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Country onion soup(Soupe à l'oignon champêtre)
Winter has suddenly hit us with a bang and out came the soups of which onion soup is a favorite. The secret of a good onion soup rests on a good stock (preferably homemade) and of course the slow, deep caramelizing of the onions. If you want a quick soup for dinner, this is not it. But no doubt, for a cold day, an onion soup, topped with a melted cheese crouton, is pure heaven.
Pincée de fleur de sel:
- The longer you can caramelize your onions, the more flavorful they will be. It is a myth that onions can be caramelized within 10 minutes.
- I cut my onions in quarters and then slice the quarters finely, because I don't like long strips dripping soup from my spoon.
- To serve country style, serve the soup in a tureen with the croutons on top and serve each portion from the tureen.
- It can also be served individually by placing a slice of bread on the soup, top with cheese and grill for a few minutes to melt the cheese.
- Don't be skimpy with the thyme as it adds to the flavor.
- To really serve a soup and not soaked bread, don't serve too much bread in the soup, for it soaks up a lot of the liquid and you will be left with only onions and soaked bread.
- Serve the soup hot in warmed bowls.
..a variety of onions..
..onions cut into quarters and sliced thinly, cooked until translucent and caramelized until dark and soft…
…countrybread, called a tourte here inCorréze, sliced and torn into smaller portions..
..Vieux Cantal( aged Cantal cheese) broken into small chunks and sprinkled on the bread and soup for a country dinner..
To all my American friends and readers…have a Happy Thanksgiving!
..à la prochaine fois..
Goat's cheese and caramelized apple salad.. and ochre abundance.
Once again, I had to scratch my head to think of a recipe that would accompany the stunning ochre colours of fall. Of course not only in colour, but also in taste, spirit, ambiance..Of course..cheese. I can't believe I haven't shared this simple salad yet. It can be manipulated and changed according to the seasons and is always a winner with its warm toast, cheese and apple and fresh green salad.
- Place the apple rounds and goat's cheese on toasted bread before putting under the grill.
- Take care to slice your apples, bread for toast and cheese more or less the same size.
- Use slices of Camembert instead of goat's cheese.
- Use pears or quince instead of apples.
- Use brown sugar to caramelize the pears or quince instead of honey and serve with a helping of quince jam/jelly.
- Play around and make your own combinations to serve a melted cheese and apple/pear/quince salad.
..stillife nicked by a chicken..
..stillife with Royal Gala apples..
..walnut oil, walnut vinegar, raspberry vinegar, truffle vinegar..
Our fall colors have only now really reached their peak and the ochres are in abundance. I don't have much to say, except that nature is at the moment an explosion of magnificence..
à la prochaine!
Creamy curd cheese dessert with red berry coulis…and December ambiance 2011
Et voilà! Another year flat on its back and only a few days left for a last effort to check off our 2011 list. And while we do it, we can delight in some December ambiance, eat some dessert and then go for a long walk afterwards to start a new healthy habit. This dessert is extremely easy and quick, loaded with Calcium and can be adapted to your taste and presented in every which way you like it.
Pinch of salt:
- The cream adds some lightness to the heavier curd cheese, also called "faisselle"
- Substitute cream cheese for the curd cheese (fromage blanc.)
- Use a fruit coulis in season…pineapple, melon, peach, apricot…
- Use the berries whole, slightly sautéed in sugar for a warm sauce.
- In summer, add a drop of rose water instead of the violet syrup.
- Taste for sweetness and add more or less sugar.
She wakes up in the darkness of the night. Sitting straight up in her bed, she holds her breath, tilts her head…hears it… and falls back on her pillow. The owls are back. With a smile lingering on her face, she drifts off, snug under the warmth of a heavy down duvet.
Outside in the cold of the night, the fog lies thick in the valley, wrapping all sounds in a silent cloak of mystery. All is quiet. The forest is dark and austere and the large oaks stand solemn and still. Unflinching in their guard. Then the owl calls. An answer breaks the heavy silence with an echo in the valley. A twig snaps in the woods. A deer bellows. Eyes gleam. A snort stifles. Silence. The mist rolls thicker over the hills into the forest, relentless in protecting her womb and the life she hides.
The owl calls. An answer. An echo. Silence.
Artichokes with figs..and a little bit of Paris.
Artichokes filled with red fig and topped with a goats cheese can be served whichever way you want to…on the side with a meat dish, or as a salad, or a starter, and even as an amuse bouche with a glass of cold white wine. It is truly delicious and even enjoyed by people who find artichokes without taste. If you want to be really gourmet, you will prepare the atichokes yourself, but you can choose the easier but still delicious way, by buying the frozen artichoke hearts, readily available everywhere.
- Use frozen artichoke hearts, which is as delicious and fresh and less work. BUT for a special occasion in season , DO put in some effort for some fresh, seasonal artichokes.
- Feta cheese with ricotta or sour cream can be used instead of goats cheese and crème fraîche.
- Yellow figs can be used instead of red figs.
- Substitue maple syrup or thym honey for the white balsamic syrup.
- Serve as a starter on a bed of greens, or as a side with duck, or as an amuse bouche, served on small plates.
- Bake at 200 degrees C for about 10 -15 minutes.
..and a little bit of Paris…
I was in Paris for a quick visit and when passing by Antoine, I couldn't resist this parapluie for the coming winter and its rains. I never actually use one, because I knock everyone in the eye and over the head or umbrella them off the sidewalk. But I've decided everything can be worked at and I want to look chic this winter and for that I need this parapaluie. So I will work at my clumsiness with a parapluie and turn myself into a proper parisienne…just imagine…never again wet hair clinging to my forehead..
I'm almost tempted to say that the elagant Parisienne you see in the following images, is me, but unfortunately my concience won't allow it! It is my beautiful friend who was willing to play model for me with my ombrelle! And she knows exactly how, since she had been une Parisienne a few years ago, before she became une Tourangelle.
And some scenes from my meanderings in Paris:
…statues always attract me with their wistfull quietness and their frozen stares…
…and architecture with roofs and chimneys, towers and balcomies, doors and windows…
..and of course, on my way to catch the TGV home, I have to wander through le jardin du Luxembourg where I always stop for a game of chess and delight in the creative chaos of the the Luxembourg chairs…
… in le bois de Vincenne, autumn is a flaming opera with the colours performing the libretto with extravagant flair…
..à la prochaine!..
Spinach lasagna..and 1001 gardeners' secrets.
I always think of lasagna as a true homy meal…served with a fresh green salad and a pungent vinaigrette and of course a crusty bread to sweep your plate…It can be served in a large oven-to-table dish, which is what I prefer with a lasagne. It can also be served in portion dishes, which makes it of course a bit more elegant.
- You can use any vegetable, but don't use too big a variety. The same Golden three rule, as for any other decoration-, architect-, flower arranging- subject applies here too. Less says more.
- Frozen spinach can be used instead of fresh. There is no exact measure…check your dish and measure how much veggies and sauce and cheese you would need.
- Pasta sheets: Fresh or dried pasta sheets can be used but make sure to use enough liquid in the tomato/vegetable mixture for the pasta sheets to absorb. Pasta sheets can be cooked beforehand, which means more work!
- I prefer only two layers of pasta and I end with a third layer of vegetbale and béchamel sauce. But if you like more pasta in your dish, make as many layers as you like by spreading the layers thinner.
- Béchamel sauce: Heat 500 ml milk along with 5 parsley stems, 4 whole peppercorns, a small carrot, branch of thyme and 1 celery stick. Leave to infuse and to cool completely. Make a roux in a saucepan by melting 1 heaped TBSP butter. Whisk in 1 heaped TBSP flour. Leave to cook on medium heat unitl it becomes frothy…about 3 minutes. Remove the herbs from the milk and add slowly to the butter mixture, while whisking the whole time. Leave on low heat and stir until thick. If your sauce is too thick, add a little milk. I like my sauce like thick cream. I definitly don't want to plaster a house! Season to taste.
- This is not a recipe where exact amounts are necessary. Add a little more spinach or less, add more courgettes or less..be interested in what you're doing, taste and taste again.
- I serve with a drizzling of olive oil…just to give that bit extra mediterranean touch…
…1001 garders' secrets – Jean-Michel Groult…
As mentioned before, I love garden b0oks…well, all books for that matter…new ones, old ones, worn ones, impeccable ones, thick ones, thin ones, beautiful ones, ordinary ones and all topics…but for today I'll stick to a little book that gives so much advice on simple gardening. Just 1001 tips to make work in the garden a pleasure. there are many books on the market, worldwide, in all languages, presenting the same. We have all come to a stage where we are forced to do simplify work, whether in a garden or elsehwere. And we have come to a stage where we are forced to consider healthier ways of gardening…letting go of the pesticides in favour of more natural ways…plants, prevention, insects, animals…
My garden is all set for autumn. I'm just waiting for the colours to deepen a bit more before taking some photos. And in a few weeks, I'll be setting the garden up for winter – wrapping the pots and some plants, wrapping and storing all garden furniture, setting out some winter decorations. But more about that later. For now there is still a lot of garden reading and writing going on and here is a little taste of a book that inspires gardening all year round.
So, why not get out to the bookstore and find a similar little book that inspires you to go for a greener, healthier but still beautiful and delighful garden, filled with colour and harvests, buzzing animal life and quiet moments of reflection.
All images below taken from the book, 1001 secrets de jardiniers.
…Simple and easy garden care…
* gone are the times where gardening was hard work to keep in tip top condition, even when being a natural garden. After all, we visit a garden to sow happiness, not difficulties. *
…à la cuisine…
* flavour above all else, wild plants, make vinegar!, store dried, cordon-bleu tricks *
…enhance your space…
* keep your garden seasonal, some interest in every seaon. let it breathe some freedom by breaking hard lines with freeflowing and -growing plants, leave some shrubs to grow high and shape onto arches hwich will give as much charm as climbing creepers. *
…baskets full of fruit and vegetables…
* what can be more gratifying thatn harvesting your own fresh fruit and vegetables? but it can be hard work and tiring as well if not simplified and made easy for yourself. *
… a green view…
* See the garden as you wouild see the interior of your home….walls with furniture and decorations and wall hangings. apply the same to your garden…not only a green lawn in an empty garden. See trees and shrubs and creepers and garden furniture as the decorations of your garden and keep it as aestethic as you would your house. *
…348 pages of secrets for a healthy, interesting and inspiring garden, simplified to do it the easy and environmently friendly way…
…à la prochaine!..
Bruschetta with tomato…and a day at Montsoreau brocante.
We will always have to eat. Even if it is just something quick and simple. A bruschetta is just that. Quick and simple.
I cut a baguette into slices, spooned some tomato paste on top with a slice of cemembert cheese, and lastly added a slice of semi dried tomato in olive oil and freshy shredded basil. Place onto a grill for a few seconds and serve with freshly milled pepper and a sprinkling of fleur de sel.
Last year, when we arrived back home, I wrote about my little village Montlouis sur Loire in this post: Scorpion fish with citrus salad. We are now back again from our time in correze and this morning I took my camera and sketching stuff and headed for our bigger town Tours, a place I really love for its architecture and green parks, tree lanes, fresh markets and yes, its shops and people. I wanted to show what I see. But it started raining. I ran for cover and enjoyed a coffee and croissant while waiting for the skies to clear. When that didn't happen, I bought a cake and on impulse decided to drive to Montsoreau where there is a "puce"(fleamarket) on today. It is a quaint little village on the Loire and it just feels like holiday being there. The spirit today was one of holiday indeed. The clouds made room for the sun, which had me take out my purse way more than initially planned.
…a large platter…
…old prints…
…my weak spot – story plates, and tasses de cafés…
…les puces de montsoreau…
…à la prochaine!..
Tomato and goats cheese tartlet…and a love for white: in the kitchen.
Tomatoes can be used in so many forms and a small tartlet is one of them. Combined with some goats cheese, a few chopped olives, some torn basil leaves and a drizzle of olive oil, served in a pastry cup and voila, you have a starter, or amuse bouche, or even a main meal served with a green salad.
VF: Avec une tomate on peut toujours s'amuser dans l'esprit estival – mettre ensembles dans une coupe de pâtisserie, les tomates avec un morceau de fromage de chèvre, des olives, des feuilles de basiliques, un filet d'huile d'olive et on sert pour une amuse bouche ou une entrée ou même un plat principal, accompagné d'une salade verte.
- Use any other cheese, like mozzarella or a piece of camembert or brie.
- Use a puff pastry instead of Phyllo pastry. Adapt the baking time(longer).
- Instead of marinated tomatoes, cherry tomatoes or grape tomatoes can be used in which case the tomatoes should be halved, the seeds removed and slightly sautèed before hand to soften them.
- Add some chives or finely sliced spring onions to the tartlets.
- Taste for seasoning, before adding any. The goats cheese and marinated tomatoes add enough flavor and salt.
- Adapt the size of the tartlet for a starter. for an amuse bouche, a 5 cm size is good, for a starter, move to a 7 cm size and for a meal with a green salad make it even a little bigger, depending on the size of muffin pan/tart pan available.
- To make a lighter version for health/diet…use a thin phyllo pastry, spread lightly with melted butter, use fresh cherry tomatoes and substitute mozzarella cheese.
If I say that I love white in the kitchen I know there will be quite a few readers out there who will eagerly say the same.
Je sais qu'il y a plein de gens qui, comme moi, adorent utiliser le blanc dans la cuisine.
White in the kitchen is, apart from being practical, also beautiful, economical and fun. A white plate is a showcase for all foods, from a simple sandwich ton elaborate cooked leg of lamb. Combine different whites with different textures on the same table.
Utiliser le blanc dans la cuisine est pratique, beau, économique et n'oubliez pas..amusant! Une assiette blanche est une façon parfaite de faire une ravissante présentation.
…don't overlook a little humor(un peu de gaieté dans l'assiette)…
My mother had the most beautiful complete tea sets; the teapot, sugar bowl, milk jug, cups and saucers, the cake stand and dessert plates. They were white tiny pink flowers, white with blue forget-me-nots, white with colored musical notes, pretty and feminine. She used a whole set at a time, especially on Sunday afternoons for tea; serving a tart on the cake stand, sprinkling colored sugar in the sugar bowl and warm tea leaves in the teapot with a tea strainer on the side. That is how it was in those days.
Today we mix and match. In our clothing and on our tables. I sometimes wonder whether I'm disturbing he3r peace in her hereafter life with my massacring her tea sets by mixing and matching; the teapot for flowers, the cake stand for soaps in the bathroom or the cups for mints by the side table…or maybe she is watching me with a smile, shaking her head and thinking…"how much my little girl loves my tea sets!'…
Je me souviens des sets à thé complètes de ma mère…très féminines, très belles. Les théières, les bols de sucre, les assiettes de dessert, les tasses et ses soucoupes. Elles était blanches avec des petites fleurs en roses, des petites fleurs du myosites. Elle servais du thé et une tarte les dimanches après-midis à l'heure de goûter..comme d'habitude a l'époque.
Aujourd'hui ça change. On fait un mélange de styles et de couleurs, il n'y a pas de règles. Je me demande parfois si ma mère me regarde de si lointaine avec l'horreur quand j'emploie sa théière pour une vase de fleurs, ou l'assiette de gâteau pour les savons dans la salle de bain, ou les tasses de thé pour les menthes dans la chambre…ou peut-être elle me regarde souriante, surprise par ma créativité, et contente de voir que j'aime ses sets à thé..!
…old and contemporary in harmony side by side(ancienne et contemporaine vivent ensemble) ..
…"the hare and the tortoise"(le lièvre et la tortue) – jean de la fontaine…
…every day (quotidien)…
…fish days(les jours du poisson)…
…and mixed days(mélangé)…
…à la prochaine..!
Cheese platter and a tablecloth with a story
I sometimes serve individual cheese platters for the cheese course after the plat principal. I find it is easier to serve cheese this way, than having a heavy cheese board or platter going around at the table with each person having to find a place to rest the platter and cut his cheese. Along with the individual portions, I keep the platter close by, for those who want an extra helping and so the cheeses and their names can be seen.
…plat du fromage…
..st, marcellin, corsu vecchiu, tete de moine, morbier, fourme d'ambert, mango, kiwi and quince paté…
- Serve small helpings of diced fruit in season along with your cheese. It is optional. In France you will very rarely be served some fruit with your cheese, but I find that most people enjoy a hint of fruit on the cheese plate, eevn if only for its uplifting colour!
- DON"T forget a good red wine!
- I prefer to serve simply une baguette tradition with the cheese, simply becasue the slices are small and crusty and aren't overwhelmingly heavy and is just perfect with any cheese.
- NO butter!
- NO crackers!
- Honey is also a good accompaniment to some cheeses as well as a quince paté.
- Serve a variety of cheese – start from a hard cheese, a soft and creamy one, a blue cheese and a goat's cheese as basis and add to that maybe an unknown cheese or exotic or an artisan cheese, or your favourite.
- Round cheeses are normally sliced from the middle outwards. Triagular cheeses are easiest to lay flat and sliced from the thin end upward to the thickest. A pyramid is sliced from the top to the bottom.
- Serve a tete de moine (the frilly cheese in the photo below) on the shaving board(if you have one), as it always pleases the guests to shave some for themselves.
- You can serve thse individual cheese platters as a starter, or as a small aperitif before the meal, but then skip the cheese course after the main dish.
…tete de moine, pouligny st pierre, st. marcellin, fourme d'ambert, morbier, corsu vecchiu, …
* I can't walk past anything that has a story. I own broken cups, and burnt linen and chewed up books and mildewed paintings – all because they have stories behind them. My wooden floorboards still have patches of old paint drippings. I left part of a wall unpainted, because we discovered abeautiful old frieze. I refuse to replace the old glass of some of our windows with double glaze, because it is still the original glass and you can see the tiny bubbles and other defects.
…chewed up old medicine journals and letters, dug up from our garden…
..porcelaine pieces dug up from our garden in Montlouis sur Loire…
And so I have this beautiful antique linen tablecloth with its complete set of napkins, whih I only bought because it made me cry. It belonged to an old lady, who grew up in a typical bourgouise family. She received beautiful lines for her trousseau as a young girl, one of which was this set of table linen. She used it for her fromal dinners and one evening when entertaining guests, one napkin was dropped on the floor, the family dog got hold of it and chewed it to get to the meat juices on the napkin. So the elegant old Madame gently washed the napkin by hand, repaired it with needle and thread by hand, ironed it and placed it back with the set. When she got old alone, she went to an old age home, but had no children to pass her linens on to. So she gave it up to be sold. I was heartbroken when hearing this sad tale and couldn't leave the brocante without it. I trust it is the truth, because I know Madame aux Brocantes, who specializes in old linens, very well. She always keeps some things aside for me, especially when they have a story behind them.
…tablecloth with a story…
Each time I set my table with this beautiful linen set, I fold the chewed up serviette for myself. I think of old Madame and hope she looks onto me from wherever she is, with happiness.
* Always interested in how people lived in all ages, I recently got this cute calendrier for 2010, not for the calender but for the content, which holds tips and tales from days gone by. Some are real good advice and some make you giggle…for you to decide which!
…astuce de grand-mére:
*For whiter teeth – dip your finger in olive oil, rub it against your teeth and keep it for several minutes in your mouth before rinsing, OR, rub a sage leaf against your teeth once a week.


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The Wolfsonian-FIU is reliable for putting up surprising exhibits, and the museum has done it again its current pair. They're surprising not because they veer far from what we've come to expect from this unique museum — that is, artworks, decorative pieces, graphic designs and textiles from the late 19th century and the first part of the 20th. But Postcards of the Wiener Werkstätte and Describing Labor both tell the stories of entire movements and eras in a novel way, with real character to their presentations.
On the top floor, more than 300 postcards from fin de siècle Vienna have been picked out from the Leonard A. Lauder Collection by New York's Neue Galerie, and complemented by printed materials, textiles and ceramics from the Wolfsonian. They come from an avant-garde group of artists, graphic and fashion designers, marketers, architects and furniture makers who flourished in the heady days of 1900 to 1919 in Austria during the Weiner Werkstätte — or Vienna Workshop. Many of them concentrated on making the small cards both as works of art and for advertising purposes.
This was an electric era in which coffeehouses and cabarets first popped up as leisure centers and catalysts for cultural exploration. The Deco designs, the caricatures, the fashionable hats, the particular fonts printed and painted on the cards should look familiar, as that time forged a distinct look.
Familiar too will be some of the artists associated with the group, such as Oskar Kokoschka, Josef Hoffman and Egon Schiele (Schiele's mentor Gustav Klimt, however, was not a member, though his influence is everywhere). What they produced are really postcards from an era, letting us in on the vibrant intellectual and musical trends that were swirling around, often with a lot of wit but also with a hint of foreboding. Perhaps they knew the frivolity would not last forever.
So here is an Expressionistic ad for the hugely popular cabaret Die Fledermaus, with music by Johann Strauss. The caricature of a writer at the Weiner Café is classic: disheveled with long hair, sitting on a floral print couch with his striped socks and yellow shoes untied, he is of a specific time and place, and yet completely universal. Some of the depictions of the fat bourgeois men would become standard in the German Expressionist paintings made later, between the wars.
Interspersed throughout are wonderful examples of the textile craft of the period, which aimed to erase the lines between high and low art and to create gesamtkunstwerk, or a "total work of art" from production to finished object or fabric. Another major German movement, the Bauhaus, would base its aesthetics and mission around similar principles.
Another blurred distinction in this exhibit is the one between genders — here are ample examples of works, designs and paintings from women, revealing their relative prominence. In that world, women didn't just wear fashion and use jewelry boxes — they made them, too.
Although all the pieces are small-scale and unobtrusive, they expose the huge changes that were bubbling up in this critical period in Vienna (and Paris) that would reshape the world. Notions of class and equality were challenged, as were the boundaries of acceptability in all cultural realms. And of course, modern art was busy being born.
Downstairs from the fruits of the Weiner Werkstätte is a show that continues, in a sense, from where Vienna left off. Those hints of doom that can be felt in some of the Viennese imagery proved warranted when all of Europe was engulfed in war and empires were demolished and truncated. This far less frivolous time after World War I and during the Great Depression is the subject of Describing Labor, but in an unconventional form. It comes in a solo show from artist Esther Shalev-Gerz, who had a 2011 residency at the Wolfsonian. She chose photographs, drawings and paintings from the collection that depicted labor, mostly in the form of muscled men working with machines and tools. This imagery was ubiquitous during the various Socialist-inspired art movements that spanned the globe during this era and focused on the glorification of the real working man.
Not only have those political movements fallen out of favor, so have the almost-quaint depictions of labor. As the artist started to digest during her time studying the Wolfsonian collection, "This was more or less the last time in our recent history that images of workers conveyed a sense of heroism," she writes. "It made me think about how we do not know the faces of the people who create the things that surround us. We know other faces — politicians, celebrities, criminals — but not the worker."
To give them a visual voice once again, she chose 41 works from the collection that showed the laborer, and then placed them in storage rooms in the museum that house the products of labor. Then she photographed them. So here is a black-and-white photo of a man at a wheel, in front of a decorative clock and bookshelf. In one outstanding piece, a black-and-white drawing of a metropolis reverberating to the jackhammers from construction workers is placed on an ornate, blue-and gold-gilded cabinet. She also videotaped some of the participants who helped her in the project, talking about labor and the storage-room settings.
On one wall, all the originals are hung — so we can put a name to some of those who made these 1930s oils, gelatin prints and drawings in Russia, the United States, Germany and Italy. The biggest and most somber work Shalev-Gerz chose is a gray painting from Italy, of a buff worker carrying a wounded colleague, called La Pieta Umana. It is so very sad. This work is photographed in front of metal shelves in a storage area.
These hero-workers in fact have very little humanity; they have become simply objects for production, with idealized bodies. But as the video points out, at this time much of Europe had lost so many of their men that hero-worshipping become inevitable.
On another wall, Shalev-Gerz, who lives in Paris and is a professor in Sweden, has made an installation entirely from her own hand. It consists of 21 glass hammers, attached to a metal canvas, with several in the middle painted black.
The pieces are good-looking and poignant, intermingling elements of design, furniture and fine art. Hers is an innovative approach to working with the Wolfsonian Collection, and to history.

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July 31, 2014
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Thursday, January 24, 2013
Six men arrested in connection to the death of a Wichita man made their first court appearance Thursday afternoon.
Over the course of several days, Wichita police arrested six men in connection to the murder of 34-year-old Shawn Lindsey, whose body was found in some brush near K-96 and Hillside last week.
Thursday, each appeared in front of a judge for formal charging. Three of the men, 32-year-old Phomphikak A. Phouthalaksa, 28-year-old Anthony L. Garza and 27-year-old Aaron J. Stricker, were each charged with one count of aggravated kidnapping.
The other three, 32-year-old Dang Sean and twin brothers, 37-year-old Jason and Justin Jones, were each charged with first-degree premeditated murder and aggravated kidnapping.
Police believe Lindsey had formerly worked with at least two of the suspects at a machine shop. Lindsey had been unemployed when he was killed.
Lindsey was last seen alive by his girlfriend at a west Wichita business Friday, January 11. Police believe he was killed later that evening, then dumped at K-96 and Hillside. Utility workers discovered his body several days later.
Five of the suspects are being held on a $750,000 bond. The sixth, Dang Sean, is being held on a $1 million bond. All six men are currently scheduled for a preliminary hearing on February 7.


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RALEIGH — The leader of the North Carolina branch of the NAACP is calling on the state Republican Party to denounce an inaccurate mailer attacking Democrats, saying the ad is racist.
The Rev. William Barber, the state's NAACP chairman, spoke outside the state headquarters of the N.C. Republican Party Thursday to demand the "repudiation and retraction" of a mailer targeting Democratic legislators over support for the Racial Justice Act.
Approved last year, the new law allows for the sentence of a death row inmate to be converted to life without the possibility of parole if the inmate can show their race played a role in his or her sentence.
The mailer sent out by the state Republican Party featured photos of two men on North Carolina's death row, one black and one white, and inaccurately said that the act would allow "activist judges to weaken the sentence of death row inmates ... making some eligible for release immediately."
Barber said that the GOP mailer intentionally mischaracterized the law, suggesting murders would be released and could move in next door to law-abiding voters.
"It's a big lie," Barber said. "It's racist and it's cynical. When you deliberately lie and deliberately distort a law intended to fight racial injustice, that in itself is racist."
State GOP chairman Tom Fetzer has refused to comment on whether the mailer produced by his staff is accurate, instead attempting to shift the focus to a Democratic Party mailer that inaccurately suggested that Republican legislative candidate Buck Newton of Wilson had been arrested on drug charges. Those charges were dismissed as a case of mistaken identity, according to Newton.
In addition to misrepresenting the effect of the law, the mailer has drawn the ire of Democrats because Rep. Hugh Holliman was among those targeted.
Holliman, a Lexington Democrat, lost his 16-year-old daughter Suzi in 1985 after she was kidnapped, raped and murdered. Holliman witnessed the execution of her murderer in 1998 and has been a consistent supporter of the death penalty.
Fetzer said he called Holliman last week to say he was "sorry if the mailer caused him or his family any anguish."
The ad was also apparently mailed to attack the handful of Democrats who voted against the final version of the bill, such as Rep. Arthur Williams of Washington, N.C.
Barber compared the GOP mailer to other infamous political ads from Republicans, such as the "White Hands" ad former Sen. Jesse Helms used against Harvey Gantt in 1990 and the Willie Horton ad used by George H.W. Bush in the 1988 presidential campaign.
"It's fear mongering and race bating," Barber said. "There's no place for that in our society. It's wrong. This is 2010, not 1898."
Fetzer, who again refused to comment on the mailer's truthfulness on Thursday, was in his office as Barber and his group held a media conference outside. He said he saw no reason to meet with Barber personally to discuss the ad.
"He is fond of calling people racist with whom he disagrees," Fetzer said of the NACCP leader. "If he wants to come and have a photo op on our front lawn, that is his right. But I don't feel compelled to help him."
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Most importantly, Rev. Wright preached the gospel of Jesus, a gospel on which I base my life. In other words, he has never been my political advisor; he's been my pastor. And the sermons I heard him preach always related to our obligation to love God and one another, to work on behalf of the poor, and to seek justice at every turn.The statements that Rev. Wright made that are the cause of this controversy were not statements I personally heard him preach while I sat in the pews of Trinity or heard him utter in private conversation. When these statements first came to my attention, it was at the beginning of my presidential campaign.
The title of Reverend Wright's sermon that morning was "The Audacity of Hope." He began with a passage from the Book of Samuel—the story of Hannah, who, barren and taunted by her rivals, had wept and shaken in prayer before her God. The story reminded him, he said, of a sermon a fellow pastor had preached at a conference some years before, in which the pastor described going to a museum and being confronted by a painting title Hope. "The painting depicts a harpist," Reverend Wright explained, "a woman who at first glance appears to be sitting atop a great mountain. Until you take a closer look and see that the woman is bruised and bloodied, dressed in tattered rags, the harp reduced to a single frayed string. Your eye is then drawn down to the scene below, down to the valley below, where everywhere are the ravages of famine, the drumbeat of war, a world groaning under strife and deprivation. "It is this world, a world where cruise ships throw away more food in a day than most residents of Port-au-Prince see in a year, where white folks' greed runs a world in need, apartheid in one hemisphere, apathy in another hemisphere…That's the world! On which hope sits!" And so it went, a meditation on a fallen world. While the boys next to me doodled on their church bulletin, Reverend Wright spoke of Sharpsville and Hiroshima, the callousness of policy makers in the White House and in the State House. As the sermon unfolded, though, the stories of strife became more prosaic, the pain more immediate. The reverend spoke of the hardship that the congregation would face tomorrow, the pain of those far from the mountaintop, worrying about paying the light bill…
It seems that Sen. Obama's hope-iness and change-itude is based upon collective self-loathing, dwelling upon faults then fantasizing about the perfect.
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|Youth Briefs: 04-11-12
|Written by Sentinel-Tribune Staff
|Thursday, 11 April 2013 09:13
Boys Night Out is Saturday
BG Teen Central will be hosting a Boys Night Out on Saturday in the Veterans Building at City Park from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
This free event is filled with food, fun and friends for Bowling Green area boys in grades 6-8 (ages 11-14).
Several college-aged men will lead a conversation about bullying. The night will promote self-image building, rumor blocking and self respect.
Register at www.bgohio.org/departments/parks-and-rereation or call (419) 354-6223.
Talk about 'Shadow,' then have a snack
Area sixth through eighth-graders are encouraged to pick up a copy of "Shadow on the Mountain" by Margi Preus at the Children's Place desk at the Wood County District Public Library for the April Snack & Yak Book Club.
Snack & Yak meets on Tuesday at 2:30pm at the Bowling Green Middle School.
The book group is a partnership between the BGMS and WCDPL.
For more information call the Children's Place at (419)352-8253.
Learn improv with drama club
The Horizon Youth Theatre Drama Club will meet Tuesday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 315 S. College Dr.
Come learn about the art of improvisation - what to do and how to act in sudden and changing scenes.
Students in age groups (grades six through nine and grades one through five) will play theater games and perform improvisation scenes.
UFO Program at Wayne library
PERRYSBURG - Registration is now open for adults and children in grades four and up for the UFO program, "Out of This World Sightings: UFO's and the Investigation Process," presented by Thomas Wertman, chief field investigator for the Ohio branch of the Mutual UFO Network and co-director of the Cleveland Ufology Project.
The program will be held Monday at 6 p.m. in the library meeting room.
Registration is limited.
Pick up forms at the library or call (419) 288-2708 to register.
Try out for 'Fiddler'
TOLEDO - Auditions for Toledo Rep's Young Rep production of "Fiddler on the Roof" will be held May 4 at 1 p.m. at the Tenth Street stage.
Directed by Rosie Best, the Young Rep production is open to youth, age 14 to 19. Performances are scheduled July 18 to 21.
For more information, visit www.toledorep.org.
Audition for children's choir, check out concert on Sunday
WHITEHOUSE - The Children's Choir of Northwest Ohio will be holding an audition prep class for children currently in grades two through eight who may be interested in auditioning for our 2013-14 season.
It will be held on April 22 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Community of Christ Lutheran Church, 6517 Finzel Road.
The class allows for parents and prospective members to gather information about the choir, discover what a rehearsal is like and find out what is expected at an audition.
Auditions for the 2013-14 season will be held in late August.
The choir will present its spring concert, "Meant to Make Music … Together!" on Sunday at 4 p.m. at the church.
This free concert features 50 young musicians in from area schools, along with guest artists Kristen Robideaux on violin, tenor Gregory J Ashe and the Beat Dance Company Select Dancers.
For more information, visit www.ccofnwo.org or like Children's Choir of Northwest Ohio on Facebook.
BG scout gets the 'gold'
A Bowling Green girl is one of four local Girl Scouts who received the Girl Scout Gold Award Wednesday at the Premier in Toledo.
In addition, 20 local volunteers received adult recognitions this year from Girl Scouts of Western Ohio.
April Michaelis earned the Gold Award, which is the highest award that Girl Scouts in grades nine through 12 may earn.
The efforts put forth to earn this award express a special commitment by the recipient to herself, her community and her future.
The required steps for this award are chosen to help Girl Scouts develop 21st century skills, practice leadership, explore a need in the community and the world, and learn more about themselves.
Some criterion for the girls' project includes community involvement outside of the Girl Scout structure, being innovative, project sustainability and taking action to educate and inspire others.
Approximately 6 percent of Girl Scouts nationwide earn this award. At least 80 hours have been dedicated to a project over a time span of one to two years.
Girl Scout volunteer recognitions are given out annually to celebrate the commitment, enthusiasm and talents of trained volunteers who provide the Girl Scout Leadership Experience to girls and build girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
Volunteer recognition recipients from the area include Brandie Benington, Vicki Blanco, Jennifer Duwve, Melanie Friemoth, Kelly Garst, Cindy Marquis, Sheila Miller and Kelly Neceski, all of Perrysburg.
A variety of recognitions were presented, including regional awards from the Toledo Girl Scout Center, as well as national awards from Girl Scouts of the USA.
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Ask anyone who has taken a number of golf vacations to Myrtle Beach what their favorite area golf courses are, and almost unanimously they will include Caledonia Golf & Fish Club.
The Mike Strantz design and the beauty of the property and its manicuring leave a lasting impression. So to does the experience of being a customer at the Pawleys Island club, and Todd Welden can be credited for much of that.
Welden is the only head pro the club has known since it opened in 1994, and the warmness and professionalism that envelop the club are an extension of him.
The Caledonia staff and golfers are missing Welden these days.
He learned last week that the health issues hes endured this summer are likely implications of Stage IV non-small cell lung cancer, which has metastasized into other parts of his body.
He said his oncologist believes the cancer started in a lung and progressed to his adrenal gland, bicep muscle, spine and a couple spots in his pelvic bone.
It kind of blindsided me. Im still kind of in a daze, said Welden, 50. Its going to take a lot more than that to bring me down, though.
Though he has more tests and procedures to undergo this week at both St. Francis and Roper hospitals in Charleston, treatments have already started. He underwent his first chemotherapy treatment Wednesday morning a combination of three powerful drugs dripped for three hours and has another one scheduled in two weeks, and he has a radiation treatment scheduled on his bicep Wednesday.
Welden said he has 10 radiation sessions scheduled including Wednesday through Friday and all five weekdays next week. They can locate that and blast me with who knows what, he said. After his third chemo treatment he said doctors plan a PET scan to determine the number and location of any remaining cancer cells.
He was back in Pawleys Island this past weekend and paid a visit to Caledonia on Monday. The Iowa native first got into the golf business as a pro at Pawleys Plantation from 1989-93 and was hired at Caledonia in August 1993, five months before the course opened.
He was the one that helped me get Caledonia where it is, said Caledonia and True Blue Plantation general manager John Springs. It was his building and his forethought. I would ask Todd what we should do, and nine times out of 10 we would take his idea.
Welden had a few health issues this summer that seemed at the time to be unrelated. He tore a bicep muscle and an MRI showed a hematoma along with the tear. Welden now believes the severity of the injury may have been caused by cancer in the arm.
Later, his back hurt when he sneezed, and X-rays of his chest showed he had pneumonia. He also was experiencing pain down the back of his leg and middle of his back, which led him to see a doctor.
My body was trying to fight a lot of things, Welden said. It all kind of happened really wham bam.
Non-small cell lung cancer accounts for about 85-90 percent of lung cancers, according to the American Cancer Society. It spreads slower than small cell lung cancer.
This particular cancer is not curable but its treatable, and how long the lifespan goes depends on how good of shape youre in and how you live your life from here on in, said Welden, who added that pain medications have made him more comfortable since his diagnosis last week.
Welden, his wife and sister, who is a general practitioner in Iowa, are chronicling and updating his experiences, treatments and condition on the website Caringbridge.com, and hes received a ton of feedback from friends and the golf community.
Im overwhelmed with the number of people asking, calling and texting, Welden said. Its kind of humbling to be in this position. You dont have that much control over it but you have a lot of people praying for you. Its comforting and humbling.
Tee sheet transaction
T-Links, the electronic tee sheet network that services nearly all of the Myrtle Beach areas public courses through the Grand Strand Tee Time Network, has been purchased by Integrated Business Systems (IBS) of Richmond, Va., a software and services company that provides point of sale systems to golf courses.
The Grand Strand Tee Time Network mirrors Myrtle Beach Golf Holidays membership of approximately 100 hotels and 82 courses at 66 properties from Georgetown to Shallotte, N.C., and is generally the entity responsible for collecting the $1.50 per-round transaction fee that helps fund the marketing cooperative.
T-Links is used by about 200 courses at 165 clubhouses in eight states, and has been owned by about 100 of its member courses, including many on the Strand.
T-Links was founded in 1991 on the Strand and included 35 courses and 15 hotels through a loan for $100,000, according to Myrtle Beach Area Golf Course Owners Association executive director George Hilliard. The Strand is one of six golf destinations that combined to expand it, along with Charleston, Hilton Head Island, Biloxi, Miss., Pinehurst, N.C., and Atlantic City, N.J.
Courses in Gulf Shores, Ala., and Virginia Beach, Va., were added a several years ago when the system they were using went out of business.
Were very excited about the sale to IBS, said Grand Strand Tee Time Network executive director Tracy Conner. The golf courses here in Myrtle Beach wont notice any change with the service, and [courses] annual cost for the service wont change.
IBS has been in business more than 20 years, and its purchase should allow T-Links to keep up with electronic tee sheet technology better and more efficiently. IBS says its software is used by more than 1,500 clubs throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom.
Many of our current customers already use T-Links as their fully integrated tee sheet to our POS so this was a natural move that fits perfectly into our overall strategy to provide cloud (Internet)-based solutions to the golf industry, IBS chief executive officer Anthony Strange said in a release. Through this acquisition, we can now offer our current and future customers the most comprehensive golf operations software solution in the world.
The sale was completed last week, and Strange was in Myrtle Beach with a couple other IBS executives a couple weeks ago. The IBS and T-Links systems are already integrated and interfaced.
T-Links had only four employees and they were all retained by IBS, including two help desk employees based in Myrtle Beach and two programmers who work from their homes in Anderson and Pittsburgh, Pa. The GSTTN will continue to operate as it has.
The GSTTN took the lead in rebuilding the T-Links system in 2008-09 with newer technology by using its own savings along with loans from Golf Holiday and the MBAGCOA. The money in reserves came from business deals with two Internet companies that struggled and couldnt fulfill the contracts Greens.com and Teetimes.com. Conner said the IBS purchase satisfies the two loans.
We have a great system going now, Hilliard said. We feared we would become antiquated again. Were not really programmers. This seemed to be the best deal. They can put some dedicated folks on T-Links system and keep it up to date.
NGA adding partners
The Grand Strand-based National Golf Association Tour has expanded its base of corporate sponsors in the past two weeks. Both Wells Event Solutions of Las Vegas and Loudmouth Golf, which has become more popular through an endorsement contract with two-time major champion John Daly, have signed on for part or all of 2013-14.
Wells Event Solutions will help provide housing and possibly other services for players on the former Hooters Tour. It is a leading event management firm specializing in lodging and registration solutions for sports organizations and its services include online registration, housing, event planning and management, site sourcing and contract negotiation for event sponsors. The company will be the official housing service of the tour.
The partnership with colorful clothing manufacturer Loudmouth, based in Sonoma County, Calif., includes awarding the top finisher in each of 20 NGA Florida Winter Series events from October-February with an apparel product allowance.
HJGT coming back
The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour is returning to the Strand on Sept. 28-29 for the Myrtle Beach Junior Challenge on the West Course at Myrtle Beach National.
The entry deadline is Sept. 18, and the entry fee is $179 for tour members and $199 for non-members. The event is expected to provide points in the South Carolina Junior Golf Association Heritage and National Junior Golf Scoreboard rankings. There are four divisions, for boys and girls ages 11-14 and 15-18.
Interested players can visit www.hjgt.org or call 904-379-2697.
The junior tours season will conclude with The Hurricane Cup state team competition Nov. 30-Dec. 1 at The Retreat Course at Sea Island (Ga.) Golf Resort. The top four boys and four girls from the 15-18 divisions in each state on the Hurricane Tours points list will qualify, as well as the top two boys and two girls from the 11-14 divisions.
Competing states include Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Ohio, and a ninth team will be comprised of the top points earners from other states and nations.
Pendleton Bogache of Myrtle Beach has a sizable lead in the S.C. girls 15-18 division after recording a pair of wins.
Contact ALAN BLONDIN at 626-0284.


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By C. Andrew Salzberg, MD, New York Group for Plastic Surgery
Breast cancer gets a lot of attention during October's Awareness Month, but women are diagnosed every day, all year long. Many aren't aware of their surgical options for cancer removal or breast reconstruction. I'll provide an overview, but keep in mind that chemotherapy or radiation will play a part in surgical treatment decisions for some women.
Many women with breast cancer can keep, or preserve, their breast by having a lumpectomy. We remove the tumor ("lump") and an area of surrounding healthy breast tissue. Tumor removal can cause a breast indentation, or the two breasts can appear asymmetrical (uneven). We then use nearby healthy breast tissue to fill the indentation, and sometimes reduce (make smaller) the unaffected breast to match up size and shape. (Note that radiation treatments are almost always required after lumpectomy to destroy any remaining potential cancer cells.)
Mastectomy, on the other hand, is complete removal of breast tissue. Breast reconstruction procedures have improved enormously over the decades, and can result in breasts that look very natural. Most often we can preserve and fill the breast skin to create the new breasts. In fact, a woman whose cancer is located far enough from the nipple area may be eligible for "nipple-sparing" mastectomy; the nipple is never surgically removed from the breast at all.
Breast reconstruction is most frequently performed in multiple procedures using implants. After mastectomy, a deflated balloon-like device called a "tissue expander" is put in the breast and filled with salt water over three to six months until the preferred size is achieved. A second surgery is required to put in the permanent implant.
To avoid this lengthy and uncomfortable expander process, and enable a woman to wake from mastectomy with breasts in place, I developed a new method of reconstructive surgery called "Direct-to-Implant" or referred to as "One-Step." With this procedure, we put a permanent implant in the breast immediately following the mastectomy. Simply put, we use a specially prepared tissue material that makes a space for the implant without having to use tissue expanders. There is no months-long filling process or need for a second surgery.
Another mastectomy breast reconstruction option is using microsurgery to transfer a woman's own skin, fat and muscle from her abdomen, buttocks, back, thigh or hip to form the breasts. This procedure is commonly referred to as a "free tissue flap" or "DIEP." This surgery is complex and has a longer recovery time than using implants, but results in breasts that look and feel very natural.
I'd like to offer some tips for women facing cancer-related breast reconstruction:
- Do your homework: Gather information on types of mastectomy and breast reconstruction procedures and surgeons that perform them. Talk to other women about their experiences. Read discussion boards on support group websites. Find information on medical websites or journals.
- If a surgeon says you're not eligible for a certain type of surgery, there may be a valid reason OR it may be that he/she doesn't perform that surgery. Find a surgeon with expertise in the procedure, and be sure to ask how many they've done.
- Ask the surgeon to show you patient before-and-after photos, and not just successful cases. A skilled, confident surgeon will also show you cases that did not have ideal results, and explain why not.
- Get a second opinion to find a procedure and surgeon that feels right for you; insurance will usually cover a second opinion.
- Insist on great results and do not compromise, as breast reconstruction can help make you feel "whole" again. If your breast or general surgeon tells you to wait until later for reconstruction, make a plastic surgery consult with a board certified (ASPS) surgeon to explore the option of immediate reconstruction.
Dr. C. Andrew Salzberg, a board certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon, is Associate Professor at NY Medical College and Chief of Plastic Surgery at Westchester Medical Center and St. John's Riverside Hospital at Dobbs Ferry Pavilion. He also operates at the Institute for Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery within the Hudson Valley Hospital Center and at The Mt. Sinai Hospital Center in New York City. He is a partner with the New York Group for Plastic Surgery. http://www.nygplasticsurgery.com


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So now that Christmas has come and gone one lucky fella has a new 5'11 Epoxy Floatey Fish courtesy of his wonderful girlfriend…
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David Lawless putting the bamboo veneer rocketfish to work on some waves over Christmas break
Come on out this Saturday December 19th from nine to six p.m. at the one and only real surf shop in good old South Cocoa Beach and enjoy some fresh brewed Costa Rican coffee. Munch on some tasty food snacks while enjoying some of the best innovative art work you will find anywhere on the surf planet. Talk art with Bruce or surfboard design with Tom or just hit us up for some free food and drink! Bruce will also have some nice art pieces that are priced under $30. if you want to grab a super cool gift for a loved one or good friend!
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Super-light and durable. This is a great all-around board for Florida. Works well in small, weak summer surf but will still hold it's own in overhead cold-front winter swells. One of these and a Floatey Fish would be a great Florida shortboard quiver.
Surf today Sunday is overhead and still choppy but some good drops coming through on the set waves. Good workout getting out and there is some push on the waves. Hopefully they are right about the forecast and it will go offshore as the day progresses!!
6'8″ Super Egg – 5 fin setup for maximum versatility.
Fuller nose and tail outline make this board great at catching more waves and making sections. 5 fin setup allows you to ride this as a quad or a thruster so you can experiment with fins and fin setups and dial the board in just how you like.
These boards are stringerless EPS with a bamboo veneer deck and carbon fiber rails. Super lightweight but still extremely durable and they ride great.
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The new Solari Green Technology Center at is officially open.
The facility, at 318 Union St., houses Cabrillo's Construction and Energy Management program, which focuses on sustainable construction and building performance practices. Classes began in the Center fall semester 2012. The buildings have been designed to be adaptable to a variety of industrial technology oriented programs, enabling the college to offer training that is responsive to the needs of local and regional employers.
A grand opening event was planned for Friday morning, featuring presentations from Cabrillo College President and Superintendent Dr. Brian King and Cabrillo College Trustee Margarita Cortez, as well as from Tony Campos, Workforce Investment Board Chairperson Ron Slack, Rose Ann Woolpert of Graniterock, and Past President and CEO of Granite Construction, Bill Dorey.
was funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration and has achieved the LEED Platinum Certification standard, the highest environmental standard for construction. Bond funds and contributions, including gifts from the Les and Jeane Ley Family Fund and the Solari Green Technology Center Endowment, established by Mary and the late Dick Solari, also supported the new building and its educational programs.
About Cabrillo College
Cabrillo College is a leading California community college serving Santa Cruz County with locations in Aptos, Scotts Valley and Watsonville. It is ranked no. 1 in transfers to UC Santa Cruz. Founded in 1959, the college offers over 100 academic and career technical education programs that serve multiple educational goals such as A.A. and A.S. degrees, certificates of achievement, skills certificates, transfer to 4-year institutions or for lifelong learning and personal enrichment. Cabrillo College is a dynamic, diverse and responsive educational community that is dedicated to helping all students achieve their academic, career, and personal development goals.


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Baltimore's Rich Jerome Jr. rolls 900 series
Baltimore's Rich Jerome Jr. became the 12th bowler to roll an approved 900 series Dec. 22. The 29-year-old right-hander had three consecutive 300 games in the Monday Night Mixed League at Brunswick Perry Hall Lanes in Baltimore.
He was the first bowler in two years with 36 consecutive strikes in the same series. The last 900 was rolled Dec. 23, 2006 by P.J. Giesfeldt in Milwaukee.
"I started realizing I might have a shot at it in the seventh frame of the last game," said Jerome, now in his 11th year on the lanes. "It seemed from then on that people started standing around my lanes but I tried to watch the pins. I also tried to watching the football game on TV to take my mind off it."
"After I finished, I looked around and it seemed like everyone there was on the settee area with me. It was very exciting."
Jerome had 10 previous 300 games and five earlier 800 series. Two of his perfect games came as part of his previous career-high 857 series Nov. 3 in the Drug Trade League, also at Perry Hall. The Drug Trade is USBC's oldest certified league dating back to the 1896-97 season.
Previous 900 shooters are: Jeremy Sonnenfeld, Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 2, 1997; Tony Roventini, Milwaukee, Nov. 9, 1998; Vince Wood, Moreno Valley, Calif., Sept. 29, 1999; Robby Portalatin, Jackson, Mich., Dec. 28, 2000; James Hylton, Salem, Ore., May 2, 2001; Jeff Campbell II, New Castle, Pa., June 12, 2004; Darin Pomije, New Prague, Minn., Dec. 9, 2004; Robert Mushtare, Fort Drum, N.Y., Dec. 5, 2005 and Feb. 19, 2006; Lonnie Billiter Jr., Fairfield, Ohio, Feb. 13, 2006; Mark Wukoman, Greenfield, Wis., April 22, 2006; and Giesfeldt.


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Original recipe yields 4 servings
- Bring a large pot of lightly-salted water to a rolling boil; stir in the egg noodles and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through but is still firm to the bite, about 5 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink.
- Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in the chopped onion, green pepper, garlic, and parsley. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the crawfish tails and Cajun seasoning; simmer 5 minutes longer.
- Pour in the heavy cream, mushrooms, and 1/2 cup of Cheddar cheese; stir until the cheese has melted. Toss the pasta with the crawfish sauce and green onions; sprinkle with the remaining Cheddar cheese.
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This was wonderful! I did halve the butter (and supplemented a little olive oil instead) and used fat free half & half. Topped with some panko--it was so delicious. I've been looking for something new to make with crawfish tails, and this one is going into the rotation for sure. Thanks!
This was great!! I didn't have the exact seasonings listed so I added my own for taste and it turned out Great. I left everything else the same just added more heavy pint since sauce thickens. I will use this recipe again.
Easy to make and quick. I followed recipe exactly as written, but found it to be too salty, wish I had added the Tony's gradually (not sure what I was thinking), we like spicey so that wasn't a problem, just to salty. Worth trying the recipe, just pay attention to the salty factor.
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Amount Per Serving (4 total)
- Calories
- 741 cal
- 37%
- Fat
- 45.2 g
- 70%
- Carbs
- 51.4 g
- 17%
- Protein
- 33 g
- 66%
- Cholesterol
- 298 mg
- 99%
- Sodium
- 1105 mg
- 44%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Step into a light filled well decorated cozy 2000 sq ft beach house. New windows throughout. Breath in the calm and beauty of The Sea Ranch. You can cook in our gourmet, well-stocked kitchen (including sharp knives) with newer appliances, or search out the local restaurant scene. There are two local excellent grocery stores a short drive from our home.
Watch the whales during migration in the spring and fall from our deck, or upstairs bedroom, while you snuggle into one of our comfy fabulous beds. Read a book, or watch a movie you brought with you or choose from our library. Play a board/card game. Go golfing, kayaking, diving. Do nothing.
Clear night skies can be viewed in the hot tub. Watch the shooting stars show, sip a glass of wine and watch the sunset. Listen to the gentle waves breaking on the nearby cliff while you sleep and read. Observe the local wildlife such as deer, raccoons, fox, hawks, osprey, gulls, pelican, resident sea lions, and much much more. If you want to stay connected, we how have complimentary wireless internet.
You will feel rested and refreshed after spending a few days at our beautiful beach house. Would be difficult to find a nicer place to hang your hat.
Keywords: Charming, Cozy, Cooking, Clean, Comfortable, Fun, Beautiful, Serene
Some of the most comfortable beds we ever slept in. House is very neat & very well kept. Grounds are beautiful.
Staying at 'Playa Linda' will make you smile. We take pride in preparing our home for our renter's to feel like they are staying in a special place. We pay attention to the details of providing a warm, clean, restful environment for your home away from home. It is a lovely place to visit and escape from the outside world.
Simply stated, we love The Sea Ranch and all it has to offer. It is heaven on earth. Come up to Playa Linda for some adventures, or just relax and take in the beauty of the ocean and surrounding meadows and mountains. There is no place like it anywhere.
One of the many good things about Playa Linda is the decor and wonderful beds, all with new mattresses, which surround you in warm luxury. The kitchen is well stocked for the chef, also has sharp knives! We attempt to supply our renters with the tools they need to easily prepare a simple meal, or gourmet feast, while enjoying a glass of wine from the wine refrigerator in the kitchen, all while talking to your friends over the island.
Wonderful large pool & sauna within short walk, hiking, biking, jogging trails.
Great place to watch sunsets & whale migration, year round wildlife.
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The joy of discovering a thing to be more than the sum of its parts! From classic wooden blocks to marble runs, to advance electronic RC kits, there is sure to be a construction kit to suit your needs. And with such a wide range, our construction collection caters to all levels of experience: from first-time builders to master craftsmen and craftswomen!
The Turtles have come to the rescue of April and are escaping in the bad guys' Big Rig truck. Karai and the Foot Soldiers are in hot pursuit in a super-slick black SUV so there's no time to waste. Speed away with April hanging onto the side of the driver's cabin. Grab your weapons then take the Turtle Power to the roof for a battle with one of the Foot Soldiers. Swerve to avoid the flick missiles fired from the SUV and tip ooze barrels into the bad guys' path. When you've evaded the Foot Soldiers, open up the sides and roof of the truck to check out the amazing mobile lab!
Includes 6 minifigures with weapons and an accessory: April O'Neil, Raphael, Leonardo, Karai and 2 Foot Soldiers.
Big Rig truck measures approximately 3" tall x 12" long x 2" wide.
SUV measures approximately 2" tall x 5" long x 2" wide.
Contains 743 pieces.
LEGO® and the LEGO® logo are trademarks of the ©2014 LEGO® Group.
Take a taxi to the busy LEGO® City Train Station, a place that never sleeps! On arrival, go up the stairs and through the opening doors. Check the time on the large clock hanging from the roof and the map of train services by the ATM. While you wait for your train, browse around the shop selling LEGO® City products. Feeling hungry? Head to the kiosk and order a croissant or pizza and a drink from the menu signs hanging above the desk. Then take a seat on the clean platform, enjoy your snack and relax.
Includes 5 minifigures: conductor, chef, taxi driver and 2 travelers.
Train Station measures approximately 5" tall x 19" long x 8" wide.
Taxi measures approximately 1" tall x 3" long x 1" wide.
Rail track pieces each measure approximately 5" long x 2" wide.
Contains 423 pieces.
Red alert, Ultra Agents! Team up to defeat wind-powered Super Villain Psyclone who is whipping up storms and wreaking havoc across Astor City. Psyclone's awesome transforming flyer is equipped with giant spinning rotor blades to whip up whirling tornados. His super threatening vehicle is also armed with quad laser cannons and automatic missile shooters. Flip the wheels of Agent Caila Phoenix's futuristic motorbike for fly mode and fire back with its twin stud shooters. Double the aerial attack with Agent Jack Fury using his jetpack and big plasma cannon. But watch out – Psyclone's aircraft can quickly transform into a massive mech that looks just like him… only much, much bigger! This Super Villain is on a mission to create a whirling tornado and suck up all the money, so move fast to protect Astor City's assets and its citizens!
Includes 4 minifigures with weapons and accessories: Psyclone, Astor City Guard, Agent Caila Phoenix and Agent Jack Fury.
Psyclone's flyer measures approximately 4" tall x 10" long x 15" wide in fly mode, and 10" tall x 6" long x 15" wide in mech mode.
Motorbike measures approximately 1" tall x 3" long x 1" wide.
Contains 589 pieces.
Prepare for an epic clash between the Guardians of the Galaxy and the ultimate villain, Ronan! Ronan zooms into this epic deep-space battle in his personal Necrocraft, backed up by the Sakaaran, and holding his all-powerful Cosmi-Rod ready to strike. Luckily, Star-Lord is prepared to launch a counter-attack with the equally potent Hadron Enforcer and 2 iconic space blasters. Steer the mighty Milano Spaceship into battle with Gamora and Drax, firing the stud shooters and flick missiles to repel tis evil threat to the Galaxy.
Includes 5 minifigures with assorted weapons and accessories: Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Ronan and the Sakaaran.
Milano Spaceship measures approximately 3" tall x 9" long x 15" wide.
Necrocraft measures approximately 1" tall x 5" long x 3" wide.
Contains 665 pieces.
The Kraangs have got the power cell and are getting away in their mini Kraang sub. Rev up the engine of the awesome Turtle Sub and power away in hot pursuit with Donatello, Leonardo and Leatherhead. Watch out for the Kraang sub's flick missiles, fire the shooter and detach the mini sub to ambush the shark droids' underwater vehicle. Select a weapon from the armory and dive into the water for a thrilling Ninja Turtle vs. The Kraang underwater conflict!
Includes 4 minifigures with weapons and accessories: Donatello Leonardo, 2 Kraangs, plus a Leatherhead figure.
Turtle Sub measures approximately 5" tall x 9" long x 7" wide.
Mini Kraang sub measures approximately 1" tall x 4" long x 3" wide.
Mini sub measures approximately 2" long x 1" wide x 1" tall.
Contains 684 pieces.
Go green and bring STEM concepts to life with the K'NEX® Investigating Solar Energy Set! Learn how to harness the energy of the sun into electricity to power K'NEX models. Builds three models and Includes 128 K'NEX parts, solar panel and motor. Building instructions and teacher's guide aligned to National STEM Standards included.
Teacher guide provides a program of study that uses hands-on exploration in conjunction with an engaging inquiry-based approach to learning. Students are encouraged to build, investigate, and evaluate concepts, ideas and designs.
Contains 128 pieces.
Go green and bring STEM concepts to life with the K'NEX® Exploring Wind & Water Energy Set! Designed to address critical science, technology and engineering concepts in the middle school classroom and provide instructional models that will enhance students' understanding of these important concepts.
Using K'NEX® and the lessons provided in the teacher guide enables you to offer students a program of study that uses hands-on exploration in conjunction with an engaging inquiry-based approach to learning. As students work cooperatively they are encouraged to work together as they build, investigate, discuss and evaluate concepts, ideas and designs.
Set includes 288 K'NEX® parts – enough to build 6 renewable energy models, two at a time. Supports 1-2 students. Grades 5 - 9. Building instructions & comprehensive teacher's guide aligned to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Standards included. Packaged in a strong storage tub with snap-on lid.
STEM Education focuses on science, technology, engineering and mathematics concepts taught through problem-solving, discovery, exploratory learning and critical thinking. STEM Education requires students to be active participants in the learning. K'NEX® models offer hands-on learning opportunities that encourage scientific inquiry, investigation and experimentation. Our inquiry-based lessons challenge students as they build, investigate, problem solve, discuss, and evaluate scientific and design principles in action. Aligned to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math standards.
Off to the races with K'NEX Education! The K'NEX Forces and Newton's Laws Building Set has been designed for students to investigate a variety of concepts related to forces, energy, and motion. These concepts are fashioned around rigorous STEM content and national standards in science, technology, engineering and math.
As students engage in the activities, they will be learning, practicing, and applying integrated process skills. Students will be expected to craft fair test procedures, create meaningful data displays, make reasonable and data supported reports, and analyze their collected data in light of the problem at hand. These are just some of the process skills that students must employ as they use the K'NEX Education Forces, Energy, and Motion Set.
Set includes 115 K'NEX parts, along with a Battery, Spring and Fly-wheel motor – enough to build 11 vehicles, one at a time. Supports 1-2 students. Grades 5 - 9. Building instructions and comprehensive teacher's guide aligned to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Standards included. Packaged in a strong storage tub with snap-on lid.
STEM Education focuses on science, technology, engineering and mathematics concepts taught through problem-solving, discovery, exploratory learning and critical thinking. STEM Education requires students to be active participants in the learning. K'NEX models offer hands-on learning opportunities that encourage scientific inquiry, investigation and experimentation. Our inquiry-based lessons challenge students as they build, investigate, problem solve, discuss, and evaluate scientific and design principles in action. Aligned to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math standards.
At the Battle of Kashyyyk, Clone Commander Gree™ and Chief Tarfful™ open the top hatch of the heavily armored AT-AP™ and jump in. With an elevating blaster cannon, new rotating top-mounted, spring-loaded shooter and extending third leg to help it stomp over the roughest surfaces, those Droids had better start running!
Includes Clone Commander Gree™ and Chief Tarfful™ minifigures plus Battle Droid™, Battle Droid™ Commander and Super Battle Droid™ figures with assorted weapons and an accessory.
Measures approximately 9" tall x 9" long x 5" wide
Contains 717 pieces.
Bwahahahaha! Welcome to Lord Business' Evil Lair! Record his broadcasts in the TV studio and plot how to control the world from the office. Lever open the large door and unleash the Kragle. Trap the Master Builders in the think tank to extract their creativity. Dodge the trapdoor to avoid being sent spiraling into infinity then pull the plug on the battery and shut down the think tank before Lord Business carries out his evil plan!
Includes 6 minifigures with assorted accessories: Emmet, Vitruvis, Ma Cop, Pa Cop, Lord Business and wrestler/Master Builder, El Macho Wrestler, and Biznis Kitty figure.
Contains 738 pieces.
THE LEGO® MOVIE™ ©2014 The LEGO® Group & Warner Bros Entertainment Inc.
LEGO® and the LEGO® logo are trademarks of the ©2014 LEGO Group.
Prince Charming has invited Cinderella to a romantic royal ball! Play with Lucifer the naughty cat and with Bruno the frisky dog. Explore all the different rooms at the Castle and find the key that unlocks the treasure chest with all the jewels. Romance is in the air as Cinderella and Prince Charming enjoy their first turn around the dance floor and a cozy moment in front of the fireplace. Just make sure Cinderella leaves the Castle before the big clock strikes 12 and the magical spell wears off. And remember to leave behind her famous glass slipper on the stairs outside so the Prince can find her again!
Includes 2 mini-doll figures: Cinderella and Prince Charming, plus Lucifer the cat and Bruno the dog
Cinderella's Romantic Castle measures approximately 11" tall x 9" long x 8" wide.
Contains 646 pieces.
Time for some horseback riding fun with Mia down at the Sunshine Ranch. Wake her up in the cozy apartment and make breakfast in the kitchen. Have her eat breakfast and take her downstairs to take care of the horses. This is where the fun really starts. Look after the foal and groom her, then go out riding with her friend Liza. There's a world of great adventures waiting for these best of friends.
Includes Mia and Liza mini-doll figures and cute ranch animals including 2 horses, a foal, 2 bunnies, a cat and a hen.
Ranch building measures approximately 8" tall x 9" long x 5" wide.
Contains 721 pieces.
Rumors of the rise of an ancient Evil have brought Gandalf™ The Grey and Radagast™ to investigate the fortress ruins of Dol Guldur. Flick the magical wall to make the sinister Necromancer of Dol Guldur appear to the Wizards. But beware – Azog™ and 2 Gundabad Orcs are about to attack with a rolling catapult. Can the brave Wizards dodge the skulls falling from the turrets and swinging blades and axe, and avoid being trapped in the spider web and hanging cage? Will Gandalf discover the treasures hidden within the statue? It's up to you to decide the fate of Gandalf and Radagast in this epic battle of good versus evil!
Includes 6 minifigures with assorted weapons and accessories: Gandalf the Grey, Radagast, Necromancer of Dol Guldur, Azog and 2 Gundabad Orcs.
Dol Guldur fortress measures approximately 9" tall x 16" long x 4" wide
Contains 797 pieces.
A thrilling battle is raging above New Ninjago City as the conflict for the Techno-Blades reaches new heights! Battle-scarred Zane, with his half-robot/half-Ninja face, and Pixal must work together in the NinjaCopter to outwit the attacking Nindroids. Spin the propellers and rear jet engines to soar into action. Fire the front flick missiles and rotating shooting cannons, taking care to evade the spinning saw blades of the Nindroid jet fighter. And beware – at any moment the Nindroid may launch the attack glider to double the aerial assault!
Includes 4 minifigures with weapons: Zane, Pixal and 2 Nindroids
NinjaCopter measures approximately 3" tall x 14" long x 6" wide.
Nindroid jet fighter measures approximately 1" tall x 4" long x 4" wide
Contains 516 pieces.
The crooks have arrived at their hideout and are offloading their stash of stolen goods. Help the policeman on a stakeout monitor their every move from the barrel using his camera and special radar. Then use the walkie talkie to call in the police helicopter with its detailed engine, cockpit and rear crew compartment. When it arrives, hover overhead, slide the side door open, attach the policeman to the rope and launch a surprise abseil ambush! And if the crooks try to get away, slap the handcuffs on them, load them into the helicopter and fly them back to prison!
Includes 3 policemen and 2 crooks with assorted accessories
Police helicopter measures approximately 5" tall x 16" long x 13" wide.
Crooks' hideout measures approximately 3" tall x 5" long x 2" wide.
Crooks' car measures approximately 1" tall x 3" long x 1" wide.
Barrel measures approximately 1" tall x 1" long x 1" wide.
Contains 528 pieces.
Magformers Lighted Set allows builders to design and build hundreds of creations then bring out the beauty of glowing colours by lighting up each model! Build space ships, diamonds, stars, houses, and more with this 55 piece set which features a LED light box which simply recharges by connecting to any USB device with the included USB cord!
Includes 55 pieces containing triangles, squares, isosceles triangles, pyramids, mini isosceles, arches, 1 LED lighted Square and 1 USB charger.
Put the laws of motion to the test with our patented Q-BA-MAZE 2.0 Stunts Set. The ingenious pieces interlock in endless configurations, while double-exit cubes keep you guessing which way the marbles will go. This exciting set comes with unique pieces like the winding, curvy Coaster Tubes, the cool Pivot Trampoline, and the marble-spiraling Marble Vortex! Experiment to see what kind of zany, zigzagging action is possible!
Includes 108 cubes, 2 Cascade Stilts, 2 Coaster Tubes, 1 Marble Vortex, 1 Pivot Trampoline, 30 steel marbles and colour instructions.
Q-Ba-Maze 2.0 cubes are not compatible with original Q-Ba-Maze cubes.
Create unique structures with this beautiful set of Tegu Magnetic Wooden Building Blocks! Containing blocks in beautiful jungle inspired colours featuring magnets, Tegu is ready to inspire creative designs and lots of fun for young builders!
Includes 24 pieces in 6 different shapes: 4 x mega planks, 6 x long planks, 4 x medium columns, 2 x small trapezoids, 4 x short planks, and 4 cubes.
Each individual block measures approximately:
Made of eco-friendly, FSC-certified Honduran hardwoods with safe, non-toxic, water-based lacquers (for colours and clear coats). Tegu Blocks come packaged in a beautifully designed box large and rigid enough to store the blocks for many years to come.
Tegu is dedicated to socially responsible business practices and humanitarian efforts in the Honduran community with reforestation, education and social outreach initiatives.
Create colourful structures with this beautiful set of Tegu Magnetic Wooden Building Blocks! Containing blocks in natural wood colours featuring magnets, Tegu is ready to inspire creative designs and lots of fun for young builders!
Get ready for an intergalactic adventure with the Supernova Blast Roller Coaster Building Set! Use over 800 K'NEX pieces including classic flexi-rods to build a model over 3 feet high! The specialized blaster motor launches your car on an out-of-this-world adventure through 22 feet of NEW glow-in-the-dark track!! For more fun, download instructions for a 2nd coaster, the Sonic Boom. Blasting-motor performance!
Set contains 849 pieces including classic fluorescent rods!
Measures approximately 37" tall.
Requires 3 "C" batteries (NOT INCLUDED).
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With such a massive media empire it's hard to believe that Oprah Winfrey is raising the bar for herself yet again.
And in the July 2014 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine, the 60-year-old icon explains that each step of her journey is designed to take things to the next level.
Photo Credit: Ruven Afanador for O, The Oprah Magazine
Every year Forbes takes stock of the lovely ladies who make the world go 'round, and for 2014 the Most Powerful Women list is chock full of our favorite celebrities.
"Crazy in Love" songstress Beyoncé Knowles came in at #17 while fellow chart-topper Lady Gaga nabbed the #67 spot.
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Today is the end of an era as Barbara Walters says goodbye to her hosting chair on "The View," and given her strong reputation in the journalism world, it's no surprise that a few very important guests stopped by the ABC set to send her off.
Photo Credit: ABC
Slipping on a gorgeous Badgley Mischka gown, Oprah Winfrey struck a pose for the June 2014 issue of O, The Magazine.
After her photo shoot with Ruven Afanador, the 60-year-old talk show host opened up about growing older and why she doesn't fear aging.
Photo Credit: Ruven Afanador for O Magazine
Proving that she's always had what it takes to be a star, Oprah Winfrey released her initial audition tape for her amazingly successful talk show.
The clip, which was shared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in 2005, was just posted on OWN's YouTube channel this week and it shows a young TV personality vying for a gig in Chicago.
After their owner was banned from the NBA for life, Oprah Winfrey is looking in to bidding on the Los Angeles Clippers.
Fellow billionaire David Geffen said on Wednesday (April 30) that he and the talk show queen, along with Larry Ellison, will put in a bid for the team should the NBA force embattled owner Donald Sterling to sell.
She's never one to keep her opinion to herself, and Oprah Winfrey had a few words for controversial LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling.
In response to the racist remarks made by the elderly NBA honcho while he was being secretly taped by his mistress, the OWN boss declared, "We're all off the plantation."
Getting a little emotional from fans' responses to his music, Pharrell Williams shed a few tears during a chat with Oprah Winfrey on Sunday (April 13).
The hitmaker couldn't stop the waterworks after a clip was played of people around the world dancing to his song, "Happy."
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A longtime restaurateur is betting his new family sports bar will be a big hit with the community.
Scott Lindsey of Riverview plans to open Sluggers Neighborhood Bar & Grill in January.
The new restaurant is located off John Moore Road at 109 W. Bloomingdale Ave., Brandon, in a space formerly occupied by Big Belly Burgers.
Lindsey, with the help of partners Terry and Vicki Franklin, Ray Lees and Jean Alcaide, has spent the past several months renovating the 2,700-square-foot storefront, which has been vacant for a year.
Lindsey, the former owner of Sluggers Sports Saloon in St. Augustine, said he decided to bring his family sports bar concept to Bloomingdale at the urging of friends and former customers.
"Our concept is to open a family sports bar with quality food at a reasonable price," said Lindsey. "Nothing on the menu will be over $10."
The offerings, he said, will be simple. "We'll have burgers, wings, salads and wraps, Philly cheese steaks and tater tots. Once we're open, we'll also offer daily specials," he said.
Sluggers will sell $1.75 pints of beer on tap all day every day and Pabst Blue Ribbon for $1.50. In addition to beer, Sluggers will offer wine.
Trivia night will be held each Wednesday. Thursdays will be burger night, with burgers for $5. Tuesdays will be wing night and there will be cornhole tournaments every Monday.
"We plan to be involved in the community, sponsoring sports teams and hosting other events," said Lindsey. "We want this to be a place for the community to hang out after the big game."
The new restaurant will be open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. each day and will feature 13 Plasma televisions including a 60-inch screen in the main dining room.
Since beginning renovation on the space, Lindsey says residents drop by on a daily basis to welcome him and ask about the restaurant's opening.
"It's been very heart-warming and encouraging," he said.


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6th great-granddaughter of James Jones.
1st cousin 1 time removed of Faye Louise Doyle.
Anne Elizabeth Tanner is the daughter of Richard Morley Tanner and Susan Lee Broder. She married Nick Cindric on 10 September 2005 at Vancouver, British Columbia.1 She and Nick Cindric were divorced in 2008.1
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However many modern tech toys for toddlers are available on the market today some classic toys, the kinds that have been in use for decades, still retain a place in the nursery or toddler's bedroom. Some of those toys are rocking horses for toddlers. Rocking horses for toddlers are still a favorite with both kids and parents alike, even though hundreds of more sophisticated toys have been invented since rocking horses first "galloped" on to the scene.
A Brief History of Rocking Horses for Toddlers
Although it was not until Victorian times that rocking horses for toddlers became commonplace and popular allover the world it is believed that in both Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome toddlers from wealthier families had an early version of today's rocking horses for toddlers, although they were more like hobby horses, a long stick with a horse's head that children could "ride" just like the adults.
The first documented versions of a true rocking horse for toddlers with a semi-circular base were created in the seventeenth century. And even though they introduced the concept of rocking the world of toy horses, it wasn't until the eighteenth century that the horses became grand affairs created by the hands of master craftsmen from all over the world.
Some of the earliest of these rocking horses were elaborate, ornate affairs that were extremely expensive and found only in the playrooms of the wealthiest children. Some of the older toddler rocking horses looked so realistic one might expect them to get up and gallop off on their own at anytime. The industrial revolution changed that though. Cheaper, mass produced rocking horses for toddlers became available and their popularity grew for decades.
Today's rocking horses for toddlers are rather different from the older cousins but their purpose is still the same – to excite the imaginations of young children while encouraging both the development of their fine motor skills and a love of animals.
Great Rocking Horses for Toddlers Available Today
There is still no one size fits all standard version of rocking horses for toddlers. A rocking horse like the Radio Flyer Liberty Spring Horse with Sound is a new take on a classic rocking horse for a toddler from years gone by. This rocking horse has a mane and tail that is crafted from real yarn and he (or she) can be made to neigh and clip clop just like the real thing. The attention to detail that has been put into creating this rocking horse harks back to the old days when a rocking horse was a work of art as well as a children's play thing.
The Stork Craft Wooden Rocking Horse is a very simple take on the rocking horse theme that is perfect for the youngest "riders". Its basic wooden construction may not produce the most realistic looking of rocking horses for toddlers but it is easy to use, very sturdy and low enough to the ground that toddlers should not be too hurt if they take a fall from their pony.


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Makwembere, S. (2008) Public sector industrial relations in the context of alliance politics : the case of Makana Local Municipality, South Africa (1994-2006). Masters thesis, Rhodes University.
This thesis is in the field of Industrial Relations. It concerns a micro-level investigation of the dynamics of public sector industrial relations in post-apartheid South Africa. It focuses on the Tripartite Alliance between the African National Congress (ANC), the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and explores what the Alliance relationship has meant for the traditional roles of employees and their representatives on the one hand, and employers and their representatives on the other. The thesis examines the political, organisational and societal contradictions and implications for COSATU public sector union affiliates and their members in their relationship to the ANC as an ally (via the Alliance) and the context in which ANC members form part of management (in government). The South African Municipal Workers' Union (SAMWU) was used as an archetype of a COSATU public sector union affiliate that engages with the State as employer at the municipal level. It is a case study of Makana Local Municipality (Eastern Cape Province, South Africa) using qualitative research techniques and content analysis to derive the relevant information. The author conducted a series of in-depth interviews of key informants and observations at Makana Local Municipality were done. Based on the empirical data obtained from the investigation, the thesis argues that the traditional roles in the employment relationship at the workplace have been affected by the political alliance. Industrial relations roles have become increasingly vague especially since many within local government share ANC/SACP memberships with members of the trade union. The study also highlights that within an increasingly globalising post-apartheid environment, the Alliance provides mixture of benefits and challenges for workplace negotiations and employment relations in ways that macro-level analyses of employer-employee relationships do not always capture.
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|M.Soc.Sc. (Sociology)
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|Faculty > Faculty of Humanities > Sociology and Industrial Sociology
|Adesina, J. O. (Prof.)
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|Nicolene Mvinjelwa
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|22 Oct 2008
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|06 Jan 2012 16:19
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