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|Chargers | Make roster moves
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 09:51:25 -0700
The San Diego Chargers have released DE Jacques Cesaire, OT Anthony X. Davis, OT Mario Henderson, FB Jacob Hester and PK Nick Novak. The team waived RB Edwin Baker, OG Colin Baxter, OT Charlie Bryant, LB Ricky Elmore, LB Darryl Gamble, CB Gregory Gatson, DE Logan Harrell, CB Arthur Hobbs, QB Jarrett Lee, P Robert Malone, CB De'Andre Presley, DE Damik Scafe, OF Stephen Schilling, TE Kory Sperry and WR Mike Willie. The team also placed SS Sean Cattouse (undisclosed) on Injured Reserve.
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|Chargers | Jarrett Lee working with second-team
Tue, 31 Jul 2012 22:33:49 -0700
San Diego Chargers QB Jarrett Lee was operating as the second-team quarterback Tuesday, July 31, with QB Kevin O'Connell serving as the No. 3 QB in his first practice with the team since signing.
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|Chargers | Jarrett Lee impressive so far
Mon, 30 Jul 2012 05:38:49 -0700
San Diego Chargers QB Jarrett Lee has been impressive so far in training camp. Lee has been seeing extra reps with QB Charlie Whitehurst (knee) nursing a knee injury.
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|Chargers | Plan to keep only two QBs
Mon, 28 May 2012 12:25:49 -0700
The San Diego Chargers plan to have only QBs Philip Rivers and Charlie Whitehurst on the final roster this season but may consider keeping three if QB Jarrett Lee does well during training camp.
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|Chargers | Reach deals with 21 UDFAs
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:41:45 -0700
The San Diego Chargers reached deals with undrafted college free-agents WR Hubert Anyiam, WR Jason Barnes, OT Cordell Bell, DL Eddie Brown, OT Charles X. Burton, S Sean Cattouse, WR Paul Cox, WR Taylor Embree, CB Gregory Gatson, LS Nick Guess, DL Logan Harrell, OT Michael X. Harris, RB Michael X. Hayes, QB Jarrett Lee, LB Josh Linam, FB Mohamed Marah, P Kyle Martens, WR Phillip Payne, CB De'Andre Presley, DL Christian Topou and WR Mike Willie.
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Is it really an allergy? How you can tell
Maybe it's watery eyes, stuffy nose, hives or itchy skin. Whatever they may be, your symptoms have you wondering if you're allergic to something. Finding out isn't all that difficult.
"The skin test consists of placing drops of the testing material on the skin,taking a sharp instrument and simply poling the skin through the drop," explained Dr. James Lee, an allergy epert at the Mayo Clinic. "And then we'll wait 15 minutes and see if there is a red swelling that develops under the drop or if there's no swelling."
Dr. Lee says a second option is to have a blood test.
"We draw blood through a vein and send it to a laboratory. In the lab we can check for allergy producing antibodies," he said.
Sometimes, both tests are needed to determine the person's sensitivity and then to devise a treatment plan.
By the way, experts say many people think they have a food allergy, but when they're tested, they don't.
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Food Allergies: Reducing the Risks
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A gorgeous Handmade Etui Sewing Box made with a fabric decorated with an array of spring flowers and co ordinated with a gorgeous red fabric. Open this pretty box to reveal a neatly organised essential sewing kit. Beautiful enough to have on display in your home and perfect for sitting on your desk at work in case of an emergency repair. An ideal and unusual gift for an avid sewer or someone just starting out. We've also been told that our Etui Boxes are a perfect gift for Christmas and Birthdays.This fabric covered box has been designed and handmade in the UK by us at Just A Little Thought and is only available to order online through our website or our Etsy store.
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LocationNorth Austin - Georgetown
South IH-35 Exit 268
Georgetown, TX 78626
New 2018 Keystone RV Outback 330RL
Take your camping up a notch with this triple slide out travel trailer. This Outback by Keystone RV also features a rear living area, a kitchen island, a front master suite, plus an outside kitchen!
Before you step foot inside 330RL, be sure to check out the outdoor kitchen. Here you will find a two-burner flip-out stove, a refrigerator, and an overhead cabinet. Now you can spend more time outdoors with your family, while fixing quick snacks or a light meal.
As you enter the trailer you will see the bathroom. Here you will find a linen cabinet, radius shower, sink, and a toilet. A second sliding door separates the bathroom from the master bedroom.
In the front bedroom there is a slide out with a king bed and overhead cabinets. Across from the bed there is a dresser and overhead cabinets for more storage. Along the front wall you will find a large wardrobe, plus an area that has been washer/dryer prepped for your convenience. Now you won't have to bring home any dirty clothes!
In the combined kitchen and living area there are dual opposing slide outs which help to open up the floor space. The slide out along the door side features a free-standing dinette plus an entertainment center. Along the rear wall you will find a sofa sleeper with end tables and more overhead storage. The slide out along the road side has theater seats, a pantry, three burner range, and a refrigerator. Adjacent to the slide out, and along the interior wall there is a larger pantry for more non-perishables. In the kitchen area you will also find an island with a large sink.
Outside you are sure to enjoy all of the storage compartments for your camping gear, plus more!
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When Cole Davis founded Keystone RV in 1996 his vision was clear: Build a quality RV loaded with features priced thousands less than other RVs on the market. To accomplish his goal, Cole would recruit and build a strong team, focus on keeping overhead low, and empower the people closest to the customer to make decisions.
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2018 Keystone RV Passport Ultra-Lite 239MLWE
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Surely no review of these spacers is in any way valid without a detailed discussion of the pros and cons of 2x5mm vs 1x10mm?
With a stack of Token Headset Spacers you have scope to adjust the height of your handlebars and there's enough variety to get a stylish look too.
Headset spacers are a necessary, but unloved part of the bike, serving to space out the stem on the forks steerer tube. Unless you have the stem slammed, you'll likely have a few spacers.
Most new bikes come with plain black spacers, a bit boring I think you'll agree. These Token spacers will certainly spice up your bike with a splash of colour, available as they are in red, gold, black and blue, enough options to colour match most bikes. They're a unique design, being CNC-machined alloy with cutaway segments, and inside is an opaque plastic collar.
They're available in two heights, 5mm and 10mm, and weigh 3.1g and 6.1g respectively. I've never actually weighed headset spacers but they're about par for the course. The pack includes one 10mm and two 5mm spacers, my bike setup required just the two 5mm spacers, above and below the stem
Functionally they offer no performance upgrade, but their unique design does look very smart on the bike and aesthetically is preferable to plain black spacers. If you've upgrade every part of your bicycle, or are starting a new build and want some cool looking spacers, these are good alternatives.
Nice looking headset spacers available in a range of colours to spice up your bike.
If you're thinking of buying this product using a cashback deal why not use the road.cc Top Cashback page and get some top cashback while helping to support your favourite independent cycling website
road.cc test report
Make and model: Token Headset Spacers (5mm x 2, 10mm x 1)
Size tested: Red, 1 1/8in
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
Token Products have entered into the new design dynamic that only carbon fiber can bring to the cycling industry. Having methodically increased their product line to include frames, cranks and bars, they now have a comprehensive range, offering distributors an exclusive opportunity to market cutting edge products. Token commissions the finest manufacturers worldwide and can ensure top quality products at very reasonable pricing.
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
-Super Lite, CNC Alloy Spacer
with PC inner collar
-Height: 5, 10mm
-Color options:
Red, Gold, Black, Blue
-Model No.:
TKD1 5mm, 3.1g
TKD2 10mm, 6.1g
TKD1221 1set=5mmx2pc, 10mmx1pc
CNC-machined aluminium and plastic construction looks smart and unique.
No performance increase over regular spacers, but they do look good.
Marginally lighter than a regular alloy spacer but you're not buying them to save weight.
You can certainly pay a lot more so £3.49 for three spacers seems reasonable.
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
They performed as expected.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
They look cool and match the other colours on my bike.
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes.
Would you consider buying the product? Yes.
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes.
About the tester
Age: 31 Height: 180 Weight: 67
I usually ride: My best bike is:
I've been riding for: 10-20 years I ride: Every day I would class myself as: Expert
I regularly do the following types of riding: road racing, time trialling, cyclo cross, commuting, touring, mtb,
David has worked on the road.cc tech team since July 2012. Previously he was editor of Bikemagic.com and before that staff writer at RCUK. He's a seasoned cyclist of all disciplines, from road to mountain biking, touring to cyclo-cross, he only wishes he had time to ride them all. He's mildly competitive, though he'll never admit it, and is a frequent road racer but is too lazy to do really well. He currently resides in the Cotswolds.


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The original version of Saints Row IV is still effectively banned in Australia after a three-member panel of the Classification Review Board unanimously determined that the game should be Refused Classification due to in-game drug use.
That's a shame. If gaming gets banned in Australia at the near future I won't be surprised about it at all.
Stupid. If they can do it in movies and TV shows, why not games? And what's the point of an R18+ rating if stuff is still getting censored?
That's not cool. I feel bad for our Australian brethren. Don't they have an 18 rating now? What's the point of having if it you aren't going to use it? Your (Australians, specifically) government is making decisions for competent 18 year-olds. What kind of fuckery is that? Kind of reminds me of some of the nanny states that try to ban or tax video games here in the US.
What's up with you guys and drug use? As if it doesn't happen. Everywhere.


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Country claim victory in Coffs
The Country Origin team have claimed the 2013 Country vs. City Origin match over City Origin, 18-12 at the BCU International Stadium with a small crowd of 4,635.
The Country Origin side started their roll on quickly in the opening half of football with a strong push from their prop forwards. The first points game came mid-first half as Josh McCrone sliced through a gap thanks to a cut out pass from James Maloney. The second first half try was posted by Newcastle Knights' flyer Akuila Uate, who managed to power through two City defenders to score.
City struggled in the first half of football as they trailed 12-0 at the break.
The second half saw City Origin come out of the blocks quickly scoring two tries in six minutes. Andrew Fifita opened the engine and charged straight through Country defence running off a great pass from Wade Graham.
Adam Reynolds' talents lead to the City's second try as he crafted a short grubber kick for himself which saw him dart over under the posts. After 46 minutes, the game tied at 12-all.
Country Origin did not have possession for the first 10 minutes of the second half, but the tide turned with the Country Origin prop forwards regaining control.
The final points of the match were claimed by James McManus who managed to dive over after taking a beautiful basketball offload from Knight's teammate Akulia Uate.
The City side unable to fight back in the final ten minutes as they were defeated, 18-12. The only real injury concern of the match was Wests Tigers, James Tedesco who suffered a hip pointer late in the second half.
Match Details
Country 18 City 12
Venue: BCU International Stadium
Crowd: 4,635
Halftime Score: Country 12-0
LeagueUnlimited.com Players of the Match:
3 points - Adam Reynolds
2 points - Ryan Hoffman
1 point - Aiden Tolman
Tries: Josh McCrone, Akuila Uate, James McManus
Conversions: James Maloney (3/3)
Tries: Adam Reynolds, Andrew Fifita
Conversions: Adam Reynolds (2/2)
LeagueUnlimited.com Live Commentary
Interchange: 14. Sam Williams 15. Tariq Sims 16. Ryan James 17. Alex McKinnon 18. Beau Ryan
City: 1. James Tedesco 2. Nathan Merritt 3. Michael Jennings 4. Joel Reddy 5. Jorge Taufua 6. Curtis Sironen 7. Adam Reynolds 8. Tim Grant 9. Nathan Peats 10. Tim Mannah 11. Tony Williams 12. Ryan Hoffman 13. Feleti Mateo
Interchange: 14. Wade Graham 15. Andrew Fifita 16. Tom Symonds 17. Adam Cuthbertson 18. Jamie Buhrer
Adam Reynolds kicks a 40/20.
40/20 for the City side as Adam Reynolds nails the kick away from Michael Gordon who fails to clean up the ball. Chance for the City team with a scrum feed 20 metres from the Country line.
Scored by Josh McCrone. Conversion attempt by James Maloney successful.
Josh McCrone sliced through a simple gap with a "show and go" off a cut out pass from James Maloney. James Maloney converts from next to the posts easily.
Country 6-0
Jack Wighton makes an unforced error.
Jack Wighton dropped the ball after a massive run from the Country side with great running play from Maloney and Ennis.
**PLAYER1** makes an unforced error.
Knock on from James Tedesco as he tried to break away from the tacklers after City collected the high ball from Country. Chance for Country 20 metres from City goal line with a scrum feed.
Scored by Akuila Uate. Conversion attempt by James Maloney successful.
Akuila Uate charge and powers through the City defence off a basketball pass from Josh Jackson. Crashed through two City defenders. James Maloney from the right sideline is successful with the kick. Country 12-0
Country 12-0
Scored by Andrew Fifita. Conversion attempt by Adam Reynolds successful.
Nathan Merritt started quickly down the left wing, threw a massive inside pass to Hoffman. He linked with Wade Graham who threw an inside pass to Andrew Fifita who charged through the Country defence and crashed over next to the posts. Adam Reynolds converted
Country 12-6
Scored by Adam Reynolds. Conversion attempt by Adam Reynolds successful.
Adam Reynolds off a long pass from Wade Graham, he put in a grubber kick for himself collected the loose ball off the Country legs and cleaned up to score. He converts his own try, game locked at 12-all
12 all
Adam Reynolds kicks a 40/20.
40/20 from Adam Reynolds! This is crazy, Reynolds on fire. City with all the ball after 48 minutes. City going on the attack again.
Scored by James McManus. Conversion attempt by James Maloney successful.
James McManus scores off a beautiful basketball pass offload from Akulia Uate! Great play. James Maloney with the conversion from the touchline is successful
Country 18-12


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On the Media
Obama vs. McCain on media policy 2008.
Someone—lots of people, actually—have been editing Sarah Palin's Wikipedia entry, but chances are, none of them is John McCain. Over the past weeks and months, some members of the mainstream media and many bloggers have grown obsessed with a single question: Does John McCain truly not know how to operate a computer? While entertaining (see "McCain makes historic first trip to Internet"), it's also a pretty silly discussion. The 1930 version of this game might have been, "Roosevelt can't drive a combine harvester—can we trust his agricultural policies?" What, exactly, does knowing how to Twitter illuminate?
Behind this superficial buzzing lies something deeper, however—an interesting split between McCain and Barack Obama on what might broadly be called their media policies. What are their positions on how Americans communicate and get information—and what role, if any, does government play in overseeing that process?
Over the course of history, media and communications policies have sometimes proven the very mark of a government: Just ask Joseph Goebbels. The Nazis, in case you've forgotten, put media "reform"—or, rather, state propaganda—at the top of their agenda, fashioning German radio into the "towering herald of National Socialism." In the United States, communications policies can shape a presidential legacy. Herbert Hoover oversaw the creation of American radio and NBC, John F. Kennedy (not Al Gore) began funding the original Internet, Lyndon Johnson begat PBS and NPR, and Richard Nixon oversaw the deregulation that led to cable television. The future of the Internet and the way Americans communicate will be shaped profoundly by the 2008 election. It will be a legacy for the victor.
Both campaigns have "tech plans" that include plenty of feel-good generalities. But behind them lie fundamental differences between the candidates and a rift between their main advisers. The essential difference lies in the view each candidate takes toward private power over the public media. McCain and his advisers put their faith in the private sector's ability to provide a full and healthy information environment, and regard most government intervention as counterproductive. Camp Obama, meanwhile, believes in the need for serious oversight over what it perceives as real potential for abuse. This philosophical divide will translate into real differences over the next four years.
The first division appears over the question of "media consolidation" or "big media." By "the media" here, I mean all the firms that create and handle information (the New York Times, Google, and that blogger next door) and those who move it around (AT&T and Comcast). Here's the thorny question: Is it a problem if a tiny handful of firms—say, News Corp., Comcast, and others—own much of the media world? It is almost certain that McCain and Obama administrations would differ on the answer.
McCain's principal adviser on such matters is Michael Powell, a formidable thinker whose ideas, influenced strongly by the Chicago antitrust school and Robert Bork, have held great currency during the Bush years, especially when he was chair of the FCC. Powell and McCain believe it's better to approach the media industries in basically the same way as any other industry, with the implication that media consolidation is a natural process best left alone. President Bush doesn't care if, say, Miller Brewing wants to buy out Pabst Blue Ribbon—so why should he care if Fox (News Corp.) wants to buy NBC? Other than in cases of blatant price-fixing, grossly anti-competitive conduct, or exposed female nipples, this media policy holds that government generally ought to let the industry do as it likes.
The Obama camp starts from the premise that the media and information industries are special—that like the transportation, energy, or financial industries, they are deeply entwined with the public interest. That means they warrant a level of scrutiny beyond that accorded the market for low-alcohol beer. Why? Control over media and communications, the argument goes, translates too readily into political power and influence over speech. If a few companies have the power to control who and what gets heard, they can suppress or amplify news and wield a private control over democracy of the kind that terrified Thomas Jefferson. The public might also want a little more from their media than what the private sector delivers without oversight. Reasoned debate or shows like Sesame Street don't always generate the ad revenues of, say, Dancing With the Stars.
It's not fair to say that McCain's camp ignores these facts altogether. Rather, it believes that trying to prevent media consolidation and attempts to favor "good" content will tend to backfire. Consider last year's takeover of the Wall Street Journal by Rupert Murdoch as a test case. Camp Obama might have tried to help the Bancroft family fend off Rupert Murdoch, while Camp McCain would be inclined to trust the market.
That's the "big media" debate, but in a sense, the whole PBS vs. Fox thing is itself growing obsolete as fewer people watch either. Instead, today's media policy is rapidly morphing into a debate over the future of the Internet—and here again the candidates offer divergent ideas of what that future should be.
Camp Obama thinks of the Internet as an incredibly successful public research project that was thrown open to the American public and entrepreneurs to dramatic effect. The open design of the network, in this view, is like a magic crystal placed at the center of the network by government scientists. As such, it is a resource that warrants special protection. The Internet has succeeded, says the Obama Web site, "because it is the most open network in history. It needs to stay that way."
Translated into the lingo of our day, this means Obama's camp is "pro-net neutrality." In the interests of disclosure, so am I—and in 2007, when the Obama campaign ran its proposed net-neutrality language by me, I approved of it. Being pro-net neutrality means that Obama and his advisers believe basic anti-discrimination rules (a modern version of the "common carriage" rules that make phone companies and innkeepers serve all comers) will preserve the open nature of the Internet—and keep it safe for unapproved speech and surprising innovations like Wikipedia and YouTube.
Camp McCain starts from a different ideological place: one that takes the Internet as, essentially, a very cool "product." As a product, the Net is less a public resource, and more something provided by the private sector in whatever form it considers best. In this sense, Camp McCain sees the Internet as more like cable television on steroids than some imaginary commons of the ether. What channels should be on cable is mostly a question for Time-Warner and Comcast—so why shouldn't Internet providers make the same kinds of decisions?
That's the view McCain pushed in 2005, when he co-sponsored a bill that allowed Internet blocking "on notice." If McCain's bill had become law, a cable or phone company could in theory block, say, the video site Hulu.com by providing notice in the "service plan." Interestingly, in that bill at least, McCain put himself at odds with more moderate Republicans, like Kevin Martin, present chairman of the FCC, who recently punished Comcast for just such consumer blocking. McCain (though he wavers in interviews) has put himself firmly in the anti-net-neutrality camp. According to his Web site, McCain might forbid some blocking, but in general, "John McCain does not believe in prescriptive regulation like 'net-neutrality.' "
So, which candidate is on the side of the market? Both McCain and Obama would claim that their views on the Internet and net neutrality are "pro-market." McCain calls it "prescriptive regulation" to dictate to cable or phone companies in what form they must provide the Internet. Conversely, Obama's camp says that a neutral Internet, like other public utilities, is the base line over which the free market operates.
That latter approach is better known as the "infrastructure" view of the Internet—the idea that the Internet is itself a necessity upon which the economy is built. More generally, it is the view that communications, along with energy, money, and transportation, are industries inevitability affected with a public interest, because the whole economy depends on them. Obama would probably hope to leave as a legacy, if not a chicken in every pot, a fiber-optic cable in every home.
Camp McCain is far more suspicious of such thinking and fundamentally does not see the Internet as essential infrastructure in the same way. Instead, Camp McCain dreams of a competitive market in Internet services, and so if Obama sees the Internet as a road, McCain takes it as a car: something that consumers will buy if they want it. In fact, in 2001, Michael Powell compared the Internet to a luxury car: "I think there is a Mercedes divide. I would like to have one, but I can't afford one." Any too-ambitious government project to put a fiber cable in people's homes, thinks Camp McCain, is likely doomed to failure.
Ultimately, most of the difference in Obama's and McCain's media policies boils down to questions about whether the media is special and a dispute over how much to trust the private sector. Camp McCain would tend to leave the private sector alone, with faith that it will deliver to most Americans what they want and deserve. The Obama camp would probably administer a more frequent kick in the pants, in the belief that good behavior just isn't always natural.
Tim Wu is a supporter of Barack Obama, but the views expressed here at not necessarily those of the Obama campaign.


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For the purpose of carrying out section 290cc–22 of this title, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Center for Mental Health Services, shall for each of the fiscal years 1991 through 1994 make an allotment for each State in an amount determined in accordance with section 290cc–24 of this title. The Secretary shall make payments, as grants, each such fiscal year to each State from the allotment for the State if the Secretary approves for the fiscal year involved an application submitted by the State pursuant to section 290cc–29 of this title.
Source(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title V, § 521, as added Pub. L. 100–77, title VI, § 611(3),July 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 516; amended Pub. L. 100–607, title VIII, § 813(1),Nov. 4, 1988, 102 Stat. 3170; Pub. L. 100–628, title VI, § 613(1),Nov. 7, 1988, 102 Stat. 3243; Pub. L. 101–93, § 5(t)(1),Aug. 16, 1989, 103 Stat. 615; Pub. L. 101–645, title V, § 511,Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4726; Pub. L. 102–321, title I, §§ 162(1), 163 (a)(1),July 10, 1992, 106 Stat. 375; Pub. L. 102–352, § 2(b)(2),Aug. 26, 1992, 106 Stat. 939.)
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When I tell my friends I enjoy reading "food writing" they often scrunch their faces and look at me funny. Oh, it's easy enough to dismiss "food writing". I suppose in part it's because, for many, the genre is associated exclusively with recipe books. But as all good foodies know, food writing is much, much more than recipes (and in a lot of instances there are no recipes to be found!). The best food writing isn't just about cooking and eating. It's about connecting the food we eat with life, culture, art, philosophy and, most importantly, the people around us. The best food writing humanizes the process of making and enjoying food.
The only problem with good food writing is that it can be hard to find. I can count on my fingers the authors whose books in this genre I have thoroughly enjoyed. So it came as a pleasant surprise when I was given a copy of Bill Buford's book "Heat" last month. The biggest surprise was, upon finishing the book, realizing that "Heat" is hands down one of the best books on food that I've read in recent years.
The story begins with a dinner party hosted by the author. Buford invites famed chef Mario Batali (the two shared a mutual acquaintance) over to join in the festivities and the two immediately hit it off. Buford expresses an interest in learning more about cooking by working in a professional kitchen and Mario agrees to take him on as an intern and show him the ropes at his popular Greenwich Village restaurant, Babbo (Italian-inspired food, of course!).
Thus begins the first half of the book in which Buford experiences firsthand all the chaos, sweat and hard work that goes into making a successful restaurant kitchen tick. He starts as a prep chef in the morning and eventually works his way up the line at night. First as an assistant and then making a slow circuit through all the various stations: grill, sauté, fish and pasta. Through his neophyte eyes we learn about the social microcosm of the restaurant: the friction between the morning and the night crews, the strange nature of pastry chefs (they always seem to be the odd ducks in the kitchen hierarchy) and the critical role of the Latin American workers in the kitchen. The book is enlivened by all the cast of quirky characters. And the world of professional cooking seems at times, almost like Hollywood. Working the line is just a stepping ground for chefs with bigger dreams of starting their own restaurants.
Buford alternates chapters early on between these experiences at Babbo with biographical chapters on Mario Batali. We learn all about the celebrity chef: about his upbringing (suburban Seattle) his first culinary experiences (pizza joint in New Jersey) and his early training in Italy and his personal views about food and cooking (loves Italian food, hates anything French). We observe his rise from food nobody to global food titan and Food Network television star. Batali comes across as a Dionysian figure with a huge appetite for food, wine and partying (but it's abundantly clear that Buford has nothing but admiration for the man).
The second half of the book sees Buford leave Babbo to spend time at a restaurant in Tuscany where Batali apprenticed early in his career. Buford spends two significant periods of time in Italy. During his first trip he tries to uncover the secrets of pasta. Upon his subsequent trip he learns everything there is to know about meat from the man who taught Batali's father, Armandino, the butcher's trade.
It is in Italy that Buford experiences the epiphanies that make "Heat" such a joy to read. The first half of the book emphasizes the business and craft of food. The second half emphasizes the soul and art behind the cooking. When I first read the book, I had seen it the other way around. I had assumed that Buford's forays into restaurant cooking would teach him the "art" and "soul" of cooking. But Buford's emphasis throughout this portion of the story is heavily weighted on the business and marketing considerations that drive Batali. Sure, there's soul behind this food, but at times it seems that Mario's too preoccupied with the number of New York Times stars Babbo has or with how to make the business more profitable or even how to promote himself on the Food Network. It's not that Mario doesn't love cooking, but he also has a brand to develop. Contrast this with Buford's experience in Italy. In Italy he experiences the same recipes learned by Batali. But here there is no media fanfare over these dishes. Their quality and preparation are expected. The restaurant is not the sole province for fine food. In the home the food is made painstakingly by hand and the attention to detail and quality standards are no less rigorous than in Batali's kitchen.
This notion is reinforced by the fact that Buford's Italian mentors do not view their operations first and foremost as businesses. Case in point, the butcher Buford works for, Dario, takes umbrage at the idea that he is running a business. To this Italian butcher, food is life. At one point he goes so far to tell Buford "I do not want to be Mario Batali... I am an artisan. I work with my hands. My model is from the Renaissance. The bodega. The artist workshop. Giotto. Raphael. Michelangelo. These are my inspirations. Do you think they were interested in bizzness?"
And so by book's end Buford returns full circle. He had embarked on a journey to understand fine food by interning at one of the most celebrated restaurants in New York City. But Buford's biggest food revelation only comes when he returns to the roots of the food he's cooking by journeying to Italy. And, as he discovers, it's not so much the place that's the thing but the process and the attitude behind it. And the central conflict is that of modernity versus tradition, manufacture versus tradition, fast versus slow and flash versus soul.
Buford comes down firmly in the corner of soul, tradition and the handmade. And the optimistic point that Buford's trying to make, I think, is that we are all capable of this. Yes, Batali can capture it, but so can the Italian grandmother in a poor country town. In fact, we can all aspire to experience transcendent food in our own homes, we only need seek it out and take the time to engage with it. Perhaps an obvious point in hindsight but one that often gets lost among all the noise, fast food, modern appliances, conveniences and – dare I say it – celebrity chefs foisted upon us by the modern world. It's an important reminder and it's the biggest reason why "Heat" is such a worthwhile read.
David Papandrew loves all foods but is especially fond of roast lamb, winter squash, stews and chocolate chip cookies. When not cooking he spends most of his time working on
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Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 4:04 pm
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I just received this book as a Christmas present -- I'm now very excited to pick it up and start reading it!
Thanks for the review :-)
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 3:49 am
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Months and months ago, someone stuffed an issue of The New Yorker in my hands, one that was a special food issue, and it included some lengthy excerpts from two sections of "Heat," not yet then out. I grabbed it as soon as I heard it was out, and it's as wonderful as the article above says. I don't have any love or hate for Mario Batali; from what I knew before this book, his food sounded tasty and a bit fussy.
But this book is part Mario biography (not too worshipful, but it sounds like being friends with Mario is a bit of a wild ride), but that whole thing is a gateway to the author's own food interest, Buford acknowledges will never take him past his own dinner parties, but which, by starting on Mario's path, he finds his own path, while getting grounded out of the romance of a chef's life. He also sees and explains the difference between great chefs and great restaurateurs.
It's just great food writing, by which I mean, a book about the relationship between people and their food...not just the food they eat, but the food they make for others.
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 6:14 pm
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great review! can't wait to get a copy of that... i wonder if we have it here locally already though. will keep my eyes peeled out for it. =D
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 2:24 pm
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Great review. I enjoy Mario B. on the Food Network because of his passion and appreciation for Italian cuisine - and I share his disgust with the French! Having said that, my family is moving to Italy this new year, thanks to a diplomatic posting my wife landed. Being a foodie, I'm looking forward to discovering for myself the magic of Italy, Italian food and the great bakeries, coffee bars, restaurants, markets, etc. I can't wait.
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 7:40 pm
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I, too enjoy "food writing". I bought my copy on Ebay a couple of months ago after reading a review of the book in one of my cooking mags. Once I began reading it, I couldn't put it down. Heat is one of those books you hate to finish reading. I'm hoping Bill Buford is working on a sequel, we need to know what happens next! By the way, Ebay is a great place to find books, including obscure hard to find cookbooks cheap. I've also found good deals at Amazon.com.
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Posted: Wed Jan 03, 2007 10:05 pm
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I'm no connoisseur, but I love food. I had the opportunity to travel to Italy for work for several weeks. Along the way I ate in Germany, France, and Belgium. I returned from Italy with two important observations: 1) Italians are the best to socialize (party?) with. They are a hoot. 2) Italian food is the most lovingly prepared food in the world. Every single place I ate had something about it that sang out, "I love food and I put a lot of ME into making what you're about to eat. Enjoy!" I rarely see that here in the USA (it does happen sometimes) and I never see it to the level that the Italians have reached. Just a small quick lunch in a tiny restaurant down the street from work seemed to contain more love for food than anything I had eaten before. I get where Buford and Batali arrived at their passions. I can't wait to go back.
I look forward to reading this book. Thanks for the heads up and the review!
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i just got my copy yesterday from the bookstore! can't wait to read it!
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Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 3:26 pm
Post subject: food porn
if you enjoyed heat, definitely check out Garlic and Sapphires by Ruth Reichl...great foodie read.
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Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 2:28 am
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Absolutely wonderful read. I so want to party with Mario now!
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2007 2:57 am
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I was disappointed by Heat. I didn't hate it, but I found it to be a somewhat confused book. The early portions, with Buford apprenticing at Babbo, were accessible to me, and the insights into Mario Batali were interesting. But as Buford started on his journey of self-discovery, I found myself losing interest. Buford himself wasn't interesting enough to me, and the "Dante-quoting butcher in Tuscany" was almost more caricature than person. By the end of the book, I found myself wondering why Buford had relocated himself and his wife across the ocean, since he hadn't (apparently) followed through on whatever he was doing. Unless, of course, it was all about writing the book.
I'm glad you enjoyed it, and I hope that others do as well. I didn't particularly, but we're all different.
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I'm about half way through chapter 13, in which the author moves from the main story line to reflect on what it all means. Reading this book has been a very emotional experience for me, because living on the outskirts of culinary developments, I discovered some of the foods at about the same time line as the chefs described perfected various techniques. I used to cook professionally long before the era in which it was widely know that one goes to cooking school, seeks out the great restaurants, writes books, etc. I don't watch the Food Channel so it all comes as a surprise to me, years later, that now in the "Me Decade" it is one of the busiest sections of most bookstores. Buford is genuinely interested in food, and the book is greatly appreciated. you can see my recipes at
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Dr. Peter Hotez to Deliver 2013 Packard Lecture
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Newswise — Bethesda, MD -- Peter J. Hotez, M.D., Ph.D., founding dean and professor of the National School of Tropical Medicine and professor of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, will deliver the 2013 David Packard Lecture at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), March 5, 2013, at 3 p.m. in the university's Sanford Auditorium.
The annual Packard Lecture, hosted by USU's Faculty Senate, is the university's most prestigious lectureship and is named in honor of the former Deputy Secretary of Defense, co-founder of the Hewlett-Packard Company, and USU's second president. Previous Packard Lecturers include former U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, pioneering heart surgeon Dr. Michael DeBakey, and Nobel Laureate Dr. Sydney Brenner.
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Hotez earned his undergraduate degree in molecular biophysics from Yale University in 1980 (Phi Beta Kappa), followed by a Ph.D. in biochemical parasitology from Rockefeller University in 1986 and an M.D. from Weill Cornell Medical College in 1987. He completed pediatric residency training at Massachusetts General Hospital from 1987 to 1989 and postdoctoral fellowship training in infectious diseases and molecular parasitology at Yale from 1989 to 1991. Dr. Hotez has authored more than 250 original papers, including lead articles in the New England Journal of Medicine, Lancet, Science, and Scientific American, and more than 30 op-ed pieces or editorials, including pieces in the New York Times, LA Times, and the Washington Post and 61 textbook chapters. He has also authored or edited 10 books, including the acclaimed Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases (ASM Press). He has been a frequently invited speaker or visiting professor and is a frequent contributor to the Huffington Post.
In addition to his duties at Baylor, Hotez is also president and director, Sabin Vaccine Institute, president and director, Texas Children's Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, and a Fellow in the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, American Academy of Pediatrics, and in Disease and Poverty at the James A Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University. Additionally, he is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the journal, "PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases." He is the past-president of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and has served in membership or leadership roles with a multitude of professional organizations, including as a current member of the NIH Council of Councils. He is an elected member of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences, the Association of American Physicians, and The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas (TAMEST). In 2011 he was awarded the Abraham Horwitz Award for Excellence in Leadership in Inter-American Health by the Pan American Health Organization of the WHO. He currently serves as principal investigator for research grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Dutch government, and NIH, as well as co-principal investigator for a research grant from the Carlos Slim Health Institute. ---The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) is the nation's federal health sciences university. USU students are primarily active duty uniformed officers in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Public Health Service who have received specialized education in tropical and infectious diseases, preventive medicine, TBI and PTSD, disaster response and humanitarian assistance, and acute trauma care.
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Nourishing the Planet's Catherine Ward spoke recently with Shiney Varghese, a senior policy analyst at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) who leads the organization's work on global water policy. Ms. Varghese focuses on water availability, its impact on water and food security, and local solutions that emphasize equity, environmental justice, and sustainability.
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Sustainable agriculture has come to mean different things to different people these days. To many, sustainable development or sustainability is simply about ensuring resource sustainability, primarily through improving resource use efficiency. Too often, that answer relies much too heavily on technological solutions. I find such an understanding of sustainability rather reductionist.
True, given that most of the resources we need to sustain ourselves in this world are not renewable, resource recovery and efficient use of resources has a crucial role in achieving sustainability, provided that these processes do not end up having higher environmental footprints. But this in itself cannot address the issue of sustainability. There is another equally important component: equity.
In an understanding that simultaneously emphasizes equity and efficient use of resources, the achievement of ecological sustainability involves limiting our consumption today so that it is not at the expense of consumption of people in other spaces today, nor at the cost of environment or future generations. Sustainability means we have to efficiently use our share of the world's resources to meet our livelihood needs.
Thus to me sustainable agriculture would go beyond improving resource use efficiency to uphold peasants' right to land, water, and genetic material—including their right to say 'no' to bio-pirates or legitimating bio-prospectors—and will help realize food sovereignty of ordinary people.
What do you think is a feasible solution to feeding the world's increasing population?
This question about "how to feed the world's increasing population" once again reminds me about the call to "limit our consumption." This is especially important in the context of calls to increase food production to feed the world's increasing population. Do we really need to increase food production, or is it a question of re-prioritizing the what, how, and who of food production?
It is not as if lack of agricultural production is the reason for the billion people who are hungry; after all, annual food waste (over a billion tons) itself is enough to take care of the food needs of the hungry people today, let alone the vast quantity of food crops that is diverted to bio-based products that are used as part of luxury consumption or as alternate fuel sources, let alone the vast quantities that are used for animal feed. Is it possible to shift to production of food grains for human consumption rather than for animal feed—even though it may mean that we have to reduce our meat consumption just a tiny bit? Is it possible to stop diverting food crops to fuel sources even if it means limiting our energy use—and thus water use (and vice versa)?
Too much of our agricultural production is large-scale, industrial production that only considers agricultural goods as tradable commodities. Food is integrally connected to our health, our environments, and our cultures, and a real focus on sustainable agriculture needs to take into account those multiple roles.
Feasible solutions for feeding the world's increasing (and mostly poor) population have to prioritize the livelihood needs of the rural communities, including their access to land, water, and food as well as their access to other infrastructure needs. Without such prioritization, even if the world was to produce several times what it produces today, people would go hungry. Look at the United States: despite being one of the largest agricultural producers in the world (with highest per capita food production), the number of hungry people in this country has been increasing.
Achieving this would, however, involve major policy and even paradigm shifts: it would mean prioritizing the cultivation of crops that are both culturally appropriate and nutritionally adequate, as well as climate resilient, and establishing decentralized food reserves and food distribution systems that ensure that every citizen has access to food. It also means recognizing and building on farmers' knowledge of their local ecosystem and culture to support production methods that improve their incomes and health.
Do you agree with global trade policies and international corporations shaping agricultural production around the world?
Internationally, even the most well-meaning among those influencing the direction of agricultural policy tend to place emphasis on increasing production and on marketing the crop. In the process, they miss the fundamental causes of food insecurity, especially in rural areas, which are home to the majority of the food insecure populations. Without paying attention to the question of equity and without reigning in the predatory capital that seeks to make profit at every opportunity, global agricultural production will help satisfy greed, not fulfill need.
How do you think developing regions, such as sub-Saharan Africa, can improve food security without compromising natural ecosystems and local communities?
In many parts of the world, agricultural productivity is low, but has the potential to increase substantially. For example, according to a recent GDAE paper, in Mexico the majority of small and medium-scale maize farmers are operating at less than 50 percent of potential. Yield gaps—the difference between current yields and attainable yields using available technology—are estimated at 43 percent on rain-fed land, compared to just 10 percent on the country's larger irrigated farms. But bridging this gap is particularly challenging for many African regions where soil fertility levels and water access needs to be improved. However, with appropriate community-community exchanges these regions can learn from others how to build soil fertility and water access even as they conserve precious local biodiversity and end up closing the yield gap.
Do you think current agriculture and food policies in the U.S. adequately address food production concerns around health and the environment? How can this be improved?
No, they don't. Moreover, through its foreign policy, the U.S. has been exporting not only the industrial agricultural system that has played a major role in today's environmental crisis, but also the obesity epidemic, as has been argued by my colleagues in IATP in a paper that was published earlier this year.
At IATP we are engaged in working with various actors in the food chain—producers, consumers, food procurers, and institutional food suppliers—engaging in discussions about and policy advocacy around the multiple benefits of supporting a healthy and fair food system that is good for the environment and the health of producers, workers, and consumers. IATP is not alone in advocating for such changes in local and regional food policy. Internationally we work closely with allies from other countries to bring about this change in international governance regimes around water, climate, trade, and food security.
But much of this change will come in response to the combined demand from consumers, farmers, and agricultural workers for a healthier, environmentally just, economically fair food system, as markets and politicians respond to these demands from their constituency.
What approaches to global justice in terms of agriculture and trade would you like to see the IATP adopt over the next 25 years?
IATP is now 26 years old. We began working with our allies around the world in challenging the overproduction and dumping of agricultural commodities that destroyed family farms here and elsewhere in the world. We have also been engaged in helping build a fair and healthy food system here in the United States, and are working with farmers' organizations and NGOs doing similar work elsewhere.
Working in solidarity with our friends, we hope that we can challenge corporate control of the food system (including the control over means of production, such as land, water, seeds, and labor), that is helping destroy the environment and also sending close to a billion to bed hungry. We also hope to help share our understanding of the interconnected nature of the world, that our production (and consumption) of food and other items can affect livelihoods of communities elsewhere in the world both positively or negatively. Mindfulness of this in our daily practices of production and consumption will help to ensure global food justice.
For more information on IATP, click here.
Catherine Ward is a former research intern with the Worldwatch Institute's Food and Agriculture Program.


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Doris C. Huiras, 80, of Sleepy Eye, died on Thursday, Jan.3, 2013 at the Sleepy Eye Medical Center.
Doris C. Huiras, 80, of Sleepy Eye, died on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013 at the Sleepy Eye Medical Center. Visitation will be held Sunday from 3 - 7 p.m. and Monday from 7:30 - 9:45 a.m. at Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye. There will be a Parish Prayer Service at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, 10:30 a.m. at the Church of the Japanese Martyrs, Leavenworth, with Fr. Mark Mallak, officiating. Interment is at Japanese Martyrs Catholic Cemetery. Online condolences can be given at www.sturmfh.com. Memorials preferred to Japanese Martyrs Cemetery in Memory of Eddie and Doris Huiras or family wishes. Arrangements with the Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye.
Doris C. Huiras was born February 9, 1932 in Mulligan Township, Brown County, the daughter of Leo A. and Minnie (Seidl) Schroepfer. She attended country school and St. Mary's School in Sleepy Eye. Doris married Edwin "Eddie" Huiras on October 14, 1952 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Sleepy Eye. The couple farmed in Leavenworth Township, raised a family and celebrated 54 years of marriage. She was a member of the Church of the Japanese Martyrs, Catholic Aid, Christian Mothers, Parish Choir, Polka Angels for many years and also a rosary leader. She enjoyed old time music, quilting, gardening, flowers and visiting with family, grandchildren and friends.
Survivors include her children, Wayne (Julie) Huiras of Sleepy Eye, Cindy (Rich) Steele of Eagan, Jeanie (Randy) Tauer of Morgan; four grandchildren, Mike (Katie) Huiras, Matt Steele, Ashley (Alex) Keehn and Alissa Tauer; brother, Leo (Lorraine) Schroepfer of Sleepy Eye; sisters, Phyllis Stoneberg of Sleepy Eye, Mary Alice Berberich of Comfrey, Diane (Lawrence) Heiderscheidt of Sleepy Eye; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Edwin in 2007; daughter, Mary (Tom) Schmitz; and brother, Darrell Schroepfer.


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A lot of news to report in the spectacle that has become of the Bachelor break up.
The latest is now news that Vienna Girardi will be posing for Playboy. This comes straight from the horse's mouth as the 24-year-old former Hooters waitress confirmed the news to Star Magazine exclusively.
"I am going to be on the cover of Playboy later this year," Vienna tells Star in the July 12 issue. And when it comes to Vienna's reason from stripping down, it seems she was solely motivated by finances.
"The Bachelor didn't pay me a dime, and I ran through my savings living with Jake," Vienna says of her decision to pose for Playboy — a deal she hopes will net her $250,000. "I need the money. And I want to do something fun and happy for myself!"
Oddly enough, ABC released a press release this week giving the press a sneak peek at the highly volatile reunion showdown between Vienna and her ex-fiance Jake Pavelka. During the show, set to air July 5th on ABC, the pot Vienna calls the kettle Jake 'a liar' and 'a fame whore'."
Jake on the other hand feels "Vienna always undermines him and tears him down. They face off about who broke up with whom. Vienna defends herself against allegations of infidelity," teases the press release.
And finally TMZ has uncovered some more scandalous photos of Vienna. These photos were taken in March 2009 in the Bahamas, just a few months before Vienna met Jake.
The photos show Vienna getting down and very dirty with a stranger during a spring break dance contest.


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Amherst home damaged in 3-alarm fireBy KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
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March 15. 2013 10:24PM
AMHERST - Two cats are believed dead following a three-alarm fire that nearly destroyed a home on County Road Friday morning.
Fire crews were called to the residence, near the intersection of Upham Road, around 10 a.m., arriving to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the front windows of the home.
"Fortunately, it was not occupied at the time," said Deputy Fire Chief Matthew Conley of the Amherst Fire Department.
Because of the remote area, fire officials immediately called for assistance from neighboring communities, according to Conley, who said a fire hydrant was not directly nearby and required crews to set up a water supply. Conley was unsure how long it took firefighters to knock down the blaze, but said they encountered some challenges because several layers of walls existed inside of the old home, which is located off a dirt road.
"Every time we would open up one wall, there would be another wall to tackle," he said, explaining in some areas of the home there were three or four layers of drywall. The front portion of the home is a total loss, although Conley said the rear addition of the house may be salvageable, but it did sustain significant heat and smoke damage.
No one was injured battling the blaze, he said.
The homeowner, Philip Martin, was spotted outside of the residence Friday afternoon rummaging through the charred remains in a pile on his lawn.
"He is devastated, obviously," Conley said of the homeowner. "Unfortunately, there were two cats that did not make it out."
Fire investigators believe the blaze may have started in the basement or first floor area of the residence. The cause is still unknown, said Conley, adding it is too early to make any assumptions.
The New Hampshire State Fire Marshal's Office was called in to review the scene as well, but Conley said the incident does not appear to be suspicious at this time. The house is uninhabitable, and the American Red Cross was on the scene to assist in whatever way necessary.
Fire crews remained on the scene after 4 p.m. on Friday. A cleaning crew was already present to begin boarding up the shattered windows. In addition to Amherst firefighters, crews from Bedford, Milford, Merrimack, Hollis and Mont Vernon assisted. The incident remains under investigation.


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Tried on the Austin group with no luck, then found this South Austin group.
I'm looking for someone to hit/play with in South Austin. I'm not a beginner, but not really sure what level I would be considered (somewhat consistent but definitely need work on my serve/forehand....maybe 3.0). I'm usually available anytime after 5:30/6pm Mon-Thurs and Sat/Sun mornings. I just need a day's notice.
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Hey there, I'm just getting started, but I wouldn't say I'm a beginner either. I have some raquetball experience, so I'd say I'm at least a 3 too. Weekday evenings are best for me - I'm near Slaughter/Manchaca...
I'm definitely down to play tomorrow (wednesday) if you have any time available, I live off slaughter and manchaca. I'm between a 3.0 and a 3.5 we might be a good match, reply on this or hit me up on my cell if you're interested: [edit: please share private info via PM or Friend Request]
i can play on tuesday andsunday. let me know if interested.
Hey Jon,
I know you posted this a while back, but if you're looking to get back into tennis please feel free to message me! I'm down to play.
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My Life in Film: Part Two
Chris Gould takes his second trip down memory lane with part two of his film list
1986: Big Trouble in Little China
1986 was a cracking year, with Manhunter, Highlander, The Fly, The Golden Child, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Transformers: The Movie, Labyrinth and, of course, Aliens all among my favourites (I even had a soft spot for Howard the Duck as a kid). While it was a close run thing with Aliens, John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China emerged victorious in the race for the top spot. I frikkin' love this film, which was years ahead of its time on its release. Forget Carter and Lee; give me Burton and Chi any day! I'm so happy it's coming to Blu-ray!
1987: RoboCop
Once again, this was another great year for film. During the course of compiling the lists for these articles I realised that I really love movies made in the eighties, and in 1987 I was almost in my teens and starting to take a greater interest in more adult cinema (no not porn, yet). Some of my favourites include The Lost Boys, Near Dark, Predator, Full Metal Jacket, Hellraiser, The Running Man, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 and Withnail and I, but the rust-proof rozza emerged victorious. When I was a kid I loved the film because it was rated '18', extremely violent and had giant fekkin' robots, but as I've matured I've come to appreciate the satirical elements. I've spent considerably more than a dollar buying different versions of this one over the years!
Die Hard
This year also featured its share of cool movies, such as Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Coming to America (back when Eddie Murphy was funny), They Live, Hellbound: Hellraiser II, Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and The Naked Gun. However, it was Bruce Willis' cocky John McClane that was the subject of many Monday morning discussions in school. Violent, funny, and Alan Rickman playing a chap called Hans Gruber. What more could an adolescent want? I still love the film and just recently picked it up on Blu-ray, although it's not the greatest disc going.
1989: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Make no mistake, 1989 was the year of Batman. You couldn't go anywhere without bumping into some sort of advert for Tim Burton's film. Even so, it's not my choice for '89. I briefly toyed with the notion of picking Back to the Future Part II because Marty McFly hasn't yet featured in the top spot, but then it occurred to me that I'm not really a huge fan of the series. I like them well enough, but they aren't on regular rotation in my house. So in the end I fell back on my other favourite, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Okay, so it's no Raiders, but I really enjoyed Indy's penultimate romp.
1990: Goodfellas
Initially I thought this was going to be a tough one, but it actually wasn't. Although it tussled with Total Recall for a short while, Martin Scorsese's crime drama is so freakin' good that it just had to earn the top spot. It's probably the film that convinced me that gangster movies are cool and made me give classics like The Godfather a chance. Other favourites from this year include Die Hard 2: Die Harder, Back to the Future Part III, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, RoboCop 2 (hey, I like it) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (at the time, during the height of 'Turtlemania').
1991: Terminator 2: Jugment Day
1991 is a bit of an odd year in that I don't really remember many films, probably because of the utter dominance of James Cameron's second instalment of the Terminator franchise. Although I personally prefer the original film, I can remember being incredibly excited by the brief glimpses of the liquid metal T-1000 that I saw on late-night movie shows (usually hosted by Casey Kasum), and the Guns 'n' Roses tie-in video was a major bonus as well. Other films I came to enjoy over the years include the Scorsese remake of Cape Fear and Demme's The Silence of the Lambs. Oh, and who can forget the excellence of Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey?
1992: Reservoir Dogs
I think 1992 was probably the year I really started to take an interest in films beyond just watching them on VHS at the weekends. I started going to the cinema a lot more regularly, and I also started watching a wider variety of films. I remember the first time I saw Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs was on a bootleg video at some random party that I ended up at. I only saw the first ten minutes or so, but I got my hands on a copy of the tape some time later and watched it to death. I can also remember piling (somewhat dangerously) a group of friends into the back of my truck and heading off to the new multiplex to watch a midnight screening. I think it's fair to say that it was Reservoir Dogs that made cinema 'cool' for me. Having said that, I also enjoyed a film called Braindead by a little-known Kiwi director called Peter Jackson.
1993: True Romance
Yes, in the early nineties I, like so many others, had a hard-on for Tarantino films (even if he didn't actually direct them). I really love Tony Scott's version of True Romance, which is quite clearly from a Tarantino script, but with Scott's own spin on things. This is probably the last thing I remember Christian Slater being any good in, and I pretty much fell in love with Patricia Arquette (even more so than in the third Elm Street film). Then of course there was the fantastic face-off between Christopher Walken and Dennis Hopper, which still ranks as one of my favourite moments in film. 1993 was undoubtedly the year of Jurassic Park, so that has to get a mention, but Scott's film is the winner here. I also have fond memories of Groundhog Day, Rising Sun and So I Married an Axe Murderer.
1994: The Shawshank Redemption
1994 brought some of my all-time favourites, from the low-budget Clerks and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, through to big-budget action like Speed and True Lies. However, there can be no denying that this was the year of Tarantino. I had become a big fan of Reservoir Dogs by way of the aforementioned VHS copy, Natural Born Killers provided a lot of publicity due to his involvement, and Pulp Fiction was winning awards and glowing reviews all over. Oh yes, I think it's fair to say that Quentin had a good year. However, it is the emotional prison drama of Shawshank that has gone on to become one of my favourite films of all time, and so it gets the top spot over Pulp Fiction. Oh, I can't move on without mentioning both Léon and Wes Craven's New Nightmare, which are still firm favourites.
1995: The Usual Suspects
For me, 1995 wasn't a hugely memorable year in films. Sure, there were classics like Se7en, Heat and Casino, along with Outbreak, Twelve Monkeys and the guilty pleasure of Lord of Illusions, but I had to think long and hard about which films represented my favourite. It was then that I realised I had completely forgotten that The Usual Suspects was released in '95, which pretty much saved me from having to chose a film I like rather than one I love. Great characters, great performances and that twist ending—brilliant. Oh, and I realise that Toy Story isn't on the list, but that's because I haven't seen it in years and regarded it as a 'kids' film for a long time. I also want to mention Leaving Las Vegas, not because it's a personal favourite, but because it left an impression and is probably the last film in which Nic Cage didn't suck.
1996: The Frighteners
The final year in this list had its fair share of enjoyable movies, what with the release of Fargo, Independence Day (which was probably the biggest event of the year), Trainspotting, Star Trek: First Contact and From Dusk Till Dawn, but the top spot goes to Peter Jackson's horror-comedy. This might seem like an odd choice, but the film holds some very special memories for me. On the very first night I moved into my own home, I bought some beer, rented The Frighteners, and watched it in a living room full of unpacked boxes. It reminds me of being young, with all the freedoms and responsibilities that went with having my own place for the very first time.
Well, there you have it, that's the next ten years of my life over and done with. I really enjoyed writing this part of my list because it took me back to a time when I was actually old enough to remember seeing some of my favourites at the cinema, rather than discovering them on home video much later in life. This is actually quite a bittersweet feeling, because although I have very fond memories of those times, I also miss the freedom I had at that age (I didn't have to worry about grown-up things like careers and mortgages). Still, I hope you enjoyed this second trip down memory lane and will join me in part three. Once again, please feel free to share your own favourites.
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Right before the gun, Iowa State miler Maggie Gannon toes the starting line and moves her hands from her legs, to her lungs and to her head, repeating "composure". The Cyclone junior keeps that in mind throughout the race, reminding herself to stay present, mentally. The mantra reminds her to focus on the moment at hand, and not worry about outside factors that could distract her.
"I try to enjoy the race and try to be in that moment, not thinking about finishing and just being present in the race," Gannon said. "I look forward to that pain setting in, knowing that I'll be able to get through it and get to that feeling of accomplishment on the other side."
This season, Gannon has emerged as one of the top middle-distance runners in program history, breaking personal records seemingly every time she steps on the track and cracking the program's all-time top-10 list in both the mile and 1,500-meter run. The Burlington, Illinois, native attributes a lot of that success to Iowa State women's middle and long-distance coach Andrea Grove-McDonough.
"Coach McDonough brings a vibe to the team that takes a lot of the pressure off of us," Gannon said. "She's one of the best, if not the best, middle-distance coaches in the country. It's been great for us middle-distance girls because she bring the attitude of 'I know what I'm doing, and if you buy in, you're going to succeed.' That swagger that she brings to mid-distance has been great for myself, as well as the other girls on the team."
In her first year under Grove-McDonough, Gannon has set personal records on a meet-to-meet basis, breaking or improving her marks seven times this season. Her consistent improvement has her climbing the Big 12 leaderboards as well, claiming the conference's fifth-fastest time in the 1,500m at 4:22.16, a mark that ranks sixth in program history.
Grove-McDonough describes Gannon as a "tenacious" competitor, whose confidence seems to grow every time she laces up to race.
"Our relationship has really clicked and that's allowed us to do things that we couldn't have done otherwise," Grove-McDonough said. "She's learned to trust herself this year and she has realized that she's capable of running with the best. That has really boosted her confidence."
Teammate Katy Moen echoed Grove-McDonough's comments on Gannon's growth in confidence.
"Maggie has really been a leader for us this year," Moen said. "Through our workouts, she has really started to embrace the 'pain zone' and push through it. It's been good seeing her have that success and it's given her a little bit of a swagger this season."
The bigger the stage, the better Gannon has performed. The Cyclone trackster has a knack for big races in big regular season meets as well as conference showdowns. Gannon took fourth in this year's Big 12 Indoor Championships, despite entering with a seed time outside of the top-10 in the event.
When asked about Gannon's ability to perform and succeed in important races, Grove-McDonough said that it was hard to put it into words, as simple adjectives fall short of explaining her pupil's ability to shine in high-reward situations.
According to Gannon, a lot of credit to her success in those races comes from her mindset.
"I look forward to big races," Gannon said. "I embrace tougher competition, and I look at it as an opportunity rather than something to be scared of. This year, I've done a better job mentally preparing myself, that I'm ready to race and I'm going to perform my best in that race, regardless of where I'm ranked in that competition."
The day before a race, runners typically have a favorite meal to load up on nutrients. Gannon is no different, and there's nothing she enjoys more than an American classic.
"Burgers," Gannon said. "I get the balance of carbs from the bun and the proteins from the meat, so that's my perfect pre-race meal. I love a good, juicy burger."
Gannon will look to add another personal record to the list this weekend, as she, and the rest of the Iowa State track and field team, returns to the track Friday, May 16, to compete at the Big 12 Championships in Lubbock, Texas.


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