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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Beefy buns... err Korean-Spiced Beef and Cabbage Rolls!
With ingredients like mild green onions, soy sauce, sesame seeds, toasted sesame oil, a shot of dry sherry, a couple teaspoons of sugar, fresh garlic, minced ginger, black pepper and just a dash of cayenne, there was no way this filling was going to be bland! Once whisked together, this powerful list of ingredients is mixed with half a pound of lean ground sirloin. My first thought was "I wonder if this is right as it looks very wet!". Once the mixture is added to the hot skillet, the beef begins to cook and slowly you will notice how it transforms from being a liquid-y mass to moist and glazed crumbles of beef. The volume won't look like much at this point, but we change that when we add a mound of thinly sliced crisp Napa cabbage. Once the cabbage is tender, this mixture is set aside as it needs to cool completely before you work with it again.
Now, you might expect these rolls to be yeast based, but this recipe is a bit different. Instead of the yeast, the recipe calls for baking powder to keep the rolls pillow-like - this also cuts down the total time needed to make the dish allowing it to be a little more reasonable to make on a weeknight. I found the dough to be quite easy to work with, but teetering on being a little sweet for us - I would think about reducing the honey to 3 tablespoons. While you don't need to wait for the dough to rise, you do want to give it a good 5 to 10 minute rest after kneading - this will give the gluten a chance to relax and it will roll out much easier for you.
Once the rolls have been assembled and given a light egg white wash, a scattering of nutty sesame seeds is added to each. Baked until golden, these filled buns were very good warm, but I can easily see them being served as a snack at room temperature. I thought there was a decent filling-to-bun ratio, but I would have liked a little more of the well-seasoned meat mixture.
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I just saw these in Cooking Light. They were in the contest, right?
Oh, I much prefer the name Beefy Buns! ;-)ReplyDelete
These look great. I get tons of cabbage in my CSA bag and a lot goes to waste because I usually don't like cooked cabbage (I like it in slaws). I wonder how it would be with cabbages other than Napa.
Well, with that glowing review, how could I not try to make these? Do you think that they would be okay with regular cabbage instead of the napa? I can never find napa cabbage when I need it.ReplyDelete
Emiline - Yep!ReplyDelete
Tracy and Erika - the original recipe actually called for "green" cabbage, but I used Napa as I had to buy some for another recipe. I am sure it would be just as good with regular!
I made these last week! I really liked the filling (I did use green cabbage) but I thought there was too much bread. I think with a little tweaking, they would be really good. Yours look great!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous1/17/2008 04:27:00 PM
You are so great~! ^_^ReplyDelete
We LOVE Korean food and I am so making these this weekend!ReplyDelete
They look wicked good.
Oh wow - those look great! Having lived in South Korea a short while, I don't remember seeing those (like some of the other staples I loved so much), but instead they seem VERY similar to bierochs (sp?), a ground beef and cabbage filled dough/roll in the exact same shape (but with yeast-risen dough), that my grandmother used to make to take out the guys in the wheat fields. (Yeaaaars before Hot Pockets came out!) I've actually been wanting to find a good bierochs ("beer-ox") recipe lately - maybe I'll just try making these instead!ReplyDelete
Deborah - Thanks... I do think there is room for improvement as well!ReplyDelete
Teresa - Thank you!
Barbara - Did you end up making these?
Jeph - Yeah, I have no idea if they are anywhere close to authentic! I'll have to look those up and see how close they are to what you remember!
- Anonymous2/23/2008 10:06:00 AM
I made these a few weeks ago and thought they were great. I did find the dough a bit resistant to being rolled thin, i'll make sure to give it time to rest after kneading next time around.ReplyDelete
Anon - Glad you liked them... I really need to make another batch to stash in the freezer for lunches!ReplyDelete


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Dilaver Perkoxha has been living in Bulqiza, in the northeast of Albania, for 24 years. He is a miner on the 17th level, in the depths of Bulqiza's chromite mine.
"I have lived in the workers' accommodation for a long time. It used only to be one room in which I lived alone. Now I live here with my wife and children so we have divided the room. But these are very difficult living conditions. We live here without running water and without our own toilet."
The workers in the Bulqiza mine had been demanding better working conditions and higher pay for many years. Even worse than the hardship they had to contend with, were the repeated accidents. Headlines about deaths in Bulqiza came to be commonplace.
"There were supposed to have been investments in the mine. This never happened! Our salaries were very, very low and the work extremely dangerous. Our bosses enriched themselves without taking care of anything. They lived a comfortable life at our expense and left us in the lurch."
On June 1, 2007 660 miners went on strike. As the head of the striker's committee in the Bulqiza Miner's union Dilaver Perkoxha was one of their leaders. The miners' anger increased when two more miners were killed on the 11th of June.
"We even went on hunger strike. Here and in Tirana. We protested because we demand better working conditions. We also want to eat our fill, earn a little money and work in peace and security. I am concerned about how to continue providing food for my family, not about wearing a tie."
The civil rights movement MJAFT decided to come to the miners' aid. With their help the miners were bussed to Tirana, so that their protest could be heard by a wider public. They demonstrated in front of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Work and the Prime Minister's office, and spent two nights camping in the streets of Tirana. Finally, their efforts proved successful when the administration of the company which owns the Bulqiza mine, agreed to negotiate directly with the miners.
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The links in email content that contain personalization need specific syntax to be tracked.
Using JavaScript in email content (HTML or Text) allows you to generate and send dynamic content to the recipients, with two limitations:
- The script cannot access the database directly (SQL function and API functions are not available)
- Adobe Campaign must be able to detect URLs so that links can be tracked (purpose of this document)
For tracking detection, Adobe Campaign embeds Tidy to parse the HTML source and detect the pattern. It lists all the URLs of the content so that they can be tracked individually. Adobe Campaign uses Tidy again to replace the URL (http://myurl.com) with a URL pointing to the Adobe Campaign redirection server.
For example, in the initial content: http://myurl.com/a.php?name=<%=escapeUrl(recipient.lastName)%> is replaced for one particular recipient with: http://emailing.customer.com/r/?id=h617791,71ffa3,71ffa8&p1=Bare
- "h" means HTML content (or "t" for text content).
- 617791 is the message ID / broadLog ID (hexadecimal).
- 71ffa3 is the NmsDelivery ID (hexadecimal).
- 71ffa8 is the NmsTrackingUrl ID (hexadecimal).
- p1, p2, and so on, are all the parameters to substitute in the URL.
<%= getURL("http://mynewsletter.com") %> works and sends the actual content of the web page via email to the recipients. But none of the links are tracked. The reason for this is that the MTA executes "<%=getURL(..." for each email before sending. It can be different for each recipient, so Adobe Campaign cannot know the URLs for tracking and assign them a tag ID.
When the page to download is the same for all recipients, the best practice is to do the following:
<%@ include url="http://mynewsletter.com" %>
In that case, the page is downloaded during the analysis, before the tracking detection. It allows Adobe Campaign to discover the links, assign a tag ID, and track them.
After processing <%@ instructions, the URL to be tracked has the following syntax:
<a href="http://myurl.com/a.php?param1=aaa¶m2=<%=escapeUrl(recipient.xxx)%>¶m3=<%=escapeUrl(recipient.xxx)%>">
The <a href="http://<%=myURL%>"> syntax is not recommended because:
- Tidy can incorrectly patch some of the links, which can happen randomly. The typical symptom is a piece of HTML that is visible in the email proofs but not in the preview.
- Escaping of the URL is problematic, some characters in the URL can cause problems.
- You cannot have a parameter named ID conflicting with parameter in the redirection URL.
- Interest of tracking is then limited to statistics on the delivery, as Adobe Campaign indifferently tracks all possible values of "myURL".
These pre-processing instructions are not JavaScript, this syntax is specific to Adobe Campaign.
They only apply in the context of delivery content. It is the only way to script the URL of an email and still have it tracked (besides URL parameters). They can be seen as an automatic copy/paste applied during the delivery analysis before detecting the links to track.
There are three types of instructions:
- "include": mainly to factorize some cod in options, personalization blocks, external files, or pages
- "value": to give access to fields of the delivery, delivery variables and custom objects loaded in the delivery
- "foreach": to loop an array loaded as a custom object.
They can be tested directly from the delivery wizard. They apply in the content preview and when you click the tracking button to see the list of the URLs.
The following examples are among the most commonly used:
- Including the mirror page link: <%@ include view="MirrorPage" %>
- Mirror page URL: "View as a <a href="<%@ include view='MirrorPageUrl' %>" _label="Mirror Page" _type="mirrorPage">web page"
- Out-of-the-box unsubscription url: <%@ include option='NmsServer_URL' %>/webApp/unsub?id=<%= escapeUrl(recipient.cryptedId)%>
- Other examples:
- <%@ include file='http://www.google.com' %>
- <%@ include file='file:///X:/france/service/test.html' %>
- <%@ include option='NmsServer_URL' %>
Use the personalization button in the delivery wizard to get the correct syntax.
This instruction gives access to parameters of the delivery that are constant for all recipients.
<%@ value object="myObject" xpath="@myField" index="1" %>
- "object": name of the object (example: delivery, provider, and so on).
- "xpath": xpath of the field.
- "index" (optional): if "object" is an array (for extra script objects), item index in the array (Starts at 0).
Object can be:
- "delivery": for the current delivery (see details and restrictions in the subsection below).
- "provider": for the current delivery provider/routing (nms:externalAccount).
- An extra script object: if an object is loaded in the context through: Properties > Personalization > Add objects in the execution context.
- Item of the foreach loop: see Foreach section below.
For email personalization, the delivery object is accessible in two ways:
- In JavaScript. For example: <%= delivery.myField %>. In the JavaScript object delivery custom fields are not supported. They work in the preview, but not in the MTA because the MTA can only access the out-of-the-box delivery schema.
- Through <%@ value object="delivery" pre-processing
For the <%@ value object="delivery" xpath="@myCustomField" %> instruction, there is another limitation for deliveries sent via mid-sourcing. The custom field @myCustomField must be added to the nms:delivery schema on both marketing and mid-sourcing platforms.
Note: for delivery parameters/variables, use the following syntax (using the delivery object):
<%@ value object="delivery" xpath="variables/var[@name='myVar']/@stringValue" %>
To allow using <%@ value in script sections, two special objects are replaced with <% and %>:
- <%@ value object='startScript' %>
- <%@ value object='endScript' %>
For example:
<%@ value object='startScript' %> var iMode = <%@ value object="delivery" xpath="@deliveryMode" %> if(iMode == 1) { ... } else { ... } <%@ value object='endScript' %> is expanded in something like <% var iMode = 1 if(iMode == 1) { ... } else { ... } %>.
This instruction allows iteration on an array of objects loaded in the delivery to track individual links related to the objects.
<%@ foreach object="myObject" xpath="myLink" index="3" item="myItem" %> <%@ end %>
- "object": name of the object to start from, typically an extra script object, but it can be a delivery.
- "xpath" (optional): xpath of the collection to loop on. Default is ".", meaning that object is the array to loop on.
- "index" (optional): if xpath is not "." and object is an array itself, item index of object (starts at 0).
- "item" (optional): name of a new object accessible with <%@ value inside the foreach loop. Default with the link name in the schema.
In the delivery properties/personalization, load an array of articles and a relation table between recipient and articles.
Displaying links to these articles can be done simply with a Javascript as follows:
<% for(var i=0; i<recipient.rcpArticle.length; i++ ) { %><a href="http://nl.net?a.jsp?article=<%=recipient.rcpArticle[i].article.@id%>">article<% } %>
With that solution, the links to all the articles are tracked without distinction. You can know that a recipient has clicked an article link, but you cannot know on which article.
The solution is to:
- Pre-load all the possible articles in an extra script array of the delivery - articleList[] - which means there must be a finite number of possible articles.
- Write a JavaScript function at the beginning of the content.
<%@ value object='startScript' %> function displayArticle(articleId) { <%@ foreach object="articleList" item="article" %> if( articleId == <% value object="article" xpath="@id" %> ) { <%@ value object='endScript' %> <a href="http://nl.net?a.jsp?article=<%@ value object="article" xpath="@id" %>">article <%@ value object='startScript' %> } <%@ end @%> } <%@ value object='endScript' %>
<% for(var i=0; i<recipient.rcpArticle.length; i++ ) { displayArticle(recipient.rcpArticle[i].article.@id) } %>
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Anales de la Asociación Química Argentina
Print version ISSN 0365-0375
An. Asoc. Quím. Argent. vol.94 no.1-3 Buenos Aires Jan./July 2006
Electronic factors favouring the cis conformation in proline peptidic bonds
Rivail,* J. L. ; Bouchy, A.; Loos, P. F.
Equipe de Chimie et Biochimie théoriques, UMR 7565 CNRS-Université Henri Poincaré B.P.239, 54506 Nancy-Vandoeuvre, France.
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Received March 22nd, 2006. In final form June 4th, 2006
Dedicated to Prof. Imre G. Csizmadia on the occasion of his 75th birthday
A quantum chemical study based on B3LYP, 6-31+G* computations offered the possibility of comparing three dipeptides containing as a central residue proline, N ethyl alanine and an alanine respectively in their cis and trans conformations. The presence of the electron donating alkyl substituent on the nitrogen atom is an important factor favouring the cis conformation. The stabilisation of the cis conformer is interpreted as being due to electrostatic and induction interactions between the carbonyl group and the substituent on the nitrogen atom.
Un estudio químico cuántico basado en cálculos computacionales B3LYP, 6.31+G* permitió la comparación de tres dipéptidos que contienen como residuo central prolina, N etil alanina y alanina, respectivamente, en sus conformaciones cis y trans. La presencia de un sustituyente alquilo donador de electrones sobre el átomo de nitrógeno es un factor importante que favorece la conformación cis. La estabilización del confórmero cis es debida a interacciones electrostáticas y de inducción entre el grupo carbonilo y el sustituyente sobre el átomo de nitrógeno.
Protein folding is one of the major problems that chemistry and biochemistry have to face at the beginning of the 21st century. Among the information to be gained to rationalize the phenomenon, peptidic conformation plays a central role, and I.G. Csizmadia and coworkers made an important contribution to the understanding of what may influence the three dimensional structure of a protein at the level of the peptidic bonds [1]. Although the great majority of the peptidic bonds in proteins adopt the trans conformation, it happens that a few of them take the other possible structure: the cis conformation [2]. This occurrence is particularly frequent when the bond involves a proline residue bonded at its amino moiety [3]. This remark suggests that, in addition to the many factors which may be responsible for these unusual structures, electrostatic or steric interactions with the surrounding parts of the protein, proline may have some intrinsic properties which favour such conformations. Some theoretical investigations have already been done on the conformations of the proline peptidic bond [4-6], which confirm the observed tendency, but to our knowledge, no convincing explanation has been proposed to rationalise this result. The aim of this study is essentially a qualitative investigation of the electronic effects which may help understanding the special role of proline in proteins. Several effects may be invoked to explain this particular behaviour compared to the other aminoacids. One immediately thinks of a possible modification of the electronic properties of the nitrogen atom induced by the five membered ring which constrains the bond angles and also of a possible modification of the local electronic distribution due to the electron donating properties of the (cyclo) alkyl group bonded to the nitrogen atom. Interactions between non bonded atoms may also occur. The flexibility of the five membered ring does not seem to be a major factor since there are several examples of cis-proline bonds in which the conformation of the ring is changed. This is the case, for instance, of the cis peptidic bonds between Tyr 92 and Pro 93 or Asn 113 and Pro 114 in ribonuclease A [7].
In order to gain some insight in the cis-proline conformation, we performed a series of computations on a model molecule with a central glycine-proline peptidic bond and compared the results with those obtained when proline is replaced by alanine and by the hypothetical N ethyl alanine which mimics the influence of the alkyl chain free of ring constrains. The reference model system is the N methyl glycine–proline methylamide (scheme 1).
Scheme 1: Structure of the dipeptides (trans conformers)
The computations have been performed with the Gaussian 03 set of programs [8]. Owing to the aim of this study, an intermediate computational level has been adopted: DFT formalism with the B3LYP exchange-correlation functional [9] and the 6-31+G* standard basis set. The geometries are fully optimized and the nature of the stationary points assessed by computing the vibrational frequencies. The electronic population is analysed by means of Natural Bond Orbitals (NBO) [10] and Mayer bond orders [11].
Conformations and energies
The global minimum of the proline dipeptide is the trans conformation of the peptidic bond, in agreement with a previous result on a dipeptide having a slightly different composition [4]. But the cis conformer, represented on figure 1, is less than 1 kcal/mol above the global minimum (figure 2). This is also true when proline is replaced by N ethyl alanine. On the contrary, the difference in favour of the trans conformer is noticeably greater in the case of alanine (more than 5 kcal/mol). The conformation of the chain is characterized by the angles w, j, y given on table 1. For both conformations, the backbones of the three peptides are rather similar. The only noticeable difference in the case of the cis proline is the orientation of the CO bond of the second carbonyl group, not belonging to the peptidic bond of interest, which is characterized by the y angle, negative in the case of cis proline and positive in both other cis conformers.
Figure 1: Three dimensional structure of the cis-proline dipeptide
Figure 2: Three dimensional structure of the trans-proline dipeptide
Table 1: Main geometrical features of the dipeptides in cis and trans conformations
This twist of ca. 60° may be due to constrains introduced by the five membered cycle. All the attempts to localize another minimum with a negative y angle failed, and similarly, the attempts to find another conformation of the other cis conformers with a positive y angle were unsuccessful. The j angle indicates a flattening of the cycle in both conformations of proline: 21.52° and 8.24° for the cis and trans conformations respectively. For comparison, in tetrahydropyrole (the cycle alone), the corresponding value is 44.23°. Finally, intramolecular hydrogen bonds occur in both conformations: between the hydrogen atom bonded to nitrogen 10 and N1 in the cis conformations and between this hydrogen atom and O4 in the trans conformation. It is worth noticing that the latter hydrogen bond is shorter in the trans proline dipeptide than in both other trans molecules. This hydrogen bond, obviously stronger in the trans than in the cis conformation may contribute to the relative stability of the trans proline conformer. In proteins, these hydrogen bonds sometimes cannot be formed and this is probably an extra factor favouring the cis conformation.
Electronic structure
The most significant data regarding the Mayer bond indices and the charges are collected in tables 2 to 4, for both conformations of the three dipeptides. In each case, the changes are not very important from one conformation to the other. The most characteristic feature is the charge on the methylene group bonded to the nitrogen atom in the case of proline and N ethyl alanine (position 11) which is strongly positive, especially in the case of cis proline (0.245), and greater than that for tetrahydropyrole in which it is only 0.163. A consequence of this intramolecular electron transfer is an increase of the negative charge on the oxygen atom.
Tabla 2: Main characters of the electronic structure of the proline dipeptide conformers
Table 3: Main characteristics of the electronic structure of the N ethyl alanine dipeptide conformers
Table 4: Main characteristics of the electronic structure of the alanine dipeptide conformers
The above results clearly show that the properties of the backbone do not vary substantially neither from one dipeptide to another nor from the cis to the trans conformations. The presence of an electron donor substituent on the nitrogen atom favours the cis conformer, but the effect of this substituent is not sufficient to make the cis conformer more stable than the trans form. The comparison of the proline dipeptide and the N ethyl alanine one shows that the positive charge on the methylene group at position 11 is greater for proline than for N ethyl alanine in both conformations. This is probably linked to the fact that the cycle is a better electron donor than the ethyl group. One also notices that, in the case of proline, this positive charge is greater in the cis conformation than in the trans form. If now one consider the sum of the charges of the cycle: N plus (CH)6 plus the three methylene groups of the cycle, one finds -0.043 for the cis conformation and -0.042 for the trans form, so that, although the charge of the methylene group at position 11 is greater in the cis conformation than in the trans position, the electron transfer does not vary noticeably from one conformation to the other. One is led to explain the main difference between these charge distributions by and induced polarization which is greater for the cis conformation due to the neighbourhood of the negative oxygen atom. This phenomenon also occurs in the conformers of the N ethyl alanine dipeptide, but there may be some additional effects due to the flexibility of the ethyl group. For instance, the distance O4-C11 is 2.729 Å in the cis proline dipeptide and 2.685 Å in the parent N ethyl alanine compound. Nevertheless the polarization is larger in the first case and obviously contributes more efficiently to stabilize the cis conformer. Finally, the main factor which favours the cis conformer in the proline derivative appears to be the sum of the electrostatic and induction interactions.
An analysis of the structural features of the cis and trans conformations of the three dipeptides of interest clearly shows the major role of the alkyl substituent of the nitrogen atom which reduces the energy difference between both conformer to such an extent that the cis conformer becomes more stable than the trans position. This effect is obviously linked to the electron donating properties of this substituent. The consequence is that the methylene group linked to the nitrogen atom is positively charged. In the cis conformation, this group is close to the carbonyl oxygen atom so that an electrostatic interaction is a factor which stabilizes this conformation. This effect is enhanced by an additional induction interaction. Altogether these effects stabilize the cis conformation by ca. 5 kcal/mol with respect to the trans form, if one refers to a similar compound built with an alanine residue. This is not negligible and is obviously one factor explaining the rather frequent occurrence of cis proline conformations in proteins. But it may not be the only explanation and probably, during protein synthesis, some additional effects, such as steric constrains, may occur. The importance of a substitution on the nitrogen atom may help to design artificial amino acids for synthesising peptides with specific properties.
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[8] Gaussian 03, Frisch, M. J.; Trucks, G. W.; Schlegel, H. B.; Scuseria, G. E.; Robb, M. A.; Cheeseman, J. R.; Montgomery, J. A., Jr.; Vreven, T.; Kudin, K. N.; Burant, J. C.; Millam, J. M.; Iyengar, S. S.; Tomasi, J.; Barone, V.; Mennucci, B.; Cossi, M.; Scalmani, G.; Rega, N.; Petersson, G. A.; Nakatsuji, H.; Hada, M.; Ehara, M.; Toyota, K.; Fukuda, R.; Hasegawa, J.; Ishida, M.; Nakajima, T.; Honda, Y.; Kitao, O.; Nakai, H.; Klene, M.; Li, X.; Knox, J. E.; Hratchian, H. P.; Cross, J. B.; Adamo, C.; Jaramillo, J.; Gomperts, R.; Stratmann, R. E.; Yazyev, O.; Austin, A. J.; Cammi, R.; Pomelli, C.; Ochterski, J. W.; Ayala, P. Y.; Morokuma, K.; Voth, G. A.; Salvador, P.; Dannenberg, J. J.; Zakrzewski, V. G.; Dapprich, S.; Daniels, A. D.; Strain, M. C.; Farkas, O.; Malick, D. K.; Rabuck, A. D.; Raghavachari, K.; Foresman, J. B.; Ortiz, J. V.; Cui, Q.; Baboul, A. G.; Clifford, S.; Cioslowski, J.; Stefanov, B. B.; Liu, G.; Liashenko, A.; Piskorz, P.; Komaromi, I.; Martin, R. L.; Fox, D. J.; Keith, T.; Al-Laham, M. A.; Peng, C. Y.; Nanayakkara, A.; Challacombe, M.; Gill, P. M. W.; Johnson, B.; Chen, W.; Wong, M. W.; Gonzalez, C.; Pople, J. A. Gaussian 03, Revision B.05 2003, Gaussian, Inc., Pittsburgh PA. [ Links ]
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I've made it a point the past few months to blog about things that aren't too controversial. There was a point in time a few months back that I felt the need to step up and defend my fellow journalists in their actions. Even if I didn't totally agree with everything written, I felt obligated to defend that right to report it. And I took a lot of crap for it. So did the Tribune website. So it has been my goal to write positive things (for the most part) in hopes of creating positive feedback on the website. So this blog will continue with that!
A few weeks ago my wife told me that I was complaining too much so it's time to start focusing on the good things in life. The following are a list of things at the moment that are positives:
1. Signed a contract with the Kansas City Star as a freelance photographer. This might not mean much to most people but it's pretty cool for me. The Star is one of the publications I have admired since I was a budding photographer. Since signing the contract I've had two front page photos and several sports section images.
2. My wife's dream has come to fruition. The Lowell Milken Center (a local entity aimed at promoting understanding of all people) recently opened and she is working there while attending school. It makes her happy and if any of you married guys out there have ever heard "If the wife ain't happy, ain't nobody happy", well...if she's happy I'm happy!
3. I haven't dropped my camera (hence the name of my blog) in a LONG time. Knock on some wood, cardboard, metal, grass, water...anything you can knock on so that I don't jinx it!
4. On Saturday the wife and I got our tickets to see Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood perform at the Sprint Center in KC next month. This is exciting. Sure, I like Garth and all but my wife absolutely loves him. She got all google-eyed when talking about the tickets on Sunday. Ahh...lifes little treasures. Come concert time I'm anticipating that my good looks will mean absolutely NOTHING when Garth walks onto stage. I'll be the guy taking her purse to go buy a soda so she doesn't have to miss "Friends in Low Places" or whatever that song is. So if you see a guy walking around looking like a chicken with his head cut off, carrying his wife's purse and 7 extra large fountain drinks....that will likely be me.
5. I will do the purse carrying thing as mentioned in Number 4 ONLY because my wife was extremely understanding last week when I got to meet the second love of my life. Ms. Mandy Moore performed in Lawrence, Ks on Wednesday and I had the opportunity to photograph the concert and meet her afterwards. The wife was very understanding the entire time I slobbered and tried to act cool. Thank you wife.
God bless and have a great week! And think of the good things....?


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Edson Buddle scored another brace and the Los Angeles Galaxy became only the second club in MLS history to start the season with three straight shutout victories after a 2-0 blanking of the Houston Dynamo at Robertson Stadium.
Buddle leads all goal scorers in MLS with five strikes, matching his season total of 2009 after just three games. He has accounted for every goal scored by the Galaxy thus far.
The first half could not have gone worse for the Houston Dynamo or better for the Galaxy. Both attacks looked disjointed to start the game, but the Galaxy still scored twice following Dynamo defensive miscues. To make matters worse for Houston, Dynamo forward Luis Ángel Landín was sent off for a frustrated hack on Galaxy defender Omar Gonzalez, and midfielder Richard Mulrooney was forced to exit the game in the first half due to a knee injury.
The Galaxy drew first blood in the 27th minute. A harmless ball was played to the Dynamo back line, and Houston defenders Eddie Robinson and Mike Chabala couldn't decide who was going to clear the ball. The ball bounced into the path of Buddle, and the Galaxy forward drove down the left side of the Dynamo box and beat Dynamo goalkeeper Pat Onstad at the near post to give LA a 1-0 lead
The first-half frustrations continued for Houston as Landín and Galaxy defender Omar Gonzalez went into the corner to track down a ball in the 43rd minute. As Gonzalez screened Landin from the ball, the frustrated Dynamo designated player lashed out at Gonzalez by kicking him from behind to earn a red card
The Galaxy immediately capitalized on the man advantage. In the 44th minute, Robinson went up for a ball, and it looked like the Dynamo players felt that he was fouled. Referee Baldomero Toledo, however, did not whistle a foul, and Dynamo defender Bobby Boswell was caught ball-watching as Mike Magee got to the bouncing ball first and forced Onstad into a diving save. The rebound fell to Sean Franklin, who crossed to the far post and found an open Buddle, who buried the effort to give the Galaxy a 2-0 halftime lead.
To start the second half, Houston removed Boswell, brought on midfielder Corey Ashe, and played with three in the back. The moves paid dividends, as the Dynamo pressure earned the team several set pieces to start the half. However, the Galaxy defense held tight and repelled each set piece.
In the 83rd minute, the best chance for either team in the second half was narrowly missed by the Dynamo. Corey Ashe received the ball down the left side and sent it to the far post, just missing the foot of a sliding Brian Mullan, who played the second half as a forward.
Shortly thereafter, the final whistle blew and the Galaxy claimed an important road three points against one of their Western Conference rivals. The first half Buddle brace stood up, and the Galaxy seized control of the Western Conference with a 2-0 road victory.
Los Angeles Galaxy (3-0-0) vs. Houston Dynamo (1-1-1)
April 10, 2010 -- Robertson Stadium, Houston, TX
Scoring Summary:
LA -- Edson Buddle 4 (unassisted) 27
LA -- Edson Buddle 5 (Sean Franklin 2) 45
Los Angeles Galaxy -- Donovan Ricketts, A.J. DeLaGarza, Omar Gonzalez, Leonardo, Todd Dunivant, Sean Franklin, Chris Birchall (Jovan Kirovski 84), Juninho (Michael Stephens 79), Mike Magee, Edson Buddle (Alan Gordon 67), Landon Donovan.
Substitutes Not Used: Josh Saunders, Tristan Bowen, Bryan Jordan, Chris Klein.
Houston Dynamo -- Pat Onstad, Andrew Hainault, Bobby Boswell (Corey Ashe 46), Eddie Robinson, Mike Chabala, Brian Mullan, Richard Mulrooney (Lovel Palmer 28), Geoff Cameron, Brad Davis, Dominic Oduro (Danny Cruz 71), Luis Landin.
Substitutes Not Used: Tally Hall, Ryan Cochrane, Adrian Serioux, Craig Waibel.
Misconduct Summary:
HOU -- Andrew Hainault (caution; Reckless Tackle) 24
LA -- Omar Gonzalez (caution; Reckless Foul) 25
LA -- Juninho (caution; Reckless Foul) 38
HOU -- Luis Landin (ejection; Violent Conduct) 44
LA -- Edson Buddle (caution; Persistent Infringement) 52
HOU -- Brad Davis (caution; Reckless Foul) 66
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Referee's Assistants: Brian Poeschel; Eric Boria
4th official: Elias Bazakos
Attendance: 16,459
Weather: Clear and 62 degrees
All statistics contained in this boxscore are unofficial


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MacKinnon, Jones among top '13 prospects to watchby Mike G. Morreale
The road to the 2013 NHL Draft began in earnest Wednesday with the release of NHL Central Scouting's preliminary list of players to watch in North America and Europe.
The lists, comprised of A, B and C players for the upcoming season in each of the major junior hockey leagues, are sent to NHL team scouts for the purpose of tracking the top draft-eligible players entering the 2012-13 season.
All A skaters have been identified as potential first-round picks, while B players are considered second- or third-round candidates. The players on the C list are thought to be fourth-, fifth- or sixth-round possibilities.
Central Scouting's preliminary rankings will be revealed in November. That list includes the top 25 prospects for each of the various leagues throughout North America and Europe.
While it may be too early to determine the strength of the 2013 draft class, NHL Central Scouting director Dan Marr said this season's group of forwards "is going to be strong." At this stage, Marr said A prospects Nathan MacKinnon of the Halifax Mooseheads in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Seth Jones of the Portland Winterhawks in the Western Hockey League are the frontrunners in North America.
"There are some very talented players in Europe who will push those players at the top," Marr said.
MacKinnon, a center, finished the 2011-12 regular season with 31 goals, 78 points and a plus-11 rating and finished second to Mikhail Grigorenko of the Quebec Remparts as the QMJHL's Rookie of the Year. Grigorenko was chosen by the Buffalo Sabres with the 12th pick of the 2012 NHL Draft.
"His skill level with the quickness with which he can execute, read and react -- there aren't many players who can do that," Marr said of MacKinnon.
MacKinnon finished the Under-18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in Slovakia with five goals and six assists in five games for Canada, including a hat trick in the gold-medal win against Finland.
"At the Under-18 Ivan Hlinka, he displayed his A game to where he did some things that no other player in this draft class has shown," Marr said.
Jones, a defenseman, is entering his first season with Portland after totaling six goals and 20 assists in 48 games with the U.S. National Team Development Program Under-18 team last season. He also served as captain for the United States at the 2012 IIHF World Under-18 Championship, totaling eight points in six games as the United States won gold.
"If Seth Jones was eligible for the 2012 draft, he would have given Ryan Murray (the second pick) a run for his money as the top defender chosen," Marr said, mentioning the Columbus Blue Jackets' selection.
In addition to Jones, forward Hunter Shinkaruk of the Medicine Hat Tigers of the WHL also will command plenty of attention. Shinkaruk had 49 goals and 91 points in 66 games in his second WHL season in 2011-12.
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"He's a diminutive forward but has an explosive skill set," Marr said of Shinkaruk (5-foot-10, 166 pounds). "If you give him an opportunity to score, he could pounce on it and burn you. He's a player you don't have to look for … he jumps out at you when watching a game."
Curtis Lazar of the Edmonton Oil Kings will challenge Shinkaruk for top honors among WHL forwards all season long. The center had 20 goals and 31 points in 63 games last season, and helped Edmonton win the WHL title and reach the Memorial Cup.
"He plays with conviction and he's an up-and-down, two-way player," Marr said.
In the OHL, Ottawa 67's center Sean Monahan is an A performer with a strong two-way game. He had 33 goals and 78 points last season, his second in the OHL. He also had eight goals and 15 points in 18 playoff games. He is joined on the OHL radar by forward Max Domi of the London Knights. The son of former NHL forward Tie Domi plays a much different brand of hockey than his father. The younger Domi had 21 goals, 49 points and 48 penalty minutes in 62 games with the Knights last season.
"As far as Sean goes, there's not much to dislike about his game," Marr said. "He brings all the intangibles and has everything you need in a good offensive game.
"Max has the same frame [5-foot-9 1/4, 193] as dad and the same competitive edge, but Max is a goal-scorer and a terrific finisher. That's what makes him stand out from similar-type players."
The top player to keep an eye on in the United States Hockey League is forward J.T. Compher of the USNTDP Under-18 team. Compher, who has verbally committed to the University of Michigan for next season, had 15 goals and 42 points in 40 games with the U-17 team in 2011-12. He also had eight goals and 13 points in 18 games with the U-18 team.
"He's the most exciting player on the U.S. Under-18 team right now," Marr said of Compher.
Center Luke Johnson of the Lincoln Stars of the USHL is another 2013 draft prospect high on the list of players to watch. Johnson, committed to the University of North Dakota for next fall, had 20 goals and 55 points in 55 games for Lincoln last season. He also finished with a plus-22 rating, five power-play goals and four game-winning goals. He is the son of former Stars coach Steve Johnson, and nephew to current Stars coach Chad Johnson.
One of the more discussed goalie prospects entering the season is Zach Fucale of Halifax.
Fucale played four of the five games for Canada at the Ivan Hlinka Tournament, capped by a 23-save shutout against Finland in the gold-medal game. The 6-foot-1 1/4, 181-pound goalie, who shared team co-MVP honors with MacKinnon in Halifax last season, went 4-0 with a 2.00 goals-against average and a .925 save percentage at the Hlinka.
"Zach is very fundamentally and technically sound," Central Scouting's Al Jensen told NHL.com. "He has excellent net coverage and presents himself big in the net, spreading out very well. He hardly leaves any holes for shooters and looks and plays big even when in the butterfly. He keeps his body upright, protecting the upper corners. He's smart, patient and poised, has great balance and is very controlled and smooth in his movements."
The most talked-about A prospect among the international skaters might be Finland's Alexander Barkov of Tappara in SM-liiga, the top Finnish league. In 32 games last season, the center had seven goals and 16 points. Barkov also had a goal and four points in seven games for fourth-place Finland at the 2012 World Junior Championship.
Also in the mix are Swedish forwards Elias Lindholm of Brynas and Leksand's Jacob de la Rose. Lindholm had 14 goals and 49 points in 36 games for Brynas' Under-20 Team last season. De la Rose, who was captain for Sweden at the Ivan Hlinka Tournament, had four goals and 13 points in 28 games with Leksand's U-20 Team last season.
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Blumenthal: Doctors too quick to drug elderly patients
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal says health care providers too often turn to drugs to sedate uncontrollable elderly patients who suffer from dementia and other mood-altering diseases. The junior senator from Connecticut on Tuesday drew attention to a bill he has introduced to Congress to set new rules and permissions for the use of antipsychotic drugs, which are administered when a patient becomes unruly. He said the drugs have legitimate uses, but should not be a first resort.
"This concerns me deeply as a legislator and a parent," Blumenthal said. "I'm here to talk about patient abuse. We are talking about the overuse of psychotic drugs that can have lethal affects for our elderly. It's a chemical restraint and should be stopped."
Blumenthal's bill would establish protocols for dispensing the drugs, require more training of health care professionals and allow family members to decide if they want the products used at all.
Nancy Schaffer, the state's long-term care ombudsman, said a majority of state nursing homes turn to psychotic drugs to calm patients, usually those suffering from dementia.
"We know that antipsychotic prescriptions for elders is not the answer. Together, I hope we can better educate and provide training and supervision so that residents are able to maintain the high quality of life they deserve," Schaffer said.
Although the federal Food and Drug Administration has approved antipsychotic drugs to treat numerous psychiatric conditions, studies conducted during the last decade have concluded that these medications can be harmful when used on patients with dementia who do not have a diagnosis of psychosis, Blumenthal said.


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Pacificolor Expands with Kodak Equipment
- Published: March 19, 2013, By Claudia Hine
ROCHESTER, NY | Pacificolor, a Salt Lake City-based, privately owned trade shop, is expanding its capabilities with the addition of a KODAK FLEXCEL NX Wide System to better serve a growing customer base. This is the second significant flexographic upgrade since the purchase of its first FLEXCEL NX System just four years ago. This latest addition reflects the long-term commitment Pacificolor has to KODAK Technology and builds on the strong growth the company sees in the flexible packaging market.
In 2008, Pacificolor began as a traditional lithographic trade shop that decided to expand its offerings by entering the package printing market. The company evaluated and tested all the options before selecting the FLEXCEL NX System to be the cornerstone of its flexo packaging business. During the last four years, the company has substantially grown and continually upgraded its systems. Starting with a FLEXCEL NX Narrow System, Pacificolor has since upgraded and added a new FLEXCEL NX Wide System with the complete DEGRAF 500 Series Plate Exposure and Processing System, which more than triples its prior flexo platemaking capacity.
"During the past four years our KODAK Solutions have continually delivered consistent, repeatable, high-quality plates to our packaging customers. As a result, our company has grown significantly year over year," said Tim Hirsch, president of Pacificolor. "Now, we're able to provide our customers with greater flexibility and truly impressive turnarounds; we recently created seven mid plates in 135 minutes, from start to packed and in the truck to FedEx. Four years ago, that would have taken us 300 minutes."
Hirsch also discussed the benefits of the addition of KODAK INSITE Solutions capabilities and KODAK PRINERGY Workflow. "Many of the printers and brand owners who are our customers are appreciative of the service and support capabilities enabled with INSITE Solutions. The new features help to speed design and production with process tracking and online review, collaboration, and approval of jobs. The net result is faster turnaround and processing of work, with more jobs coming through the shop and greater customer satisfaction.
"Today, customers can even approve designs on an APPLE IPAD Tablet—it's a new level of convenience that helps with customer satisfaction and speed to shelf, which everyone seems to want and need today. Kodak has been a great partner along the way, supporting our needs and allowing us to build and grow step by step as our business has grown."
Pacificolor is already planning for the next round of Kodak releases. At the recent Graph Expo exhibition in Chicago, Hirsch shared his thoughts and experiences with Kodak CEO Antonio Perez, and Doug Edwards, president of Kodak's Digital & Functional Printing Group.
A short video interview from Graph Expo is available here.
"Pacificolor in many ways mirrors Kodak's evolution in packaging, moving from an offset-focused company, through the FLEXCEL NX System technology with its pixel-for-pixel imaging consistency, and flat top dot benefits on press, to a strong and fully rounded company with a complete portfolio, offering differentiated products, and leading customer service," said Doug Edwards, Kodak's president of Digital & Functional Printing. "The addition of INSITE Software will only enhance their customer service capabilities and satisfaction."


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TORONTO - Stuffing CFL Outstanding Player candidate Jon Cornish twice this season is a pleasant memory for the Toronto Argonauts defence.
Whether they can stop the Calgary Stampeders' star running back a third time in the Grey Cup game Sunday will be another story.
''It was so long ago that we played them,'' linebacker Marcus Ball said Wednesday. ''Cornish is stampeding through the league right now, so it's going to be a challenge to try to stop those guys. But we're up for it.''
The Argonauts beat the Stampeders in both of their meetings, extending their winning streak against Calgary to five games since 2010. But none of that will matter when the teams line up for the championship game at Rogers Centre.
Toronto won 39-36 in Calgary on July 7, holding Cornish to 39 yards on seven carries. They beat them 22-14 at home on Aug. 18, when the league's rushing leader got 43 yards on 12 attempts. That 4.2 yards per carry is well below his 5.6-yard average for the season and was a drop in the bucket of his 1,457 rushing yards for a year, a record for a Canadian.
Against most defences, Cornish's blend of speed and power is more than a handful. In playoff games against Saskatchewan and British Columbia, Cornish ran for 109 and 112 yards respectively.
''That's what makes him so good — he can catch it out of the backfield, he can make a move, he can run you over, he can go between the tackles,'' added Ball. ''That's what makes him a challenge.''
It's a challenge the Argonauts will have to meet if they hope to contain a Calgary offence that has scored 30 or more points in each of its last six games, all victories.
Toronto has a dangerous attack of its own led by quarterback Ricky Ray, and a special teams marvel in returner Chad Owens, so much of their fate as they try for a rare Grey Cup win on home turf lies in how the defence holds up against Calgary veteran quarterback Kevin Glenn and his array of weapons.
''They're so balanced and can attack you in so many different ways,'' said veteran safety Jordan Younger. ''It starts with Cornish.
''He controls the line of scrimmage with the run game. Off of that, it opens up the (receivers) Nik Lewis and Romby Bryants, the Marquay McDaniels and Maurice Price's, to get the ball. They've got four capable guys, a great running back, a veteran quarterback and they have one of the best offensive minds in the game in (offensive co-ordinator) Dave Dickenson.''
Toronto counters with Chris Jones, a former Stampeder coach who is widely considered the most creative defensive co-ordinator in the eight-team league.
Jones elected not to speak to reporters as the Argos met with the media at a team breakfast at a downtown hotel, but his players were happy to talk about the coach known for tricky coverages and multi-player blitzes.
''Some of the principles are different because you attack so many different ways and from so many different areas, some of which you may not be used to doing,'' Younger said of playing in a Jones defence.
''But at the core, it's just football fundamentals, understanding how to play man-to-man coverage, understanding zone coverage and knowing when you're supposed to drop.''
Price has been especially hot, picking up more than 100 yards in four straight games heading into the Grey Cup.
The Argonaut defence also minimized damage from Glenn, a quarterback they know well from his years in Hamilton. But the veteran who was tabbed as back-up to Drew Tate only to have a brilliant season in injury relief has of late been playing his best football in years.
Both Calgary and Toronto got hot when it matters most, near the end of the regular season. Both scored upset wins on the road in their division finals.
So neither puts too much emphasis on what happened early in the campaign.
''We can't go into this game thinking we beat them twice,'' said six-foot-eight defensive tackle Kevin Huntley. ''They're not the same team and we're not the same Toronto Argonauts as when we played them.
''It's all about understanding what your opponent is doing now, not what they did before. We have an old saying that if you talk about what you did before you haven't done nothing lately. So we want to make sure we go into this game preparing like we've never played them.''


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Restructuring at Rolled Metal Products
Metal service center Rolled Metal Products (RMP) announced plans to merge its business units in Torrington, CT, and Bensalem, PA. Machinery and inventory from the Torrington facility will be relocated to the Bensalem site, renamed Rolled Metal Products—Northeast. Appointed as managers of the facility: Ed Schulz, general manager; Stephen Krause, regional sales and purchasing manager; and Richard Kubitsky, operations manager. Ron Williams remains president of RMP, which also operates a plant in Alsip, IL.Rolled Metal Products: http://www.rolledmetalproducts.com/
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1997 Ford Expedition
For many years, General Motors has had the full-size four-door sport-utility market to itself. The Chevrolet/GMC Suburban, augmented in 1994 by the slightly smaller Chevy Tahoe and GMC Yukon, were really the only choices for those who wanted a lots of interior space, heavy-duty towing capacity and, properly equipped, the capability of taking to the backwoods. The only other entry with similar size and capabilities was the warlike AM General Hummer.
The picture has changed now. With its new Expedition–soon to be joined by a luxury Lincoln version called Navigator–Ford has launched a serious bid for a share in a small (but growing, and lucrative) market.
The price of size and V8 muscle, of course, is indifferent fuel economy, even in a class of vehicles known collectively for thirst. And with the Suburban, at least, garageability can be an issue. But with the world's lowest fuel prices, the mpg issue is offset for U.S. buyers by the appeal of generous interior volume, comfort and the security of being surrounded by lots of structure.
These are, obviously, big vehicles for big jobs. And unless you're planning to tow a bulldozer, the Expedition stacks up as the best of the bigs.
Expedition presents two familiar views to the world. From the front, it is a near-twin to the Ford F-150 pickup truck. The reason for the resemblance is simple: The Expedition is based on Ford's immensely popular truck–the best-selling vehicle in the country 15 years running–sharing its chassis, drivetrains, suspensions, major interior components and front end body panels. We consider that a benefit, as the F-truck is a handsome, modern design with plenty of rugged hardware underneath.
From the side and rear, the Expedition bears a strong resemblance to the smaller Explorer. No surprise there, since Ford stylists found that the Explorer's looks scored well with both current and potential owners. No panels interchange between, however; the Expedition is larger in every dimension.
It is handsome, with a sloping hoodline and rounded front end that reflect an interest in aerodynamic design–with reductions in wind noise that result–and a move away from the monster truck image presented by previous bluff-fronted designs. The sides and back are shaped more for utility than style, though what are essentially flat panels are given some visual definition by clever use of trim and rounded corners.
The overwhelming impression is one of size, even though the design disguises the Expedition's bulk to some extent. At just over 17 feet in length, this is no wraith. The Suburban is even longer, adding a foot-and-a-half to the total. The Tahoe and Yukon four-doors are a bit shorter. Ford touts the shorter length as making its entry compatible with a standard garage, which the Suburban, they say, is not. Measure before you try to close the garage door.
As an aside to the size issue, we should note that the Tahoe and Yukon are also available as slightly smaller two-doors. Although it was designed to replace the old Bronco, which was two-door only, Ford elected to cede the full-size two-door market to GM.
Expeditions come in two flavors, XLT and Eddie Bauer. Both are available with two-wheel or four-wheel drive, and both carry a substantial load of standard equipment. Differences are confined to paint and trim, and even these distinctions can be blurred further by checking off items from a long list of optional equipment. And there's obviously a lot of price territory between the basic 2wd Expedition XLT and our loaded Eddie Bauer 4×4 tester.
Interior Features
Here's where the big dimensions pay big dividends. Depending on seating configuration, the Expedition can carry five (front bucket seats, center bench), or six (front full-width seat, center bench) passengers, plus two more if the optional third seat is installed. Front and center occupants will be very comfortable in their well-padded chairs; the third seat is tricky to get into and will be distinctly tight for adults.
Ford's market researchers claim there is no demand for a bare bones vehicle in this class, so even the lower-priced XLT sports full carpeting, attractive color-keyed door and dash panels and amenities galore, including power windows, mirrors and door locks, air conditioning, a tilt steering wheel and a good–if not quite symphonic–audio system that will please many buyers. First- and second-row occupants get separate heat/vent/air conditioning controls, with a set for the third seat optional.
Visually, the Expedition interior is most appealing. The curved dashboard carries instruments and controls where they can be reached, and can be supplemented by a large center console that offers additional storage space and a place for those in front to rest their arms, and/or a roof-mounted center console that provides a holder for a garage-door opener and sunglasses. The Eddie Bauer roof console adds a digital display of the driver's choice of date/time, average fuel economy or compass, plus a switch for the power swing-out rear quarter windows.
Materials and finish quality are all first rate. Particularly noteworthy are the soft-touch coverings applied to switches (which are also internally lit at night, a nice touch) and door panels.
Driving Impressions
A first-time Expedition driver's initial impression is, inevitably, one of being surrounded by a lot of sheet metal. This is a big machine, requiring extra care in close-quarter maneuvering. But bulk doesn't make the Expedition difficult to drive. On the contrary; the speed-sensitive variable-assist steering keeps effort down to a reasonable level, and driver sightlines, augmented by big side mirrors, are excellent.
It is also a comfortable machine. The ride, while not as soft as that of a traditional family sedan or wagon, is good, and cornering roll and brake dive are effectively controlled. The 2wd version is slightly smoother on the highway thanks to its independent front suspension, but both 2wd and 4wd models are very good considering their size and weight. One advantage of a long wheelbase, apparent here, is a resistance to pitching over freeway expansion joints and similar irregularities.
Buyers of 4×4 examples can order four-wheel load leveling, a pneumatic system that compensates for varying loads while improving ride quality. Also part of the system is a one-inch increase in ride height, and a "kneel-down" facility that makes ingress and egress easier.
Two V8 engine choices, 4.6 liters (standard) and 5.4 liters are available in the Expedition. They share basic architecture–a cast-iron cylinder block with aluminum single overhead cam cylinder heads–and differ only in capacity and power output. We prefer the optional engine, because it produces more torque at lower engine speed. Both versions are relatively quiet, and provide respectable acceleration. Both can tow good-sized loads–6100 pounds for the 4.6, up to 8000 with the 5.4-liter. Those capabilities are better than the Tahoe/Yukon, though certain Suburban powertrain combinations can raise the towing ante to 10,000 pounds, if that's a priority.
Like all of the brute utes, the Expedition's fuel consumption is on the high side.
On or off the highway, the Ford Expedition raises the stakes in its two-player segment. It is subjectively more comfortable and refined than its GM rivals, easier to maneuver, and has up-to-date styling inside and out. Ford has done its homework well, using rugged truck hardware where necessary, but overlaying the heavy-duty pieces with a veneer of civility that makes the big wagon more than acceptable for all-around use.
If you regularly carry a full load of passengers, pull a large trailer, or need a large vehicle to truck your family and its toys off on a camping vacation, the Expedition establishes new standards for its class.
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Concert Gallery: 30 Seconds To Mars / Boston, MA
April 22, 2010 by TWRY Staff
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30 Seconds To Mars brought their "Into The Wild Tour" to Boston earlier this week in support of their latest album "This Is War". Check out some of our photos from the show. The tour carries on through the end of May in North America and then the band heads to Europa, Australia and Japan. For the full listing of tour dates visit the band's website.
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House of Blues – Boston, MA
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Barack Obama may already have been officially inaugurated yesterday, but don't tell that to the people on Washington's National Mall this morning: A second, more outdoor ceremony today will give the public a view as Obama starts his second term.
Some of that public will be recovering from not-fully-remembered AFC Championship viewing parties, as the Baltimore Ravens start preparing for the Super Bowl.
Finally, Lebron James did not spare his thoughts as the Sacramento Kings sold for a princely sum. See full details via the links below.
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Avenging last year's bitter loss to the Patriots in the AFC championship game, the Ravens took apart New England in the second half, punching their ticket to New Orleans with a thorough 28-13 victory in front of an announced 68,756 at stunned Gillette Stadium.
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While this year's public inauguration will lack the groundbreaking element of Obama's first, many see it as having meaning of a different kind. It falls on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the nation's annual commemoration of the civil rights pioneer whose legacy many say Obama is expanding. [Baltimore Sun]
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Meanwhile, in the independent-minded Catalonia, corruption and money-laundering investigations have also recently put the spotlight on some prominent politicians from the region's governing Convergència i Unió party. [New York Times]
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