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Italy have pulled off an upset to book their ticket to the Euro 2012 Final, where they'll get another shot at group-mates Spain. Mario Balotelli was the star for the azzurri on Thursday, scoring both of their goals in their 2-1 semifinal victory over Germany.
Joachim Löw put out a surprising lineup, and his changes didn't pay off. Both of Marco Reus and Thomas Müller were kept on the bench in favor of Toni Kroos, as Germany pushed Mesut Özil out wide and looked to match Italy in the center of midfield. They looked like the better team in the opening minutes of the match, but the match was turned on its head by Balotelli and Antonio Cassano in the 20th minute.
Cassano provided a fantastic assist on the opener, turning Mats Hummels around on the left flank before delivering a great cross into the center of the box. Balotelli beat Holger Badstuber to the ball and headed past Manuel Neuer at the near post, putting his team up 1-0.
The following 16 minutes were fairly even, but Germany played aggressively in search of an equalizer. Their aggression and lack of defensive organization bit them in the 36th minute, when their back line was undone by a great Balotelli run and an even better pass by Riccardo Montolivo. Hummels and Philipp Lahm were caught out by Balotelli, who timed his run perfectly to stay onside and leave them in the dust as he ran onto Montolivo's long ball. He held them off and hit a thunderbolt past Neuer at his near post, doubling Italy's lead.
Knowing that his team needed a significant shot in the arm, Löw made two halftime substitutions, bringing on Reus and Miroslav Klose for Lukas Podolski and Mario Gomez. Reus played very well in the second half and created a shot on target in the 48th minute, leaving many to wonder why he didn't start the match.
Germany created a number of good half-chances in the second half, but the Italian back line and Gianluigi Buffon were always perfectly positioned. Lahm missed a good chance in the 49th minute, which he should have done better with. In the 55th minute, Özil created a great chance with a ball cut back across the box, leading to a scramble, but Italy eventually cleared.
Cesare Prandelli made three very similar subs in the second half, taking off tired or creative players for rested, energetic, industrious players. Alessandro Diamanti, Thiago Motta and Antonio DI Natale all entered the game in the second half, replacing Cassano, Balotelli and Thiago Motta. The substitutes all did their jobs well, making life hard for Germany.
Italy had three excellent chances to put the game away that they didn't take, something that they would eventually come to regret even though they were able to hold on for the victory. Claudio Marchisio missed two great chances just wide, in the 67th minute and in the 75th minute. In the 82nd minute, Di Natale went one-on-one with Neuer on a breakaway, but hit his shot into the side netting.
Things got interesting in the first minute of stoppage time, when Germany were given a lifeline. Federico Balzaretti was whistled for a handball in the penalty area, and Özil converted the resulting spot kick to make it 2-1. Germany spent the next three minutes throwing everyone forward in a desperate attempt to force extra time, but they never created another clear chance as the azzurri held on for a stunning win.
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Martha Holmberg's look at this sometimes-intimidating genre — expressed in clear, short bites of information and through dozens of process photographs — delivers the skill of great sauce-making to every kind of cook, from beginners to those more accomplished who wish to expand their repertoire.
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If the term "saucemaking" makes you think of endless hours over a pot full of bones, a sinkful of dirty sieves and another sunny weekend lost in the kitchen, you're not alone. Every year or so, it seems another new sauce book reels off the five mother sauces, in case we weren't listening the first time. But Holmberg's book is something new — a fleet book of shining potions Marie-Antoine Carême might recognize as multicultural descendants of his originals: vinaigrettes, nut sauces, fruit
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Recipe: 'Smashed New Potato Salad' With 'Warm Maple-Bacon Vinaigrette And Scallions'
Smashed New Potato Salad
In too many potato salads, the dressing slides around on the surface of the potatoes and never sinks in, so the experience is a disconnect between tangy and bland. I address that problem two different ways here: First, I smash the potatoes a bit to create lots of crevices to catch the dressing (who says potato salad equals diced potato?). Second, I use a warm dressing on warm potatoes, so the two get intimate quite quickly.
1½ lb/680 g small new potatoes or larger waxy potatoes, unpeeled, cut into 1-in/2.5-cm chunks
2 bay leaves (optional)
Kosher salt
½ cup Warm Maple-Bacon Vinaigrette (please see separate recipe)
Freshly ground black pepper
3 green onions (white and light green parts only), thinly sliced crosswise
In a large pot, combine the potatoes, bay leaves (if using), 2 tbsp salt, and water to cover by 1 to 2 in/2.5 to 5 cm and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to maintain a vigorous simmer and cook, uncovered, until the potatoes are very tender when pierced with a fork, about 20 minutes. Scoop out about 1 cup/ 240 ml of the cooking water, and then drain the potatoes in a colander.
Return the potatoes to the pot off the heat and crush the potatoes lightly with a wooden spoon or potato masher. Pour about half of the vinaigrette over the potatoes, season generously with salt and pepper, and toss gently to coat. Let sit for a couple of minutes so the potatoes can absorb the dressing, and then pour over the remaining vinaigrette, and toss again. If the potatoes seem a touch dry, fold in a few spoonfuls of the cooking water to moisten them and make everything creamy.
Transfer to a serving bowl, garnish with the green onions, and serve warm or at room temperature.
Serves 4 to 6
Warm Maple-Bacon Vinaigrette
This rich and somewhat indulgent sauce calls for bacon fat, in addition to olive oil. That combination keeps the vinaigrette from seeming too greasy, especially once it cools a bit. Feel free to shift the balance toward even more olive oil, if you like.
The key to using a warm vinaigrette is to pair it with a sturdy partner. If it's a green salad, use frisée, escarole, radicchio, baby kale, or other hearty green that will wilt slightly from the heat but not turn into a slimy mess, which a tender lettuce, such as Bibb, would do. I also like warm vinaigrettes like this one on cooked lentils, roasted root vegetables, and especially on potatoes.
4 slices bacon, cut crosswise into ½-in/12-mm pieces
2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus 1 tbsp for finishing (optional)
2 tbsp finely minced shallot
½ cup/120 ml sherry vinegar
¼ cup/60 ml pure maple syrup, preferably grade B
2 tbsp Dijon mustard
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Pinch of cayenne pepper, or dash of hot-pepper sauce such as Sriracha
In a frying pan, combine the bacon and the 2 tbsp olive oil over medium heat and cook, turning the bacon occasionally, until it is browned and crisp and has rendered most of its fat, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer the bacon to a paper towel– lined plate. Pour off all but 1 tsp of the fat from the pan into a small bowl and set the bowl aside.
Return the pan to medium heat, add the shallot, and cook, stirring constantly, until soft and fragrant, about 1 minute. Increase the heat to medium-high, add the vinegar (stand back, the fumes are pungent!), and stir with a wooden spoon to scrape up all the brown bits from the pan bottom. Let the vinegar reduce by about half, about 3 minutes. Add the maple syrup and mustard and cook, stirring, until well blended and heated through, another 30 seconds or so. (You can prepare the dressing up to this point up to 4 hours before serving. Just before serving, reheat gently.)
Whisk about 2 tbsp of the oil-bacon fat mixture, or 1 tbsp of the oil-bacon fat mixture and the remaining 1 tbsp olive oil, into the warm vinegar mixture, then taste. The flavor should be quite sharp, but if it's too sharp, whisk in more oil. Season generously with salt, black pepper, and cayenne, then taste and adjust the seasoning. Add the reserved bacon and dress your salad right away.
Makes about ½ cup/120 ml
Storage: Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 5 days. If you are making the vinaigrette in advance, store the bacon pieces and vinaigrette separately and add the bacon just before serving. Gently reheat until warm.
Quick Change: Omit the maple syrup and use half balsamic and half sherry vinegar.
From Modern Sauces by Martha Holmberg. Copyright 2012 by Martha Holmberg. Excerpted by permission of Chronicle Books.
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Montgomery, AL-The Salem College basketball team completed one of the most successful seasons in the history of the Salem Athletic Department with a 73-61 loss against Huntingdon College in the Great South Championship Game. The Spirits came into the game as the 2nd seed and the Hawks were the 1st seed and host. GSAC Player of the Year, Satavia Taylor (Chicago, IL), led the Spirits with 15 points and 2 blocks. Salem ends the season with the most wins in basketball history at 17-11.
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The Cincinnati Bengals played the Baltimore Ravens close, but came up short while fumbling away a potential game-winning drive. As a result they'll finish 4-12 on the year, tying them with the Buffalo Bills. Buffalo didn't put up much of a fight against the New York Jets, losing 38-7.
With the 2-14 Carolina Panthers holding down the No. 1 pick, Bengals and Bills front office personnel will keep an eye on the 4-11 Denver Broncos game against the San Diego Chargers at 4:15. A Broncos win would move both the Bengals and Bills into the top three.
The 6-10 Detroit Lions and 5-11 Cleveland Browns will also switch spots (and possibly then some) after the Lions beat the Vikings and the Browns fell to the Steelers.
Another crucial (...) late game to keep an eye on, as far as draft order goes, is the battle (...) between the 5-10 San Francisco 49ers and 5-10 Arizona Cardinals. They're currently arranged back-to-back, at No. 5 and 6. And the Philadelphia Eagles are sitting several of their best players, including QB Michael Vick, against the Dallas Cowboys, so 5-10 Dallas could find itself exiting the top-10 if they're able to beat Philly's backups.
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City Council's Committee on Health and Housing heard testimony that would make your skin crawl: Stories about bedbugs. Experts said they can show up in the cleanest, nicest environments.
The committee wants to declare bedbugs a public nuisance, after Orkin Pest Control recently announced that of all major U.S. cities, Chicago is their top client for bedbug treatment. The call for bedbug treatment increased 33% in one year.
Bed bugs are spread through the sale of second hand bedding and because of insects that hitchhike their way into homes and hotels.
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he's had some great black fighters over the years....but ali was a finished product that didn't need much marketing. same can be said for leonard. he guided floyd early in his career but imo did not promote floyd as well as he could have or half as much as he promoted dlh or pacquiao. is he just not in touch? or does he just not care? rigondeaux has displayed exceptional skill like we haven't seen in quite some time. this guy has some amazing accomplishments on his resume.
world unified champion in just 10 pro fights
2 time gold medalist
2 time pan am gold medalist
2 time world cup champion
had almost 400 fights as an amateur with only 12 losses and hasn't been defeated in 10yrs.
he just beat the fighter of the year '12 very convincingly and he's going to be a hard sell??? is arum serious? the opposition is out there for rigondeaux to stake his claim at greatness. we have an opportunity to see another truly great fighter accomplish great things.
fights i'd like to see that are very doable.
if he should move up...
gary russell
mickey garcia
those are just off the top of my head. in my mind....we just saw a megafight. the two very best in the division and rigondeaux proved he was a level above the fighter of the year. so now he has to suffer because arum is either incompetent or racist? bullshit!!! push this guy!!! don't punish him for his greatness. give the fans what they deserve and stop with the bullshit agendas.
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I don't necessarily think Arum is racist. It's just his addition to marketing. You seen too many black fighters at the top, so he's trying something different with fighters like Pacquiao.
I think someone here mentioned De La Hoya and Mayweather, the difference between them is that De La Hoya was a more popular fighter in the amateurs and won a gold, while Floyd was less popular and won a bronze, so I don't see how race plays a factor there. Arum also didn't want to feed Mayweather to De La Hoya (I think for $20 million Floyd asked?) because Oscar and Arum had a following out (remember?) and Arum didn't want to do that kind of money with Oscar anymore.
I also recall Arum going on about how Mayweather was the next Ali, and promoting him as such, but Mayweather eventually bounced because Arum was trying to sell him short, like what he did to Oscar and now is doing to Pacquiao.
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Time humorist Joel Stein recently reported on his visit to the set of Disney's The Muppets, which arrives just days before Turkey time on November 23 (check out the new trailer below). James Bobin directs from a script (by Jason Segel and his Forgetting Sarah Marshall director Nicholas Stoller) based on Jim Henson's beloved characters. Segel also stars alongside Amy Adams and cohorts Zach Galifianakis, Emily Blunt, Ed Helms, Jack Black, Neil Patrick Harris, Rashida Jones and more. Here are some highlights from Stein's visit:
1. "Between takes, Segel out-Muppets the actual Muppets, his grin still Kermit-wide long after the real Kermit the Frog closes his mouth and collapses around puppeteer Steve Whitmire's hand."
2. Of the plot, Stoller tells Stein: "They're all pretty lonely and miss their friends,..If this were real life, it wouldn't work. It would be weird Facebook friend requests from people you went to junior high with."
3. "There are moments when you get the feeling someone is going to walk in and tell everyone the Muppets aren't real and a lot of people are going to cry."
4. Stoller tells Stein that back in the 70s and 80s, "the Muppets were the gateway drug to comedy..You'd try it, and you'd want more of it, so you'd try Monty Python and Saturday Night Live. Then you'd fall down the rabbit hole. They're so self-aware, and there are jokes flying everywhere. They're like The Simpsons without cynicism."
5. Bobin tells Stein, referencing the Muppet Show's UK roots and Monty-Python-like absurdity: "There has to be a time when stupid jokes and warmth and puns come back..It's a change of direction."
6. Segel admits to Stein: "I relate to the Muppets on a very deep level,..They care about being nice to people. I don't really care about much besides being nice."
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Meg-Jerry, Round One
The following are real-time observations of Tuesday's night's Brown-Whitman debate. I've added some analysis at the end of this post. — BW
– Day 90 of the budget impasse and a debate a short drive over the causeway from the State Capitol spawns the first and most obvious question: how to get the state working. The questioner, Sacramento Bee columnist Amy Chance, wants to hear process. Whitman talks economics — lowering unemployment, streamlining government, welfare and pension reform. Jerry's turn: long preamble, goes back to his days as governor, say he'll bring lawmakers together in November, will cut Gov's Office budget, then agencies'.
Is Jerry always this amped?
3-minute mark: Meg mentions unions; Jerry mentions seeing Meg ads ad nauseum.
– Second question and we're into the present death-penalty controversy. I hope the rest of this debate isn't as predictable. Jerry pledges to "faithfully" carry out executions; Meg sidetracks into Jerry's crime record, plays the Rose Bird card. Two questions, two attacks. She's more aggressive than I imagined. Jerry mentions Eisenhower and Earl Warren. Yikes, we're even further back in time? Isn't this debate about the future?
– Third question: Whitman asked about job-creation specifics. She wants to create manufacturing jobs, eliminate the start-up tax, streamline regulations. Sounds a lot like Pete Wilson's approach in the early '90s. Brown links her to Wall Street and Bushonomics; declares himself green-tech and AB 32 defender.
Noticing Whitman's not taking notes, not looking at Jerry . . .
– Fourth question: And it's a good one — Brown's asked how can he be serious about pension reform when he benefits from the same system? Good response: laughs it off by saying he won't get one until he's 76 (if elected) or 80 (if re-elected). Whitman's not laughing: she proposes raising retirement age from 55 to 65, increasing vesting period, new state workers getting a different arrangement. Makes sense — and says she'll go to the ballot if need be (pretty much a given) if and when the unions play ball.
Jerry takes a swipe at Whitman's wealthy donors. Like he wouldn't welcome their support and $$ . . .
Fifth question: Meg's voting record. Turns it back to her candidacy being free of special interest obligations.
Jerry doesn't pounce. Is this still an issue . . .?
– Sixth question: Jerry's eastward wanderlust (two presidential runs as guv; a third as an ex-guv). Says he's too old, too married, too serious about California to do it again. Stops mid-thought to scratch his head — rarely is a debater this animated. Meg dumps on his Oakland mayoral record. Jerry rebuts with spendthrift record from gubernatorial days.
Jess Unruh. Seriously? Lots of California trivia in play tonight.
– Seventh question: would Brown roll back college fee increases and spending cuts? Not with a $19 billion deficit, he says (kudos for that rare display of candor). Maybe his best answer of the night, pretty much b.s.-free. Whitman goes back to streamlining government, offers the hypothetical of giving university chancellors more spending options, but doesn't really get into a detailed higher-ed vision. Not her best answer of the evening, imo.
Hey, candidates, don't be ashamed to mention Stanford, Caltech and USC!
Eighth question: Amy Chance accuses Whitman of running dishonest ads. Whitman revisits the Bill Clinton ad and its subsequent controversy. Smart move — you know that ad got under Jerry's skin. Media bias moment: a CTA ad, on Brown's behalf, had to be re-edited before stations would run it; Whitman's campaign claims a union ad run on Spanish-speaking tv, is dishonest. No mention of either.
How'd we get into Proposition 13 . . .? California 2010, "That '70s Show"!
Ninth question: Jerry says he favors a path to citizenship, as part of comprehensive immigration reform. Whitman doesn't favor the path –wants to clamp down on the border . . . but distances herself from the Arizona's controversial law. Same thing she said during the primary after being pressured by Steve Poizner. Bad moment for the debate panel: to me, the most interesting illegal-immigration flash point is the current policy of allowing undocumented students to attend California's public universities.
Biggest policy difference tonight so far (and only 15 minutes to go) . . . curious that illegal immigration is so low-profile in this contest
Tenth question: is Whitman buying this election? Softball time! She mentions union spending in recent election cycles, gets back to safe ground: jobs, government efficiency, education reform (note that she calls campaign spending an "investment"). Jerry's softball: how does he distance himself from union donors? Answer: I'm "legendary for my frugality". Jerry alludes to a California Chamber of Commerce "slush fund". Her chance to mention those pro-Brown union ads — and she doesn't go there. Should she?
Jerry asks (pointing to Whitman): What About "Business" Over Here"? And here I thought her name was "Margaret" . . .
Eleventh (and last) question: water conservation for Northern California and a Peripheral Canal. Jerry wants better management, conveyances, taxpayers shouldn't pay, and so forth — i.e., very general, not specific. Whitman cites support for the water bond that got punted to 2012 as it was a goner on this year's ballot, calls it a good blueprint. Conservatives won't like that.
Closing statements: Whitman says she believes in the "power of many" (it's the title of her book). Jerry talks know-how, experience. Translation: older but wiser. Brown says they differ in values, mentioning tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires . . . and AB32.
And on and on and on he goes . . . don't think there was a question tonight when Jerry wasn't cut off by the moderator.
My take:
1) This was the first of three scheduled debates. So, for all the talk about high stakes, the stakes really weren't that high. Ronald Reagan had an awful first debate in 1984, then ended the drama in the second presidential debate with his famous age quip. He went on to win 49 of 50 states. We'll know more about this race's outcome after the second and third debates. Well, maybe, if there's more drama, or somebody slips up.
2) No knockdowns, no knockouts. Not really any punches landed, for that matter. Both candidates stuck to familiar themes (he's a failed politician; she's wealthy and wants to make her rich friends richer). Here's how I judge it in this Information Age: was there a "YouTube moment" that will haunt either candidate for the remaining five weeks? Answer: not even remotely.
3) Is it possible to have a debate during which the candidates get to question each other directly? While there was nothing asked tonight that I'd consider a waste of viewers' time, I'd be shocked if both camps didn't anticipate everything that came their way. This is not to meant to criticize the good folks who put on this show. But I do believe the media have to try harder to catch a couple of very scripted candidates off guard.
4) Overall, Whitman was stiffer and more reserved that Brown. He displayed more personality — and more quirkiness, which is a mixed blessing when facing a weary/wary electorate (remember: this is an audition for four years of tough love, not 60 minutes of standup comedy). My guess: the race begins the day-after as it began the day-of: neck-and-neck, no clear frontrunner.
Oh, in case you're curious as where the candidates and the truth intersected, here's the Sacramento Bee's scorecard.
Sign of the Times?
It was the Friday before the recall election and Arnold Schwarzenegger had a problem
Make that: a big problem.
Having begun the morning in San Diego, the first stop on a south-to-north barnstorming tour that would end up later that weekend on the steps of the State Capitol, Schwarzenegger was confronted with a devastating story in that morning's Los Angeles Times, alleging the movie star was a serial groper.
The candidate took the story head on, apologizing (without going into details) for his randy past behavior. But the damage was done. Not with voters, who swept Arnold into office the following Tuesday. Rather, it only fueled the suspicions of Republican conspiracy theorists that the Times (which cared little for the recall election, rarely had anything positive to say about Arnold's candidacy and raced like mad to get the story into print before the vote) not only had a liberal bent, but went out of its way to skew the outcome of the October 2003 election.
It even reminded some of the "November surprise" that appeared out of nowhere the Thursday before the 2000 presidential election, revealing that then-candidate George W. Bush had been arrested for driving under the influence 30 years earlier, not too far from the family home in Kennebunkport, Maine. It didn't cost Bush te election, but Karl Rove will tell you it nearly did — suppressing his support among Christian conservatives.
I mention this because here we are, seven years later and five weeks from the Nov. 2. election, and the conspiracy buffs are buzzing again. This time, it has to do with a University of Southern California/Times poll that had surprisingly strong numbers for top-of-the-ticket Democratic candidates Jerry Brown and Barbara Boxer.
Whitman's campaign wasted little trying to debunk the numbers, claiming the methodology was wrong (i.e., the wrong blend of too many Democrats and too few Republicans in the sampling)? So why the rapid response? To put an end to headlines like this one, from Reuters.
Media bias is probably a sensitive subject inside the Whitman campaign, which must tire of the same two queries every day: (1) why is she spending so much (answer: because she can); (2) why don't she have a lead to show it (answer: cynical voters; a lot more Democrats than Republicans in California)?
But it does raise this question: come tomorrow night and the first gubernatorial debate at UC-Davis, will the questions be posed in such a way that the burden of proof is on Whitman to justify herself for lack of governmental experience, or is the panel spotlight instead on Brown for his eons of experience but seeming joy in avoiding details and specificity?
Those same conspiracy theorists who not only loathe the Times but also watched Carly Fiorina take much more heat than Boxer in their first debate, likely know what to expect.
And, come Wednesday, we'll have more talk about debate winners and losers . . . and the media playing favorites.
Dead Heat . . . Dead On?
You can't have a tighter race than California's gubernatorial contest between Democrat Jerry Brown and Republican Meg Whitman.
This week's Field Poll has the two tied at 41%, with 18% undecided.
The chattering class is having a field day (pun intended) with the numbers. Among the more popular takes: Whitman's spent $120 million, but doesn't have a lead to show for it. Conversely, Brown does not enjoy a vast lead among women voters that California Democrats have come to expect. Women split 41%-41%. Nor does Whitman benefit from the usual GOP macho gap — male voters prefer Brown, 41%-40%.
One number that did catch my attention: Whitman has a 3% lead in Los Angeles County. That could be the difference on Election Day.
I wanted to line up these numbers against Field Polls from the same time of the year in previous election years. The problem is: no previous governor's race seems to quite match up with Brown-Whitman.
2006, 2002 and 1994 featured an incumbent governor on the ballot. Brown is a former governor and sort of quasi-incumbent, given he's almost always holding an office come the time of his next run. But it's not the same as a sitting governor in terms of ready stature and ready-made bully pulpit.
1998 was an open-seat race. However Democrat Gray Davis and Republican Dan Lungren were longtime fixtures in their respective parties. Brown's also a fixture; Whitman, a first-candidate, isn't.
Then there's 1990 and another open-seat contest between Democrat Dianne Feinstein and Republican Pete Wilson. They are, arguably, California's most respected living politicians. Neither Brown nor Whitman gets much media love for their contrasting approaches to this election (Meg's somber; Jerry's somnolent).
So . . . getting back to Field's numbers, let's see if we can draw any conclusions, based on past results.
A Field survey released Sept. 27, 2006, had Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ahead of Democrat Phil Angelides, 44%-34%, with 15% undecided. The numbers on Election Day: Arnold 55.88%, Angelides 38.91%. The 10% lead swelled to nearly 17%. You can read that as Arnold picking up 4 of 5 undecideds down the home stretch.
There wasn't a Field survey in September 2002. But I did find a poll by the Public Policy Institute of California, released Sept. 26, 2oo2, that had Gov. Gray Davis ahead of Republican Bill Simon, 40%-32%. Final result: Davis 47.25%, Simon 42.4%. The hypothetical 8% lead played out at a little under 5%. That would suggest the underdog Simon received more undecideds.
And then we have a Field survey, released Oct. 7, 1998, showing Davis leading Lungren, 48%-42%. Final result: Davis 57.97%, Lungren 38.38%. A 6% spread turned out to be a blowout approaching 20%. That would suggest Davis not ran wild among undecideds, but pulled in a few liberal-to-moderate Republicans as well.
Davis ran away with that race because he effectively pinned Lungren into an ideological corner on a host of issues. And he outspent his Republican foe by a little over $5 million. These are two tactics unavailable to Brown; Whitman's doggedly centrist; the only way she's outspent is if Brown's adopted by Bill Gates or Warren Buffett.
Then again, Meg's not as charismatic as Arnold, nor does Jerry sport a "born to lose" tattoo like Phil Angelides.
Bottom line: let's see how the first Brown-Whitman debate (three are scheduled) plays out next Tuesday night. With absentee voting starting up, it's the beginning of getting those 18% undecideds if not off the couch, at least off their perch.
Such a Thing as a Vulnerable Republican?
But in this election, Lungren holds a more dubious distinction: the only Republican member of California's congressional delegation potentially in trouble.
Earlier this week, Congressional Quarterly moved Lungren into its "toss-up" category, the only Republican to be downgraded to that level in its latest assessment of the House races. Nationwide, all of three GOP seats have earned this rating. The other two: Illinois' 10th CD, vacated by senatorial hopeful Mark Kirk; and Hawaii's 1st CD (the congressional district in which Barack Obama grew up), which has belonged to freshman Charles Djou since his special-election win this past May.
So why is Lungren in trouble? And, more to the point, is he really in hot water?
The answer: probably not as much as the media would have you believe.
One challenge facing Lungren is the quirky design given to his district. California's 3rd CD has a flying-wing design that stretches east from the California-Nevada border, south of Lake Tahoe, all the way west to Vacaville, roughly an hour's drive from San Francisco. Its heart is the greater Sacramento region. That means Lungren's constituents run the ideological gamut from hunters and open-space lovers to state employees and spillover from the Democratic-heavy Bay Area. Few California districts are as diverse.
Challenge #2: the district vacillates, depending on who's at the top of the ticket. Just take a look at the last three votes in Sacramento County. In 2004, Democrat John Kerry edged George W. Bush by 3.3% (Bush won districtwide). Two years later, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger raked in 60.5%. But forget about Republican coattails: Lungren's numbers in Sac County fell from 62%, in 2004, to 59.5% in the Arnold landslide of 2006.
Then came 2008 and the Democrats' turn to dance. Barack Obama defeated John McCain by 19% in Sacramento County; Lungren's support fell to 49.5%. And when an incumbent falls under 50%, it sets off the alarm bells.
It's an interesting turn of events for a district that's been reliably Democratic or Republican the past 80 years (Democrats held the seat almost uninterrupted from FDR's first term to Jimmy Carter's midterm in 1978; Republicans have held it since Bill Clinton's second midterm in 1998).
So getting back to our question: is Lungren really in trouble? He is, if you believe this week's Public Policy Polling survey that has him ahead of Democrat Ami Bera by only 8 points, 46%-38%. But that poll was conducted for the liberal Daily Kos — and the pollsters were in the field right after Bera had launched his first attack ad against Lungren, which goes after the Republican incumbent for receiving both a congressional salary and a state pension.
If Lungren's on shaky ground, it hasn't shown up on the seismographs at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Per the DCCC's latest expenditure report, there's only one Republican incumbent on the Democrats' target list: Djou, the aforementioned Hawaii first-termer.
Money talks loudest in politics. And the lack of money pouring into California's 3rd CD may say more than any poll.
Is California Going to Pot?
Question: when it comes time to actually mark your ballot, do you savor the moment, thoughtfully pondering each candidate and proposition (I'm thinking of my dear old dad, who can turn a razor-thin weekday edition of The New York Times into a day-long love affair), or do you speed through the ballot lickety-split as you any other of life's unpleasantries?
I ask this because, if you're voting in California this fall, the first ballot measure on the Nov. 2 slate is Proposition 19, which would legalize the use, possession (up to an ounce), cultivation and selling of marijuana in the Golden State for residents 21 and up (it's the 2nd time California has gone down this road — only one-third of voters supporting 1972's Prop 19, which would have legalized marijuana starting at age-18).
Is marijuana legalization the kind of topic that makes voters stop and think? Or, when it comes to the leafy green, does the electorate see it solely in black-and-white terms?
For California's leading candidates, the answer is "no" — in this election cycle, both Democrats and Republicans fear the reefer.
You might think Jerry Brown supports it. He doesn't.
How about Kamala Harris, the San Francisco d.a. now running for California's top cop? You can count her out, even though she hails from a city where, arguably, it's easier to grow pot than food crops.
Who else who's running for office wants to curb the herb? Well, there's Sen. Barbara Boxer, who came out against Prop 19 even though one of her aides was arrested back in D.C. for pot possession.
As for Republicans Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina, they attended Stanford and Princeton during the 1970s when, rumor has it, students could tell the difference between paper clips and roach clips. Still, both have declared their opposition.
And that takes us back to the concept of speed-voting vs. pensive-voting.
Clearly, California politicians view drug legalization as a third rail. But does the public see it so clearly? We'll find out in a few weeks.
I took part in a panel discussion in Berkeley the other day and had the good fortune of sharing the stage with Debra Saunders, the very talented San Francisco Chronicle columnist. Deb's a bona fide conservative — but her fans on the right might find her position on Prop 19 quite provocative.
I'd add to that column my Hoover colleague Joseph McNamara, a former San Jose police chief who takes his law-and-order seriously. Again, his take on Prop 19 might surprise you (click here to see Joe's FNC interview).
Does this suggest there's an intellectual subculture in California that runs counter-current to the political culture? Again, we'll find soon enough. But I can tell you that the Yes on 19 campaign is pushing one button that resonates with voters: adding revenue to the state's coffers.
In the meantime, here are some of my questions:
1) Assuming Prop 19 passes and it's legal to possess marijuana in California, what happens if I board a plane at SFO or LAX with a joint in my pocket, land elsewhere in the country, and Sniffy the Narco-Pup catches me holding and treats me like I'm wearing Milkbone underwear? Am I guilty of pot possession — or, like same-sex marriage, will other states follow California's lead and recognize the new law?
2) If revenue-enhancement is a powerful selling point, where does California stop along this slippery slope? Does the Golden State become the new Nevada, with legal brothels? Where else can the state make money: pay-per-view prison gladiator bouts . . . pay-per-view, pay-for-play legislators?
3) Under Prop 19, you can grow your own — so long as it's grown in a 5×5 space. But who's going to police my background and make sure I don't turn my back-40 into an enterprising little pot vineyard?
4) What happens if and when Republicans take control of the federal government and we get a 21st Century Elliot Ness as the nation's attorney general? Do the G-men descend in force upon California, or do we have more of the see-no-evil status quo?
5) If California legalizes marijuana, does our long national nightmare end: Bill Clinton finally admitting that he tried marijuana in places other than England, partook of the drug more than "a time or two" — and, yes, that he inhaled?
Gerrymandering, Revisited
Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown is also known, in another past political life, as the "Ayatollah of the Assembly" for his absolute rule over California's lower legislative chamber during the 1980's and first half of the '90's.
But most folks probably don't know how he earned the nickname.
The year was 1982 and Brown was looking to solidify his position as Speaker. In particular, he wanted to find a way to gracefully rid himself of some rival Assembly Democrats from Southern California.
It turned out: Brown's rivals wanted out of Sacramento almost as much as Willie wanted them gone — especially if it meant getting their tickets punched to Congress.
Enter: political redistricting and the gerrymander.
Led by the late California Rep. Phil Burton (his district presently represented by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi), California Democrats came up with a plan that did to Golden State congressional districts what Hitler and Stalin once did to Poland.
Using, shall we say, some very creative geography, Burton's cartographers turned a 43-seat congressional delegation that had split 22-21 in favor of the Democrats into a 45-seat bloc that re-divided 27-18 in his party's favor. This, even though Republicans received more than 50% of the vote in the 1984 congressional elections in California, when the new districts were put to their first test.
But getting back to Willie . . .
In order to make the gerrymander work, Brown had to power it through the Assembly. Which is what he did, getting the measure approved at 1:20 a.m. on the final day of the spring legislative session, with then-Gov. Jerry Brown (yes, the same Jerry Brown currently running to get back his old job) eventually signing it into law shortly before he left office in January 1983 (more on the delay in a moment . . .).
Asked what to make of all the late-night power politics, Brown offered this famous boast:
"The Speaker in California is the closest thing you will ever know in the world to the Ayatollah."
I've left out a lot of the drama from California's 1980s redistricting fight: Republicans went to the ballot in June to block the Burton plan, which they succeeded in doing. However, they couldn't get an alternative passed that November. Meanwhile, then-State Supreme Court Justice Rose Bird allowed the Burton plan to move ahead with a little fine-tuning with regard to minority districts (translation: Speaker Brown buying peace with then-Assemblywoman Maxine Waters). So the Burton plan became law — and another nail in Bird's political coffin, as angry voters removed her from the bench.
Nearly 30 years later, the times have changed — but not so California's problems with redistricting seemingly have not. In many respects, it brings out the worst in modern politics.
Just look at what happened here a decade ago.
Determined to keep their delegation super-majority intact, incumbent congressional Democrats turned to political consultant and gerrymandering whiz Michael Berman. Mr. Berman — ironically, the brother of one of those Assembly Democrats who wanted to flee Sacramento and the Ayatollah's reign back in the '80's — said he was more than happy to help . . . so long as every incumbent ponied up $20,000 for his services.
To which Rep. Loretta Sanchez noted:
'Twenty thousand is nothing to keep your seat. I spend $2 million (campaigning) every year. If my colleagues are smart, they'll pay their $20,000, and Michael will draw the district they can win in. Those who have refused to pay? God help them.'"
Berman's plan worked. Congressional seats are pretty much blast-proof (California having maybe two seats in serious contention in this cycle). The Legislature's even worse, with not a single seat changing party hands during entire statewide votes.
In theory, voters put an end to that latter farce, in the last election, approving Proposition 11. It tasks a citizen's commission with redrawing legislative districts.
Naturally, the political ruling class wants that to end. Thus we have Proposition 27 on the November ballot. If approved, it kills Prop 11 and the idea of citizens handling legislative redistricting. And it makes sure that congressional redistricting remains in the bailiwick of politicians.
Why so? Because of the presence, further up on the ballot, of Proposition 20. If approved, Prop 20 adds congressional redesign to the responsibilities of Prop 11's citizen's commission.
Here's where the political intrigue really heats up. Congressional Democrats hate the thought of Prop 20. So they've asked their deep-pocketed friends to help kill the cause. In this case, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees has dumped $1 million into the Yes on 27 campaign (saying "yes" on Prop 27 being a more positive way of saying "no" on Prop 20).
Keep an eye on the 20/27 initiative fight as we get closer to November. Keeping control of Fortress California helps Democrats offset Republican gains in other Sunbelt states — that, and the GOP's expected gains in governorship and control of state legislatures after this election. And the party has to figure what to do with so many candidates and so few seats (among the main problems: 40 Sacramento legislators due to retiring in 2012, some of whom presumably covet the term-limit-free Congress).
Such is the challenge for the current chairman of the California Democratic Party: John Burton. Yes, he's the brother of Phil, the '80's gerrymandering giant.
In case you're interested in how California's population shifts adds to the Democrats' complicated task of drawing congressional lines (more folks in the Inland Empire; fewer living around Pelosiland), here's a nifty chart.
Hayworth the Hatter?
Think "Alice in Wonderland" and Chapter Seven" ("A Mad Tea Party") and you might conjure up images of the Cheshire Cat, the March Hare, the Dormouse, or even the Hatter himself.
Now, think of America's upstart Tea Party and up pops an image of . . . J.D. Hayworth?
According to The Hill newspaper, the former Arizona congressman and also-ran in this year's Senate primary is soon to be announced as the national spokesman for the nation's hottest political movement.
If indeed Hayworth gets the nod, I think it's not a smart move as far as choosing a national standard-bearer.
Here's why:
1) You want a winning face to go with a winning movement. Hayworth's not that. He received less than one-third of the vote in his battle against John McCain. Nor did he receive Sarah Palin's endorsement, which instead went to a longtime incumbent who's hardly a Tea Party darling. Sure, you can argue, Palin was paying back McCain for elevating her to the national stage. But there's another way to look at it: she didn't think enough of Hayworth to make a signature Tea Party statement: throwing the maverick under the Straight Talk Express.
2) If the Tea Party is about denouncing the excesses of the Democratic Congress and the sins of the late Republican Congress, why turn to someone who was part of said past GOP failure? Indeed, this came up during the primary, with McCain running an ad featuring fellow Arizona Rep. Jeff Flake and slamming Hayworth on his earmark record.
3) Hayworth may be good at voicing anger, which is fine if you're a talk-radio host (something Hayworth was, before becoming a full-time candidate) and are looking to fill three hours of drive-time five days a week. But a national movement needs someone who embodies optimism and finer virtues. Think, for a moment, about Ronald Reagan. Was he solely about fiery anti-tax Prop 13 and welfare-queen rhetoric, or was his movement centered around a more optimistic vision of America? I'm not suggesting that the Tea Party surrender its microphone to some grinning fool. But I do believe we already have enough angry talkers saturating the airwaves.
4) Once the election is over, will Hayworth cede or share the microphone, settling for a less political role like his own show on the Fox News Channel, or will the Tea Party get caught up in the same kind of internal bickering that killed the Reform Party movement a decade ago? Back then, America didn't lack for opportunists who wanted to run for president as the lead voice of the protest vote: H. Ross Perot, Pat Buchanan, former Colorado Gov. Richard Lamm, and former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura all come to mind. For 2012 and beyond, the challenge for the Tea Party, if it wants to take root and keep a permanent role in American politics, is to avoid the same cancer from within — i.e, grown-ups acting like juveniles.
The Prop 21 Divide: Parks or Wreck?
California Republicans tend to look at the state's leading newspapers as one vast left-wing conspiracy.
But not all papers think alike — and certainly not their editorial boards.
Case in point: Proposition 21, which if approved would impose an $18 vehicle-license surcharge to help fund state park and wildlife programs.
You'd think the state's most progressive, large-circulation paper would be an automatic "yes" vote on an initiative that's all about green grass and high tides.
Guess again. The San Francisco Chronicle's ed board this week gave Prop 21 a thumbs down. Its reasoning:
"State finances are already dotted with similar walled-off financial pots, making budget-writing difficult. If this measure wins, other long-suffering groups might step forward with heart-tugging arguments for social services, law enforcement or health care. Voters may be fed up with Sacramento's financial paralysis — a notion that this measure caters to — but it robs Sacramento of the flexibility needed to set priorities and write a budget."
Fair enough. So if the paper literally printed to the left of Sacramento is sour on Prop 21, the good folks over at The Sacramento Bee — the editorial writers living at Ground Zero of sketchy politics, who live and breathe ballot-box budgeting and all else that's wrong with the state's finances — must really hate it.
Again: guess again.
Here's an excerpt from the Bee's take on the measure:
Welcome to another fascinating insight into the psyche conflicted California voter, played out in the court of public opinion. Proposition 19, which would legalize marijuana for Californians 21 and older, divides the state primarily by generation. Proposition 23, which would bring a temporary halt to California's global-warming law, is largely ideological (lefties who hate Big Oil v. righties who hate Gore-ocrats).
Newsom: Fees Don't Fail Me Now
It's not a death-bed conversion, because he stands a good chance of winning his race. That said, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's insistence upon vetoing a proposed citywide alcohol fee to pay for the cost of treating alcoholics is notable.
First, it shows the fine line that Newsom walks in his quest to replace Republican incumbent Abel Maldonado as California's lieutenant governor.
The mayor's record — indeed, his city itself — is subject to scrutiny. Hence, Newsom's select visibility in city politics the past several months.
Second, it spares Newsom from the potentially negative fallout of an "only in Ess Eff" story.
If approved, San Francisco would be the first city in the country to go down this road (an increase of roughly 3 cents on a glass or beer; 4-5 cents for a glass or wine or hard liquor — translated another way: 35 cents for every gallon of beer; $1 for a gallon of wine; $3.20 for a gallon of hard liquor.
It's hardly a bragging point, and only serves to point out San Francisco's other oddities that don't play well in other parts of California: the sanctuary city ordinance, the plastic-bag ban, the $500 fines for failing to compost food scraps, to name but three.
(Here's a particularly grim assessment of "Babylon by the Bay", courtesy of SF Weekly . . .)
Third, it shows the difference between campaigning and governing as far as California Democrats and fiscal policy intersect in this particular election cycle.
No serious contender will walk the Phil Angelides gangplank. The closest we've come to any talk of new taxes is Jerry Brown's too-cute-by-half promise that he won't do it . . . not without voter approval.
Now along comes Newsom, promising to kill the alcohol fee. It's a convenient campaign pose. Problem is, it's not the Democratic impulse east along the I-80, over in Sacramento.
Faced with a $19.1 billion budget, Assembly Democrats two weeks ago floated the following scheme: higher income taxes and a lower sales tax (i.e., class warfare), a new levy on oil production, an increase in vehicle-registration fees and a suspension of corporate tax breaks.
Back in May, and trying to come up with the math to justify $9 billion in new bonds, Assembly Democrats talked about paying for their plan with money collected from fees that beverage distributors pay to the Golden State. Which was similar to another spending scheme back in 2009 that included a user fee on gasoline.
One wonder what Newsom would do if, as acting governor, an increase in the VLF landed on his desk (you'll "recall" that it didn't do much for Gray Davis' fortunes). Does this mean that the Democratic lite guv hopeful is reflexively opposed to higher service fees as a budget gimmick, as his SF alcohol stand would indicate or, once sent to Sacramento, would he go with the flow?
10, 9, 8, 7 . . . 51?
Now that the dust has settled in Delaware and the shocker in that state's Republican senatorial primary, here's what we know that we didn't 48 hours ago:
1) The Democrats' most effective rebuttal to the Tea Party might be . . . Karl Rove?
2) Or it might be Sarah Palin, whose involvement in Delaware — the fruits of her labor producing a general-election candidate with a tougher row to hoe — was characterized by Charles Krauthammer as "disruptive and capricious".
3) At some point after Nov. 2, the GOP and the Tea Party will decide if indeed they dance a political tango in 2012 — and, if so, who leads?
4) The Republican dream of a 51-seat majority next January seems less likely, though not improbable.
5) California, with its toss-up Boxer-Fiorina race, just got a lot more important.
Here's why . . .
Let's assume, for the sake of argument, that Delaware is no longer a no-brainer pickup for the GOP (think Joe Biden's son is kicking himself for taking a pass on going for the old man's old seat?). If so, what 10 other states offer a decent chance of a Republican pickups in the Senate?
1) North Dakota. Republican Gov. John Hoeven seems all but certain the replace the retiring Byron Dorgan, thus becoming the freshman senator most likely to obsess over Fruit of the Loom underwear.
2) Arkansas. Democratic incumbent Blanche Lincoln looks like a goner, given that she's down by 17 points in some polls, and has a hard time cracking the 35% barrier. The spells buh-bye.
3) Pennsylvania. With Arlen Specter out of the way, Republican Pat Toomey seems to have the inside track.
4) Wisconsin. Bucky Badger swung both ways in the 1980 and 1986 Senate landslide elections; Democratic incumbent Russ Feingold just called for six debates — usually, the sign of a worried candidate.
5) Illinois. Voters find it hard to decide: the Democrat they call a mob banker, or the Republican who embellished his military record?
6) Colorado. Republican Ken Buck, a Tea Party upset special back in August, has a 4-point lead.
7) Nevada. Despite the whirlwind of controversy surrounding Republican Sharron Angle and dire prophecies of her impending doom, Nevadans simply aren't wild about Harry (Reid).
8 ) Washington State. Democratic incumbent Patty Murray apparently has recovered to the point where she has a 9-point lead — a surge that has local Republicans puzzled.
9) West Virginia. A race everyone forget about, until Democratic icon Robert Byrd passed away. Paging Kathleen Harris: Mountaineer Republicans are alleging ballot hijinks.
And that leaves us with that mystical 10th state. Is it Connecticut, where pro-wrestling maven Republican Linda McMahon is the Fabulous Moolah of this year's campaign cycle, with her cash-laden suplex?
Or, do we change our minds about Delaware?
And, what are the odds of the nine aforementioned states all cutting the Republicans' way?
The likely scenario: without a Republican victory in California, there's no 51st GOP seat.
Which makes the Golden State, for the first time in a very long time, terribly relevant as far as the Senate's composition is concerned.


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Historic Downtown Renovated Guest House Apt. in Sarasota
- bedrooms 1
- baths 1
- sleeps 4
- pool no
- hot tub no
- pets allowed yes
- type Apartment
- community Laurel Park
rates (USD)
/ week
$ 1,800 - $ 3,000 / month
vacation rental description
Immaculate newly renovated apartment in downtown historic Laurel Park district. Located in 1924 guest house. New furniture, linens, kitchenware, flat screen tv, Wi-Fi. Perfect location on quiet brick- paved street lined with fruit trees, palms, and bamboo groves. One block from Towles Ct. artist colony.
Easy walk to Main Street restaurants, movies, galleries, shopping, and bike rentals. Easy walking and biking to Sarasota Bayfront and spectacular Ringling Bridge. Bike or drive to beautiful beaches at Lido and Longboat Keys and to St. Armands Circle for world-class shopping. Ten minute drive to pristine Siesta Key Beach. Small pets less than 30# are welcome. No large pets please. No smoking.We accept PayPal.
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property availability
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Last modified on 08-13-2014 at 7:00 AM.
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william cornelius 248-345-3504
apartment rental amenities
Hardwood floors throughout, washer/dryer, cable TV, central air, screened-in porch with hammock. Walk-in closet with built in drawers. Can use outdoor gas grill at main house. Can use internet from main house. On-street parking in front of house on quiet brick-paved street which is featured on local Segway tours through the historic district.
activities and attractions in Sarasota Gulf Coast Central
Sarasota Bayfront; downtown shops, movies, restaurants, galleries; beaches at Lido, Longboat, and Siesta Keys; St. Armands Circle shopping, galleries, restaurants; Ringling Art Museum; Selby Botanical Gardens; Mote Marine Aquarium; biking; boat tours; fishing; golfing; live theater; concerts. See Laurel Park Historic District website.
vacation rental rates
January, February, March, April : $1000/week or $3000/month
November, December, May : $750/week or $2250 per month
June through October : $600/week or $1800 per month
Cleaning fee is $100. Security Deposit is $300. Tax is 12%. 50% of rent and security must be paid at time of booking with remainder payable 30 days prior to arrival.
william cornelius 248-345-3504
accepted payment methods
Prior to paying a reservation deposit, always verify payment instructions by calling the phone number displayed on this listing page. By contacting the owner directly and paying by an approved method - credit card, paypal, check or bank transfer - your reservation payment will be protected up to $1,000.Learn more in our Security Center
Top things to do in Sarasota
- Siesta Key Beach & Village
- Lido Beach, Longboat Key, St. Armands
- Ringling Museum
- Mote Marine Aquarium
- Marina Jack Sunset Boat Tour
Top things to do on a budget
- Bike ride to St. Armands
- Segway Tours
- Go to best beaches in world
- walk to downtown Sarasota
- 5 minute walk to 2 different movie theaters
Top things to do with a family
- 1 hour to Tampa sports and museums
- world class beaches
- Mote Marine Aquarium
- Boat tour
- Ringling Museum
william cornelius , owner


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Late August rotation of the AMO featured add-ons list
As we near the end the month of August, we have rotated the featured add-ons on the AMO site. I've previously described the process we use on AMO for rotating the featured and recommended add-ons. Some of the new entrants to the recommended list include a few of the Extend Firefox 3 contest winners such… Continue reading


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The IDF began constructing a security barrier over a kilometer in length this
week around the northernmost town of Metulla to protect its inhabitants from
potential Hezbollah attacks.
The wall, which will eventually be 5- 7
meters high, is being built in coordination with the UNIFIL peacekeeping force
in southern Lebanon, which has in turn notified the Lebanese army.
IDF Spokesman's Office said in a statement on Monday that the barrier will serve
to reduce tensions and improve security in the area.
Hezbollah maintains
a presence in southern Lebanese villages, and security forces are concerned that
gunmen from the Shi'ite terror organization could open fire on
Located six kilometers from the Lebanese border, Metulla is home
to approximately 1500 Israelis.
The wall's construction is expected to
last weeks, according to Israel Radio.
Reuters contributed to this


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Amesos2 - Direct Sparse Solver Interfaces Version of the Day
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Passes functions to TPL functions based on type.
Helper class which passes on function calls to the appropriate Solver function based on the type of its scalar template argument.
Some Solvers have solver and matrix builder functions defined based on data type. One function for complex, one for double precision complex, another for
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double. To work elegantly with the Amesos2::Solver interface we want to be able to perform a single function call which is appropriate for the scalar type of the Matrix and MultiVectors that we are working with. The
FunctionMap class provides that capability.
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I love this write up, I thought and prayed for you every day. Glad you
have found a good group to help you through what happend and
I am still thinking and praying for you. Miss you tons.
i agree its not serious if u take the proper precautions my son had the swine flu and once he was on his meds he felt better the next day. but if u wait to long ur in for a long road to recovery.
4 deaths in corpus. but really its not as bad as everyone is putting it out there. just be responsible and if u run a nigh fever get to the dr.
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superdad and prove all things did you read the corpus christi paper? if you would have read that the 2 people that died within 10 days here had prior health issues or did nothing about it and ignored the symptoms.
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Benn Ferriero's stint with the Pittsburgh Penguins ended up being a short one.
On Thursday the Essex native and former Boston College standout was traded from Pittsburgh, where he just signed this offseason, to the New York Rangers for forward Chad Kolarik. The Rangers have assigned Ferriero, who signed a one-year two way deal with the Penguins in July, to the Connecticut Whale, the Rangers American Hockey League affiliate.
Ferriero, 25, spent the lockout and the very early part of the 2013 lockout shortened season with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the Pittsburgh Penguins AHL affiliate where he posted 18 points (four goals, 14 assists) in 34 games this season.
The 2013 season is Ferriero's fourth as a pro. He spent his first three professional seasons with the San Jose Sharks organization appearing in 92 National Hockey League games all with the Sharks scoring 22 points (14 goals, eight assists).
Ferriero made national news in April of 2011 when he scored the overtime game winning goal against the Detroit Red Wings in Game 1 of the Western Conference semi-finals. The goal was his first career playoff point in his first career playoff game, that fell on his 24th birthday.
Ferriero also notched the game winning goal against the Bruins at the TD Garden in October, 2011.
The 5'11" 185 pound winger also won a National Championship at Boston College in 2008, he was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes with the 196th pick in 2006.


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House of Week; 5931 La Jolla Corona Drive
Gorgeous Ocean & Sunset Views
Fine architectural details. Comfortable Southern California living. Generous windows and doors looking out to lush landscaping. Kitchen great room with bright breakfast nook. Fabulous indoor/outdoor spaces for entertaining. Tranquil backyard with beautiful pool. 3BD/2.5BA
Offered at $2,495,000
Linda Daniels
(858) 361-5561
Christie's International Real Estate
Willis Allen Real Estate
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