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The new school year has caused the departure of some familiar faces, as well as the addition of new ones, for Xavier Men's Club Volleyball. Although the clientele has changed slightly, the team motives and goals remain constant. Our three main goals are to excel in the classroom, to give back to our community, and to compete. Last season, XUVBC posted the highest overall team GPA in the men's division, in addition to compiling over 800 hours of community service. These stats mean more to us than any win/loss record as we pride ourselves on being a club of integrity. In this first semester, we are well on our way to achieving our goals.
There are a few feelings more satisfying than knowing you have made a difference in your community. Currently, the 15 members of XUVBC have completed plenty of service hours from all different locations. Some of which include the Reggae Run, Cincinnati's NFL Play 60 Flag Football tournament, and, our personal favorite, volleyball matches against a team of inmates at the Luther Luckett Correctional Complex in Kentucky. For those of you who are new to our family, for the past three years, we have been fortunate enough to travel to Kentucky to LLCC, and partake in a set of scrimmage matches against the prison's team. This has become the highlight of our season each year because of the remarkable experience. Aside from the obvious volleyball competition, we get to break up the monotony in the lives of the inmates, and give them something to look forward to each year. We receive invaluable life lessons listening to the advice given to us. Both sides are blessed for this opportunity.
Another highlight of seasons past has been the trip to East Lansing to compete in the "Back to the Hardwood Classic" at Michigan State University. Our lightning fast offense and astounding team chemistry has yielded our best finish at a tournament in recent history. We placed 2nd overall among 26 Division II teams, and posted a (7-1) match record, winning 15 consecutive sets. We only get stronger as the year goes on, so watch out MIVA, these men from Cincinnati are awfully hungry for some titles.


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It wasn't even 30 minutes after the Spurs suffered an excruciating seven-game Finals loss at the hands of the Heat, so the Spurs weren't quite ready to draw upon attributes like perspective and foresight. So when Gregg Popovich was asked about the future of his group, all he could do was shake his head and say, "I'm going to get a meal. I'm not going to think about next season. I am going to enjoy what they accomplished this season and feel badly about the loss all at the same time."
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No matter what happens in the offseason with the Spurs — the free-agent status of Manu Ginobili is the most relevant — the playoffs showed that whatever semblance of a Big Three the team once had, with Ginobili, Tony Parker and Tim Duncan, isn't what it used to be. Ginobili, who turns 36 in July, averaged 11.5 points in the Spurs' 21 playoff games, shooting 39.9 percent from the field and 30.2 percent from the 3-point line.
If there is some comfort in the dissolution of San Antonio's Trio Grande (we'll change up the moniker from time to time for fun), it's that this postseason points to the demise of a Big Three as a plan for building a franchise.
That might sound odd to say considering the team holding the Larry O'Brien Trophy in the wee hours of Friday morning was the Heat, the team that welded LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade.
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— The Celtics' bunch (Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce) was torn asunder last summer when Allen left for Miami, and stands to be entirely disintegrated within the next 10 days when Garnett could be traded and Pierce is likely to be bought out. The Celtics were ousted in the first round of the playoffs.
— The would-be Knicks trio of Carmelo Anthony, Tyson Chandler and Amare Stoudemire was never all that Big of a Three to begin with considering Stoudemire's ongoing knee problems. A limited ceiling in terms of playoff progress, the Knicks are rumored to be seeking a trade for Chandler.
— Then there were the Lakers, the revamped Superteam that was going to be the best bet to knock off the Heat this year. And, well, a first-round exit is all that needs to be said about that debacle.
— The Grizzlies actually proved to be better off by taking what had been an Enormous Troika — Marc Gasol, Zach Randolph and Rudy Gay — and breaking it up by trading Gay to the Raptors. Memphis wound up moving all the way to the Western Conference finals.
— The Thunder had to break up the Big Three that got them to the NBA Finals last season, trading James Harden to the Rockets rather than dealing with the luxury-tax hit that likely would have come had they re-signed him as a restricted free agent. Any chance the Thunder had at repeating their Finals trip was ruined by a knee injury to Russell Westbrook.
The fates of the Thunder and Grizzlies show the financial difficulties of keeping these kinds of teams together, and if it weren't for the Game 7 win, we might have to include the Heat — who will pay a luxury tax bill in the neighborhood of $25-30 million to keep this group intact — in the pantheon of Big Threes on the brink of extinction.
For the Spurs, if there was a big winner on the losing side, it was small forward Kawhi Leonard. Maybe Ginobili isn't going to carry his weight as a Big Three member going forward, but as Leonard continues to gain confidence in his shooting and inside game, he will be nearly as good an offensive weapon as he is defensively.
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Leonard is just 21 years old and just getting a grip on exactly how good he can be. Popovich pulled Leonard aside after Game 7 and told him he had been amazing. "Nobody expected him at this young age to play the way he has through the whole playoffs," Popovich said. "He really is a star in the making. He's just beginning to feel what he has. He's like a little baby learning how to walk, as far as the NBA is concerned."
Sure, we still have to get through this year's NBA Draft, but for many scouts and executives, the excitement about the 2014 draft is already percolating. Among the probable for the No. 1 pick: Super-athletic forward Andrew Wiggins, who wowed at a practice at Kansas this week.
Wiggins won't play with the U19 Canadian team this summer, but could practice with the men's national team, which is shaping up to have a bright future with the likes of three possible first-rounders in this year's draft: Anthony Bennett, Myck Kabongo and Kelly Olynyk.
"(Wiggins) is going to be something special," said Spurs point guard Cory Joseph, another promising member of the Canadian contingent. "You can start with him, but when you look at all of us as a team, we have a lot of young talent. Hopefully, we can go to Rio (in 2016) and maybe start to form our legacy there."


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Hi, I found your website doing some research. My ex had stage II rectal cancer 3 years ago, all PET Scans have come back clean.
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I agree the Reds needed to get a young middle IF, but they sure paid maximum price for one.
John Peralta and Anderson Machado might be just as good over the long haul (and I doubt anyone seriously believes Lopez will be an immediate impact guy, so this is a long haul deal) and they'd cost a whole lot less.
Isn't starting pitching supposed to be the most precious commodity in baseball? The Reds just dealt their best pitcher over the past three (count 'em three) years for a single prospect (and not exactly an uberprospect at that). Couldn't they have forced Arizona to kick in one of their AA pitchers like Mike Gosling or Brandon Webb?
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At the last HeartStrings sew-in, Ethel taught us how to make a pillowcase (she makes them for Operation Support for Deployed Military).
Here are the first couple made on my own.
First I chose and cut 3 coordinating fabrics.
- Cuff is cut 9.5 inches by width of fabric (WOF)
- Narrow contrasting band is cut 2.5 inches by WOF
- Body of the pillowcase is cut 27 inches by WOF
To make things quicker – I cut two pillowcases from the same fabric but switched them – so my print fabric is the cuff in one pillowcase and the body in another. I also chose not to use the contrasting band in the 2nd pillowcase.
With the wrong sides together, fold in half and iron the narrow contrasting band.
Lay the Cuff right side up and place the contracting band on top.
Now with the right side facing down, line up edge of the body of the pillowcase at the top and fan fold the rest of it until you see the cuff at the bottom – keep these folds away from the top edge because that's where you'll be sewing the first seam.
Now, fold the bottom edge of the cuff up and pin.
When you've got it all pinned, sew using 1/4 inch seam.
Then, reach inside and pull the body of the pillowcase out.
Now iron the cuff, fold in half and trim the selvages edge leaving the side even.
This seems backwards but it leaves no raw edges so after trimming, with the RIGHT sides out (see above photo) sew the side and bottom closed using a 1/4 inch seam.
TURN the pillowcase inside out, press the seam – I use my fingers to pinch and work the seam flat and then press.
Now sew a generous 3/8th seam. This seam will *encase* the previous one and you won't have any raw edges.
I used the line on my machine to sew the 3/8ths seam and had some stray threads to trim up – use a generous 3/8 seam or even a 1/2 inch seam to avoid this problem.
Turn the pillowcase right side out and give those seams a final press and here's my finished pillowcase ! Liz emailed a suggestion to top stitching the accent band to keep it from getting all scrunched up during laundering so feel free to give that a try.
Here's the 2nd one with the body and cuff fabrics reversed. It really is quicker to cut two at once but I didn't want the pillowcases exactly the same since they'll be donated. Also because there wasn't as much contrast between my print and my narrow contrasting band, I left it out in this one. You can make these pillowcases with or without the contrasting band.
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Hi heard about you from Mrs. Judy where would I send my pillow cases for the deployed military. I am from a military background and know how much a little piece of home makes a huge difference ! and every night to lay your head down on a piece of home that was made by loving hands means the world to them. I am also going to make some for the Children's Hospital in Boston Mass. when I was 6 I had open heart surgery there. now I am 48 and live back in Louisiana and want to send that special touch to sick kids. I know first hand how that would have made me feel and want to put a smile on their faces !
I've made a ton of these pillow cases and have found that I like to use 12″ for the cuff instead of the 9″. It makes it so much easier to turn. I also think it is a bit more elegant, especially if I am making King Sized cases.
Have been using this pillowcase pattern for a year or so. Sure is easier than some methods I have seen. I agree directions sound confusing but like one tutorial I read said to just follow the instructions exactly as written implying do not think and just do it.
Do you know who might sell pillow cases to store handmade quilts in
I started making these pillowcases and already have 6 sets made. So easy and each one is prettier than the last one!! Great instructions…
So in the fifth picture, when you have pinned it all together, the layers caught in the pins, in order, are 1 layer of the cuff, the contrasting band, 1 (or 2?) layer(s) of the body fabric?, and then a second layer of the cuff. Omitting the middle fan-folded fabric of the body.
Is this accurate?
Thank you for your instructions. My son is a wounded warrior and needed something to occupy time. I sent him a sewing machine, fellow soldiers got involved in trying to make pillowcases. The instructions are easy to follow and the guys are having a blast sewing. Luckily one of the recreational therapist knows how to sew and they are also learning how to wind bobbins, change needles and thread the machine.
I made this pillowcase about 4 years ago, but the pattern I got out of the file today didn't make much sense to me and I knew that Kay would have some help for me. I'm looking forward to making a few for "humanitarian care" Thanks!
Thank you! I enjoy the pillow case. I have made 4 sets. Next I'm going to try string quilt. Wish me luck first one.
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wonderful site. Lots of good instruction. Thank you for sharing. Peggy
I am a new to sewing and was wondering what width of fabric is to be used for these cases. Thanks. My daughter is making this as a 4H project.
I'm a little slow, but I've finally got it! Thanks, Mary.
I don't understand this at all.
Hi Mary, I'm a newbie on your wonderful website. These "burrito" or "hotdog" pillowcase methods are pure genius for sewers! I've made 25 so far, 7 going to childrens' hospitals for kids with cancer. I plan to do this every year. I find beautiful, cheerful fabric on Hancock-Paducah's remnant table. It's a great way to help those in need of a little cheer.
This was really helpful!
I have seen other tutes for these cases and yours is so much better.
Our church has made 68 pillowcases for Iraq but the contact person I had has not responded. Do you by any chance know and address that we can send them to?
Thank you
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I just finished my first pillowcase for my granddaughter. I have to thank you for a great pattern, and yes, it was easy. The directions sounded confusing but just go step by step and you've got a beautiful pillowcase. Thank you~~~
What an easy pattern, and I have just gotten my go. Thank you for sharing your directions.
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I have seen these direction before and they were clear as mud. These I understand.
Now, I wll make some as soon as I can move around the sewing room again. I broke my foot in 2 places this morning. So for now back to the knitting.
Great tutorial — I'd been reading others and unable to follow what they were talking about when it came to that fold/roll technique, but your pictures and clear instruction made the difference!
Thank you so much for the tutorial. I really needed to see the photos to understand how it works.
I have been trying to figure this thing out with other tutorials on the internet and yours is the first one that has made sense to me and that I have been able to use! Thank you so much for posting such a great, easily understood tutorial. Now, I am off to make more pillowcases! Michelle in Texas
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The quilting group I belong to: Sun City Quilters, Georgetown,Texas has been making quilts for wounded soldiers coming back from Iraq and Afganistan for the past 5 years. We have distrubited more than 500 quilts to these brave men and women at Brooks Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Darnall Army Medical Center and Warriors In Transition Unit, Ft. Hood,Killeen,Texas and the Womens Trauma Recovery Center, VA Hospital, Temple,Texas.
We also make a pillow case to store the quilt in. The hot dog method of making them has been a lifesaver. We have workdays and form an asembly line, with cutters, and sewers using their sergers. On our last workday we made 40.
I have to agree your tutortial is very user friendly.
Thanks for providing it.
i saw this pillowcase explained by janey donaldson a few years ago when she had her quilt show on tv. such a nice lady. there is also a university website with this pattern. i've made so many of these, and so easy. i use my serger for all steps. i recently saw this pattern called a "burrito" pillowcase 'cause of the way you enclose the body of the case. i have been making p. linus quilts since 2004…..i love the strip quilts…again, i use my serger and do the kaye wood idea of quilt as you go…..
pat whitley
Does anyone know who first came up with this pattern? I've been making these for a couple years now…everyone got pillowcases in their favorite prints a couple Christmas's ago. I'd really like to give credit to who came up with this idea.
Thanks for the step by stpe tutorial. It helps refresh my mind.
Great tutorial as usual!! Thanks. Do you have dimensions for a king-size pillowcase? I've had a request for one. Thanks, Susy
Got a bunch cut and ready to sew up !! Thanks for showing us how to make them!!
Thank you for the pillow case tutorial,I have to try this one and I also found a quilt on your web site that I am planning on making.Trish
Thanks for the tutorial. My first pillowcase turned out great!
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Hi Mary i want you to know how i like your pillowcase pattern i have used it for cancer kids and also with soilders and have lots of complements on the way you make it some people don't make the french seam and leave the raw edge and i think it make a nicer finish and more durable one thanks i also have used other patterns to make some quilts for kids that they give to policeman fireman and hospitals the easy stripe quilt make a really nice quilt and easy to make thanks i really like your web site too marilyn
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Lots of hit batters, but no angst
SAN DIEGO -- Baseball has had its beanball wars. On Monday night, the Pirates and the Padres had a beanball tea party, as far as the acrimony spurred by six hit batters was concerned.
Each team had three batters plunked. The Bucs' Charlie Morton nailed three, and San Diego's Alex Torres clipped Starling Marte and Neil Walker before mound mate Donn Roach added another hit on Walker.
Yet, neither the teams' tempers, nor plate-umpire Seth Buckminster's suspicions, were raised. No warnings were issued. The restraint was owed to the locations of most of the errant pitches; Morton, for instance, had difficulty controlling an extremely breaking curve and bounced a couple off the feet of San Diego batters.
Pirates manager Clint Hurdle admitted the circumstances were unusual.
"I don't think I've ever been involved in a game with six hit batters -- and no warning," Hurdle said. "And not a lot of angst."
Of course Hurdle had not been involved in a previous similar game. Few have. According to research by MLB.com's Roger Schlitter, it was only the second time in modern (post-1914) NL history that each team had three hit batters. The first instance also involved the Pirates, on August 15, 2007 against the Mets.
Otherwise, it was business as usual for the Pirates, on both ends of those HBPs. The Bucs continue to lead the Major Leagues in getting hit (35) and in doing the hitting (36).
Walker (10) and Morton (13) are the individual Major League leaders in those categories.
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Cosplayer Dymatrex > Costume of Desmond Miles (Assassin's Creed Brotherhood)
- Most Recent Photo
- 01-17-2013
- Series
- Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
- Character
- Desmond Miles
- Special Variation:
- Brotherhood
- Year Completed:
- 2012
- Construction Difficulty:
- Normal
- Costume worn at:
- Another Anime Convention 2012
About this Costume
- Construction Details:
There really wasn't any construction per se. It's more of I bought the official Desmond sweater from Ubiworkshop, and the hiddle blade is the Ezio replica without the gauntlet on top. Other than that, Desmond isn't too complicated.
- Personal Thoughts:
- Well, the thought process on this one was simple; Ezio and all the other Assassins have wayyyyy too many details on them, and I found myself relating to Desmond in some ways.
Plus hey, Ubisoft selling offical replica gear of his outfit always helps.
Wig Details
- Wig Brand
- Epic Cosplay
- Wig Name
- Hermes
- Wig Quality Rating
- 5 / 5.00
- Styling Notes
- Really, all I did was take a heat iron to the wig and flatten it. It still needs some styling, but hopefully it won't be too difficult.
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The Hub Theatre Announces Cast and Creative Team for Upcoming A MAN, HIS WIFE, AND HIS HAT
Casting has been announced for The Hub Theatre's spring production of Lauren Yee's time-bending comedy, A MAN, HIS WIFE AND HIS HAT. Sasha Olinickleads the cast as Hetchman, a retired hatmaker and title character of the piece. Olinick earned rave reviews as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the Round House Theatre production of AMADEUS. This production marks his debut with The Hub Theatre.
Olinick stars opposite two-time Helen Hayes Award nominee, KERRI RAMBOW, who plays Hetchman's suddenly-gone-missing wife of many years. Rambow was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress for roles in the Source Theatre's production of THE MOST FABULOUS STORY EVER TOLD and Charter Theatre's production of A HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY.
The cast is completed by Hub Theatre Company Member, KRISTEN GARAFFO, who plays Voice. Garaffo dazzled audiences in The Hub's BIG LOVE last season. Opposite Garaffo, playing her fiancée, is DANIEL COREY. Maboud Ebrahimzadeh plays Hetchman's best friend, Meckel, and CHRIS STINSON makes his debut with The Hub as Golem.
The challenging play, which moves swiftly through time and space, is directed by Shirley Serotsky. For The Hub, Serotsky directed Marc Acito's Helen Hayes Award-Winning World Premiere, BIRDS OF A FEATHER. Serotsky is the Associate Artistic Director at Theater J where she directed THE HISORY OF INVULNERABILITY; THE MOSCOWS OF NANTUCKET; MIKVEH; and THE RISE AND FALL OF Annie Hall (Helen Hayes Nomination for Outstanding New Play). Recent directing credits include WORKING: THE MUSICAL (Keegan Theatre); BLOOD WEDDING (Constellation Theatre); JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK (Washington Shakespeare Company); a staged reading of BENGAL TIGER AT THE BAGHDAD ZOO (National New Play Network at Arena Stage); CRUMBLE (LAY ME DOWN Justin Timberlake) and WE ARE NOT THESE HANDS (Catalyst Theater); and REFERENCES TO SALVADOR DALI MAKE ME HOT (Rorschach Theater, Helen Hayes Nominee for Outstanding Direction). Shirley was a member of the 2002 Designer/Director Workshop with Ming Cho Lee; the 2003 Lincoln Center Director's Lab; and was a 2001/2001William R. Kenan, Jr. Fellow at the Kennedy Center.
Lauren Yee was born and raised in San Francisco, and received her bachelor's degree from Yale University. Her full-length play CHING CHONG CHINAMAN was a finalist for the 2008 Princess Grace Award and the winner of the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival's 2010 Paula Vogel Award, and Kumu Kahua Theatre's 2007 Pacific Rim Prize, and was named one of the top 10 plays of the year by the East Bay Express and City Pages. A MAN, HIS WIFE, AND HIS HAT was developed at PlayPenn and UCSD's Baldwin New Play Festival, produced at AlterTheater, and received its San Diego premiere at Moxie Theatre in the spring. The Bay Area Playwrights Festival, AlterTheater, the O'Neill Studio at Yale, and PlayGround have previously commissioned her work. She is currently working on new commissions for the Kennedy Center and Mu Performing Arts (with support from the MAP Fund).
In A MAN, HIS WIFE, AND HIS HAT, we meet Hetchman, a retired hatmaker-perhaps the finest hatmaker ever-who loves his hat more than anything. Except maybe his wife. He loves her too. When BOTH go missing, Hetchman vows to find them, and will stop at nothing to do so. But, can he muster the strength and energy to leave the comfort of his armchair? A fantastical series of events threatens to derail his endeavor. In Yee's time-bending, mind zapping world, people float away and hats serenade their wearers in ethereal clarinet melodies. Lost memories are sealed inside jars. And life is accompanied by a talking wall and a hungry golem. In this world where anything can happen, only the force of love can hold you to the ground. Following a successful staged reading in 2012, The Hub Theatre is thrilled to present this fully staged DC Premiere of this klezmer-inspired love triangle between a man, his wife ... and his hat.
The Creative Team for A MAN, HIS WIFE, AND HIS HAT includes: Eric ShimELONIS (Original Music) LEIGH-ANN FRIEDEL (Scenic Design), KEN WILLS (Lighting Design), KELSEY HUNT (Costume Design), PATRICK CALHOUN (Sound Design), SUZANNE MALONEY (Props Design), and REBECCA GRIFFITH (Stage Management).
Due to languge, this production is suitable for ages 16 and up.
By: Lauren Yee
Director: Shirley Serotsky
Scenic Design: Leigh-Ann Friedel
Lighting Design: Ken Wills
Costume Design: Kelsey Hunt
Original Music: Eric Shimenolis
Sound Design: Patrick Calhoun
Props Design: Suzanne Maloney
Stage Management: Rebecca Griffith
Where: The Hub Theatre, in residence at The John Swayze Theatre
Theatre Address:
New School of Northern Virginia
9431 Silver King Court
Fairfax, Virginia 22031
Performance Dates: April 5 - 28, 2013
Curtain Times: Fridays: 8:00 pm; Saturdays: 2:00 & 8:00 pm; Sundays: 2:00 pm
Ticket Prices: $15 - $30
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Italian Sausage & Peppers Burger
We came home one day from a family outing to discover that our cat had accidentally opened the freezer while we were gone. In an effort to save as much as possible, this recipe was born out of desperation to use up the hot Italian sausage and ground pork that had thawed that did not have anything to do with spaghetti sauce. After a little fiddling and faddling, this final recipe edition was born.
Italian Slaw
2 tablespoons Colavita Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 cups julienned sweet white onion
2 cups julienned red bell pepper
½ teaspoon coarse salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground tri-color peppercorns (red, white, black)
6 large cloves of garlic, julienned
4 cups julienned baby bell mushrooms
1 ½ tablespoons finely minced fresh basil leaves
1 tablespoon finely minced fresh oregano leaves
1 cup finely minced sweet white onion
¾ cup finely minced red bell pepper
½ cup finely minced baby bell mushrooms
2 ½ tablespoons finely minced garlic
4 tablespoons finely minced fresh basil leaves
2 ½ tablespoons finely minced fresh oregano leaves
3 teaspoons coarse salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground tri-color peppercorns (red, white, black)
2 ¼ pounds hot Italian sausage links, casings removed
1 pound freshly ground pork
vegetable oil for brushing the grill
6 slices of medium thick sliced provolone cheese
1 cup Colavita Extra Virgin Olive Oil
6 4†square Ciabatta rolls, cut in half lengthwise
12 heaping tablespoons of Roasted Sweet Red Pepper & Parmesan Bread Spread
12 slices vine ripened tomatoes
6 large green lettuce leaves, trimmed to fit Ciabatta roll
To Make the Italian Slaw
Preheat a gas grill to 400°. Heat the 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil in a heavy gauge stainless steel 12†fry pan or wok until the oil is hot. Carefully add the 2 cups julienned sweet white onion 2 cups julienned red bell pepper, ½ teaspoon coarse salt and the ½ teaspoon freshly ground tri-color pepper stirring until well blended. Stirring frequently, cook for 20 minutes, until the onions are translucent. Add the julienned, 6 large cloves of garlic, 4 cups of julienned baby bell mushrooms, 1 ½ tablespoons finely minced fresh basil leaves and the 1 tablespoon of finely minced fresh oregano leaves, stirring until well blended. Cook, stirring frequently for 5-7 minutes. Do not allow the garlic to burn. Carefully remove the pan from the heat and set aside.
To Make the Patties
In a large 4 quart mixing bowl, mix together the 1 cup finely minced sweet white onion, ¾ cup finely minced red bell pepper, ½ cup finely minced baby bell mushrooms, 2 ½ tablespoons finely minced garlic, 4 tablespoons finely minced fresh basil leaves, 2 ½ tablespoons finely minced fresh oregano leaves, 3 teaspoons coarse salt, and the 1 teaspoon freshly ground tri-color peppercorns stirring until well blended. Add the Italian sausage and the ground pork. Handling the meat as gently as possible, gently fold together the meat with the vegetables and herbs, folding until well blended. Cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
Preheat the gas grill to 500°. Remove the meat from the refrigerator. Divide the meat into 6 equal portions and gently form the meat into patties, without compacting it, that are approximately ½†thick and roughly the shape of the Ciabatta roll. Brush the grill well with the vegetable oil to prevent sticking. Place the chilled patties onto the grill and cook 10 minutes on the first side. Carefully watch the patties to prevent burning. Carefully turn the patties over and cook for 8 minutes. Place one slice of provolone cheese onto each patty and allow the burgers to cook for an additional 2 minutes until the cheese has begun to melt. The internal temperature of the patties should be 160°. Remove the patties from the grill and place on a baking sheet, which has been lined with aluminum foil. Let patties stand for 5 minutes.
While the burgers are resting, lightly brush both interior sides of the Ciabatta roll with extra virgin olive oil. Do not over coat the rolls with the olive oil. Place the rolls on the grill, oiled side down and toast for approximately 2 minutes until the interior of the roll is lightly browned with grill marks. Do not burn the roll. Immediately remove the roll from the grill and place on a baking sheet.
Assemble the Burger
Place one heaping tablespoon of the Roasted Sweet Red Pepper & Parmesan Bread Spread on each toasted side of the Ciabatta roll, spreading it out evenly. Place the burger on the bottom of the Ciabatta roll, then top the burger with ½ cup of the Italian slaw, then add the 2 slices of vine ripened tomatoes, then add the leaf of lettuce and finally cover the burger with the top portion of the Ciabatta roll. Skewer the burger with a wooden skewer and serve immediately. Makes 6 servings.
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Peter Weller's Cigar Paradise
Africa, or finding the Founding Fathers (Rolling in Their Graves) While Smoking my Way Through Post-Apartheid Cape Town
Back in the ancient liberal days -- the summer of 2000 -- I heard the words "Stay at the Mount Nelson," spake by Antonio Sersale, who owns the Hotel Le Sirenuse, one of the most divine hotels in the Western world, located on my Home away from Hell (Los Angeles) -- the Amalfi Coast near Naples, Italy. But this is not a Baroque tale. This is Cape Town, South Africa, where I arrived on a hero's welcome in a mild winter's day in…mid-June? Yes, I was below the globe's girth for the second time. And a hero's welcome for an actor is welcome indeed before the cameras roll and the creative harangues are put to test.
My entrance to Cape Town was heralded in Kennedy's, a terrific cigar/jazz joint I liked so much that I steered every social dinner in my five weeks' stay back to its upstairs lounge. Matter of fact, I scribed most of this rant there. Kennedy's was owned, at the time, by a friendly cat named Per Menko. The downstairs bar still offers jazz almost every night, and the upstairs has elegant dining, including a West African peanut soup with shavings of cold crocodile accompanied by, if one desires, Private Collection from the region of Stellenbosch.
And so I checked into the Mount Nelson Hotel, owned by the Orient Express Group, and was ensconced in the biggest suite since the Boer War. My drawbacks to the Mount Nelson, were, in spite of the hotel's antiquity, elegance and supreme service:
a) No rooms had terraces, except in the new wing where there are no suites.
b) One could only smoke cigars in the tiny, quaint, but oh so quiet bar or on the veranda, which is too nippy in winter. The lounge caters to a 'high tea' on Sundays, much the same as the Ritz in London, albeit the Ritz allows cigars.
c) I became instantly infatuated with an employee, and…ahhh, but this is another story.
a) No rooms had terraces, except in the new wing where there are no suites.
b) One could only smoke cigars in the tiny, quaint, but oh so quiet bar or on the veranda, which is too nippy in winter. The lounge caters to a 'high tea' on Sundays, much the same as the Ritz in London, albeit the Ritz allows cigars.
c) I became instantly infatuated with an employee, and…ahhh, but this is another story.
And so, I moved to Table Bay Hotel at the Victoria and Albert Waterfront, where my small suite had a terrace, facing the convergence of the Indian and Atlantic oceans.
The Table Bay, complete with a split-level lounge, was built at the tip of a modern mall that sits atop a land fill where once stood the old shipping bay of Cape Town. I jogged every day along the old rail tracks that served the bay until the last two decades, when modernity transformed this area into a mini-Miami Beach. One of Table Bay's splendid restaurants is the Conservatory wherein, after sipping a clear lemon/coconut soup, I finally met the chef, a young Chinese man named David who informed me that these concoctions were his own.
On our days off I threw brunches with cigars for fellow cast members on my terrace, and, being that it was winter in mid-July, we were blessed with beautiful weather. As the Table Bay has door-to-door access with the Victoria and Albert Waterfront mall, where one can find anything from Cajun food to a great espresso at one of five cafes, cigars were an easy catch because of the Cigar Emporium located there. The manager, Cheryl Klaic, showed me the last Prometheus/OpusX humidor left for sale in the modern world. I saw much to purchase at the Emporium including two boxes of Partagas Lusitanias and a box each of Punch Cabinet Double Coronas and Bolivar Royal Coronas. Cheryl released a cabinet/humidor to me where I stowed my purchases, thus I had my own personal walk-in stash during the entire shoot. And, bless their hearts -- they are open until 9 p.m. on Sundays!
Downstairs, on the main floor of the mall, the Cock 'N Bull, a tobacco stand with a small walk-in humidor, was owned and managed by a great lady, who goes by the name of Rose. She showed me a collection of cigars she had on sale, and among this amalgam were 10 H. Upmann Sir Winstons for about $9 a stick. I asked Rose if she had the rest of the box, and she came up with 10 more, some of the best Churchills I've ever puffed. For the rest of my shoot, I raided Rose's place for singles: double coronas of all makes, plus a few El Rey del Mundo Tainos to boot. It wasn't that Rose didn't know what she was selling, she simply didn't command the clientele for major hauls; thus she broke the boxes and sold remainders for cheap to move the inventory. In addition, she was a lovely person with a great sense of sarcasm. And so I was set for comfort in Cape Town. Or so I thought.
On July 4, 2000, I threw a dinner for 18 folks at Kennedy's. This millennium Independence Day fest would be the apotheosis of that American celebration in all my years passed and, probably, yet to come. For over this volatile, cathartic, three-double-corona dinner (Punch, Hoyo and Partagas Lusitania) there took place a political brouhaha so bizarre, that, by comparison, the Kerry/Bush debates would resemble an episode of "Friends." (They did anyway). And the harangue was all the more potent, happening in a country that has only, in the last decade, begun to pull itself from a bug nest of racial repression.
Two nights previous, on July 2, I had the privilege of meeting a black American doctor, in his 70s, a combat veteran of Omaha Beach and onetime White House adviser, who was attending, along with other doctors of color, the World Conference on AIDS in Durban, South Africa. Over a Romeo y Julieta Prince of Wales (once my favorite Churchill, now extinct), the Doc explained that medicos from all over the world were networking in Cape Town before moving on to Durban. At this juncture I invited the Doc and his daughter (who speaks on health for the American professional sports) to my dinner for the U.S/ of A. at Kennedy's.
Two nights previous to that meeting, June 30, while dining alone at Kennedy's (and, simultaneously, drawing on a Taino), I had been politely interrupted by three young black Americans -- two men and a woman -- who introduced themselves as fans. Further conversation revealed that each, having parents from Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe and Kenya, respectively, was on scholarship sabbatical from different American universities to study the social/political dilemmas in their parents' respective countries of origin. So I invited them, as well, to my birthday party for America.
On the day of the party, while on the movie set, I, as the only American on board in this shoot, had a massive chocolate cake delivered to the crew (South African) and cast (Scottish, Australian and English) with a "Happy Birthday America" logo across the top. After a short speech and round of applause, I was invited by co-actor and dear friend "Alfred," a surreptitious Scotsman, to meet his visiting pal, "Dave," a black American actor from Chicago. Previously I'd conveyed to Alfred how much I'd enjoyed Dave's work in a certain film, so Dave had a sucker for a fan -- me -- at the handshake.
Dave greets me in a very debonair and polite fashion. Alfred and his friend Ida will attend the festivities at Kennedy's that evening, so I extend the invitation to Dave. Weirdly, Dave, the only other American present in this lunch tent, retorts that he will come but he will not celebrate the Fourth of July.
Taken aback, I stammer, "Well…don't come then."
And I walk off and sit down with my assistant, Maria, on the other side of the tent and light up a Choix Supreme. As I become aggravated over the impasse, I can see Dave on the other side of the room brooding as well. He's thought to impress me with some revisionist racial jive, which I don't buy because I know the guy's making more loot in American movies than the average farmer. To add, I, although never thrown in jail, am an aging hipster. And, as such, was a participant in the social revolution of the U.S. of A. -- the '60s. (Don't all you young'uns groan.) That glorious and painful decade was indeed the eye of the American cyclone of the twentieth century U.S. So I could hear Dave's tin drum of "Tom Jefferson and his slaves" before he even spoke, and nowadays, for me, that's all so much manure. Leveraging perfection over progress, one could blow off Aristotle because Crete didn't have the vote. On the other hand, I will scream against all the do-gooder jingoists when starting their "anti-immigration" rap, because the world movement and mixing of people is a force of nature that never has and never will be stopped; plus it makes the planet interesting. And, in spite of the Founding Fathers' originating their idea only for the white male elite, the context they created has allowed future generations, albeit sometimes in blood, to bring forth the most functional, however flawed, political system in the world. And I am, although a U.S. citizen, a world traveler and also a European resident. I love Europe, but Europe's infrastructure steps on its own @#$% in the name of the "state"; in addition, more often than not, the small business has little chance of finding bank backing. Utopia is not to be found, but, unless you wish to live on planet Zeno, there is no better place given to the opportunity to raise social Cain than the States. And this is thanks to, I believe, a bunch of guys, some of whom were major assholes and had slaves but who, nonetheless, laid down a malleable set of principles that would bring about the most opportune reversals in the tide of inhumanity. So for me, the old reverse Jim Crow, powerful in '68, is paltry in 2000, the year of this cacophony.
And now my rapid departure has stolen Dave's soapbox. In order not to piss off his peers, here he comes over to my table. I am manically puffing on my Choix Supreme.
"I'd like to explain myself," he says. "Perhaps I was unclear."
"Your intent was clear. You find America racist; thus your refusal to celebrate its birthday."
"You do not know what it is to be black."
"No I don't. And I never will. So you can use that line for life. What am I hearing? You're a victim?"
"The Founding Fathers owned slaves."
"Some of them."
"Although I live in the States I do not wish to light fireworks for slave owners. The country was founded by white men, while men of color…."
"…were in chains," I interrupt. "Look. I'm 53, you're what? Twenty nine?" (Ain't nothing gonna work here except the "old man" rap.) "In my day Watts burned. As did Harlem and Detroit. And I'll tell you something worse about the Founding Fathers. Not only did they not intend for people of color or women to have a vote, they didn't have it in mind for anyone -- even white people -- to vote unless they were property owners. So all that's true. But by now, it's weary. The stance-indignant resonated in the '60s, but Hughie Newton pistol-whipped his barber and my personal hero, Eldridge Cleaver, ended up designing pants. It doesn't cut any ice anymore."
We are two self-righteous pontiffs talking old ideas. In South Africa yet -- a country that was now paying racial dues that made '60s America look like an episode of "Friends."
I begin to clarify. "I was and am a jazz trumpet player; my mother was a pianist, and I grew up all over the world as a dependent in the United States Army, where my father was a career pilot."
"So you grew up with integration."
"I grew up completely integrated, school -- next-door neighbors coming in and out of my house, down to sand box buddies, and, because I still am a mediocre bebop trumpet player, my true heroes were and always will be black musicians, speaking of which, right up to the day he died, I hung with Miles Davis, who bequeathed me his only self-portrait, and, as a white guy, after hanging with Miles anybody else's racial rhetoric sounds pithy. But there are country white guys I know in west Texas who grew up more integrated than me. All I'm trying to tell you is that, thanks to hip parents, I've been exposed to black American sensibilities since I was born. And I'm not black. But I went to music school in the '60s, when 'burn baby burn' meant exactly that…thus I've become very discerning in my middle years about what rings my bell. And today the 'Founding Fathers had slaves' rap resonates as much as a penny falling into a coffee cup, dig? To boot, it doesn't sound authentic coming out of your mouth, because I think it's something you wear in case your costume doesn't fit."
"So be it." Dave gets up and walks back to his table, sits down.
And I light up a Sir Winston and proceed to gloat over my last perspicuity; the veritable oratory that's spewed out of my mouth. With the cigar, I feel like, gee…yes…Churchill himself, damn it! Then the dull thud of epiphany. Hoisted on my own petard. As I will not burn the flag, but defend your right to burn it, as it is only the effigy of the country, I see that Dave must come to the dinner for the U.S.A., for no other reason than to not celebrate it! This, after all, is that day's particular gift: to come and choose to do what one wishes. To not have Dave there would, in principle, be a violation of the very celebration -- freedom of thought and speech.
I walk over to his table.
"Dave, I hereby invite you to the birthday of the U.S. of A. at Kennedy's tonight and, in the spirit of liberty, I invite you to celebrate or not celebrate; whatever you wish." And I walk away, puffing the Sir Winston, now feeling less like Churchill and more like Ben Franklin, by Jove.
On the way to the Revolution, I inform the Doc of the afternoon's impasse and my transformation by way of my flag-burning stand. He only responds: "I landed at Normandy Beach. I saw many die that day, and I do not hold with flag burning." Hmm.
At the battlefield -- the grand salon at Kennedy's -- the colonial army arrives. There are the Doc, his daughter, three other black American doctors, the three African-American students, a dear friend and Australian actor named Roger, myself, a young (19 years) actor from South Africa whom we call Red (Roger's dubbing because Red has hair dyed blue). The Redcoats arrive in the guise of Alfred, his friend, Ida, Dave and the last guest, Rick (Benedict Arnold), an American television producer, whom I know from a previous gig, who is in Cape Town with another shoot and arrives with two of his cohorts. I bring my driver, Pete, an ex-Rhodesian War mercenary vet, who is one of five known persons in the world to have survived a non-opening chute from a paratroop jump. And along with us is my assistant, Maria, a lovely Danish girl, living in Cape Town for 10 years.
So there are 18 people in all, nine of whom are black, five of whom are South African, three of whom are Australian, one of whom is Scot. Rick (Benedict Arnold) and I (Paul Revere) are the only white Americans.
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In House With Rita Ora: Singer Drops 'How We Do (Party)' Video, Calls Rodney Jerkins a 'Legend,' Praises Daphne Guinness
Rita Ora has manners. She's come bearing gifts in the form of scones. A small British quick bread, the pastry comes in a wealth of varieties, which is similar to the musical selection the blonde chanteuse is combining on her Roc Nation debut LP. She's worked with the likes of Drake and Rodney Jerkins on the effort and has a surprising collaboration with an English music duo and a female rapper that is sure to rock speakers — we'll be sure to release that info at the proper time.
Under Jay-Z's tutelage, the 21-year-old Kosovo-born, British native locked down a spring tour with Coldplay and debuted her first U.S. single and accompanying video for "How We Do (Party)," featuring a Notorious B.I.G. sample of his 1993 hit "Party and Bulls—." Rita is far from a Brooklyn girl, but her vibrant personality and free-spirited ways stay true to the essence of Biggie's original track.
She's making her mark in America and the release of her currently untitled album this summer will prove whether she's hit or missed the bullseye. With a No. 1 in the U.K. already, her confidence level is on high. The tattooed singer spent some time in our offices speaking about her "shocking" studio experience with Rodney Jerkins, the Daphne Guinness items she envies, a passion for hearing Eric Clapton and B.B. King and why Aphrodite the Greek goddess of love holds her heart.
How has your schedule been these last few weeks?
So the last few weeks I've been preparing for my shows out here [in the U.S.]. I'm about to go on tour with Coldplay so I've been rehearsing for that. I just came off a No. 1 [with "R.I.P."]. It's got 2 million hits in like three days, which is really good because I didn't think anyone would see it.
Why didn't you think anyone would see it?
I was just nervous. I'm a nervous person. I always expect things but when good things happen, I'm surprised. It just ended up being really good.
Let's talk about the Coldplay dates.
It's going to be me and Frank Ocean and Robyn. Love Robyn. We're going to be doing European dates [beginning in May]. But I think we're gonna do some U.S. dates. I'm not that sure but I think it's gonna be a few of them.
Did you and Chris Martin have a discussion when you were first brought on? Like him telling you, "This is what I'm expecting."
Well, during the process of me doing my album, I met Chris through [Jay-Z], because they're good friends. I used the studios a few times. It was just a connection where I think he genuinely was intrigued to see what was gonna come out with my project. When it did come out, I think he was very like, "OK, I knew this was gonna do something. Let me just ask her to go on tour." I was like, "Ahh, I got to think about that for a minute." I'm joking. I was like, "Yes, of course."
Watch Rita Ora's "How We Do (Party)" Video
What will you be performing on this tour?
My intimate shows that I headline are like nothing compared to the arenas and stuff. They're still good. It's more of a jumping around kind of, I'm in the crowd. I go down, I sit with the audience. I'm on the speakers. There's no choreography. It's very free. It's a bit like a No Doubt performance. You know, how they were free and just jumped around. It's that energy. It's lively and I'm not going to be performing many ballads.
Is there a song you'll cover that people will identify with?
We were just talking about that. There's a song I wanna do by this band, A-ha. There's a cover, but we don't know what kind of cover yet, but I know that's Chris Martin's favorite band. So I thought to try and make that modern. But that's just an idea. There's another one we kinda already rehearsed like [Blackstreet's] "No Diggity," but a really cool version.
What are the sounds that people can expect on this album? You seem to be versatile and all over the place, in a good way, with your music.
I'm all over the place, you're right. I'm all over the place to the point where I'm still consistent with myself. So the way I sing and the way I am and the way I look is still very the same but you can hear my influences. Like, I love No Doubt and Eric Clapton and Bruce Springsteen. It's old school mixed with a pop kind of stream with a grit. It's got attitude to it but it's not ignorant. It's just a cool fucking album in my eyes.
You like soul music and of course you can hear that in the covers you've done on YouTube. Is there one artist that you gravitate towards, that you're inspired by?
B.B. King. I loved his tone of voice. I remember he did an album with Eric Clapton awhile ago. They did a duet. I always remember listening to that because my dad loved that album. Since then, that's when I started to understand music and do research. Jimi Hendrix, people who were comfortable in their skin. People that didn't really care. I admire that. [Lady] Gaga doesn't care. Some people like her music, some people don't but you can't deny her confidence. I admire that in an artist. That's what I'm trying to kind of imitate with my own thing.
Is there someone you've worked with on this album that you were just so happy to be in their presence? And not on a fan factor, for the respect that you have for them.
When I worked in the studio with Rodney Jerkins, Darkchild, he's done so many hits. He's such a legend in his own right. I was in the studio and saw photos of Michael Jackson, Brandy and Destiny's Child. It was definitely a shock but it was like, "Oh, right I better make sure I stay in this fucking studio and make him proud." It was one of those things where I was like, "I'm meant to be here." It was definitely overwhelming but I kept it very professional. We made some great music together.
Were you ever nervous in putting your mark over here in the U.S. since you're an artist that got a start in the U.K.?
Yeah. The funny thing was, people back home thought I was American. They're like, "You look like an American artist." But then when they heard me talk, they're like, "Oh, OK." It was definitely a scary feeling. It's like a dream, a thought. When you crack America you feel like you've cracked the world. It was scary but I guess if you don't try it you'll never know. So I just tried and I just didn't think about it really. I just acted like this was home.
Watch Rita Ora's "R.I.P." Video Feat. Tinie Tempah
For people who haven't been to the U.K., what's a spot you can put us onto that's not a tourist attraction?
On Thursday nights, you should go to YoYos, which is in Nottingham Gate. It's like basically like a club in New York City. I know how you guys have down-under hip-hop bars. It's dark and got graffiti everywhere and it feels like you're in a basement. You can go shopping in Beyond Retro, which is basically like a whole bunch of old school clothes and it's cheap. And Portobello Road, that's where I grew up. It is a bit of a tourist attraction but it's a sick road. It's got a whole bunch of stores and jewelry and people selling whatever they got. Every Saturday that goes on.
You seem to mix old pieces with new and designer with thrifty pieces. Who is your style icon?
I have a lot of inspirations. I love old classic style and high fashion like Daphne Guinness. She's a woman who's basically like a muse who has every kind of amazing designer piece, ever. She just had her exhibition in the museum [of FIT]. She had one in the U.K. She's great. Then I like my kind of not-giving-a–shit feeling like Gwen Stefani. She was a great inspiration on how girls should not care and still look hot. I love how Kanye West dresses. He's another idol of mine.
I always ask people about their tattoos and I know you have some. What is the woman about on your arm?
This is Aphrodite the Greek goddess of love. I like Greek mytholoygy. I like love and she kinda controlled the love. She knew what she was doing. She was almost like the cool Marilyn Monroe of the Greek goddesses. I liked that. She has a good story. She's holding my heart. Then I have "pinky promise," which I just got done. It's still a bit scabby. And then "love" and I have a lot of things around my body.
What do you look forward to achieving with this album when listeners finally do get a chance to hear it?
The only thing I want to achieve by making this album is to put a smile on someone's face.


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I have looked all over the steam site and sent emails to valve contact email and can see nothing that talks about how you can contact steam to sell your game on it.
Dose anyone know where you are meant to contact them for this? All the other big online game store were easy to get in contact with.
Finished a game yet? Thats when you need to sell it.
I don't know about steam But you can try this one Here; sellvideogames.com
Only an idiot has no marketing strategies worked out before the completion of the title. If you have no idea who to sell your game there is no point in making it as your goals as a product for people to buy will directly affect the game itself.
I just found that store box games from standard publishers for our last title was such a disaster.. it even cost me money that this time we would like to use online store system like BigFish or Steam@Sol_HSA
Thanks I am now in contact with the correct division of steam.. cheers.
Only an idiot has no marketing strategies worked out before the completion of the title.
If you are making a commercial game, this is very true, if not-so-diplomatically said.
Reminds me, about a year ago I sat on a plane next to guy who talked my ear off about some software product he was going to start selling. Very enthusiastic and got me engaged.
So, I asked: "Who's your target market?"
He replied: "The consumer."
I politely half-listened for another five minutes, wished him luck, and then made motions towards my laptop...
I am sure they don't let you just sell anything. They must do an evaluation of what you made before they let you sell it there...


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The American farmers are not going to eliminate hunger in the world. They aren't today and they won't when the world has 9 billion people in 2050. The argument for government policies and regulations to allow farmers to produce higher yields to feed the world holds no water what so ever.
I'm pro modern agriculture and biotechnology, but everyone needs to shut up about feeding the world when the countries with major hunger are the ones exporting agricultural products so that someone, some business or some government makes money, and people starve.
Hungry people are hungry because they cannot afford more food, and if people cannot pay, then they go hungry, which seems to be the way that world economics works.
I'm pointing a finger directly at India as an example of an exporting country with horrible poverty among so many of its people. I'm sure the exact number of people in the country that go to bed hungry is officially under estimated, no matter what the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization or any other politically connected organization reports.
India ended Thailand's 30-year reign as the largest rice exporter in 2012, and it continues to fight the export battle to be number one in 2013. Who else is trying to take export share away from India? Pakistan, a country known for being a haven to the Taliban and Al Qaeda and a country with major poverty, is also a country where private companies export locally grown rice. (My side opinion is that Al Qaeda can flourish because those who agree to be Muslim religious radicals are fed, in general, better than many of their non-radical brothers and sisters.)
It burns me up that countries with starving people must export their food so that some people connected to agriculture have money to buy imported goods from giant exporter countries like the United States, Japan and China.
Don't suggest that America is going to feed the world in 2050 unless farmers are going to give away their harvested crops. In my opinion, it is more likely that a socialist revolution in undeveloped and developing countries will require these countries to have plans for sharing food with the masses before the remainder is exported. The lock down of exports and food riots were what happened with the world food scare of 2008, and it sure could repeat itself on a bigger scale between now and 2050.


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Bedard re-signs with Rays on Minor League pact
LAKELAND, Fla. -- The Rays have re-signed Erik Bedard to a Minor League deal. The veteran left-hander will report to Triple-A Durham.
"Great to have him back in the fold," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "I really think he can come up big for us at some point this year. I've said it many times -- just getting to know him at camp, this guy definitely fits in to what we're trying to do around here. And I'm happy about that."
After losing out in his bid to win the fifth spot in the rotation, Bedard elected to look for another Major League job, so the Rays gave him his release. Maddon said he was surprised Bedard did not find a job.
"He's still got a lot left, there's no question about that," Maddon said. "He just needs a little more time to sharpen up. And having him at Triple-A is good for us."
Veteran infielder Mike Fontenot also was signed to a Minor League deal on Friday after he was released by the Nationals. Fontenot was in Rays camp last spring and played in 120 games at Triple-A Durham during the regular season.
"That's great," Maddon said. "You know all that kind of stuff counts. That kid's outstanding. Loved him last year in camp. I was told last year in Triple-A he had a tremendous impact on the players. The staff there was raving about him."
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Six days before departing to the site of the Super Bowl, the Baltimore Ravens took the "interim" tag off of Jim Caldwell's offensive coordinator title. Not unexpected or even worth debating, since Caldwell's play-calling in their three playoff games is a huge reason the Ravens are making plans for New Orleans instead of vacation.
There is still unfinished business involving Caldwell for the Ravens to address, though. Their next move should be to vote Super Bowl shares to the eight franchises who made it possible for Caldwell to return to Baltimore next season—and for them to be in the Super Bowl at all now.
Just a little thank-you present for the Eagles, Browns, Jaguars, Cardinals, Bears, Chiefs, Chargers and Bills. If not for them combining to completely whiff on the goals of the NFL's Rooney Rule governing minority coaching hires, Caldwell wouldn't be available to the Ravens.
Oh, maybe he might be. But these franchises made sure he wouldn't. Caldwell didn't get a single interview for a head-coaching job.
The NFL's loss is the Ravens' gain.
John Harbaugh, his staff and the players have got to be grateful. All it would have taken is one team with common sense, vision and smarts—heck, with a computer to do a Google search of "Past AFC Champions"—and Caldwell would have been distracted from working with Joe Flacco and devising a postseason game plan, to do head-coaching interviews.
Maybe, in those eight teams' minds, Caldwell didn't do anything to deserve even a phone call. He only went to the Super Bowl once in his three seasons as an NFL head coach and won his division only one other time. Clearly, those two were flukes, and the year he went 2-14 with Curtis Painter and Kerry Collins at quarterback in Indianapolis indicated his true capability.
Plus, Tony Dungy had him on his staff for seven years, seven playoff runs and one Lombardi Trophy-winning season, but that couldn't have had anything to do with his football mind. Besides, since when does Dungy's judgment and decision-making mean anything?
Actually, reciting Caldwell's resume is an insult to him and this entire issue. He should never be in position to prove his qualifications to anybody in this league, nor be forced to compare them to those of the candidates for whom he was passed over.
Or for that matter, to those who at least got the courtesy of a call. Brian Billick, who won a Super Bowl but hasn't coached in any capacity in five years, got an interview but not a job. Notre Dame's Brian Kelly, a career college coach, got an interview.
If Caldwell is deemed not worth a single interview, though, then the entire concept of "qualifications" is garbage, and as such, should be taken out and burned to cinders.
The eternal, constant buzzword around the hiring of non-whites to any positions of leadership and authority in the NFL, in every other sport and in every walk of American life, is "qualified." Oh, where can we find "qualified" minority candidates? What kind of plan, system or program can we put in place to uncover those "qualified" coaches who are so hidden from view?
"It's about perception. It's not about qualifications. There are no objective standards,'' said Kellen Winslow, Hall of Fame tight end and former executive director of the Fritz Pollard Alliance.
So true. Problem is, he said this during the 2005-06 offseason, in which the 10 openings were filled by eight white men, seven of them first-timers, plus Herman Edwards (who switched teams) and Art Shell (who returned to the Raiders after eight years out of coaching). The math says that 10 jobs produced one net gain in minority hiring ... and Shell was canned after one season. To be replaced by Lane Kiffin, speaking of insults.
The other eight included Sean Payton and Mike McCarthy. They also included Rod Marinelli, Scott Linehan and Eric Mangini.
This year, seven of the eight hires are first-timers. Two come from college, one from the Canadian Football League.
Supposedly, part of the Rooney Rule's aim was to expose young or new coaches to the decision-makers and to the process. It was supposed to fill the so-called pipeline and ensure that the same handful of names didn't get passed around to check off a box on a list.
This offseason? Names in the pipeline got ignored. A small handful of names were passed around to check off a box on a list.
Thus, while the Andy Reids and Chip Kellys and Bruce Arianses got to sit and stroke their chins and ponder which interview to take first, Jim Caldwell had his time freed up to hone his play-calling skills and bond with his quarterback the way he once bonded with Peyton Manning, back when everyone assumed that Manning coached himself.
Maybe when he's calling plays in the Super Bowl in a couple of weeks, he'll do something that will seem head coach-worthy to some needy team next year.
Lucky for the Ravens, no team was needy enough or impressed enough to call him this year.


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Stomach cancer is a disease in which cancer cells grow in the stomach. There are 5 layers of tissue in the stomach. Types of cancer include:
Cancer occurs when cells in the body divide without control or order. Eventually these uncontrolled cells form a growth or tumor. The term cancer refers to malignant growths. These growths can invade nearby tissues including the lymph nodes. Cancer that has invaded the lymph nodes can then spread to other parts of the body.
It is not clear exactly what causes these problems in the cells, but is probably a combination of genetics and environment.
Stomach cancer is more common in men, and in people aged 50 years and older. Other factors that may increase your chance of stomach cancer include:
In some people, stomach cancer may have no symptoms. In those that have them, stomach cancer may cause:
Your doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done.
Tests may include:
Imaging tests to evaluate the stomach and surrounding structures may include:
The physical exam, combined with all of your test results, will help to determine the type and stage of cancer you have. Staging is used to guide your treatment plan. Like other cancers, stomach cancer is staged from I to IV. Stage I is a very localized cancer, while stage IV indicates a spread to other parts of the body.
Cancer treatment varies depending on the stage and type of cancer. Stomach cancer is most often detected in the later stages. A combination of therapies may be more effective. For example, surgery may be used in conjunction with chemo- or radiation therapy.
Treatment options for stomach cancer include:
Surgery is the most common treatment for stomach cancer. The type of surgery depends on the stage of the disease. There are 3 types of stomach surgery that may be done:
This is the use of high-energy rays to kill or shrink cancer cells. Radiation therapy may be used after surgery to destroy cancer cells that could not be seen or removed during surgery.
In cases where stomach cancer has spread, chemotherapy combined with radiation therapy may increase the risk of survival and reduce the risk of cancer returning. Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill cancer cells. It may be given in many forms including: pill, injection, or via a catheter. The drugs enter the bloodstream and travel through the body killing mostly cancer cells, but also some healthy cells.
To help reduce your chance of stomach cancer:
American Cancer Society
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Cashen AF, Wildes TM. The Washington Manual; Hematology and Oncology Subspeciality Consult. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Wolter Kluwers; 2008.
Gastric carcinoma. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at: http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T116155/Gastric-carcinoma. Updated September 16, 2016. Accessed September 26, 2016.
Ménétrier disease. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases website. Available at: http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/digestive-diseases/menetriers-disease/Pages/facts.aspx. Updated March 12, 2014. Accessed September 30, 2014.
Stomach cancer. American Cancer Society website. Available at: http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/003141-pdf.pdf. Accessed September 30, 2014.
Stomach (gastric) cancer—for patients. National Cancer Institute website. Available at: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/stomach. Accessed September 30, 2014.
4/29/2011 DynaMed Plus Systematic Literature Surveillance http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T116155/Gastric-carcinoma: Zhou Y, Zhuang W, Hu W, Liu GJ, Wu TX, Wu XT. Consumption of large amounts of allium vegetables reduces risk for gastric cancer in a meta-analysis. Gastroenterology. 2011;141(1):80-89.
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Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.


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Let's be honest. If you have a baby, the chances of sneaking away for an amazing romantic Valentine's Day date are slim.
But that doesn't mean you need to skip out on the holiday altogether! There are plenty of ways to celebrate love without leaving home. From a special breakfast to a 3-course meal, you can still enjoy the holiday with your family.
Click through for 10 Valentine's "dates" to enjoy at home with the whole family…
A Family Affair
Click through for 10 fun ways to celebrate Valentine's Day with the entire family!
A Special Breakfast
Why not start the day off right by celebrating love? Enjoy a home-cooked breakfast like heart-shaped pancakes or poached eggs on toast. Throw some strawberries and chocolate chips into your oatmeal for a special Valentine's Day treat.
Movie Night
At the end of a long day, a movie is a great way to relax. If the entire family is watching, enjoy a kid-friendly love story like Lady & the Tramp or Aladdin. If it's just you and your honey, find a classic love story like Gone with the Wind of Casablanca.
Reminisce About Your Past
Look through some of your old photos and reminisce about the times you've had together. From dating and marriage to vacations and new babies, it'll be fun to see how far you've come. The kiddos will enjoy it, too!
A Picnic Lunch
Maybe you don't have romantic reservations for dinner, but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy a special meal. Sneak away to your favorite park for a picnic lunch with the whole family. If it's too cold, enjoy a picnic indoors.
Love From Afar
Spending Valentine's Day apart? Take some sweet photos of you and the kids and email them to your love. How cute is this little photo shoot?
Love Letters
My friend Maggie and her husband exchange love letters every year. I can't think of a more romantic way to tell your spouse how you feel about them, year after year.
Reenact a Favorite Date
That night in Rome? A first date at Starbucks? A walk in the park? Nothing says "I love you" like remembering your sweet past. I'm sure the kids will love hearing about your days of old.
A Dance Party
Turn on some oldies and get your groove on. Little ones will love to dance. When they're asleep, you and your lover can break out the Marvin Gaye and Boys to Men!
A 3-Course Meal
Spend some time in the kitchen and whip up a romantic meal for the entire family to enjoy. Things like cheese fondue, a grilled steak, and creme brulee with chocolate covered strawberries are easy to do at home.
Make Something Together
A Valentine's craft project can be a fun way to celebrate with your family. How cute is this 'heart-felt' tree? Inside each heart is a little love note for each member of the family!
What about you? How will you be celebrating Valentine's Day with your family?


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Topic: Update on Peter
Peter asked me to share a few thoughts with you.
"I'm fading. Every task takes great effort and I'm becoming more reclusive. I weigh 126 lbs. I am able to get in the woods most days. I am drumming (native american hoop drum), in touch with my spirit guides and doing my inner work. I remain in the best place I've ever been in so many ways but my body is preparing to leave."
He said that he's sorry he hasn't been able to post on the discussion boards, but he's been learning that he has to say no to many things.
I know that sometimes when someone stops posting we all go into a little bit of a panic. Every time I talk with Peter or get an e-mail from him I feel his peacefulness and just wanted to pass that on to you so that you can know that he is alright.
This is the hardest part of this job for me, coming to grips with constant loss. It is also the biggest blessing. I feel like I'm working among angels. I feel truly blessed to see you reach out to one another and know that many of you are doing much behind the scenes. You are a blessing to me and I'm grateful for all that you do.


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Just did my first dye and when I weeded the stuff I wanted off for the next color I found there is the sticky guck and I don't want that on there for the next dip so how do I get it off without screwing the already dyed portion? Sorry if this is mentioned somewhere else but I have not seen it.
Thanks in advance and I plan to show off my work as soon as I figure this out.