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This year could see big changes in the WWE. We've heard talk that the 'independent experiment' could be over and the corporate heads want to go back to the 'big man', the sort of wrestler that creates awe in the audience whether by height or by pure muscle mass.
It's an interesting thought when you consider your childhoods and think of the terrifying spectacle of Undertaker face to face with Kane in the cell for the first time. It was an awe-inspiring moment. Did we ever have that with Paul London and Billy Kidman? No. They wrestled great matches, but it was never the sort of marquee moment that the company strives for. The one they can replay time and again or plaster the website with. They need the big men for those.
Not only is this the year when the big man truly returns, but it's also the year where we inch closer to the Undertaker's retirement. Yes, it might not be for a couple more years yet but when he does decide to leave the squared circle, there will be a massive hole in the big man league. When Taker arrived, he was more of a gimmick, a monster there to terrify others. Over the years, his technical expertise and ability to tell a story in the ring has increased immensely. Yes, there have been other great big men in wrestling, lots of them in fact, but the amount of match of the year contenders the Deadman is having in his final few years is incredible.
Obviously, you can look at 6ft 6in Hulk Hogan, 7ft Kane and 7ft 4in Andre the Giant. That doesn't tell the whole story though. Height is impressive, but so is body mass. You could look at 450lb Vader, 487lb Viscera and 589lb Yokozuna. Even then it's not the full story because the muscle soaked monsters of the past are equally impressive and it's no coincidence that Batista is making his comeback this month ready to be placed as immediate Royal Rumble favourite. Basically, many fans love Daniel Bryan and CM Punk, but it's a massive monster that will get the mainstream column inches.
With a whole league of big men heading towards the end of their careers, hell, even Kane is corporate for now, the time is now for a whole new division of wrestlers to take centre stage. WWE has been sowing the seeds for quite some time though with a variety of big men who are already beginning to shine. Many of these men have been placed in stables or tag-teams so they can build up their in-ring work and learn the ropes. The next twelve months will see if the dividends will pay off.
Firstly, we have Roman Reigns. What's interesting here, and I didn't even notice it for the first few months after The Shield's initial debut, is that he isn't even the tallest member of the group standing one inch shorter than Dean Ambrose. He is clearly, however, the muscle of the faction and has been painted that way since day one. He is over 50lbs heavier than his stable-mates and his spear has been set up as the most devastating one since Goldberg's (with a doff of the cap to Edge too). He is intense, he growls, he shouts, he is a beast.
If I was to compare him to a recent wrestler, ironically, it would be Batista as both have that similar ferocity. There has been a lot of talk about this being a big year for Reigns and, with the current Shield storyline heading towards him taking out the arrogant Ambrose and naive Rollins, that will run and run. Is he the future for big men though? Well, this isn't fantasy booking but let's be honest, he has heritage with relations including The Rock, Rikishi and current roster-mates, The Usos, and he has the look that WWE loves. He's also one of theirs after a short career in the NFL, he signed up to Developmental in 2010 and hasn't looked back since.
I feel this last fact is important because although you can argue that the 'independent experiment' has worked wonderfully, corporate must look at some of those wrestlers and think that they're not 'true WWE' workers. Maybe this is the problem with the current negotiations with Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards. To that end, Reigns' future has the potential to burn very bright.
Next, we can look at a man Reigns challenged back in FCW, Big E Langston. Now, there are two ways this one could go. He could be the new Brock Lesnar or the next Ezekiel Jackson. He started as muscle for Dolph Ziggler before breaking free and taking the Intercontinental Title from Curtis Axel. In that time he has proven, via his Twitter account, to be a highly personable and witty man and in the ring, due to his title run, he is showing both size and speed. Again, being big doesn't always mean height, he stands 5ft 11in, but it does mean muscle mass and he weighs in at 290lbs. Whereas Reigns started in the NFL, power and speed, Langston started as a record breaking power-lifter. His speed and agility has clearly come from his desire in developmental to work hard and break out from the 'strong, slow big man' mould. His match this week with Fandango also showed that he (along with Johnny Curtis) could tell a great story.
If he carries on developing and grabbing the opportunities he's being given, I would love to see a match versus Brock Lesnar down the line. Obviously, to explain the earlier comparison, Brock has the MMA experience, but he is one of the quickest big men to appear in the wrestling world. Langston's not there yet but he's clearly on the road less travelled for a big man to inject their work with pace and speed.
Now there is a man whose whole career seems to have been one big transition, Brodus Clay. There's no denying the size of the man, 6ft 7in and 375lbs, but his career is now at a massive crossroads. He began in NXT before becoming Alberto Del Rio's bodyguard and then disappearing to film the exploitation movie 'No One Lives'. His return was delayed on-air for weeks by John Laurinaitis before an entrance no-one expected, that of a disco-dinosaur called the Funkasaurus. It was strange but it's the sort of thing WWE likes to do, a bit of dancing and a family-friendly party gimmick. It just didn't seem to fit this monster though. He had a few interesting bouts, and his in-ring habit of calling out his moves (primarily because he was so big there was nothing his opponents could do about it) was good and one he'll hopefully bring back. The party monster gimmick just doesn't wash with a big man though (and maybe that's why it's been handed to Xavier Woods).
His heel turn could be his last chance to become a main-event monster though. For inspiration, he need only look at Mark Henry. For years this big man was jokingly referred to as the big threat in a Royal Rumble and became a smiling Kool-Aid man for the masses. His 2011 heel turn though created the Hall of Pain, a championship run and allowed him to show his brilliance on the mic (particularly the retirement speech of last year). Essentially, Henry confounded expectations to such a degree that his decimation at the hands of Brock Lesnar was, to some extent, a shock. This is who Brodus should look to. If this is the year of the big man in WWE, Clay is one of the biggest they have and needs to take the ball and run with it.
When looking at The Undertaker and Kane, and their eventual in-ring retirements, the role of the 'scary' big man will be open for interview. To that end, The Wyatt Family might be jostling against each other in the near future. There have been failed experiments in the past, primarily Kevin Fertig who was both Mordecai and the vampire-lite Kevin Thorn, but the role of the big man that scares the kids is up for grabs. The Wyatt's are currently filling the void for weird and scary though and all stand well over 6ft 3in. The religious cult idea has worked brilliantly and, when moving up from Developmental, the word was that Bray Wyatt was the one to watch and, on the mic, this is certainly true. In the ring though, Erick Rowan is improving with each match, but Luke Harper is very impressive. He is strong, fast and intimidating. His calls of 'yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah' are strange and his overall look, along with his stable-members, works.
There is speculation that Bray will face Cena at WrestleMania and Harper and Rowan will enter the big one as tag-team champions. The former seems a little early, and particularly speculative, whereas the latter appears to be a very real possibility. No doubt, similar to The Shield, the Wyatt's will end up disbanding, but these three big men have a very real chance of keeping the 'larger than life' characters on the wrestling map. In the world of pipe-bombs and snarky Triple H comments, characters like Undertaker and Kane might disappear forever. We need The Wyatt's, and their ilk, to keep this tradition going. Basically, wrestling works well when it has a good balance of 'real' and 'heightened' and these three need to fight to keep it going.
Obviously, there are others I could mention both old and new. Ryback appears to be heading towards either another character change or disappearing altogether from the company. The Great Khali can barely walk and The Big Show, although he clearly has a few years left, must be looking forward at what to do when the in-ring career is slowing down. Again, WWE is still looking at how they can build and develop the big man division to the point where, clearly to keep the Indian market close, they might be hiring 7ft 5in Rajesh Kumar who is currently training in Japan.
The big man is essential to the world of wrestling. It is the larger than life characters we all remember as children that creates favourites in our minds and then lets us appreciate the smaller, independent wrestlers as we grow older. Also, the ascents of Punk and Bryan have been great but these smaller men, the Davids, need the Goliaths to conquer or there is no story, no crowd-pleasing moment. The WWE is right to build up the big-man division but, just as they are developing their own WWE-branded young wrestlers, hopefully the independents can still make their way through to the big leagues because different styles, histories and stories are what make us interested. Also, the sight of a 6ft 7in monster beating down a 5ft 9in technical marvel before a great comeback is about as good as wrestling gets.
Finally, a quick apology. I was going to write a column last week but the excitement of the holiday season got the better of me. I hope you all have a topping time and have a great 2014 too.
Please follow me on twitter @HughFirth or email me on email@example.com All constructive criticism is appreciated.
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Soaps.com has plenty of Primetime scoops for our readers to look forward to during the week of June 25 and beyond. In our latest Primetime Dish column you'll find episode teasers, casting scoops, award winnings, repeat episode alerts, season premiere dates, and who won't be at Comic Con this year.
American Horror Story: Britne Oldford ("Skins") has been cast to appear in the FX series' season two in the recurring role of Alma.
Beauty And The Beast: Soaps.com has a sneak peek of the new CW summer series! Please keep in mind, the network video might not be viewable outside the US.
Being Human: Xander Berkeley ("Nikita") has landed a recurring role as Brynn and Connor's father for season three of the SyFy series. New episodes will resume in 2013.
Bones: Fans have been patiently waiting, and Soaps.com is happy to report the FOX series will return for season eight on Monday September 17 at 8:00 PM.
Bunheads: Chris Eigeman ("Girls") has landed a guest starring role as Conor in the new ABC Family series. Look for him to appear in episode eight and tune in Mondays at 8:00 PM each week.
Castle: Terri Edda Miller (show writer) tweeted, "The show was not invited," in regards to their upcoming absence from this year's San Diego Comic Con event.
Community: Unfortunately those from the show will not have a panel at this year's San Diego Comic-Con either.
Criminal Minds: Jeanne Tripplehorn ("Big Love") has been cast as a series regular as a new profiler. Look for her to first be introduced during season eight's premiere. The CBS police series airs Wednesdays at 9:00 PM.
Dallas: Did you miss last night's new episode or need to catch up with the two-part season premiere? Read Soaps.com's Dallas Weekly Recaps. While you're looking around our new section be sure to vote in the new poll too!
Desperate Housewives: The cancelled ABC series took home the International Audience Award at the Monte Carlo Television Festival on Thursday June 14.
Fringe: It's the fifth and final season for this FOX series, which returns on Friday September 28 at 9:00 PM.
Go On: John Cho ("Harold And Kumar") has been promoted and will appear as a series regular as a manager of the radio station in the new NBC fall comedy. The series will premiere after the Olympic coverage on Wednesday August 8.
Grimm: Mark Pellegrino ("Lost") has been cast to appear in a guest starring role as Jarold Kempfer sometime during season two, which will return to NBC on Monday August 13 at 10:00 PM.
Mockingbird Lane: The casting notes keep pouring in! Beth Grant ("Modern Family") will play a neighbor named Maryanne, who becomes suspicious of the show's main family.
New Girl: Season two of the FOX series will return with two new episodes on Tuesday September 25 - a special one at 8:00 PM to 8:30 PM then the official season premiere at 9:00 PM to 9:30 PM.
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Nikita: On Friday June 29 at 8:00 PM the CW will air a repeat of its October 21, 2011 episode titled "Looking Glass."
One Upon A Time: Fans of the ABC series character Ruby/Red Riding Hood are in for a treat. Meghan Ory ("True Justice") has been promoted to a series regular for season two, as has Emilie de Ravin ("Remember Me," "Lost") as Belle.
Parenthood: Good news Ray Romano ("Everybody Loves Raymond") fans… NBC has cast the actor in the role of a photographer for a multi-episode arc for season four. Tune in for Romano's first appearance during the season premiere at 10:00 PM on Tuesday September 11.
Pretty Little Liars: In Tuesday's June 26 8:00 PM ABC Family episode titled "Birds Of A Feather" Hannah is tempted to tell Caleb the truth when he starts to question why she's visiting Mona. Aria contemplates telling her mom about her dad's dating life. Spencer looks for answers in regards to Melissa, and Emily and Maya's cousin meet.
Secret Life Of An American Teenager: Ken Baumann, who plays Ben Boykewich, and Aviva Farber ("NCIS") tied the knot on June 16 in Malibu. Baumann tweeted on June 17, "Yesterday, a friend named after Stephen Dedalus officiated my marriage. Yesterday: Aviva said yes." Congrats to the young couple!
Smash: Jeremy Jordan ("Joyful Noise") has been cast in season two of the NBC musical as a series regular. Look for him to appear as a straight, sexy Brooklyn-born singer.
Supernatural: Friday June 29 at 9:00 PM will bring CW viewers a repeat of the October 21, 2011 episode titled "Shut Up, Dr. Phil."
The L.A. Complex: On Tuesday June 26 at 9:00 PM the CW will air a repeat of its May 15, 2012 episode titled "Other Side Of The Door."
The Vampire Diaries: On Thursday June 28 look for the CW to air a repeat of its October 20, 2011 episode titled "Smells Like Teen Spirit" at 9:00 PM.
True Blood: Robert Patrick ("The Unit") has been cast to play Alcide's father Jackson Herveaux for three episodes. Though the character will first appear during a flashback, look for Patrick in the Sunday August 5 episode titled "Everybody Wants to Rule the World."
Until next week, if you want extra soap opera news check out Soaps.com's Soap Scoop: UK/Australia Edition.
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The 59th session of the Synod of Bishops of Kyiv-Halych Major Archbishopric of the Ukrainian Greek- Catholic Church was held at the Lviv Archeparchy Recollection - Recreation Center in Briukhovychi on February 25, 2013.
Seventeen bishops of Kyiv-Halych Major Archbishopric participated in the synod. For the first time His Grace Nil Lushchak, Auxiliary Bishop of the Eparchy of Mukachiv, who was consecrated a bishop on January 12, 2013 in Uzhhorod Greek - Catholic Cathedral of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, attended the synod.
Main topic of this synod was an appropriate commemoration of the Year of Faith in the Major Archbishopric. The keynote address was given by His Grace Bishop Yaroslav (Pryriz), followed by Rev. Myron Bendyk on Clergy Guidelines for the Year of Faith and His Grace Bishop Joseph (Milan) on the All-Church Pilgrimage to the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ in Kyiv on August 17-18, 2013. Given the fact that faith without action is dead, presentations on the Year of the Deacon as a third year of preparation for the 1025th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus-Ukraine, were made by Rev. Andriy Nahirniak and Mr. Andriy Vaskiv, president of the Charitable Fund Caritas- Ukraine. Appropriate resolutions were passed by the synod for all above issues.
The synod completed the third review and ratified the following documents: "Norms of celebrating Divine Liturgy," presented by His Grace Bishop Taras (Senkiv) and "Administrative Guidelines of UGCC Kyiv-Halych Major Archbishopric," presented by Rev. Dr. Oleksa Petriv.
A discussion on the preparations for the 1025th celebration of the Baptism of Rus-Ukraine was chaired by His Grace Bishop Bohdan (Dziurakh), a member of the jubilee's State Organizing Committee. Rev. Sebastian (Dmytrukh) a Studite, spoke on UGCC participation in the celebration of the centennial of the Lviv National Museum, created as a result of a gift to the Ukrainian people by Metropolitan Andrey (Sheptytsky).
An analysis of the completion of the resolutions of the past sessions of UGCC Synod of Bishops of Kyiv-Halych Archbishopric was done by reviewing interim reports of the activities of the Commission on Clergy Behavior in Past Parliamentary Elections, presented by Metropolitan Ihor (Vozniak), and that of the working group preparing the pastoral guide "A Good Shepherd," presented by Rev. Volodymyr Zhdan.
Touching the sphere of state-church relations, the Synod members were informed on the legal acts of Parliament, Cabinet of Ministers and the Administration of the President of Ukraine, which relate to religious life. In consideration of the fact that this year marks the 70th anniversary of the Volyn tragedy, the synod ratified an appropriate resolution.
In financial matters, the report of the activities of the UGCC Pilgrimage Center, compiled by its general director, Mr. Dmytro Myronenko, was reviewed and other financial-administrative issues were discussed.
The activities of the Commissions of the Major Bishopric were reported by Rev. Petro Rak, head of the Department of Church Commissions and by Sr. Khrystofora Bushtyn, SNDM, head of UGCC Commission on Matters of Primary Education.
On the following day, synod participants attended the Pontifical Divine Liturgy in St. George's Archcatedral on the occasion of the 80th birthday and the 55th anniversary of priesthood of His Beatitude Lubomyr (Husar), UGCC Archbishop-Emeritus.
It was decided to hold the Sixtieth Session of the Synod of Bishops of UGCC Kyiv-Halych Major Archbishopric in the Marian Spiritual Center in Zarvanytsa in May 2013.
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Flags flying the David Thompson Brigade makes its way to Thunder Island in Cascade Locks Sunday. To commerorate the 200th anniverary of David Thompson, a French fur trapper/ cartographer who charted the entire Columbia River from source to mouth in 1811, becoming the European to travel the entire river, a group of 120 adventurers from Canada and the United States, are re- tracing his route by canoe.
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Participants will not be able to enter the Music Mill until approximately 5:05pm
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Mike Patin lives in Lafayette LA. He's married and has one daughter. He's worked with teens since 1984. He's been a high school teacher and coach, a youth minister, a summer camp counselor as well as an assistant coach for a college basketball team.
He now speaks around the country and Canada to teens and adults about Catholic faith, positive attitude, using your gifts and living life fully.
He enjoys hanging out with his family, music (lots of different kinds), sports (especially college basketball), Comedy Central and that his "job" lets him meet cool people from all over the United States
In 1984, Pope Paul II declared Palm Sunday the celebration of World Youth Day. Since that time he has issued an annual letter to the youth of the world. Since 1985, he has invited youth from around the world to gather with him in different parts of the globe for celebrations of catechesis, fellowship, worship and renewal. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has named the 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time as this country's celebration of World Youth Day. On this day, the youth of the Diocese of Dallas, celebrate along with the young Catholic Church across the United States. The Office of Youth & Young Adult Ministries has sponsored a one-day event held at Six Flags since at least 1994.
The World Youth Day event is an annual, "local", "large Church" celebration of young Catholics to empower, inspire and encourage them in their faith journey as disciples of Jesus.
The day is open to all, but specifically targets middle and high school youth from the Dioceses of Dallas and Fort Worth.
The celebration:
Gathers young Catholics from across the diocese as well as that of the dioceses of Fort Worth, Austin, and Tyler
Affirms the giftedness of young people
Breaks open God's word through sacrament (Eucharist) and the annual theme
Sends forth young people as Jesus' disciples who live and evangelize in his name.
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Challenging: focused on community life, prayer and worship, evangelization and living as young disciples now
Diverse: representing all cultures
The baptismal call of each person to discipleship and ministry
Gifts and charisms of young people
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LANCASTER (AP) Authorities are looking for an attempted murder suspect who escaped from a Lancaster County deputy as he was walking into the county jail.
Investigators said in a news release that 23-year-old Deqwon Blackmon ran into the woods around 4 p.m. Friday and hasnt been seen since.
Deputies had just arrested Blackmon on an attempted murder charge. Authorities said he was involved in the shooting of three people in a vehicle a week ago.
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New baby, new 'do!
Hot mama Amber Rose is known for being a bald beauty, but now that she's a new mom, she's switched her hair game up. This past weekend, she posted photos of herself teaching her 7-month-old to swim, while taking zig zags to a whole 'nother level. The new hairstyle gives a very futuristic twist to her signature buzz cut.
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Linda Hogan's relationship with the much-younger Charley Hill has been a topic that's been up for debate for the past four years, and Linda admitted today on Big Morning Buzz Live that she's well aware of their public perception. Which is pretty much why she and Charley chose to be on Couples Therapy (which airs right here on VH1 on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT). Their relationship is a healthy one, but Linda's familiar with the scrutiny and judgment that comes from the court of public opinion. "You have to be willing to trust and you have to roll the dice," Linda says, which is why she's let go of some of her trust issues and is in a good place with Charley. "I'm going to give it my all this time…And things are great with us."
She also discusses one of the most emotional story lines on the show, DMX's breakdown over his relationship with his mother. "It was a good time for him to break it down and let it out," she says. "Coming clean was just so healing…It gave you goosebumps to see a man that famous just come to his knees. It was a healing thing for everybody."


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The Center for Inquiry's Living Without Religion campaign has reached Grand Rapids, Michigan, where a new billboard now displays this message:
You don't need God — to hope, to care, to love, to live.
I like that. It's a positive message, better than some of the alternatives I've seen in such campaigns. Below the fold, a picture of the billboard along with two friends, Jeff Seaver and Jennifer Beahan, who run the CFI Michigan chapter that I've long been involved with.
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Carolina Bed and Breakfast Recipes
Fresh Carolina peaches in the summer; herbs picked from the garden outside the kitchen door; tomatoes warm from the sun; local Western North Carolina apples in the fall; home baked cookies, muffins and bread; jams, pickles and chutneys, prepared on the premises: here at our Asheville inn, our bed and breakfast recipes often feature locally produced, seasonal foods.
We believe that the trade-off for convenience in using processed, ready-made foods and mixes is the loss of flavor and quality in the final product. Part of the experience of staying at our inn in Asheville is being pampered with excellent North Carolina recipes, homemade breakfasts, evening hors d'oeurves, and bedtime sweets.
With that in mind, the following recipes are provided for you to enjoy at home and include some of our guests' favorites. Easy to prepare and serve, we hope they will make you think of our Asheville hospitality here at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast. For more recipes please visit our blog, The Kitchen Garden You may also enjoy #Fridaynightbites on Twitter.
For most of our guests, their stay at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast begins in the evening with our pre-dinner refreshments. The original recipe calls for cheddar cheese and chives, but I encourage you to experiment with other cheeses and herbs. Smoked Edam and rosemary is a popular combination at the inn. These little savory crackers are best served slightly warmed in the oven but are also good at room temperature.
- 1/2 cup softened butter
- 2 cups grated cheese
- 1-1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1-2 tbsp milk (as needed)
- Fresh herbs to taste
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix together butter and cheese in a medium bowl until well blended. Add flour salt and herbs to butter mixture. Blend until it sticks together. You may need to add a little milk.
Form dough into 1" balls and place on ungreased cookie sheets. Lightly flour the bottom of a cooking glass and use to flatten the balls. Prick each cracker several times with a fork.
Bake crackers for 12-15 minutes until lightly browned around the edges. Remove to rack and cool.
Upon your return to the Carolina Bed & Breakfast, you will find freshly baked cookies, coffee, tea and sodas ready at hand. Chocolate is always popular, and these cookies are almost more of a brownie than a cookie. In December, we add crushed peppermints and white chocolate chips to make a seasonal treat.
- 1 cup butter softened
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups plain flour
- 3/4 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Cream together butter and sugars until light in color. Add egg and vanilla and beat until well incorporated, scraping down the side and bottom of the bowl halfway through.
Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cocoa powder. Slowly add to butter mixture. Stop as soon as it is all incorporated. Do not overmix.
Stir in the chocolate chips.
Drop small spoonfuls onto parchment lined baking sheet. Bake 12-15 minutes. Allow to cool on the pan for a few minutes until set before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
This refreshing summer fruit salad uses herbs from our garden to add extra flair to a melon starter.
- 1 ripe honeydew melon
- 1 large handful of fresh mint leaves
- 1 small handful of fresh cilantro
- 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
- Sugar to taste
Cut the melon into small round balls and place in a large bowl.
Finely chop the mint leaves and cilantro making sure to include some of the cilantro stems.
Toss together with the lime juice.
Taste and add sugar if needed. An exceptionally ripe melon may need a touch more lime.
Chill well, at least four hours or overnight.
Serve, garnished with a slice of fresh lime.
Makes approximately 4 cups.
Our guests at the Carolina love this summer soup.
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1 cup peach schnapps
- 1/2 cup of sugar
- 1 tsp chopped fresh mint leaves
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 2 cups half and half
- 10 fresh peaches, peeled and sliced
- 3-4 peaches peeled and diced for garnish
Place all ingredients except the half and half and the peaches in a sauce pan over medium heat.
Stir until the sugar is dissolved.
Add the sliced peaches and simmer for about fifteen minutes until peaches are fork tender.
Puree mixture with an immersion blender (or in a blender).
Pass mixture through a sieve.
Cool the juices overnight.
Add half and half and serve in a shallow bowl with some chopped fresh peach to garnish.
Makes ten ¾ cup servings
At the end of summer, when the tomato season draws to a close, these are a favorite appetizer at the Carolina Bed & Breakfast.
- 3-4 large green tomatoes, sliced
- 1 cup of plain flour
- 2 large eggs beaten with 1 tbsp milk
- 1/2 cup cornmeal mixed with 1/2 cup bread crumbs
- salt and pepper
Place tomato slices on a rack and sprinkle with salt. Let rest for 15 minutes until water is beading up on tomatoes.
Prepare three bowls for breading: one with flour, one with egg mixture and one with breadcrumbs and cornmeal.
Pat the tomatoes dry with a paper towel
Dip tomatoes in flour, followed by egg mixture and lastly in the breading.
Place tomatoes back on the rack for 10 minutes to allow breading to "set".
Heat butter and oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
When the butter is sizzling, add tomatoes. Fry for four minutes on a side until tomatoes are soft and breading is golden brown.
Let cool slightly. Season with salt and pepper and serve with a remoulade or tartar sauce.


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My dear friend (and former roomie) Sarah from Shades Of Sarah tagged me in this Beauty Scenarios Tag that's making the rounds. Though I do the occasional beauty post, I'm not a huge beauty-obsessed person (and I'm pretty relaxed), so I'm afraid that my answers aren't dramatic enough. Anyway, here goes. . .
1. You have to get rid of all your foundations and you can only keep one high-end and one drugstore, which do you keep?
The only foundation type products I use are The Face Shop's Power Perfection BB Cream Light Beige and Laura Mercier's Foundation Powder in No. 1. (Though I've tried a zillion drugstore foundation, powders, and BB creams, none of them have done the trick.) So how about I keep the BB cream?
2. You go for an interview and the lady interviewing you has lipstick on her teeth. Do you approach the subject or ignore it completely?
Ignore it. Who cares? If she looks in the mirror later, she'll probably think it got smudged onto her teeth after the interview happened.
3. You're not feeling yourself and need a pick me up. Which lipstick do you put on to make yourself feel beautiful?
I'm a big fan of the Neutrogena Moisture Smooth Color Stick. I'd choose that over a lipstick because it's lower maintenance than lipstick, which has the potential to smear and make me feel even worse.
4. You go back in time for a day to your teenage years, how would you do your hair and makeup differently?
I'd probably just do the routine I do now. It took me a while to figure out which products work best for me.
5. You ask your hairdresser for a shoulder length Pixie Lott hair cut, but they hear wrong and give you a pixi cut. Do you a) Smile, say thank you, leave and call your mom hysterical b) Cry in the chair and things get awkward or c) Complain to the manager and demand a refund.
Well, first off, I wouldn't ask for a Pixie Lott hair cut because I don't know who she is. If I want a trim like a celebrity's, I always bring in a picture--I don't expect hairdressers to read my mind or know every celebrity ever. However, if there was a misunderstanding, I'd probably react similarly to option A, since hair grows back and it wouldn't be the end of the world.
6. Your friend surprises you with a 4-day city break and you have 1 hour to pack. Which 'do it all' palette do you pack in your makeup bag?
It's easy for me to travel, because I keep my favorite products all in one little box, so I'd just dump 'em in a box. Right now, I'm using the Revlon ColorStay palette in Moonlit.
7. Your house has been robbed, don't worry everyone is safe, but your beauty stash has been raided. What's the product you really hope is safe?
Ha, they can take it all! The most expensive beauty product I own is the Laura Mercier powder I mentioned above. I'd count myself lucky if only my makeup was stolen. Dumb thief. (Though once I did have all of my makeup stolen from a checked suitcase when I was in high school. I don't check bags anymore. But it served 'em right because I only had cheap drugstore brands back then.)
8. Your friend borrows your makeup and returns it in awful condition. Do you a) Just pretend you haven't noticed b) Ask them to repurchase it or c) Secretly do the same to something of theirs?
Pretend I didn't notice. Why make a friendship awkward over a $8 beauty product?
Well, now you know how I'd respond to a few first-world problems. Tags are always a bit of fun, even if they're silly. I tag all of you to answer them as well (if you want to)!


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Gone to the dogs: Anderson County animal shelter opens dog park
ANDERSON COUNTY - A grassy lot next to the Anderson County animal shelter is for the pooches.
No cats are allowed.
The fenced-in lot is the first-ever dog park that the county's P.A.W.S. (Pets Are Worth Saving) animal shelter has had.
"It allows the animals a chance to get outside and get some fresh air," said Jessica Cwynar, the shelter director. "It gives them a bigger area to play in. Before, we had two small kennels on the side of the building. Now we can send at least five animals out at one time."
Typically, the shelter has an average of 300 dogs waiting to be adopted. While they are at the shelter, the animals remain in their cages most of the time. But when volunteers come in, they are taken out of their cages and allowed to exercise and play.
What: Pup Rally at the Dog Park, an opening of the animal shelter's new dog park and a three-day adoption event
Where: Anderson County P.A.W.S.(Pets Are Worth Saving) animal shelter, 1320 U.S. 29 South, Anderson
When: Thursday and Friday, noon until 6 p.m.; Saturday, noon until 4 p.m.
Note: The adoption event is free and open to the public. Dogs can be adopted for $35 instead of $65 at the three-day event
For more information: Call P.A.W.S. at 864-260-4151.
Cwynar said the new park gives the dogs more room to do what dogs do: run and play.
The park covers 10,000 square feet and was donated by Waste Connections of the Carolinas, Cwynar said. Waste Connections of the Carolinas is a waste management company that operates in the Upstate, including in Belton.
The park was completed about three weeks ago. Its official opening is set to happen Thursday as the shelter's staff kicks off a three-day dog adoption event, Cwynar said. She said the Pup Rally in the Dog Park will happen Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
For all three days, people can adopt a dog for $35 instead of the usual $65 fee. Cwynar said there are 230 dogs in the shelter now.
The $35 fee includes spaying or neutering for the dog; a rabies shot, if the dog is old enough; the dogs first set of vaccines; a deworming; and a microchip. The microchip helps a pet owner to locate a dog if the animal becomes lost.
Cwynar said the adoption event is free to attend and open to the public. Those who want to adopt a pet will have to be approved for adoption before they can take an animal home.
She said volunteers also are needed to help walk the dogs. People can volunteer by themselves if they are 18 or older. If they are younger than that, they need to have a parent or guardian with them while they volunteer at the shelter, Cwynar added.
People who come to adopt a dog from the shelter can also use the park as they try and select which pup they want to take home, Cwynar said.
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Developed by CVape, the C-Rig Glass Globe Vaporizer is a personal portable concentrate vaporizer. In this ever expanding and always progressing world of vaporizers and portable vaporizers, CVape has hit a new milestone in the vaporizer industry with it's new C-Rig Glass Globe design. Each unit is proudly made in the USA and features hand blown glass domes and mouthpieces. The glass is much higher quality and more durable than the glass used in many other glass globe vaporizers. It also features a ceramic heating chamber and uses the latest in battery technology. For charging the unit, simply use the provided mini USB charger. The C-Rig heating coil is practically indestructible and the batteries last much longer than all of its competitors. It provides clouds of vapor that are equal to or better then a titanium nail system, but the C-Rig does this with the control of pressing a button. It also features a "carb" on the glass globe which provides for better air flow while inhaling.
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Effective Team Collaboration has been studied for so many years. This post does not try to repeat of what has been researched intensively, instead, this blog post is based on my 20 years of experience working with various different teams around the world.
Given the rapid changes in technology and in the market recently, such as social computing, cloud computing, social media and mobile, we'll also focus on taking advantage of this trend in applying to your team. But more importantly, having observed the patterns over and over again, I propose three simple habits that a team should follow to yield impressive productivity gains and keeping team's morale high. Again, I'm not interested in high level recommendation, but I'll go into a few specific actions that you need to implement.
Yes, you can start implementing them today. As with any other guidelines, it requires discipline to produce consistent results. I have practiced them over and over again in the past a few years, and I can honestly say, I'm very pleased with the results.
The presentation below goes into details what the 3 habits are. I really hope it helps many teams around the world, whether you're in high-tech, manufacturing, health or financial or any other industries, it does not matter. Please share your results with rest of us. I'm really looking forward to reading and discussing your comments. Nothing is more rewarding than helping others achieving their goals, or seeing that we help each other.
3 Simple Habits of a Highly Effective Team
Effective Team Collaboration has been studied for so many years. This post does not try to repeat of what has been researched intensively, instead, this blog post is based on my 20 years of experience working with various different teams around the world.
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- Comment by Glenn Gruber on September 9, 2009 at 11:28 AM
Interesting post and nice PPT. But basically it seems like you're applying the principles of Agile software development (break work into short sprints, daily stand up meetings to review progress, team transparency) to any activity. Right?
- Comment by Andy Harjanto on September 14, 2009 at 1:03 AM
Hi Glenn.
I'm a big fan of agile software development. It defintely has its place in software development. My presentation is about what I have observed in the past 20 years of being in many projects. I was focus on the top 3 critical behaviors. In addition, I keep looking for technology that could help us shapping the behaviors. For example, with the popularity of social computing, the transparency pillar becomes easy.
- Comment by wotlip on November 26, 2009 at 5:24 AM
Hi Andy,
Could you explain more the slide 24 "Progress expectancy for each individual". I don't really catch the meaning...
Thanks in advance
- Comment by Andy Harjanto on November 26, 2009 at 8:35 AM
Hi Serge,
There are many factors why an individual makes a better progress than other individual. I pick 3 biggest factors. 2 from individual within; which is talent and drive (persistency). I have a strong feeling that persistency is more important than talent. Talent can get you so far, but drive would yield consistent results. Only few jobs in the world requires extreme talents and extreme persistency. Many jobs in the world can be achieved with average talent and high drive. Culture fit is very important too, because you'll work in the group settings. If you don't feel belong to a group culturally, it's really hard to be effective. I meant to write another persentation on exactly this topic. Please stay tuned.
- Comment by wotlip on November 26, 2009 at 9:59 AM
OK, Got it ! Thanks a lot ! I really appreciate the job done in this presentation.


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Westsider is right, City of Hillsboro just doesn't care about anything east of 209th. Hillsboro would like it much better off if people like Rex wouldn't keep tell the whole story. Like to meet this guy. Maybe Hillsboro should hire this guy as a local consul. Maybe Hillsboro should be trying to incorporate Reedville/Aloha into a master plan and make a smooth seamless community. But for the city planners, we stop on the westside of 209th and have no plan for anything to the east of that. ALSO I didn't say Aloha should incorporate into Hillsboro, and we all know Hillsboro doesn't want anything in Aloha other than the Intel land in their city. I live on the hill looking down on Reedville/Aloha, I still think they should have became a city long time ago. As for myself I don't want to hand over another two thousand a year in taxes to be in a city. So hands off Beaverton and Hillsboro.
Numbers never add up on these type of deal, City leaders will always paint a wonder land picture. Just look through these rose color glasses and see what we see.
I still say if there is a place in the market for this, let a free market place build it and suport it. Don't go trying to suport a public systems with this.
Just let a free market work it magic.
Needs to be built, the sooner the better.
Well I think a system of roads is one good and fine thing Government should be doing. People move, goods move, jobs grow, business moves forward, markets open up.
Also, back a few years ago one idea to pay for the westside by-pass was to make it a toll road to pay for bonds to get it built. You find it important to $ave money, time, fuel, you pay the toll. If your time isn't of value, you feel the need to waste fuel, you can always take the standing street system and enjoy life.
This is something government should not be $pending any time or money on. Free Market should be the total play here. If there is a market then the market will build it. On the other hand if you are wanting to bring people here to see a game, the West Side by-pass would make it easy to bring fans in from Washington and Oregon City or even Salem. After a game everyone want to sit in traffic, right.
This is something government should not be $pending any time or money on. Free Market should be the total play here. If there is a market then the market will build it. On the other hand if you are wanting to bring people here to see a game, the West Side by-pass would make it easy to bring fans in from Washington and Oregon City or even Salem. After a game everyone want to sit in traffic, right.
One other thing, Sen. Gordon Smith, Told a group that he was thinking hemp could be a good farm product for Oregon, and he didn't want Oregon to miss out on being able to product it if it was made legal to grow.
Hey, I am a Tea Party Right-wingers. Very strong fiber, easy to grow. My family has what is call marginal farm land. The hemp plant grows well on this type of land. Love to see it, open a new product for that land to be used for. If we can make money in a free market place, I'm happy.
Well I could sign up for SS. today, I take care of myself. As for take some "econ classes" I took one term in college, then in 1982-3 I took one year at PSU. There are a million and one different models to study. I was looking at the trickle down model.
Also ask any Policeman, Fireman, ER Doctor whom or what addresses use the more services. They will point to areas with the low income and cheap rent.
Over all, I still wouldn't read a lot in this recall vote, my side won by around 7 points. We still have a lot of work to do getting America back to the base it was founded on.
In Walker case he didn't perpetrate a crime ( what I think recall should be used for, a crime), he just move forward with long needed change in how we deal with cost of labor doing public services. Let face it everyone dislikes public service workers. Even the normal guy on the street hates them, his wages have not gone up in 10 or 15 years in real money, but public service worker with unions keep getting a bumps up. They have retirement to look forward to, he or she doesn't. They pay far less for health coverage than he is. This guy should be looking to getting his buying power back up, but people ( being lazy) fine it better to bring the other guy down. So we win.
Well almost never do recalls work. I wouldn't read a lot into this recall vote. But we really need to slam unions to the ground and make sure they never get up again. The working class has had too much power for too long, union or not. We really need to cut working class wages and benifits by 60% to keep business in America. Let get most people like Scott Walker in office and clear the book of all these labor laws that hold us back. Lets move forward and think Tea Party!!
TWO WORDS, Free Trade. It starts at home.
We don't need any more working class homes in Washington Co. We have MAX let them live in Clackamas Co. ride it here to work for us, then go home at night. Poor and working class people cost too much money in County services. Washington County has to stop suporting these left idea people.
Washington County, time to Tea Party UP!
Hey now, breeding is one of the last nonwritten right people have. Let them breed keeps the cost of labor down. Let get rid of 40hr work week, government benifits, and unions and we could help business compete for those jobs China is doing for us now.
Let see who could pay for it. Well one idea back in the 80's was to make it a toll road. You want to save fuel, time and money you pay the toll. Time, fuel and money not important, enjoy a drive up TV Hwy and use 217. Also with a fast pay system, it is faster than on ramp meters. On ramp meters .....NOW there is a waste of time and money.
I know us Tea Party guys are not for anything our government does. Wrong, this is a perfect job for the government. Like I said, you want to grow jobs, you want business to come here ........... you need to upgrade roads. A poor road system is harder to overcome than a poor tax system when it comes to making a sale pitch for a business site. Just think all the money that goes for fuel in day to day trips, a 605 freway might cut that by 15 to 20%, that money that can go for much better things other than being exported to the middle-east. If you want to site a business that make things in Hillsboro or Sherwood and prat of their market is offshore, how do you get it to a port with the best cost??? That would be Port of Longview. This new freeway fills this need perfect. Plus one less truck driving less miles.
As far as Berverton goes just think of the people that would not be in the traffic mess on Farmington and TV Hwy wanting to get to Hwy 217 (under built ) to move to south or east to PDX.
NOT now ..........this is by far the best time to to start talking about it and taking a step forward or two. America isn't going to be broke forever. You don't build something like over night. Stand there and do nothing, in 20 years you will be standing in the same spot.
So you think they want to live in a noisy, traffic congested little side street??
A freeways would move more people faster, less fuel, more time with family, better for business and new job makers. Think about this, should we be exporting natural gas to run factories in China or run our cars and trucks on it, just to mix things up.
Their are lots of good people out there that know this 605 freeway needs to be built. In America we can't do business without roads, if we put our heads in the sand we all loose. you want jobs in Oregon let get this one the map and find a way to build it. Tea Party UP and lets get it done.


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House panel approves Nets big man Blatche's naturalization at committee level
Brooklyn Nets center Andray Blatche. Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports / Reuters
(Updated 4:15pm) The House committee on justice approved Antipolo representative Robbie Puno's House Bill 3783, for the naturalization of Brooklyn Nets big man Andray Blatche, in order to allow him to suit up for the Philippine men's national basketball team, also known as Gilas.
The committee approved the bill though, subject to the condition that Blatche appears before a Philippine consulate to express his intent to be a Filipino citizen. Blatche is also expected to answer questions to be forwarded to the consulate by the committee on justice.
It's still a long way for the bill to see the desk of the president though. After passing the committee level, the bill has to go through the second and third reading, before being transmitted for approval in the senate. Senator Sonny Angara also recently filed a similar bill for both Blatche and McGee. The two bills for Blatche may be consolidated, and only after its approval will it be transmitted to the president for signing.
[Related: Gilas Pilipinas targeting JaVale McGee and former teammate Andray Blatche for naturalization]
Through 52 games this season, the 27-year-old Blatche is averaging 11.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.2 steals in just a hair over 22 minutes a game.
Meanwhile, Puno withdrew a similar bill filed for the naturalization of JaVale McGee. The Denver Nuggets center is out indefinitely with a fractured tibia and has only seen action in five games this season.
Should plans not miscarry, Blatche will give the Philippine an alternative to Marcus Douthit, the 33-year-old naturalized American who has been the country's main center since 2010.
The Philippines qualified for the FIBA World Cup, slated for the end of August until the middle of September after placing second in the FIBA Asia Tournament last year. If tapped, Blatche could see action in that tourney. - AMD, GMA News
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