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How Moms Can Encourage Teen Abstinence
According to the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS), more than half of teenagers are virgins until they are at least 17 years of age, and by the time they reach the age of 20, 20 percent of boys and 24 percent of girls have not had sexual intercourse.
"The national decline in teens having sex reported by the CDC Teen Surveillance Study of 2001 from 54 percent to 45 percent means that more teens are choosing abstinence," says Bruce Cook, founder and president of Choosing the Best, a company in Atlanta, Ga., dedicated to abstinence education focused on the physical and emotional health aspects of sex. He is also the author of Parents, Teens and Sex: The Big Talk Book, a guide to help parents talk to their kids about sex and choosing abstinence.
Moms Have the Power of Persuasion
Information from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health) shows that there are some things moms can do that may help delay sex among their teens in grades eight to 11. In the study, Add Health found that 88 percent of eighth and ninth graders and 80 percent of 10th and 11th graders said they were still virgins at the time of the second interview. In the 2002 study, 89 percent of boys and 84 percent of girls said they were still virgins a year later.
More specifically, the results showed the following:
- High schooler (boys and girls) are likely to stay abstinent if they know their mothers strongly disapprove of premarital sex.
- Boys and girls in eighth and ninth grades are likely to stay abstinent if they have warm, healthy relationships with their mothers. This was also true of boys in the 10th and 11th grades.
- Girls in the eighth and ninth grades are likely to avoid sex if their mothers talk regularly with their friends' parents. This effect was not seen among boys in these grades, however.
According to Add Health, the information collected showed that it wasn't enough for mothers to simply warn their teens against having sex. Even with more than 80 percent of mothers in the survey saying they "strongly disapproved" of their teens being sexually active, 30 percent of the girls and 45 percent of the boys still didn't think their mothers felt that way.
"Some people feel that it's an inevitable thing that teens are going to have sex," says Dr. Marilyn Billingsly, associate professor of internal medicine and pediatrics at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. "But abstinence is a realistic goal and is the only sure way to protect adolescents from STDs. First and foremost, parents should make sure that their own values are clearly communicated to their children."
"Research indicates that parents continue to be the greatest influence in teens choosing abstinence and eliminating the risk of STDs and pregnancy," says Cook. "The problem, quite often, is parents not knowing how to have a meaningful conversation with an adolescent who is sending all the negative signals of not wanting to talk."
Help Teens Avoid Sex: 10 Tactics
"Parents matter," says Bronwyn Mayden, executive director for Campaign For Our Children, a nonprofit, abstinence-based teen pregnancy prevention program in Baltimore, Md. "The values and beliefs we share with our kids matter. Our actions as role models matter. How we relate to our children matters."
Mayden offers these tips for parents:
- Get to know your children. It's hard to talk about sex with someone you never talk to. Research indicates that the more children are connected to parents the less likely they are to be engaged in early sexual activity.
- Begin early.
- Know your values. It is hard if you are unclear on where you stand on these issues. Kids want to know and want to know from their parents.
- Talk to your kids, early and often. One talk about the birds and the bees is not enough. As they grow and develop you will need to provide more specific information.
- Know your children's friends. Know what they are doing. Show an interest.
- Have high expectations about education for your child and communicate that to him. Kids with goals are less likely to become sexually active.
- Know who your child is dating. If he/she is several years older, you should be concerned and take a stand.
- Be media savvy. Watch some of the music videos; listen to the music that they are listening to. Discuss what they are seeing and hearing and help your teen to understand that many are sending the wrong message.
- Make sure your child has regular health exams. Doctors can also provide advice and guidance for teens about sexuality issues.
- Encourage your teen to be involved in recreational pursuits.


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30 best bets at Bumbershoot 2012 — plus ticket info
Bumbershoot, which runs Saturday through Monday, Sept. 1-3, 2012, offers cornucopia of the arts: musicians Tony Bennett, Jane's Addiction, Gotye, Damien Jurado, Big Sean and Skrillex; comedians Fred Armisen and Brian Posehn; choreographers Kate Wallich and Zoe Scofield; and theater ensembles Lg! Cabaret and Act's Ramayana Ensemble. Here are some of the weekend's best bets.
11 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday-Monday, Sept. 1-3, 2012, at Seattle Center. Advance tickets are available through Aug. 31 at www.bumbershoot.org: Single-day $40-$50; three-day $125; single-day Gold Pass (VIP perks) $125; three-day Gold Pass $300; single-day Platinum Pass (more perks) $200; three-day Platinum Pass ($475).
Day-of tickets are available at these locations beginning Saturday, Sept. 1
• Thomas Street, south of EMP
• Mercer Street, between Bagley Wright and Intiman theaters
Prices: $55 per day general; $25 seniors. Children 10 and younger do not need a ticket.
Day-of tickets will also be available online, to be printed at home, beginning Saturday. These tickets cost the same as tickets at the gate, but service fees will apply (www.bumbershoot.org).
Entrance into Mainstage shows no longer require a separate pass. Admission is first-come, first-served. Lines for Mainstage performances will form 90 minutes before show times, and no earlier.
A limited quantity of free comedy passes is available each day at the Comedy Pass Distribution booth. One comedy pass per person/ticket, per day will be available, while supplies last.
As always, Bumbershoot offers a cornucopia of creativity: So much to choose from in so few days! Here are some of this year's best bets at the three-day arts festival, which runs Saturday through Monday, Sept. 1-3:
11 a.m.-11 p.m. Fisher Pavilion: Christopher Martin Hoff Remembered, featuring 65 paintings commemorating the life of a beloved urban painter who died unexpectedly at the age of 36 in Seattle this spring.
3:30 p.m. SIFF Film Center: Best of SIFF: Jury Awards. The focus is on short films from the Seattle International Film Festival, including "The Extraordinary Life of Rocky" and "The Paris Quintet in Practice Makes Perfect."
Twice daily, surprise grounds locations: "7 Minutes in Heaven." In this truly improvised theater piece, eight people show up at a speed-dating event, but the actors don't know who all the characters are.
12:30 p.m. Mural Amphitheatre: Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra. This all-star big band covers the jazz waterfront, from Jelly Roll Morton to Thelonious Monk.
3:15 p.m. KeyArena: Gotye. Hear the runaway-summer hit — "Somebody That I Used to Know" — then say that about Gotye.
3:30 p.m. Leo K. Theatre: Go the F to Sleep. California Book Award-winning author Adam Mansbach reads his profane and affectionate verses about parenting.
4:30 p.m. Intiman Theatre: Fred Armisen. On "Saturday Night Live" he's funny as President Obama; on "Portlandia" he's even funnier as practically every ridiculous character type in the Northwest. (Also at 8 p.m. Sunday and 1 p.m. Monday.)
6:45 p.m. Center House Theatre: Bed Snake. Noah Benezra and Hannah Victoria Franklin mix live performance, video art and hip-hop for a romp through the spectacle of celebrity.
8 p.m. Intiman Theatre: Brian Posehn. Imagine a gigantic nerd who loves heavy metal. No, stop. That could be dangerous. Just go see Brian Posehn. (Also at 2:45 p.m. Sunday and 6:15 p.m. Monday.)
8:30 p.m. Bagley Wright Theatre: John Waters. In "This Filthy World: Filthier & Dirtier" the sachem of sleaze expounds on his obsessions with crime, fashion Catholicism, sexual deviancy and reading.
9 p.m. The Promenade: Damien Jurado. The godfather of Seattle's mild-mannered neo-folk scene offers songs from his new album "Maraqopa" and more.
9:30 p.m. KeyArena: Jane's Addiction. This dark, hard-rocking Los Angeles band, in its third iteration, has enjoyed a strong comeback since last year's "The Great Escape Artist," which reached No. 12 on the Billboard Top 200.
9:45 p.m. Fisher Green Stage: M. Ward. The Portland singer-songwriter, who has collaborated with Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes and Zooey Deschanel (in the band She and Him), has gathered a strong and well-deserved following inside and outside the Northwest.
12:15 p.m. Bagley Wright Theatre: Symphony Untuxed. An eclectic mix of works by Michel van der Aa, J.S. Bach, Georgs Pelecis and Ken Benshoof, performed by the Seattle Symphony in casual mode.
1:45 p.m. KeyArena: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings. One of the bands that spearheaded the worldwide soul revival, best known for backing the late Amy Winehouse.
3:15 p.m. KeyArena: Tony Bennett. On his terrific new album of duets, the king of the crooners teams up with everyone from Michael Bublé to Lady Gaga — and makes them sound better.
4 p.m. Fisher Green: Yelawolf. The hyperlyrical Alabama hip-hop artist fuses blues, rap and true crime.
6:15 p.m. Exhibition Hall: The Promise Ring. The popular mid-90s emo band ("Nothing Feels Good," "Very Emergency"), reunited.
7 p.m. Center House Theatre: Lg! Cabaret. That's "Lg" as in "Live Girls," showcasing female performers in multiple disciplines, including tributes to dance movies and TV shows.
8:30 p.m. Fountain Lawn: Blitzen Trapper. This country-folk outfit from Portland is now signed to Seattle's Sub Pop label.
8:30 p.m. KeyArena: Big Sean. Can't turn on the radio without hearing salacious Detroit rapper Big Sean's "Mercy."
9:45 p.m. KeyArena: Mac Miller. What Macklemore is to Seattle, Mac Miller is to the whole country: a rapper who ignored record companies and triumphed on the Internet.
12:15 p.m. Bagley Wright Theatre: Maximum Velocity. Local choreographers' showcase, including Kate Wallich, Zoe Scofield and Markeith Wiley.
1 p.m. Mural Amphitheatre: Reignwolf. This blues-rock monster from Saskatoon, Canada, burst on the scene at Sasquatch this year and his reputation has continued to explode.
1:45 p.m. KeyArena: Best Coast. These delirious Californians have made a career out of extolling the superiority of their home state, proving it with irresistible pop harmonies and catchy New Wave beats.
2:30 p.m. Center House: Act's Ramayana Youth Ensemble. An ancient epic tale involving thousands of elephants, monkeys, soldiers, gods, men and women, performed by actors aged 14-19. Look out.
6:15 p.m. Mural Amphitheatre: Kina Grannis. The jelly-bean queen, whose absolutely charming music video, "In Your Arms," with its cartoon background fashioned from 300,000 colorful Jelly Bellys, made this SoCal singer-songwriter a star.
7 p.m. Leo K. Theatre: Trivia Night with Ken Jennings. Seattle native and "Jeopardy" ace Jennings, who won 74 consecutive games on the show, discusses his latest book, "Maphead" and hosts a live trivia context. You're invited to play!
9:30 p.m. KeyArena: Skrillex. A wizard at the switches, Skrillex is the reigning king of electronic-dance music (EDM), who fills rooms with booming bass and industrial-strength sounds — all to an infectious dance beat.
9:45 p.m. Mural Amphitheatre: Rebirth Brass Band. Reaching back to the New Orleans brass bands that incubated jazz and reaching forward to southern hip-hop, Rebirth is a marching incarnation of the American heartbeat.
Seattle Times staff
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Christophe Testi, a self-taught nature photographer, always had a fascination for art and photography. He has been capturing images since he was a kid growing up in suburban South of France when he received his first 35mm, a 1969 Zeiss-ikon Voigtlander, as a Christmas gift from his father.
In 2008 Christophe opened the doors of CreativeShot, a digitally-focused art & design studio producing a wide array of digital imaging for fine art & commercial applications. CreativeShot specializes in digital imaging and has been published in numerous National & International publications.
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Reported August 28, 2009
DALLAS (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The
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growing. what is the secret to being a centenarian?
Harold Rottenberg has made a long living out
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"Life is very exciting to me," Rottenberg told
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His art keeps his mind sharp. Exercise keeps
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"I come to the gym three times a week,"
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Francis Shevenaugh has Rottenberg beat! She
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"I like to keep busy," Shevenaugh explained to
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Just last year, she did what most half her age
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Today, there are about 130,000 centenarians.
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New research reveals there is such a thing as a longevity gene. Having two
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Still, doctors say lifestyle is also key.
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For a football fan, the holiday season has arrived. This is the time we've been promised to see the best of the best. The elite athletes are all being highlighted. I haven't been able to catch all of this year's college bowl games, but the ones I have watched for the most part have been good games. It's an off week for Kentucky Basketball and that lends my attention to football.
The Heisman winner, Johnny Football, proved he was the right choice against the Sooners. We've seen some upsets and also outcomes that everyone saw coming. We've been shown spectacular hits, tough tackles broken, no-way-he-caught-that catches, and coaches reacting to unbelievable calls. The NFL playoffs have us anxious to find out if our very own Randall Cobb will be the difference against the Vikings today. I know it, (my apologies to Minnesota fans) but he is aka Superfootballguy around some parts. I call this fun.
The college bowl games are winding down with a couple more this weekend and the big one, the BCS Championship game on Monday night. Two great coaches slated against each other, Nick Saban vs Brian Kelly. Two storied football traditions pitted against each other. The Tide against the Irish. I'll be cheering Roll Tide.
What does this, dear author, have to do with the Kentucky Wildcats? I heard you ask. Fair question, dear reader. I will explain it a little better. Obviously, I took the opportunity to place Randall Cobb in the conversation. Secondly we have this year's Heisman winner from the SEC and we also have 'Bama representing our conference in the Championship Bowl on Monday night.
The next point I wanted to make is that it is now 2013. Soon April will bring us the spring Blue/White game and all the hype will be upon us. The choc-o-ball will be in the air, so we've been told. I've even seen Air Raid Part Deux shirts for sale. New Head Coach Mark Stoops will step into Commonwealth Stadium and onto CM Newton Field and unveil a first look of the new and improved we have heard so much about. And yes, that sounds like fun.
Then before we know it, the calendar will turn to August and it will almost be time for football again. Saturday, August 31st, 2013 is only 238 days away. Or 7 months 26 days, or just 34 weeks. It will be time for Kentucky football before we know it and with this comes higher hopes for a football holiday season for our 'Cats once again. That is definitely more fun.
Lastly, just because we love polls, let's see how everyone is feeling about the outcome of the BCS Championship game. If there is any question, yes, it would be fun to watch that game with Bear and Lou.
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I was just reading on the main page about a possibility the Redskins wear a different jersey this year, and it got me thinking about who the Redskins would be if they were not the Redskins.
If a forced name change did happen in DC their are an infinite amount of possibilities of new team names, you can leave your suggestions below but here is what I was thinking.
We could go the Patriotic route with a dash of symbolism / sarcasm, (the sarcasm being that once again the white guy runs the Indian out of town). For lack of creative ability I named this team the Washington Colonials. The team could take it even further and try to organize with its fellow DC sports teams and go with Red White and Blue colors, maybe the helmet could have 13 stars.
A different choice, and one that would stick to the teams roots, would be to change the name back to the Braves, many of you know that the Redskins were originally the Boston Braves. In doing this the team could maintain its current uniform colors, while at the same time paying tribute to its history.
The third and final choice would pay tribute to a much more recent era of Redskins. The Washington Warthogs, this like the previous selection the team would keep its colors, and be named after one of the greatest offensive lines of all time, one that many of us remember. Along with that a Warthog is a fierce animal in the wild, and it sounds badarse with the double W.


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Lawyer Who Knows a Few Things About Parking Tickets Offers Self-Published Advice
Posted Jul 20, 2009 1:49 PM CDT
By Debra Cassens Weiss
A lawyer who was once a Chicago hearing officer for traffic ticket appeals has written a self-published book of advice on how to fight the tickets.
The book is called Stick It to Your Ticket, the Chicago Tribune reports. The author is lawyer Sheldon Zeiger, who was fired from his hearing officer job after he accumulated too many parking tickets. Zeiger's explanation: The car didn't belong to him.
Zeigler has heard lots of excuses, ranging from "My wife was about to give birth" to "The doorman said I could park here." He advises motorists to learn about city codes rather than give excuses, the Tribune says.
"If [motorists] are going to contest a ticket, the hearing officer has to believe your defense, not your excuse," Zeiger told the newspaper. "Was the sign missing or obscured? Was the [parking] meter broken or inoperable? That will get you out of the ticket."
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Information about what makes Easter unique.
How to contact Easter Church.
Photos and biographies of the Pastors.
A list of the staff and contact information.
A list of the Church Council and how they serve Easter.
Easter is a two-site ministry in Eagan, Minnesota.
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The Birmingham Farmers Market season is here, and this year, patrons will get a little extra time to take in the atmosphere, home-grown fruits and vegetables and whatever else more than 50 vendors have in store. The opening day of the market, now in its eleventh season, will feature everything from baked goods and prepared foods to plenty of flowers.
According to city of Birmingham spokeswoman Marianne Gamboa, the hour change was in direct response to patrons who wanted more time to enjoy the market while also taking into consideration church services and other Sunday activities. Organizers said visitors can expect to find rhubarb, parsnips, and a large variety of greens and herbs in May. While will be more vendors of fresh fruit and vegetables should be expected later in the season, there should be dozens of flower vendors to start the season too, with many patrons stocking up for Mother's Day on May 12.
Other special events at the Farmers Market this year include:
- Health and Fitness event, June 23
- Corn Festival, Aug. 11
- Harvest Festival (previously Hay Day), Sept. 15
- End-of-Season Celebration, Oct. 20
Visitors for Sunday's opening can enter a raffle to win tickets for Mom to Fisher Theater's "Catch Me If you Can." And those among the first 100 patrons receive a free canvas bag to begin your shopping. Kids will also get a free balloon Sunday.
The Farmers Market runs from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. every Sunday in the municipal parking lot on North Old Woodward Avenue. For more information, visit birminghamfarmersmarket.org.
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Spring Programme: Terms 3 & 4
Spring Programme 2014
6th January - 4th April 2014
Visit the Botanic Garden and travel to different habitats around the World in our Glasshouses and explore our beautiful Garden outside. Our 4.5 acre site holds collections of medicinal plants, allotment-style vegetable beds, tropical and arid glasshouses, beautiful flower borders and fantastic trees all set in the oldest botanic garden in the UK.
Hot Art Key Stages 1 & 2
A Plant's Life Key Stage 2
5 Senses Foundation & Key Stage 1
Planet Botanic Key Stage 2
*Discover Plants* – Special programme for National Science and Engineering Week Key Stage 2
24-28 March 2013
Each session is:
Free of charge, lasts between 1 hour 15 and 1 hour 45, has a maximum capacity of 35 children.
Our sessions fill up quickly, so book early to avoid disappointment.
The sessions offered in our programme are specially designed for your pupils, and link with National Curriculum topics. If you wish to have time after your session to stay for a picnic lunch or explore the Garden or Glasshouses, please request this when you book.
Teachers are welcome to book a pre-session visit to the Garden free of charge.
Waste-Free Lunch Challenge
This is available throughout the year when booking an education visit. The Waste-Free Lunch Challenge is offered to all groups wanting to stay for a picnic lunch. The aim of the activity is to have lunch whilst creating as little rubbish as possible. Children are encouraged to recycle, compost and reuse as many items in their packed lunches as possible.
Suitable for: All Key Stages
Session length: Add an extra 45 minutes to your visit
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Curriculum links:
Citizenship: Preparing to play an active role as citizens; Developing a healthy, safer lifestyle
How to book…
All activities are FREE, but donations are appreciated. Places are limited for all of our school programmes and are allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. The maximum size of group 35 pupils. The sessions offered are specially designed activities for your pupils. They do not include a general tour of the Garden. Please book extra time with us if you wish to explore the Garden after your session.
Find out more about visiting the Garden with a school group.
Read our notes to help you prepare your risk assessment.
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Mangia, mangia!
At Enoteca Maria, the food won't just remind you of what Grandma used to make; peek into the kitchen, and you'll see that Grandma actually IS making it.
The cooks at this Staten Island restaurant are a rotating crew of Italian grandmothers -- or "nonnas" -- who change up the menu daily depending on available ingredients, individual whims, and what the other nonnas made on past days. Not even the restaurant's owner knows what's cooking on some nights.
"I'm only the boss in title. I mean, who do you think the real boss is here?" owner Jody Scaravella told TODAY's Maria Schiavocampo Wednesday.
When he opened the restaurant in 2007, Scaravella envisioned a place that reminded him of his childhood growing up in a big Italian family. "I recreated the exact same feeling that I was missing. It was grandmother in the kitchen cooking," he said.
The cooks at Enoteca Maria represent different parts of Italy and share a passion for classic regional dishes. Most of the nonnas, who speak more Italian than English, learned about the job through newspapers and had no previous restaurant experience. Nonna Luisa Mosconi said the idea of working in a restaurant terrified her until she spent a day on the job; she then realized it wasn't much different than cooking at home.
The other nonnas feel the same way. They approach their jobs as if they're cooking for family.
"We cherish and we take pride in everything that we cook. Our dishes have to be to our standards," said Rosaria Vigorito. "We will not send it out or have anybody eat it unless it's perfect to our tastes."
The nonnas share their recipes with each other, but have individual specialities. Sometimes, they also get a bit competitive.
When Matt Lauer asked all the nonnas who among them was the best cook, hands immediately shot up in Studio 1A. "Me," they all answered at once.
Here, Nonna Rosaria Vigorito shares her pasta, sauce and signature strawberry shortcake recipes.
Homemade pasta
There are various ways of making the pasta dough. I will submit one that can easily be made with typical items most of us usually have on hand.
1 to 2 large eggs for every one cup of all-purpose flour
I add the salt to the water and not to my homemade pasta
Make a well with the flour, and add the eggs according to the texture and feel of this dough, mixing it until it's a firm, workable dough. This dough must rest covered, with either a bowl large enough to go over, or plastic wrap. I usually leave it for approximately 6 minutes.
I use a pasta machine, but if you don't have one, use a rolling pin and roll this out as thinly as you can get it. Make sure you flour your board while doing this. Once this is evenly rolled out, fold it over and cut it from the edge, creating long strips of pasta when unfolded.
Boil enough salted water (which should taste like the ocean water). When this water comes to a rapid boil, throw the pasta noodles, or whatever pasta of your choice, and as soon as it begins to float, it's ready
Basic marinara alla Rosaria:
In my region of Italy, the sauce of choice would be with sausage, however, you can omit the meat.
For sausage:
Take the sausage out its casing. Sear the meat quickly and on high heat, put aside.
For sauce:
Fry the onion in enough olive oil to coat the bottom of your pan and cook this onion slowly till soft and transparent. Add the garlic towards the end of this stage, so you don't burn it.
Add your sauce, the bay leaf and the raw carrot to cook together. This will naturally sweeten the sauce as well as remove any bitterness from the acidic tomatoes. Add salt and pepper of your choosing to taste. Cook for thirty minutes, and then add cooked sausage and cook for another 15 minutes.
For my signature dessert, strawberry shortcake
Set oven to 425 degrees.
Slice strawberries and toss with 2 tbsp of sugar, and set aside.
Grease and flour 2 8-inch round pans.
Combine flour, baking powder, 1/2 cup of sugar, and salt. Cut in the shortening until the dough is course. Make a well, and add the egg with the milk. Stir to combine. Never overly mix. Make 2 equal pans of this mix, and bake until completely cooked.
When cooled, layer bottom cake with the whipped cream and sweetened strawberries. Add top cake, and continue the layering, adding the whipped cream on top.
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Homeowners in southeast Portland are fighting to keep a new strip club out of their neighborhood.
Concerned residents attended a hearing Thursday before the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, which must decide whether to grant a license to a new Casa Diablo location on Southeast McLoughlin Boulevard in the Sellwood-Westmoreland neighborhood.
After hearing testimony from both sides of the issue, the Liquor Control Commission decided to delay a decision for another two months.
Casa Diablo already has a location in Northwest Portland on St. Helens Road. Their second location would be next to another strip club already in existence, The Acropolis.
Neighbors who oppose the business say they worry about the potential for noise, crime and other problems related to alcohol and adult business, as well as its proximity to Johnson Creek Park.
So far, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission says it's received opposition from the City of Portland as well as about 70 letters from citizens.
Meanwhile, Johnny Diablo Zukle, of Casa Diablo, says his current location has barely any crime and has proved to be a safe and successful business. He says the new location would be good for job creation and good for the economy.
Opponents of the proposed Casa Diablo disagree with the argument about lack of crime, citing Portland police reports.
The issue is expected to go before the Liquor Control Commission again in June. In the meantime, the residents and licenses are urged to work together to address their concerns.
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Look Who The New Big Cheese At SB Nation Houston Is!
I think we can all agree SBNH could not have possible picked a better candidate. If you weren't already reading SBNH, you'd better be now. Don't worry...Rivers will still be making the rest of us look like hacks here at BRB. He'll just be doing it with a fat expense account now.


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A BICESTER roller derby team have dedicated their 2014 fundraising effort to helping Helen and Douglas House hospice.
Code Red Roller Derby, which was set up in February, has chosen the hospice for children and young people in Magdalen Road, East Oxford, as its official charity for the year.
The 18-member team plan to hold events and take part in several activities to raise money.
Team member Sharon Greenwood, 45, of Deddington, near Banbury, said: "We wanted to support a local charity because it is something we are all passionate about but we couldn't decide so we put it to a Facebook vote.
"I think Helen and Douglas House is a wonderful and worthwhile cause."
Roller derby is a contact sport which originates in the USA and is played by two teams of five players roller skating in the same direction around a track.
- The team plays at the town's sports centre in Queens Avenue on Sundays from 7pm to 8.30pm. Contact the group on codered rollerderby@ yahoo.com
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WESTON. Regis College president Antoinette M. Hays, PhD, RN, has announced the appointment of Malcolm O. Asadoorian, Ph.D., as the new Academic Dean of the Regis College School of Liberal Arts, Education, and Social Sciences, effective on July 1.
"Dr. Asadoorian brings insight, energy, and experience to the helm of our School of Liberal Arts, Education and Social Sciences," said President Hays. "Both the search committee and the faculty in the School saw in Dr. Asadoorian a leader who would help advance the School. I ask the whole campus to join me in welcoming him to our growing undergraduate and graduate learning community."
"I am honored," Dr. Asadoorian responded, "to have the opportunity to be part of the Regis Community and positively contribute to the ongoing Mission of the Sisters of St. Joseph and the fulfillment of your vision for Regis. With the faculty of the Regis College School of Liberal Arts, Education and Social Sciences I am committed to providing the highest quality educational programs to prepare our students to become active global citizens engaged in life-long learning."
Asadoorian comes to Regis from Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, where he served as a Professor of Economics in the College of Liberal Education and the College of Business and Management as well as Associate Dean for Assessment and Faculty Development in the Office of Academic Affairs. Other roles he fulfilled at Lynn include Vice-Chair of the Academic Council; Faculty Coordinator for Student Learning; Chair of the Center for Interdisciplinary Programs; and Co-Chair of the Academic Assessment Committee. He also led the College of Business and Management's entire re-accreditation process and the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED), serving as an Advisory Board member contributing to the design and implementation of Lynn's Ed.D. program.
He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Clark University in Worcester, MA, with a dissertation that integrated geographical information system (GIS) spatial data with economic modeling techniques to study environmental awareness, inequities, and justice. He completed his Master's in Economics at Clark after having graduated summa cum laude from Assumption College with majors in both Economics and Computer Science.
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A social cycling group celebrated Christmas by taking to the roads in festive fancy dress.
The group was set up by staff at Lobb's Cycles, in Halstead High Street, in July as a fun alternative to more formal clubs and organisations.
Last Sunday, they decorated their bikes with tinsel and were even joined by a snowman as they road from Halstead town centre to the Flitch Way in Rayne.
Chris Lobb, who runs the shop with his dad Steve, said: "We started the club because not everyone wants to go to a cycling club where they ride 50 to 70 miles and take it seriously.
"We average 25 to 30 miles with a stop halfway at a tea room or pub and have a good chat with food and drink.
"Riders vary in age, from young Tom who is ten to Les who is 69.
"Everyone who has come said they had fun and that is what riding is all about, encouraging them to continue to ride."
The group, which rides on Sundays, had 15 members taking part in the festive ride, but its current record is 37 cyclists.
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Doing designs sometimes takes hours, early in the morning, even late at night, do you like to snack while doing it?
What kind of snacks or food you prefer?
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Doing designs sometimes takes hours, early in the morning, even late at night, do you like to snack while doing it?
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potato chips and popcorn..... aaaaah I love potato chips. I could eat it for days (not so healthy, is it? ) but when I eat them during working on something in PS it really gets me into it it kinda cheers me up
mmmmm...fried peanuts, salted peanuts, when i start to eat, just can't stop...untill bowl is empty and i then open another pack...oh, i'm getting one right now... bon appetite!!
wasabi peas. pleasure & pain
Hmm.. I also like potato chips and fried peanuts, sometime I also snack cassava chips..
Wasabi peas, one I should try, a bit difficult to find it in my place I think.
Yup, sometime it can bring the mood up, and sometime it can distract your focus too, but more important is to keep it healthy pals..
I prefer mixed nuts and fruit. Gotta maintain my weight... (always a challenge during the holiday season...)
fruit are good, i like sweet snack, coz i sweet :-)
I seriously cant get enough of snickers. Dude. I mean. grr.
Honey Bunches of Oats
i love honey bunches of oats
peanuts....love chips, but don't buy, or I'll eat to many!
My favorite snack uumm kinda afraid to say but... fresh homemade bread. I love the smell, the taste everything about homemade bread.
Homemade bread also brings back good memories from the farm. I grew up on a dairy farm in MO. My grandma had certain days she made the bread. I knew exactly what day it was and would take a trip through the kitchen and take a pinch off the rising loaves oh boy I would get in trouble but I loved those little pinches of bread dough. What I didn't know as a kid was that those little pinches made the loaves go flat.
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My old man always made these spicy buffalo flavored pretzels that I could not put down. I am sure it sounds strange but I am telling you....good.
Ahh! do i ever realize that i am already starving at some point when sit at designing nething.. i don' think i do.. its jst that wen I get going i dont feel like breaking the rhythm.. so no snacks most of the time while i design..
Not sure what I like most?
I wish I could eat design, it looks so juicy and sweet sometimes!
Spicy noodles, corn chips and cola, usually. In front of the monitor.
Potato chips, But since I'm working out I'm trying to tone it down a little bit.
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The hawk and the bánghorm
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I write my life on this bed; I indent at the pillow and fill the cotton sheets with my fine-point Sharpie. And it's Sylvia Plath who guides me through paragraphs, with her yew tree and moon; my mind turns black and the world turns indigo. I write nonetheless. The sloppy print mixes with the organic waste of a life lived indoors.
It's enough to weave my words into the mattress, to leave them for the next soul who spends $79.99 a night.
The hotel lobby is nearly empty now, now that I've emerged into the murkiness of hotel life. Now that I've paused my narrative on the stains of other people's humanity.
"You have Malbec?" My atrophied legs struggle to balance my full weight on the barstool, like it had been the Summer of George. "No wait, I'll try a Zombie."
"Rough one, eh?"
His words leave me unresponsive, unable to understand the language set before me. I watch his lips move, the mouth of a confessor. He's heard it all, I am sure, this priest and friend who is stranger to all. I am the only one incapable of being in his presence.
He turns into the color of midnight as I retreat. I cower back to bed, contorting myself to write my life on the queen-sized frame.
I never give my confession and the sun comes up anyway. The words cover my bed, my body. Synonyms for dark whirl down the shower drain.
A solitary hawk shrieks outside. The maid will come any minute to change the sheets. Hours of my life, stories of my life, will all disappear in bleach. The hawk beckons again, and so I appear there beside her. The morning air slaps me in the face, reminding me that the lapiz lazuli night always turns to a голубой, a bánghorm.
I confess nothing. I kneel not.
I dance. I open. I sing words into the clouds. I write my life in the wind.
* 333 words on the third definition of zombie.
** I included two foreign words– goluboy in Russian and banghorm in Irish– to convey "light blue." In English, we have no single word to distinguish light and dark blue; we see them as merely the same color in either light or dark shades. In other languages, they are actually separate colors.


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Bloody Elbow is the premier MMA community, and it is because every single user brings something to the table whether in the form of humerous banter or expert knowledge in one of the martial arts. Being a huge fight fan, i believe this is my contribution tothe BE community. LATE NIGHT FIGHTS as a series was created in order to highlight great classics and those fights that are often cited but rarely seen as well as the past,present and future legends of MMA in their early non UFC or non MMA bouts. - KJJ
Backround: This is the RINGS Heavyweight final Match. Fedor has defeated Ryushi Yanagisawa and Lee Hasdell. Haseman has beaten Koba Tkeshelashvili and Egidijus Valavicus. Fedor is now an established veteran of RINGS having fought all of his 10 fights there. Haseman is even more of a RINGS veteran this having been his 26th fight under the banner.
Fedor 9-1
NW: Ricardo Arona, Renato Sobral
NL: Tsuoshi Kohsaka
NA: RINGS King of Kings 2nd round 1999.
Chris Haseman 18-11
NW: Elvis Sinosic, Alexandre Ferreira, Alexander Otsuka, Joe Slick
NL: Jeremy Horn, Matt Hughes, Valentijn Overeem, Murilo Bustamante, Mario Sperry
Both fighters touch gloves. Fedor immediately with a punch that drops Haseman. Fedor goes to his neutral corner and Haseman is given his count. Hasemen recovers and we fight on. Fedor misses with a big overhand right and Haseman nails a single leg takedown off of it. Emelianenko gets up but Haseman slams him right back down. Chris has back control then turns Fedor over and keeps domenint postion in side control. Fedor bucks and Haseman stays with him, now in North-South. Fedor reverses and Haseman gets up. Haseman with a nice single leg-trip combo and Fedor is down but gets back up. Fedor throwing bombs and Haseman gets a double leg stuffed. Chris throws a kick, Fedor times it and throws a punch and Haseman slips to the ground. Haseman looking for a leg lock, Emelianenko defends and Chris is still looking for it. Fedor now in side control, tries to latch in a guillotine and Haseman has none of it. Haseman gets up. Fedor drops Chris with a big punch and thats it. Points win for Fedor and he is the RINGS Champion
Aftermath: Haseman went 2-4 following this loss. All quality opponets in Bill Mahood,Akihiro Gono, Mike Van Arsdale and Evan Tanner. Haseman remains a pioneer of Aussie MMA.Fedor went 21-2 following this match beating a ton of good fighters en route to a decadelong unbeaten streak. He most recently lost to Antonio Silva at Strikeforce New Jersey; a card i was lucky enough to see live!
Our dessert for the night is a kickboxing match including the Korean Zombie KO'ing his opponet with a nasty spinning back fist. To get a little backround on KZ lets look at this very poorly translated Sengoku profile.
Now getting kickboxing records is extreamly tedious, there is no fight finder like MMA has unfortunatelty.
Chan Sung Jung: 11-6 (total)
NL: Pajonsuk (this fight)
Angkhan "Pajonsuk" Chomphuphuang (this fight)
Pajonsuk: 122-28-11 (at time of CSJ fight)
NW: Mohammed Aghaei, Kaolan Kaovichit, Stjepean Velasic, Eduard Folayang
NL: Kaolan Kaovichit,
NA: 3 Time Muay Thai Champ, Gold Medalist at Wushu, Olympic Boxer (made it to the Quarterfinals before he was upset by eventual Bronze Medalist - see Below)
Aftermath: Its a shame that is an illegal move, nonetheless impressive. Its pretty interesting to hear the announcers say every word in japanese except for spinning back fist.
Other Recent LNF Installments:
LNF 6 : Nick Diaz and Jon Fitch "WE FINISH FIGHTS!"
LNF 5 : Rare Tito Ortiz Amateur Bare Knuckle/Pancrase Style Fight; Tito vs Wanderlei
LNF 4 : Wanderlei Silva's MMA Debut *MUST SEE*
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LNF 8: Anatomy of a Controversy: A blow by blow look at Machida-Rua I and Hominick-Garcia
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When I first began writing this blog, I shared with you all my initial struggle to breastfeed Little G, in my post "It Took a Village." I feel very thankful that I was able to eventually nurse my bambina, and now that she's about eight months old, I'm equally thankful that our breastfeeding bond is still strong.
Just as I couldn't have learned how to nurse Little G without the generous help of "my village," I couldn't have kept nursing her without the support of these nine breastfeeding and breastpumping products, many of which family and friends suggested to me. If you or someone you care about is in need of such recommendations, I hope this list will be a useful resource. As always, please know that I haven't been paid or perked to endorse any of these items.
1.) Motherlove nipple cream. What I most love about this product is that it doesn't mask your "scent" — you should not need to wash it off before feeding your baby, because your baby should recognize that your skin = his or her mama's. Motherlove nipple cream also is composed of 100 percent organic ingredients — such as extra virgin olive oil, beeswax and calendula flower — which the company notes are safe for infant ingestion. Beyond these benefits, this product was extremely soothing to me during my first tender month of mostly exclusive breastpumping followed by mostly exclusive breastfeeding. It worked much better than other nipple creams I tried.
One more point: The price for 1 oz. (approximately $10) may seem expensive, but a little bit goes a long way, and — best of all — it works (at least, it did for me). I still have more than half the jar left over, which I have repurposed as (please don't think I'm weird!) lip balm. I love Motherlove so much, I wish I had invented it.
2.) Bamboobies. OMG, Bamboobies are awesome! I discovered these washable nursing pads while browsing on Diapers.com. Previously, I had been using a generic brand of organic washable nursing pads, which were O … K … , but slightly small and definitely not leak-proof. Designed by a nursing mother, Bamboobies feature a bamboo, organic cotton and hemp blend that I can attest is super soft and leak-proof, even overnight. These nursing pads also are larger than the other reusable kind I tried. As an added bonus, the daytime Bamboobies come in a heart shape … super soft and super cute!
The retail price of $30 for four pairs of nursing pads struck me as high, at first. Then I compared that figure to the price of disposable nursing pads (a popular brand costs approximately $10 for 30 pairs), and decided to go for it. I also have found that the more I wash my Bamboobies, the softer they become.
3.) Medela Pump In Style Advanced Breastpump. I mentioned this one once before, in my post on the "11 Baby Products I Can't Live Without." To recap from that article: When I need to be away from Little G for a work project, a doctor's appointment or a (rare but wonderful!) date night out with the baby daddy, this efficient and comfortable breastpump helps maintain my milk supply. I have only tried Medela breastpumps, so I can't compare and contrast brands. What I have noticed, though, is that a variety of brick-and-mortar stores, from Babies R Us to H-E-B, carry Medela products, in case you need to replace a part quickly and can't wait for an online order to come in.
4.) Lansinoh Breastmilk Storage Bags. I use these bags to store my expressed breastmilk, either in the refrigerator or freezer. According to the product website, these bags are leak-proof; pre-sterilized medical grade, specifically for breastmilk; and 100 percent BPA-free. Using these high-quality bags gives me peace of mind in knowing that Little G's food will stay safe when stored.
5.) Sharpie permanent marker. The Lansinoh Breastmilk Storage Bags also have a space on each bag where you can fill in important information such as the date you expressed the breastmilk. (The La Leche League International breastmilk storage guidelines recommend storing breastmilk in a refrigerator for three days [ideal time] or up to eight days [acceptable time], and in a freezer for 6 months [ideal time] or up to 12 months [acceptable time].) Back to the Sharpie: I use it to record the date of expression, et cetera, on my breastmilk storage bags.
6.) Bébé au Lait nursing cover. A small luxury for a newbie nursing mama! I really, really like this nursing cover. Functionally, it's long enough to keep Little G cozily concealed when I'm feeding her at, say, the airport. And "form-ally," Bébé au Lait offers an array of chic nursing cover designs from which to choose. The product seems high-quality, too: I have washed my nursing cover many a time, and it still looks as good as it did the day it arrived in the mail.
7.) The First Years Breastflow bottles. The design of these bottles is meant to mimic the suction and compression of breastfeeding. Correspondingly, I think they've helped Little G transition smoothly back and forth between nursing and bottle feeding of my expressed breastmilk.
8.) Medela Quick Clean Micro-Steam bags. Usually sold in packs of five, these bags disinfect breastpump accessories (as well as bottles and probably other baby products, too) in the microwave, in just three minutes. You can use each bag 20 times.
9.) Picture of Little G. I don't know if this is true, but I've heard that looking at a picture of your little love can help a breastpumping mama express more milk than if she doesn't have that portrait handy. Whenever I need to be away from Little G for more than a few hours a day (and, thus, need to pump breastmilk for her a few times a day), I always take her picture along and tuck it in my breastpump bag. I don't know if the picture tip is fact or fiction, but in any case, I love soaking up my baby's sunshine-y face … so why not?
Please let me know if I was unclear about anything I've shared here. As a mama whose breastfeeding and breastpumping journey got off to a rough start, I'm more than happy to lend a helping hand to anyone who needs it. And for the parents whose babies thrive on formula, the products on this list that may be most beneficial to your family are the Medela Quick Clean Micro-Steam bags, for speedy bottle sanitizing.


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MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Police have cited Bucks center Larry Sanders for disorderly conduct and assault and battery in a fight last month at a downtown Milwaukee nightclub.
The two charges are municipal citations. The Milwaukee County district attorney's office has said it has no plans to issue criminal charges against Sanders.
Sanders' attorney, Michael Hart, tells the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that Sanders was not the aggressor in the Nov. 3 altercation. Hart says Sanders has "gotten a bad rap." A court date is set for Jan. 21.
A police official tells the newspaper at least one other person would be ticketed in connection with the incident.
Sanders is expected to be out for six weeks after surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb suffered in the fight.
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Favorite Movies
Wilhelm Park Rated 4.4443 Stars Things have been creeping around in the woods lately... OR HAVE THEY?! Comedy - Original An Unfortunate Girl:ONE Rated 4.3824 Stars The story of a young girl who lives in dark, rainy town. Other Super Mario bros Z ep.8 Rated 4.3616 Stars Can Mario and his friends save Peach from Bowser once again? Action Slaves of Farmville Rated 4.2175 Stars When Game Addictions Go Really Bad Comedy - Parody
Favorite Games
Katawa Shoujo: SotF Rated 3.8060 Stars Katawa Shoujo is a bittersweet romance game about disbabled girls Action - Platformer - Hop and Bop The Last Door - Chapter 1 Rated 4.2073 Stars Episodic horror adventure game. Chapter 1: The Letter. Adventure - Point 'n Click no-one has to die. Rated 4.4774 Stars Choose who lives and who dies. Your decisions change everything. Adventure - Other Necrorun 2.0 Rated 4.2753 Stars Each day brings a new mourning. Action - Platformer - Other