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" Brand: Tesco / Type: Tomato "
I think these are amazing value for making your spaghetti bolognese, beef stews or cottage pie ideal for Wintery nights when you just want a big bowl of warm hearty grub coming in from work. At only 31p compared to 40-89p for virtually the same product its hard to pass these in the shop with ought grabbing at least 3 tins.
You will be happy to know that this product has had a revamp in its packaging it no longer looks like prison food but has a picture of the product within on the front as well as red bold block writing and little icons associated with all the other Tesco value products.
Smell and look
Smells sweet and fruity like every other tinned tomato product you can purchase with any other brand. The colour is a juicy red but unlike the chopped tomatoes from the Tesco value range it contains less water and the tomatoes are whole. What I do like is that the tomatoes do not contain skin this has been removed entirely whereas the chopped tomatoes I find sometimes contain the skin or the little brown root part of the tomato which I really hate as it just doesn't look appetizing and can sometimes be nasty if you end up eating it. Typically we ind we can get 4-6 full plum tomatoes per tin which fills the contents up to the brim which is pretty good price ways considering how much you have to pay for the same tomato fresh.
I also find that when I use the plum tomatoes over the chopped ones I just don't seem to need as much to make the meal tomatoey I can maybe just add a little bit of tomato puree and stock and I pretty much get the same results as I would with two tins of chopped tomatoes. In saying that I only cook for two but it has definitely helped with the run up to Christmas since we are cutting back to spend money on other things.
I like to buy the canned variety of vegetables because I find them very convenient to have stocked in my cupboard for when I am having days I do not fancy cooking or if I am not feeling too well. I find most of them in cans do taste quite nice and these Tomatoes I have bought a lot of times over the years because I find them a really good price and also nice tasting.
They come in a can with just a basic label with no fancy design. The tin can be easily opened using a can opener because it does not have a ring pull lid. Once opening the Tomatoes are a nice bright red colour and they are in a tomato juice. The juice is thick for a shops own brand. Inside the can there are approximately 6 tomatoes of a variety of sizes. There are usually 2 large ones of which measure approximately 3 inches x 1 and a half inches and so a good size. There are a couple of tomatoes which measure around 2 inches x 1 inch and a couple of smaller ones. Sometimes there are more larger ones in a can but usually I have found only 2 to be larger ones.
These tomatoes have a nice pleasant smell to them and they do have that tomato smell. They are nice and soft but not mushy as you would expect them to be for the price. They are quite plump ones and they are supposed to be peeled but I have found sometimes at least one still has a little skin on the tomato but that is not a problem for me because it is only a small amount on the tomato and can easily be pulled away if needed, but I have never peeled them because once cooked the skin is removed. The skin is soft and not a problem in my opinion.
I use these ones for making curries, I just pour them into the dish and they cook nicely and give for a nice taste. I sometimes pour them into a dish and gently mash them if I need to use them chopped and because they have a nice soft texture, chopping them is very easy to do. Because the juice is quite thick they are ideal for curries.
They are very nice to eat with a cooked breakfast and taste delicious and look nice on the plate and because they are whole tomatoes they can be easily cut. They are easy to chew and swallow and my little grandson has eaten these many times at my home and he has had no problems eating them. He loves the taste of these ones.
They have a nice sweet taste, one that tomatoes taste like. This taste is not a sickly one or one that tastes too sweet. It is just a mild kind of sweetness to the tomatoes in my opinion.
I think for the price of just 31p for a can size of 400g these are excellent value for money and very good quality.
Per half a can they contain just 34 calories, 5.6g of sugar and a trace of salt. So very low in calories if you are wanting to eat them with a meal.
I have eaten these on toast for my lunch or just a snack and I have found them to be very enjoyable to eat. They can be eaten with any food that you may wish to eat tomatoes on the plate. They certainly do not taste bland. They have a brilliant nice taste.
The only main difference I have found with these ones is the tiny stalk at the end of some of the tomatoes, but the stalk can easily be cut off. Used in a curry I just leave the stalk on the tomatoes because it is only a small one and it cannot be even tasted in curries.
They are easy to cook and all that is needed is to empty to contents of the can into a saucepan and gently heat for around 4 minutes and not allowing them to boil. So quick and easy to heat in no time at all.
They are suitable for vegetarians.
I highly recommend these tomatoes for anyone looking for a cheaper brand. They are so affordable for any budget and taste delicious in my opinion. I will continue to buy these ones because they give me all the taste that I expect from a shops own brand of tomatoes and I love the taste of them.
The can is easily recycled too.
I give these 5 stars.
Thank you for reading my review and I hope it has been of some help.
I always keep well-stocked with Tesco Value Plum Tomatoes and they simply taste just great and can be used with all kinds of recipes. Just this moment I made a simple spaghetti dish which included a spiced up tin of Tesco value plum tomatoes.
You cannot go wrong with this product as it is relatively inexpensive and in my opinion all tinned tomatoes taste the same and are of the same quality, so there is little point in spending more on other brands.
Apparently the process of making tinned tomatoes actually intensifies a certain quality in the tomatoes which is apparently good for preventing cancer. I forget the name of the actual component, but a search on the internet would probably enlighten somebody if they were interested.
There's not too many calories either and a whole tin would contain around 68 calories (400g can/tin).
I personally use this product to make food ranging from simply tinned tomatoes on toast to curries and pizzas.
A very good product and an essential product for my food cupboard.
I love nothing more than a bacon or sausage and tomato for my supper some nights which is why I sometimes buy tinned tomatoes, because I prefer them to fresh in this instance and like the juice to make my bread go soggy along with a big blob of brown sauce!
The other day I was doing a bit of shopping in my local Tesco store and decided to grab a tin of tomatoes. Usually I like more expensive offerings and think that if you pay more they will probably taste better however at the moment I'm on a tight budget with moving and stuff and so making an effort to be a saver and not a spender and these at 33p a can seemed worth a try to me!
The Packaging:
The can holds 400g of the tomatoes in juice and it has a red, white and blue label around it with a photograph of the tomatoes on the front of it and we are told that they are Tesco 'Value' Peeled plum Tomatoes, In Tomato Juice, the weight is stated, we are told that they are suitable for Vegetarians and there is an at a glance nutritional chart shown. On the back of the can other information listed includes ingredients and a full nutritional chart, we are told how to heat them up and contact details for Tesco are given. This looks a budget buy because of the cheap looking labeling and there is no ring pull to the top of it however for me its not about any of that its about the quality and the flavour of the tomatoes!
The Tomato's:
Open up the can and you get juicy plum looking tomatoes with no skin on them at all which are a nice red and fleshy colour in lots of thin reddish coloured juice. The can only contains tomato and tomato juice as well as citric acid so they are not sweetened or seasoned or anything else, basically this is just a tomato mix!
To heat them we are told to stick them in a saucepan for about 4 minutes till cooked through and this is how I heated mine up and they were fine. I didn't find them to go to mush though the tomato sauce they were in didn't thicken up at all and stayed really rather thin looking.
Taste wise well they tasted like tomato's and didn't contain too many seeds in them at all and what there was, was digestible, however for me because they were not seasoned or anything they missed a nice natural sweetness to them and didn't contain as much flavour as I had hoped for. For me these are cheap tomatoes and thats it.
The sauce is plentiful yet really runny and like the tomato's just lacked a rich tomatoey flavour in my opinion.
I have in the past used these in spag bols and the likes and me, well I'm not keen on them in dishes when they don't add much flavour to them which is why I hadn't bought them in ages!
These are simply ok. They are not vile or anything but me, I'll pay more and get a more tasty tomato in future on my sarnies and the likes!
Nutritional Information Per Half A Can:
Calories: 34
Fat: 0.2g
Saturates: Trace
Salt: Trace
Only available in Tesco Stores.
One of the Value products from Tesco that I always have in my cupboard is Tinned Plum Tomatoes. I don't eat fresh tomatoes, I haven't done since I was a child they always reminded me of my nanas false teeth but I eat tomatoes soup and sauce etc.
They cost just 31p for a 400g tin, compared to other brands this is very reasonable and would no doubt make you question their quality but I use them regularly for a variety of dishes and have found them to be very good.
The label round the tin is in the regular red Value design It has the Tesco Value logo at the top and underneath it says Peeled Plum Tomatoes in Tomato Juice. The front of the label has a picture of what I assume is meant to be the tomatoes but its not a very good likeness! The tin also shows the GDA's for half a tin.
Calories 34
Sugar 5.6g
Fat 0.2g
Saturates trace
Salt trace
The tin also gives ingredients which are just tomatoes 60%, tomato juice and citric acid. The cooking instructions are given along with more detailed nutritional values. The customer is also informed that the tomatoes are suitable for vegetarian and the tin is made from recyclable steel.
In the tins I've used there has usually been 4 good sized plum tomatoes, the juice is nice and thick and apart from the odd one having the little end piece where the stalk is attached still on it they look very good.
As I said I don't eat tomatoes on their own. but I use these regularly to make sauces and soups. These value tomatoes are plump juicy and really add a good tomato kick to the dish.
Blended with cooked onion they make a lovely pasta sauce or a base for spaghetti bolognaise. Sometimes I add some herbs or spices or even a dash of Tabasco to it to give a different flavour. When I make a bowl of this sauce I always keep some in the fridge to use the next day. It always slightly thickens after 24 hours and makes a brilliant sauce for a pizza base.
You can buy the value tinned tomatoes ready chopped and I did try these once but found them to be very watery and they didn't seem to have such a nice flavour as the whole plum tomatoes.
I would definitely recommend Tesco Value Tinned Plum Tomatoes, they are a really good price and make an excellent base for many dishes. We find them to be tasty, versatile and a bargain too.
Tesco tinned plum tomatoes are in the Tesco value range. They cost 31 pence for a 400g tin.
The packaging is not fancy, it is the red and white design used on the Tesco value brand products and has a picture of tomatoes on the front, nutritional information is given on the back.
You can also buy the chopped tomatoes in the value range for a few pence more, but the way I see it is why not just save those few pence and chop them yourself!
I use these tomatoes in soups, with pasta, to make bolognaise, on toast, in lasagne, with a fry up and in loads of other recipes.
I reccently went to my local convinience store to buy tinned tomatoes because I had run out and I paid 69p for a 400g tin, yet the tomatoes inside tasted just like the Tesco value tomatoes.
I know with some things there is an obvious difference in taste between brand names and value ranges, but these tomatoes are not one of those things.
They are a cheap, versatile and tasty thing to use in many recipes and they have a low calorie content.
Everyone in our household loves pasta dishes especially meals such as spaghetti bolognese and lasagne, so I always keep a couple of tins of tomatoes in the cupboard ready to make these meals.
Mostly we tend to use branded products in our household, however more recently I have been cost cutting as you may have read in my previous reviews, so when shopping I decided to buy these value tomatoes instead of our usual brand. As they were just to be added to sauces and bulk meals out, I decided that it really didn't matter what the make was and how pretty the tin looked or not.
~ The Packaging ~
As these tinned plum tomatoes are a Tesco value product, the labelling isn't attractive however it does serve its purpose of informing you of what the product is and a picture of the tomatoes. The Tesco blue, white and red colours are used throughout so it is easily recognisable as a product from the Tesco value range.
The tomatoes are packaged in a metal can with the label wrapping around the centre - nothing overly special here! One downside is there is no ring pull in the can as they are a cheaper product and costs have been cut, so you will need a tin opener to access the contents.
~ Price and Availability ~
Now this is where this product really becomes of interest! For this 400g tin of peeled plum tomatoes it will set you back a small £0.31, compared a branded version at £0.55 for the same quantity you are making a considerable saving.
As this is a Tesco product obviously it is only available from Tesco and their online groceries site.
~ Nutritional Information ~
It is recommended that half a can of these tomatoes is a serving for 1 person, however when I add a tin to make a meal I would say that the whole 400g will feed 3 people.
For a 200g (half tin) serving:
Calories 34kcals
Sugar 6g
Fat Trace
Saturated Fat Trace
Salt Trace
~ My Opinion ~
The can was packed to the lid with large plum tomatoes which was a real bonus - definitely couldn't fault the quantity for the money. I found that the tomatoes were really juicy and moist as they had been sitting in their own juices, making them really easy to cut and serve as I wished. They were really tasty and soft to consume. I was impressed with the size of the tomatoes as they were a lot bigger than when you buy fresh plum tomatoes. The only thing I noticed was that the tomatoes did vary in size considerably, however this wasn't a problem, for me as I was slicing them for sauces. If you wanted to use them whole this may be an issue for some people.
In the tin I would imagine there were around 4-5 tomatoes, which was more than sufficient for my use.
Overall I was pleased with this product and will definitely without doubt continue to use instead of the usual brand I used to buy. These are a lot cheaper and the quality and quantity of product is really good and no different to more expensive versions.
There are Tesco Value items I won't buy and those I will. The Tesco Plum Tomatoes fall into the latter category.
At only 33p for a tin of 400g you can't go really too wrong. If I'm using tomatoes with pasta etc, I usually use the chopped up version, but if I'm having a tea, where I want it to look well, then these will always save the day. However from what I remember the price is pretty well the same, so it doesn't really make a lot of difference.
Strangely my children love these just on toast, and I seldom complain. First because they are cheap, but more importantly they are bursting with health benefits. When cooking I always find they stay whole, and although I often drain them before putting them on toast, the toast stays firm and does not go soggy.
Occasionally my eldest will add these to a smoothy and have a nice tomato drink. Other times we purify them and have them in a small bowl to have with our dinner. My youngest just thinks it is tomato sauce but I get great satisfaction knowing that it is a lot more healthier for him.
The tin of plum tomatoes, come in a rich tomato sauce, and all my tomatoes are usually whole.
For each 100g there are only 18 calories with a small sugar content of 2.9g. Upon biting into these, they are so tender, and I for one can't tell the difference between these and their more expensive rivals. I think it tastes delicious and I recommend it to all.
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When doing my weekly shop I usually get at least 4 tins of Tesco Value Plum Tomatoes as I use them in a whole range of recipes, from soups and sauces to stews and sometimes have them on toast with poached eggs as a low cal lunch.
These tomatoes make an excellent base for tomato sauce for use with pasta dishes as well. I put them through the blender if I want to make a smooth sauce, fry a little onion and garlic, add the blended tomatoes, a little salt and pepper and some torn basil. I then freeze it in a plastic container and I have a nice homemade sauce at the ready to save time if I am doing a recipe like spaghetti Bolognese.
Tesco Value Plum Tomatoes come in a tin which has to be opened with a tin opener as there is not yet a ring pull version, maybe that will happen one day but then the price might increase so with this in mind I do not mind opening it with an opener.
The Tomatoes sit in a nice thick tomato sauce and are quite large and firm and stay whole when cooked if handled gently. I have tried branded names of tinned plum tomatoes in the past but to be honest apart from the price being higher I have not noticed any difference in quality or taste to warrant spending the extra money.
Tesco's Value Plum Tomatoes are currently sold for 33p per 400g tin and contain 17 calories per 100g and are virtually fat free (0.1g per 100g and trace on the saturates.) Once open transfer any left over into a non metallic bowl, cover, refrigerate and eat within 2 days.
Tesco value Peeled Plum Tomatoes is an other food that goes into my trolley every week. I have tried many different brands of tinned tomatoes and in my opinion these are the best value for money.
They are sold in a 400g tin with the blue and red value label. Don't let the label put you off! A 400g tin costs 31p.
There plum tomatoes are in tomato juce and are brightly coloured. They are low in calories (34 Kcals per 100g) and only have a trace of saturated fat.
I occasionally eat them on their own (normally when i'm trying to cut back on calories!), and they are tasty. They taste quite sweet (5.6g per 100g) but I do tend to sprinkle a little salt and pepper to add a little flavour. If you are eating them on their own, or on toast, make sure that you don't over heat, because they will fall appart, even so the taste still remains good.
They are always handy as a store cupboard ingredient. I always use them to make my own sauce when making bolognaise, chilli con carnie and curry. To me it doesn't matter if they fall appart in a sauce. They are more like chopped tomatoes then.
Even if you are unsure of the value range, I recommend you give the value tomatoes a go. If you decide that you don't like them you have only wasted a few pennies, but if you do like them you will save quite a bit if you regularly buy tinned tomatoes.
I haven't had tinned tomatoes in ages but I really fancied some with my dinner last night. I got lucky and found a tin right at the back of a kitchen cupboard that had been in there for God knows how long. I generally prefer the tinned tomatoes that are already chopped up into small pieces but I only had these so they had to do.
They are a Tesco Value product so they're very cheap costing only 31p for a standard sized tin. I couldn't remember whether these are one of those great Value products that are well worth the price or one that you should pay out more for as I hadn't had them in so long, but was pleased to find that they're one of the better cheaper products.
The tin was really full of tomatoes and I'd say that there were about 6 or 7 full tomatoes in there. None of them were broken up and they all looked very full and plump. The tomatoes were swimming in a very watery tomato juice and this keeps them soft and juicy. The only problem with the watery juice is that, once on the plate, it turns the rest of the food quite soggy, so you have to be careful you don't put much of the juice on the plate. This tends to be the same with any tin of tomatoes though so that's nothing bad about this particular brand.
The tomatoes heated up nicely in the microwave for a couple of minutes and they were delicious to eat. They were really soft in texture but didn't break up at all when I cut into them. The taste was very tomatoey but a little sweet too - perfect tasting in my opinion.
Although the normal Tesco (and other supermarket) tins of tomatoes aren't that much more costly (only about 15p more per tin), there's nothing wrong with these ones at all, so even a small saving of 15p is worth it I think.
They didn't seem like they were a Value product at all and I can't fault them so I'm definitely going to continue buying these ones. In fact I'm looking forward to going home tonight and finishing the rest of the tin with my dinner!
As I've become a bit more money conscious during the recession, I've realised that shop bought pasta sauces are a bit of a swiz. At around £1.50 for a tomato based sauce surely it is better to make your own and use it or freeze it as you see fit, thus feeling like the meal is entirely of your own creation and saving money into the bargain.
In accordance with this, tinned tomatoes have become an absolute staple of my weekly shop, from the quality of Napolina tomatoes I've also tried out cheaper alternatives and these are about the cheapest I've tried, I'll let you know they are well worth using as an ingredient for a meal and provide a tasty option at a very competitive price.
Ok this isn't going to surprise anyone, but this product is only available at Tesco's so don't go looking for this on the shelves of your local Waitrose!!
Product Appeal:
The tin looks horrible, a cheap looking white paper label with the wording 'Plum Tomatoes' in red and a picture of a plum tomato. There is the Tesco Value sticker in the corner, they only look bad in big groups where the paper labels seem to rip easily and make the product look very cheap and expendable.
31p for a 400g tin, this is great value as generally one tin is more than enough for a sauce for two. It is easy to buy 4 or 5 at a time for under £1.60 and feel like you have ingredients for at least five meals in the house.
The Product:
Ok so you open the tin and out pours a tin of plum tomatoes, my initial reaction on first heating them was the deep red colour, but this is no different to other brands, there is also a sourness at first taste to the product but when you add onion, garlic and other ingredients this actually adds to the flavour and provides an excellent counter balance to other flavours.
I've used this product to whip up Pasta sauces, by heating the tomatoes through and then whizzing them with a hand blender on many occasions and also used it for Patatas Bravas and home made Salsa sauce, as well as part of a lovely fry up breakfast. It has come good every time and I do get a bit of extra satisfaction feeding it to others without telling them where the product is from as I believe sometimes we are influenced by price and this would stand equal in taste tests with pricier alternatives.
Tomatoes (60%), Tomato Juice, Citric Acid.
Health Watch:
There are 18 calories per 100g so a tin has 72 calories in total, this is great being a tiny amount of your daily recommended intake. The product doesn't appear to have added artificial ingredients other than citric acid and appears to all intents and purposes to be a cheap, healthy ingredient.
Versatile, very cheap, easy to find in Tesco, this is a winning store cupboard ingredient that can be used in all manner of sauces. It tastes fresh and has a slightly sour edge which is a nice contrast to whatever your making it with. It is a 4 out of 5 product because of its price and is something I have no issues using in daily meals.
Tesco Value Tinned Plum Tomatoes
Description: Manufacturer: Tesco / Type: Vegetables
If you have read any of my earlier reviews then you are likely to know that I am a big fan of the supermarkets own ranges which give me savings by spending less on posh packaging. This packaging gets thrown in the bin anyway so it makes no difference if it is cheap and no frills.
I have found that many of the products from these ranges have been really good, which actually surprised me when I started trying them. On that basis, I have been quite keen to try different things and save cash at the same time.
I am trying to lose a few pounds and also to improve my diet so have been making a huge effort to avoid naughty foods and eat the recommended five portions of fruit and vegetables a day. Tinned tomatoes count as one of these and so can be a tasty way to help meet the quota.
A 400g tin of these tomatoes cost me just £0.32 which is almost two thirds cheaper than some of the brand names on the shelves. Like all products in the Tesco Value range, these tomatoes have plain white packaging with blue and red writing.
You will need a tin opener to open these tomatoes as there isn't a pull off lid. The can be warmed on the hob, in the microwave and also thrown into stews and sauces such as bolognese.
The tomatoes are surprisingly plump and smell delicious as soon as you open them. The tin is quite full too unlike some cheaper brands which seem to have less tomatoes and loads of juice.
I have eaten these tomatoes on toast and also in bolognese sauce and found them to be tasty and juicy each time. The tomato juice is thick and tangy and the tomatoes are sweet and firm with no yukky green bits. They may not be quite as good as some of the top brands who have a richer tomato juice but they are pretty good and if I hadn't known they were a cheap brand, I wouldn't have guessed. For the price, these tomatoes will definitely be featuring again on my shopping list!
If you are a fan of tinned tomatoes or are looking for ways to get extra fruit and vegetables (did you know that tomatoes are actually a fruit, not a vegetable?!) into your diet then pop some of these into your shopping trolley and see what you think.
Nutritional values are as follows (per can)
68 calories
2.0g protein
0.2g fat
6.0g carbohydrates
1.4g fibre
These Tomatoes are good for the price, they have a nice texture and flavour to them, they are a good size too, about 2 inches or so for some of them, there are usually around 4 or 5 in a tin, these are in a 400g tin which for the size the amount of tomatoes in them it is an exellent amount.
I use these sometimes for cooking with, usually Spagetti Bolognese, as they are ideal to give the tomato flavour and if like I do use alot of tomatoes they are cheap to use up for those kind of dishes.
The juice in these are very good, and I have also drained them of the juice and used it in soups to thicken up a carrot soup without using the whole tomatoes, and then used the whole ones on toast as a snack, as sometimes the juice can be quite runny on the bread and I am not always keen on that so use up the juice so not to waste it.
I love cooking and trying out new recipes and try and find the cheapest brands to try new recipes and if the cheaper brand tastes fine I buy it again, these stay fresh in the fridge in a dish covered in cling film if you do not use them all at once as i sometimes do with them.
They are priced at 35p sometimes are a little bit more but all supermarkets own brand does vary at times from my experience.
The quality of the tomato is good but only down fall is sometimes the root is on them and I have to just slice it off which is not a problem,and for the price that is nothing, they are also kind of sweet tasting I think, they are nice though.
Someone once told me not to buy supermarkets own brand because they do not have the same taste but to be honest I have not found that to be the case in alot of shops own brands, but these are exellent, so try them and see what you think.
'Tesco value Peeled Plum Tomatoes'
We always have a tin of these tomatoes in my cupboard, as we very often like to make meals from scratch but sometimes we aren't always able to have fresh ingredients in the house after a busy days work. These tomatoes are one of many tinned vegetables that we always have on hand just in case one of those days occur.
I understand that these may not be everybody's cup of tea but in my opinion it all depends on what you're looking to use them for.
I personally mainly use them for two types of meals.
The first; it's not that often anymore due to trying to be healthy, but we often enjoy a nice fry up (or these days I should say grill up), we have bacon, sausage, scrambled egg, hash brown and you guessed it, a nice big plum tomato from one of these tins. Although within the tin, you get a lot of juice compared to tomatoes, once they are separated, one of the juicy tomatoes are lovely to have with a nice fry up.
The second; we are big fans of pasta dishes and often try all sort of variations in our cooking. One thing that we use very often is these tomatoes. What we do is separate the tomatoes from the juice, leaving the juice to one side, then we either add the tomatoes whole, to the pasta sauce we have created, or we slice them into four, depending on what our mood is like at the time.
After the pasta is ready and our sauce is ready for adding, we have a look at the consistency of the sauce and if it looks quite thick, we add some of the juice from our tomatoes we kept back earlier and thin it out a bit, this also adds a bit of welcomed extra flavour.
I find that once these tomatoes have been separated from the juice, not drained too much, they are really tasty and juicy. They have a firm bite to them and are not as soggy as you would expect from them being submerged in juice for so long. At 31p these are a real bargain and should be tried by all who would be interested in using them for ingredients or for having with a fry up.
Per 400g tin you get on average 4 - 5 tomatoes.
Average tins with give you:
68 calories
2.0g protein
0.2g fat
6.0g carbs
1.4g fibre
Like most Tesco value products, the tin has the typical red and white packaging with a nice picture on it of what it holds in side.
I would recommend these to all.


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SMOKY SUBJECT ... Palo Alto often touts itself as a "green" giant, but the topic of marijuana has traditionally been a buzz kill for city leaders. In 1996, the City Council decided that pot dispensaries have no business being in the city and adopted an ordinance prohibiting these establishments. But this week, a reluctant City Council will once again be sucked into the murky national debate over pot laws. The council is scheduled on Monday to place on the ballot a measure that members have little appetite for — one that would allow up to three medical marijuana dispensaries to operate in Palo Alto. The council has little say in the matter. A citizen initiative last year succeeded in drawing enough signatures for the November ballot measure. But even if it passes, the initiative could find itself in legal limbo because of the inconsistencies between state law, which allows pot dispensaries, and federal law, which doesn't. According to a new memo from the office of City Attorney Molly Stump, there are four pot-related cases pending with the California Supreme Court. This puts a cloud over Palo Alto's pot initiative. Stump notes that even if the measure is adopted, "it is possible that it would be vulnerable to judicial challenge." At the same time, the memo notes, "if the Initiative Measure is not adopted, the City's existing ban may also be vulnerable to challenge." To deal with this dilemma, Stump proposed another option: preparing a companion measure for the voters that would keep the pot initiative from taking effect "until there is a definitive judicial decision removing any question that local jurisdictions may lawfully regulate medical marijuana dispensaries in the manner that the Initiative Ordinance regulates ..." It might, however, take a while to get these issues resolved. According to Stump's memo, briefing is currently under way in the cases accepted by the state Supreme Court. Because federal laws are involved, it's possible that some of the issues may ultimately be resolved by the U.S. Supreme Court.
WHAT'S IN THE WATER? ... When Palo Alto's utility officials were testing customers' water quality in May they uncovered something strange — an unusually high amount of coliform bacteria — a bacteria that is generally considered to be nonthreatening but that can indicate the presence of other unsavory organisms. The city responded by notifying its water supplier, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, and asking the agency to clean the grates at its connection to Palo Alto's water system. It also sent out notices to all water customers, advising them of this unwelcome finding and began follow-up testing to determine whether harmful bacteria, such as E. coli, is present in the water. There wasn't and after nearly three weeks of testing, the Utilities Department determined that the water is clean and safe. In its notice to customers, the department states that "bacteria are no longer present and this is not an emergency." City Manager James Keene re-emphasized at Monday's City Council meeting that "there was never any emergency." "However, because this temporary water-quality change was a violation of state drinking-water standards, we are required by law to notify everyone about what happened and what the city has done to rectify the situation."
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Pitching prospects lead spring invitees
Phils' top pick in 2007 Draft headed to first Spring Training
By Ken Mandel / MLB.com
PHILADELPHIA -- Top pitching prospects Joe Savery, Carlos Carrasco and Josh Outman head a group of 18 players who received invitations to Spring Training as non-roster players with the Phillies. The group also includes former first-round Draft pick Greg Golson, third-round pick Jason Donald and the following players with Major League experience: Vic Darensbourg, Gary Knotts, Valentino Pascucci, Andy Tracy and Brandon Watson. Here is more information about the players who received invitations: Savery, LHP: The organization's first-round selection in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft will be attending his first Major League Spring Training. He made seven starts for low Class A Williamsport last season, going 2-3 with a 2.73 ERA while holding opposing hitters to a .214 average. In five starts for Peoria in the Arizona Fall League, the 22-year-old went 1-1 with a 0.64 ERA, allowing only four hits in 14 innings. Savery held opponents to an .091 batting average. Golson, OF: The 22-year-old split the 2007 season between advanced Class A Clearwater and Double-A Reading, hitting a combined .273 with 32 doubles, 15 homers, 68 RBIs and 30 steals in 136 games. A first-round selection by the Phillies in the 2004 Draft, Golson played for Peoria in the Arizona Fall League following the season. Donald, SS: A third-round choice by the Phillies in 2006, Donald hit a combined .304 with 31 doubles, eight triples, 12 homers and 71 RBIs between Class A Lakewood and Class A Clearwater. He finished with the third-best average among the organization's Minor Leaguers. Carrasco, RHP: At age 20, Carrasco went a combined 12-6 with a 3.86 ERA in 26 games (25 starts) for Class A Clearwater and Double-A Reading, including two shutouts and a six-inning no-hitter on Aug. 21 against Altoona. A native of Venezuela, Carrasco held Minor League hitters to a .224 average, allowing only 114 hits in 140 innings. In his previous two seasons, he went 24-12 with a 3.01 ERA and four complete games in 52 appearances (51 starts). Mike Cervenak, 1B: Cervenak played for Triple-A Norfolk in 2007 and led the International League in hits (157), games (140) and at-bats (554). For the season, he batted .283 with 15 home runs and 78 RBIs. Cervenak, 31, has played in the Minor League systems of the Yankees (2000-02), Giants (2003-06) and Orioles (2007). Ron Chiavacci, RHP: In 26 games (23 starts) for Triple-A Toledo in 2007, Chiavacci went 12-6 with a 3.39 ERA. He went 11-2 from May 25 through the end of the season and pitched at least six innings in 18 of 23 starts. A native of Scranton, Pa., Chiavacci originally was selected by the Expos in the 44th round of the 1998 Draft. Darensbourg, LHP: Darensbourg, 37, spent the 2007 season with Triple-A Toledo and went 6-2 with a 1.72 ERA in 50 games. In 52 1/3 innings, he didn't allow a home run. He pitched for Magnalles of the Venezuelan Winter League and went 1-0 with a 2.53 ERA in 17 appearances. Darensbourg has spent eight seasons in the Major Leagues with the Marlins (1998-2002), Rockies (2003), Expos (2003), White Sox (2004), Mets (2004) and Tigers (2005), going 8-17 with two saves and a 4.96 ERA in 309 appearances, all in relief. Tuffy Gosewisch, C: An 11th-round selection by the Phillies in 2005, Gosewisch played for Class A Lakewood and hit .224 with five homers and 45 RBIs in 92 games. In the Arizona Fall League, he batted .250 with one home run and six RBIs in 14 games for Peoria. Tim Gradoville, C: Gradoville, 27, appeared in a combined 54 games for Double-A Reading and Triple-A Ottawa in 2007. Brennan King, 3B: King will be in camp with the Phillies for the second straight year. The 26-year-old spent 2007 with Triple-A Ottawa, where he hit .277 with 10 home runs and 59 RBIs in 122 games. Gary Knotts, RHP: Knotts, 30, was signed by the Phillies as a Minor League free agent last August, and he pitched at Double-A and Triple-A for the organization. He went a combined 2-4 with a 3.20 ERA in six starts, including three complete games and two shutouts, one of which was a one-hitter. In 86 career Major League games (38 starts), Knotts is 13-16 with a 5.45 ERA for the Marlins (2001-02) and Tigers (2003-04). Lou Marson, C: Marson spent the entire 2007 season with Class A Clearwater, batting .288 with 24 doubles, seven home runs and 63 RBIs in 111 games. Brian Mazone, LHP: Mazone began the 2007 season in the Phillies organization at Triple-A Ottawa and made six starts (3-2, 2.21 ERA) before having his contract sold to the Samsung Lions of the Korean League. In 2006, he led the International League with a 2.03 ERA for the Phillies' Triple-A affiliate in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Outman, LHP: Outman, 23, split the 2007 between Class A Clearwater and Double-A Reading. Overall, he went 12-7 with a 2.99 ERA in 27 games (25 starts), including a six-inning no-hitter for Clearwater on July 7. He led all Phillies Minor Leaguers with 151 strikeouts. After the season, Outman pitched for both Peoria in the Arizona Fall League and the World Cup-winning Team USA., going a combined 1-1 with a 3.95 ERA in five games (three starts). He had 13 strikeouts in 13 2/3 innings. Valentino Pascucci, OF/1B: Pascucci finished third among all Minor Leaguers in 2007 with 34 home runs for Triple-A Albuquerque. He also hit .284 with 27 doubles and 98 RBIs in 132 games. Pascucci, 29, appeared in 32 Major League games for Montreal in 2004. Casey Smith, INF: For Triple-A Salt Lake, the 28-year-old Smith hit .290 with two home runs, 53 RBIs and 13 stolen bases in 109 games. He batted .379 (36-95) in his final 25 games of the season. Andy Tracy, 1B/3B: Tracy, 34, spent parts of three seasons in the Major Leagues with the Expos (2000-01) and Rockies (2004). In his rookie season of 2000, he hit .260 with 11 homers and 32 RBIs for Montreal. Last season, Tracy, a left-handed hitter, played for Triple-A New Orleans and hit .271 with 23 home runs and 87 RBIs in 135 games. He's currently playing for Licey in the Dominican Winter League. Brandon Watson, OF: Watson made news in 2007 with his 43-game hitting streak for Triple-A Columbus. For the season, he hit .313 with two home runs, 29 RBIs and 17 stolen bases in 103 games. The 26-year-old had a brief call-up with Washington in June, when he batted .278 in five games. Originally a ninth-round selection by Montreal in the 1999 Draft, Watson has appeared in 24 Major League games over parts of three seasons (2005-07) with Washington and Cincinnati. Laforest agrees: Catcher Pete Laforest agreed to terms on a split contract for 2008. He'll earn the minimum $390,000 at the Major League side.
Ken Mandel is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: cprice12 117 Report post Posted March 13, 2012 Alright. After keeping a close eye on this thread and only ringing in to poke at Blues fans here and there, I'm going to throw down my two cents for real. St.Louis have been the most consistent team in the NHL since Hitch's arrival. THIS is why they are 6 up in the central. They don't have any stinker games. They just play well every night. If Detroit doesn't take nights off against NYI, Montreal, Coulmbus, etc. they'd be even. My main concern (if I was a Blues fan) is whether or not there is any room left in their game to elevate their play. Because I think Detroit, Chicago (for sure), Nashville, Vancouver (not as much) and San Jose (big time) can and most likely will crank it up a notch. Say all you want about physical play and goaltending and defence. Measuring this against, say, regular season Chicago might not be reflective of how the wall holds up against post-season Chicago. Know what I mean? When folks say, "The Blues are playing playoff style hockey", that doesn't mean anything other than they are playing very well. It doesn't mean they can't find a higher gear or can't play any better. It's just gibberish really. 1 Frozen-Man reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Solano College will pay a consultant more than $100,000 over two years to recruit international students from Asia - at a time when the community colleges have undergone severe budget cuts and many in-state students are struggling to get the classes they need.
Solano College Superintendent-President Jowel Laguerre says the move will bring in additional revenues that will eventually help support the college's bottom line. International students pay about $197 more per unit than local students at Solano.
But the academic senate has weighed in against the plan, saying it could have a negative effect on local students, was approved without adequate faculty input and might not pencil out financially.
The move comes as the University of California and California State University systems have increased the number of international and out-of-state students in an effort to increase tuition revenues.
The CSU system stoked controversy this year when officials announced they were closing spring enrollment for graduate programs for California residents but leaving the door open to out-of-state and international students, who pay higher fees.
And the UC system has made a contentious push to attract more international and out-of-state students to increase revenues. The system admitted nearly double the number of non-California residents for this fall as it did two years ago.
In September, the Solano Community College District board of trustees unanimously approved a two-year contract for $53,000 per year with consultant Naoki Hirota to recruit students primarily from China, Korea, Japan and Vietnam to the Fairfield-based college.
Hirota came recommended by officials at Contra Costa Community College District, which has hired Hirota in the past to recruit international students, according to district documents.
Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, part of the Contra Costa district, enrolled 1,556 international students last year, a 29 percent increase from 2007-08, according to data from the Institute of International Education, a nonprofit that conducts an annual census of international students in the United States.
Solano College, which currently enrolls about 20 international students, hopes to attract a stream of 500 students per year by 2018-19. That would bring in an extra $3.6 million in tuition revenues - about $7,290 per full-time international student - but it's uncertain how much net revenue the college would glean because it's not clear how much it will cost to serve these additional students.
Unlike California resident students, whose community college attendance is subsidized by the state, international students pay the full cost of their education. So while community colleges receive roughly $5,000 from the state for every full-time resident student, they don't get the same funding for international students.
Laguerre said in an interview that he has a business plan for the international student recruitment initiative but is not making it public until he has shared it internally.
He said he expects as the college ramps up the international student program, it will be able to hire more faculty and offer more classes for students, both local and international. The college will also beef up student services, such as advising and financial aid, he said.
"This is an investment that we're really making in the future of the college as well as the budget of the college," Laguerre said.
Solano College Academic Senate President Susanna Gunther said the faculty group has several concerns about the district's investment in international student recruitment.
For one, the senate has questioned the college's ability to add enrollment without sacrificing access for local students, particularly in the first few years. California students should not have to compete for limited resources and services, Gunther said. The college has cut 240 course sections since fall 2009 as a result of several years of state budget cuts.
"Our biggest mission is to educate our local population," she said. "That's the taxpayers that are paying for the community colleges."
Laguerre said many classes at Solano - advanced math, for example - had low enrollment in the fall. International students could fill these classes to capacity without costing the college more. He said demand for some classes would always outstrip supply because the college doesn't have enough science labs or enough faculty members with the expertise to teach certain subjects.
"It's not our intention to displace any Solano student who comes to the college when we bring the international students," he said. "That's not what we intend to do at all."
Coordinator of marketing and student recruitment Shemila Johnson suggested in an August meeting of the superintendent-president's cabinet that bringing more international students to Solano could increase the rate at which the college's students transfer to four-year universities, meeting minutes show.
But Laguerre distanced himself from that statement, saying the college is not pursuing international students to improve its transfer rate. A primary mission of the community college system is to help students transfer to four-year universities, and the chancellor's office tracks these rates.
Johnson also said at an August board meeting that the district expects 250 international students would bring in more than $1 million in revenues, or $4,000 per student. Laguerre said those numbers are no longer accurate because officials are thinking of the program differently now.
The contract with Hirota went to the board for approval without being vetted by faculty, Gunther said. State education code requires district presidents to consult with faculty on matters that deal with educational programs.
Laguerre said recruiting international students has been part of the college's strategic plan since 2009, however.
"That shouldn't be a surprise to anyone," he said.
At an October meeting, the Solano College Academic Senate agreed it needed more information on the international student program, including the potential costs and revenues as well as the impact on current students.
"I think it's not an efficient use of our limited funds right now," Gunther said. "It's going to be hard to make millions of dollars. I don't see how it adds up, personally."
Here's a look at international student enrollment at the 37 California community colleges that responded to the Institute of International Education's annual Open Doors survey.
International Student Enrollment 2011-12: California Community Colleges
Source: 2012 Institute for International Education Open Doors Report
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Bebonchu Atems
Assistant Professor
Economics & Financial Studies
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Clarkson University
PO Box 5790
Potsdam, NY 13699-5790
Phone: 315-268-4469
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Ph.D., Kansas State University
Research/Teaching Interests
Principles, Intermediate, Money and Banking, International Economics, Urban and Regional Economics, Econometrics
Courses Taught
* Econometrics
* Principles of Macroeconomics
* Money and Banking
* Intermediate Macroeconomics
Recent Publications:
Atems, Bebonchu. "The Spatial Dynamics of Growth and Inequality: Evidence Using U.S. County-Level Data", Economics Letters, 2012.
Atems, Bebonchu. "A Note on the Differential Regional Effects of Income Inequality: Empirical Evidence Using U.S. County-Level Data", Journal of Regional Science, forthcoming


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Something that has been talked about on the forums lately is spliting the Post-Hogwarts catagory up so that it differentiates between Harry's adventures after leaving Hogwarts and the adventures of the Trio's children. We certainly have more than enough next generation stories to have their own catagory now, I think, and since DH has been released and we do indeed have canonical evidence for what happens in the next generation, it seems like time that those stories had their own catagory.
What does everyone else think?


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Front Range > Pikes Peak Region > Mount Cutler > Climber's Log
Mount Cutler Climber's Log
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Date Climbed: Mar 8, 2017
|Posted Jul 7, 2017 9:11 pm
|Mt. Cutler on Ice and Snow
Date Climbed: Feb 7, 2015
|Nice quick hike with great winter views. Needed microspikes for areas of the trail that were complete ice chutes.
|Posted Jul 3, 2015 1:12 pm
|A Pleasant stroll
|Walked this several times when I lived in Manitou Springs.
|Posted Jan 24, 2015 2:04 pm
|Quick detour
Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2014
|On my way back from Muscoco
|Posted Jul 28, 2014 11:40 pm
|Climbing Jack
Date Climbed: Jun 16, 2014
|Quick hike.
|Posted Jul 21, 2014 10:26 pm
|Nice Views
Date Climbed: Mar 29, 2013
|Made a quick stop here on my way up Muscoco.
|Posted Mar 30, 2013 12:36 am
|Great Starter for Kids
Date Climbed: Apr 28, 2011
|Both my kids have a lot of fun on this one. Great trail, easy grade, short distance and cool views.
|Posted Nov 13, 2012 12:18 pm
|Night Views of Colo Springs
Date Climbed: Sep 21, 2012
|Nice hike especially for someone not too active. It was a shallow grade all the way up and would provide some excellent views of 7 falls and Colorado Springs.
|Posted Oct 6, 2012 1:55 am
|Mt. Cutler Trail
|Pretty good hike for the "better half."
|Posted Jun 25, 2011 11:42 pm
|Great for Kids!
Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2011
|A great hike for younger kids. Our 4 and 5 year olds did the trip to the summit today without any problem! We didn't make it down to the far end, and catch the view of the city (the younger one was getting a bit too tired). But it was a wonderful hike, and a good introduction to our younger kids!
|Posted Jun 19, 2011 11:11 pm
|Kids' First Summit
Date Climbed: Mar 20, 2011
|Great hike with my four and three year olds! They made it to the top. Great views of the Springs, Cheyenne Canyon, Seven Falls, and Hully Gully.
|Posted Mar 20, 2011 8:43 pm
|Jeremy Hakes
|With Muscoco.
Date Climbed: Sep 16, 2008
|Nice after work hike.
|Posted Jan 13, 2011 9:33 am
|a sunny morning
Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2010
|Ran up with Cimarron after doing Muscoco. Found that the park people have re-routed the trail to the summit: totally unnecessary and a waste of tax $!
|Posted Jul 24, 2010 1:23 pm
|Many hikes, up Cutler.
|Posted Nov 23, 2009 2:46 pm
|Did it...
Date Climbed: Oct 6, 2009
|Easy hike with great views...
|Posted Oct 7, 2009 12:25 am
|Moonlight Hike
Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2009
|The full moon was an awesome beacon tonight. I did the whole hike without a flashlight.
Amazing night time views of Colorado Springs. I could see the headlights of people driving up and down Gold Camp Road from the summit. Really cool night time hike.
Edit: From May 1st until October 31st, the trail is open as late as 11pm, so it is possible to hike this trail legally at night.
|Posted Aug 6, 2009 11:28 am
|Re: Moonlight Hike
|Of course, you realize, it's _illegal_ to hike in N. Cheyenne Cañon Park at night...??
|Posted Jul 24, 2010 1:24 pm
|Re: Moonlight Hike
|I must have put this in the wrong place. Until Oct. 31, N. Cheyenne Cañon is open until 11 pm every night.
|Posted Aug 29, 2016 4:35 pm
|Pre- wedding fun!
Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2006
|2 days before my wedding took my niece, nephews, sis-in-law, and mother up (flatlanders from KS)- a great climb for them!
|Posted Jul 2, 2009 8:04 pm
|1st time up
Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2006
|First time up this "mountain" (unranked unfortunately). Great place to take low-altitude vacationers to stand on the summit of a named peak!
|Posted Jul 2, 2009 8:02 pm


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Overseas player Aaron Mullins produced a man-of-the match performance but Bexhill's last men standing ultimately frustrated Eastbourne.
Former Australian youth international Mullins top-scored with 51 and then went on to take five-wickets with his left-arm off-spin.
The performance showed why Eastbourne were so keen to sign him and indicated that he could be a real force in the Sussex Premier League this season.
Chairman Ian Fletcher Price said, "It will do his confidence the world of good.
"Last week was a disappointment for him but it was a tough introduction for an Australian playing cricket in wet English condiditons.
"I think we have a real player on our hands and despite last week's defeat against Horsham, I genuinely believe this side can achieve great things this season."
Eastbourne were put into bat on a sodden pitch at Bexhill last Saturday.
With the ball moving around, the Eastbourne batsmen really had to apply themselves. Skipper Mark Tomsett led the way, making a half-century, putting on about 60 for the second wicket with Brad Smith.
Both men then fell in quick succession, before Aaron Mullins and Matt Green came together to steady things in the middle order.
They added almost a hundred together, before Green fell for 35, while Mullins went on to reach his fifty.
At the end of their innings, Eastbourne had made 207 for six – an excellent effort in the conditions.
After the break, the pitch seemed to have improved dramatically and the outfield had become much quicker as it dried out, which helped Bexhill get off to a good start.
Malcolm Johnson batted well as the hosts reached 90 without loss. Eastbourne's bowlers couldn't quite find their consistency of line and length to build up the pressure through bowling a series of tight overs.
When Tomsett turned to spin, things began to move in Eastbourne's favour.
Slow left-armer Mullins and off-spinner Green bowled well in tandem, with the former picking up five wickets while the latter took four as the Bexhill batting fell away.
In the end, Eastbourne had four or five overs to bowl at the last pair, but were unable to take the crucial wicket, as the hosts finished on 176 for nine.
Commenting on his side's performance, Tomsett said, "While it was disappointing not to get that final wicket, there were lots of positives in the way we turned it round.
"Especially as the conditions favoured Bexhill during the match. I am delighted with our performance. I am very pleased with the backbone we showed in the middle order, and with the form of our spinners.
"We are playing some good cricket to take into our game against East Grinstead this weekend.
"They rely heavily on Sussex lads Lewis Hatchett and Will Adkin, but if we can impose ourselves I am sure we will do well."


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October 25, 2017
Course runs from 8 a.m. – noon.
Registration fee includes course materials, campus parking and catered breakfast.
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- Discover how culture expertise may be the secret to building soft power tools.
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Sign-up and learn to build and use power more effectively for yourself, your team, and your organization. Participants will build a stronger inventory of power tools, and learn how to combine power tools with knowledge of culture, situational awareness, and a bias for action to become PowerSmart.
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Booger Hollow Tabernacle will host a fundraising chili supper from 5-8 p.m. today at the church, six miles north of Dover and two miles west on State Highway 164. Deer chili, regular chili, cornbread, crackers and all the fixings will be served for $5. Carry-outs are available. For more information, call 331-2556.
Benefit dinner Saturday
Restoration Church will host a benefit for Barbara Taylor beginning at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at 2349 S. Elmira Ave. in Russellville. Soup, chili, cornbread and crackers will be served from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Donations will be accepted for the meal. Featured entertainment includes a pre-show with Jarrett Roberts at 6:15 p.m. Restoration Church Praise Team and singers with Restoration band and River of Life choir will also sing. Baked goods will be for sale at 4:30. Barbara has terminal cancer and all funds will be going toward her medical bills.
Eyewitness performs Saturday
Pine Hill Community Church will host an event featuring the singing group Eyewitness at 6 p.m. Saturday. Refreshments will be served afterwards. Everyone is welcome. For more information, call Jaime Heflin at 280-9429.
Gospel singing Saturday
Phoenix Freewill Baptist Church on Buck Mountain will have its regular monthly gospel singing at 6 p.m. Saturday. Refreshments will be served after the singing. Everyone is invited.
Concert and dinner Jan. 28
Branded by Christ Cowboy Church will host a concert and dinner beginning at 6 p.m. Jan. 28 in Dardanelle. Entertainment includes Jamie Coulter.
Gospel services Sunday
Full Gospel Outreach will have services at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday at the church, 310 S. Houston Ave. in Russellville. Evangelist Nathan Middleton will lead. For more information, call pastor Joyce Grigsby at 641-9915.
Precept Bible Study
Precept Bible Study class meets from 9:15-11:30 a.m. and 7-9 p.m. on Thursdays in Room W-208 at First Baptist Church (FBC), Second Street and El Paso Avenue in Russellville. Participants may choose which time to attend.
A nursery will be provided for preschool children on Thursday mornings only by contacting FBC at 968-1316 to arrange ahead of time if participants are bringing children.
Books may be picked up in the lobby at FBC for $20, which is not to be paid until class time. For more information, call Wanda Carter at 968-4654 or Sue Pate at 968-4842.
11th Hour performs Jan. 28
Danville Free Will Baptist Church will host a singing at 7 p.m. Jan. 28 at the church on State Highway 10 West. Entertainment will be by 11th Hour of Louisiana. Finger food will be served afterward. Pastor Jeff Burris invites everyone.
Luncheon Jan. 29
Saint Augustine's Catholic Church will host a soup, sandwich and dessert luncheon from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Jan. 29 at the church, 1001 N. Second St. in Dardanelle. The cost is $5 per person.


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These games are a lot more fun then all those stupid late inning losses that the Cubs have been experiencing. Today's game was rarely in doubt thanks to a ginormous third inning for the Cubs as they put up six runs and seven hits to break the game wide open. Matt Garza made that hold up and then some as he was lights out all day. Garza went 8 and 2/3rds innings surrendering only three hits, and two walks while striking out nine on the day. Garza was one out away from a complete game when he got what seemingly was the final out on a ground ball right back to him, instead he launched the throw about 20 rows deep over LaHair's head which also ended his day. Shawn Camp came in and got the final out to secure the victory, and send the Cubs to St. Louis feeling a little better about themselves.
The day started very similar to yesterday's game as Zack Grienke mowed the Cubs down 1-2-3 in the first two innings only using 27 pitches to do so. It looked like a different Cubs team in the third inning as the Cubs offense finally exploded. Steve Clevenger, who was giving Geovany Soto a day off, lead the third inning off with a double to left field. Reed Johnson, who was giving Marlon Byrd a day off, wasted no time knocking Clevenger in with a single to left field to give the Cubs a 1-0 lead. After Garza couldn't get a sacrifice bunt down the next five guys singled off of Grienke, DeJesus, Barney, Castro, Soriano, and Stewart all registered hits. When the dust settled the Cubs were up 6-0 and the outcome was all but decided. For good measure the Cubs added two more runs in the fourth inning on base hits by DeJesus and by Castro to give the Cubs an 8-0 lead through four innings. The only left undecided was whether or not Garza would finish off what he started, he didn't, in spectacular fashion. Garza said as much at his post game press conference which is a must see (below). The Cubs finish their first home stand of the season at 2-5, and head for St. Louis to take on the defending champs. The Cubs get a friendly reminder of that too as the Cardinals will receive their World Series rings in front of the Cubs on Friday Night.
Born on Third's Thoughts:
I told you! Okay, all things considered I think it was pretty obvious that the Cubs would have a solid shot at taking this game as it is very hard to sweep a four game series. That said, it was a hell of an effort all around for the Cubs. Great to see Clevenger get a start, and make it count, Soto needs at least a day off, maybe a couple. I know it's early in the season but right now his head is not on straight and if Clevenger can do anything with the bat he should be out there. Same goes for Byrd and whoever wants to spell him in CF, at this point he needs to sit, it is what is best for the team at this point. Matt Garza, what can you say? He was lights out today, and I love the fact that he went right after the Brewers hitters after he had a big lead, too many pitchers continue to nibble. I really feel for him, he desperately wanted that complete game, but I love to hear the passion he has to do his job the right way, it's refreshing. One in a row! Bring on the Champs.
Garza's Outing
Full Video Recap
Garza postgame presser (must watch)
Sveum presser
Cubs Erupt
Awesome catch by DeJesus
Quote of the year so far:
"We might have just witnessed the greatest worst throw of all time."
– Manager Dale Sveum, on Matt Garza's wild toss in the ninth inning that went for an error and prevented him from a complete game.
Thanks for reading,
– George Cotugno


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The Creative Collaboration Between Rudi Gernreich\, Peggy Moffitt\, and William Claxton\n
This exhibition will celebrate the remarkable collaborat ion between the great fashion designer Rudi Gernreich\, his model and muse Peggy Moffitt\, and Moffitt's late husband\, the photographer William Claxt on\, who created the distinctive images of Moffitt activating Gernreich's d esigns. The exhibition will feature selected looks from Moffitt's definitiv e collection\, with films and photographs by Claxton of Moffitt modeling th e clothes. "Fashion will go out of fashion" is one of Gernreich's many memo rable declarations\, but his designs continue to resonate\, looking contemp orary 50 years after they were made. Gernreich told Moffitt about a dream h e had shortly before his death in 1985. "I had a dream last night that I wa s in a graveyard and I saw my own tombstone. I went up to it and it said\, 'He was always 10 years ahead of his time."" "He was wrong of course\," Mof fitt recalled\, "he was always 30 years ahead of his time." Gernreich\, Mof fitt\, and Claxton were central figures in the Los Angeles art community in the 1960s and "70s\, and were known for their friendships and collaboratio ns with other artists. Gernreich"s work incorporates and prefigures many of the innovations of pop\, minimal\, and performance art. The exhibition wil l be curated by Cameron Silver\, the fashion historian and founder of Decad es\, in collaboration with curatorial coordinators Ethel Seno and Jhordan D ahl. Christopher Claxton\, the son of Moffitt and Claxton and the Director of the Claxton Archive has helped to coordinate the presentation of the pho tographs and films. The exhibition will be designed by Marmol Radziner.\n
Rudi Gernreich (b. 1922\, Vienna\, Austria\; d. 1985\, Los Angeles) arrived in Los Angeles as a refugee in 1938 at the age of 16\, six months after th e Anschluss. His first job in the United States was as an assistant at a mo rtuary. Commenting on this experience\, Gernreich recalled that he "grew up overnight." "There I was with all those dead bodies\," he said. "Eventuall y I got used to the corpses. But I do smile sometimes when people tell me m y clothes are so body-conscious I must have studied anatomy. You bet I stud ied anatomy!" Gernreich studied art at Los Angeles City College\, worked in the publicity department at RKO Studios\, and once replaced a friend as a sketch artist for costume designer Edith Head. After watching a performance by Martha Graham's modern dance company\, he abandoned art to study with t he choreographer Lester Horton\, whom Gernreich described as "a kind of Wes t Coast Martha Graham." As Marylou Luther wrote in the introduction to Moff itt and Claxton's book on Gernreich\, "he became less interested in the sta tic details of clothes and more concerned with how they looked in motion."< /span>\n
Gernreich remained engaged with the dance community and later designed c ostumes for Bella Lewitzky\, one of his fellow dancers in the Horton compan y\, but by the late forties\, he had returned to fashion design. Drawing on his experience with dance\, Gernreich predicted that "the aesthetics of fa shion are going to involve the body itself. We will train the body to grow beautifully rather than cover it to produce beauty." After a short period o n Seventh Avenue\, where he became disappointed by the way the fashion busi ness looked to Paris rather than America for inspiration\, he returned to L os Angeles. Working for sportswear and swimwear manufacturers like Walter B ass and Westwood Knitting Mills\, Gernreich started to receive recognition and awards for innovations such as the first knitted tube dress and the fir st unconstructed swimsuit\, but he was frustrated by the required commercia l compromises. Gernreich solidified his stature as one of the preeminent in dependent American designers when he started his own company in 1960.\n
Peggy Moffitt (b. 1937) was Gernreich's favorite model and m
use. Her profound dialogue with Gernreich enabled her to embody his design
aesthetic\, not just to model it but to perform it. Her unique modern look
and her innovations in the art of modeling continue to inspire a younger ge
neration and have made her a fashion icon.
William Claxton (b. 1927\, Pasadena\, California\; d. 2008\, Los Angeles)\, America's p reeminent jazz photographer\, who is also known for his celebrity/personali ty photographs and album cover designs\, was married to Moffitt. He began p hotographing Gernreich's work in 1957 and documented every single collectio n from 1962. Claxton's film\, Basic Black: William Claxton w/ Peggy Mof fitt (1967)\, which will be featured in the exhibition\, is considered the forerunner of fashion film.\n
The exhibition also celebrates the coll aboration between Gernreich\, Moffitt\, Claxton\, and the legendary hair de signer Vidal Sassoon. Moffitt met Sassoon at a photo shoot for the "No Bra" bra at Richard Avedon's studio in 1965 and later introduced him to Gernrei ch. Sassoon's modern hair design became a key element in Moffitt's unique l ook and Gernreich's distinctive "total look."\n
The Total Look: The Cr eative Collaboration between Rudi Gernreich\, Peggy Moffitt\, and William C laxton is presented by M∙A∙C Cosmetics.\n
Additional support is provi ded by Dr. Gabriel Chiu - Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery\, Inc.\, Matthias K ind\, Sally and Michel Perrin - Perrin Paris 1893\, and Eugene Sadovoy.\n
The care and restoration of the collection is generously provided by Margar et's Cleaners.\n
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December 6, 2012 - submitted by Olivia, Australia
Q. On the last leg of the Mylo Xyloto Australian 2012 tour - friends and I made a sign which read: Please Play Swallowed In The Sea.
The Oracle replies:
I saw your sign on the panorama photo so there's no doubt the band will have. Even though it's extremely tricky to work out exactly what Chris is saying I can certainly hear what sounds like one particular part of Swallowed in the Sea. I'd say that yes, he did reference your sign. That sounds like a very Chris thing to do.


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The Penultimate is the Ultimate
Yesterday's World Cup final reinforced a hypothesis I've been working on. The final game is always a let down. Yes, Spain did score a nice goal at the end of the overtime but the rest of the game was better avoided. And, in the interest of full disclosure, that's exactly what I did.
Now, compare that with the previous day's third place game or even either of the two semi-final games. The final game of a series just never lives up to it's hype. Even when you think of your favorite World Series memories, usually those are from a game six or maybe an earlier game that helps extend the series. When it's a final, teams are too careful and it's the game and the fans who suffer.
If you still aren't convinced, think about a few of those games. While not a World Series, the Cubs-Marlins series in 2003 featured Bartman and a total breakdown by the Cubs but that disaster was what got the Marlins to a game 7 in which they destroyed the Cubs. Bill Buckner's infamous boot happened in a game 6 as well. Sure, there have been game 7 heroics but it's the early games that give us the memorable moments.
Sure, I'm going to keep on watching the finals. Missing a Superbowl or a World Series game 7 would just feel wrong. But, it's the game 6 I'll not so secretly be looking forward to.


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Yanks delight kids at NYC clinic
Bombers teach youth at City Clinics, a Player's Trust program
Foreboding skies and steady rain could not deter Joba Chamberlain, Sergio Mitre, David Robertson or Nick Swisher from delighting 250 underprivileged youth with their presences, nor could it dampen the kids' enthusiasm.
The successful event, run as part of The Players Trust's nationwide City Clinics program, made great use of the North Meadow fields in Central Park on Friday. It was a well-disposed fusion of altruism, featuring the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), the Yankees, the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and, perhaps most important, the staff affiliated with Derek Aucoin's "The Baseball Center." Without each entity's generous contribution, these children would not have experienced such a day to remember.
"It's fun for both sides," Mitre said. "It's encouraging for the kids to see us, and it makes us remember where we came from."
When asked if he showed his patented sinker to a few students, Mitre laughed and said, "I was in the baserunning station," a skill he retains from his National League days. "I haven't done that in three years," he admitted.
Robertson -- who had never participated in a clinic like this before -- embraced the novelty of the experience. Based on his attitude, one would imagine this will become more habitual.
"It was my first time," he said boyishly. "A great event. Gives them a chance to get a little bit of training."
Swisher and Chamberlain did their best to keep the mood light, dazzling the kids with silly antics and sometimes engaging in adolescent behavior. Swisher greeted the children boisterously as they walked by, and Chamberlain -- caught up in the moment -- resorted to mimicking accents, at one point performing a great impression of Forrest Gump.
Even Nancy Barthold, assistant commissioner for recreation in the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, had some kind words to share.
"We're always grateful to organizations like the Players Trust, who bring programs like this to New York City parks," she said. Her staff provided the venue and assisted the MLBPA faithfully throughout the morning.
Michael Weiner, executive director of the MLBPA, was pleased with how things proceeded, even if he tried to downplay his own sizable efforts in making it all happen.
"Just being here, you can see how much the kids are enjoying this, even with the uncooperative weather," he said. "It's great to see the passion."
When asked about the players' involvement, Weiner offered: "The players understand how fortunate they are, and they really want to give back. Players have been doing this kind of thing ever since I've been at the Union."
Some might dismiss Weiner's words as savvy public relations, but the jubilant scene, shared by both children and players, supported his claims wholeheartedly. The kids were excited to see the players, and the quartet of Yankees reflected that enthrallment.
The most instrumental figure in this saga, however, was former Major Leaguer Aucoin. He helped orchestrate the event, coordinated the instruction and maintained order. If things needed to be held together, he was a special kind of glue, and his magnanimous efforts did not go unnoticed.
"Derek has dedicated his life to helping inner-city kids improve their baseball skills," said Vanessa Seidman, a lawyer and parent whose kids once benefited from some of his good works. "At today's event, he was a focal point for bringing the Yankees together with the inner-city youth."
When asked about his own inspiration, Aucoin said, "Thirty years ago this week, I shook hands with Andre Dawson at an event like this, and that is the only reason this happened. I am a direct product of shaking hands with him. I played for the Expos because of that."
Aucoin wishes fans knew more about the charitable things players do.
"It's about showing up," he insisted. "You don't know how many of these kids have been affected."
For Aucoin, the four participating Yankees, Weiner and the rest of the kind conspirators, it was an exemplary day, and perhaps their works will have far-reaching effects on some of these youths. If nothing else, these kids had a lot of fun.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Clarkson University Professor Diego Nocetti Receives Graham Faculty Research Award
[A photograph for media use is available at http://www.clarkson.edu/news/photos/graham2012-nocetti.jpg.]
Diego C. Nocetti, an associate professor of economics and finance in the Clarkson University School of Business, was awarded the John W. Graham Jr. Faculty Research Award during the University's 119th commencement ceremony today.
His research focuses on the economics of uncertainty, with particular emphasis on the development of theoretical models that analyze both positive and normative aspects of decision-making under uncertainty.
In his latest research, Nocetti has explored the theory of precautionary saving in the presence of multiple sources of risk, the theory of comparative risk aversion among groups, and social discounting of environmental projects with uncertain returns.
His research has been published in a number of leading academic journals including Management Science, Journal of Money Credit and Banking, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Social Choice and Welfare, Economics Letters, B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, Review of Law and Economics, and Journal of Applied Economics.
Nocetti's article "Properties of the Social Discount Rate in a Benthamite Framework with Heterogeneous Degrees of Impatience," published in Management Science, was awarded the Finance and Sustainability European Research Award in the category Best Published Research Article.
He has presented his research at numerous academic conferences and has chaired several conference sessions. Nocetti has frequently served as ad hoc reviewer for highly regarded academic journals. He is a member of the American Economic Association, the Econometric Society, and the Western Economic Association.
He joined Clarkson in 2006. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Memphis, his MBA from East Carolina University, and his B.A. (licenciatura) from Universidad del Salvador.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
Photo caption: Clarkson University President Tony Collins (right) presents the John W. Graham Jr. Faculty Research Award to Diego Nocetti.