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An Ahwatukee woman was stung by a scorpion and then stung by an $83,000 hospital bill.
"It feels like there's an electrical shock going through your whole body," Edmonds said.
When 53-year-old Marcie Edmonds was stung by a scorpion this past summer, she couldn't have imagined one sting could make her so famous.
"By Monday, it was on Yahoo. I mean it went totally viral," Edmonds said. Now I'm known as the 'scorpion lady' - not that I like that title."
It wasn't so much the sting on her abdomen that made news, instead, it was her hospital visit to Chandler Regional Hospital that no one could believe.
"The doctor came in and he said, 'We have this drug, it's called Anascorp. It's miraculous. It's an amazing drug,'" Edmonds said.
Two vials of Anascorp and three hours later, Edmonds was feeling 100 percent better and heading home.
"Who would expect to get a bill for $83,000? I was there literally for just over three hours. They charged me $39,000 for each vial of (antivenin)," Edmonds said.
Edmonds was sure the $83,000 bill was a mistake but the hospital confirmed the $39,000 per vial price tag was right and offered a 10 percent discount.
"It's not about me, it's not about a scorpion bite, it's about price gouging," Edmonds said.
After Edmonds' story aired, the hospital decided to work with her and settled her balance for an undisclosed amount.
"I want to encourage people to not take no for an answer and stand up for what you believe in, and in doing that, Chandler Regional has actually lowered their rate from $39,000 per vial to $8,000 per vial," Edmonds said.
Rare Disease Therapeutics sells Anascorp to distributors for about $3,500 a vial.
Chandler Regional Hospital released the following statement Friday.
"We sincerely apologize for any distress Ms. Edmonds has experienced over the cost of her emergency treatment at Chandler Regional Medical Center. It is always our intention to follow the core values of Dignity Health - dignity, collaboration, justice, stewardship and excellence. Our Patient Financial Services team worked directly with Ms. Edmonds to adjust the high out-of-network cost of the Anascorp™ antivenin she received. In addition, we reviewed our pricing of this expensive specialty medication. Unfortunately, many insurers do not cover the cost of the Anascorp™ antivenin. As a result, we are committed to collaborating with insurance companies and the vendor to find solutions to continue to make this drug more affordable and accessible to Arizona's citizens. For more than seven years, Chandler Regional Medical Center was instrumental in the research, development and, ultimately, the final FDA approval of this important medication. While we recognize that Anascorp™ antivenin is expensive, it is a relatively cost-effective alternative to hospitalization to treat severe scorpion sting reactions. Chandler Regional Medical Center is committed to treating all patients in need of care and will not turn away or refuse care to any patient, regardless of the patient's ability to pay. e have an aggressive financial assistance program available to make sure our care and services are accessible to those who need them. Chandler Regional Medical Center has been serving the health care needs of this community for more than 50 years and we are dedicated to continuing that tradition."
Edmonds' insurance paid $57,000 of the bill.
Edmonds said her story speaks to the state of the healthcare system.
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The Bulgarian defender has joined Martin Jol's side until the end of the season, with an option of a two-year contract in the summer
The Bulgarian international, who has 29 international caps, was snapped up by the Cottagers in a beat-the-deadline deal as Martin Jol seeks to add more depth to his squad.
After three years in Holland, the 29-year-old right-back will provide another right-back option for the west-London outfit, where Sascha Riether has played in each of the Cottagers' 24 Premier League games this season.
Manolev told the club website: "I came here to play but I know that I have to fight for my place. I am looking forward to playing the Premier League because I believe it is the best competition in the world.
"I know Martin Jol already because when I came to Holland, we played against Ajax when he was the coach. I hope that if I play well here then I will be able to stay beyond the summer."

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The above video is from the recent Ableton Live Users Group in LA. I used to go to Club Cubase run by Fadi Hayek in NYC quite often. Before I moved to Berlin I was able to go to one of the Ableton User Group meetings in NY. There's something nice about meeting in person.
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text: Politics 11 December 2012 No longer the default religion: is being a Christian now a political statement? The census has shown a big decline in the number of people declaring themselves to be religious, writes Nelson Jones. Sign up for our weekly email * Print HTML The anthropologist Kate Fox calls it the "default religion rule". In her 2004 study Watching the English, she recalls eavesdropping on a conversation in a GP's waiting room as a mother helped her 12 year old daughter fill out a registration form. "We're not any religion, are we?" asked the girl, bemused by one of the questions, to which the mother replied, "No, we're not. Just put C of E." But is this "rule" as strong as it was? Today's results from the 2011 Census suggest that the number of those self-identifying as "Christian" in England and Wales – the religion question wasn't broken down by denomination – has declined substantially from ten years previously. Then it was 72 per cent. The latest figure is 59 per cent. There has been an almost equivalent rise of 10 per cent in those ticking the "No religion" box, but it's still only a quarter of the population. Even if the 7 per cent who declined to answer the voluntary question are counted as non-religious (which is unlikely to be the case) we're still left with more than two-thirds who declare a faith. There's something for everyone here. The British Humanist Association was quick of the mark this morning, with Andrew Copson hailing "a really significant cultural shift". He argued that the Census figures, while inflating the true figure, provided further evidence that religious practice and identity were in decline, "and non-religious identities are on the rise". But the Church of England has hit back. Its spokesman, Rev Arun Arora, pointed to the 59 per cent figure as evidence that "the death of Christian England has been greatly exaggerated." He compared the fairly low membership of the National Secular Society with that of the British Sausage Appreciation Society. Which is fair enough, I suppose. There are, after all, many millions of people in this country who appreciate sausages without feeling the need to join a society to say so. In truth, the Census figure reveals little that wasn't already known. Its main importance is political. Those who argue against social or political change (for example, against the introduction of same-sex marriage) or in favour of the special privileges enjoyed by the Church of England will breathe a sigh of relief that they can still point to the Census as proof that this is still a Christian country. For this very reason the BHA ran a high-profile campaign last year urging non-believers to identify themselves as such. It's not clear what difference this made: though there has been a huge fall in the number of self-declared Jedi, that in itself is not enough to account for the rise in the "no religion" figure. Over the decade between the two most recent censuses, regular churchgoing has continued to decline, but at a slower rate than suggested by the figure for religious affiliation. Other research (such as the poll carried out earlier this year for the Richard Dawkins Foundation) suggests that only a minority of Britain's self-declared Christians have any deep knowledge of Christian doctrine or the Bible. The biggest driver of the decline in nominal Christian affiliation may be generational: younger people tend to have less cultural attachment to Christian traditions, and be less likely to adhere to the "default religion rule." But the terms of the debate have also been transformed. In 2001, religion had a relatively low public profile, although the fact that the question was added to the Census suggests that, even then, things were beginning to change. In the past few years, it has become difficult to avoid. Religion has entered the cultural and political debate in ways that would have been unimaginable just a few years ago. The rise of public chatter about religion may not have been reflected in rising levels of active churchgoing. But it may well have contributed to a sharpening of people's religious identities. On the one hand, the prominence and popularity of the "New Atheists" has helped to turn non-belief into a positive identity. It has also confronted people with the notion that belonging to a religion involves at least some level of practice and/or theological belief, something that they may not have considered before. People who considered that they "belonged to" Christianity merely because they had been christened or married in church are now choosing to declare themselves non-religious. Christianity has also become much more political. Debates about education, about the status of marriage, about abortion and medical ethics have became heavily dominated by questions of religion, and the dominant voices have often been religious ones (or, for that matter, anti-religious ones). There have also been attempts in some quarters to link Christianity with white ethnic identity, or with opposition to Islam. Some previously notional Christians will have been alienated by a church that often seems to embody regressive attitudes, and this may be reflected in the latest figures. 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DNA Typing of HLA-DR/DQ Alleles in Taiwan Chinese With Rheumatic Heart Disease
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Anna makes roster; Nunez, Solarte up in air
TAMPA, Fla. -- The final roster spot in Yankees camp will come down to the last day of the spring, as utility infielders Eduardo Nunez and Yangervis Solarte have both been told not to pack for the trip to Houston.
Dean Anna was told that he has secured a spot on the roster, and the Yankees view Anna as the replacement for infielder Brendan Ryan, who will begin the season on the 15-day disabled list. That decision leaves Nunez and Solarte in limbo for one more night.
"Weird, a situation like that," Nunez said. "It's kind of weird, you know? You don't know where you're going on the last day of Spring Training. They said it's still up in the air."
Yankees manager Joe Girardi said that he had "nothing else to really report" about the situation with Nunez and Solarte. Nunez has played in 270 games for the Yankees over the last four years, while Solarte batted .429 this spring as a non-roster invitee.
Technically, the Yankees have until 3 p.m. ET on Sunday to finalize their Opening Day roster. Girardi did confirm that Anna made the roster, news that was first revealed via Twitter by Jedd Gyorko, one of Anna's former Padres teammates.
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"He gives you a ton of flexibility," Girardi said. "With Brendan Ryan out, he played a very good shortstop for us. He's a left-handed bat, so if we give [Derek Jeter] a day off, it'll probably be against a right-hander. He fits the mold."
Girardi said that he would also feel comfortable playing Anna at second or third base. Anna, 27, led the Pacific Coast League in hitting last year with a .331 average for Triple-A Tucson and would be making his big league debut with New York.
"I really feel a little numb more than anything right now," Anna said. "I think maybe Opening Day, that's when I'll start to feel what I feel. Everyone else is really excited for me, but it really just feels like another day right now -- which is kind of a weird feeling, really."
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My dad has just finished his second course of chemo (Xeloda?), 2 weeks on and one off. Well, his "off" week this past week was just awful for him. He's nauseous, dizzy, constipated, weak. Lies in bed most of the day. We are just mystified as to why he seems so ill, as the MRI's show disease only in the liver, no metastases. I've read recently that everyone's cancer is their own, you can't really compare yourself to anyone else, however, I wish he would be feeling better, not worse!
Oncologist appointment is tomorrow, my brother is hoping to be there, as dad always glosses over the report as good news, and his wife doesn't seem to remember or get anything straight, and concentrates on the trivial minutia.
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From 2008–2014, Dr. Hardin taught at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, where he was also a member of the faculty of theology and religion at Oxford University; in 2012, he was named "Most Innovative Teacher" in the humanities division by the Oxford University student union. Dr. Hardin is thrilled to be joining the PBA faculty to teach New Testament (and Greek) and to chair the budding M.Div. program; he is eager to teach/mentor PBA students and to forge new relationships with colleagues. Dr. Hardin writes articles and essays at both the popular and scholarly levels, and his 2008 monograph, Galatians and the Imperial Cult, was published in an internationally acclaimed peer-reviewed monograph series (WUNT; Mohr Siebeck). His current writing project is an extensive commentary on I Corinthians, which will eventually appear in Zondervan's new Story of God Bible Commentary series. Dr. Hardin regularly presents papers at international conferences, and in 2011 delivered the annual Tyndale New Testament lecture in Cambridge, England. Dr. Hardin belongs to the Society of Biblical Literature, the Institute of Biblical Research, and the Tyndale Fellowship (where he served as secretary of the New Testament group from 2009–14). An ordained minister, he enjoys serving and teaching in local churches within the evangelical tradition. He and Jill—his childhood sweetheart—are decisively (but happily) outnumbered with three school-aged children. Having formerly coached youth football (soccer) in Oxford for his children's local club team, Dr. Hardin anticipates spending his early "retirement" as an enthusiastic spectator.


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The owner of the historic Golden State Theatre wants the city of Monterey to get into the entertainment business.
Warren Dewey has asked the city to purchase a 50 percent stake in the building for 100 percent control of the entertainment venue. Dewey would retain control of the building's retail and office space.
While the discussion is in its infancy, the proposal has piqued the city's interest.
"I think it's something we very strongly need to look at and consider some options," said City Councilwoman Libby Downey. "I've always felt the city should buy the State Theatre."
Downey said City Manager Fred Meurer has balked at the cost in the past. With the recession dropping the asking price and the offer of 50 percent ownership, however, Meurer is now feeling bullish on the idea.
"I'm intrigued by it," said Meurer. "It is a very special building in a very special part of Monterey that really needs to be preserved."
Meurer said the city has worked well with Dewey in the past, providing a subsidy to offset operating costs after he purchased the building in 2004 and assisting him when he refinanced, experiences that bode well for a potential partnership.
The city manager said he has some ideas to make the idea a reality but will present those to the City Council in closed session, probably in August.
Downtown business representatives were also excited about the idea.
"When the Golden State Theatre has a good concert, the impact on the downtown is so noticeable," said property owner and businessman Mike Marotta Jr. "It brings in a whole new group of people."
The building is listed for sale at just under $5 million. Broker and property manager Ryan Flegal said various parties have expressed interest in turning it into everything from a conference center to a storage facility.
For $2.45 million, he said, the partnership would allow the city to retain the theater as a vibrant cultural center, historical landmark and downtown economic engine.
"The city can't afford not to buy the Golden State Theatre," said Flegal.
As proposed, the city would contract with a promoter or management firm to keep the venue booked, with the promoter receiving a percentage of each event.
Another option, Flegal suggested, is to turn the theater's upstairs offices and loft into a centralized arts hub. Groups like Pacific Repertory Theatre, the Monterey Jazz Festival, the Monterey Symphony and the Cultural Arts Commission could form an arts trust, coordinating their performances and contracting with a management firm to book outside acts.
Beyond the cultural and historical value, the city's investment would be returned financially in two ways: a $5 historic preservation fee added to each ticket of $18 or more, and increases in transient occupancy (hotel) taxes. A 2003 study commissioned by the city estimated it could gross between $186,000 and $262,000 annually in taxes and direct revenue just by using the theater as an extension of the conference center.
When the Golden State Theatre opened in 1926, with its Spanish Revival and art deco detail, it was the largest theater between San Francisco and Los Angeles. By the time Dewey purchased it in 2004, it had become a run-down three-screen miniplex.
A multi-million dollar renovation restored its original lustre, and Dewey converted it to a single-screen cinema and concert venue. He booked a variety of film and big-name music acts, including B.B. King and the Doobie Brothers, but found he disliked promoting concerts.
In 2009, Monterey Church rented the theater, using it for religious services, Christian music concerts and some secular acts, such as Jerry Seinfeld. The church left the theater in 2012 after a fire in an electrical room knocked out power for several weeks. Dewey hired Scott Grover as general manager and concert promoter last year, but Grover fell behind on rent payments and was let go in June.
Flegal said he is familiar with several concert promoters who could fill the bill for the city, Grover possibly among them.
Rick Johnson, executive director of the Old Monterey Business Association, said the proposal presents an opportunity for the Golden State Theatre to remain a vibrant hub of downtown.
"We were extremely happy when Warren Dewey bought the theater because it would have just been sitting there," he said. "It continues to be very important to the downtown."
Correspondent Will Houston contributed to this report.
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If you think car factories are dim boxes filled with robotic arms tending endless dirty assembly lines, you haven't seen Volkswagen's Transparent Factory—aka Die Gläserne Manufaktur—in Dresden, Germany. Unveiled in 2001, the structure's 300,000 square feet of glass is a dizzying architectural accomplishment.
It's also the birthplace of the Volkswagen Phaeton, one of the company's most controversial vehicles. It's no wonder the structure inspired both awe and disdain when it opened its doors. A product of chairman Ferdinand Piëch's expansive vision, the Phaeton has been criticized for being the "anti-people's car"—that is, antithetical to VW's original intent of building affordable transportation—and it was yanked from U.S. showrooms in 2006 following a stateside sales struggle. But what the handmade car lacks in production volume (especially for a brand that sold a staggering 7.2 million vehicles worldwide last year), it makes up for with obsessively engineered details and surprisingly luxurious touches that have trickled down to other VWs. The Phaeton's underpinnings also serve as a shared platform with Bentley's Continental GT lineup.
The Transparent Factory produces an average of 44 Phaetons a day, most of which are destined for China, Germany, and South Korea. And while the Phaeton was followed up by even loftier Piëch creations (among them the seven-figure, 1000-plus-horsepower Bugatti Veyron), the VW factory where its made stands as a stunning engineering and production accomplishment.
"People in the Saxony region carry a special engineering gene in their hearts and minds," VW representative Christian Haacke tells us before guiding us on a tour of the factory. "It took a lot of time and patience for locals to be convinced this was a good idea, but for us, transparency was a metaphor. We had to be truly credible to the bone."
Come along as we take a close look at what makes Volkswagen's Transparent Factory one of the most beautiful and functional production spaces in the automotive world.
The Glass Factory's oval-shaped assembly line is .93 miles long, featuring a driverless transportation system that hustles car chassis and parts along a recessed track that uses 60,000 magnets. The computer-controlled system employs sliding "fish scale" surfaces that move seamlessly, automatically senses obstacles, and stops when necessary.
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Welcome to Marathon County Wisconsin Central Time!!
In Marathon County you are in a whole different time zone. Wisconsin Central Time is about living in the moment. It's not about living to work or working to live, but about living fully; about enjoying that kind of balance to life that allows you to approach every day with heightened appreciation. Marathon County offers an abundance of diversity in culture, recreation, natural beauty, seasons, economic activity and residential options.
With a full complement of the four seasons you will find recreational opportunities for skiing (downhill and cross country), fishing, boating, snowmobiling, biking and kayaking to name a few. We host world class kayaking competitions, as well as the Junior Olympic trials for cross country skiing. There is an abundance of hills, forests, lakes, rivers, vegetation, and geography accessible to you as a visitor or resident. Granite Peak is a burst with color in the fall and bustling with out of state visitors and locals during the downhill ski season. The Grand Theater offers a venue of entertainment that one would expect to find only in larger metropolitan areas. If an artistic venue is more to your liking, the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum is a must see, especially the internationally renowned Birds in Art annual exhibit. Throughout the County our communities offer a variety of farmers markets, ethnic festivals and fairs.
Marathon County offers as much diversity in residential options and employment as it does in ethnicity, recreation, natural beauty and culture. Our metropolitan area consists of several communities centrally located at the intersections of I-39/US 51 and Hwy 29. Our regional airport is easily accessible to the business or vacation traveler. Our economy is comprised of a strong health care industry, professional services, manufacturing, agri-business, and a strong commitment to entrepreneurship. Whether you are looking for a metropolitan setting or the benefits of rural small town living it can be found in Marathon County. Come experience Wisconsin Central Time.
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The first thing Agnes and her best friend, Prejean, learn at science camp is that they won't be sharing the same cabin. Being apart gives Agnes a different perspective, and a few worries, about what others think of her longtime friend. Everyone seems to be going on and on about how beautiful Prejean is. A beauty queen? What if Prejean starts acting like one? Soil studies, camp pranks, and a weird bunkmate all play a role in this funny, insightful story of the everyday casualties and payoffs of growing up.
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But in places like Texas, shiny objects attract. It almost seems like they have passed a law down in Houston that makes it illegal to park your own car, must be valet parked. Even if there is a parking lot full of spaces, bright orange traffic cones block the driver from parking. And we wonder why Houstonians have a problem with weight?
In places like Ascoli Piceno, there is a town square, where people come to meet, walk around, have a coffee or an anisette, get some air, pet a dog. Defrag. There is no "entrance" that needs to be made, no one that must be impressed with a big shiny car. It's a rich life.
The people of the Marche, where Ascoli is, have a secret. No one really knows about the region. When Marcheggiani immigrate to the Americas or Australia or Denmark or wherever, they have a higher return-home-rate than any other region. They like their place. They might go to Canada and open up a hardware store and work it for 30 years, but, zap; they pack it up and head for the hills. Or the beach. Or both. It's a rich life.
I was talking with some friends about a mutual friend who recently did that. He was from the Marche and he bought a convent in a town called Monteprandone. A pretty little walled city from the 1200's, historical, quaint, in the cool hills above the white sand beaches of San Benedetto del Tronto. Great seafood, great meat, awesome vegetables, pretty wines.
He was going to restructure the convent, bought a little parcel of the building next door. A couple of apartments, an office space, maybe a cooking and wine school. A destination for wine and food lovers. Unfortunately he didn't get to spend much time with the project, as cancer had other ideas for his future. Bon anima.
Big buildings on a marshy plane, lots of dreams in those buildings. A lot of hopes. Probably a good deal centered on the goal of acquiring wealth, after all this is a golden triangle of opportunity. In the green space below the tall buildings are multi million dollar homes, 7,000-10,000 square feet. Usually with a couple whose children are grown and gone. Another home in Aspen, August spent in the cool mountains in another 7,000-10,000 square foot house. Is it a rich life?
Empty Terraces
I am looking out at a multi-level parking lot at 2 o'clock in the morning. It is empty. Of course it is. No one can park there; it is for the valet police, not for the driver of the car. Remember the "law"? So we build these empty buildings that we cannot use or that we only partially inhabit, spending time in them, trying to amass wealth, homes cars, riches, maybe even fame. And on the way home, in the traffic, trying to pick up a son or a daughter and take them to ballet or soccer, in the air conditioned bubble of a SUV or maybe a Maserati, do we look out over our village from the penthouse and see what this rich life has cost us?
That little family who worked their hardware store for 30 years and went back to the Marche is not wealthy in monetary terms. But when they open up the door of their little house (which is paid for), and walk into their garden filled with eggplant, oregano, grapes, tomatoes, basilico, arugula, artichokes and whatever else will fit , they look out over their "assets" and know they truly have the rich life.
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Here is a selection of kid-friendly things to do and family-friendly events in and around Orange County this weekend. Please check with the venues for updated prices.
Do you want to tell us about an upcoming event? Submit your event at events.ocregister.com or email OC Moms at email@example.com.
Circus Vargas in Westminster: Circus Vargas presents its newest spectacular, "Magikaria! A Fantastical Magical Experience." Travel to a realm of fantasy, where anything is possible and discover a production with mystery, magic, acrobats and daredevils. Arrive thirty minutes early for the interactive pre-show where kids can create magic of their own. 4:30 and 7:30 Friday; 1:30, 4:30 and 7:30 Saturday; 1, 4 and 7 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Monday at Westminster Mall, 1025 Westminster Mall. $25-$65. 877-468-3861.
Family Fun Zone Fridays: Visitors enjoy a mix of hands on activities, interactive programs and live entertainment. Activities include: science experiments, arts and crafts, carnival games and contests. Throughout the evening guests will enjoy a variety of entertainment such as live music, face painters, stilt walkers and jugglers. 5:30-8:30 p.m. at ExplorOcean, 600 E. Bay Ave., Newport Beach. $2 per person. 949-675-8915.
The River Otter Circus: The story follows Buster, the youngest member of this troupe of traveling performers as he learns what job is right for him in the circus; it will be up to the audience to help him decide. Seating is available on a first-come first-serve basis. 7-8 p.m. at Crown Valley Community Park, 29751 Crown Valley Parkway, Laguna Niguel. $5 per person; cash only. 949-425-5100.
Tour of Long Beach: Participate in the Tour of Long Beach's 5-mile Family Fun Ride, or choose a 31, 62 or 100 mile course. All paths lead to a full-day bike festival with entertainment, food, craft beer garden, vintage bike exhibit and fashion show and children's activities. Proceeds go to pediatric cancer research at Miller Children's Hospital Long Beach. Bike rides: 6-9:30 a.m.; bike festival: 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday. 5 mile family ride: free; 31 mile: $49-$55; 62 mile: $58-$65; 100 mile: $108-$120. touroflongbeach.com
Sunset Beach Art Festival: The 46th Annual Sunset Beach Art Festival features more than 150 artisans showing and selling handmade crafts. Visitors will enjoy festival fare from local eateries as well as beer and wine and a Kids' Zone where kids can play games, win prizes and make a gift for mom. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Sunset Beach Community Center, 16863 12th St. Free.
Star Wars Party: Star Wars fans come celebrate everything Star Wars with crafts, games, a lightsaber demonstration and pictures with Star Wars characters. 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. at Yorba Linda Library, 18181 Imperial Highway. Free. 714-777-2873.
Anaheim Western Barbeque sponsored by WAND: Event features a health fair, pony rides, craft and boutique fair, food and drinks for purchase, live entertainment, 18th annual Ford Classic car show and panning for gold and free bingo for adults. Twila Reid Park, 3100 W. Orange Ave., Anaheim. Free. 714-609-8070.
2nd Annual West Coast BBQ Classic: Grill masters from around the country will gather at Queen Mary's Waterfront Events Park to compete for the title of West Coast's Best BBQ. Event features BBQ tastings, live bands, backyard games and kids country. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at Queen Mary Events Park, 1126 Queens Highway. Advanced: $10; at door: $15. 877-342-0738.
Hands on Dance: An event with ballet-themed crafts and a chance for girls to dress up in tutus and pointe shoes, along with a performance by Anaheim Ballet School students and mini dance classes. Recommended for ages 2-12. 3-5 p.m. at Anaheim Cultural Arts Center, 280 E. Lincoln Ave. Free. 714-520-0904.
Bioluminescence Cruises: The cruises provide a unique opportunity to learn about the remarkable ability of some marine animals to glow in the dark and to witness this curiously beautiful phenomenon. 8-10:30 p.m. at Ocean Institute, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point. Adults: $35; kids 4-12: $22. 949-496-2274.
Hiking with Kids: Kids ages 8 and up and a legal guardian can enjoy a hike around OC. 8 a.m. at Santiago Oaks Regional Park, 2145 N. Windes Drive, Orange. Free. email@example.com.
Mighty Mama Skate-o-Rama: 10th year anniversary of Mighty Mama Skate-o-Rama for skateboard moms on Mother's Day; full saftey equipment required. 11 a.m. at Laguna Niguel Skatepark, Alicia Parkway. $10 entry fee. 949-916-7766.
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What makes this recipe so good is the way the broccoli gets tossed with lemon juice after cooking so the hot roasted broccoli soaks up the lemon flavor, then gets kicked-up with the slightly assertive flavor of Pecorino-Romano Cheese. Best of all, this cooks in 20 minutes, so you could throw it in the oven while you're carving the turkey and making gravy.
And just for fun, here's the original photo of this recipe from 2008!
Roasted Broccoli with Lemon and Pecorino-Romano Cheese
1 lb. broccoli pieces, cut so flower ends are not over an inch across (about 6 cups cut broccoli)
2 T extra virgin olive oil
sea salt to taste (I used a sea salt grinder)
6 tsp. fresh squeezed lemon juice (I used my fresh-frozen lemon juice)
1/3 cup freshly grated Pecorino-Romano or Parmesan cheese (not packed)
Toss broccoli with 2 T olive oil, and sprinkle with salt to taste. Spray a large metal baking sheet with olive oil or non-stick spray. Spread out broccoli pieces out on the baking sheet so they aren't touching each other.
Roast broccoli until pieces are bright green and starting to get browned edges. (I turned after 10 minutes, and then again after 5 minutes, and cooked for 20 minutes total roasting time.)
Toss broccoli with fresh lemon juice and then sprinkle with Pecorino-Romano or Parmesan cheese. Serve hot.
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One Hundred Years of Fuente
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As the Arturo Fuente brand turns 100 this year, the family dynasty commemorates its many triumphs, always remembering that the road to success presented challenge after challenge
The warehouses were completely engulfed in flames, and the firefighters were losing the battle. The men and women attacked the fire, spurting water through the windows of the blazing buildings until the smoke and the heat overwhelmed them. Even when they could fight no longer they called for milk in hopes of fortifying themselves for another round. But it was too late. Two large warehouses with irreplaceable stocks of tobacco were lost.
Veritable bunkers, the two structures had seemed impregnable until Hurricane Irene raged to within 70 miles of Villa Gonzalez, Dominican Republic, stirring winds that fed the flames. Even as the blaze leapt toward the sky, rains lashed the scene, almost in irony. Inside was a treasure trove, tobacco that was years and even decades old, leaves from around the world that had been destined to be rolled into celebratory smokes for its owner, Tabacalera A. Fuente y Cia.
There watching the disaster unfold this past August was Fuente president Carlos Fuente Jr. He stayed all day, leaving near midnight. When he returned home, reeking of smoke, his 11-year-old son hugged him and looked up into his father's dark eyes. Young Carlos III had heard about the fire at school and joined his fellow students in a prayer. "Daddy," he asked his father, "are we going to be OK?"
It's a question that has been asked by the Fuentes, son to father, wife to husband and sister to brother time and time again over the past 100 years. Since the first Arturo Fuente cigar was rolled in 1912, eight fires have plagued the company. The first catastrophe, in 1924, put the young company out of business for 22 years. But time and time again, the Fuentes have come back from the flames, rebuilding, and starting anew.
"It's a major setback," says Fuente Jr., a passionate man with a slim mustache and an intense gaze. "We lost so much tobacco. All the money in the world could not replace it, and you can't wait another 30, 40 years for that tobacco. The angels smoked it all. It happened at the dawn of our 100th anniversary. But, I said, this is not going to take me down. Things happen for a reason."
And undeterred, the Fuente family is now planning its centennial despite the fire, making special cigars to commemorate the occasion. "If we can't make it with salt," says Fuente Jr., "we'll use pepper."
His family will mark the milestone on November 18, the birthday of patriarch and founder Arturo Fuente. To be sure, there will be commemoration in the Dominican Republic where the family plans to open a small cigar factory on the grounds of its Chateau de la Fuente. But the big celebration will take place in Ybor City, Florida, near the scene of another family milestone: the purchase in the 1960s of the landmark Charles the Great cigar factory, that is now being refurbished. Built in 1895, it was a tall and majestic brick building that Carlos Arturo Fuente Sr. had dreamt of owning when he made cigars in far smaller, more modest settings in the city early in his career. Now the family is renewing that realized dream.
"I used to tell my father, someday we're going to own this building," Fuente Sr., the chairman of Fuente, says over the clamor of workers who are hammering away on the floors above the conference room of the brick factory, now Fuente's U.S. headquarters. A small man with a quiet but gravelly voice and a thick head of hair that belies his 76 years, he's smoking an Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Robusto, holding the cigar upside down, the burning foot near his thumb, so he can examine how it performs. "I always had the vision that we would be in a factory. The others were buckeyes, mom-and-pop shops. I knew that someday I was going to be a large manufacturer. I never cared about being the largest cigar manufacturer; I always cared to be the best. But I wanted to have a building like this."
The four-story building is laid out east to west in the style of Ybor City's great cigar factories, its huge windows welcoming the sunlight. The interior walls are yellow brick, but the building has a core—floors and beams—of sturdy heart pine, stained mahogany brown from decades of being bathed in tobacco dust and cigar smoke. The freshly oiled floor bears scars from the pitchforks that were used to move piles of short-filler tobacco off of it. The first workers here made cigars by hand, but it was mechanized in the middle of the last century, and holes made to route the steam pipes that powered the cigar-making machines still pock the floors. This building is a survivor. Where Ybor once had hundreds of factories like this one, today only a dozen or so remain, only a trio that have anything to do with the cigar business.
The Fuentes are survivors too, having endured not only fires, but political upheaval, lawsuits and hurricanes. One of the world's largest cigar companies, Fuente makes more than 30 million cigars a year, all by hand, in three factories in the Dominican Republic. It owns the brands Arturo Fuente, Hemingway, Don Carlos and Fuente Fuente OpusX, all of them acclaimed by this magazine. It makes Ashton, Diamond Crown and more cigars for other companies and was the first to grow quality wrapper tobacco in the Dominican Republic.
"I have a terrific amount of admiration for these guys," says John Oliva Sr., the president of Oliva Tobacco Co., one of the world's foremost cigar tobacco companies. Oliva has known the Fuentes for more than 40 years. "I have never, never seen anybody that's a harder worker than Carlos Fuente Sr. His integrity is unbelievable. And Fuente Jr.: the apple don't fall far from the tree."
Chuck Levi, owner of Iwan Ries in Chicago, a 155-year-old cigar store, says Fuente is always among his 10 best-selling cigar brands. "They make a phenomenal product at a very reasonable price," he says. The Fuente sales statistics are echoed in annual surveys of American cigar shops by Cigar Insider, the twice-monthly newsletter published by Cigar Aficionado, where Fuente has traditionally placed at or near the top of its ranking of best-selling premium cigar brands.
But the road to the top was long and hard, with the outcome often in doubt. The story began in 1912, the same year the Red Sox first took the field at Fenway Park and the North Atlantic swallowed the Titanic. A 24-year-old Cuban named Arturo Fuente opened a three-story wooden cigar factory called A. Fuente & Co. in West Tampa, Florida. Ten years prior, Fuente had come to Key West from the town of Güines, Cuba. Like hundreds of thousands of immigrants who came to America that year, he sought refuge from his homeland, which was struggling in the wake of the Spanish-American War.
The midsize cigar factory was not unusual in any way. At the time, Tampa had some 200 of them, making hundreds of millions of cigars every year, all from Cuban tobacco leaves, all by hand. Fuente had a promising start. By 1924, he'd incorporated and had shareholders and 500 employees to look after. But during a tobacco-buying trip he made to Cuba late that year, his cigar factory burned to the ground. The young businessman was underinsured, and lacked the funds to rebuild. Production of the Arturo Fuente brand ceased. Arturo moved to Chicago, but soon returned to Florida, this time to Ybor City, a short drive east from West Tampa. Ybor, a community made up of Cubans, Italians and Spanish, had row after row of casitas, little houses with tin roofs, covered porches and screened windows. Avocado and mango trees grew in the backyards and everyone in the neighborhood was connected to the cigar business, for Ybor was the cigar capital of the United States.
In 1946, Arturo set out once again to make cigars under his name. Stung by the lean years of the Great Depression and cowed by his losses in his original venture, this time he was far more cautious. The new Arturo Fuente Cigar Factory began as nothing more than a few rolling stations on the 10-foot-by-16-foot back porch of his Ybor City home. Arturo and his young wife, Christina, rolled cigars during the day along with a few other workers, and at night Christina would move to the kitchen to make hearty Cuban meals and pot after pot of sweet, bracing Cuban coffee as payment for the family members and friends who would come by to dine, converse and make cigars after leaving their full-time jobs.
"My father rolled, my mother rolled, my sister rolled—it used to be just the family," says Fuente Sr. "I never saw my father without a cigar. He used to smoke about 25 cigars a day. He would go to sleep, and the cigar would fall, and my mother would put it next to the night table. My father would get up in the morning, pick up the cigar, and put it in his mouth."
Fuente Sr. was 11 when his father turned their back porch into a cigar factory, and he grew up as part of the business, first sweeping floors then learning how to roll. He and his brother, Arturo Jr., had to make 50 cigars each every day when they returned home from school.
Fuente Sr. was 11 when his father turned their back porch into a cigar factory, and he grew up as part of the business, first sweeping floors then learning how to roll. He and his brother, Arturo Jr., had to make 50 cigars each every day when they returned home from school.
"I've been working since I was eight years old. From selling fruits in the street, shining shoes, I've done about anything you can think of," he says. "When I was 14, 15 years old I used to have two jobs. I used to go to school, I used to get up to deliver papers, and after school I used to be at work until 11 at night in the drugstore. I've always loved to work." Arturo was nearing 60 when he embarked on his second venture making cigars, and Fuente Sr. would pitch in to help his father. "I never wanted to see my father, as old as he was, working the way he did," he says.
A fighter from an early age, Fuente Sr. contracted polio before his 12th birthday, and the disease left him in quarantine and unable to walk. His father encouraged him to fight, to believe, and it took several years, but Fuente Sr. regained the ability to walk normally. By 18, he was married. The same legendary work ethic that drove him to walk again once fueled him to spend three weeks straight working in his factory. His bride simply moved in with him, their young son in tow.
"I never went to college, I never went to high school," he says, yet he kept the books of his cigar company up until 2005, with the help of his daughter, Cynthia Fuente-Suarez. He built his own home, installed the plumbing in one of his original cigar factories and even completed the wiring when an electrician he had hired for the barter price of three bottles of whisky took early payment and was too drunk to complete the job.
"He does the work of five people alone," says Sathya Levin, vice president of Ashton Distributors Inc. Fuente, which owns a minority interest in Ashton, makes every Ashton cigar, and when Levin was 16, he spent a month with Fuente Sr. to learn the cigar business. "He's hardworking, dedicated, loyal and passionate. When it comes to the cigar business, the guy's a genius."
Fuente Sr. married Ana Lopez (they recently celebrated their 58th anniversary) and because the family cigar business wasn't lucrative enough to support him with a salary, he took a job as a baker. When he left the bakery to work full time at Fuente, he was paid only $40 a week. His wife made another $40 working at a different cigar factory. But their salaries combined still left them broke at the end of each week, and Ana would sometimes skip lunch so the family could go to a movie.
Fuente Sr. married Ana Lopez (they recently celebrated their 58th anniversary) and because the family cigar business wasn't lucrative enough to support him with a salary, he took a job as a baker. When he left the bakery to work full time at Fuente, he was paid only $40 a week. His wife made another $40 working at a different cigar factory. But their salaries combined still left them broke at the end of each week, and Ana would sometimes skip lunch so the family could go to a movie.
Fuente was but a local business in the 1950s. Every cigar that the tiny factory made was sold in the Tampa area, and strictly for cash. "My father just wanted enough business to be comfortable," says Fuente Sr. "You want a box of cigars, you had to show him the green stuff."
Arturo had intended for his oldest son, Arturo Jr., to take over, but it was Fuente Sr. who spent the most time around cigars. "My father came to me and said, 'You want the business?' I said, 'Sure I want the business. If I take it, I'm going to make this thing grow.' " In 1958 Fuente Sr. bought the company for $1. It had assets of $1,161 with zero debt and was making only a few thousand cigars a year. Yet he made one pledge: "I said to my father, 'As long as you live, as long as I make a dollar, you will make a dollar.' "
Fuente Sr. set his mind on expansion, which meant selling cigars on credit. He began by expanding to other parts of Florida, then New York City, focusing on markets with a strong Latin community. As sales grew, he added employees, but times were still lean. He was living in his parents' house, which still served as the factory, and Arturo remained part of the business. As it grew, cigarmaking would expand into more rooms in the house, forcing the Fuentes to move their furniture to the street each day to create temporary workspace.
Growing was difficult, as cigar smokers of the era weren't looking for the next new thing. "In the old days, people were very brand true. Brand loyal. People smoked Bering, Perfecto Garcia," says Fuente Sr.
Help came in the form of political policy—the U.S. Embargo on Cuba of 1962, which forced every cigar producer in the United States to change its recipe for making cigars.
Help came in the form of political policy—the U.S. Embargo on Cuba of 1962, which forced every cigar producer in the United States to change its recipe for making cigars.
"I feel the embargo put everybody level. People had to shop around to find a different taste that they liked. We started growing more and more in those days," says Fuente Sr. He sourced tobacco from such new regions as Puerto Rico and Colombia. Then he used his skills as a blender to try to emulate what he had done before, creating a taste that appealed to the smokers who could no longer find their Clear Havanas.
One of the things that helped Fuente was that it did not announce its transition to making cigars without Cuban leaf after the supply finally ran out. (The company had stockpiled enough tobacco to make cigars with Cuban leaf for three years after the embargo began, tobacco that it reserved for the Arturo Fuente brand.) "When the people asked me does it have any Cuban tobacco I would say no, but I never advertised it. I didn't make a mistake like other manufacturers did."
Arturo Fuente died in 1973 at the age of 85. It was a tough time for the cigar business. Rising costs of labor meant it was difficult to roll by hand in the United States, and the company's biggest sales came from machine-made cigars, with brand names such as Moya and Trinidad, rather than the handmade Arturo Fuente. "Fuente was small production," says Fuente Jr. "We sold some, but very little."
Finding rollers in Ybor was difficult, so Fuente attempted to make cigars in Mexico and Puerto Rico, with lackluster results. Then Fuente Sr. met a cigarmaker in Nicaragua with a large inventory of superb smokes. Impressed, he bought all the cigars, then invested in the factory. The business was soaring until Nicaragua fell apart in revolution, and the factory was burned to the ground in 1979. "We lost everything in Estelí [Nicaragua]," says Fuente Jr.
Out of money, the Fuentes sat down with three options: sell the family business, leave handmades behind or move to a new country. Fuente Sr. couldn't do it alone—he needed his son. "I told him I'm broke," he says. Fuente Jr. put in what cash he had, and Fuente Sr. mortgaged his house, cashed in his insurance and convinced his wife to leave a life of comfort for a land of challenges. They were moving to the Dominican Republic.
Today Santiago, Dominican Republic, is the gem of the cigar world, teeming with modern amenities. Thirty years ago it was quite different. "The bread was like rocks, toilet paper was like sandpaper. We used to travel there and bring Pampers for the baby, bring sugar. Bring all the things we missed from home," remembers Fuente Jr. "We didn't have a phone," says Cynthia Fuente-Suarez. "One phone for the neighborhood." There were times when the Dominican Republic looked as if it might go the route of Nicaragua, but stability returned, and the country proved the ideal base for the Fuentes to show the world what they could do with cigars.
"We started and struggled, and worked very hard," says Fuente Jr.
"We worked and worked and struggled. We were working 18 hours a day, growing the company again." Says his father, "When I first started in Dominican, all our profit, we stuck it back. All our profit was always invested in tobacco. And aged tobacco is the most important thing that you can have. We always had a lot of aged tobacco. And as we started aging more and more, we started doing better."
"As far as I know, they have the biggest inventory of tobacco in the business," says Robert Levin, owner of Ashton Distributors. "When they find good tobacco, they buy it—even if they don't have a home for it. Because good tobacco is good tobacco."
The first Dominican Fuente cigars to catch people's attention were Hemingways, created in the mid 1980s. Aside from some pyramids, "there were no shaped cigars in the market" at the time, says Fuente Jr. He found old cigar molds and crafted a medium-bodied and flavorful blend. The diminutive Short Story, measuring all of four inches long, was an instant hit. "One of our biggest sellers," says Fuente Sr.
Fuente Jr. has always respected history and learned by listening to his father, grandfather and many other cigarmakers who came before him. He scowled at the plain packaging and two-color cigar bands that were prevalent in the downtimes of the cigar industry, and sought to enliven his products. "I wanted to bring back the old things—not only the shapes and the romance, the things that were not popular anymore, but also the art and the history," he says. The bands that adorn Fuente's cigars, particularly that of its Fuente Fuente OpusX, are ornate, elaborate things, with several varieties of gold ink and rich textures.
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We came home one day from a family outing to discover that our cat had accidentally opened our upright freezer while we were gone (to this day we do not know how she did it).
These burgers are an all-American, especially here in the South where pork is king. By combining pork with beef, you have a succulent, juicy burger with big taste.


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'Jeanneret said one big adjustment he'll have to make is working with an analyst. Harry Neale will be on the air with him but most AHL broadcasters work games alone. "That's going to be a little different," he said. "I'll defer to the expertise and let them call things the way they see it. For two games, I don't think I will change much other than knowing I'll shut up more often than I do [in Portland]."'
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Danny Granger will make his season debut tonight in Detroit, according to a source.
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Danny Granger will make his season debut tonight in Detroit, according to a source.
Our beat writer has secret sources.
"Danny Granger is one of the top players in the league. To move Danny, you better get a lot back." - Larry Bird
I sincerely hope we use Granger similar to how the Spurs have used Ginobili in the past. Lance fits in too well with the starters as our best facilitator/playmaker, and I highly doubt he'll have the same impact on the team coming off the bench as the #1 or #2 option.
He couldn't do it last night, at home?
Maybe they figured the team might be tired tonight, so Danny is the secret weapon, lol.
Here's to a good ten or fifteen minutes for Danny in another blowout win.
It's a new day for Pacers Basketball.
This freight engine's picking up more steam in the form of Danny Granger!
Really excited to see Danny play tonight!
It's a new day for Pacers Basketball.
Great call....very glad they didnt play him last night. You knew there was no way the Pistons were gonna win last night....playing the same team back to back...no matter who it is...is always tough...even moreso after how they got embarrassed last night...so Danny coming back hopefully can alleviate that natural letdown and have the team excited. Very well thought out Mr. Vogel....which comes as no surprise. Great call.
The Captain is finally making his debut
He'll have more than a few fans in Detroit tonight.
EDIT: I actually would like to see Danny come off the bench as well....but not for the reasons Manu or Harden did. Im still a bit skeptical of Lance's ability to make that second team work effectively and his ability to play as well as he does with the first team at this stage of his maturation process. Danny would add much needed stability, etc to that second team right now. And the first team is playing great for the most part as is. I also am not that excited about Lance being on the floor without D. West or Granger right now. Im not ready for Lance to be the leader of the second team and thats because I dont really think Lance is either. And that has nothing to do with ability and everything to do with experience and maturation.
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Tough entry point after we spanked them hard in our house. It will be interesting to see how Frank uses him.
Lance is finally home. Whether he becomes our starting PG or he's 6th man, he's getting big minutes and he's here to stay. #llortontnia
I wouldn't be surprised to see Frank use him with Sam Young at the SG spot. That would take a lot of pressure off Danny defensively with that 2nd unit.
I'm not comparing the players. Ginobili and Granger play nothing alike. You put Lance on the bench, sure he may get our backups some open looks, but our backups can't hit those shots at a high %. So then, you are relying upon Lance to be the primary scorer off the bench, and that's not the kind of player he is nor needs to become. It also enables George to play at his more natural SF position and you aren't relying on Hill to be the primary passer. Meanwhile, you start with Granger on the bench and he's a matchup nightmare for the opposition, forcing their hand to likely play their own starters longer minutes which should pay great dividends at the end of games.
Fcukin' great news. I've been waiting all season for this.
I don't expect Granger to play more than 8-10 mins. But I just want to see him out there. He's shown a lot of loyalty to this franchise and city. Let's hope Granger can get going and back in physical condition before the start of the playoffs.
All this talk about "will Granger come off the bench...will he start"
Put all this talk to sleep. This is just ridiculous...he'll come off the bench until he is ready to start. He will eventually be a starter - that's for sure
"So, which one of you guys is going to come in second?" - Larry Bird before the 3 point contest. He won.
Alright, I need to get all my work done so I can relax and watch this game. Excited to see where Danny's at.
"We've got to be very clear about this. We don't want our players hanging around with murderers," said Larry Bird, Pacers president.
Go pacers
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Paramount Pictures has just released the official movie trailer for the forthcoming film Thor and it looks amazing. While this trailer does share many similarities with exclusive screener that was shown at the San Diego Comic Con earlier this year, there is a lot of new - and better - footage this time around. The Thor movie teaser poster (above) has also been released in conjunction with this trailer and should be adorning your local movie theater's lobby as soon as this weekend.
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Making the Texture Switch
The client comes in expecting a blowout. That's what she's always had, so that's what she expects. But, deep down, that's not always what she wants. What the client wants is to feel beautiful.And for curly clients, the road to feeling beautiful has, well, twists.
Sometimes it's a blowout or straightening service, while other times natural alternatives can give curlies a fresh look for a day or an entire season. Driven by celebrity and fashion trends, stylists across the country are taking curly clients by the hand and guiding them down the winding path that leads straight to the heart of who they are. The "true texture" benefits are obvious to the client—but also powerful and profitable for the salon and stylist, given the range of new curl-enhancing products and service opportunities that the professional beauty industry has created to help clients celebrate texture as well as tame it.
"In the consultation, I ask about the client's goals and get her hair history," says Tracy Aaron, a stylist at 7 Salon in Bellevue, Washington.
Many times, she finds that women want to embrace their curl but have not been taught any styling strategies except how to dry their hair straight.
"Consultation is a huge part of the service even with clients you've had for a long time," agrees Jessica McConnell, assistant manager at Frontenac Salon and Spa in St. Louis, Missouri. "Clients leave you because they can't get something new. They may want something fresh or fun just for that day, so we help people discover their curls."
Some days, the weather impacts which style will fare best. In the Northwest, where it rains a lot, Aaron says a smooth, straight look can lose its "wow" factor when the client walks out into the drizzle.
Mindi Umbrell, a stylist at Akada Salon in Columbus, Ohio, is an advocate for working with someone's natural texture to "mix it up" and offer options. "If someone is flatironing or blowing it out every single day, I teach her how to wear her hair in a natural way instead of fighting it," she explains. "But if I have a client who absolutely hates her curl and isn't going to change, then I will teach her how to keep her hair healthy."
When you assume every curly client wants a straight look, you forfeit the opportunity to educate her about her options, adds Aaron. "I lose the chance to watch that client leave the salon with a big smile, thanking me for opening up her world to something she already had but didn't know how to bring out," she says.
Thinking along the same lines is Wafaya Abdallah, owner of Oasis Salon in Rockville, Maryland. "We call it 'setting them free,'" says Abdallah. "because they're embracing who they are. When women see how beautiful their curly hair looks with no frizz and without taking off too much length, I've had women cry in my chair."
In Houston, independent stylist Geri Curtis says that women are so accustomed to straightening their hair that they can't believe the curly look she fashions for them is their hair.
"I've had clients tell me that I've changed their life—that it's a miracle," says Curtis, who plans an April opening for her new salon, aptly called Planet Curls. "And male clients come in with big frizz! I teach them how to manage it, and they go from being hippies to these dudes with beautiful curls!"
The salon visit is an awakening, agrees Marie Sansom of Curly Cutz by Marie at New Images Salon in Georgetown, Texas. When you give clients the tools and the knowledge that they need for their hair type, you help them like their hair. "They see that they can achieve an even curl," Sansom says. "By the time we're finished, they're amazed—and I'm amazed, too! It's exciting to see how each head of hair will turn out!"
Like Aaron, Sansom looks at every curly encounter as an opportunity to educate. Booking each new client into a two-hour slot, Sansom tells these clients, "I'm going to break down what you think you know about your hair, and then I'm going to build up new knowledge."
How They Started
"Although cosmetology school did not teach us effective curly-hair techniques in school, I thought I knew about curly hair because I had curly hair," says Sansom. "But I didn't know anything; I had always straightened my hair." Beginning in 2007, Sansom took three years off to stay at home with her children and spent that time researching the art and science of curly hair and experimenting on her own hair.
For Aaron, who does not have curly hair, the curly cue clicked when 13 years ago a regular client told her, "I really like you. You're a great person. But I hate the way you do my hair." She wanted to wear her hair curly, not blown out, so Aaron made a deal: she'd do the client's cuts for free if she could practice her skills on her.
"It took some trial and error," Aaron continues. "I asked the advice of other stylists, and I went online to learn about porosity, texture and curl patterns. But mostly I listened to my clients, learning what had and hadn't worked for them. Even though I had a strong background in cutting, I'd approached cutting from a perspective of precision, so I had to readjust my thinking."
It took Aaron three years to develop the expertise, and by then she had so many curly clients that she could specialize. Now when clients ask for a blowout or flatironing, she refers them to other stylists in the salon.
Umbrell has enjoyed exploring natural textures of all kinds ever since training in the Vidal Sassoon method.
"I found that I agreed with the Sassoon philosophy of working with what the client naturally has," Umbrell says. "It's rare that you see Sassoon instructors pull out any kind of iron; they don't even use round brushes. They're all about giving someone an awesome cut for her natural texture." Through advocating this approach and wearing her own curl in a natural style, Umbrell found herself attracting a large curly clientele and now thinks of herself as a curl expert while still enjoying all types of hair.
"I'm an artist and love the diversity," says Umbrell.
A'Kiyia Kelly also entered the specialty through a preference for natural texture. "There was no dramatic turning point," says Kelly, who's been doing hair for 20 years and now has A'Kiyia's Natural Twist & Hair Braiding in Kennesaw, Georgia. "I got tired of experiencing breakage from too many perms, too much heat. I educated myself about braiding and other natural styles, improving my skills by practicing on myself and my mom, talking to other stylists and watching styling videos."
Abdallah didn't find the curly-hair specialty as much as the specialty found her—through retail. She'd been doing hair for 20 years when a salesperson wanted her to try a line of products targeted to curlies.
"We put them on the shelf," she recalls, "and all of a sudden clients started asking whether we were now doing naturally curly hair!" The timing was right. She and her stylists invested in training, and now the majority of the salon's clients ask for a natural texture look.
McConnell was drawn to curly hair because she and the salon's owner both wanted to embrace her own texture. Eight years ago they took a class and, with their sharpened skills, their curly clients started looking better and that attracted more curly clients.
"When we took that first class, we had no idea the impact it would have on our business," McConnell says. "We weren't trying to start a revolution. But within about a year we realized the effect we were having, so we sought out more education." To promote their new expertise, the salon's website is CallingAllCurls.com.
The Money Follows
Naming your salon or website something specific to curly hair is one way to market your expertise, confirms Michelle Breyer, president of Texture Media Inc. and co-founder of consumer web site NaturallyCurly.com. If you prefer not to make that much of a commitment, you can still develop natural texture business by presenting all the alternatives to every curly client.
"Blowing out the client's curls has become a revenue source that stylists and salons are used to," Breyer says. "But a growing number of women want to know all their options with curly hair. By providing them with options, you will expand your market, not shrink it."
Curtis' experience bears this out. "Now I have a wait list, which I never had," she says.
McConnell adds, "We think of ourselves as a family salon, so we do have straight-haired clients, but today about 70 percent are curly. It's a niche market; if you spend the time to learn about curly hair, it will help your business. It's kept us busy at a time when other salons weren't."
Abdallah made the switch to primarily natural looks at what might have seemed the worst possible time—in 2008, just as the economy was sinking— and yet her salon thrived. "That first year the salon grew 20 percent," she reports. "We've grown every year since, and we don't advertise at all."
As Abdallah discovered, word-ofmouth tends to drive the natural texture business. At her salon with only five stylists, Abdallah counts 50 to 70 new referrals a month, increasing in summertime to 100 or even more. Every six to eight months, she's had to add another stylist.
Professionally crafted braids and twists are client magnets. "People with those looks attract attention," says Kelly. "Women are always asking my clients for the name of the stylist who did their hair. I also get a lot of clients through YouTube; I demonstrate braiding on videos, and I have a lot of subscribers."
Agrees Breyer, "People walk up to curlies on the street if they like their look. Curly clients also are very loyal and will travel hours for the right stylist."
Curlies tend to be enthusiastic and are willing to write reviews for stylists who solve their hair issues, plus the specialty can earn attention from the press. "My initial curly client wrote the first review of me on NaturallyCurly.com," says Aaron, "and then a local magazine wrote an article about me. That's when my business really took off."
Some stylists charge a premium for the more complicated texture hair cut, and up-servicing can become a further revenue source. Umbrell builds her curly clients' tickets with glossing to bring out the shine. "Glosses give the client versatility," she says. "On curly hair, which is more porous, the glosses fade really nicely."
An increasingly popular way to generate curly business is to hold "curly night out" educational parties. It's a great way to sell retail, which in itself boosts the curly ticket. As Curtis observes: "Curly girls buy a million products."


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FOXBOROUGH, Mass.—Good behavior, among other things, paid off for tight end Aaron Hernandez on Monday with a hefty contract extension.
Part of Hernandez's deal includes a $12.5 million signing bonus, the largest ever given to a tight end. Overall, the extension is worth $40 million, with $16.4 million guaranteed. The agreement is for five years and will keep Hernandez in New England through 2018.
Not bad for a player who fell to the fourth round due to off-field concerns and agreed to a modified rookie deal in which he received less up-front money and got bonuses each season, likely contingent on whether he stayed out of trouble.
Coming off a 2011 season that earned his first Pro Bowl berth, the signing comes just a couple of months after the team also extended fellow 2010 pick Rob Gronkowski, a clear indication the Pats are committed to their two young offensive standouts as core members of the team.
While Gronkowski is the next great tight end in the traditional mold, Hernandez is more of an H-back: he's not a great blocker, but can play from the slot, out wide and has even gotten carries out of the backfield.
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Back in the 1960s the Navy flew the QH-50 DASH—"Drone Anti Submarine Helicopter"—which was intended to carry anti-submarine torpedoes. Although the DASH was tried in several roles, including tactical reconnaissance in Vietnam, it was not a success. Many QH-50s ended their days ingloriously, towing targets at White Sands missile range.
Poor training and rushed development were blamed for the failure, though it's also been suggested that it was a political threat to the Navy's manned anti-submarine helicopter program.
Now the landscape is very different. The demand for transport and reconnaissance helicopters cannot be met with manned craft alone. And if the drone helicopters are a success with the military, then civil roles could follow. Without the cost of a pilot, and given the ability to pick up and deliver small payloads, drone helicopters might prove an economic way of delivering high-value urgent packages such as medical supplies.
Name: K-MAX Unmanned
Makers: Kaman and Lockheed Martin
Max Speed: 100 knots (115 mph)
Length: 52 feet
Rotor Diameter: 48 feet
Weight: 5000 pounds
Special Features: A heavyweight cargo hauler, the K-MAX can carry an impressive 6000 pounds—more than its empty weight. Described by the makers as a flying truck, it's built to fly for long hours in all weather conditions, carrying out repetitive tasks such as shuttling between supply points and forward bases. It has unique intermeshing main rotors which rotate in opposite directions to cancel out torque.
Although the unmanned version has only been flying for a couple of years, the manned version of K-MAX is well-proven, having been certified in 1994.
Prospects for 2011: In December the Navy awarded a $45.8 million contract for two K-MAX helicopters and three ground stations. The craft will start a Quick Reaction Assessment with the Marine Corps this summer.
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Mexican fisherman can't learn his lesson — Several Region V game wardens were patrolling Falcon Lake Feb. 22 when they observed a Mexican commercial fishing vessel in Texas waters. They made contact with this vessel and apprehended two Mexican subjects who were fishing illegally. One of the subjects had been apprehended four times within the past year. Wardens seized the boat, the motor and approximately 1,200 feet of gill net.
Bad gamble begets bad luck — On Feb. 17, a Harris County game warden caught two subjects goose hunting without a valid hunting license or appropriate stamps. The subjects stated that they decided to take the chance of not getting checked instead of purchasing a license. Cases are pending.
Drugs, alcohol and doughnuts — A speeding truck entered the McFaddin Wildlife Refuge Feb. 12, zipping past a Jefferson County game warden. The warden followed the truck onto the beach where he watched it perform doughnuts in the sand for several minutes. When the truck finally returned to the road, the warden stopped the vehicle. The occupants admitted to alcohol consumption, but denied any drug usage. Upon further investigation of the vehicle, the warden was able to locate marijuana hidden in the air vent under the dash. Citations were issued.
Game Warden's Patience Foils Fisherman's Plans — A game warden was doing surveillance on Falcon Lake and various points of the Rio Grande Feb. 6 when he noticed a pickup truck packed with people and towing a boat approach an improvised launch site on the Mexican side of the river. Seeing the game warden, the driver decided to wait. The game warden proved more patient. After much kicking of dirt, smoking of cigarettes, and cursing, the driver left without launching the boat.
Who's filing charges on whom? — An Aransas County game warden received a call Jan. 19 from a local duck hunting guide who was upset with another guide and wished to file hunter harassment charges against his competitor. The warden made contact with both guides, and each decided to file hunter harassment charges against the other. The warden sent both statements and two offense reports to the Aransas County attorney for sorting out.
Teamwork brings down bad guys — A region seven game warden and two Montana wardens cooperated in the investigation of two Texas residents suspected of participating in a Montana poaching ring. The investigation led to a search warrant that turned up approximately 19 elk, mule deer and white-tailed deer. Violations spanned a 20-year period. Both Texans are facing numerous charges and fines totaling $20,000.
Suspect gets warden's welcome — A man who fled to Oklahoma to avoid his arrest returned to a game warden's welcome in Hardeman County Jan. 23. On a tip, the warden waited for the suspect's arrival at a relative's residence. The suspect showed up and was consequently arrested for his connection with stolen deer blinds and feeders.
Oyster boat captain refuses citations — Chambers County game wardens patrolling Trinity and Galveston Bays boarded an oyster boat Jan. 20. While the wardens were inspecting the catch, the boat's captain grabbed a handful of undersized oysters and started returning them to the reef. The wardens issued citations for the undersized cargo and for the captain's failure to comply with the inspection. The captain said he would rather go to jail than sign the tickets. The wardens were happy to accommodate his request.
Hunter clears his conscience — After interviewing a 25-year-old resident for an hour, a Newton County game warden listened as a young man confessed to illegally harvesting two deer. He then also admitted to killing a 7-point buck on another property in November, which he tagged as a mule deer. Apparently on a roll, the suspect continued to confess, admitting to possessing both Louisiana and Texas resident hunting licenses and to taking roosting wood ducks the week before without a state or federal duck stamp. Numerous charges are pending.
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