Slow Cookers: Best of the Best

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Walk Through Computer History

Oct. 30, 2012: Ian King, senior vintage systems engineer at the Living Computer Museum in Seattle, loads a large disk drive that holds 5mb of data into a working DEC 11/70 minicomputer from 1975.AP

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Clint Eastwood on 'Hannity'

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Best Places to Eat in Italy

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First came The Daily Meal's 101 Best Restaurants in America, then 101 Best Hotel Restaurants Around the World. Now, The Daily Meal has set its sights on Europe. Each week this fall, The Daily Meal will highlight the best restaurants in various regions in Europe, culminating with the debut of our first list of the 101 Best Restaurants in Europe in December.

Perennially on the quest to find the best places to eat and dine in cities large and small, The Daily Meal continues its European culinary tour in Italy.

The Daily Meal’s list of the 25 Best Restaurants in Italy was carefully curated through a two-month-long nomination process; we consulted the Michelin Guide and other trusted sources and gathered recommendations from The Daily Meal’s editors, who have traveled and dined extensively around the world.

Once we compiled a preliminary list of more than 100 restaurants, we reached out to a panel of knowledgeable judges, comprised of restaurant critics, food and lifestyle writers, and bloggers with wide restaurant-going experience. They added their own favorites, and then voted for the winners. Some of our judges requested anonymity. Among those we can thank publically are Libby Andrews, Kathy Bechtel, Jonell Galloway-White, Elizabeth Minchilli, Agusti Jausas, Roger Morris, Chiara Pannozzo, and Joe Ray.

Panelists voted in two categories: cuisine and style/décor/service. From innovative menu options to plating and presentation to freshness, quality, and taste, panelists evaluated each restaurant’s cuisine and only voted for the restaurants which they believe are extraordinary. For the second category, panelists evaluated the dining experience, from the restaurant’s interior and dining room ambiance to the service, voting for the restaurants which they believe offer an unrivaled experience. Each restaurant had the chance to be voted on twice during the survey. Finally, the percentage scores from each category were averaged to arrive at the final ranking.

With dozens of restaurants to choose from, it was a culinary challenge to whittle the list down to a select 25. Restaurants offering a variety of cuisines, from classic French to fusion were considered. We did not discriminate on location; no village, town, or island was off the table. The list is populated entirely with Italian restaurants. Interestingly, La Pergola at Rome Cavalieri, which appeared on The Daily Meal’s 101 Best Hotel Restaurants Around the World, also made this list, while Loggia Restaurant at Villa San Michele in Florence and Restaurant Terrazza Danieli at Hotel Danieli in Venice

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Tebow Dating Jonas' Ex

March 26, 2012: Tim Tebow holds his first news conference with the New York Jets, in Florham Park, N.J.AP

Jets quarterback Tim Tebow is dating actress Camilla Belle.

Sources tell The Post the couple met at the Met Ball in May and have quietly been seeing each other ever since.

Tebow, who lives in storm-damaged Hoboken, and Belle avoided the wrath of Sandy by spending the weekend and the early part of this week in Jacksonville, Fla., The Post reports, where his parents have a place.

The Jets have some time off because of their NFL bye week.

The two were spotted at Latitude 30 in Jacksonville on Tuesday night, where they bowled

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'46 Dodge Power Wagon Returns

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Now this is a Chrysler product we can actually believe Clint Eastwood would drive.

The Legacy Power Wagon is a customized version of Dodge’s 1946-1968 vintage truck, refurbished and fitted with modern underpinnings. Built by Legacy Classic Trucks, a small outfit in the suitably rugged, yet upscale locale of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, the old girl has plenty of new tricks.

Legacy starts with the chassis of an original donor vehicle, puts it through a frame-off restoration, primes and paints it on a rotisserie rig to hit every nook and cranny, then goes to work on the running gear and interior appointments.

The trucks are built to order and can be had with a variety of engines including a fuel-injected 360 cubic-inch Magnum V8 stroked to 426 cu-in or a 4.5-liter 4-cylinder Cummins turbodiesel engine with 500 lb-ft of torque. Manual and automatic transmissions are available and a 4x4 drivetrain comes standard with Dynatrac and Dana axles, locking differentials and an Atlas transfer case.

The tow-rating is a healthy 8,000 pounds, while a long-travel leaf-sprung suspension with Bilstein shocks can be complimented with a set of beadlock wheels for off-road capability that would likely give a Jeep Scrambler a run for its money. Even if you overdo it, a 16,500-pound front-mounted winch should be enough to get you out of trouble.

Inside, the Power Wagon gets an all-new quarter-inch steel plate dashboard with bespoke New Vintage gauges and Carling rocker switches, along with a set of leather upholstered captain’s chairs.

Along with the standard cab model, Legacy can do extended cab and four-door versions or a Carryall-style SUV. Prices are slightly higher than the $1,627 list price of the 1946 original, starting at $119,950 and running up to $249,000 for a Woodie wagon with bodywork constructed from mahogany and ash that takes 2,000 man hours to make.

Nevertheless, business has been brisk by boutique auto shop standards. Company founder Winslow Bent says that in the three years he’s been in business he’s delivered 25 trucks around the world and has five more under construction.

Clint’s Super Bowl commercial may have featured the new Power Wagon, but, as with him, it’s clearly hard to resist the appeal of an original.

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Secretly Unhealthy Foods

Make sure your pick meets at least two of Greaves’s requirements: fewer than 15 grams of sugar, less than 2 grams of saturated fat, at least 3 grams of fiber, and at least 5 grams of protein.

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