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PACIFIC. By Tom Drury. Grove. 194 pages. $25.
The first time Tom Drury took us to Grouse County, his own little Midwestern Yoknapatawpha, was in 1994.
"The End of Vandalism," the opening novel in what is now a trilogy, is a merry and sad book about switching love partners, among many other things. Drury is such a benign guide that, in his telling, disaster often converts to laughter.
The epigraph to "The End of Vandalism" comes from Dostoyevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov": "If you do not attain happiness, always remember that you are on a good path and try not to leave it."
The low-stakes expectations — so maybe you won't be happy, after all — are pure Drury, along with a crazy faith in just trudging along to see what comes next. That is pretty much what his recurring characters (Dan Norman, Louise Darling Norman, Tiny Darling, and Joan Gower Darling) do over the course of the trilogy.
In "Hunts in Dreams" (2000), Drury's gang follows a medley of dreamy visions, either blind or charmed by stardust, as one character says. Now, in "Pacific," the good path takes some characters all the way to Los Angeles and the far edge of American dreaming.
"Pacific" begins where "Hunts in Dreams" ends, but seven years have passed. Joan Darling, who left home in "Hunts," promising to be back in the spring, is still gone. In a funny turn, her religious and dramatic interests have merged. She lives in L.A. and stars as a nun, Sister Mia, in the TV series "Forensic Mystic." Meanwhile, Tiny Darling, now her ex-husband, and 14-year-old Micah Darling, their son, are sitting right where we left them: on the back porch by the railroad tracks, watching the sun go down.
In the opening scene, Tiny is giving Micah lessons in manhood ("Say you get in a fight ... what you do is put your head down and ram them in the solar plexus. It's unexpected").
Soon Joan will be there to pick up Micah and take him back with her to Los Angeles. Drury doesn't wring Micah's leave-taking for sentiment; he's too interested in the strange possibilities opened up by the move. But try not to cry when Micah says good-bye to his pet goat.
Micah feels that California and Grouse County are in different dimensions, and that he is the traveler between them. We know differently. Drury zigzags between places, ricocheting from person to person and scene to scene. What does not surprise is how distinctive, even bizarre, people are everywhere and how common are their desires.
L.A. is just a bigger village. Drury has a gift for snapshot descriptions of characters or feelings. A gravestone salesman is described like this: "He's hyperactive. Puts on Aqua Velva at work." A woman watching her lover sleep experiences "bearable loneliness." Another observes, "Men have changed. You can't count on them to be callous and evasive anymore."
Drury draws out "strange variations on motherly behavior" in multiple plot lines. There's Joan, painting a room and chalking a volley ball court for the child she abandoned. Back in the Midwest, Louise Norman (also Tiny Darling's first wife) is both a daughter watching her mother age and a mother searching for a daughter to replace her own baby, who died. She becomes a sweet mother surrogate to Lyris, another of Joan's abandoned children.
In one tender scene, she helps Lyris dye her hair magenta. Many characters have bad dreams and feel themselves to be aliens of one sort or another, most notably Sandra Zulma, a stranger who comes to town, she claims, via a tunnel under the ocean. Hers is the weirdest, most tragic story.
Micah, the more ordinary traveler, seems to be walking into one kind of scenario, a 90210 privileged teen pathology narrative, when he falls in with a group of drug-doing natives. If somebody else were telling the story, he'd be the rube who is scorned, or he'd be the emblem of corrupted innocence. Instead, he gets into a good school, makes friends automatically, and stays true to himself. His girlfriend, Charlotte Mann ("Everybody falls in love with Charlotte. It's like a law of nature. Gravity, then Charlotte"), owns a prancing horse and sometimes falls down drunk. No matter. When she and Micah kiss, Drury expresses the freshness of young love everywhere.
In "Pacific," Drury turns to the theater of the absurd playbook, or maybe just the theater of life, with all its wacky contingencies. As Micah writes in a school essay, "You can get in and out of trouble in unexpected ways." Drury should be crowned champion of the unexpected. It's great to have him back.
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Looks like an incredible feat of superhuman strength- done right in your bare hands! And it's SO EASY! Yes, even a child can do this one!
The effect is wonderful: hold a penny between your fingers. Apply a bit of pressure, and everyone can clearly see the penny ACTUALLY BENDING in your hands!
You can even drop the bent penny into your spectator's hands at the end. No bending gimmick to get rid of! Very impressive!
You get a supply of the special coins you'll need, plus a tool so that you can reuse the coins.
The instructions are easy to follow- you'll be doing this one immediately!
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I really hope Mirai can skate well this coming weekend. I think a good skate would do wonders for her confidence. She's a beautiful skater and when she's "on" she's wonderful.
Aww, good for Mirai (and for us who like to watch her skate!)
Congratulations to her! I hope she can deliver.
I hope that Mirai makes the most of this opportunity! I would love for her to win a medal, and she actually has a realistic shot at bronze if she skates well.
Yay Mirai, u r looking better. If only she could drop 10 pounds and pick up her speed. She is like her old self. I think her 10 pounds would make it a bit easier for jumps and it is doable over the season...maybe by Nationals, though I want her to be healthy before skinny. It seems the judges expect it. I wonder what Elene G did to get in great shape? She should call her and ask what they eat at the cricket club...she is transformed but still the curviest girl out there for one so tiny. I think Mirai's speed must pick up.
I wonder who will replace Alissa when she drops out? I hope Christina Gao, then we would have -who? Agnes Mirai and ? in place of Alissa? I don't see how or why Alissa would push herself if still injured...maybe the Canadian Starlet could get a spot? I am hoping Alissa won't skate...beautiful show skater-she seems way beyond done, IMO. Nice girl, tho.
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"ENTRY / EXIT REQUIREMENTS FOR U.S. CITIZENS: You must have a valid passport and an onward/return ticket for tourist/business "visa free" stays of up to 90 days. Your passports must be valid for the entire time you are staying in Japan. U.S. citizens cannot work on a 90-day "visa free" entry."Don't know whether skating for prize money would be considered "business" (visa unnecessary) or "work" (visa necessary).
In any case, best to Nagasu!
POlina Shelepen - the russian girl. I am hedging my bet and no one really knows that Alissa is holding out even though it seems unlikely she will be that healthy (even if she does skate).
If Alissa doesn't drop out today, the JSF will probably not replace her. It's now within 10 days of the competition and they are not obliged to fill a vacancy that close.
That's too bad for Polina but YESSSSS for Mirai!!! I'm so happy to see she's FINALLY getting that second grand prix event and I feel like to have the last event in the series really is a best case scenario for her. Here's to hoping she can build on all the good she's creating for herself and ride the momentum of COC. It will be a great field for her to compete in and while she probably can't make the grand prix at this point, she can definitely shake up the standings and make all the more interesting right up to the end. Could she still qualify? She'd need to win yes?
Good for Mirai! I'm typically one to root for the underdog and the nervous performer, so I hope she can take advantage of this wonderful opportunity. She has Wagner, Gold, Gao, and Zawadski to contend with on the home front and seems to be running out of chances to gain any kind of momentum before the Olympic season. Let's just hope she can get those jumps fully rotated!


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a slang term for nike air force ones
im bout to go get me some fresh ones
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another word for 'peace'
him: gta go, 1
me: buhbye
me: buhbye
додав goober 01 Січня 2005
l33tsp33k replacement for the exclamation mark. Originates to the common typo in which a "1" is typed instead of an exclamation mark, as a result of the shift key not being held down. This evolved into the current derivative where the term "one" is fully typed.
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A unit of sex, although with no concrete definition. This can be given or slipped.
"Have you seen that Kate Moss. She's got tits like fried eggs but I'd certainly slip her one."
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A term one uses when departing. It's similar to saying "peace" when you're about to step out.
Aiight bro I got some errands to go catch up on. Catch u lata. One.
додав GMoney 18 Квітня 2003
Slang For Nike Air Force One sneakers.
Yo bitch!! u just stepped on my Ones!!!!
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Metallica's first music video, classic song which was attempted by the shitty band Korn and fucked up.
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I don't give a mongoloid about the radiohead or strokes but what I saw was this:
Strokes: everyone dancing their arses off to a band we forgot we loved
Radiohead: pasty pseudointellectuals willfully suffering though a very safe and very boring show from a band who has clearly lost their edge
Just one carpathians opinions
which was better Kings of Leon or Jack Johnson?
i can't fathom why you would sit through both their sets if you don't give a mongoloid fuck about either of them. there were great acts on during both of those bands.
Because its radiohead and the strokes derp. even pretentious music elitists can't miss the radiohead and strokes. I slipped out of strokes to see that noise band I forget their name - rel hardcore shit. radiohead I was chasing a girl around
i guess i'm not pretentious enough..
although i had already seen the strokes years ago at the gorge and they were awful, and i did watch radiohead wknd2, but left after 40 minutes bored out of my mind.
No you're not very pretentious at all... and that's a good thing don't forget
Vigo, xan, and nbv
three of the fucking worst
has anything truer ever been said?
It's really remarkable. I thought this thread has gotten as bad as it was going to get about a month ago, then Nbvwishhewouldcommitsuicide came back and these other two jerkoffs seemed to get trapped in the gravitational pull of his infinite density.
the douchebagery in this thread has reached levels not seen in ages.
a four finger jab and pull to the side
A credit card? Is that some kind of new slang circulating through the unemployment line?
he wants to touch your bum
No it means I'm gana rape your anus with my hand.
I mean, on one hand I believe you're a rapist because based on descriptions of you I can't imagine you're ever going to find a human with low enough standards to actually consent to sex with you. But then on the other hand I can't conceive of a human who's helpless enough for an absurdly weak-willed pussy like yourself to be able to overpower.
How does it work? Do you rape small declawed animals?
Icy, shut the fuck up.
Randy, the only reason I suggested an anal fisting was because I know you'd like it.
Vigo, just so we're clear on things: you know that if you recognize me at the festival and come up to me and introduce yourself, I'm still going to make fun of you to your face, right? Your unibrowed, melty face. For some reasons morons around here seem to think that in person I won't still actively dislike them. One would think that since everyone dislikes you, you wouldn't fall into that trap, but who can tell.
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BELLWOOD - The operator of an Antis Township wildlife rehabilitation center illegally took in an injured bald eagle, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
Deborah E. O'Shell, 63, of 393 Igou Road, Bellwood, faces three misdemeanor charges related to the possession of migratory and protected birds. The charges stem from an investigation that started in September with a visit to the Blair County Wildlife Rehabilitation Center by Game Commission officers after a tip that a bald eagle was there, according to court records.
When reached by phone Friday, O'Shell referred the matter to her attorneys who were not available for comment. O'Shell said it was her understanding that some sort of settlement would be worked out regarding the charges, which include two summary offenses.
O'Shell denied a bald eagle was ever at the center, but said she had noticed one flying in the area, according to the charges filed before Magisterial District Judge Fred B. Miller.
Wildlife conservation officers allegedly interviewed two men several days later who claimed to have taken an injured adult male bald eagle to the rehabilitation center and turned it over to O'Shell.
Officers said when they interviewed O'Shell again, she again denied taking in the bird but then conceded someone else possibly took the bird. The Game Commission claims O'Shell said she didn't remember because "she was drunk or under the influence of drugs," and she went on to say she sometimes forgets to feed or check on the animals in her care.
O'Shell ultimately admitted to taking in the bald eagle, but she believed it was released by an intern, the commission said.
Bald eagles were once on the endangered species list but were removed in 2007 after the population grew, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said on its website.
O'Shell is the subject of an ongoing investigation into federal and state wildlife laws and was convicted of a federal misdemeanor in 2009 for violating aspects of the law governing the federal special purpose permit for migratory birds, records show.
Because of the federal conviction, O'Shell was denied a permit, according to the Game Commission.
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LOVELAND PASS — The five men killed Saturday in Colorado's deadliest avalanche in 50 years were participants in a backcountry snowboarder event called the Rocky Mountain High Backcountry Bash.
Four of the five were expert snowboarders and one was an expert skier.
They were representatives and founders of snowsport companies, guides, avalanche experts and veteran backcountry travelers, gathering in the normally safer spring season to celebrate backcountry snowboarding, raise money for the Colorado Avalanche Information Center and test the newest gear.
The five killed in the avalanche were:
» Chris Peters, 32, from Lakewood.
» Joe Timlin, a 32-year-old sales representative with Jones Snowboards from Gypsum and an organizer of the backcountry gathering.
» Ryan Novack, 33, of Boulder.
» Ian Lamphere, a 36-year-old skier from Crested Butte with an infant and fiancé. Lamphere founded the company Gecko Skins, which makes innovative climbing skins.
» Rick Gaukel, a 33-year-old American Mountain Guides Association-certified climbing guide with extensive avalanche education from Estes Park.
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Calla Tor has always known her destiny: After graduating from the Mountain School, she'll be the mate of sexy alpha wolf Ren Laroche and fight with him, side by side, ruling their pack and guarding sacred sites for the Keepers. But when she violates her masters' laws by saving a beautiful human boy out for a hike, Calla begins to question her fate, her existence, and the very essence of the world she has known. By following her heart, she might lose everything- including her own life. Is forbidden love worth the ultimate sacrifice?
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In life, Desta Byrd was a gorgeous woman who lit up a room. After her mysterious slaying in 1999, her beautiful face became the icon of a grassroots movement just south of Birmingham, Ala., where her friends posted billboards seeking "Justice for Desta."
Desta's supporters finally got their long-sought justice on Wednesday in a Centreville, Ala., courtroom, where Desta's husband, Jody Byrd, was sentenced to 99 years in prison for her murder.
The case sat unsolved for years, with little evidence to disprove the husband's claims that he found his wife lying next to the driveway when he got home from work on Feb. 25, 1999, dead from a single gunshot wound to the head.
Jody suggested that the 29-year-old, who worked as a benefits advisor for the Social Security Administration, was murdered in a home-invasion robbery.
But her friends' lobbying efforts led to fresh interviews with Jody, 46, during which he changed his story about how he found her. On Nov. 1, after a weeklong trial, a jury convicted Byrd of murder.
"If not for those friends never giving up, I don't know if this case would have been solved," Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey, the special prosecutor for the case, tells PEOPLE.
While the defense did suggest that Desta had committed suicide, Casey believes Jody killed his wife because he feared she was going to leave him. He may also have been motivated to collect the insurance, Casey adds.
Among those who testified at Wednesday's sentencing hearing was Desta Byrd's mother, Vonciel Dodson, who said her daughter "never had a chance to realize her dreams because her life was cut short by her husband."
Jody's family and attorneys requested a more lenient sentence and vowed to appeal. "Jody is an innocent man. He loved Desta," said his mother, Alice Byrd.
Defense attorney Joe Basgier says his client had no motive to murder his wife.
"There were no affairs. There were no financial troubles. There's no reason that Jody would have done this," Basgier had told the jury.
Nicole Barton, a childhood friend of Desta's who helped form Justice for Desta, said she always knew Jody was guilty, and she couldn't stop pushing for answers after police seemed to put the case on the back burner. "It was not something that I could forget," says Barton. "I couldn't let it go."
"Today is a full victory," Casey says. "Not only did we get justice but we got the fullest sentence possible, which shows how strong circumstantial evidence was and also how egregious it was that for 14 years he manipulated the family into thinking he was the victim in this."
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As many as 20 people may be injured at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, Pa. where a student began stabbing people at the start of the school day on Wednesday morning, according to Westmoreland County emergency management. Take a look at images, provided by Pittsburgh's Action News 4.
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - The Washoe County District Board of Health will join communities across the nation in proclaiming Thursday, November 15th as the Great American Smokeout. This is the 37th annual Smokeout and is a way to inspire and encourage smokers to quit for a day.Smoking harms nearly every organ of the body, causing many diseases and affecting the health of smokers and non-smokers exposed to secondhand smoke. The Washoe County Health District is committed to eliminating the harmful effects of tobacco use in our community.Unfortunately, nearly 20 percent of adults in Washoe County smoke and 23 percent of Washoe County high school students are already regular tobacco users. Almost 60 percent of adult smokers in our community attempted to quit at least once last year."Tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the United States," said Dr. Joe Iser, District Health Officer. "Quitting smoking is the most important thing you can do for your health and the Great American Smokeout is a great way to start."In just 20 minutes after quitting smoking, heart rate and blood pressure drop, and in about 1 to 9 months after quitting, coughing and shortness of breath decrease.There are many resources for individuals looking to quit, including 1-800-Quit-Now, a free telephone based cessation assistance program. Additional resources provided by local hospitals and non-profits can be found at www.GetHealthyWashoe.com
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6 Amazing Movie Crossovers Hollywood Should Be Making Now
#3. Inglourious Basterds vs. the Warriors
From Quentin Tarantino. From the worst costume designer in history. From Germany all the way to the dystopian future of late 1970s New York City.
After defeating Hitler and halting the German war machine, the Basterds return home for a well-earned rest. Even the blown-up ones, let's say. They got shot out a window or whatever. Shut up. But all is not peaceful stateside any longer as, with no fear of Nazis or Christoph Waltz, society has fallen into ruin. Ruin and 30 years in the future. So this one is harder to reconcile than the previous ones, I guess. Or maybe the Basterds are just 30 years older and have to come out of retirement. Yeah, let's do that.
So after living as heroes for 30 years, the Basterds join forces again to clean up the gang-ruled streets of New York on the night that Cyrus, leader of the Gramercy Riffs, is murdered. Mostly this is an excuse to watch the Bear Jew take the bat from the hands of a Baseball Fury and beat the ever-loving shit out of him.
As the Warriors attempt to escape the gangs that are out for their blood, the Basterds are on their trail as well, assuming they're the baddest gang in town. And determining the baddest gang in The Warriors is no easy task, since each one is more foolish-looking than the next. Except for the Riffs, because they're all black guys, so you know they're tough.
Things come to a head on Coney Island as the Warriors, the Basterds, and the evil Rogues meet up and we discover the true leader of the Rogues, the scarred and furious Hans Landa. Didn't see that shit coming, did you? Let's say Brad Pitt kills him this time, but not before he says, "Basterds, come out and pla-ay" in that cool accent.
#2. Wolverine vs. Batman
It is a question as old as time, if you started measuring time sometime in the '80s. Who would win in a fight, Batman or Wolverine? Two of the most beloved antihero characters from different universes finally have their day as Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale go head to head in a movie that is not The Prestige.
The Dark Knight, master detective, martial artist, and billionaire, with an endless supply of gadgets at his disposal, versus the rogue mutant possessed of indestructible adamantium claws and skeleton, a mutant healing factor, and enhanced, bestial senses. Don't worry about the fact that they're both technically good guys, because in comics everyone hates everyone all the time.
On the trail of Omega Red, Wolverine makes his way to Gotham City, which looks like a bit of a depressing Manhattan but of course isn't. Omega Red and the Russian mob have some manner of mob-like plan afoot in Gotham, because mobsters do that kind of thing, in an effort to bring down Sal Maroni and take control of organized crime in the city. This absolutely sounds like a plausible storyline.
The presence of Omega Red draws the attention of Batman, who closes in to fight the mutant as he destroys one of Marconi's operations. Wolverine leaps into the fray and the fight becomes a three-way melee, with Batman kind of getting his ass handed to him since, let's be honest, everyone that Batman fights is generally a normal human and Omega Red is a superpowered being who can throw cars and shit. I mean, come on.
Batman returns to the Batcave, probably needs a few days' rest with Alfred bringing him soup, and then regroups, realizing he'll have to swallow his pride and seek out Wolverine if he wants to defeat Red and the Russians. In the grand tradition of most comic book matchups, they end up on the same team, because clearly, if they just fought each other, 50 percent of fans would be pissed off. Oh, and they win in the end. Yay!
#1. Ghostbusters vs. Paranormal Activity
There's something strange in this damn house. For like the fifth time. It's the exact same strange thing that happened all the previous times. It's so goddamn boring and repetitive. Does anyone care? Because you need to stop caring. Stop caring or these awful movies will never go away. Only one thing can save it. The Ghostbusters.
Whoever the hell the people from those other Paranormal Activity movies were are back, if they're alive, and some asshole keeps opening and closing doors on them. It's a real pain in the ass, as you can imagine. Of course, by this point, we're pretty sure it's the forces of evil, because that's what happens at the end of every movie, I think. How do they keep making sequels to this shitburger?
When the pots and pans rattling and doors letting in drafts becomes too much to bear, Peter Venkman and crew are called in to investigate. Venkman thinks it's a simple case of some fly-by-night slimer, but Egon and Ray aren't convinced -- this is clearly a free-floating full-body vacuous sack of douche apparition. But the truth is more than any of them realize as they begin their investigation and determine that it's a fourth century B.C. Mesopotamian demigod known as the Plot Contriver, once worshiped by cults of insipid and uninspired but greedy screenwriters and drunken teenagers.
It's the toughest battle yet for Peter and the guys, and maybe more than four men carrying unlicensed nuclear accelerators on their backs can handle. Except for it's guaranteed to end the exact same way the rest of the movies did, so they just set up a ghost trap in front of the camera in the bedroom and wait for the dumbass demon to run into it.
Cue awesome Ray Parker Jr. song.


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Built in 1753 in the original chalet style with an ornate facade, bull's eye panes and rustic interiors, it is one of the most beautiful hotels in the Bernese Oberland and enjoys the protection of the Swiss Confederation. The guest list is full of celebrities: Kings, princes and United Nations Secretaries-General have all spent the night here. This is in part thanks to the hotel's lush grandeur.
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Distinguished "for the careful restoration and general renovation of the valuable country inn". This representative hotel and tavern, located on the Gemmi and Lötschen pass routes, was built in 1793 for the district administrator Peter Germann. The main façade bears numerous inscriptions, coats of arms and paintings. Although the building went through several stages of renovations during the 20th century, a significant part of the original structure remained intact. Since 1990, renovations have been underway to preserve the historic building. Some of the most important interventions have been the careful renovation of the restaurant, the judicious restoration of the old hotel rooms and their partial refurbishing with period furniture. Another impressive feature is the inclusion of a historic ornamental garden in the complex. The hotel's marketing philosophy clearly underlines the traditional aspect of the premises. This hotel still has part of its original structure and this creates a distinct feeling of wellbeing.
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- - Garden/parking facilities
- - Historical building
- - Public restaurant
- - Open deck/garden restaurant
- - Vegetarian restaurant
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- - Pets allowed
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- - Near bus stop
On the highway Bern direction and then continue direction Thun to Spiez. In Spiez, Kandersteg is already written. Follow the main road and drive through Kandersteg through until you see a large whisk. Turn right and you are at the Landgasthof Ruedihus.


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Meet Bao Bao, Washington's Newly Named Baby Panda
National Zoo officials announced Sunday that the newest baby female baby panda will be called Bao Bao.
The name means precious treasure.
Under Chinese tradition, baby giant pandas are named when they are 100 days old. Officials from the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Cui Tiankai, the Chinese ambassador to the U.S., gathered at the Zoo's panda house to reveal the name to excited panda fans who lined up in the cold for a chance to be at the naming ceremony.
Even as the dignitaries were announcing the name, little Bao Bao and her mother Mei Xiang, were inside the Zoo's Panda House, cuddling on a rock formation and oblivious to the commotion outside.
Last month, Zoo officials released five potential names and opened an Internet poll to allow panda-devotees to help choose the name of the cub.
More than 123,000 votes were cast, Zoo officials said. Mr. Cui, the Chinese ambassador, joked during the ceremony that the naming process was "a very democratic process."
The little panda weighed in at 10.8 pounds on Nov. 22, according to a Zoo update. She is also walking now, or at least shuffling a bit before tumbling over.
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Many medical centers nationwide - including Susquehanna Health - reportedly are swamped with people infected with the flu.
"Susquehanna Health's Williamsport Regional Medical Center and Muncy Valley Hospital are seeing an increase in inpatient volumes with patients who have influenza, respiratory illnesses such as bronchitis and gastrointestinal viruses," reported Sue Duchman, chief nursing officer of Susquehanna Health. "We are taking care of our patients in a very systematic, compassionate and safe way. We have plans in place to prepare for large inpatient volumes such as this, and we are following those plans. This includes having additional clinical staff on site and transferring patients to make beds available."
The cold weather months often bring an increase of influenza, often with the biggest numbers of illnesses in January and February.
Many people get vaccinated for influenza well before the onset of flu season.
Most people who contract the illness suffer nothing more than flu-like symptoms, which can include fever, cough, runny nose, aches and fatigue.
However, about 24,000 Americans die each year from the flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The common cold and flu are caused by different viruses but can have some similar symptoms, making them tough to tell apart. In general, the flu is worse and symptoms are more intense.
COLDS: Usual symptoms include stuffy or runny nose, sore throat and sneezing. Coughs are hacking and productive. It's unusual to have fever, chills, headaches and body aches, and if they do occur, they are mild.
FLU: Fever is usually present, along with chills, headache and moderate-to-severe body aches and tiredness. Symptoms can come on rapidly, within three to six hours. Coughs are dry and unproductive, and sore throats are less common.
PREVENTION: To avoid colds and flu, wash your hands with warm water and soap after you've been out in public or around sick people. Don't share cups or utensils. And get a flu vaccination - officials say it's not too late, even in places where flu is raging.
TREATMENT: People with colds or mild cases of the flu should get plenty of rest and fluids.
Those with severe symptoms, such as a high fever or difficulty breathing, should see a doctor and may be prescribed antiviral drugs or other medications. Children should not be given aspirin without a doctor's approval.
Sources: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Roche, maker of Tamiflu
People most vulnerable to the flu include those with weak immune systems and the elderly.
A number of physician offices and pharmacies still are offering flu shots. The state Department of Health in Williamsport also is making the vaccines available.
Susquehanna Health does not offer vaccines to the general public.
However, health care workers there are encouraged to receive vaccines.
"We innoculate all our employees," spokeswoman Tracie Witter said. "Those who don't (receive vaccines) have to wear masks."
Overall, more than 93 percent of employee service partners were vaccinated to decrease the risk of transmitting influenza to patients, Duchman said.
She noted that the medical center's new emergency department was designed to accommodate large inpatient volumes.
"For example, if patients are waiting in the emergency department for an inpatient bed, the emergency department rooms are comfortable and private with beds instead of traditional litters, complete with televisions and restrooms. Our Environmental Services employee service partners are responding quickly to clean rooms and are increasing the frequency of cleaning high-touch and high-traffic public areas to decrease the possibility of sharing viruses."


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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Wow we all made it through the end of the world! That is amazing and even more amazing is the snow at Tahoe. What a gift! Mother Nature is definitely on the nice list this winter! But also on the naughty list for some of the other weather events of 2012.
On Monday night, if you plan to usher out 2012 and welcome 2013, please be sure to have a designated driver or a ride home. There are lots of places in Tahoe to spend time celebrating, but please stay safe.
Happy Anniversary to Warren Kocmond and Janet Pahl. Also to Hal and Karin Paris and to Joanie and Evert Nygren on Dec. 29. Congratulations!
Birthday celebrations this week include: Greg Dickinson and Kerrie Tonking on Dec. 28; Tanya Canino, Jim Dykstra and Barbara Rosenbloom on Dec. 29; Carol Johnson and Mike Lane on Dec. 30; Phyllis Farr and Albaro Rojas Sanchez on Dec. 31. Happy Birthday everyone!
Deals and Steals this week are all over the village with our local shops offering after Christmas sales. Give your friends a special after the holiday treat with a little something to start off 2013.
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LORETTO - Catholics on the move will never have trouble locating the nearest Mass thanks to a new app developed by two St. Francis students.
The Faith Finder app pinpoints the user's GPS location and plots a map of the nearby Masses in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown.
Aaron Vizzini, 21, of Ebensburg and Matthew Warfel, 22, of Clymer helped develop the app.
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Matt Warfel (left), a graduate student from Clymer, and Aaron Vizzini, a senior from Ebensburg, show off their Faith Finder app in front of the Immaculate Conception Chapel on the St. Francis University campus in Loretto.
"I thought it would be really fun to get involved in creating apps," Warfel said. "It was a bit tricky. It involved a lot of research. I used the Internet a lot to learn how to use the program."
Faith Finder was the first app Warfel helped create.
Users can find up-to-date Mass and confession times for the 89 different churches in the diocese and also access prayer resources, Warfel said.
The app pinpoints the closest services to the users' location and gives users directions from their current location, Warfel said.
Dan Wetklow, a computer science professor, and Mike Shanafelt of the Center of Excellence for Remote and Medically Under-Served Areas, approached Warfel and Vizzini about joining the project.
A recent St. Francis graduate in computer science and math, Warfel said the programming experience was invaluable to helping him secure a job as a software engineer.
Vizzini joined Warfel about halfway through development of the app.
"There was some catching up to do," Vizzini said.
Vizzini had previously worked with CERMUSA to develop a disaster management app and was familiar with the programming process, he said.
The Faith Finder app has real-world applications for users, Vizzini said.
The app is only available for iPhone and other Apple devices, Shanafelt said.
But students will work next year to program the app for Android devices, he added.
"It should be interesting to watch that and adjust as needed," as more users download and access the app, Shanafelt said.
The students spent about a year working on the project and were paid to develop the app through funds from the Joseph and Marguerite DiSepio Chair in Computer Science, Shanafelt said.
About 30 users have downloaded the beta version of the app. The official launch of the Faith Finder app is slated for Monday, Shanafelt said.
Diocese officials gave their blessings to develop the app and said the information is easy to access for users on the go.
"I thought it would be a wonderful tool," said Tony DeGol, diocese spokesman. "I was thrilled with it. I think they did a marvelous job."
The app is free to download from the iTunes store by searching "Faith Finder" and is available for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.
Mirror Staff Writer Zach Geiger is at 946-7535.


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MILTON - When one Richfield teen saw his peers struggling, he decided to organize a benefit concert by the Christian rock band Disciple.
Kurt Eisele's unique senior project didn't end there. The Midd-West High School senior is expanding his outreach this fall by bringing five new Christian bands to central Pennsylvania.
"When I first started, it was just something I wanted to do to kind of reach out to my friends," Eisele said.
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Christian rock band Disciple performs March 24 at Middleburg Middle School. The concert was organized by Midd-West High School student Kurt Eisele as an outreach to friends and benefit fundraiser for TheHopeLine organization.
The first concert took place in March and raised money for TheHopeLine, a faith-based system of call centers that provide help and encouragement to teens.
Though his school assignment is over, Eisele is continuing his outreach by bringing the inaugural Keep It Loud tour to Christ Wesleyan Church in Milton. The tour features Grammy-nominated Christian rock band Fireflight, KJ-52, Spoken, 7eventh Time Down and George Moss.
He has also enlisted the help of several local youth pastors including Kelli Herbster, Branden Mestach, Mike Burns, Danny Reed and Evan Kerstetter.
"We are now under Brookside Ministries Church, so we are technically a 501c3 non-profit concert," Eisele said.
Burns, youth pastor of the church, said he has been impressed by Eisele's drive to share Christ's love with his peers.
"He's a youth doing this, that's amazing," he said. "He wants to make the biggest impact he can. We wanted to empower him."
Sponsoring an event like this is a way to connect with teens and assist local law enforcement and human services in mentoring youth, Burns said.
"They don't have enough resources, they don't have enough people to intervene when destructiveness is happening in this generation," he said.
The concert is a way to unite like-minded people that want to intervene, he said.
"We want the younger generation to hear there is hope... Christ is hope," he said.
As the concert date approaches, Eisele said the responsibility of organizing the concert while balancing school and sports has become a bit overwhelming. At the same time, he said the opportunity is "very exciting because of what I know God can do with this tour."
Doors open for Keep It Loud at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 11 and the concert begins at 6 p.m. at Christ Wesleyan Church in Milton. Tickets cost $13 in advance or $15 at the door and can be purchased from iTickets.com or at local Christian bookstores. Group tickets are available for $10 for groups of 15 or more, and VIP tickets are available for $30.
In an effort to include as many youth as possible, Eisele said he is seeking businesses to sponsor tickets for those who cannot afford them.
"We're looking for other churches and organizations willing to partner with us," Eisele said.
Last year, ticket sponsors gave 10 to 15 young adults the opportunity to attend, he said. Eisele said the teens would not have been in attendance otherwise and added that reaching out to those individuals is "exactly what we were looking for with the event."
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Burns said 100 percent of the money raised from the concert will go back to youth and youth ministry workers in the Juniata, Lehigh and Susquehanna valleys.


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A $1.5 million gift to Roswell Park Cancer Institute from New Era Cap Co. will allow construction to start next year on a major addition to the cancer center.
The gift announced Thursday brought to $40 million the amount raised for the 11-story Clinical Sciences Center planned for the northwest corner of Michigan Avenue and Carlton Street, abutting the cancer center's main hospital building.
"New Era's donation is the gift that will make the building possible. It's a go now," said Leslie Garrity, a Roswell Park spokeswoman.
The project adds to the growing list of ongoing or planned construction at the downtown Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus.
Construction also will start next spring on a new $200 million children's hospital a short distance away at the corner of Ellicott and High streets.
Recent projects in the five-block area that comprises the Medical Campus include the Gates Vascular Institute, the University at Buffalo's Clinical and Translational Research Center and Kaleida Health's new nursing home, HighPointe on Michigan.
In addition, UB is building a new Educational Opportunity Center, which will connect with UB's Downtown Gateway building, formerly known as the M. Wile building. A large portion of the former Trico building has been transformed into incubator space for fledgling high-tech companies.
As significant as those projects have been to the growth of the campus, they may soon be overshadowed in size, cost and scope.
UB last year announced a huge initiative to relocate its School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences from the South Campus on Main Street to the Medical Campus. Officials have talked about starting the project next fall and completing it in 2016, at a cost estimated about $375 million.
Services in Roswell Park's Clinical Sciences Center will include a breast care center, an expanded chemotherapy infusion clinic, a clinic for adolescents and young adults, patient education programs and office space for physicians and researchers.
The current hospital building was completed in 1998 as part of a $241 million project to reconstruct the cancer center campus. The new facility, which will connect to the hospital building, reflects growth in patient business at Roswell Park, officials said.
"Over the past five years, we have seen a nearly 40 percent increase in patients, and we have seen an almost 60 percent rise in outpatient appointments over the past decade," Dr. Donald L. Trump, chief executive officer, said.
Relocation of some services to the new Clinical Sciences Center also will allow for renovation and expansion of other services in the main building, officials said.
The 11-story Roswell Park expansion project previously received a pledge of $10 million from 10 local philanthropists and their families dubbed the "Circle of 10" by the fundraising Roswell Park Alliance Foundation, $10 million from the Roswell Park Cancer Institute Corp. and donations from other contributors. In total, 435 donors contributed to a campaign to raise money for the new building, cancer center officials said.
New Era, which is headquartered in Buffalo, has been the exclusive provider of caps for Major League Baseball and its minor league affiliates since 1993 and is also the official on-field cap supplier for the National Football League. The company has been a supporter of cancer research and education for the past decade.
"At New Era, we strongly believe in giving back to the communities that we work and live in. One important way we do this is by engaging in partnerships and signature programs that focus on finding a cure for cancer," Christopher Koch, chief executive officer, said.
Koch's father, David, who formerly headed New Era, died in 2002 of cancer.
The Circle of 10 includes West Herr Ford President Scott R. Bieler; National Property Management Associates founder William T. Gacioch, his wife, Nancy, and family; the Garman family and its foundation; former Gioia Macaroni owner Richard Gioia and his wife, Anne, as well as Anthony and Donna Gioia; executive and community leader G. Wayne Hawk and his wife, Charline; the Jacobs family, owners of Delaware North; Patrick P. Lee, director of the Patrick P. Lee Foundation; Buffalo News Publisher Stanford Lipsey and his wife, Judith; the family of the late poet and Canisius College economics professor Lawrence Minet; and Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson Jr.
The project is envisioned in two phases. The $40 million is enough to open floors one through seven by 2015. Plans are to raise an additional $10 million to build out the remaining floors, Garrity said. The building was designed by FxFOWLE Architects of New York City.
Recently Roswell Park announced that the cancer center will consolidate its services for young patients with cancer and blood diseases with services offered by Kaleida Health on a floor of the renamed John R. Oishei Children's Hospital, a replacement for the Women & Children's Hospital campus on Bryant Street.
The new pediatric hospital will go up across from and be connected by a walkway to Buffalo General Medical Center. Completion is scheduled for early 2016.
The Medical Campus includes the Hauptman-Woodward Institute, which is housed in a notable new building, d and UB's Center for Excellence in Bioinformatics & Life Sciences, which opened in 2006 and is connected to Roswell Park Cancer Institute's genetics and pharmacology building. 2006.
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SALEM -Salem will have a full-time officer back on the Columbiana County Drug Task Force as soon as the police union signs off on the special assignment sergeant's position, Mayor John Berlin said.
Berlin announced to city council Tuesday that he's prepared to fill the position, noting later that he looked over the finances with city Auditor Betty Brothers and "it looks like we have the cash flow to do it."
Now he just needs to get some final paperwork in place, including the go-ahead from the Fraternal Order of Police since the special assignment sergeant position created earlier this year isn't outlined in the union contract approved last year.
The plan is to move the current sergeant who is assigned part-time to the DTF and part-time as a shift supervisor to full-time on the DTF as a special assignment sergeant. At the same time, his current position as sergeant will open up, allowing for the promotion of a patrolman to sergeant and then the hiring of a new patrolman for the open patrolman's position.
Patrolman Brent Slider scored the highest on the recent promotion eligibility test for sergeant, so he'll be the officer promoted to sergeant as a shift supervisor. When asked previously when he would be promoted and the DTF-assigned officer would move to full-time, Berlin said he wanted to see if the income tax receipts were staying strong before making the move.
Berlin explained Tuesday that he and Brothers had planned to wait until the end of October to see how the tax receipts looked, but with the numbers in the September tax report, he said she saw no reason to wait.
During the council meeting, city Treasurer Bob Tullis reported that the income tax receipts as of Sept. 28 showed an increase from last year's totals through September, with an additional $135,605, or an increase of 4.23 percent over last year.
Berlin said the city's going after the drug dealers and he's hoping other communities follow Salem's lead to have a full-time officer on the DTF. The city also has a full-time sergeant assigned to the Drug Enforcement Administration. The mayor spoke with police Chief Bob Floor about the moves and said "he's very happy that it's happening while he's chief."
Floor announced earlier this year that he's retiring in February. A civil service test for chief candidates is set for Dec. 11, which will start another round of promotion moves.
In other business, council approved three ordinances authorizing the mayor to contract for services related to the Fiscal Year 2012 Community Housing Improvement Program. The mayor announced two weeks ago the city received a $500,000 CHIP grant for the activities which include housing counseling, down payment assistance and tenant-based rental assistance. The city contracts with Bleckman & Associates to provide the services through the grant each year.
First readings were also held on ordinances to vacate a portion of Butcher Road and to vacate a parcel of land from Oak Street to the East State Street sewage pumping station, with both to be returned to the owners who had provided the land to the city, Dolansky-Zilavy Land Development Inc.
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Thursday, April 24, 2014
My coworker Brigitte Sidwell moves quickly. Ive never seen her still. Whether shes shelving holds, checking-in books, drinking coffee or processing our daily shipment from the Main Library and other branches, Brigitte reminds me of a bird flying from task to task with great efficiency.
Born and raised as an only child in West Berlin, Germany, Brigitte traveled throughout Europe in her youth. She met Greg in Berlin and married young. Brigitte and Greg now have two grown children, a son and a daughter. Brigittes lived in Heidelberg (Germany), The Hague (The Netherlands), Mons (Belgium) and twice in the United States.
What she misses most about Europe are the extensive hiking trails, which lead to little bridges overlooking a village where one could visit for refreshments.
Though Brigitte loves the outdoors, she considers herself a city girl.
Brigitte still travels (she and Greg recently visited Africa), but she also enjoys quilting and walking her dogs, Fritzie and Delilah. Because the dogs are different sizes and energy levels, she usually walks them separately.
Brigitte is currently dog sitting Delilah while her daughter is deployed in the Air Force.
Brigitte began her career at Mount Pleasant Regional as a library shelver, and now works in the circulation department.
Though the Mount Pleasant Library staff doesnt have the luxury of reading on the job, Brigitte finds time for books on her own time.
Her favorites are British and Scandinavian mysteries by authors like Jo Nesbo, Henning Mankell and Nele Neuhaus. She highly recommends The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson. Its just a funny story, and well written, Brigitte says.
Great Decisions: Food and Climate (adults)
Wednesday, April 23 from 4-6 p.m.
PLAY: Lego Club (ages 4 and older)
Saturday, April 26 from 2-3:30 p.m.
What can you build with library Legos?
Great Decisions: Defense Technology (adults)
Wednesday, April 23 from 4-6 p.m.
Early Literacy Station
Throughout May, visit the Early Literacy Station for a fun activity based on the S.C. Day-by-Day Family Literacy Activity Calendar. The theme for May is animals.
Do-It-Yourself Arts and Crafts with Ms. Grace
Saturday, May 3 from 1:30-3 p.m.
Wii Wants You: Afterschool Program for Teens (grades 6-12)
Tuesday, May 6 at 4 p.m.
Enjoy playing Wii games and eating a snack.
Mount Pleasant Reel Club (adults)
Wednesday, May 7 at 2 p.m.
Participants will discuss the life of P.L. Travers and the making of Mary Poppins.
Movie: Saving Mr. Banks. Rated PG-13; 125 minutes.
Babygarten (ages 0-18 months with a caregiver) is a six-week class that includes circle reading and rhyme time, songs and playtime.
Wednesdays, April 23, 30, and May 7 at 10 a.m.
Fridays, May 2, 9, and 16 at 10 a.m.
Baby Bumblebees Storytime (ages 6-24 months with a caregiver) is designed for babies and toddlers to enjoy books, rhymes, movement, songs and playtime.
Thursdays, April 24, May 1, 8, and 15 at 10 a.m.
Twos and Threes Storytime (ages 23 years with a caregiver) includes stories, fingerplays and songs.
Tuesdays, April 29, May 6, and 13 at 10:30 a.m.
Fours and Fives Storytime (ages 45 years) includes books, music, rhymes and a craft.
Thursday, April 24, May 1, 8 and 15 at 11:30 a.m.
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I would love to see the statistical study George Rossano is citing that judging is no better now than it was when the new judging system was introduced.
to me still can cheat--the changes of judges from short to long is good, however who to say they don't end up with the same country judge like canda has 2 on the long.
Also that still Leaves the Same 5 Judges from the short--in other words still can cheat/make deals/ downgraded the skaters they want/upgrade others, give bump to canadians due to ISu president david dore-canadian./held in canada--you know the same old politics cycle/etc.
the more they try to change to more it stays the same, but it is hidden better.(cheating)
It's a good news for Rochette and Chan
But bad news for the rest
I hope the level of judging will be around the same as 2007 Worlds...
2008 was too strict ( downgrades, wrong edge etc. scores were pretty low ) and 2009 was way too nice ( uses of ' ! ' and some skaters got huge program components for not too great performances )
I don't want to see mens winning score to be 270+ or under 230... Around 245 will be fun to watch!
For the ladies, I would hate to see some skaters ( Yu-Na, Mao, Rochette and Ando ) getting 220+ or even 230+!!!! ( It's pretty possible if skaters are over-marked ) ( 3.0 GOE, Lvl 4 spins, 70+ PCS ) Around 200 is plenty!!!! I'd hate if the winning score is under 190 too though!!
Even if the performance is absolutely amazing, I still think people can be over-marked or under-marked...
With less judges GOE and program components will increase so much, or decreases... 3.0 GOE might happen more often too


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Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Isnt it funny how we obsess over the little things?
Example: My SUV has two tiny dings, one on the right bumper, one on the left fender. They are A) The result of parking in a public lot every day, and B) So shallow as to be almost invisible. To me they arent important. To my husband, they are raw, gaping scars that tear at his soul.
Widdle is a reasonable man, but those dings drive him berserk. They look awful. Youve got to go to the dealership and have them hammered out, he says, about twice a day. Which Id be glad to do, if the dealership could do it in less than say, six hours and if I werent busy cleaning house, doing laundry, washing dishes, feeding and medicating animals, paying bills, running errands all over the tri-county, exercising and working a part-time job. So, no, its not a priority. But Ill have to make it one soon, before Widdle blows a valve or piston rod.
(Note: Theres also a dent on the lid of our washing machine, which doesnt seem to bother him nearly as much. In fact, Id bet $20 hes never noticed it.)
I have a few quirks myselfsurprise, surprise! For instance, I wear disposable gloves to pump gas. (This may be more of a compulsion than an obsession.) My brother, T-Bob, insists that the filthiest item on earth is paper money, but the handle of a gas pump cant be far behind. Aside from the vapors and fumes that are crusted all over it, imagine how many hundreds of unwashed hands have gripped it. So, yes, Im the crazy woman wearing blue medical-type gloves.
Then theres gray hair. I know women who pluck them fiercely. For me, that ship has sailed; Im WAY more salt than pepper. Its highlighted, in a not-so-subtle camouflage attempt, but silver still peeks through, especially at the crown and hairline. And by peeks through I mean the strands stand straight up, all sparkly and defiant. I miss my young, shiny locks (although I complained about its oiliness, which just proves I am never satisfied.) Most days, I remind myself that gray hair comes only to those lucky enough to live so long.
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I know a man who obsesses over the interior of his car. (What is it with men and cars?) He cant bear a speck of trash or debris to mar the interior. His kids wipe off their shoes before putting their feet on the floorboards. He probably drives with a Dustbuster in his hand. In every other way hes a generous, decent person. Thats just his thing, and Lord knows we all have a thing.
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Grilled Kibbeh
The other main ingredient is the bulgur wheat,that is not the same as cracked wheat.Bulgur wheat is quicker to cook,for its is par boiled and toasted before breaking them unlike the cracked wheat which is broken directly from the wheat berries.
Recipe : Grilled Kibbeh with vegetables
Makes a dozen kibbeh
1 1/2 cup Bulgur wheat or Cracked wheat*
1/2 pound lean beef or lamb or turkey,minced [Vegan substitute : 1 1/2 cup soy granules,soaked and drained]
1/2 medium onion,chopped
1 medium carrot,shred
3-4 kale leaves(or use other greens like spinach )
1/4 cup pine nuts or almonds,coarsely chopped
1 teaspoon of Middle Eastern 7 spice mix (black pepper, all spice, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, white pepper, dried rose petals this is optional )
3/4 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 tablespoon canola oil
*Cracked wheat will require longer soaking and cooking time.
Wash and soak the bulgur in little cold water for 10 to 15 good minutes and then drain all of the water.
Mince the drained bulgur with all of the vegetables,nuts,salt and spices,in a food processor twice, the third time we add the meat and mince all together to combine, you might need to do this in several steps if the machine is not big enough.
Empty the mix in a big bowl, dip your hands in some water and start mixing and kneading the bulgur mixture well to combine nice dough. Adjust the seasoning if need it.
Take about 2 tablespoon of kibbeh each time and shape in flat diamonds.Wash hands thoroughly after handling the kibbeh mixture.
To Bake
Grease a baking tray with the oil,arrange the kibbeh on the tray.Bake the kibbeh in preheat 400F oven, check every 10 minutes and brush again, dipping the brush in the pan drippings.
To Grill
A tastier way of cooking these kibbeh,brush oil on boyh sides,then BBQ or grill on medium heat,6-8 minutes on each side,until golden brown.
Serve the kibbeh with Green Salad or Yogurt Iran (a diluted yogurt in some cold water and salt, some add dried mint and garlic)
30 comments:
- Cool Lassi(e) said...
Hey, What a crunchy little appetizer. I am so famished and in serious want of those torpedos. Questions - Are Kibbi and Kibbeh one and the same? I have seen "Kibbi" with pounded lamb and Bulghur.Your version looks much easier to make.
- April 29, 2010 at 7:14 AM
- Erica said...
Thank you for visiting my blog!!I love yours....Great recipes.
- April 29, 2010 at 7:25 AM
- 3 hungry tummies said...
At first I thought they are fish cutlets lol
Looks very crunchy and delicious!
- April 29, 2010 at 7:41 AM
This is one of my most desired snacks.thanks for posting Yasmeen =)
- April 29, 2010 at 8:18 AM
- Padhu said...
Looks yummy!!
- April 29, 2010 at 9:40 AM
- Jhonny walker said...
these are so crunchy..looks like those mini veggies burgers..but so pretty..you know Right now, I want one of these...for real :)
- April 29, 2010 at 9:53 AM
- kristenly said...
Looks really yummy! I love that you didn't fry them. Do you think it's possible to make a vegetarian version without soy granules or meat substitute? Or is that what kind of all holds it together?
- April 29, 2010 at 11:15 AM
- Dershana said...
beautiful pics, yasmeen. would love to try a vegetarian version or with chicken
- April 29, 2010 at 12:05 PM
- Happy Cook said...
Beautiful and so so delicous looking,.
- April 29, 2010 at 12:09 PM
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
Mmmhhh, that looks terrific!
- April 29, 2010 at 12:34 PM
- Kiran said...
Nice Kibbeh.Good to know that there is a vegetarian option.
- April 29, 2010 at 12:40 PM
- Priya said...
Grilled kibbeh looks irresistible, lovely clicks..
- April 29, 2010 at 1:01 PM
- Kiran said...
Yasmeen can you let me know if you got my link for the Kale kootu and Yogurt sambar recipes.I posted the link a few days ago in your website.If nt I will send it again.
- April 29, 2010 at 3:20 PM
- Joanne said...
I think I was really supposed to be born Middle Eastern because I love all of the flavors in it's cuisine! These sound perfectly spiced.
- April 29, 2010 at 7:56 PM
- notyet100 said...
i want this now,..
- April 30, 2010 at 12:02 AM
- Shabs.. said...
Love kibbeh....Dint know it can be grilled!!!....Will try grilling minen next time:)...was wondering if the round/oval ones can be grilled too?or baked?...And i love you recommendations for soya as well...Your articles are always very informative...keep rocking yAsmeen...
- April 30, 2010 at 4:01 AM
- Curry Leaf said...
I too have tried this Yasmeen.thgh never with soy.I used potatoes instead.The addition of carrots and kale is excellent.Excellent clicks as well
- April 30, 2010 at 4:26 AM
- Yasmeen said...
Thank you all :D
You can make the cutlets without the meat or meat substitute with just bulgur wheat and vegetables.Make sure the mixture is finely processed and hold together well.
Yes, the stuffed round\oval kibbeh can also be baked or grilled after brushing some oil over.
- April 30, 2010 at 6:07 AM
- sayantani said...
We are very fond of Mediterranean cuisine. the kibbeh looks scrumptious a must try in my kitchen with soy granule.
- April 30, 2010 at 11:02 AM
- Bria @ West of Persia said...
Oh wow, I've been working on my own baked (or grilled) kibbe recipe for awhile. Yours looks fabulous. Sort of reminds me of a cross between kibbe and kebabs. Yum!
- April 30, 2010 at 12:42 PM
- chakhlere said...
amazing snap..makes me drool over it.
- April 30, 2010 at 9:56 PM
- tasteofbeirut said...
Wonderful and inspired interpretation of the kibbeh; also lighter too! I like that plate and the photo, beautiful!
- May 1, 2010 at 12:01 PM
- Jamie said...
I have tasted kibbeh...so creative to see vegetables in them.
- May 1, 2010 at 2:02 PM
- Organic said...
Yasmeen this is a complete new food to me.I have to take a trip to middle eastern store to find bulgur.With meat and vegetables this is like a complete snack or appetizer.
- May 1, 2010 at 4:11 PM
- Succulent said...
Nice presentation.I love middle eastern food.kibbeh is a tasty appetizer.
- May 1, 2010 at 4:16 PM
- Pavithra said...
Wow thats wonderful crunchy dish.. I loved the recipe so much.. this is great one for burger pattie too right !!!. I bookmarked it wish, to try this soon.
- May 1, 2010 at 7:19 PM
- meeso said...
Wow, that sounds so delicious!
- May 2, 2010 at 10:20 AM
- Yasmeen said...
Thank you all :D
Cool lassie,kibbi and kibbeh are the same.Lamb or beef both are good for the recipe.
Yes Pavitra,when shaped round,these would make a wonderful patty for burger :D
- May 2, 2010 at 1:07 PM
- shahana said...
Sounds soo delicious!As usual sounds so healthy...
- May 2, 2010 at 8:54 PM
lovely,this is completely new kind of food.
- May 5, 2010 at 10:35 AM