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The final mile: Memphian laces up running shoes for last time
(Editor's note: Former Southwestern track coach Freeman Marr was misidentified in some earlier versions of this story.)
As 75-year-old Mike Cody ran on the track at Rhodes College on Sunday afternoon, his college coach Freeman Marr, 86, watched his former star's final race from the stands.
On doctor's orders, Cody was running what would be the final mile of a remarkable, nearly lifelong running career.
"Hey, Coach! What a lead!" Cody shouted to Marr as he distanced himself from four longtime friends accompanying him.
Cody finished in 8:52, ending a career that began on the Rhodes (then Southwestern at Memphis) campus. He logged more than 80,000 miles.
"Shut the book at 80,345," a beaming Cody said as he took his shoes off.
Cody didn't log his miles for the first 20 years of his career and credited himself only an average of 1,000 miles per year during that time.
A Memphis native, local lawyer and former state Attorney General, U.S. Attorney, Memphis City Council member and mayoral candidate, Cody ran competitively since his junior year at East High School in 1953.
East High didn't have a track, so Cody would practice at Southwestern, which he would later attend on scholarship.
Marr, track coach at Southwestern during Cody's final three years at the school, recalled some of his star's accomplishments as he watched him circle the track for the final time.
He said at one meet, Cody ran the mile, the quarter-mile, the half-mile, the 2-mile and the anchor leg in the mile relay and won them all.
"He did an unbelievable, unthinkable thing," said Marr.
For Cody, running has been a "positive addiction" since he outran his father in a race to a pier in Pensacola, Fla., as a kid.
While he argued cases in the U.S. Supreme Court, running is what cleared his head, he said.
Cody's decision to hang up his shoes came after "a most peculiar injury," he said.
The mileage on Cody's feet has worn away his heel pads, leaving no cushion between skin and bone. Cody said after about 40 minutes of running, his feet are "on fire."
A doctor and friend of Cody's told him if he doesn't stop running, he won't be able to walk without pain.
"That's the issue with 80,000 miles, they don't give you any retreads," he said. "I hope to live a number of more years and I hope not to be all crippled up."
For Cody's wife, Suzi, watching her husband run for the final time was difficult.
"It was emotional for me. I can't believe it was his last," she said. "Ever since I've known him he's been running. It's a reality that hasn't quite sunk in yet."
Cody plans to replace running with other forms of exercise. But he knows he'll miss running, he said, especially "in beautiful places on beautiful days."
"There will be days when I look out the window and it'll be hard not to put on the shoes to get back in that old feeling."
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In my last article I reminded you of important things to do during severe weather. Today, I want to go a little further. Does your family have a plan for emergencies? Do you have all the supplies you would need if you had to leave your home in an emergency? Do you have a first aid kit?
It's becoming clear that Sen. Barack Obama will face an intense campaign of scrutiny that will question his judgment, experience and temperament for the job of president.
That's to be expected, of course. Anyone seeking the presidency should be held to the strictest of standards. But as the first African-American nominee of a major party for president, what is thrown Obama's way is likely to be racist sooner or later.
At the end of May, Cybercast News Service (www.cnsnews.com) carried an article about statements that Barack Obama made, the previous month, in an interview with a magazine called "The Advocate."
It's a good bet that if you play the lottery, you're more likely to lose money than win. Claims this past week that the Virginia Lottery had sold tickets when the top prize had already been won obviously showed the odds were even worse ? there was no chance at all.
A business finance professor from Washington and Lee University claims that tickets he purchased last summer in the Beginner's Luck game were sold after all of the top prizes of $75,000 had been won. He said there was "zero chance" he could have won the top prize.
Rubatex International is in the process of installing a new boiler as part of a $750,000 investment to its Bedford operation. The company is hoping the city does all it can to help provide reasonable electric rates to help the company keep the new boiler running.
Earlier this month two cranes were brought in to help put the 40-ton boiler in place. The boiler helps power some 25 presses that cure the rubber produced by the company.
How do you sell square bales of hay for $75 a bale when your neighbors are getting $3 a bale for the same product?
"I have the perfect job," says Sue Ott.
Ott, who lives in the New London area of Bedford County, gives riding lessons and trains horses. She also performs in horse shows on a Lipizzan horse named Desche.
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The Bedford Police Department is urging area residents to keep their cars locked, following a string of larcenies from vehicles in the city.
There have been a dozen larcenies from unlocked cars since the first of the year, six in the past month, according to reports from the department. Items taken include money, wallets, checks, an IPOD, a Blackberry and phone charger, a camera, DVD players, a handgun and video games.
A nurse at Oakwood Manor has received Region 2000's first Outstanding Geriatric Nursing Professional award.
According to a Region 2000 press release, the award is given to the nursing professional who has gone above and beyond the call of duty to serve the aging population. The winner was nominated and selected by a panel of peers.
Joanne Goding, the winner, has been a nurse for 41 years. According to Harriet Hurt, her supervisor, she has a natural love for all people, especially the elderly.
Two cell tower requests elicited different responses from a bare quorum of the Bedford County Planning Commission.
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DENVER -- Markieff Morris found himself on the bench after he didn't hustle back and allowed a dunk in the second quarter.
That certainly got his attention. Next time in, Morris played with way more determination.
Same with the rest of the Phoenix Suns. It was the only way to erase an early 21-point deficit.
Morris scored 25 points and Gerald Green added 19, helping the Suns rally for a 103-99 win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night.
"We never quit. We came out and fought all the way to the end," Morris said. "It's a great feeling, man."
It was hardly one player, either, and the reserves played a big hand, too, outscoring the starters, 64-39.
"That just goes to show you what type of team we have," said Green, who tied a career-high with six 3-pointers. "Some nights are not going to be everybody's night. Any given night, somebody can step up on this team and help us win. That's what it takes.
"That shows a lot about our character."
First, Green got hot, hitting 3-pointer after 3-pointer.
And once the Nuggets spread out their defense in order to stop the long-range shooting, Goran Dragic went to work by driving the lane. He finished with 17 points, including two big layups down the stretch.
Steadily, the Suns worked their way back into a contest that looked all but over, especially with the Nuggets up 79-62 with 4 minutes left in the third quarter.
But Suns coach Jeff Hornacek kept them on course, kept their confidence high. That did the trick.
"I've got to give coach the credit, he never panicked. He never yelled at us," Green said. "He just kept with it, kept telling us to stick with the plan and it's going to work."
Wilson Chandler had 15 points for the Nuggets, while J.J. Hickson added 13 points and 14 rebounds.
Ty Lawson was in the lineup despite coming down with a stomach bug on Thursday. He was slightly off his game, going 3 of 11 from the floor and finishing with 13 points.
"They were down 21 points but they kept fighting," Denver forward Darrell Arthur said.
Phoenix tied it 88-all on a layup from Ish Smith -- his only basket of the game -- with 8:21 remaining. Soon after, the Suns took their first lead since scoring the opening bucket when Dragic dribbled past Denver defenders for a layup.
From there, it was back and forth until a pair of free throws and a layup from Dragic gave the Suns a four-point lead.
With a 102-99 advantage, Phoenix allowed Randy Foye to get a good look at a 3-point attempt, but Foye was off target with 5.9 seconds remaining. Morris sealed the win by making a free throw.
A character-building win for the Suns.
A demoralizing loss for the Nuggets as they lost their second straight game at Pepsi Center to drop to 7-5 at home on the season. They were a franchise-best 38-3 last season.
"I'm not very happy, and I'll take the hit for tonight's game, for allowing some things in practice to carry over into the game," coach Brian Shaw said. "When it was going good for us in the first half, we were all smiles and played as if the game was over and didn't have a second half to play."
Dragic and fellow guard Eric Bledsoe entered the game averaging more than 18 points apiece. They combined for 27, with Dragic's biggest buckets arriving down the stretch.
For that, he credits Green.
"We were hitting those 3s. Then, their players, they were afraid to be in the paint, to leave open our shooters," Dragic said. "It's much easier when you have more space in the paint -- you can create. We did that."
At 15-10, the Suns may just be ahead of schedule in terms of turning around a team that had the worst record in the Western Conference last season.
"We're winning some games against some good teams and that's giving them confidence and helping to speed up the process a little bit," Hornacek said.
Game notes
Both teams return to the court Saturday night. Phoenix hosts the Dallas Mavericks while the Nuggets play the Clippers in Los Angeles. ... The fourth quarter turned into quite a show Markieff Morris and twin Marcus as they combined for 16 points. ... Jordan Hamilton served his one-game suspension for throwing a punch at Oklahoma City center Steven Adams on Tuesday. ... Nate Robinson picked up a technical foul in the second quarter. ... According to the Nuggets, the 21 points was their largest blown lead at home since Nov. 29, 2002, against Golden State.
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hi girls
here are the cures from a a professor and expert herbalist
when i found his website, i wanted to share it with you ,its so late here so , sorry if there is any mistake on translation.
i really hope that it works
white onion cure for fertility , increase egg quantity and for PCOS
dont eat onion only drink its water.
after you finish the cure , before 10 days before your next (2nd) mensturation . you must do it again for 5 or 7 days
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From There to Here: Chapter 6
The detention wasn't too bad, at least not for him. There was just a wing of the school that he needed to clean. At least it wasn't writing lines or anything like that. Seemed that Sid believed in productive detentions, this probably also saved on money for a janitor. Just have the students clean things for detention. Yeah, definitely takes care of the janitorial job.
Soul was cleaning in the left tower and finally came to the last room. When he saw it he was frozen with a mixture of a couple different feelings. One was of shock, was he really supposed to clean this giant room? And the other was awe. It seemed to be like a Great Hall. The room was a large circular room with walls that seemed to fade from pink to white, and white to pink randomly. In the doorways scattered about, red curtains were parted in the center and purple banners with gold borders hung around on the walls. There was also a platform with four gigantic candles what were taller than a man, and in between them, a large black banner with Lord Death's symbol.
This must be the room where large parties were held, that's usually the only use for rooms that size.
As he scanned the room, off to the side he spotted a large black grand piano. He hadn't played music in a long time. And despite the way he hated his parents, he really did love playing the piano, and was rather talented.
Without really realizing it, he walked over to the piano and caressed the ebony lid, then let his hand drop down to the fall, and lifted it to reveal the white and black keys underneath. It was even in pristine shape, it obviously was well cared for when not in use. He hated when people just let such a precious instrument gather dust when they weren't using it.
Soul pulled back the padded velvet bench that was there and sat on the edge. He looked at the keys for about ten seconds the lifted his hands into position and started playing. It was a song he had composed to describe himself to the world of music, though he had never played it for anyone before. Maybe it was because he was afraid to reveal the true him to everyone. It was a daunting idea to be so exposed, to show people who you really are.
As his fingers flew across the keys, he closed his eyes and lost himself to the music as he always did when he played just for the pleasure of it. His parents never saw this side of him because they only listened when he was on show for everyone else and he never played then like he was doing now.
As his fingers played the last cord, he sat there for a couple seconds, and then went rigid; for he heard the unmistakable sound of a single pair of hands clapping. He turned quickly to the source then saw Maka standing in one of the doorways, clapping with a smile on her face.
"That was very good Soul."
"Nah, it was nothing special." He stood up and closed the fall over the keys.
"I know there is no way I can play like that, especially a song so dark and creepy." She started walking towards him.
Is that how people read the song? He had never played it for anyone before so he never knew what others may think of it. Well, the time he wrote it was a rather dark and miserable time for him, so he guessed it stood to reason the song would sound that way. "Well, the song was supposed to represent me, so I guess I got it right."
"Hmm, well I like it, and you sound like an interesting person to get to know."
He looked at her surprised and saw that she was just a couple feet from her.
"I feel I could trust you."
Huh? What was that supposed to mean?
"What are you doing here Maka?"
"Originally I was going to see if you needed help finishing up. Since I more or less pulled you into the fight and you're now in trouble because of me. But now I guess it's also to ask you a question."
"And what question is that?"
Maka smiled, "Would you like to be my partner?"
"Yeah, like what we did in France. I could be your meister if you'd like."
Partner? He hadn't thought that far into the details of the school. He wasn't sure on how the partner thing worked really. He thought that the teachers would choose for them, but now that he thought about it that didn't make much sense. How would the teachers know just by looking at the students what kind of weapon they were and who' they'd match up with.
Also there was the comment about her trusting him. Was her trust that hard to get, well there was that comment that BlackStar made about her partnering with a guy, did she not like guys in general? Wonder why that was.
Well, she did help him out when he first got here. She seemed like a cool girl. Hell, why not? He could always change his mind if the partnership didn't work.
"Sure, I'll be your partner."
"Great, I've been wanting to partner with a scythe anyways. So that makes this partnership even better."
"Why a scythe?"
"Oh, no reason," she laughed a little stiffly and rubbed the back of her head.
Heh, looks like another mystery to be solved. Well, seems like he's get a chance to find out now that they were partners.


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1. Print out these instructions and cut out the tree template.
2. Paint star yellow. Let dry. Draw short stitches around the edge of the star with a fine-point black pen.
3. Cut green felt into two 4" x 4" pieces and the cashmere tan felt into two 2" x 3" pieces. Cover felt with a pressing cloth before fusing. Following manufacturer's directions, apply transfer web to one piece of green felt and one piece of tan felt. Remove paper backing. Apply fusible fleece to the other pieces of green and tan felt. Position green and tan felt pieces wrong sides together and fuse. Pin tree pattern to green felt and tree trunk pattern to tan felt. Cut out felt pieces.
4. Using Very Fine (#4) Braid 053F, blanket stitch around outside edges of tree and tree trunk. (You may need to help your child get started stitching the blanket stitch, but they should get the hang of it pretty quickly.)
5. Using one strand of Very Fine Braid 055F, wrap thread around needle three times and sew 3 French knots on tree in various places. Repeat this procedure with the other colors of braid. (Since it's can be tricky keeping the wrapped thread on the needle as you create the knot, you may need to do this stepfor your child.)
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7. Cut at 10-inch length of Very Fine Braid 053F and knot end. Sew braid on back side of top of ornament, and pull thread to form a 6-inch loop. Knot end of braid in felt. Trim thread.
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Thanks to new data obtained from the Hubble Cosmological Evolution Survey (COSMOS), researchers have solved the mystery as to why some galaxies appear to grow larger even after they no longer form new stars.
Once galaxies reach a point in their lives when they cease star formation, they are known as "quenched" galaxies, report the authors of the new study. Quenched galaxies in the distant past appear to be much smaller than those in the universe today – a phenomenon which has long puzzled the scientific community.
The answer is "surprisingly simple," the astronomers said in a statement. Scientists had been under the impression these quenched galaxies grew into the larger ones we witness nearby. Now, thanks to observations collected from the COSMOS survey (as well as the Canada-France-Hawaii and Subaru Telescopes in Hawaii), the investigators have learned this is not the case.
Using those instruments to take a peek back to when the Universe was less than half of its current age, the astronomers mapped an area of sky nearly nine times that of the full moon. They found the quenched galaxies at that time appeared to be small and compact, and they appeared to remain that way rather than growing by merging with other quenched galaxies over time.
Since the small galaxies mostly appear to keep the size they had when their star formation stopped, why does it seem like they are growing larger over time? According to co-author and ETH Zurich researcher Simon Lilly, "We found that a large number of the bigger galaxies instead switch off at later times, joining their smaller quenched siblings and giving the mistaken impression of individual galaxy growth over time."
"It's like saying that the increase in the average apartment size in a city is not due to the addition of new rooms to old buildings, but rather to the construction of new, larger apartments," added co-author Alvio Renzini of Italy's INAF Padua Observatory.
Lilly, Renzini and their colleagues report their findings, which have been presented for publication in The Astrophysical Journal, provide new information about how galaxies have evolved over the last eight billion years of the universe's history.
It had already been established those galaxies that were actively forming stars were smaller in the early universe, they noted, explaining why they were smaller when their star formation first ceased.
"No single collection of images has been large enough to enable us to study very large numbers of galaxies in exactly the same way – until Hubble's COSMOS," said co-author Nick Scoville of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
Likewise, his Caltech colleague and fellow co-author, Dr. Peter Capak, said COSMOS, "provided us with simply the best set of observations for this sort of work – it lets us study very large numbers of galaxies in exactly the same way, which hasn't been possible before."
"The apparent puffing up of quenched galaxies has been one of the biggest puzzles about galaxy evolution for many years," added lead author Marcella Carollo of ETH Zurich. "Our study offers a surprisingly simple and obvious explanation to this puzzle. Whenever we see simplicity in nature amidst apparent complexity, it's very satisfying."


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Water Street Brewing and Ale House in beautiful Port Townsend, WA., has been hit hard by the economy and local factors. This place opened in 2004 and the owners are great people, they helped out my wife and me when we were just starting off on our own and now I'm trying to help them out. They're hosting a silent auction March 8th and they're also offering other forms of donating (like buying shares in the company). This place sparked my first interest in brewing and great craft beer and they do great things for the community, it would be a shame to see them shut down. Here's a link to a story:Water Street Brewing Fights for Survival And here's a link to their auction/donation page:Water Street Brewing & Ale House Thanks
Any accountants out there know if buying shares in a company like this could make my taxes more complicated? I'd like to help out but I don't want to get into a situation where the IRS is stalking me.
not sure if i just didn't fully understand the buying shares but something just didn't seem right. $10 a share and they are selling 25,000 of the 400,000 shares. shouldn't that mean the company is worth $4 million. i could be way of here. great brewery with really good beer, hate to see them close down
I saw the share agreement .pdf, but couldn't figure out how to make the buy. I emailed Nina for guidance.
Just another reminder to mark your calendar for the Water Street Brewing "silent" auction on Sunday. If you live in the area, check it out:Water Street Brewing & Ale House Lots of neat stuff to bid on, lots of great music, food and most important, great beer!
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I've never been to Water Street. I've drove by Port Townsend brewing and had a few of their beers before. Hope their fight is a good one. The Olympic Peninsula is a rough place to run a small brewery.
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I made contact with them, got a response, and still couldn''t get any information on how to buy the shares. I guess they are busy and are focusing on locals.
When a company goes public, they have to set a total number of shares to be issued. They can limit the number sold in an offering, which appears to be what they are doing. The remaining shares are held in reserve and can be sold at a later date. The restrictions on trading are unusual and I can't find if they filed this sale with the SEC. That could be big trouble down the road.
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By Cristina Ruiz. Web onlyPublished online: 19 September 2013
The co-founder of a website that has raised nearly $770m for creative projects in just four years says he is keen to collaborate with museums to help them harness the potential of crowdfunding.
"If Tate or MOMA wanted to talk to us, we'd love that. That would be breaking new ground," says Yancey Strickler. He set up Kickstarter with Perry Chen and Charles Adler in 2009 to provide a money-raising platform for artistic projects that "are hard to fund. Projects that have potential to make money are easy to fund. But we were driven by the idea that quirky, quixotic ideas could also happen because people wanted them to."Kickstarter, which currently operates in the US, Canada and Britain with plans to expand further, can only be used to fund individual projects, "something with a clear end…[that] will eventually be completed", so museums could not use it to seek money for operational costs but Strickler says institutions could fund-raise for "specific programming or ventures". By and large museums have barely explored the potential of social media when fundraising. An exception is the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts in Brooklyn which successfully raised $50,000 to develop its website on Kickstarter this July. But many larger museums such as MoMA have never asked the public directly for funds (although MoMA's $25 adult admission charge is arguably an ongoing, direct appeal) nor have they used crowd-sourced fundraising tactics. Although national museums in Britain (which are all free) have yet to explore the power of online crowdfunding, they do regularly ask the public for contributions, for example when seeking money to buy a work of art that would otherwise go to an overseas buyer. In 2007, Tate and the Art Fund, a charity, launched a successful appeal to save Turner's watercolour The Blue Rigi for which 11,000 people collectively donated £550,000 over several months. "As a public body, it is important that Tate is constantly exploring different ways of generating income and raising funds," says a museum spokeswoman. The Louvre has a fruitful crowdfunding campaign called "Tous mécènes!" (all patrons) that has helped the museum raise money to acquire and restore works. In 2010, the public donated €1.26m towards the acquisition Lucas Cranach's The Three Graces, 1531, and the museum is current looking to raise the final €1m needed to conserve its Winged Victory of Samothrace, dating from the second century BC.On Kickstarter, all the initiatives must be fully funded within a maximum limit of 60 days or the project gets nothing. "The all or nothing approach is amazingly effective in creating momentum and rallying people around an idea," says Strickler. "Ultimately Kickstarter is a meritocracy: good ideas stand out." The model also gives people the opportunity to connect directly with artists, film-makers and other creatives whose work they may have followed for years. Since its launch, the website has helped realise over 47,000 initiatives from comics and video games to paintings, novels, dance performances and films, by connecting creative individuals directly with their supporters and the wider public.The artist Marina Abramovic used Kickstarter this summer to raise over $660,000 from 4,765 people for the design phase of her planned performance art centre in Hudson, New York. All the donors to Abramovic's campaign, even those who pledged the minimum amount of $1, will get a hug from the artist at a series of receptions she intends to organise. The rewards offered for those who donated more included a "movie night with Marina" for $5,000; and a dinner with lessons on "how to cook a series of traditional soups" for $10,000. "You go directly to the people that have supported you throughout the years," says the director Spike Lee in a video for Kickstarter, which he used this summer to raise money for a new, unnamed film. "That's your base, that's your foundation." After 30 days, Lee raised $1.4m from 6,421 backers.
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Large museums never asking the public directly for funds? If that's how you feel then you've never walked into a museum, opened an email, or checked your mailbox. Museums don't need help raising money for special projects or exhibitions as these are some of the easiest to fund. It's the annual funds that keep the lights on that large institutions want help with. And why would a large museum with it's own staff for raising money want to give a cut of it's proceeds to Kickstarter?
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I am a fan of Kickstarter and see it as a great opportunity for individuals who would not otherwise hav an audience to to promote their ideas and gather funding. Opening the Kickstarter arena to internationally acclaimed institutions may result in the individual creator being ignored, passed over, forgotten... These institutions have huge audiences, large mailing lists and global audiences they should be utilizing. Kickstarter, in my opinion, was made for the people, built by the people, funded by the people, fulfilled by the people. Don't let the big corporate giants once again steal the spotlight from emerging artists and the upcoming thinkers of our time.
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Madrid Restaurants
36 Calle Ferraz
Moncloa Argüelles
Tel: 34 91 547 4046
A first glance inside César Rodríguez's sparsely decorated space of only 16 seats hints little at the fact that he is one of Madrid's culinary heartthrobs. Rodríguez has created what feels like a small neighborhood restaurant (his wife, Cristina de Pedro, runs the house with effortless grace), but in contrast to the minimalist interior, the kitchen tends toward more sensory stimulation rather than less, preparing culinary creations that are artfully plated. Tender, expertly grilled sardines are stuffed with crumbs of pan tomaca, ham, and aromatic herbs, while cataplana de secreto de cerdo ibérico y berberechos, an ode to a classic Portuguese country dish, replaces humble cubes of pork with the choicest cut of Spain's choicest pig and substitutes delicate Spanish cockles for clams.
32 Calle Augusto Figueroa
Tel: 34 91 522 0440
This cozy restaurant serving evolved tapas (expect lots of fish and game dishes) has walls the color of egg yolk covered with eclectic framed prints and matching eggy tablecloths. Chef Iñaki Gamba changes the lineup according to the season, the market, his mood…and yours. The website (in Spanish only) has a form on which you can list your likes and dislikes in detail so Gamba can design your ideal menu ahead of any planned celebration (www.restaurantearce.com).
4 Travesía de San Mateo
Tel: 34 91 310 0965
You'll think you're in the wrong place for a few minutes after you ring the unmarked doorbell of a deserted antique store—until a stylish server emerges from somewhere, opens the door, and ushers you into a romantic urban netherworld. There, you'll dine amid pan-Oriental antiques strewn around the basement of a Brooklyn-esque warehouse. The only menu is a set meal priced under $100, but it would be a bargain for twice that: As many as 20 of young chef Jaime Renedo's small courses await, and they are exercises for the intellect just as they are for the palate. A dark olive biscuit sandwiching Parmesan foam masquerades as an Oreo cookie. A postmodern Rice Krispies treat is prepared with saffron, like a retro-pop paella. Ever had a foie gras Cuba Libre? Renedo's aspic jelly atop a smooth terrine is made with rum and Coca-Cola. Asiana stands head and shoulders above the many inept Adrià wannabes. For a more economical taste of Asiana, try Next Door, which is, you guessed it, right next door. The same innovative cooking is served, but in a more casual atmosphere.—Updated by Guy Fiorita
Open daily 10:30 am to 2 pm and 5 to 8:30 pm.
7 Calle Moreto
Paseo del Prado
Tel: 34 91 420 0177
For a while, this pricey, prestigious restaurant seemed lost, as people lamented the departure of noted chef Andrés Madrigal (now at Alboroque in the Atocha district). But then along came César Martín in April 2006, who renewed Balzac's mission with verve. As ever, to dine here you'll have to have a certain tolerance for pomposities like extra silverware, unnecessary decanting, and service that sacrifices attentiveness for formality, but on the plate, you'll find this 30-something chef working wonders, as in a meltingly tender breast and leg of pigeon lying on a sticky bed of stewed fruit compote. There are some missteps, like Martín's nouvelle version of the classic ajo blanco (a northern soup made from garlic and whitened with crushed almonds). Here, marinated rape (hake) is added, which has too much acidity and is the wrong texture for the dish. But desserts like poached pear in port wine sauce shine on. In the balance, this is once again one of the city's most reliable tables.
35 Cava Baja
La Latina
Tel: 34 91 365 8217
When you want to eat nothing that's been deconstructed or otherwise engineered, when you yearn for honest Castilian food in a simple setting, there's nowhere better than Lucio Blásquez's restaurant near Plaza Mayor. On two floors, with jamones dangling from beams, brick and white walls, and terra-cotta tiles, Casa Lucio has a homey goodness that routinely attracts the famous—actors, writers, Laura Bush—as well as regulars and tourists. Here's where to try the Madrid special, el cocido (various components—chickpea, cabbage, chorizo, black pudding, maybe chicken or beef—in a broth), or any number of traditional dishes: suckling pig, hake in green sauce, judías con perdiz (green beans with partridge), oxtail, tripe, all fresh from the kitchen's coal ovens. It's very satisfying and not very pricey.
34 Paseo de la Florida
Spain 28008
Tel: 34 915 477 918
Set just below the Parque del Oeste near the Príncipe Pío train station, Casa Mingo is the one place every madrileño takes out-of-town guests to. Originally a 19th-century cider factory, today Mingo still produces all of the cider served in the ground-floor restaurant. The interiors are kept simple, with bare wood tables, a rough stone floor, and dark wood panels and huge cider barrels covering the walls. The basic menu includes a limited list of tapas (the best is the spicy chorizo cooked in cider), but most people come here for the roast chicken, a simple green salad, and a lot of very fresh cider. Since this place is always packed and doesn't take reservations, we suggest you arrive early—around 8:15 pm should do it. In the summer months, there's a lovely, and therefore highly coveted, outdoor terrace. Before or after the meal, stop in next door at the Ermita de San Antonio de la Florida. Inside, you'll find Franscisco de Goya frescoes as well as the painter's tomb.—Guy Fiorita
38 Altamirano
Spain 28008
Tel: 34 915 432 821
In Madrid, tortilla is served in almost every bar—and almost every bar claims that theirs is the best in the city. At Casa Paco, the tortilla is indeed in the running for first prize, and here there are more varieties of the classic dish than anywhere else, with options on display under a glass case that runs the length of the bar. Pull up a stool and order a pincho (small piece) of anything from the original (potato and onion) to Roquefort and salmon, foie gras, or our favorite, the sirloin and caramelized onion version. This family-owned operation has been serving about 80 tortillas a day since the early 1950s, and the third generation is now waiting tables. Apart from the bar, there's a cramped little dining room that fills daily with local workers who come for the budget three-course menu. For an authentic look at Madrid, far from the tourist scene, you can do no better.—Guy Fiorita
Open Mondays through Saturdays 7 am to midnight.
7 Calle Villalar
Tel: 34 91 576 7397
Darío Barrio is another school-of-Adrià alum, and that's what the Madrileños are hungry for, if the instant success of this place after its 2004 opening is anything to go by. Here, though beets may turn up in dessert and chocolate in a braise, Barrio's experimentation is grounded in reality. Oxtail with chocolate and wine, and his version of huevos estrellados, truffled eggs with potato foam, are two of his better-known dishes. The room is comely, but not so flashy that it competes with the platesa staircase lit from within leads down to a whitewashed brick basement. Always full, despite fiendish prices.
6 Postigo de San Martín
Gran Vía
Tel: 34 91 522 0895
When a delicate fillet of sole ennobled by an aristocratic reduction of fish stock and cava is priced at such an inexplicably low level, you might come to suspect that the restaurant is a front for some illicit seafood-trafficking operation. Happily, the business is their business; yours is choosing from among the array of fresh shellfish that sits over ice in a gleaming glass case. Whether you select navajas (razor clams), berberechos (cockles), or a rather intimidating buey de mar (ox crab), you're best off leaving the good-naturedly brusque staff to decide how each is best prepared. The kitchen also dabbles in elaborate marine preparations like smoked tuna belly stuffed with seaweed and sea urchin. In a rich riff on a Spanish classic, piquillo peppers are stuffed with whipped bacalao (codfish) and drowned in a creamy, well-developed shrimp sauce—yet another gift to the city.
Hotel NH Paseo del Prado
4 Plaza Canovas del Castillo
Spain 28014
Tel: 34 913 302 400
Carles Abellan did it first, then Alberto Adrià (Ferran's brother). Now, it's Paco Roncero's turn. Like those other stars of Spain's molecular gastronomy stratosphere, the high-tech chef of Madrid's Terraza del Casino has opened a down-home tapas bar. Located in a cozy room whose barrel-shaped ceiling is lined, delightfully, with those elaborate combs that Spanish women use to prop up their mantillas, Estado Puro translates as "pure state," which gives you an idea of what Roncero is up to—as long as you believe that the pure state of, say, salt cod is to be rolled into chestnut-sized balls and deep-fried to a parsley-flecked crisp. It's true that most of the tapas are little more than well-chosen produce, lightly adorned: steamed cockles dressed with gellified lemon; a lovely take on patatas bravas in which tiny new potatoes have their tops hollowed out to make room for a dab of hot sauce. Not everything succeeds. A simple porcini carpaccio was bland, and its pine nut vinaigrette too sweet. Tigres—a classic dish that blends mussels with béchamel, packs the mixture back in the shells and tops the whole thing with breadcrumbs—was, in this incarnation, a deep-fried ball of vileness. But the best tapa of all? The mini-hamburguesa served with grainy mustard and caramelized onions—hardly what I'd call pure but delicious nonetheless.—Lisa Abend, first published on Gourmet.com
2 Calle Estafeta
Plaza Nueva Moraleja, Alcobendas
Tel: 34 91 625 0072
Maybe you didn't think you'd be eating in Asian restaurants of any kind on this trip, let alone a Japanese-Chinese-Peruvian restaurant—fusion yet! But you'll be glad you followed the chic hordes to this (it's fair to say) unique place. The restaurant is no relation to the London hot spot of the same name, though the owners know its owner, Alan Yau, and named this as a kind of insider tribute. The space ingeniously envelops each table in its own elegant Zen mini-environment, preparing you to tackle the unfamiliar menu—not that this is too onerous a task. In the kitchen, a Peruvian, a Japanese, and a Chinese chef work side by side, making sense of this wild idea with such dishes as grouper ceviche with fried yuca, crunchy duck pouch, or beef with oyster sauce and wok-fried vegetables. The distance from ceviche to sushi to dim sum isn't so vast, after all.
2 Presidente Carmona Avenue
Tel: 34 91 417 6415
This nouvelle Japanese restaurant in a residential neighborhood has made chef Ricardo Sanz into one of Madrid's newest culinary darlings. Kabuki's interior is understated, with all the bustle of a Tokyo sushi bar, while outdoor tables exude effortless class, like a sidewalk version of a Great Gatsby lawn party. Both spaces are lorded over by a suave waitstaff that's intimately familiar with Sanz's tricked-out Ibero-sashimi. Lemonfish might meet with papa arrugá (Canarian potato) and mojo verde, or urta (a rockfish from the Cõdiz bay) with adobo. In the showstopping usuzukuri trufa, a minuscule scoop of black-truffle pâté brings each ethereal pat of pez mantequilla (butterfish) back into the earth's orbit. Although Sanz can sometimes get too truffle-happy, he wisely lets toro sashimi go solo, letting the fish shine with pale, oily simplicity. Few tourists show up at Kabuki, and the casually glam regulars would probably be happy to keep it that way—reservations are hard enough to book as it is, even on weeknights. But you're well-advised to crash this party.
10 Calle de Recoletos
Tel: 34 911 400 696
After spending years together working for the late chef Santi Santamaría, the maître d', sommelier, and chef at Santceloni struck out on their own with the idea of opening a less expensive, more casual venue that would serve as a spot for anything from a quick drink or light snack to a full-blown meal. Set midway between Plaza Colón and Plaza de Cibeles on Calle Recoletos, La Cesta is a blend of modern and traditional design, with huge luminous panels covering one wall and original wood-framed windows along the other. The menu features a series of raciones (small dishes), with choices such as oxtail ravioli and creamy rice with red shrimp, pumpkin, and carrots. You'll probably need to order three of these to make a meal, and with the tortilla priced at $16, some are also a little overpriced. But La Cesta makes up for this in the quality of its ingredients, the interesting mix of flavors, and the relaxed, cool vibe of the dining room. For a bit of culinary drama, there's a high table with stools in back overlooking the kitchen.—Guy Fiorita
Open Mondays through Thursdays 1 to 4:30 pm and 8:30 pm to midnight, Saturdays and Sundays 1 to 4:30 pm and 8:30 pm to 12:30 am.
2 Calle Bárbara de Braganza
Spain 28004
Tel: 913 199 457
A gastropub from one of Madrid's top chefs and its most famous barman would seem like a good idea—or at least that's what chef Sergi Arola and Diego Cabrera thought when they opened Le Cabrera in early 2010. One year down the road, egos clashed and the two parted company. Arola is no longer involved, but his menu remains, as does the general concept and popularity of La Cabrera. Set in Barrio Justicia in what is fast becoming the hippest neighborhood in Madrid, this modernist local haunt is decorated with a strange mix of cocktail paraphernalia, goat skulls (cabra means goat), plaid sofas, and an illuminated onyx bar. The food, served upstairs, includes a selection of reimagined tapas and international standards such as clam chowder, Caesar salad, and fresh pasta with calamari. Downstairs is the cocktail lounge, where waiters dressed in blazers and straw hats by trendy Spanish clothier El Ganso lend the place an old Havana vibe. Try one of Cabrera's fruit-driven cocktails, such as Greck Citrics (vodka, lemon juice, pineapple juice, cucumber, and spearmint).—Guy Fiorita
Open Mondays through Fridays 4 pm to 2 am, Saturdays 4 pm to 2:30 am.
Hotel Selenza
67 Calle Claudio Coello
Spain 28001
Tel: 34 917 818 262
Ramón Freixa does not know the meaning of "less is more." It's said that the chef of Barcelona's one-star Racó d'en Freixa searched for years for a new place to fully express his vision, and now that he's found it—in Madrid of all places—the emphasis is definitely on the fully. From the decor (postmodern Baroque—not, unfortunately, an oxymoron) to the tableware (black water goblets! gold chargers!) to the mignardises served before dessert, everything at Ramón Freixa Madrid is over the top. That can be a bad thing, as in the case of a rather heaping plate of "snacks"—a spoonful of spherified foie gras, a strangely matzoh-like cornet piped with chorizo cream, a lozenge of gelified cola—which are united only by their common diminuitiveness. But it can also be very, very good. Why have a boring old salad if you can match each raw vegetable with its dried-and-fried twin? Why content yourself with a rich, herby stew of sautéed wild mushrooms when you can top it with sweet rounds of octopus? And crisp rabbit ribs? And tiny pancetta meatballs? Three cooking styles for the lobster, ten textures for the tomatoes, six kinds of chocolate with your coffee who said the age of excess is over?—Jack Turner, first published on Gourmet.com
17 Calle Cuchilleros
Spain 28005
Tel: 34 91 366 4217
Botin dates back to 1725, and little appears to have changed since it opened, including some of the waiters. The dining rooms, on the second and third floors of a building near Plaza Mayor, are a study in old Madrid, with dark woodbeamed ceilings, black-and-white checkerboard tile floors, and lots of bullfighter pictures on the walls. It's not just 18th-century charm that keeps this place popular with Madrileños; Botin also serves some of the finest suckling pig and roast lamb (cooked in an ancient wood-burning oven) in the city. Be warned: This is a meat eater's paradise, and you'll be greeted at the door by shelves of piglets in clay dishes awaiting their fate in the oven.
Open Mondays through Sundays 1:30 pm to midnight.
Casino de Madrid
15 Alcalá
Spain 28014
Tel: 34 91 532 1275
The Casino's head chef Paco Roncero trained under Ferran Adrià, who continues to play a role as a consultant. Roncero's tasting menu begins with a mojito frozen tableside using liquid nitrogen. The science continues through the tasting menu, which changes each week. "Snacks" are eight bite-size morsels, ranging from a miniature tube of toothpaste with olive-oil butter to a liquid croquette. "Tapiplatos" feature nine dishes that could include Milk Skin Cannelloni followed by the more traditional flavors of veal cheek with vegetables. Dessert could include a crunchy sweet-and-sour Lemon and Eucalyptus Igloo, while "morphings" are funky petits fours such as pistachios and artisanal chocolates. In summer months, request a table on the outdoor terrace, which has unbeatable views of the city, and remember that a suit and tie are required.
Open Mondays through Fridays 1:30 to 3:30 pm and 9 to 11 pm, Saturdays 9 to 11 pm.
31 Calle Zurbano
Spain 28010
Sergi Arola Gastro's minimalist dining room has just six tables and offers only three fixed-price dinner menus (ranging from $150 to $230), plus a more affordable lunch menu. Sergi Arola (an alumnus of the kitchens of Ferran Adrià and Pierre Gagnaire) is a proponent of traditional Catalonian and Mediterranean cuisine. Nothing is superfluous, flavors are authentic, and the raw material is seasonal and nearly always locally sourced. Dishes include starters such as Jerusalem artichoke with truffled poultry and mascarpone, mains such as red mullet with sautéed beans and peas with black pudding and a veil of Iberian ham, and desserts that include an airy, light passion-fruit soufflé with mint ice cream. An economical taste of Arola's cuisine can be had at the cocktail bar downstairs, which serves a selection of tapas, including his famed take on patatas bravas.—Guy Fiorita
Open Mondays through Fridays 2 to 3:30 pm and 9 to 11:30 pm, Saturdays 9 to 11:30 pm.


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1. abhishek singh said on Feb. 24, 2010
This is really a very dedicated buildup. Even I want to be the part of this project so that I can help out.
Feb. 23, 2010
AUSTIN, Texas — More than 1,000 University of Texas at Austin students are expected to participate on Feb. 27 in The Project 2010, one of the largest student- and community-run service events in the nation.
Established in 1999 by the university's Volunteer and Service Learning Center (now part of the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement), The Project has grown into an extensive collaborative effort involving student volunteers, city government departments, community organizations and local businesses.
Project 2010 will be held in the St. John's and Coronado Hills neighborhoods in northeast Austin. The UT students will complete gardening and landscaping projects and outdoor repairs at Pickle Elementary School, Webb Middle School and Reagan High School, as well as several homes in the area and neighborhood public parks and creeks.
In addition to the repairs and beautification by the student volunteers, Project 2010 features an extensive community resource fair to be held at the Virginia L. Brown Recreation Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The fair will provide information from a variety of community resources, entertainment for families, financial workshops provided by University Federal Credit Union and a Home Depot Kids' Workshop.
From noon until 1 p.m., Project 2010 will hold a special ceremony to thank the community and the student volunteers, and to pay tribute to the late Ed Bridges. Bridges was a firefighter and community liaison for the Austin Fire Department, as well as a member of the Project steering committee. A flag flown over the United States capitol will be presented to his family. U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett and University of Texas at Austin Student Government President Liam O'Rourke will speak at the ceremony.
Since its inception, The Project has involved more than 17,000 student volunteers completing more than 54,000 hours of service in eight Austin neighborhoods. The Project has received numerous service awards, including the Keep America Beautiful National Award for Community Improvement in 2000.
Over the years, the community partners that work to design the service sites and resources has grown to include the Austin Police Department, Austin Fire Department, Austin Parks & Recreation, Downtown Austin Community Court, Solid Waste Services, Keep Austin Beautiful, University Federal Credit Union and The Home Depot. The annual steering committee also includes several neighborhood organizations in the selected community, area school representatives and interested residents.
According to Dr. Gregory J. Vincent, vice president for diversity and community engagement, "The success of this tremendous service event comes from the willingness of our community service partners, the local business community and UT student volunteers to donate time, talent, supplies and equipment."
For more information on Project 2010, visit www.utproject.org or contact us through the Volunteer and Service Learning Center at 471-6161, or e-mail email@example.com.
For more information, contact: Leslie Blair, Div. of Diversity & Community Engagement, 512 232 4621.
1. abhishek singh said on Feb. 24, 2010
This is really a very dedicated buildup. Even I want to be the part of this project so that I can help out.


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Saying "We need to talk" to your partner isn't fun or productive. Here's how to improve a bad relationship without talking about it – these tips may help you fall in love all over again.
"Chains do not hold a marriage together. It is threads, hundreds of tiny threads which sew people together through the years. That is what makes a marriage last – more than passion or even sex." ~ Simone Signoret. The stronger your threads, the better your marriage will be – even if you have to work on improving your relationship when you're in debt.
One of the most popular relationship improvement books on Amazon is How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It. The authors (Love and Stosny) say that talking things out isn't always the best way to improve a bad relationship or achieve more connection and closeness in marriage. Learning how to improve your relationship is about getting closer in ways that don't require men to try to be like women, or vice verse. This book shares stories of couples who have turned their marriages around, and is full of practical advice about the behaviors that make and break marriages. Even if you're not married, you'll benefit from the wisdom of learning how to improve a marriage.
How to Improve a Bad Relationship
Take risks together, as a couple. Trying new things together, such as sky diving or learning about astronomy, unites you as a couple. Psychology professor Leaf Van Boven from the University of Colorado explains that happiness is found in what you do (not what you buy) because experiences are open to positive reinterpretations, become a meaningful part of your identity, and contribute to a happy marriage or relationship. This is one way to improve a bad relationship without talking about it, because it encourages you to rely on each other.
Learn how to communicate differently – not about your relationship, though. Research shows that contempt and holding back when you're talking about stuff in general are signs of marriage trouble and potential failure. So, find things about your spouse to appreciate and respect, and don't stonewall. To improve a bad relationship, you need to keep talking, touching, and connecting with each other. If you don't think you have communication problems, read Surprising Examples of Verbal Abuse in Relationships.
Be and stay specific when arguing. What are the real reasons you're fighting? Money, for instance, can become a weapon when one spouse uses the other's spending habits as ammunition or when a spouse spends money to get even. To improve a bad relationship, figure out exactly what you're arguing about — especially if you tend to fight about money.
Learn how to express anger. Expressing anger and resolving conflict not only improves a bad relationship and keeps your love alive, it also lengthens your life span. "When couples get together, one of their main jobs is reconciliation about conflict," says Ernest Harburg, researcher and professor emeritus at the University of Michigan. "Usually nobody is trained to do this." His research reveals that couples who suppress anger are twice as likely to face early death as those who express it.
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Commit to checking in with each other every day. "Commit to checking in with each other every day – or at least a few times a week without distractions," says marriage and family counselor Lisa Brookes Kift. "Marriages often get "dry" when couples get busy and don't prioritize each other and get a read or take the pulse of how the other is feeling." This tip for improving a bad relationship will help you stay committed, and increase your emotional connection as a couple.
Find reasons to laugh (laughter is a surprising way to improve a bad relationship). Kift also suggest "cracking each other up" with stupid pet names, funny looks, and private jobs. Humor binds couples together and de-escalating conflict. It also demonstrates friendship in the marriage, which is very important.
Stop criticizing, stonewalling, and being defensive in your relationship. Be mindful of criticism, contempt, stonewalling and defensiveness. If a lot of any or all of these exist in a marriage – research has shown that the chances are much higher for divorce. Criticism and contempt do not keep love alive; in fact, it'll thwart your relationship goals for good.
Remember why you fell in love. "To improve a bad relationship, visualize the person you dated and married," says psychologist Bruce Eimer. "Remember that person is still alive inside of him. The stressors and tribulations of life may have made that inner goodness hard to see. But, if you can remember who you fell in love with, you'll improve your marriage."
Appreciate your partner – be grateful for your love. Look at your husband and take a moment to appreciate all of the things that he does for you and gives you. You may in fact want to express your appreciation for him verbally and/or non-verbally. This tip on how to improve a bad relationship is about telling your husband what you like about him and watching him beam. You'll beam too!
Keep your intimate life alive and healthy. Knowing how to say "I love you" in small daily acts of love will improve a bad relationship. Making one day a week a special day–a day during which to schedule a "goody time" — can help your marriage. This can be any shared activity that you both can appreciate (such as a dinner out, going to the movies, etc.).
Untangle money issues – they contribute to relationship problems. "Often, when couples argue about money, it's not money that's the problem," says William Harley, PhD, author of His Needs, Her Needs: Building an Affair-Proof Marriage. "Instead, the money fights are a byproduct of relationship neglect."
I welcome your thoughts on how to improve a bad relationship. I know these tips aren't magic, and they won't help your marriage overnight. But if you and your spouse are both committed to working on your relationship, it will improve!
For more tips on how to improve a bad relationship, read The Secret Reason Women Leave Good Relationships. The insights on why women walk away will help you see your relationship more clearly.
2 Responses to "How to Improve a Bad Relationship Without Talking About It"
Dear Mel,
Thank you for being here – I'm glad to connect with you! I can't offer specific relationship advice, as I don't know the situation between partners. Even if I knew exactly what was going on, I couldn't tell you how to improve your relationship because only you know what you can and can't do.
That said, however, I do know that when we're with someone for awhile, the bloom tends to fade. The romantic high wears off, and we settle into a more normal type of relationship. Being in a relationship — a good relationship — takes time and energy. Both partners have to be willing to listen, communicate, and grow closer together.
Do you think your boyfriend is willing to try to make your relationship better? You can't create a healthy, happy relationship alone. You can't change him…all you can do is focus on being a happy, healthy woman on your own.
Are you trying too hard to make him happy or please him? The more you try to please him, the grumpier and more irritated he'll get.
What do you think you can do to improve your relationship?
Dear Laurie,
Am in a 4 years old relationship with my boyfriend and it seems things are not the same, may you help me how to regain the sweetness. I feel like I seem to irritate him a lot and somehow we end up arguing more.
I would really appreciate a reply.


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