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Tasting Report: Cuba's 2010 Edición Limitadas
- July 20, 2010 |
- By David Savona , Gregory Mottola
The Cuban cigar industry releases a new batch of Edicíon Limitada cigars every year, typically in the cooler autumn months, but this year Habanos S.A. shipped the limited-edition smokes early. The cigars began reaching international cigar shops in May, and by June Cigar Insider, the twice-monthly newsletter from the publishers of Cigar Aficionado, had begun rating all three.
Here's a look at the cigars, along with details of each one. For the results of the blind taste test and to stay current on all cigars, Cuban and non-Cuban, see Cigar Insider.
Montecristo Grand Edmundo Edicíon Limitada 2010
The Montecristo Grand Edmundo clocks in at 5 7/8 inches long with a meaty 52 ring gauge. It's the largest of this year's Edición Limitadas. Cigars with these dimensions are known as cañonazos in Cuban cigar factories, a shape that Cuba first used on the Cohiba Siglo VI. This is the first time the Cubans have released a cañonazo without a Cohiba band. The Monte Grand Edmundos are thick and dark, with a medium to full body. They are packed in plain, wooden boxes with dovetail hinges (known as semi boite nature) containing 10 cigars. They retail for £20.44 per cigar in the United Kingdom, which amounts to about $31.
Partagas Serie D Especial Edición Limitada 2010
Three-quarters of an inch longer than the iconic Serie D No. 4 robusto, the Partagas Serie D Especial is 5 1/2 inches long with a 50 ring gauge. The limited edition Partagas is known as a gordito in Cuban cigar factories. Like the Monte Edicíon Limitada, it comes in semi boite nature boxes of 10 cigars. The Cubans describe it as full bodied, but our tasting panel found it to be medium bodied. They have a U.K. pricetag of £18.32, or about $28 per cigar.
Trinidad Short Robusto T Edición Limitada 2010
The shortest member of the 2010 Edición Limitada trio, the Trinidad Short Robusto T is only four inches long with a full 50 ring gauge, essentially a shorter version of the normal production Trinidad Robusto T. It is the sole pigtailed cigar in the 2010 Edicíon Limitada line. This short and squat size is known as a Short Del Valle. The packaging is identical to the other two Limitadas, except the Trinidads are packed a dozen to the box rather than 10. This is only the second time a Trinidad has been part of the Edición Limitada lineup, which was created in 2000. The U.K. price is £18.10, or nearly $28 per cigar


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My first ride to work at CTC
My first ride to work at CTC
For many years I had all the range of a mediaeval peasant, working no more than five miles from my home in Farnborough, Hampshire. When I started work at CTC, just over the border in Surrey, my daily commute changed from a mere six mile round trip to 26 miles - that may not sound like much but, when you add it up, it's an additional 100 miles a week, 400 miles a month or 4,800 miles a year compared to what I was used to.
My initial instinct was to sell my old petrol car and buy a diesel; my fuel economy went from 23 miles a gallon to over 46 miles a gallon, so that was a good start.
However, I was finding it hard to reconcile being a cyclist, working at the national cycling charity and yet still driving to work and back.
In my defence, my very young daughter does have to be at her carer's house by 8:30 in the morning so it has been quite a challenge to find the time to be able to drop her off and cycle to Guildford for a 9am start; leaving earlier means increased childcare charges, so that's not feasible.
However, Thursdays are good because my wife has a day off during the week and so, after being CTC's new Webmaster for just 8 weeks, I found the time to finally cycle to work.
Setting off at 7:40am, I planned to leave just over an hour to cycle the 13 miles to Guildford. It was a gorgeous, sunny morning and hot too. Whilst I do own a vintage Raleigh Banana, but my main steed is a 2006 Specialized FSR XC Pro full suspension mountain bike so I jumped on my trusty hack with a rucksack on my back and set off on my journey.
Rather than explore a new off-road route, and potentially risk being late for work, I decided to stick to my regular roads. I did consciously avoid an extremely busy stretch of the southbound A331, which isn't exactly cycle-friendly, by hopping off road and onto the Blackwater Valley path for a mile or so.
Once I'd bypassed the, er, bypass, I was out of Farnborough and on to Mytchett, still in the urban environment, and another mile before the notorious "Pirbright bends" - a series of lovely tree-lined roads, winding past Keogh Barracks, the former HQ of the Royal Army Medical Corps.
The road climbed out of Mytchett and this is where I started to find the going got tough; but reaching the top of Porridge Pot Hill, on a mountain bike with a fairly heavy backpack, I freewheeled down the other side, winding between the trees, keeping following cars at bay as I picked up speed.
Having driven to Guildford and back every day for two months, I knew the lie of the land – every incline, no matter how slight, and every downhill section had been noted as I drove into Surrey with the mind set of planning to eventually cycle to work. This came in handy as I knew where I was going to have a good hill climb and where I could whistle down the other side - after all, what goes up must come down, right?
Grange Road into Pirbright is a beautiful stretch of Tarmac and was immensely enjoyable at speed. Nipping through the huge queue of traffic outside the village school was totally satisfying. Fox Lane, Perry Hill, Stoughton and on to CTC National Office, I made it to work a little bit on the warm side but I felt energised.
Once I'd locked up my ride in the company bike shed, it was into my cycle-friendly HQ where being able to have a shower at work was just brilliant - I've not worked at a place with such considerate facilities before; wouldn't it be great if all employers were cycle friendly?
Afoot in the office, climbing the stairs was fun – I had a few leg muscles arguing that they still wanted to be cycling, but other than that, having cycled into work felt really good.
The buzz from telling my fellow staff about my ride was good too, and they really appreciated me putting in the effort to cycle the13 miles from Farnborough.
Going home was fun too – after a long day at work, the ambient temperature was up and the ride back to Hampshire was mostly uphill. It took an hour to ride to work and an hour and 10 minutes to ride back and, after 8 hours at my desk, I have to admit I was pretty tired on the ride home.
Will I be cycling to work again? Absolutely. I thoroughly enjoyed my first taste of cycle commuting and, although it took twice the time of my car journey, it was exhilarating to be out in the fresh air, kept me fit and saved me money; and of course, I was generating a lot less pollution into the bargain!

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To all members,
After much deliberation, it is with regret that, as of today, we are extending the existing ban on discussing The Hi-fi Subjectivist forum, to a FULL BAN ON EVERYTHING NVA-RELATED.
This means that NVA products will no longer be permitted to be discussed IN ANY CONTEXT, including advertised in the classifieds section. Furthermore, no pictures of NVA equipment or cables, or any other NVA products/logos or references to NVA or HFS, or links to such, will be permitted anywhere on the forum, and this includes within avatars or signatures, although gear lists are fine.
The ONLY EXCEPTION to this will be on Gallery threads, where owners of NVA equipment will be allowed to post pictures of their systems, which feature said equipment. They will also be allowed, if desired, to list said equipment by model number, and that will be the FULL EXTENT of any permissible mentioning of NVA.
Historical pictures of NVA products, contained in the archive, will remain. However, all NVA threads therein (and throughout the forum) have now been locked, in order for them to remain permanently dormant.
The moderators have therefore been instructed to strictly enforce this new ruling, and immediate bans will be administered to those who fail to comply, or who attempt to question this decision, either here or elsewhere. Leniency, however, will be shown to new members or infrequent posters, who may have inadvertently missed this notice.
The decision on implementing a total ban on NVA has not been taken lightly by myself or the management team, as we understand that it will impact on the ability of members who own NVA products to chat about that aspect of their systems, and indeed for that very reason we have so far resisted taking this action.
However, it has become increasingly obvious that discussing NVA or HFS, in any capacity, is a poisoned chalice, and where such topics invariably end in acrimony. Therefore, that is why we've now taken the decision to completely disassociate ourselves from NVA as a company and The Hi-Fi Subjectivist forum (HFS).
Ultimately, we feel that taking this action is in the best interests of the smooth running of AoS, the majority of our members, and the current and future development of the AoS community, including maintaining the relaxed and friendly atmosphere that AoS is renowned for. Therefore, we would ask all members to respect our decision and support us in this matter.
As I've said, we had hoped that taking this action wouldn't have been necessary, but we feel that AOS now needs to move forward, positively and constructively, whilst remaining as informative and professional as possible, which means distancing ourselves completely from the above. Please note that this new ruling updates and replaces the existing one on this matter.
Thanks in advance for your co-operation.
[Addendum, 16th April 2018]:
It should be noted that the main reason, which may not have been 100% clear before, for not permitting any discussion/recommending of NVA equipment (no matter its arguable sonic attributes or VFM, which is NOT the point) is because, due to the continual and completely unjustified harassment/stalking and persecution I've had to endure from certain members of HFS, over many years, understandably I don't want the company profiting indirectly through any sales potentially generated as a result of said discussion, as that of course would seriously go against the grain!
Therefore, that, along with all reasons previously outlined (above) surrounding the discussion of NVA, is why the equipment itself is not permitted to be discussed, outside of being listed in signatures. The reason why that's ok, is simply to allow NVA users, among our membership, to list their gear if they wish, as well as post pictures of it in the Gallery.
TBH, given the level of personal abuse others and I here have had to endure from certain members of HFS, I consider it generous that we've given it even that much exposure - or indeed entertain ANY aspect of its existence whatsoever!!
So you can thank them for making this ban necessary.
Lastly, and further to the flouting of this rule (and those previously stated in connection with NVA and HFS) by some members recently, I wish to outline that from now on anyone found guilty of such will, WITHOUT ANY FURTHER WARNING, receive a SIX MONTH BAN. There will be a certain amount of leeway given to new members and infrequent posters, who may have inadvertently missed this warning, but for anyone else whom we consider should know better, that ban will be strictly imposed].
Please also note that oblique references made by anyone to NVA or HFS, such as 'the place that can't be mentioned', or 'the gear we can't discuss', will also attract the same ban.
Once again, thanks in advance for your co-operation.


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For Sale: One - Used - Mokon 18 KW Hot Oil Temperature Control Unit DCM 1629
Status: Sold
We offer for sale, subject to prior sale and the terms listed below:
For Sale: One - Used - Mokon 18 KW Hot Oil Temperature Control Unit DCM 1629. Inventory item: DCM-1629.
Manufacturer: Mokon
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Item Specifications for DCM-1629
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One used (second hand) Mokon Model H44218ER, serial number 66030, dual zone, 18 KW per zone, 500 degree Fahrenheit maximum operating temperature, marked at H010. DCM Inventory Number 1629 This item is part of the Lunt Manufacturing Company liquidation. It may be viewed at the Lunt, Hampshire facility located at 200 Brandt Drive, Hampshire, IL 60140. To view all of the available items at Lunt Manufacturing, please click on View Machinery and then click on Lunt Manufacturing. To schedule an appointment to inspect this machine or other items at Lunt, please call our office at 847-360-9170.
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Jan Gilbert necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 126 diseños de 31 diseñadores freelance.
Flair Boutique
Jan Gilbert and Stacy Forman are bringing new "flair" to Indulgence, a distinguished fine jewelry store in Haverford, Pennsylvania. Flair Boutique, as the store-within-a-store will be called, will specialize in costume jewelry, statement pieces, accessories, and other affordable finishing touches to complete any woman's look.
We are passionate about establishing a neighborhood destination where women feel welcomed, comfortable, and accepted. Our chic, unique approach to customer relations allows our patrons to seek friendly fashion advice while receiving unparalleled attention and service.
Our goal is to create a fashion-forward environment where customers can purchase the latest trends from both classic and promising new designers. It is our deepest wish that the intimacy of Flair Boutique will reflect the essence of an ideal shopping experience.
Our target audience is women from their early twenties to mid fifties. Our store is located on a major road with a lot of traffic, and we hope that our new awning with our new logo will attract the attention of daily commuters or anyone driving by.
Our store is painted a dark mocha and cream, with a burnt orange accent. The awning is a similar brown, and we would like the logo to be orange and cream to accent it. We would prefer some form of jewelry- be it a gem or a ring or whatever- to dot the i in Flair.
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Ethiopia Minor and a geographical account of the Province of Sierra Leone (c. 1615)
Alvares, Manuel, 1526-1583; et al.
Ethiopia Minor and a geographical account of the Province of Sierra Leone (c. 1615)
[Liverpool, England]: Dept. of History, University of Liverpool, 1990
1 volume (various pagings) ; 21 x 30 cm.
URL to cite for this work: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/AfricanStudies.Alvares01
[Front cover] Manuel Álvares: Ethiopia Minor and a geographical account of the Province of Sierra Leone (c.1615)
[Title page] An interim translation of Manuel Álvares S.J., 'Etiópia Menor e descripção géografica da Província da Serra Leoa' (c.1615)
Introduction, pp. 1-7 ff.
Contents: Ethiopia Minor, pp. 9-11 ff.
Dedication to the very Reverend Father Claudio Aquaviva, Préposito General of the Society of Jesus
Ethiopia Minor: a geographical description of the Province and Kingdom of the Jalofo Heathon, part I, chapter I: the location and fertility of the land, and the nature and occupations of its inhabitants, pp. [unnumbered]-14
Chapter 2: The Kingdom of Jagau and the Grand Borçalo: the character of the land and people, pp. [unnumbered]-4
Chapter 3: The lands peopled by the Mandingas and Sonequei, pp. 1-12 ff.
Chapter 4: The town of Cacheu, a place of treasure, and the condition of its population, pp. 1-8
Chapter 5: The trade of this port and the characters of the settlers there and of the heathen who surround them, pp. 1-8
Chapter 6: The port of Bichangor, its site and the fertility of the land, and the heathen of the district, pp. 1-5
Chapter 7: Aptitudes of these heathen, and their superstitious rites and ceremonies, pp. 1-14
Chapter 8: The renowned Island of Bussis, the character and organisation of its people, the richness of the land, and the royal state of its great king, pp. 1-9
Chapter 9: The famous islands of the Bijagos heathen, the fertility of their soil, and the character and industry of their inhabitants, pp. 1-6
Chapter 10: The way of life of these heathen and their customs, also a discussion of their superstitions and idolatry, pp. [unnumbered]-3
Chapter 11: The Island of Bissau and the nature and characteristics of its inhabitants, pp. 1-6 ff.
Chapter 13: The Biafar heathen, pp. 1-6 ff.
Part two: The Province of Sierra Leone, chapter 1: the name, situation and bounds of this province and the nature of the land, pp. 1-18
Chapter 2: About the character of the heathen that live in this province, so various in name and language, pp. 1-11
Chapter 3: The public institutions of the heathen, including their laws and legal arrangements, and the deficiencies of these, pp. 1-6
Chapter 4: The domestic institutions of the heathen, their lifestyle and customs, pp. 1-4
Chapter 5: The little attention these heathen give to the true faith and their limited understanding of it: the variety of their idols and their peculiar superstitions, pp. 1-13
Chapter 6: The idol and oracle of Benle and Togma, and the nature of this superstition, pp. 1-4
Chapter 7: The offerings of these heathen, and the society of Menas, pp. 1-4
Chapter 8: Circumcision and various other ceremonies of the heathen, and their wakes and funeral rites, pp. 1-8 ff.
Chapter 9: The state of the province before the conquest, pp. 1-6
Chapter 10: The origins of the Manes, the fertility of the land, and the character of these heathen, pp. 1-9
Chapter 11: The numbers of the heathen, and their various names and languages, pp. 1-4
Chapter 12: About the government of the heathen, the elevation of their king, and their war medicines, pp. 1-5
Chapter 13: Reasons for the impact of this army of Manes, its marching order and its ceremonial, pp. 1-6
Chapter 14: How the savage army attacked the Congo and what happened thereafter, up to the time that the Province of Serra Leoa was conquered, pp. 1-3
Chapter 15: The campaign of some of the Manes against the Sousos and what happened during it, pp. 1-7
Chapter 16: The arrival of the Manes in East India and how their army was routed, pp. [unnumbered]-2
Chapter 17: The state of the province after the conquest, and how the members of the Society of Jesus entered the province, pp. 1-3
Chapter 18: The apostle catechises the king and instructs him in the matters of our holy faith
Chapter 21: The origin of the idols and various forms of idolatry, pp. 1-2
Chapter 23: Superstition and the aspects of this false devotion, pp. 1-5
Chapter 24: Maleficium and its forms, and a brief note on the power of evil spirits, pp. 1-6
Chapter 25: The state of Christianity in the Serra, pp. 1-10
Chapter 26: Discussion of the progress of Christianity and the most remarkable events connected with it, pp. 1-29
Annual report for 1613: for the provincial of the Society of Jesus, pp. [unnumbered]-19
Of the Province of the Sousos: single chapter, pp. 1-8 ff.
Single chapter: of the journey of Father Baltasar Barreira to this pronvince, and particularly to the Kingdom of Bena, pp. [unnumbered]-6
Single chapter: the various ceremonies pertaining to public order among the Manes, Calus, Bagas and the other kinds of heathen in this district, pp. 1-5 ff.


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Two wrongs rarely make a right. But a wrong, plus a "technically right," always makes a stupid.
That's the lesson learned from the Justin Forsett touchdown in Thursday's 34-31 Texans victory over the Lions, an event so breathtakingly asinine that it crowded a Ndamukong Suh crotch kick out of the national discussion.
In the unlikely event that you have not seen the play: Forsett takes a handoff, runs for eight yards, and gets brought down by Lions defenders Erik Coleman and Louis Delmas. There is no whistle, so Forsett gets up from being flat on the ground and keeps running, with only big Lawrence Jackson giving futile chase for the Lions. This was not a case of a ball carrier's knee grazing the ground, or dropping a palm to the turf to steady himself, or rolling over a tackler and springing to his feet. Forsett's entire body was down. Any lower, and he would have been a meerkat.
Lions coach Jim Schwartz challenged the ruling, which was a violation of the new NFL rule that subjects all scoring plays to an official review. In fact, throwing the challenge flag on a scoring play is an automatic 15-yard penalty and a forfeit of the challenge! So the worst call in recent memory -- worse than anything the replacement referees did, in Seattle or anywhere else, stood. Or at least it weeble-wobbled upon a point of procedure.
Can you imagine the joyless, persnickety, obsessive individual who conceived the "forfeiture of review" clause in the new replay rules? This person had too many tags ripped off his mattresses as a child. He reads software terms and conditions just for fun. Such a rule exists solely to create an upending of justice in the name of bureaucracy, exactly like the one we saw on Thursday. Think about it: The most likely time for a coach to lose his composure and illegally throw his challenge flag is after a call so jaw-droppingly moronic that it thwarts the logic circuits. The "forfeiture of review" rule exists for people who believe that technical justice is the highest justice, who would rather have a stupid call affect the outcome of a game than see Roberts Rules of Order violated.
Such people, it must be said, are never in short supply in NFL headquarters. The entire rulebook is a labyrinth of blind alleys and little "gotchas" begging to be interpreted in bizarre and counter-intuitive ways by the literal-minded. For years the league has taken a perverse delight in upholding every hairsplitting interpretation of every jot and tittle at the expense of common sense. That's why we have the Tuck Rule, as well as the Calvin Johnson Rule, which states that a receiver must complete a catch in the end zone.
Yes, the Lions have been down this road before, when Johnson's obvious touchdown against the Bears in 2010 was ruled incomplete based on the misapplication of a rule designed to handle end-zone bobbles, not celebrations. The Lions are the Oscar Madison to the NFL's Felix Unger, so it is only natural that they constantly fall victim to the OCD elements of the rulebook. In fact, Thursday's game was a quintessential Lions game, because
1) It took place on Thanksgiving.
2) It featured a Ndamukong Suh crotch kick, which is now as lovable a moment of annual holiday sadism as Lucy pulling the ball away from Charlie Brown;
3) a 60-pass effort by Matthew Stafford;
4) an incredible performance by Calvin Johnson;
5) a key moment at which you would swear that Stafford and Johnson had never met before they saw each other across the huddle. In overtime, Stafford threw a back-shoulder pass to Johnson, who ran a skinny post instead. Stafford appeared to be making the correct decision. This happens two or three times per Lions game, and you wonder how many years these two have to spend together before they get that Montana-Rice vibe, but then again there are going to be two or three ugly passes when you throw 60 of them;
6) a touchdown called back on a ridiculous technicality;
7) a bit of coaching idiocy.
Schwartz, of course, is supposed to know the rules. But you know who else is supposed to know the rules? The people in charge of enforcing the rules. The rules of "down by contact" have 100 years of history behind them and can be fairly adjudicated by junior high students in pickup games. The rules about challenge flags were amended a few months ago and are not intuitive at all. The thought that a tiny infraction supersedes and countermands a huge one is mind-boggling. It's the stuff of a Saturday afternoon serial melodrama: Grandpa losing the farm to Ol' Boss Heartless because he initialed the wrong page of the deed.
Calls like the Forsett touchdown are not just the result of bad officiating but of overzealous legislating. They are a failure of accountability. Rulings should always boil down to what really happened on the field, not points of procedure. When officials shrug their shoulders and point to paragraph C, subsection IV, addendum 3 to justify either inaction or some loopy interpretation, it's a cop out. When the NFL restricts and discourages any "big picture" thinking by the officials, when it stands behind the strange dogma of its overwritten rulebook, it's a bigger cop out that tacitly condones the smaller one.
The Texans-Lions game left fans with a bad taste in their mouths on Thanksgiving. The Lions deserve better. So do the Texans, who could well have won the game without the Forsett touchdown but will now carry a "tainted" victory through the season in the minds of some fans. We all deserve better than the heartless, mindless application of rules when those rules fly in the face of fairness, logic and objective reality.
The officials could have "missed" Schwartz's challenge flag on the ground the way they missed Forsett on the ground, reviewed the play, and made the right call. It would have been "wrong." What they did instead was wrong-headed.


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Thrillers featuring child abduction have become de rigueur in recent times… but here's one that gives a stunning new twist to the genre.
Two 12-year-old girls – snatched off the street and held in a remote hunting lodge in Connecticut for two months – escaped apparently unharmed and unmolested. Their charismatic kidnapper seemed to be more teacher than villain and the girls formed a close bond, but many questions were left unanswered.
Eighteen years later, how are the two grown women coping with disturbing events in their past, what are the psychological implications and how will they cope with a new, dark and unexpected threat?
Maggie Mitchell, Professor of English at the University of West Georgia, plays a blinder in her tense, multi-layered debut, a smart and subtle literary novel which turns the traditional kidnap and murder horror story on its head with startling skill and impressive intelligence.
Lois Lonsdale from Connecticut and Carly May Smith from Nebraska were both just 12 when they were kidnapped by a man, known to them as Zed, and imprisoned in a cabin in the woods for two months of the summer.
The girls came from very different worlds… precocious Lois, a school spelling ace, was the displaced daughter of two New England inn keepers, a prettily dressed, extravagantly well-behaved 'prop' for her busy parents' business. Pretty Carly May was a beauty pageant queen, an outsider in her own home and manipulated by her scheming stepmother, a woman more like a 'cartoon' character than a mother.
That summer, under the watchful gaze of their kidnapper, they formed a bond that would never be broken. They survived their ordeal but nothing was ever the same again for them.
'It was as if we had returned from the dead, as if we were tainted somehow,' reflects Lois 18 years later. She is now a professor, teaching British literature at a small college in upstate New York, keeping her head down, her identity a secret and remaining 'respectably anonymous.'
Carly May, meanwhile, is a C-list actress in Los Angeles, working under the name of Chloe Savage, drinking too much and struggling to revive her flagging career.
The two abducted girls had essentially ceased to exist for the media and each other, but now Lois has put them both on another collision course. Her novel, written under a pen name, fictionalises the abduction and is about to be made into a film… starring actress Chloe Savage.
As Lois and Chloe face up to the public exposure of their secret history, they must finally confront the dark longings and unspeakable truths that still haunt them, and an obsessive stalker presents a new and dangerous terror.
Mitchell delivers a disturbing and intriguing debut, a highly original, alternative crime story brimming with mystery, psychological tension and menace as we flit between the accounts of Lois and Chloe and witness the slow unravelling of their memories, and their lives past and present.
Two complex, damaged women, increasingly haunted by their own roles and motives in the devastating abduction, are forced to face up to long-buried truths and make sense of what really happened to them.
Fascinating literary allusions and parallels, a gradual fusion of the various plotlines and a powerful exploration of identity, friendship and shared experience make Pretty Is a scintillating, stylish and stand-out thriller.
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ABANDONED DISNEY: River Country [Part 4]
We present the fourth part of our River Country series. Rumors continue, as they have for years, about what will happen with the River County land. One thing is for certain, River Country will never open to the public again... At least not as the River Country we remember.
When you think about it, it's not all that shocking that Disney closed something only to let it rot. They've been doing that for years. I for one am glad River Country stuck around. We can now enjoy creepy photos of the abandoned place. Few Disney attractions close and are demolished immediately after closing, for whatever reason, unless the replacement attraction is ready to be built. Think of: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Submarine Voyage, PeopleMover, the Skyway towers, Image Works, Food Rocks, Mission to Mars (Disneyland), America Sings, etc. All were abandoned for years after they closed, before they were eventually removed completely or redesigned as something else.
Below we get a view of the Contemporary and even Bay Lake Tower. In Part 1 we see similar photos not long before Bay Lake Tower was constructed. Additionally you can see Space Mountain.
A banner encouraging "recycling". Ironic.
An old yellow float tube.
Once again we encourage you to not tour this closed area of Walt Disney World without permission.
Also enjoy [Part 1], [Part 2], and [Part 3].
Photos from "Tri-Circle D" at The DIS Discussion Forums. Images of Resort Guest tickets from "CAJUNWDWFAN". A big thanks to all three.
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MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. – Having rebounded from an early six-run hole Thursday in the 2013 NCAA Southeast Regional, the No. 25 Georgia College baseball team (33-18) was felled in the bottom of the ninth inning on a walk-off grand slam by No. 3 USC Aiken (42-11), 11-7.
The Bobcats now fall to the losers' bracket in the double elimination tournament, facing No. 6-seed Lincoln Memorial University.
USCA, the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) Regular-Season Champions, put up runs in each of the first three innings to take an early 6-0 lead. Georgia College responded in the fourth with a four-run inning, as a Cody Maas (Alpharetta, Ga.) sacrifice fly was followed by a two-run double from Mikee Moore (Dunwoody, Ga.) and an RBI single by Rob Hogenkamp (St. Louis).
The Bobcats knotted it up at 6-6 in the fifth, when Maas ripped a single to center that was mishandled by the Pacer centerfielder, plating two runs.
The game remained tied until the seventh, when each team traded solo shots. First baseman Clay Ardeeser (Loganville, Ga.) ripped his blast to right for the brief lead, and then Ty Barkell tied it up again with a shot to left.
Tied 7-7 to the bottom of the ninth, the Bobcats were hoping to force extra innings. The Pacers put their first three hitters on in the inning, however, and after a foul out, USCA catcher Josh Miller sent a ball down the left field line and over the fence for the 11-7 walk-off win.
Ardeeser finished 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI, while catcher Steve Hazel (Kentwood, Mich.) had two singles in four trips, scoring a run as well.
Righty reliever Jordan Modine (Ft. Pierce, Fla.) picked up his first loss in Division II (3-1) but threw better than the final numbers show, giving the Bobcats a pair of scoreless innings prior to the mistake to Barkell. USCA closer Taylor Grover (5-0) picked up the win in a scoreless ninth.
The Bobcats play an elimination game against LMU tomorrow, May 17 at 11 a.m.
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Interesting thread. Couple of thiings:
- there is nothing new that pollen provide important nutrition to the bees. Even human use the pollen for exactly the same reason.
- I do not think, that any substitute may actually substitute the real stuff. If I remember properly, pollen substitute is made mostly from corn "meat", yeasts and may be a few percent of real pollen...
- honey and pollen complement each other.
- feeding keep bees inside, it could limit their ability to harvest pollen.


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You can easily romanticize a few laugh lines (hey — every wrinkle is but a notch in the quiet calendar of a well-spent life, according to Dickens). But time's effects on your smile can be considerably harder to write off, no matter how talented the scribe. There's the yellowing or graying of teeth, the thinning of lips, the appearance of lip lines...and the list goes on. On the bright side, home tools that fight tooth discoloration (to say nothing of the latest in-office procedures) are getting ultra high-tech, and there are plenty of low-tech anti-aging essentials, too. Read on for these, plus top dermatologist and makeup-artist tips for adding major spark — and sparkle — to your smile.
Tooth Care (Or Consequences)
However unsexy, nuts-and-bolts dental hygiene is key to keeping your smile young-looking. "Your teeth control the lower third of your face," says New York City dentist Michael Apa, D.D.S. Their gradual wearing down and shifting with age contributes to the formation of frown lines and the hollowing of the cheeks. Tooth decay and loss only exacerbate these issues. In addition to what you already know (brush at least twice a day, floss once a day, and see a dentist regularly), here are some things you may not:
1. Rinse your mouth after every meal or glass of wine — red or white. "White wine has acids that penetrate the enamel, allowing staining and decaying food particles to penetrate more easily," says New York City dentist and Supersmile creator Irwin Smigel, D.D.S. Red, by contrast, creates only superficial staining. But whatever you eat or drink, a subtle swishing and swallowing of water right away at the table helps minimize residue, staining, and tooth decay, says Smigel.
2. Chew sugarless gum. "As you age, your salivary glands shrink and produce less saliva, which is a natural antimicrobial that helps prevent decay," says Smigel. "But gum chewing restimulates the flow."
3. Floss down into your gums, not just between your teeth. Plaque and bacteria can get stuck in those voids, causing inflammation and decay.
4. Ask your dentist to check the state of your fillings. "Every filling eventually has to be replaced," says New York City dentist Marc Lowenberg, D.D.S. Silver, or amalgam, lasts between 10 and 20 years, so your childhood dental work may be overdue for replacement. Fresh fillings can help prevent tooth decay and loss — and, down the road, root canals and implants.
5. Consider orthodontics if your teeth have shifted significantly. "Your jaw is shifting along with your teeth," says Apa. "Left unchecked, the situation can create a collapsed look" (think Disney's Evil Queen disguised as the old lady in Snow White). Invisalign or behind-the-teeth braces are the subtlest options for grown-ups. Ranging from $3,500 to $8,000, the investment for them isn't small. But the long-term payoff is big.
Find out the best products to use for whitening teeth:
Lip Service
The skin surrounding your mouth and teeth is as much an element of a youthful smile as your teeth themselves. Your lips, like all exposed skin, need a high-SPF, broad-spectrum sunscreen: "UV damage can manifest as inflammation of the lips, redness and flaking, and, over time, wrinkling and even cancer," says Macrene Alexiades, Ph.D., M.D., a dermatologist in New York City. An important aside: Though skin cancer of the lips is uncommon, when it does form, it tends to spread to the lymph nodes very quickly. Try Blistex Five Star Lip Protection ($2.50, drugstores) with SPF 30 or Kiehl's Lip Balm SPF 15 ($9.50, kiehls.com).
To combat wrinkling of the skin around the mouth, start with Olay Professional Pro X Deep Wrinkle Treatment ($42, drugstores) for eight weeks; if you don't see results, move up to prescription Renova. For pronounced peaks and valleys, you may want to ask your dermatologist about injectables. A hyaluronic acid filler like Juvéderm or Restylane — ranging in price from a few hundred to a thousand dollars or so, depending on the area you're treating and the area you live in — is delicate enough to plump the fine lines above and below the mouth. Dr. Alexiades likes to pair one of the aforementioned fillers with Botox. "It's the best crowd-pleaser for instant gratification," she says.
Kiss and Makeup
"Lipstick bleeding is the first sign of an aging mouth," says New York City makeup artist Laura Geller. To stop lip color from migrating into lines, pretreat the area around the mouth with concealer: Using your fingertip, lightly dot on one that contains reflective particles. Try Boots No7 Radiant Glow Concealer ($13, Target), and then lightly dust with translucent powder. The rest of Geller's tips for younger-looking lips:
1. Use a lip brush to apply lipstick. The tool gives you optimum precision as well as control over how much color you lay down near the edges.
2. Go bright. "The brighter, the better," says Geller. If your teeth are stained, "muted colors make graying or yellowing teeth look worse." Brights, however, are like a face-lift in a tube. Think pink, rose, or a true red. Try Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Gentlemen Prefer Pink ($8, drugstores) or Laura Geller Lipstick in On Stage ($15.50, laurageller.com).
3. Steer clear of matte lipsticks that are either too dry (true mattes) or too glossy (creams). Either extreme highlights signs of age: matte, by emphasizing lines; cream, by bleeding all too easily into them. "A pearlescent formula looks moist and stays put," says Geller.
4. Line your lips with a lip pencil after you apply lipstick. "You'll get a fuller-looking pout than if you do the reverse," says Geller. "To make sure the liner is undetectable, use one that's the same shade as your lip color."
All the White Moves
The biggest smile booster, bar none, is whitening. In-office treatments, which range from laser- and light-activated bleaching to veneers, provide dramatic improvement, but they also come with a hefty price tag ($300 - $5,000). "But if your teeth just need a little pick-me-up, you'll probably be fine with an over-the-counter bleaching product," says Apa. One he particularly likes: the new Crest 3D 2 Hour Express Whitestrips ($55 for four; drugstores). Like in-office treatments, at-home bleaches oxidize stain molecules with hydrogen peroxide — or ingredients that break down into it — albeit in lower concentrations. The other kinds of at-home whiteners — whitening toothpastes or rinses — use polishing and other non-bleach agents to either scrub off or chemically remove stains that are closer to the surface.
Whether you whiten with a toothpaste, strip, or rinse, you're not likely to sensitize or harm your teeth: "The old bleaches that abraded have been discontinued," says Apa. Any sensitivity you experience should subside as soon as you stop whitening, he says. While whiteners don't lighten bonds, veneers, and other dental work, certain brands, like Go Smile, Supersmile, and Glo, do remove stains on artificial tooth surfaces. A few more products to try: Colgate Total Advanced Whitening Gel ($3.80, drugstores); Supersmile Whitening Professional Whitening System ($36, supersmile.com), and, as of next month, from Jonathan Levine, D.M.D., the GLO, a light-activated home whitening system that claims to mimic in-office results ($275, Sephora).


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2015 Rugby World Cup
France remain on course for top seeding
ESPN Staff
November 18, 2012
Two tries from winger Vincent Clerc ensured France beat Argentina on Saturday and cemented their place in the top four of the IRB rankings © Getty Images
France cemented their place in the top four of the International Rugby Board rankings and boosted their chances of a favourable 2015 Rugby World Cup pool draw with their impressive 37-22 victory over Argentina on Saturday night.
Two tries from winger Vincent Clerc propelled the hosts to victory in Lille and their 17-point winning margin ensured they accrued the maximum boost to their rankings. Les Bleus entered the game already in possession of a top four spot thanks to their mauling of higher-ranked Australia last weekend but now have a bigger lead over fifth-placed England who were beaten 20-14 by a resurgent Wallabies side at Twickenham earlier in the day.
The top four sides in the ranking following the completion of the end of year internationals will be the top seeds for the pool draw and therefore be kept apart in the early stages of the competition that will be staged in England. The hosts' hopes of a preferable seeding took a hammer blow with defeat to Australia meaning they must upset South Africa or New Zealand in the coming weeks if they are to make a late rally.
A defeat for France against Samoa in their final outing of the year would also shake up the ranking and open the door for England. The Samoans upset the world order with a stunning 26-19 victory over Wales on Friday night that saw Wales' own hopes of a to four spot all but fade as they slumped to 8th place.
With clashes against No.1 ranked New Zealand and Australia still to come, the Six Nations champions are in real danger of slipping out of the second group of seeds - those placed 5th-8th - in a disastrous result that would see them pooled with two of the sides ranked above them in the 2015 tournament.
That fate is one that Scotland must get used to having gone down 21-10 to South Africa at Murrayfield. That defeat and Samoa's success leaves them ranked 10th with only a clash against Tonga to come meaning they have no chance of boosting their ranking sufficiently.
Samoa will have their eyes on a place in the top eight and a victory over France would see them become the first Tier 2 nation to achieve such a feat and secure a better seeding for the pool draw. It is not a fact lost on France coach Philippe Saint-Andre who is wary of the challenge that lies ahead of them.
"I told the guys that now, the toughest was ahead of us against Samoa," he said following their victory over the Pumas. "I have to congratulate my squad tonight but we have to stay humble because the giantkillers are coming at the Stade de France. Last night, after I watched Wales versus Samoa, I did not sleep very well -- and it was not because of today's game."
Ireland remain ranked in 7th place due to the fact that it was and Ireland XV that crushed Fiji 53-0 in Limerick and therefore it was not a Test match counting towards their ranking. The Irish return to Test action next weekend against Argentina in a clash that will go a long way to deciding each side's seeding for the pool draw.
The latest rankings will be confirmed on Monday with the following figures produced using data provided by the IRB ahead of the latest international action.
International Rugby Board Ranking:
If the Pool Allocation Draw was to happen today, the bands would be as follows:
Band 1: New Zealand, South Africa, Australia, France
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It will come as litle surprise that I am somewhat taken by the Rossin but could readily build something markedly similar from my parts bin. Hmm, a 63 inch fixed, spiked 1.9 snow tyres, WTB/ Midge flared drops, Cane creek lever and dummy sibling...
At the end of September Jo Burt and I headed out to Milan to check out Italy's top bike show. In the first installment of our adventures we looked at what the likes of De Rosa Casati and Montante had to offer. Now it's time for another trawl through the sublime and the ridiculous (which being Italian could easily pass for sublime too) as we look at the bikes being displayed by some less well known brands and from an ultra-bling one and we've included one of our Milan videos too - more of those in our video section.
We fleetingly saw the high end Ti and carbon confections from the house of Pat Eurobike, but they were literally carting them off the stand as we gawped so we didn't have time for an up close look. No such problem here. Passoni are known for their high end titanium and titanium/carbon bikes and two bikes of their machines in particular caught our eye in Milan, one of which is neither titanium or carbon fibre.
The Passoni Mirror is made from Columbus Xcr tubing and, here's the exotic bit, stainless steel for the CNC'd stainless steel bottom bracket shell and dropouts. The accompanying blurb for the 2010 model talks about the "stainless steel of once upon a time with significant technical qualities. Technology and tradition in one object. Elegance on the move". There's no doubting that the Mirror's a looker (sorry) and it would be interesting to know what a stainless steel bottom bracket shell adds to the quality of the ride apart from not being carbon… or titanium.
As you'd expect from a Passoni the finsihing detail is superb, less expected in a bike called the Mirror is a fair bit of it is painted – it's very shiny paint it has to be said – an elegant British Racing Green. The build package on the show bike majorid on classy looking tan leather finishing kit, which for a while drew our eye away from this Mirror's other particular wow factor, its wooden rims.
Aside from the fact that they are truly things of beauty there is not much more we can add to the sum of knowledge on these babies – we're assuming they are build up from composite sections of wood rather than one steam bent bit … although there is always the possibility that they started out as one big section of tree trunk which was turned on a lathe, okay that's probably a pretty small possibility. Wood is a uni-directional material as is the type of carbon that lots of high end wheels are made from so in theory they should be plenty strong enough. There was a fair bit of wooden wheel/stem/bar action going on at the various shows this year although these were certainly the most intriguing.
Our other favourite Passoni was the XXTi in all it's full-on titanium glory – well apart from that carbon seat tube passing through a fancy Ti lug arrangement at the junction of the top tube and seat stays. This bike has been in Passoni's range in one form or another for a few years now, but this particular specimen was superb, from the 'look at me!' bloody hard to photograph Passoni OZ499 wheels (they're doing a limited edtion of 10 in white) through the "I live to ride. I ride Passoni" motto on the carbon 'bar and back to the wheels and the very, very pointy qr levers (yes, Merida do pointy qr levers on their TT bike, but not as pointy as this).
Me and the Vecchio loved it, we'd have loved to have been able to afford it even more. As with any other Passoni, if you have to ask the price you can't afford it. If you're feeling really really flush and don't want to be mixing it with the millionaire hoi poloi on there XX Tis check out the even more exclusive Limited Edition XX Ti with Lightweight wheels. Blimey!
Right from the sublime to the ridiculous, or should that be the other way around? If the Passoni's took our breath away these bikes went a step further depriving us of much needed oxygen at a cellular level, causing light headedness, giddyness and giggling… quite an addictive experience actually.
So what brought all this on? Mainly the Rossin Marathon, but the Rossin Prestige has something to answer for too. As we say nearly say in the accompanying vid – these are bikes that have pushed the needle so far round the 'Wrong-o-meter' it's ended up back at right.
The Marathon first: a steel cross frame running a fixed drivetrain (with a quick release on the back wheel), they'd be 26in wheels mind, with big old cruiser-style tyres, all done with heavy reference to papa Rossin's parts bin from the 1980s (hey it's an Italian parts bin so check that lovely quill stem), one brake mounted in-board on stoker bars. The Prestige is basically the same riff executed on a skinny tubed track frame with a fork so straight they are the product of a mind that knows only of rake when it comes to clearing leaves.
Rossin is an Italian marque with a proud history, Mario Rossin who founded the company (he sold out in the Eighties) was Colnago's chief framebuilder and struck out on his own in 1974 producing high end racing bikes which were ridden by some of the greats right in to the 90s. Not sure what he would have made of the Marathon and the Prestige… we liked 'em though
Ernesto Colnago famously drilled holes in some of his top end racing bikes and the guys at Renova have taken that idea and run with it, to be fair what they are actually running with is the idea of making different bikes. So the Renova TT is an audax bike or fast tourer with the addition of lots of holes. A lot of people will naturally be drawn to their very holey stems, but for me the most intriguing items on the TT were the drilled out mudguards – I was hoping that this was to create a pleasant fountain effect as you cycled through heavy rain, but no such luck as Big Dave who knows more about the surface tension of water than I do says it wouldn't go through the holes but would flow down the inside as normal. Shame, but at least you get a lighter mudguard and a conversation piece.
The holey Renova TT wasn't the only different machine on the stand we were also taken by the concept bike hanging on the back wall, which featured a belt drive (not a Gates), Renova's own cranks, holey bits (naturally) and some fantastic brake levers that looked like grips. COOL!
The thing about Milan is that the weird and wonderful is not confined to stands like Rossin's, Renova's or Passoni's where the weird and wonderful dial has simply been turned up to 11for everything at this show it's everywhere. Take the Wayel shaft drive town bike quietly minding it's own business somewhere in the middle of the hall, yeah it's a shaft drive, well, there's one at every show, but hold on… what's that black box on the back? This is an electric shaft drive machine, you really don't see many of them around. Or tucked the lugged steel fixed tucked away quietly at the back of the Vicini stand sporting ultra-wide riser-style bars flipped forward, no brakes (so bar spinnable) and a suspension seatpost – answers on a postcard please. Less restrained, but still tucked away in a side-booth were some examples of the custom painter's art including Marco Pantani's custom painted bike (above).
Not weird but certainly wonderful were the range of urban and commuter bikes being shown by Umberto Dei - we saw their bikes at Eurobike too, but they had more of their range on display at their home show.
Milan road bike round up pt 2
In the second part of our canter around the show we saw road machines from the likes of SAB, Whistle, Vektor. Of the three Vektor had the widest range of bikes from full on road machines like the 6.7KG Sintesi, a classic piece of Noughties Italian road bling with the now classic design cues we've come to expect from such machines: a sweepingly curved top tube and an integrated seat post (see also, Carrera, De Rosa, Colnago, Fondriest, etc, etc,) through to some smart looking city bikes.
The bike that grabbed our attention on the SAB stand (apart from their kids bike) was the Giannutri a carbon time trial/triathlon bike built up with with Campag Centaur and selling for €5,400, its road-going stablemate the Capri also looked rather tasty – at a tasty price too €5,600. Olmo were there with the line-up they showed at Eurobike including the very tasty Zaffiro. We were also very taken with the bikes on the San Patrignano stand - including a very cool hand built carbon road bike, and their 'bamboo' tandem - actually over-sized aluminium painted to look like bamboo.
We don't know where Whistle are based but I'd hazard a guess that it's somewhere up near the Swiss border. Maybe it was the paintjobs but some of their machines bore an uncanny resemblance to BMCs it must have been all those chunky squared off tube profiles – they even had a bike called the Team Machine. Check out the picture of the gusset between the down and seat tubes on the Whistle Guyapi – Jo and I both had to concede that we couldn't think of anyone else who done that. Be interested to know what this is supposed to do for the ride – I can see it would reduce fore and aft flex between the two tubes and lateral flex too, but would it do anything to counter the twistingl forces going through the bottom bracket? It certainly builds up that area - literally so it surely adds strength, but that isn't the same as stiffness.
Craziness of a much more practical nature was on show on a fantastically stand devoted to vintage Italian work bikes. And these really were work bikes – there was a carpenter's bike complete with tools, clamps and vices and what looked like a work bench, a coppersmith's machine and a roast chestnut seller's bike both with braziers on the back, an umbrella maker's bike complete with all the tools of his trade – all the bikes were in use during the 1930s and were the tradesman's van of their day, it really is amazing what you can do on a bike.
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Tony has been editing cycling magazines and websites since 1997 starting out as production editor and then deputy editor of Total Bike, acting editor of Total Mountain Bike and then seven years as editor of Cycling Plus. He launched his first cycling website - the Cycling Plus Forum at the turn of the century. In 2006 he left C+ to head up the launch team for Bike Radar which he edited until 2008, when he co-launched the multi-award winning road.cc - which he continues to edit today. His favourite ride is his 'commute' - which he does most days inc weekends and he's been cycle-commuting since 1994. His favourite bikes are titanium and have disc brakes.


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The test series between Sri Lanka and England were finished. The series is drawn 1-1. I think it is a huge won for the Sri Lankan team when we look at the recent performences. Australian VB series and the Bangaladesh tours were has some amount of sucess.They also lose to the Bangaladesh in a ODI.
They went to England with out their captain Marven Attapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya. Somehow Santh went to England during the 1st test.
I still fell Sri Lanka have a lack of professinal opening batsmen with out Sanath And Marven. I think Sri Lanka has found one future opening batsman. He is Upul Tharanga. He will be a handy opener in the future. The other one is the problam. Vandort and Mubarak went as the openers but they were not good, but Vandort scored a centery. That is a good news for Sri Lanka.
Mahela Jayawardena's captaincy looked very good. He also looked very good against Pakistan and bangaladesh.
Sri Lankan bowling attak is look good spcially in the final test match.
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Growing up in Ohio, Quantrill taught school in Ohio and then Illinois and, in 1857, moved to Kansas, where he first tried farming, without much enthusiasm. By the end of 1860, while living near Lawrence, he fell into thievery and murder, was charged with horse stealing, and began life on the run. After the outbreak of the American Civil War he first served with the Confederate Army in Missouri but then, independently, put together a gang of guerrillas, who raided and robbed towns and farms with Union sympathies. The Union forces declared Quantrill's Raiders to be outlaws; the Confederates made them an official troop in August 1862, giving Quantrill the rank of captain.
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Skip to comments.EU: French economy buckles as car sales collapse
Posted on 12/03/2012 5:24:29 PM PST by bruinbirdman
Frances industrial woes deepened last month as car sales crashed 19pc and French brands lost market share at an dramatic pace, raising fears of a serious economic crisis next year once austerity hits.
Markits purchasing managers index (PMI) for French manufacturing remained stuck in slump in November at 44.5 and is now the weakest in the eurozone after Greece.
"The figures are shocking," said sovereign debt strategist Nicholas Spiro. "France has been sailing dangerously close to the wind for some time but is now tipping into outright contraction."
The Committee of French Automobile Producers said this has been the worst year for French car industry since 1997 - and for almost half a century in total volume - with little chance of recovery next year as Paris pushes through scorched-earth fiscal tightening of 2pc of GDP to meet EU deficit targets.
Sales of French cars fell 28pc in November from a year earlier, with Citroen down 26pc and state-owned Renault down 33pc. Foreign brands fell just 7.9pc. "The middle class, which tends to buy standard French cars of between 10,000 and 20,000, has been particularly badly hit by the crisis," said the CFFA.
The severity of decline stunned analysts and suggests that France has at last been engulfed by the festering crisis across the Mediterranean region.
The country has been bouncing along at near zero growth for a year and half but has managed to keep out of technical recession, partly because it has been cocooned by a Leviathan state and has put off hard decisions.
The economy seems to have buckled abruptly over the Autumn, sheding more than 40,000 jobs a month. Unemployment has risen to a euro-era high of 10.7pc.
The French car industry is still a pillar of the economy, employing 400,000 workers,
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Well hell, just bail em out.
It worked here so well.
The solution is increase taxes, right?
Just tax the rich some more and subsidize the car purchases.
Problem solved, right?
They decided to hand over their country to full-bore socialists; what did they expect?
"put off hard decisions" !!!
That has worked here. Why is is not working there?
"I thought I parked it over here. You know I was just saying to my wife the other day, I think I mentioned that she drives the new car, but we haven't been able to come up with a down payment for a new one for me...."
"Aw heck, I'm sorry to bother you, just one more question:"
The socialists in Europe did all they could to put off their crash until Obama won reelection. Now their "comrade" can use our money to bail them out.
If this plays out the way I thi k it will either the messiah will be dictator for life or in prison.
15-30,000 bucks for a car that looks worse than a 1940 Volkswagon Beetle. Yeah, France is in trouble all right.
Why is it that National Socialist's always make such Buttugly cars?
I know, it's more of that "espoir et changement", right?
No worries.
Just do as King obama.
Bailout out the car companies with billions in taxpayer money and give the car companies to the unions...
Those poor people. We're doing so well, why don't we just loan them our President for the next 4 years. He'll fix it all up for them.
Isn't it about the time of year that the so called Asian Yout's do their annual CarBQ?
How do you say, "Cash for Clunkers" in Frog?
But would that not just continually recycle the cars they make?
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Glen Johnson rivals Daniel Alves as the best right-back in world football according to Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers - even though he has largely used the England defender as a left-back.
Rodgers has asked Johnson to switch flanks this season because Jose Enrique has been struggling for form and fitness. And the former Portsmouth defender, who was at Chelsea when Rodgers coached their youth and reserve sides, has justified the switch with a series of impressive displays.
Rodgers has tried winger Stewart Downing and teenager Jack Robinson at left-back in cup competitions this season, but it is to Johnson he turns in the Premier League. And he is hoping that the defender, who missed Wednesday's 3-1 Capital One Cup defeat at home to Swansea with a hamstring strain, will be fit to face Newcastle in the league at Anfield on Sunday.
"Glen's arguably been the player of the season in the Premier League - never mind at Liverpool." Rodgers said, "He's been absolutely outstanding when you consider he's played a lot of the season at left-back.
"He is a world-class full-back. When you miss a player of that quality, that does weaken you as a team. I look at him and Daniel Alves as the two best right-backs in world football.
"He's been absolutely fantastic. I don't know how he's been before this season. I knew him as a really young player when he came in at Chelsea and he was unfortunate he just never really got an opportunity there.
"Then he had to go out to Portsmouth to get his career back on track. He showed there he was a good player. He got himself back to a massive club in Liverpool and has really shown that he's a top player.
"I've been very impressed with Glen. His attitude to training; to the game. And he's had to fill in at left-back because of Jose Enrique's injuries this year. For me, he's one of the top full-backs in the world. I still think he can improve even more."
Goalkeeper Pepe Reina, like Johnson, missed the midweek cup defeat with a hamstring problem, and Rodgers will check on the fitness of both players ahead of the Newcastle game.
Reina has missed Liverpool's last four matches, and if he does not recover, Brad Jones will continue in goal.
Rodgers added: "Pepe and Glen are still receiving treatment. Glen's been out on the training pitch, so we'll see how he goes over the next couple of days and Pepe likewise. We can't rule them out at this stage but I can't say that they're fully fit as of yet. Apart from that, the rest of the group has been good."


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OxVox have revealed that a group of Oxfordshire businessman have come forward and expressed interest in investing in Oxford United.
The club's supporters' trust say they have had contact from Charlie Methven, who is part of the group which also contains 'a wealthy Oxfordshire family'.
Methven has significant ties to the club, as trustee of their youth and community sports trust, while he has also been working in an advisory role for the U's board and last year played a key role in setting up supporters' group the Yellow Army.
The talks are described as "very recent and very preliminary", concerning their desire to invest in the U's how OxVox would be involved in the future.
It is understood there are two competing groups of investors, with Mark Ashton, a former chief executive of Watford and Wycombe Wanderers, linked to the other consortium.
The club have not made a comment on the uncertainty, with OxVox chairman Mark Sennett telling the Oxford Mail it was time for U's chairman Ian Lenagan to clarify the situation.
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I don't bake much. So I was more than a little surprised when my Hazelnut Rosemary Jam Cookies were featured in Bon Appétit's Blog Envy holiday showcase. And when I was invited to participate in 2009's Bon Appétit Blog Envy Bake-Off, an actual competition, I was flattered but less than inclined to give it a try.
There are some serious bakers out there in the blogosphere. We're talking pastry chef serious. I knew whatever simple efforts I came up with would not compete well in that arena. Then I remembered a story my grandmother told every December around the holidays, about a simple gift that meant so much to her as a little girl. Suddenly, winning wasn't as important as sharing a recipe inspired by that gift.
My maternal grandmother was a big part of my life growing up in St. Louis and embracing city living early on. She often took me downtown on the bus to go shopping, have lunch and maybe catch a movie matinee. But she had grown up on a farm, and I could tell from the stories she would tell with such longing that she missed farm life. I wrote about some of those stories last year and of the Christmas gift she looked forward to each year. An orange. That post resonated with a number of readers, bringing up similar stories and experiences. And thinking about all that, I realized that a dessert didn't need to be extravagant or architecturally exuberant to add some sweetness to the season.
My grandmother was a big fan of stollens, coffee cakes and gooey butter cakes, a St. Louis delicacy. More Saturdays than not, treats like these would make their way into our house, usually from the Favorite Bakery on Cherokee Street. Some were sugary sweet, but as often they would be dense, non-cakey loaves with just a little sweetness. Perfect with a cup of coffee from the chrome electric percolator that always seemed to be brewing on the kitchen table.
This Cherry Orange Loaf Cake is that kind of cake. Not overly sweet and, if not exactly dense, not exactly fluffy either. Cherries, chopped pecans and flaxseed meal give it a satisfying textural richness and mix of flavors. Orange zest and a drizzled frosting of orange juice and powdered sugar add a subtle citrus finish. Honestly, when concocting this cake, a variation on a Lemon Flaxseed Cake I make, I expected the orange flavor to be a little more prominent. I'm kind of thinking that my orange was a little on the anemic side, though – there was no big burst of orange fragrance as I zested or juiced it. I'm looking forward to trying this recipe again with a more robust orange.
And delicateness of its orangeness aside, this is a lovely, light treat. Not too rich or guilt-laden, it's just right for when holiday guests drop in or as a holiday breakfast while you open presents.
Cherry Orange Loaf Cake
12 servings
For Cake:
1 cup dried cherries
1/4 cup [+ a little extra] canola or vegetable oil
1 cup + 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons flaxseed meal [or 1/4 cup flaxseed ground in small food processor]
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup low-fat buttermilk
grated zest of 1 orange
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1/4 cup chopped pecans
For Frosting:
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon fresh orange juice
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Soak cherries in a bowl of hot water for at least 20 minutes.
Pour a little vegetable oil – a teaspoon or less – into a 4×8-inch loaf pan and wipe with a paper towel to coat the bottom and sides. Sprinkle in 1 tablespoon of sugar. Shake, tilt and tap the pan to spread the sugar evenly and coat sides and bottom. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine flaxseed meal, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir well to mix ingredients evenly.
In a measuring cup, combine buttermilk, remaining 1/4 cup of oil, orange zest and vanilla. Drain cherries thoroughly and blot dry with paper towels.
Combine remaining 1 cup of granulated sugar and eggs in another large bowl. Beat with electric mixer at high speed for 3 minutes until pale and thick.
Add flour mixture to egg mixture, alternating with buttermilk mixture. Start and end with the flour mixture. I generally do about 1/3 of the flour, 1/2 of the buttermilk, 1/3 flour, 1/2 buttermilk and the final 1/3 of the flour. You do this so everything blends more smoothly, so you're not trying too mix too much dry and wet stuff all at once.
Stir cherries and chopped pecans into batter, mixing carefully to distribute them evenly.
Pour batter into prepared pan and bake at 350º for 55 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Insert probe in the crack that inevitably forms along the top of the crust—the cake forms a fairly sturdy crust that may serve as a natural scraper, removing telltale underdone batter and leave you with an underdone cake.
Cool in pan for 5 minutes on wire rack. Then remove cake from pan and allow to cool completely on wire rack. I find that working around the edges of the cake with a thin, flexible baking spatula helps loosen it so it will come out easily.
Frost the cake: Make sure the cake is completely cooled before frosting it. Combine powdered sugar and orange juice in a small bowl. Mix it carefully, pressing on it with the back of a spoon to smooth out any little lumps of powdered sugar. And don't mix the frosting until you're ready to use it – it will harden quickly and become unusable if you make it ahead. Drizzle over top of cake.
I use a spoon to drizzle the frosting and control it better. Whatever you do, frosting will run down the side of the loaf and pool in the plate. You can either frost the loaf on the serving plate and let the hardened frosting puddle be part of the presentation, or frost it on one plate, then transfer the finished cake to the serving plate.
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Don't you hate when you miss an anniversary? I'm happy to report that I've never forgotten our wedding anniversary, but I did miss Blue Kitchen's third anniversary. Yep. As of November 1st, I've been doing this for three years now. So good to be past the terrible twos.


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- MOMA reissues the Aurora ClockOctober 22, 2017 - 12:01 am
The classic mid-century clock gets an update with a broader spectrum of colors and a lower voltage LED backlight that adjusts to the brightness in the room. The original version had problems with the heat from the lamp melting the colored lens. Unfortunately, this upgrade comes with a hefty high price tag of $699. Buy from MOMA.
- Ultravox reissues Quadrifolio?May 22, 2017 - 12:24 am
The Quadrifolio by Ultravox is a much sought after radio from the late 60s. Mario Bellini designed this classic but it appears someone is producing a cheap imitation. I'm not sure how this radio is not protected by patents but I've seen a couple people trying to sell these as the original on Etsy. Be warned, […]
- Bone conduction is back.April 18, 2017 - 8:56 pm
It looks like a new concept in headphones is here – or is it? The idea of a headband that passed vibrations through your bones was mentioned in a previous post about the Bone Fone. It was a flop. However, design and storytelling has improved greatly since the 80s. I wonder if consumers will be […]
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Check out Eric Schneider's collection of vintage keyboards and electronic toys. He even published a book back in 2010 that you can purchase at Amazon. I like to stock a few of these gadgets, namely the Panasonic Do-Re-Mi, Panasonic R-1088, and the Casio VL-1. This is the first museum of lost organs, damned keyboards, childish synthesizers, dusty voice […]


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