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"Thank you for your service," they say, as they shake our hands and pat our backs.
We smile and thank them for their gratitude and try to think of something else to talk about. These encounters with strangers happen from time to time, though always on Veteran's Day. It's the one time we can count on civilians—a group from which we came but can never fully return—to think about us.
On Veteran's Day, they think of the men and women who march in the VFW parades. They think of their grandfathers, the gregarious World War II sailors, eager to share sea stories, and their uncles, stolid Vietnam-era airmen reticent to talk about the war. They think of the aunt who served in the Persian Gulf and the neighbor's son who recently shipped off to Afghanistan.
They think of us when they see us in airport terminals, young soldiers and marines, giving our teary-eyed parents a welcome-home embrace as we return from recruit training. They think of us when they see us on airport tarmacs, older soldiers and marines, kissing our runny-nosed kids goodbye as we leave for missions of peacekeeping or warmaking.
They think of us as we are in the movies: marching off to war with stoic resolve and assaulting beachheads with quiet determination. They think of us aligned on parade grounds, weapons and uniforms sparkling in the sun, postures the very picture of discipline.
They think that military service is about combat and heroism and uncommon acts of valor.
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We know that few of us ever saw battle and that we're mostly ordinary people who performed common duties.
We know that our service—whether three years or 30—was mainly composed of discrete units of banal and boring routine and that the drudgery of time spent cleaning—rifles, equipment, barracks—in preparation for inspections and reviews and formations in which we'd spend hours standing ramrod straight while trying to hide buckling knees and sweat-drenched necks and the maddening urge to scratch skin that itched more and more the longer we stood still.
We know that service is about our willingness to endure shin splints and blistered feet from too many miles of marching and running. We know it was about doing sit-ups on wet beaches on mornings that were too cold and came much too early. We know it was about our ability to endure our own incessant whining as we made an avocation of complaining about being tired, wet, cold and sore. And we know about enduring the failings and weaknesses that were exposed when we discovered the limits of our endurance.
We know that service requires loving our home so much that we willingly give up all that we cherished—our freedom, our youth, our life—so that others may be safe.
We know that in serving our homeland we gave up our ability to watch over our own homes. We know that it meant leaving our families for far-off lands and seas and that no matter how many cards and letters and pictures and videos our families would send that it could never replace the time we missed being with our children, watching over them and letting them know we were there to protect them.
We know Veteran's Day is about the men and women we once served alongside: the voluble young marine, who was always eager to talk about her kids, and the reverent old soldier who led prayer in chapel. We still think of them from time to time, though always on Veteran's Day. And when we meet our fellow veteran's, we always know exactly what we mean when we pat their back and take their hand and say, "Thank you for your service."
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1 On Nov 11, 2013, at 8:09am, Brad O'Brien wrote:
This is beautiful and poignant. The soldiers today have a word for all the admin support personnel who go "down range" and spend the bulk of if not all of their time safely confined inside the concertina wire of a Forward Operations Base. Such troops—as truly vital as they are, no matter what they or anyone else tells you—are derided as FOBBITS or FOB dwellers.
In my case I was an RN at an Aid Station working alongside a team of medics, physician assistants and doctors to prepare wounded troops for evacuation to the next "higher echelon" where they'd receive definitive care.
Lord bless all who have or will serve. And dont forget the men and women on all the ships at sea.
2 On Nov 11, 2013, at 9:34am, Vicki Wilkerson-Taylor wrote:
Thank you!
3 On Nov 18, 2013, at 4:57pm, Chaplain (COL) Raymond E. Barry,USA (Ret) wrote:
My 30 years serving and pastoring our service men and women were a Joy for me.
4 On Nov 19, 2013, at 7:10pm, Glen Jewell wrote:
I am a veteran who saw combat in Vietnam. I have never derided any serviceman or woman. Yet, there is a difference between those who have actually been in combat and those who haven't. I thank God for all who served and are serving. May Jesus keep them safe.
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I said it before that President Obama should return Bill Maher's donation, and now Maher has put the icing on the cake of Liberal hypocrisy when it comes to anti-Christian bigotry in this country. Maher has attacked home schooling in a broad sweep and likens the home school living room to a Islamic Madrassa. Actually, Maher, if you were not such an ignorant Christophobe, you would include the kitchen as well, since that is where most of our home schooling takes place.
Over at Hot Air there is a list of some of the accomplishments of home schooled kids. Given the recent football season, one Tim Tebow also comes to mind. Will Obama, someone who claims to be a Christian, have the courage to stand against Maher's bigotry and demand his Super PAC return Maher's $1 million? This should be a campaign issue until Obama has Maher's money returned. We are all home schoolers now.
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Desolate as this Alleghany region is, especially at this season, like other deserts, it has its oasis; which in this case is the opening between the mountains along the banks of the Greenbrier. This valley begins about four miles below Camp Bartow and extends some fifteen miles of varying width.--It is nearly one unbroken meadow wherein feed many fine herds. The first farm below of any magnitude is that of Uriah Havener, who is quite an energetic and prosperous graizer. But unfortunately the Yankees on Cheat Mountain are too conveniently near his house, and the have paid him several visits, uninvited; and without leave (or compensation) taken off horses, cattle, and other valuable property, and once Mr. Havener himself, who, however, was afterwards released.
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Lieut. Hurt and private Williams, of the Pittsylvania Cavalry went forward to ascertain the numbers of the enemy; but proceeding incautiously, they were captured. The neighborhood, as well as the camp, were speedily aroused. Cols. Ramsey and Hansborough, who happened to be near at the time of the capture of Hurt, collected the militia, some 40 or 50 in number, and placed them in ambush along the road to the village of Greenbank, supposing the enemy meant to repeat their visit to that place. But cententing [sic] themselves with their prisoners and gathering together some 15 milch cows and several colts, the marauding vilhains [sic] though five or six hundred in number, hastily beat a retreat across the river back to their mountain fortress. the colts, however, were unmanageable, and the cows Mrs. Havener begged hard for, so both were left, and the Yankees bore off only a beegum as booty.
The party that captured Lieut. Hurt, referred to above, when they left for their camp, one of their number strayed off and finally got lost from them, and after wandering about for some time, he came to the residence of a Mr. Carr, and thinking that he was a Union man, made bold to enter and ask for something to eat. He was furnished with food, then arrested, and sent to our camp by Mr Carr, in the custody of three boys, two of them sons of Mr. C., and the third a son of Mr. Arbogast.
On arriving at camp, he was handed over to the Cammandant of the Post, and gave his name as Abel Chatman, of the 7th Indiana regiment. He appeared alarmed at first, and was anxious to know what would be his fate. He is quite intelligent, young, and good looking. He says he was born in Connecticut, but raised in Indiana; that he has two brothers in the Southern army, and that he preferred being where he was to that of the Yankee camp. Chatman informed us that the body that took Hurt and WIlliams was 400 strong, and that they had come down from their mountain stronghold to get cattle, as they had had nothing to eat for some time but salt provisions; but, fortunately, they did not succeed in getting any. He says that they have four regiments on this and eight on the other side of Cheat Mountain; are very strongly fortified, having built forts, barricades, &c., and are fixed there for the winter. They suffer a great deal from cold, and Chatman says that they have had snow two feet deep, and rain and sleet nearly every day.
At the recent fight at this place, Chatman says that they had twenty-four pieces of artillery, and were confident of whipping us easily. They lost a number of field officers, and a Col. Sims, one of their number, was mourned greatly over in Cincinnati. Their force consists of Indiana and Ohio troops principally.
The men of this valley are loyal and brave, whilst the women posses, in addition to patriotism and courage, the usual benevolence, tenderness, and self-devotion of their sex. Besides the militia, bravely commanded by Captain Arbogast, they have a volunteer company commanded by an officer of the same name, both of which companies have done good service.
Everything is quiet to stagnancy. The mud is disgustingly deep and adhesive. The weather has not been very cold, but is often disagreeable from rain. Log cabins are in process of erection as winter quarters, both Here and on the alleghany mountains. A winter campaign, so far as practicable, would be infinitely preferable to inactive life in a region of snow and frost like this. More anon.


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In the end, all the coaches wanted to be friends with Caroline. CeeLo reminded both coaches and audience how special young Caroline is to the show, and to his team.
Collective *awwww*
Team Christina: Josh Logan and Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy"
What a bold move, performing one of a coach's biggest hits. But when you're soul man Josh Logan, of course, that's not a problem.
Coach Christina had enough faith in Josh that she challenged him by choosing Gnarls Barkley's (aka Coach CeeLo's) "Crazy." Not only did Josh add his own flare to the song, but he impressed CeeLo to the max.
And CeeLo wasn't the only one impressed by Josh's rendition of the tune. Blake and Adam were jealous he wasn't on their teams. Coach Christina gave Josh the stamp of approval, saying he is one contestant that she wants to see stay.
Team Christina: Olivia Henken and Katy Perry's "Roar"
Olivia Henken needed to step away from her country roots and perform a song that would make her stand out. Coach Christina felt Katy Perry's "Roar" was the perfect song to set Olivia apart from the rest of the competition.
Although her performance started off shaky, with a few nerves showing, Olivia pulled it together and earned rave reviews from the coaches. Of course Blake expressed how she should be on his team, but Coach Christina wasn't having any of that.
Team Christina: Stephanie Anne Johnson and Ray Charles' "Georgia on My Mind"
When Christina thinks of versatile, Stephanie Anne is the contestant on her team that defines that word 100 percent. That is why, going into the lives, Christina felt comfortable giving Stephanie a song that was much older than she is, but would fit the classic tone and feel of her voice.
Coaches Adam and Blake were shocked that she could pull off such a challenging song, while Coach CeeLo and Christina were not surprised at all, loving every second.
Team Christina: Matthew Schuler and Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball"
Matthew Schuler (aka "The Mike Tyson of 'The Voice'") took the stage to perform what would be one of the last songs you would ever expect him to perform. Coach Christina felt it was time to showcase a more relaxed and poppy side of Matthew -- and what better way to do that than with a Miley Cyrus song!
Christina chose "Wrecking Ball" for the former rugby star. After a stellar performance (that was better than the song itself) three hearts were left broken -- the hearts of the coaches who didn't have Matthew on their teams.
Coach Christina soaked up the moment, realizing that she may have the one player everyone should look out for.
Team Christiana: Jacquie Lee and Nina Simone's "I'll Put a Spell on You"
How was it possible for someone to deliver a stellar performance of a song that is twice their age?
Team Christina's final contestant of the night, 17-year-old Jacquie Lee, had a lot to prove -- and she did. Christina felt it was time for Jacquie to perform a song that was as big as her voice, to show off a more mature side of her talent. After Jacquie's performance, all of the coaches were literally left speechless, leaving a few seconds for Christina to tell her how honored she is to have her on the team.
There you have it. After two nights of watching the top 20 perform, it is time to text, buy songs on itunes, call in and vote, then hope that your favorite makes it to the top 12. On Thursday night, America and the coaches will determine who makes it to the next round. Will your favorite make it?
I really hope mine do!


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Categories > Celebrities > My Chemical Romance > A New Tattoo On My Heart
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Julie is kidnapped and Frankie searches for a way to bring Her back. Will He find Her in time? Will She be alright?
The guy that was holding My captive had just walked away with a syringe, and as My whole body went numb I heard His disgusting voice.
"You can call Me Riley, I'll be having fun with You until I'm bored. Enjoy" He said as He walked back over to Me, but by then I was already crying.
I felt numb again. I could see and hear everything going on but I felt like I couldn't move. I had been feeling like this since We got off the plane and came to the police station in Julie's old home town. I needed this bastard caught and soon.
"What can I do for You?" The female officer at the desk asked.
"Yes We would like to report a crime- someone has taken His Sister, Julie. Maybe You met Her today? She was here for Her dead friend Anna"
"Julie? She said She was staying at Her apartment. Have You tried calling Her?" She asked cautiously.
"A guy has Her. I was worried when I didn't get a phone call from Her so I called and He was the one who answered. He told Me that He was borrowing Her for a while and that She would be back" I moaned as Gerard pulled Me close.
"Can I have the phone?" She asked.
I tried to get the phone out of My pocket, only to fail. Gerard took My phone out and handed it to Her.
I watched as She dialed the number.
As soon as it answered She put the phone on speaker.
"Hell I said You would get Her back eventually, I haven't even started yet. But I will"
"Why are You doing this? wasn't being turned down at the restaurant enough?" I moaned.
"Oh You know about that. It was just a misunderstanding. She thought that saying no meant no. But to Me no means I take You anyway" He laughed.
"Listen up dick. We are going to find You and FUCKING KILL YOU!!"
I turned to Mikey who was standing close to the phone. His eyes were fierce, both His fists were clenched and He was practically foaming at the mouth with rage.
I'd never seen Mikey like that ever. It almost scared Me to look at Him.
"Boyfriend huh? don't worry. I'll treat Her right. Bye for now" and then He was gone.
"Don't worry. If He is stupid enough to leave the phone on then We can trace it and find Them" The officer grinned triumphantly and walked into the office to round up some cops.
Suddenly I felt pressure on My right arm. It slowly moved up and down and I shuddered.
I closed My eyes and strangely, I was seeing what Julie was seeing.
Oh god.
"We have to hurry" I said as I tried to stand up, only to fall backwards until Gerard caught Me.
"Why?" Bob asked, suddenly tense at My tone of voice.
"He's cutting Her open" I growled as the officer came back with several of Her colleagues.
"They are two states over in a secluded traveler's lodge. We can be there in under seven hours"
"We are coming with You" I said as I stood up, shaking off Julie's feeling of being numb.
"That's out of the question. You are a civilian" She said gently.
"She is My Sister! and if You don't take Me and My friends along then We will tail You until You take Us right to Her" I growled.
She sighed, and looked at the other officers.
"Alright. But You stay with Me. You don't leave My side once We get there- understood?" She demanded.
"Just save Her" I said as We all followed Her outside and into different vehicles.
I watched as He cut My right arm opened. I was so numb that I couldn't even scream.
"Isn't this fun" He whispered into My ear, biting it painfully.
I felt so useless. I was chained to a bed by thick metal links around My wrists that held My arms down by My side like I was in a psychiatric facility. I couldn't do anything to defend Myself. I just wanted to go home. I closed My eyes and prayed someone would find Me.
"HEY!" He yelled as I felt pressure on My right leg.
I opened My eyes to see that He had slashed it open, and was bleeding heavily on the bed, covering My other leg with My own blood.
"If You don't want to pay attention then I will cut off Your eyelids so You have no choice! is that what You want?" He asked as He put the sleek silver knife to My eye.
With all My might I tried to shake My head, but I only managed to turn it more towards His face.
I felt pressure against My face, and then a warm wet feeling that trickled into My ear.
"Good Girl" He whispered, and started slicing My flesh in no particular pattern.
All I could think about was that as long as I didn't close My eyes He wouldn't take My eyelids.
I sat in the back of the riot van with the others- Lacey had decided to stay behind.
"So whose Sister is She?" the cop who was driving asked Us through the grill.
"She is Frankie's but She feels like a Sister to all of Us" I replied, not even looking at the cop.
All I kept thinking about was Julie, and how much I just wanted Her with Us, safe.
I looked at the others.
Ray was quiet, but His face looked anxious and panicked. He kept crossing and uncrossing His legs in a fidgeting way.
Mikey sat ram rod straight. His hands were clenched and rage was the only emotion I could see on His face.
Gerard was lost in His own thoughts, but to Me He looked paler. He kept biting His lips and pulling Frankie closer and closer to Him as if Frankie was going to fly away.
Frankie was the worst.
When He wasn't being held by Gerard He was banging His back to the wall. Hard. And when He was being held He kept whimpering and muttering something about eyelids.
I placed My head against the van and sent a silent prayer to the universe that Julie would be okay.
I looked at My watch. Only two more hours to go.
The cuts started to burn, I wasn't feeling very numb anymore.
"Now for the main event" He said as I heard a metal clink on the floor. He had dropped the knife.
I looked up to see a naked Riley.
I tried to struggle against the chains with what strength I had gotten back, whimpering slightly as He pushed My chest flat and started to grope My breasts.
I hadn't cried for hours now, but I knew I was about to.
"Looks like the drug is wearing off. Good," He said as He took the chains off My wrists, "I like a good fight".
As soon as the chains were off I headbutted Him in the face, hearing a snap and rolled off the bed to find the knife.
My hand closed around the hilt of the knife and I smiled. I had hope.
I screamed as Hands grabbed My ankles and pulled Me out from under the bed.
I turned around to look at that stupid, gleeful face and I felt like I wanted to tear it right off.
I screamed in anger and lashed out at His face with the knife.
Blood streamed from the wound that went diagonally from His chin to His left eye.
"YOU BITCH!" He screamed as He bent down to do something to Me.
I never found out because I slashed again.
He stopped.
I breathed hard.
Blood started to flow freely from His neck and He fell on top of Me.
He didn't move.
I shook with fury, pushed Him off Me and sat there, angrily stabbing His body.
I didn't care how much My leg hurt, or the fact that I was now covered from head to toe in blood.
I just wished that I could have sliced off an arm so that I could have prolonged His agony before His death.
"Frankie! calm down! Mikey grab His legs!" Gerard demanded as I did what I was told.
Frankie was growling and thrashing around madly, almost like a wild animal.
It took all of Us to pin Him to the van floor, where He stopped thrashing and sobbed Julie's name a couple of times.
The back of the van opened and the female cop was standing there.
"I don't think You are going to like this very much" She whispered softly as She stared at the ground.
"What is it?" I asked.
"She's....You all need to come and see this" She said as She looked Me in the eye. She looked deadly serious.
"Julie" I whispered as I reached the front porch.
"Why were You thrashing around?" Ray asked as We all stayed on the front porch, waiting for the cops to clear out of the room that Julie was in. Something was creeping Them out.
"I don't know. I could feel all these cuts start to hurt Me something fierce, so I guess He drugged Her. As soon as the drug wore off I felt that Julie was scared and angry. She kept thinking about a knife. And then all I could feel was this almost animal instinct...to kill" I gulped.
Gerard patted Me on the shoulder as the rest of the cops came out.
"We need You to calm Her down. We need to get the body out of there for examination" The last cop said.
I nodded and walked into the room with the others.
It was a small room. There was only a bed with chains on it and a table with various tools on it. My fists clenched when I saw how much blood there was on the table and bed.
But what I saw next nearly had Me running from the room.
It was Julie. She was only wearing underwear but I could tell She had been cut up bad, just like how I felt.
She was covered in blood and making a weird gesture to something that She was crouching over.
"Julie?" I asked.
She turned at the sound with a look of rage in Her eyes, and it was only when She turned that I saw She was holding a knife...and repeatedly stabbing it into the dead body on the floor.
The rage in Her eyes subsided. Of course She would recognize Me.
"Frankie? I can't stand up" She replied hoarsely, still stabbing the body.
"It's okay, I'm here. We are all here. Let Ray and Bob pick You up okay?" I said as Ray and Bob cautiously walked over to Her.
"NO! He has to pay" She growled as She still stabbed the body.
"He has honey. He has. Now just let Ray and Bob pick You up and We can all go home" I replied, trying to push feelings of calm onto Her, knowing that all She would be able to feel from Me would be shock.
She turned to look at Mikey.
"Come back to Me" He begged, tears falling from His eyes.
"Mikey?" She questioned as Bob and Ray stood a foot away from Her.
"Let Me hold You. Come back to Me" Mikey crooned as He walked past Ray and Bob, who looked at each other. They must have wanted to pull Mikey back considering Julie was stabbing a dead body and all.
Julie nodded and let Mikey pick Her up bridal style.
Ray held His hands out to Grab Her but Mikey glared and walked past Him. Obviously Mikey had Her and no one was going to take Her away.
As He walked up to Me with My twin in His arms I noticed something odd.
She was still holding the knife.


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A Patient Centered Medical Home
It's seen by advocates as a better way to get services to communities in need
The "Patient Centered Medical Home" is a fairly new way of talking about what medical care used to be. The idea is that a patient has a primary care doctor who does more than just see them when they're sick, but actually knows them, has all their records at hand, can suggest specialists, and most importantly work with the patient on keeping him or herself healthy. So, why isn't all medicine practiced this way? Well, not surprisingly it's about cost.
As part of our project with the Connecticut Heath Foundation to look at health disparities - and in conjuncion with a report from The Connecticut Health Investigative team by Colleen Shaddox - we want to spend some time looking into this very simple idea, that some see as revolutionary.
This program is part of WNPR's Public Will Project, made possible by The Connecticut Health Foundation


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You can thank the omega-3 in salmon for your lustrous hair, strong nails, and overall happy, healthy glowing appearance. Another thing you can be thankful for are the heart healthy omega-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA, which through consuming two servings of salmon a week are linked to a reduction of cardiovascular disease related death and lower risk of heart attacks. Oh, and while we're at it, you can also be thankful that all this is available in a lovely, delicately fresh, pink prize of a fish.
Anyway, back to appearances. Just as no two people are the same (they may both have sublimely shiny hair, but…I digress), the same is true for salmon. Individual pieces of salmon available at your fish or grocery store can vary widely in appearance, such as in colour, but that does not necessarily mean that one is any more superior than the other. There are five different types of Pacific salmon available by our shores. These are: king/chinook, sockeye/red, coho/silver, pink/humpback, and chum/keta.
Consider the king or chinook salmon an opera singer among pop stars – it is the more tasteful and expensive of the salmon varieties, less available, lush, silken, melt in your mouth flavour, and carries a bit more weight than its counterparts (this extra fatty fish weighs in from ten to even thirty pounds, making it a prize for fisherman).
Recently another fish from the chinook species (red spring) has begun to cause quite a stir due to its rich, oily, pure flavour, also described as slightly sweet, but more so because of its distinct white colour, named white spring/ ivory salmon. While ivory salmon is starting to shake the notion that the redder the salmon is, the better the quality, good luck getting your hands on some as 3-5% of all the spring catch will be white.
Sockeye has vibrant red-orange flesh that is a tad less fatty than chinook, but nonetheless full-flavoured, making it one of the most popular and favourite salmon types. The fattier chinook and sockeye salmon provide the most Omega-3s, but any type of salmon is still plentiful in the heart healthy fatty acid.
Come autumn, come coho. It has less fat than sockeye and chinook salmon, a deeply silver skin and is prized among gamefishers because of its agility and acrobatics. But its delicate flavour isn't a shabby prize either.
Pink and chum salmon are widely fished and commercially popular, typically used in canned or frozen salmon products, more flakey and delicate, and less fattiness. The chum roe, however, is the most prized out of them all due to the size and flavour. You've more than likely come across it as the orange pearl shaped Ikura in sushi rolls when eating out.
On the other side, we have Atlantic salmon, which is lighter in colour than its pacific cousins and one that you are probably more familiar with. The flavour and texture is milder than the pacific varieties and it has a greater flake-factor, appealing to more people, making it popularly stocked in grocery stores.
When experimenting with salmon, remember there are plenty of fish in the sea. So be the big fish in a small pond, stop worrying about the little things because there are literally plenty of fish to fry. Have some friends over for salmon, fish for compliments, and… drink like fish.


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Road Warrior Trivia for Jan 7th!
Monday, January 7th, 2013
Question: Over 50% of women in a recent survey say a man who has THIS is much more attractive. What is it?
A: A nice kitchen (USA Today)
Congrats to Stephanie, she won free Caffe Capri. Tune In Tomorrow at 4pm for more Road Warrior Trivia! If you ever miss the answer, I will post it here on my page, and as always better luck next time!?"


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Categories > Cartoons > Justice League Unlimited > Moments Captured in Time
Chef Shayera0 Reviews
When Shayera put her mind to something, she had a singular focus that no amount of outside noise or distraction could break through. She had used this focus while she was in the espionage wing of the Thanagarian military. Then, she used it in every fight and every trite monitor duty shift.
Now, she was calling on her superhuman focus yet again. But it wasn't for a battle No, this was something entirely different. Shayera Stewart was going to learn how to cook.
It all started when John made an off-handed remark about how he usually cooked for her. She was sitting next to him on the couch as he massaged her back, which was killing her from pregnancy hormones, while she thought through what he had said. Sure, the comment had been casual but did he mean something behind it? Shayera was hardly the domestic type but he had to know that.
"Do you like doing it?" She asked gingerly.
"Like what?"
"The cooking," she clarified, watching his expression carefully.
He nodded noncommittally and told her, "Yeah, I guess."
She nodded, pressing her lips together as she chose not to respond. He easily read her silence and said, "I don't care that you don't cook, Shayera. It's not your thing. I get that."
"It's not my thing?" she repeated. "What do you mean it's not my thing?" He saw he was treading on dangerous ground and attempted to change the subject. Shayera, however, was having none of it. "You don't think I can cook!"
"Well, for the twelve years I have known you, I haven't seen you successfully cook once. Remember when you tried to make scrambled eggs a few years ago?"
"Just because I failed once doesn't mean I can't do it," she said, now in a complete huff as she wrenched herself from the couch.
"Shayera," He sighed, she was getting cranky again.
"I'm cooking," She announced. "From now on, I am going to cook dinner and show you that I can cook."
"Shay, we're barely here for dinner during the week" he reminded her gently. "And with Emma being a picky eater and you with your crazy cravings-"
"I am fully capable of cooking on the weekends," She interjected, nodding her head firmly. "Yes that's what I'll do. I will make dinners on Saturday and Sunday nights from now on."
"You don't have to do this," He said, leaning forward and capturing her hand with his own. "I don't care that we eat a lot of take out."
She was still a bit teed off at him but ran her thumb over the back of his hand, anyway. "You think I can't cook and I am going to prove you wrong."
The First Dinner
She chose Ina Garten to be her cooking guru this time, purely because her show was called Back to Basics. If the woman had an entire show teaching the basics, she had to be good. And basics was something Shayera could handle, could master.
Lemon Thyme Chicken.
She memorized the recipe, wanting to be in full control once she stepped into the kitchen. All the ingredients were bought and lined in an orderly fashion on the counter. She was prepared. She was ready. Last minute, though, she felt a flash of nerves and decided she wanted some company while she cooked. John was banned from the kitchen so she grabbed Emma's highchair and slipped her into her seat.
"Alright, Mommy is cooking for Daddy tonight," she said, putting the skillet on the stove and turning on the gas beneath it. "Because Daddy thinks I can't cook," she continued. "But I am going to prove him wrong."
She wandered over to the counter and picked up the chicken, prepared to dredge it. She thought the word was stupid sounding, like a few other English words, but cast her thoughts aside for the moment. She had Googled it. Youtubed it. Seen Ina Garten herself do it. She was ready to get into action. After properly dredging, she put the chicken breasts to the side and poured some oil into the pan. Next she added the chicken and she nodded succinctly when it sizzled properly.
Everything was going according to plan. She poured in the bit of wine and lemon juice, then set the timer. Wiping her hands on a hand towel she turned to Emma and said, "See? Mommy can cook."
The three of them sat at the kitchen table, Shayera and John cutting into their chicken while Emma dipped one pudgy hand into her small bowl of Cheerios. John glanced at the chicken, swallowing hard when he saw the pinkish tint of the meat. He looked up at Shayera and saw her staring at her chicken in much the same manner that he had. Her eyes rose to meet his and she pursed her lips into a frown as she stood and grabbed both of their plates.
"Not a word," she gruffly ordered.
She stuck John's in the microwave and took out her frustration on the machine's buttons. Behind her John filled his salad plate with the salad she had thrown together quickly. He took a large mouthful and chewed. His face contorted when he realized she must have mixed up the mustard and salad dressing. Forcing himself to swallow, he decided to pacify her. "Good salad, babe."
"Anyone can make salad," She huffed.
The Second Dinner
Okay, so the basics had proved a bit more difficult than she anticipated. Still, she was undaunted. Shayera was going to cook. There was no question, no discussion. She was going to cook and she was going to cook well.
Who could mess up pasta? Any culinary-challenged person could make pasta so she knew she could handle this. Her time in the kitchen was short this round but she brought Emma along for moral support again. She seemed to enjoy her prime seat, watching her mother and occasionally parroting back simple words.
"Doesn't it smell good Em?" She asked in Emma's direction.
"Good," She parroted in response.
Shayera grinned, stopping her cooking long enough to give her a quick kiss on her cheek. "That's right, Emma. Mommy is going to win tonight. She's going to prove she can cook."
"Mommy win," Emma said as Shayera lightly laughed.
"That's right, Mommy win."
"Smells good, Shay," John called from the living room.
"No talking," she called back. "You're going to jinx me."
"I'm only-"
"Ah!" she interrupted, "Shush!" She moved back to the stove and gave her pasta sauce a quick stir. He obeyed her call for silence and she rewarded him by saying, "Dinner will be ready in five minutes."
The pasta was cooked perfectly. The sauce was flavorful and complex or at least that's what Tyler Florence had said on the TV. But as she ate the pasta, chewing thoughtfully, she came to one devastating conclusion.
"Yours is better," she said, setting down her fork. "Your sauce comes out of a jar but yours tastes better!"
"I think it's good," he told her, pushing a piece of pasta around the plate to sop up more sauce. "Really, Shay, it's good."
She frowned. As far as she was concerned, she still had not proven herself as a cook.
The Last Supper
Baked chicken and rice.
The rice overflowed twice.
Losing track of time as she tended to that damn rice, the chicken burnt.
She hated cooking. Hated it. Hated it!
She sank to the floor, back and wings pressed against the oven. "John!"
"Am I allowed in your sanctuary?" He teased.
"Just get your behind over here Lantern," She growled. He came into the kitchen, stifling a laugh when he saw her sitting on the floor in defeat. Without hesitation he sat down beside her, laying a hand on her knee.
"So, Chinese or pizza?" He asked.
She sighed, "Chinese and I want extra eel heads for doing this."


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Social Workout
Thanks to the busy folks at
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The South China Morning Post's STYLE magazine's
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AsiaSpa Magazine
> read the article
The tides are turning, I thought when
Asia Spa Magazine
contacted me to ask me my opinion on the Yoga vs. Pilates trend in Asia. At last it seems, Pilates is (once again) on the rise. For those of us who've stuck with it all along, we can only smile. Let's hope it lasts.
Pilates Style Magazine
Just in time for our
next retreat
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Pilates Style Magazine
thanks to the wonderful
Suzanne Gerber
Read the full article "Bali High".
Hong Kong workshops
I'll be leading two intensive weekend workshops in Hong Kong in November at
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Wind farm foes in Newfound Lake area have say during voting at town meetings
In most towns, the votes last week were strongly against wind power projects. A few votes were closer, especially in Groton, which already has a wind farm and is being approached with a proposal for testing systems for another.
The warrant articles followed two proposals from wind farm companies - Iberdrola Renewables of Spain and EBD Renewables of Portugal - for wind farms along ridgelines near Newfound Lake and in the Cardigan Mountain region. Iberdrola went online with its third wind farm in the state in December in Groton, which is just north of the Newfound Lake area.
If permitted by the state's Site Evaluation Committee, the two companies would erect as many as 62 lighted, 40-story wind turbines on privately leased land in Groton, Grafton, Alexandria and Hebron.
The proposals have drawn heavy opposition from residents who fear the wind towers will ruin the scenic views in the heavily tourist-dependent area and will decrease property values. There are also questions about who will pay the cost of disassembling the towers after their projected life. Iberdrola's contract in Groton includes funding for decommissioning its towers.
Two other Newfound lake towns, Bristol and Bridgewater, have no wind farms proposed, but selectmen in both towns have recently come out against Iberdrola's proposed Wild Meadow Wind Project in Alexandria, Danbury and Grafton. The project will soon go to the SEC for a year-long permitting study.
Bristol and Bridgewater have land on Newfound Lake, and many Bridgewater residents are on the east side of the lake, directly across from the area in which the companies plan to build wind towers.
Here is how the towns voted (there were no related articles in Danbury or Hebron):
--Groton: Residents narrowly defeated an article at Saturday's Town Meeting to require selectmen and/or the planning board to suspend all negotiations and/or planning relative to commercial wind turbines until the state updates its Energy Master Plan. An amendment to the article passed, but the article ultimately failed when it came to a vote, according to Selectman Miles Sinclair. The vote was 28-21.
But by a vote of 25-22, voters approved an article to require all wind energy facilities that may come to be located in the town to post security in the form of cash or bond, prior to initiating construction, to cover the costs of removing all of the facility upon ceasing operations.
--Alexandria: An article passed, 273-101, for this resolution: "Whereas development of or more large scale wind farms along the mountain ridge lines visible from town will negatively impact the town's rural nature and scenic beauty, now be it resolved that the town strongly opposes the development of large wind turbines along the mountain ridge lines visible from the town of Alexandria."
A second article passed, 331-41, that would require all wind energy facilities to post security in the form of cash or bond, prior to initiating construction, to cover the costs of removing all of the wind farm facility upon ceasing operations.
--Grafton: An article passed, 394-134, requiring that wind farm companies with proposals provide a bond or other security to ensure the system will be safely dismantled at the end of its life. The article also set the total installed height of towers to no greater than 250 feet above ground.
A second article asked voters to advise the selectmen to reject the proposed Wild Meadow Wind Project. That passed, 334 to 190.
-- Bridgewater: By voice vote, the town passed an article regarding assurance that wind farm companies would fully pay the cost of removing their facilities. A second article also passed by voice vote asking the selectmen to petition the Site Evaluation Committee if a wind energy site application is filed with the SEC affecting the view shed of Newfound Lake and/or Bridgewater, as seen from any point in town.
Iberdrola Project Manager Ed Cherien said support will likely grow as people learn more about the projects.
"This is a long process - as it was for (Iberdrola's wind farms in) Lempster and Groton - of education, feedback, and discussion. There is clearly a wide range of viewpoints and some misinformation, but we look forward to continuing to engage the towns in discussions.
"It's premature to vote on a plan or proposal that has not been formally made," he said.
New Hampshire WindWatch, an 1,800-member group opposing new wind power projects in the area, disagrees.
"Residents around the Newfound Region have recently spoken. They came together and voted against wind energy power plants on our mountain tops," said Lori Lerner, the group's president.
"Iberdrola Renewables knows where the community now stands, from the official voting records in the three towns. In November, Iberdrola stated at three separate meetings in three separate towns that they would not proceed if the townspeople were not in favor of their project. Will they live up to their words and respect the people's voice?"
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Figure 1. LNA™ probes are superior to DNA probes when it comes to detecting SNPs. (Click to learn more)
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