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From red carpet premieres to hot nights, Rachel Zoe personally decides what Hollywood's 'it' crowd is wearing. Now, she offers full access to the style secrets that skyrocketed clients such as Lindsay Lohan, Cameron Diaz, and Mischa Barton to the top of best dressed lists worldwide. Readers will discover how to develop their own individual style in every part of their life, from clothing to entertaining to home decorating- on a realistic budget. STYLE A TO ZOE includes tips on must-have accessories and wardrobe staples for every occasion, on packing and traveling like a jet-setter, and on when to save and when to splurge on handbags, shoes, and more. With original interviews and contributions from fashion A-listers like Michael Kors, Donatella Versace, and Roberto Cavalli, as well as never-before-seen colour photographs of Rachel's celebrity clients and her Hollywood home, readers will soon be creating their own red carpet moments.
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These Fire King Blue and Gold Leaf (also known as Biscayne) 5 1/4 x 9 1/4 Loaf Pans with blue trim are in very good condition; there might be some minor spots (upon close inspection) to the leaves and/or some minor dings to blue edge (again, not very noticeable, just normal shelf wear) and/or some swirl marks to the bottom of the pan (either from manufacturing or use). Clean and otherwise terrific for this early, unusual pattern, no major issues. Embossed Fire King Made in USA. Made c 1950s.

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Two Matthews keep score in their inspiring roles
By Donna Freydkin, USA TODAY
NEW YORK — One Matthew plays a castaway on the small screen in Lost. The other frequently casts his shirt away in his daily life. And this winter, Matthews Fox, 40, and McConaughey, 37, join forces to rebuild a college football team after the players die in a freak plane crash in the inspirational true story We Are Marshall, opening Friday. Over margaritas at ESPN Zone in Times Square with USA TODAY, the actors discussed winning, losing and why they loved playing their game.
Q: What kind of coach would you make in real life?
Fox: This is the first time I've approached football from that perspective, and boy, I had a good time. I think I'd enjoy it an awful lot. I'd be good at it. I've played under enough coaches in my life, and I can understand what kind of mentor you can be in that position. It's not just about winning or losing or the competition or cooperating as a team. Those are the first kernels of understanding of what team sports are all about. The way you use that stuff in your life are the lessons as a coach you have the opportunity to highlight. My father was very much that way with me with sports.
McConaughey: I don't understand some of the things that happen today, where they have kids play where there's no win or loss. I disagree with that. Failure is sometimes more important in life than victory.
Fox: My daughter was playing soccer this year, and they actually don't keep score at the age of 9. Who came up with that age? When are you supposed to learn? I was very competitive when I played. As a father, I would much rather have a child that I could sit down at the dinner table with after watching them play and feel that my son or daughter had given 110% every single minute.
McConaughey: Life ain't fair! Life ain't easy, and it's not supposed to be.
Q: What did you learn from coaching all those kids in the movie?
McConaughey: I learned a lot about how my dad was raising me via portraying Jack Lengyel. Being with kids, college students — some of the kids not with the amount of ability you'd hope they have. You can't treat everyone the same. You can treat them all fair. Things like that.
Q: Did you like being a fiery redhead in the movie?
Fox: The actual Red (Dawson) definitely has that fiery element to him. I think the world of him and respect him. We feel really good about how on-point we stayed with the story.
Q: Matthew (McConaughey), you're People's former Sexiest Man Alive, and Matthew (Fox), you're one of its sexiest men. So, how sexy did you feel in the plaid and polyester ensembles you wore in the film?
McConaughey: Go back on that "former" now! Come on now, man. If it's Sexiest Man Alive, then I'm still sitting here with a heartbeat. It's not something you lose.
Fox: He's alive! As long as he's alive, he's the sexiest.
McConaughey: Part of the great thing about acting is that it's time travel. You go with the gear.
Fox: How many times have you really seen the '70s really given their due? We make fun of it now.
McConaughey: I keep (the knee socks) pulled up. I'm fast in those socks, too.
Q: Matthew, I hear that the margarita is your personal concoction. What's the secret?
McConaughey: This particular margarita? Two full limes, squeezed on the bottom first. Tablespoon of sugar. Then tequila, splash of Cointreau, and you top off with tonic so you can have a little carbonation.


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Posted by Anonymous on 01/11/2008
So, I went here for lunch with two friends and with everything we ordered, our server tried to upsell us. I understand that they want to get the bill as high as possible, but when we order the traditional guacamole, we don't want the trio. And when we ask for tap water, we really don't want bottled - even when you ask us twice. Also, my friend ordered a Diet Coke and than asked for another one - and was charged $7 for two small glasses. If two people ordered Diet Cokes, sure, charge away, but to charge one person $7 for two glasses seems really ridiculous (most restaurants just refill your glass unless it comes in a can or a bottle). While the tacos were tasty, the portions were pretty small. And sadly, the churros tasted like all of the other non-dessert things that were fried in the deep fryer before it. I was looking forward to lunch here but was sadly, very disappointed.
Posted by fuschia on 01/06/2008
The trio guacamole tasting was good and nice to have in a group. A TON of tequila choices. Excellent appetizer called Quesadilla De Huitlacoche with black truffle. As others have noted, the portions are small, the service is spotty (our table was rudely cleared prematurely to rush us out of there). I would take people here who want to try different food combinations they can't get elsewhere, or are wanting a pricey/quirky treat. Also, the hot chocolate with cinnamon was nice.
Posted by pete on 01/06/2008
It took me a few times to figure out how and what to order here. If you stick with the apps, you'll make out better then if you choose the mains. I usually order one truffle cheese crisp ($14), one tamale w/pork ($9) and the brisket tacos ($9). The tacos come two to an order and are fairly small. Actually, all three of of these items are not huge portions, but they all taste fantastic! Oh, and you will leave satisfied if you take my advise. My girlfriend and I always drink a lot so our check is high no matter what we order to eat. Order smart and you'll come back again!
Posted by Anonymous on 12/27/2007
I met a friend from lunch here and walked in with good expectations. The atmosphere seemed decent and the menu looked interesting. Unfortunately, the dining experience was a letdown for me and my friend. We waited for a while before somone came to take our order. We both ordered tacos (carne asada for me pescado (tilapi) for my friend. When they came the tacos looked puny next to the mound of rice and beans. They were in fact really small. My friend took one bite of hers and declared that it didn't taste good and was too fishy. My taco's were ok but nothing special. As we were still quite hungry we decided to try desert. I can't say what we ordered but I can say it didn't meet expectations. Both my friend and I were looking forward to the sorbet that went with the desert that was supposed to have jalapeño in it. First we didn't get sorbet second we didn't have any jalapeño in it. The rest of the desert was pretty good but the disappointment of the sorbet overshadowed it.Overall I was disappointed with the meal (except for my friends company which was great) and probably won't go back.
Posted by youngfoodie on 11/26/2007
I've tried all of the creative "nuevo" Mexican restaurants in the City and being completely honest, the food here takes the style to another level. It may not be completely traditional, but it's inventive and full of flavor. The veal cheek tacos will make you swoon! The suckling pig is on par with some of the finer American/French restaurants plating this pork. Oh, and the margaritas, get the jicama & basil one. They all pack a punch, but this one was my absolute favorite. I agree that it isn't an inexpensive restaurant, but if you want to celebrate in a casual environment with great (and different) food and drinks, I highly recommend Toloache.
Posted by Anonymous on 11/24/2007
Too many people complaining about leaving hungry need to realize that the menu is built around small, tapas-style portions. When I went with my girlfriend I ordered a ceviche, a "botano" of tamale with crispy pork, and 2 small tacos, plus chips w/guacamole & dessert. It was a satisfying amount of food and everything was delicious. A place like this can't be compared to a cheap Mexican place, where the value will always be better but the variety & quality aren't there. I'd definitely return.
Posted by The Mexican food lover on 11/11/2007
I came to the restaurant recommended for a friend, but I was really dissapointed. The same food now is selling everywhere. The food that is sold in other small restaurants for the half price that I paid here. Really overpriced. What happend people be creative, original, is exactly the same food you found in Maya, mercadito, zocalo. We paid more than 100 dollars, very expensive. Mexican food is really richer in flavors, is more simple and not complicated.


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Fate played a huge role in the return of Austrian Josef Hickersberger to lead Al-Wahda Sports Club at the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2010, which kicks off this Wednesday.
The former Austrian international led Al Wahda to the UAE league title last season, securing a ticket to the global showcase in the process, but then opted to leave the club after a disagreement with the club's directors. Romanian Laszlo Boloni succeeded him as head coach but did not hold the position for long before being sacked in September. Then came the turn of Brazilian Adenor Leonardo Bacchi, otherwise known as Tite, whose stay was also short lived as he quit to take charge of Corinthians in his homeland.
Bacchi's departure threw Al Wahda into crisis, but as fate would have it Hickersberger happened to be in nearby Abu Dhabi at the time, and agreed to return and manage the team at the FIFA Club World Cup.
In a recent interview with FIFA.com, Hickersberger admitted his return was "a gift from above". He added: "Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I would take charge of Al Wahda again. My appointment came as a shock, especially as they're on the verge of playing in the Club World Cup, and every coach dreams of appearing in this massive tournament."
Hickersberger, who coached Austria at the FIFA World Cup™ in 1990 and at UEFA EURO 2008, concluded, "I was in Abu Dhabi purely by chance when Bacchi resigned and the question of my return came up. I reached an agreement with the club and am extremely happy to return. The fact that Al Wahda are playing in this competition helped make my mind up."
Al Wahda face Papua New Guinea and Oceania champions Hekari United in the opening match of the competition, and Hickersberger revealed he has studied their opponents. He said: "I watched them twice on a visit to Papua New Guinea and, contrary to popular opinion, believe they cannot be discounted. Hekari United have two very tall strikers who will be a threat to any team, a strong midfield line-up and a right midfielder who has immense technical ability."
Hickersberger is clearly wary of underestimating the Oceanian champions: "Football is all about the effort you put in on the pitch. We must respect our opponents. The players must understand this and I will be driving this home to them. We have a difficult challenge to overcome and, only when that's done, can we think about the second round."
The 62-year-old coach nonetheless feels his side are well placed to make an impact. "Al Wahda have prepared very well for this," he said. "These preparations began a long time ago, with a special programme that was put in place to condition the players so they would be at their peak during the competition. We held a training camp in the Egyptian town of Ismailiya, where we carried out a group of training exercises. We also played two friendly matches and we think that all this, along with the league matches we have played, will be excellent preparation for the tournament."
Hickersberger also believes his team will get a great deal of benefit from Al-Ahli's participation in the tournament this time last year, "We've learned a lot but, that said, Al Wahda's situation is different from that of Al-Ahli, and we hope to showcase Emirati football."
The former Austrian international ended with a plea to local fans to come out in numbers to cheer on his side: "I hope that the crowd will be behind us. We have a great chance to create history for the club and for Emirati football in general. Everyone should support Al Wahda as we have a very difficult task facing us, but I'm confident that the ability and experience of my players will enable them to fulfil the club's aspirations in an event featuring some of the top teams in world football."


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First Bank of Nigeria
|1894 (as Bank of British West Africa)
1979 (Renamed FirstBank of Nigeria)
|Lagos, Nigeria
Key people
|Prince Ajibola Afonja
Stephen Olabisi Onasanya
Group Managing Director[1]
Gbenga Francis Shobo, ACA
Executive Director (Lagos & West Region)[2]
Urum Kalu (UK) Eke, MFR
Executive Director , South[3]
Dr. Adesola Kazeem Adeduntan
Executive Director/Chief Financial Officer[4]
Dauda Lawal
Executive Director, Public Sector North[5]
Adetokunbo Abiru
Executive Director, Corporate Banking[6]
|Financial Services
|Pretax:542.5 million (NGN:86.2 billion) (2012)
|Total assets
|US$20.052 billion (NGN:3.186 trillion) (2012)
First Bank of Nigeria, sometimes referred to as FirstBank, is a Nigerian bank and financial services company. It is the country's largest bank by assets.[7]
As of June 2013[update], the bank had assets totaling approximately US$21.3 billion (NGN:3.336 trillion).[8] The bank's profit before tax, for the twelve months ending 31 December 2012 was approximately US$542.5 million (NGN:86.2 billion). At that time, the bank maintained a customer base in excess of 8.5 million individuals and businesses.[9] First Bank of Nigeria has solid short and long term ratings from Fitch, the Global Credit Rating Company, partly due to its low exposure to non-performing loans. The bank has strong compliance with financial laws and maintains a strong rating from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of Nigeria.
The subsidiaries of First Bank of Nigeria include the following:[10]
- FBN Bank (UK) – London, United Kingdom – 100% shareholding – savings products sold under FirstSave brand
- FBN Bank (UK) – Paris, France – a branch of the subsidiary in the UK
- Banque International de Credit (BIC) – Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo – 75% shareholding[11]
- FBN Bank (China) – Beijing, China – representative Office
- FBN Bank (UAE) – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – representative Office
- FBN Bank (South Africa) – Johannesburg, South Africa – representative Office
- FBN Bureau de Change (Nigeria) – Lagos, Nigeria – 100% shareholding
- FBN Bank (Ghana) – Accra, Ghana – 100% shareholding[12]
- FBN Bank (Guinea) – Conakry, Guinea – 100% shareholding
- FBN Bank (Gambia) – Banjul, Gambia – 100% shareholding
- FBN Bank (Sierra Leone) – Freetown, Sierra Leone – 100% shareholding
- FBN Bank (Senegal) – Dakar – 100% shareholding
FBN Holdings[edit]
Due to changes in Nigerian banking laws, following the Great Recession of 2007-2009, FBN re-organized itself into four business groups under a holding company called FBN Holdings Plc., also referred to as FBN Holdings. Bello Maccido, who was executive director (retail, north), was nominated to be the CEO of the new parent company. The shares of the holding company are listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. FBN Holdings Plc is the parent company of all companies in the FirstBank Group. The four business groups of FBN Holdings Plc. are:[13]
- Commercial Banking – includes First Bank of Nigeria and all its commercial banking subsidiaries listed in the previous section.
- Investment Banking and Asset Management – includes FBN Capital Limited, FBN Securities Limited, First Funds Limited and First Trustees Nigeria Limited.
- Insurance – includes FBN Life Assurance Limited and FBN Insurance Brokers Limited.
- Other Financial Services – consists of FBN Microfinance Bank Limited.
The Bank traces its history back to 1894 and the Bank of British West Africa.[14] The bank originally served the British shipping and trading agencies in Nigeria. The founder, Alfred Lewis Jones, was a shipping magnate who originally had a monopoly on importing silver currency into west Africa through his Elder Dempster shipping company. According to its founder, without a bank, economies were reduced to using barter and a wide variety of mediums of exchange, leading to unsound practices.[15] A bank could provide a secure home for deposits and also a uniform medium of exchange. The bank primarily financed foreign trade, but did little lending to indigenous Nigerians, who had little to offer as collateral for loans.
In 1957, Bank of British West Africa changed its name to Bank of West Africa (BWA). After Nigeria's independence in 1960, the bank began to extend more credit to indigenous Nigerians. At the same time, citizens began to trust British banks since there was an 'independent' financial control mechanism and more citizens began to patronize the new Bank of West Africa.
In 1965, Standard Bank acquired Bank of West Africa and changed its acquisition's name to Standard Bank of West Africa. In 1969, Standard Bank of West Africa incorporated its Nigerian operations under the name Standard Bank of Nigeria. In 1971, Standard Bank of Nigeria listed its shares on the Nigerian Stock Exchange and placed 13% of its share capital with Nigerian investors. After the end of the Nigerian civil war, Nigeria's military government sought to increase local control of the retail-banking sector. In response, now Standard Chartered Bank reduced its stake in Standard Bank Nigeria to 38%. Once it had lost majority control, Standard Chartered wished to signal that it was no longer responsible for the bank and the bank changed its name to First Bank of Nigeria in 1979. By then, the bank had re-organized and had more Nigerian directors than ever.
In 1982 First Bank opened a branch in London, that in 2002 it converted to a subsidiary, FBN Bank (UK). Its most recent international expansion was the opening in 2004 of a representative office in Johannesburg, South Africa. In 2005 it acquired MBC International Bank Ltd. and FBN (Merchant Bankers) Ltd. Paribas and a group of Nigerian investors had founded MBC in 1982 as a merchant bank; it had become a commercial bank in 2002.
In June 2009, Stephen Olabisi Onasanya was appointed Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, replacing Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, who had been appointed governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Onasanya was formerly Executive Director of Banking Operations & Services.[16]
Corporate Identity Refresh[edit]
2014 saw FirstBank mark 120 years from when it was founded, as the Bank for British West Africa. 2014 also saw the bank refresh its corporate identity, 10 years after the previous refresh. The brand, synonymous with the colour blue and iconic elephant, kept the elephant, but with a few noticeable changes.
The elephant's head has been lifted, the tusk is larger, the forehead wider, the ear's less pointy, the trunk longer and the eyes, looking upwards.
More noticeable is the absence of the hind legs of the elephant which has instead been replaced by the company name.
According to the bank, the raised head of the elephant in the refreshed identity is a promises to all customers that with the bank in their corner, they can face challenges with their head held high. The new deep blue colour, on the other hand, represents momentum, innovation and evolution.
The raised foot of the elephant is a promise to always put their best foot forward for their customers and the adoption of complimentary colours platinum and gold, precious metals identified with value, serves as a reminder of the inherent value and durability of the 120 year old brand.
The bank revealed the rational for the refresh as part of a wider strategic plan to ensure that as a group, FBN Holdings was delivering more efficient services that were closer in line with the needs of their customers.
The refreshed identity was revealed on January 27, 2014 in Lagos at two separate events for staff, partners, suppliers and friends.
See also[edit]
- ^ The Board of Directors At First Bank of Nigeria
- ^ The Board of Directors At First Bank of Nigeria
- ^ The Board of Directors At First Bank of Nigeria
- ^ The Board of Directors At First Bank of Nigeria
- ^ The Board of Directors At First Bank of Nigeria
- ^ The Board of Directors At First Bank of Nigeria
- ^ List of Licensed Commercial Banks In Nigeria
- ^ Total Assets In June 2013
- ^ Audited 31 December 2012 Financial Statement
- ^ Subsidiaries of First Bank of Nigeria
- ^ First Bank of Nigeria Acquires Congolese Bank
- ^ [Acquisition of ICB Takes First Bank to Four Countries FBN Bank Acquires ICB Assets In Four West African Countries]
- ^ The Organizational Structure of FistBank Group
- ^ Richard Fry: Bankers in West Africa, The Story of the British Bank of West Africa
- ^ Alfred Jones: Banking in West Africa. The Journal of African Society
- ^ Jibrin Abubakar (5 June 2009). "Onasanya Succeeds Sanusi as Firstbank GMD". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
External links[edit]
- Interview With Bisi Onasanya FirstBank Group Managing Director In October 2013
- First Bank of Nigerian Buys International Commercial Bank Assets In West Africa
- First Bank of Nigeria official site
- First Bank of Nigeria at Alacrastore
- First Bank of Nigeria at Bloomberg
- First Bank of Nigeria at Nigerian Stock Exchange


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There are numerous fine arts electives in upper school in the visual and performing arts. Course selections include choir, drama, dance, 2D and 3D visual arts, and AP art history. The annual Christmas Play and fall and spring musicals or plays and various concerts and recitals provide performance opportunities for students in all areas. Visiting artists are invited throughout the year to present special workshops to enhance the course curriculums.
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By tully | "Boredom at Its Boredest" by Michael Tully November 14, 2006 at 7:42AM
If you have HBO, or if you know a friend who does, do yourself a favor and watch the television premiere of THIN at 9pm tonight. I saw it this past spring at The Independent Film Festival of Boston, where it deservedly took home the documentary Grand Jury Prize, and where it proceeded to knead my stomach into mush and make me cry like a sad little child. Directed by photographer Lauren Greenfield and shot/co-produced by documentarian Amanda Micheli, THIN takes a directly humanistic approach to its material, resulting in one of the most emotionally devastating films I've seen in a very long time.
The film is set inside the walls of an eating disorder clinic in Florida, where the traumatized, skeletal patients are struggling to conquer their various issues (bulemia, anorexia, etc.). To look into the hollow, terrified eyes of these women is to look into the depths of the illness itself, and it is a very scary sight to behold.


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Traditional French Cassoulet
NLindsay, it looks like the idea is to simply not let the beans dry out, by adding water the whole time, "as necessary to keep beans mostly covered". Take a look at the photo at the top of the page.
NLindsay, it looks like the idea is to simply not let the beans dry out, by adding water the whole time, "as necessary to keep beans mostly covered". Take a look at the photo at the top of the page.
OK I went back and found out:
Bùn ngćt
She wrote it down for me so I know it's spelled right. Google turns up nothing but apparently she said sometimes it shows up in the local asian market.
Good questions! I think about these things often. My priorities are with my health, and other animals. I pick my battles as well. I use the EWG shopper's guide when I'm buying produce. I won't buy anything conventional from the dirty list, but I will buy conventional from the clean list. I get a decent deal on organic apples so I eat a lot of those for my fruit intake, along with melons, etc. that aren't necessarily organic.
Meat or animal products I won't buy unless it's Animal Welfare Approved which is currently the most strict label for animal welfare. I love my flesh but I won't pay for abuse. There are a couple things that AWA lets slip through that bother me, but shit it's not worse than getting eaten alive in the wild. Even then, I don't have much money so I don't buy it very often, so I'm pretty much vegan most of the time.
I also try to eat local but I'm not as aware as I'd like to be about the possible impact of not eating locally.
Raw! It's probably my favorite salad green.
Rau Den Luoc is boiled amaranth.. maybe she said loo-ock? That would mean boiled...
Definitely possible! Thank you all for your help.
It looked quite plain, just dark green, no spiny edges. It had a flavor like kale or collards.
She pronounced it "bu-knock"... but it was loud in there so I might have it wrong.
The broth was clear if that helps, and had tofu + strange long, floppy, fibrous-looking pale yellow thing (I would venture to say it was a shoot of some sort).
Whoops, meant to say veg in the title, not herb.
Most breakfast items can be made without eggs. I bet she'd be happy to eat some of the things she may miss if she developed an allergy later in life. Just look online for recipes.
seriousb, I'm with ByrdBrain on this one, and I think it logically applies to humans, as well, which for me makes it pretty flippant, or I like to call it sociopathic. I don't think I have the right to just kill an animal, but frankly, I have no one and no law to answer to, and I like eating them. To be frank again, I don't think it matters either way. You kill something and it's gone, which is why I say it extends to humans. Of course, then you're creating grief for their family, but did you do anything bad to the thing itself? Not really since their interests only exist as long as they're alive. By killing them you've only possibly done an injustice to other people, society, whatever. I think, anyway.
Chris, I'm not quite sure of what you're saying. Like lemonfair said, if it's legal, it's ethical? I'm not sure why you're passing the buck. The regulations on the livestock agriculture industry were decided by people who hold their own set of ethics... and to be honest, it's probably more decided by interest groups/money than ethics. So why would you pass the buck to those on high?
AyeEat, you couldn't say I make assumptions about that because I don't. I don't know what experiences discomfort, suffering, or pain, I can infer that most advanced organisms do by seeing if they have similar biological systems, and since I can't assume a lot about the less advanced creatures like bivalves, I just avoid eating them in consideration of the possibility of suffering.
It's quite weasel-like to strike around the debate and go for a personal attack on vegetarians/vegans to try to call them out as hypocrits.
So it's not a matter of survival, but convenience. B12 is the only supplement necessary and it's easily found in many prepared vegan products. We certainly survived as meat-eaters, but that doesn't mean we have to keep going like that. Not saying we shouldn't, but it's a poor excuse.
AyeEat, of course you can compare any number of qualities between an animal and a plant, but we're talking about suffering, no? I think you're making assumptions.. I find puppies cute, but if I wouldn't mind slicing its head off (with a razor sharp butchering knife) and roasting it. If it was raised packed in a small cage with other dogs above and below it, getting shit on, stressed, abused, its entire life, slaughtered in a painful way, etc. then no I'm not going to support that practice by buying that puppy meat from a store.
I never mentioned death and neither did OP.
BTW, eating animals or their products is not necessary for your survival... the founder of the Vegan Society lived until 95!
Chris Gregory, not sure what you mean saying that if it's at a supermarket, it's ethical. The regulations have changed slowly over the years because they've been found to be unethical... which would suggest that some of the meat you found at the supermarket 20 years ago is possibly unethical, no? Ethics are decided by the individual... it seems that you're claiming the existence of an absolute or universal set of ethics. 'The law of the land' is not determined by ethics and ethics is often substituted for profit.
Of course food itself can not be ethical/unethical, but we decide what we support. By not purchasing from certain farms, they produce less since my demand is not there. The issue of ethics comes in when we talk about paying a farm to commit ethical or unethical behavior for our product. I would say it's unethical to pay someone to do something unethical.
If I have a problem with battery cages for chickens, it's not the regulations. The regulations do not force the farmer to use battery cages, and the farmer is not an automaton. A farmer decides how to treat his/her animals... and if I think it's unethical, then I'm certainly not going to give them any money to keep doing it.
AyeEat, living free in the wild and then dying by being eaten by another animal is no comparison to say, a chicken raised in overcrowded battery cages its entire life. Just look for yourself to see the horror of some farms. It's downright stupid of you to compare the two.
It's also downright baffling to see you compare the death of a plant to the death of an animal. Either you're making a bad joke or you're just really confused.
Of course you can't eat 100% ethically, but you can certainly try to eat as ethical as possible.
I think you know where to draw the line. You don't want to be part of abuse. Become informed by asking your suppliers the pertinent questions.. many local farms will let you come by and chat.
Personally, I've drawn the line at purchasing any animal product unless it comes from an Animal Welfare Approved farm, which keeps the most rigorous animal welfare standards at this time. Before AWA came out I wasn't eating any animal products. I don't buy much since it's a little expensive, but like Pollan said, 'Why is conventional food so cheap?'.
You don't have to spend a lot to be vegan or vegetarian.
"Because while freestyle baking might be fun, having good cookies is better."
hahah touché!!
Every time I come back to this thread I get a craving for a delicious cookie!!
Thanks Zoe and kaku. I'm definitely going to keep looking at recipes and experimenting to better understand what's going on (split tests!) and then one day I'll be able to whip up a batch of freestyle cookies haha. Reinventing the wheel as Byrd put it. I feel like there must be a handful of excellent books about baking, any recommendations?
Byrd, if I took my car to a shop after doing that, I'd get stern words because I could have harmed myself. I'm trying to bake cookies. It's ok if I end up making small pieces of gluten cake or something instead.
Well, at least I'm having fun.
It's quite stern in here.
I don't understand your analogy, ByrdBrain. I understand that proportions are very important in baking, but must they really that precise to make a good cookie? I mean, will it take me years of baking to be able to throw together some good cookies without any measurements?
Anyway, I just made another batch and tried to do it based on the proportions for an egg-less recipe I found. They came out miles ahead but still not quite there. They don't flatten out and I assume that's because the batter is either slightly dry or there's not enough fat... or both.
dbcurrie, thanks for that tip. I figured I'd done it so many times from the recipe I'd approximate pretty closely, but I should follow a recipe and pay more attention to what the amounts actually look like.
Zoe, liquid and fat, I think that's exactly what I'm missing. I think you're on point. I just wanted a little bit of oats in there... not full oatmeal cookies.
Freestyle baking is a term I made up to describe baking without a recipe. I just wanted a couple cookies and I didn't want to measure everything out. It's fun to experiment. Bad cookies are sad though :(
I figured milk would be tastier than water hahah. OH SH*# I just looked up a cookie recipe and realized you don't add liquid like water or milk to cookies LOL
This isn't a fake post!!! I just have no idea what I'm doing LOL
Anyway, I'm going to keep trying and see what happens. Then I'll shove my milk cookies in the nay-sayers faces hahahah.
I know how to spell potatoes :P .. I just liked the alternating vowel/consonants and the symmetry.
Meat eaters love umami. Find the umami and you will please him. Mushrooms. Portobellos, chanterelles, morels, etc. Try roasting cauliflower until it's mostly brown on a high temp (takes a while) with salt/pepper/olive oil-- it's absolutely delicious and any meat eater would approve. Try roasting or braising any vegetable. Artichoke hearts are meaty and delicious as well.
This is my kinda sorbet, sounds amazing.
Step 4, I don't see any cloves under the skin in the photo? You put whole cloves in the skin?
After seeing much of the horror that is most egg factory farming, I stopped buying eggs at all until I found an Animal Welfare Approved farm. I don't have access to that farm any more so I haven't eaten eggs in months, but when I did, I would buy a dozen occasionally for eight whole dollars. I've done the same process with meat.
Through this, I've realized that humanely raised animals and their products are a luxury... but I can not support the alternative, so now I eat what amounts to mostly vegan fare.
A la Pollan, ask not why 'happy' eggs are expensive, but why your unhappy eggs are only 97c a dozen.
There is something gravely wrong with that price.
gravy |ˈgrāvē|
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1 the fat and juices exuding from meat during cooking.
Thanks for the suggestion!
Anyone know what short ribs are usually/generally/traditionally? braised in?
I had a soup at this Vietnamese restaurant last night that was delicious. It was full of this dark green leaf, and green onion. I asked what the veg was and she said something like 'bunoc' (vietnamese) and that she can't get it very often and it's used in the temple, whatever temple she was talking about?? Google didn't help me.
Anyone know? It was delicious! +1000 points if you know what the soup is, too!
So I found a recipe online for a coconut corn soup that I just adapted/winged (a lot) and it went like this:
1. Lightly color onion, fresh cut corn, potato, garlic, celery, ginger, cauliflower, tomato paste, curry powder. Season.
2. Add rest of corn, a can of coconut milk, and some rice milk. Simmer for 5-10 min. Check seasoning, and add fresh squeezed lime juice to taste.
It turned out really delicious, reminded me of Tom Kha Gai.. it was surprisingly savory with lots of umami. What caused all that savory deliciousness? There was no chicken stock or anything.. no shrimpy curry paste... I suspect the tomato paste, onion, and curry?
Whenever I try to just throw the appropriate ingredients together and make a cookie, I come out with thick, gluey sponge-like things.
Last night I combined sugar, all-purpose white flour, oats (one oatmeal packet), veg oil, salt, soymilk, cocoa, and baking powder until thick. Even the dough seemed really gluey. I know I'm leaving out eggs but I can't imagine that they'd fix all my problems.
What am I doing wrong??? I want soft, melty cookies :(
Does anyone have suggestions? Something fairly quick. I'd definitely like to use the sous vide gravy (after boiling/skimming).
Any ideas? I'll welcome to anything. I'll be serving it with braised fennel.
Post your recipe! Usually these things probably come out of starvation and items left in your pantry/fridge. Or out of boredom (remember mixing everything in the fridge into a 'suicide drink' and then telling your friends to drink it? haha)
I've been a vegan consumer for 5 or so years but I recently started buying local AWA dead animals from Grazin Angus-- I say this so you can understand why I had the ingredients I had.
Fried Tofu with Chicken Gravy Sauce
(Ps I've never made gravy and I don't even know if this is officially gravy, but it sure tasted like it)
Scrap chicken
Sliced tofu (1/4"?)
Veg stock
1. Fry up some leftover chicken bits (I used the bone and fat/cartilage from a breast that I almost died eating [I made a post you can find on Food&Drink])
1a. Add onion at the right time so you don't burn it.
2. While your chicken is browning, flour your tofu lightly with flour, salt, and cut some sage.
3. Take chicken/onion out and put in a bowl. Fry tofu til golden brown, pepper.
4. Remove tofu, add back the chicken/onion, add sage, cook for a min., and then deglaze with 3/4c? veg stock (I like Better Than Buillion but don't use a whole tsp for 8oz, it's too salty)
5. Cook for a couple minutes, add leftover flour from tofu (enough to thicken). Reduce to desired consistency, strain, and pour on fried tofu.
The sauce had a beautiful peppery sage flavor. Wasn't very complex at all though.
Post up!!
No pun intended. It was so good I was scarfing it down and when I eat bread or meats and don't chew well enough they have a tendency to get stuck right below my throat.. well this time it wouldn't go down and started coming back up. I had my roommate try to heimlich me. I was making all sorts of strange noises and I couldn't breath for short intervals in between gasps and chicken coming back up slowly.
It's SO TENDER! I didn't even bother with the vinaigrette (though I made it) since I got a beautiful crispy skin.
PS my cooler loses 2 degrees F every hour in case you wanted to know :)
The people over at Slate did a blind beef tasting and the winner "had the least marbling, and what little fat it had possessed a yellowy tinge."
"Marbling, schmarbling. The steak with the least intramuscular fat tasted the best--and was also the cheapest. That said, the steak with the most marbling came in a not-too-distant second. Do the two share anything in common? Interestingly, neither was finished on straight corn or treated with hormones."
What say you? I'd like to see the Serious Eats guys repeat this test.
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Ulster brought a miserable Magners League season run-in to a satisfactory conclusion on Friday, beating Edinburgh 16-10 at Ravenhill.
Fly-half Paddy Wallace was the catalyst for the home side as he kicked three penalties and converted a try he made with a clever piece of play.
The win was much needed by the home side as they tamely surrendered their defence of the league title with disappointing defeats against Munster and Glasgow.
The home side took the lead after four minutes with a Paddy Wallace penalty following a good break by hooker Rory Best.
Duncan Hodge narrowly failed to level the scores as his drop-goal attempt drifted wide.
Andy Maxwell increased Ulster's lead with a breathtaking try despite the wet conditions.
Paddy Wallace broke out of defence from his own try line after a solid Ulster scrum with full-back Tommy Bowe on his shoulder, Bowe drew the last defender before feeding Maxwell and he raced over from the halfway line with Wallace converting.
Hodge registered Edinburgh's first points with a penalty from the halfway line on the half-hour mark.
Wallace's second penalty from a tight angle gave Ulster a 13-3 lead at the interval, although he saw a 50th-minute penalty come back of the crossbar with the first scoring opportunity in a scrappy opening to the second period.
Edinburgh captain Scott Murray got his side back in the game with a try after 58 minutes.
The visitors forced a series of scrums near the Ulster line, Allister Hogg peeled off from the base and offloaded to the second row who crashed over from close range with Hodge adding the conversion.
Hogg was sin-binned for slowing the ball down but Wallace missed a simple chance from the resulting penalty.
The Irish fly-half made amends with two minutes remaining with his third successful kick from close to the touchline.
The scorers:
For Ulster:
Try: Maxwell
Con: Wallace
Pens: Wallace 3
For Edinburgh:
Try: Murray
Cons: Hodge
Pen: Hodge
Yellow card: Hogg (Edinburgh, 63)
Ulster: 15 Tommy Bowe, 14 Paul McKenzie, 13 Andrew Trimble, 12 Paul Steinmetz, 11 Andrew Maxwell, 10 Paddy Wallace, 9 Isaac Boss, 8 Roger Wilson, 7 Neil Best, 6 Stephen Ferris, 5 Tim Barker, 4 Justin Harrison, 3 Simon Best (c), 2 Rory Best, 1 Bryan Young.
Replacements: 16 Nigel Brady, 17 Justin Fitzpatrick, 18 Lewis Stevenson, 19 Neil McMillan, 20 Kieran Campbell, 21 David Humphreys, 22 Darren Cave.
Edinburgh: 15 Ander Monro 14 Lucio Lopez Fleming, 13 Ben Cairns, 12 Rob Dewey, 11 Andrew Turnbull, 10 Duncan Hodge, 9 Greig Laidlaw, 8 Allister Hogg, 7 Ross Rennie, 6 Simon Taylor, 5 Scott Murray (captain), 4 Fergus Pringle, 3 Alasdair Dickinson, 2 Dougie Hall, 1 Allan Jacobsen.
Replacements: 16 Steven Lawrie 17 Geoff Cross 18 Alasdair Strokosch 19 Alan MacDonald 20 Simon Cross 21 John Senio 22 Peter Jorgensen.
Referee: Nigel Owens (WRU)
Touch Judges: J Carvill (IRFU), P Haycock (IRFU).


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Lesley West's Efforts Ease Prom Costs, Provide Dresses to 500 IPS Girls
While the Pacers were in Atlanta for their first round playoff series against the Hawks, teenage girls invaded the practice court at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Monday. One hundred girls each from five different IPS high schools schools – Broad Ripple, Crispus Attucks, George Washington, John Marshall, Northwest and Shortridge – took part in a giveaway aiming to alleviate the price of attending high school prom.
Lesley West, wife of Pacers forward David, started the program 10 years ago but for the first time, she brought it to Indianapolis. Five hundred young ladies stepped onto the practice court, which looked more like a department store, to find the perfect dress for their big night – with almost 700 dresses to choose from.
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"Prom night is one of those nights from high school that you might remember forever," said Lesley West. "If you had a good experience or a bad experience, it's going to last a lifetime. Prom is very, very expensive now. In addition to the beautiful dress, the hair and the makeup, they have to pay for the tickets, they have to pay for the boutonnieres for the boyfriend and they have to get to the prom. We're alleviating some of that expense for the girls by providing the dress and as many discounts on the other items as possible."
According to a recent national report, the cost of attending prom for an average American family is a whopping $1,139. That includes the outfit, makeup, transportation, dinner, tickets to the dance and more.
"When I went out and talked to the girls a couple months ago, there were more than a couple of people that told me they weren't going to be able to go because they couldn't afford a dress," West said. "I see them today getting the dresses and that makes me feel like it all came together."
In addition selecting a dress, each girl received a goodie bag from Saks, which included high-quality makeup, plus a coupon to get corsages and boutonnieres at Kroger and tickets to a Pacers preseason game. There were also representatives from Splash on hand to give lessons on applying makeup. Lastly, all names were put in a raffle that included 125 different items that could be used on prom night, such as certificates to get their hair, nails or makeup done, or have their dinner or limousine paid for.
"They were so excited," said Heather Denton, the Pacers' Director of Player Relations who helped orchestrate the program with West and many other volunteers. "One of the girls that walked by was grinning from ear-to-ear and just hugged us. Can you imagine just the relief for some of these parents not having to worry about the economics of prom?
"For me [prom] was just awesome to be with my friends, to be dressed up. It was the first time that we really got to be dressed up. You're so proud of when you walked in and it's just a chance to be outside of school, in a different environment and having fun with your friends. I think it means so much."
David West said his role was limited to transporter. For the last month, he would bring a trunk full of dresses, which his wife picked out and purchased, daily to the Fieldhouse. He admitted, "it's a girl thing," but he was proud of what his wife and others had accomplished.
Kayla White, a student a Shortridge High School proudly smiled wide as she wrapped up her trip to the Fieldhouse. She had fun and was very appreciative of the opportunity.
"It feels good because I think I got the dress that fits me," she said. "I think I'll be the cutest one there!"


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Aindrita is now working with Vijay in Rajani Kanth directed by Pradeep Raj. She is also working with Sreengara Kitty in Tony, directed by Jayatheertha.
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DEFUNIAK SPRINGS — Four rising high school seniors have expressed appreciation for the nation's capital after returning from a five-day, electric cooperative-funded trip.
Rachel Gold of Niceville High School, Devin Herrington of Freeport High, Brandon Engler of Baker and Christopher Hammonds of Paxton were among 32 high school students sent to Washington by the state's electricity distribution co-ops and Florida Electric Cooperatives Association. Choctawhatchee Electrical Cooperative paid for the trip.
Florida's co-op contingent mingled with about 1,600 students from 639 of America's other cooperatives. They visited museums and monuments, took a Potomac River boat tour, saw the play "Anything Goes" at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and met their representatives in Congress.
That was just a fraction of the five days of activity.
Herrington enjoyed the Newseum, a museum exhibiting the press' role.
Engler described the Washington National Cathedral as the tour's most breathtaking site. "It was awesome," he said. "Its size, the architecture … it was beautiful."
Overall, the trip "was fantastic; better than I could have imagined," Hammonds said. "It was definitely one of the best experiences of my life."
Gold — who competed to be Florida's representative on the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Youth Leadership Council — was selected as the alternate.
"I'm not just talking it up when I say Youth Tour was completely worth the effort that we all put into it," she said.
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Bobby's doctor meets him in his office and tells him he has a rare form of cancer. He needs to start oral chemotherapy right away. Bobby does not want his family to know. His son is getting married and he has family business to attend to before anyone knows he is dying. At the ranch, Bobby rides a horse across the property. He goes inside and speaks with his wife Ann about visiting China and going on a cruise. He wants to do something for her for once. They kiss.
At work, Christopher video chats with his partner in China. There has been a big disaster and their work is not safe. A lab tech overhears and leaves. Later, Bobby wakes up at home and Ann gets him something for his stomach. She sees an intruder and grabs a shotgun. He gets away but she finds Bobby's chemo drugs. She looks them up online and realizes he has cancer and she cries. The intruder goes to Christopher's lab and downloads something.
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Post-Conviction Relief: If factual findings of a post-conviction court's ruling remain unchallenged and Defendant is unable to prove, by a preponderance of the evidence, that defense counsel provided ineffective legal assistance, post-conviction relief will be denied.
Defendant appealed a judgment denying post-conviction relief. Defendant was convicted of aggravated murder after he entered a no-contest plea. On appeal, Defendant argued that he received ineffective legal assistance because his attorney failed to investigate and raise the defense of self-defense. The State responded by pointing out that the argument on appeal was based on the court's factual findings and that Defendant was not arguing that those findings were unsupported by evidence. The facts indicate that Defendant was aware of his rights and he understood the effect of a no-contest plea. Defendant spoke with his attorney multiple times about investigating the defense of self-defense, which could take up to two years, and each time Defendant reiterated that he would not waive his right to be tried within the time limits of the Interstate Agreement on Detainers (IAD). The court verified that Defendant made a knowing, intelligent, and voluntary decision to enter the plea. The Court held that because Defendant did not challenge the post-conviction court's factual findings and because Defendant failed to establish that his attorney's advice was incorrect or that he failed to exercise reasonable professional skill and judgment, the court did not err in denying post-conviction relief. Affirmed.


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Cute young Brazilian Carlos Olivira is out cruising for sex when muscular Joam Jorge and Jorge Gomez approach. Jorge taunts him by whipping out his big uncut cock. Carlos is all about getting used by these two Latin studs and soon he's bent over and taking their big dicks up his skinny ass. There are some great close-ups of the hot anal action as the two muscular Latinos spit roast and have their way with the willing bottom boy.


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Drive Thru Sandwiches from Pierre are the newest item in the freezer section at Ray's Shur Save in Waymart.
The fast food style sandwiches are ready in a minute.
All you need is a microwave.
But can these frozen sandwiches really compare to the drive through?
We borrowed the microwave at Ray's to find out.
Our first tester liked the spicy chicken sandwich.
"Nice and spicy, yes. It's nice and tasty, too. It's got a lot of herbs in it, seems like," said Emily Piazza from Waymart.
A brother and sister team wanted to try the breaded chicken sandwich.
"It was really good!" said Abby Gogolski of Waymart.
"I like the chicken," said her brother, Tommy.
The sandwich even passed the mom taste test!
"We do eat more fresh foods," said Shelly Gogolski. "So that's why this is surprising because it does taste homemade. Very fresh."
The cheeseburger got a so-so review.
"It could use a little more cheese on there, I like more cheese. But the burger itself tastes like it's a grilled burger," said Angela Hutchins.
Finally, the one we were most curious about: the bacon cheeseburger.
"Not bad," said Al Orsini from Damascus Township. "Not something I would usually eat, but not bad for a microwavable."
The sandwiches have between 420 and 470 calories each, 15 to 22 grams of fat and 16 to 20 grams of protein.
Bottom line, our taste testers were pleasantly surprised with the quality, but the Drive Thru Sandwiches don't compare to burgers off the grill.
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The University of Maine has levied a five-year suspension against Sigma Nu fraternity after repeated violations of the student conduct code, Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Robert Dana announced Wednesday afternoon.
Dana said the fraternity's most recent violation involved underage drinking and occurred March 18 at the fraternity house on Munson Road.
Two females, ages 17 and 18, who are not students at the university were taken by ambulance from the fraternity house to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor for treatment for severe intoxication, according to The Maine Campus.
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Mulligans in week two, that's pretty weak
Blogger Deathsport wraps for week two and we have a winner, TexSkins of Hogs Haven, a tough week of picks.
1. TexSkins with 10 wins, 4 losses and one push. Won in a down week because he bothered to put in a tiebreak.
2. Will at 10-4-1, another solid week for Will.
3. Dagger at 9-5-1, presaging another good year for Dagger.
T-4. Derek at 8-6-1, rooting for a pretty good Eagles team so far.
T-4. Gonzo at 8-6-1, his conventional wisdom is almost as wrong as mine.
6. Ben at 5-9-1, week two is a little early to surrender my picks to the monkey.
T-7. Gamecocker at 4-10-1, for some strange reason did not make picks for the SF-SEA or ATL-TB games. Guess he couldn't make up his mind.
T-7. Brian at 4-10-1, needs a bigger dartboard.
D/Q. River City Rage with no picks for the week. FAIL
D/Q. Blitzburgh with no picks for the week. FAIL
Brag post summary: Will and TexSkins now each has one brag post in reserve. Brag posts never expire.
Season records through one week, we are giving Blitzburgh and River City Rage mulligans for missing their picks this week.
1. (1) Will Allensworth: 23-7-1 or 77% with one weekly win
2. (T-2) TexSkins: 19-11-1 or 63% with one weekly win
3. (T-2) Dagger: 18-12-1 or 60% with no weekly wins
4. (T-2) River City Rage: 9-7-0 or 52% with no weekly wins (missed week two picks)
5. (T-5) Derek: 16-14-1 or 53% with no weekly wins
6. (9) Gonzo: 15-15-1 or 50% with no weekly wins
7. (T-5) Ben Folsom: 13-17-1 or 43% with no weekly wins
T-8. (T-5) Brian Hunter: 12-18-1 or 40% with no weekly wins
T-8. (T-5) Gamecocker: 12-18-1 or 40% with no weekly wins
10. (10) Blitzburgh: 5-11-0 or 31% with no weekly wins (missed week two picks)
Pushes are excluded from percentages as they can be neither won not nor lost. Week three picks out from here on yesterday's lines.
NFL map from here via here.
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Blogger Deathsport: Week Two Results
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text: Sorry if this exists, I couldn't find it - Not to take anything away form this site at all but I can't remember how I found this site, and from this site I have learned of other resources that have helped me a lot. If others are willing to share resources I will consolidate and make one post with them all unless it already exists - Like: http://www.ussoccer.com/Referees/Resource-Center.aspx (US Soccer referee main page) https://www.ussoccer.info/ (US Soccer registration page) http://ussoccer.data-source.biz/ (US Soccer online ordering site) http://askasoccerreferee.com (Jim Allen's site) http://pete.uri.edu/archives/socref-l.html (SOCREF-L discussion list) http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/series/you-are-the-ref (You are the ref - feature of the Guardian newspaper) http://www.sjsra.org/resources.html (forms, game cards etc to print and use) Just a small start, I know there are probably hundreds out there, especially forums and the like. Again if this exists not meaning to overstep just looking for resources. Any resources even for equipment (past the basics I mean - favorite accessories, what and where you got them).


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Boy, born August 2008
Cerebral dysgenesis,bilateral rhinopsia
Hicks was found abandoned when he was just shy of his second birthday. He has normal vision with mild bilateral rhinopsia (strabismus) and also has cerebral dysgenesis(ie- some abnormal brain development).
He is an outgoing little boy who loves to smile and hug. He finds great joy in going to the park and going for walks. Hicks longs for a family who will include him in their family walks and park outings.
$22.50 has been donated towards the cost of my adoption!


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Dallas Cowboys and the NFL
Latest news on the Cowboys
Yearly Archive for 2011
Warner: 'Romo isn't the problem'
Former Super Bowl-winning quarterback Kurt Warner believes fans and the media should think twice before blaming Tony Romo for the Cowboys failing to fulfill their promise. "I think you have to look around the league," Warner said in an interview broadcast on the NFL Network. "You say 'OK, if it's not Tony Romo, who else […] [Read More]
Cowboys camp tentatively set to start July 27, according to DallasCowboys.com
The Cowboys are tentatively set to begin practice at the Alamodome on July 27, according to a DallasCowboys.com story by columnist Mickey Spagnola. A city official confirmed that the team has indeed informed the Alamodome it tentatively plans to hold a pep rally/concert to kick off training camp on July 26 and then begin practice on […] [Read More]
Cowboys' first practice in San Antonio tentatively set for July 29
A city official on Friday said the Dallas Cowboys are tentatively set to start practicing at the Alamodome on Friday, July 29. The NFL lockout has prevented the Cowboys from finalizing their training camp plans, but that hasn't stopped them from giving the Alamodome a tentative schedule. The Cowboys are set to start moving equipment into the […] [Read More]
Sapp says Huff made him 'want to throw up'
Count former NFL Pro Bowl defensive tackle Warren Sapp among those who think it would be a mistake for the Cowboys to sign free agent safety Michael Huff when the lockout ends. Sapp, a seven-time Pro Bowler who now works as an analyst for the NFL Network and Showtime, played with the former Longhorn for two seasons […] [Read More]
UPDATED: Source says Cowboys are 'cautiously optimistic' about training in San Antonio
The Cowboys are "cautiously optimistic" that the NFL's labor strife will end in time for the club to hold training camp as scheduled in San Antonio later this summer, a source said Friday. "But nobody wants to step up and bet the farm or the house on it right now," said the source, who has […] [Read More]
Will linebacker Lee make a big jump in 2011?
Wide receiver Dez Bryant was the Cowboys' top rookie performer last season, but at least one analyst expects linebacker Sean Lee to be the club's top sophomore for the 2011 season. NFL.com's Bucky Brooks recently put together a list of players he expects to come into their own in their second year in the league. […] [Read More]
Cowboys strength coach will be in spotlight when lockout ends
With NFL labor talks on the upswing, it's safe to assume that players are intensifying their individual conditioning workouts. Citing an unidentified source, ESPN.com reported Thursday morning that labor negotiations Wednesday in Boston were "very fruitful" and the expectation is that they will continue until a deal is ironed out. "We are headed in the […] [Read More]
Roy Williams says he benefits from lockout
Roy Williams is thankful for the rest he's getting during the lockout. The Dallas Cowboys wide receiver, a seven-year vet, told the Odessa American recently that "for us older players, it's good." Williams, 29, made his comments while holding a youth football camp in the West Texas city, his hometown. "I talked to a player who was contemplating […] [Read More]
Cowboys give camp dates to Alamodome, city official says
By Tom Orsborn Despite the uncertainty of the NFL labor situation, the Alamodome continues to hold 20 dates open for the Dallas Cowboys training camp this summer. Michael Sawaya, director of the City of San Antonio's convention, sports and entertainment facilities department, said the Cowboys have informed him that should the lockout end in time for teams to train […] [Read More]
Cowboys ticket sales aren't hurt by lockout, spokesman says
The lockout apparently isn't hurting the Dallas Cowboys season ticket sales. Citing information provided by a Cowboys spokesman, ESPNDallas.com reported Thursday that sales for the 2011 season are on par with last year. "We are pacing where we were last year with our renewals," said Brett Daniels, Cowboys vice president of corporate communications. The Cowboys […] [Read More]
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Grand Country House
Dark countertops, corbels and grey floor tiles balance the otherwise white space.
Designer Daniel Brisset designed this dream home, which perfectly captures a European aesthetic. It features a bright, airy atmosphere and classic elements like the corbels that support the range hood in this kitchen. Brisset was so successful in adding architectural elements and a sense of history to the home that it's hard to believe the space is a new-build.
See more photos of this house in our Grand Country Houses photo gallery.
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Another new MMA documentary
It's called "Fight Life." It looks as though income and health insurance of up and coming fighters will play a big role in the film.
YouTube- Fight Life: MMA Documentary by James Z. Feng
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Transit Beach View, Maldives (all)
- Free breakfast and free WiFi
- Airport within 5 mi/8 km: Male (MLE-Male Intl.)
Main amenities
- 15 guestrooms
- On the beach
- Room service
- Spa services
- Airport shuttle
- Terrace
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- Front desk safe
- Self-serve laundry
- Luggage storage
- Tour/ticket assistance
What's around
- On the beach
- Banana Reef Dive Site (0.7 mi / 1.1 km)
- Kurumba Beach (0.9 mi / 1.4 km)
- Full Moon Beach (0.7 mi / 1.2 km)
- Victory Wreck Dive Site (3.6 mi / 5.8 km)
- Republic Square (6.2 mi / 9.9 km)
I had a pleasant stay at the Transit Beach Hotel. The staff went out of their way to…
No noise insulation. Should mention about $16 chargeable transport.
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Hotel Info: 866-539-8117from $58
- Standard Room
- Room, 3 Bedrooms
- Superior Room
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Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 15 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 3 floors
- Check-in time 2 PM-12:30 PM
- Check-out time is 12:30 PM
- Express check-in
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- If you require a visa to enter the country, your hotel may be able to help with the supporting documents needed to obtain one *
Travelling with others
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Pets not allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Airport drop off (available 24 hours) *
- No parking
In the hotel
- Free breakfast
- Room service (during limited hours)
- Beach towels
- Spa services on site
- Parasailing nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Laundry facilities
- Luggage storage
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Terrace
In the room
- Air conditioning
- Ceiling fan
- Coffee/tea maker
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Turndown service
- Premium bedding
- Sleep Number by Select Comfort mattress
- Individually furnished
- Private bathroom
- Shower/tub combination
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer (on request)
- 21-inch TV
- Satellite TV channels
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
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- Transit Beach View
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- Transit Beach View Hotel Hulhumale
- Transit Beach View Hulhumale
- Transit Beach View Hotel Hulhumale, Maldives
If you require a visa to enter the country, your hotel may be able to help with the supporting documents needed to obtain one. To learn more, you can reach out to the hotel via the contact details included on your booking confirmation. The hotel may charge for this assistance, even if you end up cancelling your reservation. All arrangements are solely between the hotel and yourself.
For transfers, guests must contact the property 72 hours prior to arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check in or check out:
- Airport shuttle transfer per adult: USD 10 (roundtrip)
Optional extras
Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge of USD 10.00 per adult (one-way)
Airport shuttle for children between the ages of 2 and 12 costs USD 8.00 (one way)
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.


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Environmentalists have long been complaining that most computers sold are far less than "green", and while there have been ecologically-considered options before now they've been nowhere near mainstream. UK retailer PC World aims to change all that, or at least so their press release would have you believe, with a sustainable computer made from recycled and energy efficient components.
After decades of doubt and confusion, I think we've finally laid the old "does the light in the fridge really go out?" dilemma to rest. Now, weary multitudes turn their paranoid eyes to the next piece of kitchen machinery: the humble dishwasher. "Just what goes on in there?" a man stopped me in the street and asked, yesterday. "Can we be sure it's not Communism?" a veteran pondered out loud while in the queue for a warm, soy milk-based beverage.
Having started a new job at the beginning of the year, I'm finding myself regularly running into people who I recognise but am unable to recall their name, where they work or in what context I know them. It's frustrating and potentially embarrassing. Not a problem likely to occur in Gordon Bell's life, however; everything he's seen, everything he's read, all the sites he's browsed to, the IM and email conversations he's had, it's all stored electronically: 150GB over the past six years, in fact.
Anyone who is familiar with James Bond flick Dr No will remember that the eponymous villain's downfall was the lack of grip afforded by his metal hands. Now it's looking like not only is he not allowed to tinker with nuclear fusion, but he wouldn't be allowed to join the Merseyside police's new roboglove-toting security force.
Here's a curious one. Everything USB reports that Samsung will be unveiling a new TFT monitor at CeBIT next month; nothing too strange there, except if you check out the SyncMaster 940UX's booty you'll only find USB connections, not VGA or DVI. Hooking up via USB would certainly make things easier: given the ubiquity of the technology, adding extra monitors to your desktop or laptop would no longer require a dual-head graphics card or external graphics processor.
As they point out, however, the 19-inch display will likely have to use your computer's CPU to crunch graphics, meaning it's not ideal for any situation where you're already hammering the processor (gaming, music or video processing, etc.) The alternative would be to have an external graphics card built in to the monitor itself, which would likely make this an expensive proposition.
PC World [via Everything USB]
Looks like someone at Griffin has been eyeing up LG's Shine cellphone for design inspiration. Their latest range of iPod cases have discrete, mirrored front panels that allow the light from the display through when the DAP is turned on, but double as handy make-up mirrors when they're turned off.
$24.99 seems eminently reasonable, although if you worried about your iPod being a fingerprint magnet then you'll have palpitations trying to keep the Griffin case clean. It's also available for the Sandisk Sansa DAP.
I'm no photographer - unless you count certain through-the-curtain peep shots of squirrels making minxery in the back garden - but I do appreciate a well-composed picture. Some of the most interesting shots are taken when focus is tweaked, such as is done by Lensbaby's range of tilt-shift focus lens bellows.
Gear Live took advantage of a threaded screw and affixed a Lensbaby 3G to their favourite digital SLR. Check out their views and some sample shots after the cut.
Microsoft releases the new Virtual PC 2007 today and guess what? It's a free application. Unfortunately for Mac users you wont be able to get this new release. Microsoft only developed Virtual PC 2007 for Windows only and supporting both Windows 32-bit and 64-bit.
Supported host operating systems are Windows Server 2003, Vista Business, Vista Enterprise, Vista Ultimate, XP Professional, XP Professional x64, and XP Tablet PC Edition.


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Bryan Adams' Hit-Heavy Fox Show
By Jeremy Essig
Lightning Bolt's Sharp New Sound
By Jason Robinson
Fleetwood Mac Back with Classic Lineup
By Hans Morgenstern
Here's Who's Making STL Noisy This Spring
By Joseph Hess
Beatles Sister Louise Harrison Departs the Midwest
By Peter Gilstrap
By Julia Burch
Working Class Dogs to Honor Rick Springfield
By Jeremy Essig
Torche Gets Back Into Its Heavy Groove With Restarter
By Nathan Smith
Spring 1985. The Feelies are playing a small bar in New Brunswick, New Jersey. I've been in college for about a year, and during that time, I've gotten to know a local band who is near-evangelical about Crazy Rhythms, the Feelies' debut album from several years earlier. I've only heard a few of the Feelies' songs, but I trust the band's judgment enough to sneak my underage self into this show. There aren't many people here, maybe 30, tops; most of my friends are at another show across town. However, it's immediately clear that I've made the right decision. Two drummers, two guitarists, no clear "leader." Very much a rock band, but with a twist: The vocals are buried, the songs fade in and out at will, and there are moments of extended trancelike beauty not at all removed from the Velvet Underground albums I've been checking out at the college radio station.
For their encore, the Feelies play a song that I will later know as "Raised Eyebrows." It begins as a simple instrumental, with short, impossibly quick drum breaks that sound like amplified crickets. Halfway through, there are two clicks, and the mood suddenly changes: the tempo doubles, the singers are into another variation of the "whoa-oh-oh" choruses I've been hearing all night, and everyone's bobbing up and down. I am astonished. I've simply never seen or heard a band like this.
As I'd soon realize, the Feelies were beginning to come out of hibernation. The band would soon hook up with Peter Buck and record its second album. Over the next several years, I will see the Feelies at least two dozen times — often at Maxwell's, their Hoboken home base — and the band will be that great every time. I will start to make Feelies friends, people whom I only see at their shows. When the Feelies themselves are not available, I will go see related bands such as Speed the Plough and Wild Carnation. They are one of my favorite bands of the era and the single best live band I've ever seen.
I share these memories not to rub it in for those of you who weren't there, but to illustrate just how big of a deal this band was for those of us from a certain time and place. Then as now, to be a "bridge and tunnel" person was to be considered uncool, déclassé, by the New York hipsters. New Jersey mostly was considered the land of Springsteen and Bon Jovi. Meanwhile, here was this band of collegiate-looking nerds from Haledon, New Jersey, who melded the Velvet Underground, the Stooges, early Modern Lovers, mid-period Beatles and even Neu! into a controlled, tightly wound ball. To those of us who grew up in the shadow of Manhattan and regularly took the PATH train across the Hudson, the Feelies were instantly relatable — a band clearly aware of what was going on in New York but creating their own version out of necessity.
This week, two unexpected chapters are being added to the Feelies' legacy. First of all, Bar/None Records is reissuing Crazy Rhythms and The Good Earth with copious liner notes, unseen photos and bonus tracks. Secondly, the Feelies will perform Crazy Rhythms in its entirety at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival in upstate New York. If this doesn't sound like a huge deal — another little-known band getting the reissue treatment — consider that, as recently as two years ago, the chances of ever seeing the Feelies' classic lineup seemed about as likely as a Ramones reunion with all original members.
Since the Feelies' breakup in 1991, lead singer/guitarist Glenn Mercer and percussionist Dave Weckerman never stopped working. But as far as any of us knew, guitarist and cowriter Bill Million had absconded to Florida with his family sometime in the early '90s. There he'd taken some sort of locksmith job at Walt Disney World and made a total break from his former bandmates. In 2007, however, Mercer released a solo album that included contributions from all the former Feelies — except Million.
Finally, word leaked out: Million had resurfaced, and the band would reunite to play two shows: one at Maxwell's and one opening for Sonic Youth in Manhattan. Since then they've played another dozen or so shows (so far, no closer to St. Louis than Chicago) whenever everyone has the time or inclination to get together. This has raised interest in the initial two albums, which up until now had fallen in and out of print. You could say the Feelies' time is now, except they've always inhabited their own insular world and have been the better for it.
"I don't talk much because it gets in the way. Don't let it get in the way."
That's from the title track of Crazy Rhythms. It's about as close a statement of intent as this famously reticent band ever made: a vow to avoid those who "talk and don't have much to say," instead choosing to "do a job and get things done/Work real hard and get things done." It hasn't exactly turned out that way — they released only four albums in fifteen years — but it's true that the Feelies have mostly preferred making music to talking much about it.
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Regulators on Friday shut down five small banks, boosting to 45 the number of failures this year of federally insured banks. More are expected to succumb in the prolonged recession.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. was appointed receiver of the failed banks: Community Bank of West Georgia, based in Villa Rica, Ga.; Neighborhood Community Bank, located in Newnan, Ga.; Horizon Bank in Pine City, Minn.; MetroPacific Bank in Irvine, Calif.; and Mirae Bank in Los Angeles.
Community Bank of West Georgia had $199.4 million in assets and $182.5 million in deposits as of May 15. Neighborhood Community Bank had $221.6 million in assets and $191.3 million in deposits as of March 31. Horizon Bank had $87.6 million in assets and $69.4 million in deposits as of March 31. MetroPacific Bank had $80 million in assets and deposits of $73 million as of June 8. Mirae Bank had $456 million in assets and $362 million in deposits as of May 29.
The two closures in Georgia brought to 14 the number of banks in Georgia that have failed since the beginning of last year, more than in any other state. Most of the failures have involved banks in the Atlanta area, where the collapse of the real estate market brought economic dislocation.
CharterBank, based in West Point, Ga., agreed to assume all of the deposits of Neighborhood Community Bank and to purchase about $209.6 million of the assets; the FDIC will retain the remaining assets for later disposition. Neighborhood Community's four offices will reopen as branches of CharterBank.
The FDIC said it will mail checks to Community Bank of West Georgia depositors for the amounts of their insured funds. Direct deposits from the government, such as Social Security and veterans' benefits, will be transferred to United Community Bank in Blairsville, Ga.
All of the deposits at Horizon Bank will be assumed by St. Cloud, Minn.-based Stearns Bank. Stearns Bank also agreed to purchase $84.4 million of Horizon Bank's assets. The FDIC will retain the remaining assets for later disposition. Horizon Bank's two offices will reopen Saturday as branches of Stearns Bank, and customers accounts will automatically be transferred to Stearns Bank.
Nearly all of MetroPacific Bank's deposits will be assumed by Tustin, Calif.-based Sunwest bank. Only about $6 million in brokered deposits will not be absorbed by Sunwest. The FDIC will pay brokers directly for the amount of those funds. Virtually all of MetroPacific Bank's assets are being purchased by Sunwest Bank. MetroPacific Bank's lone office will reopen Monday as a branch of Sunwest Bank. Deposits will be automatically transferred to Sunwest Bank.
Los Angeles-based Wilshire State Bank will assume all of Mirae Bank's deposits and $449 million of its assets. The remaining assets will be retained by the FDIC for later disposition. Mirae Bank's five offices will be reopened Monday as branches of Wilshire State Bank.
The 45 banks closed nationwide this year compare with 25 in all of 2008 and three in 2007.
The FDIC estimates that the cost to the deposit insurance fund from the failure of Community Bank of West Georgia will be $85 million. CharterBank's failure will cost the fund $66.7 million. The failure of Horizon Bank is expected to cost the fund $33.5 million, while the closure of MetroPacific Bank will cost the fund about $29 million. Mirae Bank's failure will cost the fund $50 million.


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Coffee Review: Intelligentsia's Anjilanaka Bolivia San Juan Ocho Estrellas
After a recent trip to Chicago, a friend of mine brought back a beautiful red bag of coffee. If a tingling sensation did not just shoot through your neck, you may not be familiar with the coffee roasted Chicago-based Intelligentsia. It's an incredibly passionate and forward-thinking company, but when it comes down to it, the result of all the thoughtful hard work is discovered in the cup. This red bag contained an organic coffee called "Anjilanaka, Bolivia; San Juan Ocho Estrellas"—a long name for one bag of beans. Anjilanaka means "angels" in Bolivia's native language, and this coffee was named after the inception of Intelligentsia's big expansion into the Los Angeles market. More


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Last year: 7-6
2010 projected record: 9-3 (overall), 7-1 (ACC)
Why we know we're right: This would be a lot easier to see had QB Christian Ponder not missed the last four games of 2009 with a shoulder injury. He was on pace for a stellar season, and those four missed games—and three weeks of bowl practice—were critical for his maturation. The 'Noles have one of the nation's top three offensive lines, and are solid at the skill positions, although the recent dismissal of rising star WR Jarmon Fortson didn't help. This team will score points. The question: Can it stop anyone?
Why we might be wrong: Jimbo Fisher took his time hiring a defensive coordinator, and eventually pulled Mark Stoops away from his brother, Mike, at Arizona. The FSU defense was awful last fall; there's no other way to say it. Too many players out of position, and too many young guys with little or no experience. Stoops will pull back some on FSU's typical aggressive style and play more zone schemes to simplify things. There's talent on the unit (former longtime coordinator Mickey Andrews said it was the fastest defense he ever had—and that's saying something), and if that talent plays smart, this team can do better than 9-3. Our confidence level in this pick: Shaky. There are too many potential problems—and a lot of potential upside—to figure this out. If the defense makes significant strides under Stoops, FSU will be back to winning double-digit games and maybe another ACC championship. If not, Ponder and an experienced offense will have to carry the team. That can only last so long.
Judgment day: Sept. 11 at Oklahoma. An overlooked big game on a weekend of heavy-hitting nonconference games, FSU will learn plenty about itself. Can it respond to adversity? Can it win produce on the road in a tough environment? Can the defense match up with a multiple, dangerous offense? The 'Noles may not win, but a strong showing is exactly what a team still finding itself needs.
Coach's job security: Steady. You never want to be the guy following the legend. The 30-22 record over Bobby Bowden's last four seasons likely helps Fisher's transition, but this team should compete not only for the ACC championship, but in the state against rivals Florida and Miami. Fisher has proven he can recruit as a head coach. It's time to see how his teams perform with him as head coach. Grading the positions: QB (A-), RB (B), WR/TE (B-), OL (A), DL (B), LB (B), DB (C), ST (B).


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Dowd on Drinks
News and commentary on wines, spirits and brews from around the world.
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Looking for that special Christmas gift?
The perfect gift. Honest! Making a list, checking it twice, and hoping to find an interesting item to attach to the names? May I humbly (OK, blatantly) suggest a copy of my book, "Barrels & Drams: The History of Whis(e)y In Jiggers and Shots"? It's available at local bookstores such as The Book House of […] [Read More]


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Sports related concussion is a serious injury that is a concern for all athletes, parents, coaches, and health care providers.
As the Fall sports season kicks into high gear, it is important to recognize the signs of concussion and to access safe and effective care.
Join Dr. Jeff Brown, Director of Sports Medicine at Hartford Healthcare Medical Group and Christina Mitchell, head athletic trainer at Conard High School, to learn the latest about the diagnosis and care of sports related concussion.
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How to get a FREE grocery gift card at Bashas'
The countdown begins for the traditional Thanksgiving meal and we've got a chance for you to save some money on groceries.
We've had a few unbeatable deals on turkeys, including a free turkey from Grocery Outlet and $5 turkeys at several Albertsons locations.
Now it's time to shop for the rest of the meal and Bashas' is helping to keep the cost down.
Bashas' has a new store near Warner Road and McClintock Drive in Tempe and they are giving you a chance to check them out without spending any cash.
Be one of the first 100 people to show your Smart Shopper card on Saturday, November 17th, starting at 6am, and you will get a free $10 gift card.
The best part, you can use the gift card whenever you want.
The deal is only valid at the Bashas' store near Warner Road and McClintock Drive location on November 17th for the first 100 people to show their Smart Shopper card.
Bashas' will start the line at their customer service desk.
So now you have a little extra cash for even more food!
** One free gift card per cardholder
** Must be 18 years or older
** Only valid at Warner and McClintock location
** Giveaway starts at 6am
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If you thought high school football was over for the week, think again.
Instead of laying out big hits, the Moline Maroons were making dreams come true for seven area families on Saturday afternoon at Browning Field.
"I think that's the key for the kids to realize how much they're giving back," Moline head football coach Matt Woods said.
Giving back was what Saturday was all about for the Moline football team in their annual Challenger Game. The Maroons teamed up with the Black Hawk Area Education Center (BHAEC) to give high school kids with disabilities a chance to play football.
"They get to feel the excitement of running in a touchdown, kicking a field goal, being a great athlete and that's an experience not everybody gets to have so letting our kids come out here and really experience that and feel what that feels like is special for everybody," David Brown, Vocational Director for the Black Hawk Area Education Center, said.
The fun of the game doesn't stop with the kids from Black Hawk. The Maroons enjoy it just as much.
"The Challenger Game is always easy to wake up and come to this one because I know I'm going to put a smile on some kids face and they're going to remember this all year, maybe all their life," Moline senior Abe Driscal said. "If I can help, that's a good feeling."
"It was fun," Challenger Game player Austin Chapman said. "I had a great time because I like running the plays and all that and I like throwing the passes and doing touchdowns and all that."
This season hasn't gone as planned for Moline. They've only won one game, but the Challenger Game puts the sport in perspective.
"Football is a game of life," Woods said. "You're going to have setbacks in life and just got to keep at it. Keep working."
"At the end of the day, we're lucky to be able to play out here on Friday nights and have the abilities we have so even though we're having not our season, we're real, real lucky," Driscal said.
And even though there were no pads, no helmets, and no score, it was a real game to the players from BHAEC.
"They are real football players when they come out here and have real excitement and real energy and real adrenaline going through their blood," Brown said. "So it's a really cool experience for them."
All seven students come from both BHAEC and Moline High School.


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The first list item appears raised on Chrome, but is inline with the others on Firefox, Safari (I thought Safari and Chrome are both webkit?), and even IE. Any suggestions?
Also, the site is css only…css-tricks was my education!!! What do you think?
Odd – I can remove the float on those li's and then add it back on through the inspector on Chrome and it lines up fine.
I'm not a pure designer but the overall layout of the site is very Web 2.0-ish – a bit outdated. Also, the left menu moving around is very distracting.
Some weirdness going on, but removing `#submenu ul { clear: both; }` seems to work.
@CrocoDillon Thank you!!! Simple fix
@theacefes Thanks for the feedback. I don't have much skill with web design. Although some people are very complimentary of the appearance, I'm curous if you have any suggestions on colors, layout, function, etc. that would bring the site "up to date"? (FYI – I can grasp CSS, but scripting seems like a foreign language=>) i.e. the only javascript I used was the Facebook Plugin.
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