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The Denver Zoo has a strange tradition when it comes to naming its flamingos: It calls them after rock guitarists like Hendrix and Page. In August, the zoo welcomed three new fuzzy grey chicks, and it's holding a contest to name them. The zoo is soliciting monikers for these lovable living lawn orna ... More >>
"Moving Ghost Town Tortoises," a new exhibit at the Aspen Art Museum, hasn't even launched yet. It's slated to debut on Saturday amid the unveiling of a new building at the facility. But it's making national and international headlines thanks to a petition claiming animal abuse as a result of the pr ... More >>
Groucho is usually the Peyton Manning of elephants, "a perfect gentleman," says Denver Zoo large animal curator Dale Leeds. In his view, "Groucho is a mature male with self-confidence," not unlike the Broncos's seasoned quarterback. "Peyton Manning doesn't have to get on TV, scream and shout about h ... More >>
This week's cover story, "The Dogs of War," examines increased efforts to eradicate prairie dogs around the metro Denver area -- particularly in Stapleton, where developers and park managers have found it easier to poison the pesky rodents than relocate them. That's stirred up outrage from advocacy ... More >>
At 2 p.m. today, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will join Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and Governor John Hickenlooper to make a "major announcement" about the Rocky Mountain Greenway, and also celebrate the recent expansion that added 1,200 acres of wildlife habitate to Rocky Flats ... More >>
When the dust finally settled on December 31, a complicated $10 million land swap involving the Colorado State Land Board, Boulder and Boulder County, Jefferson County and the Department of the Interior -- which now owns Rocky Flats, the former nuclear weapons plant -- had gone through. And that pav ... More >>
Bucks at Arsenal.This is National Wildlife Refuge Week, and the feds are encouraging you to "see what wildlife refuges are doing to conserve America's wildlife heritage." But when I asked if I could see Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge, the regional U.S. Fish & Wildlife office declined that requ ... More >>
This is it, zoo fans. This is what you've been waiting for and dreaming of since you approved that $62.5 million zoo-improvement bond in 1999. Big, hulking male elephants -- up to eight of 'em -- living in City Park. Big, hulking male elephants and their big, hulking...trunks. Today is the day tha ... More >>
Yes, animals are adorable. But they can also be destructive, as witnessed by the havoc wreaked by a certain squirrel this week -- more on that below. The chaos-loving rodent inspired us to round up five recent stories about critters gone wild, in a manner of speaking. Count down our favorites below ... More >>
An adult goose releases approximately one pound of poop every single day. This fact stays relatively unnoticed until wintertime, when thousands of Canada geese -- seemingly overnight -- come out of the woodwork and waddle onto your property and into your parking spot. Why are there so many? The trut ... More >>
Our story about the killing of a mother bear in Crestone by a Colorado Parks and Wildlife officer, and the current status of the two cubs she left behind, drew a response from the woman who owns the ranch where the shooting took place. Here's what she has to say.
Bodhi.The green weenie is here. The Denver Zoo has welcomed its first male elephant, a seven-year-old named Bodhi who hails from Ohio. Thanks to a new exhibit called Asian Tropics, the zoo will soon have space for up to eight male elephants -- a serious undertaking for a very moist reason.
Eric GruneisenLast weekend, zombies filled downtown. This weekend, it was gorillas -- 1,200 of them, all participating in the eighth annual 5K Gorilla Run, which benefits the Denver-based Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund. That's more runners than there are mountain gorillas left in the wild ... More >>
It takes a certain type of person to step into an alligator pen or to play with a giant snake, but Jay Young of Colorado Gators Reptile Park in Mosca does just that, every single day. We caught up with him to see if our fantasies of living in reptile utopia -- riding giant tortoises and wrest ... More >>
MJ? Is that you? This month, four Denver Zoo staff members will travel to Vietnam to help two endangered species: Asian elephants -- up to twelve of which will one day live in the zoo's new Asian Tropics exhibit -- and Tonkin snub-nosed monkeys, an extraordinarily endangered species of monkey ... More >>
When it's finished in the spring of 2012, Asian Tropics, the Denver Zoo's ambitious new exhibit, will be home to elephants, rhinos, leopards, flying foxes, fishing cats, otters, gibbons, tapirs and... a time capsule made by middle-schoolers.
The alpaca contemplates.The middle east may have its camels, which are admittedly pretty awesome, but here in the Americas we have llamas. And also alpacas, which are kind of like mini-llamas. Unlike llamas, though, alpacas are not for carrying things; specifically, they are bred for their ha ... More >>
Sherri Tippie.Twenty-five years ago, hairdresser Sherri Tippie persuaded Aurora officials to let her trap beaver that were gnawing trees on a golf course and relocate rather than kill them. Since that first trapping session, ecologists and water authorities have increasingly come to see bea ... More >>
There's currently one known wolverine in the state of Colorado, but there soon could be a lot more. Eighteen months ago, one of the giant weasels wandered into our state, where wolverines have long been absent. He was implanted with a tracking device and given a name: M56 (awww...). Today, h ... More >>
Dave Parsons/Denver Zoo Here's to you, Hagrid. The Denver Zoo is hatching dragons! In the past week, four Komodo dragons have hatched at the zoo. And the keepers are expecting even more: Four eggs remain in the incubator. Even though Komodo dragons are lizards, and lizards aren't that cute, ... More >>
Stop resting easy, pal. You're not endangered anymore.Last December, when President Barack Obama first announced the nomination of Colorado Senator Ken Salazar as Secretary of the Interior, Tucson's Center for Biological Diversity criticized the choice, claiming that Salazar's environmental r ... More >>
The study of neighbors through their lawn decoration... Figure 39. East Colfax: Emperor penguin on the edge All of the exotic creatures that come to Denver eventually end up on East Colfax Avenue. So, it should be no surprise to find a penguin perched on a porch in the neighborhood named ... More >>
Today, October 16, is National Feral Cat Day. This is not really a day of celebration; it's more of a day of scolding and sobering statistics, since the growing phenomenon of feral cats has a lot to do with the human capacity to abandon domesticated animals. Thirty thousand cats are euthanize ... More >>
Talk about paying at the pump.Exxon-Mobil had a bad day in court in Denver yesterday. The firm pleaded guilty to killing migratory birds in five states, including Colorado. The size of the fine and community-service payments Exxon-Mobil has agreed to pony up -- $600,000 -- is, to use an avian ... More >>
Grrrrrr. A couple of recent coyote-related incidents (read about them here and here) have kept the yipping varmints in the local news -- when newspapers and TV stations haven't been reporting about the travels of a certain lovesick wolf, that is. When the hell did Colorado media turn into the Disco ... More >>
Denver is in a tizzy over coyotes. Greenwood Village wants to shoot them. Denver wants to talk them to death, and will host a meeting Thursday to do just that. And not a moment too soon, apparently, because on Saturday evening, a 51-year-old woman walking a 75-pound lab near her home in the 3900 bl ... More >>
This bird-watching session requires binoculars and a chili spoon.
Guess who's coming to dinner? We were enjoying a Labor Day weekend grilling of fresh salmon with Palisade peach salsa on the wraparound deck of a friend's house in Centennial, just a few blocks from the retail mecca of Orchard and University. Suddenly, from the wooded ditch behind the house came ... More >>
Clothing, animals and more abound at the Estes Park Alpaca Market.
The good folks of the Wynkoop Brewing Company, as well as its six related saloons, have launched an extensive fundraising effort to assist Africa's endangered mountain gorillas. From now through October, when the annual Gorilla Run goes ape in downtown Denver, the Wynkoop and its allied establishm ... More >>
Hippopotami are more fearsome than most might believe. In fact, they're actually quite dangerous -- especially when you're sticking your hand inside their mouths to brush their big hippo teeth. Which is exactly what a Denver Zoo worker found out this past Monday, July 14, when she was bitten by ... More >>
Alert! Take your frog out of the freezer! Earlier this month, the Colorado Division of Wildlife suggested that one of the best ways to deal with frogs not native to Colorado is to euthanize them by putting them alongside your frozen peas and corndogs. "It might sound cruel, but the best thing to ... More >>
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While celebrities worked up appetites, they also did other kinds of work at the table this week. Business lunches were had and galas were attended typical boldfaced dining behavior but a few stars still managed to surprise us. Whoopi Goldberg picked up a fans tab; Alec Baldwin picked up a person; and Madonna helped turn a Williamsburg dining room into a dance floor (then again, thats the sort of thing youd expect from Madge). What else were the famous and famished up to this week? Find out in this weeks celebrity sightings.
The Ainsworth: Bryan Greenberg and girlfriend Jamie Chung noshed on tuna tacos while catching the Knicks game at the Chelsea sports bar. [NYDN]
Antica Pesa: Madonna watched as her backup dancers put on an impromptu show at the Williamsburg restaurants dining room. Witnessing the dance-off was Tom Hardy, who had his own fill of attention from female customers. Spotted on both stars tables: spaghetti cacio e pepe. [Page Six/NYP]
A Voce Columbus: Back from a vacation to Barbados, spouses Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem tasted more of each other than their meal, "kissing every five seconds" at the Columbus Circle restaurant. [Page Six/NYP]
The Darby: Cuba Gooding Jr. and Terrence Howard had a few admirers at the West Village hot spot, but bouncers didnt recognize Mira Sorvino. Is this the new haunt for faded Oscar folk? [NYDN]
Da Silvano: Anna Wintour, fresh from a job promotion, had dinner with Michael Kors at the West Village restaurant. At another table, Lou Reed dined with friends. [Page Six/NYP]
Forty Four: Emma Stone and producer Scott Rudin talked business over a meal at the Royaltons lobby bar. [Page Six/NYP]
Harlow: Matt Lauer had a pleasant dinner with his wife at the new midtown seafood spot. [NYDN]
Hudson Common: Ashton Kutcher grabbed a business-inclined bite with Guy Oseary at the Hudson Hotels high-end burger joint. [Page Six/NYP]
Old Homestead Steakhouse: Whoopi Goldberg picked up a fans $400 tab at the meatpacking meat spot, while earlier in the week, Katharine McPhee waited for a friend at the bar. [NYDN]
The Plaza: At a Guild Hall awards ceremony held at the midtown hotel, Alec Baldwin helped up an awardee whod tripped. Also in attendance to witness such beneficence were Sarah Jessica Parker, Lorne Michaels, and Dan Aykroyd. [Page Six/NYP]
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The Atlanta Falcons have already faced mobile quarterbacks like Cam Newton (twice), Robert Griffin III and Michael Vick this season, going 3-1 in the process. But when Colin Kaepernick and the 49ers offense invade the Georgia Dome for the NFC Championship on Sunday, the Falcons will be trying to contain a different beast.
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Patrice Evra stresses United must finish top of the Barclays Premier League in ten games' time - or else write off 2011/12 as "a really bad season."
The Frenchman, captain of the Reds since Nemanja Vidic's campaign-ending injury, was speaking to MUTV after his side bowed out of the Europa League in Bilbao.
The champions' fourth premature exit from a competition - following disappointments in the Champions League, Carling Cup and FA Cup - means the season will end without a cup-final appearance for United, for the first time since 2002.
"A big club like Manchester United should be able to compete in every competition. But now we have no choice, we have to focus on the league," said Evra.
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Sharing a special momentPosted Saturday, October 29, 2011, at 8:36 PM
I'm sharing this with all of new friends and family in Mtn. Home. These are from the military funeral for my Mother that was held 10/28/2011. I will forever be grateful for the two gentlemen from the Navy who volunteered to honor my Mother.
This is the Committal Shelter where services are held for our Veterans. I finally felt at peace. The table is used for cremations.
I have no words to describe the emotion I felt when I read the plaque. To the members of Post 26, my undying gratitude.
The picture on the top is my son, me, my brother Fred, and my Grandson Christian. My daughter-in-law took the picture. The next picture my grandson took.
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Thank You Roy for sharing with us. Pat was the commander of post 26 for 2 years in a row. He is on the Honor Guard and has handed out many flags.
He's done 2 funerals this week and so far has one next week. He never gets tired of being there for a fallen vet.......
The Veterans Cemetery is where he wants to be when its his time.
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Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful moment. I am honored that you shared with us.
Deepest thoughts to you
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Thank you. We all salute your mother and her service to our country.
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Oh my gosh, I am reading this now on my laptop, and when I made that comment before, I was on my "Droid Smart Phone" I meant HONORED, and it was so smart it changed it to hunkered.... I'm mortified! Roy, I would NEVER have written that in my life. That will teach me to Proofread.
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Brenda Fincher, Bus. Mgr., MHNewsYes, she was mortified so I have made it all better. Sorry had not been on this morning. My "smart" phone has made me look pretty dumb a few times. Peace in your heart Roy. B
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The AR.Drone 2.0 quadracopter has onboard Wi-Fi and is controlled by Android, Apple and Nook devices. Version 2.0 adds a pressure sensor that allows vertical stability to 164 feet (50 m), adds a 3-axis magnetometer to make flying easier and records HD (720p) video.
AR.FreeFlight 2.0 is the new drone app for the AR.Droid 2.0 quadracopter. You can login to YouTube and stream flight videos directly to your personal video channel. You can connect to AR.Drone Academy, Parrot's online drone pilot community, and swap videos, discover nearby pilot friends and share flight data.
Run AR.FreeFlight 2.0 and tap on Piloting. You will see the video feed from the forward camera on your screen. A graphical joystick appears on the right and left side if you are in joystick mode. The opacity of these sticks can be adjusted in settings. If you select absolute control mode, your drone is controlled by your device's accelerometer.
Tapping the green take-off button at the bottom of the screen causes the drone to start the engines and rise to a height between 50 cm and 1 meter. It will auto-hover until you provide more input. In flight, this button is replaced by a green landing button.
Buttons at the top of your screen include a home page button, a battery level meter, the settings button, a network status indicator, a red emergency button, a camera switcher and a red recording button. If for some reason there is danger involved with the drone's flight, pressing the emergency button cuts all four motors and the drone will fall out of the air.
Settings include pairing to a new device, changing the network name, changing the interface opacity and enabling usb recording. You can select the outdoor hull, outside flying mode, joypad mode, absolute mode and left-handed mode. You can also set the altitude limit, maximum vertical speed, maximum rotation speed, and maximum tilt angle.
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For the Breaux family in Butte La Rose, Memorial Day was more like move-in day. When the mandatory evacuation went into effect for their area last week, the Breaux's packed up almost everything in their home because their flood insurance only covers the structure, not the contents of their house.
"It's been rough, not knowing what the next day would bring," said Linda Breaux, who says she felt a sense of relief when she pulled up to her flood-free home, Monday.
For Breaux and so many others, the process of evacuating was not only nerve-racking, but expensive. Since they removed all their possessions from their home, the Breaux family estimates they spent about $1,600 on storage space, not knowing how long the evacuations would last. It's money they would like to see reimbursed, but that could be a while.
Right now FEMA aid is only available for "Public Assistance," which covers emergency preparations made by municipalities in anticipation of the rising waters. "Individual Assistance," which would cover expenses incurred for residents like the Breaux family, has not been designated for this disaster, at least not yet.
St. Martin Parish President Guy Cormier said Monday night he is petitioning for that assistance to become available for residents of the parish who evacuated their homes ahead of rising waters, that in some cases never came. Despite that, and the expenses that some incurred during the ordeal, Cormier says issuing the mandatory evacuation was the right decision.
"You just never know, it's about life and saving lives," said Cormier. "Of course it's not over yet, but it looks as if we're going to get through this without a human life lost and that was the goal from the very beginning."
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A lot goes into maintaining a high-tech household. There are buttons to push, speakers to dust off and screens to shine. There are iPods to dock, remotes to charge up and touchpanels to tote.
Maybe there are some potential job opportunities in the near future to help us with all this high-tech?
Here's a humorous look at some unrealistic possibilities.
iPad Nanny - Everyone's going to be fighting over that iPad you just bought (or plan to buy). You'll need someone who can resolve arguments over who gets to play with it next. The nanny will also help decide what apps to buy, make sure the iPad is kept in a safe place, and see that it's behaving well.
Your iPad Nanny will hold your iPad while you're eating greasy French fries or pizza, carry it while you're shopping and turn it off for you when you fall asleep on the couch.
Mobile charging attendant - Your iPad, cell phone and laptop all need their batteries charged. A mobile charging attendant can insure that all of them have ample juice. You won't have to gather up all of the devices and drop them off the charging station, either. A mobile charging attendant makes house calls, and one of his duties is tracking down all of your gadgets.
Fingertip fitness instructor - All of that texting, channel surfing and button pushing requires a good deal of dexterity. In a few weeks, your fitness instructor will get your fingers limbered up and in shape, making them lightning quick at navigating the menu of any remote, touchpanel or mobile device that comes your way. Your fingers will have the stamina and the strength to power through any control scheme or media library.
Home-based sanitation officer - With all the button pushing that's involved in a high-tech home, a buildup of dirt and grime is inevitable. You can put away all of your cleaning products. A sanitation officer is an expert at germ removal … without harming the circuitry of your precious high-tech gear. Removing crumbs from the crevices of your remotes is just the beginning. He'll dust off your A/V equipment and shine the screens of your TVs and touchpanels, too.
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I just got a new CPAP machine today (hooray!), and I was wondering...what do you do with the old machine? My provider told me I should keep it as a backup, and I was wondering if this is the right thing to do, or should I donate it (are there any places that even take old machines?)?
The old machine works fine, but I got a new insurance, and was getting new everything anyway, so I got a newer machine. But AFAIK, there is nothing wrong with my old machine.


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Montpellier retained top spot in the Top 14 with an impressive 36-30 victory over Grenoble at Stade des Alpes on Saturday.
Elsewhere, Racing M�tro trounced lowly Biarritz at home to keep up their challenge for a playoff spot, with Jonny Sexton in form, while eight penalties helped Bayonne to victory over Stade Fran�ais, and a James Hook-inspired Perpignan beat Oyonnax.
Clermont 23-11 Castres
Bordeaux-B�gles 20-22 Toulon
Grenoble 30-36 Montpellier
Racing M�tro 37-7 Biarritz
Bayonne 24-19 Stade Fran�ais
Perpignan 22-12 Oyonnax
Toulouse 16-9 Brive
FC Grenoble 30-36 Montpellier H�rault Rugby
Stade des Alpes, Grenoble
The visitors responded to rivals Clermont then Toulon mounting the summit of the standings this weekend with an excellent win over a team that has claimed several major scalps this season at their Stade des Alpes stronghold.
Montpellier raced into a ten point lead courtesy of a converted try from Alex Tulou and a penalty from Francois Trinh-Duc.
The France pivot was on the scoresheet again soon after, converting his own try and adding another penalty before Timoci Nagusa crossed for the visitors' third score.
Two penalties from James Hart were all the hosts had to show for a poor first half, with Montpellier utterly dominant and boasting a 27-6 lead at the break.
Grenoble came out firing in the second half, Andrew Farley crossing for a try, and Julien Caminati adding a penalty. They had some way to go if they were going to trouble the visitors' lead, however.
In reality, they got pretty close, though Montpellier seldom looked in trouble. Three further Trinh-Duc penalties secured the victory, despite a brace of late converted tries from Benjamin Thiery and Henry Vanderglas.
The scorers:
For Grenoble:
Tries: Hart, Thiery, Vanderglas
Cons: Hart, Caminati 2
Pens: Hart 3
For Montpellier:
Tries: Tulou, Trinh-Duc, Nagusa
Cons: Pelissie, Trinh-Duc 2
Pens: Pelissie, Trinh-Duc 4
The teams:
Grenoble: 15 Fabien Gengenbacher, 14 Ratu Ratini, 13 Rida Jaouher, 12 Geoffroy Messina, 11 Benjamin Thiery, 10 Blair Stewart, 9 James Hart, 8 Fabien Alexandre, 7 Peter Kimlin, 6 Jonathan Best, 5 Andrew Farley, 4 Naude Beukes, 3 Richard Choirat, 2 Anthony Hegarty, 1 Albertus Buckle
Replacements: 16 Romain David, 17 Laurent Bouchet, 18 Henry Vanderglas, 19 Hendrik Roodt, 20 Nigel Hunt, 21 Julien Caminati, 22 Mathieu Loree, 23 Dayna Edwards
Montpellier: 15 Pierre Berard, 14 Timoci Nagusa, 13 Anthony Tuitavake, 12 Robert Ebersohn, 11 Rene Ranger, 10 Francois Trinh-Duc, 9 Jonathan Pelissie, 8 Alex Tulou, 7 Mamuka Gorgodze, 6 Alexandre Bias, 5 Thibault Privat, 4 Mickael De Marco, 3 Nicolas Mas, 2 Charles Geli, 1 Mikheil Nariashvili
Replacements: 16 Thomas Bianchin, 17 Yvan Watremez, 18 James Hamilton, 19 Paul Grant, 20 Benoit Paillaugue, 21 Sitaleki Timani, 22 Lucas Dupont, 23 Nahuel Lobo
Referee: Pascal Gauz�re
Aviron Bayonnais 24-19 Stade Fran�ais
Stade Jean Dauger, Bayonne
Eight penalties from the boot of Martin Bustos Moyano secured victory for Bayonne, though Stade bagged a late losing bonus point through a Jerome Fillol three-pointer.
The visitors had led briefly during the first half, with the game's only try notched by Waisea Nayacalevu, and converted by Fillol.
But the metronomic boot of Bustos Moyanos kept the scoreboard ticking over for the hosts, and a late yellow card for Laurent Sempere all but settled the issue before Fillol's salvaging three-pointer.
The scorers:
For Bayonne:
Pens: Bustos Moyano 8
For Stade:
Try: Nayacalevu
Con: Fillol
Pens: Fillol 4
Yellow card: Sempere
The teams:
Bayonne: 15 Scott Spedding, 14 Saimoni Vaka, 13 Joe Rokocoko, 12 Matthieu Ugalde, 11 Marvin O'Connor, 10 Santiago Fernandez, 9 Guillaume Rouet, 8 Dwayne Haare, 7 Jean Jo Marmouyet, 6 Mark Chisholm, 5 Lisiate Fa'aoso, 4 Dewald Senekal, 3 Gert Muller, 2 David Roumieu, 1 JC van Rensburg
Replacements: 16 Anthony Etrillard, 17 Aretz Iguiniz, 18 Charles Ollivon, 19 Jean Monribot, 20 Martin Bustos Moyano, 21 Mathieu Belie, 22 Manu Ahotaeiloa, 23 Neemia Tialata
Stade Fran�ais: 15 Hugo Bonneval, 14 Waisea Nayacalevu, 13 Geoffrey Doumayrou, 12 Meyer Bosman, 11 Digby Ioane, 10 Jules Plisson, 9 Jerome Fillol, 8 Benjamin Macome, 7 Sylvain Nicolas, 6 Antoine Burban, 5 Pascal Pap�, 4 Alexandre Flanquart, 3 Rabah Slimani, 2 Laurent Sempere, 1 Heinke Van der Merwe
Replacements: 16 Michael Van Vuuren, 17 Zurabi Zhvania, 18 Gerhard Mostert, 19 Scott Lavalla, 20 Clement Daguin,
21 Morne Steyn, 22 Julien Arias, 23 Davit Kubriashvili
Referee: Alexandre Ruiz
Racing M�tro 37-7 Biarritz Olympique
Stade Olympique Yves-Du-Manoir, Paris
This was a comfortable win for the Parisians, orchestrated by British and Irish Lion Jonny Sexton, who crossed for a try and added ten points off the tee.
Dimitri Yachvili, who announced his retirement from the game this week, bagged his team's sole try in the first half.
Virgile Lacombe, Sexton and Springbok Jacques Cronje all dotted down, with the hooker grabbing a second late on to secure maximum points for the hosts, and round off another painful day in a long season for Biarritz.
The scorers:
For Racing:
Tries: Lacombe 2, Sexton, Cronje
Cons: Sexton 2, Hernandez
Pens: Sexton 2
For Biarritz:
Try: Yachvili
Con: Yachvili
The teams:
Racing M�tro: 15 Juan Martin Hernandez, 14 Benjamin Fall, 13 Henry Chavancy, 12 Jamie Roberts, 11 Juan Imhoff, 10 Jonathan Sexton, 9 Mike Phillips, 8 Jacques Cronje, 7 Antoine Battut, 6 Wenceslas Lauret, 5 Fabrice Metz, 4 Juandre Kruger, 3 Luc Ducalcon, 2 Virgile Lacombe, 1 Julien Brugnaut
Replacements: 16 Jeremie Maurouard, 17 Eddy Ben Arous, 18 Bernard Le Roux, 19 Dan Lydiate, 20 Maxime Machenaud, 21 Alexandre Dumoulin, 22 Adrien Plante, 23 Brian Mujati
Biarritz: 15 Damien Traille, 14 Paul Couet-Lannes, 13 Charles Gimenez, 12 Seremaia Burotu, 11 Teddy Thomas, 10 Dimitri Yachvili, 9 Yann Lesgourgues, 8 Raphael Lakafia, 7 Tanguy Molcard, 6 Benoit Guyot, 5 Mathias Marie, 4 Thibault Dubarry, 3 Francisco Gomez Kodela, 2 Arnaud Heguy, 1 Fabien Barcella
Replacements: 16 Romain Ruffenach, 17 Thomas Synaeghel, 18 Josh Furno, 19 Alban Placines, 20 Geoffrey Sella, 21 Theo Platon, 22 Aled Brew, 23 Ben Broster
Referee: Laurent Cardona
USA Perpignan 22-12 US Oyonnax
Stade Aime Giral, Perpignan
The lowest-scoring of Saturday's Top 14 action, James Hook steered Perpignan to a solid victory, scoring 17 of his side's 22 points.
The Welshman kicked a brace of penalties and converted Guilhelm Guirado's try to give the hosts a 13-0 lead early on, with two three-pointers from Benjamin Urdapilleta ensuring Oyonnax remained in touch at the break.
It was a quite second half, with Hook adding a pair of penalties, and slotting a late drop-goal to settle the issue, after Jonathan Bousquet and Urdapilleta had kicked Oyonnax back to within four points.
The scorers:
For USAP:
Try: Guirado
Con: Hook
Pens: Hook 4
For Oyonnax:
Pens: Urdapilleta 3, Bousquet
The teams:
Perpignan: 15 Joffrey Michel, 14 Wandile Mjekevu, 13 David Marty, 12 Lifeimi Mafi, 11 Richard Haughton, 10 James Hook, 9 Dewaldt Duvenage, 8 Daniel Leo, 7 Alasdair Strokosch, 6 Jean-Pierre Perez, 5 Romain Taofifenua, 4 Luke Charteris, 3 Kisi Pulu, 2 Guilhem Guirado, 1 Sona Taumalolo
Replacements: 16 Romain Terrain, 17 Sebastien Taofifenua, 18 Sebastien Vahaamahina, 19 Bertrand Guiry, 20 Nicolas Durand, 21 Sebastien Descons, 22 Sione Piukala, 23 Paulica Ion
Oyonnax: 15 R�gis Lespinas, 14 Silvere Tian, 13 Guillaume Bousses, 12 Roimata Hansell-Pune, 11 Samu Wara, 10 Benjamin Urdapilleta, 9 Fabien Cibray, 8 Vili Ma'afu, 7 Valentin Ursache, 6 Joe El Abd, 5 Nemia Soqeta, 4 Thibault Lassalle, 3 Cl�ment Baiocco, 2 Jody Jenneker, 1 Antoine Tichit
Replacements: 16 Neil Clark, 17 Antoine Guillamon, 18 Damien Lagrange, 19 Mahamadou Diaby, 20 Johann Authier, 21 Hemani Paea, 22 Jonathan Bousquet, 23 Lukas Rapant
Referee: C�dric Marchat


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Gerald Edward Hunt, 77, Macomb, formerly of Swartz Creek, died Oct. 10, 2012, at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit.
A funeral service will be held Saturday, Oct. 13, at 1:30 p.m. at Sharp Funeral Homes, Miller Road Chapel, 8138 Miller Rd., Swartz Creek. Interment will follow at Crestwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday from 3 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 11:30 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home.
Born Feb. 21, 1935 in Flint, he was the son of Carmen and Nola (Bass) Hunt. He married Shirley Klabunda on May 3, 1958. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in the Korean War. He received a bachelor's degree from GMI and retired from Buick Motor Division in 1990 after 37 years of service.
Preceding him in death was his daughter, Karen Ann Hunt.
Surviving are his wife, Shirley of Macomb; three daughters, Jill Hunt of Oxford, Laurie Heaton of Chesterfield and Karen Regmont of Lake Orion; five grandchildren, Alicia, Jacob, Lindsey, Isabelle and Olivia; and sister, Shirley (Ed) Petrucha of Swartz Creek.
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Moon Cakes are here !
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- gordon wing Aug 8, 2013 11:16 AM
Aren't Moon cakes the Chinese equivalent of the fruit cake--often gifted but never much appreciated?
re: steamer
? I love moon cakes and devour them with great delight.
re: steamer
Everyone I know who is Chinese loves them
re: Sirrith
re: Sirrith
Nobody in my extended Shanghainese family likes mooncakes. Unless, of course, they are freshly made meat mooncakes.
re: Sirrith
Nope, hardly anyone in my family looks forward to them. They are the Chinese fruitcake.
re: steamer
We make them at home many times. Each time I refuse to eat them.
re: steamer
not true. chinese mooncakes are a part of chinese folklore, history, and culture. most people love some variety of mooncake.
mooncakes supposedly were used to distribute secret messages by chinese hans trying to overthrow their mongolian rulers during the yuan dynasty.
most people i know look forward to receiving mooncakes as gifts.
not familiar with any history regarding fruit cakes.
re: shanghaikid
The fruitcake (not any cake with fruit - rather, a specific type of cake resembling the English Christmas cake) is sort of legendary in the US for being traditional to eat (and gift) at the holidays and also widely hated. Much ink has been spilled as to why this is but my theories are:
1) people just prefer chocolate and so many find fruit cake disappointing.
2) it's easy to make a bad and dried-out fruitcake. Fruitcake is at its best when soaked through with liquor.
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re: Kalivs
The first rule of fruitcake is don't try to apply logic to fruitcake.
re: bigwheel042
Fruitcake can be good if it's not sodden with too much candied fruit and has the right ration of nuts. Love it with pistachios and hazelnuts.
We hated to make these in our pastry kitchen. The chef used fancy unchopped fruit. Many of us hate chopping dried fruit.
re: steamer
Love: Eastern Bakery. Single yolk. (2 is overkill.) Lotus seed paste.
All others are as fruitcake to me.
re: indigirl
Eastern Bakery changed hands a decade or 2 ago. the new owners changed the formalation. tasted like more fillers (flour, corn starch, etc,) added instead of pure lotus bean, etc,
probably a concidence i stopped eating domestic mooncakes..(hong kong ones too).
re: shanghaikid
Eastern Bakery was owned by the Lee family was it but like you said that was a long time ago. Now you have find a good one.
re: shanghaikid
Aha... Thanks for clearing up a small mystery for me. I thought it was childhood nostalgia plus my evolving tastebuds that made them seem not quite as good as I remembered. So, can you recommend a successor to my personal mooncake throne?
re: indigirl
haven't been eating mooncakes for quite awhile.
random thoughts:
-think ken k. made some excellent suggestions re: mooncakes in another thread
-would avoid all mooncakes from mainland china (too much fillers, lotus bean not authentic
-domestic bakeries have single mooncake for sale, no need to buy whole box. (black bean was tasty)
-found sheng kee (s.f.-many locations) innovative and tasty, pricey too
re: indigirl
Kee Wah or Koi Palace.
re: Melanie Wong
Thanks Melanie! Dublin & Milpitas are way too much of a trek for me up here in the Bay, but fortunately Kee Wah Monterey Park is about 3 minutes from my SoCal base... color me stoked!
re: indigirl
Belatedly following up on this thread... so, last year I went & bought a mini mooncake from Kee Wah, & was disappointed, but realized that it was the mini-ness of it that was throwing off the ratio of lotus seed paste to yolk & dough wrapper. The yolk took up most of the space in the mini cake so there wasn't enough lotus seed paste to spread its fatty sweet goodness around; too much yolk & dough in each bite, resulting in a sort of dry, crumbly experience.
So this year, despite having nobody to share it with (spousette has allergies) I sprung for the expensive ($9.45, yikes!) regular size cake. Wow! Really good. I ate almost half of it all by myself over the course of the evening. I never eat that much mooncake! I'm sold. Will probably be pining away for it next year when I'm back in the East Bay.
re: steamer
moon cakes as fruit cake - that's funny ! we used to look forward to them as kids when we had to make a trip to Chinatown. I still like them but in moderation ..... I'm down with the sweet bean paste filling but can't handle the egg yolk - even if that does signify the moon. love the intricate molds and resulting pastry.
re: steamer
this is true for BAD moon cakes but good moon cakes are a delight and gladly savored by almost every Asian person I know.
re: steamer
All the Chinese people I know, including my family who are from Taiwan and Shanghai, love mooncake, though everyone has flavors they like and others they care less for. The hubby and I just bought 6 full-sized ones yesterday from Kee Wah (better than Sheng Kee) to eat for ourselves. No gifting! We look forward to mooncakes every autumn.
My favorite flavor is red bean with (preferably) 2 egg yolks. If you can get freshly made meat mooncakes (with a flaky pastry instead of the traditional denser version), they are superb. Marina Food in Cupertino started offering them a couple of years ago during festival time. I haven't checked again this year, but I hope they will have them again!
Yes, will be in store until Sep 15 after which they will be reduce until sold out.
Local ones are better than import found in markets.
Too bad they are too rich for me to have too many.
re: yimster
How many is too many, yimster? Very little pastry in those moon cakes. And what's wrong with lots of beans and nuts?
re: pilinut
Two slice of four cakes has to do. White lotus, nuts and fruit, winter melon and one which I have not had before. They seem to be adding more flavors each year. Our family on the most part loves them and it our custom to give a box to our closest family something my Mother beat in my mind. Well it almost time to order them again. Very rich and thank goodness it is only once a year.
re: pilinut
beans, nuts ok, it's the lard and fillers that get to you, calories wise,
re: yimster
Why September 15?
re: DeppityDawg
I believe September 15 is a reference to the Lunar date.
The solar or Gregorian date would be October 19, 2013.
re: DeppityDawg
the "mid autmun festival" or moon cake celebration occurs only during a full moon. (sept or oct. on gregorian calendar)
sept. 15th may be a consensus date (for commerical reasons?)
moon cake facts:
-vietnamese considers mid autumn day "2nd most important holiday tradition".
-taiwan proclaimed mid autumn day a public holiday.
-PRC proclaimed in 2008 mid autumn day a public holiday
source: wikipedia
re: shanghaikid
OK, the full moon is September 19 (Thursday). Would people who care about this holiday really accept the idea of observing it on a different day (with no full moon) for commercial reasons?
re: DeppityDawg
people can observe "mid-autumn festival day" any day they choose. the commercial reasons is the targeted date of the celebration. the producers of mooncakes made same available in advance of the targeted date.
re: shanghaikid
They are already available, that was the point of this thread… So I'm still wondering if there's anything special about September 15 this year. Maybe ipse was on the right track and yimster was thinking of the lunar date 8/15.
re: DeppityDawg
fyi, the targeted "moon day" changes every year when viewing the gregorian calendar. you can check out when the lunar "8/15th" occurs when the chinese calendars come out around thanksgiving.
it's written in small print in chinese next to the regular calendar date.
re: DeppityDawg
The date matches 8/15 by the lunar calendar which is the date of the full moon and the date of the upraising to overthrow the Yuan.
re: yimster
I haven't been able to source any bakery that sells them at clearance price post lunar 15th. It's almost like all the moon cakes vaporizes after that date. Please share if you know one :).
re: rotiprata
Well, find a local bakery that you like and show a day or two before the lunar 15th. You may find that if they have leftovers at that time they will reduce the prices. A few bakeries will take a couple of days off after that date to rest. After the 15th they will give away the leftover to employees and friends.
Here is a link to the extensive list of moon cake offerings at Eastern Bakery:
re: dordogne
Any info about prices? About how much do they sell for at Ranch 99?
re: DeppityDawg
ranch 99 had them from 13.99 to 39.99(koi)
lion's market had them from 14.00 to 29.95
usual packing is 4 mooncakes. koi's was minicakes, not sure how many.
re: dordogne
There's also Vietnamese description on the list. Are the folks at Eastern Bakery Vietnamese by any chance?
I *love* Vietnamese baked goods.
re: klyeoh
fyi, these mooncakes are not vietnamese baked goods. they are marketed to ethnic chinese who have immigranted from vietnam. these are chinese baked goods. (vietnam ones are white in color)
don't know for a fact, just guessing the new owner of eastern is of ethnic chinese extraction from vietnam.
re: shanghaikid
Of course I knew mooncakes are Chinese.
By Viet baked goods, I was referring to *other* stuff they may have - baguettes, etc.
re: klyeoh
I was watching a Vietnamese grandmother teaching her grand kids on how to make this "white" mooncake which is not bake at all but made with steamed flour and rowed out. Another texture but the same idea. A nice break from the Chinese one.
re: yimster
Vietnamese cuisine are almost as rich as the Chinese. And they have as many (modern) varieties of mooncakes as HK or Singapore: baked, snow skin, flaky pastry, mochi-like skin, etc.
I'd never been to Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City during the Mid-Autumn Festival, but colleagues have brought back to Singapore the Vietnamese versions for us to try, e.g. bánh trung thu (very similar to Cantonese ones) and bánh bía (similar to Hainanese and Fujianese ones). No difference in flavour to the Chinese ones, too.
re: klyeoh
have never known them to make baguettes. eastern is a traditional chinese bakery.
you can always drop in their shop in s.f chinatown on grant ave to check them out.
re: shanghaikid
Oh yes, will do so.
I once tried to buy one from Victor's Bakery on Taraval and the woman wouldn't sell me one! Told me I wouldn't like it. I don't know if I'd like it or not, but I wanted to try just like I tried all the various other things in the case (when the L line was running late, which was often.)
I still haven't had one and would still like to try. I've had stuff with the sweet bean paste filling before and already know I like that. Maybe I'd like the egg kind, too!
re: Violatp
sheng kee has 2 stores on irving. believe the bigger one near 19th ave. has individual mooncakes for sale.
re: bobabear
interesting. curious what label they are selling? sounds imported.
how did you like them?
re: shanghaikid
Doesn't have a brand named on the box, but says "Product of Malaysia" imported to LA.
I just tried one tonight... The outside crust is a bit dry, but filling is good. Plus it looks like a panda and is cute for kids!
re: bobabear
probably better than the ones made from china. hopefully the ingredients doesn't show a lot of fats and palm oil.
remembered eastern bakery used to make bear shaped "cookies" though it didn't have any filling.
Hmm, raised on the east coast in a Chinese American family and my father would get excited about moon cakes. The only ones I really like are the mixed nuts with duck egg yolks (double better than singles) but can only eat little slivers because they are so dense and rich. Haven't really tried many of the other flavors but I suspect I would like them - but hey, what do I know, I like fruitcake!
The moon has fascinated the Chinese since the dawn of history. The moon followed thruout the year as the guidepost of everything Chinese. According to the Chinese lunar-moon calendar, the Mid Autumn Moon Festival or "harvest moon" is held on the 15th day of the 8th "moon" month close to the autumn equinox, when yin and yang are in perfect balance.
Mooncakes Historically: Mongol Tartar hordes of Ghengis Khan destroyed the Chinese Song Dynasty and established their Yuan Dynasty in the 13th Century (1280 AD-1368 AD). However, many Han Cantonese-- southern Chinese--resented the oppression, persecution and slavery rule by these foreign barbarian. In the 14th Century, Liu Bowen helped plot the overthrow of the Yuan Dynasty by organizing resistance to be held during the August Moon Festival in 1368, Since the Tartar Mongolians did not eat Chinese mooncakes. Chinese bakers were told to pass along secret messages in mooncakes to all Chinese households containing a slip of paper on which was written an incantation, appropriate action at midnight to execute all Mongolians after the August Moon family gathering but not to eat the mooncakes until the 15th of the 8th lunar moon. If done, they would surely be freed and, thus founding of the next Ming Dynasty under Emperor Zhu.
To commemorate the victory, Cantonese-southern Chinese honored the "mooncake" as their symbol of victory. Round palm-sized flaky pastry dough stuffed with sweet bean-paste filling with salted duck golden yellow egg yolks at the center, mooncake represent heavenly blessing and symbolize family unity and perfection. This expensive delicacy has a wide variety of fillings, e.g. egg yolk, lotus seed paste, taro, black bean paste, red bean paste, coconut, walnuts, dates are available. Individually hand made it takes as long as 2 to 4 weeks to prepare. The Cantonese use a custom-made seasoned, wooden mold to shape each moon cake top with an embossed insignia of the baker or characters for "longevity", "harmony" molded into the golden brown skin. Mooncake can even be refrigerated or freezed for a month before eaten. Moon Cookies made from the mold-shape of pigs, fish, gods, or sages are made for children.
re: PTT
I'd often wondered how my earliest ancestor celebrated the mooncake festival in his time - we trace our family lineage back to our progenitor who was born in 1312 and was then a Han subject of the reigning Mongol Emperor Renzong aka Buyantu Khan (the 8th Great Khan of the Mongols). He subsequently lived through the anti-Mongol revolution and the overthrow of the last Mongol Emperor Huizong aka Ukhaantu Khan. Only the birth and death dates of all our ancestors are recorded and kept in our clanhouse, *not* any other details.
I see that The Association of Chinese Cooking Teachers is have a Mooncake Making Workshop in September 13. Contact Frank at email@example.com for more information.
As a point of information, Fancy Wheatfields Bakery, which took over the Victoria Pastry space at Stockton & Vallejo, has house-made mooncakes and their own elegant packaging, icluding a nice big round tin. They also have cello-wrapped singles, about $4.50-$5.50 per, depending on contents.
I'll leave it to others to comment on the quality, as I am mooncake intolerant. I don't know if they make them at their original San Bruno Avenue location, perhaps someone's had them there.
re: soupçon
almost every bakery in s.f. chinatown makes mooncakes.
haven't eaten mooncakes for awhile, too many calories.
'Tis the season and I've had my first mooncake of the year. I bought it at Mee Mee Bakery in San Francisco Chinatown. Housemade and freshly baked. I think this white lotus with single salted egg yolk was $5.25, so on the high side. This tasted more like a chicken egg than duck egg to me, as it was a bit dry. But the very thin pastry was pretty and fresh-tasting, and the white lotus filling was pretty good.
I think Kee Wah and Koi Palace make better ones. But this will do when I can't get to those spots.
re: Melanie Wong
Quite a fantastic photo of the moon cake, Melanie.
re: Melanie Wong
I picked up our mooncake this week and the bakery packed our boxes in a box of salted duck eggs from China so I think they will the real deal. Have not eaten any yet but next Monday.
re: yimster
You bought mooncakes from Mee Mee?
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Bought the Costco moon cakes, mixed nuts with double yolks and the white lotus seed with double yolks, okay but not as good as the ones I bought at Clement Bakery. Use to only like the mixed nut ones but now branching out. Like others said, can only eat slices since they are so rich. The Clement Bakery moon cakes come in an elegant folding box like a contained library box; nicer presentation in my opinion that the cans! They also had a coconut one in addition to the red bean paste but I don't like super sweet things and the seller said it was sweet and I should stick with what I bought. I was raised on the east coast in a predominantly white Maryland suburb; my father LOVED the August moon festival and would buy the moon cakes in Washington DC where he worked for the Voice of America and I never understood why he loved them so much but I think it was the associations with his childhood and the festivals etc. So now I'm nostalgic about them and actually enjoying the taste.
I was gifted one yesterday from 85C in Cupertino. A medium-small size filled with red bean paste and one egg yolk, priced at $3.75. Pastry was kind of flaky. Egg yolk was crumbly. Not too sweet.
re: rubadubgdub
Mitsuwa in west San Jose has chestnut mooncakes as of a couple days ago.
Not done with moon cakes for the year yet . . . last week my auntie gave us a box from Eastern Bakery. Lotus seed paste with double yolks. Exciting since I've not had one from this Chinatown old-timer for ages.
Sealed in plastic, the inside of the individual package was coated with grease and the fat had soaked through the soft pastry exterior of the mooncake. The lotus paste was on the darker side of the spectrum and was much smoother than recent examples and almost gooey.


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Darker leaves pack more nutrients, so choose mixed greens.
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Eat just the egg white to save cholesterol and half the calories.
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If they're shiny, they've been tossed in oil, which means more calories.
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30 calories
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60 calories
Though high in calories, it's rich in filling good fats.
Shredded cheese
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Assume that the cheeses are full-fat.
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5 calories
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2 tablespoons
Fat-free: 20 to 50 calories
Light: 50 to 80 calories
Regular: 100 to 150 calories
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The Board of Supervisors Tuesday set a public hearing, a necessary formality, for March 5. Unless there is loud opposition, Cardova will move from Culpeper High School to the American Legion Building (about a mile north of Rixeyville Road), and Jeffersonton will shift from the Jeffersonton Community Center to the new Jeffersonton Baptist Church fellowship hall.
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LONDON German steel producer and industrial manufacturer ThyssenKrupp AG reported a net loss attributable to its shareholders of 656 million ($843.6 million) for the quarter ending March 31, the company said May 15.
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Steven L. Hairfield, Ph.D. An American Monk and author of The Twelve Sacred Principles of Karma and A Metaphysical Interpretation of the Bible and International Speaker on Consciousness along with the Co-Host Jeoff Hutcherson author Transformative New Thoughts as they interview Raymon Grace in many fields concerning energy. We will talking about dowsing and the use of pendulums, energy fields and epidemics, energizing water and so much more. What is dowsing? How does it work? What is energizing water and why do it? Are we able to affect energy streams? Are we able to use these streams? What are energetic epidemics? How are the affecting the human? Are the energy streams of our planet changing? What is the effect on the human and the human thought? Join us for this special two hour broadcast filled with information.Dowsing | Energy Streams | Shifting Magnetics | 2012 | Empowerment
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You may have used Realist in the past to do some searching for distressed properties or even to pull labels for some marketing labels, but did you know that Realist 2 is far more robust then anything you've ever used in Realist Classic?
Realist 2 is the latest version of the public records tax data software and while it continues to give you easy access to valuable foreclosure and short sale information, the new design gives you easy, one click, access to other useful tools and information that you can use in both your listing presentations as well as your market analysis.
Using Realist 2 to gain this information is incredibly easy.
Your first step is logging in to MLXchange and tracking down the link for Realist 2. You'll find it under Resource Links –> SmartLinks –> "CT Statewide Tax Search."
Once you've selected that link, a new window will open with Realist 2 loaded. (Please note, if it does not load right away, you may need to update your flash player, which you can do here.)
Now you're ready to begin searching using the newly designed and incredibly powerful map inside Realist 2.
For purposes of this demonstration we're going to find the option labeled Change View: and then select Map to expand the map full screen. This will give you the greatest possible area to view our search results.
The beauty of Realist 2 is that it is fully customizable, so if you like having the map full screen you can leave it like this and the system will remember your preference the next time you come back to use it.
Let's say you're looking for tax record sales – you can find those just using the map. A tax record sale is different from the MLS Solds because it will include properties that were For Sale By Owner (FSBO) or not listed on the CTMLS.
Take these easy steps to pull up Tax Sales going back, let's say 12 months (for demonstration purposes.)
1.) Zoom into the area that you want to see data for using the magnifying glass in the upper left hand side of the map.
2.) Click the icon that looks like a push pin which you'll find along the right hand side of the map.
3.) Select "Sales and Values"
4.) Check off "Tax Sales" and then "12 Months"
5.) You'll now see red pins begin displaying on your map. These represent all of the MLS sales in the past 12 months. Want details about a particular sale? Just click the flag and a summary of details will pop up.
It's that simple.
The map in Realist 2 is incredibly powerful. You can use it to search for just about anything you'd like. You can overlay Distressed properties, MLS sales and even Property Characteristics. It's really great.
Have you used the map searching in Realist 2? Share your experience in the comments below.