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It's a symple Idea, what i whant it's a outdoor advertising type, but to be printed in a car. The Work must be 4meter for 3meter.
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The Design is for a school for adult graduation. It need to be a lived design to 'wakeup the one's who will see it' and focus their atention to the design.The principal course that this school have is for kitchen (cooking) so, the BIGEST Image must be in that direction, and all other possibles images must be according the other courses. This Work will be for a franchising portuguese School, so the text will be in portuguese and The Location of this school MUST be evidenced
- * What i whant it's an image that invoke at least people to consult the site ou pick up their phones and ask about the services from this school. Here its the most used fonts type,and the jpg logo or in .cdr . The Topics that needed to apear are these (first page in portugues second page is the tradution of it :) ) PS:. only the portuguese text will appear in the outdoor. PS2:. if you can not download the files, try this source
* On the outdoor it must have spetial space to the LOGO, for the name of the School (unidade de ARMAÇÃO DE PERA), for the adrees (Via Dorsal, Ed. Verde Mar, Loja F), for the url (http://www.apera.davinci.com.pt) for the mail (email@example.com) and for the Tel and Fax (289312707 282312708)
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Finding the best tires for your car is not hard if you have unlimited funds to spend on tires. But most likely, you are working with a budget. Expect to pay a minimum of $100 per tire if you want a decent set of radials. Sometimes, by using coupons or other promotional offers, you might be able to get a price that is lower than this. But I would resist the temptation to buy the cheapest tires out there, as tires play a role in the actual safety of your vehicle. They're not something you should be skimping on.
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Railroads were a major factor in America's industrial revolution. By the 1840s, politicians, entrepreneurs, and town leaders demanded ready access to the rail lines. In Massachusetts, one major rail line, the Western Railroad, cut across the center of the state, connecting Boston with Albany. Another railroad, the Fitchburg Railroad, wanted to build a northern railroad across the state. By 1843 it connected Boston to Fitchburg. By 1850, it extended westward to Greenfield. But in order for it to eventually connect to New York, it would have to cut through a high obstacle, Hoosac Mountain. The tunnel was begun in 1851, but early optimism faded as the hard rock proved too difficult to cut. By 1863, progress had ground to a halt, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts took over the project. Although the pace picked up in 1866 with the introduction of nitroglycerine, the tunnel was not completed until 1875. In the end, it cost the state $17 million, 196 lives, and 24 years effort. It was the most expensive and most debt-producing item in the state's history. Eager to clear its books, the state sold the tunnel to the Fitchburg Railroad for only $6 million.
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While reading through my email today, I came across this education blog titled "Calming, Laughing, and Liking: The Amygdala and Learning." With a neuroscientist husband, my own graduate studies led me to study the relationship between the brain and learning. Sure, we all know that the brain is responsible for helping us make sense of the world, but do we really know how and why? And can parts of the brain actually prevent us from or hinder learning? This author partly addressed this question, as well as the relationship between academic and professional reading and writing. Perhaps one of the more important questions for educators, however, is
Does the teacher really do what she tells us to do?
It made me wonder if I ask my doctoral students to do something I don't do myself–carefully read the literature in one's field of study on a regular basis, think about what that literature means to my specific interests as well as how it adds to my knowledge, and how the article or post helps me with my own academic writing. My response was "yes" to all the questions. However, that response does not answer the question about why I, too, find it difficult to write academic or academically oriented items.
This blogger also discusses the area of the brain that might actually mediate our learning and sharing, and it is a small part of the brain called the amygdala. On learning and the amygdala, the blogger states:
we literally can't learn when our fear centers are lit up.
and it is this little area that can prevent learning in general, and learning to write for publication (thoughtfully sharing learned information in work written in an acceptable manner), especially for academic and professional purposes.
Do I do what I tell my students to do? I definitely try, but I, too, have a fear of professionally sharing in academic environments.
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Collared -The life and times of a meth priest
Twelve days in London would be a dream respite for Monsignor Kevin Wallin.
December and its holiday demands were a blur, and his burgeoning business had done well, bringing in $300,000 of sales since August. The trip was the payoff for all his hard work.
But Wallin needed someone to run his business enterprise while he was gone. Someone he could trust.
Only Kenneth "Lyme" Devries, his next door neighbor on Waterbury's Golden Hill Street, fit the bill.
Then there were the customers, like Kenneth Mason, calling, texting, even appearing at his door with money in hand and worries in mind: "Oh no, 12 days what am I going to do?" Mason texted.
"Lyme will be covering things while I'm gone," Wallin reassured him.
More Information1967 -- Graduated sixth in class from Earl Vandermeulen High School, Port Jefferson, L.I.
May 1973 -- Graduated with bachelor's degree in history from State University of New York at Potsdam.
September 1973-June 1974 -- Assistant dean of students at Defiance College, Defiance, Ohio.
August 1974 -- Awarded master's in college student personnel from Bowling Green University.
August 1974 -- Named assistant director of student activities at SUNY, Purchase.
1974-77 -- Part-time teacher at Greenwich Catholic Middle School.
September 1978 -- Named director of student activities, SUNY, Purchase.
January 1979 -- Named director of campus centers and student activities at SUNY, Purchase.
September 1981 -- Enrolls in seminary school at Catholic University Theological College, Washington, D.C.
1984 -- Ordained as Catholic priest, serving in Bridgeport.
1987-1996 -- Secretary to bishops Walter W. Curtis and Edward M. Egan.
1996- 2002 -- Pastor of Church of St. Peter, Danbury.
2002-2011 -- Pastor of St. Augustine Cathedral in Bridgeport.
June 2011 -- Submits his resignation.
July 2011 -- Granted sabbatical and placed on suspension by the diocese.
May 2012 -- Holds open house at 22 Golden Hill Street, Waterbury, which allegedly becomes base of crystal meth operation.
Jan. 3, 2013 -- Arrested by DEA and State Police of charges of participating in a meth-dealing conspiracy.
And there was the product: Was there enough? Was it ready for sale? His California suppliers were calling, texting, demanding payment. They too had to be taken care of.
And if all this wasn't enough, there was still the store. Wallin was hoping to open it in North Haven and fill it with adult videos and sex toys.
So life as a 61-year-old entrepreneur was a lot different from his old life as a priest, he was learning. But London was ahead with its sites and its theaters, a dream about to become a reality in just 12 hours.
Then came the pounding. There were fists banging on his doors and ear-splitting shouts. All around him were big guys with DEA emblazoned across their windbreakers.
They handcuffed him. They rummaged through his safe, pulling out drugs and papers -- exposing his "Breaking Bad" lifestyle. No longer was he the respected pastor from St. Augustine Cathedral in Bridgeport who had revitalized St. Peter's Parish in Danbury and who many felt was on the road to bishopdom.
Now he was "Monsignor Meth" -- the cross-dressing Roman Catholic priest who enjoyed sex in the church's rectory and crystal methamphetamine in his pipe.
Dealing crystal meth out of a second floor apartment in the hills of Waterbury, filled with multifamily homes and transient neighbors, is a far cry from a life of teaching at Greenwich Catholic Middle School, serving as secretary to two Bridgeport bishops and tying a homily to the struggle of love, life and death aboard the Titanic.
Just a day after that movie was released, Wallin eloquently made use of it, recalls the Rev. Leo McIlrath, a Catholic priest and chaplain to the Lutheran Home in Southbury.
"He's telling me about it and I'm wondering where he's going to go with this -- baptism in the water? But he spun it beautifully ... linking the people on the boat to the community ... it was wonderful."
"Wonderful" -- that's how parishioners like Gene Eriquez, Danbury's former mayor, remember Wallin's six years in that city.
"He was very caring, compassionate, a good shepherd," Eriquez said. "He had a good rapport with the other priests there."
It was more than good, said McIlrath, a lifelong Danbury resident. That parish home "was never happier."
Maybe that stemmed from Wallin's ebullient demeanor.
After all, Wallin was described as a "new breed of priest" in a 1981 Connecticut Post article about his entering the seminary at age 29. This new breed consisted of men more educated in both school and life. Men who had worked at other jobs requiring them to deal with people and confront problems.
As a boy, after his parents died, he was raised with his older sister by their grandparents. Wallin immersed himself in his studies, graduating sixth in his 1967 class at Earl L. Vandermullen High School in Port Jefferson, N.Y.
Six years later, he had a bachelor's degree in history from SUNY Purchase. The following year he received his master's in student personnel from Bowling Green State University in Ohio.
While studying for his master's in Ohio, he worked as Defiance College's assistant dean of students. The degree got him hired by SUNY as assistant director for student activities at its Purchase campus.
During that time, Wallin moved to the Byram section of Greenwich and took a part-time job teaching at the Greenwich Catholic Middle School. He taught there until 1977.
Then it was back to Purchase in September 1978 as director for student activities and campus centers.
In the 1981 Post article, Wallin described handling a crew of college freshman living for the first time on their own as "frustrating, fulfilling -- but never dull."
But the enchantment of priesthood -- a vocation he first considered in high school -- was irresistible. With his 30th birthday approaching, Wallin went back to school to study to be a priest at the Catholic University Theological College in Washington.
By 1984, he was on the fast track -- deacon, ordination and soon a hand-picked secretary, first to Bishop Walter W. Curtis and then to his successor, now Cardinal Edward M. Egan. Wallin handled their correspondence, scheduled appointments and accompanied them on trips and events, like the Waldorf Astoria dinner for Cardinal John O'Connor and a Knights of Malta event at St. Patrick's Cathedral.
"He was perfect for them," said a longtime Bridgeport Catholic active in Diocesan affairs. "He was well-mannered ... very sociable ... Impeccably dressed with his collection of French cuff links and collars. He wasn't going to embarrass them."
Egan would not comment on Wallin's plight. He has "declined all interview requests about Monsignor Wallin," said John Zwilling, the New York Archdiocese communications director.
When introduced to the diocese's well-to-do, Wallin would engage them in thoughtful conversation on current events, the most popular books and his favorite subject -- Broadway shows.
"He and Bishop Egan were great buddies," said Rev. McIlrath. "They went to all the musicals together."
It didn't stop with watching plays either. Wallin, who used the AOL screen name of Broadwayguy73, was known for arranging variety shows as fundraisers for the churches and reviewing plays he saw in diocese newsletters.
"He was quite a vaudevillian," said Eriquez, the former Danbury mayor, who appointed Wallin to the city's Cultural Commission.
Wallin was also health conscious, watched his diet and stayed in shape by frequently in-line skating in Danbury's Rogers Park, Eriquez said. He was described as charming and charismatic, with a good sense of humor.
But more than that, the former mayor said Wallin showed his priestly competence, introducing programs and overseeing renovations that included delicately refinishing the stations of the cross and reglazing the decades-old German stained glass windows without bankrupting the Danbury parish.
"I know of no one who left the parish because of Monsignor Wallin," said the Rev. McIlrath. "I only know of people who were drawn in because of him."
So when then-Bridgeport Bishop William E. Lori re-assigned Wallin to St. Augustine Cathedral in Bridgeport, it came as a shock to St. Peter's parishioners, who weren't consulted.
Others like Eriquez and McIlrath thought Wallin was destined for bigger things.
"We'd joke with him ... say things like: `Don't forget us when you're a bishop' ... but he'd shy away from that talk," the former Danbury mayor said.
McIlrath always wondered why Egan, who he said held Wallin in such high regard, never took him to New York with him and "made him an auxiliary bishop."
Back in Bridgeport, as pastor of St. Augustine Cathedral, he oversaw the $4 million renovation of the nearly 150-year-old edifice.
With him came his expertise in fundraising. He quickly eliminated the $5 box on the donation envelopes so $10 would be the lowest amount.
He showed compassion to parishioners, like the couple whose son was undergoing serious surgery at St. Vincent's in 2011. He stayed at the hospital until they were assured their son was OK.
"Wallin was the highlight of the diocese," said a parishioner at St. Jude's in Monroe, where every year he would celebrate a Mass.
"He was a superb orator, a very good preacher who knew how to tap into people's hearts and reach them. It's a gift, what he had."
He also became executive director of the Inner City Foundation for Charity and Education, and was made one of the chaplains for the Order of Malta, a prestigious worldwide Roman Catholic charity.
That enabled him to hobnob with Fairfield County's most prominent citizens -- people like Jane Welch, the ex-wife of Jack Welch, GE's former chairman; Bill Mitchell, of Fairfield County retailer Mitchells, Richards and Marshs; and Daniel FitzPatrick, Webster Bank executive vice president.
"He liked hanging out with rich people," according to one of them. "But he also led a manic lifestyle traveling, going, doing, making, speaking -- he didn't stop."
Looking back, this prominent Catholic wondered if the energy wasn't coming from an alternate source -- diet pills or "speed," perhaps.
"From everything you could see this guy was destined to go places within the church," he said. "But when he wasn't moving up, it suggested to me maybe something wasn't right about him, maybe somebody knew something."
Methamphetamine is "speed," of course. Known as crystal meth, it's smoked or injected intravenously, producing a euphoric rush of pleasure that is highly addictive. It's often smoked in a pipe, like rocks of crack cocaine.
An energetic talkativeness, intense alertness and jacked-up libido are all part of the kick.
Street names for meth include "crank," "ice" and "crystal." Abuse of the drug can lead to devastating physical and mental problems, wrecking mind and body, and it's a growing public health and safety menace in the U.S. and worldwide.
Secrets have enveloped parishes in the Bridgeport Diocese for years.
There have been pedophile priests, pilfering priests and homosexual priests.
On April 23, 2010, Wallin captivated an audience at New Milford's Canterbury school, lecturing on suggested Catholic secrets contained in the popular and controversial "DaVinci Code" -- a novel about a hidden Catholic religious society entrusted with covering up Jesus' marriage to Mary Magdalene.
It's there he said something that foreshadowed revelations about his own apparently secret life.
"As human beings, we are very poor at keeping secrets," Wallin told the gathered group. "Everything eventually becomes public. Our newspapers publish secrets all the time. I know all the secrets in the Diocese of Bridgeport."
The following spring, priests and parishioners noticed a dramatic change in Wallin's behavior. "Towards the end of his time at St. Augustine's, there were some signs he was going through some difficulty," said Tom McCarthy, a longtime parishioner and president of Bridgeport's City Council. "You could see the signs of stress in his face."
Gone was the meticulous appearance. In its place was erratic behavior: He would go missing for days at a time, failing to celebrate the 7 a.m. Mass.
"Parishioners said he just didn't look right; he just didn't seem the same," said Brian Wallace, the diocese's spokesman. "We were never aware of any drug use at St. Augustine's."
Then he was seen dressed in women's clothing and there was talk of inappropriate behavior, such as cross-dressing, and whispers of sexual acts with men in the church rectory. A bag of sex toys was found in his room at the rectory.
Concerned that he was suffering from serious health issues, the diocese sent Wallin out of state for a medical evaluation.
That followed two separate stints in rehabilitation centers. On the second, at St. John Vianney Center in Pennsylvania, Wallin walked out after just five weeks in a three-month program. He also cut off all communication with the diocese.
By June 2011, Wallin had submitted his resignation and cut off communication with the diocese. The following month Lori placed him on sabbatical and suspended him with a stipend.
"We continued to reach out to him, but to no avail," Wallace said.
Wallin moved to Golden Hill Street in Waterbury, renting the upper right apartment in a four-family home. On May 14, he invited 100 of his closest associates from his days as a priest to a May 16 open house.
"I have decided to have this event to let people see where I have been living since last July and to celebrate my return to an active life with family, friends, the arts and several other indispensable aspects of my existence that I had let fall by the wayside the last couple of years at Saint Augustine," he wrote in a lengthy emailed invitation.
Just who or how many went to the "fandango," as Wallin called it in his invitation, is unknown.
Several residents on Waterbury's Golden Hill and adjacent Proctor Street were unaware that Wallin was their neighbor.
But a source assisting the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's New York City office claimed full knowledge of Wallin's Catholic priesthood and crystal meth operation.
By July, that individual was spilling his guts -- relaying a story that could have been swiped from a Quentin Tarantino movie: Wallin was dealing the drug.
The DEA source was paying him $9,000 a week for six ounces of crystal and then redistributing it in New York. He knew Wallin was addicted and was sent to rehab by the church. When Wallin was in rehab, he directed the source to retrieve a crystal meth shipment sent to the Golden Hill Street house by his California suppliers.
The source even gave up the names of the suppliers: Chad McCluskey, an electronics distributor, and Kristen Laschober, a wardrobe stylist. And he knew Wallin was trying to buy Land of Oz, an adult porn shop in North Haven. Authorities believe the sex shop was part of his plan to launder drug profits.
Working with the Statewide Narcotics Task Force, the DEA got to know more about Wallin.
They employed another source to introduce an undercover police officer to him.
On Sept. 20, the undercover cop purchased two grams of crystal for $440 at Wallin's home. While there, he saw drug paraphernalia and a safe, and was given two cellphone numbers to use in arranging future buys.
In later deals, he saw drugs, bundles of cash and more paraphernalia.
On Dec. 5 and 6, a federal judge allowed the DEA to intercept calls on Wallin's three cell phones.
For the next three weeks, they heard calls from customers looking for drugs, calls from McCluskey and Laschober offering drugs and requesting their payment.
On Jan. 3, Wallin heard from the DEA and the Narcotics Task Force. Within days, Wallin, Devries, McCluskey, Laschober and Michael Nelson all were arrested.
Sources knowledgeable in the case said Wallin was observed having sex in St. Augustine's rectory and that he liked to cavort about in women's clothing with other oddly-dressed companions.
"Never in a million years would I have thought that what happened would have happened," said McCarthy of Wallin's arrest. "I'm still in shock."
On Jan. 23, Wallin appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas P. Smith and pleaded not guilty to federal charges to distribute and sell crystal meth. He remains in custody.
The judge called the case "a real doozy."
Staff writers Anne Amato, Daniel Tepfer and MariAn Gail Brown contributed to this report.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Information detailing Monsignor Kevin Wallin's alleged criminal activity comes from court hearings, court documents, the DEA affidavit and federal wiretap recordings.


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Oh look. PEOPLE Magazine has exclusive photos from Jessica Simpson's baby shower on Sunday. They've released one shot on the website as a promotion for the rest of the images in this week's issue featuring Adam Levine and Blake Shelton on the cover. Which is why, as I reported on Monday, the pictures from this event were being shopped for only $90,000. Turns out that's the value of this particular exclusive set when it doesn't make the front page.
If PEOPLE paid for the shower photos, it's a good assumption that they're the ones who've secured the rights to the first photos of the baby. As previously mentioned, I'm told the rate for those was a million dollars. And a million dollars is a guaranteed cover.
How many copies have to sell to make it worth it? I never understand it when people try to explain it to me but in the end, obviously, it has to be a justifiable business decision. PEOPLE has invested a million dollars into Jessica Simpson's child because it believes that Jessica Simpson's child will yield big returns.
In that sense, Jessica Simpson's child kinda belongs to PEOPLE Magazine too, doesn't she? The part of her that is a commodity? To be bought and traded? Yes, she does. We're still a few weeks from her birth and already this kid is working so hard. Pretty soon, fetuses will be issued their own social insurance numbers. And THAT, if they're creative enough, is how they can really make a case on a contentious debate that has been raging for years. Because as soon as the unborn child starts making money, it becomes an argument that's a lot more tangible. Who's protecting the financial rights of the unborn child? And if it has financial rights, can it be considered an independent entity? I mean, when you start making and having babies as a career move, at some point, someone's going to make the argument that you might not be the best person to manage your baby's career.
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In January, Vatress Williams of Woodlawn handed the Carroll Chapter of Project Linus over to Sarah Melton of Independence.
Williams had served Project Linus for about five years and got the chapter to supply 4,030 blankets to children in the area.
The chapter transfer fee was donated by the Christian Women's Fellowship of Galax. The chapter name has since been updated to the Carroll/Grayson Chapter to better accommodate recipients and volunteers of the Twin County area.
"Project Linus is a non-profit organization that donates new, handmade blankets to children in our area," said Melton. "We strive to serve children who are facing any sort of trauma, recipients of the Backpack Buddies program, Tri-Area Pregnancy Resource Center for the new babies and anywhere there may be children who need comfort in our area.
"These blankets are appreciated very much by the children who receive them."
Melton said the blankets donated are "made with love by people in our area who have a passion for children, as well as the wonderful arts of quilting, sewing, crocheting and knitting."
Blankets accepted for Project Linus include quilts, tied comforters, fleece blankets and afghans. They need to be 36-by-36 inches or larger.
Materials needed for this mission include donations of new yarn, fabric (regular and fleece), batting and sewing notions. Monetary donations are also accepted and go towards chapter expenses that include postage, room rental for Blanket Days and supplies for volunteers.
"It is so easy to help Project Linus offer comfort to children in our area," said Melton, who encourages people to volunteer.
Simply make a new handmade blanket and donate it to the Carroll/Grayson Chapter of Project Linus by coming to a Blanket Day at the Galax Public Library on the first Saturday of every month between 1:30 and 4:30 p.m.
The next event is June 1.
The exception to this is the month of July in which there is no meeting due to the regular meeting space being unavailable. Meetings will resume the first Saturday of August.
"You can simply drop off and run, mingle with the coordinator and other volunteers, pick up new materials as available or come to get help with your projects," Melton said.
• For more information, call Sarah Melton at (276) 233-6382 or email her at email@example.com. This email also can be used to find the local chapter on Facebook.
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Pitino rivalry with Calhoun goes way back
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The rivalry began long before either coach won a national championship, or was even leading a prominent college basketball program.
Back then it was a Beantown turf war, Boston University vs. Northeastern, and the stakes were, well, all about placement in the sports section.
Of course, both Rick Pitino, at BU, and Jim Calhoun, at Northeastern, wanted to come out ahead.
"BU-Northeastern, you are fighting for page 14 in the Boston Globe," Pitino recalled during his press conference Friday. "It was different back then, little jealousies, but then I had great respect for him. I always said (Jerry Tarkanian) and him were the two greatest building jobs I've seen in my lifetime, taking a Yankee Conference school (UConn) into a national champion and then Tark building something out in the desert into a national champion."
The rivalry eventually found its way to the Big East, for two years as Providence-UConn, but resurfaced again when Pitino's Louisville Cardinals joined the conference in 2006.
Calhoun turned it over to his former player, Kevin Ollie, two years ago and that is who leads the No. 19 Huskies (24-6, 12-5 American Athletic Conference) Saturday afternoon (2 p.m. CBS) into the KFC Yum! Center to play No. 11 Louisville (25-5, 14-3) in the regular-season finale. It's also the final time the schools will meet as conference foes, with the Cardinals leaving for the ACC next season.
"Yes, we'll miss them, and I'll miss the Big East certainly," Pitino said. "But they are going to go in their direction and we're going to go in our direction, and probably football will play a great role in everything."
The defending national champions appear to have hit their stride going into tournament time. Louisville won all seven games in February and has taken eight of nine, with a 72-66 loss at Memphis on March 1 the lone hiccup.
"It's not me having success, it's the players having success," Pitino said, about winning three straight vs. UConn and eight of nine. "I haven't scored a bucket in 12 years I've been here."
Ollie is 0-2 against Louisville since taking over for Calhoun.
The final meeting will play a role in which direction both teams go in seeding for next week's AAC Tournament in Memphis, where the two schools could actually meet again. Based on the outcome, the Cardinals can end up as the top seed or No. 2, pending the results of Saturday's Cincinnati-Rutgers game, while UConn can finish either with the third or fourth seed, with Saturday's SMU-Memphis game playing a factor as well.
"Not knowing where we are going to finish, there's still a lot at stake," Pitino said. "We are playing for a league championship."
In the first meeting of the season, the Cardinals dominated from the onset to beat UConn 76-64, with sophomore Montrezl Harrell finishing with 18 points and 13 rebounds. However, the winning head coach was not entirely pleased with the effort.
"We play much better on the road than we do at home, I don't know why," Pitino said. "We are really honed in on the road, play outstanding basketball. But we didn't play great against UConn at UConn, you break down the film and you think `we really didn't.' We played a good game against SMU, we played a good game against Cincinnati, but we didn't play great at UConn. So, hopefully we'll play much better even though we did get a victory."
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Bryan Singer is nobody's favorite director. His last film, the fatally milquetoast Jack the Giant Slayer, was made for $195 million and earned just $65 million at the domestic box office. (Half of that $65 million went to movie theaters and the other half was probably eaten up by marketing costs.) Sure, the film made another $132 million internationally, but after subtracting theater and advertising fees, the fairy-tale reboot essentially laid a turd egg. And yet, Singer is the director of the upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past, which makes him the Hollywood poster boy for failing upward.
Lest you think Singer is satisfied with his undeserved luck and his Scrooge McDuck wealth, don't be so sure. As the old adage goes, you can't buy love. So now Singer's lashing out against some shadowy cabal of explosion-hating women for his Superman Returns being considered "one of the worst comic-book movies ever."
In an interview with Empire, Singer says of the Superman sequel:
It was a movie made for a certain kind of audience. Perhaps more of a female audience. It wasn't what it needed to be, I guess. I think I could lop the first quarter off and start the movie a bit more aggressively and maybe find a way to start the movie with the jet disaster sequence or something. I could have grabbed the audience a little more quickly. I don't know what would have helped. Probably nothing. If I could go again, I would do an origin. I would reboot it.
I can't decide whether this interview excerpt is more hilarious or infuriating. Hilarious because Singer just proved he really is creatively bankrupt. I mean, really, another superhero reboot? Isn't every other superhero movie already about a boy who becomes a freak or learns that he is one? That's the revolutionary thing he would've done to "grab the audience" — show them something they already saw five times that year?
But we shouldn't spend all of our time laughing at Singer, because his self-serving delusions are also truly infuriating. He blames the failure of Superman Returns on its being geared "more [toward] a female audience," but how? It doesn't have a female lead. It doesn't pass the Bechdel test. It doesn't let women drive the plot. It doesn't even feature an interesting Lois Lane the way Man of Steel's Amy Adams character does. In fact, Kate Bosworth's casting is a triumph of superficiality over plausibility. Wholly devoid of gravitas, Bosworth was just 23 at the time of shooting (and looks it onscreen), which implies that Lois Lane was all of 18 when she won her Pulitzer Prize. The nubile casting just didn't work with the seasoned-pro character. Superman Returns offered nothing to women.
As the Mary Sue points out, Singer made his blockbuster reputation as the director of X-Men, the arguable lead of which was a teenage Rogue (Anna Paquin). The plot unfolds largely through her eyes, and the character is surrounded by other fascinating women like Jean Grey (Famke Janssen) and Mystique (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos). If Singer wanted to make a movie that gave women something to cheer for (other than Hugh Jackson's abs), he could have done so — by doing the opposite of what he did in Superman Returns.
"For a female audience," then, is just Singer's code for "needed more explosions." But of course, that would mean admitting that he made bad decisions instead of blaming a group of people already ignored and underserved by the movie industry.
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Pregnant women are among the groups considered the most vulnerable for catching the flu.
A flu shot may not provide full protection, but doctors say something is definitely better than nothing.
Amanda Anderson is pregnant with her second child, and she got the flu vaccine.
"I was a little bit concerned to get it originally, but Dr. (Paul) Rebenack told me all the benefits and how they really outweighed the risks, and I'm really glad I did now because of the extreme outbreak of the flu this year," Anderson said.
Rebenack, an OBGYN, says pregnant women should get the flu shot.
"Pregnant women seem to be hospitalized at a higher proportion than non-pregnant women, and the mortality rate seems to be higher in pregnant women, so they get much sicker than someone who's not pregnant," Rebenack said.
He said it's also important for those who are pregnant to get vaccinated to protect the health of their baby, because the antibodies in a pregnant woman's system will crossover in the breast milk to the baby.
"Babies can't be immunized for the first six months of life for influenza, so this gives them that protective six-month window, so it's very beneficial for the baby," Rebenack said.
Anderson had doubts.
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But Rebenack said that's not the case.
"The biggest difficulty we have in the flu vaccine is pregnant women are just very worried that it will be transmitted to the baby, and you cannot get the flu from the flu vaccine," he said.
That's comforting news to Anderson, who finds out next month if she's having another boy or a girl.
"Especially this year, there's been so much of an outbreak, I'm glad knowing that we already have it, both of us have been vaccinated this year and we're covered," she said.
The only reason pregnant women may not want to get the vaccine is if they've had an allergic reaction to it in the past or if they are currently sick. It's best to wait until they're feeling better.
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Recomendação (2003) 9 do CoE sobre a contribuição democrática e social da radiodifusão digital - Inglês
RECOMMENDATION Rec (2003) 9
(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 28 May 2003
at the 840th meeting of the Ministers Deputies)
The Committee of Ministers, under the terms of Article 15.b of the Statute of the Council of Europe,
Considering that the aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve a greater unity between its members for the purpose of safeguarding and realising the ideals and principles which are their common heritage and fostering economic and social progress;
Recalling that the existence of a wide variety of independent and autonomous media, permitting the reflection of diversity of ideas and opinions, as stated in its Declaration on the freedom of expression and information of 29 April 1982, is important for democratic societies;
Bearing in mind Resolution No.1 on the future of public service broadcasting adopted at the 4th European Ministerial Conference on Mass Media Policy (Prague, 7-8 December 1994), and recalling its Recommendation No R (96) 10 on the guarantee of the independence of public service broadcasting;
Stressing the specific role of the broadcasting media, and in particular of public service broadcasting, in modern democratic societies, which is to support the values underlying the political, legal and social structures of democratic societies, and in particular respect for human rights, culture and political pluralism;
Noting that the development of digital technology opens new possibilities in the field of communication, which may have a certain impact on the audiovisual landscape, both as regards the public and broadcasters;
Considering that the transition to the digital environment offers advantages, but also presents risks, and that adequate preparations must be made for it so that it is carried out in the best possible conditions in the interest of the public, as well as of broadcasters and the audiovisual industry as a whole;
Noting that in parallel with the multiplication of the number of channels in the digital environment, concentration in the media sector is still accelerating, notably in the context of globalisation, and recalling to the member states the principles enunciated in Recommendation No R (99) 1 on measures to promote media pluralism, in particular those concerning media ownership rules, access to platforms and diversity of media content;
Stressing the potential of digital television for bringing the information society into every home and the importance of avoiding exclusion, notably by the availability of free-to-air services and transfrontier television services;
Conscious of the need to safeguard essential public interest objectives in the digital environment, including freedom of expression and access to information, media pluralism, cultural diversity, the protection of minors and human dignity, consumer protection and privacy;
Noting that the governments of the member states have special responsibilities in this respect;
Convinced that the specific role of public service broadcasting as a uniting factor, capable of offering a wide choice of programmes and services to all sections of the population, should be maintained in the new digital environment;
Recalling that the member states should maintain and, where necessary, establish an appropriate and secure funding framework which guarantees public service broadcasters the means necessary to accomplish the remit which is assigned to them by member states in the new digital environment;
Conscious of the risk of democratic and social deficit which technological and market developments may entail, and agreeing that in the digital environment, a balance must be struck between economic interests and social needs, clearly taking a citizen perspective;
Recommends that the governments of the member states, taking account of the principles set out in the appendix:
a. create adequate legal and economic conditions for the development of digital broadcasting that guarantee the pluralism of broadcasting services and public access to an enlarged choice and variety of quality programmes, including the maintenance and, where possible, extension of the availability of transfrontier services;
b. protect and, if necessary, take positive measures to safeguard and promote media pluralism, in order to counterbalance the increasing concentration in this sector;
c. be particularly vigilant to ensure respect for the protection of minors and human dignity and the non-incitement to violence and hatred in the digital environment, which provides access to a wide variety of content;
d. prepare the public for the new digital environment, notably by encouraging the setting-up of a scheme for adequate information on and training in the use of digital equipment and new services;
e. guarantee that public service broadcasting, as an essential factor for the cohesion of democratic societies, is maintained in the new digital environment by ensuring universal access by individuals to the programmes of public service broadcasters and giving it inter alia a central role in the transition to terrestrial digital broadcasting;
f. reaffirm the remit of public service broadcasting, adapting if necessary its means to the new digital environment, with respect for the relevant basic principles set out in previous Council of Europe texts, while establishing the financial, technical and other conditions that will enable it to fulfil that remit as well as possible;
g. bring the basic principles contained in the appendix to this recommendation to the attention of the public authorities and the professional and industrial circles concerned, and to evaluate on a regular basis the effectiveness of the implementation of these principles.
Appendix to Recommendation Rec (2003) 9
Basic principles for digital broadcasting
General principles
1. Given that, from a technological point of view, the development of digital broadcasting is inevitable, it would be advantageous if, before proceeding with the transition to digital environment, member states, in consultation with the various industries involved and the public, were to draw up a well-defined strategy that would ensure a carefully thought-out transition, which would maximise its benefits and minimise its possible negative effects.
2. Such a strategy, which is particularly necessary for digital terrestrial television, should seek to promote co-operation between operators, complementarity between platforms, the interoperability of decoders, the availability of a wide variety of content, including free-to-air radio and television services, and the widest exploitation of the unique opportunities which digital technology can offer following the necessary reallocation of frequencies.
3. Given that simultaneous analogue and digital broadcasting is costly, member states should seek ways of encouraging a rapid changeover to digital broadcasting while making sure that the interests of the public as well as the interests and constraints of all categories of broadcasters, particularly non-commercial and regional/local broadcasters, are taken into account. In this respect, an appropriate legal framework and favourable economic and technical conditions must be provided.
4. When awarding digital broadcasting licences, the relevant public authorities should ensure that the services on offer are many and varied, and encourage the establishment of regional/local services that meet the publics expectations at these levels.
1. Transition to the digital environment: the public
1.1 Safe transition to digital broadcasting
5. In order to guarantee the public a wide range of programme content, member states should take measures aimed at a high degree of interoperability and compatibility of reception, decoding and decrypting equipment and of systems granting access to digital broadcasting services and related interactive services.
6. Given that for consumers, the changeover to digital broadcasting means acquiring new equipment to decode and decrypt digital signals and, therefore, a certain amount of expense, and in order to avoid any form of material discrimination and any risk of "digital divide" between different social categories, member states should pay particular attention to ways of reducing the cost of such equipment.
7. With a view to bringing forward the date of the digital switch-over, member states should facilitate the publics change over to digital broadcasting. For example, they could encourage the industry to make available to the public a variety of decoding devices, including a basic decoding apparatus giving access to a range of minimum services.
8. Media literacy is a key factor in reducing the risk of a "digital divide". Hence, the public should be provided with wide-ranging information on the media. Suitable training courses in the use of digital equipment and new services are another appropriate measure to reduce the aforementioned risk. In particular, steps should be taken to enable the elderly and the less advantaged sectors of the population to understand and use digital technology. All these measures should be taken by the member states, broadcasters, regulatory authorities or other public or private institutions which are concerned with the transition to digital broadcasting.
9. The protection of minors and human dignity, and non-incitement to hatred and violence, notably that of racial and religious origin, as well as the impartiality of information and the protection of consumers, should continue to receive particular attention in the digital convergence environment.
10. Specific measures should be taken to improve access by people with hearing and visual disabilities to digital broadcasting services and their related content.
11. Member states should take all necessary measures to protect the privacy of individuals in the digital environment, notably by forbidding the misuse of personal data collected via the use of broadcasting and related interactive services.
1.2 Finding ones way in the digital environment
12. In order to help the public find its bearings in the new digital environment, member states should encourage broadcasters to produce information on their services for electronic programme guides (EPGs), as well as encourage manufacturers of digital set-top-boxes to include functions allowing information concerning programmes and services to be displayed, so as to give television viewers the basic information they need to make an informed choice among the myriad of programmes/channels and services available to them via digital platforms.
13. Without prejudice to complementary EPGs provided by broadcasters to present their own programming offer, providers of EPGs should propose to all service providers who so request, under fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms, a position on the EPGs which they operate. However, public service channels should be prominently displayed and easy to access. Providers of EPGs should also offer a clear classification of programme services by subject, genres, content and so on.
14. EPGs and digital decoders should be designed to be user-friendly for consumers, notably allowing them to decide on the display of programmes and services according to their preference. Particular attention should be paid to the specific needs of people with disabilities or people who lack knowledge of foreign languages. The use of EPGs as an advertising medium should prejudice neither their functionalities nor the integrity of programmes.
2. Transition to the digital environment: the broadcasters
2.1 General principles
15. When framing their policies on copyright and neighbouring rights, member states should ensure that these policies establish a balance between, on the one hand, the protection of rights owners rights and, on the other hand, access to information, as well as the circulation of protected works and other content on digital broadcasting services.
16. The economic interests of broadcasters, platform operators and service providers should also be taken into account in the general context of combating piracy in the digital environment, in particular via measures on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access.
17. Access to many national, and even regional, broadcasting services is of great benefit to people who work, live or travel abroad, and contributes to the free flow of information and to a better understanding among cultures. In view of peoples increased mobility in Europe and the deepening of European integration, it is important in the digital environment that the availability of free-to-air services and the accessibility of transfrontier audiovisual services are maintained and, where possible, extended.
18. In view of the fact that digital convergence favours the process of concentration in the broadcasting sector, member states should maintain regulation which limits the concentration of media ownership and/or any complementary measures which they may decide to choose to enhance pluralism, while strengthening public service broadcasting as a crucial counter-balance to concentration in the private media sector.
2.2 Principles applicable to public service broadcasting
a. Remit of public service broadcasting
19. Faced with the challenges linked to the arrival of digital technologies, public service broadcasting should preserve its special social remit, including a basic general service that offers news, educational, cultural and entertainment programmes aimed at different categories of the public. Member states should create the financial, technical and other conditions required to enable public service broadcasters to fulfil this remit in the best manner while adapting to the new digital environment. In this respect, the means to fulfil the public service remit may include the provision of new specialised channels, for example in the field of information, education and culture, and of new interactive services, for example EPGs and programme-related on-line services. Public service broadcasters should play a central role in the transition process to digital terrestrial broadcasting.
b. Universal access to public service broadcasting
20. Universality is fundamental for the development of public service broadcasting in the digital era. Member states should therefore make sure that the legal, economic and technical conditions are created to enable public service broadcasters to be present on the different digital platforms (cable, satellite, terrestrial) with diverse quality programmes and services that are capable of uniting society, particularly given the risk of fragmentation of the audience as a result of the diversification and specialisation of the programmes on offer.
21. In this connection, given the diversification of digital platforms, the must-carry rule should be applied for the benefit of public service broadcasters as far as reasonably possible in order to guarantee the accessibility of their services and programmes via these platforms.
c. Financing public service broadcasting
22. In the new technological context, without a secure and appropriate financing framework, the reach of public service broadcasters and the scale of their contribution to society may diminish. Faced with increases in the cost of acquiring, producing and storing programmes, and sometimes broadcasting costs, member states should give public service broadcasters the possibility of having access to the necessary financial means to fulfil their remit.


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The California Department of Fish and Game recently released adult coho salmon in Salmon Creek, Sonoma County to reestablish a coho salmon population.
Releasing hatchery-reared adult coho salmon is a relatively new technique that has the advantages of not requiring spawning in a hatchery, allowing the released fish to establish natural mating patterns and subjecting their offspring to natural selective pressures from birth on.
This is the fourth consecutive year adult salmon were released. This year 200 adults were released on two separate occasions in late December 2011 and early January 2012. The released coho included 120 males and 80 females, predominantly hybrids derived from mating between coho salmon of Russian River and Olema Creek origin, with a small number of pure Russian River coho and Olema Creek coho.
"We are at a critical moment in the survival of the coho salmon on the California coast," said Manfred Kittel, CDFG Coho Salmon Recovery coordinator. "CDFG and our federal and environmental partners must take aggressive actions to save the species from becoming extinct in central California."
As in previous years, this year's fish were released near the mouth of Salmon Creek with the hope that the fish will migrate upstream to find suitable spawning habitat in one of Salmon Creek's tributaries. Despite the general lack of rain this season, biologists are optimistic that the recently released coho should be able to find spawning habitat in some upstream portions of Salmon Creek and its tributaries.
The release of adult coho in Salmon Creek is a joint effort between CDFG, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other entities, including private landowners. The Salmon Creek access site is located a few miles north of Bodega Bay on the Chanslor Ranch owned by George Gross.
"The entire coho recovery team appreciates Mr. Gross allowing us to access the creek on his property for the past four years," said Kittel. "There are few optimal places where adult coho can be released and we appreciate the help we get from Chanslor Ranch."
In 2008, 2009 and 2010 field biologists collected tissue samples and confirmed that the released coho spawned successfully in several tributaries and in all possible mating combinations.
Fish surveys planned for the coming summer in the Salmon Creek watershed will tell CDFG biologists whether the latest released group of adult coho salmon has reproduced successfully and whether any of the progeny from the first release in winter 2008 have returned this season from the ocean to spawn in the watershed where their life's journey began three years ago.


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Organic supermarket giant Whole Foods has removed a version of its store-brand yogurt from shelves after lawsuits were filed in local courts over the dairy product's sugar content.
A company spokesperson tells NBC10.com Friday that the Whole Foods 365 Everyday Value Nonfat Plain Greek Yogurt is not being sold as they investigate how much sugar is in each serving.
Two class-action lawsuits were filed earlier this month on behalf of Pennsylvania and New Jersey shoppers.
The suits were brought forth after testing by Consumer Reports found yogurt samples to contain six times the sugar content that was displayed on the nutrition label. The label said 2 grams of sugar was in one container of the product, but the group's analysis found 11.4 grams per serving.
The lawsuit alleges the supermarket knew the label was wrong, but continued to sell the product.
Whole Foods has declined to comment on the specifics of the case, but the spokesperson previously said they were working to determine the discrepancy between their test results and what Consumer Reports found.
Attorneys for the lawsuits are seeking $100 per plaintiff and could represent some 35,000 people. Should they win, the supermarket chain could be forced to pay $3.5 million.
The company spokesperson said several other Greek yogurt options remain stocked for customers in the meantime.


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The release of the Bentley Arnage in 1998 marked the beginning of a new and exciting time for the Bentley brand; a time for sportier cars to own the road. The major break from Bentley tradition, and what the model is inherently known for, is found under its hood.
It's been a long and winding road from Bentley's adolescent days as an airplane engine producer during World War I to the introduction of one of its signature luxury automobiles eight decades later: the Arnage.
Following the end of the war, Bentley began experimenting with car motors, testing its mettle in some of the foremost European auto races of the day. With engines growing larger and more powerful and a budding worldwide auto craze shifting into high gear, the struggling Rolls Royce brand purchased Bentley in 1931. Unfortunately, the relationship was anything but smooth, with Bentleys being mere copies of what Rolls Royce already manufactured.
Bentley finally found its distinctive place among luxury cars in the early 1980s with the introduction of the Mulsanne Turbo. Other popular and well-received lines followed suit, and in 1998 VW bought Bentley, pouring nearly $2 billion into reviving the name. That same year, Bentley introduced the Arnage, the first completely redesigned model for almost 20 years in both body style and engine muscle.
In 2002, to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee, Bentley fashioned the reigning monarch's official State Limousine, containing a twin-turbocharged 6.75-liter V-8 engine modified from the Arnage R. The Arnage was also featured prominently in the 1999 Pierce Brosnan heist film, "The Thomas Crown Affair."
In previous decades, the same 6.75-liter V-8 engine powered all Bentleys. After culling several choices, among those the GM Premium V engine and a Mercedes-Benz V-8 engine, the Bentley makers settled on BMW for the job. The new Arnage would be saddled with a special twin-turbo version of the 4.4-liter BMW V-8 with Cosworth-engineered twin-turbo installation.
From a technical standpoint, the BMW-powered Arnage is decidedly more modern, and significantly more fuel efficient; equipped with 32 double overhead-valve camshafts, along with twin-turbo Bosch electronic engine-management technology. These changes directly contrast the previous 16-valve, single turbo, archaic pushrod motor with less advanced engine management.
Bentley released Red and Green labels in 1999, both with stiffer body shells, larger wheels, and a more refined braking system (all implemented to handle a heavier engine). Other improvements to the vehicle's design and handling include a standard pop-up Alpine navigation system, dual rear- and front-park distance control, improved back-seat leg room, the addition of power-folding exterior mirrors, and precision modification to the steering rack to help reduce steering effort at low speeds.
In its 11-year run, from 1998 to 2009, the Arnage racked up a lion's share of industry accolades, with most critics praising its impeccable image and overall quality. The Royal Automobile Club of England even went so far as to call the Arnage the finest car ever produced under the Bentley name.
For the farewell of the celebrated Arnage, Bentley pulled out the stops in terms of performance, comfort, and vehicle design as a way of giving its prized model a stylish send off. Combining the sophistication of the Arnage R with the performance of the Arnage T, the 2009 version (known exclusively as the Final Series) was served up as the ultimate expression of class-leading luxury mixed with natural power.
Able to accelerate from zero to 60 mph in 5.2 seconds, the Final Series came loaded with a 500 horsepower, twin-turbocharged 6.8-liter V-8 with 738 lb-ft of torque, a six-speed automatic transmission with sports function, and an adaptive/auto-leveling suspension including stiffer road springs, anti-roll bars, and revised damper tuning for better handling. This Arnage reached a top speed of 179 mph.
For the interior, buyers could choose between walnut, oak, bird's-eye maple, and black-lacquer interior trim to complement the numerous leather options. Additional features included diamond-quilted leather seats, a GPS navigation system, a power-adjustable tilt steering wheel with cruise-control buttons, an auto-dimming rearview mirror, heated/powered seats in the front and rear, and even a back-seat cocktail cabinet with "Final Series" labeled steel flask and shot glasses, two picnic tables finished in unbleached veneers, four Bentley umbrellas, and—in case that's not quite enough—an 1100-watt Naim audio system with an SD memory-card slot instead of a CD player. And, of course, an optional iPod-integration unit was available.
In terms of safety, the Arnage included a back-up camera on the Final Series, along with side curtain airbags, front and rear side-impact airbags, front and rear sonar sensors, an anti-lock braking system, electronic stability control, and traction control.
Pricing for the 2009 Bentley Arnage Final Series began at approximately $280,000.
During 1999 and 2000, Bentley released Red and Green labels of the Arnage respectively. With the Bentley model's recognizable Winged B logo embedded against a Red background (the Green version would be altered similarly), the Red version's engine bay is fitted with the common turbo-charged 6.75-liter V-8, while a 4.5-liter V-8 powers the Green. In the end, the Green's engine design offers more agility from a driver's perspective (better vehicular balance and less curb weight by more than 600 pounds), is ultimately more reliable, and remains less expensive to service. Still, by 2002, Bentley ceased production on both models.
The Arnage RL, released in 2001, featured an entirely reworked version of the Red's standard 6.75-liter V-8 with most of its parts made up of a Bosch Motronic ME7.1.1 engine management system in place of the old Zytek system. It also had two small Garrett T3 turbochargers instead of the single large T4. This newly designed, fully electronic engine gives the RL a sturdy 405 horsepower and a torque of 835.
In 2002, the last of the Red labels hit the market, known only as the R. In contrast to the Arnage T's sportier design (465 hp; 875 torque), this model appealed to families with young children, most notably due to the installation of ISOfix child-seat mounting points in the rear of the car. Like the RL, the R featured two Garrett T3 turbochargers under its hood.
In 2007, both the Arnage R and the T received slight power upgrades, their engines being matched with a version of the six-speed ZF automatic transmission found in Bentley's Continental line. Low-inertia Mitsubishi units, designed to improve engine response, replaced the Garrett turbochargers. With all said and done, the T topped out at 500 hp and the R at 460 hp.
A year later, the fully-loaded powertrain of the T found its way into Bentley's last version of the Arnage to roll off the assembly line: the Final Series.
2009 Bentley Arnage
Luxury, Sedan
The 2009 Bentley Arnage is a luxury sedan that maintains its rich history.
2008 Bentley Arnage
The 2008 Bentley Arnage comes with a twin-turbo V-8 that creates between 450 and 500 horsepower.
2007 Bentley Arnage
The 2007 Bentley Arnage oozes the aesthetics of conspicuous consumption.
2006 Bentley Arnage
2005 Bentley Arnage
The 2005 Arnage classifies as a large luxury car produced by Bentley Motors in Crewe, England.
2004 Bentley Arnage
The Bentley Arnage is a very large four-door luxury sedan, all models measuring over 16 feet long, over six feet wide, and weighing nearly three tons.
2003 Bentley Arnage
The 2003 Bentley Arnage has a signature grille in the front that is reminiscent of a 1960s upper class vehicle in a typical movie scene.
2002 Bentley Arnage
The 2002 Bentley Arnage classifies as a large, luxury sedan that increases its model lineup for the 2002 model year.


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Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 6:42 pm
Post subject: Help! Homemade tomato sauce/acidity
Actually, I have the basic tomato sauce down. It's the fine-tuning that I need an engineerish person for.
So, here's how I make tomato sauce: We usually overplant tomatoes in our garden, and the extras that we can't use get rinsed, cored, any bad spots cut out, packed in a ziplock, and frozen. Once the temps and humidity outside go down (i.e. fall), I take the frozen tomatoes, run them under hot water to slip the skins off, and toss them in the crockpot with no lid. It goes on high until they melt down, then low to evaporate the water. (maybe 1-2 days?) I then use an immersion blender to give it a smooth texture, and I have been re-freezing it in one-cup portions, although as an aside I'd like to try canning it one of these years.
Here's my dilemma: I have no control over how concentrated the sauce ends up and therefore how acidic it is, if you will, especially considering variables such as some tomatoes are more ripe than others, etc. I tried subbing some of my sauce in a Spanish rice recipe that called for water and tomato paste (I googled a substitution for tomato paste/water and tomato sauce). From the taste of the final product, you'd have thought I just used watery tomato paste - way too strong. Anybody know a method to test the acidity/concentration? Or some other suggestion? Thanks!
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Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 7:19 pm
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Netta -
first, concentration ie sauce "thickness" has zero.zip relationship to acidity.
second, you have complete control over how "concentrated" the sauce becomes. as in, stop cooking it.
you made no mention of any ingredients other than tomatoes. so going on the "you are not adding two bottles of vinegar" assumption, the acidity of the sauce is determined by the tomato strain/type/variety. they do vary.
your local pet store can provide you with pH test strips (commonly used in keeping tropical fish) - which means you can quantify the acidity/pH of your sauce. which brings up the next problem: if you could make the pH anything between zero and 14, what would you like?
since tomatoes tend to the acid side, you can reduce the acidity very simply with something like baking soda. baking soda carries a salty taste - so baking soda first, salt/season later.
>>> 1-2 days in a crockpot
this concerns me. that's a long time in the open air at minimal temps.
I'd recommend you blend it up and use a low heat aiming for 4-5 hours to the desired consistency.
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Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 12:47 pm
Post subject: Add a bit of sugar
First of all, I'm with Dilbert -- I'd think it would be safer to reduce this over a higher temperature for a shorter time period -- so I'd ditch the crockpot and go with a stock pot on the stove.
As for it being too acid -- that's why you taste it! The easiest way to correct that is to add a bit of sugar -- you don't want to eliminate the tartness; that's part of the beauty of the flavor profile of the tomatoes. Instead you want to balance it with some sweetness. Sugar is the simplest solution, but you could instead add honey or any other ingredient you care to that will balance the flavor.
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Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 10:29 pm
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Thanks to both of you for replying - you bring up some good points. Couple of things . . .
By definition, wouldn't more concentrated sauce be more acidic - pulling out the water makes the proportions of everything else go up? I'm just kind of thinking out loud here, which will probably get me in trouble. :>) As for what pH/acidity I'm going for - that of commercial tomato sauce, I suppose . . .
You'd think tasting it would be the easy way to go - but I can't say I care for the flavor of straight tomato sauce and it's difficult to quantify taste anyway, know what I mean? I typically add sugar to my tomato sauce recipes (spaghetti sauce, chili, etc.) anyway, so it might make sense to do it at this stage of the game.
I appreciate your concern regarding safety in the crockpot. I assumed that it was staying well over 140, but if I do it that way again, I'll check it periodically with a thermometer to make sure.
And thanks for the pH test strips mention - I'll take a look and see if it's worth it to dink around with an experiment. Might be interesting!
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