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Flynn covers TDOT community relations for Region 2, which is made up of 24 counties.
The next few years will see many TDOT projects come to Bradley County, she said. The largest will be the renovation of Exit 20.
"That intersection is just not functioning well at all," Flynn said.
An estimated completion date for the project is in September 2015.
Flynn said TDOT projects are done in phases to ensure funding to complete that phase of the project.
Engineering and design is the first phase of a project, then land acquisition and actual construction.
She said the current Dalton Pike projects are reaching completion. However, warmer weather is needed to finish the work.
TDOT also works closely with local school systems to coordinate school entrances and traffic patterns in and around the schools.
CMA member Dan Howell asked about the progress of a proposed toll bridge over the Tennessee River in Hamilton County.
"It's one of the few polling projects that still has legs," Flynn said. "It has gone through a lot of study. They don't have an exact location yet. But they are working on those options."
Public meetings are being planned on the issue, Flynn said.
CMA member Aaron Weatherford asked about talk of a highway exit to be built on Harrison Pike.
Flynn said there are restrictions on how close rurals exits could be to another exit. While this was possibility discussed in the past, it is not something being worked on. Flynn said urban highway interchanges can be closer together.
TDOT also uses social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter to keep the public informed.
A new phone application the department launched in December also provides real-time traffic updates.
Her very first interview was with Nashville and Chattanooga media in the middle of Interstate 24, she said.
Flynn said the highway had been shut down because of a rock slide and she was interviewed about TDOT's work on the site.
Another series of interviews that stands out to her is when a Canadian film crew came to the area to do a piece about the fog zone.
Flynn said they wanted to study the low visibility warning system used in Tennessee because there had been a major fog-related accident, similar to the one in this area in 1990.
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SALEM, Ore. – PING First-Team All-America honorees for NAIA have been announced by the GCAA following the NAIA Championships.
First-Team All-Americans included Nathan Anderson of Texas Wesleyan, Vilhelm Bogstrand and Alasdair Dalgliesh of Oklahoma Christian, Oklahoma City's Clark Collier and James Marchesani, Darren Hupfer and Carson Kallis of Victoria, Grand View's Josh Manske, Brett McCurdy of Northwood (Fla.), Thane Ringler of The Master's College and the University of the Cumberlands Aaron Watkins.
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SHANGHAI, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Travelzoo Lv You Zu, owned and operated by Travelzoo Asia Pacific, a licensee of global Internet media company Travelzoo Inc. (NASDAQ: TZOO), today announced that it has reached a strategic partnership agreement with China CYTS Tours Holding Co. Ltd. (CYTS, SSE: 600138.ss), one of the leading travel companies in China. Under this agreement, CYTS will offer exclusive travel deals through Travelzoo Lv You Zu's core products, the renowned Top 20® and Newsflash to nearly one million Chinese subscribers.
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Once known as the most beautiful avenue in the world, some Parisians fear the Champs Elysees is starting to look like any American shopping mall as high rents and global chains steadily change its appearance.
Diners eat at Fouquet's restaurant, a landmark on the Champs Elysees Avenue in Paris for more than a century. Traditional cafes and shops are steadily giving way to large global chains.
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"We just try to keep a sort of diversity on the Champs Elysees, with the cinemas, with restaurants, with cafes and shops," says Deputy Mayor Lynn Cohen Solal. "We don't think the laws of the natural market, the free market, make for a good Champs Elysees."
Cohen Solal says the Champs Elysees is being transformed by those skyrocketing rents. A Qatari firm recently bought the Virgin Megastore building and is doubling the rent. She says foreign investors now see the Champs Elysees as a place for real estate speculation.
Many French regard it as a horrible fate for an avenue that is not only a symbol of Paris, but a reflection of the French nation itself.
A view down the Champs Elysees, from the top of the Arc de Triomphe, circa 1860.
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Connecting Napoleon's Arc de Triomphe with the revolutionary Place de la Concorde, the mile-long Champs Elysees was sculpted in the late 1600s by Louis the 14th.
Every summer cyclists sprint up the Champs Elysees in a mad finish to the Tour de France bike race, and on Bastille Day French soldiers proudly parade down it.
The Germans marched down the Champs Elysees when they occupied Paris in 1940, and so did the allies when they liberated the city in 1944.
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Despite gloom over the avenue's future, the Champs Elysees is alive and well, says historian and author David Downie.
We meet at a restaurant, Fouquet's, a staple of the Champs Elysees since 1899, and took a stroll down the avenue.
"When people say that the Champs Elysees has gone downhill, it has in some ways because of all of these multinational corporate chain stores," Downie says. "In other ways, it looks better than it has in a long time. Look at all the buildings that have been restored."
Downie says trees and lampposts were planted and the sidewalks widened during a restoration in the early 1990s.
The Champs, as it is fondly called here, has had two big heydays, says Downie.
From 1850 until World War I, the Belle Epoque, and from the end of World War II to the 1960s when everyone wanted to be seen here.
Back then singers crooned about it and Parisians and tourists alike flocked to the mythic avenue.
That atmosphere of romance and excitement was vividly captured in Jean Luc Goddard's classic film Breathless. Jean Paul Belmondo plays a gangster who is shot on the avenue, and Jean Seberg, an American newspaper girl who hawks her papers there.
"The Champs Elysees has always had this intoxicating mix of glamor and sleaze," Downie says. "Big money, violence, deal making, and then the nightclubs and the people coming from all over the world, often with a lot of money."
Today, many small shops and cinemas have disappeared. But the Lido cabaret and a handful of luxury boutiques still hold on – they just rub shoulders now with places like The Gap and McDonalds.
Many Parisians say the Champs has lost its uniqueness, and become like anywhere else. But not Parisian Jeanine Emmanuel, who was strolling the wide sidewalks with a smile on her face. Emmanuel, 60, says she used to come here as a student.
"I knew the Champs Elysees when it had many cinemas, and today it's clothing stores," she says. "It's different from when I was a student, but let's not exaggerate. The Champs Elysees still has its charm. Oh yes, it definitely has its charm."
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The defending MLS Cup Champion L.A. Galaxy can clinch a spot in the MLS Cup Playoffs win a win over Toronto FC on Saturday. The game will be played at the Home depot Center in Carson at 7:30pm.
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The trinkets of Magisters' Terrace {WoW}
Apr 5th 2008 6:38PM Correction for the author regarding expertise rating: it does reduce your chance to be dodged or parried, but it does not reduce your chance to miss. Therefore, expertise rating is literally worthless for hunters, whose ranged attacks may neither be dodged nor parried.
For a melee DPS class, you will be fighting the mob from behind, which means you should not be able to be parried. However, mobs can still dodge from behind. Thus, Shard of Contempt is a ridiculously powerful trinket for any melee DPS class. For rogues, as mentioned by another poster, it is right behind Dragonspine Trophy as the second-best trinket in the game.
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Mar 13th 2008 3:29PM A well-written post, and I appreciate the link to the Roguecraft thread. Unfortunately, you've linked an incorrect Hemo build -- anyone using 0/38/23 is going to deal pretty subpar DPS compared to 11/28/22. 0/20/41 is also a terrible spec in general. The model spec for Shadowstep is something more like 11/9/41, or 20/0/41, or...I dunno, who cares, Shadowstep is TERRIBLE for raiding.
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Inside the World of BeesGleanings from the Western Apicultural Society's 31st annual conference, being held in Healdsburg this week under the direction of president Eric Mussen, Extension apiculturist and member of the UC Davis Department of Entomology faculty:
Honey bees can fly a distance of about two to two-and-a-half miles.
Golf courses are not bee friendly. There's no forage for bees. Water run-off, containing fertilizer, insecticides and fungicides, is toxic to bees. So, if you're a beekeeper, you know NOT to keep your bees within two and a half miles of a golf course.
With honey bees, PMS means "Parasitic Mite Syndrome."
Beekeeping is big--and getting bigger--in San Francisco. Her Majesty's Secret Beekeeper, a newly opened beekeeping supply and honey shop in San Francisco (3520 20th St.), has received requests from 450 people who wish to be notified of the next beginning beekeeper class. The store just opened June 29.
Globally, there are more than 19,500 identified species of bees; the honey bee is just one of them. California alone has some 20,000 to 30,000 species of bees.
A squash flower opens early in the morning, often before sunrise. Native pollinators known as "squash bees" specialize in nectaring squash and other members of the cucurbits family. Later in the day, the blossom closes. If you open a folded blossom, you might see a male squash bee inside. The male likes to spend the night tucked inside the folded blossom.
It's not true that a typical hive contains only one queen bee. Twenty percent of hives have a queen daughter living there as well. Bottom line: bees don't read the books that say "one queen to a hive." Eventually, the old queen leaves (she swarms, dies, or is killed by worker bees).
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The bees have it.
That would be honey bees and native bees.
The UC Davis Department of Entomology has just launched its new bee biology Web site.
It's a place to learn about research, outreach, publications and upcoming courses; read the news stories, and follow the progress of the Haagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, the half-acre bee friendly garden to be planted next to the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility.
The people who make it happen--the honey bee team and the native bee team--share a passion well-known in the bee world.
The Web site also includes a kids' zone, links, photo gallery, and FAQs (how to remove stings and swarms, for example).
It wouldn't be a Web site without showcasing the work of Harry Hyde Laidlaw Jr., the Houston-born bee geneticist (1907-2003) whose name is legendary with bee genetics. Known as "the father of honey bee genetics," he served on the UC Davis Department of Entomology faculty from 1947 to 1974, when he "offically" retired.
Officially he did, but unofficially he didn't.
The emeritus professor continued his research and outreach programs, publishing his last scientific paper at age 87 and his last book at 90. He died at age 96 at his home in Davis.Harry Hyde Laidlaw Jr. left a legacy of global influence, prominence and utmost dedication. The people he trained continue to work at the Laidlaw facility--and at other universities--carrying on his legacy while creating their own.
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Working the Bees
The Sting
Beekeepers consider stings just a part of their job.
However, say the word "bee" and John Q. and Jane Q. Public may not think about the pollination of fruits, vegetables and nuts. Or the end product: honey.
The bee conjures up the "S" word: sting.
Of the scores of questions that Extension Apiculturist Eric Mussen has fielded since 1976 (when he joined the UC Davis Department of Entomology faculty), many relate to bee stings.
Here are his answers to some of the most commonly asked questions:
1. Can a honey bee sting kill you?
If a person is highly sensitized to honey bee venom, one sting could be fatal, causing anaphylactic shock. Otherwise, it is just painful and likely to cause some swelling and local tenderness that will last for two or three days.
2. How do you treat a honey bee sting?
Try to remove honey bee stings as quickly as possible, since venom is pumped from a sting into the victim for 45-60 seconds. Stings are easily scraped off with a fingernail. If many honey bees are stinging, leave the area quickly and deal with the stings when you are out of range of the defensive area (about 100 feet with European honey bees, but up to ¼ mile – 1,320 feet – with Africanized honey bees). The pain can be reduced a bit by putting ice on the sting site, but the stabbing pain backs off fairly quickly without any treatment.
3. Can a honey bee hear you?
Honey bees do not have sensory organs that can pick up sounds that we can hear. They are very sensitive to vibrations. They feel us walking toward the nesting site before we get there.
4. Why do beekeepers use smokers when they visit their beehives?
The smoke from the smoker has three effects on the bees. First, it prevents the guard bees from liberating much "alarm pheromone" (smells like bananas) in the hive. Second, it prevents "soldier" bees in the hive from smelling the pheromone that has been secreted. Third, it causes many bees to fill up on honey. Despite the wives' tales to the contrary, there is no reason to believe that the bees "think" there is a fire or that bees full of honey cannot sting.
5. Can honey bees see color?
Yes, honey bees can see nearly all the colors we see. They cannot see red, which looks black to them. They can see into the UV wavelengths a ways, which is beyond our limit at purple. UV looks black to us.
6. Do honey bees need to eat meat?
No. Unlike wasps, honey bees derive nearly all the important ingredients in their diet from pollens. Pollens contain protein, fats, vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, sterols, and many plant-derived antioxidants. No single pollen contains all the essential ingredients, so colonies do best where a good mix of attractive flowers are available. Nectar, the dilute sugar syrup honey bees collect from flowers, contains mostly sugar, an energy food. The flavor and color of honey depend upon the source of the nectar from which it is condensed.
There you have it: The A, Bee and C of the most commonly asked questions.
Bottom line: Sure, bees can and do sting, but our survival depends on them. Bees pollinate one-third of the food we eat (fruits, vegetables and nuts). They pollinate some 100 crops in California, including about 700,000 acres of almonds.
"The value of California crops pollinated by bees is $6.1 billion," Mussen says.
Site of the Sting
First Native American Honey Bee
An article posted on the ScienceNews Web site today indicates that North America did, too, have a honey bee.
For nearly 400 years, we've been told that the honey bee (genus Apis) did not exist on this continent until 1622. That's when the colonists brought it over from Europe.The Native Americans dubbed it "the white man's fly."
But wait!
Honey bees existed at least 14 million years ago in North America, according to a fossil record recently identified by paleontologist-entomologist Michael Engle of the University of Kansas, Lawrence. The fossilized female worker bee, now at the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, was unearthed in paper shale from Stewart Valley, west-central Nevada. The geological epoch: Middle Miocene.
Engle, the lead author of research published in the May 7th edition of the Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, says the bee is definitely a honey bee. It has the distinctive hairy eyes, wing patterns and barbs on the stinger.
Unfortunately, this ancient bee--which Engle and his colleagues have named Apis nearctica--no longer exists. The researchers say it's most similar to the extinct species, Apis armbrusteri Zeuner from the Miocene epoch of southwestern Germany.
Extension Apiculturist Eric Mussen, a member of the UC Davis Department of Entomology faculty since 1976 and a noted authority on honey bees, tells us that "hairy eyes" is a distinctive feature of the honey bee. "All honey bees," he said, "have hairy eyes."
The Nevada bee certainly isn't the oldest known record of a fossilized bee. The oldest known bee is 100 million years old, found embedded in amber in Burma back in 2006.
But Apis nearctica is proof that North America was a native range of the honey bee. In the journal article, Engle says that "honey bees were likely truly absent" from North America duirng the Pliocense and Pleistocene, "not becoming reintroduced until the major European colonization of the New World in the early 17th century."
Fact is, the honey bee lived here, but it did not survive.
Which begs the question--OK, we have to ask--Was it some kind of a colony collapse disorder (CCD)?
American Bee
Bee on Sweet William
No Bees, No Cucumbers
It's the lemon law.
When life hands you a lemon (cucumber), make honey.
The lemon cucumber (Cucumis sativus) is an increasingly popular garden vegetable that doesn't look like your typical cucumber. The vegetable is round to oval in shape and is pale yellow to pale green in color.
A key point about all cucumbers: No bees, no cucumbers. Or, no pollination, no cucumbers.
The photos below show a honey bee nectaring a lemon cucumber blossom and then packing the pollen.
You can see the pollen basket (corbicula), a concave structure located on the tibia of the hind legs. The pollen basket is fringed with hairs.
Bee use their middle legs to "pat down and compact the growing pollen mass in the pollen baskets," according to A. I. Root (1839-1923) and E. R. Root (1862-1953) in their landmark encyclopedia. The ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture. Although first published in 1877 and updated in 1920, the book maintains both an historical and current-day presence. It is considered a "must-have" or "must-read" book. The Smithsonian sponsored the digititzing and it can now be read online.
Here's what they have to say about cucumber blossoms:
"In the absence of bees, cucumber blossoms, whether in the field or hothouse, remain barren. The stamens and pistils are in different flowers on the same vine, the staminate flowers being more abundant on the main stems and the pistillate on the lateral branches."No bees, no cucumbers.
Bee on Lemon Cucumber
Pollen Load
Packing Pollen


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Oprah's new "Super Soulful" book of the month?
Rob Bell's new suspense thriller "What We Talk About When We Talk About God".
Oprah says:
Pastor Rob Bell is shaking up the way we think about God and religion. I love his new book, What We Talk About When We Talk About God (HarperOne). When I first started reading it, I was highlighting my favorite passages, but then I realized—what's the point? I've marked every page! It just wowed me. In the book, Bell explains that God is and always has been with us, for us, and ahead of us—and then explores how we can really absorb this knowledge into our everyday lives to become more connected to spirit.
What do you think about this?
I agree with Derek Rishmawy. He says that we should actually READ THE BOOK and be ready to respond.
Many people will read the book because of Oprah's recommendation.
Can we trust God that He will be a part of this? (Especially before we criticize too much?!)
Derek writes:
This is why Christians ought to know something about the book. People read Oprah recommendations. They think about them and talk about them. That means a lot of people are going to be reading and thinking about Bell's work, so we should should be ready to talk with them about it. As I wrote before:
…hopefully those who read the book and come away saying, "We will hear you again about this," (Acts 17:32) manage to find churches who engage them just as well as Bell does, while pushing them towards even deeper, richer, more complex ways of talking about God.
So—and this goes especially for more conservative readers—before you jump all over your friend who's excitedly reading Bell's book because Oprah said great things about it, slow down. Wait a minute. Ask questions. Trust that Jesus can be at work here, even if you would have preferred that he use a different book. As Paul said, "Cling to what is good, hate what is evil" (Rom. 12:9). We might paraphrase him here: "Build on what is good, gently expose what isn't so great."
In other words, if you talk to your friend in a sane, open, and wise way about Bell, that person might later be ready for you to hand them something like Keller. Who knows what can happen?
Can I get an amen?
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
Rob Bell is in the difficult position of having written the highly criticized previous volume, Love Wins. As reviews rolled in Bell's camp said basically, "Read the book before you criticize it. What people are saying the book says may not be what it actually says."
The biggest problem being the criticisms proved to be mostly correct and it was not a very edifying read. Maybe there is someone out there who is far from orthodox Christianity who may find Bell's work a baby step in the right direction of spirituality as they explore a fledgling faith. Rob's books are conversation starters but not substantive in providing spiritual nourishment.
I followed the link to Amazon and read the pages posted. Of course Oprah had lots to highlight…there isn't much on each page. Bell has hit on something deep and profound, alright…how to get maximum $ for minimum content. As far as the reference to a time when people believed in a flat earth, was there ever really such a time? I grow weary of USA-Today Theology {or McTheology if that works} trumpeted as profound. Of course, I say this with all due respect, and a little bit of envy because I'm not on anyone's best seller list.
Jesus told His disciples…who were ready to tomahawk a poor dude who wasn't part of the Jesus-party, but was still encouraging people toward God…"If he ain't against us…let it be…." I kinda feel that way about Bell. God can take care of Himself. How about if we do with passion what God has us to do and spend less time pickin' feathers off another bird. My 2 cents.
Great comment Marty!
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SneIrish's Lonicera periclymenum - Honeysuckle - 'Harlequin' x 1 Budding
Plant: Common Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum) | Variety: Harlequin
This small variegated Honeysuckle was bought at Araujo's and planted in the corner of BBB near the Hydrangea in May 2007. The vines had grown substantially, growing over the top of the fence by July. There were no flowers or buds in 2007.
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SneIrish's Lonicera periclymenum - Honeysuckle - 'Harlequin' Care Instructions
Common Honeysuckle 'Harlequin' normally tends to reach to a mature height of 3.00 metres [imperial: 9.75 feet] so ensure you have enough space in your garden for this plant.
Your garden has partial sun light - try to position in a full sun location instead.
Your garden has combination soil: try to position in a loam soil for the best result.
Remember to water often.
Your garden's USDA Hardiness Zone (6b) is within the ideal range for Common Honeysuckle 'Harlequin'. The recommended range is between Zone 4 and 9.
More information about Lonicera periclymenum - Honeysuckle - 'Harlequin' is available in the Folia gardener's wiki. All Lonicera periclymenum - Honeysuckle - 'Harlequin' Care Instructions have been kindly provided by our members.
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Museums & Galleries
38 Franklin Street
38 Franklin Street,
Worcester, MA 01608
Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed: Closed, Thu, Fri, Sat: 12:00 PM-8:00 AM
660 Main Street,
Worcester, MA 01610, 508-755-5142
Sun, Mon: Closed, Tue: 1:00 PM-4:00 PM, Wed, Thu, Fri: 10:00 AM-4:00 PM, Sat: 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
Established in 1979, ArtsWorcester exhibits the works of new and established artists, offers professional development for members, and cultivates audiences and collectors. We contemporary local art through free gallery exhibits and openings.
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Jan 11, 2015, Model Behavior: An Open-Member Exhibit in Collaboration with the Fitchburg Art Museum
Friday, Feb 6, Exhibition Opening: "Agglomeration" by Megan McNaught and Luke Buffenmyer
Friday, Feb 6, Exhibition Opening: The Eleventh Annual College Show
College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery
1 College Street,
Worcester, MA 01610-2395, 508-793-3356
Sun: Closed, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 10:00 AM-5:00 PM, Sat: 2:00 PM-5:00 PM
The Mission of the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery is to promote and to support the intellectual and cultural life of College of the Holy Cross. Through its exhibitions and acquisitions, both historical and contemporary, the Gallery serves as a catalyst for the search for meaning and value in life and history, and as a venue to stimulate dialogue about questions related to the Mission of the College. The Cantor Gallery has special responsibility for integrating the liberal arts values of the College and the classroom by linking exhibitions to the broader curriculum. Through Gallery exhibitions, Holy Cross educates members of the College community, the Worcester community, and the larger community of scholars and artists about the fundamental intellectual, cultural, spiritual, and aesthetic issues encountered through art. Traveling exhibitions, loan exhibitions, exhibitions of the permanent collection or of site-specific works are selected according to the guiding principles of the Gallery. Similarly, acquisitions for the permanent collection are made on the basis of a work's role in supporting the Mission of the Gallery and the College.
222 Harrington Way,
Worcester, MA 01604, 508-929-2700
Sun: 12:00 PM-5:00 PM, Mon: Closed, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat: 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
Set in an urban oasis of woodlands and wetlands, EcoTarium is a unique indoor-outdoor museum that allows adults and children to discover firsthand the wonders of science and the natural world. Three floors of interactive exhibits, wildlife habitats, nature trails, and a digital planetarium are designed to inspire a passion for science and nature. Meet live animals, stroll interpretive trails, ride the train, or walk among the treetops 40 feet above ground. Seasonal outdoor café and Museum Store located on-site. With three levels of exhibit floors (available for rent after 5pm for up to 250 guests), EcoTarium offers a year-round calendar of events and exhibits, including the Live at Sunset outdoor concert series in June and July. Parking is free. Pets are prohibited by USDA.
Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Apr 26, 2015, KEVA: Build It Up!
Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Dec 26 - Jan 4, Discover the Unseen World this Holiday Vacation
Wednesday, Dec 31, Noon Year's Eve
Gallery of African Art
62 High Street,
Clinton, MA 01510, 978-265-4345, 978-598-5000x12
Sun: Closed, Mon, Tue, Wed: 10:00 AM-5:30 PM, Thu: 10:00 AM-8:00 PM, Fri: 10:00 AM-5:30 PM, Sat: 9:00 AM-5:30 PM
The Gallery of African Art is primarily a museum with an educational display of a unique, private collection representative of various regions, tribes and traditions of the African continent. The gallery encompasses a diverse collection of more than 600 African tribal masks, figures, sculpture and artifacts crafted in stone, wood, clay and bronze, spanning 32 tribes, including Dogon, Baule, and Bamana art.
Like African art in general, Lanktons collection emphasizes the human figure, visual abstraction, sculpture and the representative accouterments of ceremonial performance art.
For now, access to the Gallery is located at the back of the Sunrise Boutique located in Clinton's buzzing commercial district at 62 High St.
Museum of Russian Icons
203 Union St.,
Clinton, MA 01510, 978-598-5000, 978-598-5000x17
Sun, Mon: Closed, Tue, Wed: 11:00 AM-3:00 AM, Thu: 11:00 AM-7:00 PM, Fri: 11:00 AM-3:00 AM, Sat: 9:00 AM-3:00 AM
The Museum of Russian Icons was founded in 2006 as a non-profit educational institution by Massachusetts industrialist, Gordon B. Lankton. The collection includes more than 500 Russian icons, the largest collection of its kind in North America, and one of the largest private collections outside Russia. The collection spans six centuries, and includes important historical paintings dating from the earliest periods of icon writing to the present.
The mission of the Museum of Russian Icons is to "enhance relations between Russia and the United States through the medium of art, especially Russian icons."
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Jan 10, 2015, Russian Photography: Siberia Imagined and Reimagined
Old Sturbridge Village
1 Old Sturbridge Village Road,
Sturbridge, MA 01566, 800-733-1830, 508-347-3362
A visit to Old Sturbridge Village is a journey into the past during a very special period of our nation's history! In the years 1790-1840 a new nation took shape. In rural towns across New England, ordinary people worked to better their lives, build strong communities, apply new technologies, and define the meaning of democracy.
Year-round, you'll discover the allure of history with all five senses at one of America's finest museums. Expanded learning and hands-on opportunities for all ages are offered throughout the museum, which features a re-created rural 1830s New England town set on a historical landscape encompassing a Center Village, Mills Area, and Countryside.
The museum's new, indoor History Gateway, in the Visitor Center, includes "Kidstory" early learning gallery -- making connections with the Village for children and their families -- and "Icons of New England," a new interactive exhibit that introduces visitors to the history behind what makes New England the unique region that it is!
Also offered are "A Child's Life" in the Fitch House; meet the animals; children's dooryard, schoolyard, and indoor games; role-playing at the District School; as well as historical characters, walks, talks, and performances. Hands-on craft activities, artist- and craftsperson- in-residence programs, adult and multi-generational craft workshops, and spectacular seasonal events are planned throughout the year!
The Shops at Old Sturbridge Village (across from the Visitor Center) house an award-winning Museum Gift Shop, the New England Bookstore, and a Bake Shop. Village admission is not required for The Shops at OSV or the Herb Garden adjacent to the Gift Shop.
Open daily April to October 9:30 am - 5 pm. Open year round; Call for fall, winter, and spring hours. Village hours and admission rates change by season; visit our Web site or call 800-SEE-1830 to confirm.
Sundays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Dec 21, Christmas by Candlelight
Friday, Dec 26 - Sunday, Jan 4, School Vacation Week
Salisbury Mansion
40 Highland Street,
Worcester, MA 01609-2704, 508-753-8278
Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed: Closed, Thu: 1:00 PM-8:30 PM, Fri, Sat: 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
The Salisbury Mansion was built in 1772 by Stephen Salisbury I and is recognized as a major historical resource. It is one of the few remaining 18th century buildings in Worcester and is one of the most documented houses in New England. The home has been restored to re-create the home life of the Salisbury Family in the 1830s.
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Dec 31, 2015, Tours of Salisbury Mansion
Fridays, through Dec 26, Home for the Holidays - Candlelight Tours of Salisbury Mansion
The Sprinkler Factory
38 Harlow Street,
Worcester, MA 01605
The Sprinkler Factory is located in Worcester, MA. just off Lincoln St. (Rt.70).
Saturdays, through Jan 31, 2015, East Coast Seasons - Open Gallery Hours
Saturday, Jan 31, East Coast Seasons - Closing Reception
Tower Hill Botanic Garden
11 French Drive,
Boylston, MA 01505, 508-869-6111
Sun: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, Mon: Closed, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
A year-round display of blooming plants, featuring two conservatories filled with flowering subtropical plants in winter, citrus and palm trees, seasonal displays, and special events. Distinctive gardens showcasing more than 350 varieties of trees and shrubs in the Lawn Garden alone, along with evergreens and fruiting plants, woodland trails, meadows, gift shop, library, café. Dozens of educational and artistic programs for adults and youths, some eligible for college credit. Open Tues-Sun, 9am-5pm and holiday Mondays. Twigs Cafe serves lunch 11am-3pm. Library is open Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 10am-4pm. Guided Tour every Sunday at 2pm. Horticultural Hotline operates on Wednesday afternoons from 2-4pm for gardening questions. Call the telephone number or sign on to the website for details and directions; group rates available.
Wednesdays, through Dec 31, Yoga by Nature
Sundays, Saturdays, through Dec 28, Tails 'n Trails
Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Jan 4, 2015, Holly Days: Winter Reimagined
Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury Street,
Worcester, MA 01609, 508-799-4406
Sun: 11:00 AM-5:00 PM, Mon, Tue: Closed, Wed: 11:00 AM-5:00 PM, Thu: 11:00 AM-8:00 PM, Fri: 11:00 AM-5:00 PM, Sat: 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
World-renowned for its collections which span more than fifty centuries, the Worcester Art Museum features must-see masterpieces. Experience a diverse world of art and ideas as the history of human creativity comes alive through antiquities, paintings, prints, photographs, sculptures and decorative arts. View paintings by Cassatt, Gauguin, Goya, Monet, Sargent and Whistler; admire floor mosaics from the ancient city of Antioch; see cutting-edge contemporary art; and discover the Museum's many other treasures. Special exhibitions showcase seldom-seen gems, and important works on loan.
Enjoy a delectable lunch in The Museum Café, browse The Museum Shop for unique gifts and check out our latest Classes Brochure for a current list of youth, teen and adult class and workshop offerings plus our Travel Learning program.
The Museum makes available, on a rental basis, the use of our unique architectural spaces and galleries. Wedding receptions, ceremonies, holiday parties, meetings. Visit us online or call 508.799.4406, x3077 or e-mail Special Events for more information.
We look forward to your visit!
Sundays, through Dec 28, Public Tour
Through Thursday, Dec 31, 2015, Art Since the Mid-20th Century
Through Sunday, Feb 8, 2015, Jeppson Idea Lab: Hogarth Portraits
Worcester Artist Group
50 Lagrange Street,
Worcester, MA 01605, 508-769-7723
The Worcester Artist Group was founded in 1987 and is housed in the Village Arts. The Worcester Artist Group promotes visual and performance arts throughout the greater Worcester area.
Worcester Center for Crafts
25 Sagamore Road,
Worcester, MA 01605, 508-753-8183
Sun: Closed, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat: 10:00 AM-5:00 PM
The Worcester Center for Crafts is a unique destination providing the largest regional visual arts gallery, a gallery gift store, and studios for contemporary American craft education.
The George and Anna Krikorian Gallery is over 2,200 square feet. It's mission is to exhibit prominent visual artists from around the United States, to educate and enrich the public about the nature crafts and craftmanship, and to encourage the use of hand made objects in daily life.
The Center for Crafts also hosts a number of events each year including the Annual Festival of Crafts over Thanksgiving weekend and the Annual Pottery Invitational Show and Sale every April.
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Dec 24, The Cup Show
Thursday, Jan 15 - Saturday, Feb 28, Harmony
Sundays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Apr 19, 2015, Pottery Invitational
Worcester Historical Museum
30 Elm Street,
Worcester, MA 01609, 508-753-8278
Sun, Mon: Closed, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat: 10:00 AM-4:00 PM
Worcester Historical Museum (WHM) is the only institution devoted to local history. It includes a research library of over 7,000 titles, an archive that houses thousands of documents, and a collection of artifacts, all vital to the study of Worcester history. A few examples of WHMs holdings include correspondence of abolitionist Abby Kelley Foster, Blackstone Canal Company records, Civil War era diaries and letters, and artifacts related to Worcesters industrial past including early woodenware and ceramics, weaponry from the colonial era through World War II, paintings and sculptures, and a significant costume and textile collection.
WHM also owns and operates Salisbury Mansion, Worcesters only historic house museum. Built in 1772, it has been restored to its 1830s appearance and one of the best documented historic houses in New England. Thanks to the voluminous family papers, preserved at the American Antiquarian Society, it is one of the best documented historic houses in New England.
Worcesters history is interpreted through a calendar of exhibitions, educational programming, tours and publications. WHM features both permanent installations and changing exhibitions.
Find out what Worcester was like in centuries past in the library's reading room. The library is open Wednesday-Saturday from 10:00 AM-4:00 PM. The Library and Museum are open until 8:30 PM, every 4th Thursday of the month.
Through Thursday, Dec 31, 2015, In Their Shirtsleeves
Through Thursday, Dec 31, 2015, Stories They Tell
Through Thursday, Dec 31, 2015, Alden Family Gallery
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You can't help but do a double-take when you look at pictures of Jaime King and Margot Robbie together. The Hart of Dixie star and About Time actress could definitely play sisters! Now a casting director just needs to get on that.
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Photographer and videographer Bryan Kirkwood sent us these great videos he helped work on from Dirt Fest. Makes us wish we were still there!
Thank you for another great Dirt Fest!
Once again we had a great time at Dirt Rag Dirt Fest presented by Niner Bikes at the Allegrippis Trails at Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania. We had a blast and we sure hope you did, too.
We'd like to extend a HUGE thank you to our title sponsor Niner Bikes, all our exhibitors, the volunteers to put in tons of hard work, the Friends of Raystown Lake, the Raystown Mountain Bike Association (RMBA), and of course all of you who could attend. Be sure to thank anyone who helped make it happen and spread the word to all your friends.
And, ultra-special thanks to our partners at Rothrock Outfitters for putting on a flawless event weekend. We simply couldn't do this event without all their hard work. Please consider tapping them for your cycling, camping and boating needs.
More than 3,000 individuals attended this year's event, and the proceeds will allow us to donate more than $10,000 to the Friends of Raystown Lake and RMBA.
Trail Update
Most of the Allegrippis trail system held up to Thursday night's rain quite well, but we had a couple of muddy spots on Fawn and Eagle trails. Don't feel guilty about tearing up the trails though because RMBA will be building a four-foot wide, elevated boardwalk the length of those muddy sections. Materials were purchased prior to Dirt Fest and will be put in place throughout the summer of 2014.
Dirt Fest Swag
In case you didn't get an official Dirt Fest T-shirt or pint glass, we have some extras in stock!
Photo gallery
If you couldn't be there, or just want to relive the action, check out our gallery at DirtRagMag.com and post your own pics on our Facebook page. We'll see you all May 15-17,
Group Camping Assignments
|RMBA Volunteer Site
|Niner Sidebar
|Butler Wobble
|Team America
|Scohenge Family Reunion
|Dirt Rag
|Friends of Dirt Rag
|Cumberland Cycles
|Trail Ninjas
|240 Destroyers, Dirty Shame
|Alphies Gang
|Kelpius Cycling
|Deep Dish Unlimited
|Wet Bandits
|Mud Boys
|Dead Beat Dads
|Biking Vikings
|Spoke Apparel
|Individuals and Groups of Two
|Individuals and Groups of Two
|WNR, Team Sak, TightDragonPlaya, Shumutzholdzen, Schweddy Ball, SBR, BIC
|Pollo Loco, Lepley Family,
|Lost Colony -only 7
|Sewer Rats
|Battered Shins
|Shady Grove Shredder
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2014 Event schedule is now live!
We've finalized the schedule for Dirt Fest 2014. Click here to see all the skills clinics, group rides, beer school, musical acts, and a whole heap of good times.
Join the Lupine Night Ride at Dirt Fest
Light up the night with Lupine on the official Dirt Fest night ride Saturday night at Dirt Fest. They'll even have a limited number of lights to demo, so be sure to stop by their booth early and sign up!
Zoic and Sue Haywood to lead women's events
Mountain bike racer, coach and salsa connoisseur Sue Haywood has signed up to lead the women's-only rides and skills clinics, presented by Zoic apparel.
"I am stoked to be a leader for the women's rides and women's clinics at the biggest mountain bike party of the year… Dirt Fest! Dirt Rag knows how to celebrate trails, bikes and friends," Haywood said. "I am so excited to be a skills instructor and ride leader for the women's events there."
Dirt Fest is a family-friendly event that strives to promote diversity on the trails. There will be a number of events for women, kids and beginners. Watch for a complete schedule soon.
"You can always judge how cool a mountain bike event is by the number of women who attend. Dirt Fest does a great job getting hundreds of women to come out to attend the Fest and ride at the Allegrippis Trails," Haywood said.
Introducing Dirt Rag Dirt Fest 2014, presented by Niner Bikes!
May 16-18, 2014
The annual celebration of bikes called Dirt Fest takes place on a hilly, chimpmunk-infested peninsula in Raystown Lake, Pennsylvania. There are 34 miles of fast, fun, flowing trails known as the Allegrippis Trails System just a few steps away from the campground. The expo area will showcase more than 50 vendors from all over the country with everything from demo bike fleets, wheels, apparel and accessories. Is there a new Niner RIP 9 in your future? Here's your chance to get one dirty.
A portion of the proceeds from Dirt Fest go directly to support the Allegrippis Trails System, through the Friends of Raystown Lake Trails Fund. Thus far the event has donated nearly $20,000 to the trails which keeps them open and maintained.
We've made some changes to the registration options this year. Please read on to choose the option that is right for you.
Admission and Accommodations
Option One: Weekend pass with camping on-site – $65
Susquehannock Campground is primitive and sometimes crowded' others call it cozy. There is very limited parking so be prepared to unload and then move your vehicle to a remote parking space.
There are no: showers, electric hook-ups, RV's, internet hot-spots, trailers of any sorts, bad attitudes, etc.
There are: trees with roots, hilly slopes, the occasional rock, great views, lots of friendly riders, vault toilets, and hand pump water.
A good rule of thumb is your will have room for one vehicle on-site for every four people. The larger your group, the more primo the space you are assigned. Register individually but please include your desired group name, shop name, or club name so we can place your group together. Spell it out though, no acronyms; "Chicago Area Mountain Bike Association" instead of "CAMBA.".
Please plan on arriving: Thursday, 2 p.m.-8 p.m.; Friday, 12 p.m.-8 p.m.
Option Two: Event pass only (staying off-site) – $40, $45 at the gate
Choose this option if you are staying elsewhere or not spending the night and you want access to the vendors, expo, events and demos. Your "Festival Attendance Only" wristband is good for all three days of Dirt Fest. Gets you demo bikes, live music, beer, nutrition clinics, skills clinics, and any other events you want to attend. Day-of registration is $5 extra.
If you are looking for a nearby, family-friendly camping option, consider Seven Points Campground Loop. Operated by the Army Corps of Engineers, it provides improved RV and tent camping with electricity and running water, including hot showers. This location is approximately three miles away from the expo area, but you can ride on trails the entire way to the campsite. That's right, we added a trail. Ridge Camp and Meadow Camp are closest to the trails. If this sounds like what you are looking for you must purchase a day pass to Dirt Fest and register your campsite independently through the Army Corp of Engineers. They are first come-first serve.
There are other area local campgrounds as well: Woodland Campground and Raystown Family Campground. Be sure to check the proximity of the campground relative to the event before booking!
Please plan on arriving: Friday, 1 p.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.-8 p.m.
Option Three: Houseboats – $35 per person (boat fee not included)
Houseboats are a fun and unique way to enjoy Dirt Fest. Doing so is easy: rent the boat through Seven Points Marina, then have each member of your crew register individually for "Housboater" pass. They will need to include their boat number.
Pick up the boat on your scheduled day at the marina and cruise over the event on the Susquehannock Peninsula. All cars will must be parked at the marina.
Note: Private Boats are not permitted to moor along Susquehannock Peninsula.
Please plan on arriving: Thursday: 2 p.m.-8 p.m.; Friday: 12 p.m.-8 p.m.
Sponsors and exhibitors
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor or joining our expo area, please contact Trina Haynes at firstname.lastname@example.com.
If you are a local business in Huntingdon County and would like to become involved contact Evan at firstname.lastname@example.com.
If you are serious about volunteering we are serious about having you. We are talking the real deal: a 1 a.m.-traffic-directing, registration-tent-working, toilet-paper-restocking, recycle-container-emptying, T-shirt-wearing, VOLUNTEER!
Must be willing to work a minimum of six hours a day.
Must sign up for hours one month prior to event.
Show Up and Smile, don't stop until Sunday at 3 p.m.!
Think this sounds like you? Contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Mountain Bike visits Raystown, Dirt Fest
While Dirt Rag is of course your favorite mountain bike magazine, our friends over at Mountain Bike are pretty cool too, and they stopped by Dirt Fest and had nothing but good things to say:
The trails here have been optimized for flow and fun: Imagine yourself on a seemingly endless giant-sized pumptrack with rippling climbs that feed long roller-coaster descents. But what you might not notice are the little moments that make navigating the trails easier . Case in point—arrival at each well-marked intersection requires nothing more than locating yourself on the map, deciding what to ride next, and then pedaling off onto the next trail. It's as simple as that.
Great press for Dirt Fest
We love reading about how visitors enjoyed themselves at Dirt Fest. Sounds like we converted another to the joys of mountain biking!
Becoming a Dirt Rag at the Dirt Fest
by Erika Durham
Fat tires for stomping through the roots and through the mud.
People have been telling me for years now to try trail riding. I've heard over and over again how much I would love it…how much fun it would be…how they could just SEE me becoming obsessed.
Not that it's always been too easy to just jump on a mountain bike and find a trail around Cleveland, but I also never really made the effort to try. It wasn't for any particular reason, I simply just hadn't gotten around to it yet.
The Dirt Rag Dirt Fest changed ALL of that. It's a three day thrill ride on some of the most well manicured trails many riders say they've been on. Three days of riding bikes so far out of my price range it made my eyeballs spin. Three days of nonstop biking, beer drinking, eating, camping, and a ridiculous amount of fun.
Video: Dirt Fest 2013
Miss out on the good time, or just want to re-live the magic? Check out this video we put together from Dirt Fest 2013. What was your favorite part of the fun?
Dirt Fest 2013 from Dirt Rag Magazine on Vimeo.


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Lisa: Watch yourself, Dad - you're the highly suggestible type.Heroes and willpower go together like bread and butter. She may be a Determinator with Heroic Resolve or Heroic Willpower, even perhaps capable of Fighting from the Inside to shake off Mind Control. Then there's characters who just need an amateur hypnotist with a bit of twine and a bottle cap to be hopelessly under their control. These characters are Weak-Willed. They may be just as confident and resolute as anyone else, but they have absolutely no defense (or maybe a negative defense, if such a thing is possible) to mind control. It's not just against mundane party game hypnotism, but also brainwashing or Psychic Powers. The Jedi Mind Trick can leave them in a day long haze, and Charm Person will make them lifelong love slaves. At times, they may boast they have an iron resolve that can't be broken, before being comically "switched on" to Minion or The Renfield just by glancing at the goofy swirly eyes. Their new master may even be unsettled by how readily they took to the conditioning. This type of character also faces the Power Perversion Potential of having sex without giving conscious consent, also known as rape. A common variant is the "easily suggestible". Their weakness to brainwashing stems from a chronic wishy-washiness; if they're incapable of putting up resistance to mundane used car salesmen, how can they hope to fight off Hypnotic Eyes? Truth in Television to a certain extent, since some people are more susceptible to hypnosis than others. But in Real Life, "highly suggestible" means about as susceptible to hypnosis as the average TV character is, since hypnosis is a lot less powerful than it's made out to be. But also interestingly inverted in Real Life, as hypnotizability is actually positively correlated with higher intelligence. (Many of the mental characteristics that allow hypnosis to work, such as attention span, imagination, mental flexibility, and understanding of language and concepts, are more prevalent in the more intelligent. People with IQs below 80 are often considered effectively "unhypnotizable".) If it's a friend rather than an enemy doing the hypnosis, expect it to devolve in Pygmalion Snapback or Teach Him Anger. Compare Extreme Doormat and Empty Shell.
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Three separate knee injuries derailed Jessica Schutter's soccer career. She returned each time, however, and is now completing her run at New Mexico State.
An excruciating pain shot down Jessica Schutter's right leg.
It was an unfamiliar pain, too, like nothing she'd felt in all her years playing soccer.
Schutter, 22, was a junior at Kennedy High at the time.
She was also a heavily-recruited goalkeeper, and an early-season tournament game provided the platform on which she could showcase her immense talent.
"It was during a goal kick, and I knew right when I kicked it," she says now. "There was a shooting pain down my whole leg. When I put my foot down to balance, I wasn't able to put any pressure on it."
Schutter had somehow chipped a bone in her right knee. It'd require a screw to hold it in place, and it meant her junior season was over.
"I remember hearing that I was going to be out that long," she said, "and it was really upsetting. I wondered how I was going to be able to go to college and play on the collegiate level."
Schutter returned in time for her senior season, but reinjured her knee not long after.
Two months passed before she was able to retake the pitch.
"When you come back from any injury, you're not 100-percent," Schutter said. "You're weak – worried about it. When I first came back, I was hesitant.
"But you have to push yourself that much harder to get back to the point you were at before."
A second tournament that fall gave the senior a third chance to impress scouts.
She did, and was awarded a partial scholarship to play soccer at New Mexico State.
Schutter appeared in two matches as a freshman in 2009. She was slated to start in goal as a sophomore.
That summer, however, she was involved in a car accident.
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I've updated her dish and serve it as a pilaf. Robust in taste and hearty in nutrition, this one-pot meal will fill the emptiest of tummies, lickety-split.
1. Chop the onion. Core, seed, and chop the bell peppers. Mince the garlic. Rinse, stem, and thinly slice the mushroom caps (reserve stems for soup).
2. Heat the olive oil in a medium-size heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and bell pepper; stir-fry for a minute just to get them going. Cover the pan and simmer over medium heat until the onion and pepper are tender, 8 to 10 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, mix the buckwheat with the egg (or egg whites if you are on a no-cholesterol diet) with clean hands until each grain is coated. If the grains clump together, break them up with your fingers.
4. When the onion and pepper are soft, add the garlic and mushrooms and sauté for 30 seconds. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes over medium heat, then add the caraway seeds and broth. Bring to a boil over medium heat.
5. Place the pan with the kasha over medium-high heat. With a wooden spoon, flatten, stir, and chop the egg-coated kasha until the egg has dried and the kernels are hot and mostly separate, 3 to 4 minutes.
6. Averting your face to avoid any splattering liquid, gently ladle the boiling liquid, mushrooms, and other solids into the kasha. Bring the liquid back to a simmer, cover the pan tightly, and simmer until tender, about 10 minutes.
7. Meanwhile cut the ham into ½-inch cubes and mince the dill for garnish, if using. Remove the kasha from the heat, stir in the ham, and let the dish stand covered for 10 minutes to heat the ham through without toughening it.
8. Season the dish well with salt and pepper. Top with sour cream and sprinkle with dill.
For a spicier version: Substitute ¾ pound chorizo for the ham. Thinly slice the chorizo and sauté in a small skillet until somewhat crisp, 3 to 4 minutes. After the kasha is cooked, fold in the chorizo when you would have the ham. This is wonderful with sour cream.
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Cuban tobacco officials agree. Many say that this year's crop is going to be exceptional, citing the fabulous silky texture of each leaf to the bountiful plants in the field. Close to 41,000 acres of tobacco, both sun and shade grown, was planted for this year's harvest in the Vuelta Abajo. The four key areas include: San Juan y Martinez with approximately 10,000 acres; San Luis with about 8,100 acres; Consolacion del Sur with about 14,000 acres; and Pinar del Rio with about 8,700 acres. The first two areas account for 80 percent of all wrapper leaf production on the island.
Regardless of the quantity, I hope that the Cubans are correct in their assessment of these new leafs. If they aren't, we may have some pretty raw smokes in the future -- just like we did three or four years ago when the Cubans rushed their production of cigars. Keep your fingers crossed. Mine are.
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Q. That was a remarkable run of points in the third set there.
Q. How did that come about? He was so close to taking the set. You just seemed to come alive.
You know, he came up with some great shots in the third set. Then when he didn't get his set point, I put a good point on his set point. Then, yeah, I mean, I guess it's normal he got a little bit nervous, which helped. He started missing a few balls and I adjusted my tactics a little bit.
Then that obviously made a difference as well. So it's a good way to finish.
Q. How tricky is it when you don't really know what to expect?
He hasn't done it for a long period before, so that's what I was trying to remind myself when I was 5 1 down. If I can just hang in, you know, and sort of weather the storm a little bit, I might be able to come back.
But not knowing him wasn't the reason I was 5 1 down in the third set, because I played two fine sets against him, then he just came up with some unbelievable tennis.
Q. Did you notice him raising his arms up in the air trying to get the crowd going? Does that motivate you as well?
And then once I got that break back and then the crowd started to get into it, then I raised my intensity a bit. I focused more. Obviously managed to turn it around at that point.
Q. You have this amazing record against left handed players. Can you attribute that to something? Maybe playing your brother?
But, yeah, practicing with my brother will have definitely helped with that.
Q. At what point in the streak of 23 roughly did you start to realize something kind of cool was happening there?
But, yeah, I didn't realize until I went to serve for the match.
Q. You didn't realize you had gotten up and sat down twice without losing a point?
Q. When you got to that final game, did it almost motivate you to make it a love game?
I mean, I didn't really care about winning 23 points in a row. I wanted to win the match. I'm glad I finished it there, because very, very hard conditions. Even in the evening it was so humid. You know, after they closed the roof they obviously had the rain and the thunderstorms.
It changed the way the court and the balls played a lot. It was heavier. A lot of balls in the net today. Slowed everything down a bit. I just was glad to get off. I'm still pouring with sweat just now.
Q. Were you surprised when you went on court? The humidity went up just before the match started.
Q. Have you seen Jamie?
But, yeah, he wasn't in a great, great way.
Q. Pretty scary thing to happen.
When one part of your body goes and then you move, the opposite muscle goes. When it happens the first time, it's pretty scary.
So just try to make sure someone was with him throughout the day. You know, he drunk loads when he got off the court. Was finding it quite hard to eat. Hopefully he'll be fine tomorrow.
Q. Has that happened to you much?
Q. Having body cramps.
But I've never had it like that where, you know, you come off the court, you feel tired. I mean, he was a bit tired and sore, but then it just obviously hit him like an hour and a half later. He was struggling for, I mean, a good three, four hours after the match. I haven't had that.
Q. A couple matches in, how would you assess your game, fitness, and recovery as well?
And, yeah, I maybe didn't adjust to those sort of conditions and the opponent as well as I would have liked. But, you know, I did okay. I did some good things out there.
First match I would say I played better. But, yeah, I mean, I'm through to the third round. Haven't lost a set yet.
I mean, I don't know what else would have, could have been expected of me. I wasn't expecting to play perfect tennis and play great straightaway.
I played well in my first match; today, not so well. That's what it's going to be like for me now. I'm going to have ups and downs. Just get through them and the consistency will come.
Q. That's what, three and a half hours for both matches? Through to the third round. That's got to be the best you can hope for.
But it's all a process for me. I've never experienced this before. I'll try and deal with it as best I can. But I have a lot of positives for me so far. Hope I'll keep getting better.
Q. What about López next. Seven wins and no defeats against him; is that right?
I think it was 7 6 in the fourth set maybe, something like that. Very, very hot day. And, yeah, I mean, he's got a great serve. He obviously comes to the net a bit. Different game style to all of the guys nowadays pretty much.
So that will, again, be another good test for me and naturally get tougher.
Q. On your days off, do you try to do very little?
So like yesterday, normally I would practice for an hour, an hour and 15 minutes on an off day. Yesterday I practiced for like 35, 40 minutes. You obviously try to go a little bit lighter.
Tomorrow I know is meant to be tough again, so I won't hit that much.
Q. How do you feel about how the tournament has handled the heat?
You know, it's very hard for the fans, the people watching. I mean, sitting there. Line judges, umpires. It's not a good place to be in because, you know, the heat is bearable just. It's weighing out whether or not it's kind of worth playing like that and it's worth it for the fans and everyone.
I've seen a lot of matches where everyone's kind of left and gone home. That's not good either.
So I think obviously after the tournament's finished, I'm sure there will be some discussions between the ATP, and the ITF to maybe shore up the rules a little bit and make it a little bit, you know, easier for everybody to understand. I don't see any problems in the future.
But let's also remember this is the first time it's ever been like this. I heard it was a hundred years they've never had weather like this four days in a row. So you've got to expect that's probably not going to happen again for a while.
Q. Can you see a case for putting the Aussie Open further back in the calendar?
Q. Yes.
Q. Slightly. A little bit.
But, you know, the off season, you can really see who's put the work in. That's kind of why I like it being where it is.


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Officer dies after crashing cruiser on bridge
POSTED: 9:20 PM Oct 29 2013
Authorities say an Asheville police officer is dead after his cruiser plunged off a bridge.
Asheville Police Chief William Anderson said Officer Robert Bingaman died Tuesday when his car ran off a bridge on Interstate 240 around 1 p.m.
The car landed along Riverside Drive. There was no one else in the cruiser and no one else was hurt.
Firefighters said it took some time to stabilize the police car, and they had to strap the back end of the vehicle to a bridge piling.
Bingaman was 37 and had been with the Asheville Police Department for six years.
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