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Next year in occupied East Jerusalem!
Over the weekend I was a victim of a hoax. An internet scenario played out a scene in which Barack Obama tells a visiting Israeli delegation to the White House, headed by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, that he believes the cause of peace would be advanced if the words "Next Year in Jerusalem" were excised from the Passover Haggadah.
The prime minister, squirming uncomfortably in his seat, looks from aide to aide before finally offering to remove the words from the Yom Kippur service but not the Haggadah. Not satisfied with the response, Obama stands up to excuse himself for dinner, indicating that he will be back later. " I'll give you some time to think about it and will return to have you sign the new edict."
I believed it for a moment because, like all parody, it possesses an inkling of truth. Given this administration's impatience with the Netanyahu government's obduracy in attaching itself to a united Jerusalem, one would think that there is indeed some substance to the idea that the Obama administration not only wants to sever East Jerusalem from West, but the Jewish people's attachment to the city in general.
Maybe that is why an unconfirmed rumor circulating the Internet, that the Obama White House seder will not conclude with the traditional words " Next Year in Jerusalem" for fear of offending Palestinian sensibilities, has gained such currency.
It may all be nonsense but still it leaves many with the sense that things seem to have gone very wrong. During his electoral campaign, Obama's own platform called for a united Jerusalem and the U.S. Congress itself has been behind that very notion since at least 1995 when it passed The U.S Embassy Relocation Act.
Is Obama not aware that no Israeli government which accepts the division of Jerusalem can hope to survive very long as evidenced by the collapse of Ehud Barak's coalition in late 2000. Can the President of the United States and his counselors not fathom that a united Jerusalem is, for the Jewish people, more than just bricks and mortar, roads and traffic lights, but a focus of national aspirations, a transcendent longing that has kept hope burning in the hearts of a people for two millennia?
It is in fact, the very idea around which the Jewish people's national liberation movement, " Zionism" is woven, Mt. Zion itself being situated in the very heart of what Mr. Obama refers to as East Jerusalem.
Not mentioned even once in the Koran, Jerusalem was never a focus of Muslim attachment and was essentially neglected by its Ottoman overlords for seven centuries. It did not stir any Arab or Muslim interest until Jewish immigration in the early 20th century spurred an economic revival. For a brief movement, following the Jordanian Legion's capture of the Old City in 1948, it gained Muslim attention. But the Hashemites had little affection for Jerusalem, where some of their most devoted enemies lived and where the Jordanian king, Abdallah, was himself was shot dead in 1951. In fact, the Hashemites did little to bring attention to the city, leaving its abandoned Jewish Quarter an utter ruin and moving the city's officials to Amman. As a result, for nineteen years, Arab Jerusalem became an isolated backwater, second to even dingy Nablus. The economy stagnated and many thousands left the city.
Only with its capture by the IDF in the Six Day War, did Muslim and Arab historians begin to remember the centrality of Jerusalem to Muslim (and, of course, Palestinian) tradition.
Perhaps Barack Obama - and those court Jews who surround him - believe, as did the Romantic poets, that the word " Jerusalem" is more an abstract symbol than a physical location and it is better for Jews to cement the idea of such unity in heart and mind than in reality. For the Romantics, the Crusader notion of raising an army to liberate the city was anathema. "The New Jerusalem" could be better regained through contemplation and spiritual relocation rather than under arms.
Jews, however, have never accepted Jerusalem as a mere theoretical construct that requires no physical attachment.
For example, the centrality of Jerusalem is embedded in Jewish liturgy and has been so for at least 1800 years. One of the 19 blessings of the Amidah ( the silent prayer pivotal to all Jewish prayer services) reads: "Return to Your city Jerusalem in mercy, and establish Yourself there as you promised…Blessed are you Lord, builder of Jerusalem." This prayer is traditionally recited three times a day, while facing Jerusalem.
It is was therefore no accident that those were the exact words emblazoned on the first lorry to break through the Arab blockade of Jerusalem in 1948, as it reached the starving Jerusalem residents who had begun to give up hope of ever being relieved. The story is powerfully recounted by Amos Ben Ami:
"Within an hour the whole city knew. On this Sabbath morning, cheering people lined the convoy's route. People came, with tears in their eyes, to see the wonderful sight. It gave them the feeling that Jerusalem is not isolated; we are united with the rest of Israel!"
That event took place exactly 62 years ago in the days immediately preceding Passover. The unification of Jerusalem with the rest of Israel gave the fledgling Jewish state the will to defeat the five Arab armies that only a month later would invade on four borders.
For many Jews there is no longer a "East" or "West" Jerusalem, but a united, indivisible city for whom hundreds of thousands, even in this deeply cynical age, would give their lives to defend. The Israeli prime minister seems to understand this. But it is apparent that the leader of the world's most powerful nation and the country's foremost ally, does not.
Perhaps, then, it might well be fitting for the President to end the White House seder this year with the words "Next Year in Occupied East Jerusalem!"
Then there could be no doubt about his sensitivity to Palestinian rights and demands, nor of his outright rejection of the Jews' claim or attachment to their eternal city.
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No. 6: David Schlotterbeck, former CEO of CareFusion, retired in February 2011. Like most other CEOs, his pay relied heavily on stock options and restricted stock vests. He made $10.2 million last year. CareFusion went public in August 2009, so a three-year annual average return is unavailable. But the company posted a one-year return of 20 percent for its 2011 fiscal year, which ended June 30.

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Cities in Northeast and South Lead Recovery
Cities throughout California continue to be the nation's biggest economic laggards while the Northeast and South continue to fare better than average job growth, according to this report released today by the Urban Institute.
The nation's economic recovery is now in its fourth year but remains woefully slow on job growth. The nation's 100 largest metropolitan areas saw employment decline by a median of 5% through the recession, which ended in June 2009. Since then they've seen media employment growth of 1%, according to the Urban Institute in Washington. The unemployment rate remains stuck in a narrow range between 8.1% and 8.3% this year.
But below that national trend lies considerable regional variation. Despite a nascent real-estate recovery, cities that were hard hit by the bust remain worst off while southern cities, buoyed by faster population growth and industries like manufacturing and energy exploration, remain the most insulated by the recession. Most of the rest of the nation remains a hodgepodge of conflicting trends that are emblematic of the jagged national recovery.
The Midwest, for instance, has seen a strong manufacturing rebound that was supported by foreign exports and domestic demand for cars and business equipment. Despite this, many of the region's major cities including Milwaukee, Chicago and Cleveland had only tepid job growth. One reason: Cutbacks in state and local government have wiped away much of the gains in the manufacturing sector.
In the Northeast, the situation is reversed: The dominant population centers like New York and Boston have made it through the recession and slow recovery relatively well, yet smaller cities like Hartford and Providence were hit hard in recession and continue to see employment growth lag behind the nation.


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McCain Is Optimistic About U.S. Auto Industry's Future
Laura Meckler reports from Warren, Mich., on the presidential race.
Sen. John McCain painted an optimistic picture of the U.S. auto industry's future Friday, saying an electric car under development holds promise to create new jobs in Michigan and cut U.S. dependence on foreign oil.
After viewing a prototype of General Motors' proposed Volt car, McCain said that anyone who writes off the U.S. auto industry does not understand the nation's history of innovation. GM is in such dire shape that the company has had to deny rumors that it might soon enter bankruptcy.
"I'm optimistic about the future of General Motors and the automotive industry in the United States of America," McCain said after a town hall meeting here with GM workers at a company's Technical Center.
"I can tell you a key and integral and vital part of our ability to eliminate our dependence on foreign oil will be directly related to that sign over there," he said, pointing at a Volt poster. "And I wish you every success and I want to help in every way."
At one point he said he thought that the Volt might make the discussion of fuel economy and emissions "academic." McCain also expressed flexibility about the cap-and-trade standards he has promoted.
McCain appeared much more optimistic about the Volt's future than GM itself has been. In a recent filing to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, GM said that regulators should not expect the Volt to be in mass production any time soon.
The Republican presidential candidate is not proposing any specific aid to the auto industry, though in an interview he said he would consider it if things get worse. "I hope GM does not require it, but if it looks like it is approaching that, everyone has to consider every option," the Arizona senator said in a phone interview with Dow Jones Newswires on Thursday. "I'm not ready to assume that's the case right now."
For now, McCain is proposing a tax credit of up to $5,000 for zero or low-emission vehicles, and a $300 million prize to develop battery technology. Both of those incentives would be available to foreign automakers as well, some of whom are well ahead of their ailing U.S. counterparts.
At the town hall meeting, McCain reiterated his view that the states should have the ability to set emissions standards, something California is trying to do but has been blocked by the Bush administration.
McCain was asked about "different states trying to set their own standards for fuel economy," which appeared a reference to the state emissions regulations. He said he was "torn' over the issue, at one point sighing audibly. He said he would prefer it if the automakers and the states worked out a solution acceptable to all.
"At the end of the day I think the states should make the decisions," McCain said, describing himself as a federalist who believes in states' rights.
He added: "I think that part of this Volt may make that discussion academic."
At the same time, McCain appeared flexible over cap-and-trade legislation that he has championed. Under this legislation, companies that emit that a lot of dangerous pollutants, most likely including auto companies, would have to buy credits from those who don't.
A questioner at the town hall meeting asked how the company would get "past the threat of cap and trade" in the short term, before more green technologies are developed.
"We've got to adjust these standards so it doesn't kill off the industry," McCain replied. "I think we can make those accommodations. The last thing we want to do is drive them out of business."


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This is the second of a three-part series examining the function and structure of Red Sox ownership and governance. Part 1, on Thursday, investigated the role of Red Sox owners in running the organization.
It started as a regionally defined sports undertaking. But in recent years, the owners of the Red Sox have broadened their ambitions to encompass global sports business ventures, and now there are those who wonder whether what began as the purchase of the Red Sox is in danger of becoming as bloated and ungovernable and financially unsustainable as the Roman Empire.
When John Henry, Tom Werner and Larry Lucchino acquired the Red Sox, their purchase was somewhat narrowly focused. The triumvirate -- in concert with fellow investors Les Otten, the New York Times Company and other limited partners -- created a sports investment company, then called New England Sports Ventures (NESV), to purchase a controlling stake in both the Red Sox and NESN in 2001, gaining operational control of the team and network in early 2002.
At the time, the interests were small enough, narrowly defined enough and closely aligned enough that it made sense for Lucchino to have involvement in both of the subsidiaries of NESV. At that stage, Lucchino, Henry and Werner were all involved as a regular matter of course in NESN affairs.
Expansion started subtly, with the creation of Fenway Sports Management (then known as Fenway Sports Group) in 2004, a sports marketing and consulting arm of NESV. However, in 2007, the owners took a bolder step to diversify their investments, in no small part because baseball's revenue-sharing structure represented a significant financial burden that limited profitability.
And so, Sox owners decided to use their brand to expand into new territories, starting with the purchase of a 50 percent stake in Roush Racing (subsequently renamed Roush Fenway Racing) and expanding into aggressive investment in other sports undertakings.
Roush served as a prelude to the addition in October 2010 of an even more ambitious and bold purchase: Liverpool Football Club, acquired for a reported £300 million ($476 million) in October 2010. After the acquisition of Liverpool, NESV was rebranded as Fenway Sports Group, a signal of the growing ambitions of the operation.
"The name change occurred following the acquisition of Liverpool FC, which solidified the more global nature of the company's diversified holdings and set its course for more world-wide pursuits," pronounced the press release announcing the rebranding.
Now, there are five departments within FSG, each of which has its own CEO or president:
Red Sox (Larry Lucchino)
NESN (Sean McGrail)
Fenway Sports Management (Sam Kennedy)
Roush Fenway Racing (Steve Newmark)
Liverpool Football Club (Ian Ayre)
Operationally, there are varying degrees of involvement and delegation regarding the three key Red Sox figures. Just as is the case with the Red Sox, Henry carries the title of principal owner and Werner that of chairman, but Werner used the term "co-managing partners" to describe their involvement in the operations of Fenway Sports Group. Both portrayed equal involvement in the organization's sundry undertakings, with Henry stating that he and Werner are "involved in all FSG matters," according to Henry, though it is safe to say that they are not as intimately involved with the governance of, for instance, Liverpool, as they are with the Red Sox.
Henry notes that he's been to Liverpool "once in the last year." Werner says that he goes to Liverpool "a handful of times a year. That is operating as a stand-alone enterprise." That stands in contrast to the Sox, where both are regular attendees of games and frequently spend time meeting in the team's offices.
Lucchino has total day-to-day involvement in the Red Sox, limited involvement with NESN and no real participation in the other undertakings.
"They are separate entities," Lucchino said of the FSG subsidiaries. "NESN is separate from the Red Sox. Roush Fenway is a separate entity. Liverpool is a separate entity. These entities depend on operating teams. But there is an overlap at the ownership level. When you're talking about all of those entities, you're certainly implicating John and Tom. My primary focus has been and continues to be the Boston Red Sox and the sort of issues that affect our fans, our employees and our players."
Fenway Sports Management is profitable and rarely encounters scrutiny. Roush Fenway, according to Henry, is also profitable, and interestingly (given the contrast to Liverpool), rarely elicits any reaction or controversy.
NESN and Liverpool on the other hand have both become flashpoints for different reasons. And so, it is worth delving a bit deeper into the function of both.
Perhaps no single anecdote from "Francona: The Red Sox Years" received more attention than the narrative recounting a study commissioned to take stock of declining NESN ratings that concluded, in part, that the Red Sox needed players who were sex symbols to prop up interest in the team. The $300 million spent on the additions of Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford -- moves that failed to deliver the results for which the Sox had hoped -- was characterized as a reaction to the study.
The subject is a sensitive one. Red Sox owners object strenuously to the idea that they put the proverbial cart before the horse, prioritizing ratings and profits over the more straightforward goal of winning. They also object to the idea that personnel decisions are dictated by TV ratings concerns.
The marketing survey, according to multiple industry sources, was a NESN initiative, rather than one by Lucchino or the Sox organization. It was unusual for members of the baseball operations department -- Theo Epstein and Terry Francona -- to be involved, but such meetings, suggested Werner, occur no more than once or so per year, and, the Sox chairman added, under no circumstances does NESN have influence over personnel decisions inside the Red Sox.
Day-to-day management of NESN under McGrail is separate from the operation of the Red Sox. It is partly for that reason that numerous members of the organization bristle at the suggestion that NESN's marketing strategy had anything to do with the decision to commit roughly $300 million to Gonzalez and Crawford.
"NESN does not dictate baseball policy," said Lucchino. "Nor should it."
"I don't know how often I can say it's ridiculous. It doesn't seem to matter whether I say it once or say it 10 times. The most important thing, when you're in a baseball season, is to win on the field. When you win on the field, everything takes care of itself," added Werner. "Obviously, when the team is playing well, all of the ratings improve.
"I've never been in a conversation where I said, 'The NESN ratings are lousy so you have to do X and you have to do Y.' That's just not the way it works. [Red Sox GM Ben Cherington's] job and [Sox manager] John Farrell's job is to put a winning product on the field. Our focus is on that. If we're successful on the field, the ratings will take care of themselves."
Werner suggested that meetings involving both baseball operations staff members and NESN executives have rarely transpired ("just a handful of times") during the 12-season tenure of the current Red Sox ownership group. There will be meetings between NESN executives and Lucchino's staff in order to coordinate, for instance, communiques about charitable initiatives or sales drives.
If there is a question about the time when a game might be scheduled (the makeup of a rainout, for instance), Werner said, that, too, will be subject to discussion between NESN and Red Sox executives. But that, said the team chairman, represents the extent of baseball operations discussions between the two subsidiaries.
"NESN might want a game replayed in the evening because the ratings are higher and Larry will say, the team needs to getaway earlier, so there's dialogue," said Werner. "But there's never a straight-line connection between NESN executives saying to a baseball executive, 'Please do this.' "
The purchase of Liverpool in October 2010 proved a head-turner in both magnitude and ambition. NESV (soon to become Fenway Sports Group) committed a reported £300 million ($476 million) to acquire a franchise with a proud history that had fallen on bleak times, both competitively and financially.
The initial investment was enormous. The subsequent cost of ownership has remained considerable. The evidence that there will be positive returns remains questionable.
The financial cost for FSG -- detailed as a matter of public record -- has been significant. Liverpool (like all English Premier League clubs) releases annual financial statements detailing the club's profits and losses. In the most recent report, released in March, Liverpool announced that it endured losses of £40.5 million ($61.6 million) between July 2011 and May 2012. During the previous 12 months, the club announced losses of £49.3 million ($74.4 million).
Meanwhile, the club's home at Anfield requires a substantial renovation that will cost more hundreds of millions of dollars. Put all of these elements together and it's not hard to avoid wondering how Liverpool can avoid becoming a financial black hole that threatens to swallow the operating revenues of other FSG operations, including the Red Sox.
So, why wouldn't the expansion of FSG interests -- particularly Liverpool -- represent a financial compromise of the potential investment in the Red Sox? Henry, in an email, responded at length to the query:
"Let me begin by saying the answer is simply and categorically this: Fenway Sports Group expansion has never and will never take place at the expense of the Boston Red Sox. There are a number of reasons for this, but the primary reason is that FSG exists to compete on the field. Everything we do off the field is designed to positively impact what happens on the field. We're competitive and are driven to win that third ring.
"Each separate entity -- and they are separate -- the New England Sports Network, Liverpool Football Club, Fenway Park, FSG real estate investments, Roush Fenway Racing and Fenway Sports Management each finance themselves.
"Now it's absolutely true that of the entities, only the LFC is not presently profitable. But there were many years the Red Sox weren't profitable and yet that didn't stop us from having extremely high payrolls in those years. Nor did spending $280,000,000 on Fenway Park adversely impact Sox payrolls. To the contrary, we gained additional revenues. At LFC we have only just begun there to build revenues. It has a global fan base and a global commercial appeal.
"Fenway Sports Group is very strong financially. If you look at who the partners are individually you'll see people who not only have financial resources but people who are remarkably financially astute.
"If one entity -- whether it is the Sox or LFC -- loses money in a particular year, where do the resources necessary to compete annually come from that year? FSG has significant borrowing capacity. But more importantly we have cash flow from all of the other entities. There has not been a year in which FSG as a whole had an operating loss. And there hasn't been a year in which we've paid a dividend (although we are slated for our first later this year).
"We've invested and reinvested for 11 years -- happily. Money, and this will be scoffed at by those who don't know us, doesn't provide great stimulation for the partners of FSG unless it's going to provide more wins on the field. There is no question about that internally.
"Further, not once have I ever been a part of a conversation or seen an email advocating moving monies from one entity to another. If FSG moves $50,000,000 to LFC as it once did, that comes from FSG. If you want to be cynical and say that has to come indirectly from somewhere, then logically you would look at the most profitable part of FSG and that's certainly not the Red Sox.
"Let me reiterate that each operating unit finances itself. Just as the improvements at Fenway financed themselves, renovations at Anfield will finance themselves. If the Red Sox or Liverpool had been forced to build brand new stadiums that might not have been the case.
"Look, all this financial talk misses the greater point and that is that we are and have always been committed to winning. There is no excuse for the kind of year the Red Sox had last year. Our resolve and commitment to winning isn't being tested by the poor results of late. What is being tested is our capability to respond to the adversity we've had. We are going to do that and the results will speak for themselves."
Time is zero-sum. Waking hours spent managing one business interest cannot be invested in another. And so, from the standpoint of offering leadership to the Red Sox, it seems fair to wonder whether the proliferating FSG interests have impaired the ability of the Sox owners to govern their baseball team.
And make no mistake: There are individuals who work closely with Henry and Werner who harbor significant reservations about FSG's expanding pursuits. Henry acknowledged as much when he made the eyebrow-raising admission this spring that some of the team's limited partners "are not OK [with FSG's involvement with Liverpool] because they read the same stuff that you write … [But] last year's [Red Sox] losses weren't the result of Liverpool."
Henry and Werner acknowledge that their time commitments to other parts of FSG have grown. Yet they note that the compromises to accommodate those management needs have been made not with the Sox but elsewhere, meaning that they are as invested in the governance of the baseball team as they have been through the years. (Because Lucchino's job is specifically as the president and CEO of the Red Sox, there have been no suggestions of his inattention to the Red Sox.)
"John said something once that resonated with me: There isn't an owner in baseball who doesn't have some other enterprises that he's involved with. [Patriots owner] Robert Kraft is involved with a paper company and the Revolution and all sorts of other stuff," said Werner. "As FSG has grown, I can just tell you my own personal involvement in FSG has become more time-consuming, and my involvement in producing and creating television shows has diminished. This thing that you have to focus on just one business, I don't think there's one major league owner who isn't also involved in some other business that throws off enough revenue to work in baseball."
Red Sox COO and Fenway Sports Management president Sam Kennedy, meanwhile, suggests that the growing number of interests merely underscores the necessity of having strong, competent leadership at the subsidiary level of the different enterprises. If Henry and Werner do well in the critical function of hiring strong presidents to run the different FSG operations, then concerns about the time and intellectual energy that they can commit to the individual teams and companies recedes.
"The good news, from a Red Sox perspective, is they have hopefully a competent front office running the team day-to-day, but the decision-making and the interaction on those big decisions has not changed," said Kennedy. "It would be disingenuous to say that [Henry and Werner] don't have more on their plate. They're both full-time on Fenway Sports Group and interacting and working with all of the Fenway Sports Group businesses. That's even more of a reason why they need to have competent presidents of each of the businesses that they hold accountable."
As for the financial implications of the other undertakings, though it would be naive to dismiss the possibility that some of the FSG holdings -- particularly Liverpool -- could develop into an albatross that would impact the Red Sox' budget at some point, for now, it's noteworthy that the three highest payrolls in Red Sox history have come in 2011, 2012 and 2013 -- the three years since FSG acquired Liverpool.
Overall, Werner insists that the non-Red Sox holdings of FSG have been "a net-positive. Every business has its own goals and objectives. It's a very healthy enterprise. We are punching above our weight in terms of the amount of money, each year, that we invest in player personnel."
Some of that represents what Werner characterizes as the health of FSG's overall holdings. At the same time, while Henry characterizes the Sox as being not profitable (as opposed to Liverpool, which is a net-negative in the ledger at this point), Werner notes that a large part of the Sox' ability to support robust payrolls derives from the success that Lucchino has had tapping internal revenue streams with the Sox.
In some respects, Werner suggests, the Sox have no business being in the kind of payroll position that they are. Yet the way in which Lucchino has run the business, he adds, has permitted the Sox to support payrolls that are disproportionate to the market size.
"We are in the New England market. And maybe people don't really understand that in terms of total households in the New England market, the Red Sox rank in the bottom third in baseball," said Werner. "Compare our market to the market in Texas or New York or Florida. I think people think of us, because we're such a high-revenue team, that Boston is a top-five market, but New England is a relatively small market. Yet because of the success that Larry and his group have had -- and this has been a collaboration -- because of that success year-in and year-out, the Red Sox have, I think the No. 2 payroll in baseball."
Ultimately, it seems inarguable that there is a considerable financial commitment to the Red Sox, one that matches or exceeds nearly every franchise in the league save for the financial behemoths of the Yankees and Dodgers. The issue, by and large, has been the relative inefficiency of the money that the team has spent on its ballclub in recent years, when the return on the team's considerable investments has netted three straight years (from 2010-12) without a postseason berth that culminated in the spectacular 69-93 humiliation of last year.
Werner suggests that criticism of the team's decision-making thus is grounds for fair game. But he dismisses the notion that the Sox have been focused on anything but winning, or that it has pursued marketing revenues at the expense of a good team.
"I don't mind a debate about did we spend our money wisely. But in some ways, it sort of comes to a criticism where, Oh my God, you're focusing on ticket sales rather than something else," said Werner. "Am I proud of the fact that the Red Sox and Larry's team have created this revenue? In some ways, [Francona's] book made it seem like that's not only irrelevant but a point to criticize, that maybe we're focused on revenue rather than winning. But the only way to win is to generate enough revenues to build an outstanding team.
"People can criticize some of the decisions that have been made, maybe our signing of Player X or Player Y wasn't good, but they shouldn't criticize our intentions."
Coming Saturday: Part 3 -- Owner involvement in baseball operations and the building of the Red Sox roster
Christian and Chris talk about overrated Pats players this season and in the past and then get into the QB issue on the team. They talk about all three guys, what they bring to the table and if they can keep their head above water without the best QB in the league for 4 weeks. Then...Karlos Williams was released by the Bills - should the Pats consider adding the overweight second year running back? Christian also brings up Dante Scarnecchia and gets Price's opinion on if this one man can truly improve a shaky offensive line.
Christian Arcand is in for Tanguay for NFL Sunday with Chris Price. The guys talk about the victory over the Bears, Jimmy G's progress and their expectations for the Pats defense this season. Arcand thinks that there are more holes on the D than some fans realize.
We check in with Bill Belichick after the first Preseason game for our weekly "Patriots Monday" discussion.
Sam Packard is joined by Celtics 2nd Round draft pick Abdel Nader to discuss his path to the the NBA and how he plans to improve his game. Sam then talks to Player Development Coach Nick Friedman from Elite Skills Training, the pre-Draft camp Nader attended. Friedman also gives his opinion on the Celtics performance at summer league and the development of Jaylen Brown.
Isaiah Thomas talks to Glenn and Lou about why he loves Boston, the NBA Money Bump, oh, and some Durant guy
Danny Ainge joins Glenn and Christian to explain the Celtics draft process; and he also discusses the trade rumors that permeated the night.
Joe and Tim talk with Red Sox right fielder Mookie Betts after the Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1
David Price pitched a gem and Andrew Benintendi makes one of the top highlight catches of the year as the Sox take the first game of four against the Rays, 6-2. Christian Arcand recaps the game and takes all of your Sox calls.
Joe and Tim talk with Red Sox outfielder Andrew Benintendi, who made a highlight reel catch nearly going over the wall in left field robbing Steven Souza Jr of a home run
Joey Mac joins Ken Laird on his Saturday show to discuss the David Backes addition and Loui Eriksson departure in NHL free agency
DJ and Pete continue to assess the season that was for the Bruins and look toward the future for the franchise and how they can improve.
DJ and Pete are together for the final Sunday Skate of the season. They get into their overall thoughts on the season, the Bruins keeping Claude Julien on as head coach and the end-of-season press conferences last week. They discuss the rebuild process, what the Bruins need and how they can obtain it. Plenty of callers have their own theories and opinions on all of these topics as well.
Gerry, Kirk and Mut discuss the firing of a Philadelphia radio host who ripped a rival host for having a white producer who imitated a fake black caller.
Kirk, Gerry and Mut get into some David Ortiz legacy talk in the 8am hour of the Thursday show.
After Kirk & Gerry get their digs in on Mut and some movie news, they move on to some Patriots QB talk with an eye on Friday night's game in Carolina.
Glenn, Lou, and Christian debate the value of playing Tom Brady in the preseason, and they opine about whether or not he should even be on the team plane.
Glenn, Lou, and Christian talk Benintendi's knee injury, and compare Big Papi's season to other 40 year old players. And the juicing question comes up again...
Glenn, Lou, and Christian debate John Farrell's decision to stay with Porcello into the 8th, and his use of the bullpen.
We check in with the red hot rook of the Red Sox live from Tampa and talk to him about his first experiences in the big leagues.
We check in with John Farrell from Tampa for our weekly feature as the red hot Red Sox look to keep it going for two more wins at the Trop.
In honor of the announcement that the Sox will be among the team's at Tim Tebow's workout next week, we look at four pro athletes who tried their hand in a second sport and it didn't work out too well for them.
Kirk Minihane is joined by his long time nemesis Bart Hubbuch. Kirk and Bart discuss the incident between the two that led to Kirk being let go from Comcast and the long standing issue of deflategate. Bart annoyingly wouldn't get of his speaker phone. This is an explosive interview between two guys who admittedly dislike each other.
Kirk Minihane sits down with former producer Chris Curtis? Or is it current producer Chris Curtis? Either way, Kirk and Chris talk about what happened in their previous tenure together, where it went wrong, and why Curtis is now back with the show.
Kirk Minihane and Gary Tanguay sit down together on Enough About Me for the first time. These two divisive figures talk about Gary's career and his late evolution into a controversial broadcaster. Nobody is spared from Kirk and Gary's wrath on this episode and it will surely make some people at the two sports radio stations very uncomfortable.
Kirk Minihane is joined by his long time nemesis Bart Hubbuch. Kirk and Bart discuss the incident between the two that led to Kirk being let go from Comcast and the long standing issue of deflategate. Bart annoyingly wouldn't get of his speaker phone. This is an explosive interview between two guys who admittedly dislike each other.
Jerry is joined by Red Sox legend Bill Lee to talk about his new biopic "Spaceman," Lee's unique philosophy, political beliefs, drug use and what makes him a cultural icon decades after he retired from baseball.
Christian Fauria and Dr. Gill talk about the process and steps football players have to take when rehabbing injuries during the off season. Focusing on Dion Lewis, Nate Solder, and Sebastian Vollmer
Tom Brady returned to practice after his unexplained days off to shed some light into his mysterious scissors injury that prevented him from playing last Thursday's preseason game.More from this show
Gerry, Mut, and Kirk discuss the Benintendi catch from Monday and what's looking like an incredible outfield for years to come; also the guys discuss the probation sentence given to an East Longmeadow youth charged with sexual assault.More from this show
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Cash is tight, so that new credit card application in your mailbox seems like a godsend, right?
Nice introductory rate.
Decent follow-up rate, especially considering your other limited borrowing options.
Cheap balance transfers.
Hefty credit limit.
Simple application that doesn't ask too many embarrassing questions. You just have to promise to use the card for business expenses.
And it's from a big-time credit card company, not some dinky, little country bank you've never heard of. Great opportunity.
OK, so let's jump on this and get a little bit of breathing room until sales pick up.
Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. Be careful. Very careful. While the cards often are sent to consumers, they can be especially dangerous for cash-strapped small-business owners.
Here's the trick: The so-called professional or business cards are not protected by the tough Credit Card Accountability and Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 (or Card Act for short). The consumer protection law limits activities of credit card companies. Unfortunately, many of the law's most important consumer safety provisions do not apply to business and professional credit cards. By pushing these cards on small-business people, credit card companies can get around some of the toughest provisions of the law. For example, these practices are banned by the Card Act for consumer cards but are legal for professional cards:
• Card issuers can apply payments in excess of the minimum to balances with the lowest rate. Balances with the highest rates on your professional card get paid last. That makes it tough to pay off those high-interest big balances. Good for the bank, not good for you.
• Card companies don't have to give you 21 days after the billing statement is mailed to make a payment. This increases the chances of you sending in a late payment, which means you are charged a late fee and get kicked into the very, very high-interest category.
• Issuers can raise rates on your existing balance if you are late with a payment to another creditor. Obviously, this unfair domino effect could be very costly. That's why it was outlawed on consumer cards.
• Card companies can't increase rates on existing cards unless a consumer is 60 days late with a payment, but some professional cards don't contain this provision. One professional card can raise your rate to 29.99 percent if you are even one day late with a payment.
• Issuers can change your card agreement without giving you advance notice.
Well, isn't that cute?
Until recently, The Wall Street Journal reports, these professional cards had been limited to business owners and executives. "But since the Card Act was passed in March 2009, companies have been inundating ordinary consumers with applications," it said in a recent report. In the first quarter of 2010, 47 million professional offers were sent out, an increase of 256 percent over the same period last year, according to the WSJ.
One card company, Capital One, told the newspaper that it has "voluntarily" applied many of the Card Act restrictions to its professional cards. A Capital One spokesperson told the newspaper, however, that it would continue to use "risk-based re-pricing" for small-business customers. I'm not certain, but I'm guessing that means they're raising prices for small businesses.
At the same time, credit card companies are pumping up fees for foreign transactions. So the next time you're off to Europe for that trade show, conference or buying trip, think twice about using your credit card. The fees might cost you a lot more than last time.
I don't intend this to be an attack on credit card companies. I just want to tell small-business people to beware the next time they see what appears to be an attractive credit card offer and to make certain that the card is covered by the Card Act.
At the same time, these bankers do drive me crazy with their big-headline offers and their tiny-print restrictions.
In case you didn't notice, credit card rates in the second quarter hit a nine-year high, according to a study by the market research firm Synovate. The average rate on existing credit cards in the second quarter hit 14.7 percent, up from 13.1 percent the previous year. This is a spread of 11.45 points between the average and the prime rate, the highest in 22 years.
I thought the economy was in a slump and bankers were going to get things going by priming the small-business pump. Oh, sure, now I remember. They're doing it with "risk-based" lending, but sometimes they call it by another name. Like "professional" credit cards.
How could I forget?
This story originally appeared in the Dealernews October 2010 issue.


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Did you know that Don Knotts was on "The Andy Griffith Show" for five seasons of the show in the 1960's and won an Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series all five years? What's more impressive is he won two more for his role of Barney Fife in guest appearances after he'd left the show! Here are a few of the show's memorable moments and of course, the theme song.
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"What's for dinner?" is a question that for many in Silicon Valley generates excitement and salivation. Italian? Chinese? A steak dinner? Something sweet? Something savory? Something simple? Something expensive?
However, for many residents that question is a source of dread and worry as budgets are tight and ingredients are scarce.
West Valley Community Services is bringing awareness to the other side of the "what's for dinner?" question via the fourth annual Chefs of Compassion: Cooking for a Cause. For the Sept. 19 event, a quartet of Silicon Valley's finest chefs will demonstrate that cooking on a budget with a nearly bare cupboard is not easy.
Chefs of Compassion challenges well-known local chefs to prepare a four-course dinner for attendees that using only ingredients found in the WVCS food pantry.
"Not a lot of people are aware of food insecurity in Santa Clara County," says Jacqueline de Guzman, WVCS director of community resources. "They don't know what it looks like, and each community is different. Our community really rallies behind our food pantry."
The pantry is one of the Cupertino-based nonprofit's signature services. In 2012-13, the food pantry distributed 767,519 pounds of food to 11,189 households with a total of 27,915 individuals, according to WVCS.
Chefs of Compassion helps raise money and awareness to keep the food pantry as a stocked horn of plenty. Participating chefs include Isamu Kanai with Bushido in Mountain View, Joel Whitaker of Mixx in Mountain View, Kha Lu from Hay Market and Kansui Ramen in San Jose and Lee Hernandez of Palacio in Los Gatos.
"The quality chefs have been amazing; they keep getting more unique and outdoing each other every year," says de Guzman.
Ticket are $125 each, and the event will be held at the Computer History Museum's Hahn Auditorium, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., in Mountain View. WVCS is hoping to attract 300 attendees this year.
Chefs of Compassion is not unlike TV cooking competition show "Iron Chef." The challenge began weeks ago when the chefs were brought separately to the Vista Drive food pantry to select ingredients and then prepare their randomly assigned portion of a four-course meal. The final meals will be served to attendees on Sept. 19.
Participating chefs were each brought to agency's headquarters and given 10 minutes to "shop" for ingredients in the pantry.
"You have to be quick; that was the exciting part," says chef Hernandez.
Adding to the intrigue is that the food pantry never has the same selection of groceries each day. It all depends on donations during a given week and the generosity of WVCS' many partners. Exceptions are made for oil, flour, sugar, herbs, and seasonings.
"You think canned corn and maybe Spam, or some cereal and some rice, but there are so many unique ingredients from stores and farmers markets," says de Guzman. "You can create a very good meal. It's not your typical expired milk from a food pantry."
"I think it's a great message," says chef Lu. "It's great entertainment to see an 'Iron Chef' kind of thing, and a lot of people who come to this event, they're not the type of people who represent a need for [food pantry] services or may not even part of that community,
"It's a great way to see just what is offered to these low-income families and the services that provide for them and the limitations that go along with them."
A film crew documented each chef's trip to the food pantry and their preparation of the meal back at their respective restaurants. These videos will be shown at the event.
Participating chefs will also be judged on a five-point scale for taste, presentation and creativity. A second award will be presented to the chef who receives the most votes from event attendees. Judges include Carolyn Junge, editor of FoodGal.com; NBC Bay Area anchor Mike Inouye; "Edible Silicon Valley" managing editor Stewart Putney; Dishcrawl founder Tracy Lee; and LV Mar restaurant owner Manuel Martinez.
"I think the event is great. It's a good cause to begin with and brings awareness about what this particular organization is doing. I think it's awesome," Hernandez says.
West Valley Community Services is a private nonprofit, community-based agency that has been providing direct assistance and referral services to the West Valley communities of Santa Clara County for nearly 40 years. The nonprofit's food pantry is stocked by Second Harvest Food Bank, local grocery stores, bakeries and community donations. The pantry is staffed mostly by volunteers.
For more information and to purchase tickets, call 408.255.8033, ext. 305, or visit chefsofcompassion.org.


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The home baseball game for Vandalia against Shelbyville has been canceled for Thursday.
The Vandalia softball game at Shelbyville for Thursday has been canceled.
The St. Elmo/Ramsey baseball game for Thursday has been canceled.
Vandalia graduate Jessica Earnest was named a first-team All-American in women's bowling on Wednesday night.
This year marks the first time the Vanderbilt senior has been named to the first team by the National Ten Pin Coaches Association. In the past three years, she has been named a second-team All-American.
Earnest was honored at the Champions Banquet, an annual event held prior to the NCAA bowling championships.
PATOKA – After being shut out in the first two games of the season, Warriors coach Joey Eddy had a simple message for his team last Thursday.
"Let's make a statement," he said prior to Patoka's 6-3 win against Webber.
And the Warriors sure took that message to heart.
After leaving the bases loaded in the bottom of the first inning, Patoka's offense went to work with two outs in the second, scoring five runs on three hits, three walks and an error.
PATOKA – It all started with a walk.
And while that's not the most exciting play in baseball, it set the foundation for all sorts of excitement for the Warriors in a 6-3 win against Webber last Thursday.
With two outs in the bottom of the second inning, Cain battled back from an 0-2 count to draw a walk and start a five-run rally that propelled Patoka to its first victory of the season.
Many athletes who spent their high school years in Fayette County have moved on to play for college or professional teams. Below are the athletes who recently made headlines.
Spencer Patton • Pitcher • Wilmington Blue Rocks
•April 6 – Patton, a South Central graduate, pitched two innings of relief during a 5-0 loss at Myrtle Beach. The Kansas City Royals prospect allowed two hits, including a home run, and one walk, while striking out two.
Both high school fields at Vandalia Community High School have now been given naming rights.
Liberty Shops has purchased the naming rights to the high school softball field, according to Vandalia Field of Dreams President Tom Lucken.
Liberty Shops will own the naming rights to the field for the next five years at $3,000 per year.
Lucken said the committee plans to use the first installment to purchase a new scoreboard for the softball field.
Vandalia Mutual owns the naming rights on the baseball field.
Though South Central has had mixed results early in the season, the Cougars found a way to pick up a big win on Tuesday.
Battling Class 2A Greenville at home, South Central got a complete game from senior Dan Diss and three doubles to defeat the Comets, 7-5.
The Cougars (3-5) scored three runs in each of the first two innings to take a 6-1 lead, and held off Greenville, which scored three runs in the fourth and one in the fifth to get within a run before South Central added another run in the sixth.
ST. ELMO – Senior Connor Beasley set the school record for strikeouts, and the Eagles offense took advantage of several Brownstown errors to pick up a win on Monday night.
Beasley struck out 19 batters in a record-breaking performance that left the Bombers with just two hits and St. Elmo with an 8-0 win in one of the last games between the two schools before they co-op in baseball next season.
Ramsey senior Peyton Banal on Monday signed a letter of intent to play softball for St. Charles (Mo.) Community College.
VANDALIA – The Vandals had several base runners, but never could find a big hit to drive them home on Tuesday in a loss to Altamont.
Six runners were left in scoring position and 11 total runners were stranded as the Indians used a late push to take a 10-1 victory at Vandalia Mutual Field.
"We had the bases loaded a couple of times, and we just have to come up big in those situations," said coach Luke Hohlt. "I am confident we will get there with these guys."
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The range of food and spirits I've had...not to mention the backdrops...
has been broad, to say the least.
I tried everything from oysters to corn dogs, and washed them down with everything from merlo to tequila.
XO Martha (Mixologist Mama)
The Many Faces of Martha
In the past 72 hours I've been to two foodie events. On Sunday, the South Beach Wine And Food Festival in Miami. Last night, the Edible Manhattan & Edible Brooklyn sponsored "Good Spirits" pop-up cocktail party at 82 Mercer in SoHo.
The range of food and spirits I've had...not to mention the backdrops...
has been broad, to say the least.
Can you tell which event was which?
I tried everything from oysters to corn dogs, and washed them down with everything from merlo to tequila.
I had a great time at both events, & will report in detail about both in separate posts, but the common denominator or course were restaurants, vendors & producers showing off their fine foods and spirits. In Miami I was with my husband & some foodie friends. In Manhattan I was with Nikki, Kate & Anna. Going from the sunshine and warmth of the beach to the darkness and cold of a basement on Mercer St. has left me feeling a little schizophrenic. My head was (& is still) filled with so many ideas, sights, & flavors. I'm having a hard time processing it all.
Standing in the middle of the Good Spirits event in SoHo, Nikki, Kate and I were taking a break, from all the munching and sipping and I think we were generally feeling overwhelmed. We are lovers of food and know very well that food can change you. If you are a chocolate person, I bet you remember the details of the best chocolaty dessert you've ever had. You probably remember where you were, how old you were, what it felt like in your mouth...and probably can even tell me what you were wearing. The three of us had a moment when food changed us last night. Discussing our favorite tastes around the room...and only half way through the venue...we had a foodie epiphany! Kate not only likes to bake, she prefers to eat sugary confections, she's our sweet baking babe. Nikki can and likes to dissect all the flavors in a pork stew or a duck ragu, she's our sassy savory sister. And, me (looking like a booze hound again) will drink (and then try to replicate) almost any cocktail, making me the mixologist mama. In one brief moment we found our new directions in blogging! And we have food and sprits to thank once again! I think our readers will be seeing some changes and the three of us leaning towards our newly recognized loves in our blogs.
XO Martha (Mixologist Mama)
Mardi Gras
Oh no, not another holiday?! And even worse it's a religiously based holiday...
...the "church lady" in Martha will surely make us all feel like we're in Sunday school again. Well, I'll do my best to fill you in while trying not to let the
youth minister and teacher in me run a muck!
It's Mardi Gras!
The literal translation from French is Fat Tuesday, since the day before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent is the climactic last day to live it up, chow down and pile on the fattening foods before the penitential 40 days of fasting begins. But the entire time, post Christmas, is also know as the season of Mardi Gras and Carnival, and begins with Epipihany, January 6th. According to biblical lore it took the three kings (aka, wise men) 12 days after Jesus' birth to find him and bestow upon him the gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. Some folks say the purple, green and gold colors represent the magi's gifts, but more often they are said to have been chosen to represent justice, faith and power.
This day is also know as Shrove Tuesday. That name is derived from the English word shrive, which means to confess, since that is what Catholics are mean to do before beginning the Lenten season preparing them for the dark days of Holy week, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday...and finally ended by the glory of Easter Morning!
The period of celebration varies from place to place. Brazilians in Rio De Janeiro start on 12th night and party via "Carnival" until Ash Wednesday. New Orleans is the biggest American city where Mardi Gras is celebrated Starting on Jan 6th as well. Lots of European places celebrate the last week or "shrovetide" while the majority of folks just use the final three days period before Ash Wednesday as "Mardi Gras."
The scope of celebrations varies. The Streets of Rio De Janeiro are filled with 2 million people nightly participating in parades and street parties. And on the humbler end, my church has a pancake supper and the kids make masks and don beaded necklaces. Popular practices include wearing masks and costumes and generally throwing aside inhibitions and social convention with dancing, parades, sporting events, and general merry making. Pancakes and pastries made with eggs, sugar and fat are the food of choice. Though in New Orleans the King's Cake is the only way to go.
King's Cakes are brioche like coffee cakes, usually topped with sugar or icing in in the Mardi Gras colors and tucked inside is a little plastic baby (or in the olden days a porcelain baby, bean or nut!) Whomever gets the slice of cake with the baby is crowned the king or queen at the party. Though some folks have other traditions for the finder of the baby...like having to host the party next year or bring the King's Cake to the next gathering! Click on any of the King's Cake Photos to link to their yummy recipes.
For those who want to celebrate without all the bad carbs and sugar I found a great "Mardi Gras" salsa, via food gawker. It was originally from foodluvin.com, but the link no longer worked and searching their site I'm gathering it's no longer accessible. Luckily I found their recipe somewhere else out in cyber space and combined it with their great photo with the gold, green and purple colors that make this a Mardi Gras appropriate dish!
Mango Chipotle "Mardi Gras" Salsa
1/2 bunch cilantro finely chopped
2 mangos peeled & chopped
1 red onion chopped
4 tomatillos roasted chopped salt to taste.
4-5 canned chipotle peppers in adobo
4 cloves garlic chopped
salt to taste
Combine ingredients serve.
Maybe you're planning a big Shrove Tuesday shin dig or perhaps just doing a little jig in your kitchen while you're whipping up pancakes (or salsa) for dinner on Fat Tuesday. However you choose to celebrate Mardi Gras have some fun and eat some good food and put on this video of "Mr. New Orleans," Harry Connick, Jr., singing, "Here comes the big parade" and enjoy the music! XOXO Martha
For birthday parties or going away gatherings, or just a casual get together...we ladies like to lunch. Having all-girl parties is easy to get away with if it's done in the middle of a weekday...your husband probably won't even know he missed a good time and the great food. Bridal and baby showers are almost always all female events so we can have those on the weekend without any fear of the men wanting to join in. Every so often we'll branch out and have a brunch or a tea (wow...so very different) but we can't help but gravitate toward a ladies luncheon. It must be in our XX chromosomes, since I know plenty of (XY) stay at home dads and never see them holding man lunches.
I think part of the allure of the lunch is our need for socialization as well as our female "gatherer" instinct. I, for one, am happy doing almost any task as long as it's in good company with a girl friend or two. Washing dishes, Ug!...but when I have a buddy by my side (drying and gabbing) I'm in heaven. Getting together with lots of gals at once is multitasking at our best. We get the social contact we crave and "gather" tons of information (and maybe a little gossip too).
Does this explain the goofy party hats or overly precious decorations at some of these events...no, but we are girls and we like things to be pretty. And I, in particular, love a theme. (Clearly my mother is to be blamed since I can remember all my themed birthday parities from my childhood, and I'm carrying on the same way with my daughter!) The mere suggestion of having a party with a theme makes my husband's eyes roll. (He barely could stand our Tex-Mex Super Bowl Party. "Why can't it just be a regular party?")
Minus the men I think we gals are given license to over decorate our tables, dress to impress our girl friends and eat the kind of food we enjoy. I have never been to a ladies luncheon where wings, nachos or ribs were served. I have however, been to many sit down as well as buffet lunches with tea sandwiches, beautiful salads, fruit & cheese platters, and plenty of wine. (Hmm...perhaps part of this is an excuse to drink while the children are at school without any of your friends reporting you to DYFS? I digress!)
For some reason there always seems to be cake at ladies' lunch. It really must go back to tying together the theme or perhaps the reason for the gathering. Sometimes the cakes aren't edible, but decorative: a diaper cake, or a present tower wrapped to look like a wedding cake. The ones you can eat usually have some cute saying (to go with the theme, duh) or are meant as well wishes for the guest of honor.
There are some main course dishes that are favorites because they are easy to do ahead, or are particularly stunning on a platter or are delicious crowd pleasers. Chicken Marbella is THE party chicken dish. It fills all the afore mentioned requirements and it's been cropping up at luncheons in my life since the 80's when my mom got her first copy of The Silver Palate Cookbook. (I'm pretty sure my God Mother served it at my wedding shower in 1993!) This is a go-to, tried and true recipe, although the list of ingredients sound like they won't go together (olives and prunes?) You must give it a try the next time you have your lady friends for lunch. It was served at a friends going away party just last week and we gobbled it up. (Recipe Below)
WIth all this talk of women-only gatherings, I want the guys to know that as much as we like to "do" ladies lunch, we still love to party with our menfolk. And don't worry, we've got major socializing stamina. Even after a week with a few lunches, we will still have enough party in us left to hobnob with you at a co-ed shindig!
XO Martha
Since Chicken Marbella is such a spectacular party dish, the quantities given are to serve 10-12, but the recipe can be successfully divided to make a smaller amount if you wish.
Chicken Marbella from the Silver Palate Cookbook
4 chickens, 2 1/2 pounds each, quartered (for parties I just use breasts)
1 head of garlic, peeled and finely pureed
1/4 cup dry oregano
coarse salt and ground pepper to taste
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1/2 cup olive oil
1 cup pitted prunes
1/2 cup spanish green olives
1/2 cup capers with a bit of juice
6 bay leaves
I cup brown sugar
1 cup white wine
1/4 cup Italian parsley or fresh cilantro, finely chopped
1. In a large bowl combine chicken quarters, garlic, oregano, pepper and salt to taste, vinegar, oil, prunes, olives capers and juice, and bay leaves. Cover and let marinate, refrigerated overnight.
2. Preheat oven to 350.
3. Arrange chicken in a single layer in one or two large shallow baking pans and spoon marinade over it evenly. Sprinkle chicken pieces with brown sugar and pour white wine around them.
4. Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, basting frequently with pan juices. Chicken is done when thigh pieces, pricked with a fork at their thickest, yield clear yellow (rather pink) juice.
5. With a slotted spoon transfer chicken, prunes, olives, and capers to a serving platter. Moisten with a few spoonfuls of pan juices and sprinkle generously with parsley or cilantro. Serve remaining pan juices in a sauceboat.
6. To serve Chicken Marbella cold, cool to room temp in cooking juices before transferring to a serving platter. If chicken has been refrigerated allow it to return to room temp before serving. Spoon some of the reserved juice over the chicken.
NYC Restaurant Week
It's here! NYC's famed Restaurant Week...and lucky for me just a short train ride away. Also lucky...it's 20 days long (that's my kind of a "week long" celebration). But with over 300 restaurants participating, they really had to do something to give us a fair chance of making a dent in that long list!
These 20 days offer the opportunity to have a 3 course meal at a more affordable (than usual) prix-fixe price of $24.07 for lunch and $35.00 for dinner. There are even more deals to be had for dining out more than three times or using your American Express card.
We took the kiddos to the Soho location of Dos Caminos (literally on the Southern side of Houston Street). Translated Dos Caminos means, two paths, so I'm guessing the two paths are modern and Mexican?...since their tag line is "Modern Mexican Cuisine." All I know is they have great food and really good drinks. Their bar specialty is of course Margaritas. We had their signature prickly pear version as well as a blue pomegranate margarita, both fabulous. And they made specially flavored lemonades for the kids.
Quesadillas, fresh guacamole, fajitas, & a few shrimp dishes (that I didn't pay much attention to since I'm allergic!) were devoured. But after dinner the compromise followed. Mexican is not my daughter's favorite. We'd cut a deal earlier, if she went to the place we wanted to eat...we'd have dessert at her favorite place in the Village for dessert.
So a few blocks later we were ordering her a peanut butter and fluff sandwich at Peanut Butter & Co. and nibbling on it while we walked a block to Washington Square Park to see "The Arch" all lit up before we headed back to NJ.
I guess, all's fair in love and dining?
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All Hail the Groundhog!
Groundhog, groundhog, what do you seek?
As out of your hole you quietly peek.
If the day be fair , your shadow will be
Cast on the ground for all to see.
And back to your lair, you'll quickly creep
And for six long weeks again you'll sleep.
But if we're lucky, the sky will be gray,
And your shadow today will be far away.
Then all of us will dance and sing.
'Cause just around the corner, here comes Spring!
Mary Toots
I am as American as apple pie. I love parades and adore most every holiday we celebrate in the USA. However, I do understand how my Aussie and New Zealand friends question this Groundhog Day phenomenon. This "Holiday" (one that thankfully doesn't prompt another day off from school) actually has deep roots, according to Wikipedia, going back to ancient European weather lore where they used a badger to predict spring. (Obviously the groundhog is a notch above a badger. Just look at them and you can tell they are way more into meteorology than any other rodent.) This tradition also has ties to the Celtic calendar, some pagan traditions, as well as the Christian feast day, Candlemas, which is a day commemorating an early event in Jesus' life when he was first presented at the temple as an infant.
Groundhog Day is recorded as being celebrated in the USA as early as 1841 in Pennsylvania. And although most regions have their own local groundhog, THE groundhog in the USA is Punxsutawney Phil. Phil is a celebrity and even has his own website. Here in Northern, NJ we've got "Essex Ed" who resides at Turtle Back Zoo. I rather like Ed, but I don't care for his human "interpreter," since the past two years he didn't even let Ed outside and the prediction also failed to reflect the weather! (I'm starting to think Essex Ed is on the take...after all it is NJ, home of the Sopranos.)
The Groundhog Day movie is one of my favorites and it also brought more widespread fame to Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, PA. Wathcing this is a great way for the adults to celebrate (and with it's repetitive dialog can make for a great drinking game too).
For the kiddos it's an opportunity for a more lighthearted approach to weather forecasting, and perhaps even a little celebration with a craft or a fun groundhog snack at school.
I'm eagerly anticipating Phil's prognosticating of the weather for the next six weeks. Until then here's to hoping the You Tube video below encourages Phil to make the prediction we're all hoping for!


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Teen dies after fistfight near Southwest High School in Fort Worth
UPDATE: The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, citing Fort Worth police, identified the student who died as 16-year-old Jose Guzman, a junior at Southwest High School. Fort Worth school officials say it's unclear if he died beause of a known heart condition or from injuries sustained in the fight, the newspaper said.
Here's what staff writer Tom Benning reported earlier:
A teenager died after getting into a fight with another student Friday morning near Southwest High School in Fort Worth, authorities said.
The two boys left the school between class periods and starting fighting across the street at the Southwest Community Center in the 4100 block of Altamesa Boulevard, authorities said.
"It started off campus, and it ended off campus," said Clint Bond, a spokesman for the Fort Worth school district.
Paramedics responded to a call at 10:38 a.m. describing a teenager possibly having breathing problems or going into cardiac arrest, Medstar spokeswoman Suzy Miller said.
The student was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
Fort Worth police spokeswoman Sharron Neal said authorities were still determining the cause of death.
She said it was unclear whether weapons were involved but that homicide detectives were working the case.
Original entry:
A fistfight between two teenagers near a Fort Worth high school reportedly left one boy dead, Fox 4 reports.
The fight broke out this morning across the street from Southwest High School in the 4100 block of Altamesa Boulevard.
Police told Fox 4 that the disturbance began at the school and ended at the Southwest Community Center across the street.
Neither teen was apparently armed, and it was unclear how the boy was fatally injured.
Police were interviewing the 15-year-old who was also involved in the fight.


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Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012
ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) -- The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating an accident in Anderson in which two children were hit by a truck at a bus stop.
Lance Cpl. Bill Rhyne tells WSPA-TV that a pickup truck hit the students Thursday morning while they were waiting at a bus stop in Anderson County.
School Superintendent Mason Gary says the students are a 1st grader and a 3rd grader from Starr Elementary School.
The incident occurred shortly before 7 a.m. near Highway 29.
The children were taken to a hospital for a checkup. There was no immediate word on their injuries or on possible charges.
(Copyright 2012, The Associated Press)


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New Delhi: India's SME sector is poised to be a key market even for global economies. Realising the rapid growth and huge potential of Indian SMEs, the Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone Athority (UAE) is holding an exclusive interactive session for entrepreneurs in Delhi. With an initial investment of Rs 2.3 lakh, Indian businessmen have the opportunity to set up an office in UAE. 100% capital & profit repatriation is allowed and there is no tax on the income.
A high-level delegation from the Ras Al Khaimah Free Trade Zone Authority (Government of Ras Al Khaimah - United Arab Emirates) will be at the PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry, PHD House, New Delhi, from 26th July to 28th July 2011 to meet and assist businessmen in setting up a business operation in the United Arab Emirates.


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New railroad map of the state of Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia. Compiled and drawn by Frank Arnold Gray.
Shows drainage, canals, stations, cities and towns, counties, canals, roads completed, narrow gauge and proposed railroads with names of lines. Includes list of railroads.
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Have you wanted an LED that can fade from deep red to bright purple? Flash like a police light? Turn on with the subtle fade of an incandescent bulb? Flicker like a candle? That's BlinkM.
A BlinkM is an ultra bright wide-angle RGB LED connected to a micro-controller. Using BlinkM Sequencer, software that fuses a color picker with a drum machine, you program BlinkM to be any color, and blink and fade in virtually any pattern.
When you've programmed your BlinkM, you unplug it and pop it into your project. Apply 5 volts, and it does its thing, whether that's glowing your favorite pinkish purple or pulsing like an old Neon light.
(looking to make your own BlinkM like project try checking out our Super Flux RGB LEDs)
(NOTE: An Arduino I/O board is required to program your BlinkM. Once programmed a BlinkM can be unplugged and will work in stand-alone mode)
- Super bright (8000 mcd)
- Can glow almost any color (24 bit)
- No programming experience required (just plug in and follow the well written quick start guide)
- Standalone operation (once programed attach power (5v) and it will run through the programmed sequence)
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202 comments found.
how can I get the navigation arrows in the gallery to be visible all the time instead of only on a mouseover?
Hello When will be the template for Joomla 1.5.. ?
We don't have plans to develop Art Gallery for joomla, we'll stick to just HTML and Wordpress versions for now.
The page with the Wordpress theme disappeared.
Can you help?
Thanks !
Hello Marcos, please send us an email at hello at themefuse com (with a screenshot as proof of purchase) and we'll send you a download link in no time Thank you for understanding.
This is a great template, Loved it. want to add the "categories" option on gallery. please help.
This is a great template, Loved it. want to add the "categories" option on gallery. please help.
Hello colourxd, please head over to our dedicate Support forum at http://themefuse.com/forum and post your question there. Our team will help you with all the issues encountered when installing and customizing our theme (you need to create an account, if you don't already have one). This way you will be able to track more easily the responses and we will be able to help you more efficiently.
I would to buy this template. I have a lot of text to put in. Is it easy to add slider? Thx
Hi Matkix,
please tell us where you'd like to put the text, in which page?
In the service.
Hey Matkix, it is fairly easy to add text to the services page. It's all written in the documentation that comes with the theme. Even more, after you buy one of our themes you get full access to our dedicated Forum, where you can ask our support team all the questions you need to solve.
I purchased the HTML version of the site just before christmas but I really want the WP version can you please send that to me ?
David, what you are asking here is like purchasing a scooter and then demanding the manufacturer to send you a motorcycle for free… No hard feelings mate, but i hope you understand that we can't do that.
We're sorry, but you'll have to buy the WP version if you really need it (contact us on email, maybe we can offer you a discount)
Wouldn't it be nicer if the website can auto resize when it showing on different size of screen? nowadays lots of big screen out there and when you use an iMac to see this website, it is completed showing wrong, for example see gallery page, it can see next page and previous on the same screen.
WP vision have the same problem?
You can adjust the distance between "rooms" by changing just one parameter. For now this parameter is set at 1900 px, but you can use any value you want. Keep in mind that using a bigger value will make the transitions between rooms to be slower, as it takes more time to go through a bigger amount of "space".
The WP version is set at the same amount of pixels as the HTML version. If you need any help configuring our themes please head over to our Dedicated Support forums here: http://themefuse.com/forum
I got the HTML version but I'd like to buy the word press version but it seem to be removed form the site how can I get it
We removed the WP version of the project. It is available for sale elsewhere but unfortunately I can't give you a link. It's against Envato terms and conditions.
Contact us on email for more details
I am also interested in the WP version, but I have 2 questions for now.
First can I install WP touch that when a user use their iphone the site will automatically change to a mobile site.
Secondly, is there a blog page that I can regularly post blog and photos? what is it looks like? Is there a demo WP site for us to take a look on it?
Is it capable with other WP plugins?
Thank you!
First can I install WP touch that when a user use their iphone the site will automatically change to a mobile site.
We didn't test WP touch and didn't built a mobile version, so we can't guarantee that it works. Also we didn't build a blog for this project. This project was built for people that want to showcase their work. You can have a separate blog and have a link to it in the menu is you want.
Regarding the plugins, again we didn't test plugins and we can't guarantee that the plug in that you want it works.
Hope this helps. Cheers.
Fantastiqq work! I buy template for the first time in my life and it's yours (template, not life).
hahah, excelent! Thanks for a good laugh, also.
Dear ThemeFuse,
Thank you for replying all my questions and I would like to purchase the WP vision theme, is it the same price $15 or less? I read the previous post that we can send u emails but I don't see the email address, where can I find it? can i pay via paypal?
Dear ThemeFuse,
Thank you for replying all my questions and I would like to purchase the WP vision theme, is it the same price $15 or less? I read the previous post that we can send u emails but I don't see the email address, where can I find it? can i pay via paypal?
You can get in contact with us by using the contact form on bottom right on our profile page.
hi, i need WP version….. where i can view or purchase?
Hi mate,
Contact us using the contact box on our profile page (bottom right under the social networking) for more details. We are not allowed to share external links in the comments.
Cheers and thanks for the interest in our work.
hello, i love this theme but when i click on services there r three images.
lets say i have a portfolio of portraits, landscape and something else.
how easy would it be to make it so a bunch of my portraits come up if someone clicks the main portrait image on the service page?
hello mate, what do you mean by "a bunch of portraits come up"? You mean like a lightbox which opens a bunch of gallery images?
In theory it should be pretty easy to link and open a lightbox when clicking an image on the services page, but i suggest you get the WP version because it's more customizable. Still, what you want here needs modifications to the HTML file, but all in all the WP is more customizable.
I have two problems with this theme: 1. the e-mail form is not working 2. internet explorer doesn't want to open the page the server doesn't support index.xhtml so i had to create an index.html that forwards to index.xhtml. Chrome and Firefox seem to have no problems. IE does and wants to download the page.
Can someone help me with some good advice?
www.kayphoto4u.nl email@example.com
thanks Kay
Hi KayR, sure we can help but you need to post your question on our dedicated forum, at http://themefuse.com/forum After you make an account you can start a new thread in the zone dedicated for ArtGallery, and our guys will help you out in no time. It's way more easy to follow responses and offer a better support this way, opposed to replying to comments in here. Thanks, see you on the forum.
I just bought this theme, hope it's as good as it looks in demo. One thing that annoyed me though, can you please remove the WP version download link since it does not work I was confused at first. (it costs $45 off outside themeforest)
Another thing is tried to read the documentation but there isn't any. It's a dead link.
Thanks for the purchase! The docs are in the archive – there's a folder with the name "Documentation"
You know in the gallery categories.
You have landscape, can you have more than one in landscape, i mean so instead of having repeated
Lanscape landscape landscape landscape
You'd have landscape Image
and when you click to view, when using the right or left arrows it will go through that category. if you know what i mean
Hello mate, we'd love to help but responding on the comments here is not the best way to do it. So please head over to http://themefuse.com/forum and create an account in order to post your question in the dedicated support forum. Our team will help you out in no time.
I plan to buy this template but I need drop down on gallery button, can u please tell me is this is possible to add…...
Hi, unfortunately there isn't any dropdown menu for Art Gallery, and it's probably not gonna be updated to incorporate one.


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Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 7:49 pm
Post subject: So excited!!!
Wow had my implant removed in March to get my body ready for ttc next month. We've been naughty for the past 2 months and got a BFP today! Still majorly in shock and barely 4 weeks pregnant as my period isn't actually due til tomorrow but it showed up on a cb digital as 2-3 weeks. I did a tesco own brand yesterday but it was only a very faint BFP so wanted to be clear and see it in real words!!! Emilia is going to be a big sister!!!! X x
Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 8:28 am
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Thank you for your lovely replies! I'm really anxious this time, I think it's because I've found out so early. I was nearly 6 weeks before I found out that I was expecting Emilia. I keep feeling like af is just around the corner but my boobs are really sensitive and I've got a lovely dose of thrush so my symptoms are quite strong! X x


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by George Waldon on Monday, Aug. 26, 2013 12:00 am
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Fresh after this week's sobering slideshow of our troops in the Middle East, Matchbox toys comes out with an oddball ad campaign to spark kids' war fantasies of returning home draped in the American flag.
Mattel Asia Pacific is the genius behind these images, obviously an attempt to show the oh-so-realness of their war toys. Ya think mom and dad might prefer to see pics of junior pushing toy tanks in the backyard sandbox, rather than looking scared shitless while surrounded by rebels in Basra?
Images via copyranter.
"Will you let me live if I mow your lawn?"
"Mommy, please help me land this..."
Little Kailee wistfully ponders her crush on Nick Jonas moments before the snipers attack.


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