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Better than the $1 menu: Superfoods that ring in for 99 cents or less
By Kerri-Ann Jennings, February 6, 2013 - 12:54pm
Kerri-Ann asks: What's your favorite healthy food for under $1?
You should try and buy organic and raw when you can
— Anonymous
02/10/2013 - 10:20am
I am a big user of Kale. Great superfood I believe! It is abundant in Phytochemicals, substances associated with the prevention of cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, & hypertension. These a 4 of the leading causes of death in western countries. It also contains 45 different flavanoids which provide antioxidants & anti-inflammatory benifits. These are just a few of the benifits that kale has. So one to add to your diet I believe. Get more info at www.eatwelllookfantastic.com
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02/11/2013 - 6:50pm
Great post! I've steered away from pomegranate since it can be tough to get those seeds out. When I was a kid in the South - we were fine with picking the seeds out one at a time. We even made a sport of it and let our mom worry about the stains on our shirts. HOWEVER - I heard of a trick recently in which you cut it in half and slam it on the counter to pop the seeds out. I have yet to try it but I think this little tidbit may just help me overcome my fear of bringing a pomegranate home from the grocery!
Sardines - hmmm - got a can of those in my cupboard - bought specifically for their nutritional benefits. Haven't worked up the courage to venture there yet.
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— Carrie _8
02/14/2013 - 4:57pm
Collard greens. $.69/bunch at my local Kroger. I use them raw in a marinated chopped salad, stir-fried with a little curry powder and tofu, or cooked the traditional way seasoned with turkey instead of bacon fat. I buy one or two bunches/week. I also sub them in any recipe calling for kale.
— bplair
02/19/2013 - 3:13am
I'm a huge fan of Sardines!! Easy, and quick to make goes with sooo much! On top of pasta .salads, side dishes, so much!! I swear, I have close to about 15 cans in my copbuard right now lol! My favorite so far are the boneless in olive oil, and my ever so thoughtful Mom sent me a case of the ones in spicy tomato sauce.Haven't tried the smoked variety, but I'm game;-)!!
— Anonymous
09/19/2013 - 3:48am
Thanks for reminding me. I would join my dad in the eveinng at the kitchen table for a snack and he would open a can of sardines and a box of crackers, boy we would have a good time and it was the best of times. I later Incorporated sardines on top of a fresh salad and bamb!!! a whole complete nutritional lunch.
— Anonymous
09/19/2013 - 4:49am
What. How many calories per serving? A 'serving' couldn't be less informative.
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Review: Siku Glacial Ice Vodka
Posted by Arctic Wolf on May 26, 2011
Siku (in Greenland) means ice, and the Siku Glacial Ice Vodka is literally made from ice. The process begins with ice which has calved from Greenland's Qalerallit Glacier. This ice is harvested at sea, and then it blended with a five time distilled American (96 % alcohol) grain spirit transforming into Vodka via a proprietor stirring process at minus 25 degrees Celsius in small handcrafted batches. This blending process takes place in the Netherlands where the final spirit is bottled.
I was fortunate enough to be given a bottle of Siku Glacier Ice Vodka by Grant Schneider of Aligra Wine and Spirits. He wanted my opinion, and I thought I should share it here on my blog.
Here is an excerpt from my review:
"…When I took a shot of the Vodka, I was again impressed by the initial flavour impressions of lemon and lime citrus which were quickly devoured by a growing graininess. The vodka really has some 'pop' in the mouth…"
You may read the full review here:
Review: Siku Glacial Ice Vodka
I also included a great new cocktail I call the Blue Glacier.
Please enjoy my review and my new cocktail!
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Knicks vs. Hawks @ MSG
Yeah, game on now.
Gallo bringing that fire and desire
Knicks vs. Hawks @ MSG
Yeah, game on now.
Gallo bringing that fire and desire
What a disaster that pic is.
Douglas finally getting a chance and doing well...
it's aaaaaaall going to **** now.
House thinks he's a ****ing hero.
Gallo's just dumb.
Chandler's dumb.
Harrington's dumb.
Chandler!!!! Nice!!!! Defensive Play!!!!!!
Great win! Excellent block by Will the Trill! I had a heart attack lol.
Gallo was posting and toasting in the beginning. His post game is still awkward, just imagine if he refines it over the offseason. He's never going to be a dominant post player, but all he needs some refinement with his shot and length. Some of his moves were Nowitzki-like.
Also his defense was superb. Gallo has become the team's best perimeter defender. (gasp) I know that's not saying much because we are the no-defense Knicks, but still. Remember how many times he got exposed in the beginning of the season? Now he was holding JOE JOHNSON into check. GO GALLO!!!!!!
And I hate Eddie Blouse, I have no idea why D'antoni put him in for that one minute in the fourth quarter. The whole forum will prob shoot me for saying this, but I'd rather have Curry in the rotation than Mickey Mouse. I really can't stand him on offense or defense, he can go rot with the Celdicks for all I care.
smh, Josh Smith quoted as saying Mike D. is a great coach.
Joe Johnson saying he might stay with the Hawks because he could not go back to a losing situation. How many of the big name FAs feel that way?
Nice win by the Knicks, D'Ants did do some coaching in crunch time going to that 2-3 zone that kept the Hawks out of the paint.
Only problem with the win is we're probably going to have another lineup change. Douglas and Gallo did well, Tmac at PG is probably done and Gallo may play 40+ mins the rest of the way.
my heart stopped those last 10 seconds but chandler with an impressive defensive plays reminiscent to what were used to seeing in the 90's wish for more of those, and more guys to play defense then we'd actually be competitive ( see, december ) Gallo grew a pair tonight and it showed he didnt back down and took control i wanna see more out of him like we did tonight. and i wanna see Douglas play more, everytime he plays he plays outstanding yet D"amntony goes back to sitting him on the bench, yet he comes back playing better then before dude needs to get consistent minutes he could develop into a nice 6th man for our future dudes fantastic on both sides of the ball he owned Crawford tonight
That would have been our 12th loss, I think, with a double digit lead in the 4th. He's seen dire straits ball plenty of times but still looks scared.
i was at this gam my heart broke when they first gave horford the bucket
Dumb luck the past two games. This time it worked in the Knicks favor.
I really liked the fact that everyone had a balanced load... and of course Gallo *vroomvroom* was on FIRE. (And despite having a low score, Chandler was amazing on defense.)
lucky ending but what the hell was that ? I should not regret win is a win. Toney lost... David slept... 0 control.


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The Raptors will never be a great team with Amir as their starting power forward, to put it bluntly
The Raptors will never be a great team with Amir as their starting power forward, to put it bluntly
WANT to place 9th in the East (I know, weird but from that we can assume they're trying to win out). Lots of emotions for that Detroit game. To be honest, I need to go back and look at that Bucks game before I judge the play. It was bad, I remember that much. I still think this is more trend than fluke. Analytics support the quality of this starting 5... I'll leave it there.
There's math, and everything else is debatable.
He's not much of an offensive option if you ask him to create a shot for himself, but he finds ways to score effectively. His jumper (in terms of release) has gotten a lot better through the years. His release is cleaner & in the past few games, he has experimented with the 3 point shot.
I trust that Valanciunas will provide a much needed post scoring as he continues to develop. We have Rudy Gay and DeMar DeRozan who can create shots on the block as well. Amir sets screens well, he is good with the pinch post action with the wings.
In short, he provides all of the intangibles for that first unit that box score statistics do not measure.
I dont create controversies. Theyre there long before I open my mouth. I just bring them to your attention.
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I would jizz my pants if we get Scola and Frye or even Scola and K.Marshall or one of the Morris twins. Say no to Beasly.
Scola is a good PF but on a shitty team, he is a serviceable big, a possible 6th man behind Amir or start for this team, the guy rebounds like a machine, a poor man Pau Gasol but definitely better than Bargs. Frye is washed up but could find a home for the Raps as a backup C behind Jonas, the guy can knock down a 20 foot jumper and shoot behind the arc. Kendall Marshall is a budding PG and could turn into a Calderon-esque like player, as for the Morris twins, I see the Suns likely to hold onto Marcus as opposed to Markieff, if we land Markieff, he could in 2-3 years become the face of this franchise at the PF position.
can we pick up Iverson as a back up point guard??? League Vet minimum?
He'll be no worse than JL3
Sign Gilbert Arenas as a back up combo guard/clubhouse social convenor.
sign bob cousy
The Raptors will never be a great team with Anderson and Lucas as their first options off the bench, to put it bluntly.
Twitter: @ReubenJRD NBA, Raptors writer for Daily Hive Vancouver, Toronto.
People say you get wiser with age not the case with Arenas and AI (he dresses like he's still 16) they're like the anti veteran presence
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STAMFORD, CT -- Crane Co.'s Merchandising Systems segment posted sales of $92.5 million in the 2012 third quarter, compared with $98.9 for the same period a year earlier. The 6% decline reflected lower sales of vending machines and, to a lesser extent, payment systems, the manufacturer said. The segment's profit decreased $1.3 million, reflecting "deleverage" of the lower sales.
Companywide, Crane said that third-quarter 2012 earnings per diluted share, from continuing operations on a GAAP basis, had increased 12% to $0.97, compared with $0.87 in the third quarter of 2011. Third-quarter results included $0.02 per share of repositioning costs associated with previously announced actions initiated in the second quarter to improve the profitability of the company in 2013. Excluding repositioning costs, third-quarter earnings per diluted share from continuing operations grew 14% to $0.99, compared with $0.87 for the same period a year ago.
Third-quarter 2012 sales from continuing operations of $646 million were approximately equal to the same 2011 quarter, with an increase of $13 million (2%), offset by unfavorable foreign currency translation of $14 million (-2%). The quarter's operating profit rose 8% to $86.6 million, compared with $80.3 million a year ago. Excluding repositioning costs, continuing operating profit increased 10% to $87.9 million, and operating profit margin rose to 13.6%, compared with 12.4% in the third quarter of 2011.
"Crane reported record earnings per share in the third quarter, with strong execution across the organization, and I am particularly pleased with the margin improvement we achieved in our Fluid Handling segment," said Crane Co. president and chief executive Eric C. Fast. "We are on track to complete our previously announced repositioning actions by year end, which will positively impact 2013 earnings. Given our cautious outlook on the global economy, we continue to drive productivity initiatives and a cost-conscious culture across the company."
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Knoxville (WVLT) - You likely walked past many Angel Trees while Christmas shopping, maybe even grabbing one or two.
WVLT Volunteer TV's Stacy McCloud shows you the gratitude of some East Tennesseans receiving gifts from an angel tree you didn't see.
As busy as these 50 plus volunteers are you would think the giving had just begun.
But the gathering for the Salvation Army angel tree actually began months ago.
"We try to make a nice Christmas for everyone that comes through the program," says Major Don Vick from the Salvation Army.
About a thousand families to be exact, and that's in Knoxville alone.
The gifts being bagged don't come from the angels you see hanging from trees, that's a different Angle Tree campaign.
Each toy here is donated by a collaboration of churches and businesses, as well as some of the money collected from those renowned red kettles.
A lot of volunteer hours, that all culminates to this, rows of boxes
Stuffed with $300,000 worth of toys and goodies, bikes as far as the eye can see.
And buggies full of food fit for a holiday feast.
"Many of them will say this is the Christmas my child will get this year," Vick says.
Generosity that leaves a good feeling in the hearts of volunteers.
"It feels good to help needy families and children who aren't going to have Christmas unless we are doing this today," says volunteer Shannon Ochiltree.
And big smiles stretched across the faces of those that need a helping hand.
"It's helping me out a lot. They know it's not from mama but they don't care as long as they get a little something they are happy," says Angel Tree Participant Buffy Kittrell.
The Salvation Army Angel Tree is in it's 107th year.
Over the next couple of days they will distribute gifts to pre-selected families in Anderson and Blount counties.


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Katy Perry: Rocker turns election ballot into tight dress
LAS VEGAS -- Katy Perry's do ing her best get-out-the vote effort: At a rally for President Barack Oba ma, she wore a tight white dress imprinted like a ballot, and a square box on her right hip filled in the names of Obama and Joe Biden.
Perry gave a free concert at a park in a historically minority neighborhood just northwest of downtown Las Vegas to screaming fans at about 9 p.m., the same time Air Force One landed at McCar ran International Airport across town.
The Las Vegas campaign event drew more than 10,000 people, ac cording to fire officials and organizers, with long lines still on sidewalks during Perry's 30-minute performance before Obama arrived.
The singer opened with a rendition of Al Green's soul hit, "Let's Stay Together," and played five songs, including "Teenage Dream," before ending with a thumping bass drum version of "Firework."
Perry, who recently also played a free concert at an Obama event in Los Angeles, paused before the last song Wednesday to exhort people in the Las Vegas crowd to vote early.
"Don't wait. Go tomorrow," she said. "How many of you are 18 here? It's going to be your first time, right?"
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a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Oct 24, 2008 at 9:06 am
"Pleasanton will need a financial watchdog that will control city spending without asking for higher citizen taxes."
Uh, Pleasanton doesn't tax citizens.
"While our country has an energy crisis and our county has a water shortage, she fought hard to approve 8,000 to 12,000-square-foot mansions on our beautiful ridgelines."
Hosterman also "fought hard" to get a water and energy element into the new General Plan so those large mansions will have smaller carbon footprints than your home or mine.
a resident of Amador Valley High School
on Oct 24, 2008 at 10:43 am
Here we go again with all of the "as ifs". Its getting pretty irritating to continually have things that "could in theory happen" all of a sudden become a worst case scenario realized. 8,000 to 12,000 sq ft mansions approved? There isn't a single home thats even been submitted, yet information such as mega massions is being used almost as fact. Please at least deal in reality and say "some houses could be as large as", but to imply all will be masions mega or otherwise is just wrong and irresponsible.
Question: How many homes over 8,000 square feet exist out of 600 plus custom homes in Ruby Hill? I would guess maybe 20 to 30, and only a handfull over 10,000 sq ft. There is no way these homes will end up as large as people are wanting you to believe, it is simply what is possible. Given the economy and the trend toward downsizing (Hummer went Bankrupt remember), I don't think we're going to see excess that was allowed by the dotcom boom for quite some time.
Just trying to be rational.
BTW, We have 2 of the highest ranked high schools in California which is exactly why people _want_ to come here! The article above is laced with inacuracies and half truths. Pleasanton is not perfect, but is certainly in the 95th percentile. Reading these constant rants about whats wrong is getting old.
Here's a concept, pretend you don't live here but are considering moving here. Do what most people would do and make an objective list of the positives vs the negatives. The positive list would be exponentially larger than the negative one!
Hosterman for Mayor!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Oct 25, 2008 at 7:01 am
I have a question: Brozosky opposes the development of those big houses, but isn't he an advocate of "starter homes"? Does anyone know? I also read the same thing about McGovern. Adding more homes, whether mansions or starter homes will add to the problem of crowded schools. In fact, developing low income, high density homes would be really bad for Pleasanton, and its impact on schools would be bad.
So if anyone has any additional information about Brozosky's plan to support starter homes please let us all know.
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Slow-Cooked Pepper Steak Recipe
- 1-1/2 pounds beef top round steak
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 4 medium tomatoes, cut into wedges or 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 large green pepper, cut into strips
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/2 cup cold water
- Hot cooked noodles or rice
- Cut beef into 3-in. x 1-in. strips. In a large skillet, brown beef in oil. Transfer to a 3-qt. slow cooker. Combine the onion, soy sauce, garlic, sugar, salt, ginger and pepper; pour over beef. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours or until meat is tender. Add tomatoes and green pepper; cook on low 1 hour longer or until vegetables are tender.
Combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth; gradually stir into slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 20-30 minutes until thickened. Serve with noodles or rice.
Freeze option: Freeze cooled beef mixture in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a covered saucepan, gently stirring and adding a little broth or water if necessary. Yield: 6 servings.
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"This was actually quite flavorful. easy to make. We really liked it and I will make it again!"
"Excellent! So easy to prepare & my Husband loved it!"
"My mother introduced this to me. So mouthwatering I can never wait for it to be done. I've used canned tomatoes and also rotel."
"Incredible dish and so easy to make! I used top sirloin steak but didn't change another thing! Will be a keeper in our household!"
"I make this regularly. Serve over rice and with wheat rolls and corn. Only change I make is using tomato sauce instead of diced because of the picky eaters in my house."
"I have this on a regular basis....I make it exactly the way the recipe says and it always turns out perfectly. I serve mine over hot fluffy rice. My husband and son love it, and the leftovers (if any) are really good. Great dish!"
"My husband doesn't like green pepper so I used both red and yellow, my family loved it!"
"This Is wonderful! I used a round roast, as that is what I had in hand, and the canned diced tomatoes. It turned out so good, and I will make this again. Served mine with buttered noodles. Yummy!"
"Great flavors blended in,,, my husband (who is wonderful, but picky when it comes to food) loved it,,, used a red and yellow pepper~ brown sugar to make the tomatoes less tart~served with buttered noodles, and applesauce~good deal!"
"If you are looking for a good and easy slow cooker recipe this one is for you. I tried this out in 1994 when it was first published in Taste of Home. I've been a fan of it ever since then. The soy sauce gives it a great taste. I don't like ginger so I leave it out. I also use diced tomatoes since they are available and flavorful anytime of the year."


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i have finally saved enough money to buy a new 3W. Any suggestions on wat to buy or test
I'm currently gaming the Cobra S9-1 F 15* fairway and love it. I also have a Titleist 906F2 in my Florida bag and love that wood as well. I recommend either of those options.
Obviously your best bet is to take a couple of options out to a range and hit some shots off a tee and off the turf (not a mat if possible).
Give them all a try. Most courses have some brands of trial woods and irons that you can test. I did before I bought my driver and one of my former palying buddies did before he bought his iron set. And what md7716 suggested are also good products. It all comes down to what you like best.
I have the 906F2 in the bag, after getting the 909 and giving it a try, it wouldn't edge out my 906 so I left it in the bag. It's a fantastic club and highly recommeded.
Either way, make sure you get fit before you buy it!
I'm a fan of the 900 series, but you will have to find the shaft combination that works best for you. Make sure to test as many as you can.
I would find a very good club fitter and have him/her set you up with the correct club. I would look at the 909F2 series and work on getting the correct shaft.
Good Luck....
906F2 in my bag.
I'm going to go against the grain here and rcommend the Taylormade R9, very hitable for all skill levels, but I agree with the rest of the guys, get a bunch and take them to the range to try, its all about what fits you best.
Kick my friend... you have gotten great advice here. Here's mine.
Go get fit and make sure you get the right shaft! That is the key. I have used the Titleist 906 and liked it, but currently have a TM in my bag because I hit it farther and more reliably. Go find someone that can take swing speeds and stuff and get matched up... you won't be disappointed.
I'm not a golf pro, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night!
Tar Heel,
You are absolutly correct, Get fitted properly before you spend your money.
I am a golf pro and I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night!
Thanks for the info and i like tar heels holiday inn express phrase
I would find a very good club fitter and have him/her set you up with the correct club. I would look at the 909F2 series and work on getting the correct shaft.
Good Luck....
Couldn't agree more
Those are some pretty funny commercials.
I agree with the fitting idea. I went in with idea TM or Calloway woods, but ended up with Mizuno. I would have never thought about Mizuno for woods, but that is the club that gave best results. I now have both 3W and 5W by Mizuno. F-50 5W and F-60 3W. You never know what will work for your game until you hit the clubs.
I've been playing the Nike Sasquatch for about 3 years. I love it, But I'm getting ready to switch everything over to Titleist


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The Illinois Festival of Racing on Nov. 1 marks the time on the calendar to celebrate the local state-bred equines that populate the majority of Hawthorne's backstretch. And while the progeny of the state's Thoroughbreds won't be confused with those from Kentucky, many have proven successful when raced on the national stage.
Copper State and Rolling Seas (both nominated, but not entered in the Illini Princess) are two such mares who have demonstrated the ability to compete outside of their friendly confines, by either winning or placing in multiple graded stakes.
Even more impressively, Original Spin (third in the 2005 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies) and Buck's Boy (winner of the 1998 Breeders' Cup Turf) are examples of Prairie-breds thriving at the sport's highest level.
Six $100,000 stakes restricted to Illinois foals will likely decide local champions in various divisions Nov. 1 at Hawthorne. Rest assured, a few of them will be heard from again on the grander stage.
Here is a rundown of the stakes schedule and the probable contenders:
The Lightening Jet Handicap-3-year-olds and up, 6 Furlongs
Right off the bat, this race features one of those "nationally" capable Illini-breds when millionaire 7-year-old Fort Prado heads a field of seven in this handicap sprint. Fort Prado has always done his best running on turf, but his class makes him hard to leave off the ticket. Mighty Rule won this race last year, although he might not be entering the event in quite the same form as a year ago. Still, he's a talented sprinter who loves this track, and will be tough to beat. Classy R. J. will look to take his substantial early speed as far as he can. He lasted all the way to the wire in the Land of Lincoln Stakes in his last appearance at Hawthorne and he'll look to make it 3-for-3 over the Stickney oval. High Expectations is always a threat in these state-bred stakes, but as usual, he will be at the mercy of the pace.
The field: Mighty Rule, Compton, 7-2; Fort Prado, Perez, 5-2; Glory to Spare, Agilar, 8-1; High Expectations, Emigh, 4-1; Classic R. J., Razo Jr., 3-1; Distorted Groom, Lantz, 15-1; Mister Exetera, Wade, 12-1.
The Buck's Boy Handicap-3-year-olds and up, 1 1/16 Miles
Stonehouse just missed in the Milwaukee Avenue Stakes, the spring equivalent of this race, and he looks like he may have this field over a barrel. He's been working exceptionally well leading into this event, and he'll be a short-priced favorite for top honors. River Bear has fared well at this level, and will appreciate both the return to Hawthorne and the extra distance his recent races have lacked. Will benefit if lucky enough to get a fast pace. Win Me Over has also had his moments of success against these state-breds and enters this race off a decent third place finish over this race track.
The field: River Bear, Nolan, 8-1; Win Me Over, Karlsson, 4-1; Bill of Bills, Torres, 12-1; El Real Madrid, Alvarado, 8-1; Best Buddy, Ocampo, 9-2; Stonehouse, Compton, 3-1; Dakota Rebel, Riggs, 5-1; Batten, Emigh, 6-1.
The Showtime Deb Stakes-2 year-old Fillies, 6 Furlongs
Timeless Miss, from the same connections as Stonehouse, is a quick filly who will need to move forward after running third against state-bred allowance foes in her last start. The works indicate she will, but this is one tough race to figure. Mamma Lina failed as a short-priced favorite in her last start, but that was also her first attempt over the track. Any improvement would make her a dangerous customer. Winpins looked good breaking her maiden over this track and acts like a filly with some potential. She is one of several who have a chance for the grand prize should the speed falter. Saxxy Rose Lee isn't helped by her outside post, however she was a close third against tougher in her most recent attempt. That was on Polytrack.
The field: Cumulonimble, Torres, 8-1; Happy Henrietta, Thornton, 10-1; Lose None, Emigh, 6-1; Timeless Miss, Compton, 8-1; Winpins, Fogelsonger, 5-1; Mustang Stacey, Razo Jr., 9-2; Mamma Lina, Perez, 4-1; Stormy Easter, Ocampo, 10-1; Saxxy Rose Lee, Thompson, 5-1.
The Sun Power Stakes-2-year-old Colts and Geldings, 6 Furlongs
My Dominick James has already ventured successfully outside of Illinois, and now returns to his own kind looking like a short-priced winner. There is other talent in this field, however none have his experience or his class. He'll be tough to overhaul unless the others improve immensely. Devil's Halo romped in his debut like he might have a tremendous upside. Normal improvement could land him in the exacta, but probably no more. Capt. Bullet Bob was also impressive in his maiden victory, and he too will get tested for class today. The rail-draw is not likely to help his chances.
The field: Capt. Bullet Bob, Razo Jr., 7-2; Charter Class, Ocampo, 6-1; So On and So Forth, Torres, 6-1; Devil's Halo, Silva, 5-1; Miratough, Agilar, 15-1; Last Wompus, Alvarado, 8-1; My Dominick James, Thornton, 2-1; Willie to To, Karlsson, 10-1.
The Powerless Handicap-F&M 3-year-olds and up, 6 Furlongs
Secret Kin does his best running in these events and on this soil. There appears to be ample pace to set up his legitimate closing kick and he'll be tough to hold off with a clean trip. Magnetic Miss will try and zip to the top without hassle, although that may be a difficult task. She has the talent to succeed if not abused early, and must be respected. Pretty Jenny, from the barn of Christine Janks, worked a blazing 1:10.2 for six furlongs only eight days ago and the connections have been waiting for this spot to race their talented mare. She's always a factor in these events, but demand value at the windows. Nicks is another from the Janks barn who is racing in top form, but will need a lifetime best to beat this level of opposition.
The field: Pretty Jenny, Compton, 3-1; Caller a Classic, Karlsson, 15-1; Secret Kin, Perez, 9-2; Denoun N Deverb, Nolan, 15-1; Nicks, Fogelsonger, 6-1; Taylor Madison, Torres, 8-1; Magnetic Miss, Meier, 4-1; Lune Rouge, Emigh, 5-1.
The Illini Princess Handicap-F&M 3-year-olds and up, 1 1/16 Miles
Mongoose Gold will look to control the pace in a field that appears to be lacking much early speed. She's not always reliable, but left alone, she may prove dangerous at a nice price. Stop a Train has been a force on this circuit for five years and her races on dirt are always respectable. She looks like she may have missed some time in her morning works, but as usual, she must be dealt with. Lakeaway has only had one race over the dirt, but that was a debut win at Hawthorne. She has since gone on to win two races at today's distance, and her trainer Chris Block (who also trains Secret Kin and Fort Prado) has won his share of these Illinois-bred championship races.
The field: Archipelago, Torres, 15-1; Apple Martini, Razo Jr., 6-1; Lil Cora Tee, Ferrer, 15-1; Modjadji, Fogelsonger, 6-1; Lakeaway, Perez, 8-1; Home's the Best, Emigh, 8-1; Stop a Train, Compton, 4-1; Mongoose Gold, Karlsson, 10-1; Labar, Alvarado, 5-1; Ally's Little Sis, Agilar, 10-1; Boudoir, Ocampo, 10-1.


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If it sounds vaguely familiar, it's what too many Americans experienced in 2008. Now it's China's turn. The housing market there is in turmoil, reminiscient of the subprime issues faced in this country, according to Mark Mobius.
While China's housing market problems are similar in scale to those faced during the U.S. subprime mortgage bubble, it won't lead to another Lehman Brothers-style crash, Mobius, the emerging-market fund manager at Franklin Templeton, told CNBC on Monday.
"The similarities could not be denied," Mobius said, but since Chinese banks are owned by the government, they will not be allowed to fail.
The network notes investor fears have been heightened after a credit crunch last week led to a spike in yields on interbank loans. Some analysts have pointed out the credit crunch was spiked by the Chinese central bank's tightening of liquidity, rather than a loss in confidence among banks.
Still, nervousness led to big drop in Chinese stocks on Monday, with the Shanghai Composite tumbling 5.3% to its lowest levels since early December, CNBC reports.
"The perception of China is they are in the same kind of situation as the United States, and yes, it is true that a lot of loans are going to go bad, and that banks have been hiding a lot of these loans in so-called trust companies," Mobius said at the FundForum conference of asset managers in Monaco.
"We have to ask what the consequence is, what will happen as a result, and the scenario will be very, very different in China, simply because the banks are controlled by the government, so they will not be allowed to go bankrupt."
As a result, Mobius said the liquidity problems faced by Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers at the height of the 2008 crisis won't happen in China.
Mobius manages some $53 billion in emerging market funds and has more money invested in China than in any other market.
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1/31 Real Wedding: Tori & Trey's Woodsy, Shabby Chic Fall Wedding
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Our fab BAB contributor Tori had a simple goal: to have a lovely little, perfectly reasonably priced 10K wedding. But Tori is an only child – and her parents just weren't having it – despite the fact that she actually writes for a little blog called The Broke-Ass Bride. Tori's wedding ended up costing a little more than 10K – in fact, she's a little too embarrassed to tell you just how much it cost here. Sometimes the best laid plans…ya da ya da ya da. Never the less, Tori's big, slightly less than broke-ass day is absolutely worth sharing. There's plenty of gorgeous wedding inspiration and great advice to absorb here! Congrats, Tori and Trey!
Your Names:
Victoria (Tori) Ward &
Wade (Trey) Traynham III
Your Occupations:
His- Outside Machinist and Ship Builder New
Hers- Civil Servant in the Mental Health field by day & The BrokeAss Bride CAI/GOI Goddess by night.
Wedding Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia
Wedding Date: Friday, September 21st, 2012
Wedding Budget: I wanted to do the entire wedding for $10,000.00 or less but I'm an only child and my parents weren't having any of my budget wedding nonsense! They wanted to throw me the wedding of my dreams and that was the sweetest thing! So we compromised. I saved money on the details, my wedding dress, the bridesmaids' & flower girls' dresses, and where ever else I could and they splurged on the big stuff like venue, catering, photography, & florist.
Approximate Guest Count: 75 guests
How Would you describe your wedding?
My theme was an amalgamation of concepts. I wanted a fall theme, I loved the color combination of orange and blue, shabby chic, and my honey is a hunter, so I wanted to include some of the things he loves too! I ended up describing it to my vendors as a woodsy shabby chic. Trey had a custom camo tie & pocket square. The cake had acorn cake toppers and one of my guests brought acorn shaped cake pops!
It was very family oriented and kid friendly. I encouraged my guests to bring their kids. I remember going to weddings as a kid and being bored out of my mind. So, I did everything I could to make sure the kids had a blast! It was a relaxed, fun, family-oriented affair.
What was your favorite part of your wedding?
There are several. Trey and I are not religious people but we do have religious family members so we decided to have a ring warming ceremony. Since the rings were warmed prior to the ceremony, I didn't get to see it while it was happening but I was truly touched to see the photos! It was one of my absolute favorite things about the wedding even though I never saw it.
Trey is a big dude. His ring size is 16! When we exchanged rings, my hands were so sweaty that his ring wouldn't go on! There was a ripple of laughter through the guests because they all knew that I'd been waiting 11 years for this and the ring wouldn't go! We did get it on, but it was a moment of levity in the ceremony that I'll never forget.
During the reception, we had an open mic instead of scheduled speeches because the members of our wedding party were all very shy. So I wanted to leave the option to say something open ended. I made a speech and then, the Best Man spoke. We knew that took a lot for him so it really meant a lot. But to my great surprise, my Flower Girl and Nephew took the mic! They are my new husband's niece and nephew and I've known them all since birth. They were adorable and they spoke about how happy they were that I was finally their Aunt and how much they loved me. It was adorable. Then my Ring Bearer took the mic. He's my Cousin's 3 year old son and he wanted to say something like the big kids did but the second he spoke into the mic, he spooked and ran. It was too cute. I'll treasure those memories for the rest of my life.
What did you splurge on?
I splurged on my guest book. I found this amazing seller on Etsy (Lizziemade) who makes hand bound books! I fell in love. The book was $80.00 but it was so worth it. Lizziemade and I collaborated on the creation of this book and it turned out to be a, one of a kind, truly special book that I will be displaying in my home for the rest of my life! I also spent $100.00 on custom buttons and temporary tattoos from another Etsy seller Ali of Buttonhead. And now I have a beautiful monogram to keep and use however I want forever! My mom splurged on the photographer who I absolutely fell in love with when we met him & his wife at a wedding fair in Norfolk. And my dad splurged on the venue and the catering that was worth every penny!
We saved on the actual wedding date. Did you know that a week day wedding is significantly less than a weekend wedding? We saved about $2,000.00 by reserving the ceremony site and the reception hall for a Friday. We also got grandfathered into a lower rate for the venue because we booked prior to their big renovations. I also chose not to have a wedding coordinator which saved us about $1,000.00. I also saved on my wedding gown. I bought it at a bridal consignment store in Hampton, VA for a fraction of it's retail value. I ordered my veil for $35.00 through an Etsy seller and I made my own aisle runner from canvas drop clothes that I found at Walmart.
One of my friends and I picked out the fabric for my bridesmaids' & flower girls' dresses and she made them for cost as a wedding gift. My Aunt Jane bought the burlap and made all the table runners and the ring barer pillow as a wedding gift. My Aunt Hilary paid for the marriage commissioner, and for the professional art design of our save the dates, and she helped my mom and I shop for the milk glass that held the flower arrangements.
Was there anything you would have done differently?
Looking back, yes. The venue I chose had a list of vendors that we could choose from. I went off the pre-approved grid to find my baker, my photographer, my make-up artist, & my hair dresser. I should have chosen a different florist. While the florist was well known and recognized in the area, he did not listen to my vision and he chose to confront me about the flowers the day of my wedding! While our flowers were beautiful, I simply didn't like the florist's attitude and his reluctance to communicate with me prior to the wedding day. If I had it to do over, I'd find my own florist.
What was your biggest challenge in planning?
There were 2 big issues. It took me forever to find a dress that I liked. Dress shopping for me was not that one single "AHA!" moment. I tried dress after dress, after dress! It was depressing and exhausting. Until I found my dress in a consignment shop! Four months of searching and I found a pre-owned wedding dress that must have belonged to a very thin, very petite bride. I had to have a corset back put in and had to have length added but the price was right and the dress was perfect.
The date was the was another problem in the planning. We saved a bunch of dough by choosing to have our wedding on a Friday, but the date proved to be a problem with a lot of my family members who live out of state. Thankfully at least some of my extended family were able to make the trip for our wedding. My Dad's family came down from Northern Virginia. The whole brood came with spouses and significant others. My Aunt and her family traveled from Pennsylvania. My Grandmother (who's my only surviving grandparent) and my Uncle made the trip to Virginia from Maine. My Grandmother had a fall and suffered a head injury a few months before and there was some question as to whether or not she'd be able to come. I burst into tears of joy and relief when I saw my "Nammy" after the ceremony.
What lessons did you learn from planning or from the wedding itself?
It is imperative that you have some sort of rehearsal so that every one knows where they are supposed to be and what their role is. We skipped this step in order to save money. Delegate responsibilities to those offering assistance. And have a wedding aftermath plan. After our wedding the venue staff swarmed me with questions about what to keep and what to toss. Our biggest mistake was staying until all our guests had left. We should have left an hour before the scheduled end of the party and left specific instructions with our family and wedding party as to what to collect and what to leave for the clean up crew.
Thirty minutes before the scheduled end of our reception, the venue staff started clearing the hall! I was completely overwhelmed by the inundation of questions. The bridal changing room was locked and we still had all of our bridal party belongings down there as they were shoeing us out the door! Thinking back, I should have been more prepared and I should have prepared my friends and family better.
What were your top 5 favorite things?
1) Ring Warming & the big ring exchange snafoo!
2) The cohesion of my DJ, my photographer, my hairdresser, and my makeup artist. They all got along incredibly well and seemed to have the same easy going professionalism.
3) Open mic speeches
4) The cake was beautiful and amazingly delicious!
5) The overwhelming support of my family and friends
Top 5 least favorite?
I do wish that more of my long distance family could have made it to the wedding, and I had envisioned the table arrangements differently, but in the grand scheme of things, none of that matters. I married my best friend. we had a lovely ceremony we were able to share our love and joy with the people who know and love us. In the end, that's all that matters! And for that reason, it was perfect.
Best/worst wedding advice?
I really didn't get a lot of wedding advice. But the best advice I've ever gotten in general is to pick your battles. And I applied that advice to my wedding planning. Being an only child, I knew I wouldn't win the budget wedding war. My parents divorced when I was eleven but they both love me fiercely and I know that I am spoiled. But I'm not ungrateful! I chose to get my broke-ass bride fix in the details.
Budget Break Down:
Tori's folks footed the bill for the big ticket items like venue, cake, florist, caterer, & photography. Tori has chosen to only indicate what she and Trey ended up paying for here.
Save the dates= $50.00
Invitations= $100.00
The dress including alterations= $1,000.00
Aisle Runner= $20.00 (hand made by me)
Table Runners= $0 (hand made gift from Aunt)
Hair- $60.00/ Makeup- $35.00
Milk Glass- $0 (gift from mom & aunt)
Guest book- $80.00
Pinata- $20.00
Paper Lanterns- $15.00
Buttons & Tattoos- $100.00
Pinata filler- $25.00
Flower Girl Leaves – $15.00
Flower Girl Baskets- $30.00
His Tux- $165.00
His Tie & Pocket Square- $65.00
Photo Booth- $1, 000.00
Marriage Commissioner- $0 (gift from aunt)
Cake Topper=$58.00
Rings- His =$500 Hers =$300
My total was about $4,000.00 after the veil, shoes, jewelry, and gifts for Bridesmaids.
The Yacht Club at Marina Shores
Valerie Todesco – Professional Makeup Artist
Clay – Hair
Etsy Sellers
LizzieMade – wedding guest book
Buttonhead – custom wedding favor buttons and temporary tattoos
Pearl Beach Treasures – groom's camo tie
Bejoyful Paper – wedding stationery
Indigotwin Weddings – acorn cake topper
Ellen Marie Designs – bridal headpiece/veil
Thanks so much for sharing your special day with us, you guys! And special thanks to Love Minus Zero for providing the wedding pics!


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Saturday was rough. You could almost feel the sucker punch coming, and it still hurt. Bad. There were a few interesting moments in the game but I couldn't stop thinking about the wind. It's one of the identifying characteristics of footy that you play in basically any condition, and it affects the way you play, the way you think about playing, and, obviously the results.
For all its stripped down, no pads, anyone-can-play humanity, the NBA is sterile in this regard. Every court is exactly the same and predictable (unless you have a bad shooting night, then you can blame the stadium's depth perception, or lighting problems). Football has to play in weather, but they ruin the fun by putting Super Bowls in safe weather cities. Baseball has to play in weather too, but they cancel games if anyone gets mud on their shoes.
No, soccer has to deal with the elements in every way, from bee attacks to snow to pitch problems to wind.
Saturday against Philly began as a perfect example. The wind was strong enough to blow the froth off your beer. I saw a garbage can at Toyota Park get blown over and almost tumble down an aisle. Meanwhile, Philly could hardly get the ball in the air, and when they did, the wind held it up like the perfect alley oop. Austin Berry and Jalil Anibaba were able to measure the long balls up easily and win them consistently, even over Connor Casey.
But as the game developed, it was interesting because the wind didn't seem to influence the game as much as it could have. It was irritating for the players (I've never seen Gonzalo Segares overhit so many crosses), and definitely a factor (it made Sean Johnson look like superman, I swear he could've kicked a goal kick into a bags game on the Party Deck in the first half if he wanted to), but it wasn't the storyline.
Anibaba and Berry kept winning headers off goal kicks and clearances going both directions, and neither team were obviously playing out of the back on the ground the way teams do when they're avoiding long balls into the wind. It seemed like a stalemate between the wind and the two sides. If only the wind could've pushed Patrick Nyarko's second half chance just an inch or two left, we'd be here sipping champagne joking about the wind, but we got sucker punched.
Let's take the funny with the tragic, here. The Fire were clearly robbed of three points, and the good news is that there's plenty of time to recover these lost points. The Rolfe/Nyarko partnership is promising, the weather's getting better, and at the end of the season we'll look back at plays like this one from Anibaba and laugh.


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But there was little discussion that the Specific Plan authorized, in the case of Stanford, a potential eight acre build-out all at once, with no review of the mix of housing, retail and office space, as long as plan parameters were met. Allowing this to occur was great foolishness by all involved, except, of course, Stanford. That doesn't mean Stanford's current proposal is good or bad. Nor that Stanford should have to "pay to play" through a benefits package.
Only that an automatic green light for such a large project was a gross error of plan implementation. How could such a complex project be validated in advance with such broad developer discretion, and little chance of review beyond the Planning Commission's architectural control?
Mandating an additional review step for projects of several acres or more could have been easy. For comparison, the proposed downtown "paseo" and sidewalk extensions require pilot testing to see what works, and then adjust.
Why was no such safeguard enacted for the vastly more consequential El Camino Real?
One factor leading to Stanford's planning freedom was to avoid micromanaging the mix of retail (downtown an exception), office/medical space, and housing, beyond the Plan's broad parameters. That would streamline the development process and avoid second-guessing what proportions of uses are sensible at many different locations. Not every block on El Camino needs retail, for example. The hope was that flexible standards would lead "on average" to good outcomes. But if a developer chooses to skew the balance of uses on a large project, that assumption doesn't hold. It may be that the mix proposed by Stanford is appropriate for the site — I'm not judging the project, which may yet be revised. The point is that the City should have to be convinced that a big project is right, not to have that choice dictated with hands tied.
The lesson here is that Menlo Park needs to take a hard look at its control and the public benefit parameters now in the Specific Plan. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
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I studied geography and have been working with GIS about 4 years in different companies mainly as specialist, meaning lots of edition in ESRI and other software, making maps, running analysis with different tools, making 3D models, so you get the idea.
But I want to focus my starting GIS career to one of two areas, one would be web GIS and internet map portals, and the other would be business intelligence (or location) analysis. These two areas are growing fast and I also find them very interesting. What skills would I have to start learning or focusing on to be a business analyst or what I've also seen as location intelligence? I see lots of job openings on this field and they ask for software engineers, sometimes accountants or some BSc in IT, but I think many of the skills they look for I could also fill in with my background in GIS and geography, I think I would need to learn more about marketing or some specific GIS software? Any advice? and for web mapping?
Thanks a lot.
Migrating to Intelligence Location analyst?
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I can't say for sure, since I'm not technically in any of those fields. I think you should develop skills in RDBMS like SQL Server, or PostGRE. Both are free and you can install them locally. They both have spatial storage abilities; SQL server internally, and PostGIS as an extension. Probably studying at least one programming language would be useful. Since you are in ESRI land you can start with .NET (C# or VB) or Python. Both would be valuable to know.
If you are interested in Business Intelligence, I'm sure a background in statistics wouldn't hurt. There are some decent courses at statistics.com. Possibly look into Data Mining.
Hope that helps,
If you are interested in Business Intelligence, I'm sure a background in statistics wouldn't hurt. There are some decent courses at statistics.com. Possibly look into Data Mining.
Hope that helps,
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Closing the Carbon Loop and Burying Global Warming
Kurt Zenz House, Research Assistant in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University
Friday, September 28, 2007, 3:30pm
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This seminar is part of the Jones Seminars on Science, Technology, and Society series
The continued combustion of fossilized carbon to provide work and heat is inevitable. Even with dramatic growth in alternative energy use and energy efficiency fossilized carbon will remain the dominant energy source over the next century. The combustion of fossil fuels is causing the concentration of atmospheric CO2 to rise, which may result in dangerous changes to the Earth's climate system. Therefore, stabilizing the concentration of atmospheric CO2 to avoid further changes to Earth's climate requires developing the capability to capture CO2 from large point sources and store it safely away from the atmosphere. Significant work on the storage of captured anthropogenic CO2 in terrestrial geologic storage is underway. Because of the subsurface pressure-temperature profile of terrestrial storage sites, however, CO2 stored in these reservoirs is buoyant. As a result, a portion of the injected CO2 can escape if the reservoir is not appropriately sealed. Our research, however, indicates that CO2 injected into deep-sea sediments below ~3 km of water and a few hundred meters of sediment is permanently stored due to a combination of gravity and chemistry. At the high pressures and low temperatures common in deep-sea sediments, liquid CO2 can be denser than the surrounding pore-water. In addition, at these conditions immobile CO2 -hydrate crystals become stable. The total CO2 storage capacity of deep-sea sediments within the 200-mile economic zone of the U.S. coastline is enormous, capable of storing thousands of years of current U.S. CO2 emissions.
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[1]In the first NASCAR Nationwide Series race to be held during the day at Kentucky Speedway, Austin Dillon returned to the site of his first career NNS victory earlier this year to double up with what is now his second series win, capturing Saturday's Kentucky 300.
Dillon, who started the race from the pole, regained the lead on Lap 151, slingshotting around Elliott Sadler to eventually build a three-second advantage before finishing with a 1.059-second margin of victory over runner-up Sam Hornish Jr.
Dillon dominated en route to his first career Nationwide Series win at Kentucky in late June, leading 192 of the event's 200 laps. He wasn't as dominating Saturday, leading just 65 laps (Sadler led the most with 93), but the most important thing is he took the checkered flag nonetheless.
"We weren't the best car, but we were able to fight, fight, fight and get out in front there at the end," Dillon said. "When we got the chance to take the lead, I just took it."
Perhaps the biggest key to Dillon's win came on Lap 162 when Eric McClure spun, bringing out the caution flag. Sadler was instructed by crew chief Lucas Lambert to follow Dillon and do what he did in terms of coming onto pit road or staying on the race track.
Sadler did as he was told, but Dillon snookered him, turning back onto the race track at virtually the last second before reaching the pit lane commitment cone. Sadler didn't have enough time to react and was forced to pit for two tires and fuel, while essentially also watching his chances of a series-tying fifth win this season slowly fade away. Sadler entered pit road in second place in the race; he exited in seventh.
From that point on, Dillon remained in command. While he did get some late challenges from Sam Hornish Jr., Brendan Gaughan and Justin Allgaier, Dillon's car remained the class of the field for the remainder of the race.
He even had to endure an uncharacteristic gushing bloody nose during the second half of the race, but by the time he reached the checkered flag, his bloody nose stopped and he presented a memorable birthday gift of sorts to team owner and grandfather Richard Childress, who turned 67 on Friday.
Much like James Buescher, who on Friday night won his second race of the season at Kentucky Speedway in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Dillon made it 2-for-2 in 2012 at the 1.5-mile Bluegrass State track.
Dillon was followed by second-place Hornish, who may have reignited what had been fading championship hopes, Gaughan in third, Drew Herring in fourth and Sadler wound up fifth.
As it stands with six races remaining on the schedule, Sadler leads Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in the NNS standings by four points, has a 19-point advantage over third-ranked Dillon, leads Hornish by 46 points and Allgaier trails by a distant 103 points.
"I think this thing is going to go back and forth from now all the way to (the season finale at) Homestead," Sadler said. "We felt like we could really make a big gain today if we were able to win the race.
"But we are four points ahead, so we're right in the middle of this thing and we'll go on to Dover. It's going to be a good battle all the way to the end. I don't see anyone stretching out a comfortable lead before we get to November."
Dillon admits he sees some definite similarities developing between the way he won the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship last season and how his rookie bid to win the title in the Nationwide Series is shaping up.
"We never really led until the end of the year in the truck series last year, and when we did, we kind of opened it up," Dillon said. "This year, we're coming from a little bit further than we'd like to be, but we're still right there.
"We've said from the beginning, as a rookie team we'd just hope for a shot going into Homestead. If you have a good enough year as a rookie to have a chance to win the championship, I think that's really good. Now, where we're sitting, we just have to keep knocking them down."
Sadler, who had led the Nationwide Series points standings for 21 of the first 26 weeks, came into Saturday's race looking to regain the No. 1 top spot from Stenhouse, who entered Saturday with a nine-point advantage over Sadler.
"It's frustrating not to be able to close out the day, as fast as we were," Sadler said, adding that his car developed power steering issues late in the race that affected his ability to climb back even further in the field.
"We gave up some points today, six or seven points. We had a tire (issue) last week (while) leading the race, and then leading the race this week and the power steering went out," Sadler said. "We just can't buy any luck. So we feel very fortunate to be the points leader with what we're overcoming."
Stenhouse can relate about bad luck, as he finished 17th Saturday, three laps behind the leaders.
Dillon and Stenhouse earned the top two spots in qualifying, but when the race started, it was all Stenhouse, the defending series champion who was also making his 100th career start in Nationwide competition.
But when NASCAR invoked a mandatory competition caution on Lap 32 due to heavy rains late Friday night, Stenhouse crashed into McClure's car on pit road, causing damage to Stenhouse's Ford Mustang. Stenhouse brought the car back onto pit road two more times to have the damage repaired, and when racing went back to green-flag competition, Stenhouse had fallen from first to 28th.
And as if to add insult to injury, Stenhouse smacked the wall on Lap 50 when his right-rear tire blew out, prompting another pit stop and a further drop downward in the field, to the point where he exited pit road after repairs two laps off the lead.
Gone was his lead in the race, gone was his hopes for a win in his milestone Nationwide Series start and gone was his lead in the points standings.
Stenhouse, who won at Chicago last weekend, came into Saturday's race with two wins and two runner-up finishes in his last four starts.
To his credit, Stenhouse never gave up. At one point in the race, he had fallen 23 points behind Sadler in the in-progress series standings. But even with being three laps down, Stenhouse continued to move forward, ending the race a lot better than he potentially could have wound up behind Sadler.
As for other drivers, Kurt Busch looked like he was shot out of a cannon at the start of the race. Doing double duty with Sunday's Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire, Busch had Matt Crafton practice and qualify the No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota (qualified 14th).
Busch was sent to the back of the 43-car field for not qualifying the car, but that proved to be more of an incentive than an obstacle, as he quickly climbed an almost unheard-of 28 spots in the first 20 laps of the 200-lap event, and was up to fifth place by Lap 38.
Unfortunately, Busch may have pushed his car too hard and too fast as his Toyota developed gear issues that ended his day prematurely on Lap 128. It was just another in a long list of misfortune that has hampered the struggling Kyle Busch Motorsports team this season.
Danica Patrick qualified 11th in the first race with new crew chief Ryan Pemberton, struggling through the first third of the race before rallying back to a 14th-place finish.
NOTES: The two youngest drivers on the Nationwide circuit, 18-year-old Ryan Blaney and 19-year-old Alex Bowman, had strong runs, finishing ninth and 25th, respectively. Of note for Bowman, it was only his second career Nationwide Series race, but his car suffered mechanical issues late, relegating him further back in the pack than what appeared to be a potential top-15 finish.


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By Austin Laymance / MLB.com
Trumbo entered Wednesday with just three extra-base hits in August, all homers. He was hitting .216 in 18 games this month.
"I've been hitting the ball hard, but they're singles, hadn't had any extra-base hits in a while, but I knew it was a matter of time," Trumbo said. "Hopefully this is a turning point and a I'll have a nice month and a half."
Trumbo made some minor adjustments to his swing recently.
"I can't pinpoint one thing, but this just feels more like my swing," he said. "My swing had been over-aggressive. I tried to tone it down a bit. My biggest thing is when I get a pitch to hit I don't want to miss it. It doesn't mean I'm always going to get a hit, but I need to be in a position to attack it."
Trumbo attacked a 3-2 offering from Aaron Cook in the fifth inning on Tuesday, sending it over the Green Monster and out of Fenway Park for his 30th homer this season. The blast was estimated at 440 feet.
"That's just Trumbo -- any time he barrels up a ball that's how far it goes," Angels catcher Chris Iannetta said.
Trumbo is the first Angels player with at least 30 home runs in a season since Kendrys Morales had 34 in 2009. He's also homered in each of his three games at Fenway entering Wednesday.
Pujols to have MRI after exiting with tight calf
BOSTON -- Albert Pujols left Wednesday's game against the Red Sox in the bottom of the fourth inning, the result of tightness in his right calf. The first baseman will undergo an MRI before Thursday's game, and it's unclear if he will miss any time.
"I'm feeling sore right now," Pujols said after the Angels beat the Red Sox, 7-3. "How I did it, I don't know, I can't tell you."
Pujols was 2-for-2 with a double and run before he was removed from the game with the Angels leading, 4-0.
He singled in his first at-bat but was thrown out at second base when tried to stretch it to a double. Pujols doubled in the fourth and moved to third on a groundout. He scored on a single by Mark Trumbo but was not moving well on the bases at that point.
"While I was running from second to third that's when I felt it the most," Pujols said. "I ran fine on that double and then all of a sudden I can't tell you, just one of those things. It was more when I was running from second to third, I kind of pulled up a little bit."
The slugger did not take the field when the Red Sox came up to bat in the fourth. Trumbo moved from left field to first base. Vernon Wells came off the bench to play left.
"I was just hoping it was a cramp and not something else," Pujols said. "It was sore and they didn't want to take the chance of sending me out there and make a small thing worse. It was tough because I don't like to come out of the game." Pujols is hitting .283 with 34 doubles, 28 home runs and 86 RBIs in 121 games this season. He has not missed any games due to injury this year.
Wednesday was not the first time Pujols injured a calf muscle. He pulled his left calf in 2008 when he was a member of the Cardinals and missed 13 games while on the 15-day disabled list.
"This is nothing even close to that," Pujols said. "Hopefully [Thursday] it feels better. I'm going to ice it down tonight and do other stuff and see how it goes. It's pretty sore, so hopefully just sore and [Thursday] hopefully I feel better and play. If not, I'll just take a day [off]."
Pujols has been on the DL three times in his career and never missed more than 18 days.
Richards joins 'pen as Halos put Bourjos on DL
BOSTON -- Right-hander Garrett Richards is back with the Angels, but this time he's going to the bullpen.
The Angels recalled Richards from Triple-A before Wednesday's game against the Red Sox. Outfielder Peter Bourjos was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a sore right wrist, retroactive to Aug. 19.
Richards started nine games before he was sent down on Aug. 2, going 3-2 with a 4.42 ERA. For now, the Angels think he can help the bullpen, which has a 5.92 ERA after the All-Star break entering Wednesday's game.
"He still has his length, but we're planning on using him out of the 'pen to see if he can be an effective piece there," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "We'll take it one step at a time."
The Angels' rotation has also struggled recently, with a Major League-worst 6.56 ERA in August entering Wednesday. Richards figures to be a middle reliever, but his role could expand if he pitches well.
"He can pitch himself into more of a role in the bullpen," Scioscia said. "We're going to see where our pitching staff is and evaluate it, but right now we have our five guys and hopefully they're going to continue to move forward as Ervin [Santana] has and then see where Garrett's arm plays in our 'pen."
While Richards has made 12 starts in 17 appearances for the Angels the last two years, he's not opposed to going to the bullpen.
"I'm going to do whatever they ask me to do whether it's starting or in the bullpen," Richards said. "I'm just glad to be back."
Bourjos is hitting .227 with three home runs and 19 RBIs in 88 games this year.
Austin Laymance is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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|Double with Huron
Date Climbed: Jun 23, 2017
|Only took about 40 minutes to trek across from Huron. Great day. Only bad part was traversing down the steep scree field to get down towards the original trail..
|Posted Jun 26, 2017 5:42 pm
|Huron ridge run
Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2014
|After Shawn's finisher on Huron, Britt and I ran the ridge across Browns, Pt 13,462, and Middle Mtn B.
|Posted Sep 21, 2014 7:23 pm
|A couple of times
Date Climbed: Jun 27, 2012
|Up the main Huron track, and down via Browns Pk, Middle Mtn, and Lulu Gulch. Lovely day, and fine ridge.
|Posted Oct 27, 2012 12:25 pm
|Wiktoria Plawska
Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2011
|On the way to Huron
|Posted Jun 26, 2012 9:17 am
|Tour de Huron
Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2011
|Came up Lulu Gulch to Browns Peak and then the ridge over to Huron with Kapelmuur. Great climb up Browns with great views and no people (unlike Huron).
|Posted Aug 24, 2011 11:11 pm
Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2011
|Traversed over from Huron, Down Browns west ridge, and back to the Huron trail. FUN!
|Posted Jul 25, 2011 9:44 am
|From Huron
Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2010
|Fun traverse from Huron.
|Posted Feb 4, 2011 12:55 pm
|Dropped over to Browns after looking at it from Huron
Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2010
|The smooth ridgeline over to Browns from Huron made this traverse a fun addition to our climb of Huron Peak. Beautiful conditions and early season snow was just outstanding. Trip report: http://intheexpanse.com/mountaineering/huron-browns-june-2010
|Posted Feb 4, 2011 12:14 pm
|On the way to Huron
Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2010
|Climbed Browns Peak from Lulu Gulch on the way to Huron Peak.
|Posted Jul 14, 2010 6:11 pm
|From the S. Ridge/Huron
Date Climbed: Jul 10, 2010
|Fun little scramble coming from Huron. Descended the steep gully back to the normal Huron trail.
|Posted Jul 11, 2010 7:45 pm
|Liba Kopeckova
|great peak
|done together with Huron. My son and my dog kept me company.
|Posted Jul 10, 2009 8:49 am
|...and others
Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2008
|Wife, dog and I. Huron-Browns-UN 13462B-Middle B-Cross A.
|Posted Oct 13, 2008 6:32 pm
|Eric Holle
|From Huron.....
Date Climbed: Aug 23, 2008
|...en route to Pt 13,462
|Posted Aug 24, 2008 6:59 pm
|from Huron
Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2008
|After Huron. Pleasant enough peak.
|Posted Aug 3, 2008 6:54 pm
|Tour de Huron
Date Climbed: May 31, 2008
|Climbed solo along with Cross, Middle, 13462 and Huron. The ridge up to Browns was pretty much dry but still a lot of snow in the basin and below treeline.
|Posted Jun 2, 2008 9:40 am
|From Lulu Gulch
Date Climbed: Nov 26, 2006
|Climbed Browns Pk, UN 13462 & Middle Mountain in less than ideal weather.
|Posted Mar 31, 2008 1:13 pm
|Middle, 13463, Huron
Date Climbed: Jun 10, 2006
|This was my third climb of Browns. We went up Lulu Gulch. We first did Middle Mountain and then went over UN 13462 on the way to Browns. After going over to Huron we went down the now standard west route and hiked out the Clear Creek road to the South Winfield 2WD Trailhead.
|Posted Mar 2, 2008 1:17 pm
|Lulu Gulch
Date Climbed: Jul 3, 1989
|This was my first climb of Browns. It was from Lulu Gulch on my way to Huron.
|Posted Mar 2, 2008 1:12 pm
|Route Climbed: S.Winfield TH, Traverse from Huron's SW Slopes Route
Date Climbed: Nov 10, 2007
|I climbed this one after summiting Point 13,462ft. The weather threatened but it never snowed. The road to the TH had some sketchy sections with lots of ice. It was a white-knuckle drive in. Very little snow right now...
|Posted Nov 11, 2007 1:56 am
|Banker Mine
Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2005
|Huron Peak was my goal, and I climbed Browns by accident. I had planned to follow a jeep trail south from Winfield to join up with the main Huron Peak trail. Well, the jeep trail peters out in the Banker Mine drainage, so I climbed straight up the hill to Browns Peak, and then over to Huron.
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Fred's is a long drive from Tucson, off Sierrita Mountain Rd. and not so easy to find, but worth the effort. It's nothing fancy - just an old-school steakhouse with good food and a great, out-in-the-country atmosphere. The beef is the best thing to order on the menu. Fred's has a roping arena and also stores a lot of the rolling stock used in the Rodeo Parade. We have been going to Fred's for over 30 years, even though we no longer live in Tucson. It's a taste of what Tucson was like before the population explosion.
Great Americana food. Awesome breakfasts, burgers and dinners. Dont let the stakehouse name fool you, this is more of a diner. Great food at a reasonable price. No frills, good service. Owners George and Dina always greet you with a smile.
Great place for a steak!!! Fabulous food & atmosphere with live music on the weekends.
Love their steak and beans, and salads...never have enough room for dessert. Servers have been friendly. We enjoy walking around the trail dust town, and shop a bit...don't visit much anymore since moving to a rural area SE of Tucson...have to drive to Sonoita for a decent steak now :D
Very good food and service, but bring your wallet!! Fleming's is chain but don't let that turn you off. While their Tucson location isn't their best it's still real good! Serious food for those who don't mind spending the bucks. This place is a notch or two above both Sullivan's and Mc Mahon's. For sure, Fleming's is a snob's paradise.


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It's good to be one of Beyoncé's backup dancers. You get to travel the world, contribute to intricate pieces of choreography, and participate in iconic routines like the "Single Ladies" dance. If all that weren't enough, your fearless leader steps in to meddle in your personal life, in the name of putting-a-ring-on-it.
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During a show in St. Louis on Saturday (Sept. 10) at the America Center Stadium, Beyoncé orchestrated a proposal between her choreographer (John Silver) and one of her backup dancers (Ashley Everett). She interrupted "Single Ladies" to welcome Silver onstage, who popped the question before tens of thousands of fans.
Everett said yes, and Beyoncé benevolently asked if she was able to continue dancing in the evening's show. (Spoiler alert: She was).
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Kristen Stewart might walk the red carpet, sport couture gowns at movie premieres and do countless photo shoots – but "The Twilight Saga" star says she's not a fan of Hollywood's obsession with glamour.
"I go outside, and I'm wearing a funky T-shirt and my hair is dirty, and people say, 'What's wrong with her? She needs to invest in a hairbrush,'" the 19-year-old actress told Allure magazine in its November issue. "I'm like, 'Don't you get it? I'm not that girl! I never was that girl. It's not like I was really clean-cut last year.'"
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And while millions of "Twi-hards" would give anything to share the screen with Robert Pattinson, Kristen also revealed that she's not impressed with the fame that comes along with starring in one of Hollywood's hottest franchises.
"What people told me [when I signed on to 'Twilight'] was that there would be a lot of fan girls, people who love the books," she explained. "But people don't tell you that as long as you're living in Los Angeles, it's a show every second of your day. It's like the Kristen show. And it's so boring!"
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The notoriety that comes with playing "Twilight's" Bella Swan might be a drag – but the actress thinks her character is a dream to play.
"You're so very much with Bella. You're so in her shoes that it's a vicarious experience," she told the mag. "It's addictive."
Kristen's stellar portrayal of "Twilight's" leading lady has lead to a following of legions of fans – who are known to hang on every word that leaves her mouth – something that has made the young actress apprehensive when it comes to interviews.
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"I spend so much of my time guarding against sounding insincere about something that I would die for," Kristen said. "Maybe I'm overcompensating…. I care so much. And it gets reported as the opposite."
Kristen will next be seen with Pattinson, Taylor Lautner and the rest of the vampires and werewolves in "The Twilight Saga's: New Moon," which hits theaters on November 20. The third installment, "Eclipse," is currently being shot in Vancouver.
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No shame in a dictator's name as Putin enlists spirit of Stalingrad
VOLGOGRAD, Russia: The city of Volgograd was renamed Stalingrad for a day as Russia marked the 70th anniversary of the brutal battle in which the Red Army defeated Nazi forces and changed the course of World War II.
The President, Vladimir Putin, called the battle ''one of the greatest examples of world heroism'' during a stirring address to veterans on Saturday that played up the nationalist themes of his third Kremlin term.
''Stalingrad will forever remain the symbol of the unity and invincibility of our people,'' Mr Putin said. ''It is a symbol of true patriotism - a symbol of the great victory of the Soviet soldier-liberator.''
Commuter buses emblazoned with pictures of the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin ran across the southern city as patriotic Russians honoured what many view as the Soviet people's greatest achievement.
''I remember the sadness of the war and the victory of the Soviet soldiers,'' said a World War II veteran, Alexander Kudlyayev, as he joined 10,000 others at a wreath-laying ceremony at Volgograd's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
''I came to honour my friends who died here,'' said an 89-year-old Stalingrad survivor, Pyotr Chabarov.
The half-year battle in 1943 - much of it fought in close-quarters combat in the ruined streets - claimed the lives of 2 million people and eventually led to the surrender of the German troops.
The battle marked Hitler's first big defeat and led to a Nazi retreat from Soviet territory after the lightning invasion in June 1941 that had caught Stalin unaware.
The pulverised city was renamed Volgograd in 1961 after Soviet leaders admitted the extent of Stalin's tyranny during his decades in power. But the old name has remained synonymous with the battle and Volgograd politicians decided to revive it for the anniversary and five other days of the year.
Mr Putin has never denied Stalin's murderous purges of innocent citizens and deadly forced collectivisation. But he and other modern leaders have preferred to overlook the disastrous errors in military strategy Stalin made during the war.
Mr Putin has preached a patriotic message since returning to the presidency in May after serving four years as prime minister.
He told the veterans that ''no country can live without [patriotism] because otherwise it will simply dissolve like a lump of sugar in a cup of tea''.
But not everyone was pleased the memory of the battle now appeared to be once again firmly associated with Stalin's name.
''This was a mistake,'' said a woman, who agreed to only give her first name, Larisa.
''We are overestimating Stalin's role in the war,'' she said. ''He was bloodthirsty.''
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PLEASANT HILL — An armed robber who struck a fast-food restaurant was arrested at gunpoint after officers spotted him about three blocks from the scene of the crime, police said.
Eugene Markell Drake, 29, of Richmond, walked in to the Kentucky Fried Chicken at 635 Contra Costa Blvd. about 8:47 p.m. Friday night, flashed a handgun and demanded cash from employees, according to Pleasant Hill police Sgt. Scott Vermillion.
Drake fled the restaurant on foot, but officers responding to the call spotted him near the intersection of Contra Costa Boulevard and Golf Club Road.
Drake ran, but was caught and arrested on suspicion of armed robbery, police said. Officers found a loaded handgun and cash from the restaurant when they searched him.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Pleasant Hill Police Department at 925-228-4630.
Contact Daniel M. Jimenez at 510-262-2728. Follow him at Twitter.com/DMJreports.


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I really really hate advice along these lines. Yes, the system is completely corrupt, and no one of true integrity can get far enough to be voted for. So what should we do?
Simply saying "don't vote for Obama" is spectacularly useless. The question is not what we shouldn't do, but rather what we can do to change things.
My take on this is that this year, if you care about improving the world a little, you might as well vote for Obama. He sucks, but sucks a little less than McCain, and there's no other viable
I don't consider myself a spiritual person, and yet I care about people. People will have different paths towards similar ends.
The best way to change the world is to advocate for practical change. Saying "be spiritual" is useless, and may even be counter-productive if you're talking to an empiricist like myself. Saying "care about others" is no better.
Instead, you can say "The environment is a major issue, especially global warming. If global warming continues we will all suffer. Here are a few steps you ca
As I said, I'm not spiritual, I don't believe in god, and I don't think that the "feeling of love in your heart" means anything. I disagree with almost everything you're saying (except eat less meat and eat organic), but at least it's something people can do.
I'm sure what you say would resonate with some people, though, and at least it's more positive than "don't vote for Obama, that's not smart".


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Alliant Receives No Fine For Emailing Rival's Clients
Judge Bernard J. Fried denied Aon's motion for injunctive relief Feb. 17. He ruled that Alliant's recent communications with prospective clients was not covered by a December preliminary injunction order that temporarily barred Alliant and named defendant and former Aon employee Michael Cusack from...
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