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Beige Book: National Summary
January 16, 2013
Prepared at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and based on information collected on or before January 4, 2013. This document summarizes comments received from businesses and other contacts outside the Federal Reserve and is not a commentary on the views of Federal Reserve officials.Reports from the twelve Federal Reserve Districts indicated that economic activity has expanded since the previous Beige Book report, with all twelve Districts characterizing the pace of growth as either modest or moderate. Since the previous Beige Book, activity in the New York and Philadelphia Districts rebounded from the immediate impacts of Hurricane Sandy. Growth in the Boston, Richmond, and Atlanta Districts appears to have increased slightly, while the St. Louis District reports some slowing.
All twelve districts reported some growth in consumer spending. Overall, holiday sales were reported as being modestly higher than in 2011, though sales were below expectations for contacts in many of the Districts. Auto sales were reported as steady or stronger in ten Districts. Citing concerns that consumers will spend cautiously due to ongoing fiscal uncertainty, retail contacts and auto dealers reported a slightly dimmer, though positive, outlook for future sales. Tourism activity was reported to have increased across much of the nation due to strong business and international travel, early snowfall in some ski areas, and a rebound in areas disrupted by Hurricane Sandy.
Activity among nonfinancial service sectors improved overall. Firms within the six Districts reporting on transportation services generally noted increased volumes. Manufacturing was mixed overall since the previous Beige Book; six Districts reported an expansion of activity and three reported a decrease. Among Districts reporting on their firms' near-term expectations, the manufacturing outlook remained generally optimistic; however, capital spending plans were less uniformly positive.
Since the previous Beige Book, real estate activity has expanded or held steady in eleven Districts for existing home sales and leasing; eight Districts for residential construction; eleven Districts for nonresidential sales and leasing; and nine Districts for nonresidential construction. Overall loan demand was steady in five Districts, rose in four, and fell in one. Credit standards were largely unchanged, except in two Districts where there were some signs of loosening. Six Districts reported improving credit quality and/or falling delinquency rates.
Although rain partially eased drought conditions for some agricultural regions in three Districts, reports of agricultural activity remained mixed. Districts reported that energy and mining sector activity was steady at high levels for most energy-related products but significantly weaker in coal production and coal-related investments.
Trends in wages, prices, and employment conditions were relatively unchanged in the Federal Reserve Districts. Input price pressures were reported to be steady overall with mixed reports for specific commodity prices in various Districts. Employment conditions were also little changed since the last report. However, hiring plans were more cautious for firms doing business in Europe or in the defense sector. Wage pressures were stable in all twelve Districts, though several Districts cited greater pressures for firms that reported difficulties finding qualified workers with specific skills.
Consumer Spending and Tourism
Since the previous Beige Book, consumer spending increased to some degree in all twelve Districts. Across the nation, holiday sales grew modestly compared with last year but came in below expectations in the New York, Cleveland, Atlanta, Chicago, and San Francisco Districts. Boston reported continued strong demand for clothing, shoes, and furniture, and San Francisco reported robust online sales. A major retail chain in New York indicated that sales picked up in early January. Retail sales were flat in Richmond except for gains in food and auto sales. Expectations for future sales were positive but mild, particularly in Philadelphia, Kansas City, and Dallas where contacts cited the impact of fiscal cliff uncertainty on consumer spending.
Reports of auto sales were steady to stronger in ten Districts. Richmond, Atlanta, and San Francisco noted strong sales. New York and Dallas cited mixed sales that were generally positive, while auto sales in Kansas City slowed but remained higher than a year ago. Some dealers in the Chicago and Kansas City Districts reported high levels of inventory. Contacts in Philadelphia, Cleveland, Kansas City, and Dallas expect consumers to react to ongoing fiscal uncertainty, thus dimming a positive outlook for future sales. Chicago auto dealers were more upbeat, expecting stronger new car sales due to pent-up consumer demand, easing credit conditions, and rising used vehicle prices.
Tourism held steady or grew in all but one of eight reporting Districts. Coastal activity had fallen in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy throughout most of the New York and Philadelphia Districts but has rebounded in all but the hardest hit areas. Boston, Atlanta, and San Francisco reported strong tourism in their Districts, with Boston and Atlanta citing business and international travel as strong contributors. Winter tourism activity in the Minneapolis District was strong in areas with snow, while Richmond reported normal winter activity in its District.
Nonfinancial Services
Overall, nonfinancial services have grown modestly since the previous Beige Book. Businesses in the New York and Philadelphia Districts recovered from the disruption of Hurricane Sandy. The Boston, Minneapolis, and San Francisco Districts reported positive growth among various service sectors, while the Richmond District reported stable to stronger demand for service firms. Boston reported strong demand for some health-care IT services and drug impact research, while San Francisco noted relatively weak demand for health-care services. Staffing firms in the Dallas District reported steady to slightly softened demand. Respondents remained optimistic about growth over the near-term in the Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, and Dallas Districts.
Transportation services were generally positive among the six Districts that reported. Freight transport shipping volume improved in the Cleveland District due to rising demand from the retail sector and areas affected by Hurricane Sandy. Atlanta reported increases in trucking tonnage and total railroad carloads, but low river levels caused delays in Mississippi River traffic. Reports from transportation services in the Dallas District were mixed, and most firms expect weak growth in the near-term. Trucking firms in the Richmond District reported a flattening in revenues; however, the District's port activity was boosted by ships diverted by Hurricane Sandy.
Reports of manufacturing activity were mixed overall, with six Districts growing since the last Beige Book, three Distracts contracting, and two Districts reporting little or no change. Firms in the Boston and Chicago Districts reported continued expansion of activity at modest and moderate rates of growth, respectively. Overall activity once again appeared to expand in the San Francisco District, although it was mixed across sectors. Gains in the aerospace and chemical sectors contributed to growth in the Boston and San Francisco Districts, as well as in the Dallas District. Manufacturing in the Chicago District grew with contributions from the auto and housing-related sectors. Manufacturing continued to expand, but at a more modest pace, in the Richmond District. Several firms cited falling export demand, especially from Europe.
In contrast to slight declines in the past Beige Book, firms in the Philadelphia and Minneapolis Districts reported slightly increased manufacturing activity. As in other Districts, product flowing into supply channels for auto production and housing construction contributed to Philadelphia's gains. Prior trends continued as firms in the New York District experienced little or no growth, except for the revenues of firms in the New York City area that recovered after Hurricane Sandy disruptions. Reports continued to be mixed among sectors in the Dallas District.Â
Manufacturing activity within the Cleveland and Atlanta Districts, and reported plans in the St. Louis District, declined somewhat--a trend reversal from the prior Beige Book. Contributing to the declines were steel and auto producers in Cleveland and makers of HVAC equipment, electric components, food, and automobile parts in St. Louis. Despite production gains in electrical equipment, appliances, and components, more pronounced contractions within the broad nondurable goods sector led to a continuation of declining activity in the Kansas City District.
Manufacturing firms' expectations of future activity were generally optimistic in the New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Minneapolis, and Kansas City Districts; the level of optimism has significantly increased in the Philadelphia and Atlanta Districts since the previous Beige Book. Contacts in the Chicago District expect vehicle production to expand in 2013, while reports of activity from manufacturers in the St. Louis District have been negative on net. Boston District firms reported that capital spending was slow, except for select growth sectors. Capital spending was on track in the Cleveland District and was slowly increasing in the Chicago District. Looking ahead, Philadelphia District firms have significantly increased their capital spending plans, while the outlook in the Minneapolis District was reported as flat. In the Cleveland District, more contacts plan to reduce outlays than expand capacity.
Real Estate and Construction
Existing residential real estate activity expanded in all Districts that reported; growth rates were described as moderate or strong in nine Districts. Contacts in the Boston District attributed their strong sales growth to low interest rates, affordable prices, and rising rents. All Districts reporting on price levels saw increases; New York and Chicago reported only very minor increases. The five Districts that reported on housing inventories all reported falling levels. New residential construction (including repairs) expanded in all but one District of those Districts that reported. Contacts in the Kansas City District reported that increased lumber and drywall costs limited construction, causing a slight decline this period. Hurricane Sandy disrupted construction activity initially in New York, but this has since led to increased work for subcontractors on repairs and reconstruction.
Though a little weaker than residential real estate, reports on sales and leasing of nonresidential real estate are still mostly positive--described as modest on average. The Boston District reported a drop in leasing beyond normal seasonal trends; contacts cited fiscal cliff uncertainty as a factor. Minneapolis and Kansas City reported increased demand and tightening commercial real estate markets. Philadelphia, St. Louis, and Dallas all reported more modest increases in nonresidential real estate activity. Nonresidential construction is weaker than residential, with only slight to modest growth. The Boston District reported that demand for commercial real estate loans appears to be softening and that the pipeline for new construction projects has diminished significantly since the last report. Dallas reported that construction was expected to pick up in the commercial real estate sector in 2013.
Banking and Finance
Overall, loan demand was largely unchanged in the Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, Kansas City, and San Francisco Districts, with most of these Districts reporting a continuation of slight to moderate growth in total volume. The New York, Atlanta, Chicago, and Dallas Districts reported stronger demand than previously, while the St. Louis District reported a slight decline. Some increased lending in Philadelphia, Chicago, and Dallas was driven by businesses taking out loans for special year-end purposes such as tax planning and dividend payments. Cleveland, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, and San Francisco all reported strong auto lending. Demand for residential mortgages improved in Cleveland, Atlanta, Chicago, Kansas City, Dallas, and San Francisco. Commercial real estate lending was cited as a particular bright spot by New York, Cleveland, Kansas City, and Dallas. However, lenders in San Francisco remained reluctant to lend to real estate investors outside of the multifamily residential sector. San Francisco also reported a slight slowdown in IPO, venture capital, and private equity activity in that District's technology sector.
Banks in the New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Chicago, Kansas City, and San Francisco Districts reported improvements in asset quality. Lenders were described as competing aggressively for highly qualified borrowers in Philadelphia, Richmond, Atlanta, and San Francisco. In Atlanta, this stiff competition may be leading to loosening credit standards, as there was some indication that banks were more willing to increase their tolerance for risk. Chicago banks also reported some loosening of standards. On the other hand, lending standards remained largely unchanged in New York, Cleveland, and Kansas City.
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Reports of agricultural activity were mixed, although rain and mild temperatures delivered some relief from drought conditions to parts of the Richmond, Atlanta, and Chicago Districts. Low water levels along the Mississippi River also hampered transport for some contacts in the Chicago and Kansas City Districts. Despite the drought, some contacts in these Districts reported that farm income remained high with adequate crop insurance and historically high prices. Producers in the Kansas City and Dallas Districts expect ongoing dry conditions to hurt the winter wheat crop.
Activity in the energy sector had mixed reports. Production of oil and natural gas held steady at high--sometimes record--levels in the Cleveland, Richmond, Minneapolis, and Dallas Districts. San Francisco reported that activity expanded to historic levels. Contacts in the Cleveland District reported that shale gas activity grew at a robust pace. In contrast, coal production has declined in the Cleveland, Richmond, Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City Districts since the previous Beige Book. Firms in the Atlanta District continue to plan investments, ranging from reserve development to increased refining and petrochemical operations to new pipeline infrastructure.
Employment, Wages, and Prices
Labor market conditions remained mostly unchanged in all Districts. The Boston, Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago, Kansas City, and San Francisco Districts all reported delayed hiring, often in defense manufacturing, due to fiscal cliff uncertainties. Companies in the Chicago District with trade or investment exposures to Europe reduced their hiring plans as well. Chicago reported that manufacturers are choosing to cut hours instead of reducing head count in expectation of production rebounds in 2013. Atlanta and Kansas City cited health-care policy changes and costs as another cause for minimal hiring. On the other hand, the New York, Atlanta, Minneapolis, and Dallas Districts saw the labor market firming modestly. Finally, contacts in several Districts reported difficulties finding qualified workers in some specialized fields, such as skilled manufacturing, energy, and IT.
For those Districts that reported, wage pressures have been stable since the previous Beige Book and were most frequently described as contained or subdued. The San Francisco District reported modest wage pressures that were held down by an abundance of workers. The Richmond, Chicago, and Minneapolis Districts characterized wage growth as moderate. Specifically, business contacts in the Minneapolis District expected to increase wages 2 to 3 percent in 2013, while oil drilling companies in North Dakota and Montana expected higher increases. Several Districts reported wage pressures in sectors experiencing labor shortages, such as energy and IT. The New York and Chicago Districts reported higher year-end bonuses ahead of anticipated tax increases in 2013.
Overall, input price pressures appear to be stable. The Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, Minneapolis, Dallas, and San Francisco Districts reported steady input prices, while Chicago reported decreasing raw materials prices. The New York, Atlanta, and Kansas City Districts characterized input prices as slightly increasing; price pressures in these Districts were passed through to consumers somewhat in the form of higher finished goods prices. However, Chicago noted that businesses were unable to fully pass on meat and milk price increases to consumers. The Philadelphia, Cleveland, Chicago, Kansas City, and San Francisco Districts all cited rising prices for construction-related materials. Specifically, a Philadelphia builder noted that over the past 90 days these rising prices added about 3 percent to the cost of a new home.


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LAS VEGAS—It wouldn't be a stretch to call Monday night's clash of AFC heavyweights between the 11-1 Houston Texans and the 9-3 New England Patriots the game of the year. We have the top two offenses in the league, the two teams Las Vegas sports books have favored to win the Super Bowl, and according to the Elias Sports Bureau, the 20-4 combined record ties an all-time Monday Night Football best for records of teams playing at least 12 games each.
We've learned a lot from both teams over the course of the year. We soured on the Patriots after they lost at home to the Cardinals in Week 2, and that feeling grew worse when they lost two more to fall to a very average 3-3. But since then, they have reeled off six straight wins by an average score of 40-20.
That six-week run is why the Patriots are 7-to-2 favorites to win the Super Bowl and is also a major part in why the AFC is now minus-1 to win the Super Bowl, when only five weeks ago, the NFC was a 3-point favorite.
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However, the Patriots don't deserve all the credit for shifting the balance of power to the AFC. The Texans are the only team in the league that is undefeated on the road. The week after linebacker Brian Cushing went down with a season-ending injury, the Texans got blasted at home by the Packers. But since then, they have won six straight, and are now the second choice to win the Super Bowl at 9-to-2.
The 49ers, Falcons and Broncos are listed at 5-to-1 to win the Super Bowl at the LVH Super Book, followed by the Packers at 8-to-1 and the Giants at 14-to-1.
The Linemakers on Sporting News still have the 49ers (101.3) rated as the top team, followed by the Patriots (100.8), Broncos (100.3) and Texans (100.1). Do the math and add 3 points for the Patriots' home field, and you see why the Patriots are 3.5-point favorites Monday night.
The current spread also shows how far the Texans have come. In May, Cantor Gaming sports books in Las Vegas posted numbers on every NFL game through Week 16, and this Week 14 matchup started with the Patriots as 6.5-point favorites.
The Texans might not have been getting this many points in New England had their last three games not turned out the way they did, at least for the Houston defense. There is no shame in getting shredded for 441 yards by Matt Stafford in Detroit, but giving up 354 yards and four TDs to Jacksonville's Chad Henne and allowing Tennessee's Jake Locker to get over 300 yards is another story.
Houston has had a better turnover ratio than most of its opponents this season, but that does not hold true this week. The Texans have turned over the ball only 12 times this season, but the Patriots are even better, with nine. The Texans are plus-12, and the Patriots are a league best at a whopping plus-24.
We don't want to paint the entire picture to suggest the Patriots have all the advantages in this game, and it's fair to mention that the Patriots suffered somewhat of a hiccup offensively last week at Miami, where their 321 yards was their lowest output of the season.
Adding support to the Texans side is the notion that they are at their best when playing good teams. They have gone 9-1-1 against-the-spread in their past 11 games against teams with winning records and have covered their last six games on the road against teams with winning home records, including the Broncos and Bears this season.
Most of that success is because of the consistent running game led by Arian Foster and Matt Schaub's ability to execute play-action—which is effective because of Foster—better than anyone in the league.
But now we go back to the Patriots and why we like them to cover the number Monday night. They have won 10 of their past 11 Monday night games and covered their last four. While the Texans have been outstanding on the road, the Patriots are an NFL-best 71-14 at home since 2002. The Texans are also playing their third straight road game. They won the first two, but only five teams since 2000 have won three straight road games.
The Texans blitz more than anyone else in the league, and Tom Brady is the wrong quarterback to consistently send extra defenders against—he has tossed 15 of his 25 touchdown passes this season when opponents try to throw the kitchen sink at him.
In addition to believing the Patriots will cover on Monday night, we also think the game should fly OVER the posted total of 51.5 points. If Henne and Stafford can combine to put up 68 points against the Texans' defense within the past three weeks, what will Brady do at home?
The Patriots have set a fast pace in nine of their past 10 games. Last week's 23-16 win at Miami stopped a streak of nine straight OVERs posted by the Patriots. In six of the past 10 weeks, the Patriots covering-to-the-OVER combination has hit six times, a nice profit margin, as two-team parlays pay out at 13-to-5 odds. We like it to happen again Monday night.
Micah Roberts is a former Las Vegas sports book director who covers sports from a gaming perspective. Follow him on Twitter @MicahRoberts7.


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California and Baja California tomato grower-shippers said the retail market seemed steady in early August, and each mentioned different trends in the market.
Although it's not a new trend, Jeff Dolan, field operations manager for DiMare Co., Newman, Calif., said he's noticed continuing fragmentation in the types of tomatoes offered at retail.
"Instead of two or three types with big displays, there are multiple displays of every little niche tomato under the sun in there," he said.
DiMare ships 25-pound bulk cartons of tomatoes. It grows mature-green, round yellow and red roma tomatoes in Baja California and California.
Brian Bernauer, sales director at Fresh Pac International, Oceanside, Calif., expressed frustration at seeing retail prices at $1-1.69 a pound for romas earlier in the summer when shippers were getting just $6 each for a 25-pound box.
"I don't know if they are selling more," he said when asked what retailers were doing to increase sales.
Fresh Pac sells to retailers, wholesalers and foodservice buyers, and about 90% is shipped in 25-pound boxes.
Grower-shipper Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce, San Diego, continues to work more closely with retailer and foodservice customers, instead of selling to wholesalers and repackers as it used to, said Mark Munger, vice president of marketing. It operates now with a more consumer-centric strategy, placing top priority on providing high-quality and high-flavor tomatoes, he said.
Because about 85% of its tomato sales are pre-committed, the company grows the types of tomatoes that its customers request, Munger said.
Andrew & Williamson supports retailers by working with them on advertisements, helping them find ways to differentiate themselves within their markets, helping them promote when the competition is not promoting and helping establish aggressive pricing, Munger said.
Advertising gets the most immediate gains in tomato sales, Munger said, but merchandising is a long-term tool that can build sales over time.
"An effective ad can change volume by double or triple," he said.
Andrew & Williamson also provides custom value-added packing to retailer customers, which can help a store distinguish itself from the competition. Andrew & Williamson offers about 20 different custom packs that can be sent directly to customers from the initial handling points in Baja California, Munger said.
Options include various sizes of clamshells, grab-and-go bags, cello packs and others.
"We have the equipment and expertise that we can pack any pack a customer wants," Munger said.
Deardorff Family Farms, Oxnard, Calif., is expanding availability of a 5-pound family-size box for romas and vine-ripes that it test-marketed last year, said Scott Albertson, director of marketing.
The company has a mix of retailer and foodservice buyers, and it ships most of its tomatoes in 25-pound, two-layer flats, but sales manager David Cook said he encourages customers to use a one-layer tray instead. The trays can be packed better, and it's easier on the fruit.
"It's better for everybody," Cook said. "The two-layer vine-ripe flat is a dinosaur designed for a smaller pallet."
The two-layer flat doesn't fit well on a 40- by 48-inch pallet. While Deardorff makes it work, but it leaves an empty space in the center of the pallet, so it's not ideal, Cook said. The two-layer flat was designed for a 36- by 48-inch pallet, he said.
Albertson said the company is shipping more of the one-layer trays. In addition to being better for the fruit, it also makes a good merchandising tool, he said. In addition, for retailers who prefer to take the tomatoes out of the box and display them in bulk, it's easier to remove tomatoes from it, instead of digging through a couple of layers.
Vine-ripe tomato buyers expect to see the tomatoes in two-layer flats, and they ask for them to be shipped that way, Cook said.
"Tomatoes stacked on top of tomatoes — that's the problem," he said.
A one-layer flat holds 15-18 pounds of tomatoes. On a per-pound basis, the prices are comparable, Albertson said.
The one-layer tray is more of a retailer-oriented pack than it is a foodservice or wholesale pack because retailers often repack tomatoes in custom boxes, Albertson said.
Deardorff also emphasizes flavor and eating quality in its tomatoes, Albertson said. It picks at high maturity levels and ensure uniform ripeness in a box. If a retailer prefers, Deardorff will ship tomatoes at two stages of maturity, so some are ready to buy, while others can be kept in the back for a couple of days.
"We're hearing that customers are looking for a true tomato flavor and not excessive wateriness," he said. "They want something they can bite into and slice and use."
Deardorff's tomatoes are field-grown, and Albertson said they offer the "true outdoor-grown tomato" that consumers are looking for. He cited research posted on the Fresno-based California Tomato Farmers' website, www.californiatomatogrowers.org, that indicated that the majority of consumers prefer field-grown tomatoes, and most of them who purchase field-grown do so because of the flavor.
Albertson said Deardorff contracts a high percentage of its sales, but it is always looking for new customers. He said the company especially likes to build programs for in-store farmers markets for West Coast retailers that want to offer locally grown produce to their shoppers.


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WOOTTON Bassett boss Jeff Roberts admitted his players looked "sluggish" as they fell to a 2-0 away defeat at Oxford City Nomads.
Louis Joyce scored both goals for Nomads to end Bassett's run of eight games without defeat, stretching back to November due to the flurry of recent postponements, while Lee Stevens was also sent off for the visitors.
Roberts admitted his players looked rusty at times but refused to use their lack of action for the disappointing Hellenic Premier defeat.
"The six-week lay-off since our last game really didn't help us at all to be honest because we haven't been able to play and training was hard to and I think that showed," he said.
"Oxford have been able to train twice a week which helped them and we did look sluggish and were second to everything which really didn't help us at all. Our passing and movement was sluggish and we were punished for some silly little errors.
"It was a bad display from most of our players to be honest and when that happens it's hard to win.
"We had been on an eight-game unbeaten run but within 20 minutes we looked tired, although Oxford weren't as good as the team we played earlier in the season."
"What's happened, happened and we need to start again now."
With his players short of match fitness, Roberts is looking to use his side's reserve team as a vehicle to get some minutes in his senior players' legs.
"We train on astroturf which isn't ideal really because when it gets wet it gets really slippy and that makes things hard," he said.
"We need games really and we're looking to use our reserve game this week to give some players some time to get minutes in. That's important.
"Hopefully they can get 60 or 70 minutes in on Tuesday night and that can help them get some game fitness in because we looked a little jaded at times."
Elsewhere in the division, Highworth's game at Abingdon Town was postponed due to the fact the Oxfordshire side's pitch is still partially submerged due to the flooding of the Thames.


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Friday, June 22, 2007
Keep on Trocken'...
Sec on the Beach
Cool white wine in a warm climate is a great pleasure. While I like fruity Rieslings and dessert wines, right now I am looking at dry wines, the seccos of the Italian landscape.
Picture the Southern Italian scene, Maratea in Calabria or Gargano in Puglia. Fresh seafood, cool water, warm sand. Primitivo doesn't sound too good at that moment. I'm looking for a bone dry white to soak up the heat. Something for the shoreline of the mind. Delicate, lithe, tanned and toned.
Now We're Cooking
Inland, perhaps the Sila forest or the Marche foothills, where the climate is a little cooler. Still some fine access to the fresh fish off the coast. There, a white still sounds good, perhaps a Pecorino or a Mantonico.
Pulling a few fresh vegetables from the garden, zucchini or arugula, and making a salad with a nice filet of tuna or chicken. A Grechetto from Umbria or an Ansonica from Tuscany would fit the bill. Refreshing, light and dry. For the next few months that is my mantra. And try to escape the heat.
Back to the Adriatic coast, a few other wines to consider. The lowly Trebbiano I have already written about. It is already in the refrigerator. Add a little Verdicchio, perhaps from Jesi or Matelica. While the Trebbiano is drier and more acidic, the Verdicchio still qualifies.
Clean Country Air
Popping up to the Veneto on the way to Trentino and Alto Adige. One of my favorites is a blend from Maculan, the Pino and Toi. I'm looking at a certain wavelength, what the Germans call Trocken, and the three grape blend of Maculan gets on the boat. Clean, hillside vineyards, refreshed by the Alpine breezes, maintained by Lake Garda.
Muller Thurgau and Sauvignon in the Trentino and Alto Adige also will be spending the summer under the Texas sun. With some of the highest elevated vineyards in Europe, the white wines have an allure, a quiet, seductive quality in hushed tones that echoes across the valley, making the Austrians jealous.
The Great Escape
There's a quality of these wines that didn't exist 30 years ago. Maybe it's the yeast, maybe cold maceration, or perhaps just the availability of refrigeration, for the fermentation tanks and the containers that ship them over. We warm the planet so our wine can be cool. Always a trade off.
I can get lost sampling the whites up in the northern hills, and the foods that go so well during this long, hot season here in the Southern Plains.
Photo Finish
This all started with a German wine that was opened recently. It was a simple white, Riesling, but dry, Trocken.
The Vinho Verde from Portugal was also at the starting gate, bucking to beak lose and sprint. Now it's a simple, but long race to October, to get through the hot muggy summer that just commenced.
While the Italians will be flocking to the coastlines, drinking all manner of wine, I'll be thinking about them as I polish off a bottle or two of the new wave of great white wines, from the wine trail in Italy.
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Frank Delicious wrote:and now we know the secret to your power. You are more machine than bear!
ferretdance03 wrote:So I'm guessing that you spin putt? I'd suggest working on a push putt release, with more hyzer. Climo always says that he envisions that he's throwing a weight at the basket, trying to get the least amount of spin necessary.
If you're rolling a putt over, my best guess is that it's due to too much spin.
rehder wrote:I doubt that the spin you produce in a spinputt is enough to get a putter to turn right.
inthedrift wrote:That makes perfect sense - I've been practicing my putting as much as I can lately (now that we've finally come out of a two week cold snap that made practice impossible for the fingers) and I think I've noticed the same thing. Any other good insights from the weekend?
RustyP wrote:I used to putt with my thumb at 12 o'clock before the stroke, releasing close to 3 o'clock...which caused a lot of spin. That part was easy to fix: I just started with my thumb at 3, which forced the disc out of my hand with the thumb at/near 6 o'clock...I could immediately tell that this forced more of a push than a spin. However, I was still having trouble getting the nose down.
This past weekend Blake pointed out something that I had never noticed before...even though I was releasing with my hand pretty much at the back of the disc, I was rolling my wrist in upon release (thumb towards the ground) which was causing most of the nose-up. Blake demonstrated that the wrist needs to open outward(to the right for right-handers) almost 90-degrees with the forearm, with the index finger pointing slightly downward. With this stroke the disc comes out flat and dives nose-down as soon as it loses velocity...which made aiming at the apex much easier for me to understand. After throwing just 20-30 putts focusing on opening my wrist in the correct direction, I could already see a big improvement.
...hopefully I explained all of that right...
ferretdance03 wrote:I'm assuming that Rusty's holding the disc, with the base of his thumb at 3 o'clock, not the tip.
As for a good push putter, Climo is a decent example.
JKP wrote:ferretdance03 wrote:I'm assuming that Rusty's holding the disc, with the base of his thumb at 3 o'clock, not the tip.
As for a good push putter, Climo is a decent example.
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Betsy's Wedding: When Betsy's boat docks in New York, Joe is waiting there . . . with a ring! But she's going to learn that marriage isn't all candlelight, roses, and kisses. There's also cooking, ironing, cleaning, and budgeting— and will she be able to find time to forge a writing career?
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WAR heroes have had their services recognised by Prince Harry at a special remembrance service.
National service veteran Sgt Jack Dixon, chairman of the Bolton-based Royal Artillery Association Central Lancashire branch, accompanied branch president Col Dennis Walton when they met the Prince in Italy for the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Monte Cassino.
The two old soldiers, who were guests of the Not Forgotten Association, have known each other since the 1950s, when they were with the now disbanded 253 Regiment of the Royal Artillery, based in Bolton.
Mr Dixon, who lives in Breightmet, said: "We shook Prince Harry's hand and introduced ourselves.
"He noticed my tie, saying he liked it, and recognised it was the Royal Artillery Tie.
"It was nice to meet him. He asked me about myself and I told him I completed national service. He went down the line and spoke to everyone, which I didn't expect."
Last summer Mr Dixon was a guest of The Princess Royal in recognition of his efforts in helping soldiers in Afghanistan by sending comfort boxes every Christmas and spring since 2006.
Mr Dixon, aged 82, said: "I think for Dennis it would have brought it back because he was there during the war. It does bring it home the sacrifice made with the many lives lost."
Prince Harry spent more than an hour chatting to veterans following the service at the Cassino war cemetery.
The Battle of Monte Cassino was a crucial campaign that saw Allied forces launch attacks in 1944 to destroy Nazi forces holding a strategically important outcrop, home to the ancient Benedictine monastery of Monte Cassino, between Rome and Naples.
Mr Dixon and Col Walton also saw the monastery, which was bombed and destroyed and later rebuilt.
Col Walton saw action in the battle to cross the Rapido River, where American forces were trying to reach heavily defended Nazi positions.
The 94-year-old, who is originally from Bury, said: "I was a mobile gun officer trying to bring fire down on the other side of the river.
"The enemy had guns and mortars — they massacred the Americans. I could see the bodies floating down the river. I still think: 'Could I have done better?'"
Prince Harry added: "At the end of the day this has always been referred to as the forgotten campaign — to me it makes no sense at all. Those guys in there are as important as everybody else."
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- The Allied fighting force consisted of many nations. As well as the Americans and British, there were Indians, Poles, Canadians, French from North Africa, Indians, Gurkhas and New Zealanders.
- They had to contend with icy mountain terrain, mines and constant bombardments from the Nazi forces. Progress was slow, the conflict claimed many lives and it became the bloodiest battle in Europe.
- The monastery was destroyed in a bid to make a breakthrough. It was later rebuilt.
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Hello everyone,I noticed today that my www. version of the website is really messed up, like no styles / images are loaded at all.
Take a look at that one:www.petpal.co.il
While the http://petpal.co.ilthe website does works:http://petpal.co.il
What could cause such an issue? any ideas?I'm thinking it could be caused by htaccess but thats just a wild guess, so ill show my htaaccess file:
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
# redirect old domains to new one
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^pet-pal.co.il$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.pet-pal.co.il$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^sospets.brinkster.net$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.sospets.brinkster.net$
RewriteRule (.*)$ http://petpal.co.il/$1 [R=301,L]
# redirect sub domains
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(.*)\\.petpal\\.co\\.il
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /orgs/%1/$1 [L,NC,QSA]
# remove .php extension and querystrings from files
RewriteRule private/([a-zA-Z]+)\\-([0-9]+)$ private/$1.php?page=$2 [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.php -f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/$
RewriteRule private/([a-zA-Z]+) private/$1.php [L]
RewriteRule ([a-zA-Z]+)\\-([0-9\\-]+)$ $1.php?page=$2 [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}.php -f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/$
RewriteRule ([a-zA-Z]+) $1.php [L]
You need a rule for redirecting your www URL to your non-www URL.
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\\.example\\.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://example.com/$1 [L,R=301]
but why is that? why the www. version is not working?
well i managed to find a solution by changing this rule:
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(.*)\\.petpal\\.co\\.il
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /orgs/%1/$1 [L,NC,QSA]
to this:
RewriteCond %{HTTP:Host} ^(?:klavlove\\.petpal\\.co\\.il)?$
RewriteRule (.*) /orgs/klavlove/$1 [NC,L,NS]
But now i have to make a seperate rule for every sub domain so im still wondering if there's a better solution.
Yes, create www records in your domain name server. Actually, most hosting accounts are setup to do that for you so I'm surprised that you're having this problem.
according to my host's instructions i gotta do that through htaaccess, so i would like to see an htaaccess solution please.
If that was your host's response, change to a better host (the good ones abound ... but so do ones like yours).
Sub domain names can only be created by DNS records, never by .htaccess. .htaccess files can redirect visitor requests (from one subdomain to another) but that was not your question. If example.com is working and www.example.com is not (I must assume that you've NOT written code to redirect because your www.example returns an error), then the DNS record for www does not exist.
hey dklynn,I think there's abit of misunderstanding here Now my www. version is also working, it was an htaaccess rule that broke it.
this htaaccess rule:
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(.*)\\.petpal\\.co\\.il
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /orgs/%1/$1 [L,NC,QSA]
the above rule is used to redirect any subdomain to its folder (like a.example.com to example.com/a, b.example.com to example.com/b and so on)I removed the above htaaccess rule and the www. domain is working fine but now i need to find a new htaacces rule to redirect subdomains to their foldiers, without breaking my www. version of the site.
currently i use this, but i need to repeat it for every sub domain i got:
hope its more understandable now Thanks for your help,ulthane.
The problem likely was that your subdomain rule was rewriting www.petpal.co.il to www.petpal.co.il/orgs/www/
You should be able to solve this just by adding one more rewrite condition. You want to rewrite all subdomains unless the subdomain is "www".
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(.*)\.petpal\.co\.ilRewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^www\.RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /orgs/%1/$1 [L,NC,QSA]
thanks, that works
Another approach is without modifying .htaccess , just set DNZ zone and add www as a CNAME, pointing to yur site's IP address or URL. If you're on cPanel, go to Domains -> Advanced DNS Zone Editor and add www.yourdomain.com. in Name field, Type CNAME , Address - yourdomain.com
That should work.


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NOT MANY PEOPLE get hired out of the Yale Divinity School to go on the road and play drums with Junior Walker and the All-Stars ("Shotgun"). But Tony Johnson did.
The San Rafael musician and songwriter has also played with country rockers the Moonlighters, Commander Cody and Maria Muldaur. His songs have been recorded by Asleep at the Wheel, New Riders of the Purple Sage and Bette Midler, who sang his song, "Midnight in Memphis," on the platinum soundtrack album of the movie, "The Rose."
Since retiring from the road 20 years ago, he's taught philosophy, ethics, logic and humanities at College of Marin and a semester at San Quentin. Not many people have done that, either.
Johnson, 66, belongs to at least one more exclusive club: sailors who have circumnavigated the globe. He and a friend, Terry Shrode, accomplished that feat between March 2001 and June 2003, in Johnson's 39-foot sloop, Maverick. Their journey is the subject of Johnson's self-published memoir, "The Captain and Mr. Shrode."
Q: How many American sailors have made it around the world?
A: I've done some research and figure the total is less than 2,500 Americans. That's in the same ballpark as Academy Award winners, Americans who have won Olympic gold medals or ballplayers with World Series rings.
Q: Why'd you decide to take on something so daunting?
A: Terry and I kept thinking of stuff to do, like sailing down the coast of Mexico or to Hawaii, and it all sounded too easy. Pretty soon we decided on the big one. So I guess we're enablers.
Q: Did you ever want to turn back?
A: Our boat broke in half about 30 miles from crossing the Atlantic. We had gone about 3,000 miles and all of a sudden, in the middle of the night, the boat seemed to crack in half and water started to gush in. We were fortunate to make it to an island off the coast of Grenada, where they were able to repair the boat. But we had to make a decision about whether to continue. I left it up to Terry, and I wouldn't have blamed him if he wanted to call it quits, but he hung in there, we continued on and made it back safely.
Q: What surprised you the most about the people you encountered?
A: There's a long passage in the book about what you're supposed to think, that these island cultures are so simple and unhurried, the people are pure, not like the rat race of America. But my experience was, if you stay long enough, you find the same thing on a smaller scale, even on a little island. There are families that are warring, there are feuds that go on for generations. And so the human condition isn't so easy to escape from, even in a tropical paradise.
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ill Gates was challedged to do a remix of "Aag Da Kariya" by Dr. Zeus for a BBC Asia show. They wanted him to think outside the box and work with Asian music in new creative ways. I Think ill Gates nailed it. Make sure you check out his website, ill Gates.com for free downloads!
I have been noticing a cool thing going on within our community of artists challenging each other in some new creative ways to create music. In this case, a radio show asks ill Gates to think outside the box, but I have also seen some cool communities working together to make some tracks. I love seeing folks get creative and work outside their normal workflow. I think we all benefit from the results. Hopefully in the future, we will get to hear some of these cool collabs. and multiple artist challenges!


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I'm continuing with my series on the Orange County surf scene in the years I was growing up – before they connected the coastal communities with the freeways. Back then, in the mid 1950's through the mid-1960's, the route of choice, and necessity, was Pacific Coast Highway.
Moving up the O.C. coastline from last week's stop in "Middle County," today we are gonna take a look at Newport Beach. This is one of my favorite beach towns on the globe and was the home of some of the top surfers anywhere during the pre-freeway years.
The lineup included a dude named Mike Marshall who became a real icon in Orange County surfing, not only as a top surfer but also as a great surfboard shaper and craftsman. "Big Red" was also one of the real cool people in surfing and seemed to be everybody's pal.
Along with Mike there was probably the best unknown surfer, to the public anyway, of all time: the legendary Chris Marseilles. I have talked about this dude many times here before so I won't go into great detail in this story. But honestly, this guy was easily the hottest young talent on the California coast in the early 1960's.
Along with Mike and Chris there were the likes of young Herbie Torrens, Bob Limacher, Denny "River Rat" Waller, George Weaver, Pete "the Fabulous Flame" Sellas and a whole bunch more. The town was just packed full of great surfers in those days. Almost anytime there was surf, the action in the water was a real show.
The waves in Newport are beach break. There are a number of sand bars between the pier at the south and the river jetties to the north.
The main spot and social hangout in town is called Blackies. This is named after the pub of the same name that sits right there in the same parking lot that you park to surf. In the early years the local surf club was the Newport Beach Surfing Association and at one time you needed to have a surfing permit attached to your board to surf there. You had to live in town to get a permit.
That was a tad later than the period I am talking about though. The NBSA was a strong contender in the club surfing events up and down the coast and matched up well with even the super clubs such as the Windansea Surf Club from San Diego and the Long Beach Surf Club.
The surfboard guru in town at the time was Joe Quigg. Joe was one of the great surfboard builders of that time and he was also the mentor of Mike Marshall. Even today a Quigg in mint condition will sell for many thousands of dollars at one of the vintage surfboard auctions.
A cool thing about Newport Beach is that with the bend in the coast it will have surf most of the year. The spots near the pier, such as Blackies, work well in the winter while the spots farther to the north, all the streets are numbered and each street is its own surf spot, work best in the summer on south swells.
One of the more memorable moments I have of surfing in Newport Beach came one afternoon at Blackies with a nice head high swell running. David Nuuhiwa and I had showed up to catch the action and were having a great session. This was in the longboard days and noseriding was the big thing. David was the best noserider of the era, no question about that. But I was OK at it too and we were sort of going head to head in the long lefts coming off the pier.
I was inside by the beach, having just ridden a wave, when I saw David tuck into a nice hollow little wall. He had one foot over the nose and got nicely covered by the wave. All of a sudden he slid the fin out and came out of the curl with the fin in the front. At that time this move was not seen much, if at all, and was really spectacular. The whole beach roared in unison.
I just stood there with my jaw dropped and started clapping in appreciation. Yeah, I was seething in jealousy. But it was just so good I could not help but give him the nod.
We were heavy rivals in those days but always great pals at the same time. This was just one of a zillion love/hate moments in our, what was then, extremely competitive surfing relationship.
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To which, if I'm a juror, I'm going: Huh?
In most criminal trials, all of the cops are on one side. The prosecutor, his investigator and/or the arresting agency's officer often all sit together at the prosecuting counsel's table and are in lockstep. Officers who testify usually testify for the prosecution. Here, there is already the strangeness of the D.A. on one side and two former cops on the other. Now add that two uniformed officers, Rubio and Sgt. Kevin Craig, have testified this week as defense witnesses.
If I'm a juror, I'm thinking: Weren't Ramos and Cicinelli referred to as "former" officers during some early proceedings? That means they must have been fired by the Fullerton Police Department, right? (Some jurors may also remember news reports from May 2012 describing how they were, in fact, fired.) That must mean their bosses think they did something wrong. If so, why haven't we heard any of their former bosses say so? Why is Rubio, who is clearly still with the department, testifying that they didn't do anything wrong?
Jurors aside, this would seem to create confusion in the minds of the public, too. In other words, another PR problem for Fullerton. The public generally knows Ramos and Cicinelli were fired, and while the department is forbidden by law to say why, Cicinelli's stepfather last year told the Register that one of the reasons stated in a city letter was excessive force.
So, does Rubio hold an outlier view within his own department? And, if so, why hasn't the prosecution called an officer who has an opinion in line with the prosecution's theory – that both officers used excessive force? And if Rubio is not an outlier – that his opinion is, in fact, consistent with Fullerton supervisors who have reviewed the issue – wouldn't that mean Ramos and Cicinelli were fired unjustly?
I called Fullerton Police Chief Dan Hughes on Tuesday afternoon. He told me he's prohibited by law from commenting on disciplinary issues regarding an officer.
The prosecution will have a chance to bring in rebuttal witnesses when the defense rests, either today or Thursday. Or, it might wait until trial resumes Jan. 6, following a holiday break that starts this Friday. The prosecution during its case in chief did have a use-of-force expert, a former FBI instructor, say that the force on Thomas was excessive. It wouldn't surprise me to see another one on rebuttal.
For one thing, he got Craig to say that the use of force he was witnessing was serious enough that the "thought crossed my mind" that Thomas had a gun. If Ramos and Cicinelli knew Thomas did not have a gun, why were they using that level of force?
Then, T-Rack pounced on Craig's statement that he had never "showed up on a scene where anybody used deadly force." This had either genuinely surprised Rackauckas, or he acted well enough to convey to jurors that they ought to be surprised that Craig did not consider multiple blows by Cicinelli to Thomas's head with the butt of his hard-plastic Taser to be "deadly force."
"Excuse me, sergeant …" Rackauckas began, and thereupon unleashed a series of questions – fighting through John Barnett's objections all the way – that culminated in Craig finally conceding "yes" – a Taser can be used as an impact weapon that can cause "serious bodily injury or death." Rackauckas had made his point: How much credibility are you going to give a witness who either doesn't recognize deadly force or refuses to acknowledge it?


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Murphy, Cruz enter season without extensions
SAN ANTONIO -- The flurry of contract extensions that swept through baseball in the final days of Spring Training did not reach the Rangers.
Outfielders David Murphy and Nelson Cruz are going into the season unsigned beyond this year. Both could become free agents after the season.
"Not every player gets to play with a multi-year deal for the next five years," Murphy said. "I'm not going to do anything different than I have the past five years. Play well and good things will happen. More than anything is staying healthy but if you focus in your contract situation it will drive you crazy."
The Rangers touched base with Murphy's agent Michael Moye in Spring Training, but nothing came out of it. The Rangers are still waiting on Cruz's situation with Major League Baseball to be resolved. He is still under investigation for a possible link to a Miami wellness clinic that allegedly distributed performance-enhancing drugs and the Rangers have no new information on that.
Cruz said he is not concerned about going into the season unsigned beyond this year. Cruz still remembers the end of Spring Training in 2008 when the Rangers designated him for assignment and no club picked him up.
"I don't want to put a lot of things on my mind," Cruz said. "I have stuff to focus on to help us win games. My main concern is the team. What happens after the season, I don't know. I'm in a better situation than I was five or six years ago. I was almost out of baseball, designated for assignment and other stuff."
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields, and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The big question entering 2013 is not who will make the Chase.
It's who won't.
Every year there are some big-name drivers who struggle and fail to make NASCAR's 12-driver, 10-race playoff.
Based on SN's preseason Top 25, there are at least 20 drivers who could contend for a Chase spot. And there are at least 16 that should make a strong challenge and have a realistic chance of making it.
That means that at least four legitimate contenders will wind up being a disappointment.
A year ago, Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards and Ryan Newman each failed to make the Chase after making it the year before and making multiple Chase appearances.
Hendrick Motorsports drivers Kasey Kahne and Jeff Gordon needed wild cards to make it, and Gordon had to make a dramatic rally in the final regular-season race to get in.
In 2011, Clint Bowyer, Greg Biffle and Kahne missed it, while Brad Keselowski and Denny Hamlin needed wild cards to get in.
That's how deep the Sprint Cup field is these days and how tough it is to make the prestigious Chase.
Who will miss it this year?
Chances are it won't be Edwards, Newman and Kyle Busch.
Drivers of that caliber and with teams that good rarely miss the Chase two years in a row.
Busch, Edwards and Newman are each likely to bounce back in a big way this season to win races and return to the Chase.
And each has plenty of incentive to do it.
Busch is one of the fiercest competitors in all of racing and is driven by an intense desire to win. That drive is powerful that Busch would run every race in all three national series if team owner Joe Gibbs would allow him and if it were logistically possible. That's why Busch has 105 wins across the three series.
Every driver who reaches the Sprint Cup Series wants to win and win badly, but there hasn't been a driver since Dale Earnhardt who wants to win more than Busch. You see it on his face every time he loses—heck, you see it every time he finishes second.
Busch won only one race in all three series last year and it hurt badly. He called it the worst season of his career. Missing the Chase only poured salt in the wound.
Gibbs has loosened the reins on Busch this season, allowing him to run more Nationwide and truck races. That will make Busch happy and help get him in a groove and stay on top of his game.
Busch should also benefit from the new Gen-6 Sprint Cup car. Despite winning eight races in 2008, Busch never liked the COT. He said it "sucked" in 2007, and that was after winning the first COT race.
After a strong finish to 2012, Busch should bounce back strong in 2013.
Edwards, meanwhile, was thoroughly embarrassed with his performance last season. He nearly won the 2011 championship, producing one of the most consistent seasons in the modern era.
But Edwards sunk to 15th in points last season, failing to win a race—he hasn't won in 69 races—and not even coming close to making the Chase.
Edwards insists his Roush Fenway Racing team did not suffer a letdown after losing the 2011 Chase on a tiebreaker—how many drivers would be willing to make such an admission even if it were—but you have to wonder. The No. 99 clearly was off its game and out to lunch last season.
Edwards will be paired this season with crew chief Jimmy Fennig, a crafty veteran who gets the most out of his cars and drivers.
It would not be a surprise if Edwards enjoyed a complete turnaround in 2013, bouncing back from a miserable season to be a championship contender again.
Newman is racing for more than wins and a Chase appearance. He has just a one-year contract with Stewart-Haas Racing and is in danger of being replaced by Kevin Harvick, who reportedly already has signed with Stewart-Haas for 2014.
Newman has underachieved most of his career, but you don't win 49 poles and 16 Cup races, including eight in one season (2003), without considerable talent and determination.
Newman needs to win races and return to the Chase not only for his own credentials and satisfaction, but to land a ride with another competitive team and secure his future. He will be reunited with crew chief Matt Borland, who led him to 12 wins at Penske, including that eight-win season.
Every NASCAR driver will tell you that they drive every race and every lap as hard as they can—it's one of the most overused clichés in racing—and there's little evidence to dispute them.
But when a golden opportunity arises and a big prize—a championship, a win, a ride, a sponsor—is on the line, the very best step up and take it.
Busch, Edwards and Newman will be on the gas and up on the wheel this season.
And all three are likely to bounce back in a big way.


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Publications: Vernon, Lynette
Journal Article
Vernon, L., Modecki, K.L. and Barber, B.L. (2017) Mobile Phones in the Bedroom: Trajectories of Sleep Habits and Subsequent Adolescent Psychosocial Development. Child Development, In press .
Wilson, S., Vernon, L., Seddon, S., Andrews, Y. and Wang, A. (2016) Parents influencing secondary students' university aspirations: A multilevel approach using school-SES. Issues in Educational Research, 26 (4). pp. 673-693.
Vernon, L., Modecki, K.L. and Barber, B.L. (2016) Tracking effects of problematic social networking on adolescent psychopathology: The mediating role of sleep disruptions. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, In press . pp. 1-15.
Vernon, L., Barber, B.L. and Modecki, K.L. (2015) Adolescent Problematic Social Networking and School Experiences: The Mediating Effects of Sleep Disruptions and Sleep Quality. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 18 (7). pp. 386-392.
Modecki, K.L., Barber, B.L. and Vernon, L. (2013) Mapping Developmental Precursors of Cyber-Aggression: Trajectories of Risk Predict Perpetration and Victimization. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 42 (5). pp. 651-661.
Conference Item
Geagea, A., Vernon, L., Barber, B.L. and Taggart, A. (2014) Profiling youths' art engagement and the links to university aspirations. In: 14th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence, EARA 2014, 3 - 6 September, Cesme, Turkey.
Vernon, L., Barber, B.L. and Modecki, K.L. (2012) Adolescent discretionary time management: Does time engaged in social networking compete with homework and sleep? In: 14th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), 8-10 March 2012, Vancouver Convention Centre, East Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Vernon, L., Barber, B.L. and Modecki, K.L. (2012) Adolescent's investment in Social Networking Sites and student engagement: The mediational role of sleep deprivation. In: 13th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA), 29 August - 1 September 2012, Anargyrios and Korgialenios School, Island of Spetses, Greece.
Vernon, L. and Barber, B.L. (2011) Adolescent extracurricular activity and alcohol use in regional and metropolitan locations: The mediational role of peers. In: 17th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Human Development Association (AHDA), 4-6 July 2011, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Vernon, Lynette (2016) The role of problematic technology use for adolescents: The importance of sleep for wellbeing. PhD thesis, Murdoch University.
Vernon, Lynette (2009) Adolescent extracurricular activity and levels of alcohol use in regional and metropolitan locations: The mediational role of peers. Honours thesis, Murdoch University.


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Located in 18th Arrondissement, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Moulin Rouge, Place du Tertre, and Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris. Galeries Lafayette and Paris Opera are also within 1 mi (2 km).
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Along with a fitness center, this smoke-free hotel has a bar/lounge and a coffee shop/café. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a snack bar/deli, a rooftop terrace, and a business center.
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The hotel offers a coffee shop/café and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Business-related amenities at this 4-star property consist of a business center and a meeting room.
A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This business-friendly hotel also offers a fitness center, a rooftop terrace, and multilingual staff. A total renovation of this property was completed in April 2014.
Mercure Paris Montmartre Sacré Coeur is a smoke-free property.
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- Total number of rooms - 305
- Number of floors - 9
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- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Phone
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Premium bedding
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Free newspaper
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Desk
- Digital TV service
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- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
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Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10 AM.
18.75 Bar Lounge - Overlooking the garden, this bar serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light fare. Happy hour is offered.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
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Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-out time is noon
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- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! One child 11 years old or younger stays free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 35 per night.
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 14.00 per pet, per night
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- Deposit: EUR 50.00 per day
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- Breakfast fee: between EUR 8.50 and EUR 19.50 for adults, EUR 0 and EUR 0 for children (approximately)
- Pet fee: EUR 14.00 per pet, per night
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 35 per night
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Kozma designated for assignment; Gonzales called up
DENVER -- Though shortstop Pete Kozma was already displaced after St. Louis' signing of Jhonny Peralta, the Cardinals had no intentions of shuffling him off the roster this time. But after burning through five relievers in their nine-man bullpen Tuesday, they were left with no choice.
Kozma was designated for assignment Wednesday to make room for left-hander Marco Gonzales on the 25-man roster. Kozma has already cleared waivers and will be optioned to Triple-A Memphis.
Cardinals manager Mike Matheny was forced to have a "very long" conversation with Kozma after right-hander Shelby Miller departed just 2 2/3 innings into Tuesday's start against the Rockies with "mid-back spasms."
"It wasn't our intention when we brought [Kozma] in to watch him leave so quick," said Matheny, who is now back to a four-man bench. "But every arm we have, we need right now."
With No. 4 prospect Gonzales being called up from Double-A Springfield to make his Major League debut Wednesday against the Rockies, the Cardinals also transferred right-hander Joe Kelly (left hamstring strain) to the 60-day disabled list.
The move involving Kelly is purely procedural to make room on the 40-man roster for Gonzales. Kelly has already been on the DL since April 17, more than 60 days, and he will begin a rehab assignment Friday.
Kozma was called up Monday to take one of the two roster spots vacated by right-hander Michael Wacha (right shoulder stress fracture) and left-hander Jaime Garcia (left shoulder soreness). The Cardinals had previously been playing with a four-man bench over the last week, but Kozma didn't make an appearance through the first two games of the series against the Rockies.
Kozma was St. Louis' starting shortstop in 2013, and he batted .217 with 44 runs scored in 410 at-bats. His best run came towards the end of the '12, when he hit .343 with 11 runs and 14 RBIs during September and October to close out the regular season.
Kozma was originally optioned to Triple-A Memphis on April 15 with one hit in three at-bats off the bench during the season.
Cody Ulm is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.