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This month's Mixology Monday theme, as chosen by me, is Retro Redemption. The challenge: To resurrect a cocktail from the Dark Ages of mixology that fell between Prohibition and the contemporary cocktail renaissance, defending it on its merits or giving it new life with the addition of better techniques and ingredients.
This is a fitting theme for me to choose, because part of my job as a brand ambassador for Lucas Bols is promoting Galliano, an Italian liqueur flavored with anise, vanilla, and other herbs. Galliano was absolutely huge in the 1970s, showing up in a variety of cocktails served "against the wall" and by far most prominently in the Harvey Wallbanger. My parents, who don't drink much but do keep a well stocked bar for guests, include a bottle of Galliano in their collection. They estimate they acquired it around 1978. I am pleased though not surprised that Galliano has shown up in several of the MxMo entries that have been sent in so far.
In the year-and-a-half that I've been working for Bols I've thought off and on about how to update the Harvey Wallbanger, which is made with vodka, orange juice, and Galliano. There's a good flavor pairing there. Vanilla and orange go very well together. Look at the Creamsicle cocktail or the success of the Orange Julius chain. This combination works. The ingredient that doesn't bring anything except alcohol to the drink is vodka. It's just there in the background, not doing anything aside from getting people drunk. So to modernize the Harvey Wallbanger, the obvious thing to do is replace the vodka with something else.
So OK, what else pairs well with orange? If you read this blog you know that I love beer cocktails, and people have been putting oranges in wheat beers for years. Sometimes they do this in the brewing stage, as with Belgian witbier that's flavored with coriander and orange peel. Sometimes a wedge of orange is simply added to the rim of the glass, as with some less complex American wheats. Either way, this is another flavor pairing that works.
Putting these pairing ideas together, you can omit the vodka and replace it with beer. Then you get the Harvey Weissbanger:
1 oz Galliano
2 oz orange juice
6 oz quality wheat beer
Build in an ice-filled collins glass, stir gently, and garnish with a strip of orange peel.
You can make this with just about any wheat beer, but the more flavorful ones work best. At my beer cocktail seminar with Ryan Conklin last month we served it with the Upright Four made here in Portland. For something more widely available, the classic Weihenstephaner is also fantastic. Give it a try. I think it's a refreshing beer cocktail for sipping on the patio or knocking back at brunch.
[Photo by John Valls.]


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What has been the fiscal performance of President Barack Obama? He inherited the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, as well as a budget deficit that – after much needed bail-outs and a series of reckless tax cuts – was already close to $1,000bn. His stimulus package, together with a backstop of the financial system, low rates and quantitative easing from the Federal Reserve, prevented another depression. Mr Obama also deserves credit that the US, alone among advanced economies, currently supports a "growth now", rather than an "austerity now" path.
But this is but one half of the picture; we must also judge his first two years on his ability to anticipate what the economy will need tomorrow. Here the picture is much less positive. Given the likely path of fiscal policy after next Tuesday's election – with the expiration of existing stimulus and transfer payments, and even with most of the 2001-03 tax cuts being kept – the US economy will soon experience serious fiscal drag just when it needs a further boost. Problematically, the administration's failures leave it relying on the Fed, which is bent on further QE, likely to be announced next Wednesday. But studies show this will have little effect on US growth in 2011, so fiscal policy should be doing some of the lifting to prevent a double dip recession.
In an ideal world Mr Obama would also have been able to move towards reforming and reducing entitlement spending, with commitments to measures that could be phased in over the next few years, therefore avoiding short-term fiscal pain. He would also have committed to increase, gradually over the next few years, less distortionary taxes such as a VAT and a carbon tax. This would have reduced the fiscal deficit, and created a climate in which no investor would worry about additional stimulus.
Sadly, this has not happened. In fact the opposite will now take place. The term stimulus is already a dirty word, even within the Obama administration. After the Republicans make significant electoral gains further stimulus is even less likely. Medium-term consolidation, meanwhile, will be all but impossible as the 2012 presidential election begins to loom large.
In truth the only window of opportunity is 2011. Here the president deserves credit for setting up a bipartisan debt commission, which is most likely to propose a sensible combination of entitlement spending cuts and increases in taxes. But sadly the chance that these recommendations will be implemented in 2011 is close to zero. Republicans will veto any tax increase, while Democrats will resist unpopular entitlement reform.
The upshot is that the current gridlock in Congress will soon get much worse. Of course, Mr Obama cannot entirely be blamed for his limited progress, when the Republicans take that Leninist approach of "the worse the better", and offer no co-operation on any issue. That they now see Mr Obama as a one-term president will soon mean the worst open warfare inside the Beltway in 30 years.
The coming stalemate will only be made worse by the lack of a reason to act on the deficit. The bond vigilantes are asleep, while borrowing rates remain unusually low. Near zero rates will continue as long as growth and inflation are low (and getting lower) and repeated bouts of global risk aversion – as with this spring's Greek crisis – will push more investors to safe dollars and US debt. China's massive interventions to stop renminbi appreciation will mean purchasing yet more treasuries too. In short, kicking the can down the road will be the political path of least resistance.
The risk, however, is that something on the fiscal side will snap, and the bond vigilantes will wake up. The trigger could be a debt rollover crisis in a major US state government, or perhaps even the realization that congressional gridlock means bipartisan solutions to our medium-term fiscal crisis is mission impossible. Only then will our politicians suddenly remember that, on top of our federal debt, the US suffers from unfunded social security and Medicare liabilities, state and local government debt, and public pension bills that add up to many multiples of US GDP.
A bond market shock is thus the only thing likely to break the impasse. Mr Obama may take some comfort from the fact that the worst of the coming fiscal train wreck will be prevented by the Fed's easing. But the risk is he will then preside not over a bout of inflation but a Japanese style stagnation, where growth is barely positive, and deflationary pressures and high unemployment linger.
The Obama administration did the right thing early, and avoided another depression. He is still doing the right thing now in pointing out the risks of early austerity. And he is limited by an unco-operative Republican party trapped in a belief in voodoo economics, the economic equivalent of creationism. Even so, he and his party have been unwilling to tackle long-term entitlement spending. Two years in, and this means the US remains on an unsustainable fiscal course.
The result will soon be the worst of all worlds: neither short-term stimulus nor medium-term fiscal sustainability. Fiscally the only light at the end of the tunnel may be that which causes the upcoming crisis. With two years of gridlock in prospect, it will fall to the next president in 2013 – whoever he or she may be – to start fixing America's fiscal mess. Whether that is Mr Obama or not, that he may leave this challenge may become the worst of his legacy.

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Every year, the challenge is there for the University of Mount Union football program. Get back to the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl and play for the Division III national championship.
The 2011 version of the Purple Raiders tackled that challenge head on, and as a result will head back to Salem, Va., for Stagg Bowl XXXIX.
Mount Union (14-0), ranked No. 2 by the d3football.com and American Football Coaches polls, defeated No. 7 Wesley (Del.), 28-21, on Saturday, in a national semifinal at Mount Union Stadium.
Junior quarterback Matt Piloto (Rotonda West, Fla./Lemon Bay) threw for 271 yards and four touchdowns, tying a career high, and the Purple Raiders turned two third-quarter takeaways into touchdowns, advancing to their seventh consecutive Stagg Bowl and 15th in school history.
The Stagg Bowl will be played on Friday, December 16, with a 7 p.m. kickoff on ESPN2.
Three of Piloto's scoring passes went to junior wide receiver Jasper Collins (Geneva, N.Y./Geneva), covering 26, 31 and 18 yards. Collins caught nine passes overall for 139 yards.
Senior wide receiver A.J. Claycomb (Medina/Medina) caught the other TD pass from Piloto.
"We were pretty pleased with our performance [on offense]," said Piloto. "We got off to one of our better starts which we emphasized all week."
Wesley (12-2) also moved the ball effectively, finishing with 496 total yards, but the Wolverines were done in by six turnovers. Mount Union junior defensive back Isaiah Scott (Hamilton/Fairfield) had three interceptions, senior defensive back Alex Ferrara (Independence/Walsh Jesuit) had a pick, and Wesley fumbles were recovered by junior defensive back Alex Nicholls (Galion/Galion) and sophomore defensive lineman Matt Fechko (Twinsburg/Twinsburg).
"I think we had to adjust to their speed," said Mount Union junior defensive back Nick Driskill (Wabash, Ind./Southwood), who led the Purple Raiders with 13 tackles, including one for loss. "Their quarterback is a really good player."
Wesley senior QB Shane McSweeny was 19 of 33 for 350 yards and two touchdowns, and he rushed for an additional 62 yards. Running back Askia Jahad added 77 yards on the ground, but his fumble on the first play of the second half gave Mount Union the ball at the Wolverines' 39. Seven plays later Piloto found Claycomb in the corner of the end zone, and a two-point conversion gave Mount Union a 21-14 lead with 12:04 left in the third quarter.
"We definitely left some plays on the field," said Wesley coach Mike Drass. "We wish we could have had some of them back. Defenisively, even after the turnovers, we have to step up, but we couldn't keep them out of the end zone."
The Purple Raiders struck first, taking the opening kickoff and driving 79 yards in seven plays, with Piloto hitting Collins over the middle from 26 yards out. Collins broke a tackle at the 2 before getting into the end zone. The extra point was missed, leaving Mount Union ahead 6-0.
Wesley answered on its first drive, moving 65 yards in 11 plays, with quarterback McSweeny diving in from the 1. Dan Tryon's extra point gave the Wolverines a 7-6 lead with 5:22 remaining in the opening quarter.
The drive was momentarily stopped when McSweeny was intercepted by Scott, but Scott fumbled the ball on the return and Wesley recovered.
Mount Union regained the lead with a six-play, 71-yard drive, with Piloto hitting Collins in the right corner of the end zone from 31 yards out. Tyler Almeida's extra point made it 13-7 for the Purple Raiders with 2:38 left in the quarter.
After an exchange of punts, Wesley struck quickly to regain the lead. McSweeny found Matt Barile behind the secondary and hit him in stride for a 70-yard touchdown, and Tryon's extra point made it 14-13 in favor of Wesley with 8:45 left in the first half.
Each team had scoring chances but were turned away. Wesley twice had the ball inside the Mount Union 15, but McSweeny was intercepted — again — by Scott in the end zone, and Tryon's 32-yard field goal missed wide left.
The Purple Raiders got the ball in the final minute and three Murray runs for 49 yards, and a personal foul penalty on Wesley, allowed Mount Union to attempt a 32-yard field goal, which was blocked by the Wolverines' Tyler Hardy.
McSweeny lost a fumble on Wesley's second possession of the third quarter, and Mount Union responded with a five-play, 42-yard drive, Piloto hitting Collins from 18 yards out. Almeida's extra point made it 28-14 with 7:19 remaining in the third quarter.
Wesley closed the score to 28-21 on an 81-yard pass and run from McSweeny to Matt Barile, and Tryon's extra point, with 13:30 remaining in the game.
But the Purple Raiders stopped Wesley on two fourth down plays on their next possessions, and Scott ended the Wolverines' final drive with his third interception of the game.
"We played a good second half of defense today," said Mount Union coach Larry Kehres. "In the first half we were very average.
"Offensively, we got off to a good start, but we're still trying to put together an entire game."


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Torrance, CA: This past Saturday, High Point Raceway hosted round four of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing. Honda riders battled it out at the 36th annual FMF High Point National, with GEICO Honda grabbing their third overall win of the season in the 250 class. Team Honda Muscle Milk's Sayaka Kaneshiro rode her way to a third overall, and her career-best finish.
The Race
Team Honda Muscle Milk's Justin Brayton rode his way to an 11th-place finish overall after going 11-11 in both motos. In race one, Brayton nailed down a good start and was running towards the front of the pack until falling back to finish 11th. In moto two, Brayton was forced to charge his way through the pack after getting a bad jump off the line, eventually grabbing 11th. Chaparral Honda's Andrew Short put together a noteworthy ride for the second week in a row. After finishing fourth in moto one, and eighth in moto two, Short was able to take fourth overall for the day.
In the 250 class GEICO Honda riders Eli Tomac and Justin Barcia put in a commanding performance, taking the top-two overall spots on the podium. In moto one, Barcia grabbed a great start and rode his way to a solid win, followed by Tomac in second. In the final race Barcia launched to another strong start while Tomac was stuck towards the back coming off the line. Tomac really had his work cut out for him but was able to put together a hard charge, passing Barcia for second late in the moto, and then getting by Roczen for the lead on the last lap. Tomac would grab the overall with 2-1 finishes and Barcia would take second with 1-3 finishes. Teammate Wil Hahn also had an exceptional day, grabbing the holeshot in moto one and running in second the majority of the race before ultimately finishing fourth. In moto two, Hahn was forced to charge through the pack after going down in the first lap. He would finish in ninth for a sixth overall.
"The second moto was a lot of work but I dug deep and never gave up," said Tomac. "When I saw him (Roczen) on the last lap I couldn't believe that I actually had a chance to take the win. I found a great passing line in the third turn of the track and it worked well throughout the day, which is where I was able to take over the lead. I am really happy to be back on the podium and that much closer in points."
"The first moto was good for me," said Barcia. "I got a good start and felt really strong throughout the whole race. In moto two, I got another pretty good start but wasn't as comfortable with the track; I was able to hold onto third place, giving me second overall. I am happy to be on the podium again and that much closer to the red plate, but I always want to win."
In the Women's Motocross Championship, It was an exciting day for Team Honda Muscle Milk's Sayaka Kaneshiro, who grabbed her first-ever overall podium finish. After finishing fifth in moto one, Kaneshiro came back strong in moto two, seizing a good start and ultimately finishing second for third overall. Troy Lee Designs/Lucas Oil/Honda's Tarah Gieger had an exceptional first race, taking the win but unfortunately going down in moto two to finish fifth, allowing her to take second overall. Ashley Fiolek was forced to the sidelines due to a concussion sustained the weekend before at Thunder Valley.
The Focus: Twin Air
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450 Class Overall Results
1. Ryan Dungey 1-1
2. Mike Alessi 2-2
3. Jake Weimer 3-3
4. Andrew Short (Honda) 4-8
5. Davi Millsaps 9-4
6. Brett Metcalfe 7-5
7. Broc Tickle 6-9
8. Ryan Sipes 12-6
9. Nico Izzi 8-10
10. Michael Byrne 13-7
450 Class Championship Points (after 4 of 12 rounds)
1. Ryan Dungey 186
2. Mike Alessi 144
3. Jake Weimer 141
4. Andrew Short 128
5. James Stewart 116
6. Brett Metcalfe 114
7. Nico Izzi 95
8. Broc Tickle 90
9. Josh Grant 84
10. Kyle Chisholm 66
250 Class Overall Results
1. Eli Tomac (Honda) 2-1
2. Justin Barcia (Honda) 1-3
3. Ken Roczen 5-2
4. Blake Baggett 3-5
5. Marvin Musquin 6-4
6. Wil Hahn (Honda) 4-9
7. Ivan Tedesco 7-10
8. Jason Anderson 13-6
9. Kyle Cunningham 14-7
10. Jessy Nelson (Honda) 10-11
250 Class Championship Points (after 4 of 12 rounds)
1. Blake Baggett 175
2. Justin Barcia 168
3. Eli Tomac 164
4. Ken Roczen 158
5. Marvin Musquin 117
6. Wil Hahn 101
7. Blake Wharton 87
8. Ivan Tedesco 86
9. Kyle Cunningham 86
10. Jason Anderson 77
WMA Overall Results
1. Jessica Patterson 2-1
2. Tarah Gieger (Honda) 1-5
3. Sayaka Kaneshiro (Honda) 5-2
4. Mariana Balbi 4-3
5. Kasie Creson 3-6
6. Jacqueline Strong 7-4
7. Marissa Markelon 6-7
8. Sara Pettersson 9-8
9. Amanda Brown 8-11
10. Sade Allender 11-9
WMA Championship Points (after round 4 of 8)
1. Jessica Patterson 188
2. Tarah Gieger 155
3. Sayaka Kaneshiro 137
4. Mariana Balbi 126
5. Ashley Fiolek 125
6. Jacqueline Strong 114
7. Kasie Creson 110
8. Sara Pettersson 101
9. Meghan Rutledge 78
10. Sade Allender 74
About Honda**
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What Community Board 5 is concerned with these days has little to do with the wilting Dow Jones Industrial and everything to do with mending flood-related issues affecting the district.
Last Wednesday night's monthly board meeting held at Christ the King High School included discussion of a "Top 30 Emergency" list, which placed failed sewers, blocked catch basins, and a new park designed to minimize storm runoff as part of the top five concerns.
A proposal for Grover Cleveland Park by the Parks Department kicked off the meeting. Thomas Atella, a department rep, first spoke about a synthetic turf scheduled for the park along with volleyball courts, planted trees and a sturdy fence along the parameter.
Then he spoke of additional structural changes that will comprise of a draining system to feed water back into the ground beneath the field.
"Currently all the water that falls within this site goes out in the street," said Atella. "This design will significantly reduce that."
The proposed field will carry a draining shock pad and innovative filtering panels below sections of the synthetic turf. This will absorb excess water caused by heavy rain instead of letting it to flow onto the pavement.
"We'll be putting water back into the ground and where it should be," said Atella.
When it reaches maximum capacity it will be released from the system.
Other plans touted by the Parks Department include revamping the eastern portion of the Juniper Park Playground for kids. Nancy Prince and Lee Ann Beauchamp from Parks revealed proposals for the playground at the meeting.
Beauchamp said the department had an official meeting then another with a group of mothers who spent time in the playground and came up with goals for the designs.
"The first was to provide separate unit spheres especially for tots two and under," she said.
Other goals include installing equipment to provide a "circuit experience" and adding more entrances into the park.
In the past it used to be a swamp, which, Beauchamp said, will play a role in the area's future.
"We're going to bring a little bit of wetland back to the playground," said Beauchamp.
A spray shower, misters for kids, a planted area for vegetation, a sandbox, and two picnic tables will make up the throwback transformation.
Pieces of equipment tailored for the two-and-under group and others for the 2 to 5-year-old set will also be available.
JoAnne Amagrande, chief of staff for Parks in Queens, thanked Councilman Anthony Como for securing money for the project.
"He went forward with this design," she said.
Speaking of Como, when the board began wrapping up the meeting at around 9 p.m., Como walked through the door flanked by State Senator Serphin Maltese and armed with an announcement.
The councilman, who is running for re-election in November against Elizabeth Crowley, said he was delayed because he was busy receiving the "Lab of Knowledge Award" for securing $200,000 for P.S. 58 in Maspeth.
Also known as the School of Heroes the facility is relatively new, but as far as technology goes is a bit behind.
"Even though the school is only seven years old their computers are already outdated," said Como. "The Board of Ed had decided that it was easier to get rid of them than to just update them and service them."


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After a weekend of Manny Machado-fueled controversy in Baltimore, the Oakland Athletics couldn't get too worked up over Angels closer Ernesto Frieri, who predicted that his team "would beat" the A's this week and said that Oakland "had a little bit of extra luck" in winning five of its first six games over the Angels.
Catcher Derek Norris said "there might be some added incentive" when Frieri pitches, but Manager Bob Melvin scoffed at the notion that Frieri's comments would light a fire under the A's, who lead the major leagues in runs and earned-run average and have the best record in the American League.
"We play pretty spirited games anyway," Melvin said. "I don't think what anybody else says is going to make us say, 'OK, now we're going to play harder.' "
Indeed, the A's brought their usual smash-mouth style of baseball to Angel Stadium on Monday night, crashing into walls to rob the Angels of extra-base hits, gunning down an Angels speedster on the bases and immediately retaliating when their star player was knocked down by a pitch.
But the Angels had an antidote to stop even the hottest team: a dominant starting pitcher. Garrett Richards allowed one run and four hits in seven innings, striking out four and walking none, to lead the Angels to a 4-1 victory that extended their win streak to four and cut Oakland's division lead to 3 1/2 games.
Richards, who failed to make it out of the first inning in his last start against Oakland, when he gave up five runs and five hits in a 9-5 loss on May 30, allowed a run in the second on Yoenis Cespedes' double and Stephen Vogt's single, but he did not allow another runner to reach second base.
"Two-thirds of an inning is pretty weak," Richards said of that May 30 start. "But I gave them one that time. I felt this was my turn to show them what I've got."
Richards walked three of the 10 batters he faced on May 30 and got off to a rough start Monday when he threw three balls to Coco Crisp to open the game. But the right-hander threw two strikes and got Crisp to fly to center, an at-bat Manager Mike Scioscia called "huge."
"After getting the first one over, it was like a little light switch went off to get aggressive," Richards said. "The last time, I was nibbling. I got back to trusting my stuff, filling up the zone, getting ahead of counts and putting guys."
That's exactly what Frieri, pitching for a fourth straight day, did in the ninth when he struck out Josh Donaldson, Brandon Moss and Cespedes for his 11th save. But there was no bravado afterward for Frieri, just an apology for his comments.
"It was a misunderstanding," Frieri said. "I'm sorry if I offended anybody. I respect the A's—they've been playing really good baseball. But at the same time, I have confidence in my team, and I knew we were going to play better baseball."
The superb pitching helped ease the sting of some bad mound-related news for the Angels, who scratched Tyler Skaggs from Tuesday night's start because of a right hamstring strain that will send the left-hander to the disabled list.
Left-hander Hector Santiago, demoted to the bullpen on May 9 and to triple A on May 21, will start against the A's.
Skaggs said he didn't notice until he got off the plane after last Thursday's game in Houston that his leg was sore, but he called it "a minor setback," adding that he did not expect to be sidelined for more than 15 days.
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text: Hi, My cavalier was diagnosed with mild SM and PSOM about two years ago. Her neurologist put her on 50 mg Gabapentin and 5 mg of Omeprazole. We had to up the Gabapentin to 100 mg soon after as she still had symptoms. She has stayed on that dosage for 1 1/2 yrs. a couple months ago, the scratching and biting started again. I spoke to the neurologist and she increasesed her Gaapentin dose to 125 mg. it really hasn't made a difference. She is still scratching and biting. I am seeing her vet tomorrow and will make an appt with her neurologist. Her neurologist seems pretty conservative about meds. My cavalier also has liver disease and is on 3 other meds for that and a special liver diet. So, I am giving her medicine 8 times a day. My question is ( since she is my first cavalier): I was just wondering if some of you could give me an idea of how long it was before you had to increase the SM meds the first time, how much were they increased and and was the Gabapentin and Omeprazole both increased or just the Gab.? I know this is a general question and every dog is different and you have to find the combination that works for your dog , but I was just curious as to what other members on this board were doing. Also , how many times have you had to increase the meds.over the years? As I said, this is my first cav. , and I am just trying to see what others are doing . I hope this made sense. Thanks for any insight. Judy


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I like to prepare my lunch the night before, but some dishes are not suitable for that. I am looking for more ideas for things that don't suffer from a night in the refrigerator, or, better, that even need to be made a night ahead. Anything that is marinated for example.
I just made leek: Chop, cook in bullion, not too soft, then add some olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, parsley, mustard and chopped gherkin. Cover and keep cool for a night.
As this has to go into the part of my bento box with the watertight lid, the carbs have to go into the other compartment and thus must be "dry". I made a bunch of grain burgers and store them in the fridge, they can be packed frozen. A hard boiled egg goes nicely with the leek.
I pretty much Always make my lunch the night before, and one thing that usually suffers in the fridge over night is rice. But a tasty alternative that actually gets better from a night, (or a few days) in the fridge is taboli, (taboule, tabbouleh, etc.)
I usually buy a tabuli mix made by a local company here. You have to mix it with cold water, oil, and lemon juice, and then add (optional, but fabulous) cucumber, tomatoes, and fresh parsley and green onion. I usually add a bit of dried parsley and mint, too. It may seem like more of a salad, but it's mostly a grain dish being at least about 65%-75% wheat.
This is the brand I use: http://www.bishoptaboli.com/default1.htm unfortunately online they only sell in bulk. I would be willing to ship a package or 2, but I'm sure shipping from OK (middle of US) to the middle of Europe is horrible.
It is a Mediterranean dish, so in Europe, you can probably find some where that sells a mix or just bulgar wheat.
http://www.bishoptaboli.com/recipes.htm - Here is some good recipes for making it from scratch, and other things to do with bulgar.
Taboli is very personal, with some restaurants around here serving it with about 50% parsley or more, which is a bit too much, I think. It is great with some other veg, and some protein, either Mediterranean themed or not, like some hummus, kofta, or falafel.
I just made some into 1/2 cup portions using the onigiri plastic wrap method and am freezing it. I'll update for how it turns out. I'm going to try defrosting it in the fridge over night in my bento as it is usually served cold, and because I make my bentos the night before, anyway.
I'm starting a bento blog, (no posts yet, but will be later today) ( I know, there's already tons of them) but because I make mine the night before, it's a little different, and if you want to check it out and/or ask questions and exchange suggestions, it's http://rosefaery.wordpress.com/
And my email is ravenfaerie [at] valornet [dot] com
Feel free to email me, I'd love to exchange info and tips with a fellow night before bento-er.
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fried ratatouille-style vegetables work quite well and taste even better if they are allowed to sit in the fridge for a night.
i take 2 onions, 1-2 carrots, 2-4 fresh garden tomatoes, 1 zucchini, 1 small aubergine, 1 bell pepper (additionally, throw in a bit of celery or whatever may be around. the more, the merrier!) and 4- 6 cloves of garlic and fry them in a good amount of olive oil, starting with the onions and adding the other stuff one by one in my biggest skillet. oh yeah, i cut everything up before throwing it in the pan. expect for the tomatoes- i'm a barbarian and throw them in whole. i don't mind the seeds and i just fish the skins out once the are separated by the cooking process. the garlic goes in last, together with a handfull of fresh herbs- basil and thyme and rosemary- and a spoon or so of brown cane sugar. i now let this simmer-fry patiently until all the water in the veggie liquids has evaporated. the tomatoes are no longer much visible but their taste is now in the ( otherwise rather boring) zucchini and aubergine bits, mixed with olive oil and garlic and herbs.. keep on frying until the zucchini turn slightly golden. salt, but not much is needed.
goodnight for now!
I also make tabbouleh for my bentos. I don't use a mix; sometimes I use bulghur (bulgar, bulgur) wheat, but sometimes I use whole wheat or pearl barley. The whole grains are lovely and chewy. I usually use mint, parsley, spring onions, and lemon juice. Lots of fresh parsley is delicious, but I don't think I'd like to use dried stuff in such quantities. Today I had it with a teriyaki chicken drumstick and some vege curry, which was a bit of an odd mixture but tasted good.
On the subject of which, curries also improve with age. I'm not super keen on very sauce-y curries in a bento, but dry-ish curries are good. The one I had today was cauliflower, broccoli, and hard boiled eggs cooked in Thai green curry. When the veges etc were done I removed them then I reduced the sauce right down to almost nothing before putting them back.
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This is such a great thread, and I'll be sure to check out your blog. I, too, make lunch the night before, and find it tends to add a little planning anxiety to the bento process. Anything that makes the experience as serene as it seems to be for everyone else is great. Thanks!
Any sort of meat, fowl or fish tastes better (and weirdly, warmer than the fridge temp) the day after. Broths, however you use them, also develop deeper notes overnight. Combo items such as stuffed sweet potato 'pigs' (see Maki's lovely recipe) demonstrate enriched flavors the next day; I also like to leave mayonnaise-based fillers for onigiri or dumplings overnight, as the full flavor really blooms that way. :-)
Hi Henni,
I saw this and thought about your post:
um, sorry don't know how to link that.
I now realise it's more for "freezer dishes" than "better overnight in the fridge dishes", I guess I didn't remember clearly what you were after - sorry! But hopefully there will be some useful links or comments on that page.
Your grain burgers sound like a great idea by the way!
I am curious, has anyway tried cooking rice the night before in a rice cooker and holding it overnight?
you should really check out this article!
I made 4 rice portions last night in my rice cooker just as the article described, and it turned out great today! I microwaved for about 3 minutes (in 1 minute increments because i didn't know for how long to cook it) with the plastic wrap on, then let cool a bit, and carefully removed plastic wrap as i put in bento. Make sure to let the rice cool very well before you finish packing your bento because condensation causes spoilage.
I also put in some pickled ginger to help prevent rice spoiling, and it seemed to work!
good luck with your bentos!
Yes, I have tried cooking the rice the night before and leave it on keep warm in the rice cooker until the morning. The rice is still good and better then having cooked rice left in the fridge.
I prefer to make my bento box the night before or the only thing I need to do in the morning is assemble all the ingredients together. So no cooking is involved in the morning. But as my office has no microwave it has to be food I can eat cold. Since many cooked food I found do not taste quite nice when it has been in the fridge overnight. Any pack lunch I usually just stick to pasta salad or sandwiches.
Do you mean holding in the cooker? That I haven't tried. I've held cooked rice overnight in the form of onigiri, and it's absolutely delicious but not perhaps 'better' than freshly made.
I've held rice overnight. Mine has a timer so I usually just set it before bed and it's ready when I get up. But, sometimes I make extra for dinner and just let it hang around on "warm" until the next morning. It doesn't seem to work very well for brown rice - it gets all soppy and mushy- but white rice is usually fine.
Also, someone mentioned rice suffering in the fridge overnight. I've found that if you scoop it into plastic wrap and squish it into a ball or log and wrap it nice and tight it's fine!
As far as dishes to make the night before I'm not really sure. I have been making my son's lunches the night before and so far everything has been fine the next day. Of course, he's 5 so he doesn't exactly have the highest standards! lol
I do usually like to have "left over" curry and I've made sushi rolls MANY times the night before. Just don't slice them until the morning or slice and then wrap in extra extra plastic wrap so they're all tight against each other.
when I make cold blend dishes like my shredded jellyfish + shredded cucumber +shredded fake crab meat + shredded seaweed +soy sauce + vinegar + sesame oild blend it tastes so much better when it's cold and left over night
Any soup or casserole with lots of spices in it seems to get better when stored overnight in my opinion. For example this egyptian red lentil soup:
1 1/4 litre vegetable stock
200 grams red lentils
4 tomatoes
2 onions
white pepper
bay leaves
(ground cumin)
You don't have to soak red lentils overnight, just wash them well. Chop tomatoes (remove skins if you can be bothered or just fish them out later...) and onions. Bring vegetable stock to boil, throw in lentils, tomatoes and onion and LOTS of spices, especially cloves. Let simmer until the lentils turn yellowish and mushy, at least 20 minutes but the longer, the better.
I think this soup really does get better when stored in the fridge overnight and reheated later - the flavor of cloves and other spices gets absorbed into the stock. Yummy!
I usually make the soup version but it can be a bit impractical for bento unless you have a very tight-lidded box. But this can be easily turned into a casserole by reducing the amount of liquid. And even the soup version becomes thicker in the fridge anyway when the lentils absorb some of the liquid.
I am starting a job tomorrow in which I could be called to work on short notice on any weekday morning, so this is something I have been thinking about, too! I'm not going to have time most mornings to spend 15 or 20 minutes making lunch, and my bank account is drained so buying ready-made food, even from the school lunch line, is simply not an option. Here is what I have though of so far:
I make a big batch once every week or two and freeze it in some 1.25 cup Rubbermaid containers. When I need it, I defrost for about 45 seconds in the microwave, then scoop out half of the container to continue reheating for the meal I'm packing (unless I'm packing two meals, in which case I'll use the whole thing) and put the other half in the container in the fridge. I find brown rice keeps just fine in the fridge for a day or two, and white rice really doesn't suffer in my fridge over one night as long as the container has a good seal.
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I am addicted to this stuff! I don't think I have made a bento without it since I first tried the recipe. And the flavors actually improve after a night in the fridge.
Edamame, shelled and lightly salted... needs no explanation :)
I make these in my rice cooker with vegetable stock, a bay leaf, and a few pinches of whatever spices I think sound nice at the time. This is one of those dishes that tastes just as good, if not better, after the flavors have had some time to really sink in. The best part is that lentils are packed with protein, easier to cook than other legumes, and dirt cheap. I see many meals of lentils and rice in my (very broke) future over the next month. T_T
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About a month ago I received a complimentary pair of Invisible Shoe huarachesoffered to the Run Smiley Collective. I was excited because these were my first real pair of laced huaraches. Previously I had worn Unshoe sandals, which are adjusted with a clasp (no lacing), and I was still waiting for my first pair of Lunas.
I started using the Invisible Shoes on San Diego trail runs, which I soon discovered were extremely technical. In retrospect, I am amazed that these huaraches did so well with the terrain and the mileage I was using them on. I ran over 50 miles in about 3 weeks of exclusively rocky trails.
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The ground feel was very high, as the 6mm sole was really quite thin. I liked the fact that this forced me to pay attention to my footing, but it would also start to tire out my feet as the miles started accumulating. They didn't hurt, but I definitely felt every step.
I never had any trouble tying these and they only came untied once under very harsh trail conditions. The best part of these laces is that they are easy to adjust on the fly. So if the fit isn't perfect, I can tug a little instead of having to sit down and re-lace from scratch. They also come in slip-on form, which simplifies the lacing process.
I love running trails, so I really need a sandal that holds up. The thing about trails is that each footfall is different, and always uneven. So it's difficult to find a perfect huarache fit. If the lacing is too loose, the sandal falls off. If it's too tight, it digs into your skin and gives you blisters. Plus the constant foot-shuffling tends to loosen the fit in a way that doesn't happen with traditional shoes.
That said, this pair only fell off once after a particularly intense trail run, and I was only delayed for seconds since I could adjust them while they were still on my feet. And I had run over 50 miles before they started to blister. I think that's impressive considering I didn't take any anti-blister precautions. No socks, taping, or BodyGlide. Creek crossings are also really fun in these.
One thing that would bother me with the Unshoes was that the front of the sandal would fold over and I'd step on them a lot, no matter how I adjusted my form. So I was concerned that would be the case again. But that never happened with the Invisible Shoes. Overall, it was a better fit. I never felt the lacing between my big toe and my second toe, whereas this was also a painful issue with the Unshoes.
I like to throw these into my hydration bladder and head out for a barefoot run. If the trails get too rough, I know I can throw these on fairly easily. They give me the confidence to try new trails barefoot because I know these can get me through any rough sections. They help me run MORE barefoot miles, not less. I think that's how a shoe should truly function.
I have to mention the great customer service and personalized attention from this company. It's always refreshing to deal with someone who can answer all your questions and get back to you promptly. Great job guys!
I can't race an entire ultra in these on a technical trail. I still need a bit of a thicker sole. I also hate them on concrete. They slap a little louder than I'd like and I find it tough to run in complete silence, no matter how I shift my form. I would also recommend some blister prevention, like BodyGlide. Because when they DO form blisters, it's very demoralizing and tough to avoid rubbing in the exact same places.
I definitely have a place for these huaraches. I love that I can carry them around when I'm barefoot. I also love them on slightly rocky trails, or on anything less than 20 miles. I love they way they look on my feet and they do spark some conversation. For the average runner, these would be a fun sandal. For me, they were also a great transition to huarache running.
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For the first time since the crisis, Fannie Mae doesn't need a cash injection from the Treasury.
The infamous quasi-government mortgage backer reported a $2.7 billion profit for Q1.
Fannie Mae's net worth of $268 million as of March 31, 2012 reflects the company's total comprehensive income of $3.1 billion, partially offset by its payment to Treasury of $2.8 billion in senior preferred stock dividends. As a result of the company's positive net worth as of March 31, 2012, the company will not request a draw from Treasury for the quarter under the senior preferred stock purchase agreement. The total liquidation preference of Treasury's senior preferred stock remains at $117.1 billion, which requires an annualized dividend payment of $11.7 billion. The table below shows the amount of Fannie Mae's requested draws from Treasury and dividend payments to Treasury since entering into conservatorship on September 6, 2008.
The beige bars in the chart below shows much money the company has taken from Treasury each quarter. As you can see, this quarter there was none.


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However, BSNES forums user Themaister has done us all a favor and backported byuu's cutting-edge C++0x code to use the more widely supported C++98 standard, which allows it to be compiled on any version of GCC from 3.x on up. The only catch is that his work only applies to libsnes, the modular emulation core of BSNES in library form, so byuu's official Phoenix GUI is still off limits, as is his libsnes-driven Qt GUI.
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text: Bears Expect Rising Grain Stocks to Depress 2013 Prices November 29, 2012 11:00 PM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Ed Clark Top Producer Business and Issues Editor Email In the second story of our three-part series, bears explain why crop prices may fall in 2013. The nation's top crop analysts are spread across the marketing map, from extremely bullish to extremely bearish, when it comes to corn and soybean prices. Opinions vary on how producers should protect themselves from market fluctuation, although many suggest using put and call options as an insurance policy on both ends of the price spectrum. Though bulls outnumber bears in this year's survey, the bears make a compelling case that crop prices may fall from last year's record highs. Stocks may well rise if production in the U.S. returns to normal levels and foreign source continue to make gains. The bears' best advice -- sell what you have and hedge your 2013/14 crop. Click below to read other installments in this series: Bulls Predict Repeat Performance for Crop Prices in 2013. Moderates: Prepare for Upside Profits and Downside Risk in 2013 Weighing the Big Disconnect Bill Biedermann Allendale Crops this year ended up better than we feared, which created higher than expected supplies. There is a big disconnect between the old and new (2013) crop. With corn trading in the $6.80 to $7.50 range and the potential to fall to $5.80 by June, I'd sell now. Corn above $7.25 and basis nearly 50¢ above the board is a good time to sell; I wouldn't store. However, this strategy all changes if you expect adverse weather in the coming months. Then you would protect yourself on the upside with a call option. Many see the potential for corn to hit $8 to $9 per bushel based when compared to similar supply years such as 1995, but 2012/13 is not all like 1995. The key difference is inflation in grain prices. Normal weather could give us 2 billion bushels in carryover by next fall and a huge drop in prices. A similar situation exists in soybeans. Globally, anything approaching normal weather in 2013 will boost stocks and prices will decline. Old crop corn and soybean stocks are tight, but by next fall, soybeans could easily be $12.50. The biggest price risk for both crops is what happens to planted acres next spring. Issues are at play in the markets that go far beyond supply and demand fundamentals. Hedge funds at the moment are largely absent, and to drive prices of corn and soybeans higher, they would have to re-enter grain markets. This is a huge factor. If History Is a Guide Richard Brock Brock Associates Big bull commodity markets are generally followed by big bears. That's our 2013 position for corn and soybeans. With one of the biggest bull markets in history in 2012, we expect prices to trend lower into late summer, unless the Midwest experiences major production problems again. In September, we advised producers to sell 70% of the corn crop and 60% of the soybean crop. We have also advised producers to be aggressive on hedging 2013/14 crops. When markets are inverted (nearby futures higher than deferred), it is not a good year to store. How low is low? Obviously the answer to this question depends on growing conditions in the spring and summer. Nevertheless, if normal weather conditions occur, the downside objective in nearby corn futures will be $5 or possibly lower, and in soybeans it will be $13 or lower. November 2013 beans could trade under $12 per bushel. This is a good year to be an aggressive marketer. Corn Stocks Could Swell Mark Gold Top Third Ag Marketing While corn export and ethanol demand suffers due to the high prices, feed usage remains strong. The market will try to ration until South American supplies are available. Corn growing countries will ramp up supply to meet demand. The length of fund long positions remains a problem. If South America has a decent growing season and next year's U.S. weather is normal, world corn stocks will swell. Look for opportunities to sell 2013 new crop corn from $6.50 to $7. August rains helped save the soybean crop. I expect final bean yields to be higher than the October estimate; however, carryouts remain tight as China's appetite has not waned. Soybean supplies could remain tight through March or until the market perceives the U.S. soybean crop is 50 million to 100 million bushels above current production estimates. The Brazilian crop could run up to 83 million metric tons (mmt) with good weather. USDA raised world carryouts to 57.6 mmt, which might be too high to sustain $15.50 soybean prices. As in corn, the funds' long positions in soybeans and meal remain a problem. I would look to price new crop beans on rallies in the first quarter of 2013. 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The long-term seasonal suggest a market bottom around this time of year and nonpriced/noncontracted corn will go to on-farm storage. A phenomenal amount of storage has been put up. Europe continues to be an ongoing issue with huge risk to all markets. A lower Euro and higher Dollar index means lower grain prices for producers. Also some sort of tampering with the renewable fuel standards could be damaging to corn prices. Whatever you don't have sold, put it in your bin and play the basis. Final production numbers are in flux and market volatility is on the rise. Make plans to join us at the Top Producer Seminar, Jan. 30–Feb. 1 in Chicago, Ill., to gain insight and tips from many of the market analysts featured in this story. This material includes analysis by company employees. 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Trailing by three after three quarters, South Lenoir boys basketball coach Jeremy Barnett challenged his players to give him all they had in the final 8 minutes.
The Blue Devils responded, and in a big way.
DEEP RUN � Trailing by three after three quarters, South Lenoir boys basketball coach Jeremy Barnett challenged his players to give him all they had in the final 8 minutes.
The Blue Devils responded, and in a big way.
A pair of double-doubles from Ishmael Baldwin and Jaquan Wooten, plus some defensive intensity down the stretch allowed South Lenoir to rally past Croatan, 53-42, on Friday to remain in first place in the East Central 2A Conference race.
Baldwin scored 16 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and Wooten added 13 points and 16 rebounds as the Blue Devils outscored the Cougars 26-12 in the final period.
�They knew they had to pick it up,� Barnett said of his players. �I challenged them at halftime, and we had spurts in the third quarter where we�d get (the lead down) to two or three (points) then we�d stop playing defense.
�I told them that if they don�t play defense for 8 minutes then we�re going to be looking at 5-1 and it picked them up.�
Dion Jones scored 12 points and had five rebounds, and helped spark a 10-0 run that saw the Blue Devils go from three down to seven up in a matter of minutes.
South Lenoir�s defense forced Croatan, led by JacQues Chambers� 13 points and nine rebounds, to miss its first seven shots of the fourth quarter. It hit just 4 of 19 in the period.
Conversely, the Blue Devils (10-4, 6-0) hit 6 of 11 in the period and also connected on 13 of 16 from the foul line.
�It�s been the same story all year � rebounding, we couldn�t hit layups. We just shot poorly,� said Croatan coach Kirk McDougle, whose team was outrebounded 47-33.
�We couldn�t hit the side of a barn tonight.�
South Lenoir scored the game�s first points, then fell behind as the Cougars (12-3, 3-3) went on a 7-0 run. The Blue Devils tied it at 15-15 in the second quarter, then played catch-up until they took their first lead since 2-0 when Jones sank a pair of free throws with 6:08 to play.
From there South Lenoir�s lead grew, to as much as 12 at 44-32 before Croatan used another 7-0 run to cut it to six at 45-39. But a monster dunk by Baldwin over two Cougars defenders put the Blue Devils back up by eight and they cruised from there.
�These are big games. We�ve got to keep winning, keep on going with the stuff that we�ve been practicing,� Jones said.
�We�ve got to keep working hard and keep going hard at practice. Practice makes perfect.�
The win � South Lenoir�s seventh in a row � sets up another big league showdown Tuesday night when second-place Clinton (11-3, 5-1), which knocked off Jacksonville Northside 67-59, comes to Deep Run.
While the Blue Devils may have sputtered during their non-conference schedule � they went 4-4 � they�ve been playing at a high level in the games that actually matter.
It�s something Barnett felt was going to happen all alone.
�No matter how bad it looks, they always feel like they have a chance, I always feel like they have a chance,� Barnett said. �At South Lenoir, it�s not going to be pretty. We�re going to have to win games ugly, and that�s what we did tonight.
�We fought in the fourth quarter. We had to grit our teeth and little bit and buckle down, and we did just enough of what we needed to do to get the win.�
SOUTH LENOIR 42, CROATAN 33: At South Lenoir, the Blue Devils had three in double figures as they downed the Cougars and now sit in a four-way tie for first.
Heather West scored 11 points, had six assists and added six steals, Demeyia Adams had 10 points and 11 rebounds and Marquia Suddeth scored 10 points and grabbed 16 boards for a Blue Devils team that now shares first place with Clinton, East Duplin and Jacksonville Northside.
Northside knocked off Clinton 48-43 in overtime while East Duplin defeated Swansboro.
Croatan (3-10, 1-5) was led by Ryan Lancaster�s eight points. South Lenoir (11-3, 5-1) hosts the Dark Horses on Tuesday.
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South Lenoir 7 8 12 26�53
COUGARS (12-3, 3-3) � JacQues Chambers 13, Austin Sanders 12, Cranmer 7, Smith 5, Judon 3, Deming 2, Touchton.
BLUE DEVILS (10-4, 6-0) � Ishmael Baldwin 16, Jaquan Wooten 13, Dion Jones 12, Midgette 7, Whaley 3, Turner 2, Janning, Garner, Cooper, Davis, Smith.
Croatan 8 6 7 11�33
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COUGARS (3-10, 1-5) � Lancaster 8, Layko 6, Taylor 5, Perry 5, Heverly 4, Raper 3, Johnston 1, Raynor, Fair, Fitzgerald.
BLUE DEVILS (11-3, 5-1) � Heather West 11, Demeyia Adams 10, Marquia Suddeth 10, Jones 7, Meready 3, Pelletier, Ha. West, Franklin, Combs.


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ST. LOUIS - Some key farm states punished by the nation's worst drought in decades benefited slightly from recent rains, with a bigger dousing forecast from the remnants of Hurricane Isaac.
The weekly U.S. Drought Monitor map released Thursday shows that the section of the continental U.S. in the worst two categories of drought — extreme and exceptional — remained relatively unchanged at 23.2 per cent as of the report's Tuesday cutoff.
But thanks to rains last weekend, the amount of Iowa in the two worst drought classifications fell by 9 percentage points to 58.3 per cent. Illinois saw a 7 percentage point drop-off while Kansas' numbers slid 6 points.
Forecasters expect portions of the Midwest to get as much as 12 inches of rain within days due to Isaac, now a tropical storm.


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Stanley Frank Musial wore No. 6, the first number retired by the Cardinals franchise. Upon his retirement on Sept. 29, 1963, Musial held 17 major league records, 29 National League marks and nine All-Star Game records. His career highlights include:
Played in a record 24 consecutive All-Star Games and hit an All-Star record six home runs.
Set a National League record for most years (17) and most consecutive years (16) batting .300 or better (50 or more games).
His 22 years as a Cardinal, covering 3,026 games, established an N.L. record for most seasons with one club.
Established major league records for most seasons leading his league in doubles (eight) and in extra-base hits (seven).
Holds National League marks for most seasons leading the league in runs scored (five), in triples (five) and in fewest strikeouts (four).
Hit five home runs in a May 2, 1954, doubleheader vs. the New York Giants, setting the major league mark for most homers in a twin-bill.
Games (3,026), at-bats (10,972), runs scored (1,949), hits (3,630), doubles (725), triples (177), home runs (475), runs batted in (1,951), extra-base hits (1,377), walks (1,599), total bases (6,134)
1943, 1946, 1948: Most Valuable Player in the National League
1946, 1951: Major League Player of the Year from The Sporting News
1950s: Player of the Decade from The Sporting News
1957: Sportsman of the Year from Sports Illustrated
1957: Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, given to players who best exemplify Gehrig's character
1961: Best player of the last 15 years from Sport Magazine
1962: Comeback Player of the Year, when he hit .330 at age 41, finishing third in batting average
1964: Named chairman, President's Council on Physical Fitness by President Lyndon B. Johnson
1968: Larger-than-life-size bronze statue of Stan The Man unveiled outside Busch Stadium
1969: Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, receiving 93.2 percent of the vote - the third-highest percentage after the Hall's inaugural class was enshrined in 1936.
1999: Cavalier Cross of the Order of Merit, the Polish government's highest civilian award
2011: President Barack Obama awarded Stan Musial the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States highest civilian honor, for his lifetime of achievement and service.
PLUS: He is a member of baseball's All-Century Team, the Polish National Hall of Fame, the Pennsylvania Hall of Fame and sports halls of fame in Missouri and St. Louis.
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The Dana Point City Council officially adopted an ordinance permitting short term rentals amidst boos Tuesday night.
The council voted 4-1 for a second reading and formal adoption of an ordinance permitting and regulating short-term vacation rentals in the city. Councilman Carlos Olvera was the only dissenting vote.
Immediately after the vote nearly 20 people got up and left the meeting, many muttering angrily.
"They're going to do what they're going to do," someone called out as they walked out the door.
The ordinance requires rental property owners to apply for an annual permit with the city and implements regulations properties must adhere to – including property inspection and occupant limitations. Most notably it applies the city's transient occupancy tax, a 10 percent tax to the rent charged to vacationers. The city expects to receive $400,000 annually in tax revenue.
The ordinance was slated to be approved as part of the consent calendar, but a motion by residents moved it to public discussion. Eleven people spoke during the discussion, nine of which were residents or rental owners of property on Beach Road who repeatedly asked the council to table the ordinance for another two weeks to address their concerns.
The language of the ordinance was overly intrusive and did not respect the special circumstances of Beach Road, said David Wilson, a Beach Road property owner. Beach Road is an independent district responsible for much of its own upkeep, but it defers to city zoning ordinances.
Wilson said he did not have a problem with the transient occupancy tax, but rather the language associated with the inspection standards. Wilson begged at least one of the three members who passed the ordinance at the March 5 meeting to change their voted and postpone the ordinance.
Wilson's sentiments were echoed by an overwhelming majority of the speakers, many expressed concern that the vague language would allow the city to deny permits for the smallest reason. City attorney Patrick Muñoz said the language was intentionally vague to allow for flexibility with older houses. Of the 11 speakers, only Dana Point resident Drew Reynolds opposed permitting vacation rentals completely.
"If we're going to put this in place, do we have the infrastructure in place to police this?" Reynolds asked.
At the conclusion of the comments, Councilman Bill Brough immediately made a motion to table the ordinance until the April 16 meeting so that city staff could address residents' concerns about the vague language and intrusive nature of the inspection requirements. The motion was immediately seconded by Councilman Carlos Olvera.
City manager Doug Chotkevys and Muñoz urged the council not to delay adopting the ordinance given the amount of work city staff had put into it for a number of years. Both suggested the council adopt it and then consider revising the language in question later. Given that the ordinance wouldn't go into effect until Jan. 15, 2014, there was still plenty of time to amend it, Muñoz said.


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2008: Finished with the fifth-best earned run average (2.45) in the Ivy League... Led the Yale pitching staff in strikeouts with 43... Walked only 11 batters on the year... Second on the staff in wins (5) and complete games (5)... Her two shutouts tied for fifth in the league... Pitched a two-hit shutout against Florida A&M... Blanked Columbia, allowing just four hits, while striking out six... Struck out a career-high 10 batters against Stony Brook... Earned saves in wins over Sacred Heart and Brown.
2007: An early-season injury hampered her development... Her first career win came in relief as the Bulldogs scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning against Manhattan... Struck out a season-high five batters in three innings of relief to earn a save against Sacred Heart... Tossed six shutout innings and earned a victory in the season finale against Brown.
Before Yale: A first team all-region and first team all-league selection as both a junior and senior at Skyview High School, which qualified for the state tournament in all four of her seasons... Named first team all-league as a sophomore... Earned second team all-league recognition in her freshman year.
Personal: Resides in Silliman College... Daughter of David Kuretich.


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Skyfall's Bérénice Marlohe covers GQ!
Meet Bérénice Marlohe, the Bond bombshell set to take the world by storm opposite Daniel Craig in Skyfall. In an exclusive interview, the gun-toting, piano playing beauty shares all on Sam Mendes' new direction for Bond, being "part dragon, part black panther" and why landing the role of a lifetime was a mission worthy of 007 himself...
The August 2012 issue of British GQ is out on Thursday 5 July. British GQ is also available on the iPad.
Read the full interview with Bérénice Marlohe here.


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Story highlights
- Maria Hoefl-Riesch won gold at the women's super-combined
- Slovenia's Tina Maze took silver with home favorite Nicole Hosp claiming bronze.
- Defending world champion Anna Fenninger loses out after failing to make a gate
Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch showed just why she's the Olympic champion by claiming victory at the women's super-combined event at the World Ski Championships in Austria Friday.
The 28-year-old, who started in fourth position after the opening downhill run, made up the 0.20 second deficit before clocking a fastest time of two minutes 39.92 seconds.
Hoefl-Riesch edged out Slovenia's Tina Maze with home favorite Nicole Hosp pulling off the fastest slalom run to claim bronze, despite finishing a second off the leader.
"I arrived here hoping for a medal, no matter what color," Hoefl-Riesch told reporters.
"I've been lacking confidence this winter. I wasn't favorite coming here and I didn't really feel comfortable in today's slalom.
"Knowing Tina's form, I said to myself, 'Okay, second place is already a very good result'. Now I am extremely happy."
The home support at Schladming had hoped defending world champion Anna Fenninger would shine on the big stage, but the 23-year-old failed to make one gate high up the course.
"I wanted to take risks but it can happen that you straddle a gate," Fenninger told reporters.
"It can also happen if I don't take any risks. Straddling is just a timing problem, it's hard to navigate, and even more so if you don't train slalom often."
Slovenia's Maze, who clinched her second medal and 20th podium of the season following her gold in the Super G, was left frustrated with her performance.
"I held back and showed too much respect," she told reporters.
"My downhill was pretty good though. Second place and a silver medal is still a super result."


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Plugin System Components
This section describes the main components of the generic plugin framework and what they do. You can find all these components in the plugin_framework subdirectory of the source code.
The DynamicLibrary component is a simple cross-platform C++ class. It uses the dlopen/dlclose/dlsym system calls on UNIX (including the Mac OS, X) and the LoadLibrary/FreeLibrary/GetProcAddress API calls for Windows.
Listing Four is the header file for DynamicLibrary.
#ifndef DYNAMIC_LIBRARY_H #define DYNAMIC_LIBRARY_H #include <string> class DynamicLibrary { public: static DynamicLibrary * load(const std::string & path, std::string &errorString); ~DynamicLibrary(); void * getSymbol(const std::string & name); private: DynamicLibrary(); DynamicLibrary(void * handle); DynamicLibrary(const DynamicLibrary &); private: void * handle_; }; #endif
Each dynamic library is represented by an instance of the DynamicLibrary class. Loading a dynamic library involves calling the static load() method that returns a DynamicLibrary pointer if everything was fine or NULL if it failed. The errorString output argument contains the error message if any. The dynamic library will store the platform-specific handle used to represent the loaded library, so it will be available for getting symbols and unloading later.
The getSymbol() method is used to get symbols out of loaded library and the destructor unloads the library (just delete the pointer).
There are different ways to load dynamic libraries. For simplicity, DynamicLibrary just picks one option on each platform. It is possible to extend it, but due to platform differences the interface will not be simple anymore.
PluginManager is the big Kahuna of the plugin framework. Everything that has to do with plugins goes through the PluginManager. Listing Five contains the header file the PluginManager.
#ifndef PLUGIN_MANAGER_H #define PLUGIN_MANAGER_H #include <vector> #include <map> #include <apr-1/apr.h> #include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp> #include "plugin_framework/plugin.h" class DynamicLibrary; struct IObjectAdapter; class PluginManager { typedef std::map<std::string, boost::shared_ptr<DynamicLibrary> > DynamicLibraryMap; typedef std::vector<PF_ExitFunc> ExitFuncVec; typedef std::vector<PF_RegisterParams> RegistrationVec; public: typedef std::map<std::string, PF_RegisterParams> RegistrationMap; static PluginManager & getInstance(); static apr_int32_t initializePlugin(PF_InitFunc initFunc); apr_int32_t loadAll(const std::string & pluginDirectory, PF_InvokeServiceFunc func = NULL); apr_int32_t loadByPath(const std::string & path); void * createObject(const std::string & objectType, IObjectAdapter & adapter); apr_int32_t shutdown(); static apr_int32_t registerObject(const apr_byte_t * nodeType, const PF_RegisterParams * params); const RegistrationMap & getRegistrationMap(); private: ~PluginManager(); PluginManager(); PluginManager(const PluginManager &); DynamicLibrary * loadLibrary(const std::string & path, std::string & errorString); private: bool inInitializePlugin_; PF_PlatformServices platformServices_; DynamicLibraryMap dynamicLibraryMap_; ExitFuncVec exitFuncVec_; RegistrationMap tempExactMatchMap_; // register exact-match object types RegistrationVec tempWildCardVec_; // wild card ('*') object types RegistrationMap exactMatchMap_; // register exact-match object types RegistrationVec wildCardVec_; // wild card ('*') object types }; #endif
The application initiates the loading of plugins by calling PluginManager::loadAll(), passing the directory that contains the plugins. The PluginManager loads all the dynamic plugins and initializes them. It stores every dynamic plugin library in the dynamicLibraryMap_, every exit function in exitFuncVec_ (for both dynamic and static plugins) and every registered type in the exactMatchMap_. Wildcard registrations are stored in the wildCardVec_. The PluginManager is now ready to create plugin objects. If there are static plugins they are registered too (either by the application or via auto-registration).
During plugin initialization the PluginManager keeps all registrations in temporary data structures that are merged into exactMatchMap_ and wildCardVec_ if the initialization is successful and discarded if it fails. This transactional behavior guaranties that all stored registrations come from successfully initialized plugins that are still loaded into memory.
When the application needs to create a new plugin object (either dynamic or static) it calls the PluginManager::createObject() and passes an object type and an adaptor. The PluginManager creates the object using the registered PF_CreateFunc and adapts it from C to C++ if it's a C object (based on the PF_ProgrammingLanguage member of the registration struct).
At this point, the PluginManager gets out of the picture. The application interacts with the plugin object directly and finally destroys it. The PluginManager is blissfully ignorant of all these interactions. It is the responsibility of the application to destroy plugin objects before the plugin is unloaded (or at least not call its methods after its plugin was unloaded).
The PluginManager is in charge of unloading the plugins too. The PluginManager::shutdown() method should be called the application after it destroyed all the plugin objects it created. The shutdown() calls the exit function of all the plugins (both static and dynamic), unloads all the dynamic plugins and clears all the internal data structures. It is possible to "restart" the PluginManager by calling its loadAll() method. The application may also "restart" static plugins by calling the PluginManager::initializePlugin() for each one. Static plugins that used auto-registration will be gone for good.
If the application forgets to call shutdown(), the PluginManager will call it in its destructor.
The ObjectAdapter's job is to adapt a C plugin object to a C++ plugin object as part of object creation. The IObjectAdapter interface is straightforward. It defines a single method (besides the mandatory virtual destructor) -- adapt. The adapt() method accepts a void pointer, which will be a C object and PF_DestroyFunc function pointer that can destroy the C object. It is supposed to return a C++ object that wraps the C object. It is the responsibility of the application to provide a proper wrapper object. The plugin framework can't do it because this task requires knowledge of the application object model. However, the plugin framework provides the ObjectAdapter template that simply performs a static_cast of the C object to the wrapper object provided by the application (see Listing Three).
The resulting object can be passed to any context that requires the C++ interface. This will be the main focus of the next article in this series, so don't sweat it if it sounds a little obscure at the moment. The main point here is that the ObjectAdapter template provides an implementation of the IObjectAdapter interface that the application can specialize to its own C plugin object and its C++ wrapper.
Listing Six contains the ActorFactory that subclasses a specialization of the ObjectAdapter template. It functions as an adapter from a C object that implements the C_Actor to the ActorAdapter C++ object that implements the IActor interface. ActorFactory also provides a static createActor() function that calls the PluginManager's createObject() with itself as the adapter and casts the resulting void pointer to an IActor pointer. This lets the application call a friendly createActor() static function with just an actor type and not mess with adapters and casts.
#ifndef ACTOR_FACTORY_H #define ACTOR_FACTORY_H #include "plugin_framework/PluginManager.h" #include "plugin_framework/ObjectAdapter.h" #include "object_model/ActorAdapter.h" struct ActorFactory : public ObjectAdapter<ActorAdapter, C_Actor> { static ActorFactory & getInstance() { static ActorFactory instance; return instance; } static IActor * createActor(const std::string & objectType) { void * actor = PluginManager::getInstance().createObject(objectType, getInstance()); return (IActor *)actor; } }; #endif // ACTOR_FACTORY_H
The PluginRegistrar lets static plugins register their objects automatically with the PluginManager without requiring the application to explicitly initialize them. The way it works (when it works) is that the plugin defines a global instance of the PluginRegistrar and passes it its initialization function (with a signature that matches PF_InitFunc). The PluginRegistrar simply calls the PluginManager::initializePlugin() method that ignites the static plugin initialization just like with dynamic plugins after loading the dynamic library; see Listing Seven.
#ifndef PLUGIN_REGISTRAR_H #define PLUGIN_REGISTRAR_H #include "plugin_framework/PluginManager.h" struct PluginRegistrar { PluginRegistrar(PF_InitFunc initFunc) { PluginManager::initializePlugin(initFunc); } }; #endif // PLUGIN_REGISTRAR_H
Next Time
That's it for now. In the next installment, I examine the issues that involved in cross-platform development and the dual C/C++ object model, among other topics.


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The effort to index the 1910 United States Census continues to move forward, with five states completed and three new states added this week. New projects are also now available for Canada, Germany, and France.
New Projects
- Canada, Ontario—Deaths, 1933–1937
- Canada, Ontario—Marriages, 1869–1927 [Part A]
- Deutschland, Baden, Achern—Kirchenbücher, 1810–1869 [Part C]
- France, Paris—Registres Protestants, 1612–1906 [Part D]
- U.S., North Carolina—1910 Federal Census
- U.S., North Dakota—1910 Federal Census
- U.S., Oklahoma—1910 Federal Census
- (See the chart below for a complete list and current status of all indexing projects.)
Recently Completed Projects
(Note: Recently completed projects have been removed from the available online indexing batches and will now go through a final completion check process. They will be published at pilot.familysearch.org in the near future.)
Deutschland, Baden, Achern—Kirchenbücher, 1810–1869 [Part B]
France, Paris—Registres Protestants, 1612–1906 [Part C]
U.S., Indiana, Clay County—Marriages, 1811–1959
U.S., Mississippi—1910 Federal Census
U.S., Missouri—1910 Federal Census
U.S., Nevada—1910 Federal Census
U.S., New Hampshire—1910 Federal Census
U.S., New Jersey—1910 Federal Census
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Australia, Victoria—Probate Records, 1853–1989 English 85% België—Burgerlijke Stand, 1851-1900 [Deel B] Dutch 63% Belgique—Registres Civile, 1851–1900 [Partie A] French 16% Canada, Ontario, Toronto—Trust Cemeteries, 1826–1935 English 8% Deutschland, Westfalen, Minden—Volkszählung, 1880–1900 German 1% España, Avila, Madrigal y Garganta—Registros Parroquiales, 1530–1935 Spanish 43% France, Quimper et Leon, St. Louis—Registres Paroissiaux, 1722–1909 French 11% Norway—1875 Census [Part B] Norwegian 7% Philippines, Lingayen, Dagupan—Registros Parroquiales, 1615–1982 Spanish 11% U.K., Norfolk—Parish Registers, 1538–1900 English 1% U.S., Ohio—Tax Records, Post 1825 [Part 3] English 7% U.S., Utah, Salt Lake County—Birth Registers, 1890–1908 English 45% U.S., Utah, Salt Lake County—Death Registers, 1848–1940 English 32%
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I'm trying again!
This was a long poem that my sister memorized and recited in the second grade in S.D. California. It told a story about a Saint Bernard dog named Sally.
This is what I remember:
Saint Bernard Sally
from Orphan Dog Alley
Was weary of being alone.
"Woof" she would wail
with a droop of her tail
"I wish I had folks of my own"
I hope this is more helpful than my previous entry!
No luck. Probably (not yet) on the net. But if you post something like this, it will automatically bump up again, and remind people to have another look.
I am trying to find the rest of the verses to this poem too. I read it to my son when he was small...in the 60s. I think it was in a "Read Aloud" paperback book.
It's not on the internet, Marian. See my note to Mujitsu about going back to the source.
Hmmmm, I seem to be doing something wrong. My followups are not being posted!
Les, I did a google search and that is where I found this forum.
I also searched for "Read Aloud" books. What I found was not what I had. I bought them, and other children's books in the 'dime' store, back in the 60s.
I gave most of those books to my grandaughters a couple of years ago. I don't know if that one was included. Some of them were badly damaged in storage, and thrown away.
The girls are ages 10-13, and live too far away for me to check to see if they have the one with that poem in it.


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Brush fires ravage South Australia
Brush fires rage across South Australia on this day in 1983, burning thousands of acres, killing 75 people and injuring another 800. There were 24 major fires in total across the region, in addition to scores of smaller ones.
The summer of 1982-83 had been extremely hot and dry in South Australia. Drought conditions had resulted in dry brush and trees–perfect fuel for a fire–dominating the vast wilderness regions. Although fires in this region are not uncommon, the fires of February 1983 were unique because they threatened population centers.
Wind speeds on February 16 consistently reached 55 miles per hour, with gusts as high as 80 mph. The winds also shifted direction suddenly, making it difficult for the authorities to contain the fires, even with nearly 16,000 firefighters enlisted in the effort. In addition to the 75 people who lost their lives, approximately 350,000 farm animals were killed. The towns of Otway, Gambier and Geelong were hard hit.
Hundreds of homes burned and critical electric power lines were brought down all over South Australia. Finally, about 12 hours after most of the large fires began, the wind shifted and virtually halted the spread of the flames. This allowed firefighters to contain the blazes, and most were put out by the end of the following day.


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The perfect way to start your Maltese holiday is to eschew the ranks of taxis and take a bus ride from the airport into the capital city of Valetta. The chances are the bus will be a rickety yellow thing that's a throwback to the 1950s. The driver will supply your ticket whilst driving with the door wide open and his cab will be decorated with a picture of the Virgin Mary and a figurine of a naked lady. There will be potholes every few yards and the noise of honking car horns. You'll sit back and watch the landscape of cacti and sand-coloured hills pass by. Welcome to Malta!
Malta is well served by big hotel chains which is fine if your idea of fun is to spend your holiday (and a lot of money) with other tourists. However, to get a real feel for Malta, hire a villa. This will be a particularly good option for families and groups where the cost can be shared.
Having a villa means you're operating on your timescales and have your own space and freedom to relax and enjoy all that Malta has to offer. There are various towns along the coast of Malta that make for excellent holiday bases including Sliema and Mellieha, and there's also the option of hopping on a ferry and traveling across to the lovely island of Gozo.
If you only do one thing whilst on Malta, then make sure that you seek out the tours operated by Chris Barbarosa and take a boat trip and jeep safari to the island of Gozo. The tall-masted boat provides an elegant means of exploring the incredibly beautiful and serene Blue Lagoon where it will moor to allow passengers to enjoy a swim in the crystal blue water. Then it's onto the island of Gozo, where you'll get into jeeps and set off on an exhilarating ride around the island. Along the way, lunch will be provided and you'll see all sorts of fascinating sights such as man-made rock pools which salt water is pumped into and then left to evaporate. That leaves salt which is then sold as table salt!
Make sure that you visit the Hagar Qim stone temple complex. To get to it, just jump on a 138 bus from the main Valetta bus terminal. It costs around eight Euros to get in and is great value for money. The staff will proudly tell you that their temple is 3,000 years older than Stonehenge and that its name means "worship of stone". There's also a restaurant at the site where you can have a refreshing cool drink and some lunch in the company of other visitors and a multitude of very cute cats!


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