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Chocolate: History, Culture, and Heritage
Chocolate: History, Culture, and Heritage
ISBN: 978-1-118-21022-2 September 2011 1000 Pages
DescriptionInternational Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) 2010 Award Finalists in the Culinary History category.
Chocolate. We all love it, but how much do we really know about it? In addition to pleasing palates since ancient times, chocolate has played an integral role in culture, society, religion, medicine, and economic development across the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe.
In 1998, the Chocolate History Group was formed by the University of California, Davis, and Mars, Incorporated to document the fascinating story and history of chocolate. This book features fifty-seven essays representing research activities and contributions from more than 100 members of the group. These contributors draw from their backgrounds in such diverse fields as anthropology, archaeology, biochemistry, culinary arts, gender studies, engineering, history, linguistics, nutrition, and paleography. The result is an unparalleled, scholarly examination of chocolate, beginning with ancient pre-Columbian civilizations and ending with twenty-first-century reports.
Here is a sampling of some of the fascinating topics explored inside the book:
Ancient gods and Christian celebrations: chocolate and religion
Chocolate and the Boston smallpox epidemic of 1764
Chocolate pots: reflections of cultures, values, and times
Pirates, prizes, and profits: cocoa and early American east coast trade
Blood, conflict, and faith: chocolate in the southeast and southwest borderlands of North America
Chocolate in France: evolution of a luxury product
Development of concept maps and the chocolate research portal
Not only does this book offer careful documentation, it also features new and previously unpublished information and interpretations of chocolate history. Moreover, it offers a wealth of unusual and interesting facts and folklore about one of the world's favorite foods.
Contributors: Names and Affiliations.
Forward (Kenneth Kiple).
Preface (Louis Grivetti and Howard-Yana Shapiro).
Figures (Master List).
Tables (Master List).
1. Uto-Aztecan Languages: Geographic Distribution.
2. Mexico and Central America.
3. California: Baja.
4. California: Alta.
5. Northeastern South America.
6. Iberian Peninsula. A Mosaic of Languages.
Part 1: Beginnings and Religion. Introduction to the Theme (Louis Grivetti and Howard-Yana Shapiro).
Chapter 1: Cacao Use in Yucatán Among the Prehispanic Maya (Gabriella Vail).
Chapter 2: Tempest in a Chocolate Pot. Origins of Mesoamerican Words for Chocolate (Martha Macri).
Chapter 3: Ancient Gods and Christian Celebrations. Chocolate and Religion (Louis Grivetti and Beatriz Cabezon).
Chapter 4: Chocolate and Sinful Behaviors. Inquisition Testimonies (Beatriz Cabezon and Louis Grivetti).
Chapter 5: Nation of Nowhere. Jewish Role in Colonial American Chocolate History (Celia Shapiro).
Part 2: Medicine and Recipes. Introduction to the Theme (Louis Grivetti and Howard-Yana Shapiro).
Chapter 6: Medicinal Chocolate in New Spain, Western Europe, and North America (Louis Grivetti).
Chapter 7: Chocolate and the Boston Smallpox Epidemic of 1764 (Louis Grivetti).
Chapter 8: From Bean to Beverage. Historical Chocolate Recipes (Louis Grivetti).
Chapter 9: Imparting Dietary Advice and Moral Values Through 19th Century North American Cookbooks (Deanna Pucciarelli).
Part 3: Serving and Advertising. Introduction to the Theme (Louis Grivetti and Howard-Yana Shapiro).
Chapter 10: Chocolate Preparation and Serving Vessels in Early North America (Amanda Lange).
Chapter 11: Silver Chocolate Pots of Colonial Boston (Gerald Ward).
Chapter 12: Is it a Chocolate Pot? Chocolate and Its Accoutrements in France from Cookbook to Collectible (Suzanne Perkins).
Chapter 13: Chocolate Pots. Reflections of Cultures, Values, and Times (Margaret Swisher).
Chapter 14: Role of Trade Cards in Marketing Chocolate During the Late 19th Century (Virginia Westbrook).
Chapter 15: Chocolate Advertising Posters. Reflections of Cultures, Values, and Times (Margaret Swisher).
Chapter 16: Chocolate at World's Fairs, 1851-1964 (Nicholas Westbrook).
Part 4: Economics, Education, and Crime. Introduction to the Theme (Louis Grivetti and Howard-Yana Shapiro).
Chapter 17: Pirates, Prizes and Profits. Cocoa and Early American East Coast Trade (Kurt Richter and Nghiem Ta).
Chapter 18: How Much Is That Cocoa In The Window? Cocoa's Position in the Early American Marketplace (Kurt Richter and Nghiem Ta).
Chapter 19: "C" is for Chocolate. Chocolate and Cacao as Educational Themes in 18th Century North America (Louis Grivetti).
Chapter 20: Chocolate, Crime, and the Courts. Selected English Trial Documents (1693-1834) (Louis Grivetti).
Chapter 21: Dark Chocolate: Chocolate and Crime in North America and Elsewhere (Louis Grivetti).
Part 5: Colonial and Federal Eras (Part 1). Introduction to the Theme (Louis Grivetti and Howard-Yana Shapiro).
Chapter 22: Chocolate and Other Colonial Beverages (Frank Clark).
Chapter 23: Chocolate Production and Uses in 17th and 18th Century North America (Jim Gay).
Chapter 24: Chocolate's Early History in Canada (Catherine Macpherson).
Chapter 25: A Necessary Luxury: Chocolate in Louisbourg and New France (Ann-Marie Jonah, Ruby Fougère, and Heidi Moses).
Chapter 26: Chocolate Manufacturing and Marketing in Massachusetts (1700-1920) (Anne Blaschke).
Chapter 27. Boston Chocolate. Newspaper Articles and Advertisements (1700-1825) (Louis Grivetti).
Part 6: Colonial and Federal Eras (Part 2). Introduction to the Theme (Louis Grivetti and Howard-Yana Shapiro).
Chapter 28: Dutch Cacao Trade in New Netherlands during the 17th and 18th Centuries (Peter Rose).
Chapter 29: Chocolate Consumption and Production in New York's Upper Hudson River Valley (1730-1830) (Douglas McCombs).
Chapter 30: Chocolate Makers in 18th Century Pennsylvania (Jim Gay).
Chapter 31: Breakfasting on Chocolate: Chocolate in Military Life on the Northern Frontier (1750-1780) (Nicholas Westbrook, Christopher Fox, and Ann McCarty).
Chapter 32: Chocolate and North American Whaling Voyages (Christopher Kelly).
Part 7: Southeast/Southwest Borderlands and California. Introduction to the Theme (Louis Grivetti and Howard-Yana Shapiro).
Chapter 33: Blood, Conflict, and Faith. Chocolate in the Southeast and Southwest Borderlands of North America. Spanish and Mexican Periods (1641-1833) (Beatriz Cabezon, Patricia Barriga, and Louis Grivetti).
Chapter 34: Sailors, Soldiers, and Padres. California Chocolate (1542-1840) (Louis Grivetti, Patricia Barriga, and Beatriz Cabezon).
Chapter 35: From Gold Bar to Chocolate Bar: California Chocolate from the Gold Rush Era to the Early 20th Century (Bertram Gordon).
Part 8: Caribbean and South America. Introduction to the Theme (Louis Grivetti and Howard-Yana Shapiro).
Chapter 36: Caribbean Cocoa: Planting and Production (Janet Momsen and Pamela Richardson).
Chapter 37: Caribbean Chocolate: Preparation, Consumption, and Trade (Janet Momsen and Pamela Richardson).
Chapter 38: History of Cacao Cultivation and Chocolate Consumption in Cuba (Niurka Nuñez González and Estrella González Noriega).
Chapter 39: History of Cacao and Chocolate in Cuban Literature, Games, Music, and Culinary Arts (Niurka Nuñez González and Estrella González Noriega).
Chapter 40: Portuguese Colonial Cacao Cultivation in Brazil and West Africa (c. 1580-1912) (Timothy Walker).
Part 9: Europe and Asia. Introduction to the Theme (Louis Grivetti and Howard-Yana Shapiro).
Chapter 41: Cure or Confection? Chocolate in the Portuguese Royal Court and Colonial Hospitals (1580-1830) (Timothy Walker).
Chapter 42: Chocolate in France. Evolution of a Luxury Product (Bertram Gordon).
Chapter 43: Commerce, Colonies, and Cacao: Chocolate in England from Introduction to Industrialization (Bertram Gordon).
Chapter 44: Ambergris, Emperors, and Export Ware. Early Reports of Chinese Chocolate (Bertram Gordon).
Part 10: Production, Manufacturing, and Contemporary Activities. Introduction to the Theme (Louis Grivetti and Howard-Yana Shapiro).
Chapter 45: Cacao, Haciendas, and the Jesuits. Letters from New Spain (1693-1751) (Beatriz Cabezon).
Chapter 46: From Stone Metates to Steel Mills. The Evolution of Chocolate Manufacturing (Rodney Snyder, Bradley Olsen, and Laura Brindle).
Chapter 47: Adulteration. The Dark World of "Dirty" Chocolate (Laura Brindle and Bradley Olsen).
Chapter 48: Making Colonial Era Chocolate. The Colonial Williamsburg Experience (Jim Gay and Frank Clark).
Chapter 49: American Heritage Chocolate. Development of a Good Idea (Eric Whitacre, William Bellody and Rodney Snyder).
Chapter 50: Twenty-first Century Attitudes and Behaviors Regarding Medicinal Use of Chocolate (Deanna Pucciarelli and James Barrett).
Part 11: Fieldwork, Methodology, and Interpretation. Introduction to the Theme (Louis Grivetti and Howard-Yana Shapiro).
Chapter 51: Symbols from Ancient Times. Paleography and the San Augustine Chocolate Saga (Beatriz Cabezon and Louis Grivetti).
Chapter 52: Digging for Chocolate in Charleston and Savannah (Laura Brindle and Bradley Olsen).
Chapter 53: Management of Cacao and Chocolate Data. Development of Concept Maps and the Chocolate Research Portal (Matthew Lange).
Chapter 54: North American Base Metal Chocolate Pots. Context and Interpretation (Phil Dunning and Christopher Fox).
Chapter 55: Searching American Civil War Archives. Blue and Gray Chocolate (Louis Grivetti).
Chapter 56: Chocolate Futures: Promising Areas for Further Research (Louis Grivetti and Howard-Yana Shapiro).
Chapter 57: Epilogue: Synthesis and Celebration (Howard Shapiro and Louis Grivetti).
Appendix 1: Lexicon and Abbreviations (Team contributions).
Appendix 2: Archives, Libraries, and Museums Consulted (Team contributions).
Appendix 3: Common Sense Rules for Working in Archives, Libraries, and Museums (Bertram Gordon and Louis Grivetti).
Appendix 4: Digitized Resources Consulted (Team contributions).
Appendix 5: Saint Augustine, Florida, 1642. Chocolate Distribution List: Names, Occupations, and Quantities Received (Beatriz Cabezon translation).
Appendix 6: Boston Chocolate (1700-1825): People, Occupations, and Addresses (Louis Grivetti).
Appendix 7: The Ninety and Nine. A Selection of Notable Chocolate-Associated Quotations, 1502-1953, (Team contributions).
Appendix 8: Chocolate Timeline: c. 4,000 BCE - 2008 CE (Team contributions).
Appendix 9: Pre-1800 Cacao/Chocolate Publications (Axel Borg and Adam Siegel).
Appendix 10: Nutritional Properties of Cocoa (Robert Rucker).
Appendix 11: Project Personnel and Affiliations (1998-2008).
"Provides lots of chocolate-related trivia to introduce at your next party." (inform, February 2010)
"This book provides detailed information and interpretations of chocolate history and a wealth of unusual and interesting facts and folklore about one of the world's favorite foods." (Chemistry World, October 2009)
"Eleven appendixes, including a comprehensive chocolate time line and a guide to library research etiquette; an index (not seen); and 64 pages of color plates complete this impressive textbook. Recommended for academic libraries and large public libraries." (Library Journal, April 2009)
"Each essay has extensive references and often numerous endnotes; these are academic articles intended for a scholarly readership." (The Gastronomer's Bookshelf, April 2009)
"Chocolate: History, Culture and Heritage is a scholarly tome, full of articles on chocolate's connection to anthropology, agriculture, religion, ethics, art, medicine and technology." (New York Times, March, 2009)
"A collection of 56 essays edited by Louis E. Grivetti and Howard-Yana Shapiro, which traces the confection's path from pre-Columbian times to its worldwide proliferation in both culinary and medical uses in Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa." (HistoryChannel.com, February 2009)


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|2012-08-02, 18:18
|Link #2221
100% Tsun... 0% Dere
Join Date: Jan 2012
Or did it state what happened?
I believe these are still hidden unless it was told and no one cared to spoil about it.
All we know is kamito went off to find Restia for 3 yrs, and got rusty.
But do we know why she left?
What the wish really did?
Its like i wish to be the richest man in the world...
Theres many ways to fill this wish.
1. Give the man the most money possible.
2. Kill all the other men, so he's the only man.
3. Remove all concept of money so wealth is determined by another factor which the man has the most of.
All these fill the same wish, yet they are all different.
Also i was under the impression, the demon king had more tallent.
While Est's own owner was weak, hence why she depended on Est's power more, and got cursed at the end.
I could be wrong, but i highly doubt est's old owner has even 1/2 the tallent Kamito has as Ren Ashbell.
|2012-08-02, 18:23
|Link #2222
Join Date: Mar 2012
|2012-08-02, 21:45
|Link #2224
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: California
I wont let you hurt Hina chan!
And on what @yuiichi9 said is that true?
|2012-08-02, 21:59
|Link #2225
The Power of One
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Earth
I heard that someone here wants to hurt Hina. There shalt be blood spilt.
|2012-08-02, 23:47
|Link #2227
100% Tsun... 0% Dere
Join Date: Jan 2012
This is so true lately.
Whats up with the Pettankos!!!
Dayam washboards!!!
no but seriously... at least Est set the standards for being naked with knee socks.
As kamito said, that itself can be more dangerous then being straight up naked.
|2012-08-03, 01:43
|Link #2228
Himawari no Shoujo
IT Support
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Viet Nam
Age: 32
IMO, Restia's plan was incomplete, might Kamito didn't accept, might be another reason. Otherwise, those lord should kill Kamito, let him alive was impossible.
|2012-08-03, 02:39
|Link #2229
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Gensokyo
You guys are mistaking tsundere and violent characters, a tsundere isn't necessarly violent nor S. By definition a tsundere doesn't know how to express her emotions, they conceal those and only when they show their -love- they enter the dere dere realm.
To put on the same level all tsundere is utter foolishness, it's like saying Ikaros, Nympch, Astraea and big cow are the same when their ratio tsun tsun dere dere and own personallity aren't.
And we all know here why you don't like S and violent character, it's because we are S ourselves and we live from this : " The more pure it is, the more pleasure there is to corrupt". (It can be shown to how much Est is loved, what are you guys imagining with Est?)
What a bunch of deviant we are.
But if you still want to attack my Hina, then you will have to pass on my body first!
|2012-08-03, 03:19
|Link #2230
only three?
I wish to kill more this month ....well...like human said...if you to greedy you'll get nothing....*sigh*
ENTERING HELLSING ALUCARD FULL BATTLE MODE: *take out personal cutlery from cupboard
|2012-08-03, 05:08
|Link #2231
Yandere maniax
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Somewhere close to Valhalla
Age: 29
Nymph is actually a tsundere too, she rarely hits Tomoki though. Astraea is too dumb to be categorized. As for Sohara, she's no different from almost any girls in the series. You'd normally hit anyone who molest you...
Louise and Claire keep calling Saito and Kamito slave repeatedly even though they save their sorry ass many times. Claire should have been killed for the fact that she didn't know her place, trying to tame the sword spirit, yet when Kamito rescued her, she got angry accusing him of stealing her spirit, even though she has no right to do so, pathetic bitch. Louise has many things better than Claire (I don't see how terrible Claire truly has either, she's not in the jail and still get to attend the elite academy after all) yet her obsession with her newfound power is unbearable. They're S. While Louise is so blessed that Saito is an M, Kamito is not.
The difference between these tsundere girls are too high.
Hinagiku is my favorite character btw. I think that Hayate is just too dense, almost on par with Ichika, just a step behind. BTW, all main girls in IS except Houki openy admit they like Ichika, Ichika is just too dense...
Oh! I just think of something funny. How about this. If a child is abused by his/her parent. We can just tell him/her that the parents are just being tsundere towards their child...
|2012-08-03, 05:55
|Link #2232
blacksun king
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: jakarta,indonesia
you agree with me right!
we need more chara like elis not only cute,charming,also have nice body with big breast.
|2012-08-03, 06:00
|Link #2233
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
Maybe its just my POV, but Claire just doesn't come across as bad as Louise. Calling Kamito slave is just a self-justification, because she is desperate for relationships with other people and is too proud to ask. Kamito mentions as much on several occasions. You may not think its all that sympathetic, but its at least understandable.
Also, her abuse is nowhere near as graphic as Louise's. Most of the other heroines react the same way(with violence) when they catch Kamito in compromising situations, except Est and maybe Fianna(and thats because they are usually the cause). Yet they get nowhere near as much flak. What's with that? Is Claire just the more obvious target because he lives with her?
I mean, Louise's various punishments include making sure Saito didn't get any food and beating Saito with a horsewhip because he looked at another girl. He was treated like a convenient slave in the beginning, which he essentially was.
Your carrying the comparison way too far.
|2012-08-03, 06:02
|Link #2234
I need to make more coffin....
Tsundere without 'light hand' is acceptable, but if you still want to be around them after a lot of bashing and one sided accuse, I'd say that you are an M
agreed with you
|2012-08-03, 06:16
|Link #2235
Yandere maniax
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Somewhere close to Valhalla
Age: 29
I can never be truly sympathized with Claire. I think she requires an appointment with a psycholog. We have never seen a flashback worthy as the reason of her acting like that towards Kamito either. It's not like she got betrayed by a guy or her friend. I can hardly say her sister'a action as a betrayal, since the reason why the empire got burnt was because the spirit king was being too much of a dick, an she should never expect anyone to act like the ideal version she thinks of them.
Kamito is not a pervert like Saito either. Saito is being unfaithful but Louise's own personality might help why he'd be like that. No one likes a violent partner unless they're M, an some acts of violent might not suit for any M either. Claire is being an unreasonable bitch here.
I think M people might like getting whipped, but they wouldn't like having burnt scars from the fire whip all over their body. Also, explosion...
The logic why tsundere is possible in the first place is because it's entirely fiction. I don't think people will actually fucking survive that violent acts.
In anime, the clothes will torn in a fight, in real life, the flesh will too.
Tsundere is being too unrealistic and considering that the characters aren't immortal, their action will surely get them in jail.
|2012-08-03, 06:31
|Link #2236
Join Date: Mar 2012
Claire is pretty a kid with a tantrum, the rage part is akin to like when one gets angry and throwing random stuff. Except using her whip or her spirit magic is easier.
The common sense there is that the spirit king (Elemental Lord) is right, and her sister is a traitor, and therefore, Claire who is her sister is treated like an accomplice or something. With everyone shunning her and putting her down, I can't really seeing her coping with it normally, in fact I can't see how normal people can cope with that.
Kamito and Claire's relation feels more like caretaker and child, as least that's how I see it.
The academy uniforms are standardized to be stab-and-impact proof.
The coming chapters are probably going to cause some people to rage about her weak will and etc.
|2012-08-03, 06:38
|Link #2237
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
We don't need a flashback for Claire though. Your right, Rubia didn't betray Claire personally, but the public's opinion ostracized Claire by association. The fire king is an asshole, but the people can't blame it on their god throwing a tantrum, so instead they vilified Rubia for making him angry in the first place.
Claire was hurt because her sister ran away, so she was left alone with the only person she cared about missing and everybody treating her as a source of resentment.
Is it really any wonder she is a little twisted? It could easily be a lot worse.
|2012-08-03, 06:42
|Link #2238
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: California
@bludvein your right.
|2012-08-03, 09:18
|Link #2240
you're not a Violent Tsundere fans...are you ? *summon all Touhou and Natsu-verse Army*
but bones (from any creature)....it's can introduce you to another new whole level of pain (the wound caused by it can give you a fever)
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Opening Day for the 2011 MLB season is finally here. I drove 741 miles to Oakland California to watch the Oakland Athletics home opener against the Seattle Mariners. I have never been to this stadium before and I wanted to go here before the Athletics got a new stadium. Who knows when that will be but the rumors are circulating that in 2015 they will be moving to the San Jose area. The fans I talked to about it laughed and told me that, that rumor has been around for the last five years.
I got to California Thursday evening and enjoyed some family time farther south of Oakland. It was my cousins 27th birthday and since I was in town ( or in the state rather ) I thought it would be a nice surprise to see her and the rest of my family. The birthday cake was very delicious. So compliments to the chef. Friday morning I headed back to Oakland to grab a hotel room. I stayed at the Hilton Executive Suites about 2 miles from the stadium. It was a very nice room and I thoroughly enjoyed my stay. If youre ever in Oakland stay there. Trust me.
I caught the Phillies/Astros game prior to leaving for the stadium. It was such an awesome game too. The Phillies came all the way back in the bottom of the ninth to win it with a John Mayberry Jr RBI single. Watching that game really pumped me up. I couldnt have been more ready for this game to start at the Coliseum. But I had so much time and so many photos to take.
Here are two pictures of the view from my hotel room. They view was not at all impressive but it will give you an idea of where I stayed.
Anyway. Enough clowning around in the hotel room. The sun was out and it was time to see the stadium! As I approached the front gate ( the Coliseum is very easy to get to, by the way ) there was just one lone security guard standing in my way. As I rolled down my window he was already telling me I was too early. I told him its never too early for baseball and he waved me through. I finally made it!
Since the stadium had been built in 1966 I didnt expect much. In fact I thought the stadium would be more run down than what it was. It was in pretty good condition. Even for a structure that has survived a couple of earthquakes. So there I am. Standing directly in front of this beast. Of course I had to explore the grounds and take as many pictures as possible. My first mission was to find out where the players entered and exited the stadium. Since it was an older stadium I assumed it had an underground tunnel system. Plus when the Coliseum was built they also built the Oracle.
Thats where the Golden State Warriors NBA basketball team plays. Im not sure if the Oracle was specifically built for that NBA team or what. But thats what they use it for now. As I was exploring I was interviewed by KGO newstalk 810 AM radio station. I was initially asked if I lived in this area and I said no. The conversation goes something like this;
"Do you mind if I ask you a few questions, sir?" The reporter asked.
"No, go right ahead." I replied.
"What do you think about the 10% tax increase in the San Leandro area?" She asked. I initially thought it was a tax increase for renovations for a new stadium. But I had to ask to be sure.
"Whats the tax increase for?" I questioned.
"Its a sales tax increase." Said the woman.
"Oh." This wasnt about baseball at all! It was a political question and to be honest I really wasnt prepared to answer. So I didnt really give a very intelligent answer. So we will just leave it at that. The interview lasted a few more minutes and I have yet to search for it on the internet. ( If they even put it in some kind of archives file )
I continued looking for the players entrance and exit and I was quickly intercepted by another reporter. This time it was from KCBS 740 AM. This interview was actually about baseball. The reporter was interviewing fans for opening day and asking questions like; "Do you think the Athletics are going to the playoffs this year? ( No ) and do you think the Athletics should get a new stadium? ( Yes ) and how well do you think Hideki Matsui will fit into the A's organization? ( Not very ). It was a very interesting interview and I had a lot of fun with it. The guy complimented me on my quick thinking and ability to spit stats, player bios, and baseball history. I was actually more pleased with myself that I remembered so much! He told me I was a true baseball fan. I appreciated the compliment.
After the radio interviews I came across another baseball fan. He asked me if I were from around the Oakland area ( mainly because I had my A's hat on ) and I told him I drove all the way from Seattle to watch the home opener. ( I also explained I had my Mariners hat in my backpack )
His name is Benson and he is from Southeast Asia. he actually flies out to see Major League games and the Oakland Coliseum is his 17th Major League stadium he has been to. After this game he is flying to Cincinnati to go to Great American Ballpark and then Busch Stadium after that. I told him all the tricks and tips I knew about Busch Stadium. And some stuff about GABP. Benson had a lot of interesting knowledge to share with me about baseball where he comes from. Did you know that baseball players in Taiwan only get paid if they are a starter? Did you know that their training differs so much from American baseball that the coaches make a pitcher pitch 200-300 times to get the pitches perfect? That results in a lot of injuries. Did you know that baseball players over there get paid a tenth of what big leaguers in America get paid? Very interesting stuff.
Benson is also very knowledgeable specifically about the stadiums. Like, where the players enter and exit.
See the tunnel? Benson found that and told me about it. So I ran down here to get a picture. Thats where the players enter and exit both the Coliseum and the Oracle. Since Benson is an autograph collector ( much like I was two years ago ) he finds this stuff out just by walking around the stadium. We exchanged emails and he also told me that he got a picture of me while I was talking to the reporter for KCBS 740 AM. He told me he would email me the picture when he got home. It was pretty awesome talking with him about baseball. He has a lot of autographs from players that come out to Taiwan to play baseball.
By 3pm the game finally sold out and I was the first one in line. Thirty-minutes before the gates opened up there was virtually no one in line. Fifteen minutes prior to the gates openining up a small line started to form. The ushers confirmed that the game was sold out and they even mentioned that tomorrows game would only see about 15,000 fans. I really thought the whole series would be sold out.
Of course I was the first one inside and I started snapping pictures right away. See how the seat bottoms sort of sag in the rows? Yeah. I cant tell you how many times I bashed my legs up running through the rows trying to catch a foul ball. I had to actually give up chasing them down to save on injuries. It was that brutal. Anyway. I went into this game with 97 baseballs so I was looking for my 100th. I was only three away. As the Athletics were playing catch in the outfield and shagging fly balls a lot of fans were calling out to Jerry Blevins, one of the Athletics pitchers. I just let them do the calling and when he turned to fire a baseball our way I held up my glove and he launched me number 98. Moments later the Mariners started to come out onto the field. So I disappeared for a while to switched hats.
See the security guard in the picrure? I call him the Enforcer. He is not one to mess with. The good thing is he has a bum knee. So he is very, very slow. The slower they are the better. Thats what I say.
Once the Mariners came out onto the field it was very easy to get baseball number 99. Miguel Olivo is very responsive to the crowd and after he was done playing catch he was obviously looking to toss the baseball to someone. So I just called his name from about four rows up, held up my glove, and he underhanded me my 99th baseball of my collection. It was that easy. Now it was all about the 100th. Would it even happen today? All of a sudden it felt like someone dropped a ton of bricks on my shoulders. One baseball away from a milestone. I really wanted it to be a foul ball during the game and I had really great seats for that to happen too. I decided to run to the other side of the stadium. Batting practice was in full swing ( no pun intended ) and I had plenty of time. The awesome thing about the Coliseum is there is a concourse walkway that you can walk to get to the other side of the field and not have to cut up through the stadium like at Kauffman or Safeco. Its pretty awesome. Thats the only thing I really liked.
On the other side I saw this.
Then this.
Was it really going to be this easy? Surely not. Not to spoil the rest of the blog entry but I didnt get my 100th baseball on Opening day at the Coliseum. I didnt want it to be like that because going into the next game trying to get that one baseball really puts the pressure on.
But I did enjoy watching the Mariners beat the Athletics though. Here are some pictures from the Opening Day ceremony.
Here is a picture I took during the introduction of the players. Notice all the empty seats? I guess thats sold-out Oakland style.
The Athletics took an early two-run lead thanks to Josh Willinghams two run home-run. But as the A's defense fell apart the Mariners capitalized on all the errors and routed the A's for the victory. Chone Figgins, who only hit one home run all season last year, blasted one into the left-field seats. It was a very well played game by the Mariners with smart base running and a powerful performance by King Felix.
The Oakland Coliseum staff needs to do some serious weeding around the seats too.
Game; April 1st 2011 Seattle Mariners Vs Oakland Athletics
Gameballs; Two
Attendance; 36,067


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Mary's Musicology is an outlet for me to share what I love most - music - with people who share that same love. Throughout the week I will update with a new artist or track that has come to my attention and needs some recognition. The idea to do this came to me because every time I hear a new song or artist that I fall in love with, the first thing I want to do is share it with others so they can love it too. Please feel free to share your favorites with me too!


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After trying to keep the new car under wraps until its debut at the Paris motor show at the end of September, somebody has leaked an image of the new Jaguar F-Type.
As a result of this action, we've been granted permission to release this official image of the wonderful new F-Type.
Although we have full details about the new car, we've been asked not to give everything away until the unveiling. However, there will be several different specifications, as you would expect. Jaguar has ensured each model exudes the same level of class and elegance. To that end, the construction, materials, fit and finish are world class.
Detailing apparent in the photos includes a new XKR-S-inspired front grille, plus a bulged hood covering powerful forced induction engines. The taut lines are a testament to Jaguar's renewed confidence and Callum's direction, helping to create the company's first two-seater since the legendary E-Type.
We'll have full details on the new F-Type, including its construction, powerplants, drivetrain and interior when the embargo is lifted later this month.


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June 17, 2011
Contact: Dean DeBuck
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OCC Reports First Quarter Trading Revenue of $7.4 Billion
WASHINGTON — Commercial banks reported trading revenue of $7.4 billion in the first quarter of 2011, 113 percent higher than the fourth quarter of 2010, but 10 percent lower than in the first quarter of 2010, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency reported today in the OCC's Quarterly Report on Bank Trading and Derivatives Activities.
"Trading revenues followed the familiar pattern of seasonal strength in the first quarter," said Martin Pfinsgraff, Deputy Comptroller for Credit and Market Risk. Mr. Pfinsgraff noted that trading revenues in 2011's first quarter were the third highest on record, trailing only the first quarters of 2009 and 2010. "Trading revenues tend to fall later in the year as client demand for risk management products abates, and trading desks become more conservative in response to more thinly traded markets." Mr. Pfinsgraff noted these seasonal trends reverse at the beginning of the year, and typically lead to very strong trading results. He also noted that lower results in 2011, compared to the record results of the first quarters of the prior two years, are related to "the relative absence this year of write-ups of legacy credit assets. If you factor out the non-recurring influence of these legacy gains, the first quarter this year compares very favorably to the prior two record quarters."
The OCC reported that net current credit exposure (NCCE), the primary metric the OCC uses to measure credit risk in derivatives activities, declined $23 billion, or 6 percent, to $353 billion this quarter. NCCE is now less than half the peak of $800 billion at the end of 2008, at the height of the credit crisis. "Credit exposures on derivatives are very sensitive to interest rates, since interest rate contracts are more than 80 percent of total notionals," said Mr. Pfinsgraff. "The rise in interest rates during the first quarter reduced credit exposure. But, rates have turned lower in the second quarter, so we are likely to see higher credit exposure numbers as we close the second quarter." Other credit metrics improved in the first quarter as well. Derivative charge-offs declined 33 percent to $74 million in the first quarter, while past due derivatives fell 22 percent to $42 million.
The report shows that the notional amount of derivatives held by insured U.S. commercial banks increased by $12.8 trillion (or 5.5 percent) in the first quarter to $244 trillion. Interest rate contracts increased $6 trillion (3 percent) to $200 trillion, while FX contracts increased 27 percent to $26.7 trillion.
The report also noted that:
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Montclair, NJ – Sophomore defensive back Eric Gargiulo (Cranford, NJ, Cranford) knocked away a two-point conversion attempt with two seconds remaining as Montclair State held off Salve Regina for a 17-16 win at Sprague Field on Saturday afternoon.
Gargiulo's pass breakup allowed the Red Hawks to even their record at 1-1 as Montclair bounced back from last week's one-point loss at Lebanon Valley. MSU, playing in its home opener, improved to 2-1 against the Seahawks, who are also 1-1.
Junior quarterback Steve Wilken (Ringwood, NJ / Lakeland) threw for a pair of touchdowns passes for the Seahawks, who trailed 17-3 at the half before falling short in its comeback bid.
A game which featured a combined five blocked punts, three by Salve's Alex Hennessy (West Babylon, NY / West Babylon), four interceptions, seven sacks and 22 penalties (for 184 yards), the game would come down to a gutsy call by Seahawks' head coach Kevin Gilmartin, who decided to go for the win after Wilken connected with Dan Buonocore (Mahwah, NJ / Mahwah) from nine yards out with two ticks showing.
Wilken dropped back and tried to hit Buonocore on an almost identical play, however Gargiulo was there to knock the ball away preserving the win for Montclair State.
The Seahawks outgained Montclair State 255-111 in the game and held the ball for nearly 35 minutes however the Red Hawks came up with big play after big play on defense and also got help from its special teams early in the game to take a 14-3 lead.
On the third possession of the contest, Salve was forced to punt from the shadow of its own end zone. Sophomore Anthony Mannato (Beachwood, NJ, Toms River South) burst through and blocked Benjamin Barrett's (West Greenwich, RI / Bishop Hedricken) attempt just inside the end zone and then fell on it for the touchdown as MSU grabbed a 7-0 lead with 10:36 left in the first. It was the second career blocked punt and touchdown for Mannato, who also had one in the Red Hawks' last home game in November 2012 versus Brockport.
The Seahawks were forced to punt again on its ensuing touch of the ball and again Montclair capitalized as junior William Merz (Carteret, NJ, Carteret) took the punt from Barrett at the MSU 32 and found a crease along the left side before cutting back toward the middle and then down the left sideline for a 68-yard run back giving MSU a 14-0 advantage with 8:48 remaining.
Salve Regina answered back with a 17-play, 51-yard drive that included some trickery as Mitch Graziano (Kingston, MA / Bridgton Academy) hit Garfield Douglas (Attleboro, MA / Bishop Feeham) on a fake punt for 12 yards to the MSU 25. The drive stalled at the 8 and Christian Clark's (Williamsport, PA / Montoursville) 25 yard field goal made the score 14-3 with 29 seconds to go in the first.
Both teams failed to materialize much in the second quarter with Montclair State failing to capitalize on a golden opportunity. Sophomore Dan Valles (Carteret, NJ, Carteret) blocked a Barrett punt that was recovered by Gargiulo at the Salve 6. But on the very next play, Hayden Stanton (Wallingford, CT / Trumbull) stripped the ball loose from A.J. Scoppa (New Milford, NJ, New Milford) giving the ball back to the Seahawks just past the halfway point of the quarter.
Montclair State would get the ball back with 2:36 remaining and moved the ball from its own 37 to the Salve 30 as Ryan Davies (Lanoka Harbor, NJ, Howell) connected with Scoppa on a pair of passes. The Red Hawks drive stalled however junior John Schubert (Maybrook, NY, Valley Central) hit for a career-best 47-yard field with 54 seconds left as Montclair took a 14-3 lead into halftime.
In the second half, the Salve defense held Montclair State to just 53 yards but the Seahawks couldn't convert those opportunities as the Red Hawks intercepted three passes and sacked Wilken five times, including several key points over the final 30 minutes.
Despite the miscues, Salve did manage to cut the lead to 17-10 in the third quarter as Wilken hit Matthew Traynor (Secaucus, NJ / Secaucus) on an 11-yard touchdown pass with 3:47 left in the third. Wilken kept that drive going with a 17-yard scramble for a first down on a 3rd-and-10.
The Seahawks turned the ball over on the next possession as Gargiulo intercepted Wilken at midfield. But Salve held and Hennseey came up with the first of his three blocked punts giving Salve the ball at their own 46. Wilken moved the ball to the MSU 35 however his pass on 3rd-and-18 toward the end zone was picked off by safety Matt Mancino (Wall, NJ, Wall) end the threat. It was Mancino's second INT of the day giving him 12 for his career.
On the next possession Wilken directed Salve Regina to the MSU 18 before a third-down sack by Joe Falato (Lodi, NJ, Lodi) pushed the ball back to the 24. The Seahawks went for it but Wilken's pass to Buonocore in the end zone was knocked down by Mancino.
Hennessy's third blocked punt set up Salve Regina's final drive at the Montclair State 49 with 59 seconds left. Facing a 4th-and-4 at the MSU 43, Wilken ran 14 yards for the first down keeping the drive going. Three straight incompletions left Salve with another fourth down however Wilken went for 20 yards to Buonocore to the MSU 9. After a timeout but MSU, Wilken found Buonocore again as the latter kept his feet inbounds along the left sideline of the end zone for the touchdown bringing the Seahawks within 17-16.
After another Montclair State timeout, Wilken tried to go right back to Buonocore however Gargiulo was there to break up the attempt as Montclair held on for the victory.
Buonocore, who had four touchdowns in Salve's win last week against Bridgewater State, accounted for 140 of the Seahawks' 255 yards as he ran 23 times for 74 yards while catching seven passes for 66. Wilken was was 19-of-52 for 145 yards with Traynor pulling in six passes for 29 yards. Sophomore linebacker Danny Ives (Madison, CT / Daniel hand) made seven tackles while Stanton finished with six.
Junior C.J. Conway (Folsom, NJ, Hammonton), Mannato and Dan Avento (Montvale, NJ, Pascack Hills) each had eight tackles for the Red Hawks, who got five tackles 1½ sacks and forced fumble from Falato.
The Red Hawks return to action next Saturday, September 21 as they make the long trek to Alfred, NY to face Alfred University at 1:00 pm in the first meeting between the teams since the 1981 NCAA Division III Playoff Quarterfinals won by Montclair State 13-12. Salve Regina is home for its first NEFC game hosting MIT at 1:00 pm.
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Montclair, NJ – Sophomore defensive back Eric Gargiulo (Cranford, NJ, Cranford) knocked away a two-point conversion attempt with two seconds remaining as Montclair State held off Salve Regina for a 17-16 win at Sprague Field on Saturday afternoon.


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The Weeks State Park Association's Evening Program Series is underway, featuring several presentations which specifically pertain to the Weeks Act.
On July 28, Dave Govatski will present on the Weeks Act & Creation of the White Mountain National Forest. Dave will also speak about the The Weeks Act Legacy Trail on August 18, and will lead a Weeks Act Legacy Trail Field Trip on Saturday, August 20. Rebecca Weeks and Sherrill More will discuss the Impact of Lancaster, NH on The Weeks Act of 1911 on August 25.
Many additional programs are scheduled; please view a complete listing of the summer schedule.
All programs are held at the Summit Lodge on Thursdays at 7 PM, unless otherwise noted. Call the Park (788-4004) for confirmation of dates and topics.
Weeks State Park is located about 2 miles south of Lancaster, NH on Route 3. Attendance is free and the public is invited to all programs. Come early and enjoy the scenic park drive and views.


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OK, here's the last question from the first round. On the 80's TV series Designing Women, what was Mary Jo's ex-husband's profession? He was a gynecologist.
Oh jeez, that was the pro baseball player! What was Mary Jo's ex-husband's profession?
OK, here's an easy one for you, Mark London, so fire up Google to find the answer. On Designing Women what was the name of Suzanne's maid?


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DECISIONS made by disgraced former mining minister Ian Macdonald stand to enrich the family of his former colleague Eddie Obeid somewhere between $75 million and $175 million, a corruption inquiry has heard.
Just before 3pm on Monday Ian Michael Macdonald swore to tell the truth at the Independent Commission Against Corruption. He also took what is known as ''a section 38'', which means that his evidence is given under objection and can't be used against him in other proceedings, unless he is found to be lying.
Mr Macdonald did not have long to wait before counsel assisting the inquiry, Geoffrey Watson, SC, said acidly, ''I'm suggesting you're a liar and that you're making this up!''
Mr Macdonald was trying to explain that he ordered his department to create the ''Mount Penny tenement'' after he consulted a government-issued atlas, which he no longer has.
Senior geologists have told the inquiry that they had never heard of Mount Penny, which happens to be a large hill on the farm the Obeid family owns in the Bylong area.
Mr Macdonald could only offer that it was a coincidence that in May 2008, the day after he discussed Mr Obeid's farm with him, Mr Macdonald asked his department about coal reserves in the Mount Penny area. The former mining minister also could not explain why the new tenement sat ''smack bang over the top of the Obeid family farm''.
Mr Watson said that he would take Mr Macdonald through 40 particular times and events … ''at the end of it I'm going to show to you that you did this deliberately, you created this tenement with it in mind to profit your friends the Obeids''.
''I don't accept that,'' said Mr Macdonald, adjusting his collar. By the end of the day the commission had covered four of the 40 events.
Demand was so great for Mr Macdonald's starring role at the inquiry that commission staff issued tickets for the 42 seats in the public gallery. Some of those who received tickets had been queueing for two hours before the commission started at 10am.
''Don't worry, I will have a lot to say,'' said Mr Macdonald, with a fixed grin, as he arrived to give evidence about allegations that he stood to receive $4 million for his role in rigging a government coal licence tender to benefit the Obeid family.
One woman, who declined to give her name, declared she was outraged at the influence on his party colleagues of the former Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid. ''He's very skilful, isn't he?'' she said, begrudgingly. ''Disgusting.''
Nineteen-year-old Tom Woods, fresh from high school and studying arts at the University of Sydney, took a more jaundiced view.
I'm suggesting you're a liar and that you're making this up!
''It's happened before, it's bound to happen again,'' he said. ''These guys with power in their hands being able to misuse it. In that way, I'm not shocked by it.''
The hearings were also ''a bit of entertainment I guess'', for him and a fellow student. ''We heard there were droves of people coming in to see the Labor guys go down in the witness box. We just love the theatre of it so far. It's spectacular.''
The witnesses were not the only focus.
Dorothy, of Collaroy, enthusiastically nominated the ICAC Commissioner, David Ipp, as a major drawcard thanks to his tendency to suddenly inject himself into the proceedings with a biting comment.
''He's like one of those iguanas, just sitting there in wait, with a little tongue that suddenly darts out!'' she observed gleefully.
Ed, 40, wanted to see ''every cent paid back to the state'' in the event of a corruption finding.
Two retired accountants were focused on the implications for family trusts after evidence that Obeid family members received millions of dollars this way, apparently tax free.
Neither had faith that the commission's work would result in criminal prosecutions but held out hopes for an Al Capone-like result. ''In the 1930s they got the gangsters through the taxation system,'' said Patrick, 75. ''And I think that's what's going to happen here.''


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As consumers seek an engaging digital experience and book retailers extend their control over digital distribution, book publishers need to reassert their position in the value chain by finding innovative ways to get closer to consumers. To succeed, they must resolve the key challenge of delivering content directly to consumers, while maximizing data collection and drawing actionable insights.
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Tai Chi
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Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese Martial Art that centers the person body, mind, and spirit.
Whit's class promotes overall health and well-being.
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What is they key to finding success and meaning as an artist? To Australian artist workbyknight (WBK), it is to "contribute to history…make work that references the age in which the artist lives. An artist should hold a mirror up to the world around him or her and comment upon reflection." Seeing a world filled with buttons and other relics of technology, WBK utilizes computer keys as the backdrop for pixelated portraits of cultural icons. Similar to Babis Panagiotidis' "Hedonism(y) Trojaner," WBK's use of computer keys takes a ubiquitous tool of modern communication and reclaims them as a medium for artistic expression.
WBK's work represents the transition from the analog to the digital era during the 20th century. As touchscreens become more common, the tactile sensation of pushing keys that many of us have grown accustomed to may soon become a thing of the past. WBK salvages these mass-produced, impersonal tiles and gives them a soul by using them to create specific identities. Each key becomes the backdrop for a series of portraits, taking what was once a tool of technology and turning it into a medium for artistic representation.
The need to reclaim and redefine the outdated has a personal motive for the artist. "For I too one day will become discarded and irrelevant, just as my once treasured Sony Walkman was reverentially discarded," writes WBK. By finding another use for the soon-to-be obsolete computer key, the artist hopes to in some way save the technology from death and cementing its place in history as something beautiful and relevant. "If you can capture true beauty it will live forever, because true beauty is hard to destroy. And Beauty can come in many forms."
To see more of WBK's work, check out their deviantART site for more portraits and musings on the importance of beauty and the role of the artist in society.


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A whole lot of killer wrestling highlights. A whole lot of Ric Flair razzle dazzle. A tiny bit of revisionist wrestling history and some controversy. That's what fans were treated to as the WWE announced their choices for the "Top Ten WrestleMania Matches Of All Time" last night on Spike TV.
Supposedly chosen by the WWE wrestlers themselves, the praiseworthy list spanned 19 years of WrestleMania history and took into consideration everything that could make a match truly memorable. Some were selected for the superb technical wrestling on display. Some were chosen for the awe-inspiring hype surrounding them. Curiously missing on the list were Steve Austin's matches with The Rock and Kurt Angle versus Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 19. Curiously included on the list was the dreadful main event of the very first WrestleMania which pitted Mr. T and Hulk Hogan against Roddy Piper and Paul 'Mr. Wonderful' Orndorff.
The list itself was...
10. Chris Benoit versus Kurt Angle (WrestleMania 17)
9. The Ultimate Warrior versus Hulk Hogan (WrestleMania 6)
8. Shawn Michaels versus Steve Austin (WrestleMania 14)
7. Hulk Hogan, Mr. T versus Paul Ordorff, Roddy Piper (WrestleMania)
6. Bret Hart versus Steve Austin (WrestleMania 13)
5. Hollywood Hogan versus The Rock (WrestleMania X-8)
4. Randy Savage versus Ricky Steamboat (WrestleMania 3)
3. Shawn Michaels versus Razor Ramon (WrestleMania 10)
2. Edge, Christian versus Dudley Boys versus Hardy Boys (TLC - WrestleMania 16)
1. Shawn Michaels versus Bret Hart (WrestleMania 12)
Mimicking the format made famous by VH1, the special was given instant credibility when the WWE wisely decided to have wrestling legend Ric Flair host it rather than "Stone Cold" Steve Austin as was previously announced. As the "master of ceremonies", Flair styled, profiled and entertained as only he can.
Flair, who picked Bret Hart versus Steve Austin at WrestleMania 13 as his personal favourite of the bunch, even took some time out of the show to hype some WrestleMania XX matches by bashing Chris Benoit as a choker who can't win the big bouts and mocked Evolution's opponents: The Rock and Mick Foley.
"Rock, I hope you enjoyed that moment because at WrestleMania 20 - you, Foley and The Sock - are gonna have enough of Evolution to last you a lifetime. Wooo!," said Flair following footage of the Rock and Hollywood Hogan match at WrestleMania X-8.
The only real flaws of the broadcast were the WWE blurring out their old logo (probably due to their trademark loss to the World Wildlife Fund in court) and another attempt by the WWE to rewrite the wrestling history books. In chatting about his infamous Ladder Match with Razor Ramon at WrestleMania 10, Shawn Michaels not only claimed the bout changed the direction of the wrestling business but that he was the first wrestler to ever be in a such a confrontation.
"The most gratifying thing about things like the Ladder Match is being the first guy to be involved in those matches. Being the guy that's labeled as the innovator," said Michaels.
Of course, there were Ladder Matches before the Michaels - Ramon tussle at WrestleMania 10. One of the most famous being a battle between Dusty Rhodes and Tully Blanchard in the NWA during the "Great American Bash" tour in 1987 when the WWE was "kid sensitive" and refrained from booking such matches. Stu Hart's Stampede Wrestling in Calgary was also the site of Ladder Matches long before the WWE ever gave thought to the idea.
The first ladder match in WWE history was between Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels in 1992. The match is featured on the "Smack 'Em - Whack 'Em" tape which was released by the WWE on Coliseum Home Video on April 21, 1993. The tape also features Bret Hart's first ever WWE World Heavyweight Title win when he defeated then champion Ric Flair.


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Nowhere is fashion's long-running love affair with the dark side better illustrated than in the pages of glossy magazines. In fact, it seems that certain photographers' sole purpose — we're talking about you, Craig McDean, Tim Walker, Steven Klein, Yelena Yemchuk, Mert & Marcus, and Steven Meisel — is to create images that go beyond the subtly subversive and into territory that is downright macabre. From chilling cemetery scenes to nightmare-inducing institutional interactions, these are some of the spookiest fashion editorials around.
Warning: some of the following images are quite graphic, and most are not safe for work.


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Wrapping up my holiday orders! Ok, I lied, I'm just getting started. I have a few more houses to go:) But just finished this Downtown gem. Ho-Ho-Ho!
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|On the left is Jackie, the home owner and on the right is my dear friend Kelley.
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WASHINGTON, DC - The Republican Liberty Caucus has urged Senate Republicans to oppose a bill introduced by Senator Mitch McConnell Tuesday night to extend through 2020 Section 215 of the Patriot Act which governs the NSA's authority to surveil Americans' phone records. The current bill governing NSA phone record surveillance expires on June 1st.
BOSTON, MA - The Republican Liberty Caucus (RLC) has appointed Nathan Fatal of Amesbury, Massachusetts as its Massachusetts State Coordinator. Fatal will work on recruiting members and raising the organization's profile in the state as it prepares to petition the national organization for recognition as an official state charter. Once chartered, the organization will hold elections for officer positions and board members.
The National Board of the Republican Liberty Caucus (RLC) has voted to name Wayne Allyn Root as Chairman of its National Campaign Committee, as well as Chairman of the RLC Advisory Board. Root, now back to his lifelong Republican roots, was the Libertarian Vice Presidential nominee in 2008, as well as an elected Board member of the Libertarian National Committee, and Chairman of the Libertarian National Campaign Committee.
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On November 11, the ongoing Monterey/Middlebury Speaker Series will bring Middlebury College Professor Rich Wolfson to Monterey to present "Nuclear Power: One Environmentalist's Perspective." Professor Wolfson is Benjamin F. Wissler Professor of Physics at Middlebury and also teaches in Middlebury's Environmental Studies Program. His lecture will center on the argument that for an environmentalist, nuclear power is too complex for a simple "pro" or "anti" stance. Decidedly dangerous for reasons clearly understood, nuclear power nonetheless provides a significant fraction of the world's electricity with minimal carbon emissions, and is one of only two long-proven, large-scale alternatives to fossil fuels for electric power generation. In his lecture, Professor Wolfson aims to present one environmentalist's nuanced answer to the nuclear power dilemma.
Professor Wolfson did undergraduate work at MIT and Swarthmore College, graduating with a double major in physics and philosophy. He holds a master's degree in environmental studies from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in physics from Dartmouth. His published work encompasses such diverse fields as medical physics, plasma physics, solar energy engineering, electronic circuit design, nuclear issues, observational astronomy, and theoretical astrophysics. His books Nuclear Choices: A Citizen's Guide to Nuclear Technology (MIT Press, 1993) and Simply Einstein: Relativity Demystified (W.W. Norton, 2003), exemplify his interest in making science accessible to nonscientists. Professor Wolfson has also published in Scientific American, writes for World Book Encyclopedia, and has produced three video courses for The Teaching Company, including Physics in Your Life (2004) and Earth's Changing Climate (2007).
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U.S. Companies That Owe Employees a Raise
It's no secret that there's a growing gap in the U.S. between executive pay and what they pay their employees. MarketWatch's Jim Jelter discusses five S&P 500 companies that owe their employees a raise. (Photo: Getty Images)
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ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) Colts running back Vick Ballard was carted off the field Friday with a lower left leg injury.
Team doctors are waiting for MRI results to confirm the diagnosis.
Ballard was injured on a pass play during Indy's afternoon practice. After initially getting up and limping, Ballard was taken to the locker room on a golf cart. The Colts haven't even practiced in full pads yet and he wasn't hit on the play.
Indianapolis owner Jim Irsay was disappointed to see it happen shortly after he arrived at Anderson University for the second full day of training camp.
''When you see someone like Vick Ballard go down who's worked so hard to get back, it's tough, but it happens,'' he said. ''As soon as you get to camp, those things happen. He's still young and he's got a full career ahead of him so we have to do an MRI and see exactly what it is and then go from there.''
If Ballard has a torn Achilles it would likely end his season again. Last year, he tore the ACL in his right knee during a September practice and missed the final 15 games.
The Colts came to camp with three veteran running backs, who were expected to compete for playing time: Ballard, Ahmad Bradshaw and Trent Richardson.
Ballard ran for 814 yards and two touchdowns as a rookie in 2012, then had 13 carries for 63 yards in last year's season opener before the knee injury.
Richardson, the No. 3 overall choice in 2012, struggled last year after being traded to the Colts in September. He sat out the afternoon practice for ''precautionary'' reasons, but did stay after practice to catch balls from the JUGS machine.
Bradshaw, who owns two Super Bowl rings, missed all but three games in 2013 after having neck surgery.
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February 11, 2011
Lunch at Carafe
The other day I lunched at Carafe with a colleague who's a former colleague but also sort of a current colleague. Hard to explain. I guess that's the modern job market for you. She loves Paris and when we wanted to go to lunch, where else was there to suggest? So we met on a bright February day, blue sky overhead like I saw today in a picture another friend posted from the real Paris. And we talked about work and life and enjoyed some simple, delicious food. I also drank too much coffee at the end, which made me jittery, which I hate. That didn't used to happen to me.
So what did I eat? And what wine did we enjoy? Well, this being a modern workday lunch, we enjoyed no wine. Just water and, later, the coffee. And that's fine. I don't need wine at every meal and certainly don't need wine on a mid-week lunch when I have lots to do back at the office. I did enjoy an excellent omelette with spinach, creme fraiche and chunks of smoky bacon, with a side salad of mixed greens lightly dressed in a tangy mustard vinaigrette.
And why write about this here? Because Carafe is worth it, and because there are empty bottles of wine that inspired me to think about what pairing would be best. The '96 Rousseau Griottes Chambertin? Or '99 Clos de Tart? Who would turn down Grand Cru Burgundy with anything?
But I'd go with white wine for my dish, and the empty of '04 Joly Savennieres Clos de la Coulee de Serrant calls me. That's crazy, controversial essentially Grand Cru Chenin blanc from the Loire Valley, some saying it's still the best wine in that region, others saying Joly has gone overboard on biodynamic farming and oxidative wine making.
Me? I'd give it a go. Makes me think of the lone '05 I have in my cellar, which is nowhere near ready I'm sure, if it's ever going to be good. But my mouth waters at the thought of what it might be, what it should be. Must return to Paris soon. Who wants to join me?
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- barricas said...
It less like being back in the same saddle so much as a saddle adjustment. It's always a good idea to write about what you know and what's closest to your heart. With the move to WA, it would seem that the wine industry there is now the new obvious regional topic to focus on.
- Steve-n-Melissa said...
Good to hear some positive words about Carafe. It's one of our favorites, but I've read some worrisome and negative reviews lately. Pascal really has carved out a little slice of Paris in downtown Portland, and I'm glad we have Carafe to turn to when we're needing a France fix.
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I've read that some people call Landon Donovan the Kobe Bryant of soccer; I wonder if the day will come when people call Bryant the Landon Donovan of basketball?
Arguably the best player that soccer-lukewarm America has ever produced has taken his world-class game from casual kids' matches in the backyards of Redlands, to the massive professional arenas of Europe, and back to Southern California, to the L.A. Galaxy in Carson. Come June, Donovan is expected to anchor the U.S. team in the World Cup.
You've heard of it? Happens every four years? The world comes to a standstill, and Americans tend to change the channel, which is a little like tuning out both the Olympics and the Nobel Prizes.
In the meantime, the thoroughly globalized Donovan proves that although you can take the player out of California, you can't take the California out of . . . well, you know.
Your father played semi-pro ice hockey.
I spent many weekends with my dad watching hockey on TV, and my dad and I talk about this all the time -- about how similar the two sports are, the way you move and the way things happen in hockey.
There wasn't a lot of professional soccer here when you grew up.
There was none. We never had cable TV, we never saw soccer games from around the world; we just loved going outside and playing. That was all I knew about soccer: going outside and playing with my friends.
I wonder why so many soccer teams have singular names -- like the Galaxy, or Manchester United -- but other sports team names here are plural: the Dodgers, the Packers, the Kings.
That's interesting. I think we're more into mascots here. Around the world, a lot of times it's just the city [name] -- Barcelona or Madrid or Milan.
What's the difference between playing here and in Europe?
The media coverage and the fans. We have fans that are as hard core as the fans in Europe; we just don't have the numbers. There might be a thousand Galaxy fans that are hard core; at Everton [in England] this year, there were 30,000. Then the media there put so much pressure on the players; you're under the spotlight. It's a blessing in disguise here. We talk about how we want [U.S. soccer] to be bigger, but the other side is everyone's into your business all the time , so it's not always a nice thing.
As an American player, are you treated differently abroad?
It used to be that way. When I was 17, I went to Germany. They wouldn't come out and say it blatantly, but the way they treated you on the field -- they wouldn't pass you the ball sometimes. It's almost like they didn't trust you. Nowadays, a lot of hard work by a lot of different players has helped to change that perception.
Do you say "football" there?
When I went to England this year, during an interview, I said "soccer" three or four times. I realized how stupid that sounded to these people, who invented the sport and have been saying "football" for over 100 years, and I was saying soccer this and soccer that. So I am cognizant of it when I'm in other parts of the world. When I'm in Latin [America], I'll say
. Maybe it doesn't really matter, but it's respectful.
You speak Spanish -- does that help?
I could never have imagined how much it was going to help me. Growing up, it was literally a means of being able to play with a lot of the kids, so I had to learn Spanish.
The U.S. beat Canada at ice hockey during the Vancouver Olympics, and I felt bad. We don't care much about ice hockey, and they love it. How would it feel for Americans to win the World Cup when it's the rest of the world that's so passionate about it?
That's almost the perfect analogy. We don't have it in our blood like they do in other countries. It's certainly going to be a while before we're seriously competing for a World Cup. Only seven or eight teams have ever won -- Brazil five times, a few other teams just once -- so it's not the easiest thing to win. The World Cup is so massive, you'd have to be living under a rock not to pay attention this summer. Every four years we have our big opportunity to gain some fans, and we take that very seriously.
Your little-kid fans must have grown up with soccer.
It's not only little kids. You see kids in their teenage years who've been watching since they were little, and that's where you build the real fan base.
Girls too?
In other parts of the world, to be honest, it's mainly males, but in our country, it's got to be closer to 50-50.
Did you have to perfect your autograph?
It kind of evolved. A lot of people just scribble their first initial, then kids get home and go, "What is this?"
Do you learn anything from fan criticism?
Unless you've played the game as a professional, it's really hard to understand what's going on. I catch myself doing it when I'm watching other sports, to say, "How could you do that?" What we do is judged on sometimes seconds at a time; if you misspell a word, you have time to correct it. We don't have time to do that; it's done, you're judged on it.
You've described yourself as a kind of Buddhist
The way I see life is [that] nothing that happens to me should really affect me if I'm OK with who I am. You asked me, "Does criticism get to you?" When I was younger, it did, because I had a lot of insecurities. I try to live my life in a pretty simple way and look at myself honestly, and if you do that, you don't have to worry about what anybody else is saying. I've had some interesting experiences in my life that I've been able to learn from. I'm very grateful for that. The ones I've grown from the most are the ones that weren't good.
There was so much publicity from a book called "The Beckham Experiment," in which you criticized David Beckham as disengaged from the Galaxy.
That is, I would say, water under the bridge -- definitely for me, and I think David would say the same. I was telling you how not all of my experiences have been good. [This] taught me the importance of communicating. Most of my life, I've held things in when they bothered me. I spoke out to the wrong person [
], and it caused me a lot of anxiety and stress that would have been unnecessary if I had just approached David and told him how I felt.
Some people said your comments lit a fire under Beckham and he ended up doing better by the team and himself.
I don't tend to believe that. David Beckham has played at some of the biggest clubs in the world, so I don't think he needs motivation. David was probably a little unprepared for what was going to happen when he got here. He came to a team that was in very poor shape, organizationally and on the field, and he's not used to that, and from that standpoint I have a lot of compassion for what he had to go through. But to his credit he is now completely committed to this team and you can tell he really enjoys being here. Soccer is his life, and I think he's always happiest when he's either on the field or with his family, and when you take the field part away, it's got to be difficult. That's who he is, so I think he's quite desperate to get back.
Are you two like Jerry Rice and Steve Young, working in sync?
Jerry Rice and Steve Young probably had to spend five years perfecting what they did. David and I see the game exactly the same way. It's like a match made in heaven. When he gets the ball, I know where he wants me to be, and my body language will tell him where I want the ball played. When we make eye contact, we know exactly what's going to happen next. When you have that, you're obviously a step ahead of your opponent.
As the highest-paid American player ever, have you broken into seven figures?
I have. I am very proud of that. I'm also grateful because for a long time, players wouldn't play in America because they could make so much money in Europe. Now we're getting to a point where we can compete financially. You're not going to lure top players if you can't pay them. We just signed a new collective bargaining agreement, and the minimum will be $40,000, which isn't by any means extravagant money but at least you can make some sort of living on that.
Do you have a favorite sports movie?
Do you remember "Field of Dreams"? It's a little cheesy, but there's a lot in it that resonates with me. It's all about playing. There's a [doctor character] who in his entire career played one game, in the outfield, one inning, but never got to bat. [In the film] he got his one at-bat -- and Kevin Costner's girl starts choking on a hot dog. In that moment, he has a choice: If he leaves the field he can never go back [to the game]. And he puts his dreams aside and goes off the field and saves the girl. It's really sweet.
I'm dying to ask about your dogs.
I have four, a Boston terrier we [bought] and three rescues. My ex-wife and I split time with them. I think we can learn a lot from dogs. They're not worried about what you did yesterday; they're not worried about what's going in 10 minutes. They're just worried about what's going on now. It's kind of inspiring.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Tyler Maxwell (FY, Prior Lake, Minn.) made his college football debut a special one, tying a school record with four rushing touchdowns, enabling Augsburg College to keep "The Hammer" traveling trophy with Hamline University in a 28-20 victory in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football action on Saturday afternoon at Klas Field.
Maxwell rushed 22 times for 173 yards, scoring all four Augsburg (2-0 overall, 1-0 MIAC) touchdowns -- a 32-yarder in the first quarter, a two-yarder in the second quarter, a 41-yarder in the third quater and a 25-yarder in the fourth quarter.
His four touchdowns tied a single-game school record for both rushing touchdowns, tying a four-TD effort by Marcus LeVesseur in 2004 game against Carleton. The four-touchdown effort also ties the school record for both overall single-game touchdowns (tying five others) and points in a game (24, tying five others).
The 173-yard rushing effort is the most rushing yards in a single game for an Augsburg running back since Nov. 12, 2004, when LeVesseur rushed for 181 yards on a school-record 41 carries in a 45-42 Auggie win over St. Olaf in overtime at the Metrodome.
The win enables Augsburg to keep "The Hammer," the traveling trophy between Augsburg and Hamline, for the second straight year. Since it was established in 2005, Augsburg has won six of the seven battles for the trophy. Augsburg has won eight of the last nine and 14 of the last 16 all-time meetings against Hamline.
Trailing 14-7 at the end of the first quarter, Augsburg scored 21 unanswered points -- three Maxwell touchdowns, a Chris Osborn (JR, Eagan, Minn.) two-point conversion and a Wesley Waytashek (JR, Little Falls, Minn.) extra-point kick -- to take the lead for good.
Terry Schwartz scored two first-quarter touchdowns on passes from Hamline (0-2 overall, 0-1 MIAC) quarterback Connor Sathre, and Sathre rushed for a seven-yard touchdown with 1:50 remaining in the contest to account for the Pipers' final points.
Schwartz caught a 38-yard touchdown pass from Sathre on the Pipers' opening drive, but Augsburg marched right back, as Maxwell capped a five-play, 59-yard drive with his first touchdown, a 32-yard scamper on the Auggies' opening possession. Schwartz caught an 18-yard pass from Sathre on Hamline's next drive to give Hamline a 14-7 lead with 3:07 left in the first quarter.
Augsburg cut the lead to 14-13 on a Maxwell two-yard touchdown with 1:47 left in the second quarter, and a 41-yard rushing touchdown by Maxwell gave the Auggies the lead for good with 3:27 left in the third quarter. He capped the scoring for the Auggies with a 25-yard rushing touchdown with 5:13 left in the game.
Augsburg produced 311 yards of total offense, while the Auggie defense limited Hamline to 276 yards of total offense. Three of the four scoring drives for the Auggies began in Hamline territory -- the average starting position for the 12 Augsburg drives in the game was the Hamline 48-yard line.
Auggie defenders sacked Hamline quarterback Sathre six times -- Edmond Smith (SR, Minneapolis, Minn./North HS) getting 1.5 sacks, Tyler Jensen (SR, Minneapolis, Minn./Washburn HS), Tyler Phillips (SR, Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial HS), Aaron Perry (JR, Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial HS) and Andrew Swanson (JR, Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North HS) each collecting a sack, and Tony Rickoff (SR, Winona, Minn.) contributing a half-sack.
Bryce Vee (JR, Coon Rapids, Minn./Blaine HS) led the Auggies with 14 tackles (four solo), while Smith had 11 tackles (four solo) and Jensen had 10 tackles (three solo). Josh Bain led the Pipers with 16 tackles (seven solo).
Hakeem Bourne-McFarlane (SO, Bloomington, Minn./Kennedy HS) contributed 158 all-purpose yards for the Auggies, catching six passes for 78 yards, while also returning two punts for 32 yards and two kickoffs for 42 yards.
Quarterback Marcus Brumm (SR, Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville South HS) edged closer to becoming the fifth Augsburg quarterback to throw for 5,000 career yards, as he completed 11-of-20 passes for 123 yards. In just 19 career starts, Brumm now has 439 completions in 820 attempts for 4,969 yards and 32 touchdowns.
For Hamline, Sathre rushed for 71 yards on 24 carries, while also throwing for 93 yards on 5-of-14 passing. Schwartz caught three passes for 64 yards, and Tim Queck rushed 12 times for 35 yards and caught three passes for 46 yards.
Both teams return to MIAC play with road games next Saturday (10/24) at 1 p.m., as Augsburg plays at St. John's and Hamline plays at Carleton.


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