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Dodgers acquire Carlos Marmol from Cubs for Matt Guerrier
Jul 2, 2013, 2:11 PM EDT
In a swap of relievers who were designated for assignment, Bruce Levine of ESPN Chicago reports that the Cubs have traded Carlos Marmol and about $200,000 in international signing bonus money to the Dodgers for Matt Guerrier.
Marmol certainly has a lot more upside than Guerrier, who's been little more than middle relief-caliber since signing a three-year, $12 million deal with the Dodgers two-and-a-half seasons ago. This year Guerrier had a 4.80 ERA and 21/12 K/BB ratio in 30 innings. Of course, Guerrier is also much less likely to completely implode on the mound, which Marmol has done far too often this season.
On the other hand, even while struggling overall this season Marmol racked up 32 strikeouts in 28 innings, posting a double-digit strikeout rate for the eighth consecutive season, and from 2007-2012 he posted a 2.90 ERA with the majors' highest strikeout rate and lowest opponents' batting average. If the Dodgers can get him to go from "worst control of all time" to merely "really, really bad control" he's still capable of overpowering hitters.
Chicago's move to unload Marmol comes just minutes after the Cubs traded Scott Feldman to the Orioles for Jake Arrieta, Pedro Strop, and about $400,000 in international bonus money.
- valarmorghuliss - Jul 2, 2013 at 2:16 PM
Someone traded for him?
- Stiller43 - Jul 2, 2013 at 2:22 PM
I dont know who this guerrier character is, but he must really be…just awful to get traded for marmol.
- yahmule - Jul 2, 2013 at 3:12 PM
I recommend Kenley Jansen not give up another run this season. Mattingly can't wait to have "an established closer" in that role.
- Bryz - Jul 2, 2013 at 4:28 PM
Guerrier's kind of an average reliever that just happened to have a bad season this year. He was heralded as a good-to-great Twins reliever, but he had some awful years in Minny too.
Besides, the fact that the trade is Marmol & $200,000 international bonus money for Guerrier shows that both teams felt Guerrier was the better (or at least less-risky) reliever in this trade.
- specialkindofstupid - Jul 2, 2013 at 2:22 PM
When Marmol received the news and was handed a plane ticket to meet up with his new Dodger teammates in Colorado, he allegedly threw the ticket into the air in frustration.
He missed.
- stex52 - Jul 2, 2013 at 2:47 PM
So the name that has become a byword for bad pitching lives on in MLB.
- drkincaid - Jul 2, 2013 at 2:54 PM
So Cubs saved about $3M in salary this year or was cash sent?
- cubfan531 - Jul 2, 2013 at 3:04 PM
I believe the Cubs still had to eat $2 million on the $3 million or so owed to Marmol from hereon out.
- Old Gator - Jul 2, 2013 at 3:45 PM
If you loved the previous ownership, you're gonna love Carlos Marmol.
- Anoesis - Jul 3, 2013 at 1:19 AM
He owns parking lots and has a money-grubbing ex-wife?
- losanginsight - Jul 2, 2013 at 3:54 PM
Marmol just needs a change of scenery. Maybe if Wrigley put up a few lights or have the fans park their cars with the headlights on during the night. Trash for trash but Marmol brings 600+Ks.
- giantssb42champs - Jul 2, 2013 at 4:39 PM
So the cubs basically traded a prospect for a bag of balls.
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mrs Gpanda is looking for the quickest way to do this--preferably to fly..
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this one?
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Fly. The bus ride is very scenic, but long and likely requiring an overnight in Vang Vieng, a place to avoid. So pleased to read that Mrs Gpanda is traveling again.
I booked with Lao Airlines last time with no problems. Is this the site you're trying - http://www.laoairlines.com/ ? It looks fine to me.
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Have you seen this from the man in seat61 site?
The jewel in Laos' crown is Luang Prabang, a city of French and Buddhist colonial buildings next to a river and nestled in mountains. You can travel from Vientiane to Luang Prabang by river boat or bus, as follows:
Vientiane - Luang Prabang by VIP bus, 10 hours, morning departures, about 140,000-170,000 Kip one-way, see timetable below.
Vientiane - Luang Prabang by overnight VIP sleeper bus, 10 hours, evening departures, about 140,000-170,000 Kip one-way, see timetable below.
Vientiane - Luang Prabang by air-con bus, 10 hours, 2 morning departures, about 120,000-130,000 Kip one-way.
Vientiane - Luang Prabang by ordinary bus, 11 hours, 5 daily departures, about 70,000 Kip one-way.
Vientiane - Luang Prabang by 6-seater river speedboat, 11 hours, morning departures, about $20 one-way. One seat61 correspondent has said he did not feel safe on the speedboat.
Vientiane - Luang Prabang by cargo/passenger ferry, 4-7 days, daily morning departures, about $6 one-way.
Vientiane to Luang Prabang by VIP air-conditioned bus...
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Fare: Day bus 150,000 Kip one-way. Sleeper bus 180,000 kip one-way.
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The speed boat is probably hazardous to your hearing aside from other dangers. I've done that trip by road, with a couple of nights in VV, and although the buses are probably more comfortable now than in 2002, it's still a LONG day's drive. As you know, I'm a big advocate of on-the-ground travel, but I'd still recommend flying that route. (I met a young woman backpacker on my last visit who had taken the bus, and she changed her plans for the trip back to Vientiane so she could fly.)
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Bob, we flew. Eddie at SE tours sorted it for us.
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Here is another shout out of delight that Beth is heading back to SEA. Great news! (Sorry I can't answer the question -- have only been to Luang Prabang which I wrote about at some length.)
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I'd go with Eddie - he can book these tickets.
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thanks... yes she is joining us in thailand for a couple of weeks in the fall..
we have rented green ghecko villa for a few days near udon thani, then will go to vientienne and then we will meet back in bkk for a final few days.. we too are delighted...
lets see if the lao air link works
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I remember that the lao airlines site only worked properly on certain browsers. We use firefox and it was a problem - had to use explorer - but thats a few years back and hopefully it is better now.
Flying is certainly the easiest and quickest.
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I have done it by bus, boat and by air. Overland travel is usually my preferred option but this is one route I would fly.
The buses take forever although not as long as they used to and are not bad comfort-wise. The fast speedboat was noisy, extremely uncomfortable and not for the faint hearted!
Lao airlines has always been difficult to book online and it may be necessary to use an agent. There are one or two sites in teh UK that will book flights on-line (http://www.flylaoairlines.co.uk/ is one)I am sure there must be something similar in the US - Bob - please pass on our best wishes to Beth
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Bob use Eddie as Nicky suggested!
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There are fake Lao air sites that will take your money, give you print-able receipts or tickets which will not be honored by the airline.
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I checked my eticket from spring 2011, it says this:
"Contact through firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com. For more information,please visit www.laoairline.com/contactus.html "
Again, I had no trouble booking through the website, while traveling.
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Eddie actually got me cheaper tixs than advertised on the Lao airlines website.
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I tried Eddie, but I needed train tickets as well as plane tickets, and I got a rather curt response that he didn't handle train tickets. I don't remember that his price for the plane was any different than the website, either. Since I couldn't "one stop shop" I figured I'd do the whole thing myself.
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"You can travel from Vientiane to Luang Prabang by river boat"
No you cannot.
"Lao airlines has always been difficult to book online."
The site is fine now, even with a Mozilla based browser.
Be careful, this is a fake site. there are a number of fake sites, using similar names; some are in Thailand and some in Europe.
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Is the real site.
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Hi, I'm more like planning to travel by boat or a passenger ferry Vientiane to Louangphrabang, Louangphrabang to Vientiane, Louangphrabang to Pakse, Savannakhet to Pakse and Pakse to Vientiane. Actually, I'm more interested in how many hours will this trip takes and how much is the fare for each trip. Hope you could answer.
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"Hi, I'm more like planning to travel by boat or a passenger ferry Vientiane to Louangphrabang,"
I have already posted that you cannot travel from Vientiane to Luang Prabang by boat. There is no passenger ferry and the speedboats don't operate from Vientiane.
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Hi Vientianeboy, how about on the other locations that I mention? Louangphrabang to Pakse, Savannakhet to Pakse and Pakse to Vientiane.
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By car? (I don't know how much car and driver would be).
At present the road from Vientiane to LP is is quite good nick. It can be driven in a day (about 8 hours).
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rofl. I doubt whether even Fangio could drive it in 8 hours. 12 with a stop is more like it.
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Drove it in 8 last week, and that wasn't a hard drive plenty of stops...... It's about 340 kilometres so with the roads in passable condition it's no problem.
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Page County (Iowa) United Missionary churches had their origins in a Brethren in Christ congregation which joined the Mennonite Brethren in Christ Church in 1885 or later. The first of the two congregations is the Shambaugh United Missionary Church. When it was incorporated in 1894 it had 25 members. The New Market United Missionary Church was established in 1893 and incorporated the following year with nine members.
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A thug bit a chunk out of a man's ear while they grappled in the street.
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Burns, of Red Lonning, Whitehaven, left John Young needing 18 stitches and surgery after sinking his teeth into his ear.
Judge Peter Hughes QC, passing sentence, said the assault was a "terrible thing to do".
Burns was given a two-year prison term, suspended for two years, after admitting unlawful wounding.
Jonathan Dickinson, prosecuting, said the violence happened on March 31 last year.
He told the court Mr Young was out for the night in the town centre when he saw a friend involved in an "altercation" with Burns in Market Place.
Mr Young grabbed hold of Burns and they both fell to the floor, the court heard.
Another man arrived and started punching Mr Young and Burns bit the lower part of his left ear.
Burns and the other man left after the trouble broke up.
"Police were called," said Mr Dickinson. "They saw Mr Young with part of his left lower ear bitten off."
Burns was arrested, telling police he had earlier been to a christening before going into the town centre.
He had downed drinks including five alcopops and a shot and remembered arguing but could not remember what it was about.
Greg Hoare, in mitigation, said Burns was "99 per cent of the time a hard-working man who looks after his family".
Judge Hughes said what had gone on before to lead to the violence was "far from clear".
He told Burns: "What you did really is quite abhorrent and repulsive. To bite off a significant chunk of somebody's ear is a terrible thing to do and it will have a profound, long-term effect on John Young."
Burns will be supervised for two years and was ordered to carry out 250 hours of unpaid work for the community.
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Quebec's Parti Québécois government is plumbing new depths in its cynical campaign to pump oxygen into the sputtering cause of sovereignty.
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Quebec's Parti Québécois government is plumbing new depths in its cynical campaign to pump oxygen into the sputtering cause of sovereignty.
Its latest manoeuvre, according to a trial balloon floated in a Montreal newspaper, is a plan to ban religious symbols such as Muslim head coverings, Jewish kippas and Sikh turbans (along with "ostentatious" personal crucifixes) from schools, hospitals, daycares and anywhere else in the broad public sector, all in the name of ensuring religious "neutrality." In fact, such a move would be anything but neutral.
It would amount to targeting religious minorities by effectively excluding devout Jews, Muslims and Sikhs from public sector jobs. It would play on the defensive attitude of francophone Quebecers who fear their "values" are under siege from newcomers. In the words of Charles Taylor, the McGill philosopher who six years ago co-chaired a commission into religious accommodation in Quebec, it would be an "absolutely terrible act of exclusion."
Of course, the PQ doesn't want to ban all religious symbols. The party's own ads during the last provincial election campaign featured a lingering aerial shot of the enormous cross on Mount Royal accompanied by promises to "take pride in our values." And legislators in Quebec's National Assembly famously debate laws in a chamber where a crucifix hangs above the Speaker's chair.
If Premier Pauline Marois and Co. proposed to take down the cross on the mountain and the crucifix in the assembly in the name of secularism, they would at least have consistency on their side. As it is, they are pandering to the insecurities of Quebec's old-stock francophone voters who identify with Catholic symbols – even though the province abandoned the church en masse decades ago.
If the PQ goes ahead with the plan for a "charter of Quebec values" – and it conspicuously wasn't denying any of it this week – it would be both shameful and pathetic.
Shameful because it is born of such obvious political calculation. The PQ, an ostensibly progressive party, seems willing to do almost anything to whip up support for sovereignty, in this case by persuading a critical minority of francophone voters that turbaned outsiders threaten their culture and their language.
For that purpose, it would be a positive advantage if a ban on personal religious symbols was found to be in conflict with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, as it almost certainly would be. That would allow the PQ to argue that the federal charter and English Canada's devotion to multiculturalism are daggers aimed at the heart of French Quebec. Solution: independence.
The PQ's plan would also be pathetic. As the Montreal Gazette's Don Macpherson writes, it is "based on the premise that the values held by an overwhelming majority of Quebecers are so weak and unappealing that they must be imposed by law on the tiny minorities among them that wear religious headgear."
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In this film, set in the mythical Southern state of Missitucky, whimsical Irishman Finian and his daughter Sharon arrive in the community carrying a crock of gold, which they've stolen from Ogg the Leprechaun. Sharon falls in love with sharecropper Woody Mahoney and runs afoul of the racially-bigoted Judge Rawkins.
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The Daily News, via the Washington Post, managed to snag this gem from the accompanying interview:
"Most men are divided in three categories: primitive, those that only want sex; smarter, those that want to be loved, and [the] last group -- those that not only want to be loved, they also need that this love will be the biggest and most amazing feeling in your life," she said.
"Those are the most difficult, but that is my favorite category," Chapman added.
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Is it possible? Can just one evening tasting session deliver the best of a city's food-scene? The very best of cupcakes Gourmet shewaramas, salads et al? yup! possible, but only when the knowledgable foodie hostess and publishing consultant and whiz, the lovely Faarah Mehta generously sources and then equally generously opens up her stylish villa (private beach et al) for my Whats hot tasting session. As does her foodie husband, retailing tycoon, the dashing Saagar Shewakramani. High voltage, brilliant editor of a leading lifestyle magazine Kavita Srinivasan, Sridip Ganguly, software expert are foodies extraordinaires too.
Sweet seduction! Cant stop eating. Swirls of luscious frostings whirl tantalizingly.What do "sex and the city" "Devil have Prada" and Dubai have in common ? Cupcakes from the NYC based Magnolia. Carrot cake gets our vote.
From Sweet stuff (owners sisters Farah and Aaliya Gokal) it's the Chocolate cupcake as also from the other UAE homegrown success, Kitsch Concept.Hey sugar's vanilla with chocolate frosting is to kill for . The Hummingbird bakery's Red velvet is top of our list.
I tracked down Canadian born, fitness-enthusiast turned entrepreneur (the salad jar) and Voila! Danielle Sallam turned up with jars of 8 varieties of salads. Gourmet-salads-eaten-in-the-jar-home-delivered. Bursting with ooze and crunch,calorie sparse and nutrient dense are superb. The Mango tango, sweet beet are the best.
OMG! Streetfood goes gourmet! home baked bread, premium, fresh, organic Ingredients drizzled with gourmet sauces redefine shewarama. Superb pure vegetarian Portobello, duck and veal too) Fadal belmahdi's passion shines through.
Open 24 hours. Take your pick! White saj wholewheat saj (Lebanese bread) plump with Sfillings be it Spicy Chicken. Turkey cheese or barbecue steak. Veggies go for jebneh halloumi
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It's a treat to beat all treats. A Double Treat, whichever way you look at it. And Im not only referring to the delicious nutritious dates (which I cant stop eating) but also my delightful dates from South India. The brilliant Executive chef Thirimalai Murugan 's award winning dish blends South India and Dubai so is it any wonder that the dish was given highly prestigious UAE award? The creative and hard working chef from kanyakumari has not only honed his talents all over the world, but has also spearheaded many a hotel pre-opening team.
#DubaiDiaries: DIVINE DESSERT IN THE DESERT
A request. Please take a look at the accompanying photograph: would you believe I shot this in the hot, arid desert? Such a fabulous relief to be amongst lush tropical gardens and trees in this concrete skyscrapered Dubai! It gets even more exciting because here in the cosmopolitan, diverse Dubai, not only does this multi-talented, brilliant Executive chef share his recipe of my most favorite dessert, the Crepes Suzette but many an invaluable multi-cuisine cooking tip too. Here he is, flambéing the pancake dessert by drizzling the Grand Marnier liquor down the orange rind and swapping many an interesting culinary story too.
#MyDubaiDiaries: Roberto's
While researching for my latest book, I dined at Roberto's, the contemporary Italian restaurant in Dubai.
The elaborate menu is set by the brilliant Executive Chef Andrea Mugavero.
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I dine at the wondeful, La Petite Maison, where we trip out on the worlds best French toast and Burrata. This restaurant has been rated amongst the World's 100 best restaurants. Local produce, notably artichokes, courgettes, lemons, olives, tomatoes, peppers and girolles are used generously with sea food, meat and fresh pasta to produce a style that's light and healthy at La Petite Maison.
Over the top and over the moon in Dubai? How do I define it? Let me count the ways… Okay so Ive dined in the worlds highest restaurant (At.mosphere) in the worlds tallest building (Burj Khalifa). Tripped out on sushi at the glamorous Zeta while the worlds largest choreographed fountains danced and sang. Dined at the glamorous Pierchic which floats like a jewel in the sea. But here in the accompanying photograph Ive captured the over the top spirit of glitzy, edgy, flamboyant Dubai: Tall, gutsy, glamorous chef Silvena Rowe reigns over the hearts, palates and imagination of Dubai with her trio of Omnia restaurants. The newest one shimmers with it's three storeyed see through mirrored kitchen and conjures modern magic with Emirati fare. Having eaten an amazing meal in Omnia we invited Silvena to get a taste of what our 26 year old Indian chef Himanshu Saini was creating with modernist Indian fare in Tresind (which has also been the talk of the town) Dubai's leading brand builders Rita Karanjia Mehta and Leela Dhar updated me with invaluable insights into dazzling Dubai. Ofcourse, as I continue research on the definitive guide to Dubai, Ive been eating at many an amazing surprise …from the fine dining Govindas (without onion and garlic) to Wolfgang's Puck's cutting edge steak house where the chef creates vegan fare too. Dubai does dazzle.
Here's a feast to beat all feasts. It pampers all my senses…there is light, sound, dance, music and ofcourse food. As though all this were not enough there is also the worlds tallest building and the worlds biggest choreographed fountain to keep me company. If the accompanying photograph had a video and sound track, heres what you'd see and hear… glittering and shimmering fountains leaping and swirling and twirling into the evening sky as different colored lights bathe and sway with them. These fountains dance to music and Whitney Houston's husky "I'll always love you" echoes sensuously as the fountains sway to it's melody. And as though blessing it all and taking the ringside seat like a benevolent all-caring Pasha is the worlds tallest building, The Burj Khalifa which shimmers glamorously. And right here while feasting on this spectacle I am feasting on the freshest of fare created by the brilliant Executive chef Alain Gobeil . All this is the glamorous Zeta Restaurant where the heart of Dubai seems to throb in all it's glory. In many different ways.
I'm excited! I call it "to have your dazzle and eat it too". Not only do I dine in the most exquisite symbol of Dubai but also come away with it's treasured recipes for you. "Qbara" is the name of this sexily glamorous restaurant. "Qbara" the word is "Arabic" back to front. Qbara itself is Arabic dining inside-out. And so it is acknowledged to be "the Dubai experience". It distills Arabic flair, glamorizes it and modernizes it too.
Here, the glamorously sprawling space seduces all the senses. Dramatically lit, with a brilliant interplay of light and shadow, it shimmers with a humongous and beautiful chandelier (of what seems to be large pearls). Beautiful hostesses lead you into a dimly lit, two leveled large dining area. As does the surrealistic wall with it's mesmerizing 3D sound and light effect.From the upper level, guests can look down on the restaurant in all its glory.
The food dazzles: dish after dish had visual and gustatory starbursts.The magic comes on thick and fast…compressed, refreshing sweet watermelon off set by the salty luscious shanklish cheese. The delightful falafel salad, followed by mellow, fragrant fish and rice, succulent, robust lamb. Delicate, raw Yellowtail and char-grilled spicy quail pieces, wrapped in vine leaves. The list goes on and on. My gracious hosts Alia Bin Hendi and Anass Allouch explain many an Arabic term and I feast on the conversation as I do on the fabulous food. Camels milk icecream in erotic embrace with crushed baklava delights. The piece de resistance? sensational honey and vanilla panacotta, topped with yards of sweet gossamer Iranian candyfloss pashmak.
Creating this magic is the extraordinarily gifted Colin Clague. Born in the Isle of man, Chef Clague has worked with icons like Anton Mosimann and Sir Terence Conran, Clague has not only worked and travelled the world but also spearheaded the pre-opening teams of the prestigious Burj Al Arab in Dubai, and executive chef of award-winning Japanese izakaya restaurants – Zuma in London and Dubai.
Coincidentally I have eaten at all the restaurants he worked in, including Pollen in Singapore. And each time Ive been delighted. Achieving such resounding flavors and texture takes serious skill and effort and Chef Colin Clague displays both.His dishes dazzle as does Qbara and I have many atreasured recipe from him. Should you need any please email firstname.lastname@example.com, twitter, instagram @rashmiudaysingh and I' ll be happy to share them with you
What you are holding in your hands is an open invitation to join me at a uniquely spectacular banquet. If you take a look at the accompanying photographs Ive shot, you may begin to get an idea of whats in store. Ofcourse, its just a whiff, a tiny flavor. It begins with the amazing breakfast safari in the magnificent desert and a platter of Bedouin breakfast. It ends with an elegant, authentic Thai meal in a Palace, with the worlds tallest singing and dancing fountains regaling us. In between I not only dine in world class restaurants. Meet world-renowned chefs (our very own Sanjeev Kapoor is here too) but also taste the food of a myriad restaurants in the "Beach canteen", watch cooking classes, eat at the "Ripe market" in the park. The Dubai food festival not only serves up a flavor of the world but also the homegrown authentic, exoti Emirati ones. And I relish each one!
Its exhilerating to speed over rolling sanddunes. Nothing can match the vivid blue skies and cool desert Februrary sunshine as we head towards the Bedouin camp. Here not only do I bask in the sun as I sip on the Arabic coffee (heady with cardamom and saffron,) but also chat with the chief of the Bedouins (looking majestic in his crisp white headgear). A bumpy roller coaster ride on a camel and my appetite is kickstarted. The wholesome Bedouin breakfast (please see photo) of wheat noodles (balaleet) with a whisper of sweetness, the airy light pancakes and "rotis" with zattaar nourish and energise. I couldve stayed on for hours but it's time to drive on and watch wild animals in the conservation camp
From the wilds of the desert to a luxuriously pampered dinner in the shimmering majestic, Arabian-inspired Palce hotel in Old Town, right near Dubai Mall. This Palace hotel sprawls langourously around the placid lake. And it is in this lake that twinkling, dancing, singing fountains leap and piroutte in the sky. They provide an amazing backdrop to our dinner at Thiptara, the authentic Thai restaurant. It is here that Chef Chaiwat conjures sweet, spicy magic. In between tripping out on Thai dimsum, succulent Chicken satay and fragrant velvetty curries we converse with renowned chef Yousuf Khumayes from Saudi Arabia. He is here for the food festival and has not only been inaugurating but also sharing his views on healthy cooking at many a Food festival event. Explaining the exciting details of the Food festival (which is on till end of February) the dynamic director, Debora Greenwood elaborates on how this is a treat for foodies,
Through it all, I not only fall in love with this charming, Arabesque hotel which the dapper Fabrice Dufry helms but also nibble on the masterful Thai fare from which lemongrass, galanagal,
Makrut and other Thai herbs leap and delight. Much like the fountains around us.
It's a delight to meet the young, and down to earth, renowned chef Yousef Khumayes who has been cooking since the age of four. Since then he's certainly left a track of awards and accomplishments in his wake as an adult! Originally from Jeddah, (his mother is Irish) Chef Khumayes also has international exposure (having honed his skills in leading hotels and restaurants around the world) he has evolved a wide variety of culinary styles and techniques that he often blends in what he dubs 'Middle-Eastern Fusion', something that is evident in his delicious, exciting, and surprising dishes. He continues to blaze trails in'Top Chef' creating winning dishes and winning hearts too.
He shares with us one of his favorite yummy recipes
Scallops and quinoa salad:-
8 ounces dry sea scallops/
4 teaspoons light soy sauce/4 tablespoons canola oil/
1 1/2 cups quinoa, rinsed
2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic / 3 cups water /1 teaspoon salt /1 cup sliced snow peas. /1/3 cup rice vinegar/ 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil /1 cup sliced scallions / 1/3cup finely diced red peppers / 1/2 A red chilli finely chopped /1/4 cup finely chopped fresh coriander
Toss scallops with 2 teaspoons light soy sauce in a medium bowl. Set aside.
Place a large, pan on medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon canola oil and quinoa. Cook, stirring constantly, until the quinoa begins to colour, 7 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add water and salt and bring to a boil. Cover and cook over medium heat until the water is absorbed, about 18 minutes. Remove from the heat and leave to the side, covered, for 8 minutes. Stir in snow peas, cover and leave for 7 minutes more.
Meanwhile, mix 3 tablespoons canola oil, with 2 teaspoon light soy sauce, vinegar and sesame oil. Add the quinoa and snow peas, scallions and bell pepper, mix to combine.
Remove the scallops from the marinade and dry. Heat a big pan on high till it's really hot. Add the rest of the canola oil and cook the scallops, turning once, until golden brown, about 3minutes each side. Toss the scallops into the quinoa salad. Serve with coriander and a squeeze of fresh lime juice and enjoy.


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Why be a cat person or a dog person when you can be both?! A floppy-eared hound in profile, cut from super-shiny sheet sterling, showcases a second cutout of a cat within. A gleaming tribute to the companion animal(s) in your life.
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The Nationals and right-hander Chien-Ming Wang have agreed to terms on a deal worth $4 million, pending a physical, says CSN Washington's Mark Zuckerman.
It's a larger-than-anticipated guarantee for the sinkerballer, who has made all of 20 starts the last three years. The contract will include incentives based on games started.
After pitching half-seasons in 2008 and 2009 and missing all of 2010 due to shoulder woes, Wang returned in the second half of 2011 to go 4-3 with a 4.04 ERA in 11 starts with the Nationals. He struck out just 25 in 62 1/3 innings during that span, but even though his velocity was down, his groundball rate was still among the best in the league. 53 percent of the balls hit against him were kept on the ground. For comparison's sake, only 11 of the 94 pitchers to qualify for the ERA title did better, with Jake Westbrook leading the majors at 59 percent.
Wang will be part of a Nationals rotation also certain to include Stephen Strasburg and Jordan Zimmermann. John Lannan would be another given unless he's traded, which would be a possibility if the Nationals sign another free-agent starter this winter. Ross Detwiler has to be the current favorite among the in-house candidates to round out the group.
- natstowngreg - Nov 3, 2011 at 6:47 PM
Yeah, $4 million seems a little high, but it's just one year with incentives, so the risk doesn't seem that big. With a good 2012, he could price himself out of the Nats' plans, but I'd enjoy watching him do it.
Strasburg (R; innings-limited)
Zimmermann (R)
Lannan (L)
Wang (R)
Detwiler (L)/Peacock (R)/Milone (L)
Lannan or Detwiler could indeed be trade bait. If Davey thinks Gorzelanny can fill Davey's desire for a lefty long reliever, one of them could be spared. Peacock could be the righty long reliever or be on stand-by at Syracuse. That would leave Milone at Syracuse, to fill in for one of the lefties.
If Rizzo can get another starter better than Wang or Lannan, this could set up nicely.
- sumerduckman - Nov 4, 2011 at 10:24 AM
Yep, the Nats need a dependable, veteran horse to anchor the pitching staff. All of the current pitchers are either coming off various surgeries, young, both or head cases ( Lannon).
If Mr. Rizzo finds a good arm, one more big bat and some decent bench guys, no one is going to want to play DC. Nats Stadium would certainly look ( and sound) like it did on this years' last home game more often, which would be a lot of fun.
- Francisco (FC) - Nov 3, 2011 at 7:42 PM
Hey how about that? The Nats got some Wang!
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Radeon HD 5870 vs Radeon HD 7950
IntroThe Radeon HD 5870 features core clock speeds of 850 MHz on the GPU, and 1200 MHz on the 1024 MB of GDDR5 RAM. It features 1600(320x5) SPUs along with 80 TAUs and 32 ROPs.
Compare those specifications to the Radeon HD 7950, which has a GPU core clock speed of 800 MHz, and 1536 MB of GDDR5 RAM set to run at 1250 MHz through a 384-bit bus. It also is comprised of 1792 SPUs, 112 Texture Address Units, and 32 ROPs.
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The Radeon HD 7950 should theoretically be much faster than the Radeon HD 5870 in general. (explain)
Texel RateThe Radeon HD 7950 should be much (more or less 32%) faster with regards to texture filtering than the Radeon HD 5870. (explain)
Pixel RateIf using lots of anti-aliasing is important to you, then the Radeon HD 5870 is superior to the Radeon HD 7950, but only just. (explain)
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Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the max amount of information (measured in megabytes per second) that can be transported past the external memory interface within a second. It's worked out by multiplying the card's interface width by its memory clock speed. If it uses DDR memory, it should be multiplied by 2 again. If it uses DDR5, multiply by ANOTHER 2x. The better the bandwidth is, the better the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and high resolutions.
Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum texture map elements (texels) that are applied per second. This number is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The better this number, the better the card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels processed in one second.
Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the most pixels the graphics card could possibly record to its local memory in one second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the number of Render Output Units by the the core clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - aka Render Output Units) are responsible for drawing the pixels (image) on the screen. The actual pixel output rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, most notably the memory bandwidth - the lower the bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.
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