text: The Leske wiki last edited by Yummylee on 04/17/14 03:45PM View full history OverviewLeske is a casteless dwarf who lives in Dust Town along with all of the other casteless dwarves, as well as the player character if they chose Dwarf Commoner for their origin story. He works for the Dwarven Cartel and will eventually be encountered in Orzammar no matter what origin story is selected. Leske is a Rogue fighter and specializes in dual wielding. He comes across as being confident, but with enough acceptance to know his place within the structure of Orzammar and prefers to avoid confrontation. Leske also often cracks jokes and generally comes across as being laid back.Dwarf Commoner OriginIf the player chooses the Dwarf Commoner origin, they will quickly be introduced to Leske who is shown to be a long-time friend of the player. He is also, quite literally, the player's partner in-crime; both the player character and Leske work within the Cartel as lowly thugs who do the bidding of the Cartel leader, Berat. He first orders the two to assassinate a lyrium smuggler, though it's up to the player if they actually kill him or not. Whether the player lets him go or not, Berat gives the player another job to help rig the upcoming Proving (arena combat) matches by slipping a drug into the opposing fighter's refreshments to make him groggy and less resilient.The player and Leske manage to sneak their way into the Proving Grounds lobby under the guise of cleaners. Unfortunately before they drug the opposing fighter they find that Berat's own backed fighter, Everd, to be passed out. The player character then opts to wear his armor and fight in the Proving. The option to poison the player's opponent is still available should they desire, however.No matter which is selected, the player character bests all of the competition. Though nearing the end, the real Everd stumbles into the ring, drunk and barely able to stand up, causing an outrage when the player is forced to remove his/her helmet. The player, along with Leske, is attacked and found waking up in the jail cells of the Carter. Berat had bribed the guards to allow him to take hold of the prisoners, and was planning to kill them so the trail wouldn't lead back to him.Leske and the player character manage to escape, fighting their way past many Cartel guards and eventually Berat himself. Reaching the commoner quarter, they're greeted by a series of Orzammar Guards who also plan to kill them for defiling the traditions of the Proving Grounds. Their attempts are halted, however, by the Grey Warden Duncan, who through witnessing the player character's combat prowess and determination, conscripts him/her into the Wardens. Leske is also pardoned since he was at least instrumental into putting an end to Berat's Cartel.The return to Orzammar as a WardenWhen the Dwarf Commoner Warden returns to Orzammar, s/he is greeted by Leske with open arms who warns him/her of Berat's first Lieutenant, Jarvia, who has taken over the Cartel. Leske himself appears as if he hasn't made any progress within his life, though when he lures the player into a Cartel ambush, it is revealed that he is in fact working under Jarvia, stating that it was his only choice to survive.As the Warden fights through Jarvia's troops amidst the underground, as a favor for Prince Bhelen/Lord Harrowmont, s/he will also have to eventually fight Leske alongside Jarvia, killing them both.If the Warden character is of a different origin, Leske will instead be encountered in the jail cell barely clinging to life. He explains that he and his friend have been left for weeks, ''all for a stupid bet''. This implies that Leske and the Dwarf Commoner origin character still undertook the Proving Grounds fix, but in this reality weren't able to escape from their cells. The player can release Leske from his cell, which results in Leske giving the player his thanks and running off.


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Who is Ben Bernanke?
Macroeconomist, academic, author, professor and advisor Dr. Ben Bernanke is one of the United State's most respected financial and business professionals. His expertise on economic policy and macroeconomic history is sought across the country, and he has held some of the most highly influential financially-related positions in the nation. Now, Dr. Bernanke (who is held in high regard both in Congress and on Wall Street) is set to be confirmed in January 2006 as the "safe bet" replacement for long-time Chairman of the Federal Reserve and sweetheart of United States economics, Alan Greenspan. In the meantime, financial analysts and critics alike wonder about Bernanke's policies, which are primarily targeted toward battling deflation and attacking international capital flow, and how they'll reflect or reject the renowned policies that Greenspan has achieved and tackled throughout the years.
Ben Bernanke, Ph.D. was born on December 13, 1953 in Augusta, Georgia. He went on to receive a Bachelors of Arts in economics in 1975 from Harvard University (summa cum laude) and a doctorate in economics in 1979 from M.I.T. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). In 1985, Dr. Bernanke began serving as a Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University, a position which helped him advance, from 1996 to 2002, into the acclaimed Princeton University position of Chairman of the Department of Economics Department. He is also the founding director of Princeton's Bendheim Center for Finance.
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As your pet cat gets older, you may need to start adjusting his or her diet. Your cat's metabolism may slow down with age and diseases like diabetes will require a complete reworking of his or her diet. Let's take a look at some of the reasons why you should switch to a cat food, high calorie diet.
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We are a group of citizen activists of diverse social and political affiliations who are united in our belief in the importance of rights for nature.
Board Members (2015):
- Dale Ball – bio Dale arrived in Colorado in 2011. Dale came to rights of nature through a deep interest in animal rights and concern for the environment. She joyfully teaches vegan cooking classes in her home in south Boulder. Check out her website frontrangevegan.org.
- Kitty Brigham – bio Kitty has lived in Colorado since 1976. She began working for environmental protection and conservation in 1980 as natural resources chair for the Jefferson County League of Women Voters. She is a 95% vegan. She is a past nonprofit administrator and current nonprofit volunteer. Kitty lives in a new net-zero 100% fossil-free solar PV home that was designed by CU architecture and engineering students. She also "walks", bikes and buses "the talk" by leaving her 14 year old Subaru parked nearly all the time. Her special concern is the safeguarding of wildlife and biodiversity and vitalization of ecosystems.
- Steve Jones – bio Steve Jones is author of The Last Prairie, a Sandhills Journal, and co-author of The Shortgrass Prairie, the Peterson Field Guide to the North American Prairie, Colorado Nature Almanac, Wild Boulder County, and Butterflies of the Colorado Front Range. Steve organized the first comprehensive small owl and wintering raptor surveys in Boulder County and helped plan and carry out the Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas. His consulting work includes more than two-dozen breeding bird and resource inventories for city, county, and state open space programs. He has led field trips and taught nature classes for 32 years, and he taught in the Boulder Valley Public Schools for 33 years. He currently serves as president of Boulder County Audubon Society.
- Dan Leftwich – bio Dan Leftwich is an attorney in Boulder, Colorado, and the founder of MindDrive Legal Services, LLC (www.minddrivelegal.com). Dan has an undergraduate degree in journalism, and a law degree from The University of Texas School of Law. During his 20-year span as an antitrust class action litigator, Dan was involved in some of the most complex cases in the nation addressing corporate monopoly power with his former law firm in Washington, D.C. Beyond this traditional legal experience, Dan also has life-long experience in the study of consciousness, nature and the law. In 2008 he formed Evolutionary Law, which is dedicated to the promotion of a new form of Earth Jurisprudence to bring the rights of Nature and Humanity into balance. This work includes promotion of legal rights for Nature, as well as sustainable rights to Nature. Dan is a founding member of Boulder Rights Of Nature, a group dedicated to establishing the legal rights of nature in Boulder County and beyond. He has received training from the ISIS Academy, the Presencing Institute, and the Oneness University in India in a diverse array of organizational change processes. He is the author of several articles and presentations on natural resilience, sustainability, and the law, including: "Evolving from Dominion to Communion: How Legal Rights of Nature Can Exist in Balance With Individual Property Rights," Earth Jurisprudence and Environmental Justice Journal: (2011) Vol. 1: Iss. 1, Article 2; "Crimes Against Nature Are Crimes Against Humanity," Loretto Earth Network News: Winter 2011, Vol. 19, No. 1; "Nature's Role In Sustainability," May 31, 2013 Presentation at Congress for New Urbanism, Salt Lake City, UT; "Rights of Nature and Rights to Water," Jan. 28, 2012 Presentation at Downstream Neighbor Conference, Denver CO (http://www.downstreamneighbor.org/resources); and "Climate Justice and Rights of Nature," Oct. 29, 2011 Presentation at Colorado Bioneers Conference, Boulder, CO.
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The British boy band is going to the big screen. A three-minute trailer for their profoundly titled "This Is Us" 3-D movie emerged Tuesday. The film will give a behind-the-scenes look at their concerts and recording sessions.
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Valencian (valencià) is the historical, traditional, and official name used in the Valencian Community of Spain to refer to the region's native language, known elsewhere as Catalan (català).
Valencian is also spoken in small numbers (less than 500 people) in el Carxe, a sparsely populated rural area in the Region de Murcia adjoining the Valencian Community. Valencian does not have any official recognition in this area.
According to the "ca:Llei d'ús i ensenyament del valencià" approved in 1982, Valencian is the Valencian Community's own language, and its citizens have the right to know it and to use it.
According to a survey conducted by the Generalitat Valenciana in June 2005, approximately 94% of the Valencian population could understand it, 78% could speak and read it, and around 50% could write it.
A study published by the Generalitat Valenciana (Servei d'Investigació i Estudis Sociolinguístics) in October 2005 revealed that most Valencians do not usually speak in Valencian. According to the study, which sampled more than 6,600 people in the provinces of Castellon, Valencia, and Alicante, 39.5 percent of residents use the Valencian language at home, while 33 percent speak Valencian with their friends and just 18.8 percent speak Valencian in large department stores.
According to a 2008 survey, there is a downward trend of everyday Valencian users. Currently, 52.5% of the Valencian population can speak Valencian. The lowest numbers are at the major cities of Valencia and Alicante, where the number of everyday speakers are in the single digits. All in all, in the 1993-2006 period, the number of speakers is 10 points down. One of the factors cited is the population increase based in citizens from other countries, who tend to favour using Spanish over local languages; accordingly, the number of residents who claim no understanding of Valencian had a sharp increase.
Valencian is not spoken all over the Valencian Community. Roughly 25% of its territory (its inland part and areas in the extreme south as well) is traditionally Spanish-speaking only, whereas Valencian is spoken in various grades elsewhere.
Specifically, Valencian is the most distinctive and established Western variety, with a sound written tradition which started as early as the 15th century. It can be then distinguished from the other major standard, the "Catalan of Barcelona" or Central Catalan group of varieties.
However some in Valencia, refusing the academic consensus, use Valencian (especially llengua valenciana, "Valencian language") to refer to this variety as if it were different from the Catalan language as a whole.
Valencian would serve as an ausbau language (to use linguistics parlance) within the wider Catalan domain, in that its rules are established by an autonomous language academy (the Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua) and given the fact that it shows a slightly different standard.
There is a roughly continuous set of dialects covering the various regional forms of Catalan/Valencian, with no break at the border between Catalonia and the Valencian Community (i.e. villages contiguous to both sides of the border speak exactly the same), and the various forms of Catalan language, among them, the Valencian ones, are basically mutually intelligible. This is so even though often only educated speakers may have real comprehensive linguistic competence, like it is the case when the most divergent Eastern dialects such as the one from Alghero or from the Balearics are confronted to Valencian.
Academics almost universally believe that Valencian has its origin in the Catalan that was brought to the territories that became the Kingdom of Valencia during the Reconquesta (in Spanish, Reconquista). While Castile moved south conquering New Castile and Andalusia, Aragonese and Catalan settlers from the Crown of Aragon conquered and populated Valencia. Generally speaking it has been assumed that most of these settlers in what nowadays are Valencian-speaking areas came from South-Western Catalonia, and that would explain that the current Catalan-proper dialect spoken in that area shares fundamental traits with Valencian itself (the Aragonese settled the inland part of the territory, carrying with them the Aragonese and Castilian languages).
The Aragonese professor Antonio Ubieto Arteta in his book Origenes del Reino de Valencia, which is based on the numbers from El llibre dels repartiments (a book by James I the Conqueror which serves as the official account of the Reconquesta) challenged this view, claiming that the percentage of immigration from Catalonia is only 5% of the total immigration, during the conquest and the subsequent XIV and XV centuries. The population of Valencia remained 70% Mozarabic and Moorish, 11% originating from the rest of Castile, 10% from the Crown of Aragon, and 7% from foreign countries.
His claims have not been supported by anyone else in the mainstream academic world. On the contrary, further modern research such as by Valencian Medieval History professor Enric Guinot has even raised the immigrating population to more than 90% in certain areas. This divergence is based on a difference of methodology. While Ubieta focuses on the origins of the nobles who owned new lands, Guinot reads the towns' tax list in order to find the origin of the surnames of the new neighbors. In this way, Guinot claims an 80% new-Catalan population in Puçol and a 12% one in Segorbe (nowadays, Valencian is spoken in Puçol, whereas Spanish is used in Segorbe).
That notwithstanding, there are examples of language change without involving a large scale population movement, notably in South America (where indigenous languages were replaced by Spanish with little inward migration) as well as Ireland, Wales, and Scotland (where indigenous languages were similarly replaced by English within the space of few generations).
The issue of Valencian filiation is the product of hundreds of years of political evolution, throughout which the former Kingdom of Valencia and the former Principality of Catalonia developed in quite different ways. Individual Valencians have both embraced and rejected a Catalan background, and, accordingly, both regions have often been in conflict. Given this historic background, it is perhaps not surprising that a linguistic turf war erupted over the status of the dialect spoken in Valencia. The different background and evolution of local elites in Valencia and Barcelona fueled a sense of city rivalry, particularly present in the former. The absence of this perceived rivalry elsewhere in other Catalan speaking areas would explain that the speakers of more divergent dialects like Balearic Catalan or Algherese have not challenged their Catalan filiation (or done so to a much lesser degree, in the Balearic case).
The current official definition, according to the Spanish and Valencian governments, is somewhat unclear. The Valencian Statute of Autonomy refers to the Valencian language as valencià (Valencian) and could be interpreted as saying that Valencian is a language in its own right. Also, the university master degree is called Filologia Valenciana rather than Filologia Catalana as elsewhere. But the Academia Valenciana de la Llengua (AVL) —an official and state-bound entity created to regulate Valencian orthography— does state that Catalan and Valencian are the same language, and the standard taught by public educative institutions such as schools or universities does follow the AVL rules. Moreover, language certificates issued by public entities of all three Autonomous Communities (Valencian Community, Catalonia, and the Balearic Islands) are mutually endorsed.
In May 2006, the Spanish Supreme Court revoked the instruction ordered by the Valencian Education Department in 1995, which had established that validation of Catalan language qualifications issued by either the Catalan or Balearic autonomous governments no longer applied in the Valencian Community..
All in all, the AVL does set a separate written official standard for Valencian, and this is accepted as valid by the academic world since the two written standards are completely mutually inteligible and the AVL works together with the Institut d'Estudis Catalans, which sets the orthographic standard for the rest of the language.
Rejecting the current situation, there is a series of civil society private associations, specially within the Valencia province, from which the most influential is Lo Rat Penat. These associations campaign for Valencian as a separate language with a different written norm and have supported attempts by local mainly right-wing politicians to split Valencian and Catalan norms apart. Their theories have not been supported in academic circles outside their own.
On August 10, 2007, in reply to a blaverist demand, a different SIL code for val as different from ca was rejected by the International Organization for Standardization, with the reasoning that "language identifiers are not language abbreviations". However, for those aiming to make clear the variant used a proper subtag exists, ca-valencia, which was refused as well by the plaintiffs.
See also Language secessionism
There is a current among some Valencians known as blaverism which claims that Valencian is an independent language from Catalan. These theories are usually supported by politicians rather than linguists. They are mostly based on disputing the origin of the language in Valencia.
One of the most widespread theories associated to this view maintains that Valencian primarily evolved from Mozarabic, the Romance language spoken by local inhabitants after the Muslim conquest of what subsequently became Al-Andalus. Later on, this language would have acquired words from either Catalan (which would explain, in the eyes of supporters of this alternative theory, the undeniable resemblance to Catalan), Occitan, Aragonese or Castilian until the present day. This theory does not seem to be supported by the slight evidence we have of Mozarabic, such as some toponyms. Also, it is handicapped by the fact that only a handful of texts in Mozarabic -a heavily fragmented language itself, with a very scant written tradition- have remained to date, which makes virtually impossible the task of confronting this language with the Romance languages which came next.
An alternative theory proposes that Valencian, alongside Catalan, originated directly from Old Occitan. This would have arrived in Valencia with the court of the conqueror King James I of Aragon, since he was born in Montpellier (Occitania) and this was also the language in vogue among troubadours. In this regard, it must be noted that at the time of the Reconquest of Valencia, Catalan and Occitan, which lacked a clearly standardised version as all languages by the middle age, were often assimilated as a single language (or the same family of dialects), under the common name of Lemosin or Provençal which shared a single poetic tradition, even though, when spoken, they were different; Catalan troubadours knew they weren't writing the same as they spoke; and there are texts previous to James I, such as the Homilies d'Organyà, which are clearly Catalan as opposed to Occitan.
Supporters of these theories criticise the current Valencian standard promulgated by the Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua because such supporters regard the Valencian Standard as some kind of hybrid with a theoretically distinct Catalan.
Many Catalan politicians, in turn, argue that the right wing is using this issue to portray Catalans as linguistic imperialists, in order to garner support in the rest of Spain for the centralist position of the Spanish right wing. They often refer to the fact that many of the most ardent defenders of Valencian's linguistic individuality often are not able to speak the language themselves.
The latest political controversy regarding Valencian occurred on the occasion of the approval of the European Constitution in 2004. The Spanish government supplied the EU with translations of the text into Basque, Catalan, Galician, and Valencian, but the Catalan and Valencian versions were identical. While professing the unity of the Catalan language, the Spanish government claimed to be constitutionally bound to produce distinct Catalan and Valencian versions because the Statute of the Autonomous Community of Valencia calls the regional language "Valencian", while those of Catalonia and the Balearic Islands call the regional language "Catalan" (even though in the Balearic Islands, the language is also often called "mallorquí", "menorquí", "eivissenc", or "formenterer" depending on the island — Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza, or Formentera, something that, nonetheless, does not imply major linguistic differences.)
Some other features, such as the use of molt de or the lack of hom or geminate l, are often given as examples of differences between Valencian varieties and other forms of the language. However, these are actually differences between colloquial and literary language, and, again, may not apply to specific sub-dialects. In fact, northern and southern variants of Valencian share more features with Eastern Catalan than with central Valencian. For this reason some of the features listed previously do not apply to them.


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This guest post was written by Bahjo Mahamud.
Phyllis Korkki wrote the article Filling up an Empty Nest, In the New York Times press. It was published in May 14 of 2013. This articles is written to awaken households and the our society that is never too late to adopt children and especially age should never be a factor on why you can't raise children who need a loving and caring parents.
Gawboy who is 60 along with her husband Jim who is 76 is taking care of children ranging from 8 to 19 year olds. They have always thought more retired people ought to adopt kids instead of playing gold. The article shares with us other retirees who adopted kids for many different reasons. Some parents had empty-nests who apparently didn't have their fill of child-rearing the first time, others are caring for older blood-related relative children who were unable to be cared for and others who just have the desire to give it a go. But Gawboy says, people "should guard against overly inflated expectations" that they expect kids to be grateful or that they should be grateful to have loving parents or the immediate loyalty." Because those are all wrong reasons to be adopting children.
While many retirees all adopt children for different reasons whether it is to fill up that empty nest or to do for the joy of raising children they all receive mutual benefits. Like the Gowboy's family, who live in a farm in Tower Minn., they said they get the help they need and ask all children to do 20 minutes a day of weeding in their one acre-garden as they benefit from that extra hand. They eat their fresh food from their garden, raise farm animals, and hunt and fish which is both necessary survival skills and work habits for the children. Despite the lack encouragements and support from family and friends they still have the need to do more as they live their life in different order than other retirees she said.
This article is so inspirational and motivating for all types of people to consider to adopt despite their age young or old and it think that's one of the strong strength of the this article.
A limitation is the idea that "it is easier said than done," and we all know raising children is not that easy and requires a lot, especially being financially stable. The family did not touch much on that and it would be more helpful to the readers if they talked or shared one experience at least.
I believe this article did a great job in promoting retire couples to consider adoption and have changed my thinking about the myth of older people not having the energy children require to raise children. This has being the tradition for so many years and know I believe that as long as adults are physically and emotionally fit and ready for children than they can do better job than younger adults.
You can read the article here.


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The current population of Chemung County is 90,099 with the median age of 40. Chemung County's median household income is $46,651, and the average household net worth is $352,824. 44% of Chemung County's population are long term residents having lived in their homes for more than 5 years, while 13% of Chemung County's population have moved in the last year.
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|Long-term Residents (5+ years)
|Annual Turnover
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Age distribution represents the distribution of the population in Chemung County by age group. In Chemung County, the male-to-female ratio is 44,743:45,356, which is 5% higher than the ratio of New York, which is 9,249,259:9,854,459. Age demographic data is sourced from census, 2015.
Crime rate index represents the average crime rate for a local area in comparison to nearby areas and the national average. A crime index of 100 represents the national average. Chemung County, has 35% less property crime than New York, and is 60% below the nation's average. Chemung County, has 69% less personal crime than New York and when compared to that of United States, Chemung County is 71% below the national average.
Marital status represents the percent of residents in Chemung County that are single, married, widowed and divorced. In Chemung County, 71% of people are married and 29% of people are single. The percent of people married is 3% higher than the ratio of New York, which is 69%. Marital data is sourced from census, 2015.
Household income distribution represents the distribution of Chemung County income brackets at the household level. Overall, the median household income for Chemung County is $46,651, which is 20% lower than that of New York ($58,023). Income data for Chemung County is sourced from census, 2015.
Education data represents the highest level of education attained by residents in Chemung County. In Chemung County, 12% of residents 18 and over graduated from high school and 21% completed a Bachelor's degree or higher, which is 11% lower than that of New York. Education statistics is sourced from census, 2015.


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Jun 30 2011
Winning Recipes!
I had such a wonderful time with the winners of the Bush's Grillin' Beans recipe contest. We had a cookout on the ranch earlier this month, and even though we only spent a short time together, it really was special. I've never eaten so much delicious food in one day. My gracious.
I want to thank each of the winners–Laureen, Melanie, Rebecca, and Staci–who not only submitted awesome recipes, they also took time out of their schedules to come to Oklahoma for the weekend…and were a complete joy to be around.
I could go on and on about each recipe, but I think it's best just to show them to you. Hope you enjoy these videos; we all had fun making them, even though Oklahoma was approximately four thousand degrees that weekend.
Have a happy Fourth of July, everyone. Give one of these recipes a try–you can't go wrong with any of them.
Thank you, Bush's, for sponsoring such a fun, wonderful, fabulous contest and cookout. We had a blast!
Here are the videos:
Laureen, I miss you and Garrett! Come back and catch fireflies.)
Here's Laureen's delicious beef recipe:
Sweet Pepper Harissa Crusted Cowboy Steak
Paired with Bush's® Smokehouse Tradition Grillin' Beans®
By: Laureen Pittman- Riverside, CA
Harissa is traditionally a very spicy chili paste/condiment with North African origins, but this tamed version uses roasted sweet red peppers for a blast of flavor and chipotle chile for a hint of smoky heat! Enjoy!
1 (8 or 9 oz) jar roasted sweet red bell peppers, drained
4 cloves garlic, peeled
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 ½ teaspoons ground coriander
1 chipotle chile (canned, in adobo)
½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
2 (1 to 1 ½ lb) shoulder top blade steaks (flat iron steaks)
Preheat grill to medium-high.
First, make the harissa. Combine the first 7 ingredients in a food processor and process until smooth. Using only about half of the prepared harissa, coat the steaks in the harissa, cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours (or overnight). Cover and refrigerate the remaining harissa separately.
Remove steaks from the refrigerator at least 1 hour before grilling to bring to room temperature.
Preheat grill to medium-high.
Shake off excess harissa from steaks before grilling. Grill over medium-high heat (direct heat) for 5-7 minutes on each side, or until desired doneness (135-140 degrees F for medium rare). Remove from grill and let the steaks rest for 5-7 minutes before serving.
To serve, slice the steak thinly against the grain and serve. Top with a little of the reserved harissa, if desired. Serve with Bush's® Smokehouse Tradition Grillin' Beans®.
Serves 4-6
(Melanie, you're a beautiful person. I'm so glad our paths crossed.)
Here's Melanie's scrumptious shrimp recipe:
Grilled Shrimp Skewers
Paired with Bush's® Texas Ranchero® Grillin' Beans®
By: Melanie Feehan- Plymouth, MA
1 (13.5 oz) can coconut milk
¼ cup cilantro
4 cloves garlic, peeled
½ teaspoon salt
1½ pounds shrimp, shelled and deveined
⅓ cup honey
1 whole lime, juiced
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Pour coconut milk into a food processor with the cilantro, garlic, and salt. Pulse for about 20 seconds. Place shrimp in a dish and pour coconut mixture over top. Let sit in mixture for at least 10 minutes (or as long as you'd like).
For the glaze, in a separate bowl combine honey, lime juice, and cayenne. Whisk until incorporated. Set aside.
Heat grill to medium heat. Place shrimp on skewers and grill over medium heat, basting with the glaze. Reserve some of the glaze for basting right before serving. Grill for approximately 5 minutes or until shrimp is firm to touch.
Serve with Bush's® Texas Ranchero® Grillin' Beans®. The kick from the beans goes great with the sweet/tangy glaze on the shrimp!
(Rebecca, I'm frightened at how many things you and I had in common, from homeschooling to our rural existence to our love of mozzarella. See you soon!)
Here's Rebecca's gorgeous recipe:
Tandoori Grilled Chicken
Paired with Bush's® Bourbon and Brown Sugar Grillin' Beans®
By: Rebecca Lindamood- Belfast, NY
This Tandoori Grilled Chicken is one of our all-time favorite meals. The Indian inspired chicken breast is great on sandwiches, but would pair beautifully with Bush's® Bourbon and Brown Sugar Grillin' Beans®. Geez. What wouldn't pair well with Bourbon and Brown Sugar Beans?
3 large boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
1 cup plain yogurt
⅓ cup cider vinegar
¼ cup canola or vegetable oil
3 tablespoons ground cumin
2 tablespoons curry powder
2 teaspoons granulated garlic
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon ground ginger (or 1 tablespoon grated ginger root)
Add all of the ingredients except the chicken to a zip-top re-sealable bag (or whisk together in a flat baking dish.) Set aside. This is your marinade.
Pat the chicken breasts dry with paper towels and lay out flat on a cutting board. Holding a large, sharp knife parallel to the cutting board, cut the down the length of the chicken breast, dividing it into two evenly thick pieces. This is easiest if you press your other hand down flat on the chicken breast to hold it steady. Transfer the chicken breasts to the zip-top bag that contains the marinade. Seal the top and squish the bag around gently to coat all the chicken evenly.
Place the bag in a bowl to catch any leaks and stash in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours but preferably overnight prior to grilling.
When you're ready to cook the meat you have a couple options. The best option is to grill. You can use a grill pan or hot oven if you don't have a grill at your disposal.
For a gas grill, preheat the grill, with the cover down, to high. For a charcoal grill, build a bed of hot coals. Oil the grill racks very well as the chicken has a tendency to stick. Remove the chicken from the marinade, shake off excess and place on grill racks. Don't move the chicken around once it's on the grill. Give it a chance to develop a nice crust.
Cook, covered for 4 minutes, flip the chicken breasts and continue cooking, covered until the internal temperature of the chicken breasts reaches 160 degrees F. It'll have charred bits on it and look delicious.
Transfer to a platter and tent loosely with foil until ready to serve.
(Staci, I loved meeting you and Steven. You need to come back and ride again!)
Loved Staci's pork chops! Here's the awesome recipe:
Sweet & Sassy Chili Pork Chops
Paired with Bush's® Bourbon and Brown Sugar Grillin' Beans®
By: Staci Martinez- Pataskala, OH
4-6 bone-in chops
1 (12 oz) can of Coke, Dr. Pepper or Root Beer (your choice)
1 clove of fresh garlic, minced
2-4 tablespoons of sweet chili sauce (plus more for basting)
1 tablespoon brown sugar
¼ cup of citrus juice (orange, lemon or lime
Combine above ingredients in Ziploc bag, let marinate at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours. Cook over direct heat, baste with sweet chili sauce while turning until desired doneness and serve with Bush's® Bourbon and Brown Sugar Grillin' Beans®.
Post a Comment 66 Comments and 3 Replies
sadie On Thursday, June 30 at 10:11 pm
i am ready to fire up the grill and make each one of these recipes. and it is 11 pm. i am especially proud of the tandoori chicken and my amazing niece rebecca! really considering the cumin on the pulse points
jill On Thursday, June 30 at 10:42 pm
OMG love them all!! fun videos too!
Donna On Friday, July 1 at 5:13 am
I was so excited to see the videos. Everyone did such a great job! Thank you again for having us at your ranch.
Jessica A On Friday, July 1 at 1:56 pm
Cant wait to make these recipes! Especially the Sweet Pepper Harissa Crusted Cowboy Steak
Wendy Darling On Friday, July 1 at 1:57 pm
These look wonderful!
I can't wait till the day I come to the ranch!!! (I'm just positive it's going to happen!!!). My daughters and I love everything you do.
hjcary On Friday, July 1 at 2:01 pm
Those recipes look awesome! I am a purest when it comes to steak but I would love to try the Sweet Pepper Harissa Crusted Cowboy Steak
recipe on chicken! I am also anxious to try Tandoori Grilled Chicken
as well.
tracy On Friday, July 1 at 2:02 pm
Happy Fourth Of July To you all!!!
Lydia On Friday, July 1 at 2:02 pm
What?!?!? No lamb!!!!! I guess I should gave entered a recipe!!!
We have having lamb ( I am a local sheep breeder in San Diego, Ca) at my daughter's wedding next month. Nothing like grilled lamb lollipops with garlic and rosemary to chomp on or mini lamb meatballs with pomegranet dipping sauce. Yum!!!
Andi Weaver On Friday, July 1 at 2:08 pm
Man that looks like fun. I want to come to the ranch! Hmmmm maybe I need to blog more often
Lana On Friday, July 1 at 2:11 pm
Eenie meenie miney mo….. They all look so yummy! I'm going to have to try Rebecca's Tandoori Grilled Chicken first, only because I LOVE curry.
Nicole On Friday, July 1 at 2:20 pm
WOW! Those look delish!! Such a great time in the kitchen too. On a technical note, Love the video and editing. Nice, clean and yet still entertaining!
Anne McCarthy On Friday, July 1 at 2:21 pm
Love Rebecca's video and the talk about husbands and working around their tastes. Funny how he loves her curry! It is a running joke in our family because my husband hates mushrooms and I LOVE them so he eats them all the time. I regularly lie to him and tell him there are no mushrooms in things. Last night vegetable lasagna with ground portabella's which I neglected to tell him about and he said it was wonderful since there were no mushrooms in the meal. My daughter and I who made the dish had our own private chuckle.
Ashley B. On Friday, July 1 at 2:28 pm
Congrats to the contest winners! Their recipes look AWESOME!
Melissa H From So. Fla. On Friday, July 1 at 2:33 pm
WOW…these all look fantastic. Congrats to the winners.
CottageGirl On Friday, July 1 at 2:35 pm
Wow!! Love those recipes and congratulate (read "envy") those talented winners.
Also I'm a bit embarrassed that I didn't know Bush's had so many varieties of baked beans!
I'll have to try them. (Just so you know … No one knows me from Bush's!)
Love the easy-going style of the videos … just as I pictured the ranch would be.
Congrats again to the winners!
Laura On Friday, July 1 at 2:36 pm
These recipes look sooo great! Just in time for the holiday weekend! Will def. be trying some.
amy On Friday, July 1 at 2:49 pm
What a wonderful post!! Loved the videos!!!! Can't wait to try those recipes!! Congrats to the winners!!!
Puna On Friday, July 1 at 2:54 pm
I'm so hungry! I just watched two of the four…off to watch the last two now…yum!
erin On Friday, July 1 at 2:55 pm
"I'm a robust ranch woman." Love it!
Kelly Lilley On Friday, July 1 at 3:03 pm
They all look fantastic! Now I have some wonderful ideas for the long weekend!
Tina H On Friday, July 1 at 3:12 pm
Dang they all look so good! I think the Tandoori Grilled Chicken is going to make its way into the kitchen here soon!!!
Sandy On Friday, July 1 at 3:48 pm
Thanks for the videos, Ree! Looks like everyone had a great time and the recipes look wonderful!
Judith :: Dance While You Cook On Friday, July 1 at 4:06 pm
How fun to see the videos of all the great creations. Inspiring!
melanie On Friday, July 1 at 4:09 pm
It was a fantastic time and I will cherish the memories forever. All the recipes were yummy.
txcookiemomster On Friday, July 1 at 4:20 pm
How fun was that!? I would love to have had the honor to cook with Ree on her beautiful slice of earth. And then to ride the horses and meet her family, what a weekend that must have been! Congrats ladies, well done!
Danielle On Friday, July 1 at 4:29 pm
Yum! These look delicious and so easy! Thanks, Ree, for sharing the videos!
Haley @ The Girly Girl Cooks On Friday, July 1 at 5:10 pm
I need the coconut shrimp and the curry chicken recipes in my life! Congrats to the winners, what a great weekend!
Elizabeth On Friday, July 1 at 7:07 pm
Very fun to watch.Can't wait to make!!!!
Jessica Estrada On Friday, July 1 at 8:23 pm
I am so impressed by both the recipes and the lovely ladies themselves! Great job everyone.
Tami@nutmegnotebook On Friday, July 1 at 8:28 pm
The videos were so much fun! It's nice to see everyone's personality come out! The recipes look delish and we are big fans of Bush's beans at our house.
Flour On My Face On Friday, July 1 at 8:47 pm
Congrats to the winners! I enjoyed the videos and all of the food looked so good!
Pam On Friday, July 1 at 9:51 pm
OMG! Rebecca is from Belfast, NY. I live in Friendship about 10 miles away. I never knew she was so close. All of the recipes sound sooo good, and they're all so simple.
I can't wait to try them all.
Magsie On Friday, July 1 at 11:55 pm
These look great!
Minnow in Hampton Roads On Saturday, July 2 at 4:13 am
Looks like a wonderful time was had by all! The views from your ranch look incredible ~ and the lodge, too!!
winnie On Saturday, July 2 at 7:52 am
Congratulations to all the winners. Can't wait to try all your recipes and pairing of the beans. Ree: It looks like you had a blast. I enjoyed "visiting" thru the videos..
Happy 4th.
Julie Wolf On Saturday, July 2 at 11:11 am
really a nice presentation of all the recipes and ladies doing them, my mouth is watering from all the good recipes. yummers! Let the grilling begin.
breanna On Saturday, July 2 at 1:24 pm
the videos are so fun!
Suzie Q On Sunday, July 3 at 10:02 pm
Enjoyed each one of your videos and was just wondering where you got your awesome earrings? Thx!
Gina On Sunday, July 3 at 10:40 pm
I tried the pork chops tonight…on the SMOKER! And I added a few twists to the recipe (as is my way–can't help myself) and doubled it, and I think these may be the BEST pork chops I've ever made! Thanks so much for sharing the winner's recipe!
–Gina (http://lindseysluscious.blogspot.com)
Sweet & Sassy SMOKED Pork Chops
8 bone-in pork chops (about an inch thick)
1 12 oz. bottle root beer
4 to 6 cloves fresh garlic, minced
1/2 cup sweet chili sauce (plus more for basting)
2 tablespoons brown sugar
juice of one lemon
Ok, here were my additions:
1 10 oz. bottle apple juice
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon whiskey mustard
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons hot sauce (or to taste)
1 sweet onion, sliced thinly
Combine above ingredients and let marinate overnight. Then smoke the chops for about three hours (to desired donesness) and baste them toward the end with either your faavorite BBQ sauce (I like Sweet Baby Ray's) or extra chili sauce.
Joanna On Monday, July 4 at 8:54 am
Ahhh, Ree! You sound so sweet in your videos – it looks like everyone had lots of fun! I'll be trying the harrisa recipe this week for sure.
JulieD On Monday, July 4 at 10:36 am
I loved the videos! Congrats to all of the winners! Everyone looked like they had so much fun. I just loved that Charlie slept in the bed with Rebecca and her husband.
Kim in MD On Monday, July 4 at 1:44 pm
What fun! The videos are beautiful…I can't wait till your cooking show comes out, Ree!
Kathy F On Monday, July 4 at 2:15 pm
Try mixing different flavors of Bush's Beans together! YUM! We have been doing that for years and always get a request for the "secret" recipe. But we're not telling!
Stephanie Hobson On Monday, July 4 at 5:35 pm
Two things… one totally off topic.
1. Now we know where #3 got his dimples.
2. Who did the dishes?
Anna On Monday, July 4 at 11:45 pm
Yum! I am going to start this weekend with the shrimp.
Jeanette On Tuesday, July 5 at 7:30 am
Enjoyed watching the videos. Looked like a relaxing time even with all that cooking going on. Congrats to all the ladies. Their food looked delish!!
Judy On Tuesday, July 5 at 11:12 am
After watching the great videos, I realize what a boring cook I am. I will certainly try these recipes and try to be more adventuresome in my cooking. Looks like everyone had a great time in OK at the Drummond Ranch. So glad I found this website.
sarah Frazier On Tuesday, July 5 at 11:38 am
just amazing….. I love your country side
holdshipgirl On Tuesday, July 5 at 12:33 pm
I'm with Donna, Thanks for the videos! Made me feel like *I was there*
Mary W On Tuesday, July 5 at 3:35 pm
Congratulations to all the winners – each recipe looks wonderful! I love how they all use simple, easy ingredients. Can't wait to try them! The videos were fun to watch.
Niteowl Nancy On Tuesday, July 5 at 6:56 pm
Loved the videos! Looks like a good time was had by all. Thanks, lucky winners, for sharing your recipes.
Mama M. On Tuesday, July 5 at 11:56 pm
That looked like sooooo much fun! I loved watching the videos…and, I've gotta say, Ree and Rebecca, I'm in your husbands' camp.
Er, wait…that sounded so wrong. What I mean, is that I, too, am not a curry fan! (However, you've got me tempted to try that chicken! Can you really not tell it's curry?!)
Rebecca On Friday, July 8 at 8:29 am
First, I have to thank Ree for such a fantastic weekend. It was every bit as fun as it looked on those videos!
And Mama M… if it tasted one iota like curry my husband wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole. That's a promise!
Kris On Wednesday, July 6 at 12:15 pm
Oh, these look so good. Definitely need to liven up my grilling this summer. And I do want to try Bush's new beans since we buy the regular ones already.
Kelly M On Wednesday, July 6 at 4:33 pm
Bush's is brilliant to come up with this advertising. This is the future! Make use of all the bloggers and have some product placement. Brilliant.
Grace On Thursday, July 7 at 8:40 am
I loved Melanie's comment: "No Yankee candle can jar this up."
How original! Sorry.
Everything looked awesome! I don't even like shrimp!
Thanks P-Dub for doing these fun giveaways. I know everyone had a blast! As did the commenting people, cause we now have great reference guides for grilling!
Kathleen On Thursday, July 7 at 4:09 pm
My 5 kids and I watched the videos….we want to come to Oklahoma and cook with you! My daughter and I just finished making blueberry muffins..yum!! We have made several of your recipes and love them.
p.s. just finished reading your book…..it was absolutely wonderful…..my kids looked at me when they heard me laughing out loud!!
Elizabeth B. On Friday, July 8 at 1:17 pm
Hi! Ree and everyone, I just wanted to say I so enjoyed watching the segments above of the lovely ladies and there winning recipes congratulations to all of you,what fun that must have been.I just want to ask everyone to send some positive thoughts and prays to melanie feehan (one of the ladies featured above) .I found out earlier this week she was unfortunately struck by a vehicle while walking in her neighborhood with her son.She has multiple fractures in her pelvis among other injuries,she underwent surgery yesterday.It looks like there is going to be a long road to recovery for her, so if you wish to offer some uplifting thoughts for her she has a blog called the coupon goddess.She is a very devoted and loving stay at home mom to 4 children.Thank you!
Fire Wife Katie On Monday, July 11 at 11:09 pm
I saw that Melanie was hit by a car!! So sad!! The account of her son begging her to stay with him after the accident, and of Melanie having to tell him to convey her love to the rest of the family in case she didn't make it, brought me to tears!! I can't imagine. Sending prayers and hugs to Melanie and her family!
Stephanie On Friday, July 8 at 1:37 pm
These look so good! I'm going to try everyone. Congrats ladies, looked like you all had a great time.
sarah Frazier On Saturday, July 9 at 2:01 pm
Why, oh why do I cry when I watch these video's?? (maybe it's the good food and and good people?)
Buela On Saturday, July 9 at 10:23 pm
I loved the videos! I'm going to try all four recipes. Bush's beans are a favorite here so it won't be hard to serve them with those delicious sounding recipes. Think I'll start with the chops.
Thanks, Ree!
KATHRYN THELEN On Friday, August 19 at 12:41 pm
Great recipes. Look forward to trying them out! Inspiring, thanks.
Angie d On Thursday, October 13 at 12:15 am
Can you freeze the Tandoori Chicken in the marinade or does the yogurt make it nasty?
Thanks! I have a bunch of Zaycon chicken breasts coming and need freezer friendly marinades.
Rebecca Lindamood On Sunday, October 16 at 10:35 am
I've never tried freezing the chicken in the marinade, but I'm inclined to think it would work well. The marinade might look a little funky when it thaws, but I think it would still deliver on flavour. If you try it, I'd love to know what you think of the results!
Lisa On Monday, April 2 at 11:39 am
Awesome videos, awesome recipes, such nice people – sure hope you like my recipe too, what a amazing experience time that would be!!
Linda On Monday, April 2 at 11:54 am
just went to cupboard and eating beans from can, lol.
Christina On Tuesday, April 17 at 5:14 pm
Will Cowboy Josh be there?!?!??! haha!
Woooowo love ur website with the pics step by step. Undid an amazing job keep up the good work


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Small Blessings
The hectic life of a parent of preschoolers
Monthly Archive for March, 2012
This is the week every Spring that gets me in trouble with my oldest daughter. It takes me until about February 1 to really send home the message that "every single day of the Winter, without fail, you will be wearing long sleeves, pants or tights with your dresses, and a coat." Every single day. […] [Read More]
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YIELD: Serves 4 to 6
Make filling:
Cut onion and bell peppers into 1/4-inch dice. Drain whole tomatoes, reserving juice, and chop. Halve olives crosswise.
Heat a large nonstick skillet until hot and crumble beef into skillet. Sauté beef over moderately high heat, stirring and breaking up any clumps, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Stir in salt, black pepper, onion, and bell peppers and sauté, stirring, until vegetables are softened, any juices are evaporated, and meat begins to brown, about 6 minutes. Stir in tomatoes with reserved juice, olives, and remaining filling ingredients and simmer, partially covered and stirring occasionally, until most of liquid is evaporated, about 30 minutes. Discard bay leaves. Cool filling uncovered. Filling may be made 2 days ahead and chilled, covered.
Cut ends from plantains and peel fruit. Diagonally cut plantains into 1/3-inch-thick slices. In a large nonstick skillet heat 1/3 cup oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté plantains in batches, without crowding, until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes on each side, adding remaining oil to skillet as necessary. With a slotted spatula transfer plantains as fried to paper towels to drain.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Oil a 2 1/2-quart baking dish (about 1 1/2 inches deep).
In a small bowl beat together eggs and water and pour half of mixture into baking dish, tilting to coat bottom and sides. Arrange about one third plantains over bottom and up sides of baking dish tightly in one layer. Spread half of filling in dish and sprinkle with half of Parmesan. Arrange half of remaining plantains on top of Parmesan in one layer. Top plantains with remaining filling and sprinkle with remaining Parmesan. Top pie with remaining plantains. Pour remaining egg mixture over pie, tilting dish so egg spreads to edges.
Bake pie, covered with foil, in middle of oven until heated through and bubbling at edges, about 1 hour. Cool pie 10 minutes. (If desired, unmold before serving: Run a thin knife around edge of pie, invert a serving plate on top of pie, and invert pie onto serving plate.)


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According to a survey of over 1,000 consumers by GFI Software, 40 per cent would not pay to renew their anti-virus, while 15.3 per cent would let their existing anti-virus lapse on the grounds that the renewal process was too difficult or inconvenient.
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In the world of outsider audio and what's dubbed "incredibly strange music," one lone, haunted figure stands tall above the rest: Joe Meek, turning the traditional studio-recording environment of the 1960s upside down in England with flair, obsession, and wackiness that crossed elements of Ed Wood with Phil Spector. As a clever boy who dissected radios and other early electronics, Meek turned his creative energy into a career as an independent producer free of the stodgy, copycat, high-fidelity desires of in-house record-company studios.
Meek was a rebel, a genius on a shoestring budget, and an unpredictable personality known for devising odd sound effects from toilet tanks, buckets, and other improvised delights. American audiences may only know his touch from his chart-topping hit "Telstar" by The Tornados, but an entire world awaits the curious. This coming Tuesday an avalanche of sweet Meek rarities is released by the Castle/Sanctuary imprint, led by the two-CD anthology Joe Meek's Freakbeat: 30 Freakbeat, Mod, & R&B Nuggets. Back before Bauhaus, Love & Rockets, and The Stranglers moved cubic meters of shadowy, humid air in London's underground clubs into sexual, quivering mass grinds, Meek had the touch, or the ear, for "the little death" in a great song, wringing out that electrified moment when it all gets freaky, frenzied, and frothing. And sexy? Check out Paul & Ritchie & the Cryin' Shames from 1966, shaking it down like Arthur Alexander fronting Blue Cheer in "Come on Back," or the creepy cool of The Syndicats' "Crawdaddy Simone" from 1965, featuring blistering young guitarist Ray Fenwick before he became a part of The Spencer Davis Group. Sixty more crazed creations come under the title of Vampires, Cowboys, Spacemen, & Spooks: The Very Best of Joe Meek's Instrumentals, featuring a young Ritchie Blackmore in The Outlaws, The Moontrekkers, Peter Jay & the Jaywalkers, and more. Not enough Meek for your inner freak? Look for a special box set of a dozen original vinyl EPs re-crafted as individual CDs, complete with original cover art, back-cover notes, and discs that mock their original labels. Highlights include Mike Berry's Tribute to Buddy Holly, Houston Well's Canadian country, and the two-part, spaced-out sounds of I Hear a New World by The Blue Men.
Next week the Bloomington, Indiana, indie label Secret Canadian Records celebrates 11 years and more than a hundred releases with a nifty project titled SC100. Inspired by the beloved Elektra Records' 1990 self-salute Rubaiyat, in which modern Elektra artists (such as The Cure) reinterpreted classic Elektra material (such as The Doors), the Secretly Canadian disc collects 18 artists from its stable, including Swearing At Motorists, Nikki Sudden, Danielson, and Damien Jurado, gathering around the banquet table and showing their stuff on their label-mates' material.
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno unleashes Sick Puppies on Thursday and Good Charlotte on Monday; The Late Show with David Letterman hosts Aqualung on Friday and Andrew Bird on Tuesday; Late Night with Conan O'Brien boasts Clap Your Hands Say Yeah this evening overnight, Kaiser Chiefs on Thursday overnight, and Cold War Kids on Tuesday overnight; The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson buddies up with Redman on Friday overnight; Last Call with Last Call with Carson Daly invites everyone out for Bloc Party on Friday overnight; and Jimmy Kimmel Live presents Elliott Yamin this evening overnight and Pink on Tuesday overnight.
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... and like the winds, young grasshopper, are subject to change.
Army of Me - Citizen (Doghouse) debut from the Washington, DC, trio with a hint of U2's soaring glory
Blonde Redhead - 23 (4AD)
Bright Eyes - Cassadaga (Saddle Creek) with guests Gillian Welch, David Rawlings, and Janet Weiss
Brother Ali - The Undisputed Truth (Rhymesayers) big dog swagger and reflection from the slamming snowflake MC
The Chalets - Check in (Setanta) recently heard on ABC's Grey's Anatomy, my pick of the week is this sexy, groovy Irish band taking flight with vocalists Pee Pee and Pony, grinding and shimmying like Elastica sweating it out in the B-52's love shack without air conditioning
Crème Anglaise - Crème Anglaise (United States of Distribution) new from John Helliwell of Supertramp
Cliff Eberhardt - The High Above & the Down Below (Red House) gorgeous new album by the wickedly talented singer/songwriter, backed by a jazz combo
Foreign Islands - Restart Now! (Deaf Dumb & Blind) slamming CD EP featuring the hyperactive "We Know You Know It" and remixes from the Filthy Dukes and The Future Boys
The Gena Rowlands Band - Flesh & Spirits (Lujo) earnest melancholy waltzes featuring former Dismemberment Plan bassist Erik Axelson and guitarist Jason Caddell
Golden Bear - To the Farthest Star (C-Side Records) bedroom studio sessions from the Austin favorite, with guest vocalist Pink Nasty and the Royal Forest Horns
Goldrush - The Heart Is the Place (Better Looking) aching Americana quiver realized by an Oxfordshire, UK, quintet
Grinderman - Grinderman (Mute) all new from Nick Cave and members of his Bad Seeds
Guster - "Satellite" (Reprise) "carbon neutral" eight-song CD EP featuring a remix by The Astronauts, and covers of the Beatles' "Two of Us" and the Bonnie Tyler hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Hellyeah - Hellyeah (Epic) new from Vinnie Paul of Pantera and Damageplan
The Icicles - Arrivals & Departures (MicroIndie) vibrant, playful, and harmonic Michigan combo to get rid of rainy days
Junior Boys - The Dead Horse (Domino) featuring remixes by Hot Chip, Carl Craig, and Tensnake
King Crimson - The Collectable King Crimson: Volume 2 (Inner Knot) two-CD set of concerts from 1981 and 1982
Madison Park - "One Day" (Basic Lux) eight-track CD single with remixes from Peter Haze, Lenny B, and GXR
Manowar - Gods of War (Magic Circle) all new, also available in a special metal-and-leather slipcase with a bonus DVD
The Moog - Sold for Tomorrow (MuSick) young Budapest band drenched in tortured indie pop and British Invasion punch
Nathan - Key Principles (Nettwerk) Winnipeg prairie pop
New Atlantic - The Streets, the Sounds, & the Love (Eyeball) hot off a tour with Cartel and Cobra Starship
Christopher O'Riley - Second Grace: The Music of Nick Drake (World Village) instrumental piano arrangements
Perfect Stranger - original motion picture soundtrack (Lakeshore) featuring music from Beck, Cat Power, and Otis Redding
Ral Partha Vogelbacher - Shrill Falcons (Monotreme) third album from the rambling, possessed Chadwick Bidwell and members of Thee More Shadows
Lou Rhodes - Beloved One (Cooking Vinyl) domestic release of this solo debut from the Lamb co-founder, recognized last year in the Mercury Prize shortlist
The Rosebuds - Night of the Furies (Merge) third album of gothic-pop from the Raleigh, North Carolina, duo, touring this spring and summer as a five-piece
Shellac - Excellent Italian Greyhound (Touch & Go)
Spanking Charlene - Dismissed with a Kiss (Slacker) saucy girl power helmed by Charlene McPherson, pondering checkout-aisle-magazine angst in "When I'm Skinny" and "Pussy Is Pussy"
The Terrible Twos - If You Ever See an Owl (Poquito/Vagrant) new from Matthew Pryor of The New Amsterdams
Tiesto - Elements of Life (Ultra) new from the Dutch DJ, with guest vocalists Charlotte Martin, Julie Thompson, and BBMak's Christian Burns
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Dear Mrs. McVeigh,
College football season is big among our family and friends, and we are looking forward to the Texas / OU game. Can you please tell our OU friends how to have good manners before, during, and after a game?
Anonymous UT Fan
Dear Anonymous UT Fan,
Set a good example with your manners. Keep comments factual and not emotional. Compliment the other team when they do something good. When you score getting excited is fine, but don't act obnoxious. If you do win, be gracious and say good game. If you lose, say good game and don't complain about anything being unfair.
A few weeks ago I sat down with my husband and discussed my latest work project with him. I am putting out a kid's DVD on manners. As I told him all about it the wheels in his brain were turning. He then asked a question that we both knew the answer to. He asked me if I was going to become obsessed with the project, and lose the balance in my life. Anyone who knows me knows I give everything I do 150%, which unfortunately can throw off your balance.
How do you keep a balance in your life? I look at it in three steps. You list out what you need to and like to do, prioritize the items, and then constantly reassess. Balance is something that I have learned to constantly question about my life, and when I forget to question it is when things seem to spin out of control. The first step in achieving a balance is to sit down and list out your priorities. For me it is my husband and three children, work, volunteer work, house, exercise/health, and friends. They do not necessarily go in that order, but I know that family always needs to come first. When I am not achieving a balance the other items in the list become juggling balls. I have them all in the air at once, and am trying not to drop any of them at any time. When you juggle the items in your life you are being reactive and not proactive. When I get to that point I take a time out and get the list out again.
After you list all of your priorities decide the order of their importance. Volunteer work was a huge priority for me several years ago. It has been about five years since I have taken on any major volunteer positions, and I decided I rather devote my extra time to working. This year I have taken on a large volunteer role at my kid's school, but I am determined to find time for it and for work. If I can strike a healthy balance between the two I will feel successful in leading a "balanced life." At times we cannot control the balance because projects can become larger than they were supposed to become, or we just do not make an informed decision on how much time they will take. If that happens, get through it the best that you can, and when possible reach out to others and get help, if it is your boss, co-workers, or fellow volunteers. Once again, the faster that you can acknowledge that things are out of control, the faster you can come up with solutions and then go back to achieving a balance. This kind of assessment is what will make you proactive instead of reactive.
Finding a balance in life is important. It makes us better people for those around us, and can eliminate a lot of stress in our everyday lives. You can do this by listing out what you need to and like to do, prioritize, and then constantly reassess.
Now that the fall sports season is here, please remind your readers of some basic etiquette guidelines for those spectators who are there to enjoy the games. Here are some of my pet peeves.
· Standing up in front of everyone and blocking the view of those behind you. (You don't see people standing up in their seats at the movies.)
· Talking loud on your cell phone.
· Yelling at the referees during the game.
· Yelling at one of the players during the game.
· Coaching from the parents during the game.
· Letting small children run wild.
· Booing the opposing team.
A Sports Fan
I have a child who has demonstrated some naughty behavior over the past two days, which has not been remediated by our discipline strategies. She was told that if her behavior did not change, she would not be permitted to engage in any fun activities this weekend. The behavior worsened, so she lost her fun activities. The problem is one of the activities was a birthday party on Saturday that I already committed to attending. I always tell the kids that I mean what I say and I say what I mean, but now what? Is there an etiquette rule about such situations? I hate to leave the birthday child and the birthday parents in the lurch, but I also hate to look like a flaky blow-hard in my child's eyes. Thanks for any clarification you can provide.
Best wishes,
Rude, but Well-Meaning Mama
Dear Well-Meaning Mama,
I think that it is fine taking away the birthday party. The parents of the birthday child should understand. You can take it a step further by having your child go to the birthday child's house either before or after the party and apologize to the birthday child and parents for not attending. She can then explain why she suddenly cannot attend, and she can give the child the present. This will make a big impact on her, and she will think twice about her behavior. It will also teach her about RSVP/party etiquette.
People seem to love the Kindermusik Meeting and Greeting webisode! Thank you to everyone who has given us such great feedback on it! Continue to pass it onto your friends. Together we will wipe out the bad manners in this world!
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Nice blog to read on.Well after that,you might have some leftovers.Using leftovers isn't really that
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SOOO agree with this answer. I really get tired of the 'competitiveness' of gift giving from some o
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This posting really resonated with me. My New Year's Resolution for 2010 is to SIMPLIFY my life. Thi
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