get good and wet about every 30 minutes or so. Fishing wasn't good at all, you could tell the bass were back in under logs and brush, probably gorged with the shad and fanning each other with their tails to combat the heat.
I caught a half-dozen bass that weren't even teen-agers yet, but it doesn't matter, I was out there to enjoy the ambience and peace of a natural setting, and I am about sick of eating fish anyway.
Thankfully, I have never gotten sick of catching them. Finally in a flash, in an unsuspecting second during which I was just watching that lure splashing around on the surface, there was the swirl of water around it and beneath it. The lure was gone, with a large yellow-green side appearing and disappearing so quickly my lightning quick reflexes were left unaware of the happenings, like a half-grown pullet snatched by a chicken hawk. Poetic, wasn't it.
Well, that bass wasn't taking my rod and reel with him, so I reared back on it. The hook was large, the line strong. My rod bent in a graceful, throbbing arc with the weight of his struggle. But, to make a short story a little longer, he finally was confronted with his defeat, and lifted aboard soon to be the object of one more photo. I took out a board, and put the fish on it, then found a tape measure in my tackle box. It measured 30 inches in length… the board did, I mean.
The fish was eight inches shorter than the board. That's a real lunker. You can see his picture on my website, and a photo or two of pretty leaves and damsel flies communing on a floating leaf. Remember that grizzled old outdoorsmen like me do not affiliate themselves with a computer. I have ladies who work with me who take care of that website, and a face book page for lightnin' ridge publishing company of which I am the Chief CEO. That allows me to spend more time outdoors, where I continue to try to catch or shoot something to write about. It isn't an easy thing to do. But it is harder, I suppose, to pass this kind of column off as real writing, but stay tuned to this paper for more exciting outdoor adventure!
Now it is time to get serious… The fires burning out west this summer may be the worst in history, at least in the days since the American Indian. I am not sure what those early Americans dealt with but it was never like what is happening now. Those western fires are horrible in the destruction of wildlife and timber, and streams that will take decades to recover.
Yosemite National Park may never be the same in the wake of fires burning there now. I heard somewhere that the cost of these fires this year already is more than fires have cost this nation ever, into the billions of dollars.
I wonder if our great leaders of this nation realize that terrorism may be behind some of the fires in the west. Those Muslims who want to kill people in the name of something they call jihad, have surely figured out what a few well placed matches can do, and who knows what may do in the future. Fires are hard to overcome when the wind is right, and they begin in the middle of the night.
Just a week after the bombing in Boston this past spring, when the two Muslim men whom our government had actually paid to come over here and go to school tried to kill all the Americans they could, I saw two young men with turbans around their head in a Joplin truck stop. They looked just like Osama Bin Laden's bearded soldiers, and they were speaking loudly in a foreign language. One had a heavy backpack, like the one used in Boston, and the other was carrying a heavy canvas bag in his hand. They were laughing and grinning, and it was obvious to me they were at the very least trying to intimidate and scare people.
I wondered how much our government had paid them to come here, to study somewhere, to worship in some mosque like the ones major Hassan frequented before he killed 14 soldiers down in Texas. I wanted to see what was in those bags, and I at least made them stop grinning. But if I had throttled the both of them and opened those bags, I would have been thrown in jail for doing it. And believe me, there are no lawyers who would defend me on government money as they do the jihadists and Muslims around us who commit crimes.
I can't figure out how the American women who are concerned that conservative politicians are declaring war on them, are not up in arms about us letting into our country hordes of people who require women to cover their faces, and who live under a Sharia law which says that men can kill their daughters legally.
But I know nothing of politics. I know something about forests, and I know that if those foreign terrorists get the hang of it, they can destroy much of our wildest country, and thousands of homes in heavily populated western states, costing our government billions of dollars. They don't need bombs, only a cigarette lighter. I am not sure it isn't already happening. Don't build your million dollar homes in the serene beauty of the California forests, even if they are well insured. What some of those people building mosques in our big cities have planned for us may be more than insurance companies, and our tax dollars, can handle.
Thankfully, the Ozarks has never had conditions dry enough for crown fires, which travel through the upper branches of trees, like they do out west. But we came close to having those kinds of conditions last year, for the first time I can remember.


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Which Actors Will Be Ubiquitous in 2013? (For Once, Not Jessica Chastain)
Get ready to see a lot of Kristen Wiig.
Every year around this time, Vulture identifies the stars who'll be dominating the next twelve months with the most films set to bow (last time around, we singled out the majorly prolific Channing Tatum as the most likely to get a yearlong career bump). But 2013 ... it's different. Something's amiss. Jessica Chastain — the hardest-working woman in showbiz for two years running — is barely working at all, with only the horror film Mama currently dated for a 2013 release! This is what happens when you plan your career around the Mayan calendar, folks. Who will rush in to pick up Chastain's slack, and which faces will become most familiar to us in 2013? Let's see who's got the busiest slate ...
The ultraubiquitous:
Chastain may no longer be our list's lodestar, but at least there are two other actors we can count on to never stop working: James Franco and Olivia Wilde. These perennials have moved up to our No. 1 and No. 2 spots, with Franco toplining the Sam Raimi tentpole Oz: The Great and Powerful, Seth Rogen's apocalypse comedy This Is the End, and the Jason Statham beat-em-up Homefront, in addition to a cameo in Lovelace and four other artsy films targeted for a release sometime in 2013: Maladies, Tar, the Sundance-bound Interior. Leather Bar, and the Franco-helmed Child of God. Meanwhile, Wilde will appear in the magic comedy The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and Ron Howard's racing drama Rush in addition to five in-the-can indies eyeing a 2013 bow: Spike Jonze's Her, Paul Haggis's The Third Person, the Joe Swanberg film Drinking Buddies, and Better Living Through Chemistry and The Longest Week opposite Sam Rockwell and Jason Bateman respectively. What, Franco and Wilde couldn't find a single project to do together?
The very busy:
2013 promises to be a big year for the always-busy Robert De Niro, who's cruising toward a potential Best Supporting Actor nod for Silver Linings Playbook. De Niro is set to be seen in two comedies (The Big Wedding, co-starring Diane Keaton, and the old-guys Hangover riff Last Vegas), two action-thrillers (Motel, opposite John Cusack, and Killing Season, with John Travolta), Luc Besson's mafia comedy Malavita, and the Gael Garcia Bernal drama Hands of Stone. Pace yourself, Bobby! He'll potentially be joined in the six-timers club by Kristen Wiig, who promises to make good on her Bridesmaids success with Ben Stiller's The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, the indie Girl Most Likely, and Despicable Me 2, while she's rumored to be joining the December-dated Anchorman: The Legend Continues and has starred in the indies Hateship, Friendship, and the currently filming The Skeleton Twins, both of which are likely to debut at film festivals near the end of the year.
Nearly as busy, with up to five movies each in 2013: Dwayne Johnson (who rocks starring roles in action flicks Snitch, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Empire State, Pain & Gain, and The Fast and the Furious 6), Idris Elba (who toplines the thriller No Good Deed and the biopic Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom while co-starring in Pacific Rim, Thor: The Dark World, and They Die by Dawn), Steve Carell (who goes high-comedy in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, Despicable Me 2, and the Anchorman sequel; medium-comedy in The Way, Way Back; and high-drama in Foxcatcher), Benedict Cumberbatch, and Anthony Mackie.
The fairly familiar faces:
Ryan Gosling didn't star in a single released film last year (it only felt that way because of round-the-clock Gos coverage online), but he'll return with a vengeance in 2013 thanks to Gangster Squad, The Place Beyond the Pines, and Only God Forgives, while he's got a Terrence Malick film in the can that could show up somewhere, too. Meanwhile, Hailee Steinfeld hasn't appeared in a movie since her 2010 breakthrough True Grit, but she's got Romeo and Juliet, Ender's Game, Can a Song Save Your Life?, and Hateship, Friendship banked and ready. Other four-film wonders could potentially include Mark Wahlberg, Matt Damon, Bradley Cooper, Mila Kunis, Elizabeth Olsen, Morgan Freeman, and Jason Statham, provided that none of their recently finished movies slip to 2014.
And what about 2012's MVP, Channing Tatum? He's still busy enough to appear on this list, though not prolific enough to top it: He's got the big action vehicle White House Down coming in the summer, as well as noteworthy supporting roles in Steven Soderbergh's Side Effects, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, and the Bennett Miller–directed drama Foxcatcher. You can't miss Chan if he won't go away ... but who'd want that, anyway?


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Eisenia galapagensis
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Eisenia galapagensis W.R.Taylor
Common Name(s):
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Vulnerable A2c ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
Needs updating
|Miller, K.A., Garske, L. & Edgar, G.
|Stuart, S.N. & Carpenter, K.E. (Global Marine Species Assessment Coordinating Team)
Prior to the 1980s, recorded from multiple sites across the central and western archipelago, but currently only known from western Fernandina and southwestern Isabela after targeted surveys. Based on total reduction in extent of occurrence over the past thirty years, mean population decline estimated at 30 to 50% per ten year interval over that period, with presumed cause of decline (El Niño) persisting and probably exacerbated by climate change. This species assessed as Vulnerable.
|Range Description:
|Eisenia galapagensis is an endemic species from the Galápagos Islands. Prior to 1983, reported from: Santa Cruz: Academy Bay (Taylor 1945: type locality), Caamaño and opposite Gordon Rocks (Taylor 1945). Santa Fé. Marchena: North Bay (Taylor 1945). Fernandina: Punta Espinosa. Isabela: Caleta Iguana (Wellington 1975). Floreana: Post Office Bay (Taylor 1945) and Black Beach Anchorage (Taylor 1945). After 1983, reported from: Fernandina: Cape Douglas (2004 record), several sites on the western coast (2007 records; Graham et al. 2007). Isabela: Caleta Iguana (2007; Graham et al. 2007).
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Ecuador (Galápagos)
|FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Pacific – southeast
|Additional data:
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|Taylor (1945) reported E. galapagensis as rare and uncommon at Post Office Bay, Floreana, and common at Academy Bay, Santa Cruz. Additionally, Wellington (1975) reported E. galapagensis as especially abundant at depth around Caleta Iguana (Isabela). Since then, it has been collected from several sites off western Fernandina in 2004 and 2007, and at Caleta Iguana in 2007 (Graham et al. 2007).
|Current Population Trend:
|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
|E. galapagensis has been reported to occur at depths of 27 to 55 m (Taylor 1945). This species is easy to recognize, in part because it has a maximum size of at least 85 cm frond length and is the sole known member of the cold-water order Laminariales occurring in the Galápagos Islands. E. galapagensis typically grow in groups; juveniles through adults were observed at all sites recorded in 2007. Individuals have been found as shallow as 12 m but populations appear to increase in density and size with depth, to at least 60 m when suitable substrata are available (Graham et al. 2007). The conspicuous sporophyte alternates with a microscopic phase.
|Major Threat(s):
|Presumably El Niño and climate change. Ecosystem interactions involving these two factors appear to have caused widespread decline in algal populations because of an increase in density of grazing sea urchins and other herbivores, following overexploitation of predators along with ENSO disturbances.
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|E. galapagensis is present within the Galápagos Marine Reserve (IUCN category VI); Galápagos Archipelago Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA); Galápagos Island World Heritage Site (UNESCO N (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)), and Galápagos Island Man and Biosphere Reserve (UNESCO).
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Suffolk University will present a dynamic series of debates, a film, panel discussions and simulcasts spotlighting the 2012 presidential election and inviting lively responses from the Suffolk University and greater Boston communities.
"Presidential elections are one of the most exciting times in American political life. For new voters, however, they also can be daunting, especially because there is often so much information that it is difficult to sort through everything," says Professor Rachael Cobb, chair of Suffolk's Government Department. "Public spaces for civic discourse and discovery offer the broad community a place to come together, share ideas, and learn about the key issues and central debates that animate American political life."
Live Debate Screenings at the Modern Theatre
A great piece of political theater deserves the proper setting, so the presidential and vice-presidential debates will be live-streamed on the big screen at Suffolk University's Modern Theatre. Political experts from Suffolk's Government and Communication and Journalism departments will set the scene with discussions of debate strategy and the state of the campaigns.
Presidential Debate # 1
8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3
Suffolk Government Professor Brian Conley and Communication and Journalism Professor Gloria Boone will lead a pre-debate discussion on debate strategy and the state of the campaigns.
Vice-Presidential Debate
8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11
Political experts from Suffolk's Government and Communication and Journalism departments will set the scene with a discussion of debate strategy and the state of the campaigns before the live-streamed debate between Paul Ryan and Joe Biden.
Presidential Debate #2
8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012
Suffolk University will lead its own Town Hall discussion to complement the second Presidential Debate. Political experts from Suffolk's Government and Communication and Journalism departments will lead a pre-debate discussion, and David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center, will lead a post-debate debrief featuring reactions from viewers.
Presidential Debate #3
8:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 22, 2012
Pre-debate introductory remarks and a question-and-answer session will be led by Suffolk Government Professor John Berg and Communication and Journalism Professor Kevin Carragee.
Special Election-Related Events at Suffolk University
Election 2012: Taking Sides
1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9
Modern Theatre at Suffolk University
Suffolk Economics Professors David Tuerck and Jonathan Haughton will debate the policy positions of Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama. Communication and Journalism Department Chair Robert Rosenthal, a specialist in the field of political communication, will moderate this spirited discussion. Tuerck is chair of the Economics Department and founder and executive director of the Beacon Hill Institute for Public Policy Research. Haughton is a senior economist for the Beacon Hill Institute.
Debating the Filibuster
4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10
Poetry Center at Suffolk University
Rich Arenberg, author of Defending the Filibuster: The Soul of the Senate and a lecturer in the Suffolk University Government Department; Pam Wilmot, executive director of Common Cause Massachusetts; and others engage in a lively discussion about the role of the filibuster in American politics.
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10
Modern Theatre at Suffolk University
On the 50th anniversary of its cinematic release, this political and psychological thriller still resonates for contemporary audiences in an election year. The film was directed by John Frankenheimer and features Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh and Angela Lansbury. A facilitated discussion with Suffolk University Professor Robert Allison, chair of the History Department, and political communications consultant Michael Goldman will follow the screening. Goldman has participated in more than 150 political campaigns in the last four years and teaches in Suffolk's Government Department. Presented in collaboration with the Boston Preservation Alliance.
2012 Presidential Events: Why Swing States Matter
A Moakley Forum Event
12 noon Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012
Law School Function Room
Just 12 days before Election Day, Suffolk University pollster David Paleologos will discuss his latest presidential poll, as well as the swing states still in play. Michael Dukakis, former Massachusetts governor and 1988 democratic nominee for president, will offer his thoughts on how the presidential elections have changed over the years from the Democratic perspective. Peter Blute, deputy chairman of the Republican State Committee, former U.S. representative, and former Massachusetts House of Representatives member, will offer a Republican perspective on the presidential election and Massachusetts state races.
Behind the Curtain: A Curious Look at Campaign 2012
MassINC "Open Mind Series"
5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012
Modern Theatre at Suffolk University
This live public affairs show will take a look at the U.S. Senate race between Sen. Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren. With an array of guests in media, politics and academia, Behind the Curtain presents serious subjects in clever, interesting ways. Bruce Mohl, editor of CommonWealth Magazine will host the show.
Barack Obama and America's Polarized Politics
6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012
C. Walsh Theatre at Suffolk University
Join Suffolk University Distinguished Visiting Scholar Rogers Smith for a discussion of how and why race and class politics have posed barriers to Barack Obama's pursuit of what he sees as the central aim of the American political system -- realizing the goal of "E Pluribus Unum." Smith is chair of the Penn Program on Democracy, Citizenship and Constitutionalism at the University of Pennsylvania. His most recent book (with Desmond S. King) is Still a House Divided: Race and Politics in Obama's America.
The Constitution and Equal Citizenship in the 21st Century
1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012
(Location to be determined)
Distinguished Visiting Scholar Rogers Smith analyzes how far and in what ways the Constitution can be understood to require and restrict efforts to foster greater civic equality in an America in which most traditional racial, class and gender hierarchies have long been outlawed, but severe inequalities persist.
Tickets and locations
All events are free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.
The Modern Theatre at Suffolk University is located at 525 Washington St. in Downtown Boston.
The C. Walsh Theatre is located at 55 Temple St. on Boston's Beacon Hill.
The Poetry Center is located at 73 Tremont St., Boston, inside Suffolk University's Sawyer Library, accessible through the second floor.
The Law School Function Room is located on the first-floor of Sargent Hall, 120 Tremont St., Boston.
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Consommé avec Petites Profiteroles
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- 4 large egg whites plus shells, crushed
- 1 lb plum tomatoes, quartered
- 1 lb celery (5 to 6 large ribs), cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1/2 lb lean ground sirloin
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 20 black peppercorns, cracked
- 6 cups veal stock
- Accompaniment: tiny choux puffs
- Garnish: celery leaves and diced seeded peeled tomatoes
- Whisk egg whites in a large bowl until foamy and add eggshells. Separately pulse tomatoes and celery in a food processor until coarsely chopped, then add to egg whites. Whisk in beef, salt, and peppercorns.
- Heat veal stock, if jellied, in a 4-quart heavy saucepan just until it becomes liquid, then whisk in beef mixture. Heat over moderately high heat, stirring and scraping bottom constantly with a wooden spoon to prevent egg white from sticking, until stock comes to a simmer (this will take about 20 minutes). Reduce heat and gently simmer broth, without stirring, until all impurities rise to surface and form a crust, and broth underneath is clear, about 30 minutes.
- Ladle broth with crust into a large sieve lined with a double thickness of dampened paper towels set over a large bowl and let all liquid drain through. (If liquid doesn't drain completely, tap edge of sieve repeatedly with a metal spoon to help drain.) Broth should be completely clear; if it's not, repeat procedure with clean dampened paper towels. Discard solids.
- Before serving, bring consommé to a boil and season with salt. Ladle into bowls and top with profiteroles and garnishes.
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- Calories145
- Carbohydrates10 g(3%)
- Fat6 g(9%)
- Protein13 g(26%)
- Saturated Fat2 g(9%)
- Sodium736 mg(31%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat1 g
- Fiber1 g(6%)
- Monounsaturated Fat2 g
- Cholesterol26 mg(9%)


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"We all come together with this common bond of barbecue in Texas," proclaimed writer Joe Nick Patoski, kicking-off Foodways Texas 3rd Annual Symposium entitled "Our Barbecue, Ourselves." The organization's mission is to preserve, promote and celebrate the food cultures of the vast state.
I attended the event thanks to a generous scholarship from Slow Food Austin. Barbecue was the focus this year, and they approached the topic more broadly than I expected, reaching beyond the Central Texas trinity of brisket, ribs, and sausage to include wild game sausages, pork belly, and Gulf Coast seafood. Even Alabama barbecue chicken with white sauce made an appearance.
We did more than just eat, of course. During two and a half days, speakers like Daniel Vaughn, Robb Walsh, and John T. Edge explored topics like music, race and culture, hunting, and the idea of the pit master.
Aaron Franklin of Franklin Barbecue and Daniel Delaney of Delaney Barbecue sat on a panel about the business of barbecue. Franklin, who opened his brick-and-mortar location in Austin in 2011, maintains that the business of barbecue has not changed much in Texas. He considers himself "very much a traditionalist, very much a purist" who relies only on meat, salt, and fire to make his exceptionally tender brisket. "I feel funny even having lights," he joked.
Daniel Delaney amused the crowd with stories about explaining Texas-style barbecue to a New York clientele. "Barbecue is not culture in New York, it's just another place to get a meal," he said.
The symposium started with Franklin's meltingly tender brisket and culminated with a barbecue feast featuring various regional styles on the lovely grounds of the French Legation Museum. I'm ashamed to say that I was porked out by then, but there were plenty of alternatives like grilled fish and banana pudding.
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First off glad to have found this forum, nice to know that this community exists! 7 months vegan and never happier!
Went from a meat eater trying to build muscle and gain mass by eating steak, rips and drinking whey protein shakes(which didn't work for me) from age 16-18. Then went vegetarian at age 19 which only lasted a few months. Then right back to old ways began eating the animals again till age 23. One of my close friends mentioned a vegan diet, at first I was very skeptical. What he was talking about was a step beyond a vegetarian's diet, which I did understand but chose to throw away years prior. Also at this time my body was crap, to much booze and a cigarette addiction brought my body to a very slim 128 lbs. long story short, took my buddies advice, started to only eat plants, got the hang of veganism, found Robert Cheeke and Karl Ess(inspiration), quit the smokes just recently, cut down on the beers and now I'm 6 weeks into training. No bull, I am stronger than ever, I am still gaining weight, I have longer workout sessions without fatigue. I would like to post updates, pictures and stats soon just need to find the right thread haha
Well that's my introduction, again I am thankful for this forum and this community of like minded people and the idea of shared rights for all, human and animals alike!
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Hey Adam. Welcome to the community here. Sounds like you have gone through a roller coaster that lots of us can relate to as far as fitness and diet are concerned. Also sounds like you are making some good progress now, awesome. Keep pushing man!
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Trying to gain ground in the energy drink market, Coca-Cola has bought a 16.7 percent stake in Monster for $2.15 billion.
As part of the deal, Monster will take over Coke's small energy-drink business, while Coke will absorb the former's nonenergy drink brands.
Coke said it also has the option to boost its stake in Monster to 25 percent.
Atlanta-based Coke is under pressure to find new products as its core soft drink business struggles in North America, where concerns about the effect of sugary beverages on waistlines and health have flattened soda sales the past few years.
The deal gives Coke a stronger position in the robust and growing energy category. Coke's own entrants — including NOS and Full Throttle — have lagged compared to Monster and Red Bull.
"This is a big and important deal for Coke," said John Sicher, editor and publisher of Beverage Digest. "Monster, by volume, leads the energy drink business in the U.S. Last year, it had a 37.9 share and outperformed the energy drink category. It is an important and powerful brand."
Reports of discussions between Coke and Corona, California-based Monster started more than two years ago, with Coke initially denying talks.
The brand-swap deal "generates scale and better opportunity of customer impact points," Coke Chief Executive Officer Muhtar Kent said.


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AN IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT: Irina Lazareanu, the Canadian model-cum-singer, soon will be walking down an aisle, not a runway. Backstage at the shows on Tuesday, Lazareanu was spotted sporting an engagement ring given to her by Pete Doherty, the Babyshambles frontman. "I very recently got engaged," she said, but remained mum on when the big day is to be. Doherty and Lazareanu have been making music together for years, both for Babyshambles and with mutual friend Sean Lennon. Doherty famously had an on again-off again relationship with Kate Moss.
TRANSFORMERS: Artist Cindy Sherman, in Paris for Tuesday's Balenciaga show, slipped into a character that takes over many of the city's visitors: shopaholic. "We went to Dries Van Noten, Azzedine Alaïa," she rattled off. "I haven't been to a fashion show in Paris for about 15 years." Sherman, who had modeled looks from Balenciaga's fall collection for an eye-popping feature in the August issue of Paris Vogue, said she plans to continue doing works in a similar vein.
Meanwhile, Charlotte Gainsbourg revealed a Paris Vogue project of her own: She's guest editing its holiday issue. A few generations of French actresses also took in the show, including Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Amira Casar and Clémence Poésy.
NEXT-GENERATION FENDI: The Fendi clan turned out en masse at Colette Monday night to fete the first jewelry collection by 19-year-old Delfina Delettrez Fendi. "You're all here," exclaimed Karl Lagerfeld, as he was ushered in by the Fendi family, including host Delettrez Fendi; her mother, Silvia Venturini Fendi, and Carla Fendi.
"I love the Fendi women," said Christian Dior honcho Sidney Toledano.
When Delettrez Fendi coolly led Lagerfeld through the crowd to view her skull- and animal-shaped designs, he even lifted his trademark shades an inch for a closer look. So what was the verdict? "He really liked my work," Delettrez Fendi said, "but we were talking about my other baby," referring to daughter Emma, born this summer. Motherhood won't slow Delettrez Fendi down, though. She hopes a bag collection will be next.
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Massive federal subsidies that helped move much of America's farm production into Western deserts also contributed substantially to the poverty and economic deprivation that now plague large portions of the rural South.
"Irrigated farming in the West was very nearly the death knell of southern agriculture," says Richard McNider, a professor of atmospheric science at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). "Alabama alone has lost more than 10 million acres of row-crop farmland since 1950, when the major Western water projects came on line."
Federal and state incentives to lure water-intensive portions of that farming away from Western states and back to Alabama and other Southeastern states could reduce rural poverty while providing a cost effective solution to on-going water problems in several western states, according to three scientists from Alabama.
They presented their proposals recently at a special meeting of the American Meteorological Society in San Diego.
"Southern farmers who depended on rain to water their crops simply could not compete with the sustained productivity of irrigated western agriculture," says McNider, who grew up in a farming community in south Alabama. "This loss of agriculture devastated rural economies in the South. Many formerly prosperous southern farming areas now have Third World levels of persistent poverty, infant mortality and education.
"It is ironic that federal and state governments have had to develop costly programs to fight poverty which had much of its roots in federal western water projects 30 to 50 years earlier."
The massive shift of agriculture from east to west was heavily subsidized. The federal government spent billions of dollars on dams, canals and piping to provide low-cost water to farmers in Western deserts.
Federal policies that promoted western farming at the expense of eastern agriculture had critics even at that time. In 1949, Earl Butz, an economist who later served as President Nixon's secretary of agriculture, asked, "How do we justify subsidizing agricultural production in the west and, at the same time, require the midwest farmer to cut back output — output, moreover, that could be produced more efficiently and without subsidized water?"
In addition to the wholesale destruction of the economies in many Southern farm communities, the cost of irrigating western agriculture has been much higher than what the federal government paid initially. Some rivers have been completely drained, destroying wetlands and fish populations. Salt and selenium buildups in high-evaporation areas are poisoning large areas. Groundwater is being pumped out faster than it can be replaced by natural processes.
In California alone, the rapidly growing population is forcing the state to consider multi-billion dollar programs to provide water to millions of additional households, while 85 percent of the state's water is still allocated to agriculture. All of these problems have been compounded by a five-year drought.
"The country can't afford to continue throwing money at the water shortages in California and other western states," says McNider. "The taxpayers simply can't afford to go down the path of increasingly expensive solutions to these water problems when the easiest solution is to reduce consumption by moving some agriculture back to the east."
"The paradigm for the 20th century was to move water to empty land, where farming could be established," says John Christy, a professor of atmospheric science at UAH. "This led to colossal projects that move water hundreds of miles to be put on deserts. We believe the paradigm for the 21st Century should be to return agriculture to the east, where there is enough water to make agriculture sustainable.
"California could solve its water problems for the next 30 years — and still have water left over to restore some of its rivers — simply by giving up cotton and replacing it with crops that need less water but produce higher profits."
While McNider, Christy and James Hairston, a professor of agronomy and soils at Auburn University, are continuing their research, a preliminary proposal includes two major items:
A program through the states, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to encourage farmers in the west to give up low-value crops but to water intensive crops.
Federal and state support for developing farm irrigation in eastern states, using ponds and reservoirs to capture and hold abundant winter water until it is needed in the summer.
"Natural rainfall in Alabama and other Southern states is almost adequate," says McNider. "But it almost isn't enough when you are competing with western farmers who always get the water that they need."
A recent study found that on average, farm production in Alabama is reduced by drought one year in three.
"Because of natural rainfall, farmers in the South only need an average of 6 to 9 inches of water a year to irrigate cotton or corn," McNider says. "This isn't much compared to the 4 feet of water dumped every year on cotton and corn fields in Arizona and California, but it is important to have that water at the right times."
Because less water is needed to irrigate crops in Southern states, the cost of irrigation would also be less. The proposed $1.7 billion Temperance Flat Dam in the San Joaquin Basin near Fresno, Calif., would add up to 750,000 acre-feet of additional storage and irrigate up to 190,000 acres of farmland in California's Central Valley.
"In Alabama, the same $1.7 billion could add approximately 3 million acre-feet of storage and support 4 to 6 million acres of irrigated land," says McNider. "This sounds like a much better deal for the taxpayers."


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