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I was walking home from work today, wondering what I wanted to write about for you all, and I thought to myself, "hey, let's talk about work!". Don't worry, I'm not going to bore you with facts about empathy and calming angry people down, I want to talk to you about your tattoos instead. I … Read more


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members recipes
Steak with Roquefort cheese
Added by karohemd | Sun 21 Jun 2009 @ 18:10
Fillet steak topped with a slice of soft Roquefort cheese, served with creamed greens and sauteed potatoes.
beef steak (I used fillet)
Roquefort (or another blue cheese)
greens (whatever you like)
Season the steak and sear it all over in a very hot pan, melt a knob of butter in the pan and baste the steak with it. Put a slice of cheese on top and transfer to a medium oven until it\'s done to your liking and the cheese has melted (about 10 mins for medium rare for an inch thick steak).
Parboil the cubed potatoes for five minutes in salted water, drain and fry in olive oil until golden.
Braise the greens (spinach, savoy or other cabbage) in olive oil and cream until soft.
Serve the steak on a bed of the greens and the potatoes on the side. Drizzle the butter from the pan all over.


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This property has been removed by the agent.
It may be sold or temporarily removed from the market View similar properties4 bedroom house for sale
Boldon Colliery
Key features:
- 4 Bed Modern Detached House
- Lounge, Dining Room & Study
- Master Bed With En-suite
- Family Bathroom/w.c.
- Guest Cloaks/w.c.
- Impressive Garden To Rear
- Presented To A High Standard
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With low level w.c., and pedestal hand washbasin with dual taps. Upvc double glazed frosted window to the front and central heating radiator.
ENTRANCE HALL -Front door leading to spacious hallway with central heating radiator, telephone point, stairs to first floor and understair storage cupboard.
STUDY 3.28m (10'9) x 2.64m (8'8)
Upvc double glazed window to the front and central heating radiator.
LOUNGE` 4.83m (15'10) x 3.15m (10'4)
T.V., aerial telephone and satellite point, coving to ceiling, two upvc patio doors to rear, two upvc windows to rear, central heating radiator and double doors leading to the dining room.
DINING ROOM 5.08m (16'8) x 2.51m (8'3)
Upvc double glazed window to the front, two central heating radiators and coving to ceiling.
KITCHEN 3.35m (11'0) x 2.67m (8'9)
Fitted with a comprehensive range of modern base and wall units with contrasting work surfaces over, integrated electric oven and gas hob with extractor hood above, integrated fridge/freezer and integrated dishwasher. Stainless steel sink with mixer tap, upvc double glazed window to the rear, cupboard housing combi boiler and central heating radiator.Tiling to walls
UTILITY ROOM 1.91m (6'3) x 1.68m (5'6)
Matching base units with contrasting work surfaces and stainless steel sink with mixer tap. Integrated washing machine, extractor fan, splashback tiling to walls, central heating radiator, alarm panel and door to side.
LANDING - Loft access hatch (Loft is part boarded and has a pull down ladder & light ), central heating radiator and storage cupboard.
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With modern double shower, pedestal hand basin, low level w.c. Porcelain floor tiles and splashback, central heating radiator and extractor fan.
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Upvc double glazed window to rear and central heating radiator.
BEDROOM 4 2.79m (9'2) x 2.64m (8'8)
Upvc double glazed window to front and central heating radiator. Range of fitted modern wardrobes and vanity unit.
Three piece suite comprising of low level w.c., pedestal hand basin, panelled bath with screen and shower attachment. Upvc double glazed frosted window to the side, central heating radiator, splashback tiling and extractor fan.
Low maintenance front garden with wrought iron railings and garage to side with power and lighting. Rear impressive landscaped garden mainly laid to lawn, southerly aspect, feature raised decked patio and side access.
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Keep The Wrekin wild
About us
Official launch for Wrekin Friends
Good news from the Lottery
Update from Pete Lambert
Personal memories
How tos
Last update:
12/04/2012; 23:38:30
I'm putting together a map of the tracks and walks and everything!
- How to join up to this site: it's open, any one can become a member. We totally hide your email address from spam bots too. Just join up!
- How to post a news item to the front page: you'd need to be a member, then post one. It won't get to the front till an editor approves it (just so there's no funny biz ;-)))
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An independent group of individuals who share a love of The Wrekin
and a determination to see it preserved for the good of its
communities, landscape, wildlife and heritage.
Read more about Purpose, principles, activities and structure.
Some promotions about The Wrekin:
The Wrekin Hill
This book is available for £12.99 from all good booksellers and the Halfway
House after the launch on 8th April 2007, or direct from Allan himself, in
which case send a Sterling cheque for £12.99 made payable to ALLAN FROST at
1 Buttermere Drive, Priorslee, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 9RE, United Kingdom.
Overseas buyers should send an International Money Order for that amount
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The book is available from all good booksellers and the Halfway House on
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Fern Ticket
George Evans, the venerable chairman of All
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Join George for a walk up and around The Wrekin, learn all the important landmarks and all the historical aspects of The Wrekin.
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Archive page for Thursday, 12 April 2012
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plans also inappropriate because of the visual position of the field
as the lead up to the forests natural beauty and the presence of a huge
badger sett just inside the wood.
I have lost count of the times I have campaigned for the field to be left alone. At the moment I have not enough time or energy to mount an anti campaign so will you please do so? Enlist Ross of course and start by officially objecting. Contact Paul Kalinauckas, chair of All Friends Round The Wrekin and keen Labour man; also Steve Hooker of the Wrekin Friends website. Make sure the press and radio are with you. Inundate the councillors with letters, emails and everything. Ask if the Labour Party is now supporting a hereditary landowner against walkers (that should make them think). The fact is that at my age I have limited energy and its going on the Peace Garden and the RGS walk to which I am already committed. These two, with family ties and looking after myself, are taking all the enthusiasm I have. So this one is up to you young uns. HELP! George [the really old dude with a beard]. Links to the storm over the donkey field
Here's the links. I ain't bothering to read them. There's a line, IMHO, and the Donkey field is it. No further. "No development on The Wrekin, whatsoever." Parking can be a problem on some days. Live with it. I do. Sometimes I can't park, I drive on and come back another day. Simple. Most weekdays, rainy days, early, it's easy to park; there's hardly a soul around. High days and holidays, it's a problem parking anywhere. If it becomes a problem with a tourist trap, they'll build a car park, an extension, for the businesses. It makes sense as an economic argument in other places. Here, there's just Tom selling cups of tea. 40 more cups of tea isn't going to fly him to Cuba. There isn't a business need for bringing in extra visitors. There isn't a health and safety issue either. Parked cars are dangerous, with children running around, as everywhere and anywhere on high days and holidays. At least narrowed lanes force motorists to drive slower. No, there isn't a real case at all for paving over paradise to put up a parking lot. This just politics. Land owner and Shropshire Wildlife Trust. Tit for Tat. Same old, same old. https://secure.telford.gov.uk/planning/pa-applicationsummary.aspx?ApplicationNumber=TWC/2012/0261 Supporting documents are at: https://secure.telford.gov.uk/planning/pa-documents-documents-public.aspx?ApplicationNumber=TWC/2012/0261 |


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Paula Player Photography sent us this beautiful Myrtle Beach wedding in shimmering golden hues. Everything about the wedding is absolutely glamorous, from the bride's gown to the ceremony decor and bouquets.
Ceremony + Reception Venue: Grande Dunes Members Club
Wedding Dress: The Little White Dress
Floral Design: M. Gladden Designs
DJ: Myrtle Beach DJs
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Wolves bring Roy aboard, hope to add Batum (Yahoo! Sports)
Source: Yahoo! Sports - Jul 6, 2012 at 10:29 AM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Brandon Roy is on his way to Minnesota to start his comeback in the same place his career began seven years ago. If Nicolas Batum has his way, he'll soon join his former Blazers teammate on the Timberwolves.


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More than four years in the making, the Natura Cinematica project combines stunning visuals with a soaring jazz/electronica soundtrack to create a multi-media music experience for 2012 and the debut album The Man Who Knew Too Much.
The music, initially designed as a mythical movie score, is a collection of brooding, slow-burning tracks which take in diverse influences before building to an unexpected finale, as this movie-of-the-mind might do.
From obvious cinematic jazz references, through chamber-like woodwind minimalism, to darker electronic reverbs and delays, the Natura Cinematica band builds an atmospheric and emotion-packed set, almost entirely improvised by some of the UK's brightest jazz talent including saxophonist Andy Brush and guitarist Dan Compton.


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China: The State Tobacco Monopoly Authority (STMA) continues its campaign to phase-out marginal leaf production in an effort to improve overall leaf quality and lower stock levels. Sources in China report that STMA is monopolizing seed supplies, promoting intensive seedling production, and upgrading tobacco curing facilities. For 2000, area planted to tobacco is forecast to drop 3 percent, and production is expected to total 2.406 million tons, down 3 percent from 1999. Chinas leaf stocks are forecast to drop by 13.5 percent and total 3.25 million tons due to lower production levels and new incentives for leaf exporters. Exporters of flue-cured and burley tobacco receive a 13- percent rebate on Chinas 17-percent value-added tax (VAT). Leaf exports are forecast to reach 110,000 tons in 2000, up from 108,000 tons in 1999.
Korea: Domestic cigarette consumption continued a general downward trend in 1999 as a result of increased restrictions on public smoking and a growing anti-smoking movement in Korea. Foreign manufacturers, however, anticipate a 10-percent increase in foreign brand sales, up from 5 percent last year, as consumers return to more expensive imported brands and economic conditions continue to improve. Cigarette production is forecast to total 101.3 billion pieces, down from 103.6 billion pieces in 1998. Due to the general decline in smoking rates and the popularity of foreign brands, the Korea Tobacco and Ginseng Corporation (KT&GC) is reportedly concerned about higher than desired leaf stock levels. Although stock levels are expected to decline by 11 percent in 1999 and reach 132,329 tons, they are still higher than what is considered optimum. Tobacco production is projected to increase by 7 percent in 1999 to 59,500 tons. Korean imports are expected to remain flat, but leaf exports are expected to increase due to efforts to reduce storage expenses associated with the large burley tobacco inventories. Burley tobacco exports are estimated to reach 5,000 tons in 1999 as compared to 3,121 tons in 1998.
Canadian Flue-Cured Auction Update: Through the 19th sale day of the 1999/00 Canadian flue-cured tobacco marketing season, the Ontario Flue-Cured Tobacco Growers Marketing Board reports that 11,525 metric tons of flue-cured tobacco have been sold. This represents a nearly 4- percent decrease in sales when compared to the same period of last year's marketing season. Prices in Canadian currency so far this year are averaging $3.37 (US$2.30) per kilogram, down from $3.44 (US$2.23) per kilogram last year. So far this year, sales of grade "A" leaves account for over 60 percent of purchases, down 4.21 percent from last year.
1999 Grade Loan Rates for Dark Air-Cured, Fire-Cured, Virginia Fire and Sun-Cured Tobaccos: The USDAs Commodity Credit Corporation issued price support grade loan rates for the 1999-crop Kentucky, Tennessee dark air-cured tobacco, types 35 and type 36 and fire-cured tobacco types 22 and 23, Virginia fire-cured, type 21 and Virginia sun-cured type 37 tobaccos. The 1999 grade loan rates for Virginia sun-cured tobacco will range from 93 cents to $2.02. Virginia fire-cured tobacco grade loan rates will range from 87 cents to $1.98 per pound. The grade loan rates for fire-cured will range from 63 cents to $2.40 per pound. Tobacco that receives a "semi-fired" designation will receive a 30-percent reduction in the applicable grade loan rate. The grade loan rates for dark air-cured tobaccos will range from 58 cents to $2.27 per pound.
U.S. Flue-Cured Auction Update: The Stoneville-Madison tobacco market held its final sales on November 16th bringing to an end the 1999 U.S. flue-cured tobacco marketing season. Total flue-cured gross sales this year were 322,817 metric tons at an average price of $3.83 per kilogram. This represents a decrease in sales volume and price from last year when 405,341 tons were sold at an average price of $3.87 per kilogram. Over 19 percent of sales this year went under loan compared to about 9 percent last year.
U.S. unmanufactured tobacco exports for January-September totaled 148,947 metric tons, valued at $991.2 million. This represents a 5-percent decrease in quantity and an 8-percent decrease in value when compared to January-September 1998. The leading U.S. leaf export markets so far in 1999 are: the European Union, 81,660 tons; Japan, 24,610 tons; the Russian Federation, 6,738 tons; Turkey, 5,163 tons; Korea, 4,337 tons; Malaysia, 4,330 tons; and Dominican Republic, 2,710 tons.
Flue-cured exports for January-September 1999 reached 64,128 metric tons, valued at $449.8 million. This is almost 10 percent down in quantity and down 12 percent in value from January-September 1998. The leading U.S. flue-cured export markets so far in 1999 are: the European Union, 31,316 tons; Japan, 14,187 tons; Korea, 4,333 tons; Malaysia, 3,118 tons; and Turkey, 1,527 tons.
Burley exports for January-September 1999 totaled 42,927 tons, valued at $349.9 million, down 4 percent in quantity and 3 percent in value from January-September 1998. The leading U.S. burley export markets so far in 1999 are: the European Union, 29,341 tons; Japan, 5,849 tons; Thailand, 1,596 tons; the Philippines 1,531 tons; and Turkey, 1,340 tons.
U.S. cigarette exports in January-September 1999 totaled 115.7 billion pieces, valued at $2.4 billion, down 26 percent in quantity and 25 percent in value from January-September 1998. The leading U.S. cigarette export markets so far in 1999 are: Japan, 54.7 billion pieces; the European Union, 17.6 billion pieces (to mainly Belgium/Luxembourg, a major transshipment point for exports to other European markets); Saudi Arabia, 7.3 billion pieces; Cyprus, 5 billion pieces; Lebanon, 4.5 billion pieces; Israel, 3.5 billion pieces; Singapore, 2.5 billion pieces; Hong Kong, 2.3 billion pieces; and Korea, 1.7 billion pieces.
U.S. exports of bulk smoking tobacco for January-September 1999 totaled 52,108 metric tons, valued at $405 million, up 6 percent in quantity and down 2 percent in value from January-September 1998. The leading export markets so far in 1999 are: the European Union, 14,484 tons; Turkey, 9,379 tons; Japan, 8,356 tons; Egypt, 6,296 tons and Poland, 4,304 tons.
U.S. unmanufactured tobacco imports for consumption (duty paid) for January-September 1999 totaled 174,287 tons, valued at $565 million, down 4 percent in quantity and 5 percent in value when compared to January-September 1998. Imports of oriental tobacco, the leading tobacco type imported by the United States, reached 40,655 tons, valued at $187 million in 1999, down 33 percent in quantity and down 38 percent in value when compared to the same period in 1998. Flue-cured imports so far in 1999 totaled 50,577 tons, valued at $170 million, up nearly 84 percent in quantity and 83 percent in value from January-September1998. Burley imports for January-September 1999 totaled 33,240 tons, valued at $116 million, up nearly 30 percent in quantity and up 24 percent in value from the same period in 1998. U.S. imports of stems and scrap tobacco so far in 1999 totaled 27,374 tons, valued at $11.6 million, down 35 percent in quantity and down 31 percent in value from January-September 1998. So far in 1999, the leading suppliers to the United States of unmanufactured tobacco imports for consumption are: Brazil, 47,167 tons; Turkey, 30,993 tons; Malawi, 13,986 tons; the European Union, 11,384 tons; Argentina, 9,716 tons; Zimbabwe, 8,093 tons; Canada, 7,603 tons; and the Dominican Republic, 5,848 tons.
U.S. general imports (actual arrivals) of unmanufactured tobacco so far in 1999 totaled 175,570 tons, valued at $552 million. This represents a 14-percent decrease in quantity and a 16-percent decrease in value from the same period in 1998.
1 Metric Ton = 2,204.622 Pounds
1 Pound = 0.0004536 Metric Tons
1 Kilogram = 2.2046 Pounds
1 Pound = 0.4535924 Kilograms
1 Hectare = 2.471 Acres
1 Acre = 0.4047 Hectares
Dry Weight (DW) = 88 to 92 percent of Farm Sales Weight (FSW) 1/
1/ Unmanufactured tobacco's conversion from dry weight to farm sales weight varies depending on a country's cultivation and processing conditions and practices. The average conversion factor ranges from 88 to 92 percent, but it can be as low as 60 percent.


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Recently the Town Council approved an agreement with four private property owners giving the town the authority to make improvements worth $500,000 to the rear parking lots behind Simpson Court businesses. The agreement also requires the town to provide maintenance for 30 years at taxpayer cost.
There have been two articles in the Record Journal about it recently:
Some object to Simpson parking deal – Petition campaign seeks to force referendum
Nothing new about parking plan – Simpson scheme has been around more than decade
If we really wanted to do this we should have executed on it ten years ago when times were better and the project cost half as much. In true Wallingford fashion we waited and we're trying to do it now when it costs much more.
In either situation I wouldn't agree this is the best use for this money.
The Mayor is fond of saying when it comes to ball fields for Little League that if we build it for them, other sports teams would want facilities of their own too.
This has been one of his key points to the argument all these years which is one of the reasons why to this day there still is no single facility.
So if we spend tax dollars that benefit (even if it is a shared benefit) private property owners, wouldn't we expect other private property owners to want the same benefits in the future?
I patronize many of the businesses in the Simpson Court area and this is nothing against them at all; I simply feel that it is a mistake to commit taxpayer dollars in this fashion.
We already consume tax dollars annually with the small degree of maintenance and support to the parking area already. This comes in the form of snow plowing in the winter and so on. This is in exchange for the use of the area for the businesses as well as "municipal parking."
Obviously, people that patronize the businesses will use the rear parking – that would be expected. The agreement for the "municipal parking" use comes into play, as an example, when people park their cars there and go to the Twilight Tunes on the Parade Ground.
So in that effect the give and take is arguable, it's been something we've been doing for a long time and as long as the overall and ongoing maintenance and support to the parking area stays manageable I don't see any reason why the mutually beneficial agreement couldn't continue.
I can't support the use of funds to upgrade / improve their property however. At a bare minimum, after the improvements are made it could potentially make the respective properties more valuable. That's great for the tax base I suppose but if the property owner, for example, sold the property and profiteered additionally as a direct result of tax dollars being used to upgrade and improve their parking area I don't think I would be happy with that even knowing that the town still gets to use the area for parking out of the new owners.
If $500,000.00 is available to address parking downtown then we should commit that to the Wooding-Caplan property. The town already owns that and it would be spending the dollars on the upgrading / upkeep of its own property rather than the private property of four business owners.
I support the petition that is being circulated which is calling for a public referendum on the item. If enough signatures are collected then it would go on the ballot for people to vote on. Additionally, it would be wise to put it on the general ballot in November as it would make it so there is no additional cost to the town anyway since there is a general election taking place.
At referendum, if the majority of the voters approve the measure to spend the money on the private property of four business owners, then the council would be realized to have made the correct vote on behalf of the citizens in the first place with respect to the project. Nothing will change and the effort can go forward – case closed.
If the citizens vote it down then they will have NOT agreed with the council's vote and they will have had their say. The project will not occur and something else will have to be voted upon.
Democracy in action.
You've heard my thoughts on this – take some time to read through the articles in the newspaper and get the information for yourself.
Consider signing the petition which only sets up the referendum and allows it to happen.
Then, make your choice – yes or no – do we, as a town, want to spend $500,000 in this manner.
It's your town – get informed and get involved.
Tags: parking, referendum, Simpson Court, Town Council, Wallingford


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Our mission is to enable people to live with dignity and hope while coping with loss and terminal illness.
* Can review pleasant and unpleasant memories
* Enjoy some time alone
* Drive somewhere by yourself without crying the entire time
* Realize that painful comments made by family or friends are made in ignorance
* Reach out to help someone else in a similar situation
* Enjoy a good joke
* Eat, sleep, and exercise like you did before your loved one died
* No longer feel tired all the time
* Have developed a routine to your daily life
* Can find something to be thankful for
* Can establish new and healthy relationships
* Can organize and plan for your future
* Accept things as they are and not keep trying to return things to what they were
* Have patience with yourself when experiencing upsurges in grief
* Look forward to getting up in the morning
* Can acknowledge your new life and discover personal growth from your grief
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IT looks as though UK pensioners who were not entitled to the Winter Fuel Payment may now be eligible to lodge a claim.
An elderly couple who live in France but left the UK before 1998, the cut off date for receipt of the Winter Fuel Payment, has received a letter from the Pension Service in Newcastle telling them they will soon receive a claim form.
Download Winter Fuel Payment July 2012
The Pension Service says it will decide on entitlement to the payment by accessing if someone has a 'genuine and sufficient link to the UK' for example, how long they worked in the UK for and whether they are in receipt of a State pension or other benefits.
To make initial enquiries it is advisable to contact the International Pension Centre in Newcastle on:
Phone number: +44 191 218 7777
Fax number: +44 191 218 7021
Textphone: (for those with speech or hearing difficulties) +44 191 218 7280
International Pension Centre
Tyneview Park
Newcastle Upon Tyne
United Kingdom
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm
The receipt of the Winter Fuel Payment by people who moved to the EU from the UK before 1998 has previously been blocked, but it looks as though a European Court of Justice decision has forced a change.
The campaign for entitlement to the payment has been long battle for those behind websites like the British Expats Association (Spain) and the France based, Pensioners Debout!
I've put a request into the Pension Service for an official comment.


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Horst Krzbrg closes down
uber_userwroteThu, 14 Mar 2013One of Berlin's best kept secrets with regular killer lineups, the killasan, a truly appreciative and knowledgeable crowd and a really friendly staff. So sad to see you go Horst Krzbrg, you will be missed
HorstKrzbrgwroteFri, 01 Mar 2013zwar an anderer stelle, aber eine abschiedsparty gibt es schon: http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.asp...... More
thesaucererwroteMon, 25 Feb 2013Crap - so where else except Berghain am i gonna see Hyperdub, for example? Ikon gone last winter, now this winter Horst is up! Shit, now tell me there's 'something' to do with 'noise', and the 'image' of the area, again, isn't it?
latacewroteFri, 22 Feb 2013bye, bye my love. will miss you
H30HwroteWed, 20 Feb 2013Plans for the future?
kurtflipwroteTue, 19 Feb 2013Ich heule jede Nacht. Was ist bloss passiert? Nicht mal 'ne Abschiedsparty?! Das ist bitter.
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McGraw-Hill shares closed down nearly 11 percent Tuesday. On Monday, after the lawsuit was first reported, they plunged nearly 14 percent.
Shares of Moody's Corp., the parent of Moody's Investors Service, another rating agency, lost nearly 9 percent Tuesday after closing down nearly 11 percent Monday.
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Report: Western intelligence agency tipped Lebanon to likely attack
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Story | Nov 20, 2013 | 1:37 PMBy Dominic Evans BEIRUT, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Thirty years after the Lebanese capital gave birth to the modern suicide bomber, a killer has again driven his explosive-packed car towards an embassy in Beirut, hurling charred corpses through the street. For... -
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A snap fastener (also called snap, popper, and press stud) is a pair of interlocking discs, made out of a metal or plastic, commonly used in place of buttons to fasten clothing and for similar purposes. A circular lip under one disc fits into a groove on the top of the other, holding them fast until a certain amount of force is applied. Snap fasteners are often used in children's clothing, as they are relatively easy for children to use.
Different types of snaps can be attached to fabric or leather by riveting with a punch and die set specific to the type of rivet snaps used (striking the punch with a hammer to splay the tail), sewing, or plying with special snap pliers.
In the famous Chinese Terracotta Army, dating from 210 BC, the horse halters of wagons, made of a gold tube and a silver tube, were joined with a form of snap fasteners.citation needed
Modern snap fasteners were first patented by German inventor Heribert Bauer in 1885 as the "Federknopf-Verschluss", a novelty fastener for men's trousers. Some attribute the invention to Bertel Sanders, of Denmark. These first versions had an S-shaped spring in the "male" disc instead of a groove.1 When Jack Weil (1901–2008) modified the design and put snaps on his iconic Western shirts, the term "snap" became commonplace and snap fasteners came into use in much Western wear.2
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The Economic Foundations of the Greek Crisis
Posted: July 10, 2010 Filed under: Economy | Tags: Academic article, eurozone, Greek economy facts, Spyros Sakellaropoulos Leave a comment »by Spyros Sakellaropoulos *
*Paper given at the conference on the Greek crisis at the University of Salford, May 4 2010
This intervention is an attempt to explain the mechanism on the basis of which the economic crisis was brought into existence in present-day Greece. I propose to demonstrate: that there is no question either of excessive wage increases or of an exports crisis. On the contrary, today's situation is the product of an interaction between three different factors and the endeavour to solve the problem is being carried out on the basis of decisions that are first and foremost political. The three factors are a) the fact that the mode of incorporation of Greek capitalism into the international division of labour has run up against its limits, b) the crisis of the euro and the consequences of this for the Greek economy, c) the attempt that is being made by the forces of capital internationally to impose a new model of accumulation. Read the rest of this entry »


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TRURO - As a coach at St. Francis Xavier University, Scott Annand suffered through plenty of headaches on account of James Macpherson.
That's precisely why Annand selected Macpherson as the namesake for the newly revamped football stadium at Cobequid Educational Centre.
"He sure did," Annand said with a laugh. "You really had to game plan for him and I remember it as if it were today."
James Macpherson Stadium, a $250,000 project initiated by Annand which saw new aluminum bleachers to seat 1,000 fans, a new scoreboard, locker room, player's lounge, press box and offices built at the Truro high school, will be officially opened prior to Sunday's 1 p.m. tilt between Annand's Cobequid Cougars and the Sir John A. Macdonald Flames.
Annand said nobody was more deserving to have their name on the stadium than Macpherson, a former Cougar and Saint Mary's Huskies standout who lost his life in a plane crash 12 years ago at age 27.
"I've had the utmost respect for James since I've known him," Annand said. "His accomplishments in sports, in football particularly, and his character... he was such a professional with a bright career as a pilot, it just feels right."
Even though Macpherson still brings some personal grief Annand's way.
"Coach (Blake) Nill still gives me a ribbing every now and then that I never got James to St. F.X.," Annand laughed. "He was the one recruit I didn't get out of CEC."


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By Bret Strelow
Frankly, it was a tame show.
The new-look ACC, which officially gained three members Monday, is the most well-positioned conference in college athletics. It's the most powerful one, too, in every notable sport but football.
Where were the fireworks or fog machines? OK, those probably aren't permitted at the NASDAQ stock exchange in Times Square, but with New York serving as the host city, the league should have gone big in announcing "The Expansion."
The ACC, like the Miami Heat in 2010, has attracted fans and alienated others with its survival-of-the-fittest mentality. LeBron James and Chris Bosh joined Dwyane Wade three years ago to form yet another "Big Three," and James had to move to a second hand as he brazenly counted off the number of NBA championships he expected his team to capture.
As ACC commissioner John Swofford welcomed Syracuse, Pittsburgh and Notre Dame on Monday, he missed a great opening to declare, "Not 12, not 13, not 14."
League membership has now risen to 15 - Notre Dame is conditionally independent in football - and the number could remain at 15 or increase after Louisville replaces outgoing member Maryland next year. A grant-of-rights agreement gives the ACC control of television money for schools that leave before the league's broadcast deal ends in 2026-27, practically ensuring stability for the next 14 years.
Aside from when the ACC mascots posed for a strange cruise-ship picture with Testudo, Maryland's embattled turtle, being held upside down, Monday's proceedings weren't over the top.
Swofford shared a stage with coaches Mike Brey of Notre Dame, Jim Boeheim of Syracuse, Frank Beamer of Virginia Tech and Jimbo Fisher of Florida State - scheduled guest Roy Williams of North Carolina couldn't make it - along with former Pittsburgh wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald for a ho-hum press conference. They participated in a fairly routine closing bell ceremony with the 15 mascots at 4 p.m.
The most striking image, other than the mascots from Georgia Tech and Syracuse dancing awkwardly together, was the smile on the often ornery Boeheim's face.
This was a joyous occasion for everyone involved.
"There's just an opportunity in front of us that we've never had before," Swofford said.
The ACC is far from being a premier football conference, but Swofford and many of his coaches aren't afraid to label it the best basketball league ever assembled. Duke's Mike Krzyzewski has been leading the charge and looking for followers since late May, when he said the ACC would put 10 teams into the NCAA tournament.
Krzyzewski stood by that prediction a week later, asserting that bold proclamations are constructive and necessary, noting, "The new guys talk like that; it's getting the other guys to talk that way."
Williams' absence Monday left Brey and Boeheim - two new guys - as the only basketball coaches with a voice, and they talked exactly the way Krzyzewski had described.
Conference comes first.
"You get nine or 10 teams into the tournament when your league is good, not because you're good," Boeheim said. "Your league has to be good, and that's the key."
The expanded league now in place, it's up to the players, coaches and administrators to prove that the ACC is worthy of the hype.
With so much buildup, a captive audience will be waiting to see if the conference succeeds or fails.
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321 Meetup Groups match "Outdoor Recreation" near Topanga, CA
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We're just a bunch of thirtysomething friends that bonded because of our love of the outdoors and all the weirdness that comes with being a Filipino. Come join us as we explore SoCal's hidden and not-so-hidden trails.
Great Outdoors is a not-for-profit, all-volunteer gay and lesbian organization dedicated to the enjoyment of outdoor recreation. We are the largest gay outdoor recreational organization in Southern California and include chapters in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Orange County/Long Beach, Palm Springs, and San Diego Our outings including camping, hiking, backpacking, whitewater rafting, canoes, swimming, kayaking, fishing, 4x4 off-road, cycling, mountain biking, social gatherings, volleyball, game …
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Outdoor Afro is a social community that reconnects African-Americans with natural spaces and one another through recreational activities such as camping, hiking, biking, birding, fishing, gardening, skiing — and more! Outdoor Afro disrupts the false perception that black people do not have a relationship with nature. We remember our history in nature, leverage social media, and support relevant local leadership to create interest communities, events, and partnerships that support diverse partici …
Let's go outdoors. Snowboard and ski in the winter and hiking and camping in the summer. Are you adventures and looking for friends to do various outdoor activities with. We are too. We started as a snowboarding group but have now ventured into outdoor adventures and more! We love winter sports and enjoy summer adventures as well. When there is snow, we hit up the slopes. In warmer months, we keep up the fun through hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing and other outdoor adventures. https:// …
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GO! (Gethsemane Outdoors) hiking and outdoors group heads into the beautiful Southern California land and seascapes once a month to re-energize our spirits, re-engage with others and restore that balance that traffic, stress and cubicles have stripped away. Hiking, kayaking, sledding and more are all practically (if not literally) at our doorstep, so we should get out there! Originally started as the outdoors group at our church (Gethsemane Lutheran in Mar Vista) with members and close friends, …
"This is a group for anyone interested in hiking and exploring the great outdoors with our four legged buddies.. All skills levels are welcome. I started this group to meet other outdoor enthusiasts and their canine friends. Looking forward to exploring the outdoors with everybody."
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After searching high and low for an outdoor group that focuses on family fun, and coming up short for the Ventura County and surrounding areas, I chose to create my own. If you enjoy hiking, biking, camping, or any other activity that gets you outdoors and make it a priority to share the fun and adventures with your kids, this group is for you. Events will be held predominantly in Ventura County but will also range into the neighboring counties and areas of Southern California. All areas of expe …
Group of Christians enjoying various activities outdoors in Fellowship with other Christians.
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You are adventurous? Great!! Welcome to "LA West-Side Ski, Snowboard and Outdoor Adventure Group," which is similar to our other group, "Los Angeles Snowboarders and Outdoors Adventures" Meetup Group. We started out as a ski & snowboarding group but are now venturing into outdoor adventures and more! We love winter sports and enjoy summer adventures as well. When there is snow, we hit the slopes. In warmer months, we keep up the fun through hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing and other outdoo …
This group's focus is ALL forms of outdoor activities including hiking, backpacking, camping, running, orienteering, road biking, mountain biking, kayaking, sailing, rafting, volleyball, tennis, skiing, snowboarding, inline skating, rock climbing, or anything else you can think of. Sometimes this includes multiday adventures to amazing destinations, as well as, an occasional social event like a dinner, social mixer, picnic, or bowling etc. Join and meet fellow enthusiasts for outdoor activities …
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Jewish Outdoor Adventures (JOA) Los Angeles is a community based, not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to create an alternate social arena for single members of the Jewish community in the Los Angeles Area. Activities include day hikes, moonlight hikes, and other outdoor activities.
This is a predominantly gay group that is open to anyone interested in hiking, backpacking, camping, kayaking, cycling etc. Everyone is welcome. The group was started to meet other gay-friendly outdoor enthusiasts. Looking forward to exploring the outdoors with everybody!
This is a group for those who LOVE being active in the outdoors. We will be a younger crowd for the most part (college age to 35). I am a college senior organizing this group. I am hoping this will eventually turn into a core group or groups of friends who will be so glad they discovered one another. Events will center around that new-found sense of wonder and discovery that we as young people embarking on a quest to experience the world feel. Events will include hikes, peak-bagging, bike rides, …
This is a group for anyone interested in fun & interactive outdoor challenges led by combat-decorated Marine Corps Special Operator instructors. Events are a great experience that will forge leadership and critical-thinking skills based on real-world Marine special operations missions. Come have a good time and meet some of our nation's most elite warriors!
This is a group for anyone intrested in hiking and enjoying the beauitful views around Los Angelas. Currently most scheduled hikes have views of the Pacific Ocean and are in the Malibu/Venture area. All skill level are welcome, as we take time to be present and enjoy the views. I started to group to meet others who want to get outdoors, become healthier, and to find others who want to take time to enjoy the hike. Your will notice in the hike summaries that most of our hikes take on average 1 1 …
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Indoor and Outdoor get togethers and adventures for those who are proud to be 50 plus! We will get together and share interests and outings while creating friendships and fun!
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This is a group for anyone interested in biking,hiking,camping, kayaking,going on outings/events,etc. and having lot's of fun doing it! All ages and skills levels are welcome. Having two kids and recently volunteering as a Cub Scout leader has inspired me to start this group to share my love for the outdoors and to meet others who are into having active life styles. Along with enjoying adventures together we will also take the time to enjoy relaxing outdoor events like festivals, expos, movies i …
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ActiveSM is an initiative started by the City of Santa Monica's Community and Cultural Services Division to support the community in becoming active. The City of Santa Monica makes so many different recreational opportunties available to its community members and this Meetup group serves as a place to connect community members to those many opportunties. This meetup group will host a monthly event where community members are invited to join us and the community while participating in a movement- …
this is a group for anyone interested in the sport of water polo.... you can be beginner, intermediate or advance.... although our club has programs for all ages and skill levels from youth to adult .... my main intent was to get more adults playing in a more recreational style manner, like pick up games, scrimmages, etc.... who knows what it will lead to, the majority of our sessions are at the Joint Forces Training Base Pool in Los Alamitos, is an oudoor heated Olympic size pool, it is home of …
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Welcome! This is a group for people who are interested in hiking and other outdoor activities such as camping, backpacking, and rock climbing. I started this group to meet other outdoor enthusiasts. Looking forward to exploring the outdoors with everyone.
Welcome to So Cal Offroad Trails. The objective of this group is to have fun and make new friends while enjoying the outdoors. We are a family-focused group of off-road enthusiasts that promote OHV education, safety, and stewardship. Our membership is open to ATVs, green sticker & dual sport motorcyclists, dune buggies, 4x4s and side-by-sides (UTVs). Also, we attend off-road related events such as expos, shows and races! We plan our off-road adventures on trails rated easy (green), moderate …
So Cal area nature lovers come out and smell the flowers right here in LA. The Puente Hills Preserve is 4,000 acres of open-space located within a 30 minute drive from nearly anywhere in Los Angeles and Orange County. There are excellent monthly naturalist- guided hikes every third Saturday of each month from 9am to 11am at rotating trailheads throughout the Preserve. If you enjoy the outdoors, whether you are an avid hiker or a beginner you'll love the free hikes at the Puente Hills Preserve. B …
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To play and socialize with those who appreciate the game of Disc Golf. Everyone is welcome, experienced or not. Disc Golf is a game of skill and accuracy coupled with a fun day in the outdoors, friendly people, and a non competitive atmosphere.
There are quite a few 'peak lists' in California and we like to climb them. Some are easy and good trails lead to the top. Others are long, difficult cross-country routes and may require some roped sections. Please evaluate the proposed hike/climb to be within your capabilities. As many/most of these hikes will be new to all attending, everyone should have studied the route, copied topo maps, have your GPS loaded with waypoints, and be prepared to 'help' with route finding on the difficult one …
What is Land Ops? Land Ops in a 4x4 nav-comm free group. It is an off road adventure that combines; Off Road Driving & Vehicle Recovery Navigation & Orienteering Radio & Signal Communication Our Motto; Learn by Engagement Achieve through Teamwork Amateur video from our trips are submitted to Land Ops Adventure Documentaries at www.LandOps.com. Footage is compiled, edited and produced into mini-webisodes that feature what we do and the equipment we use. We attract; Overlanders, 4x4 drivers, …
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We are the largest Adult Recreational Soccer Club in the US. We provide recreational, yet competitive football for adults. At the moment, we have 2 Women's teams and 10 Men's teams in Los Angeles and New York. We have teams in the L.A. Municipal Rec league, L.A. Premier league, and the South Bay Sports league. Send us a message if you are looking for a team to join! We also have club socials, pick-up games, tournaments, and training sessions for our players. The club accepts new players for t …
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This meetup group is designed for parents and children to meet other parents and children who want to get out and explore nature! We'll be going on nature hikes and field trips so that our children can explore, respect, and appreciate nature... Join us as we go out on local nature walks (the beautiful San Gabriel mountains and Angeles National Forest in our backyard are a great place to start), seasonal fruit picking, educational field trips to local museums and gardens, and general outdoor fun …
This group is intended to be an expansion of a hiking/outdoors ministry that originally started at NewSong Church in Irvine, CA in 2001. This is an expansion from our yahoogroups and facebook group page. Just search under either for "NewSong Hiking/Outdoors". However, this group has expanded beyond this church and we have members and participants from different places. The purpose of the group is to gather people who love God and who love the beautiful outdoors for hiking and other outdoors acti …
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This group is for anyone that wants to get outside and enjoy the great weather. Pick-up sports, biking, kayaking, .... Let's organize a bike ride, kayak the harbor(s), beach volleyball, beach soccer, cookouts, and anything else you want to do outside. So join up and let everyone know what you would like to do. Members can suggest meetups!
Come join our Kayak Adventure from Redondo Beach to Bluff Cove, our trips are roughly 4 - 6 hours round trip with the option of joining us for lunch at Ruby's afterwards. We depart behind the dock of seaside lagoon searching for wildlife like Dolphins, Seals, Jellyfish, & Maybe one day a whale. Check out this video of an Ocean Kayaker in Redondo Beach seeing a Blue whale:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVtw94PJ8XA Last but not least for those of you nervous of the Ocean we have not had 1 incident …
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Are you a medical marijuana patient, 420 friendly, cannabis lover, or just a down to earth, open minded person who loves hiking, camping, or anything to do with the outdoors and wants to meet like-minded others? This group is for you!
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Four women claimed flight championships in the Hanover Country Club 9 Holers' golf group's tournament Wednesday at the Abbottstown course.
The winners were Gail Shaull in the first flight, Gloria Sweeney in the second flight, Fran Hutton in the third flight and Brenda Farley in the fourth flight.
Shaull also posted a chip-in on No. 5.
Club schedules two footraces
The South Penn Road Runners Club will conduct two footraces this fall.
The Run for the Park Cross Country Challenge will be held Saturday, Aug. 18, at the West Manheim Recreation Park while the Trails 4 Tails Ultra Run and Relay will be held Saturday, Sept. 22, at Codorus State Park.
The club also announced it will field a team at Friday's Relay for Life run/walk at South Western High School.


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Posted: Feb 3, 2013 5:16 PM by Meteorologist Mike Heard
Wind Advisory continues through 11pm Monday.
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Spinning Straw into gold
Slowly but surly, survivor Strawdog Theatre turns 20.
On its surface, Strawdog Theatre Company has every reason to have gone away by now. The whereabouts of certain original founding members, for example, are unknown to the current management. Several companies of similar size and mission that began around the same time (Famous Door, Roadworks) have long since dissolved and scattered to the four winds. And the programming is just elusive enough to make it tough to pin down what exactly defines a Strawdog show.
Yet this fall Strawdog turns 20, meaning it was founded when many of its current ensemble members were in middle school. The lesson, it seems, is that sometimes it really isn't bad to be the tortoise.
Although plenty have come and gone through a well-greased revolving door, the company's gradually accumulated crop of 31 active members is a host of strong non-Equity actors, designers, technicians and even live musicians who can be seen regularly throughout the city. Most go financially uncompensated, but remain on board because, according to artistic director Nic Dimond, "Strawdog is a for-the-love-of-the-game kind of place." (Operating at around $170,000 annually, the company has no full-time staff; most administrative duties are handled by artists.) Meanwhile, the group's Buena Park space has slowly transformed from second-story rathole to an inviting complex that retains its funkiness without scaring anybody away.
This week, the theater christens season 20 with Brian Friel's Aristocrats (directed by Broadway refugee Rick Snyder, the one Steppenwolf ensemble member who won't join his castmates in the New York transfer of August: Osage County this fall). But while the play is the main event, Strawdog has managed to create enough of a nightlife scene that the casual visitor might not even know he's stepped into a theater.
If you walk through the handsomely lacquered lobby and past the entrance to the theater space, you'll find yourself in Hugen Hall, a onetime rehearsal room that has been spruced up to double as a late-night cabaret and bar. It's there that an increasingly popular comedic shenanigan called The Game Show Show (a regularly changing satire of game-show culture created by Strawdog artists and others) and a lineup of bands can serve either as chasers to the mainstage activity or as freestanding events. The resultant foot traffic has given the place new bustle, upping the party vibe while reinforcing Strawdog's identity as a venue—which is key to an ensemble that takes on willy-nilly projects ranging from live radio plays to golden-era Broadway plays whose casts number more than 40.
"We're not topic-driven, we're not style-based. We just like doing plays together," Dimond admits. Built on a relatively democratic model—all ensemble members are inducted only after unanimous company vote—the troupe was headed by an artistic collective before Dimond took the lead in 2003. And even with a singular artistic director, the shows have been all over the map: a mash-up of punk Shakespeare, traditional stagings of Americans and Brits and experiments like a hip-hop bowling musical.
But the two things tying it all together were a collective work ethic and an address. "The difference is that we have a home," says Tim Zingelman, the company's senior-most member, who joined as a technician in 1992. "A single style is something that Strawdog has always had a hard time putting its finger on. But the space grounds us."
While maintaining real estate can be a dangerous liability for a nonprofit, Zingelman claims it's also been a life-saver in times of financial woe. "No one wants to donate money to help you pay off a debt. They want to donate money to produce something new," Zingelman says. "If we produce a show and lose money on it, we can rent out the space to make some of that back."
Interestingly, while the newly redesigned lobby and Hugen Hall (which Dimond estimates cost about $20,000 to renovate) look slicker than ever, the theater itself still retains a skeletal feel. And the famously tricked-out bathrooms—chock-full of chain-link and antiquated trappings that might suit the maxim "One man's trash…"—remain ungentrified.
Though recent trimmings like air-conditioning and new risers have increased audience comfort, they're not enough to fool onetime storefront actor Snyder. "What I like about Strawdog," the Steppenwolf actor says, "is how small and intimate and bare-bones it is."
Aristocrats is now slumming at Strawdog.


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Setting the AFC championship scene: Patriots-Ravens | 01.20.13 at 2:01 pm ET |
FOXBORO — High winds and falling temperatures are expected in Foxboro as the Patriots shoot for their sixth AFC championship in the the last 12 seasons under Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.
Game time temperatures are expected in the mid-30s and are expected to drop into the mid-20s throughout the game but the bigger factor will be winds between 15-20 miles an hour with gusts up to 35 MPH making it feel like 14 degrees in the second half.
The only significant injury for the Patriots is the loss of tight end Rob Gronkowski to a broken left arm, suffered last Sunday in the win over the Texans.
Chandler Jones (ankle) and Danny Woodhead (left thumb) should both be available to play and both were listed as probable for the game after fully participating in practice on Friday.
As for the Ravens, the most notable injury could be running back Bernard Pierce (knee). He did not practice on Thursday and was limited on Friday, and was officially listed as questionable on Friday.
This is the fourth rematch in AFC championship history since 1975. The Steelers beat the Raiders in 1974 and 1975 before losing the 1976 game in Oakland as the Raiders finally broke through and won Super Bowl XI. In 1978 and 79, the Steelers hosted the Houston Oilers, and beat them both times on the way to winning Super Bowl XII and Super Bowl XIII.
It happened again in 1986 and '87. In Jan. 1987, the Broncos beat the Browns on "The Drive" in Cleveland. The next year, Ernest Byner fumbled in the closing seconds and the Broncos held on to beat the Browns at Mile High Stadium.
The Raiders are the only the team to win an AFC championship rematch.
As for the season history, the Patriots will be looking for revenge after losing a 30-21 fourth-quarter lead and falling 31-30 on a controversial Justin Tucker field goal as time expired at M&T Bank Stadium. The field goal appeared to go over the right upright but replacement officials ruled it good.
Ray Rice had 101 yards rushing on just 20 carries in that game while Joe Flacco was 28-of-39 for 382 yards and three touchdowns. Brady, who last week set the all-time NFL playoff record for quarterback wins with 17, was 28-of-41 for 335 yards and a touchdown in the Sept. 23 game in Baltimore. The high winds at Gillette Stadium today figure to drastically impact the deep passing game.
The press box at Gillette Stadium will be a busy place today as over 600 credentials have been issued to local and national media.
Some other nuggets for today:
For more Patriots news, visit the team page at weei.com/patriots. WEEI-FM 93.7 will broadcast the AFC Championship game between the Patriots and Ravens at 6:30 p.m.
Bill Belichick puts Matthew Slater in a very special class | 01.19.13 at 9:50 am ET |
FOXBORO — Bill Belichick looks for leadership from his players in various ways. He looks for it on the practice field. He looks for it in the classroom and off the field.
He also looks for it when things don't go well.
For the Patriots' special teams unit, that would be last week. And Matthew Slater is the captain of that unit. Slater was seen yelling and getting after his team after allowing several big plays last week in the 41-28 win over the Texans. It was about the only area of the game that didn't go as planned.
They allowed a 94-yard kickoff return to Danieal Manning to open the game and another big return in the second quarter as the Texans scored a touchdown that gave them new life and momentum to cut the lead to 17-13 at the half.
The way Slater has handled himself in the five years he's been with the Patriots hasn't gone unnoticed by Belichick. He was voted special teams captain last year and earned the honor again this year. Slater, says Belichick, is the perfect candidate to stabilize the unit on the field.
"Matt has done a great job for us," Belichick said on Friday. "He's taken that role…in my time here I've been very fortunate to have two outstanding, I mean exemplary, players at leadership positions on special teams with Larry Izzo and Matt Slater. I thought that really when we had Larry that that was, there'd never be another one like that, that that was so rare and Matt's different than Larry but I think in his own way equally effective. Matt's really, he's tremendous. His attitude, his work ethic, the example that he sets, the way he interacts with his teammates in a really good way.
"I don't know that a player could do anymore than what he's done for us in that role for the last several years, probably since after his second year. He's embraced his role on the team, he's been very good at it and he e makes other players around him better. I think that's a great compliment to him and the job he does. He's smart, he's well prepared, he works hard, he has good skill, good talent, he's tough, he's a good playmaker for us. I could go on about him all day. We're lucky to have him on this football team. He does a tremendous job for us."
Slater's attitude about putting the past in the past and keeping it there, after a game like last week, is exactly what Belichick is looking for. Read the rest of this entry »
Chandler Jones, Danny Woodhead 'probable' for Sunday | 01.18.13 at 4:14 pm ET |
FOXBORO — In a sign they should be ready to go on Sunday, rookie defensive end Chandler Jones (ankle) and running back Danny Woodhead (left thumb) fully participated in practice Friday inside Gillette Stadium. Both are listed among five Patriots as "probable" for Sunday's AFC championship against the Ravens. Trevor Scott, Marquice Cole and Nick McDonald also returned fully participated for a second straight day as the Patriots practiced outside in the bitter cold with 52 players. The team has not yet filled the roster spot vacated when Rob Gronkowski was placed on season-ending injured reserve on Thursday with a forearm injury.
As for the Ravens, running back Bernard Pierce (knee) returned to practiced on Friday on a limited basis after missing Thursday. Pierce is among four Ravens listed as questionable for the game. LB Dannell Ellerbe (ankle/back), FB Vonta Leach (knee/ankle) and WR David Reed (thigh) are also questionable. CB Asa Jackson (thigh) did not participate for a third straight day and was ruled out.
Here is Friday's complete report:
Full Participation
DB Marquice Cole(finger) Probable
DE Chandler Jones (ankle) Probable
RB Danny Woodhead (thumb) Probable
OL Nick McDonald (shoulder) Probable
DE Trevor Scott (knee) Probable
For more Patriots news, visit the team page at weei.com/patriots. WEEI-FM 93.7 will broadcast the AFC championship game between the Patriots and Ravens on Sunday at 6:30 p.m.
Perfect attendance for Patriots | at 12:18 pm ET |
FOXBORO — The Patriots had perfect attendance inside Gillette Stadium on Friday as they continued preparations for their AFC championship showdown with the Ravens Sunday evening in Foxboro.
Rob Gronkowski was placed on season-ending injured reserve on Thursday with a broken left arm, leaving the Patriots roster at 52 players. All 52 were bundled up in heavy sweats and shells on Friday on a bitterly cold but sunny day at Gillette.
The Patriots listed only Chandler Jones (ankle) as limited in practice on Thursday, with the remaining 51 players fully participating.
For more Patriots news, visit the team page at weei.com/patriots. WEEI-FM 93.7 will broadcast the AFC championship game between the Patriots and Ravens on Sunday at 6:30 p.m.
Rob Ninkovich 'still trying to fill the shoes' of Mike Vrabel | 01.17.13 at 10:03 pm ET |
FOXBORO — From the moment he took the number 50 with the Patriots, the comparisons began for Rob Ninkovich.
How does Ninkovich stack up to Mike Vrabel?
Ninkovich began his career in New England in 2009, the year Vrabel was traded to Kansas City.
Ninkovich was asked Thursday if he's ever met Vrabel, who is now an assistant coach at his alma mater, Ohio State.
"No, never have, never met him, never talked to him, maybe one day," Ninkovich said Thursday. "I'm sure he'll probably give me some crap for taking his number."
"I mean his whole career, the performance that he's had his whole career, kind of speaks for itself. So just to even have the comparison, it's an honor. But you know, different football players. You know obviously there's … I think he was like four inches taller than me, his arms were way longer, so he has the advantage there."
Actually two inches, as Vrabel stands 6-foot-4 and Ninkovich 6-2. But Ninkovich has more than stood tall this season with five forced fumbles and four recoveries.
Has Bill Belichick ever shown Ninkovich any tape of Mike Vrabel?
"Well, growing up, I'm a little bit younger than him so I always watched the Patriots and watched their successful seasons in the past when I wasn't a part of the team," Ninkovich said. "So, definitely, still trying to fill the shoes."
After all the comparisons were only natural. He is a versatile outside linebacker who was converted to an edge pass rusher, who can not only get to the quarterback but also force fumbles and always find a way to jump on a loose ball on the field.
He did it again last Sunday in the final five minutes when the Texans appeared to be on the verge of converting an on-side kick, trailing 38-28. Ninkovich recovers the bouncing ball, crisis averted and Patriots seal the deal, 41-28.
"As a defensive player you're always thinking that the ball is a key," Ninkovich said. "You're looking at the ball on the snap, you're trying to find the ball in pursuit. When people are around the ball making plays you're always aware where it's at. You know if it's fumbled or if it's on the ground you have to get on it. Let everyone else decide what's going on as long as you get the ball, it will all work itself out. As a defensive player, that's in your mind all the time is being prepared to get on top of it."
For more Patriots news, visit the team page at weei.com/patriots. WEEI-FM 93.7 will broadcast the AFC championship game between the Patriots and Ravens on Sunday at 6:30 p.m.
FOXBORO — Two former Patriots key to the franchise's Super Bowl success of the 2000s will serve as honorary captains for Sunday's AFC championship game against Baltimore this Sunday.
Running back Kevin Faulk and left tackle Matt Light, who played their entire careers in New England and together helped the Patriots become the most successful team in the NFL for over a decade, were announced as the selections by the team on Thursday.
Both players announced their retirements in 2012 and each were honored with special halftime ceremonies during games this season to allow fans the opportunity to thank them for their Patriots careers. Faulk and Light played key roles in helping the Patriots win three Super Bowls in a four-year span. Each played in six AFC Championship games and celebrated five AFC Championships.
Faulk, who announced his retirement on Oct. 10, 2012 after spending his entire 13-year career as a member of the New England Patriots, was honored on November 11 during the Buffalo game. Faulk, who filled various roles for the Patriots during his years with the team, joined the club in 1999 as a second-round pick (46th overall) out of LSU. He is the Patriots all-time leader in all-purpose yards (12,349) and kickoff return yards (4,098) and is the Patriots' all-time leading return specialist, totaling 5,041 combined return yards (4,098 kick return yards and 943 punt return yards). Faulk ranks fifth in Patriots history in rushing yards (3,607), fifth in receptions (431), 11th in pass receiving yards (3,701) and sixth in total punt return yards (943).
Faulk recorded the longest non-touchdown kickoff return in team history when he covered 95 yards on a return against the New York Jets (11/15/99).
Light was originally drafted by the Patriots in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. Light left the football field having played a major role in leading the Patriots to 11 consecutive seasons with a winning record, nine division championships, five conference titles and three Super Bowls. On February 5, 2012, he tied an NFL record when he started in his fifth Super Bowl, joining teammate Tom Brady along with Cornelius Bennett, John Elway and Charles Haley as the only other players to accomplish the feat.
In 2009, he was recognized as one of the best players in franchise history when he was named to the Patriots' 50th Anniversary Team. Light earned three Pro Bowl honors following the 2006, 2007 and 2010 seasons. He played in 175 regular season games with 173 starts including all 20 postseason games and helped the Patriots' offense finish in the top 10 seven times.
For more Patriots news, visit the team page at weei.com/patriots. WEEI-FM 93.7 will broadcast the AFC championship game between the Patriots and Ravens on Sunday at 6:30 p.m.
Anquan Boldin: This year will be different because 'we're gonna win' | 01.16.13 at 3:18 pm ET |
Guarantees this time of year are not that uncommon, dating back to Joe Namath's famous prediction that the New York Jets would shock the football world and beat the heavily-favored Colts in Super Bowl III.
But whenever a Patriots' opponent takes a similar stance it's sure to find its way into the team's locker room.
Earlier this week, it was Brendon Ayanbedejo ripping the Patriots' no-huddle offense and lobbing insults referring to "Spygate" and the 18-1 season of 2007. He later apologized.
But that was a back-up linebacker who rarely sees the field. On Wednesday, starting wide receiver Anquan Boldin was reminded that this is a rematch of last year's AFC championship in the very same venue that produced New England's 23-20 win and ended the Ravens' season in heartbreak.
On Wednesday, at the team's practice facility in Owings Mills, Maryland, Boldin was asked why this year would be any different.
"[Because] we'll make it different," he replied.
"We're gonna win," he said without missing a beat.
There likely won't be any apology coming from Boldin.
For more Patriots news, visit the team page at weei.com/patriots. WEEI 93.7FM will broadcast the AFC Championship game between the Patriots and Ravens on Sunday, January 20 at 6:30 p.m.
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