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HOUMA — Didn't score those tickets to the Superdome? No need to count that as a loss.
HOUMA — Didn't score those tickets to the Superdome? No need to count that as a loss.
Instead, give yourself the home-field advantage.
Celebrating the New Orleans Saints playoff battle against the Arizona Cardinals on your home turf can add up to a major win in the good-times division.
So put on your favorite jersey, fire up the grill and invite family and friends to cheer the Saints on to victory against the Arizona Cardinals in true tailgating spirit — all without leaving the comforts of home.
Here are a few tips for throwing a game-day gathering worthy of a championship:
--Fill your home with Who Dat flavor. Black and gold tablecloths, flags, shakers, balloons, streamers and other d�cor can help your living room, kitchen and back yard capture a Superdome atmosphere. Saints-themed desserts like cakes, cupcakes and brownies can also sweeten your Who Dat spirit.
--Make your backyard into a tailgating section. Giftypedia.com suggests setting up tents in the back yard and holding a pre-game party near the grill. Games like touch football and face-painting with black and gold paints can add to outdoor festivities.
--Check out the cheap seats. Make sure you have enough seats for all of your guests, and ensure those seats allow them to clearly and comfortably see the TV screen.
--Don't skip the pre-game warm-ups. Use recipes that allow you to cook some dishes ahead of time and reheat them on game day to cut down on prep time right before the game.
--Stick to a simple menu. Use the same strategies you would in a parking lot by keeping your meals simple, quick and easy. Use disposable flatware and dishes. You don't want to spend the pre-game party or even worse, valuable game time, cooking or cleaning.
--Finger foods rule. Foods like chicken wings and sandwiches help keep enthusiasm levels high by making it easy for guests to simultaneously chow down and show proper support for their team, such as jumping and yelling, without sending cutlery flying, according to giftypedia.com. Bowls of popcorn, pretzels and nuts placed throughout the viewing room can also help keep fans entrenched in the game instead of leaving the area in search of snacks.
--Coolers can help on the home field, too. Keep those drinks ice-cold and close at hand with coolers placed in your living room. There's no need to miss the action for a drink refill.
--Mix up the drink choices. Most people offer beer of some kind, but keep other options on tap, such as soft drinks and bottled waters.
--Stay connected. If you're grilling, keep a radio or small television by the barbecue pit and in the kitchen so you don't miss the big plays, advises giftypedia.com.
n Prepare extra food for unexpected guests. Make sure you have enough food for not only your guests, but extra visitors who might happen by your party. Jambalaya, red beans and rice and other local favorites are great for feeding mass quantities of football fans.
--Offer healthy picks. Add a few healthy options to your tailgating menu, like fruit and vegetable trays or grilled chicken, for friends who just started a New Year's diet or health plan.
--Create your own competition. Hold a Saints trivia contest or Who Dat paraphernalia contest to discover which of your buddies reigns as the ultimate Saints fan.
n Provide extra entertainment. Bring out the board games, video games and cards for guests who want to socialize, but who don't share your enthusiasm for football. Games and other activities, such as a craft table with coloring supplies, could also entertain children who might not be interested in the Saints game.
The following recipes are from the 2008 and 2009 Courier and Daily Comet's annual Bayou Gourmet Cook-Off.
Not all of these recipes were award-winners, but they are sure to be winners for a smashing tailgate party at the game or at your house.
Ooey Gooey Chocolate Caramel Cake
1 (18.25-ounce) German chocolate cake mix
1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
1 (12-ounce) container chocolate topping
1 (16- to 17-ounce) jar caramel, or butterscotch topping, divided
1 (12-ounce) container of fluffy chocolate frosting
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Mix cake as directed and put in a 13-by-9-inch pan.
Cook 15 minutes.
Poke holes in warm cake every 1/2 inch with handle of wooden spoon.
Pour sweetened condensed milk evenly over top of cake. Let stand until milk is absorbed into cake.
Pour chocolate topping to fill holes in cake.
Drizzle about half of the caramel topping over cake.
Run knife around pan to loosen cake.
Cool cake before frosting.
Spread frosting over top of cake.
Drizzle remaining caramel topping over frosting.
Serves 15.
— Submitted by Melva Mayet of Cut off
Quicky Chicken
4 pre-cooked grilled chicken breasts
2 medium potatoes, peeled, sliced into rounds
1 (10.75-ounce) can cream chicken soup
1 cup canned French fried onion rings
1 tablespoon chopped shallots
1/4 cup grated Monterey Jack cheese
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
In a baking pan, lay chicken close to each other.
Spread potatoes on top.
Mix can of soup with 1/2 cup water. Pour on top of chicken and potatoes.
Over top, sprinkle onion rings, shallots, cheese, and salt and pepper.
Bake for 30 minutes or until potatoes are done.
Serves 4.
— Submitted by Connie Benoit of Schriever
Creamy Chicken and Andouille Chili
4 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
1 tablespoon Creole seasoning
1/2 cup flour
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 yellow onion, chopped
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1/2 pound andouille sausage, chopped
1 (8-ounce) can green chilies
1/4 cup lime juice
2 (15-ounce) cans white beans
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground oregano
1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
1/4 cup heavy cream
Cut chicken breasts into bite-sized chucks, rub with Creole seasoning, and dust with flour.
Saut� in olive oil over medium heat for eight minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Remove with slotted spoon onto a paper towel and pour off all but one tablespoon of remaining fat.
Add onions and garlic and saut� over medium heat for five minutes until softened.
Add sausage, chilies lime juice, white beans, cumin, oregano, fennel seed, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and lower heat to simmer for eight minutes.
Remove from heat, add cream, and adjust seasoning to taste.
Serve hot with sour cream, cheddar cheese or tortilla chips.
Serves eight.
— Submitted by William Dunckelman of Houma
Spicy Cajun Macaroni and Cheese
1 pound elbow macaroni, dried
1/2 pound andouille sausage, casings removed
3/4 cup chopped yellow onion
1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup flour
3 cups whole milk
3 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese, divided
1 cup cooked, chopped chicken breast
1/2 tablespoon Creole seasoning
1 teaspoon hot sauce
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large pot, cook elbow macaroni in boiling, salted water according to package instructions. Drain and set aside.
In a heavy skillet, cook sausage for about eight minutes over medium heat until lightly browned, crumbling as it cooks. Remove sausage and allow to drain on a paper towel.
Pour off all but one tablespoon of remaining fat, return to pan to medium heat, and add onions, bell pepper and garlic to skillet. Cook for about 10 minutes or until softened.
While vegetables cook, melt butter over medium-low heat in a large pot.
Whisk in flour and cook for about two minutes over low heat to form a light roux.
Add milk slowly, whisking constantly. Cook for three minutes until mixture thickens.
Stir in two cups of the grated cheese until melted and remove from heat.
Mix in chicken, sausage, macaroni, Creole seasoning and hot sauce, adjusting for taste.
Pour mixture into a 13-by-9-inch casserole dish and top with remaining cheddar cheese.
Bake for 30 minutes and serve hot.
Serves 12.
— Submitted by Geralyn Dunckelman of Houma
Stuffed Chicken Breast
Oil or olive oil spray
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1 (1.25-ounce) taco seasoning
36 round buttery-tasting crackers, crushed
6 chicken breasts, pounded until flat
6 slices of thin ham, or meat of your choice
6 slices of white cheese, Jack or Swiss
12 slices of Pimento
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Spray muffin tin with oil.
Beat egg and milk well with wire whisk. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, mix taco seasonings with crackers. Set aside.
Lay chicken breast flat and place ham, cheese and pimento in the center.
Fold in the outside ends toward the middle forming a ball.
Dip in egg wash, then cracker crumbs.
Place formed breast seam side down in muffin tin.
Sprinkle each with a spoon of remaining crumbs and spray with olive oil.
Bake for 40 minutes. In the last 10 minutes, spray again with olive oil.
Serves 6.
— Submitted by Rosetta Canafax of Bayou Blue
Mr. C's Barbecue Pork Tenderloin
3-4 pounds boneless pork tenderloin
8 small cloves garlic, cut in half
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 cup Worcestershire sauce
3/4 cup Italian dressing
4 red apples, cut in quarters
2 onions, cut in quarters
Barbecue Sauce:
2 cups honey barbecue sauce
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
Make 1/2-inch slits with a small knife and stuff the tenderloin with garlic evenly on both sides of the tenderloin.
Rub the onion powder and garlic powder all over the tenderloin.
Put tenderloin in a medium aluminum pan. Pour and rub, Worcestershire sauce and Italian dressing all over the tenderloin.
Place red apple and onion pieces evenly around the sides of the pan.
Cover tightly with aluminum foil, and place in the refrigerator overnight.
Preheat barbecue/smoker pit to 350 degrees.
Uncover the pan, and place the uncovered pan with the tenderloin on the smoker side of the pit.
Smoke tenderloin for 1-1/2 hours and flip the tenderloin over.
Smoke the tenderloin for another 1-1/2 hours. Then cover with aluminum foil and place on the hot grill side for 30 minutes.
Remove the pan from the grill. Put tenderloin in another aluminum pan.
To prepare barbecue sauce, mix barbecue sauce, brown sugar and salt in a small mixing bowl. Place the bowl in the microwave for one minute.
Using a small brush, brush sauce all over the tenderloin.
Place uncovered pan on the smoker for 15 minutes.
Slice and serve hot.
Serves 10-12.
— Submitted by Torrey Carter of Houma
Scrumptious Little Sausage Pies
1 (1-pound) roll breakfast sausage
4 garlic cloves, finely minced
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 teaspoon chili sauce
1/2 teaspoon hot mustard
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 teaspoons honey
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon hot mustard
1 tablespoon margarine, softened
1/4 cup beef broth, if necessary
8 mini pastry shells, divided
1 egg white, slightly beaten
1 tablespoon paprika, optional
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Unroll sausage and place in medium skillet pan. Break up and cook until done. Drain off fat.
Chop sausage up into small pieces. Add in garlic, ketchup, chili sauce, cinnamon, cilantro, chopped onion, soy sauce, honey, salt, pepper and hot mustard.
Add in beef broth if mixture is too thick; but only a little.
Cook 10-15 minutes stirring often.
Fill the four pie shells in cupcake pans, then place the remaining four pie crusts on the top.
Seal the crusts with the tines of a fork all around the crusts of the pies. Put two puncture holes on top of the pies.
Brush a little egg white all around the crust edges, this will brown them nicely.
Place in oven and bake for 10-15 minutes.
Cool for 5 minutes.
Sprinkle with paprika.
Serves four.
— Submitted by Patty Babin of Houma
Kickin' Hot, Hot Salsa
6 (28-ounce) cans whole tomatoes, crushed
2 teaspoons salt
6 fresh jalapenos, de-seeded and julienned
2 tablespoons peanut oil
2 fresh bunches green onions, chopped
Tortilla chips
In a large thick pot, add tomatoes, salt and peppers. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low. Cook about six hours. Should be thick, but juicy.
In skillet, add oil and green onions. Cook about five minutes, stirring.
Add to tomatoes and peppers, cook an extra 15 minutes.
Serve hot, eat with tortilla chips.
Tip: Can freeze in small containers.
Caution: wear rubber gloves when working with peppers.
Makes one gallon.
— Submitted by Bertha Domangue of Houma
Home on the Range Buffalo Blue Cheese Burgers
2 sprays of cooking spray
1/4 cup barbecue sauce
1-1/2 teaspoons hot and sweet pepper sauce, or to taste
1 pound uncooked ground chicken breast
1/4 cup sliced scallion
1/4 cup chopped red onion
1/4 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup dried Italian bread crumbs
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
4 mixed grain hamburger rolls
2 cups shredded Romain lettuce
1 large tomato, cut into 8-inch slices
2 tablespoons blue cheese, crumbled
Off heat, coat a 14-inch grill pan with cooking spray; preheat to medium-high.
In a small bowl, combine barbecue sauce and hot and sweet pepper sauce. In a medium bowl, combine chicken, 1 tablespoon of barbecue sauce mixture, scallion, red onion, celery, bread crumbs, garlic and salt.
Using wet hands (to prevent mixture from sticking), form chicken mixture into 4-1/2-inch thick patties; brush top of burgers with some of remaining barbecue-sauce mixture.
Place burgers on grill, sauce side down; brush tops of burgers with remaining sauce.
Grill turning once, until cooked through, about 10 minutes.
Lightly toast open-faced buns on grill during last minute of cooking.
To serve, place four bun bottoms on each of four plates. Top each with 1/2 cup of shredded lettuce, two tomato slices, a burger, 1/2 tablespoon of cheese and a bun top (cheese will melt a little from hot burger).
Tip: If you like your food really spicy, give the lettuce and tomato a few shots of hot and sweet pepper sauce.
Serves four.
— Submitted by Kaitlynn Stewart of Schriever
Sloppy Doe
2 pounds ground deer meat
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped bell pepper
1/4 cup chopped celery
1-2 tablespoons chopped garlic
12-ounce can beer
1/2 cup ketchup
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup cane syrup
1/4 cup chopped green onions
Seasonings to taste
Brown ground deer in a four-quart Dutch oven.
Add onions, bell pepper, celery and garlic. Saut� until vegetables are softened.
Add beer.
Cook covered for 10-12 minutes.
Add ketchup, brown sugar and syrup.
Simmer for 5-7 minutes until meat is cooked through.
Sprinkle green onions over meat.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Serve on toasted buns or French bread.
Serves eight to 10.
— Submitted by Sarah Baudoin of Gray
Blake's Spicy Tortilla
1 slice deli-style ham
1 slice Pepper Jack cheese
1 slice Swiss cheese
1/2 teaspoon margarine
1 (10-inch) flour tortilla
Cracked black pepper to taste
1 small lemon wedge
Place ham slice on a flat microwaveable plate and layer Pepper Jack cheese then Swiss on top of ham.
Place margarine on top of cheeses then fold meat and cheeses in half.
Place meat and cheese packet in center of flour tortilla; press sides together toward center envelope style.
Sprinkle lightly with pepper and microwave on high for one minute.
Let stand one minute.
Remove from microwave.
Squeeze lemon wedge over tortilla and enjoy.
Serves one
— Submitted by Blake Callahan of Bourg
Cajun Shrimp and Cheesy Potatoes
2 pounds small potatoes
1 teaspoon liquid crab boil
2 quarts water
8 tablespoons butter
2 large onions, chopped
2 pounds peeled and deveined shrimp
2 (10-3/4-ounce) cans cream of celery soup
16-ounce bag of Mexican-flavored processed cheese, cut into chunks
1/2 cup half-and-half milk
Boil potatoes with skins on in water with crab boil for 20 minutes or until cooked and let cool.
Peel potatoes and quarter.
Melt butter in large saucepan.
Add onions and saut� until translucent.
Add shrimp and cook about five minutes until pink.
Add celery soup, cheese, half-and-half milk, and potatoes. Reduce heat to medium. When cheese is melted turn heat to low and simmer for five minutes.
Serves six.
— Submitted by Rosetta Canafax of Bayou Blue
Fiesta Sausage Poppers
1 pound fresh ground Cajun sausage
1/2 cup chopped jalape�o peppers
1 cup shredded fiesta blend cheese
2 cans (10 count) butter-tasting biscuits
1 (8-ounce) container sour cream
1 (3-ounce) package taco seasoning mix
Brown sausage in skillet and drain fat.
In a bowl, mix together sausage, peppers and cheese.
Separate biscuits and cut into halves.
Spoon one tablespoon of mixture into each half.
Fold over and seal together.
Place on a baking sheet sprayed with a non-sticking spray.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
Mix together sour cream and taco seasoning mix and serve as a dip with poppers.
Makes 40 poppers.
— Submitted by Rebecca Higginbotham of Houma
Backyard Barbecue Chicken Drummettes
24 drummettes
2 teaspoons ground basil
2 teaspoons season all
3/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
1 cup Italian dressing
1 cup pineapple juice
Barbecue sauce:
3 cups honey barbecue sauce
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
Season the drummettes with basil and season all. Rub seasoning all over drummettes.
Put drummettes in a medium baking pan. Pour Worcestershire sauce and Italian dressing over the drummettes evenly. Cover tightly with aluminum foil, and place drummettes in the refrigerator for six hours or overnight.
Have a hot barbecue/smoker pit ready at 325 degrees.
Remove drummettes from pan and add drummettes to the smoker side of the barbecue pit.
Smoke drummettes for 45 minutes.
Turn drummettes over every 15 minutes.
Remove drummettes from the smoker and put in a clean, small aluminum pan.
Add pineapple juice to pan and cover tightly with aluminum foil. Place pan on the hot grill for 15 minutes. Remove pan from grill.
To prepare barbecue sauce, mix barbecue sauce, brown sugar and salt in a small mixing bowl.
Place the bowl in a microwave for 50 seconds.
Take a small brush and brush sauce all over the drummettes.
Place uncovered pan on the smoker for five minutes.
Serve hot.
Makes six to eight servings.
— Submitted by Torrey Carter of Houma
Red Cr�me Soda Pork Chops
Caramelize onions:
1/4 cup cooking oil
1-1/2 cups purple onions, peeled and sliced thin
Keeley's spices:
2-1/2 tablespoons paprika
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 garlic clove, minced
1/2 red onion minced
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon dried thyme
Pork chops and glaze:
2 cups red cr�me soda
2 cups beef stock
4 (16-ounce) double-cut bone-in pork chops
4 teaspoons Keeley's spices
4 teaspoons olive oil
Parsley leaves for garnish
For caramelized onions: Heat cooking oil in large skillet and add onions. Cook slowly until golden brown for 45 minutes to one hour. Remove from heat, but keep warm.
To make glaze, combine red cr�me soda and beef stock in heavy-medium sauce pan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until thick syrup appears for 50 minutes to one hour.
Preheat grill to medium high. Also preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Rub Keeley's spices all over pork chops evenly. Grill pork chops for three minutes. Turn pork chops 1/4 turn to make grill marks and cook another two minutes. Turn over and cook for five additional minutes.
Place on baking sheet. Drizzle 1 teaspoon olive oil over each pork chop. Roast until cooked through and instant-read thermometer inserted into center reaches 150 degrees, about 12 to 15 minutes.
Place the pork chops on four serving plates and drizzle with glaze. Spoon onions on top and serve.
Serves four.
— Submitted by Keeley Blanchard of Houma


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Jameel Gallery of Islamic Art
Victoria & Albert Museum, London SW7
The last time the Ardabil carpet was seen laid out on the floor was in 1892 when it was displayed in the showroom of Vincent Robinson & Co, dealers in Persian antiquities in London's Wigmore Street. Its size alone, 36ft long and 16ft wide, meant that it was no ordinary rug. Though he did not admit as much at the time Robinson had in fact acquired a pair of carpets that had originally been commissioned for the lavish Ardabil mosque in north-western Iran, shrine of the Persia's first Shia rulers, the Safavids. Both of the carpets Robinson bought were in poor condition, so he had used one to repair the other. The carpet boasted, he reckoned, 26 million hand-tied knots. The Victoria and Albert Museum decided to dispatch a 'taste referee' to the shop to see if the museum should purchase it (after it had already bought one or two other items from Robinson, including an extremely rare prayer mat). The referee they chose had lately been studying Islamic art, and anyway knew a thing or two about decorative design: William Morris.
Morris was tremendously excited about the carpet. The intricacies of its background, a kind of teeming hedgerow of interlaced flowers, apparently random but in fact consummately patterned, would have held him entranced. The carpet was Arts and Crafts at the level of uncanny genius, a classic demonstration of all that he had argued for the previous 40 years. He returned to the museum trustees and pronounced it 'a remarkable work of art of singular perfection ... and its size and splendour as a piece of workmanship do full justice to the beauty and intellectual qualities of the design'.
Robinson wanted £2,000 for the rug, a huge sum. Morris offered to start the ball rolling with £20 of his own money, and much of the rest was raised by public subscription.
Once it had bought the Ardabil, however, the V&A was not sure how to display it. The best idea seemed to be to attach it to a frame and hang it on a wall. However, behind glass and dominating the light of the gallery, the carpet was drained of colour and presented a slightly gloomy prospect. Last week, however, for the first time in more than a century, in the sparkling new Jameel Gallery of Islamic Art at the V&A, that problem had been rectified. The carpet was on the floor encased in its own non-reflective glass shrine, and lit consistently from above. Its 10 colours, nearly 500 years old, have come alive.
The Ardabil is highly unusual in that in one corner it apparently bears the inscription of its principal creator along with a couplet of verse: 'Except for thy threshold, there is no refuge for me at all in the world./ Except for this door, there is no resting place for my head. The work of the slave of the court, Maqsud Kashani.' Looking across the length of the design with its uniquely foreshortened lamp motif, which allowed the sitter at one end to see it as a coherent piece of symmetry, it is tempting to add Kashani's name to those of his great contemporary court artists: Bronzino, Tintoretto, Veronese.
The Ardabil was most likely commissioned by the Shah Tahmasp, who came to power at the age of 10 in 1524 and ruled until 1576. Tahmasp helped to cement Persia as a Shia stronghold, displacing the Ottoman Sunnis who had previously outlawed his sect. Tahmasp's great imperial rival was Suleiman the Magnificent, the Ottoman Emperor, whose lands extended from Belgrade to Marrakesh. In 1534 Tahmasp lost Baghdad to Suleiman (establishing a minority Sunni elite in that city) in wars that raged sporadically through both of their long reigns, versions of which are being fought today.
The V&A has the rival rulers competing for attention on opposite sides of the Jameel gallery, a more benign and wonderful opposition. While they were not fighting both men cultivated the arts and built artisanal courts of great and varied skill. In what is demonstrably the red corner of the gallery are examples of the stunning pottery and glazed ware of Suleiman's reign. The Iznik potters borrowed the best of the techniques from the Ming Chinese and added a few spectacular innovations of their own, most notably the coral red colour, perfected for the first time, which became the emperor's sanguinary trademark.
Given the presence of militant Shia groups within their borders the Ottoman rulers were increasingly in need of the political support of the Sunni majority in their lands, and the style of their imperial art reflected that imperative. In particular there is an absence of images of human or animal figures from the mid-16th century in line with Koranic teaching. Portraying themselves as the true defenders of the faith Suleiman's court avoided 'graven images' in secular as well as religious items.
This contrasts sharply with the art of the Shia Safavids, which was far less restrained in its use of human figures as, for example, in the exquisite illuminated books of Persian poetry on display here, as well as in some of the carpets and silks of the period. These kinds of deep cultural divisions, played out in the context of such extraordinary craftsmanship, begin to shed light on the ways in which power elites will adopt religious fundamentalism as a means of securing a national identity. Wandering among them I was reminded of the anecdote I had read earlier in the day, from the former American ambassador and expert on Iraq, Peter Galbraith, about George Bush talking to Iraqi exiles at the Superbowl on the eve of war in January 2003. The President's guests kept referring to Shias and Sunnis. Bush looked perplexed: 'You mean ... there's this difference. What's it about?'
Some of what it is about, you might say, is reflected in the display cases of V&A, and it is refreshing to see great human harmonies in the difference as well as in historical strife.

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We think Manny Ramirez is a turkey who can hit, which makes him worthy of the Hall of Fame and, sometimes, the Hall of Shame. But that's just us talking.
One commenter, Creeker, called Manny, "The greatest baseball attraction of OUR Lifetime."
However, most of you have been using less flattering names in response to Reid Cherner'squestion in today's eye-opener. (You can still vote.)
As lasvegaspride commented: "Most everyone else will call him a 'steroid wh@re' and a 'cheater' for a little while longer, though..."
Other readers debated Manny's worthiness for the Baseball Hall of Fame, which generated this exchange between two users:
What do you think? Keep the conversation going in the comments field below.
Mike Bambach, USA TODAY's Network Editor/Sports, highlights the top comments every day in the Game On! blog. Let him know what's on your mind here or on Twitter here.
Reid Cherner has been with USA TODAY since 1982 and written Game On! since March 2008.
He has covered everything from high schools to horse racing to the college and the pros. The only thing he likes more than his own voice is the sound of readers telling him when he's right and wrong.
Michael Hiestand has covered sports media and marketing for USA TODAY, tackling the sports biz ranging from what's behind mega-events such as the Olympics and Super Bowl to the sometimes-hidden numbers behind the sports world's bottom line.


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Footprints show human ancestor with modern stride
By Will Dunham
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Footprints found in Kenya that resemble those left in wet sand by beach goers today show that 1.5 million years ago a human ancestor walked like we do with anatomically modern feet, scientists said on Thursday.
The remains of the footprints found in sedimentary rock near Ileret in northern Kenya most likely were left by a human ancestor called Homo erectus, also known as Homo ergaster, an international team of scientists wrote in the journal Science.
The scientists found a series of footprints, including one apparently left by a child, left by individuals walking on a muddy river bank. Judging from stride length, they estimated the individuals were about 5-foot-9 in height.
"It was kind of creepy excavating these things to see all of a sudden something that looks so dramatically like something that you yourself could have made 20 minutes earlier in some kind of wet sediment just next to the site," archaeologist David Braun of the University of Cape Town in South Africa, one of the researchers, said in a telephone interview.
"These could quite easily have been made on the beach today," Braun added.
The footprints show that the individuals had a big toe parallel to the other toes, unlike that of other apes where it is separated in a grasping configuration useful in the trees. The footprints show a characteristic human-like arch and short toes, typically associated with an upright bipedal stance.
The size, spacing and depth of the footprint impressions allowed the scientists to estimate weight, stride and gait, which all were found to be within the range of modern humans.
Our species, Homo sapiens, first appeared 200,000 years ago. But this shows that at least as far back as 1.5 million years ago, the human lineage walked with a modern stride, the researchers said. Continued...


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EVERTON FC fan and Merseyside property tycoon George Downing was unceremoniously thrown out of a Man City directors box after the game on Wednesday.
Mr Downing was a guest of Everton FC at the clash when he made a joke about fans singing "2-0 and we've spent f*** all" which appears to have been taken the wrong way by Man City chief executive Garry Cook.
After the 2-0 Everton win at The City of Manchester stadium multi-millionaire Mr Downing and his wife were told they were no longer welcome in the box and they left.
Everton's chief executive Robert Elston demanded an explanation from Mr Cook as Mr Downing was at the match as guest of Everton.
Mr Downing today told the ECHO that the matter is closed. It is understood that he has received an apology.
Mr Downing is Liverpool's largest commercial landlord. He owns the Port of Liverpool building and the Capital Building.


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CHICAGO - Simone Law scored a game-high 24 points and Taylor Johnson added 14 points and 10 rebounds as Loyola closed the game on a 10-1 run to earn a 67-59 win over Youngstown State this afternoon at Gentile Arena. Loyola improves to 12-13 (7-5 Horizon) with its first five-game Horizon League winning streak in 11 years while Youngstown State drops to 18-7 (8-4) with the loss.
After Loyola scored five of the first six points of the game before Youngstown State responded, rattling off nine straight points to take a 10-5 lead. The Ramblers pulled even at 15 on a pair of Taylor Johnson free throws but the Penguins pushed back out to a six-point lead (24-18) on a Melissa Thompson three-pointer. Loyola still faced a six-point deficit with 3:53 left before closing the half strong and cutting the deficit to one (33-32) at intermission. Abby Skube gave the Ramblers a huge lift off the bench in the opening half, coming off the bench to score a team-high nine points (4-4 FGs) in eight minutes.
A Troy Hambric hoop to open the second half gave the Ramblers the lead and the teams went back-and-forth over the first seven minutes of the half. Two Law free throws gave LU a 49-45 lead but the Penguins responded with a 9-2 run to grab a 54-51 lead at the 8:03 mark. Loyola kept pounding the ball inside and a three-point play from Law gave LU a 57-56 lead with 3:22 to go. Two Brandi Brown free throws gave YSU the lead back but another three-point play from Law put the Ramblers back in front (61-58) with just under two minutes left. Loyola's defense held strong the rest of the way as the home team was able to see out the victory.
Law finished with a game-high 24 points, including a 12-for-21 performance from the free throw line, to lead the Ramblers. Johnson notched her fifth double-double of the season, racking up 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Hambric (11 points) also reached double figures. Brown led Youngstown State with 16 points and nine rebounds.
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Posted by Mary Beth Kemp on April 2, 2008
Earlier this year, Pete Kim and I published "The Connected Agency", which looked at the future of advertising agencies. The idea was to get people talking…and that it did.
Since the piece came out, I've hosted a couple of Agency breakfasts, both here in Paris and in London. And have also been invited to exchange with some agency teams. Every time, the conversation was lively, interesting.
Rather than summarize all the discussions in a research report and push it back at you, I thought it would be more pertinent, and certainly more fun, to continue the conversation with you online. To kick things off, over the next couple of weeks, I'll post about those offline exchanges we've had.
The bottom line is most people I spoke with believe agencies have to change. The model we proposed might not be quite the right one; perhaps just one model is too limited for different types of agencies and clients; and surely the timing we put forward is too aggressive (agency management hopes).
What do you think?
How do agencies change to take advantage of technology? How do they change to keep in contact with consumers who avoid, block and distrust advertising? How do they keep being relevant when there are ad exchanges to manage media placement; and creative networks to deliver content?
What do you think? I look forward to 'talking' with you.
In case you haven't read the research yet, here is the executive summary. And if you're a Forrester client, you can access the full report here.
Today's agencies fail to help marketers engage with consumers, who, as a result, are becoming less brand-loyal and more trusting of each other. To turn the tide, marketers will move to the Connected Agency — one that shifts: from making messages to nurturing consumer connections; from delivering push to creating pull interactions; and from orchestrating campaigns to facilitating conversations. Over the next five years, traditional agencies will make this shift; they will start by connecting with consumer communities and will eventually become an integral part of them.
Pete captured quite a few of the online comments in a blog post that you can find on his blog.
Connected agency and adoption patterns
Comment from Jenny Raybould on Wed, 05/12/2010 - 08:23
For those of us who've seen a few pigs go through the python of the agency/client business, I'd say that there's always an adoption stage for a marketing innovation—direct marketing , web, and so on—when "every home should have one"—every company has to have whatever it is and every agency has to tout the capability.
Initially no one really knows what it's for, just that the competition has it so we have to, too. After that there's the shakeout when people start to figure out what they can really do with_____(fill in the blank) and some agencies/clients get it and invest intelligently in it and do wonders and stretch the possibilities. Others not so much.
Connectedness and social media seem to be following the same pattern. The prescient have been writing about it for many years (anyone read a book called "Net Gain"?). For some it's already part of the air they breathe. For others (including pharma, who have their own challenges) it's still a hill to be climbed. The important moment is when it stops being thought of as a separate discipline and becomes part of the way you do business.
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Later in life I got married and had my kids. After each pregnancy my breasts got a little saggier each time. They also increased in size, but not in a good way. Most of the damage was done from my first pregnancy. I gained 100 pounds with that one and it was completely my fault. I had a good ole time not thinking of the hell I was causing to my body! The next time I got pregnant I was a little smarter, but the damage was there already. Amazingly I did not get stretch marks, just a lot of flabby skin on my tummy.
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Nicki Minaj's performance at the Grammys on Sunday (a mock exorcism featuring a man dressed as the Pope) was quite polarizing, but the 29-year-old star says her fans understood her message.
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For his countless years of service to The Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Eagles' Children's Fund was named in honor of legendary entertainer Jimmy Durante in 1966.The man who did it all "For Da Kids" was a staple at F.O.E. gatherings and performed at 14 consecutive International Conventions free-of-charge until his death in 1980.
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The Face Of A ChampionPosted: November 19th, 2012 | Author: Christian | Filed under: Inspiration, Life | Tags: champion, christian parsons, fighter, george st-pierre, GSP, idea drunk, Inspiration, UFC | 1 Comment »
This is the face of a champion.
It's not pretty.
It's beat up.
It's bloody, scarred and bruised.
You're not given respect.
You have to earn it.
You earn it through the grind.
Through training.
Getting kicked.
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Testing yourself against the best.
Putting yourself in situations that make you better.
Taking your beatings.
Learning from them.
Adjusting your game plan.
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Not giving a shit that you're bloody, battered and bruised.
Because that's what a champion looks like.
The scars are experiences.
They are reminders, stories and motivation.
And they are what made you the champ.
I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to get tickets UFC 154 in Montreal. The experience was amazing. It was raw. It was animalistic. It was poetic. Kudos to all of the fighters for being so accessible, athletic and entertaining. But the main event – the Welterweight title fight – was where the champion was made. You see, once you enter the ring, it doesn't matter that you've been a champion before. That belt was taken away from you the second you stepped in the ring. And you have to earn it back.
Seeing George St-Pierre fight Carlos Condit through a full five rounds was one of my personal highlights for 2012. It was technical. It was brutal. It showed tremendous heart. It also taught me a lot about life. You have to fight to be on top. The road is never easy. You have to grind it out with hard work.
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Citation: Henry, T.J. 2007. A new crataegus-feeding plant bug of the genus neolygus hemiptera: heteroptera: miridae) from eastern United States. Jeffersoniana. 17:1-10. Interpretive Summary: Plant bugs represent the largest and most economically important family of true bugs. Species, such as lygus bugs and the cotton fleahopper, are important pests causing millions of dollars in losses annually to agricultural crops. Many plant bugs are poorly known and difficult to identify. This paper provides information on a species new to science from eastern United States that feeds on native hawthorns. Because hawthorns are closely related to cultivated fruits, this new plant bug is of potential concern in commercial orchards. This paper presents the description and illustrations of the adult male and female, distribution and host information, and a discussion on how to separate this new hawthorn plant bug from closely related species. This information will be valuable to agricultural researchers and extension specialists involved in the biological control and identification of fruit crop insect pests.
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Aliph is a company with great ambition. After years of making arguably the best Bluetooth headsets on the market it has expanded radically in the last 18 months with the Up lifestyle monitor and hugely successful Jambox portable speaker. For a company clearly thinking big creating a larger Jambox appears a logical next step.
Design and Features
The wonderfully-named Big Jambox is the result and it is exactly what the name suggests: a larger version of the Jambox. This means a significant jump from 151 x 57 x 40mm and 327g to 256 x 93 x 80 mm and 1.23kg though the styling is identical. On paper this makes sense. The Jawbox may look like a large Lego brick, but it is beautifully made with a vibration absorbing rubber top and bottom, and smart metal grille around its circumference.
There are a few subtle tweaks - there are now eight rubberised feet on the bottom, play/pause and forward and back buttons added to the top and a dedicated Bluetooth pairing button on the right side. Aside from this the Big Jambox looks and feels exactly like a blown up Jambox. In terms of connectivity again it is a match: it connects to devices via Bluetooth or a 3.5mm auxiliary input, has an inbuilt microphone for conference calls and is compatible with the company's MyTalk upgrade platform which offers firmware updates and apps. These include adding the ability to read out texts/emails, hear calendar alerts and more.
Naturally enough, however, the primary reason Aliph saw the need for a Big Jambox at all is just one reason: better sound. Like the Jambox the Big Jambox retains a 2.0 speaker arrangement, but each driver is enlarged (though unspecified) and there are now two opposing passive bass radiators instead of one for stronger, deeper bass response. In addition the Big Jambox has multiband compression to reduce distortion as appropriate and a loudness compensation algorithm which automatically adjusts the highs and lows to balance sound at different volume levels.
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S.Africa's ANC suspends Malema for five years
By Jon Herskovitz and Marius Bosch
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's ruling ANC kicked out its firebrand Youth League leader, Julius Malema, from the party for five years on Thursday after finding him guilty of dividing and bringing the 99-year-old liberation movement into disrepute.
The decision to send him into the political wilderness dealt a major blow to the career of Malema, whose push to nationalise mines in the world's biggest platinum producer has unnerved investors.
Derek Hanekom, head of the African National Congress disciplinary panel, said Malema had been found guilty of causing divisions in the party.
"Ill-discipline is not a cure for frustration," Hanekom told a news conference, with committee members saying it was one of the harshest punishments handed down to a party member.
"(His) careless, negligent or reckless pronouncements and utterances were a deviation of established and ongoing ANC policy and had the effect of embarrassing and bringing the organisation into disrepute within and beyond the borders of South Africa," Hanekom said.
South African stocks extended gains after news of the suspension of Malema, 30. The rand also firmed slightly after the announcement.
Malema told a rally in his home base to the north of Johannesburg that he would appeal and the ANC should brace itself for a bruising battle.
"We won't apologise. The gloves are off. Let us confront them because their intention is very clear. They want to destroy the ANC Youth League," Malema told supporters at a university campus in Polokwane, 320 km (200 miles) north of Johannesburg, City Press reported. Continued...


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It's Over! The 10 Things To Look Forward To When Finally Breaking Up
1. You never have to listen to them complain again
FINALLY, there's that off switch you were always looking for when your partner would nag the crap out of you with their incessant whining. Of course, part of being in a relationship is the ability to have someone to vent to, but this person is your personal therapist. Who wants to spend their free time with someone who can't stop complaining?
2. You never have to deal with their crazy family
Ugh, the parentals. Chances are you don't really connect with your significant other's family and it was all a façade. You can't tell your partner outright that you can't stand their mother or father (been there, done that), it doesn't go over too well. Lucky for you, you never have to sit through an awkward meal with them again! Do you order that second drink? Do you answer honestly when they ask about your crazy family? That sounds exhausting just thinking about it.
3. You can date whomever you want and however many people you want
After being tied down to one person for an extended period of time, it's a breath of fresh air when you can put yourself back in the game. Think about all of the opportunities you missed out on because you were in a relationship — you never have to miss out again!
4. You regain your freedom
No longer do you have to check your phone every five minutes while out at the bar with your friends to make sure your boyfriend or girlfriend isn't having a meltdown that you're out without them. Checking in and verifying plans is a notion of the past and it's about damn time. Oh, you're not a fan of the group I'm going out with? Guess what?! Never again do you have to have that absurd conversation. Amen!5. You can eat whatever the F you want
Okay, well maybe to an extent, but you don't have to feel self-conscious about your body and adjust your eating habits based on your partner's preferences. Dessert? Bring on the cheesecake since the only person you're going to be in bed with that night is Netflix. I'll have "10 Things I Hate About You" with a side of popcorn please, and yes, I would like butter with that.
6. You can hang out with your friends of the opposite sex again
The most annoying thing a partner can do is give you a hard time when you want to hang out with your friends of the opposite sex. Newsflash: PEOPLE CAN BE JUST FRIENDS. It is possible for guys and girls to be friends without anything sexual going on between them. Sometimes you just need a break from your own gender. It's awesome to hear things from the opposite sex's perspective since they have a mindset that is typically different from your own. Plus they give the best dating advice.
7. You are in charge of your own happiness
Now is the time to do things that only you want to do. No longer are your feelings or plans contingent upon someone else's. If you're not into an activity, you don't have to engage in it. You have to take responsibility for your life since you no longer have a scapegoat to push the blame to. No one determines your happiness but you and this is the time to realize it.
8. You regain your focus
Everyone knows how hard it is to focus on anything when your relationship is in troubled waters. Getting work done isn't even an option because you're checking your phone every chance you get. Your mind is filled with anxiety and worry and, obviously, being in a good mood isn't even an option. When you're single, you can simply focus on yourself and whatever you need to get done. You don't have to preoccupy yourself with someone else's behavior or actions.
9. Rediscover Yourself
All of your attention is now on yourself and it's about time. All your time can now be spent making yourself a better person and rediscovering who you are on your own. It's easy to lose sight of such things when you are going through life with a partner. Go back to your roots and indulge in activities you may have given up on.
10. You don't need to worry about your social media presence
Ugh, remember that picture you had to de-tag because you were standing a little too close to your friend? Or that shot of you sitting on your friend's lap in the background? Your mind is now free from worry since you don't have a parole officer tracking your every move on the Internet.


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Questions re: gable fan
In the process of refinishing my attic. There is a ridge vent running the entire 35 foot length. There are 12 x 18 gable vents at both ends. I also have baffles between the insulation and roof deck.
1) Is it overkill to have a gable fan?
2) Does it matter what direction it is blowing out?? The gable vents point to the east and west. However I anticipate a future kitchen fan that will be near the east end, so it makes sense to have the gable fan blowing out on that end as well.
3) I won't be able to expand the gable vent to be bigger than 12 x 18. Any recommendations on what model gable fan to buy?? The fans at HD and Lowes seem to have really good and really bad reviews. I'd use an AC powered fan.
4) After finishing the ceiling, the fan won't be accessible without damaging the ceiling. Should I actually plan on being able to replace the fan in the future ??
Thanks !!!
Is this a finished attic?
You have baffles so does that mean you have soffit vents? If so, that should be enough ventilation. Why bother adding a powered fan which is just going to pull air towards it from the ridge negating the benefit of the ridge and soffit vents?
If you're finishing your attic why not put windows where the gable vents are to close them but let light in and just put foamboards underneath the roof decking?
I'm confused.
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It would be a finished attic. But the vent is above where the finished ceiling would be. I don't have any soffits or eaves or overhang. The gutters run right along where the roof and outer wall interset.
In the attached picture, one of the the gables is above the window.
gable fans should not be used ever! these only suck the conditioned air out of the house and waste tons of energy. The gable vents are not needed if proper soffit and ridge vents exist.
If I were you, I'd leave the ventilation alone until you are ready to reroof. Don't put in a powered fan in the gable because it will just defeat the purpose of your ridge vent. I think ideally you want to have more intake ventilation than exhaust so you don't depressurize the attic.
the vents I suggested can be retro fitted without an overhang or a re-roofing. The air intake is under the shingles at the roof edge.
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Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - Israeli experts are warning Prime Minister Ehud Barak that while the continuation of talks with the Palestinian Authority may be legal at this juncture, its morality is dubious.
Critics see President Clinton's last days in office, the forthcoming Israeli elections, and continuing Palestinian terrorism as reasons to suspend negotiations rather than to rush to an agreement.
Barak, a caretaker prime minister since he resigned on December 9, has insisted on pursuing an agreement despite three months of violent protests and shootings, an upsurge in terror attacks, and - in the view of many Israelis - the PA's refusal to accept far-reaching Israeli concessions or make any of its own.
In a letter to Barak, sent last week but leaked Monday, Attorney General Elyakim Rubinstein questioned whether the prime minister had the "moral authority" to continue in negotiations.
In his five-page letter, Rubinstein suggested that negotiating for an agreement with the PA on the eve of elections "needs to be done in such a manner that it will not raise suspicion ... that it was done because of time-dependent considerations."
He also questioned the PA's willingness and ability to implement agreements. Israel's judicial system, he said, had found an "absence [on the PA's part] of any real desire to establish a real judicial system in general, or legal relations" with Israel.
Barak Tuesday blasted Rubinstein for his "strange" and unprofessional advice. He accused the AG of expressing his own political, rather than professional, views.
In response, Rubinstein told reporters he had given Barak his "professional" and "legal" opinion and regretted that it had been exploited for political purposes.
Rubinstein, a religious Jew, has worked as a government legal advisor for many years, and was involved in peacemaking efforts with Egypt in 1979 and with Jordan in the early 1990s.
Yehezkel Dror, a political science professor at Hebrew University, said while Rubinstein's legal opinion was not binding, it should be "taken seriously."
Giving Barak the benefit of the doubt, Dror said Barak may genuinely be trying to take advantage of a "window of opportunity" in talks with the Palestinians. Any delay might extract a high price from Israel, he said.
If Barak initials an agreement, it is not binding on a future prime minister. Nonetheless, it "creates pressure on next government" because it has raised the expectations in Washington and among the Arabs, said Dror, who has acted as policy advisor to several prime ministers.
The "moral and political dilemma," he said, is for Barak to do as little as he can, while not missing out on any opportunity.
Prof. Shlomo Avineri, a "peace camp" activist, has also taken Barak to task.
Avineri told Israeli television it was unprecedented in Israel for a minority government, in transition and headed by a caretaker prime minister, to be "conducting negotiations on one of the essential and most important things that any Israeli government has ever discussed - not only peace, but [control of] Jerusalem and the Temple Mount."
In no democratic society in the world does a transition government "make far-reaching national decisions, certainly not decisions of historic proportions."
"[Barak] is being deceitful, and is walking on the fine line of the edge of democratic legitimacy," Avineri charged.
Meanwhile, an Israeli source said that no contacts would be made with the Palestinians in the current "atmosphere of terror."
However, no decision had been made not to have contacts with the Palestinians, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity. He added talks could only continue after a "complete cessation of violence" occurs.


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Thanh Biñh
14 Chalk Farm Road, NW1 8AG
Among the latest upcoming restaurants and 'pop-ups' that you just have to get to within the next week otherwise you are just not 'on trend', there are those places that have remained stable and trustworthy for a while, . Thanh Binh is one of those (hell it's not even on twitter, heaven forbid!). I often take visitors to when around Camden, although I'm not sure if this is just the lack of choice near the Market that's guaranteed not to get a dodgy stomach from. It's a great little vietnamese, very modest interior and fantastic value, the food always arrives reasonably quickly although occasionally indifferent service.
Their menu is very extensive, with over 16 starters alone it's easy to feel a bit overwhelmed of what to choice. Some are very hit and miss. Definitely worth trying is the Cua Lot (Soft shell crab; £8.50) or Cua Muc (crispy squid; £5.50). Unlike any standard chewy calamari I've had, these are a pure delight, could eat a few dishes of these alone. These are very simple dishes, but they are done so well the batter crispy and delicate, and the garlic and chilli adding the burst of flavours. The Goi Cuon (vietnamese summer rolls) are a fresh, healthy starter but fall a bit flat in terms of flavour even with extra fish sauce.
|Cua Lot - soft shell crab
|Vietnamese Summer rolls
The Pho here, like the Pho chain, comes with a side dish of bean sprouts, chili, mint and coriander. The broth is beautifully flavoursome. They equally do justice to meat and fish, Bo cho and ca kho (£7) to are slow stewed dish served in a flaming clay pot, adding a bit of theatre to the meal
However, the noodle salads are quite bland, although Bún Cha La Lót (grilled beef in wild betel leaf; £7) is fantastic, I can nearly brush aside the fact the vermicilli is near cold.
|A fiery dish
Service is a bit of a let down, a lot of small restaurants like this are very welcoming, nothing too much of a problem. I've had occasions where I've been moved to the back area of the restaurant to accomadate a larger group. Then after waiting a while to pay, I left the money on the table (isn't this common practice?) was chased down the road by the owner. It's more apathetic than nasty though, and I will still keep coming here as the food is great.


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The raunchy Will Ferrell comedy Step Brothers gets honored by the art world at gallery 1988. Jack Sparrow's flesh arrow would approve.
Conan's unleashed his dirty side with "Conan XXX" and its first feature "Big Dicks, Little Chicks". Conan, you sleazy dog.
This kids debat team is about to find out the hard way not to challenge the brain power of Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis. Their precious IQs aren't even ready for this.
Will Ferrell & Zach Galifianakis take seduction to a whole new level of sexy when they sit down to read passages from "50 Shades of Grey".
Production on Anchorman 2 hasn't even started yet, but that doesn't mean we can't share a little bit of Ron Burgundy love in the meantime. How could you pass this shining star up, ESPN?! You damn fools!
Hope you're ready to ride the Palomino Stallion, because the San Diego Channel 4 News team will be returning next February. Saddle up.
Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis combine their comedic forces to lampoon the current political landscape in what looks like possibly one of the funniest comedies so far this year.
Get frisked by the 21 Jump Street reboot, habla espanol with Will Ferrell in Casa de mi Padre, get our of your mother's basement and embrace your destiny with Jeff, Who Lives at Home and Adrien Brody gets you educated in Detachment.
Adult Swim comedians Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim make the jump to the big screen with occasionally funny but often tedious results.
Party hard with Project X, laugh fitfully with Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie, shoot 'em up with Let the Bullets Fly and watch De Niro get his mojo back with Being Flynn.
Kevin Smith has the last laugh in this big, long, loud, filthy and extremely funny inside joke co-starring Will Ferrell and a damn monkey.
There's a lot of funny packed into this 5 minute clip: including both men feeding each other fruit and Zach dealing with his weight issues. Yes, that includes the fat in his ears.
This weekend is a mixed bag of men and women in crisis: Paul Bettany is kicking ass for God, Joseph Gordon-Levitt works his indie magic, Kristen Wiig takes the girls out for drunken debauchery, and Will Ferrell goes the "serious comedy" route.
Will Ferrell has been taunting Conan about shaving his beard for weeks and the day of reckoning has come. Like a madman hopped up on barbasol, Ferrell puts The Beardpocalypse into high-gear.
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A 1969 triptych of portraits by Francis Bacon, of his friend and fellow artist Lucian Freud, has become the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction.
According to the New York Times, the piece was purchased by art dealer William Acquavella on behalf of an unnamed client for $142.4m (£89.6m) at Christie's in New York on Tuesday, following a bidding battle between seven prospective buyers.
"Three Studies of Lucian Freud," which depicts Freud seated on a wooden chair against an orange background, thus overtakes the previous record set by Edvard Munch's "The Scream," which fetched almost $120m at Sotheby's last year. The highest price for one of Bacon's works before now was $86.3m, paid by the Russian businessman Roman Abramovich in 2008, for a 1976 triptych.
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Several other pieces by celebrated contemporary artists were due for sale in New York this week, with 12 of them predicted beforehand to go for more than $20m: the highest-ever concentration of such major works. On Tuesday evening at Christie's alone, 10 artists attracted record prices for their works, including Willem de Kooning and Jeff Koons, whose sculpture "Balloon Dog (Orange)" fetched $58.4m, a world record for a single artwork by a living artist.
The previous holder of that title was German artist Gerhard Richter, whose 1994 "Abstract Painting," from the collection of musician Eric Clapton, was also featured in the auction, fetching almost $20.9m. On Wednesday night at Sotheby's, Andy Warhol's arresting 1963 painting, "Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster)," is expected to sell for as much as $80m. The current record for a Warhol is $71.7m.
Christie's did not disclose the name of the seller of the six-foot-high Bacon triptych, which was estimated before the sale at $85m. The work had previously passed through the hands of a Rome-based collector, who purchased one of its panels in the 1970s and spent the subsequent 20 years tracking down and securing the remaining two. Freud, who died in 2011, was also the subject of a second full-length Bacon triptych, painted in 1966. That work, however, is missing.
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Alright a few points to address here.
1) To call JDS slow is idiotic. He is probably one of the, if not the, fastest heavyweight fighter in the UFC. His footwork is excellent and his hands are second to none. They are major reasons why he could dominate power punchers like Shane Carwin and Roy Nelson, simply because the he could hit them and get away before they could hit back.
2) Jon Jones is one of the least mobile fighters at LHW, mostly because he relies on having both a height and reach advantage in his fights. Against JDS he would still have reach (84 vs 77 inches) but both fighters are 6'4" meaning the extra force behind Bones' punches (from throwing down at his shorter opponents) is gone.
3) If you think Bones' reach advantage is going to play some huge benefit to him lets recall how JDS destroyed Stefan Struve. Not only does Struve have a longer reach than Jones, but he is also 7 foot tall. Junior made that fight look easy, getting within range and chopping the big man down in about a minute. Also, both Frank Mir and Shane Carwin had longer reaches than Junior but he managed to make those fights look easy.
4) Jones kicks are more annoying than effective. Rampage is simply an idiot and has almost never checked a kick in his career, so posting a bunch of pictures of Jones kicking him in the knees and hips isn't going to prove anything. Well, I'm wrong, it proves that Rampage can't defend kicks, but nothing else. Look, I can post pictures too!
Stop posting idiotic threads. Thanks
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Struve's wikipedia article lists him at 84.5, the same reach as Jones
It had been remeasured by the UFC on 5/24/12 and was reported by Ariel Helwani
I'm not going to even address your first (this is the correct spelling of first by the way kid) point. Since it's just your opinion. I could have wrote you off as a nut-dangler but oh well.
JDS not only leaps in and out of his striking but forms his gameplan around that ability. Also he has never gassed in a fight, meaning he could keep that pace up for 5 rounds. I don't know how you can say that Jones is going to have a speed advantage when he has never utilized a quick gameplan. Jon Jones forces his opponents back with his rangy kicks and takes the center of the cage.
The reason I say JDS has a speed advantage is because he fights fast. Jones fights tall. What will end up happening if you put those fighting styles together, well if they are the same height and JDS has experience against guys with the same length (something that NONE of Jones' opponents have had thus far) then things will end catastrophically for Jonny-boy. If 5'11" Rashad Evans could almost knock Jones out then what is a man his own size going to do?
JDS is much better at adjusting to his opponents gameplan than you give him credit for. Shogun, while I love him, always just does whatever comes naturally to him, meaning that he will often fall into bad habits and not follow a gameplan. Rampage doesn't gameplan, he just tries to throw big bombs. Lyoto really gave Jones a hard time and was winning the fight pretty nicely before he got too aggressive and was taken down.
Jones doesn't really use his jab as much as he could, he likes to use kicks as a range finder because he likes to keep as much range as possible. Also his hands are not nearly as good as people would like to imagine. He often leaves them low, something he can get away with because of his height and is a problem for a lot of tall fighters.
Just think about this... if Stefan Bonnar gave Jon Jones his hardest fight and was also 6'4" what do you think someone that is much bigger, much stronger, much faster, and much much more skilled will do? Even if JDS and Jones were physically identical I would pick JDS because of his fighting style and his abilities.
Then again why am I wasting my time trying to use rational and reasoning. You're a Jones fanboy and are pretty uneducated about the sport and about fighting in general. Not saying I'm the smartest guy in the world but it's enough for me to end this discussion here having said my piece.
Gotta give ya credit on your excellent analysis all across the board.
Winnable fights for the LHW title holder.
- Pat Barry
- Mark Hunt
- Roy Nelson
- Schaub
- Mitrione
- Lavar Johnson
- Ed Herman
- Big Foot
- Tuscherer
- Madsen
- Cheick Kongo
Fights I believe he will lose.
- Cain
- Overeem
- Cormier
Somewhere in the middle.
- Frank Mir (He can catch people in the striking dept., but you know what would have happened had he grabbed a hold of that arm. *SNAP*)
- Struve
- Big Nog
- Carwin
- Werdum
- Gonzaga
So yah he's talented enough to make a dent in the HW division, but he'll run into issues with high level grapplers and BJJ practitioners who grab a hold of his lanky arms or especially his legs. Frank if he doesn't get KOed standing has a high chance of breaking a limb. All HW fighters pack a punch so that goes without saying.
I'm very confident he will make a foray into the HW division within the next three years.
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Julianne Hough Covers March 2014 Issue of Self Magazine
Posted on February 18, 2014
Julianne Hough covers the March 2014 issue of Self magazine. She's wearing a Lacoste dress on the cover and a cuff by Jennifer Zeuner jewelry. In the interview, Julianne talks about being single and working out.
On Being Single: "I'm a relationship girl, and I feel so grateful for the ones I've been in. They've been excellent-I've been hurt but never angry - and they've helped me grow to be who I am today. But my goal has been to be single for an entire year. There have been moments when I'm like, 'This sucks!' But my dad used to say to me, 'When you feel happy with who you are, you won't need anybody to fill a void.' So for now, I'm focusing on my work and my soul. I honestly don't care if I meet somebody or not. I'm just loving life on my own with my own two feet on the ground."
On Pushing Yourself: "People are afraid to go to the gym because they're out of shape or they won't try to do a marathon because they're scared they won't finish. But you've got to just go for it and keep going. I used to hate cardio because I have a little bit of asthma. But I've recently gotten into running."
On Staying Productive: "I don't watch a lot of TV, and when I do, I don't feel like I'm accomplishing much. So at the same time, I'll do butt lifts or leg lifts. Or I'll do maybe 200 sit-ups during Dancing With the Stars. When I'm shooting a movie, if I'm not in a scene, I'll squat and do inner leg pulses until the director yells, 'Cut!'"
You watch a behind-the-scenes video from Julianne's Self cover shoot here.


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Long story short we are in a rough patch.
We have a 3 year old dog and a almost 4 month old puppy.
We want to feed the the best food we can on a very low budget.
Any info would be helpful.
ETA: We have been on a store brand for a while bc we were really hurting and Luka (puppy) has lost some weight. We are starting him on Satin balls to re gain some weight but we would like the food to pack on the lbs for both are dogs. They could both stand to gain some weight.