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The articles discussed in the Sydney Writer's Festival panel are now available on line:
Sharon Beder examines the global warming sceptics' bag of tricks.
David Spratt on why the climate catastrophe leaves no room for pragmatism
My article (on blogging about global warming). The posts discussed are on Michael Duffy and on Andrew Bolt.


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By Varietal
Hello Tasteful Judges, This is my first recipe contest. I am a married mother of two daughers, both in college. I am a registered nurse in a trauma ICU.
Wyoming is traditionally a very pro-beef state. Ranching is an important part of our economy and lifestyle.
The Dane County Farmers Market is one of the features that drew me to Madison, Wisconsin, and one of the resources that keep me here.
The inspiration for this recipe was to come up with best tasting veggie burger for my picky vegetarian daughter and for Build a Better Burger, 2011.
With the abundance of wonderful summer vegtables like squash,zucchini,eggplant,and peppers its a good opportunity to try a summer veggie burger. You won't miss the meat.
I was a vegetarian for many years. I now eat meat but I am selective. I could very easily live on natural food and this is one of my favorite recipes for grilling.

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WITH hospitals expected to be under extra pressure over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend as people Worcestershire are being reminded there are a wind range of other NHS services on offer outside of normal GP opening hours.
Many GP practices and dentists will close this evening and not re-open again until Tuesday morning so the organisation responsible for arranging medical services in the south of the county is advising patients to be prepared.
South Worcestershire Clinical Commissioning Group is reminding people to make sure they are fully stocked up on prescriptions as well as medications such as paracetemol and a first aid kit and to make sure they know when their GP practice is closed by visiting www.southworcsccg.nhs.uk/about-us.
Medical advice is available from NHS 111 but in an emergency always call 999.
Anyone unsure about whether they should go to A&E can visit www.isaandeforme.com.
Pharmacies can also offer help and advice.
Urgent care lead for the three CCG's in Worcestershire Ruth Davoll said: "There are a number of different things people can do to manage whatever condition they may be living with.
"For example, making sure you collect your repeat prescription in good time will mean you're well equipped for the Easter break.
"If you need urgent medical help when your doctor's surgery is closed, but it's not a 999 emergency, call NHS 111, a free service which is open 24 hours a day.
"The NHS 111 advisors can give advice on how to look after yourself at home or direct you to a nearby NHS service that can help. They can also make an urgent appointment with the GP out-of-hours service, if you're assessed as needing one."


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The Oklahoma inventory of cattle on feed for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head, totaled 325 thousand head on February 1, 2013, down 6 percent from the previous month and down 8 percent from the February 1, 2012 level.
Placements during January were 50 thousand head, unchanged from a year ago. Marketings of fed cattle during January were 68 thousand head, unchanged from 2012. Other disappearance during January totaled 2 thousand head.


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The weekend is full of holiday concerts
here.SATURDAYwomanSong: Under the direction of Emily Capece, the chorale performs "Wrapped in Song" at 7:30 p.m. at Christ Church United Methodist, 1221 Quarrier St. The program includes David Conte's "Christmas Intrada," Stephen Paulus' "Hallelu," Edward Henderson's "Star Song" and Mac Huf's arrangement of "I'll Be Home for Christmas." Guitarist Ryan Kennedy, drummer Brandon Willard and accompanist Janet Brightbill will join them.Admission is free but attendees are encouraged to bring nonperishable food items. Visit www.womansongchorale.org.SUNDAYAppalachian Children's Chorus: The first Ione Guthrie Yuletide Revelry begins at 3 p.m. at the Clay Center. All eight of the ACC choirs will be joined by the Martin Luther King Jr. Male Chorus, a recorder ensemble and a brass band for traditional holiday songs and Old World tunes. Tickets are $15. The ACC Canticle Choir performs another holiday concert at 4 p.m. Dec. 16. at St. Andrew United Methodist, 815 Kanawha Terrace, St. Albans. It is free.Call 304-343-1111 or visit www.wvacc.org.Charleston Civic Chorus: The chorus' free winter concert begins at 3 p.m. at the Charleston Baptist Temple, 209 Morris St. Directed by J. Truman Dalton and accompanied by Randall Peters, the group will sing Stephen Paulus' "Canticum Novum" (with added harp, flute, oboe and percussion accompaniment), as well as multiple selections from John Rutter's "Chrismas Motets" and The King's Singers Choral Library's Christmas Collection.A reception follows. Visit www.charleston-civic-chorus.com.Clendenin Community Chorus:The 74th annual performance by the chorus of Handel's "Messiah" is at 3 p.m. at Clendenin United Methodist Church, 121 Koontz Ave. Admission is free. Call 304-548-5362 or email firstname.lastname@example.com: "A Christmas Spectacular" features Huntington native Rodney L. Barbour on the Harrah Symphonic Organ. Barbour has performed with the Holiday on Ice Orchestra and Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. He also was the official organist of the Cincinnati Reds for 11 years.The concert begins at 3 p.m. at the Forrest Burdette United Methodist Church, 2848 Putnam Ave., Hurricane. A reception follows. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for students and free for children under age 5. Visit www.pipesounds.org.University of Charleston Holiday Gala Concert: The UC Concert Choir, University Singers and Charleston Brass Quintet perform "Music: A Gift to Change the World," a free concert of secular and sacred seasonal music at 3 p.m. in the school's Riggleman Hall. The concert is free, but a free-will offering for the African Children's Choir and Music for Life Centers will be taken. Call Joseph Jansich at 304-357-4903 or visit www.ucwv.edu.West Virginia Youth Symphony: More than 100 young musicians ages 7-20 will perform works by Handel, Mozart, Brahms, Beethoven and Bizet in the group's annual winter concert at 3 p.m. at the Scottish Rite Temple, 406 Capitol St. Admission is $10 for adults and free for children. Call 304-561-3542 or visit www.wvyouthsymphony.org.


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Legacy of your top wrestlers
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Hello all. There have been a lot of really good blogs on this site over the past few weeks. Hopefully you guys will enjoy mine. In short, I want to talk about your top wrestlers in the industry right now and the era for which they will be remembered. More specifically, I am going to categorize each wrestler in the era for which he will be most remembered. For example, Steve Austin will be remembered as an Attitude Era guy. Even though Austin was in the biz before the Attitude Era, his legacy will not be a "New Generation Era" guy from his time as Stunning Steve Austin in WCW or the Ringmaster in WWF.
This is all very subjective so I look forward to your comments on what era you believe each wrestler will be remembered for. We all have different views as to when the attitude era ended and when the PG era started. Likewise, we all have different favorite moments over wrestling history.
Oh yeah, one last thing. I guess I should provide a definition of each era and what a top wrestler is defined as. This of course is VERY SUBJECTIVE but it will help justify the rest of this blog.
Top Wrestlers in the industry right now – This means you are good enough for WWE to put you on the current Wrestlemania Card. Sure there are some wrestlers in TNA, Japan, ROH, the independents, and even in WWE that are being snubbed of a spot on the WM29 card that are of the elite and not mentioned in this blog. However, I am going to stick with just guys on the mania card or else this blog would be never ending.
Attitude Era: Start – Scott Hall shows up on Nitro. End – Rock defeats Hogan at WM18.
Ruthless Aggression Era: HHH d. Jericho at WM18. End – Wrestlemania 26 when HBK had his last match
PG Era – The night when Batista "quit" after losing to John Cena to the present.
Guys remembered for their time in the Attitude Era (AE):
· The Rock: After a horrible first gimmick, Rock made his name in the AE as part of the Nation. Rock would go on to be the biggest star in the company for about 5 years alongside Stone Cold Steve Austin. Unfortunately, his career was short lived as he was destined for Hollywood and Rocky only spent about a year or so in the Ruthless Agression Era. His work in the PG era has revolved around 3 Wrestlemania main events along with a main event match at Royal Rumble and 2 years ago at Survivor Series. I am not going to deny that some of the Rock's movie fans tuned in when he returned for WM27. But let's face it, the Rock's work/memories from the AE is what created the buzz when he returned. Rock is definitely an AE guy.
· Big Show: Unfortunately, his best work was in WCW during the start of his career as the Giant. The Giant went from being a top heel champion, to a New World Order member and then to a WCW/babyface top guy only behind Sting and DDP. While the Show has had a great career in WWE, his best years were in WCW. That being said, Show is definitely an AE guy.
· Kane: While the Rock had a bad first gimmick, Glen Jacobs had 2 really bad first gimmicks as Isaac Yankem, DDS and the fake Diesel. However, when he debuted as Kane, he was instantly a top heel in the company. Similar to Big Show, Kane has had a great career in the WWE but his best years were in the WWF and not the WWE. Conclusion: Kane is an AE guy.
· Chris Jericho: "Monday Night Jericho", Ralphus, one of the greatest debuts ever, the weekly verbal bashings of Stephanie McMahon, the first undisputed WWE champion and one of the few guys we remember for his work in ECW, WCW and WWE. Jericho was top notch in the Ruthless Aggression Era and is still a drop draw in today's PG Era. However, in my opinion, nothing tops his last year in WCW and first few years with WWE. This one is tough, but I have to say Jericho is an AE guy.
Ruthless Agression Era (RAE):
· Brock Lesner: Lesner was not around during the AE but had an immediate impact when he debuted during the RAE. His career was short-lived and he left the WWE before the end of the RAE to pursue the NFL and MMA. One could argue that Lesner is a bigger star now than ever so he should be categorized in the PG Era. That may be true but Lesner was a top draw the second he stepped foot in WWE. I loved his main event match with Kurt Angle at WM19 and my favorite memory is when he finally lost to Eddie Guerrero. I think people will remember these matches more than his recent feuds with Cena and Triple H. That being said, I believe Lesner is a RAE guy.
· Randy Orton: I believe Orton's best days were spent as a member of Evolution, having the "Viper" gimmick as the top heel in the company, punting everyone in sight and main eventing Wrestlemania against HHH. Orton is still a top draw in today's PG era and one could argue this is the era where he belongs. However, I feel that even though he is still young, his best work may unfortunately be behind him. After being on 2 strikes with the wellness policy, Orton may never get a chance to become "the guy" again. Also, Orton is better as a heel and has spent the PG Era as a babyface with his RAE days of being the top heel long behind him. As a result, Orton is a RAE guy and not a PG guy.
· Triple H: HHH Had a great run during the AE as the blueblood gimmick, DX member, top heel at one time and arguably even the top face for a short while. However, it seemed like HHH was constantly in the Wrestlemania main event every year during the RAE opposed to being a top guy behind Rock and Austin during the AE. HHH wrestled for the WWE or WHC title at Wrestlemania in WM18, 19, 20, 21 and 22. As a result, I am saying he is a RAE guy and not an AE guy.
PG Era (PGE):
· John Cena: John "Thuganomics" Cena was a top draw in the RAE. He even had multiple title reigns and WM main events. But now in the PGE, he is more than just a top draw, he is Super Cena and the face of the company. Cena is the definition of a PGE guy.
· CM Punk: Punk was absolutely fantastic during the RAE. I loved his work with Hardy, Mysterio and the Straight Edge Society. However, his 400ish day reign as champ, pipe bomb on Raw and feud with Cena have all come in the last year or two. Right now Punk is bigger than ever. I love Punk but I just cannot see him becoming a bigger star than he is now. As much as he does not represent being PG, Punk is indeed a PGE guy.
· Mark Henry: Sexual Chocolate provided some comedy during the AE and before that gimmick was an original member of the Nation of Domination. His career then fizzled out during the RAE and he got stuck in the mid-card, and was irrelevant for all of the RAE and even the first part of the PG era. However, Mark Henry finally got his push and had a solid reign as World Heavyweight Champ last year. This year he is competing in a singles match at WM29 against Ryback. That being said, Mark Henry's best work has been over the last year. Therefore, he is a PGE guy.
· Alberto Del Rio: This one is obvious as Del Rio was not around during the RAE. ADR has had a solid run ever since his debut. A great feud with Mysterio, a Royal Rumble winner, was in a WHC match 2 years ago against Edge at WM27 and will be in a WM29 championship match against Swagger this year. Even with the recent face turn, I don't see ADR getting any bigger than he is now. As a result, he is a PGE Guy.
Guys that will be in the Post PG Era, which I will call The Next Era(TNE):
· Jack Swagger: After cashing in the MITB briefcase, he had a forgettable championship run and his gimmick of the All American, American was just awful. As Swagger's career entered the PG era, it continued into a downward spiral. In fact, it was so bad he had to be pulled off television to be rebranded. Fortunately, since his return with Dutch Mantel at his side, Swagger has been bigger than ever. Jim Ross feels that Swagger's best days are ahead of him and I have to agree. Hopefully, WWE will not bury him after WM29 because of the recent DUI. Assuming they don't, I think Swagger will be a major player for years to come. He has a great look and tons of natural athleticism. I am going to label the Real American as a TNE guy.
· Sheamus: His debut in the RAE was great and he became champion during his first year. He even had a Wrestlemania match against HHH. During the PGE, Sheamus won the King of the Ring, beat Daniel Bryan in 18 seconds and is in a 6 man tag match this year vs. the Shield. However, even though Sheamus is currently one of WWE's top draws, I think the WWE has bigger plans for him. The ability to be a solid heel and face, the unique Irish look, improving mic skills, muscular frame and European background make him the big, strong marketable guy that Vinnie Mac loves. Since I believe that his best work is still to come, I will label Sheamus as a TNE guy.
· The Shield: These guys are the fresh new blood the IWC has been craving. All 3 of them are under the age of 30. We have seen how impressive Rollins and Ambrose are from their independent days. Hopefully these guys will lead us into the next era and be top draws as TNE guys.
· Daniel Bryan: How many gimmicks has this guy had? The dorky new guy working as Miz's NXT rookie, the rebellious Nexus member, the babyface with no personality, the arrogant, annoying heel screaming "Yes" and now a crazed, angry tweener screaming "No". That is a lot of gimmicks for a guy in a short time span. Usually, a wrestler changes gimmicks because his current one sucks. For example, Lord Tensai becoming Sweet Tea and Johnny Curtis becoming Fandango. However, Daniel Bryan has been over with every gimmick. Each time Daniel Bryan reinvents himself, his character is better than it was before. Bryan also knows how to overcome adversity. He never bitched when his WM27 match against Sheamus got turned into a battle royal. He didn't cry when he had to job to Sheamus in 18 seconds last year. He was fired during his time with the Nexus (though this could be a work) but returned to the WWE months later and did not miss a beat. WWE has to respect his ability to reinvent himself and overcome adversity. Also, Bryan is still relatively young and I think will only continue to get better. As a result, he is TNE guy.
· Ryback: There is no need to go into detail as it appears Ryback is being given the opportunity to become the next face of the WWE. Even though he is one of the top draws now, Ryback is a TNE guy.
· Dolph Ziggler: Ziggler debuted in the RAE and had some really, really bad gimmicks. However, he overcame the poor booking he was assigned by WWE's creative team and has slowly elevated himself. WWE has finally recognized that Ziggler is a diamond in the rough and much better than a cheerleader or a caddie. WWE knows Dolph is the real deal and it is only a matter of time before Ziggler cashes in and becomes a main event guy. No way Ziggler is stuck in the mid-card forever like he is now. As a result, Ziggler is a TNE guy.
· Big E Langston: He has yet to wrestle a match. He has the look that VKM loves. However, so did Mason Ryan. Will he be a future World Champ or sent back to NXT in 2 months? Who knows.
· Fandango: Same situation as Big E Langston.
· Undertaker: The memories the Taker has left during the New Generation Era, Attitude Era, Ruthless Agression Era and PG Era have all been magnificent. I truly don't feel that one of these eras was any better than the other. Therefore, I am going to take the easy way out. For those that recall (and hopefully you don't), Taker actually was around during the Golden Era competing in WCW as mean Mark Callous while being managed by Paul Heyman. It is fair to say that the Undertaker was not a Golden Era guy.
I am sure you boys and girls will have different opinions on where you will classify each wrestler in their respective era. There are no right or wrong answers. Like I said before, everyone's memories of their favorite wrestlers are different as is their opinion of when an era ended and when the next one started. Lastly, please remember that I only used the guys currently on the WM29 card or else this blog would have went on forever.
Anyways, I look forward to reading your opinions in the comments section. Thanks for reading.


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PARADISE — One of the more exotic things to tuck in a Christmas stocking this year is a glass jar of Sawmill Creek's Smoked Paprika. Unscrew the top and the warm, smoky-sweet aroma of hickory smoked Hungarian peppers starts visions of sublime winter dishes dancing behind your eyes.
Goulash and paella come to mind, but this agile condiment enhances the flavor of grilled steaks and burgers, kitchen-warming stews, beans, and soups, and chocolate chip cookies.
A teaspoon of smoked paprika adds warmth and depth to chocolate's sweet taste, according to Sawmill's Nancy Heinzel, inspired by the Aztec tradition of combining chocolate and spicy peppers.
California natives Heinzel and Brian Marshall met as undergraduates at UC Santa Cruz. They were drawn to Paradise by the Sawmill Creek property they fell in love with, and their little kitchen garden was so successful they accidentally became farmers market purveyors. Their love of spices led them to the Boldog variety of Hungarian pepper that they oven-dried and ground for their own use.
Word of the powdered elixir leaked out from a local chef or two. Now Heinzel and Marshall have expanded the acreage devoted to growing peppers and graduated to a smoker to increase their paprika production. The paprika is sold only locally, but still Sawmill runs out. They have a limited amount of peppers to smoke, so when they are gone, there's no more paprika until another growing season runs its cycle.
Heinzel and Marshall's interest in peppers led them to Piment d'Espelette, one of the first peppers to get its own AOC or Appellation d'Origine Contr?l?e, a certification granted to certain French products such as Champagne or Roquefort cheese, that are unique and only grown in one well-defined geographic region.
Food Blogger Lydia Walshin writes, "As essential to Basque cooking as jalapenos are to Tex-Mex cuisine and anchos are to mol?, Piment d'Espelette is harvested in late summer, when the bright red peppers are strung like the chile ristras of the Southwest U.S., and hung on the lovely white houses of the villages to dry in the sun."
Used most famously to color and flavor the outside of Bayonne ham, mild Piment d'Espelette, at only 4000 Scoville is used in place of black pepper to season almost every Basque dish.
Heinzel and Marshall were able to find the protected seeds through a Canadian source and grow the Basque peppers in Paradise, labeling the Piment d'Espelette powder "ESP" in deference to the pepper's AOC designation. This mushroom recipe from Williams-Sonoma is a good way to sample the spice and see what they're talking about at the Basque town of Espelette's Celebration of Peppers Festival every October.
Mushrooms with Piment d'Espelette
From the Williams-Sonoma Kitchen.
10 ounce cremini mushrooms, quartered
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
2 teaspoon sherry
1Ú8 teaspoon dried chili flakes
1Ú4 teaspoon Piment d'Espelette, plus more for
garnish (use Sawmill Creek's ESP powder)
2 tablespoons chicken broth
Salt, to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 garlic clove, minced
Crusty bread for serving
Preheat an oven to 450 degrees. Place a baker in the oven and preheat for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine the mushrooms, lemon juice, parsley, sherry, chili flakes, the 1Ú4 teaspoon Piment d'Espelette, or Sawmill ESP, the broth and salt and toss to coat evenly. Put the olive oil and garlic in the preheated baker and bake for 1 minute. Add the mushroom mixture and bake, stirring after 8 minutes, until the mushrooms are tender and cooked through, about 15 minutes. Garnish with Piment d'Espelette (ESP) and serve immediately with crusty bread. Serves 4.
To sample Sawmill Creek's Smoked Paprika, try this Mediterranean chicken recipe:
From Bon Appetit's Test Kitchen
Roast Chicken Breasts with Garbanzo Beans, Tomatoes and Paprika
Use leftovers for sandwiches the next day: Place shredded chicken, garbanzos and tomatoes in a pita bread and top with the yogurt sauce.
Active Time: 15 minutes. Total Time: 35 minutes
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
4 garlic cloves, pressed
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
1/2 cup plain yogurt or Greek yogurt
4 chicken breast halves with bones
1 15-ounce can garbanzo beans (chickpeas), drained
1 12-ounce container cherry tomatoes
1 cup chopped fresh cilantro, divided
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Mix first 5 ingredients in medium bowl. Pour 1 teaspoon spiced oil mixture into small bowl; whisk in yogurt and set aside for sauce. Place chicken in a 9x13-inch roasting pan.Rub 2 tablespoons spiced oil mixture over chicken. Add beans, tomatoes, and 1/2 cup cilantro to remaining spiced oil mixture; toss to coat. Pour bean mixture around chicken. Sprinkle everything generously with salt and pepper.
Roast until chicken is cooked through, about 35 - 45 minutes, depending on the size of the breasts. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup cilantro. Transfer chicken to plates. Spoon bean mixture over. Serve with yogurt sauce. 4 servings.
As interesting as the peppers are, I would be remiss not to mention Heinzel and Marshall's other work. They sell plant starts, peppers, tomatoes, herbs and more at the Thursday Night Market in Chico, at the Holiday Market in Paradise, sell their produce at the Tuesday Farmers Market in Paradise and run a CSA from their farm.
Also growing in the Sawmill Creek garden:
* Leutschauer Peppers for a Hot Paprika with a rounded flavor and fruity sweetness to add a spicy heat to dishes;
* Guajillo Chili peppers, a garnet-red, sharp, clean-flavored chili considered the workhorse of the Mexican kitchen;
* Pasilla Chili, great chili flavor with moderate heat.
* Their Ming Mix combines sweet sun-dried tomatoes and chipotle chili heat in a powder that adds zing to dressings, sauces, eggs or casseroles.
A CSA, or Community Supported Agriculture is like buying a subscription to a farm. Your money supports the farmer when not much is growing, and gives him input about what to grow. In return, he supplies you with a weekly box of farm-fresh produce picked specifically for you throughout the growing season and a chance to walk the farm and see how your food is being grown. A CSA membership, $50 yearly, is another great Christmas gift. As a member, the recipient pays $15 a week for voluminous boxes of fresh produce during the season. Check the Sawmill Creek website for details.
Exemplary farmers and enthusiastic spice merchants, but what makes the Sawmill Creek folks heroes to me is their participation in Paradise's A Simple Gesture program. Patterned after an idea from Ashland, Ore., the program distributes green bags to participants who purchase a couple of extra non-perishable items each time they grocery shop. The extra cans go in the green bag, and once every two months volunteers pick up green bags from the 1,500 Paradise participants and deliver the food to the food pantries on the ridge. This is a great program, but lacking in fresh produce.
Heinzel and Marshall saw the need and dedicated one acre of leased farm land as well as their labor and farming costs to growing produce for the program.Last year they donated 4 tons of fresh organic produce the two of them grew on this one acre to feed the hungry in the Paradise area. They love volunteers, so if you want to go to Heaven, and get some fresh air and exercise first, head up to Sawmill Creek in the growing season and offer to lend a hand.
The pair will be at the Saturday Farmers Market on Dec. 23 in Chico. Stop by to say hello and pick up some seasonings, or you can buy jars of the paprikas at the Galley, S&S Produce and Zucchini and Vine.
Happy 12/12/12 — cook something memorable to celebrate this auspicious date.
Nancy Lindahl features the vast culinary choices that abound in our farmers markets and backyard gardens. Sweet Basil and the Bee runs the second and fourth Wednesdays. Email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Nancy Lindahl
Zucchini & Vine
204 Main St.
Chico, CA. 95926
(530) 345-3551


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In 2006, Slow Food Santa Fe board member Kim M�ller headed
all the way to Italy for the Terra Madre convention. She joined delegates from
over 150 countries who included chefs, farmers, food
producers and activists from across the globe.
New Mexico's delegates have been chosen from the local restaurants, farms and classrooms. Among them is Emigdio Ballon, a plant geneticist who spends his time as president of the Institute of Natural and Traditional Knowledge and co-founder of the Seeds of Change movement, which spreads 100 percent organic seeds through their online store.
"Italy's the only country that does these kind of events," Carol Shriver, board member of Slow Food Santa Fe, says. And for good reason.
Farmers in Italy have been struggling to compete with the agro-industrial
giants like China and Vietnam for decades. Terra Madre uses the voices of these small-time businesses as a cornerstone for a public forum centered around the changing world of food distribution. The conference's ultimate goal is to encourage "good, clean and fair"
food that uses tradition and local food-producers to distinguish itself from
convenience food.
This year's convention brings together 5,000 farmers alongside 2,000 chefs, authors and educators. Slow Food is bringing together Santa Fe folks with tonight's Dine Out, as well as events throughout the fall, including a Cooking with Kids brunch and a Day of the Dead party next month.
So go out there and do what you love: eat at local restaurants. Don't forget to tell your waitstaff that you're participating. Your stomach and your heart will thank you.
Wednesday, Sept. 15
Bumble Bee's Baja Grill
301 Jefferson St.
Bumble Bee's Baja Grill
3777 Cerrillos Rd.
Il Piatto
95 W. Marcy St.
Joe's Diner
2801 Rodeo Rd.
La Boca
72 W. Marcy St.
Second Street Brewery
1814 Second St.
Second Street Brewery
The Railyard
709 Don Cubero Alley


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then our cultivation in this life,
is in fact an enemy during our third rebirth."
Expansion on this axiom:
In the first lifetime, the practitioner engages in mundane good deeds which bring ephemeral worldly blessings (wealth, power, authority, etc.) in the second lifetime.
Since power tends to corrupt, he is likely to create evil karma, resulting in retribution in the third lifetime.
Thus, good deeds in the first lifetime are potential "enemies" of the third lifetime.
In a mundane context, these three lifetimes can be conceived of as three generations.
Thus, the patriarch of a prominent family, through hard work and luck, amasses great power, fortune and influence (first lifetime).
His children are then able to enjoy a leisurely, and, too often, dissipated life (second lifetime).
By the generation of the grandchildren, the family's fortune and good reputation have all but disappeared (third lifetime).
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Spiced Caramel Apple Pie
The other day Hubby cleaned out our basement storage area. He made a big pile of things to take to Goodwill. One of the things I pulled out of the Goodwill pile was my apple peeler/corer/slicer. I see why he put it in that pile, I haven't used it since… well ever. I got it from my mom a long time ago and kind of forgot about it. See I am not a big apple pie fan. I've actually never made one before today. As I tried to explain to Hubby that we needed this torture-device looking cooking gadget, he promised to cut up any apples I ever need cut.
Hubby does cut the two apples I take in my lunch every morning. Yes, I realize I'm spoiled… Luckily for me (and Hubby) this debate took place during apple season. I told him to he should use it to cut, peel, and slice the apples for this pie. After using it once, he agreed that it was awesome and worth finding a place in our tiny kitchen to store it. In fact, he loved using this gadget so much, that he used it multiple times that same day since we had apple grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch too.
Now on to this pie. Holy wow. The filling in this pie is AMAZING. I had to take a bite of it before filling the pie and I joked to Hubby that I was just going to eat the filling without actually baking the pie. The sautéed apples are coated in a spiced caramel sauce that is out of this world.
This pie reminds me of a variety of apple favorites. It's got the apple pie thing going, then topping reminds me of a great apple crisp, and the filling reminds me of spiced apple cider. We will definitely be sticking with this apple pie forever. I see no reason to try any other recipes out there.
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Spiced Caramel Apple Pie
Yield: 1 pie
1 crust worth of your favorite pie crust - here's the recipe I use
For the Topping
1/2 cup pecans
1/3 cup sugar
3 tablespoons dark brown sugar, packed
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup (5 1/3 tablespoons) chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
For the Filling
5 to 6 medium-size tart apples, such as Braeburn, Cortland or Winesap
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup Southern Comfort liqueur
1/2 cup heavy cream
Garnishes (optional)
Vanilla or cinnamon ice cream
Whipped cream
Caramel sauce
Make your favorite pie crust and place in a pie plate.
For the Topping
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Arrange the pecans on a baking sheet in a single layer, and toast them in the oven for about 7 minutes, until golden brown and aromatic. Coarsely chop the nuts.
In a food processor, process both sugars, the cinnamon, salt and flour for about 1 minute. Add butter; pulse 10 to 15 times, until the mixture is crumbly. Stir in the pecans. Refrigerate the topping, covered, in a a medium bowl until ready to use.
For the Filling
Increase the oven temperature to 375 degrees F. Peel, core and cut the apples into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
When the butter starts to foam, add the apples and sauté for 5 to 8 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, stir together cinnamon and sugar. Sprinkle it on the apples, and reduce the heat under the skillet to medium-low. Simmer the apples for about 1 minute.
Using a slotted spoon, transfer the apples from the skillet to a large baking sheet, and arrange them in a single layer. (If you heap them in a pile, the hot apples will steam and get soggy.)
Pour the Southern Comfort into the butter-sugar mixture in the skillet. Simmer the mixture over medium heat at least 5 minutes, until the alcohol burns off. Add the cream, and continue cooking about 5 to 10 minutes, until the mixture is thick as pourable caramel. Return the apples to the skillet.
To Assemble
Pour the apple filling into the unbaked pie crust, and sprinkle the topping evenly over the apples. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, until the filling is bubbling and the topping is brown. Serve the pie warm or at room temperature with ice cream, whipped cream or caramel sauce.
Recipe as seen on Ezra Pound Cake, originally from The Pastry Queen
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I think I use my apple corer once a month but the time it saves me is so worth storing it!
The pie looks beyond delicious. I haven't been feeling apple desserts this year but this is one I could get into.
I am making Thanksgiving dinner for the first time this year and I think this pie is definitely going to make it to my table!
This pie would def be great for Thanksgiving dinner Sarah!
This pie looks incredible! My husband loves apple pie and I am planning on making this for him!
Um seriously-this looks ridiculous! I always think that my moms apple pie is the best but…
I'm not a huge fan of apple pie (I make it for a certain someone I live with), but an apple pie with a crisp-like topping and spiced filling is one I could definitely get behind.
And I seriously want one of theose peeler/corer/slicer things. Every year I go to Freeport and inevitably someone in LL Bean is demo-ing one.
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Looks delcious! I love my apple peeler/corer/slicer machine. I use it for crisps, apple cakes, applesauce, etc. My husband packs my lunch too…it is nice to be spoiled!
We LOVE apple desserts in our house…I've bookmarked this delicious looking pie and will try it soon! : )
Beautiful treat. Look so yummy.
Ok it's been decided….I'm making this for Thanksgiving! Amazing!!!
What an awesome twist on apple pie! It looks stellar Jen. Bravo!


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The Colts (5-3) play at the Jacksonville Jaguars (1-7) on Thursday night in their only scheduled prime-time game.
"The recovery time from Sunday to Thursday is ridiculous, especially after playing a very physical game, and then to have to travel," Arians said. "When you add the travel in, you may get some swelling out of your body, but on that airplane, you're going to swell right back up.
"It's just happened too many times," he said. "I've seen guys that go in the game, get off the flight and can't walk. The traveling part of it is an added problem to an injury. So it's tough. The mental part of it is taxing on us also."
Arians is hardly alone in disliking the Thursday night games because of the short recovery time. For the first time, however, every NFL team plays one Thursday night game, so everyone has to deal with it.
On the positive side, the Colts will then have extra time to prepare for a Nov. 18 road trip to New England. The NFL, incidentally, has flexed the New England game to a 4:25 p.m. start.
"(Playing Thursday) is great for television," Arians said. "It's great for the NFL Network, obviously. But I think it's very, very taxing on these athletes, especially when we talk so much about player safety. But it is what it is and we all have to deal with it."
Arians said he wanted to be careful not to be too critical of the NFL's Thursday night plans for his bank account's sake.
"I'm trying not to get fined," Arians said. "I don't make enough to get fined. It's extremely hard on their bodies. We all know that television is extremely important to our business and it's part of the collective bargaining agreement that we all decided on, so that's what we're going to do."Colts coach Chuck Pagano stopped by the practice complex before going for more leukemia treatment Monday. His doctors have said his leukemia can be said to be in "remission," but it's important to go through the full treatment.
Pagano attended the Colts win over Miami on Sunday and gave an emotional speech after the game. Many of the players were seeing him for the first time since he was first diagnosed on Sept. 26.
"He knows that this next one is going to be really tough and we're praying for him and he's going to be fine," Arians said. "Once he comes back from Round 2 and is about to head into Round 3, our goal is for him to be on the sideline Dec. 30."Colts rookie quarterback Andrew Luck was asked to give himself a grade for his first half season in the NFL. Despite setting a rookie record with 433 yards passing against the Dolphins, he was a tough grader.
He gave himself a C, which a reporter suggested was a little harsh.
"Well I think a perfect grade would be if you won every game, didn't have any incompletions, no interceptions, so we'll keep working until we get to there," Luck said.
Arians was more generous in his assessment.
"Probably an A," Arians said. "There are only a few throws we'd like to have back from him. His overall performance has been outstanding. He's kept us in games, he's won games. The way he's played in the two-minute phase of the game and the no-huddle phase now, has been way beyond his years."
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Award-winning actress Carol Burnett will return to All My Children for a few episodes this September as Verla Grubbs.
As All My Children gears up to say goodbye forever, it's going all out to bring some much-loved characters back into the fold. Josh Duhamel is returning as Leo DuPres. Eva LaRue is returning as Maria Santos. And now, the latest in the line of stars to return is Carol Burnett as Verla Grubbs.
Verla Grubbs first appeared in Pine Valley in
1983 as the long-lost daughter of Langley Wallingford, played by the late Louis Edmonds. Throughout her appearances on the show, Burnett played opposite legendary actresses Eileen Herlie (Myrtle Fargate) and Ruth Warrick (Phoebe Wallingford). In 1984, Burnett and Herlie teamed up with Academy Award-winning actress Elizabeth Taylor in a scene on "All My Children."
Burnett returned in 1995 for the 25th Anniversary of the show, and also hosted the 25th Anniversary primetime special. She reprised her role for the show's 35th Anniversary episode in 2005, and will now play Verla Grubbs one last time opposite Susan Lucci (Erica Kane), and Jill Larson (Opal Cortlandt).
"It is our honor and pleasure to welcome back Carol Burnett to Pine Valley. Verla Grubbs is a beloved member of the 'All My Children' family and we look forward to reprising her character." – Julie Hanan Carruthers, Executive Producer of "All My Children."
Burnett considers herself All My Children's number 1 fan! She shares a story about being on vacation in Europe with her family years and years ago. Each day, her maid at home would send her a telegraph detailing the goings on in Pine Valley, so that she would not miss a minute of her favorite soap, back in the days of no internet, faxes, mobile phones or VCR/DVRs.
One afternoon, while staying a very posh resort, the concierge knocked on Burnett's door. His demeanor was crestfallen. The conversation went something like this.
Concierge: ""Ms. Burnett?"
Burnett: "Yes"
Concierge: " I am so very sorry. We just received this telegram from your home. Erica is having an abortion. Chuck has died. Ruth is sick, and Dr. Joe Martin has lost his license to practice medicine."
(Or some equally devastating Pine Valley news to that effect.)
Burnett did not know whether to hug the guy or burst into laughter right in front of him. She gently advised him these were fictional characters from her favorite soap opera.
Soapdom is delighted that Burnett is on her way back to Pine Valley. We can't wait to tune in and watch.
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Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children premiered on the ABC Television Network on January 5, 1970, as a half-hour show; seven years later it expanded to an hour. Julie Hanan Carruthers is executive producer with Lorraine Broderick as head writer. All My Children is produced in Los Angeles and airs MONDAY-FRIDAY (1:00-2:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.
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DETROIT - For more than a decade she has taken to the Detroit streets, usually alone. She is trying to save young lives. Stephanie Taylor is Outreach Manager for Covenant House, which offers struggling or homeless youth everything from shelter, school, food and counseling. Taylor and Covenant house want to get kids back on track. The first step is trust. Some of our young kids have been lied to so many times. They have been told we can help you and you don't help them and they get abused or mistreated and then they find it was better off on the street.
Taylor admits she takes a chance recruiting alone on the streets. "We pray everyday. I tell everybody this could be your child. If anything was to happen to you, you would want a van out there to tell that kid I am here." Taylor stays at it because of what she sees in the young people, remembering the gratitude one kid showed at a simple meal.
"It was just a piece of chicken and some string beans and he said the last time I ate something like this was two Thanksgiving's ago and then even though that was his first meal he turned around and he said would you like some too? When you hear a kid say I don't know what I was going to do, I gave up, I am glad you came it puts something in your minds says 'I got to keep pushing'."
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is pg allergic to the rim? why doesnt he ever attack it?
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Kobe green.
Seriously....can the Starters play for the rest of the 4th QTR?
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If you are talking about the Pendy we have seen for the last two years..... no thank you.
No matter the outcome, we have played well and hard against the best team in the West in their own building.
Also, LG33 has to watch the rest of the game having not predicted the loss in the second quarter. Hopefully, it's worth it.
Very good game so far, minus the bs foul calls for them and no calls for us
I think Hansbrough is a better defender than Pendergraph. Then again, I've never seen Pendergraph play any real NBA minutes.
Green's done a better job on Martin than I expected.
A Gerald Green fan who now finds himself rooting for the Suns.
Pacerss bench is still so ****ing bad.
"We've got to be very clear about this. We don't want our players hanging around with murderers," said Larry Bird, Pacers president.
George Hill just saved that Mahinmi disaster.
Green post up!
A Gerald Green fan who now finds himself rooting for the Suns.
Uhhh...continue to run iso plays against KMart
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Just put him on the post. He can hit this shot.
A Gerald Green fan who now finds himself rooting for the Suns.
Pendy at least sets screens and defends plus he moves the ball better than Tyler(which isn't saying much you couldn't be worse than Tyler in that department).
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It's usually social improprieties (proper dinner attire and serving etiquette?), internal bickering and backstabbing, and the occasional death of a major character that rock "Downton Abbey." Did this episode go too far?
Let's get straight down to business, because the final seven minutes of the episode made everything else inconsequential.
Dangerous Liaisons
The episode begins with guests arriving for a weekend party at Downton, including Mary's new suitor, Lord Gillingham (formerly known as Anthony Foyle)—along with his valet, whose real name is Green, but whom the other servants address as Mr. Gillingham.
A bit of background: The actor who plays Green, Nigel Harman, is familiar to "Downton"'s British audience for his role as bad boy Dennis Rickman in the soap opera "EastEnders." This casting was, I imagine, an intentional signal to the audience that not all is what it seems. "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy and Jill a dull girl," says Green early on to Anna. "Perhaps I shall organize some games," he adds, foreshadowing what's to come.
As Green and Anna continue to talk and have a good time, Bates lurks sullenly around. "There's something about him that gets my goat," Bates later tells Anna, in yet another signal to the audience.
At this point, all is fine and dandy, and Anna seems to be enjoying herself. Green suggests a boisterous game of cards (called "racing demon") for the staff. While everyone's having a good time, Bates sits gloomily by himself. Later, while the game is still going on, Bates shouts at Anna, informing her that Mrs. Patmore has taken ill (from anxiety). This seems like a fine way to build up our annoyance with Bates, for a bigger pay off later.
Lady Grantham has arranged entertainment for the party: Dame Nellie Melba, an Australian soprano (a real historical figure that 'Downton' may have gotten completely wrong, portrayed by real-life opera singer Kiri Te Kanawa here), puts on a performance, which includes the servants. She dedicates a piece by Puccini to love and lovers, setting up one of the most shocking scenes of the series.
Because of a headache, Anna goes downstairs during the performance to take some medicine. Green follows her. It starts off friendly, but then he doesn't let her leave. "You look to me like you could use a bit of real fun for once," he says ominously. Anna tells him she wants to go back upstairs, and he says, "You're not telling me that sad old cripple keeps you happy." He kisses her, and a struggle ensues and Green throws a whopping punch at Anna (did you see that coming?), and then drags her off into another room.
We then see interspersed scenes between the attack and Dame Melba's performance, with Anna's screams melding with the soprano's voice.
Later on, Mrs. Hughes finds Anna huddling in a dark room. Anna begs her for help, and asks to keep things quiet; she doesn't even want Bates to know. "If he knew, he'd murder the man who's done it and then he'd be hanged." Mrs. Hughes wants to get the doctor. "Nobody else must never know," cries Anna.
Bates finds Anna and asks her what happened to her face, and why she's in a new dress. She lies and said she fainted, and her dress got marked up—all while looking extremely shaken. Green sees them in the hallway and has the audacity to say goodnight. Anna pulls away when Bates reaches out to her. When he asks her what's the matter, she says it's nothing, and then walks out into the night while holding back tears.
Now exactly how is this going to work? She's really going to be able to act normal in front of her husband? And what will Bates do when he invariably finds out? It appears Anna and Bates were too blissfully happy and boring, and Julian Fellowes decided to shake things up.
Lady Mary's New Suitor
In lesser matters, Lord Gillingham begins a clumsy flirtation with Mary. At one point, he talks about having no children or wife, and puts his foot in his mouth by inquiring, "What about you?" Smooth move. "I just wasn't thinking," he says, realizing his lapse. "Please forgive me."
During the party, Lord Gillingham invites Mary to go horseback riding with him. She accepts. Is this a date? No, not when she then turns and asks the entire room if anyone will join them. Nobody agrees, though, so Lord Gillingham gets his time alone with Mary, however awkward it promises be.
On the ride, Mary tells Lord Gillingham that Matthew changed her. "If I were as tough as I was before I met him, I bet I'd be happier now." She appears to warm up to Lord Gillingham when he gives her advice about how to handle the estate and taxes. But when he asks her to dance later in the evening, she gives an excuse about spending time with her grandmother. "Don't use me as an excuse," says the Dowager Countess. "If you don't want to dance, tell him."
Mary decide to dance after all, until she sees that it's Matthew's gramophone playing the party music. She leaves, and later tells Anna, "Sometimes I don't know whom I'm most in mourning for: Matthew or the person I used to be when I was with him."
House of Cards
During the evening, Mr. Sampson, one of the guests, suggests a game of cards. "I should be careful if I were you, Sampson's a very sharp player," warns Lord Gillingham.
"Oh I think I can look after myself," says Lord Grantham confidently. It is becoming apparent that Lord Grantham scores an "F" in all matters involving money. To underscore the point, he continues to disagree with Mary about selling some land to pay the death taxes.
The card game doesn't go well for anyone other than Sampson. Lord Grantham, in the hole again, asks everyone to keep the matter a secret—particularly from Lady Grantham.
Meanwhile, Edith's romance with Michael continues to blossom. We learn that Michael is taking German lessons (cue ominous music) in preparation for life abroad in order to get a divorce. The couple try to get a word in with Lord Grantham, but he dodges them. "He doesn't approve of me," concludes Michael.
Michael, who tells Edith he used to play cards (hinting at an interesting past), uses the game as an opportunity to get closer to Lord Grantham. While he loses in the first round to Sampson, he requests a second game, saying "I think I've got the trick of it now." Sampson replies, "Don't say I didn't warn you."
It's time to hustle the hustler, as Michael saves the day. As he puts down a flush to win a round, Sampson looks flustered. "I don't understand," he says. Sly Michael gives Sampson a knowing look. At the end of the game, Michael requests all of Sampson's IOUs plus a check for the balance. When Sampson suggests he won't pay, Michael (without skipping a beat) warns him that he'll tell Lord Grantham of his cheating, and he'll never be allowed into another London club.
Sampson relents and signs a note, but he can't resist getting a last jab. "You think you're so holy, don't you? You're just a cheat, like me." Michael replies: "I have won against a card sharp. There is pleasure in that."
When Michael returns all the IOUs to the others, Lord Grantham says that the money should stay in Michael's possession. When Michael refuses, Lord Grantham begins to see the man behind the "flawed" social status. "Mr. Gregson has saved my bacon—but don't tell your mother," says Lord Grantham to his daughter, who inquires about the game. Edith has finally found a winner.
Different Class
Once again, Branson is having trouble adjusting to aristocratic society, exacerbated by Edna's return. "They finally got you into white tie I see," she tells him. "I've never felt more stupid in my life," he replies. She asks him why they've never spoken since she returned. "I hope we can still be friends," she says. Branson tells her he's trying to walk a tightrope.
During the party, the Dowager Countess counsels Branson in the art of high society when he mistakenly calls a the Duchess of Yeovil "Your Grace." She informs him that the term is only appropriate for a servant or an official at a ceremony. In a social situation, he is to call her "Duchess." When Branson replies that there's no logic in these titles, she lets loose another witticism: "If I were to search for logic, I should not look for it in the English upper class."
When Branson addresses Thomas by his first name, in order to get a drink, even Thomas politely schools him by saying, "It's Barrow now, sir, but yes of course." Poor Branson.
After dancing with the duchess and talking about Ireland, Branson doesn't feel like he'll ever fit in. "I don't belong here," he tells Lord Grantham, who dismisses Branson's concerns. Edna finds Branson later and hands him a big glass of whiskey for comfort. Towards the end of the episode, we see Edna sneaking into Branson's dark room, asking, "Are you awake?" I hope this doesn't turn into a blackmail-with-pregnancy scenario.
This plotline puzzles me. Branson hasn't shown much interest in Edna, and yet he puts up with her very forward (in 1922!) behavior.
Mrs. Crawley's Mourning
Mrs. Crawley, who seemed almost back to normal in the last episode, is having trouble moving on. "They say life must go on and of course it must," she says. The Dowager Countess nudges Mrs. Crawley to join in the festivities at Downton, saying that staying at home won't bring Matthew back.
Mrs. Crawley joins in the dinner, but gets upset when she sees Mary laughing with Lord Gillingham. When Branson asks her what's the matter, she says, "You're all alive; my son's dead."
More Kitchen Drama
In a moment of comic relief among the members of the love quadrangle, Daisy struggles to open a jar. Everyone has a go at it until Jimmy finally opens it. Jimmy being Jimmy, he can't resist showing off, and he throws the jar up in the air and subsequently falls flat on the floor with the cracked jar next to him.
Jimmy injures his wrist from the accident, and can't fulfill his service duties. This sets up the perfect opportunity for Mr. Molesley, who is now working as a delivery man. But he doesn't seem enthused by the news when Carson offers him a job. "You want me to be a footman?" Molesley asks incredulously. Beggars can't be choosers.
Over the course of the episode, Mrs. Patmore feels increasingly overwhelmed by her kitchen duties, until she has a panic attack. Alfred steps in to make the sauces, and reveals his culinary ambitions to Mrs. Patmore.
Rose's New Romance?
Another episode, another dalliance for cousin Rose. This time it's someone of her class, Sir John Bullock, who seems to be the 1922 version of a jock or frat boy. They both like to dance, hooray! This plotline seemed totally unnecessary.
Readers, what did you think of the episode? And does "Downton Abbey," up for a Golden Globe tonight, deserve to win?
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Pirates mulling next step for rehabbing Cole
PITTSBURGH -- Gerrit Cole returned to the Pirates' clubhouse Monday with three rehab starts under his belt, as the team tries to figure out the next step for the right-hander.
Cole has been sidelined since early July with a strained right lat, and has started three times for Triple-A Indianapolis in the last two weeks. His third start saw a much better result than his second, as he surrendered just one hit and struck out three over six scoreless innings on Sunday.
"It was good work yesterday, it was efficient," said Cole, who noted he had yet to meet with the team to talk about if his next outing would be in black and gold. "Good location, all four pitches. It was a nice outing."
Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said he would have a conversation with pitching coach Ray Searage and general manager Neal Huntington about Cole's immediate future. Hurdle called the start "very good" and the only thing he aired a concern about was Cole's pitch count of 74.
"The number of pitches is something we'll need to talk about -- how many more can we anticipate from him next time he gets the ball, because that does make a difference," Hurdle said. "But it was a real good step. He added the conviction and the competition."
The six shutout frames came five days after Cole was hit hard in his second rehab appearance -- giving up five runs on 10 hits in 4 1/3 innings. That start was delayed three days as the team wanted Cole to focus on his mechanics -- including his arm slot and what he called "discipline through my delivery."
"It just needed to be cleaned up," Cole said. "Coming back, there are a lot of things on your mind, in terms of mechanics. They just wanted to get a few things nailed down."
In his second Major League season, Cole is 7-4 with a 3.78 ERA and 1.307 WHIP in 14 starts this season. However, he's pitched just twice since June 3, as he also was sidelined for more than a month with right shoulder fatigue.
Cole and the Pirates have been much more meticulous throughout this rehab process. And despite feeling soreness after his initial rehab appearance, Cole said his back felt OK 24 hours after his latest start.
"[It's] a little tight from the plane," he said. "But it's all right. It's good."
Stephen Pianovich is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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8 Memorable Manager Decisions in the Playoffs
1. Joe Girardi Trusts the Binder in Game Three of the 2009 ALCS
In Game Three, the Yankees were tied in the 11th inning after Mariano Rivera got the Bombers out of a huge jam the previous inning. David Robertson came in to pitch. Robertson, although in his first postseason, had impressed in the ALDS by pitching out of a bases-loaded, nobody-out jam in the top of the 11th. He also got four outs in Game Two against Anaheim without surrendering a run.
In the 11th of Game Three, Robertson got two outs and was set to face Howie Kendrick—who had already tripled and homered in the game. Robertson was lifted in favor of Alfredo Aceves. A few pitches later, the game ended as Kendrick scored the winning run.
What could have prompted Girardi to remove a right-handed relief pitcher in the middle of an inning with nobody on base and replace him with another right-handed relief pitcher? Surely it wasn't based on matchup history. Robertson had faced Kendrick twice and Aceves zero times; no meaningful comparisons can be made on that basis. (Girardi has even said he likes a minimum of 25 at-bats before making direct comparisons.) Here's Girardi's explanation for the Aceves move: "It's just different stuff against those hitters. We have all the matchups and all the scouting reports, and we felt that it was a better matchup for us."
In a sense, I admire Girardi for identifying a strategy—don't get beaten by Kendrick again—and trying to execute it. But sabermetricians and traditionalists alike can muster compelling logic that Robertson was the better man for the job. His stuff is better suited to short, high-leverage outings, while Aceves is comparatively better in long relief. History certainly sides with the Girardi skeptics, given the direction of Robertson's and Aceves's careers since 2009. And given that it was the 11th inning, wouldn't you try to stretch Robertson regardless, in case the game went on?
It didn't matter in the end because the Yankees won the World Series that year. But it got Binder Joe a good roasting from the New York press and bolstered his reputation for needless micro-managing.
P.S. Ironically, Girardi was criticized for overusing Robertson in the 2010 ALCS. Managing is hard. —Dan Rozenson
2. Bob Brenly Rides Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling in the 2001 World Series
Brenly's original plan was a conservative rotation of Schilling, Johnson, Brian Anderson, and Miguel Batista. Yet after the Yankees won Game Three, despite a 2-1 series lead, Brenly heel-turned and threw Schilling out there for Game Four. They didn't win, but he pitched well and set himself up to return for Game Seven instead of Anderson.
Johnson, meanwhile, cruised as expected in Games Two and Six. Unit was still questionably pitching in Game Six when the score was 15-0 after five innings and the peanut gallery could have taken it from there, but Johnson went seven regardless. When they needed relief late in Game Seven down a run, Brenly said nerts to matchups and called upon his best pitchers: Batista for one batter, then Johnson for a perfect 1⅓-inning outing. It's as if Brenly rented Little Big League.
All for the mere chance to score two runs against Mariano Rivera. Luis Gonzalez doesn't jump like a gleeful kid on Your December Religious Holiday Of Choice without two all-world pitchers used every chance possible. Johnson and Schilling threw nearly 60 percent of the D'backs innings in the World Series. —Matt Sussman
3. Mike Hargrove Taps Jose Mesa in Game Seven of the 1997 World Series
When a pitcher implodes in front of a fan base that hasn't sniffed a World Series title in, oh, 49 years… well, you get much rougher stuff. Enter the Cleveland Indians, the 1997 World Series, and one Jose Mesa.
Solid through the previous two seasons, Mesa hit some turbulence early in '97, posting a 6.43 ERA through May. His line from there on, though, is enough to make the Riveras and Kimbrels of the world jealous: Mesa limited opponents to a .555 OPS while allowing just nine earned runs over the rest of the season.
So with Mesa riding into the '97 playoffs on a bolt of lightning, is Mike Hargrove really at fault for relying on Mesa in the waning moments of the '97 Series? Well, at least a little bit. A large part of Mesa's late-season resurgence was a steadily declining BABIP against, disguising decent-but-not-great pitching with Hall of Fame numbers. Significant, too, are Mesa's struggles earlier in that same postseason. He tallied a 3.75 ERA in just 12 innings in addition to blowing two saves against Baltimore in the ALCS. And, if you're one to put stock into reliever usage, Mesa pitched in the previous two games. So when Hargrove called on Mesa in Game Seven to secure a championship for the Indians, he was banking on anything but a sure thing.
In fact, Brian Anderson, who recorded only one out before being lifted for Mesa, had had a much more effective postseason run. In this case, hindsight isn't a perfect 20/20, but it's still interesting—or masochistic, depending on your allegiance—to think about what might've been if Hargrove had stuck with Anderson.
It's hard to quantify the emotional impact of a sports disaster like this, but if anything can come close, it's this:
If you want to make a Red Sox fan one part wistful and one part angry, bring up Bill Buckner. For an Indians fan, bring up Jose Mesa... Pardon me, I need to do some soul-searching as to why when asked for my "favorite" starter-reliever conversion, I picked the guy who massively let me down.
My heart goes out to you, Russell. —Nick Bacarella
4. Joe Maddon Entrusts Matt Moore with Game One of the 2011 ALDS
5. Davey Johnson Sticks with Dwight Gooden in Game Four of the 1988 NLCS
Gooden was a solid pitcher in 1988 and certainly was no slouch. And his performance in Game Four—while not masterful—was solid, and good enough to give the Mets a 4-2 lead heading into the ninth. But Gooden had already thrown 117 pitches heading into the frame. He had thrown more pitches than that in more than a few games in 1988, but now he had 255 1/3 innings of wear and tear on his arm. He looked tired.
Closer Randy Myers was coming off of a lights-out year. Yes, he had pitched the day before, but only a third of an inning and 11 pitches. He was available, and a fresh Myers could have come in for the save.
Manager Davey Johnson decided to stick with Gooden. Doc walked John Shelby after an eight-pitch battle and then Mike Scioscia came to the plate. Scioscia hit the first pitch he saw from Gooden into the seats. Tie game. Myers came in two batters later to finish the inning and preserve the tie, but the damage was done.
The game continued into the 12th inning. Gibson provided heroics that would be forgotten once he hit his epic World Series home run, socking a two out dinger off of Roger McDowell. The Mets loaded the bases in the bottom of the frame, but Tommy Lasorda brought Orel Hershisher in to nail down a one-out save. It was an epic game, but could have been an anticlimactic Mets win if Johnson had gone with Myers instead of sticking with Gooden. The Dodgers won the series in seven, but the Mets could have won in six and avoided facing Hershiser in a winner-take-all game. —Mike Gianella
6. Grady Little Stubbornly Stays with Pedro Martinez in Game Seven of the 2003 ALCS
When we talk about questionable manager decisions in the playoffs, this one sets the standard. This blows right past questionable, right past fireable, and into "your name is now synonymous with being a huge idiot." I speak of Grady Little's decision to leave in Pedro Martinez during Game Seven of the 2003 American League Championship Series.
The Red Sox had beaten the Yankees to take the series to a seventh game. The Red Sox held a commanding 5-2 lead in Game Seven going into the bottom of the eighth inning. The World Series was in sight. The Red Sox hadn't won it since 1918 and Red Sox fans everywhere were starting to believe it might be possible. Despite throwing well over 100 pitches (118, I believe), starter Pedro Martinez came back out for the eighth inning. After getting Nick Johnson to pop out, Derek Jeter doubled. That seemed like a reasonable place to pull Martinez, given that the Red Sox bullpen had given up two runs over their last 27 innings, but no. Little left him in. The next batter, Bernie Williams, hit a line drive single scoring Jeter to make it 5-3, Boston. Again, another chance to bring in someone rested. But no. Little left him in. The next batter, Hideki Matsui, hit a ground rule double, putting runners at second and third with one out. At this point all of New England was screaming in unison, "TAKE HIM OUT WHAT ARE YOU DOING" but Little left him in. The next batter, Jorge Posada, did what everyone knew he would do: he doubled, scoring both runners. Like that the lead was gone. Only then did Grady Little emerge from the dugout to remove his beleaguered starter. The Red Sox would never hold the lead again (even though the bullpen got out of that inning just fine), losing on a walk-off home run by Aaron Boone in the bottom of the eleventh inning.
The thing about Little's decision was that, well it was horrible, but it really wasn't one decision. It was five decisions, and each one got increasingly horrible. It's at least defensible to let Pedro start the eighth inning, and after getting the first hitter, you leave him in to face Jeter. But after Jeter doubles convincingly, with the heart of the Yankees order due up and the Red Sox bullpen in full shut-down mode, that was the obvious time to take him out. Little even went to the mound, but left him in. Then single (nothing), double (nothing), double (nothing), lead gone. It's still baffling to me to this day.
So thanks, BP, for letting me relive that hideous day. Next time I get an email in my inbox asking for a piece about the "Worst Postseason Walk-Off Homers By People Who's Names Rhyme With 'Spoon'" you won't hear back from me. Unless you ask nicely and at least three times. —Matt Kory
7. Fredi Gonzalez Leaves Craig Kimbrel in the Bullpen in Game Four of the 2013 NLDS
In any case, Belinda was Leyland's fire chief, with a team-leading 18 saves. He was rested, it was the ninth inning, and it was the right call to use him. The only quibble one might make was that Leyland should have gone to Belinda to start the inning rather than let Drabek get into trouble first. (But that trouble owed much to Jose Lind's unlikely error, and Drabek had been working on a five-hit shutout through eight innings.) That it went wrong, with so many ironies attached (e.g. Sid Bream had been Pittsburgh's regular first baseman just a few years earlier), is one of the reasons the game is so famous, and so infamous for the Bucs: they did the right things and lost anyway.
So, instead I'm going with a much, much more recent managerial decision—so recent, people are still debating it. It involved the Braves, too, but it cost them a series rather than help them win one. I'm choosing Fredi Gonzalez's decision to stick with David Carpenter over Craig Kimbrel on Monday night, and not only because Craig Kimbrel—who showed and apparently uttered his disagreement; thanks to Paul Sporer for GIF and Deadspin link—has probably been baseball's best reliever over the last two seasons. More to my point, the prompt for this Lineup Card edition came before Gonzalez's fateful decision was made. The timing is not prescient, although it may seem so. Instead, it simply shows that skippers find so many moments in which to make questionable decisions in the playoffs that you're never very far away from yet another one. This is to a large degree because our attention is heightened in October and we subject every single decision to intense scrutiny. We see more (and more frequent) dubious decisions because we're readier to pounce on them, and because their consequences are so much more drastic, i.e., they can end a team's season. But it's also because managers do seem to overthink and overmanage in the post-season, as Joe Posnanski pointed out just yesterday while writing about a questionable-decision-making manager:
He tends to let the game go, tends to stay out of the way most of the time, tends to let players win and lose games. I wish there were more like him.
But, this was a playoff game, meaning it was important, and the more important the situation the more it this tests the will of people to stay the bleep out.
And Posnanski wasn't even talking about Gonzalez. He was talking about John Farrell's tactics against Tampa Bay on Monday night. Like I said, you're never very far away… —Adam Sobsey
8. Joe Torre Brings in Jeff Weaver in Game Four of the 2003 World Series
Weaver was a league-average starter in 2003, so he wasn't the worst pitcher Torre could've picked to come out of the pen with World Series Game Four tied 3-3 in extras. The righty actually pitched a 1-2-3 11th before giving up a walk-off, series-evening homer to Alex Gonzalez to start the 12th. But Torre had another option: Mariano Rivera, the best reliever and postseason pitcher of all time. Rivera hadn't appeared in the first two games of the series, and though he had gone two innings in Game Three the previous night, he was available for Game Four. "Never lose a playoff game because you were saving your best arm for a save situation" is one of the classic blunders, right up there with, "Never get involved in a land war in Asia" and "Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line." Many a manager has been guilty of making this mistake, but the Weaver-Rivera-Torre triangle will always be the most memorable instance for me. —Ben Lindbergh
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Cito Gaston's decision to leave Dave Winfield in right field in the 1992 World Series. He made a diving catch in the 8th or so (note: may not actually have been the 8th), then won the series with his double in the 11th.
Oct 09, 2013 07:34 AM
Thanks for the chance to relive the Grady Little debacle! While you're at it, why don't you give me a nice paper cut and pour lemon juice on it?
Oct 09, 2013 09:04 AM
Thank you, Mike, for bringing some much deserved attention to the 1988 NLCS. It was one for the ages.
Oct 09, 2013 09:17 AM
Nick, your mention of the "emotional impact" of the Indians loss in the 1997 WS reminded me of this snippet from Roger Angell following Game 7:
Oct 09, 2013 09:23 AM
How about Tommy Lasorda pitching to Jack Clark in Game 6 of the '85 NLCS?
Oct 09, 2013 10:16 AM
I'd nominate Tony LaRussa's decision to let Chris Carpenter pitch the 9th in game 5 of the 2011 NLDS too. My gods was that a nail biter.
Oct 09, 2013 10:29 AM
Thought for sure it'd be Russell Carleton reliving the '97 series. Someday we'll get there, Russell. Someday...
Oct 09, 2013 10:53 AM
How is it possible that neither the columnists nor the commenters have mention 1951 Game 3, when Charlie Dressen brought in Ralph Branca and not his primary reliever Clem Labine? As I recall, the consequences included the shot heard round the world.
Oct 09, 2013 11:03 AM
Thought maybe the 1990 NLCS finale where Pirates manager Jim Leyland started righty reliever Ted Power, who didn't start at all during the regular season, then pulled him in the third for lefty Zane Smith in hopes of turning around the Reds' lineup, might be in here. I'd like to read more about that game myself.
Oct 09, 2013 12:00 PM
Nearly any of these for me would involve me screaming at the television "get him out of there!" I advocate hard for having managers watch the game in the clubhouse on TV...please recognize when your pitcher has lost it. Every manager I've ever watched manage has frustrated the hell out of me with not seeing his pitcher is finished. Three runs later...
Oct 09, 2013 13:27 PM
"Fredi Gonzalez Leaves Craig Kimbrel in the Bullpen in Game Four of the 2013 ALDS"
Oct 09, 2013 13:36 PM
Kris Jensen
Dusty Baker lets Mark Prior throw 116 pitches in Game 2 of the 2003 NLCS. It was an 8-0 game after three and an 11-0 game after five. I still believe that this had as much to do with Game 6 as anything else, as Prior was just out of gas at that point.
Oct 09, 2013 16:37 PM
Oct 09, 2013 18:00 PM
For me it will always be Buck Showalter, Game 5, 1995. Cone, Rivera, Smoltz. Ugh.
Oct 09, 2013 18:31 PM
Jack McDowell, not Smoltz. But, yeah, Showalter did lots of dumb things with his bullpen all series, leaving poor Wetteland crying in the dugout in, I think, game 5.
Oct 10, 2013 13:35 PM
brenly electing to give mo an out pained me...his luck, when mo tossed a dp ball away, sickened me
Oct 10, 2013 10:07 AM
what about Girardi pinch-hitting Ibanez for A Rod last year against the O's?
Oct 10, 2013 10:54 AM
Re: number 2, Brenly using Batista for 1 out was silly. You've burned a guy that you might need if the game goes deep, and I believe Randy Johnson had a lower OPS against righties than Batista anyway. So you weren't even getting a righty/righty advantage.
Oct 13, 2013 18:00 PM
I'm a little surprised no one has brought up leaving in Bill Buckner instead of putting in a defensive replacement in Game 6 1986 Red Sox-Mets. They mentioned his name above, but not (I believe) in the context of a poor managerial decision.
Oct 17, 2013 06:41 AM
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Botanical/Drug Interactions in HIV: Glucuronidation
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A series of clinical studies will be conducted in normal, healthy adult volunteers to evaluate the potential for alterations in the pharmacokinetics of anti HIV drugs when botanicals/nutriceuticals are given concurrently via the oral route. Both the drugs and botanicals are known to rely upon or to modulate, respectively, metabolism via glucuronidation.
|HIV Seronegativity
|Drug: silymarin
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
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|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
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|Botanical/Drug Interactions in HIV: Glucuronidation
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Absence of HIV-1 infections
- Body mass index less than or equal to 30 kg/m2 and weigh at least 50 kg.
- Laboratory values obtained within 7 days of study entry within normal range for healthy volunteers.
- Able to be compliant with dosing schedules and diary record keeping.
- Able to follow dietary restrictions associated with the protocol.
- Ability and willingness to provide informed consent
- All women of reproductive potential must have a negative pregnancy test
- All women of reproductive potential to use contraception methods as defined by protocol
- All study subjects (male and female) must agree to not participate in a conception process
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- History of any acute or chronic illness that requires current medical therapy including active gastrointestinal conditions that might interfere with drug absorption.
- History of hepatic, renal, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal diseases.
- Current gastrointestinal disturbance.
- Receipt of any prescribed or over the counter medication or ingested CAM during the 30 days prior to study entry except: Over the counter acetaminophen or ibuprofen at doses not exceeding package labeling guidelines.
- Any medical condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with the subject's ability to participate in this protocol.
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding.
- Allergy/sensitivity to study agent(s) or their formulations.
- Active drug or alcohol abuse or dependence, which in the opinion of the investigator would interfere with adherence to study requirements or would endanger the subject's health while on study.
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- Participation in any investigational drug studies within 30 days prior to study entry and during study.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00065741
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mycophenolate mofetil
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cmrichar wrote:We haven't made any clear Ions yet, the blue is our ice blue color that really reacts with sunlight (UV light really makes them light up). Sometimes indoors they will look more clear without a source of sunlight. Try taking them outside and see how they lookmoorent wrote:all three of mine came in today.
They are the wrong color though; I ordered blue and got three clear discs.
JimW wrote:If the answer isn't PD you asked the wrong question.
mark12b wrote:The ice blue sounds intriguing, since for me clear is the hardest color to find, but blue is the easiest. Does it stay blue when it lands in the shade, or does it change to clear? What color is it on dark, rainy days?
discspeed wrote:Ice blue IS tough to find in the shade. It's probably the least vivid of MVP's new colors, however it is still one of the coolest. For visibility the red/orange color rules imo.
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