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In the upscale suburban Dallas community of Highland Village, four shopping centers recently opened at the intersection of Long Prairie and Justin Roads. These big-box anchored properties offer residents all the retail conveniences they could possibly want—including, count them, six bank branches. In fact, sitting in a car at a single intersection, one can see all six: a JP Morgan Chase, a Washington Mutual, a Wells Fargo, a Bank of America, a Capital One and a regional bank.
This is certainly a sign of the times—there are now nearly 100,000 bank branches in the U.S. But is it sustainable? JP Morgan recently acquired Washington Mutual. Does it need two branches facing each other? Meanwhile, Wells Fargo recently bought Wachovia meaning it too will need to examine its national network of retail bank branches and decide which ones must stay and which will have to go.
The intersection is emblematic of the race that's taken place over the past two decades during which commercial banks, community banks and credit unions have raced to build market share and generate all important deposit bases. Even as the number of financial institutions has decreased due to consolidation, the number of branches has increased.
Retail landlords and investors have been able to make the most of this trend. For years, banks—many with drive-throughs—could be counted on to take corner pad sites at shopping centers. In some cases it provided a reliable tenant. In other cases, banks became extremely popular options for single-tenant net lease investors. Now, a coming wave of consolidation triggered by the ongoing credit crunch threatens to turn the tide on the wave of expansion leaving both landlords and investors exposed to a wave of risk.
The credit crunch has triggered a wave of forced mergers, leading to overlaps in banking networks. Moreover, the industry is dealing with an increased number of outright failures. In 2008, 40 banks failed, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC). In most cases, these were small regional banks. But the FDIC also was involved in seizing Washington Mutual and passing the assets to JP Morgan Chase. In a typical bank failure, the FDIC moves in—typically over a weekend in order to minimize disruption—takes over a bank and passes the assets along to another bank so it can re-open on Monday under its new banner. Overall, 170 banks currently sit on FDIC's watch list. In a typical year, 10 percent of the banks on the watchlist fail. However, in the current credit crisis, estimates are that failures could be much higher with as many as 200 banks failing before all is said and done. This could lead to further consolidation and adjustments to bank branch networks.
As a result of all of this, fewer banks will be looking to expand their footprint organically, says Mike Purchia, vice president of strategic market intelligence for BrandPartners, a Rochester, N.H.-based consulting firm that specializes in bank branch site selection, design and construction. Purchia says most bank consolidations result in a 5 to 10 percent overlap of branches, which means that sector could see at least a couple hundred bank branches go dark in 2009. However, Purchia also believes that there remain a large number of healthy banks ready and able to backfill the empty space. For example, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, the last two remaining Wall Street investment banking titans, both converted to bank holding companies and are exploring ways—either through organic growth or acquisition—of building deposit bases.
Ultimately, experts think the number of bank branches could drop in 2009, but the effects could be minimized with less than 5 percent of existing bank branches going dark for good. Purchia says the national and super regional banks will be occupied for some time sorting through their new networks and identifying the branches they need to close. Meanwhile, regional banks are looking to restructure their leases because of the downturn in the market. That could create some pain for landlords. For non-urban new pad sites, banks might pay more than $35 per-square-foot for rent. For in-line or end-cap space, the rents would be between $25 per-square-foot and $35 per-square-foot. In today's market, it would be difficult to find replacement tenants to fork over those kinds of rents.
At the same time, however, Purchia thinks the ultimate effect of bank branch closings will be diluted. Regional players are keeping their eyes open for opportunities to pick up the branches that other banks have abandoned. The other banking segment—community banks and credit unions—haven't missed a beat, Purchia says. "This segment is very strong financially and still selectively looking for expansion opportunities," he adds.
Miami-based Union Credit Bank is an example of a community bank that is expanding. The bank, which currently has one branch and another under construction in West Miami is looking for existing banks and branches to acquire, says president and CEO Fernando Capablanca. "It's a good time for my bank to expand," he says, adding that he'll be able to take advantage of opportunities created by the closure of other bank branches, either from consolidation or weak economic conditions. "We think this is an opportunity to gain market share."
Branch offshoots
Overall, between 2000 and 2008, the number of financial institutions decreased by 14 percent (from 9,904 to 8,494), while the number of bank branches increased 14 percent (from 85,492 to 97,274), according to the FDIC. Meanwhile, over the past 20 years, the number of bank branches in the U.S. has risen by roughly 40 percent, according to the Federal Reserve Bank.
With the exception of a brief stall in the early 1990s, the rise had been relatively consistent at about 2 percent annually with some acceleration in that pace over the last three to four years. The bank branch expansion mushroomed nationwide. However states including Arizona, Florida, Nevada and Texas—those that have experienced strong population growth—saw the largest spike in the number of branches. Between 1994 and 2004, the number of bank branches increased 43 percent in Texas, 37 percent in Nevada, and 20 percent in both Arizona and Florida, according to the FDIC. And, urban areas experienced the biggest boom—a 43 percent increase since 1988, according to the Federal Reserve.
It's no accident that those states were the same ones that experienced the greatest population boosts and the highest run up in prices during the housing bubble. For example, according to Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller Home Prices Indices, housing values in Las Vegas rose from a baseline of 100 in January 2000 to 234.78 in August 2006. (The index has since dropped to 142.57 as of October 2008, the last month for which data is available.)
The growth in commercial banks and the housing bubble are indelibly linked. The commercial banking model is entirely based on generating deposits from customers that then can be rolled into secured and unsecured loans, credit cards and mortgage debt. The recent spike in branches coincided with the credit bubble that is now unwinding. Commercial banks were a central cog in the securitization machine that has now come to a screeching halt. Growing deposit bases allows commercial banks to originate more loans—most importantly, mortgages. The race for mortgages was in part driven by Wall Street—investment banks eager to turn mortgages into tradeable securities had a voracious appetite. This in turn was one of the factors that drove housing values up so precipitously.
Between 1989 and 2005—the same time frame in which the number of bank branches grew 40 percent—the amount of mortgage debt grew from $3.6 trillion to $12.1 trillion, according to the Economic Report of the President. Consumer revolving credit, meanwhile, grew from $211.2 billion to $826.6 billion. The percentage of household debt relative to GDP grew from 60.8 percent in 1989 to 94.0 percent in 2005.
As a result, much of the growth can be tied directly to the residential housing boom and the increased amount of new retail construction, according to Mark Newman, a senior vice president with Staubach Retail who handled Wachovia's expansion into the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
"We've had a phenomenon where there have been eight banks or so vying for the same pad sites," Newman explains. "There was some defensive posturing from banks that wanted to protect their marketshare and new banks were aggressive in establishing a footprint."
Charlotte, N.C-based Wachovia, for example, targeted Texas as an expansion market. San Francisco-based Wells Fargo, has 580 branches in the Lone Star State. It's unclear how many of its 228 Texas branches will be closed as part of its acquisition.
Now, however, with the housing bubble gone bust and the ongoing credit crunch continuing to get sorted out, the race for bank branches has at least temporarily come to a halt.
Very little overlap
Yet, is it as bad as all that?
Despite the coming wave of consolidations, two banks merging won't necessarily lead to large numbers of bank closures, depending on the existing branch networks. The effects will vary greatly from city to city. For example, Wachovia and Wells Fargo, despite operating nearly 11,000 branches combined, have very little overlap, except in Texas and California, according to Bart Narter, a bank analyst with Celent, a Boston-based financial consulting firm. In California, Wells Fargo may have to deal with some antitrust issues because it will own almost 30 percent market share. Wells Fargo has not announced how many overlapping branches it plans to close. However, the branches that are most vulnerable to closure are those that are within a quarter-mile of each other or those housed in older, smaller buildings, Narter says.
Wachovia's branches are concentrated along the East Coast, with a large footprint in Florida, North Carolina, Georgia and Virginia. In contrast, Wells Fargo is concentrated in the western and southwestern U.S., and it doesn't boast any branches in Florida, Virginia or Georgia.
Across the U.S, Wells Fargo's $13.5 billion acquisition of Wachovia gives the company the most branches of any bank. The combined company will have $1.4 trillion in assets, $787 billion in deposits, 48 million customers, and 10,761 branches in 39 states and Washington, D.C., according to Wells Fargo's financial statements.
JPMorgan Chase & Co., which acquired Washington Mutual's assets and deposits for $1.9 billion from the FDIC, has announced that it plans to complete the integration and re-branding of Washington Mutual branches by 2011. The New York City-based firm says it will close less than 10 percent of its branches in the combined network, which includes 5,400 branches in 23 states.
The Seattle, Wash.-based Washington Mutual operated roughly 2,200 branch offices in 15 states, primarily along the West Coast. Its acquisition expands Chase's footprint into California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington creating the nation's second-largest branch network with locations reaching 42 percent of the U.S. population.
There is also very little market overlap for Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services Group Inc., and National City Corp. PNC agreed to acquire Cleveland, Ohio-based National City in October for $5.2 billion. While PNC is concentrated primarily in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, National City has a presence throughout the Midwest including Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri and Wisconsin. It also has branches in Florida.
Together, the combined company will have 2,747 branches, according to PNC's SEC filings. The only market where the two banks have significant overlap is Pittsburgh, where the banks have a combined 53 percent market share, says Narter.
Bye-bye bulletproof credit
As the banking sector wades through consolidation, the credit crunch, and billions of dollars in capital infusions from the U.S. government, net lease and 1031 exchange buyers are struggling to understand what it all means for investment.
The financial crisis, subsequent bankruptcies of venerable Wall Street investment banks, and near failures of Wachovia and Washington Mutual have caused investors to be a little leery, says Jonathan Hipp, CEO of Calkain Companies, a Reston, Va.-based brokerage firm that specializes in net lease investments.
Net lease investors and real estate developers are increasingly concerned about the credit quality of banks. "Banks have shown themselves to be vulnerable, and that is the last thing that net lease investors want to see," says Andrew Reeder, principal of Trade Commercial Group, a San Francisco-based investment sales firm.
That doesn't mean there won't be any new bank branches or financial institutions expanding. But, what it does mean is that banks are no longer willing to pay top of the market for pad sites, and net lease investors are no longer willing to pay low cap rates for bank branches.
Prior to the meltdown in the financial sector, investors considered net leased bank branches nearly "bulletproof", says Michael O'Mara, director of investment sales in Braintree, Mass.-based Paramount Partners LLC's 1031 exchange group. Investors were willing to pay a premium for bank branch credit, which was among the strongest credit available in the retail sector. Bank branches regularly traded at cap rates below the 6 percent range, cites Randy Blankstein, president of the Boulder Group, a Northbrook, Ill.-based investment brokerage firm. That's similar to what a top credit drugstore like Walgreens might have fetched, but more expensive than the 7 percent cap rate typical of most retail net leases.
Not only didn't investors differentiate between banks, they ignored the real estate in favor of the bank credit. For example, a regional bank branch in a secondary market would trade at a similar cap rate to a national bank branch in an urban market.
The financial crisis has caused many net lease investors to lose confidence in banks, and investors want to wait until they know for certain which branches will be shuttered before they make any decisions. "People aren't sure they're getting that foolproof credit," Blankstein says. "It's more suspect." He notes that credit issues have pushed cap rates up—today, bank branches are listed at cap rates of 6 percent or higher.
For example, Ryan Butler of Stan Johnson Company has a Washington Mutual outside of Houston, in Sugarland, Texas, available at a 6.0 percent cap rate. Six months ago the property, which is listed at $1.5 million and features a 20-year ground lease, would have sold at a 5.5 percent cap rate. The property is still generating interest from investors because it's new, has a lot of time left on the lease and there aren't any Chase branches within a two-mile radius.
Nationally, very few bank branches traded in 2008 primarily due to the lack of availability of debt. But, Hipp says he hasn't closed any bank branch deals in six months because the developer decided to pull them from the market. "Investors are not willing to pay the cap rates the developers think they should be getting," he says. "Clearly they think there's more risk than the developer believes."
Hipp says investors are starting to pay more attention to location and the rental rate. During their height of the bank branch expansion, banks routinely paid 30 percent to 40 percent more rent than other retailers. "If the bank is paying $20 per square foot over market, you won't be able to find a tenant to replace that rent," he says.
Philadelphia-based Equity Retail Brokers, principal, Edward Ginn, cited developers and investors concern regarding bank strength, but said it's worth noting that banks are the only ones within the retail sector that have the federal government's backing. "Restaurants don't have that and neither do drug stores; so you've got to think that banks are a better risk."
What's In Store?
Some banks look to expand in-store networks.
While a number of standalone bank branches are expected to be shuttered in the coming months as the banking industry works through the most recent round of acquisitions, retailers with bank branches in their stores can breathe a sigh of relief. Experts say in-store bank branches are safe from closures because these branches are inexpensive to operate and generate a lot of revenue.
"Consolidation is not going to limit banks' interest because in-store branches bring in deposits and see a lot of traffic," says to Bart Narter, a bank analyst with Celent, a Boston-based financial consultancy.
But, banks' appetite for in-store branches will be curbed by a lack of new retail development and store openings, "After several years of robust growth, in-store branches have plateaued," he notes, adding that much of the previous growth has occurred as existing grocery stores have been backfilled with in-store branches.
Today, in-store branch opportunities are limited to new grocery and discount stores like Wal-Mart, Narter says, and there are only so many that are opening. In fact, the slowdown in the residential housing sector means that even fewer in-store branches will open in the next few years since fewer grocery stores are under development. And the in-store bank branch concept doesn't really work outside of grocery-oriented retailers, he adds.
The lack of new space has created a competition situation for banks, but Narter warns retailers against getting greedy with their lease terms. "Banks value their in-store branches, but they are not looking for any extra expenses right now," he says. "If a retailer said it planned to double the bank's rent, the bank would not be in the mood to hear that." —J.P.


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NEW YORK (AP) — The Discovery network has ordered its first scripted miniseries and it isn't much of a stretch. It's about hunting for gold.
The series, titled "Klondike," is about six strangers in the1890s whose lives intersect as they search for gold in Alaska. It is based on the Charlotte Gray novel "Gold Diggers: Striking it Rich in the Klondike" and production will start in March in Alberta, Canada.
Discovery currently has three reality series about hunting for gold, two based in Alaska and one in Ghana.
Discovery hasn't named any actors involved or set an airdate.

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Maharaja Indian Restaurant
The maharaja is the first Indian restaurant in Budapest and one of the favorites. The dishes served are made by Indian cookery professionals, have strong genuine flavour and are a definite choice for Indian food lovers. There is a choice between the Maharaja Menu and the Himalaya Menu. The Himalaya menu offers guests the chance to taste original nepali food prepared by chefs from Kathmandu and the Maharaja menu offers the chance to get a taste from different parts of India through the food.
The Maharaja restaurant is managed by the Jham family and the meals they offer are reasonably priced. For those wishing to learn more about Indian food there also is the possibility to follow the Indian cooking courses at the restaurant. For more information on the courses it is advisable to have a look at their website.
Address: III. Budapest, Bessie út 89-91.
Phone: (36-1) 250 7544
Web: http://www.maharaja.hu Public Transport Access: Tram line 17 and busses 10 and 260 get off at the Bécsi út / Nagyszombat utca stop
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In the last few years a "nose to tail" attitude has taken hold among some chefs throughout the country, either in an effort to affect some cool, trendy vibe in their restaurants or they've honestly embraced the idea of utilizing almost every portion of an animal for their menu.
This really isn't anything new, of course. Anyone who knows anything about farm-raised hogs, especially in the Southeast, knows that little was wasted during the all-day festivities of a hog killing. It was work, but everyone pitched in and everything was utilized: the main cuts, the chitlins, blood, feet, skin for cracklins, fat rendered for lard, and the head and other bits turned into head cheese, souse or scrapple.
Deer hunters don't go to those extremes but some do enjoy utilizing more than the choice cuts. Known as offal, these internal organs usually find their way to the dump pile. But not everyone tosses them. Shanks, ribs and neck roasts are saved, as are other bits of venison for burger. Some even save the heart and liver. Even a few will use and eat the kidneys.
Neal Lambert of Alabama is one of the latter. He married a woman from England who was accustomed to kidney pie, so he saves those. Ditto for the hearts and liver from the deer he kills each season. I asked Lambert for some of his tips for those.
"I have found that it is important to get the animal gutted as soon as possible, and get the liver and kidneys on ice," Lambert said. "I always have a cooler in my truck, and carry Zip-Loc bags for the liver and kidneys. As soon as you can get to a faucet, rinse as much blood as you can from the big arteries and veins that go into the liver (because) that blood will clot rapidly."
OK, I know what you're thinking. Ugh! Right? Well, that's OK. Some folks blanch and wouldn't think about saving these, much less eating them. But the heart is a muscle. Liver … we eat calf's liver, right? (Some of us do.) And the kidneys may indeed be a unique meal. But this trio shouldn't always get short shrift.
I asked Lambert about his prep work after getting to the kitchen.
"I don't soak them," he said, referring to the kidneys. "I peel off the skin, core out the arteries and veins, and cut them into small bite sized pieces. I mix them in with small bite-sized pieces of venison roast when making venison bourguignon. The kidneys give the final product a heavier, slightly liverish taste. I do know that some people soak the kidney pieces overnight in milk. They are definitely smelly; I used to work with a butcher who said the way to cook them 'put them in a pan and fry the piss out of them'."
Ah, well. There you go. Give 'em a try if you're of a mind for something new. As for the hearts, remove the valves on top, trim the inside and then slice them into strips or bite-sized pieces. You can saute them in some butter and add some mushrooms and red wine, or a simple marinade of soy or Worcestershire and salt-pepper. For the liver, trim away any blood vessels; you should have a couple of nice lobes of beautiful liver to work with. Slice them with the same thickness so they'll cook evenly.
Here is Lambert's simple recipe for Venison Liver and Onions:
Deer liver, cleaned
Sweet onions
Marsala or Sherry
Cook your bacon. Add the sliced sweet onions and saute in the bacon fat for a few minutes until translucent. Sear the liver so the center is still pink, and then add a splash of marsala or sherry to deglaze the pan. Serve it with cabbage and mashed potatoes.


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And with respect to the Church of our time, how can we not lament the lack of
discernment, which at times became even acquiescence, shown by many Christians
concerning the violation of fundamental human rights by totalitarian regimes? And should
we not also regret, among the shadows of our own day, the responsibility shared by so many
Christians for grave forms of injustice and exclusion? It must be asked how many
Christians really know and put into practice the principles of the Church's social
An examination of conscience must also
consider the reception given to the Council, this great gift of the
Spirit to the Church at the end of the second millennium. To what extent has
the word of God become more fully the soul of theology and the inspiration
of the whole of Christian living, as Dei Verbum sought? Is the
liturgy lived as the "origin and summit" of ecclesial life, in
accordance with the teaching of Sacrosanctum Concilium? In the
universal Church and in the particular Churches, is the ecclesiology of
communion described in Lumen Gentium being strengthened? Does it
leave room for charisms, ministries, and different forms of participation by
the People of God, without adopting notions borrowed from democracy and
sociology which do not reflect the Catholic vision of the Church and the
authentic spirit of Vatican II? Another serious question is raised by the
nature of relations between the Church and the world. The Council's
guidelines—set forth in Gaudium et Spes and other documents—of
open, respectful and cordial dialogue, yet accompanied by careful
discernment and courageous witness to the truth, remain valid and call us to
a greater commitment.
37. The Church of the first millennium was
born of the blood of the martyrs: "Sanguis martyrum - semen
christianorum".(21) The historical events linked to the figure of
Constantine the Great could never have ensured the development of the Church
as it occurred during the first millennium if it had not been for the seeds sown by the
martyrs and the heritage of sanctity which marked the first Christian generations. At
the end of the second millennium, the Church has once again become a Church of martyrs.
The persecutions of believers —priests, Religious and laity—has
caused a great sowing of martyrdom in different parts of the world. The
witness to Christ borne even to the shedding of blood has become a common
inheritance of Catholics, Orthodox, Anglicans and Protestants, as Pope Paul
VI pointed out in his Homily for the Canonization of the Ugandan
This witness must not be forgotten. The
Church of the first centuries, although facing considerable organizational
difficulties, took care to write down in special martyrologies the witness
of the martyrs. These martyrologies have been constantly updated through the
centuries, and the register of the saints and the blessed bears the names
not only of those who have shed their blood for Christ but also of teachers
of the faith, missionaries, confessors, bishops, priests, virgins, married
couples, widows and children.
In our own century the martyrs have returned, many
of them nameless, "unknown
soldiers" as it were of God's great cause. As far as
possible, their witness should not be lost to the Church. As was recommended
in the Consistory, the
local Churches should do everything possible to ensure that the memory of those who have
suffered martyrdom should be safeguarded, gathering the necessary documentation. This
gesture cannot fail to have an ecumenical character and expression. Perhaps
the most convincing form of ecumenism is the ecumenism of the saints and
of the martyrs. The
communio sanctorum speaks louder than the things which divide us. The martyrologium
of the first centuries was the basis of the veneration of the Saints. By
proclaiming and venerating the holiness of her sons and daughters, the
Church gave supreme honour to God himself; in the martyrs she venerated
Christ, who was at the origin of their martyrdom and of their holiness. In
later times there developed the practice of canonization, a practice which
still continues in the Catholic Church and in the Orthodox Churches. In
recent years the number of canonizations and beatifications has increased.
These show the vitality
of the local Churches, which are much more numerous today than in the
first centuries and in the first millennium. The greatest homage which all
the Churches can give to Christ on the threshold of the third millennium
will be to manifest the Redeemer's all-powerful presence through the fruits
of faith, hope and charity present in men and women of many different
tongues and races who have followed Christ in the various forms of the
Christian vocation.
It will be the task of the Apostolic See, in
preparation for the Year 2000, to update the martyrologies for the
universal Church, paying careful attention to the holiness of those who in our own time lived
fully by the truth of Christ. In particular, there is a need to foster the
recognition of the heroic virtues of men and women who have lived their
Christian vocation in marriage. Precisely because we are convinced of
the abundant fruits of holiness in the married state, we need to find the
most appropriate means for discerning them and proposing them to the whole
Church as a model and encouragement for other Christian spouses.
38. A further need emphasized by the Cardinals and Bishops is that of Continental
Synods, following the example of those already held for Europe and Africa. The last
General Conference of the Latin American Episcopate accepted, in agreement with the
Bishops of North America, the proposal for a Synod for the Americas on the problems
of the new evangelization in both parts of the same continent, so different in origin and
history, and on issues of justice and of international economic relations, in view of the
enormous gap between North and South.
Another plan for a continent-wide Synod will
concern Asia, where the issue of the encounter of Christianity with
ancient local cultures and religions is a pressing one. This is a great
challenge for evangelization, since religious systems such as Buddhism or
Hinduism have a clearly soteriological character. There is also an urgent
need for a Synod on the occasion of the Great Jubilee in order to illustrate
and explain more fully the truth that Christ is the one Mediator between God
and man and the sole Redeemer of the world, to be clearly distinguished from
the founders of other great religions. With sincere esteem, the Church
regards the elements of truth found in those religions as a reflection of
the Truth which enlightens all men and women.(23) "Ecce natus est
nobis Salvator mundi": in the Year 2000 the proclamation of this
truth should resound with renewed power.
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Corned Beef and Cabbage
Arthur Schwartz
Arthur Schwartz's New York City Food
Published by Stewart, Tabori & Chang
Editor's Note: You don't need to wait for St. Patrick's Day to make this easy recipe for Corned Beef and Cabbage! Using just four ingredients, this easy dinner recipe is filling and hearty. This recipe takes several hours to prepare the corned beef, but it is well worth the wait! Although it is optional to include the vegetables, you will want to add them to the meal. Don't forget to serve this dinner with fresh slices of soda bread or rye bread on the side.
First came Irish bacon. It probably appeared sometime in the mid-eighteenth century, probably as a bonus of the increasing flax trade between several Irish ports and New York City. Certainly, in the 1830s, when the Irish first arrived in numbers, Irish bacon was already a staple of the city's chop houses. But the Irish immigrants couldn't afford to eat Irish bacon — it was a luxury product. It probably wasn't until the late nineteenth century, when the Irish in Ireland had advanced enough economically to treat themselves to a festive dish of bacon and greens, that any Irish American considered the possibility. How bacon and greens evolved into Corned Beef and Cabbage is anybody's guess.
Some surmise that the Irish adopted the meat of their German, Jewish, or even German-Jewish neighbors or WASP employers and turned it into a dish to help celebrate their Saint Patrick's Day, an essentially New York City–Irish holiday that is now part of all Irish American culture. It's said that "everyone in New York City is Irish on Saint Patrick's Day." The beer is green, the bagels are green, Italian pastries are filled with green cream, Latinos eat green rice, and everyone enjoys Corned Beef and Cabbage.
Serves6 to 8
Total TimeHalf Day
One Pot MealYes
OccasionCasual Dinner Party
Recipe CourseMain Course
Five Ingredients or LessYes
Taste and TextureMeaty, Salty, Spiced
- 1 (4- to 5-pound) corned beef brisket
- 1 teaspoon pickling spices
- 1 head cabbage
- 2 pounds boiling potatoes
- 6 to 8 small carrots (optional)
- Parsnips (optional)
- Turnips (optional)
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Place the corned beef in a pot that holds at least 5 quarts. Cover completely with cold water. Place over high heat and bring to a simmer.
As soon as bubbles start to break on the surface of the water, adjust the heat so the water simmers very, very gently. With a slotted spoon, skim off the scum as it accumulates on the surface. When the scum stops coming to the surface, add the pickling spices.
Continue to cook, with bubbles just gently breaking on the surface, for 3 to 4 hours, until fork tender.
The meat can be safely held in its water for about 2 hours; reheat gently.
Cook the vegetables until fork tender in separate pots of boiling fresh water, or, especially for the cabbage, use some of the water in which the corned beef was cooked.
Serve the corned beef sliced, on a platter, surrounded with some of the vegetables or with vegetables in a separate bowl. Serve with mustard and/or horseradish.
The hardest thing about cooking corned beef is finding a good piece of meat. "Corned" refers only to the brining/pickling process that the meat has been through, not the cut, which is brisket. There are two muscles to the whole brisket, and their grains run diagonally to each other. The bottom, leaner muscle, which today often has too little integral fat to cook up juicy and tender, is usually called "first cut," "thin cut," or "flat cut." The so-called second cut, or point, the top and smaller piece, has more fat and is more succulent. Between the two muscles is a layer of fat.
Ideally, you want to cook a whole brisket (both sections together) with all its fat. You can trim off the fat after the meat is cooked. Unfortunately, whole corned briskets (even fresh briskets) are difficult to find, and second-cut corned beef brisket is even more difficult to find. What most supermarkets carry is first-cut corned beef vacuum-packed in plastic. Look for the fattiest piece in the case, then be sure to treat it gently.
Many people cook the cabbage and potatoes in the same water as the corned beef. Because the vegetables need to be cooked in water that simmers more violently than the meat, I prefer to scoop out water from the corned beef pot and cook the vegetables in a separate pot or pots.
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- "Our order does not deal in pigshit!"
- ―Hallyne to Bronn
Hallyne, sometimes called Hallyne the Pyromancer, is the head of the Alchemists' Guild in King's Landing.
Hallyne is the head of the Alchemists' Guild in King's Landing, in charge of the city's stocks of wildfire and concerned with other fire-related matters.
During the reign of Aerys II Targaryen, in which the Guild returned to prominence, Hallyne was an acolyte of the Guild. Later, as Robert's Rebellion raged on, Hallyne heard rumors that Aerys had commissioned the Guild's Wisdoms, led by Rossart, to create a great weapon to employ against Robert Baratheon. However, the city was sacked and many of the Wisdoms assassinated[2] before the weapon could be unleashed.
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Queen Regent Cersei Lannister commissions the Alchemist's Guild to produce wildfire for the defense of the city. Hallyne receives Tyrion Lannister at the Guildhall of the Alchemists after he discovers Cersei's plans. Tyrion recalls an old sailor's proverb "Piss on wildfire and your cock burns off." Bronn grins and Wisdom Hallyne says that he has never conducted that particular experiment. Hallyne adds that it could be true because "the substance", as pyromancers call wildfire, burns so hot that it can melt wood, stone, steel, and even flesh, which melts "like tallow", according to the aged pyromancer. Hallyne claims that wildfire was the key to the power of House Targaryen after their dragons died out. However, Bronn mocks him and says that he has seen many insane old men pushing carts filled with jars of "pig shit" around war camps making claims about their substances properties. Hallyne wags a finger at Bronn and assures him that their order does not deal in pig shit. Hallyne tells Tyrion that the substance is fire given form and that they have been perfecting it since the reign of King Maegor Targaryen. Bronn asks what the purpose of wildfire is and Hallyne says that it can be used in catapults.[3]
Tyrion asks how much they have and Hallyne leads them deeper to the Guildhall's vaults, while Bronn continues to question and mock the usefulness of wildfire while facing a siege. Hallyne, angered, warns that Bronn would not have dared to insult the order of pyromancers while Aerys II Targaryen lived but the sellsword isn't swayed. Hallyne shows them a massive cellar with rows of shelves filled with pots of wildfire. Hallyne says that they have been working tirelessly since receiving Cersei's orders and have amassed 7,800 pots. Bronn repeats his fears about it being a bad idea and Tyrion concurs. He says that Hallyne will be making wildfire for him from now on.[3]
Hallyne arrives on the ramparts of King's Landing close to the Mud Gate during the Battle of the Blackwater. He hands Tyrion the torch to signal springing the wildfire trap; Tyrion has flooded the Blackwater Bay with the substance and is waiting for Stannis' fleet to close on it before triggering an explosion. Hallyne is ecstatic at the destruction wrought on Stannis Baratheon's fleet by the wildfire. The ploy is a success and the Lannisters are able to hold out until reinforcements arrive, winning them the battle.[4]
|Season Two appearances
|The North Remembers
|The Night Lands
|What Is Dead May Never Die
|Garden of Bones
|The Ghost of Harrenhal
|The Old Gods and the New
|A Man Without Honor
|The Prince of Winterfell
|Valar Morghulis
Behind the scenes
- Wisdom Hallyne is played by Roy Dotrice, who narrated the audiobook versions of all five novels currently in the A Song of Ice and Fire series (and thus in a sense is "reprising" his role as Hallyne). Dotrice was originally cast to play Grand Maester Pycelle, but fell ill shortly before production and was replaced by Julian Glover.[5]
- Roy Dotrice passed away on October 16th, 2017, so pending additional information, Hallyne is not expected to return to the show.
- On the Season 2 Blu-ray, Hallyne narrates a Histories & Lore video on "The Alchemists' Guild".
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Hallyne is a self-important man frustrated with the Guild's fall in power and influence since the reign of the Mad King. Hallyne is said to be a "third generation alchemist", meaning his father and his grandfather were also alchemists.
Hallyne is granted the title of "lord" after the Battle of the Blackwater, as a reward for providing all of the wildfire which was used decisively in defense of the city. The title is only nominal, however, as he gains no lands or income.
See also
- Hallyne on A Wiki of Ice and Fire (spoilers from the books)
- ↑ "The Alchemists' Guild"
- ↑ Game of Thrones Season Two Blu-ray Feature: History of the Alchemists' Guild
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Ghost of Harrenhal"
- ↑ "Blackwater"
- ↑ George R.R. Martin's blog explaining Pycelle's recasting


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Cancer occurs when cells in the body divide without control or order. Eventually, these uncontrolled cells form a growth or tumor. The term cancer refers to malignant growths. These growths invade nearby tissues and spread to other parts of the body. It is not clear exactly what causes these problems in the cells, but is probably a combination of genetics and the environment.
Risk Factors
Being over 50 years of age increases your chance of rectal cancer. Other factors that may increase your chance of rectal cancer include:
- Genetics
- History of colon or rectal cancer, or polyps
- Family history of colon or rectal cancer, especially a parent, sibling, or child
- Ethnicity—African-Americans carry the highest risk of developing and dying from colorectal cancer
- Radiation therapy for prostate cancer
- Obesity
- Smoking
- Diet high in fat and low in fiber
- Alcohol use disorder
- Physical inactivity
In most cases, there are no symptoms with rectal cancer. When symptoms do appear, they may include:
- A change in bowel habits
- Blood, either bright red, or black and tarry, in the stool
- Stools that are narrower than usual
- Diarrhea, constipation, or feeling that the bowel does not empty completely
- General abdominal discomfort, such as frequent gas pains, bloating, fullness, and/or cramps
- Unexplained weight loss
- Constant feeling of fatigue or tiredness
You will be asked about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. Your rectum will be checked for lumps or abnormal areas.
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- Transrectal ultrasound
Talk with your doctor about the best treatment plan for you. Treatment may include one or more of the following options:
Surgery is the main treatment for rectal cancer. There are several options for surgery depending on the location of the cancer and how much it has spread:
- Polypectomy and local excision—Early stage removal of the cancer.
- Local transanal resection—Removal of the cancer with a margin of surrounding healthy tissue.
- Transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM)—Removal of the cancer in the rectal wall with surrounding healthy tissue; the hole in the wall is sewn back together.
- Low anterior resection—Removal of the cancer, surrounding healthy tissue, and lymph nodes for cancers high in the rectum, closer to the colon.
- Proctectomy—Removal of the rectum; this surgery also involves attaching the end of the colon to the anal canal in order to preserve bowel function.
- Abdominoperineal resection—Removal of rectum, anal canal, and surrounding tissue.
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Radiation Therapy
Radiation is used to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. It is directed at the site of the tumor from a source outside the body. This therapy is aimed at the immediate area of the cancer. It is used alone or with chemotherapy.
This therapy uses drugs to kill cancer cells. It may be given in many forms, including pill, injection, and via a catheter. Drugs enter the bloodstream and travel through the body killing cancer cells. They can also kill healthy cells. This therapy is systemic, meaning it affects your entire body.
Targeted Therapy
Targeted therapy uses medications to target and kill cancer cells, while sparing healthy tissue. They are currently used to treat advanced cancers. Targeted therapy is less harmful to healthy tissue, which reduces side effects. It may be used alone or in combination with chemotherapy.
Other Medications
Some medications can be used as part of a treatment plan. Other medications may help to either prevent or reduce side effects of treatments, or to manage certain side effects if they occur. These include:
- Corticosteroids
- Blood stem cell support medications
- Antiemetics to control nausea
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen
- Prescription pain relievers
The causes of most cancers are not known. However, it is possible to prevent many colon and rectal cancers by finding and removing polyps that could become cancerous. Beginning at age 50, both men and women at average risk should follow one of the following screening options:
- Colonoscopy every 10 years
- Flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years
- CT colonography every 5 years
- Double-contrast barium enema every 5 years
- Stool DNA test every 3 years
- Annual fecal occult blood test (FOBT)
- Annual fecal immunochemical test (FIT)
People with any of the following risk factors should begin colon and rectal cancer screening earlier and/or undergo screening more often:
- African Americans or Native Americans
- History of colon or rectal cancer, or adenomatous polyps
- Strong family history of colon or rectal cancer or polyps
- Family history of hereditary colon or rectal cancer syndromes
- History of chronic inflammatory bowel disease
Be sure to discuss colon cancer screening with your doctor to see how and when you should be screened.
Lifestyle Changes
Lifestyle changes that may reduce your risk of rectal cancer:
- If you smoke, talk to your doctor about ways to quit
- Drinking alcohol in moderation—no more than 2 drinks a day if you are a man, and no more than 1 drink a day if you are a woman
- Eating a healthful diet high in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, and low in red meat
- Being physically active by exercising at least 30 minutes a day on most days of the week
- Maintaining a healthy weight
This content is reviewed regularly and is updated when new and relevant evidence is made available. This information is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with questions regarding a medical condition.
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Posthumous Keats: A Personal Biography
Rome, November 30, 1820. John Keats, who at the age of twenty-five has less than three months to live, is writing to his friend Charles Brown in England:
I have an habitual feeling of my real life having past, and that I am leading a posthumous existence. God knows how it would have been—but it appears to me—however, I will not speak of that subject.
The word that rotates, "but," is rounded upon, in its turn, by the word "however." Keats, with a courage that is something better than unflinching (for the unflinching may be not so much courageous as foolhardy), declines to speculate on what might have been his prospects in love and in art, and on what those prospects now are, here and hereafter. He makes deeply real, within real life, a line of thought that has become the shallowest of modern injunctions: Let's not go there. His unwavering decision, painful and pained, is to treat his friend with the utmost, the uttermost, decorum.
He was leading a posthumous existence as he lay dying of consumption. It was proving to be "a long day's dying to augment our pain" (Adam's vision in Paradise Lost of what lay in store for mankind after the Fall). Our pain as well as his. A posthumous existence was a paradoxical thought at the time that Keats voiced it; it would soon (not, given his agony, all too soon) become no longer a paradox but a plain truth, when he entered upon the only kind of afterlife that he could continue to believe in. His belief contained an acknowledgment of the dark doubts about art's worth that many great artists have found themselves suffering.
Moreover, for Keats, his had long been a hope at once firm and tentative: "I think I shall be among the English Poets after my death." For it is I think that gives the asseveration such grace and dignity, so that a small but not insignificant wrong is done when (on a couple of occasions in Posthumous Keats) his precisely guarded hope is indurated into "his statement to his brother George, in 1818, that he would be among the English poets after his death," within "a future that meant to place him 'among the English poets.'"
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When Prince saw his daughter in December, he did not think she was depressed. "That's not the girl I saw when I was there for three weeks, by any means," he said. "She was making snowmen, trying on her dress for the cotillion, asking 'Daddy, does this go with this top?' My wife and I had bought a house. Phoebe commandeered the cellar. She wanted me to partition it so she could decorate. It was that sort of Christmas."
Prince said that Phoebe was not taking medication in the weeks before she died. "She hadn't had any Seroquel for over a month," he said. She was seeing a therapist, he explained, who gave him and his wife a written report saying she was at no risk of suicide. "This was when she went back to school in January. But we all know what happened."
Phoebe's suicide took place on Jan. 14, about two weeks after Prince had to leave South Hadley to return to Ireland, where he is a gardener in County Clare. "What I didn't see was Phoebe in school," he acknowledges. "Perhaps if I had, that would have made a big difference. It is the great tragedy of my life that I was not there." It's a regret any parent can understand.
Prince said he and his daughter talked often, about "sex and drugs and everything under the sun. Except there was one thing we couldn't talk about. That was the bullying." It is bullying, of course, that's at the heart of the case against five teenagers who are facing charges that blame them directly for Phoebe's death. The most serious charge they face is the offense civil rights violation with bodily injury, which carries a 10-year maximum prison sentence. Defense lawyers expect District Attorney Elizabeth Scheibel to argue that Phoebe's civil rights were violated because she was called an "Irish slut"—a denigration of her national origin—and because the bullying interfered with her right to an education. The bodily injury, the defense lawyers say, is Phoebe's death by suicide. The teens are also charged with other crimes, including criminal harassment and stalking. A sixth student has been charged only with statutory rape. All six have pleaded not guilty.
About the pending charges, Prince said, "That's the district attorney's department." But he distanced himself from any effort to "make an example" of the kids who have been charged. "If someone is punished disproportionately to what they've done, that would be wrong," he said. Prince recognizes, too, that the six kids played different roles. "It is far more complicated, I realize. There are levels of culpability among the kids. You want to see the law acknowledged, and reasonable penalties, but without making an example of them. You want to take their ages into account. There will always be younger ones who go with the flow and join in."
This is a much more temperate position than the one taken by people who say that "Justice for Phoebe" means sending all the kids to prison. Jeremy Prince lost the real Phoebe, not an idea of her, but he is not ready to subscribe to the view that such harsh punishment is necessarily warranted, though he said he will wait to see what the court decides. What he wants, he said, is an apology from the kids he believes hurt his daughter. "I'd dearly like to see admission and contrition, so that I could forgive," Prince said at the end of our conversation. * "If they confessed to the court and said they were sorry, I'd appeal to the court for total leniency. You can go two ways. You can look to the court for revenge or you can look for leniency. The latter path is mine."
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In a five-game losing streak, the Warwick Vets girls' basketball team has had tough offensive nights, tough defensive nights and two heartbreakers.
On Thursday night, the 'Canes just had bad luck.
Vets shot just 17 percent from the field and could never recover from a tough first half despite playing great defense. The result was a sixth straight loss, as Mount St. Charles beat the 'Canes 45-32.
Vets did plenty of things right, cutting down on their turnovers, rebounding well and forcing the Mounties into two long field-goal droughts. The 'Canes also executed on offense and got the shots they wanted.
But the shots just wouldn't fall.
"We had an impossible shooting night," said Vets head coach Owen Paquet.
The 'Canes were coming off one of the heartbreakers, a 34-33 loss to a 4-2 Lincoln team last Tuesday. Against Mount, who's behind Lincoln in the II-North standings, Vets expected another strong performance.
But the Mounties took control early, racing to a 19-6 lead in the first nine minutes of the game. The 'Canes made just one field goal in that stretch.
"We couldn't buy a basket, and Mount St. Charles was making everything for a while," Paquet said. "They were impressive. They didn't miss many shots."
The 'Canes eventually settled in at the defensive end and held the Mounties to just one field goal and four points in the final 6:52 of the first half. But Vets didn't take full advantage. Victoria Flynn converted two driving layups and Katie Gregory hit a jumper over the final three minutes of the half, but that was all Vets could get. The 'Canes shot four of 27 from the field in the first half and went to the break trailing 23-12.
"The bounce passes were there, the execution was there, we just couldn't finish," Paquet said. "The shots were hitting rim, backboard, everything – just no net."
The 'Canes have delivered several second-half comebacks this year, so an 11-point deficit wasn't too daunting. It grew to 18 when Mount started the second half with a 9-2 run, but the 'Canes kept pushing. They switched from a 1-3-1 to a 2-3 zone defense and promptly held Mount without a point for almost six minutes.
But again, shots weren't falling and that made it tough to capitalize. After a quick 6-0 run on two Casey Bennett free throws, a Gregory layup and a Cassidi Hunter-Plouffe layup, the 'Canes went cold. They hit just one field goal over the next five minutes.
Bennett ended the drought with a three-pointer at the 6:40 mark, making it 35-25. She hit one of two free throws a minute later to trim the lead to nine, but that was as close as the 'Canes could get. The Mounties outscored them 10-6 the rest of the way.
"We fell into a 2-3 defense and the girls held their own," Paquet said. "They were communicating well defensively. We just struggled to score tonight."
Gregory led the 'Canes with 10 points, while Bennett and Flynn added eight each. Theresa Pereira scored 13 to lead the Mounties, and Noreen Mulledy had 11.
The 'Canes are now 2-7 in league play but they won't overreact to the bad shooting night. They've played well in several games and still did a lot of things well on Thursday.
"We don't have to go back to the drawing board because we're doing what we want to do," Paquet said. "We're there. I really like how the team's progressed for being a little over halfway done right now. We've improved mentally, physically. The girls have increased their skill level, and we're doing what we want to do as a team. We're in the places we're supposed to be. We're playing some decent defense. We'll do a lot of shooting drills to try to knock down those shots."
The 'Canes will have an uphill battle for a playoff spot. The top 16 teams in Division II qualify and Vets is outside that group now. With seven games left, they'll be looking for a surge.
"I'd love to say we're in the mix, but it's close to call right now," Paquet said. "All the chips are going to have to fall our way because we've had some real heartbreakers. We always have a shot. It's always a goal for us. We're just going to keep pushing and keep fighting every game we have."


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Haslett admits to using steroids....
Saw this article on the redzone.org and figured since its saints related I might as well just post it.....
Haslett admits to using steroids
Says Steelers of 1970s triggered outbreak
Thursday, March 24, 2005
By Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
KAPALUA, Hawaii -- Jim Haslett went from a 160-pound quarterback at Avalon High School to a 230-pound defensive end at IUP, but he said it wasn't until he reached the NFL that he took steroids.
Haslett, the New Orleans Saints' coach, discussed the rampant steroids use in the NFL 25 years ago at a time when Major League Baseball is attempting to rid that sport of the illegal drugs. He detailed his use of steroids yesterday over breakfast at the NFL meetings in Maui.
Haslett estimated that half the NFL players, including all the linemen, used steroids in the 1980s when they were not banned by the league and legal if prescribed medically. He claimed steroids began in the NFL with the Steelers' players in the 1970s and mentioned Barry Bonds as having tell-tale signs of use.
Haslett said it wasn't long after he was drafted by Buffalo in the second round in 1979 that he felt he needed to take steroids to stay competitive in the league.
"They tossed you around, they were strong. So everybody wanted an advantage, so you tried it; I tried it. I mean I tried it, everybody tried it."
The league did not begin steroids testing until 1987; suspensions were issued for the first time in '89 and random year-round testing began in '90. The current steroids policy was negotiated with the players as part of the collective bargaining agreement of 1992 and remains in effect today.
A first positive test draws a four-game suspension. A second brings a six-game suspension and a third a one-year ban. No one, however, has tested positive more than once under the program, NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said.
Haslett said he believes the league long ago gained control of the steroids problem that was rampant when he played.
"If you didn't [take steroids], you weren't as strong as everybody else, you weren't as fast as everybody else," Haslett said. "That's the only reason to do it. Everybody's looking for a competitive edge."
Haslett said the Steelers of the 1970s were big steroids users.
"It started, really, in Pittsburgh. They got an advantage on a lot of football teams. They were so much stronger [in the] '70s, late '70s, early '80s ... Steve [Courson], Jon [Kolb] and all those guys. They're the ones who kind of started it."
Dan Rooney quickly and strongly refuted that accusation.
"This is totally, totally false when he says it started with the Steelers in the '70s," Rooney said between meetings yesterday. "Chuck Noll was totally against it. He looked into it, examined it, talked to people. Haslett, maybe it affected his mind."
Rooney pointed out that Noll's offensive lines were noted for their speed and trapping ability and not their size -- they were among the smallest lines in the league in the 1970s.
"Chuck Noll told the players, hey, this stuff doesn't do you any good," Rooney said. "If you just do the work, lift, things like that, you'll be all right."
Haslett, a Pro Bowl linebacker in the NFL, said he took steroids for only one offseason around 1979 or '80, then got off them. He estimated his playing weight at 252.
"I didn't think it was very good for you. I was hyper all the time. Got bloated, a fat face. I'll tell you one thing about steroids, if you take them you still have to eat right and you have to work your ass off. If you take them and you don't do anything, that doesn't do anything for you."
Haslett said he was a college coach when he first met Barry Bonds and saw a different player when Bonds returned to Pittsburgh with the San Francisco Giants when Haslett was the Steelers' defensive coordinator from 1997-99.
"I met Barry Bonds, he was about 185," Haslett said. "Next time I saw him, I was a coach at the Steelers and he was about 210. A big 210. You get so much stronger. Your bat speed [increases], everything."
Asked if he thought Bonds took steroids, Haslett did not answer.
"I promise you, if those guys did take them, they're working their ass off anyway," Haslett said. "So they were going to get gains anyway, but probably not to the magnitude they did when they take the stuff."
The main advantage to taking steroids, Haslett said, is they help players lift more often and thus get stronger and possibly bigger.
"I didn't put weight on, I just got strong. If you lift on Monday, usually you lift Wednesday, Friday. [On steroids], you can lift like Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. You never got tired.
"Your muscles recovered from it. When you lift, your muscle tears down and the blood comes in and repairs it. It takes bout 28 to 40 hours for the blood to repair the muscle. When you take steroids and it rips the muscle, the blood immediately flows in there, and it repairs itself right away. That's why you never feel tired, you never feel sore.
"You can lift every day, you can recover right away. My bench went from 440 to 480 in about 6 weeks."
Haslett acknowledged he was more volatile than usual when he took steroids and that "I've seen guys snap. Somebody says something, they'd snap. You get hyper all the time, sweating."
He described the introduction of steroids by the Bills to one of their new teammates in the 1980s.
"I played with a guy who came into the league, he came out of the USFL," Haslett said. "He was 270, and he would never have made our team if he didn't get up to 300. The linemen got him together, got him a little supplemental pill for the week and he got up to about 305 and made our team. And he's probably one of the all-time great players in Bills history. He was a great player."
While his description fits former Bills center Kent Hull, Haslett would not name him. Hull joined the Bills from the USFL New Jersey Generals in 1986 and played 11 seasons in Buffalo.
Haslett has been New Orleans' head coach since 2000
Haslett admits to using steroids....
Why would Haz come out with this right now?
Haslett admits to using steroids....
It\'s on ESPN too.
The first thing I thought when I read this was, why in the hell can\'t this team SHUT THE FRICK UP!!!!!!!!!!! Why does some idiot always have to be saying something to embarrass the team? SHUT UP!!!!!
Haslett admits to using steroids....
That just baffles me? Some things you should just keep to yourself. I like that the guy speaks his mind but c\'mon! Know when to draw the line. Is\'nt he working on a long term contract right now? Bad timing.
Haslett admits to using steroids....
This is pretty bad man. Haz just cast a shadow of doubt over one of the greatest dynasties ever. He also opened the closet door on some of his teammates. I\'m sure they would\'ve liked to leave this info in the closet where it belongs. Why bring this up out of nowhere? It\'s no shocking revalation that steroids were rampant in the late 70s and 80s, but Haz is naming names! That\'s hard core.
Maybe he feels like the end is near in NO, so he\'s setting up a huge tell all book that he\'ll write when he\'s gone.
Haslett admits to using steroids....
Gives us good publicity duh! :doh:
I can\'t say I\'m not surprised about Haslett using it though. He was built like a rock in his playing days.
Haslett admits to using steroids....
Here is the apology....
Haslett issues statement on steroid comments
Saints head coach Jim Haslett issued a statement regarding his comments Wednesday about his past use of steroids. His entire statement is below.
\"My comments yesterday were intended to express my understanding of the NFL\'s Drug Testing Policy, which is the best in all professional sports. I was asked about the league\'s drug testing policy and the relationship to baseball. As a former player and now a coach in this league, I have a tremendous amount of respect for our game both now and in the past. We would be naïve to think that enhancing drugs were never used in our league, but the difference here is that the NFL recognized that steroid use was detrimental to our league and has implemented policies to ensure that it never would be an issue. I am a proponent of the NFL policies and was trying to explain the differences.
I was not intending to do any harm to anyone or any organization or the NFL with these statements and if I did I offer my sincerest apology. I have the utmost respect for Mr. (Dan) Rooney and what he has meant to the NFL and offer my apologizes to him and the Steelers.
My intent yesterday, as it is today, is to highlight how far our drug testing policy has come, how stringent it is and how effective it is. \"
Haslett admits to using steroids....
Man, I\'ve been reading some stuff Haslett has been saying over in Hawaii. Haslett blasted Rickey Williams. Said that he\'s not responsible for some of the players who have been brought to New Orleans. And then called the Steelers to the floor for using \"roids\".
Now, I agree with Haslett but he sure is speaking his mind. I think I\'ve gotten more info from Haslett in the last 2 days than the entire time he\'s been here.
[Edited on 24/3/2005 by GumboBC]
Haslett admits to using steroids....
He is Human, and therefore, prone to error...
With any luck..this will instill some hatred between the Saints and the rest of the League...maybe light a fire under the teams behinds ..
Haslett admits to using steroids....
Yeah, c\'mon, just shut up!! We don\'t want to hear about anyone else using steroids...just Barry. He\'s the one we hate. Let\'s take out all of our anger on him, and let everyone else slide.
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The storm that's expected to drop a foot or more of snow on some areas of the state Wednesday is making driving treacherous.
The state's trial courts have also been closed for the day.
Many school districts and colleges have canceled classes.
Boston's Logan International Airport remains open, but airport officials say flights in and out are being canceled and urged travelers to check with their airlines.
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Skip to comments.Illinois Becomes Largest State to Give Licenses to Illegals - With No Safeguards Against Fraud
Posted on 01/27/2013 9:14:07 PM PST by montag813
Above: Supporters of granting illegal aliens drivers licenses cheer after
by John Hill
Stand with Arizona
In the race to become America's top "Sanctuary State" for illegal aliens, we have a new leader. Illinois has (temporarily) bested California for that title, and has done so by putting public safety at greater risk.
Both states have in-state tuition for illegal aliens. Both states fight I.C.E. every step of the way to keep illegal from being deported or even discovered. But now only Illinois permits hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens to obtain official drivers licenses.
Governor Pat Quinn (D) hailed the law as an important step for "immigrant rights" in Illinois, but even the left-leaning Associated Press pointed out both the problems with security, as well as the insane rationale used to pass the law:
However, the law's opponents have pointed to hundreds of fraudulent cases in New Mexico, Washington and Utah after those states began giving illegal immigrants permission to drive. Illinois will not require applicants to be fingerprinted, for fear that would discourage immigrants from applying.Say what? No fingerprints? That's right...despite the fact that the vast majority of identity theft in the United states is committed by illegal aliens, Illinois will only require a photograph to be taken. Of course this was done to make sure that the fingerprints would not be sent to the FBI (as is typically done), which uses the Secure Communities program to match those prints with the ICE/DHS database to determine if that person has used any (or perhaps multiple) false identities in other states, , have been previously (and perhaps multiple times) been deported - which would make re-entry a felony, or are wanted for a serious crime or are on a terrorist watch list.
"How many people would apply for this document knowing that fingerprints will be going to (federal authorities)? Probably not all that many," said Fred Tsao, policy director of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, a driving-force behind the measure.
In other words, Illinois' new law has zero safeguards against fraud, and put the public at great risk. And Illinois KNEW this when they passed their law - because the 3 other states which also allow it have provided cautionary tales for how not to do it, and Illinois ignored them.
For example those other state laws have been horribly abused. An Associated Press investigation last year found that illegal aliens tried to game the system to obtain a license. In one instance, 48 foreign-born individuals claimed to live at a smoke shop in Albuquerque to fulfill a residency condition. Authorities also busted a fraud ring last year that forged documents for illegal immigrants to use after driving from as far as Illinois and North Carolina to obtain a New Mexico license.
That is why Republican Gov. Susana Martinez has tried repeatedly for years to repeal the decade-old measure - but the Democrat Legislature has rejected such efforts.
Utah's requirements were originally lax, but they amended the law in 2011 to require illegal immigrants to be fingerprinted, and mandates that the state notify I.C.E. if an applicant's fingerprint check yields a felony on record. If the applicant has a misdemeanor warrant outstanding, the state must notify the agency that is seeking the person's arrest.
And even in Illinois, local law enforcement officials pleaded in vain with legislators in favor of fingerprinting: "We could see if they have committed a crime; it could be a crime in another state or it could be a crime in their home country," said John Kennedy, executive director of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police.
The law is also a threat to national security. One of the reasons they implemented the Federal REAL ID law and proof of citizenship into state IDs and licenses was in response to how easy Mohamed Atta and his crew obtained IDs, accessed flight schools and all the other blatant preparations they made. It is now harder for a born or naturalized citizen to get a license than it is for a terrorist masquerading as am illegal from central America.
But for amnesty advocates, any possibility of an illegal alien being detained or deported is not worth the risk of safeguards to protect the public from identity thieves, felons, gangbangers or terrorists. This is what it has come to in Obama's dangerous immigration anarchy.
Finally, the Illinois law was sold to gullible Republicans promising that uninsured illegal aliens would obtain auto insurance en masse, improving public safety and driver accountability:
Right down the pooper. That's our destination.
Well there you have it.
No other state nor entity that requires a valid photo ID should honor IL driver's licenses. They're not worth the plastic they're printed on.
More massive fraud from Chicago.
I'm sure all these people have full coverage insurance and can read and understand all the road signs. Their having a license should certainly make everyone there feel a whole lot safer.
Does this mean I can now get a spare if I learn to speak Spanish?
You've hit one of the key issues in this disaster, auto insurance/liablity. What criteria do the issuing companies have for one being a US citizen in order to get insurance?
Does applying for insurance and not being a legal US citizen make the insurance policy null and void?
Will an insurance company have to pay off on an accident caused by an illegal with an Illinois driver's license? What happens if the illegal flees the state or country after having caused an accident or killing someone?
If the insurance companies say "NO" to providing such coverage to illegals, they might turn the Illinois driver's licence law on its head.
Now leftwing companies like PROGRESSIVE and GEICO might issue such policies, but what if the victims of illegal driver's who have caused accidents sue these companies for criminally negligent behavior in issuing these policies in the first place, knowing that the buyer is an illegal?
The thoughts of tort actions here make me wish I was a slip and fall lawyer. I'd be rich beyond my wildest dreams suing the state, the driver, and the insurance companies.
Meanwhile, more decent people in Illinois will be killed by the illegals. Anyone on the left want to dispute this?
If so, I hope an illegal kills one of your family, as one nearly did to mine.
It is treason end of story and in a just world, any politician signing off on this should be executed for the crime.
Some might think it extreme, I honestly believe at some level there must be a conspiracy to bring the US and the western civilized world to its knees for reasons unknown. How else can this be explained? Allowing illegals to drain public services, to vote, to have ALL the rights of citizens without exception, why they should be rounded up and thrown back where they came from.
I normally don't take the 'one world government' conspiracy theories seriously, but I can't see any other plausible explanation.
Diluting the most powerful advanced civilisations in human history with those who offer it nothing, not even by accident but by purpose? What other means to an end could that possibly be for?
Thousands of new illegals will be voting democRAT in the next elections.
And in other news, thousands of new illegals will be voting democRAT in the next elections.
Nice for airline security too.
In Texas you have to show proof of insurance when you renew your tags and have your vehicle inspected but lots of people just let their insurance lapse right after that and then don't get new insurance until the next year rolls around. From the looks of some cars that have current stickers, also suspect there are places you can get your stickers without your car passing inspection. Police used to take cars off the street if the inspection, tags and insurance weren't current but they can't do that any more.
What Illinois Republicans? They're all just "conservative" Democrats.
You won't need id, so why not! n/s
The reason is very simple. Illinois is a motor voter law state. So all illegal aliens with a drivers license can vote ... Democratic!!
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Maggie Lucas seemed to hit a big shot every time Penn State needed it.
Lucas scored 21 points and delivered in the second half during Iowa's short-lived comeback attempt to lead the No. 8 Lady Lions to an 81-69 win over Iowa on Thursday night.
Penn State (21-3, 11-1 Big Ten) has won 15 of its last 16 games. The Lady Lions are off to their best conference start since 2003. The only misstep was a two-point loss at Wisconsin two weeks ago.
"Winning on the road in the Big Ten is pretty tough," Penn State coach Coquese Washington said. "It's all about our competitive nature."
Morgan Johnson had 17 points and 11 rebounds for Iowa (16-10, 5-7) in tying a school record with her 121st career start.
The Hawkeyes have lost five straight, but this was their first loss to a ranked opponent in seven games. The six wins against ranked teams are the most in the nation.
Iowa hit only one field goal during a nearly eight-minute stretch in the second half as their 38-37 lead turned into a 12-pont deficit.
Penn State went on a 19-4 run during that stretch to take control of the game.
Lucas hit a pretty step-back jumper with 12 minutes left to push Penn State's lead to double digits for the first time.
Iowa finally shook its shooting slump, but Lucas and the Lady Lions always had an answer.
After the Hawkeyes hit a pair of free throws for their first points in 4½ minutes, Lucas knocked down a 3-pointer on the other end.
Theairra Taylor's layup gave Iowa only its second field goal in nearly eight minutes, but Lucas responded with a tough drive of her own, earning and converting two free throws.
Penn State hit 52 percent of its shots in the second half thanks to the tough defense.
"When you can get layups in transition and uncontested shots, that helps your offense," Washington said. "Offensively in the first half we weren't quite clicking. In the second half, I thought we got some free throws, some points in the paint and some transition baskets. That got things going for us."
Penn State's Ariel Edwards scored 15 points off the bench and Alex Bentley added 14 points.
The Hawkeyes desperately needed a win, but some of their strengths failed them against Penn State.
The Hawkeyes lead the Big Ten in free-throw percentage, but made only 11 of 19 against Penn State. They also missed on the front-end of a pair of one-and-ones in the first half.
"The downfall was our free throws," Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said. "That could have kept the game so much closer."
Iowa's Jamie Printy, who averages 14 points a game, missed all five of her field goal attempts, finishing with two points in 29 minutes.
Reserve guard Melissa Dixon scored 16 points for Iowa, shooting 4 of 9 on 3-pointers.
Both teams looked tight in a sloppy first half that produced 22 turnovers and 20 fouls.
Neither team could pull away early — there were seven ties and eight lead changes in the first half. When Penn State went on a 12-5 run midway through the period to take control, the Hawkeyes responded with a 9-2 burst to close the lead.
Iowa had an opportunity to tie it before halftime, but a blown layup turned into an open transition 3-pointer from Lucas that gave the Lady Lions a 37-34 lead at the break.
The first two rounds of the NCAA tournament will be played at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, but Iowa needs to snap out of its funk if it hopes to enjoy playing on its home court.
The Hawkeyes have quality wins on their resume, but upcoming games at No. 18 Purdue and Nebraska will be critical.
"When you've lost five in a row it's really tough," Bluder said. "We go on the road now with two games and we really need to win one of them."


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The Joker is wild — even in black tie. Jack Nicholson, blithe as always amid allegations of bashing a car window with his golf club, was being honored by the American Film Institute for his lifetime of acting achievements the other night in L.A. Instead of playing the grand thespian, he was more interested in confirming his reputation as a lothario. The 10 people at his table were all his leading ladies: Shelley Duvall, Mary Steenbergen, Louise Fletcher, Ellen Barkin, Kathleen Turner, Candice Bergen, Faye Dunaway, Madeline Stowe, Cher and his on-again flame, Rebecca Broussard. Ex-flame Anjelica Huston, with whom Nicholson will be starring in the upcoming "The Crossing Guard," was not present.
Some of the after-dinner speakers took the word "tribute" literally and stuck to praise, although Meryl Streep, Michael Douglas, Danny De Vito, Dustin Hoffman and others got their digs in. "He's willing to go to great lengths to be in a good mood," said close pal Warren Beatty, who came with his own leading lady, Annette Bening, and his sister, Shirley MacLaine. "Farther than I will. And he's every bit as vain as I am."
Nicholson reveled as his peers roasted and toasted him, but actually got a tad teary-eyed when he spoke. He attributed his hoarse voice to laryngitis: "I've been yelling a lot this week."
We heard.