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Many of you are aware from the "Memorial Day cooking" thread that I'm out of town on business over the weekend. I finally had a chance to find a local BBQ place, and taking Dyal's suggestion, here is what I experienced.
To start with, I did a little poking around on the internet. I decided I would ask one of the locals what they would suggest. So, when I stopped by the desk here at the hotel, I asked the question "where would you go for some good bbq?" I told them I was looking for some good ribs. They mentioned one place, but that it was down in Norfolk, I'm in Newport News, and it was a bit far. Then one of the people said I might try the ribs at TGI Fridays I figured it was back to the drawing board.
One of the local places seemed to get a lot of good reviews, so I was able to drop by for lunch today. The restaurant is called Rocky Mount BBQ and here is a link:
As you can see, the prices are pretty reasonable. After looking through the menu, I decided on the Chopped BBQ and ribs. The young lady waiting told me they selected good meaty spare ribs and I wouldn't be disappointed. She asked how I wanted my meat, either with red sauce or vinegar. Since I enjoy red sauce when I bbq, I thought I would go the vinegar route this time.
My meal came out on two plates. Here is the meat:
The chopped pork was good, but I think I'm really partial to red sauce. I think vinegar might take some getting used to......The ribs were good and the meat just fell off the bones.
Here are the sides, green beans, sliced tomatoes, and lima beans. The lima beans were really good, but not a real good choice when you're trying to eat low carb meals.....didn't think about that until after the 2nd or 3rd spoonful!
All in all, it was a good meal. Total cost, with tax, was $14.98 and I left really full. Since I'll be out here for another 3 weeks (I do get to go home next weekend), I'll be looking for some more places to try.
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On April 8, 2007, I posted a fascinating look at Saturn's moon Iapetus, speculating that it could possibly be the derelict remains of a mighty starship that brought the population of an entire planet into our solar system about a million years ago. (In order to gain a basis for understanding this article, take five minutes and read that article, The Iapetus Mystery.)
On September 10, 2007, the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft made a relatively close fly-by over the surface of Iapetus, passing along its equator, recording an extended moving view of Iapetus' most interesting feature, a "mountain range" on the equator that passes completely around the 912 mile in diameter small world. Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the Cassini-Huygens mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. The imaging team consists of scientists from the US, England, France, and Germany. The imaging operations center and team lead (Dr. C. Porco) are based at the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colorado.
As I reported in The Iapetus Mystery, Iapetus appears to be constructed of geodesic sections, some of which may have collapsed, that defy explanation. I pointed out, of course, that this feature may simply be an artifact of the photography technique, but explain them we must.
Iapetus' most prominent feature, the "mountain range," is clearly visible as the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft makes its fly-by in the accompanying video. The mystery remains unsolved – since there is nothing known to planetary science that would produce the "mountain range" clearly visible on this video.
For an in-depth analysis of the strange features on Iapetus, take a look at this website. The writing leaves something to be desired, but the speculative analysis is genuinely thought provoking. Take the time to go through the complete series of pages. It will leave you somewhat breathless. (The video is 56 M, so give it some time to load.)


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The Keeper Reaper
Second, Short, and Catcher
Yet another week passes with more potential keeper names for The Keeper Reaper to examine. The season is winding down just as the offseason for keeper league owners is heating up. Here again are the format categories that we are considering, for reference:
Shallow (10-team mixed, 3 keepers): http://pfm.baseballprospectus.com/index.php?cid=6431
Dustin Ackley | Seattle Mariners
Before we even consider the potential 2012 Ackley, let us prorate the 2011 version and his minor league performance to 650 plate appearances to get an idea of what he could look like:
The run and RBI numbers from the minors are there for posterity but are essentially meaningless. What is evident is that, in the first two seasons of Ackley's professional career, he has been just a mediocre player in terms of fantasy contributions. Among qualified second basemen in 2011, one other player performed similarly to the projected 2011 Ackley, and that player (Neil Walker—more on him later), was worth $12 in 12-team mixed leagues last season.
With very little changing in Seattle in terms of their offense, it is hard to predict a significantly better performance in terms of run stats, so the $12 prediction is a baseline of performance should Ackley remain stagnant in development going into next year. The good news is that there is room for improvement in at least one regard: batting average. Kevin Goldstein mentioned before the season that batting average may be Ackley's only fantasy contribution but that it would be a good one given his strong contact skills and excellent swing. He displayed that in the minors, striking out only 12.7 percent of the time while walking 14.2 percent of the time. His selectivity at the plate and contact bore out in his discipline numbers, as he made contact on 84 percent of pitchers and almost 90 percent of those in the zone while swinging at only 39 percent of total pitches. Still, he struck out 21 percent of the time, and with a little more experience and his pedigree, we could see improvement in that category and subsequently in his batting average.
Unfortunately, the rest of the profile is likely to remain static. Ackley is a decent bet to post double-digit home runs and steals with a full slate of playing time next season, but even that and a .286 batting average only bought Howie Kendrick a $14 value and an 87th place finish in fantasy value standings in 2011. Even with improvement in his batting average, Ackley remains right on the border for deep keeper options.
Neil Walker | Pittsburgh Pirates
Ackley, optimistically, may be the American League version of Neil Walker, but Walker himself is exactly who we think he is. He actually outperformed his PECOTA projections in 2011, mixing an average batting average with 12 home runs. Unfortunately, most fantasy fans were expecting more homers after he hit that exact number in 2010 in nearly one-third fewer plate appearances. Expecting a few more in 2012 sounds appropriate, and his plate peripherals have remained pretty consistent through his first two seasons, meaning any variation in batting average would be at the mercy of the BABIP gods. Even with some improvement, Walker's presence in a poor Pittsburgh lineup is not going to improve his menial run counting stats, and given his poor steals percentage and lack of speed, it would not be advisable to count on his almost 10 stolen bases again in 2012. He remains a solid keeper in NL-only leagues and our super deep categories only.
Dee Gordon | Los Angeles Dodgers
Gordon is a confusing player because he showed two distinct sides in 2011, coinciding with his stint before and after his August injury.
But through those different performances, we saw a couple things remain static even with drastic changes in hits and times on base.
So we can expect Gordon to be a steals specialist with no power; this sort of player is not a new entity to fantasy players. The question is whether his batting average can support his game enough to buy him the steals on which his value will depend. Last year, Gordon hit .345 on balls in play, and it is safe to say that he will not be as lucky in 2011. This is especially true given his lack of plate discipline; while Gordon proved he could make contact (89 percent of pitches swung at), he also showed that he could not determine the difference between a strike (in-zone swing rate of 63 percent) and a ball (out-of-zone swing rate of 44 percent). Since he does a good job of making contact on both pitch types, he should be able to avoid strikeouts but will also run into his share of poorly hit balls. Last season, pitchers threw a ball in the zone to Gordon 54 percent of the time; given his penchant for swinging a bit indiscriminately at balls and strikes, pitchers may be making the adjustments to throw poorer pitches his way. And since Gordon has yet to show a good ability to draw walks, his OBP and steal opportunities are going to be strongly tied to his success on balls in play.
It may be easier to think of his performance in a range. Last season, Ichiro Suzuki batted .272 and got on base at a .310 clip, winding up with 40 stolen bases on the way to a $15 season. On the opposite end, Alcides Escobar managed a .254 batting average off of a .285 BABIP and reached base at a .290 rate. He managed to steal just 26 bases en route to a $6 year. Take the middle route for Gordon and you may be looking at a $10 or $11 season with over 30 steals but paltry side numbers. Take an optimistic approach given his early success in the majors, and he lies closer to the borderline for deep leagues.
Ian Desmond | Washington Nationals
Desmond, like Gordon, will benefit from hitting at the top of the order. Also like Gordon, he too has a penchant for not seeing the finer points of the walk. Unfortunately, his contact capabilities are far inferior to the three middle infielders listed above, and that is what ultimately brings his value down. Yes, the Nationals' lineup figures to improve after uncharacteristically poor seasons from Jayson Werth and Ryan Zimmerman, but even an improvement in his runs scored would not allow him to match up with a player like Gordon in terms of speed. While Desmond once upon a time graded out as "a tick above average" in speed according to Kevin Goldstein, Gordon had been considered a threat to "steal 50-plus bases per year" in Goldstein's eyes. So while Desmond has similar limitations, he represents part of the low end of what Gordon could accomplish and should be treated accordingly in deep keeper leagues.
Emilio Bonifacio | Florida Marlins
It is difficult for me to be the guy who remains objective about Bonifacio after watching his disastrous 2009 season from a fan's perspective as well as the analyst chair. But this season, he has made legitimate strides. Here is some guy on some Marlins blog highlighting those improvements:
You can immediately see the two major changes in Bonifacio's game between the two time periods of his career. His lack of power and strikeouts remain at similar levels, as evidenced by his strikeout rates, ISO, and extra bases per hit. The two differences lie in his walk rate and his BABIP.
Bonifacio's changes in walk rate from 2010 and 2011 are a direct result of increased selectivity; after swinging at 35 percent of pitches outside the zone in 2009, he has cut down that number to 28 percent in 2011. More walks with similar strikeout totals indicates an increased chance of getting on base and wreaking havoc with steals, and Bonifacio did just that by swiping 40 bags in 2011. Clearly his batting average was inflated, and expecting another .300 hitting performance would be farfetched. However, given his recent improvements, expecting a .270 hitter with close to 40 steals still leaves him fairly close to the $13 to $15 value necessary for deep keeper eligibility.
Ramon Hernandez | Cincinnati Reds
Hernandez has a few things going against him, mostly the uncertainty of free agency. The Reds are unlikely to ask him back with Devin Mesoraco (himself an interesting Keeper Reaper option) waiting in the wings, so Hernandez will be left to try and find a job after a stellar part-time season. Complicating matters is the fact that Hernandez might be a Type A free agent, which would lower the chances of signing somewhere with more significant playing time. He clearly has shown he still has some legs, so he may be worth holding onto in your very deep leagues, particularly if he lands in a spot where he could get a starter's playing time.
Michael Jong is an author of Baseball Prospectus.
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Benjamin Harris
I have Dee Gordon, Emilio Bonifacio, and Yunel Escobar in a "Super Deep" league (6x6 with OBP and Holds). Who do you think I should keep and which ones should I look to trade?
Oct 26, 2011 04:36 AM
Keep Yunel. Position scarcity. Outfielders are a dime a dozen. Also, sounds like Bonifacio being supplanted at the top of the lineup by Juan Pierre is the rumor du jour.
Oct 26, 2011 06:41 AM
Oct 26, 2011 08:58 AM
Benjamin Harris,
Oct 26, 2011 06:59 AM
Zack Cozart in a deep-superdeep (10 teams, 15 keepers) dynasty league?
Oct 26, 2011 06:46 AM
Oct 26, 2011 07:00 AM
Would you rather keep Ackley or Jason Kipnis in a deep league?
Oct 26, 2011 08:42 AM
Oct 26, 2011 08:52 AM
Mike Smith
My apologies if this has been asked/addressed under previous "Keeper Reaper" columns, but is there a plan to consolidate these ratings somehow? I'm loving the write-ups!
Oct 26, 2011 10:09 AM
Mike Smith,
Oct 26, 2011 11:39 AM
I would love to see this. I'm deciding between Dee Gordon and Stephen Drew, both of whom have been covered, but still...talk about apples and oranges. No idea how to weigh those two against each other.
Oct 26, 2011 15:26 PM
Oct 27, 2011 09:59 AM
As an auction-keeper player, the expected dollar value mention help me gauge things. Thanks for including them.
Oct 26, 2011 11:27 AM
How do these ratings work for scoresheet, which doesn't give much value to SB unless the success rate is going to be above 75%?
Oct 26, 2011 11:29 AM
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Reaching & Engaging US Hispanics Online
When it came to reaching U.S. Hispanics in the digital space, things were pretty tough early on.
In the 1990s, only 24 percent of Hispanics had Internet access, so there definitely was a digital and computer gap, said officials with Ogilvy who spoke during Social Media Week DC about reaching U.S. Hispanics online.
"Today, the Latino community is playing and engaging in social media," said Kety Esquivel, vice president of digital influence at Ogilvy PR Worldwide. Esquivel mentioned this provides a tremendous opportunity for those interested in reaching this growing audience.
Starting in 1997, things changed pretty quickly for the Hispanic audience with the popularization of instant messaging. Two years later, Terra was launched and it became a very popular portal in Latin America, said Julio Valeriano, who oversees cause advocacy with Ogilvy.
Hispanics in the marketplace today represent $1.2 trillion in purchasing power. There are 6.4 million Hispanic homeowners, and Hispanics have the largest households with 3.6 people per home.
Contributing to this increasingly tech-savvy audience were huge milestones, including Friendster's launch in 2002, MySpace and hi5 in Latin America in 2003, and Facebook in 2004.
Ogilvy officials said these factors really led to a boom of Hispanics in online media – a social revolution that led to iconic meetings like Latism and Hispanicize.
Esquivel pointed to SXSW, which this year has added a new award to Latinos in technology that "honors this very revolution."
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- There are 30 million Hispanics online. By 2014, it's expected that 39 million Hispanics will be online.
- Hispanics spend an average 29 minutes per day in social networking activities.
- Seventy percent of online Hispanics are using Facebook.
- Fifty-nine percent of online Hispanics are on YouTube.
- Eight million Hispanics are on Twitter.
- There are more than 1,900 Latina bloggers, compared with just 159 in 2009. (Source: Mamiverse, blogs by Latinas.)
The digital divide now resides between native-born and foreign-born Hispanics.
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Phones are among the critical points of access to the Hispanic community, they said. Seventy-six percent of Hispanics own a mobile phone.
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Well I got into this BBQ thing deep when I judged the Canadian National BBQ Championship in Whistler. It was a hoot. Since then I have jumped into the deep end to say that least. Many hours are spent mulling over recipes and this awesome website. I have bought most of Steve's books and dog eared the recipes in the book that I want to attack. The next thing that I did was run out and by a side of beef to pick and coose "interesting" cuts to experiment with. I had no problems until I got to the chuck portion of the cow. This area, as most of you know, is the shoulder area of the cow and is excercised the most. There are cuts of meat in this area that are sought after by many like the Brisket, Flatiron etc. There are other cuts that are just plain tough. They seem to have all of the necessary components of good BBQ like marbling but when I tried a chuck roast it was tough to say the least. I brought the inner temp to 160F. The meat was done to perfection visually with a med rare inner and a wellish done outer.
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Bronze Star Medal
Navy and Marine Corps - Combat "V"
Air Force - "V" Device
Coast Guard - Combat "V" Statistics Established Executive Order 9419, February 4, 1944 (Superseded by E.O. 11046, August 24, 1962). First awarded 4 February 1944 (Retroactive through 7 December 1941). Last awarded Currently awarded Precedence Next (higher) Army - Soldier's Medal
Navy-Marine Corps - Navy and Marine Corps Medal
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Coast Guard - Coast Guard Medal Next (lower) Purple Heart
Service ribbon (above) - Reverse side of star (below)
The Bronze Star Medal is an individual military award of the United States Armed Forces. It may be awarded for acts of heroism, acts of merit, or meritorious service in a combat zone. When awarded for acts of heroism, the medal is awarded with the "V" device.
The medal is sometimes referred to as the Bronze Star and is the fifth-highest combat decoration and the tenth highest U.S. military award in order of precedence. Foreign soldiers,[1] as well as officers from the other federal uniformed services are also eligible to receive the decoration when serving with or alongside a service branch of the United States Armed Forces.[2]Contents
- 1 General information
- 2 History
- 3 Controversy
- 4 Appearance
- 5 Devices
- 6 Notable recipients
- 7 See also
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The Bronze Star Medal was established by Executive Order 9419, 4 February 1944 (superseded by Executive Order 11046, 24 August 1962, as amended by Executive Order 13286, 28 February 2003).[3]
The Bronze Star Medal may be awarded by the Secretary of a military department or the Secretary of Homeland Security with regard to the Coast Guard when not operating as a service in the Navy, or by such military commanders, or other appropriate officers as the Secretary concerned may designate, to any person who, while serving in any capacity in or with the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast Guard of the United States, after 6 December 1941, distinguishes, or has distinguished, herself or himself by heroic or meritorious achievement or service, not involving participation in aerial flight—(a) while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States;(b) while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force; or(c) while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party.
The acts of heroism are of a lesser degree than required for the award of the Silver Star. The acts of merit or acts of valor must be less than that required for the Legion of Merit but must nevertheless have been meritorious and accomplished with distinction. The Bronze Star Medal is awarded only to service members in combat who are receiving imminent danger pay.
The Bronze Star Medal (without the "V" device) may be awarded to each member of the Armed Forces of the United States who, after 6 December 1941, was cited in orders or awarded a certificate for exemplary conduct in ground combat against an armed enemy after 7 December 1941. For this purpose, the U.S. Army's Combat Infantryman Badge or Combat Medical Badge award is considered as a citation in orders. Documents executed since 4 August 1944 in connection with recommendations for the award of decorations of higher degree than the Bronze Star Medal cannot be used as the basis for an award under this paragraph.
Effective 11 September 2001, the Meritorious Service Medal may also be bestowed in lieu of the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement in a designated combat theater.[4]History
The Bronze Star Medal was conceived by Colonel Russell P. "Red" Reeder in 1943, who believed it would aid morale if there was a medal which could be awarded by captains of companies or batteries to deserving people serving under them. Reeder felt another medal was needed to be a ground equivalent of the Air Medal, and proposed that the new award be called the "Ground Medal".[5]
The idea eventually rose through the military bureaucracy and gained supporters. General George C. Marshall, in a memorandum to President Franklin D. Roosevelt dated 3 February 1944, wrote
The fact that the ground troops, Infantry in particular, lead miserable lives of extreme discomfort and are the ones who must close in personal combat with the enemy, makes the maintenance of their morale of great importance. The award of the Air Medal has had an adverse reaction on the ground troops, particularly the Infantry Riflemen who are now suffering the heaviest losses, air or ground, in the Army, and enduring the greatest hardships.
The Air Medal had been adopted two years earlier to raise airmen's morale. President Roosevelt authorized the Bronze Star Medal by Executive Order 9419 dated 4 February 1944, retroactive to 7 December 1941. This authorization was announced in War Department Bulletin No. 3, dated 10 February 1944.
The Executive Order was amended by President John F. Kennedy, per Executive Order 11046 dated 24 August 1962, to expand the authorization to include those serving with friendly forces. This allowed for awards where U.S. service members might be involved in an armed conflict where the United States was not a belligerent. At the time of the Executive Order, for example, the U.S. was not a belligerent in Vietnam, so U.S. advisers serving with the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces would not have been eligible for the award.
Since the award criteria state that the Bronze Star Medal may be awarded to "any person...while serving in any capacity in or with" the U.S. Armed Forces, awards to members of foreign armed services serving with the United States are permitted. Thus, a number of Allied soldiers received the Bronze Star Medal in World War II, as well as U.N. soldiers in the Korean War, Vietnamese and allied forces in the Vietnam War, and coalition forces in recent military operations such as the Gulf War, Operation Enduring Freedom and the Iraq War. A number of Bronze Star Medals with the "V" device were awarded to veterans of the Battle of Mogadishu.CIB & CMB Conversion
As a result of a study conducted in 1947, the policy was implemented that authorized the retroactive award of the Bronze Star Medal (without the "V" device) to soldiers who had received the Combat Infantryman Badge or the Combat Medical Badge during World War II. The basis for doing this was that the badges were awarded only to soldiers who had borne the hardships which resulted in General Marshall's support of the Bronze Star Medal. Both badges required a recommendation by the commander and a citation in orders.Controversy
In 2012, the U.S. Air Force alleged that two of its female airmen were subjected to cyber-bullying after receiving Bronze Star Medals for meritorious non-combat service. The two airmen had been finance NCOICs in medical units deployed to the War in Afghanistan and received the medals in March 2012. The awards sparked a debate as to whether or not the Air Force was awarding too many medals to its members, and whether the Bronze Star should be awarded for non-combat service.[6] This prompted the Air Force to take down stories of the two posted to the internet, and to clarify its criteria for awarding medals. The Air Force contended that meritorious service awards of the Bronze Star outnumber valor awards, and that it views awards on a case-by-case basis to maintain the integrity of the award.[7]
However, this is not the first time that the USAF has come under fire in the past for offering this award. The Department of Defense investigated the award of the Bronze Star Medal (BSM) by the USAF to some 185 individuals after operations in Kosovo in 1999. All but 25 were awarded to officers, and only 1 in 10 of those awarded were actually in the combat zone. Five were awarded to officers that never left Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri. During this campaign, the Navy had awarded 69 BSMs, and the Army with 5,000 troops in neighboring Albania (considered part of the combat zone) awarded none.[8] In the end, there was a Pentagon review and decision by Congress to stop the awarding of Bronze Stars to personnel outside the combat zone.Appearance
The Bronze Star Medal was designed by Rudolf Freund (1878–1960) of jewelry firm Bailey, Banks & Biddle.[9] (Freund also designed the Silver Star.[10])
The Bronze Star Medal is a bronze star 11⁄2 inches (38 mm) in circumscribing diameter. In the center thereof is a 3⁄16 inches (4.8 mm) diameter superimposed bronze star, the center line of all rays of both stars coinciding. The reverse has the inscription "HEROIC OR MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT" and a space for the name of the recipient to be engraved. The star is suspended from the suspension ribbon by a rectangular shaped metal loop with the corners rounded. The suspension ribbon is 13⁄8 inches (35 mm) wide and consists of the following stripes: 1⁄32 inches (0.79 mm) white 67101; 9⁄16 inches (14 mm) scarlet 67111; 1⁄32 inches (0.79 mm) white; center stripe 1⁄8 inches (3.2 mm) ultramarine blue 67118; 1⁄32 inches (0.79 mm) white; 9⁄16 inches (14 mm) scarlet; and 1⁄32 inches (0.79 mm) white.[11]Devices
Additional awards of the Bronze Star Medal are denoted by oak leaf clusters in the Army and Air Force and 5/16 inch stars in the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.[12]
The "V" device may be authorized for wear on specific decorations awarded to any service member. In the Army and Air Force the device denotes that a specific individual decoration resulted from an act of combat heroism. In the Navy and Marine Corps, the Combat "V" may be authorized for wear to denote valor or being exposed to personal hazard involving direct participation in combat operations. Only one "V" device may be worn on the suspension and service ribbon of specific medals and or specific unit award ribbons depending on each service branches regulations for use of the device.[12]
The Bronze Star Medal with the "V" device is the United States military's fourth highest decoration for valor.Notable recipients
- Spiro Agnew, Vice President of the United States
- Rudy Boesch, U.S. Navy SEAL Master Chief Petty Officer and Survivor contestant
- Edward Brooke, United States Senator
- Ramon Colon-Lopez, U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant, for valor
- John Connally, Governor of Texas, Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of the Treasury
- Bob Dole, United States Senator and presidential candidate
- Charles Durning, actor
- Dale Dye, American actor
- Martin H. Foery, U.S. Army general
- Henry Fonda, actor
- Joseph L. Galloway, war correspondent and author
- Salvatore Giunta, U.S. Army Soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- David Hackworth, highly decorated U.S. Army colonel and critic of U.S. military policy
- Ernest Hemingway, legendary author
- John Kerry, U.S. Senator and Secretary of State
- Ron Kovic, anti-war activist and author
- Bill Koll, Olympian
- Chris Kyle, U.S. Navy SEAL
- Jessica Lynch, U.S. Army soldier and POW in Iraq
- Victor Maghakian, one of the most decorated American soldiers of World War II
- John McCain, U.S. Navy captain, Vietnam POW, United States Senator and presidential candidate
- Hal Moore, U.S. Army general
- Audie Murphy, U.S. Army Soldier, WW II Medal of Honor recipient and actor
- Leroy Petry, U.S. Army Soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- Colin Powell, U.S. Army general and former U.S. Secretary of State
- Rod Serling, television writer and producer of The Twilight Zone
- Lloyd Shapley, 2012 Nobel laureate in economics
- Oliver Stone, American director
- Joseph Wapner, Judge on The People's Court
- Richard Winters, U.S. Army officer who fought in World War II
- Chuck Yeager, U.S. Air Force general and test pilot who was the first human to break the sound barrier
- Sandy MacGregor, Australian Army officer who was the first to explore the Cu Chi tunnels
. Department of Defense. 23 November 2010. pp. 51–53. Retrieved 1 July 2012. [hide] Inter-service awards and decorations of the United States military Federal military decorations
- Bronze Star Medal
- Purple Heart
- Meritorious Service Medal
- Air Medal
- Defense Distinguished Service
- Defense Superior Service
- Defense Meritorious Service
- Joint Service Commendation
- National Defense Service Medal
- Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
- Humanitarian Service Medal
- Outstanding Volunteer Service
- Korea Defense Service
- Vietnam Service
- Southwest Asia Service
- Kosovo Campaign
- Afghanistan Campaign Medal
- Iraq Campaign Medal
- Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
- Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
- Awards and decorations of the United States Air Force
- Awards and decorations of the United States Army
- Awards and decorations of the United States Coast Guard
- Awards and decorations of the United States Marine Corps
- Awards and decorations of the United States Navy
- Awards established in 1944
- Courage awards


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Did you know?
Fairview has recently been awarded as the first Carbon Neutral Cheesery on the African continent.
One of the Cape's most popular and best winelands cheese venues is Fairview Winery in Paarl. Fairview has over 13 different Jersey and goat's milk cheeses to try and buy. Taste their cheese with wine, on its own, or as a platter in the estate's Goatshed restaurant. Don't leave without their flagship Camembert Roydon Camembert.
At Anura Vineyards, you'll find French style, soft-rind cheeses. Try the irresistible Brie and Camembert, Anura Marisch – a mozzarella/edam blend and the Anura Mountain Cheese; a well- matured Swiss style cheese, with a rich, nutty flavour. Enjoy them all on the estate's cheese platter.
Zevenwacht Wine Estate is one of the best cheese venues in the winelands, known for their knock-out, all natural Farmhouse Cheddar. Recently, Zewenwacht joined forces with Italian cheese producers Puglia Cheese, adding authentic mozzarella to their repertoire. Also available are Burrata, Fior di Latte, and a semi-matured caciotta cheese called Primo Fiore.
Healy's Farmhouse Cheddar is a handmade unpasteurised cheddar cheese. Made from meadow-grazed Friesian milk and cave-aged from 8 to 24 months, it's been voted in the world's top four cheddars since its inception in 2005. Enjoy this multi award-winning treat at Waterkloof Estate on the outskirts of the Helderberg in Stellenbosch.
Another popular winelands cheese venue, Klein River Cheese outside Stanford makes 12 varieties of award-winning cheeses. Known for their outstanding Gruyere, cheeses can be tasted and purchased all year round or enjoy a picnic on the farm from November to May.
Look out for the products of Dalewood Fromage, unfortunately not open to the public. Their handmade, mature semi-hard estate cheese, Huguenot, has won gold medals at the World Cheese Awards, and local foodies drool over their brie, available in blue-veined or with green fig, chilli, porcini or crushed olive.
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Who to contact
Healy's Cheese @ Waterkloof Wines
Waterkloof, Sir Lowry's Pass Road, Somerset West
Tel: +27 (0)21 858 1292
Fairview Vineyard Cheesery
Suid-Agter Paarl Road
Tel: +27 (0)21 863 2450
Forest Hill Cheese @ Anura
Simondium Road, off the R44, Klapmuts
Tel: +27 (0)21 875 5360
Tel: +27 (0)21 903 5123/4
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Klein River Cheese
Off the R326, Stanford.
Tel: +27 (0)28 341 0693
How to get here
All the cheeseries that are open to the public are are easily accessible by tarred roads.
Best time to visit
Cheesery opening hours may not correspond with the opening hours of the wine estate. Check the establishments' websites before visiting.
What will it cost
The cost of a cheese tasting varies from R30 to R50 p/person. Expect to pay between R60 to R80 for a cheese platter. Cheese tastings at Fairview, Anura, and Zevenwacht may also include wine.
What to eat
Besides delicious cheese, a number of these establishments sell gourmet deli products made on the estate, or sourced from local suppliers.
What's happening
The SA Cheese Festival, the largest cheese festival in Africa, takes place in April.


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Bill Gates: Create a Condom Men Will Use Over No Condom At All
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Gates looks to get a rise out of the traditional condom industry
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is offering quite a challenge to brilliant minds everywhere:
create a condom
that men prefer to use over no condom.
On Gates' "Impatient Optimists" website for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a blog post describes how condoms are effective at preventing the spread of HIV and unintended pregnancy, but most people don't want to use them. Why? Mainly because it hinders the sexual experience.
The blog post was written by Papa Salif Sow, a senior program officer in HIV Prevention at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Stephen Ward, a program officer for Discovery & Translational Sciences at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
"It may seem obvious, but the success and impact of any public health tool hinges on that tool being used consistently and correctly by those who need it," said the blog post. "Vaccines sitting on shelves don't prevent disease. New tuberculosis drug regimens won't help if patients stop taking them halfway through the necessary days. Likewise, the potential value of condoms is limited by inconsistent use."
It mentions that many other HIV preventative and contraceptive methods are in development, such as fast-dissolving vaginal films and combination vaginal rings. However, many of these alternatives are years from hitting store shelves either due to development issues, regulatory approval, etc.
We have a perfectly good solution already available: condoms. But Gates feels it is time to give the condom a much-needed update so that they're used more frequently.
"What if we could develop a condom that would provide all the benefit of our current versions, without the drawbacks?" said the blog post. "Even better, what if we could develop one that was preferred to no condom?"
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is challenging scientists, entrepreneurs, etc. to partake in the Next Generation of Condoms, which is part of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Grand Challenges Explorations.
Gates' Grand Challenges are always looking for an old idea to redesign and make into a more effective product. For example, last August, Gates awarded prizes to three teams at an event in Seattle, Washington called
"Reinvent the Toilet Challenge."
Scientists, inventors, designers and students enrolled in the challenge were asked that they create a toilet design that strays from the traditional flush toilet.
If you've got an idea that will encourage "wrapping" it while making men still want to "tap" it, then submit your ideas to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Director of Communications & Media Relations
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- Kincardine, Fife
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- 08 Feb 2013
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Director of Communications & Media Relations
Scottish Police College, Kincardine, Fife
Salary circa £80K – plus company car
In order to support the transition towards the new single Scottish Police service the Chief Constable of Police Scotland would like to source interest for the following interim post.
This post will sit on the Chief Constable's Leadership team alongside the four Deputy Chief Constables and the seven Assistant Chief Constables. It will be located at Tulliallan, the interim Force Headquarters in the first instance however this may be subject to change.
This will be an interim appointment in the first instance as support staff structures have as yet to be fully developed. It is anticipated that over the next 6-9 months formal support staff structure proposals will flow on from extensive internal consultation with staff and the Trade Unions to the Police Scotland Executive team and then the Scottish Police Authority for final approval.
Thereafter, permanent Director level appointments to the Force Leadership team will be made. It is envisaged that the permanent posts will be advertised internally and externally concurrently.
This successful applicant will play a lead role in taking forward critical work required to progress and deliver police service reform over the next 6-9 months – from a functional as well as from a Force Executive perspective. You will be forward looking, strategic thinker with strong inter-personal skills. Excellent communication and negotiating skills are essential.
You'll be a leader and motivator, with the ability to see 'the big picture', persuasive and articulate with evidence of your ability to lead and manage strategic change.
You'll have a sound knowledge of, and ability to employ, a broad range of communications tools and processes e.g. website, intranet, advertising, media releases, publications, house journals, briefings, sponsorship, events etc and be able to exercise sound and speedy judgment in a crisis leading to effective decision making.
For this role a flexible attitude is required and the ability to respond quickly to unplanned events and changing demands.
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Healthy habits highlighted at Alaska Federation of Natives Convention
The Alaska Federation of Natives Convention is known for being a gathering with cultural performances, discussions and speeches, but it's also a chance for Alaska Natives to keep tabs on their health.
In its seventh year, people can get a flu shot, find advice on quitting smoking, receive healthy eating tips and more at the AFN health fair. More than 20 booths line a hallway on the second floor of the Dena'ina Center for the fair, which started Thursday morning and continues Friday.
A mobile mammography unit parked outside the Dena'ina Center is a new addition at the free fair this year.
"The mobile mammography unit screens for breast cancer," said Dr. Gary Ferguson, senior director of community health services at Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. "Breast cancer is on the rise in Alaska Native people, as well as all populations. So it's a really important screening to have."
Hot pink decor made one booth stand out. Julie Stayden — a health educator with Southcentral Foundation — helped staff a table Thursday focused on breast and cervical cancer awareness. As a breast cancer survivor, underscoring prevention is a personal matter for her.
"Early detection saves lives," said Stayden, who was sporting a bright pink kuspuk at day one of AFN.
Cancer is the leading killer of Alaska Natives, according to a 2015 report. For Native women, breast cancer is the most common. For Native men, colorectal and lung are the leading cancers.
AFN is a good opportunity to reach a big group of people, Ferguson said.
"AFN is our largest gathering of Alaska Native people and having a health fair here is … it's one of those things where leaders and all of our customer-owners are here at once," Ferguson said.
The fair has also expanded over the years, offering more services. In years past, the health fair was confined to rooms at the Dena'ina Center.
"We've got a large showing already," said Ferguson as dozens of people milled about the fair Thursday afternoon.
This year, ANTHC, Southcentral Foundation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services helped put on the fair.
If you go:
Where: Second floor of the Dena'ina Center
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ICC Intercontinental Cup Day 4 - Canada vs. Afghanistan
Afghanistan win by 9 wickets
August 5, 2011
Afghanistan closed out their one-sided Intercontinental Cup match against Canada in King City, winning by nine wickets despite losing the entire second day to rain. Having begun the final day on 176 for 7, Harvir Baidwan and Khurram Chohan added 52 for the seventh wicket before Chohan was caught behind for 24 off Mohammad Nabi. The innings folded three runs later for 231, with Baidwan, who made a painstaking 50 from 151 balls, last out, giving Canada a lead of 68.
Led by Karim Sadiq's run-a-ball 37, Afghanistan chased the target down in just 11.3 overs for the loss of Noor Ali Zadran's wicket. Hamid Hassan picked up three more wickets in Canada's second innings, giving him match figures of 10 for 85 and earning him Man-of-the-Match honours.


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A Visual Inventory
Architect John Pawson reveals a photographic scrapbook of inspiration
In his career architect John Pawson has designed monasteries for Cistercian monks and constructed boutique shopping locales. He has sketched concepts for yachts, created lounges for Hong Kong airlines, and has even published the deliciously simple cookbook "Living and Eating" (previously on CH). Bringing a sharp eye for minimal design, the architect has embraced a wide range of production, fed by limitless sources of inspiration. At a young age, Pawson began obsessively photographing such inspiration for his own projects, and it's a habit he continues today. From more than 250,000 images Pawson selected 130 pairs of pictures to create "A Visual Inventory" as a glimpse into the architect's creative process.
Billed as little more than "snapshots" by Pawson himself, the collection is not so much about flawless photography as it is the interplay of lines and textures that feed an architect's eye. "Mine is a scattergun approach," he writes. "When I take a picture, there is always a reason in my mind, but a camera, when it is used as freely as mine, it is a tool for plurality, catching everything from previously undetected elements of repetition to unregistered details of narrative incident."
The book builds off of the concept of an "inventory", both in the traditional sense of a collection of assets as well as a list of preferences, attitudes and interests. Some may be surprised that Pawson—an unflinchingly minimalist architect—draws from such an eclectic mix of influences. His sources include biological phenomena, human refuse, archaelogical architecture and swaths of formless texture.
The collection essentially details the mind of an architect, and can be thought of as a kind of sourcebook for designers. Each photograph is accompanied by a short blurb that calls out Pawson's personal reaction to the image. Selections are laid out in pairs that speak to each other, which becomes especially interesting when combinations are unexpected: railway tracks reflect dead leaves suspended in spider webs as tree roots mirror the contrails from a fleet of airplanes.
"A Visual Inventory" is available from Phaidon and on Amazon.


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Text and photos by Allie Goldstein and Kirsten Howard So how exactly do you win a tilling competition? We're at the Prairie Homestead Antique Power and Country Craft Show in Belmond, Iowa, of all places, watching farmers on tractors practicing for the next day's tillage contest. "You drive as straight as you can," David Sieck, of…


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BOSTON – Ethiopia's Deriba Merga overcame the disappointment of his Olympic fade to win the Boston Marathon on Monday, and Kenya's Salina Kosgei won the closest women's race in the history of the event. Americans took third in both races for the best U.S. finish since 1985.
Merga, who was passed in the last 400 metres and finished fourth in Beijing, pulled away before Heartbreak Hill and won in two hours eight minutes 42 seconds – almost a full minute ahead of Kenya's Daniel Rono and American Ryan Hall.
"I've never experienced anything like this," said Hall, who took the early lead and was shoulder-to-shoulder with the leaders until they passed from Wellesley into Newton, with about 15 kilometres to go to go. "And I've been in the Rose Parade, so that's a pretty big deal."
Kosgei won a sprint with defending champion Dire Tune, trading the lead several times in the final blocks of Boylston Street before hitting the tape less than a stride ahead of the Ethiopian in 2:32:16. American Kara Goucher led the three as they crossed the MassPike into Kenmore Square with one mile to go, but she was outkicked down the stretch and finished nine seconds back.
"I just wanted it for everybody that wanted it for me," said Goucher, whose voice cracked repeatedly in the post-race news conference. "I'm proud of how I did. I just wanted to be the one that won – for everybody."
Canadian Diane Roy of Hatley, Que.,was second in the women's wheelchair race in 2:01:27. Japan's Wakako Tsuchida won the women's race for third straight year, clocking 1:54:37.
Other Canadians who finished were Stephen J. Drew of Waterloo, finished 21st, while Rami Bardeesy of Halifax was 42nd.
Roy made headlines during the Paralympics in September when she was stripped of a gold medal in the women's 5,000 metres because of a crash behind her, then settled for silver days later when the race was held again and American Amanda McGrory beat her by 1/100ths of a second.
South African Ernst Van Dyk breezed to his eighth win in the men's wheelchair race, matching the all-categories Boston Marathon record set by Jean Driscoll, who won eight women's wheelchair races.
The marathon winners will take home US$150,000, but Merga had to wait for his traditional laurel wreath: The women, who had a 30-minute head start, ran so slowly and the men's pace was so fast that he crossed the finish line before Kosgei had a chance to climb the champion's podium.
"I was little bit embarrassed," said Colleen De Reuck, a 45-year-old four-time Olympian and naturalized U.S. citizen who grabbed the lead out of frustration and finished eighth. "You come to a marathon and a big marathon like this, you get paid a lot of money to come and run and I think you should race."
The women's race was the slowest since 1985, a pace that had the men's leaders passing the female stragglers and approaching the final mile as the women were hitting the tape.
Goucher burst into tears and was consoled by her husband, and Tune fell to the pavement for several minutes after the final sprint. A race spokesman said Tune would not be available because she was receiving medical attention; defending champion Robert Cheruiyot, who was seeking an unprecedented fourth straight title and fifth overall, dropped out of the race between the 35K and 40K markers and was taken to a hospital.
One year after Tune outkicked Alevtina Biktimirova to win by two seconds in what was then the closest women's finish ever, the Ethiopian traded places with Kosgei several times on the last long stretch to the tape. The only closer finish in the 113-year history of the event was in 2000, when Elijah Lagat beat Gezahegne Abera with an identical time of 2:09:47.
A field of 26,386 runners left Hopkinton in the morning with temperatures hovering around 10 C and a stiff headwind. Hundreds of thousands lined the 42.195-kilometre course that winds up and down through seven suburbs before ending in Boston's Back Bay.
The top runners were easier to spot this year, wearing their names on their bibs instead of numbers so the hundreds of thousands of fans along the course could cheer them on.
Another runner was easily identifiable by his number: Air traffic controller Patrick Harten wore No. 1549 to honour his role in the safe landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River. He finished in 2:47:19 – 355th overall.
Hall, who came into the race with the fastest personal best in the field, moved quickly to the lead on record-setting pace before a pack of 13 settled into a more comfortable groove. The women's race was much slower, setting off at a 6:28 pace that would have brought them to Boston in the slowest time since 1973.
Kosgei said the weather made the challenging course even more difficult.
"The wind was a bit stronger. ... So, it was very hard," Kosgei said. "I decided I must try. So, I tried."
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October is anti-bullying month and Chompie's, Arizona's New York Deli, is doing its part to help keep recess yards at Phoenix area schools safe. On October 24th, Chompie's presented a check to Playworks Arizona totaling $11,282 through its "Chompie's Cares" program.
Playworks Arizona is a non-profit organization that transforms recess by placing full time coaches at schools to teach the kids how to play together, resolve conflicts through rock-paper-scissors, and how to be inclusive. The results are amazing, as bullying decreases, students feel safer and healthier, and students return to class ready to learn.
This past March, Chompie's and Playworks collaborated to create a new kids menu for Chompie's that helps teach kids how to solve conflicts and promote inclusion within schools and on the recess yard. For every kids meal purchased from the new kids menu, as well as for every Chompie's brand water bottle sold at the restaurant and deli, Chompie's makes a donation to Playworks to help schools run much needed programs that teach kids to be inclusive and boost self-confidence.
The first donation from kids meal purchases and water bottles equaled $11,282. Additional donations from Chompie's will be made at regular intervals based on future purchases from the kids menu and water bottles.
The interactive and educational kids menu at Chompie's offers 19 different breakfast, lunch and dinner kids meals and introduces a new gluten-free friendly section with menu items such as waffles, macaroni and cheese and flatbread cheese pizza. The regular kids meals include all-time favorites like chicken fingers, French toast and cheeseburgers, plus a selection of sliders. The new menu also includes fun interactive learning games that teach sharing, inclusion and conflict resolution.
"This partnership with Chompie's is the first of its kind in the nation for our organization," said Chuck Warshaver, Executive Director of Playworks Arizona. "Chompie's not only is making a donation for each kids meal purchased, but they allowed us to help design the menus to include games and activities focused on our core values of inclusion. We couldn't ask for a more effective partnership to talk to kids and parents to help reduce bullying, increase teaching time and increase physical activity in our schools."
"We visited some of the schools using the Playworks program and were overwhelmed by the response from principals, teachers and students as to how successful the program is at reducing bullying and increasing teaching time for teachers thanks to fewer students being sent to the office for bad behavior and how the transition from recess to class time dramatically improved," said Neal Borenstein, owner of Chompie's. "We sought to create a new kids menu that encompassed the core values that Playworks teaches on the recess yard, and based on early responses from our guests we know we succeeded. We're very proud of this partnership and our ability to make this donation to Playworks Arizona to reduce bullying in schools."
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Read Heading Out to Wonderful … Enter to WinMay 23, 2012 • 11 Comments • category: Algonquin Books Blog, Heading Out to Wonderful
This is a story of passion and of place, of suspense, of love gone terribly wrong.
Today, we share the first excerpt from the upcoming new novel by Robert Goolrick. Heading Out to Wonderful will be hitting bookstores, both online and bricks-and mortar, in just days, but this is your chance to read it before you can buy it.
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Read the excerpt below — you'll be hooked — and then fill out the form at the bottom for the chance to win one of 25 autographed copies of Heading Out to Wonderful (SORRY, THE WINNERS HAVE ALREADY BEEN CHOSEN).
From Heading Out to Wonderful…
At the end of Charlie's first work week, on a Friday in late August, 1948, a woman walked into the shop, and that's when the story becomes more than just another story, becomes instead a tale that's passed down from father to son as a warning, from mother to daughter in that year when the daughter first begins to dream of romance, the kind of romance seen in the flickering light of the movie screen: The lights go down, the movie starts, the silent flicker as the frames go through the sprockets, and even the most ordinary gesture becomes extraordinary. Everything stops, and something you can't explain begins.
The bell over the door jangled, everybody turned to see who was coming in, the way they always did. She walked silently into the butcher shop, and everybody stared at her and they didn't turn away and start talking again, the way they usually did, and nobody, not one woman, said a word of greeting to her.
Charlie had never seen her, not once, and he thought he'd seen everybody. It was obvious she was different from the other women. She had a country face, young, probably not much more than twenty, if that. She wore a wedding band and an engagement ring, so that much was clear, but she looked as though she had stepped into the shop from another part of the world, from one of the cities Charlie had visited during his days and nights of travel.
She wore a white linen dress, it was still before Labor Day, and such things still mattered then, a white dress with an olive green belt at the trim waist, the neckline cut low with a certain sophistication and style that said she had not bought it anywhere near Brownsburg. Her lips were a crimson slash, her hair pulled up in gleaming blonde waves on top of her head, held with tortoiseshell combs studded with rhinestones. She wore dark sunglasses, a thing no other woman in the town even thought to own, and espadrilles, tied with grosgrain ribbons around her ankles, on her small feet.
Her only other jewelry was a small gold cross she wore around her neck on a delicate chain, and she carried a small green leather bag under her arm.
She walked quickly into the center of the store, and nobody said a word to her. Charlie stopped slicing the pork chops he was cutting for Helen Anderson, and wiped the blade of his knife with a clean cloth. It glinted in the light as he laid it quietly on the counter.
Will, sitting in his chair with the boy on his lap, finally broke the silence and the stillness. He greeted her softly as he stood up and put the boy down on the floor, "Morning, Sylvan. How're you doing? How's Boaty?"
"We're fine," she said. "It's lovely. Everything's just the same as always."
She had a sweet, girlish voice. She couldn't have been much more than a teenager. She didn't sound like she was from around Brownsburg. She spoke in some faraway accent, like a princess, or an actress.
She took off her dark glasses, very slowly, bowing her head to do it, gentle, graceful. She looked up at Will briefly, nodding hello. Then she just stood, and she turned her head slowly to stare at Charlie Beale. Five seconds. Ten, maybe, no more, but it seemed forever.
His hands were on the counter. He felt the urge to do something, to wipe the butcher block, to jingle the change in his pocket, but nobody moved, and he didn't either.
"May I help you, ma'am? Is there . . . ?"
"No. No thank you. I'm not hungry for anything." She spoke with the sort of fake English accent Charlie had only heard in the movies, those glowing women on the screen with the sparkling hair and the black lips.
Five seconds.
"At the moment. Not hungry at the moment."
Then she turned and headed for the door. The bell tinkled as she left, and she shielded her eyes for a brief moment in the sudden brightness of the street. She put her dark glasses back on and let herself into a black Cadillac, started the engine and drove away.
He wanted to look. You could tell he wanted to follow this woman with his eyes, a quick light came into them, but then it was out, just like that, and he went on with the next customer. He came awake like a man who'd been in a deep sleep, and was late getting where he was going. His blade sliced into a chop, the ladies began their chatter again, watching him not watch her leave.
"That woman," Will said, "walks like a farmer."
"How's that?" asked Charlie.
"She walks," said Will, waiting, "like she's got a bale of hay on one hip and a bale of alfalfa on the other, and when she walks," he paused for effect, "she's rotating the crops," and all the women laughed, even though they had heard the same old joke since they were girls, and Charlie laughed, too, although he found the joke vulgar when he thought of the way it didn't even begin to describe the majesty and poetry of that girl's way of walking.
As if the movie were over, everything went back into motion, the ladies chattering as though she had never been there, Charlie finishing the chops and wrapping them neatly in clean white paper he ripped from a roll over his head, his hands shaking, his whole body electric beneath his clothes, the boy and Will sitting again and playing at Cat's Cradle, the chair creaking as the father and the son intertwined the string in more and more complex ways.
"Poor Sylvan," said Eleanor Cooke.
"Poor Boaty Glass, you mean," said Mary Page. "He sure got what he paid for."
"If you lie down with the dogs, you get up with the fleas," Eleanor said, ending it, and all the ladies nodded in agreement.
But Charlie Beale had heard her name. Sylvan Glass. She went off in his head and his heart like a firecracker on the Fourth of July. Something dazzling. Something stupendous.
Something, finally, that was wholly and mysteriously wonderful.
Join us tomorrow for more from Heading Out to Wonderful. You can buy Heading Out to Wonderful at IndieBound independent bookstores, Powell's, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.
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The Bowed Bookshelf says...
Sounds just like town-chattery living. Slyvan Glass. Now that's a name for storyville…
6:42 pm
Natalie ~ the Coffee and a Book Chick says...
I loved A Reliable Wife and met Robert Goolrick at the recent Virginia Festival of the Book. I absolutely signed up to hopefully get a signed copy of his new book! And you're right – I read the excerpt and I want more!
8:54 pm
Sue B. says...
Loved A RELIABLE WIFE and gave it away for World Book Night. Let's just say it wasn't difficult to get people interested in reading it- murder and madness go a long way.
10:10 pm
Susan G says...
I think it sounds like the kind of book I'd like…charming, not like some of the dark things I've been reading. I need a little charm.
9:11 am
Sue Schwartz says...
This is definitely on my to-read list !!
10:06 am
Algonquin says...
Well, more is coming today with another excerpt. So glad you liked it! It's a wonderful read…
10:20 am
techeditor says...
What a wonderful giveaway!I'm looking forward to reading this.
10:27 am
techeditor says...
I see on another site that this book is offered only to Canadians. Why is that?
4:12 pm
admin says...
Oh, don't know where you saw that, but it's not the case. It's not just for Canadians.
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Nenette Seaux says...
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Sindy Cunningham says...
I want to read more! I'm intrigued.


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Arcata runner remembers Boston Bombing; Plans to return
EUREKA- One year after the deadly attack at the Boston Marathon, an Arcata runner plans to run through the finish line again.
Armando Ibarra-Espinoza, an Arcata resident, finished the 26-mile run one hour before both pressure cooker bombs went off, killing three and injuring hundreds.
Ibarra-Espinoza said he and his friends were on the subway, on their way to a friends house, when they heard about the attack from friends and families. "We were so clear of everything that we just found out as everyone else found out," he said.
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