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So-Good Slow-Cooker Recipes
Slow-Cooker Carnitas Tacos [1]
Cumin- and orange-perfumed pulled pork tastes great topped with sliced green onion, jicama and our salsa verde.
Slow-Cooker Carnitas Tacos [2]
Cheesy Potato Soup [6]
Potato, bacon and cheese--all the flavors you love in a bowl of soup! The American cheese keeps the soup from curdling while it slow cooks. Mashing cooked potatoes a bit gives the soup some body, while the bacon adds a smoky-salty taste.
Italian Beef Sandwiches [11]
Chuck roasts come out so tender in the slow cooker, and this cheaper cut of meat is easy on the budget. For dinner, spoon the beef onto hoagie buns and top with provolone, onions and peppers, then pop it under the broiler to melt the cheese.
Download a printable collection of 10 top slow-cooker recipes [13]
Chocolate-Caramel Fondue [16]
Just three ingredients go into this quick dessert: sweetened condensed milk, caramel ice cream topping and chocolate. Vary your dippers to match the mood of your party.
Angel Chicken [20]
Chicken and fresh mushrooms slow-cook in cream cheese, wine and soup. It's easy to put together but tastes like chicken in a complex cream sauce -- smooth with delicate seasoning.
Angel Chicken [21]
Short Ribs over Cheesy Polenta [24]
Put in a slow cooker, short ribs give you a delicious, dressed-up dish with hardly any work. A hint of licorice from fennel accents the recipe.
Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Root Beer [28]
A surprise ingredient, root beer, adds sweetness to this roast and its dark sauce. Try leftover pork in quesadillas or stir it into ramen noodles.
Southwestern Potato Sausage Chowder [32]
Vary the heat of this easy chowder by choosing sweet or hot sausage and serrano or jalapeno pepper. Cumin adds subtle Southwest character.
Swiss-Artichoke Dip [36]
Artichoke hearts, dried tomatoes and sauce combine for a rich, creamy dip. Our recipe calls for processed Swiss cheese because it melts smoothly, but regular Swiss cheese will work fine, too. The dip will have a more stretchy, less creamy texture, but it tastes just as good.
Swiss-Artichoke Dip [37]
Cranberry-Sauced Meatballs Appetizer [40]
Shape and bake the chicken meatballs ahead of time, then pop them in your slow cooker with cranberry and barbecue sauces.
Wild Rice and Chicken Soup [44]
Mix a can of cream of chicken soup, mushrooms, veggies and rice mix for the soup base. Any boneless cooked chicken works in this recipe, but chicken thighs, with more moisture from fat, slow-cook the best.
Hominy-Pork Stew [48]
Boneless pork shoulder, navy beans, hominy and salsa blend into a zesty slow-cooker dish. Serve with lime wedges, if you like.
Hominy-Pork Stew [49]
Slow Cooker Coq au Vin [52]
We adapted a classic French recipe of chicken cooked in wine for this slow cooker specialty. Burgundy flavors the meaty chicken and forms the base of the gravy.
Cranberry Pork Roast [56]
Carolyn Sinclair of Grey Eagle, Minnesota, received this pork roast recipe from her son for her family cookbook. "When I serve it, I almost always have to give out the recipe," she says. "The tangy gravy is a good complement to pork."
Cranberry Pork Roast [57]
Fireside Beef Stew with Root Vegetables [60]
Cranberry juice makes a surprise appearance in this slow cooker main dish. The juice adds a little sweetness to the winter veggie-packed soup.
Slow-Cooked Minestrone [64]
Ground beef turns this vegetable soup recipe into a satisfying meal. Top the slow-cooked main-dish soup with fresh-grated Parmesan cheese.
Slow Cooker French Chicken Stew [68]
Save time with premade pasta sauce for this slow cooker recipe. Tender chicken, herbs and fresh vegetables blend for a crowd-pleasing dish.
Moroccan Chicken Stew [72]
Combine spices with raisins and apricots to season this slow cooker chicken stew. Serve on couscous and topped with toasted pine nuts and fresh cilantro.
Slow-Cooker German-Style Beef Roast [76]
Red wine, chopped dill pickles and zesty mustard set this German-style recipe apart from other beef slow-cooker meals.
Aunt Bonnie's Taco Soup [80]
This easy soup, full of beef and beans, is sure to become a top choice at your dinner table, as it is with Vicki Johnson of Hallsville, Missouri. We like to top it with a generous dollop of sour cream and serve with salsa and chips (left).
Debra Atkinson of Ames, Iowa, sent us another hearty slow-cooker soup recipe, Mexican Chicken Chowder. "When I first began to use my crockery cooker, I thought, 'Oh no, I AM my mother,'" she says. "Now, I couldn't get along without it!"
Aunt Bonnie's Taco Soup recipe [81]
Burgundy Beef Stew [85]
Either a good Pinot Noir or a Burgundy works well in this slow-cooked beef main-dish recipe.
Burgundy Beef Stew [86]
Beer-Braised Beef Short Ribs [89]
Beef short ribs turn tender after cooking for 11 hours in your slow cooker.
Beefy Chili Dogs [93]
The Coney Island Lunch Room in Grand Island, Nebraska, has served its all-American chili dog since 1933. In honor of this Cornhusker State edible institution, we cooked up Beefy Chili Dogs. Stewing the hot dogs in the seasoned meat mixture makes them extra juicy. Top them with cheese.
Sausage Jambalaya [97]
Combine sausage, sweet peppers, celery, canned kidney beans and fire-roasted canned tomatoes in your slow-cooker for a spicy main dish. Our recipe also gives an alternative using meatballs, cannellini beans, onions and diced tomatoes.
Sausage Jambalaya [98]
Cashew Chicken [101]
A package of frozen veggies, canned mushrooms and canned soup shorten the prep work in this takeout-style recipe.
Cashew Chicken [102]
Buffalo Oven Stew [105]
The Earl family makes buffalo their business at Siouxland Buffalo in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Buffalo meat, also called bison meat, tastes a lot like lean beef. The Earls recommend cooking the meat slowly over low heat. Their oven stew is a prime example.
Buffalo Oven Stew recipe [106]
Slow-Cooked Chicken and Biscuits [109]
Dress up packaged biscuit mix with cheddar cheese, then bake while a chicken-and-vegetable mixture simmers in your slow cooker. A small package of cream cheese adds a creamy finish to the chicken.
Lemony Lamb Pitas [113]
If you love gyros, give these easy sandwiches a try. Compared to chops, this slow-cooked roast is a budget-friendly way to cook lamb.
Lemony Lamb Pitas [114]
Cappuccino Pot Roast [117]
A cup of strong coffee gives this beef chuck roast a punch of flavor. If you have a single-serving coffeemaker, this is the time to use it.
Cappuccino Pot Roast [118]
Sesame Turkey [121]
Peppery soy-ginger flavors lean turkey breast tenderloins. For a nutritious meal, serve with rice and a crisp cabbage slaw.
Sesame Turkey [122]
Bean-and-Rice-Stuffed Peppers [125]
With only five ingredients, these hearty stuffed peppers assemble in a snap. Team them with corn bread or whole wheat rolls, and dinner's done.
Chicken and White Bean Stew [129]
Great Northern or cannellini beans blend with chicken and purchased Alfredo sauce in this easy-to-assemble meal. Serve with crusty bread and tossed salad.
Slow Cooker Three-Bean Chili [133]
What's the secret ingredient in this recipe? Chocolate syrup, which adds a rich taste to a blend of kidney beans, black beans and small white beans. Rinse canned beans to reduce the sodium.
Italian Vegetable Soup [137]
Purchased pesto adds zip to this veggie-barley slow-cooked soup. Serve with a sandwich for a light meal.
Italian Vegetable Soup [138]
Curried Couscous with Vegetables [141]
For a vegetarian main dish, simmer this mixture of grains, veggies, fruits and spices. Jalapeno peppers add savory-sweet flavor with a bit of zing, while almonds add crunch.
Creamed Corn Casserole [145]
Cream cheese adds extra creaminess to this corn side-dish recipe. Bake in the oven, or follow the slow cooker directions.
Creamed Corn Casserole [146]
Download our free printable collection of 10 top slow-cooker recipes [147]
Slow-cooker tips [150]
BROWNING MEAT isn't necessary before adding to the slow cooker, unless you prefer the flavor and look of browned meat. The exception: Brown ground meat to prevent clumping and to drain fat.
A SLOW COOKER works most efficiently when it's half- to three-fourths full. That's because
the heat comes from coils around the sides of the pot, rather than the bottom. When using a recipe, make sure it's sized for your cooker.
UNPLUG BEFORE CLEANING your slow cooker and never immerse the cooker or the cord in water. If there's a removable insert, you can wash it in the dishwasher. Or use disposable plastic slow-cooker liners for easy cleanup.
TO COOK A ROAST use a bigger slow cooker with 5- to 6-quart capacity, or cut meat to fit.
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The nation is in the midst of a kidney stone epidemic.
New research shows 1 in 10 American men and 1 in 14 women has had one. And prevalence of kidney stones has shot up in recent years.
Experts had thought the disorder was increasing, but a study published this summer still surprised many by the steepness of the curve. "I'm not sure that people expected a near-doubling of kidney stones in the United States over the past 15 years," says Charles Scales, a urology researcher at University of California, Los Angeles, who led the study.
Since kidney stones aren't fatal, the problem doesn't get much attention. But they're no joke.
"I've had female patients tell me that the pain is actually worse than delivering a child without anesthesia," Scales says.
"Oh, the pain was so much that you'd be nauseous," says Henry Owens, a 69-year-old retired lawyer from Cape Cod, Mass., who suffered a kidney stone attack last month. "The pain was excruciating."
A CT scan revealed Owens had three kidney stones, two of which were blocking one of his ureters — the two tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the bladder. The third and largest was still in his kidney.
A doctor installed a tube called a stent that allows urine to bypass the stone. That was just a pain-relieving stopgap. Later, urologist Dianne Sacco performed a procedure called ureteroscopy to smash Owens' kidney stones with a laser.
Owens and Sacco allowed this reporter to watch the procedure at Massachusetts General Hospital.
With Owens under general anesthesia, Sacco passes a thin tube through his urinary passage into his bladder. A flexible fiber-optic cable gives her a sharp picture on a screen above the operating table.
On the screen the stone is egg-yolk yellow and knobby-looking. "Laser ready," she orders. Suddenly there's a quick succession of beeps as the laser fires bursts of energy at the kidney stone. On the screen there's a blizzard of tiny particles, as the laser breaks up the stone.
Lasers are becoming the treatment-of-choice for kidney stones in academic medical centers like the Mass General. Another alternative is so-called shock-wave lithotripsy, in which a machine uses high-energy sound waves to smash stones. The advantage is that it's noninvasive, that is, it doesn't require putting any equipment into the body.
Sacco says she likes the precision of laser scopes. "I can see what I'm doing; I can tell how big my fragments are," she says. And there's a better chance of rendering patients stone-free with a single treatment.
But Owens has about a 50 percent chance of developing another kidney stone. To better those odds, Sacco will send his stone fragments to a lab and analyze a 24-hour sample of his urine. That will tell her just what dietary changes Owens needs to make and whether he'll need to take medicine to avoid another painful stone.
Sacco says one probable reason for Owens' kidney stones is that he has type II diabetes. Another is that he was obese before he lost 50 pounds.
"It all goes together," she says. "The overweight problem leads to the diabetes. I think that's definitely one of the reasons why we're seeing so many more patients with stones."
Scales, the UCLA researcher, says that's what his new study found. "It's the first nationally representative sample that was able to show that linkage," he says.
As good as medicine has gotten at treating kidney stones, Scales says, the magnitude of the problem requires a new focus on preventing them.
"Kidney stones are composed of minerals the body doesn't need," Scales says. "The reason a kidney stone forms is that there is essentially too much of these minerals in the urine."
For instance, most kidney stones contain calcium. But the reason, Scales says, is not primarily an issue of too much calcium in the diet; it's too much sodium, as in salt.
That's because cells in the kidney use a chemical pump to get rid of excess sodium. The same mechanism also deals with calcium. "The key concept is that the excess sodium drives the kidneys to put out more calcium," Scales explains, and that leads to the formation of stones.
Doctors used to advise kidney stone patients to eat less calcium, but not anymore. Too little calcium can actually increase the risk of kidney stones because one of calcium's jobs is to bind a chemical called oxalate found in spinach, nuts and other foods. Too little calcium leads to too much oxalate, another frequent component of stones.
The best dietary advice, Scales says, is to drink lots of fluids. Beyond that, he says to lay off salt-rich processed foods, cut down on meat and other animal protein, and generally take in fewer calories.
For those who are at high risk — those who've already had a stone, for instance — doctors might also recommend a medicine such as potassium citrate, if people have low levels of dietary citrate in their urine. Citrate, which is found in lemons and limes, can protect against kidney stones.
And now, we turn to something else related to your diet - those kidney stones. More Americans are getting them than ever before. And it's not joke. Doctors and patients say it's one of the worst kinds of pain. NPR's Richard Knox explains how kidney stones are treated these days and what you can do to prevent them.
RICHARD KNOX, BYLINE: Henry Owens is lying on an operating room table in Boston.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: All right, Mr. Owens. We're going to take good care of you. OK?
HENRY OWENS: Thank you.
KNOX: Owens, who's 69, has Type II diabetes. He's conscientious about his health. But he's about to undergo kidney stone surgery.
DR. MARK MCKEEN: All right. The next thing we're going to do is give you an oxygen mask and have you take some big deep breaths.
OWENS: Then it's over.
KNOX: A little earlier Owens told me about his kidney stone attack.
OWENS: Two weeks ago, I had severe pain above the belt on the right side. I came into Mass General and they did a CAT scan and determined I have three stones, one of which is a half-an-inch. And I think that's big.
KNOX: He says it hurt a lot.
OWENS: Oh, the pain was so much that you'd be nauseous. And the pain was excruciating.
KNOX: A doctor installed a tube that allows urine to bypass the stone. Now urologist Dianne Sacco is going to smash his stones with a laser. She passes a thin tube through his urinary passage into his bladder. A fiber-optic cable gives a clear picture on a screen above the table.
DR. DIANNE SACCO: This is where the ureter enters into the bladder.
KNOX: Snaking the equipment up the ureter, Sacco finds her first target.
SACCO: And there's a stone. It's yellow and it's knobby-looking.
Laser on?
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: Yep.
SACCO: Laser ready?
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: Laser ready.
SACCO: You can see when the laser touches, you get that spray of dust. And that's a stone being broken up.
KNOX: Would you suspect that his diabetes is a risk factor for his stones?
SACCO: Yes. Definitely.
KNOX: Not only is diabetes a risk factor, but obesity is too. And although Owens has lost 50 pounds, a few years ago he was considered obese.
SACCO: That was one of his risk factors. And I think that's definitely one of the reasons why we're seeing so many more patients with stones.
KNOX: In fact, America is in the midst of a kidney stone epidemic.
DR. CHARLES SCALES: Clearly, the prevalence of kidney stones over the past 15 years or so has almost doubled.
KNOX: That's Dr. Charles Scales of UCLA. He led a study published this summer in the journal European Urology. It found one in 10 American men have had a kidney stone, and one in 14 women, and that being obese or diabetic raises the risk. Yet very little attention is paid to preventing this problem.
SCALES: If we treated heart disease today like we treat kidney stones, we would only treat people who are having chest pains or actual heart attack and we wouldn't think about things like smoking, cholesterol or high blood pressure.
KNOX: People can lower their risk of kidney stones by paying attention to what they eat and drink.
SCALES: You really cannot underestimate the value of drinking plenty of fluids in terms of preventing kidney stone formation.
KNOX: Beyond that, lay off salt-rich processed foods, cut down on meat and other animal protein, and generally take in fewer calories.
Most kidney stones are made of calcium. But experts don't tell people to cut their calcium intake. Because surprisingly, that can actually increase your risk.
SCALES: Too much is not good and too little is not good. You really want to be in the middle.
KNOX: In the operating room, Dr. Sacco's laser is pointed at Henry Owens' third kidney stone.
SACCO: This is the biggest stone that we'll take care of in him.
KNOX: And how big are we talking about here?
SACCO: One-point-one centimeters.
KNOX: A little bigger than a marble. Sacco shatters it into tiny pieces. She removes some, the rest will pass.
SACCO: That's it, we're done everybody.
KNOX: Owens has about a 50 percent chance of developing another kidney stone. To better those odds, Sacco will send his stone fragments to a lab and also analyze his urine. That will tell her just what dietary changes he needs to make and whether he'll need to take medicine to avoid another painful stone.
Richard Knox, NPR News, Boston.
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Breaking Out of the Comfort Zone
So, I needed to go downtown the other day. When I go downtown, I usually take the train. Metra, that is. I know how it works. I know where to park, where to pay for parking, where to get my tickets, how much parking and tickets cost, where to get off once I'm downtown (there's only one stop so it's not brain surgery), and if I have to go farther than a few blocks from the station once downtown, I know I can walk out of the train station and find a line of cabs all waiting for passengers. Easy peasy.
But this time, my friend suggested I take the L because it stops exactly where I needed to go. "But I've never taken the L!" I said in a panic. Just thinking about the logistics put me in a cold sweat. Where do I catch it? Where do I park? How much is parking? How do I get a ticket for the L? Or do they use tokens? There are a million stops downtown, how do I know where I'm supposed to get off? Blue line, brown line, pink line, how do I know which line to take? What if I get mugged and someone steals my camera? Then I won't have any proof that I actually took the L and if I can't blog about it, then why bother? Thankfully, my friends are used to my insanity, so they just roll their eyes and tell me to get a grip.
So I decided to step out of the box and give it a try. I'm in a new phase of my life; it's fitting I try new things, right? I mean, you'll never get ahead, or learn anything new, or experience anything exhilarating if you do the same ole, same ole and stick to the comfortable and mundane, right? Oh, don't worry, I'm not about to do anything too crazy like going skydiving, getting a sex change, or eating Vegemite. But I've lived in Chicago my entire life, and after forty years, I think I can handle taking the L.
In case there are any readers living in the farthest edge of the city who haven't ever taken the L, I'm here to give you a tutorial.
You need to get a ticket here. Cool thing is - you put your money in a vending machine and get a ticket for that amount. Then, every time you use it, money is subtracted. You can recharge the same card. I'm like a total authority on the CTA now! Aren't you impressed? (By the way, the attendant thought I was nuts for taking a picture of this. He asked me, "Is it really that interesting?" I was afraid he'd think I was even more insane if I told him I was going to blog about it.)
You have to put your ticket in the slot and walk through the turnstile. No one minds if you put your ticket in backwards and try shoving it a few times until it's a crumpled mess. People won't laugh at you if you need help figuring out how to turn the ticket around. And no one will comment at all if you're a dork and can't walk through the turnstile without the bar hitting you in the butt. Not that I know any of these things firsthand...
This is a helpful sign. You don't want to jump from the platform and walk on the tracks. If you're not hit by a train first, you could be electrocuted. It's a good thing they have a fence to keep you from falling onto the tracks...
There's no fence? No wall? No barrier of any sort? (commence hyperventilating and backing slowly away from tracks) Thank God I don't have my kids with me! I just know one of them would end up flying off the platform!
The train is here!
I didn't pull my camera out on the train for fear of being shot. Maybe next time I'll get brave and take pictures of the other riders. I did get a picture of a pigeon, however. He wasn't on the train. I found him when I got off. That's gotta count for something though.
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Time to go back home. Down to the L...
Next time, I'm going to get pictures and video of the performers on the platform even if I have to wait for eight hours to catch someone with a guitar.
The best part of my little adventure was that I did not, in fact, get mugged so I have photographic evidence of my trip. Join me next week when I step out of the box and sing karaoke in front of strangers while totally sober. Kidding, just kidding. Put the ear plugs down.
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35 comments:
- Michelle said...
What, you aren't even going to brag and mention that you rode the el not once but TWICE? :) Next time: buses!
- April 19, 2010 at 8:44 PM
- Suburban Correspondent said...
I broke a bus once. I had to take a bus downtown with all the regular commuters, only I hadn't been on one in years - not since, it turns out, they replaced the old-style fareboxes with the ones that you carefully slide your money into so it can be electronically counted. I crammed 2 dollar bills in at once, the way I had years before; and I'll never forget the look the bus driver gave me as she said, "I can't believe you did that." I also won't forget the looks on the other passengers' faces as we all filed off that bus and waited in the cold for a new bus, a bus whose electronic farebox hadn't been vandalized by an idiot.
I'm lucky to be alive.
- April 19, 2010 at 8:48 PM
- Bailey's Leaf said...
Okay, my sister-in-law lives in the city (Lincoln Parkish area) and I'VE BEEN ON THE L! I don't even live there! I've also been on the "Dan Ryan." Those were the insane times that she ran the marathon and we went to watch. (I was water girl.) Now she has expanded her running horizons and has taken us to Boston (lovely transit system, not great cabbies, though) and will be taking us to NYC. She claims that we'll be able to skip public transport, but I'm good with it. Bring on the NYC subway. Let me see what things I can do with that one!
Congratulations on not being mugged!
- April 19, 2010 at 8:56 PM
- Stephanie said...
You won't get mugged on the blue line. You need to try the green line for that.
- April 19, 2010 at 9:00 PM
- Jen@Scrapingirl said...
I love the fact that you took your camera for proof. You crack me up!!!
- April 19, 2010 at 9:03 PM
- Dawn said...
LOL, Suburban!
Note to self: don't take the green line. Oh and learn to speak Polish so I can hold a conversation with fellow passengers.
- April 19, 2010 at 9:05 PM
- Dawn said...
That's right, Michelle! And thank you so much for driving me home so I didn't have to try to lug all that stuff home on the L!
- April 19, 2010 at 9:06 PM
- Sandy in Illinois said...
I took the L once when I was 18 years old and visiting from Milwaukee and going to visit my boyfriend at IIT and attending the military ball. That was almost 50 years ago. Have lived in Chicago area for 42 years and haven't taken the L again. I've been on city buses though and Metra trains. You are very brave.
- April 19, 2010 at 11:45 PM
Congratulations! Your next stop (no pun intended) is buying a house. That's what I did when I got divorced! It's worse that mass transit!
- April 19, 2010 at 11:51 PM
- Kelly L said...
Way to Go... Getting out of our comfort zone - can be good....
Love to you and your new adventures.
- April 20, 2010 at 12:26 AM
- WarsawMommy said...
As someone who lives in Poland, I'd like to offer my language services to you, so you can converse with your fellow passengers.
First lesson: "Ale bomba!" which means, loosely, "Wow!" Used in a sentence: "You broke out of your comfort zone? Ale bomba!"
- April 20, 2010 at 3:28 AM
- Tracey Jane said...
brave brave Dawn. congrat's for taking a chance to ride the L and to live to write about it!
- April 20, 2010 at 4:18 AM
Why is it call an L?
- April 20, 2010 at 5:20 AM
- Laura said...
I frequently find myself taking pictures of odd or ordinary things just so I can blog about them or post them on Facebook. I bet if you told people that's why you were doing it, they might think you're less weird.
- April 20, 2010 at 6:22 AM
- Brian Hermans said...
Very Cool! The Metro's in DC and Subways in New York work on the same principles. Now you have a skill for life! Go You!
- April 20, 2010 at 6:51 AM
Thanks for the tips. I used to take the el occasionally, but not since they got the new ticket machine. Now I know what to do.
- April 20, 2010 at 7:04 AM
The fare card machines are very similar to those on the DC Metro subway system--same colors even. I have braved the red, blue, yellow, red and orange lines on our subway; haven't needed to go where the green line goes!
- April 20, 2010 at 8:31 AM
- Ellobie said...
Dawn, NOW you are a real Chicagoan! :D I take the L every morning and every night (Brown), it's really not even a little bit scary.
The best part about the L is that if you get on a train going the wrong way - no biggie! Just get off at the next stop and in a few minutes, there will be another train heading the right way! Not like the time I got on the wrong Metra and ended up in Northbrook instead of Bartlett. I had to wait for THREE HOURS to get back home and by then it was too late to head back toward Bartlett, I'd missed the party.
And yeah, I'd avoid the Green line.
- April 20, 2010 at 9:55 AM
I have to say that I am very proud of you. I have followed your blog since the beginning and I check it every day. I am not one to post too often. It is sad to read about your marriage ending and that your husband has removed himself from the kids' lives. I suppose he is thinking the kids would be better off without him in their lives but your kids must be hurting because he isn't fighting for them. But a fight wouldn't be fun either. All this to say, that I am so proud of you. I can't imagine being in your shoes (especially because I have only 2 kids!). When you get married, you don't see yourself being divorced and raising your kids without their dad. I appreciate my husband even more and am praying for you. Thank you for all that you do from being a woman, daughter, sister, friend, mother, bread winner, repairman, maid, driver, organizer, calendar planner, and church attender. Okay, I will shut up now...have a great day! Wendy (email@example.com)
- April 20, 2010 at 10:17 AM
- Pam L. in Maryland said...
Good job!! It seems like it's very similar to the Metro system here in DC, which I think is very easy to use. However, the subway in New York City..... oh, my, a whole new world......and one in which I got extremely lost!
- April 20, 2010 at 11:09 AM
- Erin T. said...
Good Job! I've never riden on the L by myself before. I always have someone with me, well, because the only time I've ever had to ride the L is when we've gone downtown to Wrigley! However I do have to make a correction for the caption of one of your photos - the Pigeon is what my kids and I lovingly refer to as "City Chickens"!!
- April 20, 2010 at 12:25 PM
- Steph said...
I'm surprised they let you take pictures. When I tried to take pictures of the Field Museum from an L platform the security guard nearly tackled me. For "national security reasons."
- April 20, 2010 at 12:35 PM
- mandyb said...
wahooooooooooooooooo gold star for you!!!!
and the next girl scout badge you are going for is....!!!!!
- April 20, 2010 at 2:27 PM
Someone has to ask, so it may as well be me: What kind of cups are you buying that you don't drink out of? The only thing I can think of are Diva or Luna cups...LOL if this is what you mean then the closet greenie in me rejoices ;).
- April 20, 2010 at 7:27 PM
- Mum-me said...
Wow I'm impressed. The doctors and nurses from ER catch the L and now you have too. But they go up the steps to get to the L. Why is it called an L?
- April 20, 2010 at 8:32 PM
- Mimicutelips said...
Here is a helpful tip in case you come to the DC metro area. Our trains are by colors but you pay, get a card, and enter the exact same way.
- April 20, 2010 at 10:38 PM
- Frau Mahlzahn said...
*lol* -- maybe you should get more sleep.
@mimcutelips: yes, made me kind of homesick for D.C., it's been 14 years since I've been there.
So long,
- April 21, 2010 at 3:06 AM
I think it's called the L because the trains are elevated. Is that right?
And the "cup" Dawn was talking about is (I'm guessing) an athletic cup. I always think about that line in Grease - "If you can't be an athlete, be an athletic supporter"! haha
- April 21, 2010 at 9:31 AM
- Sara said...
Wow, that's exactly like the DC Metro! Now you know how to ride the metro if you come here!
Also, I hope Joe is paying a crap-load of alimony and child support for what he's put you all though. You seem to be handling it well, though. Much better than I could!
- April 21, 2010 at 12:27 PM
I am recently divorced, and also in the trying new things phase. I did go skydiving though, it is fun you should try it!
- April 22, 2010 at 12:55 AM
You crack me up. We flew to Chicago for a weeks vacation a couple of years ago and did not rent a car! My husband thought I was insane, but I kept saying we can take the trains "it will be fun". It was! The kids loved it, but I will say I freaked on the first platform when the kids were trying to get a closer look at the tracks. Helloooo, ever hear of a barrier CTA?! All of the Chicagoans (sp?) were very helpful - and the music was great too.
- April 22, 2010 at 1:21 PM
- kim @ mommyknows said...
Almost divorced? Really? I guess it's been awhile, or I missed that post.
I felt exactly the same way about the subway in NYC last fall. It all turned out fine. Some tourists even asked me for directions :)
- April 25, 2010 at 3:02 PM
- Lisa said...
Congrats! You are now ready to ride BART in the San Francisco Bay Area. Same trains, same system! Also bears a resemblance to the Metro system in DC.
- April 25, 2010 at 10:25 PM
GO DAWN!!!! That's the new adventure for the letter "L". And the next letter will be?
- April 26, 2010 at 6:30 AM
- Darla said...
Oh, this was fun to read and see the pictures! The one and only time I've ever been in Chicago was a couple years ago with my hubby for a few days. We just got right off the plane, went over and got tickets from the machine like the ones in your pic, and rode the system all weekend. Luckily we didn't know anything about the lines specifically, we just took whichever one we needed to get around...and did we get around! :) That attendant that was astounded at your taking a pic of that machine sounds like the same one we conversed with...he was flabergasted at our ignorance about something...which just made us laugh!
Oh, and that sign about the risk of electrocution...I remember thinking the same exact thing! Lucky we don't have the kids with! I just know one of them would end up on the tracks and dead!!! :)
- April 27, 2010 at 11:24 PM


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1 3/4 cup of all-purpose flour
2 ts of baking soda
1 ts sea salt
1 cup (2 sticks) of unsalted butter, softened, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 ts pure vanilla extract
1 cup creamy peanut butter
½ - ¾ cup of cooked, FINELY chopped bacon chunks (add as much or as little as you like)
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8 ounces of high quality dark chocolate (semi sweet)
A couple large handfuls of Smokehouse almonds
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Wednesday, October 6, 2010
ESPN Sr. NASCAR Producer Arrested (Updated 5PM ET)
It's been a very difficult day for ESPN. Network veteran Neil Goldberg, pictured above in the NASCAR TV production truck, has been arrested in Connecticut on four criminal charges. Goldberg is currently the Sr. Motorsports Producer for ESPN.
The nature of the charges makes it all the worse as ESPN has a long history of sexually-related incidents and arrests. The story is already making its way through the sports blogs and will no doubt be in the mainstream media soon.
Here is a concise summary from the mediabistro.com website:
An ESPN producer turned himself into authorities on Tuesday after he was caught peering into a neighbor's window and masturbating while she was getting dressed.
Neil Goldberg was charged with public indecency, simple trespass, disorderly conduct and breach of peace, according to police in Connecticut. Last month, a neighbor walking her dog spotted Goldberg standing on a stool and masturbating while peering in a window. Goldberg later admitted to police that he watched his neighbor get dressed in her bedroom.
The 52-year-old Goldberg is a senior producer for ESPN's motorsports coverage. He posted $1,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in Superior Court later this month in Hartford, CT.
Update: At 5PM ET ESPN advised that they are still in the process of looking into the situation. Goldberg will not be traveling to California for the ESPN NASCAR coverage. Sr. Coordinating Producer Jill Fredrickson will be producing the Sprint Cup Series race from Auto Club Speedway on Sunday.
Earlier this year, the network suspended analyst Randy LaJoie for failing a NASCAR drug test. LaJoie has been reinstated by NASCAR, but remains suspended from ESPN. Columnist Jay Mariotti was involved in a domestic incident in Los Angeles resulting in his arrest. Mariotti has not worked for ESPN since that time.
In the interest of fairness, I have known Goldberg since the 1980's when we worked on the ESPN NASCAR and Formula 1 telecasts. I have not been in contact with him for over a decade. He is one of the most veteran motorsports producers in the country.
Once ESPN releases a statement on this issue, comments will be opened.
36 comments:
- Terri said...
My mouth has fallen open and no words are coming out.
- October 6, 2010 at 5:36 PM
- dara2K said...
Well, this might explain why the quality of the Nascar Sprint Cup telecasts are askew. Perhaps this man's production was distracted by "something else"...Seriously, if proven guilty, sad for the victims and his family, and frankly, for him. Some people just like to "throw it away". It's hard to believe no one at ESPN knew of his "problem". Just sayin'
- October 6, 2010 at 5:40 PM
- Darcie said...
Uh, is there some requirement at ESPN that you have to have character issues to work there? They certainly seem to have more than their share of amoral employees. Either that or they're all really bereft of intelligence that they get caught.
- October 6, 2010 at 5:45 PM
- Chadderbox said...
This is not what I expected to be reading about when when I stopped by the Daly Planet today.
- October 6, 2010 at 5:47 PM
- toomuchcountry said...
Formal guilt or innocence will eventually be decided through the court system, attorneys, and Goldberg. However, a verdict or plea is not needed for continued employment decisions. ESPN should be able to do its diligence, decide on Goldberg's future, and then make a statement. I just hope they remember the hurt endured by Erin Andrews, one of Goldberg's ESPN co-workers, who was a victim of something similar to this alleged behavior.
- October 6, 2010 at 6:12 PM
- Anonymous said...
A shame I've known Neil's name for years a shame that they have another black eye.
Does ESPN have a morality clause? I can't remember if we discussed that in the past or not.
- October 6, 2010 at 6:14 PM
- dara2K said...
...And another thing..Eery coincidence of this Goldberg working in the same company with victim of similar crime, Erin Andrews. Is this ESPN's idea of "have at it boys?". Ok, apologies for bad joke but it is way too weird and quite a "coinquedink" if you are asking me. Professionals might speculate ESPN needs to shore up the ranks a bit.....
- October 6, 2010 at 6:18 PM
- Anonymous said...
This is a terrible and tragic story for a variety of reasons... but I don't think it reflects on ESPN. The fact is that almost any large corporation has its share of perverts working in senior positions. The NY Times ran a huge article today about the sexually inappropriate happenings at Tribune, another huge media company.
It's not ESPN's fault that this guy has mental problems and more than it was NBC's fault when Marv Albert was arrested for leaving bite marks on a call girl. Pervs are pervs and they're everywhere.
- October 6, 2010 at 6:28 PM
- Anonymous said...
I love this blog, but very low marks Mr. Daly for even mentioning Randy LaJoie's pot dalliance in the same general vicinity of public masturbation and domestic violence.
- October 6, 2010 at 6:29 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
This is the paragraph to which you object:
"Earlier this year, the network suspended analyst Randy LaJoie for failing a NASCAR drug test. LaJoie has been reinstated by NASCAR, but remains suspended from ESPN. Columnist Jay Mariotti was involved in a domestic incident in Los Angeles resulting in his arrest. Mariotti has not worked for ESPN since that time."
These two were the last employees of ESPN suspended for any reason. Never was LaJoie's issue compared to the Goldberg arrest.
- October 6, 2010 at 6:38 PM
- saltsburgtrojanfan said...
E$PN does not care. All it wants is controversy. Networks that have sports division rarely have this problem. E$PN has had many controversies with their so called personalities. And whoever is run ning E$PN is doing nothing about it. As a matter of fact they are embracing it. They hand out work suspensions but that is just a slap on the wrist. Peeping and masturbating in public is worse than smoking a joint.
But I hope he gets removed from E$PN altogether though I know the wont do that. They only care about controversy to get their hands on the almighty dollar.
E$PN continues to make a mess everyday and it astonishes me that sports fans have to put up with them.
- October 6, 2010 at 6:50 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Easy on the language there sbtf!
- October 6, 2010 at 6:52 PM
- Anonymous said...
Doubt you'll see him back - no way they can allow him to interface with female employees.
Just maybe Jill is a solution?
- October 6, 2010 at 6:54 PM
- Anonymous said...
This is disgusting & sad for all involved (family of producer)
But seriously WHAT WAS HE WATCHING when he chose camera work for tv. What kind of MINDSET does he have,
for the record HORRIBLE CAMERA work has chased me away from NASCAR.
Typing this as I watch Reds getting whomped in first playoff game.
- October 6, 2010 at 7:22 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
The rules of this blog have been the same for comments since 2007.
No profanity, hateful speech or derogatory comments.
Sometimes folks get fired up, I will decide where the line is on posting comments.
All I ask is that you remain on the subject we are speaking about in the posting. Thanks.
- October 6, 2010 at 7:23 PM
- Chadderbox said...
How will Goldberg's absence this weekend affect the coverage? Will it affect the coverage? I am asking because I don't know how things work behind the scenes on a Nascar TV Production.
- October 6, 2010 at 7:26 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Neil works for Coordinating Producer Jill Fredrickson. She works for VP of Motorsports Marc Feinberg.
Jill used to be the truck series TV producer and is a veteran.
No problem, she is just going step-in and line produce the event. Same director, talent and crew.
- October 6, 2010 at 7:27 PM
- glenc1 said...
I just saw the headline at Jayski and thought..."wha......"
well, we wanted a new producer...
Honestly, I'm sure it's a terrible thing for all involved. It will be interesting to see if we see anything different about the broadcast. I have to say, ESPN has a precedent with the other incidents and suspension. As only a 'part timer' I'm sure we'll never see Mariotti again. But this is a bit of a different situation; he's not an 'on air' person. But I think if I were working with him...it would surely make me uncomfortable...whether one is male or female.
- October 6, 2010 at 7:34 PM
- Anonymous said...
I answered my own question. Goldberg was the one who decided Free Pass was better than lucky dog and a clearer term than Beneficiary Rule.
Still don't like the rule, but I do think he was/is right about what it should be called.
Sad about the news of him
- October 6, 2010 at 7:35 PM
- Jonathan said...
I dont think this will change anything but maybe just maybe someone will step up and say hey maybe this happened for a reason! Lets change something here
PLEASE OH PLEASE lol probably just wishful thinking on my part
What a nutjob this guy must be
- October 6, 2010 at 7:49 PM
- Vicky D said...
This reminds me of the David Letterman producer who is even up for an emmy but even went to jail. Everyone is under a microscope whether they work for ESPN nor not, they better not take one misstep or else!
- October 6, 2010 at 7:52 PM
- Anonymous said...
This is the second sex related issue involving a member if the ESPN Staff, I hope Nascar pulls the Television broadcast right for all the Big three series from ESPN/ABC networks. I think i am gonna go loose my supper over this...
- October 6, 2010 at 7:58 PM
- Sophia said...
Letterman producer up for an Emmy? Who is that???? Not that lunatic that tried to BLACKMAIL Letterman (who was still single when he dated women that worked for him over the years, btw)
(Sorry JD to ask this)
This is a disgusting read on Goldberg.
The thing that disgusts me is before you get CHARGED with stalking women, you have to be one (stalker that is)..and for this lewd act and bail of $1000, this guy is out of jail already? Scary. No wonder so many creeps on street...One usually only has to post %10 of bail to go home.
If this is true, I would NOT want to work with Goldberg & I am pretty open minded about sexual issues. The more you know about psychology, the scariest this should make you. This is not a 'boys will be boys or men deal.'
After the Erin Andrews stalker across country (and MY BIG gripe on that story, what HOTELS gave out her name??????????? Never heard the answer to that either)
But back on track...peeping tomes used to be considered harmless decades ago but now we know that to be different...so it's scary/sad for all involved. But Lewd acts against one's will (the women being spied upton) MUST come with a stronger PENALTY.
- October 6, 2010 at 8:23 PM
- Anonymous said...
If I wanted to see this trash, I'd go to TMZ.com. This type of stuff has no business on this blog.
- October 6, 2010 at 8:24 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
The news story in the article is from the mediabistro.com website for journalists.
The story is in CT papers, on TV stations and the major sports blogs.
The AP story was distributed globally and the arrest is public record.
The one place the story is not? TMZ.
- October 6, 2010 at 8:29 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Apologies to Rich Feinberg of ESPN, called him Marc in an earlier post.
Rich is the VP of Motorsports for ESPN, been with the company for a long time.
- October 6, 2010 at 8:46 PM
- GinaV24 said...
I was so shocked when I logged on to see this news. I don't know what to say other than to wonder, has he lost his mind?
- October 6, 2010 at 8:49 PM
- Anonymous said...
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- October 6, 2010 at 9:03 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
sbtf has been a regular here for a while now, he gets a bit fired up with his comments sometimes.
I take them as they come.
- October 6, 2010 at 9:20 PM
- AncientRacer said...
In L.A. today & just popped in to see if there was talk of the sinkhole in Charlotte. Did not expect this. Had some really cute comments about the sinkhole and signs from above and all. Think I'll pass on those for now.
Not that I am any saint, but I got to say sex can do some strange things to people
- October 6, 2010 at 9:34 PM
- saltsburgtrojanfan said...
Hey Guys saltsburgtrojanfan here,
I see that some of you had made some comments about my posts. I just want you to know that I did not say bad words in my posts all i said is hell and i don't recall hell being a bad or profane word. I want to say that I am like all of you here, including John, a person who wants to make a difference.
I comment on here because I totally agree with all of you ESPN and Fox are ruining the NASCAR broadcasts and are doing next to nothing about it. All of you get fired up and all the bashing is warranted and they fall on deaf ears, even to the extent that David Hill says tough to all of us. Now thats one way to treat your customers aka viewers.
I don't watch anything on ESPN anymore because it is the all hype sports network and they give little attention to the little guys. The only place i watch sports is on the NHL, MLB and NFL networks respectively b/c they treat all sports equally.
Goldberg's arrest is one mess that keeps digging ESPN's big hole they can try to get out of but can't or not willing to.
I, like yourself and others, long for the days of Bob Jenkins, Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons. We all long the days that ESPN was the classiest channel on TV. I know you used to work for ESPN John and would like to know did ESPN listen for feedback to it's viewers? ESPN was etter until Disney bought it along with ABC. The integration of ABC sports really killed me.
Sorry for the long post, John. Just needed to get some stuff off my chest and once again thanks for providing a place for all NASCAR fans to come and talk.
Oh and BTW If you need me on sundays, I'll be cheering on my Pittsburgh Steelers.
- October 7, 2010 at 8:39 AM
- Anonymous said...
THANK YOU everyone for not questioning why NASCAR Now or SportsCenter didn't address this last night. If they would've I would've been mad. It is NOT a NASCAR news story. It's a TV industry story. And as much as I'd like to think other people are as obsessed as we are with the racing TV biz, most fans do not care who the producer is. That is all! :)
- October 7, 2010 at 8:55 AM
- majorshouse said...
I find this whole thing extremely sad and feel for all of the victims here because there are no winners here. It is quite tragic and hope that he will seek professional help for what seems to be a really deep seeded problem.
- October 7, 2010 at 10:26 AM
- Anonymous said...
This is the most disturbing news I've heard in a while, it makes my stomach turn. Obviously, he has some major issues, but to think he wouldn't be seen by anyone doing this is unbelievable. How about going into a room and shutting the door behind you?! I feel so sorry for his family as they are the ones who will carry this forever. Please think of them when you post stuff. ESPN should definitely fire him
- October 7, 2010 at 10:50 AM
- Tripp back in NH said...
Wow. All I can say that this is a sad state of affairs for Mr. Goldberg, but where are personal honor and values in his life? It's impossible to justify his actions and if he's convicted he'll likely have a "sex offender" tag hung around his neck and he'll have to live with that. I cannot and will not judge him.
The incident does cause me to wonder, once again, what has happened to people's values. How can one say, "I'm going to do this wrong thing, but it's OK"? Without going off on a personal values and/or faith rant, isn't this just another brick in the wall?
Ego and power are a drug, a bad drug, in the entertainment industry but it deludes those at the top of the heap that they are somehow exempt from the rules the rest of us live by. When the law or the public see people like this stepping over the line they get caught and called to account. It's happened before and this will not be the last time. It saddens me that things have come to this for Mr. Goldberg, and in a broader context for society at large.
The question can be asked, "should we then hold others to our personal standards?" I would say no because my standards are very personal, arrived at through my faith, teachings and experience. They work for me but won't necessarily work for anyone else. But what we can demand is that people have values and standards and that they live by them. Laws are one way to enforce them but once they're invoked the damage is already done.
ESPN is a community and it has a culture. Someone always sets the tone for that culture. Dave Thomas did it for Wendy's, Uncle Walt did it for Disney, Ed Murrow did it for CBS news. Who's setting the culture for ESPN? It seems that no one is... not that I can see. At the risk of oversimplifying the issue, that's a big part of the problem.
The good ship ESPN has lost it's rudder and been adrift for a long time in many ways beyond Mr. Goldberg's problems. Who will step up to management, grab them by the lapels and say, "don't you see what's happening here?"
- October 7, 2010 at 1:49 PM
- Anonymous said...
It's worth noting, especially in regard to Tripp back in NH's comment on "what has happened to people's values", that NASCAR drivers are, by all indications, some of the most wholesome people in all of sports. Sure, there have been a few drug incidents, but none involving a big-name driver. And I have no idea when the last sex scandal involving a driver happened.
- October 7, 2010 at 5:35 PM


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Chelle asked for a tutorial on Sculpt & Shape, in which I did 2 videos on it, so here you are: Video #1 & Video #2.
Julie- Thank you so much! I appreciate your candor and I responded back to your comment (right under yours) and I love your idea for a challenge! So ladies, pick out 5 eyeshadows and ONLY using 5 eyeshadows, create different looks, different color combos!
Also, if any of you readers would like to look at past posts, you can type it in the search box on the right and it will find all the posts relating to that search term. (So it's easier rather than going through each label)
Every so often, my co-worker and I will head downstairs to Glitz to check out any new things (mostly because we just need to take a break from the computer), so we went downstairs yesterday and I got two eyeshadows: "Golden" and "Luster". Golden is similar to Urban Decay's "Shag", or MAC's "Amber Lights" (and yes the DUPE list is almost done!). Luster is a nice light dirty green with a tinge of gold.
I also received the NYX rounded lipsticks from CherryCulture: Thalia, Narcissus, and Rea (again!), I really like the pigmentation of the NYX Round Lipsticks and they have really nice colors. I also like how it's a bit creamy so it's moisturizing at the same time, but not overly creamy to where it comes off right away.
I DON'T like the NYX Diamond Lipsticks, they went too glitter happy with those and I hate it on my lips because I have to remove every single piece of glitter one by one, and if you ever had glitter on your face it's hard to take off without washing your entire face completely!
I am tempted to order all the colors of the NYX lipsticks, I mean at 99 cents each it doesn't sound totally crazy! LOL.
I went to Mervyn's the other day, I don't even shop there, but I went there looking for a new wallet (since I accidentally put pen ink on my favorite WHITE wallet, I know the horror right!??), and they didn't have any nice ones so I found myself staring at some shoes, and they had a sale, BUY ONE pair, GET TWO FREE! In my head, there's NO WAY 3 pairs of shoes are only $4, and the cashier rang me up and it was true!
And I am glad they had my size and they were cute too!
These are my favorite:
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I seriously need to open my own pizza shop. :::ring ring::: "Hello Vanilla Sugar Pizza House may I take your order?" That doesn't have a pizza ring to it does it?
But seriously my constant craving for strange and unusual pizza is never ending.
I would love a big old kitchen with massive brick pizza ovens to test my funky recipes.
Would you all come? Would you even go so far to try the funkiest of funkiest that I create?
Give me your funkiest pizza that you would love to try?
What toppings? What sauce? What kind of dough?
You need to try that multi-grain pizza dough from Whole Foods. It's so chewy, bakes up nice and crisp on the edges, with a hint of chewy in the middle.
But the key is to have a scorching hot oven to bake. The faster you bake the multi-grain dough the better it tastes and the better the texture too.
cheddar-hamburg-onion pizza w/ fig jam
print recipe
your favorite pizza dough recipe or use this
sharpcheddar cheese, shredded (don't know if mozza would work here)
3/4 cup +/- caramlized sweet Vidalia onions
cooked hamburg (1 lb. pre-cooked), optional but wonderful
fig jam (see below)
salt & pepper to taste
Preheat oven to 450/500 degrees. If you have a pizza stone use it, they make all the difference in the world when making a thick hearty pizza like this one.
Top the pizza with a nice layer of the fig jam- get those edges! The jam makes a killer crust.. Not too thick nor too thin. Sprinkle on the shredded aged cheddar cheese, then the hamburg (if using), then the caramelized onions.
Bake till nice and crispy! About 12 +/- minutes. I know it's hard, but let this bad boy rest before cutting into it. Serve with a side of the fig jam for dipping.
Here is my fig jam recipe (below). It's funky, but good. The next time I make this I want to add in some mustard seed--I felt it was missing it.
Fig Jam
1 cup of pureed figs (sweet mission figs-the insides only, not the skins, only puree for a couple pulses)
¾ cup of good balsamic vinegar
1 heaping TB of dark brown sugar
3 TB orange juice
Salt & pepper
1 TB pure vanilla extract
Couple dashes of curry powder
¼ cup caramelized onions
Combine the pureed figs, dark brown sugar, 3 TB of orange juice, and vinegar in a saucepan and simmer over low heat, not boiling, but a tiny bit of bubbling. Simmer until mixture reduces down about halfway of its original mixture--maybe 40 minutes? Keep an eye on this, you don't want this to burn. At the last 5 minutes of simmering add in the curry, salt & pepper (to taste), caramelized onions, and the pure vanilla extract.
Once it's reduced down let it cool. When cooled, place in blender and puree. Pour through a sieve/chinois to get out the little funky bits and seeds.


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Self-esteem is shaped by what we perceive our parents, siblings, friends, teachers, and other adults feel about us. It begins very early in life, but may be the most fragile in the tween and teen years, as stress, peer pressure, the need for independence, physical changes and hormones play havoc with teens' minds and bodies.
It's natural for teens to seek validation, but it is vital that parents help teens and tweens avoid seeking validation in all the wrong places and for all the wrong reasons.
Where youth seek that validation is particularly critical as they try to define themselves separately from their families. They want to be told they're beautiful, handsome, cute, flirty, sexy, muscular, smart, kind, creative, athletic - and every other positive adjective in the dictionary.
While many youth post provocative photos and seek comments on their looks, or take quizzes created to "calculate" their looks, an extreme form of validation seeking is found on YouTube and other video sites where teens – particularly but not exclusively young teen girls – ask the public to tell them if they are pretty or ugly.
In these videos, they either pan over several photos of themselves while narrating, or they strike different "poses" while talking to the camera, often with breaks to change outfits and makeup. As can be seen in the main photo in this example, the girls are not only showing their faces, they're also showing their cleavage and other "assets."
With such an extreme amount of emotional vulnerability exposed these teens are ripe for exploitation, cyberbullying, and other forms of emotional and potentially physical abuse. The comments these kids receive break down into three basic categories:
"Negative feedback that is personal is rarely easy to hear at any age, but to tweens and teens who value as well as incorporate feedback into their own sense of worth, it can be devastating," said Elizabeth Dowdell, a nursing professor at Villanova University in suburban Philadelphia. She has researched child Internet safety and risk behavior in adolescents in partnership with the Justice Departmenti.
Helping your child avoid seeking validation from strangers in high-risk venues begins at home.
It begins by helping them know they are valued and loved unconditionally. Set boundaries that let your child know you care about them. Spend time together so your children know they are important to you. Give your child compliments and praise for their accomplishments, uniqueness, and kind actions – and only occasionally for their looks.
It requires talking frequently about the pressure the media and marketing companies place on people of all ages to be beautiful, sexy, etc. and why this message is false. And it takes talking about what is and is not acceptable behavior online, and the risks associated with exposing emotional vulnerabilities of any kind to strangers.
Teens will inevitably seek validation from other teens, but you can help ensure that they don't do so in a vacuum by building their self-esteem at home, by helping teens have strong positive friends, and by helping them understand that strangers cannot provide honest feedback about the value of a person.
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In what was an intense and entertaining basketball contest, the Lansing boys' basketball team captured its first Tonganoxie Invitational Championship since 2008 Saturday.
Behind an 18-point performance from Joe Schneider, the tournament's most valuable player recipient, the Lions toppled Blue Valley Southwest 51-47.
"It's only the second time we've won this tournament and we've had a lot of disappointment here in semifinal games," Lions coach Rod Briggs said. "We overcame a lot of hurdles so it was a nice win for us against a really solid team."
Despite the Lions never trailing, the game was very much up for grabs in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter. However, Lansing hung tough to secure the victory with its late game execution.
"We executed our strategy at the end of the game very well," Briggs said. "We fouled when were up three to put them on the line and fortunately, they missed their free throws."
Besides Schneider's honor, Lansing's Roy Clayter and Clay Young received all-tournament honors as well.
"It was really nice we got a couple guys on the all-tournament team," Briggs said. "But it was a total team effort all the way around."
Khalil Bailey finished second in scoring for the Lions with nine points, followed by Lucas Mien with eight. Clayter and Young both had six.
The Lions, 11-1, will not play again until Jan. 29 at home against Tonganoxie at 7:15 p.m.
Spires flex scoring muscles
The final chapter to an undefeated conference season came one step closer Saturday for the Saint Mary men's basketball team.
Hosting Bethel College, the Spires rocked its guests by shooting 54 percent from the field, 43 percent from the 3-point line and 71 percent at the free-throw line.
The hot shooting led to a 93-71 blow out win.
Ten Spires recorded a basket while five finished with double digits: Jordan Wilcox (23), Chip Schneider (16), Kevin Harvey (15), Shiron Willliams (12) and Marc McGory (10). McGory and Schneider also snatched nine rebounds a piece.
Saint Mary, a perfect 10-0 in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference and 15-5 overall, will try to extend its 11-game winning streak Wednesday when the squad hosts Friends University at 8 p.m.
Ralph Miller Classic ends poorly for Pioneers
The Leavenworth boys' basketball team suffered through a five-point lost Saturday to close out the 2013 Ralph Miller Classic.
Playing in the tournament's third-place game, Leavenworth sustained a 72-67 defeat at the hands of Shawnee Heights.
There will be little time to wallow for the Pioneers, who will travel to Hayden for a 7 p.m. game tonight.
Riverside drops Immaculata
An early 14-7 advantage could not be protected by the Immaculata boys' basketball team Saturday.
The Raiders allowed Riverside to fight back to hold a one-point advantage at halftime. Then Imac put in just two points in the third quarter and never could recover.
Riverside toppled Immaculata 53-46, dropping the Raiders to 5-7 on the year.
Imac will play at Valley Falls at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 29.
Pleasant Ridge's win search continues
The struggles continued for the Pleasant Ridge boys' basketball team Saturday.
For the eighth-straight game, the Rams experienced defeated when the squad lost 68-48 to Wabaunsee at the Royal Valley Tournament Saturday.
After three quarters of scoring from both teams, where Wabaunsee led throughout, PR couldn't keep up in the fourth as the team was outscored 16-8.
Nick Reckers led the team in scoring with 12 points, followed by Sean Spurlock's seven. Josiah Strick and Nick Holmes each had six points.
Pleasant Ridge, 1-10, will play at Troy at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 29.
Boys basketball: Lions tackle Tonganoxie title
In what was an intense and entertaining basketball contest, the Lansing boys' basketball team captured its first Tonganoxie Invitational Championship since 2008 Saturday.


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A river hunter has to know how to camouflage his boat, and paddle from one side of the craft without making any noise. It is wise to deaden the sound of those aluminum boats with rubber mats if you can, on the floor and wrapped around seats or supports as well.
What a banner year it is for walnuts and acorns and hickories. There are nuts everywhere! If I can just get my little grandsons out here on Lightnin' Ridge picking up walnuts I will sell enough of them to pay for my duck stamp.
The best parts of the year come and go so quickly. Fall is like that, more than any other season. It is my time of the year. Half of October is gone and I haven't yet picked up my .22 or shotgun for a hunting trip. I realize now that it is time to spend more time in the woods or on the river than ever before, to try to see and experience as much as possible while it is still here.
Tonight I need to put some new line on a couple of reels, because over the next 3 or 4 weeks there will be some great fishing in the Ozarks. Fish feel that cooling water, and begin to abandon the shallow water, heading to deeper spots. But they do not yet reach that point where metabolism decreases.
Fall fish feed in deeper water, but they aren't on a diet yet, they are fattening up, sometimes eating more than they can hold. It is primarily in the fall that I have seen white bass, and black bass gorging on shad, to a point where they attack a lure and have more shad or minnows in their gullet than they can get down.
And while schools of whites and black bass are moving deeper, all through October, when the sun is warm and the lake still, they will spend a half hour or so way out in the lake, surfacing, and attacking about anything that falls among them. You find them, you catch some of them, and they go down deeper, then they come up again nearby.
If you want to catch a big bass on a reservoir, fish deeper points and bluffs with a brown or black jig, with one of those salty rubber crayfish added to the hook. But if you have some pork rind, up to four or five inches long, that will work too. Some folks use nothing else but the pork, attached to a jig. For big bass, I am not talking about small jigs, I like the big heavy ones that will fall quickly down over ledges into deep water, or scrape against the standing timber ten or twelve feet down.
Crappie fishermen love October, but I seldom fish for them after I catch them in Canada in early October. I like smallmouth, and if I have a day to fish, I'll probably be floating down a river, fishing a buzz-spin or a spinner-bait. You would be surprised to see how big the smallmouth are on some of our Ozark rivers if you fish those waters without the bright canoes and kayaks seen there in the summer.
The buzz-baits and topwater lures still catch fish in the deep water below the shoals, but they won't work much longer. Smallmouth later in the fall will be deeper, gorging themselves on crayfish, and anything that looks like a 'crawdad', as Ozark anglers call them, will attract smallmouth, Kentuckies and largemouth bass on our rivers. In October I have caught bass regurgitating the crayfish, with a belly full of them, still trying to eat another one.
It is amazing how gluttonous bass can be. But what is even more amazing is I will have days during the summer when you can hardly catch one along a stream, and when you do, their stomachs are empty. I can't figure it all out, and that's why I never tire of it. You see something working in the fall in past years, and it just doesn't work at all the next year. Sometimes there are things that work year after year, and sometimes it just doesn't happen that way.
If a fisherman doesn't have a knack for those jig and pork-rind combos he can do well with crank-baits that imitate crayfish. Trouble is, in the fall, you have to fish a crankbait deep, but slow. It takes a while to master that too.
There are few float trips I take in October when I don't have a shotgun or .22 rifle along. One of my favorite hunting guns is an over and under, .22-20 gauge combination my dad owned since I was a boy. The rifle barrel is on top, and the shotgun on the bottom. You flip a button on the side to determine which barrel you shoot.
If you want a mess of squirrels to take home and cook on the grill, or with a pot of dumplings or stew, you use the .22. If you go quietly down a river, you'll see plenty of squirrels, and they seldom know you are there. Close, still shots are common.
You do not use the brightly colored kayaks or canoes along a stream if you want to see wildlife, or catch big fish. In fact, I would never ever hunt from a flimsy craft of any kind, and that's what 17-foot canoes are, accidents waiting to happen. My river boats are 19-foot or 18-foot square-sterned canoes, or 16- to 17-foot johnboats.
A river hunter has to know how to camouflage his boat, and paddle from one side of the craft without making any noise. It is wise to deaden the sound of those aluminum boats with rubber mats if you can, on the floor and wrapped around seats or supports as well.
If you are an outdoorsman with some capability, you can paddle up close to anything along a stream. In October, I find great turkey hunting along our more remote rivers. Often while I am fishing late in the evening I see flocks of wild turkey flying from one side to another, from the flat side of the river where they have spent the day to the steep side where they will roost.
In years past I have used my boat, with a blind attached to the front, to bow-hunt for deer. And when November gets here, I will hunt ducks from my boat, while I fish a little as well. But as I get older, the most important thing I have as I slowly and quietly move down an Ozark stream is my camera. You can see some of the photos I have taken from my boat by visiting my website, www.larrydablemontoutdoors.blogspot.com
Next week I will tell you something about the success of our big outdoorsman's event, which is now over. One of the artists that came was Kyle Carroll, the ex-conservation agent who is now a highway patrolman in northwest Missouri. I think you will be surprised what he has to say about the job he once held, before he was fired for reporting an illegal act by another agent.
And I had a lively debate with a regional supervisor for the MDC and the chief of enforcement, Larry Yamnitz as well. You can see a whole account of all that discussion on a very important website which I urge you to see. It is www.commonsenseconservationist.org Give me a few days to get everything on it.


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Travel is stressful enough without the added hassle of holiday hysteria. But we're living in a pristine, connected time where travel is also easier than ever. Do you remember when you had to book a hotel with no idea of how it looked or what its amenities were until you got there? What would the world be like without the ability to check flight status on the spot?
To help make your holiday vacation even more fun, here are some iPhone and Android travel apps that will help you recover from eggnog hangovers and keep your family entertained on the go.
Keep track of all those itchy patterned sweaters you receive as gifts. Not only can you organize items, this app automatically determines how many of each item you will need based on how long your vacation is. Email or share the list and you'll also have a record of your belongings in case your luggage is lost or stolen (or TSA agents helps themselves to your stocking stuffers).
Android Marketplace
If you get bored with watching football and need a fresh perspective, Layar Reality Browser "augments reality" for you. This browser app layers digital information on top of images you see through your phone's camera - your actual surroundings. The application uses your GPS location to determine what you're pointing at and gives you the skinny, such as information from your Twitter feed, Yelp, etc.
Android Marketplace
Unless you're visiting your long-lost cousin in the Bahamas for the holidays, chances are you'll need to keep a step ahead of the weather situation. Don't be the rube who doesn't know a blizzard is forecasted for Christmachanakwanzaa. You don't want to have to take the Greyhound to Granny's. WeatherBug Elite gives you more than Doppler radar in the palm of your hand, it provides alerts, satellite maps, cameras and lots of helpful widgets.
Android Marketplace
This app is a travel companion and airline agent rolled into one. It offers day-of travel information for more than 120 airports across the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia. View your Tripit and KAYAK itineraries, view/post airport security wait times and peruse a list of airport food, shops and services.
Android Marketplace
Don't bother bringing your leather bound journal to your destination, Day Recorder Pro will make your holiday retreat a production to be proud of. This diary app records your journey with photos, voice recording and GPS. It captures events that happen around you and your moving route. The recorded data can then be played on your phone's screen. You can also download it from your PC and replay it on your favorite web browser. The app touts its ability to play GPS log data on Google Earth.
Tap into the power of the cloud and access crowd-sourced audio files with Lokadot ("low" + "kuh" + "dote"). This app "meaningfully re-connects listeners to their surroundings with relevant audio about the places they inhabit and visit." So you can be at the local dam, quarry or attraction du jour, and this iPhone travel app pulls interesting information from a cloud-based database. Most audio files are also accompanied by a photo, title, location information and a handy URL.
You are a not vegetarian but your Aunt Hildy is, and you can only live off Tofurkey so long. This is why you need OpenTable. With access to over 15,000 restaurants in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K., this foodie app makes booking online reservations easy - no matter what type of device you have. Search for a restaurant by name or location, choose your filter ( price, time, cuisine and location), make the reservation, and you're eating beer-braised short ribs!
Android Marketplace
Sometimes you just have to go for a pint (or something stronger), and you have to do it now. Happy Hour Finder may very well save your life. This quick and easy app can point out the closest happy hours, and its nationwide coverage makes it your new favorite drinking buddy.
Finally, if you can't stand being away from work or your precious PC, use RDM+ to have on-the-go access to your computer. Install the mobile app on your Android and RDM+ Desktop on your remote computer and you are ready to sustain your workaholic lifestyle. Email, edit documents, surf the web, manage files and do hundreds of other things that you would normally do if you weren't stranded at your in-laws' house.
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At the end of the day (or year), no app would be worth its weight in terabytes without a safety net you can take with you. Don't take any chances with your shopping list, maps or other sensitive information. Peace on earth is sweet, but peace of mind is way more obtainable. Before you pack anything, load a mobile security solution that takes care of all the details.
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Chamber music > Piano Trios
Robert Schumann
Editor: Ernst Herttrich
Fingering: Klaus Schilde
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Pages: 318 (X, 214, 50, 44), Size 23,5 x 31,0 cm
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Schumann began writing chamber music rather late on in his life. In 1842 he then wrote six substantial works, including his first piano trio, which he only published in 1850 under the title Four Fantasy Pieces op. 88. In the meantime he had already composed the Trios in d minor op. 63 (1847) and F major op. 80 (1847/49). When he was in Dusseldorf, in 1851, he wrote the g minor Trio op. 110. Together with the trios by Mendelssohn and Brahms, Schumann's four compositions are the most important works for this genre written in the 19th century.
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[Stringendo, 2013]
- Trio d minor op. 63
- Trio F major op. 80
- Trio g minor op. 110
- Phantasiestücke a minor op. 88
- Appendix:
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- Finale, Alternative measures 105-128 of the early version op. 88


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Sepia Saturday give bloggers an opportunity to share their family history and memories through photographs.
I have the ideal match for this week's photo prompt in a lovely sign, photographed at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.
Queenstown/Cobh was the departure point for the millions of Irish people who emigrated to North America during the 19th and 20th centuries. On 11 April 1912 Queenstown was the final port of call for the he ""Titanic" as she set out across the Atlantic on her ill-fated maiden voyage.
Family connections with the sea rest with my husband's family who across generations moved from Leith (Edinburgh's seaport), to South Shields on Tyneside and Portsmouth in the south coast of England. The occupations of the Donaldson's and their extended family ranged from merchant and master mariner to seaman, caulker, roper, ship's carpenter and river policeman. Here in a Napoleonic pose is my husband's great great grandfather, Master Mariner John Moffet.
John married France Thomson Dunn, a widow with three children, in Stepney in the east end docklands area of London.
It would be fascinating to research this American connection, but nigh impossible, with no indication of which state and no distinctive name. You never know Frances' first husband may have had a a sailing link with New England?
This is something else to add to my "to do" list!
Click HERE to find tales of the sea from other Sepia Saturday bloggers. .


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Find a seminar that works for you and learn new skills for fast-tracking your career. From management skills to the ins and outs of the most-used business software–it's all here at SkillPath, where we've been training business professionals like you since 1989.
Effective training doesn't end when the seminar is over! Browse through our carefully selected, specially priced books, audios, DVDs, software and CBT programs. They skip the fluff and pinpoint the essentials you need for effective self-paced learning.


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More than 98 percent of Stark County's 151,000 households have access to land-based broadband Internet, except for those that don't.
Beech Creek Gardens is a pocket of nature on the outskirts of Alliance, bordered by a highway, farms and houses. Trails loop through the 175 wooded acres. There are greenhouses and a building where visitors can commune with butterflies.
Just don't expect high-speed Internet service.
More than 98 percent of Stark County's 151,000 households have access to land-based broadband Internet, but the nature preserve and its neighbors on Beech Street NE sit in a dead spot, according to the latest data from Connect Ohio, a not-for-profit group that tracks web access.
That means being forced to use a slow, satellite-based service.
"If we have more than three people online at once, it actually slows everyone down," said associate director Melinda Carmichael. "A fourth or fifth person might bump them completely off."
Land-based broadband gaps tend to occur along the county's more rural southern edge, but pockets pop up even inside Canton's city limits.
A seven-home block in the Georgeview Estates development on the city's northeast edge, is one such dead spot, according to Connect Ohio's mapping.
Resident Wardell Davis said a neighbor three houses to the north has high-speed service, but the line doesn't reach his home on Marietta Avenue NE.
Davis said that leaves him with Internet service that is "crappy as hell."
Whether broadband comes down your street is a question of cost, population density and demand.
"If you're a telecom company and you have dollars to invest, you're going to invest those dollars where the highest return is," said Stu Johnson, Connect Ohio's executive director.
Say a company has the choice of building a mile of cable to a campus with 600 data-hungry students, or running a line down a country road with six farms, half of which might not hook up, Johnson said. It's not hard to see which project will be built.
"It's as simple as it is sad," he said. " ... I bet those same households can't get pizza delivery. But pizza isn't critical to your economy, your livelihood, your child's education and the like."
Beech Creek Gardens occupies a former house less than a quarter mile from the road. When the not-for-profit organization took over the property it tried to get service from Time Warner Cable.
"They told us no after they sent a technician because it was too many feet," Carmichael said. "It wouldn't warrant the cost."
DSL service wasn't available, either, so the preserve pays $60 a month for a satellite service.
Carmichael said she spends two to three hours a day communicating online with people, and some work she can only do from home, where she has a faster connection.
"We are not satisfied but it's the only option," she said.
Statewide, 97.7 percent of households are served by land-based, non-mobile broadband with at least 3Mbps download and 768 Kbps upload speeds.
"We're never going to be at 100 percent, but we can do better," Johnson said.
Stark County is above that average, but neighboring rural counties lag behind. In Tuscarawas County, 87 percent have access. The rate drops to 76 percent in Carroll County, but is starting to change as gas and oil companies come in to drill the Utica Shale, Johnson said.
As it finds under-served areas, Connect Ohio tries to work with communities to make them more attractive to providers, by leveraging community-owned assets or holding township-wide meetings.
Increasing access is important for education and employment. High school graduation rates are 8 percent higher when broadband is in the home, Johnson said. Ohioans also need the Internet to reach the state jobs website, and after Dec. 31, to take the GED.
"If you can't get there, what's the point?" he said.
Cable: 98 percent
DSL: 94 percent
Fiber: 0 percent
Fixed Wireless: 24 percent
Mobile wireless: 100 percent
Stark: 82 percent
Carroll: 81 percent
Tuscarawas: 73 percent
Summit: 83 percent
Stark: 70 percent
Carroll: 60 percent
Tuscarawas: 51 percent
Summit: 65 percent
Stark: 80 percent
Carroll: 77 percent
Tuscarawas: 68 percent
Summit: 79 percent
source: Connect Ohio
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It's Argentina's Independence Day, and what an Independence Day it is! Though World Cup fever may – for now – generate more national pride than Independence Day, it's important to remember that it was on this day in 1816 that the Congress of Tucuman declared independence for the United Provinces of South America, a title that remains one of the legal names of the Argentine Republic.
To celebrate, we're slow-stirring dulce de leche, whipping up tasty alfajores, and firing up our grills for classic Argentine asado. Here, a collection of our favorite 25 Argentinian recipes. Ciao Ciao! (And also, chow chow!)


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Mike and Dawn Morris want to turn the 100-year-old building into a music venue.
It the spirit of the buildings history, they want to call it The Vault.
The old bank building on Main Street has been vacant for more than a decade.
And a Middletown couple has big plans for it.
Mike and Dawn Morris want to turn the 100-year-old building into a music venue.
It the spirit of the buildings history, they want to call it The Vault.
"It could be very good for the town," Mike Morris said. "It will bring people from all around."
He said that he spent more than a year and a half sitting at Sully's Irish Pub thinking about what could be done with the empty bank.
Then it hit him – it would make a beautiful venue.
The couple wants to have a variety of musicians perform, including blues, jazz, and pop. They would also like to bring in live comedians.
The Morris' already have the finances in place, the town's support, and drawn out blueprints where the stage, bar, and lounge will go inside, but they have hit a bump in the road.
The couple has been in negotiations with the realtor for the past two months, and even though a tentative agreement has been reached, everything has been stalled.
More than $8,000 has already been invested in to the project.
Despite a "For Rent" sign being in front of the old building, making contact with the realtors has become more difficult.
In January, the Morris' addressed Middletown Town Council with their concerns.
"We've hit a stone wall," they told council. "We're having issues with the management company."
The realtors from the Douglas Development Corporation in Washington D.C. stopped returning the Morris' phone calls, Mike Morris said.
The Morris' have had the keys to the building for a few months now, and every time they go inside, the conditions of the building continue to deteriorate.
The longer the negations take, the more work they will have to put in to renovate the inside.
"You have to wear a hard hat in there right now," Mike Morris said.
The idea of bringing a venue to downtown Middletown has excited many people.
Morris said that the town has even approached them asking if they would consider hosting a few drag shows each year at then new venue and if they would consider hosting "Under 21" nights.
The would-be owners said yes.
Despite the hip atmosphere that comes with a music venue, the Morris' want it as historic as possible.
The name of the planned venue was derived from the stainless steel safety deposit vault that still sits inside of the building.
The Morris' have all of the old safe deposit keys that were used in the vault, which they want to incorporate into the décor of the venue.
"We don't want to take away that it's a bank," Mike Morris said.
He plans on using the actual vault as cold storage, which a bar will be constructed around.
The Morris' plan on using 85 percent of what's already inside, including the 100 year old plywood floors, which they want to preserve.
The Vault won't be a restaurant because Mike Morris said that they doesn't want to take away from local business, and that they will close at midnight and send those who want to drink until "last call" to Sully's, which is right across the street.
"We don't want to be a restaurant, we want to bring new business here."


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Developer code hosting and revision control portal GitHub has confirmed that it made it easier to view some 3D models, specifically STL files, on the site.
NOTE: Basetech.com explains STL as a file format used by Stereolithography software to generate information needed to produce 3D models on Stereolithography machines. The extension "stl" is thought to be derived from the word Stereolithography itself.
Developers targeting this type of 3D model will now be able to use GitHub to host code capable of spinning models via click, drag, and zoom functions. Users will be able to scroll and change view modes via links supplied at the bottom of each image location.
"[The STL viewer] is powered by Three.js and uses WebGL when available, but will fall back to the slower canvas renderer," says the GitHub team.
GitHub has also supplied a help article for developers who want to get working with this technology right away.