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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
188. Pizza Dip
My kids request this all the time, especially when they are having friends over on Friday and Saturday nights.
I think this is for two reasons. One: it's cheesy and creamy. Two: the leftovers make excellent midnight snacks.
I will buy a couple loaves of french bread to serve with the dip or make my own. A great recipe for rustic white bread, in under an hour, can be found here.
I make the base and let the kids add their favorite toppings.
You can customize this with different cheeses, toppings, meats and veggies. Have fun creating your version of "Pizza" dip.
Recipe: Pizza Dip
2-8 oz packages of cream cheese, soft
1 cup of mayonnaise
1 cup of mozzarella cheese + 1.5 cups for topping dip
1/4 cup of parmesan cheese
3 tablespoons of green onion
1 cup of pizza sauce or marinara (you can use less, we just like the sauce)
toppings: pepperoni, olives, mushrooms, red onion, hamburger, bell pepper, bacon, etc…
Preheat oven to 350.
In a medium bowl, combine soft cream cheese, mayonnaise, 1 cup of mozzarella cheese, green onions and the parmesan cheese. Stir well.
I use a round stone ware oven proof pan to cook my dips in. It measures 12 inches across. The smaller the pan the thicker the dip, the larger the pan would result in a thinner cream cheese base. I have made both and they are both delicious. The thicker dip may require a few more minutes to cook.
Spread the cheese mixture in the bottom of the pan first.
Spread the pizza sauce next.
Sprinkle the cheese over the sauce.
Decide on your toppings and scatter those around the top of the cheese.
Bake your dip for 25 minutes or until bubbly.
Serve with chunks of french bread.
This dip is very hot when it comes out of the oven. Please be careful. The cheese makes it stringy and gooey.
13 comments:
- RecipeNewZ said...
One more dip and one more RecipeNewZ feature :-). Yum!
- August 24, 2012 at 2:51 AM
- Sherron Watson said...
Thank you!
- August 24, 2012 at 7:19 AM
printer friendly does not work and brings up some protein shake.
- August 31, 2012 at 10:38 AM
- Sherron Watson said...
Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I have uninstalled it temporarily until I can take a look at it.
- August 31, 2012 at 11:04 AM
- Lisa said...
Where do the green onions go? In the cream cheese mixture?
- September 1, 2012 at 2:00 PM
I just want to make sure I get this right. You start out by saying to mix the cream cheese, mayo & 2 cheeses. Then you go on to say what kind of dish you use. After that, you say to spread the pizza sauce. I'm guessing you are supposed to spread the cream cheese in the dish first?
- September 3, 2012 at 8:10 PM
- Color and Spices said...
- September 25, 2012 at 9:33 AM
Can you use something other that mayo? What may that be.
- December 19, 2012 at 11:48 AM
- Sherron Watson said...
You might be able to omit the mayo altogether. The mixture would just be thick before it was heated in the oven. Or an option could be sour cream in exchange for the mayo.
- December 19, 2012 at 12:57 PM
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- February 28, 2013 at 3:19 AM
I make this recipe all the time and have never used mayo....best dip ever. I serve mine with Frito scoops.
- April 11, 2013 at 3:45 PM
I was thinking of replacing the mayo and cream cheese with ricotta... hopefully it'll work!
- July 6, 2013 at 11:30 PM
Could you double and put in slow cooker on low to take to a party?
Thanks,really enjoy the recipes.
- September 4, 2013 at 12:02 PM

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Scripture exhorts us to "encourage the exhausted and strengthen the feeble" (Isaiah 35:3) and to "strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble" (Hebrews 12:12). As a persecution ministry, this is obviously a part of our mandate, but with so many exhausted, weak, and feeble . . . where do we start?
I believe the Father gives us a clue in the instructions he gives to Moses prior to his death, "Charge Joshua, encourage him and strengthen him, for he shall go across at the head of this people" (Deuteronomy 3:28).
The Father's plan for Israel's success was to exhort Moses to encourage and strengthen Joshua – the godly leader who would go at the head of the people. Last year, we sent a pastor who is gifted in encouraging exhausted and weak leaders into a Muslim stronghold area in Africa to implement exactly this strategy. He told us something that really solidified this vision for us: "Touch a pastor, you'll touch a church. Touch a church, you'll touch a city. Touch a city, you'll touch a nation."
Pastor Greg spent four days training, strengthening, and encouraging 2000 pastors and key church leaders that we had gathered from 19 different denominations and 21 towns and villages. The pastors had arrived at the training weary and battered from continual persecution from radical Islamists, many of them ready to give up their calling. One of the pastors told us, "Mere words cannot fully express the unspeakable impact of the four days of training. My life and ministry vision is totally refreshed."
The revival in the hearts of the pastors spilled over into three days of ministry to around 20,000 people from around the region. The team estimated that on the first night, about 90% of those in attendance were under 25 and 40% accepted Christ – including former Muslims who knew they were risking their lives to take such a stand. More than 2,000 rushed into a soccer field one night to pray for the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
One of the church leaders told Pastor Greg that the ministry to the pastors alone probably impacted an additional 20,000 people in their home churches.
"Our region is known for famine and drought, but today we have seen the fresh visitation from the Lord touching our lives and region," said a senior government official. After the trip, we learned from our partners on the ground that the "visitation" the official spoke of had continued. Town drunks were actually stumbling into churches in the region asking what they must do to be saved!
In our line of work, touching pastors is touching the men and women on the front lines of persecution who literally lay down their lives for their flocks. This kind of ministry is enabling pastors who are faltering in their calling to return to their suffering congregations and encourage them to continue "rejoicing in hope" and "persevering in tribulation" (Romans 12:12). We are strengthening the weak hands and feeble knees of those who will strengthen the church, and in turn, the nations.


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By: B. Douglas Hoey, RPh, MBA
Business acumen and clinical expertise are keys to successful community pharmacy ownership, but the federal government's reimbursements and regulatory policies are becoming more consequential with each passing year.
Later this year, the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the healthcare reform law will guide federal and state governments for years. Regardless of the outcome, the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) will continue to work tirelessly with the government on behalf of community pharmacists and their patients in 2012 and beyond.
The biggest issue of 2011 became (and remains) the proposed merger of Express Scripts and Medco to form the nation's largest pharmacy benefit manager (PBM). Along with other groups, NCPA educated the U.S. Congress about the negative ramifications of the merger. In response, 2 U.S.-congressional subcommittee hearings were held at which community pharmacists were star witnesses. In addition, to date, 30 members of Congress have raised their concerns about the merger, which the Federal Trade Commission should reject.
Three critical bills were introduced in Congress with our support, and pharmacists should encourage their representatives to support the measures.
First, the Preserving Our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act of 2011 (H.R. 1946) would enhance the ability of community pharmacies to negotiate with PBMs.
Second, the Pharmacy Competition and Consumer Choice Act (H.R. 1971/S. 1058) would increase PBM transparency to cut costs, limit abusive audit practices by PBMs while allowing reasonable oversight of pharmacies, and allow any willing, eligible pharmacy to participate in a plan's pharmacy network.
Third, the Medicare Access to Diabetes Supplies Act (H.R. 1936) would preserve seniors' ability to obtain diabetes testing supplies, and counseling on their proper use, at community pharmacies.
One important measure is now federal law: Repeal of a new, onerous 1099 tax reporting requirement that would have required community pharmacies, starting in 2012, to be forced to file as many as 200 additional 1099 forms per year.
In 2011, NCPA encouraged Sens. Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Jon Tester (D-MT) to found the first-ever Senate Community Pharmacy Caucus. In the House, Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Mike Ross (D-AR) re-established the Congressional Community Pharmacy Caucus. The caucuses host briefings for congressional staff and work to raise awareness of important issues for community pharmacies and their patients with fellow members of Congress.
Federal regulators in the Executive Branch are another matter altogether. After hearing from NCPA and others, Medicare agreed to delay for 1 year its long-term care "short-cycle" rule, which requires 14-day (or less) dispensing cycles. The agency also softened the regulation to be less onerous for community pharmacies when it takes effect in 2014.
The so-called 340B drug-discount program is now receiving more oversight and attention. More work remains, however, to ensure that this program focuses squarely on the truly needy.
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NCPA worked with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to include and recognize the value of community pharmacy in improving coordination and cost-savings in the accountable care organization (ACO) model. Now, most pharmacies can contract with ACOs to provide services such as medication therapy management and vaccinations.
Also, after hearing from community pharmacy, CMS agreed to delay implementation of a provider-verification system, known as PECOS, until a smooth transition can be made. And the agency's expanded use of auditing contractors was modified to incorporate common sense protections for pharmacies against abusive audits.
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As much as science fiction films are maligned for being the playground of geeks and fanboys, the genre has a pretty stellar track record when it comes to reinventing what we as an audience expect from the cinema. To those that saw them in their original theatrical release, films like Star Wars, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Blade Runner are described as "experiences" more often than as "films;" drawing out the hyperbolic sides of people, phrases like "life-changing" aren't at all uncommon.
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One of my favorite things about the Android platform is the ability to customize the UI to fit your needs. There are literally hundreds of theme engines and thousand of themes to pick from, as well as thousands of widgets, live applications, and media feeds. I was browsing Kickstarter the other day when I came across Canadian group looking to raise $50K to get another Android home screen engine going. I looked a little deeper and soon realized that this was not quite the same as the other home screen managers that are currently available. This was so intriguing to me, that I was happy to throw down $10 in hopes that the project might actually get off the ground.
When tablets first came out, I really did not see a dying need to have one. Basically until then I used a laptop while on travel and used an MP3/Media player for music and movies on the go. They were pretty much a novelty for me until I got my hands on the original 7″ Galaxy Tab. I found that in time it was my staple entertainment for travel, and it could be used almost as a dashboard for daily activities while at work and even at home.
With the larger real estate (compared to even the largest phone screens), you can put everything right in front of you on the home screen. Email, Calendar, Twitter/FB, Stocks, RSS, etc ; they can all be strategically placed right on the opening screen without the need to rifle through individual apps or cycle through different screens. As you probably know, the market is already flooded with these UI enhancements, and most apps come with some sort of widget. But until I saw Chameleon on Kickstarter, I never knew how perfect a home screen setup you could really have.
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Chameleon is probably one of the coolest screen managers I have ever seen. With the ability to customize almost every single inch of screen real estate to your liking is something I would be very interested in using. So far over 3100 other backers think the same but if they don't raise an additional $20K within the next 20 days then it's looking like a good concept that never hit reality. To set it apart from similar software the focus was on both the productivity aspect, as well as making it look as aesthetically pleasing. From the looks of it so far, I think they have achieved that goal. However, it's very unlikely to see the light of day if they don't raise that last chunk of money.
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• Time and location-based settings. Change your configuration automatically depending on where you are located and what time of day it is.
Chameleon Home Screens can be set up based on GPS locations, WiFi networks and time ranges, allowing you to define which Home Screen is the most relevant for the situation. Patent Pending
• Widgets Galore. Calendar, Facebook , Twitter, Nextflix, Instagram, Google Drive, Gmail, Clock, and many more
• Customized App Tray
• Gesture based layout. A grid based system that allows you to very easily change the layout.
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Here are the perks offered by Teknision for depending on your donation:
$1 gets you the a big "thanks" and probably some email updates of the project
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$10+ you the above plus a custom designed wallpaper pack
$50+ you get the above plus a "backer" Chameleon T-shirt
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$5000+ gets the above, plus a Galaxy Tab with Chameleon pre-installed. No one has yet to take this route, which is understandable. $5K for a piece of software might be a bit much.
So whether you are unsure you need this or just a little interested, every little bit helps. Just to clarify, you'll need a Honeycomb or newer device to run this, AND it has to be a resolution of 1280 X 800 or higher. I know, it's a deal breaker for us early 7" adopters!
More devices are now hitting the higher than 1024 X 600 mark, so it should not be an issue for the newer generation tabs to hit those requirements. I hope that I get to run Chameleon on a device this year; I would love to add even more customization to my home screen than I already have now. If all goes well, we should see something hit our inboxes by August 2012. Hurry up though; if you are going to donate, time is short!
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This is the first time in years that I have purchased anything from Overstock. Several years ago I purchased a few pieces of furniture from them that arrived damaged, so I was wary of ordering from them again, but I decided to take a risk based on the other positive reviews on this chair. I am glad I did. It arrived in a very large box, and the body of the chair was encased in a light fabric cover to prevent damage, and the only thing that I had to do was screw on the four legs. It was an easy process, but to ensure that the back legs were facing the right direction, I had to leave one of the legs a little more loose, and one of the other ones was tighter. It doesn't seem like it will be a problem, though. This chair is really great and perfect for relaxing. It's definitely large, but I love being able to curl up in it to watch television or just to relax with a book. Despite its size, it is not overly heavy, although it is rather awkward to carry by oneself. It is definitely more of a light taupe color rather than gray, but it's still a very neutral color which can help to offset any other colorful furniture pieces or decorations one might have. Overall I am pretty happy. With time, I'll have to see how it fares with use, but at the moment, I'm satisfied.
I was hesitant to order these chairs without any reviews already posted but I took the leap and did it anyway. Chairs arrived well-packed and in perfect condition. Assembly was as easy as removing the legs from the packaging and screwing them on. The color and style of the chairs is just as pictured on the site. The only surprise is how large they are. I measured before buying but the chairs are wider than I expected. Fits fine in my space anyway. The chairs are comfortable but the seat is fairly deep so they sit better with a small pillow in the back. Neutral, well-made and a great value!!
I love the size and the initial look of these chairs. I bought four of them. After only sitting in them once, the cushion fabric becomes distorted on the foam cushion and crooked. Each time you sit on the chairs, the cushion fabric gets all twisted... which make the chairs look very used and worn. You have to unzip the zipper and try to rearrange the foam inside to get everything to look right again. I have had the chairs only a week, and they look like they've been sat on for years. This is a big disappointment... because if they look this worn after only a week, I can only imagine what they'll look like after a few months. I really like the size, shape and color... I just wish they held up better.
These chairs are perfect! I ordered 4 of them for our sitting room and I could not be happier. They arrived within a week of ordering them and they were well packaged. The reviews I had read on the chairs were right on, the chair is larger then it looks but I had measured out the room before I placed the order to make sure they would fit. There is a ton of depth to the seat, I can curl up in them or even sit sideways as another reviewer had mentioned. They seem to be very sturdy. The fabric is nice with a textured brown thread running through it and although they are neutral, I do find them to have a slight green undertone, something to be aware of if you are planning to pair them with a beige colour that has a pink undertone. Great chair!
After reading every review I held my breath and placed my order. We needed two chairs and making sure the color matched was a concern. No worries there.... The chairs arrived in two days! They are the same color... A lovely neutral that isn't too dark yet has enough multi-tonal flecks that it will hide any smudges and prints my two kids or dogs manage to mar it with. As for comfort... It isn't the most comfortable chair I've ever sat in, but it's definitely not uncomfortable. We've only had it several days and the cushion is quite firm. I'm betting that will relax with time. I'm 5'3" and I can sit back and pull my legs under me to lounge a little. My husband is 6'2" and he feels a little stiffer sitting in the chair since all he can do is sit formally, legs in front of him, with his arms on the side. That said, they look beautiful and classy in our living room and are chameleon enough to easily be changed up with a colorful throw or bright pillows. The price, too, was amazing... Especially since it included shipping.
Love the chair, great fabric, nice and deep, better then expected, Im going to save up for another one to enhance my living room and make a cozy seating area.
I bought two of these chairs as accent pieces that will actually be used. Comfort was a priority as they face the TV. The seats are deep and wide to allow for lounging. I'm tall and can bring my legs up to curl up with a book. The cushions are very firm, so if you're looking for something you can sink into, these are not for you. They look fantastic, the tufted back is firm and hopefully the buttons will stay in place. The fabric is very retro-a little more coffee colored than I anticipated but nice. I'm going for a mid century modern look and this did it! You cannot beat the price. I was willing to spend up to *** for two chairs and this is a true bargain. At this price, redecorating in a few years will not be such a painful decision. The are low profile, but not too small in scale. They fill my space nicely.
I bought 2 of these and they seem to be pretty well made. However, the fabric looks cheap up close. Also the back is really vertical so there is no lounging in these babies. Sit up straight.
We ordered two of these chairs for our master bedroom. One came with a very firm seat cushion, and the other with a much softer seat cushion. This is fine for us as I prefer a firm cushion and my husband the medium one. The chair itself is exactly as pictured. Very nice design and would be a great addition to any room.
We needed a chair that wasn't too large for our bedroom. It fits nicely and the color is similar to a tweed oatmeal. The first chair we ordered arrived damaged due to a manufacturing defect. We ordered a replacement chair and it arrived in one piece. For the price it is a decent chair. Wish it came in another color!
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Located just 0.1 miles from Chester centre and 0.5 miles from Chester train station, the Chester Central Hotel is the ideal place to stay in the heart of this city. From here, you'll have easy access to a range of exciting attractions. Explore the Grosvenor Museum founded by the author Charles Kingsley just 1 mile away, or visit Chester Cathedral, one of the most popular places to visit in the North West.
For family fun, take a trip to Chester Toy and Doll Museum, only a mile away. Alternatively, if you're feeling lucky, why not visit the even closer Chester Racecourse?
The hotel has our fresh new look and features Travelodge's new room design complete with Dreamer Bed so you can be sure of a great night's sleep.
Transport links near Chester
- Chester Train Station - 0.5 milesView map
Places to visit in and around Chester
- Chester - 0.1 milesView map
- Tourist Information Centre - 0.2 milesView map
- Chester Cathedral - 0.5 milesView map
- Chester Racecourse - 0.7 milesView map
- Grosvenor Museum - 1 mileView map
- Chester Toy and Doll Museum - 1 mileView map
- Chester Zoo - 3 milesView map
- Blue Planet Aquarium - 6 milesView map
- Delemere Forest - 14 milesView map
- Oulton Park Racing Circuit - 16 milesView map
- Tate Gallery Liverpool - 17 milesView map
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From the North/South on the A55 take the A51 signposted Chester. Follow the A51 signposted Chester City Centre for approx 2.5 miles. Take the exit signposted A5268 for 0.5 miles and the Travelodge is located at the traffic lights on your right hand side.
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Parking details
Please note this hotel does not have a car park.
100+ spaces at Pepper Street NCP car parks. Opening times: 7am - 11pm. Cars can be left in the car park overnight but they are not accessible during the closing times.
Car Park Address : Pepper Street, Chester, CH1 1DF. (Multi Storey. Pay on Departure)
Guests receive 20% discount, please ask at reception for details.
There are four Park & Ride car parks located around the edge of Chester. These are located at Boughton Heath, Sealand Road, Upton [The Zoo] and Wrexham Road. All routes pass close to St John's Street, stopping on Frodsham Street and Foregate Street. For more information, please visit: www.chester.gov.uk
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Calls cost 10 pence per minute from a standard BT landline. Calls from other networks and mobiles may vary. Bookings made through the Central Reservations call centre are subject to a non-refundable booking fee of £2.50 per call.
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These rates are still great value, but offer the most freedom to change bookings. Bookings are fully flexible and can be cancelled up until 12 noon on the day of arrival
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H.R.2809 - To delay the application of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.113th Congress (2013-2014)
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Delays for one year the effective date of any provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or of any health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2011 that were scheduled to take effect on or after January 1, 2014.
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4A 27-year-old Greenfield man was arrested for drunken driving (second offense) on 76th Street and Grange Avenue at 12:50 a.m. Nov. 17. His blood alcohol content was 0.12.
5A 42-year-old Germantown man was arrested for drunken driving and cited for having open intoxicants in a vehicle after he passed out in his car, with the vehicle running, in the middle of the roadway in the 5200 block of Morley Drive at 5:50 p.m. Nov. 20. He refused testing and was taken into custody.
6A 52-year-old Fox Point man and a 22-year-old Greendale man were arrested for drunken driving after their cars collided on 60th Street and Grange Avenue at 11:17 p.m. Nov. 21. The Fox Point man refused sobriety testing, and the Greendale man's BAC was 0.10.
7A boy and a girl were arrested for sexual intercourse with a minor after they were caught having sex in a vehicle in the 6200 block of Root River Parkway at 6:15 p.m. Nov. 18.
8Firefighters and police responded to a living room fire at a residence in the 6300 block of Schoolway shortly before 12:30 p.m. Nov. 18. The fire started when the resident took sheets out of the dryer and put them on the kitchen table near a lit candle. The resident stated she forgot about the candle and went outside, then went back inside when she smelled smoke and saw the sheets were on fire. No damage estimate was available at the time of the report.
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Barnesville family homeless after 8th arson fire in two weeksBarnesville, MN (WDAY TV) - It's been a nightmarish two weeks for one Barnesville Family. Police say the Andvik's are the victims of a serial arsonist, and this last fire may have proved to be the final straw.
It's been a nightmarish two weeks for one Barnesville family. Police say the Andvik's are the victims of a serial arsonist, and this last fire may have proved to be the final straw.
The Andvik family has lived on this property for more than 120 years. Now after the 8th fire in less than two weeks, they're homeless, left asking the question: Why?
Matt Andvik – Lost Home in Fire: "You are just kind of living, constantly wondering what's next? Well, I guess this is next. To that point, there's not much more they can do."
Tara Andvik was the only one home last night when she noticed her living room fill up with smoke. Her husband and two children had left just moments before.
Matt Andvik: "To a small child, they don't understand why somebody would set our house in fire. It's hard to explain, how you explain to them that all their toys and clothes are up in smoke."
It started Friday the 7th with a grass fire, 12 hours later, another one. Last Wednesday morning their deck caught fire, hours later, their barn went up in flames On Monday, somebody set fire to three bushes around their house. And last night, shortly before 9, a patio fire in the back of the home. This time, the house was a total loss. This all comes on the heels of several violent and vicious comments on Tara Andvik's bowhunting Facebook page.
Matt Andvik: "It's one of those things that you don't think that just being on the computer, it's not going to escalate to just burning the house down."
For now, the family is staying with relatives, unsure of what their future holds, but 8 fires later, thankfully the entire family is still in tact. Sheriff's deputies are examining every angle of these arsons, but don't have any suspects yet.
The Sheriffs Department was on hand all morning, snapping pictures and taking measurements. The sheriffs department says it's never seen anything like this. There are trail cams and surveillance video the department is currently combing over. The Sheriff' has not ruled out anyone as a suspect.
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Actors Who Played Different Roles On The Same Soap: The Good and The Bad
1. Beverlee McKinsey played Emma Ordway on ANOTHER WORLD in May 1972. The producers liked her so much they cast her as Iris Carrington six months later. She debuted in December 1972 and Iris became one of the most memorable roles in soap history. NBC even gave the character a spin-off series, TEXAS, in 1980. If producers had worried viewers might remember McKinsey as Emma, we may have never been able to watch her brilliant performance as Iris.
2. Jordan Clarke played Dr. Tim Ryan on GUIDING LIGHT in the mid-1970s. In 1983 he returned as Billy Lewis, a role he would play on and off until the show ended in 2009. Clarke won an Emmy for his second role in 2006.
3. Renee Jones played Nikki Wade in DAYS OF OUR LIVES in 1982 then returned as Lexie Carver in 1993. She would successfully play Lexie for the next 19 years.
4. John Considine made waves as Vic Hastings on ANOTHER WORLD from 1974-1976. Vic came to Bay City to run Steve's company while he was prison. Hastings returned as the evil Reginald Love in 1986 and became a memorable supervillain, who loved torturing his family.
1. Josh Taylor was popular for a decade as Chris Kositchek in DAYS OF OUR LIVES. In 1997 the soap brought him back to play Roman Brady, a role he's still in today. Some fans have never accepted him as Roman.
2. Sarah Brown was incredible as Carly Benson in GENERAL HOSPITAL in the 1990s. Her return to the soap as Claudia Zacchara did not have nearly the same impact.
3. Lewis Arlt was a good "bad guy" as Kevin Thatcher on ANOTHER WORLD who was killed in 1984. But when he returned six years later as Ken Jordan, it was a boring mess. Remember the Red Swan?
4. Wayne Northrup was the ultimate hero as Roman Brady in DAYS OF OUR LIVES. His Roman "died" in 1984 then returned in the early 1990s. Having him play Alex North on the same soap in the late 1990s was confusing, especially with Josh Taylor playing Roman at the time, and Drake Hogestyn (a former "Roman") on the canvas.
Many other actors have played more than one role on a single daytime soap. THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL and THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS regularly feature crossovers with some actors playing the same role on both shows (Eileen Davidson's Ashley) and others playing different (John McCook played Lance on Y&R, Eric on B&B, and just visited Y&R as Eric and not Lance. Make sense?). The late Linda Cook played three different roles on AS THE WORLD TURNS.
ANOTHER WORLD may have had the most actors return as new characters including John Aprea, Judith Barcroft, Doris Belack, Lewis Arlt, Linda Dano, John Bolger, Robin Christopher, Carla Borelli, Ed Fry, Christine Jones, Robert Kelker-Kelly and many, many more. The show even brought the popular Sam Groom back as a priest for the series finale in 1999. He had played Russ Matthews in the show's early years opposite Robin Strasser's Rachel.
Which actors who played more than one role on the same soap did you like and dislike? Weigh in below in our Comments section.
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I liked Judi Evans as Bonnie and Adrienne on DAYS.ReplyDelete
Of course, there's always "Dark Shadows" where almost everyone played more than one role ..lol! I think Nancy Barrett, Louis Edmonds, and Grayson Hall got the most variety among the troupe!ReplyDelete
One I recall with fondness on Y&R was Melinda Cordell - who originally played the rather dowdy, snooty Dorothy Stevens (April's mother) in the early 80s; then returned in the mid-90s to play Drucilla's tough, dictatorial ballet instructor with a heart, Madame Estelle Chauvin.
Finola Hughes played Anna on GH, then Alex on AMC and then Anna on AMC before eventually going back to GH as Anna. An she never mentions Alex.ReplyDelete
Also Jon Lindstrom was the evil Ryan and GH decided to bring him back as Ryan's twin Kevin.
And Tony Geary played Luke's look-alike cousin Bill briefly in the early 90s.
I don't remember Linda Dano (Felicia) or Robin Christopher (Lorna) playing more than one role on AW ??? Both played the same role on different ABC soaps. What were the other roles on AW? Don't remember Ed Fry more than once either.ReplyDelete
I think it is significant when actor successfully takes on new role just months after the first role (Beverlee McKinsey) but 10 years between roles doesn't seem to be that much of a stretch. The actor has aged, the audience has changed to some degree, and majority of the cast is different over 10 years. In case of John Considine- I believe only 3 actors (Victoia Wyndham, Constance Ford, Douglass Watson) remained on AW in 1986 that were also on the show during his first role in 1976.
Ed Fry returned in the 90s as Chandler Haines. Robin Christopher (groupie) & Linda Dano (airline clerk) had minor roles on AW before.ReplyDelete
ok thanks. I am embarrased to call myself a huge Linda Dano fan and I didn't know that!ReplyDelete
I would say it also makes a difference for an actor to play 2 major roles on the same show or at least a role important enough to have a proper name ;)
It is about the right story, a capable actor, and understanding fans. Judi Evans is great as Adrienne and was entertaining as Bonnie on DOOL. I thought Robert Kelker Kelly was good as Sam and equally interesting as Shane on AW. Howarth, Anderson, and Easton are good actors and Ron is a great writer. Fingers are crossed this works..but it is disappointing that ABC and PP couldn't work out something better. I do hope fans do not allow the feud between ABC and PP to keep them from supporting OLTL and GH.ReplyDelete
The actor who played Sloane Carpenter on OLTL during the 90's had previously appeared on OLTL as mobster Alex during the 80's.ReplyDelete
Joan Copeland played the role Gwendolyn "Aunt Gwen" Lord on OLTL in the late 70's/early 80's. Copeland later returned as Nora's mother, Selma, in 1995.
In fairness, Beverlee McKinsey's stint as Emma Ordway was one day long. So, this isn't really a good example.ReplyDelete
Plenty of actors were day players on a show before getting cast in the roles that made them famous. Walt Wiley had several day parts on AMC before being cast as Jack Montgomery. In one retrospective, AMC even aired clips of him in those day roles. I believe one was a ski instructor, another a police officer.
Beverlee was never a dayplayer on AW. She was on the show for three days as Emma in a pretty significant plot point, trying to convince Steve to help Willis. She was way too established by 1972 to be a dayplayer.ReplyDelete
Roy Thinnes..great example, David J! Oh, and if memory serves me right Nicholas Coster played two different roles on "As The World Turns".ReplyDelete
Dean, great one with Nic Coster. He's played so many soap roles it stands to reason he did some twice. LOLReplyDelete


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said a mother and her two children were not injured after their SUV flipped on Caldwell Street Friday afternoon.
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Mango Popsicles
Author Notes: These popsicles use the same base as the mango sherbert I posted previously. I wanted to try two different freezing methods for the same base. I actually think these popsicles have a slightly smoother, creamer texture than the sherbert. - cristinasciarra
Food52 Review: These mango popsicles were a hit! They are the perfect balance of fruit with just the right amount of creaminess to make them a great dessert all summer long. Refreshing but satisfying. I suggest using a very ripe mango so that all the good juice stored around the fibrous pit gets incorporated into your popsicles. - meganvt01
Makes 9 popsicles
- 1 mango
- the juice of 1/2 a lime
- a pinch of sea salt
- 1/3 cup agave nectar
- 1.5 cups cold, whole milk
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- Peel the mango. Then, using a knife, peel the flesh (and falling juice) directly into a blender or food processor. Juice the 1/2 lime, and add it to the blender, along with the sea salt. Turn the blender to stir, and mix until the mango is nearly pureed.
- Open the top of the blender as the mango is being pureed; pour in the agave. (I used 1/3 cup because my mango was not overly ripe or sweet. The resulting sherbert was not overly sweet. Feel free to adjust deepening on your mango/preferences.)
- With the blades still whirring, pour in the milk, and then the cream. Let the blender go just long enough for everything to mix together.
- Pour the mango base into a popsicle mold. Move them to the freezer, and allow them to hang out in there for a good couple of hours, until they are completely frozen.
- This recipe is a Community Pick!
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Frozen Dessert
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Mangoes
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almost 2 years ago meganvt01
My 2 yr old son saw your beautiful picture as I was scrolling through the entries for this and he was soooo excited about the popsicle. This looks great and we will be giving it a try this weekend, thanks!!
almost 2 years ago cristinasciarra
Thanks, meganvt01! I hope you both enjoy them :)
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Love this, what popsicle mold did you use its perfection.
almost 2 years ago cristinasciarra
I just got it! I like the simple design, and it's super easy to use.
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The music of Benny Goodman holds such an exalted position in the history of jazz that clarinetists understandably approach it with some trepidation.
It's impossible to hear works such as Jelly Roll Morton's "King Porter Stomp" and Louis Prima's "Sing, Sing, Sing," for instance, without recalling Goodman's classic recordings. The man's phenomenally fluid technique and robust, exuberant tone still represent high points in the evolution of jazz clarinet and stand as crowning achievements of the Swing Era.
So it takes a rather healthy measure of faith and optimism to present an evening of Benny Goodman's repertoire, as clarinetist Victor Goines acknowledged Friday evening at the Music Institute of Chicago's two-day Benny Goodman Festival.
"I've got to tell you, it's much easier to listen to this than to play it," Goines said between pieces, though you never would have fully realized the scope of the challenge simply by listening to his performance. Rare is the clarinetist – then or now – who could finesse the intricacies of this music at all tempos while maintaining as gorgeous a sound as Goines routinely produced (Goines directs jazz studies at Northwestern University's Bienen School of Music).
As if to avoid the most predictable aspects of the Goodman canon, Goines conspicuously left out the aforementioned "King Porter Stomp" and "Sing, Sing, Sing" from the program at Nichols Concert Hall. Instead, he offered a survey of music arranged for trio, quartet, sextet and septet. And though most of the repertory was quite familiar, Goines and friends bypassed nostalgia in favor of lean, contemporary music-making.
By far the most exciting work of the evening unfolded in the second half, when Goines fronted the larger ensembles and generated the most rhythmic charge. From the outset of this portion of the concert – a lusty account of "Wang Wang Blues" – the musicians showed what deep swing rhythm is all about.
By the time they launched "I Got Rhythm," listeners could sense why Goodman provoked such pandemonium in audiences of the 1930s and '40s. Goines' fast, hot, ferociously syncopated solos were technically brilliant, but the arc of his phrases and the measured quality of his crescendos underscored the music beneath the pyrotechnics.
In this piece and others, it would be difficult to overestimate the impact of bassist Marlene Rosenberg, whose hard-driving manner gave the second half of the concert a degree of rhythmic thrust that the first half sometimes lacked. Rosenberg simply would not allow tempos to flag or energy to dissipate, her sound as big as her rhythms were aggressive.
Goines' other not-so-secret weapon came in the form of Chicago singer Tammy McCann, whose vocal firepower has few counterparts in jazz singing today. But what was most striking about McCann's work on this occasion was the range of sound she invented. Every phrase seemed to evoke a different color, another texture, a distinct kind of articulation.
Few female vocalists working today can scat as inventively and meaningfully as McCann did in "How High the Moon" or revel in the voluptuousness of sound that she created in "And the Angels Sing." Trumpeter Victor Garcia handled the klezmer-like middle section as if he were born to the tradition, then segued seamlessly into radiant melodic lines and stratospheric high notes.
The ensemble triumph of the evening came toward the end, with an audaciously brisk version of "Airmail Special." Vibraphonist Thaddeus Tukes cut loose here, attaining impressive velocity and clarity in a hard-hitting solo. With Goines, Garcia and trombonist Audrey Morrison going full tilt, this front line sounded a lot bigger than it was. Pianist Aaron Diehl and drummer Ernie Adams similarly turned up the heat.
If the first half of the program did not generate such kinetic energy, it was easy to savor Goines' tonal beauty in "After You've Gone" and buoyant swing rhythm in "Liza." McCann aced "Bei Mir Bist du Schoen," that luxuriant voice of hers enveloping the tune and bringing forth its Yiddish flavor.
Long live Benny Goodman.
The Benny Goodman Festival continues with Larry Combs and others performing Goodman's classical repertoire; 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Music Institute of Chicago's Nichols Concert Hall, 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston. $30 for adults, $20 for seniors and $10 for students; phone 847-905-1500, ext. 108 or visit musicinst.org.
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Orientation Leaders (OLs) are experienced students who help to welcome new members of the UW Bothell community, including new first-year and transfer students, and their family members. Successful OL candidates must exhibit leadership qualities both inside and outside of the classroom, be passionate about helping others, and possess a desire to develop their own leadership potential.
· Must have, and maintain throughout the duration of employment, a 2.5 cumulative GPA or better
· Must be enrolled as an undergraduate student in a minimum of 10 credits per quarter (not including the Summer Quarter)
· Must be available to work all First-Year Orientation sessions
· Must be in, and remain in, good standing with the University (including compliance with the Student Code of Conduct and financial obligations)
· Must attend and participate in all scheduled trainings and meetings as scheduled by Student Affairs and Orientation and Transition Programs
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· Attendance and active participation in a Spring Training course (BCUSP 203A) during the Spring quarter (meeting Mondays and Wednesdays 5:45pm-7:45pm)
· Attendance at an Orientation and Transition Programs training retreat April 4-6, 2014 (transportation, lodging, and meals provided)
· Attendance and active participation in Intensive Training Week to be held following the completion of Spring quarter final examinations
· Able to work approximately 8 hours/week during the Spring quarter
· Able to work approximately 20 hours/week throughout the summer
· Able to work approximately 40 hours/week during Welcome Week
· Able to work approximately 8 hours/week during the Autumn quarter
· Able to work as needed during Winter and Spring Orientation programs
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· Attend and actively participate in all trainings required by Orientation and Transition Programs and/or Student Affairs
· Assist in the planning, preparation, organization, implementation, and evaluation of all Orientation and Transition Programs offerings (Welcome Week, Husky Adventures, Husky Leadership Camp, Transfer Student programming, etc.)
· Acquaint new students/families with the campus and represent UW Bothell well to all guests through Orientation
· Facilitate small group interaction on various topics at Orientation and throughout mentorship opportunities
· Design and implement a plan to serve as a mentor to new students before their enrollment and throughout their first quarter of transition including informal communication via phone and email, programming opportunities for face-to-face interaction, and individual meetings as necessary
· Serve as a positive role model and resource/referral agent for new students
· Develop and maintain frequent (weekly/monthly) contact with an assigned group of first-year students prior to their arrival on campus and throughout Autumn quarter
· Contribute to all Orientation and Transition Programs programmatic functions related to a new student's transition to the University
· Work collaboratively with fellow OLs, Student Affairs personnel, faculty, and staff to promote a strong co-curricular experience among our campus community
· Promote Husky spirit with a positive attitude and outlook
· Other duties as assigned
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· $12.00 an hour while employed
· Earn 1-3 variable credits for BCUSP 203A
· Apparel provided to be worn during Orientation and Transition Programs events
· Requested time off during summer available (limited availability based upon Orientation scheduling)
· Free food during Orientation programs
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Hyde Leads Tech in 73-52 Win, Nobles
Raiders improve to 6-1 overall
By Alana Kiker
November 2, Texas Tech announced junior forward Shauntal
Nobles was out indefinitely following being diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome, which is a disorder where the
immune system attacks the nerves.
to the press release, Nobles was to begin aggressive treatments immediately and
would have a full recovery.
the Lady Raiders 73-52 victory against the Lamar Lady Cardinals, Nobles made
her return to the court inside the United Spirit Arena, which Tech head coach
Kristy Curry said was an emotional moment for the team.
Christine Hyde, who finished the game with a team-high 25 points, said it was
overwhelming to see her teammate and friend walk back onto the court.
means a lot," she said. "You know, we talk about it all the time. We cry about
it all the time, so just seeing her out there and playing with her
just—it hurts my heart that she hasn't been here for a while— but
as soon as she came back on the floor, I felt nothing but joy and happiness for
starting off slow, the Lady Raider basketball team was able to come back and
win their fourth-straight game.
the first half down by six points, Texas Tech came back burning for outscoring
the Lady Cardinals 45-27 in the second half to improve to 6-1 in 2012.
just liked our toughness, you know, and we had adversity," Tech head coach
Kristy Curry said. "Adversity is all about how you handle it. We try and stay
positive at half time and teach."
holding onto a lead at the half, Lamar head coach Larry Tidwell said there was
a difference between his squad and the Lady Raiders coming out of the locker
room – pure physicality.
Casey Morris, who finished the game 6-for-9 from the field for 13 points, gave
some insight to what changed the mindset of the team during half time.
think the coaches were just reiterating at half time that we needed to get up
into them and pressure and we had to make adjustments," she said. "That's part
of maturity, just adjusting and the first half just wasn't going our way, we
wanted to adjust and make sure we pressured up and made them uncomfortable."
the most noticeable difference in the second half for the Lady Raiders came at
the charity stripe.
this season, following a victory where Tech struggled at the free-throw line,
Curry said the goal for the team is to hit 80 percent of its free-throws in a
game, that's their goal in practice and in-game alike.
Saturday – mission accomplished in the second half.
starting the first half shooting just 50 percent from the line going 4-for-8,
Tech rebounded in the second half, 14-for-15 from the line for 93.3 percent.
see us shooting 93 percent in the second half from the foul line is just so
exciting, because we've got to make our free throws," Curry said. "We always
want to make more than our opponent shoots, obviously we did a great job with
that. And that's a stat line you can always look at, that and the offensive
boards for who was the most aggressive team and I think those two stat lines
answer the question."
next game for the Lady Raiders is Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. in the United Spirit
Arena against Big 10 opponent Illinois.
No. 9 Arizona Wins Big, Red Raiders Perfect
Start Ended
Jaye Crockett led Tech with 12 points
By Faith Pinegar
and Zach Moss
The undefeated season for the Texas Tech men's basketball
team came to an end Saturday night inside the United Spirit Arena, Red Raiders
falling to 9th-ranked Arizona, 85-57.
"We played a
really good team tonight; I think that team has a chance of being in the Final
Four," interim head coach Chris Walker said. "They have experienced guards and
size, good coach, and really did some positive things. The only thing we can do
is take it as an opportunity. We have some young guys,
some inexperienced guys, and that was a good game for them- to really get a
taste of what high-level, Division 1 basketball is all about."
Arizona took the lead early in the first half, and never let
up as they dominated throughout the game. Head coach Sean Miller was pleased
with his team's win against the Red Raiders (4-1).
"We are excited to leave Lubbock with a win…You wonder how it's all going to work out on the road
against a phonetic, hard-playing team," he said. "That style of playing is
particularly challenging because it tests your poise, it tests your character,
and they're going to make runs because of the way they're playing. And how you
handle those runs inevitably will either lead to victory or defeat."
Arizona (5-0) had 5 players that reached double-digit
scoring, with Nick Johnson leading the pack with 18 points on a 7-for-11 night
from the field, while Tech only had one- Jaye
Crockett who tossed in 12 points.
"It was a tough loss," he said. "They just came out there as
a better team today. We made a lot of mistakes, we didn't play together like we
need to, and I just feel like we just gave them too many rebounds, second
chance shots, and they were just on tonight."
Texas Tech looks to put this loss behind them, and start a
new winning streak as they take on Northern Kentucky Tuesday night at 6 p.m.
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For a normal user, wanting a haskell compiler only for some school courses, a simple apt-get command in Ubuntu is enough. This is not true for someone wanting to really develop something good in Haskell. If he wants to use Ubuntu, then he will get into some problems. I hope that this article will solve some of them.


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Firefighters to strike during festive season
6:06pm Monday 16th December 2013 in News
Firefighters in Wiltshire have announced plans to strike on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
The Fire Brigades' Union (FBU) has been coordinating a series of nationwide strikes as part of an on-going dispute with the government over pay and pensions.
Industrial action will take place from 7pm to midnight on Christmas Eve and from 6.30pm to 12.30am on New Year's Eve. A further two-hour strike will then take place on January 3.
The strike is likely to affect all the full-time fire stations in the county, including Chippenham, and many of the part-time stations, such as Pewsey and Calne.
FBU General Secretary, Matt Wrack, said: "Firefighters provide a first-class standard of service 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and these strikes will remind government just how reliant they are on our members' professionalism, commitment and flexibility.
"However, there should be no need for industrial action, and it's absurd that firefighters' concerns over pensions have not been addressed already.
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There was so much to say about Alabama's dramatic, 32-28 victory over Georgia, more than the initial day-after blast can cover. So here's more takeaway from one of the most memorable conference championships in recent memory:
THAT'S AMARI: Alabama's SEC Championship-record 350 rushing yards, complete with 100-yard performances by running backs Eddie Lacy and T.J. Yeldon, overshadowed what would have been an MVP performance in most other circumstances.
Wide receiver Amari Cooper caught eight passes for 128 yards — including the game-winning, a 45-yard bomb from AJ McCarron — but numbers don't do his performance justice.
First, Alabama had to have it. The Crimson Tide had just lost wide receiver Kenny Bell for the season. Though the coaching staff spent game week repping freshman Chris Black, they ultimately didn't spend his redshirt Saturday.
Alabama needed something to make Georgia pay for overplaying the run, and Cooper was it. Was he ever it.
He hurt Georgia with quick screens, making quick-step moves that turned them into yardage gainers even when Georgia had people in position to tackle him right after the catch.
How many times did we see McCarron throw that quick screen to one side then come right back to Cooper with another to the opposite side?
Cooper's touchdown catch, which put Alabama ahead for good, was a clear case of why he was so needed. Georgia, desperate to stop Alabama's running game, walked a safety up, and Cooper made the Bulldogs pay deep.
But the sweetest individual play Cooper made was his leaping, second-quarter catch.
The 44-yard play got lost in conversation because the drive ended with McCarron throwing an interception at the goal line, but the catch showed why Alabama fans chant "Coooooooop" in Bryant-Denny Stadium.
The freshman out-jumped a pretty good player. You might have heard of Bacarri Rambo. The senior has been an SEC starter for quite a while, and he's a second-team All-SEC pick, per the Associated Press.
Cooper not only out-jumped Rambo, who had moved over and was in position to make the play, but pulled the ball off Rambo's hands from behind.
In a game of dramatic momentum shifts and lead changes, Cooper's catch was arguably the most impressive individual play.
MISS-DIAL: One can argue that Quinton Dial's hard block of Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray on an interception return was good football.
One can argue there was no dirty intent. It's a moving target hitting a moving target, and it appears that Dial at least tried to lead with his shoulder.
But he hit high, and replays show there was helmet-to-helmet contact. Also, slamming high into defenseless players became a point of emphasis this season, with the NCAA mandating that conference offices review such plays.
Just ask Oxford High product Trae Elston. Replays show the freshman Ole Miss safety led with his left shoulder and slammed into the chest of a Texas-El Paso wide receiver, and Elston got a one-game suspension from the SEC office.
SEC coordinator of officials Steve Shaw has said that the official standing near Dial's hit on Murray should have called a personal foul.
SEC commissioner Mike Slive will determine whether Dial, who rotates at defensive end behind starter Damion Square, will be suspended for Alabama's clash with Notre Dame for the BCS Championship.
Based on publicly available video of hits by Elston and Dial, consistency mandates suspension.
HIGH MARKS: Kudos to Georgia coach Mark Richt, who balked at a people-will-say question in Saturday's postgame and rightly defended his team.
The question attempted to bring the issue of Richt's and Murray's past shortcomings in big games into a discussion about the SEC Championship. Yes, it was a big game. Yes, Georgia lost.
No, this was no fail by Richt, Murray or Georgia. The Bulldogs led Alabama three times, and the game ended with Georgia on Alabama's 4-yard line, in position to score the winning touchdown.
It was a classic game and not the occasion for a question linking past issues in big games, with degrees of separation baked into the question. The question unfairly cheapens the performance of both teams.
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Projects Selected & Participate in 2012-13 Digital Field Scholarship Sandbox
In August 2012 Lewis and Clark College invited members of the NITLE network to experiment with digital field scholarship by playing in a digital field scholarship sandbox. These projects were selected and have been contributing to a collaborative website for digital field scholarship, https://sge.lclark.edu/dfs/. View each project's individual page to find out more.
Davidson College, Math Maps
Directed by Tim Chartier, Associate Professor of Math
Students create geotagged math maps as a service-learning project in a course on Finite Math.
Muhlenberg College, Documentary Research Storymapping
Directed by Lora Taub-Pervizpour, Associate Professor and Chair, Media and Communication
Students in a Documentary Research Course create a collaborative storymap that aims to capture the human particularity of places in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Reed College, Carbon Field Studies
Directed by Kristen Bott, Instructional Technologist, with Julie Fry, Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Environmental Studies, and Chris Koski, AssistantProfessor, Political Science and Environmental Studies
Students use smart device geolocation and collaboration to place issues of carbon sources and sinks in a spatial context via the Digital Field Scholarship WordPress site.
NITLE congratulates all three projects, institutions, and all sandbox participants on being selected to participate in the 2012-2013 sandbox.
In addition to the above projects, students in a Digital Field Scholarship Seminar: https://sge.lclark.edu/dfs/project/digital-field-scholarship-seminar/, led by Dr. Jim Proctor (who also directs the sandbox) at Lewis and Clark College also are participating in the sandbox.
Sandbox participants will share their projects and insights in an upcoming Shared Academics seminar, Thursday, April 25, 2013, 3-4 pm EDT.
Find out more about digital field scholarship from this previous Techne Post: "What is Digital Field Scholarship?"
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Opera Review: Blame the champagneBy Jim Lowe
Staff Writer | January 29,2013MONTREAL Television and theater have no monopoly on frothy and hilarious comedy, with slapstick, double entendres and ribald humor.
Die Fledermaus, or The Bat, the worlds most popular operetta, by Johann Strauss II, has all that in spades as well as glorious and memorable music. The Opéra de Montréal opened a hilarious, well-sung and imaginatively created production Saturday at Place des Arts Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier that took the action to Montreals posh neighborhoods. Charmingly, it was performed in French and English with super-titles in both languages giving it an even more authentic feel. The plot, in the libretto by Carl Haffner and Richard Genée, is pretty silly, but its a perfect setup for all sorts of fun. Dr. Falke wants revenge for last years New Years Eve costume party, when Gabriel left him, drunk and passed out, on a park bench, still in his bat costume a laughingstock for all to see.
At home, Gabriel is preparing to spend eight days in jail for insulting a judge. His wife, Rosaline, is holding off her lover, the singing teacher Alfred, until Gabriel leaves. Adele, the maid, receives a letter from her aunt inviting her to Prince Orlofskys party that night and promptly claims to her mistress that her aunt is dying and she needs the night off. Rosaline receives an invitation too, so is only too happy to acquiesce.
Gabriel, spirited off by Falke to said party, tells his wife hes headed to jail. When the head jailer, Frank, arrives, he mistakes Alfred for Gabriel and carts him off. Now that the coast is clear, Rosaline and Adele separately sneak off to the party. And thats just the first of the three acts.
Of course, Prince Orlofskys party is a masked ball, so anything can and does happen. When all is said and done, it can be blamed on the champagne.
Montreals production, though not perfect, was a hoot. Elegantly set in Art Deco by Richard Roberts, Oriol Tomas staging blended the comedy with elegance that, despite some overly silly moments, proved hilarious. Lavish party costumes by Angus Strathie, though mixed in periods, rounded out the comedy.
Conducting by Thomas Vernon, founding artistic director of Opera Pacifica Victoria, was effective but lacked effervescence. Still, the precision and expertise of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal delivered the rich score in all its brilliant colors.
The all-Canadian cast proved fine, particularly the women. Soprano Caroline Bleau, despite some minor pitch problems, had great presence and delivered some powerful moments as Rosaline. Soprano Marianne Lambert was brilliant and funny as the naughty Adele. Mezzo-soprano Emma Parkinson, too, had real presence in the trouser role of Prince Orlofsky.
Rich-voiced baritone Dominique Coté sang beautifully as Falke and was lots of fun. Tenor Marc Hervieux, who appeared at the Vermont International Opera Festival, Green Mountain Operas predecessor, sang well but lacked theatrical presence. Tenor Thomas Macleay sang with lyrical beauty as Alfred but also lacked comic presence.
A special treat was a rich and ribald performance, as the partys entertainment, by soprano Chantale Nurse, joined by her Chippendale-like dancers.
Opéra de Montréals Die Fledermaus was simply great fun set to some glorious music.
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