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Saint Thomas Preservation Hall
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Services: Ceremony, Reception
Maximum capacity: 250
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Formerly a Catholic church, this beautifully-restored, 1847 venue is located in the heart of historic downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. Our exposed brick walls, stained glass windows, high ceilings and balcony loft make Saint Thomas a perfect backdrop for your wedding festivities. We accomodate ceremonies and receptions for up to 200 seated guests. Our rental rate includes tables and chairs for all 200 and use of the facility for 18 hours so that you can set up and decorate all day at no extra charge. Our downstairs cocktail room and bridal suite are popular features, allowing you to hold both your ceremony and reception in one venue.


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Manatee County Sheriff's Office detectives are searching for suspect(s) involved in stealing $5,500 in tools and air-conditioning equipment from East County company Unique Air.
According to sheriff's office reports, sometime between June 5-9, unknown person(s) cut the fence and entered into the secure lot of Unique Air. Once inside the lot, person(s) forcibly entered into four company vehicles, and stole tools and air-conditioning equipment from the vehicles. There are security cameras at the business.
Anyone with information should call the sheriff's office, 747-3011, or Crime Stoppers, (866) 634-TIPS (8477).
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>> The Lebombo Lodge in South Africa, "an easy laid-back attitude", something called "Afriluxe" — these were the touch points for Michael Kors Spring 2012 collection. And so, out came staples fit for a Sub-Saharan getaway: utility dresses, breezy caftans, cargo trenches, relaxed ponchos. Kors stuck to the safari theme with colors and fabrics as well: taupes and olives in washed-clay poplin and distressed cashmere, with some zebra prints and python skins for good measure. If Kors likes a safari, he especially likes a modern one; he kept his silhouettes neat without a hint of roughing-it in sight.
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If I could think of a good rhyme for "brownshirt", I'd suggest it, but until then:
For years, Jewish and pro-Israel groups have been debating how best to combat the [BDS] movement, but according to British activist Simon Cobbs, the answer may be simpler than they might think: "By laughing at them."
The topic of boycotts is, of course, a serious one – and the BDS Movement itself is no laughing matter, as Cobbs himself well knows. Like many other British Jews, he accuses BDS of stoking anti-Semitic sentiment through its "bullying tactics", by singling out the Jewish state not just for criticism, but with calls to dismantle it completely.
He points to the links between groups individuals associated with BDS, and anti-Semitic groups spanning the far-left and far-right, including Islamist hate preachers. That atmosphere has spawned violence on many occasions…
So how have they done it?
The key, says Cobbs, is to always stay on the front foot, keep it simple, and avoid falling into the trap of being reactive – and a good dose of Jewish humor.
SFI's first ever major campaign, for example, was titled "Bagels Against Bigotry," and simply involved supporters turning up to share bagel sandwiches at the regular SFI rally. "It was so successful we ended up giving three carloads to the local homeless shelter."
That was soon followed by "They Bring Hate, We Bring Cake," and the group's most successful event to date: "They Tell Lies, We Bring Pies," ("It was the only thing which rhymed with lies!")
"The best way of attracting people from the Jewish community is not through letters about why you should support Israel, but with food!" he quips.
"The topic is incredibly serious… but the way to combat that is to laugh at them… to ridicule them. Because they really are foolish.
"When you say to them 'you say you support gay rights and women's rights but you also support a regime that would outlaw homosexuality and sideline women…' at that point they go quiet, because they are unable to answer the questions.
"That's why we stand up to them week after week, because when you scratch the surface and stand up to these bullies and show them for what they are, the truth comes out."And, he chuckles with a sense of incredulity, "they do it to themselves… they keep giving me stuff that is video gold!"
If you don't understand the duck call, SFI has taken to calling the BDS-ers "ducks", as in if it walks like an antisemite and talks like an antisemite…
All it takes is one candle to illuminate a dark world.
Hints From Heloise
Ladies, don't do this:
A 39-year-old Argentinean woman died after attempting to enhance the size of her breasts by injecting them with Vaseline, Medical Daily reported.
The Vaseline had entered Llanzon's blood stream, causing blood clots that travelled to her lungs. Llanzon experienced a pulmonary embolism – a blockage of an artery in her lung – which resulted in her death.
"In all my medical career, I've never seen a case like this. The human body has antibodies to remove bacteria and viruses, but it hasn't got any mechanisms against this type of product," Julio Pla Cardenas, chief of surgery at Lucio Molas told La Capital.
And gentlemen, never, ever, EVER do this:
Pla Cardenas said he has noticed an increasing number of people using Vaseline injections as a form of body augmentation, including men who have injected the product in the hopes of enhancing penis size.
Fat lotta good (if you'll pardon the expression) it'll do you to have a member engorged with petroleum jelly. How to put this delicately—it's not consistency we're looking for.
Dave Barry on Manliness
I admit it. I love Dave Barry. I don't know his politics, and I don't care. What I love most about him is that he has accomplished that rarest of rarities: he has cashed in on being himself.
Square. White. Male. Funny. That combination is enough to get you brought up on a hate crime charge these days, but he's made it work.
We live in ridiculously convenient times. Think about it: Whenever you need any kind of information, about anything, day or night, no matter where you are, you can just tap your finger on your smartphone and within seconds an answer will appear, as if by magic, on the screen. Granted, this answer will be wrong because it comes from the Internet, which is infested with teenagers, lunatics and Anthony Weiner. But it's convenient.
Today everything is convenient. You cook your meals by pushing a microwave button. Your car shifts itself, and your GPS tells you where to go. If you go to a men's public restroom, you don't even have to flush the urinal! This tedious chore is a thing of the past because the urinal now has a small electronic "eye" connected to the Central Restroom Command Post, located deep underground somewhere near Omaha, Neb., where highly trained workers watch you on high-definition TV screens and make the flush decision for you. ("I say we push the button." "Wait, not yet!")
A while back, my daughter asked me to help her with her math homework, which involved doing long division without a calculator. There was a time, somewhere around 1963, when I definitely knew how to do long division; I figured this knowledge was still lying around in my brain somewhere. I mean, I can remember many other things from 1963. That was the year when the Beach Boys came out with their album Surfer Girl, and I can recall every word from every track on it, including an obscure and genuinely idiotic song called "Our Car Club," which contains, among other lyrics, these:
We'll get the roughest and the toughest initiation we can find
And if you want to try to get in we'll really put you through the grind
'Cause THIS club's the VERY BEST!I haven't heard "Car Club" for decades, but I typed those lyrics without looking them up. My brain stashed them away in a safe place, in case I would need them someday in a lyrics-related emergency.
My brain did not, however, elect to save the instructions for doing long division. So when I tried to help my daughter, I was useless. I had a vague recollection that you start by dividing the littler number (or maybe just part of the littler number) into just the first part of the bigger number, then you multiply something and then you put the result down below. But I wasn't sure where down below, exactly, you put the result, and I had no idea what you did with it after that. 'Cause THIS club's the VERY BEST!
I tried for several painful minutes to show my daughter how to do long division, at which point she gently told me I should go back to watching "Storage Wars" and she would figure out long division on her own. And she did. I don't know where she got the information. Probably from the Internet. Possibly even from Anthony Weiner.
See? Where's the effort in that? And I mean that as the highest compliment I can offer. He even quoted a forgettable Beach Boys song without effort. All he has to do is remain open and aware of the world around him, and collect the particular insanities of the day that amuse him: instant column.
I don't read him often anymore, but he hasn't lost his touch. Which is why I don't read him often anymore. He has totally monetized being Dave Barry. The bastard!
BTL is not advertising a course here. We just want you to feel better on a very cold morning. – Aggie
Deaf and Dumb
It's an old joke, to be sure, but it never gets old:
The sign language interpreter used at Tuesday's memorial service for Nelson Mandela was being called a "fake," news reports said.
Australia's The Age reported:
"As Mr Mandela's funeral was streamed live around the world, Wilma Newhoudt-Druchen, the first deaf woman to be elected to the South African Parliament tweeted: 'ANC-linked interpreter on the stage with dep president of ANC is signing rubbish. He cannot sign. Please get him off.' "
The AP said it was told by the national director of the Deaf Federation of South Africa that the signs used by the unnamed interpreter, who shared the stage with several heads of state and whose signs were broadcast around the globe, were "fake."
Leave him alone. He wasn't the only fake up there.
Ah, The Baby Boomers!
We are the generation that changed everything. Of all the eras and epochs of Americans, ours is the one that made the biggest impression—on ourselves. That's an important accomplishment, because we're the generation that created the self, made the firmament of the self, divided the light of the self from the darkness of the self, and said, "Let there be self." If you were born between 1946 and 1964, you may have noticed this yourself.
That's not to say we're a selfish generation. Selfish means "too concerned with the self," and we're not. Self isn't something we're just, you know, concerned with. We are self.
Before us, self was without form and void, like our parents in their dumpy clothes and vague ideas. Then we came along. Now the personal is the political. The personal is the socioeconomic. The personal is the religious and the secular, science and the arts. The personal is everything that creepeth upon the earth after his (and, let us hasten to add, her) kind. If the baby boom has done one thing, it's to beget a personal universe. (Our apologies for anyone who personally happens to be a jerk.)
P.J. O'Rourke at the link. Read it; it's fun.
– Aggie
I give thanks for my family, my friends, my relatively comfortable life, and Sacha Baron Cohen:
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Butthead of Jokes
In case you haven't noticed, Jay Leno has been (inflammatory language alert!) killing President Obama lately, with a resultant huge boost in ratings. Very few make it to YouTube, but there are other ways.
More at NewsBusters if you search under Leno.
First Dope
Oh dear, POTUS has "acted stupidly"… again:
After President Barack Obama hilariously mixed up their names last week, there were hopes that George Osborne and U.S. soul star Jeffrey Osborne might have formed a lasting friendship.
However, things aren't going too well, according to Britain's Chancellor, who revealed today that he has been approached by the other Osborne to sing in a duet and play golf – but he can't do either.
It comes after President Obama repeatedly referred to George Osborne as 'Jeffrey' – known in the UK for little more than a one-off hit in the 1980s – during G8 meetings in Northern Ireland last week.
The Chancellor told BBC One today: 'He's asked me for a duet, and sadly I can't sing. He's now asked me for a game of golf, but I can't play golf. So it's not going very well, this new friendship.'
He added, speaking to The Andrew Marr Show: 'It's nice to be on first-name terms with the President of the United States – even if he sometimes gets the name wrong.'
Ha! That's Leno-worthy!
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I am trying to identify a plant that appeared this year in my garden. It grows about 18" tall in a very tight patch that may or may not be connected by the root system underground. It has grown throughout the summer, and now forms a dense patch about 8 feet in diameter. It is so resistant that 2 applications of Roundup barely touched it until the first killing frost. I would very much like to know what it is and especially whether it is an invasive species. I have attached a picture of it from July when it flowered. Located in Upstate NY just south of Syracuse. I've searched extensively but cannot identify it. Please post reply or email me if you can do so. Thanks! Jeff |
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It's Houttuynia. I grew the variegated variety once -- IN A POT! :p The friend who gave it to me warned me that if I planted it in the ground I would never get rid of it. |
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"I was supplementing my income by selling cars for John Elway while my wife was working at our chile shop," Martinez explains. "One day I made the mistake of bragging about how good my chile was, and this loudmouthed Texan who worked there said he knew his was way better. He was going on and on about how the chile made in Texas was superior, how nobody makes it like they do, blah, blah, blah. So I said, 'Hey, brother, you're on.' So he brought his Tex-Mex stuff in, and I brought my New Mexican green in, and the bet was to see who would eat the most of which chile. No one even touched his after they tasted a spoonful of it. My pot was empty in about a half-hour."
A week later, Elway was holding a meeting of his dealerships, Martinez remembers, and someone who'd tasted his chile told the Big Guy they should have Martinez cater the event. "One thing led to another," he says, "and pretty soon I was catering events for a bunch of different dealerships in town, even competitors. So finally I decided to get my catering license, and word got out. Pretty soon I gave up being a car salesman."
2524 Federal Blvd.
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Category: Restaurant > Mexican
Region: Northwest Denver
2630 W. Belleview Ave.
Littleton, CO 80123
Category: Restaurant > Mexican
Region: Southwest Denver Suburbs
Frito pie: $5
Chiles rellenos: $6.99
Grilled shredded-beef burrito: $4.25
Corn-in-a-cup (small): $2.50
Cheese enchilada plate: $6.99
Posole (bowl): $4.25
Vaquero tacos: $7
Hamburguesa estilo Juarez: $5
Therese burger: $3.95
That was just one of the careers Martinez has left behind. He and his wife, Anna, spent much of the '80s selling chiles from Socorro, New Mexico, one of the hot spots for chile production; they fell in love with Colorado during one of their sales trips here. Every fall, Martinez and three of his seven brothers ran several chile roasters along Federal under the name Original Chile Brothers. When his siblings quit the business in '94, he and Anna decided they wanted to leave Albuquerque and move to Colorado for good. They opened The Chile Shop that same year.
After Martinez quit selling cars, he set up a grill just outside the store's door. When he wasn't filling catering orders, he would make food for the relatives and friends who helped out at the shop. Soon people wandering past the store started asking if they could buy a taco or burger, and once they got a taste of Martinez's green chile, they wanted to know -- and taste -- more. "People here eat the green chile that's so unique to Colorado, and they never get to taste the depth of the chiles we have in New Mexico," Martinez explains. "So I would point them toward the chiles, and before I knew it, they were telling me I should turn the place into a restaurant. So in May of 2000, I did."
Since then, Jack-n-Grill has built up a solid base of green-chile fans, most of whom know to come for an early dinner -- the place is open only until 7 p.m. on weekdays and 8 p.m. over the weekend -- instead of during the super-busy lunches. Part of the place's appeal is its convivial atmosphere, made livelier by the friendly Martinez family: In addition to Jack and Anna, there's daughter Desiree, son Jack II, and Diego and Eppie, two younger sons who stop by after school. Everyone shares in the work of taking orders, cooking and busing, and they also share the tips, which are announced each time a diner puts money into the little treasure chest at the front counter near the cash register. Every few minutes, a cry of "Tip down" goes out, and family members all stop what they're doing to call out a sincere "Thank you." Even the grandchildren are regulars, and three-month-old Dezmond, ten-month-old Jack III and four-year-old Izabell can often be found at the back, eating lunch after the rush is over.
Jack-n-Grill is small and bright, with six tables, a few mirrors, and plates from New Mexico that hang on the orange, lavender and yellow walls. There's no bar, because the eatery has no liquor license; Martinez says he's applied. The kitchen is enclosed in glass, which means everyone can watch the food being made. Since everything's cooked to order, the food takes a little longer than it does at most Mexican joints -- but the result is top-quality fare at low prices.
Top-quality fare topped by an unbelievably good green chile. Martinez still makes it the same way his New Mexican grandmother did a hundred years ago. "It's so different from the stuff you get around here that's called green chile," he says.
To keep tabs on the competition, when their restaurant is closed on Monday, the Martinezes sample other green chiles around town. "Here's the thing," Martinez says. "The green chile here has its place; it comes from a different group of people from the combination of Native American Indians and true Spaniards and Mexican Indians who settled New Mexico, and so you'd expect it to have different ingredients. But to me, it's all about red chile powder and jalapeños, which is really a one-note thing."


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German family introduces authentic tastes to Key
Date: January 26, 2012
by: Nick Friedman | Community Editor
EDITOR'S NOTE: A Taste of Germany is located on 5204 Ocean Blvd, Siesta Key.
When Tanja Hofmann opened her family's Siesta Key bakery, A Taste of Germany, six months ago, she wasn't sure she would have enough business to survive.
"It was really slow when it wasn't in season," she said. "I was really worried, because the place was so empty, but the local people really liked the authentic food, so they kept coming back to support us. I'm really grateful to them."
Hofmann runs the bakery along with her husband, Maneul, and her 17-year-old son, Robin. The family, who hails from Germany, decided to move here after years of visiting her mother's family in the U.S.
"We've been wanting to move to Florida and open a bakery for a while," said Hofmann. "When we would visit, we noticed there was no place to get authentic German food, so after Robin finished German school, we decided it was time."
Since opening, Hofmann has noticed an increasing demand for the bakery's authentic German pastries, soups, sandwiches and bratwursts. To ensure that everything is as authentic as possible, Hofmann imports all her ingredients from Germany. A lot of her sweets are baked with quark, a kind of fresh cheese used in many German desserts, as opposed to cream cheese, or other heavier American ingredients.
"People really like the lighter taste of our cakes and pastries," said Hofmann. "You get more of a refreshing taste than you do with cream cheese."
As season picked up, the bakery saw more business from after-beach customers and tourists, and word started to spread about the Hofmanns and their homemade German treats.
"People who came here on vacation have gone back to Tampa and Orlando and told people about us," Hofmann said. "We've even had a few German professors come in, because their students told them about us."
Now, Hofmann jokes that her problems may involve keeping up with demand — a realistic possibility, as a man comes in to ask whether she could have 30 Kaiser rolls ready for him that afternoon.
Hofmann agrees with a laugh.
"I'll have to call Manuel and tell him to bring more ingredients," she said.
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After FedEx Field has taken much scrutiny for its playing surface in the Seattle-Washington wild card game, Mike Florio calls for the NFL to make all fields uniform.
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Sunday morning one-liners
Running through the Bills' connections to this year's Super Bowl.
Dolphins General Manager Dennis Hickey won the executive award at the Steinberg DeNicola Humanitarian Awards.
DE Rob Ninkovich has done whatever's necessary to carve out a productive career with the Patriots.
Jets head coach Todd Bowles was named the league's top assistant for the 2014 season.
What is CB Lardarius Webb's future with the Ravens?
Breaking down the Hall of Fame candidacy of former Bengals QB Ken Anderson.
Questions about WR Josh Gordon will be part of the Browns offseason.
The Steelers secondary should have a different look next season.
Texans DE J.J. Watt had the best showing by a defensive player in MVP voting since the voting pool expanded to 50 people.
The Colts are celebrating Bill Polian's election to the Hall of Fame.
Count Jaguars owner Shad Khan among those in favor of a larger playoff field.
Titans CB Jason McCourty wants the Super Bowl experiences his brother has enjoyed with the Patriots.
Bum Phillips continues to be an influence on son Wade Phillips as he takes over the Broncos Defense.
Hall of Famer Will Shields' impact on Kansas City went beyond his play for the Chiefs.
Late Raiders icon Al Davis was remembered by Ron Wolf after Wolf was elected to the Hall of Fame.
Kevin Acee of U-T San Diego was missing having former Chargers LB Junior Seau present when his election to the 2015 Hall of Fame class was announced.
Said Cowboys RB DeMarco Murray of being named the NFL Offensive Player of the Year, "It's definitely an honor to receive that award. Obviously I got the award, but a lot of the success and everything has to go to the offensive line and coach [Scott] Linehan and coach [Gary] Brown and the entire team, and the work they put in alongside with me."
Giants WR Victor Cruz continues to make progress in his rehab from a torn patellar tendon.
What can the Eagles take from the Patriots?
Timmy Smith and Doug Williams are among the biggest Super Bowl heroes in Redskins history.
WWE wrestlers think Bears QB Jay Cutler could have a future in their ring.
Lions QB Matthew Stafford will miss C Dominic Raiola.
LB Clay Matthews discussed the injuries that sidelined him for part of the Packers' loss in the NFC title game.
The Vikings shouldn't have a hard time seeing the benefits of a power running game.
Will the Falcons be looking for a running back in the draft?
Panthers LB Thomas Davis called the Walter Payton Man of the Year award the biggest honor in his career.
Former Saints K Morten Andersen fell short of the Hall of Fame again.
Candidates with ties to the Buccaneers failed to earn enshrinement in the Hall of Fame.
Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald has no idea what will happen in talks with the team about his status for 2015.
Breaking down NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's comments about the Rams and their future in St. Louis.
Ten things the 49ers can do to improve their chances of getting to the Super Bowl next year.
The Seahawks bring a simpler approach to their game than the Patriots.
Field in great shape for Super Bowl XLIX
There was concern among the teams who in fewer than 12 hours will be playing in Super Bowl XLIX that the grass field at University of Phoenix Stadium (home of the only undefeated college football team in American history) would be in rough shape after: (1) the Pro Bowl last Sunday; and (2) rehearsals for tonight's halftime show.
Per a high-ranking official with one of the teams that will square off there tonight, the field is considered to be in excellent condition, especially in light of the recent usages of it.
During Saturday rehearsals for the NBC pregame show, the perimeter of the playing surface seemed to be soft and fully covered with thick grass, unlike so many of the grass fields that develop conspicuous bare patches. Some field, like University of Phoenix Stadium in 2013, have displayed bare patches even early in the season.
As a result, neither team will be able to claim that the balls weren't fully inflated, and neither team will be able to blame any poor performances on the large sliding tray of earth under their feet.
Giants matriarch Ann Mara dies at 85
Ann Mara, who spent six decades as an influential figure on the New York Giants, has died at the age of 85.
Mara, who married the late Giants owner Wellington Mara in 1954, passed away early this morning after spending the last two weeks in the hospital.
"I am sad to say that our mother has passed away," Giants President and CEO John Mara said in a statement. "She has been the leader of our family in every way, and we will miss her dearly. She slipped in front of her home during the ice storm two weeks ago. She had been in the hospital since the following day, initially due to a head injury she suffered in her fall. After a few days, we were hopeful for her recovery, although we knew it would be a long road back. Unfortunately, there were complications. She loved her family, and all of us were able to spend time with her in these final days. All 11 of her children and our spouses and numerous grandchildren were with her when she passed away."
Ann Mara used to talk about how she embraced the sports that her husband loved, although she was also a Giants fan before she met Wellington.
"Our dates were at Yankee Stadium, Madison Square Garden and the Fordham gymnasium. That was my courtship," she said.
Although her husband and her son were more directly involved in the team's football operations, Ann Mara took a strong interest in the welfare of the team. Just weeks ago, at the Giants' end-of-year press conference, John Mara said his mom gets frustrated when the Giants miss the playoffs "probably even more so than I do."
The Giants will miss that passion, and the NFL will miss one of its most influential women.
49ers add three defensive coaches
The 49ers continue to add former defensive coordinators to their coaching staff.
Eric Mangini will run the defense with the help of three assistants who used to have the same responsibilities. Former Raiders coordinator Jason Tarver will be coaching the outside linebackers and Alex Marvez of FOX Sports reports that Clancy Pendergast and Tim Lewis will be joining him on the staff. Pendergast will be coaching the inside linebackers while Lewis works with the defensive backs.
Pendergast was the defensive coordinator for the Cardinals from 2004-2008 and then with the Chiefs in 2009 before dropping to the college ranks to run defenses at Cal and USC. Lewis was the defensive backs coach in Atlanta since 2010 and ran defenses for both the Steelers and Giants early in the 2000s before moving back to being a position coach.
Marvez also reports that the 49ers will make Scott Brown their defensive line coach. Brown was a college assistant coach before joining the 49ers as a midwest regional scout in 2012 so he'll be transitioning back to an old role.
Dan Rooney: Pittsburgh Super Bowl "should happen"
The NFL returned to Glendale for this year's Super Bowl, but they'll be taking the game to Santa Clara for the first time next year and Commissioner Roger Goodell has talked about his desire to get the game "to as many communities as possible" in the future.
Steelers president Art Rooney II said last year that he wanted Pittsburgh to be in the mix for the game in the future. Rooney's father feels the same way. Team chairman Dan Rooney said he hasn't spoken to Goodell directly, but that people from the team have spoken to the league to relay his message.
"Yeah, I think it should happen," Rooney said, via the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "As of last year, the (New York) Giants have had one. There have been games in Minnesota and Detroit, places like that. So now you think about it. Of course, you'll have a lot of teams in the Northeast that will want one, but I think Pittsburgh would be a good place for the next one in the North."
The size of Heinz Field, which is being expanded to 67,440 seats, and number of hotel rooms in Pittsburgh are potential stumbling blocks, although the league picked Minneapolis for the 2018 game despite the city pledging less than the 30,000 hotel rooms the league has said they look for in a host city.
Eric Decker wants to play with Demaryius Thomas again
Last offseason, wide receiver Eric Decker made the move from the Broncos to the Jets as a free agent.
The move led to fewer victories and a drop in production with Geno Smith and Michael Vick throwing the passes instead of Peyton Manning. The Jets don't have a surer bet at quarterback for 2015, but Decker's hoping he can convince his former Denver receiving mate Demaryius Thomas to make the same move he made.
"I've been pushing for the entire year now," Decker said, via the New York Post. "It was just another opportunity to talk to him about it. It's going to be interesting to see what happens. I think it would be tough for Denver to let him go. So whether they franchise-tag him here in the next month or give him a long-term deal, he's just one of those premier players in this league. If he happens to make it to free agency, I would love to sign him because playing alongside him for four years and especially the last two years made it a lot of fun and made it a lot easier. He's just one of the great players in this league."
Decker's probably going to have to use his marketing skills on other players because the Broncos letting Thomas walk is hard to see whether or not Peyton Manning returns for another season. The Jets have the cap space and the mindset to make a big play for Thomas should things go the other way, but it does look like this round of free agency will play out differently than Decker's did.
Jed York: We've got to put Colin Kaepernick in position to make plays
Some 49ers fans may not be confident that the team is headed in the right direction based on the changes to the coaching staff that they've made since the end of the regular season, but CEO Jed York thinks that they're going to be pleasantly surprised by the results on offense in 2015.
During an interview with NFL Network, York said that he doesn't believe that quarterback Colin Kaepernick needs to be fixed. Instead, it's a matter of putting him in the right position to make plays that take advantage of his particular set of skills and York's confident that offensive coordinator Geep Chryst and quarterbacks coach Steve Logan are the right men to do it.
"But with Kap you got a guy in Geep Chryst who knows him better than anybody else," York said. "You have a great guy in Steve Logan that's coming in that's going to work with him on fundamentals and to put a system that's going to put Kap in the best position to make plays. How many quarterbacks in this league can run 90 yards for a touchdown? I can't think of many, but you have to put Kap in position where he can make those plays and put Kap in position where we can run the ball. We can throw the ball in ways that allows him to be successful and let him be the absolute stud that he can be on the field, and that's what you're going to see from us next year. Defenses are not going to want to play against us because you're not going to know where we're going to hit you."
Kaepernick ran for 639 yards during the regular season, but designed runs made up less than half of his carries. York suggests that will be different the next time around and that's not likely to be the only change for the 49ers after the shakeup at the top of their coaching staff. Few of the other ones are likely to have as much to do with the success or failure of that shakeup, however.
Report: Bernard Pollard asked Titans to release him
The Titans parted ways with vice president of player personnel Lake Dawson on Friday and the move wasn't popular with one member of the roster.
Safety Bernard Pollard tweeted "talk about the wrong guy getting fired" and said he could name a lot of players and other people in the organization that should have been let go before Dawson. According to Jim Wyatt of the Tennessean, Pollard wanted to be one of them.
Wyatt reports that Pollard requested his release from the Titans at the end of the 2014 season. Pollard is set to make $3.1 million on his deal with the Titans for 2015 and the team could drop him without incurring a lot of dead money on their cap.
Pollard's season came to an early end when he ruptured his Achilles five games into the season. Wyatt reports he's progressing in rehab and asking out of a contract suggests that he's pretty confident he'll be able to sell himself to another team well ahead of next season.
Goodell says NFL's progress in London is better than expected
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says putting American football in London has worked out better than expected.
At his "State of the League" press conference, Goodell talked up London as a market where the NFL has already experienced tremendous growth, with more to come.
"London has done not only everything that we expected, but more than we expected," Goodell said. "They're responding to the game better than we ever dreamed, with more enthusiasm, more passion. You see it every year. When I was back last fall, you could see the passion and the understanding of the game. Every event that we have explodes with interest. We are continuing to advance our interests over there from the same point of playing more games. The more media coverage that we have, obviously leads to better understanding of the game on a national basis. We are working with sponsors, we are working with the fans directly, but already the three games that we have here, the report I had yesterday was just a couple thousand tickets left. That may be sold out by now. That's three games in an incredibly short period of time. So, their passion is obvious. We want to continue to respond to that fan interest and if we do, we don't know where it will go, but I think there is great potential in London for the NFL."
Whether continued growth in London means a franchise based there or more teams giving up home games to play there, it's clear that the NFL's experiment with London won't end any time soon. The league is committed to London for the long term.
Prop Challenge, Day IX — Will we finally have overtime in a Super Bowl?
Welcome to PFT's Prop Challenge, our daily look at a Super Bowl proposition bet.
Here's the idea: we present a prop, do some light analysis, then let you decide which side to take — hypothetically, of course. (Previous examples are at the bottom of this post.)
When the Super Bowl wraps up, we'll tally the votes and see how well PFT Planet did.
Now, let's get to today's prop, which is courtesy of the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook:
Will there be overtime in the Super Bowl?
Yes: +550. No: -800.
The next Super Bowl to go to overtime will be the first. And undoubtedly, there will be bettors happily taking 11-2 odds with the idea that we're due for a fifth quarter in pro football's biggest game.
Also, there's no denying the "Yes" side of props like this are more fun. What a nice story to have, cashing a ticket on the first-ever Super Bowl overtime. Win a bet like that and you dance to the seafood buffet.
However, history suggests "No" has a lot going for it — and not just because the first 48 Super Bowls have ended in regulation.
According to Pro Football Reference data, only 28-of-413 non-Super Bowl postseason games have gone to overtime since 1967. That's about one in in every 16 games.
Viewed that way, 5.5-to-1 on the Super Bowl going to OT might seem a touch . . . short.
That said, Super Bowl XLIX is widely regarded as a closely matched competition. The point spread is pick 'em at the majority of Nevada sports books.
Again, we turn to you. What's the better bet — no overtime or the first-ever Super Bowl OT?
Aside: could you imagine Super Bowl overtime? The pressure would leave a nation pacing and push every Super Bowl party deeper into the night.
And it would be glorious.
Anyways, cast thy votes and leave thy comments.
Previous props studied:
Day I: Over-Under on Brandon LaFell's receiving yards.
Day II: Over-Under on Doug Baldwin's catches.
Day III: Will Rob Gronkowski score a touchdown?
Day IV: Will there be a one-yard TD in the Super Bowl?
Day V: Over-Under on Tim Wright's receiving yards.
Day VI: Over-Under on LeGarrette Blount's carries.
Day VII: Will there be a safety in the Super Bowl?
Day VIII: Over-Under on Russell Wilson's rushing yards.
Aaron Rodgers wins NFL Most Valuable Player
For the second time, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is the Most Valuable Player of the National Football League.
Rodgers was announced as 2014 league MVP as the culmination of tonight's NFL Honors event in Phoenix. Rodgers had previously won the award for the 2011 season.
It's no surprise that the award went to Rodgers, who had a phenomenal statistical season: Rodgers completed 341 of 520 passes for 4,381 yards, with an incredible touchdown-interception ratio: He finished the year with 38 touchdown passes and just five interceptions.
Rodgers got 31 MVP votes. J.J. Watt was second with 13 MVP votes. DeMarco Murray and Tony Romo each had two votes, while Tom Brady and (in a major surprise) Bobby Wagner each had one.
The postseason ended in disappointment for Rodgers, who saw his Packers blow a big lead in the NFC Championship Game and lose to the Seahawks. But in the regular season, Rodgers was the best player in football. He was recognized for that tonight.
Gronk wins comeback player of the year award
After shaking off a major knee injury to establish himself as the best tight end in the NFL, New England's Rob Gronkowski has been named the comeback player of the year.
Gronk, who was a unanimous All-Pro, was given the award at tonight's NFL Honors event in Phoenix. Members of the Gronkowski family picked up the award for Rob, the most successful of the many athletes in the family, as Rob is at the Patriots' team hotel getting ready for the Super Bowl.
Of the 50 voters for the NFL awards, 27 picked Gronkowski. In second place were Eagles receiver Jeremy Maclin and Cowboys linebacker Rolando McClain with seven votes each, followed by Broncos cornerback Chris Harris with three votes, Ravens running back Justin Forsett and Texans running back Arian Foster with two votes, and Cardinals linebacker Larry Foote and Bills quarterback Kyle Orton with one vote each.
Thomas Davis named NFL Man of the Year
Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis, whose foundation helps underprivileged children, has been named the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year — the only award that recognizes players for their community service as well as their playing ability.
Davis received the award at tonight's NFL Honors event in Phoenix.
"I am honored to be selected as the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year," Davis said. "This award means a great deal to me, as it symbolizes the valued work that the NFL, its players, and its 32 teams do in the community. I am blessed to have such a strong support system in my family, the Carolina Panthers and the NFL, which allows me to make an impact in the communities we serve."
Davis, who had 129 tackles for the Panthers last season, will get a $50,000 donation made to the charity of his choice.
Larry Fitzgerald wins NFL's inaugural sportsmanship award
Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald has garnered the NFL's inaugural Art Rooney Award for sportsmanship, the club announced Saturday night.
The award was voted upon by Fitzgerald's fellow players. It is named for the founder of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
One example of Fitzgerald's respect for those he competes against came last season, when he delivered a textbook block on unsuspecting Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman. While Fitzgerald knocked down Sherman, he did not hit him as hard as he could have. As the players ran back to their huddles, Sherman patted Fitzgerald on the helmet.
Afterwards, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll publicly praised Fitzgerald for the physical-but-clean way he plays the game.
The 31-year-old Fitzgerald is entering his 12th NFL season.
Aaron Donald wins defensive rookie of the year
Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald is the NFL's defensive rookie of the year.
Donald got the award at tonight's NFL Honors, capping a season in which he recorded nine sacks, including one sack in eight of the Rams' last 11 games.
Of the 50 media members who vote on the NFL's awards, 25 chose Donald as the defensive rookie of the year. Ravens linebacker C.J. Mosley was next with 18 votes, followed by Raiders linebacker Khalil Mack with six votes and 49ers linebacker Chris Borland with one vote.


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POSTED: Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 5:40pm
UPDATED: Friday, May 14, 2010 - 1:46pm
An update on Wednesday's POV.
We told you what a surprise, the director of the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday that the health care reform legislation would cost, over the next ten years, $115 billion more than previously thought. Bringing the total cost to more than $1 trillion.
The reason, estimated costs to federal agencies to implement the new health care reform bill, such as hiring more snoops for the IRS so they can make sure you're buying health care.
And my favorite---the Department of Health and Human Services, and the costs for a "variety of grant and other program spending for which specified funding levels for one or more years are provided in the act."
in other words, Congress can write a budget and then if they deem it a national emergency, they can spend more.
In other words...and this is an example.
The Danny Elzner School for Sportscasters gets 100K.
But wait, Danny needs a new table. Lets give him 200K.
Sound ridiculous.
It is.
But Congress is ridiculous.
As one congressman said during the health care fight, we don't go by rules...we just make all this up as we go along.
It must be fun to play with your money.
But this is the part that makes me crazy.
Senator Orrin hatch was on FOX News last night telling a host everyone knew the health care plan was going to cost more.
The Dems pushing this knew it all the time.
And Bill Clinton did not have sex with that woman.


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SACRAMENTO -- A bill requiring all smartphones sold in California to come pre-equipped with theft-deterring technology, known as a "kill switch'' that renders the device useless if stolen, passed the Assembly Thursday morning.
Senate Bill 962, authored by Senator Mark Leno and sponsored by San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón, moved forward on a 53-20 vote and now returns to the Senate -- which has already passed it -- for a vote on Assembly amendments.
If it gets the green light there, it will go to Gov. Jerry Brown. If he signs the bill, it would mandate that all new smartphones sold in the state beginning next July be pre-equipped with a kill switch.
"Today's vote on the Assembly floor is a huge victory for California's smartphone consumers and mobile users across the nation who are regularly victimized for their cell phones," Leno, D-San Francisco, said in a prepared statement.
"This legislation will literally stop smartphone thieves in their tracks,'' he said, "With law enforcement agencies reporting a drop in thefts of phones that already provide kill switches to their customers, it is clear that this is an idea whose time has come."
Consumer Reports recently revealed that smartphone crime has doubled nationwide in the last year. About 3.1 million devices were stolen in 2013, up from 1.6 million in 2012. Based on those numbers, a Creighton University study estimates that mandatory kill switches on smartphones would save consumers more than $3 billion.
"No one should be in fear of being mugged or robbed just because they are using their cell phones,'' Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, who co-sponsored the bill with Leno, said in a statement. "Today's Assembly vote in support of SB 962, the kill switch bill, is a victory for consumer safety."
The bill is supported by statewide law enforcement groups, including the California District Attorneys Association, California Police Chiefs Association and California Sheriffs Association. In addition, wireless industry companies including Apple, AT&T, Blackberry, Google, Microsoft, Samsung and Verizon have all removed their opposition to the bill.
The Wireless Association (CTIA) announced early this year that it would "voluntarily" implement theft-deterrent technology on new phones starting in 2015, an inadequate solution because the technology would not be pre-equipped on phones. Consumers would have to find, download and activate the solution themselves, leaving thieves an open door to continue to target all smartphone users.
Under SB 962, retailers will be prohibited from selling smart phones in California unless they come pre-equipped with theft-deterring technology. Consumers would have the opportunity to opt-out of using this technology. Companies that fail to comply with the bill would be subject to penalty.
Brown has not indicated whether he will sign the bill into law.
Check back for more details on this breaking story.


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Apple Platform Lock-Ins, A 3rd Party Dev's Opinion
Same reason as hardware lock in (411 comments)
Apple when dealing with third parties loses some control over the experience of using their devices.
They want to minimize this. It's bad enough they have people perceiving the iphone to have problems because of cell service outages, ridiculous billing from at&t, awful customer support at AT&T, etc. Imagine if they were having to fight that battle on more than one front?
It's silly, because it's not apples fault, but everyone (average consumer) will relate the bad experience to apple even if they are one of the more clear thinking ones.
Since their inception, they've kept control of their hardware, ensuring a consistent and good experience on their computer. This is their strength over microsoft. This is their strength over Dell. They can give you a good experience and manage it. They don't have anyone else to blame!


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COMPARISONS with the intifada (the Palestinian uprising that began in the late 1980s) are unavoidable. Once again Palestinians are hurling stones and Molotov cocktails at Israeli soldiers. Once again the casualties are disproportionately Palestinian. And once again there is a strong sense of national unity: last weekend's protest marches in Gaza were led jointly by officials from the Palestinian Authority (PA)—and leaders of the Hamas opposition.
The Palestinian public's trust in the Oslo peace accords vanished months ago, once Israel's new prime minister, Bin yamin Netanyahu, had made clear how he chose to interpret them. But it was his decision to build yet another Jewish settlement, the future Har Homa, in occupied East Jerusalem, that brought disillusion to the surface. Most Palestinians saw this as deliberately intended to wreck the Oslo process. Their response was summed up by Faisal Husseini, their senior man in Jerusalem: "Our aim now is not just to defend Oslo, but to defend Palestinian lives, lands and rights." How? "With everything."
Yasser Arafat's own Fatah movement has called for an end to negotiations with Israel—anyhow at a stop—and an escalation of protest. By this midweek, violent—though not armed—demonstrations in all the West Bank towns under Palestinian Authority control had seen three Palestinians killed, and about 500 injured, by Israeli bullets, real or rubber, and teargas.
In Gaza, ten days after a suicide bomber killed three Israelis in Tel Aviv, there were two more supposed suicide explosions near Jewish settlements; one wounded five passing Palestinians, but no Israelis were hurt. Hamas, which had not officially claimed the Tel Aviv bombing, disavowed these incidents, blaming them on Israeli intelligence. A PA official who witnessed one of them said the alleged bomber had been killed by men in an Israeli army jeep; the PA did not dispute the cause of the other explosion. The PA police arrested 30 members of the smaller and more extreme Islamist movement, Islamic Jihad, after an unknown caller told Israel Radio that Jihad was responsible for the Gazan suicides.
Mr Netanyahu's claim that Mr Arafat is giving a "green light" to terrorist attacks is strenuously denied by the PA; a denial strengthened by the logic that any return to terror would squander the international support that Mr Arafat has marshalled over Har Homa. But PA officials do not believe peace talks can start again until the Har Homa decision is frozen and the whole issue of settlements tackled. This, they believe, will not happen under the present Israeli coalition. They hope to see it toppled. Arab states hope their halt to the "normalisation" of relations with Israel will lead that way. Palestinians see their protests as tools to the same end.
This is not the intifada all over again. The big difference is the existence of the PA, empowered under Oslo to keep order in the areas it controls. So, for the moment, it is doing, mobilising swiftly to stop demonstrations getting out of control in flashpoints such as Hebron and Nablus and Gaza. So far, most of the protests have been led by Fatah, which has an unwritten agreement with the Palestinian police that stones may be used but not guns.
Understandably, the PA police are uneasy in their job. "Netanyahu's understanding of Oslo is that we keep a lid on Palestinian protests so that Israel can build settlements in peace," grumbled Muh ammad Dahlan, the Gaza head of preventive security, "It is a dream that is not going to happen." Maybe not. But, so far, the demonstrations have been kept within bounds, and are not doing the Israelis much damage. The risk is that Palestinian outrage will be channelled into more desperate outlets. After the Gaza explosions, Hamas's military wing, Izzadin al-Qassem, gave warning of a "rapid, painful response" in the heart of Israel's cities.
Opinion polls show a majority of Palestinians against terrorism. But that does not mean they would oppose armed action against Israeli soldiers or settlers in the occupied territories—and there are guns by the hundred at large in the self-rule areas. "Once Palestinians start using arms, it is no longer intifada," said Amnon Shahak, the Israeli army's chief of staff, "It is war."
Palestinians are well aware of the probable cost. In the protests after Mr Net anyahu opened a tunnel in Jerusalem's Old City last September, 80 Palestinians were killed, 15 Israelis. The tunnel stayed open. Most Palestinians probably do not have the stomach to risk death for no obvious return. But, even without sustained mass protest, there may be more ready to die, if they can take Israelis with them.


text: And, by the way, I've gotten some pushback in email and on the web, saying that it was "shameful" and "appalling" for me to tie Clinton's health problems to a possible intent to avoid testifying about Benghazi. Let me tell you that a core motivation to my blogging — and I've been going at this for 9 years now — is to stand tough against people who try to cut off debate with this kind of shaming. So I'm glad that this performance of outrage was directed at me. I know it when I see it, and it fires me up. You want silence? You want backing down? You want me to not to dare say a thing like that? That's how you want to control political debate in the United States? Thanks for reminding me once again how deeply I hate that and for giving me an (easy) opportunity to model courage for the more timid people out there who are cowed by the fear of shaming.


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HALion 5 update offer
August 01, 2013
Last week Steinberg introduced a major update to its HALion sampler and sound creation system. For all customers running HALion 4, the update to HALion 5 is available as a purchasable download for EUR/USD 99.99* through the Steinberg Online Shop.
For HALion 1, 2 or 3 customers, HALion 5 is available at reduced price point of EUR/USD 149*. This offer, however, is not available from within the Steinberg Online Shop, we kindly ask you therefore to get in touch with the support team via the support form in your MySteinberg account to participate in this offer.
Customers of the Absolute VST Instrument Collection can update to HALion 5 for only EUR/USD 99.99* in the Steinberg Online Shop.
Please note that HALion 5 as well as all updates to HALion 5 already include the full HALion Sonic 2 version, which can be used with the HALion 5 license.
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The benefits of being David in an industry dominated by big box Goliaths
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- Written by Ryan Bowman
Whether you're flipping through the weekly flyers over your morning coffee or driving down your local Main Street during rush hour, it's hard to ignore the bargains and blowout sales at all the big box retail outlets. As an independent retailer, the constant reminder that you're competing with the "big guys" can be a tad daunting. Being the David to the retail industry's Goliaths, however, can have its benefits. And whether or not you know it, you're applying them every time you flick on the OPEN sign and unlock the doors to your store.
Fewer customers = better customer service
As an independent retailer, your highest priority is maintaining the happiness and satisfaction of your customers. Whether they're regulars or first-timers, building rapport and offering your undivided attention and personable service will ensure they leave your store with the confidence they made the right purchases. And it will likely keep them coming back.
You offer something unique
One thing that all the big box stores have in common is their predictable – and often boring – mass-produced product lines. As an independent retailer, you have the benefit of researching and handpicking higher quality products and introducing them to your customers.
No red tape
The only rule for running an independent retail store is that there are no rules. Instead of answering to a bigwig you and your customers will never meet, you answer only to yourself. You get to harness your creativity, make your own hours, set your own prices and employ your own marketing plan. When it comes to meeting the needs of your customers, freedom and flexibility are priceless resources.
You're making a difference
By owning your own business, you're doing the community a public service. Not only do you provide people with the products they need and want, but you create local jobs and bolster the local economy. Given the choice, people would rather support a local retailer than a CEO with five homes and a personal jet. Embrace that as an opportunity to attract – and keep – customers.
You're the best person for the job
Let's be honest. Chances are you didn't start your business for the money. You built it from the ground up because of your passion for paint, design and home decor. At big box stores, employees don't have a vested interest beyond their next paycheque. You do it because it's your livelihood and one of your true loves.
By owning and operating an independent retail store, you're doing more than selling products. You're connecting with your customers and community in ways the big guys ever can. As the saying goes, "it's better to be great at one thing than good at several." And when you harness these advantages, your customers will always come back for more.


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Recap: Kansas City vs. Cleveland
Kansas City, MO (SportsNetwork.com) - Billy Butler's go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth inning helped lead the Kansas City Royals to a 7-5 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday.
Nori Aoki hit a two-run triple and scored once, while Omar Infante and Alcides Escobar also drove in a run for the Royals, who have taken the first three games of this four-game series and five straight overall.
"We started out a little slow, but we've been picking things up and are starting to look like we're getting things together," said Butler.
Jeremy Guthrie (6-9) gave up five runs, all in the second inning, on 10 hits with two walks and four strikeouts in 5 2/3 frames.
Jason Kipnis drove in two while Carlos Santana hit a solo home run for the Indians, who have lost six of their last seven games. Zach McAllister (3-6) was torched for six runs -- five earned -- on eight hits over four-plus innings in defeat after being called up from the minors for the third time this month.
"We've played some close games here and Kansas City is a good team," said McAllister. "Their bullpen pitches extremely well and they've got some good hitters in the lineup."
Cleveland took a 5-0 lead in the second inning. Santana led off with his 18th homer of the season and after the next two batters recorded outs, Yan Gomes singled and David Murphy walked. A single from Mike Aviles scored one and Kipnis chased home two more with a double. Two batters later, Michael Brantley doubled home Kipnis.
The Royals got one run back in the third as Escobar led off with a single, moved to third on Aoki's single, and came home on a fielder's choice by Infante.
In the fourth, Escobar hit a two-out single with two men on to score a run and Aoki followed with a triple down the right field line. Aoki then came home on a passed ball allowed by Gomes to tie the game.
Kansas City went ahead in the fifth as Butler hit his two-run home run off Nick Hagadone for a 7-5 lead.
The Indians didn't get a runner past second base after the second inning, leaving men on first and second in the seventh and eighth.
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Pears Shaped Like Babies, Surprisingly Not Raised by an Au Pair
August 18th, 2014
China, you keep raising creepy food to whole new levels. Whether you find these pears creepy or not probably says a lot about you. These pears are shaped like babies. They grow on the tree this way, but not naturally. Molds are used so that they grow into that creepy baby shape.
This is the work of Suzhou, China-based company Fruit Mould. They also make molds for creating tiny pear Buddhas. You might remember those weird peaches wearing underwear. Yeah, this is their handiwork too. They have the whole creepy fruit market cornered.
Next they will probably combine the two products into pear babies wearing panties. Buddhas wearing thongs. Where does it end?
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This one-pan stir-fry is an Indian feast of sweet shrimp, perfumy mangoes and spicy basil. It's guaranteed to evoke dinnertime oohs and ahhs. Carbs are a time-tested way to take the pop out of the heat, so make sure you have plenty of aromatic jasmine rice to go with this fiery dish. Use pre-peeled shrimp to make preparation a breeze.
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Calories | 183 |
Total Fat | 5g |
Saturated Fat | 1g |
Cholesterol | 168mg |
Sodium | 352mg |
Total Carbohydrate | 16g |
Dietary Fiber | -- |
Sugars | -- |
Protein | 20g |
Calcium | 0 |
Serves: 4
Total Time: 45 min
Prep Time: 35 min
Cook Time: 10 min
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- 1 pound(s) raw shrimp
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt
- teaspoon(s) cayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) ground turmeric
- 1 tablespoon(s) extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 large ripe, firm mango, diced
- 1 bunch(es) scallions
- 1/4 cup(s) firmly packed fresh basil leaves
- Toss shrimp with salt, cayenne to taste and turmeric in a medium bowl. Cover; refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
- Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; place the shrimp in a single layer and cook until the undersides turn salmon-pink, about 1 minute. Flip them over and cook for 1 minute more.
- Add mango, scallion greens and basil and cook, stirring, until the shrimp is just cooked and starts to barely curl, 1 to 2 minutes.
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Plaintiff brought a TCPA action after receiving a text message as part of a promotion conducted by the Chicago Area Taco Bell Local Owners Advertising Association, a corporation comprised of Taco Bell restaurant operators in the Chicago area. One of the members of the Association is Taco Bell Corp., which represents approximately 160 restaurants. In 2005, the Association's advertising agency hired ipsh!net, Inc. which then sent the promotional text in violation of the TCPA. Under the TCPA, an entity can be directly liable or vicariously liable. The District Court determined that Taco Bell Corp. was not directly liable because it did not actually send the text. The District Court also held that Taco Bell Corp. was not vicariously liable because, under agency law, it had no right to control the manner and means of Ipsh's text campaign.
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Posted on September 24, 2012 by sandra
Armstrong is now reportedly in Rehab after his meltdown at the I Heart Radio Festival in Vegas over the weekend.
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