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Shot at with pellet gun, ex Pizza Hut worker recounts convicted delivery driver's campaign of workplace harassment
LONDON – After a year on her first part-time job and torment from a fellow employee, Jordan Rody went to her manager to lodge a complaint.
She was a teenager and working at her first job at a north London, Ont., Pizza Hut. When delivery driver Belal Sabir set his sights on harassing her, she just tried to ignore it and move on.
But she couldn't. After Rody messed up by not putting the right dipping sauces in an order, Sabir, 28, started what a judge called "a campaign of workplace harassment" that left Rody feeling scared and vulnerable.
When she complained, her manager "didn't take me seriously," Rody said in an interview.
"They did not believe me. They didn't look over any evidence at work what he was doing. They just shrugged it aside and didn't think to look.
"I was only 16 so they just thought she just wants something exciting in the workplace to happen."
Sabir was convicted Thursday of criminal harassment and three other charges related to him shooting out the driver's side window of the car Rody was driving with a pellet gun while chasing her on London streets after she left her boyfriend's house just after 1 a.m on Aug. 21, 2014.
A Daisy Red Ryder air rifle was found in the trunk of Sabir's car after he allowed police to search it not long after Rody's terrifying experience along Oxford St.
The convictions came after a circus of a two-day trial last week when Sabir represented himself without a lawyer, claimed he was being harassed by Rody, questioned the scope of the police investigation, accused officers of tunnel vision and said he was at home at the time of the shooting.
The harassment started long before Sabir shot out the car window. At the restaurant, he'd bump into Rody for no reason. He'd whisper that "there was murder in the air." He threatened to knock out her kneecaps if her sisters kept coming to the restaurant to give her rides home. He once stood in her gaze with a kitchen knife in his hand.
After Rody's initial complaint to her employer, her sister Taylor, who had worked at the restaurant, and their mother talked to the manager, but the situation was brushed off as "high school drama."
"For a young girl to talk to someone, especially their manager about workplace harassment" is a very big step, said Rody's sister, Taylor. "For (the manager) to not really take it seriously is an issue in itself."
A spokesperson for Pizza Hut said the franchise owner responded to Rody's complaint and responded quickly when her car was damaged by Sabir.
"Pizza Hut has strict policies against workplace harassment and no tolerance for employees that break the policy," Andrew Ashton said. "We are aware that a complaint was made, and that the franchisee took corrective action to prevent further harassment. The employee's contract was immediately terminated following the incident two years ago."
Barbara MacQuarrie, community director for the Centre for Research and Education on Violence against Women and Children at Western University's faculty of education, said Rody's situation was frightening but not surprising..
"We know young employees are the highest risk group for harassment," she said.
The case of Chatham's Theresa Vince, who was murdered by her manager at the Sears store on her last day of work before retirement 20 years ago, is a reminder of how persistent workplace torment can lead to devastating results.
"We've had really serious cases in the past where seemingly low-level harassment escalates to serious violence," MacQuarrie said. "It's not news to us that harassment can escalate, sometimes slowly, sometimes quickly.
"Even risk assessment experts have difficulty predicting how quickly a situation will escalate or exactly when it will escalate to violence."
In Ontario, Bill 132 just came into effect which mandates impartial third-party investigations into workplace harassment complaints. If a complainant isn't satisfied with that investigation, they can go to the Ministry of Labour to check it.
The process could help de-escalate harassment situations. "I fully expect that this legislation will save lives," MacQuarrie said.
There are also obligations on employers to train workers about identifying harassment and how to make complaints. "We need employers to get serious about this," MacQuarrie said.
Superior Court Justice Johanne Morissette had little trouble convicting Sabir, believing Rody's terrifying account of the shooting. "I see no reason to doubt or question the credibility of her evidence," she said.
Morissette said it appeared Sabir was "influenced by shows popular on television" when questioning the police and his cross-examinations were "not relevant and in no way undermined the evidence I've heard."
Morissette dismissed the evidence of Sabir's mother who testified she believed her son was home because the light was on in his bedroom.
"Her evidence doesn't put him in her sights," Morissette said and added her assertion that Sabir was usually home from work by 11 p.m. was contradicted by Rody and another Pizza Hut employee called as a witness for the defence.
Sabir faces at least one year in jail for the weapons conviction alone.
His sentencing date will be scheduled at the monthly scheduling court on Oct. 11. Rody will be writing a victim impact statement and a pre-sentence report will be prepared for Sabir.
Morissette told Sabir "it would be wise" for him to retain a lawyer for his sentencing.
Rody said she's just happy Sabir has been convicted. "I'm happy that he's getting what he deserves and he's paying the consequences."

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MONTE CARLO, Monaco, April 16 (UPI) -- Grigor Dimitrov posted a straight-set upset victory Tuesday in second-round play at the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters tennis tournament.
Dimitrov stopped eighth-seeded Janko Tipsarevic 7-6 (7-3), 6-1. He had five aces and lost only 12 points in nine service games. He did drop a service game in the first set but took nearly two-thirds of the points overall in winning the second set and closing out the match.
The other second-round matches Tuesday played to form with seeded players advancing.
Fifth-seeded Juan Martin del Potro rallied for a 1-6, 6-4,6-3 win over Alexandr Dolgopolov. After going 0-for-3 in break opportunities in the first set, del Potro finished off all five of his chances in the next two sets.
No. 6-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga got by Nikolay Davydenko 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 while Richard Gasquet, the seventh seed, topped Benoit Paire 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 and 16th-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber edged Pablo Andujar 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (7-3) in second-round action.
The first round wrapped up Tuesday with Ernests Gulbis beating John Isner 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. Isner, coming off a win Sunday in Houston at the U.S. Clay Court Championship, suffered an uncharacteristic four breaks at the hands of Gulbis.
No. 10-seeded Nicolas Almagro advanced to the second round with a 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 decision over David Goffin, while 13th-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka beat Denis Istomin 6-3, 7-5 and 14th-seeded Juan Monaco defeated Martin Klizan 6-4, 6-0 in their first-round matched.
Other first-round winners were: Marcel Granollers, Albert Ramos, Kevin Anderson, Florian Mayer, Marinko Matosevic, Jurgen Melzer and Albert Montanes.


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Hey- can u play today? I'm a recent grad and about to head out for the peace corps, but would love to hit more. Send me a text if you can! I live in Plymouth but could meet you.
I love play tennis. And prefer to play at the baseline center. If you want to play together text me [edit: please share private info via PM or Friend Request]
I know it's been a while but do you still play?
Hey Cho,
Are you near the U of M and want to play? I am a 4/4.5 player up here for the summer.
Let me know,
I don't live near there but I am there about once a week during semester break (like right now up to mid June). I'm only a 3.5/4.0. lol (and rusty right now). I am really looking for competitive play but for sure I'm not at your level.
On this Tuesday (May 28) I am up there from about 6:30-9pm. If you want to hit at baseline outdoors, then I will surely hit.
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(NewsUSA) – Experts have found that good nutrition and eating a variety of fruits and vegetables continues to be one of the best ways to safeguard our health. Unfortunately, this time-tested advice proves more easily said than done, and heart disease remains one of the top killers of Americans.
Every 25 seconds someone experiences an episode of coronary distress, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and about one person will die from a coronary event every minute. These are striking statistics that should be taken to heart as part of a commitment to making small changes that will lead to big health results.
"People think that maintaining a healthy diet is difficult, but it's important to remember that making small dietary and lifestyle changes can reap major health rewards," says Christine M. Palumbo, registered dietitian and a nutrition advisor for California Raisins. "For example, adding California Raisins to your diet will deliver potassium and antioxidants along with fiber and inulin to help promote a healthy heart and digestive system. Plus, just 1/4 cup equals a full serving of fruit."
Here are five easy tips Palumbo recommends in order to jumpstart a healthier lifestyle and boost your heart health:
1. Lose 10. If you are overweight, losing just 10 percent of your body weight will reduce blood pressure, inflammation and belly fat.
2. Move more. According to the latest data, Americans watch 34 hours of TV each week. Try putting a treadmill in front of the screen, jump rope, or march in place during half of your TV-watching time. Even brief bouts of activity improve cardiac risk.
3. Eat fish. Studies find that eating fish two or three times a week can lower LDL (bad) cholesterol, which reduces risk for heart disease.
4. Seek power snacks. Instead of running to the vending machine for a late afternoon sugary snack, reach for an energy-boosting power snack of California Raisins and almonds. Mix 1/4 cup of raisins and 1/4 cup of nuts for on-the-go snacking all week long.
5. Make room for whole grains. Whole grains run the gamut from oats and barley to brown rice and bulgur. Switch up your recipes and try making a barley risotto, a bulgur pilaf or a quinoa salad.
To get started in thinking about the many tasty combinations you can mix up, here's a cholesterol-free, protein-packed recipe that will surely help boost your energy and kick start more heart healthy habits. For more recipe creations, visit www.loveyourraisins.com.
Cost per serving: $1.21
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook/stand time: 22 minutes
Chill time: at least 1 hour
Servings: 6
2 cups water
1 cup quinoa
1/3 cup apricot or mango chutney
1/4 cup lime juice
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup each: California natural raisins and California golden raisins
1/2 cup each: garbanzo beans and diced red bell pepper
1/3 cup minced red onion
2 tablespoons each: chopped fresh parsley and mint
Freshly ground pepper to taste
Bring water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Rinse quinoa in a fine mesh strainer and drain well. Add to boiling water; reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 12 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand for 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork and let cool. Whisk together chutney, lime juice, olive oil and salt. Stir into quinoa mixture, then carefully stir in all remaining ingredients. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour.
Nutritional analysis per serving: Calories: 270, Fat: 7g, Saturated fat: 1g, Trans fat: 0g, Cholesterol: 0mg, Sodium: 150mg, Potassium: 115mg, Carbohydrates: 50g, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 20g, Protein: 6g, Vitamin A: 15 percent, Vitamin C: 45 percent, Calcium: 4 percent, Iron: 20 percent, Calories from fat: 23 percent.
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As everyone knows just had carrier infinity system installed.
The extended warranty issue came up and I can't believe the 9% of system cost. Is this normal or is it that, I live in a different world? Seems on the high side to me.
If you had 10 100.00 dollar bills and spent 7.5 of them, would you believe it.
Carrier says dealers can set any price they want.
If you are a homeowner like myself, it maybe something else you might ask about up front before you sign on the dotted line.
System has been installed for a week now. Homeowners, if you can get past the sticker shock..My first thoughts on the system are fantastic. Had a couple of cool night (42 degrees) and never heard system as temp in house stayed at 69. I like the fact that no noise on low and very min. noise on high.
This system cost me almost double of just "replacing" what I had. Rheem classic 11 installed 1994
I know I may never recover all the cost, but if I recover the difference between the "replacement" and this unit, I'm money ahead in my book.
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At the fourth International Energy Policy Considerations conference, organised by the Slovenian member committee and the Slovenian Chamber for Energy Industry, over 150 international participants from the EU Commission, academia, government and industry met to discuss a new national energy policy for Slovenia. It was widely agreed that the new policy must include energy transformation […]
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Slovenia's policymakers must allow its private sector to have a greater say in driving the country's long-term renewable energy decisions, delegates heard at a recent WEC Slovenia conference. Professor Jean-Michel Glachant, Director of the Florence School of Regulation and Director of Loyola de Palacio Energy Policy Programme, made the introductory remarks as he moderated a […]
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PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwire - Jan 25, 2013) - HP (NYSE: HPQ) today announced that Brady Corporation, a world leader in the development of identification solutions, is working with HP to deliver a one-stop resource for product tracking and authentication that helps enterprises protect their brand.
Brady Corporation is the first authorized reseller of the HP Global Product Authentication Service (HP GPAS), a flexible, cloud-based solution that enables clients to identify, locate and combat counterfeit activities.
According to the Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau of the International Chamber of Commerce, counterfeiting is one of today's fastest growing economic crimes. The counterfeiting industry continues to create significant and costly problems for global enterprises, creating revenue loss and damaging brand reputation. For example, counterfeit products such as pharmaceuticals, electrical and electronics products, as well as other consumer goods, could put unsuspecting consumers in potentially threatening situations, and liability often falls with the brand owner.
Offered by HP Software Professional Services, HP GPAS generates security codes that Brady Corporation can download and apply to its customized authentication labels. The process of printing and shipping the labels occurs within Brady Corporation's secure infrastructure to help eliminate the potential for theft or fraud. Brady Corporation's facilities are certified by the North American Security Products Organization (NASPO), a nonprofit organization that certifies providers of security materials under a set of operational standards and security protocols.
"Counterfeiting and product diversion are complex and potentially detrimental problems that many industries face on a daily basis," said Matthew Williamson, president, Brady Americas. "By extending HP GPAS cloud-based capabilities, we offer peace of mind to our customers with holistic product authentication, tracking services and analytics that counteract counterfeiting and ensure brand integrity."
With advancements in smartphone technology, Brady Corporation recognized the increasing role consumers play in the product-authentication process. After researching multiple providers of product authentication services, Brady Corporation selected HP GPAS and signed on to be an HP GPAS Foundation Partner.
Part of the HP Converged Cloud portfolio, HP GPAS provides a secure method for creating security codes and employs a mass serialization engine that generates unique codes. The real-time download capability of codes offered by HP GPAS has boosted Brady Corporation's readiness process to become exponentially faster.
HP GPAS also features real-time authentication capabilities that enable supply chain partners and consumers to easily verify products with a smartphone by scanning a bar code or sending an SMS text all while the brand owner receives real-time business intelligence and analytics.
"A company's brand reputation can be severely damaged when consumers unknowingly purchase inferior counterfeit products that don't perform as expected," said Michael Garrett, worldwide vice president and general manager, Software Professional Services, HP. "HP GPAS and Brady Corporation's combined offering provides a robust and secure solution for enterprises to detect and eliminate fraudulent activities."
Brady Corporation is the security print provider for HP Inkjet and Printing Solutions, and downloads security codes from the HP GPAS portal for printing on HP-branded labels used around the world. The combined solution has helped HP Inkjet and Printing Solutions protect its brand and improve supply-chain efficiencies.
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Poll Results
Will someone at your child's school administer glucagon if needed?
Yes, the nurse
Yes, someone else
No, they refuse
I don't know
Doesn't apply
What's glucagon?
Total votes: 404
Will someone at your child's school administer glucagon if needed?Poll dates: September 16 - 23, 2007
Total Votes: 404
Children with diabetes do not leave their diabetes at home when they go to school. They need the same kind of care at school that they would received at home, and that includes having a glucagon emergency kit available and ready to use in case it's needed.
Since we first ran this poll in 2002, the number of people reporting that their school will administer glucagon has increased from 60% to 76%, and the number reporting that their school refuses to administer glucagon has decreased from 18% to 11%. Also, the number of people who don't know what glucagon is has dropped from 6% to 1%. This is very good news for children with diabetes.
If you need help convincing your school about why glucagon is a necessary tool in the management of diabetes, you are encouraged to download a copy of Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed: A Guide for School Personnel from the web site of the National Diabetes Education Program, a joint program of the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If the 88-page PDF file is too large for you to download, you can request a free copy of the document by printing the order form and faxing or mailing it to the NDEP.
The table below shows how readers have answered this poll each time we have run it.
Answer Sep 2007 Sep 2006 Apr 2005 Sep 2002 Yes, the nurse 56% 52% 52% 43% Yes, someone else 20% 22% 16% 17% No, they refuse 11% 11% 13% 18% Don't know 8% 8% 7% 9% Doesn't apply 2% 3% 5% 5% What's glucagon? 1% 1% 4% 6%
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The rumors and leaks ahead of the IPCC's next whopper climate science report due out in two weeks put me in the frame of mind of Matthew Arnold's famous lines from "Dover Beach" about the "melancholy, long withdrawing roar" of climate alarmism. The entire last two stanzas can be easily adapted to the "sea of faith" that is today's desperate climate campaign:
The Sea of Faith
Was once, too, at the full, and round earth's shore
Lay like the folds of a bright girdle furled.
But now I only hear
Its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar,
Retreating, to the breath
Of the night-wind, down the vast edges drear
And naked shingles of the world.
Ah, love, let us be true
To one another! for the world, which seems
To lie before us like a land of dreams,
So various, so beautiful, so new,
Hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light,
Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain;
And we are here as on a darkling plain
Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight,
Where ignorant armies clash by night.
Matt Ridley reported yesterday in the Wall Street Journal ("Dialing Back the Alarm on Climate Change") that "The big news is that, for the first time since these reports started coming out in 1990, the new one dials back the alarm. It states that the temperature rise we can expect as a result of man-made emissions of carbon dioxide is lower than the IPPC thought in 2007."
Specifically, the draft report says that "equilibrium climate sensitivity" (ECS)—eventual warming induced by a doubling of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which takes hundreds of years to occur—is "extremely likely" to be above 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit), "likely" to be above 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.4 degrees Fahrenheit) and "very likely" to be below 6 degrees Celsius (10.8 Fahrenheit). In 2007, the IPPC said it was "likely" to be above 2 degrees Celsius and "very likely" to be above 1.5 degrees, with no upper limit. Since "extremely" and "very" have specific and different statistical meanings here, comparison is difficult.
Still, the downward movement since 2007 is clear, especially at the bottom of the "likely" range. The most probable value (3 degrees Celsius last time) is for some reason not stated this time.
And the Daily Mail offers a similar report:
A leaked copy of the world's most authoritative climate study reveals scientific forecasts of imminent doom were drastically wrong.
The Mail on Sunday has obtained the final draft of a report to be published later this month by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the ultimate watchdog whose massive, six-yearly 'assessments' are accepted by environmentalists, politicians and experts as the gospel of climate science.
They are cited worldwide to justify swingeing fossil fuel taxes and subsidies for 'renewable' energy.
Yet the leaked report makes the extraordinary concession that the world has been warming at only just over half the rate claimed by the IPCC in its last assessment, published in 2007.
Back then, it said that the planet was warming at a rate of 0.2C every decade – a figure it claimed was in line with the forecasts made by computer climate models.
But the new report says the true figure since 1951 has been only 0.12C per decade – a rate far below even the lowest computer prediction.
The 31-page 'summary for policymakers' is based on a more technical 2,000-page analysis which will be issued at the same time. It also surprisingly reveals: IPCC scientists accept their forecast computers may have exaggerated the effect of increased carbon emissions on world temperatures – and not taken enough notice of natural variability.
Anybody remember acid rain? Me neither. Make room on your bookshelf for the next IPCC report next to the voluminous acid rain studies from the 1980s, which found the phenomenon, while real, to have been vastly overestimated.
Stay tuned also for an update on why the mainstream media coverage in two weeks will be the opposite of this; in other words, more of the same "we're still doomed." The full 2,000-page science report will be the real document to read carefully, which precisely no one in the media will do.


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Hillary Clinton rode to victory in the Pennsylvania primary by ten points and 200,000 votes last night. She thrashed Obama, nowhere more so than among those who were the subject of Obama's critique of the Pennsylvania electorate before the San Francisco Democrats. According to exit polling reported by CNN, of the approximately 36 percent of the voters who were gun owners, 58 percent voted for Senator Clinton. Among Pennsylvania Democrats who attend church at least once a week, Clinton led Obama 59 percent to 41 percent.
In her victory speech, Senator Clinton touted retreat and defeat as a favor to those serving in the theater:
[A]ll across the world, our men and women in uniform, some on your second, third, or fourth tour of duty, you deserve a commander-in-chief who will finally bring you home…
And Senator Clinton threw in some bad history along with her support for defeat:
It was in this city that our founders declared America's independence and are permanent mission to form a more perfect union. Now, neither Senator Obama nor I, nor many of you, were fully included in that vision…
It was the Constitution that was drafted, promulgated and ratified to form "a more perfect union." It was the Constitution that made the United States "a more perfect union." The preservation of the Constitution from assault by progressives such as Senator Clinton is indeed a permanent mission, but the formation of a "more perfect union" is not itself a permanent mission. And the derogation of the founders as not including blacks and women in their vision is a shibboleth, as Thomas West demonstrates in Vindicating the Founders (and the related online support for the book).
Senator Obama acknowledged the results of the Pennsylvania at a speech in Evansville, Indiana. He portrayed himself as the proponent of a cause that places him on a height from which the scrutiny and criticism to which ordinary presidential candidates are subjected becomes a "distraction" and "silliness" and "tit for tat":
After fourteen long months, its easy to forget this from time to time to lose sight of the fierce urgency of this moment. Its easy to get caught up in the distractions and the silliness and the tit-for-tat that consumes our politics; the bickering that none of us are immune to, and that trivializes the profound issues two wars, an economy in recession, a planet in peril.
The gentlemen running Obama's campaign are prominent among those caught up in the distraction and silliness and tit for tat so that the candidate can succeed in his mission to redeem the time.
There might have been a surprise winner in last night's primary results. Pennsylvania runs a primary closed to registered party members. The AP reports that 10 percent of those voting Tuesday had changed party registration since the start of 2008 so they would be eligible to vote in the Democratic race. About half the party-switchers had been registered Republicans, while the rest had been unaffiliated with either party or were voting for the first time in Pennsylvania.
The AP story doesn't provide the breakdown of the 10 percent of voters who changed their party registration to vote yesterday, but I wonder if Rush Limbaugh might have been the surprise winner in Pennsylvania. The results of the Pennsylvania primary appear to represent another triumph of Rush's Operation Chaos.


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What about uranium byproducts?
Re: "Uranium mining back on the table," Oct. 28 Perspective article.
Bob Ewegen's article was irresponsible at best. Sure, nuclear energy isn't really an issue regarding carbon dioxide emissions, but what about the vast amount of toxic, radioactive waste produced? The waste has an extremely long half-life, is very costly to transport and store, and is virtually impossible to eliminate. But what do we care? Instead of conserving energy, let's just pass the burden of nuclear waste on to our children and grandchildren!
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We all know that the majority of our readers enjoy building their own gaming systems - picking components, building the hardware, installing the software, etc. But as gamers get older and the amount of time they have to dedicate to their passion decreases, some might be willing to take the move to buying a pre-built gaming rig based on industry standard components. The benefits are definitely there: quicker turn around with just a couple days shipping, warranty and support for anything that should go wrong and the ability to upgrade and adapt your system in anyway you want.
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MERRITT � New Bern native Eugene Setzer, a member of the U.S. Coast Guard, is understandably proud of his late father Leavitte�s military service, which included tours in Korea and Vietnam.
MERRITT � New Bern native Eugene Setzer, a member of the U.S. Coast Guard, is understandably proud of his late father Leavitte�s military service, which included tours in Korea and Vietnam.
The ashes of his father are buried inside a rail-fence-lined family cemetery in the Pamlico County community of Merritt.
Guardsman Setzer said he was shocked, dismayed and outraged when he visited his father�s grave site shortly before Veterans Day and discovered thieves had stolen the bronze plaque given the family by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Leavitte Setzer died in late fall of 1997 after dealing with colon and liver cancer.
It was the only marker and now the site of the grave is bare except for leaves and some loose dirt where the plaque was ripped from the ground.
Pamlico County Sheriff Billy Sawyer said his department had received a report on the incident and investigated, including questioning neighbors, but have no real leads.
Sawyer said his department had investigated cases of cemetery vandalism in the past, but none involving the theft of a grave marker. He said anyone with information on the case should contact his office, 745-3101.
Eugene Setzer affirmed his thoughts on the matter, which he posted on his Facebook page in hope and getting leads about the theft.
�I guess joining the military on his 17th birthday, going straight to Korea, then two straight years in Vietnam, followed by over 20 years of military medical service was not a price paid enough for him,� he said of his father.
�Dying of cancer linked to the chemicals he was exposed to in the aforementioned duties wasn�t good enough either,� he added. �I guess he had to pay by having his last remaining mark on this planet desecrated by someone who should honestly not be afforded the freedoms this country has due to people like a veteran.�
Leavitte Setzer�s widow, Bridgette, was equally shocked by the nature of the theft.
�It sunk as low as a human being can get,� she said of the thief. �You just don�t steal that (grave marker). There is more emotional things connected to this than anything else.�
She doubts the bronze marker would be worth much to anyone, even for recycling.
Bridgette lives in New Bern and purchased the 27-acre farmland several years ago, with family plans to build retirement homes there for her and her son.
She said the family will install a new gravestone, adding it would be made of concrete.
�It is going to be such a heavy rock, it is going to be very hard to move,� she said.
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MARQUETTE, Mich. – United States Olympic Education Center Greco-Roman wrestler Kendrick Sanders helped Team USA defeat Russia in The Rumble on the Rails competition held Wednesday, May 15, in New York City's Grand Central Station.
The competition consisted of two dual meets. One meet was between Team USA and Russia in Greco-Roman, and men and women's freestyle wrestling with Team USA defeating Russia eight matches to one. The second meet featured a dual competition in men's freestyle wrestling between Team USA and Iran, in which Iran overtook Team USA six matches to one.
Sanders, of Homestead, Fla. and a Northern Michigan University sophomore, did his part to help Team USA win its meet against Russia by defeating Asker Orshokdugov 1-0, 1-0 in the 66-kilogram weight class. Also winning in the Greco-Roman part of the event was Olympian and USOEC alumnus Ben Provisor, who defeated Ambako Vachadze of Russia, 1-0, 0-1, 1-0 at 74 kg.
Winning her match in women's freestyle was USOEC alumna Helen Maroulis, who defeated Irina Kisel of Russia by pin, 2-0, 0:35 in the 55-kg weight class.
The event brought athletes from the United States, Russia and Iran together to show unity in an effort to help retain wrestling as a sport in the Olympics. The International Olympic Committee earlier announced possibly eliminating wrestling from Olympic competition starting with the 2020 Summer Games, a decision that will be finalized in September.


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by Jacob Edson, F&W Outdoors editor
Following last month's announcement that gray wolves will return to state management in the northern Great Lakes on Jan. 27, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced today that a limited gray wolf hunting and trapping season is being planned for late 2012.
This is a hot-button topic for hunters, wildlife enthusiasts and wildlife managers alike. However, it appears Minnesota (the first of the three Great Lakes states to make a move) is taking a very wise approach to wolf management.
According to the release:
Tom Landwehr, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), said the agency is taking a "deliberate and science-based" approach to implementing initial wolf hunting and trapping seasons.
"Our job, as a natural resource agency, is to implement the state's Wolf Management Plan, which includes provisions for public taking of wolves," said Landwehr. "That means we will be taking actions to ensure the long-term survival of the species while also addressing conflicts between wolves and humans."
In the weeks ahead, DNR biologists will begin to identify wolf management harvest units and develop other criteria specific to a Minnesota season. Components of the proposed season framework must still be approved by the Legislature, and a chance for public comment will be provided later this year.
"Without a history of regulated wolf seasons, we don't know what kind of hunter and trapper interest and success rate to expect," said Dan Stark, DNR large carnivore specialist. For these reasons, he said, it is necessary to be conservative during initial seasons.
Stark said the DNR proposal would manage wolves as a prized and high-value fur species by setting the season when pelts are prime, limiting the take through a lottery and requiring animals be registered.
This approach, he said, is different than simply allowing hunters to shoot a wolf as an "incidental take" while primarily pursuing another species such as deer.
"Minnesota is different than other areas where wolf hunting is offered, in part, because we have much higher hunter densities and a more compressed big-game hunting season," Stark said.
"Our proposal is a separate season that takes into account when pelts are prime and have their highest value," Stark said. "This approach will provide hunters and trappers the opportunity to specifically target wolves while minimizing conflicts with other hunting seasons."
Bravo, Minnesota.
I for one am all for a wolf hunting and trapping season (my bet is that public trapping becomes Minnesota's main wolf management technique, and wolf hunting will experience modest participation and low success after the first couple of years). However, I think it's also important for hunters to view wolves as a wild resource and valuable member of the ecological landscape … not just a verminous competitor for the deer resource. A season structure such as this will facilitate that mindset as well as allow a scientific and adaptable management plan.


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Here is a dragon that you haven't seen on Dragoart's front page in a long while. One of the great things about getting requests, is all the different ideas that people send you for tutorials. I don't think I would have thought about doing a lesson on "how to draw chibi Cynder" any time in the near future because I have't thought about Spyro. This version of Cynder came out a lot brighter, and cooler than I thought it was going to turn out. Once I finished the rough sketch of chibi Cynder, I realized how fun it was to draw dragons again no matter what kind they are. Enjoy this lesson folks, and have fun with creating another great chibi.
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One of the most popular uses of the Google Maps API since it was launched six years ago has been as a tool to view historical maps. The David Rumsey Collection, with its huge collection of historical maps, obviously stands out.
However it does not stand alone.
In the last six years Google Maps Mania has reviewed historical map mashups from the Netherlands, the UK, the USA, France, Japan and many other countries around the world. Here is a round-up of some of the best historical map we've seen:
David Rumsey Google Map Collection
The David Rumsey Google Map Collection contains an amazing 120 historical maps overlaid on Google Maps. For, example, the screen shot above shows an 1832 map of London overlaid on the current Google Map of London.
Highlights of the new maps include the first accurate survey of Yosemite Valley, California, from 1883, maps of Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, New York, Washington DC, Denver, Chicago, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Calcutta, Lima, Paris, Madrid, Rome, Beijing, Tokyo, Kyoto, and more – all from times ranging from the 18th to the 20th centuries.
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HyperCities - collection of worldwide historical maps
Maps of Edinburgh, 1765-1945
Historiekaart - Historical Dutch maps from 1829 to 1949
Utrecht van Boven
Amersfoort 750 op de Kaart
Atlas of Historic New Mexico Maps
Historical Maps of Tokyo
Historical Maps of Paris
Henry Hudson 400 - US historical maps
PhilaPlace - Philadelphia
Retromap - historical maps of Moscow
Have we missed any historical maps mashups? If so - tell us in the comments ...


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April 23 in Pictures
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Ilmars @ 2018-10-12 17:52:15
The only voters in Ventspils who want to see Lembergs as mayor would be voters that he bribed . This crook should be locked up in the Ventspils jail and the keys thrown away.
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The twenty percent of Russians on our territory will vote for Russia. No surprise. The Majority 80% of Latvians will vote for Latvia. Should be no surprise.
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Colorful, Sophisticated New York Apartment
A sophisticated home is a combination of formality and familiarity
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There's a charming perfection about little girls who are all dolled up for a special event. Cascading curls, velveteen dresses, and black patent Mary Janes make them appear as pristine little wonders--until they erupt with intoxicating giggles that reveal less serious personalities.
Perhaps Robyn Price and her husband took their aesthetic cues from their three young daughters when they moved into a New York apartment two years ago. Their sophisticated home basks in aptly appointed formalities that also embrace moments of spirited and buoyant decoration, from a warm scheme of apricot, peach, and terra-cotta to oversized patterns and colorful artwork with modern compositions of stylish, exuberant chaos.
Although they weren't actively looking for another home at the time, the couple happened on an apartment that seemed ideal for their needs--able to accommodate both their growing family and their love for entertaining. They decided to make the move.
They hired interior designer Jennifer Flanders, who had decorated their first apartment, to create a beautiful environment with a strong architectural presence and a layout convenient not only for day-to-day living but for welcoming guests.
"A floor plan that separated public from private spaces was a key element when the unit was gutted," says Flanders. "The family's entertaining ventures range from small groups to large cocktail parties, so flow from room to room was important."
In the large, gracious foyer, which serves as an area for guests to spill into during gatherings, pocket doors were installed to close off the hallway to the bedrooms. This allows the children to sleep while guests socialize. The space is dramatic and high- impact, with walls covered in a rich terra-cotta color. The Venetian plaster finish is embellished with a damask motif stenciled in luxurious gold.
The proximity of the living and dining rooms led to a scheme that allows each space to decoratively support the other, as neighbors often do. Pieces from the couple's former residence guided much of the decorating strategy, inspiring Flanders to repurpose many of their things and giving their new quarters a feeling that is entirely different.
The old living room rug has now found a home in the dining room; Flanders pulled different colors from it to establish the rust-and-taupe palette. Furnishings in the dining room, except for the new dining chairs, are also among those from their old home.
The apartment's living room shows an even greater departure from their previous home. The selection of a new Tibetan rug with an oversized medallion pattern in green and peach determined the wall treatment; it features a horizontal strié pattern that evokes the feel of raw silk and is executed in three congruous tones of apricot. "Every wall in the apartment is either papered or decoratively painted," explains Flanders of one of her design hallmarks.
Instead of using the fireplace as the anchor around which the furniture would center, Flanders created two seating arrangements at opposite ends of the room. In a large living room, this placement trick is essential, she explains, so people do not to have to navigate around furnishings. In front of the window, a sofa the couple already owned was re-covered in a more formal fabric for its current iteration. It's now upholstered in a rust-colored linen velvet that makes a comfortable spot for the family when they watch the television, which tucks away in a painted white built-in cabinet. Side tables and matching tufted chairs complete the seating area. A smaller version of the sofa is used in the arrangement at the opposite end of the room. Matching chairs, regally upholstered in green-and-ivory cut velvet with their wooden frames finished in gold leaf, complete the fireside grouping.
One of the primary factors that sold Robyn on the apartment was the kitchen, where the family spends most of its time. Generous in size, the space was left a clean neutral in color and style, with marble countertops in sea-foam green, white, and brown providing the slightest hint of color. "We live in our kitchen, and this space is a joy to work in," says Robyn. "I love to cook, and it's where our family eats meals and the girls do art projects and computer work. It's a great place, a room where we can be together and hang out for family time."
Even though the master bedroom does not physically connect with the public spaces of the apartment, it shares the same decorative comfort. Flanders, who loves a little glitz in every home, used Venetian plaster again, but this time added silver mica powder to give the bedroom walls some sparkle. The peach color provides a soft background for the bed, upholstered in a linen damask fabric. Roman shades fabricated from embroidered silk add a subtle pattern that lets the bold painting above the vanity capture attention.
"Jennifer helped us combine our traditional tastes and color preferences," says Robyn. "It's a combination of formality and familiarity, creating a place we could enjoy whether entertaining or playing with our children. She transformed the apartment into our family home."
Design: Jennifer Flanders, Jennifer Flanders Inc. Interior Design, 1110 Park Ave., New York, NY 10128; 646/368-1404, jenniferflanders.com.
Photography: Steven Randazzo
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Sisters Brooke, Emma, and Jordana (from left) lounge on the sofa in the entry foyer.
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The spacious living room glows with a warm, serene ambience in its calm palette. Artwork featuring vigor and movement adds striking bursts of color.
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Active, oversized patterns and artwork are tempered by the graceful tables, finished in quieter tones.
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Light and easy to move, a pair of matching antique benches in front of the fireplace provides extra seating in the living room.
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Pocket doors between the foyer and the hallway that leads to the bedrooms can be pulled shut to buffer noise from the public rooms when a party is taking place and children are sleeping.
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In the dining room, pocket doors can be closed during an intimate dinner party.
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The neutral kitchen comes alive in joyous moments when the girls are completing art projects, tackling homework, or eating snacks after school.
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Hanging above the dressing table in the master bedroom is a striking painting by artist Gus Yero. The large artwork injects a bold statement into the room, which otherwise is imbued with a soft, peachy glow.
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Designer Flanders, who shies away from rooms that are too juvenile, created a stylish bedroom for Brooke, with oversized dots and stripes and fashion-forward purple and pink.
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Robyn Price and her three daughters, from left, Brooke, Jordana, and Emma.
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When it comes to finessing an interior with those accessories that exude personality, designer Jennifer Flanders (seen here in her own New York apartment) knows when something is missing--and when enough is enough. "Much of the process is instinctive," she says. "The eye knows when everything is visually complete and balanced." Flanders offers the following tips for a successfully accessorized space.
Divide and conquer Spread objects such as books, vases, and the like on a large table. Make one pile of "must-haves" and another that includes pieces you are willing to eliminate.
Accept change Keep an open mind when it comes to repurposing a piece or positioning it in an alternate room. After pieces are placed, you'll know where you need to fill in.
Take advantage of bookcases Don't limit bookshelves to books only. This is a great place for an ensemble of pieces--books, family photos, and other objects--that aren't special enough to stand on their own.
Create art tension If your interiors lean toward traditional and classic, contemporary artwork keeps the mood fresh and youthful.


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Fibula graft
I had most of my right lower jaw removed and replaced with my fibula. Along with numerous 'problems' I am having, one is that the fibula is too thin. Thus fracture is a likely possibility. I know of the bone grafting and other procedures, but I was curious of 'plastic'. We hear of plastic knees, etc... Is there something similar for the jaw? Warm Regards.
The fibula graft is the best of all of the options at the present time. The jaw is also replaced with metallic (titanium) bars but the outcomes aren't as good as with the fibula. Plastic jaws aren't being done primarily due to biocompatibility and connectivity issues. The fibula, being self and bone, integrates well with the site bone.
Take care.
Meade C van Putten, DDS, MS
Associate Professor of Primary Care Dentistry
College of Dentistry
The Ohio State University


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Microscopy remains the cornerstone of laboratory testing for the identification of most blood parasites and many tissue parasites [ 289–291 ]. Expert microscopic examination of Giemsa-stained thick and thin peripheral blood films is used for detection and identification of the protozoan blood parasites Plasmodium , Babesia , and Trypanosoma , and the filarial nematodes Brugia , Wuchereria , Loa loa , and Mansonella , whereas microscopic examination, culture and/or nucleic acid amplification of ulcer samples, bone marrow, tissue aspirates, and biopsies are useful in the diagnosis of African trypanosomiasis, onchocerciasis, trichinosis, toxoplasmosis, and leishmaniasis. Although requiring a minimal amount of reagents and equipment, the accuracy of microscopic methods requires well-trained and experienced technologists. Even in the best hands, diagnosis may be hampered by sparseness of organisms on the slide and the subjective nature of differentiating similar-appearing organisms ( Plasmodium vs Babesia ; various microfilariae) or in identifying the species of Plasmodium present. The laboratory can enhance the sensitivity of these methods by employing a number of concentration procedures such as buffy coat examination, centrifugation, and filtration. In all of these procedures, samples must be properly obtained, transported to the laboratory as quickly as possible, and processed in a timely fashion to preserve organism viability and/or morphology. Organism viability and morphology may be adversely affected by a number of different factors including temperature, humidity, and exposure to fixatives or anticoagulants. Transportation requirements are described for each organism in the corresponding sections below.
Serologic assays for detection of antibodies are available as adjunctive methods for the diagnosis of a number of blood and tissue parasite infections. Unfortunately, none are sensitive or specific enough to be used to establish the diagnosis on their own. In particular, assays for infection with one helminth will often cross-react with antibodies to a different helminth [ 290 ]. When available, antibody titers may be used to determine the strength of the immune response or detect a trend in antibody levels over time. IFA can provide quantitative titer results but reading the slides is subjective and inherently prone to varying results. In contrast, EIAs typically provide only qualitative positive or negative results determined by an arbitrarily set breakpoint. Thus, clinicians will not be able to determine if a positive result was a very strong positive or a very weak one without calling the laboratory for more information. This can have important implications for interpretation of results that are not entirely consistent with the clinical picture. In some cases, it is desirable to confirm the result of an EIA by using a more specific immunoblot assay.
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Hootie hoo! Welcome to my very first cookbook. I've been a chef, a caterer, a lunch lady, a dancer, a runway model, a reality show star, a daytime cooking show host, even an accountant (really!)—and now I'm a cookbook author. But most of all, I'm a simple Southern girl who loves to cook and who cooks to love. What you've seen on The Chew and Top Chef isn't a gimmick, or an act, or something that ends when the dishes are cleared. That's who I am and what I cook. Food that hugs you. What could be better than that?
Now, giving a hug is easy, but making food that hugs requires a little bit of practice, but it's actually easier than most people think—and so much more fun! Whether you're starting to cook for the first time or you've been in the kitchen forever, I'm here to give you the techniques, the recipes, and the confidence you need to cook with love.
As you'll see, my food comes from all over the place. I draw as much comfort from Italian flavors as I do from Japanese ones. But at the end of the day, much of my inspiration comes from the American South. I grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, home of the Grand Ole Opry and the Titans. But my grandmother's house is my favorite spot in town. Every week of my childhood, I was smothered with a giant food hug at my Granny's Sunday supper. I can't say that I learned how to cook at Granny's side, though. Most of the time when we went to her house for a family meal after church, the closest I came to cooking was making mud pies.
Then one afternoon, Granny asked me to help harvest collard greens from the garden. Like any kid, I tried to beg my way out: "Really? Do I really have to pick the greens?" My complaining didn't get me anywhere, so I relented and did it. I wasn't happy about it. When we sat down to eat, I had to make sure I wasn't asked to pick the greens again and informed everyone, "I don't know what you're eating. I couldn't tell the difference between the greens and the weeds. You might just be eating weeds right now."
I've learned a lot since then: the difference between greens and weeds, the fact that, of course, Granny knew which was which and cooked only the collards, and how much the memories from our Sunday suppers have defined me. Granny's weekly ritual started long before I came around. She was born Freddie Mae Price to Jessie, who came from a family that was spread across South and North Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Jessie had been bought as a slave by the Price family and was among the last to be freed. In her 102 years on this earth, she lived to see generations of change in the South. She also passed on to Granny the depth and breadth of great Southern black cuisine. I wish every person in America could have sat at Granny's table and been transformed by her cooking, warmth, and hospitality. I'm writing this book to honor Granny—and the women who came before her—and to give you a taste of just how much joy can be had in the kitchen and at the table.
I'm even giving you some of Granny's treasured recipes, like her buttery pound cake and juicy smothered pork chops, and passing on my interpretations of soul food. Sure, I cook my collard greens low and slow, but guess what? I also sauté them quickly and top them with gremolata, an Italian parsley-lemon-garlic mix. And I do a mean French bouillabaisse sauce of fennel and tomatoes to serve with a roasted whole snapper. Yep, I do all that. I've been cooking professionally for years (and I mean years!) and travelling and eating around the world. I've discovered that I can draw comfort from all types of cuisines. Here I've created a collection of my all-time favorites. Sort of an "all you'll ever need" repertoire of global comfort food. Because it's not the geographic origins of the food that matters, it's the heart you put into it.
And the book is about making comfort food good for your heart, too. I never count calories or sacrifice flavor. Instead, I boost flavors by using just the right amount of butter (which I love!) and the ideal cooking technique. I say "no" to nothing. It's all about moderation. For example, I always make sure that both my pan and the oil are hot enough when cooking cornmeal-crusted Southern fried catfish. That way, the cornmeal doesn't soak up the oil, it just gets super crisp in it. My dishes end up being naturally nutritious. My goal is to create the most delicious, comforting dishes possible, but I'm also always thinking of ways to lighten ultrarich soul food classics and other soulful hearty favorites. It's a way of bringing out the fresh, natural flavors in great ingredients, but my motivation hits closer to home.
While living abroad, I received a call and found out that my mama was seriously ill. I flew home right away and was relieved to find that her emergency surgery had been a success. Since that experience, I'm constantly tinkering with dishes to make them lighter, healthier for Mama. Even when I started my first "professional" cooking company, delivering lunches using a retired mail truck and sheer grit in getting my food out through rain, sleet, and snow, I was providing options far superior to the surrounding fast foods, both in flavor and nutrition. With my company, The Lunch Basket (which I later renamed The Lunch Bunch), I became the lunch lady of Kennedy Street in Washington, D.C., a primarily African American neighborhood with lots of beauty salons, barber shops, florists, and doctors' offices.
Even though I didn't realize it at the time, my decision then to not use beef or pork (though some of my recipes here do) came from a desire to show people how tasty food could be without those things. I stuffed my biscuits with lean smoked turkey and put together fresh green salads, seasonal fruit, and rich veggie soups. At the end of the day, I'm giving you delicious fresh food—whole ingredients, lovingly prepared. I'm making dishes good for my family, in every sense of the word, and I'm here to help you do the same for your family and friends, too.
The act of cooking for and feeding loved ones yummy wholesome food is deeply fulfilling. I didn't completely understand that until I was an adult well into my food career. I went through a heart-wrenching breakup (boyfriend left me for best friend—you know the story), so I poured myself into my lunch business to shield myself from the pain. By cooking for others, I was nurturing them with food, and in turn, felt nurtured myself. I expanded the lunch business into a catering company and called it Alchemy Caterers, because I needed it to change my life, to turn the lead in my hurt into gold. I wanted my food to do the same for others and be a conduit for healing. I don't know exactly what you need right now, but I do know that there's comfort in food. Alchemy is all about transformation, and I want to change the way you experience food by cooking with love.
The only way you can make transformative food, even if it's one of the simple dishes in here, is to cook it from the heart. You have to want to do it. If you're not in a good mood and don't feel like cooking, the only thing you should make is a restaurant reservation. And you can't cook with fear. I didn't grow up in the kitchen and I know how it feels to be intimidated by a recipe and be immobilized by that fear. I'm here to tell you it's okay to mess up! I'll help you avoid screwing up and tell you what to do in case something does go wrong.
Now, it's time to have fun! I'm going to make sure you enjoy cooking for family and friends by sharing easy entertaining tricks I've learned from decades of catering. When you're armed with tips from a pro, cooking with and for friends is the best way to have fun in the kitchen. One of the happiest moments in my life—my wedding day—came from doing just that. My husband, Matthew, and I celebrated our marriage with forty friends and family and a group of us prepared the food together. I didn't stress over the planning or micromanage the meal. I just let everybody express themselves in the kitchen and it was awesome. I felt like I was on top of the world and I honestly can't imagine a more memorable wedding day. But take my advice as a former caterer: Please don't try this if you have hundreds of guests celebrating with you. LOL.
So, are you ready? With all my yummy recipes and tips, get excited to welcome friends and family over for big meals and good times!
A little note: Any brand names of products I use in this book are included just because I like them!
Comfort Food that Hugs You
Cooking with Love
Comfort Food that Hugs You
Co-host of ABC's daily lifestyle series The Chew, Carla Hall first won the hearts of fans nationwide on Bravo's Top Chef, then won Fan Favorite on Top Chef All-Stars. In Cooking with Love, she serves up more than 100 fantastic recipes for food that hugs you. With her signature tasty twists on tried-and-true classics, comfort food never tasted so good!
From Down-Home Deviled Eggs with Smoky Bacon to silky and light Spicy Carrot-Ginger Soup to the ultimate Chicken Pot Pie with buttery crust on the bottom to her Granny's unforgettably luscious Five-Flavor Pound Cake, Carla's flavorful recipes are so deeply satisfying, they'll become family favorites in your kitchen.
For Carla, the only way to make truly comforting food is to cook it from the heart, and in Cooking with Love, she shows you that love with her tempting, inspiring recipes for all sorts of sumptuous dishes, displayed in beautiful full-color photographs. Carla also tells funny, poignant tales of her own life cooking with family, friends, and fellow chefs.
- Atria Books |
- 336 pages |
- November 2013