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After a leak last October we discovered our roofing contractor in 1995 installed 40yr. Elk Prestique High Definition shingles over 2 layers of old shingles. The Elks have deteriorated rapidly and have maybe 3-5 years left. We are past the time limits to sue and must replace the roofing. The cost will delay our retirement but we plan to stay in the house about 8-10 more years anyway.
New contractor recommends replacing with Cetainteed Landmark brand shingle. Which level of Landmark shingle would be equivalent?
I checked on line and see Elk is now owned by GAF-ELK. I'd like the new shingles to match my garage and studio [seperate buildings nearby]. Will the GAF-ELK shingles today be as good/better/worse than the Landmark? [color and quality].
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Landmark, 245 # per square shingle with a 30 year warranty
Landmark Plus, 265 # per square shingle with a 40 year warranty
Landmark Premium, 300 # per square shingle with a 50 year warranty
The old version of the Elk Prestique would now be classified in the 50 year warrabty category.
I would be more worried about why the existing shingles only lasted 13 years with an anticipated additional life expectancy of another 3-4 years.
I would suspect theat the entire balanced ventilation system has not been properly designed to increase the longetivity of the shingle.
I think you should consider beefing up the ventilation, both Intake and Exhaust and go with the 30 year version of the Landmarks shingles.
The repair contracor last fall is the one who felt there was only 3-5 yrs life left. He said the 2 layers of old shingles underneath were part of the problem; they trapped heat on the bottom of the shingle and were soft (potentially damp).
We have a finished attic and the roof is a 'Cape Cod' style so the first 5' up from the gutter creates the ceiling on the inside of the floor below.[the interior side of exterior wall is vertical up to 5' above the floor and slopes up to 8' high about 48" into the room, then there's a 1' overhang].
Under the 1x6 wood deck we have 1" airspace baffles, 3 1/2" craft faced batt insulation, 1/2" rigid insul covered and 3/4" knotty pine wood paneling. There are two 8" roof vents and windows at each end.
If we put powered or wind driven vents on top would they help? The house has vinyl siding and perforated soffits but we can't see inside the overhangs.
Is there a quality difference between the manufacturer's Cetainteed 'Landmark' vs. GAF/ELK Timberline Prestique?
The ONLY way to properly ventilate a Cape Cod, is by using a Continuous Frsh Air Intake Vent, either under the soffits or by using an under the shingle vent, such as the Smart Vent.
You also need the entire Ridge Line to be vetilated, which would balance the air flowage.
2. PAV's would only be able to pull air through the individual 1 or 2 rafter bays that they are located over. The reality would wind up being that the PAV would pull air from sources of air leakage in the building envelope, which would mean that it would be removing your conditioned air from the living quarters. Also, they are VERY energy "Inefficient", by using more power than they would save in terms of cost.
3. You need to verify that ALL of the wood soffit material has been cut out and removed for them to provide any functional air flow, plus ensure that all of the perforations are not blocked by insulation or dust and cob-web or other particle debris. I usually find, by using a pointy Scratch Awl, inserting it through several or many of the perforations in various locations, that the wood has rarely been removed prior to installing the vented soffit panels.
4. Most roofers are taking a cautious approach to recommending the GAF/Elk shingles so soon after the merger, with some reports of visibly more frail products being delivered and too many fiberglass slivers while working with them. I would let someone else test drive the new hybrid product lines from them and go with a more proven and unchanged Landmark shingle from Certainteed or the Heritage line from Tamko. Both have been around successfully for a lengthy period of time and have proven track records.
The Problem Was Going Over 2 Layers To Begin With,i Would Strip It,put In Balanced Ventilation,proper Ice And Water Shield With Flashing,then I Personally Feel The Gaf/elk Is The Superior Product,and Much Better Looking With The High Definition Than The Other Lines,certainteed Or Other
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|The Steam Pools
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The Steam Pools is an area in southern Feralas, high in the mountains bordering Silithus, with a large lake at its base and smaller steaming hot pools found further up along the mountain side. It houses a holiday resort for the rich, run by Gadgetzan.
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In Patch 4.1.0, a goblin resort was built near the large lake at the bottom of the mountain, with goblins affiliated with Gadgetzan. The Resort Guests and staff are interactable, but as yet, there are no quest givers or vendors at the resort.
The resort seems to offer many things from mammoth rides to boat rides on the lake and food and drinks, but according to many guests, at outrageous prices.
- Lasha Gearwheel <Resort Director>
- Gott Weedlespan <Assistant Resort Director>
- Gordon Tramsay <Head Chef>
- Trip Hullbolt
- Resort Staff
- Resort Guests
- Johnny Awesome
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- Human Child
- Orc Child
- Riding Mammoth
- Lucky Bucket
- Upon touching the Mysterious Camel Figurine, players are teleported to a phased version of The Steam Pools full of camels. In the phased version of the area, players may fight Dormus the Camel-Hoarder for the [Reins of the Grey Riding Camel].
- According to [85] We Need a Boat, the resort added was intended to service as a base, or questing hub against the Twilight's Hammer in their attempt to invade the elemental plane of water.
- It is possible to get to the Steam Pools from the lower level of Feralas without a flying mount by climbing the hills just past the southwestern entrance to the Darkmist Ruins, at the end of the mountain pass leading there from the Ruins of Isildien. It is also possible, though much harder, to get to the Steam Pools on foot from Silithus through the mountains, starting at the tower at Staghelm Point.
Patch notes
- Patch 4.1.0 (2011-04-26):
- Goblin resort and several creatures/races added to the once empty zone.
- Now a subzone of Feralas instead of its own zone.
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Teaching skills for teaching librarians: Postcards from the edge of the educational paradigm
Peacock, Judith A. (2001) Teaching skills for teaching librarians: Postcards from the edge of the educational paradigm. Australian Academic and Research Libraries, 32(1).
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Greater emphasis on core or generic skills is generating sweeping reforms across tertiary curricula, and academics now face the challenge of developing in students complex concepts and skills of which they themselves may possess limited awareness, understanding or ability. This shift in focus demands that the academic must seek out comprehensive, specialised guidance from support areas such as libraries. In response, librarians must be positioned as key educators in the teaching and learning environments of the future. They require new and refined skills and conceptual understandings which will enable them to perform with an educational competence and professional confidence equal to that of their academic peers. The skills required to enable the 'librarian-teacher' metamorphosis to occur must be explored in terms of potential development and sustainability. Evolving roles and responsibilities, changing expectations and customised staff development present implications for librarians and library managers and barriers to success require closer examination. The experiences and outcomes of a recent staff development initiative undertaken by QUT Library further demonstrate practical ways in which to address this issue.
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Tomas Rosicky is next on our list. The Czech midfielder is in third place with 4.79 per cent of the votes cast after coming on strong in the New Year.
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The 'resurrection of Rosicky' is one of the lasting memories of the 2011/12 season.
Previously known as 'Little Mozart' while at Borussia Dortmund, before this year the 31-year-old had not managed to replicate the form that had first earmarked him as one of Europe's premier midfielders. A long-term injury that kept the Czech midfielder out of action for more than 18 months had seemingly taken too great a toll and he was perhaps not expected to be such a prominent member of the squad.
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Chapter 9
In order to furnish an idea of the private establishment of the Bishop of D----, and of the
manner in which those two sainted women subordinated their actions, their thoughts,
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You see that these are great treats.
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Already sent him, is there any way to do it when he is already there?
No, has to be done before he travels. Found that out the hard way.
Absolutely stupidest update in the history of Travian. Awesome that 99% of the people hate the absurd new hero system and all anyone says is "well it was meant to be better but didn't work out, we are trying to fix it"......a system that didnt need fixing.
Next time you smoke crack, review what you did when you are finally thinking straight, then undo all your nonsense.
Of all the things needed fixing....sheesh
The system did need fixing support use to (and still does) get a lot of questions on how to move the hero which clearly implies that newer players didn't know how to and couldn't work it out. TG tried out something had have admitted it hasn't worked so they are going to change it to something else.


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Cerdanyola del Vallès
Cerdanyola del Vallés Traditional Dance Festival
This is more than just a festival of folk music and dance. It has become a meeting point for different world cultures. The event is organised by the "L'Esbart Sant Marçal" folk group.
Every year, groups from the five continents attend the festival. In addition to their music and dance, they also present their cuisine and traditional costumes, amongst other things. The event is hugely popular amongst Cerdanyola locals and visitors.
Practical information
- Date: To be confirmed 2017
Cerdanyola del Vallès (Barcelona. Catalonia)
Schedules and prices
To be confirmed 2017
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Jacquelyn Johnson, Arizona State, Senior Women's Pentathlon
"I was confident going in. I had a little bit of d??j?? vu, because last year I had to win by three seconds or more in the 800-meter. I knew I could do it; it was just a matter of actually going out there and accomplishing it. I wasn't really thinking of winning for the third year in a row, I was more focused on beating the record (meet and collegiate)."
Egor Agafonov, Kansas, Senior 35-pound Weight Throw
"Last year, no one knew me so it was pressure to defend my title. Everything went and worked out well. I came up here to win."
Gonzalo Barroilhet, Florida State, Freshman Men's Heptathlon
"My coach and I have been working hard for me to be in good shape here. I expected to do well but not win. I knew in the 1,000 meters that the second place guy was close to me so I had to stay within 50 seconds of him. The 1,000 is not my best event, and it hurt a little bit. It feels great (to win), and I'm enjoying it."
Hannah England, Florida State, Sophomore Women's Mile Run??
"This is my first season running American track, and it's taken me awhile to get adjusted. I love the style, everyone goes all out. I love it. I think I have a high top speed, and when I hit it, I said to myself, 'I've got to go.' It takes me awhile to build up, so when I get there, I have to go."
Dusty Jonas, Nebraska, Senior Men's High Jump??
"When I came in, I really wanted it to be between Scott (Sellers, Kansas State). We talked about how we wanted to jump our best. He didn't jump his best, but I PR'd twice. It was great to finally win. I think this year I really wanted it. I've been thinking about it for awhile."
Mariam Kevkhishvili, Florida, Sophomore Women's Shot Put
"I had a feeling this morning that when I came here it was going to be good. It was, and I through my best on my second attempt."
Latavia Thomas, LSU, Sophomore Women's 800-Meters??
"It was a tight race. (California's) Alysia (Johnson) tried to pull away and I was able to close in the last 50 meters and take the win."
Krista Simkins, Miami, Junior Women's 400-Meters??
"I had the best time in the prelims, but I wasn't ranked at all coming in, at least in the top three. I've been wanting to prove everybody wrong. At the 250, I knew I had enough kick to win. I've very ecstatic and really, really happy right now."
Richard Thompson, LSU, Senior Men's 60-Meter Dash??
"(Getting points in sprints) was our goal coming into today. We knew the 60 would be crucial with me and Trindon (Holliday) running. We needed that 18 points. I wasn't as tense (as I was yesterday). I came in relaxed. I was running to get a win, not to break any records. People were saying, 'Richard, you can run 6.4 tomorrow,' but I really didn't think about that, I just wanted a win."
Leo Manzano, Texas, Senior Men's Mile Run??
"It was a slower paced race for it to be a championship. I came in on the outside on the start so I wasn't able to dictate the pace because that is usually done by the runner on the inside. I tried to speed it up a little because I thought that would benefit me as well as my teammate. Most of the guys had already run in another race this weekend, so I think everyone was a little tired. With about 200 meters left, I felt some guys on my back and knew I had to go if I wanted to win. If you know how to use an indoor track correctly, it can be a huge tactical advantage and it worked out great for the team today."
Susan Kuijken, Florida State, Junior Women's 3,000-Meters??
"I just hung in there early in the race, and with about three laps to go I felt good, and decided to make my move. I was able to take the lead, and I just gave everything I had on the last lap to make sure. I was injured last season and didn't make it (to NCAA's), so coming here and winning this year is just awesome."
Nkosinza Balumbu, Arkansas, Junior Men's Triple Jump??
"I had a great jump out early, 54 feet on the first jump. I need it was good, but I had to keep trying to go farther. I had an idea that would take it because no one has jumped 54 in the last two nationals. I was really fast in all three phases and held my last phase going into the sand pit. I knew I had a good jump."
Ellie Rudy, Montana State, Junior Women's Pole Vault??
"I was sort of sick and hurting, but I didn't feel bad on the runway. My plan was to keep it clean and make the first attempt. (Because of a tie, she won by making her second attempt at 4.20) I got that one on the second but knew I was O.K. because no one else made their first."
Erica McLain, Stanford, Senior Women's Triple Jump
"I hit the Olympic A standard on the first jump. I was so excited because that's what I needed to take the pressure off. It was a huge PR. That was a good way to go out."
Tyler Mulder, Northern Iowa, Junior Men's 800-Meter Run??
"It was a great win for me considering I didn't get out nearly as fast as I should have. When I was sitting behind the LSU guys in the last 100 meters, I was confident I was going to win because I have a really good kick. I made my move after the last turn and was able to get by the people in front of me."
Andretti Bain, Oral Roberts, Senior Men's 400-Meter Dash??
"Before my eligibility, I promised myself that before my career was over, I was going to be a national champion. So winning today is extremely exciting for me personally. It feels good to run one of my better races when it mattered most and go out on top."
Kelly-Ann Baptiste, LSU, Senior Women's 60-Meter Dash??
"After our guys went out before us and finished first and second, it really got me fired up to run. My main focus besides winning was getting off to a good start because that has been my biggest problem over my career. I didn't worry about any of the other competitors and just focused on my lane."
Kyle Alcorn, Arizona State, Senior Men's 3,000-Meter Run??
"It was a great race with a quick tempo. I made a move early to get to the front because I wanted to control the pace. I like to be able and rely on my kick and that was what got me the victory today. I didn't find out until after the race that my victory was going to give us a tie for the lead so that is a great feeling."
LeJerald Betters, Baylor, Sophomore Men's 4x400-Meter Relay Anchor??
"Going in, I knew we were going to have to put together a complete race so we could beat TCU's time. Fortunately, everyone did their job and we won. We had the fourth fastest qualifying time, but we are ranked #1 on banked tracks so we expected to win the race."
Deonna Lawrence, LSU, Senior Women's 4x400-Meter Relay Anchor??
"We knew the time was out there, but we had to hold off a tough challenge. We felt really good coming in, and it's a great feeling to win another title."
Greg Kraft, Arizona State Head Coach??
"I really cannot describe how proud I am of these kids. This is something you always dream of and I am just speechless right now. We really have a great group of kids. We are all very tired, but this is a great feeling."


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Faith and Power (1261–1557)
Edited by Helen C. Evans
June 25, 2013
658 pages, 10 x 12
869 illus. (738 in color)
Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press
The fall of the Byzantine capital of Constantinople to the Latin West in 1204 during the Fourth Crusade abruptly interrupted nearly nine hundred years of artistic and cultural traditions. In 1261, however, the Byzantine general Michael VIII Palaiologos triumphantly re-entered Constantinople and reclaimed the seat of the empire, initiating a resurgence of art and culture that would continue for nearly three hundred years, not only in the waning empire itself but also among rival Eastern Christian nations eager to assume its legacy. Byzantium: Faith and Power (1261–1557), and the groundbreaking exhibition that it accompanies, explores the artistic and cultural flowering of the last centuries of the "Empire of the Romans" and its enduring heritage.
Conceived as the third of a trio of exhibitions dedicated to a fuller understanding of the art of the Byzantine Empire, whose influence spanned more than a millennium, "Byzantium: Faith and Power (1261–1557)" followed the 1997 landmark presentation of "The Glory of Byzantium," which focused on the art and culture of the Middle Byzantine era—the Second Golden Age of the Byzantine Empire (843–1261). In the late 1970s, "The Age of Spirituality" explored the early centuries of Byzantium's history. The concluding segment "Byzantium: Faith and Power (1261–1557)" explored the exceptional artistic accomplishments of an era too often considered in terms of political decline. Magnificent works—from splendid frescoes, textiles, gilded metalwork, and mosaics to elaborately decorated manuscripts and liturgical objects—testify to the artistic and intellectual vigor of the Late and post-Byzantine eras. In addition, forty magnificent icons from the Holy Monastery of Saint Catherine, Sinai, Egypt, join others from leading international institutions in a splendid gathering of these powerful religious images.
While the political strength of the empire weakened, the creativity and learning of Byzantium spread farther than ever before. The exceptional works of secular and religious art produced by Late Byzantine artists were emulated and transformed by other Eastern Christian centers of power, among them Russia, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Cilician Armenia. The Islamic world adapted motifs drawn from Byzantium's imperial past, as Christian minorities in the Muslim East continued Byzantine customs. From Italy to the Lowlands, Byzantium's artistic and intellectual practices deeply influenced the development of the Renaissance, while, in turn, Byzantium's own traditions reflected the empire's connections with the Latin West. Fine examples of these interrelationships are illustrated by important panel paintings, ceramics, and illuminated manuscripts, among other objects. In 1557 the "Empire of the Romans," as its citizens knew it, which had fallen to the Ottoman Turks in 1453, was renamed Byzantium by the German scholar Hieronymus Wolf.
The cultural and historical interaction and mutual influence of these major cultures—the Latin West and the Christian and Islamic East—during this fascinating period are investigated in this publication by a renowned group of international scholars in seventeen major essays and catalogue discussions of more than 350 exhibited objects. [This book was originally published in 2004 and has gone out of print. This edition is a print-on-demand version of the original book.]
With contributions by Helen C. Evans, Alice-Mary Talbot, Slobodan Curcic, Sarah Brooks, Anna Ballian, Annemarie W. Carr, Anne Effenberg, Jannic Durand, Warren Woodfin, Scott Redford, Thelma K. Thomas, Anne Derbes, Amy Neff, Maria Georgopoulou, Robert S. Nelson, Maryan W. Ainsworth,


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Armed Bandits Steal $1.6M USD in MacBooks, iPads, iPhones, From Paris Apple Store
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January 1, 2013 1:37 PM
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Sacre bleu, not the iPads!
On New Years Eve, while most were out celebrating on the streets of Paris, a team of four bandits bore down upon Apple, Inc.'s (
) Paris store,
located in the swank Opera district
The armed, masked thieves entered the closed store by breaking a plate glass window, injuring a security guard in the process. They escaped with approximately €1.2M ($1.6M USD) worth of merchandise. Security cameras reportedly caught the raiders loading dozens of MacBook Pros, iPads, and iPhones into a waiting van, which then sped off. According to police, the suspects took "very little" money -- their primary target was the electronics.
The police at the time were preoccupied with keeping the peace on the streets of Paris amidst the massive crowds (likely why the bandits timed the heist for that particular time). Thus, by the time they arrived the suspects had escaped. As of this morning they remain at large, but the Paris police vow to do "everything possible" to apprehend them.
Christophe Crepin, an Unsa police union official,
remarks to
the French newspaper
Le Parisien
, "The four hooded and heavily armed criminals made their move very quickly. Most of the police forces were being mobilised to monitor the Champs Elysees, so the robbers have clearly benefitted from this opportunity to strike."
Thieves looted iPads and iPhones from the Paris's Opera district Apple Store last night.
The iPhone and iPads are known to carry certain
location aware security features
, so it may prove difficult to discretely fence the stolen Apple goods. However, given the devices popularity it would not be surprising to find some Parisians willing to buy an authentic i-device at discount from a shadowy purveyor.
In fact, i-devices are common targets for snatching-style thefts on the streets of Paris.
According to
the UK-based
Daily Mail
a "vast black market in prestigious Apple products" exists both on the streets and online in Paris.
The robbery was the first of this scale at the high-volume Paris location, and was the first robbery with guns to occur at that location.
The raid comes just weeks after
another audacious theft
-- a robbery which saw 7,000 Nintendo Comp., Ltd. (
) Wii U consoles from a warehouse in the Seattle, Wash. area.
Le Parisien [translated from French]
Daily Mail
"Well, we didn't have anyone in line that got shot waiting for our system." -- Nintendo of America Vice President Perrin Kaplan
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My husband and I have never wanted sweets or puddings, and only rarely eat chocolate, but now, in our mid-70s, for some reason we have started to want pudding after every meal. Why might this be?
Have you recently become less physically active than you were? It's counterintuitive, but also true, that when people become less physically active, they tend to eat more. Physical activity actually curbs appetite; conversely, people who become less active may not find that they are necessarily hungrier, but they do begin to eat more. So if you have recently curbed your physical activities, that alone may have led to your new appetites, which are more satisfied by sweet than by savoury dishes. There's an extra possible complication, though: if you have put on weight recently, your craving for sweet things may mean that your blood sugar/insulin balance isn't as good as it was. In fact, you may be drifting towards type 2 diabetes. So please see your doctor and talk about your new desire for sweet foods. A simple blood test will either confirm or rule out your diabetes risk.
My daughter-in-law plans to get pregnant and wants to give up smoking. She has never managed to quit in the past, because she finds it so stressful. Friends have said that the occasional cigarette in pregnancy would be less harmful than the extreme anxiety it would cause her. How can I support her?
Most important is for her to come to terms with all the health hazards that smoking poses, not just in pregnancy, but for herself as a young woman. That she still smokes suggests she hasn't done that yet. The best way to do so is to ask for a long appointment with her doctor, who will put the facts before her. I've found most people, when faced with the data on the harm tobacco does, find it extremely helpful in deciding to stop. Then she should accept guidance on the best way to quit. It will probably involve nicotine replacement therapy – often skin patches – but the most important thing is to have regular meetings with a health centre staff member trained in smoking cessation. It won't be as bad as she fears. Twelve million Britons have stopped – she isn't alone.
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— Dwight Howard: Physically imposing, emotionally fragile.
Over the years, there have been many adjectives to describe the Magic center, but timid was never one of them.
Now, after Thursday's bombshell, we know differently.
As a result, a season of reasonable promise in Orlando has spun so far out of control that it's looking more and more as if the Magic will begin the playoffs on the road, possibly with coach Stan Van Gundy kicked to the curb.
On the court, for those 94 feet, during those 48 minutes, Howard can be as decisive as any player in the NBA, throwing it down or swatting it away.
But take him away from the game glare and what you have, apparently, is a player too sensitively weak for the platform he has demanded.
This could have been handled so much cleaner, had Howard stood his ground, forced his trade at the March 15 deadline, played the game from a position of strength.
He could have moved on.
The Magic could have moved on.
And Stan Van Gundy wouldn't have had to move on.
Howard was so wishy-washy at the deadline that even as the 11th hour approached, the Nets thought they were going to have a deal for Brook Lopez, MarShon Brooks and other pieces. Just this week, a party familiar with the Nets dealings that week confirmed that Nets general manager Billy King went to bed thinking he might wake up to a deal.
But that would have left Howard as a villain in Central Florida, and perhaps elsewhere, as another LeBron James, turning his back on the only NBA franchise he has ever known.
He clearly did not want to have to deal with the baggage that Carmelo Anthony toted to New York, including the immediate post-trade fallout in Denver, and of how the Nuggets were actually crowing for a while of having fleeced the Knicks.
Thing is, you can't have it both ways.
You either demand a position of power and recognize with such power comes great responsibility, or you, well, just shut up and play the game.
Instead, Howard now comes off, and this sounds almost too bizarre to be saying, as a 6-foot-11, 240-pound, shot-blocking, rim-rattling weasel.
Of course, the one reality almost everyone in the NBA has learned by now is you don't back a Van Gundy into a corner.
Jeff got fed up enough with the corporate culture and left the Knicks. Stan tired of the backroom B.S. with the Heat and turned family time into a short drive up Florida's Turnpike and an eventual trip to an NBA Finals of his own.
And then there was Thursday morning at the Amway Center, in front of the New York media, no less, where Stan either threw Dwight under the bus or merely had tired of Howard driving that bus over his back.
League lore is replete with players pushing for coaching change. Magic Johnson was up front with his efforts with the Lakers, casting them as in the best interest of victory. Michael Jordan set in motion the transition from Doug Collins to Phil Jackson. Shaquille O'Neal was a bit more clandestine with his shrugging off of Stan with the Heat. And even last season, there were early-season rumblings of LeBron James seeking something other than Erik Spoelstra with the Heat.
Van Gundy, of course, played this latest chapter at the perfect time.
The Magic's latest stumble a coaching issue? Heck no, not with the pressure Howard is creating behind the scenes.
Should Van Gundy be shown the door, others would swing open immediately, perhaps even in New York, which made Thursday's Knicks pregame timing all the more curious.
As for the Magic?
A Mickey Mouse organization, where Howard for years has been able to push for personnel moves that have only further strangled Orlando's salary cap, to a degree created this good-but-not-good-enough mess in the first place.
So what happens in free agency this summer? Does Howard sit in during the interview process? Does he just go all Bill Russell and coach the team himself?
And exactly what free agent would want to step into this?
Van Gundy couldn't have played Thursday any better, with his everyman we-all-have-issues-at-work soliloquy.
He threw the ball into the post, made Howard play out of the media double-team.
Now we'll see whether Howard mans up, owns up to who is he, what he wants to be, where he wants to be.
Even at Thursday's moment of truth, when his secret was exposed, Howard ran from the contact.
"Whatever happens at the end of the season is not under my control," he untruthed. "I am a player for the Magic. I am not the GM. I am not Rich DeVos. I am not Alex Martins. So that's not my job.
"So you guys should stop with every other week it's trying to find something, because there's nothing. There's nothing. I haven't said anything to anybody about anything. Our main concern is winning. So all the other stuff should stop."
Had a decision been made at the trading deadline, this would have been a chapter Howard could have avoided. It would have stopped.
Instead, he deferred, tried to pump fake the Magic and Van Gundy.
Now he's in a position as shaky as when he strides to the foul line.
He's in a place so ugly, one wonders whether Jim Gray is warming up in the bullpen.


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Competing Factions Emerge in Texas GOP Primary
The national divide between the Republican establishment and the tea party movement is now coming to Texas. A new group called the Texas Future Business Alliance is already providing support for incumbent Texas Republicans who may be facing tea party challengers in the March 4th primary. The Alliance is described as a mix of 10 business groups around the state including bankers, industry leaders, and contractors. The group has been mum about its specific efforts and spending plans, but it is sending out mailers in support of Republican lawmakers who supported more spending on public infrastructure and education during last year's Texas Legislature.
For now, the group only says it is "recognizing leaders" dedicated to keeping Texas the nation's most business-friendly state. But Texas tea party leaders see things differently. "I think that this alliance is an acknowledgement of the success that the tea party has had in primaries," says Julie Turner with the Texas Patriots PAC, a tea-party affiliated group. She tells KTRH that groups like this are part of an unhealthy alliance between government and business that the tea party movement was born to oppose. "The Tea Party is out to transfer decision-making to the people, instead of wrapping it up in government--be that in Austin or Washington," says Turner. "It is a lot easier for government to slant the playing field in favor of a business or an industry."
Whether the Texas Future Business Alliance is successful in defending establishment candidates won't be known until after the primaries. Nevertheless, as the battle between establishment and tea party continues in the GOP, Turner urges Republican leaders in Texas and Washington to heed the tea party message rather than fight it. "Lower taxes and less regulation lead to more freedom and more opportunity, and that's how you climb the economic ladder," she says. "And if the Republican party is to succeed, it's because they will embrace that message."


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Travel Postcard: London for the Jubilee
LONDON (Reuters) - Got an extra long weekend to explore the British capital where Queen Elizabeth II will be celebrating her 60th year on the throne with a massive Diamond Jubilee party? Reuters correspondents with local knowledge help visitors explore London amid the royal hoopla.
6 p.m. You'd better arrive at least a day or two ahead of the main festivities. Many people will get to London even earlier and will already be staking out places for Sunday's 1,000-boat flotilla along the Thames, Monday's pop concert outside Buckingham Palace and Tuesday's royal procession along the Mall. For a full official guide look on: www.thediamondjubilee.org/
Why not familiarize yourself with some of the local culture and go for a pint first. Friday night before a national holiday means the pubs will be buzzing.
Ditch the ubiquitous lager dens dotted around the capital in favor of a visit to the 2010 "pub of the year" as chosen by Britain's Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).
The Harp in Chandos Place lies in the shadow of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, near Covent Garden shopping, dining, Leicester Square, the theatre district and the pubs and clubs of Soho.
8 p.m. Dine with the ruling class at Rules restaurant (www.rules.co.uk) in Covent Garden. It's old, it's grand, the food is traditional English and it's a popular dining spot for the privately educated elite. This gastronomic institution has been reviewed by Kingsley Amis, defended by John Betjeman, immortalized by Graham Greene and frequented by Edward VII and his lover Lillie Langtry.
Top up at the bar with a pre-dinner drink from the Royal Collection Cocktails menu: One recipe for every one of the 16 countries where Queen Elizabeth is head of state.
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Dakota Fanning: Front Row Foxy at the Marc Jacobs Show
Stepping out in support of her employer, Dakota Fanning attended the Marc Jacobs Collection Spring 2012 Fashion Show in New York City on Thursday night (September 15).
The "Twilight" actress looked adorable as she took a front row seat at the N.Y. State Armory venue as she watched the runaway efforts alongside Sofia Coppola, Robert Duffy, Brandon Boyd, Delfina Blaquierand Nacho Figueras.
The catwalk outing comes just a day after Miss Fanning played hostess at a launch event for the Oh, Lola! by Marc Jacobs fragrance - as she was nabbed as the face of the scent.
Of selecting Dakota, Mr Jacobs previously told WWD, "I've been a big fan of Dakota since the first time I saw her in a movie, and we made her a wardrobe in her size when she was 12, which was pretty incredible."
The famous designer added, "When we were speaking about who to use in the Oh, Lola fragrance ads I had recently seen The Runaways. Dakota was in it, and I knew she could be this contemporary Lolita, seductive yet sweet."


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Published on Saturday, April 22, 2000 by Agence France-Presse
Western Oil Companies Under Fire Over Human Rights, Environment
LONDON - From Alaska to Colombia, Nigeria to Myanmar, western oil companies have come under fire from ecologists and human rights activists, who have even bought their shares in order to infiltrate them.
"Environmental defence groups have been active for decades. But human rights activists have taken an interest in the operations of oil companies only for the past five years. This comes in the more general context of globalisation," said Alex Vines, a researcher with the London-based Human Rights Watch.
Aart Van Den Hoek, head of Oilwatch Europe, an Amsterdam-based non-governmental organisation, said that environmental questions and human rights were intimately linked, especially in the case of the oil industry.
Recently the British companies BP Amoco and Premier Oil, and the US company Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) came under pressure over these issues, which the companies say they are increasingly taking into account.
The British government threatened Premier Oil with legal action if it did not get out of Myanmar. Rangoon protested against a "witchhunt" by London and Premier Oil said it had no intention of quitting Myanmar.
Civilian populations meanwhile have entered the fray -- with 5,000 U'wa Indians threating mass suicide if Oxy starts prospecting on their homeland in the Amazon forest in Colombia.
The environmentalist organisation Greenpeace in 1995 forced Shell to back down on a plan to sink the obsolete oil platform Brent Spar in the Atlantic ocean by means of a boycott of its service stations. Since then Greenpeace has moved on by buying BP Amoco shares and during a recent shareholders' meeting demanded that money earmarked for a contested project in Alaska should instead be invested in solar energy.
The move was rejected by a majority of shareholders, but they were forced to listen to representatives of the Gwich'in people of Alaska, who live off reindeer, and claimed that planned drilling for oil in a nature reserve threatened them with "cultural genocide."
At the same shareholders' meeting, a pro-Tibet militant accused BP Amoco of supporting human rights violations in Tibet by China by investing in that country.
"Oil companies will change their policy if the majority of shareholders wants them to. It is probably healthy that activists go to the shareholders' meetings. That is the correct forum for them to protest in," said Jon Rigby, an oil analyst with the London branch of the French bank Paribas.
Salil Tripathi, campaign coordinator with Amnesty International for economics and human rights, said there were limits to the effectiveness of buying shares.
"It is a very costly game, you can lose money. Only big NGOs can afford it. It should help, but it should be used sparingly only. Let's be honest, resolutions are never going to get passed".
Of the oil companies, he added: "We do not accuse them, but we do feel that their action has contributed to human rights violations, they should take responsibility for it, and speak out against it.
"We do not call on companies to withdraw, we just say: 'You are there to make a profit and increase shareholder value, but you are fully accountable for it. If you are there, you have to do something about it."
Of Shell's activities in Nigeria, Tripathi said "Even Shell agrees that they could have done more," but added that Shell had learned from the problems it encountered there.
Shell spokesman James Herbert said he recognised that the criticisms encountered by the company had become "cleverer" in the way they drew attention to its activities.
But he said the company had taken increasing account of environmental and human rights problems, notably in Nigeria.
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This video shows how Google provides physical and logical security for their data center customers. Quite interesting, and I especially enjoy the 80's music in the background.
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Even though the official release date is not until March 1st, I upgraded BackTrack 5 to R2 today following this excellent guide. But after the full upgrade I found that VMware Workstation was not working. Ah, the fun of being an early adopter. Time to patch and recompile the sources (thanks to Weltall for providing… Read more »
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Enlighten us why the N20 is a "masterpiece" when there are Asian V6 out there that makes more power and cost less annually in fuel, without direct injection of ZF 8-speed. Again, it is no quicker from idle than what it replaces (see 5-60mph from C&D to establish that).
You keep repeating yourself yet when I gave all the examples of your failed logic in reply to your examples you skipped over all the nearly irrefutable information I provided. I dispelled your weak 5-60mph advantage and showed you the muti second advantage of the N20 in 0-100 and 3-50-50-70 top gear acceleration.
Your 184hp straight 6 is a dog, it is smooth. I give you that. It does make nice induction sounds. I give you that. It's called being impartial. BUT, just as it is a deal breaker for some to lose out on those things, it's a deal breaker for me and others to have such a low powered base engine in the 328. In the past, the 328 was something I let my wife drive, and let's face it many base 3's from before, today and the future, those are who is driving them.
Instead, the N20 which I showed you FACTUALLY with your own numbers is SECONDS faster in meaningful measurements, and EPA MPG testing, or more realistic and accurate testing(or members who have had N52s and now have N20's), and the fact is you should know that factory forced induction has a lot of room for improved performance while the N52 had next to nothing. That appeals to plenty of people like me. My car will have an exhaust, tune, downpipe and intercooler and net 300+whp while keeping the 30+ MPG I regularly average. PLEASE PLEASE show me 300whp bolt on N52's with no forced induction where drivers indicate averaging 30+mpg.
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TORONTO Dec 20 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar ended the North American session above parity with the U.S. dollar on Thursday as investors tied up loose ends before the holidays.
Canadian bond prices fell in response to a late rally in equities markets.
The Canadian dollar closed at US$1.0001, valuing each U.S. dollar at 99.99 Canadian cents, up from 99.67 U.S. cents, or C$1.0033 to the U.S. dollar, at Wednesday's close.
The currency touched a high of US$1.0046 after a positive year-end flow came in at around 6:30 a.m. (1130 GMT).
"In many ways, 2007 has been the year of the loonie (the nickname of the Canadian dollar coin), and it looks like it wants to finish the year in fine style," said Doug Porter, deputy chief economist at BMO Capital Markets.
The Canadian dollar reached parity with the U.S. dollar for the first time in 31 years in September on the back of robust commodities prices, a strong domestic economy and a weakening greenback.
It continued its run to a modern-day high in November, topping US$1.10 on Nov. 7, before quickly reversing its path, and dropping more than 10 percent in less than a month.
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Ok, here are my two cents on this topic:
If I play a party based game such as BG, NWN, ToEE, etc I prefer paused RT over real TB (arguments follow) over RT. And the reason why I prefer paused RT over TB is simple: I just don't like it to be bored by just another standard encounter which could be over in 5 secs in RT but costs me about 5 mins in TB. This ist the case in BG and NWN and to a certain degree even in ToEE. Later in these games my characters are so strong that they can kill a simple foe in a few seconds. In TB combat this would take considerably longer. And that I don't like at all.
I like TB combat far more in strategy or tactic games like Civilization or Wesnoth, etc.
So, and if I play a single character first-person (third person) RPG like Gothic or Oblivion, I very much prefer RT combat over the other two options. Why? Because I like action. And I just can't imagine a TB Gothic.
If it's not a first person RPG but an isometric one (Diablo, Sacred, you get what I mean) I prefer paused RT over RT over TB. Why? Same reason as above.
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As far as the eye can see, iron horses dot wheat fields in southwestern Manitoba, rocking back and forth as they slurp oil from hundreds of metres below the Earth's surface.
In 1951, the California Standard Oil Company discovered the first commercial, oil-producing well in North America's Williston Basin and by Feb. 1 of that year, a well 15 kilometres west of Virden was pumping crude.
Since that initial discovery in a sedimentary basin that occupies portions of southwestern Manitoba, southern Saskatchewan, North and South Dakota and Montana., the province has had an on-again, off-again relationship with the oil industry.
After a decade of solid growth in the 1950s, the industry went cold until a boom during the back half of the 1970s and early '80s.
The rush was short-lived, however, when global oil prices declined steeply as the world plunged into an economic recession.
Today, drilling and service rigs are flourishing on Westman's prairie landscape, largely due to advances in drilling technology and oil recovery processes, combined with robust oil prices.
From 2005 to 2014, the industry has spent nearly $7 billion in the province, according to Keith Lowdon, director or the Manitoba Mineral Resources Petroleum Branch.
Nearly half (4,280) of the approximately 9,100 wells in the province's oil history have been drilled over that same time period.
And of the wells drilled in the latest boom, one in three is a horizontal.
Horizontal drilling is the practice of laying drill pipe horizontal under the ground so that the well can snake through the production zone — often referred to as "pay dirt" — for several hundred metres to increase the amount of recoverable crude.
Geologists, on location, use samples, which are cuttings from the rock being drilled below the surface, to instruct the directional drillers to turn and twist the drill bit within the zone.
If the geologist sees too many cuttings from the formation directly above the "pay dirt", they will turn the bit downward and visa versa if samples begin to turn up rock from the formation below.
The attraction of horizontal drilling over traditional vertical drilling is the level of production.
Initial production for vertical wells is between 15 to 50 barrels per day, while horizontal wells can produce 300 barrels. And while the initial rates of production tend to be exaggerated, horizontal wells still settle into an average production rate approximately double to quadruple that of a vertical well.
In 2012, horizontal wells accounted for nearly 80 per cent of the province's total production. With an average price of $84.53 a barrel that year, Manitoba sold approximately $1.51 billion worth of light, sour-blend crude.
There were 614 wells drilled in 2012, of which 566 were horizontal wells. Of these wells, 506 were cased as potential oil producers, while 12 were abandoned dry — called "dusters" in the field.
Drilling advances, combined with hydraulic fracturing or "fracking", have more than doubled the province's oil production, according to Lowdon.
Fracking is a recovery technique wherein water, chemical and sand are injected into the well at high pressure to create small fractures in the surrounding rock formations, thus freeing up oil and gas to move into the well bore.
The advances in technology are expected to keep the oilpatch strong for the foreseeable future in Manitoba.
"In this industry things can change on a dime, so it's hard to do long-term forecasting," Lowdon said. "But we expect to see the same level of activity for the next number of years."
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As mentioned, our review sample is made by XFX but apart from the XFX sticker it is exactly the same as any other HD 4890 so can be considered a reference model. Unfortunately we didn't receive a fully boxed retail sample so we can't vouch for the accessories/extras you get. However, we've been informed that retails versions of the card will include a full copy of the Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X arcade flight sim game. Also included in the box will be a CrossFire bridge, a 6-pin to 4-pin power adapter, DVI to VGA and a DVI to HDMI dongles, an HDTV component adapter, and the all important XFX door hanger. All XFX cards are covered by a two year warranty.
Now, I'm sure most of you are aware that today was also the launch date (though very limited stock is available) for nVidia's new card at this price range, the GeForce GTX 275. Unfortunately, we only received our card this morning so rather than shoehorn the two cards in together for a head to head, we've stuck to our schedule and will compare the HD 4890 to existing cards. Then tomorrow we'll follow up with a full review of the GTX 275 and compare these two very evenly matched cards directly.
As for those existing cards, well there's such a price gap, both above and below, the HD 4870 and GTX 260 that these are really the only major competition for the new HD 4890 so that's what we've kept our comparisons to.
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* Other ATI cards - Catalyst 9.2
* nVidia cards - 182.08
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Nice review Ed. Any news on when you'll have a GTX 275 review, most places only seem to have reviews of the 4890 up and not the GTX 275, even though they're both on sale and in stock at the moment.
As for the benchmarks, did you test the 192 or 216 SP version of the GTX 260, and the 512MB or 1GB version of the 4870? Also, there's a bit of a mistake in the table - you list the number of stream processors for the GTX 260 as 182, unless that's a version I don't know about? ;)
@smc8788 - Thats because Nvidia was originally supposed to launch the GTX 275 around the 13th, they have brought it forward to take some of the attention off ATI. Nobody seems to have had any time to review them because the decision was taken at the last second, it isn't expected there will be significant stock of them available for a couple of weeks.
I think the high end 40nm cards are worth waiting for personally, nothing revolutionary enough here to tempt me from my HD3870 :)
Precisely right there Xenos - it's been a hectic week!
You do realise even the HD 4870 is significantly faster than the HD 3870?
@smc8788: we don't actually have a GTX 260 216 and it was too late to get one in by the time I realised - we did have one for a while but it went back before being reviewed. As such I'm comparing to the older one.
I'm working on the GTX 275 now (currently 20:15) and the review will be up tomorrow sometime. I'll also do some overclocking of both cards and generally come to an absolute conclusion (at least based on the games I'm able to test) and update this review as well.
will these scores change depending on the review of the gtx 275? also how does it compare to the gtx 280?
On the one hand I sympathise with the difficulty of getting all the elements of a comparative review lined up, but plenty of other review sites had 4890 versus GTX 275 ready on Day One.
But, as pointed out already, you've ended up comparing ATI's brand-new 4890 against the *old* model of the GTX260. Comparing it against the newer GTX260-216 would have been bad enough, but this is just totally meaningless. You conclude that a GBP 230 card performs a lot better than an old GBP 150 card. Amazing!
You really should have sat on this and done a proper comparison against the GTX 275. Or if you simply HAD to get something out, you should have done a non-comparison overview of the ATI and then followed up with the comparative review.
Last gripe (sorry): you say you'll do some overclocking tests when you've got the GTX 275. Meaningless. Fun, but meaningless. You surely know as well as I do that overclockability is a crap-shoot where one card of model X overclocks this much, but another identical model X overclocks to a totally different degree. The only overclocking it's worth reporting in a review is if it is guaranteed and under-written by the manufacturer (as does happen with some cards) Unless you can overclock say 20 randomly sourced versions of a card, the results from just one are not worth anything.
"...nothing revolutionary enough here to tempt me from my HD3870 :)"
"You do realise even the HD 4870 is significantly faster than the HD 3870?"
...not only faster...series 3 should be avoided.
So, whats better; HD 4870 or HD 4890?
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Spain are my favourites for the Euro 2012 final. Throughout their years of success, they have tried to keep the same philosophy, which is based around wanting to have the ball.
Although they have struggled to score goals, they are the masters of possession, they are the best in the world technically and I have big respect for what they have done. To show such consistency at that level is absolutely unbelievable - three finals in a row.
Negative possession
These guys are more than outstanding footballers; they are really intelligent and they are winners. I want to give them credit for that. However, they have betrayed their philosophy and turned it into something more negative. Originally they wanted possession in order to attack and win the game; now it seems to be first and foremost a way not to lose.
They have become more conservative, and they don't want to give the ball up because they don't want to give you a chance to score. That's the impression you get from Euro 2012. Yes, it can be hard to break down defensive opponents, but this is a challenge that confronts every successful team. They are still absolutely outstanding, but they have less penetration than before.
Fabregas as a 'false nine'
When Spain play with Cesc Fabregas, they play 4-6-0, which means four defenders and six attacking players because they can all go forward. I'm not sure what their best option is. Vicente del Bosque has tried all the formulas, but he doesn't look happy with any of them, so that is a problem he must sort out.
What should he do? I would be inclined to think that because he tried Alvaro Negredo up front in the last game, and it didn't work, he will start with Fabregas as a 'false nine'. But I really don't know.
Spain favourites
As I said, I would make Spain slight favourites for the final. I expect them to be a bit fresher physically. Although Italy did not have extra-time in the semi-finals, the third game inside a week can be difficult, and that's where you pay the price. Against Germany, they were still on a high from their penalty shoot-out victory against England. Maybe the energy of being in a final will carry them through, but I think they could struggle.
No matter what happens, I am happy because I have seen a fantastic Italian team that showed a very positive attitude in every game. We all wish them well, but Spain can become immortal if they win the final, so they will be difficult to stop. They have been there before, which is very important in a final. Sometimes the event is so big that players struggle to play to their full capacity.


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A good-quality beef or veal demiglace is the key to this flavorful steak sandwich from sommelier Rajat Parr of Fifth Floor.
- Servings: 6
- 1 cup Pinot Noir
- 1/2 cup beef or veal demiglace (see Note)
- 1 cup Niçoise olives, pitted
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 large Spanish onion, thinly sliced lengthwise
- 1 large red bell pepper, cored and thinly sliced lengthwise
- 1 large green bell pepper, cored and thinly sliced lengthwise
- 2 pounds strip steak, sliced 1/8 inch thick across the grain
- 2 large baguettes, cut in half
- 4 cups baby spinach (5 ounces)
How to make this recipe
In a medium saucepan, boil the wine until reduced to 1/3 cup. Add the demiglace and cook until reduced to 1/2 cup, about 10 minutes longer; remove from the heat. Add the olives and season with salt and pepper. Cover and keep warm.
In a large cast-iron skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil until almost smoking. Add the onion and cook over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until softened and browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer the onion to a bowl. Add another tablespoon of the olive oil to the skillet along with the bell peppers and cook over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until softened and browned, about 10 minutes. Add the peppers to the onion and season with salt and pepper.
Wipe out the skillet. Heat another tablespoon of the olive oil over high heat until shimmering. Season one-third of the steak slices with salt and pepper and add them to the skillet in a single layer without crowding. Cook until browned on the bottom, about 30 seconds. Flip the steak slices and cook for about 20 seconds longer for medium; transfer the meat to a plate and keep warm. Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil in the skillet, season and cook the remaining steak in 2 batches.
Arrange the seared steak slices on the bottom halves of the baguettes and drizzle any accumulated juices on the cut sides of the top halves. Top the steak with the onion and peppers, the spinach and the wine and olive sauce. Close the baguettes, cut each in thirds and serve.
Beef and veal demiglace are available at specialty food shops.
Suggested Pairing
A steak sandwich is obviously meaty, but this one's not too heavy. That's why it pairs well with a wine like a medium-bodied Syrah from Washington State.