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Stalking a Wine for All Seasons
WHETHER IT'S RAISING an umbrella to avoid a midsummer soaking, braving unseasonal wind in August or enjoying a late-summer heat wave, Europe's unpredictable weather never fails to fascinate.
Of course, one of the advantages of living in a climate constantly on the move is that it lends itself to interesting wines. Such is the diversity of the weather here that the growth cycle of the vine changes every year, giving each vintage its own particular characteristics.
So it follows that when it comes to stocking up the cellar for the summer months, an eclectic choice of wines is required to cope with every eventuality. One could argue that during June, July and August it is best to turn to the Northern Hemisphere, where wines are naturally more taut, high in acidity and low in alcohol, rather than the Southern Hemisphere, where they possess more lively and riper fruit.
As the temperature rises, our taste buds crave crisp, dry white wines whose acidity sends a dance of electricity across the palate. This is where Germany excels, producing truly great wine made from the Riesling grape variety that offers a vast array of flavors. It's a common misconception that Germany only produces sweet Riesling. In fact, it also produces some of the best dry white wine in the world—frequently sold at very affordable prices.
Out of the country's many regions, my favorite three are the Mosel, Rheingau and Pfalz, which all produce their own distinctive styles.
Riesling from the steep sides of the Mosel Valley can smell of fresh apple, peach, apricot, elderberry, aniseed and quince. These are some of the most elegant and well-made wines in the world. Producers to look out for include Fritz Haag, Joh. Jos. Prüm, Dr. Loosen, Willi Schaefer, Egon Müller and Dr. H. Thanisch.
Further east, in the Rheingau, Pinot Noir—or Spätburgunder, as it is known locally—also thrives. Producers such as August Kesseler make world-class examples that can smell of damson and spice, with a refreshing, mineral length. These pair well with heavy, barbecued meats or lamb cutlets and couscous salad. Producers to hunt down include Schloss Johannisberg, Künstler, Robert Weil and Josef Leitz.
'Germany produces some of the best dry white wine in the world—frequently sold at very affordable prices. '
Austria, too, is starting to export some interesting Pinot Noirs, one of which I have highlighted in Drinking Now (below).
The Pfalz covers an enormous area to the east of the Rhine. Here, the Rieslings tend to have strong aromatics and more body, and can be aged for many years. Dr. Wehrheim, Dr. von Bassermann-Jordan, Josef Biffar and Reichsrat von Buhl are among the highlights. Reichsrat von Buhl also produces a sparkling wine known in Germany as sekt. It has a scintillating aroma of green apple, lemon and lime, and a sherberty acidity that makes it a razor-sharp, invigorating aperitif. But don't be afraid to serve it with food; its attractive acidity makes it an ideal pairing with oily fish such as salmon, mild cheeses like Gouda or mozzarella or vegetarian pasta dishes.
No summer selection is complete without mentioning Beaujolais, the red wine made from the Gamay variety that is perfect for summer drinking. In France's Beaujolais region, the 10 cru villages (St.-Amour, Juliénas, Moulin-à Vent, Chénas, Fleurie, Chiroubles, Morgon, Régnié, Brouilly and Côte de Brouilly) produce wines that have the complexity and nuanced character of the Old World, but whose prices haven't risen too far yet.
These fragrant wines can be anything from light and fruity to something a little more complex. They all share one thing in common: They are eminently drinkable. Perfect for the home rack, they can pair with pretty much anything. Slightly chilled with fish dishes, decanted with roasted poultry, as an accompaniment to steak or cold meats and salad. A trio of outstanding vintages (2009, '10, '11) has produced wines that are perfumed, ripe and wonderfully easy to drink. Alain Chatoux's wines are immediately attractive. Thibault Liger-Belair, Jean-Paul Dubost, Olivier Merlin and Bernard Métrat are all wines to look out for.
—Email Will at email@example.com or follow him on Twitter: @Will_Lyons


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Mason Correll has earned a nice collection of awards and accolades throughout his time with the Columbian wrestling program.
But one award has always eluded him: a varsity championship.
Not any more.
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Columbian's Mason?Correll tries to take down Jordan Weissinger of Fremont Ross during the 152-pound final at the Reineke Wrestling Classic Saturday in Tiffin.
Someone needs to clear some room for a new addition to Correll's collection. The TC senior got the championship he long coveted, winning the 152-pound weight class at the Reineke Family Dealership Wrestling Classic.
"It feels awesome," he said of winning his first title. "Last year I almost had it at NOLs, lost it by one point. It feels pretty good."
Adding to the meaning of the title was the fact that he earned his first championship in his school's own tournament.
"It means a lot. All my fans are here. I had a lot of family and friends come out to watch me. It means a lot I could show them my best wrestling," he said.
Correll breezed through his first match of the day, a 15-0 technical fall in the semifinals over Lorenzo LeVally of Oregon Clay. The finals were a bit tougher against Jordan Weissinger of Fremont Ross.
Correll took a lead with a takedown in the first period, added to his advantage by scoring back points in the second, and rode out the final period to score a 4-1 win.
"I was ready for (the semifinal) match," Correll said. "I had a lot of time to prepare. I warmed up really early so I was ready to go. I just came out and wrestled my best. (The finals) was a tough match, but I'm glad I came out on top. I wrestled him before and I knew his style and moves he liked to hit, so I was able to defend them. The last 30 seconds were pretty tough. I was starting to get a little tired there, but I pushed through it and came out on top."
Correll joined teammate Seth Williams (170), and Upper Sandusky's Thurston Dyer (113) and Alex Kenner (160) as local athletes claiming championships.
Williams was unsure if he would wrestle Saturday as he is still recovering from a wrist injury that kept him out for two weeks.
"I talked to my coaches my dad, everyone else, but winning is addictive," he said. "Being a four-time champ at the Wendy's and Reineke tournament, it felt good. I can deal with the pain. Winning is addictive."
Columbian also had a pair of runners-up in Lalo Ludwick (106) and Roman Williams (145).
"Having four kids in the finals was very nice," Columbian coach Chad Long said. "Lalo being at 106, he wrestled good all the way up until the finals. Roman Williams beat a great kid in the semifinals, a state qualifier. We knew what we were getting ourselves into wrestling Trey Grine [in the finals]. He won his fourth title here."
Roman Williams opened his day with a 9-0 decision in the semifinals against Sandusky's Gene Porter. In the championship match, though, he ran into Ross' Grine, a returning fourth-place state finisher. Grine beat Williams by technical fall. He had two technical fall wins and a pin on his way to being named the tournament's Most Valuable Wrestler.
Ludwick advanced to his first varsity championship match by beating Mike Handy of Clay 11-3. He was stopped in the finals by Madison's Mike Baumberger 18-2.
"I thought I did pretty good. The last kid was a tough match. I congratulate him," Ludwick said. "I worked hard just to get up there. I'm excited to get up there. It's my first championship match that I've been in."
"He works hard. Sometimes he's so out of control when he wrestles he puts himself in bad situations," Long said of his sophomore. "He had a very, very solid tournament all week long. You can tell the jitters got to him there in the finals. He was not the Lalo that was wrestling the whole tournament. He has to get some experience and realize he's going to be in the finals a lot. He can't act like that, be all nervous and gun-shy on a lot of things he could've did and didn't do."
Columbian also got fifths from Drew Hoffman (113) and Kyler Lange (120) and a sixth from Tyler Mesnard (160) to beat out Upper Sandusky 128 1/2-126 for fourth in the team standings.
Otsego took the team title with 146 points followed by Madison (140 ) and Ross (136 ).
For Upper Sandusky, other than the two titles, the Rams got a second from Dylan Robertson (195), thirds from Derek Hansen (126 and Carson Mengerink (132), and a sixth from Collin Brown (285).
Dyer had a tough finals against Travion Scott of Ross. The two were scoreless until Dyer scored an escape with 30 seconds left. Dyer had to hold on for the win, despite already having a warning for stalling earlier in the match.
"I knew it would be close," he said. "I had to wrestle hard the entire match. And when I got out with about 30 seconds left, I knew with a stalling call, I had to stay hard and square for those last 30 seconds.
"I just know when I'm wrestling a good kid, got to keep it close, don't let them get any points early on. Just do whatever you got to do when it's towards the end though."
Kenner stormed into the finals with a second-round pin over Tommy Wendling of North Ridgeville. His finals match with Peyton Geary of Ross was tight early before Kenner got a pin 24 seconds into the second period for the win.
"I had to push the pace and get him tired," he said. "I knew if I went at him and pushed the pace, he'd wear out before I would."
Seneca East's Elliott Hoepf took the long way to his third place finish. After dropping a second-round match Friday, Hoepf came back Saturday to go 4-0 to earn his spot on the podium. Hoepf had two wins by pin Saturday, and two more by decision.
"I've been working legs, getting some tilts and turns," he said when asked what was working for him. "Keeping on them, not letting them get the chance to get out and score points themselves."
"He finished up real good, came back from that loss the other day," Seneca East coach Matt Depinet added. "In that loss, he tried to muscle that kid because he just dropped down. I told him we need to go back to our technique, and work good technique to get shots. After that he came back and wrestled really good the last couple matches."
Calvert got a fourth from John Brodman, who went 1-2 on the day with a pin over Lange in the consolation bracket. Brodman fought back from being down 4-1 to Maumee's Ryan Camargo in the match for third place by getting back points in the third period to tie the match. Brodman nearly got the pin, but couldn't put Camargo away, who then scored a reversal to win the match 6-4.
"We got to work on getting a pin from there," Calvert coach Travis Salyer said. "I knew when he evened it up, I thought we would be able to turn him again, just got in bad position and was unable to recover and get back on top.
"Last year he went 0-2 at this tournament, so I say it's a huge improvement. We got to get better on bottom. We got to be able to score points from there, which we can't do. We got to be able to move our feet a little better and take kids down."
Mohawk got a fifth place from Cole Draper (182) and sixths from Chet Margraf (132) and Aaron Cook (195).
"I think as far as assessing the weekend, the guys, the three placers, especially, really fought back with somewhat of a road to hoe to get back in contention for a place. I think they did that," Mohawk coach Bud Cook said. "I think overall, we're turning that corner and seeing the maturity from match to match.
"With an event like this, it lets them know where they're at. Even with the losses to state qualifiers and things like that, taking away bits and pieces each an every match whether it's a win or a loss is the biggest thing to take from it."

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quote: A darkside colony could use a single Geosynchronous (lunasynchronous, actually) repeater...no need for a whole network.
quote: > "actually that wouldnt work cause you would have the moon in the way to get any signal back to the earth. so since you would already need more then 1 to make it work, why not just put 4 in place for complete 360 coverage?"
quote: but would be far enough from the moon so that it could transmit directly to Earth
quote: since we have such a short sighted vision we will object to the larger upfront cost and will instead spend massively more in the long run to get things setup as cheaply upfront as possible


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but one of my favourite series so far
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Each year when we plan for our program, the Scouts and I discuss what we want the Troop to look like the following year.
Stuff like, more members, better skills, certain awards, Scouts achieving a higher level of advancement. We set measurable goals to achieve our picture of the Troop.
This year, starting with Summer Camp and heading into 2009. We set some goals. Namely, focus on Patrols and the Patrol method. Our measure of Success is simple. Are we having fun!
Let me give you an example from Summer camp.
Our total focus at summer camp was fun. I told the boys right up front that it did not matter if they earned any merit badges or advanced a rank. I did not even care if they attended any classes. If they wanted to hang out in a row boat and fish all day, that was fine with me… as long as they had fun.
Every Scout took advantage of this new found freedom to choose their path to fun. As Patrols they made choices as to what Patrol activities they would do, and worked their duty rosters around the activities that members of the Patrol would be participating in. The Scouts soon realized that they had no pressure and could relax and have a great summer camp experience.
The result was that our measure of success became a reality. It became a specific unit of measure for each Patrol and individual Scout. Every one had fun.. bar none.
Since we established this goal, we have had 4 Scouts advance in rank, 3 Scouts earn the mile Swim award, 3 Scouts earn the Snorkel BSA award, 1 Scout earn the World Conservation award, and 67 merit badges have been completed. The Patrols are having fun.
This year at camp, entire Patrols worked on merit badges together. During one session the whole Troop, minus a few, were in the Canoeing merit badge class together.
The measure of success… FUN.
Giving the Scouts ownership in achieving the measure proved to be the right approach and proved once again that with Boy led leadership and allowing Boys to set their coarse, they will in fact find the way and accomplish their goal. Especially when that goal is to have fun.
Have a Great Scouting Day!


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Student robbed at UMKC
Police seek 3 in robbery near School of Education Building
Published 5:19 PM CST Jan 28, 2013
Police at the University of Missouri-Kansas City said they were looking for three people in connection with a robbery on campus Monday afternoon.
Investigators said a student told police that three men in a light blue 1990s-model Acura robbed her outside the School of Education Building about 2:30 p.m.
The victim said she was using a computer when one of the men approached her to grab the computer, her keys and her debit card.
Police issued a security advisory to students about the robbery. They did not release a detailed description of the people involved.
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West Virginia newspapers had a field day last week when Karen Bowling was appointed to head the state Department of Health and Human Services - at a salary of $175,000 per year.
Editorial writers were quick to point out that $175,000 is nearly eight times the per capita income of Mountain State residents. It is also $80,000 a year more than her predecessor made.
Legislators agreed to the raise after being told $95,000 per year was not enough to attract top-quality applicants.
Now some education officials are pushing to nearly double the West Virginia superintendent of schools' salary - which, ironically enough, is $175,000 a year currently.
Last month, Charleston lawyer Charles McElwee proposed in an op-ed that we pay the state superintendent at least $300,000.
"Each of the WVU football and basketball coaches receives an annual base salary of $250,000 to entertain us," McElwee wrote. "The state ought to be willing to pay more than that to the state superintendent to educate our children."
That sounds reasonable, until you consider: the state superintendent doesn't educate our children. Teachers do. And none of them make anything close to $175,000 per year. Let alone $300,000.
Dr. James Phares is serving temporarily as the state superintendent of schools. The Inter-Mountain has repeatedly stated its support for Phares, who did great work during his years heading Randolph County's school system.
The state Board of Education has vowed to conduct a nationwide search for a new superintendent. I think they already have the right person for the job in Phares. And doubling the salary doesn't mean they'll find a person twice as qualified as him.
This situation reminded me of the 1980s movie "Lost in America." The comedy stars Albert Brooks as a man who quits his high-paying job in Los Angeles, talks his wife into quitting hers, sells their house and then embarks on a journey to "find" themselves - by driving cross-country in their new home, a massive recreational vehicle.
Unfortunately, his wife manages to lose all their money in a one-night stopover in Las Vegas, and Brooks has to get a job. In the small town they're stuck in after their RV runs out of gas, Brooks goes to the tiny unemployment office and says,?"I'll take whatever you have open."
The clerk says there are two open jobs: Brooks can be a crossing guard or deliver pizzas. Brooks is offended.
When the clerk asks Brooks how much he made in L.A., he says $100,000. The clerk laughs at him.
"You couldn't be happy on $100,000?" the clerk asks.
"Don't you have a file of higher-paying jobs?" Brooks asks. "Like a box of white-collar jobs?"
"Oh, I know," the clerk says, laughing. "You mean the $100,000 box!"
"I'm glad I could be your afternoon's entertainment," Brooks says and walks out.
Most West Virginians would be happy to have a job from "the $175,000 box." The Legislature should stop doubling salaries, and search among the talent we have in this state.


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on October 25, 2012 - 10:30 PM
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While the nation was consumed by dire predictions of a looming Halloween "Frankenstorm," it felt like midsummer in Western New York on Thursday as the mercury hit 79 – smashing the record set back in 1963.
And while it will still be unseasonably warm again today, things will take a turn for the worse here over the weekend, with cool, soggy weather and highs only in the mid-40s.
Meanwhile, up and down the Eastern seaboard, all the spare parts appear to be coming together to create what forecasters are calling "Frankenstorm," a monster combination of high winds, heavy rain, extreme tides and maybe snow that could cause havoc along the East Coast just before Halloween.
As to whether this region will share the worst of the coming storm, it's too early to tell, forecasters say.
There is, though, the possibility for the "s" word in Western New York.
Yes, snow, probably along the lines of a wintry mix of rain and snow.
"Not to stick or anything and not even to make a coating," National Weather Service meteorologist Bill Hibbert said.
Hurricane Sandy, having blown through Haiti, Cuba and the Bahamas on Thursday, leading to 21 deaths, continues to barrel north. A wintry storm is chugging across from the West. And frigid air is streaming south from Canada.
And if they meet Tuesday morning around New York or New Jersey, as forecasters predict, they could create a big, wet mess that settles over the nation's most heavily populated corridor and reaches as far inland as Ohio.
With experts expecting at least $1 billion in damage, the people who will have to clean it up aren't waiting.
Along the East Coast, utilities are lining up out-of-state work crews and canceling employees' days off to deal with likely power outages. From county disaster chiefs to the federal government, emergency officials are warning the public to be prepared.
"It's looking like a very serious storm that could be historic," said Jeff Masters, meteorology director of the forecasting service Weather Underground. "Mother Nature is not saying 'trick-or-treat.' It's just going to give tricks."
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecaster Jim Cisco, who coined the nickname Frankenstorm, said: "We don't have many modern precedents for what the models are suggesting."
Government forecasters said there is a 90 percent chance – up from 60 percent two days earlier – that the East will get pounded starting Sunday and stretching past Halloween on Wednesday.
Things are expected to get messier once Sandy, a very late hurricane in what has been a remarkably quiet season, comes ashore, probably in New Jersey.
Coastal areas from Florida to Maine will feel some effects, but the storm is expected to vent the worst of its fury on New Jersey and the New York City area, which could see around 5 inches of rain and gale-force winds close to 40 mph. Eastern Ohio, southwestern Pennsylvania, western Virginia and the Shenandoah Mountains could get snow.
And the storm will take its time leaving. The weather may not start clearing in the mid-Atlantic until the day after Halloween and Nov. 2 in the upper Northeast, Cisco said.
"It's almost a weeklong, five-day, six-day event," he said from a NOAA center in College Park, Md. "It's going to be a widespread, serious storm."
It is likely to hit during a full moon, when tides are near their highest, increasing the risk of coastal flooding. And because many trees still have their leaves, they are more likely to topple in the event of wind and snow, meaning there could be widespread power outages lasting to Election Day.
Eastern states that saw blackouts that lasted for days after last year's freak Halloween snowstorm and Hurricane Irene in late August 2011 are already pressuring power companies to be more prepared this time.
Asked if he expected utility companies to be more prepared, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick responded: "They'd better be."
The monster storm, local forecasters said, may bring lots of rain to our region toward the end of next week.
"Starting this weekend, through most of next week, it will be cool and wet," said National Weather Service meteorologist John Hitchcock.
About 4 to 6 inches of rain are expected in Western New York over a five-day period between Saturday and Thursday.
However, absent from the mix will be the widespread damaging winds associated with hurricanes.


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Democratic congressional candidate Elizabeth Colbert Busch took a swipe at her party's leader today, while her Republican opponent, former Gov. Mark Sanford, plans to criticize her friendlier attitude toward organized labor.
Busch released a statement today criticizing President Barack Obama's budget, saying "it simply doesn't take the right steps to putting our fiscal house back in order."
She singled out its tax increase and insufficient spending cuts. "Not only does President Obama's plan fail to put our finances back in order, it would cut benefits for our seniors, which is wrong," she added.
Meanwhile, Sanford asked Colbert Busch to return a $5,000 contribution from a union that filed a National Labor Relations Board complaint regarding Boeing's North Charleston expansion.
Sanford made the comment at a Charleston International Airport parking lot, with Boeing's building in the backdrop.
"If they (union officials) had been successful, what we see behind us would not be," he said.
Colbert Busch, Sanford and Green party candidate Eugene Platt will meet in a May 7 special election for the vacant 1st congressional district seat.
Check back with postandcourier.com for further updates.


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The pure refined essence of awesome
The new Iron Man movie was awesome sauce!
viết bởi Lt. Muffins 16 Tháng năm, 2008
The perfect accompaniment for Cool Beans
Ben: See at the gig then.
Dave: Cool beans.
Ben: Awesome sauce.
Dave: Cool beans.
Ben: Awesome sauce.
viết bởi lbr11 04 Tháng chín, 2011
A more exaggerated word for awesome.
My new webpage looks totally awesomesauce!
viết bởi Melodie Reece 16 Tháng sáu, 2008
A word that douchebags use to describe an idea or something they perceive as cool. When it is said, it makes it no longer awesome.
Do you like my new Tom's shoes? Aren't they awesomesauce!
I got tickets to Justin Beiber! #awesomesauce
I got tickets to Justin Beiber! #awesomesauce
viết bởi erinwhite 17 Tháng ba, 2011
If something is awesome sauce, then it is the best it can possibly be.
That was awesome sauce!!!!
viết bởi McBlaggin 03 Tháng tám, 2008
Something or someone truly amazing. Usually: more awesome than the word "awesome" can describe.
My god, Silva and Lord Earth are truly awesomesauce! But then, Silva DID create and copyright the word for his and his friend's use, and Lord Earth DID earn the description.
This can of whipped cream should be renamed "Awesomesauce".
This can of whipped cream should be renamed "Awesomesauce".
viết bởi The One True Awesomesauce Man 14 Tháng một, 2008
a word meaning awesome, only cooler-be prepared to be looked at funny when you use this word.
Girl 1: Woah, that movie was awesomesauce!!
Girl 2: Dude, you spend way too much time on Urban Dictionary.
Girl 2: Dude, you spend way too much time on Urban Dictionary.
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January 15, 2013
The big brunch post
French toast with blueberries and maple syrup
2 eggs
50 ml milk
50 ml heavy cream
Eight slices white bread/brioche
Butter, for frying pan
To serve:
Powdered sugar
Maple syrup
Whisk together eggs, milk and heavy cream in a wide bowl. Cut each slice of bread into four triangles. Mix sugar and cinnamon on a plate. Heat butter in a frying pan. Quickly dip the pieces of bread in the egg mixture and fry until golden brown. Quickly dip bread in the sugar mixture. Serve with blueberries, powdered sugar and maple syrup.
Blueberry lemon waffles
2 eggs
150 g flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tbsp sugar
Pinch of salt
1/4 tsp vanilla powder
Zest from 1 lemon
200 ml milk
60 g melted butter
50 ml cold water
A handful blueberries
To serve:
Powdered sugar
Separate egg yolks from whites and put in two different bowls. Mix together flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, vanilla and lemon zest. Add 3/4 of the milk, melted butter and egg yolks and stir until smooth.
Add the rest of the milk and the water.
Whip egg whites until stiff peaks form then carefully fold them into the batter.
Bake in a hot waffle iron (throw in some blueberries in each waffle) for a few minutes or until golden brown. Serve with extra berries and powdered sugar.
Coconut pancakes with chocolate sauce
150 g flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tbsp sugar
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
250ml coconut cream
50g butter, melted
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
A pinch of salt
Sift the flour and baking powder into a large bowl. Mix together with sugar, eggs, coconut cream, butter, vanilla and a pinch of salt. Whisk to combine then let stand at room temperature for 20 minutes. Melt som extra butter in a large frying pan. Spoon about 40 ml for each pancake. Cook until bubbles appear on the surface and pancakes are golden brown. Transfer to a plate. Serve with chocolate sauce, coconut flakes, raspberries and chopped pistachios.
Chocolate sauce
1/3 cup/75 g sugar
100 ml strong coffee or water
3 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
Mix all ingredients in a saucepan and let come to a boil. Simmer for 3-5 minutes or until sauce starts to thicken slightly. Let cool.
Blueberry banana smoothie
1 cup frozen blueberries
2 bananas
1/2 cup turkish yoghurt
1/2 cup milk
Ice cubes
Put all ingredients in a blender and mix well!
71 comments:
Oh my goodness, I love all the choices!!ReplyDelete
oh my, I want them all right now! but I'm pretty sure, I'll make the french toast next weekend.ReplyDelete
thanks for sharing the recipe!!!Replies
Do it! Delicous .-) Tell me what you think!Delete
you have no idea how much i love brunch! what gorgeous styling and photography (as usual!), and those coconut pancakes look pretty much like perfection to me. thank you :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much and I can tell you they ARE perfection.. with chocolate sauce.. mmm-mm!Delete
This is just perfect...and the photography is amazing..ReplyDelete
Thank you Lejla!Delete
Blueberry banana smoothie for me please!!!!ReplyDelete
Oh my! This looks so yummy! I want it all!! Great yummy pictures, by the way! :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Carmen!Delete
i am in love all the food! :) Wish I was your guest :)ReplyDeleteReplies
You're welcome ;)Delete
Always stunning photographs! The numbers on the recipes are just a bit hard to read and I don't want to get any measurements incorrect, so do you mind posting the plain text form of the recipes? Thanks and I always look forward to your posts!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Kevin!Delete
Done and done :-) I even enlarged the numbers in the photos but that didn't help obviously...
Thanks again!
Gobble, gobble, gobble! I could have these any day, any time. :-)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you! Me too :-)Delete
Beautiful photography and inspiring recipes as usual. Yummo!ReplyDelete
I can't decide between the waffles and the pancakes - but all choices look delicious. Stunning photography as always.ReplyDeleteReplies
The pancakes!!Delete
Thank you :-)
Such gorgeous photos! I am especially in love with those pancakes. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Me too.. I just ate two.. the last two :-(Delete
And thanks!
Så underbart!!! Dina bilder är fantastiska! Får nog stanna hemma och fixa brunch idag! ;)ReplyDelete
Kram MalinReplies
Det är nog bäst så! ;-) KramDelete
I pick the french toast - with powdered sugar and cinnamon - mmmmmmhhhmmmm!ReplyDeleteReplies
It truly was delicious! I hadn't eaten it since I was a kid!Delete
I'm speechless!!!! Everything blueberry makes me jump of joy!!!ReplyDelete
Beautiful photographs of mouthwatering food.ReplyDelete
Herregud vad gott det där såg ut! Har precis hittat hit till din blogg och är så himla glad för att jag gjorde det. Dina foton är helt fantastiska. Helt underbar inspiration!ReplyDelete
/Carin (www.parisinfourmonths.com)Replies
Härligt och detsamma! Nu längtar jag till Paris.. suck.Delete
OMG....gorgeous photos and super yummy brunch!!!!!!!!! ^_^ReplyDelete
gorgeous, as usual..ReplyDelete
love the graphics too! molto bello!Replies
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I want everything! I also want your skill at photography - gorgeous, gorgeous pics :-)ReplyDelete
Your photography is just stunning. I just ate breakfast and I could still make room for everything for all of the above.ReplyDelete
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Oh my this all looks amazing, especially the smoothie and pancakes. Thanks for sharing! Yum!ReplyDelete
Perfect as usual Linda! Wanna try everything!!ReplyDelete
Amazing post :) amazing brunch :) amazing photos :) amazing Linda :)ReplyDelete
I think is enough ;)
Now I know what I'm making for breakfast this weekend!!! It looks so good! I might have to have breakfast then brunch so I can try it all! =)ReplyDelete
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Hey, I just came across your blog + the photos are INCREDIBLE! the food looks amazing, will be trying them all!ReplyDelete
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Hello!!! I have just found your blog, and i'd like to say you that is completly amazing. Your pictures combined with different fonts are fantastic.ReplyDelete
I've written a post in my blog talking about you. Hope you like it.
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Linda du är helt fantastisk vilka fotografier vilka recpet vilken insperationskälla du är!! Vill göra allt du lägger upp på bloggen! Vad använder du för typsnit när du skriver? Älskar din stil! Vill skriva en inbjudan som du gjort med brunch texten...ReplyDelete
This post is amazing! Your photos are beautiful, and the subject matter is my favorite meal ;)ReplyDelete
Oh my god! This looks like the most amazing thing ever!ReplyDelete
I know I've said it a lot of times but, your pictures are so so wonderful! They are adorable, have a 'chic' rustic style that makes me stare at them for quite a lot of minutes! Hehe. I'm gonna make frecnh toasts for the first time this weekend, hope mine came out as good as yours...but I highly doubt it! :-pReplyDelete
Lovely! I was wondering how long it takes you to set things up and take enough frames? By the time I'm finished photographing food, it's always cold hahaReplyDelete
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I'm looking forward to trying the smoothie!ReplyDelete
Oh everything looks delicious! I haven't eat breakfast yet and now I'm so hungry.ReplyDelete
In Poland it's so cold and snow is everywhere. I'm dreaming of blueberries!
Just found your blog and am blown away. The photos are stunning and the recipes sound unbelievably delicious! I just love all of the color contrast. What a brunch!ReplyDelete
These are some fantastic pictures, Linda!ReplyDelete
I looove the blueberry banana smoothie! The colour is fantastic!ReplyDelete
Hi Linda, I'm new to this blog and absolutely LOVE it. Your photography and your recipes are out of this world. Keep up the wonderful, delicious work!ReplyDelete
Oh how yummy! I´d love to pop round and have some brunch with you! I´ll bring Cake Pops for dessert ;-)ReplyDelete
Love your photography!
LG Catrin
Underbar blogg!!ReplyDelete
Jag har en liten fråga bara, hur får du bilderna så ljusa? De ser så bra ut!!
I will definately be rushing to the shops tomorrow to buy those pancake ingredients, so much more exciting than just lemon and sugarReplyDelete
Thank you! Can't wait for you to do a book in English!ReplyDelete
That's just adorable!ReplyDelete
awwww you make me hungry! love this brunch and can't wait to try the smoothieReplyDelete
discover your blog today (thanks to pinterest), it's adorable ♥
your photos are stunning and makes me hungry although i just had breakfast!ReplyDelete
perfect blog! Your recipes sound unbelievably delicious. have a nice weekend!ReplyDelete
I looove the blueberry banana smoothie! The colour is fantastic!ReplyDelete
your photos are simply AMAZING!!ReplyDelete
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Through a winter window
By Gay Baines
she saw, next to the pool, partly hidden,
a dark shape, a coat on a plastic chair, or
a branch from the dark box elder
that leans over the hooded
patio. Wind moved the shape,
and she saw it had an arm, two feet,
a sallow face that gazed eastward,
over the ice-sheeted pool, as if
waiting for a ship to plow through
the ice and greenish water
below the shroud of black plastic.
She waited, upstairs, her feet on the iron
register, feeling the heat rush up,
warming her morning-ached body,
and sensing she knew the entity
on the patio, and wanted to
leave it at that.
The sun warmed her cheek when
she went to the pool gate. The black
and white cat who lies on the hood
of her car slunk under the fence,
giving her a wary look. Was it you,
small fry? she asked, but the cat
hurtled out of the yard.
The dark cloak hung in the air by the cedar table,
unmoving. She unhooked the gate,
walked back to the patio. Expecting
a ghoul with a face out of Munch,
she found a shadow, a satellite-prickle
tiny squares gathering, fading, coalescing.
In a blink she saw a woman in a
black trench coat, with a pale face
that turned toward her, then gazed
east again – the dense pool, the
imaginary ship. What ship?
She knew the face, but it took two
weeks, rainy days, pouring over photos.
Here it was, the bottom of the box,
a soft face in a crowd, a black-and-white
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CLEMSON The ACC expansion movement might include a new business venture.
In an effort to create new revenue and take advantage of new markets in the Northeast (Pittsburgh and Syracuse) and Midwest (Notre Dame and Louisville), the ACC is studying the viability of creating its own television network.
Clemson athletic director Dan Radakovich said the ACC is in exploratory stages of talks about a network.
I think its (the ACCs) due diligence to explore all opportunities that might be there, Radakovich said. What I think is going on is discussions amongst a group of ADs and the commissioners office to see where best we can go into the future, (maximize) some opportunities available as it relates to the ever-changing landscape of college athletics, and certainly working with our partners at ESPN to see what might be available.
So, its really very exploratory.
One of the biggest draws to creating a network are subscription fees.
The Big Ten Network is a key reason why the conference dwarfs all other conferences in television dollars, and a major factor in Marylands decision to leave the ACC.
By some estimates, the Big Tens annual payout to each member school could increase to $35 million per year by 2017, which would more than double the average annual value of the ACCs television dollars distributed to each school ($17 million).
For each household that receives the Big Ten Network on cable, the Big Ten receives just under a dollar per month. Subscription fees explain why the Big Ten targeted Maryland and Rutgers in expansion, lured by the 15 million households in the Baltimore-Washington D.C., New York City-New Jersey and Philadelphia markets.
If the Big Ten Network was added to cable packages in all of those markets, which is unlikely, Sports Illustrated estimates it would be worth $200 million per year to the conference in subscription fees.
The revenue generated from subscription fees might explain why the ACC added schools like Pittsburgh and Syracuse.
But would a network be viable for the ACC?
The NFL and Major League Baseball each has a national market. The Big Ten has larger alumni and fan bases than the ACC. Some analysts suspect even the Big Ten will struggle to get its network picked up by cable providers in the mid-Atlantic. The University of Texas and ESPN have struggled to get the Longhorn Network accepted by cable providers in Texas.
Moreover, to start a network the Sports Business Journal reports the ACC would need 30 to 35 football games per year. And thats where another problem arises as ESPN signed a 15-year, $3.6 billion deal last year to own all of the ACCs football and mens basketball rights.
ESPNs contracts with the Big Ten and Big 12 do not include ownership of all football and mens basketball games.
The Sports Business Journal reported ESPN is lukewarm on the idea of an ACC Network.
One conference official told The Post and Courier an ACC network would likely have to be a partnership with ESPN. The official said it is unclear how ESPN and the ACC would agree to split revenues from the network.
Radakovich indicated the ACC had not yet determined whether such a network is viable.
I think it comes back to the market place, Radakovich said. I dont know how successful all of those various networks can be and for each one success is defined differently.
Certainly we want to make sure exposure is at its highest, but at the same time resources being able to flow back to the individual campuses is always one of the main tasks that a conference office has in front of it.


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Can Inkscape reduce the number of incarcerated people?
When the free vector drawing program Inkscape was first released in late 2003, I realized this software could do some part in helping to reduce the number of people incarcerated in the United States. This worthy goal is still within reach. Let me explain.
From 1990 to 2000, I spent quite a bit of time supporting the Adult Literacy Resource Center of the D.C. Public Libraries. Then, this division was exploring how technology could help adults learn how to read (among other things). I saw up close how computers could engage these adults, many of whom had learning disabilities.
Part of my role was to teach the library staff and the adults in this group how to use the ClarisWorks Draw program on the Macintosh computers in their new computer lab. This simple vector drawing program was shipped with every Macintosh computer back then. (A modern equivalent is the Draw program in OpenOffice and LibreOffice, both wonderful, free software programs that run on all major computer platforms—Linux, Macintosh, and Windows.)
The high point of my work in this library system was when my library coworker, Stephon Gray (who has learning disabilities), and I created a two-minute multimedia video: Fannie Lou Hamer: Freedom Fighter. Stephon wrote and narrated this biography of one of the most remarkable leaders of the civil rights movement. We used the ClarisWorks Draw program and a $5 software program from Sweden called SimpleCard, a simplified color version of Apple's HyperCard.
We put this video up on the web in 1996, almost 10 years before YouTube was launched. Within a week, I received an email from noted literacy activist David Rosen, in Boston. His email was short: "This is good."
Pushing round pegs into square holes
Our educational system is currently set up to favor people who can excel at reading and writing. But, the diversity of human minds includes those who have a natural aptitude for this and for those whom reading and writing are a constant struggle. In our collective stupidity, we force all people down the path to develop mastery of reading and writing skills. Instead, we ought to be spending more time uncovering the natural talents of every mind, whose talent might well be more suited for working with 2D and 3D graphics, animation, dance, music, or any of a thousand other things.
Recall, not all that long ago, that all left-handed students were once forced to write with their right hand. That same narrow-minded thinking permeates so much of our schooling and may be one of the reasons we have such a high dropout rate in our schools. We spend billions of dollars forcing round pegs into square holes, and then we act surprised when they don't fit. It's no wonder so many students drop out. Have you noticed the high correlation between high school dropouts and our incarcerated population? And would it surprise you to know that about 66% of the incarcerated population has learning disabilities?
Our schools need to be producing makers in large numbers, not dropouts in overwhelming numbers.
Inkscape—a free, stable, and powerful vector drawing program—is one way of unlocking the natural graphical talent that is waiting desperately to express itself. Inkscape runs well on old computers too, so every middle school and high school student who wants to dabble could do so using a free, refurbished computer in their home. We could be teaching Inkscape classes at public libraries, community centers, makerspaces, and schools. We could be teaching Inkscape in our prisons so that our incarcerated population develops digital competences that can help them find jobs when they are released. We could also have Inkscape stations set up in homeless shelters, battered spouse shelters, hospitals, youth centers, workforce training centers, churches, mosques, synagogues, temples, bus stations, and anywhere where human beings gather.
Vector graphics can be fun to make for a whole range of purposes, but vector graphics also bring stories alive, as seen in this beautifully done animation by Kimberly Rice, of Oklahoma City, bringing alive a short children's story of mine, The Great Ping Pong Ball Experiment. Kimberly used Adobe Flash to create this, but all of the graphics could have been drawn in Inkscape.
Freely distributed stories like this can help promote literacy; our society doesn't need to have every high school student capable of writing compelling comparative essays. Everyone needs functional literacy skills, plus opportunities to reveal whatever other talents they possess. Inkscape is one of the tools that can do that. Other no-cost tools include Google SketchUp, a fabulous 3D drawing program designed for architects, but easy enough for 1st graders to use. And, Blender, a free 3D animation program, can produce visually stunning films.
There are many excellent free software programs for audio and musical creativity. You see, to reach a more inclusive society, we need to be using and teaching a lot more free software programs. These programs can spur a culture of creativity, design, and invention that can bring about an economic rebound. You know that $17 trillion debt we're facing? Greater creativity—widespread creativity and invention—is our best hope of reducing that debt.
I'll finish by saying that the talented programmers and designers who make Inkscape have given the world a gift that we are just beginning to comprehend. The way we thank them is to use the program, tell others about the program and share ideas of how this software program can inject more humanity into the world we live in. I've tried to do my part. What steps will you be taking? Both simple steps and bold ideas are needed. All aboard.
Historical footnote: Stephon Gray and Phil Shapiro presented Fannie Lou Hamer: Freedom Fighter as the keynote address at the annual Mayor's Commission on Literacy and Technology conference in Philadelphia in May, 2000, and also at the annual Community Technology Centers' Network conference in June, 1997, at Carnegie Mellon University, in Pittsburgh. The theme of their keynote address in Philadelphia was: We must all become makers.
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Excellent article! You've made a lot of good points about the education system. As a dropout myself, I have always felt that the education system was lacking. You really put to words the way I feel. Let's hope we can stop pushing round pegs into square holes.
Excellent article.
Now, to get some re-vamped computers and volunteer instructors into places like homeless shelters and drop-in centres, at least. With Linux one can sometimes get quite a lot out of an out-dated computer. Some convincing of already burnt-out (and often underpaid) community workers that this won't add to their burgeoning responsibilities might be needed in some cases.
Perhaps if we show them the Ted Talk by Sugata Mitra:
In real-life experiments from New Delhi to South Africa to Italy, kids self-supervised themselves on computers and learned. Maybe there are adults who do not require much supervision ...
Could also make a linux LiveCD with inkscape, blender, google SketchUp and related applications.
The CD could be run from any computer.
No software can reduce the number of people sent to prisons in the US because it is privatized and runs on the forced labour of the prisoners.
To add to Shawn's comment, the notion that former inmates could integrate into the workforce if we teach them some computer skills presupposes that 'the people' want them re-integrated. I don't believe this is the case because more and more we (being the US) make impossible to for you to fully pay for any crime you have committed.
However, good aptitude-based education during childhood could very well keep people from entering the criminal justice system to begin with. At least until we make more things criminal in order to keep up tough-on-crime appearances.
Yes, but it might help reduce the school-to-prison pipeline.
I've taught inkscape to a middleschool class. It was a lot of fun. Teaching them inkscap is so much better than teaching them illustrator, simply because of the cost. If they have a computer, they can have inkscape, the same cannot be said of illustrator.
I think there's a real problem of people being encouraged to become mere consumers rather than creators. This is exemplified by the rise of tablets and phones over desktops and laptops. Inkscape, as well as other Open Source software, can help people to become creators regardless of their social or economic background.
This is one of the reasons why I make the Inkscape source files for my webcomic, "The Greys", available for download - I want to encourage people to poke around in the software and perhaps be inspired to create something of their own.
I hate to think how many great images remain un-drawn, songs and stories un-written, just because people don't realise that there is software out there to help them, even if they haven't got the money to spare for a commercial application.
On a semi-related note, see the Books to Prisoners Project (http://dcbookstoprisoners.org/) hosted by, but not run by the Foundry United Methodist Church (1500 16th St NW, Washington DC, 20036 -- 2.5 blocks east of Dupont Circle).
The recidivism rates for uneducated prisoners are far higher than for those with a marketable education. Ex-prisoners with insufficient education have difficulty obtaining and retaining gainful employment, and consequently are more likely to return to sourcing income through crime.
Prison is a place of punishment, not for punishment. The loss of liberty should be seen by our correctional systems as an opportunity for education rather than as a profitable forced labour pool.
My firm is deeply involved in this issue, deploying computer systems for use by the prisoners. Inkscape is but one of many applications we make available within prisons.


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When the members of pop a capella group Pentatonix were on the NBC reality show "The Sing-Off," they were unsure each week that they'd even make it to the next round.
But not only did the group go on to win the show in its final season in 2011, Pentatonix has gone on to release a Billboard Top 200 album and sell out venues in major cities for their live performances.
The hype for the group has proven to be no different locally, as Pentatonix will take the stage at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the State Theatre in State College to an almost sold-out crowd.
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The a capella group Pentatonix consists of (from left) Mitch Grassi, Kevin Olusola, Kirstie Maldonado, Scott Hoying and Avi Kaplan.
Mitch Grassi, 19, one of the founding members of Pentatonix, said being on "The Sing-Off" taught the young performers about hard work and resilience, and was very beneficial to their careers.
"It was fun, and it was a ton of hard work," Grassi said. "It taught us diligence, responsibility and, most of all, to be modest about everything. I think it's a tragedy that the show was canceled because I really do think that 'The Sing-Off' was one of the few, if not the only show on television, that showcased true talent."
Unlike other singing competition shows like "American Idol" and "The Voice," "The Sing-Off" featured all a capella artists. It was hosted by Nick Lachey, formerly of 98 Degrees, and judged by Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men, Ben Folds and Sara Bareilles.
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Pentatonix originally formed while Grassi and other founding members Kirstie Maldonado and Scott Hoying were still in high school. They performed locally and made a well-received YouTube video as a trio covering Lady Gaga's "Telephone." Avi Kaplan and Kevin Olusola were added to fulfill the requirements for trying out for "The Sing-Off," and they all met less than 24 hours before their audition.
Grassi said the group has always had a "pop sound," but the diverse musical backgrounds of each of the five members was what helped Pentatonix win the competition.
"I think that really helps because it's a melting pot of different genres," he said. "It's a collaborative effort, and because of that, we created our own unique sound that I don't think anyone has really ever heard before."
A mixture of cover songs like Nicki Minaj's "Starships" and "Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye, along with original tunes are featured on Pentatonix's debut EP, "PTX 1," which was released in June. It peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, and became the highest charting record ever released by indie label Madison Gate Records.
"That's definitely one of our goals, to break through the a capella barrier and become a pop group," Grassi said. "I think we've made some pretty great strides in doing so. We're excited and we hope to go even further."
Richard Biever, executive director of the State Theatre, said there has always been a general love of a cappela music dating back to doo wop and the barbershop quartet. But the talent and makeup of Pentatonix has brought the music to a whole new audience, he added.
"They somehow have become hip," Biever said.
Pentatonix has been able to connect with music lovers in their teens and early 20s, Biever said, adding he expects to see most of the "virtually sold-out" crowd on Tuesday night to be from that age group.
"My daughter is 15, almost 16, and when I told her they were coming, her jaw dropped, there was a big intake of breath and she said, 'You're kidding,'" Biever said. "They are really talented, and they have managed to create arrangements with their songs that really hit where those in their teens and early 20s live."
Pentatonix are known for adding reggae and dubstep breakdowns into popular songs to make them their own, Grassi said. The group has also tried its hand at writing original music - a process made easier by the fact that all members have been involved in music their whole lives, Grassi said.
"But it was really difficult at the beginning because we had really no idea what to do or how to start," Grassi said. "We knocked out the covers on the EP, and then we were like 'OK, what do we do now?'"
The group figured it out, just as they did when deciding what type of show to give to sold-out crowds like the one they will perform for on Tuesday. Grassi said Pentatonix tries to provide "more than just an appearance" by doing choreography from the show, switching up some of their classic songs and really showing their personalities on stage.
"The live shows are actually my favorite part of my career," Grassi said. "I've always loved the sound of the crowd and I love the reception the audience gives us. ... We like to make sure that people know that we aren't just boring a capella nerds."
Because of its raw nature, and the fact that the group performs everything from oldies to current pop songs, Grassi said there's something about all-vocal music that will appeal to people of every age.
"I think it's just a really good time," he said about a Pentatonix performance. "I think people should come to put a smile on their face and just enjoy good music."
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Prince Harry and girlfriend Cressida Bonas enjoyed a date night out at a burger restaurant Monday – despite rumors they've split.
The couple were spotted at Byron Hamburgers in Kensington.
"They were having a good time," a source at the eatery tells PEOPLE.
Staff at the burger joint would not say what the couple ate, but Harry is apparently a regular visitor at Byron, which is just a short drive from his apartment at Kensington Palace.
A British newspaper report recently claimed that Harry, 29, and Cressida, 24, were heading for a split because they had not been spending much time together since his return from his trek for charity across the ice of Antarctica.
But the couple have been seeing each other privately – and quietly – at the country homes of friends.
And over the weekend, Harry, still sporting a scruffy beard, was at a London nightspot with his cousin Eugenie. Cressida, a close friend of Eugie (as her friends call her), was also with the royals.
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Life has become pretty easy for those who have made friends with the smartphone. With agendas, audio reminders, email and the Web right at the world's fingertips, it is hard to miss a beat when connected in so many ways.
Perhaps one of the most important things that has come out of this digital boom is the communication gap it has filled for those family members who are far away, whether by choice or as a result of military service. Programs like Skype and FaceTime allow long-distance conversations to take place in real time and "face-to-face."
Some would ask, then, why do we need services such as the Service to the Armed Forces, an American Red Cross program that has been offered since long before the origination of cellphone and laptop use? The program, according to Thomas Szulanczyk, chapter executive of American Red Cross North Central Pennsylvania, has the primary mission of serving as emergency communication between family members living in the area and service members serving anywhere in the world.
"If there is an illness, death or birth, something that needs to be transmitted from the family to the service member, we have folks who are dedicated to transmitting the emergency communications," Szulanczyk said. "Many times it is good news, but many times it is not good news, in the event of a serious illness or death."
It is true, he said, that service members typically know the information before the Red Cross transmits it, but protocol must be followed.
"The military requires that (the emergency communication) must be relayed through the Red Cross for verification," he said. "If there is a request to send someone home, it must go through the Red Cross."
Lycoming County United Way has supported the Service to the Armed Forces for many years, providing at least $5,000 annually to help fund the program.
"We get strong support from the community and the United Way is part of that community," Szulanczyk said. "We do rely on that United Way funding. If we didn't have it, we would find ways to do some of the programs, but they would have to be done on a much smaller scale. We would have to be far more selective as far as the services we can provide, as well as how many people we can reach."
"Raising funds to address the human service needs of our community is our everyday mission. But while we are going about this task daily it is the men and women of our Armed Forces stationed at locations all around the globe whose mission is even more important - protecting our everyday way of life," said Scott N. Lowery, LCUW executive director. "Providing the Red Cross with funding to help our military in their time of need is something we are proud to do."
In addition to its primary role as communication transmitter, the program also houses efforts like Totes for Hope, which provides hygiene and personal items for veterans in military hospitals, nursing homes and extended care homes. Right now, members of local banks, as well as Community Arts Center visitors, can participate in the Holiday Mail for Heroes. Blank holiday cards have been provided by Red Cross, which can be filled out and dropped in a box at the location. The cards will be delivered to veterans and deployed servicemen.
Red Cross also offers pre- and post-deployment sessions for family members called Get to Know Us Before You Need Us.
"Post traumatic stress disorder is a huge concern for those coming home from serving in the military," said Valerie Whyman, director of donor relations for American Red Cross, serving south central Pennsylvania. "If the family knows what to look out for, they can easily head off a dramatic turn of events like suicide. Now, the Red Cross is needed more than ever because coming home is more of an adjustment. If they come back and they're qualified for work, but they can't find work after having a very impressive responsibility, they start to fall into depression."
Through the Service to the Armed Forces, Whyman was able to help a county veteran who became a victim of one of the many email scams that surface from time to time.
"I had the privilege of dealing with a World War II vet who came to the office," she said. "His daughter called to set up the appointment because she didn't know what else to do. This 80-something veteran was a real sweetheart. He was living alone and he'd always thought he'd saved up enough to take care of his family. And then the email scam came out."
The older population is extremely vulnerable to them, she added. Over the course of a couple of months, the gentleman had sent the scammer thousands of dollars.
"It was the people of Wal-Mart who stepped up after noticing he had been wiring large amounts of money," Whyman said. "He lost all of his money and there is no way to get it back. He then was diagnosed with diabetes. The plan was for him to move in with his daughter, but her house was not equipped for his needs. Red Cross was able to help fix the house with grab rails, a walk-in shower, things to make it habitable and handicap accessible."
Help for this ailing veteran was made possible because of the Service to Armed Forces program, supported by Lycoming County United Way. It goes without saying that the program steps in to help in areas that are not offered in the community, similar to other programs offered by American Red Cross like its emergency services and blood drives.
Please consider a donation to the Lycoming County United Way campaign this year. Your dollars will help support local veterans and those who are actively serving, or the many other individuals who are in need in the area.
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on November 15, 2012 - 6:35 AM
Other neighborhoods might not be so welcoming, but a plan to transform a shuttered school into low-income apartments, many for people who receive mental health treatment, won praise from Riverside residents during a ground-breaking Wednesday.
School 60, also known as Riverside Academy, will be the site of a $20 million transformation by DePaul Key Housing, which is constructing 68 apartments and preserving the school's much-loved auditorium for community use.
Forty-five of the units will provide housing for state Office of Mental Health consumers, who will receive ongoing support services from DePaul.
Some neighbors said they were concerned at first about how the property would be managed but said from touring other DePaul properties, they were convinced the development would be a benefit to the neighborhood.
Others acknowledged the ethnic, economic and social diversity in the community and said they weren't hesitant to embrace the project.
"We need to support our community and all in our community," said Mary Ann Kedron, president of the Black Rock Riverside Alliance.
The Riverside area's active neighborhood groups had been looking for a reuse of the school, which has a commanding presence on Ontario Street and retains some architectural charm but has been stripped of its plumbing and has many broken windows.
DePaul, which provides housing and services for populations with different needs, had been looking for property in the area, and the school was an ideal candidate for redevelopment, said Gillian J. Conde, vice president of DePaul Key Housing.
The one- and two-bedroom units are scheduled to be completed in early 2014 and will be restricted to people with incomes below $30,000. The project has not received any federal funding for veterans, though the units will be marketed to veterans, at the request of neighborhood groups, Conde said.
The school, which educated children from kindergarten through eighth grade, opened in 1896 and carries meaning for many in the neighborhood, whose children were students there.
"We're totally excited by it," said Helen Hewett, who lives in Riverside. "We've been waiting a while."
Dan and Nettie Milovich, who live nearby, have been waiting for the property to be redeveloped for 10 years.
Dan Milovich said that as a firefighter, he knows it's a fire hazard but that he was also concerned when he found out that the project was going to be low-income housing. Once the Miloviches learned about how DePaul maintains its other properties, their concerns were settled, they said.
The project is being funded in part with $1.5 million from the city's share of federal Housing and Urban Development funds, low-income housing and historic tax credits and funding from the state Office of Mental Health.
The state's Western New York Regional Economic Development Council announced Wednesday that it had awarded the project $3.25 million, which will come from the state's Department of Housing and Community Renewal.
"We look at this as a development key for this community," Kedron said. "This is the first major investment in this community for 30 years."
The project is expected to create more than 350 construction jobs and 40 permanent jobs related to human services for residents and around-the-clock building security.
In a sale that closed this week, DePaul purchased the property from the city for $180,000.
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Episode 95
In a packed podcast, we look back at last weekend's NatWest CricketForce which saw Alastair Cook and Charlotte Edwards join up with Mayor of London Boris Johnson who spoke enthusiastically about the role cricket can play in society. Mike Gatting and ECB Chief Executive David Collier also chatted about the successful grassroots event, showcased this year at Harrow Town Cricket Club.
With the domestic season getting underway on Wednesday, we spoke to last year's champions - Warwickshire and Derbyshire - about the upcoming campaign. Dougie Brown, Varun Chopra, Karl Krikken, Wayne Madsen and Tony Palladino gave their thoughts on the summer ahead.
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WAILEA - In his first interview after agreeing to a three-year, $39 million contract with the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday - the largest ever for a Hawaii-born player - Shane Victorino felt a little like he was returning home.
Victorino, the only Maui-born All-Star in major league history, talked exclusively about his new contract with The Maui News at a reception at Spago restaurant in Wailea for celebrities who will particate in his charity golf tournament.
"It's great, an opportunity for me to go to an organization and a team that has had success and have won World Series in recent years," the 1999 St. Anthony High School graduate said. "To get an opportunity to go back and play baseball on the East Coast, somewhere close to where I played seven, eight seasons (with Philadelphia) and also to an organization that has that aura and that prestige, it's great."
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Shane Victorino, who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers at the end of last season, is projected to play right field for the Boston Red?Sox.
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The Red Sox tradition was a big factor for Victorino.
"The organization, the way it is run, the people there," he said. "The last two years have been rough for them coming off so many successful years, but I think it is an opportunity for me to go out there, have fun, enjoy playing in front of a great fan base and, you know, I'm so excited for the opportunity."
Victorino is on Maui this week to host a celebrity event that will benefit his foundation.
One of the guests here is Brandon League, the former Saint Louis School pitcher who was a teammate of Victorino's with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2012 after Victorino was traded there from Philadelphia in July.
League said the contract shows Victorino is among the best ever from the 50th state.
"Absolutely," he said. "Growing up you think of baseball players like Benny Agbayani, Mike Fetters, Lenny Sakata, Mike Lum, Sid Fernandez, there are a lot of guys (from Hawaii), but to be mentioned with those guys, I'm sure is humbling for Shane."
Victorino, who turned 32 on Friday, set a career high with 39 stolen bases last year. His batting average of .255 was a career low for a full season.
But Victorino, the 1999 Maui News Boys Maui Interscholastic League Athlete of the Year, hit 11 home runs with 55 RBIs and 72 runs.
New teammate Jon Lester Tweeted: "Added another great addition to our team! Congrats man, pumped to have you out there behind me."
In nine seasons in the big leagues, Victorino has a .275 average, and his 90 homers are tied with Lum for the most by a Hawaii-born major leaguer. Victorino has driven in 409 runs, and his 201 stolen bases ranks first among players from the Aloha State.
Victorino's career has been spent primarily as a center fielder, and he won three consecutive Gold Gloves with the Phillies from 2008 to 2010.
Victorino said he will most likely play right field for Boston, and as a swith hitter, will most likely bat second. The team's contract with current center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury, a lead-off hitter, will expire after the 2013 season.
Fenway Park has a large right field - the fence in deep right is 380 feet from home plate, and the distance down the line is 302.
"I have played a few times in Fenway in interleague," Victorino said. "I have always said in my interviews over the years that my two favorite opposing parks are Wrigley (Field in Chicago) and Fenway. Getting an opportunity to go there and play right field, to go there and be a home player, I'm excited and proud and happy."
Boston manager John Farrell said he is confident the speedy Victorino can take care of the position. Victorino played right field in 114 of 117 games with the Phillies in 2007. His next most appearances in right in a season was 21 games in 2006.
"It's probably the toughest right field in baseball to play, just in terms of the space to cover," Farrell was quoted as saying on the team's website, "so that range comes into play. It might not be your prototypical right fielder where it's a power bat, because we do value the defense in that area. That's not to exclude anyone, but defense takes a high priority, in that position at Fenway particularly."
Victorino had nine assists last season, tied for sixth among National League outfielders. In 2011, he did not commit an error in 296 total chances.
Victorino was named to the NL All-Star team in 2009 and 2011. His 1,060 hits, 195 doubles, 65 triples and 616 runs also top the lists among Hawaii-born players.
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on January 31, 2013 - 3:17 PM
A jury has convicted a West Side man of beating and choking his girlfriend, who was nine months pregnant, in December 2011.
Eli Casillas, 29, was found guilty of second-degree strangulation and second-degree assault for the attack, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced Thursday.
At the time of Casillas' 2011 arrest, police said he had held her captive for three days, beating her and stomping on her stomach.
Casillas, a prior felon, struck her with a metal broom and nearly caused her to lose consciousness by choking her, according to the District Attorney's Office.
Police found the girlfriend badly injured in a bedroom in Casillas' house. The pregnant woman had bruising, swelling, welts, a black eye and dried blood in her mouth, according to Buffalo police reports.
The case was tried by Domestic Violence Bureau Chief Rachel Newton and Assistant District Attorney Michael Smith.
District Attorney Frank A. Sedita III, in a statement, said "such savage acts of domestic violence cannot be tolerated in a civil society and will continue to be aggressively prosecuted by this office."
Casillas remains in custody. He faces up to 14 years when sentenced on March 14 by State Supreme Court Justice Deborah Haendiges.


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The porcelain French court and the Ginori
On the occasion of forty years after the opening of the Porcelain Museum of Palazzo Pitti, Tuesday, March 19, 2013 opening of the exhibition 'Luxury and elegance - Porcelain French court and the Ginori factory', an exhibition that highlights the important collection at the same time museum of Palazzo Pitti and the production of Doccia the period between the Napoleonic and Restoration Lorraine.
In particular, the manufacturing, under the enlightened direction of Carlo Ginori Straight Leopold was a participant of important technical and stylistic innovations from France, creating a type of decoration that remained in vogue until the third decade of the nineteenth century.
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WGTE, as part of a consortium including Bowling Green State University, has received funding to provide FREE Quality Matters Training for area schools.
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We don't start with pre-conceived ideas or turnkey digital experiences. We start by helping you clearly identify the problem you have that needs solving. If you say you need a new website, a brand refresh, a mobile app, or a better social media strategy, we're going to first ask you why. And then we'll work together to find the approach that works best for you based on your specific needs and our extensive capabilities.
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Suzanne Fluty (MFA, Ceramics, '15) completing artwork for her MFA exhibition.
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Airport Circle to Receive Modifications on Monday, January 9, 2012
Contractors working for Atlantic County will perform signal timing modifications at the Airport Circle on Monday, January 9, 2012 in order to better accommodate Airport visitors and FAA Technical Center employees. The signals will be deactivated and intersection control will be handled by EHT Police Department.
During this time, we advise our passengers, tenants and employees to expect significant delays. Motorists are urged to exercise caution and patience while driving through the Circle and obey the traffic control officers. It is unclear whether or not the County will require more than one day to adjust signal timing.


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Used as a noun to describe someone that is basically good for nothing but puts a smile on your face if you push them down a flight of stairs.
"I've heard of new guys but this crew has a lot of slinkys in it. It's gonna be a long day."
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people who are fun to be around and hang out with but have no purpose what so ever in your life
why do i hang out with such slinkies
Por grofizy 20 de septiembre de 2009
Adjective, describing someone as wiry and flexible. A skinny person. Someone likely to flip over.
Slinky girls are so much fun, they are energetic and love to bend over backwards.
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A heartbreaker, someone or something that causes woeful, deplorable grief or disappointment (as in Adele's heartbreaker).
Don't be Slinky! Please don't walk out the door and be Slinky! Sunday's football game was sooo Slinky!
Por Timonde 17 de febrero de 2012
Meth-heads and other assorted druggies that go up and down, up and down, up and down the stairs of apartment complexes all night long, like perpetual motion, making buys and then going on their way.
There goes another one headed up the stairs and back down like slinkies, I swear that's the twelfth slinky scorin' tonight! No wonder they can pay their rent!
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is a bi-sexual person... because they are "fun for a girl or a boy".
"Is Michael gay? I don't think so... I'm pretty sure he's a slinky."
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Slinky; adjective - A girl that is both slutty and stinky.
Every time my friend gets drunk, he ends up trying to hook up with the slinky girl at the party.
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it comes to internet purchases, you're supposed to
individually list them on your yearly tax return and then pay back
sales taxes to the state. Of course, few people do this.
Now the government of North Carolina and other
states are battling Amazon.com
and other e-tailers to get these records.Amazon.com this
week filed
suit against the North Carolina state government --
specifically, the Department of Revenue (DOR) -- claiming that
the state's demand for records of virtually every North Carolina
resident who has purchased anything from Amazon since 2003 was
not only unreasonable, but a violation of privacy.Amazon
writes in a filing for the case, "In re: Amazon.com LLC vs
Kenneth R. Lay", Case No. 10-00664, U.S. District Court, Western
District of Washington, "[T]he DOR has no business seeking to
uncover the identity of Amazon's customers who purchased expressive
content, which makes up the majority of the nearly 50 million
products sold to North Carolina residents during the audit
period."If the case is lost, Amazon may have to turn
over the records of millions of its customers in North Carolina.
Those individuals who purchased from Amazon (but did not report their
purchase on their tax returns) might be audited and face civil
penalties. At the very least, they would likely be expected to repay
back taxes on the items they failed to report to the government.In
North Carolina, failing to pay state sales taxes is handled as a
civil infraction. Under the codes
105 236(5)c. and 105 236(5)a., citizens can face additional
fines for dodging state taxes. The penalty would likely be to
pay 25 percent more tax, except on small items, which would require
taxpayers to pay only an additional 10 percent fine.The fight
is the latest in the growing trend of states hungering for internet
tax revenue. Many states have passed or are debating laws that
would tax
digital downloads such as those offered by Amazon, Steam,
Apple's iTunes store, or others. While many in the public have
complained about excessive taxation on the federal level, it is
actually the states that have been pushing the most for bigger taxes
of late. The federal government has made some mild efforts
to fight
taxation of the internet.
quote: However, in the meantime, if you don't pay use taxes on your out of state purchases, you're still breaking that law. And you're still a criminal.
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quote: In this case we decide whether North Carolina's "intangibles tax" on a fraction of the value of corporate stock owned by North Carolina residents inversely proportional to the corporation's exposure to the State's income tax violates the Commerce Clause. We hold that it does.
quote: But because North Carolina has no general sovereign interest in taxing income earned out of state, Maryland v. Louisiana teaches that the Secretary must identify some in-state activity or benefit in order to justify the compensatory levy. Indeed, we have repeatedly held that "no state tax may be sustained unless the tax . . . has a substantial nexus with the State . . . [and] is fairly related to the services provided by the State."The Secretary's theory is that one of the services provided by the State, and supported through its general corporate income tax, is the maintenance of a capital market for corporations wishing to sell stock to North Carolina residents. Since those corporations escape North Carolina's income tax to the extent those corporations do business in other States, the Secretary says, the State may require those companies to pay for the privilege of access to the State's capital markets by a tax on the value of the shares sold. So, the Secretary concludes, the intangibles tax "rests squarely on `the settled principle that interstate commerce may be made to pay its way.' "The argument is unconvincing, and we rejected a counterpart of it in Oregon Waste, where we held that Oregon could not charge an increased fee for disposal of waste generated out of state on the theory that in-state waste generators supported the cost of waste disposal facilities through general income taxes.
quote: The statute exempted the use of any article that had already been subjected to a sales tax equal to the use tax or greater, so that the use tax effectively applied only to goods purchased out of state. Although the use tax was itself facially discriminatory, we held that the combined effect of the sales and use taxes was to subject intrastate and interstate commerce to equivalent burdens. "`There is no demand in. . . [the] Constitution that the State shall put its requirements in any one statute,' " we said; rather, "`[i]t may distribute them as it sees fit, if the result, taken in its totality, is within the State's constitutional power.' "