Mauk filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the NCAA less than a week after the association rejected his final appeal for another year of eligibility at Cincinnati The same day the lawsuit was filed Hardin County Judge William Hart in Mauk s home area of Kenton Ohio granted a temporary restraining order that says the NCAA cannot prevent him from practicing with the Bearcats The judge set an Aug 22 hearing on Mauk s request for a permanent injunction against the NCAA Mauk was a key player as Cincinnati rose to college football s Top 25 last season He says he should get another season because of playing time lost to injury while he was at Wake Forest Despite being a model student-athlete and person for the NCAA and despite having earned the NCAA significant revenues the NCAA has wrongfully arbitrarily and capriciously denied Mr Mauk s request to participate in a fourth year of athletic competition for reasons completely beyond Mr Mauk s control the lawsuit states Mauk wasn t at practice Thursday in West Harrison Ind Coach Brian Kelly told The Cincinnati Enquirer that he wouldn t risk using a player declared ineligible saying the school could have to forfeit games and give back bowl money That s ludicrous to even think that we would put him on the field and put our football team in harm s way Kelly said Cincinnati is preparing to open the season with senior Dustin Grutza who was replaced by Mauk last season Mauk said in a text message to The Associated Press that he couldn t discuss the lawsuit The NCAA was disappointed by the ruling a spokesman said We look forward to explaining more fully our reasons for the decision and the careful review given not only by our staff but also by representatives from our member schools spokesman Erik Christianson said in a statement Mauk came back from career-threatening injuries to lead Cincinnati last year to a No 17 ranking in the final poll He passed for 31 touchdowns and 3 121 yards even though his right arm and shoulder were still in pain Mauk broke the arm and separated the shoulder in Wake Forest s season opener in 2006 then transferred to Cincinnati He appealed to the NCAA for an extra year of eligibility because of the injuries but was turned down A second appeal claiming he redshirted his freshman year at Wake Forest in part because of different injuries also was rejected Mauk then went to the NCAA s reinstatement committee which ruled last week there wasn t enough medical documentation to support his claim that he missed his freshman year because of injury His lawsuit says it s not his fault that files weren t maintained The NCAA allows up to two medical exemptions meaning a student-athlete could be eligible for six years with a legitimate reason said Mauk s attorney Kevin Murphy We believe the NCAA has treated Ben differently than it has other athletes with very very similar circumstances Murphy said Murphy said the NCAA denied Mauk s request for a hearing and that Mauk s surgeon told the NCAA he needed nine months to heal after a March 2003 surgery making him unable to play later that year The facts are that he only got to play three years Murphy said

Tia Maria is always a fine addition to a cup of coffee to add even more coffee flavour and a bit of vanilla sweetness And a good shot of Jamaican rum doesn t hurt either Topped with freshly whipped cream Ingredients 5 cups hot coffee 60ml Tia Maria 30ml white rum150ml thick cream lightly whipped Preparation Mix the coffee and liqueurs in a saucepan and heat through Serve into brandy glasses and topped with cream Serves 6

Cabbage Rolls are made with cabbage leaves filled with ground beef and Cheddar cheese and seasonings Ingredients 12 large cabbage leaves1 1 2 pounds lean ground beef1 4 cup minced onion1 teaspoon ground sage1 1 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese2 3 cup fine dry bread crumbs1 cup milk2 teaspoons salt1 cup water broth or tomato juice6 strips baconPreparation Cook cabbage leaves in boiling salted water until tender and flexible about 5 minutes Combine ground beef onion sage cheese bread crumbs milk and salt Place a large spoonful of meat mixture on each cabbage leaf roll up tucking ends inside to seal meat in Secure with toothpicks Place in baking dish and add 1 cup water broth or tomato juice Cover rolls with bacon strips and bake at 350 176 for 45 to 55 minutes Serves 6 More Cabbage Rolls Cabbage Rolls Mom s Cabbage Rolls Doc s Cabbage Rolls Crockpot Cabbage Rolls Cabbage Rolls with Sauerkraut Hamburg Casseroles Skillet Ground Beef Cabbage Recipe Index Side Dish Casseroles Main Dish Casseroles Vegetable Dishes Slow Cooker Recipes 9 Casseroles 9 Main Recipe IndexWeekly Crockpot Recipe Newsletter

Podcasting is the newest way to listen to Classic Rock radio stations history features concerts interviews and discussions Podcasts can be downloaded to your portable MP3 player allowing you to listen anywhere anytime without having to be near a radio stereo or computer Although radio stations were among the first to take advantage of the extended audience reach that podcasting offers a number of individuals with a passion for Classic Rock produce their own shows exclusively for podcasting Here 146 s a primer on how to get started listening to podcasts And here 146 s a sampling of podcasts that are devoted to Classic Rock 93 3 The Bone Backstage and in-studio interviews from KDBN-FM in Dallas-Ft Worth Classic Rock Minute Daily features on Classic Rock artists and songs from 9412 com Closet Deadhead Grateful Dead music interviews and trivia Concert Blast Weekly rock concert talk show The Diamond Mine Features radio personality Dave Diamond 147 the first jock to play The Doors on LA radio 148 Get the Led Out Week in Review Weekly feature about Led Zeppelin from Carol Miller at Q104 3 in NYC John DeBella 146 s Weekly Podcast From the 102 9 WMGK Philadelphia morning man KQ Morning Show From 92KQRS Minneapolis Legends of Classic Rock Available daily from Corus Radio-owned stations in Canada Classic Rock 101 - CFMI Vancouver 103 9 The Hawk 150 CKDK London-Woodstock Ontario Y108 CJXY 150 Hamilton Ontario Old Leadfoot 146 s Radio Circus Tracks rarely heard on radio live concert and unreleased material are featured The Rocktologists quot A theme-based classic rock show that digs deeper and plays the stuff corporate radio stations never will quot PYX-106 - Albany NY Uncle Vito s Podcast interviews and off-air antics and Wakin Up With The Wolf morning show Ongoing History of New Music From Classic Rock Y108 CJXY 150 Hamilton Ontario Q104 3 WAXQ 150 New York City Assorted artist interviews The Sizzling Happy Family Show Self-appointed experts on rock music and anything else they happen to think of WMGK 102 9 150 Philadelphia Original programming

NASHVILLE Tenn Sports fans around the country are facing costlier or longer rides to the game because of a recent federal regulation that restricts the use of public shuttles that people take from train stations or offsite parking to the stadium The situation has left NFL teams and schools with major college football programs scrambling for alternatives ahead of the upcoming regular season The American Public Transit Association says the regulation - designed to foster free-market competition - instead is pushing riders away from public transport at a moment when gasoline costs 82 cents more per gallon than it did at this time last year The rule also could mean more traffic congestion as fans opt to drive to stadium-area lots Often widely attended public events are a rider s way into the system said Jim LaRusch general counsel for APTA They get on it for the first time and say Hey this is kind of neat I wouldn t mind doing this every day That could be a problem Under a Federal Transit Administration regulation that took effect May 1 local transit authorities no longer can offer game-day shuttle service to fans if that service is not part the regular schedule if the fee is higher than the regular fare or if a team or other group is involved and negotiate a special price for the service The penalty for failure to comply is stiff - loss of federal transportation funding Basically all federal money is in jeopardy They don t mess around said Jim McAteer director of planning for Nashville s Metropolitan Transit Authority The Tennessee Titans managed to line up a private company to bus 5 000 fans from remote lots and deliver them to LP Field before Saturday night s exhibition opener against the St Louis Rams for 10 each 3 higher than the Nashville bus system Gaylon Smith said he and other fans would have a tough time getting to the game without a shuttle We d have to find a parking spot close because that s hard on us older folks to walk far the 63-year-old man said Walter and Saletta Holloway of Nashville weren t happy with the price hike But what can you do about it Saletta Holloway said It s a little bit better for us to ride than to walk The Washington Redskins have discontinued their 6 shuttles for fans The team isn t planning to replace them because the fee per fan to ride less than a mile from the nearest Metro station would have been 20 It just doesn t make sense Redskins vice president Karl Swanson said

A deal to launch a wholesale cash-and-carry business in India ends years of speculation but initial expectations are modest by James Thompson Tesco ended years of speculation yesterday by signing a deal to launch a wholesale cash and carry business in India but said that sales would initially be modest The grocery giant is to open its first cash and carry outlet in Mumbai by the end of next year but it will open further distribution hubs in Delhi and Bangalore that will deliver food and non-food products to 12 million small owner-run stores or kiranas as well as other small retailers restaurants hoteliers and catering businesses The fascia of the cash and carry has not yet been decided but it will include the Tesco name Tesco is also entering into a deal with Trent the retail arm of the Tata Group to supply products services and expertise to its hypermarket business Star Bazaar in the burgeoning Indian retail market where sales could double to 370bn by 2015 However Philip Clarke Tesco s international and IT director stressed that the revenues Tesco delivers from India would be fairly small initially and declined to comment on profitability timeframe The deal sends a powerful signal about Tesco s global ambitions and follows the collapse of negotiations with Bharti Enterprises in 2006 Given that global retail rival Wal-Mart signed a deal with Bharti in late 2006 and the German retail and wholesale giant Metro Group already has a cash and carry business in India Tesco s launch plans will ease concern that it might have been losing ground in India Under Indian foreign direct investment FDI regulations multi-brand foreign retailers are not allowed to sell directly to consumers in retail stores but they can run wholesale operations and provide infrastructure support services to local companies as Tesco is doing with Tata While it is unclear if the Indian authorities have any short-term plans to relax the FDI regulations industry experts expect it to eventually happen Mr Clarke said If and when it changes we will have a wholesale business and our association with Tata will give us great experience in India Mr Clarke said that Tesco had been plotting its entry into India for 10 years The Shore Capital analyst Darren Shirley said We view this as a sensible deal for Tesco with a strong partner in Tata which has existing retail capability and strong local knowledge of the Indian market whilst it will enable Tesco to begin the development infrastructure and supply chain which is one of the current constraints of the Indian market to modern retail practices Asked if he expected protests from kiranas Mr Clarke said People will judge us not by what we say but what we do India has a growingpopulation of 1 1 billion which is expected toovertake China by 2025 Mr Clarke said that of the cash and carry s products up to 40 per cent will be non-food such as electrical devices and cooking equipment but sales volumes will be heavily weighted towards food Trent s Star Bazaar which will be supplied by Tesco s cash and carrybusiness has four hypermarkets and wants to ramp this up to 50 over the next five years although Tesco will not feature on the fascia Tesco s overseas expansion 149 Tesco launched the Fresh Easy convenience store chain in the US in November 2007 After sprucing up the stores and introducing more brands this summer trade at Fresh Easy is gathering momentum as it seeks to realise ambitions of up to 1 000 stores along the west coast from San Diego to Seattle Tesco now operates 71 stores in Southern California Arizona and Nevada 149 The supermarket launched in China in 2004 and now has 56 stores in the country of which the overwhelming majority are hypermarkets In the year to end of February Tesco said it delivered strong sales in China including good like-for-like growth and a modest profit 149 Tesco entered South Korea in 1999 but the scale of its ambitions in the country became clear in May when it acquired 36 Homever hypermarkets from the E-Land Group for 958m Samsung Tesco now has more than 66 Homeplus hypermarkets and 72 Homeplus Express stores in South Korea 149 The UK company now has operations in 12 countries excluding India outside Britain which also include the Czech Republic Hungary Poland Republic of Ireland Slovakia Turkey Thailand Malaysia and Japan Given its strong position in the UK grocery market Tesco expects its international division will deliver a large chunk of its sales growth over coming years

With the debut of the new iPhone 3G rival phonemakers and wireless operators mdash and possibly Apple mdash will feel the impact by Olga Kharif Last year when Apple AAPL unveiled its iPhone and made it available in the U S exclusively from AT T the debut sent ripples throughout the cell-phone industry Handset maker Palm suffered as consumers swooned for Apple s phone according to surveys by consultancy NPD AT T benefited by pulling subscribers from rival carriers Alltel AT and T-Mobile USA DT So will Apple s new phone the iPhone 3G have a similar effect Early evidence since the new device s July 11 debut suggests it will have even broader impact in part because the entry-level model sells for 199 compared with 499 for the original version As a rough measure take last year s impact and double it In the first 12 days since the iPhone 3G hit the market the device sold at twice the rate of its predecessor according to AT T T which hasn t made more recent data available yet And analysts expect this quick pace to continue for at least a few months The iPhone 3G likely sold up to 700 000 units in the few weeks of July alone estimates Trip Chowdhry an analyst at Global Equities Research Apple sold about 1 1 million iPhones in all of the third calendar quarter of last year BusinessWeek com 7 22 08 Raw sales numbers don t tell the whole story however So far many of the new model s purchasers have been existing AT T subscribers who already own an iPhone In a survey of more than 100 iPhone 3G buyers conducted in the past two weeks Chowdhry found that quot most of the users are people who are upgrading quot A survey of 328 users that UBS conducted on the iPhone 3G s launch day in the U S and Britain revealed that nearly 37 of the new device s buyers were current iPhone users The fact that users are replacing their phones after holding them for less than a year is testament to Apple s marketing and improvements to the device including global positioning system GPS capabilities and access to software from independent developers Typically in the U S market users replace their handsets on average only once every 17 7 months according to consultancy J D Power amp Associates Second-Hand iPhone Fallout As these customers discard their old iPhones by putting them up for sale on eBay EBAY or giving them to relatives and friends the wave of second-hand iPhone users will likely prove to be an equal loss for all device manufacturers including Apple And rival carriers can take comfort in the fact that these users won t necessarily go to AT T On Aug 5 of the hundreds of original iPhone listings on eBay only about 10 were advertised as connected to AT T s network Most other used iPhones offered at 50 to 300 depending on condition were unlocked mdash that is not tied to a particular carrier People buying them can elect to sign up for service with AT T or T-Mobile USA or simply use the device at free Wi-Fi hotspots

HARARE AFP - Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was briefly prevented Thursday from attending a key regional summit but said he was quot hopeful quot talks to resolve the country 39 s political crisis would resume

Shares of J C Penney Macy s and other retailers have rebounded in the wake of lower oil prices But with consumers squeezed is it just a blip Getty Images by Ben Steverman For a year consumer discretionary stocks have been Wall Street pariahs In the face of a slowing economy an awful housing market and spiking energy prices few investors wanted exposure to the sector which sells products and services mdash from clothing to airline tickets mdash that Americans want but don t necessarily need But now suddenly consumer stocks have bounced back in a big way Overall the Standard amp Poor s 500-stock index s consumer discretionary sector is up 17 in the past month and almost 10 in the five trading sessions ended Aug 11 The main reason is oil Crude oil peaked at 147 72 per barrel on July 3 but it has fallen to below 114 per barrel more recently Prices at U S gas pumps have fallen 26 days in a row according to the American Automobile Assn That s down 7 from a record high of 4 114 per gallon on July 16 Double-Digit Percentage Gains Lower energy bills for American consumers have helped the whole sector but the effect has been striking for many retailers beaten down by the stock market J C Penney JCP may be down 42 from a year ago but more recently its stock has jumped 19 in one week Home Depot HD and Lowe s LOW have been punished by the weak housing market but their stocks are up 22 and 18 respectively since oil s peak As crude has fallen from its record Macy s M shares rose 17 Amazon com AMZN jumped 22 and Sears Holdings SHLD owner of the Sears and Kmart chains gained 24 Consumer discretionary stocks pared some of those gains Aug 13 after retail sales figures were slightly weaker than expected For investors looking ahead the key question is whether consumer discretionary stocks and big retailers in particular can continue their run of good luck Good News from Key Companies Optimists can point to the fact that despite all the economic pressure on the U S consumer retail spending hasn t fallen off a cliff Retail spending excluding autos has risen between 0 8 and 1 2 each month since March In July retail sales excluding autos rose 0 4 short of economists expectations for a 0 5 increase quot Even when oil was at 140 a barrel consumer spending was slowing but not stopping quot says Michael Yoshikami president and chief investment strategist at YCMNET Advisors Another positive factor has been recent news from some key companies Many investors were fearing the worst from consumer discretionary outfits earnings reports and what they got was hardly good With most results in Thomson Reuters TRI estimates second-quarter earnings of S amp P 500 consumer discretionary companies will fall 57 from a year ago However David Cumberland senior research analyst at R W Baird says many firms are doing a surprisingly good job controlling inventories and protecting profit margins For example Kohl s KSS said Aug 7 that sales fell 2 4 in July but the stock rose in the following days after the retailer stated it should still be able to hit profit expectations Kohl s shares are up more than 25 in the past month

Roasting foods in salt is a very easy technique and despite what you might think does not result in salty foods The heat transfers rapidly though the salt and seals what s being cooked Here in addition we have several slices of lemon that further isolate the fish Though the recipe serves 4 you could easily reduce it for a romantic meal by using a shorter not thinner salmon fillet that weighs half as much To serve 4 Prep Time 10 minutesCook Time 30 minutesIngredients A fresh salmon fillet weighing about 2 1 4 pounds 1 k 2 pounds 1 k koarse kosher salt — you won t need all of it2 egg whites optional A finely sliced lemon organically grown if possibleThe grated zest of half of another organically grown lemon yellow part onlyA small bunch parsley mincedA few sprigs wild fennel minced if you can t find it don t use fennel seeds 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh rosemary needlesOther chopped herbs you like — for example a little fresh dillPreparation Select a fillet that is of uniform width and as uniform thickness as possible the flesh should be compact and uniform salmon pink Come time to prepare your salmon preheat your oven to 450 F 225 C Using a sharp long-bladed knife cut the salmon in half lengthwise to obtain two sheets as it were of salmon Remove any spines you see with a pair of tweezers Next sprinkle the chopped herbs uniformly over the lower sheet the one with the skin and place the upper sheet over it Lay the lemon slices over the upper sheet to cover the meat Line a roasting pan large enough to comfortably contain the fish with oven parchment and sprinkle a half-inch 1 cm layer of salt over it Carefully lay the fish on the salt and sprinkle it with another half-inch layer of salt You can if you want moisten the salt you sprinkle over the fish but it s not necessary to do so You can also if you want the crust to be firmer beat 2 egg whites and combine them with the salt you put over the fish In any case put the fish into the hot oven and roast it for about 30 minutes Remove the pan from the oven and bring it to the table Break the crust with the backof a heavy knife before your guests or guest and remove the pieces to reveal the salmon fillet below In terms of accompaniments I might go with a delicate tossed salad or a little spinach and bubbly Definitely bubbly and I d probably think about either Franciacorta or a sparkling Gavi or a sparkling Lugana Champagne will also work if you must