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The Mindy Lanka
November 12, 2014
Once upon a time there was a woman named Mindy Lanka.
Before we move on, I should mention… this is a true story!
Most of my stories are based on a true story, circumstance or incident. However, sometimes (96% of the time) I use my creative license to amuse and satisfy my clever, discerning, and attractive (!) audience (that's you).
This one is completely accurate, with actual, factual information.
Back to the true story about Mindy Lanka…
Okay, so her name isn't actually Mindy Lanka, but to protect the identity of this woman, I will refer to her as Mindy Lanka. If I used her real name, you'd know who she was, and then it would be awkward when you saw her at the supermarket.
I happen to know this woman very well. Very well (extremely well). I also happen to know this woman's husband and her daughter very well. I have known this woman my entire life (and also: the nine months previous).
But, as I said (and I'm saying again), I will not be revealing this woman's identity. I will respect her right to remain anonymous.
Anyway, the year was 1975 and Mindy Lanka and her husband Yelnats (I am also protecting this individual's identity, as per his wishes) were debating whether to expand their family.
Mindy Lanka and Yelnats had been married about five years when they started to feel that yearning. They both felt that they had lots of love to give, and that they would make great parents…
To a dog.
To be clear, Mindy Lanka and Yelnats had already conceived and produced a child, and that had turned out to be a bit of a letdown. The child was no "Man's best friend" and could hardly manage to fetch the newspaper from the front step, not to mention the child's inability to catch a Frisbee in her teeth (she had no teeth).
Mindy Lanka and Yelnats were feeling slightly disillusioned with the whole experience… Caring for the child had proved to be challenging. The child required regular feedings, diaper changes, supervision and fresh air.
They hadn't signed up for this!
(I should note, that while no formal documentation was signed… they did decide to have sexual intercourse – and between Mindy Lanka's thickened uterus and Yelnats' capable sperm – the likelihood of impregnation was high.)
With all of that in mind… On a windy, autumn day (it was actually a humid summer's day, but once again, I've taken creative license), Mindy Lanka and Yelnats went to the animal shelter and picked out a dog.
When they brought that dog home, they were over the moon (when I say over the moon, I don't literally mean "over the moon". Mindy Lanka and Yelnats were not astronauts. Mindy Lanka worked part-time at Sears and Yelnats was a carpenter).
They finally felt that their family was complete… Almost.
Four years later, Mindy Lanka gave birth to yet another child. This one was worse than the other one.
They had really hoped to get another dog (or a parakeet!), but the two children took up most of their free time and resources.
Alas, a complete happy family was not to be for Mrs. Mindy Lanka.
Three decades later I asked Mindy Lanka and Yelnats if they would do it all again if they could…
The Time When I Sat in the Front Row at a Martin Short Show and He Gyrated in My Face While Wearing a Nude Bodystocking with Drawn-On Genitals
November 5, 2014
That pretty much covers it.
But, also:
If you (like me) think that Martin Short is a Canadian treasure and you are super excited about his new book, "I Must Say: My Life As a Humble Comedy Legend"… Then you (like me) can go out and purchase his new book, which was released yesterday!
The Love/Hate Relationship
October 29, 2014
I'm in one.
A love/hate relationship.
A relationship which finds me with alternating emotions on a regular basis… Sometimes love, and sometimes hate.
Now before you accuse me of airing my relationship laundry in public… let me explain!
It's not with my husband. He's great… Like, really great! Like, the best thing that has ever happened to me, the best gift I have ever received, proof that a God exists, blah blah blah.
I have a love/hate relationship with other things… Specifically:
- Real Housewives
- England
- Ikea
I don't understand it.
How is it that one day I can care for something so deeply, and the next day wish it never existed?
Take the Real Housewives (Orange County, New Jersey, Beverly Hills, Atlanta, New York City) for instance. The show is pure, unadulterated entertainment that occasionally crosses the line into public humiliation. I find it both mesmerizing and upsetting. I don't know why I watch it, but I do.
Facebook. I live in Los Angeles and many of my friends live elsewhere. Facebook is a way of keeping in touch with them… Sort of. Facebook is full of people's highlight reels: concerts, crazy nights out, family gatherings. Facebook gives users the ability to present an edited picture of their life, which might make you think your own life isn't as exciting. A recent study showed that Facebook use is linked to depression and a feeling of life dissatisfaction. So, while Facebook appears to fulfill a need for social connection, it actually corrodes it and makes you feel worse about yourself. But!!!!!!!! There are cute pictures of KITTENS and BABIES and sometimes, MONKEYS WEARING SHEARLING COATS!!!!!!! ;)
England. I lived there for three years and I definitely have a love/hate relationship with it. Sometimes (very occasionally) I'll find myself missing certain, specific things: the Marks & Spencer's Dine In for £10, the Queen, and RAIN (the Beatles song – not the atmospheric water vapor). However, I would have to say the best thing about England is the convenience to leave England. They have multiple low-cost airlines and it's really easy to travel to Europe.
And then there's Ikea. Yes, you might see an adorable monkey wearing a shearling coat and yes… you can get a Billy bookcase right now… But is the 4-hour argument about who was supposed to be holding piece A, and where the other bolt went, and how he'll never measure up to the man your father was, and subsequent divorce worth it? Sometimes (because your books aren't going to hold themselves).
Love… Affection, Appreciation, Enjoyment.
Hate… Animosity. Loathing. Objection.
I don't understand it… So opposite!
So, how is it possible to feel both?
I'm asking you.
I thought you were smart (someone told me you were smart).
If you figure this out, let me know. But don't call on Mondays at 9pm because the Real Housewives of Orange County is on.
The Magnitude
October 23, 2014
There has been a lot of debate about the BEST DAY EVER…
Was it Roald Dahl Day, when we went to Roald Dahl's house in Buckinghamshire and looked inside his writing hut and held his ball of candy wrappers and went inside Danny's caravan and sat in the Wonkamobile and then met his widow Liccy Dahl, who sold me some first-edition books from Roald's personal collection?
Or, was it the day we visited Gruyeres, when I climbed the stairs up to the Château de Gruyères with its cobblestone streets and quaint shops and then toured the cheese factory and learned about the process of making Gruyères (which was extremely informative!) then had the best fondue (moitié-moitié) I have ever tasted in my entire life and THEN went to nearby Broc-Fabrique to tour Maison Cailler, where we felt like Charlie in Willy Wonka's factory as we were guided through room after room of amazing sights, sounds and smells and ended up in the tasting room, where you could eat as much chocolate as you liked?
Or, perhaps it was our Wedding Day, when we committed our lives to one another in front of close friends and family in a simple service officiated by my Grandfather at Vancouver's airport?
Hindsight is 20/20… and I feel like I just had an eye exam… because there's a new BEST DAY EVER in the running.
Sometimes an event takes place and you don't fully understand the magnitude until much, much later.
Like seven months later.
We had an earthquake back in March. There was no damage, and we carried on with our lives as though we weren't living on a major fault line… Until today… Today I looked in a rarely used cabinet and noticed that a beautiful antique teacup had fallen on its side and cracked. I've decided to blame the earthquake back in March so that this particular metaphor works as an illustration for my purposes…
Sometimes an event takes place and you don't fully understand the magnitude until much, much later.
The BEST DAY EVER might just be the day we spent in Stockholm, Sweden… December 1, 2012!
Picture it… Scandinavia. Snow falling quietly on the old town…
You can also "picture it" with the following pictures…
Architecture dating back to the 13th century!
A snow-covered monument amongst a lovely, tranquil scene!
A lively Christmas Market in the world's first "park", Skansen!
A frozen lake! Is this heaven? Maybe!
A real, live Scandinavian wolf!
A band playing real, Swedish Christmas carols!
A traditional Christmas table setting in a 500 year-old cottage!
Swedish baked goods!
Pony rides!
Two gnomes in one place!
Swedish meatballs!
It was, quite simply… the second or third BEST DAY EVER!
The Fuss
October 15, 2014
I guess it's true. You don't know if you like something until you try it.
Something might be the best thing on earth, but you won't know unless you try it.
Saying that, there are several things that I refuse to try. They might be the best things on earth… they might change my life and make me a better person, but I am not going to find out. Examples: lobster (I'm very allergic), skydiving (I'm very afraid of heights), meth (I like having teeth).
Recently I tried two new things, and I loved them both. Like, really loved them… Like, loved them enough to write a blog about them.
The first is Hawaii.
I used to think that people made an undue fuss about Hawaii. I thought Hawaii was just beaches and palm trees and a wonderful climate.
Having recently moved to Southern California, I thought I had it pretty good. I thought that it didn't get much better than SoCal. I already have blue skies, sandy beaches, palm trees and a wonderful climate. So why would I ever need to go to Hawaii?
How wrong was I? Answer: Very.
Now I know what all the fuss is about.
Hawaii is literally the best place on earth. I'm so glad that someone (or two) convinced me to book a trip to Hawaii.
Like California, Hawaii has amazing beaches and palm trees and a wonderful climate. But Hawaii is so much more than the sum of its parts… It's epic sunsets, cool breezes, drinking Mai Tais, swimming with massive sea turtles, and the aloha spirit. It's bare feet, no make-up, wearing your swimsuit all day, and finding yourself smiling for no reason.
Hawaii: I get it.
The second is jazz.
I used to think that people made an undue fuss about jazz. I thought jazz music was just noise made with horns.
Having grown up with grunge rock, alternative rock and plain old rock, I thought I knew what music I liked. I already have an extensive collection of music, so I didn't think I needed to expand my horizons.
How wrong was I? Yes, very.
Now I know that al the fuss is about.
I'm so glad that Amazon didn't take my previous purchases into account at all, and recommended Miles Davis' Kind of Blue.
Jazz music is literally making my world better.
Like rock, jazz has its roots in rhythm and blues, and incorporates a variety of musical instruments. But jazz music is so much more than the sum of its parts… It's romantic, surprising, eclectic, and whimsical. It's making me feel elated and melancholy at the same time.
Jazz: I get you too.
Also, avocados: Turns out, I like you too.
(Not to the extent I would get a tattoo like this person did… but still, a lot.)
The Mixed Tape
October 8, 2014
I don't make mixed tapes.
You might be thinking, "Nobody makes mixed tapes anymore! They make mixed CDs."
Okay, yes. You're right (as usual).
My reference to audio cassette tapes is definitely out of date. Cassette tapes were a widely used format for recorded music until the 1990s, but are not widely used anymore.
But guess what? Your reference to CDs is almost as out of date… Compact discs are definitely going the way of the dinosaurs (very few).
I digress (I do that a lot).
I don't make mixed tapes anymore… since the "incident".
You might be thinking, "What was the incident?"
I'm getting there…
I should start by reminding you that I love everything about Christmas (except tinsel).
I love the smells, the sights, the lights, the giving, the getting, the sharing, the caring, the swearing, the cocktails, the turkey… etc.
But I especially like the music, and one song in particular… O Holy Night, and I am partial to Mahalia Jackson's version. It's very stirring.
Back to the story…
The year was 1997 (and cassette tapes were still the preferred audio format).
I was sitting up in my bedroom thinking, I should make a mixed tape of Christmas tunes for my English teacher as a Christmas present.
I know what you're thinking, "Kim was obviously in love with her English teacher because you only ever make a mixed tape for someone you love."
First of all, I wasn't in love with my English teacher. Geez.
Second of all, you don't have to be in love with someone to make them a mixed tape. Sometimes you just want to share music with them… So you stay up all night creating the perfect Christmas mix (new and old, slow and fast) and collaging a custom cover with photos of you and him under a spring of mistletoe, and filling the liner notes with poetry about yearning love that you wrote in his class.
Third of all, shortly after the "incident" my English teacher did end up running off with a student (not me).
I digress (again).
So after spending all night working on the mixed tape, I handed it to my English teacher and said, "I made you a mixed tape of Christmas music".
He said: "Thank you".
I said: "You're welcome".
You could have cut the unrequited sexual tension with a knife.
After our lesson, he asked the class if he could put on some Christmas music while we worked on our assignment. Everyone agreed. He popped the cassette tape into the player and pressed play.
There were a few seconds of silence as the cassette started…
This gave me time to think about how once my English teacher listened to the tape, viewed the cover art and read the liner notes… he'd fall in love and beg for my hand in marriage.
Of course I'd say "no" coyly, and tell him that I'd like to wait until I'm 19 (but if he simply had to have me then and now, I'd get Stan and Linda to sign off on it).
The music started.
O Holy Night by Mahalia Jackson. My favorite.
But then…
I noticed it wasn't.
It wasn't Mahalia.
It was me.
It was me singing O Holy Night.
As I ran toward the cassette player, the class started laughing.
They knew. Everything.
They knew that I had made the mixed tape, they knew that I had accidentally recorded my own voice instead of transferring tape to tape, and they knew my voice would never get me far in life (limited range and very pitchy).
But worst of all… they knew I was in love with Mr. Berg (and now you do too… Geez).
The Stan Smith
October 1, 2014
WARNING: For those of you expecting a humorous, satirical essay… look away now. This is a sappy, sentimental blog post dedicated to one of the best guys I know…
Stan Smith.
I'm not talking about these awesome sneakers.
I'm also not talking about this tennis player from the 1970s, although I can understand why you'd think that… (because his name is also Stan Smith).
I'm talking about this guy…
Stan Smith.
He's my Grandpa and he's turning 90 this week!
He was born in 1924… before World War II, rock n' roll, the moon landing, and the internet!
Yes, at 90 years YOUNG, he may be considered an "antique", but he's still sharp as a tack and has more energy than people half his age!
When people meet my Grandpa they immediately love him. Not only is he friendly, kind, compassionate, warm and incredibly wise… (this list could go on and on and on), he's got this indescribable brightness in his eyes… I'm pretty sure he's an angel.
After my Grandfather's mother passed away in childbirth, his Grandmother Annie stepped in to raise him. Annie was an incredibly strong woman with a gift for poetry. My Grandfather wrote about her life in his book, The Life and Lines of a Pioneer.
An excerpt from one of her poems, "An Angel Unawares" seems fitting:
As he sat unfolding the scriptures
And told of God's goodness and grace,
A light of reflected glory
Shone on his dear old face
The theme of God's goodness and mercy
Was the one he loved to record,
No teacher on earth has taught him
But I knew that he walked with the Lord.
Like my Great-Grandmother Annie (and me!), my Grandfather is a writer. He shared his wisdom and experience with several published books, including Coping with Life Victoriously.
I have learned (and continue to learn) so much from my Grandpa Smith. Our weekly phone call is always the highlight of my day, as he continues to be such a great source of advice, encouragement, love, and support.
One of the things I love most about my Grandpa is his laugh… it's always genuine and generous… kind of like him.
My Grandpa has had a fascinating life… he served for almost twenty years as a pastor before becoming a probation officer. He went on to work as a prison chaplain, before eventually returning to pastoring a church. He devoted his life to others, and continues to bless others wherever he is.
He's my mentor, my guide, my hero and my friend.
He's also an amazing gardener… check out that pumpkin!
Young Stan and young Elsie with even younger Linda!
FaceTiming with Gramps!
My mom and I hugging our special dads.
The Bumpersticker
September 24, 2014
When I was young…
Wait. With all this "When I was young" talk, I'm sounding like a grandma, aren't I?
I assure you, I'm no grandma! I'm a "young lady" according to the bus boy at the Mexican restaurant I dined in last night. He was actually a "bus man" because he was definitely a man and not a boy. There was nothing boyish about him… He was all man… Muscular, confident, and handsome… but not cloyingly so.
I digress.
Anyway, when I was young…
Okay, I am like a grandma in many ways… I love Christmas and housecoats and hard candy, but I am also still very youthful, fresh-faced and just a tad immature.
I digress again (it happens).
Anyway, when I was young, my family regularly went camping.
I love Wikipedia's definition of camping:
Camping is an outdoor recreational activity. The participants (known as campers) leave urban areas, their home region, or civilization and enjoy nature while spending one or several nights outdoors, usually at a campsite. Camping may involve the use of a tent, caravan, motorhome, a primitive structure, sporting camp or no shelter at all.
(I couldn't have said it better myself… so I just went ahead and cut and pasted it.)
You might hear "camping" and think, "Oh, spending time in the Great Outdoors sounds like fun! I can roast artisanal marshmallows over the cinnamon-scented campfire (it's real thing) and then fall asleep on my Coleman self-inflating sleep pad, while listening to Nature Soundz radio on iTunes (because why listen to actual nature when you can listen to Nature Soundz?). Also, I can catch up on Breaking Bad on Netflix because the campsite has wifi!"
And to you I would say, "Hells no. It was NOT FUN. It was the 1980s."
It was hot dogs made of pig-snouts, swimming in leach-infested lakes, starting a fire with gasoline, and having conversations.
It was the worst.
I'm not really an outdoors kind of gal, and I wasn't an outdoors kind of kid either. Luckily, our family had a camper, which made "camping" slightly more bearable.
The set-up looked a lot like this:
The camper was small, but it did the job (keeping us from being eaten alive by bears, mosquitoes, etc.), and it was considered state of the art at the time.
It featured:
- a curtain separating my parent's bed from our bed (surprisingly, the thin layer of polyester did not muffle the sounds of my parent's canoodling)
- a flushable toilet (necessary)
- a self-cleaning oven (my mom cleaned it)
And, most importantly:
- a very declarative bumpersticker on the back, which read:
I remember a lot of people (A LOT!) honking, and then speeding up to catch us, and then looking directly into the vehicle, and then pointing up to the heavens with their middle finger.
Apparently, a lot of people love Jesus (which is nice).
All of my fond "camping" memories took place inside the camper, and most involve playing board games and eating Chex Mix while it rained outside (none of my fond "camping" memories involve outdoor recreational activities), so it was a very sad day when my parents sold our beloved camper.
Now when people honk, I just assume they're angry with us for not signalling when we change lanes, leaving our high beams on, parking in a handicapped spot, etc.
The Present
September 17, 2014
I like gifts, presents, etc.
(If you were wondering.)
If you were debating between donating to a charitable cause (ie. humanitarian, philanthropic) in my name, OR buying me a large, thoughtful, expensive present… wrapped in fun paper with a well-crafted bow… debate no more.
I'll take the gift.
(Please and thank you.)
When I was about eight or nine years old, my parents got me a particularly original, thoughtful, expensive Christmas present… a big sack of money.
No, my parents hadn't robbed a bank! They are fine, upstanding citizens who abide by the Canadian legal system. They went to a bank and got 100 loonies, and then put them in an old, burlap money sack and then put that sack under the Christmas tree.
For those of you unfamiliar with the term "loonie"… I don't mean these:
I mean these:
Canada's one dollar coin.
(So you can stop with your petitions and boycotts of Stan and Linda! They would never hurt a fly – let alone stuff aquatic birds into an old, burlap money sack!) (Actually, that's not entirely true. They have both definitely hurt flies… Killed them even.)
I digress (what else is new?).
I remember opening the burlap sack and fully expecting to find coal (I was a naughty child), so when I saw those 100 loonies, I was very excited. My parents then told me that the next day they would take me to Toys R' Us, and that I could buy whatever I wanted with my burlap sack of money!
Stan and Linda certainly earned my love that day!
In case you're wondering: I bought a Cabbage Patch Doll with my sack of money.
I think it's pretty obvious: My love language is presents.
Apparently… according to author and self-professed "relationship expert" Gary Chapman, we all speak different love languages… with regard to love.
As in, how we give and receive love.
(No, not just through intercourse.) (Yes, I was surprised too.)
There are five love languages:
- Word of Affirmation – saying that they are great, nice, good-looking, etc.
- Acts of Service – bringing them a cup of tea, bringing them a cookie, etc.
- Receiving Gifts – buying them something thoughtful, expensive, etc.
- Quality Time – spending time with them, watching TV beside them, etc.
- Physical Touch – patting them on the back when they have a cough, etc.
First you must determine your love language…
If my in-depth description wasn't enough, here is an online quiz to help you determine yours.
Something to keep in mind: Other people may not speak the same language as you… They may only speak French or Portuguese. This is an important thing to keep in mind because you don't want to be that a$$hole who shows up in Paris not knowing how to say hello, good-bye and thank you in French.
(Bonjour, Au Revoir, Merci.)
Just as some people may not speak the same language as you… some people may not speak the same love language as you.
For instance (and in case you forgot) my love language is presents. I like receiving presents. I also like giving presents (though much, much less).
Some people aren't bothered with receiving presents. They prefer to be told that they are great, nice, good-looking, etc.
Some people don't like cilantro. Different people… different preferences.
I like presents.
Hint, hint.
Also: Christmas is 98 days away.
Hint, hint.
Some people say, "there is no time like the present". I think what they actually mean is, "there is no present like the time". Which means they prefer to receive a wristwatch or timepiece.


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A Dez Bryant contract extension before or during 2014 season is 'a real possibility,' Stephen Jones says
Dallas Cowboys chief operating officer Stephen Jones acknowledged Friday that contract talks with Dez Bryant have begun.
When asked if a contract extension with the standout wide receiver could be reached before or during the upcoming season, Jones said it's "a real possibility."
"We're certainly taking a long look at that," Jones said on 1310 The Ticket [KTCK-AM]. "As we do with any great player in our organization who's nearing the end of a contract, we start to look at it and see how we might structure something going forward. I think that's a possibility, yes."
Bryant, 25, is coming off his first Pro Bowl season, catching 93 passes for 1,233 yards and 13 touchdowns. Over the last three seasons, no wide receiver has caught more touchdown passes than Bryant's 34.
The 2010 first-round pick is entering the final year of his rookie contract. His 2014 base salary is $1.78 million.
"As far as from the receiver standpoint, of course I feel like I'm one of the better receivers in this league," Bryant said Wednesday. "When it comes to that contract, I'm going to sit back and wait and see what happens."
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Two words. Bad back. Dallas should learn from overpaying players that have injury histories. Dez hasn't missed any games because his back yet but he has been slowed down the last 2 seasons because of recurring back problems. It seems like the Cowboys should wait until after this season to see what happens before giving him a new contract.
Agreed. Or use the Sean Lee contract as an example of protecting yourself on all contracts.
Long term, big money contracts in football is usually a bad investment. A typical career lasts about 5 years. Although Dez is one of the best receivers in the game, I don't paying big money for him is smart. Look at all the dead money Dallas already has in the Romero and Lee contracts. Ware is also still costing the Cowboys $8.4 million in cap space.
Ok so what do y'all suggest we don't give him the big money and let some body else pay him big money and then y'all would be piss about that something else y'all can blame jerry jones about he can't win no matter what he does y'all will bitch about
I agree also, his back is too risky. Plus financially, don't think it is a good idea.
If I'm Dez, I don't reup with Dallas. The team is going nowhere fast. From the owner and his son down to the head coach and the QB, it isn't a good organization. Dez should play his deal out and go get paid by a 1st class organization that will give him a legitimate shot at a ring.
Dallas will be loaded with cap space next year with the NFL salary cap going up lol
trade him
Yes he needs a contract, dont let him go. He is young and strong. He plays hurt and with his heart… he is a good example for the Cowboys.
Pay the Man!!!!!!!!!
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I agree, trade him. As talented as he is and as touted as he was coming out of college, he should be the best WR in the league by now. Trade him.
Reluctant to see him signed by jerry to a mega contract after last season. He had sideline blowups,started getting a case of the dropsies,and had back issues. Jerry curse will strike again.
If he wants to get paid like the best then he needs to get his whining crybaby act together. The best receivers are not negotiating the contracts in public. He hasn't proven to me he won't self destruct .
I wouldnt give this POS One dollar…he is cancer….a roadmap and 5 gallons of gas is better
He is the reason
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If I had to pick a retail trend for 2012, stores specializing exclusively in oil and vinegar would not have been the first thing to come to mind. But it looks like the Washington area should gear up for a very balsamic year.
First there was Olio, the Old Town Alexandria olive oil and vinegar store that opened last summer at 1223 King St. Now comes Sapore Oil and Vinegar, which has signed a lease for 950 square feet at 660 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, on the same block as Eastern Market.
Sapore founder Renee Farr experienced her own taste of the trend when scoping out locations for her new store with broker Robert Tack of Capital Retail Group LLC.
First she had her sights set on a location in Annapolis. That place went with another tenant — who was also selling oil and vinegar. Farr then decided to look in Alexandria, where she discovered Olio. Capitol Hill seemed like a good third option.
Farr hopes to get Sapore open by April.
An events planner by trade, Farr got the idea for an oil and vinegar store after seeing a similar concept in New Mexico — and spending way too much money there as a tourist, as she tells it.
Sapore will offer about 30 varieties of oil and vinegar, some infused with various flavors, such as basil olive oil or chocolate balsamic. Customers will be able to sample before buying.
The retail offerings will be rounded out with other gourmet products, including sea salts, dried pastas and homemade spice blends.
Farr and her husband, John, are investing about $42,000 of their own money in the venture. If successful, she would like to expand to such neighborhoods as Leesburg and Middleburg. If another oil and vinegar store doesn't get there first, that is.
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Kyle Griffin named assistant coach at Lehigh
Sep 3, 2013, 7:30 PM EST
Dr. Brett Reed and Lehigh athletics announced the hiring of Kyle Griffin as an assistant men's basketball coach on Tuesday afternoon.
Griffin will take the place of Stephen Ott on the coaching staff who was recently hired by first-year Florida International head coach Anthony Evans.
Griffin, who comes to Lehigh from the Hoop Group, joins a list of current and former Patriot League coaches who transitioned from running camps and instructing players at the Hoop Group camps to assistant coaching.
Ott, Griffin's predecessor, was the Director of Team Events at the Hoop Group before becoming the Director of Basketball Operations at Siena. Kevin Driscoll, an assistant coach at Holy Cross in his first season, was formerly the director of the Elite / Eastern Invitational and the Skills / Pocono Invitational for the last four years at the Hoop Group. Current Old Dominion assistant Lamar Barrett, who was an assistant at American last season under Jeff Jones, was the director of the Hoop Group from 2006-2008.
What many of these assistant coaches have in common is an expansive rolodex to tap into in the AAU basketball and recruiting world. The contacts Griffin has built up is something that Reed will certainly lean on:
[Kyle] has also grown a tremendous number of recruiting relationships through his very productive experiences with the Hoop Group. At the Hoop Group, Kyle was responsible for the organization and communication with various coaches around the nation to field competitive tournaments for a very strong basketball organization in this country.
A former player at La Salle and Siena who battled knee injuries his entire collegiate career, Griffin won't be a stranger to the culture and program at Lehigh as his father, Bill Griffin, is the Assistant Director of Athletics at Lehigh and former member of the Lehigh basketball team.
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ARCH III On View at Second Avenue and East 47th Street Through September
NYC Parks has announced the exhibition ARCH III by renowned artist Elizabeth Strong-Cuevas at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza. The exhibition is on view at Second Avenue and East 47th Street now through September 2014.
Strong-Cuevas' work is influenced by the ancient civilizations of the Egyptians, the Mayans, and the Aztecs. Her sculptures have a presence that conjures impressions of iconic architecture and monuments to gods lost to time. This is evident in the scale of her sculptures, as well as the way she utilizes abstracted faces and lines within the work.
Strong-Cuevas stated: "Art in public spaces has a civilizing affect on a community; it promotes sensitivity and reflection. The installation of art in public spaces is one of my goals, and I am appreciative that NYC Parks has given me an opportunity to make an aesthetic contribution to the city."
Located adjacent to the United Nations, the sculpture reflects the ideals and goals of the organization. ARCH III is a symbolic gateway of peace and cooperation by joining two abstract faces in an eternal circle.
Elizabeth Strong-Cuevas sees heads as metaphors for the spaces they inhabit and the abstract ideas they generate. She studied at the Art Students' League in the 1960s with John Hovannes, who taught her to carve wood and stone. She also modeled in wax. She casts her work at the Polich Tallix Foundry. In the 1970s, she began working in plaster with Toto Meylan. Besides bronze, some of her works have been cast in stainless steel and aluminum. Careful attention is paid to the surface of her sculptures and, according to the medium, some are polished to a gleaming finish, some are brushed, and others are treated with a patina.
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While doctors are better than ever at diagnosing concussions in children, new Canadian research shows the vast majority have a lot to learn about treating symptoms.
More than half of Ontario health care professionals surveyed ignored critical recommendations for rest, sending kids back to school and sport too quickly.
Responding to this startling evidence of "suboptimal" care, an Ottawa physician led experts across North America in creating the first comprehensive guidelines for identifying and managing pediatric concussions. The online document, which includes sections geared to parents, teachers and coaches as well as those on the health care system's front lines, was released online Wednesday.
"We want to ensure people are practising the latest best evidence," said Dr. Roger Zemek, director of pediatric emergency research at Children's Hospital Eastern Ontario and the project leader on the guidelines. "This is so important because children get more concussions than adults do, with increased risk because their brains are still developing."
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Zemek's group, which included 30 researchers and clinicians across North America, dissected more than 4,000 academic papers to create the guidelines. The work was funded by the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation.
"It's a good compendium of where we are right now," said Dr. Stephen Porter, head of emergency medicine at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. He was not involved in the document's development, though the hospital is participating in a multi-year study lead by Zemek on identifying patients who are high risk for developing symptoms that last longer than one month.
"A family could in good faith go to two different doctors and get two different things that they're told to do and be frustrated and confused," he said. "There is a mixed picture of evidence that is out there about what helps and what doesn't."
Zemek's study on "predicting and preventing post-concussion problems in pediatrics" will track 2,000 children with concussions at nine major hospitals Canada-wide. It's expected to fill important gaps in research and will likely result in a modified set of guidelines next year.
About 30 per cent of children who suffer a concussion will take a month or more to recover — a rate roughly double that for adults.
The first phase of the study is expected to be published next spring, Zemek said.
"It's the first important step in a series of research projects that will allow us to better understand both who is at risk of persistent symptoms and what we can do about it," Porter said.
Zemek and his colleagues saw a red flag when they surveyed 753 health care providers in Ontario and found that only a quarter of doctors reported using concussion tools to assess and track symptom recovery and that only 37 per cent were correctly applying best evidence recommendations for physical rest.
Zemek compares the brain to a battery.
"It stores our memories, it stores how we think, how we feel," he said. "When you have a concussion, the circuits of that battery are not working and that needs time to heal itself and recover. If you go from normal, full load of that battery down to half, if patients continue to try to do homework or go to school, even just run around, they're using up that battery storage and that may not allow the brain the time and energy it needs to heal itself."
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This modern villa is situated at the entrance of the village Maria de la Salut in Santa Margalida. Built in 2002, its H-shape makes the courtyard the centre of the house. The distribution, all on one level, is divided into wings.
The first floor comprises six double bedrooms, all with en suite bathrooms. The second one accommodates a spacious living-/dining area of approx. 85 m2 which is divided by a fireplace into two areas: lounge/library and dining area. Further extras include a fitted and equipped kitchen, easy access, central heating and heat pump hot/cold.
SIR Farm&Ranch
Property Condition: Ready to move in
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