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quote: but if you're going with 10 teams, you really need that slot position with 3 WRs and 2 RBs. If you go standard 3WR/2RB, or 2WR/2RB/1 slot, teams are a bit too stacked. Having the extra position puts more emphasis on drafting well late, which is really needed with just 10 teams
quote:TTT is stalking beefense on other boards to get him to set his lineup. Going off of this season it is unlikely bee would have made changes to his lineup without this said stalking. If I lose this week I need ttt and beefense to lose to get into the playoffs, so this could negatively affect playoff hopes. What does the league think of this behavior?
quote:Have I changed my behavior all season? I've stalked people out all year in both league 1 and this one to tell the inactives to set their lineup. I don't see the problem. I've done this all season when it had no direction correlation to you. Now all of a sudden, because it could happen to affect you, you are getting pissy about it? I don't see the problem in reminding people to set their lineups.
quote:Fear, I am disappointed
quote: I like Bee and CP3 but I can't stand playing in any league where there are inactives
quote:That is definitely not something a fair and honest commish would do.
quote:to me it seems the equivalent of me requesting cp3 puts in bad players so that i have a better chance of winning this week.
quote:Fear, I am disappointed. I like Bee and CP3 but I can't stand playing in any league where there are inactives
quote:Tell me how telling someone to play to win in the same thing as telling someone to lose on purpose??????
quote:you are altering the course of events that would have occurred naturally. by seeking out beefense you are creating a new timeline altered by your involvement. same thing as if i request cp3 to put in worse players, it would be making him do something that otherwise wouldn't happen without my direct involvement.
quote:you are altering the course of events that would have occurred naturally.
quote:Soooo you are saying that me sending out league wide e-mails in league 1 when I see teams leaving IR players in their roster is considered collusion and the same as telling a team out of the playoffs to purposefully bench their players so i can win? K cool. Glad I see you are going a little kookoo


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quote:The Saints will not beat Atlanta twice and they are also not going to beat the 49ers, so 8 wouldn't hold my breath on your prediction.
quote:KC game is gonna frick up everything for us
quote:-- Looks like it'll be between Saints, Seahawks, Vikings, and Cowboys for the 6th spot; with the Seahawks being the real threat.
quote:You should keep updating this pylon. Today went according to plan, except for TB coming back which sucked pretty bad. But keep this up to date so we can see what we still need

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Researchers have measured marked improvements in the health of the Elizabeth River – most notably in the "notoriously polluted" Southern Branch – earning the waterway an overall "C" in the latest State of the Elizabeth River report.
Image courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District/Flickr
The report, compiled by a team of scientists convened by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and the Elizabeth River Project, evaluates river health by using bacteria levels, algae, dissolved oxygen, diversity of bottom-dwelling species, nutrient concentrations and the presence of chemical contaminants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
Image courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District/Flickr
Improvements in river health are due in part to local restoration efforts, including establishing wetlands, building oyster reefs, and dredging contaminated sediment. Between 2009 and 2013, the Elizabeth River Project helped to remove more than 36 million pounds of sediment contaminated with PAHs – a legacy of four wood treatment facilities once situated on the shore – from the river bottom near Money Point, a peninsula on the Southern Branch of the waterway. Since then, the report states, cancer rates in mummichog fish have declined six-fold, and the number of fish species observed in the area has risen from four to twenty-six.
Despite significant progress in many regions of the waterway, much remains to be done. According to the report, upcoming river recovery projects will focus on the Eastern Branch, where the Broad Creek and Indian River tributaries both received "F" grades, and on reducing the high levels of PCBs found in fish and shellfish throughout the river.
Nobody enjoys paying taxes or fees to the government. Whether or not you believe in "big government," April 15th is no one's favorite day of the year. But it's important to remember that when we put money into local governments, we benefit from what good government offers. It's easy to feel more positive about paying a fee when you know the money is being put to good use.
Three Maryland towns – Berlin, Oxford and Salisbury – recently decided to be examples of what I'd call responsible, Bay-friendly government when each of them voluntarily established its own stormwater utility. A stormwater utility operates in a similar way to an electric or water utility; it generates funds by charging a fee for service and uses those funds to improve the community's quality of life by updating sewer systems, addressing flooding issues, reducing polluted runoff in local waters and better planning for the impacts of climate change. These programs were not requirements from the state or federal government; rather, residents felt it was necessary and appropriate to create a funding source to deal with the problems facing their communities.
In January 2013, the town of Berlin passed legislation to reduce flooding and clean up local rivers and streams. The fees established by this legislation will generate almost $600,000 annually to improve stormwater management, repair existing infrastructure and reduce chronic flooding. Over time, this stormwater utility will save the town money by avoiding damage to the city's infrastructure and reducing the impacts of flooding on local businesses.
In 2012, the town of Oxford – working with the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy (ESLC), the Mid-Atlantic Environmental Finance Center and other partners – conducted an assessment of the town's existing stormwater conditions. The recommendations of the assessment included the creation of a stormwater utility. Over the years, residents of Oxford have seen more areas flood on a more frequent basis and felt they had to find a solution. Town Manager Cheryl Lewis believes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will give flood insurance discounts to communities that take action to address stormwater issues themselves.
Salisbury recently became the latest Maryland town to voluntarily establish a stormwater utility through a unanimous decision by its city council. But these programs aren't exclusive to Maryland – across the Chesapeake Bay region, local governments have taken charge to help protect their local waters. From Washington, D.C., to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to Lynchburg, Virginia, cities large and small have not only established stormwater utilities but have also implemented stormwater credit programs to reward homeowners who install rain gardens, pervious pavement, green roofs and other methods of reducing the amount of runoff from their property.
In many of these cases, these programs are dealing not simply with nuisance flooding, but with chronic flooding that disrupts business and results in lost income. While some opponents of the stormwater utility approach refer to the fees as a "rain tax," supporters see it as a way to protect local waterways and drinking water sources from polluted stormwater runoff.
It's encouraging to see groups rise above the rhetoric, recognize there is a problem, and take positive action and responsibility to address it, instead of waiting to be forced to make a change. These issues affect their community, their homes and their businesses, and they are taking charge.
Note: The opinions expressed above are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect U.S. EPA policy endorsement or action.
Spanning 64,000 miles and six states, the Chesapeake Bay region encompasses a diverse array of backgrounds, cultures and local flavors. As you plan your holiday feast this year, celebrate the Chesapeake with recipes that represent the traditions of each state.
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Delaware: Dilly crab dip
For an easy to make, crowd-pleasing snack to munch on while the turkey cooks, try out a Delaware favorite – dilly crab dip. While there are hot, baked varieties of the dip, this version is served cold and combines flaked crabmeat with mayonnaise, sour cream and plenty of dried dill. Try out this recipe from Better Homes and Gardens as a simple appetizer before your main course.
Maryland: Oyster stuffing
Whether you call it "stuffing" or "dressing," no Thanksgiving menu would be complete without this traditional side. With the addition of Maryland oysters, the classic dish becomes a celebration of local seafood. Including oysters and their liquid in the mix of chopped vegetables and crusty bread gives the stuffing a rich, salty flavor. Ree Drummond from The Pioneer Woman Cooks shares her recipe for cornbread oyster dressing.
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New York: Apple pie
While pumpkin and pecan pies may be the top desserts that come to mind at Thanksgiving, apple pies are plentiful on holiday dinner tables across the country. As one of the top apple producing states in the U.S., New York has plenty of the crisp, tart apples needed to make the perfect pie. Check out this recipe from Serious Eats to learn about the science behind a foolproof apple pie.
Pennsylvania: Shoofly pie
No one is quite sure where the name of this Pennsylvania Dutch dessert originated. One generally accepted explanation is that, as the pies cooled, bakers would have to "shoo" away numerous flies drawn to the sticky-sweet molasses filling. Regardless of its name, the dessert makes an appearance on many Pennsylvania tables during the holidays. As the pie bakes, the brown sugar crumb topping sinks into the molasses custard base and creates a cake-like middle layer. Bon Appetit magazine published this recipe used by Wendy Jo's Homemade in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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Virginia: Ham
Turkey may be the main course at most Thanksgiving dinners, but in Virginia, the bird often shares the spotlight – or it may be missing from the table completely. Instead, a Virginia ham is served, glazed with honey, brown sugar, or even Coca-Cola. Check out this post at The Kitchn for tips on buying, glazing, and baking a holiday ham.
West Virginia: Squash casserole
This creamy, cheesy dish appears at Sunday dinners and holiday celebrations across the southern United States and is a favorite in the Mountain State. A simple base of squash, onion, and cheese is topped with a crunchy layer of breadcrumbs and baked until bubbly. Sommer Collier from A Spicy Perspective shares her recipe for a cornbread-topped version of the classic side.
Have your own favorite Chesapeake recipe? Let us know in the comments!
When thinking of wine, Maryland may not be the first state that comes to mind, but for the Deford family, the artful pairing of responsible land management and master craftsmanship at Boordy Vineyards has put the Free State on the wine aficionado map.
Nestled in the rolling countryside of Long Green Valley in Hyde, Maryland, a mere 30 minutes outside of Baltimore, the 240-acre property provides solace to visitors, melting away the stressors of daily life with views of rich vegetation, historic farmland and 25 acres of intricately arranged rows of grapevines.
The family strives to develop a lasting connection with the community and welcomes visitors year-round by regularly hosting events. "Everything we do here has an educational component to it because wineries are unusual in Maryland, farming is increasingly rare and we are constantly competing with other views of how the countryside around Baltimore County should be managed," said Robert Deford, President and owner of Boordy. "We really want farming to succeed here."
To Deford, a twelfth generation Marylander and the fourth generation to be raised on the farm, success and sustainability go hand-in-hand. In 2000, the family placed the property under permanent conservation easement through Maryland Environmental Trust, allowing the farm to proceed without having to compete with development money by taking the option to sell the land to developers off the table. "We look at land not as an empty resource to be built on, but as something to be tended to and taken care of. For me, sustainability means the ability to realize the dream of continuing to live and work here," explained Deford.
The 25 full-time and 75 part-time employees have adopted the Defords' mission of sustainability and assist in the efforts to be as efficient as possible. "If we are not sustainable by definition, we are going to go out of business at some point. The land is what sustains us, so if we treat it badly the system is going to crash," said Deford.
A number of best management practices have been implemented on the vineyard to reduce the establishment's energy demands and impact on the environment. Staff hand-pick the fruit – avoiding the use of machinery – to ensure only the highest-quality grapes end up in the wine; the rest are left for wildlife, like birds, to scavenge. Grass grows freely in between the vines to stabilize the soil and mitigate runoff of sediment into the adjacent stream on the property. Additionally, all stems and pomace are composted post-production and returned to the fields as fertilizer.
A wetland was created at the head of the stream to catch any residual runoff before it enters the waterway, eventually making its way to the Gunpowder River and ultimately the Chesapeake Bay. The wetland serves not only as a pollution buffer but also as habitat to countless species of wildlife such as beavers, ducks, white-tailed deer and raptors. "Another thing that is great is we have excluded all livestock [from the stream], and it is astounding the fish people are finding down there, especially the American eel. I think it is a great model for what can be done to a stream that was really in distress," said Deford.
The family is mindful of their greenhouse gas emissions and works to reduce their outputs by using the carbon dioxide created in the fermentation process to stir their red wine tanks. The carbon dioxide is collected, builds up and eventually erupts through the tank – stirring the wine and saving electricity. "There is an interesting concern over the fact that when you make wine you emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere; however, what I always point out to people is that just up the hill is the other end of it – those vines take in carbon dioxide, so really it's just a cycle," notes Deford.
Helpful for Boordy has been the advent of the local food movement, a developing culture focused around locally-produced food and the process of getting it from the farm to the table. With the movement comes a growing consumer demand to meet the farmer and know where food comes from. "This isn't just liquid in a bottle," said Deford. "A lot more goes into it."
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Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
I have several family members who have had colon cancer. I want to have screening (I am 35) but my insurance company doesn't want to pay for it. Any advice?
Carmen E. Guerra, M.D., M.S., Associate Professor of Medicine at Penn Medicine, responds:
Technically, screening colonoscopy are for patients who are over 50 years old and who have no symptoms. If you have several members who have had colorectal cancer, your doctor should request a diagnostic colonoscopy for a family history of colorectal cancer, not a screening colonoscopy.
This question and answer was part of the OncoLink Brown Bag Chat Series. See the full transcript of Advances in Colorectal Cancer Screening.
Mar 21, 2013 - Women 50 to 74 years old can safely undergo mammography every two years instead of annually, while women 40 to 49 years old should only undergo annual mammography if they have extremely dense breasts, according to a study published online March 18 in JAMA Internal Medicine.


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Squamous cell cancer is a common type of skin cancer.
Other common types of skin cancer are:
Cancer - skin - squamous cell; Skin cancer - squamous cell; Nonmelanoma skin cancer - squamous cell; NMSC - squamous cell; Squamous cell skin cancer; Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin
Squamous cell cancer may occur in undamaged skin. Or it can occur in skin that has been injured or inflamed. Most squamous cell carcinomas occur on skin that is regularly exposed to sunlight or other ultraviolet radiation.
The earliest form of squamous cell cancer is called Bowen disease (or squamous cell carcinoma in situ). This type does not spread to nearby tissues.
Actinic keratosis is a precancerous skin lesion that may become a squamous cell cancer.
Risks of squamous cell cancer include:
Squamous cell cancer usually occurs on the face, ears, neck, hands, or arms. It may occur on other areas.
The main symptom is a growing bump that may have a rough, scaly surface and flat reddish patches.
The earliest form (squamous cell carcinoma in situ) can appear as a scaly, crusted, and large reddish patch that can be larger than 1 inch.
A sore that does not heal can be a sign of squamous cell cancer. Any change in an existing wart , mole , or other skin lesion could be a sign of skin cancer.
Your doctor will check your skin and look at the size, shape, color, and texture of any suspicious areas.
If your doctor thinks you might have skin cancer, a piece of skin will be removed. This is called a skin biopsy . The sample is sent to a lab for examination under a microscope.
A skin biopsy must be done to confirm squamous cell skin cancer or other skin cancers.
Treatment depends on the size and location of the skin cancer, how far it has spread, and your overall health. Some squamous cell skin cancers may be more difficult to treat.
Treatment may involve:
How well a person does depends on many things, including how soon the cancer was diagnosed. Most of these cancers are cured when treated early.
Some squamous cell cancers may return.
Squamous cell cancer spreads faster than basal cell cancer , but still may grow slowly. It may spread to other parts of the body, including internal organs.
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if you have a sore or spot on your skin that changes in:
Also call if a spot becomes painful or swollen or if it starts to bleed or itch.
The American Cancer Society recommends that a health care provider examine your skin every year if you are older than 40 and every 3 years if you are 20 to 40 years old. You should also examine your own skin once a month.
If you have had skin cancer, you should have regular checkups so that a doctor can examine your skin. You should also check your own skin once a month. Use a hand mirror for hard-to-see places. Call your doctor if you notice anything unusual.
The best way to prevent skin cancer is to reduce your exposure to sunlight. Always use sunscreen:
Other measures to help you avoid too much sun exposure:
Bhambri S, Dinehart S, Bhambri A. Squamous cell carcinoma. In: Rigel DS, Robinson JK, Ross M, et al., eds. Cancer of the Skin. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 12.
National Cancer Institute: PDQ Skin Cancer Treatment. Bethesda, MD: National Cancer Institute. Date last modified July 20, 2012. Available at http://cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/skin/HealthProfessional . Accessed August 19, 2013.
National Comprehensive Cancer Network. NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines): Basal cell and squamous cell skin cancers. Version 2.2013. Available at http://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/pdf/nmsc.pdf . Accessed August 19, 2013.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration. FDA press release: FDA announces changes to better inform consumers about sunscreen. Available at http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm258940.htm . Accessed August 19, 2013.
Kevin Berman, MD, PhD, Atlanta Center for Dermatologic Disease, Atlanta, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Bethanne Black, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.
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Ohio State Lima hosts WBL Scholastic Bowl Tournament
Varsity and JV teams from 10 high schools will compete
The Ohio State University at Lima will host its fifth annual Western Buckeye League Scholastic Bowl Tournament starting at 9:30 a.m., Fri., March 11, 2011. Competition rooms are in Galvin Hall. Registration and the award ceremony are in Reed Hall. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. Trophy presentations will start sometime between 2:00 2:15 p.m. in the Martha W. Farmer Theatre for the Performing Arts in Reed Hall.
High school teams from around western Ohio will go head-to-head in an exciting round-robin scholastic bowl tournament. Varsity and junior varsity teams are from Bath, Celina, Defiance, Elida, Kenton, Ottawa Glandorf, Shawnee, St. Marys, Van Wert and Wapakoneta. Approximately 125 students are scheduled to compete.
Awards will include Varsity Tournament Champion and Runner-up, First Place and Runner-up for JV, and an All Tournament Team. The WBL Scholastic Bowl Tournament is sponsored in part by the Mercer Savings Bank.
For more information, contact Roger Nimps at (419) 995-8369 or Jane Higbie at (419) 995-8382. Visit the website at Lima.OSU.edu/quizbowl/.


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Exude a Wealthy Glow. This stunning replica Hope Diamond Ring pays homage to the Hope Diamond's historic setting. Deep-blue faceted Austrian crystals, and a silvertone ring band. Assembled in the USA. Sizes 5-10.
Museum Provenance
Displayed in the Harry Winston Gallery of the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, the Hope Diamond is renowned for its nearly flawless clarity, rare deep blue color, and eventful history. King Louis XIV of France bought the diamond in 1668; however it was stolen during the French Revolution It reappeared in London in 1812. Evidence suggests that King George IV of England purchased the re-cut diamond in 1820. Sometime after his death in 1830, the diamond was purchased by Henry Philip Hope. After Hope's death in 1839, the diamond was left to his family. In 1909 it was purchased by French Jeweler Pierre Cartier, who two years later sold it, remounted as a headpiece on a three-tiered circlet, to Evalyn Walsh McClean. (When Cartier offered it for sale to Mrs. Walsh the previous year in Paris, she declined to buy it because she did not like the setting.) After undergoing many ownership changes, jeweler Harry Winston purchased the diamond in 1949 and donated it in 1958 to the Smithsonian Institution, where it remains today in its most recent iteration as a pendant on a diamond necklace.
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Congratulations goes out to the 30 winners from this weekend's giveaways on Megadeth's Facebook and Twitter giving the opportunity to all those who signed up to the Megadeth Cyber Army a chance at instant prizes! We will have more giveaways, including a Grand Prize of a phone call from Dave Mustaine himself, to new members Monday, March 24 at around noon pacific time. For details on this weekend's giveaways and for tomorrow's giveaways, go to facebook.com/megadeth.
Club members! David Ellefson will take part in a special online chat at the Megadeth Cyber Army on Sunday, March 30 at 2 p.m. PST (21:00 GMT). Stop by for some prizes which will include an autographed copy of David's autobiography! This is a fan-club-members-only chat. You must be a member of the Megadeth Cyber Army to participate. Not a member of the club yet? Take advantage of our $1 membership offer today! cyberarmy.megadeth.com
David Ellefson tells Indie Power TV about the early days of Megadeth on the streets of Hollywood, playing the Big Four concerts with Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax, touring the world, staying relevant 30 years later and advice to aspiring bands & musicians. You now watch the interview below.
ATTENTION ALL MEGADETH FANS! Sign up or renew for a Cyber Community Access membership during the month of March for only $1!! Yes, ONE DOLLAR. This offer is open to all fans worldwide! Enlist today and receive all the benefits of membership! Sign up is easy! cyberarmy.megadeth.com
Motörhead's Motörboat, The Loudest Boat In The Wörld, is on sale now! Visit motorheadcruise.com for all the details, or book your cabin online right now at bit.ly/mb14booknow.
Markos Papadatos for Digital Journal recently conducted an interview with Dave Mustaine. "Iconic heavy metal group Megadeth will soon embark on a world tour in more than 25 countries across four continents starting in April." Read more at digitaljournal.com.
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Having stared life as a session guitarist Richard Hawley has well and truly found his own success and the recent hit album 'Lady's Bridge' has shown why he is so highly regarded amongst his contempories. The Sheffield born singer songwriter will be sure to provide one of the live events of the year when he hits the road. Richard Hawley tickets will be big so expect them to go quickly, just make sure you get one of them.
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Amy McClellan, the owner of American Quilting (the store where I work), is an amazing designer. Her creativity is limitless, I think. She has been designing wool applique patterns for the past six years. She started with these stocking patterns. At first there were only four options but people kept telling her they had bigger families and needed more options so she expanded to eight. I think these patterns are the all-time best seller at AQ. Then a couple of years ago she came out with a coordinating tree skirt. Gorgeous, I tell you.
Some of the projects even come in kits! (They're not cheap because she only uses the really good, 100% wool, but they're worth it if you want the variety of colors, all ready to start cutting.)
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Also, I'm taking my girls to the Beehive Bazaar tonight. I love that thing. Not your typical craft fair - lots of funky, inspiring stuff!


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ENTERTAINMENT (CNN) — Raindrops, roses, whiskers, kittens - all lovely items to be sure, but perhaps not the gifts that will make the holidays glow as brightly as you'd like. Certainly not* if they're for the food lover in your life.
With that in mind, as a person who lives, breathes and, yes, eats food for a living, I'm sharing my personal list of beloved foods, drinks, gadgets, books and save-the-world gifts to fill the hearts and mouths of your favorite food freaks. And yes, they're all available online.
- Gifts for growing -
Heritage Seeds
Earlier in 2012, we declared "This is the year you garden!" Whether or not that actually came to pass, you can up your chances in 2013 with this collection of 12 varieties of heirloom seeds like Crookneck Summer Squash, Old Virginia Tomato, Sugar Cherry Tomato, and Yellow Moon and Stars Watermelon. Not only will you be keeping the legacy of these treasured vegetables alive - the company donates 30% of your purchase to directly support the Piedmont Environmental Council's "Buy Fresh Buy Local" Food Guide to ensure clean food for future generations. -- Southern Exposure ($25)
Mushroom Kits
Why did the man give his girlfriend a mushroom growing kit for the holidays? Because he was a fun guy. (I'll be here all week. Try the shiitakes.)
Once you have grown mushrooms like Hen of the Woods, Lion's Mane or Blue Oyster inside your own home, you'll never settle for those sad, old supermarket buttons again. -- Fungi Perfecti ($15-$29)
- Gifts for cooking -
* Ingredients
Smoked paprika trio
Smoke is my favorite food flavor, and I'm hard-pressed to think of any dish that wouldn't be improved by a gentle kiss of woodsy heat from this trio of smoked paprikas. I've put them in oatmeal, salad dressings, cookies and even cocktails and they have won hearts, minds and palates each and every time. -- Tienda ($16)
Bluegrass soy sauce
Rob Newton, chef/owner of Seersucker Brooklyn restaurant, will only allow American-grown ingredients in his restaurant. He hunted high and low to find this Kentucky-brewed soy sauce, aged in re-purposed bourbon barrels, and when he served it to me, it made my head explode. It's pleasantly pungent, slightly sweet and quite potentially your new obsession. -- Bourbon Barrel Foods (5oz for $6, 32oz for $34)
Georgia olive oil
Italy and Greece, we have nothing but respect for you, but the South has come to eat your lunch. Georgia Olive Farms is an agricultural cooperative formed in 2009, and they're working to create systems for successful olive farming in the southeastern United States. The oil itself is rich and deeply spicy, and with my own eyes I have witnessed people sipping it like it was brandy. This might say something about the kids of people with whom I spend my time, but it's darned good olive oil. -- Georgia Olive Oil Farms (500ml for $32)
Stone-ground Christmas grits
If anyone knows grits, it's Virginia Willis. Not only is the recent "Chopped" contestant a killer chef in her own right, she's also the author of a couple of our favorite and most-used cookbooks, "Bon Appétit, Y'all! Recipes and Stories from Three Generations of Southern" and "Basic to Brilliant, Y'all," as well as a classic Eatocracy 5@5 about how Southern is a state of mind.
When she tells us some grits are good - those grits are good. -- Virginia Willis ($10.99)
* Gadgets
Heart measuring spoons
Full disclosure: I went to grad school for metalsmithing with Jim Dowd and watched him fall in love with his now-wife and business partner Sandra Bonazoli. I could make all sorts of jokes about a love being forged, but really, we're just here for their extraordinarily lovely heart-shaped pewter measuring spoons. They introduced this design as the company's very first product back in 1999, and it remains one of their best sellers to date. -- Beehive Kitchenware ($48)
Indoor turkey fryer
Give the gift of a great-smelling house AND not having said house burn down in the making of holiday dinners. One warning, though - once that puppy is fired up, it is nearly impossible not fry every potentially edible item in your home. -- Masterbuilt ($139.99)
- Gifts for serving -
Repurposed restaurant ware
These artful plates, bowl and cups first caught my eye on Pinterest. I bought them as a Christmas gift for my husband (we're weird like that), but they were far too cool to keep under wraps, and they've since been put into everyday rotation. Ceramic artist Meredith Host takes sturdy restaurant-style dishes and screen prints and overglazes images of human hearts, brains (bearing the slogan "i love you more than zombies love brains"), skulls, rib cages, bugs and other bone-chilling delights. -- Folded Pigs ($16-$24)
Perfect cocktail glass
These glasses are neither fancy nor schmancy, but they're a classically simple shape and a modest six ounces, compared to the tankards and fishbowls I'm often (over)served in bars. Legendary bartender Harry Craddock wrote that a cocktail should be imbibed, "quickly, while it's laughing at you." The little gems will ensure fresh giggles until the evening staggers to an end. -- Fish's Eddy ($3.50)
- Gifts for eating -
Sweet potato habanero sauce
Like a little sweet with your heat? This New Orleans-made condiment packs plenty of both, along with a heaping helping of savory. It's a perfect accompaniment to smoked meats, soups, stews, your arm... -- Cochon Butcher ($8.50)
Chocolate is chocolate is chocolate right? Nope. This isn't one of those weird, sour, bitter artisanal bars that you have to pretend to like while listening to NPR and making kale chips in the oven. They're knee-weakeningly creamy and robust bonbons that'll make you slump to the floor in joy, then crawl back up for another piece. The fact that it's all raw, fair trade, sustainable and organic is just the cherry on top. -- Fine and Raw (8-piece box $28)
Onion jam
The Fabulous Beekman Boys aren't just my friends and neighbors and the winners of the most recent installment of "The Amazing Race," they also sell some darned good onion jam. John Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge raise goats on their upstate New York farm and are constantly on the lookout for ideal accompaniments to their signature Blaak cheese. This combo of local onion, maple syrup and balsamic vinegar brings a wallop of savory umami flavor to any dish, and it's pretty much going to be the lucky recipient's new favorite condiment. -- Beekman 1802 ($12)
Homemade burrata
If you have had burrata before - this one is probably better. If you haven't had burrata before, DiPalo's website says it can be described as "Mozzarella stuffed with cream and strips of 'stracciatella' (stretched curd) giving it an unusually soft texture." It is described by me as gazing directly into the face of the cheese gods and living to tell the tale. -- DiPalo ($8.99)
Seven-layer caramel cake
Yeah, sure, you could make a pretty good cake at home. But would it have seven (7) layers of moist yellow cake slathered in sumptuous caramel icing and shipped in a lovely red tin by a family that's been selling them for 31 years?
The cake serves 14-20 people and can be frozen and re-frozen repeatedly in case it's just for one person. Who might like to enjoy a slice while she's watching "Law & Order" reruns late at night in her cold, dark New York City apartment while she dreams of leaving it all behind and apprenticing to an incredible Southern cake maker. Or something. -- Caroline's Cakes ($58)
Salted caramels
Beer and pretzel caramels. Sweet potato black pepper caramels. Apple cider caramels. These are not the chalky, cloying bulk-bin caramels of our youth. These soft, luscious, handmade candies are to those as a can of spray cheese is to that burrata we just talked about, and they're the finest I have ever had. Liddabit also offers a "slurtle" - Brooklyn Brewery beer caramel poured over crunchy Martin's Pretzels or crispy Route 11 potato chips in a shell of dark chocolate. God bless America. -- Liddabit Sweets (12 for $6, 24 for $11, 48 for $20)
Boozy brownies
Allison and Matt Robicelli didn't let a little (okay, massive) hurricane get in the way of their baking the most mind-bending brownies in all of browniedom. Instead, they marshaled their community and social media resources to feed hundreds and even thousands of meals a day to people affected by Superstorm Sandy. Once their own facility was up and running again, the married chefs once again started baking up the beer, Scotch, cajeta and salt-bashed brownies that have made them an obsession of sweets fiends along the Eastern seaboard. -- Robicelli's (4 for $13-$14, 12 for $39)
Serious American ham
America has long been high on the hog when it comes to country hams, but with this smoked, aged, pasture-raised Berkshire offering from Virginia's Surry Farms, we're trotting on Italy and Spain's turf, too. The third-generation curemasters of the Edwards family have perfected their technique (developed more than 400 years ago by Native Americans and influenced by the aforementioned ham strongholds) to create the "Surryano" ham that's become a cult favorite among chefs around the U.S. Don't forget the stand for easier carving. -- Surry Farms ($199.95 for a whole ham, $64 for a stand)
Salumi of the Month Club
I was given an Armando Batali salami at my bridal shower. When I brought it home, my dog tried to run away with it. I fought that dog. I fought him hard. The only product still shipping for 2012 is the future delivery of a different salame on Easter, Mother's Day and Father's Day throughout 2013. Accept that, and ensure salumi-scented dreams until the fateful day of their arrival. And consider sending the dog into another room. -- Salumi Cured Meats ($99)
- Gifts for drinking -
Super smoky Scotch
My husband and I took a week-long trip to Scotland last year. We stayed at an old country estate with a single-malt library overseen by a Scotch sommelier named Beth. Beth taught us things. When we emerged from the peat bog at the end of the week, it was with a single word upon our lips: Corryvreckan. It takes its name from the famous whirlpool that lies to the north of Islay, and it tastes like a rich, heady, forest fire that takes ages to put out. Get ye some. -- Ardbeg Corryvreckan (Approx $85)
Best bloody mary mix EVER
Bloody marys are usually a maintenance beverage - a cursory nod at healthy vegetable delivery on a damaged Sunday morning, while still being a delivery system for more alcohol. McClure's confounds that notion with a spiced-up, tomato paste laced, pickle brine that (gasp!) can stand up on its own, or even be cut down with some seltzer. A case of 12 might seems like excess - until you actually taste the burn and realize that's what your heart has been missing. -- McClure's (Case of 12 for $120)
- Gifts for reading -
Organize your cookbooks
Does your food lover have stacks of cookbooks and no idea what recipes are in them? A membership allows cooks to store a registry of the titles they own, so when life hands them lemons, they can easily figure out which books in their collection contain lemonade recipes. -- Eat Your Books (1 year $25)
Picky eating
Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic is a lifelong picky eater who feared she would pass those habits down to her son. This led to an in-depth and deftly-written and frequently hilarious exploration into the curious science behind food aversions and what we can do to overcome them. -- Suffering Succotash: A Picky Eater's Quest to Understand Why We Hate the Foods We Hate ($15)
Back to nature
Stockbroker-turned-Gourmet Magazine test kitchen chef Ian Knauer wasn't quite sure what to do with himself when the august publication folded, so he went back to tend the land that had been in his family for generations. The result is an earnest, honest, practical cookbook that's a celebration of the seasons and the simple gifts of the earth. -- The Farm ($30)
Ladies first
A woman's place is in the kitchen - the restaurant kitchen. In this engaging (and often enraging) book, journalist Charlotte Druckman wove together first-hand accounts from a stunningly smart panel of over 70 female chefs who are holding their own in a male-dominated field, and commanding only a fraction of the recognition they deserve. -- Skirt Steak: Women Chefs on Standing the Heat & Staying in the Kitchen ($24.95)
Twisted sister
Even if you're not familiar with Ruth Bourdain - the unholy Twitter-borne mash-up of Ruth Reichl and Anthony Bourdain - the food freak in your life is. RuBo, as she(?) is known to fans, won the inaugural James Beard Award for humor writing, and brings ever bit of that biting wit to this send-up of modern-day food fanaticism. -- Comfort Me with Offal: Ruth Bourdain's Guide to Gastronomy ($19.99)
Timeless tipples
Steve McDonagh and Dan Smith won the first season of "The Next Food Network Star" and went on to write my single most favorite entertaining book of all time, "Talk With Your Mouth Full." Their newest book expands on their big-hearted and easily elegant hosting techniques, and include techniques and recipes to make even novice bartenders feel like master mixologists. -- The New Old Bar: Classic Cocktails and Salty Snacks from The Hearty Boys ($19.99)
- Gifts for saving the world -
You've fed your loved one's mouth, mind and soul. How about spreading some of that love around? Everyone has their favorite causes, but I'm a particular fan of the International Rescue Committee's New Roots campaign, which enables refugees to grow foods from their homeland and stay in touch with their culture, while sustaining themselves and their families.
CNN's Impact Your World has more ways to help you channel your time, energy and cash to where it will feed the most people where it's needed most.
Have a delicious holiday season!
*Yes, I know you can make rose petal syrup, chocolate-coated rose petals, etc. I just don't care for them.


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PHOENIX -- Lady Gaga is performing at US Airways Center in Phoenix on Wednesday, and in honor of her presence, one local chef decided to do something special. KAK (pronounced "cake," short for Kick Ass Kakes) owner and chef Jay Murphy created a life-size Gaga cake.
Murphy says it took him two weeks and 60 hours. It stands at 5 feet 9 inches tall and is supported by a wooden frame. For reference, Lady Gaga is 5 feet 1 inch tall. The additional inches area for her heels her hair and the cake's base.
"It's vanilla cake with vanilla butter cream," Murphy said. "There's about 40 pounds of frosting and there's about 40 pounds of fondant, which is the coating outside."
The cake weighs in at 180 pounds, significantly more than the "Queen of Pop" herself, and serves about 400 people.
Murphy says the hardest part of the entire project, which was two weeks in planning, was recreating Lady Gaga's face.
"It's been done three times," he said. "I even ripped off her face last night because I wasn't happy with it."
Murphy's confection creation is based on a costume that Lady Gaga wore during her performance at MAC Cosmetics' Pan-Asia Viva Glam launch in Tokyo in 2010. The chef felt that this particular look "depicts the best of Lady Gaga's dramatic flair and works well for cake décor."
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Serves 8 | Prep Time 10 minutes | Cook Time 30 minutes
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The cortisol blood test measures the level of cortisol in the blood. Cortisol is a steroid (glucocorticoid) hormone produced by the adrenal gland.
Cortisol can also be measured using a urine test .
Serum cortisol
A blood sample is needed.
Your doctor will likely have you do the test early in the morning. This is important, because cortisol level varies throughout the day.
You may be asked not to do any vigorous exercising the day before the test.
You may also be told to temporarily stop taking medicines that can affect the test, including:
When the needle is inserted to draw blood, some people feel moderate pain. Others feel only a prick or stinging. Afterward, there may be some throbbing or slight bruising. This soon goes away.
The test is done to check for increased or decreased cortisol production. Cortisol is a glucocorticoid (steroid) hormone released from the adrenal gland in response to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). This is a hormone released from the pituitary gland in the brain.
Cortisol affects many different body systems. It plays a role in:
Different diseases, such as Cushing syndrome and Addison disease , can lead to either too much or too little production of cortisol. Measuring blood cortisol level can help diagnose these conditions. It is also measured to evaluate how well the pituitary and adrenal glands are working.
Normal values for a blood sample taken at 8 in the morning are 6 to 23 micrograms per deciliter (mcg/dL).
Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Some labs use different measurements or may test different specimens. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
A higher than normal level may indicate:
A lower than normal level may indicate:
Other conditions for which the test may be ordered include:
Veins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other. Obtaining a blood sample from some people may be more difficult than from others.
Other risks associated with having blood drawn are slight but may include:
Guber HA, Farag AF. Evaluation of endocrine function. In: McPherson RA, Pincus MR, eds. Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 22nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 24.
Stewart PM, Krone NP. The adrenal cortex. In: Melmed S, Polonsky KS, Larsen PR, Kronenberg HM, eds. Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 12th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 15.
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It's been a couple of busy weeks – sorry for slacking on our weekly Cooperstown Chatter update from around the Majors. It was a great Father's Day in Upstate New York and it's been a great week since.
The Shields Sunshine Express: James Shields has dominated the Marlins this season. On May 22, he threw nine scoreless innings and struck out 13. On Father's Day, he yet again took advantage of the Fish, striking out 10 in another nine innings of scoreless ball. Since 1990, Shields feat of two nine-inning, 10-or-more K starts against the same team has been accomplished just three other times: Hideo Nomo stymied the Giants twice in 1995, David Cone also got the Giants twice in 1992 and Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan shut down the White Sox in 1990.
Old Big Mac: For the second time in Major League history, there is an 80-plus year old serving as skipper. On Monday, 80-year old Jack McKeon was named interim manager of the Marlins. McKeon joins the Tall Tactician, Hall of Famer Connie Mack, as the only octogenarians to lead big league clubs. Mack ended his career at 87 in 1950, his 50th season leading the Philadelphia Athletics.
Monday's change at the top in Miami came with McKeon's Florida squad losing its 19th game in 20 contests. During the slide, 10 of the defeats have been by one run – becoming the second team to go 1-19 over 20 games with 10 one-run losses. The other was the 1943 Philadelphia Athletics, managed by the then 80-year old Mack.
Master-Lee: Cliff Lee's Tuesday night start continued his Phabulous, Phanatical Phillie pitching with a second straight shutout. In June, he is 4-0 with a 0.27 ERA in four starts and has a chance to run the table with one more scheduled start on the 28th. Since World War II, only four Phils have finished a month with a sub-1.00 ERA, with the last being Hall of Famer Jim Bunning's 0.87 in August 1967.
With back-to-back shutouts, Lee is the first pitcher to accomplish the feat since 2004 and just the fourth in the last 35 seasons. Should Lee throw a third straight shutout, he would join Robin Roberts in 1950 as the only Phillies pitchers to go back-to-back-to-back in the live ball era.
Speedy Weeks: The A's have a promising young speedster. Jemile Weeks scored three runs and stole two bases at Citi Field on Tuesday. Just three other Oakland rookies have put together that kind of day since the the A's moved to Oakland:: Felix Jose (July 11, 1990), Luis Polonia (June 20, 1987) and all-time steals, all-time runs leader, Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson (Sept. 14, 1979).
Around the Majors: There are two major events on the Hall of Fame calendar this weekend. They'll be taking place in Detroit and the Bronx.
In Detroit on Sunday afternoon, Sparky Anderson's iconic No. 11 will take its rightful place on the Comerica Park wall alongside the team's seven other retired numbers. In the Tigers 111-year history, Charlie Gehringer (2), Hank Greenberg (5), Willie Horton (23), Al Kaline (6), Hal Newhouser (16) and Jackie Robinson (42) have had numbers retired. Anderson will be represented by members of his family, including his three children.
Also on Sunday in New York, the Yankees will hold their 65th Old-Timers' Day with over 50 retired former Yanks on hand. Among those will be Hall of Fame family members Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford, Goose Gossage, Helen Hunter (widow of Jim "Catfish" Hunter) and Reggie Jackson.
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This activity is about planetary rovers. Learners will simulate the challenges in communications that engineers face when driving a rover on Mars. They will particpate as part of a rover team to design and execute a series of commands that will... (View More) guide a rover made of people through an obstacle course simulating the Martian surface. Students will learn the limitations of operating a planetary rover and problem solving solutions by using this simulation. The lesson models the engineering design process using the 5E instructional model and includes teacher notes, vocabulary, student journal and reading. (View Less)
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This is an activity about using models to solve a problem. Learners will build four models of the MMS satellites using fabrication software. Their designs will based upon observations and data collected through prior activities (in the educator's... (View More) guide). To complete this activity, fabrication software is required (an example is given in the activity). This is the eighth and final activity as part of the iMAGiNETICspace: Where Imagination, Magnetism, and Space Collide educator's guide. Instructions for downloading the iBook educator's guide and the associated Transmedia book student guide are available at the resource link. (View Less)
This is a lesson about the solar wind, Earth's magnetosphere, and the Moon. Participants will work in groups of two or three to build a model of the Sun-Earth-Moon system. They will use the model to demonstrate that the Earth is protected from... (View More) particles streaming out of the Sun, called the solar wind, by a magnetic shield called the magnetosphere, and that the Moon is periodically protected from these particles as it moves in its orbit around the Earth. Participants will also learn that the NASA ARTEMIS mission is a pair of satellites orbiting the Moon that measure the intensity of solar particles streaming from the Sun. (View Less)
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In this activity, students will watch a short video on the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission, learn about the parts of the satellite, and then construct their own edible model of GPM. This lesson uses the 5E instructional model and is... (View More) part of the Survivor: Earth series of ten lessons. (View Less)
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Our good old Random Number generator produced the numbers 13 & 85 which means Jodie and Suzi are our Autumn Amy Butler winners! I will get in touch with you ladies to get your mailing addresses.
Let me just say here, many thanks for your lovely comments. It was a lovely, uplifting thing to read such kind sentiments. Thank you. Blogging is such an interesting thing. As I'm sure many of you have noticed, it's sometimes a weird sensation to publish something without any idea of who is out there consuming it or what they think. A couple of times people have randomly told me, "Oh, I read your blog!" and I always get a little embarrassed and start replaying old posts in my mind, wondering if this person thinks I am a buffoon. lol. So thank you again for the bloggy love and encouragement. I think if we all met each other in person, we'd have a really fun time hanging out. :)
In other news, I have been sewing (when what I really should be doing is assembling shelves) and I'm off to do more. I will share tomorrow!
Apologies again for the delay this morning. Things are a little off-kilter around here. My 3-year-old is displaying very strange behavior lately. Things like thinking it is hilarious to take off his clothes multiple times a day- especially when he is protesting something, or casually sliding his full bowl of cereal and milk off the edge of the table and onto the floor. I'm not sure whether to attribute this behavior to normal 3-year-old stuff or to some kind of anxiety about our move and new surroundings and unfamiliar routines. I'm sure it's a combination of all of the above, but it's getting a little old. Also, last night I discovered my daughter who said she has been doing her piano practicing all week, has not been doing all of it and is not remotely ready for her piano lesson today. So this morning as I was sitting with her at the piano before school, holding her hand through her practicing, my boys decided it would be fun to be streakers through the living room. Life keeps me on my toes. But as I type right now my little guy is happily entertaining himself with his trains. I will milk this moment and go look at more quilt festival quilts!


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Unless you are a professional philosopher or a committed atheist, you probably have not heard of Antony Flew. Eighty-four years old and long retired, Flew lives with his wife in Reading, a... read on