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Everything's referred to as a brand these days, from brand Beckham to the Royal Family to Strictly Come Dancing and even Suri Cruise; the term arguably reaching its nadir with the arrival of Apprentice candidate Stuart 'the brand' Baggs.
As a society we have only relatively recently become familiar with the expression, and now we can't get enough of it. Its overuse reflects the fact that we have all cottoned on; brands are powerful, influential and sexy.
Apple, Google, Skype and Amazon are certainly all those things, but what of the future - will they have the staying power of, for instance, Heinz or Coca-Cola? And how have these household names endured, what are the secrets of their success, and what can modern brands learn from them?
The annual Interbrand survey has just revealed that Coca-Cola has retained the number one spot as the top brand, with relative newcomer Apple taking the number two position. The winners and losers from the Interbrand list tell us, in essence, that what the most enduring brands do is keep their customers happy. Easier said than done, of course.
They keep true to their brand values, listen to their customers and innovate only where necessary - they don't grab at the latest platform or piece of kit to be first for the sake of it - they concentrate on the core idea and use media cleverly and effectively. Most of them have iconic creative at their heart, and some have a large slice of luck.
First sold in 1901, Heinz Beans was already an enduring brand when, in 1941, the Ministry of Food gave the company a boost by classing the product as an 'essential' during the rationing years.
Twenty six years later, the now famous Beanz Meanz Heinz slogan was born, with the product appearing on a Who album cover later that year – cementing its iconic status as a must-have staple.
While astute creative, the right celebrity endorsement and a dose of good fortune certainly helped Heinz, it does not entirely explain its enduring appeal.
What Heinz has done particularly well is hold fast to its core values, communicate its proposition with clarity and engage effectively with its customers in all the right channels. In fact, what is has really done is sustain a really productive relationship.
Victoria Beckham, love her or hate her, said early on she wanted to be as famous as Persil. So not as famous as Madonna or Michael Jackson, but a stable household brand.
She saw the parallel between a valuable brand and a valuable celebrity; monetising the trust, consistency and reputation of the core brand but adapting to the audience (so moving from music to fashion when consumers rejected the former).
Successful human relationships puzzle most of us, most of the time. At some point, we have all scratched our heads in wonder about unlikely unions among our peers pondering: how do such opposites make each other laugh, why is she with him, she's so out of his league, why do they still spend so much time together when they've been together so long?
The majority of happy couples I know overwhelmingly cite hard work as the key ingredient to a happy relationship. Not the grinding, sloggy hard work, rather the hard work you love doing because the rewards are going to be so high.
It's all the old saws that are as true of enduring brands' relationships with consumers as they are of romantic relationships - common goals, the same moral outlook, a shared sense of humour, spending time together, even having some shared friends and, of course, liking and loving each other. Simply put, the best couples have the same brand values.
If we look at Coca-Cola's stated company values of Leadership, Passion, Integrity, Accountability, Collaboration, Innovation and Quality - well, to me, that's as near to the marriage vows as you can get without actually popping on a white dress. Are they overstating their case; after all, aren't Coca-Cola's brands just fizzy pop?
They're not though are they? A brand is not a passive entity; to be truly successful it has to engage and have a proper, grown up, ongoing relationship with the people who buy its products. And, of course, all relationships are unique, be it with brands or people.
For instance Coca-Cola, while remaining true to its core values, has long been a creative and innovative brand. It has put sustainability and the community at the heart of its messaging, and is a market leader in stunts and set pieces, including its stunning Beatbox for London 2012. It moves with its customers and consistently reflects their changing lives and concerns.
This type of innovation is right for Coca-Cola, where it wouldn't be for Heinz - they're both in different relationships, but are both equally making their partners happy.
Where brands stumble sometimes is with innovation, or technology for its own sake. Keeping up with the Joneses in this way and not being yourself is folly for any relationship - it's counter-productive, and usually means you're going to get dumped.
Ultimately, for brands longevity is about celebrating who you are by being true to your core beliefs.
Brands' relationships are a dialogue, a partnership, a two-way street - they cannot function well in isolation. But the most important thing is trust - customers must believe in you and have confidence that you have their best interests at heart and will always tell them the truth.
Once you have that, it's a marriage made in heaven.


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There could have been any number of reasons Vancouver Canucks general manager Mike Gillis and assistant GM Laurence Gilman were at Sunday's Pittsburgh Penguins game in Washington. They could have been doing simple due diligence on the Eastern Conference—or maybe Capitals GM George McPhee was throwing a Super Bowl party.
Another possibility: They were scouting the Caps and seeing if they like any of their pieces enough to strike a deal for Roberto Luongo.
Vancouver's 33-year-old All-Star goalie has been on the block since the offseason, and while the Capitals haven't always been the most talked-about potential trade partner, they do make sense.
Braden Holtby, after a standout rookie postseason, regressed to the mean with authority, as evidenced by the Penguins' six-goal game against him on Sunday. Holtby is 1-3-0 with a 4.52 goals-against and .862 save percentage. Michal Neuvirth (1-3-1, 2.99, .899) has been better, but only relatively speaking.
Both are young and have been successful in the past, and the Capitals have problems beyond goaltending, but Luongo would undoubtedly be an upgrade.
The issue for the Capitals is whether adding Luongo, at his age and cap hit, makes sense this season and in the immediate future. They are already behind the eight-ball in the Eastern Conference, and the Alex Ovechkin-Nicklas Backstrom-Mike Green core hasn't contended since 2010.
Players Gillis could be interested in: young defenseman Dmitry Orlov and prospect Filip Forsberg. If he's looking for immediate help along the second line, though, the Capitals don't have much to offer.
Luongo started the season as the Canucks' No. 2 but has outplayed Cory Schneider, who re-signed as a restricted free agent last summer.
Gillis has said that he has a potential deal on the table but doesn't feel the need to make an immediate move.
Other teams reported to be interested in Luongo are the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers Chicago Blackhawks and Florida Panthers.

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Posted: Jul 19, 2010 3:51pm ET
This weekend I took my wife and son out for breakfast at one of our favorite places. It's a tiny donut shop called Speedy Donuts that has been in business for 41 years, almost as long as I've been alive, and despite driving by the place literally hundreds of times it was only a few years ago when I finally went in for a bite.
The outside is plain and the inside is old. A menu board, which was once colored white but has now taken on a rich patina of coffee with too much cream, lists the simple offerings, each laid out with black press-on letters that were last changed years ago. Egg sandwiches. Pancakes. Western omelets. The soda fountain still has Diet Rite.
There's a counter that seats a dozen and, depending on when you go and who has moved things around, about five tables. The counter is the busy spot, and behind it is where the magic takes place. The coffee is passable, but that's not why I come here. Speedy Donuts makes very simple food using very simple ingredients. Behind the grill, flipping eggs and flapjacks, is a man who is as comfortable there as Carlos Santana is with a six string. Butter is used copiously. The bacon is thick and crispy, and the home fries are always perfect, having been cooked for a long, long time with just the right dusting of oregano. The woman behind the counter, round and smiling and always attentive, serves breakfast the way breakfast should always be. And when you're done? If you have the room, there are the donuts made fresh on the premises, not in some factory miles away, as you might find in a chain donut store. Every time I'm there I see the same old man at work, and every so often he reaches into the donut bin and breaks one apart to check his work. He takes a taste, and nods approvingly before heading into the back to make more.
After tucking into my plate of eggs (over easy), potatoes, bacon and well-buttered rye toast I showed a modicum of restraint and passed on the donut, watching my son chew his way through a fresh one smeared with chocolate and dusted with sprinkles. His smile made my day.
Speedy Donuts is a place I never would have visited if not for the insistent recommendation from a foodie friend of mine who argued (correctly, as it turns out) that this dive is the source of breakfast heaven. Sitting there while I finished up, I thought back to a trip to Cuba I took in 2000. I was standing inside the Club Habana cigar store in the Miramar area of Havana, standing in a humidor brimming with all manner of Cuban cigars. What to buy?
I had no desire to go the big-name route and buy Cohiba Robustos, Montecristo No. 2s or Partagas Serie D No. 4s. Those cigars are benchmark smokes, great Cuban cigars, but they're so well-known that every visitor to that shop would undoubtedly have picked over those boxes first. Sure enough, the ones I saw were all very young, current year production smokes. I was looking for something most people would overlook, boxes that had sat for awhile, the hidden gems of the cigar humidor.
After a careful search, I found my prize in a small stack of white boxes with brown and copper highlights: Flor de Rafael Gonzalez Petit Coronas. They were three years old at the time, and only $57 for a box of 25, or $2.28 per cigar. Impossible to ignore, I bought two boxes.
The wrappers were a bit rumpled, and the cigars were a long way from being gorgeous, but they tasted delicious. Were they the finest cigars I've ever smoked? Not by a long shot. But they were the finest $2.28 cigars I've ever smoked. I smiled each time I lit one up. I wish I had the patience to have saved a few, but today, 10 years later, both boxes are gone.
The next time you're in a cigar shop, in Havana or elsewhere, don't be afraid to poke around where others don't go. And that restaurant that has been around forever but just doesn't look so appealing from the outside? Take a chance and pop in. You never know what you might find.
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When it comes to extracting or pulling stuck equipment out of the mud, a ditch or whatever, safety should be a main concern.
"We need the guys and gals to think a little bit …There is more to it than just hooking and pulling," said Fred Whitford, Purdue University Extension, a pesticide programs coordinator, during the National Agronomic, Environmental, Health and Safety School held in the summer.
Reminders of safety during the late fall and winter for pulling equipment out of field ditches and mud holes by company employees seems appropriate timing.
When pulling equipment that won't budge, and a chain or pull strap breaks, the tendency is for either one to fly toward the rear or front window of a vehicle, especially if it is a pickup doing the pulling. And that broke chain or strap is very dangerous to anyone nearby, too.
Whitford talked about fatalities and major injuries that happen all the time because people fail to use good judgment and the right tools. Whitford highlighted a few of the topics covered in the Purdue Extension booklet titled, Extracting Stuck Equipment Safely, which is available for downloading or purchase via www.the-educationstore.com.
Not recommended for use in extraction is what has traditionally been used throughout history—a link chain. There are reasons that chains are not recommended today. They often are not rated for pulling the weight involved, and they often are in poorly maintained shape with stretched links or hooks not matched to the chain strength. A chain also causes a jolt as it is pulled taught, which doesn't occur with new technology extraction tools.
Chains are traditional farmer tools found in almost every working farmer pickup, but today, chains should be replaced with "recovery straps" for most jobs.
As a general statement, Whitford said, "Nobody knows the strength of the chains they have in their trucks." Strength rating requires checking the markings on the chain and hook, and low-rated chains are very common. "If you are going to use a chain, at least use good quality chains instead of junk," he said.
A recovery strap is not a tow strap. Whitford said tow ropes "are worthless" for extractions. A tow row/strap comes with hook hardware attached in most cases, and a tow strap doesn't stretch; it tears. The stretching is the most important aspect of a recovery strap for use in extracting equipment.
"I picked up a 110,000 pound rated tow rope the other day, but it was still a tow rope," he said. A comparably rated recovery strap is still the proper tool because of its rubberband-type stretch.
The recovery strap comes without hardware attached. A bolted/screw shackle needs to be used with a recovery strap—not a hook or a clevis and pin.
"I'm telling you that you've got to get rid of clevises; they are people killers. They pull apart," Whitford stressed.
A shackle has a screw-in bolt instead of a hitch pin and a cotter pin for securing the clevis. Shackles do not spread apart under the pull of weight. It is likely that the shackle will drastically bend and the screw bolt not come out. In contrast, a heavy-duty clevis will bend, and both the clevis and pin go flying into the air. The shackle is just as strong when the recovery strap pulls on the screw bolt as the round part of the shackle.
As for attachment of the recovery strap to vehicles and equipment, finding the proper attachment point can be tricky. Attaching to a towing ball or trailer hitch is probably not going to work because such setups are commonly not rated for more than 3,500 pounds of force.
Keeping the recovery strap away from a sharp edge that might cut it has to be considered, too.
The objective for safety is to keep something from breaking. "If something breaks, how am I going to keep things from flying into the windshield?" Whitford asked the crowd.
His answer to stop a strap from flying upward if it would break, which several in the audience were already aware of, is to place a weight over the recovery strap. Some ideas of weights are to thread the strap through an old tire or through a large heavy pipe or laying a piece of carpet over the strap.
"I'm going to put whatever weight I can in the middle, and the purpose of going to that trouble is because if something breaks, instead of it shooting up, the weight is going to make it shoot down and keep it out of a windshield," Whitford said.
Avoiding a strap or broken pieces flying through a windshield can further be improved by doing things such as raising the lid of a toolbox at the front of the pickup bed or raising the hood of vehicles involved in the extraction, even though the hoods will restrict vision. Putting obstructions between the pulling tools and vehicles' drivers is important.
Flying pieces are also a concern for any spectators or coworkers, and they must be out of the area completely, even if the strap has been weighted down. "Do not rely on luck; take every precaution," Whitford said.
Preparations need to be made to extract equipment and vehicles. A company should have the tools appropriate for extracting the heaviest equipment up to probably 160,000 pounds of pull. As Whitford noted, that might sound excessive, but it isn't when mud is involved.
The persons working to extract a piece of equipment should know the weight of the equipment stuck, and if mud is involved, there will be a certain amount of suction holding the equipment. It has been determined that if equipment is buried to "tire depth," then the pull to extract it will be the weight of the equipment plus 75 percent more of the equipment's weight. If the vehicle or equipment is buried to "wheel depth," then there is 100 percent more weight than the equipment to pull. If a vehicle is buried to the body, then the number goes up to 150 percent of additional weight to pull.
Another consideration about an extraction is to have the pulling vehicle/equipment on slightly higher ground if possible. In a mud situation, that means pulling up and out instead of straight against a wall of mud.
It is important to eliminate jerking by the pulling vehicle. Jerking often accelerates as the vehicle's driver makes stronger and stronger jerks, often causing something to break.
It is imperative that employees recognize if they have the right equipment and vehicles necessary to extract the weight. Companies should not hesitate to hire a professional to do the extraction. Cables are the workhorse for extraction operations by professional towing and extraction companies, as shown by wreckers being equipped with cables.
Although cables are not commonly available for use by ag retailer or similar operations, it is important that cables be handled properly when they are used. Bent cables are a problem. Cables must have a "horse collar or thimble" in place at the end of the cable so that there is distribution of the force during the pull and the cable isn't bent and weakened at the hookup point.
There are many cases when a piece of equipment is stuck and there is the potential for employees to extract it, but everything has to be done with safety in mind and employees educated on procedures. And they must have the proper tools for extracting the equipment and vehicles.
Whitford concluded by saying, "You need to have dedicated recovery equipment that you can rely on to safely pull out equipment."


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Despite a number of potential news catalysts, the market did very little today. We had the inability of the Europeans to make another deal regarding Greece, we had the crease-fire news in the Middle East, and we had news Tuesday that Ben Bernanke can't save us from the consequences of going over the fiscal cliff. Any of these events could have been an excuse for a market move, but instead it drifted a little higher in slow trading. Breadth was nicely positive, but volume was very light.
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Despite the best efforts of the Federal Reserve, long-term interest rates are rising, which can greatly benefit some banks over the short term. But with short-term rates likely to stay put for quite some time, investors need to consider the balance-sheet structure of a bank before assuming a benefit to earnings from the current steepening of the yield curve. The central bank has kept its target short-term federal funds rate in a range of zero to 0.25% since late 2008, and has also been doing what it can to hold short-term rates down. The Federal Open Market Committee continues to say that the federal funds rate is not likely to be raised until the U.S. unemployment rate drops below 6.5%. With the unemployment rate rising slightly January to 7.9%, it seems unlikely that the Fed will make a move on short-term rates this year. Meanwhile, the Fed is continuing to expand its balance sheet in order to hold long-term rates low. But investors have been anticipating the Fed's eventual reversal of course, pushing the market yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds up by roughly 40 basis points to 2% over the past two months. Meanwhile, the market rate for 5-year Treasury paper has increased by 24 basis points to 0.84%. "The fixed-income markets usually anticipate the eventual Fed moves and begin to adjust at least a year ahead of the initial Fed actions," according to Guggenheim Securities analyst Marty Mosby. Most of the large regional banks have been seeing a steady narrowing of net interest margins (NIM) over the past two years, as their assets continue to reprice at lower interest rates. Despite the margin squeeze, a number of regional players have achieved sufficient loan growth to limit the decline of net interest income. Mosby said in a report on Thursday that "the recent uptick in long-term interest rates has whetted the appetites of bank investors for the grand prize: rising interest rates." That would mean a traditional increase in all interest rates, following action by the Federal Reserve to raise the federal funds rate. "The traditional rising-rate scenario is a parallel shift in all interest rates along the yield curve. This type of rate rise should benefit the most asset-sensitive banks that are extremely mismatched," Mosby wrote. In a rising-rate scenario, the banks with loans and securities investments maturing or repricing faster than their deposits and borrowings, have the most to gain over the short term.
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Boise voters will decide $16.9M bond measure for public safety
BOISE, Idaho (KBOI) - The city wants millions of dollars for public safety projects, including upgrading or replacing four fire stations.
The station at 16th Street would be rebuilt if voters give the projects the green light. It is "Boise's oldest and most outdated station" even though it gets more calls than any other station in Idaho, the city says.
Boise voters will decide the $16.9 million bond measure on Tuesday.
The station on Sycamore Drive "does not meet building safety requirements," according to a presentation from the city. The document goes on to say it "lacks the fire suppression equipment and an alarm system required by city code."
"I would think that the fire department would be the first... to be on top of code," said Ryan Wheeler, who lives a block away from Fire Station 9. "I don't understand why they're not up (to code)."
The upgrades to that fire station total $1.2 million.
In all, two fire stations would be rebuilt, one would be relocated and another would be remodeled if voters approve the measure. A new $6.8 million fire training facility would also be constructed.
The city estimates the bond package would cost the average homeowner a little more than $6 per year. It will take two-thirds of voters to pass the bond.


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The cooperative still faces some difficult issues, including the migration of urban communities into the region. San Ramon is located 60 kilometers from the capital city, San Jose. Farmers worry that as the city grows, arable land will become scarcer and pollution will take a toll on sugar production. But thanks to Fair Trade, COOPECANERA farmers are able to invest their premium funds in quality production and environmental programs to ensure sustainable futures for the sugarcane farmers and their families. The cooperative sought Fair Trade certification in 2000, striving to strengthen its organizational capacity and seeking better access to the international market.
COOPECANERA now owns its own sugar mill and refinery, enabling members to produce both raw and refined sugars. The cooperative also remains focused on employing sustainable agricultural practices by reducing their chemical use and switching from an all-bleached sugar operation to producing sugar left in a more natural state.
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COOPECANERA provides a credit system whereby farmers may apply for loans to improve the quality of their sugarcane. The cooperative also provides special assistance to its members during the harvesting season. This additional technical assistance helps farmers increase and maintain their level of production. The cooperative invests over 30 percent of its Fair Trade income in technical assistance programs for small farmers.
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Sugarcane producers receive regular cash bonuses for their production. Because sugar prices tend to be low, sugarcane farmers often must rely on other forms of income to supplement their sugar revenues. But Fair Trade has given Coopecañera farmers the opportunity to invest all of their time in sugar production, because farmers receive cash bonuses that supplement the local market prices for sugar. The cooperative allocates 20 percent of its additional income received through Fair Trade sales to this bonus program.
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COOPECANERA has invested in reforestation programs and water filtration systems. Given the issues surrounding the encroaching peri-urban areas of San Jose, environmental stewardship is becoming more and more of a priority. COOPECANERA farmers are now investing to ensure that their crops and land are protected from urban sprawl. The cooperative invests 50 percent of its additional Fair Trade income in environmental programs.


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Quiz: Energy Resources
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How much do you know about the world's energy supplies and consumption?
What area of the world consumes the most energy?
- Asia Pacific
- North America
- Europe and Eurasia
- Africa
The Asia Pacific region is the world's largest energy consumer, accounting for 39.1 percent of global energy consumption, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Iceland gets 99 percent of its electricity from which of the following?
- Volcanism and hydropower
- Nuclear plants
- Coal
- Petroleum
Iceland taps volcanism and hydropower for 99 percent of its electricity and more than 70 percent of its total energy needs. Neither source requires petroleum or its byproducts, but heat from underground is limited by geology.
What country produced the most coal in 2011?
- Australia
- Burundi
- China
China produced nearly half of the world's coal in 2011, with 3,520 million tonnes. The U.S. was second, followed by India, Australia, and Russia.
In 1990, what was the highest percentage of world energy use?
- Nuclear
- Coal
- Natural gas
- Oil
In 1990, nearly 40 percent of world energy use was oil. Coal and natural gas were second and third, respectively.
What energy is projected to be the most used in 2030?
- Nuclear
- Coal
- Natural gas
- Oil
It's projected that coal will just barely win the top spot here, with 27.7 percent of world energy shares. Oil is next, with 27.2 percent, followed by natural gas with 25.9 percent.
Japan turns which of the following into renewable energy?
- Crowd noise at sumo wrestling matches
- Stationary bikes in spinning classes
- Footsteps at Tokyo train stations
- Leftover sushi rice
In Japan, passengers in Tokyo train stations generate energy every time they take a step. Special flooring tiles capture the vibrations generated by footfalls, which can be stored as energy. Enough energy is captured during the day to light up electronic signboards.
What country generated the largest percentage of its electricity from nuclear energy in 2011?
- Slovenia
- Finland
- France
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In the second day of their investigation, Fairfield police on Saturday continued to withhold key details about the killing of a teenage Suisun City girl whose naked body was found in Allan Witt Park in Fairfield, saying to release more information may compromise the investigation.
Lt. Greg Hurlbut, the department's investigations commander, said she was 13 and white, but he would not provide her name, identify the school she attended or describe the circumstances of her death, ruled a homicide.
"We don't want everybody to know what we know before we talk to them," he said, referring to possible suspects.
"We're involved in the investigation," said Hurlbut, noting that 15 detectives and three sergeants were working the case at press time Saturday.
A passer-by discovered the girl's naked body a little before 7 a.m. Friday in the city's Alan Witt Park and flagged down a police officer who was driving by, Fairfield Police Officer Cleo Mayoral said Saturday.
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An autopsy was performed, but Mayoral said officials weren't releasing the results. He did say that when the girl's body was found there were no obvious signs of trauma.
No suspect or suspects have been identified, but detectives were canvassing neighborhoods and checking video images from surveillance cameras as part of their investigation, Mayoral said.
"We have all our resources working on this," he said. "All our detectives, our crime scene people, our criminologists and our patrol division."
He added investigators were trying to track the girl's activities in the hours before she ended up in Alan Witt Park.
Sacramento television station CBS-13 reported the girl attended Green Valley Middle School, which is about eight miles from the park.
School Principal Gregg Hubbs declined to comment on the girl's death, and Fairfield police couldn't say if she had attended school on the day she was reported missing.
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both methods are capable of achieving positive results and they basically do the same thing but in a slightly different way.
The largest difference between them is the role of the wrist. the hammer basically teaches you to "slam the wrist open" to get the edge around. the rail uses the shape of your path to get the edge around and while there is some wrist movement, it is minor.
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LeBron James has finalized his contract with the Cavs and it is for just two years, including an opt-out for next summer, and presumably a maximum amount of $42.1 million.
The Knicks have been informed that Oklahoma City is one of the other teams Carmelo Anthony has included on his list for a possible trade, according to Ian Begley of ESPN.com.
The Suns acquired Troy Daniels and a 2018 second-round pick from Memphis for a top-55 protected in pick 2018.
Gerald Green has agreed on a deal to sign with the Bucks.
Markieff Morris had sports hernia surgery on Friday and is expected to be out 6-8 weeks.
Kris Humphries plans to sign a non-guaranteed deal with the 76ers, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical.
Damian Lillard said he would like to see Caleb Swanigan win Rookie of the Year.
Noah Vonleh suffered a right shoulder strain that will keep him out of training camp and likely the first two weeks of the regular season.
Thunder GM Sam Presti said that Russell Westbrook had a PRP injection in his right knee and will miss the first few days of training camp but that it's "nothing serious."
Andrew Wiggins is progressing toward a five-year, $148 million maximum extension according to Shams Charania of The Vertical.
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The Detroit Tigers have optioned rookie reliever Bruce Rondon to Class AAA.
Rondon, 22, was the front-runner to replace Jose Valverde as the team's closer when camp opened. However, he struggled throughout the Grapefruit League schedule, posting a 5.84 ERA and a 2.11 WHIP. He allowed eight earned runs, 17 hits and nine walks in 12 1/3 innings while striking out 19.
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"He's thrown the ball very well at times this spring, other times a little inconsistent, but we felt he would benefit with more development time — very similar to Avisail Garcia and Nick Castellanos, premium prospects we feel will benefit by more time at Triple A," Tigers general manager Dave Dombrowski told The Detroit News.
With Rondon out of the ninth-inning mix, the Tigers likely will use a closer-by-committee approach — at least initially. Among the late-inning are Phil Coke, Joaquin Benoit, Octavio Dotel and Al Alburquerque.
"It's what we said all along," Dombrowski told the newspaper. "There will be a guy out there in the ninth inning who will close games for us. We might not have a closer anointed, but we have guys we're comfortable with that can close games. (Manager Jim Leyland) will mix and match."


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A RECORD eight Pershore swimmers compete at the Midlands Age Group Championships in Coventry from Saturday for two weekends.
They will face the best competitors from nine other counties, including the cities of Birmingham, Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham.
Pershore head coach Tom Naughton said: "I'm very proud of all the swimmers going to compete at Coventry and, for a club of our size, it is a fantastic achievement.
"We know it's going to be extremely tough to get among the medals with the standard of the competition.
"However, I'm sure Pershore will surprise people as we usually do."
Patrick Heeks, the youngest of the team at 10, tackles the championships for the first time and is ranked top five for the 100-metre and 200m backstroke. He won his first county gold medals this year and received a Worcester county call-up.
William Gearey, 11, has qualified for the 100m, 200m and 400m freestyle, 100m and 200m backstroke, 100m and 200m breaststroke, 100m butterfly and 200m and 400m individual medley.
He hopes to challenge for medals in the freestyle and backstroke events. County swimmer Megan Annis is a district newcomer in the 100m backstroke.
Breaststroke specialist Isabella Woodcock, also 11, aims to go one better after 100m silver at the regionals in 2013.
Simon Sweatman, 12, swept the board with 16 golds at this year's county championships and bagged a 100m district freestyle bronze last year.
He competes in the 100m, 200m and 400m freestyle, 100m butterfly, 100m and 200m backstroke and 200m and 400m individual medley.
Naomi Marsden and regional first-timer Amy Weston, also 12, have qualified for the 100m backstroke with the former ranked county number one in the 50m.
Beth Carter, 14, will tackle the 100m breaststroke.
Meanwhile, several Pershore youngsters made competitive debuts at the Stourbridge level three open meet in Wolverhampton with 42 personal bests and two gold medals.
Jasmine Hoskins secured her first gold in the girls' nine years 50m backstroke in 46.36 seconds for a big pb.
Hoskins also produced pbs in the 50m freestyle (40.79), the 50m breaststroke (1.01.99) and 100m individual medley (1.52.69).
Marsden won the 12 years 50m breaststroke in a pb of 43.63.
Owen Kirby was close to grabbing a podium finish with strong performances in the boys' 10 years age group.
He recorded five pbs with fourth in the 50m backstroke (45.78) and fifth in the 100m individual medley (1.42.99) as well as the 50m freestyle (40.63), 50m breaststroke (55.35) and 50m butterfly (51.42).
Caitlin Yates finished fourth in the girls' 10 years 50m breaststroke in 51.44 and bagged pbs in the 50m backstroke (47.23), 50m butterfly (50.49) and 100m individual medley (1.45.04).
Jamie West produced pbs in the boys' 13 years 50m freestyle (38.59), 50m backstroke (43.79), 50m breaststroke (45.40), 50m butterfly (53.41) and 100m individual medley (1.40.11).
Other pbs went to 10-year-olds Alex Bryne in the 50m freestyle (44.44) and 50m butterfly (58.33), Hazel Clay in the 50m backstroke (56.05), 50m breaststroke (1.00.11) and 100m individual medley (2.00.25), Suzanne Capewell in the 50m freestyle (50.23), 50m backstroke (57.15) and 50m breaststroke (1.04.76), Sophie Thomas in the 50m breaststroke (53.23), 50m butterfly (52.38) and 100m individual medley (1.47.34) and Max Aris in the 50m backstroke (47.17) and 50m butterfly (51.42).
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The Indystar is saying Manning says his doctors have cleared him to be on the sidelines during games (instead of in the booth).
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Michael Zimmerman '08 was awarded first place for his presentation, Parasite loads in three sunfish species (Lepmis SP) on reclaimed surface mine ponds in southeastern Ohio (The Wilds). Zimmerman conducted his research with The Homer A. Anderson Distinguished Professor of the Natural Sciences Dr. Danny Ingold.
Ashley Burkett '08 was awarded second place for her study, Taphonomy of mollusc species found in lagoonal cores of Smuggler's Cave, United States Virgin Islands.
Amanda LeFever '08 received third place for her work, Synthesis and characterization of the pyrene-7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethan charge transfer complex. She conducted her research with Professor of Chemistry Dr. Raymond Rataiczak.
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FORT WORTH, Texas — Comps were down 7% at RadioShack for the fourth quarter, driven by a decline in the mobility and consumer electronics platforms. Total sales and and operating revenue were $1.3 billion, compared with $1.4 billion last year.
The company reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $63 million, or 63 cents per diluted share, compared with net income of $12 million last year.
Dorvin Lively, executive vice president, chief financial officer and chief administrative officer of RadioShack Corp., said, "Overall, the fourth quarter continued to be impacted by challenges similar to those of the first three quarters of the year. The most significant contributing factor to the decline in our performance was the postpaid wireless business which saw a decline in transaction volume across the year, combined with a lower margin rate. However, I am pleased with the progress we have made in improving other aspects of our business. The gross margin rate for all of our business, excluding mobility, was flat with 2011 with significant improvement in our consumer electronics business. We have improved and strengthened our high-margin signature platform, which generated sales growth in each quarter of 2012. Additionally, our no-contract phone and tablet businesses generated sales and gross profit improvement."
For the full year, the company reported that total net sales and operating revenue were $4.3 billion, compared with $4.4 billion last year. Comparable-store sales were down 3.5%.
Net loss for the year was $139 million, or $1.39 per diluted share, compared with net income of $72 million last year.
Despite the poor performance, Lively is optimistic that the company now has the right leadership in place to strengthen the business.
"Looking ahead, we will be focused on stabilizing the profitability of our business as well as our growth initiatives. Our new CEO, Joe Magnacca, joined RadioShack on February 11. With the addition of Joe and other new senior executives, we now have a strong management team in place focused on rebuilding the business and leading the company into the future."


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A week after the American Idol judges were on Heejun Han's back for not taking the competition seriously, the Flushing-native had them on their feet with his rendition of "A Song For You."
The top 9 Idols performed songs from their personal musical icons with Han choosing the Donny Hathaway classic.
The song, which was a complete departure from last week's jokey performance, displayed the Queens crooner's capabilities and earned a standing ovation from the judges.
"Hee-man you did it, you turned it around," Steven Tyler said.
Last week's playful performance was a result of Han not knowing how well he can sing, the Aerosmith frontman said.
"That is the most beautiful tone," said Jennifer Lopez. "When you connect and you really sing to us, you move people."
Veteran judge Randy Jackson was just glad to have the old Han back.
"Finally the Heejun that we selected came back to us tonight," Jackson said. "Welcome back."
After the show Han tweeted that "A Song For You" was for his fans.
"Thank you all so much. What a life," wrote Han. "It was [a] song for you guys."
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Everything has been grown without recourse to pesticides.
Great looking pumpkins, and just in time for Halloween:Ben wrote:Hi all,
I thought I would share with you some photos of the pumkin harvest. I took this photo about an hour ago.
The blue/green variety are jarrahdale or "Queensland Blue" and I estimate they are between 5-10kg each. Some maybe more.
I harvested 18. There are some still in the garden but I think its too late for them to mature.
The smaller orange variety are known as golden nuggets.
Halloween is my favorite holy day and thanks to the Irish for that.Ben wrote:Thanks Tilt.
Halloween is really a new phenomenon in Australia. The first time I noticed people getting out and about on Halloween were ex-patriot Americans who would visit fellow ex-pat households with their children. That was about 20 years ago. These days lots of kids get dressed up and go door-knocking. But of course - in late Spring for us rather than early Autumn.
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It is a pleasure to see you all here today and thank you for coming to the closing event of USAID's TransACTION project. I am also pleased to have this opportunity to share a few thoughts on our partnership in the fight against HIV and AIDS and what we have accomplished with the project.
TransACTION was USAID's flagship project—funded by the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)—for HIV prevention here in Ethiopia. The project has been working hard to prevent new HIV and sexually transmitted infections and to strengthen linkages to care and support services in 119 towns. It has largely been successful in doing so.
The project, which targeted over the last five years people most at risk for HIV, established 158 HIV/AIDS multi-sector committees at the town level. These committees were instrumental in coordinating outreach messaging and services with local government and private sector clinics.
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As a result of our focus on these populations, almost 280,000 people have taken part in peer-led education, which allows beneficiaries to learn from people they trust and who understand their lifestyle and situation.
PEPFAR and USAID's prevention activities encourage the strong engagement of communities, local partners, the private sector, and of course, local, regional, and federal government. This approach has increased social mobilization and improved capacity, which has allowed for an expansion of health services and improved access to HIV and sexually transmitted infection diagnosis and treatment.
Ethiopia's recent HIV/AIDS progress report portrays optimistic trends showing the annual HIV infection rate reducing over the past few years.
When we look back at where we were just over ten years ago when PEPFAR started, seeing the prevalence reduced to a low-level is truly an incredible achievement and one that we are very proud of.
The fight is not over, however, and though we are here today to close the TransACTION project, USAID and PEPFAR support to Ethiopia in HIV and AIDS will continue.
Our MULU Prevention and Worksite activities—which also focus on high-risk populations—will continue to ensure that there is a smooth transition of activities and that those who need services are aware and able to receive them.
These activities will take into account the lessons learned from TransACTION and expand the reach of our prevention project to produce measurable impact on people's lives.
I would like to extend a special thank you to the Government of Ethiopia and, specifically, the HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Office, which has demonstrated strong leadership and commitment to addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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I just got a PSP and man is this thing cool. Now I could even take throw videos to work on to the course with me! if anyone has any games, movies, or other accessories they want to get rid of just let me know. I got some discs to trade or money.
p.s. I was thinking last night that I may make a psp-ezine version of some of the guides so I always have them with me to work on. If I do it Ill send a copy to blake to post for anyone else who wants them.


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is the NBA office closed today? Shouldn't these trade proposals be getting ok'd with the short preseason?
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is the NBA office closed today? Shouldn't these trade proposals be getting ok'd with the short preseason?
Garbage players get 1st round picks, (WTF)! All of the NBA must hate the Pacers! LOL
They already have like 5 guards, they must be trading someone...Mayo?
Garbage players get 1st round picks, (WTF)! All of the NBA must hate the Pacers! LOL
How can a 1 mil deal retrict better deals over the next few weeks? The Pacers took on Edwards 1 mil dollar contract to do the Harrington deals only to then waive/cut him. Not to mention cutting James White right after giving him a 2 year guaranteed contract.
Memphis will be better than Indy next season. And they just moved from Vancouver to Memphis a few years ago! LMAO! PATHETIC!
Because that 1 mil deal counts 4360000 against the cap. Come on now.
If they need more cap, they amnesty Posey.
(buying 2 picks at draft time is a lot more expensive than 1m dollars) plus you dont get the player.
this would of been a really smart move by Larry.
What's wrong with Bledsoe?
Pistons interested in trading Monroe?
INDIANAPOLIS (December, 10, 2011)– The Indiana Pacers announced Saturday the re-signing of veteran forward/center Jeff Foster to a contract. The Pacers also announced the signing of free agent forward/center Jeff Pendergraph to a contract along with four NBA Development League players, Jarrid Famous, Tyren Johnson, Darnell Lazare and Matt Rogers. Per club policy no terms of the contracts.
I wonder if we're at 85% now?? That may be Larry's strategery.
I guess you guys just value those 48-60 picks more than I do.
had knee surgery in early October still out for 2 more months
EDIT here is an article on it http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/spor...r&dlvrit=53285
Couldn't believe they wouldn't with that contract.
Man, things haven't even started to heat up yet. That Chris Paul and Dwight Howard stuff pretty much froze the market.
They bring in Dleague players into camp every year. This year isn't going to be any different.
Hasn't the prize for us been the possibility of Paul Millsap all along?
You'd think the league office would be open every day this month to help compensate for the condensed timeframe GMs are dealing with to get moves made.
Curious to see what he got. The potential for an overpay is there, certainly.Peter Stringer: The Boston Celtics announced today that they have re-signed forward Jeff Green. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. now
EDIT: 1 year, 9 mil.
Chris Broussard: Jeff Green signed 1-year deal worth $9 million with Celtics, source said. He did not sign the mere qualifying offer. about 8 minutes ago
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Hoping for a McRoberts S&T for Mayo. It'd be an appealing option for them since they wouldn't be adding any salary and would retain their exceptions.
I'd be fine with that, just thought they'd like something back for him. I wouldn't give up a 1st though.
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Fair Trade Provides Life-Saving Health Care
Six years ago cocoa farmers from Kavokiva (Coopérative Agricole Kavokiva de Daloa) became Fair Trade Certified™ and started selling their crop at Fair Trade prices. As part of doing business on Fair Trade terms, Kavokiva also began to receive the social premium payments unique to Fair Trade certification. You already know that Fair Trade Certified promises a fair price - Fair Trade also guarantees an additional, modest percentage of profits are invested in the cooperative's communal account - the social premium. Cooperative members vote on how to best put those funds to work to benefit the whole community. Build a school? Dig a safe drinking water well? Pay for childcare? Provide pre-natal care?
Kavokiva cocoa cooperative members vote consistently to use premium dollars to pay for free or affordable health care for local families. Their choices are saving lives.
Most cocoa-growing communities like Côte d'Ivoire's Kavokiva are located in remote rural areas with horrible roads and little or no access to even basic health care services. Before Fair Trade, if you were sick and needed to see a doctor you had to walk 10 kilometers to the nearest clinic. Results were tragic. An average of 30 farmers died each year from lack of medical care after they contracted otherwise treatable diseases (hernia, infection, or others). Kavokiva used Fair Trade earnings to build a small health clinic for community members - complete with a four person medical staff and ambulance. This small but mighty clinic performs an average of 36 life-saving operations every year.
Cooperative member Mr. Kouakou says with profound gratitude, "Without Fair Trade or the medical center, I would not be here today. I had an accident and was sick and the clinic helped me."
Would you like to get involved this holiday season? Donations to Fair Trade USA support our work to extend Fair Trade benefits to new cooperatives and communities like Kavokiva. You can share your commitment to Fair Trade with a friend or loved one by giving a virtual Gift of Fairness in their name. Passionate about community health? Click here to "Give a Doctor a Clinic" or "Provide a Mother with Pre-Natal Care."


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Of course this great party was happening on the weekend. Now it's time to get busy if you're going to be doing some Weekend Herb Blogging (which doesn't even have be done on the weekend, according to the official rules.) WHB is off traveling this week, visiting Milan, Italy, where Piperita of The Kitchen Pantry is the host. Send your links to peppermintpatt AT gmail DOT com by 3:00 on Sunday, Utah time, if you want her to include you in the recap which will be posted sometime Monday. Be sure to link to The Kitchen Pantry and include the words Weekend Herb Blogging somewhere in your post.
In two more weeks it will be the one year anniversary of Weekend Herb Blogging. If you're a food blogger who'd like to participate, be thinking about what you'd choose for your very favorite herb. That's what we'll be asking bloggers to post about during the week of September 25 - October 1. Then we'll tabulate the results to see what the very favorite herb will be. (Readers who aren't bloggers will be able to participate by leaving their vote in a comment.) What do you think will end up being the very favorite herb?


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TPWD Grant Funds Programs To Connect Children With Nature
AUSTIN, Texas — Giving kids hands-on outdoor educational and recreational opportunities to help them connect with nature and improve test scores seems to be the common theme among this year's recipients of Community Outdoor Outreach Program grants from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
"Many organizations feel that today's children are losing touch with nature and the environment," said CO-OP Program Director Darlene Lewis, "and they are designing programs that help them and their parents reconnect with the outdoors."
Since 1996, the CO-OP program funded grants to assist more than 400 organizations with money to help pay for equipment, transportation and materials to give children hands-on experiences. Currently, there is $470,000 per year available for the program. Grant applications are accepted Feb. 1 of each year. Grants range from $5,000 to $30,000.
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(Corpus Christi) Youth Odyssey — The Adventure Challenge program seeks to create behavior change through life-skills courses as well as outdoor adventure experiences such as rock climbing, kayaking and camping. ($28,150)
(Dallas) Dallas Bass Hookers – Minority youth will learn more about the sport of fishing, environmental conservation and safe practices at the Youth Fishing Derby. ($10,650)
(Dallas) Education in Action — Some 400 outstanding students from around the state will get the opportunity to develop their leadership roles in conserving and protecting wildlife and natural resources. ($30,000)
(Dallas) Freshwater Anglers Association Inc. — Some 2,000 students from inner-city Dallas will be transported from their urban environments into natural outdoor environments to gain awareness of the aquatic world. ($23,310)
(El Paso) Centro De Salud Familiar La Fe Inc. — At-risk youth will participate in camping, backpacking, outdoor cooking, fishing, and outdoor survival skills. ($29,000)
(Freeport) Boys & Girls Club of Brazoria County — 1300 youth will get hands-on environmental education experiences with field trips to Texas state parks and other wildlife facilities. Activities include birding, hiking, camping and kayaking. ($29,600)
(Georgetown) Williamson County Juvenile Services — An adventure-based counseling program for at-risk youth and their families. Outdoor learning experiences will include rock-climbing, kayaking, orienteering, outdoor safety and environmental education. ($25,235)
(Houston) Buffalo Bayou Partnership — Hands-on environmental education programs for community groups, teachers, students and civic leaders through interactive workshops and guided restoration projects. ($27,810)
(Houston) Youth Educational Support Services — 600 at-risk students from Galveston and Harris counties will participate in water-borne educational fieldtrips to study marine habitats and natural resources. ($30,000)
(La Grange) City of La Grange — Kindergarten –6th graders will head to the Great Outdoors Camp to gain a greater knowledge of careers available in the outdoors, a better awareness of conservation and a passion for outdoor activities. ($13,160)
(Port Arthur) Museum of the Gulf Coast — A free summer camp for elementary students from Port Arthur to learn about plant life, wildlife, weather, environmental issues, conservation, pollution and outdoor recreation. ($12,225)
(Round Mountain) Westcave Preserve Corporation — El Ranchito is a nature immersion camp designed to engage young inner-city children in the outdoors on this ecologically diverse private working ranch. (23,755.00)
(San Antonio) Audubon Texas — Underserved youth in San Antonio will take part in Nature of Learning, a hands-on science education program which teaches ecology, nature observation and identification and resource management. ($27,487)
(San Antonio) San Antonio Youth Centers — 300 inner city youth will experience nature through outdoor experiential learning. Activities include camping, backpacking, birding, hunting, fishing and more. ($29,900)
(San Antonio) Texas Wildlife Association Foundation Inc. — Some 250 youth from minority and low-income populations will receive partial or full hunting scholarships to participate in programs designed to preserve the hunting heritage in Texas. (30,000)
(San Marcos) San Marcos Lions Club — At-Risk students from schools in Hays, Caldwell, Bexar, Guadalupe and Travis counties will participate in the SMART Kids Program. (Stewards Mentoring Aquatic Resource Treasures) at Aquarena Springs. (28,750)
(Victoria) Victoria Boulevard Lions Club — Aquatic education programs and camp-out is planned for about 500 residents. Activities include camping, hiking, outdoor cooking ad boating safety/instruction. ($5,000)
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Thought I'd post this link to "Climbing to the Top of the Mountain – An interview with Bhikkhu Bodhi." I've also included it as a pdf for download. Enjoy!
With Metta,
Bhikkhu Bodhi wrote:This is what I find most gripping about the Dhamma: its culmination in a transcendent dimension in which we overcome all the flaws and vulnerabilities of the human condition, including our bondage to death itself. The aim of the Buddhist path is not living and dying with mindfulness (though these are, of course, worthy achievements), but transcending life and death entirely to arrive at the Deathless, at the Immeasurable, at Nirvana. This is the goal the Buddha sought for himself during his own quest for enlightenment, and it is this attainment that his enlightenment made available to the world. This is the end at which the proper practice of Dhamma points, the end for which the practice is undertaken in its original framework.
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"Legend has it that the wives wanted the men out of the house. So they went and played football," said Steve Jehl, whose father, Tom – an all-city quarterback at Central Catholic High School in the 1940s – helped inaugurate the "Jehl Bowl" in 1962. Since then members of the extended family have come from near and far for a game of touch football that Jehl said has remained fun but also "serious, spirited and pretty intense. There's a lot of pushing and shoving."
Perhaps because of the unusually warm weather, the golden anniversary game drew what is believed to be a record 60 men, women, boys and girls. Many of them wore red "Jehl" jerseys prepared especially for the occasion. In-laws and others wore white jerseys labeled – what else? – "not Jehl."
"We try to even things up, but sometimes we're playing 15-on-11. There are no real rules," said Jehl, a real estate broker and manager of Georgetown shopping center. "We've played in 3 inches of snow before, but Thursday was probably the best football weather we've had. Nobody went home with muddy feet or clothes. But it wouldn't really matter."
In an era too often marked by the unfortunate decline of the nuclear family and the communal rituals associated with it, what accounts for the longevity of an event that simultaneously epitomizes and belies the usual "sit, eat and chat" Thanksgiving ritual?
"One reason is that there are no age restrictions," explained Jehl, who said the youngest participant this year was his 3-year-old grandson Will, son of City Councilman Russ Jehl, who also played. "We ran a 'time out' play. We threw him a pass and he caught it," Jehl said.
At the other extreme was Riegel's Pipe and Tobacco Shop owner Bill Bougher, whose sister Margaret is Jehl's mother. At 78, Bougher doesn't move like he used to but still managed to get in the game for a couple of plays on behalf of the "not Jehls."
"I wanted to be party of the 50th anniversary game," said Bougher, who like Jehl also attended the first. "It's not like there was a chance of me getting hit; I just stood behind the line. But I'll keep coming even when they have to wheel me out."
At least one tradition was a casualty Thursday, however. Who wants to drink a lot of hot chocolate when temperatures are hovering near 60? But the doughnuts were as popular as ever, with six dozen consumed – sometimes with the help of cooler beverages. And once the festivities ended, participants returned to their own homes for a more-conventional Thanksgiving afternoon.
Even the barn itself represents a family tradition. Built in the 1860s, it was part of the farm the Jehls purchased in the 1960s and was later developed into apartments, the shopping center and other things. Today, it serves as a storage facility for real estate maintenance equipment and a family club house of sorts.
So you may be wondering: Who won the game?
"We do keep score," Jehl said. "It was 28-0." In favor of his team, of course.
Not so fast, Bougher bristled.
"The last I heard it was 3 to nothing, with one point for each touchdown," he insisted.
So although the score remains in dispute, it does appear that the Jehls prevailed, and the not-Jehls lost. That's important because, sibling rivalry being what it is, bragging rights are at stake.
And that will be especially important Christmas Eve, when the families gather for their other big event.
"Santa heckles the losing team," Jehl said.
A small price to pay for family togetherness.


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Red Hawk
- Producer
- Cowgirl Creamery
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Size
- 4 ins diameter, 2 ins high
- Weight
- 12 oz
- Website
- www.cowgirlcreamery.com
- Milk
- Cow
- Classification
- Soft
- Rennet
- Microbial
- Rind
- Washed
Cowgirl Creamery, based in Marin County, California is the vision of owners Sue Conley and Peggy Smith.
Friends since college days on the east coast, they moved to California together in the 1970's, and, since both women were passionately interested in the food business, Peggy went to work at Chez Panisse in Berkeley with Alice Waters, while Sue became co-owner of the famous Bette's Ocean View Diner.
Twenty something yars later in 1993, Sue sold her part of the business in order to form Tomales Bay Foods, a business designed to provide a marketing outlet for local agricultural food products in Marin County. Discovering that her new company was fulfiling a tremendous need and niche, Sue asked Peggy to join her in launching a greatly expanded business, including a permanent farm-market type store selling locally made food products and a cheesemaking operation. The cheesemaking business and retail stores became known as Cowgirl Creamery.
The business flourished, and it quickly became clear that the cheese retail, wholesale and cheese making operations were the most successful. Today, Cowgirl Creamery has additional retail stores in San Francisco and Washington DC together with a much larger cheesemaking operation and warehouse based in Petaluma, CA.
Cowgirl Creamery, under the guidance of head cheesemaker Maureen Cunnie, produces a range of fresh and mold ripened cheeses using organic cow's milk from small local dairies.
Red Hawk is made according to a triple cream recipe and it originated with one of Cowgirl's other cheeses Mt. Tam - a mold ripened triple cream.
Red Hawk was originally produced by accident. It was discovered that, during the summer months, a natural strain of bacterium linens moves down the coast of West Marin and in 2000, a couple of batches of Mt. Tam became subjected to this bacteria. In an effort to get rid of the bacterium linens, the cheeses were washed with a brine solution.
However, this process unwittingly promoted as opposed to eradicated, the growth of bacterium linens, causing it to thrive. Therefore, instead of trying to resist nature, Cowgirl embraced it and quickly there were several batches of cheese developing very nicely and tasting delicious.
Red Hawk is a complex and well balanced cheese. Its aromas contain notes of chalk and hay; its taste is full-flavored, savory and almost beefy, with a long creamy finish. Its texture can be very yielding, yet it retains enough heft that it doesn't become too runny.
Likewise, the salt is held in check by a tang just sufficient to alert but not overwhelm the taste buds.
Red Hawk is now one of Cowgirl Creamery's most popular cheeses.


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When the federal grand jury subpoenaed records from Mendocino County related to its pot regulation program, it sent a chill through many in the Mendocino County marijuana subculture. Those who had tried to work with law enforcement are being told, "I told you so," by many on social media.
Whether the federal grand jury subpoena is meant to target the growers who complied with the sheriff's program, the program itself, those who administered the program, or whether it is just a peripheral request associated with a specific pending case, is unknown.
The U.S. Attorney's Office of Northern California has historically had a hand's-off approach to marijuana cultivation, seemingly ignoring the millions and by some estimates billions of dollars flowing through the county in marijuana proceeds during the past 10 years. While federal drug enforcement agents have raided several sites through the years-most recently one in Potter Valley at a grow site associated with Mendocino County Sheriff's Capt. Randy Johnson's family-few arrests have occurred.
Whether this new subpoena signals a change in tactics in the Northern California District, or just a continuation of the same apparent past policy of harassment without prosecution, is unknown.
The only Mendocino County federal arrests (other than the handful associated with the Full Court Press raid in 2011 in Mendocino National Forest-which resulted in one pot growing conviction) were initiated by U.S. Attorneys' offices outside of Northern California. The November arrests of Jeff Wall, John Paul McMillan, McMillan's wife Erin M. Keller, Henry McCusker and Richard W. Smith Jr. on the Mendocino Coast were initiated in Kansas. They are accused of one count of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute drugs. James Soderling of Fort Bragg and his wife, Sarah, were arrested in the same case in July.
In May, two Covelo pot growers were sentenced to five years in prison in a federal case originating in Virginia.
In November, Lynn Truong of Clovis was the last of six defendants to be sentenced in a federal case prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California. She and the other defendants pleaded guilty in a case involving mortgage fraud, grow houses in Clovis and a grow property on Pine Mountain near Willits.
The typical federal tactics in Mendocino County have been to raid, gather evidence and then do nothing. Sometimes asset forfeiture proceedings are initiated, such as occurred following the massive northern Mendocino County and southern Humboldt County raid in June 2008. The 2008 raid, dubbed the "Southern Sweep" involved an estimated army of 450 law enforcement personnel, serving 29 search warrants. The warrants came from a "two-year investigation targeting large marijuana cultivation and distribution."
If any arrests or convictions resulted from this massive raid, no information about them has ever been released by federal officials.
The feds employed similar tactics in a raid on the first collective farm registered with the Mendocino County sheriff's office. In July 2010, the DEA targeted the 99-pot plant collective farm owned by Joy Greenfield in Covelo. No arrests were made and the entire case remains under court seal.
Northstone Organics of Redwood Valley was raided in October 2011. Again the DEA refused to comment on the "ongoing investigation."
Sheriff Tom Allman hopes the records provided to the grand jury will help clarify the local situation.
"If we can get answers about our program that will be great," he said.


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New York City -- U.S. households are expected to spend an average of $497 on gifts this holiday season, The Conference Board reported. Only 7% of consumers said they plan to spend more on holiday gifts this year, while approximately 49% plan on spending less than last year.
The survey of holiday gift spending intentions, based on a probability-design random sample, is conducted for The Conference Board by Nielsen. It was conducted in October.
"As the holiday season approaches, we once again find consumers in a frugal mood," said Lynn Franco, director of The Conference Board Consumer Research Center. "With the overwhelming majority of consumers expecting to spend the same or less than they did last year, it's not surprising that they expect a large share of their purchases to be on sale or discounted."
Four out of 10 holiday shoppers say they expect more than half of their purchases to be on sale or discounted. An additional three out of 10 expect a quarter to half of their purchases to be discounted.
Close to two-thirds of consumers expect to purchase a portion of their holiday gifts online, with about 15% saying more than half of their gifts will be purchased online.


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By mcarizona
From: Flag
Feb 5, 2007
|Bring wood for your campfire. It can be cold at night.
By dana eyde
Dec 16, 2008
The dirt roads near the parking area are various and a bit confusing, so I add, here, where one should be shooting for.
The Mendoza Canyon "walls" form a huge C-shape, and when you head in from the Anvil Ranch you will be approaching the mouth of the 'C'. The parking lot area (the end of the "5.5 miles" mentioned in "Getting There") where you have to put on your packs and walk.....is at the more-southern "tip of the C-shape". That is, it's where you finish the penstroke and lift your pen off the paper, if you were drawing a C on paper.
So don't get discouraged if you are getting closer to the domes and are on a seemingly errant dirt road headed straight-south and slowly away from the centre of the canyon. That's what happened to us, and, just about when i was giving up hope, that road turned sharply to the west and ended at the "very obvious rocks" which compose the end of the C. The gate was solidly padlocked shut when we were there two weeks ago, but the 2-mile walk in/out is 'no problema'.
By Charles Vernon
From: Tucson, AZ
Mar 10, 2009
|Does anybody know for sure at what point in the spring the ranch denies access along the ranch road?
By JMayhew
From: Tucson, AZ
Oct 20, 2009
|It has been closed March 1 thru Sept. 1 for many years now. As far as I know that's still the case.
By Tradster
From: Phoenix, AZ
Dec 2, 2009
|After driving out of the wash, the correct road to take is the second right turn after the second cattle guard coming out of the wash. A bush has some faded pink tape on it at the turn. A mountain bike will make short work of the road portion. The road itself is sandy, but a narrow single-track appears next to the road when the road becomes sandy. Beware of small mesquite branches littering the single track.
By Charles Vernon
From: Tucson, AZ
Dec 6, 2010
Access note: we ran into John King's daughter herding cows yesterday. She was very nice, and we talked to her for a little while. She believes that the missing traps that led to loss of access last year were a result of hikers (climbers? hunters?) whose dogs got caught in the traps, leading to the dog owners taking or destroying the traps to free their dogs.
Regardless of what exactly happened, she made it clear that dogs are not welcome. It sounds as though just heading out there with dogs, without more, could be enough to cause them to rethink access. So please, do not bring dogs to Mendoza!
By christ
Mar 17, 2011
|Is this area open?
By Andy Bennett
From: Tucson, AZ
Dec 7, 2011
I have recently learned that the AZGFD is about to sign an agreement with the Anvil Ranch owners to provide for unfettered hiker/climber access into Coyote Domes from September-April every year. This is not a done deal, but sounds like it will be soon.
Regardless of what happens in this deal, we must continue to RESPECT all private property (which does includes part of the access road, gates, animals, traps, etc.) in this area, or we're going to loose access. Drive from point A-B, park at the turnaround, and go about your business. And DON'T BRING YOUR DOGS!
By Charles Vernon
From: Tucson, AZ
Jan 4, 2012
|There used to be a note about the new access point on this page but it seems to have disappeared. The map that Jeff Mayhew posted up above shows it correctly. The directions posted about in the description are incorrect as the ranch owners do not want us to use the old access point. If one of the admins reads this, I would be happy to write up a new description to substitute in. In the meantime people should use the map that Jeff posted above. And, be aware that as you drive north (parallel to the canyon), the left turn that you are looking for (the final stretch to where you park) is much farther up than you expect. You may feel as though you've passed the mouth of the canyon and gone too far, but you haven't.
By steve richert
From: Taunton MA
Jan 29, 2012
Thanks for all the info here! I am thinking about a trip out here Mid Feb, but I was a little concerned after googling the ranch and reading about what seems to be a big problem they are having with illegal immigrant traffic in the area--I am not local to the southwest and I don't have much experience to draw on regarding this issue-usually, I keep a low profile and follow the golden rule-with good results. Is this something that I should be concerned about? Thanks!
By JMayhew
From: Tucson, AZ
Jan 29, 2012
Steve, In 26 years I have never had a problem with encountering UDAs in the area. We have helped with trash cleanups on the ranch along some well-used routes out in the foothills strewn with packs, water bottles, and clothes. I have camped at the parking area and in various points in the canyon without ever seeing any UDAs. Several friends of mine have done the same without issues. I am not worried about my safety out there but try to remain vigilant. I also try to follow the same rules you do and it seems to be working pretty well so far!
p.s. The written approach info has been updated to reflect the new parking area.
By Mateo Nelson
Mar 5, 2012
Jeff et al,
I live in the Sierrita Mtns and wake up every morning looking at Mendoza Canyon and Baboquivari and spend most of my time climbing in that 'hood. If there is ever anything the climbing community can do to assist with clean-ups, b-b-q's, consultations, etc, please spread the word. Access is a serious issue through the KAR, and if those conversations don't go well then we need to lean on the BLM for improved access. The newly approved federal budget appropriated $5.5 million to BLM to "improve access to public lands compromised by private land issues." Personally, I'd rather not have to drive through the MinuteMan Ranch every time I want to climb or hike.
By MJ Nelson
From: Tucson, AZ & Big Pine, CA
Oct 28, 2013
|There is NEW access to the parking area and trail to Mendoza Canyon and the Coyote Domes. It's the OLD location. After signing in and getting your ranch pass near the King's house, follow signs that say DESIGNATED ACCESS ROUTE. This leads you to the corral. Park here, hop the fence, and follow the road to the domes in the distance.
By LeRoy Kehl
Feb 24, 2016
|What is the status of access to the area now. It has always been my understanding that access to public lands had to be granted. .
By JMayhew
From: Tucson, AZ
Mar 4, 2016
Hey LeRoy! As of 3-4-16 access info in the "getting there" section above as still accurate. In March and April you can reserve a trip in there thru the State Land Dept. They give you the combination for the gate and let you drive past the past original parking gate to just before the dam! No overnighters allowed though. (You probably can't make it all the way to "Trippin' Pig" or "Heinous Beer Run" !)
The link above to get the reservation doesn't seem to work and I am trying to get that fixed. Let me know if you (or anybody else reading this) want to head in there soon and I'll set it up for you.
By Michael89
From: Doylestown, PA
Dec 22, 2016
I'm looking for beta on the drive in, do you need 4 wheel drive or high clearance to make it to the parking pullout?
EDIT: Thanks to an unnamed car rental service running out of midsize cars I had to drive a Mustang (terrible luck!). I made it in fine, though I would hesitate to do it in a sports car of my own.
By Charles Vernon
From: Tucson, AZ
Dec 23, 2016
|Definitely don't need 4WD, but a bit of clearance is nice--nothing too crazy.