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KABUL, Afghanistan — "Listen to my story! Listen to my pain and suffering!" Afghanistan's first female rapper Sosan Firooz pleads into her microphone.
With her first rap song, the outspoken 23-year-old singer is making history in her homeland where society frowns on women who take the stage. She is already shunned by some of her relatives.
But for Firooz, the best way to express herself is through rap, a musical genre that is just starting to generate a following in Afghanistan.
She sings about repression of women, her hopes for a peaceful Afghanistan and the misery she says she experienced as a small child living in neighboring Iran. Her family fled there during the Afghan civil war of the 1990s and the hardline Taliban regime's rise to power in 1996. During her five-year stay there, she said the Iranians looked with disdain on Afghan refugees.
"I remember while we were in Iran, we were called 'dirty Afghans' and told to go to the back of the line at the bakery," Firooz, who also spent time as a refugee in Pakistan and returned to Afghanistan with her family seven years ago, told The Associated Press in an interview.
Her song's message to Afghans: Stay in your homeland. Those who leave, she sings, will only get jobs washing dishes or working at a car wash. "They will miss their homeland," she raps in a staccato style, part rap and part hip-hop. "They will want to kiss the dust of their homeland."
"What is the result of Afghans being refugees in Iran and Pakistan?" she raps in Dari, one of Afghanistan's two main languages. "Half of them are addicts and the other half are terrorists!"
So far, the song, titled "Our Neighbors," has only been released on YouTube, with a video that shows a series of pictures of Firooz posing in a hip-hop style gear, with jeans, dangling chains and bracelets. In some pictures, she wears a bandana with skulls, but her long hair flows freely, with no headscarf — a rarity among Afghan women, including the few female singers.
Firooz is also an actress, appearing in secondary roles in a number of local TV soap operas. Earlier this month, she sang at a three-day music festival in Kabul. Because social interaction between men and women are restricted, the musicians played for a female audience the first day and males the last two days.
She is still not yet widely known among Afghans, but she's breaking traditional rules for women in a very conservative society, where some women don't go outside without wearing blue burqas that cover them from head to toe. Violence against women is still common in Afghanistan, especially in remote areas. There are reports of women being stoned or executed in public for having affairs with men. Women are arrested and others set themselves on fire to escape domestic violence. Women accused of adultery have been killed or imprisoned.
"We want an end to all cruelty against women and children," Firooz chants.
Firooz's uncle has cut off relations with his family because she appears on TV and sings, says her father, Abdul Ghafar Firooz. He says he has quit his job at the government-run electric department to accompany her whenever she leaves the house and protect her as she pursues her acting and musical career.
"I am her secretary, answering her phones. I am her bodyguard, protecting her. When she's out, I must be with her," her father said. "Every parent must support their daughters and sons to help them progress," he said.
Her mother, who does humanitarian work in some conservative, remote areas of southern Afghanistan, says she's careful not to mention her daughter's budding career.
"Family support gives me the strength to fight against the problems in our society," the young singer says.
Rap and hip-hop are just starting to gain popularity in Afghanistan, particularly among the youth. There are a few male rappers, including 28-year-old Bejan Zafarmal — nicknamed D.J. Besho — who have made a few CDs that can be bought in the Kabul bazaar.
Firooz's first —and so far only — song was arranged by well-known Afghan singer and composer Fared Rastagar, who recently returned from living in Germany and has a recording studio in Kabul.
"I admire Sosan for her courage and appreciate the support of her family," Rastagar said. "Rap is needed here," he said. "We need to bring changes in all parts of life including music."
It might be a long road to stardom for Firooz.
She lives with her family in a mud brick house in a poor neighborhood in north Kabul. She uses an old desktop computer to write her music, but sometimes it doesn't work. She received an electronic keyboard as a gift from one of her supporters. She doesn't have the money to make CDs or a more elaborate music video.
All she knows is that rap music allows her to express the pain and sorrow of her only two decades of life.
"When war started in our country, there were bullets, artillery, rockets. All our trees were burned down. The war forced us to leave our country," she raps. "We are hopeful for the future in our country. And we request that our neighboring countries leave us alone."
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Domaine Denis Mortet (Burgundy) Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Combe Dessus 1997
My final "restaurant wine" of the year, having drunk it just before Christmas. And what a stunningly good wine to finish on! Denis Mortet is a really hot property in Gevrey-Chambertin, where even his village wines are causing a stir. The wines are expensive (this is close to £30 retail), but on this showing justify the price. From a forward vintage, this dark-coloured, dense wine has a gorgeous nose; truly sumptuous, laden with berry fruit, brambles, exotic spice, vanilla and a gamy, beefy element. It is dark and velvety, and that impression continues on the palate where a deep seam of rich, fat, glycerine-thick fruit and mellow oak are the driving forces. The wine has good, ripe but not intrusive tannins and acidity is quite low. It is medium to full-bodied. The wine is chewy and savoury, the finish is very long and, despite the ripeness of fruit, oak and low acidity, it is beautifully composed and balanced. Not a style of red Burgundy that will please everyone, but an outstanding wine of its type in my opinion. I'm going to buy some of this for drinking over the next few years (12/00) Errazuriz (Chile) Wild Ferment Chardonnay 1998
Is this South America's best Chardonnay? It certainly has to be in the running. I've tasted the wine many times over the last few vintages and very few other Chardonnays - from anywhere - can touch it at the price for sheer complexity and intrigue. The colour is pale to medium gold. The nose is nutty, yeasty, rich and dry with nuances of minerals and honey, figs and melon. The oak is subtle, adding a sweet vannilin softness. On the palate it is quite chewy with flavours of quince, fig and butter, peach and apricot fruit and again a nutty, herbal edge that adds a savoury quality. The texture is nicely creamy and the finish has enough acidity to keep it fresh, interesting, and pure. Errazuriz bottle this with a synthetic cork, so either they intend it to drink young, or they are more convinced than some of the long-term effectiveness of synthetics. Well worth trying. £8.99 Oddbins, Unwins (10/00) Label image. Jim Barry (Australia) Watervale Riesling 1999
Jim Barry is best known for the cult "Armagh", one of a handful of Grange-threatening super-Shiraz from Australia. This is a far quieter wine, and one I've been a big fan of for several vintages. It's a fairly serious style of Riesling, coming from the top quality Florita vineyard in the Clare Valley which, along with the Eden Valley, is Australia's premium Riesling country. It has a pale to medium straw/gold colour and a nose that is laden with lime fruit and waxy, lemon aromas. There are sweet little floral notes and just a hint of petrolly character, but the nose is essentially very fresh with a steely purity. On the palate it is gorgeously clean and elegantly-fruited, with more crunchy lime and apple and a slightly more generous ripe fruit layer adding flesh. Acidity is balanced and the finish is very long indeed. This is both delicious now, and structured to age. (09/00). At time of writing Oddbins Fine Wine are stockists of Jim Barry wines in the UK. Silvio Jermann (Italy) Pinot Bianco 1998
Here's a lovely wine from Friuli-Venezia in the far Northeast of Italy, where some cracking cooler-climate whites give the lie to the belief that all Italian whites are simple, lemon-fresh quaffers. In many ways this wine has more in common with the wines of Alsace than some of its mundane cousins from the nearby plains of the Veneto. The colour is pale straw. The nose offers very fresh scents of citrus and a certain grassiness, but there are also much richer, more buttery notes of cream, hazelnut and peach as well as complex nuances of flowers and salts. The palate retains wonderful freshness of crisp fruit rounded out by an underlying soft acidity and a full-bodied, unctuous texture. The wine has great charm as well as balance and a bit of complexity. A real eye-opener for Italian white sceptics! (09/00). Available at time of writing from Chandos Deli, price £12.49 - a couple of quid cheaper than other UK sources. Label image.


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30 September 1982: H. Ross Perot, Jr. and Jay W. Coburn completed their around-the-world helicopter flight when they landed Spirit of Texas at their starting point at Dallas, Texas. They had flown the single-engine Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II, serial number 45658, civil registration N3911Z, more than 26,000 miles (41,843 kilometers) in 246.5 flight hours over 29 days, 3 hours and 8 minutes.
They had begun their journey 1 September 1982. Perot and Coburn traveled across twenty-six countries. They established a Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) record for helicopter speed around the world, eastbound, having averaged 56.97 kilometers per hour (35.399 miles per hour). (Class E-1d, FAI Record File Number 1254). They also established a series of point-to-point records while enroute, with the highest speed, an average of 179.39 kilometers per hour (111.47 miles per hour), taking place on 7 September 1982, while flying Spirit of Texas from London to Marseilles (FAI Record File Number 10018).
The Bell Helicopter Company Model 206L-1 is a 7-place light helicopter powered by an Allison 250-C28B turboshaft engine. This engine produces 500 shaft horsepower but is de-rated to 435 horsepower, the limit of the main transmission. Lift is provided by a two-bladed main rotor and a two-bladed tail rotor counteracts torque. The LongRanger II is designed to be flown by a single pilot and is certified for Visual Flight Rules (VFR). The 206L LongRanger series helicopters are stretched versions of the earlier 5-place Bell Model 206B JetRanger.
Perot had purchased the LongRanger, call sign "November-Three-Nine-One-One-Zulu", for $750,000 specifically for this flight. Modifications started immediately and over the next three weeks an additional 151-gallon fuel tank was added giving the helicopter approximately 8 hours' endurance. "Pop-out floats"—inflatable pontoons that can be deployed for emergency landings on water—were installed. The helicopter also carried a life raft and other emergency equipment and supplies. Additional communication, navigation equipment and radar was installed.
During the circumnavigation, the helicopter burned 56,000 pounds (25,400 kilograms) of jet fuel and made 56 fueling stops, including aboard a pre-positioned container ship in the North Pacific Ocean.
The helicopter was donated to the Smithsonian Institution and is on display at the Steven V. Udvar-Hazy Center of the National Air and Space Museum.
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Audio clip and complete trial transcript: Jeffs following a sexual session with a child
SAN ANGELO, Texas - The 51st District Court has released audio clips and transcripts used during the trial of Warren Jeffs, who was convicted of two counts of sexual assault of a child. A Tom Green County jury this week sentenced Jeffs to life plus 20 years in state prison.
A key audio clip used in the trial is a recording prosecutors allege to be Jeffs having sex with a 12-year-old girl at the YFZ ranch near Eldorado. Here is a portion of that audio clip and the written transcript of the entire recording which was given by the prosecution to Tom Green County jurors. Some readers may find the transcript disturbing.
The first part of this clip included graphic content of Jeffs with the child. What followed was Jeffs giving instruction on his religious law.
Here is the audio of Jeffs giving that instruction. The clip ends with Jeffs asking the women to "keep praying the prayer of oneness."
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Ok. World Cup 2010 South Africa.
My Teams? France, Argentina, Brasil, Germany, USA and South Africa. Special team I've noticed, Uruguay.
France is out. They played awful this year. Argentina - In! Brasil - In! But not playing up to par, I must say. Germany - In. South Africa, host country - Out. Unfortunately, but they went out with a bang winning 2-1 to France. Uruguay - In. USA - In!!!!!
For all my inexperienced Sparkies out there. Get excited.
U.S. has done it. They have not only advanced to the next rounds, but they won in their group (Group C of England, Algeria and Slovenia). Outstanding. So what�s the big deal you ask? I must explain. :P
1. The U.S. teams have not been able to advance in the World Cup since 1930. That�s right. 19-THIRTY! 80 years of dying at the World Cup�s �Test #1�!!! It�s like Round 1 has been kryptonite for every U.S. team since, even with Cobi Jones the last two Cups. But no longer�
2. The U.S. has never ever been a real powerhouse in the World Cup, and this creates an opportunity for the team to prove itself for the very first time. Win the World Cup? Probably not, but dominate�let�s just hope. Latest update is that U.S. is ranked #15 on FIFA�s roster.
3. To look at the qualifying game itself against Algeria�there were so many missed opportunities. And then once again, the ref was against the U.S. as Dempsey had a misallowed goal. �WTH???? Again!!!?!!�
Drama, pins and needles, nail biting and hair wrenching-central. Translation? This was a tight game. All U.S. had to do to advance was score ONE, single, solitary goal and then keep Algeria from scoring too. If U.S. had scored a goal early on, cool. But they didn�t.
Instead, with the game nil-nil (that�s 0-0), the game went into stoppage time (or overtime for the more familiar). Our awesome goal keep, Tim Howard, blocked the last and final, bullet-laden goal from Algeria. Then Dempsey beelined with the ball down the field and shot the ball to goal. It didn�t go in! It was blocked by Algeria�s goal keep. But as fate would have it, that goal keep didn�t capture the ball. It bounced off of him. Then a heartbeat later, Donovan swooped in to rebound the ball in the net to score the one necessary goal to win the game. It was the 91st minute. It was amazing!!!! Just three, short minutes away from the team�s ultimate elimination from the World Cup. A very huge game� Probably the BIGGEST moment of the World Cup so far. A VERY, BIG DEAL! The U.S. is advancing.
"Advancing?," you ask unsurely.
Well, remember I was telling you that the World Cup was compromised of 32 nations? Well think of it just like any other tournament. There are 8 groups of 4 teams for those 32 national teams. Groups A thru H. Now the bottom two of every Group (based on a points system), has now been cut from the rosters to create only 16 remaining teams in the competition... and so on and so forth. So U.S. has finally progressed to this stage in the World Cups' second round, "Round of 16".
The kryptonite has been shattered. And this is the first time in a long time that we�ve had the opportunity to cheer them on at this point. So truly, I hope you�re getting excited. History is happening... Meantime, keep watching all the other teams too.
USA vs Ghana, this Saturday, 2pm EST. Be there...!
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I celebrated with some friends yesterday, but didn't get a chance to watch it. That's exciting that the US is still in. I'll definitely catch some of it on youtube or hulu.
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No, I didn't play. I did coach it though for a minute though. I guess it's just in my blood...
It's a great sport.
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Somebody loves soccer....did you play?
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It was an awesome victory for the US! Thanks for the educational blogs along the way. I'm loving this new experience (for me)! I even got my sister involved who is a basketball/football enthusiast.
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Thx ladies for feeling it. Victory dance here too!
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Doing my victory dance right now. . . God bless! Dee
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I heard on the news that the sports bars in our town were going NUTS over this! Must've been a tremendously exciting moment :) - Sandi
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I don't get to watch the world cup but with all the readings I've done about it. I wasn't expecting US to get in. This is something to be excited about. :)
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girl I cant wait.. thank you for explaining cuz I just rooted usa with everyone else without really knowing why.. yay! and saturday will be special for me because ghana happens to be my soon to be ex-husbands country and if we win it will be a personal victory for me.. lol
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It's not every day that a local chef puts out a grilling book. And Michael Chiarello's new "Live Fire" book is not just any cookbook.
The large-format hardback feels more like an ode to the primeval flame than a cookbook, with an unfussy look and feel that makes you want to throw it in your backpack and head off to Montana for a fishing trip. (see page 120 for Dinner at the Lake) or head off to the beach for a ribs-a-palooza (beef, pork and lamb, page 149).
The chef/owner of Bottega in Napa and Coqueta, a new Spanish restaurant in San Francisco, takes readers on a global trip through the embers, detailing six ways to cook with flame, from the grill and the hearth to the plancha, the fire pit, the hot box and the rotisserie.
Side trips are taken to explain "The Lore of the Night Before" ( also known as drinking and telling stories), and some of the cocktails that make outdoor cooking even more adventurous, including the Highwayman's Mojito and the Smoked Tequila Margarita.
As usual, the recipes from the well-known Napa Valley chef offer a wide range of American-Italian fare, from Blue-Cheese-Stuffed Beef Burgers with Zin-Onion Marmalade to Grilled Ahi Tuna with Carrot Caponata and "Broken" Carrot Vinaigrette.
You may not want to invest in a Tuscan grill or a rotisserie, but Chiarello makes the plancha – a simple slab of iron that sit on a grill or open fire pit – sound like a worthy investment.
"My plancha sits on my grill most of the time," he said. " I use it for everything from steaks to grilling onions for burgers to making pancakes and French toast in the morning."
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Grilled Mushrooms with Sausages, Onions and Peppers
Serves 6 to 8
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more as needed
8 links hot or sweet sausage, preferably Calabrese
1 pound mushrooms, stemmed and cut into ½ -inch julienne (the stems too)
Coarse sea salt, preferably gray salt
Freshly ground black pepper
3 sweet onions, cut into ½ -inch-thick slices
3 red bell peppers, cored, seeded and cut into ½ -inch julienne
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 tablespoon chopped fresh, flat-leaf parsley
Turn a gas grill to high or ignite charcoal. When your gas grill is hot or the coals have turned gray, place the plancha or a big, cast-iron skillet on the grill rack and heat until smoking hot, at
least 10 minutes. Pour in the olive oil.
Brown the sausages on the plancha or in the pan; remove them from the pan and set aside. Add more oil to the pan if needed. Add the mushrooms, and sprinkle on some salt and pepper. Let them cook without moving them for about 7 minutes. When they've caramelized, stir the mushrooms and add the onions and bell peppers and a little more salt and black pepper. Let them cook until all the vegetables are gorgeously caramelized. Sprinkle on the oregano and parsley, and put the sausages back on top of the vegetables on the plancha or in the pan. Serve when ready.


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Zanx-iie helped pack up Louie's tent, chatting with the older Tarian. Tare waddled around around her chittering and squawking when silence fell. He got in the way but Zanx-iie just smiled and rubbed his beak with a chuckle. He was her good friend. She had raised him from an egg so nothing he did could annoy her.
"So I told him that we needed to rotate the camps every two weeks but, of course, he never listened and we have been here for the past month so it is no surprise they found us. Far too much activity for them not to." Louie strapped her tent fabric onto a back board and Zanx-iie gave her a sly smile.
"You like Dr. Elliet don't you, Louie?" She watched the woman from the corner of her eye. She nodded with a small smile.
"I do. Wait, what? Zanx-iie Tal! You little brat!" The woman aimed a swat at her arm and Zanx-iie gracefully jumped backwards but she trippe over Tare and landed in the dirt. She burst into laughter and Tare hopped onto her stomach with a questioning squawk. This made Zanx-iie laugh even harder, despite the large bird standing on her chest.
General Ramos carefully cleaned his hands and arms of blood and shook his head.
"They will not speak of the where-abouts of their comrades. They were, however, forthcoming about the royal line. Tal, Yeneth, Tugoth, Elliet, Rando. These are the family names. If we can capture just one person with one of these family names, we will win the war. The Tarians are nothing, if not honourable. They would do anything to rescue the royal family and their affiliates." He dried his hands off and left the others to dispose of the dead Tarian slaves. He shook his head. This war was tiring and he wanted it over, sooner rather than later.


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"Let me explain it to you. Mitchell's the man. I'm the idiot. You're the screw-up. And we're all losers."
Back in 1995, "Empire Records," the movie my school friends and I watched and re-watched obsessively (don't judge - it starred a young Johnny Whitworth, among others), correctly predicted that record shops were in for trouble.
The era of online piracy was still years away, but many independent music stores were already struggling to compete with sleek corporate chains.
I suppose the struggle is part of the glamour of an independent record shop, however. If that has earned me a slap in the face from all of the independent record shop owners, so be it.
If you're looking for a bit of that glamour in Moscow, meanwhile, your best bet is Transylvania record shop, conveniently located on 6/1 Tverskaya Ulitsa, building 5, just a couple of blocks away from the Kremlin. This basement shop is the place to shop for vinyl and rare CDs to impress your friends with.
The store boasts an impressive selection, and whether you're into doo-wop or dubstep, or just really wish to relive the glory days of "The Bodyguard" soundtrack, Transylvania will likely have you covered.
Transylvania's web store, predictably located at Transylvania.ru, has the kind of old-school design that communicates authenticity. These people aren't here to impress you with awesome graphics, they're here to sell you some freaking music. You can also create your own account on the site, and sign up for e-mail updates when something new in your favorite genre is added to the stock.
Still, Transylvania's greatest appeal still lies in taking your time to come over to the actual record shop. Camaraderie is a big part of shopping for music, and camaraderie is something that iTunes still can't deliver, no matter how convenient it is.
Of course, shopping for music from the privacy of your bedroom is very convenient in the dead of the Russian winter (it's also very convenient when you feel like listening to old Cascada songs, but are worried about being side-eyed by the snobs). Yet when the weather in Moscow is warm, a walk to Transylvania is practically a formal requirement for those who want to enjoy a proper stroll on Tverskaya.
The biggest single complaint that is routinely made about Transylvania has to do with their prices, though they are not always higher than average, particularly for the rare stuff that's otherwise hard to get in Moscow on short notice.
As DMX famously sang: "It don't matter if you win or lose, you still gotta pay them dues." And paying your dues at Transylvania is worth it.Read other articles of the print issue "The Moscow News #18"
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Although Georgia Southern is located in a small town of Statesboro, there is always something to do. The campus always holds FREE events for students (College students love free things).Read More
We're great at football so going to a game and showing school spirit is pretty nice.There are intramural sports teams that you can join which can be fun and can keep you in shape.The gym is nice and the pools are too if you like to swim. Treat yourself to the bars or a party occasionally to loosen up.Read More
The Rac is big and has a number of sporting tournaments and anyone can join,Read More
I like to just go out with friends. We usually tend to stay in and watch Netflix but there is plenty to do. If we're in the mood to go out, Statesboro has many bars to choose from. Or maybe your friends are the healthy type and you'd want to go workout at RAC. I prefer to just hang out at Starbucks and then walk down to the lake and watch the ducks play.Read More
If you like to party, a lot of people go to the bars near campus for fun. There are also a lot of party options once you get to know people. As a on-party individual myself, however, there are other options. The Steak N' Shake in town is open until 3 most nights and makes for a nice study break. If you enjoy frequenting coffee shops, there is a Starbucks on campus and off. Bike riding around campus is also pretty common, and it is always nice to go to Sweetheart Circle (the park on campus) to relax or play frisbee with friends...or run through the sprinklers in your swimsuit when they come on. The RAC also has a lot of intramural sports, club sports, two pools, group fitness classes, etc.Read More
The school offers many clubs and organizations that will keep you busy. The nightlife of the school is very big part of the school, but not everyone participates. However, there is always something to do in Statesboro, GA.Read More
Movies play in the Union from time to time, there are intramurals, off campus stuff - there's plenty to do.Read More
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Read the campus newspaper, you will be able to find out about fun things going on around campus. For example, if you watch girl code/guy code people from the show came to campus to perform standup. I would rate those 10/10 stars. Also, theres just times you can go hang out with friends at their dorm areas. The recreational things they have there are also enjoyable.Read More


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Oven-roasted chips
By Jo Pratt
Cooking timeReady in about an hour
Skill levelEasy
ServingsServes 4 - 6
Try these oven-roasted chips, far less fatty than their fried cousins
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Nutrition per serving (for 4)
- kcalories
- 237
- protein
- 5g
- carbs
- 43g
- fat
- 6g
- saturates
- 1g
- fibre
- 3g
- sugar
- 0g
- salt
- 0.67g
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- Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Peel the potatoes and cut them into long chip shapes – the thickness you do is entirely up to you, though the width of your finger is ideal. Rinse under the cold tap and pat dry with a tea towel.
- Spread the chips on a large non-stick baking tray and toss with oil and celery salt. Lie them fl at in a single layer – use two trays rather than overcrowd one. Roast for 45-50 mins, turning now and then. When cooked they should be golden brown and crisp with a light fluffy centre. Scatter on sea salt to serve.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2005
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I didn't think these were that great. Mine didn't turn out like those in the picture either. They took ages and in the end still weren't really cooked enough. I'm going to try the very similar Gordon Ramsey recipe which has tons more good reviews. The only reason I tried this one first was to avoid par boiling first..
In fairness my oven is absolutely rubbish!


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The offshore fishing this summer has been nothing short of phenomenal. The weather has been cooperative and the kings, Mahi-mahi and cobia have been available for anglers live-bait fishing from 5-20 miles offshore.
As I said last week, I think a key ingredient to the exceptional fishing this summer has been the abundance of menhaden along Brunswick County beaches. If the food is present, the fish will not be far.
Results of the Stableford event July 6: 1. Wanda Krasniewicz, 60 points; T-2. Theresa Georgens, Donna Stangroom, 58; T-3. Emily Campbell, Becky Seibert, 55. Chip-in: Kathy Rosenberg, Dogwood No. 3. Birdies: Grace Byrne, Dogwood No. 4; Moe MacDonald, Azalea No. 2; Donna Stangroom, Azalea, No. 9.
North Carolina is a fabulous state. The east has hundreds of miles of beaches and hundreds of golf courses. The rolling hills of the midlands boasts horse farms, thriving cities, university complexes and more golf courses.
The far western part of the state is mountainous. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park straddles the border of North Carolina and Tennessee, and has more golf courses.
Editor's note: This week Golf Gab begins a periodic series that will profile the professionals at Brunswick County courses.
Gene Weldon is a jovial guy who gets the job done. He is the director of golf at Thistle Golf Course. His position requires a multitude of skills, both technical and interpersonal.
The Beachcombers played at Carolina Shores (team two low nets each hole). In first at 28-under par were Stu Cleveland, Paul Michal and Jim Beairsto. In second at 23 under were Bob Smith, Ed Kinney and Bill Cameron. Low gross: Cleveland, 75; Michal, 83; Ed Kinney, 87; Beairsto, 89. Low nets: Cleveland, 59; Cameron, 64; Kinney, 65; and Michal, 66. Golfer of the week was Cleveland.
Summer is in full swing and the fish are well aware. The fishing over the past couple of weeks has been excellent, particularly for king mackerel, but as the heat has continued, the fish are beginning to push back offshore to deeper, cooler water. The king mackerel bite was nothing short of spectacular at the 65-foot hole and Shark Hole all last week.
The hottest action for inshore anglers continues to be on speckled trout and flounder. Specks are pretty much a morning catch. They are staging runs after sunrise on the piers, in the surf and around the creeks. You won't stay on them for very long, however, as they will turn off once the sun gets high in the sky.
The Beachcombers played at Cypress Bay. Low gross: Stu Cleveland, 81; Bob Byrne, 86. Low nets: Larry Bollinger, 62; Cleveland, 67; Bob Smith, 69. Team two low nets per hole: Ed Hennessey, Cleveland, Smith and Jim Beairsto. Stu Cleveland was golfer of the week.
The Brick Landing Plantation Ladies Golf Association played a circle nine game July 2. Players circled three par-3s, three par-4s and three par-5s prior to play. Total of circled holes, minus one-half handicap, determined the winners.
I'd heard rumors about him, whispers in the locker room, hushed conversations in the 19th Hole Grill. Was he really as good as they said he was? Did he really have that perfect swing? Could he hit 75 balls in a row without a miss? Did he possess the stamina to pound ball after ball in the 90-degree heat?
The answer is a resounding, Yes!
Ty Walker is the 2-year-old son of Brian and Crystal Walker of Brick Landing Plantation. I met him and his parents at the practice area last Thursday.
LELAND—The Brunswick County American Legion Post 68 baseball team scored five runs with two outs in the second inning en route to an 11-9 victory June 24 over Morehead City.
Post 68 trailed 5-0 after one inning but scored six runs in the second. Post 68 fell behind 8-6, but a home run by Mikhail Wheeler in the fourth and Josh Powell's two-run single in the seventh tied the score. Two errors enabled Post 68 to score its next two runs in taking a lead it never lost.
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The New Day — Chapter 5
The New Day
by Hazel K. Todd
Chapter 5
Synopsis: Lynn Marlow, a dress designer, who lives in Chicago and is engaged to David Talbot, returns to Springdale, her home town, to visit her Aunt Polly and to find out if she has really forgotten her early love for Johnny Spencer. Johnny had married a Southern girl and she had died, leaving two children. Lynn meets the children, and finally goes to Johnny's home to see him.
As Lynn watched, Johnny's face became whiter. His lips moved to say her name, but there was no sound.
She didn't know when the child slid from her lap. But, presently, she was hugging her father's legs, and he was resting his hand on her head. But his eyes were still on Lynn, and there were tears in them.
Then she stood up, shaking. The first shock had passed. This couldn't be Johnny. This was some strange, unknown person she had never seen before.
"Johnny," she said in a voice that didn't belong to her. "Johnny … I …" She floundered for words, but the right ones, if there were any, were lost.
"Why … why did you come?"
She looked from his drawn face to his shaking hand on the little girl's head.
"I asked her to come 'cause she made Lindy a whistle." Peter was looking curiously at his father.
Lindy blew the whistle shrilly.
Johnny leaned down and picked the little girl up in his arms. But he never took his eyes from Lynn. "If you came out of curiosity," he said, "maybe you have been satisfied."
His words stung her vaguely. But it was not so much his words, but something else about him that made her feel so faraway. True, they were the same eyes, the same lock of hair falling over his forehead, but he was not the Johnny who had clung so tightly to her memory.
"Peter," he said, still watching Lynn, "you shouldn't ask strangers into the house."
No, it was not the Johnny she knew at all.
A strange calmness was taking possession of Lynn. All the pent-up anxiety she had felt with anticipation of meeting him seemed to melt and run away leaving her quite clear to think. She sorrowed for him standing there – this Johnny who had doodled on the margins of her yearbook, this Johnny with whom she had chased water skaters. But this man standing before her, aloof and faraway, was not that same Johnny. He was a man grown bitter and withdrawn, so distant from her that she felt she could never reach him.
"Please," she said, "I didn't come to annoy you. I – I came because I wanted to see you. I …"
"You never seemed very anxious to see me in the years past," he said tersely.
"Johnny, I want to help you. I …"
"I don't need your help, yours, or anybody else's," he said.
"But Johnny, you can't …"
"Will you please go and leave us alone!"
His face was drawn and his hands were trembling. He looked old and tired. He will kill himself and ruin his children's lives, she thought. But there is nothing I can do.
"I'm sorry," she said. "I will go."
Lynn started toward the door. As she did so, she caught Peter's gaze, puckered in a scowl. "You didn't see the turkey nest," he said accusingly.
Lynn paused involuntarily. Lindy whimpered in her father's arms so that, without looking at her, Johnny slid her to the floor.
To Lynn's surprise, the little girl came running to cling to her skirt, sobbing.
She forgot Johnny standing there accusing her. She leaned and picked the child up and nestled the golden head against her shoulder.
And then she remembered Johnny. He was crying, crying as though he were a little boy. When she looked at him he turned and went into the kitchen without saying anything.
She stood, holding the child, filled with conflicting emotions. Of pity to the extent that she almost wanted to run after him, and of a desire to run away from it all. It was easier to run.
She loosened the child's arms from her neck and stood her on the floor. And then she said to the scowling boy, "I'm sorry I don't have time to see the turkey nest. I must go."
She walked rapidly down the path, feeling weak and confused and almost guilty for running away.
This one thing she knew. It stood out vivid and clear above the confusion. She wanted David. She wanted his calm serenity, his mature wisdom. Now she knew why he had put her off when she wanted him to come with her, why he wanted her to see Johnny without him. She had to find out for herself. Funny how time could fly so quickly. In that few minutes she had looked into Johnny's face, she had come to know what must be an eternal truth – you can never quite go back. You must go on and on and on. The willow path, the house by the mill, the sodas, and the boy she had played with as a girl and loved as a teenager, was a lovely experience in the past. But she had grown older now, with new experiences and new needs. And it was the new needs that cried out to her.
"Oh, David," she whispered, "I love you! I do love you! My house by the mill is a house on a hill!"
In her turmoiled thinking, she had paid no heed to the way she went, and now she suddenly realized that she had been following the path winding round the hill and had suddenly come to a dead end in a secluded nook, with a willow bench built snugly in the rocks and foliage. Thoughtfully she moved to it to sit on its rustic seat. And then she suddenly gasped in astonishment. Carved in fancy lettering like the doodles on the margins of a book was the name Lindy Marlow! Johnny had made this bench to her memory. She looked up aghast at the thought. There was an opening in the tree branches. Like a window it was, and silhouetted in the window was Aunt Polly's house. Johnny had sat there to think of her!
She stood still, staring at the name. Since she had looked into Johnny's face, it was as though she had been snapping the threads one by one from some tangled dream, and now suddenly she had completely broken the last strand, so that it all became very clear.
How foolish they had both been, striving to hold back the fleeting past that no one could stay. Someone must help John!
Lynn sat thoughtfully on the edge of the rustic seat. Aunt Polly had wanted to get her to come home. Not alone because she wanted to see her. She and Mr. Jensen had been trying to help Johnny. Did they hope she could be reconciled with him?
Lynn straightened up, suddenly. Perhaps she owed Johnny this. After all, it was, in a way, her fault – a man grown morose and bitter, two motherless children. She hesitated in her thinking. Was it so much her fault that she must take the place of the dark-haired southern girl! But he had sent her away. Besides, she didn't love Johnny any more. That love belonged back on a green hillside to David. There must be a fairer way for everyone.
She had a great longing for David. A sudden impulse to find a phone and call him possessed her. she stood up quickly, and then she sat down again. She couldn't call David, not yet. Not until she had released Johnny from the hold she had over him. But how, when he refused to talk to her? Johnny was a stranger to her now. Someone had to help her, someone who knew this new silent and bitter Johnny. She paused again in her thinking. Johnny still went to the drug store.
Of course! Mr. Jensen would know more about him than anyone else. Maybe there was some way he could help her.
She rose from the bench without looking back, and went down the hill through the clover blooms.
Mr. Jensen's face lighted up when he saw her.
"Lindy," he said, "it's wonderful to have you here again."
"Could we sit somewhere?' Lynn asked.
He led her toward hers and Johnny's table.
"Oh, please," she said, "let's sit somewhere else."
They sat at the opposite table.
"How is Aunt Polly?" he asked.
She looked at him calmly. "Aunt Paul is very well. I have seen Johnny."
"So you have seen Johnny, then?" he asked a little wearily.
"Yes, I have seen Johnny and his children. What do you think I can do?"
He looked at her with deliberation.
"I had thought you could either marry him or release him from the memory he holds of you."
She looked at him through a mist of tears. "I can't marry him, Mr. Jensen," she said. "I don't love him any more. I wasn't sure until I saw him."
He looked at her and nodded his head slowly. "At least we have solved that part of it. You see, it was necessary to make sure you were marrying the right man, too.,"
Lynn looked down at her ring and back into his face. "I love David very much," she said.
"I am sure you do," he said and patted her hand.
"What – what will happen to Johnny?" Lynn asked. "He will spoil his life and his children's."
"You must wake him up, Lindy. Wake him up from that old dream, just as you woke yourself up. He seems to cling to it since he lost his wife."
"But how? he doesn't even want to see me. He ordered me out of his house."
"I don't know how, Lindy. You see, you have someone else. Johnny doesn't."
"He has his children."
"Which is not quite the same. But it might be a way."
That night Lynn's sleep was filled with troubled dreams. She awoke early with a great longing for David. And why not? After all, why should she try to help Johnny? Especially when he refused to be helped. Could she help if it he built seats to her memory, if he named his children after her, if he chose to be a recluse! How unfair had he been to his wife? If she called David he would come immediately, and she could go away and forget Johnny and his unhappy life. She slipped out of bed quickly with a feeling of relief.
Wishing to avoid the disappointment in Aunt Polly's face when she was leaving, Lynn waited until Aunt Polly had slipped through the kitchen door with her basket and old straw hat to gather asparagus. As Lynn reached the receiver from the wall phone, her heart pounded frightfully. How wonderful it would be to hear David's voice.
"Long Distance, please," she said to the inquiry. And then a sound at the door made her turn half guiltily, expecting to see Aunt Polly.
But it was not Aunt Polly. it was Johnny's children. She stared, unbelieving, at Peter with a marine cap sitting jauntily on the back of his head, and Lindy with a huge bow made from a piece of cloth tucked in her golden curls.
"Peter!" she said aghast, "What are you doing here?"
She became aware of a small voice coming from the telephone receiver she held in her hand. Only half realizing what she did, she hung it back on the hook. Then she collected her wits.
"That is – I mean, did you come to visit Aunt Polly?"
"We came to get you to see the turkey nest," the boy announced.
"The turkey nest?"
"Sure. You didn't see it yesterday."
There were no words in her to match this boy. He took her breath away. Under different circumstances it might even be humorous. Here she stood helpless before a very important little boy and a tiny girl, decked out to make the best impression, demanding that she come and view a turkey nest. She half laughed an odd sort of laugh and dropped into the needlepoint rocker there.
"What ya laughin' at?" Peter demanded sternly.
Again she felt inadequate.
"I'm – I'm sorry. I didn't mean to laugh. That is, I mean I shall be glad to see the turkey nest!"
There seemed nothing else to say.
"Well, come on, then."
Keeping hold of Lindy's hand, Peter turned and started through the door.
There was nothing to do but follow his commands. But how could seeing a turkey nest possibly help to solve anything? And if she ran into Johnny what could she say that would do any good, especially when she felt sure he wouldn't even listen to her? And besides, she was becoming conscious of a new worry. The children had seized eagerly onto the friendship she had offered them to fill a need that had been denied them. It would already be difficult to break away, without carrying the friendship further.
Peter turned to see if she was following. "Come on. We have to see it before dinner, 'cause Lindy has to go to sleep after dinner."
She began fumbling in her purse.
Peter was scowling impatiently. "Well, why don't you come?"
"Could I please write a note to Aunt Polly?" Lynn asked much the same as she would have asked permission from someone who had jurisdiction over her.
"Well, hurry up," Peter answered grudgingly, and watched her closely while she scribbled a few hurried words.
She folded the paper and stood it against the cookie jar where she was sure Aunt Polly would see it.


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Oxfam America has always done amazing work to battle global poverty and encourage change throughout the world. This time of year, their Oxfam Unwrapped campaign is a creative gift-giving idea that allows anyone to 'buy' drinking water for a village or textbooks for a child; amongst other important items we all take for granted. (You could even help build a coffee mill for $1,000!)
Celebrities turned out last night to support Oxfam America at the Esquire House in Los Angeles. Stars in attendance included Colin Firth, Mark Ruffalo, Minnie Driver, Kristin Davis, Felicity Huffman, William H. Macy, Jill Hennessey, Djimon Honsou, Ben Lee, David Moscow, Jason Behr, Catherine Malandrino, Taryn Rose, Wes Chatham, Hart Bochner, Kiele Sanchez, and many more!
We'll have pictures from the event shortly, but in the meantime, Oxfam was kind enough to send along examples of the fulfillment cards a person might receive by "purchasing†a gift through Oxfam America Unwrapped. Take a look and click to expand!
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