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Michael Sweet Talks New Solo Album and Stryper's 'To Hell with the Devil' Tour
Michael Sweet's new solo album, One Sided War, is packed with hook-laden songs that transcend the tasty fretwork and soaring vocals we've come to expect from the Stryper frontman.
On the new disc, Sweet is joined by a plethora of seasoned musicians, including guitarists Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake) and Ethan Brosh, bassist John O'Boyle and drummer Will Hunt (Evanescence). Newcomer guitarist/vocalist Moriah Formica accompanies Sweet on a tasty duet, "Can't Take This Life."
In addition to the new solo album, Sweet—along with the rest of Stryper—is gearing up for a tour celebrating the 30th anniversary of that band's monster album, To Hell with the Devil.
I recently spoke with Sweet about One Sided War, Stryper's upcoming tour, gear and more. You can check out our chat below.
You consistently release great new music. How important is it for you to keep creating?
It's everything to me. Many artists seem to lose their drive and passion for doing it as they get older. They'll say things like it's not really worth it to make new albums. But the thing about me is that it feels as though I've gained more drive and more passion. I just love what I do.
How does One Sided War compare to some of your previous albums?
It's obviously got some similarities to the sound of some of the other things I've done in the past because I can't escape the sound of my voice or the style of my guitar playing. But I always try to bring in new ingredients and substance to give it a different flair. I always say it's the best thing I've ever done, and I mean it. But that's not meant to be a slam on the other projects. I just go into each project trying new things—using new equipment and trying different mic and amp techniques to improve upon the last project. I never sit down and think about what I want to sing or play. I just do what comes from the heart.
You can read the rest of my
Interview with Michael Sweet by Clicking Here!
Stryper's Michael Sweet and Oz Fox Talk 30th Anniversary of 'To Hell with the Devil'
It's hard to believe it's been 30 years since Christian rock giants Stryper released To Hell with the Devil. The monster album, which features the dual-guitar attack of Michael Sweet and Oz Fox, spawned several classic tunes, including "Calling on You," "Free," "Honestly" and, of course, the title track.
These days, you'll still find Stryper doing what they do best—delivering their uniquely infectious music and message to a fan base that's hungry for both. Stryper's latest release, Fallen, continues that trend and is considered by many to be their heaviest album to date.
Stryper is Michael Sweet (lead vocals/guitars), Oz Fox (guitars/vocals), Timothy Gaines (bass/vocals) and Robert Sweet (drums).
I recently caught up with Sweet and Fox before Stryper's sold-out show at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood to discuss the 30th anniversary of To Hell with the Devil, new music, gear and more.
Stryper are about to play another sold-out show at the Whisky A Go Go. You guys have played there quite a bit over the years and even recorded a live album here. What do you like most about the venue?
MICHAEL SWEET: The Whisky is a legendary place. I remember the first time I played there; it was with Kevin Dubrow and Dubrow (they weren't called Quiet Riot at the time). We've all been playing there on and off over the years with Stryper and with our solo projects. There's a lot of history there and something special about it. It's really small and there's no place to put your gear. It's a bit of a zoo—but it's still the Whisky!
You've called Stryper's new album, Fallen, as the band's heaviest album to date. How have the new songs blended in with the classic Stryper hits?
SWEET: Perfectly. Our albums are all a little different, but when we play those new songs live, they all blend well together. It's the same energy and there's no trickery with the live production. We open with "Yahweh" and have also added "Fallen" and "King of Kings" to the set.
OZ FOX: "Yahweh" is such an epic song.
SWEET: It's a larger-than-life song that's got everything. It's got a little bit of an [Iron] Maiden, [Judas] Priest and Metallica vibe and is also Stryper-ized. It's a really cool tune.
Let's talk a little about the 30th anniversary of To Hell with the Devil. What goes through your mind when you look back on that album with so much perspective?
FOX: I still can't believe 30 years have passed. It's a memory that just keeps going. I was actually just looking at the picture of us from Japan in the suits on our way over here today and was blown away.
You can read the rest of my
Interview with Michael Sweet and Oz Fox by Clicking Here.
'Fallen': Author Annie Lobert Talks Powerful New Book, Testimony and Mission
Although some may wonder why author Annie Lobert decided to name her new book, "Fallen", the title of her first book has a dual meaning. Not only is Lobert's journey of falling down and rising up a story of redemption, but the book's title also comes from the name Lobert used in her job as a former prostitute and sex trafficking victim (although Lobert's working names was pronounced "fallon").
Growing up with aspirations of becoming an artist Lobert's personal testimony of sex, drugs and violence is at times tragic, often reaching the lowest of lows. But in the end Lobert discovers that the love she longed for was with her all the time. And her new found peace has given her the strength to help others overcome their own personal demons.
Today, in addition to being the wife of Stryper guitarist Oz Fox, Lobert runs "Hookers For Jesus", a Christian faith-based non-profit that addresses the issues of prostitution, sex trafficking and sexual violence.
I had the pleasure of speaking with this inspirational woman about her book, journey and mission.
How does someone who grew up wanting to become an artist, musician and dancer get involved in sex trafficking?
Those were all my aspirations and the things I wanted to do when I was growing up, but I had also come from a very hard childhood. My father was an alcoholic and was very demanding and ruled with an iron fist. We were raised in a strict military family and my father never let go of that mindset while we were growing up. He never gave me the attention I longed for and as a result I became very needy and insecure.
When I reached high school I started noticing that boys were looking at me – and I liked the attention. I thought that if I could get attention from men then I would be happy. So I sowed my oats, went out into the world and did a lot of underage drinking.
How did you first become involved in the sex industry?
After high school I had the idea of going to college and becoming a smart corporate businesswoman while learning about music on the side. Instead, I ended up going to the nightclubs on Tuesdays and Thursdays with my friend and met these guys who eventually became our sex traffickers. Hustling men out of money was something I thought I was made for. I was making $500-$1000 an hour and thought I'd be set for life. I eventually began working for escort services and at strip clubs. It turned into a culture and a lifestyle.
When did your life really begin to change in the industry?
I met a man at a club I was working in one night who I thought was my knight in shining armor. He was a drug dealer who took me to Las Vegas and one night when I came home from "work" proceeded to tell me to give him all of my money and then beat the crap out me. From that moment on he told me he was my pimp and I was his working girl and that I had to do whatever he asked me to do. Then he told me how sorry he was to have to do what he did and that he loved me and how he only did it to teach me a lesson. The craziest part of the whole thing was that even though I was shocked at getting beaten, I was still in love with him. I just fell into it and that's how I became a sex trafficking victim.
Did anyone at any point ever offer you any help?
I met a lot of men who actually wanted to help me. One of them would always say, "Annie, you are destroying yourself!" He helped get me out of the industry and off drugs. We had a great partnership and even started a business together in Las Vegas. But our business eventually failed and I decided to go back to the only thing I knew would keep me going. Every day became a ritual. It was always get up, get high and go turn a trick. I knew better but felt comfortable about doing it because I was in so much pain mentally, physically and emotionally. I knew that no one just wakes up one morning and says, "Hey! I'm going to be a pimp or a prostitute!" But the truth was, I had been in the industry for 16 years an was now in my thirties and had thrown away all of the respect I had for my body and for myself. The pimps in my life had taken everything from me and broke me down. I thought it was over.
At what point did you hit rock bottom?
It took years for it to happen. I had never taken heavy drugs before but the first time I tried cocaine I became completely addicted. One night I was doing a lot it and wound up overdosing. It felt like a knife had gone through my chest and was stabbing me over and over. That's when I had a heart attack and near death experience. I could actually see my coffin and watched my body float away into a dark place. And that's when something in me cried out. I had gone to church when I was a young girl so I already knew who Jesus was and for a moment I was no longer that person in the wilderness crying out for help because there was a wolf. I just said, "Jesus, help me! I'm going to die!"
What happened next?
I wound up being taken to the hospital and remember as I was lying there being treated the doctor came up to me and told me that it was a miracle I wasn't dead. He said, "God must have been with you." It really clicked in my head that God had heard my prayer — and that's where my journey started. From that day I pretty much stopped everything and started getting my life back together. I had woken up to the fact that I had been forgiven and it was a great epiphany to know that I was still loved.
What inspired you to start Hookers For Jesus?
After everything I had done there was one person who still welcomed and accepted me — and his name is Jesus. I was so thankful that I was taken out of such a dark place that I wanted to give that same wonderful life change to another human being that was in the same place I was in. That's what started Hookers For Jesus and basically it's this: "We fish for people who are drowning." Matthew 4:19.
What made you decide to write this book?
I've wanted to write a book for years about my story. What started out as one sheet of paper soon turned into a rough draft. By the time I had most of it written I had gone through five editors and also gotten the help from a ghostwriter named AJ Gregory. It's been quite a journey.
What would you like people to take away from reading "Fallen"?
I want to let people know that no matter how far they've fallen their life actually means something and they can always get back on track. The truth is you don't have to have been a prostitute or a victim of sex trafficking to understand what I've been through. When you fall, there are people out there who can pick you up as well as a higher power and greater source. All you have to do is reach out to them. The best way to receive help is to first realize that we can't do everything on our own.
Stryper's Michael Sweet Talks New CD/DVD Package, 'Live at the Whisky'
The Whisky a Go Go is a legendary Sunset Boulevard club with a deep-rooted musical history.
Everyone from Led Zeppelin to Van Halen has performed on its tiny stage. It also has served as the launching pad for bands like the Doors and Guns N' Roses, to name just a few. In fact, one can argue that the Los Angeles rock scene began when the Whisky opened its doors in 1964.
The guys in Christian hard rock band Stryper also cut their teeth at the Whisky. The small, intimate setting was the starting point for the band's musical journey, back when they were called Roxx Regime. So it's no surprise Stryper's new live CD/DVD package, Live at the Whisky pays homage to those early days.
Recorded at a sold-out November 2013 show, the 16-track collection documents the band's first show in support of their latest album, 2013's No More Hell To Pay. Live at the Whisky features live performances of the some of the band's classic hits, including "Calling On You," "Free," "Always There for You," "Soldiers Under Command" and "To Hell with the Devil."
Included with the live album and DVD are music videos for "No More Hell to Pay" and "Sympathy," plus an interview segment the band — Michael Sweet (vocals/guitar), Oz Fox (guitar), Tim Gaines (bass) and Robert Sweet (drums) — recorded for Nashville All Access.
I recently spoke to Sweet about Live at the Whisky as well as Sweet & Lynch, Sweet's new side project with George Lynch, James Lomenzo and Brian Tichy.
GUITAR WORLD: Tell me a little about the band's history at the Whisky.
We go way back with the Whisky. I'll never forget the first time I played there when I was 16. I was with my brother, Robert, in the band Roxx Regime and we played there with Kevin Dubrow's Quiet Riot, which was what it was called at the time. We had this small dressing room and I remember Kevin kicking the door open and screaming at us because we were using too much hairspray [laughs].
What do you like most about that venue?
Playing at the Whisky is such a unique experience. There's a certain vibe there that's hard to explain. You can actually feel the history when you walk through the doors. It's a tiny kitty-corner stage with not much room to move around. You're right in the corner bumping elbows all night long, but that's part of the cool factor of performing there.
You can read the rest of my
Interview with Michael Sweet by Clicking Here!
Honestly: Stryper Guitarist Michael Sweet talks New Autobiography, Solo Album
In his new autobiography, Honestly: My Life And Stryper Revealed, guitarist Michael Sweet bares his soul. Within its pages, the Stryper frontman details everything from his humble upbringing and troubles with the law to the rise, fall and rebirth of Stryper.
From the creation of the signature Stryper guitar sound to his stint touring with Boston and the tragic loss of his beloved wife Kyle, Sweet spares no expense when looking back on his life as husband, father, bandmate and Christian.
Honestly is more than just a biography or reflection of old road stories. It's a spiritual journey and heartfelt look into the mind of one of the most recognizable voices in rock and a true guitar great.
Sweet also is about to release a new solo album, I'm Not Your Suicide, which gives him the opportunity to showcase a different side of his musical persona. The impressive disc combines hard rock and metal messages ("Taking On The World Tonight," "I'm Not Your Suicide"), elements of classic rock (a cover of Neil Young's "Heart of Gold") and country ("Coming Home").
I recently spoke to Sweet about his autobiography and album, both of which will be released May 6, and his other upcoming projects.
GUITAR WORLD: What made you decide to write a book at this stage of your life?
I had a lot to say and also felt the need to do it in terms of it being therapeutic and healing for me. People have also had lots of question marks over the years and wanted to know things. I thought the best thing to do would be to deal with all of it in a book and tell everyone the story.
Check out the rest of my Guitar World Interview
With Michael Sweet by Clicking Here!
Stryper Frontman Michael Sweet Announces Solo Album / Autobiography
Michael Sweet, frontman for the multi-platinum rock band Stryper, will release a new full-length solo album, I'm Not Your Suicide, and his first autobiography, Honestly: My Life and Stryper Revealed, on May 6, 2014, via BIG3 Records.
Sweet is best known as the singer, guitarist, songwriter and producer for Christian rock pioneers Stryper, selling over 10 million albums worldwide. In addition to Stryper, Sweet has had a successful solo career, and he served as the guitarist and co-vocalist for the legendary classic rock band BOSTON from 2007-2011.
The future remains bright for a man who has endured heartbreaking tribulations throughout his life and career, including the 2009 passing of his wife of more than 22 years, Kyle. In 2010, Sweet remarried to Lisa Champagne-Sweet, a woman he describes as "a Godsend and the one who fits perfectly by my side."
Sweet continues to record and tour with Stryper, as well as touring and recording as a solo artist, all the while making frequent trips to Nashville where he is writing with some of the biggest music writers in the business.
"After 30 years in this business, I feel honored and blessed to be able to continue doing what it is I love, making music," said Sweet. "I'm extremely thankful to have the greatest fans in the world. God has blessed me with this talent and I plan to continue on this path as long as I can draw breath."
Fans can get a sneak peak at the album courtesy of the all-new lyric video for the song, "The Cause" below:
Sweet's autobiography, Honestly: My Life and Stryper Revealed, chronicles an amazing 30-year career and includes endorsements from Eddie Trunk, Dave Mustaine, Larry the Cable Guy, Jeordie White and Chris Jericho. Among the topics covered are:
- How Michael Sweet formed the first Christian rock band to hit #1 on MTV, paving the way for an entire genre of music.
- First-hand stories of the Sunset Strip, with never-before-told stories that include friends and musical peers such as Poison, Motley Crue, RATT, Whitesnake, Metallica and more.
- How Jimmy Swaggart and Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker played a role in Michael's life.
- The temptations and ultimate low-points of a notable Christian rock star.
- Never-before-revealed stories of life behind the scenes in Stryper.
- Why so many people have declared Michael Sweet a significant influence on their lives; from Larry the Cable Guy to professional wrestler Chris Jericho to Haitian musician and politician Wyclef Jean and more.
- Losing his wife to cancer and re-marrying shortly thereafter.
- An honest look at Sweet's often tumultuous family relationships.
- The unlikely relationship between Sweet and national radio personality Don Imus.
- What led to the decline and fall of Stryper in 1992, and subsequent reunion and re-birth in 2001.
The new Michael Sweet website has also launched with a free preview of Chapter One of the upcoming book.
With the upcoming and long-overdue solo album, Sweet is finally delivering the project fans have been patiently waiting for. Self-produced, I'm Not Your Suicide includes special appearances by Tony Harnell (TNT), Kevin Max (dcTalk, Audio Adrenaline), Chris Jericho, Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake), Electra Mustaine (daughter of Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine) and Stryper bandmates Robert Sweet and Timothy Gaines. Legendary drummer Kenny Aronoff played on the record as well. Track Listing for I'm Not Your Suicide:
- Taking on the World Tonight (featuring Tony Harnell)
- All That's Left (For Me To Prove)
- The Cause
- This Time (featuring Kevin Max)
- I'm Not Your Suicide (co-written with Blair Daly)
- Coming Home
- Miles Away
- Strong
- How to Live (featuring Robert Sweet and Timothy Gaines of Stryper)
- Heart of Gold
- Anybody Else (featuring Chris Jericho and Doug Aldrich)
- Unsuspecting
- Heart of Gold (featuring Electra Mustaine) **Bonus Track
You can read my most recent Guitar World Interview with Sweet by Clicking Here!
For more information on Michael Sweet visit www.MichaelSweet.com.
Guitar World: Michael Sweet Discusses New Stryper Album, "No More Hell To Pay"
Stryper guitarist and vocalist Michael Sweet can hardly contain his enthusiasm when discussing the band's upcoming album, No More Hell to Pay — and rightly so.
Not only has Sweet's songwriting and guitar prowess matured over the years, but Stryper has truly never sounded better.
Whether it's the opening lines of "Revelation," the tasty guitar work in "Saved By Love" or the apropos cover of Arthur Reid Reynolds' "Jesus Is Just Alright," No More Hell to Pay rivals the band's 1986 monster, To Hell With The Devil, and might actually be the band's best album to date.
I recently spoke with Sweet about No More Hell To Pay and got updates on T&N, his autobiography and another new project he's working on. Incidentally, No More Hell To Pay will be released November 5 in North America.
Read my complete Guitar World interview with Michael Sweet by Clicking Here!
Guitar World Interview: Stryper's Michael Sweet Discusses New Albums, Book, Tour
Michael Sweet may just be the busiest guy on the planet. For 2013, the Stryper front man has plans for no less than three albums, two tours and an auto-biography. The revival officially begins on March 26th when the band releases the appropriately titled "Second Coming"; a sixteen-song collection of classic Stryper re-records as well as two brand new tracks.
In an era when such "re-makes" are generally frowned upon, Stryper has managed to take their already vintage sound and moved it to a much heavier level. Fans of the band's first three albums will be blown away with the freshness from "new" versions of songs like "Loud N' Clear", "Soldiers Under Command" and "Calling On You". 'Second Coming' also features two brand new Stryper tracks that balance out an already amazing effort and puts the spotlight squarely on Sweet's own phenomenal guitar prowess.
In addition to the new album, Sweet's own solo album and auto-biography are planned for release this year. And, if that isn't enough, Stryper will enter the studio in April to record an album of all new material that will coincide with a summer tour.
Stryper is: Michael Sweet (Guitars/Vocals), Oz Fox (Guitars), Timothy Gaines (Bass) and Robert Sweet (Drums).
I spoke with Sweet and got the scoop on all of these projects. In addition, he also lets us in on yet another "scary" surprise that he has planned for the end of the year.
What was the genesis for Second Coming?
Initially, we intended to make this record for our publishing company. Usually, people tend to roll their eyes at the thought of doing re-records because you're already used to the original and sometimes think, "What's the point?" Typically, it's hard to recapture the same "magic" that you had on the originals. But what's cool about these songs and this record is that not only we were able to capture all of the magic from the original songs, but in some ways surpass and add some new magic to them as well. When people hear this album as whole, they're going to be blown out of the water.
Check out the rest of my Guitar World interview with Michael Sweet by clicking here.
Guitar World Interview: Dave Rose Discusses New Book on Achieving Real Music Success
Dave Rose runs Deep South Entertainment, a successful business and artist management company that's been around since 1995.
Over the years, he's worked with some big names, including Michael Sweet, Bruce Hornsby, Marcy Playground and Allison Moorer, to name just a few.
Rose's own musical journey began as others often do: with a guitar and a dream. But shortly after he began regularly performing in bands, he discovered his true calling relied less on the art of making music and more on the act of helping others learn from the experiences he's had. Thankfully, he's shared that knowledge in an amazing new book.
Everything I Know About The Music Business I Learned From My Cousin Rick: The Musician's Practical Guide To Success is a mouthful of a title, but it's also one of the best books a musician can read on how to really become successful in their craft and enjoy the moments along the way.
Based upon the epiphany he had when his cousin (Rick) played him the first Boston album, Rose's book is part "biography" and part "how-to." It's also a valuable resource for musicians of all levels.
If it's something a band is going through now — or has done in the past, Rose has been through it. From writing songs and booking gigs to recording albums and creating a fan base, Rose shows you how to achieve real success in music. Success that's not measured by the number of albums sold or the money earned from gigs, but rather from the goal that anyone who's ever picked up an instrument should have in the first place: the desire to make great music.
Novice musicians will find plenty of informative information on things to avoid when building up their band; while those with more experience may find themselves looking into a mirror at times as they turn the pages. In either case, Dave's book is a fast, fun read.
I had the chance to speak with Dave about his new book and some of the lessons he's learned along the way. – Read the complete article here.


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Remember that the "scrambling" of the eggs gets done in the bowl, not the pan. Give the eggs a good scramble beforehand, then cook over medium heat, only lifting/stirring lightly with the spatula to ensure even cooking. They will be fluffy and velvety!
I also cook my eggs in bacon grease and use a small amount of cream as well. But, I think whisking the eggs enough, to incorporate air into the eggs, is the biggest factor. I whisk them for about 30 seconds and while whisking, I'm careful to bring the whisk out of the mixture and right back in to incorporate enough air into the eggs.
I hope that helps
I whisk in a healthy dose of coconut milk.
Very, very low heat.
Goose eggs, I have never seen such fluffy scrambled eggs and were they ever good. best eggs ever. No need for anything but salt.
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I don't add any water or dairy. Just whisk the eggs, pour all but a couple of tablespoons into a greased pan on medium low heat -I use butter but you could use anything you like. As the edges start to cook and firm up, use a fork to pull in the cooked edges to the center, then swirl the pan around to distribute evenly the liquid - continue until you have a soft mass of cooked egg, then add the remaining two reserved tablespoons of egg and stir the mixture around. I got that from a Julia Child cookbook - she called that last step with the reserved two tablespoons of of egg "creaming the scramble". Always works great for me.
Who knew there were so many ways to cook simple scrambled eggs!
I'll have to try to get more air into the eggs as I'm scrambling them, only thing I think I could have done wrong
Thanks for all the suggestions!
Also, might have to take a look into the goose eggs too...

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By Sheryl Borden: Creative living
Information on healthy snacks for kids, making happiness a choice and online room planning will be the featured topics on "Creative Living" at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday.
Mary Lee Chin is a registered dietitian and nutrition expert for the California Raisin Marketing Board, and she knows how important it is to have healthy snacks on hand for kids to eat when they get home from school — and these same snacks are good for all of us. Chin lives in Denver, Colo.
Kirk Wilkinson is a motivational speaker who has written a book called "The Happiness Factor." He is going to talk about how we can all be happy — no matter what — because happiness is a choice and a skill that we can all learn. Wilkinson is from Mesa, Ariz.
Lacy Jones is the Visual Coordinator for Havertys Furniture Co. in Lubbock, Texas, and she's going to show how to arrange any room in the house in just five easy steps with an easy-to-use online room planner.
Information on Asian cooking, preparing foods ahead of time and doing random fabric weaving will be the featured topics on "Creative Living" at noon and 2 p.m. Saturday.
Kathy Moore, spokeswoman for Williams Foods Inc., will demonstrate how convenience mixes can help out with ease in Asian cooking. She's from Lenexa, Kan.
Tara Gillette, of KitchenAid in Benton Harbor, Mich., will show a variety of foods that can be prepared ahead of time so the host can enjoy spending time with the guests instead of being in the kitchen cooking.
Patsy Shields, of Sulky of America, shows how to do a technique called random fabric weaving to create beautiful pillow tops. She lives in Sellersburg, Ind.
Oatmeal raisin cookies
• 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/4 cups brown sugar, packed
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)
• 1 1/4 cup shortening
• 3/4 cups + 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 3 whole eggs*
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups California raisins, plumped
Blend flour, baking soda, salt, rolled oats, sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg for 2 minutes in mixer bowl on low speed. Add shortening, butter, eggs and vanilla. Mix for 1 minute on medium speed. Add raisins and blend for 30 seconds on low speed. Portion with No. 40 scoop in rows of six down and five across onto each of two sheet pans (18 x 26 x 1 inch). Bake until lightly browned. For a conventional oven, bake at 350 degrees F for 12 to 14 minutes. For a convection oven, bake at 300 degrees F for 6 to 8 minutes. Cool completely. Remove from sheet pans.
Yield: 50 cookies.
*Note: May substitute 1 1/2 ounces (1/2 cup) dried whole eggs and 1/2 cup water for shell eggs.
"Creative Living" is produced and hosted by Sheryl Borden. The show is carried by more than 118 PBS stations in the United States, Canada, Guam and Puerto Rico, and is distributed by Westlink, Albuquerque.


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Earlier this week, the ill-fated reign of David Moyes at Manchester United—a tenure that was intended to carry on the dynastic work of Sir Alex Ferguson—came to a shuddering halt after less than a year. It was a move that many saw coming, although perhaps not quite as soon as it did.
Going from "the chosen one" to "the wrong one"—the former trumpeted by a banner hung from the Stretford End, the latter flown over Old Trafford in March—in a matter of months speaks volumes for the trajectory of Moyes' tenure at the United helm. But much of the vitriol that has been directed at him and the celebratory mood on Twitter following his sacking is harsh on the former Everton boss.
He may have had his failings, but here are five things he got right at Old Trafford.


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School parking fee exacts a toll
I cannot help but wonder why Mayor Domenic J. Sarno thinks the increased price of parking for School Department employees is nominal.
The previous cost of parking for many of us was zero. Either we parked for free and hoofed it into work from several blocks away, or we were part of those units that were split into several locations around the city and were lucky enough to have free parking.
This increase, from zero to $80 monthly, is anything but nominal. And while I understand the point of view of City Jake's and other area restaurants, they should know that cafeteria or no, some of us can't afford to buy lunch. We brown-bag it from home. Perhaps $80 per month is no big deal for the mayor, but for some of us that's a serious chunk of change.
Permissive values ruining our kids
They should have their heads examined, the so-called educators who want to introduce condoms and sex education to the elementary school children.
Back in the ¤'50s when I was teaching school I could see the potential serious problems coming to our children's way of life. Some so-called educators then were insistent on pushing the "permissive" nonsense, allowing Johnny to do his own thing. I was much opposed to that thinking because without discipline one doesn't teach, one cannot learn.
The four different principals I taught under all complimented me and my students on the general behavior we had in our classroom. The kids were there to learn, not just fool around. I stressed good behavior along with reading, writing and arithmetic. Outside of the principals who saw my everyday teaching, some of the administrators accused me of being too old-fashioned in my way of thinking.
Today we see the results of the lack of discipline in the home and the schools. They say things start from the top and work their way down – that seems to be the way even with our government.
The nonsense today regarding amnesty, bailouts and general socialistic thinking is really steering our country and our society in the wrong direction.
Hopefully true Americans will wake up, speak out and demand some common sense to put us back on track.
Time to shift away from one-party rule
Being "obstructionist" has worked well for The Republicans. They refused to back an unpopular health reform bill, the failed stimulus, and are trying to return to fiscal responsibility by opposing bills that add to the debt or deficit. They are listening to the American people, something the current administration has yet to do. The Democrats face big losses in November. One supporter of President Barack Obama is so worried, he had to write in and tell us how to vote.
People do not want to return to the Bush years, and they don't want a continuation of the current policies. Voting Republicans into office will not bring a return to the Bush years any more than voting Obama into office brought us back to the Clinton years. In fact, Clinton's best years were those where the Republicans had the majority in the House and Senate. One-party rule didn't work during the Bush years, and it is not working under Obama. I think the American people see this and are ready to vote for the return of check-and-balances to our government.
--P.S. DeSIMONE
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Wind turbines don't belong near us
A hundred times more wind turbines than we now have are coming soon to 294 neighborhoods across the state. Towers 50 stories high, red lights flashing and blades the size of a 747's wingspan, placed wherever the secretary of energy thinks they should go. Local control bypassed; planning boards sidelined; neighbors without right of appeal; and low-frequency noise sickening residents in homes no one wants.
Is this the latest Stephen King horror movie? Hardly. It's the real-life "Wind Energy Siting Reform Act," now in a Beacon Hill conference committee.
The hedge against unrestrained development rests with local communities, best positioned to weigh values of preservation and development. But in "fast-tracking" proposals, this bill will strip municipalities' authority. There's near-consensus that the state should encourage alternative energy – that's why we offer subsidies and tax credits. But there's no consensus that it should bypass environmental laws, rights of court appeal, and the best democratic traditions of the commonwealth. If the bill becomes law, members of the conference committee, including Rep. Michael Kane, D-Holyoke will bear much responsibility for its consequences. He needs to hear that the wind bill is fatally flawed, violates local control, and should be defeated.
--Dr. WAYNE KLUG


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IRVINGTON — A 35-foot section of a parapet wall from a century-old building collapsed onto a busy intersection in Irvington shortly before noon, but caused no injuries, township officials said.
Piles of brick and masonry and portions of a steel I-beam litter the corner of Springfield and Myrtle avenues in front of the two-story structure. Fire officials evacuated the building and a search-and-rescue team from Newark's fire department combed through the structure.
"Thank God nobody was hurt," Mayor Wayne Smith said.
Smith attributed the collapse to wear-and-tear that was further compromised by the pair of tropical storms that swept through this summer.
The busy corner, a block from the downtown bus depot, is expected to remain cordoned off to traffic and pedestrians while engineers assess the building, which houses a T-Mobile outlet but no other businesses.
Deputy fire chief John Tierney said the remaining portions of the parapet, on either side of the collapsed section, would be taken down this afternoon.


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|Spinning with Zach Lewis
Have a suggestion for an activity you think I should try? Call me at 216-999-4632 or send me an e-mail.
As a fitness journalist, it's my job to approach each activity I try with an open mind. When it came to Spinning, though, I'm pretty sure I was biased.
The program, done on a stationary bike, was designed by a cyclist. To me, that meant it had to be good.
Happily, the class I took with Beth Del Col at Cleveland State University exceeded my higher-than-average expectations, providing a tough workout that drew upon my whole body, not just my legs and lungs.
Spinning is a trademarked program invented in 1989 by endurance athlete Johnny G. The workouts he designed now are offered as an elective at almost every mainstream gym.
Typically, classes are taught in a private room, insulated from distracting sights and sounds. The instructor sits on a bike at the front, facing a mirrored wall, and barks out instructions through a microphone over loud, upbeat music.
Spinning bikes are different from their nonbranded cousins in a few important ways.
First, there's less resistance from the wheel. Once you start pedaling, momentum builds quickly, and even on difficult settings, the wheel helps pull your legs through the strokes.
Second, the frame of a Spinning bike can be adjusted more readily. All it takes is the quick pull of a handle to raise or lower the handlebars or slide the saddle up, down, forward or back.
Riders pedal in one of three stances. Two are seated, with your hands nestled together on the bar, as if in prayer, or gripping the main handles. The third is an aerodynamic racing position, with your rear lifted a few inches above the seat.
The class I took was an "interval" workout, meaning the goal was to raise and lower our collective heart rate several times through a variety of activities. Others aim to simulate a race or the hilly contours of a real-world route.
Del Col certainly kept it interesting. Rarely during her hourlong class did she let us simply pedal. More often, we did climbs -- long rides in third position with high resistance -- or sprints on an easier setting.
Occasionally we did "runs," pedaling while standing. I worried that this would hurt my knees, but it didn't. Once we also did a cadence routine, where we counted pedal strokes during a given period, then tried to match or increase that number while steadily adding resistance.
By the time we were finished, after a brief cool-down and post-ride stretch, I was pretty well covered in sweat. I probably was also dehydrated, having stupidly forgotten to bring a water bottle.
At a minimum, it was clear that Spinning offers excellent cardiovascular exercise. But I got more than that. Every part of my legs was tired, which means some amount of strength training was involved. Even my arms were sore from holding myself upright during climbs.
That said, I doubt I'll be a Spinning regular. Most of the important features I'm pretty sure I could replicate at home, using my regular road bike and a good trainer.
But there are many distinct advantages to the formal Spinning program, including external motivation and discipline. You might also be a candidate if you like working out in groups.
If any or all of that sounds good to you, I say spin away.


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Prayer flag day
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As New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond (L) listens, First Lady of New Orleans Cheryl Landrieu addresses the crowd as she joins local religious leaders and scholars at the Prayer Flag Day event where a month-long citywide celebration kicked off in anticipation of the May visit by the Dalai Lama. Residents were encouraged to purchase and display Tibetan prayer flags, symbols of peace and compassion during the event at the French Market. Shot to on Saturday, April 20, 2013. (Photo by Michael DeMocker, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune)
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The 20-by-20-foot tent offers a smattering of the Indiana-based salvage ship dealer's inventory.
Items include ship lights, telegraphs and other nautical treasures.
Owner John Clifford said most of the shop's inventory comes from boats of the late 1940 and early 1950s.
Though Clifford's company is based in Indiana, most of his inventory comes from salvage yards overseas.
Clifford's system of buying stock from countries including India and Kuwait has allowed him to offer drastically lower prices on his items.
"Prices are much lower over there, which means I can sell stuff for a lot cheaper than if I'd bought it in the states," he said.
That was evident when a customer bought a half hull from Clifford's tent this afternoon.
Had Clifford purchased it in the US, he said it would've cost him $800 to $900 prior to marking the price up for resale. But because he bought it overseas, he was able to sell the item for $180.
Big Ship Salvage pops up at more than 20 trade shows each year across the country. The company's tent will remain open during operating hours of the Tall Ship Celebration.


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As the Syracuse University football team prepared to play Kansas State in the Pinstripe Bowl on Dec. 30 in New York, Rob Long, the team's popular punter and special teams captain, and his family prepared for six weeks of chemotherapy and radiation treatments that Rob, who had just turned 22, would face after learning that he had a malignant brain tumor.
In late February and early March, Post-Standard reporter Nolan Weidner and photographer Frank Ordoñez spent several days with Rob and his family in the Philadelphia suburb of Downingtown. In this three-part series, which ran in its entirety in Sunday's Post-Standard, Nolan and Frank tell the story of Rob's battle through the family's eyes -- the fears the family faced and the uplifting attitude that Rob embodied with his message of "Stay Positive."
Early on the morning of Dec. 14, Rob Long sits in a car outside his family's home on a quiet cul-de-sac in Downingtown, Pa.
The former Syracuse University football punter anxiously waits — his head freshly shaved — to leave on a 40-mile trip to Philadelphia, where he is scheduled to undergo brain surgery.
Outside the car, a strange comedy unfolds in the winter darkness.
Believing that Tootsie, one of the four family cats, has escaped outdoors, Rob's mother, Mary Jo, and sister, Catherine, frantically search the bushes in front of the family's colonial-style home.
"It was just crazy," Mary Jo Long recalls. "Robert was sitting in the car, and he's like, 'I'm supposed to be having brain surgery. Does anybody care?'"
It turns out that Tootsie isn't outside after all. The cat, which has a penchant for darting into a front hall closet, is hiding there.
Finally, according to his mother, Rob sums up the madness, and the prospect of keeping high-level neurosurgeons waiting, with calm resignation.
"He's like, 'Well, I guess they can't start without me,'" she said. "It wasn't funny then, but now it is."
The surgery that day at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital was considered a success as a seven-centimeter mass was removed from Long's right parietal lobe. But six days later, on Dec. 20, pathologists at Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center delivered a stunning blow — malignant cells were present in the tumor previously thought to be benign.
If Rob Long was frightened by the cancer found within cells of a tumor removed from his brain, he hid it well. The SU senior, on schedule to graduate May 15 from the Whitman School of Management, turned his bout with this life-altering disease into a test of wills — one he's determined to win.
Though cancer hijacked his senior season and denied him the one chance he'd have to play in a bowl game, Long refused to waver on his quest to earn an NFL tryout as a punter — a journey he continued Wednesday when he kicked for scouts during SU's "pro day" workouts.
The never-ending headache
Jacqueline Russer finally confronted him around Thanksgiving. He'd been having headaches for weeks.
"I was like, 'Rob, this is not normal, having headaches for three weeks straight,'" said Russer, who has dated Long since their sophomore year. She convinced him to see team physicians, which led to an MRI the week after the regular season ended.
On Dec. 2, when they saw the results, "It was just overwhelming, how large it was." That night, she said, is the one time she saw him afraid. "He was scared to death, that night before he saw the neurologist."
No slowing down
Rather than simply endure six weeks of radiation treatments and chemotherapy, Long turned and attacked his cancer by continuing to practice kicking and working out three to four times a week. He cut out the junk food he used to love and loaded his diet with protein, fruits, vegetables and whole grains.
"I think it's so important for me that I have a goal, and I have this destination that I want to reach ... that I want to get to the NFL," he said. "I don't want to let this slow me down."
Long and his "stay positive" message — memorialized on T-shirts made by some high school friends to raise money for the family — helped inspire the Orange football team in its Pinstripe Bowl victory in December. Long spent the week in New York City with his teammates and was on the sidelines for SU's 36-34 win over Kansas State.
His quest has earned him an invitation to Washington, D.C., on May 1, where he'll receive the 2010 Rabbi Joseph Weinberg Triumph of Spirit Award as part of the annual Race for Hope, a national brain tumor charity event.
Coming Monday: Rob and his family find they are not alone in this fight
More Syracuse football news:
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Shoulder injury puts Syracuse University nose tackle Ollie Haney on sidelines this spring
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Duluth, MN (Northlands NewsCenter)
-- Duluth's streets, roads, parks and homes are scarred from debris and sinkholes in the wake of the historic flood.
One house in West Duluth got the worst of it. Water came rushing down from a road behind the house, paired with this ATV trail to create a giant sinkhole. It's one of many place effected by the unprecedented flood.
"As long as nobody was hurt and a plow was the only thing lost I think everybody I grateful. It could have been a lot worse."
Cal Jasper didn't hear his backyard transform in minutes.
"It being soft and everything for the soil and all of that, everything just kind of slid."
The flood left his home without power, water, or electricity.
"The transformer ended up in this hole from the power line, light and power," said Jasper, examining the damage.
Sink holes like Jasper's have plagued Duluth. At Chester Park, the landscape has transformed.
"This is the new reality, now this is what we have to work with," said Thom Storm with Chester Park.
The park has a long list of problems, two bridges destroyed, rocks everywhere, a landslide by the jumps, and more washed out roads, but they have hope.
"I'm very optimistic. I hope the city of Duluth gets federal disaster money because that will make a big difference in getting things done fast," said Storm.
Same with Jasper.
"You have to take the good with bad."
He even wants the City to prioritize other broken roads, before working on this caved in yard.
On Monday, there will be a clean up project at Chester Park...anybody that wants to help clear the trails of debris is encouraged to go at 7:00.
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Media's legislative coverage requires two-step maneuvering
By Kay Braddock
Editor's Note: Whether by print, radio, television or Internet – those interested in the political goings-on of the 2009 Montana Legislature rely on their daily dose of coverage from an outside source. And more often than not, the information gleaned can trace its beginnings to the moment the pen hits the pages of a reporter's notebook.
This second portion of a three-part series examining the behind-the-scenes workings of Helena politics and the players involved will take a closer look at those who process the news and how they do it.
Reporters. In some circles it's as dirty of a word as lobbyists. But regardless of the negative connotations the word carries or curious mental images it may conjure, the truth remains, those notebook-wielding, pen-in-hand folks are relied upon to let the word out on the daily activities of today's state lawmakers.
Whether it's sounding the alarm on bad behavior, or worse yet, bad legislation, or simply accounting for the slow and arduous movement of a particular bill's course through the legislative process, a Capitol reporter's fundamental job is to tell a lawmaking story.
"It's not rocket science on figuring out what you're going to cover," Lee Newspapers' state bureau reporter Mike Dennison said of the method of picking and choosing which legislation to follow.
With a readership of 125,000, Dennison, along with his compatriots Charles Johnson and Jennifer McKee, make up the Lee Newspapers state bureau. The three print reporters cover Capitol news in four of Montana's major newspapers – The Billings Gazette, Missoulian, Montana Standard and Helena's Independent Record.
With that kind of coverage in a state that boasts just under a million citizens, the adage, "The power is in the pen," can hold special meaning.
It's a role Dennison says he doesn't take lightly.
Filtering the news
"There's some truth that reporters are biased," Dennison acknowledged, noting reporters come to the Capitol as individuals, with their own personal opinions on proposed legislation.
But Dennison says he gauges the objectivity of his reporting less on his own existing opinions and more on the accurate portrayal of those he's covering. He wants those who are interviewed to say after reading an article, "What I said (in the article) is what I thought I said."
Picking and choosing which bills to follow can also present objective challenges.
"I think that is the most subjective thing we do," Dennison said, but noted there are clear guidelines to keep in mind when choosing which bills to cover. Examining issues that hold the greatest interest to the most readers or universal issues that have the most affect on readers are necessary factors to consider. Topics like healthcare coverage, school funding and energy development are all easy pickings.
Covering issues that readers will find just plain intriguing is a factor worthy of consideration as well.
"The death penalty is just more interesting," Dennison noted.
When earlier in the session, supporters to abolish Montana's death penalty approached him about covering the topic in committee, he recalled his initial reaction was, "Why? You bring this up every year."
He agreed to cover the proposed bill if it made its way out of committee, a seemingly unlikely outcome. But it's something the bill managed to do, eventually passing the Senate on a slim 27 – 23 vote. It has yet to be voted on the floor of the state House.
It's that kind of daily selective decision that determine which Capitol activities will make tomorrow's headlines, and which won't. As a 17-year veteran covering state politics, Dennison noted that the filtering process he uses is based substantially on the experience he's gathered in that time.
John Barrows, Executive Director of the Montana Newspaper Association, pointed to the 2,300 bills originally drafted to be introduced at the start of the 2009 legislative session.
"That's an awful lot of stuff to cover," Barrows said of the 90-day biannual session. He noted it's essential for reporters to filter through those bills and determine which are newsworthy and which aren't.
"That's not biased, that's selection," Barrows said. He believes most complaints of biased reporting stem from a reader's personal perception.
"If you don't agree with the story then its biased," Barrows said.
Delicate dance
Republicans often complain news coverage contains a liberal slant and its one of the biggest misconceptions Dennison believes exists in the state's Capitol media coverage.
"I don't know what to say to that," Dennison said. "I've been hearing that for years."
"We're writing for our audience," he said, noting many of those readers live in small, rural areas, who are generally conservative.
"I don't get up in the morning and say, 'I'm going to make the Democrats look good, or make the Governor look bad,'" Dennison said. "That just doesn't happen."
University of Montana journalism professor Dennis Swibold, whose prior work at the Bozeman Daily Chronicle included covering state politics at the Capitol, agrees that the biggest misconception of Capitol media coverage is that it is "tailored by philosophy."
"You're nobody's pet reporter," Swibold said.
Swibold points to the delicate dance reporters must perform. Reporters must keep an objective distance from legislators and lobbyists while at the same time ensuring accessibility to those same people.
Swibold, who recently released a book examining the history of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company's hold on much of Montana's daily press, points out that's not to say cozy relationships between reporters and their subjects have never existed in Helena.
Dennison says keeping a distance from their subject matter is something he and his co-workers are keenly aware of and one they are willing to implement.
"It just wouldn't be right," Dennison said of the possibility of friendships existing between lawmakers and reporters.
"We want to maintain a professional relationship," Dennison added. He recalled a recent after-hours social occasion that found he and other fellow reporters subtly discouraging a couple of legislators from joining their table.
Prohibiting social settings like those from occurring helps prevent questions of partiality from arising, he said.
Coverage pitfalls
"A government is hard to cover," Swibold added, noting one difficulty journalists find when covering the Capitol is reporting on legislation in a way that will be interesting to the reader.
A common pitfall for any journalist is falling into the conflict or action coverage – merely going where there is conflict or where there is action, rather than giving issues the in-depth news coverage they often require, Swibold said.
Pointing to the public's appetite for legislative coverage and to what amount it exists, Dennison believes a large part of a reporter's job has less to do with reporting on the process and more to do with explaining how proposed legislation could potentially affect readers.
Swibold pointed to that same notion.
"You're principle job is translating," Swibold said, noting a major frustration most reporters have is covering behind-the-scenes stories.
"I'm so busy telling you about what's happening today," he said of a reporter's most common dilemma. Time is the primary factor preventing more in-depth coverage from occurring.
Media coverage and public access
Besides the three Lee reporters, there is one reporter from each of the Great Falls Tribune and Bozeman Daily Chronicle newspapers, providing daily coverage of state politics.
Also sharing the Capitol's basement room, delegated for print journalists, is Molly Priddy a UM graduate student who writes for the Community News Service, a program headed up by Swibold and sponsored by MNA. The service provides news coverage of state politics for small dailies and weeklies throughout the state, as well as giving participating graduate students hands-on exposure to covering the Capitol. Currently 42 newspapers subscribe to the service, according to Swibold.
"There's a lot fewer reporters than there use to be covering the session," Dennison said, noting the Associated Press with a room of its own also has a reporter at the Capitol.
Although there may be fewer reporters covering the Capitol, the media's presence there has done anything but diminish, according to Barrows.
"I think the coverage is pretty darn good," Barrows said.
Those looking to find more information about the state's current Legislature are more likely to find it now more then ever before. That's due in large part to the Legislature's new Web site leg.mt.gov and the recently installed cameras housed in every committee room of the Capitol.
"There's a lot of raw material out there," Barrows said, pointing to the audio and video feeds available on the Web site, where visitors can either watch or listen to committee proceedings.
"There's a lot of tools out there for the reporter," Barrows said.
Swibold agrees, pointing its all available for the general public to consume.
"There's just a lot more ways to get involved," he said. "The more openness, the more transparency, the better."
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SPRINGFIELD - The Springfield Police Athletic Association will offer free skating lessons for children and their families, beginning Saturday, at Cyr Arena in Forest Park.
The hour-long sessions will be held each Saturday from noon to 1 p.m. though Dec. 29.
On Dec. 22, there will be a free holiday party for participants, and rumor has it that Santa Claus will lace them up and hit the ice.
The lessons will be offered free of charge by officers with the Springfield Police Department who are donating their time. Ice time and skate rentals are each free. Children are asked to bring head protection for the instruction. Any sort of bicycle helmet is acceptable.
For more information, contact Sgt. John Delaney at (413) 787-6313.
The Youth Athletic Association has offered skating lessons for the past several years.


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The punk-rock icon, ex-singer for Black Flag and the Rollins Band, and former star of his own TV talk show on IFC, will perform April 12 at the club.
Tickets are $22.50 in advance and $27 day of show, and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22 via Ticketmaster, or with minimal or no service charges at Vertigo Music, Shakedown Street and The Corner Record Shop.
For more than 20 years, Rollins has performed spoken word shows, telling music-business stories, and talking politics and current events. The shows are a unique blend of polemic and stand-up comedy.
Rollins also has a fringe acting career, starring in "The Chase," "Johnny Mnemonic" and "Heat," and landing a recurring role on TV's "Sons of Anarchy." He also recently hosted the National Geographic network's "Animal Underworld."
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It twists so much you have to slow down to a crawl in a few places, but this sidewinder of a highway that climbs through the Hill Country for 30 miles between Kerrville and Medina is one of the most scenic in Texas. Ancient live oaks and white-flowering yucca plants decorate the roadsides, and green grasses cling to limestone outcrops like the hide on a rawboned longhorn steer. You can also find a little local color along the highway.
Here's our guide to off-the-beaten-path adventures found deep in the heart of Texas.


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MANCHESTER, Tenn. -- Bonnaroo may have officially kicked off Thursday, but Friday seemed like the first day of the festival.
After a mellow Thursday, throngs of people – estimated at 80,000 -- packed onto the farm in tiny Manchester, Tenn., to watch some of their favorite musicians, comedians and actors perform.
After being closed Thursday, the festival's biggest stages – the What Stage and the Which Stage – opened for business Friday, with English indie rock band The Kooks and The Soul Rebels (who made a cameo in the Alabama Shakes' show Thursday night) kicking off both stages with huge crowds.
The crowds only got larger at all the venues as the day went on, and the crowds had plenty of genres to choose from. tUnE-yArDs, the project of Merrill Garbus, packed thousands of people at This Tent. Even though it was fairly early in Bonnaroo time – 1:30 p.m. - she urged the crowd to dance, and they happily obliged. "You're beautiful," she told them. "And so well dressed."
Folk/pop group The Avett Brothers entertained what seemed to be an infinite number of people at the What Stage. The band played numerous Doc Watson songs – including "The Blue Ridge Mountain Blues" – and bantered with the crowd in between songs. "I hope y'all are having fun; if not, fix it where y'all are having fun," Seth Avett urged the crowd.
British singer-songwriter Laura Marling started playing to a relatively small crowd at The Other Tent, but passers-by flocked to the tent after hearing her voice. A latecomer to the crowd said, "Oh, who is this? I like her!" Judging by the enthusiastic reaction to the crowd, many other people felt the same way.
But the biggest draw of the day will most likely be Radiohead, who plays at 10 p.m. Festivalgoers camped at the stage hours before the show to get a glimpse of the megapopular British band.
But it wasn't just music that attracted people. The line to get in the comedy tent to see Parks and Recreation actor Aziz Anzari and Rory Scovel perform stretched on and on – hours before his scheduled performances.
With Saturday's acts including Red Hot Chili Peppers, Skrillex and Alice Cooper, the crowds will probably remain just as hectic.


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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Sophie Tonnesen, 99, of Wakefield, Mass., a former Staten Island resident, died Saturday in Brightview Assisted Living Center, Danvers, Mass.
Born in Manhattan the former Sophie Miskiewicz, she was brought to Shamokin, Pa., as a child and moved to Port Richmond in 1929. She moved to West Brighton in 1955 and relocated to Wakefield in 1993.
Mrs. Tonnesen worked as an operator for the New York Telephone Co. for many years, retiring in 1969. She also worked as an operator at Fort Wadsworth for five years.
She was a volunteer for the American Red Cross on blood mobiles and was a parishioner of St. Mary of the Assumption R.C. Church in Port Richmond. She also attended Blessed Sacrament R.C. Church in West Brighton.
In Wakefield, she was a volunteer for the Salvation Army.
Her husband of 52 years, Marcus, died in 1985.
Surviving are a son, Robert; a daughter, Joyce Hardy; a sister, Emily Kotanchik; three grandchildren, and five great-granddaughters.
A graveside service will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m. in Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp. Arrangements are being handled by the McDonald Funeral Home, Wakefield.


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Ignore history: The Ravens have dominated since the series began in 1999. Baltimore is 20-7 and riding a nine-game winning streak; the Browns have not prevailed since Phil Dawson engineered a 33-30 victory Nov. 18, 2007, in Baltimore.
But the Browns shouldn't let the struggles weigh on them for two reasons: 1. The Ravens are in first place in the AFC North, but are not as intimidating without leader Ray Lewis (triceps injury); 2. Three of the Browns' biggest contributors on offense -- QB Brandon Weeden, RB Trent Richardson and WR Josh Gordon -- only have been part of one loss to Baltimore.
Ride T-Rich*: It all depends, of course, on the state of Richardson's ribs. If Richardson says he is good to go, then coach Pat Shurmur and offensive coordinator Brad Childress need to keep getting him the ball. Last week against the Chargers, Richardson no doubt felt pain but ignored it to carry the Browns to a 7-6 victory. He rushed 24 times for 122 yards and one touchdown, and he caught one swing pass for 12 yards in a big spot. Depending on the score, 25-30 touches against Baltimore seems reasonable.
The Ravens have struggled against the run, and Richardson is a threat on the extended handoff or check-down. The challenge for Shurmur and Childress will be not to abandon the running game if the Ravens establish a decent-size lead early.
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Hope Weeden has selective amnesia: In a 23-16 loss in Week 4, Weeden threw for 320 yards. But one reason the Ravens won was a pick-6 in the final minute of the third quarter. Weeden's attempt to Travis Benjamin on the left sideline was a second too late. Cornerback Cary Williams went 63 yards for a 23-10 lead.
The next week against the Giants, bad memories might have been flashing in Weeden's head. He eschewed a quick second-quarter throw to the right sideline that could have resulted in a first down inside the Giants 25. He reloaded and eventually threw an interception as part of the Browns' 41-27 defeat. Plays will be available in the passing game Sunday; Weeden can't be gun-shy about making them.
Force Flacco to beat them: On the surface, it doesn't seem wise for the Browns to challenge a quarterback who passed for 356 yards in Week 4. Flacco, though, picked apart a secondary lacking CB Joe Haden. Flacco is not on his game: He has thrown for a combined 568 yards in the past three games, including 147 on 43 attempts in a 43-13 loss at Houston in Week 7.
The Ravens also are working through a bit of an identity crisis on offense. RB Ray Rice had just 14 touches against the Texans (nine rushes for 42 yards, five catches for 12 yards). Rice, who averaged 1,308 rushing yards over the previous three seasons, has gained 63 or fewer yards in three of the last four games. The Ravens no doubt want to get the ball more to Rice; containing him should be the Browns' focus.


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Who cares if the candy man can… it's the cupcake ingenue who's caught the sweet spot this season. Temptation is everywhere – luscious, whipped-cream decadent, deliciously decorative frosting colours and sugared almond combinations. Like peering through the window of a Parisian patisserie, you'll want to become one of each! Have fun with a new Red Velvet recipe Shadestick. Tricolour Lipglass is like a mille feuille of layered lip gloss colours, each gives way to the next in a triple-layered pearl-swirl of prettiness; add extra yum to Eye Shadow; Perfect Topping Mineralize Skinfinish is the ultimate cake walk. We could eat you up.
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Errol Roberts
69, retired social worker
Were there always books in your house when you were a kid?
Yeah, my mother was a great reader. Neither of my parents had more than a fifth or sixth grade education but my mother always read and she was always supportive of reading.
How was she supportive of your reading?
You know, I've asked myself that question over the years, trying to put my finger on something that would explain it. But I can't. I think it was more like a subtle expectation. If we'd ask a question, she'd tell us to go find out. Reading was the way you educated yourself. We lived in an area where everybody was poor -- Epps, in northern Louisiana. Back then, for people who were poor, the golden key was education.
Where did you get books to read in Epps?There was only one place in town that sold magazines and books and that was Gerald's Drugstore. He had pocket books and comic books and classic comics -- things like "Gulliver's Travels" and "A Tale of Two Cities." But most of my books I got by trading.
Trading with other kids?Yes. It was strictly a market economy, I can tell you that. Clever little traders that we were, you would determine how interested a person was and then hold them up for as much as you could get. Budding little capitalists developing in the heart of the Deep South.
You read a lot, don't you?
You know, whenever somebody says that to me, my reaction is the same: "I do?" I just don't think of it in terms of volume. I've never had a systematic approach. It's not like OK, now I'm going to read the history of the industrial revolution in Glasgow in the 1600s. At some point, reading just became so habitual that I never really gave it a thought. It's like brushing your teeth or shaving: It's just there.
Have you read more since you retired?
That was one of the big perks with retirement: I could read all the time. For a few years, my volume increased. And then I'd start reading and I'd fall asleep. But I think, in a way, I enjoy it more now. I just read and if I fall asleep -- fine, I don't care. There were times, although it wasn't a regular thing, when I'd read 10 or 15 books a month. Now I'm down to one book every two or three weeks.
So what have you been reading lately?
I like out-and-out fun things like mysteries, adventures. I also like biographies, autobiographies. I like science fiction. I like history. I read a history of the Natchez Trace, a history of the Hoover Dam. Political history -- all the Huey Long stuff, the Tammany Hall stuff. I like world events, especially if it has to do with war, especially World War II. Any type of conflict, there's always a lot of good literature around it sooner or later.
Why do you think war inspires good literature?
There's always a tremendous need to explain things in war because such monumental tragedies occur. Why the hell did all that happen? There's a human need to understand it. It's a puzzlement why so many people wind up getting killed on the whims of so few people.
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Take that, Doug Gottlieb!
Syracuse is going to have a good, non-conference win on its schedule come March.
Although, here's my guess as to how the college basketball analysts are going to spin this win:
"Good. Great. Awesome. You should have been doing that all along. But the real question is, how well will you do in the Big East?"
That's why I don't think Syracuse can get overly excited about this win.
Here's some final thoughts from David Resnick and myself about tonight's win over Virginia:
Sorry for the strange audio set-up. Having some technical problems. I'll have it back to normal as soon as I can, but this works fine in a pinch...like right now.
(Music Credit: Lost on Liftoff. "40 Miles." LaborDay Records.)
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I am trying, ever so hard, to cultivate the mindset of an adolescent girl.
She is the target audience for the Jonas Brothers, and on this occasion, her parents have splurged on a concert ticket that costs nearly $90. She already owns the CDs, the T-shirts, the posters, the buttons, the keychains.
In her seat at the BJCC Arena, she has a glow-stick around her neck and the word "Joe," "Kevin" or "Nick" printed on her cheek in black marker. She is ready to scream, enthusiastically and often.
Such a preteen fan, I imagine, must have been extremely satisfied by the Jonas Brothers' 8:15 p.m. show.
Maybe she'd be slightly disappointed that one of the opening acts, "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks, didn't perform as planned. (Honor Society, a wholesome foursome from New Jersey, delivered a set, and so did Wonder Girls, an Asian dance-pop troupe.)
But the JoBros were the main attraction, and they delivered everything our girl might have expected during a 90-minute performance. That is: a bunch of bouncy, earnest hits; lots of movement and action;, a loud, ebullient band; splashy special effects on a high-tech stage. And cuteness -- cuteness galore.
Now, what happens when I flip back to the brain of an adult music reviewer -- someone with no kids to please, who's keeping a critical distance, looking and listening closely?
On the boy-band scale, the Jonas Brothers slip from a perfect 10 to about a six.
For a full review, look later on al.com or see Tuesday's edition of The Birmingham News.


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Campbellton rallies with four third period goals
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Jeff MacPherson of the Amherst Ramblers carries the puck in action Saturday against the Campbellton Tigers. Amherst won the game 6-4.
AMHERST – The Amherst Ramblers built a four-goal lead after two periods and almost let it slip away, escaping with a 6-4 win over the Campbellton Tigers in Maritime Junior Hockey League action Saturday night.
The Ramblers are in Dieppe on Sunday to face the Commandos. Game time is 2:30 p.m. at the Arthur J. LeBlanc Arena. The game is being broadcast on 101.7 FM CKDH.
Holding a 4-0 lead, after scoring three in the first period and one in the second, the Ramblers saw the Tigers pull to within a goal early in the third before scoring a pair of goals later in the period to sandwich one by the Tigers, who made things interesting in the last five minutes.
Two of Campbellton's goals came in the final period's first minute as Robert Pelletier scored twice with Ramblers' rookie Ryan Caswell in the box serving a double-minor for high-sticking.
"It was a win, but we let it slip away in the third period. We took a bad penalty off a faceoff and we paid a price," Ramblers' coach Jim Bottomley said. "It was one of those games we should of won, but barely won."
Amherst opened the scoring on the power play 13:39 into the opening frame as Josh Pugsley scored his first MHL goal with Jamie Bishop adding an assist before Dylan Brake just over two minutes later to extend the lead to two goals with Ben MacDonald and Patrick Harrison adding assists.
The Ramblers added another goal 11 seconds later with Ben Berisha scoring. Brock Morris and Willie MacDonadl added assists.
Mitch O'Neill scored on the power play 7:46 into the middle period from Willie MacDonald and Maxime Richard and it appeared the Ramblers would cruise to the win.
After Pelletier scored his two goals 26 seconds apart early in the third, Oleg Hayduk pulled Campbellton to within a goal at 9:05.
Brock Morrison restored Amherst's two-goal cushion redirecting a pass from Richard by the Tigers goal at 11:00 with Berisha adding an assist.
The Tigers again pulled to within one when Frankie Hart scored at 15:38, but Brett Shute continued his hot streak scoring on a breakaway at 17:47 from Jeff MacPherson.
Amherst out shot the Tigers 43-32.
"I was a little disappointed with the way we carried ourselves in the third period. You can't take anyone easy in this league. This is one of the best leagues in Canada and you have to be on your game to win," Bottomley said.
Against the Commandos, Bottomley said it will key for the Ramblers to skate and get more pucks at the net.


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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama plans to build a data center at Jefferson Metropolitan Park Lakeshore in Birmingham's Oxmoor Valley.
The board of the Jefferson County Economic and Industrial Development Authority today authorized the sale of about 25 acres in the park to the company.
The 55,000-square-foot data center is expected to be occupied in 2010. The number of jobs tied to the project has not been determined.
EGS Commercial Real Estate is representing Blue Cross in the deal.
Earlier this month, Southern Co. announced plans to build a data center at Jeff Met Lakeshore. Companies have found the park attractive for such operations because of the availability of infrastructure, including fiber optics. They also cite the ability to provide a security buffer around their facilities.


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"Our horse proved it was not mission impossible, '' said Sarah Davison as she decorated the winner's circle Saturday at the Fair Grounds.
Sarah is the wife of one of the eight partners with a stake in a 3-year-old colt going by the name of Mission Impazible, who had just won the $750,000 Louisiana Derby and a ticket to the Kentucky Derby on May 1.
And that's not the whole story.
It was also a day Mission Impazible completed a Triple Crown of sorts for trainer Todd Pletcher, who won the $300,000 New Orleans Handicap with Battle Plan and the $300,000 Mervin Muniz Memorial with Blues Street.
It was also a day Mission Impazible was winning his first race since he ran for the first time, as a maiden last April.
Steve Davison of Ruston is one of eight partners with a stake in the Derby winner, someone who never lost sight of seeing "something special'' in the son of Unbridled Song.
"I liked the way he kept battling his last time out, '' said Davison of a fourth-place finish in the one-mile Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park. "He was in there with some tough competition, but you had to like the way he settled into a rhythm that suggested better days were ahead.''
Flying the flag of Twin Creeks Racing Stable, you can say Mission Impazible is also flying the flag of six states -- Louisiana, Texas, Maryland, New York, Nebraska and Pennsylvania.
With a stake in a colt suddenly headed for the first leg in racing's Triple Crown, Davison has been around long enough to experience the agony and ecstasy.
"By far, this was the highest of the highs, '' he said.
And the lowest?
That came six years ago at the Fair Grounds, when Spanish Empire, a half-brother to Mission Impazible and a stakes winner, succumbed to an aneurism.
Now it's ecstasy time as the Louisiana Derby winner, barring any major mishap, will be making his sixth career start at in the first jewel of the Triple Crown at Churchill Downs.
For Pletcher, who is 0-for-24 in trying to win the first jewel, it could be a record day, win or lose.
At the moment, Pletcher is co-holder of a record six starters in one Derby.
He could start as many as seven this time.
As the countdown to the first Saturday of May continued at the Fair Grounds, the surprising victory by Mission Impazible did not match what is the Kentucky Derby story of the moment.
While it has something to do with Pletcher, it belongs to an Egyptian-bred owner whose saga is laid out in the latest edition of the Daily Racing Form.
Some questions:
How will Ahmad Zayat's $34 million lawsuit against his bank play out?
Will he maintain control of his 200-horse stable?
Will Eskendereya, trained by Pletcher, win the Wood Memorial next Saturday?
Zayat is 47. He got into the horse racing business in 2005 and immediately became North America's second-leading owner in earnings. In 2007 and 2009, he finished among the top three.
Zayat's bank charged him for defaulting on $34 million in loans.
Zayat filed for bankruptcy, stopping the bank from taking over his thoroughbred stable.
After which Eskendereya, purchased by Zayat for $250,000 at the 2008 Keeneland yearling sales, won the Fountain of Youth last month at Gulfstream Park by 8 ½ lengths and became, in the eyes of millionaires hungry for a "Derby winner, '' an $8 million animal.
As we speak, Eskendereya is the Derby favorite, scheduled to make the Wood his final prep.
A year ago, a Zayat homebred, Pioneer of the Nile, finished second in the Derby.
Zayat thought Eskendereya was a bargain at $250,000. He put him in the hands of Pletcher because, as he told The Racing Form, "I thought Todd knowing the sire (Giant's Causeway) was a big benefit.''
So what does Zayat think of his bankers?
"'They've tried to character assassinate me, and they're not going to be successful.''
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Both options are fairly simple to do. A level display Gadget would simply be a unit frame with just the unit's level on it, and adding a level indicator to the orbs would also be really easy (just an additional element within the template).
I need to be careful not to break other people's UIs by changing the existing templates too much, but I might add some new Orb templates with things like level and absorb indicators.
However, your Unit Level gadget idea is probably something I could add really easily, and this wouldn't alter anyone else's UI.


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SAGINAW — There was no miraculous comeback finish to this one, just a slow defeat.
The Saginaw Spirit gave up four goals in the first 22 minutes of Saturday night's game against the Owen Sound Attack, and couldn't mount a comeback in a 7-1 loss in front of 3,522 at The Dow Event Center.
The Spirit also gave up four goals early in Wednesday's game, but finished with a six goal-flurry in a win over the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds.
Saturday, a bad start finished like most bad starts do: with a loss.
"If you don't have 20 guys going, you'll get stomped on by any team in the league," Spirit forward Jordan Szwarz said. "A team like Owen Sound, that's a team we should be playing in a tight, 2-1 or 3-2 game. If we don't have all 20 guys going, things won't work out for us."
The Attack scored three first-period goals, one on a five on three and one on a turnover right in front of the Spirit net. The other came when Owen Sound's Garret Wilson caught Parks off guard with a quick shot from the corner.
"When you're not on your game, you have mental lapses like that," Parks said. "I just have to work on my game here in the next couple of games to get on track.
Parks gave up his fourth goal of the game 61 seconds into the second period, when he didn't cover up a rebound in time and Owen Sound's Andrew Fritsch poked it through.
Spirit coach and General Manager Watson pulled Parks after the goal, marking the first time all year the Spirit goalie hasn't finished a game.
Tadeas Galansky relieved Parks, and gave up three goals on 32 shots.
Saturday marked the second-straight game that Parks gave up four goals on his first 11 shots faced. When Sault Ste. Marie scored its fourth goal two minutes into the second period, Watson opted to stay with Parks. He finished the game without giving up another goal.
The second time he got off to a bad start, Watson made the change.
"It happens every year, it happens to every single goalie," Parks said. "You go through slumps. Mine's probably been two games by now. You just have to stay after in practice and take lots of shots."
Szwarz said that Saginaw's skaters didn't help Parks out by giving up easy scoring chances twice in the first period, and didn't get enough offense going to support either of the Spirit's goalies.
"We kind of let him down there on a few occasions in the first," Szwarz said. "It's kind of hard when you go down 3-0 early to fight back. I don't think the effort was there tonight."
Josh Shalla scored Saginaw's lone goal, in the second period. It was his OHL-leading 25th of the season.
The game was Saginaw's worst of the season by nearly every tally imaginable. Six goals marks Saginaw's largest margin of defeat this season, and seven goals is the most the team has given up. Twenty three shots is Saginaw's second-lowest total of the season. Owen Sound took 43 shots.
The Spirit faced off against Jordan Binnington, Owen Sounds backup goalie starting for the injured Scott Stajcer. The plan was to test him early and often, but a staunch Owen Sound defense kept that from happening.
"I don't think we followed our game plan," Szwarz said. "Coaches told us before the game it's their backup goalie, get a lot of shots on net. You look at the first period, we had four shots on net"
The game featured the top two teams in the OHL's Western Conference standings. Saginaw remains in first place despite the loss, four points ahead of the Attack.
The Spirit are off until Friday, when it takes on the Kingston Frontenacs at home.


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Connor's team, the Orioles, lost to the Phillies tonight, 14-8. It was closer than it sounds. The Phillies got 5 runs in the top of the 5th, and since you can only get 5 runs in an inning, the Orioles wouldn't have been able to catch up. It was 9-8 going into the 5th. Connor got a single, and was stranded at 3rd, in the second inning.
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Antoinette H. Helm
LEWISTOWN – Antoinette H. Helm, 53, of McVeytown, died at 7:19 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013, in the emergency room of Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital.
Born on Nov. 9, 1960, she was a daughter of the late William Helm and Helen (Conantonio) Helm and stepfather, Russell Swartz.
She is survived by: children, Michelle White and husband, Robert, of Lewistown, and Lamar Helm and companion, Kimberly Regan, of McVeytown; sisters, Catherine Kahley, of Harrisburg, and Linda Muldoon, of Erie; stepbrother, Larry Swartz and wife, Lisa, of Lewistown; grandchildren, Myakala, Kordell, Chastity and Izayah; and stepgrandchildren, Michael and Kristian.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014, in the fellowship hall of Lewistown Assembly of God Church, 160 Summit Drive, Lewistown, with Pastor Dennis Sproull officiating.
After the service, there will be a fellowship luncheon in the fellowship hall.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hoenstine Funeral Home Inc., P.O. Box 631, Lewistown, PA 17044.
Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.hellerhoenstinefuneralhome.com.


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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — What you wear can affect how comfortable and confident you feel and act. When it involves job hunting, the indispensable interview suit can mean the difference between getting the job or being back out on the pavement.
To give a boost to underprivileged women re-entering the work force, Dress Barn, a national retailer of women's clothing, has teamed up with nonprofit organizations such as Dress for Success for its 8th annual Send One Suit Weekend.
Between next Thursday and Feb. 28, gently-used suits, pants, shirts, skirts, shoes and other professional items can be donated at the Dress Barn at 2935 Veterans Rd., in the Modell's shopping center in Charleston. The donations will be distributed among local nonprofit organizations to help women walk into a job interview with confidence.
Those donating clothing will receive a tax receipt and in-store discount coupon. For more information call 718-966-1923.
Protectors of Pine Oak Woods monthly Forest Restoration Workshop will meet Saturday at 10 a.m. in the parking lot of the Greenbelt Nature Center in Sea View at the junction of Rockland Avenue and Brielle Avenue. After a short walk to the bike path entrance at the junction of Rockland Avenue and Forest Hill Road, two hours will be spent removing invasive plants.
Protectors will supply gloves and pruners (and refreshments) to those in need. A short walk over nearby trails will follow the work session. For more information call Don Recklies at 718-768-9036 or Chuck Perry at 718-667-1393.
College of Staten Island (CSI) faculty, staff and students will host a food drive at local shopping centers for the Project Hospitality Food Pantry on Staten Island on Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
SI students will be at the following locations: Super Stop and Shop, 2795 Richmond Ave., New Springville on the West Shore; Stop and Shop, 2754 Hylan Blvd., New Dorp, on the East Shore; Shop Rite, 2424 Hylan Blvd., New Dorp, on the East Shore; Shop Rite, 985 Richmond Ave., Graniteville, on the North Shore; and Key Food, 450 Forest Ave., West Brighton, on the North Shore.
February is National Black History Month. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are 3.5 million African-Americans living in New York and 1.3 million African-Americans living in New Jersey.
Currently, New York Blood Center donors are 71.5 percent white, 10 percent Hispanic/Latino, 6.6 percent black/African American, and 4.7 percent Asian/Pacific Islander which does not mirror the diversity of the patient population.
Healthy people of all blood types and ethnicities should consider donating blood. Patients can require a precisely-matched transfusion from someone who has inherited the same antigens, or markers. This "precise match" blood is most often found in someone from the same ethnic or racial background.
To donate blood, call 1-800-933-2566 or visit www.nybloodcenter.org for a schedule of blood drives. Also check the Health and Fitness section in Monday's Advance or at silive.com for local weekly blood drives.
To make an even larger impact, consider organizing a blood drive at your church, school or organization. Students who organize a drive are eligible for scholarship funds. For more information, call the number above or visit the Web site.
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