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Since 1 December 2003, all businesses have been required to notify their Council.
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Tenants will have the opportunity to shape the council housing service after plans were agreed today.
Wiltshire Council leaders approved the setting up of a management board for the governance of council housing at their cabinet meeting.
Tenants will also have the opportunity to be part of an advisory panel. The panel will oversee the project of setting up the management board.
The board will consist of an equal number of councillors, tenants and relevant experts - finance/legal/housing management - with a recommendation that it be in place by April. This will enable time to consult on the proposals and carry out a recruitment process.
The intention of the new board is to give tenants more choice and for them to have a genuine influence on the service. The board will act as a forum where tenant representatives meet with senior housing managers and councillors to discuss and influence the development and management of council housing services.
These changes are as a result of the Localism Act, which has changed the way council housing is financed and made additional funding available locally. The previous system saw Wiltshire subsidising other authorities which were in a poorer housing situation. Now, Wiltshire Council is able to keep some of that money to invest in its own housing stock.
Thanks to prudent accounting measures over the last few years, and these changes an extra £35m will be invested. This will include energy saving and environmental measures, and improvements to the current housing stock.
John Thomson, cabinet member for housing, said: "It is important tenants are able to have a real influence on their service. This board will make them a vital part of the decision-making process."


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November 5, 2013
10 English Grammar Rules For Your Healthcare Resume
In the healthcare industry, applicants lacking effective communication skills may find themselves on the losing end of a
search. Potential
are considering more than skill sets and experience; they are also considering an applicant's capacity to send messages in a constructive, positive manner.
Submitting a
for a healthcare job is often an applicant's
first display
of good, communicative ability. One secret to a well-received healthcare resume is proper use of good grammar. A well-written resume is the printed equivalent of a first-time conversation. Here are ten tips for how to compose a remarkable, grammatically correct resume.
Use Your Own Voice
Your resume should be a self-reflection. Using your own words instead of mechanical phrases to demonstrate your professional strengths highlights your experience and indicates your personality. Yes, potential employers want good healthcare professionals, but they also want personalities that blend well with other employees.
Before: I am interested in the
nursing assistant position
I saw advertised in the local newspaper.
After: Persistently striving for excellence, I can bring exemplary professionalism and skill to this
nursing position
(or some version of original text using your own words).
Stick To The Subject
Use language that is pertinent to the desired position.
Healthcare jobs
that are highly specialized need correlative experience. For example, a healthcare position in general pediatrics should include any pediatric experience. However, if the position deals with pediatric immunology, use job experience that draws from that particular specialty.
Before: Working at a nonprofit organization has helped prepare me for a career in the healthcare.
After: Working for a nonprofit organization helping senior citizens has prepared me for a career interacting with elderly patients at a geriatric clinic.
Spell It Out
Spell out words completely. Do not use unnecessary abbreviations unless it is specific to the healthcare industry. The medical field relies heavily on acronyms, so it is likely that specific titles and departments will have abbreviations and acronyms. Departments such as
are well-known examples of healthcare departments that commonly employ the use of acronyms. In such cases, acronym use is fine.
Before: I feel I'd be a strong candidate for the emergency room receptionist position.
After: I feel I would be a strong candidate for the ER receptionist position.
Activate The Text
Whenever possible, write in active voice instead of using passive language. For example, instead of stating 'Several
were under my supervision during my time as a manager,' try 'Supervised several technicians as the unit phlebotomy manager.' Healthcare professionals deal with massive amounts of technical documents on a daily basis. Avoiding passive language may catch a potential employer's eye, keeping your resume in active consideration and out of the dreaded round file.
Before: I have spent the past five years honing my phlebotomy skills at St. Mary's Hospital.
After: For five years, I honed my phlebotomy skills at St. Mary's Hospital.
Harmonize Tenses
Make sure verb tense is uniform with your experience. If you are applying for a healthcare position while actively employed elsewhere, the current job's description should reflect in present tense.
Before: Entering billing codes and supervised data entry staff.
After: Supervised data entry staff and entered billing codes.
Compound And Modify
A resume needs to describe and detail an applicant's experience and objectives. When using a description that involves two or more words, make sure that they are not
stand-alone adjectives
compound modifiers
(ex. high priority and high-priority).
Before: Healthcare is a high-priority (adjective). However, many more high priority (adjective) facilities are needed.
After: For many, decent healthcare is a high priority (noun). However, many more high-priority (adjective) facilities are needed.
Be Impersonal
Resumes should be personable, but not personal. Potential employers want to know enough about an applicant to ensure professionalism and compatibility. However, that does not mean your resume should double as an autobiography. Healthcare resumes that lack solid boundaries between work and home can derail job prospects. Keep resumes polite, yet professional.
Before: I drafted and implemented daily patient-care plans.
After: Drafted and implemented daily patient-care plans.
Avoid Overcapitalization
Save the use of capitals for major subjects, such as company and business names. Capital use should also apply to specific healthcare departments. However, job titles and descriptions should lay low on capital use unless it begins a sentence.
Before: Served as Pediatric Charge Nurse for St. Mary's Hospital.
After: Served as pediatric charge nurse for St. Mary's Hospital.
Drop The Articles
Overusing 'a', 'an' and 'the' will only bog down a resume. Using phrases in lieu of articles makes for snappier text and easier reading.
Before: Conducted the annual survey of a nursing quality assurance program.
After: Conducted annual survey of nursing quality assurance program.
Keep It Simple
Keep resumes down to one page that includes direct, necessary information. The healthcare field is full of busy professionals that do not have time for superfluous text and fancy fonts. Straightforward, relevant
and great grammar are what potential employers seek in a resume.
Before: Submitting a three-page resume that reads more like a personal essay about previous work experience.
After: Submitting a one-page resume that succinctly sums up work experience. If a second page must be included, make sure it's a list of references. Providing upfront references makes it easier for potential employers to vet your work history and lend your candidacy greater credibility.
A good healthcare resume has no room for bad grammar. Keep these tips in mind when composing your healthcare resume.
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Participants from twelve community colleges explore ways to internationalize the U.S. history survey, using the resources of the Huntington Library and the Library of Congress.
Postmark Deadline: June 15, 2012
Participants from twelve community colleges explore ways to internationalize the U.S. history survey, using the resources of the Huntington Library and the Library of Congress.
Today, more than half of post-secondary students in the U.S. attend community colleges. Yet the essential role of humanities instruction at these institutions is sometimes overlooked – despite the fact that many students' only serious study of the humanities takes place in two-year college classrooms.
For the most part, only slender resources are devoted to humanities instruction at community colleges. Community college humanities faculty carrying very full teaching loads, often on part-time or adjunct appointments, have insufficient opportunities for professional development. To mark a new commitment to this vital and growing sector in higher education, the National Endowment for the Humanities in 2011 launched NEH Bridging Cultures at Community Colleges, a program to advance humanities teaching at community colleges through sustained faculty and curriculum development.
Funded projects focus on the theme of Bridging Cultures, an agency-wide initiative that encourages exploration of the ways in which cultures from around the globe, as well as cultures within America's borders, have influenced American society.
In 2011, five institutions were each awarded up to $360,000 in cooperative agreements for projects to be held in 2012-15. Three additional awards were made in 2012. These projects:
How to Apply
For more information and application instructions, please visit the program website listed above.
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Did you know?
There was once a mythical great white shark in False Bay so big it is called 'The Submarine'.
Of the 100-odd shark species swimming in South African waters, there is one that captures the imagination like no other – the great white shark. Their size alone has entered the realm of myth. Because they were feared, they were often killed, but that tide started to turn in 1991.
That was when South Africa became the first country in the world to introduce great white shark conservation. Great white sharks were proclaimed a protected species. Other countries followed, including Namibia, Australia, the United States and Malta.
It was also in the early 1990s that the shark tourism industry started. Soon former shark fishermen saw to their astonishment that people were willing to travel vast distances for a reasonable chance of seeing this marine predator. The great white shark is officially worth much more alive than dead.
As a plus, South Africa is the only country in the world where it is relatively easy to see great white sharks. A boat ride taking less than 20 minutes will take you to 'Shark Alley' near Gansbaai, where operators are so confident they can show you these animals that they will usually offer a free trip in the unlikely event that you don't see a great white.
Not many people mention it these days, but the book and movie Jaws in 1975 had a profound effect on great white shark conservation. At first, it led to the persecution of these magnificent creatures across the world. They were seen as monstrous man-eaters. But as marketers will tell you, any publicity is good publicity. The fear led to an abiding fascination and a profitable shark tourism industry that has safeguarded the species in South Africa.
As one shark dive operator noted: 'Jaws scared people out of the water and into the boats. People want to see them, but still be safe.'
Great white sharks remain vulnerable outside South African waters where shark hunters and fishermen still target them.
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Cell +27 (0)82 380 3405
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Best time to visit
The best time to see sharks is in winter (April to September), when they are more plentiful and active. But they can be seen throughout the year.
Tours to do
Many of the shark-watching operations are based in the Western Cape town of Gansbaai, where there is something of a concentration. But you could also find them off Simon's Town, Mossel Bay and Port Elizabeth, among other places.
Length of stay
A boat-based shark-watching cruise or shark-diving trip usually takes at least half a day or more. Set aside a full day.
What to pack
Refreshments are usually served on the boats, but take along something waterproof to wear, sunscreen and a hat. The sunlight reflects off water and you may burn without feeling it.
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Five errors catch up to D-backs in loss to Marlins
Miscues in seventh allow go-ahead run; Arizona held to early sac fly
MIAMI -- An ugly night on defense proved costly for the D-backs on Saturday.
Arizona committed five errors, one shy of a team record, in falling to the Marlins, 2-1, at Marlins Park.
"We didn't play very good tonight," D-backs manager Kirk Gibson said.
Yet, despite the poor defense, the D-backs were in the game right to the end, thanks to the pitching of Wade Miley, who certainly deserved a better fate.
Miley (7-9) allowed just four hits over seven innings while striking out nine.
"From the first pitch of the game, it seemed like he had really good stuff," shortstop Cliff Pennington said. "He battled through. We didn't pick him up definitely the way we should have, and he still gave us a chance to win the game. He threw a great game."
The story of the game, though, would come in the field and not on the mound, as Jake Lamb, Miley, Ender Inciarte, Mark Trumbo and Pennington each committed miscues.
The errors by Trumbo and Pennington proved to be the costliest, with both coming during the seventh inning when the Marlins scored what proved to be the game-winning run.
Marcell Ozuna led off the inning with a single to center, and when Miley attempted to pick him off first, Trumbo was unable to glove the throw, allowing Ozuna to advance to second.
"I was anticipating that he was [throwing] over, which is the frustrating part," Trumbo said. "But I went and watched right now and I got handcuffed. I expected the ball to be in a spot and it ended up somewhere else. Ultimately, it ended up behind me. I've got to make that play."
A groundout moved Ozuna to third, and with the game tied at 1, the D-backs played the infield in.
Miley got Jeff Mathis to hit a grounder to Pennington, who threw home to try to get Ozuna. The shortstop's throw was offline, however, and got past catcher Miguel Montero.
"No, I don't think so," Pennington said when asked if he rushed the throw. "Unfortunately it was a big play for us. Wade threw a heck of a game, and I need to pick him up right there."
Miley's error, which came in the second inning, was a pickoff attempt that got by Trumbo. It was one of three errors during the inning, though the Marlins were not able to capitalize and push across a run.
While he's made most of his big league starts at first, Trumbo has only recently moved from left field to the position after Paul Goldschmidt suffered a season-ending injury.
Miley took the blame for the throws, saying they had too much movement to them, but Trumbo was not having any of that.
"I'll take both of them," the first baseman said. "I've got to be able to catch those balls. I can't remember the last time I've had two misses like that in the same game. I think I need to get out there early with him and see the way he throws a little more, get a few more looks at it so I can make an adjustment. I just made the adjustment too late."
The D-backs opened the game with three straight singles, with Inciarte getting thrown out at the plate in the process, but Arizona did manage a run in the frame thanks to a sacrifice fly by Trumbo.
Henderson Alvarez (9-5) settled in after that and allowed only two more hits before departing after seven innings.
"He threw some pitches early but really settled in and made them be aggressive and limited his pitches, which allowed him to get through the seventh inning, and that's exactly what we needed," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said.
The Marlins tied the game in the fourth when Giancarlo Stanton beat out an infield tapper to third and scored one out later on a triple to right-center by Jeff Baker.
That was the only earned run that Miley would allow, but he refused to pin the loss on his defense.
"That's when you've got to focus more," Miley said. "Those guys are going to bail you out way more than I'm going to bail them out. We're all human and make mistakes. It's my job to pick them up. That's really what you try to do."
Steve Gilbert is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Inside the D-backs, and follow him on Twitter @SteveGilbertMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Former indentured housemaids, or 'Kamalaris', dressed in traditional attires, attend a protest demanding rehabilitation and social security outside the Singha Durbar office complex, which houses the prime minister's office and other ministries, in Kathmandu on Tuesday. Kamalaris, who are sold as domestic labourers to work under landlords, often struggle with poverty and re-integration back into society after being freed from servitude.
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A WOMAN is being pursued by debt collectors after conmen racked up a £13,000 mobile phone bill in her name.
Chelsie Johnson's identity was stolen by fraudsters. They set up accounts with O2, Geek Squad, Vodafone and a personal finance company and bought 700 items from Argos in her name.
Nursery worker Chelsie, 21, and mum Tracey have been at loggerheads with operator EE for three months after she received £13,000 in bills for a mobile phone contract.
Despite having a crime reference number from police, the company enlisted two debt companies to try and get the money.
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'"Here's what I miss with the 'lockout', Mike tells. "I'm very comfortable driving at night, the radio turned on and I'd pick up a game from Chicago or Montreal". For Mike, 64, radio and hockey has always been an important partnership. This comes from being part of an 11 sibling family. Robitaille's voice climbs an octave in excitement when thinking back to when being a child and laying in bed at night uder the covers, with his transistor radio on the third floor of their home, and picking up broadcasts of Fort Wayne ( Indiana ) Komets games . "These guys, in my mind were bigger than life. Many of them never made it to the NHL but they were heroes of mine", says Robitaille, a veteran of 382 NHL games with the Rangers, Sabres, Red Wings, and Canucks.'
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Sabres captain Pominville to join Mannheim of German league
'"If it does get settled quick, then I'll be able to skate for a few weeks, a month – whatever it is," Pominville said after skating inside the Northtown Center. "It'll be a mini training camp. And if not, I'll have a team for the rest of the season. I think it's a move I wanted to do. I just want to play."'
NHL Union, league too far apart for mediators
'No negotiations are scheduled, though the NHL has proposed a new meeting dynamic. Commissioner Gary Bettman suggested to NHLPA Executive Director Donald Fehr that owners and players talk directly without league or union representatives present. "Nothing else has worked," Daly told reporters. "The commissioner felt that we might as well propose something different."'
Friday's Rochester Coverage
Rochester Amerks' Mark Mancari looks to break out of slump (Rochester D&C)
Mikhail Grigorenko headlines Buffalo Sabres group of CHL prospects
'The cream of the crop of Buffalo's pipeline, Grigorenko is continuing where he left off last year after being named the league's top professional prospect. He has been an absolute force for the third-place Remparts, currently sitting second in the QMJHL in scoring.'
Sabres players hopeful mediation can lead to breakthrough
'"Hopefully, we get some kind of jumpstart for some negotiations," Leopold said. "But as history as proven, we're negotiating against someone that doesn't want to negotiate with us. We'll see."'
Thursday's Rochester Coverage
Amerks return to First Niagara Center on Dec. 28 (Buffalo News)
Rochester Americans play 'boring hockey' in loss to struggling San Antonio (Rochester D&C)
Photo gallary (Rochester D&C)
Rampage Report: Rampage 4, Rochester 2 (San Antonio Express News)
Missing Prospects and Effort, Amerks Fall (WGR-AM)
Roy scores first goal in Amerks' 4-2 loss to Rampage (Amerks.com)
First Road Win of the Season (SARampage.com)
Wednesday's Rochester Coverage
Rochester Amerks' T.J. Brennan working on his defense (Rochester D&C)
Rochester Amerks game moved to Buffalo (Rochester D&C)
Amerks continue homestand with another busy three-game week heading into December (Amerks.com)
Amerks recall MacKenzie from Greenville (Amerks.com)
Gillibrand urges SBA to help Buffalo firms hurt by NHL lockout
'"The Buffalo Sabres are a vital part of the economic life of downtown Buffalo, and the lockout has been absolutely devastating for local businesses," Gillibrand said. "Local small-business owners rely tremendously on the revenues generated from Sabres' fans to keep their establishments operating, and it is imperative for them to have knowledge of the resources available to assist them through this difficult time."'
Relief sought for NHL lockout
'"The Buffalo Sabres are a vital part of the economic life of downtown Buffalo and the lockout has been absolutely devastating for local businesses," Gillibrand said. "Local small business owners rely tremendously on the revenues generated from Sabres' fans to keep their establishments operating. It is imperative for them to have knowledge of the resources available to assist them through this difficult time."'


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Oil and gas development could soon dot the landscape and pollute the air of some of Colorado's most prized recreation lands.
Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is under a major threat from the oil industry's allies in Congress. But a historic number of senators have taken an important step to protect it.
Hiking with kids is a great way to get them connected to the outdoors at a young age, but it can also be intimidating for the parent planner. We challenge you to get the kids in your life out on the trail this summer, because part of preserving wilderness for future generations is teaching youth to appreciate and enjoy nature. Following are ten tips to make that hike go smoothly and keep mom and dad on the kids' good side:
The House Natural Resources Committee is considering bills that would open up Izembek National Wildlife Refuge for road construction and effectively cut Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge in half. Each proposal would represent a shortsighted—yet far-reaching—violation of land that is supposed to be managed on a national scale for the good of future generations.
The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service will soon decide whether to allow copper mining in Washington's scenic Methow Valley, an important gateway to North Cascades National Park.
Almost exactly a month before Americans are scheduled to convene in Washington DC and demand climate action, President Trump served up a resounding notice that he will do the exact opposite.
The Trump administration opens the doors to new coal leasing on public lands, unraveling progress in policies to fight against climate change and stop taxpayer abuse.
Nevada Rep. Mark Amodei and Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake are the latest lawmakers to introduce new bills that further the radical public land takeover movement, seemingly ignoring that most Americans--and most residents of their states--oppose it.
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is America's last big, pristine and wild place, and it is facing challenges greater than at any time in more than a decade. When the time comes to decide its future, we must be sure lawmakers don't repeat the mistake they made this week.
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The prime minister surprised the Westminster press corps yesterday when he held a press conference to spell out his action to tackle flooding. It wasn't just the press conference that surprised – it has been 238 days since his last at Downing Street – but what he said. He told reporters:
Money is no object in this relief effort. Whatever money is needed for, it will be spent.
He repeated that pledge at today's PMQs, promising a string of spending measures to help relieve the burden on families and businesses. They include: Read more


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Heavy Rockets
Challenges of Launching Heavy Rockets — Children can discover more about the physical principles of rocket propulsion and flight. In Part 2, children incrementally add more mass to their rockets to determine how this change affects the maximum height of their rocket's flight. They are also given the opportunity to explore the effects of different vinegar-baking soda fuel mixtures on the flight of their rocket.
What's the Point?
A force must be exerted for a rocket to lift off from a launch pad.
The motion of the rocket is equal to, and in the opposite direction of, the thrust of the rocket's engine.
The greater the mass of the rocket, the greater the amount of thrust needed to launch the rocket.
Given a fixed amount of thrust, the distance a rocket travels decreases at its mass increases.
Modeling clay
Blackboard or chart paper for recording flight results
11. Give each child a piece of modeling clay about an inch square. Have them make smaller pieces of the clay into flat disks the same size and thickness as a quarter.
This should yield 5 or 6 quarter-sized pieces of clay. Emphasize that they should make each piece as equal in mass as possible.
12. Carefully take off the nose cone. Place a quarter-shaped piece of clay inside the rocket body, on top of the film canister. Tape the nose cone back onto the rocket.
Ask the children to predict how the weight of the clay will affect the flight of their rocket.
13. Follow the same procedure for loading the baking soda and vinegar into the film canister as previously described in steps 7–9 (see Rocket Launch).
Have the children judge the relative height of each launch. Have them write down the height reference point for this launch with this amount of clay.
14. Repeat steps 12 and 13 above, each time adding one more piece of clay to the rocket.
Emphasize that they should try to use the same amounts of vinegar and baking soda each time.
15. Ask the children to summarize their experimental results.
Although their observations are qualitative, they should see a pattern of decreasing launch height as more and more mass is added to the rocket.
Ask them to explain why this is the case — given a fixed amount of thrust, the distance that a rocket travels decreases as its mass increases.
Ask the children to think of ways, given the same fuel ingredients, to increase the amount of thrust from their film canister rocket motors. They may suggest adding more vinegar and baking soda to the film canister, or different amounts of one of these two ingredients.
16. If time permits, challenge the children to consider altering and testing rocket fuel mixtures while keeping the weight of their rocket constant.
Some variables that they might test include (1) using the same amount of vinegar but altering the amount of baking soda (1/8 teaspoon, 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2, etc.); (2) using the same amount of baking soda, but different amounts of vinegar; (3) pouring the vinegar into the canister over the baking soda; or (4) using different strengths of vinegar.
At some point, adding more baking soda will make no difference. Once the acid-base reaction has produced sufficient gas to pop the top, any further gas production will not contribute to the rocket's motion because the amount of pressure (thrust) needed to pop the top is constant. By starting below the optimal amount of baking soda, children will see an increase in distance traveled as they approach the optimal mix. Once they exceed the optimal mix, they will see no increase in distance traveled.
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SMWC Presents "The Tempest"
February 8th, 2013 | SMWC
By Lisa Luper, Communications Intern
Magic, music and comedy are coming to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC). The Music and Theatre Department at The Woods presents William Shakespeare's "The Tempest" on February 28, 2013 through March 3, 2013 at the Cecilian Auditorium.
Shakespeare's late comedy, "The Tempest" has been performed as everything from a diatribe against British imperialism to a hymn dedicated to the pleasures of a life of solitude. One of Shakespeare's last plays, it centers on the powerful scholar and magician Prospero and his life with his daughter Miranda. Prospero is the rightful Duke of Milan and has been seized by a wicked brother and exiled to a remote island inhabited by spirits, fairies, and the uncivilized son of the island's former owner. SMWC's production will be set in the 1900s – America's Gilded Age – with Prospero as the usurped Mayor of Terre Haute.
Sharon Ammen, Ph.D. SMWC's professor of theatre serves as director. She has directed numerous plays for the College including "The Sound of Music" by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Technical Director Tyler Hutcheson will add his creative expertise as the set designer. SMWC welcomes back Indiana State University Professor Emeritus David DelColletti as lighting designer and professional actor Brandon Wentz as Prospero. Original music will be composed for this production by John McIntyre, D.M.A., SMWC associate professor of music and award-winning composer, and Laurie Matheson, Illinois University press editor and published choral composer.
"Without losing any of the richness of Shakespeare's language, we have added original choral and instrumental music," explained Ammen. " The aim of our adaptation is to explore Shakespeare's meditation on the mysterious and ephemeral nature of life in a manner entertaining to everyone from dedicated followers of the bard to first-time initiates! 'The Tempest' is suitable for audience members of all ages—and a great way to introduce Shakespeare to children."
The performance honors the memory of Mary Gavin Crawford, who graduated from SMWC in 1946, and the Class of 1946. Crawford performed at The Woods as a student and loved theatre throughout her life. She and her husband, John, were generous supporters of The Woods, and upon Crawford's death in April 2012, the College was gifted funds to establish the Mary Gavin Crawford Endowment. This endowment will continue a rich tradition of performing arts at The Woods.
Ticket Information and Performance Dates
Cecilian Auditorium
Thursday, February 28, 2013
7 p.m.
Friday, March 1,
8 p.m.
Public reception and discussion to follow.
Saturday, March 2, 2013
2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Sunday, March 3, 2013
2 p.m.
Adults: $10
Children: 12-16 and Senior Citizens: $5
Area college students with ID and children under 12 are free.
Call (812) 535-6211 for more information.
Prospero - Brandon Wentz
Miranda - Kelsie Uselman
Ariel - Cecilia Grey
Fairy Aurora - Sherry Bube
Fairy Etherea - Hannah Miller
Fairy Aria - Kelli Seida
Caliban - Shelby Richardson
Horswitha - Glenda Cordell
Lucricia - Caitlin Kowalski
Sabrina - Megan Neyer
Beatrix - Misako Ishizawa
Ferdinand - Lauren Sutton
Alonso - Mallory Tanis
Antonio - Jessica Claycomb
Sebastian - Gabrielle Hasler
Gonzalo - L. Bernard LaMontague
Adrian - Jennifer Garrett
Francisco - Kirsten O'Rourke
Trinculo - Peter Ciancone
Stephano - Rebecca Kloskowski
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Icebreakers are little exercises that help relax tension and loosen up a formal atmosphere in a meeting where you want to have creative ideas and group participation.
For this one, have everyone sit in a circle. One person is picked to start. They turn to their neighbor and say, "If you love me, baby, please smile." They then must try to get their neighbor to laugh or smile, without touching them, by making faces or other actions. If the neighbor smiles, then it is the neighbor's turn to make the next person smile. If the neighbor does not smile, they must say, "I love you baby, but I just can't smile" and the first person must move on to the next neighbor and try again. The game is over once the entire circle has had a chance.
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General eventsEdit
- Hermione starts her Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare, S.P.E.W.. She started recruiting members but had little success.
Triwizard TournamentEdit
- At the welcome feast, Dumbledore announced that Hogwarts would host the Triwizard Tournament for the first time in about 300 years.
- On 30 October the delegation from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang arrive by a large carriage drawn by winged horses and a ship emerging in the lake respectively. Ludo Bagman and Barty Crouch Sr are introduced as judges.
- Due to past tournaments often ending in severe injury and even death for contestants, Hogwarts and the Ministry agree to restrict entry into the tournament to students 17 years of age or older. This decision is controversial with many students and some made unsuccessful attempts to circumvent the age restriction.
The Champions were announced a day later by the Goblet of Fire:
- Beauxbatons: Fleur Delacour
- Durmstrang: Viktor Krum
- Hogwarts: Cedric Diggory
- To everyone's astonishment, the Goblet activated an unprecedented fourth time and named Harry Potter as the fourth Champion. This sparked tension between Hogwarts and the visiting schools, as well as between rival Hogwarts houses.
First taskEdit
The Champions had to get past a dragon, collecting the golden egg it is guarding. The champions chose different approaches:
- Cedric Diggory transfigured a rock into a dog to distract his dragon
- Fleur Delacour cast a spell that caused dizziness to the dragon
- Viktor Krum cast a Conjunctivitis Curse to the dragon
- Harry Potter Summoned his Firebolt and lured the dragon away from his egg
Both Diggory and Delacour suffered injuries during their attempts.
Yule BallEdit
As a tradition, the Yule Ball took place on Christmas Day. Only fourth-years and above were allowed. Younger students were allowed if their partner was a Fourth year or above. The music was provided by the band The Weird Sisters and was opened by a dance of the champions and their partners:
- Fleur Delacour – Roger Davies
- Harry Potter – Parvati Patil
- Viktor Krum – Hermione Granger
- Cedric Diggory – Cho Chang
Second taskEdit
A person close to each of the champions had been taken from them and hidden (petrified) in the lake. The task for the champions was to retrieve their friends within an hour:
- Harry Potter had to rescue Ron Weasley. He used Gillyweed to sprout gills and, although he was the last to complete the task, was awarded 45 points for displaying "moral fibre" in also staying below to rescue Gabrielle Delacour.
- Fleur Delacour had to retrieve her sister Gabrielle Delacour. She failed to rescue her. However, she received 25 points.
- Viktor Krum had to retrieve Hermione Granger. He transfigured himself into a shark and received 40 points.
- Cedric Diggory had to retrieve Cho Chang. He used a Bubble-Head Charm and received 47 points.
Third taskEdit
On the Hogwarts Quidditch Pitch a large maze made of 20 feet high hedges was installed. The champion who reached the centre and the Tournament Cup first was to win the Tournament and the 1000 Galleon prize. The Champions started according to the points they had earned so far: First Harry Potter and Cedric Diggory, then Viktor Krum and last Fleur Delacour. In the end Harry Potter and the dead Cedric Diggory were found there. At the end of year feast Dumbledore gave a brief story of what had happened to Cedric Diggory and about the return of Lord Voldemort, starting the Second Wizarding War, Voldemort's Death Eater impersonator, Bartemius Crouch Jr. was captured, his soul was then destroyed by Dementor's Kiss. The story of Voldemort's return was widely disbelieved, though.
Rita SkeeterEdit
- Throughout the year Rita Skeeter wrote several articles in the Daily Prophet and Witch Weekly. All articles had in common that they mainly focused on Harry Potter and that they did not stick to the truth but were full of suggestions and made up information. Despite being banned from Hogwarts by Dumbledore, she secretly got interviews from several Slytherin students whose quotations were used in these articles.
- After the article in Witch Weekly which stated that Hermione Granger had betrayed Harry Potter to Viktor Krum, she received many hate mails including Howlers.
- Headmaster: Professor Albus Dumbledore
- Deputy Head: Professor Minerva McGonagall
- Head of Slytherin House: Professor Severus Snape
- Head of Ravenclaw House: Professor Filius Flitwick
- Head of Hufflepuff House: Professor Pomona Sprout
- Head of Gryffindor House: Professor Minerva McGonagall
- Arithmancy teacher: Professor Septima Vector
- Astronomy teacher: Professor Aurora Sinistra
- Care of Magical Creatures teacher: Professor Rubeus Hagrid
- Charms master: Professor Filius Flitwick
- Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher: Professor Alastor Moody (actually Bartemius Crouch Jr. posing as Moody)
- Divination teacher: Professor Sybill Trelawney
- Flying instructor: Madam Rolanda Hooch
- Herbology teacher: Professor Pomona Sprout[citation needed]
- History of Magic teacher: Professor Cuthbert Binns
- Muggle Studies teacher: Professor Charity Burbage
- Potions master: Professor Severus Snape
- Study of Ancient Runes teacher: Professor Bathsheda Babbling
- Transfiguration teacher: Professor Minerva McGonagall
- Librarian: Irma Pince
- Gamekeeper: Professor Rubeus Hagrid
- Caretaker: Argus Filch
House CupEdit
The result of the House Cup is unknown, as the end of year feast was decorated in black in memory of Cedric Diggory.
The Quidditch Cup was suspended due to the school's hosting of the Triwizard Tournament. No official Quidditch games were held during the year, and the pitch was used as the site of the third task.
See alsoEdit
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- 1994
- 1995
- 1991–1992 school year
- 1992–1993 school year
- 1993–1994 school year
- 1995–1996 school year
- 1996–1997 school year
- 1997–1998 school year


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One way to come up with new ideas or improve upon existing ideas is to elaborate on them. In fact, some people believe that all new ideas are elaborations of existing ideas. You should always be striving to improve your ideas and solutions by adding depth or detail. You can use the following nine different principles to help in your elaborations.
Can I put something in place of something else?
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How can I alter or expand the use of this idea?
Put to other use
What other applications is this idea useful for?
What parts of the idea can I get rid of?
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CLINTON —The East Feliciana Parish School Board re-elected its president and vice president for two-year terms on split votes Tuesday.
Michael Bradford was re-elected president with his own vote and those of Olivia Harris, Beth Dawson, Paul Kent, Broderick Brooks, Rufus Nesbitt, Mitch Harrell and Rhonda Matthews.
Board members Melvin Hollins, Ben Cupit, Debra Spurlock Haynes and Richard Terrell voted against Bradford.
Cupit and Terrell failed to get majorities on their nominations for the board's top spot.
Harrell was re-elected vice president on a 7-5 vote after Cupit's nomination failed in a 6-6 tie.
When members voted on Harrell's nomination, Matthews — who initially supported Cupit — voted with Harrell, Dawson, Harris, Hollins, Kent and Bradford.
Other topics before the board included:
REDISTRICTING: Members learned the U.S. Department of Justice notified the board's demographer in December that the department had no objections to the redistricting plan the board approved earlier last year with population counts from the 2010 federal census.
The districts will be used in the 2014 elections.
DONATIONS: The board acknowledged a $30,000 donation from the Irene W. and C.B. Pennington Foundation for a positive behavior program and technology improvements at Slaughter Elementary School.
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By his own admission, Eric Hughes has undergone a "baptism by fire."
Interim chairman of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights for less than a year, Hughes was only confirmed formally as the full-time chairman on Nov. 28. Almost immediately, Hughes was deluged with controversy.
Media reports levelled numerous allegations, from too much meddling by the trustees in matters of content, to mistreatment of employees, to political interference from Ottawa. More specifically, some reports claimed the board demanded content be changed to make it less critical of Canada's human rights record. Various reports detailed the more than three dozen staff departures the museum has suffered since 2009, many because of political manipulation of content. There are further insinuations Ottawa, through Hughes, has been directing those changes.
Hughes, a Calgary accountant who toils in Alberta's oilpatch, is a Tory and longtime friend of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. With that kind of resumé, he's well-positioned to play the villain in stories about political manipulation of museum content. Not surprisingly, Hughes denies he's that guy.
Since media reports first surfaced last week, Hughes has been working overtime to dispute that narrative and save and draw private-sector comparisons to explain the CMHR's current predicament. First and foremost, to explain the large number of staff departures. "The museum is a startup company, and startup companies are notoriously stressful," Hughes said. "The fact that there has been a certain amount of staff turnover is not necessarily shocking. There is a great deal of uncertainty and... that puts a lot of stress on employees."
That explanation for the staff departures is consistent with the one offered by CEO Stuart Murray. It is, however, becoming less satisfying as some of those ex-employees toss hand grenades back at the museum. Allegations of content manipulation acts as the galvanizing icing on the cake.
A letter from a museum vice-president, details of which were broadcast by the CBC, noted the board recommended "material changes be made to the visitor experience" to create a "positive, optimistic tone." Without details about exactly what the board wanted changed, it's tough to know what that means. But it certainly looks bad.
Hughes said the board has not meddled in any specific issue of content. "We've never nixed or tried to nix any particular story," Hughes said. "What we do is to hold up the story and the mandate of the museum to see if they're aligned." Hughes said the new Canadian content was to be included in a gallery that was always designed to celebrate positive stories of individuals and groups that successfully championed human rights causes. The concern, he said, was that there shortage of Canadian stories in that gallery.
At first blush, it's a plausible explanation of the content changes. As is the context, as offered by Hughes and others, for the exodus of staff. However, the more strenuously Hughes denies political influence at any level, the shakier the case becomes.
Politics has always has been a part of decision-making at the museum. Hughes became interim chairman of the board last summer after Ottawa asked for and received the resignation of former chairman Arni Thorsteinson, a key confidant of the Asper family who had, itself, lost cachet with the Prime Minister's Office.
This is fairly solid proof the long arm of the federal government was at work in the museum. But does that influence extend to content? Although Ottawa frequently claims it has no hand in national museum content, history has shown the federal government has, through parliamentary authority, made its views known. The idea for the CMHR was born after the Canadian War Museum decided, with heavy political input, to leave out a Holocaust gallery from its expansion plans.
That does not mean this recent controversy is the best evidence of political manipulation. In essence, the board asked for more positive Canadian stories in a gallery that has been, since its inception, designed to be a place for positive stories. At worst, it's a sign of wilting board resolve to keep the edge of the museum's original vision. Whether or not that came at the end of a political spear is unclear.
Museums sometimes need no outside influence to dull the edge of content. Consider that the National Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C., was soundly criticized for burying stories about American industrialists who collaborated with the Nazis. It was a concern prior to the museum opening; it was confirmed for some once that museum finally opened.
It is undeniable the CMHR has become a difficult, even untenable place to work. Is that a function of mismanagement, political meddling, the stress of uncertainty or all of the above? To this point, opinions vary.
The good news is the answer to these and other questions will be fully and perhaps more appropriately answered in 2014, as soon as the doors of the CMHR open and the product of the museum is laid bare for all to see.


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Excellent Overview of the Bystander Research on College Campuses
Dear Engaged Bystander: I was hooked on this new journal article because they created their program, Engaging Bystander Approach (ERB) with the understanding that it was essential to add the word "engaging" because the term bystander, alone may conjure a passive or negative image of men and women who witness a problem and do nothing.
"Conceptualizing the Engaging Bystander Approach to Sexual Violence Prevention on Campus" by Sarah McMahon, Judy L Postmus and Ruth Anne Koenick provides an excellent overview to the bystander research and offers some new insights for those intrigued with the potential of this approach. The authors point out that the idea of bystander behavior is well established in the field of social psychology (e.g., examining individual reactions to crime and emergencies), but the application to sexual violence prevention is fairly recent. The authors propose that understanding the Continuum of Violence is key to developing an effective bystander intervention approach. For the authors, one end of the continuum are sexually violence behaviors and the other end are behaviors that contribute to the existence of sexual violence (e.g., sexually degrading language).
Through CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) funding, the authors conducted an exploratory study with 1000 undergraduates attending a new student orientation. Here is a short list of their findings and their call for further research:
Confronting overt signs is easier to consider saying something. Incoming freshman are better able to conceptualize an intervention when they are faced with the more overt forms of sexual violence. They suggest that a student is more likely to confront a friend taking a drunk person back to his/her room rather than confront a friend or family member who uses sexist language.
Gender. They found that women had higher level bystander attitudes and behaviors. The authors suggest that further research is needed to see to adjust the context and the skills training by gender.
Knowing someone who was sexually abused. Understanding the impact of sexual abuse through a friend or family was a significant factor in more positive bystander behaviors but surprisingly not necessarily linked to any change in attitudes.
Previous rape education. Previous rape education did not produce an significant differences in bystander attitudes or behaviors.
High risk groups. The at risk groups such as fraternities and athletic teams have less positive bystander attitudes then their counterparts. The author suggests that these tight knit communities value loyalty and even secrecy and may serve as a barrier to engaging them as bystanders.
For more information about this article, here is the full citation:
McMahon, J., Postmus, Judy L., and Ruth Anne Koernick. (2011) Conceptualizing the Engaging Bystander Approach to Sexual Violence Prevention on College Campuses. Journal of College Student Development. Vol 52, NO 1.


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ATHENS, Texas — The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center will host a traveling photo exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. from June 5 through July 20.
A photography workshop June 12 will complement the exhibition.
Vanishing Pollinators: Photography by Carll Goodpasture consists of 34 framed, large-format color photographs with accompanying text panels. Subjects include a pollen-dusted bumblebee emerging from a hollyhock blossom, sleeping bees sheltering overnight in a poppy flower, and a brimstone butterfly probing a goldenrod flower for nectar and similar images. The exhibit is organized by the Smithsonian National Zoological Park and circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES).
A biologist and photographer, Goodpasture's images portray the beauty and grace of flowering plants and their threatened insect pollinators in an attempt to unite the energy of one of nature's most important biological systems with the power of visual art.
Vanishing Pollinators is an education art exhibit that alerts us to a worldwide decline in pollinator populations and the consequences of this decline. Scientists estimate that more than 60 percent of the world's species of flowering plants recruit animal pollinators to ensure their survival, reproduction and evolution. In exchange for the pollinators' role in aiding fertilization, plants provide both food and shelter to their pollinators.
Without these tiny, busy creatures, not only would our world be far less lovely, but our diets would change greatly. To enjoy such things as apples, melons, coffee and chocolate, we need pollinators.
The exhibition at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center is the only showing in Texas in 2004. The display will hang in TFFC's exhibit hall and may be viewed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and from 1-4 p.m. Sundays. Admission to the exhibit is included in the TFFC's regular admission price of $5.50 for adults, $4.50 for seniors and $3.50 for children ages 4-12.
This exhibition is made possible in part by the Thomas K. and Katherine Reed Charitable Fund and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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As many as 10,000 protesters demonstrated in Sofia to demand that religious instruction become compulsory in schools. The protestors carried banners and slogans reading "66 years of atheism, that"s enough" and deploring "a condemned population without morals."
Bells also rang from every church to accompany the demonstration in downtown Sofia, which was organized by the Orthodox Church.
Now the Church wants to make religious instruction compulsory at school, where it is currently optional.
Under a new project by the Holy Synod, the highest authority in the Church, Christian children will learn about the Bible, Muslims about the Koran, and atheists will be taught ethics.
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Periodic limb movements (PLM) during sleep are believed to be under the control of the sympathetic nervous system and may cause interrupted sleep and daytime sleepiness. The present case highlights the close relationship between PLM and significant heart rate changes independent of the presence of arousals. Thus, in addition to the already known deleterious effect on sleep continuity, moderate-severe PLM may also affect cardiovascular health.
Oksenberg A; Gadoth N. Periodic limb movements and heart rate changes. J Clin Sleep Med 2012;8(4):447-449.
Periodic leg movements (PLM) are movements of the lower limbs occurring during sleep in a periodic fashion every 20-40 s.1 The presence of a microarousals occurring simultaneously, before or after the onset of this motor event, is a common finding.2 The transient increase in heart rate (HR)3 concomitant with these PLM-related arousal events is frequently observed in patients with and without sleep disorders.
A 67-year-old woman was referred to our sleep disorders unit, with complains of snoring and suspected obstructive sleep apnea. Although she was not aware of breathing pauses during sleep, she reported that her sleep was interrupted by unexplained awakenings. She had a subjective feeling of daytime sleepiness as was apparent from the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) score of 17 from a maximum of 24. She described a tendency to fall asleep easily in different passive situations. Symptoms of restless legs syndrome (RLS) were not present.4 She reported retiring to bed at 22:00 and waking up at 06:00. Her body mass index (BMI) was 37. The results of her polysomnographic evaluation revealed an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) of 8.9, showing mainly hypopneas related to REM sleep (REM AHI = 23.0; NREM AHI = 6.1). Esophageal pressure was not recorded, and scoring of respiratory effort-related arousals (RERAs) was not performed since airflow was recorded by a thermistor, which is not a reliable sensor for the measurement of RERAs.
She slept during the whole night on her back and snored continuously, with a maximum loudness of 69 dB. Continuous PLM were recorded only during the first third of the night and were scored according to standard criteria.5 Non-PLM were not recorded. There were 199 periodic leg movements, of which 136 (68.3%) were associated with EEG arousals. The PLM index was 28.6, and the PLM arousal index was 19.6. Although not all leg movements were associated with arousals, it was remarkable that continuous brady/tachycardia (between 50-75 bpm, compared to a baseline about 53-55 bpm) was recorded in concomitant with the periodic leg movements (Figure 1).
Note the continuous and prominent brady/tachycardia changes concomitant with period limb movements (PLM) during sleep. This compressed view of the HR changes across night allows a simple and rapid visualization of this typical HR pattern which accompanied the PLM activity during sleep. This patient also showed REM-related breathing abnormalities and continuous snoring while sleeping in the supine posture during the whole night. The amplified area, illustrates a 3-min epoch showing a sequence of PLM events as part of the period in which prominent HR changes were observed in parallel with the occurrence of PLM events. (RAT, right anterior tibialis; LAT, left anterior tibialis).
Sleep Disorder Unit - Loewenstein HospitalNote the continuous and prominent brady/tachycardia changes concomitant with period limb movements (PLM) during sleep. This compressed view of the HR changes across night allows a simple and rapid visualization of this typical HR pattern which accompanied the PLM activity during sleep. This patient also...
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The present case highlights the close relationship between PLM and significant heart rate changes independent of the presence of arousals. A number of studies have demonstrated a temporal relation between PLM and HR changes. However, a variable portion of these electrocardiographic events were accompanied by cortical arousal. In one study of 8 PLM patients, it was found that HR changes associated with PLM occur whether or not there is an accompanying EEG arousal.6 The HR began to increase 3 cardiac cycles before the onset of PLM and peaked at 4 cardiac cycles after the onset of PLM. Sforza et al.3 found that PLM were associated with visible EEG microarousals lasting longer than 3 seconds in one-third of all PLM. These previous observations are in concordance with our findings. In the present case, a remarkable and continuous brady/tachycardia changes in parallel with PLM events not always associated with an EEG arousal pattern was evident. Since we did not score RERAs, it is theoretically possible that slight variations in airway resistance were associated with PLM related HR changes. Nevertheless, since prominent HR changes occurred only during the period where PLM were present, it is unlikely that the described HR pattern is related to a breathing abnormality.
Recently, it was shown that in patients with PLM during sleep, a periodic sympathetic activation underlying the increase in HR occurred synchronously with the rise in the EEG delta activity just before the onset of the motor event.7,8 This was followed by an increase in fast EEG activity and HR whether or not the PLM was associated with arousals. This chain of events is most probably under the general control of a common mechanism, i.e., "the cyclic alternating pattern," which has been shown to have a gating control function on the generation of PLM.9,10 The recently reported association of incident cardiovascular disease with PLM during sleep in a large cohort of community dwelling elderly men living in the US,11 and the increased mortality risk in patients with systolic heart failure and PLMI ≥ 5,12 emphasize the need for further studies addressing the possible mechanisms by which PLM could be involved in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disorders.
This was not an industry supported study. The authors have indicated no financial conflicts of interest.
Coleman RM, author; Guilleminault C, editor. Periodic leg movements in sleep (nocturnal myoclonus) and restless legs syndrome. Sleeping and waking disorders. 1982. Menlo Park, CA: Addison-Wesley; p. 265–95
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Allen RP, Picchietti D, Hening WA, Trenkwalder C, Walters AS, Montplaisir J, authors. Restless legs syndrome: diagnostic criteria, special considerations, and epidemiology. A report from the restless legs syndrome diagnosis and epidemiology workshop at the National Institutes of Health. Sleep Med. 2003;4:101–19. [PubMed]
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The Crap We Missed – Tuesday 9.11.12
Welcome to Tuesday's The Crap We Missed where I think it's a little coincidental that Jared Leto picked today of all days to sport this beard. And no, I don't mean he looks like a terrorist, that's racist, but if he threw himself out of a skyscraper over it, I'd take that hit. Speaking of beards, we've got McLovin, who made himself one out of nut hair and Kelly Osbourne being a pretty ineffective one, since nobody knows exactly who is supposed to be the dude in this relationship. Finally, I have to point out that it's not often someone gets two pics in TCWM, but how do you choose between Sean Connery either toasting absolutely nobody while wearing a Snuggie or just before reenacting the classic scene in You Only Live Twice, when the entire female population of Asia blows him?
The answer is you don't. You don't ever omit either one of those things. Write that down,
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Fed in Five (or Six) is a delicious and time-savvy source for meal ideas and recipes that get you from the express lane to the dinner table without breaking a sweat. Dinner just got simpler with inspiration that combines some everyday pantry items with only five (or six) ingredients.
Summertime is barbecue time; there's just no getting around it. And why would you try? Warm weather, fun in the sun and food savored right off the grill go together like peas, carrots and, well, more peas and carrots. As the days get shorter, make the most of your precious sunlit hours with these awesome BBQ'd Buffalo Chicken Hoagies.
Inspired by the classic (and timelessly delicious) combination of Buffalo hot sauce and blue cheese, these weeknight wonders come together in literally minutes with almost no cleanup needed. Seriously, after you fly through the express checkout, you can just load up your cutting board with the ingredients and then cook and assemble grill-side. I highly encourage it, in fact. They taste better that way.
BBQ'd Buffalo Chicken Hoagies Recipe
Yield: 4 servings
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Total time: 20 minutes
1 1/2 pounds chicken tenderloins
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup hot sauce
4 crusty bakery rolls, such as a ciabatta or Italian hero
1/2 cup creamy blue cheese dressing
4 large leaves romaine lettuce
Preheat a grill to medium-high heat.
Season the chicken generously with salt and pepper. Grill the chicken, basting a few times with hot sauce and turning as needed, until cooked through, about 8 minutes total. Reserve to a plate.
Split the rolls open, leaving the top and bottom attached on one side. Spread about 2 tablespoons blue cheese dressing inside each roll and line the bottom with a leaf of romaine. Divide the chicken between the four rolls. Serve.
Note: This recipe is written for preparation on a grill, but it's just as good made inside, searing the chicken off in a skillet on the stove. If you're bringing Buffalo flair to the table, don't leave old standbys celery and carrot behind. Bulk up dinner's veggie intake with some sticks served alongside — and, if it's been "one of those days" go ahead and wash it down with an ice-cold lager.
Patrick W. Decker's life revolves around food. Always has, probably always will. As a graduate of The Culinary Institute of America and past member of the culinary team for Food Network stars like Rachael Ray, Sandra Lee and Paula Deen, he now works as a food stylist and producer in NYC by day, and a food writer and recipe developer at his home in New York's Hudson Valley by night. You can see what he's up to by following his latest Tweets on Twitter at @patrickwdecker or visiting his website at patrickwdecker.com.


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