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Each Monday we publish Sunday's Coming, an email-only post on the upcoming readings, written by our current Living by the Word columnist.
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Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Psalm 22; Hebrews 10:16-25 or Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9; John 18:1-19:42
Alms in the Bible
In the Bible, forgiveness involves repayment of what is owed. One way to pay down the debt is through charity to the poor.
God's at-one-ment with humanity
Some questions won't go away. The creed says Jesus was crucified "for us," but what do those two little words mean? What good is the cross?
While many artists seek to convey a sense of the layers of suffering and anguish in the Passion of Christ, few consider what the medium itself conveys. This life-sized sculpture appears weightless, and it radiates light and lightness. "In the context of my artworks," Scala writes, "the use of partially transparent wire fabrics allows the examination of the underlying structure of the subject. By shaping Christ's image into a hollow form and introducing gold to the surface, the sculpture takes on a transparent and yet reflective character."
One year Marie gave up TV for Lent.If Jesus Christ could bear His cross, then kiteon it three hours so we'd repent,sacrifice in return was merely right.I swore off sweets, only to break my fastwith thieved chocolate, watching Lord of the Flies,a film exposing my black soul. Aghast,I rushed to my sister's room for advice.She was asleep, my parents too. Spillingfrom the TV, English schoolboy savagesmarched the house, whetted for blood and killing.I screamed for Jesus. But His ravagessnared Him, like a film, in cruel depiction—as if it were my own crucifixion.
While wanting to be faithful to the Russian tradition of icon painting, Ludmila Pawlowska seeks a new way of expressing what Matisse (when he discovered icons) termed "luminosity and devotion." Her own Orthodox faith and cultural heritage (she was born in Kazakhstan and has been influenced by art movements in Sweden, where she lives) shape her exploration. "God is not an idea, and praying is not an exercise to improve our idea of God," she says. She calls an icon a kind of prayer—"the cultivation of the awareness of God's actual presence."
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text: Aug 26, 2014 00:19 Saints waive four players on Thursday Saints waive four players on Thursday Advocate staff photo by MATTHEW HINTON--New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan talks with New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton in a preseason game between the New Orleans Saints and the Tennessee Titans at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, La. Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. Ramon Antonio Vargas| firstname.lastname@example.com Aug. 21, 2014; 1:54 p.m. Comments The Saints don't need to cut their roster down to 75 until Aug. 26, but they got a head start Thursday by waiving four players. New Orleans cut WR Tobais Palmer, RB Timothy Flanders, TE Je'Ron Hamm and OLB Chidera Uzo-Diribe, coach Sean Payton said. The waivers brought the size of the Saints' roster down to 86. Hamm, Uzo-Diribe and Flanders were signed as undrafted rookies this offseason. Palmer is not a rookie but was signed after training camp began. Hamm (Louisiana-Monroe) missed a significant portion of training camp as well as two preseason exhibitions with a stinger. He had returned to practice prior to being let go. Uzo-Diribe (Colorado) played 25 snaps of defense and registered one quarterback hit. Flanders (Sam Houston State) lined up for 11 snaps of offense and ran four times for 10 yards. Palmer (North Carolina) didn't play in either preseason game. Other players still with the Saints but not participating at practice were FB Erik Lorig, WR Andy Tanner, LB Khairi Fortt, CB Rod Sweeting, LB Victor Butler, S Marcus Ball, T Ty Nsekhe and S Ty Zimmerman. Sweeting and Butler conditioned on the side. Meanwhile, after missing practices in previous days, LG Ben Grubbs (undisclosed) and WR Brandin Cooks (stomach illness) participated in drills at Thursday's practice, which was closed to the public and saw players wearing helmets, shoulder pads and shorts. Payton said the Saints would wait to see how Cooks felt before deciding whether he would play in an exhibition at Indianapolis on Saturday. Get The Advocate in your inbox Subscribe

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"The Chemist who can extract from his heart's elements compassion, respect, longing, patience, regret, surprise and forgiveness and compound them into one can create that atom which is called Love..."
Kahlil Gibran
Heather Snow is an award winning historical romance author with a degree in Chemistry who discovered she much preferred creating chemistry on the page, rather than in the lab. She is forever trying to wrangle her left and right brain to work together (some days with more success than others!), but if her two sides had to duke it out, left would win every time—which can be a creative challenge. Luckily, she loves challenges…she just goes about solving them analytically.
Frequently asked questions:
Have you always wanted to be a romance author?
No. I didn't start writing until my early thirties. But I've always been an avid reader, and I've been hooked on historical romance since the day I outgrew Nancy Drew. I considered many genres when I decided to try my hand at a novel, but in the end I decided to write romance because it is a genre that celebrates love, growth, positive emotions and happy endings, and putting more of that into a world where endings are not always so happy, putting more of that hope out there, is important work.
But you have a chemistry degree… How has that helped you as a romance author?
One of my favorite quotes is from Carl Jung, who said, "The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed."
My background in chemistry prepared me for writing romance better than you might think: There are rules to follow, and some you can break when you want to experiment. Historical romance, like science, requires careful research. Most chemical reactions require a catalyst to drive them, just like characters require motivation to drive the story forward. And finally, both chemistry and writing, if done well, involve a precise mixture of elements and careful manipulation to achieve that perfect reaction that makes you want to sigh with satisfaction...
If you could have dinner with any three romance authors, who would you choose and why?
Lisa Kleypas, definitely. I'm a huge fan of her writing, first of all. Second, listening to a talk she gave at a Romance Writers of America® conference is what pushed me over the edge into writing historical romance when I was debating about leaving behind my career to write. I'd like to thank her for that. Next, Julie Garwood—besides being an absolute favorite author of mine, she had young children and an outside job in the early days of her career—I'd love to talk with her about how she juggled it all and still created such amazing stories. Finally, Sabrina Jeffries—she's an author on my auto-buy list and there are always one or two moments in her stories that I just stop and think "Wow…that was beautiful!".
Why do you call your sons "The Heir and The Spare" on Twitter and Facebook?
I made the decision not to share my children's identities in a public forum, either by name or face, but I can't NOT talk about them! They are too adorable J.
As for why I call them The Heir and The Spare, it's a little historical romance author humor playing on how the sons of noble families were referred to (and certainly not a reflection on how I feel about the boys, particularly the Spare!). Since only legitimate sons could inherit, aristocratic wives were expected to keep having children until she'd provided her husband with an Heir and at least one Spare, in case something happened to the eldest (to prevent the family holdings falling into the hands of distant relatives or worse, reverting to the Crown if the lord died without issue).
What does Mr. Snow think of this infamous List we've heard rumor of?
Mr. Snow is a wonderful man. He truly is. But as for the List... Well, basically, Mr. Snow understands that if any of these men ever show up on my doorstep with a smoldering, come-hither look, I'm hithering. Just as I understand that if Salma Hayek or Reese Witherspoon ever glance my darling husband's way, I'm history!
Gerard Butler – You had me at Phantom, but won my heart in P.S. I Love You. You can sing me to sleep anytime, be it Andrew Lloyd Webber or an Irish Lullaby…
Ben Affleck – You're the only American to make my list…what you lack in cool accents, you make up for in sheer tall, dark, handsomeness. You briefly dropped off of the list during your J. Lo days, but I'm happy to have you back…
Come meet Mr. Snow and find out, in his own words, what it's like being a Romance Husband!
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Armando, the cravat-wearing armadillo and Jane, my office companions...
Erin Knightley and I as flappers at RT Booklovers Convention 2012
Me with critique partner and fellow 2010 Golden Heart finalist, Elisabeth Burke
With Jade Lee
With fellow 2010 Golden Heart finalists Erica O'Rourke, Rochelle Staab & Cat Schield
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New Kensington soccer coach preparing for run at the title next year
Jordan Valentine gets early jump on recruiting
After his inaugural collegiate coaching season concluded with a loss in the opening round of the conference playoffs, Penn State New Kensington's men's soccer coach Jordan Valentine already was setting his sights on next year with the goal of winning the championship.
The New Kensington Lions, who earned a sixth seed in the Penn State University Athletic Conference championship, fell to third seed Penn State Brandywine, 8-0. It was the fourth consecutive playoff appearance for the four-year intercollegiate program that reached the finals in 2011. Valentine not only expects to return to the tournament next season, but he expects to reach the championship game and take home the elusive PSUAC trophy.
"We will stay hungry and want to better ourselves next season," said Valentine, a native of Preston, England. "The PSUAC championship will be the goal as always, and I believe we are not too far away. With a couple new additions, we can be a very dangerous team."
Valentine will have more time to build the program as he enters the off-season. He was hired in March and didn't get a chance to implement a full recruiting schedule. The Alle-Kiski Valley is fertile recruiting ground for soccer, and high schools such as Burrell, Kiski Area, Valley and Springdale have strong, competitive programs. Valentine is starting locally and planning to extend the prospective player base. With a solid nucleus returning, Valentine can pursue talent instead of just numbers to fill out the roster.
"We are starting to make breakthroughs with some exciting players who have performed very well at the high school level," said Valentine, who was selected for the Great Britain National University soccer team in 2008. "Interest is coming from as close as local high schools in the area to as far as Puerto Rico and England."
On the year, the New Kensington Lions finished with a 5-6 PSUAC record and a 6-8 overall mark. Valentine's squad featured an explosive offense that scored 35 goals, an average of 2.7 goals per game. The team was ranked third in goals in the PSUAC and ranked 20th nationally in scoring average in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association.
Two players --- Michael Killian (first-team) and Casey Cavanaugh (second-team) were named to the all-conference teams. Killian, a sophomore forward from Highlands High School, scored a team-leading 16 goals, third best in the PSUAC, and had a team-best 11 assists, tops in the PSUAC. His 43 total points (two points per goal and one point per assist) was third best in the conference. Nationally, he was ranked number 12 in goals, 8 in assists and 11 in points. In addition to all-conference team recognition, Killian was named PSUAC Newcomer of the Year. Cavanaugh, a sophomore center back from Burrell, was named to the all-conference team for the second consecutive year.
Valentine earned a bachelor's degree in Sports Management from Ohio Valley University in West Virginia after graduating from Preston College, a high school in his hometown. At Ohio Valley, he was a four-year starter as a midfielder and twice was named to the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference All-Conference team.
A resident of Pittsburgh, Valentine brings a wealth of coaching experience to the position. He holds English Football Association Level 1 and Level 2 coaching license. Prior to joining the New Kensington athletics staff, Valentine was head coach and international trials and combine manager at the Midwest Soccer Academy in Fenton, Michigan. He was responsible for the development of more than 100 players on nine teams.
For more about campus athletics, visit http://www.psnkathletics.com/landing/index
(Jacob Baird, a senior communications major and intern in the Alumni and Public Relations office, conducted the interviews and contributed to the story.)


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|Vandal women top San Jose State
MOSCOW - Just one second-half turnover and four double-digit scorers helped the Idaho women's basketball team earn a 70-65 Western Athletic Conference victory over San Jose State in the Cowan Spectrum Thursday night.
Three Idaho players finished the game with four assists, and the Vandals had 16 as a team compared to a season-low six turnovers, while shooting 42 percent from the field en route to the team's fifth win in its last eight games. Idaho improves to 10-19 on the season and 5-8 in the WAC while San Jose State falls to 11-17 overall and 6-7 in the league.
"That was the key to the game, taking care of the basketball," Idaho coach Jon Newlee said. "Giving up transition layups when we turn it over has been our problem this year. We made San Jose earn what they got tonight, and we wanted that to happen. We had to take care of the basketball and I thought we made good decisions with the basketball tonight."
Senior Keri Arendse led Idaho with 14 points, eight rebounds, four assists and a steal, while freshman Tayler Weiks also scored 14 points on 4-of-7 shooting from 3-point range. Freshman Stacey Barr finished with 11 points and five rebounds, and Ganeaya Rogers scored 10 points and added four assists, a block and a steal. Freshman Krissy Karr had four assists, six rebounds and a steal.
Idaho can clinch the No. 4 seed in next week's WAC tournament with a win over Hawai'i in the regular season finale on Saturday coupled with a SJSU loss at Utah State.
"It's really exciting, we're in a really good position going into the WAC tournament," Weiks said. "We're just going to bring it like we did tonight."
Idaho's win comes despite being short-handed. Junior Jessica Graham is day-to-day after rolling her ankle in practice earlier in the week, and sophomore Alyssa Charlston, Idaho's top scorer and rebounder, was ill and didn't play until the second half, when she scored six points and grabbed four rebounds in four minutes. Charlston had scored in double-figures in 15 consecutive games, dating back to Dec. 30, 2011, before Thursday.
"It was kind of surprising, like 'Oh, she's back,'" Weiks said of Charlston's second-half return. "She's a really big contributor and always a person out there who keeps us motivated. For her to come out there, it really meant a lot to us."
"Like I told them before the game, we've got to go with the people who are here," Newlee said. "Everybody here is a Division I basketball player, everybody is here on this basketball team. No matter who is here and who is not, the people that are ready need to step up and everybody's got to do just a little bit more."
Idaho led by as many as 11 points in the first half, but the Spartans were able to cut that lead to five, 37-32, going into halftime. San Jose State tied the game for the first time at 47-all with 13:23 remaining, and led by three at 52-49 before the Vandals pieced together and 8-0 run to pull ahead 57-52. San Jose State fought back to tie the game at 61-61, but Idaho scored the next seven points and sealed the 70-65 win.
"Everybody contributed in their way," Newlee said of his team. "Rebounding, hitting some big shots. Stacey (Barr) playing the post out of position. She's a physical kid, and if anyone's going to get after it in the post that hasn't been playing there, it's going to be her."
Idaho hit 8-of-27 (29.6 percent) 3's in the game and just 6-of-19 (31.6 percent) free throws. The Vandals, who entered the game with the league's second best field goal percentage defense, held the Spartans to 36.7 percent (22-of-60) shooting. SJSU owned a 46-37 advantage on the glass, but each team grabbed 12 offensive rebounds and Idaho outscored the Spartans 16-15 in second chance points.
The Vandals forced the Spartans into 14 turnovers, and converted those into 16 points, while San Jose State scored only 10 of its points off Idaho's six turnovers.
Idaho blocked seven shots in the game, led by four from senior Adrie Shiels, who also added eight points and seven rebounds. Ashley Walters also had two blocks, six points and five rebounds in the game for Idaho.
Depending on Saturday's results, Idaho could finish anywhere from No. 4 to No. 6 in the WAC tournament. With a Vandal win Saturday over Hawai'i, Idaho's seed will depend on the outcome of SJSU's game at Utah State. If the Spartans win Idaho will be the No. 5 seed but if they lose Idaho will climb up to No. 4. With an Idaho loss the Vandals will get the No. 6 seed.
Saturday's game begins at 2 p.m. in the Cowan Spectrum and is Senior Day for Arendse, Rogers and Shiels, who will be honored in a ceremony before the game.


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MOMiT Suicide Kings
|Feb 23, 2012
|A suicide kings loot tracker.
|Jun 23, 2015
|Shows a money overview for your current realm in the tooltip on the money in your bags. If you have an LibDataBroker display installed it will also show the money as a data source plugin.
|Nov 03, 2014
|After ten years I have finally burned out on WoW. I may start enjoying the game at some point, but until then this addon will not be fixed/updated. This addon suggests the next "best" monk ability based on your spec, buffs, the target's debuffs, your energy, and your chi. This won't always suggest the perfect action, but it should help you to get an idea of the priorities. The priority lists for brewmaster and windwalker are below. I picked four spells to track cooldowns for on each spec. I...
|Sep 07, 2011
|this addon gives you Actions Bars beside Blizzard ActionBars Designed by Omar :)
Mount Farm Helper (What Mount to Farm Next?)
|Dec 07, 2015
|Mount Farm Helper Add-on that shows which mounts can be farmed this week. Links The latest release is available on http://www.curse.com/addons/wow/mount-farm-helper The latest alpha build is available on http://www.wowace.com/addons/mount-farm-helper/files The source code is available on https://github.com/Silencer2K/wow-mount-farm-helper My other add-ons are available on http://www.curse.com/users/silencer2k/projects
|Mar 06, 2016
|Description MountMacro uses a template to generate a macro. Every time you mount or change zone, the macro is regenerated with new random mounts. Your preferred mounts have a higher chance of being selected, but all the valid mounts still have a chance to appear. How do you use it? MountMacro generates a character specific macro named mm. To use the macro, simply drag it on one of your action buttons and optionally assign a key bind to it. You can modify the macro template to do whatever you...
|Oct 19, 2014
|MountManager After looking in vain for an existing mount management solution that fit my needs, I decided to create my own instead. That became MountManager. Usage Mount Summoning MountManager creates a character specific macro to summon a random mount based on your current location and any options selected. Simply add the created macro to an action bar to use. Left-click : Summons the currently selected mount. Depending on the options selected, if you are currently mounted, this may dismount...
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|Allows you to select from your mounts which you want included in the random list when grounded, flying or swimming.
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|mRunes A simple addon to replace the default Rune UI and some more. Features Module based, each module can be turned on/off individually. Each module and parts of the modules can be placed individually via attaching to various frames or just anywhere on the screen. Configuration mode. All modules show up so you can configure position and looks of them. Runes Individual small bars that go from empty to full as the cooldown of the rune ends. Optional numeric cooldown on each rune. Runic Power...
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|This will once be a modular framework for easy creation and sharing of complete Blizzard UI replacements .. hopefully ;) In other words it should replace the original unit frames, raid frames, action bars, casting bar, bags, .. with a new harmonic UI that's completely themeable. The base idea is to have a uniform look 'n' feel instead of the usual mix and extend it with modules and other AddOns.
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|MultiTool: A set of tools aimed at making WoW just a bit more user-friendly, and is especially useful for friends who group up and quest together. It used to also focus on MultiBoxers (people who play multiple accounts at the same time), but changes in Cataclysm (mostly involving widespread use pf so-called phasing) caused me to give up multiboxing, and realistically, many others did so as well. I still find this addon to be darn useful, so I am maintaining it. v6.0.2.000 is the current...
Mutt Macro Patcher
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|Mutt (Macro Update Target Tool) is a World of Warcraft add-on that provides a slash command that can patch (silently edit) a chosen macro, replacing the something in one or more predefined instances of @something in the macro with the party or raid position of a targeted group member. Examples: Assuming you have a macro named "hlight" that looks like: /cast [@raid4] Holy Light ...and that you're targeting the player in position raid23, then /mutt hlight ...would patch the hlight macro to look...
Mylune's Champions
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|Don't underestimate your little critters! Mylune's Champions will add some more personality to your companions, mounts, and combat pets by adding auto-emotes as reactions on other emotes or on events such as low health of their master. In addition, it adds chat commands to easily create manual emotes for your companions (/ce), mounts (/mte), and combat pets (/pe). Examples: You are at low health: "Nyyr's companion Mr. Chilly tries to save its master. Rwarrr!" You cheer at your companion:...
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|MySlot Introduction Myslot is a World of Warcraft Addon for transferring settings between accounts. Myslot can export your ActionBar Layout, Marcos and Key Bindings as a transfer-friendly text. Any character, even different class, can use Myslot to import those settings from the 'Exported text' Usage Export Use command /myslot to toggle Myslot main UI Click the 'Export' button Save the exported text anywhere you want (e.g. nodepat as a txt) Import Use command /myslot to toggle Myslot main UI...


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To celebrate Mother's Day you don't necessarily have to spend a ton of money. Sometimes a celebratory brunch in bed or a special lunch with the family and a few close friends can mean more than the most expensive gift. For some easy brunch and lunch ideas and recipes here are a few menu ideas.
- Mother's Day Menu #1 (Brunch or Lunch):
- Spinach, Ham and Potato Frittata
- Sliced Tomatoes and Bacon Balsamic Vinaigrette
- Olive Oil Bread
- Cranberry Scones
- Mother's Day Menu #2 (Lunch):
- Avocado Salad
- Tomato Bruschetta
- Shrimp and Steak Kabobs
- Apricot and Raspberry Trifle
- Mother's Day Menu #3 (Brunch, preferably in bed!):
- French Toast Casserole with Caramelized Pears and Brie
- Apple and Lavender Muffins
- Strawberry Coffeecake
- Summer Fresh Fruit Salad with Mint Dressing
These recipes are so good you'll become your mother's favorite child in an instant! Well maybe not but they will bring a smile to your mother's face and a joy to her heart that an ordinary gift just can't do. For recipes for the Basil Hayden's and Cruzan cocktails as well as the food recipes just click through the list. Go ahead and leave a comment below and tell me how you're planning on celebrating Mother's Day this year!
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Spinach, Ham and Potato Frittata
Spinach, Ham and Potato Frittata
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 small russet potatoes (about 3/4 pound), peeled and thinly sliced
1 small onion, thinly sliced
9 large eggs
kosher salt and black pepper
1 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed of excess liquid
4 ounces white Cheddar, grated (1 cup)
4 ounces thinly sliced deli ham, cut into 2-inch pieces
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 head red leaf lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces (6 cups)
1. Heat oven to 400° F. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large ovenproof nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the potatoes and onion and cook, tossing occasionally, until the potatoes are tender, 12 to 15 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Mix in the spinach, Cheddar, and ham.
3. Add the egg mixture to the skillet, stir once, and transfer the skillet to oven. Cook until the eggs are set, 12 to 14 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together the vinegar, mustard, the remaining tablespoon of oil, and ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper. Add the lettuce and toss to coat. Serve with the frittata.
Sliced Tomatoes with Bacon Balsamic Viniaigrette
Bacon Balsamic Vinaigrette
5 thick bacon slices, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces
5 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
3 tablespoons minced shallots
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon brown sugar
Cook bacon in heavy large skillet over medium heat until crisp. Using slotted spoon, transfer to paper towels (reserve as garnish for Spinach Salad with Shrimp and Fennel). Remove skillet from heat. Reserve 3 tablespoons drippings in skillet; mix in oil. Whisk vinegar, shallots, garlic and brown sugar in small bowl. Add to drippings in skillet. Stir over medium-low heat just until warm. Season with salt and pepper. Use warm.
Recipe from Epicurious
Olive Oil Bread
Olive Oil Bread
1/2 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45
degrees C)
2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons olive oil
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1. In a large bowl mix together the warm water (110 degrees), yeast, sugar, salt, and olive oil. Stir in 2 cups of the flour in order to make a soft ball. Knead in additional flour so that dough is soft and not sticky. Place kneaded dough in a medium size greased bowl. Cover and let rise until doubled in size.
2. Punch down dough, and form into ball or loaf shape. Place onto a greased cookie sheet. Cover and let rise for 15 to 20 minutes. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
3. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, until golden brown.
Recipe from allrecipes.com
Cranberry Scones
Cranberry Scones
2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface
5 tablespoons sugar, plus 1 tablespoon for topping
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
2/3 cup (plus 1 tablespoon) half-and-half
1/2 cup halved cranberries, drained on paper towels
Step 1:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a bowl, whisk together flour, 5 tablespoons sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut in butter with a pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in 2/3 cup half-and-half until just moistened. Gently fold in cranberries.
Step 2:
On a lightly floured surface, knead dough gently, 5 to 10 times. Pat into a 1-inch-thick round. Cut into 8 wedges; place on a baking sheet, 2 inches apart. Brush tops with remaining tablespoon half-and-half; sprinkle with remaining tablespoon sugar. Bake until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack.
Basil Hayden's Peach Cobbler
Basil Hayden's Peach Cobbler
Recipe by LA Mixologist, Joel Black of Black LAB Ventures
11⁄2 parts Basil Hayden's® Bourbon
4 Fresh Peach Slices
2 dashes Peach Bitters
3⁄4 parts Lemon Juice
1 pinch Ground Cinnamon
3⁄4 parts Honey Syrup (see recipe below)
Honey Syrup
1. Combine 3 parts honey with 1 part hot water.
2. Stir until completely combined.
1. Muddle peach slices, peach bitters, lemon juice, ground cinnamon and honey syrup in a mixing tin.
2. Add Basil Hayden's® Bourbon and shake vigorously for 7 seconds.
3. Strain into a martini glass and garnish with a peach sprinkled with cinnamon.
Avocado Salad
Avocado Salad
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup olive oil
2 (6- to 8-oounce) firm-ripe avocados
3 heads Bibb lettuce (3/4 pound total), leaves torn if large
1 heart of romaine, sliced crosswise into 1-inch pieces
3 medium radishes, thinly sliced
Whisk together lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, then whisk in oil.
Quarter, pit, and peel avocados, then cut into bite-size pieces. Toss with greens, radishes, and just enough dressing to coat. Season with salt and pepper.
Apricot and Raspberry Trifle
Apricot and Raspberry Trifle
1/4 cups cold milk
1 pkg. (4-serving size) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding
1 tsp. grated lemon zest
1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed
1 pkg. (10.75 oz.) frozen prepared pound cake, thawed, cut into 3/4-inch cubes
1-1/4 lb. apricots, peeled, sliced (about 4 cups)
2 cups fresh raspberries
1/4 cup PLANTERS Slivered Almonds, toasted
Pour milk into large bowl. Add dry pudding mix. Beat with wire whisk 2 min. or until well blended. Stir in lemon peel. Gently stir in 2 cups of the whipped topping.
Place half of the cake cubes in bottom of 2-1/2-qt. straight-sided serving bowl. Spoon half of the pudding mixture over cake cubes; top with half of the fruit. Repeat all layers. Top with remaining whipped topping and the almonds.
Refrigerate at least 1 hour or until ready to serve. Store leftover dessert in refrigerator.
Tomato Bruschetta
Tomato Bruschetta
2 pounds tomatoes--cored, seeded and coarsely chopped
Salt and pepper
6 slices (3/4-inch-thick) crusty italian bread
3 cloves garlic, peeled and halved crosswise
6 tablespoons EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil), plus more for drizzling
1/4 cup torn basil leaves (loosely packed)
1. In a medium bowl, combine the tomatoes with 1/2 tsp. each salt and pepper.
2. Preheat a grill or grill pan to medium-high. Add the bread and grill, turning, until golden and charred in spots, about 5 minutes. Rub one side of each hot bread slice with the cut side of a garlic clove, using half a clove for each slice.
3. Drizzle 1 tbsp. EVOO evenly over the garlicky side of each bread slice and spoon the tomatoes on top. Sprinkle with the basil and drizzle with a few more drops of EVOO.
Steak and Shrimp Kabobs
Steak and Shrimp Kabobs
1 cup teriyaki sauce
1 can (6 ounces) pineapple juice
1 cup packed brown sugar
4 tablespoons minced garlic
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 pound beef top sirloin steak, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 pound raw large shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 pound whole fresh mushrooms
1 large green pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 large red pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 large yellow pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
2 medium onions, cut into quarters
1 pint cherry tomatoes
1. In a large bowl, combine and mix together the teriyaki sauce, pineapple juice, brown sugar, minced garlic, Worcestershire sauce, and black pepper. Pour equal halves of the marinade into two separate large resealable plastic bags. Then add beef and shrimp into one bag, and add vegetables into the other. Seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate for up to 4-6 hours, or overnight, turning occasionally.
2. When ready to start cooking, drain and discard marinade. Preheat grill to medium high heat.
3. Meanwhile, on metal or soaked wooden skewers, alternately thread beef, shrimp, peppers, onions, tomatoes, and mushrooms.
4. When ready to grill, place the skewers across the grill grates. Turn each of the skewers every 3-4 minutes, allowing each side to brown evenly. You want a good amount of brown or char on the vegetables, while the meat should come out to a medium browning.
5. Then serve!
Basil Hayden's Bourbon Bloody Mary
Basil Hayden's Bourbon Bloody Mary
• 1 ½ parts Basil Hayden's® Bourbon
• 2 dashes Celery Salt
• 2 dashes Hot Sauce
• 2 dashes Worcestershire
• 1 tsp Wasabi
• Tomato Juice
• Lime Juice
• Garnish: Celery, Lime Wedge & Blue Cheese Olives
1. Rim a pint glass with lime juice and celery salt.
2. Fill with ice to the top.
3. Add bourbon, celery salt, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce and wasabi.
4. Fill remainder of the glass with tomato juice, stir well.
5. Garnish with celery, lime and blue cheese olives.
French Toast Casserole with Caramelized Pears and Brie
French Toast Casserole with Caramelized Pears and Brie
3 medium pears, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon snipped fresh rosemary
2 tablespoons butter
14 half-inch slices French bread (about 1 loaf)
8 ounces Brie cheese, rind removed and cheese thinly sliced
2 tablespoons butter, melted
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 1/2 cups milk
3 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
Warm maple syrup, fresh berries, and honey, or purchased cranberry conserve
1. Grease a 3-quart rectangular baking dish; set aside. In a large skillet cook pears, brown sugar, and rosemary in 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat for 4 to 5 minutes or until pears are just tender. Arrange 7 or 8 bread slices in a single layer in prepared baking dish. Spoon pear mixture and arrange Brie on bread slices. Top each stack with a bread slice. Brush bread with melted butter. Combine granulated sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle evenly over bread. In a medium bowl whisk together milk, eggs, vanilla, and salt. Slowly pour over bread slices. Cover and chill for 1 to 24 hours.
2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Bake, uncovered, for 40 to 45 minutes or until edges are puffed and golden. Let stand for 10 minutes. Serve warm with maple syrup, berries, and honey, or cranberry conserve. Makes 8 servings.
Strawberry Coffee Cake
Strawberry Coffee Cake
Strawberry Filling
8 oz. fresh strawberries, diced (about 1 1/3 cups)
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 Tbsp cornstarch
1 Tbsp cold water
1 tsp lemon juice
Crumb topping
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 Tbsp granulated sugar
2 1/2 Tbsp butter, chilled and diced into cubes
1 1/2 Tbsp Raw Turbinado Sugar
1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
7 Tbsp butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup sour cream
1/3 cup buttermilk
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
To prepare strawberry filling
In a medium saucepan whisk together 1/4 cup granulated sugar and cornstarch. Stir in cold water and lemon juice. Add in strawberries. Bring mixture just to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Once mixture reaches a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer about 1 minute, stirring constantly, until thickened. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
To prepare crumb topping
Add 1/3 cup all-purpose flour, 1 1/2 Tbsp granulated sugar and 2 1/2 Tbsp butter to a small food processor. Pulse mixture just a few seconds until combine (it should still be fluffy, if you pulse to long it will become too dense). Pour crumb mixture into a small bowl and whisk in Turbinado Sugar, set aside.
To prepare cake
In a mixing bowl: whisk together 1 3/4 cup flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer, whip together 7 Tbsp softened butter and 1 cup granulated sugar until pale and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Stir in egg and vanilla. Mix in sour cream. Add dry ingredients alternating with buttermilk in two separate batches and mix just until combine.
To assemble cake
Pour and evenly spread 1/2 of the cake batter into a greased 8x8 baking dish. Spread strawberry mixture evenly over batter layer. Dollop remaining batter by the spoonfuls over strawberry mixture and gently spread batter into an even layer. Sprinkle top evenly with crumb topping. Bake in preheated oven 50-55 minutes until golden and toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Allow to cool slightly before cutting.
Apple Lavender Muffins
Apple Lavender Muffins
Serves 12
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon lavender flowers
1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled
1 large egg, beaten
1 cup peeled and diced apple, divided use
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Coat 12 muffin tins with cooking spray or line with muffin cups.
In large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Make a well in center.
In separate bowl, whisk together milk, lavender, butter and egg. Add milk mixture to flour mixture and stir by hand just until batter is evenly moistened. Fold in 1/2 cup of the apples.
Fill prepared muffin tins about three-quarters full. Gently tap filled tins to release any air bubbles.
Sprinkle remaining diced apple over muffins. Bake until skewer inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool muffins in pan about 10 minutes, then transfer to cooling rack.
Summer Fruit Salad with Mint Dressing
Summer Fruit Salad with Mint Dressing
Serves 4
1/4 to 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, stems removed, minced
1/2 teaspoon lime zest
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 3/4 cups fresh blueberries
1 large Florida peach, pitted and sliced
1/2 large cantaloupe, cut into bite-sized pieces
1 head Bibb lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces, about 3 cups
1. Whisk together mint, lime zest, lime juice, sugar and salt in a small bowl. Whisk in oil; set aside.
2. Combine blueberries, peach and cantaloupe in a large bowl; gently toss with dressing. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
3. To serve, place lettuce in a large bowl, top with marinated fruit and dressing, and gently toss to combine. Serve immediately.
Cruzan Sleep In
Cruzan Sleep In
1 part Cruzan® Peach Rum
1⁄2 part fresh orange juice
4 fresh strawberries
Muddle strawberries in shaker. Add Cruzan® Peach Rum and orange juice. Shake lightly, double strain into a chilled flute. Top with champagne.


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Western Digital has just announced the update to its My Passport portable hard drives bringing in new design, enhanced security and backup features and larger capacity amounting to as much as 2TB. That was huge, right? To think that I haven't totally consumed the 250GB storage capacity of my old WD My Passport. The portable hard drives are now available in white, black, silver, blue, and red and the storage capacity ranges from 500GB up to 2TB. The new WD My Passport portable hard drives also feature WD SmartWare which is an automatic backup software and WD Security for password protection and hardware encryption. Design-wise, My Passport was made to be more scratch and fingerprint resistant, faster USB 3.0 connectivity and still with USB 2.0 compatibility. Finally, the most important information about these new portable hard drives – price. The 500GB My Passport portable hard drive will cost you $129.99 while the 2TB model will cost you as much as $249.99. Other capacities available and the prices are as follows, $149.99 for the 750GB, $179.99 for the 1TB and $199.99 for the 1.5TB. The new My Passport portable hard drives are available now online from the WD store as well as from select retailers.
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Turkish authorities seized a record-setting 23 tons of marijuana in the country's biggest-ever pot bust. Police in Diyarbakir province carried out the raid with a massive show of force in a joint operation with anti-smuggling and organized crime investigators.
Twenty-four teams, backed by air support, cordoned off and raided seven addresses in the district of Lice, seizing 23 tons of pot packed in large containers. According to the Diyarbakir Police Department, the pot, worth a reported 6 million Turkish Lira ($3 million), was going to be buried in the ground and dug up again to sell during the winter.
A raid in the same area in September led to the seizure of 10.5 tons of marijuana. Back in July, 15 million pot plants and three tons of hash were confiscated.
Turkish authorities have been zealously raiding cannabis operations, which they believe are being used to fund terrorist activities. Authorities launched an aggressive campaign of 198 raids since May and have destroyed nearly 50 million pot plants.
Diyarbakir governor Cahit Kıraç told reporters that police would continue to fight drug cultivation and trade, saying that locals should cooperate. "As long as our people do not support our operations, we cannot achieve any success."


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Group Visits
Tremenheere Group Prices
Tremenheere welcomes group and coach visits and we offer reduced admission price for pre- booked groups of 12+
Why not book in a guided tour as well? See details below.
Pre-booked picnic lunches from Tremenheere Kitchen to take into the gardens are available by arrangement. Please enquire when booking.
Group admission prices : (Groups of 12 +)
Adult £6.50
Concession £5.50
Kids (11-15) £3
Group admission with tour: (Groups of 12+)
Adult £8.50
Concession £7.00
Kids (11-15) £4.75
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Don't pick your nose. Don't pick on your brother. Do pick strawberries.
If you and your brood love the annual trek to the apple orchard or pumpkin patch, it's time to start a similar spring ritual. Strawberry picking (starting this year around June 20) offers the same rural experience for our big city kids, but with the added bonuses of warmer weather and a sweeter harvest.
The place we love to go when we want to bag some berries is Springridge Farm. This charming family farm is 45 minutes from Toronto and nestled just below the beautiful Niagara Escarpment. It's so nice that it can attract a lot of visitors even on weekdays so an early start is recommended. (The farm opens at 9 am.)
Picking Advice
The most important thing to know about berry picking is that the season is variable (especially with a cool spring), so call ahead or check the web site to make sure the crop has arrived. Once at the farm, picking under the sun can be hot work, so sun hats, sunscreen and extra water are non-negotiable. Light-weight, long-sleeved shirts and pants and closed-toe shoes are also recommended for berry picking—the straw the berries grow on is "pokey" and can bother some toes.
Good to know: Springridge will be setting up a 20' x 20' misting tent to refresh weary pickers!
For the Kids
Sure, picking sweet, sweet strawberries is great fun, but Springridge offers off-field activities too! Three dollars will get your kids into the fun farm area where they can see a small selection of farm animals, play in corn stalk mazes, jump on huge hay-bale piles and dig forever in a giant covered sand box with lots and lots of dump trucks. A brief, but steep climb also gets you to a lookout to see the city and the surrounding countryside.
Good to know: The lookout provides a pretty view, but the incline may be tough if you are carrying a baby or pushing a stroller and it's only really great on a clear day.
For the Moms
Springridge also offers a surprisingly upscale gourmet market (you may even leave with a new pair of candlesticks). The gourmet food selection (much of it made by Springridge) is fantastic and diverse. We love the homemade Belgian Chocolate Sauce to dip your fresh berries in! Treat yourself to a gourmet sandwich or strawberry scone. For the kids, may we recommend the Sandbox Special? It's a great lunch that comes in a pail and with a shovel for the giant sandbox.
An outing, some fresh air, some fresh fruit and a little lesson that the best food comes from the earth instead of a plastic container…it's a berry good day!
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Di Canio eyeing success
by Stuart Vose
Boss looking to build.
Paolo Di Canio can't wait to get to stuck into his new managerial challenge after being confirmed as Sunderland's new head coach.
Di Canio was appointed on Sunday and appeared before a packed press conference on Wearside early on Tuesday morning.
We will have to cope with some injuries and some problems, but already members of the club have been very helpful to me
- Paolo Di Canio
The Italian enjoyed great success during his first managerial posting at Swindon and is targeting further progress after arriving in the Barclays Premier League.
"It's obvious that it was a different league, but it is difficult to win at any level," he said.
"I came from abroad and my English was not fantastic but I delivered a good message to my players.
"We won the championship in League Two and I left the club at the top with the best defensive record and the best attacking record.
"Those records came from the hard job we did during the week. I want to do exactly the same here."
He added: "Obviously I couldn't expect straight away to have this opportunity at a top club like Sunderland, but it happened.
"That means someone believes that Paolo Di Canio can do the right job. It's very important to have the support from the people who decided to bring me here."
Di Canio met his squad for the first time on Monday and inherits a group of players shorn of top scorer Steven Fletcher and captain Lee Cattermole through injuries.
But he's ready to adapt, saying: "The problem at the moment is I couldn't build the [Sunderland] team since the beginning, but this is not an excuse. I have decided to come here so I have no excuse.
Always I have been thinking in a positive way and I have never had a worry in a big challenge
- Paolo Di Canio
"I will probably have to work in a different way. We will have to cope with some injuries and some problems, but already members of the club have been very helpful to me, so I am very happy and we are ready to deal with this very good challenge."
That challenge begins with a trip to European champions Chelsea on Sunday – the first fixture of a seven-game run-in to the end of the season.
"It's a different level, a different stage and different clubs we are going to play against," Di Canio added. "Chelsea away for the first game is fantastic.
"Always I have been thinking in a positive way and I have never had a worry in a big challenge. I want the risk to lose but with a big chance to win and make a difference."


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Donation gives new jolt to programA 13-foot tall, 26-foot long circuit breaker scheduled for salvage will now serve as a powerful learning tool for Moraine Park Technical College's Electrical Power Distribution (EPD) students. The breaker donation from American Transmission Company will allow Moraine Park to add a new element to its EPD program – the electrical substation.Electricity is delivered to homes, schools, hospitals, businesses and industries through an integrated system of generation facilities, power lines and substations. Moraine Park's EPD program focuses on the transmission and distribution parts of this process.
In a large substation, circuit breakers are used in system protection to interrupt any short circuits or overload currents that may occur on the network, as well as switching lines and routing power on a transmission system.
"Circuit breakers are a key element to the reliable operation of the transmission grid," ATC Senior Construction Coordinator Paul Roltgen said. "Skilled workers are needed to install and maintain these devices and ATC has made a donation to encourage the development and education of qualified workers to maintain and operate the electrical power grid."
Roltgen graduated from Moraine Park's EPD program in 1989 and has over twenty years of experience in the electrical power distribution field.
"This is the first time Moraine Park students have received the opportunity to work with circuit breakers," said Mark Theyerl, an EPD instructor at Moraine Park. "The substation and circuit breaker training will certainly give our students an edge when entering the workforce."
All EPD students were present for the circuit breaker delivery. ATC worked with an outside company to provide the delivery and installation of the breaker, which required an "Oversized Load" flag on the trailer as it made its way down highway 151 from Fond du Lac. The breaker needed to be lifted and placed by a crane, with EPD students assisting under Theyerl's instruction.
"It was perfect timing for the EPD students to assist with the breaker delivery," said Theyerl. "They had just learned about rigging and slings and got a unique opportunity to apply those skills in the field. Through the delivery, students practiced laying out a large piece of equipment in relation to the center of gravity; they practiced proper hand signals for the crane operator and measured how to place heavy equipment."Beaver Dam student Gordon Gossink helped to center and place the breaker as it was being lowered by the crane. "I've been learning a lot — being in the EPD program has been a great experience so far," said Gossink. "I'm looking forward to learning more about the substation side of electrical power distribution."
According to Theyerl, Moraine Park has support from other regional companies, including G.H.K. Custom Log Sawing of Van Dyne, and Eilertson Inc. of Fond du Lac. Both companies donated their crew, equipment and materials to help prepare the new substation area and existing EPD training area."Partnering with these area businesses allows Moraine Park to enhance our training capabilities," said Theyerl. "We are extremely grateful for their support in helping us provide skilled workers in the electrical utility industry."For more information on Moraine Park's EPD program, visit morainepark.edu/programs.
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South Korea: Flying the Bullet Train from Seoul to Busan
By David Rich
I began writing this as South Korean bullet train KTX #139 pulled out of Seoul Station bound diagonally across the country to Busan, guaranteed two hours of mesmerization.
Moments before, I entered a photography contest in Vienna, Austria, courtesy of onboard Wi-Fi.
Exactly on the second of its scheduled departure, KTX #139 pulled out smoothly without the hint of a clickety-clack, ride like silk.
This was nothing like any train I'd ridden anywhere. The overhead screen listed arrival times at the three stations en route and presto, we were up to 100 miles (160 kilometers) per hour.
The speed was also displayed on the inch-thin monitor when smooth as a feather we hit 177 mph (285 kph). The almost complete lack of sound was courtesy of continuous welded rail.
The KTX was a far cry from the piercing shriek of screeching jet engines aloft, yet we traveled faster, discounting the hour or two advance check in at airports, and at half the price of a plane ticket.
In addition to perfect quiet, a fetching cabin attendant slid a steaming cappuccino onto my table as I again pulled up the Vienna photography contest, passing adjacent freeway traffic like it was standing still. Oh yeah, rush hour in Seoul, it was standing still.
As usual on Korean public transport, I was the only gringo in sight, but everyone is always so solicitous. I only have to effect a blank look, which I can do with remarkable ease, and I'm kindly asked, "May I help you?"
Thus after control paneling my keyboard into Korean a twenty-something kid had helped me log onto the Wi-Fi, which required Korean.
An hour later I found out it wasn't free Wi-Fi he'd logged me into but gratuitously into his personal pay-to-surf account, the well-beyond politeness typical of most Koreans I've encountered.
I sat back and watched the scenery slide by on fast forward:
* ubiquitous tunnels flashing like black blips
* over sprawling rivers like, whoa, was that a mighty river we crossed?
* passing buses going 100 kph (62 mph) in their special freeway lanes as we flew by at 300 kph+ (186mph+)
* past Korean cities looking like high-rise Legolands of apartments to the horizon since 80% of Koreans go home in an elevator
It was like Imax in surround, valleys filled with greenhouses, orchards and rice fields, church steeples embellished with vertical Korean letters (30% of Koreans are Christians) and thoroughly modern cities under a glinting autumn sun.
Many developed countries fly bullet trains for principal public transportation from Japan and France to Germany, China and Korea. California might be next.
To reach my final destination, I reluctantly disembarked the KTX, taking a Mugunghwa train, which must be Korean for slow with many stops:
* jerkety-jerk starting up and slight clunkety-clack though no clickety-clack
* no table for my laptop
* across wide meandering rivers we wove and weaved about and must have gotten up to 60 mph on a couple of occasions
* noisy
* traffic on the next-door freeway drawing inexorably ahead as we snaily rolled along
* stopping every twenty or ten minutes, commuters on and off, inching ahead infinitesimally.
Would I ever reach Andong? One thing I'd learned. The Governator of California had better get on the stick and buy a few cool-cool bullets; get away from the last century's Mugunghwas!
When you fly Korean KTX:
Conductors in Korea don't check tickets, never bothering the passengers except those boarding without tickets, sitting in seats for which no ticket has been purchased, which are few and far between on KTX.
Korea is the size of Indiana with a population of 50 million people, more internationally sold car brands than the USA and further advanced technologically in many areas, particularly public transportation, where bus-stop electronic sign boards update bus arrivals by the minute and smart cards are used to pay for almost everything from public transportation to convenience stores.
For example: the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is one of the most heavily used subway systems in the world with more than eight million daily trips. It is also one of the biggest subway stations worldwide, running 179.4 miles in length.
David Rich has been an international traveler, writer, and photographer for the last 16 years, living in more than 140 countries to date. He is a full-time international traveler, an occupation he finds far preferable to his former professions of law professor and trial lawyer, from which he says he's now "mostly recovered." Now he lives in Glendale, AZ and flies his own plane when he wants to get away.
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Return to Forever: Medieval Overture
Medieval Overture
Return to Forever
Romantic Warrior (Columbia CK 46109)
Chick Corea (keyboards, percussion), Al Di Meola (guitar), Stanley Clarke (bass), Lenny White (drums, percussion).
Composed by Chick Corea.
Recorded: Nederland, Colorado, February 1976
Rating: 87/100 (learn more)
This was Return to Forever's most famous lineup's first and last Columbia record. It also happened to be the best selling Return to Forever album ever. A year later, following in the footsteps of the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Corea would form a much larger group. The only carryovers to the new RTF would be Corea himself and bassist Stanley Clarke.
Every Return to Forever fan has his or her favorite version of the group and favorite record. But based upon sales and general fusion scuttlebutt picked up over the years, Romantic Warrior seems to be the band's most popular recording. It is not mine. But it is a fine album representative of the skills of the members separately and together.
The panning electric piano of Chick Corea fills our ears. Clarke and Di Meola take the low-register road to bring us up to speed on the main melody. Lenny White deftly does his thing on drums. This is one of those typical fusion numbers that changes directions a million times. It is hard to get a handle on the theme. The constant changes of direction become the theme really. There are a lot of trademark RTF sounds here, including some Spanish shadings, quick unison playing and the sound of synthesized orchestrated strings. (Though Clarke occasionally bowed real strings.) The tight ensemble playing is impeccable. There are keyboard flights of fancy and some subterranean bass and guitar. The melody isn't all that strong, but that wasn't always a mandatory requirement for a fusion workout. If someone were to ask me the difference between RTF and Mahavishnu – and they have – I would say that Return To Forever focused a bit more on subtle intricacies but lacked the power of Mahavishnu. Fusion fans could certainly enjoy both approaches.
Reviewer: Walter Kolosky
Tags: 1970s jazz · fusion
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Let's just get this out in the open: you never know what you'll stumble across on a hot summer day on a public lake.
Saturday night I'd dragged my float tube to Lake Siskiyou looking for smallies, and while I found quite a few, I was also witness to the endless parade of humanity that irritates, confounds, or amuses me (often all three at once).
Last night's parade included a small, barely-above-the-water boat weighed down by three large men and a dog (I'm guessing it was about 100 pounds of Bubba too much), and pontoon boat "featuring" a pair of women who were under the impression that this was Mardi Gras, and that the handsome fly fishing float tuber had beads.
He didn't, but I certainly appreciated the effort. (Sorry guys, too dark for the camera). And now, the fishing…
The pretty, pugnacious Smallmouth Bass. Always thought "The Fighting Smallmouths" would be a great high school team name – a team to be feared and respected…
Using a sinking line and my own small "lazy leech" pattern (so named because I'm too lazy to tie a real leech, and this one's so easy it's an insult to any real fly tyer), I hit the water at 6:45 and proceeded to catch the hound out of 9″-11″ smallies, "released" two nice smallies (12″-13″) at my flippers, and even hooked up with a nice trout long enough to see him before I… ahem… "released" him too.
The bite typically improves as the sun goes down, but oddly, things slowed, and though I continued to catch fish, it wasn't at the same frenetic pace. The overall size went up a little, but the big right-at-dark hatch I was looking for never really came off.
Still, you never know what's going to crawl up on your float tube, and as it grew dark, a half dozen small (#22-#24) mayflies crawled out on my tube. Someone once identified these as a caenis, but in any case, they emerged from the water still half in their shucks. Forgive the crummy picture quality (light was gone so I'm going macro with a flash), but here's one of the lucky escapees.
As for the river, reports suggest it's falling into the morning & evening pattern it always does in the summer, and the evening dry fly fishing can be good though hard to predict. Me? I'm headed back out on the lake with beads.
Today's Underground Entertainment
Through the redoubtable Moldy Chum we find a new video about a fly fishing trip in the woods gone horribly, horribly wrong. (Don't eat what you can't identify…) Also, earlier we showed you the video of the surfer crunched by a killer whale. So if that compelled you to give up surfing and take up say… sky diving, well, better see this… hard-luck skydiver at GetOutdoors.com.
Finally, yet another plug for Fly Fishing Yellowstone. Obviously, I've never spent a whole spring fishing that area, but after reading the often-and-massively updated Yellowstone blog for a few months, it feels like I have. That represents a lot of work, and kudos to the writer… See you at Mardi Gras, Tom Chandler


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Dutchess Stadium (map it)
1500 Route 9D
Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
Hudson Valley Renegades website
Year Opened: 1994
Capacity: 4,494
There are no tickets available at this time.
Official Review by Sean Rowland, Stadium Journey Special Correspondent
Since 1994, the Renegades have become a summer staple in the Hudson Valley region of New York State. Short season NY-Penn League teams only have 37 home games and fans make sure they fill "The Dutch" for each one of them. Although the ballpark is not anything special, the Renegades make up for it with a great selection of concessions and an interesting variety of promotions. The Goldklang Group owns the team and one of the owners is Mike Veeck, son of Bill who set the standard for bringing fans out with promotions. Despite the distractions, fans still have interest and passion for their team and the game.
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For a small stadium, The Dutch has an impressive variety of food packed into the partially exposed concourse behind the seating bowl. Eben's Eatery features three types of monster 1/2 lb. burgers ($8-$9), while another stand offered sausages and brats. If cholesterol-spiking foods aren't for you, there is a Healthy Hut with a surprising number of choices, like Veggie Burgers ($6), BLTs ($5.50) or Gluten-free Turkey Wraps ($6). Along with the normal ballpark usuals, other items included Sweet Potato Fries ($4.50), Pizza Hut ($3 per slice) and Fritos Chili Pies ($4.00). International flavor is provided by the Corona Cove towards the right foul pole with some Mexican food available. As for the sweet stuff, many varieties of ice cream fill that need, or can you stick to the healthy way and enjoy some really good Fruit Cups created by Edible Arrangements.
The Renegades took a little nook inside the concourse and turned it into a beer garden, complete with a small bar, standing tables and an HD TV if fans want to stop by and see how the Yankees or Mets are doing. This is where most of the beer is at the ballpark and there are about 10-15 varieties, including Captain Lawrence Pale Ale which is locally brewed in nearby Westchester County.
Amazingly, Dutchess Stadium was built in a mere 71 days. Though there are no discernible features to make this ballpark really stand out, it is still a fine place to watch a game, as long as you're sitting in the right sections. Setting the scene is a beautiful backdrop of towering trees just beyond the outfield wall. Along with the rolling hills behind the right corner of the outfield, it is a view that is serene and typical of the Hudson Valley. There is also some lovely landscaping in along the third base line.
The seating design is two levels, cut nearly in half by a rather wide walkway. The 100 seats are
comfortable and close, while the 200s provide a decent view and are somewhat comfortable red bucket seats. The 300s, however, are uncomfortable as they are bleachers set on aluminum. These are located next to the 200s near first and third base. Don't be fooled when looking at the seating chart as one would tend to think the last section of General Admission is bleacher only. If you prefer a more open setting, the Corona Cove along the first base line offers a view of the game, along with tables and umbrellas to eat and watch.
The ballpark is located in southern Dutchess County, smack dab in the middle of the Hudson Valley. It is close to the river in the Fishkill - Wappingers Falls part of the county. This part of the region does not have much to do and though there are several state parks within driving distance, outdoor recreation and attending a baseball game typically aren't done together. Across from the ballpark is a small plaza, and Leo's Pizzeria is a fine choice for a pre- or post-game meal. The pizzeria is attached to a restaurant and bar, as well. Other dining options are available on the other side of the river towards the Newburgh waterfront; however, the rest of that town is not really worth checking out.
Knowing all of the promotions and contests that go on here upon arrival, I was anticipating a distracted crowd that didn't show much interest in the game. But, I was pleasantly surprised to see the fans paying attention and cheering on the Renegades. Crowd noise after a triple and a home run was decent, and about half of the fans swayed their arms to Naughty by Nature's "Hip Hop Hooray" after each Hudson Valley run (old school right there). In addition, the Renegades were known to have a lot of annoying sound effects and constant activity during the action; however, at the game I attended, that stuff was never over the top. It was average for a minor league game, so that would be nice if they did indeed improve on that.
Stadium capacity at The Dutch is 4,494 and all through the entire 17 year existence of the franchise, attendance has been great. Averages through the years usually are at least 4,000 and the game I attended featured an over-capacity paid attendance. As far as actual people in the seats, I would say about 3/4ths of each section was filled. Overall, the Hudson Valley supports the Renegades well.
Dutchess Stadium is a cinch to get to as it is easily accessible from I-84. If you are coming from the north or south, I-87 (the New York State Thruway) intersects with I-84 about 5 miles before the ballpark exit, which is Route 9D. The parking lot is right off of 9D and in front of the ballpark. Unfortunately, they jam a lot of cars into this mostly gravel parking lot and that leads to issues exiting, especially during fireworks night. Outside of the parking lot gets backed up as well with Route 9D being a two-lane road.
Surprisingly, only one restroom was built for men (there are two for women), though it is larger than what you normally would see for this size of ballpark. The single restroom didn't create a problem though because with baseball there is never a rush to use the restrooms as it is typically spread out through the game.
I do believe that Dutchess Stadium and the Renegades are a nice experience and certainly worthy of a visit, though the lower ranking is more a reflection of the prices when compared to the market and level of baseball. Non-bleachered seats cost at least $10 and the lower level seats are at least $14. They also tack on another $2 for fireworks nights; hopefully, that does not become a growing trend. Parking is $5 and a program is $3. Meanwhile, concessions were a bit on the high side. Again, it is certainly an affordable event; however, the cost is more in line with what you would expect for a mid-sized city's Triple A team, not a rural, short-season "A" league team.
On one of the walls just outside the ballpark is the Professional Baseball Scouts Hall of Fame. The
owners created this hall of fame and have it on display at the home of each of the four teams they own. Each member has a Cooperstown-like plaque and I thought this was a great honor and idea for a truly underappreciated area of the sport. It's worth the few extra minutes to take a look at some of the people and their accomplishments.
Another point to the PA announcer, Rick Zolzer. Yes, he can be brash and insulting, but he made some quick-witted jokes during the game that had me occasionally chuckling. It was entertaining and he never took over the game to where it was just about him. I'm guessing he learned his lesson when he got kicked out of a game in 1995 for arguing with an umpire.
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Member Review by ballparkreviews on Jul 20, 2012
Dutchess Stadium offers a horrible atmosphere for taking in a ballgame. There are incessant sound effects, families who have no interest in the game, and a PA announcer who thinks he is the entertainment. Besides that, Dutchess Stadium is a very basic ballpark with little to make it memorable. Check out my full review if you want to read more.
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Police Investigate Crash Involving St. Francis Ambulance
Posted on 02/19/2013 12:18 pm
- Lancaster Avenue and North Adams Street, Wilmington, Delaware
Date of Occurrence:
- Tuesday, February 19, 2013, approximately 9:16 a.m.
Vehicle 1 - St. Francis Ambulance
- Male, 28, Wilmington, Delaware
- Female, 23, Bel Air, Maryland
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Today at 9:16 a.m. a St. Francis Ambulance was responding to a call with its lights and sirens activated. The ambulance was traveling northbound on North Adams Street when it collided with a van that was traveling eastbound on Lancaster Avenue.
The ambulance and van contained two passengers each and all sustained minor injuries. All occupants were transported to Christiana Hospital by ambulance for treatment.
The investigation is ongoing.
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College Hockey:Locallo, Seniors Lead Air Force Past Army
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Saturday marked the final home game ever for Air Force's four seniors, and a chance to avenge the bruised honor of Friday night's 5-2 defeat. And though it was a freshman, Joe Locallo, who dominated the scoring with two goals, the seniors contributed with two assists and 21 saves as the Falcons edged Army 5-4.
"It's a dream," said senior captain Scott Bradley. "It's what every senior wants to do, to take a win at home in their last game."
As on Friday, Army got on the board first. Junior wingers Tim Fisher and Nathan Mayfield put the puck on net, but were stonewalled by the Air Force goaltender, senior Marc Kielkucki. However, freshman Black Knight Alex Rogosheske grabbed the rebound and sent it straight into the net for the 1-0 lead.
The Falcons answered just over a minute later when Bradley and junior Brian Rogers drew Army goalie Scott Hamilton out of the crease and flat on the ice to make the save. Sophomore defenseman Jake Tesar picked off the loose puck and tipped it into the goal.
As the period drew to an end, the Air Force squad capitalized on a power-play opportunity to take its first lead of the weekend. The Black Knights had just killed off 12 seconds of 5-on-3 by dumping the puck into the Air Force zone when Kielkucki passed it up to junior defenseman Jace Anders. Still with a one-man advantage to aid him, Anders fired on Hamilton, who made the save. However, Brian Rogers was able to snag the rebound and pop it high into the net to put the Air Force up, 2-1, and close out scoring for the period.
The Falcons had a fantastic chance to extend their lead early in the second stanza, putting five shots on net in 20 seconds of play. However, Hamilton played just as fantastically, denying all five attempts.
The Falcons kept up the pressure, though, to seize a 3-1 lead a few minutes later. Center Derek Olson won the faceoff and sent the puck to winger Brian Gornick. Gornick dropped it back to freshman defenseman Joe Locallo, who skated it into the circle, reloaded, and fired it high over Hamilton's left shoulder.
The Black Knights closed the gap to 3-2 with a power-play goal at the 15:40 mark when junior Tim Fisher took the feed from senior K.C. Finnegan, wrapped around behind the net, and passed it to Nathan Mayfield, who was waiting in front to snap it in. Army then tied up the game on its very next man-advantage, when Finnegan redirected a wide slap shot by Rogosheske (from junior Tim Fisher — his third assist of the game) into the goal at 17:34.
Air Force was quick off the blocks into the third, scoring just 2:53 into the period to regain the lead. Sophomore Kyle Fransdal sent the puck to senior Billy O'Reilly, who hit Joe Locallo with the pass as he was breaking out. Locallo faked left, drawing Hamilton off, and sent the puck into the open net.
The Black Knights pulled their goalie but were unable to tie up the game with the extra skater, and the Air Force seniors got their final home victory.
"The game was well-played both ways," said Army head coach Rob Riley. "We came back when it was 3-1, killed off some penalties, and Hamilton made some great saves to keep us in the game."
"I think we got what we deserved both nights," said Air Force head coach Frank Serratore. "Last night we came out thinking we should win and they came out wanting to win. Tonight we played fabulously and had a lot of great opportunities. It shows how hard you worked when you get out-goaltended and out-special-teamed and you still win and deserve to win."
Kielkucki finished the game with 21 saves on 24 shots, while Hamilton stopped 29 of 33 attempts.
Air Force capitalized on one of its four power-play opportunities, but allowed two Army power-play goals on five chances. Locallo, who led the Air Force offense with his two goals, gave most of the credit to the team's seniors.
"It was a silent thing, but everyone knew we wanted a win tonight for them," he said. "They've been carrying the load all season, and they're a great bunch of guys."
Bradley commented on the rivalry between the two teams, saying that "it's more than a hockey game."
"What we have here are two great, proud military service academies and it's about who wants it more," he said.
The Black Knights finish in the No. 7 spot in the MAAC and face Quinnipiac in the quarterfinals. Air Force finished its regular season as the No. 5 seed in the CHA and will face Findlay on Thursday in Huntsville, Ala.
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The survey urges the area to seek growth in industries such as transportation and warehousing.
By DAVID SKOLNICK
YOUNGSTOWN — A study of the Mahoning Valley's financial climate urges organizing
collaboratives, finding new ways of helping the poor, making smaller companies bigger, and seeking local, state and federal funding to turn around the area's struggling economy.
The Raymond John Wean Foundation, in partnership with JB Morgan Chase and Turning Technologies Inc., on Tuesday released the 48-page report done by Corporation for Enterprise Development, a Washington, D.C., nonprofit organization.
The report includes a lengthy list of recommendations such as increasing the investment in youth organizations, helping renters who fall behind in their rent and better serving the area's Latino community.
Over the years, many reports and studies recommending improvements to the Valley have stalled.
That won't happen with this proposal, said Joel Ratner, the Wean Foundation's president.
"We will be the safeguard against the report sitting on the shelf," he said. "We will use it as a guide" over the next few years. "It's an action plan."
The foundation provides funding for programs, services and projects in Mahoning and Trumbull counties. The late Raymond John Wean, who owned the former Wean Engineering Co., established the foundation in Warren in 1949.
When asked about the cost of implementing the recommendations in the report, Ratner said that depends on what would be done. While not giving a dollar figure, he said money for many programs can come from the state and federal governments as well as locally.
The report is about the future, said Andrea Levere, president of Corporation for Enterprise Development.
The recommendations need to first be prioritized before they can be implemented, something that won't be done by this year, Ratner said.
One of the survey's main ideas is targeting workforce and educational resources to industries with decent paying jobs.
There has been progress made in this area, including the development of a new community college and a new business college at Youngstown State University, Levere said.
The survey showed that the Valley experienced a major amount of growth in the transportation and warehousing industries because of its central location to major metropolitan areas.
"The region's business and workforce development leaders should consider how resources can be more effectively deployed to stimulate increased growth in these promising sectors," the report reads.
Among the suggestions is "greater collaboration or a merger" between the United Way organizations in Mahoning and Trumbull counties.
The declining economy has adversely affected the amount of money the United Way raises for its member agencies, said Bob Hannon, president and chief professional officer of the Mahoning County United Way.
"The time has come to collaborate and for the two United Ways to become the Mahoning Valley United Way," he said. "We urge our agencies to collaborate and to not duplicate services. We need to do the same. I think it's in the best interests of the Mahoning Valley for there to be one United Way."
Thomas J. Krysick, Trumbull County United Way's president and chief professional officer, said a merger has been discussed over the years. When asked about a merger, Krysick said, "We always look to best serve our population and our community. It's a decision for boards to make."
once again a study which mirrors previous studies. you can go back to the early 70's when the NOUS (northeast ohio urban system) study was developed by a premier urban planning firm suggesting the same direction. krysick's comment is a continuation of the same position weak willed leaders of this community have and will continue to take..... not supporting regionalism of services.
Whether the public sector or a private collaboraton, people fear inefficency:
Just a bunch of feel good BS. If they were really serious about the economy they would lure foreign businesses into town to provide jobs. We need to bring back jobs that our companies sent overseas.
The National League of Cities is grappling with issue in major and minor cities all over America. I'm in Cleveland and we're providing a solution to assist populations by providing a banking platform that they can use to help increase access and reduce crime, while increasing their income by reducing costs. I'd love to provide these services to the Youngstown area...
Philadelphia, Cleveland and many other cities are looking back at what worked in the past, and immigration opportunities made big city economies literally cook for a hundred years. It's time we revisited our approach to migrant populations who have always done more with "less" than us natives.
Again, anything I can do to help. firstname.lastname@example.com
This is my response to the prequel to this article, but I could not re-state it any better so:
These GD people are out of their minds. Here is a real simple list to help jumpstart the valley. I don't work for some bureaucratic non-profit in D.C and I have no hidden agenda for votes with my list, so I know most of you cannot relate to what I write down here, but give it a try, you may actually have some synapses firng after all:
1. Try and lower the income tax rate on Youngstown city residents to a rate that actually encourages people to work and live there, as opposed to a rate higher than most THRIVING METROPOLITAN AREAS in teh U.S.
2. Take all the animals of the streets and bulldoze certain neighborhoods.
3. Try and elect some new faces for council and other "leadership" positions that don't have the same letter after their name and are interested in more than travelling to New Orleans on the city's dollar.
4. Require at least an MBA from an accredited university for people in charge of business development and don't be afraid to offer tax breaks to ANY business offering jobs to the city.
5. Stop blaming everybody else for lack of foresight and common sense that has plagued the valley for 5 decades now. You live in a sh*thole because most of you have sh*t on the brain. You whine and argue and get nowhere and then you wonder why.
6. Let certain families know that if you do not become a functioning member of society (ie. job, well-kept home, pay bills, no crime, etc.) the financial breaks you get form the city in low rent, free food and the like are gone. No exceptions.
7. Let certain "politicians" know that if real change and progress are not made during this term you may be facing a short rope and a long drop. Unfortunately, force and threats are the only thing these politicians may understand.
8. Take time to realize that blacks, whites, hispanics, etc. can get along just fine in a functioning society as long as they all act like humans. Wipe the slate clean of the animali and then make an honest attempt to wipe your own slate clean of pre-conceived notions about race and color.
8 simple steps. No charge to the city. No soapbox grandiose reprimands, and no anti-whitey cultural suggestions that make no sense, and no empty promises from some hack who was given his position as a favor.


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Stairs have always been a fascinating photographic subject. They provide excellent opportunities to work with patterns, lines, angles, geometry, repetition, and vanishing points.
The photos in this book were taken between 2006 and 2010, in different locations in Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. In times of elevators and escalators being the increasingly preferred modes of vertical transportation, the book is trying to make a case for stairs. They are beautiful, healthy and environmentally sustainable.
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