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Aramis tests injured knee, hopes to return Friday
MILWAUKEE -- Aramis Ramirez is aiming for a Friday return to the Brewers' starting lineup after another good day of testing his improving left knee on the basepaths.
"Everything is going as expected," Ramirez said.
The veteran third baseman has been sidelined since spraining his left knee on April 5. He sustained a nearly identical injury in Spring Training and only missed two weeks, but he took longer this time in order to lessen the likelihood of another setback.
If he meets his goal and returns Friday night against the Cardinals, Ramirez will have missed 22 games.
The Brewers are already discussing the corresponding roster move, and could opt to send down outfielder Khris Davis to play regularly at Triple-A Nashville. Entering Tuesday, Davis only had seven at-bats in the Brewers' last 19 games.
Manager Ron Roenicke was encouraged by Ramirez's progress, and said he was scheduled to run the bases again on Wednesday morning. After that, Roenicke said, "we'll see where we are."
Ramirez will attempt to jump from the disabled list to the active roster without a Minor League rehabilitation assignment, as is his right under baseball's Collective Bargaining Agreement. Roenicke was asked whether such a leap represented a risk, either to Ramirez, because he will not have a chance to test his knee, or to the club, which will have a player in the lineup who has not seen a live pitch in more than three weeks.
"I think management would always like a guy to go rehab, but a player has a right not to rehab," Roenicke said. "So you work with whatever player it is, you explain things to him, and they have the decision."
Roenicke has a plan in mind for Ramirez's workload and does not plan to play the 34-year-old all nine innings from the start. Team off-days next Monday and Wednesday will help provide a break.
Hot or not, Ramirez's bat will be a welcome return for the Brewers. The team ranks 28th of 30 Major League teams with a .497 OPS from its cleanup hitters, and is one of only two teams (Kansas City is the other) with no home runs from a four-hole hitter.
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brew Beat, and follow him on Twitter at @AdamMcCalvy. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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In most cities, the landlord can also evict the tenant:
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A landlord cannot evict a tenant for an illegal reason like discrimination or to get back at the tenant for taking action against the landlord, like filing a complaint because the property's heating system is broken.
Find information on eviction for:
For legal help with an eviction case:
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*The landlord must meet the standards in effect when installed as well as current building and house code standards. For more information, read California Civil Code section 1941.
The landlord must also promptly repair problems related to the habitability items listed above. If the tenant gives notice of a problem and the landlord fails to fix it, the tenant may be able to pay for the repair and deduct the cost from the rent. This only applies if the cost is not more than 1 month's rent. Read Civil Code section 1942.
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There are other responsibilities that landlords have, and you can read about them in the materials from the California Department of Consumer Affairs.
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With Jenny Watts
Lemon trees, grown for their tangy fruit and sweet-smelling blossoms, are a tropical fruit commonly grown in warm-winter regions. They need special attention to grow in this area, but it can be done with some care and preparation.
Meyer lemons are a dwarf citrus that are a cross between lemon, orange and mandarin. Fruit of a Meyer lemon is sweeter than other lemons and not as acidic. Even their thin skin is tasty and great for cooking. They produce a lot of fruit at an early age and are more cold tolerant than true lemons.
Meyer lemons should be grown in containers in our area. A sunny, wind free location with southern exposure is the best. Reflected heat from sidewalks or houses can also help to create a warmer microclimate. Move it around with the seasons, if necessary, to give it the most sunlight available. Full sun, all day is best.
Proper watering is the key to growing citrus. The soil must stay moist, but never soggy. Citrus prefer infrequent, deep watering to frequent, shallow sprinklings. Usually once a week, or maybe twice a week in the hottest weather, is enough.
The larger the container, the less frequently you need to water. Smaller containers dry out faster than larger ones. The more wind your tree is exposed to, the more water it will need.?
Do not water when the top of the soil is dry without checking the soil underneath. Poke your finger down 3 inches into the soil to test for moisture, or use a moisture meter to read the amount of moisture at the root level. If it's dry 3 inches down, then water deeply. Too much water will kill the plant.
When you transplant your lemon to a larger container, use a fast-draining potting soil, not dirt. Move plants to a slightly larger pot?don't make a giant leap in size. This is best done in the spring. The top of the roots should be just barely beneath the surface of the soil level.
During the growing season, spring to fall, feed your citrus plant regularly with either a high nitrogen fertilizer or a slow release all-purpose fertilizer. You can also use composted chicken manure.
When frosty nights arrive in the fall your tree will need some protection. If you have a covered or enclosed porch, move it to that location. Christmas lights strung around your tree will provide some protection. A frost blanket, loosely draped over and around the tree, will also help. Or, you can winter your tree indoors.
Harvest your Meyer lemons when the fruit is ripe, not before, because the fruit will only ripen on the tree. From bloom to harvest can take up to four months. The fruit starts out green, then turns yellow and then slightly orange when it is fully ripened. Pick fruit from the lower branches first. If the fruit's skin begins to wrinkle, it has been on the tree too long.
Enjoy fresh lemons and fragrant blossoms throughout the year with a Meyer Lemon.
Gardening tips
Strawberries can be planted any time now.?Get them in early, and you'll be picking strawberries this summer.?
Fragrant daphne is an early-blooming shrub that will delight you with its strongly scented blooms each spring. Plant it in well-drained soil.
Clematis that bloomed last summer can be pruned now. Wait on spring-blooming varieties until after they bloom.
Choose potatoes now for early planting, but wait a couple of weeks until the soil warms up to set them out in the garden.
Fuyu persimmons are short and squat and can be eaten like apples. Plant a tree now for delicious fall fruit.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: a California Certified Nursery Professional Jenny Watts is co-owner of Sanhedrin Nursery in Willits. Visit www.sanhedrinnursery.com.


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National Telecommunications Week
Every year, a week is set aside to honor and recognize BSO's Public Safety Operators. This year National Public Safety Telecommunications Week will take place during the week of April 14 - April 20. This is a time designated when we can thank the public safety men and woman who respond to emergency calls and dispatch emergency professionals during times of crisis. During this week, we invite you to show your gratitude to the 911 call takers, dispatchers, communications training staff, communications center personnel, and other public safety operators who work tirelessly, often behind the scenes, to help you during emergencies.
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HUNDREDS of hopefuls flocked to Dudley to audition for the popular TV talent show, the X Factor.
The mobile audition tour stopped off at Dudley Town Hall on Wednesday (April 23) to give wannabe pop stars the chance to prove they have what it takes to be the next big thing.
Although the auditions were not filmed, nerves were getting the better of those queuing up to perform for the X Factor team.
Tiffany Piddington from Netherton was hoping to impress with her rendition of Lulu's Shout as it was "something a bit different" but admitted she would be "petrified" if she got through to the live shows.
The 22-year-old added: "I do a bit of karaoke but I'm feeling nervous."
For Andreia Moaiz, aged 15, the decision to audition was made at the last-minute.
The teen from Dudley was planning to sing Clarity by electronic dance producer, Zedd.
She said: "I walked past and saw the queue so I thought I might as well give it a go. I'm feeling nervous, I'm really shy about my singing. I don't know if I've got what it takes but I'm going to go in there mainly for feedback."
Chloe Parkes, aged 17, from Brierley Hill, decided to perform Mad World in a bid to go through to the next stage and audition in front of the celebrity judges, including Simon Cowell and Cheryl Cole, in the summer.
She said: "I play the guitar too but I don't know if I'd play it if I got through."


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September 27, 2011
Divide and Conquer, NL West
Is There a Draft in Here, or is that Just 2006?
I'd wanted to write about Clayton Kershaw because I haven't discussed him in as much detail as his season merits, but finding a fresh angle proved to be difficult. Improved control? Done. Comparisons to Sandy Koufax? Done. A thousand other things? Done.
Still, I pondered the possibilities. And I got to thinking about when Kershaw was drafted, which was with the seventh pick overall in 2006. The Dodgers did nothing with the rest of that draft—the only other players they selected that have reached the big leagues are Alex White (14th round, currently pitches for the Rockies) and Paul Goldschmidt (49th round, currently plays first base for the Diamondbacks), neither of whom signed out of high school—not that they needed to after picking up a gem like Kershaw.
As is often the case with drafts, which are populated with unknown players, some choices look downright baffling five years after the fact. How did Evan Longoria slip to the third pick? How did Andrew Miller go before Kershaw? Billy Rowell before Tim Lincecum? And so on... Not that this is anything new. Second-guessing the draft has been great sport since its inception, or at least its second year... Steve Chilcott before Reggie Jackson, anyone?
Dodgers and Giants Draw Aces
Everyone except the Rockies had a supplemental pick as well, although only Emmanuel Burriss has reached the big leagues. (Preston Mattingly, taken with the 31st pick overall, is the son of current Dodgers manager Don Mattingly. Unfortunately, Preston didn't inherit his father's ability to crush baseballs and has hit just .232/.276/.335 in 463 minor-league games, none above High-A.)
Reynolds, Antonelli, and Morris have done nothing. Reynolds is the Rockies' only 2006 draftee to play for the team, and he owns a 7.47 ERA in 27 career appearances through September 25.
The Padres picked up a few useful pieces later in the draft, including perennial sixth starter Wade LeBlanc (second round), third baseman David Freese (ninth round, shipped to St. Louis for the expensive but useless Jim Edmonds), and most notably, right-hander Mat Latos (11th round).
The Giants didn't get much of value beyond their first-round pick. A few guys have had cups of coffee, but seventh-rounder Brett Pill is the only one who might turn into something. Arizona, meanwhile, popped southpaws Brett Anderson (second round) and Clay Zavada (30th round) to go with Scherzer, but we're getting ahead of the story.
Kershaw and Lincecum have been brilliant big-league pitchers. Lincecum won the Cy Young Award in each of his first two full seasons. Kershaw is a serious contender for this year's award (he would get my vote if I had one), and he is younger than Lincecum was when he won his first.
Latos is the same age as Kershaw, and although the right-hander hasn't enjoyed the same level of success as he did last year, there's still a lot to like:
The biggest concern for Latos is whether he can stay healthy. He isn't Lincecum or Kershaw, but he's pretty darned good.
Snakes Make a Deal... or Four
Scherzer became Kennedy, Hudson, and a three-star prospect. Two of those guys have played huge roles in the Diamondbacks' surprise resurgence that has them headed to the postseason. Not a bad haul.
Now Anderson:
Okay, Gonzalez has gone on to become a great player for the Rockies. And it could be argued that Arizona would have been better off not trading Haren, although if ever a team appeared to be rebuilding last July, the Diamondbacks were it.
There is nothing sexy about Saunders' game, but the guy eats innings and isn't terrible. Meanwhile, Arizona also picked up Corbin (eighth-best prospect in the system) and Skaggs (second-best). For a team that was thought to be building for the future, that is at least defensible.
Here's the net result of the Scherzer and Anderson trades:
Focusing on the primaries in these deals, are the Diamondbacks better now with Hudson, Kennedy, and Saunders than they would be with Anderson, Gonzalez, and Scherzer? Granted, Anderson got hurt, but it sure looks that way:
Moving beyond current value, Corbin, Holmberg, and Skaggs could be useful down the line. This is looking good for the Diamondbacks now and into the future.
(While we're on the subject of trades, it is worth noting that the Dodgers' failure to sign Goldschmidt in 2006 opened the door for Arizona to draft him three years later. Without Goldschmidt, the Snakes might not have been willing to send Brandon Allen to Oakland for reliever Brad Ziegler—who has become an important part of the bullpen—back in July.)
Four Out of Five Teams Surveyed Love Their Hands
That's four of the league's 20 best pitchers, plus two guys who have been solid. All except Saunders are well under 30 years old and, health permitting, should be serious forces in the division for some time.
There is a theory that the draft is a crapshoot. This may be so—Miller is not Kershaw, Rowell is not Lincecum, Chilcutt is not Jackson—but if you are a good (or, if you prefer, lucky) enough shot, you just might get rewarded with a championship. Lincecum helped lead the Giants to the title in 2010. Kennedy, Hudson, and Saunders—along with Goldschmidt and Ziegler—hope to do the same for the Diamondbacks this year.
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This is great, Geoff, amazing what impact one draft could have. One thing - Bryan Morris never pitched for the Dodgers and so far hasn't done anything with the Pirates, but he did bring value to LA by being part of the deal that sent Manny Ramirez west.
Sep 27, 2011 09:48 AM
I realize this comment is months later and you may not see it at all, but your summary of the in-and-out volume accrued in these deals got me thinking it'd be great to see a similar feature on Oakland's massive number of trades consummated over the last 5 seasons.
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Continuing the strange naming that started with the Little Phatty Moog has introduced the MF-108M Cluster Flux. While it is a multi-effect pedal the secret sauce which is going to make this pedal sound awesome is its BBD (bucket-brigade device). Pairing the BBD with a lot of syncing technology in a wood framed Moog box is tasty. You can get one soon for about half a grand.
"The MF-108M Cluster Flux is more powerful than traditional chorus/flange effects offering musicians the added modulation of multiple LFO waveforms: Sine, Triangle, Square, Saw, Ramp and Random, to create many kinds of new modulated BBD Delay effects. MIDI IN allows control of Delay Time, Range, Feedback, Output Level, LFO Waveform, LFO Rate, LFO Amount and Mix." – moogmusic.com
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Dancer to perform at potluck
June 5, 2012
Dancer Carol Galbraith will perform at the June 8 potluck with entertainment at the South Lake Tahoe Senior Center.
Galbraith has taught dancing and done choreography in her own studio for 36 years. She has performed at the Santa Rosa Nutcracker Dancer Theater, with a Japanese dance troupe, at the Santa Clara County Fair and other venues. She recently taught an adult class called Xerdance at Kahle Community Center. During the potluck, she will perform a ballet to "Gaity Parisienne" by Ofrfenbach and a tap dance to "Sidewalks of New York" and will teach a country line dance to "Mama Maria" and a scarf dance to "Enya & Winter Came."
The potluck will begin at 5:30 p.m. Attendees are asked to bring their own plate and utensils. Roast leg of lamb and chicken will be provided by Arline and Don. Attendees are asked to bring a salad, side dish or dessert for six to eight people. Those who plan to attend are asked to RSVP to Arline at 530-545-1277 or email her at email@example.com to help ensure that a variety of dishes will be offered at the event.
The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. Members of South Lake Tahoe Senior Citizens Inc. who attend the potluck will be eligible to win a $25 door prize. Guests are welcome and everyone will be eligible to win cash raffle prizes.
The senior center is located at 3050 Lake Tahoe Blvd. For more information, call the senior center at 530-542-6094 weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to noon and 12:30-4 p.m. or Pam at 530-600-0766.


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Last month we asked our Facebook Fans, Newsletter Subscribers, and people visiting our Blog a question:
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To begin with, the rising political force in America is not the one with which Bibi has aligned Israel. As the Israeli columnist Ari Shavit noted in the newspaper Haaretz last week: "In the past, both the Zionist movement and the Jewish state were careful to be identified with the progressive forces in the world. … But in recent decades more and more Israelis took to leaning on the reactionary forces in American society. It was convenient to lean on them. The evangelists didn't ask difficult questions about the settlements, the Tea Party people didn't say a word about excluding women and minorities or about Jewish settlers' attacks and acts of vandalism against Palestinians and peace activists. The Republican Party's white, religious, conservative wing was not agitated when the Israeli Supreme Court was attacked and the rule of law in Israel was trampled." Israel, Shavit added, assumed that "under the patronage of a radical, rightist America we can conduct a radical, rightist policy without paying the price." No more. Netanyahu can still get a standing ovation from the Israel lobby, but not at U.C.L.A.
At the same time, U.S. policy makers have learned that the Middle East only puts a smile on our faces when it starts with them: with Israelis and Arabs. Camp David started with them. Oslo started with them. The Arab Spring started with them. When they have ownership over peace or democracy movements, those initiatives can be self-sustaining. We can amplify what they start, but we can't create it. We can provide the mediation and even the catering, but it's got to start with them.


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SAN FRANCISCO Williams-Sonoma reported that net revenues in the second quarter of 2010 increased 15.4% to $776 million versus $672 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2009. Comparable-store sales increased 13.6% from last year.
Diluted earnings per share on a GAAP basis was 28 cents compated with 0 cents for the same period last year.
Retail net revenues for the quarter increased 12.4% to $450 million versus $400 million in the same period last year. This increase was driven by growth of 13.6% in comparable-store sales, partially offset by a 3.0% year-over-year reduction in retail leased square footage, including 20 net fewer stores. Increased net revenues during the quarter were driven by the Pottery Barn, Williams-Sonoma and West Elm brands.


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Entlebucher Mountain DogThe Entlebucher mountain dog is the smallest of the four breeds of Senenhund, native to parts of the Swiss Alps. The Entlebucher is a herd dog and has been used on farms to assist in the herding of sheep and cattle.
The Entlebucher mountain dog is part of the Sennenhund family of dogs that include the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, the Bernese Mountain Dog, the Appenzeller and the Entlebucher Mountain Dog, all of which are similar in colour and temperament but vary in size. The Sennenhund dogs were originally used to assist in general farmwork but they are also used as mountain rescue dogs in some areas of the Swiss mountains today.
The Entlebucher is a square and sturdy medium-sized dog that has the distinctive coat colours, shared by all four of the Sennenhund breeds. The Entlebucher mountain dog is black, white and tan and has large, flat feet to support its weight.
As with all dogs, the Entlebucher should be introduced to dogs and people early on in life so that it becomes more relaxed around them. The Entlebucher mountain dog is said be devoted towards those familiar to it and is good-natured, although the Entlebucher is known to be suspicious of strangers.
The Entlebucher mountain dog grows to about 50 cm tall but some individuals can be slightly smaller. The Entlebucher has an average lifespan of around 12 years but some have been known to live much longer.


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When buying meat in New Mexico, one has many options—grass-fed, grass-finished, natural, organic, grain-fed, Slim Jims—but only approximately a 1 percent likelihood that it's from here.
That could change. A 2008 report commissioned by Beef Industry Improvement of New Mexico—a coalition of groups affiliated with the New Mexico beef industry and whose members range from the New Mexico Cattle Growers' Association to the state Department of Agriculture to La Montañita Co-op—says branding (the marketing kind) would be a huge boon to the local beef industry.
Just as Idaho pawned off its potatoes and Florida put the squeeze on the orange industry, BII-NM hopes "New Mexico Beef" can become the meat to beat.
According to BII-NM estimates, more than 7,500 New Mexican families and businesses raise cattle, contributing almost $1 billion to New Mexico's economy. But as costs to ship and process meat have risen dramatically over the past decade, the industry has seen steadily decreasing returns.
As it stands, there are not enough local processing plants to handle the cattle raised here, and thus a majority of the state's ranchers are cow-calf operators who raise calves in New Mexico but sell them to stockers and feeders, typically in the Texas panhandle. Until they are sold, most calves raised in New Mexico are grass-fed, according to New Mexico Beef Council Executive Director Dina Chacon-Reitzel. "They're out on the range, so that's what they eat. They eat grass," she says.
But the BII-NM report concludes that the current business climate and the modest number of calves in New Mexico do not warrant a large processing facility, which would keep the state's branded beef cows from leaving the state for slaughter. Additionally, it claims that converting the industry to a grass-fed and -finished method is not feasible, citing the under-established market and inconsistent forage.
Jerry Hawkes, an agricultural economist for New Mexico State University who conducted the BII-NM report, estimates the state would have to decrease its cattle production by 50 percent to support the foraging of grass-fed beef.
But the study is one of immediate economics and relies largely on the status quo.
Laurie Bower, director of the Southwest Grassfed Livestock Alliance (grassfedlivestock.org), takes issue with the study's all-or-nothing approach. "It's not that there wasn't enough demand, there just wasn't enough infrastructure to support a 100 percent conversion to grass-fed."
Bower believes New Mexico's beef industry could offer a "spectrum of options" that range from selling calves to feedlots to developing beef that is grass-fed, grass-finished and processed in New Mexico.
But Bower emphasizes that the state also could support a much larger grass-fed beef industry.
She says a combination of better practices—including holistic range management, green technologies, climate- and terrain-appropriate breeds—could increase the number of grass-fed animals that could survive here.
To get more grass-fed beef processed here, she says it's necessary to create cooperative relationships between ranchers and small- to mid-size processors for economies of scale. And since most ranches in the region are over 100 miles from processing facilities and their consumer base, Bower suggests a mid-size government-funded processing plant centrally located in Albuquerque.
"New Mexico couldn't support a large, 40,000-head a week [processing plant], but really it's sort of a mid-sized one that would be more appropriate for New Mexico," Ilana Blankman, the farm to market specialist for Farm to Table, says.
Farm to Table is an organization whose mission is to promote local agriculture by bringing local foods into institutions such as public schools.
Blankman says a New Mexico branding initiative would be profitable to the entire local beef industry, allowing it to "achieve economies of scale, making [meat] more affordable while still adding value back to the ranch."
For Farm to Table, price point is a more pressing issue than whether the meat is grass-fed. For many, the perceived high cost has kept them from the grass-fed bandwagon.
The grass-fed calves that are spared from the concentrated animal feedlots of Texas and live their lives in New Mexico are frequently sold directly to consumers at farmers markets or more inexpensively "on the hoof," a transaction in which animals are processed whole and possibly split among several people.
SWGLA estimates this sort of beef costs $6 to $9 per pound, compared with feedlot beef found at the supermarket that costs $3 to $8 per pound.
Bower says that with the higher cost come the myriad benefits of grass-fed beef—SWGLA credits the meat with being everything from tastier and nutritionally superior to less harmful to the environment and animal than other beef.
So if New Mexico were to brand its beef, regardless of type, what's the difference between feedlot beef from here rather than elsewhere?
"There would be no difference," Chacon-Reitzel—who claims not to believe there is factory-farmed meat anywhere in the US, despite there being only four corporations that handle more than 80 percent of beef processing nationwide—says. "Because, overall, what we're trying to do is feed them a ration of grain, grass and so forth to be able to produce more beef per animal."
She adds, however, that for New Mexicans, not only is New Mexico beef perceived as fresher, "there's value to some consumers in knowing who produced the beef, knowing the families who produced it."
Hawkes also concedes there may not be much of a difference between local beef that is sent to feedlots and beef from elsewhere, aside from perception.
"A commodity is a commodity. An apple out of Washington we like better than an apple out of Wyoming. I don't know why; we just do," he says. "Branding and marketing: We are all susceptible to it and we all react to it."
Hawkes cites a survey by the New Mexico Beef Council done at the 2009 state fair. "A vast majority indicated they would like to buy New Mexico beef and, secondly, they'd be willing to pay more for that product."
Bower believes that if it were more readily available, grass-fed and -finished local beef would also meet a high demand.
Hawkes additionally suggests the local preference stems from safety considerations. "The ability to supply a locally grown product [is] perceived as fresher and safer."
And perhaps it is.
"If it was produced, processed and distributed locally, it could be safer because you've kept the animal out of large-scale industrial operations, where diseases spread and where unhealthy confinement patterns exist," Bower says. "If you knew the beef came from your neighbor's cow [but it] went to a feedlot in Texas for a few months, then I don't know."
And though she thinks New Mexico beef marketing will be helpful to the industry, she is wary it'll be a meat industry like any other. She questions: "Are we going to market a product based on consumer perception or based on value?"


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With CPP's Saginaw 600 Steering Box, You Don't Need A Complicated Or Expensive Rack-And-Pinion Conversion To Get Your Chevelle To Rip Turns Like A New Car.
There's no getting around the fact that our muscle cars are antiques. Our minds play tricks on us, recalling our favorite cars and the antics we played as if it happened yesterday. News flash: You aren't a teenager anymore, and your hot rod isn't showroom fresh, either. In those intervening years, your steering box has worn, perhaps even to the point of a dangerous failure. Moreover, ongoing improvements in automotive engineering have made us accustomed to razor-sharp handling in our ordinary commuter cars.
One of the big trends in hot rodding is a conversion from a traditional steering box, to rack-and-pinion steering. The benefits of this include lighter weight, a more compact design, and incremental improvements in steering feel and response. There aren't really any significant downsides to a rack-and-pinion conversion, except for cost (kits typically cost anywhere from $1,200 to $2,700), and in some cases, a reported reduction in turning radius.
The price gap between a rebuilt stock steering system and a rack-and-pinion conversion is huge, and this has allowed a lot of products to filter nicely in between. Of course, Detroit automakers and their suppliers-such as Delphi-haven't exactly given up on the tried-and-true recirculating-ball steering box. Current production trucks still use modern variants of the steering boxes that were originally used in the 1960s and '70s. And as anyone who's driven one of Detroit's modern trucks can attest, they aren't the numb-feeling slouches they once were, and it's all because of the cumulative improvement employed in today's steering boxes.
The Delphi Saginaw 600 Series box is one such animal, and is a popular upgrade sold by many companies filling the void mentioned above. The Saginaw 600 box is far more durable, and stronger than the OEM Saginaw 800 box found in cars like our 1968 Chevelle. It's also 5 pounds lighter, and has a performance-oriented 12.7:1 steering ratio that gives it the same rapid steering input of current rack-and-pinion systems. Most Saginaw 600 boxes are brand new (such as ours), and have a tight, crisp feel only available from a new piece of hardware. That's perhaps the biggest reason the Saginaw 600 is the steering gear of choice in NASCAR race cars. Lastly, it bolts right in-if you order the right accessories.
That last one's the rub, because you could be in for one heck of a trial-and-error session if you're not up on the 600's technical attributes. If you're like us, you aren't familiar with the requirements to make a successful Saginaw 600 upgrade to a '64-72 GM A-body (Chevelle, Cutlass, Tempest/LeMans, Skylark). That's where the folks at Classic Performance Parts (CPP) come into the picture. They offer the Delphi Saginaw 600 box as an outright, standalone purchase ($399), but they have also developed all the pieces and bits you need for a successful, first-try conversion. We've been down the road of cobbling together the necessary fittings, U-joints, shafts, and fluid lines, so it was a welcome change to have the clear path laid out for us by CPP, who have already been down that road.
The tale of the tape is that we spent a total of $591. That netted us the Saginaw 600 box and all the associated pieces we needed for a trouble-free, half-day installation. On the performance side, we got a vastly improved steering feel that can go nearly toe to toe with a modern rack-and-pinion conversion for anywhere between one quarter to one half the price of a rack-and-pinion conversion. For us, it was the right trade-off for our mostly street-oriented Chevelle project car. Now it's your turn!
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Dr. Margaret A. Ellibee was selected in June 2012 by the Pulaski Technical College Board of Trustees to serve as college president. She began August 16, 2012.
Dr. Ellibee served as vice president for strategic effectiveness and advancement at Waukesha County Technical College in Wisconsin from 2007 until 2012. Previously, she served as state director for career and technical education with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and coordinator for innovative programming and research at the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education.
Dr. Ellibee received a Doctor of Philosophy in educational administration from the University of Wisconsin in 1995. She received a Master of Science in general agriculture from the University of Arkansas in 1988 and a Bachelor of Science in agricultural education from Iowa State University in 1983. She taught vocational agriculture at Stuttgart High School from 1983 to 1986.
Dr. Ellibee is the fourth president or chancellor in UA - Pulaski Tech's history.


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Should you be so lucky to have the pleasure of actually eating asparagus in bed I might have to ask where you live – I'll be stopping by for a few days of delicious rest.
I have to admit that I don't eat in bed very often. I'm sure I could enjoy it, but when the plate is empty I'd have to be the one cleaning the Parmesan crumbles from the sheets, which would put a damper on my few moments of pleasure.
Maybe I need to make some lifestyle changes. Because seriously, what could be more relaxed and sensual than nibbling tender spears of asparagus with your fingers, dipping into the creamy yolk of a softly poached egg and reclining comfortably; all at the same time?
The recipe is so named because of the way the tips of the asparagus spears peek out from beneath a "blanket" of egg and cheese. It appears in the cookbook Cucina Simpatica, inspired by Asparagi alla Bismark, a dish served at Bagutta, a very old restaurant in Milan.
The recipe in the cookbook calls for the asparagus to be quickly roasted at a high temperature – at the restaurant Al Forno where it's made they cook in a super-hot wood burning oven – and topped with an egg fried in butter. When the soft yolk, butter and cheese commingle, they create their own sauce.
I made my version with blanched asparagus because it was morning, I was hungry, and I didn't feel like waiting for the oven to get hot. I also poached my eggs rather than frying for the same lazy reason, but the thought of a buttery fired egg makes me go mmmmm inside. I might have to try that next time, just before I jump back into bed to eat.


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Welcome to CULSC's website
This is the website of Cambridge University
Lifesaving Club, a friendly group
of students passionate about lifesaving!
Below is a brief overview of the sort of things we get up to...
- Train and examine RLSS awards
- Teach basic lifesaving and life support techniques
- Work to improve our fitness and speed for competitive lifesaving events
- Compete nationally in BULSCA competitions
- Take on Oxford in the Varsity match (half blue status for women)
- Have a lot of fun!
Take a look at our
Facebook group for photos, social information and
general chit chat.
If you have a query about the club, feel free to contact the committee:
Or if you'd like to know more about lifesaving sport see the BULSCA sport page.


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This comes from some postings i have read on another forum.
I know that you are expected to give dana when going on a retreat but I have noticed that for Mahayana it seems to "cost" more the Theravada retreats ive seen (mostly Thai Forest Tradition) seem to have a lower "cost".
My question is why does Mahayana seem to ask more money than Theravada? Or are there Theravada retreats that do the same as the Mahayana counterparts?
P.S. This is no way and attempt to make one tradition seem better than the other its just a general question comming from an observation I have made.


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Indiana Is Running Out of Suckers
by Leo Morris
State Senate President Pro Tem David Long is warning Hoosiers of the wanton savagery likely to be visited upon us by the vicious residents of adjacent states.
"There is an all-out assault on the system that Indiana has implemented, which was to take other people's money," Long told The Times of Munster. "They're out to get it back." So there is a lot of pressure on the state now "as a very important source of revenue is going down."
He is referring, of course, to the tax money Indiana gets from its casinos, which are facing stiff and growing competition from gambling dens in nearby states. Ten of our 13 casinos are in counties adjacent to other states, and Illinois, Michigan and Ohio are making every effort to eat into their revenue.
Long misstates the situation when he says those states are "out to get back" money we've taken from them with our casinos. What they're actually competing for is the privilege of indecently stealing their residents' hard-earned money instead of letting us continue to indecently steal it. Oh, and they want to return the favor of cross-border raids by adding our residents to their list of gambling victims.
He is, alas, absolutely correct in his assessment of the importance of gambling to the state's economy. Casino tax revenues from wagers and admissions were 5.4 percent lower last year compared with 2008. Gaming taxes remain the state's third-largest source of revenue after income and sales taxes but now make up only 4 percent of the total.
He is also right that building more casinos is not the answer. The state is already in the disreputable business of exploiting its citizens' moral weaknesses, and helping exploit them even more is not an honorable proposition.
So if we don't build more casinos, the obvious solution is to make the ones we already have more competitive. Long isn't endorsing any specific idea – such as an earlier failed proposal to let casinos move inland instead of pretending to be "riverboat" establishments but says the General Assembly should open to any plan accepted by all of the delegation from northwest Indiana, which has the most to gain and lose in the great casino border wars. The moving-inland plan, advanced from Gary, was spurned by Hammond, which wanted to protect its own casino.
There is a larger lesson here about economic development. In its approach to all business and industry – not just ones facing new stresses – the state's best approach is to do everything it can to make them more competitive. And it's not just borders with other states that are of concern. Our private sector is in competition with the whole world.
Leo Morris is editorial page editor of the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel. A version of this essay appeared as a Nov. 26 editorial. Copyright © Fort Wayne News-Sentinel. All rights reserved. Distributed by permission.
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Here's a set of photos from my live show last month in Scotland. The event was in a town near Edinburgh called Rosyth. It was for an old friend David Booney at a properly sick named party Nosebleed. As you can see you don't really come to my show if your looking for a calming experience. Even if you don't like the music I will give you a show though. Besides the new outfits I played quite a lot of new songs. I even played some slow stuff at this full hardcore event. As long as you engage with the audience and let them have enough of what they want you can get away with stuff like that. DJ Smurf and Loftgroover also did there thing (both fun and interesting people). Booney had a long afterparty at his house and I made some new friends for sure. See that photo of a truck? That was my ride to the airport (thanks again Billy!). To see the full set on flickr: click here
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Despite two California Republican representatives who have thrown their support behind comprehensive immigration reform, agriculture advocates say it remains an uphill battle for action on immigration reform this year in the House of Representatives.
California Republicans Reps. David Valadao and Jeff Denham made news in late October when they said they backed the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act, a House bill that is similar to the Senate-passed immigration bill passed in June. The primary difference between the Senate-passed immigration bill and the House version is new language for border security provisions. Denham and Valadao join Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., as Republican supporters of comprehensive immigration reform.
In a statement issued Oct. 30, Arturo Rodriguez, president of the United Farm Workers of America, commended the stand of the Valadao, a Republican who represents part of Kern County in California's San Joaquin Valley.
"A revised system that is fair to agricultural workers and makes business sense will benefit our Central Valley, state and country," Rodriguez said in the statement. "We urge Congressman Valadao to help persuade the Republican leadership, including House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, to bring H.R. 15 for a vote."
The calendar and the wishes of the House leadership are working against the comprehensive bill, said Kristi Boswell, director of congressional relations for the American Farm Bureau Federation, Washington, D.C.
Regardless of H.R. 15 garnering the support of a few House Republicans and many Democrats, Boswell said House Republican leadership favors a "piece by piece" approach to immigration reform.
While the comprehensive bill won't have broad bipartisan support, Boswell said more Republicans may publicly express the need for action on immigration legislation.
Boswell said Oct. 31 that Farm Bureau is still hopeful that House leadership will bring immigration legislation passed out of committee to the floor.
"Everyone is grappling with getting to the magical number of 218," she said.
Some House Republicans don't want to go to conference with the Senate's bill and therefore don't want any action on immigration legislation, she said. Meanwhile, House Democrats are uncomfortable with the "piece by piece" approach of House Republicans because they aren't confident that Republicans want to handle all the immigration issues other than just enforcement provisions.
"It's definitely a tricky climate right now," Boswell said. "With only 17 working days left in the year, the odds of it happening in this calendar year are getting bleaker and bleaker by the day," she said.
However, Boswell said sufficient bipartisan support for the piece by piece approach could mean that immigration reform efforts continue into early next year.


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COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
C.O.P.D. and anesthesia
I need surgery to either improve my right kidney flow (Pelvo-ureteric junction obstruction) or possibly remove it. I have C.O.P.D and use a salbutamol inhaler occasionally. Is it possible for me to have anaesthesia safely - or is it possible for the surgery to be carried out with local anaesthesia?
Upper abdominal surgery - like kidney surgery - causes a decrease in lung function afterward. A person whose lung function is very poor can almost always get through the operation itself without any major breathing problems. The difficulties arise after the procedure, and will depend on how much "reserve" you have. This in turn requires an estimate of the severity of lung disease that you have. Persons with severe lung disease are breathless with minimal exertion or even at rest, have had to be in hospital one or more times for respiratory problems, regularly use medications like inhalers, antibiotics, theophylline and steroids, and may have to use oxygen at night or all through the day. Preoperative tests can help a little bit, but are notoriously inaccurate in predicting which people will do badly after abdominal surgery. Local anesthesia is not usually an option.
The main thing is to make sure that you are at your best before elective surgery. This means good nutrition and hydration, avoiding or treating any respiratory infection, using inhalers on a regular basis, and making sure other problems like diabetes or high blood pressure are properly treated. It goes without saying that you should quit smoking. So-called incentive spirometry may help after surgery to re-expand the lungs, small areas of which tend to collapse after general anesthesia and this type of surgery.
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Few NHL teams can say that they must replace a Norris Trophy-winning defenseman for a second straight year, but that's precisely what's facing the Ducks.
Nearly a year to the day after the team traded Chris Pronger to Philadelphia, Scott Niedermayer announced his retirement Tuesday.
It set in motion a challenging offseason for the Ducks, who no longer have Niedermayer's $6 million salary on their books. That would position them as a buyer when free agency begins July 1, and general manager Bob Murray said "we'll see" when asked if the situation makes them more active.
As far as the roster and financial implications on the club, Murray said, "Obviously it changes the dynamic immensely without Scotty in the lineup. We'll put a competitive team on the ice."
Defensive help was imperative regardless of Niedermayer's decision. The Ducks were 22nd in goals against last season and gave up an NHL-leading 101 third-period goals.
Only four of their main core of defensemen are signed through the 2010-11 season with Lubomir Visnovsky, Sheldon Brookbank and the lesser-used Steve Eminger and Brett Festerling. James Wisniewski is a pending restricted free agent that the Ducks are trying to re-sign along with winger Bobby Ryan and center Saku Koivu.
Among the defensemen expected to hit the market are Paul Martin of New Jersey, Willie Mitchell of Vancouver, Anton Volchenkov of Ottawa and Zbynek Michalek of Phoenix. Murray could also make a trade at this weekend's draft like he did last year when Pronger was moved for winger Joffrey Lupul, defenseman Luca Sbisa and draft picks.
In any case, a new chapter begins for the Ducks without Niedermayer, who played the fourth-highest total minutes in the NHL last season and played major roles on both special teams units.
"It's another time to change the makeup of your hockey club," Coach Randy Carlyle said.
"Does it happen? Maybe it does, maybe it doesn't. That's more for Bob Murray and (director of player personnel) Rick Paterson and (senior vice president of hockey operations) David McNab than it is for Randy Carlyle. I have my opinions on things but in the end it's management's decision."
Niedermayer's departure as captain also leaves a huge void in the locker room.
"Now the torch should be passed to younger players like Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry to lead other players that are coming into our fold," Carlyle said. "Hopefully all the positives that we have talked about that Scotty has been able to live up to will rub off … We're going to have to rely on those players to step forward."
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Cleveland Orchestra Honors Martin Luther King Jr. Today
The Cleveland Orchestra, conducted by Tito Muñoz, will perform its 33rd annual concert in celebration of the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. The concert will feature the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Chorus (a 125-member volunteer chorus from the greater Cleveland community) and the Central State University Chorus, both prepared by William Henry Caldwell, and Sphinx Competition prizewinner Adé Williams as violin soloist.
At the beginning of the concert, Mayor Frank Jackson, assisted by Cleveland Councilman Kevin Conwell and Cuyahoga County Councilwoman Yvonne Conwell, will present the 2013 MLK Community Service Awards in three categories in recognition of the services and achievements of an adult, a youth, and a business or organization that have positively impacted Cleveland in the spirit of the teachings and example of Dr. King. The free concert (tickets are required) is sold out, and will be broadcast live on WCLV (104.9 FM) and WCPN (90.3 FM). The Cleveland Orchestra's annual MLK concert draws more than 2,000 members of the community to Severance Hall to celebrate the spirit of Dr. King.
Severance Hall will hold its thirteenth annuAl Martin Luther King Jr. Day Community Open House today, January 21, 2013, from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. The free day of activities and performances celebrates the legacy of Dr. King and will feature performances by local performing arts groups, including the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra and the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Chorus as well as the Citizens Leadership Academy Drummers, Spiritual Gifts Gospel Chorus, Rey Cintron Trio presented by the Roberto Ocasio Foundation, and El Sistema@Rainey Symphony. Family activities throughout the afternoon include the "I Have a Dream" Wall where children and adults can post their dreams for our community, the "Picture Yourself at Severance Hall" Photo Activity, and popular DJ Terry Macklin's Sounds of Entertainment.


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Hana Hawash is Fort Wayne's Dishcrawl ambassador, and she is planning the first local event for 7 p.m. March 5. The group will meet at a downtown restaurant, will spend 35 minutes there, and then walk to three other restaurants, spending 35 minutes at each one. It's a way to discover or try four downtown eateries all in one night and socialize with other people.
The cost is $45, and you can sign up and pay for the event online at www.dishcrawl.com/fortwayne. You can also find Dishcrawl Fort Wayne on Facebook www.facebook.com/pages/Dishcrawl-Fort-WayneIN/201983306610378?fref=ts and Twitter @dishcrawlfw.
Hawash says the restaurants are about a 10-minute walk apart. Right now, the restaurants are a secret, but as the date grows closer she will start leaking clues on Twitter and Facebook. Then 48 hours before the event, she will email the attendees to tell them where to start.Have you heard of Wine and Canvas? The business has been around about a year. Owner Deb Baxter says it's simply a painting class with cocktails, or wine, or beer, or whatever you want to drink.
Currently, she hosts the painting classes at local restaurants that have private rooms. She supplies the canvas, paints, easels, brushes, aprons and a professional artist who instructs the class on how to re-create a painting using acrylic paints.
While they paint, the class members sip on whatever they want to order from the restaurant. Baxter said some people even come early to eat before painting. The cost for most classes is $35, plus, of course, whatever you drink.
To sign up, go to www.wineandcanvas.com/wine-and-canvas-calendar-fort-wayne-in.html, which shows pictures of what paintings will be done on what nights. You can register online.
Baxter hopes to secure her own studio in Covington Plaza, where she can sell beer and wine and host events on Friday and Saturday nights, when many restaurants are too full to accommodate her classes.
She also does Cookies and Canvas classes for children but needs a place to host them; she says restaurants aren't too keen on the idea of turning loose children with paints.
Pending approval of her liquor license, she hopes to open the studio in early spring.
Wine and Canvas also does private events in homes.Pad Thai, a restaurant featuring Thai and Burmese cuisine, opened a few weeks ago at 3307 E. State Blvd., just a little east of the intersection of State and Hobson Road.
The menu is mostly Thai dishes now, but Ricky Than, an employee, said the menu will be expanded to include more Burmese foods. Thai food is usually spicy, but Than said, "we'll adjust it to your taste."
Aung Htaw is the owner. Hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; and closed Mondays. Phone: 267-2885.Los Cabos Mexican Grill has opened at 10812 Coldwater Road, just north of the Coldwater-Dupont Road intersection. Arcelia Sanchez owns the restaurant, which features Mexican food. The restaurant hopes to get its license to serve beer, wine and wine-based margaritas in March.
Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday; 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Phone: 637-0515.Venison, buffalo, quail and more are on the menu at the Wild Game and Wine Tasting Dinner presented by the Anthony Wayne Rotary.
The event will raise money for the Anthony Wayne Rotary Charitable Foundation, which supports local youths through student scholarships and the Dictionary Project — distributing dictionaries to Allen County third-graders.
The meal will be prepared by Chef Jeff Bunting and Ivy Tech Community College's culinary students. It will begin at 6 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Ivy Tech campus, 3800 N. Anthony Blvd.
The cost is $125 per person and seats are limited. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Dr. Al Brothers at 238-4181 or email@example.com Dessert & Wine Bar fundraiser for TRIAAC, the Three Rivers Institute of Afrikan Art and Culture Inc., will be 7-10 p.m. Friday at the historic Lincoln National Tower Bank lobby, 116 E. Berry St. The event is "For Love of a People's History" — In Celebration of Black History Month. The evening includes live music and a silent auction.
Tickets are on a sliding scale of $15 to $20, and can be purchased at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/326710.You wish, right? OK, it's not really dinner with the Crawleys, but this event at the Holiday Inn at IPFW, 4111 Paul Shaffer Drive, is a Dining Etiquette Dinner. At this four-course meal, Professor John Niser, chair of Consumer and Family Sciences at IPFW, will offer a look at proper dining etiquette of the past and present. Tickets are $25 and space is limited to 50 non-students. Go here to register: https://purdue.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3VPsPosiGR5Ipsp.IPFW's Hospitality Management Program takes over the Mastodon Grill 5-10 p.m. Tuesday nights starting tonight for the next 10 weeks (except March 12). Senior class members of the Advanced Food Service Management course will be in charge of French-themed food and festivities.
Reservations are encouraged; call the Holiday Inn at 482-3800. IPFW staff, faculty and students get a 15 percent discount.Ivy Tech Community College-Northeast is serving a German buffet 5-6:30 p.m. Thursday at the coliseum campus, 3800 N. Anthony Blvd. (enter door 24). Cost: $20, cash or check only. Wine is available at an extra cost per glass. Call 480-2002 for reservations at least 24 hours in advance of the dinner.Community Harvest Food Bank is celebrating 30 years of service at its 2013 Community Harvest Gala, beginning at 5:30 p.m. March 9 at the Hotel Fort Wayne Ballroom (formerly the Marriott), 305 E. Washington Center Road. The evening includes dinner, a signature cocktail, live and silent auctions and more. Tickets are $175 per person. Tables of eight and 10 are available for groups. For tickets go to www.communityharvest.org, call Joan Baumgartner Brown at 447-3696, Ext. 322, or email email@example.com bakery Vanilla Bean, 3410 N. Anthony Blvd., will participate in the 2013 Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City, June 30-July 2. The Fancy Food Show is a networking event where retailers, restaurateurs, and distributors connect with 2,400 exhibitors to find new and innovative specialty food products.La Dolce Vita, 112 N. Main St., Roanoke, is hosting a class 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday on making sushi and California rolls. Alex Stults from Ceruleans is the guest chef. This will be a demonstration and hands-on class. Cost: $55. Call or text 341-4300 or email firstname.lastname@example.com for reservations.
Something happening at your eatery? Call Cindy Larson at 461-8284, fax 461-8817, e-mail email@example.com or write Restaurant Notes, C/O The News-Sentinel, PO Box 102, Fort Wayne, IN 46801. This column is the personal opinion of the writer and does not necessarily reflect the views or opinion of The News-Sentinel. To read other columns, go to www.news-sentinel.com/section/LARSON.


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LOUDON, N.H. — Kevin Harvick is leaving the only Sprint Cup team he has ever driven for to join an organization that gives him more of a comfort zone.
The assurance of a fully funded car and the chance to work for good friend Tony Stewart persuaded Harvick to leave Richard Childress Racing after this season for Stewart-Haas Racing.
While his move has been known since last November, Harvick and SHR did not announce the move until Friday morning.
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Terms were not released, but a source said it was a three-year deal with an option.
While Stewart has won three Cup championships, including one at SHR in 2011, Harvick has never won a Cup title. He finished third in points in 2010-2011.
"The decision to make the change was just from a standpoint of needing to make a change from really a personal standpoint to just kind of rejuvenate exactly what you're doing," Harvick said. "For me, the situation with Tony and having that relationship with a guy that is going to be sitting in the cars next to you and having that kind of teammate that has won championships and a team that has won championships in the last couple of years is something that is just exciting.
"Then you add in the Hendrick support side of it and there is a lot to draw from. It wasn't anything personal from a Richard standpoint or a team standpoint doing anything wrong."
Stewart-Haas is closely aligned with Hendrick Motorsports, getting cars and engine from the organization.
Harvick has driven for Richard Childress since replacing Dale Earnhardt after Earnhardt's death in the 2001 Daytona 500. He has won two races this season and currently is fourth in the standings.
Stewart and Harvick are good friends, and Stewart won the first Nationwide Series race for Kevin Harvick Inc.
"When I drove the Nationwide car, I know how competitive he is," Stewart said. "I know how much he pushes the guys. I know how he pushes myself as a driver and I know how we communicated, and that's a big factor is communication."
If racing for a friend wasn't good enough, SHR co-owner Gene Haas guaranteed Harvick that he would foot the bill for the car even if no sponsors could be found.
"You have Tony as a teammate, who has been a big part of what we did at KHI and helped us get it started, and we have a friendship that goes beyond the racetrack," Harvick said. "Obviously, Gene Haas makes it very intriguing with the guarantees that he made to make the deal happen to keep the car on the racetrack.
"When you have a family and you start seeing those guarantees of sponsorship for the car, it makes you think about things. Not only those two pieces, but the Hendrick tie with the engines and the support, understanding that, the potential is really high with all those resources and relationships and things that go with it."
The team did find sponsorship. Budweiser, which is in its third year at RCR, will follow Harvick to Stewart-Haas and sponsor the team for 20 races.
The team is talking to several other sponsors and Stewart feels good about having Harvick's car fully funded in 2014.
Harvick was not involved in any of the sponsorship negotiations.
"We went to the team at SHR, we worked at my contract and they basically guaranteed what the car would have on it on the racetrack and they basically took full responsibility to figure out what direction they wanted to go from a sponsorship standpoint and how to make it go around," Harvick said. "It didn't have one dollar of sponsorship when I singed the contract."
Harvick's car will carry the No. 4 to go along with Stewart's No. 14 and Danica Patrick's No. 10.
"The entire organization is excited about having him come on board," Stewart said. "It was a lot of work to get to that. It started two years ago, I guess, (with) the thought process of hiring another driver.
"It's not something that a decision was made overnight; there were a lot of processes in between that made it a long journey, but we are here."


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Cruise boats vary in size from the smaller vessels with 50 or 60 cabins to the larger ships with more than 200 cabins. Nearly all boats now have en-suite cabins and air-conditioning throughout. Cabins vary in size but many have a picture window with fantastic views over the Nile. Cabins are often equipped with fridges, satellite televisions, telephones and hair-driers, while bathrooms are fitted with bathtubs as well as showers. On board there will be a bar and entertainment area, a restaurant, some have shops and most if not all have a top deck from where you can enjoy a swimming pool and panoramic views over the River Nile.
At the end of a busy day's sightseeing you'll feel as though you are entering a haven of peace and comfort. You can relax on the top deck or perhaps take a dip in the pool, read a book and chat with your fellow passengers. At dusk enjoy a long, cool drink while you watch the river glide by and the colours change as the sun slowly sets over the Nile. Sit back and relax as the professional and friendly crew welcome you aboard.


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The 2006 vintage was not the easiest for Napa growers, as a wide range of issues demanded careful management of the vineyards. It started as winter flooding, and wet weather pushed back bud break — spring botrytis was a problem. Things heated up in June and July, and shatter was a problem, but the pace of ripening also caught up somewhat in the warm conditions. August cooled off a bit, allowing the pace of ripening to continue at a good clip, and conditions remained sound through the harvest. Cool temperatures arrived in October, with a little rain in the first week, and mold was a concerns. Late-ripening Cabernet struggled somewhat to achieve perfect physiological ripeness, and while the vintage has produced some very good to excellent wines, it is a bit more variable than the stellar years that surround it.
Cabernet Sauvignon has been the flagship red grape of the California wine industry for decades, and its popularity shows no sign of abating. Napa Valley is the heart of Cabernet Sauvignon production and is clearly an ideal region for creating world-class wines. If any Cabernet-based wine is capable of giving Bordeaux a run for its money, it's Napa Valley's examples. However, due to the extremely high cost of purchasing and developing vineyards in California, and the cachet of Napa Valley on the label, this has largely become a category for the well-heeled wine lover.
At their best, Napa Valley's Cabernets are characterized by fruit notes of cassis, black cherry, and licorice and sweet oak notes of chocolate, mocha, cedar, and tar. Today, most of the best wines are aged entirely or almost completely in French oak barrels, which tend to produce somewhat more refined wines than do most American barrels. (These latter barrels often introduce exotic and pungent suggestions of scotch, bourbon, tar, coconut, and dill.) But the use of expensive French oak is no guarantee of a good bottle: too many wines today, due to high crop levels or insufficiently ripe fruit, do not have the stuffing to support their oakiness and can quickly be dominated or even dried out by their wood component. The best California Cabernets mellow and soften with five to ten years of bottle aging, developing more complex and less fruit-dominated notes of tobacco, leather, and earth, with mellower wood tones. Compared to the top Bordeaux, however, many California Cabernet Sauvignons merely endure in bottle rather than truly become more interesting. There are no shortage of quality producers, even if these wines are rarely values. And it remains to be seen if today's outsized showstoppers, made from superripe grapes and undeniably impressive on release, will reward extended bottle aging or will turn out to have been best suited for drinking in their youth.
Many wines labeled Cabernet Sauvignon contain small percentages of other so-called Bordeaux varieties -- chiefly Merlot and Cabernet Franc but also Petit Verdot and even Malbec (varietally labeled wines in California must contain at least 75% of the variety named).
Cabernet Sauvignon also flourishes in Washington State, Australia and even Chile. In Washington, prices have been creeping up at the high end, with some producers aiming to compete with cult wines from the Napa Valley. Consider Chateau Ste. Michelle and Woodward Canyon. In Australia, look to the Coonawarra and Margaret River regions. Chile can reveal excellent bargains to those who know where to look: Montes makes a strong range of quality bottlings, as does Casa Lapostolle.
As Cabernet Sauvignon is bold and assertive on the palate, it pairs best with foods like grilled red meats. Taken together, the proteins and fats in the food neutralize some of the stronger tannic qualities of the wine, leading to a harmonic combination that enhances both partners.
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Home Basics
- Fall/Winter Home Maintenance Checklist
By maintaining your home, you can help prevent costly damage and insurance claims that may eventually lead to higher premiums. Use this checklist to prepare your home for cooler weather.
- Home Security Tips
There are many steps you can take to make your home more secure and less tempting to intruders. For example, you can secure your home's windows and doors, use lighting and motion detectors outside, and make sure that the outside area is clear of trees and bushes. And don't forget about alarm systems: An alarm activated by an intruder alerts the alarm company or the police right away.
- The Financial Realities of Relocating
With the housing market and overall economy starting to improve, more Americans are packing up and relocating. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of people moving for a new job or transfer numbered 3.5 million in 2013-2014. Whether you're planning to move for a new job or transfer, or you're accompanying a spouse or partner who has accepted a new position, it's important to consider how your new location will impact your bottom line.