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Greetings again all.
Like many of you, I am a huge fan of tritip. May I first present my "chunk o' lump" method (mesquite), and I cooked indirect.
Marinated the roast with light olive oil, aged balsamic vinegar, and coarse S&P
On to the pit from start to finish
And of coarse the sliced up pic. More than met the approval of my taste buds. I look to incorporate the leftovers into my hot tacos. Nuttin' like tritip tacos either.
I don't know if it even makes any sense to post this, but here goes. Brad, is this saloon dry, or do you still have a bottle of whiskey behind the counter?
I find that leftover tritip makes for fabulous out-of-this-world tacos, too. Just shred the meat, hit it with carne asada seasoning and lotsa hot sauce.
...And fill the shells. First the meat, then shredded romaine lettuce, crema mexicana, shredded cheese, and halved cherry tomatoes.

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Moeen Ali has embraced England's tag as "underdogs" at the World Twenty20 but insists they are still planning for an unlikely victory in Bangladesh.
The 2010 champions will get their campaign under way in Chittagong on Saturday when they face New Zealand, but expectations of Ashley Giles' side are low.
They are ranked eighth in the world by the International Cricket Council, only marginally ahead of neighbours Ireland, and have won only one of their past eight matches in the format.
Their form in Bangladesh is also a cause for concern, with successive defeats at the hands of West Indies and India in their pre-tournament warm-ups.
Moeen, who has yet to make his Twenty20 debut due to the unofficial status of this week's practice fixtures, accepts England's position among the outsiders but is unbowed by it.
"I think we're underdogs, I think with our build-up you have to be realistic and say that, but we were world champions not long ago, so we've got some top players, guys who have got a lot of experience," he said.
"We're going in to win the tournament as underdogs.
"If we have a good tournament, people will forget it (recent form). The winter has been tough for England, everyone knows that, but we've just got to keep going as a whole collective.
"We've got to be strong and positive.
"You can't write anybody off in this tournament."
Moeen's England call came following Kevin Pietersen's controversial axing and was a reward for a consistent weight of runs in all formats for Worcestershire.
He has hardly had the gentlest of introductions, given the side's recent struggles, but the 26-year-old is relishing his time at the top table nonetheless.
"It's probably even better than I thought it would be," he said.
"The guys have helped me settle in really well, so everything's looking good.
"I'm loving every minute of it, I'm enjoying all my practices, I'm enjoying everything around being with the guys and the coaches.
"I felt like I was ready to play, so I'm really happy to get the chance."
Moeen has looked comfortable at the crease in his two warm-up appearances at number three, scoring 22 and 46, but concerns persist about whether he possesses the ball-striking ability to take apart international attacks.
With Ian Bell waiting in the wings for a recall, he will need to dispel those worries quickly, but his tidy off-spin means he may already have been earmarked for an important task with the ball.
Moeen opened the bowling against India, an experiment earlier trialled by Joe Root, and could be set to repeat it at the tournament proper.
"I think that's possible," he said.
"It's something I enjoyed doing before. I wanted to do it in the previous game but they gave it to Tredders (James Tredwell).
"I got my chance against India, got that one over, and I was pleased with it."
Despite Moeen's optimistic outlook, Ashley Giles could hardly have asked for a tougher assignment as he attempts to push his claims for the vacant position of head coach.
Captain Stuart Broad's knee injury has restricted him to only two overs since arriving in Bangladesh, at least half of his likely starting XI appear distinctly out of form and scoring quickly off spin bowling remains an unsolved conundrum.
One of those problems seems closer to being resolved than the others, with all signs that Broad will be ready to lead the side against New Zealand on Saturday and play a full part in the tournament.


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Grilled Meat, 5 Waysby Toby Amidor in Healthy Recipes, June 14, 2012
What better way to celebrate Father's Day then by cooking dad a meaty meal? Show dad some love with any of these 5 mouthwatering meat recipes.
Tex-Mex Steak
Chili-spiced steak steak topped with avocado sauce and fresh tomato salad, all for 325 calories and 17 grams of fat per serving.
Recipe: Steak With Avocado Sauce and Tomato Salad (above)
A little goes a long way when it comes to these delish sliders. Create a toppings bar with mango salsa, grilled pineapple slices, black bean salsa, avocado, pico de gallo or hummus. Let everyone pick their favorites.
Recipe: Swiss Cheeseburger Sliders
Classic Steak
You can't go wrong with a good old steak for dad. Rachel Ray punches up the flavor in hers with a horseradish and chive sauce.
Recipe: Filet of Beef Steaks With Horseradish Sauce
Thank dad for everything he's done all year with Bobby's Argentinean skewers flavored with a parsley, cilantro, garlic and jalapeno marinade, then topped with a sherry vinegar sauce.
Recipe: Argentinean Skewers With Sherry Vinegar Steak Sauce and Grilled Scallions
Dad will love biting into a juicy steak sandwich. Enjoy on a baguette, in a wrap or pita.
Recipe: Thai Steak Wrap


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Reds drop familiar one-run contest in series finale
Leake hits solo homer, surrenders five runs over five innings
CINCINNATI -- A one-run loss often provides the most postgame discomfort, the most tossing and turning and plenty of times, the "what if" question will be uttered.
With a 60-60 record this season, the Reds have lost one-run games a Major League-most 28 times. That included both games of their two-game series vs. the Red Sox, which ended in a 5-4 defeat Wednesday at Great American Ball Park.
"You almost always have regrets in a one-run loss," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "Something you don't do as a manager or a play that's not made or something that seems insignificant that ends up being a game changer. We've had far too many of them. At this point in time, it's a difference-maker in where we are right now in the standings is the ability to win the close game."
Cincinnati has lost four of its last five games, with all four being one-run defeats. Now 9-16 since the All-Star break, 10 of the losses have been by one run. The Reds also dropped all four games of the season series to Boston by -- you guessed it -- one run.
Multiple times on Wednesday, the Reds had chances to alter the final outcome -- none more opportune than in the ninth. Edward Mujica was on to close the game for the Red Sox with All-Star closer Koji Uehara unavailable. Skip Schumaker, who homered in the fourth inning, led off with a line-drive single to right field for his third hit of the day. Zack Cozart, who fouled off two sacrifice bunt attempts, lined a single into left field to represent the go-ahead run.
A disastrous conclusion followed. Ramon Santiago fouled off three straight bunt attempts for the strikeout. Price greenlit the two-strike bunt attempt to try to get two runners into scoring position rather than having Santiago swing away.
"I just felt like, in that situation, force them to make a decision whether they wanted to play ultra-aggressive and have runners at second and third and play in," Price said. "Or potentially concede that ground ball and be willing to go into extra innings and potentially give us the opportunity to win the game with two runners in scoring position."
Billy Hamilton followed with a flyout to center field and Kris Negron grounded to Mujica for the final out as Cincinnati finished 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position.
"Every game against the Red Sox kind of ended like that," Schumaker said. "We keep getting our chances and can't capitalize with runners in scoring position. We keep having guys on and it feels like we're going to have big innings. We just haven't been able to do it for whatever reason."
There were other missteps. In the Red Sox's two-run first inning, Hamilton missed the cutoff man on Daniel Nava's RBI single up the middle against Mike Leake. That enabled Nava to take second base and later score from third base on Mike Napoli's fielder's choice.
Boston's lead was 2-1 in the fourth when Schumaker hit a one-out solo homer to right field off rookie pitcher Anthony Ranaudo. Two batters later with two outs, Leake's second homer of the season cleared the left-field wall for the lead.
Then Leake gave the lead right back to the Red Sox in the three-run fifth. Brock Holt hit a leadoff double and scored on Yoenis Cespedes' one-out RBI single to left field. Napoli followed by pushing a 2-0 pitch the opposite way for a two-run homer to right-center that put Boston ahead by two runs.
"Any time you score runs and go right back to giving them up the next inning is not ideal, especially when you give up a three-run inning," Leake said.
Leake, who gave up only three earned runs over his previous 20 2/3 innings in three starts, was done after five innings on Wednesday. He allowed five earned runs and eight hits with one walk and three strikeouts.
The Reds' bullpen picked up the slack with four scoreless innings and eight strikeouts. But including Todd Frazier's sacrifice fly in the fifth, Red Sox pitchers retired 12 of 13 until the fateful bottom of the ninth.
Through 16 games of a 20-game stretch against opponents with losing records, the Reds have failed to capitalize or make up ground in the National League Central or Wild Card standings.
"We're playing hard, we're just falling short enough to lose by a run or two, and we've got to be better," Price said. "We're four and a half months into it, we've got to find a really good final six weeks of the season."
Mark Sheldon is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Mark My Word, and follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Chocolate that Feels as Good as it Tastes
Fair Trade Cocoa from Côte d'Ivoire
When you buy chocolate made with Fair Trade Certified™ cocoa you are helping build schools and dig wells for safe drinking water.
Cocoa farmers worldwide confront serious obstacles to providing for their families. Just like the 600 farmers who started Kavokiva, a Fair Trade cooperative in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa. Farmers in the Kavokiva cooperative live in remote rural communities with no roads, no access to basic health care services, and no place to get clean drinking water. The country of Côte d'Ivoire has not recovered from years of civil war and political instability - the government does not provide basic services like paved roads or public education.
In the face of serious poverty, families are unable to take care of their children and many kids end up working on cocoa farms instead of attending school. Fair Trade certification ensures farmers receive a fair price and strictly prohibits slave and child labor on Fair Trade cocoa farms.
Fulgence N'Guessan is President of Coopérative Agricole Kavokiva de Daloa (Kavokiva Cooperative) and he explains,
"We are aware that Fair Trade is a unique solution to improve our living conditions and fight against abusive child labor. We will fight with the help of the Fair Trade network to improve the lives of our members."
The Kavokiva Cooperative started with 600 family farmers, each with small plots of land. Growing cocoa is each farmer's main source of cash income. In the face of ineffective government, farmer cooperative members look to Kavokiva to provide their families' basic social needs.
Children in the Kavokiva community attend schools built with Fair Trade community development premiums. These schools have been built in villages where the government school is too far away and where school fees are twice the cost of schools run by the cooperative. Kavokiva Cooperative also uses Fair Trade premiums to buy supplies, like blackboards, for these remote schools.
In villages with only one drinking water well, women had to walk long distances to retrieve the water and then carry it all the way back home to their families. Fair Trade community development premiums have been used to install and fix water pumps in over 40 locations! Now the water is cleaner and the women have been relieved of carrying heavy water buckets, long distances.
Your Fair Trade chocolate choices are protecting children in farming communities across Latin America and Africa and are giving them the chance to stay in school. Every time you indulge in a Fair Trade chocolate bar you help provide clean drinking water to a village. Could that chocolate bar taste any sweeter?
Look for the Fair Trade Certified™ label and enjoy chocolate that makes you feel as good as it tastes! Click here for a list of companies selling Fair Trade chocolate or here to strengthen the worldwide Fair Trade community by making a donation to Fair Trade USA.


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Sylvan Park
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Southwest of downtown Nashville lies the quaint and quiet neighborhood of Sylvan Park, a beautiful setting with homes and businesses that run the gamut from funky to upscale. Here, 1920s clapboard homes and 1930s stone bungalows look right at home together.
Caffé Nonna is a cozy, neighborhood Italian bistro. Seating 45 people, the cafe has an intimate ambience with servers who maneuver deftly between wooden tables. Just next door is Nonna's Pizzeria and Wine Bar that seats 40 people. The Piadini, pizza dough that is baked in the oven then filled with fresh ingredients and finished on a Panini grill, is a popular favorite.
Next door to Caffé Nonna is Park Café. Comfortable and quirky, this fusion eatery serves creative dishes with influences from Asia, India, France, and Italy. Known for its upscale dining, Park Cafe has become a top choice for many of Nashville's prominent faces.
At The Produce Place, one can find a wide selection of fresh food and produce, including organic and gourmet items. This small establishment offers fresh bread from local bakeries and a varied selection of fine cheeses as well as preservative-free juices and soups.
The Local Taco is the newest fast casual Mexican joint in the area. Visitors can enjoy lunch or dinner while sipping on one of their famous margaritas out on the newly expanded patio. Another great spot in Sylvan Park would be Bajo Sexto. They are a Mexican taqueria inspired by the street foods found in Mexico and the name derives from the largest bass guitar in a Mariachi Band. A menu of taco and flautas, handmade tortillas, wine on tap, and beer is offered to its patrons.
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So this is the thing you've all been waiting for!!! Its time for the games to begin!!!
|Killled by
|Alyssa James
|Lucy Evans
|Ivana Sickle
|Quinn Sparkles
|Luke Ster
|Benjamin Woodrew
|Dalila Sunline
|Cirena Staford
|Quinn Sparkles
|Makhala Shelby
|Kezaiah Bianca
|John Louis
|Calculum Infinity
|Ender Jackson
|Darren Castly+ Jeramy Al
|Mariz Ganielle
|Channing Friendlie
|Channing Friendlie
|Lucy Evans
|Lila Woods
|Kezaiah Bianca
|Aven Rosedain
|Kezaiah Bianca
|Kezaiah Bianca
|Ford Dryden
|Jeramy Al
|Darren Castly
|Benjamin Woodrew
|Darren Castly
|Darren Castly
|Ford Dryden
|Quinn Sparkles
|Water+Marley Sereno
|Marley Sereno
|Calculum Infinity
|Water Mutt
|Ssithies Profane
|Dragonfly Mutt
|Lucy Evans
|Lucy Evans
|Mine field
|Ford Dryden
And the Winner is....
|Roleplayed by:
|Malliet Westmore
The Pain Games
Day 1
The area stretches out before the 24 tributes and they see that to their left is a large expanse of wetlands with large clumps of reeds where they could hide. There is also water here. To their right there is a medium sized forest full of strange sounds. And in front of them is the Cornucopia which is surrounded by a deep ditch which tributes shall have to swim across.
The gong sounds and Aven Rosedain (District 11) is the first off her little circle thingy but she only goes for two small rucksacs and rushes off into the forest.
Then comes the Careers who all gather up some weapons and supplies and set out into the fight. Lucy Evans (District 2) quickly sees Alyssa James (District 12) and kills her with one blow.
Lila Woods runs straight into the wetlands because that is her main source of water but Ford Dryden (District 11) sees her and punches her in the head, then he runs into the forest after Aven Rosedain (District 11). Lila is not dead but the Careers seem to think she is so she doesn't make any movement.
Quinn Sparkles (District 4) picks off Ivana Sickle (District 3) by throwing a knife into her eye. Luke Ster (District 2) has a spear in his hand and tries to throw it at Benjamin Woodrew (District 6) who is collecting weapons but he dodges and throws a sword at Luke's head who then dies. Benjamin then runs straight to the forest.
Jason (District 9) grabs a knife and runs into the ditch because he doesn't know what else to do. Darren Castly (District 1) pounces on him and forces Jason to join the Career Pack otherwise he'd kill him. Jason agrees and comes back to the group. The Careers make him kill Dalia Sunline (District 9) by slitting her neck with his knife.
Quinn Sparkles (District 4) hits Cirena Staford (District 8) with a knife in the base of her neck. Her district partner, Jeramy Al (District 4) is about to kill Marley Sereno (District 8) but Ssithies Profane (District 5) picks Marley up and sprints into the woods followed by Malliet Westmore (District 5).
Kezaiah Bianca (District 1) quickly grabs a dagger and jumps high above Makhala Shelby (District 6) and stabbed her in the skull. Calculum Infinity (District 3) picks up a rucksac that Makhala dropped and tries to pick up an axe that is inside the Cornucopia. He pauses and then grabs it, just in time to throw it at John Louis (District 10) who dies. Calculum runs out of the Cornucopia and into the wetlands but forgets pick his axe back up.
Ender Jackson (District 7) is killed by Jeramy Al (District 4) and Darren Castly (District 1). Channing Friendlie (District 12) is trying to kill Mariz Ganielle (District 11) with his bow and arrow. He suceeds but then Lucy Evans comes up behind him and stabs him in the face.
10 Cannons sound and that marks the end of the Bloodbath. The only tributes left are the Careers and Jason who are setting up camp near the edge of the ditch that faces the wetlands, and Lila who has managed to crawl into the woods.
Day 2
It is Day 2 and still early morning. Here is an update on all the tributes status:
Darren Castly, Kezaiah Bianca, Lucy Evans, Quinn Sparkles, Jeramy Al and Jason are all still camping with Darren on the lookout. They have many weapons and it seemed like a good choice for Jason to join them.
Aven Rosedain has made an alliance with Ford Dryden and they are camping out deep in the woods. Aven has managed to get a dagger and Ford managed to get a boomerang.
Lila Woods has no supplies or weapons and she has managed to climb a tree and sleep there. She has no alliance.
Benjamin Woodrew has a sword and hammer, he has no alliance but is camping out on the edge of the woods where he can keep and eye on the Careers. He forgot to get any supplies though so he might need to team up with some tributes and launch a raid on the Careers.
Ssithies Profane and Malliet Westmore have teamed up with Marley Sereno to protect him. They have only two weapons between them and they are two knives. They are currently near the edge of the arena in the forest.
Calculum Infinity is one of the few clever enough to go into the wetlands where he has plenty of food and water plus he is able to camp in a large bit of tall grass. The food in his rucksac isn't needed.
Now the other Career's are beginning to wake up and are thinking of setting off in search of tributes. Kezaiah Bianca takes the lead and Jeramy Al brings up the rear and they walk into the forest. Lila Woods is awoken by this noise and she goes to look what it is. Kezaiah is the first to notice her and she plunges a dagger into Lila's neck. BOOM! Benjamin watches all this in horror and has to remind himself that he couldn't just fight them all on his own.
Aven Rosedain and Ford Dryden have decided to walk back to the wetlands has they can't see any water source near them. They are walking closer and closer to the Careers!
It is Jason who spots Aven and Ford first and he alerts the others who smile and grab their weapons. Benjamin sees his chance and runs over to Aven and Ford. All three of them grab their weapons and Jason decides that this is the time to turn on the Careers so he starts fighting with Jeramy. Benjamin runs into combat with Darren Castly and Lucy Evans. Aven throws her knife at Kezaiah but she side steps it and she tries the same thing. Kezaiah's dagger finds Aven's heart. BOOM!
Aven's death is then revenged by Ford though and he be-heads Kezaiah with his boomerang! BOOM! Darren calls the Career's to retreat and they run back to their camp at the Cornucopia. Ford and Benjamin don't follow them but instead make up an alliance.
Day 3
Here is an update on the tributes:
The Careers are morning the loss of Kezaiah and they have gone into the wetlands for water. They have lots of supplies but there is no water in them, they also have lots of weapons.
Jason, Benjamin and Ford have travelled as far away from the Career's as possible and Ford is morning the loss of his secret love, Aven! They have set up camp and are sharing out some supplies as Benjamin has none! Their weapons include: A dagger (Jason's), a knife (Ford's), a sword(Benjamin's), a hammer (Benjamin's) and a boomerang (gotten from Aven).
Ssithies, Marley and Malliet have decide to go towards the wetlands because of their lack of supplies. They still have their two knives.
Calculum is the only tribute without an alliance and he is still camping out in the wetlands but he hears the Career's coming....
The Career's plunder through the wetlands and stop right near where Calculum is hiding in the reeds. He has no weapons but see's that Darren has his axe. Darren and Jeramy are arguing over Kezaiah's death and Darren says it was Jeramy's idea to go into the forest. Darren starts fighting with Jeramy and Jeramy can barely protect himself with a sickle against Darren's axe. Jeramy loses the fight and dies. BOOM!
The remaining Career's, Darren, Lucy and Quinn travel past Calculum without noticing him.
Day 4
Here is an update on the tributes:
The Careers are all camped out deep in the wetlands and have plenty of food and water now.
Calculum is running out of food supplies and has walked a little way to the edge of the wetlands where he can see the Cornucopia to find some more food and to see if there are any left over weapons there.
Jason, Ford and Benjamin have realised that their supplies wouldn't last them a day more and that they might have to fight for their food sometime soon. Ford spots Ssithies' alliance heading for the wetlands and he thinks that they should to.
Ssithies, Malliet and Marley really haven't made progress because they still have young Marley with them. So they decide to break off the alliance with Marley. Ssithies and Malliet continue to travel to the wetlands and Marley stays in a tree on the edge of the forest, he is the only tribute
safe in the forest...
Day 5
As the games get a little boring the Gamemakers start to make them more exciting! Most of the tributes (excluding Marley) are in the wetlands with a steady supply of food and water! But all that is going to change...
The ditch that surronds the Cornucopia begins to rise and the water spills over, so does the ponds in the wetlands. Soon the water level is up to the tribute's knees and they realise something is wrong. Jason, Ford and Benjamin are the first to try and get out of the forest but Benjamin stops dead and falls to his knees... Darren's axe was in his back. Ford was enraged and threw his knife right into Darren's heart. BOOM! BOOM! Two dead.
Soon the water is up to neck level but Ford and Jason are already out of the wetlands and into the forest. Quinn and Lucy spot Malliet and Ssithies trying to keep their heads afloat. Lucy and Quinn are strong swimmers and they both try to drown Malliet and Ssithies. Marley sees this and he runs as fast as he can to help them. Ssithies was doing a good job at fighting off Lucy but Quinn was almost about to drown Malliet. Marley jumped on Quinn's back and dragged her down into the water, killing them both. BOOM! BOOM! Two more dead.
Calculum has only just realised whats happening when water mutts are released into the flood plain. They are almost invisible and move very fast. One of them wraps it's tenticles around Calculum's ankle and drags him down. BOOM! One dead.
Lucy is the only remaining Career and seeing this she flees from the fight with Ssithies and Malliet. All of the tributes are now in the forest, camping as far away from each other as possible. Five have died today!
Day 6
Lucy is high up in the tree. She has one remaining rucksac and the food can't feed her for more than two days. She has two knives and two swords (Darren's).
Ssithies and Malliet are morning the death of Marley and Ssithies thinks the death was all his fault. They have three rucksacs that has lots of food and they have a dagger between them.
Ford and Jason have no food now and no rucksacs but they do have the book that Benjamin gave them saying all the edible plants. They have an axe (Jason), a knife (Ford), a sword (Jason) and a boomerang (Ford).
The gamemakers have released Dragonfly mutts into the arena and they are like the size of buses. One of them turns on Ssithies and Malliet. The dragonfly goes for Malliet first but Ssithies gives Malliet the knife quickly. Seeing that Ssithies is unarmed the mutt turns on him and he is ripped to death. BOOM! Malliet throws the knife and the dragonfly mutt dies.
Lucy is untouched by the mutts.
Ford and Jason are fighting one dragonfly mutt. Ford and Jason win and the mutt flies away but it takes Aven's boomerange with Ford kept so safe.
Day 7
Every tribute has had something thats very dear to them or a fallen ally taken away from them.
Ford- Aven's boomerang
Jason- Benjamin's book
Lucy- Her weapons
Malliet- Ssithies
There is an announcement: TOMORROW THERE WILL BE A FEAST! EACH TRIBUTE HAS HAD SOMETHING VERY CLOSE TO THEM TAKEN OFF THEM. IF YOU COME TO THE FEAST TOMORROW AND WIN THEN YOU CAN TAKE THAT THING BACK HOME WITH YOU!!!
Day 8
Malliet woke with a start, today would be the day of the feast. Something bubbled up inside her, was it excitment? Was it dread? Was it that she could be reunited with Ssithies? She would have to go there to find out! She picked up her dagger and bravely walked to the Cornucopia.
Jason and Ford were sitting around with their stomach's nearly empty because they had no food. They both agree to go seperatly because this would be the final and they didn't want to end up killing each other! Jason sets off first with a hammer and a knife. Ford is only left with a sword that he doesn't know how to use.
Lucy is angry at the Gamemakers because they put her at a big disadvantage. Why would it matter to her to take home weapons?! It would only make the games harder to win! She jumped from the tree and ran up another tree at the edge of the forest facing the Cornucopia.
The ditch that surrounds the Cornucopia has been drained and buried around the Cornucopia are mines (the tributes don't know this though!). Jason is the first to try and get his small bag that contains the token of his ally, Benjamin. He has no idea about the mines and runs towards them. Then Lucy grabs a rock and hits Jason in the back of the head. BOOM!
Jason never reached the mines so none of the tributes know about them still. Lucy hops out of the tree and goes towards the Cornucopia. Ford and Malliet watch from opposite sides, both hesitating to fight her. Then an chain of explosions go off and Lucy is blown to bits. BOOM!
Ford walks out of the bushes at the same time Malliet does. They both look at each other and smile.....
Malliet looks over at her bag and then looks at Ford. He shakes his head and calmly says, "You lost Ssithies.... He could come back to you, that was never offered to me for Aven" And with that he leant on the tip of his sword and he died.
Malliet looked shocked and then went to her bag... Instead of a letter from an alive Ssithies she found his torn limbs... The Gamemakers has lied, they had literally given her Ssithies. But they gave her his dead body, chopped into bits. She cried as she was pulled into the hovercraft.
You might have forgotten that when a tribute kills somebody, their energy is drained and they feel pain too! But if the tribute doesn't kill anybody that day then they get a status upgrade. This is a status check up on each alive tributes energy! If your tribute is injured but didn't kill anybody then their status is average, if your tribute didn't kill anyone and is unharmed then their status is above average, if your tribute killed somebody then their status is below average and if your tribute killed two or more tributes then they are weak. This only lasts for a day though and after that day their normal energy will be restored.


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A MOVING tribute has been paid by the partner of Aaran Sedgwick who was found dead in an Ulverston beck at the weekend.
The 23-year-old's fiancee Shannon said: "Aaran was a shining light in all our lives, he brought so much happiness to my life and my children had the most loving and kind father ever.
"There is no one like Aaran, he smiled through all the bad times and supported and loved others through theirs. He will never be forgotten and will always be loved by his fiancé and kids - Shane, Marley, Jack and D'Angelo."
Aaran's mum Jenny said: "Aaran was the youngest lad, a great person, now at rest with Tina who is looking after him."
Aaran, of Beech Drive, Ulverston was found in a swollen beck close to a wooded area adjacent to Rake lane in Ulverston.
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In The Mafia at War, Newark explores America's relationship with the Italian Mafia during the Second World War. Michael Kramer's voice is mellifluous and mysterious, inviting the listener into a world of conspiracy and secrets. The information presented herein provides a convincing history of the Mafia and its growing influence after the war. Anyone interested in World War Two history, will be drawn into Newark's world of violence, alliances, and getting-even. This two-volume audio is chalk-full of eyewitness accounts, declassified intelligence documents, and current reports, and is sure to captivate the listener's attention.
Drawing on a wealth of eyewitness accounts, contemporary reports, and declassified intelligence documents, some never published before, The Mafia at War reconstructs the relationships between the Mafia and Allied intelligence organizations.
Discover how Jewish gangsters clashed with Nazis on the streets of New York; how Mafiosi nearly issued contracts to kill top Nazis, including Hitler; how Mafia-backed bandits conducted a guerrilla war for Sicilian independence; and how Eisenhower was happy to arm the Mafia during the Allied invasion of Sicily.
Uncovering the extraordinary secrets of this collaboration, Newark provides crucial insight into both the history of World War II and how the Mafia came to dominate global crime in the post-war world.
©2007 Tim Newark (P)2012 Audible, Inc.
"Interesting and Insightful Book"
I picked this book up as recently I was reading a number of Mafia books and I've already read a ton of WWII books -- so it seemed like a good match.
Overall the book is well presented, moves along at a good pace and covers the subject matter as promised. I was familiar with how the US government worked with the Mafia during the war so that wasn't shocking at all -- but this book covers in greater detail the question of if the government also used the Mafia to its advantage in Sicily. I won't give away the conclusion but I will say I wasn't surprised at all by the conclusions the author drew based on my previous knowledge of the war in Europe.
As for the book itself I felt for the most part it was good, there were spells however where I lost interest for a few minutes here and there but that wasn't a big issue and those spells generally only lasted a few minutes before the author was on to something new.
The factual side of the book seems to be in order and it seems to be well researched, additionally the author doesn't seem to be pushing an agenda or making shocking claims -- something most mob books are guilty of doing. The author probably could have sold a lot more books by passing along rumors or legends as facts but thankfully, for those that respect history, he doesn't ever do so.
The reader does a good job and is appropriate for the book.
Overall if you have an interest in the subject at hand -- and you're not looking for shocking claims that have no basis in truth -- you should pick-up this book.
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Controversial death comes days after King's assassination in Memphis
On April 6, 1968, America was in turmoil.
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. had been assassinated two days earlier while standing on a second-floor balcony at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. His killer was on the loose and the U.S. Army was in Chicago quieting the riots that had erupted in the wake of King's murder.
That night, gunfire ripped through the streets of West Oakland. When it was over, four men were wounded and a young man named Bobby Hutton was dead, less than three weeks before his 18th birthday.
An April 7, 1968, article in the Oakland Tribune describes a scene of violence. Two police officers pulled over to question the occupants of several cars parked on Union Street and one was shot as he stepped out from the passenger side of his cruiser. His partner was grazed by buckshot and a total of 49 bullets pierced their car while another patrol car was burned.
The newspaper went on to report that after the officers radioed for help, a few suspects ran into a house on 28th Street and others to a residence on Union. More officers arrived and a gunbattle erupted. Some residents of the house on 28th St. left the building before police launched tear gas and a fire ignited. Eventually, Black Panther Party members Bobby Hutton and Eldridge Cleaver emerged.
The details of what happened next were debated then and are still debated today. Police said Hutton, clad in a coat, was acting suspiciously. They told him to halt and he didn't so they opened fire.
Cleaver, one of the Panther's founders and the party spokesman, said that Hutton had stripped to his underwear to prove he was unarmed and was shot more than a dozen times.
Hutton had joined the Panthers nearly two years earlier and embraced their call to protect African-Americans from claims of police brutality. He was the group's first recruit and first treasurer and in 1967 joined other Panthers in Sacramento to protest a bill that prohibited the public from carrying firearms.
His funeral was held six days after the shooting and three days after King's. More than 2,000 people attended the service at the Ephesian Church of God in Christ in Berkeley.
His death fueled the Panthers and is considered a major catalyst in the group's history. It is echoed today in the cases of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old shot in Oakland by a Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer and 17-year-old Trayvon Martin of Florida, shot and killed by a neighborhood watch coordinator.
Cries of racial profiling surround their deaths much like those voiced after Hutton's killing. The past continues to reverberate.
Image credit: Emory Douglas, 'Lil' Bobby Hutton, Circa 1973. Offset lithograph, 22 x 14.125 in. Collection of the Oakland Museum of California, All Of Us Or None Archive. Fractional and promised gift of The Rossman Family.


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THE resignation of Alex Gidman was not a surprise. Proud to be captain of Gloucestershire for the last four years Alex has served the county with both endeavour and loyalty.
Cut Alex and he bleeds Gloucestershire. He turned down several big money offers to leave, notably from Warwickshire in 2007. He stayed to play for and lead the county he loves.
The team's poor championship performance has disappointed him greatly and during the season he has found himself enjoying captaincy less and less.
"I am going to work on my own game", says Alex. "I shall practice and work on my fitness as never before." This is good news. There are many golden Gloucestershire runs still to flow from the Gidman bat.
Finding a replacement will be difficult. There is no obvious home candidate and finding an overseas player to do the job is the way the county are looking. Kane Williamson and Ed Cowans are likely names having played for Gloucestershire this season. Both have international ambitions however and I doubt their availability for a full season.
New Zealand Daniel Vettori would be my choice. He may be ready to retire as an international cricketer and his left arm spin bowling is just what we need.
All this is speculation. I would rather just say a huge thank you to Alex Gidman - one of cricket's good guys.
Gloucestershire finished bottom of the County Championship. The league tables do not lie and Gloucestershire's presence there must be accepted.
Yes there are hard luck stories - two soft declarations allowed Yorkshire two victories, a run chase at Cheltenham was mismanaged then there was the rain ... I could go on but, of course, every county will have such stories. They are not bottom. We are. Why?
Firstly we have few cricketers in the key age range of 25-30. We did not produce any. Home-grown players such as Will Rudge, Tom Stayt and Jackson Thompson were short of county class. There was no one else. It must be remembered the Gidman brothers came into first-class cricket via the MCC groundstaff.
Worse still, two cricketers from North Wiltshire, now members of the successful Hampshire side, chose to go to Southampton rather than Bristol. Liam Dawson and James Vince would have made such a difference to our side. We should have recruited them.
Now it is all so different. The Academy is now producing good young cricketers who will take the club forward, but this is a slow, steady process. Many are not yet ready, and the team has obvious weaknesses.
Spin bowling is one. Ed Young does well with the white ball, but not the red. Jack Taylor has improved his batting but not his bowling and on spin-friendly surfaces at Swansea and Leicester did not measure up.
A top-order batsman is needed. We have one but cannot get him on the field.
Chris Dent scored a marvellous match-winning century against Hampshire - it was so good that England selectors came calling. The day they did he broke his finger badly and now has had surgery for a dislocated shoulder. Chris can also bowl. He took four wickets in the CB40 win over Leicester. If he stays fit there is no limit to what he can achieve. We certainly need him.
Murray Goodwin from Sussex and Rory Hamilton-Brown from Surrey are available and have been suggested as possible recruits. I would sign neither. Goodwin commands a salary that is equivalent to three junior players and Hamilton-Brown has had, for a variety of reasons, a poor season. Neither are the answer. Perhaps patience is. Our 40-over and 20-over game has improved. We must hope the championship will follow.
The many supporters I encounter as I walk round the ground deserve success. They love cricket and Gloucestershire and are possessed of both wit and wisdom, even listening to me prattling on about Forest Green. They supported me as chairman and have become lifetime friends. When we get promotion, gentlemen, the champagne is on me.
Do you agree with John Light? Who would you like to see as the new captain of Gloucestershire? Have your say below.


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With roots in Scandinavia, Gubi has made it their quest to rediscover the forgotten icons of the past and unearth the icons of the future by approaching the artistry of design from a global perspective. In their pursuit of acquiring arresting and captivating designs, over the years, Gubi has successfully re-launched the lost mastery of international artists, designers, and architects from the 30s-70s; all of which has resulted in an intriguing collection of pieces that cohesively come together and blur the lines between time, aesthetics, and innovation.
Founded in 1967 by the parents of Jacob and Sebastian, Gubi and Lisbeth Olsen, Gubi originally emerged as a company concentrated on producing Olsen pieces and selling textiles to the retail sector of the market. It was not until Jacob and Sebastian took over did the business take a turn for the better by opening a concept store and introducing an element of fashion into the entirety of the company's life equation. By redirecting the original creative vision, with a driven and modern outlook, Gubi has effectively put themselves on the map and turned themselves into a global player to be reckoned with.


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As the world was judging Uruguay's Luis Suarez for biting a player in the World Cup, his teammates, coaches and fans in his soccer-crazy country defended the star, blaming the foreign media, his Italian opponents and uneven treatment.
World Cup organisers scrambled on Wednesday to quickly decide on a punishment before Uruguay plays Colombia on Saturday (Sunday AEST) in the round of 16.
"We have to resolve it either today or tomorrow," FIFA disciplinary panel member Martin Hong told reporters Wednesday. "It's our duty to see justice done."
The disciplinary committee meeting was already underway on Wednesday evening, FIFA spokeswoman Delia Fischer said.
Wilmar Valdez, Uruguay football federation president, told the Associated Press shortly after midnight local time that the disciplinary hearing will continue Thursday morning.
"What we know is they (the disciplinary panel) met for a long time," he said. "We don't know if that's a good or a bad situation."
A day after he tangled with defender Giorgio Chiellini, Suarez was coping well, according to Valdez.
"Luis is fine. He's been through 1001 battles," he told the online site Tenfield.com on Wednesday. "We all know who Luis is and that's why we have to defend him."
The bite - just before Uruguay scored the clinching goal to eliminate the four-time champion Italians - will now test FIFA president Sepp Blatter's oft-stated commitment to "fair play, discipline, respect."
Blatter, who was in the crowd for the Uruguay-Italy match at Natal, has pledged a zero tolerance for the darker side of the game.
Many are questioning where that leaves a player like Suarez, who has a history of disciplinary problems including separate bans of seven and 10 matches for biting opponents in the Netherlands and England.
Valdez said Uruguay officials were sent a video of the incident by FIFA, and would respond with footage showing Suarez - a striker for Liverpool and last season's player of the year in England's Premier League - as a victim of Italian aggression.
"When he falls, several substitutes insult him on the ground and some members of Italy's staff even came out of the bench to try to hit him," Valdez said, suggesting FIFA could investigate Italy.
Uruguay also will cite Brazil star Neymar getting only a yellow card in a clash with a Croatia player, Valdez said.
Uruguay federation board member Alejandro Balbi, who is Suarez's lawyer, blamed European media reporting.
"This happened because there have been campaigns launched by the media in England and Italy," Balbi told Uruguayan radio Sport 890.
Suarez's teammate Diego Lugano agreed.
"The British media has a vendetta against Suarez, and everyone knows that," he said. "It's obvious the vendetta sells newspapers in England, otherwise you wouldn't be here. Uruguay and Italy played yesterday. On Saturday Uruguay plays Colombia, I don't know why there's a British journalist asking about Suarez."
Lugano said he had seen "much more violent plays" than the bite at the World Cup.
"It was a normal taunt in football, and the world press ends up talking about something totally trivial," he said.
FIFA's case against Suarez - announced early Wednesday - will be managed by a Swiss lawyer, Claudio Sulser, chairman of the FIFA disciplinary committee. A former international forward himself, Sulser has worked for four years at FIFA, first as head of its ethics court.
Sulser can choose to judge the offence within the scale of typical red-card incidents: A three-match ban may then be appropriate, banishing Suarez at least until the World Cup final should Uruguay advance that far.
The maximum penalty would be a ban of 24 international matches.
FIFA can also choose to ban Suarez for up to two years. That would cover club and international games and would ruin a widely speculated transfer to Barcelona or Real Madrid.
Completing the case ahead of Saturday's match could be complicated if Suarez appeals. That challenge could go direct to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland for an urgent and binding ruling.
However, one option open to FIFA and Sulser to avoid that scenario is that a suspension of "fewer than three matches or of up to two months" cannot be appealed, according to FIFA rules.
Already, one of Suarez's sponsors said it was "reviewing our relationship with him."
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My last delivery was scary and dangerous , even a year later I still get scared. How do I cope with that anxiety?
My last delivery was scary and dangerous , even a year later I still get scared. How do I cope with that anxiety?
Dear lisax04,
I'm so sorry to hear that. I wonder if you could explain a little more about what happened with your last labour, as much as you are able without getting anxious. This will help us to answer your question more fully.
Many hospitals offer an 'after birth thoughts' service where you can go through your notes (in as much detail as you wish) with a midwife. Many of our forum members have commented on this service in the past and said how it helped them to understand what happened to them. Information can often be key to resolving anxiety when it comes to birth.
Are you anxious about giving birth in the future or do you (just) find the memories of your last birth stressful?
I really do empathise with you. I suffered with post traumatic stress after the long and scary labour (where I felt out of control) of my first son. I found that talking through each part of this with an understanding friend really helped me to deal with it. It took a long time. When I became pregnant again I hired a doula (birth support partner) and took a hypnobirthing course; these helped me to have a positive birth experience with my second son (this is something I never thought was possible). I have learnt that fear is the enemy of the labouring woman and that she needs to be supported, respected and (as far as is possible) allowed to follow her instincts in labour. My second positive birth experience helped to heal some of the emotional pain and difficult memories I had been left with from my first birth. Obviously this is not a reason to have another baby but it can give hope to those who want more children but wonder how they will deal with the birth again.
Other tools that can help with overcoming anxiety are exercises (particularly those which focus the breathing such as labour) and counselling.
Thinking of you,
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Box has acquired Crocodoc, a five-year-old company that provides technology to display and annotate documents at high fidelity in a browser. It is Box's first acquisition since 2009.
Crocodoc is geared toward developers today -- its technology is used by LinkedIn, Yammer, SAP, and Box rival Dropbox, among others -- but CEO Ryan Damico says the company has always wanted to reach end-users directly. Integrating the technology into Box's document storage and collaboration service will help it reach that goal.
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What does Box get out of the deal? Box already allows users to view documents in a browser, but CEO Aaron Levie said the company was attracted to Crocodoc in part because of its speedy, high-fidelity rendering: It's possible to zoom into a PDF file (for instance) without much lag or delay. Crocodoc uses HTML5 and the SVG (Scalable Vector Graphic) format, and renders the files in the cloud.
"It's really the back-end piece where years of labor have gone into this," said Levie. "There are an unbelievable amount of edge cases -- getting every single format to look this good is the hard part."
Perhaps more important from a strategic point of view, Crocodoc's technology will be available to the approximately 17,000 developers building on the Box platform, not just to Box end customers. Box also believes Crocodoc will help it appeal to users in vertical industries -- an increasing area of focus for the company. For instance, it could be used by medical app makers to display medical documents and files, or by the architectural industry to display CAD files.
Box product chief Sam Schillace, who created the technology that would eventually become Google Docs and worked at Google for eight years before joining Box last fall, explained the importance of display in collaboration.
"As an enterprise company, you are competing with consumer quality end user experience. You can't just shove something into the enterprise and expect it to work. People won't use it." He pointed to an app that the team used to present information about the deal to reporters -- the app ran entirely in Safari on an iPad and displayed a series of high-fidelity slides in a rotating carousel format. Box said it took about two weeks to build. "That carousel viewer is unlike anything you've ever seen in any other app. Any sales guy in the world would love to have it."
One important limitation to understand: Crocodoc allows for viewing and simple annotations only. If users want to edit a document, they still have to download it and open it in a format-compatible application -- just like today. But Schillace hinted that document creation is part of Box's long-term plan, even if Crocodoc won't be the technology to provide it.
Terms of the acquisition were not revealed, but Crocodoc has raised about $1 million from investors, said Damico, and is profitable today. The companies will continue to support existing Crocodoc customers, and Damico will join Box as the director of content and platform services.
This story, "Box buys Crocodoc to display files more beautifully in any browser," was originally published at CITEworld.com.


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Sgt W Ray Carmac, B-24 Radio/Gunner, KIA 25 Feb.'44 /453rd Bomb Group B-24 Heavy Liberators
25 Feb. 1944 — Germany
In the 1930 Census, the Carmack family lived in Wayne Counry, Detroit City, Mich. Walter O (age 36) and Frances R (age 35) had a son Theodore M (age 8) and Raymond W (age 6) "RAY" is listed several ways.... as Raymond W. or Ray W as well as Walter R. but we do know that most called him "RAY". His dad was from Tennessee and his mother from Michigan. Ray's Dad/Walter was a foreman at an auto-manufacturing plant.
453rd Bomb Group B-24 Heavy Liberators, the MIGHTY 8th Air Force;
(2nd Combat Wing)
Sgt W Ray Carmac was a Radio/Gunner on his regular Combat B-24 "Shack Rabbit" in the 733rd Bomb Squadron, Call Sign "Tripup" .......... Aircraft ID "E-8"
#42-52302 called the "KEN O-KAY" was shot-down over the Target of Nueremburg, Germany on 25 Feb.1944. The B-24 and her entire Crew were lost. MIA sent to Mrs. Mary M Carmack (wife) Breighton, Michigan. This ship had a Crew of 10. This ship was originally in the 732nd Bomb Squad but was transferred to the 733rd BS.... It was thought that Ray was in his regular ship that day but he was not.... he was in the #42-52302 (See the Missing Air Crew Reports [MACR's] above in the Photo film strip)
42-52302 KEN O-KAY B-24H-10-FO H At some point xferred to 733rd. Took flak damage 02/25/44 and crashed at Nurnburg.
Barbara Ennis Connolly email@example.com WWII Historical Researcher and assistence from another Historical Researcher Patti Johnson. Placed 1 May, 2011 / updated May, 2017