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Perhaps the two main stories that emerged from this year's Cannes Film Festival were the jewelry heists (who knew Brian De Palma's Femme Fatale was so prescient?) and the praise and immediate backlash heaped on the Palm d'Or winner Blue Is the Warmest Color, namely Elaine Sciolino's piece in the New York Times in which several critics took the film down several notches for its graphic sex scenes.
It's safe to say that most of the films that have dominated the news coverage were by the better known directors (guilty as charged). But not every one of the some 90 films had red carpet coverage or even a review on Imdb.com. It's easy to ignore the serious, star-less films when glamour can overpower the festival, where, night after night, mobs of filmgoers in evening dress line up for the invitation-only screenings. (It's a sight to see an elegant gentleman in a tux panhandling for tickets.)
By way of Iran, Manuscripts Don't Burn justifies a festival's mission: offering an international platform for a hard-to-see film, one clandestinely made under severely restrictive circumstances. It's shocking that Manuscripts was made on location. I would list the names of the cast and crew accordingly, but it was made anonymously for fear of reprisals. When first announced as part of the line-up, it was called Anonymous.
It's hardly the first film by an Iranian filmmaker to be made surreptitiously and smuggled out. In 2009, directors Mohammad Rasoulof and Jafar Panahi were banned from making films, accused of making anti-government propaganda, but most likely arrested for supporting the pro-democracy candidate in that year's presidential election. Under house arrest and banned from travel, Panahi responded with This Is Not a Film, setting it solely in his apartment building and recorded on an iPhone.
Rasoulof's six-year prison sentence was reduced to a year on appeal after he had been jailed for 17 days. Now out on bail, he has continued to have a career (Goodbye came out in 2011), and he made it to Cannes for this premiere. He takes to the streets, roaming all over Tehran and the northern countryside, filming in widescreen HD. Like Panahi's film, he not only condemns the current regime for violating free speech and freedom of assembly (among many rights), he coolly and emphatically accuses Iran's secret security service of carrying out assassinations of artists and intellectuals, accused of being a "cultural NATO" for selling their souls to foreigners.
The synopsis follows the outline of a political thriller. A government henchman threatens a 60-something writer and former political prisoner, Kasra, to hand over his too-revealing memoir. The government knows Kasra has been working on something covertly—the writer's phones are tapped and Kasra's building is under surveillance. Kasra will agree to turn over his manuscript, but only if he's allowed to leave the country and join his daughter in Paris. If the government fails to deliver on its promise, he threatens that his work will be published: he has hidden away two copies. However, the mild mannered Kasra has no idea what he's up against. The internal spy agency has a good inkling as to where the other two remaining manuscripts are hidden.
Two hit men carry out the government's orders with a cold, robotic efficiency. Only one, Khosrow, has doubts about the morality of his job, expressed stylistically when he takes a shower and ends up doused in blood. Except for these moments that blur reality with a nightmare, this is a grounded, symbolic-free production (and a contrast to Rasoulof's mesmerizing and allegorical 2009 film White Meadows).
The director makes his fiction (though inspired by real-life events in the late 1980s and '90s) firmly plausible by focusing on the day-to-day doldrums of the two enforcers. The film observes rather than thrills, methodically demonstrating: this is how it happens. Because of this tone and the even-keel direction, the film avoids the trappings of a screed. It's actually a quiet but angry work—Rasoulof leaves the indignation for the viewer—and it won the International Federation of Film Critics award for best film in Un Certain Regard, the sidebar for films less conventional (or simply not in the competition.)
Actress Golshifteh Farahani also hails from Iran and has been similarly banned, though for quite a different reason. She's forbidden from returning to her home country after she posed nude in a French women's magazine (photos which would be rated PG in this country). Her career started in Iran and has since gone international (see Chicken with Plums and the upcoming The Patience Stone). She now lives in Paris and co-stars in what could be described as a Kurdish Western, Hiner Saleem's My Sweet Pepper Land, where two outsiders take on a lawless town. The main mode of transport is on horseback and everyone, from the police to henchmen, carries a rifle.
It takes place in 2003, right after the toppling of Saddam Hussein, in the mountainous borderland shared with Turkey. Policeman Baran (hunk Korkmaz Arslan) has gladly accepted a post as sheriff in a remote village to avoid his stubborn mama's matchmaking machinations (Baran's predecessor was murdered). He immediately butts heads with Aziz Aga (Tarik Akreyi), the unofficial boss of the fiefdom, who insists on calling the shots. All the protection money trickles down to him, and he demands that the independent schoolmarm Govend (Farahani) be fired as the gossip-hungry community's only teacher. A 28-year-old woman, he insists, shouldn't be in a position of power but at home, married with children.
Though the conflict is starkly painted in black and white (the film made largely with money from France and Abu Dhabi), it's still something of an ambiguity-free romp, and one of the more enjoyable films at Cannes. The lead actors have chemistry, and with Baran's hazel eyes and Govend's high cheek bones, what else do you need? The entire cast is movie star good-looking, so much so that an all-female Kurdish militia group looks like they barged in from a Bond film.
First-timer Diego Quemada-Diez takes on undocumented immigration to the U.S. in La Jaula de Oro, encompassing almost all of the disasters that might occur on a migrant's odyssey from Guatemala through Mexico, whether on foot, riding on top of train cars, or traversing the Rio Grande. Here again, another filmmaker refrains from making a diatribe. Quemada-Diez fleshes out his three main characters, all baby-faced 15-year-olds (their parents and families are nowhere to be seen). They don't always get along, since the two guys both have the hots for Sara, who has bound her breasts and wears boy's clothes for safety on the trek—not that that precaution avoids trouble. (She had cut off her long hair in part to pay for what becomes an incident-packed journey.) More times than not, she acts as a peacemaker between the two bickering boys, convincing Juan to share his food with Chauk, an Indian who doesn't speak Spanish. (But did the teenaged Karen Martinez have to be filmed nude twice, including in a voyeuristic shower scene?)
The film has the look of both a faux-verité (plenty of background extras looking at the camera) and a small-scale epic (filmed on Kodak stock!), set against beautiful vistas in the mountains and plains of Mexico. Steadily involving, it's the opposite of Cary Fukunaga's frenetic and thriller-like Sin Nombre. Yet there are jolts because the director doesn't foreshadow what will happen. The three are at the mercy of other migrants and the Mexican border police, among other hazards. Many fellow travelers look out for each other, but there are those who see the migrants as ripe for exploitation.
The storyline blunders briefly when a white, middle-aged Minuteman makes a micro-second appearance to a fatal effect, as though the writers have piled on all of the possible travails they could imagine. This vigilante comes out of nowhere and already feels out of date. That faulty step aside, the point of view is effortlessly empathetic. In a year where there have already been numerous films showcasing great non-professional casts (Berlin and Tribeca award winner The Rocket, for example), this one joins the ranks. The film credits more than 650 migrants for appearing in the film, and the Un Certain Regard jury singled out the ensemble for an acting award.
Brooklyn-based Chilean director Sebastián Silva is everywhere. His Crystal Fairy will be released in July, and his Magic Magic (just as trippy, but much more sinister) was screened in the Directors' Fortnight, a showcase for up-and-coming directors, though the suddenly-prolific Silva, having made five films already, has already arrived, it's safe to say.
A not-entirely-innocent Californian her first time abroad, Alicia (Juno Temple, equally ubiquitous) has just gotten off the plane in Chile to visit her cousin, only to be whisked away on a long road trip to a remote coastal island in the south. Danger ahead: there's limited phone service. Then at a rest stop, her cousin bails, explaining she has to return to Santiago for school, leaving Alicia stuck with three boisterous, condescending, and often rude strangers. It doesn't help to break the ice when she accidentally drops one of their laptops in a lake.
The alpha-male Austin (Agustín Silva, the director's brother) and his mugging sidekick Brink (Michael Cera) shoot and kill an exotic parrot, leave deformed puppies out in the wilderness to die, and throughout, the air is thick with sexual tension, all of which repels Alicia. Because of this and that her body clock is off, she never lets her guard down. She hasn't slept, no matter how many sleeping pills and anxiety medication she gulps down, risking a reaction with the stash of various other meds in her luggage.
Silva deliberately jerks the tone from grotesquely comic to menacing, except that Michael Cera's persona often comes off as too goofy, with a mouth as rubbery as Harpo Marx's—he's more bewildering than frightening. In contrast, star Juno Temple dives into the deep end. Her performance alone could induce jet-lag, though it's time for her to give up on using her mop of tangled hair as a shield and character tic. As this vacation from hell is seen through Alicia's eyes, it becomes a discombobulating experience. However, for viewers stuck on this island for 90 minutes with three boisterous extroverts and one semi-catatonic, semi-hysteric guest, it's like coming down with a case of both schizophrenia and high cabin fever.
In 2010, British filmmaker Clio Barnard made one of the remarkable documentaries in years, The Arbor, about the northern English working-class playwright Andrea Dunbar and the dark legacy she left her family. This time around, Barnard remains in the north (her hometown of Bradford) for her first feature narrative, The Selfish Giant. She embraces the Ken Loach and Shane Meadows brand of realism in her very loose take on Oscar Wilde's short story. The beautiful garden has been transplanted to a scrap yard, where two teenage boys bring in stolen cables, which are stripped for their cooper, sold for scrap, bringing in much needed money.
The obscenity-spewing Arbor (Conner Chapman) has an out-of-control temper, exacerbated by not taking his ADHD meds—pills that his older brother has stolen to sell on the street. For defending his bullied mate, the heavy-set Swifty, Arbor's kicked out of school; the principal to his mum: he doesn't fit in at a mainstream school. Pal Swifty (Shaun Thomas) is one of at least eight children. His dad doesn't pay the bills, comes home drunk, and beats his cowering mother. Though the film begins incongruously with horses grazing in a field, this is British miserablism times 10. Even in this bucolic scene, there's a nuclear power plant in the background.
The plot takes at least an hour to take off. Eventually the heavy exposition leads to a powerful ending, which is probably why the movie won the Label Europa award, given by an organization of art houses that will provide backing for its theatrical release. And apparently there's life after Downton Abbey. In a 180-degree departure from that show's scheming Miss O'Brien, actress Siobhan Finneran plays Swifty's abused, soft-spoken mum. She and the boys are wonderful.
After nearly a week of viewing films featuring graphic slaughterhouse footage and dismemberment, it was startling to hear uproarious laughter throughout Les Garcons et Guillaume, à table!, appropriately translated to Me, Myself and Mum. It's based on an assumedly autobiographical one-man play by the film's self-effacing star/writer/director Guillaume Gallienne of the Comédie-Française. But it's really all about his self-involved mother, whom he also plays in the best drag performance I've seen on film, and that's including Tootsie.
He has created a multidimensional and demented matriarch/drama queen, and it took me several minutes to realize that it was Gallienne in the blond wig and large framed glasses exhaustedly lounging about in designer threads. Teenager Guillaume so admires his mother's self-assurance that he wants to be her, fashioning his wardrobe after hers and mimicking the tone of her voice, much to his father's confusion. Everyone, besides his family, assumes he's gay. The comedy should be a hit on the GLBT festival circuit, and the Société Réalisateurs Français, which programs the Directors' Fortnight, gave it the equivalent of a best film award for reminding the Cannes audience that it was okay to laugh. Lightweight, but winningly amusing.


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OverviewThe western approach starting from Upper Tronsen Road is the recommended summit approach for snowy Winter/Spring ascents of both the north and south peaks of Mount Lillian, when the surrounding roads are all covered by snow. The south peak is more commonly climbed, largely because it is the higher point of the two Mount Lillian summit hills. Due to limited prominence of the north peak, it is actually just a sub-summit rather than a true mountain.
Although the most of the peak can be driven during Summer & Autumn seasons, the snowy Winter/Spring route has its advantages. In example, the route basically has no avalanche danger due to mostly low-angle terrain and thick evergreen forests. It is a fairly direct snowshoe route which, if on a good-weather day, could offer fantastic views of the surrounding regions. This helps make the route a good choice for novice snowshoers, too.
The main points of caution are potential tree-wells covered by snow and the possibility of getting lost along the way. Although the route is fairly direct, much of the terrain, hills, and forests resemble each other, so a GPS device is highly recommended.
Getting ThereThis route originates only one mile north of Blewett Pass (Highway 97).
1) Starting at Interstate 90, take Exit 85 (for WA-970). Head north from I-90.
2) After 0.5 miles, reach a "T" intersection. Turn right (east) onto WA-970.
3) After 9.8 miles, continue straight (northbound) onto Highway 97.
4) After 15.0 miles further, only 1.0 miles north of Blewett Pass, pull off the highway near the entrance to Upper Tronsen Road (on right side of highway).
NOTE: This road is also known as Road 7240, which is used as the main access road for Tronsen Meadow and Tronsen Creek.
1) Starting at Highway 2, head east from Leavenworth for approximately 4.0 miles, until reaching the road junction with Highway 97.
2) Take the rightside ramp for southbound Highway 97.
3) Drive Highway 97 for approximately 20.2 miles, until reaching Upper Tronsen Road (on left side of highway).
NOTE #1: This road is also known as Road 7240, which is used as the main access road for Tronsen Meadow and Tronsen Creek.
Route Description
1) Hike southeast along Upper Tronsen Road.
2) After approximately one mile, turn left at a road junction.
NOTE: As a reference point, continuing straight (Road 7240-411) would parallel a fenceline towards Tronsen Meadow.
3) After turning left, follow the road for approximately 0.5 miles further (until approximately 4230' elevation).
4) Before reaching Tronsen Creek, leave the road and begin heading off-road in a general southeast direction. Make certain to always remain south of Tronsen Creek, as the topographic contours are much wider and favorable on that side.
5) Between 5200'-5500' elevation, the terrain becomes steeper and the slopes "V" towards the saddle where Tronsen Creek originates.
6) After 5500' elevation, the terrain becomes more level and soon a road (Road 9712) is encountered. Cross the road and head east-southeast around the northside of Haney Meadow.
7) Continue generally eastbound and uphill. An upper section of Road 9712 will be encountered at nearly 5800' elevation.
8) There are two main options from this location. Either...
8a) Continue directly eastbound and uphill for the final 400' to the summit. Several closely-placed false summits will encountered prior to the true summit (south peak) of Mount Lillian.
8b) Follow Road 9712 south-southeast until Road 9712-626, then follow abandoned Road 9712-626 northbound until its end, and then continue off-road to the summit.
For the north peak of Mount Lillian, head due north from the south peak for approximately 0.75 miles. Then to return, head westbound and downhill to Road 9712 and follow it downhill until reaching the original route path.
The snowshoeing distance for the south peak (only) is approximately 8.5-9.0 miles roundtrip, and for both peaks is approximately 9.5-10.0 miles roundtrip. Most snowshoers take 5-7 hours roundtrip, depending on snow conditions, weather, and fitness level.
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Mike Shepherd – Author Guest of Honor
Mike was born in the Philadelphia Navy Yard Hospital — and left that town at the age of three days for reasons he does not presently recall. But they had to draft him to get him back there. He missed very little of the rest of the country. Growing up Navy, he lived about everywhere you could park an aircraft carrier. It wasn't until high school that he finished a year in the school he started. This gave Mike an early introduction to geography, change … and the chain of command.
Mike was one of those college students who didn't have to worry about finding a job after graduation. In 1968, his Uncle Sam made him an offer he couldn't refuse. Two days into boot camp, the Army was wondering if they might not have been a bit hasty. Mike ended the day in the Intensive Care Unit of the local Army hospital. He didn't think he was that sick, but the only other bed free was in the maternity ward … and he really didn't belong there. Despite most of Mike's personal war stories being limited to "How I flunked boot camp," he can still write a rollicking good military SF yarns.
Mike didn't survive all that long as a cab driver (he got lost) or bartender (he made the drinks too strong) but he figured he could at least work for the Navy Department as a budget analyst. Until he spent the whole day trying to balance the barracks accounts for paint. Finally, about quitting time, a grinning senior analyst took him aside and let him in on the secret. They'd hidden the money for refitting a battleship in that little account. Slowly it dawned on Mike that there were a few things about the Navy that even a kid who grew up in it would never understand.
Mike's next job was his break into writing. Working for the Civil Service Commission, he got to answer Congressional inquiry letters from irate people who flunked their exams. Once he even ghosted a letter for Vice President Spiro T. Agnew's signature. Shortly after that, Agnew resigned to avoid prosecution. Mike is reasonably certain that he had nothing to do with that, though, with Mike's writing, you can never be sure.
Over the next twenty years, Mike branched out into other genres, including instruction memos, policies, performance standards and even a few labor contracts. All of those, you may notice, lack a certain something. Dialogue … those things in quotes. However, he did get his introduction to public speaking. As a training officer, he got (had) to teach such hot topics as "The Fair Labor Standards and You." "Performance Appraisals, a great way to spend quality time with your boss," and that ever popular, "The Supervisor and your New Union." This taught Mike early that there were thousands of out-of-work stand-up comics and it was a good idea to keep your day job.
In `87, Mike's big break came. He landed on a two year special project to build a digital map showing where the trees, rivers, roads, Spotted Owls and other critters were in western Oregon. The list went on and on with no end in sight and two years became ten. As the gigabytes of data and the number of revisions grew, Mike gained a new respect for the Earth's ecosystem. It hides its secrets in a massively complex system with enough chaotic tendencies thrown in to keep anyone who studies it humble.
Since there was no writing involved in his new day job, Mike had to do something to get the words out. He signed up for a writing class at Clark Community College and proudly turned in a story … Star Wars shoots down the second coming of Christ. First person to review the story said it was as good as anything she read in Analog. (Stan didn't agree. He and every other editor in Science Fictiondom turned it down. Though fifteen years later a complete rewrite sold to Oceans of the Mind. Hmm.) The second reviewer had spent a bit more time in the class. He asked where the dialogue was, "You know, the stuff in quotes." About that time it hit Mike that writing Science Fiction might be a bit harder than negotiating a labor contract.
Two years later, Analog bought "Summer Hopes, Winter Dreams" for the March, 1991 issue. Four years later he sold his first novel. In the ten years since then, Mike's turned in twelve novels and is researching the next three.
Mike's love for Science Fiction started when he picked up "Rocket Ship Galileo" in the fifth grade, and then proceeded to read every book in the library with a rocket sticker on its spine.
Mike digs for his stories among people and change. Through his interest in history, he has traces the transformations that make us what we are today. Science launches us forward into an ever changing universe. Once upon a time, the only changes in peoples lives came with the turning of the seasons and the growing wrinkles on their brows. Today, science drives most of the changes in our daily lives. Still, we can't avoid the pressure of our own awakening hormones or hardening arteries. Mike is happiest when his stories are speeding across thin ice, balanced on the edge of two sharp blades, one anciently human, the other as new as tomorrow's research.
Trained in International Relations and history, salary administration and bargaining, theology and counseling, Mike is having a ball writing about Kris Longknife … coming of age while the world her grand parents built threatens to crash down around her ears. These are books I think you'll love … and my granddaughter and grandsons too!
Mike lives in Vancouver, Washington, with his wife Ellen, his mother-in-law and any visiting grandkids. He enjoys reading, writing, watching grand-children for story ideas and upgrading his computer — all are never ending.


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I've seen serious lists, and I could make a serious list, but I wanted to have a little fun with this.
1. When you walk back to your PC after you have heated up your dinner and noticed that it rebooted all by itself - don't panic. Chances are you didn't save your last edit before you got up. No biggie, just rewrite that entire chapter over again from memory!
2. When spraying a can of air like Endust in your keyboard and liquid shoots and and you hear something crackling, it's nothing to worry about.
3. Who needs to save copies on a flash drive, other PC, or an online storage site? Your computer will never ever break down.
4. Your keyboard can not only serve as a Chia Pet - storing cat hair in large quantities - but also a depository for potato chip crumbs. Nah, these won't hurt it. If the spacebar gets stuck, just bang on it.
5. There is a setting on your PC for adjusting how fast your cursor blinks. Sync it up with your heartbeat, because if you aren't typing any letters on that screen, you might as well make sure that your still alive.
6. Idioms? Who needs to look up the meaning. I know what it means! I know how to spell it! And if you think you can sit there and suggest that I don't know what I'm talking about, then you have another thinG coming.
7. Tears of lament for two hours wasted watching "Dancing with the Stars" while trying to write a chapter can be used to wipe the dirt off of your screen.
8. Make sure to use a lot of hippy dippy cool slang. Because your on the down low with the x generation and know what teens foshizzle want to scope with their peepers. You know how to use the slang - you're a pro! You hear it all the time on 80's movies. Rad slang never gets old.
9. There's no need to organize your thoughts on Word or Excel, or other software. You can jot down every bleeding thought on a post-it note (Front and back!). Writing is so much easier when your entire desk or table is covered with them. Plus you can make little paper airplanes when you're done.
10. Write your entire story in all caps. It will make everything you say seem more important.
Have a great weekend everyone - lots of smiles and reading! I'm taking breaks between drafting, reading, and running errands. If anyone thought the "Hunger Games" was worth checking out (who read the books), drop me a note and let me know!
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Tips for Writing
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If that's what you think, you have another think/thing coming. Ahh, a great debate - which one is correct, think or thing.ReplyDelete
Think of it this way:
If that's what you think, think again.
If that's what you think, thing again.
Which makes sense? My vote: If that'w what you think, you've got another think coming (as in think again)Replies
I'm not sure if it's the pronunciation of the word over the years or if its a generational thing. I believe that most people think its thing, and I wonder when it's written in a book as "think", if half the readers think it's a typo. ;-)Delete
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|15 Jun 2010
mouse sensitivity problems with cs
its srsly stupid and annoying problem.. playing counter-strike mouse sensitivity just increases from nowhere for a few sec.. and after it becomes again normal.. its just happening all the time.. i was trying everything.. was searching for toogle binds or smth.. mouse fixes.. nothing helped...srsly.. mb someone of you had this problem and found way how to fix it
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|15 Jun 2010
Win7 HP (x64)/Win7 Ultimate (x64)
Hi Thomas
Could you provide us with the make and model of your mouse?
Also, does it occur only with CS or with other games/apps?
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|15 Jun 2010
I agree with Lomai. I used to confront that type of problem. It was not only CS but other games as wells such as starcraft or AOE ect..I replaced different mouse and every was fine.
@Thomas: have you tried to use different mouse?
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|15 Jun 2010
I'm using microsoft intelli explorer mouse 3.0 at 500hz and im more than sure its not mouse issue, this problem appeared only after i installed windows 7 (32bit). I didnt played other shooter games so far, so i cant say, but with other style games i dont feel any strange sensitivity problems.. like normally using desktop i never felt that my sensitivity increased or get lower
I'm using W7 32 bit ultimate
P.S was trying different usb port, mouse fixes..
my friend have this problem too, hes using another gaming razer mouse
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|15 Jun 2010
Strange Change in Mouse Sensitivity - Games-General-Discussions - General
Please read that article if that similar to your situation
|My System Specs
|15 Jun 2010
You see.. this guy using Logitech gaming mouse, and software for it, and solved problem via soft for his mouse, so it wont help me. I tried software for my mouse too, but there is no custom options.. only mouse key bindings.
BTW, hes sensitivity goes slower, so its too can be different problem
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|01 Jul 2010
Guys, im with the same problem. My mouse is a Razer Deathadder.
The sensitivity acelerates from nowhere about 1 second, than returns to the original.
Anyone knows what to do?
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|08 Jul 2010
Did you make sure you are using the most up to date driver's and firmware?
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St. Louis Debuts New Rocker Louie 103.7
June 19, 2014 at 11:27 AM (PT)
CCM+E ST. LOUIS has launched LOUIE 103.7 (KLOU HD2) with the slogan "Man Up ST. LOUIS." The new Rock station began broadcasting TODAY, playing everything from METALLICA, AC/DC and AEROSMITH to GREEN DAY, SICK PUPPIES and LOCAL H. The new Rock station is available on KLOU HD2 and translator 103.7 W279AQ.
"LOUIE 103.7 will be a real man's station – for guys who like beer, BBQ and really good rock music," said STEPHEN STEWART, CCM+E/ST. LOUIS Regional Programming Manager. "We're excited to bring a Rock station to ST. LOUIS that we know will really resonate with our listeners."
For more information visit www.Louie1037.com.


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Sarah Hyland's Open Knit Sweater on 'Modern Family'
Sarah Hyland is so not the type to rock a preppy Fair Isle sweater, so to keep her edge on Modern Family, she wore this deconstructed sweater. If you're looking for a tough chic winter style, check out RD Style's "Black Loose Cable Knit Boatneck Sweater."
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The struggling Toronto Raptors continue to be plagued by the injury bug.
The National Basketball Association team announced Tuesday night that guard Jerryd Bayless is expected to be sidelined for the remainder of the 2011-12 season with a partially torn left oblique muscle.
Bayless underwent tests on Tuesday at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital after leaving Monday's game against the Orlando Magic early in the second quarter.
Bayless, in his second season with Toronto, has averaged 11.4 points, 3.8 assists and 22.7 minutes. He started five games from March 11-17, averaging 21.8 points and 7.6 assists, shooting .543 per cent from the field and .571 per cent from three-point range.


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Vanity Fair is kicking off a new weekly feature today. They wrote in to tell us:
"Hope you're enjoying your week! I've just posted a new Twilight Watch update on VF.com featuring interviews with three of the bands on the Twilight: New Moon soundtrack. Check out what Sea Wolf, St. Vincent, and OK Go have to say about their song exclusives including lyrics, what scenes their songs are featured in, and whether they're Team Edward or Team Jacob. Hope to see you again next week and every week on VF.com counting down the release of Twilight: New Moon."
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This Boston Chowhound and her mate spent this past weekend in Akron/Cleveland visiting his family. Arrived Fri night. Sat lunch was at BW3 in Medina - groan. Food was very forgettable - I won't even go into it. But we were able to catch the OSU-Michigan game on our way to Cleveland airport drop off family members. Service was typical Midwestern "sweet."
Poked around Cleveland afterwards and passed up some appealing places, like Lola and Greenwood Tavern in downtown; Prosperity Social Club and other really inviting places in the cool Tremont/Lincoln Park area. We settled on Great Lakes Brewing in Ohio City. We snagged two seats at the downstairs bar. It was really bustling and festive in there! Lovely setting and I found out later that they are trying to keep things on the eco tip which is great (which is not a common thing out there, according to the great bartender....non-styrofoam take-out containers, radiant heat fireplace). We started with the big, cushy pretzels which hit the spot ($9). Served with a couple of mustards, radishes, and a delicious dip (not sure what was in it). We split the (cut-and-pasted from the menu) Killbuck Valley Mushroom, garlic oil, locally grown mushrooms, fresh rosemary, mozzarella and blue cheeses ($11). Really nice with cornmeal on the crust. I could've used a few minutes more in the pizza oven, but I like some charring. Some fresh beers (Burning River and Commodore Perry IPA) and nice wines-by-the-glass rounded out the night. http://www.greatlakesbrewing.com/
Back to Akron...We spent a warm, sunny hour on Sunday at Angel Falls Coffee in Highland Square. Honestly, the coffee was mediocre (we had just been spoiled with Blue Bottle in San Fran the prior weekend) but the setting more than made up for it. We decompressed and read the Sunday NYT while sipping our coffees from the stuffed chairs in back.
We explored the Akron Art Museum (great little museum, BTW). With the games starting (Pats not until 415pm), we had to get ourselves to a sports pub. We checked out the Winking Lizard, which we know is a small chain in OH. Nothing to look at, but we got two seats at the bar. Dogfish Head 90 min on tap?! For $5 a pint?! WTF? 'nuff said. Some kind of grilled chicken, black beans/salsa/TexMex salad for B, a veggie/black bean burger which was actually tasty for me. Not a bad way to spend a Sunday afternoon in Akron.
Next time, we'll head back to Vegiterranean, which we enjoyed last year. Bar Cento and Bier Markt are also on our short list.
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Former first daughter Jenna Bush Hager is a mom! Her father, now a proud grandfather, made the announcement that Bush Hager had given birth to a baby girl on his Facebook page this weekend.
"Laura and I are thrilled to announce the birth of our grandchild, Margaret Laura "Mila" Hager. Mila, daughter of Jenna and Henry Hager, is named for her grandmothers. She was born last night, April 13, at 8:43pm in New York City," former President Bush gushed.
I'm not often a fan of celebrity baby names, but I love the moniker the Today show contributor selected for her baby girl. She took two traditional names that pay tribute to her and her husband's family roots and combined them to create a fresh, fun, and original name. What a great idea!
Mila is a Latin name meaning "friendly, soft, and pleasant." It perfectly suits the soft-spoken, sweet-natured new mama. I'm just sorry I didn't think of it, as I am expecting a baby girl this summer.
Meanwhile, it seems Bush Hager and her parents are doing great following Mila's birth. Her father also shared this tidbit about his family via social media: "We met our beautiful granddaughter today. Jenna and Mila are healthy. And our family is elated."
Jenna Bush Hager just celebrated her baby shower this past week along with her Today show colleagues. The fete was a book-themed bash that helped the star mom stock up on kiddie classics for Mila's library.
Incidentally, most of the guests at the shower guessed that Bush Hager would be welcoming a boy, as the couple opted not to find out the baby's gender ahead of time. Sorry Today show staff, it seems you were wrong in your prediction!
What do you think of Bush Hager's baby name choice of Mila?
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The secret behind corporate control is about to be uncovered. Alfredo Mancini, a professor of Economics and Business Management at the London Business School, is required by four of his students to plan and execute a move that will change the face of society. Alfredo's students believe, as he does, that credit is an opiate for the masses that knowingly serves the major corporations to exploit the weaknesses of Avoidant Man. In accordance with Alfredo's master plan, they attempt to oppose the major financial corporations, with the aim of dismantling the major financial organizations from the inside. Will they end corporate control before it ends them?The Coachman of Florence presents a tense plot that takes place in London, Amsterdam and Florence. It exposes gripping personal stories and weaves them together into a fierce critique of corporation culture. A page-turning financial thriller that will grab you from the first page. The Coachman of Florence is based on thorough research and the author's years of experience in key roles within the Israeli financial industry. It is a realistic and contemporary piece that merges breathtaking insights with a gripping human drama. Scroll up to get your copy of The Coachman of Florence now!
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DLECTRICITY is Detroit's newest festival of art + light that showcases site-specific installations by established and emerging US and international artists. DLECTRICITY is pleased to announce that its call for entries is now open.
Up to 25 site-specific, outdoor projects for Midtown Detroit's Woodward Corridor will be selected. DLECTRICITY is looking for high-quality projects that will activate the outdoor, nighttime landscape of this district. Applicants will be judged on the innovative nature of their proposals and the suitability for DLECTRICITY. Accepted proposals will be funded up to $2,500. Artists will also receive a $1,000 honorarium. Entrance to the award is by open submission, and winning proposals will be selected by a panel of Detroit-based curators and arts professionals. The closing date for applications is March 31, 2014. The selected projects will be announced in May 2014.
DLECTRICITY is a biennial Nuit Blanche festival launched in the fall of 2012 that transformed the iconic Midtown Detroit neighborhood into a spectacular nighttime environment of temporary public art. Seventy-five thousand people attended the first edition of this festival.
DLECTRICITY returns this fall and will commission 10 projects by international, national, and local artists, along with showcasing projects selected from the open call. Over two nights, a broad and diverse audience will be challenged to consider Midtown Detroit's buildings and architecture in a new light. DLECTRICITY is scheduled for September 26–27, 2014.
Full details about the DLETRICITY open call for artistic proposals are available at dlectricity.com.


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In Brief: Vettel targets place in history
MOTORSPORT: Sebastian Vettel stands just 56 laps away from becoming the youngest triple world champion in Formula One history.
Vettel continued his total domination of the United States Grand Prix weekend, following his clean sweep of practice by setting the fastest times in all three qualifying sessions.
It means the 25-year-old will start his 100th grand prix from his sixth pole position this year, and 36th of a career which threatens to scale new heights this afternoon.
Fernando Alonso could only qualify ninth in his Ferrari and has to finish within 15 points of Vettel to ensure the title fight goes down to the wire in Brazil next weekend, but clearly faces an uphill battle to achieve that on the evidence so far.
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GOLF: Michael Campbell survived two major scares but the New Zealander remains on course to end a seven-year title drought at the Hong Kong Open. The 43-year-old started yesterday's third round with a one-stroke advantage and after scrambling to shoot a one-under-par 69, he was joined at the top of the leaderboard by Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez on 10-under for the tournament.
Meanwhile, Irishman Peter Lawrie is three shots off the lead after shooting a third-round 67.
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Henrik Stenson remains on course for the South African Open title at Serengeti.
The 36-year-old Swede, without a win for over three and a half years, takes a three-stroke lead into the final round today after responding to George Coetzee's course-record 63 with a 69 to reach 16-under-par. Coetzee gave himself another chance of a first European Tour title with an eagle two and no fewer than nine birdies.
But the 26-year-old from Pretoria, who has had more than 17 top-10 finishes on the circuit in the past three seasons, also had bogeys at the 12th and 15th.
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GAELIC GAMES: West Limerick side St Kieran's shone in the second half to end Kenmare Shamrocks double winning aspirations in this uninspiring Munster Junior Club hurling semi-final by 1-11 to 1-7 yesterday. Kenmare lacked the necessary firepower initially, allowing St Kieran's to race 0-4 to 0-1 clear by the end of the opening quarter.
A fortuitous 20th minute goal for Kenmare by top marksman Sean O'Regan changed things, however.
But a 26th minute goal for St Kieran's by Ian MacKessy saw them lead 1-5 to 1-4 at the interval and a strong second-half display was enough as Kenmare only managed one point from play after the interval.
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GARY COLE'S 39th minute goal proved to be the crucial score as Rathmolyon booked their place in the Leinster club JHC final with a 1-11 to 1-8 semi-final win over Laois champions Colt at Trim yesterday.
The Meath IHC champions led by 0-7 to 1-3 at half-time despite hitting nine wides in that opening period.
However, after the break they were more economical with fewer chances and when Cole netted to make it 1-9 to 1-4 it put them in the driving seat and they were able to see out the win.
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HOCKEY: Pembroke Wanderers suffered their first setback of the current League campaign, losing 6-4 to Monkstown.
The game was a must-win for Monkstown who led 2-1 at the break. Dave Cole and Kyle Good proved match winners as they shared four second-half goals.
It was a good day also for bottom of the table Avoca, promoted this season, as they held YMCA to a 1-1 draw with YMCA equalising in the closing minutes. The Leinster women's League campaign is very tight at the top with four teams level on 17 points apiece following UCD's 2-1 win at Old Alexandra.
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TENNIS: Ireland's James McGee yesterday chalked up two wins in Japan to clinch a qualifying singles final round place on the ATP Challenger Tour circuit.
Playing in the Asian country for the second week on the trot, the 25-year-old Dubliner first saw off Chinese Taipei's Chieu-Fu Wang on a 6-4 7-5 scoreline after an hour and 22 mins in the indoor tournament in Toyota. And No 2 seed McGee followed up with a 7-5 6-3 success over Australia's Dane Propoggia after an hour and 11 minutes, the Irish No 1 breaking his opponent's serve once in each set.
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The Czech Republic won the doubles yesterday to take a 2-1 lead over defending champion Spain in the Davis Cup final, moving one win away from its first title as an independent nation. Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek rallied to beat Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez 3-6 7-5 7-5 6-3 to give the Czechs the edge going into today's reverse singles.
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CRICKET: England rediscovered their fight but still face a mountainous task to salvage a first Test stalemate after collapsing to Indian spin on day three and having to follow on 330 runs behind.
Pragyan Ojha and Ravichandran Ashwin bowled England out for 191, yet neither of the Indian spinners could make any inroads in 28 more overs between them when the tourists tried again and succeeded to the tune of 111 for none.
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Rangana Herath bagged his 11th five-wicket haul in test cricket as Sri Lanka bowled out New Zealand for 221 in its first innings of the opening test yesterday.
However, New Zealand seamer Tim Southee struck back early in dismissing debutant opener Dimuth Karunaratne lbw for a duck as the hosts were 9-1 at close of play.
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BASKETBALL: Killester's troubles continued last night as they suffered their second successive defeat, this time on a 84-61 scoreline to UCD Marian in Belfield.
With Jermaine Turner still not cleared to play due to the changing of his playing status, Killester were again without their most potent threat on the inside.
Nonetheless, with Alan Casey showing well, they trailed by just four points at the break before two long baskets from Conor Meaney sparked a 16-point run to put the game out of Killester's reach.
Meanwhile, just down the road at the Colaiste Iosagain gym, Mercy remain top of the Women's Superleague after a 66-58 win over Meteors.
Meteors had whittled down a 20-point advantage to four heading down the stretch – thanks to baskets from Rebecca Nagle.
However, having exceeded their team foul limit, Meteors lost their way once more with two free throws from Megan Hoffman combined with the fast breaking of Sara Woods sealing the win for Mark Ingle's team.
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Seahawks' Tharold Simon feeling like he can play a bigger role
News that his interception return that was wiped out by a penalty was a bad call allowed him to look at the brighter side of what the play represented — that Simon appears ready to take on a significant role for the Seahawks after the lost rookie season of a year ago.
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RENTON – Redemption came in waves for Seahawks cornerback Tharold Simon over the weekend.
As Friday's game against the San Diego Chargers neared, Simon vowed there wouldn't be a repeat of the previous week against Denver. He was thrown out of that game after just 15 snaps for getting into a brief tussle with Broncos lineman Winston Justice.
"I don't like to be that guy, portrayed as getting kicked out of a football game," Simon said. "I'm not that type of guy. It was my fault. I take full responsibility.''
Against the Chargers, all he needed to do was calm a small case of nerves at the beginning of his first game at CenturyLink Field after sitting out all of last season with a foot injury. Or, as Simon put it, "I felt a little jibberish early."
In the third quarter, he outdueled receiver Dontrelle Inman for position as Kellen Clemens threw a pass into the end zone. Simon held on to the ball, then raced down the sideline for what was listed as a 105-yard interception return for a touchdown.
As he controlled the ball, though, Simon saw a yellow flag fly across his face.
"But I was like, 'It's probably on the offense because I felt like he had more contact on me than I had on him,' " Simon said. "And then after the play, it really broke me down when they called it back."
After the game, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll vehemently defended Simon, saying the call would not have been made except for the NFL's new emphasis on calling illegal contact.
Over the weekend, Carroll got word from the NFL that even with the new emphasis, the call on Simon was incorrect.
"As they observed it, it shouldn't have been called," Carroll said.
The penalty robbed Simon of an initial chance to celebrate.
News that it was a bad call allowed him to look at the brighter side of what the play represented — the fact he appears ready to take on a significant role for the Seahawks in 2014 after the lost rookie season of a year ago.
"Just to get the feeling of picking the ball off and getting the touchdown is the best feeling because I know I did the right thing," he said. "At the end of the day, the team knows I did the right thing and I figure everybody around the league knows that play shouldn't have been called back."
The 6-foot-3, 202-pound Simon missed the 2013 season due to a stress fracture in a foot, and then a later injury suffered while running up stairs. Each injury required surgery.
He says the foot "isn't 100 percent. … but it doesn't bother me. I'm not going to let it hold me back anymore.''
Seattle drafted Simon in the fifth round in 2013 looking ahead to this year, when it knew it might need younger players to step in for departing players. That's exactly what happened. Simon is being called on to help replace Walter Thurmond and Brandon Browner, who signed in the offseason with the New York Giants and New England Patriots.
"We've seen nothing but good stuff," Carroll said Monday of Simon, who appears to have a roster spot as a backup corner. "He plays just like we like to play. He knows our style. He understands it."
When he slips up, Richard Sherman is usually there to remind him.
Simon says Sherman is a constant source of encouragement and advice. Specifically, Sherman makes note in practice or film sessions if the play ends and Simon isn't in view.
"If he doesn't see me coming to the ball, he runs out on the field and says, 'You've got to get to the ball,' " Simon said. " 'No matter if it's not on your side. Just run to the ball. Make sure you get in the picture.' "
Simon appears to be showing he's getting the picture.
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Editor's note: Super Bowl snack displays are almost (marybe more?) as important as the game. And the wings are like the Quarterbacks of the spread — you pick good ones and you're the party's guest or host of honor; you pick bad ones and you're excommunicated from next year's Monday night football group.
Last year we searched all over New Orleans hunting for the best wings, so NolaVie readers could buy their Super Bowl wings in confidence (it's a rough job, but someone's gotta do it). We don't want you to be banished from your social circle, so here it is again. Make good wing choices, ya'll.
To hear Laine Kaplan-Levenson interview local wing enthusiasts on WWNO radio, click here.
After four decades in New Orleans, I consider myself pretty knowledgeable about the city's culinary offerings, whether you're dishing roast beef po-poy dives or white chocolate bread pudding venues.
So when a couple of young friends assured me that New Orleans has some great under-the-radar wing places, you can understand my doubts.
Really? New Orleans, home of crawfish etouffee and wedding cake snoballs, a proficient purveyor of … chicken wings?
In light of this Great Americana-come-to-town hoopla that is the Super Bowl, a wing tour surely was in order. After all, chicken wings are the iconic Super Bowl party food, with Americans expected to consume 1.23 billion chicken wing pieces on Sunday.
That makes for a potential wing shortage at this time of year, says Bayou Hot Wings co-founder Kyle Makepeace. "Super Bowl is by far our biggest day," he says. "Starting two or three weeks before, all the big wing places around the country start buying up wings, and the price skyrockets."
So, in order to help you make the most of your weekend wing count, our intrepid group of tasters hit the road on Sunday to sample the best that the Big Easy has to offer.
Not surprisingly, this being New Orleans, we, well, winged it. We talked to friends, eavesdropped on water-cooler conversations, and cross-referenced what we heard with sites like Yelp and Urban Spoon. We came up with half a dozen best local wing bets. Our group included NolaVie's two founders, a WWNO radio producer and the associate director of Bard College's local liberal arts program for high-school students.
In New Orleans, that makes us tasting experts. We're all foodies here, darlin'.
I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that: 1.) In a city as obsessed with food as this one, great wings can indeed be found; and 2.) The best ones have an only-in-New Orleans vibe that set them apart from The Great Elsewhere.
Bite into a Steen's Cane Honey BBQ wing at Bayou Hot Wings and tell me you could reproduce that in, say, Buffalo.
One more thing about wings and New Orleans: Here we know how to fry. In culinary terms, it's our lay-up shot, our line drive. We are born to the knowledge of meat lightly dredged in flour seasoned with spices and dropped into just the right depth of just the right temperature hot oil.
So, in the Crescent City, it can be difficult to tell where fried chicken ends and wings begin. Some local favorites, like McHardy's, are, arguably, simply fried chicken outlets.
Does it matter? No. But since the traditional Buffalo wing is usually fried without the flour coating, we thought you should be aware. You may not readily find the wing of the American heartland in New Orleans. But what you will find is, like so much else here, unrepentantly original.
Bayou Hot Wings
6221 S. Claiborne Ave.
Six pieces: $4.49 (no sauce); $4.99 (cooked with sauce)
Bayou Hot Wings came about, says chef Kyle Makepeace, as sort of a joke. "We were talking one day about our favorite wings, and realized they all came from pizza places. We thought, wow, in a city like New Orleans, that's really sad. We should start our own wing place, where we make all the sauces."
They did, and the result is an Uptown wingery long on handcrafted flavors, veering toward Southern and Asian fusion. You can get a few sides, including fried pickles, as well as gator bites or frog legs, but the culinary focus is on the title product.
The wings are all flour-batter fried, and you can order them soaked in flavor or with sauces on the side. Flavored wings are rated for heat index, from one to five peppers. The most popular wing, Bayou Sweet Heat, is a signature blend laced with Crystal hot sauce. The Steen's Cane Honey BBQ is quintessentially Southern, and the Thai Chili Glaze a lovely mix of hot and sweet. A quartet of homemade dipping sauces includes ranch, honey mustard, bleu cheese and remoulade.
Makepeace tells us that Adam Richman of Travel Channel's Man V. Nation dropped by recently for a wing story that will air Wednesday – so don't tarry over your takeout order. Indoor stools and a couple of outdoor picnic tables allow onsite sampling.
Consensus: Uptown dining where wings get a deft culinary touch.
Wing Snack
759 N. Claiborne Ave.
10 pieces, $8.50
15 pieces, $12.35
20 pieces, $17
It's SNACK, not SHACK, but everybody seems to call it Wing Shack anyway. And Wing Snack is to wings what Sno Wizard is to snoballs, from walk-up window to hand-lettered list of flavors to standing-room-only crowd waiting for their fry-ups.
While such local culinary calling cards as crawfish balls, crab cakes and fried okra round out the menu, this place is really all about wings. Seventeen flavors of them, from Lemon Pepper and Arizona to Honey Mustard and Hot Garlic Parmesan and something called Ro-Go.
We sampled honey mustard wings, with a pungent mustard accent that pushed the honey into a pleasing background, and the hot wings, slathered in tangy orange sauce redolent with cayenne. This is not your dainty dip and eat wing, but intense, heavily steeped parts rich with character.
The scarlet door, honey-mustard yellow walls and barbeque brown wainscoting are as earthy as the menu; this is not a dine-in place, although we picnicked spontaneously on a nearby stoop. Signs outside include touts for Crime Stoppers and a tattoo parlor, and those inside bear such admonitions as, "Staff will NOT wait for you to get money from your car."
The background to all this is a cacophony of traffic noises and a view of colorful graffiti on concrete posts, because you're standing underneath the Claiborne overpass on the edge of Treme. And you might even be doing this at 2 a.m. on a Saturday night, which is when Wing Snack closes.
Lagniappe: Wash it down with the Ghetto Punch, a red Koolaid lookalike whose syrupy sweetness resonates well with the robust wings.
Consensus: Gritty downtown dining under the overpass. It's the real thing.
Manchu Food Store
1413 N. Claiborne Ave.
Wing platter with 8 plain pieces, French fries or fried rice, $4.89
Wing platter with 8 barbecued pieces, French fries or fried rice, $5.39
Manchu is to wings what Verti Mart is to po-boys: A walk-in grocery that happens to serve up an iconic version of its proffered entree. The décor is standard New Orleans dive: Concrete floors, a few shelves holding CheeWees and cleaning agents, a beer and drink wall on one side, a glass case adjacent crowded with Bengay, cigarettes and baby oil, and long lines at both service windows at the front of the store.
While the menu includes seafood and pork chop platters, most people we saw were walking out with towering, steaming pans of foil-topped wings. And wings here are reduced to basics: plain or barbecue. The former is simply fried in a flour batter with a substantial spice that creeps in after a few bites, the latter slathered with a sweet sauce. The Vietnamese underpinnings are seen in the sides, fried rice in addition to crisply rendered French fries, as well as the egg rolls and yatkamein.
Wing lovers we talked to confided that Manchu is where they come when feeding a crowd: the 100-wing special costs just $41.70.
Consensus: Crowd-pleasers: The plain, basic wings here are a sure bet.
McHardy's Chicken 'n Fixin'
1458 N. Broad Street
10 pieces fried wings, $5.49
10 pieces honey BBQ wings, $4.99
If Wing Snack is gritty downtown, and Bayou Hot Wings gourmet Uptown, then McHardy's is down-to-earth Mid-City. The airy waiting room is strewn with brightly colored benches, salmon pink and purple walls and lively New Orleans paintings. A pair of ceiling fans whir overhead, and fry cooks dip baskets into hot oil behind a long, low counter.
The crowd on Sunday ran to after-church gentry in fine attire, lining up for a range of finely fried offerings, from catfish to chicken. This is Southern frying at its most fundamental: peppered flour dredge, deep oil vats, wire cooling pans.
Though McHardy's reputation is built upon its fried chicken, the wings are a solid option, not to be overlooked. They come in only two types: fried and honey barbecue. The former is crisp and cooked to order, the latter sweet and long on the honey. The allure here lies as much in the "fixens" as the wings, with red beans and rice, mac and cheese, fried okra and dirty rice among the offerings.
Consensus: Is it wings or fried chicken? Do we care? Not at all. This is plate lunch heaven.
Fleury of Wings
5339 Franklin Ave.
6 pieces, $4.99
10 pieces, $8.99
This Gentilly eatery serves up wings in three dozen — yep, three dozen — flavors, from no-frills Hot Lemon Pepper to exotica like Terminator Teriyaki and Jamaican Jerk. Situated a couple of doors down from JuJu Bag Cafe, Fleury's clean, open interior is peppered with tables and booths, making this a double treat: wing wealth and eat-in dining. Even air-conditioning. And parking.
We tried the Hot Lemon Pepper, Garlic Parmesan, Hot Honey Mustard and Honey Barbecue. They ranged from dry-rub to heavily sauced, and each had its admirers. Which is a good thing: When diners start arguing the advantages of one wing's lemon seasoning over another's mustard glaze, you know you've got a winning culinary conversation-starter on the table.
The restaurant also offers poboys, seafood plates and hot tamales — but the wings here take, and deserve, center stage.
Consensus: If you like a lot of seasoning and a lot of choices, put a Gentilly road trip on your agenda.
WOW Wingery
231 N.Carrollton Ave.
8 pieces with one side, $7.49
This nationwide chain was founded in Covington in 2001, so if you're going to go with a fast-food commercial enterprise, WOW Café and Wingery is the obvious choice. In fact, the company opened its first airport franchise this month at Louis Armstrong Airport, so Super Bowl arrivals to New Orleans will be greeted by the city's own contribution to world wingery.
We stopped in at the Carrollton Avenue location, which is set apart from most other wing vendors (Fleury is the exception) by the fact that it's a full-service restaurant: booths, air-conditioning, waiters, outdoor seating.
The menu is wide-ranging but concentrates on its namesake dish with an array of 17 wing flavors and two trademark rubs. Wings can be ordered "dry," with sauces on the side, or drizzled in sauce. We tested the Thai Peanut (rich, creamy brown sauce topped with peanuts), the salt and vinegar rub (rich and briny) and the standard but popular Buffalo II (curiously, not our favorite, with its heavy vinegar tones).
Consensus: Chain Shmain: These guys will deliver to your doorstep!
So there you have your NOLA wing tour. We certainly don't claim to be exhaustive. Wing adherents tell us about the crispness of the frying at McKenzie's Chicken in a Box, and the authenticity of the Buffalo wings at Bricks Courtyard Cafe and Grill.
Meanwhile, two highly touted wingeries have recently shut down — Jazzy Wings, and Finger Lickin' Wings on Jackson, whose owner, bounce star and City Council candidate 10th Ward Buck, attributed his wing demise to his inability to secure a liquor license.
Wings may seem foreign here, but that sure sounds like New Orleans.
Renee Peck is editor of NolaVie.


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The Brew-Yet Coffee Disc Maker allows you to make your own coffee pods at home, instead of buying prepackage coffee pods, to brew your favorite coffee or blend of coffees. How does it work? You simply use coffee filters that you would normally use in a drip coffee maker, and with the Brew-Yet gadget, fold up the coffee into coffee pods.
You get the disc maker, instructions, and some filter in the
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How easy is it to use? Does it work in a variety of single serve coffee machines? How does it compare to other do it yourself coffee pod makers?
We found the Brew-Yet Coffee Disc maker very easy to use after a little trial and error. For the majority of our tests we used the Bunn My Cafe single serve coffee pod brewer and the Senseo. Both machines worked well with the handcrafted coffee pods produced from the Brew-Yet coffee disc maker.
The one caveat being - pre-moisten the resulting pods before you put them in the machine. You can read about pre-wetting coffee pods from an earlier article, but pre-wetting coffee pods will give you a better seal and brew. We also found this method using coffee pods from the Perfect Pod Maker.
Creating Your Own Coffee Pods with the Brew-Yet Coffee Disc Maker
The process is very simple and we used the following steps:
The ring and the disc for making coffee pods.
Place in a coffee pod filter, and then push down to make the coffee filling area.
Fill with two tablespoons of ground coffee.
Then fold clockwise and you've got your handmade coffee pod.
Place in the coffee pod holder and pre-moisten.
Then brew up a handcrafted coffee pod cup of single serve coffee.
Here is the resulting cup of single serve coffee.
We used a store bought coffee pod and a home made coffee pod.
There was little to no difference in the coffee produced. Coffe on the
left is a coffee pod and the right is a Brew-Yet coffee pod.
We like the Brew-Yet coffee disc maker. The product works well, but the precision of the coffee pod you make depends on your hand crafting coffee pod skills. Another product you may want to consider for more precision when making coffee pods is the Perfect Pod Maker. It makes a very unified coffee pod every time, but has the downside of having to use the Perfect Pod filter papers only.
Whatever you decide, you won't go wrong giving the Brew-Yet Coffee Disc maker a try. The Brew-Yet coffee disc maker will work with your Senseo, Bunn My Cafe, Melitta One:One, simplehuman, Krups 1010 , GPOD, Home Cafe, Cuisinart SS-1 Cup-O-Matic, Melitta MES5B Javapod, and other single serve coffee pod makers.
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This is a follow-up. Have had my Coffee Disc Maker for almost a month now and am really enjoying using it. It has indeed rescued my Senseo from the closet - and have enjoyed a rich variety of coffees (everything from Starbucks to Dunkin Donuts). Do not usually do a follow up - but thought you fellow coffee drinkers might be interested.
File under T for TERRIFFIC – a neighbor got this and has used it to rescue their Senseo from the back of the kitchen closet. They have been using it to make coffee that they like – watched them use it and it was a snap to use. We enjoyed some coffee together so now I am off to order one to see if I can rescue my Senseo from the back of my closet.
Seriously, if you're going to take the time to do this, you might as well use a single cup percolator brewer (non-pod). Hell even one of those old-school ones where you pour hot water from a kettle yourself. People buy pods because of their convenience, not because of their price. File this one under "T" for trash.
Have been using the Coffee Disc Maker since it first became available - works well, no fuss, no mess, consistent coffee - think it is great.
I dunno... $20 + S&H seems a little pricey for a couple pieces of plastic. Especially when you can use a 1/3 cup measure and a glass to do the same thing.


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Premier League: Ian Holloway admits Crystal Palace's mistakes were punished by Liverpool
Ian Holloway admitted Crystal Palace were learning the hard way about the Premier League after losing to Liverpool.
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Goals from Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge put the Reds firmly in control inside the opening 20 minutes and Steven Gerrard added a third before half-time from the penalty spot.
Holloway acknowledged after the final whistle that his side had been given a harsh lesson, but he was able to take a lot of positives from the way Palace battled back after the interval and grabbed a late goal through Dwight Gayle.
He told Sky Sports: "It is very difficult. You make any sort of mistake at this level and you are punished, especially with their strike force.
"A large majority of it I was very pleased, particularly in the second half. I thought a lot of teams would have folded there after what happened, but we came back.
"Unfortunately we are finding out the hard way that at this level if you don't take your opportunities, and they might be few and far between, it is going to be a long tough game and season."
Holloway was unhappy with Liverpool's third goal as he felt the referee had made a mistake in penalising Dean Moxey following an incident with Raheem Sterling.
He said: "It's absolutely minimal contact, if anything at all, and it wasn't even inside the box.
"If that's a penalty then we should have had one with Jimmy Kebe, that's my honest opinion. (Mamadou) Sakho's done much more to stop him getting to the ball than ever dreamed of happening at the other end."
Holloway added: "I thought the second-half performance showed a lot of guts and determination and that's Palace for you. I think our fans were fantastic and we'll gain a lot of belief from that, actually winning the second half 1-0."
Holloway also lavished praise on Gayle, saying: "He is fantastic striker. With his predatory instincts I need to think about getting him right through the middle and getting him on the last man if I can."


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The heaviest rain fell between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. on Tuesday, drenching parts of San Diego County. But the National Weather Service says that scattered showers are likely through late this afternoon, and a stray thunderstorm or two is possible. Skies won't clear entirely until Wednesday, although the weather will still be on the chilly side. Forecasters say daytime highs will be in the mid-60s Wednesday and Thursday. The normal high at Lindbergh Field is 68. Things will warm up on Friday, when temperatures reach 70 at the coast and the low-to-mid 80s across inland valleys and foothills.
Note to surfers: The storm wasn't a drought-buster. But it has produced run-off that is visible at places like Dog Beach in Del Mar. So you might want to wait a day or two before going back in the water. Today's surf is on the piddly side, anyway.
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Report from the Fall 2013 meeting of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents.
Board of Regents approves appointment of Dr. Jeffrey Gold as new UNMC chancellor
During a special late-November meeting, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved the appointment of Dr. Jeffrey Gold as the new chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Gold, currently the chancellor and executive vice president of biosciences and health affairs and executive dean of the College of Medicine at the University of Toledo, will begin at UNMC on Feb. 1, 2014.
"I'm delighted to welcome Jeff Gold to the University of Nebraska. Many share my view that Dr. Gold's achievements and experience make him the right person to serve as UNMC's next chancellor," said University of Nebraska President James B. Milliken. "I'm looking forward to his leadership of an enterprise that is so critical to the future of Nebraska and the health of its people."
Gold said: "I am tremendously excited by the future I see for the University of Nebraska Medical Center. During my visits to Omaha, the excellence and expertise of the educational, research and clinical programs was immediately apparent. The chance to work with President Milliken and his leadership team when combined with the reputation of this university is a remarkable opportunity."
Milliken praised the chancellor search committee, chaired by Dr. Jim Linder, senior associate to the president for innovation and economic competitiveness and professor of pathology and microbiology at UNMC, for its work in identifying an excellent field of candidates with the help of search consulting firm Isaacson, Miller.
Linder said, "In leading the chancellor search, it was gratifying to be able to tell candidates about the amazing accomplishments at UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center in clinical care, research and education. Dr. Gold immediately recognized these strengths and the outstanding opportunities for UNMC to improve the health of all Nebraskans, and to positively change healthcare nationally. I am confident that Dr. Gold can lead UNMC to the highest level."
As chancellor, Gold will serve as UNMC's chief executive officer, with responsibility for all aspects of campus administration. He will be expected to lead the development of a vision and plan for UNMC's future; continue the important work of creating an integrated clinical enterprise; continue to strengthen the work of UNMC and its partners in offering the highest-quality health care; enhance UNMC's research and academic profile and capacity; cultivate a highly collaborative, supportive and diverse workplace; represent and advocate for the campus within the University of Nebraska and more broadly; represent UNMC in the private sector; and attract and develop the financial resources necessary to achieve the campus' ambitions. Gold will chair the board of the recently announced integrated clinical enterprise, a unified leadership structure between TNMC, Bellevue Medical Center and UNMC Physicians.
Gold has served at the University of Toledo, the third-largest public university in Ohio, since 2005. He was a key leader in the 2006 merger of the University of Toledo and Medical University of Ohio, bringing broad groups of stakeholders together around a common mission. He has improved clinical quality and safety as well as the patient experience, as measured by national peer groups and the university's own metrics. Gold has facilitated the development of three interdisciplinary degree-granting schools within the University of Toledo: the School of Biomarker Research and Individual Medicine, the School of Interprofessional Education and Advanced Human Performance, and the School of Health Care Innovation and Business Excellence.
As part of a university-wide capital campaign, Gold has established multiple named professorships, laboratories and hospital/ambulatory facilities. The health sciences now account for roughly half of all university-wide annual giving, several fold what they were 10 years ago.
Gold graduated from the Cornell University College of Engineering, where he majored in theoretical and applied mechanics. He earned his M.D. from the Weill Cornell College of Medicine and completed his general surgery residency at The New York Hospital and Memorial Hospital, where he served at the administrative chief resident; and his cardiothoracic residency training at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital of Harvard Medical School.
At UNMC, Gold also will hold a health professions appointment in the Department of Surgery.
Milliken thanked Maurer, who has served as chancellor since 1998, for continuing to serve in the role past his planned retirement date as the university concluded its search.
NU Board of Regents Chairman Tim Clare expressed confidence that Gold, with a proven track record in health care, will build on Maurer's successes "and lead UNMC to new heights in the competitive health care industry of the 21st century."
Clare added: "We believe, through Dr. Gold's leadership, UNMC will continue to enhance its reputation as an international leader in health care by affording its students an outstanding education, conducting outstanding research and providing top-quality health care for its patients."
University of Nebraska international student enrollment reaches record high
International student enrollment at the University of Nebraska has reached another record high this fall, continuing NU's momentum in attracting talent from around the world, according to a presentation to the Board of Regents this fall.
University of Nebraska President James B. Milliken, Gov. Dave Heineman and University of Nebraska at Kearney Chancellor Doug Kristensen pose with UNK international students during a welcome reception in Kearney on Nov. 13.
For the second straight year, NU President James B. Milliken and Gov. Dave Heineman joined to host welcome events for new international students on the four campuses and celebrate Nebraska's continued progress in attracting global talent.
"I'm very pleased that a growing number of talented students from around the world are choosing to study at the University of Nebraska," Milliken said. "International students add a great deal of diversity and richness to our campuses and communities. Their presence is a tremendous benefit to our U.S.-born students, who are more prepared to succeed in today's global economy after living and working with students of different backgrounds."
Milliken added, "I thank Governor Heineman for his partnership in welcoming a new class of international students to Nebraska. The Governor completely gets the educational value and the value to our state of welcoming these bright young people from around the world."
NU's success has come as a result of its focus on developing strategic, mutually beneficial partnerships with targeted countries, including China, India and Brazil. New collaborations also are emerging with Oman, Turkey, Japan and other countries that are interested in sending more of their students abroad.
Milliken noted that beyond the cultural and educational benefits that they bring, international students also have a significant economic impact. The newest version of the Institute of International Education's annual "Open Doors" report – issued in November in conjunction with International Education Week – found that international students added more than $110 million to Nebraska's economy in 2012-13.
In addition to significantly increasing international enrollment, the university's strategy for global engagement also includes increasing the number of students who study abroad, expanding opportunities for faculty members to collaborate with peers around the world, and creating more international partnerships focused on key areas like water and food security, early childhood education, public health and others important both to Nebraska and the world.
NU's overall enrollment this fall is 50,705, a 20-year high. The university saw meaningful gains in the key group of first-time freshmen; enrollments of undergraduate, graduate and professional students all grew.
Milliken said that while he is pleased with the overall growth, the university must do even more to attract and retain students so that Nebraska remains competitive in the knowledge economy.
"In just a few short years, two-thirds of all jobs in Nebraska will require education beyond high school. If Nebraska is to meet the workforce demands of the future, we will need to encourage many more students to pursue a college degree," Milliken said. "I am pleased that a growing number of students and families are taking advantage of the affordable, quality education that the University of Nebraska offers, but we need to focus our efforts on expanding access to quality education to even more individuals who can benefit from it."
Peter Kiewit Institute strategic plan to focus on meeting business needs in Omaha, Nebraska
The mission of the University of Nebraska's Peter Kiewit Institute to serve Omaha and Nebraska through education, research and outreach is clear and more important than ever – and can be achieved with modest operational adjustments, integrated strategic planning, ambitious investments and implementation of specific benchmarks for success.
That was the key conclusion of a presentation this fall to the Board of Regents by the chancellors of the University of Nebraska at Omaha and University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The chancellors' presentation on a plan for the Peter Kiewit Institute followed an external review earlier this year that concluded that PKI, while successful, has not yet achieved its full potential.
In accepting the plan of NU leadership to move PKI to the next level of excellence, the Board of Regents requested an integrated strategic plan for the institute that will include benchmarks for enrollment, program development, faculty hiring and engagement with business and industry.
The plan – to build on the strategic plans of PKI's two affiliate colleges, the UNO College of Information Science and Technology and the UNL College of Engineering, as well as an NU/Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce assessment of workforce demands – will be submitted to the Board's Academic Affairs Committee by Dec. 31. It will be developed by a PKI Advisory Council that includes the deans of those two colleges, the executive director of the Peter Kiewit Institute, and the senior vice chancellors for academic affairs at UNL and UNO.
"Over its nearly 20-year history, the Peter Kiewit Institute has enjoyed much success in meeting the education and research needs of businesses in Omaha and throughout Nebraska. But it is clear that PKI could be doing even more to serve Omaha and the state," said University of Nebraska President James B. Milliken. Milliken said the plan presented by the chancellors "will advance the university's ambitious goals and will help us meet the information science, technology and engineering needs in Omaha and Nebraska – now and well into the future."
Regent Bob Whitehouse, chair of the Academic Affairs Committee, said: "The Board of Regents takes seriously its responsibility to ensure that the University of Nebraska is providing high-quality education to its students, generating a talented workforce for Nebraska, and engaging in productive relationships with the private sector. The Board is fully committed to the success of the Peter Kiewit Institute and supports the plans to develop strategies for PKI to realize its full potential."
Goals already established for the UNL College of Engineering and UNO College of Information Science and Technology include:
Those goals will be integrated into the broader plan for the Peter Kiewit Institute.
NU financial aid far exceeding Board metrics
The University of Nebraska Foundation raised more than $30 million for need- and merit-based financial aid for NU students in fiscal year 2013, far exceeding the metrics established by the Board of Regents, according to a presentation at the Board's September meeting.
The Foundation raised $12.9 million for need-based aid and $17.3 million for merit-based aid in FY2013, the Board learned. The Board's metric in each category is $6 million.
Those funds are helping make a college education more affordable for thousands of NU students. Student support is the highest priority of the ongoing Campaign for Nebraska.
In addition, many other sources of financial support are available to students and families. This year, 6,671 NU students – almost a quarter of Nebraska undergraduates attending the university – qualify for full tuition coverage through Collegebound Nebraska. The university's total investment in need-based aid from its operating budget is $10.8 million this year.
Additionally, more than 2,500 NU students are recipients of scholarships from the Susan T. Buffett Foundation, which provides aid to students attending Nebraska public colleges for tuition, fees, room and board, books, transportation and personal expenses. The number of Buffett scholars attending NU grew 18 percent over the past year.
This fall, the Board of Regents:
The Board of Regents is guided by a Strategic Framework that lays out specific, measurable goals in key areas such as affordability, enrollment, graduation rates, research, engagement with the citizens of Nebraska, and cost-effectiveness. The university regularly reports its progress in each of these areas to the Board; the detailed metrics and the university's updated progress reports are available online


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Responsible for the planning and implementation of a comprehensive, multifaceted orientation program for students new to MSU Denver .
40% – PROGRAM PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION: Responsible for the design, development and implementation of the SOAR Experience orientation program for new students. Presents accurate information enthusiastically to groups of incoming or prospective students and their parents (over 7,000 per year). Oversees the content and program development for the SOAR Experience orientation sessions, including PowerPoint slide shows and presentation scripts. Develops and implements post-orientation retention projects and activities. Collaborates with administrators in vital offices and ensures their participation in the orientation program and serves as the liaison to the First Year Success and Academic Advising departments. Assists with the implementation of specialized orientation sessions (veteran student, parent/family, special populations, etc.)
40% – TRAINING/SUPERVISION: Makes all decisions regarding hiring of student staff. Responsible for recruitment, training, supervision, coordination of schedules, and payroll for student staff (orientation leaders, team leaders and student coordinators). Oversees the leadership development and growth of student employees. In charge of development of training materials and implementation of training activities for staff. Recruits, trains, and supervises graduate (Master's degree level) student intern (s).
10% – PRODUCTION OF PUBLICATION AND MULTIMEDIA AIDS: Assists in the development of high-quality publications, brochures and materials for all orientation activities. Also design other media, such as PowerPoint presentations.
10% – ADMINISTRATIVE AND DATABASE MANAGEMENT: Acts in the absence of the Director. Recruit and manage outside sponsorships for the orientation program to increase revenue stream. Oversees the process of registering students for sessions and keeping records of students who attend orientation for University analysis of trend and program development and accountability. Responsible for managing budget for student hourly staff. Assists in developing budget for orientation sessions. Works with key offices of the institutions in programs and activities that contribute to student recruitment, retention, and success. Participates in University-wide committees and projects aimed at increasing student involvement and retention. Also participates in Student Life and Student Services Program.
Master's degree in student affairs administration or related field. A minimum of 2 years experience in a college or university setting (2 years of graduate assistantship experience can equal 1 year of professional experience). Experience working with diverse, urban populations in an educational environment. Experience providing supervision and performance management to staff. Experience creating and implementing programming and facilitating workshops.
Experience working in orientation or first-year transition programs or other related student affairs area.
Able to work some evenings and weekends during peak orientation seasons (April-August and November-January). At least 3 years of experience using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Access, Excel, Power Point, Outlook) and Photoshop. Experience providing customer service to multiple constituents.
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