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So imagine you're a theoretical businessman who travels from city to city and wanted to play DG. What would be the best course in a certain city, and what would be the best one within say, a 1 1/2 hour drive, give or take (I think probably a lot of the best courses are a little outside of the cities, where there's more land available and whatnot.) Try to keep it to 2 courses...I know there's a lot of cities that have a bunch of great courses, but we're thinking of the theoretical businessman who only has a limited time to play. He might be able to drive out to one course a little ways a way, or he might only be able to play one course nearby. I'l list what I know of, even though I haven't gotten to play all of them.
Seattle, WA:
course 1: SeaTac - by far the most challenging course in the area, and best laid out in terms of flow.
course 2: Fort Steilacoom in Tacoma - extremely confusing course, but baskets galore and I believe it has 9 possible layouts. (just make sure you find a local to show you around)
Portland, OR:
course 1: Pier Park - as has been stated in other threads, one of the most aesthetic courses you'll ever see, accessible to beginners, and challenging for all.
course 2: Milo McIver in Estacada - haven't gotten a chance to play it yet, but it's home to the Beaver State Fling (currently the only NT in the PNW), it has 27 baskets with multiple layouts, supposedly the best course in OR.
San Francisco, CA:
course 1: Golden Gate Park - haven't gotten a chance to play it, but from the pictures I've seen of the work in progress and it looks like it should be sweet when it's done
course 2: Delaveaga in Santa Cruz - again, haven't gotten a chance to play it, but it's legendary on the West Coast, if not through the whole DG community. 27 holes with length and elevation
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presidio hills wrote:SF is in a growing stage in terms of dg. if you visit the other thread in this forum i made there's some links with pictures and info about the golden gate park course going in. it will be playable in about a month (all but 4 pads are poured, just gotta take care of the sines and tree protection). there is another course in the planning, on the south side of town in mcclarren park. it's supposed to be bigger with more elevation... that will happen once there is money, which i imagine will take a year or so.
stafford lake is 35 mins away and one of the best courses i've ever played (HUGE, lots of elevation, windy, well designed, beautiful).
napa is about an hour i think... it's a great course too, very beautiful.
vacaville is an hour away and also a cool course, but not as beautiful as the above 2... still killer though.
santa cruz's de la veaga is an hour and a half away and legendary. 27 sweet holes.
other than that there's berkeley which is windy and ugly but still has some decent shots... many over water. and hellyer in san jose is about 45 mins away and decent.
and a few nine holes that won't be worth visiting anymore once golden gate park is up.
i think norcal has a very strong DG community... the one in san francisco is still in its infancy, though, but should grow very fast.
Los Angeles, CA:
course 1: La Mirada - haven't played this one either, but its supposed to be the only 'championship" level course in Southern California. Apparently quite beautiful too.
course 2: Lake Casitas in Ojai (just inland of Ventura) - Very challenging course with a good variation of holes, elevation coming into play on almost all of them. Gorgeous scenery of the foothills situated around a reservoir
San Diego, CA:
course 1: Morley Field - pretty much the only show in town for DG. pay to play, and crowded, but well designed and well maintained.
course 2: Emerald Isle in Oceanside - haven't played it, but it's a Fly 18 course (DG on a ball golf course), and supposed to be lots of fun. I think lots of the serious players in SD are willing to drive the extra distance to play Emerald Isle on a regular basis, both b/c it's a good course and to avoid the crowds of Morley.
Some of New England:
deaddisc wrote:Worcester MA- Maple Hill. Great course, challenging in all aspects. Has some long holes, some shorter technical holes and everything in between. Water, regular OB, elevation changes. All in all a great course and one that is not to be missed when travelling up to our great area.
Boston MA- Borderlands. Really one of the few courses near Boston, but it is still a great course. Set on a historic mansion/estate, so there are some very old pieces of history littering the course. Very tough, mostly wooded but long.
Hartford CT- Wickham. Tough to describe what makes this course so great, but I think mostly it is because it is so challenging yet fair. Many elevation changes, no water but there is some OB. The winds can be wicked here so combined with the elevation it really makes you have to know all of your discs.
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN:
garublador wrote:For the Twin Cities it might be Kaposia and Oakwood, but I haven't played all of the courses there.
Austin, TX:
Barbikes wrote:We flew down to Austin in Jan 05 and played Bartholomew. When we were there construction was going on so the course was kind of screwed up but it was an O.K. course. Not real challenging and not real scenic. There is a creek running through it but this course (especially the creek) had more litter than ANY course I've ever played.
We then did some road trippin' and played Live Oaks (north of San Antone), West Guth in Corpus Christi, and Riverside in Victoria. I liked Live Oaks best because of water hazards and elevation change (and what is that course? about 32 holes?) but my son liked West Guth best. We both liked Victoria second best. So I guess Bartholomew came in last! But I'd like to play 'em all again!
I enjoyed my Texas vacation a lot. One mistake I made was not taking enough "wind" discs. Texas seems to be one WINDY state in January at least!
Baltimore, MD:
roadkill wrote: 1. Rockburn Branch- Not as well known as Seneca or Patapsco but most Marylanders will tell you it is the best course in the State. I agree. Incredible hole variety. Nice mix of open and wooded. Excellent use of elevation changes and risk/reward factors. To score well here you need to be disciplined and use good strategy as well as good shot execution.
2. Druid Hill- Just a real fun course to play. Not as challenging as other courses in our region but has a manicured ball golf course feel. Many large mature trees enhance the beauty of the rolling hills landscape. Two sets of tees, three sets of pin placements. Literally right next to the Baltimore Zoo and a short drive from the National Aquarium, Inner Harbor attractions and Sports stadiums.
3. Patapsco- Site of the Patapsco Picnic A-tier event. Very challenging mix of wooded and semi-open holes. Two sets of tees, three sets of pins. Very hard in the C pins. Pretty physically demanding with all the walking up and down steep slopes. Would be a better course if the park did more in the way of grooming (read: mow the grass)
Detroit, MI:
Frontman311 wrote:Stony Creek (Utica)
Addison Oaks (Leonard)
Kensington & the Toboggan course there (Milford, AM Nationals sight. Toboggan course is open for a limited time each summer thus far.)
Milwaukee, WI:
Frontman311 wrote:Dretzka is the main one, there is another great one but don't remember it's name, only ever played Dretzka.


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Crisp out of lineup with sore neck
SEATTLE -- Banged up center fielder Coco Crisp was out of the lineup Friday because of neck pain after he missed Thursday's game with a sore ankle.
"He's struggling a little bit with the neck again. We'll see how he responds here. It's literally a day-to-day proposition with him right now," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. "It popped up yesterday and then it's still bothering him again today some. A little better today though."
With the All-Star break looming, will Crisp sit out the weekend?
"We'll see," Melvin said. "He's been such a great in-game option for us at times when he hasn't started. He's been able to come in and impact the game whether it's with his legs, bat. He's an igniter for us. We'll sees how it goes. If that's something I need to do I will, but I'm not saying that's something we're necessarily looking at."
Crisp, 34, entered Friday with a .291/.387/.449 slash line, seven home runs and 31 RBIs. Melvin didn't rule out the possibility of Crisp coming off the bench Friday.
"I think it depends on how he comes some through treatment," he said.
Catcher/designated hitter John Jaso, who began Friday hitting .274 with a .354 on-base percentage, was in the leadoff spot for the second day in a row.
"He takes some pitches, he gets on base, he's pretty unique in what he does," Melvin said. "Whenever Coco's not in there leading off against right-handed pitching, he's always the next guy that I lean on. He's done a great job for us.
"He knows how to play that role whether he is catching or DH'ing," Melvin added. "He's really been a nice fit for us here after the past couple years."
Adam Lewis is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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The giveaway info is below the recipe, so make like a scuba diver and keep on going down!
Some of the best food is just not pretty. It's gooey, gloppy, brown, and not even a little bit elegant. It looks like it's not worth the paper plate it rode in on. But when the scent wafts to your nose, when you take that first bite and the inelegance of the whole thing gives way to an explosion of flavour, it suddenly transcends the need to be another pretty dish. You plate it how you want. Heck. Sometimes you just skip a plate if the spirit moves you. It doesn't matter as long as you get the food to your mouth. How can this happen? Isn't there the axiom about eating with your eyes before you eat with your mouth? I'm working on a hunch about the phenomenon, though.
I call it my Frog in a Box theory.
Everyone remembers the Looney Tunes cartoon where the down-on-his-luck, unemployed construction worker finds a frog with the extraordinary ability to sing like an angel, right? The man hoards his new found, potentially lucrative critter in an attempt to make money off of it. He goes to a talent agent's office, talks a big game, plops the frog on the desk where he promptly delivers a resounding, "Brrrrrrrrrrrr-ibbit!" The man and his frog are bounced out on their respective ears* and once the door is slammed shut, the frog sings an aria in the hallway. Oh the frustration! Darned frog!
*Do frogs have ears? I should know this. I feel a homeschooling unit coming on…
After a few more rejections the man takes matters into his own hands and rents a theater where he resorts to trickery to bring in a crowd. (Free beer and chicken, anyone?) He gets a full house, raises the curtain, shoves the frog on stage and once more, "Brrrrrrrrr-ibbit!" The crowd exits, stage left and the frog consoles the man by singing a few popular ditties.
So here's the deal. This dish is my Frog in a Box. No matter which light, which plating, which lens and which toppings I used, these things just plain looked ugly. And every time I took a bite, I heard a glorious choir in my head. What was a gal to do? I don't give up as easily as our poor Looney Tunes construction worker. I'm posting it anyway, ugly photos and all. That blasted frog was able to escape detection but these potatoes? They're here for everyone else to try and enjoy. Make them. Try them yourself! Stick it to the frog!
The crispy potato shell holds a creamy Cheddar, chorizo and green onion studded mashed potato filling. Eat them for breakfast, second breakfast, lunch, snack or dinner. Plate them or hold them in your hot little hands while you eat them. Have them with a proper dinner or slap a platter of them on the coffee table for the ultimate hockey or football viewing snacks. You can even make these up to the point where you'd bake them and stash them in the freezer (minus their cap of shreddy-cheddy) until you want to serve them. Top with cheese as directed and bake. How neat is that?
Crispy shelled, creamy Cheddar and chorizo and green onion stuffed twice baked potatoes are a great comfort food addition to your winter meal and snack repertoire. I've eaten these at breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack time and can promise they're one of the best game day snacks you could ever serve. All that and they're easy, too!
- 6 leftover baked potatoes
- 4 tablespoons softened butter
- 1/2 cup room temperature milk or half and half
- 4 cups shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
- 2 1/2 cups cooked and crumbled Mexican style chorizo , divided
- 6 green onions, cleaned and thinly sliced
- sour cream
- candied jalapenos
- additional sliced green onions
- salsa
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Halve each potato lengthwise. (Before halving each potato, pay attention to how it naturally lays on the cutting board so that after halving, they don't tip when placed skin side down on the pan.) Scoop most of the potato innards into a mixing bowl, just leaving enough in place to maintain the shape of the potato skin. (This means leaving about 1/4" of potato guts in place.)
Smash the potato guts together with the softened butter, milk or half and half, and 2 1/2 cups of the cheese in the mixing bowl until the potatoes are relatively smooth. Stir in the chorizo and green onions until evenly distributed.
Divide the potato filling evenly among the potato shells, spreading the filling to the edges of the potato skins. Sprinkle the remaining cheese evenly over the tops of the stuffed potatoes.
Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbling and the filling is hot all the way through. Serve as is or topped with sour cream, candied jalapenos , salsa, and sliced green onions.
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I have a seriously fun giveaway that has me pretty excited. Okay, I lie. I'm stupidly excited about this. In the years I've been blogging here, you've gotten to know a lot about me; my book/movie/Doctor Who/music/bacon obsessions. It's all true, but one of the biggest obsessions in my life is…
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Clothing. I love clothing. I love clothes far more than any woman who has carried and birthed five children has any right to be. I love all sorts of dresses- retro dresses, vintage dresses, modern, sleek, voluminous, old-fashioned, cute, sultry… Anything I can afford to buy and I can carry off I adore. I've long admired the selection over at Shabby Apple (you HAVE seen their website, right?) and I know from personal experience how their dresses are the kind of women's dresses that make every woman feel like an old-fashioned movie star- glamourous, sexy, and oh-so-put-together. Unlike my pauvre potato recipe, their designs look good in any light, any situation, and any lens that catches them.
When Shabby Apple contacted me and offered to give away a dress from a list of dresses to one of my readers I jumped on it. I might've even squealed a little bit. I'm telling you honestly their dresses are squeal worthy. In other words, I said yes. Do you want to see the dress I picked to give away? Hmm? Yes? Are you excited yet? I know I'm not the only dress nut out there. Feast your eyes on this!
Isn't it gorgeous? Shabby Apple describes the dress as being "Plum-colored folds of soft jersey fabric dip from the shoulders into a ruched waist that runs from bust to hip on this flouncy, ballet-inspired dress. Perfect for traveling, this dress sports a V-neck and fully lined skirt for extra coverage, so whether at the office or on the road, you'll feel comfortable and beautiful." So, so true.
Anyway, let's get down to brass tacks. To enter for a change to win this incredible dress (think holiday parties and beyond! Dress it up with a jacket and some tall boots for the office or church or a dinner date!) just head over to Shabby Apple's Facebook Page and like them. (That's easy enough with to-die-for dresses like that!) Then scoot back over here and leave me a comment saying you did it.
And the nice folks over at Shabby Apple don't want anyone to feel left out. They've issued a coupon code just for Foodie with Family readers: foodiewithfamily10off . This code is good through January 7th, 2012, so get a-shopping. Then you can stand around in your splendid Shabby Apple dress eating one of my Frog in a Box Chorizo and Cheddar Stuffed Potatoes looking magnificent. Maybe the potatoes will even look prettier next to that dress!
The contest fine print: Shabby Apple is providing a dress for the giveaway, but all opinions about their company and their wares are my own. With apologies to my global friends, this contest is open to US residents only. Winner will be selected using random.org on December 15th, 2011.


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Dvorak's Slavonic Dances, Bach's Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major and 'Scheherezade' made up the Stow Symphony orchestra's winter concert on March 22 at the Tallmadge Alliance Church. Music director Darrell Lee Music conducted the Bach suite and Rimsky-Korsakov's "Scheherezade," while Alexander Popovici lead the orchestra through the Slavonic Dances. Frances Hamilton, violinist and concert master, was featured violin solo for "Scheherezade."
The Stow Symphony Orchestra will next perform Mozart's Requiem and The Symphony No. 4 in F minor by Tchaikovsky May 31 at the Stow-Munroe Falls High School, 3227 E. Graham Road in Stow. The Requiem also will feature the Stow Symphony Chorus. Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for students and seniors. Children 12 and under are admitted free. Tickets are available by calling 330-678-0029 or visiting www.stoworchestra.org online.
Music said that the Stow Symphony is still recruiting singers for Requiem. The Stow Symphony Chorus rehearses from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursdays at the Tallmadge Alliance Church, 1155 East Ave. in Tallmadge. For details on joining the symphony or chorus, contact music at 330-688-9784 or emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.


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CLARKSBORO, N.J. (AP) -- Officials say a hazardous material has been removed from a tanker car that was ripped open when it derailed in New Jersey last week.
The breach released vinyl chloride into the air and is blamed for dozens of hospital visits and the evacuation of hundreds of homes in Paulsboro.
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Walter Shinn said Thursday that the last of the chemical was dissolved into a liquid and pumped out by Wednesday evening. The car also has been rinsed.
The next step is removing the car and other derailed cars still holding the chemical.
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Finding Aid
Dina Rees Evans Papers
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Dina Rees Evans, ca. 1950
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The Dina Rees Evans papers include correspondence, speeches, and photocopies of articles authored by her and dated 1942 to 1955. This material documents the career of Ms. Evans as a research assistant at the University of Iowa and as the high school drama educator in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
Biographical Note
Dina Rees Evans was born June 19, 1891 in Chicago, Illinois. She graduated from high school in Racine, Wisconsin, in 1908. She received her B.A. degree from the University of South Dakota in 1913. She took her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the State University of Iowa in 1929 and 1932. She received the first doctorate in dramatic art from an American university. Her research for the doctorate involved her instruction of troubled young people in dramatic study.
Evans was an educator and high school principal in South Dakota, Illinois, Minnesota, and Montana from 1916 to 1928. She joined the faculty at the State University of Iowa in 1928 as a research assistant in the Department of Speech. After receiving her Ph.D. in 1932 she taught drama at Heights High School in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
In Ohio, Dr. Evans co-founded Cain Park in 1938, an outdoor theatre in Cleveland Heights. While its director, she mentored many students who became well-known in entertainment, including Norman Felton, Joel Rubin, Hal Holbrook, Dom DeLuise, Robert Freyer and Joel Grey. In 1980 she authored Cain Park Theatre: The Halcyon Years about the amphitheater that was renamed for her in 1989. In addition to her work with Cain Park productions, she became president of the American Educational Theatre Association in 1940 and was the founder of Secondary School Theatre Association (SSTA).
Dr. Evans retired in 1958 and moved to Youngtown, Arizona, where she organized a theatre group and reviewed books for Educational Theatre Journal. She married Harvey Shaw in 1963. Dina Rees Evans died January 20, 1989.
[D. Anderson; 02/2008]
Related Materials
Folder, "Evans, Dina Rees," in Faculty and Staff Vertical Files Collection (RG 01.15.03)
Evans, Dina Rees. "A Preliminary Study of Play Production in Secondary Schools." M.A. thesis, University of Iowa, 1929
Evans, Dina Rees. "Influence of Dramatic Training Upon the Personality." Ph.D. dissertation, University of Iowa, 1932
Felton, Norman. "Best of Luck: The Education of Norman Felton." Books at Iowa 43 (November 1985): 3-14
Papers of Norman Felton (MsC265)
Folder, "Mabie, Edward Charles," in Faculty and Staff Vertical Files Collection (RG 01.15.03)
Papers of Edward Charles Mabie (RG 99.0188)
Box Contents List
Box 1
---. Curriculum vitae; reviews
---. "The Life of Dina Rees Evans," paper by Shirley H. Foster, 1943
---. "Selected Women in Educational Theatre: A Biographical Study of the Careers of Four Educators," thesis by Judy Bea Ledoux, 1974
Clippings, 1950-1973
Correspondence, 1946-1973
---. "Problems of Teaching Drama in the High School," December 1937
---. "Values of Dramatic Art to the Secondary School Student," [1949?]
---. "Twenty Years Later," [1949?]
---. "Fifty Years in the High School Theatre," December 1950
---. "Dramatics: A Human Relations Laboratory," August 1951
---. "Problems of Dramatic Production in Various Media at the High School Level," August 1954
---. "It's Time to Swap Horses," August 1960
---. "December 30, 1936: The Day E.C. Mabie Invented AETA," December 1956
---. "Cain Park Theatre," n.d.
---. "A Message to SSTA," 1969


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[size=18:02d40a0ebd]Bad things come in 3s[/size]
0-2 deficit doesn't bode well for Miami
INDIANAPOLIS - The saying goes that a playoff series doesn't truly start until a team loses at home.
Somehow, though, the Indiana Pacers have not only created the sense this series is underway, but that they took a healthy head start before the Heat noticed the race had started.
Indiana handed Miami a worse-than-the-score-indicates 91-80 loss and took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-7 series behind 20 points from Ron Artest and 19 points in 18 minutes from a suddenly youthful Reggie Miller.
It was the kind of loss that can send an overmatched team into a collective state of depression. And the Heat will have to shake it off quickly if it's going to make a series out of this so-far one-sided contest.
''It was another tough one,'' Heat coach Stan Van Gundy said. ``They really outplayed us again. It's the same old problem. We competed, we worked hard inside and got more rebounds. They just have so many weapons. It's tough.''
What's even tougher is fighting back from the hole the Heat is in. In 173 previous occasions that a team has fallen behind 0-2 in a best-of-7, only seven have come back to win the series.
Need to hear something positive? Something to make Games 3 and 4 worth watching and provide a glimmer of hope for the Heat?
First, the Heat believes there were many correctable errors made in Saturday's Game 2. The most noticeable was the players' decision to suddenly abort the concept of team play and attempt to win the game individually.
The Heat came out of the blocks well Saturday and managed to stay with the Pacers for a couple of laps, tying the score 27-27 on a Malik Allen jumper with 8:11 left in the second quarter.
But then the misses piled up. The Heat was still within reach, never falling behind by more than nine in the first half, but the offensive possessions weren't ending with baskets, and that frustrated the young Heat.
Adding to the anger was Miller's buzzer-beating three-pointer with Eddie Jones draped all over him that gave Indiana a 44-36 halftime lead.
''He took tough shots,'' said Jones, who scored nine points on six shots. ``He's been hitting tough shots his whole career. I've seen it for 11 years.''
The frustration of the first-half failures resulted in the Heat abandoning the team concept and trying to take on the Pacers one-on-five.
''It wasn't anything selfish, but we were just trying too hard to make plays,'' forward Caron Butler said. 'When we saw the score, we said, `We're down 15, let me do it.' Everybody was trying to force the issue. But the result was bad because we ended up falling behind by 20 points.''
By the end of the third quarter, Miami trailed 69-54 and was on the verge of being forcefully ejected from Conseco Fieldhouse. While the Heat was dealing with its anger poorly, the Pacers were methodically going about their business, eventually taking a 22-point lead.
''The one thing that happens is we're moving the ball and getting good looks, but we're not making it,'' said guard Rafer Alston, who shot 2 of 10 from the field. ``So therefore we revert to trying to do it single-handedly. Then we start to miss those shots instead of moving the ball and working the ball and working the whole offensive set.
``[The Pacers] do a great job of looking past the first option and going to the second or third option. Then if that doesn't work, come all the way back to the first.''
The Heat's best options all night, Lamar Odom and Dwyane Wade, were limited by foul trouble. Odom, who had 19 points on 9-of-17 shooting and 12 rebounds, played 33 minutes before fouling out. And Wade played 36 minutes and scored 19 points with five assists and six turnovers.
Odom was consistently frustrated with the officiating, especially when he picked up his fourth foul with 6:21 left in the third quarter and the Heat trailed by eight.
''I didn't feel like I played bad today,'' Odom said. ``I know I need to be on the court a little bit more. At some crucial times I felt like my hands were tied watching from the side. Not to say it was all on me, but I was just starting to feel good and then I pick up that foul.
``I'm trying to be as aggressive as I can. I'm trying to keep two hands on the ball and draw some contact. I don't shoot jumpers, and I only went to the free-throw line twice. I guess I'm not going strong enough to the hole. I've got to make it my business to get to the hole and draw contact and make it an obvious call, and on the other side stay out of foul trouble.''
Still need reason to believe the series is not over? Consider that the Heat beat the Hornets by a combined 32 points to take a 2-0 lead in the first round, only to see the Hornets tie the series went it swung to New Orleans.
The Pacers' combined margin of victory in this series: 24.
''We're playing great at home. That's a place where our energy is up extremely high,'' Alston said of AmericanAirlines Arena, where Miami has won 16 in a row. ``Guys feel like they can shoot the ball from halfcourt and win at home. We witnessed what happened to us when we were 2-0 and went to New Orleans.''
[size=18:02d40a0ebd]Here's the scary part: Heat is playing well[/size]
INDIANAPOLIS -- It's unfair, really.
If their MVP candidate doesn't dump 30 on your head and the league's best defensive player doesn't strangle you, then maybe, as they did Saturday night, the Indiana Pacers will have to settle for sticking a knife in you with only one of the most clutch players in basketball's history.
That's what is so debilitating for the Miami Heat about the first two games of this series.
Indiana isn't playing very well.
And Miami is.
And Indiana has, nonetheless, blown Miami out twice.
That's what happens when the other guys are better than you.
Indiana is deeper, bigger, more experienced and more talented.
Other than that, though, Miami is in great shape.
A recap: Lamar Odom and Dwyane Wade had very nice games Saturday night. Indiana's Jermaine O'Neal was suffocated for the second straight time, playing about as poorly as he ever will. And the Heat outworked and out-rebounded Indiana, again.
That would be the Heat's optimum formula for beating the Pacers.
But Indiana won by 11 anyway.
It was funny afterward, hearing Reggie Miller say, ''We didn't play very well.'' And hearing the first post-game question to O'Neal be about why he's struggling so much. And hearing O'Neal say, ``Our top four or five players are struggling shooting the ball.''
Your top four or five players are off, and you've still won an NBA record six consecutive playoff playoff games by double-digits?
The Heat's Brian Grant shook those dreadlocks.
''Very deflating,'' he said.
He added, ``Just goes to show how many weapons they have.''
This many: Poor Caron Butler was playing in handcuffs Saturday against Ron Artest, who guards the basket the way pitbulls guard bowls. So Butler, predictably, began his Saturday 0 for 6. Artest went to the bench to chew on some raw meat and in to guard Butler came the ridiculously gifted Jonathan Bender, who is only 7-feet tall and even more athletic than the 6-7 Butler.
(Such a strange thing. Nobody could have foreseen the dominant player Artest has become. If you had watched Artest and Butler playing their final season of Big East basketball, there's not a scout on this or any other planet who would have told you Artest would become the better pro than Butler. Butler may still grow into the player Artest is, but, unfortunately for the Heat, it won't be happening during this series.)
''First half, we played great,'' Butler said.
And they were still down by eight.
Blame Reggie Miller. He had 19 points in 18 minutes. And, as Grant sighed afterward, ''Every point was huge. Deflating points. They weren't ordinary points. Momentum was trying to shift in our direction, and he just took the air out of it.'' This is why the playoffs are known as Miller Time and not, say, Eddie Jones Time.
(The Heat is a feel-good story, so I'm done with any Eddie Jones bashing for the remainder of the season. I promise. No more. It is going to take extraordinary discipline and unprecedented will power on my part, but there will only be praise of Jones in this space from now on. In the absence of any praise, you can just assume Miami's $86 million man vanished again.)
Miller, 78 years old, has made and taken more playoff three-pointers than anyone in the sport's history. He did almost all of his scoring Saturday on . . . (Um, good Lord, my will power wasn't supposed to be tested this early. I just made the damn promise a paragraph ago.) Miller scored 19 points in 18 minutes despite extraordinary, suffocating, unprecedented defense by Eddie Jones.
''I don't put nothing past that dude,'' Butler said of Miller. ``He's a monster in the playoffs. He's been like that since I was eight years old. He's one of the best ever, hands down.''
All of history's math tilts against Miami now. The Pacers have never in their history lost a series they led 2-0. And only four percent of NBA teams ever have rallied to win a series after trailing 0-2 (and every one of those four percent were substantively better than 42-40 Miami). Unsolicited, Miller and O'Neal and Indiana coach Rick Carlisle have raved about Miami's toughness and heart, but they're going to show more than that Monday.
''We played well,'' Grant said as he left the losing locker room. ``But not well enough.''
[size=18:02d40a0ebd]Playing for pride now[/size]
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Heat and its fans now need the only thing -- the one item -- currently not available on eBay. A reason to believe. The rest of the nation needs a reason to stay awake -- to not abandon this lopsided series in desperate search of an infomercial for ''killer abs'' or perhaps a Matlock re-rerun.
Miami fell thoroughly into an 0-2 hole here Saturday night to Indiana's superior Pacers in this NBA playoff series, and it left the Heat where it hasn't been since this same season began 0-7 way back in October.
Trying to win as a matter of pride.
Trying not to be embarrassed.
Lamar Odom's voice was a husky whisper in the emptying postgame locker room. You had to lean in to hear that he was speaking at all.
''We've worked too hard all year to go out like this,'' he said.
Like this.
Being dominated.
Doing so many things right, yet having so little chance.
What a stunning contrast Round 2 of these playoffs have been for Miami compared to the opening series against New Orleans. What an illuminating reality check. A week ago we were marking the joyous accomplishment of Miami winning a playoff series, let alone merely making the postseason. Today, we begin to measure how far Miami still is from joining the elite.
The Heat and Hornets slugged through to the maximum seven games, all but one of them decided in the final, tense minute. There was genuine drama there, an honest feeling of having no idea which team would advance, or how. It was the fiercest series of the opening round. A reason we love sports.
Now, this.
One round later, larger stakes, but hardly enough drama to fill a thimble.
The dispassionate observer -- defined here as anyone whose face won't be painted in Heat colors for Game 3 Monday night -- might wonder, ''Can the Heat win?'' . . . and mean a single game, not the series.
It is difficult to recall a local team in a series this lopsided. It surely wasn't Marlins-Yankees last fall, even going in. Baseball is different. One dominating pitcher levels the field. Ask Josh Beckett. Or the Yankees.
Basketball is different. Home court and talent and depth are magnified.
Miami must sweep the next two games back at the bayside arena even to elevate its chances in this series from nil to remote, and it's hard to image this Indiana team losing two straight to the Heat anywhere.
That would include on Miami's court, on cracked asphalt with chain-link nets, on a cricket pitch in Pakistan, or on the surface of the moon.
A split in Miami, which seems reasonable, sends the series back up here with the Pacers able to clinch at home in Game 5. That is why, right now, the odds of this series stretching beyond five games are roughly as long as the odds of seeing two NBA players standing side-by-side and neither one of them emblazoned by elaborate tattoos.
The Pacers and the TV guys keep praising the Heat for its effort and heart. They keep using words like ''scrappy'' and ''tenacious.'' Those are compliments, but consolation prizes, too.
They are the things you usually say about an opponent that works like crazy but simply isn't good enough.
No shame in that. It's just that on the NBA scales of justice, Indiana's advantage in talent, depth, height and experience outweigh Miami's heart and workrate. Only by about a ton.
Miami's 16-game home winning streak now is challenged by a Pacers team that had the NBA's best road record. A Pacers team that has won 10 straight overall against Miami and is the first team ever to win six straight playoff games by double digits.
And if the Heat manages to pinch a win at home this week, they still must find a way to win at Conseco Fieldhouse. Despite having not won a single road game all season against a team with a winning record -- let alone the best record in the entire league.
The Heat is left with the realization that it must fashion a perfect game to beat the Pacers.
''Not perfect, but almost perfect,'' corrected Caron Butler. ``You really got to be almost flawless.''
Almost flawless does not include Odom and Brian Grant both fouling out, as they did Saturday. Does not include Butler's 1-for-8 shooting. Does not include Indiana leading faster Miami 11-0 in fast-break points after three quarters. Does not include Eddie Jones vanishing with a grand total of one shot attempt after the first quarter.
You want the contrast Saturday that captured the disparity in this series?
Closing seconds of the first quarter, Miami's Jones scoops up a loose ball and dribbles the length of the floor on a breakaway, laying the ball in at the buzzer. No basket. After a review, still no basket.
Closing seconds of the second quarter, Reggie Miller, with Jones on him like cologne, hits an impossible fall-away three-pointer at the buzzer. Good!
That was a five-point swing right there, and there you had it:
Miami, too late.
Indiana, too good.
Coach Stan Van Gundy challenged his guys after they survived New Orleans. He asked them, ``Is this enough? Or do you still want more?''
And Heat players have been saying all the right things, as when Butler insisted, ``We're not just happy to be here.''
But those things suggest the Heat's mind-set was the determining factor here.
It wasn't. It isn't.
Indiana's talent, and depth, holds sway over all else.
The intangibles aligned nobly on the underdogs' side -- Miami's fierce attitude and effort, etc. -- are what keep games respectably close, not what wins them.
[size=18:02d40a0ebd]Resilience is put to the test[/size]
Caron Butler struggled through a 1-for-8 shooting night against Pacers star Ron Artest, but the Heat's second-year forward vowed to bounce back for Game 3.
INDIANAPOLIS - About the only silver lining on this otherwise forgettable Indiana evening for Heat forward Caron Butler was that he was able to forget it quickly.
''This night is over,'' the second-year player said, holding his head high after one of his longest games of this postseason.
Butler didn't fret over his 1-for-8 shooting night as you might expect a young player to do. He simply turned the page and promised the next chapter in his playoff odyssey would have a happier conclusion.
That Butler could so quickly make the decision to move past this moment was a credit to him, because this was not a moment that would be easily forgotten.
While he produced only four points in the Heat's 91-80 Game 2 loss against the pacers Saturday, Butler promised a decipherable difference entering Game 3 on Monday in Miami. After this performance, moving forward was the only option.
''I'm going to take my shot and continue to take it,'' Butler said. ``I'm going to play basketball. That's what I do. I'm always going to be aggressive.''
Butler has been that and more for the Heat through the playoffs, his 1-for-6 outing in Game 5 against the Hornets in the first round the only glaring hole on his tiny playoff résumé. But Butler followed that performance with a 50-percent shooting night in Game 6 of that series, and the Heat needs that type of response in the face of this game.
Butler has become one of the Heat's sure things during these playoffs, and on nights when Eddie Jones has one of his many off nights, or on evenings when Dwyane Wade looks like the rookie he is, Butler has usually been the guy there to pick up the pieces.
''He's been huge,'' Jones said of Butler. ``He's one of the guys we've gone to to knock down shots. I think we always need somebody else to step in, but he's been there for us. We're not thinking twice about him.''
Neither is Butler.
He was adamant afterward that his many missed shots Saturday were just that, misses. They weren't a byproduct of Ron Artest's defense, or the result of a lack of confidence.
Butler has shown resilience this season, battling back from early-season injuries that had fans and opponents alike questioning if he was the player who last season finished third in voting for Rookie of the Year.
''Sometimes you have tough nights,'' Jones added. ``You just have to step it up and come out the next night.''
But Butler has his hands full not only offensively, but on defense as well. That's where he has responsibility for Artest, who has 45 points through the series' first two games, 20 coming Saturday.
Artest, at 6-7 and 246 pounds, is a gargantuan defensive assignment. He batters those defending him, sapping every ounce of energy from his man, energy that would have served Butler well on offense Saturday.
And playing offense in the face of a defensive star like Artest isn't easy, either. He recorded three blocks and uses each of his rippling muscles to make driving around him a near physical impossibility.
''He's an All-Star,'' Butler said of the league's Defensive Player of the Year. ``He's a physical dude.''
But that's what Butler hopes to be someday soon, and All-Stars don't let bad nights affect the next night. So, on Monday night, Butler's confidence and maturity and mental toughness will be put the test.
Bring it on, Butler said.
''After watching the film of what happened tonight, I'm going to do the same thing back home, take the same shots,'' he said. ``And they're going to fall next time. It's simple as that.''
[size=18:02d40a0ebd]The numbers do lie[/size]
Despite being outrebounded and their best player having a sub-par series, the Pacers have cruised to a 2-0 lead.
Special to The Herald
INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana Pacers aren't dominating the Eastern Conference semifinals, as a quick look at the stat sheet will attest.
They're getting beat on the boards by the Heat. Their best player is struggling offensively.
But the NBA's top team during the regular season finds itself in an enviable position because it is making shots at crucial times. And that's keeping the Heat from building any kind of momentum.
Reggie Miller scored 19 points in just 18 minutes and hit a crucial three-pointer at the end of the first half as the Pacers beat the Heat 91-80 at Conseco Fieldhouse on Saturday to take a 2-0 lead in the series.
''We've had depth all year,'' said Miller, whose 10-point average this season was the second-lowest regular-season average of his 17-year career. ``Tonight, we showed it. That's what is going to make this team hard to beat because you never know where it's going to come from.''
Miller was 6 of 10 from the field, and Ron Artest scored 20 points for the Pacers, who also got a boost off the bench from Al Harrington (eight points, nine rebounds) and Fred Jones (eight points).
They shot 49.1 percent from the field during the first three quarters (26 of 53) compared to 38.9 percent for the Heat (21 of 54) while building a 69-54 lead.
The Pacers are 6-0 during the playoffs, with every win by double digits. They have won 11 games in a row overall.
Indiana has won the first two games of this series even though the Heat have outrebounded the Pacers 91-77, including 44-38 on Saturday. Indiana All-Star forward Jermaine O'Neal is just 10 of 32 from the field in the first two games.
''We got killed on the offensive boards, but we made some big shots,'' Indiana's Austin Croshere said. ``That's not characteristic of our team. We're usually the team that makes the hustle plays and gets the stops to make up for a poor shooting night.''
Miller hit a three-pointer at the first-half buzzer to give Indiana a 44-36 lead at the break. He hit another with a hand in his face with 7:25 left in the third quarter, giving the Pacers a 55-46 lead.
That propensity to make big plays at crucial times wasn't lost on Indiana coach Rick Carlisle.
''That's what happens when you're on your home court,'' Carlisle said. ``You get that extra boost of energy, a little more confidence. Things tend to happen for you a little more easier.
``There were a couple of times we were up against the shot clock, and if we miss, they're taking off in numbers. But the ball goes in, and we're able to get back, so in effect, it ends up being a four- or five- point play.''


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Unless you live in San Diego or were a major league general manager trying to find third-base help at the nonwaiver trading deadline last July, chances are you might have missed Chase Headley's outstanding season for the San Diego Padres.
Playing in the very pitcher-friendly expanses of Petco Park, Headley finished the 2012 season with 31 homers and 115 RBIs, both very good numbers. How many casual baseball fans would list Headley in the game's top dozen players, though? Not nearly enough. Advanced metrics help reveal how outstanding his season really was. Headley finished sixth in the majors with a 7.5 WAR, an analytic designed to encompass all aspects of a player's game.
MORE: The rise and importance of advanced metrics
A few other advanced metrics that help us view players who might not be getting enough attention.
Isolated Power (ISO): Essentially, this measures a hitter's raw power by isolating his extra-base hits. The easiest way to do this is to subtract batting average from slugging percentage. Edwin Encarnacion of the Toronto Blue Jays finished second in the majors with a .277 ISO, behind only Josh Hamilton (.292).
Weighted Runs Created Plus (wRC+): This ballpark-adjusted and league-adjusted stat melds all the standard offensive numbers (homers, doubles, strikeouts, stolen bases, etc.) into one number and compares it to the league average (set at 100). The Minnesota Twins' Josh Willingham was 10th in the majors with a wRC+ of 143, which means he created 43 percent more runs than the league-average player.
Ultimate Base Running (UBR): The goal is to place a value on how runners perform on the basepaths—not only their ability to take an extra base, but also their ability not to get thrown out after they reach base safely. Angel Pagan became a star for the World Series-winning San Francisco Giants largely because of how well he fit into the lineup as a leadoff batter and center fielder, but he is outstanding on the basepaths, too. His UBR of 5.9 was second in the majors, behind only the Atlanta Braves' Jason Heyward—one spot ahead of the Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout.
(All advanced metrics and their definitions via fangraphs.com)
This feature also appears in Sporting News' 2013 Baseball Yearbook.
— Revisiting past MVP races with WAR: Did Willie Mays, others get the shaft?


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David Crane, former Chief Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, will deliver a public lecture at the Washington and Lee School of Law on Tuesday January 29, at 10:30 a.m. in the Millhiser Moot Court Room. The lecture will be titled "Diamonds, Guns, and Thugs--The West African Extreme."
Professor Kevin John Heller of the Faculty of Law, University of Auckland, New Zealand, a renowned expert in the field of international criminal law, will provide a commentary on Chief Prosecutor Crane's lecture. Audience questions will follow. This event is sponsored by the Transnational Law Institute. The lecture is open to the public.
Crane is the first American since Justice Robert Jackson at Nuremberg to serve as Chief Prosecutor of an international war crimes tribunal. He was appointed to that position by then Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, on April 19, 2002. With the rank of Undersecretary General, Crane's mandate was to prosecute those who bear the greatest responsibility for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and other serious violations of international human rights committed during the civil war in Sierra Leone during the 1990's.
This conflict was fueled by the blood-diamond trade and was characterized by gruesome violence against civilians and extensive use of child soldiers. Crane's ground-breaking work led to the delivery of major indictments, including against Liberian President Charles Taylor. Since 2007, the Special Court for Sierra Leone has issued five convictions for crimes against humanity and war crimes, and has broken new ground in criminalizing the use of child soldiers.
Prior to his appointment to the Special Court for Sierra Leone, Crane served over 30 years in the federal government of the United States. Appointed to the Senior Executive Service of the United States in 1997, Crane has held numerous key managerial positions during his three decades of public service, including Senior Inspector General at the Department of Defense, Assistant General Counsel of the Defense Intelligence Agency, and Waldemar A. Solf Professor of International Law at the United States Army Judge Advocate General's School.
His numerous awards include the Intelligence Community Gold Seal Medallion, the Department of Defense/DoDIG Distinguished Civilian Service Medal, and the Legion of Merit. Prior to his departure from West Africa, Crane was made a Paramount Chief by the Civil Society Organizations of Sierra Leone.
Following his departure from the Special Court for Sierra Leone, Crane was appointed to the law faculty at Syracuse University. Additionally, he is a member of the faculty of the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism, a joint venture with the Maxwell School of Public Citizenship at Syracuse University.
The Transnational Law Institute, directed by Professor Mark Drumbl, was established in 2006 to support and coordinate a variety of pedagogical methods that will contribute to the quality of the legal education the School of Law offers its students and to better prepare these students for a professional legal practice that is rapidly globalizing.


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The Impact of Sleep Disorders on Motor Vehicle Accidents
This study has been completed.
Bayside Health
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First received: September 11, 2005
Last updated: December 4, 2013
Last verified: September 2005
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Patients who have sleep disorders may be involved in accidents more frequently than those without. In addition patients who have sleep disorders may have more serious accidents and have increased length of stay.We aim to recruit drivers admitted as a result of a motor vehicle accidents and to ascertain the prevalence of sleep disorders in this group.
|Sleep Disorders
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Official Title:
|The Impact of Sleep Disorders on Motor Vehicle Accidents
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|September 2005
|Study Completion Date:
|July 2006
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|July 2006 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Motor vehicle accident
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
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Exclusion Criteria:Drivers aged < 18 years
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|September 11, 2005
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|December 4, 2013
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Sleep Wake Disorders
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Lemon Blueberry Ice Cream Bars
As summer comes to a close and fall is right around the corner, I wanted to be sure to post this summer treat. I made these little guys to take on our vacation at the end of August. They're a great refreshing treat that will cool you down after being out in the sun all day. Everyone really enjoyed these and no one guessed that I made them dairy free so I could enjoy them too!
The recipe says to only put the blueberry compote on top of the ice cream, but I decided to put it on both sides of the ice cream and swirl it in. I'm glad I did. I love the look of the blueberry swirls!
I'll definitely be making these again next summer and plan to try a variety of flavor combinations. Tons of other fruits go with lemon and I'd even like to try different ice cream flavors as well. I would love to make them with a raspberry or strawberry compote and cheesecake flavored ice cream. One note though, when I make these again, I think I'd decrease the amount of ice cream in the bars. They are pretty thick, as you can see in the photos, and it's hard to bite all the way through a bar at once (if you notice though, the pictures on Gourmet don't make them look very thick…).
Lemon Ice Cream Sandwich Bars
Yield: 8 bars
For Lemon Ice Cream
2 pints premium vanilla ice cream
1 Tbsp grated lemon zest
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
For Blueberry Compote
2 cups blueberries (10 ounces)
1/4 cup sugar
2 (3- by 21/2-inch) strips lemon zest
1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 tsp cornstarch
For Sandwich Layers
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 stick (4 oz or 8 Tbsp) unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
Make Lemon Ice Cream
Transfer ice cream to a microwave-safe bowl and microwave at 30 percent power in 10-second intervals, stirring, until softened, about 50 seconds total.
Stir in lemon zest and juice. Spread ice cream thinly in a 13- by 9-inch baking dish and freeze while making compote and sandwich layers.
Make Blueberry Compote
Cook blueberries, sugar, and zest in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat, thoroughly crushing blueberries with a potato masher, until juices are released and sugar has dissolved, about 2 minutes.
Stir together lemon juice and cornstarch, then stir into blueberry mixture. Boil, stirring, 1 minute (mixture will thicken).
Transfer blueberry compote to a bowl and chill until cold, about 1 hour. Discard lemon zest.
Make Sandwich Layers while Compote Chills
Preheat oven to 375°F with rack in middle. Butter baking pans and line with foil, leaving a 1-inch overhang on each side, then butter foil.
Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl. Beat together butter and brown sugar in another bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. At low speed, add flour mixture in 2 batches, mixing until just combined.
Divide batter between baking pans and spread into thin, even layers with offset spatula. Bake until golden-brown but still tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool completely in pans, about 30 minutes.
Assemble Sandwiches
Dollop tablespoons of blueberry compote all over ice cream, then swirl it gently through ice cream with a spoon. Spoon all of ice cream over 1 sandwich layer (in pan) and spread evenly using clean offset spatula (I dropped spoonfuls of the blueberry compote on the bottom cookie, then topped with all of the ice cream, then the rest of the compote on top of the ice cream. I then took a knife and swirled the blueberry compote and ice cream together). Invert second sandwich layer over ice cream, pressing gently to form an even sandwich. Wrap baking pan in plastic wrap and freeze until firm, at least 2 hours.
Transfer sandwich to a cutting board using overhang. Trim edges if desired, then cut into 8 pieces.
Recipe from Gourmet
16 Responses to "Lemon Blueberry Ice Cream Bars"
I guess they would be hard to bite into, but if you made them thinner you wouldn't have such a beautiful swirl of blueberry in there. They look fabulous.
Those look amazing! Totally on my list!
These look delicious. I love lemon and blueberries.
These look great! Maybe a little thinner would be better but either way they must have tasted fantastic!
Yum, I think your idea of a cheesecake ice cream brillant. I agree those swirls are gorgeous!
mmmmm i'd love to have a batch of those sitting in front of me right now!
These are too pretty to eat! I love the blueberry/lemon combo.
These look outstanding! I love the swirls and the combo of lemon and blueberry is always a winner!
Looks delicious! Gorgeous photos.
Those look great! What a beautiful photo!
very nice! look just exactly like the ones in the magazine!
These are amazing! I didn't know they were dairy free… We just found our little nephew is allergic to dairy, I'll have to make these for him.
Just as gorgeous as they were on the cover of Gourmet. Saw these on tastespotting and knew I recognized them! Yum!
Just as gorgeous as they were on the cover of Gourmet. Saw these on tastespotting and knew I recognized them! Yum!
This looks ……… WOW!!!!
What a great idea! One of the best looking desserts I've seen in a long time – irresistable!


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Dragons Q&A – part two
11:00am Friday 29th June 2012
By Chris Kirwan
11:00am Friday 29th June 2012
By Chris Kirwan
AT the end of last season Argus readers were invited to send in questions for the Dragons coaching staff. Head coach Darren Edwards, assistant coach Rob Appleyard and director of rugby Robert Beale met rugby writer Chris Kirwan to provide the answers.
Q: Did we leave our recruitment too late? I worry that other teams had their pick and we got the leftovers? (Andrew Jenkins)
RB: This has been an unusual year for recruitment. Normally it would all be done in January or by February but because of the uncertainty in Welsh rugby all the regions have been in the same boat.
We (the regions) have not been in a position to make a decision on budgets or what direction each of the businesses is going in, and to be honest that is still ongoing.
I think we will continue in the way that we have but it has been an unusual year.
It hasn't made my life easy but, with the exception of Charteris and Brew, we have retained every player that we wanted to retain.
We made some tough decisions on some players while other decisions to release were obvious. We made a decision to run with a 38-man squad, cutting from 57. We will probably end up at 42 but we were initially looking at a core of 38 players that we can register for Europe.
We weren't looking for that much.
We were looking for a second row and offers were made for Lou Reed (who has joined Cardiff Blues), Dom Day (Bath) and Damien Welch (Exeter). We made offers for those locks and they decided to go elsewhere.
RA: We are realists and there is only a certain amount of money that a player is worth and when they start pushing up there is point where you have to say no.
You have to balance it all up and if you overextend in recruiting in one position then you are in trouble elsewhere.
We also recognise the importance of giving players opportunities rather than always bringing in others ahead of them. The likes of Jevon Groves, Sam Parry, they need their chances.
RB: We also made an offer for Deacon Manu, which was accepted but he backtracked. I understand why because of family reasons. But we made serious offers for what we considered to be experienced players.
That leads on to a point made by one of our readers Andrew James, who feels that seasoned performers are needed to help the youngsters progress and also to win games.
DE: Rugby in Wales has changed massively in recent years and we are not going to be buying ready-made players at the top of their game.
We have got to be very careful in who we recruit and we put a lot of work into that.
As coaches we are confident that the players that we bring in have room to grow and that we can help them improve, hopefully into top class players.
RB: When I first came into this job there was a massive criticism that the region was wasting money on overseas players. There was a conscious decision to move those highly-paid players on.
Some of them provided value for money, others didn't. As a business, if you get it wrong at that level you are in trouble. If you get it wrong at the other end, the hit isn't as bad.
But there is a huge effort from Darren and all of the other coaching staff in terms of firstly identifying the talent and secondly trying to help them develop, fulfil their potential and put in performances that our supporters enjoy.
RA: There is a sprinkling of experienced players throughout the squad in Steve Jones, Rob Sidoli, Adam Jones, Lewis Evans, Andrew Coombs is a seasoned back row forward.
That's just in the forwards. In the backs there are experienced players like Tonderai Chavhanga and Ashley Smith.
But also we exposed a lot of young players to regional rugby last season and they will be better for that.
RB: Exactly, the likes of Lewis Robling have got a season under their belt through design. The moment we knew what was happening with (Cardiff Blues-bound) Jason Tovey the coaching team made a conscious decision to go with Lewis and Steffan Jones, who unfortunately got injured.
That was not for cynical reasons towards Jason, it was always with the next season in mind.
And I'm not sure the likes of Lewis can be considered young in rugby these days – players are representing Wales at his age, it's just they need experience of regional rugby.
DE: Lewis' athletic and technical ability on the training field is of a great standard. But there's that exposure on the pitch. You need to get these young players out there and we have done that.
We also need everybody to have an opportunity to grasp a starting shirt; there is no pecking order.
Young players can thrive in a competitive environment where they know they have the chance of earning the start, and with the players that Rob Appleyard mentioned I feel we have the experience in key positions that can help them along the way.
Q: How do you think our new signings did last season? I was disappointed with Andy Tuilagi and Joe Bedford (Nathan Dark)
DE: The recruitment of Joe was not purely with what he does on the field in mind.
Joe is a good, solid player. I brought him in because he had an experienced scrum-half above him (Wayne Evans) and an inexperienced one below (Jon Evans).
I felt, and feel, that it's a good fit and Joe is great around our training environment. He runs our discipline and is great with our younger players.
Regarding Andy, he was not in good physical shape when he arrived and had a poor season, there is no hiding from that.
He didn't hit the standards that he should have last season but there is plenty of evidence out there about what he can do in the field. Andy has the ability in him and we've got to get that out of him.
He is back in for pre-season but forget all the conditioning work that's been put in – he needs to perform on the field and if he doesn't produce the form that we know he is capable of then he won't have a job here next season, simple as that.
Andy made plenty of line breaks last season even though he was off-form. He has something that none of our other players possess but he needs to perform consistently.
He is not putting in the shots for us that he has for other teams – like his tackle against James Hook for the Pacific Islands against Wales – it's in him but he needs to do it for the Dragons now.
Q: What will it take to sign up some Cross Keys players? People like Gerwyn Price have been in great form and look ready to step up. (Chris Lanigan) Q: Are we looking to recruit many players from clubs in our region? I don't necessarily mean 19 to 20-year-old but those that have performed consistently over a few seasons but have never had the opportunity to train full-time to gain the level of conditioning that they perhaps lack. (Nathan Dark)
RA: Having coached in the Premiership I am well aware of the talent out there and Darren has always asked me to keep a close eye on how our professionals are doing and also anyone else with potential.
I watched so many games last season and you start to see standout players like Gerwyn Price at Cross Keys, Newport's Hywel Stoddart, Pontypool's Dan Robinson and Ross Wardle at Bedwas.
What we decided to do was have an open policy for them, allow them to train with us over the summer and almost go on trial.
There's not always the guarantee that a player who is superb in the Premiership will be able to make the step up required of professionals in training let alone games. Some of their bodies can't take it while some can't combine being a professional with their lifestyle outside of rugby.
This is a five-week trial to see how they go and then we will assess them on a weekly basis to see if they are shoulder to shoulder with professional players and improving all the time.
Potentially there are contracts there for these guys and we have been impressed with what we have seen so far.
RB: I would stress that this is not a new phenomenon and that the Premiership has always been a vital pathway for us.
We look closely at players and there are plenty of examples of them getting a chance here – Lloyd Burns, Jevon Groves, Andrew Coombs and Tom Riley to name but a few.
Q: Surely we have plenty of room in our budget after the exit of senior players? (Andrew Jenkins)
DE: I understand why our supporters think there is a lot of money left in the pot for high-profile players after seeing the likes of Luke Charteris, Aled Brew and Tom Willis go.
But our younger players also need more and after being given a budget we need to work out the best way of putting together a squad.
RB: Young players have financial expectations and they increase when they start hitting the levels of performance that the coaches have asked for, they start knocking on my door.
You have to reward players for producing, for example Nathan Buck played 27 times last season after starting down the pecking order.
The salary cap (agreed by the regions) is £3.5million and we will be £7/800,000 under that. Some supporters may criticise that but that is our business plan.
We'd be doing cartwheels in the rugby department if we were given £3.5million but the simple fact is that we have to live within our means.
Q: Martyn Thomas and Jason Tovey are two of the most exciting backs that I have seen at the Dragons. How can players of this calibre be allowed to languish and not progress? Surely if they are good enough to attract the interest of Gloucester and Cardiff Blues they should have been essential to the progress of the Dragons? (Allen Lloyd)
RB: We entered contract negotiations with both players but agreement couldn't be reached and they have ended up elsewhere. As Rob (Appleyard) said earlier, as a business we have valuations of what every player is worth and how far we will go in negotiations.
At the end of the day, perhaps we needed a change and they needed a change and we wish them all the best.
DE: I enjoyed working with them but you also have to look at who we have brought in and we have recruited two international full-backs in Tom Prydie and Dan Evans who I am sure the fans will enjoy watching play.
Q: What are your aims and hopes for the coming season?
DE: We need a significant step up in performance as a team and as individuals within that team. I have no doubt that this squad have ambition, it is now about realising that ambition on the field.
We need to make an impact on the league, as that will dictate what European competition we play in.
Our away form is a huge goal for myself, as we need to understand the importance of away league points. A league table is judged over a course of a season, so a league point in September could be the difference in qualifying for Heineken Cup in May.
I now have a management team with me that have clear goals and ambitions for us to take a step forward as a region.
It was extremely difficult last season for a variety of reasons. We have conducted an extensive review of our environment that we work in and the performance elements of our game plan to make sure we show signs of improvement next season.
There has been a significant step change here at the Dragons both on and off the field to make sure we are all working towards common goals.
Q: What improvements are you hoping to see?
DE: It will always be about the game on the weekend, so our performance as a team and results will be very important to us.
I would like to see the Dragons as a region and the individual players in our team make an impact on Welsh rugby.
I am hoping to see a working partnership develop with our regional teams that are part of the pathway the player will go through into the professional game.
This mindset is important that we identify, develop and support players through that pathway into regional rugby.
Growing your own talent and supporting and enjoying their performances on the professional stage should be what it's all about.
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text: Will new Hatfields-McCoys reality series stoke feud? By Autumn D. F. Hopkins June 29, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Reality television has left a bad taste in the mouths of many West Virginians -- MTV's now defunct "Buckwild," for example.But author Dean King says the new reality series being filmed about the Hatfields and McCoys will be an uplifting, positive experience for West Virginia. Something along the line of "Duck Dynasty." King and producers from the History channel met with Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin to assure him the show will reflect well on West Virginia.News surrounding the show is very secretive. King was limited on what he could discuss. He did say this about the concept:"Can the Hatfields and McCoys work together to take what they've been doing for generations illegally, can they take their family recipes and springs and all the things it takes to make great 'white lightning,' and do it together?"They're working together, and it is going to be legal, but that is where the reality part of the show comes in. The viewer doesn't know if it is going to happen or not. It is taking place now. They're real Hatfields and McCoys, and that is the fun."King said the show will air in late summer, and a distillery will be built in Williamson. Calls to the mayor of Williamson were not returned, so details about the exact location and time frame on construction weren't available.King explained how he became interested in a reality show about the Hatfields and the McCoys. In his writing, King specializes in what he calls "rugged history." He wrote a book about a group of American sailors shipwrecked and enslaved on coast of Africa in "Skeletons on the Zahara," and a book about the 30 women who marched as part of the Chinese Red Army in "Unbound."This time King said he wanted to write about something closer to home, but he shied away from the subject of the feud between the Hatfields and McCoys. A native Virginian, King has roots deep in West Virginia. Both of his parents were born in the Parkersburg area, and he grew up coming back to West Virginia for holidays and family visits. King is quick to point out though that being from West Virginia does not ensure you entrance into the hollers and inner sanctums of Southern West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky, where his latest book, "The Feud," unfolds."I thought, eh, it's been done. I looked at Blair Mountain. I looked at other topics. I almost decided not to do it. Then something happened and I thought, 'No! I am going to do this.'"King said he became enthralled with the newspaper accounts of the time. The feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys made national news; the media interest and coverage was intriguing. Headlines of the feud ran side by side with headlines about London's Jack the Ripper."The media interest at the time was problematic because the journalists came in from larger out-of-state papers. They are the main source of information we have from the time, and they weren't kind to the people. They were mean-spirited and condescending." Yet, King said, you can't write off the facts because of the opinions of the reporters. He began his own research, digging into the archives at the Culture Center and all of the firsthand material he could find.From the start, King said he knew he wanted to simultaneously do a documentary. He approached Wild Eyes Productions, with whom he had worked in the past, and asked them to join him.When King and the film crew arrived in Mingo County to begin filming a rough cut, the locals were none too welcoming. King, who had his daughter with him, and the crew, were shot at as they explored the rugged terrain. He was not scared off. Instead, he found all he needed was to make connections. After meeting several locals and earning their trust, King was able to navigate through the families' lore was by way of introduction."Once they trust you, then you are in. Then everyone will take care of you; look after you, particularly when you are not from there. They really wanted to take care of me. I felt really welcome after they got to know me."To repay their kindness and helpfulness, he chose Chief Logan State Park earlier this month to kick off his book tour for "The Feud."When King initially approached History channel producers, they showed interest in his book but did not want another documentary. Instead, they asked for a reality show. King agreed because he hoped the attention focused on the show and on the families would have a long-term positive effect."For the people and for the families, who more and more are proud of their heritage, this is an American story. There was violence in the feud, but that is not what it is all about. It is about these people who are fiercely independent and who were self-reliant and who stood up for themselves. That brought them into conflict, but that is part of our story. It is who we are."Whether the two families can agree on enough to create joint distillery is still in question, but King thinks the white lightning they could produce "will be a classy product that speaks of quality. Why do you go to the Hatfields and McCoys? Because they're experts." But King said, the real question is, "Can they get it out of the holler? Can they agree on enough stuff to produce a product?"That is the reality of reality television.Reach Autumn D.F. Hopkins at email@example.com or 304-348-1249. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Derek Redd: Marshall thinks outside the cable box for broadcasts 2 Man charged after motorcycle pursuit early Sunday 3 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 4 Philanthropist Betty Schoenbaum of Shoney's fortune turns 100 5 Sissonville woman, child home safe after being reported missing Collection of a lifetime (with video) Previous Story Smell the Coffee: Home of the whopper Next Story


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Soon You'll Be Chatting With Your Car, TV, and Home
Cleaning up bird poop is no picnic, especially when it falls on your newly washed car. These inventors decided it would be easier to somehow finagle a flying animal into this full-bodied diaper, though we're not sure how we're going to get all the world's pigeons into these things. Submitted by Lorraine Moore, Mark Moore, and Cely Giron in 1999.
According to the patent submitted by Paul Bosak in 1963, this device "fulfills a long-felt need at birthday parties for small children who may have insufficiently forceful breath to extinguish a cake." It also "avoids a fire hazard." No word as to whether this festive canister of compressed air works on those pesky trick candles.
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Perez returns to Venezuela after grandmother's passing
KANSAS CITY -- The Royals will be without catcher Salvador Perez for the next few days.
Perez returned to his home in Valencia, Venezuela, on Saturday after learning of the death of his maternal grandmother. He'll be placed on the bereavement list on Sunday and can remain there for three to seven days.
The Royals are bringing up catcher Adam Moore from Triple-A Omaha during Perez's absence. Moore is hitting .190 with five home runs and 12 RBIs in 24 games for the Storm Chasers.
Moore got into four games for the Royals last September and hit a home run in his first at-bat. Overall he was 2-for-11 (.182).
Perez was sitting out Saturday's game, giving his bruised right hip a chance to heal further, when he learned of his grandmother's passing. He left immediately for Venezuela.
He had been expected to return to the lineup on Sunday in the series finale against the Angels.
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. Kathleen Gier is an associate reporter for MLB.com This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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John Hammond is the Regional Executive Director of the National Wildlife Federation's Southeast Regional Center.
Since joining NWF in April of 2010, John has been focused on developing an extended vision for the work currently being done in the Southeast. John bring with him experience gained from serving in leadership positions at both profit and not-for-profit enterprises. His work with various stakeholder groups has allowed him to develop a perspective on policy and practice development that NWF will leverage locally, and nationally.
It is the role of regional offices, working closely with our affiliate state and territory organizations, to locally articulate the national priorities of NWF – so, each office's approach is grounded in the realities and relevancies of the communities they serve. The three strategic priorities for NWF are: confronting global warming, protecting wildlife and their habitats and reconnecting families with nature. In the Southeast, our team has established strong programs aligned with all three of NWF's strategic priorities; our focus going forward, is to expand the depth and breadth of our programs and advocacy initiatives.
Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and having worked and lived in Georgia and Florida, John has spent nearly thirty-two years enjoying the highways, byways, and waterways of the south and southeast. His interest in protecting wildlife and reconnecting families with nature is rooted in his formative years spent with his father and uncles fishing and walking in the "country." Today, with so many of our youth living almost entirely in urban settings, it is imperative that we are creative in how we re-integrate youth and families into nature settings where imagination is nurtured and perspective on life is gained.
John earned his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an MBA from Goizueta Business School at Emory University, and has completed all but dissertation for the PhD from the Sloan School of Management at MIT.


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Stocks Dip Thursday But Deliver Another Month of Gains
The leading stock indexes suffered small declines Thursday, though they ended up for the month.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 20.88 points, a 0.15% decline, to close at 14,054.49. The benchmark hit a multi-year high during the session, reaching 14,149.15, just 16 points off the record high. The Dow closed up 1.24% in February, its third consecutive monthly gain; it has gained 7.9% in the past three months.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index gained 1.1% in the month, though it fell 0.09% today, and closed down 0.06% for the week. The S&P 500 has now seen gains for four straight months and eight of the last nine months.
The Russell 2000 index closed up 0.13% today and moved up 1% in February, closing at 911.11. It's 2.24% off its record high of 932, hit on Feb. 19. The index is up 7.3% in 2013, and has seen gains in four straight months and six of the last seven.
In after the bell news, Gap (GPS) rose more than 3% postmarket after the retailer reported that its fourth-quarter profit and revenue rose and beat estimates. It also provided guidance which tops consensus forecasts at the high end.


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The Los Altos History Museum is scheduled to celebrate the season with the "Holiday Family Fun Fest" 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the museum, 51 S. San Antonio Road.
The free family-friendly festival will include activities tailored to children.
"This time of year, it's all about being with family and friends," said event coordinator Pinky Whelan.
The event will feature storytelling, crafts, music and more.
Docents will offer tours of the adjacent J. Gilbert Smith House that highlight the role children played in the past.
"In the 1930s, during the Great Depression, most kids didn't get a lot of gifts," Whelan said. "This was way before TV and Xboxes. The radio was our entertainment – that and playing the piano and singing. Going to see a movie downtown was a big deal."
A children's choir will kick off the event at 2 p.m. Upstairs, guests can view the original Santa paintings from the collection of Los Altos artist Emily Hollinger. Refreshments will be served.
The Christmas tree in the museum is decorated with Beanie Babies from the collection of Gayle Carter, who works at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce.
"A friend who was collecting them said they would be of value one day," Carter said. "I took one look at a funny-looking pelican and an adorable hedgehog and I was in love with them."
Both collectors will be on hand at the event to chat with guests.
Children's craft tables will be added to the main gallery to complement the current exhibition of local art, "Los Altos – Moving Art Forward."
"Kids and adults have been fascinated with the 'Buddha Boards,' where you paint with water," said Jane Reed, exhibit curator and museum board president. "When it dries, the art is gone. It's very Zen."
For more information, call 948-9427, ext. 14, or visit losaltoshistory.org.


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I have read and loved all of Sue Henry's books. What has happened to her? The last information that I had was that she would soon publish a new book in her Jessica Stewart series but to my knowledge and research it has not been released. I would so appreciate an update Please please! Thank you! - Mary
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