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In a post-Newtown world, is it appropriate to sell books that celebrate gun ownership in our schools?
The World Encyclopedia of Rifles and Machine Guns has been placed in a number of local staff rooms. In a few cases, the books have proven so popular the distributor returned to schools with extra copies. The $15 book, subtitled An Illustrated Guide to 500 Firearms, is not being sold to students. It's part of a package of books and other products regularly offered to school staff at discount prices.
"Books like this obviously would not make it in the door if they were for student consumption," says Winnipeg School Division communications officer Dale Burgos.
One WSD high school stocks the book but keeps it in a locked room that can only be accessed by staff.
"Adults can buy them and take them home," says Burgos, pointing out the decision to allow the book in that school generated discussion among staff.
"Some said that it was inappropriate," Burgos says. However, "it can very well be purchased by a teacher who teaches history."
The book was delivered to Manitoba schools before Christmas. On Dec. 14, 26 people were massacred at Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary School. Debates about gun control have raged in the United States and elsewhere since the shootings.
Richard Stanton, regional manager for Reader's World books, says the title is a hit in Saskatchewan. They've sold 600 copies in less than a month.
"We've got quite a large hunting community," says the Saskatoon-based Stanton.
The book is also popular in rural Manitoba, he says.
School administrators make the decision whether or not to allow this book (or any other) into their staff rooms. Local distributor Chris Polle says he deliberately mentions the book title to principals and vice-principals.
"I ask if it's appropriate," he says. "If they don't want it, I don't include it."
The encyclopedia is part of a bundle of other offerings. Included are A Taste of Home cookbook, a couple of computer guides, Bible Basics, a Green Eggs and Ham floor puzzle and calculators. Merchandise is changed every four weeks.
Polle says he has only refused to sell one book in his 15 years with Reader's World. His father, a retired minister, was flipping through a joke book before Polle started delivering it to schools. It contained explicit sexual content.
Polle called head office. "I said, 'Did you guys read this book?' "
He has had other books declined by schools and daycares. One institution refused to stock a children's Bible.
"It's always their choice. If they don't want a book, it's up to them."
Again, the books won't be sold to students. Unless kids are hanging around staff rooms, they'll never see the title. But is encouraging the gun culture ever appropriate in a school setting? Shouldn't we be extra vigilant in the wake of Newtown?
Nelba Marquez-Greene, a former Winnipeg resident whose six-year-old daughter was killed Dec. 14, posted a raw message on Facebook Thursday.
"I am hanging on for my son," she wrote. "I will not lie to you. It is getting harder, not easier as the days go by. On more than one occasion the darkness has enveloped my spirit: "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? (My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?)
"I don't know too much of anything, but this I do know: If we don't find a way to bury at least some of our differences, we will, as a nation, continue to bury our children. We need to work together. We need to work together in a manner that protects our rights, our cultures, our liberties, our constitution and our children. It doesn't have to be either or.
"These arguments have been framed as 'us' versus 'them' so we don't listen and learn from one another. Why bother teaching our children to be kind and empathic in elementary school if we reward our leaders and talking heads in media for inciting division among us?"
Reading an illustrated book about machine guns won't turn anyone into a killer. But freeing our schools of anything that could be seen as glorifying weapons is an obvious way to turn words into actions.


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It's not too difficult to go meatless on Mondays in the summer. I mean, have you been to the farmers' market lately? The stands are overflowing with tomatoes in every variety and color, squash, zucchini, onions, beans, watermelon, and peaches; from a produce standpoint, it's the best time of the year. My struggle with the market is restraining myself from wiping out the full stock of heirlooms or those tiny, yellow tomatoes that taste like candy. And if you're lucky enough to have a garden, you're bringing in quite the bounty from your yard, too. So like I said, eating vegetables on a summer Monday shouldn't be a challenge. It might be tougher to stop scarfing down vegetables than it is to start.
So while you're at the farmstand or in your garden, grab a bunch of zucchini or summer squash and some tomatoes. You'll need them for this irresistible squash quesadilla. It's comforting in the way that Tex-Mex food is, with little pockets of melted cheese topped with spicy salsa, but this version of the standard quesadilla is full of smoky, grilled squash. It's so good, you might want to make two batches.
This recipe is flexible; you can use your outdoor grill or a grill pan inside. Make homemade roasted tomato salsa if you've got fresh tomatoes, or take a shortcut and serve the quesadillas with your favorite store-bought salsa.
Grilled Squash Quesadillas with a Charred Tomato Salsa
Makes 8 quesadillas
2 zucchini or summer squash, sliced lengthwise 1/4-inch thick
About 3 tablespoons olive oil or melted butter or a combination
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
8 white corn tortillas
1/4 to 1/2 cup Ancho Chile Paste, recipe follows, or store-bought
8 ounces thinly sliced or shredded Manchego cheese
2 scallions, white and green parts, very thinly sliced
Charred Tomato Salsa, recipe follows, or your favorite green or red salsa
Ancho Chile Paste:
6 dried ancho or pasilla chiles or a mixture
1 teaspoon Kosher salt
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil or lard
Charred Tomato Salsa:
4 ripe medium tomatoes (about 1 pound)
1 jalapeno
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1 scallion, white and green parts chopped
1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves
Kosher salt
Heat a grill or grill pan over medium-high heat. Brush the zucchini with the oil or butter and season with salt and pepper. Grill, turning once until just soft, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Halve the grilled zucchini so they will fit into the tortillas.
Heat a skillet over medium heat and add about 1 tablespoon of the oil or butter. Lay a tortilla in the skillet and paint a light covering (more or less depending on your taste) of the Ancho Chile Paste over the tortilla. Scatter or lay a slice of cheese just big enough to cover half the tortilla (about 1/2 ounce). Then add a strip or 2 of zucchini and some scallion slices and cover with another layer of cheese. Cook until the tortilla softens, about 1 minute. Fold the tortilla over into a half moon. Flip and cook on each side until golden brown and crisp and the cheese melts, adding more oil or butter if the pan gets dry, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Repeat with the remaining ingredients.
Cut the quesadillas into wedges and serve with the Charred Tomato Salsa.
Ancho Chile Paste:
Stem, seed and pull the chiles in half. Toast the pieces in a dry skillet over medium heat, turning until fragrant and blistered but not charred, about 1 minute. Transfer to a bowl of boiling water and set aside to soften, 30 to 40 minutes.
Put the chiles in a blender with the salt (not a food processor, it won't be fine enough) and puree until very smooth. Add some of the soaking water, about 1/2 cup, if needed to engage the blender. Strain if desired.
Heat the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the paste and fry, stirring with a wooden spoon, until the mixture is thick, 3 to 5 minutes. Cool and store in the refrigerator for up to 1 month. Makes 1 1/2 cups.
Charred Tomato Salsa:
Position rack in the upper part of the oven and preheat the broiler. Line a small broiler pan with foil.
Place the tomatoes and jalapeno in the pan and broil, turning them as needed, until the skins blacken and split, 15 to 20 minutes. Wrap completely in aluminum foil and cool.
Core the tomatoes and stem the jalapeno (remove the seeds if you want to temper the heat). Puree the tomatoes, skins and all, with the jalapeno, oil, garlic and scallions and in a blender to make a smooth sauce. Pulse in the cilantro. Transfer the sauce to a bowl and stir in 1/2 teaspoon salt. (The salsa thickens a bit if prepared ahead and chilled; stir to loosen it up before serving.) Makes about 1 1/2 to 2 cups.
More Meatless Monday inspiration:
- Mark Bittman's Zucchini-Pear Soup
- Kelsey Nixon's Ratatouille Tart
- Kelsey Nixon's Garden Vegetable Frittata
- Print, Rate and Review the Grilled Squash Quesadilla Recipe
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Daily Caller Revives Canard That Immigration Hurts U.S. Jobs
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The Daily Caller is using a new report from the Migration Policy Institute, which estimates that about 1.8 million undocumented immigrants could benefit from the Obama administration's deferred action on deportation, to revive the spurious myth that immigration depresses employment. But economists have long maintained that immigrants don't take away American jobs and that, in fact, immigration has a positive impact on the economy.
This is an oft-repeated myth right-wing media use to attack President Obama's policies on immigration.
In June, the Department of Homeland Security announced its decision to allow some young undocumented immigrants to apply to stay and work legally in the country without fear of deportation. DHS said the policy was aimed at:
"certain young people who were brought to the United States as young children, do not present a risk to national security or public safety, and meet several key criteria will be considered for relief from removal from the country or from entering into removal proceedings. Those who demonstrate that they meet the criteria will be eligible to receive deferred action for a period of two years, subject to renewal, and will be eligible to apply for work authorization."
On Tuesday, MPI released an analysis showing that upwards of 1.76 million undocumented immigrants under the age of 31 could benefit from the deferment, which lasts only two years, and is contingent on approval. MPI found:
- 1.26 million of the 1.76 million potential beneficiaries are 15 or older and thus immediately meet the age requirement to apply for deferred action. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has stated that only those who are 15 or older are eligible to file for deferred action when the process gets underway on August 15, 2012.
- Five states -- California, Texas, Florida, New York and Illinois -- are home to 57 percent of the total population of potential beneficiaries. California has by far the largest population of potential beneficiaries, with 460,000, followed by Texas (210,000), Florida (140,000), New York (110,000) and Illinois (90,000).
- Nearly three in four (or 1.3 million) prospective beneficiaries were born in Mexico or Central America. Another 11 percent (more than 180,000) came from the rest of Latin America, 9 percent (about 170,000) from Asia and 6 percent (about 110,000) from other parts of the world.
- An estimated 800,000 children and youth who are potential beneficiaries are currently enrolled in the K-12 system.
In an article on the findings headlined, "Report says Obama amnesty plan will add 1.76 million new workers," the Daily Caller gave credence to the false claim that immigrants negatively affect employment, writing:
A pro-amnesty group is forecasting that up to 1.76 million young illegal immigrants would get work permits under President Barack Obama's de facto amnesty announced in June, amid a stalled economy and near-record levels of unemployment.
The new estimate says the de facto amnesty would add as [many] workers to the legal rolls as the economy has created during the last 12 months, or during all of 2011. Currently, roughly 23 million Americans are unemployed or underemployed, or have dropped out of the workforce.
The officials unemployment rate is currently 8.3 percent, and that number is much higher among young people and minorities.
But as numerous economists have pointed out, higher immigration does not mean higher unemployment. From the Wall Street Journal:
But if immigrants, legal or illegal, displace U.S. workers, why was there less unemployment in the U.S. during the Clinton and Bush administrations, when we had higher levels of immigration, than we have today, when net migration from Mexico is zero? Nor is this a new phenomenon. The labor economist Richard Vedder of Ohio University looked at the relationship between immigration and U.S. unemployment throughout the 20th century and found that higher levels of immigration coincided with lower levels of unemployment.
Immigrants to the U.S. not only seek jobs but also increase demand for goods and services, thus providing incentives for businesses to invest in capital, expand operations and hire more workers. Moreover, the immigrants who come here typically aren't replicas of Americans in terms of their education level and skills. They are concentrated at the high end and low end of the skills spectrum and are much more likely to be competing with other immigrants for jobs than to be displacing natives in the workplace.
Indeed, study after study has proved that immigrants' economic impact is positive.
The Daily Caller's argument that undocumented immigrants depress the economy also doesn't hold up when looking at what happened recently in Arizona and Alabama following those states' passing of restrictive immigration laws. Time reported:
In the few months after its passage, Arizona's economy lost $141 million, including $45 million in hotel and lodging cancellations and $96 million in lost commercial revenue, according to a joint study by the Center for American Progress and the Immigration Policy Center. A drop in tourism also resulted in an estimated 2,761 jobs lost, resulting in $253 million lost in economic output. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit blocked most of SB 1070's provisions. But if ever fully implemented, the study adds, the law would eliminate an estimated 580,000 jobs for immigrant and native-born Arizonians, shrinking the state's economy by $48.8 billion. These figures don't include the $1.9 million Arizona has spent to defend the state from lawsuits, which have forced Gov. Jan Brewer to establish a legal defense fund for contributions.
Despite the fiscal fallout, Alabama followed Arizona's footsteps and approved its own immigration law in September. That measure, which analysts say is more draconian than Arizona's, could result in a $10.8 billion loss to the state's GDP, mostly due to reduced demand for goods and services provided by Alabama businesses, according to a widely cited study by economists at the Center for Business & Economic Research at the University of Alabama. Professor Samuel Addy, who led the study, estimates that the loss of 40,000 to 80,000 undocumented immigrants would result in 70,000 to 140,000 lost jobs in Alabama, which amount to $1.2 to $5.8 billion in lost earnings. An additional $57 to $264 million would be lost in state income and sales tax collections.
The Council on Foreign Affairs pointed to a study showing that "cities with restrictive immigration laws lower local employment numbers by nearly 20 percent, compared to similar cities without such ordinances," adding: "One reason the report suggests is that immigrants largely complement rather than substitute native workers, expanding jobs for all."
Indeed, this is a fact the American Immigration Council has documented:
The presence of new immigrant workers and consumers in an area also spurs the expansion of businesses, which creates new jobs. In addition, immigrants and native-born workers are usually not competing in the same job markets because they tend to have different levels of education, work in different occupations, specialize in different tasks, and live in different places.
Because they complement each other in the labor market rather than compete, immigrants increase the productivity -- and the wages -- of native-born workers. In the words of economist Giovanni Peri, "immigrants expand the U.S. economy's productive capacity, stimulate investment, and promote specialization that in the long run boosts productivity," and "there is no evidence that these effects take place at the expense of jobs for workers born in the United States."
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SCHLADMING, Austria (Reuters) - Ted Ligety might not have received a message from President Barack Obama after completing his hat-trick of skiing world titles on Friday, but it was still an astonishing achievement.
An unassuming figure in a sport which struggles for airtime outside a few Alpine nations, the American was just happy to get a few texts from his closest friends.
"Barack didn't text me," joked Ligety after it was pointed out that Aksel Lund Svindal receives congratulatory messages from the King of Norway when he wins major titles.
"I had a few emails from my friends... my brother wasn't here but I think he would have come if he had known it would have been like this."
Ligety, who also won the super-G and super combined events over the past two weeks, became the first male skier for 45 years to win three titles at the same world championships when he sealed victory in Friday's giant slalom.
Some experts argue it was more difficult in the past to complete a treble when there were only three disciplines instead of five nowadays.
However, Sasha Rearick, coach of the United States men's skiing team, said the opposite was true.
"No one has done this in the modern era because of the development of the World Cup," he said, referring to the season-long circuit which involves weekly races in venues around Europe and North America.
"You have tremendous athletes, programs, national teams and company support pushing at a very high level.
"Over the last 30 years, specialists have developed in multiple events so to be able to win in three events has been impossible.
"When you think of the greats like Lasse Kjus, Kjetil Aamodt and Hermann Maier, and they haven't done it. It's an amazing, absolutely amazing achievement for Ted."
Ligety has been dominant in the giant slalom for several years, also winning the gold medal at the last world championships in 2011.
He was the World Cup champion in the category in 2008, 2010 and 2011 although he lost out to Marcel Hirscher last season.
He has been remarkably consistent in the discipline, having completed every World Cup giant slalom race he has competed in over the last four years.
The 28-year-old arrived in Schladming expecting to defend his giant slalom title but did not foresee any more golds, having never won a race in any other discipline apart from the combined gold medal at the Turin Winter Games in 2006.
"This week has been by far the best skiing in my life," he said. "It's been phenomenal to win three golds, especially in two events I haven't won before.
"It's far exceeded my expectations, it's been surreal. It's not something I set out to accomplish."
Even Ligety thought that a fourth gold in Sunday's slalom would be beyond him, however.
"I like to think I could get another but my expectations aren't that high," he said. "If I have two awesome runs and I get lucky, I have a chance but only if I get a little bit lucky."
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A KNIFEMAN who caused trouble after turning up at his ex-partner's home, sank his teeth into her new boyfriend.
Burnley Crown Court heard how spurned Richard Guy, 32, had asked to take the dog out, but arrived at 11pm and not 11am, as arranged. Guy, who was partially sighted Julie Smith's registered carer, was drunk and smelled of cannabis. He ended up being pinned down and disarmed by the victim.
The hearing was told how Guy, who confessed to still having feelings for Miss Smith to her partner as they had struggled, had spat in her face the day she dumped him. He was emotional and apologetic over his actions when questioned by police.
The defendant, of Redvers Street, Burnley, had admitted possessing a bladed article, assault causing actual bodily harm and assault by beating.
Guy, who had no previous convictions, was given eight months in prison, suspended for 18 months, with 100 hours unpaid work.


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Practice started less than a half hour ago, but there's already some news to report. Brian Boyle (concussion) is out as expected, but joining him off the ice for today's skate is Ryan Callahan.
The captain injured his finger in Game 6 blocking a shot. He returned and finished the game but is not on the ice right now with his teammates.
I'll have more on Callahan later. Obviously, the news could be better.
UPDATE, 12:23 p.m.: Callahan was at the training center today. John Tortorella said he had the day off for maintenance and will participate in tomorrow's skate prior to Game 7.
Also, the Rangers had no update on Boyle. Don't expect him tomorrow.


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The digital music industry went into "shuffle" mode again on Wednesday, when Metro, the German retailer, said its Media-Saturn unit had acquired a controlling stake in 24-7 Entertainment, a UK-based distributor of digital music. Digital music, like social networking sites and internet operations, are being subsumed into more traditional businesses.
24-7 is a rival to Apple's iTunes, and runs 41 download stores in 13 countries, including running the music stores for mobile operators like TDC of Denmark and supporting Sony Ericsson's PlayNow service. Read more


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There is now less than a month to go before Germany's general election. The summer holidays are mostly over. Children are either back at school, or due to return on Monday, in 12 of Germany's 16 Bundesländer. And that means the so-called "hot phase" of the campaign is getting under way and the main parties are releasing their election TV ads.
Here is a quick round-up of some of the more notable ads hitting the airwaves ahead of the September 22 election. Read more


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I salvaged the Geek Clubs pics from destruction literally seconds before they were all deleted!
Welcome to the new Geek Club Pic Thread... it has been passworded so it can't be google searched
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Sorry I could only salvage a couple of the newer pics before Toro deleted them all. Please repost your pic if you want it up on the bored and I'll add it.
Guess the Geek Photo Album
Also deleting the thread and all the pics was a very chump thing to do in my book.


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Butternut Squash Cake Roll Recipe
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup mashed cooked butternut squash
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
- Confectioners' sugar
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Additional confectioners' sugar, optional
- Line a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan with waxed paper; grease and flour the paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat eggs for 3 minutes. Gradually add sugar; beat for 2 minutes or until mixture becomes thick and lemon-colored. Stir in squash. Combine the flour, baking soda and cinnamon ingredients; fold into squash mixture. Spread batter evenly into prepared pan. Sprinkle with walnuts.
- Bake at 375° for 13-15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
- Turn cake onto a kitchen towel dusted with confectioners' sugar. Gently peel off waxed paper. Roll up cake in the towel, jelly-roll style, starting with a short side. Cool completely on a wire rack.
- In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter, confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Unroll cake; spread filling evenly over cake to within 1 in. of edges. Roll up again. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour. Just before serving, dust with confectioners' sugar if desired. Yield: 10 servings.
Reviews forButternut Squash Cake Roll
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"This cake tastes exactly like pumpkin roll & a great way to use up some butternut squash!! The entire family enjoyed it!!!"
"So good my friends didn't believe I made it, the wife had to back me up."
"Haven't made this yet, just bought some b.nut squash. Love the pies. For donutk, you put some of the confectioners sugar on the towel when rolling up the cake. Hope this helps."
"Ive been making this recipe at Thanksgiving time for 3 years now and we LOVE it!! It freezes very well so I make them in advance. I like to make 5 or 6 at one time, wrap them in clear cellophane wrap and tie the ends with raffia. I buy fall leaves at the craft store and insert fall leaves in the raffia when you tie a bow. I give a half of roll to a family of 5 of less and give a full cake roll to families over 5 people. they love it!"
"Very moist and delicious. So easy to make. My family requests it often and always want me to make some extra rolls so they can take them home with them! Thanks for the great recipe!!"
"I have made a pumkin roll many times and can't wait to give this a try. My problem is when I unroll the cake after it has cooled, it always cracks into in places. How do you avoid this?"
"I use taste of home recipes a lot when I am cooking in gas camps in northern British Columbia. The butternut squash cake roll was a real hit with the men. I am a true fan of taste magazines they are the only ones I buy now."
"This is a great recipe and very easy to make.Took it to work and it was a big hit. It is definitely a keeper. Plan on making it for myannual Bear Supper."
"Similar to carrot cake"
"This is delicious and I am adding it to my list of very good dessert recipes.For "donutk" the confectioners sugar is only for sprinkling on top just before serving. You can use as much as you like."


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It's MasterChef time again, and the episode opens with sweeping panoramas of a strange new city, with a strange new voice over and a strange new theme song. In fact, if it wasn't for an overwhelming sense that somebody was going to burst into tears soon, I'd question whether I was watching MasterChef at all.
A determined group of professional chefs wander down an fairly unconvincing alleyway and into an even less convincing locker room, the design of both illustrating unnerving similarities between big-budget reality television and low-budget erotica.
A montage of the preceding week follows, and we are reminded of Matt, the guy with the unsanitary hat who encouraged everyone to follow their dreams, and Anthony, the guy with the undignified exit who encouraged everyone to shut the hell up.
Cassie tells us that when she puts on her chef whites she becomes a different person, and that's who she really is. In light of this identity crisis, we are all slightly confused as to who is speaking to us right now – is it Cassie the talented young chef, or is it Cassie the person in ordinary clothes who cannot cook at all?
The irrepressible force that is Marco Pierre White welcomes everyone to the kitchen in a syrupy baritone. Poetry flows from his mouth and a dangerous charisma radiates from his very core. The women of Australia wonder whether it's really all that healthy to be so attracted to someone who is almost certain at some stage to murder them horribly.
A brand new challenge awaits our chef-hopefuls – the "Reinvention Test". Each week the contestants must take a classic dish that is perfectly fine the way it is and artfully mould it into something that contains far more adjectives.
As the winner of the previous challenge, Akuc must pull a knife from a block to decide which dish all the contestants will tackle. A swift draw of steel later and we find out that it's that most classic of classics – fish and chips.
Marco describes his adolescent experiences by the seaside as "dreamy", "magical" and "special" and it takes us all a moment to realise with horror that he is not actually talking about fish and chips AT ALL.
Akuc is despondent. Being from Sudan, she has never eaten fish and chips, let alone cooked them. In fact, she's never even seen a fish or been in the same room as a potato.
Cassie is in much higher spirits. She has the unique experience of growing up around fish and chips, so this challenge is one that plays right to her particular strength of having eaten ordinary foods.
Cooking commences, and after a false start and a stern word from Matt Preston, Rhett is struggling to come up with an inventive dish. This is surprising to everyone but most of all to Rhett, who by his own frank admission is so amazing that he should be finding this challenge a walk in the park.
Coop is crafting some ingeniously crispy parsnip chips into a collar, which will be filled with an aerated fish mousse. He's struggling with his mousse, but that difficulty is nothing compared to his struggles as a young father with a heart of gold, trying hard to get the best medical care for his sick daughter. As we are shown scenes of Coop playing with his young girl, we discover that Marco isn't the only one that's good at making people cry.
Akuc again reminds us that she's never eaten fish and chips before, and Rhett again reminds us that he is awesome; and for some reason, I don't think it's the last time we've heard either of these two pieces of information.
Chrissie tells us that she has to get her dish on the plate or she's going home. With this revelation it's reassuring to know that after nine separate series of MasterChef over the past five years, the importance of actually serving food to the judges is something we've been intuitive enough to correctly pick up on.
She's cooking her fish en papillote, which is French for "incorrectly", and Marco strolls over to advise her that she's doing pretty much everything wrong.
Rhys, having learned almost nothing from the five-course seafood tasting plate that sent Anthony home last week, is making five separate elements for his reinvented fish and chips. The major difference of course being that Rhys' dish involves beer and coconuts, so I have to confess that I'm a little excited.
Akuc now tells us that she's never made batter before, because that's another thing they don't have in Sudan. It would seem appropriate at this time to point out to Akuc that, rather than just the experiences of her early childhood in the Sudan, in this challenge she is also allowed to draw inspiration from her many years of training as a professional chef in some of Australia's best kitchens.
Marco approaches Akuc and tells her that her idea of frying fish in batter and serving it with fried potatoes sounds very original. Akuc thanks him, because apparently they don't have sarcasm in Sudan either.
Ninety minutes is almost up and Marco paces back and forth through the kitchen, repeatedly shouting the number "15". We assume is the amount of time remaining, but before we can clarify he knocks 246 toothpicks onto the ground, reminds everyone that he is an excellent driver, and informs us that "Qantas never crashes."
A few frantic moments later and the challenge is over. Rhett summons every ounce of modesty he has in his body to tell us that his dish is amazing and that it should be on the menu at his restaurant. And with that it's on to the tasting.
Coop is first up and his food is cooked impeccably, but Matt's seen it all before. He's disappointed that Coop hasn't used his time in this challenge to invent an entirely new method of cooking. In the interests of full-disclosure I should mention that I have worked with Coop before, and that this may be influencing my opinion that this criticism of Coop has exposed Matt as a heartless monster.
Akuc comes forward with a plate of battered fish and deep-fried potatoes, bringing the list of things we now know that are not present in Sudan to: fish, chips, batter, sarcasm, and the concept of "reinvention" itself.
Cameron has not actually cooked any food, but his impressively architectural diorama of a castle and a lighthouse wins him a gold star from the judges.
Rhett's crispy fried coral trout wings with taro chips and a chilli-ginger sauce is a winner, exciting both judges; and Rhys' five-element dish has succeeded where the now-eliminated chef-to-the-stars Anthony had failed. We can only imagine what colour Anthony is turning at home as he watches this.
Chrissie has not fared so well and the judges are not impressed with her fish and chips that she has reinvented to, well, fish and chips. She bursts into tears and Marco puts his arm around her, whispering into her ear.
After months of advertisements espousing Marco's prowess at forcing people to cry, we are now expected to believe he is equally good at making them stop. Right now, I would not be at all surprised if back at home he had a large room just full of tiny vials of tears – all neatly labelled and catalogued by name, date and reason for issue. He just comes across like that kind of guy.
Cassie's de-constructed English classic is a hit with the judges, drawing praise for the little mound of malt vinaigrette foam that identifies this dish as "modern" and distinct from all the years that the human race stupidly ate food that hadn't been turned into gels or foams.
The top three dishes in this challenge belong to Rhett, Cassie and Rhys, and today Rhett has emerged victorious, despite his crippling lack of self-belief.
Akuc and Chrissie are the bottom two, and Marco tells us that in this competition a dish that is "good is not good enough". Neither, apparently, is dish that is "not good" and Chrissie is told she's going home.
Chrissie cries. Bonny cries. Akuc cries. Some other people probably cried too but I couldn't see them because I think I was crying.
We've often been told of Marco Pierre White's past success in making Gordon Ramsay cry, but what we weren't told is that, in fairness to Gordon, it would appear that Marco just makes everyone cry. Whether it is the intimidating projection of his iron will or an overwhelming personal odour of onions, we cannot know through the medium of traditional television.
Chrissie exits the MasterChef kitchen for the last time, disappointed with the fortunes of the day, but with her head held high in the knowledge that just last week she won praise from one of the world's best chefs and one of the world's best food critics for her berry and almond tart.
But that's the way it is in the world of MasterChef: sometimes you're riding high on the crest of a wave, and sometimes you're dumped hard and fast into a cruel sea of tears.


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The Autism Science Foundation and Dance2BFit's first annual "Zumba Mania" fundraiser attracted 108 participants and raised more than $2,500, according to Alison Singer, president of the foundation.
"Zumbia Mania," which was held Saturday at Dance2BFit in Mamaroneck, raised money to fund research to find the causes of autism and develop better treatments for children, teens and adults with autism.
To learn more about the Autism Science Foundation's programs visit www.autismsciencefoundation.org.


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Press release
Pan Harmonia announces two January concerts
Thursday, January 16, 8 p.m.: Full Moon Concert
Rhythmic and singing – Pan Harmonia musicians create an unforgettable evening of music with with an unexpected dreamscape created by flute, bassoon and guitar.
Let go of any preconceived notions of classical music with this ensemble! The music by Tom Febonio, Frederick Holm and others is in turns ethereal, transcendent, and grooving.
Kate Steinbeck, flute, Rosalind Buda, bassoon, Amy Brucksch, guitar.
Come howl at the moon with us at Horizon Records in Greenville!
Horizon Records, 2-A West Stone St. Greenville, SC
Free admission; donations gratefully accepted
Sunday, January 26, 5 p.m.: Baroque Vibes
This ensemble creates a unique and swinging mosaic!
In a spell-binding program transcending the boundaries of the traditional Baroque setting, Baroque Vibes moves the heart and swings Elizabethan-era tunes, ravishing works by Baroque masters Johann Sebastian Bach and Georg Philipp Telemann, vintage gems from 20th century songwriters and tangos!
Kate Steinbeck, flute
Byron Hedgepeth, vibes + percussion
Rosalind Buda, bassoon + Scottish small pipes
Barbara Weiss, harpsichord
The Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway, Downtown Asheville
$15 advance/$5 for students available at www.pan-harmonia.org/shop or $20/$5 for students available at the door
Pan Harmonia Season 14 Highlights: Chansons for flute and piano • Baroque Vibes • A Feast for Winds • Brahms String Sextet • GeneratioNext • Shining Light Project, bringing beauty to underserved people • Bach Brandenburg 5 • Music of Kodaly, Prokofiev, Mendelssohn, Mozart and MUCH more…
Directed by flutist Kate Steinbeck and based in Asheville, artist collective Pan Harmonia brings professional chamber music performances to audiences of all ages in diverse settings ranging from traditional concert halls to homeless shelters and prisons. Now in its 14th season, Pan Harmonia has been awarded grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the North Carolina Arts Council for its artistic excellence.


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PHILIPSBURG, ST. MAARTEN Passengers from the Carnival Dream were heading to the airport Thursday instead of sailing home after an onboard generator problem halted their trip in the latest maintenance headache for the world's largest cruise line.
The Dream was in St. Maarten on the final stop of seven-day Caribbean cruise when the crew announced that they would not be sailing home to Port Canaveral, Florida, because of a mechanical issue with a diesel generator, passengers said.
Several passengers told The Associated Press that power and water were out for about 10-20 minutes on Wednesday evening, contradicting media reports of longer outages and unsanitary conditions.
"We have toilets. We have water. It's no different than a regular day at sea," said 31-year-old Tasha Larson of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, after disembarking with her boyfriend to spend the day in St. Maarten.
- Fuel line leak named as cause of fire on Carnival Triumph
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Passengers Mary and Terry Washington of Tampa, Florida, said the generator malfunction gave them an additional day to spend in St. Maarten. "The plumbing is fine. The food is fine. Everything is fine," Mary Washington said.
Carnival Cruise Lines said the ship encountered a technical issue with its backup emergency diesel generator during the scheduled port and that they would make arrangements for the 3,646 passengers aboard the stranded ship Dream to fly home.
The Dream's March 16 voyage from Port Canaveral has been canceled.
An engine fire crippled the Carnival Triumph in February, leaving 4,200 stranded for five days without working toilets or power.


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Hello all,
Please be patient with me as I try to explain my problem, I'm a total newb to all of this. I could really use some assistance on this as I have searched for days trying to find the answer and have failed to find the answer.
The setup you need to know:
1) Apache Server is installed and up and running fine2) MySql service is running3) I can use mysql through command console to see my DB and tables4) I'm running on Windows XP Media Edition
What's happenning:
As I work my way through the tutorials in the SitePoint Book titled "Build your own Database Driven Web Site, Using PHP and MySQL" everything worked fine; installation of Apache, installation of MySQL, and even the chapters on adding tables..etc. The problem occurs when I get to the part where I have to connect to MySql through PHP.
When I type http://localhost:8080/test/chapter4/connect and hit enter in the browser I get nothing...ziltch...nada...If I view source it's empty. I've tried variations of connections and still I'm getting nothing. HALP! what am I doing wrong? For those of you familiar with the book I'm stuck on page 121.
I suspect the problem is something related to the root of mySql but I haven't been able to figure out what. Is there something I have to do with mySql to tell it the root?
Two files (located at htdocs/test/chapter4/connect)
the scripts:
$link = mysqli_connect('localhost:8080', 'root', 'testpassword');
if (!$link)
$output = 'Unable to connect to the database server.';
include 'output.html.php';
if (!mysqli_set_charset($link, 'utf8'))
$output = 'Unable to set database connection encoding.';
include 'output.html.php';
if (!mysqli_select_db($link, 'ijdb'))
$output = 'Unable to locate the joke database.';
include 'output.html.php';
$output = 'Database connection established.';
include 'output.html.php';
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
<title>PHP Output</title>
<meta http-equiv="content-type"
content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>
<?php echo $output; ?>
MySQLi has its own argument input for ports unlike MySQL where you need to include it as part of the server address. Try this
$link = mysqli_connect('localhost', 'root', 'testpassword', null, 8080);
Also for future reference you might want to add this at the beginning of your php file so if you encounter any errors they will be displayed :
ini_set('display_errors', 1); error_reporting(E_ALL);
Sgtlegend...I understand what you're saying and changed locahost:8080 to localhost in the PHP code and still I get nothing...I don't even get the error messages for not making a connection.
Using at top of index.php:
I get the following error message:
Fatal error: Call to undefined function mysqli_connect() in C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\htdocs\ est\chapter4\connect\index.php on line 5
Code that displayed error:
ini_set('display_errors', 1);
$link = mysqli_connect('localhost', 'root', 'testpassword', null, 8080);
if (!$link)
$output = 'Unable to connect to the database server.';
include 'output.html.php';
if (!mysqli_set_charset($link, 'utf8'))
$output = 'Unable to set database connection encoding.';
include 'output.html.php';
if (!mysqli_select_db($link, 'ijdb'))
$output = 'Unable to locate the joke database.';
include 'output.html.php';
$output = 'Database connection established.';
include 'output.html.php';
I have checked the following things:
php info
PHP Version 5.2.14
System Windows NT MASKED 5.1 build 2600Build Date Jul 21 2010 18:41:42Configure Command cscript /nologo configure.js "--enable-snapshot-build" "--enable-debug-pack" "--with-snapshot-template=d:\php-sdk\snap_5_2\vc6\x86\ emplate" "--with-php-build=d:\php-sdk\snap_5_2\vc6\x86\php_build" "--with-pdo-oci=D:\php-sdk\oracle\instantclient10\sdk,shared" "--with-oci8=D:\php-sdk\oracle\instantclient10\sdk,shared" "--without-pi3web"Server API Apache 2.0 HandlerVirtual Directory Support enabledConfiguration File (php.ini) Path C:\WINDOWSLoaded Configuration File C:\Program Files\PHP\php.iniScan this dir for additional .ini files (none)additional .ini files parsed (none)PHP API 20041225PHP Extension 20060613Zend Extension 220060519Debug Build noThread Safety enabledZend Memory Manager enabledIPv6 Support enabledRegistered PHP Streams php, file, data, http, ftp, compress.zlibRegistered Stream Socket Transports tcp, udpRegistered Stream Filters convert.iconv., string.rot13, string.toupper, string.tolower, string.strip_tags, convert., consumed, zlib.*
I also checked C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\host to ensure that localhost wasn't commented out or something..it's fine and set to 127.0.0.1
I cannot for the life of me figure out why I can't get connected...
Apache is running, MySql Service is running...everything looks good
Any other thoughts?
Did you enable mysqli extension in php.ini?uncomment;extension=php_mysqli.dlltoextension=php_mysqli.dllrestart apache
checked the php.ini file and it is not commented out
why am I getting a fatal error saying undefined function call..isn't mysqli_connect a built in function of PHP?
php_mysqli.dll is an extension
are sure that the mysql server is running on port 8080?the default port for mysql is 3306usually, the 8080 port is used when the 80 is blocked by isp
it is running on 3306...so how do I change it? The book says nothing about having to change the port your MySql uses. Did the author forget to mention that critical piece of information?
Ok...here's the deal
I was anticipating the future installation of IIS to learn ASP and told apache to use port 8080. So if my mySql is using port 3306 and Apache is using 8080 is there something not communicating? I'm referencing my PHP pages at http://localhost:8080/... do I need to change something so I can get connected to the MySql database server?
no, you don't have to change anything.
if the mysql server is running on default port (3306), you don't have to put the optional port argument in mysqli_connect function.
I've had all sorts of problems when i was setting this up originally. I think what worked for me was making sure i was running the text editor as 'admin'. i think anything else saved int he htdocs floder just isnt visible.
So open your text editor with 'run as administrator' and do exactly what it says in the book.
Well...I have no idea what the author is trying to teach us by having us install Apache, SQL and PHP separately...I finally gave up on his approach, uninstalled everything, downloaded XAMP, installed PHP, MySql, and Apache. Then I went back and rebuilt the database using their WYSIWYG editor and made my connection to the mySQL database in about five minutes. At least now I can proceeed to the next part of the book...learning PHP. I guess I'll just have to forgoe the parts on using mySQL admin through the cmd cosole and modify my tables through XAMPs MySql Admin/Editor. I can't seem to pull up anything using mysql through a command line console.
so...I've got it working with the exact same code from above. All I did was uninstall everything the book told me to do and downloaded XAMP and installed PHP, MySql, and Apache with their package installer. It also provides a much more user friend interface for me to interact with the applications/servers.


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Gene Murphy, whose wit, savvy and loyalty was the driving force of the Cal State Fullerton football program, passed away Saturday morning. He was 72.
Murphy had undergone an operation Tuesday to treat esophageal cancer and was recuperating normally until his heart stopped Friday. Two attempts to resuscitate him were successful but the third was not.
Murphy's legacy reached every level of football in two nations. During his 31-year coaching career at CSF, he directed Damon Allen, Mike Pringle and Allen Pitts, who set the Canadian Football League records for passing, rushing and receiving, respectively. Allen won four Grey Cups in Canada and was once professional football's all-time passing yardage leader.
Murphy still was a consultant for the Fullerton College football program when he died.
"He was working Monday, and I know if he wasn't out of his head with pain, he would have been working in the hospital," said his son, Tim Murphy. "Football was his life. He still would be calling coaches about players and players about coaches.
"If it wasn't for football…it was his family and there is a fine line between the two."
Another of Murphy's players, Mark Collins, played in the Super Bowl as a Giants' cornerback and Bobby Kemp did the same for Cincinnati. Jim Thornton was a renowned tight end for the Chicago Bears.
The Titans were Pacific Coast Athletic Association champs in 1983 and 1984 and played in the 1983 California Bowl. They finished second in the league four other times. The '84 team was ranked in the AP Top 20 and finished 11-1.
Murphy's impact on the coaching profession was far more profound. Steve Mariucci, Tom Cable and current Raiders coach Hue Jackson all coached on Murphy's staff and went on to run NFL teams.
Army coach Rich Ellerson was a Murphy assistant coach, as was Jim Chaney, who was Purdue's offensive coordinator when Drew Brees quarterbacked there and is now in charge of Tennessee's offense.
Jerry Brown, the Northwestern defensive coordinator, was a CSF assistant for Murphy. So was the late Mike Heimerdinger, who was the offensive coordinator of the Tennessee Titans until this season, and current 49ers defensive backs coach Ed Donatell.
Through the years, the underfunded Titans tried to compete in Division I while playing in Santa Ana Stadium. Their offices consisted of one large room in "Football House" on campus.
"He was the father of the Titans," said Lynn Rogers, former CSF gymnastics coach and longtime friend. Rogers said Murphy was always helping other programs, attending their meets and games.
Rogers said he remembers how the two of them helped build bleachers for the football team when it played its games at what is now the track stadium.
"He was instrumental in getting things done at Fullerton," Rogers said.
To pay the freight of the team, the Titans had to schedule games at LSU, Florida, Auburn and the like. Murphy referred to those as "body-bag" games. The Titans didn't win any of those, but they did lead Arizona and Mississippi State at halftime.
His record at CSF was 59-89-1, but he was 31-19 at home.
Finally in 1991, his dream was fulfilled when the school built a modern stadium on campus. Then the dream dissipated in 1992 when the Titans abandoned the football program.
"That was an extremely difficult time for Gene," CSF assistant athletic director Steve DiTolla said. "It (football) was his life. It was almost like if you broke up with the love of your life and you didn't (cause) it. It was something he was so involved in – football, the players, the community, the campus. It was tough to say good bye."
After the Titans dropped the program, Murphy then became the coach at Fullerton College in 1993. He was an advisor to Tim Byrnes, one of his former coaches and players, at the time of his death.
Murphy faced all those CSF challenges with an Irish mist of stoicism and sardonic humor. Whenever the bus would get lost, or the clock malfunctioned, or the plane missed connections, Murphy would observe, "That's us!"
Murphy interviewed for head coaching jobs at Utah and Oregon State, but when Missouri talked to him he hesitated. "Missouri told me not to do anything until they called me back," he said. The other two vacancies filled, and Missouri hired Woody Widenhofer.
When Murphy left CSF, he was asked to enumerate his memories, and he came back to a game in Santa Ana against Fresno State that drew an unforeseen crowd of over 12,000.
"Damon Allen came to the sideline with a big smile on his face," Murphy said, "because he'd had to quiet the crowd."
Funeral arrangements have not been announced.
Murphy is survived by his daughter, Aileen, and her mother, Christine McCarthy, and sons Tim and Mike and their families.
Register staff writer Janis Carr contributed to this story


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GPD: Resident confronts burglar in her apartment
Published: Friday, January 11, 2013 at 9:44 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, January 11, 2013 at 9:44 a.m.
A man who police allege walked into an apartment early Friday morning but left when confronted by a resident was arrested on a burglary charge.
Gainesville Police Department Lt. Jorge Campos said Vecas Waugh Jr., 26, of 718 NE 7th Place, Trenton, later confessed to burglarizing several cars.
Waugh was charged with one count of burglary. He is accused of walking into an apartment in the 1700 block of Northwest Second Avenue at about 2:15 a.m. after no one answered his knock on the door.
Campos said one roommate was sleeping while the other was working on her computer. She heard a noise and saw him in the apartment. The woman told police Waugh said he was looking for a party and then left.
The woman called police. Waugh was spotted by a car near the apartment. He fled, but police caught him, according to an arrest report.
Waugh admitted to the apartment burglary and told police he and three others burglarized at least 14 cars that had been left unlocked, the report states.
Police found cellphones, cellphone chargers and change on Waugh, Campos added.
"You have people who not only burglarize cars that are unlocked, but also apartments," Campos said. "People need to be more diligent in locking their doors."
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HOUSTON - A woman said she woke up inside her northwest Houston home Wednesday morning to find two men trying to stealing her big-screen television.
"I was sleeping then I heard two hard knocks on the door," said the woman, who didn't want to be identified. "I guess the third time they decided to kick the door down. They were surprised to see me in the house. They assumed it was empty."
According to the woman, the men were about 18 to 19 years old and were headed straight for the TV the living room of her home in the 7100 block of Sawmill Trail.
"I begged them not to take it," she said. "I was freaking out, but I was more worried about my TV, actually. It is a TV. I know it's not important, but I did work for it."
She said the men said nothing besides warning her to get out of their way as they carried her television out of her house.
"They started walking out," she said. "Since I had seen one of their faces, I guess, one of them tried to hit me. I begged them not to hit me and they just walked out."
Neighbors in the area said that after hearing about this, they are now also on high alert.
"That house has been broken into," neighbor Ron Reaves said while pointing at another house down the street. "Now she's got a home invasion. So now I'm watching out for strange cars. I'm going to watch more than I usually do. It does get you mad."
In retrospect, the woman admits that she should have handled the situation much differently.
"Next time I would run," the woman said. "I was lucky this time. Don't do what I did. Don't stand there. Just run. Just don't stand there. I was just lucky, I guess."
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
Copyright 2012 by Click2Houston.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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Get an overview of this hotel3.5-star hotel with restaurant and outdoor pool
Popular property highlights
Situated in Pomona, this hotel is 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Fairplex and 1.7 mi (2.8 km) from Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. California State Polytechnic University Pomona and Claremont McKenna College are also within 6 mi (10 km).
Hotel Features
A restaurant, an outdoor pool, and a fitness center are available at this hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a bar/lounge, a spa tub, and a business center.
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All 247 rooms provide conveniences like sofa beds and sitting areas, plus WiFi and flat-screen TVs with cable channels. Guests will also find refrigerators, microwaves, and room service.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
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Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
In addition to an outdoor pool, Sheraton Fairplex Hotel & Conference Center provides a spa tub and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 3.5-star property consist of a business center and a meeting room. This business-friendly hotel also offers dry cleaning/laundry services, room service (during limited hours), and express check-out. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
- Outdoor pool
- Spa tub
- Fitness facilities
- Business center
- Conference space
- Total number of rooms - 247
- Express check-out
- 24-hour front desk
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free WiFi
- One meeting room
- Restaurant
- Free self parking
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- Sofa bed
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- Microwave
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Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
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- Premium TV channels
- Pay movies
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- Separate sitting area
- Room service (limited hours)
- Air conditioning
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- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Microwave
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Cable TV service
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Sofa bed
- Flat-panel TV
- WiFi (surcharge)
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Separate bedroom
Where to Eat
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 11 AM.
McKinleys Bar - This bar serves light fare only.
McKinleys Grille - This restaurant specializes in Californian cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
An outdoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.
- Golfing nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at 1:00 AM
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is noon
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 18 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 50.00 per accommodation, per stay
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
Optional extras
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: USD 10.00 per 24-hour period (rates may vary)
- Pet fee: USD 50.00 per accommodation, per stay
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Children 18 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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A TEENAGER punched by a man in his 20s needed stitches to his eye after an attack in the street.
Gary Goodill, 15, was walking near the Tesco store, in Eagle Street, Accrington, when he was punched in the head, and knocked to the ground.
He is now waiting for scan results to see if he has a fractured cheekbone.
The Norden High School pupil's mum, Collette, said he approached his attacker in a lane near the shop as he thought he might have known him from social net- working site, Facebook.
She said: "The lad punched Gary for nothing. All he did was ask if he was called Bobby.
"I got a phone call from Gary at about 9pm on Friday to say he had been punched and could I go and pick him up.
"When I arrived, the staff at Tesco were giving him first aid and they had call-ed an ambulance.
"But when the police arrived, Gary was in so much pain and he was tired. They asked him how it had happened, but he could not explain. I just want to find the person who did this to my son. One punch can kill. If Gary had fallen the other way, he would have hit concrete. This could have been fatal."
Pat Rogers founded charity Every Action Has Cons-equences, alongside husband Dave, after the death of their son Adam from a single punch.
She said she was saddened to hear of the attack and said she was working to educate people about the dangers of one-punch attacks. She said: "Every time something like this happens, it makes us want to work at it even harder.
"We need to get the message across that this is a cowardly thing to do.
"It is just a matter of luck where the head lands and how severe the injury is."
A police spokeswoman said: "We were called to the Tesco store at 8.20pm.Someone had approached the victim and his friend while walking on an unlit path. The victim was punched, leaving a one-inch cut on his left eyelid, which we were told was glued at A&E."
Gary's attacker was about 27 years old. He had black hair with tram lines, brown eyes, and was short.


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Stick it out with Windows XP
As of February, Windows XP still accounted for about half a billion PC users. No one -- not even Microsoft -- thinks all of those people are going to upgrade in time.
Even after the service termination deadline, many people will continue to depend on XP. If your PCs don't use a public Internet connection and are dedicated to only one or two apps, you might not need continued Microsoft support. Upgrading old PCs to newer operating systems can come with their own problems.
But what if you do intend to stick with XP, and continue web browsing, email, social media, and other Internet-reliant activities? What are the risks?
There are several schools of thought, few of them encouraging. Experts believe Windows XP isn't all that secure right now, and that it will inevitably grow less so over time. Some speculate hackers are stockpiling zero-day vulnerabilities, waiting until April 9 to wreak havoc. No smoking-gun evidence of such plots has emerged -- but think about it: If you were a criminal sitting on a bunch of unknown exploits, when would you act? Now, when Microsoft is still on guard? Or in a few weeks, when XP will be a sitting duck?
Some XP diehards point out that the most apocalyptic predictions come from Microsoft and security vendors; that is, people who are selling something. These holdouts reason they can keep using the Internet as long as they take necessary precautions, such as installing malware protection, using Chrome instead of Internet Explorer, and disabling Java and Adobe Flash. Although this will decrease the risks, it doesn't guarantee safety.
Continued XP usage is like driving an old car, says Gartner analyst Michael Silver: It requires diligent maintenance, doesn't offer some of the benefits of new options, and might stop working at any time. It's a fair analogy, but if your old car breaks down, your worst-case scenario is probably walking a few miles. If your XP security fails, your social security number, credit card information, and other sensitive data might be at risk.
If you're unnerved by the prospect of constantly monitoring your system's security, you might be better off with a new operating system.


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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Texas - Two men tried to kidnap an 11-year-old boy from a bus stop and one of them hit him, investigators said.
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said two men tried to lure the fifth-grader into their car at the intersection of Shaw Circle and Country West Drive in the Grangerland area shortly before 8 a.m. Monday.
"All I know is they were telling him to get in the car," said Emilee Bankhead, who told Local 2 the 11-year-old is her nephew. "He said 'no.'"
Bankhead said the men drove up to the boy and one of the men punched him in the back. The boy took off running to get away and wound up at a nearby Subway restaurant, where his mom and aunt both work. He ran about a mile and a half.
"He ran all the way here," said Bankhead. "He stumbled through that door, crying and exhausted. He barely made it through."
The boy's family notified the sheriff's office, and deputies did search the area but they never located the men.
The men were described as being white and between 35 and 40 years old. One of them had a long beard. The boy's aunt said one of the men had a lot of rings on his fingers and the other had a tattoo of a cross on the inside of his bicep.
The men were traveling in a newer model sliver car with black trim.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office at 936-760-5876.
The boy attends a school in the Conroe ISD. The school district wants parents to be aware and suggest students stay in a group, stay in well-lit areas and to report all incidents to the police.
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Abortion protestor agrees to limited space at Downtown clinic entrance
A Penn Hills abortion protester has agreed to stay an extra 25 feet away from the entrance of the Planned Parenthood clinic on Liberty Avenue, Downtown, in return for the government dropping a lawsuit seeking $20,000 in damages and penalties, according to a consent order approved Thursday in federal court.
The Justice Department claimed in the civil lawsuit that Meredith Parente, 56, violated the federal Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances act by shoving two volunteers on Jan. 15, 2011.
A city ordinance prohibits protesters from coming within 15 feet of the entrance.
U.S. District Judge Mark Hornak approved the order requiring Parente to stay at least 25 feet away for at least the next five years. The order notes that she is allowed to drive on Liberty Avenue past the clinic; the restriction only applies to her and anyone with her when she's protesting on the sidewalk.
Neither side admits liability in the consent decree.
Parente's lawyer, Lawrence Paladin, couldn't be reached for comment. The U.S. Attorney's Office declined comment.


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Roasted Chicken with Chestnuts
Fresh chestnuts, while available at this time of year, are difficult to peel. Instead, choose frozen or already peeled. To give this dish a more intense flavor, season the chicken, covering it loosely, and then store it in the refrigerator for at least 12 hours. Remove the skin before eating.
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- 2 chickens, (3 pounds each)
- Coarse salt and ground black pepper
- 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 32 whole peeled chestnuts
- 4 bay leaves
- 4 shallots, thinly sliced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup sherry
- 4 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
- 2 tablespoons ground coriander seed
- 2 oranges, squeezed for juice
Thoroughly wash and dry the chickens. Season the inside and outside of both birds with salt and pepper.
In a large skillet, heat 4 tablespoons oil over medium heat. Add chestnuts and bay leaves and cook 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally until golden brown. Add shallots and garlic, season with salt and pepper, and cook 3 minutes. Add sherry and 2 tablespoons thyme, and cook until sherry is reduced to a glaze, about 4 minutes. Cool.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a bowl, combine remaining 2 tablespoons of thyme, coriander, and remaining 2 tablespoons of oil. Working carefully, separate the skin from the meat of the breasts and the thighs and rub spice mixture in between.
Divide chestnut mixture evenly and use it to stuff the cavities of the chickens. Tie the legs together to hold the stuffing in place.
Set the chickens on a nonstick roasting rack in a roasting pan, breast side down, and roast for 20 minutes. Turn the chickens breast side up, baste with pan juices, and roast 40 minutes more, basting every 15 minutes until an instant-read thermometer inserted at the joint between the thigh and leg reaches 165 degrees. Transfer the chicken to a platter. Let cool for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, tilt the roasting pan and skim off and discard any fat. Add orange juice to the roasting pan, set the pan over a low flame, and scrape off any browned bits stuck to the pan.
To serve, spoon the chestnuts out of the birds and into a bowl. Cut each chicken into 8 pieces (2 drumsticks, 2 thighs, 2 breast halves, 2 wings) and pour the pan juices over chicken.
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katonelm8 DEC, 2008I add chestnuts to my stuffing every year and have done for the past 30 years, however prepariing chestnuts is not an easy task. It is time consuming (i call it a labor of love) and they never remain whole I really need to know what is your magic secret. Thank you.Reply
messup30 APR, 2008the chestnuts inside the chicken are a great idea. I will try them. I would like to say that you have offered the working mom great ideas for food and everything else that concerns the family. Today women are far away from their mothers because of work. You have been near them answering all the questions they would have asked their mother. You are trully a pionneer. Thank you for being there.Reply


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Northgate tops Leechburg behind Walter's 260 rushing yards
Led by a stifling defense and a dominant ground game, No. 9 Northgate downed Leechburg, 20-0, in Class A Eastern Conference play Friday night at Veterans Memorial Field.
Defensively, Northgate (5-1, 5-0) held Leechburg To 134 total yards and recorded three interceptions. Northgate senior quarterback Cody Walter rushed for 260 yards and scored two touchdowns.
"Well, we knew that he is a very good running back," Leechburg coach Mark George said. "We worked on our defensive line holding their gaps and worked on our linebackers filling better. The kid is really good. There were times when we had him stuffed and he made a move."
Leechburg (1-5, 1-4) squandered multiple chances to score inside Northgate territory. Each opportunity ended with a turnover.
With Northgate leading 7-0 after a 22-yard touchdown catch by Walter, Leechburg junior quarterback Alex Sipolino found senior Tyler Dubovi for a 30-yard gain to the Northgate 32. The drive sputtered, however, as senior quarterback Jacob Iellimo was intercepted by Northgate junior defensive back Mark Lodge.
Leechburg went into halftime trailing 13-0. Things didn't get better as Northgate took its opening drive of the second half and marched 45 yards for a touchdown — a Walter 15-yard run.
"Cody is a tremendous player," Northgate coach T.J. Wiley said. "The kid is electric. He's dynamic and every time he touches the ball he's a threat to go all the way."
Leechburg then embarked on a 13-play drive to reach inside the Northgate 20. The drive ended in another interception, as freshman linebacker Jon Leonski picked off an Iellimo pass.
"Interceptions, fumbles and giveaways kill you," George said. "That killed us on some of our drives. I thought we could've punched one or two in tonight."
D.J. Vasil is a freelance writer.


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Talks between Buck Pierce's agent and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers took a strange turn late this week when the club backed away from a deal they had been working on for several weeks.
Pierce's representative Brian Cox believed a deal was imminent after going back and forth with Bombers assistant GM Ross Hodgkinson in an effort to craft a contract for the team's No. 1 quarterback.
Cox, however, confirmed when the deal hit GM Joe Mack's desk it didn't get his approval.
"I can tell you this," said Cox, when reached on his cellphone Friday morning. "Buck wants to be in Winnipeg and the players in Winnipeg want him there. They want to play for him. I thought we were close on a deal and now it seems we're not."
Cox would not disclose details of the deal, but would not deny the base salary offered is under $150,000. If Pierce were to hit all his playing bonuses the deal would top out in the $300,000 range.
Cox had hoped to get a base salary of $200,000 and the rest in a bonus package, but the Bombers now appear skittish and have reintroduced Pierce's injury issues.
"Every player in pro football risks injury when he steps on the field and Buck did what he was asked to do last season and took his team to the Grey Cup," said Cox. "We're just asking for what is fair."
One agent, when told of the negotiations in Winnipeg, was astonished at the low base salary.
"They must not want him," said the agent, who demanded anonymity. "(Pierce) beat Steven Jyles out for that job and he's going to make $200,000 in Edmonton. Dealing with Winnipeg is odd. You work with Ross (Hodgkinson) and then Joe (Mack) can scuttle it. It's like Ross has the job but Joe has the title."
In 2011, Pierce started 16 out of 18 regular-season games as well as the East Final and Grey Cup. He threw for 14 touchdowns and 18 interceptions and a career high 3,348 yards while winning 11 regular-season games and a playoff game.
One league executive suggested both the Bombers and Pierce had limited leverage.
"Where's he going to go? There aren't any salary openings for the kind of money he wants. On the other hand, do the Bombers want to open camp with Joey Elliott and Alex Brink? They need to get a deal and they will," he said.
Mack has been effusive in his praise of Pierce and said earlier this week he expected a deal would get done.
"You never know for sure, but I'd be very surprised if we had any problem signing Buck," Mack said.
Pierce was signed by the Bombers two years ago after being cut loose by the B.C. Lions due to injury issues. The club offered him a contact heavy on incentives and last season he reached many of them to top out in the neighbourhood of $200,000. Mack was not available for comment on Friday.
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Did anyone ever figure this out? Running BT4
wicd can see my ad-hoc network but gets stuck at obtaining ip address tried it with all my laptops hp mini311,dv4,compaq cq70,dell studio17 so I know its not the wlan does anyone have a fix for this ?
Core i7-720QM
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Did anyone ever figure this out? Running BT4
Has anyone figured this out? I'd like to use the wireless tethering on my phone but alas.. no go..
I just loaded laptop with a dual boot and have also been looking for, and trying some different settings. No luck yet, then again I haven't been with Linux in years so a few things need some more trying out till I get familiar again with it all.
For now though the best answer I have found for my needs is to set up a share folder for the OSes. Then I use XP for internet connection. Hopefully get what is needed the first time, because reboots are the reason I am making the switch back. Well that and securing my home network.
Will keep trying to see if I can come up with an answer and looking for one too. First time I have had a DATA plan and would like to pair it up with Linux.
I am trying Barnacle with an X10 but haven't tried any of the USB tethers like PDAnet. Honestly I don't like cables so I will keep trying to figure this out......when I get the chance.
I'm trying to do this also but haven't had any luck so far.
Darn still no luck here. Finally got a new 320GB hard drive for my 2003 Toshiba Satellite A60-WM1. Reinstalled XP via Toshiba Recovery and didn't have a recovery option on the disc so it wipes the whole drive for itself. Discontinued Laptop now so no BIOS updates, that leaves me stuck with 2004 Firmware and that doesn't recognize any space over 127GB then I ran into the GRUB ERROR 18 - fixed that rather easily. Installed all updates and such to both OSes and organized all files where needed and ran the system with no problems with wireless to an AP with either OS. Now ad-hoc works fine with XP, Great, but I still have to play with a few things before it works on BT4R2. Tried with Network-Manager and no luck, yet still going to try a few things. WICD sees the adhoc network but fails to validate.
Just thought I would share where I have been and it took forever to get the new drive. Tried a lot of things from other posts to no avail but haven't refused finding an answer


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Top 10 most deserving to be in the HOF, right now!!
by, 06-18-2012 at 04:37 PM (8837 Views)
Right now is the key words in the title for you folks reading this out there. Right now is used in the title because I know several people will take shots at me for having guys such as HHH, Taker, Rock, and so forth not on this list. Why don't I have them on the list, there are others in the 80s and earlier who deserve to get in before them. That is why guys like Warrior and Nash turn down the honor because you have much more deserving people in the Hall of Fame. Baseball is without question the most prestigious HOF in major sports. Why is that? It is so tough to get in that great players constantly gets passed by including Pete Rose who is still has ban against him for gambling. In any case, we can all agree the WWE HOF is a joke. You have guys in there who doesn't belong in there. I love all the celebs as much as the next guy, but they don't deserve or belong in the HOF. Especially only working like a month when guys more deserving work their whole career for that honor. "The Fridge" gets in before the Road Warriors? How big of a shame is that. Only wrestling one match while Warriors in my opinion are the best tag team of all-time. Celebs do draw attention to Wrestlemania, but that doesn't make them worthy of a hall of fame induction for helping them be successful for one event. This leads me to the top 10 most deserving of the honor:
1.Bruno Sammartino-Held the WWF title longer than any champion ever including Hogan. He is the most deserving even though he is constantly turning them down because the WWE HOF is a joke. I think he is a bit bitter more so of the way they treated his son only signing him because Bruno came with the package. Him seeing guys doing drugs in the back really turned him away from the business.
2.Bob Backlund-I believe he had a 5 year reign as WWF champion which is good enough to get him in the HOF. I'm shocked he isn't more talked about as to why he isn't in the Hall. He did win a 2nd WWF title in the 90s from Bret Hart.
3.Lou Thesz-He led the NWA through late30-the late 50s I believe. He was the man of wrestling during those days before Bruno, Flair, and so forth. Being the NWA champion in those days meant a lot because all the territories promoters voted for you to be the champion. The reason he is a bit lower than the other two because his best achievements didn't come specifically through WWF.
4.Randy Savage-I know a lot of people will be outraged by Savage being this low on the list. I personally liked Savage and enjoyed Savage more than the other 3. Prob because I grew up with him ulike the other 3.
5.Jake "The Snake" Roberts-One of the best on the mic, biggest stars of the 80s, and certainly should be in the HOF. Put him probably higher than most would, but I'd like him to be at the induction ceremony.
6.Fabulous Freebirds-Their greatest rivals are in the Hall and now why not put in the Freebirds?
7.Ivan Koloff-Beat Bruno to win the World title in the WWF. That should be enough alone.
8.Rick Rude-Could talk, dance, draw heat, and make a fashion statement in the process. Rude was great in the early 80s and 90s both in WCW and WWF. He belongs in the HOF!!
9.Midnight Express-Prob be inducted with their manager Jim Cornett, but the team wore the tag titles where ever they went. The scaffold match at Starrcade with Road Warriors was something and memorable. Specifically the fall by Cornette. In any case, this team deserves in the hall.
10.Gene Kiniski-prob should be higher on the list because he defeated Lou Thesz for the NWA title and Verne Gagne for the AWA title. He also wrestled Bruno for the WWF title. The big 3 during the early days of wrestling of each territory and he beat 2 of them. That speaks enough volume for me don't you think?
I will do top 10 most deserving HOF series with ECW, WCW, attitude era, tag teams, managers, and certainly divas along the way so keep updated. A reminder to many of you who may critic this blog, it is just my opinion. I know some of these guys turned down the oppurtunity, but they are the most deserving to bring the prestige back to the HOF. I specifically tried to put just guys from the 80s and before hand because these guys probably won't be around for the induction. LOL!


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Forest Green's play-off aspirations hit the buffers this evening as on-form Woking posted a fifth consecutive league victory.
Ady Pennock's 11th-placed side are now seven points off the play-offs with a game in hand over fifth-placed Alfreton.
Lee Hughes' sublime second-half rocket from a Yan Klukowski assist had given Rovers a deserved lead.
However, Woking netted parity from the spot when a contentious penalty was lashed home by former Forest Green striker Scott Rendell after sub Eddie Oshodi was adjudged to have handled in the box.
The Nailsworth side were rocked by Jack Marriott's goal to hand Woking victory on 82 minutes as he rifled beyond the outstanding Sam Russell to inflict back-to-back defeats for Rovers.
Earlier, Rovers lost central-defender Aarran Racine to injury and were forced into another defensive change when left-back Chris Stokes pulled up with a recurrence of the hamstring problem.
Pennock included central defender Luke Oliver as captain in place of Anthony Barry, and there was also a debut on the left for new Charlton Athletic loanee Bradley Jordan. Striker Danny Wright was handed a start.
Rovers were without Jared Hodgkiss (sick) and the injured Dale Bennett.
Forest Green travel to Barnet on Saturday.
Woking: S. Beasant; A. Newton (M. Cestor 90), M. Ricketts, J.McNerney, J. Nutter; K. Betsy, K. Murtagh, J. Jones; S. Rendell, J. Marriott (B. Johnson 89), J. Goddard.
Subs not used: A. Little, R. Beckles, G. Sole.
Forest Green: S. Russell; J. Turley, L. Oliver, A. Racine (E. Oshodi 53), C. Stokes (A. Bangura 76); J. Norwood, P. Green, Y. Klukowski, B. Jordan; D. Wright (L. Rodgers 86), L. Hughes.
Subs not used: M. Taylor, P. White.
Referee: C. Lymer (Hampshire).
Star man: Sam Russell.


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BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Everywhere you look in the newly remodeled Kings stores, there are subtle suggestions that take the shopping experience to the next level.
And it all starts with produce. Baskets of fresh pears complement a gourmet cheese display. Fresh basil sits atop a mobile meat display. A spillover shelf of lemons greets you at the seafood case.
Parsippany, N.J.-based Kings Food Markets launched a company-wide rebranding and remodeling of its stores last year, starting with Bedminster. As the store closes in on its first anniversary in February, Paul Kneeland, vice president of produce, floral and seafood, reflected on the changes and what's to come.
The whole process revolves around the tagline "Where Inspiration Strikes," and Kneeland said it's reflected everywhere in the store, especially in produce.
"We wanted to tie in all food components to people's thoughts and the way people go about their shopping, and that includes fresh produce," he said. "Everybody had to get into the game."
That meant taking signature categories and enhancing them with new products.
"And that included merchandising as well," Kneeland said. "We put in all brand-new equipment, things we've never used before, making the departments more of a market."
The Bedminster store serves as an inspiration and launch point for ideas taken throughout the company.
Bedminster's produce department moved to the front of the store. The company took over three adjacent businesses for the expansion, which allows the department to use natural light from the windows during the day for a fresh market feel. Grocery lighting also was replaced with spotlights throughout produce.
The department leads off with the best of what's available in seasonal organic produce, paired with complementary items from other departments.
In early December, that meant apples paired with New York cheddar cheese. Further in the department, a display of red, ripe tomatoes was complemented with premium buffalo mozzarella, balsamic vinegar reduction and fresh herbs.
"We only bring in the best ingredients when we cross-merchandise," Kneeland said.
The Bedminster store also features innovative fresh-cut produce, such as melon spears and peeled clementines.
The changes aren't only in produce. Kings emphasizes its ready-to-eat foods with an extensive redesign of the prepared foods department. The floral department also got a facelift, with more of a gift boutique feel.
The changes appear to resonate with consumers. Kneeland said customer counts are up about 20% through November, and sales are tracking at a similar pace.
Kings continues with the store rebranding strategy. In 2012, the company completed four stores, including expansion into Connecticut. In 2013, another nine stores are on the docket.
Kneeland said while the Bedminster store is a model for what the company plans to do with its rebranding strategy, each store has its own identity to match the neighborhood.
The rebranded north Hoboken store, which opened in October, caters to young professionals and urban dwellers, for example. It has an expanded produce department, a pizza oven, expanded salad bar and fresh sushi made in-store.
"When you walk into a Kings, it's all about the food and the presentation," Kneeland said. "Displays are designed to greet you and show you the freshness, and that's really what we're all about."