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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Dantez Bennamon's philosophy on free-throw shooting is one he's heard his coach preach to Goose Creek High School players all year long.
"If you shoot them all the same way, you'll have the same result," the junior guard said after scoring 19 of his game-high 24 points from the charity stripe in Goose Creek's 57-47 victory over Sumter in the Lower State final on Friday at Florence Civic Center.
Bennamon was perfect from the line as the Gators countered struggles from the field by going 33 of 36 on free throws against the Gamecocks.
Bennamon also added nine rebounds and five steals for the Gators.
"You'll take an ugly win in the playoffs," said Bennamon. "It's just about moving on."
The Gators (22-4) meet unbeaten Irmo, a 63-49 winner over Hillcrest in the Upper State final, in Friday's state title game in Columbia. Tip off is set for 8:30 p.m. in Colonial Life Arena.
Sumter led 26-23 with 3:50 left in the third quarter before the Gators went on a 24-4 run to take control. They did most of their damage from the charity stripe in the run, making 15 free throws. Bennamon made nine free throws during the stretch and knocked down a long 3-pointer.
Sumter cut its deficit to 52-43 with 1:22 left but Chris Singleton made 5 of 6 free throws in the home stretch for the Gators. Singleton had 13 points.
• For a number of Gators on the basketball team, including Bennamon, a championship would ease the sting of a football season cut short by the South Carolina High School League. The Gators were 13-0 in football season and only two wins away from back-to-back titles before being bounced from the postseason for using an ineligible player.
"Coach (Blake) Hall has been on us every day to get better," Bennamon said. "This is special for us."
The Gators began the year with a last-second loss to Class AA Timberland, which didn't even make the postseason, and later surrendered over 100 points to a team in a holiday tournament in December. That 36-point loss was one of the worst over the last two decades.
Goose Creek last won a state championship in 2009 but Hall, the first-year Gators coach, has a chance to go back-to-back. Last winter, he guided North Charleston to the Class AA championship.
Hall is a perfect 9-0 in postseason games as a high school coach in South Carolina.
He said last year's North Charleston team had more experience and they leaned heavily on senior leadership. They didn't have big-game jitters.
The Gators do have six seniors but lean more on sophomores and juniors. Bennamon, an all-state pick, and Singleton are both junior guards and forward Jordan McElveen is a sophomore. They will also likely start seniors Shaquille Patrick, a guard, and post player DeShawn Evans.
"My group last year was very mature," Hall said. "They weren't nervous. They were anxious to get on the court and play. (This team) has become more mature and experienced as the year has gone on, and hopefully when they get in the arena on Friday they don't worry about the things they can't control … the court is the same length and the hoops are the same height."
The 28-0 Yellow Jackets are playing in their third state title game in three years. They won the Class AAAA title in 2011.
Irmo got 12 points from Justin McKie and nine more from Amir Ealey in its Upper State win over Hillcrest.
"I don't see many weaknesses," Hall said. "They seem very deep and very well-coached. They're very athletic."
The Yellow Jackets, who have gone wire to wire as the state's No. 1 team, have two senior all-state picks in McKie, a 6-4 small forward, and 6-0 point guard Detrick Browning.
"We have stayed focused the entire year," Irmo coach Tim Whipple said. "We started the year No. 1 and we haven't lost a game … we hope we can finish it out and make this year very special."
The two teams have one common opponent, Ridge View.
Irmo defeated the Blazers by 34 and 25 during the regular season, while Goose Creek knocked off Ridge View by 26 in the third round of the playoffs.
The Gators have won 10 in a row going back to a 43-39 region loss to West Ashley on Jan. 11.
Goose Creek principal Jimmy Huskey says the Gators have nothing to lose.
"Our basketball team is such a big story," he said. "They were picked to finish third in the region or not even make the playoffs. For them to come out, play so hard and get this chance, it's been a tremendous story. I'm so proud of them win, lose or draw."
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Many Northwest Ohio families broken by sunken shipWritten by Caitlin McGlade | | email@example.com
When the Atlantic Ocean swallowed all 46,328 tons of Titanic, a poor immigrant sat waiting thousands of miles away for her fiancé to join her at their new Toledo home.
She would never see him again.
Another local woman would soon have to identify her husband's body — only to learn that he shared the last hours of his life with a mistress.
A woman who convinced her brother-in-law to visit her from England would discover she inadvertently coaxed him to his icy death.
And in Fremont, beet farms would forever lie waiting for the hands of workers from Belgium to unearth their produce.
The ship crashed thousands of miles away but Northwest Ohio felt the waves.
Chaos through a porthole
The death and wreckage washed up in the nightmares of some Toledo residents for their entire lives. The sight left one woman, Flora Posan, almost too terrified to travel overseas again to visit her Hungarian parents.
Posan was born outside of Budapest, Hungary, and moved to Toledo with her husband and children for factory work. When her second husband died in an iron works accident, Posan, her sister and her three children boarded Carpathia to voyage to her homeland.
They never made it there. Instead, they ended up back in New York City with a ship full of heartbroken Titanic survivors and the ghosts of those who lay down to die on the Carpathia's decks.
"The deck was a scene of chaos," Posan told a relative during an interview conducted later in her life.
Posan's grandson Jerry Bascuk lives in Maumee. He said she was a strong woman — she outlived three husbands, raised four children, endured the death of one and witnessed the human carnage of Titanic's demise.
Posan and her family traveled in Carpathia's steerage. She watched from the porthole of the deck at about 1 a.m. She saw lifeboats overturn, tossing 16 women and children into the water to drown.
Many of those pulled aboard Carpathia died on the deck, she said.
"The next morning I watched them bury some of them," she said. "They put the bodies on planks, the priests came by and spoke over them and they dropped them in the water. I was young then and I watched them do it; I wouldn't do it today."
Posan was 25 years old at the time. Bascuk said he found during his research that Posan traveled to Hungary in 1914, but the incident with Titanic left her hesitant to commit to any further sailing. She stuck to her East Toledo home in the Birmingham neighborhood for the rest of her life. She raised chickens in her backyard and grew much of the family's food in her garden. Bascuk, who lived with her during part of his childhood, remembers little rewards he'd receive for shoveling coal — the occasional 50-cent pieces waiting for him downstairs in the mornings.
Posan's sister Barbara told Toledo News-Bee that she saw things that she'd never forget.
"We would like very much to see our father and mother again before they die," she told a reporter through an interpreter. "They haven't long to live. But my sister and I wouldn't cross the ocean now for all the money in the world."
Lost life, lost love
Others from Toledo would never get to make that choice.
Karl Harbeck, of Blissfield, Mich., has done a lot of digging to learn about his distant relative who died when Titanic sank. That relative, William Harbeck, had two children but they never had kids. Fortunately for Karl, researching him wasn't too difficult because he was fairly famous.
William made movies. He was once the deputy sheriff of Lucas County. He marketed the 1890s version of Viagra, he ran a laundry business and edited a newspaper in Colorado. The Toledo native had his hand in a little bit of everything at the turn of the century.
Born in the 1860s (his exact birth date is disputed because it was recorded differently by various sources), William was the son of Lucas County Sheriff John Harbeck. After stints as the deputy sheriff and a laundry business manager, William sold "Long Life Sexual Power Wafers" from his Downtown office on Superior Street during the 1890s. These $3 packages would help "weak and impotent men and women secure healthy, powerful and vigorous development," according to a pamphlet Karl found on eBay.
William's film career took off in the late 1890s. He was one of the first videographers to catch the 1906 San Francisco earthquake on film. He worked as the official photographer of the Canadian Pacific Railroad. He worked for a company called Hale's Tours that commissioned him to film cities and tourist attractions. The job took him to Yellowstone National Park, to Vancouver, Canada, and various other cultural hot spots. His career ultimately led him aboard Titanic, after he was hired to film the ship's maiden voyage. He recorded events while en route and planned to depart from Titanic on a tugboat so he could film the ship's arrival to the New York City harbor.
But the ship sank before that could happen. And all of his 110,000 feet of film went down with it. His body was found floating in a life vest.
William's body was shipped to Halifax, Nova Scotia. When his wife Catherine arrived to identify the body, officials told her that records showed that his wife also died on the ship. She then learned that her husband had voyaged with a mistress — a French woman named Henriette Yvois. She was half his age. He booked her as his wife.
"One wonders what was going through her mind when she had his body picked up in New York and brought him back for burial and all of this came out," Karl said.
Regardless, Catherine continued to maintain William's other residence in Seattle to handle her husband's film business, Karl said.
The Harbecks are buried at Woodlawn Cemetery. William's faded gray headstone is slightly sinking into the ground, marked with the words "Victim of Titanic."
On the lam or lost at sea?
Just 40 miles south, in Findlay, another family got word they'd lost a relative. The Yates family received a handwritten note indicating Jay Yates had perished on Titanic. He too was famous … but for different reasons. Yates was wanted for arrest in seven states.
Newspaper accounts described the man as a gambler, confidence man and fugitive from justice.
"Thank God, I know where he is now," his mother told the Toledo News-Bee in April 1912. "I have not heard from him for two years. The last news I had from him he was in London. I spent nearly a fortune getting him out of trouble some years ago. Then he was charged with forgery."
But perhaps she still did not know where he was. No one by his name, or his alias J.H. Rogers, was listed as a passenger on the ship. Some family members claimed to have thought they saw him after 1912 and many historians believe the note was a ruse.
But newspapers at the time reported that he went down with the ship.
An article from the Chicago Inter-Ocean reported that the man borrowed $1,900 by having another woman forge his wife's name to a mortgage. Yates was also charged with stealing $2,700 in postal money orders, according to a 1998 Findlay Courier article.
When Titanic sank, newspapers reported that all that was left of him was a note, scribbled on a page torn from a diary and handed to one of the many women he supposedly helped board lifeboats.
"If saved, inform my sister, Mrs. J.F. Adams, of Findlay, O. Lost. — J.H. Rogers," the note said.
According to the News-Bee, the woman who took his note mailed it to his sister in an envelope labeled "Survivor." She wrote that she didn't know Yates but that she thought he was a card player. Before her boat lowered to the water, she saw him jump into the ocean, she wrote.
She also noted that she thought he registered to the ship with a fake name.
Even if Yates was on board, some doubt he died in the Atlantic in 1912. The Findlay Courier article states that some family members believed, as of the 1990s, that Yates might have secured a lifeboat by disguising himself as a woman.
Destination NW Ohio
Northwest Ohio was the destination for many Titanic victims, according to Toledo News-Bee archives. There were the Vanderplanckes, a Belgian family seeking farm work and Henry Michael Mitchell, a 71-year-old retiree from Guernsey Islands, England, who intended to visit his sister-in-law in Toledo. And there was John Andonis of Hungary.
The Toledo News-Bee reported that a woman named Martha Kuskie moved to Toledo from Hungary in March 1912. She worked as a maid at the Madison Hotel. She and her fiancé had planned for him to join her in April so he bought a ticket to board Titanic to travel to the United States. Kuskie's fiancé, a third-class passenger, was never found.
The Vanderplanckes were four of many Belgians taking Titanic to America. They perished, along with all but six of their fellow countrymen aboard, according to a 1998 article in Voyage, the journal of the Titanic International Society.
According to the article, the Belgians came primarily from two areas: Denderhoutem in East Flanders and Zwevezele in West Flanders. Many of them were recruited by travel agencies to work seasonal agricultural jobs. Much like migrant farmers today, they could save money and sail back home to share some of their earnings with their families.
A Fremont company attracted Belgians for this reason. The Toledo News-Bee reported that the Continental Sugar Company expected at least 100 Belgians en route to work in the company's beet fields died when Titanic sank. Many of these employees had spent winters in Belgium and summers in America.
This was the case of the Vanderplanckes. Julius Vanderplancke, 31, was employed by the company for four years. He returned to Belgium in 1911 to marry Emilia Vandermootele of Pittem, Belgium. The couple boarded Titanic with Julius' 18-year-old sister Augusta and her 15-year-old brother Leo. Another Zwevezele resident named Victor Vandercruyssen joined them, according to "Ohio Tales of the Titanic" by Janet White and Mary Ann Whitley, a Northeast Ohioan who is a copy editor at The Plain Dealer.
The group traveled in third class and their bodies were never recovered.
Another trip ended in tragedy for Henry Michael Mitchell. The 71-year-old retiree was on his way to visit his sister-in-law Anna Jeffery, of 1605 Collingwood Ave. Mitchell had originally booked a trip on Philadelphia, which would have left harbor April 6. But a coal miner strike rendered the ship incapable of traveling, so Mitchell's ticket was transferred to Titanic, according to Whitley and White's book.
Jeffery, a widow, reportedly never forgave herself for convincing her brother-in-law to visit her, according to Whitley and White's book.
The guilt of Belfast
"Ohio Tales of the Titanic" includes information about the 55 Titanic passengers who were headed to Ohio. Twenty-eight of them died. Whitley and her co-author toiled for years, scouring census records and local history departments at libraries, conducting interviews and scanning any other documents that led to clues about passengers. Whitley described the last six months as nonstop. They finished just in time to release their findings before the 100-year anniversary.
Her dedication to the subject is rooted in her family history. Her grandfather Edward Whitley and his brother-in-law helped build the ship that sunk. Edward died when Whitley was young so she did not talk to him about his experience in Belfast, Northern Ireland, building Titanic. But she said her father, who was a young boy when the family moved to America, recounted his childhood overseas. The disaster left Belfast, where much of the ship was assembled, horror-struck.
"I think they almost felt ashamed in a way and felt that they were blamed that this ship that they built had caused this big loss of life," she said.
Some 1,500 employees worked long hours to construct Titanic. Whitley's grandfather, who was a machinist and worked on the ship's engine, did not board the ship. One of his friends, Archie Frost, wasn't so lucky. Frost was part of the troubleshooting team on board. He and the rest of the team didn't make it, she said.
That guilt loomed for years, an unspoken sorrow harbored by so many who lived in Belfast. One of Whitley's relatives told her his grandfather was evidence of this.
"(He) only cried about two things — World War II and Titanic."
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Lots of places count oceans, mountains, good museums, neat shops and fine restaurants among their best features. But not many can boast an Herbal Trail. A suburb of Columbus, Gahanna has been the center of Ohio's herb universe since the 1970s, when state legislators declared it the "Herb Capital of Ohio." Today, Gahanna is home to the Ohio Herb Education Center, has a marvelous municipal herb garden growing next to city hall, and has even adopted an official herb: rosemary, which symbolizes friendship and remembrance.
The Herbal Trail is firmly rooted in Gahanna's abundant and prolific herb gardens, but it also serves as a unique guide to pretty, colorful, tasty and fragrant destinations throughout the town and surrounding countryside. Stops include parks and historic sites, a tea salon and bakery, a chocolatier, several restaurants, a wine bar, a bath and beauty boutique, and a certified organic farm. Although posters sporting sprigs of rosemary mark the self-guided trail, they can be difficult to notice in shop windows. The best way for visitors to experience the Herbal Trail's many pleasures is to stop first at the Gahanna Convention and Visitors Bureau, which has maps and plenty of information about the delightfully diverse attractions.


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Sunday, February 17, 2013
Assyrian Spinach Pies
I had one of each. Our first son, Clem, was a mother's dream: he ate everything. From the moment our pediatrician gave us the nod, allowing us to feed him petits pots, puréed baby food, we offered him tastes of everything. Propped up on my lap or in his high chair, husband would push a fingertip smeared with fresh goat cheese, chocolate pudding, soufflé both savory and sweet, gravy, dips and sauces and everything and anything we adults happened to be eating at the moment.
As soon as Clem graduated to more complex foods, we handed him lemon wedges, garlic cloves, thin slices of spicy merguez and he happily tasted, sucked and gobbled it all up. As he grew, Clem was truly a happy eater. He may not have been drawn to fruit, sticking to banana and strawberries with the occasional pear, and may have turned up his nose at fish and seafood, but everything else was a go, no matter how exotic, no matter the ingredients. He adored vegetables, whether raw, sautéed, roasted, baked or simmered. Ratatouille, baba ganoush, couscous heady with carrots, zucchini and pumpkin, stews, gratins, salads, well…anything. What a joy to cook for this boy! What a pleasure to accompany him to a restaurant. A happy, adventurous, generous eater.
And then there was Simon. Yes, I had one of each.
I remember the day that Simon stopped eating. Clamped those 2-year-old rosebud lips shut and that was that. White rice, pasta "in bianco" or with a plain red sauce, swordfish quickly grilled pfshhh pfshhh and placed in front of him with the merest drizzle of olive oil. Oh, fried he would eat and pizza received a nod of the head, even fruit of any color was accepted, but vegetables were henceforth relegated to the back burner and someone else's plate. From there on out, one had to be very creative indeed to get this sweet little boy with the angel's face to eat. He was incredibly wary, picking apart each dish with the patience, concentration and skill of a surgeon. He noticed the microscopic specks of carrots in my carrot cake; he spied and questioned the flecks of green in my zucchini cupcakes. To this day, young adult that he is, he stares at whatever food I place on his plate, whether savory or sweet, with suspicion. He eyes me with cynicism and distrust, finally asking, eyes narrow slits, lips pressed together, "what did you put in it?" My "Nothing!" does nothing to reassure him and often he simply responds with "I'm sure you put something I don't eat in there…."
* sigh * It breaks a mother's heart.
Yet…. Yet… I have succeeded twice or thrice, patting myself proudly on the back for pulling one over…. um, making my child eat a vegetable. A generous grating of freshly Parmesan over steamed broccoli was the first surprise. But shhhhhh don't breath, don't make a noise, don't point anything out or make a stink or the spell might be broken. Do not under any circumstance make him think that you won! Just bite your tongue and carry on, mom.
And spinach. Well, feta works wonders, like magic it is! Spanikopita, Spinach-Feta Triangles in their crunchy phyllo shell. And this.
Assyrian Spinach Pies are more than just spinach in a marvellous, tender yeast dough triangle. Plenty of feta cheese gives it that salty, tangy kick; pomegranate seeds or dried cranberries sweeten it up. Chopped nuts, lemon juice and bits of caramelized onion make for a flavorful hand pie. And every boy – and their mother – quite happy. Serve with a salad, a glass of wine and dinner is served.
Assyrian Spinach Pies are the February Bread Baking Babes' challenge. Our Babe and Kitchen of the Month Tanna of My Kitchen in Half Cups had us bake these marvelous savory Syrian Sabanrhiyat pies. I followed the recipe, only changing the pomegranate seeds with chopped dried cranberries, the walnuts for pecans (I had planned to use pine nuts but the cupboard was bare) and cardamom for the mahleb. I changed the procedure just a little and it turned out a great dough, easy to work with even when rolled out very thin, light and fluffy when baked. It is a little fiddly and fussy to form the triangles around the slippery dough as bits of spinach, feta and berry try to escape between your fingers, but it is easier than you can imagine. And the results are worth the time and one I'll make again. Even your finicky eater will eat his spinach.
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I will be sharing the Assyrian Spinach Pies with Susan of Wild Yeast for Yeastspotting!
Assyrian Spinach Pies
Adapted from the original recipe from A Baker's Odyssey: Celebrating Time-Honored Recipes From America's Rich Immigrant Heritage by Greg Patent
Yield: 24
For the dough:
2 1/4 tsps (8 g) active dry yeast
2 cups (500 ml) warm water (105° to 115°F)
1/2 tsp ground mahlab or cardamom
5 cups (675 – 700 g) unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more as needed
2 Tbs granulated sugar or granulated light brown sugar
2 tsps salt
1/3 cup (85 ml) olive oil
For the filling:
2 Tbs extra-virgin olive oil
1 large yellow onion, chopped
1 pound (500 g) cleaned baby spinach, squeezed dry and coarsely chopped
1 cup (4 oz, 110 – 115 g) chopped walnuts or pecans coarsely chopped or pine nuts
1/3 – 1/2 cup coarsely chopped dried craneberries
1 cup crumbled feta cheese (about 4 ounces/110 g) or fresh goat cheese
1/3 cup (85 ml) lemon juice
2 Tbs olive oil
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Olive oil for brushing
Plain yogurt or dip for serving
Prepare the dough:
In a small bowl, measure out 1 teaspoon of the granulated sugar and add the dry yeast. Add ¼ cup (60 – 65 ml) of the warm water and let rest for about 10 minutes until the yeast is dissolved and the liquid foamy.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, remaining sugar, the salt and the ground mahleb or cardamom and stir just to combine. Once the yeast is frothy add it to the flour mixture. Add the remaining 1 ¾ cup (about 435 ml) warm water and the olive oil to the bowl. Stir with a wooden spoon until all of the dry ingredients are moistened and the dough gathers into a mass. Let stand for 5 minutes.
Scrape the dough onto a lightly floured work surface and knead vigorously for 6 minutes until soft and elastic, flouring the work surface as necessary to keep the dough from sticking. This is a very soft dough and will still be slightly sticky at the end of the 6 minutes kneading. Place the kneaded dough in a large, clean and oiled (olive oil) mixing bowl, turning the ball of dough to coat with oil. Cover the bowl lightly with plastic wrap and a clean kitchen towel and let the dough rise until it has doubled in size, from 1 to 1 ½ hours. When the dough is pressed with a finger, the depression will remain once the finger is removed.
Scrape the risen dough onto a lightly floured work surface. Divide the dough into 24 pieces (a scant 2 ounces/ 56 g). Shape into balls, arrange on the floured work surface and cover loosely with the plastic and the kitchen towel. Let rest for 30 minutes.
Prepare the filling:
While the balls of dough are resting, heat the 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the heat.
Put the chopped spinach into a large mixing bowl. Add the nuts, the chopped dried cranberries, the crumbled feta, the lemon juice and drizzle with 1 - 2 tablespoons olive oil. Toss. Pepper to taste and toss again. Taste again and salt as needed, keeping in mind that the cheese is salty.
Prepare the pies:
Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and place the oven rack in the center position of the oven. Line 2 large cookie or baking sheets with cooking parchment. Have extra parchment ready for more cookie sheets if needed.
Shape the pies: roll each ball of dough into a thin 6-inch (15 cm) circle, flouring the dough and work surface lightly as necessary to prevent sticking. Pile about ¼ - 1/3 cup of the filling, loosely measured, onto the center of each circle, leaving about 1 inch of dough exposed all around. Brush the exposed dough lightly with water. Shape each into a triangle (think Hamentaschen): imagining the circle to be a clock, lift up the edges of dough at the 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock positions to cover the top part of the filling and pinch firmly to seal, going all the way to 12 o'clock. Lift the 6 o'clock position of dough to meet in the center and pinch the two edges firmly to seal, using one finger to push the spinach and filling back inside. The seams will look like an inverted Y. Set the pie on one of the prepared sheets. Working quickly, form 7 more pies, placing them on the cookie sheet with a little space between them.
Line up the pies on the lined baking sheets; brush each pie lightly with olive oil or half olive oil-half melted butter. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes until golden top and bottom.
Remove from the oven to cooling racks.
Serve warm or at room temperature (or take on a picnic!) with Greek yogurt, red or green salsa, or your favorite avocado dip.
Leftover pies can be easily frozen. Place the try in the freezer until the pies are frozen and then transfer to heavy-duty, resealable plastic freezer bags for up to one month. To reheat, thaw the pies and then place on a lined baking sheet and bake in a preheated 350°F (180°C) oven for 10 minutes.
33 comments:
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
It is so difficult to cook for persnickety people... Poor you! thanksfully, P. eats everything I present him and never complains.
Those pies look amazing! That is a irresistible speciality I love.
- February 17, 2013 at 11:20 AM
- Sarah said...
These look wonderful. They remind me a bit of the Palestinian fatayer though they are made without walnuts. As for picky eaters- two of my sons don't like hummus! that is rather embarrassing considering we live in the Middle East.
- February 17, 2013 at 11:31 AM
- Elizabeth said...
How beautiful, Jamie! The outer layer looks so light and airy and the inner filling looks brilliant - I really like the way that the feta hold its shape.
Ha! My nephew was a non-eater for years. He went through a phase from the age of about 3 to 16 or so when he would only eat sliced white bread, processed cheese, green peas (maybe), tomatoes (maybe) and grilled chicken (maybe).
And then he went on tour with his school choir. We think he may have been abducted by aliens on that tour. He now eats EVERYTHING and has turned into an amazing and skilled cook. (He made the best guacamole for us not too long ago.)
- February 17, 2013 at 11:44 AM
- Liren said...
There are days when I think I have one of each, as well. But I am certain that I could convince my pickier one with these amazing pies. And if not, well, I'll eat her share :)
- February 17, 2013 at 11:56 AM
- Robin O said...
Ohhhh, I want these so badly!
There is a boy I know that might even like these too Jamie!
- February 17, 2013 at 11:57 AM
- Terra said...
I was the child that would try everything, and I mean everything. My Sissy was the one that would put her nose up, and gross out at everything. It is funny how there is always one for adventure, and one afraid to just go for it:-) Your Assyrian Spinach pie looks gorgeous, and really sounds delicious! I love the plate the pies are sitting on! Hugs, Terra
- February 17, 2013 at 11:58 AM
- Renee Goerger said...
These look like irresistible, tasty little pockets. I'm a spinach and feta freak so I know I would love them. I also think the addition of the dried fruit is inspired. Bet they would be good with a little ground lamb too....print.
- February 17, 2013 at 1:15 PM
- Renee Goerger said...
These look like irresistible, tasty little pockets. I'm a spinach and feta freak so I know I would love them. I also think the addition of the dried fruit is inspired. Bet they would be good with a little ground lamb too....print.
- February 17, 2013 at 1:16 PM
- Lien said...
Love that story about your two boys, it´s so familiar. Love your pictures with those wonderful pies.
- February 17, 2013 at 1:21 PM
- MyKitchenInHalfCups said...
You spend any time with little ones you determine early on there must be an almost universal gene that tells kids green is poison ;-). With two little boys my desperation had me chop up fresh spinach and mix it into the turkey dressing ... Today there can be no turkey dressing without spinach.
I am happy all over that you enjoyed these we sure did. I'm loving all the filling possibilities that the Babes are coming up with.
- February 17, 2013 at 2:03 PM
- Heather Schmitt-Gonzalez said...
My daughter is the adventurous eat...she ate salads from her high chair! My boys however, not so much. Now that my oldest is a teen, his palate is expanding, though...I try to ease him into things nonchalantly. That said, I was the only one who ate these. Sigh. Yours turned out lovely. :)
- February 17, 2013 at 3:56 PM
- Rambling Tart said...
Spinach pie is one of my favorite things and I love your idea of adding something sweet to it. Delish! :-) I used to be persnickety like Simon - ohhh, I was dreadful :-) - but I've become so adventurous as an adult and I'm loving it. Still don't fancy mushrooms though. :-)
- February 17, 2013 at 4:02 PM
- Elle said...
Gorgeous golden triangles...that even a non-veg eater will eat. So interesting how different children are from each other. Glad that your picky son liked these. Happy 5th anniversary Babe!
- February 17, 2013 at 4:48 PM
- Nuts about food said...
I have to say I have been pretty lucky with both my children. Thank goodness, because I know it would drive me nuts otherwise. Truth be told, I ate very little as a child, or at least made a scene at every meal. I was forced to eat everything growing up, but it was pure torture. Thankfully that changed now!
- February 18, 2013 at 3:25 AM
- ilva said...
Children! Fortunately they change a lot when it comes to eating and become human. Lovely photos!
- February 18, 2013 at 3:33 AM
- Meeta K. Wolff said...
So I have one like Clem ... PHEW!! I have to admit it is a lot of fun when they are adventurous and are willing to try/eat everything.
They remind me of fatayer, which I grew up on in the Middle East - Lebanese specialties filled with various fillings. Spinach and feta were my favorites!
- February 18, 2013 at 6:13 AM
- Jamie said...
@Meeta: I actually thought of Soeren when I was writing this and how lucky you are to have him to cook for!
@Sarah: Ha that is so surprising! Maybe because hummus is one of the few things both of my sons love!
@Renee: Ah, yes! I have an early blog post with triangles made with spinach and feta and others with a lamb filling! Now I want to try that filling with this bread dough!
- February 18, 2013 at 6:20 AM
- Helene Dsouza said...
hm your second son sounds like my husband. It's a cooking challenge each time right? I don't recall ever having spinach pies, they look cute and very presentable. =)
- February 18, 2013 at 7:34 AM
- Lana@Never Enough Thyme said...
Ah, yes. I had a finicky eater, too. And she has grown up to be a fairly finicky adult eater. Her daughter, on the other hand, is not afraid to try anything! A pure joy to cook for that child.
- February 18, 2013 at 8:56 AM
- A Canadian Foodie said...
This is my kind of treat! I love the Bread Baking Babies series... but too busy making cheese now. Still baking bread - but not writing about it. BTW - I WILL make it to a Plate2Page... just not this round.
It looks exceptional. I do have to have my own sleeping accommodations, though....(asthma and a night cougher)
- February 18, 2013 at 9:56 AM
- Lisa said...
I adore Spanakopita, and pretty much most anything wrapped in phyllo, sweet or savory. You don't want to get me near me at a Greek festival! That said, I've never tried the Assyrian version in a yeast dough, but it looks wonderful! I loved the story about Clem the adventurous and Simon the less adventurous. This is currently happening with Z and A. 'Z' will try anything..'A' will not. He cries when presented with any vegetable, sprinkled with cheese or not, and pushes it away. It was the same with me and my sister as kids. She only ate sweets, I tried everything (future food freak, who knew?) xo
- February 18, 2013 at 1:20 PM
- Amanda said...
My own children seem to have become more fussy with age. The eldest would eat everything, but now is so fussy I don't even try to cater for her. If she won't eat what is on the table, she goes without.
These pies look delicious and have given me inspiration for dinner tonight, thanks Jamie!
- February 18, 2013 at 2:12 PM
- Kate | Food Babbles said...
Oh how I can relate, my 3-year-old lives on only greek yogurt and cheerios, not much else. My husband, his palate is not much more refined than Madelyn's. Two peas in a pod. They wouldn't likely eat these but I will surely love them and cannot wait to make them.
- February 18, 2013 at 5:12 PM
- Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella said...
Isn't it funny how one sibling will go for food while another won't? :) No matter what age, I would adore these delicious portable pies! :D
- February 18, 2013 at 5:20 PM
- Baking Soda said...
Oh leave it to her to make gorgeous pies, take beauty pics and such great story to share... Wonderful Jamie!!
(and yes, there's one of each in my family as well. One that crawled to the bowl of olives thinking they were raisins. Tasted shook his head: no raisins. Nodded. Good. The other sniffs his food, watchful eyes on his family for snickers and secret smiles, prods with his fork and takes a tentative bite. Or not.)
Happy these pies did well!
- February 19, 2013 at 11:06 AM
- katiez said...
My son won't eat potatoes... Chips, yes, but that's hardly healthy... And very few cooked vegetables. He would get his own plate of raw veggies. Love your pies!
- February 19, 2013 at 11:47 AM
- Cake Duchess said...
I have one that will eat olives to sardines and one that is little more picky. These pies are something that they would both agree on for certain. I wouldn't mind a couple either;)
- February 19, 2013 at 6:30 PM
- Elizabeth said...
I was sure that I had commented already!
Your pies look perfect! of course, they do.
I love the description of your boy with his lips pressed together refusing to eat something strange.
It reminds me of my nephew who, when he turned 4 or so, would only eat pre-sliced white bread, butter, plain grilled chicken breast (no skin), green peas and processed cheese. He suddenly saw the light when he was 16 and went on tour with his school choir. He now eats everything.
I too hated all vegetables when I was a child. Especially spinach. Now, I love spinach. Especially these pies. They're so good, aren't they?
- February 19, 2013 at 8:25 PM
- Natashya KitchenPuppies said...
Beautiful! I love that you used cardamom - that would have been very tasty!
- February 20, 2013 at 10:07 AM
- Jeanne said...
Hahaha - I've always said cheese is The Great Enabler and it seems I was right! I only started eating green salads when my mom added grated cheese; and yes, I only started eating spinach when adding feta to it became popular! Love this recipe - looks like the perfect weekend lunch :)
- February 21, 2013 at 3:53 AM
- Jeanette said...
It is so funny how different each child's tastebuds can be. My oldest is the pickiest eater, and the other three will try virtually anything I put in front of them. Fortunately, as my oldest gets exposed to more food now that he's in college, he has started to try new foods and found he actually likes more foods than he realized. These spinach pies look so good!
- February 21, 2013 at 7:37 AM
- Mairi @ Toast said...
Spinach & feta anything a match made in heaven! The fussiest eater in our family now is my Mum...I sometimes gently remind her, as she told me, it is polite to eat what is put in front of one & be thankful!!! How times have changed as I will eat just about anything :)
- February 21, 2013 at 4:35 PM
- crumbsoflove said...
ah, those picky eaters. When they grow up and eat EVERYTHING, you will be able to tease them about these days. Though, your pies look so delicious I can't believe anyone could not want one
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I believe in life before death... So dont forget to enjoy it while you still can.
Just wondering if anyone did create a DPS based guardian? and how well did it work?
I just loved the Guardian gameplay in PvE, but in WvWvW keep taking, with all the long range AoE spells keeping things at range i felt a little lost. Now i do understand how the class is great at defense and espescially defending siege weapons, But did anyone find out how to fit intoo a more offensive role?
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Greatsword. It messes people up :) the spirit hammer as a 'pet' actually was helpfull as well, even though it was only alive for 15 seconds. It's final attack knocked people down, which was good for getting away or chasing people down. I didn't try to make enough time to play with the great sword, but the hours I did showed that guardians could easily switch to offense and still be able to heal themselves a bit.
Well if you look at this video:
You can see a guardian running an "iron man" type build. But he has staff and GS going. So while he isn't bam headshotting people he is still capable of putting out nice damage and alot of aoe. But its not a DPS build of course
The thing with guardian is they don't that many movement abilities and the some of the ones they do have work on others more than themselves. GS does have the leap but its not like a theif or mesmer where they can do a number of leaps/teleports consecutively.
So once you do leap you need something to keep going. I believe that guy had the traits that let you heal on GS attacks. I susspect the traits line that lets you blind ppl is nice. Also that wall that enemies can't pass is nice for stopping people from running (or the hammer field).
Basically Guardian can use walls and iron man tactics to kill and keep someone around whereas other classes might use cripples and swiftness/leaps.
I saw a guy using the hammer to good effect with that field that keep ppl in and out.
Maybe some sort of GS/hammer hybrid dps/iron man + condition build.
Originally posted by gestalt11
That video is showing Structured pvp and i believe the OP's worry (like mine) has to do with WvW ranged fighting. Structured is completely different from WvW. In Structured you fight close quarters mostly and with limited people. WvW is much larger and almost exclusively faught at 1200 range. Guardian lacks 1200 range dps skills. I think they only have 1 which is the 2nd skill on staff. Even the 1st ability on scepter which is 900 can't be used in keep fights because it travels on the ground and wont hit people on walls. I loved guardian in pve also but switched to necro for WvW because of the range problems. I really hope they do something about it.
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I still think the ranged characters have the advantage to melee. Melee does well once equipted with ranged weapons.
Originally posted by Senjinn
Yea unfortunetly I dont see a DPS role for guardians in WvW thats why its been crossed off my list of classes to test during BWE's. you're right as far as PvE and Structured its pretty good but since I have ZERO desire to ever do structured PvP. (like I might as well stuck it out in WoW/Rift/TOR dont even get me started on how much I detest battleground PvP and why its ruined the genre)
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Originally posted by Senjinn
There is more small range PvP in WvWvW then you think there is many small outpost there are equally importend to fight over and many chases and group fights in field specially when game launches you will see over time more and more fights all around not on attacking keeps.
I say give it all some more time learn your classes only 3 days of gameplay is way to short to judge witch ones are viable for WvWvW i think all have there pro's and con's but im willing to learn and invest in my characters, are you guys also willing to invest or want instant uberness?
I don't agree that WvW is almost exclusively 1200. If you ahven't found a way to make not that way with a class like Theif or Mesmer though you probably might as well give up on guardian.
I was able to WvW at ranges significantly closer than 1200 on a mesmer and I think it can be done on a guardian as well. But it would be challenging.
Obviously certain cases you need 1200 like when you are on top of the wall. But if you are never sallying forth you may not be good at WvW.
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Originally posted by Lord.Bachus
Google is your friend, but yes, people have made a few different DPS guardian builds. Some center around spectral weapons. Some center around a sword / torch combo (teleport / burning). The guardian isn't a very strong range class, tbh. It's one of the only classes in the game that suffers from this. They are very good at gap closing, though. However, the subject of melee vs. ranged in WvW has been beaten to death, revived, and then beaten to death again.
You don't need to fight in WvW like a mexican standoff (standing back and flinging projectiles). However, most people do that, because it's obvious, and it's easy. If you want to help out w/ those fights, then I'd suggest doing what the guardian does best, lay down some ranged support. They have tons of that, and deflecting enemy ranged attacks is just as good as sitting back spamming meteor shower.
As a guardian, if you plan on doing a lot of WvW, I'd suggest trying out the following playstyles:
1) group support / melee build. Leading charges, laying down boons, shields, etc, is very useful in WvW.
2) skirmisher: avoid the main assaults until the gates are down. Take out enemy supply lines / flank stragglers, etc.
3) infiltrate: Some keeps you can actually get up onto the walls before they come down. Or, you can knock people down off the walls, putting them within melee range of your attacks.
If none of the above playstyles suit you, then I'd suggest either finding a decent group to run w/ (coordinate is key), or maybe checking out one of the other classes. Also, don't forget the importance of siege equipment. If you find a lot of ranged fights forming, buying some arrow carts may not be a bad idea. A kill is a kill, regardless of whether you use your weapons or a siege cannon to get it.
- Just a side note: This game is all about figuring things out for yourself. If the obvious choice doesn't seem to work, try looking around for a solution you may not have thought about. The sooner you start thinking that way, the more of an advantage you'll have in the game. There will still be a lot of people who don't do that, but they will mostly end up as fodder in PvP.
Originally posted by GroovyFlower
I know there are smaller objective but why should you feel obligated to only do those because your class lacks the tools to compete in everything? I'm not asking for instant uberness i'm asking for the tools to compete offensively in every aspect of WvW, not just sit next to seige weapon and guard it while everyone else gets to fight.
Originally posted by Zylaxx
The guy in that video had 20k life. When he used his elite he had 36k that he could use a heal to replenish to full. And quite a bit of AoE to go with it as well. And various other healing. And a shield that completely blocked all projectiles
It took many multiples of people beating on him for minutes to go down.
I am sorry but if one can't do something with that in conjunction with a few other people in WvW then there is a problem with the players.
You seriously think 10 people with a build like that can't march into a zerg and start putting out some serious AoE damage on them? I bet they could do nasty things things to glass cannon "I am only good at 1200 feet" jobbers.
I was wrecking the max range jobbers with just a small amount of decent skirmishing right in front of the gates of a keep..
Most of those people do AoE from max range. That is a TERRIBLE spike its complete ass. People don't go down as fast as you think when they skirmish well.
But by all means keep trying that weak tactic see what happens when you get flanked and completely wrecked by better tactics and you are sitting on the ground wonder why you did 1/4 of the damage in twice the time to a team 1/4 your size that just leveled you as it came around a corner or got portaled in by a mesmer.
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Originally posted by gestalt11
I can actually attest to this. Thief & mesmer specifically are great for this. I spent most of my time in WvW fighting in melee. I switched to ranged every now and then to keep the enemy at a distance while my group re-grouped, but that was about it.
- In an open field. He who knows how to charge effectively is king. Learn how, and when to charge, and you will be whiping the floor w/ dead enemies.
- In a tight skirmish: This should be a no-brainer. It should go w/ out saying that if you can't melee in a small skirmish situation then you either need A TON of practice, but you may want to consider avoiding melee for a while until you get better at the game.
- In a keep siege: There are quite a few different things to do when attacking a keep. Pounding on the gate isn't the only thing to be done, and in some cases it's not even necessary (sometimes it's better to just blow up one of the walls and ignore the gate completely). You can also pull people off the walls, teleport over the walls (my personal favorite), scout, cut-off enemy reinforcements, stop enemy supply lines, build siege equipment, etc. You have options. Everyone is focused on the gate. That's what 99% of the players expect. So, surprise surprise, if you only go after the gate, you are going to always be met with the greatest part of the enemy forces. If you flank them (unless they are a very coordinated group) I guaruntee they will not expect it, and you will be able to kill quite a few players that way if you are skilled.
Personally, I love encountering players who only know how to pvp @ 1200 range. It's so easy to close that gap that they always freak out when you're in their face, and they generally go down w/ out much trouble. It's the players that are consistantly going in & out of close - long range that are the most difficult.
Ok it seems like people just don't get this.
1) get a nasty melee spike group going, with a guardian or two for support and DPS
2) find a mesmer tell him to have his Invis and his portal and possibly even the invis field as well
3) have him make a portal somewhere no one can see you
4) have him stealth up to a zerg and place the exit portal
5) step in portal and wreck shit as the 1200 jobbers can't do jack to you and you do far more damage with far more control. Guardian uses GS pull so people get nice and tighly bunched. Other guardian use hamer field to keep em in. Rest slice and dice. You kill tons of them in under a minute.
6) if you want, have another mesmer or the same one setup anoter set of portals for a quick retreat. Or just have a mesmer cast group invis and get away.
You think 1200 range is that powerful? You are wrong. Dead wrong. Its advantage is easily negated. And escpaes are not that hard to come by with a little planning.
Of course if you are looking to be some badass soloist in WvW well tough.
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Originally posted by Lord.Bachus
I've played guardian and it was only DPS for PVP and WvWvW... It was op :D You can crush your opponents from distance as well as you can from close range, it's totaly irrelevant if it's a close or ranged combat, you can kick some ass if you set your utility spells correctly ofc. :)
"Happiness is not a destination. It is a method of life."
I think we're just seeing different types of players here. I kinda chuckled when i read the comment about having 10 melee all attack together. My experience in WvW was never that coordinated. My experience consisted of a large amount of ungroup people running around taking keeps. We always had the numbers though, so there was very little open field fighting. The other teams would run back to a keep and there is where the fighting would be. When trying to take a keep as a guardian i felt i wasn't very effective but as a necro i was. Then once we took everything on the map the fight would end up at the gate of an opposing player. This is where you will really get bored. you cannot get in range to melee, getting too close to thier gate is instant death. Staying max distance is a must.
Now as they balance WvW servers more maybe the problem wont arise as much but still i'm not seeing the reason not to give guardian this option? What exactly is it they have over other classes that makes it so they shouldn't have this option? I'm not asking for some overpowered high damage 1200 attack. I'd just like the same ranged options all the other classes get.
Letting me use Flashing blade to teleport on walls to fight would work too! but thats probably not gonna happen.
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I went great sword and sepcter/torch for dps with my traits focusing on increasing the damage of my fire condition. It works pretty well for me when I go septer/torch primary for long range and then when the enemy comes close I switch to great sword for massive aoe damage
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To the folks complaining about 1200m glass cannons.
To the folks saying a health-specced guardian spamming self-heals while aoeing is immortal.
You forget something. Something this game keeps trying to make us remember.
Control. Control. Control.
Lock em down. Stun em. Knowck em around. Cripple em. Dot the heck outta em. Immobilize. Blind. REFLECT. There's a thousand tricks you can come up with in this game to mess with people. A lot of the really great pvp builds I'm seeing aren't from people with high burst; they're from people that know how to control a battlefield and how to deal with the control/status effects others might use on them.


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Top 5 best Jailbreak apps and tweaks for iOS 5
Even with all iOS 5 has to offer, if you're anything like me you'll always find a reason to jailbreak. I've always been the type of person who wants more flexibility and control over my iPhone. Luckily, a bunch of Jailbreak tweaks and apps have been updated for iOS 5 compatibility and allow me to have just that.
There will no doubt be a flood of them soon but for right now, right this minute, here are a list of our favorites, the ones we think are the best — TiPb's Top 5 Jailbreak apps and tweaks that will help you get the most out of iOS 5!
SBSettings has not only been around forever, it has remained one of the most useful jailbreak utilities available. It allows you to add quick toggles for commonly used features such as brightness, 3G, airplane mode, bluetooth, and more. While SBSettings comes with a lot of the more commonly used toggles built in you can download even more from Cydia. You can also download themes to change the look of SBSettings as well.
Now with iOS 5 compatibility it has never been easier to access quick gestures and manage your device. Simply enable SBSettings in Notification Center and it's right there whenever you need it.
Free - Cydia Link
This is yet another utility that's been around almost as long as iOS has. But for most jailbreakers this is a tweak you'll definitely want to have. You'll probably end up using it anyways whether you realize it or not. Some apps even require that you install Activator in order to use them.
The whole point of Activator is to make it easier to get to things you use most frequently. If you send a lot of texts you may want a gesture that allows you to bring up a BiteSMS quick compose screen. Activator allows you to do this by simply assigning certain gestures to specific applications. Tons of jailbreak applications and utilities have built-in support for Activator.
If there is ever a period of time I have to suffer with a stock iPhone I still find myself trying to open things with gestures only to frown when it doesn't work. I still find myself wondering why shortcut gestures have not been more heavily implemented into iOS considering the wide adoption rate of Activator among the jailbreak community.
Free - Cydia Link
While I think iOS has the cleanest and slickest interface out of any smartphone on the current market I still get bored from time to time and feel the need to switch it up. While a lot of long time jailbreakers have used tools like Summerboard and more recently Winterboard, the jailbreak scene just gets better and better. While Dreamboard is a newer app in its early stages it shows a lot of promise.
The ability to customize and create themes comes built into the app. You can replace and swap out icons and customize until your heart's content. For jailbreakers who are rather picky about themes and want the ability to have more control over "the little things", Dreamboard may be just what you're looking for. I'm sure we'll start to see Dreamboard extensions and downloadable themes cropping up in Cydia pretty quickly. At the time of writing this I already see over 15 themes available for Dreamboard. This is definitely a jailbreak utility to keep your eye on.
Free - Cydia Link
While I've always been a huge fan of LockInfo by David Ashman I have to admit that the guys over at Intelliborn really stepped up to the plate with their new version of IntelliScreen for iOS 5.
The tight integration with the already built-in Notification Center is really what makes this version stand out. You can just tell that a lot of thought and energy went into the project. While Notification Center is good, IntelliScreenX makes it great. It adds the functionality that Apple left out. Everything from accessing all your information from the lock screen to having a top shelf feature for toggles has been re-worked from the ground up. Intelliborn is definitely giving apps like LockInfo a lot to live up to with their next release.
The down side is as of writing this it has not yet been released. Until then you can check out the video above to see it in action. This is one I keep checking on and can't wait to try out for myself. A few other sites have been able to get a early hands-on with it and have walked away quite impressed. It should be available this Thursday or Friday to the public. We'll add a link and update when it's readily available for download. Let us know if you see it up!
Free trial, $9.99 - Will add link when publicly available
I've tried several messaging replacement apps but I always find myself coming back to Bite. When it comes down to it, it just works. It gives me the control I want and then some. And the update for iOS 5 is no different.
This time it's coming back around with a new face lift and even tighter integration to iOS. Not only will BiteSMS play nice with iOS 5 but it will also handles Apple's new iMessage protocol. The app just feels a whole lot cleaner this time around. I also like that users are now given the option to natively re-skin the Bite icon to the default Messages icon and hide the stock icon.
The iOS 5 compatible version is still in beta but it's public. In order to use it you'll need to add the following repository in Cydia -
Just a reminder that since it is still in beta you should expect a few bugs here and there. I've been using it for a bit now and haven't experienced too many issues outside of a crash here and there.
Free trial, $9.99 - Cydia Link
Your top Jailbreak app or tweak?
While this is our list of must have jailbreak apps we know you guys all have your own lists. Feel free to let us know of any cool jailbreak apps or utilities you've found as well. And if you're thinking about jailbreaking but have some questions first make sure you check out our TiPb jailbreak forums for all the help you need and answers to many commonly asked questions.
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Top 5 best Jailbreak apps and tweaks for iOS 5
You can jailbreak the 4s lol. It's been out.
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I have tried IntelliScreenX. It is certainly legions better than their previous offering. Unfortunately, it doesn't allow you to independently select widgets shown on the homescreen from those shown on the lockscreen. The current beta of Lockinfo (which is somewhat buggy) does allow this (through its own set of plugins-which act like widgets). I know Mr. Ashman is working on better (less buggy) integration of Lockinfo with IOS 5 Notication Center. Hopefully he will retain this function.
Also...the price for IntelliScreenX seems a little high.
Doesnt work 100% dont recommend
I'm no longer jailbroken but hoping to re-do that soon. I just like small tweaks, like Folder Closer (closes folders after you launch the program that was in them), Phone Closer (same, but for after-call, etc), SBSettings so easily turn off my Bluetooth and Wireless, and one tweak (can't remember the name) that you could tap and it would close all background apps instead of the tedious one-by-one you have to do to close them all out. Also the tweak that showed the date along with the time in the top status bar.
best jailbreak tweak ever is Tlert.
it pops the msg notification up on screen and allows you to reply to it no matter what you are doing.
It doesnt work on iOS 5 :(
best jailbreak tweak ever is Tlert.
it pops the msg notification up on screen and allows you to reply to it no matter what you are doing.
best jailbreak tweak ever is Tlert.
it pops the msg notification up on screen and allows you to reply to it no matter what you are doing.
best jailbreak tweak ever is Tlert.
it pops the msg notification up on screen and allows you to reply to it no matter what you are doing.
Hah - was behind someone on the train, watching them use a new windows phone, nothing was working, kept hitting a button to skip photos and music, wouldn't work. Had to exit out, then re-enter, 1 minute later, happening again.
iPhone. Just. Works.
how did you JB ios5?
Wish 4S/IOS had those apps. The ability to quickly toggle settings from the home screen would be awesome.
The Will of Steve J is all over this - he simply wouldn't allow such an App as he'd be admitting flaws in the overall product. If it were as good as we all think it is then we wouldn't be interested in such apps. RIP Steve, your legacy is secure.
I really miss SBS Settings and Bite SMS!!! can't wait for the untethered jailbreak to come around!
having the 4s i miss bitesms BADLY. i think by far its the top reason to jailbreak a phone. sbsettings i miss too andof course my3g or 3unrestrictor etc tc whichever one u choose to use. i have an unlimited data plan and i always have to turn on wifi for downloading apps and all sorts of nonsense.
It's funny how most of these features come native to Android
both android and iphone have over 100,000 apps you idiot. Androids market share is eating apple for breakfast, in the phone realm. Not long and it will be tablet too. Google makes the best most useful apps and they all integrate and work better on android than on iphone. iphone gmail/google apps suck compared to android. All the cool stuff you can do on jail broken iphones is standard on android.
Android is NOT beating apple in it's market share at all... I'm not a fan of either I just develop for them BOTH as it's my job. But by god is Apple destroying, it's got 200,000 more apps and a WAY bigger market share. It doesn't make a lot of money from it's app store but the app store attracts so many sales that it serves as a long term revenue input.
And no to that last thing Android does have some good features which would serve apple well but it has too many bugs and their App store is full of viruses, I could stick one in there if I wanted in a week! (I'm not like that). Although Apple has flaws, so does Adroid and you ca't just shoot one down because of your taste you have to take everything into account, iOS is more stable, but restrictive, android is open and loose ( ;) ) but not stable!
Your a moron apple and android aren't that far apart and it's only because any dumbass can make an android app and not have to worry about copyrights or paying the company learn befor your write
Uhh right :-/ I have owned both an android and a now the iPhone both of which I have rooted / jailbroke and unless you like being plugged into an outlet 24/7 and if you like rebooting every other day because your phone locks up then the iPhone is the way to go. iPhone has the best of everything once jailbroken. I will NEVER go back to the substandard amature android toys.
Android is an iPhone knock-off it has a 4x4 icon layout like the iPhone, it copied their animations and they also copied the lock screen idea FUCK OFF ANDROID AND ALL THE COMPANIES THAT JUST FOLLOW APPLE
Android is an iPhone knock-off it has a 4x4 icon layout like the iPhone, it copied their animations and they also copied the lock screen idea FUCK OFF ANDROID AND ALL THE COMPANIES THAT JUST FOLLOW APPLE
Yea they have thousands of apps. But really they are all the same app with different sounds and characters.
It's funny how most of these features come native to Android
Completely agree with your thoughts about LockInfo. I have been pretty happy with IntelliscreenX but miss certain features I had in 4.3.3 with LockInfo. I have given up (for now) on SBSettings because IntelliscreenX has the hidden drawer at the top with most of the same goodness. Bite is also by far the best messaging app and the beta has been flawless for me since release! Good write up.
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I have a weird bug in my Bite SMS for 5.0 that it makes my alert sound go off when I open the app. No big deal though, everything else is working great.
I prefer to use Lockinfo on my lockscreen (I turn off infoshade and the other options and let Inelliscreenx be king elsewhere) in conjunction with Intelliscreenx; they work really well together on the lockscreen, depending exactly on what you are doing (if I want to read my entire email and respond, do a quick FB check, check my RSS feeds and read them, then I check Intellix. But if I just want a quick glance of the weather, of my calendar, or of my notifications, nothing in depth, then I prefer Lockinfo). Both work very well with IRealSMS, too. I also think I prefer using them both because I don't really want my friends or coworkers to know they can access my notification center on my lockscreen and bypass CleverPin's protectiveness... which Lockinfo doesn't do.
The only issue I'm having with Intelliscreenx is that the inbuilt Messages+ always fails when I endeavor to respond; it never shows the persons name in the message header and it won't let me input the name or number (this is only when responding to someone, not when using the quick send option). I thought Messages+ and IRealSMS would create the perfect functional messaging system. Hopefully the issue is remedied soon.
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Cody Leist
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Sixty-four days.
That will be the amount of time has elapsed since the first meeting this season between Coal Grove (6-3) and Valley (10-0) and their Division V, Region 19 quarterfinal game. In that span of time, both the No. 8 Hornets and No. 1 Indians claimed championships in their respective conferences.
Since their meeting in Week 3, one common denominator has been associated with each program: Winning when they needed. But it's the style in which Coal Grove has accomplished its feats that has Valley coach Darren Crabtree talking.
"It seems like in the past three or four weeks, they gone back to more of a typical Coal Grove dive football team," Crabtree said. "We've seen less passing, more power running, more unbalanced line-type of offensive sets and just trying to line up to run the ball right at you."
After the Indians claimed the first meeting 34-18 in Lucasville, the Hornets suffered a 72-20 loss at Columbus Bishop Ready but strung together five-straight wins to claim the OVC crown for a second time in as many seasons. A major contributor to Coal Grove's success has been the running of Alex Bare.
In last week's 54-10 win over South Point, Bare had 69 yards on seven carries with two touchdowns and a fumble recovery for a touchdown on defense. He will have share the pigskin with Brandon Hogsten, who had 126 yards and two touchdowns on just seven totes against the Pointers.
"They're coming in with a lot of confidence," Crabtree said. "When we watched our film from Week 3, there were some mistakes that we made obviously that we've got to correct and there were some things I'm sure they feel like if a couple of plays here would've gone their way, it could've been a different ball game."
With last year's regional final appearance and a No. 1 seed attached to his squad, Crabtree feels his team is ready to carve out its own path.
"It's a great feeling to know that we're at home Week 1 of the playoffs, I think the kids are ready to play," Crabtree said. "I think they realize the two games we had at the end of the season were very difficult wins and have prepared us, we feel like, very well for the playoffs. Opening up with a team that you've already defeated once is kind of a double-edged sword.
"It's nice knowing that you've defeated them but it's always a hard thing of beating a team twice in a season. Right now our kids are very focused on Coal Grove, we've watched a lot of film (early in the week)."
The two games leading up to this contest Crabtree was referencing to were the wins over Wheelersburg and Minford to not only give Valley its second-straight SOC II title, but extend its regular season winning streak to 20 games. In those two games, the Indian defense combined to hold their opponents to a combined total of seven points.
"I think the thing we have going for us is that we've stepped out on the field for 10-straight weeks, expecting to win and we've been able to do that," Crabtree said. "I think that's what our mental approach is going to be on Saturday."
A boost to the lineup for Valley will be the return of Brandon Jordan (lower-body injury) and Kyle Miller (illness). The move allows Hayden Dunn to return back to his tight end position a week after playing offensive guard.
"You've got your typical bangs and bruises when you're going into Week 11 but for the most part, we're pretty healthy," Crabtree said. "No matter who's playing, we're going to go out there and give everything we have. I"m sure there's a lot of people playing in Week 11 that are banged up."
If the Indians are to advance, a possible second round match up and a rematch of last year's regional final against Bucyrus Wynford could be on the horizon. Last year, the No. 1 Royals — who are the No. 4 seed this season — took a 54-48 nail-biter in overtime. Wynford plays No. 5 Loudonville in its first round game.
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Holiday Loop to tour arts areasWritten by Matt Liasse | | firstname.lastname@example.com
For the second year, Toledoans can travel a loop near Downtown businesses in an effort to connect with local venues.
The Holiday Loop will take place from noon to 5 p.m. Nov. 16. Two buses will travel between Downtown, the Warehouse District, UpTown and the Old West End. The Arts Commission event is designed to connect holiday shoppers to more than 30 art venues and retailers in the area.
The free shuttle service is provided through a partnership with the University of Toledo and provides a fun, safe way to travel the city, said Arts Commission Programs Coordinator Michelle Carlson.
"The buses help [people] feel more comfortable with navigating Downtown, especially if they're not familiar [with the area]," she said.
The buses will begin making their rounds immediately following a holiday parade.
There will be two loops to choose from, both stopping at the Toledo School for the Arts (TSA), 333 14th St. Some stops between the two loops are walking distances apart, Carlson said.
Each loop will have two buses. It will take 10-15 minutes for the bus to arrive at a stop, Carlson said.
The Green Loop includes a route stopping at B-Bop Records, The Gallery at the Davis Building, The Paula Brown Shop, the University of Toledo Center for the Visual Arts Gallery, the Toledo Museum of Art's Store and Collector's Corner, The Truth Art Gallery and Event Center, Studio Eleven-Eleven, Gallerie 333 at TSA, Glass City Café and Flying Rhino Coffee & Chocolate.
The Red Loop includes a route stopping at Schmidt Messenger Studios, Maker's Mart, Bozarts Fine Art & Music Gallery, Downtown Latté, The Art Supply Dep?, Ahava Spa and Wellness Center, Scrap4Art Encore Boutique, the joenstas gallery, Gathered Art Gallery & Studios, Park Inn by Radisson and Secor Studios and Galleries. The Red Loop will begin running shuttles an hour after The Green Loop begins to "alleviate traffic congestion."
Carlson said the Arts Commission is still trying to acquire more participating venues.
Free parking will be available at many loop stops, including 14th Street by TSA, 1815 Adams St. by Ottawa Tavern, 1701 Adams St. by Manos Greek Restaurant and 1120 Adams St. by Toledo City Paper. Maps are available at www.TheArtsCommission.org.
The Holiday Loop was new last year, but based on a reoccurring event. The original program, Meet & Greet, started in 2005.
"We chartered a bus for the first time to highlight some interesting and unique spaces," Carlson said. "In addition to the artists getting a chance to network and meet one another, they also got the chance to hop on a bus and see a really neat place."
The event grew and transformed into what The Arts Commission now calls The Gallery Loop, which has happened in the spring and autumn for the past few years. The Holiday Loop is the same concept but in the spirit of the holiday season.
"It's just geared toward holiday shopping," Carlson said.
The Arts Commission is "the longest-standing arts organization of its kind" in Ohio, having opened in 1959, according to a news release. It is supported by the Ohio Arts Council, which helps fund the program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.
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Brady learns that Kristen was the one to stop John's seduction, Adrienne finds out EJ asked Justin to work with him permanently, and Sami and EJ talk wedding bells.
Justin provides EJ the last of the documents to sign at the pub. EJ now has complete control of DiMera Enterprises and offers Justin a permanent job. Justin's surprised EJ trusts him, especially since he's a Kiriakis. EJ doesn't care. He trusts him and knows this will cause issues at home but asks that he give it some thought.
At Sami's, Adrienne asks Sami to explain herself concerning what happened with Bernardi. Sami was acquitted of all charges and wants to leave it at that. Adrienne becomes accusatory but Sami claims she didn't know the cop and won't allow Adrienne to come in between Sonny and Will. Adrienne sneers. She'll do anything to protect her son. "Anything." She walks out and Sami throws a vase.
At the coffee shop, Sonny is happy to tell Will that Chad says they've got their liquor license. Will's happy for him. Sonny leaves the room and Brent arrives. Sonny told him about the liquor license earlier and asked him to drop by. Sonny returns and asks for Brent's help renovating. Will offers to help as well but this is Brent's niche. Brent gets out his tablet and he and Sonny go off to look at samples. Will's left behind. He takes a call from Sami who warns him that Adrienne's on the warpath.
At the rectory, when Nicole asks Eric about the test results, he flashes to being told he was poisoned but tells her they weren't important. "Really? A priest. A priest is going to lie to my face." He tells her Dr. Jonas' theory that someone poisoned him. Maggie interrupts with a check for the school and Nicole goes to get sparkling cider to celebrate. Upon her return, she overhears Maggie telling Eric that Victor has promised not to make a scene about Nicole at the reception. Eric defends Nicole and both of them hope things start to get easier for her. Nicole returns after Maggie leaves and thanks Eric for looking out for her.
John arrives at the Kiriakis mansion. Brady asks for the truth about what happened that night of the seduction. John tells Brady the story he already knows but Brady wants details. John admits Kristen stopped the love-making and reneged on her plan for revenge. Brady whispers that Kristen really meant it. John hopes this means they can get back on track.
Kristen sits outside the pub watching the sex video of her and Eric. Stefano calls and asks her to meet him. She finds him at the park and he tells her being stabbed in the back was uncomfortable. She tells him she knew nothing about the takeover. Stefano knows neither she nor Chad had anything to do with this but Justin and Chin did. She guesses that he wants her help to eviscerate EJ. Stefano doesn't. She catches him up, calling Dr. Chyka a loser but Sarah did a great job editing the video. She's moving on with the plan. He asks if she really thinks 'defrocking a priest is the right way to go'. If she's going to do it, she should be ruthless - the way he'll be with EJ. She calls Bishop White.
Adrienne finds Justin at the pub. She tells him about her blowout with Sami. He chastises her for doing so and tells her to give it a rest. He takes a business call and she fumes. She finds the paperwork EJ drew up for Justin to work exclusively for EJ and orders him not to get in bed with the DiMera family. Justin doesn't take orders from her. He leaves and she watches the video once more.
EJ arrives home and sees a smashed vase. Sami tells him what happened with Adrienne. EJ wants to celebrate. They canoodle and discuss the wedding and cackle at ruling Stefano's empire. Sami gets hot when EJ talks about being Salem's "power couple" so he carries her up to bed.
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