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LEAF International | Kenya
Located in Mlologo , Likoni and Nairobi | Founded 2014 | 190+ Youth Served Ages 8-18
Why Kenya? Ben Gradison had big visions for LEAF International One Mics across the world. Tanzania and Kenya were his first two programs to implement on his amazing African journey years ago. As most connections, these were connections from global music friends.
Likoni Program
Located at The Children's Development Center | Partnership with TWAAYF (Total War Against Aids Youth Foundation)
"LEAF is a great project that has really transformed the lives of so many in the community."Martin Gitonga
Program Overview
Through the project, students gain:
- Classes in traditional music and new musical styles
- Promotion of economic development in the community
- Reconnecting to local traditions
- The opportunity to perform in the community
- A one-mic recording studio
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Meet Our Teaching Artist
HolyKraft Entertainment was founded by Martin Gitonga, the founder and director of TWAAYF. He grew up in the streets of Kenya, and now has dedicated his life to support other children and help them avoid the streets. Martin has a very entrepreneruial spirit, and he and his brother, Dennis, use arts, sports, music, offer volunteer and internship activities, and create other income-generating projects to sustain their programs. The program is run by a group of prodcuers, vocalists,
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In Martin's words, his program is all about collaboration: "We work with a wide range of musicians, producers, emcees, DJs, and trainers to have a cross-cultural taste, learn more from others, and gain different skills and knowledge. With your support, we are going MILES!" -Martin Gitonga, TWAAYF Director
Mlolongo Program
Located at Mount Olive Kenya | Partnership with Cradle to Career Kenya
"The students' self-esteem will rise when they perform for others, and their own sense of self-worth will increase as they develop pride in their traditional music. The community will benefit from the same factors when they watch the performances. Hope will inspire all."Cradle to Career Kenya
Program Overview
LEAF International is honored to act as the catalyst in beginning a traditional music program near Nairobi in partnership with Cradle to Career! The students will learn traditional Kenyan drumming, dance and song. The program is scheduled to take off in 2014. Currently, the program is working with a group of teens from the slum who don't have the grades to continue on into high school. The music class will empower them with life skills and musical skills to become more successful in all areas of life!
TWAAYF (Total War Against Aids Youth Foundation) is a youth led community development organization comprised of artistes working to empower children and youth in Likoni, Kenya. TWAAYF foundation fosters personal development and self-sufficiency among young people, while promoting economic development in the civil society within Likoni community.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The number of military men and women wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan is around 40,000 and still growing. Their road to recovery is painful physically, emotionally and psychologically.
However, some have discovered the healing power of sports to rebuild their lives.
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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jessie White, an Iraq War veteran, is one example.
White, 36, hadn't trained for the shot put since he was in high school. But an injury from Iraq - in some ways - has him recapturing his youth. He has picked up hobbies, old and new, while at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
"I've done everything," White said. "I've learned to play golf since I was here. I never hit a golf ball in my life!"
At a glance, it's easy to miss his war wounds. Partially covered by a cuff of a sock are two vertical 2-inch scars on his right ankle that bear witness to a dangerous encounter with multiple improvised explosive devices or IEDs. He described them as a "daisy chain," a single detonator that triggers a series of bombs along a roadway.
"In the middle of the EVAC , I was outside of my truck and they set off another one," White recounted. "The compression from the IED broke my right ankle."
After two reconstructive surgeries and months of recovery and physical therapy, he learned about the inaugural military "Warrior Games" - kind of like the paralympics for wounded vets. White decided to try out, and he qualified to compete in archery and the shot put, competing against the best of his military counterparts at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
In all, 200 wounded warrior athletes from the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines sparred for five days in seven events, including basketball, volleyball, cycling, archery, shooting, swimming, and track and field. The participants ranged from amputees to patients with spinal cord injuries to those dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder. Some disabilities were more apparent than others, but when the games began their disabilities seemed to disappear.
In the swimming preliminary, a double amputee swam in a heat against competitors who had all of their limbs. On the volleyball court, the rules required players to be seated no matter what their injuries. And the wheelchair basketball finals had as much heart and passion as you'd find in the pros.
Inspiration to Overcome
The Warrior Games symbolized much more than sport and competition. For the organizers, coaches and participants, they were about inspiring others to persevere and to overcome any obstacle.
"I think it's about understanding each other's disabilities, or abilities, and encouraging one another to embrace the 'new us' and understand our limitations," said retired Air Force Staff Sgt. Stacy Pearsall, who won the silver medal in the women's 1500-meter. Pearsall explained the competition will help them to push the boundaries and overcome other hurdles, mentally and physically.
Their shared experience of being injured on the battlefield and the road to recovery creates a solid bond of support, which helps to build confidence, camaraderie and unparalleled sportsmanlike conduct. Organizers believe the benefits reach far beyond the players.
"To see family members here -- just seeing their son or daughter competing and smiling, that's part of the healing process," said Charlie Huebner, chair of the U.S. Paralympics. "That's what events like this do."
Marjo Brough traveled from California to cheer on her daughter, Rachelle.
"I'm going to cry," she said fighting back the tears. "It means a lot. You just look around, and you're so thankful that we have our arms and legs."
White's wife, Michelle, flew in from Maryland to watch him win silver in the shot put.
"You can't be anything but proud, whether you have family here or not," Michelle said. "For anybody out here that's competing, you got to feel something when you come out here. It's amazing."
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For the men and women at this year's Warrior Games, the competition wasn't just about winning or losing. It was about self worth and a sense of pride.
"My life, right now, is the hands of the doctors, whether I stay in the Army or not," Staff Sgt. Paul Roberts said. "If this is the last thing I can do for the Army, I feel pretty good about it."
White said the games made him realize there are no limits. After earning his medal, he said he planned to share what he's learned with other wounded vets who are also having a tough time with their injuries.
"It's not over," he said. "You can do anything you want so long as you set your mind to it."
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HUGHESVILLE - On Nov. 24, the band Avenging Autumn, a group of veteran musicians, will perform at Big Dogz Sports Bar, 5010 Route 220. The band was also recently named the artist of the month for October by Schuykill Musicians.
Playing all over Central Pennsylvania and surrounding areas, the band has built up an impressive resume of not only skills, but stories at venues. Recently, the Sun-Gazette caught up with Dave Danishefsky, the lead singer of the band to discuss bacon, dealing with intoxicated crowds and ways locals can support their musicians.
BETHANY WIEGAND: Who are the members of Avenging Autumn and who plays what?
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Avenging Autumn, a band that was named artist of the month in October by the Schuykill Musicians, will perform at 10 p.m. Nov. 24 at Big Dogz Sports Bar, 5010 Route 220. For more information about the group, search for "Avenging Autumn"?on Facebook.
DAVE DANISHEFSKY: Rick Morrison lead vocals.
Dave "Dazz" Danishefsky lead guitar-vocals.
Troy Moser bass-vocals.
Don Hosler drums.
BW: How did you all meet?
DD: Troy and myself had played together in a band called Yada Yada Yada for quite awhile and had become great friends and always enjoyed working together. I had left Y3 about a year before Troy and was touring with a band called Gas Station Disco. About the time I decided to part ways with GSD, Troy was leaving Y3 and we decided to start a new project together. Rick came into the fold through an ad on Craigslist and Don had worked with Troy years earlier in a band called Runaway Train and was also a long time acquaintance of mine. So, when our original drummer decided to leave, Don worked out just right.
BW: Is music a full-time venture for the members of the band?
DD: No. At the moment, we all have other things we're involved in.
BW: With all the members being from different bands, do you ever have a clash of opinions and styles when you're choosing what songs to play?
DD: Amazingly enough very rarely. That's probably one of the things I love so much about this band. We all tend to click very well when it comes to song choices. We generally learn songs in sets of four. This way, everyone gets to choose a song they would really like to do and we try them all and see how they work. So far, we've been fortunate enough to not have to nix anyone's picks. Plus we are all really easy going, which helps a lot.
BW: Do you have original material as Avenging Autumn?
DD: We have actually just started writing some original material. We do however have a 3-song EP coming out shortly called "Got It Covered!". It features three cover songs which we've recorded and purchased the legal rights to. They are basically our own modern rock takes on a few '80s pop tunes and can currently be heard on both our SoundCloud and YouTube pages. We are also about to begin shooting a music video for one of the songs from the EP.
BW: Have you ever been asked to play a song where you're like, "Oh my god, no."?
DD: Not in this band, so far (knock on wood). But it's happened to me many times over the years. Of course, out of all the shows I've played over the past 23 years, there have been very few that some joker didn't yell out "FREE BIRD!" LOL!
BW: Do you listen to the same type of music you play, or do you listen to music that might surprise people?
DD: I, personally, listen to all kinds of stuff. I tend to gravitate more toward heavier modern rock, but I also like a lot of pop stuff, oldies, classical, etc. It could literally go from the Beach Boys-Jan & Dean to Iron Maiden-Judas Priest to REO Speedwagon-Styx to Three Days Grace-Shinedown to the Beatles, Elvis and everything in between.
BW: Playing at bars, you're in contact with intoxicated people. Have you ever had a patron do something outrageous while you were performing?
DD: Many times. The most common scenario is when some intoxicated person (usually a girl) decides to invite himself up on stage and start dancing around or grabbing a microphone and singing. Then they inevitably wind up falling over a monitor or other piece of equipment.
There is one instance that sticks out though ... I was playing in a band called Kartune a few years back and some drunken girl tripped over the singers monitor and fell on top of the drum kick but, on her way down, she caught the edge of our singer's keyboard which proceeded to flip wildly up in the air. One end of it also landed on the drums and our bassist (with his cat-like reflexes) managed to lean over and grab the other end before it hit the floor. LOL!
BW: What is one thing that local music fans can do to support local bands and musicians more?
DD: Just get out and support local music more! I realize the current state of the economy is bad right now. But it does irk me whenever I hear people complaining of a cover charge. Generally, a cover charge these days is right around $5. And the pay for a lot of bands is based on what the door brings in. When I started playing live, 23 years ago, you know what the average cover charge was? Yep ... you guessed it ... $5! So, in 23 years, the operating cost for musicians has skyrocketed (especially when it comes to gas), but we've not gotten a raise yet! I don't mean to sound like I'm preaching here but, for many musicians out there, this is their sole job and they depend on that money. We're all fortunate enough to have other sources of income to fall back on, but that doesn't mean we don't also depend on what we make in the band. As much as most musicians enjoy playing, it is still a job and there is a ton of work involved behind the scenes that no one ever sees. Okay ... I'm getting off my soap box now.
BW: What can the potential audience expect at your show at Big Dogz?
DD: Hmm ... Well, we definitely focus very heavily on having a very tight and professional show. We can rock hard, but are also very melodic. And, being that all four of us get along so well and love to joke around and laugh, our shows tend to be a lot of fun. Plus, we're all very personable, friendly, and approachable. It's always bothered me to see certain musicians act like they're too good to hang with the people who paid good money to see them. Luckily, I don't know many musicians like that ... But there are a few.
BW: Have you ever been to the Williamsport area before?
DD: This is the first time for the band, but I've actually played Big Dogz before with Gas Station Disco and have been to Williamsport many times. In fact our very first "unofficial" Poptart Monkeys performance was in Williamsport. I think we were still going under the name Teacher's Pet at that time. There's a little bit of crusty old trivia for ya!
BW: 2012 brought on this weird obsession with bacon. What's your opinion on bacon?
DD: Really? I haven't heard that. Most likely, because I've always been obsessed with bacon. I've been known to quite often recite Burgess Meredith's speech on bacon from the movie "Grumpier Old Men." Pardon me now as I run and make myself some bacon. Be right back ... Ah! That was delicious! AnywayWhere were we?...
BW: If you could listen to only one album for the rest of your life, what would it be?
DD: That's always a tough one. I suppose it would probably have to be something like either "The Wall" or "Dark Side of the Moon" by Pink Floyd because there is so much going on in the production on both of those albums and you can really take your time and focus on different parts with each listen.
BW: Last but not least, what would do in the event of a zombie apocalypse?
DD: Put on some zombie make up, tear my clothes up a bit, and stagger around while groaning and saying "BRAINS" over and over. If ya can't beat 'em, join 'em!!!
For more information on Avenging Autumn, visit their Facebook page.


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Karachi: Pakistan ODI captain Misbah-ul-Haq has vowed to play aggressive, positive and hard cricket in the upcoming series in India scheduled to be held in the end of December. "Whenever we play India the pressure and tension is different and the only way to overcome the pressure is with aggression and a positive mindset," Misbah told Geo News channel.
Pakistan Twenty20 skipper Mohammad Hafeez also said that he was looking forward to the bilateral series not only as player but also as a captain. "Unfortunately we have not been able to play regular bilateral matches with India due to reasons other than cricket. I'm a firm believer that as far as Indo-Pak relations are concerned we need to keep sports and cricket separate from other things because every time something happens it also affects cricket relations," Hafeez said.
Hafeez said he and other players were excited about the tour as it will be happening after five years. "I see this series as a big platform for us as a team to show the world that we are capable of beating anyone anywhere. This present Pakistan team has lot of potential to do well and the upcoming tour offers a great opportunity to show that we are a great cricketing nation."
He also pointed out that Pakistan cricket deserved lot of credit given the problems it had faced in the last three years. "It is to our credit that we have still done so well although the disappointment of not winning the recent World T20 still lingers on," said Hafeez. "As a Pakistani player we all want to play in India and do well against them. The expectations are always high and people from both countries want their teams to win," he added.


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Just as we thought the whole 2009 MTV Music Awards controversy over Kanye West interrupting Taylor Swift's speech was past us, we get hit again.
According to Nerve.com and Yahoo! News, Vivid Entertainment (world's largest porn producer) is planning to create a porno film that shows Kanye and Taylor kissing to make up, which is than followed by a passionate sex scene (yippay!).
Nerve.com has also thought of a perfect title for this flick, "Imma let you finish…on my face". We really really hope Vivid takes it into consideration
If you haven't heard (or found out on your own), Sexual Transmitted Diseases (STD) are kind of a big problem in our society. The most common way people protect themselves from contracting an STD is using a condom, which we highly recommend. But what if you think you might have one already? Then a condom or any other type of contraceptive really isn't going to help.
Most people have to go to the doctor and go through a pretty awkward and sometimes uncomfortable process to find out if they've contracted any sort of STD. It's not the funnest of doctor office visits and can often be quite stressful.
Well guess what folks? There's an app for that!! That's right, some really smart people in the UK have been given a grant to develop chip and app that lets your iPhone let you know if your STD free. The way it will work is pretty simple. You pee on a little chip that you then insert into the iPhone. The app on the iPhone then reads your urine sample and tells you if your as a whistle or dirty as a skunk.
Pretty cool huh? We won't be surprised if we see pregnancy tests come to the iPhone one day too!
It is inevitable that dates are not always going to go movie-style smooth. Slip-ups are bound to happen and you may trip and fall or spill food on your shirt, but there are some questions that drop your jaw permanently and leave you speechless for far too long. Although these questions should NEVER be asked, they have been, and you'd be surprised to find that a lot of people do not know how to answer them. Here's a list of the top 5 most uncomfortable questions asked while on a date and how you should answer them!
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That primal urge that builds up inside a person is almost more than you can handle, thus the practice of "the quickie" has come alive in our culture, and making it easier to satisfy urges that we would normally hold in till it was appropriate. "Quickies" can make a relationship more eventful, and they also make a friends with benefits relationship easier to maintain. Also, who doesn't love the feeling of knowing you just have to have your partner then and there, no questions asked. So in honor of the "Quickie", we've compiled a list of the 5 best places to have a "Quickie"!
It was a fairly pleasant West Virginian night outside the '77 Motor Inn' on October 22nd, 2010. Nothing out of the ordinary was going on other than the usual Friday night boozing….until Miss Melissa Lee Williams decided to change all of that.
According to TheSmokingGun.com, Williams headed four doors down where her estranged husband lives. She then knocked on his door and demanded that him and/or his friend "eat my p*ssy". As Ms. Williams began to remove her clothing from the waist down, her husband, Danny Williams refused her request (probably knowing something that his friend didn't), but his friend Adam Watson decided he was down to go downtown. As Mr. Watson started to approach Ms. Williams', he was instantly hit by a foul vaginal odor that was capable of being classified as a weapon of mass destruction. At that point he realized he was no longer going to uphold his end of the agreement.
Angry from being denied by both men, Ms. Williams pulled out a "lock-back folding knife", pointed it at the two men, and uttered a line that has never before been documented in a police report, "Somebody is going to eat my p*ssy or I'm going to cut your f*cking throats!"
Clearly Mr. Williams and Mr. Watson had no plans complying with Ms. Williams' requests…or dying, so they decided to call the local police. The deputy arrived at the scene to find three highly intoxicated individuals, one naked from the waist down, and a knife sitting on the coffee table.
Ms. Williams was arrested on charges of domestic assault and brandishing a deadly weapon. She was released on $3000 bail and is due in court in February of 2011.
The moral of the story is….well there really is no moral to this story, but it does reconfirm that you should never agree to perform oral sex on someone if they're drunk, carrying a knife, and have terrible body odor.


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Leo Strauss and his alleged political influence regarding the Iraq War have in recent years been the subject of significant media attention, including stories in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times. Time magazine even called him "one of the most influential men in American politics. " With The Truth about Leo Strauss, Michael and Catherine Zuckert challenged the many claims and speculations about this notoriously complex thinker. Now, with Leo Strauss and the Problem of Political Philosophy, they turn their attention to a searching and more comprehensive interpretation of Strauss's thought as a whole, using the many manifestations of the "problem of political philosophy" as their touchstone. For Strauss, political philosophy presented a "problem" to which there have been a variety of solutions proposed over the course of Western history. Strauss's work, they show, revolved around recovering--and restoring--political philosophy to its original Socratic form. Since positivism and historicism represented two intellectual currents that undermined the possibility of a Socratic political philosophy, the first part of the book is devoted to Strauss's critique of these two positions. Then, the authors explore Strauss's interpretation of the history of philosophy and both ancient and modern canonical political philosophers, including Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, and Locke. Strauss's often-unconventional readings of these philosophers, they argue, pointed to solutions to the problem of political philosophy. Finally, the authors examine Strauss's thought in the context of the twentieth century, when his chief interlocutors were Schmitt, Husserl, Heidegger, and Nietzsche. The most penetrating and capacious treatment of the political philosophy of this complex and often misunderstood thinker, from his early years to his last works, Leo Strauss and the Problem of Political Philosophy reveals Strauss's writings as an attempt to show that the distinctive characteristics of ancient and modern thought derive from different modes of solving the problem of political philosophy and reveal why he considered the ancient solution both philosophically and politically superior.
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In Natural Rights and the New Republicanism, Michael Zuckert proposes a new view of the political philosophy that lay behind the founding of the United States. In a book that will interest political scientists, historians, and philosophers, Zuckert looks at the Whig or opposition tradition as it developed in England. He argues that there were, in fact, three opposition traditions: Protestant, Grotian, and Lockean. Before the English Civil War the opposition was inspired by the effort to find the "one true Protestant politics--an effort that was seen to be a failure by the end of the Interregnum period. The Restoration saw the emergence of the Whigs, who sought a way to ground politics free from the sectarian theological-scriptural conflicts of the previous period.The Whigs were particularly influenced by the Dutch natural law philosopher Hugo Grotius. However, as Zuckert shows, by the mid-eighteenth century John Locke had replaced Grotius as the philosopher of the Whigs. Zuckert's analysis concludes with a penetrating examination of John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon, the English "Cato," who, he argues, brought together Lockean political philosophy and pre-existing Whig political science into a new and powerful synthesis. Although it has been misleadingly presented as a separate "classical republican" tradition in recent scholarly discussions, it is this "new republicanism" that served as the philosophical point of departure for the founders of the American republic.
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February 28, 2013 - Mitch Rupert
By MITCH RUPERT
Andrew Gipe's voice was very relaxed. There wasn't a hint of anxiousness in his voice, either.
The South Williamsport senior has been in this position before, three times actually. He's no stranger to the Northeast Regional tournament having wrestled here the first three years of his high school career. But the importance of a regional tournament has never reached the level of this year's Class AA tournament which begins tonight at Williamsport High School.
This is Gipe's last chance to qualify for a trip to Hershey and the state tournament. He's not feeling the pressure, though. He's calm, he's relaxed and he's ready to let his years of hard work and preparation determine what happens.
"It's my senior year," Gipe said. "You just have to let it all out on the mat. I want to make it to states, I've always been so close. No regrets, just let it all out there."
Gipe is one of four South Williamsport wrestlers competing at this weekend's regional tournament, the most it's had since four wrestlers qualified in 2010. But head coach Chris Molino isn't trying to add any unnecessary pressure to the group, which includes Gipe, 132-pounder Nate Jones, 170-pounder Justin Knee and 195-pounder Tyler Jenkins.
Instead, he's trying to make this an enjoyable experience for all four wrestlers. It's the same thing he did a week ago, stressing the importance of having fun and just enjoying being out on the mat. This week, along with working out on the mat, Molino has his team in the gym playing dodgeball or messing around on the rings that hang from the gym to distract from how important this week is.
"You want to win and with the winning, sometimes kids get caught up in wanting it so bad they put an unbelievable amount of pressure on themselves," Molino said. "When really, what you need to do is go out there and enjoy the sport and compete and score."
It's why Gipe goes into the regional tournament not feeling the pressure of needing to get into the top three to make it to the state tournament. It may be the most important tournament of his career, but Gipe talks about it like it's a Christmas tournament with a field of stiff competition.
Maybe the calmness comes from the familiarity of the tournament. Gipe has seen about everything there is to see in his three previous trips to the regional tournament.
His losses have come to the likes of Cole Walter, Vito Pasone, David Sheesley (twice) and Matt Welliver, all wrestlers who have placed at the state tournament. And he's never failed to wrestle closely with the best as his weight class. The breaks during the regional tournament just have never seemed to go his way.
"I'm not feeling too much pressure at all, really. I know I'm going to do the best I can," Gipe said. "I worked my butt off. Whatever happens, happens. Hopefully I'll have my day and a good day and I'll be moving on to states. I mentally ready, I know what I have to do."
Gipe is one of two seniors the Mounties have competing this weekend, with Knee being the other. Knee worked through a brutal 170-pound field last week to finish fourth in the District 4 tournament, to earn his first trip regionals.
It was an offseason of work toward football for Knee that led to the best season of his wrestling career. He dedicated himself in the weight room, and the added strength along with a solid base of wrestling technique has put Knee in position to enter regionals with 30 wins.
"His physique has changed quite a bit," Molino said. "But this started a long time ago. When wrestling was over last year then through the spring and summer and fall. Early in the mornings he's getting extra workouts in. As a wrestler we saw the improvement early on. He's a quick learner and he's been a really pleasure to work with."
Gipe has had maybe his biggest influence on Jones, his workout partner for the last two years. Jones, a sophomore 132-pounder was a West Sectional champion who finished fifth a week ago. He's the only one of the three qualifiers from the West Sectional still alive at 132 pounds.
Gipe said he's been bettered as a wrestler for working with Jones as much as Jones has been bettered by working with Gipe. He said he was excited to see Jones qualify for the regional tournament as just a sophomore.
"He's a great practice partner," Gipe said. "There's some emotional attachment there because I want him to do good, too. He's young, but I think he's ahead of the game. He's got a few good years ahead of him."
"It's a great experience for Nate to be over there," Molino said. "Working out with Andrew, it's easy for Nate to be intense and be a better wrestler. You don't have a choice when Andrew is your partner, you either get better or it's not a very fun time in there."
Jenkins is maybe the biggest surprise of the four qualifiers for South Williamsport. But it wasn't so much of a surprise for Molino. Jenkins, who started the season 9-9 and is now 21-11, bought into Molino's wish of just having fun and letting whatever may happen, happen.
His biggest win during districts came in fall over Canton's Connor Route in the consolation semifinals. The win pushed Jenkins into the third-place match, which he won by forfeit, and put Route into a win-or-go-home situation wrestling for fifth place.
"That was just about competing and getting an opportunity to make something happen," Molino said. "He's a gamer type of kid. The thing that was impressive was he decided to get out there and have some fun and get after some things. It worked out for him."
There wasn't much which didn't seem to work out for the Mounties a week ago. But don't think they're satisfied. They know there's still work to do, and they're going to have fun doing it.
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This scene, however, unfolded after the Nittany Lions closed their 2013 season last Saturday with a 31-24 road upset of No. 14 Wisconsin, meaning O'Brien won't be on the Beaver Stadium sideline for 10 months.
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I got a 25lb kettlebell and an immersion blender (homemade mayo, here I come!)
Thought it would be interesting to hear if anyone got some primal loot this year ?
This was what I got:
2 x ab-wheels: Awesome when the family doesn't talk about who's getting what Given it a roll a few times and I must say it is the first core exercise I actually enjoy doing.
2 pairs of hand-grippers: Got tired of my grip being the limiting factor in deadlifts! Luckily they were different strengths so I can progress.
A pair of push-up handles: Seeing a trend yet? It's good to be able to do something useful in my own room on days I don't go to the gym. The increased depth from using these things really targets the chest. Fun.
A mushroom collecting guide: "Avoid poisonous things" aye aye, still want to eat wild shrooms though!
Misc: A basket with dark chocolate, infused olive oil, nuts, tea. Yum.
Did anyone else get anything health/fitness/primal oriented?
I got a 25lb kettlebell and an immersion blender (homemade mayo, here I come!)
Heather and the hounds - Make a Fast Friend, Adopt a Greyhound!
I got a new dutch oven, yay!
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I got a pair of vffs and an outdoor meat smoker. My husband got some 50lb dumbbells that I'll make use of as well. Oh, and my parents are giving me part of a deer that their friend hunted and is giving away. A very primal chrristmas indeed!
My wife gave me Robb Wolf's Paleo Solution and Art DeVany's book as well. She thinks they were "gag" gifts, but I am pretty excited about reading them.
snowshoes! and we just got dumped on, so i'm hoping for a good, long hike this weekend.
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There was a time when everything the San Antonio Spurs did was based on the nightly contributions of Tim Duncan, and a brief moment when those entire foundations nearly came crumbling down on a free agent trip to Orlando.
A decade has passed since Duncan rejected a compelling free agency pitch from Orlando, and though Duncan remains a significant fixture in the Spurs success, he's no longer the end all be all. On any given night, however, Duncan can summon a reasonable facsimile of his former self and show just enough for Orlando Magic fans to imagine what might have been.
Duncan hit his first shot of the night, a 17-foot straight away jumper from Cory Joseph, who started in place of an injured Tony Parker (sprained ankle). He followed that up with a spinning layup, and a short time later lofting a soft shot off the glass to score six of the Spurs first 10 points. It was a welcome sight for the Spurs, with Duncan off to the worst start of career, averaging 11.3 points per game on 39.2 percent shooting. Duncan scored 17 of his 19 points in the first half, confidently knocking down open jumpers, looking for vintage bank shots, and working a fluid and effective face-up game based off the threat of his jumper.
Duncan managed all this while playing his dependable brand of stellar defense, and showing enough life in his legs to beat the younger Magic big men down the floor for an alley-oop from Marco Belinelli, whose ambition apparently knows no bounds (he tried to throw a lob to Matt Bonner last home game).
Most of Duncan's early season struggles can be traced to an errant jumper, which has been the basis of his late career renaissance. Duncan's per 36 stats (until this season) might be consistent, but the ways in which he goes about scoring are different.
He's no longer a focal point to run the offense through, but from his perch at either elbow, he acts as an important hub–the threat of his jumper unlocks quick ball reversals for corner three-pointers and back cuts along the baseline. Through the earliest parts of this season, the Spurs starting lineup has been awful offensively, averaging 89.5 points per possession (per NBAwowy.com). Part of this has been due to Duncan's struggles connecting on those jumpers, as you can see from his stat chart to the right.
The shots have been flat, consistently meeting the front of the rim, and the lack of success had led to some hesitancy. The Spurs don't rely on Duncan in the post, but need him to be a stress point for defenses to rotate out to and open up the weak side of the floor. When Duncan has successfully reversed the ball, the offense hasn't always connected from deep with Kawhi Leonard struggling to connect from deep (shooting 26.3 percent from behind the three-point line).
It hasn't been a smooth transition integrating new aspects of Leonard's game into the Spurs motion offense, even if individually his numbers have held up fine.
Leonard isn't quite a dynamic ball-handler in pick and roll sets, and isolations for Leonard have generally led to long, pull-up two-point jumpers–not exactly beacons of efficiency, even if he currently is hitting them consistently enough. Part of Leonard's transition into a focal point of the offense has been to call a few post plays a night for him. Leonard has been successful in these endeavors when they occur organically–when he pushes the ball in transition and heads straight into a mismatch, off offensive rebounds, and via quick-hitters that occur through the flow of the offense. But in a specifically choreographed set, the offense stagnates simply because post plays begin from a stationary position, and the Spurs offense works best in constant motion. Ideally, plays dialed up for Leonard would all take advantage of his body control in motion, getting the ball on the move in position to attack immediately, such as this set from Friday night's game:
That the Spurs have been so overwhelmingly successful despite their starters early offensive struggles is a testament to their dominant defense, soft early schedule, and dynamic bench. If the Spurs starters are currently tinkering with different sets and spacing rules in their starting lineups, the second unit remains a symphony of perpetual motion and passing.
Without Tony Parker in the starting lineup, the Spurs bench provided the off-the-dribble creativity that serves as the catalyst for the best versions of their offense. Manu Ginobili (11 points, five assists) may no longer be the explosive scoring threat he once was, but he still retains significant value as an improvisational force off the bounce, even if his turnovers can still creep up (four tonight). The non-scripted plays Ginobili generates on both ends provide just enough unpredictably to keep defenses off balance despite the fact the Spurs have been running the same stuff for the better part of a decade.
The linchpins, along with Boris Diaw, to the Spurs foreign legion, Ginobili and Belinelli have destroyed opposing bench units, with Ginobili sporting a plus-11 and Belinelli a plus-29 against the Magic, to go with a successful lob pass each (Belinelli to Duncan, and Ginobili to Ayres).
They did this by tilting the Magic defense off the bounce, quickly swinging the ball to create further distortion, and then attacking quite possibly the worst closeout defense they've faced so far this season (save perhaps the New York Knicks). Magic defenders appeared to jump at even the slightest twitch of an eyebrow, compromising their rotations, which is how Belinelli (19 points) found himself open for four three-pointers, connecting on all of them.
Coming away with significant insight against a team like Orlando, which is nowhere near the team they will be by season's end, and whose peak as a team this season probably still falls short of average, is difficult. But heading into the game, Duncan's jumper had shown signs of emerging. The misses had arc, and the attempts came more confidently.
The starting lineup still bogged down offensively at times, specifically in the third quarter when the Spurs turned to a post-centric attack around Duncan and Leonard. Yes, Leonard is still flexing his skill set in new directions, and Duncan's own post game is diminished some, but more significantly is the fact that it's hard to build an elite offense around the post. That's not to say a team shouldn't incorporate these actions, as a few post possessions can settle an offense or provide a nice change of pace in the playoffs. But on the whole, it can make an offense too predictable. And when a sloppy start to the second half allowed the Magic to trim their deficit to 81-70, the solution was simple:
This game will blow open again once Manu joins lineup. Spurs post-centric offense is stale.
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The San Antonio Spurs don't need Tim Duncan to be a destructive force from the low block, and they don't need Kawhi Leonard to generate a high quantity of shots. Certainly they're better by incorporating elements of these things into the offense, but ultimately success hinges on their ability to step into the roles they played tonight. The competition will improve, but so long as Duncan's jumper retains this arc, and the Spurs continue to find the best ways to utilize Leonard, this is sustainable.
Duncan is no longer the driving force behind the system, but he still oversees it. After all, it was he who laid its roots down so many years ago when he chose San Antonio over Orlando.


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This two-LPs-on-one-CD package is essential listening for anyone who is seriously interested in either British blues,
the Rolling Stones
' early sound, or the history of popular music, in England or America, during the late '50s and early '60s. In England during the years 1957-1962, jazz and blues used to intermix freely, especially among younger blues enthusiasts and more open-minded jazzmen -- by 1963, most of the former had gone off to form bands like
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the Yardbirds
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and other, similar outfits) represented the jazzier side of the British blues boom, less charismatic and sexually provocative than blues-rock bands like the
or the Yardbirds, but no less potent a product of the same inspiration, sax and organ being much more prominent in their sound. Indeed, Bond's playing on the organ as represented on this CD is the distant antecedent to
Keith Emerson
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Ginger Baker
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12:22 – I'm done. Go enjoy your Sunday. R-Rated Post coming right up…
12:09 – Love him or hate him, and I love the guy, but I think these last three games sound a lot like a death knell for Matt Hasselbeck's Seahawks career. It's not only the offensive line that is to blame, he just has no zip on his passes right now, he can't hit his players in stride, can't nail the outside passes…
12:05 – Do we even have an offensive line? We are legitimately bottom five in the league at times.
11:59 – Two hours in and we are still looking terrible. Womp wah.
11:49 – Hasselbeck back in.
11:44 – Seneca Wallace appears to be a rogue agent doing work for Matt Hasselbeck, proving once and for all that Seneca Wallace is a terrible quarterback. Also, this is a terrible team with a terrible coaching staff. This is a house that must be cleansed.
11:42 – Hasselbeck gets nailed on a two-step drop, lands awkwardly on his right shoulder. He's hurting, Seneca's in, we're an embarrassment, another fumbled snap. Why the hell is Chris Spencer in with a broken thumb? We've been asking for four weeks, it's clearly still affecting him.
11:27 – Hawks dodge a field goal bullet at the end of the half. Good thing Mora called a time out to let them get into FG position.
11:21 – Touchdown John Carlson. And stuff. Sigh.
11:10 – Seahawks block a kick (nice work, Terrill!) then drive down the field like they mean it. Weird.
10:57 – Aaron Curry just absolutely destroyed Lawyer Milloy. He's playing like a talented high school player, not an NFL rookie of the year.
10:46 – "Texans are playing like a team that want to keep their head coach around." Clearly the Seahawks are not. I mean, really, have we ever looked this bad? This is worse than the Colts, Cardinals, or Vikings blow outs.
10:42 – Oh yeah, and a blocked punt. Might be the worst game of the year, and hopefully enough to drive some of these coaches out of town, if not Mora himself.
10:38 – SENECAT PACKAGE ON THIRD AND THREE. I F%^$ hate, HATE, hate hate hate Greg Knapp. This team is unwatchable. I want to puke. This is now an R-Rated Post.
10:34 – It is literally unbelievable how bad the Seahawks are at times. We go from being a middle-of-the-pack team to a bottom 5 team in no time flat. Unbelievably bad. 17 – 0.
10:26 – Andre Johnson is hurting after a weird knee tackle by Jordan Babineaux. Wasn't dirty, but, ow.
10:23 – Great job by Aaron Curry to give away 15 yards. Good thing he's not too tired to play on special teams, but we can't risk having his wittle wegs get tired on third downs. This team is just almost universally irritating at this point.
10:22 – Two drives, 6 plays, 11 yards.
10:18 – The Texans are on pace for 1,455 yards. Today.
10:15 – Mebane with great pressure up the middle to force the field goal. Texans 10 – Seahawks 0
10:10 – I missed the initial touchdown (blinked), but wow was Trufant beat big time. Is it time for us to start calling into question whether he really is as good as we've long believed he is? Last year was fine, but not great, and this year he's been very bad, borderline awful.
10:07 – A great start for the Seahawks, easy touchdown, then a big hit on Hasselbeck followed by a false start, then BOOM a fumbled snap. Way to go Seahawks, way to go!!
John Lynch continues to sing the praises of the Seahawks. I'm okay with that. The Hawks have a renewed sense of purpose and energy? I'm not so sure, we have won two in a row, but it's hard to meter the skill level of a team who only wallops poor teams. Not that I'm not happy about those losses, but this is a much bigger test of whether we're a real football team or not.
If the Hawks can beat the Texans — talented, if ineffective — on the road at 10 am… well, that's the kind of momentum builder we need going into next year. Prove that there is no 10 am curse. DO IT. Imagine going into next year without having to add that caveat to every single 10 am road game? We already counted 6 as losses going into the season, more or less. Let's do this! GO HAWKS!!!


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You wouldn't sign a contract or buy any significant product without doing due diligence to make sure the transaction was valid and the reward equaled the investment, would you?
Yet we place so little significance on "making our calling and election sure," risking our eternal security.
Many sincere individuals base their salvation on some emotional decision, or feeling, perhaps made as a child.
Anderson Community Education will be offering the following classes at its East Woodford Street location.
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When: Tuesday and Thursday Nov. 8-17 from 6-8 p.m.
Where: Adult Learning Center, 219 East Woodford Street, Lawrenceburg with instructor Beth Feddersen
Cost: $ 59 (8 hours of instruction with certificate of completion)
3rd annual House of Trees
Edwin and Nicole Nighbert announce the birth of their daughter, Keeley Kaye Nighbert, born Oct. 27, 2011, at St. Joseph's Hospital for Women's Care.
She weighed 5 pounds, 3 ounces and was 17 1/4 inches long.
Siblings Preston, 8, and Win, 3, welcomed Keeley home.
Maternal grandparents are John and Carol Bernier of Shelbyville and Ed and Sharon Nighbert of Lexington.
Dance teams win in Lexington
The Anderson County dance teams had a good day at the Big Blue Battle, held at Tates Creek High School in Lexington on Saturday. The high school team took first place in the varsity hip hop division while the middle school squad won the same category in its division.
Nov. 8: Election Day
Nov. 9-11, Nov. 14-15: GED instruction and college preparation, community education building, 8 a.m. to noon, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Bluegrass Community and Technical College, noon to 4 p.m., times subject to change depending on day
Nov. 2: English as a second language, community education building, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Nov. 3: English as a second language, 9-10:30 a.m.
Nov. 3: Family Literacy and Next Step Program, Anderson Community Education building, 5:30-8 p.m.
Nov. 2, 1961
Captain J. Gilbert Franklin, native of Anderson County, retired from the US Navy after 28 years of service.
Fallout shelter booklets were to be put in every mailbox in the nation.
According to a national magazine, the 106-page booklet would contain tips on fall shelters.
Christy Ann Stratton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stratton, celebrated her fifth birthday with a party at her home Thursday afternoon.
On Nov. 10 the Anderson County Humanities Council will provide an opportunity to hear the story of Mary Settles, the last Shaker at Pleasant Hill.
Janet Scott, who portrays Mary, will tell Mary's story from 7-8 p.m. at the Emma B. Ward Elementary School library.
Mary Settles was born Oct. 31, 1835, in Louisville. Her mother, Mary Ann, died during childbirth, leaving Mary to be raised by her father, Daniel.
Anderson County runners look to keep what has, so far, been a strong season going when they compete in the Class 3A, Region 7 meet at Woodford County Park on Saturday, Nov. 5.
The boys' race will begin at 11 a.m. with the girls hitting the trail an hour later.
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Norman PD find success with saturation patrolUPDATED 6:36 PM CDT Oct 16, 2013
Norman police are finding success with saturation patrol efforts.Video Transcript
RIGHT NOW LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ACROSS THE METRO ARE USING SOPHISTICATED DATA COLLECTION' TO KEEP YOU SAFE. AND THEY SAY YOU CAN PLAY A VITAL ROLE. KOCO'S ERIELLE RESHEF IS LIVE WITH DETAILS ERIELLE? LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE USING A TACTIC CALLED "SATURATION" TO MAKE SURE THERE'S A HEAVY PRESENCE OF THESE IN AREAS THAT NEED IT 6:12 C0002 It's a proactive approach SOME OF THE METRO'S LARGEST POLICE DEPARTMENTS - ALL EMPLOYING A TACTIC CALLED "SATURATION"... THEY SAY IT HELPs FIGHT CRIME MORE EFFECTIVELY 1:05 C0002 We put out these hot spot maps to show us where the crime is increasing at 1:10 C0002 Not only do we look at the increase in crime but we identify why AND THAT ALLOWS LAW ENFORCEMENT TO PUT RESOURCES INTO PROBLEM AREAS 37:27 C0009 I think it works because we're doing the most we can the fewest people 33 37:36 C0009 When we go to an area where we have both high crime and high accidents, I can't help but see how we'd have an impact on both of them 45 IT'S BASED ON A COMPILATION OF DATA INCLUDING CRIME STATISTICS, OFFICER REPORTS AND 35:50 C0009 We use feedback from the community on what are you are seeing MAJOR HOSKINS AND MAJOR FOSTER AGREE THAT YOUR HELP IS CRUCIAL 1:58 we can't be successful without the support of our community 2:11 We rely on our neighborhood associations, we rely on those community leaders out there to help us address crime in the community AND EDMOND POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ALSO USING SATURATION TO HELP LOWER THE NUMBER OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN CONGESTED AREAS. REPORTING LIVE IN DOWNTOWN OKLAHOMA CITY, ERIELLE RESHEF, KOCO 5 NEWS.
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Nonstop to The Big Apple From Charleston, W. Va. on American Eagle Airlines
FORT WORTH, Texas, April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Eagle Airlines, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, began nonstop jet service this evening between New York's LaGuardia Airport (LGA), and Charleston, W. Va. (CRW).
American Eagle is operating the service with 37-seat Embraer ERJ-135 jets.
"All of us at American Eagle are excited to start service between Charleston and New York's LaGuardia airport, which is just 20 minutes from the heart of Manhattan," said American Eagle President and CEO Peter Bowler. "With our new nonstop service, you can fly to New York in the morning and back home in the evening."
"Transportation must always be a key economic priority for West Virginia," said Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W. Va.), Chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. "I worked with American Airlines to secure this direct flight because I know that when it comes to attracting investments from around the world, it is crucial that West Virginia have direct and reliable air service."
"This is a great addition to West Virginia," Gov. Joe Manchin said. "This flight provides a direct connection between the world financial marketplace and our state, while also giving West Virginians access to tourism and economic markets that we previously did not have direct access to. We are very excited about this venture."
The schedule for the flight between Charleston and New York LaGuardia (all times local) is:
Charleston, W. Va. to New York LaGuardia (CRW-LGA)
Flight Departs Arrives Days
4831* 6:45 a.m. 8:25 a.m. Daily; except Sun.
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4830** 6:55 p.m. 8:55 p.m. Daily; except Sat.
American and American Eagle currently offer nonstop service to 63 destinations on 222 daily flights from four New York area airports, with 100 daily flights from LaGuardia.
American Airlines customers benefit from the AAdvantage® program, the industry's first and largest frequent flyer program. AAdvantage members earn miles each time they purchase an eligible published-fare ticket and fly on American Airlines, AmericanConnection®, American Eagle or any of our more than 21 airline partners. Customers can enroll in the AAdvantage program at www.aa.com/aadvantage.
American Airlines is also a founding member of the oneworld® Alliance. The oneworld Alliance brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members serve nearly 700 destinations in over 140 countries and territories.
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American Eagle operates over 1,500 daily flights to nearly 160 cities throughout the United States, Canada, the Bahamas, Mexico and the Caribbean on behalf of American Airlines. American, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection® airlines serve 250 cities in 40 countries with, on average, more than 3,400 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 900 aircraft. American's award-winning Web site, AA.com, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld® Alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members serve more than 700 destinations in over 140 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, AA.com We know why you fly and AAdvantage are registered trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. .
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He was on the very short list of NBA MVP candidates, averaging 25.9 points, 9.4 rebounds and shooting 52 percent. And then Yao Ming went crashing to the floor Saturday night at Toyota Center. With him goes the optimism that had been part of this Rockets' season. Even if Yao Ming returns in two months, the Rockets may not still be in playoff contention. And who knows how much Tracy McGrady will play.
The Rockets simply didn't think this kind of thing would happen two seasons in a row. They had Yao and McGrady on the floor together for just 31 games last season. They figured their luck couldn't be that bad for a second straight year. They knew McGrady's back was a risk, but Yao's injury Saturday night was a flukish thing.
GM Carroll Dawson did a terrific job of surrounding Yao and T-Mac with players the last two off-seasons, but in the end, it still comes down to keeping the stars on the floor. Since the beginning of last season, the Rockets are 35-16. They're 15-43 without them.
Now it'll be interesting to see how the team evolves. Shane Battier will have to score more points. Luther Head will have to take even more clutch shots. Bonzi Wells must contribute big minutes. When Kirk Snyder returns, he'll have more minutes, too. It'll be a completely different team. Once McGrady returns, the dynamics will be different. Jeff Van Gundy will preach that there's still enough in the locker room to win, but without Yao, there's a lot less.
Gary Matthews Jr. cashed in. So did Gil Meche and Ted Lilly and Jason Marquis. Baseball owners continually exceed the limits of common sense, according to Murray Chass.
Meanwhile, Nick Cafardo chats with baseball's smartest general manager, Billy Beane, who says: "To be honest, we have a lot of pitchers and we have a team that we like and I'm not sure we'll do a lot on player acquisition."


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Elote: Corn on the Cob Gets Lively!Elizabeth Stark
Though we do like to cook here at Brooklyn Supper headquarters, we frequently fall prey to take out. And why not? Excellent takeout is one of best reasons to live in NYC. A while back, one of our very favorite takeout options closed. They had great Mexican food, and were in heavy rotation at our house. I found the thing I missed the most was their amazing corn. Otherwise known as elote, Mexican corn on the cob is a summertime indulgence I love. Sweet corn with a bit of mayo, Mexican cheese, salt, lime, and chili powder combine for an excellent summer side dish. We haven't hit the time of year when the corn is rolling in, but as soon as it does, I know what I'll be making.
Elote or Mexican Corn on the Cob
serves 4 – 8
4 ears corn, grilled in husks or husked and boiled for 7 minutes
1 tablespoon butter
3 tablespoons good mayonnaise (we are firmly in the Duke's camp)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup cotija or Parmesan cheese, finely grated
1 teaspoon lime zest
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne (or more to taste)
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
4 lime wedges
Prepare the corn and husk if needed. Cut the cob in half if desired. While corn is warm, spread on the butter and then the mayo. Sprinkle with salt. Sprinkle the corn with the cheese. In a small bowl, combine the zest, chili powder, cayenne, and pepper, and then sprinkle on the corn. Finish each cob with a squeeze of lime and serve immediately.