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With the exception of Sancerre, which has been a hot item in the U.S. market in recent years, Loire Valley wines are among the most underappreciated of France. The wines made from vineyards alongside France's longest river are aromatic, brisk, and generally well-suited for early drinking; what they sometimes lack in flesh and complexity they more than make up for in sheer vibrancy and food-friendliness. The majority of this region's production is white, and white wine accounts for most Loire Valley wine shipped to the U.S.
Virtually all of the Loire Valley's best bottles come from four grape varieties. The Sauvignon Blanc grape, which makes the perfect summertime white wine--refreshingly brisk and dry--finds its greatest expression in Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume. Chenin Blanc, a white grape grown in a variety of sites from Vouvray to Savennieres, yields wines that range in style from austere, minerally, and bone-dry to lusciously sweet. There is even a sparkling wine made from Chenin Blanc. The chief red grape of the region is Cabernet Franc, which makes a fragrant, juicy, light-to-medium-bodied wine in reasonably ripe years but can be rather green, if not downright underripe, in cooler vintages. Recent vintages, have shown more consistent ripeness, owing in equal part to global warming and to a variety of viticultural improvements aimed at reducing yields, increasing grape sugars, and lowering acidity levels. And of course there's Muscadet, the ultimate oyster wine, made from the Melon de Bourgogne grape in a cool, ocean-influenced climate where the Loire Valley reaches the Atlantic. Most Loire Valley wines are made without the influence of new oak barrels; what they offer, first and foremost, are the flavors of fresh fruit and an expression of minerality.
France is the fountainhead of the grape varieties most craved by North American wine drinkers: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon Blanc. In fact, these grapes are widely referred to as "international" varieties because they have been planted and imitated all over the world. Of course, one of the most exciting developments in wine over the past generation has been the growth of intriguing local styles of these varieties, such as Pinot Noir in Oregon and New Zealand, or Syrah in Australia, South Africa, and California. But most cosmopolitan wine-lovers -- and even winemakers -- would agree that French wines are the archetypes.
France enjoys the perfect geographic position for the production of a wide range of fine wines. Its relatively northerly location ensures long hours of daylight during the summer months and an extended growing season, allowing for the slow and steady accumulation of flavor in the grapes. Although the country as a whole enjoys a temperate climate, conditions can vary significantly within a limited land mass: cool and Atlantic-influenced; continental, with very cold winters and hot summers; warm and Mediterranean, with wet winters and dry summers.
Wines of France
France began classifying its best French wine-producing sites more than 200 years ago. Its detailed appellation controlee system, designed in the 1930s, has served as the model for classification systems adopted by other countries in Europe and elsewhere. Appellation d'Origine Controlee (often abbreviated to AOC), means "controlled place name" and is the consumer's assurance of the origin and authenticity of any French wine whose label bears these words.
AOC laws, administered by France's INAO (Institut National des Appellations d'Origine), establish the geographic limits of each appellation, permissable grape varieties and methods of production, minimum alcohol level, and maximum crop level (or yield) per hectare. Just beneath the highest category of appellation controlee is the comparatively tiny category of VDQS (Vins Delimites de Qualite Superieure), wines which may eventually be promoted to AC status and which are most commonly found in the Loire Valley and the Southwest. The third category is Vins de Pays, or "country wines". This latter category gives producers, including some of the more adventurous French wine growers, an escape route from the straitjacket of AC regulation in terms of higher permitted yields and less restrictive geography, a wider range of legal grape varieties, and fewer restrictions as to method of production and minimum age of vines. Finally, at the bottom of the pyramid, there are Vins de Table, or simple "table wines."
And yet, despite France's illustrious wine history and the fact that it is still the world's leading producer of wine, the country is struggling to compete in the international market. Today, France faces fierce competition from New World wine producers. U.S. imports of French wines actually declined, in number ofcases, between the end of 2002 and early 2006 -- this during a period when overall wine consumption in the U.S. grew by more than 50 percent.
Today, the French government is agonizing over how to help French wine producers, who are also facing homegrown challenges such as changing domestic drinking habits and an aggressive anti-alcohol abuse program. Wine producers in some regions of France are coming to view the AC system itself as an obstacle to selling wines to North America and other important export markets. Among the changes being considered are loosening restrictions on what can be planted where and on how wines can be made, and allowing producers in certain areas to indicate the grape variety or varieties on their labels -- rather than simply the place name, which is less meaningful to consumers in many of France's key export markets.
Sauvignon Blanc is most famous as the grape responsible for Sancerre and Pouilly-Fume, two of the most popular and energizing white wines of France. In the eastern portion of the Loire Valley, Sauvignon Blanc (which is often simply referred to as Sauvignon) produces bracing, aromatically pungent wines with strong citrus and gooseberry tones along with grassy and herbal notes, which in extreme cases or underripe vintages can cross over to green or herbaceous. A whiff of what the French call pipi de chat (cat pee) is also present in many Loire Valley Sauvignons; while this element can add a note of complexity in small doses, it can easily become overbearing. The best examples from the Loire Valley display clear mineral nuances and a distinctively dry chalkiness resulting from the limestone-domesticated soil.
Most high-quality Loire Sauvignon Blanc is fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks or in glass- or enamel-lined concrete tanks to preserve the vibrant, nervy quality of the wines. But some producers like to experiment with barrel fermentation and aging in small, sometimes new barriques -- with mixed and occasionally disastrous results. No other wine-producing region on earth can quite match the Loire Valley for the pungent citric/minerally/grassy style of Sauvignon (New Zealand comes closest), but many have mimicked the oaky style, and much of this latter type of wine seems to miss the point of the variety.
Different from Sauvignon Blanc from the Loire Valley, classic Sancerre has always been characterized by vibrancy, steeliness, minerality and pronounced Sauvignon pungency. Its fruit profile tends to the citric, evoking lemon, lime and grapefruit. In riper years, or in the hands of some modernist producers, the wines are riper and rounder, more suggestive of orchard fruits like pear, quince, and apple. Whichever style one prefers, most aficionados agree that Sancerre should always be a wine of elegance, precision, and focus rather than volume and weight.
Most of the best producers are based in the villages of Bue and Verdigny. Chavignol, the other village with exceptional vineyards and a large number of quality-minded producers, is actually an appellation unto itself, and the wines are sometimes labeled as Chavignol rather than Sancerre. Broadly speaking, the wines of Chavignol are more powerful and intense while those of Bue and to a lesser extent Verdigny are more elegant and racy, with a subtle minerality. With rare exceptions, even the best Sancerres benefit only slightly from cellaring and are best drunk within three years of the vintage.
Menetou-Salon, located just southwest of Sancerre, yields firm-edged and very dry wines from limestone-rich soil that tend to be a bit more herbaceous and more solid than Sancerre but often represent good value. (There are also red and rose wines made here from Pinot Noir, as there are in Sancerre, but little is sold into the North American market.) The somewhat warmer Quincy appellation has historically produced rounder, more alcoholic, and less assertively citric wines than Sancerre, but a new generation of growers here is working at making more vibrant, racy wines. The same can be said about Reuilly's white wines from Sauvignon Blanc; this appellation also produces rose and Pinot Noir, most of it consumed in the local market. Farther to the west, the appellation of Touraine, surrounding the city of Tours, is a growing source of competently made and inexpensive Sauvignon (as well as red wines from Gamay, Cot, and Cabernet Franc, and whites from Chenin Blanc.)
Compared to the wines of their more exalted neighbor Sancerre, Pouilly-Fume tends to be richer and a bit fuller-bodied, with greater aromatic pungency. The vineyards here feature more flint in the soil, producing wines that are typically broad, meaty, and less delicate than Sancerre. The most prized vineyards are especially rich in flint, or silex, which the locals claim is responsible for the smoky gunflint aroma that marks classic examples of Pouilly-Fume. As with Sancerre, Pouilly-Fume is usually best consumed during the two or three years following the vintage, before the vibrant fruit begins to fade. Broadly speaking and with the prominent exception of the wines from cult producer Didier Dagueneau, Pouilly-Fume tends to be priced in the North American market at about 20 percent less than most Sancerre, as it does not enjoy quite the same popularity.
Sauvignon Blanc from California ranges in style from minerally, grassy, and citric wines (more akin to examples made in the Loire Valley or New Zealand) to opulent, tropical-fruity wines fermented and aged in barrels and often including a percentage of Semillon a la white Graves. Some of these latter Chardonnay wannabees seem to miss the point of Sauvignon, which is to be refreshing rather than overbearing. In recent years the brisk, citrusy style of Sauvignon has enjoyed steadily growing popularity on restaurant lists, and today there are many new plantings of Sauvignon Blanc in cooler regions -- as opposed to the valley floor of Napa Valley, where Cabernet grapes fetch a higher price anyway. Prices for Sauvignon Blanc have escalated as demand for these wines has grown. (Incidentally, Fume Blanc is used on the label by a number of producers, usually to signify a wine made in a richer barrel-fermented, oak-aged style.)
Although some examples have proven that they can last in a bottle, there's little if anything to be gained by cellaring these wines, and the overwhelming majority of California's Sauvignon Blancs are best consumed in the two or three years following the harvest.
2009 was an excellent year, with 22 regions scored 95 or above.
The highest scores went to St. Julien / Paulliac / St. Estephe (Right Bank Bordeaux) at 99, Cote Rotie (Northern Rhône) at 98, Pomerol (Right Bank Bordeaux) at 98, and Graves (Bordeaux) at 98.
Other regions that scored 95 points or higher were Pomerol, Beaujolais, Côte de Nuits, Margaux, Medoc, Sauternes, Sonoma, Tuscany, Napa, Port, Right Bank, Alsace, Barolo (Piedmont), Brunello di Montalcino (Tuscany), Chablis, Côte de Beaune, Mâconnais, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, and Paso Robles.
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The True hit-maker and long time beer enthusiast co-owned a brewery in Suffolk six years ago but following its closure has decided to have another go at making "a brilliant summer ale."
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The pain is just to intense,he cant take anymore and now its in his belly,im so scared...
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The pain is just to intense,he cant take anymore and now its in his belly,im so scared...
Lynn, I am so sorry! You are doing the right thing. Feel free to call me if you like, 480.895.0974. What pain med is he on now? Are you calling an ambulnce? Here, in Phoenix, if you go in the front it takes forever to be seen but if an Ambulance takes you they take you right to a an ER room.
Lynn.....I agree with Lainy. Please call the ambulance. You are doing what is right, don't doubt yourself. We are here to support you.
I am saying prayers and sending hugs to you and George. I hope the doctors can relieve his pain. God bless you both.
Love, -Pam
Here we are in critical care part of the er'george is resting,me,I'm climbing the walls,onc Dr wanted to admit him on Monday,but George,being stubborn,took the pain as long as he could,talked to once nurse a few minutes ago,she said they will admit him,I was wondering,can he have a MRI with this metal stent?
Lynn, can't answer on the MRI as Teddy never had the metal but just googled it and it said, yes. BUT be sure you tell the Hospital staff that he has the metal stent anyway! I am sure they know better than google! We are all here right with you! Be strong!
Lynn...I have been told that metal implants can distort the MRI image near the part of the body being scanned. I suppose that you have informed the physician of the stent.
Hang in there, this is a tough situation, but the goal is to relieve George of the pain.
I am sending a tidal wave of good wishes your way.
Thanks everybody,yes they now about the stent'they are doing the MRI on his spine [lower) where all the pain is last week cat scan showed something on his spine.I'm being as strong as I can given the situation,its hard keeping it together.thank you all for the hugs and prayers and support,will let all know when I find out more,love you all lynn
Lynn, thanks for the update and I think you are doing great! You do as well as you can that is all anyone can ask. Sending big hugs and much love your way.
Dear Lynn,
Sorry to hear that George is in the ER but you did the right thing in taking him there. Please stya strong and know that we are all here for you. Tons of positive thoughts coming your and Georges way.
George isnt in the room,is it OK to cry,because I don't think I can hold it in anymore.
Lynn, go to the ladies room get a handful of paper towel and let it all come out! All of it. Then rinse your face and get ready to greet George with a smile.
There's nothing wrong with having a cry Lynn, thats just natural.
How much more can he take? The results are back,but he's not,all they told me was he has a fracture in back,waiting on Dr to come in to explain more...
Lynn...at least now there is an explanation of the cause of pain. Fingers are crossed on this end for a solution to be found quickly.
I so hope that the docs can get this dealt with right now and get some relief for George's pain. Thinking of you both right now.
the latest on george is in the morning they are going to fix the fracture somehow,they told me but im foggy,george isnt doing good at all,sometimes hes really confused,then he snaps out of it,he told me,look,they put gizmo in the box over there,then he was talking to our other dog jake,picking at things,he was doing something with his fingers and i asked him what he was doing,he said trying to untangle this,there was nothing there,i am so scared,he is not my george,he stares at the ceiling,for awhile then hes george again,i told nurse,in tears,what was going on,she asked him questions,then told me he was confused at times,whats happening to my husband?please..someone tell me this is a bad bad dream,i just want to wake up
Lynn I just sent you an email.
i got your email sweetheart,,please email me back....
I just emailed you and I wanted to share this poem that I wrote when I realized we were near the end. It kind of helped me by getting it out on paper.
Time is growing closer, I can see it in his eyes,
Time is growing closer, but we'll have no sad 'goodbyes'.
Memories abound from our precious moments spent,
To God it is, I'm sending, the most "precious" package sent.
These last few months of knowing, we've made a honeymoon,
In my mind a vision of an eternal, beautiful afternoon.
He is still my charming Prince, who taught me how to love,
And someday we'll be together, in Heaven up above.
I will see him riding stars, I will see him in the moon,
And someday you will see us dancing to our favorite tune.
He will touch my face so gently, like he's known to do,
It's not goodbye forever, with memories bad or few.
All our love, my sweet one, is ours to hold so tight,
Until once again together on a mystical, magic night,
We will be again united to celebrate our dance around the sun,
And know that our eternity together, has only just begun.
I am so sorry for your pain and for George's pain. I am sending prayers from Ohio.
Hugs, Lisa
thank you for the prayers,Lainy,thank you for the email,i take much comfort in it,i do believe you are right about his daughter..And thank you so much for shareing your beautiful poem,also i hope you dont mind i put your number in my phone..i need to try to sleep now...Love and blessings to all...Lynn
I am going to sleep too. I get up early like 7AM phoenix time. Feel free to call me anytime.
Lynn....have George's ammonia levels been checked?
Is someone with you, Lynn, someone close to you?
Love and hugs,
Dear Lynn,
Praying for God to give you strength and for George to find comfort.
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What should one look for in a hat? I'd like a hat that protects the head, neck and shoulders from being burned. That means a wide hat but I can't use hats that aren't extremely well ventilated because I sweat a lot and my home course is physically taxing climbing up and down ski jumping hills up to 5 hours at a time plus walking to and from the course. And even without excess fat I'd sweat like a pig a family trait. The hat must also stay in the head during most violent drives. There's little that's as difficult to ignore than something moving around your head possibly blocking vision at the hit.
The reason I ask is I burned my face last weekend in a tourny and I dislike getting a skin cancer. And I burned my face at least once a summer previous years too. Can't use sunblock above my eyes because sweat brings it to my eyes and it hurts. Vizors don't protect enough and baseball caps even with mesh are way too hot and not ventilated enough for my sweatyness. Meshed caps and vizors still expose the top of the head to radiation. I want to avoid that.


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Looking for creative examples of animated maps. Something similar to the Idiana Jones map scene, but more sophisticated.
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Animated Maps
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Posted 28 March 2012 - 02:50 PM
Just from the top of my head, there's a good mixture of 2D/3D maps in the COD 5 intro sequence
The style was taken from Knife Party's 'What Barry Says'
The style was taken from Knife Party's 'What Barry Says'
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Over the past year things have been pretty darned busy around Lunenburg Nova Scotia. Why? Well, once upon a time there were four schools teaching the children of the Town of Lunenburg and surrounding areas: The very famous Lunenburg Academy (P-5), Riverport Elementary School (P-6), Centre Consolidated (P-9) and Lunenburg Junior Senior High School (6-12). Over the past couple of years these schools have amalgamated, and a brand new modern school was built in Lunenburg to house the P-9 kids. The cool thing about the school is that the kids were able to have some input into the whole project: the school's name, the mosaic on the floor in the entranceway (which I helped to build .. how very, very cool it was to be included on that project – I enjoyed every minute of it!), each student in P-9 that was enrolled in the schools while the mosaic was being built also had an opportunity to lay some of the tiles as well. They picked the school colours, the school's mascot .. they are currently designing Bluenose Academy anti-bullying t-shirts. So the kids have been very involved. Sadly, they didn't get to pick its location – the one real bone of contention… well, the only bone of contention that nothing can be done about … the other bones that come with any huge big sweeping change like this are quickly composting, and will soon be sprouting fresh, new, happy life.
The school itself is unlike anything on the South Shore. Very modern, very green .. and by that I don't mean the colour green, I mean enrivonmentally friendly. Lights that turn off automatically if there is no movement in a room for 15 minutes (or some similar amount of time); toilets that use recycled rainwater; green (and this time I DO mean the colour .. grassy) roofs … as well as all the modern computerised equipment you can imagine in each classroom. Even entering the building is a modern big city rigamarole, which we aren't really used to around here, being quiet, lazy Lunenburg. But we parents are quickly adapting.
The playground is open even to kids who do not attend the school (after school hours anyway), which is very cool because the playground is very cool indeed. It looks quite skeletal – like the skeleton of a huge stegasaurus .. or so says a young expert around here that anyone who knows ME will also know.
The reason I want to write about the school is because everyone has this idea about Lunenburg: slow, sleepy Lunenburg, where pedestrians have the right-of-way and shops close early so everyone (EVERYONE) can enjoy the gorgeous evenings and entertainment, steeping themselves slowly in the folklore that is dripping from the buildings, the trees – the very air they're breathing. But in the midst of this step-back-in-time is a truly modern, top notch facility which is educating our children at a level at par or better than many schools in the modern cities around the world.
Yes, Lunenburg's got it all.


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That is impressive.
Any chance to do the same with Sea&Sea DX-D200?
I think it is possible to do but, I did not have access to S&S d200 housing.
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That is impressive.
Any chance to do the same with Sea&Sea DX-D200?
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Same question for a Sea & Sea DX D200 housing ... Did you already try a kit to fit an D 300 inside ? Thanks for the info, I'm very much interested ...
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If the Subal kit is still available, I'm very interested. Please send (offline) info on pricing, shipping, and installation.
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Is this all a big hoax - I have sent three PM's to Sam but no response.....
Sam, are you there?
Maybe Subal put a contract out on him.....
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Thanks very much for the clear, detailed explanation and images of your Subal conversion. I've ordered mine from Sam, and will use your page as a guide for my installation when the kit arrives.
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Well....thanks to Sam and his engineering skills I now have a fully functional D300 in my D200 Subal housing and you could say that I am quite pleased!
The kit arrived yesterday and I spent this morning installing it. Fairly straightforward, although I did have to resort to a few long forgotten skills from when I used to be a "fitter/turner" many years ago in the UK.... The new base plate was a perfect fit, the four buttons for the focus spot position/image review required extending using the soft wire provided in the kit and the five slip on extenders for the menu & image zoom buttons had to be filed down a bit as they interfered with the camera buttons when first installed.
Filing down the slip on extenders was the biggest job, but took less than an hour and the whole thing less that three hours!
I have tried all of my lens & port combinations and everything seems to work just fine and the only minor negative I can see right now is that it's hard to see the blue channel when looking at the 4 channel histogram. When looking at the actual image review, you can see enough to judge whether the composure is OK and the image zoom buttons work great so you can move the image around.
I am off to PNG on Saturday to do an assignement in Milne Bay and am really pleased to have the D300 to use. I have been very happy with my results from the D200 underwater and only bought a D300 for land use, figuring I would wait for the next generation of DX camera or go FX before upgrading again, but having the D300 in my existing housing is just heaven on a stick! It's a great camera on land and I'm looking forward to exploring it's capabilities underwater.
If everything works out, I can keep one of my D200 bodies as my backup/land camera when on dive trips and get my other D200 converted for I/R...
Sam, you are a legend - thanks very much!
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A preliminary exam for the man accused in the strangulation death of a Pontiac woman who was found in Terry Lake has been set for August.
In Pontiac district court Judge Michael C. Martinez's crowded courtroom Thursday, Bobby Lee Taylor, 42, appeared for a preliminary exam conference, where he waived his right to have a preliminary exam within 14 days of his arraignment.
Martinez scheduled the hearing for 9 a.m. Aug. 6.
Taylor is charged with one count of first-degree murder tied to the killing of 32-year-old Pontiac resident Rosaline Ransom-Lee, as well as one count of first-degree felony murder and one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.
He also was charged in a separate 2012 case, in which charges included single counts of home invasion, assault with intent to commit sexual penetration and larceny for allegedly stealing another victim's phone in the 300 block of Baldwin.
The Pontiac man could serve a mandatory life sentence without parole -- and a potential life sentence on the sexual assault charge -- if convicted.
Preliminary exams for both cases will be heard at the August hearing, said Martinez. Chief Assistant Prosecutor Paul Walton presented the defense with a portion of discovery -- information related to the case.
Taylor's attorney, Raymond Correll, acknowledged the prosecution's information. He said he just received it the same day.
"The discovery is obviously voluminous. ... Mr. Taylor understands that he has the right to have his preliminary examination within 14 days," said Correll. "He wishes to find good cause to adjourn the examination beyond that time so that we can adequately prepare for the examination, your honor."
While friends and family of Ransom-Lee await the court process, it remains unclear how Taylor may have known her -- or if he did at all.
Walton said that Taylor had not known Ransom-Lee previously "that I'm aware of."
According to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office, the case against Taylor came to light when DNA evidence collected during Ransom-Lee's autopsy confirmed his involvement in the case. He was arrested June 5 and lodged for a parole violation unrelated to the homicide.
According to Sheriff's office authorities, Taylor has numerous prior convictions for possessing stolen property, drugs, aggravated assault, escape from prison and being a habitual offender, for which he was on parole. He was released from prison in May 2012 and is on parole until May 2014, officials said.
The case gained national exposure after a friend of Ransom-Lee's family -- Star Jones, former co-host of television show "The View" and a frequent contributor to "The Today Show" -- used her celebrity as a platform in a case that she feels could've otherwise fallen by the wayside.
"My experience tells me that it is extremely hard to solve a 'stranger murder,' but this time, most of the cards happen to be on our side," Jones said in a recent email statement. "According to the police, they have a strong circumstantial case that has forensic evidence, DNA and statements of the defendant that are inconsistent with the evidence; so the ex-homicide prosecutor in me says that a conviction on all charges is the likely outcome."
As for the remainder of the prosecution's case, there are a few things Walton said he is waiting for.
The full "autopsy protocol hasn't come yet," he said. Nor have the forensic lab reports, he added.
"There will be more coming," Walton said.
A portion of testimony in the case can be expected in the August preliminary exam, he said.
Staff writer John Turk covers the Oakland County Board of Commissioners, police and general assignment. He can be reached at 248-745-4613.


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Vintage Lincecum leads Giants past Padres
SAN FRANCISCO -- The fastball darted, not as quickly as it once did, but just as effectively.
The changeup took a familiar route -- anyplace but the path of a hitter's swing.
Even the tiny snarl was back, a facial expression made familiar by television closeups.
Tim Lincecum returned to AT&T Park Saturday night. This wasn't the desperate, struggling hurler who has been seen with increasing regularity every five days during the last couple of years. This was the commanding presence whose skill generated Cy Young Awards and eight-figure contracts. Lincecum struck out a season-high eight in 6 2/3 innings and benefited from Pablo Sandoval's fourth-inning, two-run homer as the Giants outlasted the San Diego Padres, 2-0.
Lincecum entered the game with a 5.73 ERA, a figure inflated mostly by his vulnerability to big innings. He allowed four or more runs in two of his previous three starts, continuing a pattern he established during his stunningly subpar 2012 season.
This time, Lincecum's excellence arrested the Padres' bats immediately and never loosened its grip. He struck out at least one hitter in each inning but the seventh. Collaborating with catcher Buster Posey for the first time this season, Lincecum walked two Padres, contrasting with the 12 free passes he issued in 16 innings this year.
Lincecum indicated that he felt loose and natural on the mound before the 41,995 patrons who witnessed his mastery.
"It kind of goes back to easing things up when you throw the pitch and visualizing what you want to do with it," he said. "That's kind of what I went through today -- purpose. Every pitch has a meaning to it."
Indeed, Giants manager Bruce Bochy thought that Lincecum (2-0) looked more "determined" and "focused" than usual. That was particularly evident in the third inning, when San Diego loaded the bases with two outs. In previous outings, Lincecum might have lapsed. Instead, he induced Chase Headley, San Diego's best hitter, to ground out to second base on a 3-1 fastball.
"I'm thinking, I'm not going to walk this guy," Lincecum said. "I have to challenge this guy. Be aggressive. And that's what I was thinking all day. I'm not going to try to nitpick around with these guys like I have in the past."
That began a stretch in which Lincecum retired seven consecutive Padres and 10 of 11 through the end of the sixth inning. Except for right fielder Hunter Pence's running catch of Yonder Alonso's fourth-inning drive, which likely prevented a triple, Lincecum required little defensive assistance.
"I thought his split-finger was as good as I've seen in a while," Headley said. "He was getting in spots where there wasn't damage to be done."
Rumored to be rivals, Posey and Lincecum credited each other for the evening's success.
"I thought he had a great tempo from the start of the game," Posey said.
"When the catcher's on the same page as you, it's not a question of what [sign] he puts down. It's just where he's going to put [the target]," Lincecum said. "There's tons of confidence when I can go out there and do that."
Jesus Guzman's seventh-inning leadoff single prompted the Giants' bullpen to stir. Lincecum retired the next two Padres before walking John Baker on a 3-2 pitch. With left-handed-batting Mark Kotsay on deck to pinch-hit and Lincecum having thrown 95 pitches, Bochy beckoned left-hander Jose Mijares. He coaxed a loud but harmless fly to right from Kotsay with his second pitch.
Santiago Casilla nursed the Giants through the eighth inning by coaxing Alonso's double-play grounder with runners on the corners and one out. Sergio Romo worked a perfect ninth to record his Major League-high eighth save.
Replacing scheduled starter Clayton Richard, who was scratched with flu-like symptoms, San Diego right-hander Andrew Cashner faced the minimum nine batters through three innings before walking Angel Pagan to open the fourth. One out later, Sandoval fouled off four 1-2 pitches before hammering Cashner's 96-mph fastball off the green metal covering the top of the right-field wall.
Sandoval's third homer of the season prompted wonder. "It was a mid-90s fastball in on the hands. It was a good pitch," San Diego manager Bud Black said. "But he's got great hand-eye coordination. He's that gifted as a hitter."
Said Posey, "I'd hate to have to call pitches to him. He looked like [Cashner] had him beat on a couple of pitches and then he turns on 96 on the black."
"He threw a great pitch, inside high. I got lucky," said Sandoval, who fouled a pitch off his right ankle in the seventh inning but insisted he felt fine. "That ball just hit the barrel when I swung up."
Sandoval also had no desire to see Lincecum's efforts go unrewarded.
"When you have a guy like that on the mound," Sandoval said, "you want to score and play defense for him."
Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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turso wrote:I'm not sure he even knows yet. As far as I know he was quite unpleasantly surprised when he found out Innova had been messing around with the C-PD and put it out as a + run, so I imagine he isn't/won't be thrilled.
I missed the discussion on this, but thought I'd ask again anyway.
I just got a merlot cPD this weekend but it's a normal mold, and my ice clear cPD which I had been throwing was a +mold. What can I expect in flight differences, if any? The cPD+ was overstable enough to throw in place of my predator on a lot of shots.


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FREMONT -- For nearly two years, BART has been involved in an exhaustive effort to shoo away hundreds of pesky birds laying eggs along the rail extension under construction toward Silicon Valley -- even installing those inflatable dancers popular outside used-car lots.
The cost to taxpayers: $5 million -- or more than $17,000 per nest.
But BART says it's money well spent. Agency officials say the bird-related problems would have delayed BART's extensions to Warm Springs and San Jose, costing much more public money in the long run if its contractors hadn't spent millions of dollars in overtime to stay on schedule.
Strict state and federal wildlife protection laws forced BART to cordon off sections of a construction site for a new subway being built under Lake Elizabeth in Fremont whenever a nesting bird was discovered.
With the project site sitting along the route birds fly to migrate south, mallards, sparrows, doves and several other species flock to the lush, wooded area to lay eggs, which is a problem since most species of migratory birds legally can't be disturbed once settled in the nest. They kept coming back, no matter what the workers did -- and they tried just about everything, from installing sprinklers and nets to physically destroying the nests and separating bird couples before they could mate and lay eggs.
In all, the birds -- from Canada geese to common ravens to red-tailed hawks -- tried building 288 nests in 2011 and succeeded with 102 of them, forcing crews to rope off 50- to 500-foot sections around each nest for months at a time. Some of them even laid eggs inside the construction job, choosing steel rebar and girders as their new home.
"It tested everybody's patience. The job is challenging enough as it is," said project manager Paul Medved. The birds, he added, were "very persistent."
The contractors building the $148 million, mile-long portion of the project burrowed under Fremont's Central Park are asking the BART board on Thursday to be reimbursed $5 million for the extra work they did to contend with the birds. BART had originally budgeted $90,000 for the contractors to deal with the birds, but the problem turned out to be much worse than anyone predicted.
Funding is available from the overall financing secured years ago for the subway project, which includes revenues from Bay Area bridge tolls, state funds and Alameda County sales tax.
Just why did these bird battles cost so much?
In addition to the equipment installed in an attempt to scare off the birds -- including the goofy-looking "air dancers" used to lure customers into car dealerships -- BART crews also hired independent biologists to monitor
and chase away the wildlife. But the biggest costs came from crews over the last two years working overtime and bringing in extra equipment to make up for lost time dealing with the birds, which are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918.
"You can imagine with the hundreds of instances with these nests happening around the job site all the time, that was impacting the contractor's ability to do the work," Medved said. "We were desperate to keep on schedule."
Delays could have pushed the project back as much as six months and pushed construction costs skyward since crews -- because of other environmental regulations -- can work around the lake only from April to October. Medved said delays would have also created a domino effect, raising costs on a $300 million track-laying contract that can't begin until the tunnel is done.
Even project critics like Stuart Cohen concede BART's hands were tied.
"There are laws about this, so it's quite possible that BART really didn't have a good choice," said Cohen, executive director of Oakland-based Transform, a transportation advocacy nonprofit. He noted that the funding for the birds is earmarked for construction and can't be used on train service. "It's not really prioritizing birds over humans," he said.
The construction contract, awarded to builders Shimmick Construction and Skanksa for $137 million in 2009, has since increased $11 million because of the extra bird costs and other changes.
The subway, which is virtually done now, is part of an $890 million, 5.4-mile extension into the Warm Springs district of south Fremont, which is expected to open in 2015. It's the first leg of a rail line slated to reach Milpitas and San Jose's Berryessa neighborhood by 2018.
Wildlife problems have plagued BART before when building rail line extensions.
When constructing the Peninsula line toward San Francisco International Airport early last decade, crews discovered a dead San Francisco garter snake -- an endangered species -- which briefly delayed work and cost BART more than $1 million.
Medved said while a few eggs did crack during the Fremont project, this time the agency avoided any work stoppages and was not fined by state regulators.
Contact Mike Rosenberg at 408-920-5705. Follow him at twitter.com/rosenberg17. ___


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Not-So-Newlywed Map
Have you ever heard of a Newlywed Map? I hadn't until I saw this post on Heather Drive. You might remember that Heather and I have teamed up for some Operation Baking Gals teams in the past. I can't remember how I found her blog, but I've enjoyed following it. She's got a mix of food, travel, and life posts in her blog.
The idea of a Newlywed Map is that you mount a map of the world on some foam and frame it. Then you mark all the places you've traveled with your Hubby. We have been married almost 4 years at this point, so we're not quite Newlyweds, but this is still a great idea.
Hubby and I added places we've visted together and individually since we met. Hubby spent a couple months working in India and traveling near there and we didn't want to neglect those travels. When we sat down to make our map, we realized that we've been to the Caribbean a LOT (thanks to 3 cruises), and all over the East coast and Midwest. Other than that, there is a lot of world out there that we want to visit!
This project was really easy and Hubby and I had a good time putting it together. First I ordered a map and some pins online. My craft store didn't have foam in the 24×36″ size, so I had to go with a tri-fold science-fair board. It worked out perfectly. We just used some packaging tape to tape the flaps down to the board so it was twice as thick.
Next we used spray adhesive to glue the map to the board. Once that was dry, we placed it in the frame. We got lucky because about 7 years ago I bought a big painting from a starving artist sale to go over our mantle in our first apartment together. The painting was the kind that just pops out of the frame. Since we don't have a mantle in Boston, the painting has been in our basement since we moved. The frame was the perfect size and our mounted map popped right into the frame.
The next step was the fun part. Placing all the pins on the places we've been. It was a good time reminescing about various trips we've taken. And lastly, Hubby hung it on the wall. You might remember me mentioning that during our kitchen renovation, they put a circuit breaker box in our hallway when the electrical got updated. We have been searching for something large enough to cover the box ever since. This map hides the box perfectly!
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Very neat idea! I may have to try this out, since our house is filled with empty walls at the moment.
Aww this is such a cute idea! I'm not married yet, but when I am, I might consider it… It's so classy-looking too 🙂
Love the idea and had to send it to my husband. You are so creative – what an excellent job putting it together! Thank you for posting.
What a great idea! Such a fun experience for you both to share! I've always wanted to make a map like this and you just gave me the motivation to do it 🙂 I love the map you used!
i made one of these for hubby for our first Christmas together. unfortunately we haven't had as many opportunities as we hoped to travel so ours looks sad with the lackage of pins 🙂
I love this idea and it's something we want to do too. Thanks for the motivation! Oh and we've been married 5 years so ours will be a not-so-newlywed map too. 😉
Love this idea! Thanks for sharing, I really want to do this!
That's so crazy…I was just thinking about doing something like this the other day. I guess that means that I need to get on it. Thanks for the idea!
LOVE THIS! Ordering my map NOW!
Is this map only for heterosexual couples? haha j/k. You just wrote hubby (I guess you're assuming all of your readers are females and are straight), and I was taken aback. This would be great for whenever my future wife and I get married. Thanks for sharing! It really is a cool idea!
Memória – I hope I didn't offend you. I wasn't making any assumptions about my readers. I was just speaking the way I talk. This map could be perfect for anyone or any group of people.
I looove this idea! I'm going to do it, even though I'm not married 🙂


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Say The Buddha was in an environment where there was a "bully" directing taunts at him - what would he do?
I know there was no "him" for the bully to direct taunts at so maybe I should say the bully is directing the taunts at the Tathagata - I'm not sure if this is right but hopefully you get what I mean.
Even if the words don't mean anything to him/don't offend him wouldn't the presence of negatively inspired sounds/volition in his environment disturb his solitude/peace of mind?
Can you be that indifferent that you don't eventually make a stand and try to bring the negativity to an end?
How do you think he would see and react in this situation?
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Menacing Matchsticks VIITrick brain teasers appear difficult at first, but they have a trick that makes them really easy.
You will need ten matchsticks for this.
First, take seven matchsticks and make the digital representation of 8. After that, take the other three matchsticks and place them on the short edge of the 8, such that the matchsticks look like a 3x1 rectangle.
The last three matchsticks take away the distinction of the matchstick body to the number 8. The number 8 is known to be just above 7. The challenge is this: move three matchsticks to make something that is "just above 7".
All matchsticks must be within the object. Matchsticks must not be removed, stacked, or broken. The matchsticks must all stay together connected.
HintHint: Try looking around for a 7, and see what's just above it!
AnswerTake the bottom horizontal matchstick and, without rotating it, place it directly left of the horizontal matchstick that is third from the top. Next, take the bottom right-hand vertical matchstick, and, again without rotating it, place it as an extension of the first matchstick you moved, such that the bottom tip of the matchstick meets up with the protruding tip of the first matchstick moved. (In other words, the two matchsticks you have moved form an L.) Lastly, take the lower matchstick of the right edge (which consists of two matchsticks), rotate it 90 degrees, and place it such that the left-hand tip of the matchstick touches the uppermost tip of the second moved matchstick, and the right-hand tip is directly left of the horizontal matchstick second from the top. View the matchsticks from a 45 degree angle (either move your perspective to the left or the matchsticks counter clockwise) to see an ampersand (&), which, on a keyboard, is directly above the 7.
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Cosart out to break spring camp with big club
Luhnow has said Bud Norris, Lucas Harrell and Jordan Lyles are locks for the rotation, with Philip Humber having a leg up. Luhnow said Monday veteran left-hander Erik Bedard, signed to a Minor League deal, has a pretty good chance of being in the rotation as well.
A Norris-Harrell-Lyles-Humber-Bedard rotation wouldn't leave room for Cosart, Dallas Keuchel, John Ely, Alex White, Edgar Gonzalez and others, but Cosart isn't losing hope. Coming to his first big league camp next month, Cosart is open to any role, as long as he makes the club.
"That's the only goal I have," he said. "I talked to [manager] Bo [Porter] about it. I don't think it's all on him. A lot of it has to do with the front office. To be in the Major Leagues and contribute at a younger age is everyone's goal. Whatever they want me to do -- if I could full up water between innings or run down to the bullpen -- I don't care. Start, relief, close, whatever they need me to do and I think I need to work on, I'm all ears."


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Flounder, Paddle Craft Guides and Consistency with Fed Regs Top Coastal Fisheries Issues at TPW Commission Hearing
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Parks and Wildlife Commissioners Wednesday approved several proposed changes to saltwater fishing regulations recommended by TPWD Coastal Fisheries Division staff. The changes include new regulations dealing with flounder, federal consistency issues for sharks and other species, and a paddle craft licensing and training program. Scoping of these issues has been ongoing since the fall of 2008.
The Coastal Fisheries Division proposals are part of statewide proposed hunting and fishing regulation changes for the upcoming 2009-2010 season. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has set a record 46 public hearings across the state in February and March to explain the proposals and seek public input. Hearing dates and locations are on the 2009 TPWD Statewide Public Hearings Web page. After the regulations proposals are published in the Texas Register in early February, anyone may also comment online via the TPWD Opportunities for Comment Web page. The TPW Commission will make final decisions about proposed regulations at its March 25-26 meeting in Austin.
Details about the possible regulation changes can be found below, and TPWD invites the public to weigh in on these possible proposals by clicking the public comments section on the TPWD home page.
Flounder — As briefed at the August Commission meeting Coastal Fisheries biologists believe that long-term downward trends in the southern flounder fishery warrant consideration of proposed regulations that will reverse the downward trend in abundance. The proposal approved by the Commission for publication in the Texas Register includes a statewide closure for the month of November. Additionally, the proposal would change bag limits to five fish for recreational anglers and 30 fish for commercial anglers. Possession limits for flounder are the same as bag limits.
Federal Consistency - Coastal Fisheries staff continue to look at several species managed jointly with the National Marine Fisheries Service and the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council to become more consistent in terms of bag and size limits.
Sharks — Specifically, this item will change the minimum length limit for those species allowed from 24 inches total length (TL) to 64 inches TL, except for Atlantic sharpnose, blacktip, and bonnethead sharks which will retain the current 24 inch TL minimum length limit. For the allowable shark species the bag limit will remain one fish per person per day and a two fish possession limit. In addition a prohibited list (zero bag limit) will be established for the following shark species:
- Atlantic angel, Squatina dumerili
- Basking, Cetorhinus maximus
- Bigeye sand tiger, Odontaspis noronhai
- Bigeye sixgill, Hexanchus vitulus
- Bigeye thresher, Alopias superciliosus
- Bignose, Carcharhinus altimus
- Caribbean reef, Carcharhinus perezi
- Caribbean sharpnose, Rhizoprionodon porosus
- Dusky, Carcharhinus obscurus
- Galapagos, Carcharhinus galapagensis
- Longfin mako, Isurus paucus
- Narrowtooth, Carcharhinus brachyurus
- Night, Carcharhinus signatus
- Sandbar, Carcharhinus plumbeus
- Sand tiger, Odontaspis taurus
- Sevengill, Heptranchias perlo
- Silky, Carcharhinus falciformis
- Sixgill, Hexanchus griseus
- Smalltail, Carcharhinus porosus
- Whale, Rhincodon typus
- White, Carcharodon carcharias
Other Species — The proposed amendments include species that have been found to be in an overfished condition or undergoing overfishing. The proposed changes include: increasing the minimum size limit for greater amberjack from 32 inches to 34 inches TL, and establishing minimum size limits of 14 inches for gray triggerfish and 22 inches for gag. The bag limit for gray triggerfish would be 20 per person and for gag grouper it would be set at 2 per person with the possession limits being twice the daily bag limit.
Paddle Craft Licensing — A proposal to consider a change that would allow paddle craft operators to receive a saltwater guide license by establishing a different set of requirements other than a United States Coast Guard (USCG) Operator of an Uninspected Passenger Vessel license. The USCG license current requirements may fail to address the unique safety issues associated with paddle craft and also may be restricting the licensing of paddle craft guides due to the "sea time" requirement. The proposal will create a paddle craft guide license and in order to receive the license the guide will have to show certification or proof of completion of a TPWD boater safety course and CPR/First Aid training, and completion of the American Canoe Association "Level II Essentials of Kayak Touring" and "Coastal Kayak Trip Leading" courses or British Canoe Union "Three Star Sea Kayak" and "Four Star Leader Sea Kayak" courses.
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text: NBC5 and Telemundo Chicago Present: The 2009 Chicago Auto Show Specials February 14, 2009 12:00 AM On NBC5: Saturday, February 14, 6-7 PM Encore, Sunday, February 15, 11:05PM-12:05AM On Telemundo Chicago: Saturday, February 14, 10:30-11:30PM Sunday, February, 15, 5-6PM. (February 10, 2009, Chicago) NBC5 and the Chicago Automobile Trade Association (CATA) present THE 2009 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW special. The hour-long special, live from McCormick Place and in HD, will air Saturday, Feb.14th at 6 p.m. with an encore telecast Sunday, Feb.15th, at 11:05p.m. NBC 5's Brant Miller, LeeAnn Trotter, Ginger Zee, Paula Faris, Matt Rodewald and the technology team of Art Norman and Charlie Wojciechowski plan to take auto show fans to nearly every corner of the show. Look for the NBC5 team to take cover the hottest car exhibits, family fun at the Auto Show, Hybrids and Going Green and car buying tips. Throughout the special we will follow a new car buyer as they go through the process of deciding what car is right for them. New this year, viewers at home will have a chance to win prizes as they watch the live show on NBC5! The Chicago Auto show special will also be streamed live on nbcchicago.com. For the sixth year, Telemundo Chicago will produce a Spanish-language Chicago Auto Show special hosted by Oscar Guzmán (Sports Anchor) and Nelly Carreño (Weather Anchor), of Telemundo Chicago's news. Also on Friday, February 20th, Telemundo Chicago will present their third annual "Hispanic Day". It is a day of music, entertainment, celebrity appearances and family activities. Back to News


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As another budget crisis looms, Congress decides to leave townFeb 19, 2013 By David Lightman, McClatchy Newspapers
WASHINGTON -- Military readiness will be threatened. So will food inspections, teaching jobs, mental health services and more, all because of the automatic spending cuts due to take effect March 1.
Congress, though, has left the building.
Lawmakers are off until Feb. 25 for their Presidents Day recess. That leaves four days to find a way to avoid automatic spending reductions, called a sequester, that the White House warns will "threaten thousands of jobs and the economic security of the middle class."
Each side says it's the other guy's fault they're not staying. Republicans aren't being serious about finding solutions, said Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., and "you need two willing partners."
Republicans counter it's those stubborn Democrats who won't budge. Senate Democrats offered an alternative Thursday, and four hours later left for 10 days.
See, said Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.
"Liberals sit on their hands until the last minute," he said. "They offer some gimmicky tax hike bill designed to fail -- then blame everyone else when it does."
Congress's approval rating has had trouble topping 15 percent, and members are hardly fatigued. The 113th Congress, which convened Jan. 3, spent 10 days in session last month.
Some get annoyed when asked why the recess is needed.
"It's a perennial question, and it's a cheap shot," said Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif. "There's no better place to be than with your constituents. A very small percentage of members go on vacation during these periods."
One dissenting voice has been House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
"The House should not recess, and members of Congress should not go home until we finish our work, reach an agreement, and avert this crisis," she wrote House Speaker John Boehner on Monday. The Ohio Republican didn't respond.
Asked why the speaker did not respond, Boehner spokesman Michael Steel said, "I'm sure Rep. Pelosi is aware of the schedule."
These one- to two-week recesses -- they're also scheduled around Easter and Passover, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July and other holidays -- are a modern creation. In the nation's early days, Congress was a part-time matter, meeting from December through the spring.
That changed during the 20th century, and by the end of World War II, Congress came to Washington and stayed, forging friendships and trust that veterans maintain has been lost today. Members usually went home by summer -- before the days of air conditioning.
But other than that, "no one expected them to go home during the session," said Betty Koed, associate Senate historian.
The current stop-and-go system began to evolve in the 1960s. Airplane travel made it easier for everyone to go home. A new emphasis on family life meant members wanted more time back home with their families. And the need to raise lots of money meant more time away from Washington.
Recesses are rarely canceled. The most recent was in July 2011. For the first time in 37 years, the Senate gave up its post-Fourth of July break so it could deal with federal debt limit negotiations and U.S. involvement in Libya.
But even with the clock ticking toward sequestration, there's little clamor to stay. When Congress returns, the Senate plans to take up other business Feb. 26 and 27, then probably turn to the Democratic package. The House will be waiting.


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Coming soon to a Wyoming near you:
State Rep. Owen Petersen of (R-Mountain View) and State Sen. Curt Meier (R-LaGrange) are taking the initiative to reevaluate the state's definition of marriage. The two lawmakers plan to co-sponsor a resolution at the 2011 General Session that would allow voters to decide whether or not the state should give constitutional authority to same-sex marriage.
In order for Petersen and Meier's proposal to go on Wyoming's next election ballot, as Prop. 8 did in California, it would require a two-thirds-majority vote and no government vetoes.
Meier to co-sponsor marriage resolution [Torrington Tellegram]
(H/t: Towle)
A threat to gays who are simply living their lives. Though also a threat to tourism officials with the Belle Fourche River, whose main selling point revolves around that aquatic body's role as the state's lowest point.


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This recipe is a bit spicy with very generous amount of ground Ancho chile powder, some regular chili powder, a little ground Chipotle chile, plus dried oregano, ground cumin, and cocoa powder for that hint of chocolate that makes it so good. (You can certainly use a bit less of the spicy chili powders, which I would recommend if you're making it for kids.) Here in Utah we're hoping for some warmer weather, but I have some of this in the freezer for those remaining cold days I know are still coming.
(Turkey and White Bean Chili with Chocolate was updated with better photos and step-by-step instructions, December 2013. This recipe was first posted in 2007 when I was excited about an article in the Deseret News that spotlighted my blog and mentioned some other food blogs too. Utah is having an unusually cold winter this year, so it seemed like the perfect time to make this chili again and update the photos!)
Turkey and White Bean Chili with Chocolate
(Makes 8-10 servings. Recipe adapted by Kalyn from The Bon Appetit Cookbook.)
1 lb. dried white beans, soaked overnight and cooked
(you can substitute three 15 oz. cans of beans; I used 2 cans of white beans and 1 can of pinto beans )
2 cans (14.5 oz.) petite diced tomatoes
4 cups homemade beef stock or 2 cans (14 oz.) beef broth plus 1/2 cup water
2 tsp. + 1 tsp. olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 T dried oregano
1 T ground cumin
4 T ground Ancho chile powder (I use Penzeys)
2 T chile powder
(If you don't have Ancho chile powder, just use 6 T chile powder, or maybe a little less if you're making for kids)
1/4 - 1/2 tsp. ground Chipotle chile powder (optional, I use Penzeys; I would omit this if making for kids)
1 lb. ground turkey
3 bay leaves
2 T unsweetened cocoa powder
pinch salt
1 cup (more or less to taste) chopped cilantro (optional)
sour cream and/or grated cheese for serving (optional)
To use canned beans, drain beans into a colander placed in the sink and rinse well with cold water (until no more foam appears.)
Put beans, tomatoes and beef stock into a medium-sized soup pot and start to simmer. Heat 2 tsp. olive oil in heavy frying pan, add chopped onion and saute until onions are soft and just starting to brown, about 8 minutes. Add dried oregano, ground cumin, ground Ancho chile powder, chile powder, and ground Chipotle chile powder and cook about 1 minute, or until it's fragrant. Put onion/spice mixture into pot and continue to simmer.
Add 1 tsp. more olive oil to frying pan and add turkey. Cook until well done and starting to brown, breaking apart with turner. Add turkey to soup pot. Deglaze frying pan with 1 cup water, scraping any browned bits off bottom of pan, and add to pot.
Add bay leaves, cocoa powder, and salt to the pot. Simmer on low heat until all ingredients are well blended and tomatoes are starting to break apart, about one hour, or a little longer if you prefer. Turn off heat and stir in chopped cilantro if using. Let sit five minutes, then serve. Can be served with sour cream and/or grated cheese if desired
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March 7, 2012
BALTIMORE, MD - The Johns Hopkins women's lacrosse team got six saves from freshman goalie KC Emerson and three goals from senior Colleen McCaffrey as the Blue Jays won a defensive battle against the 19th-ranked Towson Tigers Wednesday afternoon at Homewood Field. Hopkins improves to 4-2 on the season and snaps Towson's three-game season-opening win streak as the Tigers fall to 3-1.
Hopkins used a methodical offense in creeping out to a 4-0 lead with just 5:17 to play in the opening half. Senior Candace Rossi put the Blue Jays on the board at 25:46 with a free position goal. Sophomore Taylor D'Amore scored a free position goal of her own 92 seconds later and Hopkins led 2-0. Tigers' goalie Mary Teeters did her best to keep her team in the game as she made five saves over the next 16 minutes to keep the score at 2-0. McCaffrey finally broke through at 7:55, scoring the first of her three goals, on a free position shot. She followed with a second free position goal less than three minutes later to stake Hopkins to a 4-0 lead.
Andi Raymond ended the scoring drought for Towson at the 3:32 mark as she buried a free position shot to make it a 4-1 game at the break. Raymond's goal was the first of three straight for the Tigers as they trimmed the deficit from four goals down to one with over 21 minutes to play. Sarah Appelt made it a two-goal game less than four minutes into the second half when she dodged from behind the cage, cut across the crease and fired a shot past Emerson. Ashleigh Rohrback then made it a 4-3 game at 21:53 with her sixth of the season. Raymond drew a foul just outside the fan and passed down low to Rohrback, who was open on the left post, and snuck a low shot just inside the near post.
Kelly Murkey appeared to have completed the Tiger comeback and tie the game at four goals apiece with more than 18 minutes still to play. But she stepped in the crease and the goal was taken off the board. Just over three minutes later, McCaffrey completed her hat trick off some nifty passing with sophomore Sammy Cermack. McCaffrey flipped the ball to Cermack at the top of the arc and then cut down the alley, where Cermack fed her the ball. McCaffrey took the pass and blew her third goal of the game past Teeters to put Hopkins up 5-3 with 15:01 on the clock. Custer trimmed the deficit back to one at 13:19 as she went right to the cage off a restart and scored her fifth of the season.
Emerson would make the one-goal lead stand as she made three saves in the final 11:23, including one on Appelt as she went in all alone on the Blue Jay cage after a Hopkins turnover in the midfield. With 4:20 to play, Emerson made another save on Appelt and senior Cami Kramer scooped up the ground ball. Hopkins was then able to run out the clock and win its second straight over Towson.
McCaffrey was the only multi-goal scorer for the game, scoring the Blue Jays' final three goals. D'Amore had a game-high three draw controls, while Cermack and junior Courtney Schweizer had two each. Hopkins outdrew Towson, 10-1, for the game and won all five draws in the second half. Emerson finished with six saves in her first career start, while Teeters had nine for the Tigers.
Hopkins returns to action on Wednesday, March 14 as the Blue Jays travel to Washington, DC to take on 15th-ranked Georgetown. Opening draw from Multi-Sport Field is slated for 7:00 pm.


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Nicole Paiement Named Principal Guest Conductorby Suzanne Calvin
It's fabulous–and it's official. The Dallas Opera has appointed Maestra Nicole Paiement as our first "Principal Guest Conductor." More from Jerome Weeks and the "Art and Seek" blog. Suzanne Calvin, Director of Media and Public Relations (photo of Ms. Paiement by Roger Steen)


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Alec Baldwin
One of Hollywood's most prolific leading men, Alec Baldwin,
has received two Emmy Awards, two Golden Globes and five Screen Actors Guild awards for his role as network exec Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock. In addition to starring on the hit NBC sitcom, Alec Baldwin has also appeared in dozens of blockbuster films including The Hunt for Red October (1990), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) and The Departed (2006).
has received two Emmy Awards, two Golden Globes and five Screen Actors Guild awards for his role as network exec Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock. In addition to starring on the hit NBC sitcom, Alec Baldwin has also appeared in dozens of blockbuster films including The Hunt for Red October (1990), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) and The Departed (2006).
AppealAttracting women has never been an issue for Alec Baldwin. This handsome raven-haired, blue-eyed actor has always had his pick of the litter, as evidenced by his high profile relationships with A-list actresses such as Michelle Pfeiffer, Tatum O'Neal, Ally Sheedy, Kristin Davis, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Kim Basinger, to whom he was married from 1993 until 2002. Then again, what else would you expect from a man who was once chosen by Britain's Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history?
SuccessAlec Baldwin has come a long way from starring in soap operas. More than 20 years after becoming a series regular on Knots Landing, this talented New Yorker has established himself as one of America's most cherished leading men. His big screen output has included blockbuster films such as Beetle Juice (1988), The Hunt for Red October, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Good Shepherd (2006), and The Departed, while his small screen oeuvre contains a laundry list of hits including Will & Grace, Friends, Saturday Night Live, and 30 Rock, for which he's won five Screen Actor Guild Awards, two Golden Globes and two Emmys.
Alec Baldwin BiographyAlec Rae Baldwin III was born April 3, 1958, in Massapequa, Long Island, New York. The second of six children, he attended George Washington University and planned to attend law school when he auditioned for the New York University Undergraduate Drama Program on a dare. "I'd been taking an acting class at G.W. just as a thing to fill my credits," he says. "I'd always thought about it because it was something I wanted to do, but I thought it was something you never studied in college. When I went to [visit] NYU, I remember saying to myself, God, law school -- because where I was headed was law school -- I can't do that. That'll always be there. If I want to come back and do that someday, I can, but I think I really want to try this." He was accepted and one year later, Alec Baldwin made his television debut on The Doctors, a long-running daytime soap opera on NBC.
alec baldwin stars in knots landingAlec Baldwin stayed on the program for two seasons before joining the cast of Knots Landing, a primetime soap opera about five glamorous families living in a small California community. The hit show helped raise his profile considerably, and he soon found work on the big screen with supporting roles in the comedies Forever Lulu starring Blondie's Deborah Harry, Married to the Mob featuring Michelle Pfeiffer, Working Girl with Harrison Ford and Sigourney Weaver, and Beatle Juice, costarring Michael Keaton and Geena Davis.
alec baldwin stars in the hunt for red octoberAlec Baldwin's big break came two years later in 1990, when he was cast as brilliant CIA agent Jack Ryan in The Hunt for Red October. The film, which also featured cinematic heavyweights Sean Connery and James Earl Jones, proved to be box-office gold and helped cement Alec Baldwin's status as a bankable leading man.
alec baldwin meets kim basingerNext up was The Marrying Man, a witty romantic comedy that introduced Alec Baldwin to his future wife, Kim Basinger. "I fell in love with Kim when I worked with her because she really was unlike anybody I'd ever met in my life," he says. "She had a very strong moral center, and she was fun to be with." The couple tied the knot two years later in 1993 and went on to star in another film together the following year when they signed on to play a husband and wife in The Getaway. In the meantime, Alec Baldwin continued to strengthen his resume with a scene-stealing role in Glengarry Glen Ross as an unforgettable corporate ball crusher, and on Broadway where he received a Tony nomination for his starring turn in Tennessee William's A Streetcar Named Desire.
alec baldwin brings the shadow to lifeAlec Baldwin returned to the silver screen with a bang in the late 1990s with starring roles in the civil rights drama The Ghosts of Mississippi, the man-against-nature epic The Edge and the sci-fi smash The Shadow. "The Shadow was a good film for a young audience, and there are some very funny moments in the movie for me," he says. "The two reasons I did the movie were because I read the script and laughed my ass off, and I could see it as a movie. Also, what I do is usually a reaction to what I did before." He also lent his distinctive baritone to a number of other prominent projects including The Simpsons and Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends.
Alec Baldwin started the new millennium off on the right foot with a starring role in Nuremburg, a dramatized account of the war crime trials following the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. The critically acclaimed film netted him a Gemini Award, Canada's top film accolade, while also prompting renewed interest in his career. Next up was State and Main, a gritty David Mamet film that he also produced, followed by intriguing roles in the WWII epic Pearl Harbor and Path to War, a Vietnam-centered drama for which he received a well-deserved Emmy nomination.
alec baldwin stars in the coolerAlec Baldwin truly hit his stride in 2003 playing an unrepentant casino boss in The Cooler. The gripping film netted him his first Oscar nomination, and he soon found himself flooded with lucrative offers as producers fell all over themselves to sign him up for their projects. He responded by balancing appearances in big budget films like The Cat in the Hat, Along Came Polly, The Devil and Daniel Webster, and The Aviator with meaty recurring roles in hit shows like Will & Grace and Las Vegas.
alec baldwin joins the cast of 30 rockAlec Baldwin has since become a fixture on primetime TV as nutty network executive Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock. The role even garnered him a Golden Globe in 2007 for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series. "The response to the show has been good," he says. "People think it's good and I agree with them. I think Tina [Fey] is the funniest woman I've ever met."
Alec Baldwin continued to add more hardware to his mantle in 2008 with highly anticipated roles in the films My Best Friend's Girl, Lymelife, My Sister's Keeper, and Solitary Birds. Beyond that, it's anyone's guess how long he'll continue to strut his stuff in front of the camera. "I don't see myself doing this for a living into my 50s," he admits. "I (envision) writing some books maybe... and the thing I like to do most now is produce. If I could just do that for a while, that would be great."
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