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Elm Grove officials likely won't call it the "Culver's ordinance," but that's basically what it is. Elm Grove is considering creating a village ordinance that will allow a Culver's drive-thru restaurant where Pizzeria Uno once operated.
According to Village Attorney Hector de la Mora, the popular fast-food chain would be the first of its kind in the village in terms of drive-thru food - and a change to village ordinance would be necessary to accommodate the restaurant.
Essentially what the new ordinance, to be taken up by the Legislative Committee on Nov. 17 followed by the Village Board on Nov. 22, would do is simply add "drive-thru" restaurants to the types of businesses allowed in certain zoning districts.
That change would pave the way for current Brookfield Culver's franchise owner Brian Shecterle to bring a Culver's to Elm Grove on Bluemound Road near Pilgrim Parkway. Internal and external renovations to the former Pizzeria Uno building would be necessary to turn it into a Culver's.
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WHEN: 7 p.m. Nov. 17
WHERE: Village Hall, 13600 Juneau Blvd.
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recipes try out, home made rolled pavlova with cream cheese filling for my family..
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small, simple and beautiful to me.. ;P
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Curtain rises on Wall Street's "Taper Tantrum 2″ — USA Today
Wanted: a boring leader for the Fed — NYT
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"Kingdom Hearts 3" and "Final Fantasy XV" won't be a part of GamesCom 2014. According to a report from Gaming Bolt on Aug. 10, Square Enix confirmed that both video games are going to be absent from this year's big European convention. Instead, the publisher will be showcasing several other titles in the upcoming lineup.
The biggest of which is "Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix," which comes with three games, two of which are playable: "Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix" and "Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep Final Mix." The third game, "Kingdom Hearts: Re:coded," will only be remastered with cut scenes. Square Enix is going to provide demo stations so that attendees can try out the compilation on the show floor. The other playable titles include "Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn" and "Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris."
Square Enix also has some new games from the popular "Dragon Quest" and "Final Fantasy" franchises. However, they are probably not what hardcore players are looking for. The company is going to be showing off "Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call" for the 3DS as well as "Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen" and "Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King" for mobile platforms.
Finally, the publisher may have been planning to announce "Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition" at Gamescom 2014. However, a retail listing leaked the remastered port on the PS4 and Xbox One early. The new version comes with native 1080p support as well as all the post-launch DLC from the original open-world action-adventure game.
Gamescom 2014 has an official start date of Aug. 13. Fans of "Kingdom Hearts 3" and "Final Fantasy XV" have to wait longer to hear more about both next-generation action role-playing games, however. The last remaining big event for this year is the Tokyo Game Show, which takes place starting on Sept. 18. A screen featuring that third numbered installment of the "Kingdom Hearts" series can be found near the top of this article (via the franchise's Facebook webpage).
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To The Edge of the Stars
Joyce Henderson
2007, Frontier/Western Hist Romance (1870s Texas)
Leisure, $6.99, 307 pages, Amazon ASIN 0843959967
Historical Western romance novels are usually not my cup of tea. I bristle at the simpering women, I'm bewildered by the norms, and the purple prose gives me the vapers. <g> However, Kalen Barrett, heroine of To the Edge of the Stars, is as strong as they come, with the courage and tenacity of most modern women I know. She is the best part of this book.
It is 1870 in Central Texas, and Kalen is down on her luck. Kalens only family consists of a drunken uncle whom she loves too dearly to abandon. The twosome is homeless, jobless, and wander the Texas countryside in search of work. Kalen knows that whatever work they do find will be temporary because her uncle always gets drunk and is usually fired from every menial job they get.
They come upon the Savage Ranch, run by half Comanche Taylor Savage. When they first meet, Taylor thinks that Kalen is a boy. He hires her and tells her and
her uncle to room with the other ranch hands in the barn. Taylor is stunned when his mother, and sister tell him Kalen is in fact a woman, and should not be
sleeping in the same quarters as the men. He reluctantly invites her to stay in their house with him and his family. Kalen works incredibly hard to prove herself capable of the job, and to make up for her uncles shortcomings.
Kalen is immediately attracted to Taylor, although it is clear to her that his heart is with his family, and his land. Taylor shares the attraction, which only intensifies with Kalen in such close proximity, but the close quarters also strengthens his resolve to resist temptation. While Kalen openly bares her soul to him, and her love for him, he continually holds himself back from her. When her beloved uncle dies, she looks to him for more than physical comfort. Taylors incredible willpower is soon overcome by the love he feels for Kalen.
Kalen was the most compelling aspect of To the Edge of the Stars. While I liked Taylors character, he was more of a strong silent type - nothing new there, nothing nuanced. It was the strong and wonderful character of Kalen who made this book such a good read.
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This is a reality based (Documentary) comedy debunking aliens, psychics & all things paranormal. The film follows Blake Freeman who takes a 69 year old man named LeRoy, on a hilarious cross-country journey in search of the truth. LeRoy has spent his life savings on trying to protect himself from aliens and paranormal ghosts by buying gimmicks and entrusting psychics. Upon discovering LeRoy's plight, Blake Freeman with LeRoy in tow, decides to put these beliefs and "so called" experts to the test.
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March 19 Weekly Open Thread: 3 Things I Wish All Cars Had
Welcome to this week's Weekly Open Thread where we talk about most anything automotive-related. This time, may I suggest a few features that I'd like to see on all new cars, and possibly retrofitted on all vehicles.
1) Brake lights that work when the car in front of you slows down. Now that seems logical, right? But wait... the driver has to hit the brake pedal to make this happen, so what about the smarty- pants in front of you that grabs the hand brake or shifts down "enthusiatically?"
That car is rapidly decelerating, and you may not know it in time. That driver may be trying to get rear-ended. But if we had decelerator indicators, devices even as simple as mercury switches, we'd know that the vehicle is rapidly losing speed... and we could prepare better.
2) Does anybody here remember old-fashioned mechanical radio volume knobs? You know, the ones that work when the radio is off. Today, you have to insert a key, turn on the car, wait for the radio to come on, then turn the knob to make anything happen.
On these older systems, all you had to do was turn the knob to lower the volume, key on or off. This sounds a bit trite, but if you ever wanted to turn down the volume before you start your car, especially after your teenager drove it, you'd know how convenient this would be. And was.
3) Rear fog light(s). These are nothing new to Europeans, so why are us safety-conscious Colonists ignoring such a simple safety feature? All vehicles here in the USA could easily be converted to the system.
The idea is so simple. These lights don't let you see any better in fog, but they may help the car to the rear see you. They can be just one of your existing brake lights working, or they can be a separate light entirely. This car seems to apply both systems as rear fog lights.
I'm sure all of us have wishful features that aren't on cars and trucks. Would you please share them with us? You never know, somebody in "the biz" might be listening. And of course, this is still the place to bring up anything else about cars that you wish.
--That Car Guy (Chuck)
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Guinness's Ambitious New Beer Will Be Brewed in America
The Irish stout maker is calling it a "fusion brew."
Guinness parent company Diageo rolled out Black Lager in 2011 in an attempt to convince the craft-beer-drinking world that it was so much more than its classic namesake Irish stout, and now next month it will debut Blonde American Lager, which is exactly what it sounds like. The company has dubbed its new "hoppy" beer, which is made in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, using yeast from Dublin, a "fusion brew", and hopes are that the release will help slumping sales. If all goes well, the Irish-American lager will become a permanent Guinness offering. [Businessweek]


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Mourning Blooms is a two volume series. This book is Volume I. Reproduced here are many of my photographs of flowers taken around grave sites. Most often the flowers are artificial, but some are real, but most of these are dried out.
As a new feature, I have added various quotes by famous people on flowers and mourning – the impetus in coming up with the name of this book.
As with my previous books, The Angel of Angel Hill and Light is Life, I strive to share my excitement and love of photography with the reader. This is the third and fourth of several books all which will show my taphophile interest in graveyards, cemetery stones, and other monuments.
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Varga, Z; Vajtai, I; Marino, S; Schäuble, B; Yonekawa, Y; Aguzzi, A (1996). Tubular adenoma of the choroid plexus: evidence for glandular differentiation of the neuroepithelium. Pathology, Research and Practice, 192(8):840-844.
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A case of tubular adenoma arising in the right ventricular choroid plexus of a 4-month-old boy is described. A basic pattern of neoplastic glandular epithelium and lack of papillary architecture distinguished this tumor from a papilloma. Coexpression of S -100 protein, transthyretin and cytokeratin identified the neoplastic cells as being of choroid plexus origin. Immunohistochemical detection of MIB-1 showed a proliferation rate (16%) similar to adenomas in more conventional locations, but not encountered in benign brain tumors. In situ detection of DNA-derived oligonucleosomal fragments by TUNEL analysis, on the other hand, detected apoptotic activity in 5-8% of tumor cells. The indolent course of the disease in the present case, thus, might suggest a compensatory elimination of proliferating cells by apoptosis. This possibly points to mechanisms of neoplastic transformation different from those involved in choroid plexus papillomas.
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Emily Ratajkowski Joining Zac Efron In 'We Are Your Friends'
Emily Ratajkowski, the stunner who turned heads in Robin Thicke's risqué Blurred Lines video, is joining Zac Efron for the upcoming motion picture We Are Your Friends.
The film is set in the bass-pumping world of electronic dance music, and follows a young DJ named Cole (Efron) as he prepares for his big break.After coming under the wing of James, an older DJ, things begin to unravel when Cole develops a heavy crush on his mentor's much-younger girlfriend, presumably played by Ratajkowski.
A fixture on magazine covers after the runaway success of Blurred Lines, Ratajkowski initially broke into Hollywood on the Nickelodeon sitcom I, Carly and most recently landed a much-coveted spot in the forthcoming David Fincher film Gone Girl.
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In October 2013, Esquire named the model the Woman of the Year, beating out fellow contender Jennifer Lawrence in the annual readership poll.


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|Andy Brickley on M&M: 'I had my problems with the officiating' in Game 4
|05.24.13 at 12:21 pm ET
NESN Bruins analyst Andy Brickley, in an interview with Mut & Merloni on Friday, talked about the B's letdown that cost them Game 4 against the Rangers.
Of the Bruins' many mistakes Thursday night, Brickley said Tuukka Rask's slip-up that allowed New York's first goal was the biggest.
"The absolute critical moment in the game was the goal that Rask let in, the first goal of the game for the Rangers," Brickley said. "Think about the situation: This is a knockout game, you have nothing going in terms of any kind of offensive attack — I think they had somewhere between seven, eight or nine shots on goal; maybe two quality scoring chances — down 2-0, the building's dead, there's no signs of believability from the New York Rangers. Then [Carl] Hagelin's little backhander eludes Tuukka Rask in a stumble. That was the absolute most critical point in the hockey game because all of a sudden the Rangers started to believe that they had a chance."
Brickley also took issue with the officiating Thursday.
Said Brickley: "You knew you were in trouble when [Roman] Hamrlik gets the first penalty — that's black and white, no-brainer, over the glass, delay of game. Then the next penalty comes to [Matt] Bartkowski. He gets locked up with [Ryan] Callahan. Callahan punches him in the head when they're in separation. Bartkowski gives him a love tap to say, Hey, I'm aware of what just happened, and he's the only one that gets the minor penalty. I said, Oh, this is going to be a tough night for me to analyze these officials and say that this is going to be OK. And you can even throw the [Jaromir] Jagr penalty in there — how late did that arm go up after the crowd reaction when he was trying to protect the puck in the neutral zone.
"I had my problems with the officiating. Can it be better? Absolutely. But it is what it is, and you've got to play through it."
Another questionable decision came when Rangers forward Derick Brassard threw down his stick and gloves in hopes of fighting Brad Marchand, only to see Marchand skate away.
"I thought Brassard deserved a penalty in that situation," Brickley said. "Marchand doing his job, getting under his skin. But I've seen it both ways. These are judgment calls."
Dougie Hamilton was beaten on the game-winning goal by Chris Kreider. Brickley said how the 19-year-old defenseman responds will tell us a lot about his future.
"There was some good from Dougie last night and some not so good," Brickley said. "On that game-winning goal, he's not out of position. It's a two-on-two and he's fronting Kreider. He tries to get his stick right around the top of the circle knowing — and you heard the sound bite, he said, 'I knew exactly where he was going and what he was going to do.' But he didn't get his stick. And when he tried a second time to get it, it was too late and he allowed Kreider to get that inside position. It was a well-executed play, but the microscope is on him because it's the game-winner."
Added Brickley: "These are good lessons for a young player. You have to have the heartache and the disappointment in order to reach the levels that you expect to reach as a professional athlete. These are the growing pains that are good to experience. It's how you bounce back that determines your character."
|Barry Pederson on D&C: 'The Bruins are going to need a lot more intensity from their leaders'
|05.24.13 at 10:20 am ET
NESN Bruins analyst Barry Pederson joined Dennis & Callahan on Friday to examine the B's mistake-prone effort that cost them Game 4 vs. the Rangers.
Tuukka Rask had the most glaring error when he fell and let the Rangers break through with a cheap goal that cut the B's lead to 2-1 in the second period.
"It's one thing to give up a goal and kind of keep momentum. But the way that goal went in, with Tuukka falling flat on his butt and the puck going in, in one of the softer goals we've seen, that kind of started to change momentum," Pederson said. "And then once [Zdeno] Chara gave up the other one it was as if kind of the floodgates opened up a little bit.
"But the Rangers still didn't show me a lot last night. '¦ It's up to the Bruins. The Bruins are going to need a lot more intensity from their leaders. It wasn't only Tuukka that I thought lost his concentration — because of probably lack of action — but also I didn't think Chara, [Milan] Lucic and [David] Krejci, the three leaders that they've had so far this playoffs, I didn't think they were nearly as intense as they had been. And that's what makes it hard to win four games in a row. It's not only the team that you're playing is usually a little bit more desperate and playing with pride. It's also the fact that you kind of let up a little bit."
Added Pederson: "The Bruins just weren't as intense and as focused as they need to be as a team. '¦ You had the opportunity, you just let it slip through your fingers."
Pederson said he was surprised at the effort — or lack thereof — from the Rangers.
"I didn't see much at all from the Rangers last night that tells me, Oh, boy, this offensive juggernaut now all of a sudden is going to click; here they go. I thought it was a situation where the Bruins totally dominated the first part of that hockey game. I was shocked again at the end of the first period at how bad the New York Rangers looked. And then once the Bruins took that 2-0 lead I kind of felt like it was over and that the Bruins had complete control of this because the Rangers hadn't showed us anything up to that point.
"So, the Bruins have to come home and be ready Saturday night right from the open, give the Rangers a reason to not show up. They have to bring that intensity level that they showed earlier on. I'm kind of counting on that, I think."
|Andy Brickley on M&M: Bruins 'far more prepared' to win a closeout game vs. Rangers
|05.23.13 at 11:49 am ET
NESN Bruins analyst Andy Brickley joined Mut & Merloni on Thursday to preview Game 4 of the Bruins-Rangers playoff series.
The Bruins are looking to close out the series with a sweep, but Brickley said he does not expect the Rangers to lay down.
"They're not going to want to lose on home ice," Brickley said. "They're not going to want to go down four straight to this Bruins team. They want to force a Game 5. They absolutely have a lot of pride. They're professional athletes. They're a team that was expected to do something this year, and the opportunities are sliding away quickly. So, I expect them to bring their 'A' game, and I expected their goaltender to play as well as he did in Game 3."
The Bruins are coming off an impressive win in Game 3, as they delivered a solid effort for 60 minutes and scored two third-period goals to pull out the win.
"The thing I loved about the Bruins in Game 3 was no Jekyll and Hyde persona that Claude [Julien] likes to talk about; far more consistent," Brickley said. "The best measure is quality scoring chances given up, and you can count them on one hand against [Tuukka] Rask in Game 3. Even though they needed two goals in the third period, the Bruins were never in any real trouble despite the one goal that beat Rask through a whole bunch of bodies from a screen on that shot by [Ryan] McDonagh from the point.
"The only thing that concerned you a little bit was the scoring chances that they had in the first period and were unable to beat [Henrik] Lundqvist. But their mentality coming into the series was that's what they expected from Lundqvist all along, even though they didn't get it in Games 1 and 2. So, I think the Bruins mentally and emotionally were prepared for that kind of performance. And they just try to stay on the attack and play to their identity, which was to roll those four lines.
"What they've shown us in this series is incredible depth that they have. No [Dennis] Seidenberg, no [Andrew] Ference, no [Wade] Redden. You get [Matt] Bartkowski, [Torey] Krug and [Dougie] Hamilton, and that gives you a different dynamic to your team — that speed, quickness and mobility on the back end. But I think you also saw their depth in Game [3], with your fourth line and the matchups you get with that fourth line and how good they played, with experience and with familiarity and their forechecking game — simple, fundamental and effective. And they end up being difference-makers on the scoresheet."
The Bruins' lack of success in non-Game 7 closeout games over the past three years has been well-documented. Brickley said the B's appear to be better equipped to provide a finishing touch Thursday.
"I still have memories of Game 5 on home ice against Toronto, up 3-1," Brickley said. "The way [the Bruins] responded in Game 3 [vs. the Rangers] makes me think that they're far more prepared — mentally, physically, emotionally — for a closeout game situation. They needed three closeout games to beat the Leafs. You hope it's a lesson learned. I expect the Bruins, since they've found some consistency now in their game, that they'll be far better tonight."
To hear the interview, go to the Mut & Merloni audio on demand page. For more Bruins news, visit the team page at weei.com/bruins.
|Pierre McGuire on M&M: Tyler Seguin 'about to break through'
|05.22.13 at 12:07 pm ET
NBC Sports analyst Pierre McGuire joined Mut & Merloni on Wednesday, following the Bruins' 2-1 victory over the Rangers in Tuesday night's Game 3.
The Bruins controlled the first couple of minutes of the game, despite the Rangers' desperate situation, sending an early message.
"If you're going to start a game on home ice, you're down 2-0, you know you're never in trouble in a playoff series until you lose on home ice, you want to set the tone early," McGuire said. "So, you want to go after it, you start your heavy hitters, you start Brian Boyle, you start Derek Dorsett, you start Taylor Pyatt. You start your bangers, I call them the stampeding elephants, and you're expecting them to stampede. Well, they didn't. In fact, Boston took the game to them. That really set the whole tempo for the game, I thought."
McGuire said the Bruins have the upper hand because they have the Rangers questioning themselves.
"There's three things you want to accomplish in a playoff series: concern, doubt and fear, if you're the opponent," McGuire said. "Right now the Rangers are clearly concerned, they clearly have doubt, and I thought last night in the third period in particular after [Daniel] Paille scored the second goal, they had fear. If you can accomplish those three characteristics in a playoff series, your chances of winning are really good. I think the Bruins have put themselves in that position right now."
Shawn Thornton sent a message to the Rangers in the third period when he stepped in for Brad Marchand and confronted Derek Dorsett, who had been trying to goad Marchand into a penalty.
"Shawn is an emotional leader and he's not going to burn you defensively," McGuire said. "And he's a tough guy. When they started challenging Marchand last night with Dorsett, you saw what happened on the offside faceoff: Marchand comes off, Thornton comes on, Dorsett gets stabilized, no more issues."
That said, McGuire insisted Dorsett's failure to respond physically doesn't reflect badly on the Rangers winger.
"I don't think he backed down," McGuire said. "I just think at that point their team's kind of lost some momentum. Thornton's not going to fight him, but he's going to tell him in his ear, whisper sweet nothings: Listen, dude, do you want to mess around? We will dance, and it won't be fun for you. That's all Shawn had to do."
|Shawn Thornton on D&C explains confrontation with Rangers forward Derek Dorsett
|05.22.13 at 10:40 am ET
Bruins forward Shawn Thornton checked in with Dennis & Callahan on Wednesday morning to offer his take on Tuesday's 2-1 victory over the Rangers that gave the Bruins a 3-0 series lead.
Thornton and his teammates on the fourth line — Daniel Paille and Gregory Campbell — came up big Tuesday, as they were on the ice for both of the Bruins' goals.
"I'm lucky to play with those two guys," Thornton said. "They're not fourth-liners on a lot of other teams. I'm fortunate to have them with me."
Thornton noted that all three fourth-liners could have signed elsewhere last offseason, but the Bruins kept the trio together.
"You've got to give Peter [Chiarelli] credit for having faith in us, bringing all three of us back," he said. "We were all free agents at the end of the last season. I think I was the only one that got re-upped during the season. They paid a little money to keep all three of us around.
"I haven't looked at the other fourth lines in the league, but we're compensated pretty well as far as fourth-liners go. We're getting some notoriety right now in the playoffs, but the team believed in us before this."
A key moment in Tuesday's game came when Thornton replaced Brad Marchand on the ice and confronted Derek Dorsett after Dorsett had been harassing Marchand.
"He's doing his job," Thornton said of Dorsett. "He got Marchy off the ice in the first period [on a penalty]. They're both agitators. If they're matching him against Marchy, he's going to try and get under his skin and keep him off the ice as much as possible. Marchy's probably been our best player in this series so far. He's doing his job. I had to go out there and politely say that I wasn't a fan of him being all over our star left winger."
Thornton said he was ready to fight, but either way he wanted to send a message.
"I didn't know [if Dorsett would fight]," Thornton said. "If he had wanted to, then I definitely would have obliged. I joked about being polite; I wasn't going out there to ask him what dinner was later."
Added Thornton: "It's a job. I've been doing it for a long time. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't. I was happy we got to play after that, too, that it wasn't our last shift."
|Barry Pederson on D&C: 'The Bruins just took over' after Shawn Thornton's challenge to Derek Dorsett went unanswered
|05.22.13 at 9:51 am ET
NESN Bruins analyst Barry Pederson joined Dennis & Callahan on Wednesday morning to break down the B's 2-1 victory over the Rangers in Tuesday night's Game 3.
Pederson said he was surprised that there wasn't more of a sense of urgency from the Rangers, who now are in a 3-0 series hole.
"We didn't see the desperation from New York," Pederson said. "I thought the Bruins, right from the opening faceoff, kind of took the crowd right out of the game. They had two or three really good shifts in that first period, didn't allow the Rangers to get any momentum. [The Rangers] only had 24 shots on net, they had two power plays; the Bruins didn't have any, outshot them 34-24.
"The Bruins for the most part did a really good job of not allowing New York any sustained pressure on them. It looked to me like the Bruins were much more under control and forceful out there than the New York Rangers were."
Added Pederson: "[The Rangers] look tired to me. They look physically drained, mentally drained. '¦ A lot of these guys look like they've hit the wall. But again, I think by doing that, you're taking away some of the credit that the Bruins deserve. They really went out there with four lines — especially that fourth line last night — and they just wear you down."
One of the key moments in the game came when Shawn Thornton took Brad Marchand's spot on the ice and confronted Rangers forward Derek Dorsett, who had been harassing Marchand.
"One of the more important shifts may have been the one where [Thornton] comes on, when Dorsett's trying to suck Marchand into a penalty, physically kind of manhandle him a little bit and try to get him off the ice because Marchand's been such a good player for them in this series," Pederson said. "And the faceoff right by the bench, you can see Marchand gets kind of yelled at, I'm sure it's Claude [Julien] just said: Hey, come over here. Shawn Thornton hops on the ice and goes right over to Dorsett and says: Hey, listen, you're not going to do that.
"Once Shawn proved his point, he went off and Marchand came right back on. And I thought from that moment on, you could see the physicality also with [Milan] Lucic's hit on [Anton] Stralman, who never returned after that big forecheck hit. You could kind of see the momentum shift, and the Bruins just took over."
Added Pederson: "I played on a lot of big, physical teams over the years. I remember Wayne Cashman would always say with guys that felt bad after maybe they came off and didn't get the upper hand in a fight or something, he'd say: Hey, listen, I don't care how many you win. What we care about is how many you show up for. That shows everybody else on the bench. And that's why it was so important for Shawn Thornton to go out there and say: Hey, listen, you're not pushing around our little guys. That's not going to happen. He is a valuable part of our team. If you want to go, let's you and I go right now.
"As soon as he doesn't do that, the Bruins on the bench go: Aha, OK, we can see what you're made of. And from that moment on you can see the emotion shift drastically in either direction. '¦ I really thought from that moment on you could kind of see the Bruins say: Exactly, we know that we have you now. We know that you won't take on our physically tough guys."
|Ed Olczyk on M&M: Jaromir Jagr 'always looking for that edge'
|05.21.13 at 6:30 pm ET
Editor's note: In an earlier version of this story, Olczyk was quoted as guaranteeing a Bruins series victory, but the quote was mistakenly taken out of context.
NBC Sports hockey analyst Ed Olczyk joined Mut & Merloni on Tuesday, prior to Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series between the Bruins and Rangers.
Olczyk, who played for six NHL clubs during his 16-year career that ended in the 1999-2000 season and coached the Penguins for a season and a half (2003-04 and part of '04-05), has a personal connection to Bruins defenseman Matt Bartkowski, as he coached the Pittsburgh native when Bartkowski was a youngster.
"I just knew that he had the natural ability. It was just whether or not he would take advantage of the opportunities that were presented," Olczyk said. "I couldn't be happier for Bart. He's a terrific young guy. I don't think he's really hit his full complement of his ability. He's only played maybe 20 games in the NHL, whatever the number is. He's getting a great taste of what it is to be a pro. I think he's handled the situation very well.
"He has that great ability to skate you out of trouble. He's poised with the puck. And I think there's still an opportunity for him to continue to push the pace. And there's something [to be said] for that, to have a guy back there that can be strong but also can skate you out of trouble. The game isn't just about off the glass, get in to the neutral zone. Sometimes that's the only play for a defenseman, sometimes that's the best play. But for me, I think he's got a lot of upside. I couldn't be happier for him and his family. He's playing obviously in one of the greats sports towns in the world, and playing for a great organization, for the Boston Bruins.
"He's stepped in here very well, and it looks like he's a seasoned veteran from watching him play. Is he going to make mistakes? Absolutely, those are going to happen. But when you put in [Torey] Krug, and you have [Dougie] Hamilton there, and you have the leadership of a guy like Zdeno Chara on the back end, I think it really makes those guys feel really comfortable.
"I'm not surprised, particularly with Matt Bartkowski, because I know him very well, but when you do put three young guys in there with not a lot of experience in the second round of the playoffs, more times than not you're going to have a little bit more trouble, but the Bruins have been able to overcome that. And these guys and the organization could much better off because these guys have gotten this opportunity. '¦ There is something [to be said] for experience, but the experience these guys are getting right now is just so valuable, not only for tomorrow or today, but for down the road."


text: Mr. Chris Mosley sent me this atmospheric teaser trailer for a documentary being filmed in my beloved hometown of West, Texas. You probably recognize the location in the teaser: Czech Stop. I mean, I hope you do. It shows the sign right away. Not paying a ton of attention if you miss that. The company behind it is Denton's Native Process Films. It looks like they should have a Kickstarter up and running right about … soon, I guess. Interested to see what becomes of this.


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Men's Track and Field Completes Day One At Horizon League Outdoor Championships
May 9, 2003
Indianapolis, Ind. - Senior Joe Kepinski earned a second-place finish in the pole vault with a mark of 13'5 ?" to lead the University of Illinois at Chicago after the first day of the Horizon League Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the Michael A. Carroll Track and Field Stadium on Thursday evening.
Heading into Friday's competition, Detroit (49) holds a narrow lead over Butler (45), followed by UW-Milwaukee (30), Youngstown State (28), Loyola (17) and UIC (10).
Sophomore Nick Gazis rounded out the scoring for the Flames on Thursday, as the Skokie, Ill., native placed fifth in the hammer throw with a heave of 145'11".
Freshman Wilmer Fernandez advanced to the 400-meter dash finals with a 7th-place mark of 51.02 in the preliminaries. Junior Kevin Mitchem placed seventh overall in the preliminaries of the 400-meter hurdles (57.99) to advance to Friday's finals.
The Horizon League Outdoor Track and Field Championships will conclude on Friday evening.


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June 11, 2013
Homemade All Purpose Cleaner
Our home has been chemical free for nearly a decade. There was a time when I was addicted to bleach and anti-bacterial cleaners for the kitchen and bathroom. My soap dispensers were filled with anti-everything soaps, and I kept hand cleaner in my purse and on my counters. A little bit of reading about what that kind of behavior does to our environment and our bodies was enough to change my ways and never ever look back.
Our home is now filled with completely natural, essential oil scented soaps, the bleach is long gone, and I've been making our household cleaners for nearly eight years. I run out sometimes, and get lazy, yes, but there's nothing like a soapy sponge to clean up the dirty surfaces when you're not up to mixing, or like me, constantly run out of one of your ingredients.
Essential oils are amazing for all manner of things, from healing the body to cleaning the sink. Just be sure you're using them for the right application!
My favorite household cleaner is to simply scrub the sinks and tubs with plain old (aluminum free) baking soda. It works just as well as the caustic chemicals and harsh powders, but it doesn't poison our water or bodies. A wet rag, a heavy dash of soda on the surface, and rub. That's it. Even with our extremely hard well water I have no need to use anything else to keep things sparkling. It even works to soak your shower head when it starts to slow down and spray funny. If you like everything to smell pretty, you can add a few drops of your favorite essential oil to the baking soda. I really like sweet orange and lavender for this.
Everyone else's favorite is my All Purpose Cleaner. My midwife, who operates a Lavender farm, once gave me some of her cleaners, so I switched for a while, but got requests from the family to go back to my cleaner. To make it you'll need:
A spray bottle
A funnel to make things easier
1 cup of white vinegar
1/2 - 1 Tablespoon of aluminum free baking soda
1/4 teaspoon of dish or castille soap
20 drops Sweet Orange Essential Oil (cuts grease and disinfects)
10 drop Vetiver, Lavender, Bitter Orange, Eucalyptus or Tea Tree oil (each of these has a different action, choose your favorite)
**I order all of my essential oils from Mountain Rose Herbs at the same time that I order all my herbs, spices, salts, cooking oils, and body oils**
The right order of mixing is important here to avoid an explosive mess. In you spray bottle add about a cup of hot water, and pour in the baking soda. Swirl it around to dissolve before adding a tiny bit of dish liquid. Now, very slowly, so as not to cause an overflow, begin adding in the vinegar. When the vinegar mixes with the baking soda it is going to fizz. Remember those science experiment valcanoes of your youth? Let's avoid that. Add the vinegar in as slowly as necessary, swirling gently to mix it in before adding more. Once all of the vinegar is in you can add in your essential oils, and fill the bottle up the rest of the way with warm water.
You will see that the oils will rise to the top of the bottle. You will need to swirl it around before you use it. If you used castille soap instead of dish liquid you may have some solid white particles in your mix. This is fine and won't affect your counters.
I use this for everything from washing the doors and light switches to the counters and kitchen tiles. It works well in your mop bucket too. Just don't try it on mirrors or window. It'll work on your kitchen table too, but I'd stick with an oil based cleaner for wood if you like it to stay shiny and clear.
10 comments:
- Jackie said...
Is that 1 1/2 or just a 1/2 teaspoons??
- July 23, 2013 at 10:38 PM
- Aimée LeVally said...
It's one half to one whole TABLEspoons depending on your preference. Different water and different soaps react in different ways, so you may need to play with it to find your best amount so that there is no residue when you wipe up.
- July 23, 2013 at 11:08 PM
- HeatherLee said...
What baking soda do you use?
- August 6, 2013 at 7:52 PM
- Aimée LeVally said...
Hmmm...I can't go look right now, but I think it might be Bob's Red Mill? I would always try to get organic and aluminum free. This makes sure that you are not poisoning your body or water supply with GMO corn or aluminum. Both are believed to cause cancer, and aluminum is strongly linked to Alzheimer Disease and several auto-immune diseases. When I can't find something at my market which fits the bill for a natural home or food supply I check with Mountain Rose Herbs and Amazon.
- August 6, 2013 at 10:20 PM
- Karen Wright said...
What is the shelf life of this cleaner? I am looking for something I can store for a month or two, since I do not marathon-clean. I tried a recipe with lemon juice and had to pour it all out because it smelled like rotten fruit after a week. I am completely new to this kind of lifestyle and homemade cleaner is baby step #2 for me, behind homemade laundry soap.
- August 14, 2013 at 1:56 PM
- Aimée LeVally said...
There s nothing in the mixture that should go bad as juice would, so I would suspect it would keep indefinitely. On bottle usually lasts me about two weeks, but I have made different scents and kept them for months at a time.
- August 14, 2013 at 2:00 PM
- Karen Wright said...
Wow!!! Just tried this cleaner. My kitchen is CLEAN including the high chair, which is notoriously yucky. And nobody had to get short of breath from noxious fumes. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
- September 3, 2013 at 3:35 PM
- paulkole said...
Lavender Solution is really useful for your house, This cleaner that would kill germs without hurting anyone or also the other member of the house and leave my home sparkling clean..
Lavender house care
- July 15, 2014 at 1:11 AM
- Siera Miller said...
Not only does this cleaner work well, it smells great! I usually use lavender, but you can give it whatever scent you like. Another bonus about making yourself!
Best regards! New Addington Carpet Cleaners Ltd.
- February 13, 2015 at 7:31 AM
- Nicole said...
Make your glass and mirrors shine: Wash them with a combination of four tablespoons lemon juice and ½
gallon water.
- May 13, 2015 at 8:08 AM


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Well, not technically...but I am currently on vacation on a beach by an ocean...so I guess I should be fishing.
As always, I am attempting to 'disconnect' as much as I can, but that's pretty unrealistic in this day and age. I did want to break from my hiatus and bring you a public service announcement. A potential vacation saver, if you will...
As you might remember, we usually vacation on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The upside: we rent a mansion for a pittance. The downside: it's an eight hour drive. We already made an eight hour drive in March when we went to Lake Placid for a hockey tournament (Yes, my goalie got to play on the 1980 Miracle ice!) I wasn't up for another giant excursion so soon. So we're doing the Jersey shore for the first time since 9/11. The upside: it's an hour and a half drive. The downside: we are paying more for 1/8 of the space.
It's me and The Man and the three boys and we let the oldest bring a friend this year. That's me and five boys. ONE BATHROOM.
So, I saw this Poo-Pourri on the boardwalk and bought it as kinda've a joke (a $10 joke? No wonder I spend so much on vacation!).
IT WORKS! It actually works.
Why doesn't every bathroom in America have this?
For work, school, the ice rink, first dates and vacation...this will revolutionize bathroom use! :)
And, I'm off to the beach...
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Gone Fishing
4 comments:
I ask again if this product could be used to spray Comrade Hussein before he speaks.
- Zelda said...
I doubt the spray has been invented yet, Crabby.
- Shawna said...
This product has THE best commercial ever. Go to You Tube and search for it. And yes, it does work!
- Xavier said...
yeah, Queenie keeps a full stock of it and there's just one of me ...
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Flash Review 1, 11-16: "Theirs is
the Kingdom...."
The Limon Dance Company, Layer Upon Layer
By Tom Patrick
Copyright 2001 Tom Patrick
NEW YORK -- In the second night of
its two-week season at the Joyce Theater Wednesday, the Limon Dance Company proved
again that foundation is everything. Fifty-plus years into things, Jose Limon's
legacy lives on in good hands, good feet, and good hearts.
It's always a question in the background:
Can an institution survive beyond the life-span(s) of the the visionary(ies)?
Will the important work go on, will the work thrive or become frozen as museum-pieces...or
worst of all, will it simply decay and become a footnote, a marker of some place-and-time
only? Modern dance companies, which most often take their aesthetic stamp from
one individual's views and modes, are particularly prone to these concerns. Being
an evaporative art form, our work as dancers and choreographers lives on scant
printed pages (though much is being tried to correct this, through the diligent
work of tireless notation folks) and videos or film. All of these take more than
a little effort to exploit back into the three-dimensional space-and-time thing
we call dance in the present. It takes more than preservation efforts, more than
archiving....I'll go out on a limb and say that it takes belief. Belief in someone's
vision and beyond to where it merges with one's own view of things....This kind
of "sympathy," these overlapping flames, are what keep an artist's vision alive.
When I'm down the road there trying to figure out my bifocals and social security
checks, what treasures of my twentieth-century dance experience will be around
or worth looking at? Whose voices will be our classics and our legends?
Jose Limon's intentions appear very
well served if today's Limon Company's dancers are any indication (not to mention
their very considerable artistic staff offstage.) These are committed people,
obviously. While I can claim no long history of studying this rich body of work
or it's fascinating technique, I daresay that workaday dancers just couldn't pull
this stuff off as naturally, as richly.
Sharing in the experience of Mr.
Limon's "There Is A Time" (opening this program "A") --which uses the lyric see-saw
of Ecclesiastes Chapter 3 -- erases all doubt. A circle. How many great wordsmiths,
how many composers and painters have held up this image to us as proof of our
paradoxical oneness? And yet it bears repeating: a circle. The curtain rises to
reveal the cast linked so, facing inward and stretched far from one another, but
held together communally by an enviable gravity and surety, an undeniable magnetic
pull toward each other. They begin with the simplest of phrasing, but it is the
masterful editing of the creator that rings through. As the dancers progress through
the oscillations of the human condition, a deepened motive becomes evident: beyond
dancing and externalizing their belief in Mr. Limon's works, they re-affirm and
unabashedly concur with the humanitarian beliefs that moved him to make his work.
It is a beautiful prayer, wonderfully danced. I particularly appreciated an early
solo, "A time to be born, and a time to die" as invoked by Robert Regala, and
the women's trio of "A time to mourn;...and a time to weep." Roxanne D'Orleans
Juste and Jonathon Rydell were beautiful in "A time to embrace, and a time to
refrain from embracing," and the legendary and evergreen Nina Watt was all flying
tresses and real ferocity in "A time to hate, a time of war." They shine, oh how
they shine!
Overall, I find Limon's choreography/technique/style
delicious.... I find such satisfaction in viewing this work: compositionally,
kinetically, aurally, spiritually. There is a great harmony about it, the way
principles inform and shape phrase after beautiful phrase. It ain't no mistake
that these are timeless legends (witness also Limon's "Missa Brevis.") The full
use of the stage gives that connotation of the dance as happening beyond the wings
as well, a universality, I guess....
After our interval, we in the house
got a look at what else the Limon Company has been up to lately.... As part of
its current project, "Limon and Jazz," other choreographers take a crack at this
top-drawer company in exploring syntheses of two very American art forms: modern
dance and jazz music. Currently they are two-thirds finished with a suite of contemporary
works, and currently are presenting Billy Siegenfeld's "If Winter" and Artistic
Mentor Donald McKayle's "Cross Roads."
Siegenfeld's "If Winter" is a tour
de force rhythm locomotive. To a score that draws upon wonderful recordings of
jazz classics by jazz classics, the Limon dancers are pushed beyond the fluidity
of Limon's classicism to some dazzling syncopations, and they sizzle. The scope
of the work as it relates to the musical impulses is so appropriate, not overdone,
that there's room for wit and nuance. Part of this must certainly be the foundation
possessed by these dancers confronting Mr. Siegenfeld when rehearsals began. He
exploits to a tee the cast's abilities to imbue a simple phrase with interesting
angles and richness. The piece looks like the music sounds, the cast living in
many dimensions onstage there. While a very good-natured atmosphere prevails,
there is nothing incidental or accidental at work, no triviality. Witty, accurate,
and fresh, these performers constantly lend extra value to each note and step.
During the pause that followed, we
were treated to a terrific musical segue from the James Newton Ensemble, who would
soon throw their passions into flutist Newton's score for "Cross Roads." Their
music was satisfying as jazz is when we swing into waves of theme-and-variation,
but intriguing beyond that as well. An artist who nudges the sphere of our "acceptance"
of forms can do so in so many ways, ranging from patronizing to alienating. On
this occasion, however, the musical nudges were interesting and always well-served
through the virtuosity of the band.
Donald McKayle's "Cross Roads" begins
as a solidly-constructed ensemble piece, with great textural depth and a sly interplay
of fore- and background. Musically inspired, of course! Found myself wishing my
"third eye" was more attuned, as there was great dancing all over that stage,
in phrases that capitalize on the company's considerable interpretive abilities.
Somewhere there a sub-theme of clans emerges though, as lovers emerge from these
two onstage groups, and confront their undeniable feelings. While the couple-work
of Kimiye Corwin and Dante Puleio was ecstatic and real, teasing out phrasing
with great realism and ease, other "cultural" influences must weigh in (remember
the circle) in the parental personages of Mary Ford and Francisco Ruvalcaba. Their
relationship, tempered by more time spent with inherited mistrust, gave voice
to a conflict beyond the naivete of youth.... They trembled and throbbed together,
hardly immune to the feelings given in to so naturally by the "young." Choreographically
the piece is rich, and flows by with deceptive speed, like any good story. Ultimately,
our fearless young lovers are visited by an incongruous character, a trickster
or a god, in the person of Mr. Regala. His is a frenzied role, exhorting and insistent
upon something, and I wondered whether he -- as Hamlet once quipped---protests
too much. He enters as a storm, and continues in such a whirlwind of motion that
I felt the wave of his [presumed] power over the others might be getting lost
through sheer volume, and I was left wondering.... But not to speak ill of it
-- I found "Cross Roads" to be over too soon, as I was becoming so intrigued by
this amalgamation of influences combining to explore an ever-present situation
amongst our human communities.
Take my advice people, please, and
get ye down to the Joyce this month and see the Limon Company.... They are cooking,
and using ALL of the right stuff.
The Limon Company's run at New York's
Joyce Theater continues through November 25....Three programs...no waiting! For
more information, please visit the
Joyce Web site.
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How to Make Gourmet Ice Popsby Dana Angelo White in Cookies & Other Desserts, Healthy Recipes, July 21, 2011
We covered the basics of making your own ice pops, now it's time to get fancy. From sweet to savory and icy to creamy, grab some Popsicle molds (or paper cups and wooden sticks) and get chillin'.
Popsicle Basics
Ice pops are a healthy indulgence. They can be made with nutritious ingredients like fruit, fruit juice, herbs, milk and yogurt. A little sugar, honey, or even alcohol can make them extra special. Since they're portion controlled, there's no need to feel guilty.
You can freeze almost anything into an ice pop – use these simple tips for success every time.
- Always use freezer-safe containers.
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Liverpool ended their Irish tour with a 5-1 thumping against Dungannon Swifts on Thursday night.
Spanish starlet Suso had an excellent 90 minutes and found the net with a fine effort.
Danish youth international Nikola Saric, Academy duo Tom Ince and Michael Roberts were also on target while an own goal completed the scoring.
Liverpool Reserves boss John McMahon said: "It was a pleasing performance and we showed a lot of quality out there.
"We had some exciting build-up play and scored some really good goals.
"It was a good way to finish off an excellent tour."
Liverpool Reserves team: Dean Bouzanis, John Flanagan, Jack Robinson, Chris Mavinga, Andre Wisdom, Michael Roberts (Nicolaj Kohlert 60), Tom Ince, Steven Irwin, Nikola Saric (Alex Cooper 65), Suso, Alex Kacaniklic (Emmanuel Mendy 45).
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Surprise, Surprise
To listen to or read much of the coverage of the New Hampshire Democratic primary tonight, you'd think the winner wasn't Hillary Clinton, but voters determined to defy polls and pundits. Indeed, the Clinton campaign itself, which spent much of the last 48 hours lowering expectations for NH, seemed as surprised as anyone else.
But HRC did win, and we're now into a contest whose outcome simply cannot be predicted.
So how did HRC beat Obama after losing in IA? Well, on one level, it's obvious that Clinton did better in a two-and-a-half candidate race than in a three-candidate race. She wasn't stuck with a capped and eroding share of the vote after all.
Moreover, the exit polls indicate that the Democratic primary vote broke down along the lines everyone expected before the Iowa results. HRC won women, people with family income under $50,000, union members, and registered Democrats, while Obama won men, upscale voters, non-union voters, and independents. Obama won big among the youngest voters, as did Clinton among the oldest (though Obama failed to do nearly as well among thirty-somethings as he did in Iowa).
It wasn't much about ideology: all three leading candidates performed almost exactly at their statewide percentages among every liberal, moderate and conservative category.
And it wasn't much about turnout patterns, either: levels of both Democratic and independent participation were up sharply from 2004, though Democratic turnout was up a bit higher. (Oddly, Bill Schneider of CNN suggested that McCain beat Obama by attracting higher-than-expected indie particicpation to the GOP primary. But since registered indies represented 42% of Democratic primary voters, and 34% on the GOP side, while total Dem turnout appears to have been nearly 25% higher, it's hard to credit that theory, particularly since McCain didn't exactly crush the field among indies).
So: were all the polls just wrong, or did something happen in the last day or two?
I'm sure I don't know, but I'm more likely to think the polls were wrong than believe HRC's tearing up or anger at the polls themselves moved thousands of voters. One theory we're going to hear about is the "Wilder factor" (named after former Gov. Doug Wilder of VA): African-American candidates tend to underperform their poll numbers because people are more likely to indulge their racial prejudices in the privacy of the polling booth (a privacy that doesn't, of course, exist in the Iowa Caucuses).
One thing I haven't heard a thing about tonight is early/absentee voting. It's possible that a lot of Granite Staters voted one way a couple of weeks ago and then reported their preferences to pollsters another way.
In any event, tomorrow is early enough for speculation about the impact of NH on the contest as a whole.


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It's a Christmahanakwanzaavus Karaoke Holiday Bash!
Or Christmahanakwanzika.
Or Festivuskwanzaanukkahistmas.
What it is is the Tarrant County Libertarian Party's annual celebration of Festivus, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Christmas and whatever other holiday season merriment one chooses to partake in.
And it's happening at Danny's Celtic Pub at 2824 Central Drive in Bedford, Texas on December 17 at 7:00 PM.
"This is our moment to relax and unwind," TCLP's Chair Allen Patterson explains, "in-between recruiting candidates and the upcoming convention work of 2014."
Danny's Celtic Pub offers food, drinks and karaoke.
But note that while karaoke is not (yet) one of the late-December religious, pagan or secular festival days those who wish to revel in all of the other many special celebrations occurring at this time of year are also invited.
Zunis and Hopis, for example, observe Soyal on December 21.
Pancha Ganapati is a five-day festival honoring Lord Ganesha on December 21–25.
Winter Solstice occurs on December 21-22 for those who choose to go a-solsticeing.
Persians can join in by celebrating their Winter Solstice, Yalda, during which they stay up all night – or at least until Danny's closes – eating pomegranates and watermelons.
Saxons are invited to celebrate their winter solstice festival Mōdraniht, or Mothers' Night, so bring your Moms!
Unitarian Universalists have already celebrated Chalica but they're still free to join in on the fun.
And don't forget those who commemorate Saint Stephen's Day, Saint John the Evangelist's Day, Holy Innocents' Day, Saint Sylvester's Day and Boxing Day.
Unfortunately, there seems to be no mention of any official Bah Humbug Day revelry.
On a serious note Patterson points out that libertarians are just as charitable as anyone else – they just insist on it being voluntary rather than government-mandated – and invites everyone to bring along such donation items as canned goods, gently used clothing and shoes.
"I know of an excellent charity organization at one of our local churches," he says, "and they always run low on clothing and food this time of year."
Patterson also warns that the merriment might be interrupted to make a few brief announcements but also reassures everyone that "the point of this political party's party is to avoid politics for one night."
Now about that "Hogmanay" in the headline. It's the Scottish New Year's Eve celebration that begins on the night of December 31 and doesn't end until dawn the next day.
Those Scots know how to party.
(Get all the details at Christmahanakwanzaavus Karaoke Holiday Bash)
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5 Things to Consider When Researching a Wedding Venue:
While trying to find that perfect venue for your wedding ceremony, reception and dinner, answers to the following five key questions will certainly provide clarity when it comes to budgeting for your special day!
What are the ancillary charges?
Often couples focus on the menu price and don't realize the ancillary charges that may be involved, such as bar set-up, valet, and whether or not there is a fee associated with using an outside vendor for such items as linens, florals and cake-cutting.
What is included in the venue fee?
Ask for details outlining exactly what you're receiving. This will help you compare apples to apples when considering which venue to choose. Be sure such inclusions are also outlined in your contract.
Are taxes and service fee included?
Very often, this is a detail that is overlooked, yet definitely requires attention. Make sure you know if something is ++ (plus tax and plus gratuity), as well as what those rates are. With Arizona tax at 9.3% and service fees between 22% – 24%, you'll want to add that to your budget.
Which bar option is less expensive?
Know the difference between "On-Consumption" and "Bar Package." Unless your guests will tend to indulge more, you may consider on-consumption (cost based on amount/type of beverages consumed) to save dollars. Often, bar packages (set cost incurred by the host) can run high in attempting to cover everyone. For the diet soda or water drinker, you're money isn't spent wisely.
What times of the year would discounts apply?
The popular wedding months are March and October. However, if you're willing to consider a date in the summer, near a holiday or early January, you may find menu pricing and site fees reduced quite a bit.
Phoenician Tip: Pad your budget by 10%; you'll thank us later. During the last two weeks prior to your event, there may be a number of things arise that you'll need to address – and you don't want to have to worry about finances. Knowing you've accounted for the unexpected will give you peace of mind, especially on your wedding day!


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Melissa Ragan, a teacher in an inner-city public school in Lawrence, Mass., also loves
Paperbackswap.com. She uses the site to get books for her special-needs classroom.
Ragan is also a Freecycle devotee. Freecycle.org, a membership organization with thousands of local chapters, helps people give
away unwanted goods, such as brand-new baby clothes, computers and furniture, to other "freecyclers" so that it won't end up in landfills.
Most of the time, it's not worn-out Salvation Army merchandise. Not long ago, the Boston chapter featured an entire Ethan
Allen living room set free for the taking. You can "ask" for something specific, and often, you'll get it. People frequently ask for exercise
equipment, like treadmills, and find treasures within a day.
Not surprisingly, uber savers are also crazy about Craigslist.org. Chris Grande, a financial planner and managing partner of
Heritage Financial Group in Medford, Mass. bought a $5,000 leather living room set for only $200 when he noticed the classified ad on his local
Craigslist site.
2. Groceries
What does the high price of food mean to the average frugal grocery shopper? Eat locally. Produce, meat, poultry and eggs grown nearby have
always been better for the environment. Now, because of high fuel prices, buying local is also the smartest way to shop.
Purchase produce in season and frequent farmer's markets, where you'll find the best deals on the freshest fruits and
vegetables. Invest in a freezer, if you have the space, and buy your meat locally as well.
Uber saver Mike Hegarty, a CPA in Des Moines, Iowa, says he saves $500 a year on meat by purchasing whole animals from
local farms.
In case you've never done it and you're having a hard time visualizing it in your garage, when you buy a quarter
of a cow from a local farm, a butcher cuts it into the familiar hamburger, flank and sirloin steaks and packages it for you. An extra
bonus: Local farms often raise all-natural or even organic beef, pork and chicken.
If you're really devoted to cutting your grocery bill, try buying through a co-op. To do this, you'll need to form a
"buying club" with friends and neighbors; forming a group will allow you to order food at wholesale prices from co-op distributors like
Associated Buyers in Barrington, N.H., or Rainbow Natural Foods in Aurora, Colo.
You'll need to put in some effort, says Erin Fallon,
a Strafford, N.H., housewife who's been purchasing organic groceries
through a co-op for years. One group member gathers orders and collects
money; then the women meet at another member's home to divvy up
food once a month. The effort is well worth it, though. Fallon says
she saves $300 to $500 a month.
3. Automobiles
Need a new car? The good news is that with demand down, automakers are unlikely to raise their prices this year, says economist Gus
Faucher with Economy.com.
When buying, take a tip from master saver Carter. Michele Carter and her husband, Richard, negotiate with dealers for
each other's cars.
"Dealers have to get on the phone and actually negotiate with someone who is not emotionally invested in the purchase.
So far, this has helped us not get taken," she says.
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Former Coyote Boyd Gordon: A Boy and His Hero
This is a more personal post than I normally write but a very important...
This is a more personal post than I normally write but a very important one for fans of the wonderful sport of hockey. So sit back and let me tell you a great story about a boy and his hero.
I have two sons, my oldest, Clint, is almost 17 the same age as the Coyotes and has been a Coyotes fan and a Shane Doan fan since the beginning. My other son, Carter, is 4 and not a go with the flow type of kid. Carter does his own thing whenever possible and is a wonderful rough and tumble sort of boy. Last season, when Carter was 3 and old enough to understand hockey and communicate about it we went out to Glendale for a game. We were standing in line to get in to Jobing.com Arena and there was a banner with a players' picture on it hanging on a post near us. Carter asked me, "Mommy, who is that?" pointing up to the banner and I told him that it was #15 Boyd Gordon. He immediately informed us that Gordon was his favorite player. At the time I just said okay and didn't give it much thought. When we got inside and the game started Carter wanted to know when Gordon was on the ice and where he was at all times. And, so we went along through the season. Carter wanted to know Boyd's stats, if he scored any goals, if he was injured, and then Boyd's poster went up on Carter's wall right above his bed where he sleeps. I have never seen Carter like this with any other sport or any other player. This kid was serious.
What's not to love about Boyd anyway? Last season he posted a 57.3% for faceoff wins, and that number ranked him in the top 20 for the entire NHL. Gordon is also known for his gritty defense and his penalty kill capabilities. Check out this video of him blocking two shots in one penalty kill! We attended the last game for the 2012-13 season, when the team hands out their team awards for MVP, etc. and I'm so glad that we did! Carter was able to see Boyd receive the Arizona Lottery Jukka Nieminen Memorial Trophy! This award is given to the player voted by the fans as the team's hardest working player. Carter was amazed and shortly thereafter started playing hockey himself. Carter began to reference things that he did on the ice as, "just like Boyd Gordon." I also need to tell you that Carter's Wii character became Boyd Gordon, his new teddy bear was named Boyd Gordon, and when we played hockey on the back patio he was always, you guessed it…Boyd Gordon.
This last off-season saw a lot of changes for the Coyotes roster. On July 5th, the first day of free agency, Boyd Gordon received an offer he could not refuse and became an Edmonton Oiler. Oh boy, panic attack…deep breathes. I knew this would not be an easy conversation with Carter so I just didn't tell him until hockey started back up again. Then two important things happened in a matter of a week. First, Carter, out of nowhere one day, asked me, "Mommy, on a day when we don't have anything else to do, can we go see Boyd Gordon?" So I asked him why and he said, "Because I want to tell him that I scored a goal and I didn't give up at my hockey." When I cleared the lump in my throat, I said that we would just have to see. I remained calm and nonchalant on the outside but on the inside I was determined to make this happen for my little boy. Later that week, on a walk to the park I broke the news to Carter that Boyd was no longer a Coyote. Carter stopped his bike, looked at me and said, "Wait! Boyd Gordon isn't a Coyote anymore?" I nodded. "What team does he play for now?" he asked. I told him it was the Edmonton Oilers and then held my breath. Carter simply said, "Well, then the Oilers are my favorite team now," and he continued to the park without another word.
Okay so how was I going to do this? Give my 4-year-old the chance to meet and talk to his hero who was now playing for a different team, in a different country. Well, this is hockey and it is different from other sports. I knew that the Edmonton Oilers were going to be here on Saturday October 26th to play the Coyotes and I thought there might be a chance. So I took to email and social media and started knocking on people's doors. With the help of some hockey angels we will call them, Carter and I ended up down below at Jobing.com Arena after that game in October. Armed with a sharpie, Carter's autograph jersey, and a few butterflies in my stomach we waited. After about half an hour, there he was Boyd Gordon himself. I nervously told him hello and introduced Boyd to Carter, his biggest fan. I then handed Boyd a picture of Carter next to Boyd's poster over his bed that I had printed and framed for him. Next, I set Carter down and Boyd dropped to one knee and the two of them had a wonderful little conversation. Carter didn't get shy at all, which had been one of my fears, and he was able to tell Boyd exactly what he had wanted to. I think they were both a little taken with each other and it was a truly magical moment. So magical, I almost forgot to ask Boyd to sign Carter's jersey until I realized I was holding the sharpie ha-ha. Carter didn't care about the autograph but he will want it someday. All that mattered to Carter was that he got to meet his hero and tell him that he doesn't give up either! The picture you see above is now framed and hanging in Carter's room, and he still asks me about Boyd's team all the time. The same three questions every time: Who did they play? Did they win? How did Boyd do?
Thank you Boyd for being someone who I encourage my son to look up to and thank you to all the hockey angels that made this happen for my little hockey fan!!