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If you mean like a freshly rebuilt engine break in period, there is none for a rifle. Just buy some good quality factory ammo and start shooting. Simple as that. Maybe run a cleaning rod throgh the barrel first to get rid of any residue or factory oils still in the barrel.
It depends on the rifle, barrel and what you're going to use the rifle for.
The process I use is to fire three rounds, clean the barrel, fire three more, clean, fire three, clean. Then fire five, clean, and repeat three more times. Then fire 12, clean and repeat three or four more times.
For a new high-end match-grade or sniper rifle, clean it after every single shot for about 100 rounds or so. For a plinker, you might not worry about it at all -- just have fun
never did any of that and mine still turns in great groups.
bkt hit the nail on the head. It depends on the rifle and everything else.
Sometimes the manual will give you a good break in method for you to use.
As bkt also said, sometimes you don't need to either. I haven't done it on any of my rifles and they all shoot fine, close groups.
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Some say as BKT has done. A lot of people are now saying this is not needed (no offense intended at all, I have been reading a lot about it lately). "Break in" periods would clean up minor surface irregularities that are not really present in a quality barrel anymore. If you check out benchrest.com or sniper country, no one seems to buy into it anymore. Concensus is to just shoot it, just don't heat up the barrel.
Midway Usa sells some bullet for lapping the barrel. I have yet to try them, although, there are guys I talked with that swear by them.
If you are talking about "fire lapping" a barrel with moly coated bullets, I would REALLY read up on this process. Chances are even a straight production barrel will not need it. If it's a custom or semi-custom barrel (Shilen, Lilja, Hart etc.), the manufacturer will love/ hate you. The barrels don't need it and you will likely do more bad than good so they will hate you. However you'll be buying another barrel from them at some point... All this does it essentially induce accelerated bore errosion to remove flaws that are probably not there to begin with, but then again, it's not my money. Good luck.


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Nearly four years ago, citizens joined together in a small church near Mt. Carroll, Ill., forming No Private Armies/ Clearwater to Stop Blackwater. The citizens' group worked for four years to get Blackwater, now Xe, to leave Illinois. The last major demonstration held at the Blackwater/Xe training site in northwest Illinois occurred April 27, 2009, and resulted in 22 arrests.
Blackwater was once the largest and most powerful mercenary company in the U.S., making more than $1 billion in U.S. contracts. But now beleaguered with lawsuits, and having undergone massive changes in the company's administration, the sole owner of Blackwater, Eric Prince, has moved out of the country, and put the company up for sale.
The Galena Gazette reports (viewable at galenagazette.com/index.asp) that Blackwater/Xe, as of Oct. 1, no longer has a financial interest in the Jo Daviess County facility. It is now a private business, locally owned and operated. According to the current business owner, Eric Davis, who was the manager of the site for Blackwater since 2007, "Blackwater is currently in the process of moving their equipment that still remains back to North Carolina."
In 2009, Blackwater changed the name of their training facilities to U.S. Training Center. They still operate two training facilities—one in San Diego and the other in Moyock, N.C. Blackwater also owns and operates a mobile training unit that travels the country training law enforcement.
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The NAWTTC also offers, "a unique training experience that can accommodate any of your training requirements or needs. Whether you or your unit wishes to rent our ranges, participate in IMPACT's training courses, or just learn basic fundamentals of marksmanship, give us a call and we'll make the arrangements."
The North American Weapons Group joins the many other companies that have sprung up around America over the past decade. These companies have moved in to capitalize on the growing trend to outsource the training of local law enforcement and military. Over the past two years, I have been contacted by citizens in California, Florida, Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio and Michigan concerned about start-up Blackwater wannabes.
It is good to know Blackwater was not able to make sufficient profit to continue to operate a training facility in northwest Illinois. However, the fight against the outsourcing of America's security continues. Currently, contractors outnumber American soldiers in Afghanistan, where there are 206,000 private contractors performing many tasks, and in Iraq where 177,000 contractors remain. More than 40,000 of these contractors are armed and may engage in combat. In the first six months of 2010, contractor casualties outnumbered those of U.S. soldiers; there is an increasing reliance on mercenaries to carry out American operations as U.S. troops are brought home.
We are witnessing the largest transfer of combat fighting and security work from public hands to private in the history of our country. We are also witnessing the privatization of war by multi-billion-dollar companies such as Dyncorp and Blackwater and hundreds of others like them. Some 600 private companies are profiting off the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is reported that nearly half of every tax dollar spent in these conflicts goes to a for-profit military contracting company.
U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., after a trip to Afghanistan, stated clearly recently one of the dangers this privatization process presents: "The reliance on private security contractors in Afghanistan too often empowers local warlords and powerbrokers who operate outside the Afghan government's control. There is even evidence that some security contractors work against coalition forces, creating the very threat that they are hired to combat. Not only do these contractors threaten the security of our troops, but they put the success of our mission at risk."
If American citizens want their security provided by soldiers who take an oath to uphold and protect our constitution and have strong allegiance to our country, then we need to remain vigilant of what is happening to our security and what is happening to the way we conduct our wars. We also need to be watchful of how and by whom our local law enforcement is being trained.
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Mar 09
Posts: 11
Rich521 says:
Tesco garage, Branksome. I used this petrol station last week, to use Pay at Pump, and there is a locally made sign saying that motorcyclists need to remove their helmets so they they can verify your age.
They have my credit card details before I get any fuel, and I have to be over 18 to have a card.
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Aug 09
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MarcusMarsh says:
I have not used a pay-at-pump service but assume that it is fully automated. If so, I doubt that a pump will refuse to function because you are still wearing your helmet. (Unless, of course, the cashier can override it)
The reply from Tesco implies that anyone wearing a crash helmet is intimidating to others. I think most of us would have a strong objection to that remark and it would certainly be disasterous as part of their PR policy. On this basis you might want to ask them if the guards that deliver / collect cash from all their stores are also instructed to remove their helmets when on site so as not to intimidate their obviously emotionally fragile customer-base.
Personally, I don't put supermarket fuel in my bikes anyway but, from comments made on this forum, many mainstream forecourts appear to have the same mentality.
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Aug 10
Posts: 7
tamashiihyu says:
The local automated filling station area is frequently used by customers wearing hoods, ethnic minoritories and others who have their faces either fully or partially covered. I fail to understand why we wearing safety helmets are again being victimised. I usually wear a balaclava in cold weather and if I take my helmet off there is no difference in visibility of my identity. Would I be branded a terrorist for such under helmet wear in taking my helmet off and intimidating other customers? At my age I am generally intimidated by lloutish behaviour, and anyway, as it usually takes a while for me to put my helmet back on including my spectacles, get comfortable, put on the gloves etc, so when I am intimidated I would like a relatively quick getaway. So to sum up, when that impatient git of a motorist is behind you a having to wait for you to get the gear sorted just look him/her in the eye, shrug the shoulders and say its policy for the garge to insist you do so!
Jul 10
Posts: 2
ld541 says:
So I assume tesco are also going to start IDing everyone for petrol. Since they need to verify your age and all...
Sep 07
Posts: 2877
James600zx says:
Edicts from head office without an accompanying rationale are mis-interpreted or over-interpreted by forecourt staff. Since they don't really know why these rules apply ("verify your age"!) they can't give a satisfactory explanation when faced with an angry rider. I feel sorry for them. Remember you're talking to the Saturday kid, not the Chief Executive.Big companies have a turn-over of new and eager managers who come up with these "novel ideas" and then move on, so few people at head office remember why the rule came into force. It's farcical.I used a Sainsbury's pay-at-pump a while ago because it was cold and rainy and I wanted to keep my helmet on. I got 5p in the tank before the pump shut off. I took my helmet off, went in and asked what was going on. I was told that you have to fill up from the side of the bike, not astride it holding the bike vertical. This is in case you lose your footing and topple over, chucking petrol everywhere (although it doesn't stop the diesel customers!).The rule is spreading to other local garages so it seems unavoidable.
Mar 11
Posts: 464
johnlad1 says:
have to remove any head covering such as a helmet its not agaisnt any laws, but they do have the right to refuse to serve you no mater who you are, but they arnt alowed to refuse service because of the coulor of your skin your religion or any reason that could be seen as predjudice, as for age verification a credit card doesnt count but only because it isnt visual ID and theres no way for them to prove its you using your card, even tho some places such as the job center will accept a credit or debit card as verification of who you are.
all you can do is take your buisness else where and make a complaint and tell them that you wont be using them again.
Jun 11
Posts: 17
cjseach says:
I regularly fill up with pay at pump and normally leave my helmet on. I would perhaps remove it if i were asked politely. Interestingly though i usually have my gf as pillion with me, would she also need to remove her helmet because she may scare someone with it on? I do agree that a pink helmet can be intimidating to the average car driver. I think Tesco have different rules at some garages in reaction to incidents that may have happened at that particular garage. I guess though that if they had a blue ford focus making off without paying for fuel they would probably not ban all ford focus's from filling up in the future.
Jul 09
Posts: 66
CaNsA says:
Dear xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thank you for taking the time to speak with me recently and I appreciated it very much.
Further to this, I'm really sorry you feel that by asking motorcyclists to remove their helmets, they are being made to be figures of suspicion and that this is unfair as customers that wear a Burka or other dress that covers their face aren't asked to remove this. I can see your point of view, as if the reason to ask for helmets to be removed is security, and then surely the same applies regardless of the item used to cover the face. However, please let me reassure you that we're not trying to implicate suspicion on motorcyclists, rather as the Burka is worn as part of religious dress, so being a sensitive subject, in most cases we're not obliged to ask them to change or remove any part of this dress.
After investigating this, it seems that the sad reality is that some of our stores have suffered a number of robberies involving people wearing helmets and we are a large target. Stores that have a high security rating will ask customers to remove their helmets. It should be politely requested and is down to the direction of the store. This is why it may vary from location to location.
However, upon further investigation with my Business Support Team, I have been advised that there is no need to remove helmets to use 'PayatPump' and I'm sorry for giving you the incorrect information on our telephone call. Please note that our fuel and kiosk buying managers are serious bikers, so this is in no way an anti-motorbike campaign.
In regards to the think 25 policy, all products that have a minimum age requirement of 18 could result in the customer being asked for proof of identification if you are lucky enough to look under 25. Please find a list of the products that are in accordance with this policy:
Alcoholic Drinks - 18
Fireworks - 18
Gas lighter refills - 18
Knives (all knives, plastic knives, oyster knives etc) - 18
Other solvents - 18 (if possible abuse is suspected)
Tobacco Products (including cigarette papers)- 18
Videos/DVD's/CD's/PC/Games - 12, 15, 18, (according to the classification).
At the moment this issue is under great debate, as there are a number of people with good arguments both for and against the matter. However, please let me reassure you that currently we ask for helmets to be removed simply for security reasons and this approach is taken in line with other retailers. As a business, we hope customers won't take any offence as absolutely none is intended and we are grateful to our customers for observing the notice.
Even so, as a large retailer we find customer feedback incredibly valuable and as such I've passed on your comments and concerns to our Head Office who will discuss these points internally at their next review meeting.
Thank you for contacting me and once again, please accept my apologies.
If you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com quoting TES9790410X.
Kind Regards
Jonathan Bishop
Customer Service Manager
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Another thought, prompted by a visit to a Sainsbury's pay-at-pump station in the car this evening. (My first choice was the Esso 200 yds away but it was closed and I wonder if they've been finished off by the supermarket.) If the cameras have sufficient definition to record your facial features can they also see your PIN number? The number pad at Sainsbury's had no shroud.
Feb 11
Posts: 47
GrazzerFazer says:
A few months ago a stopped for fuel in a new petrol station I have not used before and I went inside and was asked to remove my helmet, which I did without fuss. As I was walking out a Muslim Lady (I assume) came in wearing a Burhka and was served withoput question.
So in response to this I have changed mny religion to AGV and never take my helmet off now on religious grounds
Sep 10
Posts: 196
rockabillyboy says:
If I am treated in any way badly , no matter what type of retail outlet , I take my custom elsewhere . But ,I find you are treated , especially here in England [not the U.K.] , differently if your are a biker ,and then in smaller pigeon -holes on what kind of biker you are -or what the public at large think you are ! . While on my Goldwing sidecar outfit , people wave me out of junctions , stop and talk everywhere ,at length , little kids wave & talk and their parents don"t mind . And I have NEVER had to take my helmet off at the checkout . I usually own a few different bikes at any one time and on Streetfighters , chops , customs or loud sports bikes the welcome I tend to get is a very different one . I may be wrong and another reason is my age , the wrong side of 60 , but when out with mates I don"t feel I have an air of pipe & slippers . And we were mostly disliked by everyone , when I started biking in the early 60s - so things must have improved ? .
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Howard has only 3 hits in his last 10 games and has struck out 20 times. In 16 at-bats for the Astros series, Howard got only 1 hit. Utley has had only 7 hits in his last 34 at-bats since coming off the DL. Other key players during the Astros 4-game series did not hit either; Jimmy Rollins, Shane Victorino and Placido Polanco had just 3 hits each. They have consistently failed to hit with runners in scoring position too, with the worst offender being Jayson Werth.
So was the firing of hitting coach Milt Thompson in July really necessary? Apparently not, because they are still not hitting. Right now, the Phillies batters could not hit the side of a barn.
They have lost their fire and their intensity. That was no more evident than today in the 5th inning when Werth tried to tag and score on a shallow fly to right. Not only did Werth not even bother to slide, he never even touched the plate. Werth should have slid hard and tried to take out the catcher to get that run. Instead, he gave up and basically accepted defeat.
Kyle Kendrick looked half asleep on the mound too. Ever since JA Happ was shipped to the Astros, Kendrick had relaxed more and more each start, to the point where he is just not present on the mound. Maybe he figures there is no one left to take his job so why bother kicking it up a notch? Kendrick has allowed 15 runs in his last 4 starts, with 4 of those runs coming in 6 innings tonight.
However, the real offenders this series were the Phillies hitters who got absolutely nothing done. Except maybe for getting picked off on the base paths multiple times, failing to gets bunts down and not bothering to slide in order to score. The way they have played is disgraceful.
If the Phillies take this sort of attitude and performance into San Diego tomorrow, they are going to be crushed. They have 3 games with the Padres, 3 with the Dodgers and then a make-up in Denver against the now hot Rockies. Cross your fingers. Game time tomorrow is 10:05pm.
Player photos by Jenn Zambri Photography
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Phillies Overcome 7 Run Deficit To Beat The Dodgers
Before today's game against the Dodgers, Shane Victorino was activated off the DL and lefty Antonio Bastardo was sent to AAA to make room. Victorino did not start the game as Charlie Manuel had already told Ben Francisco he would start tonight. Victorino did pinch hit in the 8th and drew a walk. Francisco had a much more interesting game…more on that shortly.
Pitcher Joe Blanton started the game and sadly, had another Blah-anton-type outing. He allowed 3 runs right off the bat in the first inning. After 5 2/3 innings, Blanton had walked 4 batters, allowed 8 hits and 4 runs total. The hole was dug deeper by relief pitcher Chad Durbin who did not provide any relief. Durbin allowed a 2-run homer in the 7th to put the Phillies down 6-2.
But the damage did not end there. JC Romero pitched the 8th inning and while Romero has had trouble of late, this time it was the defense that let him down. Mike Sweeney missed a ground ball at first to start the inning. Carlos Ruiz had an error as well and two unearned runs scored. Jose Contreras came in to relieve Romero and gave up another run.
Down 9-2 going into the bottom of the 8th, it looked like this game was over. Then suddenly, the hits started coming. It began with 4 straight hits: singles from Placido Polanco, Sweeney, Jayson Werth and a double from Francisco. Wilson Valdez got another hit for the 4th run of the inning. The 9-6 score seemed a tad more manageable.
The Dodgers sent their closer in for the 9th, Jonathan Broxton. The same 4 players that ignited the 8th inning rally started another one in the 9th. Polanco was hit by a pitch; Sweeney and Werth both walked. Francisco got on base after an error and 2 runs scored. Just like that, the bases were loaded with no outs for Carlos Ruiz with a 9-8 score. Ruiz smashed a walk-off double to win the game!
The Phillies came back from a 7 run deficit to win the game and take 2 of 3 games in the series. When asked how he felt after the game, Ruiz told Gary Matthews, "I'm happy, I'm so happy." Well Chooch, we are SO happy too! Werth then ran up behind him and dumped a bucket of Gatorade over Ruiz's head. I supposed shaving cream pies are out of fashion now.
Next up: the Mets in New York for the weekend. Game time tomorrow is 7:10pm.
Photos by Jenn Zambri Photography
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Oswalt Handles The Dodgers
Roy Oswalt's first home start in Philly went very, very well against the Dodgers tonight. He did not surrender a run while allowing 5 hits and 2 walks. Oswalt was finished after 7 innings with a really good strike-ball ratio of 73-36. It looked so easy, one may have thought that Oswalt could have pitched this game in his sleep. Yawn!
But as has been the case for Oswalt this year with both the Astros and the Phillies, he got very little run support. Domonic Brown collected the first run of the game in the 4th inning with a bases-loaded RBI ground-out. Raul Ibanez extended his hit streak to 18 games with an RBI-double in the 6th. However, in that same inning, the Phillies lost Ross Gload. He hit a double down the right field line and came up limping halfway to second base. Gload has been diagnosed with a groin strain.
If Gload goes on the DL, he will be the 16th Phillies player this year to land there. And he would be the 5th player on the DL right now, along with Ryan Howard, whom Gload was replacing at first base. Mike Sweeney took over for Gload tonight and may wind up playing a lot more than anyone expected.
With a 2-0 lead, the Phillies would now have to lean on their 8-9 combination of Ryan Madson and Brad Lidge. Getting a few extra runs would have been nice too, but that did not happen. In fact, the Phillies wasted a Wilson Valdez lead-off triple at one point and left runners on third base with less than 2 outs twice. It began to look more and more like this game would come down to the Phils bullpen.
And it did come down to the pen. Madson pitched a scoreless 8th and looked pretty solid. Lidge came in for the 9th with the same 2-0 lead and quickly got three outs for the save. Oswalt got his first win as a Phillie behind Lidge's save, just as they both used to do for the Astros. Teammates once again, Lidge had to be thrilled to help out his friend.
The final game with the Dodgers will be at 7:05pm tomorrow night. The pitching match-up should be Joe Blanton vs. Clayton Kershaw. Blanton did well in his last outing; a solid follow-up performance would be nice.
In other news today, Chase Utley has been approved by his doctor to start swinging a bat again since the surgery on his thumb. Utley has been running drills and fielding balls so this is one more step towards getting him ready to play again. Utley expects to be back in the line-up either at the end of August or early September.
Photo by Jenn Zambri Photography
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Dodgers Feast On Phillies Pitching
The Dodgers came to town today and the in-flight food service must have been seriously lacking on their way to Philly. Because they were really hungry by the time the game started. They snacked on Phillies pitchers like they had been starved for weeks.
The tastiest morsel was Kyle Kendrick; he allowed 5 earned runs on 8 hits and 2 walks. A 6th run was unearned on the first of Jimmy Rollins' two errors tonight. When things start to go bad, things really go bad. For instance, Rollins tripped over second base and fell over during what should have been a sure out. Dodgers say, "Yum, yum! Me love scoring runs!"
The snack turned into a 7-course meal when David Herndon gave up 4 runs in the 6th after the Phillies offense had finally scored 3 runs the prior inning. Herndon pitched a perfect 5th inning, but lost his command in the 6th. Prior to that, Antonio Bastardo allowed a run of his own. The lefty Bastardo was just added to the roster after outfielder John Mayberry was sent back to AAA.
After the 7-course meal in the 6th, the Dodgers were still hungry in the 7th when Danys Baez came in to pitch. They ate him up to the tune of 2 more runs. I suppose that was desert. With a 13-5 lead, the Dodgers were bordering on pure gluttony. Even The Count was tired of counting runs at that point.
Former Phillie Vincente Padilla handled the Phillies offense well until he met Ross Gload. He was the one Phillies player who tried to join in on the feast. Going 3 for 5 in the game, Gload hit not one, but two 2-run homers. He was a one man wrecking crew.
Rookie Domonic Brown had 4 RBI on a sac fly and then his very first major league home run. He got the final 2 RBI in the 9th on a double. The homer was not as exciting as it should have been considering the 13 runs on the board for the Dodgers. Also, Brown has not played well in the outfield and needs a LOT of work on his fielding and hitting the cut-off man.
But back to the Dodgers; 13 runs would just not suffice. JC Romero came in to pitch the 9th inning and the Dodgers began to salivate again. Romero hit the first batter and gave up a 2-run homer to the 3rd batter. With one huge 2-run chunk already taken out of his back side, Romero let the Dodgers have another nibble. He walked the pitcher, George Sherrill. It was Sherrill's very first at-bat in his career. Not that is embarrassing. Wow.
Out of 7 Phillies pitchers tonight, only Jose Contreras and Chad Durbin did not allow a run. The final score of this vomit-inducing nausea-fest was 15-9. Good news? 9 runs. Bad news? Phillies pitching.
Roy Oswalt will pitch tomorrow night. Hopefully, in his first outing at home in a Phillies uniform, Oswalt can tame the ravenous Dodgers. Game time is 7:05pm.
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National League Wins All-Star Game, Ending The American League Streak
The National League entered today's All-Star Game not having won against the American League since 1996. That win took place in Philadelphia. Manager Charlie Manuel and the Phillies coaching staff had a huge task on their hands for the second consecutive year, trying to win World Series home field advantage for the NL.
Two Phillies took part in the game today; Chase Utley stayed home as he is recovering from surgery on his thumb. Ryan Howard served as the DH and went 0 for 2; but hits were difficult to come by in this game. Through 6 innings, the both teams had only 4 hits each. Two of the hits for the AL came off Phillie Roy Halladay, although one hit was a pop-up that landed in the middle of nowhere and ex-Phillie Marlon Byrd could not quite get to it.
The AL struck first in the 5th as Dodger's pitcher Hong-Chih Kuo allowed an unearned run after a costly error where he overthrew 1st base on an easy grounder. He had already walked a batter, then the error gave the AL two runners and a sac fly scored Evan Longoria.
But the NL fought back in the 7th. Another ex-Phillie, Scott Rolen, singled followed by a Matt Holliday single. Rolen's aggressive base running put him on third base. Byrd walked with 2 outs and then Braves catcher, Brian McCann, hit a bases-clearing double to give the NL the lead. Two runs were charged to Yankee Phil Hughes and another to White Sox Matt Thornton.
In the bottom of the 7th, Holliday took a bad route to a ball in left and it went off his glove, giving Blue Jay John Buck a double instead of an out. Adam Wainwright of the Cardinals was pitching but Holliday could not help out his teammate. Shane Victorino could have caught that ball from either left or center…just saying ;o)
So it would come down to the 9th inning. The NL did not score and Manuel brought in another Dodger, Jonathan Broxton, to try and nail down the save and the win for the NL. Broxton gave up a hit right away to the Home Run Derby champ, David Ortiz. He struck out the next batter but gave up a single to Buck. However, with Big Papi Ortiz running, Byrd was able to throw him out at second from right field. That was an amazing, heads-up play by Byrd! The next batter flew out and the National League won it!! FINALLY! A win for the NL! Way to go, Charlie! Now, let see if the Phillies can actually use the home field advantage this year; that, of course, would require a third straight trip to the World Series. Photos by Jenn Zambri Photography *Read more about the Phillies at my other home page, Phightin' Phils Phorum in the My Team Rivals network*
But to Wainwright's credit, he worked out of the inning without allowing a run. Whew! So the NL went into the 8th inning with a 3-1 lead. The NL did not score in the 8th and Giants closer, Brian Wilson, erased the AL batters in the bottom of the inning. Personally, I think the mohawk is his secret weapon.
So it would come down to the 9th inning. The NL did not score and Manuel brought in another Dodger, Jonathan Broxton, to try and nail down the save and the win for the NL. Broxton gave up a hit right away to the Home Run Derby champ, David Ortiz. He struck out the next batter but gave up a single to Buck. However, with Big Papi Ortiz running, Byrd was able to throw him out at second from right field. That was an amazing, heads-up play by Byrd!
The next batter flew out and the National League won it!! FINALLY! A win for the NL! Way to go, Charlie! Now, let see if the Phillies can actually use the home field advantage this year; that, of course, would require a third straight trip to the World Series.
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Holidays, Baseball and Food Coma's…
To start with, I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and did not lapse into a turkey coma! I also hope no one got trampled attempting to enter Wal-Mart at 3am on Friday ;o) Holidays can either be fun or hazardous to your health…I hope you went with "fun."
Speaking of holidays and shopping, what would you like to receive this holiday season? I would like for Mike Schmidt to age backwards and play 3rd base for the Phillies again.
I would also like the Giants to release Tim Lincecum for his bad, drug induced behavior so the Phillies can have him. I also wish aliens would come down from outer space and give us back Cole Hamels: Version 2008. Clearly, he was abducted and it is time to bring him back.
By the way, 3 years ago, current GM Ruben Amaro Jr., who was assistant GM at the time, asked a room full of female fans if they could sign any pitcher in the league to the Phillies, who would it be? I shouted, "Tim Lincecum!" Ruben looked at me like I was nuts and decided that the woman who suggested Brandon Webb had a better idea. Webb went down with a shoulder injury in April 2009 and did not play the entire season. Lincecum has now won 2 Cy Young's in a row. Hey Ruben, still think I am nuts? Just a little holiday fun for you there :O)
Ok, so clearly we cannot sign Mr. Lincecum. But the Phillies have a lot of work to do this off-season to improve the pitching staff. It looks to be a quiet market right now. Things should start to heat up when the Winter Meetings begin on December 7th.
The few moves made so far have not even made a small ripple in the atmosphere. The signing of Juan Castro to replace Eric Bruntlett on the bench seems like a lateral move, rather than an improvement. Castro hit .277 last year with the Dodgers but is a career .230 hitter. This news is not exactly knocking Phillies fans out of their boots. We hope bigger and better things will be coming soon…
In other news, Jamie Moyer was recently hospitalized and had surgery to remove an infected blood collection that may have resulted from his previous groin surgery. It should not affect his Spring Training schedule and he appears to be recovering well. I wish him luck!
From the long time veteran to the rookie, JA Happ has been named to the Topps' 51st All-Rookie Team, which is just one of many honors he garnered this off-season. Happ is still up for the Rookie of the Year award in the This Year In Baseball awards. Voting continues until December 11th and many Phillies like Ryan Howard, Jayson Werth and others are in the running.
And finally, congratulations to Shane and Melissa Victorino who tied the knot earlier this month in Hawaii! They are two really great people and I wish them all the best!
Lincecum & Happ photos by Jenn
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The Joys Of The Post-Season Media
So, did we all thoroughly enjoy the Phillies TBS TV coverage this post-season? No? Oh, come on now, they were mildly entertaining, right? Let us examine some of the broadcasting highlights:
- These guys are brilliant; just check out this quote about Raul Ibanez: "He's not 37 because he started his career late." Really? Wow…the true fountain of youth; late bloomers.
- On a 2-base hit: "It's an inside-the-park double." You know, as opposed to the out-of-the-park double.
- During Game 1 of the NLDS, 2nd inning: "There has been great defense in this ballgame and in this series." Yes, all 2 innings of it.
- About the catcher: "All the game calling is to make the pitcher comfortable." The catcher calls pitches to make the pitcher comfy? Not to get outs? Ok then. Genius. Sheer genius.
- During a bunt to the pitcher with a runner on first: "He is thinking about second base because it is right behind the mound." Is it? I never would have noticed…thanks, TBS! Baseball geography lesson 101.
- On Clayton Kershaw after he gave up a 3-run homer, allowed to 2 more runners on base and was then pitching to Ryan Howard: "This is a grow-up moment (for Kershaw)." No more little league for you buddy!
But wait, there's more! Did you see the main sponsor for TBS during commercial breaks? Avocados. Yes, the disgusting, slimy, green fruit is THE big money maker for this station. Awesome.
And how about the commercials for the new TBS series "Men of a Certain Age." It is October – this series is set to begin in December. Not only will we have forgotten about it by December, but with the thousands of previews shown, we have already seen the series in its entirety. No need to tune in then in December….we already know that Ray Romano plays a moron with a dirty mind; Scott Bakula is a man-sl*ut; and Andre Braugher is sad because he cannot live up to his daddy's high expectations. Think that about covers it.
So how about some media video highlights! Here ya go; let us begin with Buck Martinez, who has NO idea which team he is watching…he mentions the Yanks and the Red Sox before he figures out it is the Phillies:
Chase Utley is also annoyed with the media coverage…watch his reaction as a media member pulls a Kanye West:
And my favorite clip of the Comcast Sportsnet coverage…Ricky Botallico flips out during the Jimmy Rollins 9th inning game winning hit in Game 4 of the NLCS:
Hope you all enjoyed these broadcasts as much as I did :O)
By the way, if anyone is looking to sell a ticket (1) to Game 3 of the World Series (the Saturday game, home opener), please email me. I cannot afford the Stub Hub prices so I am looking for anyone to take pity on me and sell me a ticket at face value or just above it. I cannot do standing room, but am open to other seating arrangements. Thank you and Go Phillies! :O)
Phillies Return To The World Series
Phillies win!!! And for the second consecutive year, they will return to the World Series!
The chance to pull off the most amazing feat in baseball is upon us: The repeat! Can the Phillies become the new Big Red Machine? We will see.
The 10-4 win over the Dodgers tonight had a multitude of highlights. Here are just a few:
- Jayson Werth smashed not one, but two home runs! Those homers accounted for 4 RBI. Oh, and he hit a single too, just for good measure.
- Shane Victorino, who has been sick with a nasty cold all week, had 3 RBI in the game including a 2-run homer and a double.
- The Phillies bullpen which has been through the ringer this year, came through again this post-season with 4 2/3 innings of 1-run ball. Chad Durbin was spectacular! Chan Ho Park had 1 good inning but got into trouble in the next inning; Ryan Madson bailed him out. And Brad Lidge pitched the 9th; it was a non-save situation but he got the job done.
- The Phillies batters finally figured out Vincente Padilla; 6 runs were charged to Padilla on 4 hits and 2 walks.
- With this win, the Phillies have scored 55 runs in 9 post-season games. Nice.
- Even better, the Phillies are now the first National League team ever to record 16 wins in 20 post-season games. The only AL team to do it is the Yankees and it is likely that the Phils will face the Yankees in the World Series; they are up 3 games to 1 over the Angels so far.
The not so great news from this clinching game was Cole Hamels, who still cannot seem to remember how to pitch. Hamels lasted only 4 1/3 innings, allowing 3 solo home runs to the Dodgers. Two of those homers came after Hamels had 2 strikes on the batter which is the really disturbing part. With 2 strikes, why is tossing cookies right down the middle of the plate? Hamels clearly cannot be counted on this year; it will be very interesting to see what Charlie Manuel does with the rotation for the World Series.
But I do not feel like thinking about that right now…it is time to celebrate! Put on your party hat and have a drink! The Phillies are going back to the World Series!!!
Fireworks photo by Jenn
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Unbelievable 9th Inning Comeback
Down 4-5 in Game 4 of the NLCS against the Dodgers, the Phillies were down to their last out and their last 2 strikes when Jimmy Rollins stepped to the plate with 2 runners on. Win, and the Phillies would have a huge 3-1 games advantage. Lose, and the series would be tied 2-2. What took place next was not only improbable, but it absolutely stunned the Dodgers.
Things looked good when the game started and Ryan Howard nailed a 2-run shot in the 1st inning. But the bats went quiet as ex-Phillies Randy Wolf bore down and kept the Dodgers in the game. Joe Blanton started for the Phillies and got roughed up a bit in the middle innings. By the end of the 6th, Blanton had allowed the 2-run lead slip away into a 2-4 deficit.
The bullpen took over in the 7th and held the Dodgers to those four runs. Chan Ho Park, Ryan Madson, Scott Eyre and Brad Lidge got the job done. However, the offense still seemed sleepy after that 11-0 rout the previous day, so a comeback was looking unlikely.
But then Matt Stairs stepped the plate with one out in the 9th and everyone began hoping for the same miracle that occurred in Game 4 of the 2008 NLCS: Stairs nailed a 2-run homer in the 8th inning of that 2008 game to give the Phillies the lead. Could this be a repeat performance?
Well, not quite. Facing the very same pitcher he got that hit off in 2008, Jonathan Broxton, Stairs felt confident. Broxton may not have felt quite as confident as he threw Stairs four straight balls. Eric Bruntlett was put in as a pinch runner. Broxton then proceeded to hit Carlos Ruiz with a pitch.
But Greg Dobbs lined out for the 2nd out and things were looking good for the Dodgers. J-Roll stepped to the plate with one final out remaining and 2 runners on base. With a 1-1 count, Rollins whacked a line drive into the hole in right-center field. Bruntlett and Ruiz tore up the base path, scoring 2 runs to win the game for the Phillies. Phillies fans screamed in celebration while Dodgers fans squirmed in agony.
As amazing and uplifting as this win was for the Phillies, on the other side of the spectrum it was equally as painful and gut-wrenching for the Dodgers. This was a killer blow, putting the Phillies at a 3-1 advantage; they now need only one more win in 3 possible tries to lock up a second consecutive trip to the World Series with a chance to repeat.
This win also shows why the Phillies are the defending World Champions. They believe they will win, they support one another and they never give up until the final out is recorded. To be able to witness this is the greatest joy of any fans life. Repeat or no repeat, Phillies fans should be proud of their team! What a year this has been…and it is not over yet.
Here is the Photo Album from the game…Go Phillies!!!
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Photos by Jenn
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Dodgers Freeze In Chilly Philly
The Phillies bats came alive tonight early in Game 3 of the NLCS against the Dodgers in an 11-0 win. In the first inning, it appeared the Phils were taking batting practice off a rusty Hiroki Kuroda, who had not pitched in a while due to injury. Ryan Howard drove in 2 runs with a triple and Jayson Werth followed with a 2-run homer to center. That hit by Howard broke yet another record for the slugger; Howard became the 1st player ever to drive in runs in 7 straight post-season games within the same year.
The Phils tacked on 2 more runs in the 2nd with doubles from Carlos Ruiz and Jimmy Rollins plus an RBI ground out from Howard. Ruiz has been the unsung hero this post-season. Hitting in the 8-hole, Ruiz has come up with clutch hits in nearly every game. Ruiz is 9 for 21 so far with 7 RBI; 2 of those hits and 1 RBI came in tonight's game. This team has been riding the Chooch Train all October.
The overall offensive highlights included 2 doubles, 2 triples and 2 home runs. 11 hits and 7 walks combined for 11 runs. Every Phillie in the line-up except Raul Ibanez, who was struggling a bit, had at least one hit. It was a total team effort.
Chase Utley bounced back after a shaky defensive performance in the first 2 games. He appeared to be back to normal in the field and continued to produce at the plate. Utley's 1st inning single helped kick off a big inning for the team; he had another hit and a walk as well.
The impressive offensive output tonight was matched by superb pitching from Cliff Lee. Lee tossed an 8 inning, 3 hit shut-out and even had a single at the plate. This man could do no wrong and the excited crowd cheered him on all night long. Hate to repeat myself but, thank-you Cleveland! Chad Durbin pitched the 9th despite the opportunity for a Lee complete game as it was more important to preserve Lee's arm for future games. Durbin sent the Dodgers down in order.
With the 11-0 win tonight, the Phillies go up 2 games to 1 in the series. Joe Blanton will pitch tomorrow at 8:07pm in chilly Philly against a familiar face, Randy Wolf. I will be there in full winter gear and, assuming my hands do not freeze and fall off, I should be back with photos! Go Phillies!
Ruiz photo by Jenn
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While some residents of a Mayflower, Ark., neighborhood who had to evacuate following last week's oil spill might be able to return home by the end of this weekend, others might be waiting as long as a month, Faulkner County Judge Allen Dodson said Thursday.
Exxon Mobil Corp.'s (XOM) Pegasus pipeline last week released thousands of barrels of oil into a residential neighborhood and prompted the evacuation of 22 homes.
Mr. Dodson said the cleanup is progressing and responders hope to allow residents to return home in the coming days, if the weather cooperates. Though rain Thursday was slowing cleanup efforts, Mr. Dodson said about half of those that had to leave may be able to return to their homes by the end of this weekend.
For the residents of the two homes directly on either side of the spill site, responders are hopeful they will be able to return in about a month.
"That will impacted by progress of [Department of Transportation] investigation and contingencies there, but target date there is hopefully a month," Mr. Dodson said. Factors such as how much pipe the department's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration decides to remove for testing, and when that excavation will happen, will factor into the timing, he said.
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Both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Exxon are monitoring air quality in the area, and the Arkansas Department of Health is reviewing the results. The EPA said Thursday that contaminant levels in the air continue to fall, and air quality readings have been below levels likely to cause health problems for most people.
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There's no one formula for what to look at in your web analytics to try and gain insight into what your visitors are experiencing and how they're reacting to what's there. Each site behaves differently and has different strengths and weaknesses.
When I recently walked through my client's analytics with them, she pointed out that the highest exit pages are probably a good place to start fixing conversion stumbling blocks. In theory, this sounds like the right thing to do. If we know that these pages are turning people away more than any other page, then it makes sense to work on these pages. But as soon as I took a deeper look at their analytics and asked the next question, I knew this would not be the most effective way to enhance their online performance.
Once we looked at how much traffic was going to these pages, the answer was plain as day.
Unless the high exit page is a shopping cart, a lead generation form, or a landing page, if it is getting minimal traffic, you probably have bigger fish to fry. Try comparing your top 20 exit pages with your top 20 most trafficked pages. Then, find the highest trafficked pages with the highest exit rates — that's where you will often find biggest opportunities for quick-fix ROI.
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About the Author: Melissa Burdon is a Persuasion Analyst at FutureNow. The Persuasion Scenario Analysis is her specialty.
I have to completely agree, but I would add one thing. Everyone should always take into consideration the pages with the most traffic and other metrics when prioritizing.
I put the 80/20 "not so much a rule" in place. Where top 20% of your pages is where you should spend 80% of optimization on. Because that is where you will have the biggest impact.
Take for example a page that has 10,000 hits a day with a conversion rate of 5%, that is 500 conversions a day. With a modest improvement of 10% you get an additional 50 conversions. Where as if you spend the time optimizing a page that gets 2,000 hits a day with a 4% conversion rate you will have to get an improvement of 61.5% to match those 50 additional conversions.
The moral of the story is never only consider one metric when prioritizing your optimization.
Great addition, Pearce! So true…
I would also look at the % exit following an internal site search query as a possible optimization priority.
According to research from Visual Sciences (RIP) internal site search users convert three times the site average.
Consequently, the loss of potential sales might be higher than suggested by traffic volumes only.
I guess Pearce's same moral applies here.
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The exit pages are a great place to start no doubt, but also the entry pages would be the second place I wouild look at.
Very good post, Melissa. I am reworking my category and adding item pages to my site right now. I can not wait to start getting Google Analytics data back on them. I am sure my website bounce rate will drop just from the redesign alone. But I am also putting in things I have hopefully learned read posts to help conversion.
Only thing, I figure I need to wait atleast a month, after the redesign to have enough data over time to really start making some educated decisions about what to do next, but I can not wait, I am really excited, this is something I have been needing to do for a long while now.
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I would suggest for your first couple experiments you just use your best judgment. Take a look at a post by Brian Eisenberg on When Should You Start Making More Money.
p.s. Being excited is great, just don't lose sleep over your experiments, I know I used to.
Amen to this post.
One of the frustrating things I find with Google Analytics (maybe the paid packages do this better) is it's difficult to hone in on meaningful data. I often want to check out high bounce rates or exit rates, and I'm looking for pages or keywords or referral sources that got more than a handful of visits. So far I just scroll and scroll and try to pick them out. Is there a filter or cross-sort that's available that I don't know about?
Good idea. I would start a little smaller though, depending on the size of the site. The pages may be radically different and target complete different markets.
Nice call. I really prefer using analytics data this way – combining multiple sets of related data to arrive at conclusions rather than simply looking at figures in exclusion of other factors. I find so many clients looking at just one aspect of their website in isolation.
Good point
Thanks for the great example of the big picture. Often people get too caught up in a single metric that they can't see the forest for the trees.
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It was nice to read about it even thought my website currently is single page. I will need to apply this when I got more pages added.
Wonderful blog, some fascinating points. I remember 2 of days ago, I have visited a similar post.
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PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - Designing and building a robot might sound like a task for an experienced engineer, but in Charlotte County, some high schoolers are doing just that.
To the common eye, this might just look like a pile of screws, bolts, and power tools. But to these keen eyed aspiring engineers, it's the makings of a robot.
For the past few weeks, this is what 15 Port Charlotte High School students have been building.
"I thought, okay six weeks, that's gonna be hard but I think we can do it. and then we found out what it had to do and that was jaw drop on the floor," says senior, Colin Wood.
"It has to hold four frisbees, it has shoot the fribees into goals, and it has to climb a basic pyramid," says John MacKay.
It's part of the regional 'FIRST Robotics Competition.' For the second year in a row, Charlotte County will be competing thanks to the local Boys and Girls Club.
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Friday, September 21, 2012
Pasta With Anchovy Sauce
So I made a mental bookmark on that dish, and cooked it at the first chance. I don't know about you, but anchovy sauce is such a winner in my book. It delivers so much dimension to a dish, a punch of umami in every mouthful. Absolutely yummy!
Aside, I had the wonderful opportunity of meeting Su-yin last December when I was in London. She is as lovely in person as she is online, and we had a great time chatting over lunch at Kopapa Cafe. I also tasted the most fantastic walnut paste udon (ever!) at Koya, thanks to her recommendation. :)
It's amazing how blogs bring people together, isn't it? I always get that surreal feeling whenever I meet with fellow bloggers in person. For one, without our blogs, we would be total strangers; and when we do meet, we already know so much of one another!
(from Bread et Butter, with some minor tweaks from me ... and you should also do the same to suit your own preferences!)
- 1 large white onion
- 3-5 cloves garlic (depending on how much you like garlic)
- 30g anchovies (actual weight), chopped finely
- 2-3 sundried tomatoes, sliced into medium strips
- 5 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1-2 teaspoons brown sugar
- pepper, to taste
- 300g broad pasta, like fettuccine, bucatini, linguine, etc (or heck, just use spaghetti, if that's what you have)
- chopped parsley to serve (optional)
- freshly grated parmesan
The great thing about this dish - no need to add salt!
1. Finely chop the onions and garlic. You can use a mini food processor for a smoother 'paste', but that is optional.
2. Heat the olive oil in a non-stick pan over low heat. Add the onions, garlic and anchovies and cook until it becomes fragrant (should take 8-10 minutes).
3. Add 1 teaspoon of brown sugar and let the mixture cook for another minute. Taste. If the mixture seems a little salty, add the extra teaspoon of brown sugar.
4. Stir in the butter and the sundried tomatoes, followed by the water. Let it simmer gently for a minute or so, and take off the heat.
5. Whilst the sauce is cooking, cook the pasta in a pan of boiling salted water, until al dente. Reserve some of the pasta cooking liquid (1 cup should be enough).
6. Mix the cooked pasta with the anchovy sauce, and add the pasta cooking liquid (as needed) to lubricate the pasta.
7. Serve the pasta into a plate, sprinkle with chopped parsley or toasted breadcrumbs (optional).
The beauty of pasta dishes is that they are so versatile. My daughter doesn't like onions, so I omitted them when I cooked her portion. I threw in shredded smoked ham, and she gave the dish two thumbs up. The funny part was when she licked the platter clean, then asked, "You said it was anchovy pasta but I didn't see any anchovies!"
Well, they were all in the sauce, my dear! ;)
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Hi Ju,ReplyDelete
This remind me of my craved for salted fish fried rice when I was living in Morocco and that was how I discovered anchovy in tins. From then on, anchovy in rice, pasta and even pizza :) thanks for sharing
Ok!..Now I am just going to settle for Bread and Milo! Hungry !ReplyDelete
this is one delicious dish *drool*ReplyDelete
Jacques would love this Ju..ReplyDelete
I need to hide them..they have to get lost in the sauce..I have a pasta dish gleaned on the web that we love..but the 2 anchovies.. are melted into the oil :)No one ever knows anchovies are in it..But Jacques..tops his pizzas etc w/ these treasure of his..
So ..since your DD could not see them..I could go for this:)x
Yummy! What a lovely looking dish! I have never used anchovy sauce!ReplyDelete
I noticed cloves in (step) "4. Stir in the butter and the cloves", but there are no cloves in your ingredient list. Which part has the typo? Thanks.Replies
Hi Amanda, thanks for pointing this out. It is a typo! It should be sundried tomatoes. I must have been either very hungry or sleepy when I blogged. Or both! ;)Delete
Glad you (and your daughter) liked this! :) And sooo easy as well - and keeps well for packed lunch the next day. Win win situation.ReplyDelete
Hopefully I'll be able to visit Singapore soon.. need more annual leave! xx
- @lina_to_uSeptember 24, 2012 at 4:20 AM
Ju, I have a tin of anchovies sitting in my larder for ages...now I know what I can do with them. Your pasta looks absolutely yum, yum... :-)ReplyDelete
This is perfect! I am an anchovy fan and have a few bottles of the good stuff in my pantry.ReplyDelete
awwww im so hungry now!!! i love love anchovies.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 26, 2012 at 4:41 PM
hi,,may i know where to get thisReplyDelete
anchovies,,kindli share,,
thanks -u r a great cook n baker...Replies
Awww, thank you! I got mine at Cold Storage. :)Delete
- AnonymousSeptember 28, 2012 at 10:39 PM
Wow this looks really yummy! Where can we get a can of the anchovies??ReplyDelete
Hi, I got mine at Cold Storage. :)Delete
Generally I won't touch anything with anchovies because my other half doesn't eat fish. But this pasta looks good! I can picture the umaminess!ReplyDelete
thank you for sharing this super-licious recipe! my nephews loved it! finally found use for my anchovies and sundried tomatoes that's been sitting in the cupboard for months! (^^) i enjoy your posts n pics very much ^^ thank you.ReplyDelete
- Janice dhingOctober 6, 2012 at 9:22 AM
I'm eating my plate of anchovy pasta as I type this comment. I don't have tin anchovies nor sundried tomatoes so I omitted the tomatoes n use fresh anchovies. I pound my anchovies till it is paste like. N the result is pretty good! If I have a chance to come across tin anchovies n sun dried tomatoes, will try the original recipe. Nevertheless, thank you for sharing this recipe. I can whip this up in less than half hour. Happy!ReplyDelete
Hi Ju, I am glad I found you while googling for Sambal chili recipe, being a Singaporean (and like you, Teochew, 3rd generation Singaporean) and living in the United States for the past ten years, once in a while I crave badly for food I grew up with. Anyway, I am not a good cook nor great baker, my husband and I eat out a lot, blame it to the 2 great cities we live in, NYC and Las Vegas, tons of great food around us, I really don't have to cook at all, but still, when I crave for nasi lemak I will have to find good sambal to go with right, thanks for the wonderful blog you've created, I haven't try any yet, but would definitely love to follow your blog and read about your journal in the kitchen.ReplyDelete
¡Qué bella propuesta me encanta !adoro tu cocina, abrazos y abrazosReplyDelete


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Music-video filmmakers flex their muscle.
The Colorado Fourteeners Initiative carves out a good time.
A park ranger gives the skinny on forest follies.
The Rocky Mountain Pinball Showdown lights up.
Architectural gems abound in Englewood.
Live it up at Frozen Dead Guy Days.
The Earthship creator shares his bio-wisdom.
The Gravity Games have pull.
Drink it all in with the ladies of LUPEC.
The City of Lamar will get your goose.
Izba Spa offers a good, old-fashioned time.
Lose altitude, but gain funds.
A new studio space brings art to the masses.
Out with the flab, in with the fab
Concert offers hope and help
The Broncos stand tall at 1896