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I'm new to beekeeping and recently purchased a hive box from a local beekeeper. It has 10 frames, which the owner said she used a propane torch to clean. Is this common practice? Also, the base has been painted on the inside, which I think I may have to remove. Would sanding be the best way to remove the paint? Thanks for any help,
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- Posted by konrad___far_north 3..just outside of E (My Page) on Tue, Jun 7, 11 at 19:21
Boxes are sometimes torched if someone had American foulbrood,....not the frames, these would get burned for sure, I suspect if torching was done then foulbrood was there and I wouldn't risk taking any equipment, including boxes. Paint on the bottom board should be fine. |
If you can't trust a beekeeper, who can you trust? :( I'm truly bummed. |
Oh - Konrad, thank you for your post. You probably just saved me a world of grief. |
- Posted by konrad___far_north 3..just outside of E (My Page) on Wed, Jun 8, 11 at 19:56
No problem...anytime a new bee keeper is taking on this hobby new equipment should be purchased. This I learned from our bee keeping club....glad I did. About 6 month before, a friend, whose dad used to keep bees, a swarm took home in one of he's old equipment and gave it to me. This hive dwindled down soon, to find out it had American foulbrood,...I burned everything. |
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1 large garlic clove, minced
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This delicious pie makes it's own "crust" while baking. My mother-in-law gave me the recipe. Submitted by JESSICAB1221 Carbs: 28.4g | Fat: 0.3g | Fiber: 2.5g | Protein: 5.7g | Calories: 133.2
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I found this recipe on Dotti's Weight Loss Zone, which I used when I was doing WW. Submitted by OHRITZ Carbs: 25.3g | Fat: 5g | Fiber: 3.5g | Protein: 15.2g | Calories: 210.5
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A healthier alternative to a traditional dish that doesn't skimp on flavor. Submitted by AMANDACOR Carbs: 9.2g | Fat: 16.3g | Fiber: 1.8g | Protein: 29.6g | Calories: 297.7
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The meat does not need to be seared in skillet first to make this fall-apart tender, pulled BBQ beef for sandwiches. This recipe has so much flavor no one will notice the Worcestshire sauce & the salt were deleted to reduce sodium (you may also use low-sodium catsup and BBQ to reduce sodium further). Using molasses instead of brown sugar and Worcestshire gives a depth of flavor and authenticity, while reducing sugar & sodium. It is great to take to picnics, buffets, or tailgating. Freezes well. Submitted by CAROL_ Carbs: 15.6g | Fat: 3.4g | Fiber: 0.7g | Protein: 19.9g | Calories: 173.1
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Went out with my sister, my 60+ year old dad, my nephew, and a couple of my sister's friends. We went to 3 different bars and for the first time I got DRUNK...at least I'm pretty sure I'm there./ as close as I've ever been anyways. Still the most sober of everyone but that's not saying much. I'm ready to fall asleep and it's only 4am. We went out for my nephew's first drink in a bar. This is where I am.
I didn't actually plan on drinking but apparently my sister planned on me drinking. Those people I kinda spoke badly about in another journal, my sister's friends, they were both actually really cool tonight...go figure. Especially the guy friend of her's/ Not a bad guy at all. First immpressions aren't everything.
ash is growing up...i wanted to get drunk tonight, but the beerfest closed early and the keg @ my sister's work was tapped. such a gay? night... anyway. were you buzzed or drunk? your nephew is 19? damn. lol.
Mental wounds not healing, driving me insane, i'm goin' off the rails on a crazy train- the ozzman
Haha, I would say so. I wasn't smashed or anything but I was definitely tipsy and whatnot. And indeed, my nephew and I have less than 3 years separating us. It's one of the reasons we are/we were so close. I was born late, he was born early.
Sucks you couldn't get drunk, though. It was an excellent night to do so.
"Why is it that as a society, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?"
only 4am? haha. I hope you're not hung over tomorrow :)
It wasn't too bad. A small headache and a few gags in the morning, but that was all. It'll be much worse when they take me out for my birthday. Haha.
I wish we all lived around each other so we could all go out together and wasted once in a while. Then check out the girls and guys, since I can't do that part with my family. Hehe.
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Four 'coming attractions' eye future Star 40 rankings
The drought is over. It's raining companies.
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. — the national cinema chain based in Leawood — heads a group of four new publicly traded companies in the Star 40 universe. Combined, they raised $1 billion last year by selling stock to the public.
Star 40 hasn't seen that kind of action in more than a decade. And since 2007, only one business has held an initial public offering to raise capital throughout the entire Star 40 footprint, which covers Kansas and Missouri, excluding the St. Louis area.
Inergy Midstream went public in 2011 but already has fallen out of the Star 40 universe of companies because it merged into a Texas company.
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP, a newly public company in Overland Park, competes in the same field as Inergy Midstream. The two other new names: QTS Realty Trust Inc., also in Overland Park, deals in data centers, and Aratana Therapeutics Inc., based in Kansas City, Kan., is developing pet medicines.
This shower of new public companies comes in the nick of time. Star 40 has been withering steadily since 2002 as companies merged, moved, failed or simply opted out of public life.
Our 2002 rankings had compared 80 public companies based on their financial data for 2001 and 2000. (We also called this section Star 50 then.) Among them was No. 18 AMC Entertainment, which last showed up in the 2004 ranking before the company was bought by private investors.
Now AMC is back, though it and the other new public companies won't qualify for rankings until their stocks have traded for at least a year.
Here's a look at them and their potential to stir next year's rankings.
AMC EntertainmentInvestors who owned AMC shares a decade ago may not recognize the company today. It is opening bars, installing leather recliners, running kitchens and serving up meals seat-side.
"We're trying to change the fundamental dynamics that have characterized the business literally for the last 100 years," said Gerry Lopez, chief executive of AMC Entertainment.
Movies for years have been about setting more seats in front of more screens inside more theaters in more markets. Bigger meant better.
Lopez argues that has changed. Better is bigger now, and AMC is promising a business built on a new experience for moviegoers.
For example, the company ripped out the seats at Ward Parkway 14 and installed leather recliners that stretch out with the push of a button. It meant only a third as many customers could see the movie at the same time.
No problem. More than 80 percent of the seats available throughout the week go empty regardless of the crowds you might see on weekends or evenings. With the better seats in place, significantly more paying customers are showing up.
And those relaxed movie viewers luxuriating in leather recliners spend more on food and beverages.
AMC also is changing its comestible offerings. The company recently opened its expanded concessions stand called Marketplace at the AMC Town Center 20 in Leawood. And there is a full kitchen for the Fork Screen and Cinema Suites — dine-in theaters at AMC Studio 30 in Olathe.
Its MacGuffins bars are popping up pretty much wherever AMC can get liquor licenses and spare a little bit of floor space in its existing multiplexes.
All this is being watched from afar — by AMC's principal owner, China-based Dalian Wanda Group. It bought the U.S. business in 2012, and its ownership fell to about 80 percent when AMC went public.
Mostly a commercial property company, Wanda is interested in AMC's business as more than an owner. It operates China's biggest cinema chain, though it's considerably smaller than AMC's operations and only a couple of decades old.
Lopez served as host to a dozen or so Wanda officials last month when they visited AMC and attended an industry convention in Las Vegas. The executives compared best practices, Lopez said.
In competing in the United States, AMC essentially is zigging as its rivals are still zagging by expanding their screen counts, said analyst James Goss at Barrington Research, though Regal Cinema, the industry's biggest, has started installing reclining seats in a few theaters.
The goal, of course, is to make more money, and AMC says it is. In theaters where changes have come, AMC estimates recliners have added $1.17 to what it earns on average from customers, MacGuffins bars an extra 30 cents, Marketplace 12 cents and the Freestyle Coke dispensers 8 cents.
"They're not really raising ticket prices right now," Goss said.
Lopez said the company works closely with movie studios, which earn a share of the take from tickets, when it considers price changes. But he said tickets are going up over time as renovations settle in.
Fewer seats, for example, present an opportunity to charge more for the most popular show times on the most popular movies. And that would be nothing new.
AMC already charges more for weekend shows than for matinees and weekday shows. Premiums for highly sought show times with limited seating would be no different.
"We're already down that road," Lopez said.
AMC's revenues last year topped $2.7 billion. That's bigger than H Block and sure to affect rankings in next year's Star 40.
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In the first installment of his weekly mailbag, John Clayton tackles questions on the Chargers' chances of ruling the AFC, the Giants' chances or repeating, the Bengals' defense and more.
Brett Favre and the Packers can't figure out whether or not he's playing.
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Philadelphia's Donovan McNabb had to cut back his throwing this spring because of a sore shoulder.
Carolina's Jake Delhomme is coming off Tommy John surgery.
San Diego's Philip Rivers is coming off ACL surgery.
We have learned over the past two years that top quarterbacks have amazing recovery skills. McNabb and Carson Palmer taught us pure pocket passers can bounce back from knee reconstructions more quickly than receivers because they can operate in a seven-step box and not worry about breaking into a sprint.
Drew Brees showed us a shoulder reconstruction can't stop a determined quarterback from having a Pro Bowl season.
Manning, McNabb, Delhomme and Rivers should be fine. In the case of Favre, we're learning a fractured relationship with a team can be more damaging than a reconstructed limb. But all the QB developments make speculating on the season interesting.
Q: Having been a season-ticket holder for 15 years and still a big fan, do you think that this is the year for San Diego to get by New England/Indy for the AFC championship?
Reid in Springfield, Mo.
The two-year window for winning a Super Bowl starts now, and the Chargers will never have a better chance than this season. They have the second-easiest schedule in football and should win at least 13 regular-season games. LaDainian Tomlinson is getting older and pretty soon the wear and tear of being an NFL running back will catch up to him.
In a couple of years, some of the contracts of the team's top young stars will expire, and San Diego won't be able to keep everybody. Right now, the Chargers are loaded, and if the Patriots didn't have the easiest schedule in football, I'd boldly predict that the Chargers are the AFC Super Bowl favorites.
San Diego will start camp with some injury concerns, but the only starter who may not be ready for the regular-season opener is center Nick Hardwick, as they signed Jeremy Newberry as insurance. This could be their year.
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To Mike in Easton, Pa.: I know you are a loyal Giants fan, but you can't think that the Giants can lead the league in sacks like last year after losing Osi Umenyiora AND Michael Strahan. No team is deep enough to replace 22 sacks. I figure they will have a 40-sack season. ... To Jason, a Giants fan, Kevin Boss may have looked "just as good" as Jeremy Shockey during the Giants' Super Bowl run, but he's not Shockey. I notice a big dropoff in tight end blocking, particularly on short-yardage situations. Boss might end up being a 50-catch tight end, but Shockey still has 70-catch ability. ... Brian in Bloomington, Il, wants to expand the postseason and allow more teams into the playoffs. I say no. It would allow 8-8 or maybe 7-9 teams to get in. That would weaken the playoff process. Twelve playoff teams works for now. ... To Ben in Baltimore, the Steelers' offensive line has to prove itself, but they haven't been horrible in the preseason. They have a chance. ... To Aaron in Philadelphia, Kevin Curtis is probably going to be out four to six more weeks following sports hernia surgery, but the team isn't giving a timeline. Reggie Brown is week-to-week with a hamstring. ... David in Monterrey, Mexico, loves the idea of going to a 17-game schedule and he wants to designate the extra game in a neutral site. The league would love to go international with the 17th game. Mexico would be included in that mix. Still, I think the owners would like that extra home game revenue for a 17th game every other year. That has the best chance. . . . Derrick J from Naperville wonders why the Bears didn't improve their offensive firepower or add pieces to their ailing offensive line. They tried patching with Marty Booker and Brandon Lloyd and they thought Chris Williams could take over a left tackle. Whoops. They tried to put a Band-Aid on a major wound.
Thomas in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Thomas, sorry I can't offer a New York accent, but let's talk Giants anyway. Their Super Bowl run was unpredictable and special, but it will be hard to repeat. They enter camp projected behind a Cowboys team with 13 Pro Bowl starters, while the Eagles and Redskins are dangerous sleepers.
Face it, it's hard playing in a division that doesn't have a losing team and arguably has four playoff contenders. Whether they make the playoffs as a division-winner or a wild card, the Giants proved the team that survives the NFC East the best can go to the Super Bowl.
That said, I wouldn't be surprised if the Giants don't make the playoffs this year. They took some hits on defense in free agency and lost leadership with Michael Strahan's retirement. The Giants should have traded Jeremy Shockey this offseason. If they had acquired a second- and a fifth-round pick from the Saints, they could have filled in for him by pairing a talented rookie tight end with Kevin Boss. If the Giants don't make the playoffs, a disgruntled Shockey could make life miserable for the Giants' management.
Q: I think the real story in Cincinnati is the defense. What are your thoughts?
No shock here: How the defense performs is the key in Cincinnati. The Bengals will score 24 or 25 points a game, but if they can't play solid defense, they will have another losing season. The corners are the strength, but everything will fail if the defense can't generate a pass rush. And remember, this defense had no Pro Bowlers last season. New defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer is putting in an aggressive scheme, featuring a lot of man-to-man defenses.
Q: It seems like the Eagles are falling under the national radar. I believe they are much better than most realize. Most seem to focus on the offense, but that really wasn't the problem. With improved special teams and the much-improved secondary, Jim Johnson's defense should once again be hard to contend with. Do you think they have another serious Super Bowl run in them?
David, Princeton, N.J.
I agree wholeheartedly. They have the easiest schedule in the NFC East and can challenge for a division title. Donovan McNabb didn't have time to work on throwing fundamentals last year while rehabbing from his knee reconstruction, but this year McNabb should be at his best. People make too much of the lack of a pure No. 1 wide receiver. Fewer and fewer teams have true No. 1 wide receivers. The Eagles have enough weapons on offense, and Brian Westbrook is in his prime. The defense is loaded with good, young athletes. Getting Asante Samuel as a defensive playmaker was huge. Plus, the Giants found out last year that flying under the radar isn't necessarily a bad thing.
Rashad, Cincinnati
Seeing Johnson in minicamp was a revelation. He has worked out so hard this offseason -- he's a ball of muscles. It was amazing how quickly he was hitting the holes. He has the ability to get to the 1,400-yard level, but I'm not sure he will have enough carries for that number. The days of the 350-carry back are over, and the Bengals will try to get Chris Perry involved a little. From what I see, though, Johnson has a chance to have a Pro Bowl season. He looks awesome.
Q: Going into Cowboys training camp, Anthony Henry is the starter at the second corner position. At the end of training camp and the preseason, whom do you foresee being the starter: Adam Jones or Henry?
Jeff, College Station, Texas
First, we assume that Jones will be reinstated by the commissioner. The Cowboys can't risk putting too much in Jones' hands that early. The best scenario is to start Henry, have Jones as the No. 3 corner and Mike Jenkins as the No. 4. As the season goes on, they can make plans for Henry to move to safety in 2009. Don't forget how many good tight ends the Cowboys face this season. Henry is big enough to match up against them in the nickel. I just like the mix and the depth of this secondary. What used to be a weakness is now a strength.
Q: Just say something positive about the Atlanta Falcons.
Sharell, Raleigh, N.C.The corporate offices of Falcons owner Arthur Blank are some of the nicest I've ever seen. That's where he held the party for the signing of first-round pick Matt Ryan. The buffet table was excellent. Parking was flawless. Corporate sponsors were friendly. Plus, Ryan should be a good quarterback. There, I said something nice about the Falcons.
Q: I want to know only one thing. Why does everyone at ESPN hate the Raiders so much? Every time you talk about the Raiders, it's like you don't even want to see the upside of anything they are doing. On any given Sunday, anything can happen. This year I think the Raiders are going to have a lot of good Sundays. We'll see how much smack you talk then.
Leo, I have called them one of my surprise teams. I said they will be 7-5 or 6-6 heading into December. It's hard to say good things when a franchise is losing. I don't see how predicting a winning record heading into December is negative. No Raider hate here.
Q: Will Cadillac Williams regain his starting spot in Tampa Bay or will he lose his spot to Earnest Graham? If so, will he go down as one of the biggest blunders in the draft at RB?
John, Fairfax
Cadillac was a great choice. He just has bad luck, and that happens in this physical game. I'm not sold he will be a factor this year coming off his knee injury, as his was the worst of all the running back knee injuries. That doesn't mean he won't play this season, but it will be hard for him to get back to his old form so soon. That's why the Bucs rewarded Graham with the three-year contract and signed Warrick Dunn. They are covered. Don't count out Cadillac for the future and never consider him a bust.
Q: Now that DeShaun Foster is out of Carolina, do you think DeAngelo Williams will become a star or just an average running back?
Coleby, Clio, Mich.
The star will be Jonathan Stewart, but that doesn't mean Williams can't have a productive season. Coming out of college, Williams looked like a young version of Thurman Thomas. Stewart looks like another Steven Jackson. Regardless, the Panthers are going to run the ball a lot this season. They should be among the top-seven rushing teams in the league. Gradually, Stewart will end up the main back.
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I've been off the bike for about a month due to a silly slow speed crash.
Spent the first few weeks just catching up on everything that needed it. Which was a lot.
But then last week I joined some friends in SW Utah. We were s'posed to be riding. I couldn't, so while they did I took the dog and a pile of photo gear (2 bodies, 3 lenses, 2 tripods, 2 intervalometers, and even a GoPro) and went looking for shots.
Here's the essence of what I got.
8359 shots included in this clip.
Really windy while shooting, thus many of the sequences show movement of the body on the tripod. Even pitched low (a few inches off the ground) wasn't enough to completely eliminate this.
Fun to fiddle with something new. I typically run and shoot, shoot and run, but the past few weeks have forced me to change it up a bit. Lots more forethought involved in this sort of thing, and lots more at stake when you screw up.
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This is an interesting little statistic, but it could be very telling about what's going on in terms of sales this holiday season. 9to5Mac says that over in the UK, the iPhone and the iPod touch are the current most searched-for products this holiday. iPhone made up 1.75 percent of all product sear...
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The Condescending UI
What a troll. (980 comments)
The guy from the article apparently is too attached to the past - he calls his bicycle a skateboard... and the article's first page of comments about the microwave bit say it all about how good and relevant his opinion is.
The Ribbon is being kicked around too much, but maybe it is because it actually deserves it. I find its principle of a task-oriented UI good but poorly executed, because those ribbons are a mess of icons.
I am not a fan of the *visual style* of iCal and do agree that skeuomorphic design (1:1 metpahors...) is being abused in detriment of good User Interface Experiences - it's giving more room to gloriously beautifying pixels than the content. On the other hand, I used Windows Phone 7 for a few months and while I agree that it is a fresh experience, it does get tiring after a while because it is too far off from what we are used to. It leads to relying too much on content as the means to define the visual experience. This makes it a problem because most content just sucks in terms of design or is too simplistic to make it immersive.
What is needed is a careful balance between UI design that relates to our experiences, both in UIs and the physical world, and content, so that this does not get overshadowed by the UI.
I think the author is just uninformed and being selfish in the way he writes. Going back to a 20th century UI because I'm too stubborn to accept UI evolution? No thanks.
Maybe I should start calling my laptop a typewriter...


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These three press releases tell what officials have released. First form the Crystal Lake Fire Department: Next from Dr. Anne Majewski, Coroner of McHenry County: Majewski sent a second release identifying the youth as Jose A. Esquivel. … Continue reading
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McHenry County Board member Donna Kurtz, seeking re-election for the first time after running first in her initial attempt in 2010, held a fund raiser Wednesday at Park Place, the old American Legion Home in Crystal Lake. Some people got … Continue reading
The McHenry County Courthouse anyway. None of the four countywide offices in McHenry County have a Democratic candidate. While it is possible for candidates to pop up after the primary on March 20, 2012, it seems unlikely. So, the following … Continue reading
Here's what McHenry County Board members will have before them about salaries that they or their successors will earn starting after next fall's elections: A resolution calls for "compensation beginning December 2012 and fringe benefit options are hereby approved for … Continue reading
Port Edward has pleasant memories for me all the way back to visiting the Algonquin Jaycees back in the late 1960's. Then it was only a small corner bar at Harrison and Route 62. Algonquin Founders Days luncheons, fund raisers, … Continue reading
A press release from Dr. Anne Majewski: Dr. Anne Majewski Candidate for McHenry County Coroner Dr. Anne L Majewski has announced her intent to run for McHenry County Coroner. A lifelong resident of McHenry County, Dr. Majewski is a licensed … Continue reading
State Rep. Mike Tryon had his Huntley Fish Boil fund raiser Thursday night. It was well-attended and the weather was wonderful. More about who attended later, which included a Congressman and two congressional wives, but now the information of another … Continue reading
Starting as a deputy under Coroner Al Querhammer, Marlene Lantz has served since then. In reply to an email from McHenry County Blog asking about her intentions, Lantz wrote, "No, I am not running again and will retire at the … Continue reading
Thought you might be interested in this Friday press release from the McHenry County Sheriff's Department about Metra Executive Director Phil Pagano's death. I just found it. Sheriff's Office Investigates Pedestrian – Train Fatality in Unincorporated Crystal Lake May 7, … Continue reading
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Maybe in the 1980s, but not now… Gag.
That woman-thing has skin like a leather saddlebag. She was rode hard and put back wet far too many times!
im just not sure about california…
If the hands wernt freakishly small it might look……..naw, fuck that it's way creepy anyway you slice it!
Is that Florence Henderson?
That is just gross! Look how saggy her tits are and she's going around in a get-up like that! She needs a real bra, for chistsakes! Actually, maybe she should think about getting a boob job before those punching bags hit her knee area…
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According to Reuters, the self-styled sheikh behind a siege at a Sydney cafe had been charged as an accessory to murder and with multiple sexual offences. He also harbored deep grievances against the Australian government and had found little kinship in the city's large Muslim community, where he was seen as deeply troubled.
Man Haron Monis, an Iranian refugee described by those who knew him as a loner, was killed early on Tuesday after heavily armed police stormed the Lindt Chocolate Cafe to end a 16-hour hostage drama that made global headlines.
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According to Independent, ISIS has executed at least 150 women for refusing to marry militants in Iraq, Turkish media has reported.
A statement released by Iraq's Ministry of Human Rights on Tuesday said the militants had attacked women in the western Iraqi province of Al-Anbar before burying them in mass graves in Fallujah.
Some of the women killed were pregnant at the time, according to the Anadolu Agency.
"At least 150 females, including pregnant women, were executed in Fallujah by a militant named Abu Anas Al-Libi after they refused to accept jihad marriage," the statement said.
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The Pakistani Taliban released the pictures as they issued a statement claiming the attack was justified because the Pakistani army had long been killing innocent children and families of their fighters.
Pakistani Taliban spokesman Mohammad Khurasani also vowed more attacks as he warned civilians to detach themselves from all military institutions.
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According to Religion Dispatches, a new Washington Post/ABC News poll finds that Americans, by a 59-31% margin, believe that CIA "treatment of suspected terrorists" in detention was justified.
A plurality deemed that "treatment" to be "torture," by a 49-38% margin.
Remarkably, the gap between torture supporters and opponents widens between voters who are Christian and those who are not religious. Just 39% of white evangelicals believe the CIA's treatment of detainees amounted to torture, with 53% of white non-evangelical Protestants and 45% of white Catholics agreeing with that statement. Among the non-religious, though, 72% said the treatment amounted to torture. (The poll did not break down non-Christian religions in the results.)
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According to AP, Schools in Berlin haverecognized World Humanist Day as a holiday on a par with All Saints' Day, Yom Kippur and Eid al-Fitr.
The decision means Berlin pupils who subscribe to humanism — a philosophy that rejects the existence of deities — can apply for a day off to celebrate their belief in the same way as Christians, Muslims and Jews do for their holy days.
Arik Platzek, a spokesman for Germany's Humanist Association, said Wednesday the decision "is a positive signal and a good example."
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According to The Hindu, Indonesia must stop subjecting female police recruits to physical tests in an effort to determine whether they are virgins, a leading human rights group said Tuesday, describing the practice as degrading and discriminatory.
The report was based on interviews with female police officers and police applicants in six Indonesian cities who had undergone the "two-finger" test to determine whether their hymens are intact. The requirement is even posted on the jobs website for Indonesia's national police.
On Tuesday it read, "In addition to the medical and physical tests, women who want to be policewomen must also undergo virginity tests. So all women who want to become policewomen should keep their virginity."
Citing medical experts, Human Rights Watch said the physical tests are useless in determining virginity.
Indonesian police spokesman Maj. Gen. Ronny Sompie urged people not "respond negatively" to the tests, saying they were aimed at ensuring applicants were free from sexually transmitted diseases.
He said both male and female recruits also get blood tests for STDs. "All of this is done in a professional manner and did not harm the applicants," Maj. Gen. Sompie said.
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In his 1776 pamphlet Common Sense, Thomas Paine argued that the colonies should replace the English monarchy with a representative democracy. Although he offered few details on how the U.S. constitution should be structured, Paine argued that when deciding on laws, representatives "are supposed to have the same concerns" as the people who elected them, and when voting on laws, should "act in the same manner as (the people) would act were they present." To ensure the representatives' "fidelity" to the public, Paine said that Americans should have "elections often," that is, annual elections as done typically in colonial legislatures. To Paine, "the strength of the government and the happiness of the governed" depends on the people and their representatives having a "common interest."
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According to Arabian Business, ISIL's self-declared police force in western Syria decapitated four men after accusing them of blasphemy, a rights group monitoring the Syrian conflict said on Saturday.
The men were beheaded in the countryside east of the city of Homs by the militant group's "Islamic Police", the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
The Observatory, which monitors the conflict using sources on the ground, reported a similar killing on Tuesday, when ISIL beheaded a man in a town square in the north of the country.
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By Atika Shubert, CNN
It was a killing choreographed for maximum brutality: The simultaneous beheading of 22 Syrian captives held by ISIS.
In November, ISIS released a propaganda video titled "Though the Unbelievers Despise It." It featured the apparent murder of an American hostage, Peter Kassig (known as Abdul Rahman Kassig after his conversion to Islam), and the mass killing of what appear to be nearly two dozen Syrian soldiers.
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WRITTEN BY BERKELEY STUDENT FRANCES HUANG WITH MARK KOLSEN, AAI NEWS TEAM Does it make sense to talk of 'secular spirituality'? Well-known atheist and author Dr Sam Harris thinks it does. I attended Harris's San Francisco lecture on 17 September which coincided with the release of his new book Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion. The lecture series (also presented in Los Angeles and New York) tried (and mostly succeeded) in getting to the core of human consciousness, mindfulness and secular spirituality.
First, Harris skilfully argued that since the very beginning, suffering has its origins in the illusion of self. This 'self' claims to be the thinker of our thoughts and the experiencer of our experiences. When we are wandering in our thoughts, those little persons in our heads are the 'selves' that we seem to experience. However, as Harris pointed out in both the lecture and the new book, 'a persistent and unified self' is merely an illusion since it is the whole brain and the firing of neuronal networks that make us who we are. Our thoughts and our behaviors are wholly caused by our brain, which also changes with time. As Harris argued in his book Free Will (2012), free will, like the sense of self, is also an illusion.
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Ali A. Rizvi wrote a realistic letter to moderate Muslims in Huffington Post. It is worth reading:
Let's start with what I'm not going to do.
I'm not going to accuse you of staying silent in the face of the horrific atrocities being committed around the world by your co-religionists. Most of you have loudly and unequivocally condemned groups like the Islamic State (ISIS), and gone out of your way to dissociate yourselves from them. You have helped successfully isolate ISIS and significantly damage its credibility.
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Rebecca & Christopher 18th Feb 2012...
Think about it, there must be higher love
Down in the heart and in the stars above,
Without it, life is wasted time.
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Things look so bad everywhere
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Credit Card from Linux Foundation to Benefit Community Events
Emblazoned with the Linux mascot, a new Tux credit card from the non-profit Linux Foundation will be issued in co-operation with Visa and the US bank UMB.
The foundation will receive $50 for each card activated plus a percentage of sales with all money going directly into community events and travel costs for members. Jim Zemlin, CEO at LF, explains the idea: "Some people write code while others work on marketing or defending Linux. The Linux-branded credit card is an easy way for anyone to contribute to the growth of Linux and identify themselves as supporters of the community by carrying Tux in their pocket."
Paying with Tux is not a new idea. The Linux Fund has been collecting donations via credit card payments for open-source projects for around ten years and according to their website, current beneficiaries include Gnash, Inkscape and the BSD Fund. At the Linuxtag 2009, Linux Fund representatives admitted they were feeling the effects of the global recession, but their belief in the credit card payment donation idea remained firm.
Currently available to US residents only, plans are being made to expand the scheme to other countries soon.
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Allow me to continue this blog series by describing yet another common artist website mistake many artists make. If you are new to this blog topic please see Part I, Part II, Part III, and Part IV where I discussed the first eight common website mistakes I see many artists make.
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So far in this blog series (Part I, II, and III) I have addressed six common website mistakes I see many artists make. Are you one of them? I'll continue in this post where I left off.
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Most artists that email me are using an email provider such as: gmail, yahoo, hotmail, mac, and optonline rather than their own website domain email. As a ... Read more..
Let me continue this blog series by pointing out an additional common website mistake many artists make. Are you one of them?
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While I'm addressing common artists website mistakes in no particular order, you may wish to read this blog series starting with Part I. In it, I list the first three common wesite mistakes many artists make. I will continue from there highlighting some additional 'opportunities' technology gives us that many artists fail to take advantage of.
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As I started considering this topic for my next blog post, I quickly realized there were more than just ten. In fact, on first count, I came up with thirteen. I will not address them all today. I will start with the first three going down the list in no particular order:
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I still remember the night we went with our neighbor/landlady Marie out to see Karate Kid III. I remember Mom suggesting that since Marie was an older lady, we should maybe see a movie that wasn't so violent. I don't remember much how or why the decision was made, but we went and saw KK3 anyway. And I got home just ranting and raving about how great it was! Of course, I was 13 years old. So after listening to my non-stop advertisements, Mom and Dad rented the movie as soon as it was out on video. As we were sitting there watching it, at some point Dad started making a snoring sound effect, after which they commented about how it wasn't all that great. And I thought "Golly, what's wrong with them!?" Boo hoo. I now wonder how any 13-year old male could have possibly jived and wailed the way I did about KK3, and I think I have an answer. I don't know if this is some kind of a mental disorder, but in the past I have always had a tendency to fall instantly in love with songs, particularly in video games, just 'cause of one tiny little part I like. Never mind if the other two minutes suck, as long as I got that five-second segment that gives me goose-bumps, I'm more than glad to turn it up and secretly scorn anyone who dares turn my beautiful music down. And that's how it was with KK3. The last 15 minutes or so, Daniel LaRusso is in that tournament, up against Mike Barnes. Up until this point, Mike has been completely unbeatable. Even Mr. Miyagi never gets a good shot on the guy, he just pushes him around. So all of a sudden, here we are at the tournament. Mike has been beating the living heckfire out of Daniel, and somehow he has managed to hurt him more than Johnny Lawrence did when he brought his elbow down on Danny's already broken knee. Daniel's on the ground, apparently an inch away from death as he screams "Mr. Miyagi it's over! It's over! FORGET ABOUT IT!" And of course Mr. Miyagi has to scream at him to shut up, and buy him off for the fifteenth time with some speech about focus. (Ending Spoiler Ahead) Daniel gets up, does a little kata dance (which is actually extremely cool) and at the last second, Mike goes for a head punch. But Daniel grabs it, spins him around, tosses him overhead and flat against the ground, gives him a punch in the gut and scores the winning point. Crowd is on its feet. And there I sit on the verge of tears as I watch Daniel and Mr. Miyagi hug. How frikkin' pathetic. (Spoiler all done!) So the last fifteen minutes had me all pumped up, and there I was ready to proclaim to the world from the highest mountaintop that this was the best movie I ever saw in my life. So much for wanting to be a kid again. Karate Kid 2 was frowned upon by some because it was not a real sequel per se. It began right after the tournament, then branched off into an entirely different type of movie with a different atmosphere, and a whole lot of new characters, and very few of the same philosophical themes. I found that I liked all the new characters -- Kumiko, Yukie, Sato, and even Chozen. When Mr. Miyagi opts, to the beat of swelling music, to save Sato's life in spite of Sato's threats against him, now that's a tear-inducing moment that just about leaves me trembling all over. There are no such moments in Karate Kid III, but one of its strengths is that it gets back to a more familiar tone, and thus seems better suited as an actual sequel to what happened in the first movie. The weakest link in this chain is in the love story between Daniel and Jessica Andrews, played by Robyn Lively. Apparently, she was cast because of her slight resemblance to Elisabeth Shue who played the love interest in the first Karate Kid. But Lively lacks the same pep and optimism that Shue so effortlessly exuded. Additionally, Daniel has become quite a bit of a jerk. In the past, his feelings for the fairer sex left him bound, helpless, and charmed. Now, he has become overconfident in himself to the point of being almost bored at the prospect of falling in love. The spears of his arrogance proclaim "W00T, I did it again." For both of them, it's just going through the motions of a sidestory that they both know doesn't serve the movie in any way whatsoever. Mr. Miyagi talks of his dreams of opening a Bonsai Tree Shop, and Daniel, in a move that's more idiotic than generous, throws his college money down for the second time to see that it happens. On the other hand, I can't help but revel in the sweetness of it. There is a fine moment when Mr. Miyagi, upon discovering what Daniel has done, finds himself irresistibly touched. [Mr. Miyagi looks at the contract for his new store, shaking his head] Daniel: "Did I forget something?" Mr. Miyagi: "Mm-hmm." Daniel: "What did I miss?" Mr. Miyagi: "Your name on lease next to mine. Partner." The friendship between Mr. Miyagi and Daniel has always shined, and this was a fine display of that mutual admiration and trust between the two. Sometime later, Daniel and Mr. Miyagi aren't getting along too well. Mr. Miyagi holds a picture of Daniel in his hand and says, "Hope confusion end soon, Daniel-san. Miyagi heart empty without you." That's sweeter than the best "love line" from 95% of all romcoms, or even roms for that matter. We all remember John Kreese, right? The guy who coached the Cobra Kais and coerced them into doing terrible things at the tournament, only to find his hands in webbed blood designs by a couple of car windows he punched out himself due to Mr. Miyagi's mad sidestepping abilities? Yeah, well one of the first camera shots we get here finds him walking down the street all alone. It's hard to do a good "How the mighty have fallen" shot, but this one captures that feeling. So Kreese meets up with a certain Terry Silver, and to put it in a nutshell, they join forces to re-open the Cobra Kai dojos and get Kreese's life back the way it used to be. But now, Kreese is a humbled man, and he actually shows some reluctance in joining Mr. Silver. Silver: "They made you suffer, so I'm gonna make them suffer. And suffer and suffer, and when I think they've suffered enough, then I start with the pain!" John Kreese: "Look, you really don't have to do that." I enjoy Kreese's change of character. You see bad guys fall to their knees and understand the error of their ways all the time in movies. How often do you see that change manifest itself later on? Do any of them ever relapse back into their evil ways? Inquiring minds want to know, and Karate Kid III actually attempts to do that with Kreese. Thomas Ian Griffith plays the role of Terry Silver, easily the most over-the-top and maniacal villain in the entire trilogy. When you watch him and then go back and watch the Cobra Kais in the first movie, it's like they're sleepwalking. Terry Silver is a funny, albeit not entirely likable, character. Together with Kreese, he hires Mike Barnes, a karate "bad boy" from a magazine ad. Yeah, "hmm" is right. Mr. Silver's manner of rising to success is basically paved right out for him. Mr. Miyagi tells Daniel he won't train him for the tournament because "If karate is used to win plastic trophy, karate means nothing to you." And of course, Daniel is convinced until Mike Barnes steps in, insisting that Daniel participate in the tournament. Harassment ensues, and Daniel finds himself pressed harder and harder to sign up. This sets Daniel and Mr. Miyagi increasingly at odds with each other, to the point Daniel takes up training under Mr. Silver at the Cobra Kai dojo. The way that Silver seduces him is actually so nice that for a moment, on Daniel's behalf, you really want it to be true. Mr. Silver puts Daniel to work right away beating on a mannequin of 2x4's, knowing he'll do more damaging his hands, elbows and feet than he will learning. But he pushes Daniel to the limit, sometimes to the point of bleeding... "You wanna be beaten because of a little pain, be my guest. I'm not gonna be a part of that. I make wimps into winners, not the other way around! Christ, I'm wasting my time!" Then he just stands there out of Daniel's view, listening to Daniel pummel away on the wood mannequin, smiling to himself, looking a little down and to the right of the camera. I only mention this because I have about a dozen pictures of myself imitating that shot of him 'cause I think it looks funny. Well, this is not good for Daniel physically or mentally; all it does is cause him to get angry quicker and start lashing out at people like Mr. Miyagi. Sometimes the way he talks to Mr. Miyagi in this movie is so mean, it's almost too much. Tack on that Mike Barnes is constantly harrassing Daniel, who doesn't know that he and Silver are in it together. It's like a timebomb just waiting to explode. Still, I can't help but get a little juiced when Daniel reaches the pinnacle of his success under Silver's training. It's just a great moment when he realizes what insane power he has, regardless of how misdirected it might be. Mr. Miyagi's wise words are a rare find in KK3. I am dumbfounded that the same guy (Robert Mark Kamen) actually wrote the first two movies and this one. In the first two movies, Miyagi cut loose like a psych professor -- "Never stop war by taking part in one," "Never been attacked by tree," "Now use head for something other than target!" Here, he sounds like a high school junior doing an essay on metaphors. The only profound words of his have to do with comparing Daniel to a bonsai tree. Stuff about growing his own way because the roots are strong. Which is neat, but I prefer witty to rehearsed. The fighting is not nearly as ballbusting as it was in the first two, either. Judging by the skills Daniel had learned up to that point, I'd say he should've had no problem taking Mike Barnes completely apart. Instead, Mike holds him up by the shirt, while Daniel punches him in the face twice and the guy doesn't even flinch. To a 13 year old, "Yeah, that guy's tough!" but good grief, is it ever forced. Even some of Mr. Miyagi's fighting scenes are a disappointment. He ends up taking a cheap shot at Silver and then spinning him off into a mirror, but it looks like Silver is fully cooperating with him in falling for it. Mr. Miyagi vs. Kreese is only slightly better, with an instant five-hit "combo" by Miyagi that lasts all of 3-4 seconds, and decks Kreese instantly. What makes it better is that it is well shot. Overall, Karate Kid III is pretty much average as they come. The DVD is as barebones as can possibly be, with only subtitles in several languages to distinguish it from a regular old VHS tape. The plot is decent, despite being replete with potholes (not plot holes!). When it's not focused on sidetracks, it's shoving the same thing in our face again and again -- Mikey's a meanie, Danny and Mr. Miyagi are out of money, it's driving everybody apart. Only when things start to resolve themselves does the pace pick up again. Then we get to see Terry Silver go bananas (WAAA!) and a presumably dead character come back to life. It's all pretty exciting and weird and preposterous. But sometimes a last desperate attempt to cling to nostalgia is better than no attempt at all.


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(130 reviews)Distance from airport: 1.5 miles
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Proceed to parking lot. Take ticket and park the car. Go to lobby for shuttle bus. Pay when you return and leave the parking lot. Shuttle runs every 20 minutes from 5:00 AM to 11PM daily.
Free shuttle bus runs every 20 minutes from 5:00 AM to 11PM daily.
Open 24 hours. Shuttles run from 5:00AM to 11PM. Shuttle may run off hours during holiday periods, please check with hotel.
Off Airport parking with Crystal Gateway Marriott - DCA provides you with a convenient, secure and competitive alternative to on-airport parking. You prepay your parking on arrival for your convenience leaving your car fully protected in our garage. When travelling to and from Regan Airport there is a modern and regular shuttle bus service that runs every 15 minutes from 5:45 AM to 11PM daily. Upon arrival at Crystal Gateway Marriott, please go to the Front Drive and check in with the valet. You will prepay your parking with the valet at that time, you will receive a ticket to enter the garage and a paid voucher for exit upon your return. Pickup is outside of Baggage Claim at the Hotel Shuttle Stop once you have returned to Washington. The van runs every 15 minutes.
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Service was prompt and courteous. Thank you.
The parking lot was HUGE, dirty and confusing to get back to my car. Shuttle service was fine getting to airport but does NOT run every 20 mins in the evening. Sat and waited almost 35 mins in the cold
I am unable to adjust the dates above.
The shuttle driver opened his door and called out "Marriott" and immediately shut the door back without slowing enough for us to respond. We had to stand out in the wind and cold for another 20 minutes until he came around a second time.
Would be great if the computer in the parking lot booth indicated we had pre-registered, i.e were not hotel guests or random parkers. Digging for a piece of paper for proof is not convenient, and there is no requirement to bring it with us.....what if I didn't have it?
The parking lot attendant at the Marriot was not in the ticket booth. I had a choice of leaving the lot without paying or leave the lot and try to find someone to pay. I choose to do the right thing and pay. The front desk at the Marriot was confused about payment and took several minutes to pay my bill and give me a receipt.
I needed support (email and phone) and I was very happy with the support courtesy, effectiveness and promptness. I was very careful to remember my ticket and email receipt when I left the parking lot. Shuttles were clean and fresh. Parking lot wasn't.
I'd suggest the attendant remind people when they arrive at airport the pick up location. The last time I traveled to this time the location changed and I had to call the Hotel for location, and the person there did not specificify the arrival or departure level. Thanks.
We would definitely use this service again when flying out of DC. Waited indoors at hotel for shuttle to airport and only 10-15 min outside airport to go back. Definitely worth the savings.
I couldn't adjust the dates because this Web page wouldn't let me select my drop-off date of 29 December and my return date was 3 January. So my only problem was this Web site. Everything else was great.
Shuttle never came. Had to take taxi to the airport. Lot very poorly marked. Not good service. Don't think I'll use again.
The hotel needs a larger van. At 6:00AM, every seat but one was taken at the first stop. Five of the six people at the second stop were left behind. On the return trip, it was a 30+ minute wait at the airport.
Very helpful staff, Car would not start on return and security at hotel jumped the battery within 10 minutes and we were on our way.
everything was great, a little difficult to find the parking garage entrance - perhaps indicate that it is right off the lobby, garage a little old and some dirt, but overall great!
There was no attendant at the booth in the garage when I arrived. I was on my own looking for a parking space. The parking is underground and kind of low considering I drive a SUV and there are pipes that just barely cleared with my roof. After driving for several minutes, I finally found parking on the mezzanine level, the last level.There were only seven spaces left. I did not like the fact that there is not a personal avaibalbe to give you instructions for parking and directions from the garage to the lobby to catch the shuttle. Everything was confusing. There is a huge possibility of you getting lost and missing the shuttle and maybe your flight if you can't find parking. If I pay in advance, I should know where to park, not guess and hope I find a vacant space. I did not like using this hotel for airport parking.
The only problem we encountered was lack of parking spaces when we arrived. Had to drive around a bit and wait for someone to pull out. Must've just been time of day since when we returned to pick up our car, there were plenty of spaces. Otherwise, excellent!
If the shuttle was still running when we got out of the airport, my rating would have been higher. Also, if the credit card machines had still been working when we had to pay the balance.


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FYI-Food: Jan. 18, 2012
Happy Soup Day
Say "Happy Soup Day" at Pollo Tropical today and get a cup of Caribbean chicken soup or split pea soup for $1 all day. The restaurants are located at 3777 U.S. 41 E., East Naples, 239-417-2708; and 5065 Golden Gate Parkway, Golden Gate, 239-304-0629
Black truffles
Ciao Ristorante is featuring a three-course black truffle dinner paired with Italian wines at 6:30 p.m. today at 835 Fourth Ave. S., Naples. Reservations are required for the $125 dinner. Reservations: 239-263-3889
Champagne presentation
Get Out of Town Travel is having a Champagne presentation with Globus Travel and Avalon Waterways on a Rhine River cruise and Art Basel Switzerland at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at von Liebig Art Center, 585 Park St., Naples. Reservations: 239-596-4142
Wind and food tasting
Old World Market features wine and food tasting from 4 to 7 p.m. Fridays at 2800 Davis Blvd., East Naples. Information: 239-692-3020
Anniversary celebration
Help Noodles Italian Cafe & Sushi Bar celebrate its 20th anniversary on Friday with a two for $20 special that includes a house salad and Italian Four Play. You must be seated by 5 p.m. to take advantage of this offer. The restaurant is at 1585 Pine Ridge Road, North Naples. Reservations: 239-592-0050
Food trucks
Seminole Casino Immokalee will be hosting food truck dining from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday at 506 S. First St., Immokalee. The best trucks from Tampa to Miami will be there to offer a variety of favorites. Dishes range in price from $5 to $10 per item. DJ Tom my Tu nes w i l l be entertaining. Information: 239-658-1313 or www. seminoleimmokaleecasino. com
Chinese New Year
Charlie Chiang's is ringing in the Year of the Dragon with a mini street festival from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at 12200 U.S. 41 N., North Naples. Enjoy live master chef tableside demonstrations of rice rolls, handmade pot stickers, scallion pancakes, hand pulled noodles, Peking duck and more, complimentary samples of traditional Chinese New Year's desserts, raff les, gifts, prizes, toys for the children, guest vendors of Asian collectibles and crafts and official Charlie Chiang red envelopes for a prosperous new year. Chinese New Year food treats start at $3. Reservations: 239-593-6688
Beer tasting
Whole Foods Market is sponsoring a beer tasting from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at 9101 Strada Place, North Naples. Taste 35 different beers and beverage specialist Joe Pais will answer your questions and offer recommendations. $5, proceeds benefit the Bonita Springs Chapter of Shoes That Fit. If you can't make it this week it happens the third Friday of the month. Information: 239-552-5100
Grand opening
Simply Southern BBQ , a down-home Southern food take-out, is having a grand opening from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Empire Plaza, 600 Goodlette-Frank Road, Naples. Mikkel and Jennifer Brinson invites you to sample their food and enjoy the live music of NRG from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. The restaurant is open from 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and noon to 8 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Catering services are also available. Information: 239-403-3663
Chili cook-off
Rodes Restaurant is sponsoring a chili cook-off at 3 p.m. Saturday at 3756 Bonita Beach Road, Bonita Springs. The International Chili Society rules, which state the chili must be red and beans and pasta are forbidden, will be followed. Bring a crock-pot with at least one gallon of chili and $25 to enter. There will be a maximum of $500 in prize money. Information: 239-992-4040
Festival of beers
A festival of beers, with sampling of more than 60 beers for three hours, will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Hammond Stadium, 14100 Six Mile Cypress Parkway, Fort Myers. A free sampling glass will be given to the first 1,000 people. $25, in advance; $30, at the gate. This event is for people 21 and older, and strollers are not allowed. Tickets: 239-768-4210 or www.miraclebaseball.com
Homemade tapas
Learn how to make tapas for entertaining from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Whole Foods Market, 9101 Strada Place, Naples. $10, reservations required at www.acteva.com/go/LifestyleCenter or call 239-552-5100
Tea party
Learn the latest tea trends and sample delights such as white jasmine sparkling tea, blueberry oolong sorbet and fresh fruits with tea syrup at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Burroughs Home,2505 First St., Fort Myers. $25, benefits the Uncommon Friends Foundation. Reservations: www.BurroughsHome.com or 239-337-9505
Maine lobster specials
The Wharf Tavern, 909 10th St. S., Naples, is featuring a 1¼ pound steamed Maine lobster for $15.99 that is served with French fries and cole slaw or a twin 1¼ pound lobster for $29.99 served from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the restaurant and all day and night at the bar. Be an early seagull at the restaurant from 4:30 to 6 p.m. daily and get $5 off any dinner entree except lobster. When you become a member of the Resident Club Card you get 10 percent off dining through April 15 and 20 percent off after April 15. Go to www.RCCNaples.com to sign up. Reservations: 239-331-4053
Free Wi-Fi
The Courtyard Bar, 1300 Third St. S., Naples, now has free Wi-Fi. Visit the casual outdoor dining in front of Tony's Off Third and next door to Ridgway Bar & Grill to relax (reservations are not required) with walk-up or sit-down service, a full bar and best of dessert menu. If you remember Truffles then you will love the Courtyard. Ridgway and Sukie Honeycutt have even brought back Truffles original tuna Caesar salad recipe from 20 years ago.
Steak discounted
Fitzgerald's Irish Restaurant and Pub discounts all the steak entrees 25 percent on Saturday evening. Visit at Ace Sunshine Plaza, 9070 Bonita Beach Road, Bonita Springs. Information: 239-947-2111
Chocolate reigns
Norman Love has once again been rated one of the top boxed chocolates by Consumer Reports."Visit at 3747 U.S. 41 N., Naples, 239-687-7215 and 11380 Lindbergh Blvd., Fort Myers, 239-561-7215 and try the eight new flavors. All the confections are handcrafted and look as good as they taste.
Hostess Brands, the corporation that manufacturers Twinkies and other snack foods, has filed for bankruptcy. The blond snack has been an icon since the 1950s and in existence since the 1930s. Hopefully, the company will find a way to keep the cream filled snack on the supermarket shelves to help sweeten the lives of another generation.
Oatmeal month
January is National Oatmeal Month and you can enjoy the cereal in other ways than just at breakfast. Try this Blueberry Banana Oat Bread next time you want something nutritious:
1 cup low fat buttermilk
2 large eggs
1 cup mashed ripe banana, approximately 2 medium bananas
2/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/3 cup canola oil
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon baking soda
1½ packages (6 oz. each) blueberries
1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees and coat a 9-by-5 inch loaf pan with cooking spray and dust lightly with flour.
2 Whisk buttermilk, eggs, bananas, sugar and oil in a large bowl until well blended.
3 Combine flour, oats, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda in a separate bowl.
4 Stir into wet ingredients, mixing just until combined.
5 Gently fold in the blueberries and pour batter into the loaf pan.
6 Bake one hour, or until browned and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
7 Cool in the pan for 15 minutes and remove from pan to cool on a wire rack before slicing.
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