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Simon Bent's Elling, the odd-couple comedy previously seen in London, officially opened on Broadway Nov. 21 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre following previews that began Nov. 2.
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Many people are looking to reduce calories in their diet so they cut out sugar, and turn to artificial sweeteners and other sugar substitutes. The question has long been, which are hazardous to your health and which are safe for regular consumption. Some of these we add ourselves to coffee and tea drinks, while others are automatically in the ingredients of soft drinks, chewing gum, jellies, baked goods, candy, fruit jiuce, ice cream, canned foods, dairy products and more. How do you know what you are really consuming and if it is good for you? Here is some information that will hopefully help clear that up.
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- In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and white sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg yolks one at a time. Split the half of vanilla bean and scrape the seeds; stir the seeds into the butter mixture. Mix in the flour and ground almonds. Divide the dough into two pieces, wrap and refrigerate until firm.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Break off tablespoonful sized pieces of dough and roll them into little ropes about 2 inches long. Bend the ropes into a half circle and place them 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
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I'll give this recipe five stars, because the resulting cookie really was delicious. However, if you're looking at the serving size as a guideline, I didn't find it accurate. I used balls that were definitely under a tablespoon each, and only got 5 dozen cookies. I was skeptical when I saw the quantities of the ingredients, and it turns out I was right. I didn't make the half moon shape, I just rolled each bit of dough into a ball and flattened them a bit. Took 12 minutes, and ended up delicious. Reminded me a bit of shortbread.
Simple and delicious cookie recipe. I was looking for something to use up some vanilla beans and this worked well. I will definitely be making these again around the holiday season to share with friends and family.
These have been a Christmas tradition at our home for years now. Since the dough is rather sticky, I tend to refrigerate and then shape small bits into cresents rather than rolling them into ropes. Instead of powdered sugar, we use vanilla suger so they have an extra vanilla punch
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Remove from heat and immediately spread on wax paper, add M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies.
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This is a fun and yummy recipe to make for very picky kids and husbands! One note...these make very large burgers...be ready to get full, but it is worth it!
A cute novelty idea. I probably won't make them again though. The meat itself had really no flavor and since everyone in my family eats something different on their burger it was too difficult to keep track of who's burger what who's.
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Which dealership did you buy/service the car from? I'm at Hayward Mazda and they did the same thing to me. They've had my car for 12 days now, have replaced the slave/master cylinders, waited forever to get a special tool to bleed the system, and after all that, now say it's MY fault and that I shredded the clutch (I've been driving stick for 17 years). The kicker is that they had the District Manager INSPECT the clutch last week and he said that it was FINE. I'm on Mazda Axela Forums and there's at least 3 more people who have had the same problem.
Picked up the car today. The problem was that the clutch was completely shredded (see pic below). After trying to drive the car, the mechanics figured the clutch plate was busted up but they were handcuffed by the Mazda Techline Procedures and ended up replacing a bunch of clutch components before finally opening up the tranny. Mazda Corporate replaced essentially the entire clutch system (said it was a "onetime goodwill gesture"). The mechanics still don't know what went wrong - said the only time they've ever seen a clutch like that was after a hard race but admitted it's impossible to burn out a clutch in 38 miles (and I never drove it hard). Bottom line: I have my car back, it drives great, and Mazda Customer Assistance is 1-800-USE-LESS. The clutch is nice and tight and it shifts well. Only bad thing is that the burnt clutch smell lingers and will probably take a while to get out of the engine.
mino Posts: 1I bought my mazda 3 in Oct 2005 used with 23,000 kms on it. The tires that come on the sport model look great and handle on dry pavement well, but are crap in the rain and snow and the tread life is crap. Bought snows for the winter. Problem solved.
had problems with the check engine light, both low beam headlights burning out within days of one another, leaking washer fluid tank, cracked plastic skid plate, door trim continually falling off, a funny noise coming from the front drivers window when closed from the half way mark, a rattling noise from the rear of the car and the front dash, and now static in my stereo whenever i use the rear wiper blade.
I took my car into a dealer about a month before a relatively large road trip as it needed some new fluids and I wanted them to look at my clutch/transmission as I noticed a lag in the shifting so I wanted it looked at. Dealer told me the drove it an found nothing. checked the odometer only to find out they hadn't driven at all (reading was the same). 13 days later, clutch gone, only 103,000 km on my car. Mazda wanted $1600 for the job, I got it done for $1100 with parts that have a lifetime warranty.
Filed a complaint with Mazda Canada, basically told me it's driver error which is a load of crap. I was willing to pay for parts if Mazda covered the labour as I can appreciate parts wearing out (even if prematurely) and given all the problems and amount of $$$ I had already spent with Mazda, I figured they would be able to do something for me. All the offered me was 10% off. Trying to sell my car now
No offense intended, butI seriously doubt that you will find any new car manufacturer that will cover the cost of replacing a worn out clutch at 103,000 km/60,000 miles. You aren't the original owner, so how do you know the clutch wasn't abused early on?
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I just ran into this discussion..I have a 04 3 hatchback car was awesome and never had issue until last friday the darned clutch just went kaput..i'm the original owner and it has only 34,000 miles and pretty much took care of the car so i'm seeing a trend here with bad clutches early on? it suck cuz my warranty expired although I have extended warranty..and the dealer are not really helping me either..my last 2 ride's clutches lasted over 100,000 miles..no kidding...i dont think i'll own another one of these cars since i wanted the mazdaspeed 3....grrrrr :mad:
ok...I found out Mazda warranty does NOT cover transmission or clutch after 12,000 miles..ahhhh..so i'm left with a 1,200 bill..nice..i'm selling the car..this car freakin sucks....sorry people i've driven stick for a long time..i've never see a clutch go out that early...and NO i do not race my car or whatever...it gets taken care of...what a bunch of bull...
ok...I found out Mazda warranty does NOT cover transmission or clutch after 12,000 miles..ahhhh..so i'm left with a 1,200 bill..nice..i'm selling the car..this car freakin sucks.
Do you mean that Mazda will not honor their drivetrain warranty?! :surprise:
If it's just the clutch, no manufacturer ever covers that although I think they should especially if it's defective!
I don't understand what they didn't cover with the transmission. Was it just the clutch or something else as well? If you find a manufacturer that warranties the clutch, I'd like to know for reference.
Sounds like your dealer held you to the letter of the contract and lost a customer in the process. I'd have made such a noise that customers would have noticed in both the sales and the service department. They hate that as other customers always want to know why.
You can also try to make complaints against the dealer if you think it was unfair.
I may have over reacted a bit..i just didnt expect my car to have a major mechanical issue at 34,000 miles...maybe 50,000 or so i wouldnt bother...I had a chevy S10 before that the clutch lasted 120,000 miles...and a honda prelude before that and that clutch lasted forever....I did try to see if a defect may have caused the damages but they said the clutch was shredded saying my driving or whatever did it..I never did any abuse to my ride. So I'm assuming some Madza parts dont hold up as well a some other cars? I do know mazda did cover the clutch but only for 12,000 miles as I previously stated and other companies does the same but it is very limited as well.
I may have over reacted a bit..i just didn't expect my car to have a major mechanical issue at 34,000 miles...maybe 50,000 or so i wouldn't bother...I had a chevy S10 before that the clutch lasted 120,000 miles...and a honda prelude before that and that clutch lasted forever....I did try to see if a defect may have caused the damages but they said the clutch was shredded saying my driving or whatever did it..
Yeah with new cars unless you beat the snot out of them they should easily last that long. the clutch in my Rex is slipping a bit but it has over 190K miles on it! :surprise:
No one is more surprised than I am and I haven't been easy on it. Mazda is a Ford in some ways and maybe it's a Ford Clutch? Maybe it was weak when they installed it at the factory? it's just a mechanical part that can wear out. Interestingly enough they make it tough and expensive to replace the clutch. You should have easily gotten 100K miles if you drove it normally but the good thing is you now have a new clutch and THAT should have a warranty on it as well. I'm considering a Mazdaspeed 3 myself and i wonder with all that torque going through the front wheels just how hard it will be on the clutch.
Top Gear was driving Mini's with 300HP in them and they felt that was the limit of the car.
Keep the car and see how it works out with the new clutch as it should last a very long time, if not raise a big stink at the dealership! Be very loud and vocal especially in the sales area. Don't let them get you into an office where no one can see/hear you.
This puts pressure on them to actually try and fix the problem.
berdawn Posts: 1I'm sooo happy to read your post!!! I'm picking my 05 3 up after the same thing happened. I had it towed to a dealer who said it was the "shift assembledge". I was out of town and since it would take a week for them to get the part, they gave me a bolt to use to override the transmission. When I got back to town, two days later, it started working fine. the dealer couldn't find anything wrong with it.
Sorry for the "stupid" question but all my other cars have been manuals
It's not stupid; how would you know?
I didn't know that automatics can roll back when in drive (I thought they were supposed to catch themselves after just a tad rollback)
Some do, some don't. It depends on the car and the transmission. Whatever you do, DON'T hold the car with just the throttle; doing so could damage the automatic. Use the brake.
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houstonmike Posts: 1I've noticed a number of postings regarding bad experiences with the Mazda 3 clutch.
I purchased my 2004 Mazda 3s new. The clutch and flywheel went out at 14,000. Mazda refused to provide a warranty repair as they said that there was only a 12,000 mile warranty on the clutch, although the overall car warranty was 50,000. They said that is was driver abuse and that they had never seen one shredded and burned like that. However, that also sounds a lot like other postings.
I was very tempted to get rid of the car, but couldn't find anything comparable that seemed to be of otherwise high quality and fun to drive. However, the new clutch went out at 70,000. I then had a mechanic friend replace it and fortunately only the clutch was gone this time. But, there were two round grooves worn into the plate. My mechanic suggested that perhaps something had broken off inside to wear the grooves.
Needless to say, I'm definitely not keen on keeping it too much longer before I have to put in a 3rd clutch!
Does anyone have any suggestions for an alternative car to consider? I liked the size, interior quality and the fact that I could lay down the back seats and lay my road bike down inside.
Thanks in advance for any help
wow your clutch went out @ 14,000 miles?..i think there are some problems with these madza clutches and they dont want to do anything about it...mine went out @ 34,000 miles(mine's a 2004 too)..and they went along and blamed it on me...i'm gonna get rid of it pretty soon...as for another car i'm thinking of a honda or a toyota...i've had both cars before and the clutches on both lasted forever....
zlatan Posts: 2Model Mazda3s, made in Japan (!?), bought June 2004, 70000 miles, driven under normal conditions home-work-home. Transmission went bad, authorized service had a problem to fix that.
Repair >$ 2000. Mazda customer support position: Normal wear and tear and the warranty expired. This will be the last Mazda I purchase.
OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE PLANNING TO BUY NEED to know! Something went teribbly wrong with the quality of Mazda. I used to love & trust Mazda,...not any more. Period!
Mazda3s... bought June 2004, 70000 miles, driven under normal conditions ... Transmission went bad, authorized service had a problem to fix that. Repair > $2000
A few questions:
1. Does your car have a manual or automatic transmission?
2. Did you buy your car new at a Mazda dealership?
3. Was the car regularly serviced at a Mazda dealership?
4. Does "authorized service" refer to the dealership and/or the manufacturer?
5. Did you consider a complaint to a consumer body, BBB or legal action?


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With two major-league truck-mounted shredding machines working away, chewing and swallowing outdated receipts, tax reports, financial records and what-have-you, Wauwatosa unloaded more than 8 tons of private documents Saturday.
The free service was sponsored by Wauwatosa Crime Stoppers and Shred-it Milwaukee, 12100 W. Wirth St., Wauwatosa, in an effort to reduce identity theft and all crimes associated with it.
Gary Datka, citizen coordinator for Crime Stoppers, said that about 400 cars, vans and trucks had come by through the morning and he expected at least 50 more before the event ended at 1 p.m.
"It's about the same traffic as last year, so I imagine we'll end up with about 16,000 to 17,000 pounds," Datka said. "The first year, we had about 21,500 pounds. People had a lot of stuff stored up."
Police encourage shredding to help protect yourself against identity theft by securely destroying unneeded confidential documents, credit card offers, old checks, bank and credit card statements, and more.
The Wauwatosa Police Department provided on-site security, and volunteers were on hand to help unload materials. Citizens were invited to watch their personal, private documents be dropped directly into the shredders – leaving no question they were safely gone for good.
Wauwatosa residents who have more that needs to be shredded may contact Officer Don Semega at 414-471-8430 Ext. 5114.


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Robert Anderson had no use for the feral hogs he caught on his Cleburne spread a couple of weeks ago, so he had the critters hauled off.
"I don't want to eat 'em," said Anderson, who also didn't want to kill and pay to process the 65- to 70-pound pigs that were eating his deer corn. "You can go to Walmart and get ... Black Forest ham cheaper than that."
But the peripatetic porkers didn't go to waste: they became a link in the food chain.
"They make an excellent smoked sausage," said Tim Bruce, whose Joshua Deer Processing has cut up about 400 feral hogs this year. "We started doing hams five or six years ago. They are outstanding."
Hunters aren't the only ones who are hog wild. Thanks to some canny marketing, consumers around the world are paying through the snout for a taste of the free-range Texas treat and begging for more.
"Good marketing has everything to do with catching the consumer's interest," Eric Nauwelaers, president of Frontier Meats in Fort Worth, wrote in an email. "Both words, 'wild' and 'boar' catch the attention of anyone who grew up eating domestically raised pork. We believe that wild boar consumption will continue to soar above other game categories because it offers the general public a meat choice that is easy to accept by being similar to popular domestic pork. However, it takes the next step by bringing a rich nutty flavor to the table due to its natural grazing habits. The product sells itself due to being 'all natural' by default, lean with healthy attributes and adds a sense of excitement to the eating experience."
A key to converting the animals from marauding menace to menu item was surprisingly simple: a name change to wild boar from feral hog.
"They are the same thing," said Chris Hughes, owner of Broken Arrow Ranch in Ingram. "It's what I had for Thanksgiving. It was great."
Hughes has been selling wild boar for 15 or 20 years, but the taste for alternative meats is heating up demand.
Hughes said in the late 1980s, his dad persuaded the United States Department of Agriculture to okay labeling feral hog meat as wild boar. It took some negotiation, since a boar is technically a male animal.
Convincing the government that the critters were truly "wild," and not the kind of pen-fed animals that find their way onto some game menus, was tough too.
But Hughes, who sells all manner of wild game, said his dad made his point when he invited the inspectors to spend 30 seconds in the pen with a feral hog. If they could do it, he'd drop his claim that they were wild.
The label was apparently approved without much further discussion.
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Texas agriculture officials don't have much information on the economic impact of processing, cooking and marketing the state's estimated two million wild pigs, but there's not a lot of argument about the nature of the beast itself.
"What we've got in America is a mutt," said Hughes, explaining that the beast is a hybrid, with genes that can vary from animal to animal. "They may be from any number of species."
Jesse Griffiths, an Austin chef and author, agreed with the "mutt" moniker.
Griffiths recently published "Afield: A Chef's Guide to Preparing and Cooking Wild Game and Fish," and runs Dai Due Supper Club. He also sells wild-boar sausages in Austin farmers markets.
"They come from three lineages: Spanish; escaped [domestic pigs] and Russian boars," said Griffiths in a phone call. "We call it wild boar for marketing reasons."
Any way you slice it, wild-boar meat, which has what Hughes' website calls a nutty/bacon flavor, represents a tasty opportunity for meat purveyors and chefs.
Frontier is rolling out wild-boar tenderloin strips this week and is mulling sausage in the near future.
Griffiths has to turn local food enthusiasts away from his $1,875 per person, three-day "hog schools" in the Hill Country, where participants learn to hunt, skin, cut up and cook the critters.
"I killed a 150-pound pig this summer," he said, adding that the double pork chops were extra toothsome. "It was some of the best meat I've ever had."
For Griffith, hogs got hot about four years ago.
"It's a resource people don't know how to deal with," he said. "I said, 'Why are we raising pigs when we have an overabundance of feral pigs?' My goal is to use about 80 percent in our pork products."
Unlike Bruce, whose hogs arrive dead and are not processed for sale, commercial processors must have a USDA inspector on site to oversee the conversion of live boar into bacon and other cuts.
Griffiths is so high on the hogs that he's hoping to build a slaughterhouse, exclusively to process wild boar for his soon-to-be built Austin restaurant/butcher shop.
If his sales of hand-crafted chorizo are an indicator, Grifffith's investment in pork processing could pay off: sausage volume doubled when he switched from domestic to feral hogs.
Now, two of the four sausages on his permanent menu come from the wild. And there's no shortage of meat on the hoof. Zach Davis, Johnson County agent for agriculture and natural resources, calls feral hogs an epidemic.
"They have no natural predators," Davis said. "They can reproduce a couple of times a year."
That's fine with Griffiths.
"I mean, between 60 and 80 percent have to be killed every year to keep the population stable," Griffith said. "But I'm here to help."
From pest to profit
The trapper who took Anderson's hogs told him they were going to Frontier Meats. If that's where they ended up, the hoglets will have plenty of company. Frontier will produce 36,000 feral hogs this year.
Frontier processes wild pigs from holding facilities across Texas, then slaughters the animals. Frontier sends 75 percent of its wild boar to Europe.
"Whether it is England, France, Spain or other countries, the residents have been eating wild boar for many generations as a staple of their diet. The population of animals, animal size and health advantages made the wild boar a prevalent food source," Nauwelaers wrote. "Europe has continued to lose free-ranging land due to population expansion and new land uses. The feral hog has just run out of unencumbered areas to roam free. Texas provides a perfect environment of thousands of unfenced acres and a climate conducive to increasing the wild boar population. So, we have become a perfect source for the European demand."
Frontier declined to say what they pay for feral hog on the hoof, but the profit margin can't be chopped liver: the company's online site charges $47.99 for a three-pound wild boar "frenched rack." That's about $16 per pound. A 2.25 pound order of wild-boar bacon is $35.99.
"They're basically getting high-quality pork for less than 50 cents a pound," said Austin-based trapper Brandon Tilford, "which maks it a very profitable business."
Even though he has a solid clientele, and charges land owners $300 to set up his trap and $30 to $40 per head for each wild boar he removes, Tilford said hog trappers don't make a killing when fuel, wear and tear on a truck and other expenses are considered.
Tilford gets 35 cents a pound for hogs more than 100 pounds and 10 or 15 cents for 60- to 80-pound live animals he sells for slaughter in Johnson County. If he sells the meat to a customer like Griffiths, they go for $3 to $5 per pound in "hanging weight," depending on whether the carcass is skinned or still has its hide, head and hooves. Tilford has also sold some of the solar-powered traps, complete with video system that sends an email when an animal walks into a trap, but he still works in advertising three days a week.
"I call it a 'jobbee,' he said of his part-time trapping gig. "It's a paying hobby, which I enjoy."
Still, he said life is getting harder for hog hunters. The animals aren't as desperate for food this year as last.
"Now, even though we haven't had a lot of rain, crops are good." Tilford said. "The pigs are getting smarter. They're getting harder to catch. They're getting used to box traps."
A sustainable resource
Tempting as it is to call wild boar the other other white meat, the flesh of the carcasses hanging in Bruce's walk-in freezer are a deep red.
"There is a big difference between this and the other white meat," said Hughes, of Broken Arrow Ranch. "The pork industry has done a really good job of creating a very large, very moist, very flavorless animal.
"With a wild boar, it has a more distinct flavor," Hughes said. "We say it tastes more like the way pork used to taste."
However, you can't count on them for consistent fat content or coloration: they're wild, eat whatever is available and come from varying genetic stock.
That's why the wild boar isn't even more popular, according to Ariane Daguin, of D'Artagnan gourmet meats in Newark, N.J. She previously imported meat from Saskatchewan, Canada, where there was a source for wild Russian boar, but logistics and costs prompted a change. Now she gets her wild boar from Texas.
Sales are growing, but she said there are limitations.
"To put something on the menu, it has to be the same size, same taste, same texture," each time a chef uses it, Daguin said in a recent call. "With wild boar from Texas, you have some that are close to [commercial] pork and some that are really feral. If there was a consistency, there would be more sophisticated applications. But the gene pool is a problem. This is a true wild animal. They're going to catch what they're going to catch."
As for the meat, "It goes from pale white to dark red. They send us what they can," Daguin said.
Griffiths doesn't mind the inconsistency.
"You don't get any consistency. That's life," he said. "It's a resource that's sustainable. It's totally normal to do this."
Tim Bruce would agree. He opened the twin doors of his smoker out in front of the shop alongside Texas 174 to check the temperature on the sugar-cured feral hams inside. Frontier anticipates adding locally sourced wild-boar hams to the line in the near future.
"They're delicious," Bruce said, tossing another chunk of oak into the smoke chamber. "It's like eating candy. You'd love it."


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At Alveston House Hotel we are proud of our friendly staff, cosy accommodation, excellent service and outstanding cuisine.
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The stay at the Alveston House Hotel was fabulous, the venue – brilliant. The exceptional staff, who were very attentive and accommodating and nothing was too much trouble. Well Done to Lisa and her colleagues. The garden was beautiful and we had exceptional weather,the whole weekend was superb. Thank you so much>
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Our Wedding Day was a unique and beautiful occasion thanks to every member of the team at Alveston House Hotel. From the moment we chose the venue and stepped through the doors of the hotel, we were made to feel very welcome and special and the relaxed and friendly atmosphere was exactly what we wanted for our celebration. The attention to detail by every single member of the staff was amazing and the seamless effort with which they transformed the wedding breakfast into the evening party around us all was truly professional. Because we are not local to the area and we knew our guests were travelling quite a distance to share in our celebration we chose the exclusive package. It was so important to us that our friends and family should also feel relaxed during their stay and being the only guests in the hotel meant it felt a more intimate occasion. We have had numerous comments from our friends that this was the best wedding they had attended and the atmosphere of the hotel and the quality of the food and service was outstanding…>
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We would like to convey our deepest gratitude for helping to make our wedding day a really happy one. The day went smoothly and naturally and everyone commented on what a perfect venue it was for us. It was a lovely relaxed atmosphere and the nature of the day which we were hoping for was achieved beautifully by yourselves and your dilligent staff. We won't hesitate to recommend your hotel to all who ask. Thank you once again.>
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We have just had our son and New daughter in law's wedding at Alveston House and we only feel it fitting that we share our views with other Bride and Grooms to-be. If you want a VERY personal feel to your wedding this is the place. The staff are fabulous – Lisa the wedding co-ordinator is outstanding, she made the day go so smoothly, the staff there can't do enough for you. The food was excellent, so if you want a beautiful wedding, where the stress of the day is taken care of by someone else with confidence then this is the place for you. We would highly recommend this beautiful Hotel. I would like to thank ALL the staff involved from greeting us at the door to saying goodby we thank you.>
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First announced in 2009, CCP Games' online first-person shooter tie-in to its popular sci-fi MMO, EVE Online, was finally released as an open beta on Tuesday. Called DUST 514, it allows PlayStation 3 owners to play in the same world as EVE Online, fighting ground battles while EVE Online pilots contest star systems. The results of DUST 514 matches affect worlds and in-game corporations in EVE Online, and EVE Online players can even use starship weaponry to bombard the planets DUST 514 matches take place on.
Introducing New Eden
EVE Online and DUST 514 take place in a distant star cluster called New Eden. In a scenario sort of like " Stargate" meets " Star Trek: Voyager," human space explorers found themselves trapped in New Eden, impossibly far from Earth, after using a one-way portal. Many thousands of years later, their descendants have formed completely new nations and ethnicities, and fight each other in space and on the ground over resources or ideology.
The most difficult MMO ever?
Widely regarded as very difficult -- a popular infographic depicts EVE's learning curve as a sheer cliff littered with stick figure bodies -- EVE Online is also known for its byzantine politics, which take place completely between players. Player-run alliances sink years into building enormous spacecraft, which can vanish in a single battle or thanks to one person's treachery.
A study in contrasts
DUST 514 is only available on the PlayStation 3 console, whereas EVE Online is for Windows PCs and Macs. DUST 514 is free to play and has no monthly fee, while EVE costs money to start and up to $14.95 per month (although there's an expensive in-game item which can be used to offset this fee). But perhaps the biggest contrast is the level of commitment required. Instead of managing a whole spacecraft and needing to keep track of where it's docked, DUST 514 players can just jump into instant battles, and are rewarded with experience and in-game currency each time.
Since the two games were linked together just a few weeks ago, however, EVE Online politics are beginning to affect DUST 514, and groups of players are getting drawn into its conflicts -- or being sent by EVE in-game alliances to fight for them.
A work in progress
DUST 514 still bears the "beta" tag, and the end-user license agreement reminds players of this, even pointing out that CCP Games may choose to reset players' gear and experience points at some time in the future. It has a very limited number of planet environments and only two styles of play, which basically amount to capture the flag and team deathmatch. CCP continues to develop DUST, however, promising that even more content will be available in the future.
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The Halifax County High School varsity football team has a lot of work to do before Friday's season-opener at Jefferson Forest High School.
That was the assessment given by Head Coach Mike Roark after Saturday's 35-0 loss at Buckingham County High School in the annual VHSL Benefit Game.
The game was moved to Saturday afternoon from Friday night due to weather-related issues, and the Comets had little to offer in terms of offensive production, with six players rushing for a total of 67 yards and quarterback Kyran Adams going 7-18 for 47 yards.
Roland Brandon and Tre' Morgan also took snaps under center during the game with Morgan going 0-2, including an interception at the end of the first half.
Devan Richardson led Comets rushers with 37 yards on seven carries, and Roland Brandon added 32 yards on 12 carries.
Buckingham County finished with over 200 yards rushing spread among six runners and 157 yards passing.
Knights quarterback John Edwards rushed for 38 yards and was 7-13 in passing, including touchdown passes of 15 yards to Harold Stanton in the first quarter and 80 yards to Matrice Foster in the third quarter.
Miscues also were a problem for the Comets, including two illegal motion penalties on their first possession of the game, and a "chop block" penalty that negated an 18-yard pass completion from Adams to Richard Jacobs to the Buckingham 12-yard line in the third quarter.
Jacobs caught three passes for 34 yards during the scrimmage.
Halifax also was penalized for a late hit on Edwards after a fourth-down sack in the second half.
"That's the bright spot, it's a scrimmage," said Roark.
"We knew things would be different. You cancel a game at 3:30 (Friday) and come back the next day.
"We had kids who didn't come today for whatever reasons.
"Two or three starters weren't here, and we're a young team with two or three returners from last year.
"There's plusses in this, believe it or not, and we can grow from it. We need to grow from it."
The 15-yard touchdown pass came on the Knights' first possession, a nine-play drive that covered 70 yards, and the second score came on a 30-yard run by Kenneth Johnson on the Knights' second possession of the game, one that covered 75 yards in eight plays.
Halifax got as close as the Buckingham 37-yard line in the first quarter on a pass completion from Adams to Truman Brown, and it kept the score at 14-0 in the second quarter on a touchback after forcing a fumble on a Buckingham pass completion inside its 10-yard line.
Things quickly got worse for Halifax in the third quarter, with Buckingham recovering a fumble on the Comets' first play from scrimmage, one of several Halifax fumbles in the game.
A four-play drive ended with an eight-yard scoring run by Tariq Gough, with the extra point giving the Knights a 21-0 lead, but Halifax responded with a 10-play drive that reached the Knights' 31-yard line later in the third quarter.
That drive ended when Comets kicker Kyle Lacks was short on a 47-yard field goal attempt.
The Knights scored on the 80-yard touchdown pass with seconds left in the third quarter, and the final touchdown came in the fourth quarter on a 1-yard run by Raekwon Gough.
The game probably left Roark and his coaching staff with more questions than answers as the season-opener approaches.
"We still have to shore up some line questions. We have to get better, and we have six days to do it," Roark observed.
"Turnovers are huge in high school football, and we've got to fix them," he added.
"You still have to play a football game even if someone doesn't show up.
"It's the first week of school, and we've got to get better."


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Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. This hotel offers access to a business center. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. This Phoenix hotel also offers a seasonal outdoor pool, coffee/tea in the lobby, and laundry facilities. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
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- Mix sugars, peanut butter, and shortening. Add baking soda to the hot water. Add to mixture. Stir well.
- Stir in the eggs. Add the flour. Roll dough into balls.
- Place balls on ungreased cookie sheet. Press with fork dipped in water to make criss-cross design. Bake at 350 - 375 degrees F (175 - 190 degrees C) for about 8-10 minutes.
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This is a great recipe. However, after mixing and baking, and finally trying one, I realized something was missing. Salt. It may not seem like such a big deal to omit the salt, but it makes a big difference in the flavor. It will enhance it, and cut some of the sweetness out, so you can enjoy the other flavors. I would probably put about half a teaspoon in it. It will make a great difference in the cookie, I promise.
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Wow!!! . . . These are the best p.b. cookies I have ever made. I'm not a fan of cripy cookies and these turned out amazingly chewy and moist. I did add a couple extra things - 1/2 c. extra p.b., 1/2 tsp. salt and 1 tsp. vanilla - otherwise I followed the recipe (which was wonderfully simple) to a T. Will definately be making these again =)
I am always trying new peanut butter cookies, because I always seem to lose the ones I like. I made these, generous on the peanut butter (i usually add 1/4-1/3 c extra), and brought them to a teacher meeting. I expected to come home with some, but they were all gone by the end! I even got compliments on them at the next meeting! If you like them chewy, make sure to take them out of the oven once they are solidified but not brown yet.
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- 17%
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- 30%
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- 13%
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- 6.1 g
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Tim Lincecum and the 2014 Yankees bullpenBy
Like it or not, the Yankees will have to figure out a way to replace their all-world closer in six months or so. Not many players walk away from the game in the prime of their career like Mariano Rivera, but he announced his plans to retire during Spring Training and I would be floored if he didn't follow through. Mo doesn't strike me as someone who would go back on something like that.
There will be internal options and external options to replace Rivera. David Robertson is as fine a future closer as you'll find, but with Joba Chamberlain set to become a free agent and Mark Montgomery doing his best Kevin Whelan impersonation, the current backup closer plans are Preston Claiborne and Shawn Kelley. It's pretty clear at this very moment the Yankees will need to import a veteran reliever just to replace Rivera in the bullpen chain, not necessarily as closer. They're losing depth.
That's where two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum comes into the play. The 28-year-old was one of baseball's most electric starters as recently as two years ago, but since the start of 2012 he has pitched to a 5.16 ERA (4.08 FIP) in 251 innings across 44 starts. His velocity has tailed off and the effectiveness of his offspeed pitches has suffered. He went from being unhittable to rather ordinary in a heartbeat. Lincecum will become a free agent this winter and the Giants haven't been shy about their readiness to walk away. They already got his best years, no need to pay for the decline.
Interestingly enough, Lincecum seems completely aware of this reality and is willing to admit he is no longer the pitcher he once was. Many players refuse to accept it and think they can maintain high level of performance even when their body says no. While talking with Andy Baggarly this weekend, Timmy said he would be completely open to pitching out of the bullpen in the future (while acknowledging he wants to continue starting this year).
"I'm always open. It's just, right now I don't want to be open to it," he said. "I'm sure if my career takes that turn, I'm definitely open to changes, especially if it's beneficial to the team I'm playing for … It's not like I don't think ahead.I think ahead about a lot of things in my life. I just don't think ahead in that way. … I'll play this season to its end and try to see what happens."
Although he's made just one regular season relief appearance in his career — that was part of some rain-related shenanigans back in 2008, when the Giants started a reliever in case there was a delay — Lincecum did pitch out of the bullpen in college. He used to start on Friday and close on Sunday for Washington, and he also spent a summer in the Cape Cod League as a reliever. It's not foreign to him.
More relevant is his bullpen experience last fall, when Lincecum was used as a multi-inning setup man during San Francisco's run to the World Series. He made five relief appearances in the postseason and threw at least two innings each time, allowing one run on three hits and two walks while striking out 17 in 13 innings. His fastball, which averaged 90.4 mph during the regular season, jumped to … 90.7 mph in the postseason. There was no velocity spike despite the change in roles.
"Last year, you're down there and you're running on adrenaline," said Lincecum to Baggarly. "The situation is a little different getting the call in the Major Leagues, in the playoffs, than in a Cape League dugout … Out of the bullpen, your focus is different. You're not thinking about lasting. It's, 'Go until they tell you to stop.' When you're starting, when you see your pitch count go up in a bad inning, that can be at the forefront of your brain. You know it's going to (limit how deep you can go). So I guess you could say it's a lack of pressing, when you're relieving."
I guess it was just a mindset thing rather than an improved stuff thing. He focused more on getting people out than being efficient and pitching deep into the game, emptying the tank rather than pleasing the pitch count gods. That mindset can change everything — pitch selection, willingness to pound the zone, willingness to waste pitches, all sorts of stuff. The sample size wasn't big obviously, but performances like this are tough to ignore. It's exciting to think about having that guy in the bullpen down the road.
Anyway, the Yankees are going to need to add a veteran reliever to replace Rivera, and Lincecum seems like someone every team would want to see in a bullpen. He's shown he can be a 1996 Mo-esque multi-inning setup man and bounce back well the following days, and I'm guessing he can be a one-inning closer just as easily. The Yankees value intangibles like postseason experience and dealing with the attention that comes with being a high-profile player, which is certainly the kind of stuff Lincecum brings to the table. He's been a rock star for years, he's used to both the praise and scrutiny.
Obviously there is a lot more in play here than just his effectiveness in relief. First, Lincecum would have to be willing to pitch out of the bullpen for an older team with few players his age. He might not be comfortable around so many veterans. I'm guessing he'll still a few offers to start as well, so he'd have to turn them down. As for the contract … who knows? There are no real comparables. That's the kind of stuff we can worry about after the season anyway. Lincecum's willingness to become a modern day Dennis Eckersley is definitely fascinating though, especially since the Yankees will be tasked with replacing their iconic closer.
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Rivera cannot be replaced period. Going high end and paying big money to someone learning two jobs (reliever and closer) is silly. Many pitchers are being trained as relievers in college and the minors. Among Joba, Robertson and Claiborne there may be an adequate closer. Don't expect anything more at this point. Remember teams win all the time without a closer named Rivera. Time to move on.
Mariano was an instant reliever after being a starter. Pretty much, so was Dave Righetti. All that requires to being a reliever/closer is acceptance of the role and willingness to make it work.
Saying reliever and closer are 2 jobs is kind of like saying teacher and math teacher are 2 jobs.
haha nice. agreed
Closer is nothing more than your consistently your best reliever. What Rivera is nothing different than the job that Robertson does, it's only that he is better, and more consistent.
Interesting post.
I don't know what else is possibly on the free agent market this winter, but I assume the Yanks would sign a set-up guy with some closer experience to back up D-Rob.
Lincecum could be an interesting piece as maybe a two inning guy, but I wouldn't consider him plan A. Plus you wonder what his salary demands would be. He would get more as a starter, even as a #4 starter.
Kelley, Claiborne, Montgomery, Cabral, etc. fill up the other spots.
Any interest in bring back Logan? I also want them to look into trading for Drew Storen.
Timmy is easily one of my favorite non-Yankees. If he could be effective out of the bullpen, and was willing to, I'd love to see that happen. Stranger things have happened.
He can probably get better weed in the Bay area, though.
you can get good stuff anywhere regardless of who you are…. in NY they bring it to your doorstep and you don't even have to leave. it's like seamless except you text instead of click a button on the intertubez
i've heard…
OK, maybe not "better."
You can get much more pretentious weed in the Bay Area.
I chuckled at this statement:
"walk away from the game in the prime of their career"
Mariano may be pitching rediculousely well, but he is hardly in the prime of his career.
I love the out-of-the-box thinking. I'd love to see what Timmy could do in an Eckersley-type role. Old-school becomes new-school once again. Doubt it happens, but I'd be really interested to see how it plays out if it comes about.
I disagree. Compare his numbers now with his numbers at any other point in his career. Mo is ALWAYS in the prime of his career, and I make that statement with no trace of irony.
Mo is the only athlete I'm aware of with like a 16 year peak.
I'm not arguing that his numbers don't match those of his many other best seaons (although his WHIP appears to be up just slightly). It's just that when I think "prime of their career", I'm thinking someone that will be able to maintain his current level of performance a bit longer then begin to slowly fade. I just don't believe that with Mo right now. As he's stated, he's emptying the tank, leaving all he's got out there on the field. I think if he were to come back next season, he'd be adequate at best, not the Mo we know and have loved for the past 16 or so seasons. (although I'm sure we'd all love him even if he was only adequate.) It's not a "dead cat bounce", since there was never a decline to speak of, but I just can't call this the "prime" of his career.
Hey, this would be a pretty cool move to make. I'm game. Always liked Linececum (yeah, I'm one of those annoying people who thinks his windup is really freaking cool looking).
I didn't understand the point about why Lincecum would potenitally feel uncomfortable on a team full of veterans. Can you explain?
Also, I can't imagine he's not going to get offers to start from some teams, so unless he magically has a desire to pitch in NYC, or the Yanks blow him away with the dollars (which seems like a silly move), this seems like a long shot.
Would you rather be a shitty starter or a potentially very god reliever?
Good, not God.
Well, the Yankees do have a very God reliever now.
Trade Linesicum for Hughes and give each team a chance to see the goods before buying.
Then you can trade Joba for whatever and give Linesicum his bull pen slot.
Huges is a #5 these days so bring back Nuno.
sorry about the misspells. Cranky fingers small keyboard.
Ah … No! You answere your own question when you pointed out that velocity did not change despite change inr rolls. This works when a guy can throw 95 in shorter outings. Lay off the sauce this early in the day.
what? cause velocity is all. that's why kyle farnsworth is so good….
What about "the sauce," though?
i thought it was an appropriate and well penned diss by eminem on benzino
oh wait…did i get confused again?
The same thing was said when John Wetteland left, that no one cold fill the closer role in the same way. Fortunately, Mariano was the set up man, and moved into the closer role and out performed everyone's wildest expectations (except maybe Gene Michael). I don't know, there hasn't been a reliable set up man in the pipe for a long time, that shutdown after the 6th inning game, like they had in 1998, is gone. With the move to push the Yanks pay role down, bringing in Lincecum, while still weighed down with bloated contracts for declining stars seems wasteful.
"I don't know, there hasn't been a reliable set up man in the pipe for a long time"
david robertson would like a word.
and wetteland was nowhere near shutdown closer status. he was a pain in the ass to watch cause he always put men on base and did the high wire balancing act. I doubt anyone said that he was irreplaceable other than fans who don't know what they're talking about
I'm pretty sure Mariano has outperformed Gene Michael's expectations.
Let's not forget where Tim Lincecum comes from….the Bay Area. Nothing naturally-humanly-good comes from the street Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi used to walk on.
Wow, what a logical point.
isn't cc from that area?
Not to mention Lincecum is a native of Washington State. But shh, don't ruin the narrative.
Yup. Nothing good comes out of one of the best cities in the US.
Unless the Yankees give him a 2/3 year deal at closer money I don't think there is any way he signs here, especially if he has offers out there as a starter.
Agreed and i definitely think he'll have starter offers. Some team will give him a chance just because of the star power.
If it's a one-year, prove-it deal, I'd be all for the Yankees being that team.
would you though? i mean it isnt SSS anymore. it is almost a yr and a half of consistent failure in the national league.
Sure. I'm a fan of one-year deals. Besides, if the signing happens and Lincecum continues to falter as a starter, then he can go to the bullpen. Either you strike gold and he's useful in the rotation or, worst-case scenario, he's a solid reliever.
he'll be too expensive.
Tim Lincecum sounds interesting but his price tag will be more than I believe the Yanks would want to pay. Lincecum will get offers to start as opposed to relieve. Why should he accept the bullpen at less money when he can accept starter money. He can burn out under the FA contract and be moved to the bullpen.
Mariano use to throw his cutter at 95/96. He could hit his spots and make hitters shake their heads in disbelief. Mariano knows at age 44 its time. No one can fool mother nature.
As far as Mariano's replacement, it can come from within or trade. I doubt the closer comes by way of FA. The Yanks have enough talent on their 40 man roster to achieve a good mix of bullpen team. This will allow to invest in the Robbie Cano sweepstakes and a few nice aditions to the rotation and impact players.
I don't think it's so much that Mo doesn't think he can stay effective seeing as he's pitching as well as ever this year; he is as we speak "fooling Mother Nature." It's just that he's burnt out on it and sees this as a time as good as any to stop.
Any chance we sign Chamberlain to be the closer? He has looked good as of late and if he stays healthy…who knows. I wonder if he would take the closer role over a starting role? I know starters make more, but it might prolong his career to stay with relieving over bouncing back to the high pitch counts and such.
Yesterday on MLB Now (I'm bored at 1 in the afternoon and I generally enjoy watching Brian Kenny tear Harold Reynolds to humiliating little pieces), Brian Kenny and Eric Byrnes were discussing the possibility of using him as a "super reliever" who you can squeeze 100-150 innings out of every year. There's no telling that he could excel in this role, but if the Yankees are willing to risk it, I think it could be a worthwhile investment. He essentially replaces a need for 7th inning and setup men, so we can just fill out the remaining spots with the Montgomerys and Claibornes. If a starter goes 6 innings, have him pitch 2 innings with Robertson in position to close. If he needs rest the next day, use the other guys to get to the 9th. If he's well rested and we suddenly need a long reliever without wanting to blow the game, he can fill in there too.
I am in the camp that believes multi-inning closers may very well be the future, and this would be a nice step into that. Obviously there will be exceptions when you have an ace who can give you 7 innings of what your relievers can't give you 2 of, but there's certainly a point–generally in the back end of the rotation–where using multiple relievers to get through a game will yield better results. Moves like this would allow guys like Hughes to use up their bullets at full speed for 4 innings, hand it off to Tim for 3, then use some other relievers to finish it out. Likely better than 6 innings of Hughes then relief.
Sorry I'm rambling so much, I just really like the idea.
has anyone ever really been successful at that other than ramiro mendoza? and by ever i mean in the past 15ish years
Not really but I think the issue there is more that the multi-inning reliever is generally treated as a mop up role. No one's really put an elite pitcher in such a role in a while. Guys like Goose did it all the time back in the day and they had long careers which produced quite a bit more WAR than your average high end reliever these days. Mo was used similarly in 1996 (not quite to Mendoza level but I'm just talking 100+ innings here) and it was his most productive year by fWAR. I can't really argue with the way Mo's been used considering he's so good, he was used most efficiently in the post-season when it mattered most, and it's likely prolonged his career, but the general usage of top end relievers is an inefficiency.
He's trim. He's ready. The mustache still looks good. Goose Gossage for 2014 Yankee closer.
Do you think Pineda would be able to fill that role? I think he's essentially in the perfect position now to be groomed as a closer when he comes back in the next month or so. Start him off in low pressure situations. With his stuff in an inning or two would be devastating. It'd probably also protect him from re-injuring himself.
… Wait.. What do you mean the Yankees have tried this before? And what the hell is a Joba?
You're confusing grooming him as a closer and using him out of relief in the short term.
Hell…lets trade for Papelbon!!!!
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I normally get perverse pleasure out of watching their heroes put on pinstripes, but that one might be even hard for me to stomach….and I could even imagine Pedroia in pinstripes. Ponder that one.
that's because papelbone is the most unapologetic douchenozzle baseball player i can remember as far back as the strike. people who have him on their team dont even like the turdbag
papelboner. sorry
Just the thought of the dipshit making that dumbass face while he stares at the catcher on a nightly basis. I just can't.
seriously, it doesn't even matter what jersey he is wearing. I honestly think he is the only player i hate regardless of laundry
You have to watch either Papelshit or Brett Myers in pinstripes….or die. GO!
this isn't even a question, brett myers. he wouldn't last a week so who cares
Cue the firing squad!!!!!!!!!
I think D-Rob can do it, but would also understand if the Yankees wanted to bring someone in for a year, simply to serve as a "bridge" year before turning it over.
The issue is finding someone who will be willing to "follow" Mo and all that might entail from the fans/media (not that I think either should determine who closes, but given the crap that Hawkins took, it does probably at least have to be considered. There also does not seem to be a lot available on the market next year.
Looking at who is scheduled to be a free agent, you could sign someone like Grant Balfour on a one-year deal. He's older, but has "closer" experience the past two years, could potentially go year to year, and thus would be a "break" between Mo and someone like D-Rob.
You could also try someone like Mujica, if you think that his time closing for the Cardinals has given him the ability to step in as the Yankees closer. Though given that he's still relatively young and could be a product of St. Louis pitching magic, he could be too "expensive" (both in terms of salary and years).
If you wanted to move D-Rob into the closer role, what about signing Crain to take over the late innings? Or, conversely, since Crain might take more years, you could go after someone like Uehara, who because of age might be willing to go year-to-year thus giving you continued flexibility in the pen.
I see little reason why Robertson can't do it. He'll definitely be more of a Wetteland type, though, unless he can become more efficient in the role.
It'd be nice to bring in a veteran like Balfour to caddy him, but I'm sure he gets money (and years) to close somewhere else.
I often feel like doubting Robertson comes from the extremely SSS before he got hurt last year, and that's pretty unfair.
I'd be all over Lincecum if he would consider taking a deal to be a reliever or a closer. Now if only we could get Hughes to do the same.
Is this fan fiction? Does anyone really think a team trying to reduce payroll is going to sign Lincecum to mop up games? Must be a slow day at RAB.
How much do you think a guy who's been trending the way Timmy has, for more than one season, is going to get out there?
There's definitely one-year "regain your value" potential here.
No one said anything about mopping up either.
while i love the concept of this, and I loooooove me some vintage Timmy, I wonder if it's "too much". A guy on a down year or 3, coming out of the rotation to become a reliever/closer, and at what cost? Feels like a stretch… That said, gimme some Timmy Time!
If you followed the development of Cashman's philosophy on how to create a bullpen you would know that this will NEVER HAPPEN.
Cashman years of throwing large money at the bullpen is long passed him, thank God, and he is doing very well.
Throw in the facts that they have a few cheaper MLB and minor league choices plus having other more pressing needs in 2014 the chance are slim to none.
Me gustaría verlo nuevamente en su mejor nivel es una super estrella este donde este….
I'm sorry, but WHY is it obvious the Yankees will need to get a veteran reliever?