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Almost everyday we are adding new items. In order to help you find the newest additions we have added this page.
Here we will try to log changes and additions by date as we make them.
May 13, 1998 - Gave two industry "gurus" colored "ink" for the Guru's Den. Now Grant and Grandpa Meier have a distrinct "voice".
May 14, 1998 - Added several pieces of used equipment with photos to the Source Book
May 15, 1998 - Added even more equipment!
May 16, 1998 - Review of Jack Andrews, NEW Edge of the Anvil
Posted clarification on JYH project and plans here and elsewhere.
May 17, 1998 - First published hands on review of Richard Postman's Anvils in America!
Sunday Afternoon, added images to Postman review.
Added images, text and link to NEW Edge of the Anvil review
May 19, 1998 - Posted East Coast JYH drawings (Page 3 of News JYH Suppliment)
JYH page 3 links to JYH drawing and more detailed information.
Added direct Suppliment link to page 1 of the NEWS!
May 21, 1998 - Added link from plans to EC-JYH drawing
May 22, 1998 - Posted Little Giant motor power reverse engineering curve in 21st Century
May 23, 1998 - Posted a "Really Stupid Gas Burner" plan in PLANS
May 24, 1998 - Page 4 of News JYH Suppliment. Photos of machining, drilling, welding.
May 30, 1998 - Page 5 of News JYH Suppliment. Photo of hammer after preliminary test! Report and link in Hammer-In to same.
June 1, 1998 - Anvilfire welcomes Centaur Forge, Ltd. as a new advertiser!
June 7, 1998 11:30 PM - Page 6 of NEWS JYH-Supplement. Finished JYH and Guru forging.
June 11, 1998 - Page 7 of NEWS JYH-Supplement Josh Greenwood testing the hammer and photos of the samples. JYH-7
June 17, 1998 - Opening ABANA conference images in NEWS.
June 18, 1998 - Big Blue hammers by Steve Kayne & Sons
Sorry Folks we are having a hard time getting our act together on the postings! More later today!
June 18, 1998 (Morning!) Vol. 2 Page 7 NEWS, West Coast JYH Breaks Down!
June 19, 1998 - Posted a dozen more pages covering the ABANA Convention in Anvilfire News.
Look for the Bull Hammer, Bladesmithing, Little Giant Site, and more!
June 21, 1998 - Posted results of JYH challange! More to follow ASAP!
MONDAY June 22, 1998 - Posting corrections and rewriting captions.
NOTE: It was Art Jones doing the night forging demo with Toby Hickman assisting!
No, there is not life after the ABANA conference! Just lots more work!
TUESDAY June 23, 1998 (noon) - Posted Williamsburg Forge pics with Peter Ross (last night), Don Fogg pic with his press and tool collection shots from the gallery. Improved previously posted image of Francis Whittaker on page 9 of NEWS. Still at it folks! More to come!
Please drop me a line if I have made an error in a caption or you are in the image and want to be identified.
TUESDAY Afternoon - Added Marilyn Romani to Centaur page, added Toby Hickman (we think) to Chambersburg page, posted Brian Russell gate pics (page 21!)- answered questions on guru page and e-mail!
Getting down to the hard to sort and catagorize images.
If you have some good ABANA conference photos we are looking for more to publish! You may e-mail scaned pics or we will scan and return originals (please send select, identified photos).
Mail to:
Dempsey's Forge
WEDNESDAY June 24, 1998 - Posted correct caption on Chambersburg page thanks to input from Toby Hickman. Added image to Brian Russell page and posted a new page with Mike Boone's work.
Also adding "previous page" links to bottom of pages.
Yes, we know we missed a lot. We are trying to post the most interesting images first.
Midnight - Posted a Brake Drum forge in Plans on request AND threw in a couple pictures of my first forge in 21st Century.
July 1, 1998 - Archived Guru page and noted combined Guru & Hammer-In. More impovements to come!
Removed JAVA script form main banner rotation to test. Those of you that have had Java script errors will not have them on the MAIN page and those of you that didn't see our banner's change will now see the page as everyone else. If new system works then the rest of the site will be set up on the same system.
Corrected some errors on main page. Removed the Hammer-In and added Whats New to the main menu.
We still have more ABANA conference photos to post!
Afternoon - Added Latane' Gothic Door Knocker page to news (p.23) and Mary's Scrimshaw to link page.
July 2, 1998 - Removed the Java script from the NEWS and the Guru pages. With the exception of the now defunct Hammer-In, all the Java script that was giving users of old or incompatible browsers trouble, has been removed.
Posted an idea sketch in PLANS of ELSAH (ELectromagnetic Self-contained Air Hammer). Pretty high tech stuff! It may be an idea born too soon.
July 3, 1998 - Updated the ABANA NEWS pages with navagation bar at bottom. Thought I had done so earlier but hadn't uploaded all the pages (sorry 'bout that).
Friday evening - Added a page to the NEWS showing details of some of the coal forges in use at the conference.
JULY 4th, 1998! HOT SUMMER CONTEST!
WIN a 150# Peter Wright Anvil! Details posted elsewhere!
July 5, 1998 - Posted Volume 3 of the NEWS. Covering the Vikings at Camp Fenby
Posted page 25 of Volume 2 (ABANA) Close up look at NC Wisper Daddy Forges.
YES, I'm still sorting and posting conference pictures! Nearly 100 now!
July 6, 1998 - Posted corrections to NEWS Vol 3 - Camp Fenby, Late afternoon posted bending jig info in 21st Century
July 7, 1998 - Added David Lawrence's comments about his forge to the Camp Fenby Edition.
July 8, 1998 - The Famous 10 Minute Gas forge! Photos and drawings! 21st Century, Forge 10 min
Corrected spelling on 21st Century page. Thanks Jim!
Appended Special Cover Page to Camp Fenby Viking Edition and added a picture of Bruce's Russian anvil to page 5!
July 9, 1998 - Added Bruce's comments about Russian anvil to Fenby p.5
Updated CGI scripts so they properly record userids.
July 10,1998 More ABANA pics in the NEWS!
These pages are not finished and there are still more pictures to come but I couldn't wait! I've been working on the stuff for over 12 hours today! Its POST time!
Photos courtesy of Mike Linn of the Alabama Forge Council an ABANA chapter. July 11, 1998 - Added two more pages (7 images) of Mike Linn's to the NEWS. More to come!
July 13, 1998 - Posted Mike Linn's detail photos of the Chapter Ring Grill rings. They are exactly as recieved (good photos but slightly different sizes). I will fix ASAP. --- Still working on plumbing!
July 14, 1998 - Late night - Fixed Chapter Ring photos.
July 15, 1998 - Testing the Slack-Tub Pub Chat. Andrew Hooper of New Zealand volunteered to work on the programming. I don't think he REALLY knew what he was getting into and I'm not sure we can move it to the US.
Added some links and a HotBot search form to the Link page.
Archived the Guru page. 128K in two weeks! Future archives may be done weekly.
We changed the acesss to the archives and are still working on the final design.
Hopefully this will be more convienient for you and me!
In the near future you will be able to access the archives on a more open screen.
If you have ABANA conference photos we will still publish them!
And there is still MORE TO COME!
July 16, 1998 - Added those promised Mike Linn ABANA photos about 1:00 (Friday) and still of more of ours to post!.
Been testing the Slack-Tub Pub and improving the interface! Also fixed a problem in the Guru page.
July 17, 1998 - Posted the last of the Mike Linn photos on page 12!
And added another page of OUR photos AND WE ARE STILL AT IT! And another. . .
July 18, 1998 - Identified Jeff Mohr in the Chapter Ring Grille photo. Corrected some layout errors on same page.
Added link to Lorelei Sims webpage Blacksmith Chic on page 12, Vol 4 of the NEWS and on the Links page.
Added link to portfolio page of Josh Greenwood in the NEWS. This is a page still in development but has a couple nice jobs illustrated.
July 19, 1998 - CHAPTER RINGS NOW IDENTIFIED!
Thanks to Clay Spencer we now know who did what! Will be adding further info from Clay during the day.
We are continueing to edit, test and improve the Slack-Tub Pub Chat. The login form has been moved to a local server and the new user help has been corrected to show our changes.
July 23, 1998 - ADDED Clay Spencer's letter about how the Chapter Ring Grill was designed and built.
Continueing to work on improvements to the site! New pages about to come on line!
July, 25 1998 - Updated the mirror of the Blacksmith's Gazette "Coal Scuttle"
July 26, 1998 - Revamped the menus and archives on the the Guru page and the Hammer-In
July 27, 1998 - Reopened the Virtual Hammer-In and announced a NEW feature, the Power hammer Page
July 31, 1998 - Opened a link from Power hammer Page to the new Centaur Forge page! This will be the only link while the page is in development but if you'd like to take a peek its open and has some nice forge pictures.
NOTE: Only two menu items work at this point, anvils and forges. I'll fix the rest of the menu as I go along.
Posted my 100# LG for sale (see Power hammer Page).
Posted Andrew Hooper's Charcoal retort and Gas Burner plans on the Plans page.
Archived the July Guru page second half and started to fill it up again with questions from the mail and one that came in a 2AM (Why am I up this late?).
August 2, 1998 - Posted page 2 of Power hammer Page - My "new" Niles-Bement 350# air hammer and diagrams from a 1921 manual for same.
August 5, 1998 - Posted NEW Advertising Rates with individual page and exclusive page rates.
August 8, 1998 - NUMBER ONE ON LYCOS, HotBot and Snap! under Blacksmithing!
This changes fast but we made it! Still in the Lycos top ten a week later! We were also number one under Metalwork using a simple keyword search on Infoseek! We are also number one under Blacksmithing NEWS on Yahoo!
August 15, 1998 - Archived Guru page and repaired a bad link in same,
added two new pages (anvils, hammers & tongs) to the NEW Centaur Forge catalog/website.
Corrected an error in the menu of same
August 30, 1998 - POSTED NEW PABA EDITION OF NEWS!
Been working out of town and trying to keep up with the page. Sorry we aren't making many of the additions we promised.
August 31, 1998 - POSTED first installment of the "The NEW Air Hammers" on the Power hammer Page. Find out which hammer has the most bang for the buck!
September 5, 1989 - ANNOUNCED Bub Guimetti of Gibbstown NJ as our HOT SUMMER contest winner!
September 6th 1989 - Added two pages to the current news. NEXT news will be coverage of the AFC Tannehill conference.
Server for the Slack-Tub Pub is down. May be a few days before it is back on line.
September 9th 1989 - Had a server problem and lost many posts from the Guru page and Hammer-In. Was several days before I could reinstall files and get back in operation.
Slack-Tub Pub will be out of service until we can install software on another server.
September 15, 1989 - Posting pages of Volume 6 of the news. Images and text from the Alabama Forge Council conference at Tannehill furnace historical park near Birmingham, AL.
Inserted ad for a big shear and a 3B Nazel in the NEWS!
September 16, 1989 - Finished posting 21 pages of Volume 6 of the news!
Posted images of the South African Hammer on page 21!
Updated main pages.
September 17, 1989 - Posted Grant Savers pictures of the Big Boy Fly Presses he is importing on the Power hammer page.
Added a link for the South African Hammer and the news ad page on the Power Page and updated the new hammer review.
Archived the Guru page and added the Power Page to the main menu. Dropped Tannehill conference banner and removed the old contest notice.
Anyone who thinks running a web page is easy should look 100 or so entries above! This doesn't include all the corespondence AND my answereing questions on the guru page!
September 18, 1989 - Added a drawing and text from a standard reference about Fly (Screw) Presses to the Power hammer Page. Updated Sourcebook Classifieds.
September 19, 1989 - Posted a page with a preliminary drawing of the EC-JYH II on the power hammer page. Eventually all the JYH stuff will get moved to there. (No, Jim, this is not the one for you)
September 20, 1989 - Added some more scroll benders to the 21st Century article on benders.
Added another test to Anvils 5 under 21st Century and the results of testing various items. Also added an illustration to Anvils 1
September 26, 1989 - STEEL BALL TEST, Everyones talking about it since I posted it! New update with more data and image of a Shore Scleroscope! See Anvils 5 under 21st Century.
September 27, 1989 - Mentioned where the STEEL BALL test discussion originated on another page (you know where) and my post was deleted. Will no longer post there.
October 4, 1989 - Fixed link from plans to "making an anvil from heavy plate". There were 111 access errors and no one told me!
October 5, 1989 - Archived Guru page and fixed link error to Brian Rognholt's images. Will do more with same.
Fixed link to LAMA (sorry guys)
Posted first part of Volume 7 of the NEWS
October 6, 1989 - Posted page 3 of the news with Paul Parenica from Oklahoma taking leaf making lessons from Josh Greenwood.
November 1, 1998 - Slack-Tub Pub is up and running in a new configuration on a new server. Testing is in progress. Still looking for a host for the OLD tub!
Changed Centaur Forges E-mail address, and added a page for Bruce Wallace, WALLACE METAL WORK.
November 19, 1989 - Old HTML Slack-Tub Pub being tested on the new server. Still a lot of bugs to work out. Not as fast as the IRC chat but it is a lot more friendly.
November 22, 1989 - Posted Volume 8 of the NEWS!
Call for Photos for NEW Blacksmithing Book Project!
You heard it on anvilfire first!
November 26, 1998 (Thanksgiving) - Posted photo of Dona Meilach with her letter in the NEWS.
November 27, 1998 - Another anvilfire! FIRST, posted an advance review of Dona Meilach's Decorative and Sculptural Ironwork. Book review includes the story of how anvilfire! helped to get Dona's book republished.
Added links to and from the anvilfire! NEWS announcement of her NEW book project and the book review.
November 28, 1998 - Added Web Site to Dona's release form. If you printed her form before noon EST time today (Saturday) please reprint it.
Photo/information release for Contemporary Ironwork
November 29, 1998
Both the above are preliminary documents and will need some polishing in the future.
30,000 visits have been made to anvilfire!. It was just a month a ago that we announced breaking the 20,000 mark! The guru page is doing over 200Kb of questions and answers each month and will soon require weekly archival!
Thank you for your support!
December 1, 1998 @ 30,655 Archived the Guru page (109Kb) for a toal of 235Kb this month.
December 2, 1998 @ 30,880 Added two new links to our links list.
Firesong.com The Web page of Wil Wilkins
FORGING Magazine A Penton publication website.
December 6, 1998 @ 31,371 Posted review of the Jim Hrisoulas video, Forging Damascus
Added an illustration to the Getting Started article and a tool list.
Reconnected link from the Virtual Hammer-In to the full sized image of the tool collection and fixed an HTML error on that page.
December 7, 1998 @ 31,690 Added link to the guru's local ABANA chapter: CVBG Central Virginia Blacksmith Guild, Richmond area ABANA chapter.
I should have done this a long time ago! Sorry folks!
CVBG December meeting and Christmas party to be held Saturday December 12th at Harold Longest's Turpin Forge. See y'all there!
December 8, 1998 @ 31,945 BRUCE R. WALLACE of Wallace Metal Work will now carry the purple "pen" on the guru page as one of our honored helpers. Thanks Bruce!
December 13, 1998 @ 32, 833 - Posted final versions with illustrations of two book reviews by Jim "Paw-Paw" Wilson, added, then corrected a link to his web site from the guru page.
Thanks Jim!
December 14, 1998 - REPOSTED THE AFC CONFERENCE NAIL CONTEST PAGE!
Somehow I didn't load the final copy with the captions and link to the rest of the article! Many of you also missed the pages following because of my mistake! :-(
Please tell me about these errors!
AFC NAIL MAKING CONTEST Without commercials!
December 15, 1998 @ 33,250 - Archived the guru page. Made some edits and added a counter to the Getting Started article and added a link to it on the guru page. Fixed link to the Hrisoulas video review above.
Will be archiving this (whats new) and the Virtual Hammer-In on the last of the year.
So far this month anvilfire! has seen as much traffic as it did for ALL of October!
December 20, 1998 @ 33,900 Added two links to Historic Sites suggested by Bruce Blackistone, Saugus Ironworks and Hopewell Furnace.
December 28, 1998 @ 35,154 - Added an 18th Century anvil to the list of anvils tested for rebound.
Added a second bender page with pictures of more benders including the DiAcro and the Hossfeld Benders. BENDERS 2. Updated the Brake Drum Forge plans with 2 new drawings.
December 30, 1998 - Updated the Bender II article again. Added a proper credit for Andrew Hooper and added anothe bender from his collection.


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By: B-Side (Two Beers) –
For those of you being particularly thorough with your Oscar watch list this year, A Royal Affair is Denmark's entry into the Not-Amour category; for fans of sumptuous costume dramas, the film is equally unfortunate to not be Anna Karenina, although it comes close; and for history buffs, the movie dramatizes another example of slightly anachronistic takes on Enlightenment ideals battling it out with simplistically cruel, backwards religious superstition. But the story backing all of these generalizations is kind of awesome in its own right, and is executed well enough that A Royal Affair very nearly transcends its clichés. It is, in any case, mesmerizing to watch.
Upon entering into an arranged marriage with King Christian VII of Denmark, English Princess Caroline Mathilde notices something amiss when her new husband rushes up the palace steps to greet his dog over his bride, giggling maniacally. A mentally unstable idiot and a puppet, Christian relegates his wife to exquisite loneliness until the arrival of new court physician Johann Friedrich Struensee, who dares to loan her copies of Voltaire and simmers with libertine notions like 'sanitation,' and 'free press,' and 'revised legal codes.' With Stuensee, Caroline finds a marriage of minds that thaws her out and inspires both her and Struensee to use their influence on the king to change the course of Danish history. Oh, and to also have lots and lots of sex.
A Toast
A Royal Affair wisely puts its stress on the 'royal.' Doomed court romances – the film is framed by Caroline's letter to her children from exile – can only play out so many ways. Where the films succeeds is in portraying the idealism of the two leads as (more than) equally what thrills them and fills them with fire. The film does a fantastic job establishing how aristocrats pay for privilege by being completely controlled, and so when Caroline muses, "All men are born free and yet they are everywhere in chains," it's clear she's looking to John Locke for an understanding of her own plight and possible salvation, not on behalf of Les Miserables. This spices the reform measures undertaken by Caroline and Struensee with a personal flavor and a fervor that actually ignites the stale Enlightenment ideals we moderns take as self-evident.
The two best, and best looking, things about this film are, however, Mads Mikkelsen as Struensee and newcomer Mikkel Boe Følsgaard as Christian, who deftly balances being a vindictive prig and a bewildered victim of his own psychosis. Mikkelsen uses his considerable intensity seen in Valhalla Rising and Casino Royale and bridles them in Struensee, a man painfully ahead of his time, his agency muted by station and social conventions.
Oddly, as Stuensee rises in favor and eventually comes to control the government, he remains almost just as cool a customer. He can never quite get over, it seems, being a provincial doctor, and this pays off in his eventual fall from power and Queen Caroline's banishment. The emotions are as high-flown as in any costume drama, but A Royal Affair keeps them tethered, a little, making the viewer pay more attention to the subtleties of expression and composition. And the craft in this film – from its austere, Rembrandt lighting to its meticulous costumes to its quiet, assured camerawork – is well worth looking at closely.
Beer Two
If anything, though, A Royal Affair is a little too muted, stifled, and dispassionate. While the chemistry between Mikkelsen and Alicia Vikander is fine, there aren't really a lot of sparks in their relationship: this ain't Grease. The film is overly studied – there frankly isn't a lot of camera movement, either, to liven up the scenes. Long, lingering takes on lushly color-graded frames are what's supposed to transport you – and it's seemingly overly respectful to Struensee and his historic significance to Denmark. He, and his relationship to Christian, takes over the movie for most of the second act; and while this does make us feel poor Caroline is as marginalized as she probably was, it doesn't make her drama more compelling.
The villains of the piece, too, are the most grotesque caricatures of crony court noblemen, with their man-makeup and poofy wigs and contempt for orphanages. They're absurd, but not funny-absurd the way Mr. Burns is, or not even absurd-as-a-fact-of-nature, as is Mr. Potter of It's A Wonderful Life. It's difficult to care about why these silk stockings are bent on undoing Caroline and Struensee, or to be engaged watching them go about it. The framing device is the film's saving grace, as its pall of doom does way more than the King's council to render A Royal Affair's lovers suitably tragic.
Definitely more thinky than your average period romance, A Royal Affair's love triangle and lush production values are enough to make it worth watching. Just don't expect a lot of fan-fiction to come from this one.
Drinking Game
Take a Drink: every time something is banned or censored.
Take a Drink: every time a new law is declared.
Take a Drink: every time Christian 'acts' badly.
Take a Drink: for every Enlightenment philosopher quote.
Finish Your Drink: when the King is told to go play with a little friend.


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USC center Max Tuerk will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.
USC center Max Tuerk will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury, the school announced Sunday.
Tuerk, a senior, was injured during the first quarter of Thursday's loss to Washington. Sophomore Toa Lobendahn, who has previously started games at tackle and guard, shifted from guard to center when Tuerk was injured. Sophomore Viane Talamaivao came off the bench and took Lobendahn's guard spot.
Tuerk started five games at left tackle in 2012, becoming the first true freshman in USC history to start at the position. He then started all 13 games in the 2013 and 2014 seasons at a variety of positions.
Prior to the season, NFL.com ranked Tuerk as the No. 5 draft-eligible interior lineman.
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Nationals use time against woeful Marlins to produce first three-game winning streak
Nationals use time against woeful Marlins to produce first three-game winning streak
WASHINGTON -- The Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins, 9-6, Sunday to raise their record to 22-31. Here are five observations from the game...
1. Rain, sun, hail and a three-game winning streak showed up at Nationals Park Sunday.
The bad parts -- rain and hail -- put a temporary stall on the proceedings in the fifth inning. Erick Fedde finished his day around the same time. Another five-inning outing for him made him look like a reasonable part of a major-league rotation going forward.
The Nationals scored four runs in the third, four more in the sixth. The earlier four were more notable since they came against Miami left-hander Caleb Smith, one of the better lefties in the National League. Smith entered the game with a 2.38 ERA. His WHIP a mere 0.89. Washington chased him in just three innings.
Handling Smith produced the first three-game winning streak of the season. The Nationals are the last team in MLB to put together such a benign run of success. They also don't care. The house was on fire when they arrived back to the District on Friday. Miami has served as the get-well (get-better?) card it is expected to be for NL East members throughout the season.
"If you look back, regardless of wins and losses – and we all want to win – the boys fight," manager Davey Martinez said. "They play hard, they're in every game and now it's gratifying to see us coming out on top. So, we'll enjoy this one again and come out again tomorrow, we have another early game and do it again."
Max Scherzer pitches Monday. The Nationals could sweep.
2. Fedde was on the attack from the start. He threw eight pitches for eight strikes in a 1-2-3 first inning. His tempo, mentality and stuff were all on-point.
But, he made it just five innings. Fedde threw 83 pitches, 51 strikes.
Again, Fedde relied mainly on his sinker. He also threw a lot of curveballs.
Trouble was limited. Yan Gomes threw out Miguel Rojas when Rojas tried to move to third with one out in the third. Fedde dealt with seven baserunners total -- three of which were because of walks.
If there was a point to lament on the day, it centers on the three walks (one was intentional after he fell behind against Brian Anderson) in the final three innings.
Otherwise, solid work from Fedde in his second start since being re-inserted into the rotation. He appears to be a more effective pitcher than Jeremy Hellickson. The Nationals need to decide what to do with Hellickson (right shoulder strain) when he feels healthy. They could buy time by sending him on a rehabilitation assignment. That would allow a chance to be sure Fedde is on the track he appears to be. A choice would follow.
"Like I said before, my job here is to make it as tough for them to send me down, whether they want me in the rotation or the pen, I'm happy just to help this team get some wins," Fedde said.
3. James Borque made his major-league debut Sunday. It did not go well.
He and his ambitious mustache entered the game in the top of the ninth. The Nationals led, 9-2.
Borque was called up Saturday. Friends of his drove through the night from the Chicago area to make it to Nationals Park. His parents took a 6 a.m. flight. Patrick Corbin kept Borque in his bullpen seat with a complete game Saturday. The Nationals' expansive Sunday lead gave Borque (pronounced "Burke") a chance to take the mound.
Borque delivered a four-pitch walk, with the fourth pitch going to the backstop, to the first batter. Fourteen-year veteran Howie Kendrick went over to talk to him.
When Borque reached 2-0 on the next batter, catcher Yan Gomes and pitching coach Paul Menhart went to talk to him.
A 4-6-3 double play delivered the first two outs. A double followed. Garrett Cooper walked. Harold Ramirez picked up an infield single when Brian Dozier could not get a throw off after a sliding stop. Brian Anderson then doubled in three runs.
That was the end for Borque. Four earned runs. Two outs.
"Burkie came into the game, and we've got to give him a chance, we've got to see what he does, he comes from Double-A," Martinez said. "The fact is, they don't use a Major League baseball in Double-A, so we told him, 'Hey, just throw your fastball and try to get it up.' I'm not making excuses for the kid, but the first time out there and I like his stuff. But now he's got to locate his fastball and you've got to get the ball over the plate."
4. Martinez has done well to manage Kendrick's playing time throughout the Nationals' struggles.
The temptation -- particularly when the injured list was populated by starters -- was to play Kendrick daily. His bat was needed, his defense was fine. Ryan Zimmerman went on the disabled list April 28. Matt Adams went on the disabled list May 5. Opportunities abounded.
Since Zimmerman went on the disabled list, Kendrick has appeared in 24 games. He made 16 starts, eight pinch-hit appearances and had four full days off.
Massaging playing time for the 35-year-old Kendrick was an issue when the Nationals started the season (and he was on the injured list because of a hamstring strain after coming off an Achilles tendon tear). Even with a full roster, Washington expected to be cautious with Kendrick.
Once the injuries mounted this season, and Kendrick remained hot at the plate, the easy move would have been to play him each day. Martinez played him often, but also gave him breaks. Not an easy decision. It continues to pay off. Kendrick went 3-for-5 Sunday. He's hitting .303.
"I had conversations with Howie," Martinez said. "He lets me know when his legs are heavy. Because he's had a lot of hamstring issues and I know that. Like I said, if I can plop him in in a game where he can pinch-hit in a big moment, it means just as much to us as much as getting four at-bats."
5. Trevor Rosenthal update No. 1,896: He was in Washington on Sunday. He returns to Harrisburg on Monday to throw another inning. The Nationals thought Saturday night -- one inning pitched, no earned runs, no hits, a strikeout, 18 pitches, 10 strikes -- was better.
They want Rosenthal to make back-to-back appearances next. After that, they will re-evaluate, yet again.
Rosenthal went on the 10-day injured list April 26. He made his first rehabilitation appearance May 11. That started his 30-day clock. Rosenthal needs to come off that particular rehabilitation assignment and start another because of a new injury -- or come to the majors -- at the end of the 30 days. Rosenthal originally went on the IL because of a viral infection.
Rosenthal's ERA at Harrisburg is 5.06.
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Bruce Cassidy's chaotic time as Capitals coach began a winding path to Stanley Cup Final with Boston.
Bruce Cassidy's chaotic time as Capitals coach began a winding path to Stanley Cup Final with Boston.
BOSTON --The Stanley Cup Final begins Monday and while the Capitals did not make it back to defend their title, two former members of the organization, Bruce Cassidy and Craig Berube, are coaching the two teams that did.
Cassidy, now the head coach of the Boston Bruins, held that position in Washington for two seasons early last decade and failed spectacularly before a long, slow rise back to the NHL.
Berube is now the head coach of the St. Louis Blues, dead last in the entire league on Jan. 3 and now four wins away from their first Stanley Cup. A fan favorite with the Capitals for seven years over two stints, Berube was a no-nonsense tough guy and key role player on the 1998 Eastern Conference championship team. The seeds of both men's success were planted a long time ago in Washington.
The Bruins and Blues play Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday at 8 p.m. on NBC.
Cassidy, just 37 when he was hired in 2002 by former Capitals general manager George McPhee, battled personal issues off the ice and too often lacked the professionalism and organization expected of an NHL head coach, according to several of his former players. At least twice during road trips in his first season, he was the last to arrive for the team bus.
Cassidy, now 54, knew the game, according to those same players, but struggled to connect with a roster laden with big-name players and healthy egos. He led Washington to the playoffs in 2002-03 but was fired 28 games into his second season thanks to a terrible start and internal fissures. Many of his players just didn't respect him.
It's hard to square that image with the Cassidy of today, who gets high marks from his Bruins players and plaudits around the league for juggling a talented roster comprised of veterans and rising young stars to reach the Cup Final. It's a pretty good comeback story.
"[Cassidy] took his demons head on and built himself back up to a point now where he's four wins away from winning a Stanley Cup," said former Capitals goalie Olie Kolzig, who played for Cassidy along with stars Jaromir Jagr and Peter Bondra, among others. "You've got to take your hat off to him. Despite what he did in the past he's become the opposite of what he was."
Cassidy does appear a different man than he was in Washington. Married again now, he was dealing with multiple personal issues then, including a nasty, complicated divorce, while coaching the Capitals. The road back included one year as an assistant with the Chicago Blackhawks, a two-year stop as head coach of a junior hockey team in Kingston, Ontario, and an eight-year apprenticeship with AHL Providence, Boston's top minor-league affiliate.
The final five seasons there Cassidy was Providence's head coach, developing some of the same players who have helped get him to the Cup Final with the Bruins. In 2016 Cassidy earned an NHL promotion of his own as an assistant coach under Boston's Claude Julien and then took over on an interim basis when his boss was fired.
"All I've learned is I'm more comfortable in my own skin than I was [in Washington]," Cassidy said. "I was young. I had really no NHL experience. I was in Chicago for bits and pieces. So you walk into an NHL locker room and there's still a little bit of awe in that, 'Oh, there's (Jaromir) Jagr,' there's so many of these guys that have been around. So, it probably took me a while to just walk in there and say 'This is what we're doing'…and be a good communicator when you're doing that."
A lot of those problems were of Cassidy's own making, however. According to reporting by the Washington Post at the time - and confirmed by several of his old players this week - Cassidy showed up to his first meeting with his new team at training camp in 2002 and pulled a napkin out of his pocket with notes scribbled on it. It was not a good first impression.
Cassidy was a first-round draft pick in 1983 by the Chicago Blackhawks, No. 18 overall, but his NHL playing career consisted of 36 games. He had never been an NHL assistant when hired by McPhee. He spent two years as head coach of the Grand Rapids Griffins, first in the IHL and then, when that league folded, in the AHL, which absorbed the franchise.
"The thing that I think would probably be the bigger challenge for Bruce when he first arrived was that he hadn't played that long as a player," said NBC analyst Keith Jones, another former Capitals player, but not one who played for Cassidy. "You wouldn't have the same cache when you first walked into the locker room as you would, say, if you were a Craig Berube or a Dale Hunter."
The Capitals had reached the Stanley Cup Final in 1998 and were still a competitive, if aging, team. They finished second in the Southeast Division in Cassidy's first season and went up 2-0 on the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. But they lost the next four games, including a triple-overtime crusher on an Easter Sunday that ended their season and arguably began what became the Alex Ovechkin era.
"You could tell Butch was a smart hockey guy. He was a smart hockey guy," Kolzig said using Cassidy's nickname. "He understood the game. Maybe too much so that he took for granted that other guys understood the same thing. He'd get frustrated if Joe Schmo didn't know a certain breakout or a certain play. What came easy to him didn't come easy to other players."
Tired of paying big money for an old team that couldn't get out of the first round, owner Ted Leonsis green-lit moves the following season that gutted the roster. Long-time forward and team captain Steve Konowalchuk was traded in October after a slow start.
Later, Jagr, Robert Lang, Michael Nylander, defenseman Sergei Gonchar and Bondra, a franchise icon, were dealt, too. The team finished with the third-worst record in the NHL but won the draft lottery that got them the No. 1 pick and Ovechkin. Cassidy was long gone by then, but his failure led to the rebuild that ultimately brought Washington its greatest player, a Stanley Cup and, eventually, his own redemption.
"Butch was I don't want to say in an impossible situation, but he was in a very tough situation," said Capitals defenseman Ken Klee, who played nine seasons for the team, including Cassidy's first. "We had so much success before he got there. We had some big stars on our team. You look at Jaromir Jagr, Peter Bondra, Calle Johansson, Olie. You figure out quick that coaching in the NHL is not just coaching, it's management of players and personalities."
The Capitals lost six games in a row in October of 2003 during Cassidy's second season and things only got worse from there. After a 3-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Dec. 4 left them 8-16-1-1, Cassidy ripped into his team during a closed-door meeting. He'd given them rest. He allowed them to be home with their sick kids - or even pregnant wives when necessary.
But, according to players in the room, he told them issues at home shouldn't have any impact on their play. They were no excuse. That message, born of legitimate frustration, but tone deaf to what his players had gone through, spelled Cassidy's doom.
Capitals defenseman Brendan Witt's wife, Salima, had almost died after a difficult childbirth in 2002, according to Kolzig. The room froze. Veteran players were appalled. Cassidy later apologized, but the damage was done. Washington was outscored 11-4 its next two games and Cassidy was fired on Dec. 10, 2003. His next chance to be an NHL head coach wouldn't come for another 13 years.
"I know Brendan wasn't very quiet about it. That was probably the nail in the coffin. It was a tumultuous time." Kolzig said. "But having said all that you see how [Cassidy has] gone back to square one. His personal life is in order. He did a fantastic job in Providence for a number of years, continued being a good soldier in the Bruins organization. And then the opportunity was there for him and he took advantage of it. He's done a fantastic job. There's no other way to put it."
Cassidy took over a Boston team that had lost its way under longtime coach Claude Julien. The Bruins had missed the playoffs two years in a row and were scuffling at 26-23-6 when Julien was fired on Feb. 7, 2017. Cassidy paid immediate dividends as an interim coach leading Boston to an 18-8-1 record to finish that season.
It lost in the first round of the playoffs, but he earned the job full time. Last year the Bruins were 50-20-12 and reached the second round. This year they were second in the Atlantic Division at 49-24-9. It is Boston's third Cup Final in nine seasons, but first since 2013. Many of those hard lessons Cassidy learned with the Capitals have served him well in his long-awaited second act.
"If you're around the game for an extra 15 years you're going to learn stuff," Cassidy said. "Different ways to communicate. Different ways to see the game. How you delegate, how you use your staff. How do you talk to the players to help you find that common goal? I think that was the biggest difference. A lot of newness back then. This time around it was a little more experience at this level."
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In Kuna Yala you will enjoy fresh form the sea lobster, shellfish and fish. Coconut water is a very important ingredient of the Kuna cuisine. As a sidedish you can order plantain, yuca, rice and kidney beans. For those who don't eat seafood chicken and beef is available.
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Nestled on 1,000 acres of undulating Irish countryside, dotted with ancient woodlands and glittering lakes, Castle Leslie Estate is one of the last great Irish estates still in the hands of its founding family. The Leslie Family arrived in Ireland in the 16th Century and bought the Estate at that time. Today, this castle hotel in Ireland is led and managed by Sammy Leslie and governed by a Family Trust. The family considers itself to be guardians of the land and its overwhelming desire is to protect the Estate for future generations.
Located in Glaslough, Monaghan, and considered to be one of the finest Castle Hotels Ireland has to offer, Castle Leslie Estate is just 80 minutes from Dublin and 60 from Belfast. Following extensive restoration over the past decade, the Estate has been all but transformed to its original glory. Today, this luxury hotel in Ireland boasts a variety of accommodation, dining options and a diverse range of on and off-site activities. It is the perfect location for a romantic adult break, a family activity holiday or a business meeting or celebration. It is a magical and captivating setting for those romantic Irish Castle Weddings.


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Flower Essence Therapy
Flower essences have a long history involving different cultures and can be traced back to thousands of years. The Australian Bush flower essences were developed by Naturopath Ian White – a 5th generation Australian herbalist. The flower essences are vibrational remedies that manage the emotional demands of everyday life.
The concept of healing is believed that good health is the result of emotional, spiritual and mental harmony. The Bush essences help in bringing positive qualities that reside within us.
Examples on some ways in which flower essences can help:
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William Keith was born in Abderdeen, Scotland in 1838. He was a romantic-realist painter of the Rocky Mountain School. He died in Berkeley, California in 1911.
Keith immigrated to New York in 1850 where he apprenticed to an engraver. He located in San Francisco in 1858 after which he visited Düsseldorf and lived in Boston for a time. Keith returned to San Francisco in 1879 when naturalist John Muir befriended him and introduced him to the most remote parts of Yosemite National Park.
Keith was a central figure in the early California art scene and an instructor at the Mark Hopkins Art Institute in San Francisco where one of his students was James T. Harwood, the famed Utah painter. Keith visited and sketched in Utah in 1873 where one of his paintings is Indian Encampment, Utah Territory (1874).
Biography adapted from Artists of Utah.
William Keith (1838-1911), of Aberdeen, Scotland, became a San Franciscan in 1858. He was a really fine romantic realist landscape painter central to the early California regional development in art. He visited and sketched in Utah in 1873, which resulted in at least two large, lush oil paintings by him--known results of his ongoing endeavors to canvas the West. One of these scenes (now in a private California collection) was sketched in Weber County in 1873 before it was finished on canvas by Keith in his San Francisco studio.
Biography courtesy Artists of Utah.
Olpin, Robert S., William C. Seifrit, and Vern G. Swanson. Artists of Utah. Salt Lake City, UT: Gibbs Smith Publisher, 1999.


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I write about food, wine, spirits, music, and anything else that strikes my fancy.
I live in Los Angeles, the largest wine market in the country. I'm a Senior Contributor for Wine & Spirits Magazine, and am the critic for all domestic wines not from California. That means I write all the tasting notes for the wines of Washington, Oregon, New York State, and elsewhere. For Wine & Spirits I contribute articles on California, Oregon and Washington wine, winegrowing, and wine culture.
I am currently the chief wine columnist for the Los Angeles Times; I've written for the San Francisco Chronicle, Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, Executive Travel, Decanter, the Robb Report, the Hollywood Reporter, and zesterdaily.com.
My book American Rhône: How Maverick Winemakers Changed the Way Americans Drink was published in October, 2016. In 2017, the book was shortlisted for the Andre Simon Book Awards, and won the Gourmand Prize for Best New World Wine Book.
I've been a contributor to Food & Wine's long-running wine guide, providing tasting notes and profiles. In 2016 I served as Development Editor for a book to be published in late 2017 called Wine & Place: A Terroir Reader, written by Tim Patterson and John Buechsenstein.
I get around. I've traveled extensively in all of the U.S. wine producing regions, as well as France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Argentina, Chile, New Zealand, and Australia. In a typical year I will taste more than 3,000 wines.
I'm a judge at several of the country's wine competitions, including the San Francisco International, the Los Angeles International, Dallas Morning News, Concours Mondiale, and the Critic's Challenge in San Diego, and in August, 2017, I will serve as chief American judge and contributor to the Six Nations Wine Challenge, held in Sydney, Australia. I teach wine classes at the UCLA Extension, and regularly moderate panels on viticulture and wine tasting, and the world's wine regions.
More than anything, I'm interested in storytelling. I love wine, but I love it most because it is such a marvelous vector for stories.
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apparently i'm on some kind of flower jam bender. after all the fun with lilac, and with the collaboration of my garden, ta-da. rose jam. (if i wasn't so very tired, i'd put a few exclamation points after that ta-da, but in my current state the sight of a cold cosmo appearing out of thin air couldn't provoke a tingle of excitement, and that's all i have to look forward to momentarily). of course the most fragrant of them, the red, velvet ones died away as i was looking for recipes. and while we're here, let me tell you: i couldn't find one i liked. this jam is a dessert in itself, the old-fashioned preserves served with a tall frosty glass of water. i want jam. jam i can spread on toast on copious amounts, that won't make my teeth fall out the next day. that won't make me feel there's not enough water in the world to quench my thirst. those preserves - together with the green walnut preserves - were a thrill when i was six. now, not so much. so i've pretty much had to wing it.
don't ask what kind of roses i used. i'll say pink. i'm as clueless as they come, i have no idea about species. i used some orange and red ones that were very fragrant. but i didn't have a lot of those, so i bulked it up with some pink ones. thankfully you don't need their latin names to make them into jam.
one important thing is to use flowers that have not been sprayed. you also need to cut the lower white part of each petal, as it can render your jam bitter. you can snip the whole flower with scissors, you don't have to do it petal by petal. (i only thought of it rather accidentally, towards the end. sigh.) that's why it's not recommended to work with white roses - you'll never know where the white spots begins.
as i wanted something that's not terribly sweet, i used the zest of two lemons, in addition to the juice. it's not tart, but it has a nice acidity to it, and the zest only enhances the fragrance. i also added some mint, not enough to make a statement, just enough to bring another note, to make you wonder. i considered adding a few white peppercorns to the mix, but look at it. it's the uber princess treat. no way my daughter would not pierce my eardrums if she couldn't have it.
so here's how you get four 10 oz jars of this amazing jam. get 5 cups, packed, of petals into a pot, and pour 5 cups of water over them. then add 2 cups of sugar, the juice of a lemon, the zest of 2, finely grated, and a ts of vanilla extract and stir. bring to boil and then simmer for 20 minutes. add 4 sprigs of spearmint. simmer 10 minutes more. remove mint and discard. add 2 pouches liquid pectin while stirring constantly. bring to a rolling boil - one that no amount of stirring can simmer down - and cook one minute, stirring the whole time. remove from heat and pour into clean, hot jars. sterilize or keep refrigerated.
as it often happens with me, as it was time to add the pectin i find there's not enough powdered stuff, and not enough fluid stuff either. so i used 1 liquid pouch, and 1 tb powdered, dissolved in the juice of a small lemon. probably 2 tb should suffice, if you're using dry pectin. if you're very cool, you can make your own like celia, and never have to use cheap tricks like that. you can also put the petals with the sugar and a bit of water in the food processor before cooking. but you should know the petals melt down and add nice texture, so it's entirely not necessary.
those petals strewn about? we'll talk about them tomorrow.
p.s.: that label on the jar, that looks like it might've been made by a blind bat (which i am, but nevermind)? actually made by my daughter. pretty cool, huh. not bad cursive for 2 1/2. of course, by 'made' i mean she was having a taste test right next to me while i realized i didn't have my glasses on, immediately after sticking it on the jar.


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Mindy has been in the mortgage business for 20 years, acting as a principal lending manager, loan originator, loan processor and loan compliance manager. She is dgeable in allaspects of purchase and refinance transactions including FHA, VA, USDA, and conventional loans.She helps our team to ensure your loan experience is smooth by acting as liaison between your new lender, appraiser, title company and realestate agent. She enjoys helping people to achieve their goal of home ownership. Mindy also enjoys spending time with her 3 kids and her wonderful husband in the great outdoor fun found in Utah. When she is not with her family, you will find her working in her yard and garden. She is a certified Master Gardener and loves her time spent with her flowers.


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Fashion Cities Africa: Meet The Influencers Who Are Using Fashion To Live Their Kenyan Dream13:44:00
Sunny Dolat, 2 Many Siblings and Sauti Sol are the Kenyan "Agents of Influence" who will be featured in the first major UK exhibition dedicated to contemporary African Fashion. Exploring fashion and style in four cities at the compass points of the African continent - Casablanca, Lagos, Nairobi and Johannesburg. Fashion Cities Africa will consider recent and contemporary fashion practices in these distinctive metropoles, from couture to street style at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery from April 2016.
The StylistSunny Dolat is a Kenyan fashion stylist, creative director and production designer. His background in visual arts set the stage for a career in evolving concepts in beauty and design, from fashion shoot mood boards to luxury hotels of international repute. He was the creative director of the fashion film "To Catch A Dream", starring renowned Kenyan model Ajuma Nasenyana, and firmly believes in the role of film as both an extension and disruption of the catwalk. His online fashion intervention, Chico Leco, has grown from high fashion editorial work into a holistic brand representing the bold, eclectic aesthetic of an eternal Africa, shifting the narrative and expectation of Kenyan fashion beyond Ankara, Kikoy and Kanga, and making unapologetic statements about the dignity of black skin. The exhibition will feature 3 looks put together by Sunny, representing important Nairobi-based designers and body adornment makers: Katungulu Mwendwa, Kepha Maina, Ami Doshi Shah, Adele Dejak as well as 2 outfits from the Nest's film 'To Catch a Dream'.
|Sunny Dolat photographed by Sarah Waiswa
The Siblings
Nairobi-based brother and sister duo Velma Rossa and Papa Petit (aka Oliver) are the founders of trendsetting 2MNYSBLNGS: 'a curation space for art & photography', inspired by the diverse city of Nairobi, a thriving thrift culture and a rich emerging community of young African artists and designers. Fashion Cities Africa will feature specially commissioned outfits from the plus a series of images that comment on the secondhand clothing industry (known as 'mitumba' in Kenya).
|2manysiblings Velma Rossa and Papa Petit photographed by Sarah Waiswa
The Musicians
Sauti-Sol is an internationally renowned afro-pop group formed in Nairobi by vocalists Bien-Aimé Baraza, Willis Chimano and Savara Mudigi. Their unique sense of style have created a stir across Kenyan media. Outfits from the group will be on display at the exhibition.
Fashion Cities Africa is part of the wider project Fashioning Africa, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund through the Collecting Cultures programme – which supports strategic collecting projects for museums, libraries and archives.
Fashioning Africa will research recent developments and establish an African textile and fashion collection representing 1960-2000. Running until 2017, the project has appointed a collecting panel from BAME and fashion communities, and will be delivered in partnership with the University of Brighton and the Sussex Africa Centre at the University of Sussex.
Fashion Cities Africa will also be accompanied by a book of the same name, edited by Hannah Azieb Pool with contributions by Helen Jennings (Intellect, 2016, £20). This will showcase street styles in the four cities through images of their fashion agents by high-profile fashion photographers (Sarah Waiswa, Victor Dlamini, Deborah Benzaquen and Lakin Ogunbanwo), accompanied by profiles and essays.
Exhibition and venue details
Fashion Cities Africa
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
30 April 2016 to 8 January 2017
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Good for them!
I wish them continued success, may their feet stay firmly planted and they don't lose their selves.
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If you are resolving to lose weight this New Year, then you owe it to yourself to get some help. It's one thing to say you are going to eat better, or exercise more, but it's another to commit to it.
How many times have people bought gym memberships, only to stop going after a week or two? It happens all the time. Or that treadmill or home gym gets used 2-3 times, then starts collecting dust.
The reason for this is they require a large time commitment. People need to get dressed in exercise gear, drive to the gym or setup the home gym, and then workout. Overall it usually takes at least an hour of commitment to stick with whatever exercise program they are trying to do.
In today's busy world, that just doesn't make a whole lot of sense.
And for diet, that one is probably even worse in terms of people sticking with it. But luckily there are programs that have easy to follow, yummy diet plans that also have low time commitment exercise programs that are doable. And most importantly, since the diet is easy and the exercise program doesn't require a huge investment in time or money, it is much more likely that people will stick with it. One of these exercise programs I found online and it's called The Lean Belly Breakthrough. You can watch this video here for more information:
This is one of the more popular, yet low impact and easy diet and exercise programs out there. It's creators claim that with a simple change in diet and moderate exercise with this system, that people can lose up to 1 pound a day. Now that is inspiring.
So if you are going to make a resolution to lose weight this year, I recommend you take the time to find a program that not only will get you results, but one that you will stick with. Lean Belly Breakthrough is the one that I am using, and I recommend you do the same.


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Thursday, October 18, 2012
Biking Bonanza
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What a wonderful way to spend your Sunday!ReplyDelete
So how far was the bike ride? You mention "several kilometers" but a mile is longer than a kilometer. Does someone need a bike odometer as a Christmas present? There are apps to chart distances traveled as well. When we walk the dogs somewhere new and random, I always turn on the app so we know how far and how long we went. It also comes in handy when we get lost. When there is not a blog entry for a few days, we assume you died somehow. Just saying...ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm not dead. Yeah, I should have turned on my iPhone app to see how far we went; I forgot. I'll do some more blog entries tonight so you can be entertained all week.Delete
I wonder why they call them spiders...it just seems odd. They do look yummy though!ReplyDeleteReplies
See below! Thanks Anonymous-that actually makes sense!Delete
- AnonymousOctober 22, 2012 at 4:51 PM
Hi, they are called spiders because the ice cream scoop is the spider's body and when it melts it forms the legs, hopefully!ReplyDelete
so cool!!! I've been really wanting to ride bikes along the yarra!!! where was your starting point?? I usually ride down the beach from the st kilda pier to brighton, you should def do it if you haven't already :) P.s. thanks so much for adding me to your blog roll! i've made a promise to myself to write more!!ReplyDelete
We started our ride at our home in South Melbourne and joined up with the Yarra near the Botanic Gardens. We would often do the ride/run to Brighton when we lived in St Kilda-definitely a good one! Hope you're enjoying the warm weather...finally!Delete


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Fueled by massive stock buybacks, growing earnings, and increasing consumer confidence, the market has been on a tear this past year and there are lots of reasons to expect stocks to continue their determined climb. Whether you're investing through an IRA, an individual trading account, or even trading the forex market, choose the best online trading brokerage and you'll gain the edge you'll need to grow your investments.
Summary – Best Online Stock Trading Brokers
|Where They Shine
|Get Started
|TD Ameritrade
Best overall
|Open an account
|Ally Invest
Best for Low-Cost & research tools
|Open an account
|Interactive Brokers
Best Broker For Margin Trading
|Open an account
Best for forex pairs trading
|Open an account
Best for no-transaction-fee mutual funds
|Open an account
Best for low-cost mutual funds and ETFs
|Open an account
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- Why Use an Online Brokerage?
- First, Understand Your Goals
- What to Look for in an Online Broker
- What to Watch Out for in an Online Broker
- Picks for the Best Online Brokers
- Best Overall: TD Ameritrade
- Best for Low-Cost Trading: Ally Invest
- Best for Forex Pairs Trading: FOREX.com
- Best for No-Transaction-Fee Mutual Funds: E-Trade
- Best for Low Cost Mutual Funds and ETFs: Vanguard
- Best for Advanced Traders: Interactive Brokers
- Compare the Best Online Brokerages
Why Use an Online Brokerage?
For decades, investors consulted financial advisors or personal brokers to manage their investments. Financial advisors continue to provide value but for many investors, modern online brokerages provide all the tools needed to invest successfully — and to learn to identify your own opportunities. Whether it's an individual trading account or a trading account aimed at retirement planning, you're building toward a brighter future. Utilizing the tools available through an online brokerage gives you control over the direction of your investments — and it makes you more nimble. If the market changes suddenly, you have the ability to react quickly. With a financial advisor or a firm, which may have hundreds or even thousands of clients, you may not have the same flexibility. Costs are another strong consideration. Many financial advisors or money managers take a small percentage of your portfolio as a fee. In years where your market gains are smaller, these fees can make it harder to build your nest egg. Make no mistake, online brokerages charge fees as well. However, the fees for online brokerages tend to center around per-trade costs as opposed to a fixed management fee, making trading costs less of a concern for traders who don't trade in and out frequently. In general, you can expect to pay between $4 to $10 per trade if you're trading common equities or exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Discount trades are no longer the exclusive territory of no-frills online brokerages. In the past two years, many top-tier names have lowered their trading fees considerably, bringing industry-leading research tools and cost-effective trading together. Add a few points to your gains (or more) by reducing your trading costs can add up to thousands over time. When it comes to investing in your future, no one has a greater vested interest than you.
First, Understand Your Goals
It's important to know your goals and define your priorities before choosing a broker. If you're a buy-and-hold investor and expect you'll only have a few stocks or funds, research tools are probably a stronger consideration than saving a dollar per trade. An informed trading decision will have a larger impact on your investment account than an occasional dollar or two in trading fees. However, if you trade frequently and follow financial news through multiple sources, you might place a higher priority on the cost of trading. A wide variety of investment options can be important as well. In general, you can expect to be able to trade all major stock and ETFs through any online broker. Mutual funds are often available as well but the selection will vary from one broker to the next, particularly since some top brokers also sponsor their own portfolio of mutual funds. Saving for retirement, saving for education, or trading for the fun of it can steer your needs in different directions.
What to Look for in an Online Broker
Depending on your experience level and how often you trade, you might have different priorities than others when choosing a broker. Technical traders may be less interested in whether a broker has a large selection of mutual funds than in how flexible the charting tools are, for example. Here are some of the common considerations:
- Research tools and news
- Trading tools and charts
- Wide selection of securities or funds
- Affordable fees and minimum investments
- Banking services, including automatic investing
- Positive customer reviews
What to Watch Out for in an Online Broker
Unlike at the beach where a red flag warns of universal danger, some red flags for brokers might be a concern for some investors but not for others. Still, it's always good to be aware of potential drawbacks before choosing an online broker.
Account or Investment Minimums
Some brokers or funds may require a minimum investment amount. Account minimums or investment minimums can obviously be a concern if you don't have enough money to meet the minimum requirements but minimum requirements can also limit your flexibility if your intention was to scale into an investment slowly rather than invest a larger amount. In particular, be wary of brokers or funds that charge fees if your balance falls below a certain value.
Maintenance or Inactivity Fees
If you're a buy-and-hold investor, imagine how frustrating it can be to see fees charged to your account for maintenance or due to inactivity. It pays to read the fine print. Maintenance or inactivity fees can become silent partners who take a percentage of your investment earnings without contributing value.
Premium Research Access and Premium Features
It can also be frustrating to learn that some features advertised by an online broker are locked behind a paywall. Competition has made many features — which previously had been premium features — free through many leading online brokerages. Unless the type of trading you do is highly specialized or you need a less commonly-used charting method to time your trades perfectly, there likely isn't a need to pay for premium services.
Margin Fees
It should go without saying the traders who choose to trade on margin (credit) should understand the costs involved and the possible risks. High margin fees for some online brokers can create a headwind that may be difficult to overcome.
Picks for the Best Online Brokers
All brokerages were carefully chosen based on the criteria above, meaning only the best of the best are listed below. Scroll down to compare our favorites.
Best Overall: TD Ameritrade
Best For
- Beginner investors
- Advanced traders
- Investors who want portfolio-building advice.
While TD Ameritrade isn't the least expensive online brokerage, the platform has a lot to offer. Tools abound for seasoned investors and traders, with nearly 400 charting indicators and analysis tools, more than double the amount available through well-known competitors. Having more options is great but most investors will only utilize a handful of these tools.
TD Ameritrade thinkorswim
Originally an independent platform, thinkorswim was acquired by TD Ameritrade in 2009 and is now regarded as one of the best trading platforms in the business. Beginning investors may prefer TD Ameritrade's simpler Trade Architect platform. Trading demos, instructional videos, and online courses are available for all users. Unique to thinkorswim is a virtual trading environment that allows traders to test their trades and timing with paperMoney. Thinkorswim is available as a desktop or mobile app and "paperMoney" has a free trial if you'd like to test the platform before committing to an investment account.
Trading fees
It wasn't that long ago that $6.95 trades were the exclusive territory of no-frills discount brokers. Now, TD Ameritrade — a broker with a top-tier trading platform — is higher than some competitors at that price. If you don't plan to trade often, the price of trades won't sting quite as much. However, be aware that when buying or selling stocks, market order trades can execute your trade over several buy or sell blocks of stock, each with a $6.95 commission. Multiple commission charges are possible with other brokers as well but can be a bit more heartbreaking when the trade commissions are on the high side. Much like commissions for stock trades, TD Ameritrade's margin rates aren't the lowest in our roundup. Margin accounts require a $2,000 minimum balance. Read Benzinga's full TD Ameritrade Review
Best for Low-Cost Trading: Ally Invest
Best For
- Active traders
- Beginners looking to start trading
- Low fees
Our pick is Ally Invest for low-cost trading. Active traders can get trading commission down to as low as $3.95 per trade. Currently, margin rates are also among the lowest in our roundup. While Ally Invest stands out for low-cost trading, the basics are still covered when it comes to educational resources and trading tools. As a discount broker, Ally Invest offers its web (and mobile) platform for traders but doesn't have a comprehensive trading platform like TD Ameritrade's thinkorswim. If mutual funds are your thing, Ally Invest offers over 12,000 funds — but none of them are no-transaction-fee funds, meaning you'll pay an entry fee for your purchase. If you favor mutual funds over ETFs, Vanguard or E-Trade might be a good fit. Read Benzinga's full Ally Invest Review
Best for Forex Pairs Trading: FOREX.com
Best For
- Forex traders located in the United States
- MetaTrader 4 users
- Beginner forex traders
- Active forex traders
Many modern traders appreciate the potential for fast gains through forex investing, which is based on trades between currency pairs, such as the U.S. dollar and Japanese yen. Benzinga's top forex brokerage, FOREX.com, makes the cut for our best brokerages. Do your research first; forex can be volatile — but volatility is why the opportunity exists for rapid gains. If you're going to trade forex, FOREX.com is our brokerage pick. Standard accounts can be started with just $50, which is perfect if you just want to dip a toe into the forex waters. Forex.com is regulated by several financial agencies worldwide, including the FSA in the U.S. Read Benzinga's full FOREX.com Review
Best for No-Transaction-Fee Mutual Funds: E-Trade
Best For
- Mobile traders
- Traders looking for research and data
- Investors looking for retirement planning guidance
E-Trade is one of the best known online brokers — and with good reason. E-trade is competitive in most areas, including cost per trade and types of tradable securities, but E-Trade stands apart from the pack when it comes to its selection of no-transaction-fee mutual funds. The brokerage boasts an estimated 4,400 mutual funds that are available without a transaction fee. Powerful filters allow you to drill down to the types of funds that fit your investment goals. With so many options, there's likely to be something to please everyone — unless you just don't like mutual funds. If that's the case, E-Trade has over 150 commission-free ETFs available for you, which tend to have much lower management costs than mutual funds. Online trading is available through E-Trade web, which offers all the basics and a few extras. E-Trade also offers a full-featured trading platform called E-Trade Pro. However, the advanced platform is only available to accounts with over $250,000 or that have more than 30 stock or option trades per quarter. Read Benzinga's full E-Trade Review
Best for Low Cost Mutual Funds and ETFs: Vanguard
Best For
- Set-it-and-forget it investors
- Saving on taxes
- Complex financial planning for retirement
Knowing how many investors buy for the long run, it wouldn't be fair to have a best-of roundup without Vanguard. If you're a frequent trader, you might want to look elsewhere. Vanguard's trading costs actually go up when you trade more frequently — unless you have a qualifying balance. However, if you're a buy-and-hold investor, it's hard to beat the value you can find in Vanguard's mutual funds and ETFs. Vanguard is credited with creating the world's first index mutual fund and is still known today for its cost-effective mutual fund offerings, making it a good fit for IRA accounts or college savings accounts that require low overhead and stability. Read Benzinga's full Vanguard Review
Best for Advanced Traders: Interactive Brokers
$0.005 per share minimum $1 and maximum 0.5% of trade value; volume discount available
Best For
- Forex traders
- Professional traders
- Frequent traders with a thirst for different order types (63!)
Home to Trader Workstation (TWS), one of the best platforms in the entire industry, Interactive Brokers is perfect for serious traders with advanced knowledge. With both inactivity fees and an intricate pricing system, IB should only be used by investors who trade frequently. Along TWS, Interactive Brokers lets investors trade from their Apple or Android device, as their mobile platform provides excellent quality, several news feeds, accounts, watch lists, trading options, notifications, and more. If you're serious about the trades your making, Interactive Brokers is everything you're looking for in a broker. Their low margin rates, low commission on high-volume trades, high interest paid to idle cash in your trading account, and elite tools and platform offers a unique experience to the right type of investor. Read Benzinga's full Interactive Brokers Review
Compare the Best Online Brokerages
|Tradeable Securities
|Commission-Free ETFs
|Mobile Trading
|Standard Account Minimum
|Margin Account Minimum
|Open an Account
|FOREX.com Read full review
|Spreads start as low as $1
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|Margin requirements vary depending on currency pair
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|TD Ameritrade Read full review
|$6.95 per trade
|$6.95 per trade, plus 75 cents per contract
|Open a TD Ameritrade account
|Ally Invest Read full review
|$4.95 per trade *Lower trading commission available based on quarterly volume
|$4.95 per trade, plus 65 cents per contract *Lower trading commission available based on quarterly volume
|Open an Ally Invest account
|Interactive Brokers Read full review
|Stock Trading Fee per share: $0.005
|Options Base Fee: $0.00 Options Per Contract Fee: $0.70
|Open an Interactive Brokers Account
|E-Trade Read full review
|$6.95 per trade *Lower trading commission of $4.95 per trade is available based on quarterly volume
|$6.95 per trade, plus 75 cents per contract *Lower trading commission of $4.95 per trade plus 50 cents per contract is available based on quarterly volume
|$500, but $0 for IRAs
|Open an E-Trade account
|Vanguard Read full review
|$0 for many ETF choices, $7 per trade for first 25 stock trades, $20 per trade thereafter
|$7 per trade plus $1 per contract
|Varies – Cost of one ETF share for ETF investments or up to $3000 for some mutual fund options
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Watch Marilyn Monroe's new/old Chanel No. 5 commercial
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Shortly after announcing that the very beautiful (and very dead) Marilyn Monroe had been chosen to be the next face of Chanel No. 5, the French fashion house unveiled the new ad campaign - which, as you probably could have guessed, uses footage that isn't all that new.
The TV commercial as well as the print campaign are both in black and white. Chanel released three exclusive images featuring Monroe with the perfume (see slideshow below), but a rep could not confirm which will be used in the actual campaign. One image is of Monroe seductively reclined in a bed (what is it about beds and perfumes?) and another shows Monroe holding a bottle of the fragrance, one dress strap falling from her shoulder.
The TV commercial features an audio recording of a 1960 interview between Georges Belmont, then the editor of Marie Claire, and Monroe, in which she famously revealed that she wore nothing but Chanel No. 5 to bed:
We're not sure how much it cost Chanel to use Monroe's image and words, but it was probably less than the $7 million they allegedly paid Brad Pitt for his fragrance spot - and we like it a whole lot more. Watch the commercial below and click through the gallery for more images of Monroe, via Chanel.
You know, they ask me questions. Just an example: 'What do you wear to bed ? A pajama top? The bottoms of the pajamas? A nightgown?' So I said, 'Chanel No. 5,' because it's the truth... And yet, I don't want to say 'nude.' But it's the truth!
Click through the gallery above to see the photos from Marilyn's Chanel campaign.
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