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"Good morning honey" she said. She heard his footsteps or what she thought were her son's footsteps. He smiled. She didn't see him smiling. He found it funny. She thought she was speaking to her son. "How are you feeling this morning?"
"I'm doing fine" he replied.
She turned her head around surprised it was not her son. Smiling at him she looked into his eyes and apologized. To him, she looked great…no very attractive would be more appropriate. He smiled, with an innocent look on his face, but he'd been thinking and listening hard for footsteps before deciding to put on army pajama bottoms. Then he'd go and see if there was any coffee. There was. Good home, he thought. Good people, he told himself. Freshly brewed coffee now these are my kind of people he kept on wanting to believe.
They talked into the night the night before. He, her husband, had asked lots of questions, but kept looking at his watch. She knew he had an early flight, but said nothing. She continued to engage them both. What's basic like? What are they required to do? What are their hours like? And the questions and conversation and the bantering went on and on into the wee hours of the morning.
Ted finally went to bed and early by Jud and his standards, but Jud understood. Ted had plans the next day and Jud who wasn't interested in seeing Ted's friends would hang out, catch up on other stuff, like chatting online with his buddies, checking out movies maybe, or just hanging around the family's pool and taking in a tan and swimming.
Plus the more he talked with her, the more he watched her, the younger and younger she seemed to become. She never looked 42 to begin with…never ever. But she was. She didn't have some simple lithe 22 year old physique, but it worked. It worked so well for her he talked himself into thinking and truly believing that this woman is hot. She's actually a pretty sexy chick.
But he didn't tell her.
She smiled that smile. Just a simple smile, but a smile which he let remain burned his memory. He wanted it to remain there. Where else was he going to go? Where else was he going to try and sweet talk a pretty looking short haired woman who is, today, showing off enough cleavage to collect dust and dirt in it? That is only because she's wearing a casual very low cut light weight dress with its V neck cut that has dipped way down into her caverns. Is she doing it intentionally? He does not think so, but she is. She is wearing it because it's already 80 degrees. It is already humid. She knows it's going to be hotter then ever today. And she can't wait to go turn in her home test.
But she's frustrated. This one, a math exam, troubles her. Her biggest weakness, math has always given her fits, and as he strolls in and says hi he hears his bunk mate, his buddy say "Shit…damn."
"Everything okay Mrs. Lytle?"
She smiles, her eyes sparkle. She is smiling for two reasons. First, she's being the friendly hostess she was brought up to be, but also, she's smiling because the young man of 25 looks fine…too fine in the army issue pajama bottoms and a sculpted chest to die for as far as a woman's desires are concerned.
Her eyes, temporarily drifting, and they float away from his eyes and his face and follow a direct path towards the slender but sculpted chest and abdomen. Ooooohh now what a man's man, she thinks. If only I was younger and more vibrant and a little bit sexier then maybe a woman like me might have a chance in hell.
"Sounds like you're having trouble? What is that? Math?" he asks.
She says spryly "yes." She looks at it, looks back towards him, and makes sure to offer her son's friend and bunk mate some coffee. "Black or cream and sugar or what?" she says. He responds telling her "Well you know the old idiom that once you go black you never go back" and she follows that up with "Is that true with you?"
There's almost a hint of a snicker in both their voices. He looks at her, she looks at him, and their eyes remained locked. He knows what he's thinking. She knows what she's thinking but why don't they just lay it out on the table.
God he's a stud, a hottie…a…stop it…you have to stop thinking like that Joan, she was thinking. But then it almost came out. Jud… Do you know that? Do you know you're a stud? And such a nice fellow too, a nice guy it seems to me.
And it was true, pretty much, he is a nice guy. He is handsome. He is built. He has a great chest, a great body. He didn't like football so immediately, after learning he detested the schools two-a-days, he jumped over to Lacrosse. Now there's a sport. Fast, hard, fun, and he would play and actually start on the varsity whereas with football, after all the conditioning, after all the two-a-days was he going to play at all? No, he figured he wouldn't. He wouldn't get any playing time at all, he quickly gave up on it and did himself and his school and the Lacrosse team a favor and joined it. The rest is history.
But as she was thinking what she was, he was thinking man oh man I should tell her. Why don't I say it? Go on, say it Jud…tell her. Tell her you think she's an attractive and sexy, yeah really sexy woman. See how she responds to that. But be cool about it, be subtle. You know how to be subtle, be cool…right? Don't do anything. Just tell her. Yeah, that's it, tell her. She'll like hearing it. Don't all married women? Don't they? I think so.
But she'd gone back to her math problem. She was engrossed in it. She wanted figure it out, had to because it was her exam and a huge part of her grade.
They'd heard the steps. He smiled saying Ted was finally up. He came down. She had finally offered Jud a bowl of cereal because he declined anything elaborate. Ted did too. It was the army way. Fill you up, but keep it light, not heavy. They ate, talked, and Ted threw out an idea. Jud wasn't up for it. Ted wanted to definitely go see old friends. Jud had thought about it, but actually blew it off; said he was worn out and would hang out. He'd find something to do. They talked it over. Jud insisted Ted go see his buddies, do what he wanted. Jud had other tentative plans like the girl or young lady who he knew lived about 50 miles away in some nearby town. Ted made sure it was cool. Ted took off.
It was already heating up. 85 degrees and climbing fast, their air conditioning was on. It was comfy, but Joan liked it off and when all were gone, except Jud, she turned it off. He was cool with it. Ted packed, made sure all was cool with Jud, and kissed his mom goodbye. Jud, to be kind, cleaned the dishes. She loved that; warmed her heart, but the whispering "craps" and "darns" and an occasional "damn" came back.
He offered to help. "Math's a strong suit of mine" he offered. She looked up. Hope slid into her eyes. She had said really with great expectation in her tone. "Yeah, really it is. I was a Math and Physics whiz," he told her. She asked as in the top ten in his class? "As in the top five in my class to be honest" he added. His eyes gleamed with pride and pleasure. It gave him great confidence having the knowledge and understanding he had in these fields of study.
"Could you do me a big favor then?"
He nodded, she looked back at the problems on her paper, and he looked down towards it too, but he diverted his attention for a few seconds as his eyes had to…just had to look into the aromatic depths of her cleavage. Fuck why does a woman do that, he wondered?
He explained it in detail, like one prehistoric to another. Simple words with one simple explanation here and there and presto! She understood. She was so giddy, she felt like hugging him. Instinctively, she turned. Her arms reached out. He watched as if in slow motion two arms, one very appealing, very hot sexy figure came stretching towards him. A very attractive young looking face, a low set but sumptuous set of bosoms, and cleavage as far as the eyes could see came towards him, at him. He was not expecting it. She launched herself overwhelmed at his understanding, comprehension of the material. She knew she was over her head with it, but had to get this and she did once he explained it. She smelled like a flowering garden. She smelled of lilacs. She smelled of all things good. Her hair smelled terrific. She simply smelled wonderful.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you" she said in exaltation. He found himself in a peculiar position. Pressed against her in a bear like hug, he felt the soothing boobs against him, smashed pleasantly against his body. What do I do? Oh say you're welcome. Duh that's it and he did, but she did smell great. She did smell enticing actually. And suddenly she smelled like an old friend smelled from his college day's way back when.
She kissed his cheek. What woman does that? Kisses a cheek for a little tutoring? But I liked it…do it again…kiss it he told himself. He guessed he didn't mind her kiss on his cheek. It was a nice kiss, a soft one. Nice lips, great hug too. He liked how her lips felt against his unshaven cheek. She said she was going to finish up with the rest and then, and he picked up on her words, "I am going to go out and sun myself and you can and should join me."
He thought about it. What was she really saying here? Was she inviting me to hang with her, watch her prance around in a sexy bathing suit, like that dress…like her low slung sexy dress she was wearing? Huh, is that what she's suggesting? He didn't know. But he did care. And the rumblings in his head, those recent ideas in his mind remained captured and he wanted to un-cage them. He wanted them to be free because right now, more then ever, she looked good. She looked real good.
Nice tits, lady. Nice body too from what I can see.
"Jud…Jud, you wanna borrow my car…go see that girl you mentioned?"
Nah, there's no girl. "Can I say something?" he said.
He looked at her. She looked back up from her home exam. Nah, I better not, he thought second guessing himself. She prompted him to say it, whatever was on his mind. Oh that smile, it helped ease the words out. Again, she smiled, and again she prompted him to say whatever was on his mind. She figured he was going to say something like you have a nice family, a nice husband, a great sun…that sort of thing.
"He, Ted, never told me you're as attractive as…well…as sexy as you are, Mrs. Lytle."
Silence filled the room. A long, long silent pause filled the space around them. She looked at him, then immediately looked away, and suddenly her eyes darted. They quickly scurried over to the paper she was working on. Her thoughts scattered. They scattered everywhere. She lost any and all thought related to this exam. She knew it had to be completed, but that handsome hunk just openly said to her "He, Ted, never told me you're as attractive…as…as well…as sexy as you are Mrs. Lytle." Yes, that is exactly what he said, she thought. Oh god…oh lord…oh…ohhh and suddenly she began to heat up. Twangs and pangs of excitement and euphoria splashed madly all over. Sizzling spasmatic tingling drew blood from almost every extremity of her body. This was out of control. And she couldn't seem to manage the power of his words and their effect on her.
There, I said it, I put it out there. But she's not looking at me. She won't look at me. Oh I shouldn't have said that, shouldn't have said anything. Am I an idiot or what? Yeah, I'm stupid. I know…I shouldn't have said something like that.
Darn…oh darn, darn, and triple darn or I don't…whatever. I can't…I don't believe it, can't believe it. He thinks I am sexy, attractive. Does that…no it can't mean that. Was he flirting with me? Nooooo, he wasn't flirting. He was only being sweet. He's only what?
How old did Ted say he is? She closed her eyes. Her head was still down, not really looking at the home exam, she was trying to think, but there was no logical thoughts running through her brain. Only the initial hormonal waves of desire slowly crawling, and gradually…no she was passed that point. It was beyond slow and gradual. It absolutely was a tidal wave of lust filled emotion passing through her veins. A hormonal imbalance quickly had stormed in.
Fuck, I want his body... I want him in bed. I want him naked. I want him to want me too.
"I'm sorry" he said, finally breaking the silence overwhelming the kitchen. "Mrs. Lytle…Mrs. Lytle…I am sorry. Maybe that came out wrong." And what he had thought was this. No I know what I meant, but I didn't think it'd cause this. I didn't see this coming. I didn't see it shutting her down like it did.
He smiled, inside. He found it orgasmic. He found it all too strangely erotic. He didn't know she was turned on by his remarks, but she was. And she was turned on full go. But in his eyes, he was cool because he told his buddy, his bunkmates mother she was attractive and actually a hot and sexy babe…in so many words.
He just never really expected her to shut down and react how she did.
Finally, yes finally, she came down from wherever it was she went off too. Her blood finally eased and returned to her extremities. The erratic tingling subsided. Her hormonal thrusts she'd felt between her legs was now in neutral. No longer was the mother of his buddy horny, or she wasn't as horny. Or so he thought now that she was speaking finally.
"I'm going to clean up here. I'm going to change and I'm going to go out back, get in the pool, and I am gong to cool off" she told him.
She didn't invite him. She didn't make on attempt to have him join her. Plus her voice was cold sounding. It was stiff. It was not warm and inviting at all. Now why was she cold sounding? What was making her sound that way? Oh of course. What he said to her made her that way. What he had said had her speaking in this manner. That had to be it. Had to be, right he figured. Sorry…sorry Mrs. Lytle he wanted to say. He went upstairs. He laid down. He thought about what he said. He thought about how he said it. He thought about her immediate reaction. He thought about her coolness after he broke the silence. Damn, I messed up, he thought.
"Jud…hey Jud" he heard. "Do you want to come out by the pool…enjoy the cool water?" he heard her voice echo. "It's really great out here" she added.
Her voice was now different again. That sweet sounding tone was back. Her soft, friendly voice had come back. She was fine again, he asked himself. Was she, he wondered? "Sounds like she is" he said to himself aloud.
"Come on Jud… I won't bite" she said as if a joke. "And Jud…ohhh Juuudd…thank you for that compliment earlier… That was very nice."
He stood up, went to the window. He waited. And he waited. Damn…wow! God, the woman has a helluva a body. Shit, I mean look! Look at her! Freaking nice ass…wow and look…look at her legs man. Talk about "wrap-a-rounder's" he mused. His eyes were gluttonous as he stood peaking through a crack of the shades. Looking down by the pool side, she was in a full piece bathing suit and he hadn't even seen the front, but from the back you'd hardly notice the over 40 woman was even over 40. With legs and an ass and curves likes those he kept saying as he surmised her figure, one might have a good time. No, one would have a good time…hopefully. Then she did it. She stood by the far end of the pool. There…ohhh there they were…her golden junkets. Deep seated, her breasts were lush and extravagant by mature women's and even by young babes his ages' standards he began to believe.
"Whoa what a woman, Ted's mom…what a woman. And she isn't going to be around nor is Mr. Lytle. Now could be my chance" he said quietly.
He ripped off his pajama bottoms, put on some army bathing trunks. They were tighter then he liked but it was all he had and he thinks she liked them anyway once he came and joined her. She was smiling when he came out. He smiled, modestly, and they both stepped into the pool. She waded towards the middle. It was a strategic decision. Only her smile and tits would float or be above water. Yes, only her tits and head and shoulders.
Nice bobbing devices, he said to himself. She knew. She saw his eyes. She let him absorb it all. He liked the bathing suit, but she had a nice figure to fill it out just right too. She hoped he felt that way. She always thought it was pretty good, but when he said what he did it did throw her for a wild loop. The way she felt was crazy and she never expected to experience the feelings she felt after hearing his words of "praise." But she finally calmed down and she regretted feeling irritated and now not feeling that way.
She wanted those wild emotions to return. She wanted him. She wanted to see if anything could happen, could become of what occurred earlier. No, nothing did. He kept his distance. She mentioned about running errands while wading in the pool. She talked about giving him the ten cent tour. They talked about life in general, her growing up, her friends...especially old boyfriends when she was in high school and college. And she accidentally did hint that she too had "messed around" prematurely but all things worked out okay. And oddly, every so often, he'd see her throw a wink his way. What was up with that he'd ask himself?
She'd waded back to the shallow end. He stayed in the deeper area. Watching her as she waded away form him he began seeing the contours, the curvature of her body. He saw the nice, natural sprawling of the lines as the eased and stretched around her hips. He saw her. He watched with crazed delight as the outline of her ass came into view.
It was a great looking view. Not only seeing her shapely trim ass, but those spindle like hips. And the defining of a slim waistline of a woman her age with shoulders so nicely fitted and perfectly suited for her body and also that bathing suit.
She stood gazing away from him. He stood gazing at her and taking it all in. What was on her mind? What was she thinking? He knew what he was thinking. It was on his mind again…yes, it was on his mind still.
Make me shiver and tingle all over again Jud. Please oh please say it. Make me feel that way again and again and again. He went to the side of the pool and decided he'd get ready to go for his daily run. It was a good time. High sun and hot and humid, he had a water bottle. That's all he needed. She heard him jump out and turned. She asked where he was going, in a polite manner. Her eyes weren't saying that, but she was. He didn't catch on. She wanted to hear it again. Say it again, Jud. Tell me I am sexy. I am attractive like you did this morning, she thought. But no he told her he was going on a run.
"I run. I'm pretty fast too if you can believe that. Do you mind?" She wanted to be around him, near him, and she wanted to do something somewhere with him.
"Sure, why not…I don't mind" he said. Then maybe we can shower…together afterward? Or that's what he was thinking. Hell yes, her body, his body, and a great shower with just the two of them doing it…alone? Hell yes…I'm up for that he was thinking.
They ran and they ran and they dripped with sweat. A semi hard run for her she hadn't sweated that much but both replenished themselves and when back he took a cold shower, alone. What is up with this guy? He walked out. She saw him. She thought, Damn what a good looking, freaking hot and sexy dude. Should I…should I say or…or do something? She walked up, still dripping with sweat. She snuck up on him. He did not hear her. Couldn't hear her she figured and she did it.
She ripped off his towel and he swung around and his long, dangling limp cock hung like nothing she'd ever seen in her life. In shock, she gawked and ogled at his glorious piece.
Finally he said something. "I'd sure rather being doing this somewhere more private, but the pool would be my preferable choice. And I meant what I said this morning. I wanted to say it again down there, at the pool. I did" he said quietly. There, I wanted to reiterate every thought I had about you and how attractive, how hot and sexy I think you are."
It hit her. Like a ramming rod his remark hit her big time. Blood sizzled and instantly left all her extremities. Zooming through her it swiftly headed towards her sexual vortex of lust and desire. Her eyes, at first, glazed over. Never had she ever experienced feelings the way she was feeling them with this guy. 25 years old and she was 42, but right then and there she wasn't feeling 42. No, not a bit. The feelings she felt made her feel 18 or 21 or somewhere in that range.
"Does this mean what I think it means?" she said.
Nobody was home around her…nobody at all. The pool was there. She was home. And he was visiting for a week. One day and one day only and she had him for her very own and she was going to make the best of it.
She took his hand, whispered to follow her. No one was around. Every one was at work in the neighborhood. All cars left and nobody was going to bother them. And once in the pool his trunks came off. Her hand touched it. Her hand grasped it, clutched it, and her hand squeezed that dangling monster hard…real, real hard.
"Ohhh wow…geez Joan" he said.
That was a first. She said they might as well be on a first name basis and he took her advice seeing as this was getting rather personal and intimate. She went down on it. She went beneath the water surface and swallowed it and sucked his cock until she couldn't breathe.
"Ohhhhhh Joan…nice…nice…ooooohh yeah ohhh yeah…do you have any idea how much I have wanted you, wanted your body since we sat and talked last night? Do you? Huh do you, you sexy babe you?"
That turned her on even more. She wanted him all over her. She wanted him doing and touching her body every where he could possibly do so. "Inside sweet sexiness" she said and they were up and out of the pool. He left his trunks on the side of the pool. She was squeezing and toying with his tight muscular ass cheeks. He loved it and wanted to do it to her. And when they were in her room, not his, her suit was off.
He gazed upon the slender, well built curvaceous woman. Her body suddenly was a temple to worship. And worship and honor it, he did. With her standing buck naked she did not feel self conscious. Not one bit did she feel anxious, but she felt honored to be thought of as sexy and attractive by a guy just short of 20 years younger.
He didn't do too much in the way for foreplay. He went for the boobs, grabbing and holding them in a loving adoring manner and applying sensuous kissing and suckling like activity. He showed her how adorable and how sexually exciting her drooping boobs still were to him. He continued to suckle them and she began moaning and murmuring before she started squealing a little. Her back arched, her head went back, and more odd sounds emitted from her aroused soul.
"Eeehh ooooohh mmmmm…ohhh Jud, Jud…more oh more baby more. Suck them more baby" she'd say in a gasping manner.
She was already surging. Back arched high, she was giving it away. She was practically "hemorrhaging" as all sign of lust and desire coursed their way towards where they needed to be. Yelps and squeals and cries of "More and more Jud" and "Yes Jud" and "Thank you ohhh thank you Jud" ripped through her lungs speeding from her tongue.
And they hadn't even come close to the good parts yet.
His body, her body were all over the place. As he smothered her in fits of fervent desirous passion, her fingers practically clawed at his back as she forced him into her. Then she wanted his lips. She wanted to show him her deeply hidden fantasies or whatever it was she called them because when she found them, when she finally reached his lips she drew him into a whirlpool of cravings he had no idea existed.
Her legs began threading and coiling around and inside his. Her body was steering him into her in ways he never imagined possible. To him it was kiss, suck boobs, fuck the boobs, and finally fuck the woman but of course fuck with passion and intensity.
But with Joan there was so much more to this woman, to this body. Slender soft seductive curves and curling interloping byways and highways of lust one couldn't understand existed here on this day. Having sex, making love to this woman for him was more then another sexual adventure. This, for him, was an exotic perversion he would never forget for she reversed the winds and she made him his toy, his trinket of playfulness, but in ways so intense he had to run with it.
And when she was finished kissing his lips, her wild lips rocketed down to his bow horny and now harder then ever thick and solid cock.
"Ohhhhhhh Jud baby…baby…I love this" and then it disappeared. She sucked it and sucked and licked the bottom side of its shaft. He now was the one about to hemorrhage so he screamed he needed her cunt.
He needed to suck her "incredibly awesome and juicy cunt" and she quickly obliged. Using fingers and his tongue, he had her head spinning. He had her body twisting and twirling and before she realized it he was begging for it. "Can we now have sex baby? Can we…can I please fuck you…cum in you…or on you…please Joan baby?"
"God yes…ohhh god yes" she wailed and she spread apart her legs.
It was beautiful and fresh and it looked like a young woman's camel toe, if you can believe that. He went in. She was full of rapture as his hard thick cock filled her with grace and glory. She screamed and howled and she cried for more and more. And as he came at her she wanted him more then either could give to the other.
Because before she knew it, she truly ruptured. She finally got what she wanted hours ago. From the moment he first made her hot and horny that morning till now, she couldn't wait to have him and hopefully, somehow, she'd have what she'd wanted since actually the night before- Fresh and exciting cock.
And his fresh and exciting cock blasted inside her. And his fresh and exciting cock blasted outside it too. His fresh and exciting cock spewed cum up her belly, up her robust mature tits, and splattered a little of his exciting juice against her chin and lips.
They, like most lovers, collapsed, and she collapsed in his arms. She held him tight. She held him like a true lover. She kissed and played with his chest. And all he did was lie watching and wanting those immaculate bosoms lying against her chest.
"You know what I want right now?"
"No, what…a swim?" she answered.
He smiled, at her, but he shook his head.
"No…as you know I am a guy and like most guys, I often horny, and okay I'm still horny. I want your boobs. I want to suckle them the rest of the afternoon. In fact, I'd love to go down to the pool and watch you naked down there…then I'd suck on your tits in the pool. That sounds sexy because you're sexy. You really are you know."
"Thank you…and so are you. I hope we do this again…real soon…before you leave."
"You are guaranteed that…that is a guarantee" he came back.
20 minutes later they were sexing one another up again. It was almost as good.
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Archimedes of Syracuse
of Syracuse (287-212): Greek engineer, discoverer of the Law of Archimedes.
One of the most original thinkers of Antiquity was Archimedes of Syracuse. Because our approach to physics is based upon a model that was developed by this scientist, we immediately recognize him as 'one of us'. And indeed: he did all kinds of experiments and brought the results together in a law of physics - the famous Law of Archimedes. He was also interested in mathematics, which led to a new approximation of pi and a remarkable treatise, The sand-reckoner, in which he showed that he could command really big numbers by calculating the number of grains of sand in the universe.
Archimedes was also interested in engineering and invented a hydraulic organ and a planetarium (which implies that he thought that the motions of heaven could be described as if they were mechanical). The invention of a machine to lever ships from a dock to the sea made him boast that if he only had a point to stand on, he would move the earth.
When the Roman general Marcus Claudius Marcellus besieged Syracuse in 212, he invented war machines. During the sack of the city, Archimedes was killed (text). The famous story that Archimedes was able to destroy ships by using giant burning mirrors, is untrue; his true genius can be seen in the fortifications at Euryalos.
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Auberge du Pommier - What Compares?
What's comparable to Auberge du Pommier in Toronto. I would really like to know. I have not experienced any other place that has the elegance, quality and service that puts Auberge into the class of a truly fine dining establishment deserving of a world class restaurant. Other places I've tried in Toronto are either trying too hard with results that are sub-par or contrived, or are successful due to popularity I equate to fad following rather than a focus on producing good food and a superior dining experience.
I'm confused! I have no idea what you like as typically you only ask questions.
Until recently (this year), Auberge has been all glitz and relatively little substance. The decor was much finer than the food. HOWEVER, I did try once this year and found the food VASTLY improved, so far above the (relatively few) previous visits that, foodwise, it was an entirely different (improved) dining experience.
So go back and try again. If you liked it before see how you like it now.
Of all the fine dining experiences I've had in Toronto (George, Canoe, Auberge, high end steakhouses, One, Scaramouche, etc.), the only one that rates above all the rest is Splendido. Admittedly, whenever I go, I have the tasting menu so I'm not if the experience is the same when ordering from the menu. The food and the service there have always been top notch. The food is creative but not too avant garde that they lose sight of the importance of quality ingredients and impeccable technique.
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Tried the Splendido tasting menu Dec 2010 and was very disapointed. They tried to be too expermiental, but the food and flavors came up short. Fish way under done as an example. Perhaps a bad night? I've also been to many of the others you mention and again was underwhelmed - I want so badly to have a wider selection of great cuisine when I visit Toronto!
I tend to agree with ESTUFARIAN above about Auberge as my reference to it is focussed on my experience earlier this year when my wife and I were thrilled with everything they did. Almost feels like they've reached hit their stride and I hope they keep it up - much more so than in previous visits where the food was simply average.
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If you found the food at Splendido to be too experimental, maybe you should consider Scaramouche.
If you don't mind a less formal restaurant experience, you should consider Ici Bistro and Pastis. Both offer very good bistro food and offer excellent service, The service I experienced at Ici Bistro last month was better than past service I've experienced at Auberge or Splendido. That being said, I'm hoping to revisit both Auberge and Splendido at some point over the next 6 months.
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It sounds like you and I seem to receive different levels of service at Splendido, and at Ici. I would think the quality of service at any restaurant could vary from table to table, day to day, server to server. ;-)
Various croquettes showed up on several dishes that we ordered at Ici, so in retrospect, we didn't need to order the basket of mixed croquettes at the start of our meal. That being said, the repetition didn't bother me. I like croquettes, and would want to eat more than one, anyhow.
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Just a quick update on ADP - I went on Saturday evening (surprise date night!). While I found the food to be quite good, and everything fairly reasonable, the mains, at $42-45, I found to be about $10 too expensive. Not that I'm one to complain about prices, but I didn't perceive $45 worth of value (I had the suckling pig, my SO, the lamb shank). Everything else was suitably priced.
I'll be back, but perhaps for the tasting menu.
/edit - I also found the hamachi a little stale, and pretty bland. I think that would be my only other complaint. My SO's potato salad was nothing short of excellent.
I agree with the kids so far - Auberge is doing some really good work lately. Been a few times this past year and have had some really lovely meals. Worth checking out again.
Chef Marc St. Jacques just won Gold Medal Plates Toronto, actually.
And they've been putting in some nice touches they previously hadn't had - mignardises, palate cleansers, amuses. Not consistent, but that could also be because of the timing I go and the way I was ordering.
I do have to head back to ADP soon, however, I would suggest that Scaramouche (as mentioned above) is the top spot in T.O. at the moment (too many inconsistent and poorly executed meals at Splendido since Lee left).
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On the contrary, I've had nothing but consistent meals at Splendido, and through probably about 400 dishes, we've only sent 4 back. Victor was also said to be at the helm of the previous iteration of Splendido for up to 18 months before they moved to Nota Bene. IMO, it's easily the best restaurant in TO. I am excited about Cafe Bouloud possibly giving it some competition, but I've not been as yet.
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I agree with justxpete. For my money, Splendido has been consistently good since the Lee years (actually since the Magyar years). And, from about the end of 2010 has even jumped a notch - with great attention to both aromatics and textures, both of which have seemed more accomplished (for me).
And favourably compares to Cafe Boulud as well (both here and in New York).
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Sorry - I miss-spoke. The new Chef De Cuisine is actually Tommy McHugh, who was a sous chef at Nota Bene from 2008-2011, according to ChefDB. I couldn't remember if his name was Tommy or Geoff, so I apologize for the misinformation. I have a terrible head cold, so I'm using that as an excuse for confusing the two.


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I've not heard of the show, "Arrow" but it has a pretty high rating on IMDB. (I might start watching it). Anyway, the above screenshot was taken by Munir, who says it's from Season 1 episode 11. You can see the new Nokia Lumia 920 with a very different incoming call screen.
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Thanks, Jay. I am seeing Nokia a lot lately. But earlier the video player I was using didn't give me the option to capture the screen. Got lucky this time. Nokia been showing in Vampire Diaries as told you before in the tips and in the email too, now I will be able to capture it. Also the same show Arrow has been showing Surface too. Can't say if it is RT or Pro but Surface is on the show silently. And I am keeping an eye out to see any sighting in American Idol.
this is clearly a photo and not a lumia Call-Screen! Look at the menu-buttons (dots)..
They always change the screen for maybe copyright reasoning or just to be more clear. Unless it is paid product placement.
They use Nokia Lumia phones in the House of Lies too and I think I saw some WP phones in Revenge.
I wish Nokia did all this advertising for Symbian in the US. I still enjoy my N8, it may not be perfect or the best smartphone out there but deserves more recognition in the US.
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Becca • Beach Tint in Fig • Blush
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ZaBreeNah on 5/22/2013 9:42:00 PM more reviews by ZaBreeNah
Age: 18 & Under Skin: Normal, Tan, Warm Hair: Black, Wavy, Medium Eyes: Black
It is a sheer tint and let me say, THIS SO FRIGGIN SHEER ON MY TAN SKIN!
I've seen pics of this shade on paler skin tones and they look like they have a great natural flush but unfortunately this shade isn't for me because it doesn't show up at all.
It's like disappearing ink. Just a dot on my cheek, oh look color! Blended out, nope it's gone.
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*TOP REVIEWER* kupo_baby on 5/16/2013 12:22:00 PM more reviews by kupo_baby
Age: 25-29 Skin: Normal, Fair, Cool Hair: Red, Straight, Medium Eyes: Green
I read quite a few reviews says that this doesn't show up on a lot of people. I'm very pale so I thought I wouldn't have that problem. Well.... yeah, its the same for me too. I have to apply quite a bit of this to really be able to see it. I do still like it because its very much a no-makeup look (lol) & it works well on lips too, which is a huge plus for me. It's too sheer & has the wrong texture for it to work on eyes.
Overall, its not my fave but I like that its versatile.
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*TOP REVIEWER* zhoo on 4/26/2013 11:45:00 PM more reviews by zhoo
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Fair Hair: Brunette Eyes: Hazel
I like this...but not too much. I'm generally afraid of putting strong colours on my face because I'm not gifted at determining what looks good and what does not. With Fig, I'm safe. Almost to the point of what's the point because it shows up as such a gentle, nearly non-existent brown plummy wash (NC25). The container is convenient, albeit tiny, making this a pricey little piece of common sense lapse. It's too light for my lips, so I only use it on the cheeks. One downside is that it'll get sticky if you try to layer and will likely feel gross in the summer heat, especially if you have an oily face like me. Overall, an ok safe all-in-one cream tint better suited for the very pale and not excessively oily who want a monochromic wash of flattering colour. Being an oily slick, I'd prefer a watery type tint.
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*TOP REVIEWER* kaykre on 2/27/2013 9:56:00 PM more reviews by kaykre
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Olive, Warm Hair: Other, Wavy, Medium Eyes: Brown
Becca Beach Tints are a multi-use cream stain product that can be used on the cheeks and lips. They claim to be water-resistant and kiss-proof and they smell just like their names.
Because I live in a very hot climate, these are a holy grail product for me. They stay on all day, come in a beautiful range of colors, can be used as blush and lip color, and I don't need a brush to apply. Unlike many cream and liquid blushes, these aren't greasy or oily at all. They dry down and set pretty quickly and I can't feel them on my skin.
Fig is a pale nude pink. I love it as a nude blush (NC15) but I don't think it would show up on someone darker than say, NC25. I have uploaded swatches of the 8 shades I own (they are also posted under other Beach Tint reviews as well).
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*TOP REVIEWER* MaryEllen on 2/27/2013 3:08:00 AM more reviews by MaryEllen
Age: 44-55 Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium, Warm Hair: Brown, Medium Eyes: Blue
I had this for a long time before trying it, and now I'm wondering why I waited so long! This beautiful, delicate, earthy rose is a beautiful shade that can be applied lightly for a casual look, or more heavily for a lovely flush. I love the transparent look of these--it's as natural as a gel or liquid blush, but much easier to apply (and not sticky). It also has amazing staying power for such a light formulation. I find that patting it on with fingers, then blending with a foundation brush works best for me. I know I'll be wearing this a lot this summer!
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*TOP REVIEWER* browneyessmiles on 12/16/2012 9:07:00 AM more reviews by browneyessmiles
Age: 30-35 Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Warm Hair: Black, Wavy, Medium Eyes: Brown
I'm currently on a cream blush kick and so I picked this up from Sephora in the minis duo with Watermelon for $20. What you get is a little teeny tint but a little goes a long way with these tints (and all the Becca products I've tried). Fig is a beautiful brown rose tint. It's very natural looking. I have natural flush on my cheeks and I'm often scared to go overboard with blush - I never feel that with this blush. If you're looking for an obvious flush, this is probably not the product for you. Also, I'm not sure it would work for deeper skintones. (As a reference, I'm NC20-25). I think it would look amazing for pale skinned ladies. The scent of this is also really lovely.
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sonia0807 on 1/20/2012 10:36:00 AM more reviews by sonia0807
Age: 25-29 Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium Hair: Blond Eyes: Brown
I read many reviews on Fig before purchasing and even though most said that the colour was too light and doesn't show up well, i ordered it anyways. I have to say that this shade was very underrated!!!
I have NC25ish skin and the fig shows up beautifully. It is an extremely natural, earthy rosy tone that looks very clean on the skin. Perfect for a no makeup makeup look. I love this for work, and wintertime when my skin is very dull and peach/guava can look a bit bright!
It has a very nice smell, that could bother people who don't like artificial scent but i love it.
Super blendable and buildable.
Highly recommend!!!
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honeybeeyy on 1/27/2011 3:04:00 AM more reviews by honeybeeyy
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Warm Hair: Brown, Straight, Fine Eyes: Brown
I love cream blush and this is my first time trying liquid blush. I found that this beach tint gives me a even more natural look than cream blush. Fig is a rosy pink color which looks super natural on my NC20 yellow undertone. I apply this with a foundation brush and I found it works better than blending it with fingers. Just remember to shake the tube before using it. I have this tint in Peach as well which is more pigmented than Fig, but I prefer Fig as it looks more natural on my light skin tone. For darker skin tone, I would suggest Peach as Fig might not show on darker skin tone very well. BTW, the tint is scent so be aware if you are allergic to fragrance in skin care / cosmetic.
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More on News Corp. and the YES NetworkBy
Early last week, an agreement was reached allowing News Corp. to purchase 49% — potentially as much as 80% down the road — of the YES Network from investors like Goldman Sachs and Providence Equity. The deal is expected to be finalized by the end of the calendar year. Here's some more on the transaction, courtesy of Richard Sandomir…
- The Yankees will retain control of all Yankees-related content on the network. The announcers will continue to be biased — "We tell our people if you want to be bipartisan and fair, don't work for YES," said team president Randy Levine to Sandomir — and long-running features like Yankeeography and Yankees Classics aren't going anywhere.
- FOX, which is owned by News Corp., will bring some programming to the network however. It doesn't sound like a SportsCenter-esque, nightly sports news show is in the cards though.
- The Yankees will receive $420M from News Corp. to keep the team on YES through 2042. They're getting half of that now and the other half in three years. Just think, they're trimming payroll in less than 16 months.
- Just as we heard the other day, Sandomir says the Steinbrenners are unlikely to sell the team in the wake of the agreement. The team continues to make a fortune and, perhaps more importantly, the family would get slapped with a massive tax bill should they sell.
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The Yankees will only be getting $14M a year for their broadcast rights?
Can't be right. Maybe that's just the licensing agreement and then there Is the yearly broadcast rights few? No way it's 420 million for 30 years
FWIW: Moving from baseball to football, there has been a lot of talk this week, of course, at my alma mater, the Univ. of Maryland about the Terp's move in 2014 to the Big Ten Conference. Some of the talk concerned itself with Fox's move to control the YES network, anticipating a play for the B1G's future television rights.
I think there is fire behind that smoke.
Yeah. Forbes has the last TV contact as 90 million.PER YEAR. THE dodgers new deal is 100 million PER YEAR. that 420 is simply a contact to stay on yes and not, move. So the minimum will be 114 million per year combined. Just from TV. Add corporate sponsorship, parking, in stadium and Yankee store sales, concessions and gate receipts and this team has easily 400 million in revenue. it makes the payroll trimming a bit more nausea inducing for sure
so it's like a PSL, haha.
The $420m was a signing bonus on top of the annual fees. The annual fees progressively increase to $350m by the end of the deal.
This is the correct. The rights deal increases roughly 4/5% each year until it reaches $350mm at the end. It was reported to be $85mm this year, I think.
As others have noted, the $420M is a "gift" above and beyond all other fees. The Yankees just scored about $700M between the $420M fee and the reported $270M from selling a portion of their YES ownership to Newscorp. All done before the end of the year in anticipation of perhaps increased taxes in 2013. So $700M. That's more than the value of most baseball teams outside of the Yankees, Dodgers and maybe the Mets and Red Sox. Not a bad side score from Dad Steinbrenner's original personal investment of $100K+ in the Yankees.
I've tried in a couple past notes to figure out how much the Yankees (through YES Global Enterprises/YGE) make in broadcasting fees, but it's basically impossible since YES, the Yankees and YGE are all private. The News Corp. purchase might eventually provide some visibility since it's a public company, but not much, and maybe none at all. Profits will probably be folded under News Corp's line item for profits made by its regional networks, of which YES is now one. At a minimum and based on news reports (which certainly can be wrong) YES paid the Yankees $85M in broadcasting rights last year, plus YGE would have made at least another $85M as a percentage of YES profits, bringing the Yankees' take to $170M this year. Yet that is also probably low. The whole deal is structured to allow the Yankees to leverage their brand and mask (legally) from MLB how much money the Yankees actually make from their YES investment. While YES was funded by the Yankees, Goldman Sachs and a few others, what we don't know is how the deal was stuctured to pay out profits. The whole network is based on the Yankees and their brand, which means the Yankees might be taking 50%, 60%, 75%, whatever in profits. That means all totales, the Yankees might be taking down a quarter of a billion a year from YES. Just no way of knowing, beyond it is much higher than the $85M in licensing fees reported.
I would imagine their share of YES profits is directly linked to their % of ownership. I can't imagine FOX would pay what they did for a 49% stake if they weren't entitled to fully 49% of the business.
I was talking about the original deal. I would gather the terms would change under News Corp and clearly has since it includes guaranteed increases leading eventually to $350M. Just no way of knowing, although I'm quite confident the team was making substantially more than $85M.
I think Gonzo is on the right track on this. Most likely they didn't get any higher share of the profits than their 34% ownership stake, but that 34% was probably bigger than their financial contribution to the new network, because they were bringing the content.
Reportedly, YES had an operating income of $230M+ in 2012. So even just a 34% share would leave about $78M for YGE's share.
Yup. I noted that previously. One report had $500M in revenue and $250m profit. That's where I got the $85M on top of the $85M in licensing fees for $170M. Yet, once again, all just guesses on all of our sides. I don't disagree with anything Gonzo is saying, although it's just a guess just as mine is. It could very well be a straight percentage, with each side funding an equal amount and each side then sharing equally in profits. Or there could be some variation on each point, with Goldman funding more upfront, with the Yankees then giving back some profit Or…
Well, it can go on and on. All we know is the Yankees are making lots of money. (And, no, as noted below, I don't separate the Yankees and YGE.)
The Cubs sold for $900mm in '09. Your point still stands though even though I would argue that the Yankees' profit should not be lumped together for YGE profit.
As for YES profit, I don't think YGE gets paid more because it's based on the Yankees. I think you are undervaluing how much $ it takes to get a channel off the ground. Just ask anyone who invested in Oprah's OWN channel. It is an extremely cost prohibitive venture. However, I wouldn't be surprised if they paid slightly less in setup costs than the other investors because they brought the Yankees to the table.
The further we attempt to drill down into the deal and the relationship between YES, YGE and the Yankees, then the more lost we're going to get, since very little is public.
My point is simply that the Yankees generate far more revenue from YES than the $85M in licensing fees. My scenario is just that. A scenario on one way they can be doing that.
As for the Yankees and YGE, they are inseparable. If the Steinbrenners were ever to sell the Yankees, they would either have to transfer most of the licensing rights from YGE LLC to the Yankees before the sale, or they would have to sell YGE with the Yankees because much of the brand (and profits) sits in YGE. The money from YES, the money from the concessions business with the Cowboys, and dozens of smaller business that the Yankees invest in through YGE, as well as other LLC's the Steinbrenners operate tied to the Yankee brand, all live off of the Yankees. If the Yankees cease to exist, these LLCs cease to exist; if those LLCs cease to exist, the Yankees continue on and structure new deals.
So from a legal persepctive you are correct. The profits of those deals do not sit with the entity known as the NY Yankees, yet they are all available for the NY Yankees and the Steinbrenners. They are all connected. When Hal looks at the Yankee empire, he see one unit that operates at breakeven or even or a loss, the team known as the NY Yankees. He doesn't care about that. He cares about the overall profits that sit in the LLCs, driven by the "money losing" team.
As for YES, I don't underestimate that all. I never even mentioned the start-up costs, which by some estimates were over $1B. Also lost in must of the discussion is that the Yankees leveraged at least $800M on the funding of the new Stadium. Part of this deal is no doubt set up to pay down that debt. Fans love to focus on the revenue, ignoring the expenses of which the Yankees have quite a bit.
I believe the money paid in broadcast rights fees goes to the Yankees directly, not YGE.
Yes, which further supports what I'm saying.
Based on that though, I would think YGE could definitely sell the team without also selling their stake in YES and the other businesses. The Yankees alone probably generate $420M+ (net of revenue sharing, based on Forbes estimate for 2010) in revenues, and with a new TV contract containing guaranteed escalators through 2042, the team would still be extremely valuable without the stakes in the YES and the other businesses (though certainly the total YGE package would be worth more).
This is a response to both your comment and generally to Gonzo's below, since I have the feeling we may be the only three that care about this!
Sure, if we're talking in absolutes, the Steinbrenners could sell the Yankees without YGE, or without transferring large portions of what YGE controls back to the Yankees, but that will substantially reduce the value of the Yankees and worse (for us fans), it would hurt the Yankees competitively. Think about it. The Yankees pulled down $85M in cable broadcasting fees last year, which is only $5M more than what the Texas Rangers received last year from their cable deal, yet the Yankees' household reach through YES is more than four times as large as the Rangers. This is why it's estimated if the Yankees were to put their broadcast rights up for bid, they would receive upwards of $350M a year TODAY, not in 30 years as will happen with the escalators.
If the Steinbrenners didn't own both the Yankees and YGE, this deal would be viewed as a horrible deal. Yet because they own both, it's viewed as excellent deal. Break 'em apart, and the new owner of the Yankees would be buying a team with a horrible TV deal.
When valuing their potential purchase, the potential buyers are going to see that they have been locked into the longest broadcast contract of any team (this is a bad thing, not a good thing) and the contract is at below-market rates. Substantially below to the point it would cost the new owners billions and billions and billions (in memory of Carl Sagan!) of dollars in lost revenue that has been disaggregated from the Yankees baseball team. Right now there is no lost revenue because the Yankees universe is homogeneous, or holistic if you prefer, existing under the Steinbrenners. They can shift the money around as they please. The new owners won't be able to do that. They will be competing in the NY market with a significant part of their revenue stream gone. They will be competing for free agents with no better footing than the Texas Rangers.
And if the Yankees end up weakened, how is that going to help the owners of YES when the ratings and advertising dollars decrease? The owners of YES and YGE will want a strong Yankee team.
BTW This whole deal structure is one of the reasons many believe it signals the Steinbrenners intend to keep the Yankees.
Yeah, it's early so I'll try to keep it short. I couldn't disagree more with some of your basic assumptions. The Yankees weren't in a position to negotiate a contact in the open market like the Rangers. Their deal ran through 2022, or so, I believe so their deal would have been under market value for a while regardless this deal. The Yankees were able to secure $420mm in now terms. It's like King Felix getting a contract extension that's under market value because he wasn't a free agent yet. Except he didn't get a huge signing bonus. I also disagree that the Yankees would get $350mm per year on the open market.
As for the deal being under market hurting the Yankees.The value of the club is based on revenues, yes. I don't see how this can hthe Yankees though. They make so much revenue outside of their tv rights deal. II really don't see why the owners now would ever shift money to the Yankees. So that point of having money flexibility in different entities is moot for me. I would bet a good amount that YES money never sees its way to the Yankees except for the rights money. Why would it?
Okay, no issues if you disagree, although it's unclear about what since there's been a lot words written here. I'm more than happy to listen to any position on the issue and since your words clearly indicate you have an opposing view, I'd like to hear it.
To sum up my POV in one line: The Yankees are generating substantially more from YES than the $85M in licensing fees, and the Yankees have access to this capital.
Fair enough.
My POV in a nutshell. The Yankees generate an insane amount of revenue from sources outside of the TV rights deal. They don't need or have access to any YGE or YES money outside of the TV rights money. If anything, YES and the Yankees compete with each other to provide profit for YGE.
Okay, without rehashing, I'll simply add, yup, we disagree quite strongly on this. : -)
I'd disagree. I'll point to Frank McCourt who was still able to hold on to some sort of parking deal for the Dodgers. And that was the mess that was Frank McCourt! If the Yankees were sold, YGE would probably include other businesses, but by no means would they be compelled to do so. The fact that YGE gave up some % of YES with the possibility of giving up more highlights this.
Think of it this way. WPIX was not sold in the last Yankee sale. Why would YES have to be involved on the next hypothetical Yankee sale.
I have no problem seeing the Yankees separate from YGE. I'm pretty sure they were wise in starting up YES and YGE to avoid such implication.
I touched on that above. The WPIX analogy doesn't fit because of the substantially below-market rate the Yankees baseball team is getting in the YES deal. Anyone purchasing the Yankees will want their brand and broadcast dollars transferred back to the team.
Again, could this feel have devalued the team? Sure, but the Yankees were not free agents. Their previous deal ran to 2021 or so. It was like King Felix signing a below market deal before he was a free agent so to speak. To get $420mm cash on hand plenty of owners would do that. Frank McCourt was willing to do that and he would have had no ownership of the TV channel. Would it have devalued the sale price of the dodgers? I'd say yes. Pretty similar situation except Frank was in court and incurred the wrath of Bud. Doesn't matter who owned the tv channel.
all the more reason the 189 is absurd….to the fan that is over paying for a team that cant get out of the first round……
I don't think "the first round" means what you think it means.
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That quote from Levine is embarassing. Sure there's nothing wrong with a little bit of pro-home team attitude on a local broadcast. But they should still strive to be fair and unbiased in how they call the action on the field.
He's just making sure NewsCorp knows that he'll follow Fox News' fine example.
Their example is to claim to be totally fair and unbiased.
Claiming is one thing. Doing is quite another.
Just so they don't follow the MSNBC example, formally speaking.
Yea, I have little use for either of them.
False equivalency, but I'm not getting into that on here. Continue with the Yankeespeak.
The Yankees will receive $420 million none of which they'll invest back into the ballclub, which will cut payroll this year and next. What a joke.
This is bad enough, but if the Murdoch family truly has any control or ownership of a significant aspect of the Yankees and their brand at some point it's going to be really, really hard for me to root for this organization. I know some people don't care, but NewsCorp is incredibly polarizing, I'm not sure I like this direction for the Bombers
Who would you root for instead? Almost all regional sports networks are on Fox Sports. It's just something they've decided they want to control and they are spending to do it. I don't think Murdoch or Newscorp cares about what the Yankees do, they think that these networks are good investments and I doubt they try to change what YES is doing at all.
The problem is absolutely not at all of a political nature. The problem with corporations occurs when they own a team–CBS!!!–and lose it in the vast generality of their other holdings, as some think occurred in the mid-60s. That does not seem to be an issue in this case.
People really do need to keep their politics under control. The Democrats are not communists. Republicans are not fascists. People who can't tell the difference are willfully stupid.
I wish more people shared your opinion. Seriously.
My problem isn't with Republicans or Fox News even, I'm not calling anyone a fascist (although I do disagree with them). My problem in this situation is with all of phone-tapping, unethical stuff Murdoch & Co have been responsible for in England. I guess as a Yankees fan the ethics and legal standing of the owner shouldn't bother me too much, but Murdoch just isn't an easy guy to root for. I'll still be a Yankees fan though, who am I kidding
I think they are missing the boat by not doing a sportscenter type show.
You kind of have a built-in auduience after the postgame show. They don't need PTI type shows that SNY air because you have a pretty sweet gig with Francesa, the Sports Pope, on 1-6 during the season.
Smells like something is burning. No wait, that's not something burning…
Please go away forever Randy. I like when the announcers definitely care about the Yankees, and it means something to them, but I don't want Baghdad Bob crap. I'm sure the YES talent also doesn't care that Levine proudly claims that as being "biased".
Randy Levine is the president of the Yankees and YGE. He was key in the formation of the YES Network, the financing and building of the new Yankee Stadium, and the recent News Corp deal. There's a reason why George hired him and the sons have kept him. He has made billions for the Steinbrenners by expanding the brand and profits, and greatly increasing the financial health of the Yankees.
If forced to select between Randy Levine or Brian Cashman, the Steinbrenners would have Cashman tossed out the door onto a pile of trash.
Levine's not going anywhere.
Fire Michael Kay!
Yeah so total TV deal including signing deal is 99 million thus year to 365 million in 2042. This payroll cut better be ULTRA short term man. This deal, plus gates concessions, store sales,mlb merchandise cut, parking, sponsorship and equity in the stadium means the team could easily be profitable with a 300 million budget.
That's freaking ridiculous. They're getting $420 million over the next three years and we're worried about saving a few extra million dollars on a luxury tax?! Hank and Hal are pathetic.
If it was "a few million", that would be true. But it might be tens of millions.
Unbelievable that folks continue to try to make this connection. Making money on one end does not preclude not wanting to pay out unnecessary money on another. This is just bitching for bitching's sake.
I agree with those above – this puts the $189mm thing in a whole new light for me. P O O R.
I guess we'll be seeing more of those Fox News updates during commercials.
The corporate world can suck my cock and kiss my ass at the same time. GO YANKEES!!!
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Maybe the $420MM will go towards the tax hit if they can't get under $189MM? Just a thought.
If only YES were as non-biased as NESN or MASN or White Sox broadcasts or Mets broadcasts or had wonderful journalistic programs like SNY's Beer Money and if only YES would schedule more classic games where Yankees haters can exult in them losing. Just give it a rest, all the Sandomirs and Raissmans and Mushnicks out there. Can we stop pretending we're objective about the Yankees? Just air it out in public like Gammons does. At least he's not pretending to be anything but the ultimate Sox fan. I'll be shocked if Sandomir wrote an article about homerism on NESN when the Times owned a part of that network. Right?
I'm so glad I revisited this thread hours later. Thank you for this. Really.
this network needs some new sports talk shows. Thats one thing SNY does well with dailynews live and others. Cant stand having Mike on tv from 1-6. I also hope they bring in some other sports when the yankee games arent giving like more fifa matches, some other college football or basketball. And most important some younger host, cants stand watching these old people constantly doing half-time shows or what ever


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Sen. Jeanne Shaheen: I have worked to discover the truth about the Benghazi attacks
I take that responsibility very seriously, and since the day of the attack my focus has been on learning what mistakes were made and taking steps to prevent them from being repeated in the future. Unfortunately, the Jan. 24 Union Leader editorial completely misrepresents my work over the past several months and its criticisms are simply not factual. In reality, I have been quietly focused on rising above the political rancor and working in a bipartisan fashion to find out the facts and ultimately limit the risk of another Benghazi.
I joined my colleagues on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in a bipartisan Sept. 27 effort demanding the State Department provide an accurate and full accounting of the events that took place before, during and after the attack, as well as an assessment of the state of security of other diplomatic missions around the globe.
I participated in the Foreign Relations Committee's investigation of the matter and have attended six formal hearings and classified briefings on this issue. I have spent hours listening to testimony of administration officials. At two public hearings on the Benghazi attack, I raised the concern about having too few military assets in the region to respond to such an attack. I asked how we identify and prioritize "high risk" posts like Benghazi and pressed the administration to assess the cooperation between the Pentagon and State in the lead-up and aftermath of the attack.
I had the opportunity to view classified video which showed real-time footage of the attack in Benghazi and question intelligence officials on the events.
I have also read the Accountability Review Board's (ARB) well-documented report on what went wrong in Benghazi and attended a briefing on the report by the two independent co-chairs. The report, a direct and honest account of the mistakes that were made, outlines the insufficient security platform that was in place, the gaps in intelligence, and detailed "systemic failures and leadership and management deficiencies." As a result of the report, four ?high-level officials have been put on administrative leave.
The ARB also explicitly stated that Congress failed to provide the kinds of resources the State Department needed to do its job safely. This is exactly why I raised the issue of resources with Secretary Hillary Clinton, who understands more than most that empty words of support without real, actual resources will do nothing to protect our diplomats abroad. Congress must make sure the State Department has these necessary resources in the future.
I have spent my career focused on real, bipartisan solutions. That is how I always approach contentious issues, and the attacks in Benghazi and its aftermath are no different.
It is my job as a U.S. senator to not only get to the bottom of what happened, but also to make sure Congress and this administration take steps to avert future attacks. We failed to do enough to protect Ambassador Stevens and three other Americans on Sept. 11. We have to be honest about what mistakes were made, learn from them, and make sure we don't repeat them.
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Varanasi also commonly known as Benares or Banaras and Kashi, is a city situated on the banks of the River Ganges in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, 320 kilometres 199 mi southeast of state capital Lucknow. It is regarded as a holy city by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains. It is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and probably the oldest in India.
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