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Love your food but also love feeling good about yourself?
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It has long been recognised by scientists that Insulin is the key regulator of fat storage. As Gary Taubes explains in Why We Get Fat, 'When insulin levels are elevated, we accumulate fat in our fat tissue, when these levels fall, we burn fat for fuel.'
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The second key difference in the Slow-Carb Diet is that it encourages you to eat lots of higher protein carbohydrates such as beans and lentils. These help to minimise the amount of insulin in your system, while allowing you to feel full without overdoing the meat. It also encourages plenty of vegetables, particularly the leafy greens.
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On the 19th February and the three Saturdays following, the weekly class material will be posted on the Virtual Cookery School website including:
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– a fun, no-pressure assignment for homework
throughout the year
– A private discussion group exists setup for all participants so you can upload photos of your creations if you would like. This is a great opportunity to interact with the other students in the class and ask questions.
– Or email your questions to Jules as they arise.
A willingness to learn and internet access.
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what previous students are saying about the stonesoup virtual cookery school
carrie, manitoba
Wow, it's so cool to see the directions you're going with Stonesoup – go girl!! Your course has been awesome (both myself and my family thank you for the amazing dinners we've been having lately!) Thank you also for the two bonus weeks, I may never defrost a turkey again!!
It really was an awesome course – the depth and amount of info you provided was really amazing – between the videos, and extra tips and suggestions to modify each recipe to your own tastes, there's no way you can fail! And it's fun (I can't believe that I – queen of dinner reservations – am saying that, but it is fun!)
joshua, victoria
Jules, thank you for the Virtual Cookery School. My girlfriend and I have been using recipes from your cookbooks for almost four weeks now, we love the basic ingredient lists, the simplistic method for cooking and the speed from preparation to eating. The other thing my girlfriend likes is the fact that there are quite a lot of vegetarian meals included. So again thank you.
I must admit I was always a little intimidated to get into the kitchen and cook, especially if I was meant to be cooking for myself but now with your recipes I feel much more confident to give cooking a go especially with my girlfriend. And I think that when I move out of home that the basic pantry guide is a really good starting for starting an entirely new kitchen.
So thank you again and I look forward to more delicious recipes in the future.
nancy, victoria
You are amazing. I cannot begin to tell you how much I have (and still am) learning from you.
Your Solve Your Dinner Dilemma is a gem of a course and has opened up my mind to so many possibilities and freed up my time to focus on our little business.
shirley, ontario
Jules, was thinking this morning about the experience of my first on-line education, and decided your course had earned my 5-apple designation.
So 5 apples to the teacher who gave me this experience and left me with so much inspiration and knowledge to take forward into my cooking world.
Still have a few questions?
Then check out the FAQ page or email jules[at]thestonesoup[dot]com.
the disclaimer
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For all of you who doubts its quality or the motivation resides in the heart of the photographer, I only want to say: there's is no accident for one's success.
Well, I just come back with a half consumed Kodakchrome, and my Canon EOS Rebel G. Days are different from what they were ten years ago, when people had plenty of time to deal with their photos(have them printed, or wait to see the result for a "long" time). We all become more impatient, and thus make films "peculiar". We'll miss you, Kodak!
starwolfy: What a bunch of ignorants around here.
This camera will surely be really successful in Asia, where it is a part of general behavior to take pictures of yourself. As I live in Korea, I have many friends, especially women, who bought some Canon bridge camera only because the screen could tilt enough to make self portraiture of themselves (with or without friends) easier.
Not to understand how other customers can behave, depending on their culture, do not make this camera's feature something useless.
I agree with you about the view " where it is a part of general behavior to take pictures of yourself". In China, I can find the fact among my parents and friends as well. Indeed, differences between cultures vary a lot, and we'd better not to say something like "a bunch of ignorants" for the same reason as you came up with.
To my point of view, P&S can still survive in many years. We always uptight about smartphones for their increasing high-quality features in photographing. Nonetheless, I think those smartphone makers won't concentrate on improving their products' lenses or other features to exceed P&S, because what customers prefer is their wonderful performance in connectivity and apps. If one want to photograph seriously, I bet he will buy a camera rather than a smartphone.
angelhappy: You people are uptight. If we had to ask for permission on every shot we take then you better off taking another line of work.
In China, most people in big cities such as Shanghai and Beijing are not so uptight about their participation in a photographed scene. I guess they show such a calm because they are always so indifferent to what is going on around them... But in rural area, more and more peasants start to ask for money to participate in photographing. Well, they do need it, but I just feel a little uncomfortable to see a photo with people laughing so artificially.
Gioradan: Again, thanks for the kind remarks regarding the article.
My view on documentary photography is that one should try and capture people in their environment going about their business and not their response the the photographer.
I feel that I need to explain a little further. The techniques discussed in the article are for situation when the photographer what to capture the moment without alter the scene.
I do not ask people to stop for me and pose. The young monk in the monastery (for example) was standing the way you see him in the image. I just captured a moment that already exist.
I love talking to people along the way and was invited in by people into their dwelling countless times. Desert tents, Pacific island huts and Tibetan mud houses. But yet, even in those circumstances when people know that I am there with a camera I try to capture them in a natural way so the images will show their live as I am not there.
thanks for your tips. As for me, photos taken by natural ways are stunning!
great, I like it!
very interesting :)
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RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Virginia lawmakers are debating possible compensation for people the state sterilized involuntarily during a more than 50-year period.
Lawmakers in the Virginia House voted two weeks ago to delay action for one year on a plan to pay $50,000 each to victims who come forward with proof they were part of the now discredited eugenics plan, which sought to strengthen the human gene pool by weeding out those regarded as defective from the 1920s to the 1970s.
The House's 2014-16 budget includes a scaled-down version of the compensation plan, offering $25,000 to $500,000 to victims, the (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot reported Tuesday.
It is estimated there are some 8,000 people who were sterilized by the state, the Roanoke (Va.) Times has reported.
Lawmakers said the matter remains up for debate with some arguing $50,000 figure is a more appropriate.
The state Senate's budget draft does not include any money for eugenics compensation, meaning if it passes the House it would need to be resolved in conference.


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Gasoline Prices Continue to Climb
It's costing more to fill up the family buggy. AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report says we're paying, on average, $3.25 for a gallon of regular in Shreveport/Bossier this Monday morning. that's the same as the statewide average and 14-cents more than we were paying a month ago. The national average, today, is $3.37.


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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, May 24 (UPI) -- British researchers say people can help others focus or concentrate by speaking more loudly or more clearly.
Lead author Alex Thiele, professor of Visual Neuroscience at Newcastle University in England, said by changing the way neurons respond to external stimuli people could improve their perceptual abilities.
While these changes could affect the strength of a neuronal response, they could also affect the fidelity of that response, Thiele said.
"When you communicate with others, you can make yourself better heard by speaking louder or by speaking more clearly. Neurons appear to do similar things when we're paying attention. They send their message more intensely to their partners, which compares to speaking louder. But more importantly, they also increase the fidelity of their message, which compares to speaking more clearly," Thiele said in a statement.
"Our earlier work has shown that attention is able to affect the intensity of responses -- in effect the loudness -- by means of the brain chemical acetylcholine. Now we have shown that the fidelity of the response is altered by a different brain chemical system."
Thiele's team revealed the quality of the response was altered by means of glutamate coupling to NMDA receptors -- a molecular device that mediates communication between neurons. Carried out in a primate model, these studies for the first time isolated different attention mechanisms, Thiele said.


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Knowledge and Practices Related to
T. solium
Cysticercosis -Taeniasis among Smallholder Farmers in Selected Villages in Kilolo District in Iringa Region in Southern Highlands of Tanzania
A.F. Maridadi, J. Lwelamira and F.G. Simime
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Vol. 3 , (3): 196-201
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Understanding farmers/community knowledge and practices towards
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Cysticercosis- Taeniasis is key for successful eradication strategy. This study was carried out in three selected villages in
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endemic areas in Southern highlands of Tanzania namely Kihesamgagao, Masege and Lulanzi from Kilolo district in Iringa region. The study aimed at determining farmers knowledge on
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Cysticercosis- Taeniasis, including life-cycle of the parasite and practices related to the infection as well as factors influencing farmers knowledge on life- cycle of the parasite in the study area. The study was a crosssectional survey involved 80 randomly selected households with 45 households being pig keepers and 35 being non- pig keepers. Three Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), one in each village were also conducted to gather some qualitative information for the study. Quantitative data were analyzed for descriptive statistics such as percentages, as well as for inferential statistics i.e. ,Chi-square tests using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis. Results from this study indicated substantial proportion of respondents were aware of the problems in their area that can be linked to
T. solium
infections. The most known problem was Porcine Cysticercosis (75%), followed by Tapeworm in human (Taeniasis) (31.2%) and Epilespy (20%), indicating
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infections to be a serious problem in the area. Despite significant portion of the respondents were aware of
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related infections in their area, however, there was still a noticeable proportion of respondents (32.5%) who didnt have a proper knowledge on life cycle of
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, a situation fueled practices that encourage spread of
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infections. Fifteen percent of the surveyed households had no latrines and nearly two- third of pig keepers practiced free range or semi- indoor pig rearing system, practices which allows pig to have access to human faeces and hence continued life-cycle of the parasite. Furthermore, findings from this study indicated that most pig farmers (69%) slaughter their pigs at home in which meat inspection is rarely done or non-existent. Main source of pork meat by majority of respondents was local brew bars/shops where it is served as fried meat and consumed on the spot. It was revealed during Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) that pork meat in local brew bars is sometimes saved undercooked if no close supervision of a frying process, practice which predisposes consumers to the risk of
T. solium
infections. Several socio- demographic factors were noted to have influence on knowledge on life cycle of
T. solium
by framers. Male and older respondents/farmers, being from other ethnic groups other than Hehe, as well as more educated farmers were more likely to have a proper knowledge of life-cycle of
T. solium
than their counterpart. Based on these findings it was recommended that more education to farmers and a community as whole on
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infections and its control is needed in the area. For the
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eradication strategy/campaigns in the study area to be effective it should put special emphasis on female, younger and less educated farmers, as well as Hehe; that is the less knowledgeable groups.
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A.F. Maridadi, J. Lwelamira and F.G. Simime, 2011. Knowledge and Practices Related to
T. solium
Cysticercosis -Taeniasis among Smallholder Farmers in Selected Villages in Kilolo District in Iringa Region in Southern Highlands of Tanzania. International Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 3(3): 196-201.
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A woman who prosecutors said was under the influence of prescription drugs when she caused a multivehicle collision that killed a 77-year-old man was ordered Thursday to stand trial on felony charges.
Soranon Booppanon, 39, is charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and driving under the influence of drugs, as well as allegations that she caused great bodily injury to two victims.
Killed in the crash was George Matteson. His 74-year-old wife, Betty, was seriously injured but survived.
Deputy District Attorney Makenzie Harvey has said that a series of collisions occurred the morning of Oct. 23, when the defendant drove through a red light at the intersection of La Jolla Village Drive and Genesee Avenue.
The prosecutor said Booppanon was under the influence of "very strong prescription medication" at the time of the incident.
Booppanon served 13 years in the Air Force and has no criminal history.


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This shoaling fish will do well in a large group of at least 7 fish, but if a smaller group of these fish are placed together then there may be aggression. Due to the adult size of this fish being in the one foot or larger adult size range when it matures, it will need to be kept only with other fish that get larger and are not overly aggressive such as Silver Dollars. The Flagtail Prochilodus is considered an omnivore but in the home aquarium it will be a feeder of opportunity, and will eat what it can find in the aquarium. For best results, an herbivore diet should be offered.


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Re "New tactics on mentally ill inmates," Oct. 24
It is distressing to read a correctional psychiatrist's assertion that psychotic prisoners "would have no memory" of being repeatedly pepper-sprayed and "have a higher than average threshold for pain or noxious stimuli."
The claim that psychotic illness would prevent a person from remembering physical pain has no basis in science. Regarding pain thresholds, a growing body of literature documents post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in psychotic people subjected to excessive force.
Since the defunding of public psychiatry in the 1980s, prisons have increasingly played a custodial role for people who are severely mentally ill. As a society, we have chosen to treat such people as criminals first and patients second. The results: huge bills, little healing and the brutality The Times describes.
Thomas R. Blair, MD
Los Angeles
The writer is a psychiatry resident at UCLA's Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior.
It has been many years since then-Gov. Ronald Regan turned the mentally ill out on the streets to create a new class of homeless some refer to as "urban campers" (those who would rather live outdoors).
Isn't it time to create a different type of prison that actually recaptures those who should have been institutionalized all along and give them the care they need?
Ron Humphrey
The dehumanization, disgusting abuse and prolonged incarceration of the mentally ill will continue as long as medical experts like California's senior prison psychiatrist believe that psychotic prisoners would have no memory of being pepper-sprayed repeatedly and that they "have a higher than average threshold for pain or noxious stimuli."
Ariana Manov
Los Angeles
Here's an idea: first-hand pepper spray experience for all prison psychiatrists, guards and other authorities. Perhaps more than one — yes, lots more — could feel as mentally ill prisoners do when they don't obey commands instantly.
You'd think experienced authorities would understand this truth: Some mentally ill people do not do what you tell them.
Here's a corollary to that truth: It's not OK to assault, spray, beat or shoot them for any reason. Here's a guideline that's easily understood and can be implemented immediately: Stop pepper-spraying sick people.
Roger Walton
North Hills
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text: I've recently bought a Gen3 Glock 21SF with the intention of building a 10mm long slide using a Lone Wolf G20L slide and 6.02" barrel. I bought the 21 because I wanted a full size .45 as well as a hunting/backpacking gun in 10mm. My question concerns reliability/fitment issues with Lone Wolf components. I own several other Glocks (including a 34 with an LW threaded barrel) that I've tinkered with, but never to this extent. Does anyone have any input or experience that could be offered to help me with this build? How is the fit and finish on the LW components? Does this combo live up to the reliablilisty of a factory Glock? What weight recoil spring should I use for high pressure 10mm hunting loads (I will not be using a comp)? Thanks for the help


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Clouds remain but road conditions are improving. Snow is melting slowly on grassy surfaces. Temperatures will struggle thanks to strong northerly breezes. In fact, a high wind advisory is in effect for Greenbrier, Summers, Mercer. Monroe, Tazewell, Bland and Giles counties for gusts as high as 55mph. Drivers in high profile vehicles should prepare to be buffeted around on the roads today. Winds will die down overnight and after a cold night in the 20s, sunshine and highs in the 60s return to the region for Monday through mid week.
Roads are mainly wet on Interstates and larger roads in lower lying areas. Bridges and overpasses are icy to snow covered with light accumulations, but still very slick so drive carefully in the early morning hours.
Snow will continue through mid morning then stop and some afternoon sun is in the Stormtracker 59 forecast. Temperatures are forecasted to rise above freezing by midday and continue to climb to the mid to upper 40s throughout the afternoon, melting most if not all of the snow.
We'll see a drastic increase in temperatures on Monday, leaving any thoughts of snow far behind us. Temperatures will rise to the low to mid 60s on Monday under sunny skies and this is juts the start of the warm up!
A powerful system of low pressure will continue to bring moderate to heavy rain to the Two Virginias through this evening before colder air changes the rain over to snow overnight and into early Sunday morning.
As cold air moves into the region from the northwest, rain showers will quickly transition to snow showers after midnight.
Snow showers will continue through Sunday morning, wrapping up before noon.
Snowfall accumulations will be highly dependent on elevation. Higher elevations will see the most snow accumulation.
Most places in the 59 News viewing area can expect to see a 2 to 4 inches, with 4 to 6 inches possible along the high peaks in Greenbrier, Pocahontas and Summers Counties.
Watch for some isolated slick spots on roadways during the overnight and early morning hours. Elevated surfaces, like bridges and overpasses, may become icy after the snow begins to fall.
Skies clear quickly during the day Sunday and temperatures will warm into the upper 40s, melting any snow that accumulated overnight.
Temperatures continue to rise through the week with highs topping out near 70 by Tuesday.
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text: I first used a Water Lily pattern turned sideways to create an "under the sea" quilt for my granddaughter's first baby. Monica wanted this theme without making it a "Finding Nemo" quilt. It turned out well and she loved it. A couple years later Angela, another granddaughter, wanted a "Forest Animals" theme for her first baby. I used the same pattern to create her quilt. It was also a hit.


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Fox News Channel "Hannity & Colmes"
MR. HANNITY: Obama has assembled his economic team, and now some top Democrats say that they're going to have a major financial stimulus package on his desk by inauguration day. Joining us now to respond is newly elected Minority Whip Virginia Congressman Eric Cantor.
Congressman, good to see you. Welcome back to the program.
REP. CANTOR: Thank you, Sean, Alan, good to be with you.
MR. HANNITY: All right. So he was talking during the campaign about $175 billion, you know, stimulus package. You know, now we've got $700 billion in bailouts. We've got $700 billion package. He was asked today how we're going to pay for all this. Are the Republicans going to support? Is the answer government-works programs? Is the answer green jobs, as he was talking about today?
REP. CANTOR: No, that's certainly not the answer, Sean. And you know, the campaign was full of promises of reaching out across the political aisle, trying to bring this country together so that we can actually deal with the severe economic crisis that we've got upon us.
You know, families across this country want nothing else but to try and make sure that their future is more certain. And they want to make sure that they've got a job. And I'm worried --
MR. HANNITY: Let's look at areas we might -- go ahead. But I want to look at areas where we might agree with Barack Obama. For example, if he doesn't follow up on his promise to raise taxes on the 5 to 10 percent, I'm for that. If he's going to cut taxes to stimulate the economy, I'm for that. If he's going to back off the capital gains tax and raising tax rates, I'm going to support him on that. Will the Republicans?
REP. CANTOR: Absolutely. I think that's really our role right now. We're going to have to be the honest opposition. And if he is going to move in the direction of lightening the burden on the middle- class taxpayer, we will support that.
But if, in turn, what we're hearing is that they veer left and they go to the old, tired way of cranking up the big-government spending machine, we're just going to oppose that.
MR. HANNITY: All right. Let's look at some of the things -- New York Times on Sunday -- by the way, whatever you read in The New York Times, you know it came from the Obama camp because that's their official campaign, you know, spokesman.
MR. COLMES: (Laughs.)
MR. HANNITY: What's so funny about that? But here's what they talk about. They say, all right, and he reiterated a lot of these points in the press conference today. They're going to jump start this, but they're going to, quote, "rebuild" the crumbling roads and bridges and infrastructure, they're going to modernize schools, build wind farms and solar panels and fuel-efficient cars and alternative energy technologies. That's what they're saying they're going to do. That's what he said today.
So now, why do I think that that does not spur any economic growth in the economy and create any new jobs or any business incentive?
REP. CANTOR: Sean, I think you're absolutely right. I mean, what are we doing here? We know what the problem is. The reason why we're here is because of the collapse of the capital markets and the financial system due to the plummeting prices of housing across this country. And as soon as the mortgage-backed securities market began to implode, that poison began to spread across classes of assets.
So why are we dealing with issues other than the central core problem? And I'll ya, I met with Rahm Emanuel last week. And I told him, I said, Republicans want to work with you. We want to try and solve this problem so we can get the economy growing again. And I said, I know you're interested in more investment by the government. I said, but that's not going to provide a long-term solution here. Let's attack the problem. Let's address the real estate prices. Why don't we provide a $15,000 tax credit for people who want to buy a home or even give some assistance to folks who want to refinance and bring down those rates.
MR. COLMES: It's Alan Colmes. Were you listened to? Did you get a sense that what you said to Rahm Emanuel was received with an open mind?
REP. CANTOR: There certainly was a very open and candid conversation that we had. I'm looking forward to working with Rahm and certainly with the president-elect to make sure we can get a solution.
MR. COLMES: Yeah. Wouldn't it be wise to hold your fire and stop looking for a reason to be critical until he actually takes office so you can actually work together before you criticize an administration which hasn't even taken hold yet, hasn't even entered office yet?
REP. CANTOR: Alan, Alan, Alan, I'm not criticizing. All I'm saying is we've had no indication that they're reaching across the aisle, taking some of our suggestions to try and make this thing real rather than some payoff to some workers that they feel that they need to provide some assistance to.
I mean, if you look at the things that are coming out of the majority leader in the Senate, his proposal, $50 billion of that, half of that, is going to the car industry, and we've already had that discussion about --
MR. COLMES: You have a Republican administration --
(Cross talk.)
REP. CANTOR: Again, we don't want to provide monies to entities, whether they're car companies or, frankly, to cities or states that aren't thinking outside the box and trying to innovate rather than just support the bloated way of doing business.
MR. COLMES: Congressman, we only have a second left here. You have a Republican administration that just spent a fortune bailing out private equity companies. How do you then ignore the car industry with all the ancillary companies and all the millions of workers that will be affected when you've bailed out all these rich money companies? How do you do that?
REP. CANTOR: Oh, Alan, come on, come on. Alan, very simply, very simply. Because if you look at it, the credit markets in this country are much a kin to a utility. So if you shut off the electricity, everyone, families, businesses, states, local governments will be affected. Same thing with the credit markets. Like it or not, our economy is built on leverage. And families save for their retirement, put their kids in college all through the credit markets.
MR. COLMES: We got to run, sir. We thank you for the interview.
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Putting Up Corn
August 14, 2009
Corn in it's many forms is a staple of the Appalachian diet. Fresh corn, pickled corn, hominy, grits, cornmeal, and yes moonshine all come to mind when one thinks of the uses of corn in Appalachia.
Putting up corn is like canning green beans-in the way that each family has it's own method of preserving the corn for future use. While I've read accounts of canning corn-we prefer to freeze ours. Here is how we do it:
It's important to have fresh corn when freezing-we prefer to freeze it on the same day it's picked if possible. Of course the first step is the fun of shucking and silking.
I give each ear a good scrub under running water to make sure I get all the silks off.
Some folks-cut the corn off of the cob then cook it-we cook ours first. It seems once the corn has been cooked-it makes less of a mess when you cut it off the cob-it doesn't splatter as much. As you can see in the photo above-we use a fish/turkey fryer on the back deck to cook the corn. This way we can cook a good amount at one time making the process go faster-and it doesn't heat up the house as much. But a large pot on the stove works just as well.
The most important tip here-we've found the corn retains it's fresh sweet flavor longer-if you do not over cook the corn. We bring the water to a boil-then add the corn for no more than one minute.
Once the corn is cooked we place it in the sink and run cold water over it to stop the cooking process. After it is cooled by the water we cut if off the cob. Tips here: a sharp knife works so much better, and don't' forget to scrape the cob after you cut most of the corn off-especially if your favorite way to prepare corn is cream style-if you prefer more of a niblet style of corn you can skip the scraping part.
After cutting the corn off the cob we pack it into freezer bags. Our tip for this last step: we use sandwich bags which are cheaper. Each bag holds about 2 cups of corn. We then place 4 sandwich bags full of corn into one gallon size freezer bag. As we use the corn over the coming year-we take out as many sandwich bags as we need for a meal, then when the gallon bag is empty we wash it and reuse it.
So that's the way the Blind Pig family preserves corn-how about you?
p.s. If you have any questions about the process of freezing corn-please email me at email@example.com
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Tipper,I'm getting ready tomorrow to take my pickled beans and corn out of the crock and can them now I still have lots of corn and I've already put 41 guarts in the freezer so I think I will use my crock and pickle some on the cob can you give me a recipe for that I assume its pretty much like the beans and corn I just don't know about the amount of salt you add and if you could help me I would appreciate it.
Thank You
Alice Jones
Pauline SC
I just put up corn yesterday, so stumbling upon your blog ironic. I only put up 6 ears...but I only have a tiny refridgerator freezer.
Love the blog!
Hi Tipper. I'll be posting another corn report this evening, but I had to comment on this post. I can remember the first time my mom and her sister first tried freezing corn in plastic bags. It was a whole new thing to try and their excitement about this new technique made an impression on my young mind. I "helped" pick the corn, shuck it and clean it and then mom and Aunt Mack sliced it off the ears. I truly can't tell you if they blanched it first or not, scraped down the cobs or not. I was in and out of the house, playing with my sibs and cousins. I was around 6 or 7 years old and I'm 64 now. Thought you'd like to know that freezer bags weren't always around although it seems like it now.
Love you my friend.
My inlaws are from Kentucky, and when we went to town last my mother in law had a cooler full of frozen corn for me, done just this way. It even looks gorgeous.
On cold winter evenings, when snow is blowing hard against the house and darkness has settled in early, how good it is to eat corn from the garden. Blessings, Annie
I put up corn the same way you do. I just put up 8 quarts. I plan to put up 8 more using a recipe for frozen creamed corn. It uses 18 ears, blanched and cut off the cob. You place this in a roasting pan with a pint of half and half and 2-3 sticks of butter. bake for 30-45 minutes at 325. Stir every 15 minutes during cooking. Cool completely then place in bags and freeze. I use 2 cup measures per bag. (If using 36 ears, use a quart of half and half and a pound of butter, cook for an hour.)
Love corn, love putting up produce but I must admit to being in a more moonshine state of mind this evening. Have a great rest of the weekend Tipper!
that's how we did our corn, too. I didn't scrape the cobs because my kids don't like creamed corn. I used to always put mine in pint size freezer bags. I would use a couple of big pots on the stove at once and put them into a sink full of ice water to cool them down and spread them out on the kitchen table on towels to drain. I love frozen corn!
How lucky you are to have so much available! Unless you know someone who grows things in abundance, you have to be happy with buying from small roadside stands for fresh veggies and fruits.
We always cook our corn before we put it into the freezer, too. It tastes raw if it's not cooked when you freeze it. We cut off some corn, and put some corn-on-the-cobs into the freezer. Some animals got into our corn patch and ate the corn. Someone said it was a coon, or maybe a deer, or maybe a bear. Anyway, the animals sure did have a feast in our corn patch. Enjoyed this posting. You've had a very busy summer.
It's funny you posted about this today, Tipper- I just finished cutting our last ears of corn off and freezing it too. We're having some fro supper tonight as well- YUM!
Love your blog, Tipper! We've had two corn freezing days and have 45 quarts in the freezer to share with another family. We might have one more.
One tip I discovered is that I took a good soft cotton cloth with a bit of nubbiness (like an old face cloth) and used that to gently rub most of the silk off the ears. The drier the cloth the better.
Glad you are enjoying my blog, also. Best, Catherine
My gramma had this contraption that you slid the corn over and it slsiced it off the cob. I miss helping her!!
I will try this next year. I have a fish cooker and a big pot just like yours. Putting up corn sure does heat up the house.We still have a little left over every year to ah,make the cough syrup with too.
I remember that process but mom alwasy cut heres off teh cob before cooking, unless she put it in whole. Adn then if it was cut off the cob, whew!! what a sticky mess, you'd have it all over you.
I have to admit, corn is not one of my favorite veggies. I can hear some of you gasp!! I know it'll taste good this winter, tho.
Blessings, Patty
Beautiful crop of corn. I see it made it past the little critter that was pulling it up!
I have always debated the right amount of time to keep it in the water. A minute. Now I know. I like the idea of the sandwich bags. Makes perfect sense.
Thanks for this. I love the picture of the shucked corn.
Grandma and Mom froze corn using the same method that you do. Sweet corn is in season here. I really should put a few bags in the freezer. Thanks for the tip on putting the sandwich bags inside the gallon bag. That will work much better for just the two of us and if the boys are here we can take out extra.
Enjoyed this post...brought back memories of picking, husking, silking and freezing corn. BTW, Mom used to work at the canning factory during pickle and corn season. She'd come home with corn splatterings on her clothes and in her hair.
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That is how my mom used to do it years ago. I can remember sitting outside in a lounge chair shucking corn for quite awhile.
Brings back a lot of memories for sure.
Tipper: Oh how I used to love to grow corn and freeze it. Your method and my wifes were just the same. It tastes so good when coming out of the freezer. I use the double bagging method on my freezing of fish fillets.
It's been so long since I've had enough corn to put away that I don't even remember.
I'll have to start using your method if I can ever get corn to grow here on the farm.
Like what Jennifer said...bags of gold. My mother alwasy froze it...I guess that's the #1 thing I miss about my mother's garden....frozen corn...yum.
I had always heard that you were supposed to "blanche" the corn - basically cook it in boiling water for about a minute - which you do.
Also, they make a gadget that cuts the corn off the cob. Basically, it's a sharp blade and you push the cob down the face of it. It's semi-circle shaped and (if I recall correctly) on a board of some kind, so the corn falls out the back.
We freeze ours, too~I think it has a much fresher taste than canned. Unfortunately, no corn for us this year~most folks corn washed away in all the rain we had this summer.
I love your tip about using sandwich bags~I do that with a lot of things I freeze. Those Ziploc bags are expensive, so any little savings helps out!
I do my niblet or creamed corn the same way Tipper. But for corn on the cob I trim the ends just a little, leaving the shucks on, and freeze it (shucks and all) in freezer bags. I take out whatever number I need about 3 hours before cooking. I cook two ears, shucks and all, in the microwave for 6 or 7 minutes, then shuck. It's delicious. blessings, marlene
Wow, For years we have just cut the stalk off and trimmed the silks so they look nice and thrown them in a zippie and into the freezer. It has worked great for us for many years. My uncle does the same thing.
He lets it thaw for about 30 minutes and shuks (spelling may be an issue) and puts it in the pot of water to boil. I just take it from the freezer and pop it in the oven at 350 for about 30-40 minutes (I never really timed it)
We love it on the grill too. :)
Be blessed!
Great lesson on freezing corn.
That looks so yummy. It must give you a very satisfied feeling to look at all you put up for the coming year.
I haven't had any for years, but I love that pickled corn....
You make it look so easy, Tipper! I can just smell and taste its fresh wholesomeness!
Wishing you and your family a beautiful weekend! :))
Thanks, Tipper! If I can harvest my corn in time, I'll do just this! it's really, really hard to grow corn in Central Oregon, with our very short growing season. But I've got some growing and hope to have some of those bags of gold just like you. :-)
Been there, done that. Just forgot to get the free t-shirt.
You'll see we cut ours off, add sugar and then cook it. The kitchen gets pretty messy!
But it will be so good later!
That's exactly how my family always did it, except we cooked it one minute on the stovetop. It makes the sweetest corn and amazing creamed corn! Yum! My mouth waters just thinking of Grandma's creamed corn.
YUM! I don't have enough corn to put up, hopefully I will have a few ears :) But we love corn all year too - love your methods!
Man how fun is that process. I rmeber the cleanup after cutting off all that corn. They could make glue out of that "paste"
I do love corn in the winter though.
niblets wuth a tiny bit of mayo and lemon juice mixed in. put in the microwave until hot stir in that mayo - then sprinkle with red pepper or chili powder ---- yum.
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GetRealistic, one would think you also would be promoting the thought of the Knicks making the 2008-9 Playoffs the way you be harrasing my comments about the Knicks "do nothing offseason management" about the Isiah's Knicks.
I do congrad you on adding strategist coach Eddie Jordan Washington Wizards inwhich the Knicks last best G.M. Ernie Grunfeld re-signed Gilbert Arenas. The Wizards have one of the Strongest Bigmen Frontline in the NBA.
With C-Etan Thomas & PG-Arenas in uniform this season look at the Wizards in the 5 to 7 spot in the Postseason games.
However you left out Charlotte, who won 32 games last season. And hired a rested hard nose discipline coach Larry Brown (who the Knicks should've signed as their President instead of Walsh).
Larry Brown had President Jordan pick the fastest PG-Augustin out of the 2008 draft. Coach Brown will run a crazy fast 7 second uptempo system this season using a Guard rotation of Felton, Richardson, and Augustin inwhich the other guards & SF will follow suit or get media humiliated by Brown.
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With Barry Zito struggling, Tim Lincecum has emerged as the ace for the San Francisco Giants.
The 23-year-old right-hander looks to win his fourth straight decision to start the season Thursday when the Giants (9-13) look to complete a sweep of a two-game road series against Chris Young and the San Diego Padres.
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While Zito is winless as he struggles in the second season of his seven-year, $126 million contract, Lincecum (3-0, 1.57 ERA) has emerged as San Francisco's most consistent starter in his second season in the big leagues. He features four outstanding pitches, most notably his fastball, but the development of his slider and changeup this season have made him more effective.
His last two victories both came against St. Louis, including a 3-0 win on Saturday. Lincecum yielded six hits over seven innings with five strikeouts, just six days after he struck out 11 Cardinals over six innings in a 7-4 victory.
"His fastball is so powerful he doesn't have to be perfect with the rest of his pitches," Cardinals second baseman Adam Kennedy said about Lincecum.
The only start Lincecum failed to win was San Francisco's 3-2, 11-inning victory over San Diego (9-13) on April 8. He gave up one run and seven hits over six innings, and is 0-1 with a 1.86 ERA in three career starts against the Padres.
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San Francisco has scored an NL-low 70 runs - four fewer than the Padres.
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But general manager Ken Williams explained on Monday that his club's farm system is designed more for Major League preparation than garnering huge attention.
"We have a different method to our Minor League system in terms of style and in terms of how we are going to promote and develop our young players so that they are ready for this ballpark and to be ready and hit the ground running at the big league level," Williams said. "It just runs counterproductive toward our Minor League players having overinflated statistics, and a lot of these things are statistically driven in the evaluations.
"I prefer to have, for instance, Nate Jones starting in [Class A in 2010] so that he can develop his breaking ball and his third pitch, his changeup, because he just may need that. Even if we do see him as a setup guy or future closer, we believe he needed more than that 100 mph.
"Now, could he have taken that 100-mph fastball and blown everybody away in the Minor Leagues and been put at the top of that prospect list?" Williams said. "Absolutely, but he wouldn't have been ready to compete here in the fashion he's been able to compete."
Williams used Dayan Viciedo as another example of the club's development plan, explaining that Viciedo was taught to drive the ball to right and right-center so that he could handle the steady diet of breaking balls given to young, aggressive hitters by Major League pitchers. Viciedo could have been allowed to swing away in every at-bat and pump up his home run totals, but Williams guessed that Viciedo would have been sent down a couple of times under that philosophy because of a lack of big league preparedness.
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Nawal and Majed glowed at Carthage
A very successful performance was held by Lebanese singer Nawal Al Zoughbi and Majed Al Muhandis. The large numbers of fans who were present was not expected and Al Muhandis was rewarded for standing for the first time at the Carthage stages.
There was a great interaction between Al Muhandis and his fans. He was surprised to know that they have memorized his songs and they were singing along. Al Muhandis forgot himself while standing and singing on stage, where he exceeded his time and kept on singing. His manager and some people from the production and musical company Rotana had to go up to make him stop singing in order to make way for Nawal.
According to the London daily Elaph, it did not seem like it was seven years since Nawal sang at Carthage, because fans were interacting with her and she sang like a butterfly. The fans had memorized all her songs from the past and the present. Nawal got back her glow after being away for sometime. She has proven herself to be one of the real singers from Lebanon. Nawal doesn't compare to those who have entered the music business who have no talent except to sing almost nude using their bodies to sell their songs.
The concert, which was aired on the music channel Rotana, was very intriguing, yet that was not the case behind the scenes. Journalists were treated rudely by the bodyguards and were not able to enter behind the scenes to see the preparation of the singer, yet Rotana was held responsible for not letting them enter.
The journalists were seated faraway from the singer, where people at home were able to see what the journalist couldn't see. Tunisian journalist blamed Rotana for this reaction since the relationship between the two isn't very good.
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The journalists are badly treated and it is not Rotana's fault, on the contrary, the security at the Carthage Festival is the one who mistreated them. They are given back seats, where they can't see the singers and the reaction of their fans up close to be able to better comment on the concerts in their newspapers.


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This study will test strategies to help people with prehypertension adopt a running program to reduce their blood pressure in the long term. This study will be a 12 week intervention of about 40 participants randomized to running educational material, group based running instruction, or group based running instruction focused on form and all given the option to use the supplemental mHealth intervention. The purpose of this study is to collect feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy data in preparation for a larger planned NIH-R01 study.
|Behavioral: Educational material control Behavioral: Group running style B Behavioral: Group running style A
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
|Official Title:
|Running Against Prehypertension Trial (RAPT): A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Further study details as provided by University of California, San Francisco:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Feasibility of recruitment and retention [ Time Frame: At the end of the 8 week recruitment period ]We will determine feasibility associated with recruitment n by recruiting and retaining at least 75% of our intended sample.
- Feasibility and acceptability of study protocol and materials [ Time Frame: At the end of the 12 week study ]We will conduct both qualitative and quantitative analysis of the evaluations provided by participants to improve study protocol and materials and to indicate feasibility and acceptability of the study content. We will consider at least 75% of participants being "satisfied" or higher in the overall study evaluation to indicate acceptability of the study materials. We will consider completing at least 75% of the intended gait analyses and feedback from the lab specialists to indicate feasibility and a "satisfied" or higher score by at least 75% of participants as being acceptable.
- Preliminary efficacy data on changes in blood pressure [ Time Frame: Change in systolic and diastolic blood pressure from baseline at the end of the 12 week study ]For the preliminary efficacy data we will compare systolic and diastolic blood pressure changes between baseline and post intervention to determine effect size to make sample size calculations for a larger planned trial.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Preliminary efficacy data on injury incidence [ Time Frame: At the end of the 12 week study ]For the preliminary efficacy data on injury incidence across the three study groups. Data on injury incidence will be collected using the training diary questions about whether a run was missed due to injury.
|Study Start Date:
|March 2012
|Study Completion Date:
|June 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|September 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Educational materials control
Enhanced usual care
Behavioral: Educational material control
Participants will be given educational materials on starting a running program using a run/walk approach.
Active Comparator: Group running style B
Basic running instruction using group based training.
Behavioral: Group running style B
Participants will attend a 4 hour group based training and 3, 2 hour follow up trainings.
Experimental: Group running style A
Form focused running instruction using group based training.
Behavioral: Group running style A
Participants will attend a 4 hour group based training and 3, 2 hour follow up trainings.
Detailed Description:
The UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine has increasingly been investigating lifestyle interventions and their upstream approach to improving health and well-being. Many such lifestyle interventions address health risk nonpharmacologically and present participants with the opportunity to change their overall trajectory of health. Exercise interventions are of particular interest based on evidence of numerous physical and mental health benefits. Our target population in the Running Against Prehypertension Trial (RAPT) was people with upper range prehypertension. By adopting and maintaining a running program, these individuals who are at a high risk of hypertension can avoid a lifetime of medication and chronic disease. The objective of RAPT was to collect feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy data over a 12 week period on a running program aimed at teaching a natural running form called ChiRunning that used the mindful movement principles of Tai Chi. By using this natural running form, participants may increase satisfaction and decrease rates of injury towards greater adherence to the program. Participants were randomized to one of three study arms: 1) intervention, 8 weeks of group training in form focused ChiRunning; 2) active control, 8 weeks of group training focused on conventional running excluding form; or 3) usual care, a self-directed training with educational materials.
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- The target population for our proposed study is adults with upper range prehypertension defined by systolic blood pressure in the range of 130-144mmHg or diastolic blood pressure range in the range of 85-94mmHg.
- Potential participants will have two to three blood pressure screening measurements at least one day apart taken to screen for eligibility.
- Participants also must not be currently taking antihypertensive medications and must live in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to provide informed consent
- Age < 18 years
- Inability to run continuously for 5 minutes (required for the gait analysis)
- A substance or alcohol abuse, mental health, or medical condition that, in the opinion of investigators, will make it difficult for the potential subject to participate in the group intervention
- A history of cardiovascular disease or coronary artery disease including acute coronary syndrome, heart failure, severe aortic stenosis, acute infection or fever, or resting tachycardia (> 100 bpm)
- A history of cardiac procedures including coronary artery bypass graft, angioplasty or stent placement.
- Typical or atypical angina
- Arrhythmia, alcoholism or other condition that makes accurate BP measurement difficult
- A diagnosis of diabetes, chronic kidney disease or other condition indicating medication for SBP < 140mmHg
- Non-English speaking (group training will be given in English)
- Pregnant or planning to get pregnant during the study period
- Unwillingness or inability to commit to run/walking up to 30 minutes three times per week
- Plans to move from the San Francisco Bay area during the study time period
- Currently exercising at vigorous intensity for greater than 90 minutes per week. Vigorous intensity exercise may include race walking, jogging, running, hiking, swimming laps, or bicycling ≥ 10 miles per hour.
Contacts and Locations
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To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01587183
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01587183
|United States, California
|Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
|San Francisco, California, United States, 94115
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of California, San Francisco
|Principal Investigator:
|Kelly McDermott, PhD
|University of California, San Francisco
|Principal Investigator:
|Fredrick Hecht, MD MPH
|University of California, San Francisco
More Information
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Keywords provided by University of California, San Francisco:
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
McDermott K, Kumar D, Goldman V, Feng H, Mehling W, Moskowitz JT, Souza RB, Hecht FM. Training in ChiRunning to reduce blood pressure: a randomized controlled pilot study. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2015 Oct 15;15:368. doi: 10.1186/s12906-015-0895-x.
|Responsible Party:
|University of California, San Francisco
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01587183 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Submitted:
|March 29, 2012
|First Posted:
|April 30, 2012
|Last Update Posted:
|August 21, 2013
|Last Verified:
|August 2013
Keywords provided by University of California, San Francisco:
Blood pressure
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Vascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Diseases


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After two failed meeting attempts, I was leaving the offices of 95.7 FM located on the 19th floor of 24 Greenway Plaza in Houston when an unassuming lady drove up to me in a black European import as I was getting into my automobile. "Are you Sheldon Nunn?" she asked in an excitable but humorous manner. "I'm Maxine Todd, and I apologize for all the confusion and the lateness we have experienced of late." She went on to explain that she was finalizing plans for a number of concerts The Wave is sponsoring in the coming year, taking longer than she expected. After exchanging pleasantries, we made our way to a local coffee shop in the area where we could talk about Houston's latest foray into jazz radio. Maxine has been in radio for over 26 years and she is a smooth jazz aficionado as well. At 95.7 FM, she has a dual role as Program Director and as one of the station's Air Personalities in a market dominated by continuous change. Smooth jazz has felt the brunt of that change in Houston, having failed miserably during the last thirty years. In that amount of time, five stations have bitten the dust. Six years ago the city lost another, which seemed to dash all hopes of ever having a commercial jazz station at any time. Over the years, the only outlet the city has had is one public station and eight hours of weekend programming on a local adult contemporary outlet.
In Maxine's mind, Houston is ready for change. KHJZ 95.7 The Wave is one of 180 radio stations in 22 states under the Infinity umbrella, an integral part of the Viacom Corporation and CBS, a multi-media conglomerate. Although jazz's showing in the city has been bleak at best, Maxine feels 95.7 FM will establish a long standing presence and viability in the city. To accomplish this, she has put together an entire cadre of seasoned veterans who know something about the jazz music. In addition, Todd has reached out to a certain segment of the populace in the community, which has been identified as the 25-54 age group. She believes: " This is the best and most vibrant market for smooth jazz. Much research has been done to prove that demographic out." As we talked, she indicated that smooth jazz can not be all things to all people. "We are not a station that is going to reinvent what we do. Smooth jazz is all about relaxation and contemplation. It is a healthy mix of soft rock, R&B ballads and contemporary jazz. That is our identified music base."
As Maxine and I continued to talk about the impact KHJZ 95.7 expects to have on Houston with its programming and concert offerings, other problems surfaced as well. In recent years, the city has not been very successful bringing talent to Houston. Most concerts are not sold-out, and some do not even turn a profit. There is not a major club environment where jazz can be heard on a national level. In fact, two major outlets have closed since 1997, Rockefeller's and most recently The Iris Jazz Resort. Scott Gertner's Skybar also tried to present jazz at various times. In either situation, there was limited support for those type of concerts. Rockefeller's set the standard in many connoisseur's minds, one that has yet to be met since its demise. The deck seems to be stacked against what you are trying to do to bring your listeners into the forefront of jazz of any type. Maxine pondered that notion for a moment, and in a philosophical response she told me: "Wave listeners still light up when Rockefeller's is mentioned. Coleen Fisher, who I am currently working with at The Verizon Theater used to work at that venue. Her voice still lights up when that place is mentioned. Coleen is helping us with our concert series and often revels about the impact Rockefeller's had on Houston. One thing has occured to me, people will go see artists they are most familiar with. As a staple, we are bringing artists such as Boney James, The Rippingtons, Michael Franks, Peter White, Kirk Whalum and Guitar's 'n' Sax's to the city. When we brought Anita Baker to the H'Town Arena Theater, the show was met with great success. The Boney James concert scheduled for late April is already sold-out. We know through our research, that Houston has a staple of musicians they like. Taking opportunities to various locations throughout Houston will heighten our exposure as well. We will continue to go with what our listeners like." What about the question of whether KHJZ 95.7 FM is truly a jazz station, and not a just another combination pop instrumental and R&B station? I asked.
Maxine Todd's entire expression changed, and she responded in a very serious manner. "As I mentioned earlier, we cannot be all things to all people! Smooth jazz is very much a part of pop, soft rock, R&B and contemporary jazz music. If people are looking to hear something other than that, then they should look elsewhere. We are about soft easy listening formats. To prove this out, 95.7 The Wave has been enthusiastically received in the greater Houston area market. Listeners have thanked us for turning them on to The Verizon Theater during our concert series. They have also offered input and feedback to us on a variety of topics that will help us better serve our listening area. In addition, we continually look for opportunities to improve upon our programming. Most recently, we signed The Dave Koz Radio Show. We constantly investigate community involvement programs. In other words this is our approach to increasing awareness in our listening area. The proof can be found in our ever-increasing popularity."
During my conversation with Maxine Todd, I found her to be a very capable and determined individual. Her knowledge of jazz was also quite evident. She also has a distinct purpose in mind. Maxine intends to maintain a jazz radio presence in the 4th largest city in the United States. She takes this task very seriously. Upon reflection, I must admit I have not always supported Maxine's point of view; however, since speaking with her, I too am open to change. Throughout its 100-year history, jazz has been all about change. The genre is constantly evolving and ever-changing. Smooth jazz is but another one of those changes. The music is at the very heart of American culture. It is for all practical purposes "the intuitive creative spirit that comes from within." Although smooth jazz has its critics, KHJZ 95.7 The Wave and Maxine Todd are providing yet another perspective on this thing called jazz. In the process, Houston can finally breathe in the return of commercial jazz radio.


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It was a first-class fracas in the front row of a Florida-bound jet at La Guardia Airport yesterday.
Upper East Sider Larry Nussbaum was busted for roughing up a Port Authority cop after the feisty flier was asked to switch seats aboard Spirit Airlines Flight 705 and refused, according to a PA police report.
Nussbaum, 60, who runs a graphics firm, says a flight attendant asked him to move because her own seat was broken. He balked because he had paid for first class and was being moved to another section, he told The Post.
That's when PA cops were called in and a fight broke out.
PA cop Keith Bobe ended up being taken to the hospital with groin pain.
"It was a gross misunderstanding . . . I did not punch him in the groin,'' said Nussbaum.
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ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) Thirteen Islamic militants have been killed by security forces as part of a military crackdown on rebels committed to a nine-year insurgency, local media said Saturday.
The official APS news agency said the militants were killed Friday in the Chlef region, about 130 miles west of the capital, Algiers. Two members of the security forces were injured during the three-hour gunbattle, the agency reported.
The army in this north African nation has been hunting out militants who have refused a partial amnesty, offered by President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in a bid to secure peace.
The Islamic insurgency, which has claimed more than 100,000 lives, was triggered in 1992 when the army canceled elections that a now-banned fundamentalist party was set to win.
Bouteflika, elected in 1999, threatened last month to fight militants ``with an iron fist.'' The army has since been combing isolated mountains and forests, hunting for hardline militants.
The La Tribune daily said Saturday that a military operation to flush out insurgents in the heavily forested Sidi Bel-Abbes region, about 280 miles west of Algiers, had claimed 35 lives among the rebels. It said 16 soldiers were also killed.
The crackdown started Feb. 13. La Tribune said the army offensive came as about 100 militants met in the area to discuss a reorganization of their local sections.
Separately, Liberte newspaper reported that a soldier was killed Thursday when a homemade bomb exploded beside an army patrol near Boghni, east of Algiers. Five soldiers were injured in the attack.
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The feeling was this was something bigger than it was — the fans, the team, the player.
Above all, the player.
John Tavares put on a show Monday night at the Coliseum, notching his fifth career hat trick in the Islanders' 7-3 thwarting of the Stars. It was a game in which Tavares did his best Mike Bossy imitation, and if you closed your eyes and squinted hard enough, you just might be fooled into seeing this old barn in sepia tone, seeing it like it was the early 1980s with the Stanley Cup a realistic expectation.
"A lot of people dream of those nights," said coach Jack Capuano, speaking with reverence for Tavares' first five-point night (two assists) since March 16, 2010. "Yeah, he was good."
There is no question how good Tavares was, or how good he is, but please, keep the championship aspirations locked away in the memory box. When the team landed in Toronto later in the evening, the captain would be in his hometown, readying for Tuesday morning's announcement that would send him to Sochi, Russia in February as part of his first Canadian Olympic team.
"It's just an exciting time, really," said Tavares, the reigning Hart Trophy finalist who leads his team with 20 goals and 51 points through the first 44 games of the season. "For me, I'm looking forward to [Tuesday] morning and what that could possibly bring, and then it's just right back to trying to have that focus."
Unfortunately for Tavares and his mates, that won't be with starting goaltender Evgeni Nabokov, who pulled himself from this game with 7:06 remaining in the first period, replaced by Kevin Poulin. After making a sprawling stop on Jamie Benn, the 38-year-old Nabokov was wracked with pain, the groin injury that recently sidelined him for 11 games seemingly back with a vengeance.
There was no official word about Nabokov's status, but the team immediately placed him on injured reserve and called up Anders Nilsson from AHL Bridgeport.
The Islanders also played without first-line winger and second-leading scorer Kyle Okposo, who was with his wife, Danielle, as she gave birth to the couple's first child, Ellianna.
But alas, Okposo's temporary absence became an afterthought midway through the second period, when the chemistry between Tavares and Thomas Vanek came to its most satisfying manifestation yet — Tavares forcing a turnover, Vanek corralling the puck and making an all-world between-the-legs pass, and Tavares finishing it past Stars goaltender Kari Lehtonen, taking what was a 2-0 deficit and turning it into a 2-2 tie, following Ryan Strome's first NHL goal just six minutes earlier.
"Oh, for sure," Vanek said when asked if Tavares is the best player he has played with. "He's one of the best in the world. There aren't too many out there."
That statement might bode well for Vanek's impending free agency, not the Islanders' 15-22-7 record. They're still last in the awful Metropolitan Division as this six-game road trip begins on Tuesday night, but feeling somewhat better now after that 2-2 tie was transformed into a rollicking win on goals from Peter Regin, Brock Nelson, Brian Strait — and, of course, two more from Tavares, the last of which came on a five-on-three with just over three minutes remaining, a low seeing-eye snap shot that was the ugliest of the bunch.
"Any time you can get three goals or five points, they're obviously good games," Tavares said. "You just want to carry it over."


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At Sadler's Wells
Rocío Molina is at the forefront of modern flamenco and has been awarded many of Spain's top accolades in her as yet short career, including National Dancer of the Year in 2010. She has been described as an "exceptional artist" (New York Times) and has wowed audiences at previous Flamenco Festivals in both London and New York. Danzaora explores her personal dance language combining flamenco with traditional 'bolera' and Spanish classical dance.
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After a three way tug-of-war, top 30 prospect Ky Madden has settled on a school.
During a morning press conference today, Madden, a 6-foot-4, 170-pound point guard from Lepanto (Ark.) East Poinsett County High School, announced his intention to play his college ball at Arkansas.
Just days ago Ole Miss appeared to be Madden's ultimate destination, but down the stretch Arkansas was able to overcome the Rebels. Baylor was the third school in the picture.
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Madden will join travel team teammates Hunter Mickelson and Aaron Ross at Arkansas. The Razorbacks also have five-star point guard B.J. Young in the class.
Madden, is the No. 6 ranked point guard and No. 27 overall prospect in the Rivals150, will push Arkansas' No. 7 ranked class even higher up in the 2011 national team recruiting rankings.


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CHARD were wearing their new shirts for the first time provided by their kind sponsors Sarah and Paul from the Five Dials Inn at Horton.
The team were beaten on the day by a strong team from Wells, but they gained a consolation try scored by Angus Crouch.
There was some good tackling and driving from Ellis Taylor-White, Sam Norton, Tobi Cooper and Archie Bromfield.
There was also very good running with the ball from Oliver White and Freya Cropper.
Luke Young was a consistent kicker of the ball for the team, while there was some good support play from James Hobbs and Ashley Grey.
Although they were beaten the team showed great determination and are looking good for a promising end to the season.