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Weezer's Green Album is made with cabbage, seaweed, ham, fish cakes, paprika, and rice.
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( Lisa Katayama is a guest blogger.) Discuss
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trueblue2 says:
4: I have always been a fan of that cover. It is pretty intense made out of food – someone obviously worked really hard on it. Thanks for sharing!
Liaf says:
These are great–I thought you might like this picture, from when my diorama club's theme was "edible music":
Nilsson's The Point, made all of candy..
But these make me want to go back and make more!
Raines Cohen says:
I guess this answers the age-old question of what album you'd like to have if stranded on a desert island. There's nothing as effective as base appeals to the lower levels of the Maslovian pyramid through food to change priorities and restructure shopping lists.
Kat Johnston says:
I have had a great love of the art of Japanese bento for quite a while. Some of the artfulness that goes into creating these meals is incredible, especially with the time that must go into them… just a quick search of flickr can pick up a few very pretty ones that people have made, including entire garden scenes created with coloured egg whites, snow-peas slithers of capsicum and more. The creativity for something which is going to be consumed not all that long after… well… presentation is everything!
buddy66 says:
Yep. boingboing plays with its food.
Mr_Saikou says:
Awesome, just Awesome! The Green Album looks greener.
Geonave says:
That's pretty amazing that someone did that. You must be a big weezer fan. I guess I will give you props!
Chizu says:
My Favourite: King Crimson


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Larry E. Smith, of Barker, NY, husband of Judith Ward Smith, entered into rest, suddenly, October 14, 2013 in Glens Falls Hospital. He was born in Highland Park, IL on November 11, 1947, the son of the late Ronald and Lorraine Weiland Smith.
Larry was a US Army Vietnam War veteran who served his country from 1966-1969. He worked as a chemical operator for Akzo Nobel in Burt, NY for over 35 years. They have lived in Barker for the past 37 years. Member of Oak Run Golf Course where he had two holes-in-one and was Club Champion at the Golf Course. He also enjoyed bowling and playing softball.
Father of Michael L. Smith, Chad A. (Stephanie) Smith, all of Appleton, NY, Brian W. (Amanda) Smith of East Amherst, NY, and Justin D. (Christina) Smith of Lockport, NY. Grandfather of Jordyn, Ian, Owen and Blake Smith. Brother of Donald R. (Marilyn) Smith of Lake Bluff, IL and the late Leslie R. Smith. Brother-in-law of Jack (Chris) Kenney of Albion, NY.
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Ted Siefer's City Hall: Severance pay was last on mayor's budget list
The issue has been seized on by critics of the mayor's $138 million city budget, most fiercely by Ward 12 Alderman and mayoral candidate Patrick Arnold, who has derided the mayor's budget as so much "smoke and mirrors."
Last week, the mayor acknowledged that the department heads, who had been meeting with him over the past several months to craft their budgets, likely didn't know severance would be unfunded.
"There's no reason for them to know that," Gatsas said. "The severance was not funded because that was the last thing I did (on the budget). I didn't want to lay people off. If a department head were to do that later, that would be their decision."
Gatsas added that until four years ago, "there was never any severance in any budget."
Earlier last week, the aldermen, led by Ward 1 Alderman Joyce Craig, moved to get their own answers, voting to send a list of questions to the department heads, including how the unfunded severance line would affect their operations.
Severance has proved particularly costly this year, as a large number of veteran employees have sought to take advantage of early retirement incentives in union contracts that were extended last year for another two years. There were 29 retirements as of January, nearly triple the amount for the entire 2012 fiscal year, and severance payouts totaled $882,000, leaving the budget line overspent by nearly $200,000, with six months left in the current year.
The mayor has argued he had to make hard choices in a difficult fiscal climate, particularly in light of the additional $4 million the city would have to pay the state retirement system for pension costs.
"Anybody that wants to present another budget has that ability," Gatsas said. "The question is easy. The answer is hard."
Alderman Arnold? Anyone?
With new residential and commercial development in the mill complex, proponents of the study said it was time to consider converting the surface lot into a garage - or to develop or sell it, depending on the consultant's findings.
"The demand in the Millyard has changed in seven years. There's a lot going on with companies in the Millyard. We need to make sure they stay in Manchester," at-large Alderman Dan O'Neil said at Tuesday's meeting. "We've got to be proactive with this."
Gatsas clearly was not crazy about the idea, and he mentioned talks he's had with developers who may be interested in a condo parking facility, where individual spaces would be sold. More intriguingly, Gatsas posed the question, "What about a movie theater?"
The parking consultant, predictably, will be interviewing the relevant stakeholders, including Millyard tenants. A chief concern is that a new parking facility not "cannibalize" demand at the city's other garages and spaces.
There were only two votes against moving forward with the study: Ward 10 Aldermen Phil Greazzo, who, as he said, is "not a big fan of studies," and at-large Alderman Joe Kelly Levasseur.
"I'd like to get the free market on it if we could. I don't think we should do a study, but do an RFP," Levasseur said, referring to a request for proposals.
Elizabeth Kulig, who was elected chairman at the group's organizing caucus last week, is 21 years old, and she is by a long shot the youngest person to head up the local party. She'll graduate from Saint Anselm College in May.
Kulig was the campaign manager for school board member Donna Soucy in her successful run last fall for state Senate. She also ran Ward 6 Alderman Garth Corriveau's reelection campaign in 2011.
With the 2013 municipal elections looming and another round of state elections the year after, Kulig will have plenty on her plate. She says has the energy for it.
"That's one of the virtues of being young. You're able to put in the hours," she said.
The next day, the board will hold a public hearing on the budget at City Hall. Given the outcry over crowded classes this year, the board can expect to get an earful. This year the superintendent has proposed a tax cap budget of $155.7 million and a "school approval" budget of $160 million, which is designed to meet minimum state standards.
It is the aldermen, of course, who will ultimately determine how much the district has to spend. They'll hold their public hearing on April 1 at Memorial High School. No fooling.
Ted Siefer may be reached at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @tbsreporter.
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---- — Andy Warhol was the one who first said that we'll all get 15 minutes of fame. It's probably true. I got mine about 9 years ago because of the conjunction of the present U.S. Secretary of State and a Derry clergyman who died nearly 300 years ago.
Back in 2004, the presidential campaign was in full swing pitting President George W. Bush against Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kerry. A lot of people back then were surprised to discover that Kerry was not Irish but his family's name was Kohn and was changed when his grandparents emigrated from Hungary. In June 2004, I got a call from my good buddy and fellow historian Andrew Bell in Californian. He'd just found a genealogical connection between Sen. Kerry and the Rev. James McGregor, the founder of old Nutfield. I thought that was pretty cool and when I checked Brother Bell's sources I found the undeniable proof that Kerry indeed did have Irish roots! This was a scoop that ever the very smart Sen. Kerry didn't know.
The records say that John Kerry, through his mother Rosemary Forbes, is the great, great, great, great, great, great grandson of the Rev. James McGregor (1677-1729) from Aghadowey, Northern Ireland. McGregor emigrated here in 1718 with his congregation of 16 families; together they settled the Nutfield grant in 1719. That grant is now the towns of Derry, Londonderry and Windham as well as parts of Salem, Hudson and Manchester. In 1720, they planted the first crop of potatoes in America.
It was a good story and I was glad when the Derry News printed it. The next day the editor told me The Eagle-Tribune was republishing the story on the front page. Wow! Great! Then I got word that it was being picked up by a national news service. In a couple days, the story — and my name — was in hundreds of newspapers from coast to coast.
Within hours, my telephone began to ring. I was being asked for quotes by radio and the print media from all over the country. During that week, I even did an interview with a Dublin, Ireland, radio station that said my story on Kerry and McGregor was well known in his side of the pond. Toward the end of the week I got a call from the nationally broadcast TV show "Crossfire" asking if I'd do an on-air interview. Here was a chance to talk to millions of listeners — on prime-time TV — about Derry's history. It took me about one second to say "Heavens to Murgatroyd, yes!"
Before my grand appearance, I had to have a young lady put makeup on my face. I suspected that they were afraid the camera's lights might create a major glare off my bald head. Before I went on, they interviewed Democratic spokesperson Kathy Sullivan. She and Tucker Carlson got into a major battle of words that went on and on and on. Finally, my time came to sit in the chair between Mr. Carlson and Paul Begala. By this time, the on-air, live TV show was almost out of time. I had less than two minutes to talk about Kerry's Irish roots and the story of McGregor planting the first potato. I did just manage in the last three seconds to squeeze in the tidbit that both Bush and Kerry were distant cousins of astronaut Alan Shepard.
When I got home I found out that my appearance had been noticed. One old friend, whom I'd been trying to find for a year, called me from Florida. Andy Bell called from California to tell me that I looked a lot better now that I was wearing makeup. So far everything was going pretty cool. But then the attacks began! I started to get mean-spirited emails from all over the country. I was made fun of because of the potato story. I apparently made both sides angry by saying Kerry and Bush were distant cousins. Some critics accused me of being a stooge for Kerry and that I was lying in order to get Irish-Americans to vote Democratic. I finally stopped reading my emails to avoid all the nastiness. I had actually neither written nor said anything good or bad about John Kerry. I did however say that "having Derry blood in his veins can't be a bad thing." After about a week the angry birds stopped bothering me. My moment of fame had passed. Thank heavens!
I later had a chance to speak briefly to Kerry about Rev. McGregor and he seemed very interested. Unfortunately, his time in Derry had to be brief and he was quickly rushed away by his managers to another campaign rally.
In July, about five months from now, I will be in Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland, taking part in their 400th birthday celebration. I'll be speaking about James McGregor's importance to American-Northern Irish history. Perhaps Secretary of State Kerry will hear about my gig and show up to hear about his ancestor. Yeah, right! And afterward maybe he'll buy me a Guinness at Badgers Pub in the beautiful city of Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Rick Holmes is the official town historian of Derry. His office hours at the Municipal Center are Mondays from 8 a.m. to noon and Wednesdays from 4 to 7 p.m. Several of his books on local history are available at Mack's Apples and Derry's libraries.


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By John Toole
---- — New Hampshire officials stepped in a pile of horse manure while making rules about state trail use.
The quick, firm and adverse response from horseback riders, who crowded hearings this fall, forced a retreat.
Officials publicly acknowledged they erred in failing to first get opinions from riders.
"We did not understand the extent of the use and importance of (state) properties to the equestrian community," the Department of Resources and Economic Development said in a memo prepared for one of the meetings.
State legislators are now pushing a bill, with bipartisan support, to protect the rights of horseback riders to use trails.
"Nothing shall limit the right of the public to pass over any trail in the multi-use statewide trail system for the purpose of horseback riding," reads draft legislation proposed by Sen. Andy Sanborn, R-Bedford.
Horseback riding groups are pressing their legislators to support Sanborn's bill.
"If Andy Sanborn's bill becomes law, that will override everything," said Jane Mallinson of Chester, president of the 40-member Derry Trail Riders.
Mallinson said the rules as initially proposed would have greatly curtailed rider use of state trails.
Riders criticized the proposal for barring them from all but gravel trails or paved roadways.
"The equestrian community rallied against that," Mallinson said.
The trail rules are still under state review, but gone is a requirement riders said would have forced them to dismount and lug manure from 10 miles deep in the woods.
Riders maintain that not only was unnecessary — manure poses no threat to the public — but also presented safety or injury risks to them from dismounting in remote areas.
Officials, meanwhile, are loosening proposed restrictions riders said would have curtailed trail use.
Riders have estimated the rules, as first proposed, would have limited them to fewer than 10 miles in a popular 100-mile trail network in Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown.
But the rules also could have affected riders on the rail trail from Londonderry through Salem.
The state's revised rules package is still evolving, but officials now say it would expand equestrian use.
It also would require horseback riders to remove manure from places like trail heads and parking lots, something they have not opposed and say they do anyway.
"We made modifications to the rules based on the public comments we heard," said Philip Bryce, director of the state's Division of Parks and Recreation.
A revised rules package will be available for public comment soon and posted on the division's website.
Bryce said that while more forums aren't required, the state will schedule time to hear from the public anyway.
Riders said state officials became responsive to their concerns once confronted by the dozens and, in some cases, hundreds, who attended forums.
"They had no idea how many people were out there riding," said Pat Darmofal of Haverhill, treasurer with the Derry Trail Riders.
"That's a fraction of it," said manager Taylor Hole of Shannon Trails riding facility in Salem.
A lot of owners wouldn't have the time to attend forums because of their time commitment to their horses, he said.
Hole was doing what he could, writing in support of the horseback riders.
"There's no doubt in my mind that nothing should be restricted," Hole said.
"Nonsense," is how he characterized the proposed limits on riders.
A point horseback riders have made with the state is the economic impact of their sport that benefits businesses ranging from veterinarians to feed stores.
Mallinson said equestrians lacked the kind of statewide trails advocacy coalition other recreational have working with DRED, which is why the agency was caught off guard by riders.
One is now forming, she said.
"The bottom line is, I don't think they had any idea about our use of trails," Mallinson said.
She credited Bryce with bending over backward to hear from the horseback riders as their concerns surfaced.
"He seems to be responding," Mallinson said.
Bryce believes riders are on the right trail in setting up a coalition to consult and work with the state.
"We've been urging them to do so," he said. "Had that coalition been in existence, and had we had that ongoing conversation, I think this would have gone a lot more smoothly."


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Just a few little peeks at the past few days, including a few of my favorite things, cats and cupcakes! On Friday morning, as I was about to head out the door, I spied Lily relaxing on the window sill in the bathroom. Of course I had to take a few pictures.
Cold weather is officially here (it hailed on Friday!) so it's time to break out the space heater, since the actual heater in our place has been broken since we started living here, unfortunately. Hopefully we'll be getting that and our badly clogged sink taken care of soon. Sweeney always likes a front row seat for the heater.
Caught up with my favorite reanimated damsel. Also watched the Kenneth Branagh version of Frankenstein, for an altogether different and slightly disturbing experience. Yikes.
My mom has been out of town for the past week, and on her way back, she picked up some cupcakes to bring back and share, yay! I dropped by yesterday after she got home, and we split all six flavors.
Tart Cranberry Chardonnay
Chocolate Maple Marshmallow
Chocolate Malt French Fry
Lemon Cream Pie
Chocolate Blackberry Syrah
I think my favorite would be Tart Cranberry Chardonnay; I loved the sugared cranberry on top, and cranberry filling. The Chocolate Malt French Fry was so good too, the tiny salty french fries on top were such a nice addition. They were all so delicious though, I have yet to try an Enjoy cupcake I didn't care for.
Today was a bit of a lazy day, since my neck and shoulder pain is still sticking around, with a headache thrown in for good measure. However, I did manage to do a commissioned painting for Jose's colleague's birthday. Also, I forgot to share that I received the super-spiffy premiere issue of Rock N Roll Bride Magazine, it's so pretty!
Lily and Kat's kitty Henry look so much alike, I had to take a picture of Lily reading the magazine. I think he would like it, if he knew how to read. Speaking of Lily, Jill of The Dapper Toad has created the most adorable cat charms for her Shop. She offers pre-designed cat charms, or you can order custom charms! I want one of Lily soooo badly! I would want one of Sweeney too if he wasn't such a jerk, haha.
Jill is generously hosting a giveaway where you can win one of her kitty charms, and I am crossing my fingers, toes, and whatever else I can cross, to win a teeny tiny Lily to carry around with me like the crazy cat lady that I am. I know I'm not the only cat lady around here!


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Why is it that the people with all the advanced degrees are the initiators of so much STUPID stuff? Here's another TRUE story from the annals of my life in "higher" education.
Many years ago our college was about to move into its modern new campus; and I was in charge of the music curriculum. Then one bright, sunny, wonderful morning I got a memo that made the day very grey indeed. It was from the college's provost and it informed me that due to "budget constraints" we would need to justify the need for PIANOS in the operation of our music curriculum. It went on to point out that we would also need to build a case for the use of audio equipment in the classrooms!
I was completely STUNNED! I called the provost to verify that his secretary did not misunderstand something in typing the memo, or that the whole thing was not some kind of cruel hoax. Mildly annoyed, his usual state of mind, he assured me that he saw nothing inappropriate with the requirement. He then suggested that I compile documentation for our needs by "collecting letters from surrounding colleges with music curriculums" verifying such items!
Well, I did contact my colleagues at four or five surrounding colleges and requested the supporting documentation needed. In the process, I suffered quite a bit of ribbing about the insanity of such questions. Eventually, the letters were collected, and each one verified that no music curriculum could operate at their school without such basic needs.
Ultimately, we got our pianos, audio systems, and other items but it has always remained in my mind as a major embarrassment and I was teased about it for years. Whew -- ADMINISTRATORS!?
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Bizarre Foods' Andrew Zimmern is a fan of some pretty unusual eats. Recently he talked about how cultivating an adventurous palette can make you feel younger. So how bizarre are the foods he recommends? Well, the first food is on the sticky side and smells like a dead body. But Dr. Oz gives it the thumbs up.
Feel-younger food #1: A Japanese paste
Zimmerman has been all over the world, and some of the most youthful, energetic people he's met hail from Japan. It's not surprising, then, that Zimmerman's a fan of Japanese cuisine; what is surprising is the dish he's promoting: natto. Dr. Oz describes it this way: "Natto is a sticky paste made by adding healthy bacteria to lightly cooked soybeans and fermenting." If it sounds bad, some think it smells even worse. But the taste is apparently better than you might think when it's mixed with ginger, radishes, tuna and okra and served with noodles. According to Dr. Oz, natto is rich in vitamin K2, which helps strengthen bones and prevent aches and pains as you grow older. Natto is available at Japanese markets.
Feel-younger food #2: An odd-shaped clam
The next bizarre food Zimmerman recommends is the geoduck (goo-ee-duhk) clam, which comes from the Seattle, Washington area. It sports an unusual long "neck" that resembles an elephant trunk or, some say, a part of the male anatomy. Some people can be overwhelmed by the taste, which Zimmern says is "like a wave has just broken over you." Many people (including Zimmern) can't get enough. After eating a piece, Dr. Oz said, "This is one of the best things I've ever had in my life!" Geoduck contains ample amounts of iron and is available online and at fish markets in the Pacific Northwest.
Feel-younger food #3: An eight-armed mollusc
Zimmerman's last bizarre food is something you're definitely familiar with but may never have considered eating before: octopus. Octopus is a common dish in Greece and Turkey. In fact, it's one of Dr. Oz's favorite foods! It's a heart-healthy lean protein that has about a third the cholesterol and half the fat of beef. You can find frozen octopus at some fish markets.
These foods may seem bizarre, but only because you haven't tried them yet. If you're willing to experiment and eat outside your comfort zone, you'll have a much wider variety of meals to choose from that will knock years off your body and make you feel younger.
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Update, 8:17 a.m. Feb. 21: The Florida Highway Patrol has released the name of the man killed and his female passenger. They are Keith Daniel Williamson of Lutz and Jenna Elizabeth Scott of Valrico.
A 26-year-old Lutz man is dead after the Florida Highway Patrol says his motorcycle hit a parked cruiser on the Courtney Campbell Causeway.
The accident happened around 10:31 p.m. Feb. 20 as the man and 24-year-old female passenger from Valrico were heading eastbound on the Causeway just west of Bay Harbor Drive. The bike was traveling a "high rate of speed" when it struck the rear end of a Florida Highway Patrol car that was parked and had its emergency lighting activated, a highway patrol media release said.
The trooper's car was "positioned in an active construction zone in which the inside lane of travel was closed," the release added.
The driver of the motorcycle and his passenger were both thrown from the motorcycle upon impact. The man died at the scene, the release said. The woman was transported to St. Joseph's Hospital with critical injuries.
Trooper Dawayne Maddux, 32, was uninjured in the crash.
The names of the motorcycle's driver and passenger are not being released at this time.
Stay with Lutz Patch for updates as they become available.


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Day 2. "Call Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know." Jeremiah 33:3
Lord, You have asked us to call to You, with the promise that You will answer when we do. We humbly seek Your guidance for our nation. Give us wisdom so that we will be a people guided by Your spirit and filled with Your presence. Help us, O Lord, to honor You in word and deed, that we as a people will have Your blessing and favor.
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Females possess two X-chromosomes, males have one X and one Y chromosome. Since the mutations causing the disease are recessive, a woman carrying the defect on one of her X-chromosomes may not be affected by it, as the equivalent allele on her other chromosome should express itself to produce the necessary clotting factors. However, the Y-chromosome in men has no gene for factors VIII or IX. If the genes responsible for production of factor VIII or factor IX present on a male's X-chromosome are deficient there is no equivalent on the Y-chromosome, so the deficient gene is not masked by the dominant allele and he will develop the illness.
Since a male receives his single X-chromosome from his mother, the son of a healthy female silently carrying the deficient gene will have a 50% chance of inheriting that gene from her and with it the disease; and if his mother is affected with haemophilia, he will have a 100% chance of being a haemophiliac. In contrast, for a female to inherit the disease, she must receive two deficient X-chromosomes, one from her mother and the other from her father (who must therefore be a haemophiliac himself). Hence haemophilia is far more common among males than females. However, it is possible for female carriers to become mild haemophiliacs due to lyonisation (inactivation) of the X chromosomes. Haemophiliac daughters are more common than they once were, as improved treatments for the disease have allowed more haemophiliac males to survive to adulthood and become parents. Adult females may experience menorrhagia (heavy periods) due to the bleeding tendency. The pattern of inheritance is criss-cross type. This type of pattern is also seen in colour blindness.
A mother who is a carrier has a 50% chance of passing the faulty X chromosome to her daughter, while an affected father will always pass on the affected gene to his daughters. A son cannot inherit the defective gene from his father.
Genetic testing and genetic counselling is recommended for families with haemophilia. Prenatal testing, such as amniocentesis, is available to pregnant women who may be carriers of the condition.
As with all genetic disorders, it is of course also possible for a human to acquire it spontaneously through mutation, rather than inheriting it, because of a new mutation in one of their parents' gametes. Spontaneous mutations account for about 33% of all cases of haemophilia A. About 30% of cases of haemophilia B are the result of a spontaneous gene mutation.
If a female gives birth to a haemophiliac child, either the female is a carrier for the disease or the haemophilia was the result of a spontaneous mutation. Until modern direct DNA testing, however, it was impossible to determine if a female with only healthy children was a carrier or not. Generally, the more healthy sons she bore, the higher the probability that she was not a carrier.
If a male is afflicted with the disease and has children with a female who is not even a carrier, his daughters will be carriers of haemophilia. His sons, however, will not be affected with the disease. The disease is X-linked and the father cannot pass haemophilia through the Y chromosome. Males with the disorder are then no more likely to pass on the gene to their children than carrier females, though all daughters they sire will be carriers and all sons they father will not have haemophilia (unless the mother is a carrier).
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Last Wednesday evening might have looked like your typical foggy summer night outside, but inside the Rickshaw Stop things heated up into a muggy spring break atmosphere. Loud packs of girls with cocktails tipping in their hands teetered into bathroom stalls, hair sweat-matted to their necks. A dude built like a snowman melted his jiggling middle against his partner's wiggling backside. The humidity was high as a couple hundred bodies performed wobbly, inebriated workouts to hip-hop from opener Trackademicks and his Honor Roll crew.
The place was the embodiment of an MTV reality show: 18-to-24-year-old party kids everywhere, the legal drinkers chugging alcohol and living up a Wednesday like a Friday. (I had to rescue my discarded coat from one drunk trying to use it as a gym towel to wipe her forehead.) This particular night of bacchanalia was building specifically for a local duo called the Cataracs, the headliners who'd packed so many people into the place by 11 p.m. that the bouncer warned the door guy, "Don't let any new people into the club. We're a full house now." Not only had Cataracs fans grabbed every available ticket before the doors opened, but their parents had flooded the club with calls that afternoon, to ensure, one booker tells me, that "tickets bought with their credit cards could be picked up by their kids at the door."
The Cataracs have an abundance of young fans. If MySpace is still a valid indication of popularity, the duo of Cyrano (aka 19-year-old Niles Hollowell-Dhar) and Campa (20-year-old David Singer-Vine) has amassed more than 10,000 friends. Their single gets play on Wild 94.7. Their label owner shoots me regular e-mails on the group's current status: video by a local director named Taj, who also shot a video for Rihanna; glowing write-up in the Chronicle; a breathless e-mail from a journalist who saw the recent sold-out show at Berkeley's Ashkenaz.
I get that these young guys have a strong following — not only is it in the press kit, it's also in the Rickshaw, fans screaming at the stage as though it's Justin Timberlake up there instead of two Berkeley High grads with a live backing band. Cyrano and Campa milked the crowd all night, clean-shaven studs in tight jeans trading corny banter about the girls named in their songs, or instructing that the ladies give them a Hell ya. Every call provoked an immediate crowd response.
But the one thing I don't get: why the Cataracs' lyrics are stuck in such obvious mediocrity. For all the group's musical and marketing savvy, when they open their mouths, their words are equivalent of cheap pickup lines: passable for getting your foot in the door, I guess, but hardly charming for guys who seem performance savvy.
Take the Cataracs' hit single, a song called "Baby Baby (The Lover's Anthem)" that made it on local radio. It's a poppy '80s R&B jam with simple drum machine beats and subtle vocal distortion. If you dig that kind of stuff, it's a musical earworm that'll burrow in your brain for days. But when the words kick in, the song's a remedial love poem.
I don't got work and you don't got school/I can take you out for dinner, we can go get some food
Imma call you on your telly and see what it do/We can hit the deli and go get a room/'Cause I don't got work and you don't got school
Baby baby, you're my baby baby baby/Thinking of you is driving me crazy.
Today's mainstream hits aren't penned by little Bob Dylans, I realize. Earlier in the evening, DJ Disco Shawn spun a stack of chart toppers about such basic stuff as getting licked like a lollipop (Lil' Wayne) and jumping around (House of Pain). But those acts got huge because they also worked clever wordplay and a little humor between the lines. The Cataracs play it way too straight, especially if all they're gonna detail is dates to the deli, and hearing one dull cliché after another started driving me crazy.
When Cataracs performed "Baby Baby" at the Rickshaw, a woman next to me threw her plastic cup on the ground. "I grew up on Bay Area hip-hop," she leans in to tell me, "And this is crap." But she and I seem to be in the minority in our aversion to this by-the-book come-on. Other females in the club were scrambling onstage — at first just one or two, but by the end of the song, a whole gaggle of them were up there, lifting their shirts to reveal flattened midriffs or leaning in to Cyrano's mic to add their chorus of baby babys to the mix.
That wasn't the group's only crowd pleaser. The Cataracs had a full set list of them. Another Rickshaw audience fave: a track about having sex to a Cataracs single — called, go figure, "Freakin Ta Ma Song." Sample lyrics:
We lyin' on the floor, it's gettin' to my verse/The next thing I know, she's lip synchin' my words
They say that life, you should never fear it/even when you see the light, you can persevere it/She wants advice so I let her hear it/ Girl, you don't need no ice, all you need is my lyrics.


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Season of Sauvignon
FARM PROGRAMMES ( Each farm takes their own bookings)
Their relaxed rustic grounds are perfect to enjoy picnic baskets prepared by Eat at Altydgedacht, all you need to bring is a blanket to enjoy lunch under the trees. The restaurant will be taking bookings for their famous farm menu of pies, quiches and platters. Vineyard tours can be booked over the weekend, on arrival. Plenty for the little ones including a 'farmstical' course, jumping castle and a special menu at the restaurant.
Saturday &Sunday: 11am-4pm
Booking at restaurant essential on 021 975 7815
Friday 4 October sees the re-launch of Bloemendal. The farm's new packaging and wine will be showcased paired with a three course meal at Bon Amis Restaurant. While Saturday's activities are already fully booked, Sunday's live music and the food and wine at Bon Amis (with the kiddies catered for with lots to do) will ensure a day of laid-back pleasure.
Friday: R300pp with 3 course dinner and wine tasting, booking essential on 021 976 2682 or email@example.com
Saturday: Fully booked
Sunday: 11am-2pm
Get rocking with The Flashbacks, Rudi die Wynmaker and Gerald Clark. Themed 'Alice in Wineland', come enjoy old-time favourites from jaffles, flammkuchen and home-baked pastries to more decadent oysters. Petting zoo and dedicated play area for the little ones.
Saturday: 10am-8pm
Sunday: 10am-6pm
Entrance: R10pp, R20pp with tasting glass and sauvignon blanc 2013 tasting. Children under 12 free.
De Grendel
Taste Chef Ian Bergh's take on tapas paired with sauvignon blanc at De Grendel Restaurant on 5 October. To whet your appetite, think Smoked Trout, grapefruit, ricotta, orange, vanilla, lime and Goats' cheese, asparagus, parmesan, aborio. All tapas are served with a glass of expertly paired De Grendel Wine. Bookings are essential from 11am-2pm, after that, feel free to pop in any time until 4pm. (to book call 021 558 7035). Sunday is a la carte menu.
On the tasting room veranda keep a look out for our sauvignon blanc cocktail bar, and snack around on gourmet boerewors, pancakes, biltong and oysters. Our foot-tapping musical line-up consists of Pieter van Helslandt, Dogters Van Man, Renate and Project Ensemble. Feel free to stop by from 10am-5pm.
The rugby will be screened on Saturday afternoon.
Saturday & Sunday 11am-4pm.
Booking between 11am-2pm on 021 558 7035 or email@example.com
Walk-ins from 2pm onwards.
Tasting Room veranda:
Saturday & Sunday: 10am-5pm (no booking required)
SATURDAY ONLY Wine Ferry: R1100pp, booking essential with Francois Koenig on firstname.lastname@example.com or call 021 934 4405
Welcoming white wine season is a long-standing tradition at Diemersdal. Sip, swirl and enjoy multi-award winning Sauvignon Blancs. Bring the sun hat, picnic blanket and party face. Relax al fresco, under festive umbrellas or the huge tent with its convivial crowds. Live music adds beat to the day. For the adventurous, tag along with winemakers Thys Louw and Marie Branders for vineyard hikes exploring the spring vines, and learn about terroir. Diemersdal farm eatery gets playful with Sauvignon slush puppies and ice cream. To keep you going over the weekend, cheese platters, their signature artisan bread rolls, and Sauvignon loving food will be served. The little ones can enjoy horse cart-rides, games, and other festival activities. The rugby will be screened on Saturday afternoon.
Saturday & Sunday: 11am-6pm
Entrance fee: R50 adults, kids enter for free
Bookings for tables: firstname.lastname@example.com (bookings close 4 October, 3pm)
All things Sauvignon blanc at Durbanville Hills. For something sensory, experience how food plays with Sauvignon Blanc, enjoy an interactive sensory tasting where you can discover for yourself how sweet, sour, bitter and savoury flavours change the taste profile of a Sauvignon blanc. Picnics, nachos, sushi, oysters, and charcuterie platters are on offer with live music courtesy of Chris Rain and Ricky Nass. and. There will beplenty of fun for the little ones with face painters, a jumping castle and free-form jungle gym.. The restaurant will be open for breakfast and lunch over the weekend. One of the three Durbanville Sauvignon Wine Ferry destinations.
Saturday & Sunday: 10am-5pm
Sensory tasting Saturday and Sunday: R60pp booking essential with Simone Brown on 021 5581300 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
Entrance is free or R50 with crystal tasting glass and wine tasting.
SATURDAY ONLY Wine Ferry: R1100pp, booking essential with Francois Koenig on email@example.com or call 021 934 4405
Groot Phesantekraal
On the north east side of Durbanville goes cool with laid back tunes while festival goers can enjoy cheese platters, sushi and some lekker local roosterkoek and curry and rice. Taste their Groot Phizante Kraal Sauvignon Blanc with its tropical fruit flavours and hints of figs and gooseberries. Also home to the much-hailed Anna'de'Koning Chenin Blanc, the first Chenin Blanc of the valley.
Saturday ONLY: 11am-4pm
Contact: Anri on 021 976 2114
'Wyn in the Tuin' at Klein Roosboom. Sip Sauvignon Blanc, sway to Slip Jam and experience vivacious winemaker Karen De Villiers' creative touches that turn each festival into the most memorable event. Enjoy trendy food trucks offering a variety of food. Bubble ball, sand art and more for the kids. The rugby will be screened on Saturday afternoon.
Saturday & Sunday: 11am-6pm
Entrance fee: R30 includes tasting glass, tasting and bandana
Booking: firstname.lastname@example.com
Wine lovers bring the whole family to Meerendal. Live entertainment, the popular Farmer's Market (Saturday only) and activities for the kids are on offer. Cellar master, Liza Goodwin, takes visitors on tutored tastings and wine guru Bennie Howard showcases how well Meerendal and Durbanville Sauvignons can age. Overseas wines will be included as well (these tastings are free of charge). Sunday sees the West Coast buffet straight from the Braai, with Sauvignon Blanc pairings. The Bistro restaurant will be open for breakfast, lunch and dinner the whole weekend. One of the three Durbanville Sauvignon Wine Ferry destinations.
Saturday: 9am-5pm
Tasting with Bennie Howard and Liza Goodwin 10am, 11:30am, 1pm, free of charge, booking advised on 021 975 1655
Sunday: 12pm-4pm
West Coast braai, R220pp (Children ages 6-12 are R90pp, children under 6 eat for free), booking advised on 021 975 1655
SATURDAY ONLY : Wine Ferry: R1100pp, booking essential with Francois Koenig on firstname.lastname@example.com or call 021 934 4405
Celebrates the festival with Blanc and Blues. New to the Quarry this year is the On Tap Ice Bar- ensuring your favourite savvy is perfectly chilled. The Wine Theatre will be hosted by winemakers Graham Reed and Arno Smit. Stock on up wine with specials at the Wine Shop. Feast on smoked Norwegian salmon, oysters and seafood wraps, hamburgers and more. Kids will enjoy the Play Arena with rides and entertainment.
Saturday: 11am-9pm, R70pp
Sunday: 11am-6pm, R60pp
Wine theatre runs from 2pm
Contact: Mike on 021 976 4959
Welcome festival goers with open arms. Their knack for creating a festival mood is helped along by the rolling hills and their famous dam. Cassia Restaurant serves up hamburgers sushi, cajun chicken wraps and footlongs. A jazz band sets the mood for a relaxed weekend, wine specials and activities for the kids. 'Tables at Nitida' will operate as normal.
Saturday: Fully Booked
Sunday: 11am-5pm, R100pp (www.webtickets.co.za to book)
Also at all the farms: 'Ward in a box' will again be on offer, an excellent way of tasting a Sauvignon Blanc variety from each of the 11 farms in the valley. Each farm has this on offer so festival goers can partake in a comparative tasting in one spot and get to know the valley's cool climate style of Sauvignon Blanc.
For the jetsetters, the popular Durbanville Sauvignon Wine Ferry helicopter experience returns. Explore the valley from the air as Base 4 Aviation takes passengers on a three- stop day experience via De Grendel, Durbanville Hills and Meerendal. This exclusive shuttle service flies from one estate to the next, for visitors to enjoy tastings and festival offerings. For more information email Francois Koenig on firstname.lastname@example.com or call 021 934 4405. (Bookings close Friday 4 October 10am)
Stay in touch by following @DurbanvilleWine and #dvillesauvfest on Twitter or visit www.facebook.com/durbanvillewine
Make a weekend of it with the Protea Hotel Durbanville. Accommodation for those that would like to stayover during the festival starts at R799.00 per room (maximum 2 people). To make your reservation, please contact the hotel directly on 021 913 9256 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Steven Cary
The Union-Recorder
MILLEDGEVILLE — As one of the most decorated wrestlers to compete at Baldwin High School, recent graduate Willie Milner plans to take his career to the next level by attempting to walk on to the wrestling team at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C. in fall 2014.
Earning more than 100 career victories as a high school wrestler, Milner will attend team practices in the spring semester of 2014, with hopes of earning a spot on the N.C. State roster in the fall.
"I've been talking to the coach, and he's basically going to let me come to the practices and check them out," he said. He's trying to find me a spot. I sent him my highlights and he loved them, so basically, he said to keep him posted on how I'm doing."
Milner had several offers, but chose to pursue N.C. State because of the rich tradition the Wolfpack have in wrestling and the success the team has had due to first year head coach Pat Popolizio.
"It was basically all about the history that North Carolina State has," Milner said. "It's going to be a good program."
In the meantime, Milner plans to focus on his studies as a freshman at Georgia Military College, as he is currently juggling a 13-hour class load with his training.
"This fall I'm going to focus on my academics, so I'm just trying to get all of my credit hours," Milner said. "So, over the summer I'm going to go to GMC and basically go ahead and start my college experience off."
The hard working Milner also hopes to gain a little bit of college wrestling experience by training with former Braves wrestler and teammate, Floyd Canty, who currently competes for Brewton-Parker College in Mt. Vernon.
"For the time being, I'm trying to work with Floyd. He's wrestling at Brewton-Parker, and you know, it's a great experience because his coach knows a lot of moves," Milner said. "So, it teaches me to be more technical when I'm on the mat."
After a successful season in which the former Brave qualified for the Georgia High School Association State Wrestling Championships, Milner now is excited to pursue his childhood dream of competing against the best wrestlers in the country at N.C. State next year.
"As a child, I always wanted to go to the top school of Division I," he said. "I just wanted to go up against the top schools like Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and all of that. I just want to go against the top wrestlers to see where I stand."


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UPDATE 8:41 a.m.: Fires are contained on Tuesday morning as firefighters switch shifts and continue to battle at least four separate blazes that broke out on Tuesday across Manorville, Calverton and other locations in Suffolk County.
An acrid smell of smoke blankets the entire East End as, according to Riverhead Town Police Chief David Hegermiller, the fires have been contained.
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said on Tuesday morning that the brush fires in Ridge are still actively burning and not under control, although the area of the blaze did not expand overnight.
There is no need for additional evacuations, he said in an impromptu, televised press briefing.
Bellone said if winds pick up later today the situation could change again and all means are being employed to get as much water on the flames before winds shift.
Efforts are underway to retrive six fire brush trucks that became stuck in the marshy area late last night, as reported by Patch. Those trucks were in no danger, just stuck, volunteer firefighters reported.
Bellone commended firefighters who have been fighting the flames in dangerous conditions.
ORIGINAL STORY: Monday, 9:43 p.m.
The Stony Brook Fire Department is among 109 fire departments in Suffolk County called to help battle the raging brush fires in the Ridge area. Chief Andy Seelin said Monday night that two Stony Brook chiefs led a team of 14 on Engine 5832 and a utility vehicle to assist.
Seelin said he has not heard any updates from the scene from his members because "it's very hard to communicate right now."
The Setauket Fire Department could not confirm the number of firefighters it sent to help battle the brush fires.
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone warned locals that as darkness has fallen, the dangers surround the raging brush fires in Ridge have grown – and it could be days before the fires are extinguished.
"This a rapidly shifting situation," Bellone said at a press conference Monday night, urging people to stay as far away from the scene as possible to let firefighters do their work. "This fire could go on for some time."
Three firefighters have been injured and treated at the Stony Brook University Burn center; one has been admitted with 2nd and 3rd degree burns.
No fatalities have been reported.
The 106th Air National Guard is on standby and ready to assist, as are state police. The goal, Bellone, is to make sure no firefighter is put in danger by an aerial water drop.
According to a release issued by the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, the fire broke out at the Laboratory in the northern portion of the site, east of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collidor complex. Officials said the laboratory's sewage treatment plant was evacuated as a precaution. The cause of the fire is unknown.
Two Manorville residences and one commercial building have been destroyed, and two additional homes are still on fire. The situation Bellone said is "as serious as it gets," the most serious brush fires since 1995.
Currently, 236 homes are without power and the county is coordinating with the Long Island Power Authority and National Grid.
The Primrose Path area of Manorville has also been evacuated.
Fires are still not contained and are moving in a southeasterly direction. It is not yet clear how the fires started.
A Manorville fire truck was destroyed in the blaze.
Bellone asked that residents do not call 911 unless it is an emergency as phone systems are overloaded.


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Bears Dominate in The Big Freeze Series
OAKLAND, CA, October 22, 2012 – This past weekend, Cal Ice Hockey took on the Stanford Cardinal in the annual Big Freeze. Thursday night in Oakland, the Bears shutout the Cardinal 9-0 in front of 200+ rowdy fans. They followed up their shutout with another dominating 7-2 victory at Stanford on Friday night. The Bears outscored the Cardinal 16-2 over the weekend, which saw goals from 9 different Bears. Cal is now 6-3-0 (4-2-0 in PAC8).
Oakland Ice Center was rocking on Thursday night. With the Cal Band and 200+ fans in attendance, the Bears took the ice in their flossy new gold uniforms. Bryce Morisako (Fr.) opened the scoring 10 minutes into the first period on an unassisted goal. Bryan Brown (Grad.) added two more before the period ended, with JP McNicholas (Sr.) earning assists on both goals, the second of which coming on the powerplay.
The Bears continued their momentum in the second period. JP McNicholas put Cal up 4-0 on a nifty passing play with Chaten Boscha (Grad.) and B. Brown. Less than 30 seconds later, Gerald Williams (Grad.) potted his first career ACHA goal, banging home a rebound on the doorstep. Boscha and McNicholas earned the assists.
Cal kept the pressure on in the third period, scoring three goals in two minutes to start the period. First, Nic Kawasaki (Fr.) rocketed a wrist shot into the top left corner to make it 6-0. Half a minute later, Jake White (So.) sent a bad angle shot into the goalie's pads, which left a rebound right in the crease. Frank Anicic (Sr.) and Andy Abrams (So.) banged away at it, but it was Abrams who ended up chipping the puck over the goaltender's extended left pad to earn his second goal of the season. White tallied his second goal of the season on a dazzling individual effort, stickhandling his way through the Cardinal defense before beating the goalie on a shot from the top of the circle. With three minutes to go, the Bears appeared to go up 10-0 on an unbelievable, no-look backhand from the hash marks by Kawasaki, but the goal was waved off when the referees ruled the net was off its moorings.
With a minute to go, a Stanford player came out of the penalty box, got a fortunate bounce and came in on a clear breakaway. Captain Justin Tetyevsky (So.) raced back and made a valiant diving attempt to knock the puck away, but the Stanford player was tripped up and the referees awarded him a penalty shot. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered on Cal goalie, Matt Bloomfield (Sr.), as he shut the door with his glove to earn his first shutout of the season.
The following evening in Mountain View, the Bears attempted to coast to their third victory against Stanford this season. However, they quickly found out this would not be the case. After 20 minutes of play, the Bears were looking at a 2-1 deficit, despite outshooting the cardinal 17-10.
The Bears came out with a vengeance in the second period. In the first five minutes, the 2-1 deficit was turned into a 4-2 lead after three quick goals by Kawasaki, B. Brown, and Michel Mikhail (So.). Kawasaki's came from another blistering wrister, Brown's on a 2-on-1 with McNicholas, and Mikhail's on a juicy rebound.
The Bears added to their lead in the third period with three powerplay goals from Theo Haboucha (Fr.), B. Brown, and Kawasaki to take home a 7-2 victory. Bloomfield earned his second straight victory with another 20 save performance.
Overall, the Bears outshot Stanford 103-42 over the weekend, while dominating in the face-off circle. They also went 5 for 10 on the powerplay and killed off all 12 Cardinal powerplays.
Cal Ice Hockey has the next week off before returning to action against the University of Washington in Seattle, WA on November 2 and 3. The Bears' next home game is December 1 against Fresno State at 9:15PM.
Notes: JP McNicholas led the team in points with 2 goals and 6 assists… B. Brown led the team in goals this weekend with 4 goals… Morisako regained his points lead with 5 points on the weekend, giving him 27 on the year… Mike Holmes played Thursday night, two days after the birth of his first child, Lena Holmes… Sandon Griffin (So.) returned to the lineup Thursday night, but sat out again on Friday…


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Tuesday links: UT Athletics running in the red
NASHVILLE -- That's right folks, it's day two of the annual board of trustees workshop here at the Ellington Agricultural Center. I'll be tweeting from the meeting today and will post a story when it wraps up this afternoon. The group will continue their discussion on innovations, technology and how they will shape the future of UT.
In the meantime, there's been some commotion (ahem, athletics!) in the higher ed world in the last couple days. Here are the highlights: to keep you busy:
First off, here is the story from day one here in Nashville.
As you may have heard, UT announced yesterday that its athletics department spent last year operating in the red. A $4 million deficit doesn't sound like much in a $100 million-plus budget, but it has real implications. I was able to grab Chancellor Jimmy Cheek in between sessions here in Nashville to ask him about what this could mean. Look for his quotes in Brandon Quinn's story this morning.
The Daily Beacon had a story Monday on the reaction on campus about a new Princeton Review ranking (the same ones we wrote about here) that labeled the school unfriendly toward LGBT people. Folks at the LGBT center on campus say that's not necessarily representative of the sentiment of students and staff.
A Sunday story in The Tennessean outlines a potential legal problem for the Board of Regents over an arrested faculty member at Tennessee State University who was arrested during a meeting last week.
And, just for fun, a friend and former mentor from my time The Arizona Republic, John Faherty, who is now at The Cincinnati Enquirer, wrote a great story about the hometown of Neil Armstrong. Armstrong, of course, died Saturday.
Photo by Saul Young/Knoxville News Sentinel


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Well that was fast! The media has already, as Hamilton Nolan astutely predicted, turned on Greg Smith, the former Goldman Sachs analyst turned writer. You might remember Greg Smith from the scathing Op-Ed he wrote in the New York Times back in April, announcing his resignation from Goldman Sachs and revealing that their corporate culture […]


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First African-American Astronaut Bernard Harris Visits NJIT Summer Science Camp
If Einstein could have picked a summer camp, he would have opted for the ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp. An exciting, two-week adventure filled with field excursions and science experiments, the summer camp proves that math and science can entertain a crew of youngsters and help them brush up on their studies over the summer months.
As a component of the ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp, hosted by New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), campers will participate in an "ExxonMobil Day," July 24, 2007, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Campus Center Atrium at NJIT. Students will receive an insider's look at engineering and other science careers by conducting hands-on experiments and participating in interactive demonstrations.
(ATTENTION EDITORS: Call Rosalyn Roberts, 973-596-3433, to set up interviews with participating students in this national program of which NJIT represents the only venue in New Jersey, New York and Pennsy representing: Burlington County: Hainesport; Essex: Newark (25 students); Montclair (6); East Orange; Belleville; Hudson: Union City (6); Middlesex: East Brunswick; Kendall Park; Piscataway: Passaic: Paterson; Somerset: Green Brook, Somerset; Union: Summit.)
The U.S. will face a shortage of more than 500,000 engineers, scientists and other technically-trained workers by the year 2010, according to a Congressional task force study. The study states that it is essential to educate youth in the math and science fields at an early-enough age to engage and retain their interest in these disciplines through college and future careers.
In an ongoing effort to address this issue, former NASA astronaut Dr. Bernard Harris and ExxonMobil have partnered for the second year to provide academically-enriching, summer camp programs to middle school youth.
"With a critical shortage in the nation's technically-trained workforce, ExxonMobil's commitment to math and science is not limited to investing in these programs with funding, but also through our engineers and scientists serving as role models and making personal connections with these students," said Gerald McElvy, president, ExxonMobil Foundation. "We hope that these camps will foster the students' fundamental interests while educating them about promising career opportunities associated with these disciplines, so that we may encourage and inspire future generations to be proficient in math and science."
This year, the ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camps expanded from 2 to 20 camps at colleges and universities across the nation. The camps, which are free of charge, are offered to local, academically-qualified middle schoolers, interested in math and science and recommended by teachers.
"The expansion of the camps was a direct result of high demand from students who wanted to attend last year's camps," said Dr. Harris, veteran of two space shuttle missions and the first African-American to conduct a space walk. "There is a whole segment of the younger generation who are seeking opportunities to expand their minds through scientific study. The key is to nurture that interest and thirst for knowledge through innovative and exciting activities, therefore cementing in the students a commitment to these disciplines."
"NJIT is honored to host this year's ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp," said Suzanne Berliner, camp director at NJIT. "Already we have seen incredible enthusiasm and interest from our campers, sparked by the connection between the exciting, interactive experiments and field excursions and the core curriculum taught by our highly qualified and motivated teachers."
NJIT was selected as a camp host because of its long-standing commitment to math and science education and its efforts to support and promote local community youth in these disciplines.


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By ROB W. ANDERSON
Staff Writer
Next to water, it's the most commonly consumed liquid refreshment on the planet and can be found in nearly every household in America.
It's the only beverage that can be served hot or cold in any situation. January is National Hot Tea Month, and tea can be found somewhere in a cup or glass being served hot or cold and in varying situations during the winter and summer months.
According to The Tea Association of the USA, people drank over 3 billion gallons of tea in 2011, with black tea accounting for approximately 85 percent of the tea servings consumed. Fourteen percent was green tea, while the remaining amount was comprised of Oolong and white tea. The Tea Association of the USA says that about half of the American population drinks tea on any given day of the year. The largest number of tea drinkers can be found in the south and northeast regions of the country.
Aside from simple pleasure and refreshment, there are teas to do just about anything for which a person may have need, said Oasis Health Food store manager Ellen Haney.
"There are teas to lower your blood pressure or to lower your cholesterol. There are teas that help prevent cancer cells from forming," she said. "Your green teas can help to add polyphenols and catechins that help keep cancer cells from forming. There are teas for comfort, of course, and there are all kinds of throat-coat teas to ease your throat. Cold care. There are teas to help your cold."
For those looking for a hot, soothing cup of tea to help combat flu-like symptoms need to pick up "teas with echinacea in there and goldenseal," said Haney.
"Elderberry flower tea really, really helps to fight the flu, and of course elderberry comes in syrups and cough drops," she said. "For people who just like teas - a lot of people don't like capsules. So, if you find you don't like capsules, you can find almost anything in the tea that you would have taken in a capsule, a lot of times."
As black tea was the chosen style by the majority of Americans two years ago per The Tea Association of the USA, local resident and tea drinker Cherokee Lowe said she loves tea and that Earl Grey tea is her favorite style of tea.
"I just like the way that it tastes," she said.
Earl Grey tea is blend of Indian and Ceylon teas that presents a distinctive flavor produced from bergamot oil, which comes from a small, acidic orange. The name of the tea comes from Charles Grey, who was the second earl in his line. Grey was an early 19th Century Prime Minister to King William IV, per EnglishTeaStore.com. Grey is said to have been given the tea recipe by a Chinese mandarin whose life he had saved and later with which became friends.
Though folks growing up in Oklahoma or the region may view tea as a daily staple, Lowe said she has known people who have never given the aromatic drink a chance.
"It's not like anything else. Tea is totally by itself, and I think it's an acquired taste,' she said. "I know a lot of people that don't drink iced tea. They don't like the taste of it. That baffles me because I love iced tea, hot tea or any tea really. When I was little, my mom would make us toast and tea. So we would just have buttered toast and plain, black tea with sugar in it. This is kind of a good memory that I have so sometimes when I want comfort, I'll have toast and tea."
Oasis Health Foods offers a non-caffeinated, enjoyment tea called Passion tea by Tazo, said Haney.
"It's got hibiscus, lemon grass, rose hips, mango, passion fruit, [licorice, and cinnamon]," she said. "It's just very relaxing, and it makes a real pretty purple tea."
Haney said Oasis Health Foods sells a lot of cranberry tea – which is high in Vitamin C, promotes heart health and optimizes urinary tract health – and a mother's milk tea that helps to increase lactation for mothers who may not be producing a sufficient amount of milk for their infant.
"We sell more of that than anything," she said. "And there are teas that help you burn more calories, more fat. The slim teas. The photogenic formulas help burn more fat, and the green tea is involved with that."


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MerleFest seeks volunteers
Article Published: Sep. 20, 2012 | Modified: Sep. 20, 2012
Beginning Oct. 1, MerleFest will begin accepting online applications for its popular volunteer program for the 2013 festival. MerleFest 2013 will take place April 25-28.
Volunteer applications will be accepted online at http://www.merlefest.org/volunteers. Those who prefer a hard copy application may request one by emailing (email@example.com) or calling (336) 838-6262.
According to organizers, anyone wishing to volunteer should complete an application early, because slots fill up quickly. The Volunteer Opportunities section of the MerleFest website, http://www.merlefest.org, provides additional details about volunteering at MerleFest.
With more than 800 individuals participating each year, MerleFest volunteers are considered vital to the success of the festival. While some come from the surrounding community to help out, volunteers for the festival also come from all over the world, many of whom make their work at MerleFest an annual event.
An obvious benefit to being a MerleFest volunteer is admittance into the festival: Each volunteer receives free entry for each day a shift is worked (usually three to five hours long); volunteers can work one, two, three or all four days of the festival. Also, all MerleFest volunteers receive a commemorative pin as a gift for their service.
The vast network of volunteers who support MerleFest help make the festival a highly successful fundraiser, as well. As the festival benefits Wilkes Community College, volunteers – while working on campus – get to experience the buildings, gardens and instructional programs that the monies raised through MerleFest make possible each year.
Lee K. Cornett, the new MerleFest volunteer coordinator, urges music fans to consider the MerleFest volunteer program.
"Volunteering is a great way to give back," said Cornett, who has volunteered at the festival since the early 1990s. "And it is so much fun to volunteer at MerleFest – you walk on campus and feel the excitement in the air. It's a special homecoming, meeting new friends and seeing old ones that you only see once a year at the festival. At the end of the day, you feel like you have made a difference and been a part of something really big.
"MerleFest is recognized around the world as one of the best festivals ever. But most of all, it is known for being family-friendly entertainment, something that always made Doc Watson proud."
Cornett joined the MerleFest Events Team on Aug. 1, when volunteer coordinator Mona McRae decided to step down from that position.
"During my time working with MerleFest, I went from volunteer to volunteer coordinator assistant to volunteer coordinator – and now back to volunteer!" McRae said. "While I definitely look forward to being 're-retired,' I plan to return to future festivals as a volunteer. It will continue to be a homecoming for me."
MerleFest, considered one of the premier music festivals in the country, is an annual homecoming of musicians and music fans held on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro.
MerleFest was founded in 1988 in memory of the late Eddy Merle Watson, son of American music legend Doc Watson, who died May 29. The festival is a celebration of "traditional plus" music, a unique mix of music based on the traditional, roots-oriented sounds of the Appalachian region, including bluegrass and old-time music and expanded to include Americana, country, blues, rock and many other styles.
The festival hosts more than 90 artists performing on 14 stages during the course of the four-day event. The annual event has become the primary fundraiser for the WCC Endowment Corporation, funding scholarships, capital projects and other educational needs.
For more information, visit http://www.merlefest.org.