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As we explained earlier, Sessions is a sandwich restaurant. But in fact, they've expanded their menu to include some morning offerings like The Notorious P-I-G (Virginia ham, smoked bacon, sausage, baked eggs and Vermont cheddar on an everything bagel. What?). At dinner, try their flatbread concept ... More >>
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Normally you'd be reading the first installment of OTL, but we're changing things up. Don't worry, we still get to interview some pretty cool chefs, like Kacy Jun of Diamond Jamboree's Urban Seoul. We thank him for recounting some of his childhood memories, even though they may have been difficult t ... More >>
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The Weekly now has an eighth example of Orange County strip club-related mayhem.But it happened way back in 1987.The addition to our "From the Vaults" list comes courtesy of a 59-year-old man being convicted Tuesday of slaying the owner of the Mustang Topless Theater and raping his girlfriend in the ... More >>
I've just spent about an hour fruitlessly searching for an old clip of mine from the '90s about the OP Wintersurf competition that pitted surfers and snowboarders against one another first in the waters of Huntington Beach and then on a slalom course in Big Bear, with the overall scores determining ... More >>
Every second and fourth Wednesday night of the month, legendary bartender/chef/restaurant insider Dave Mau hosts Dinner with Dave at Memphis at the Santora, where he treats drinkers to a free meal and live music as the evening progresses. To remind ustedes of this great night, Dave treats us ev ... More >>
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As the second day of the first annual Doheny Surf Festival commenced, so did the swell, the music and the island vibes. The smell of sunscreen and coconut oil lingered in the air over the beach and tents stocked with Polynesian jewelry, surf art and board shorts of all materials began to slowly brea ... More >>
This year marks the 75th anniversary of Spam. Glorious, versatile, just-don't-tell-me-what's-inside-of-it Spam. While not everyone shares the same giddiness for Hormel's glistening canned meat product, those who do know that it can be a cheap and comforting indulgence. I'll always remember wal ... More >>
On the Line ladies are too few and far between, so spending time with Alexandra was a treat. A musically inclined orator with a depth of knowledge in Native American history, she also kicks back domino hustling or hiking some unique LA trails.Read our interview with Alexandra LittleJohn of Green Bli ... More >>
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While not a luxe lonchera, Palm Terrace now has a catering truck, ready to serve parties of five to 500 wherever they can park it (most recently at the OC Fairgrounds). His mom's infamous cooking makes another appearance in this segment as well, but so does Yoda. It'll make more sense once you perus ... More >>
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As Dave reported back in November, Genki Sushi--the revolving sushi chain that practically owns the revolving sushi market in Hawaii (there are 10 on the small island of Oahu alone)--is now open, taking over a defunct Sanrio store at MainPlace Mall in Santa Ana. The restaurant, which by the way i ... More >>
The iconic concert production company birthed Coachella, helped punk-rock luminaries early in their careers—and isn't done yet
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Elvis Presley died this week 33 years ago, which is why the 11th Annual Elvis Festival, to be held at the Orange County Market Place at the Costa Mesa Fairgrounds, is planning a Hawaiian-style tribute to the King. (Elvis' movie "Blue Hawaii" was filmed on the islands of Oahu and Kauai; the soundt ... More >>
Bethany ShadyJorge Garcia, the San Juan Capistrano kid who grew up to be the affable Hugo "Hurley" Reyes on the hit show Lost, is leaving the island and returning to his roots in California, but he'll be keeping the aloha close to his heart with his top five island songs. -- as told to partner Be ... More >>
Ilima Kalama surfs Newport Beach's 22nd Street in 1959. He'd become the USSA champ of '62.The Newport Beach Film Festival kicks off tomorrow night, and Living It Forever--an enlightening documentary about the pioneering surfers of Newport Beach's 22nd Street--is already such a hot ticket that two ... More >>
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The Billabong video above from last spring chronicles San Clemente's Greg Long catching one of the greatest big wave paddle-in tubes of all time during the Red Bull Big Wave Africa contest at Dungeons, Cape Town South Africa. It also earned him Ride of the Year honors and $50,000 at the 2009 Billabo ... More >>
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Forget the long wait for Space Mountain--what about the long wait for a pineapple-flavored Dole Whip? Eating your way through Disneyland is allllll part of the experience: Whether it's the smell of fresh waffle cones wafting out from the Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor on Main Street or walking arou ... More >>
Dana Point filmmaker Dana Brown returns to the surf for his next documentary, Highwater, which is scheduled to make its Orange County premiere at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 24, in the Regency Lido in Newport Beach.As he did with Step Into Liquid and Dust to Glory, which both marked their local debuts w ... More >>
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Pru rethinks cautious and balanced fund categories
Prudential plans to drop the cautious and balanced labels from two of its legacy life and pension funds and may consider dropping the labels from its retail range.
The £40m Pru cautious UK managed fund will be renamed the Pru UK managed life/pension fund, while the £2.6m Prudential M&G balanced portfolio will be called the Prudential UK managed portfolio life fund.
The £16.4m Pru M&G cautious managed portfolio will retain the cautious label but could be renamed Pru M&G cautious multi-asset fund to reflect the asset mix. The changes will be made before the end of the third quarter, subject to investor approval.
Pru investment director Andy Brown says: "As a result of the new ABI definitions, we chose to rename these funds because we felt they pose the biggest risk in terms of transparency. We would consider dropping the descriptor labels from the retail range but will wait until the IMA finalises its sector review."
In Pru's retail range there are three funds in the dynamic portfolio that use the descriptors including the £82m cautious growth, £90m balanced and £48m cautious funds, plus one multi-asset fund, the £53.2m cautious managed growth fund.
Equity Partners UK managing director Kevin Tooze says: "The name changes are positive but I think there needs to be a clear explanation of the parameters of investment."
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Police departments are increasingly embracing the idea of using social media sites, such as Facebook, for everything from soliciting crime tips to sharing safety-related information and improving community relations. The sites can give law enforcement an additional way to disseminate information quickly and to interact with the public.
Through Facebook, for example, police can easily share crime-related pictures and videos and give the public a relatively simple way to provide feedback and tips, says Dionne Waugh, a spokeswoman for the Richmond (Virginia) Police Department (RPD).
Another main benefit of Facebook and other sites has been the potential for strengthening community relations, she says. The department posts information about its "officer of the month," for instance. Waugh and some other social media experts say Twitter can be an effective way to spread information in emergency situations.
More and more departments are establishing sites. In a study conducted last year by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), 81 percent of 728 departments surveyed said they used social networking. About two-thirds of the departments said they used Facebook. Social media adoption has been occurring especially quickly over the past year, says Nancy Kolb, senior program manager at the IACP's Center on Social Media.
To use such sites effectively and safely, experts say departments should craft strong social media policies. For example, departments should establish guidelines regarding what the public can post on their pages.
Before the RPD launched its Facebook page in January, some managers were concerned that the site would attract too many inappropriate comments and police criticism, Waugh says.
The department defined what qualified as acceptable commentary and discussion on its site. That way it cannot be accused of arbitrary censorship.
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Located a foul ball away from Roger Dean Stadium, home to the World Champion St. Louis Cardinals and Florida Marlins, we have been serving up great food, great times, and even better memories in Abacoa for years now! Our mission is simple; Give our customers the best food, the best service, and of course the best chance to have a great time at JJ Muggs Stadium Grill!Continued
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- great service, good foodmaccVIPDined on 11/10/2014Service was quick and friendly, food was very good.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- A Winner Experience and great foodmargoDined on 9/17/2014Brenden was the bartender and was not only personable, but extremely fastidious about cleanliness and excellent service with a smile.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Spring TrainingDawnDined on 3/16/2014This restaurant is across the street from the baseball stadium. Thus, making it a great Spring Hangout. I don't usually eat beef but the patty melt was excellent. It wasn't crowded at all and the jukebox was playing music I didn't care for but the food hit the spot.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great place and food thatGepedDined on 2/27/2014Great place and food that is a must during Cardinal spring training.Special Features:
- Our first visitLoumDined on 8/2/2013Our waiter was attentive but we all had a hard time understanding him. We reviewed the menu and placed our order. He asked if we wanted out appetizer before our entrée ??? We said yes, and our appetizer came out at the same time. The other couple got a similar entre to what they ordered, but in a minute or two another staff member said they got the wrong thing, it was the right food but the wrong quantity. We finished dinner and got our bill We had a $10.00 coupon but our waiter chose to take only $3.50 off the bill because that was half the appetizer price. ??? When I brought it to his attention, he started to discuss but then said he wasn't going to argue about it, so he took $10.00 off. We were confused but we paid the bill and left.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Good location, good food,ReviewerDined on 10/13/2012Good location, good food, just don't go there when there is an event at the ball park across the street. On this particular occasion, they were severely understaffed and couldn't handle the crowds. Our waitress was trying to juggle 15 tables and it just wasn't working. Other than that, decent bar food, decent drinks and decent outdoor seating.Special Features:
- Great way to Celebrate the 4th!PalmyBeachyDined on 7/4/2012My friends and I dined there on July 4th. Everything was fantastic with the exception of the check-in. I made a reservation on Open Table, but the hostess never even used the computer to check me in. She used a notepad to write down my name and to give me a pager. That kind of negates using open table. But never-the-less. We requested FRANK's section and could not have been happier. We just wish he worked there more often. I believe he also works at Seasons 52, and we always request him there as well. We got to enjoy the fireworks from the patio and thought the food and drinks were great! We love that Muggs is the "Cheers" of Abacoa!Special Features:
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Every once in awhile, you run into a game that you've never heard of (and with hundreds being published each month it's easy to see a few fall through the cracks). Egizia is a game from Rio Grande that caught me by surprise over the weekend. It's an Egyptian themed, straight up Euro Design that utilizes worker (boat) placement and resource management. I'm generally a fan of worker placement games–especially those that integrate well into the theme. In Egizia, as it was in Egypt, the game is centered around the Nile and the Pharaoh's wishes–and Pharaoh wants his Pyramid Built.
First, Go Get some Food and Stone
Ultimately, Pyramids and other Great Works of the Time need stone and your workers (technically) need food, so these two resources are the key elements of Egizia. You start off with six stone and six food, but you're going to need more to achieve your goals. As such, your team of boats are headed down stream and they have the option to take resources via cards, pick up workers in the fields and villages and other manipulative forces as well as the game plays through it's five rounds. The one trick is that you cannot move back up river to select something you skipped over. This can cause problems throughout the game because you may need to sacrifice some key options to ensure you get enough food or stone.
Second, go get some Victory Points by building stuff
Ultimately, after placing your boats, you have a team of workers and (hopefully) a ton of stone to rummage through the Sphinx for end of game bonus cards, digging up some other grave sites and/or building an Obelisk and finally building a Temple and Pyramid. You dedicate boats to areas along the river to try these three elements and you get (6) bonus points for pulling off all three in a turn. Another nice element here is that only three players (in a four player game) can try these efforts each turn. The fourth player can "speculate" and go into each of these spots, but only can play if one of their opponents cannot complete a task.
In the game you have four teams of workers–three teams and a Leader/Joker (i.e. Wild Card) team. This Joker team can team with another group of workers to complete a task, otherwise you may only use a single team to complete a task. The execution of actions is elegant. You simply can use as many workers that you have in each team and they can use stone at a 1:1 ratio to build items on the different building tracks. The tracks are numbered and show the number of victory points as well as the worker/stone cost. So, for example, to complete a part of the 5th Level of the Pyramid you would need a team of five workers and five available stone.
There are also some bonuses for having the most stones built in a level and you can skip levels of the pyramid if your piece can be supported by the one below it.
Third, get a good chef and don't forget the Sphinx!
There are two key strategic elements to the game. First, as in many game with similar mechanics, you must not let your workers go hungry. There are potentially huge penalties for this with the lowest being one victory point per unfed worker. As such, you must focus your early game efforts on securing food for your ever expanding workforce.
Second, you must not forget to search around the Sphinx for those end of game bonus cards. These cards can win and if you do not have them lose you the game. The great thing about the cards though are they aren't specific to your player. For example, you can get Nine points if the Pyramid is completed in the five rounds, so your opponents can easily give you an advantage by simply doing the Pharaoh's bidding.
Ultimately, Egizia isn't going to be a completely new experience because it borrows heavily from other Eurogames. That being said, it does a good job of using it's theme and making each player think carefully about their choices and not necessarily skipping down the river to get the most optimal play.
For what this is, it's a nice fresh candidate for that hour-long game you need as a change of pace or a relatively solid three or four player in a pinch. I highly recommend it for those who are fans of worker placement games for sure.
What's Good: Great integration of the Nile and Worker Placement. Nice solid wooden bits and seemingly high-quality cards.
What's Bad: End of Game Bonus Cards may be a bit too uneven and luck driven. Like many other Euros probably has a shorter shelf-life as it will be replaced by the shiny new version of "fill-in the blank" in 6-12 months.
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Beer Review: Goose Island's India Pale Ale
Here we have Part Two of our Four Part review series on Goose Island Beer Co.
This time around it's all about Goose Island's India Pale Ale. I must say, I enjoyed this immensely more than the Honker's Ale. Disclaimer, I also really enjoy IPA's, so that was no big surprise here.
The India Pale Ale is 5.9% ABV, and 55 IBU. (For those who don't know, IBU stands for International Bitterness Units, for more on that, read this Popular Science article.) You can see after it pours, it's a clear, coppery color, with a quarter-inch head on top.
This is a great word. It's an adjective and means "extremely or hopelessly bad or severe." Some examples would be: abysmal ignorance; abysmal poverty.
You could also use it as a synonym for the level of productivity for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012.
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The Intouchables- It'll make you laugh, cry, and have a great time.
The Intouchables is a brilliantly witty French film about a filthy rich quadriplegic named Philippe (Francois Cluzet) who hires Driss, (Omar Sy) a man from the projects, as his caretaker. It's an age-old story, rich man helps the poor man like the finer things, poor man helps rich man find some rhythm & soul. While based on a true story, the original caretaker is Arab, and not black. Some are angry at the racial stereotyping of "Oh it had to be a black guy from the ghetto", but don't judge it until you've seen their on-screen chemistry. Maybe it's because I people the benefit of the doubt too much, but I believe directors/writers Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano are innocent of any bad intentions. I like how Peter Travers of Rolling Stone put it, "Acting this good forgives a lot of sins".
New word: pilch
So I used "pilch" wrong last night in a sentence and it stuck in my brain. I used it as a verb meaning to strike. After thinking about it some I thought it really meant "to steal" and let it go. It was still in my brain today on the commute to work so I looked it up on Dictionary.com and about fell out of my chair! It means:
An infant's wrapper worn over a diaper.
**crickets chirping here**
Expanding my queer vocabulary
So I've learned two new words in the last two days: fapping and frottage. Fapping apparently is an Interwebs slang for jerking off and frottage is a term that describes male on male non-penetrative sex. I seriously had never heard of either of these two words before so I thought I'd share. You can never know enough cool, queer words as far as I'm concerned!


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A bill in the state legislature that would change the election dates for the Lafayette Parish School Board will be debated Thursday on the House floor.
House Bill 786, authored by Rep. Nancy Landry (R-Lafayette), was passed out of committee last week.
The bill would move Lafayette Parish School Board elections from congressional midterm election years to Louisiana gubernatorial election years. To make that change possible, school board members elected during November's election would serve a five-year term, staying in office until 2020.
Landry says her research shows that moving school board elections to gubernatorial election years would increase voter turnout and make the school board more efficient.
If the bill clears the full House, it will then head to the Senate for review.
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Does Rihanna want her face time with Chris Brown to be a little less coincidental?
The pop star's attorney tells E! News that his client is looking to do away with the order of protection that's been in place since Brown copped to beating on Rihanna in February, which requires the "Run It" singer to stay at least 50 yards away from his ex-girlfriend.
The court allowed some leeway in case the duo were both in attendance at a music industry event, meaning Brown wouldn't be hauled off to the clink if he and Rihanna happened to rub elbows at the Grammys.
But whether she wanted this all along or was moved by Brown's videotaped mea culpa (and the promise of yet another apology on Larry King Live Wednesday night), Rihanna, who declined the court's offer of a restraining order back in March, feels that a level-one protection order will be sufficient from now on.
Which basically constitutes a handful of stipulations that you would want anyone to abide by.
"That order would prevent Chris from annoying, molesting or harassing her," attorney Donald Etra told us. "That level-one order would fully protect her."
"The order in effect now is a stay-away order preventing them from coming within 50 yards of each other," Etra added, but "Rihanna's position from the beginning is that there was no need for that level of protective order."
Rihanna and Brown have crossed paths multiple times since their Feb. 8 altercation, which prevented both of them from attending that night's Grammy Awards and ultimately led to Brown being charged with felony assault and making criminal threats.
He pleaded guilty to assault in June and was sentenced to five years' probation, 180 days of community service and an anti-domestic violence program.
Brown's due to be formally sentenced tomorrow, hence the update from Rihanna's camp.
And, if she gets her way, perhaps she and Brown will get to attend their next basketball game together.
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I know I saw a thread where people used Tide in carpet cleaning machines, but did a search & nothing came up. Can someone tell me how much you used & is there any reason I shouldn't use this in a borrowed machine? I'd hate to mess something up.
I know I saw a thread where people used Tide in carpet cleaning machines, but did a search & nothing came up. Can someone tell me how much you used & is there any reason I shouldn't use this in a borrowed machine? I'd hate to mess something up.
I did hear Tide and other detergents weren't good for carpets.. I'd just go buy carpet cleaner. JMO.
I've never used Tide in mine, but my thought is that it would leave a lot of suds behind? Thanks to the suggestions here, I went to Dollar Tree and bought Awesome cleaner, and I use that for everything now...including to clean my carpets. I just pour a whole bottle in the carpet cleaner, and I also put a little in the water dispenser. My carpets have never looked better and it only costs me a buck. The Bissell cleaning formula I had been using was about $8 a bottle.
Tide is what they call a "high sudser". I would use a carpet cleaner. I'd say you could spot clean with a solution of tide and water, but go sparingly on the tide!
Well, 2 or 3 people said they used it in their machines, and I was wondering how much. I've tried every suggestion ever made, and nothing has helped this carpet. I read the thread suggesting Tide on here, but it seems to have just disappeared.
If I was going to use the Tide I'd make sure I used the (he) for front load washers, it suds less. Although I would still worry about the residue that the detergent would leave behind in the carpet.
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Well, I didn't use the Tide. Used machine stuff, and, if it's possible, the carpet looks worse than it did before. Nothing seems to work on heavy traffic areas.
How much water does the cleaner hold? try 1/4 a cup maybe 1/2 cup tide ...if you have tried everything else that surely wont hurt it.
what kind of carpet are you trying to clean? what color...type of stains?
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That's a new one--will give that a try! Thanks! (How much & are you talking about putting it in a carpet cleaning machine?
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Hey y'all! My name is Jonathan (code name: the Ladies' No. 1 Snart Machine), and I am delighted to be co-authoring this blog alongside my BEFF (that's Best Ever Friend Forever). You'll find that I have a slightly less refined (read: less awesome), more decadent taste for food than my friend, mostly because I am a fatty. I, for example, don't measure the amount of butter or oil that I use while cooking. I go for that extra cupcake. I keep chocolate hidden in my room so I can snack on it if I'm too lazy to walk all the way to the kitchen. I am the kind of guy who won't hesitate to eat cookie dough right out of the mixing bowl because cookie dough is better than the cookie and I don't care if the eggs are raw and YOU'RE NOT MY MOM YOU CAN'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO SO SHUT YOUR BLOWHOLE.
Now for food.
When I'm at home, there are many afternoons where I just look around on the interwebz for something to make for dinner. It's always hard to find just the right thing to make for my family insomuch as everyone has different tastes. I'm not saying that it's a problem or anything, but I just wish that sometimes they would like everything that I like and do everything that I want to do. Like, srsly. It's not that hard, you guys.
Notwithstanding the ostensible difficulty in finding something to make for dinner (sometimes I even try Googling "WHAT SHOULD I HAVE FOR DINNER," like that, in all caps. That endeavor is always a bust), I actually think of it as a fun challenge. There are so many things to factor in, like budget, ingredients, time, how many effs I give about making dinner that night, how big of a breakfast I had that morning, what we had for dinner the evening before. I turn it into a game, where the prize is Finally Getting Off My Butt and Just Cooking Dinner, Dammit. Today's game ended with Skillet (or, in my case, Stock Pot) Lasagna.
Lasagna is one of those dishes that's easy to make but requires too many dishes to be washed. The dishes to satisfaction ratio is far too high to convince me to make lasagna. When I found this recipe, however, I realized that, hey. Maybe I can have those lasagna flavors all up in my mouth in fewer than two hours! Score one for my tummy!
For all you moms, dads, and busy students out there, this one's for you. It takes almost no time to make and is fairly inexpensive considering the quantity that the recipe yields (I paid $20 for the ingredients).
Skillet Lasagna
(adapted from Ezra Pound Cake, but only slightly)
28 oz. diced tomatoes
1 T butter (or olive oil, but we only have, like, a quarter cup left at home and I'm saving that for something that's so special I don't even know what it is yet)
1 medium onion, diced
1/4 t dried thyme
1/2 t dried oregano
1 T tomato paste
1/2 t salt
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/8 t red pepper flakes
1/4 t cayenne pepper
1/2 lb. ground beef
1/2 lb. Italian sausage, mild or spicy, casings removed (in a shocking, daring, and totally unplanned move, I used one mild and one spicy link)
10 lasagna noodles, broken as best as you can into two-inch pieces (let's get real, though. Breaking these suckers into two-inch pieces is pretty difficult to do perfectly. No one's going to judge you if your food isn't perfectly uniform)
15 oz. can tomato sauce (if you're being awesome and comparing recipes, you will see that the source recipe uses an 8 oz. can. This recipe reflects all of the goofs that I made. If you enjoy the almost soupy consistency that I achieved, by all means, use that 15 oz. can. If not, totally remember to use only 8 oz. and not 15)
1/2 c, plus 2 T parmesan cheese (divided use. I used shredded parmesan, but feel free to use what you have on hand)
1 c ricotta cheese (or more, if you're feeling adventurous)
Chopped fresh basil (you'll see that I didn't use basil. Don't get me wrong. I love basil, and the basil would have made the dish. It's just that the grocery store at which I shop didn't have basil today. Instead, the space that was labeled "Basil" had several bunches of chives, which made me want to throw the biggest hissy fit in all of history)
Here we go.
In a liquid measuring cup with a capacity of at least a quart, pour in your diced tomatoes. Fill up to the 4 cup line with water.
In a large skillet (or, in my case, a medium pot. Just make sure that you use something with a lid that will fit all of the above ingredients), heat butter on medium heat. Add onion, thyme, oregano, tomato paste, and salt. Saute until the onion is softened, 5-7 minutes. Add the garlic, red pepper flakes, and cayenne, cooking until the garlic is fragrant, about 30 seconds.
Add the ground beef and sausage, breaking up the meats and cooking until browned, about 4 minutes. When the meat is browned, place the lasagna noodles on top and pour the diced tomato-water mixture as well as the tomato sauce on top. Do not stir. Cover, bring to a boil, and simmer for 20 minutes or until the pasta is al dente, stirring every 5 minutes or so.
Take skillet/pot/whatever off heat. Stir in 1/2 c parmesan cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon your ricotta cheese on top (this is why the quantity varies. Use whatever feels good to you). Cover and let sit for 5 minutes. Top with extra 2 T parmesan and chopped basil (or, in my case, imaginary basil).
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Official ELSPA Entertainment Top 20 Software Chart (all prices) - week ending 1 October
(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC)
2 (1) Burnout Revenge
(PS2, Xbox)
3 (NE) Far Cry Instincts
4 (NE) Rome Total War: Barbarian Invasion
5 (NE) Conflict Global Storm
(PS2, Xbox, PC)
6 (2) The Sims 2 Nightlife
7 (5) Burnout Legends
8 (4) Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War Winter Assault
9 (3) Brian Lara International Cricket 2005
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10 (NE) Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks
(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC)
11 (6) Fahrenheit
(PS2, Xbox, PC)
12 (NE) Advance Wars Dual Strike
(PS2, Xbox, PC)
13 (7) Total Overdose
(PS2, Xbox, PC)
14 (8) Juiced
(PS2, Xbox, PC)
15 (NE) Sonic Gems Collection
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16 (13) Heroes of the Pacific
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17 (15) Rainbow Six Lockdown
(PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC)
18 (12) Lego Star Wars
(PS2, Xbox, PC, GBA)
19 (27) Midnight Club 3 Dub Edition
20 (9) Delta Force Black Hawk Down
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It's that time of year again: FIFA 06, the latest instalment of EA's big-hitting footie franchise, is in stores and in at number one. And with Burnout Revenge at two, The Sims 2 Nightlife at six and Burnout Legends at seven, one might say that EA is the dominant force in the top 10 this week.
But fear not, there are some non-EA entries in the chart: Ubisoft's beautiful Xbox-only Far Cry Instincts enters at three; PC expansion pack Rome Total War: Barbarian Invasion settles at four; and Conflict Global Storm makes a rather trouble-free entry at five.
This year's Mortal Kombat offering, Shaolin Monks, enters at 10, while Nintendo's highly-rated Advance Wars Dual Strike for DS takes position 12.
Retro gaming with Sonic Gems Collection is the last new entry in the top 20, with a place at 15. And PSP sales of Rockstar's Midnight Club 3 Dub Edition push the mod-'em-up into 19th place from 27.
Nintendo's cutesy pups Nintendogs make their European DS debut this week, after a warm welcome in the US and Japan. While Peter Molyneux's highly anticipated god sim Black & White 2 arrives, and Brothers in Arms takes on its second campaign of the year in Earned in Blood.
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by Ian McKenna November 18, 2014
A new wave of 'nano batteries' could be leading a cavalry charge to help increase viability for green commercial energy sources, as researchers in the US say they have "ultimate miniaturization of energy storage". The team, based at the University of Maryland, have already created a. Read more
by Kiran Jutti November 16, 2014
After revealing plans to build the World's largest offshore wind farm this summer, the UK government has approved another significantly-sized installation earlier this week. Consent has been given for Danish company Dong Energy A/S to install a new off-shore wind farm 19km west of the Cumbrian. Read more
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This week a new study has indicated that businesses here in the UK could save a collective £5 billion in commercial energy spend by switching to rooftop solar photovoltaic panels. Kingspan Energy might just happen to be one of the UK's longest-running providers of 'high performance. Read more
by Kiran Jutti October 28, 2014
A new style of boiler which contains the capability to produce energy as well as heated water is set to be handed out by it's British developer for 'free' in the hopes of kick-starting a new era of self-supplying homes and businesses - and built upon a surprising business model. Dubbed a. Read more
by Caroline Robertson October 21, 2014
It might look like something from a sci-fi film, but this huge floating device is actually set to provide green electricity and Wi-Fi to residents of the remote city of Fairbanks, Alaska. Designed and constructed by MIT startup Altaeros Energies, this futuristic floating marvel is a new type of. Read more
by Chris Hurcombe October 14, 2014
A new report conducted on behalf of the European commission has declared wind as the cheapest source of commercial energy - but only when 'external' factors are brought in to consideration. Revealed earlier this week, the data - written for the European commission by the Ecofys consultancy -. Read more
by Ian McKenna October 7, 2014
A fresh call for an expanded energy efficiency target from environmentalists claims that the UK could boost the British economy by £62bn. At a time where the 20% by 2020 targets are looming large over the heads of the government - in which the UK and other members of the European Union have. Read more
by Chris Hurcombe September 30, 2014
One of the biggest names in computing technology, IBM, have teamed up with Swiss company Airlight Energy to give the tradition solar panel a drastic redesign after revealing an all-new 'sunflower' prototype. In comparison to giant wind turbines and colossal solar steam arrays, the average. Read more
by Chris Hurcombe September 23, 2014
The Australian Coalition Government has unveiled their plans to make their country a new "energy superpower" with a fresh strategy that relies heavily on fossil fuels. Whilst Australia has hit the headlines for it's use of renewables - including record solar energy production and a new. Read more


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Florida Receives International Reading Award
~ Just Read, Florida! initiative recognized with prestigious Five-Star Policy Award ~
TALLAHASSEE - Florida was recently announced as one of only two states to receive a Five-Star Policy Award from the International Reading Association (IRA) this year. The award is part of the IRA's Five-Star Policy Recognition Program, which encourages states and provinces to adopt and implement policies that support effective literacy instruction for all children. Since the program's inception in 2001, only eight states have earned the award.
"This award serves as further verification that Florida's reading initiatives and strategies are making a difference," said Education Commissioner Eric J. Smith. "I commend the Just Read, Florida! team for the unwavering commitment they have shown in providing Florida's children with the gift of literacy."
The award will be officially presented during the Council Awards Ceremony in Atlanta on Sunday, May 4, 2008. Florida is being recognized for completing stage one of the Five-Star Policy Award comprehensive two-stage, two-year process:
- Stage 1: State or provincial IRA councils begin the recognition process by completing nomination forms for their state or province. Based on the information provided in the forms, IRA will determine whether the state or province has promising policies in each of the five star areas.
- Stage 2: The state or provincial council will work with government officials and representatives of IRA to determine if the promising policies are being implemented.
Just Read, Florida! makes reading a priority in Florida's public schools and among the community groups and volunteer organizations that support them. It is based on the latest reading research, which includes emphasis on phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension.
IRA was founded in 1956 as a nonprofit professional organization for those involved in teaching reading to learners of all ages. IRA members are dedicated to promoting high levels of literacy for all by improving the quality of reading instruction, disseminating research and information about reading, and encouraging the lifetime reading habit.
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5. Forests, Poverty and Conservation: An Overview of the Issues
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Coogan's Bluff
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Directed by Don Siegel
Clint Eastwood as Deputy Sheriff Walt Coogan
Lee J. Cobb as Det. Lt. McElroy, NYPD
Susan Clark as Julie Roth, Probation Officer
Tisha Sterling as Linny Raven, Ringerman's Girlfriend
Don Stroud as James Ringerman
Betty Field as Ellen Ringerman
Tom Tully as Sheriff McCrea, Piute County
Melodie Johnson as Millie , Coogan's Girlfriend
James Edwards as Sgt. Wallace, Stakeout Cop
Rudy Diaz as Running Bear
David Doyle as Pushie, Tavern Owner
Louis Zorich as Taxi Driver
Meg Myles as Big Red
Marjorie Bennett as Mrs. Fowler, Little Old Lady
Seymour Cassel as Joe, Young Hood
Albert Popwell as Wonderful Digby
Coogan is a western cop from Arizona who is ordered to go to New York to retrieve a prisoner. Everyone believes Coogan to be from Texas when he arrives in New York, which annoys him. More problems come his way when the prisoner is not ready to leave yet so he decides to take some shortcuts. While doing this, the prisoner runs out on him and Coogan is told to return home. Not happy with this outcome, he decides to track down the prisoner.
The title of the film refers to a New York City natural landmark, 'Coogan's Bluff', a promontory in upper Manhattan overlooking the site of the former long-time home of the New York Giants baseball club, the Polo Grounds. The 1970's TV show McCloud starring Dennis Weaver was loosely based on this story.


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Answer:Gaiam is committed to using only ethically harvested down, meaning harvested after the duck or goose has been killed. Our down comes from China, where it is a natural byproduct of China's domestic duck and goose meat market. The entire animal is used in the process – meat, bones, down and feathers.
While live plucking is a dwindling practice, it does still take place in Hungry and other European countries. Live plucking involves inverting the duck or goose and ripping the down feathers from the animal's breast. This down grows back over time, and the process is repeated numerous times until the animal is slaughtered for meat.
No down sold by Gaiam comes from live plucked geese or ducks. We remain committed to using only down that is a natural byproduct of China's domestic meat market, harvested only after the animal has died.
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- Publisher: Electronic Arts
- Release Date: Jun 26, 2012
- Also On: PC, PlayStation 3
- Developer: EA DICE
- Genre(s): Modern
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Score distribution:
Positive: 3 out of 8
Mixed: 5 out of 8
Negative: 0 out of 8
Jun 22, 2012Hardcore Battlefield 3 strategists will be disappointed by the sudden emphasis on breakneck speed over deliberate tactics, not to mention Close Quarters' 16-player limit and infantry-only focus. But even they'll be sucked in if they give this add-on a chance.
Jul 24, 2012A finely constructed distraction for BF fans, but won't hold their attention for long. [Sept 2012, p.101]
Jun 14, 2012As good as Close Quarters is, then, it just doesn't have the tools to offer up anything so profound at Battlefield 3 proper.
Jun 26, 2012Close Quarters provides those short rushes of adrenaline that sometimes we missed, although it's a shame that it only adds four new maps.
Jun 20, 2012After spending several days exclusively on Close Quarters matches, I dipped into a Rush match on Kharg Island and in the first five minutes shot down a helicopter with a rocket launcher, crashing it into an enemy jet for a spectacular double kill. That is why I play Battlefield.
Jun 26, 2012Close Quarters has a nice balance of new geography, modes and tactics but not enough to really excite.
Score distribution:
Positive: 6 out of 9
Mixed: 1 out of 9
Negative: 2 out of 9
Aug 3, 2012This is a fantastic expantion to the game. Die hard large scale battlefield players might be dissapointed, but the number one game type played online are small scale battles. BF3 players have voted over whelmingly for these types of maps based on the games they play. EA and DICE have delivered what the majority of players wanted and did it a million times better then any COD game.… Expand
Jun 17, 2012For a themed expansion this hits the nail on the head. With close quarters you recive four new maps and ten new weapons. The maps themself are very well done, clean and tactical ( if you have a squad or buddies that run with you.) If your like me and fly solo for the most part its still very enjoyable. The problems with the previous small maps that BF3 has where its very tight areas and only three ways to get there is not a problem with CQ. With many flanking routes upper and lower areas and the mini map not giving away your position if your on a different floor you can flank and outflank the other team. A lot of people have been worried about the lower number of players (16) on the CQ game modes but its not an issue at all. The maps have outstanding flow and are set up for combat you will butt heads with the other team.The maps are much bigger then you would think also its not all corner camping and claymores. So feel free to get that 8x scope out and enjoy. Next I will touch on the premium service. I have it myself and think its worth it. Think of it more as a subscription where you get everything that is BF3 execpt for skill. If you dont have Back to Karkand yet its even more of a value at 10$ a map pack. If not then it averages out to be about 13$ for CQ and the next three to yet be released. Still a value. So if you plan on owning them all this is the way to go. If not then I sugest to pick and choose which ones you think you'll like. If I had to give Premium a score I would give it a 8 out of 10 for value and fun little stuff like camo, weapon camo, videos (which can be found on YouTube shortly after release) server priority and monthly events to take part in. So if you plan on having BF3 live inside your xbox like it does mine hit premium up you won't be disappointed.… Expand
Jun 26, 2012Its does a very good job at what it claims to do, that is fast paced intense gun play. And it's nice to dip into every now and then for a change of pace, but its not why i play Battlefield. Mindless run and gun is COD's area of expertise. Also the map scrap metal has very little destruction as per Battlefields claim to fame.… Expand
Mar 27, 2013I like that they've brought out a close quarters pack in this game. These maps are very small and tight so the action is very fast even with 16 plays and you will end up running into enemies throughout and you should try throwing C4s over the flags sometimes. However, 1200 MS Points is a rip off for small maps especially in Battlefield and I'm sure they weren't difficult to make. They introduced Gun Master, it's a good game, but in Battlefield 3 it has 3 problems: I know Battlefield is about team work but Gun Master is not a team game and is absolutely not appropriate for team, it doesn't hurt to take out teams. I don't like that the winning kill is the knife, should be XBOW. This is not Call of Duty were you can simply run up to people and knife them dead in 1 swing. And the most important problem is that it puts you on games in progress even on Gun Master, even if the top player has not progressed far, it would still be too difficult to catch up because you did not play from the start and it's just not right or fair, DICE did not think about this. So, the weapons from assignments that comes with this expansion are great and an important add on to gameplay, Conquest has been altered to flag-capture faster but Gun Master is pretty screwed up. Scrap Metal is fun, and so is Ziba Tower, but it would of been much better if it was put in nighttime, Operation 925 is good and I don't like Donya Fortress. Instead of Donya Fortress, they should of done a really big close-quarters map, where it is still close up like these, but really big and has a lot more players.… Expand
Jul 6, 2012Was disappointed with this DLC on the 360. I knew this was supposed to be fast-paced infantry based gameplay, but in my opinion it just didn't hit the mark. Wish I hadn't bothered wasting my money on it. I wasn't impressed with the visuals (from what I saw) although to be fair I didn't play for that long. BF just doesn't do this type of game play as good as COD. My tip. Don't bother.… Expand
Jun 26, 2012Like so many others the quality of this dlc plays 2nd place to the business model adopted by EA. Battlefield 2 was a great game. Battlefield 3 has become a cash cow. The customer buys the game.. pays for xbox live membership... now they have to pay to rent a server...EA having no respect for their customers. Its s short sighted business model. I wont be buying this. I wont be buying another battlefield game.… Collapse
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Tennessee lawmakers are fortunately required by our state Constitution to balance the state's budget each year.
That leaves only a couple of options when the cost of the things that the state needs or wants exceeds the funds available: Cut spending or raise taxes.
Raising taxes — especially trying to impose an unconstitutional state income tax — would be disastrous. It is no coincidence that Tennessee has been attracting major economic development the past few years while it has simultaneously maintained low overall taxation — and avoided a general income tax.
With its sensible tax rates and reasonable — but not excessive — regulations, Tennessee has remained one of the most business-friendly states in America. That means jobs and income for more of our residents. We certainly do not want to tinker with that successful formula by increasing taxes just so state government can spend more.
Instead, Tennessee has wisely chosen the path of spending cuts to balance the budget.
When the new budget year starts in July, many services funded by state taxpayers will be trimmed. Some of the spending reductions will be painful. For instance, more than 1,300 state government positions — some of which are not currently filled — will be cut.
But the simple fact is, the national economy is still weak, and even with some state revenue rising, Tennessee cannot afford to go on a spending binge.
We would also point out that federal "stimulus" funds of $1.82 billion for Tennessee are winding down. It may seem nice to have "free money" from Washington, but serious doubts remain about whether the stimulus actually stimulated the job growth that Congress promised.
Last year, The Associated Press looked at counties around the United States that got the most money from the stimulus on a per-capita basis. One of those counties was Marshall County in Middle Tennessee. It got more stimulus money for road projects than almost any other county in America.
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Gov. Bill Haslam and our legislators can keep Tennessee on the path to economic growth by maintaining low taxes and low government spending. Budget cuts are rarely easy, but they are far preferable to job-killing tax increases.