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Jim Leyland is a realist. Eleven years of managing in the minor leagues and another 16 as a skipper in the major leagues does that to a guy. Thus, the Tigers manager doesn't need to look at the playoff odds report to understand that his team's chances of repeating as American League champions are only slighter better than O.J. Simpson's are of winning the Good Samaritan of the Year award. "We're a long shot, a real long shot," Leyland said. "That's just the way it is. If we don't make the playoffs, it's not going to be the end of the world. I know that, and the guys on this team know that, just like we know it's not going to be the end of the world if we do make the playoffs."
It might not be the end of the world, but a comeback of the proportion the Tigers will need to pull off in the final 12 days of the season would be enough to make more than a few hearts skip a beat. After losing the first two games of a three-game series at Cleveland that ends this afternoon, the Tigers are now 6 � games behind the Indians in the AL Central, and 4 � games behind the New York Yankees in the AL Wild Card race."What it comes down to is that Boston and the Yankees and the Angels and Cleveland have all played better than us this season," Leyland said. "We haven't had a bad season by any means but there are four teams in the American League who have played better. There is no shame in that. They are all very good teams. We'll play the rest of the games and see what happens."
The Tigers will almost certainly be home in October a year after making an improbable run to the World Series, where they were knocked off by the even more improbable Cardinals. Nevertheless, the Tigers were perhaps the biggest story of the 2006 season, winning the AL pennant after a dozen consecutive losing seasons. However, last year was bit of a magic carpet ride. Leyland had returned to managing after six years as a scout with the Cardinals. They also had the good fortune of avoiding the types of major injuries that derail many playoff expresses.
This year, though, it became apparent before the season ever started that things weren't going to go that smoothly for the Tigers again. In the final days of spring training, left-hander Kenny Rogers, ace of their starting rotation, had a blood clot in his pitching shoulder that had to be surgically removed. "We've lost some key guys to injuries this season and it's had an effect," Leyland said. "That's not making an excuse, that's just a fact. However, every team in baseball has injury problems at one time or another. We're not the only team to have injury problems."
While Rogers returned from the injury, he has logged only 51 innings this season. Hard-throwing reliever Joel Zumaya, a rookie sensation last year with a 100-mph fastball, ruptured a tendon in the middle finger of his right hand in early May. He has been limited to 31 innings this season and was forced to dial down his fastball a few ticks after having surgery. Fernando Rodney battled shoulder problems most of the season, and two other members of the starting rotation--left-hander Nate Robertson and right-hander Jeremy Bonderman--also spent time on the DL.
Injuries weren't limited to the pitching staff. Designated hitter and sometime outfielder Gary Sheffield, acquired from the New York Yankees in trade, injured his right shoulder in a collision with second baseman Placido Polanco in late July, and was never the same. Sheffield eventually went on the DL and completely lost his power stroke.
But it's especially the injuries to the pitching staff that the Tigers haven't been able to overcome. They are ninth in the AL in runs allowed this season, giving up 5.01 a game, after leading the league with a 4.17 mark a year ago. The only one of the Tigers' top four sarting pitchers who has come close to duplicating his 2006 success is Justin Verlander. He has a 5.4 SNLVAR this year after posting a 6.1 mark last season as a rookie. Verlander is also the only one of the front four starters to stay off the DL this season. However, Verlander was hammered on Tuesday night by Cleveland, a loss that all but ended the Tigers' postseason aspirations, as he gave up seven runs in 5 2/3 innings.
Thanks to injury, Zumaya's WXRL is 0.874 this season, down from last season's 5.010 that led the Tigers and ranked seventh in the AL. Meanwhile, the only two Tigers with a WRXL over 1.000 this year are closer Todd Jones (2.853) and left-hander Bobby Seay (2.081).
While Sheffield has only added roughly three wins with his bat to the Tigers' total with a 33.5 VORP this season, the offense is still better than it was a year ago. The Tigers rank second in the AL with 5.50 runs a game this season, and third with a team Equivalent Average of .270 after their 5.07 and .257 marks from last season were good for fifth and 10th, respectively.
Powering that improvement has been right fielder Magglio Ordonez, enjoying the finest season of his career with a VORP of 80.5. In most years, he would have an outstanding shot to be the AL Most Valuable Player, but doesn't figure to outpoll Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez. Center fielder Curtis Granderson has had a breakout season, as his 60.5 VORP ranks seventh in the league. Both halves of the club's double play combination, shortstop Carlos Guillen (41.6, 17th) and Polanco (47.6, 11th), also rank in the top 20.
The only downside with the Tigers' increased offensive production is that only one of their regulars is under 30, the 26-year-old Granderson. The Tigers are again expected to try to trade for Pittsburgh shortstop Jack Wilson in the offseason after failing to make a deal at the July 31 non-waiver deadline; current shortstop Guillen's chronically bad knees will likely necessitate a move to first base in 2008.
While Rogers is 42 and Jones is 39, the Tigers pitching staff still has upside. Verlander and Bonderman are 24, Zumaya is 22, and a number of pitchers 26 or younger have seen action for the Tigers this season, including left-handers Andrew Miller, Macay McBride, and Clay Rapada and right-handers Jair Jurrjens, Zach Miner, Yorman Bazardo, Virgil Vazquez, Jordan Tata, Jose Capellan, and Eulogio de la Cruz.
"People talk about momentum and how if you win a dramatic game in extra innings that it will carry you for a week, but momentum is only as good as your next day's starting pitcher," Leyland said. "You have to have pitching to win a pennant. We showed that last year. It's also why I feel we have a chance to be competitive for a number of years." Even if the Tigers' days of contending this year have all but expired during a season in which they have never held more than a two-game lead in the AL Central.
"It hasn't been the easiest of years for us and there were a couple points in the season when I think just about everybody outside of our clubhouse wrote us off," Leyland said. "I'm proud of this team, though. Our guys have never given up on themselves and always kept fighting. In a lot of respects, I'm even prouder of this year's team than last year's. It's easy to play hard when things are going well but our guys never quit battling all year, even though it looks like it might not be enough to get us into the playoffs."
John Perrotto is an author of Baseball Prospectus.
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The Monterey City Council on Tuesday is slated to move ahead with a plan, which has progressed in fits and starts, to trim employee pension costs.
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Older hires would continue to receive pension benefits under old, first-tier agreements while new hires would have reduced, second-tier benefits.
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Under deals with public safety and non-public safety employees, the city was originally going to institute the second-tier plans as early as July 2011. But there were complications, Maloney said.
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68 comments found.
Hi there. I would really like to have the logo appear on every page in the main body area as Guernseydesignaward example as well as retaining existing logo in the top left, again like Guernseydesignaward.com. I thought of just attaching from media to every page but this means I would have to hide page title heading which I would like to keep if possible. This would also be necessary to also have on the blog I will later populate.
Any help would be greatly accepted. Thanks for the info on the value on the header, I haven't tried it yet , but thats next on my list.
How about adding some html into a text widget in the header widget area? That would stick on all pages.
Hi – Thanks for another great theme.
In my instance, the values for the custom fields (e.g. "large" for "page_title_display") are not able to be saved. The value attribute disappears when I click "Update." Any suggestions?
Also, your documentation says "this theme adds a meta box titled Format." I am not seeing that.
Sorry – ignore my last comment about "Format," I see it now. But the Custom Field values are still not holding.
Thanks again
The theme isn't doing anything special to the custom field boxes, they're a part of the WordPress core it is simply using for overriding settings like that. Be sure you click add, even add a test second one and then publish the post to be 100% sure.
Thanks for the quick reply – I've used custom fields hundreds of times before. I don't know why it's not working. Strange this is: The imported content pages with the custom fields already set DO work.
I just cannot get any new pages to update and keep the field value.
Okay I think I found the problem.
Research (http://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-fields-wont-add-correctly-theme-problem?replies=3) indicates that the functions.php file must be completely free of blank lines. There were a lot of blank lines in the functions.php file for this theme. I removed them all, and it works now, but ONLY if you do NOT click "update." You must enter the field value, click "add field" and then log off the page without clicking "update."
I just installed the theme locally and can't seem to replicate this & haven't heard of this in nearly 100 purchases, there must be something else at play here.
I'll keep an eye open… thanks!
Nice, clean theme!
Is there a way to remove or at least rename the Permalink link at the end of posts? We already have "Continue Reading…" and most readers don't know what a Permalink is.
thank you! Marie
Hey Marie!
I would probably just do it via CSS vs. editing the theme unless you're comfortable with PHP , you could add:
.post-permalink { display: none; }
I cant make the Manual Excerpt work; nor the "More" tag. I am not sure what I am missing here.I re-read this resource, but can't pin-point: http://codex.wordpress.org/Excerpt
Thanks for your help.
The more tag is what's in use on my demo, be sure you're entering it exactly as-is:
<!--more Keep reading!-->http://codex.wordpress.org/Customizing_the_Read_More
Great theme, how do I display my social media links on the left vertical bar?
Hi there,
Have you imported the sample content?
Add items to the social menu in the admin area.
Got it, thanks!
Hi there. Thanks for your previous help. I am struggling with my blog page. I was wanting to display the logo I dropped in on every page with some intro text before the blogs so I tried:
Image and intro text on blog page – but this disapeared and only blogs displayed.
Created a sticky post and added featured image and intro text – this worked but featured image has automatic link which I cant get rid of and also displays date which I don't want.
Created a sticky post and added normal image within post and intro text – this worked but also displays date.
What I'm after if possible is a news intro before all the blogs with header image above, as seen on welcome.it-web.co.uk. Is there something I can do in the back end to create this effect? I want dates to appear on rest of blogs.
Hi Alan,
You may just want to edit the index.php file directly and add some HTML in above the loop on a non-archive page since the blog doesn't use a normal page title / content.
Contact me directly if you would like a theme customization quote.
I am trying to make the portfolio, and instead of uploading website screenshots, want to use this:http://www.wprecipes.com/wordpress-shortcode-display-a-thumbnail-of-any-website
Do you think this is viable?
I would really suggest taking a screenshot and using the image on your site vs. trying to pull in an external URL for every visitor, especially if their site gets hacked, goes down or simply changes.
Hi Cudazi – after working with this theme for a few weeks now, I can honestly say that you have produced another winner. Just great, and thank you.
One more question / request:
Would it be possible to get the Featured Image Thumbnail Link field added to the Portfolio Post admin?
Many thanks.
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Hey there, thank you!
I'm not quite following you about the link, the featured image thumbnail link in the admin area is found in it's default location by WP – http://cl.ly/CKOx
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cudazi in wordpress 3.3 this theme keeps inserting emptyand
tags everywhere and most of the shortcodes are not working properly… please fix as it is impossible to use the theme other wise
The live demo is using WordPress 3.3 and has not run into issues.
Try using the sample content and the [ raw ] shortcodes, be sure to enter the shortcodes in HTML mode and leave the blank line between all shortcodes, eg:
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Nice job on the template! This is the first website I have ever built and I only needed a little help from a friend. It was the exact template I was looking for and pefect for a PhD student looking for a post doc. The best xmas present ever for my wife.
Feel free to add the website http://www.laurendiepenbrock.com/ to your example website.
Thanks again, Justin
Great work Justin, what a cool idea for a gift!
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Awesome theme! You did a great job! So hard to find a clean, simple template and this is perfect…
I believe this theme is only supported up to Firefox 4.0, but I'm wondering if you know what code I can change to make the background menu color different in Firefox 8.0? I found the correct line in the CSS file, but it only changes the color in IE, not FF 8 or Chrome. I see one of your sample sites figured it out and it looks terrific.
Any help would be sincerely appreciated. Thank you again. S
Hey there,
The menu column background is just a background image, changing it will work across all browsers.
The menu list items (.sf-menu li) has a background gradiant that uses vendor specific CSS as it's CSS3 , -webkit-gradient… and -moz-linear-gradient, etc… the standard background is set just before as a fallback item.
Give a tool called Firebug a try to "inspect" the site and track down any styles and even test-edit the site.
Great! It's the menu list items that was giving me the mental workout, so I'm happy to know where to start picking at now. = )
I'll check out firebug too. Cheers! Really appreciate the super fast response!
I appreciate the purchase, have a great day!
Love the template, it's perfect for what I need. I have several questions.
1. How do you change the images in the slider for the home page?
2. How do you get the Custom Post Grid Shortcode to work properly?
3. where exactly do i have to go to change the CSS ? I just need change some colors.
Please be sure you have imported the sample content, I think that'll help explain how everything ties together.
For the css, you can add it to the files in the /css/screen.css file or just /styles.css
I'm thinking of purchasing your template because I love the simplicity of the design, but I have a few questions. Does it come with any other widgets, like one for ads? Also, can I easily edit the header font so it doesn't have a drop shadow? Thanks.
Hey there,
You can display ads in a standard text widget or grab one of the many (free) plugins from http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/ or (paid) CodeCanyon.net
As for the shadow, yes it can be removed with a couple lines in the styles. (just remove these lines from the css/screen.css file http://cl.ly/2M0G3h10160J2x1J0M2s)
Thank you for the theme!
Just a short question: How can I hide the title of a single page (home) in the content?
Thanks a lot!!! John
See this box when editing a page:
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An "egg-stravaganza" of family fun is planned for the Detroit Zoo's 23nd annual Bunnyville celebration on Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The two-day event, presented by Meijer, features treats, games, crafts, live entertainment and animal enrichment.
Bunnyville visitors are encouraged to bring a canned or other non-perishable food item to be donated to Gleaners Community Food Bank. Each guest with a food donation will receive a reduced admission price of $8. Admission for Detroit Zoological Society members is free, but members are encouraged to bring food donations.
Also supported by Tim Hortons and Valvoline Instant Oil Change, Bunnyville will include a Golden Egg Hunt, Funny Bunny Games, springtime crafts and photo opportunities with the Easter Bunny (available for purchase). Guests can stop by the Whisker Painting Station, sponsored by Children's Hospital of Michigan, for their official Bunnyville whiskers.
The Off Broadway Productions musical "The Bunny Follies" will be performed in the Events Pavilion at noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
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One of the first things Joey Logano did after the Sprint Cup race at Sonoma last weekend was go find teammate Denny Hamlin.
It was Hamlin whom Logano got into the back of with about 20 laps remaining, resulting in Hamlin spinning in Turn 11 and finishing 35th. Kyle Busch, Logano's other Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, also got caught up in the aftermath and finished 17th.
Hamlin and Logano talked, and Hamlin knew that Logano didn't wreck him on purpose. But it still didn't completely soothe his ill feelings.
"Upset would be a good term (how I felt)," Hamlin said Wednesday. "Just so disappointed. We had spent most of the race hanging around the top 10, outside of it a little bit, and we were making a huge charge at the end of that race towards the front."
Logano, who finished 10th, explained to Hamlin, who had just passed him a couple of laps earlier, that he had wheel-hopped his car in the turn, causing him to get into the back of him.
"I already talked to him," Logano said after the race. "We're going to move on. … When you get down in there and you're trying to keep the car behind you, it's just tight racing and we started to get into wheel-hopping.
"At that point, we were out of control."
Hamlin seemed to understand Logano's stance but obviously wished it had never happened.
"Any time you have a hairpin corner, guys brake at different spots," Hamlin said. "Just brakes are not as good at the end of the day, and he expressed that he wheel-hopped getting in the corner, and there was pretty much nothing he could do. Looking back at the tape, I look and I say he probably couldn't have.
"He would have either chosen to take either me or Kyle out, because Kyle was on my outside. … You just hope that you don't take anyone out in the process, and unfortunately we were the car in front of him."
Joe Gibbs Racing president J.D. Gibbs said Logano took it upon himself to mend the fences.
"It was frustrating for him," Gibbs said. "He felt bad. Some of that stuff, in a race you start wheel-hopping, you can't control once that begins."
Hamlin said he didn't take it personally.
"I knew it was nothing on purpose," Hamlin said. "Obviously when you're racing around (teammates), you race extra cautious. … He just made a small mistake and it was just magnified because we were the one in front of him."


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The Friends of the Historic Great Falls Tavern is a not-for-profit, member-supported organization dedicated to preserving the Historic Great Falls Tavern and other historic structures located in the C&O Canal National Historical Park.
Originally founded in 1973 as the Friends of the Great Falls Tavern to advocate on behalf of preservation and educational projects in the park, The Friends of the Historic Great Falls Tavern was recognized as a qualified 501(c)(3) charity in 1997, both to succeed the existing mission of the the original Friends, as well as to enable the organization to accept active stewardship of major preservation projects in the Park.
Since that time, the Friends have engaged in a number of public/private partnerships including stewardship of a highly successful rehabilitation of the Tavern completed in 2000, as well as our recent project to build the replica canal packet boat, Charles S. Mercer, sited on the canal at Lock 20, adjacent to the Tavern.
Our most recent project is to restore the lockhouse at Swain's Lock to serve as an educational center.
In addition to these projects, The Friends sponsor seasonal and cultural events at the Tavern and organize historical excursions in the Park and adjacent canal towns, as well as keeping our members informed as to ongoing preservation and conservation issues.
Your membership in the Friends and your donations to its activities make it possible to maintain these activities. Please visit our Membership and Donations page.
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A NEW pavement is being built in Bath Road, Eastington to make the road safer to cross for pedestrians.
The area of Bath Road opposite Orchard Leigh Cottage will see a new pavement build out being installed from today, Monday, January 20 to Friday, January 24.
So the improvements to the footpath are carried out quickly and safely a full road closure to through traffic in Bath Road will be in place between the hours of 8am and 4pm during the works.
However, two gatemen will be in place at all times of the closure to help vehicles needing to access buildings or properties in Bath Road and surrounding roads.
A diversion route is in place and the road will be reopened fully outside of the working hours.
The new pavement build out on Bath Road has been jointly funded by Gloucestershire County Council, Eastington Parish Council, Orchard Leigh Camphill Community and Highways Local.
Vernon Smith, cabinet member for highways and flood said: "The new build out on this road will make it much easier for pedestrians to cross the road and I'm more than happy to be working with our partners on getting this done.
"I'd like to thank the residents and regular road users in advance for their patience with us whilst we carry out the works."
Cllr Lesley Williams, who represents Stonehouse at the county council: said, "I'm delighted that this build out is finally being installed.
"It is an example of excellent partnership working together in the interests of the people living nearby making road crossing safer."


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Page 4 of Arbonne Clear Advantage System reviews
Read or post reviews on thousands of acne products & treatments.
Clarifying Wash Acne Medication:
Active Ingredient:
Salicylic Acid (1%).
Key Ingredients:
Alfalfa, dandelion leaf, licorice root, peppermint, orange peel, mallow flower, wild pansy, hops extract, vitamins A, C and E.
Clarifying Toner Acne Medication:
Active Ingredient:
Salicylic Acid (0.5%).
Key Ingredients:
Hazel, alfalfa, dandelion leaf, licorice root, orange peel, orange fruit, mallow flower, hops extract, sugar cane, sugar maple, lemon fruit, vaccinium myrtillus fruit/leaf, lactic acid, vitamins A and E.
Clarifying Lotion Acne Medication:
Active Ingredient:
Salicylic acid (1%).
Key Ingredients:
Alfalfa, dandelion leaf, licorice root, orange peel, mallow flower, wild pansy, mulberry, hops extract, vitamins A, C and E.
Acne Spot Treatment Acne Medication:
Active Ingredient:
Salicylic Acid (2%).
Key Ingredients:
Rosa roxburghii fruit extract, lycium barbarum fruit extract.
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Key Ingredients:
Resveratrol, Coenzyme Q10, saccharomyces boulardii (probiotics), zinc, vitamins C and E, gugglesterone, grapeseed extract, rosemary extract.
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I have light/moderate acne and have been using this product for a few months now and I must say that it has cleared up my blackheads from my cheeks but I still have many bumps on my forehead that have not cleared up.
One thing that I really need to state about this product is that you should only be using it ONCE a day, once a day and you will see great improvement in a matter of weeks, I really think that is a KEY component to this system. My one time per day wash/tone/lotion is strictly at night, I prefer it this way. Also, doing this cuts way down on the cost, and I honestly think if one was to use this 2x per day it would just be way too much. My sister also uses this once per day only (night too) and has been doing so for over a year and her skin has a great tone and texture appearence to it with very very infrequent breakouts compared to moderate acne before. I would highly reccomend this product, it takes my skin from bumpy, rough, and very frequent breakouts to smooth, soft skin, with mild acne. I also think it's one of the least irritating salycic products available. Goodluck!!
You could use either proactive or this to get that burning skin feeling. I'd rather wash a whole lot more with my usual soap, or even just deal with the pimples than have my sking burn all the time. I would not recommend this product.
Get it! I love it... It is the best product I have used and I have hormonal acne!
It works. like, it reallllly works!
Honestly it's not a miracle treatment and will likely not work for everyone but so far it is the best product I have used - my skin is the clearest it has been although I have some acne scars. They have recently changed the product, I hope it will work the same or better.
way too expensive when product does nothing but make skin dry!
Best product I've ever used for acne. All around good stuff. I was a Proactiv user before, and it worked at first then stopped after awhile. Plus it bleached all my towels. That can't be good for your skin! This Arbonne system is definitely my choice over Proactiv, and am still recommending it. Who cares that you have to order it? Arbonne offers hefty discounts so to me, it's definitely affordable. Plus it's nice to know I'm using a botanically-based product. My skin honestly feels clean, clear and very balanced: not dry OR oily which is something I've never experienced. It's like you feel naturally clean. The full set even comes with vitamins to help clear your skin from the inside out. Who does that? They really know their stuff. Plus I got a free eye cream with the set so that was cool. Definite must try!
it doesnt work...
I would recommend it for sure. I buy the product set.


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Apple Picking
Are we all excited that the weekend is here? I am.
I have no idea why but I have a desire to go apple picking.
And drink apple cider spiked with cinnamon sticks, infused with cloves or oranges for an extra zing.
Good thing I saw this when I was out today. Brand new seasonal arrival. It's like the Apple Cider Gods heard my mental chatter and knew I was craving it and bam, it was on the shelves waiting for me.
I of course picked some up
Ingredients: Apples, Lemon Juice, Cinnamon, Allspice, Cloves, Orange Peel, Lemon Peel. I love cloves and rarely bake with them so this is going to be right up my alley. I adore cinnamon and anything with a little lemon or orange essence, too.
Sounds like fall in a cup to me
Either that or a Caramel Maple Pumpkin Pie Smoothie to fill my cup
And fall on a plate would be Caramel Apple Bars
You know, just in case I haven't gotten my apple fill in liquid form.
And these are really easy. One bowl, stir a few things together like peanut butter, apples, oats, and bake.
It's been years since I've gone apple picking and would love to go. Not sure if it's in the cards this weekend or not, but I'd like to try.
Thanks for your patience with my server move. I really was resisting moving servers because it's such a pain, for me and for you. But it just had to be done. Too many things were going wrong. Crashes and errors are just not cool.
As I said in my last post, if you experienced any downtime with my site, error messages, a post or two not showing up in Google Reader, or anything a little off the past few days, the server move is reason. But hopefully it's smooth sailing from here out.
1. Have you picked apples recently?
No I haven't but I have a whole slew of Apple Recipes in case you have apples on your hands and are just dying to use them.
2. Have you picked or picked up anything else this week or recently?
A few things I've picked up include:
some new kitchen gadgets & tools
a couple hundred I want to make this or have this items on Pinterest
And now if only I could pick some winning lottery numbers.
Thanks for the Shabby Apple Giveaway entries. I didn't even plan this post to coincide with the Shabby Apple giveaway but I can pretend I did.
Enjoy your weekend!


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This colourful port follows the old ways but attracts new visitors looking for inspiration.
Beach getaways don't usually feature stone ramparts – unless of course you happen to be a Barbary pirate in Essaouira, in which case they are handy for spotting the English Armada coming to steal sugar. From the 16th to the 19th Century, the port serviced European nobility's cravings for cake, and the whitewashed fortifications harboured unimaginable treasures in sugar and spice.
Tastes have changed, as has Essaouira. Each morning, fleets of cobalt blue boats still head out from port, scattering across a vast Atlantic horizon - but now the daily haul is sea bass, not sugar. The city's main citadel today houses a contemporary art gallery, Galerie Borj, and the city's southern gates open onto a stretch of sandy beach. Where pirates once lurked, kite surfers pass daydreamers in flowing ghandouras (traditional indigo-hued garments).
Essaouira's grand archways and wide streets were designed by French architect and POW Théodore Cornut. Legend has it that Sultan Sidi Mohammed ben Abdallah was so impressed by his design for the city, that Cornut was granted his freedom. Sunny boulevards are lined with whitewashed buildings - blank canvases interrupted only by blue window frames and awnings.
Inside cupboard-sized shops, shelves are stacked with jars of ochre and purple powder. The yellow powders are saffron-spice blends to make Essaouira's signature fish tagine, but the mysterious purple pigment is what first made Essaouira's reputation, some 2,000 years ago. Murex violet from the nearby Îles Purpuraires (Purple Islands) was the envy of Roman emperors, who bought it to dye their imperial togas, and for centuries artisans guarded the secret to extracting the valuable pigment from murex snail shells.
Today, local artist Souad Attabi makes no secret of the sources for her abstract paintings depicting Berber talismans, hung at the Bab Sebaa Gallery. "For my work, I use henna and spices - they have a long history here, but offer fresh possibilities in painting," she says. Now that its glory days as the North African spice port are past, Attabi says her hometown is free to harbour big ideas. "Essaouira is full of meaningful pauses, empty spaces that invite the mind to wander."
Further information
Essaouira is 2½ hours by car or coach from Marrakesh. Three coaches a day depart from the Supratours headquarters, just west of the train station. See club-mistral.com for surfing lessons and rentals
Where to Stay
Midrange: Once the home of an imam (a leader in the Islamic faith), Dar Liouba lies in the heart of the medina. The rooms all lead off a central spiral staircase and are decorated in Essaouira's trademark cobalt blue and white (from £50).
Top end: L'Heure Bleue, formerly the residence of Moroccan nobility, has been beautifully restored; rooms look onto a central courtyard where breakfast and afternoon mint tea is served and there's a rooftop pool (from £250).
The article 'Morocco's best for coastal retreats: Essaouira' was published in partnership with Lonely Planet Magazine.


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When the time arrives to find a new student checking account, the homework may be getting more challenging for parents and their college-bound children.
SunTrust Bank recently informed customers it will begin imposing a $4 monthly maintenance fee for Student Checking account holders who fail to meet one of the following requirements.
- Minimum of one payroll direct deposit per month ($100 or more).
- Minimum $300 daily collected balance in a linked parent's or guardian's personal checking account.
- Minimum $300 daily collected balance in the Student Checking account.
The change will go into effect March 1, 2012. SunTrust's current Student Checking account program has no bank fees.
As if taking care of tuition and room-and-board costs isn't enough, the bank will also charge $5 each month for any account holder who uses his or her debit card for signature-based, PIN point-of-sale or recurring check card transactions. It sounds like avoiding this fee is essentially impossible unless the card is strictly used for ATM withdrawals. Of course, customers can lose there, too. Those ATM withdrawals may be subject to out-of-network charges.
While parents and kids alike will grumble, this kind of move isn't completely unexpected. In the wake of the recently enacted Durbin Amendment, banks have cut debit rewards programs and hiked fees in an effort to prepare for falling revenues.
Right now, it still seems fairly easy to find a checking account for soon-to-be undergrads that doesn't include bank fees, minimum balance requirements and other hurdles. At some of the nation's biggest institutions, simply enrolling in college qualifies an account holder for a free checking account.
However, SunTrust's move may be a sign of what's to come. Perhaps other banks will follow suit and target the nation's undergraduates (and many of the parents who may be the ones paying those fees) to compensate for lost profits.
What do you think? Will the decline of free checking soon make way for the decline of free student checking? Or have you or your college student found an account that doesn't add dollars to that stack of student debt?


text: The Spectrum Sting lost to Southwest Christian 7-6 in 12 innings at home Saturday morning. Meghan Schroeder pitched all 12 innings, striking out 13, giving up seven runs (four earned). Coach Rob Rogers said the Sting defense was very solid with infielder Ellie Rogers throwing out eight batters, and Leah Dehn making several nice catches in the outfield. Punching two hits each were Elizabeth Hackbarth, Haily Wallace, Leah Dehn and Micah Pachl. Next for Spectrum (5-4) is a home game Monday against North Lakes Academy.


text: Gossip Girl Season 6 Review "Gone Maybe Gone" – Fans of Dan Need Not Apply October 8, 2012 Gossip Girl, Reviews Welcome back, Gossipers. Did you have a nice summer? Have the Dan-lovers finished licking their wounds? You know it'll never heal if you keep picking at it. See, last year I tried to play fair and only took sides because the story happened to only make sense for one side. But this season is the last…and all bets are off. Consider this fair warning. I can't stand Dan Humphrey and the season premiere, "Gone Maybe Gone," only served to cement my antipathy. Because really…is there anything left to love about Lonelyboy? He spent the summer in Italy under the questionable tutelage of Georgina, writing a tell-all book on a typewriter as not to risk exposure via technology. Please. It wasn't as if no one didn't realize who his last book was about; not using clever nicknames like Sabrina for Serena isn't going to make this one an instant bestseller. Dan is the absolute worst. He is the king of condescension and the emperor of self-righteousness. He stands in judgement of everyone in the world he never really had to be a part of, while he's done nothing but try to gain acceptance and entrance into that world from day one. It's like yelling at a bee for stinging you after you've stuck your hand in its nest to get honey. He has no one to blame but himself. There are a lot of reasons why I'm glad Blair chose Chuck, not the least of which is the fact that they have more sexual chemistry when they're standing three feet apart then she and Dan had while they were between the sheets, but because she deserves to be with someone who isn't going to be constantly judging her the sin of being rich. Dan never gave Serena a break about the life she happened to be born into; he made her feel like her family's wealth was something to be ashamed of, and he was already doing the same thing to Blair. Chuck, on the other hand…that's so not an issue. Still, I'm sad to report that Chuck and Blair are not officially together, but despite Dan's best efforts to raise doubts in Blair's mind (damn you, Humphrey!), the real reason is that Chuck has finally grown up and realized that how he treated Blair in the past isn't acceptable behavior. He wants to love her like a man, not a boy. Until the day he takes back everything his dad ripped away from him, she can only wear his ring around her neck. Honestly, it's enough for me. Last season there were a lot of words without any action. This year, I'd rather they not leap too quickly only to crash and burn. I just hope they have a few hot, clandestine encounters along the way, and that Blair doesn't listen to a bitter word that comes out of Dan's mouth. It's a good thing Blair has Chuck because she lost Serena. After dropping off the grid, Nate had to trade his info on Gossip Girl's identity to find out where everyone's favorite party girl spent the summer. Fortunately it wasn't in a hospital or a psych ward (that would have made Georgina way too happy). Serena did what Dan should have done a long time ago. She got out. She found a way to make a fresh start with a man who (at least for now) is good and decent and understood why she didn't tell him her real name. When she chose her new life over her tumultous relationship with her BFF, a very hurt Blair lashed back, as she always does. In other random news, Ivy is working with Lola on some sort of plan that involves befriending and seducing Rufus. Can't imagine what that is, although I assume it's a means to punish Lily, which quite frankly I'm not all that opposed to these days, especially now that she's renewed her vows with Bart Bass. And Nate is taking up with a fresh-faced reporter trying to do a story on him and the Spectator. Let's hope that potential romance is more interesting than the fling he had with Lola. Is anyone mourning the death of that hook-up? I doubt it. So, nine episodes left and a lot of stuff to wrap up. Is anyone taking bets, making predictions? I'd love to hear them. The only thing I wouldn't like to hear is how I'm a terrible excuse for a human being because I don't like Dan Humphrey. I'm not kicking puppies, people. It's just my opinion and I'm as entitled to it as you are to yours. Also, you can follow me on Twitter @krieli1 if you never want to miss a review. Until next time… Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) drag after reading that shit u wrote i really do hope dan humphrey kicks all of the upper east side's ass…u know the real problem is that u people just cannot bear to hear the truth…dan maybe a judgmental douche' but he has always accepted that…he might act like a whiny bitch(which is annoying) but at least he is always there for the rest of the gang(see the earlier seasons)….what interestingly makes his character different than the rest of them is that even the show's producer claims him as the voice of reason and truth(shocked yeah i know )….and also referring to the line "dan never gave serena a break about the life she happened to be born into " …yeah that's the reason why he fell in love with her,always stood up for her even when her own mother refused to believe in her"……it really is true people never appreciate the people who tells them the error of their ways and stand up for them instead act like the culprit is the other one..you said i am entitled to my opinion and my opinion is that you are more judgmental than dan humpfrey….no offense… Kristen Elizabeth Thanks for reading, even though you skipped the last paragraph. drag The pleasure was all mine..and even though i couldnt disagree more with your opinion…you sure are entitled to one…respect.. Talia dumb fat lonely bitch. Go finger urself Kristen Elizabeth I have a feeling your insightful comment will be deleted, but thanks for reading and keeping it classy. Claire I feel like all the characters at this point in the series are destroyed if that makes any sense. Dan isn't on good terms with anyone really, Ivy is just annoying, Serena is completely out of it disconnected from the dang but at least we (almost) have Blair and Chuck. As of now I dont like Dan either… I guess he's been burned by all of them but for some reason I'd like to him. But I hope everything gets back to normal and him and Serena end of together (is that crazy at this point?)… I want things at the second/third season. Those are the best parts, true gang of the series. Thanks for the blog, it's hard to find a lot these days! I love this show and I got invested too late, sigh. drag i dont think its crazy at all…i think the first four seasons were the best…they really messed up the characters in fifth season..specially dan and serena…but i think we are forgetting the main reason people got addicted to show in the first place…the relationship between dan and serena.. though that storyline was clearly overshadowed by chuck and blair…anyways people can always change…all we can do is hope writers be fair to the storyline…. Kristen Elizabeth That's a really good point. We do forget that the main couple were supposed to be Dan and Serena; Chuck and Blair just kind of emerged and developed based on the chemistry between the actors. But I think the writers didn't help themselves by making Dan so stubborn, so judgemental and so hypocritical. Thanks for reading and commenting; I really appreciate intelligent debate as opposed to rabid hate. Kristen Elizabeth While I can't imagine that, with only nine episode left, Dan and Serena could find their way back to each other, I wouldn't be opposed to him making a 180 degree turn-around. And honestly, it's not unheard of. Last season Blair went from confessing her eternal love for Chuck to sleeping with Dan in about two episodes. My antipathy for Dan stems from his attitude. If he could get over himself, I'd like him a lot more. Thanks for reading and commenting, though! I was starting to worry that my only readers were the haters! I'llnevertell first of all, very well written article. i have been looking forward to season 6 like no other, partly due to the vast changes over the last couple of seasons with relationships etc. I am most definately a chuck and blair fan, and lonleyboy just ruins relationships as he moves through. I think his issue is, from day one, he's always had a thing for blair and jealousy makes you nasty. I mean if I were him, i'd be doing everything in my power to have blair, she's ADORABLE! Behind that mean bitchy way she had in the beginning of the series, she's improved vastly into an adult character, and shows class. Serena, well she's just painful at the moment. I'm kind of over he endless endevours at failed love, and her in aptitude to grow up. She did well at the spectator, and that was a good line for her, but anyways, I hope her and Dan end up together, they just seem right … chemistry If Chuck & Blair don't end up together, i'll literally despise the writers, they know 90% of the world wants that, and as a present to the viewers, this is the best thing they could do to end the series. Ivy is seriously damn sexy, and her husky voice drives me crazy, but hey, her and Rufus, REALLY – nuff said Lilly, well she's become and annoyance and I hope Chuck gets his own back from Bart. Bart and Lilly deserve each other, and its disappointing, because Lilly used to be a great person, but thats all changed. Anyways, I could rant all day, but I'll let go for now, and see whats to come next week. PS: If we all had the story the way we want it, wouldn't it be boring and you'd never want to actually watch it! Kristen Elizabeth Thank you very much for reading and commenting;) I agree with you on all but one point. I could totally watch Chuck and Blair's life together and be totally happy because they would never ben boring. William Solano i want back the cw channel 11 cablevision Kristen Elizabeth Okay, you realize that it doesn't matter how many times you repeat this comment on all of my CW articles…I have absolutely no control over your TV channels.


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It is hard to think that Blizzard and Activision are part of the same company.
Whereas Activision focuses on its annual iterative franchises, such as Call of Duty and Guitar Hero, Blizzard takes a much slower approach. The release last month of StarCraft II is the publisher and developer's first game since 2004's World of Warcraft.
Indeed, the Activision Blizzard management team has been very careful with Blizzard. Rather than mess with the firm's ecosystem – forcing the company to develop more titles and expansions quicker – the publisher has left it alone to do what it does best.
And it's easy to see why. World of Warcraft is the No.1 subscription-based MMO in the world, with 11.5 million subscribers worldwide. Meanwhile, Blizzard generated $1.2bn in revenue during 2009 alone – and that's without releasing a new game or expansion.
For Activision Blizzard, it's a case of it aint broke, don't fix it.
"Since we had our merger with Activision, it hasn't changed anything at Blizzard," says Michael Ryder, vice president and executive managing director for Blizzard's international operations.
"We operate in pretty much the same way we always have. Since we have been working with Activision we continue to be who we are. We make the same decisions in the same way we always have, and the relationship with Activision hasn't change that.
"For Blizzard, our culture is extremely important. It is actually the basis for how we do what we do.
"We have a really strong culture that has a number of values that we share with our offices around the world. That culture, those values, binds us together and it defines the way we want to behave.
"For example, we often talk about play nice and play fair, which has to do how we work with each other and our partners. Preserving that Blizzard culture is a key part of our ability to continue to deliver great games. We nurture it, protect it and take care of it as much as we can, because it is a big part of who we are."
Blizzard's business model is also in contrast to Activision's. Whereas the latter concentrates on shifting boxes at retail, Blizzard is about servicing its fanbase and keeping them engaged. In fact, during our chat, Ryder uses the term 'community' 15 times in ten minutes.
"We are very fortunate to have a strong community of players that cares about our games and what Blizzard is doing," he says.
"We don't look at it as satisfying or appeasing the audience. We look at it more as working with them. We really want to know what is going on and that is why we have an organisation of people working with the communities, making sure we hear the ideas and the issues."
These communities aren't the easiest to please either. Over the last 12 months, core PC gamers have attacked Valve for developing a sequel to Left4Dead so soon after the original, lambasted Infinity Ward for its decision to use dedicated servers on Modern Warfare 2 and has even taken a pop at Blizzard for proposing that fans use their real names on the forums. But Ryder claims that it is this vocal minority that has helped Blizzard become the company that it is.
"When people are passionate about the games they can be vocal and we want them to be," he adds.
"We benefit from getting their input, and value that. In the case of the names on the forum issue, we were able to hear what they had to say and it caused us to reconsider that. And we decided to hold off on implementing that, and try to achieve the objective of improving our forums in a different way."
Ryder also says that it is this community that has helped Blizzard starve off the threat of piracy – which has forced other publishers to move away from the PC market altogether.
The firm's Battle.net online community system is only open to legitimate copies of Blizzard titles, and the publisher says that this is a fantastic incentive for gamers to buy games legally.
"For World of Warcraft we have been able to work well around the piracy issue and we think we'll be able to do the same with StarCraft II," continues Ryder.
"The Battle.net solution provides several things. It provides better continuity for the players and it gives them a stronger way to participate in an overall Blizzard community. But what also goes hand-in-hand with the Battle.net solution is that we work really hard to offer a tailored, regional business model, so it reduces the incentives to go to a pirated solution."
Indeed, Battle.net is fully localised for 14 different territories and the firm's European base in France boasts an impressive multilingual workforce. Blizzard's titles, World of Warcraft specifically, are global smash hits. And through its ability to engage with audiences worldwide, Blizzard has built a community that is willing to pay for its products.
It's this ability to deter piracy and generate money though subscriptions that has helped Blizzard succeed on a platform where others have not.
But the firm hasn't ruled out a return to consoles.
Blizzard began life working on machines such as the SNES, but hasn't created a console game since the 1998 N64 release of StarCraft 64. More recently, the company worked on third person shooter StarCraft: Ghost for PlayStation and Xbox, but shelved development of the game in 2006.
Ryder says: "When we decide on the kind of game we want to make, and what the gameplay experience will be, we then think about the platform.
"It's about the design decisions and what we think is best for our players. In the more recent years it has been PC and online orientated. But we play all kinds of games at Blizzard. We play console games and we are up-to-speed on the console platforms. And if we see an opportunity where the game design would work well on the console, then maybe we will go that way. We just haven't announced anything yet."
The majority of Blizzard's revenue may come from subscriptions to World of Warcraft, but the publisher has cited its close relationship with retail as a major driver behind its success.
A new Blizzard release is a rare thing, and so the arrival of each new game is treated like a major launch event.
Special edition sets, launch parties and simultaneous worldwide releases are all typical for Blizzard, says Ryder. And StarCraft II's arrival last month was greeted by midnight openings at retailers across the globe, including one at GAME on Oxford Street.
It's in stark contrast to Blizzard's PC rivals, who have been increasing their focus on the digital channels.
"Some of our players like digital solutions but many also like the retail solution," explains Ryder.
"So we embrace both. We built our entire business around the retail channel and we expect retail to be a vital part of our future. So just like the event in London for StarCraft II was with one of our retail partners, and we are doing it in cities around the world, we really want retail to be a big part of things for us. The collector's edition of StarCraft II is only available at retail. So we think it is a great collaboration that we want to continue."
And retail should want to continue it, too. If StarCraft II wasn't enough, Blizzard is preparing a second major release for 2010 – the long anticipated arrival of the next World of Warcraft expansion, Cataclysm. And judging by the consumer frenzy around 2008's Wrath of the Lich King, retail has plenty to get excited about.
Looking further ahead, Blizzard has several other titles in production. There will be two expansions released for StarCraft II, but the next big game to come from the developer is the third in the acclaimed Diablo series.
There's currently no date for Diablo III and Ryder won't be drawn on one, simply saying 'It'll be released when it's ready.' And we wouldn't have it any other way.


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Stuff with the Perl Foundation. A couple of patches in the Perl core. A few CPAN modules. That about sums it up.
My Test::JSON currently has 2 failures out of 106 test reports sent. One failure appears to be a messed up Perl installation, but the one I received yesterday is due to the JSON module being updated in a non-backwards compatible way. Apparently, there was a deprecation period of a whopping twelve days (going by the date of the first release of the new API to 2.0). I had not heard that there was going to be a new API and the author has made it clear that he won't support the old API.
Now I'll have to get a new release of Test::JSON out the door. Do I go through the trouble of allowing it to support the older JSON module in addition to the new API? I might. Frankly, I'm frustrated to be caught completely off guard by such a radical change in this important module, though I realize I'm not the first. But a twelve day deprecation period is ridiculous. And was this even at least announced anywhere? I might even look to switching to a different JSON module with an author who is less likely to pull the rug out from under me so quickly.
This is very frustrating. I guess I really can't recommend anything. I'd be tempted to say JSON::Syck [cpan.org] as Tatsuhiko's pretty sharp and is unlikely to break everyone's code without warning, but I see there are a number of serious bug reports and it doesn't appear to be widely used
I think I've just discovered a new definition of arbitrary and capricious. But it appears the author has backed off for a bit...and will instead grace us with nagging warnings.
Ah, that's a relief. I'll take the warnings over the breakage any day of the week
Heh, at first I read the word in the subject of the comment as "headsoup" – and considering the issue at hand, that would be apt enough…


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Tropical Heatwave 2011: Five must-see bands, including Those Darlins, Carolina Chocolate Drops and the Bright Light Social Hour
Parsing the schedule for WMNF's Tropical Heatwave festival is an annual tradition for me. In the beginning, there are a lot of bands I don't know much about. By the end, I find two or three that I feel are absolute must-sees.
Here, then, are five bands I think are going to make a big impression on a new, large audience on Saturday in and around the Cuban Club in Ybor City. (Click here for ticket and schedule info for Tropical Heatwave 2011.)
1. Carolina Chocolate Drops (above)
Making their Tampa Bay debut at this year's Tropical Heatwave are the Carolina Chocolate Drops, whose old-time string-band sensibilities have roots in the African American music tradition. Using a menagerie of instruments, including banjos, fiddles, kazoos and a jug, they infuse traditional bluegrass and folk with elements of jazz, dixieland and the blues. "There is a black folk music audience," singer Rhiannon Giddens told NPR. "They're just very small." The Drops' 2010 album Genuine Negro Jig won the Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Album. See them at 8:25 p.m. at El Pasaje Plaza.
2. Two Man Gentlemen Band
One of the standout sets of Tropical Heatwave 2010 came from New York duo Andy Bean and Fuller Condon, known as the Two Man Gentlemen Band. Former buskers on the streets and subways of New York City, the Gents specialize in quirky Vaudevillian ditties about chocolate milk, reefer, minivans, croquet and President William Howard Taft. They've honed their Tin Pan Alley routine into a rollicking stage show — you'll love their retro sensibilities and riotous old-timey stage banter. Don't miss their set at 7:20 p.m. in the Cuban Club Cantina.
3: Two Cow Garage
Take the punk fury of the Replacements, the sentimental twang of Uncle Tupelo and the passion of Bruce Springsteen, and what do you get? Two Cow Garage, an Ohio alt-country group that puts on a blazing live show. "Explosive," said longtime Bryan Childs, the St. Petersburg blogger behind NineBullets.net. "Every year Tropical Heatwave has a few bands that leave everyone in awe. Two Cow is one of those bands this year." See for yourself at 9:15 p.m. at Crowbar.
4: The Bright Light Social Hour
Austin, Texas, is a pretty awesome music town. So if you sweep the 2011 Austin Music Awards, including Band of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year, you must be doing something right. The Bright Light Social Hour is one of Texas' hottest next big things, with a sound that blends organic funk, Southern soul, indie psychedelia and plain ol' sweaty pop. Their live shows are quickly becoming the stuff of legend: "They are a blast to watch," wrote Paste magazine's Tim Basham, "and I can't get their songs out of my head." See them at 12:10 a.m. at Crowbar.
5: Those Darlins
Combining gritty rockabilly roughness with girl-group harmonies and a punk sensibility, Those Darlins are one of the edgiest and most fashionable bands on this year's bill. Singer-guitarists Nikki, Jessi and Kelley Darlin (yes, like the Ramones) embraced a trendy, '60s garage-pop sound on their new sophomore album Screws Get Loose, but kept the sexy sass that made their self-titled debut so appealing. "With Screws Get Loose," wrote music blog Ze Catalist. "you can feel the stardom around the corner." See them at 7:50 p.m. at Crowbar.
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Tomato and Cabbage TabboulehPublished: July 2014
A proper tabbouleh will be mainly vegetables and herbs, with just a smattering of bulgur threaded through.
Ingredients8 Servings
- 1 cup bulgur (not quick-cooking)
- ½ medium head green cabbage, cut into 1"-thick wedges, then very thinly sliced crosswise (about 4 cups)
- 1 small sweet onion (such as Vidalia), finely chopped
- 4 cups assorted small tomatoes, halved, quartered if large
- 3 cups coarsely chopped fresh mint
- ¾ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Aleppo pepper or ½ crushed red pepper flakes
- Kosher salt
Place bulgur in a large bowl and add 1½ cups boiling water. Let soak until softened and water is absorbed, 40–45 minutes.
Toss bulgur, cabbage, onion, tomatoes, mint, oil, lemon juice, and Aleppo pepper in a large bowl to combine; season with salt.
DO AHEAD: Tabbouleh (without oil and lemon juice) can be made 4 hours ahead. Toss with oil and lemon juice just before serving.
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Campus Watch Archives
June 19, 2002
Parking Garage 6, 105 East 27th Street
Occurred on 6-17-02 between 7:55 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Leaving the Scene Collision: An unknown vehicle, which left the scene, struck a 2002 Honda Accord parked on the fourth level of PG6. The left rear quarter panel of the Honda was damaged. Repair cost: $1,000.00.
Union Building, #4 West Mall
Occurred on 6-18-02 at 9:40 p.m.
Bunco-Scam: A UT-student answered a classified ad placed in the Daily Texan. The ad specified a certain job at $20.00 an hour. Upon inquiring about the job the student was told to pay $50.00 in order to get the job and was asked to provide a bank account number.
1900 block San Jacinto Blvd.
Occurred on 6-18-02 between 10:15 p.m. and 11:15 p.m.
Criminal Mischief: The right rear window was broken out on a black four-door Ford escort which was parked along the west curb line. Repair cost: $150.00.
2300 block San Jacinto Blvd.
Occurred on 6-18-02 between 10:10 a.m. and 10:20 a.m.
Burglary of Motor Vehicle: A powder blue backpack containing $50.00 and a set of keys was stolen from an unsecured and unoccupied shuttle bus. Loss value: $75.00.


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That was before
The collectivist legal provisions that protect this union privilege mean industrial relations are more regulated and centralised than before the dawn of the internet age. They underpin outrageous behaviour at construction sites and ports. The latest resources boom has not produced the strikes and wages blowouts of the late '70s and early '80s resources boom. But this has nothing to do with labour market regulation and everything to do with the liberalisation of product and financial markets. The floating dollar, a politically independent and credible central bank, the dismantling of import protection, privatisation and competition policy have disciplined wage bargaining.
Yet job market rigidities still make it more difficult for businesses to respond flexibly to changing market conditions or to keep their construction sites working in the face of union rostered days off. The less-skilled unemployed still struggle to get a foot into the job market at a time when the jobless rate is headed above 6 per cent.
One of the world's most elevated wage floors holds up Australia's high cost base, which Bob Hawke's former economics adviser,
So business increasingly is outsourcing high-priced Australian jobs to less costly foreign economies. And Australia risks pricing itself out of the next wave of resource projects.
Despite its evident faults, the reformation of Australian industrial relations will not come easy. The Australian debate does not comprehend the international oddity of its workplace regulations or that industrial relations is the one area of the 1980s and '90s reform agenda that has been reversed.
As Mr Henderson notes, Mr Abbott was one of only two Howard cabinet dissenters on Work Choices and, despite his caricature, "has never been an enthusiast for labour market reform''. The reformation will need to be framed by rhetoric such as Mr Henderson's and armed with the sort of evidence likely to come from the Coalition's promised Productivity Commission inquiry. Otherwise it will have to await another genuine crisis that fully exposes Australia's national folly.
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Finance: Corporate Finance (track)
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Companies of any size continuously face financial decisions. The Corporate Finance track of the Master's programme in Finance explores such decisions at length: from mergers & acquisitions structuring to restructuring from financial distress, from IPOs and seasoned equity offerings to capital structuring and valuation. Do you have a sharp mind and a fascination with numbers and governance? Do you see yourself working with a bank or a consultancy firm? Then this may be your track within the Finance master's programme.
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Measuring work-life balance using time diary data
This paper examines how time diaries facilitate the study of work-life balance. We first compare aggregate time spent in paid work, unpaid work, attending to personal needs, and free time across seven countries using the Multinational Time Use Study. We then measure the overlap of work with other activities in two ways. First, we map the timing of episodes of work over the day, and overlay these maps onto maps of leisure time. A social group can be said to have a work-life balance if their peak periods of different activities do not overlap substantially. Second, we measure the total time spent performing multiple activities at the same time, and compare periods of multi-tasking where work is the main focus while other activities occur simultaneously with multi-tasking where work occurs alongside another activity that is the main focus of the diarist's attention. All analysis is broken down by sex and age. There are many qualifications on these results, and the results in this paper are exemplary of what can be done rather than definitive findings.
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Carol of the Great Old Ones
The Secret Lair: You've Got Your Fantasy in My Science Fiction!
Episode 27 of The Secret Lair is online and features a discussion of the (unwanted?) intersections of fantasy and science fiction. It also has the audio version of my review of The Day After Ragnarok, a campaign setting for Savage Worlds that asks the questions "what if the Nazis had summoned the Midgard Serpent in the end days of WWII ...
Total Eclipse of the Heart - Literal Version
Podcast Roundup: Cyberpunk'd, Skill Challenges, PHB2, Dungeon-A-Day
Three weeks of rainy days put a major crimp in my podcast-listening schedule in May as I was forcd to drive (rather than walk) to work. It's the difference between a 2 minute commute and a 15 minute one ... as well as no podcasts or three podcasts a week.
With the sun finally shining again and eastern Pennsylvania drying out, I've fired up my iPod and returned to some old favorites. After catching up on the Cato Daily Podcast (which provides me with regular audio injection of libertarian commentary) I turned to the Accidental Survivors.
Secret Lair #18 Dungeons & Dragons. Wait? What?
Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition and Star Wars: Saga Edition were the big topics of conversation on my third guest appearance on The Secret Lair podcast. Hosts Kris Johnson and Chris Miller and I spent about a half hour talking about the latest iteration of the venerable fantasy RPG before launching into why my gaming group decided to ditch it in favor of Star Wars.
Secret Lair Podcast: The Sky People by S.M. Stirling
Wish you had a new episode of Radio Active to listen to? Never fear, a new one is on the way, but in the mean time you can listen to Episode 17 of The Secret Lair podcast, in which I talk with hosts Chris Miller and Kris Johnson about S.M. Stirling's alternate history/modernized pulp novel The Sky People.
Podcast Round Up: Canon Puncture, All Games Considered, Order 66, Atomic Array
It's been a while since I've talked about the podcasts I listen to, partly because for much of the late summer and early fall I really wasn't listening to many of them (save the Order 66 podcast, which I've listened to slavishly since realizing my Star wars campaign was really going to happen). That's changed over the last few weeks as I've made an effort to queue up and listen to a summer's worth of podcasts.
Wizards launches Star Wars RPG Podcast
Wizards of the Coast launched a new podcast dedicated to its Star Wars Role-Playing Game, providing more evidence that WotC's getting more serious about supporting the RPG side of its Star Wars offerings.
Podcast Roundup: Pulp Gamer, Cato, Tech Therapy, Fear the Boot, 2d6 Feet
DrupalCon Boston is looming large, but before I get there I decided to go visit my sister in New Hampshire. It's a long trip -- seven hours or so from Easton, longer with the family in tow -- so I had plenty of time to get caught up on my podcasts.
Jonathan Coulton in the Lehigh Valley?
Geek musician/singer Jonathan Coulton (Skullcrusher Mountain, Re: Your Brains) lives in Brooklyn, New York, which isn't all that far from the Lehigh Valley. Yet to the best of my knowledge, he's never played here, which is something I'd like to change.
There's a Lehigh Valley "demand" for him in Eventful:


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Wednesday, July 25, 2012 | 1:45 p.m.
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The Mountain West Conference is happy, content and thriving … until it's not.
That was the underlying message from Mountain West Commissioner Craig Thompson's state of the league address Wednesday morning at the Cosmopolitan.
As the league prepares for a football season in which it welcomes three new members — UNR, Hawaii and Fresno State — and sees another pair about to walk out the door — Boise State and San Diego State — upheaval seems to be the status quo. Not so, said Thompson.
With San Jose State and Utah State set to become official members on July 1, 2013, the league's board "has determined that we're going to stay at 10 football-playing institutions," Thompson said.
What that actually means is the league won't seek any changes as long as everybody else also stays put. And the odds of that would be too short to even bother betting at a local sports book.
Not long ago, the plan was to create a sort-of super league with Conference USA that could possibly balloon up to 24 teams. Thompson said that's dead, at least for now.
Back in May when the Mountain West made its additions and C-USA added five schools for next season, Thompson called it Phase One of a larger plan. On Wednesday he said that more importantly it was a decision by both conferences to take care of their own before moving forward with any type of merger.
And the Mountain West taking care of itself didn't include adding games that it would take it across the entire country. Along with trying to figure out the TV deals, Thompson said the league's presidents started to shy away from the idea of moving themselves from a western-based league to a national one.
But that wasn't UNLV President Neal Smatresk's opinion on the matter when the super league went public in February.
"Do I like five time zones? You bet I do," Smatresk said at the time.
Taking the UNLV brand across the country may be the best long-term plan for the university, or maybe it's not. That's an unknown the league as a whole wasn't prepared to continue exploring at this time.
Instead the league will try to strengthen itself while keeping an eye towards the future. Thompson said the league is happy at 10 football teams, but later he added, "I don't know that we're done."
If the Aztecs or Broncos said they wanted to jump back in, Thompson said he would listen. The league told Idaho and New Mexico State thanks but no thanks, yet adding a Texas school (UTEP?) is still a possibility.
"Texas remains an interesting market to us," Thompson said.
So the teams are the same until they're not, but what about TV?
Thompson said he hoped to have the league's remaining TV schedule for this season done by Wednesday, but it's not quite ready. He did say the league would put at least 30 additional games on either regional or local stations. UNLV currently has five games tied to a national network.
In the long term, the league's TV revenue may not come from traditional TVs at all. The reality of a mountain-based league is that it doesn't have the national cache to warrant the large TV contracts that have been the main culprits in all of the recent realignment.
"We're not going to garner a $200 million annual TV contract. What we're going to do is become very creative," Thompson said. "… We're looking more into digital programming."
The league's athletic directors are scheduled to meet next week to discuss just that. Moving out into the digital world is even more important after this summer's closure of The Mtn., the network that was either terrific or terrible depending on whom you asked. Either way, it's gone, and a lot of Mountain West sports that used to get televised don't currently have a home.
Essentially, the Mountain West has an uncertain future — in both members and visibility — but Thompson is confident that 2012 is a step toward strengthening the league in the long term.
The additions have natural rivals — UNLV already played series' against UNR and Hawaii, for example — and that's true with next year's newcomers, too. It would have been nice to be granted automatic qualifying status in the last two years of the BCS as we know it, but that didn't happen and the league is moving forward.
Thompson told a story about his sixth grade English teacher, who used to hit him on the back of the head with a ruler and say, "Thompson, your future lies ahead of you, not behind you."
Nobody was standing behind Thompson on Wednesday, but that message was still behind every word. Whatever the league thought it could be or wanted to be at one point doesn't matter now. The only thing that matters is what's ahead, and what that looks like will likely be different this time next year than it is now.
No matter what you hear, this is unstable ground. That's the way of the college football world.
So for now, the Mountain West is happy. Boise State won't be the national power they have been for the past few seasons, but the Broncos should still be good before jumping to the Big East. Newcomer UNR is also right at the top.
Add in new coaches like Norm Chow (Hawaii), Bob Davie (New Mexico) and Jim McElwain (Colorado State) and there's some intrigue around the league. Those programs have a lot of optimism that they've found the answer.
That mirrors the Mountain West. In both cases, though, history suggests the future unknown will alter even the best-laid plans.
Taylor Bern can be reached at 948-7844 or [email protected]. Follow Taylor on Twitter at twitter.com/taylorbern.


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A single mother in Michigan scared away an intruder by reciting God's Word.
The 38-year-old woman was assaulted when an attacker broke into her home in Dearborn Heights around 4:45 Monday morning. Astonished neighbors told 7 Action News what happened next.
Julie Wilding, who lives near the victim, told the news station that the single mother started preaching the Bible and telling the intruder, "God loves you. You don't want to do this."
The victim told Wilding that after she started sharing her faith with her attacker, he left the house, leaving her special-needs daughter unharmed. The mother was not seriously hurt.
"I told her God was watching out for her," Wilding says. "Somebody was watching out for her, for her to be able to walk away from something like this ... by witnessing to somebody and changing the course of what they planned on doing … to just walking away."
The victim's neighbor continued, "She's a very good mother. She spends all the time with her daughter. ... She's a very religious person. She's very strong in her faith ... a really good person."
According to 7 Action News, the intruder escaped through the basement window. The suspect has not been caught, but Dearborn Heights is looking into leads, The Blaze reports.
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Knight's Gambit
It's 1 p.m., and the restaurant is still packed. Don Knight is still taking names on a clipboard. Ray is still drinking Bud and smoking cigarettes, but now he's also playing pinochle with his buddies, two male and one female.
All the tables and most seats at the bar are filled. The recession does not seem to be hurting business here. With glasses clicking, trays filling, plates banging, people laughing, Ray calmly explains his secret: "Good service, good food. People got to eat."
Mary Knight is sitting at a round table on the other side of the restaurant with her sister Joan VanSickle, Sherry, and Sherry's daughters Liz and Lindsay. Sherry took the morning off to drive her mom and aunt to their favorite quilting store and then to the family restaurant for lunch.
Mary worked at the market from the time Chet started school until she retired at the age of sixty-two.
"My wife's done a great job," says Ray. "She's the one to give credit to, not me. The man don't mean nothing."
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