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When I read of Marie Osmand's 18-year-old son Michael Blosil leaping to his death from his LA apartment, and the recent suicides of actor Andrew Koenig and designer Alexander McQueen, I thought of my best friend Delia, who took her life at 37. Like them, she was privileged and loved. Like them, she was young and clinically depressed. And like Blosil, she had attempted suicide before.
Delia was the girl with everything: a loving husband, two adorable and adoring young daughters, an 18th century farmhouse filled with antiques, set on lush grounds. She was smart, kind, beautiful, revered in our Westchester county New York village, active in the community. Hundreds of people crammed the sanctuary and grounds at her funeral.
Nine years before her death, when I moved to my nearby house with my first husband and two young sons, Delia came over with a bouquet of garden flowers to welcome us. I was charmed by her grace and warmth, and we soon became best friends.
Our families celebrated New Years at each others' homes, we took our children trick or treating along the back roads where the Headless Horseman himself had traveled. We traded books, we started a monthly dinner where we prepared foods of the world. Delia and I supported each other, talked every day, shared dreams, confided about our fears.
Seven years before she succeeded, Delia attempted to take her life with an overdose of pills. Her husband called our house in a panic and we rushed over and threw her in the front seat of our van and speeded to the nearby hospital. She was in a deep coma, but came out of it. People were told she had an allergic reaction.
I didn't see that attempt coming, and for the next years I could never really forget it or completely trust her mood. She was fragile but seemed happy enough. She completed her Master's at Teachers College Columbia, and became a popular elementary school teacher.
About a year before she died, Delia became gaunt, her eyes haunted. She was seeing a psychiatrist, and on meds, but appeared lost and frightened. She told me she felt like she was in "a dark hole." She said there was nothing I could do. She doubted everything she did.
I felt we were losing her, but I didn't know what to do. And then in May, when the air was filled with the scent of lilacs -- the weekend before Mother's Day-- she became overly happy, camping out with her daughters by her pond. Strange behavior for a woman who had never slept outside before.
And then the call from her housekeeper on a weekday morning. The police had already arrived. I was two blocks away, and ran over to see my best friend removed from her house in a body bag. The door to her car was still open from when she had rushed home from teaching.
Her husband, who worked in the city, couldn't bear to hear the details. He had to commute for an hour, knowing she was gone, but not knowing much more -- yet. I was with him when he told his daughters, who were 10 and 12. They cried, and then went out to play. And then I called her friends, who didn't believe me. "She had everything," they said. "Why would she take her life?" What did her husband do to her that they didn't know?
They were trying to find a reason. But depression can be a terminal disease. There is no "reason," any more than getting a heart attack or cancer has a reason.
Delia did leave a note. I never found out what it said. I know that she loved her family more than anyone I knew, and would not have left them if she could have endured her suffering.
Years later William Styron, the author of Sophie's Choice who suffered from depression, came out with a thin book titled Darkness Visible. I read it and learned as best possible the terror of my friend.
Delia's husband never remarried. Her daughters grew up to be lovely women, like their mother. Her photo is the only one on my living room table who is not a relative. She remains forever 37. Like Alexander McQueen, Andrew Koenig and Michael Blosil, she was a beloved person who died too young from a dread disease.
The ones left behind spend the rest of their lives living with questions and doubt.
I am sorry you lost such a dear friend.
some of us are more fragile than is healthy or can be handled at any given time. thank heavens for antidepressants but even those don't always alleviate everyone's symptoms. the symptoms themselves are only tentacles of the beast.
these deaths - i can't say "senseless" because I know it takes an emotional enormity I've never experienced for someone to decide with finality, "I can't bear to live with this pain".
there but for the grace of god..
The sad thing is that, because the person shows no physical pain, the decease goes unnoticed and untreated many times. Another silent killer of people and a sad one indeed.
Normal depression doesn't touch it and I'm afraid most folks equate that with this deep clinical depression.
The only reason I even remotely "get it" is because for years, in my twenties and early thirties I would get severely depressed about a week before menses. It was as if a cloud overtook me. Or I was in some sort of black pit. It was the most oppressive thing I ever felt and it was almost like someone was ACTUALLY smothering me or sitting on me or covering me with heaviness. Fortunately for me, it would last maybe 4 days or 5. I cannot imagine feeling that way every single day. I CAN imagine why suicide would feel better.
I'm sorry that you lost such a dear and caring friend.
A sad story, touchingly told.
(Harry, there is a reason for everything. Just not usually because someone is mistreated. People look for concrete answers. We still don't know why these things happen, but of course there is hope that in the future we can find the answers.
I guess we who have our ups and downs but don't have that particular brain chemistry are just very very lucky. William Styron by the by, never recovered. His daughter wrote something I thought better left alone because his book gave so much hope. But according to his eldest, he was sick until he died, never recovered as that book made us believe. Thank you for this portrait of Delia. She is not an anomoly much as we'd like to think so. Condolences to all of us who've lost dear ones to such a death.
as someone who has lived either in or near the edge of the abyss, it is difficult to put into words how one is feeling disconnected, isolated and hopeless. it makes no sense to those around us.
another problem is the exhaustion that depression causes: physical as well as emotional. all during cait's illness i coped by putting my head down and doing what needed doing. now it is harder.
I have read that spring time is actually the worst time for suicides. There is a spike at Christmas, but early spring is the most common. I have ideas on why this must be. I have tried to write about it, but haven't yet.
Depression just sucks all of the joy out of you - as well as any rationality. It gives even the sweetest things a dark tinge.
I was never as lost as your friend Delia, which is why my wife's love and support helped me get through it. And when I mention to people that I've suffered from it, I'm surprised by how many tell me they or something close has been treated. I keep my eyes open now for signs - either in myself or people I love.
I never got to find out what my brother wrote either. I'm sure it would not have answered anything though.
I was so angry with him. We had both come out of what could only be generously classified as a disadvantage childhood, he fromt he tobacco farms of Georgia and South Carolina, myself from mexican labor camps in South Texas. We clung to each other as oldsters working our way thru the academia system and got pretty good jobs. We had made it! Or so we both thought. Like many of the others here Victor's behavior began changing. At first he only had a few questions about my choice to become a Jew but then he would berate me when I visited. I pulled his wife aside and asked what had happened. It seems he had joined the Catholic Church, which, locally, was pretty charismatic and aggressive about it's outreach. Like others here I blamed myself that perhaps he thought I was abandoning our friendship (not a shred of truth or reality to that) or that he genuinely felt my soul was in danger ((not that I knew of)
and, finally, as I spoke with some of his department colleagues the more Victor climbed, the worse his behavior became, drinking endlessly, using coke. It hurts my heart to think of him even yet after all these years. I remember once when he was in his cups, he cried and said, " I'm a whore! I've become a whore.!" I told him no one could take away those values he held dear and that the way to not be a whore was to not bend over and hold those value cards in your front pocket right under folks' noses. I don't think he ever learned to play the game. I miss him still...and thanks for the space to talk about him a bit.
Thank you for shining a light on a dark subject -- both the extreme sadness that drives people to suicide and the pain that suicide inflicts on those left behind. I've known people who've killed themselves, others who've tried and several survivors who were left behind when family members committed suicide. It leaves a deep mark that never can be erased. But as you explain, for many people, it feels like the only relief from pain that hasn't yielded to treatment (of course, it also sometimes is a horrifyingly abrupt and careless decision in the wake of an immediate hurt, especially in the young).
I once knew someone who, like your friend, seemed to "have everything" including many people who loved her, and killed herself in her early 40's, the prime of her life. That people still feel no choice but to end their lives in those situations shows exactly how powerful depression is.
As you know, because you've been kind enough to have read, I have written about my friend who died too young---also by her own hand in a way---a hand that held too tightly and too often to a bottle.
I loved the image of her photo with the ones of your family---and of course, the image of her caught at 37 forever.
what a great thing Lea that you really understood your friend. She was lucky to have you in her life.
She certainly had a good friend in you...but no friend or relative can fill the void when there just isn't any answer.
This is a beautiful tribute._r
It has been my observation that the closer one is to perfection, the less tolerance one has for imperfection -- but then that's applying logic to what is obviously an irrational act.
Leaving many echoes for those to ponder why,
How could we be touched by the beautiful ray,
and have it abruptly vanished and go away.
No choice, no voice, just memories treasured
Not to be replaced, none to equal in measure,
Alas! we resolved that it was their choice not ours
Like a rose in full bloom, when we still see it flowers
It was not ever ours to hold, there's no one to scold,
For how could we ever imagine that this would unfold,
Just a flicker of light, inevitably that's you and me,
Twilight's best splendor - reserved for us, in eternity.
From the collected works "Transformations in Trauma & Tragedies" by K. Valencia Williams copyright.2010 (dedicated to all of those departed ones who choose their ending & those of us who remain...on the other side of the door...trying to make sense out of the pieces in the everyday midst of our beginnings).
Thank you Lea! I, too...have lost loved ones to suicide; both abruptly and the slow-stewing ones of self-destructive behavior, courting death over a period of time. That's what it is, you see & it bears worthy mention here as a reminder to all: that certainly if love is not nurtured - it leaves a space for hate to fill; and if life is not embraced with certainty...then death with be courted with a seduction that is always "final." It remains our choice!
And again, I so appreciate these comments.
Thanks for telling the story of your friend.
if i hadn't had my children i don't think i'd have lasted. but there are times after this past decade of cait's illness and death that i have to keep looking at my son and know what it would do to him.
I think the greatest gift you have given your friend, even now after her death, is in saying that you hear her and understand that her pain was tremendous. Sometimes, that is the best thing someone who suffers from depression can hear from a friend - that yes, I understand that what you are feeling is REAL.
Well-deserved EP. So very sorry for the loss of your friend, even if it is so many years ago.
My daughter with epilepsy suffered, at the onset of menses, a two year period of something that looked like a type of psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar. She would be happy making cookies with her sister and I and suddenly, as though possessed, want to jump out the window or break her fingers.
Because she already had neurologic problems we sought help immediately. This was not an teenager looking for attention or character defects. She was diagnosed with every sort of mental and emotional disorder found in the DSM-IV and we saw all the specialists who would treat her but not stop what was driving her mad. I finally found her syndrome in a neurology tome -- a temporary temporal lobe seizure-related disorder often mistaken for psychosis. She was taught to let us know "the bad brain is coming" and so we could give her chemical and, even, physical restraints until the bad brain passed. As suddenly as it appeared, it stopped after two years.
Our brain chemistry balance is so fragile and depression is a killer. Not the environmental kind that passes, but the neurochemical kind -- the kind that no matter what you do or how much therapy you get and how many medications you are prescibed and no matter how happy you are with your life and your self, it follows pathways that truly take its victim's thoughts hostage until they see no other way to end the pain than to end their lives.
We were lucky our daughter's temporal lobe epilepsy syndrome was short lived. She is a fighter for her life and yet we could have lost her if the "bad brain" stayed around long enough to convince her to not just give her the idea to suddenly break her fingers but to impulsively jump through a window or off a two story deck.
What happened to your friend is cunning, baffling, and powerful. I am so sad for her suffering, her impossible demise, and her family, friends, and you. What a beautiful woman to have known. And what a moving testimonial to Delia.
Joan, so sorry you had to suffer. So many of you have, or know someone who has suffered depression. I am not surprised, but saddened. I do recommend Styron's book. He is able to put words to something almost impossible to describe, and it is enlightening to all.
My first wife took her life, but waited until our daughter was in her 20s to do so, after two decades of self-destruction and hanging on. Depression is pervasive, and difficult to discuss, even today.
You bring such humanity to this. They were lucky to have a friend like you.
I am glad her daughters are doing well.
Depression is a hateful bastard of an illness that is too often dismissed as a character flaw or a lack of willpower. Thank you for speaking out and shedding light on this ruthless killer.
My step-daughter tried a number of times, times which we weren't aware of. I believe now, that had we known, we might of been able to do something. However, I have to let that go as well, because even if watched them as closely as you can, somehow, soneway, if they are that unhappy, they will succeed.
So in the end, there is nothing that we could of done. They are in peace now. No more black holes. For that we can grateful.
Your piece also reminded me of a time when I drove my son over to his best friend's house for a birthday party the boy's mother was having for him. Pulling into their driveway, I saw Phil's mom going here and there, fixing the balloons she'd attached to the barn and lamppost, straightening the tablecloth on the picnic table decked out with party fare and presents at one end. She was laughing and greeting the guests. Two weeks later she shot herself in the head in their home. The devastating contrast between the party and her suicide has never lessened in the fifteen years since. Phil is and will always be my unofficially adopted son in my heart.
It is so easy for some who have not experienced depression to say "just get over it." Oh, man, would that it were so for those who struggle daily, hourly, second by second to stay alive. Thanks for your post, Lea.


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Allenstown Town Administrator Paul Apple has given his notice he is leaving his job. Apple has been hired for the same job for the town of North Hampton.
Apple, who has served as town administrator for Allenstown since March 2010, will leave his position Jan. 16. The Board of Selectmen accepted his resignation at a special meeting Wednesday.
"My leaving Allenstown is bittersweet," said Apple. "I love the people I work with. I love the town and the people of the town. They have been extraordinarily gracious and kind to me for the last three years."
Allenstown Police Chief Shaun Mulholland has been appointed by the board to serve as interim town administrator, effective Jan. 16. Mulholland will serve in the position for an indefinite period until, according to a press release, "the Select Board members make a decision on how to permanently fill the position."
"With the deliberative session coming, they needed to fill that position quickly, and I think they wanted someone already working in the town to keep the transition smooth," said Mulholland, who has been an Allenstown employee for 18 years.
Mulholland expressed confidence that his skills and experience as the administrator of the police department will translate to his work at the town hall, noting that his was the "biggest department in town."
Mulholland also noted that he has the educational background for the position, having received a master's degree in public administration.
"Obviously there will be some things I have to learn over there," he said. "But I believe I'm prepared to take on this challenge."
Selectman Chair Jason Tardiff called the appointment "a significant step forward in ensuring that the affairs of the town continue to be effectively managed."
Mulholland will retain his position as police chief, though the daily management of the police department will largely fall to his second-in-command, Lt. Paul Paquette.
The turnover is not expected to bring "any significant interruption" to the town's deliberative session, which remains scheduled for Feb. 3. When asked if he was concerned about leaving the position so close to the deliberative session, Apple said that he was not worried, citing his confidence in Mulholland and the fact that much of the preparation work had already been done.
"I think Chief Mulholland is going to do a great job," said Apple. "I'm really, really happy about that appointment."
Apple will begin his work in North Hampton on Jan. 17, where he will receive an $80,000 annual salary. He will replace former North Hampton administrator Steve Fournier, who resigned in August 2012 to serve as administrator for Newmarket.
"North Hampton has reputation for being a really well-managed town, and there's some really interesting challenges that appeal to me," Apple said.
One of these challenges Apple noted was the multi-million dollar redevelopment of the Atlantic Avenue complex where the town offices, emergency and safety departments, and library reside.
Mulholland was appointed police chief in 2006. He was named Emergency Manager of the Year by the Local Government Center in 2010.
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I gotta say...Duoing is really doing it for me right now, I've duo'd all but 2 games of my 11 so far, and I've won all of them. It just really makes your life easier knowing you have someone you can trust. Sitting at 1580 and happy =]. Just keep soldiering on and you'll make it
Game 9. Cassiopeia - 7/3/13 - Decided to go back to a trusty friend from S2 for this game. Was going mid, didn't know who to pick (fp ftw). Glad I did. Enemy went LeBlanc, horrible mistake. I just went double doran's -> negatron and my usual build and she was useless. Unfortunately, I couldn't just 1v1 her (I probably could've, but I was playing super safe, since bottom lane was pretty bad), so she farmed as well as I did (props to the player for that - he seemed pretty good, just a bad pick). Got her build, and our AD was braindead, so he never built mr and just died instantly. Thankfully, their AD was even more braindead and couldn't play Vayne to save his life. Win. 1364 Elo. Duo'd with this guy: http://www.twitch.tv/hamsword
Game 10. Anivia - 6/1/16 - Assist master Anivia. Taric had 2 more assists than me, lul. Anyway, we got a nice first blood for me on the enemy jungler and stole his (Sejuani's) red buff, so he was pretty far behind. Good thing, since we had a jungle Warwick. I won my lane fairly handily against Diana, and bottom lane was back and forth between Vayne/Taric and Ez/Leona. Their Xin stomped our top lane, unfortunately. But he rushed a ghostblade, fortunately. He wasn't really a terror beyond him taking three turrets top lane. They tried to 4 gank bottom, but we had wards and collapsed on them, netting 3 for none. After that, Vayne (despite building a BC because he's bad) was far enough ahead it didn't matter. We posture for baron, try and bait them, push down a few turrets, and eventually manage to catch them with no vision and steal baron. I catch Xin Zhao with a nice (read: easy because he's bad) wall, and we push for the inhib. We rotate bottom and snag that inhib too, and then just end the game. Win. 1395 Elo. That's officially my placement games done, 6-4 60% win rate! Unofficially, still have a lot of high Elo gain/loss games to go. Let's hope I can keep up my 60% win rate. Since I started, I'm up 40~ Elo . Again, duo'd with this guy: http://www.twitch.tv/hamsword
Game 11. Anivia - 1/3/0 - Well. I won mid lane just fine, but bottom lane consists of a 2/6/2 Graves (who I duo'd with - never doing that again) who got caught repeatedly and a Sona who's convinced that getting caught repeatedly because she doesn't have wards (which are a "waste" because Lux bought oracles) isn't feeding. Top lane is a 1/5 Jayce. Sigh. Loss. 1359 Elo.
Game 12. Anivia - 7/1/12 - Lol. This game was hilarious. Starts off with the enemy team picking Kat/Ori at the last second. Well, this seems good. Troll picks. So we go invade their blue (we have blitz, they have mumu jungle). I land a nice max range stun on Amumu, Blitz hooks and he barely gets over the base wall with flash. Also, Orianna has flashed too. So far it's looking good. Then Blitz makes the split second decision to flash OVER the wall and die to them in their base. wat. Anyway, so Ori/Kat both go mid for a few seconds, we see Amumu and Graves go towards our blue, and I rotate bottom to protect it. Cue another stellar max range Q into hook for first blood (to me). Katarina goes bottom, and we proceed to play a fairly normal game. I lose a bit to Ori (a wave or so) since I had to go help defend blue, but whatever. Singed fails top horribly (never duoing with this guy again), rages at Lee. Thankfully, Lee gets me a kill mid and does work bottom, and Lee and I kill top a few times. Overall, we won fairly handily. Win. 1401 Elo (that's right, +42). Sorry it's been so long since I posted - I've just not been playing much Ranked recently. Only played a few games, and I prefer to take it slowly and play when I feel good.
Game 13. Anivia - 5/7/13 - Well, this is totally all my fault. Ezreal DC'd until the 3 minute mark, went bottom way behind. They got pushed to the inhib turret at like, minute 15. Ezreal couldn't position in teamfights worth **** and was bottom for a while while they baroned (where I got caught - that was my bad - and then my team went in one by one - which wasn't my bad). We stopped baron at least, but only because they're dumb. So what does he do? Goes bottom again. Thankfully they didn't baron, but then shen engages retardedly a few times and we lose. Don't worry, though. It's my fault we lost the game, because I beat Fizz by 70 CS and went 1/4/4 in laning phase because Amumu camped me half the game and Maokai had no control over our jungle. Loss. 1358 Elo. Sigh.
Game 14. Ezreal - 15/2/11 - I convinced my Diamond S2 friend to duo with me. I think my score tells you that I can compete at a slightly higher level, even if it was just a roflstomp this time. So anyway, he gives up FB because it glitched or something, but was like 5/4 at the end of the lane phase. I farmed fairly passively, Ezreal/Taric lane against a Cait/Soraka lane. I know I probably could have been more aggressive, but I've been having interesting tiny lag spikes lately and didn't want to risk anything. Anyway, I outCSed the enemy carry (1650 Elo Caitlyn, lol) by a fair bit, though I'm convinced the stupid Pulsefire Ezreal bug lost me like 20-25 CS worth of gold right at the start of the game. Retarded ****. Amumu and TF got some nice ganks off and I was ahead, 3/0/3, for a bit. After that we just ran with it and snowballed. Fairly easy win against a bunch of 1600s. Feels good. Win. 1398 Elo.
http://www.leaguereplays.com/replays/1064543/download/ Uploaded the replay of my last game with the diamond player. I invite everyone to watch as, at 2:40 in, he gives up first blood due to an absolutely hilarious glitch.
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at this same time last season my record was pretty bad. right now im 10-13, which isnt too bad. its not 1k elo, but im just below 900. at this time last season i was more around 5-15, so i have dramatically stepped my own personal game up, but i do see there are a couple things i need to change.


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So this isn't so much a debate but I would like to know your opinion on the situation.
To cut a long story short, when I was 21 me and a friend of mine had a falling out. We were part of a group of 5 girls and we were all extremely close. She fell out with me for missing another of my friend's 21st birthday parties.... but it was due to unforseen circumstances and tbh, I needed her.
For a good few years we never talked or even seen each other and I'd say it's only been the last 3 years that we started talking via facebook. She was living in London but moved back here in Sept or Oct as she was due her baby. We had talked about meeting up before the baby arrived and she was up for it, but then baby came and I never had her telephone number so it never happened.
I decided yesterday, that I would send her a bouquet of flowers and had it sent to her parents house where she is currently living. I wrote on the note, my number and asked her to call..... but I have heard nothing
I am so upset. I know she would have received them, but I don't want to contact her and be like "Hey! Did you get my flowers?" 1 incase she never and 2, sounding like I expect a thank you.
So, what would you do? How would you feel?
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I know how you are feeling but I would give it more time. If it was just yesterday she may not have had the chance to call you. If after a few days you don't hear from her I would maybe send her a FB message saying you want to make sure she got the flowers that you sent etc.
I agree with this. If it just happened yesterday and she has a new baby, she may not get a chance to respond for a couple of days. If she hasn't responded in a few days, FB her as Jess said, and just say something along the lines of "wanted to make sure you received the flowers..." I hope she beats you to it and calls or writes in the next day or so, because that sounds like a very lovely gesture on your part.
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ITA with the others. Give it a couple of days especially since she's a new mom. You might have just caught her on a bad day or maybe a good baby-napping day & she's catching up on sleep! Maybe her cell phone is dead (with a new baby she might be using it a lot more & also more apt to forget to plug it in) & she doesn't want to make a long-distance call on her parents' phone. I'd say three days & then send her a message. I'd say something like, I wanted to make sure you got some flowers I sent the other day or I need to call the flower store & ensure they get delivered this time. Tweak your wording to make sure it's about her getting the gift and not about you wanting a call back or a lunch date, kwim?
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I agree with the others. I was a wreck when Nathaniel was born and couldn't keep on top of anything. We were getting gifts from people I didn't even know, friends of my husband's parents, as well as people I did know, and I wasn't quick in responding as I was exhausted and overwhelmed, and unused to that sort of thing anyway. Give her some time.


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Predatory lionfish now a confirmed invader in the deep Atlantic
Scientists have confirmed that the hardy, Indo-Pacific fish that has invaded waters off the US East Coast and the Caribbean is now living deep in the Atlantic, possibly imperiling smaller fish there.
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An expedition down to the Atlantic depths has confirmed for the first time that the lionfish, an invasive species, is living there. The expedition verifies anecdotal evidence that the venomous animal is eluding eradication and imperiling native fish.
Last month, the first expedition to send a deep-diving submersible down to investigate the Atlantic Ocean lionfish invasion found at 300 feet deep large populations of the fish. Scientists believe that native fish are becoming lionfish prey, as the lionfish hunts any fish smaller than it, and are also losing out against the foreign fish in the competition for food.
"This data has confirmed for us that we have a problem there," said Stephanie Green, lead scientist on the project and a postdoctoral associate at Oregon State University's Hixon Lab, noting that researchers are still investigating the exact scale of the issue. "This is the first time we've had a look at what the problem is in deep depths – it's the next frontier in this study."
Scientists have traced the lionfish, native to the Indo-Pacific and the first exotic fish to invade the Caribbean, to the aquarium trade between oceans in the 1980s. The fish were likely released into the ocean near southern Florida.
"Genetic work has showed that the whole invasion began from a few releases," said Dr. Green.
Divers have been relatively successful at removing lionfish from Florida's shallow coral reefs, and there have been various efforts in the region to drive up dinner-table demand for the fish. The Reef Environmental Education Foundation Fund sells a cookbook devoted to lionfish recipes, as well as a list of local restaurants that serve lionfish. Conferences on the invasive species have ended with tastings of lionfish cuisine.
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LINCOLN, Neb. -- Michigan's early January road game against what's been one of the Big Ten's worst teams turned out to be anything but mundane.
The Wolverines survived a scare at Nebraska on Thursday night, taking their final lead with 21.8 seconds left and sweating out two missed shots on the other end before they could leave Pinnacle Bank Arena with a 71-70 victory.Michigan (11-4, 3-0 Big Ten) won for the second time on the road in three games to move into a tie with Michigan State and Wisconsin for the conference lead."That's two under our belt and that's big when you're chasing after championships," forward Jordan Morgan said. "Those are the hardest ones. Those are the ones you remember the most. I don't think we're going to forget this win, just the way we fought together."Freshman Derrick Walton Jr., who hit a buzzer-beater from beyond half-court to end the first half, scored the Wolverines' final basket on a give-and-go play that ended with his layup over Leslee Smith. Walton was fouled on the play but missed the free throw.Michigan coach John Beilein said Walton had been working on the play that had him pass to Zak Irvin, get the ball back almost immediately and then drive the baseline."He took it right at them and scored," Beilein said. "He had some other options. He didn't look at those other options. He looked to score."Nebraska set up a final play with 9 seconds left, but Terran Petteway missed a layup. Smith got the rebound, but his shot missed, too."We knew he was going to get the ball," Morgan said of Petteway. "They were going to him every play. He just had a downhill mindset so it was on us to try our best to stay in front of him, not foul him and put him on the free-throw line and try to come up with the rebound."Michigan celebrated at center court after the final buzzer while the Huskers headed to their locker room to the applause of the crowd of 15,012."When we had the last shot," Nebraska coach Tim Miles said, "I swear to God I thought we were going to win this game. I was just stunned when we didn't."The Cornhuskers (8-7, 0-3) lost for the first time in eight games at their new arena."You can't feel sorry for yourselves," Miles said. "Purdue has been waiting a week for us and they will punish us if we're not ready to compete (Sunday) so we have to get back in the fighting mode."The Wolverines won their fifth game in a row without preseason All-American Mitch McGary, who is out indefinitely after having back surgery."We're really fortunate to get to this win," Beilein said. "We shot 62 percent from the floor. We couldn't stop them. Thank goodness we shot the ball very well."Glen Robinson III scored 19 points to lead five Michigan players in double figures. Jordan Morgan had 15 points, Nik Stauskas added 12 and Walton and Caris LeVert had 10 apiece.Petteway scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half for the Huskers. Ray Gallegos and Deverell Biggs added 14 points and Walter Pitchford had 12.The Wolverines, who beat Northwestern by 23 points on Sunday, found the going much tougher against a Nebraska team that shot 58 percent in the second half and 53 percent for the game. There were 11 lead changes and 10 ties.Nebraska had its final lead, 70-69, with 33 seconds left after Petteway made the front end of a one-and-one. He missed the second free throw to set the stage for Walton's deciding layup.There were six lead changes in the first half before Walton put the Wolverines up 33-30 with his buzzer-beating shot from just beyond the half-court line. Walton's long shot came after the Huskers had tied it on Biggs' drive to the hoop. Michigan inbounded with 3 seconds left and Walker dribbled up to the big red `N' at center court before launching his 50-foot swish."That had a great impact," Robinson said. "We were a little bit down because they had just come back and hit a couple 3s. After Derrick hit that shot, it amped us up."Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press
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Points | 71 | 70 |
FG Made-Attempted | 31-50 (.620) | 26-49 (.531) |
3P Made-Attempted | 6-17 (.353) | 7-20 (.350) |
FT Made-Attempted | 3-9 (.333) | 11-12 (.917) |
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Indiana | 7-11 | 17-15 |
Illinois | 7-11 | 19-14 |
Minnesota | 8-10 | 20-13 |
#23 Iowa | 9-9 | 20-12 |
#3 Ohio State | 10-8 | 25-9 |
Nebraska | 11-7 | 19-12 |
#4 Michigan St | 12-6 | 26-8 |
Michigan | 15-3 | 25-8 |
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POSTED: Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 4:01pm
UPDATED: Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 7:48pm
LINDALE — It's the talk of the town for many in east Texas.
Collin Street Bakery is now open for business in Lindale, right off of 1-20 at the Hideaway exit.
Employees tell KETK it's been open for about two months now, and business is thriving so far.
It's the fourth location for the more than a century-old bakery name, which not only sells a plethora of treats and breads, but serves lunch and dinner, too.
Head Baker Mike Reyes tells me the baked goods are sent over from the Corsicana location twice a week.
Customers say they think the new spot is a great one for travelers coming to and from Dallas and Shreveport.
They also tell KETK it's a much needed new option for them, because there is no bakery like it close by.
Reyes says the fifth location is about to break ground in Greenville.
For hours and more information, visit collinstreet.com [1].


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Since Colony-style hot oil pies are now sold by a rival pizzeria (Riko's)in several southwest CT locations, I think they can properly be designated a CT specialty. |
Table 104 in Stamford, on Long Ridge? What do we know? I heard it's owned by the same folks who own Madonia up the road. If true, that bodes well. (I hadn't even thought of the Quarterdeck for years and years and would have had a hard time coming up with the name despite having eaten a lot of lunches in the old days--thanks for the memory!) |
Primary Food & Drink Greenwich? Well, if anyone hasn't tried it yet, you're out of luck. It closed after a mere six months. |
Walmart Kills another Local Business Oh please. The landlord invested in property to make money, not accommodate your Chinese food preferences. Walmart exists to make money by having locations that serve its customers, not to bow out of a quest for suitable space because the restaurant owners are nice folks. Everyone is behaving exactly as they should in a free market economy. Being outbid for space is a normal risk of renting. The restaurant owners agreed to a lease without any, or without enough,guaranteed renewal options. They took a risk, and lost. My favorite seafood store just closed down because the landlord got a better offer from a cupcake place--good for him. The cupcake folks aren't evil, they didn't "kill" the seafood store. Same goes for Walmart. I guarantee a lot more people will enjoy the expanded Walmart than ever ate at that Chinese restaurant. |
Trader Joe's Yay/Nay Thread - December 2013 [old] Just wanted to say thanks for this thread--It's a far more useful approach than the "TJ favorites" threads. Our store has been open about a month. I stopped in twice, didn't see anything that intrigued me other than sweets I don't bring into my home. After reading this thread, I'm convinced it won't be worth my while to stop in again. Too many "meh's" and "nays", and too many unhealthy "yay"s. I don't have the time or inclination to make a special trip for just a few items. I kinda wish the bookstore TJ's replaced would come back! |
Turkey Defrosting Disagreement And this is why I always buy a fresh turkey! There are toms available, and the money saved on a frozen one is not worth the aggravation. My bathtub is reserved for the humans! |
My make-ahead turkey gravy recipe calls for simmering roasted turkey legs on top of the stove for 6 hours to come up wit the stock. I'd love to liberate the stovetop for other endeavors by having this process take place in the oven. Is this possible? What temperature would be best? |
Name of restaurant in Danbury CT It's Kebab and Curry. Easy peasy--found that Pancho's was on White St., and searched "curry" on Yelp until I found a place on White. |
Very, very sad to report that the owner of Stamford Fish and Seafood told me the store will be closing permanently after 10/26/13. The rent got too high. I will truly miss the excellent and friendly service and wonderful selection. Rumor has it that a cupcake place is coming into the space--how awful is that?? |
Suggestions gift certificate good quality restaurant Stamford Greenwich area Your absolutely right--I confused the two steakhouses. I actually think Morton's location is worse--there's no there there. I guess what I call Napa's PR efforts are accomplished by being well-connected in town and thereby on the list for visiting corporate types. I think it's become a knee-jerk response to send visitors there. Having only dined at Napa once (in Taibe's era), and my entire party having been very disappointed with food, service, and cost, I never returned, so I'll admit I'm not in a position to critique the current incarnation. |
Just came here to agree with all the eulogies and to add that my three times a week visits with Supertaster were always followed by some poking around the rest of the site for items of interest. That won't happen anymore; I'll just visit when I have a specific item to research. Surely that can't be the result CHOW desired. I'll add that I think it was extraordinarily tacky of CHOW not to afford James a goodbye video or address the demise of the vlog in any other fashion----rude to him and disdainful of his fans. In "old" journalism columnists were able to use their final pieces to explain the circumstances, thank their readers, and perhaps impart some final words of wisdom. They didn't just disappear without explanation. The new journalism sucks. |
Suggestions gift certificate good quality restaurant Stamford Greenwich area Thought I might give my opinion on a few of the places that have been suggested: Bonne Nuit (French bistro) and Olio (hard to categorize)--both cozy and unpretentious, great food. Valbella (Italian)--big, fairly noisy, "see and be seen" spot, food fine but costly, there are better Italian restaurants in the area with more reasonable prices. Napa--most overrated restaurant in the county; the PR effort way outstrips the food, ambience and service. Mortons (steak +)--classic steakhouse menu, gigantic portions of well prepared food (will never forget the time H ordered the roast chicken and was brought an entire chicken--not a Cornish game hen, a chicken), elegant atmosphere, attentive service--but it's a chain located adjacent to a shopping mall, which may make it less special for some. |
Any places along the Merritt Pkwy (CT) Dinosaur BBQ is a very long way off the Merritt (though close to I-95). |
Very bland, blah recipe, though the texture was nice. (I included chocolate chips, and it would have been really disappointing without them.) I think it absolutely needs vanilla and some brown sugar, maybe even more salt, to give it some depth of flavor. Skip this one, there are better versions of banana bread. |
We'll be seeing a show at the Merriweather Post Pavilion on Saturday night and staying in a hotel in Columbia that night. Any recommendations for a hearty and delicious brunch in the area on Sunday morning? |
Kit's Thai Kitchen (Stamford)--closed, boo hoo! Anyone have any insider info on what happened here? The place had good food, nice personnel, easy parking, and every time I was there the tables were full and several people were waiting for takeout. And then suddenly, after years of operation, poof, it's gone. I know the restaurant business is hard, but this place certainly seemed successful. The only other Thai restaurant in town (not counting the Pan Asian places with a couple of Thai dishes on the menu), is Little Buddha, which is tiny, farther from my home, and has terrible parking. Phooey. I'll really miss Kit's. |
Jean Louis left the restaurant biz to become Vice President of Culinary Operations and Executive Chef at the New England Culinary Institute in Montpelier, Vermont. He still offers catering in the Greenwich area, though I have no idea how he manages that from Vermont. |
I highly recommend Douro--Portuguese/Mediterranean tapas and more. Fabulous food, and unusual choices. It's on Greenwich Ave., good for walking and gawking, and for dessert you can make it a perfect evening by walking over to Daniella's (on the same street) for gelato. I think Terra has seen better days, and the trouble with going to Port Chester is that if you care for an after dinner stroll, there's nowhere you'd want to walk. |
stuki, this is a very old thread, hence the reference to Il Falco, which has been closed for several years, and the lack of any mention of some of the newer spots in the city. |
Help?! Daughter's 16th---any suggestions? if you aren't 100% wedded to the Japanese idea, The Melting Pot in Darien is a perfect choice for a bunch of teens. I'm not wild about it myself, but the younger set seems to adore it, and the experience lends itself to a party atmosphere. |
Dessert Destination in Fairfield County / Westchester In Stamford, Chocopologie, 213 Main St., open until midnight or Volta Gelateria Creperia, 30 Spring St., open until 11. |
BLAVOD: anyone know where to buy in CT? I should add that any of those stores should be willing to do a special order for you even if they don't have Blavod in stock--it's not a big deal since they have already a relationship with the distributor. Happy Halloween! |
BLAVOD: anyone know where to buy in CT? I can tell you that the CT wholesaler for Blavod is Ace Distributing in Plainview. Maybe if you call, they'll be able to tell you what liquor stores buy it from them. |
Has anyone been to The Melting Pot in Darien, CT? Coalhouse Pizza in Stamford (a lot more casual than Melting Pot, but not a dive) has live music, including jazz , a few times a week--their website has the schedule of upcoming performances. |
"Open Rice" at old Main Wah on High Ridge in Stamford Well, it's open, claims to be "pan-asian"--anyone try it yet? I find the name annoying, sounds like it was a failed attempt at translating something. |
New Brazilian rodizio opening in Stamford Hmm, apparently it's run by the same people who run The Melting Pot in Darien, home of overpriced mediocrity. Doesn't bode well. I read CT Bites to find out what's new, then come here and to OmnomCt to get the real story. |
Chuck isn't going to get tender in an hour. I use a very similar method for stew, but cook the beef 90 minutes before adding potatoes (small red are best) and carrots, then cook for 45 minutes before adding peas. |
Trade Joe's opening in former Borders's location in Stamford?? Wondering where you heard about this. Stamford is not on their website's "opening soon" list, and the building still has a for lease sign on it. The parking seems really inadequate for a food store. I was hoping for something more interesting in that location. We sure don't need more supermarkets, and personally I've never shared the love for Trader Joe's. |
Underwhelmed by Napa & Co (Stamford, CT) I'll second this, but didn't love the place when it opened either. H and I and another couple tried Napa about six months into its run. All of us thought the food (four different entrees, four different appetizers) was ordinary, the service poor, the atmosphere lacking, and the prices excessive. I was somewhat embarrassed because I had pushed everyone into trying it. I attribute Napa's overblown reputation to the very astute PR abilities of the owners and the "emperor's new clothes" effect--when everyone is gabbing about how great a restaurant is, no one wants to seem like a rube with no taste by critiquing it. Meanwhile, its fame means that it is THE place to do corporate entertaining in the area, which allows for the high prices. |
No, not a joke, and yes, I'm complaining about the portions being too big! After all, I'm paying for all that food I can't eat. Is it really odd to want to order and pay for a normal human portion of food? Even when I can go right home, I don't want to take a bunch of miscellaneous leftovers that may or may not get picked at for the next few days--neither H not I want to eat the same food a day or two later because we like variety in our diet, so most restaurant leftovers get tossed after a few days. As for sharing, that doesn't work when there are two diners who don't like the same food, so I think it's a ridiculous way to structure a restaurant. Had we known about the portion sizes (and I assure you no one advised us that the entrees were meant to be shared), we would simply have eaten elsewhere, because I don't know of any way to plan around that kind of service unless you poll the people you plan to eat with in advance and make sure there are at least two willing to share each entree. I realize there are those that are impressed by massive quantities of food, but I'm not one of them. In fact, there's nothing that kills my appetite faster than some monstrous chunk of meat or mound of pasta overhanging the plate--makes me feel like a farm animal at the trough. I guess this is just Capital Grille's shtick, but I find it totally unappealing. |


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Decriminalize marijuana? Four ways America's views of pot are changing
Rhode Island is poised to become the 15th state to decriminalize marijuana possession. The state's General Assembly passed legislation last week that would eliminate the threat of big fines or even jail time for the possession of an ounce or less of pot. Instead, adults caught with small amounts of marijuana would face a $150 civil fine. Police would confiscate the marijuana, but the incident would not appear on a person's criminal record.
Minors caught with pot would also have to complete a drug awareness program and community service.
Gov. Lincoln Chafee has said he is inclined to sign the legislation.
One of the bill's sponsors, state Rep. John Edwards of Tiverton, has introduced similar proposals in past years but the idea always sputtered in committee. Each year, though, he got more co-sponsors, and the bill passed the House this year 50-24. The state Senate passed it 28-6.
Some supporters of decriminalization say they'd like to go even further.
"America's 50-year war on drugs has been an abysmal failure," said Rep. John Savage, a retired school principal from East Providence. "Marijuana in this country should be legalized. It should be sold and taxed."


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