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text: Sports U.S. opens with win over Australia in Women's World Cup Megan Rapinoe #15 of United States celebrates with teammates after coming out of the game after scoring two goals against Australia during a FIFA Women's World Cup 2015 Group D match at Winnipeg Stadium on June 8, 2015 in Winnipeg, Canada. Photo Credit: Getty Images / Kevin C. Cox By MICHAEL LEWIS. Special to Newsday June 8, 2015 11:20 PM Print Share fbShare Tweet Email WINNIPEG, Manitoba - It was far from a perfect performance, but the United States did what it had to do earn three points in its Womenas World Cup opener Monday night. Buoyed by two goals from midfielder Megan Rapinoe and a superlative performance by goalkeeper Hope Solo, the Americans secured a hard-fought 3-1 Group D victory over Australia. The win propelled the USA atop its group with three points after Nigeria and Sweden battled to a wild and dramatic 3-3 deadlock in the first game of the doubleheader. Rapinoe put her stamp on the game with a stellar performance on the left wing. She was involved in all three American goals, scoring twice and helping to set up the game-winner in the 61st minute. "A little bit shaky,a Rapinoe said of the Americansa start to the game. aI donat think we played that well today. We can be better on possession." She thought the second half was better. aI think we settled in a bit more,a she said. The crowd was pro-American, but the U.S. endured an uneven start and was fortunate to walk into the locker room with a 1-1 halftime tie. The Australians came out forcing the action, coming within inches of taking the lead. Emily Van Egmond powered a close-range shot in the fifth minute that Solo got her fingertips on, and the ball banged off the crossbar. A rather uncharacteristic goal gave the Americans a 12th-minute lead. Center back Julie Johnston booted a long ball down the field that Abby Wambach flicked to Rapinoe atop the penalty area. The left-footed Rapinoe turned around Van Egmond with a move, then launched a right-footed shot that deflected off defender Laura Alleway and past flatfooted goalkeeper Melissa Barbieri into the lower left corner. Moments later, the Aussies came close to equalizing, but Solo was there. She denied Samantha Kerr, who broke through the defense and fired a volley that Solo punched away. Australia finally solved Solo in the 27th minute as it took advantage of some sloppy defending. Lisa De Vanna was wide open and took a short pass from Michelle Heyman, smashing a shot from the right side into the lower right corner for a 1-1 tie. Rapinoe, easily the USAas most dangerous player, placed a spot-on 28-yard free kick that a diving Wambach headed wide right in the 39th minute. Christen Press sent a shot straight to Barbieri barely a minute later. Five minutes into the second half, a through ball allowed Kerr to find some room on the left side before Becky Sauerbrunn deflected her shot out of bounds. Solo started the sequence for the USAas second goal in the 61st minute with a long, booming free kick to the left side. Rapinoe brought it down and fed the streaking Sydney Leroux on the left wing. Leroux sent a sliding pass to the open Press, who drilled a 12-yard shot into the lower right corner for a 2-1 lead. Solo continued her outstanding play with another point-blank stop, denying Van Egmond in the 70th minute. "A couple of fantastic saves and they win you matches, don't they?" Australian coach Alen Stajcic said. Rapinoe scored her second goal after taking a pass from Carli Lloyd and motoring down the left side and into the box, where she struck a solid shot inside the far post for a 3-1 American lead in the 78th minute. "Yeah, I was doing my best Messi impression," Rapinoe said of her run. After the goal, Alex Morgan, who hadnat played since April 11 because of a bruised left knee, was substituted for Leroux. By MICHAEL LEWIS. Special to Newsday Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comments We're revamping our Comments section. Learn more and share your input.

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We've just seen the back of a tough year for us all. This was a year where the UK left the European Union, the United States elected the shavings of a cancerous scrotal infection into presidential office, and populist-facism returned to Europe. And also Bowie died.
It's already become a (well-worn to the point of disintegrating) internet cliché, how bad a year 2016 was – already the joke about how 2016 will be every answer to every pub quiz question of the future has become common stock, a joke available to us all, on the mutual understanding that we will each share and retweet every variation of the joke we see out of communal misery.
In reviewing the year there are two ways to go. Option #1 is to list every bad thing that happened this year and review the entire thing in a detached, ironic way and use laughter to hide the fact that behind the keyboard we're desperately chugging lighter-fluid, and Option #2 is to provide a falsely optimistic recap of the year going over the incidental happy moments and to provide an alternate history where maybe everything will be alright because some of the art was OK and the best Superman comic this side of Grant Morrison happened to come out this year.
Both options are terrible. The first is terrible because you are already aware of how bad things are, and the second is terrible because as a white man with a posh accent I have nothing to personally fear from the rise of xenophobic facism, so any calls of "Hey, everything will be fine!" coming from my corner will ring as hollow as your dad promising he'll try to remember to ring you on your birthday.
The problem is I want to write something optimistic but I'm not sure how optimistic I feel. The things that need rebuilding right now will need decades to be rebuilt. I'm a sucker for the idea of art being a tool of inspiration, and something that can drag you through darkness, but in practical terms I don't think there's anything artistic expression can do. I don't know what art can do to stop the rise in racist attacks, or acts of terror around Europe.
So take everything to come with a pinch of salt, but I sincerely believe Superman can save us.
"Save us?" you say, sarcastically, rubbing my forehead onto a graph that undeniably proves the rise of violent crimes against transgender people. In response I can only use a loose definition of "save", and a definition of "us" that explicitly just means "me".
There are two amazing things about Superman, that are both the same thing. The first thing just happens to be a shorthand version of the second thing. The first thing, and here I will say "thing" just one more time so that it loses all meaning, is that Clark Kent will do the right thing purely because it's the right thing to do. This trait defines all my favourite heroes. You can keep your morally complex anti-heroes, but the stories I love, that I hold dear to my soul, are ones where a character goes out of their way to do something entirely due to the fact that it is the best thing to do.
Steve Rogers diving on that grenade at the start of the first Captain America film? Perfect. Peter Parker losing his job because he overheard a disturbance on the police radio? Inspiring.
Superman does this all the time. All Star Superman is the primer I throw at people when they pretend to find him a boring character despite never having read a single comic. There are asides in All Star where Clark just straight up saves someone because he happens to be passing. Not only is it the right thing to do, but he feels obliged to act because he has the power to do so.
This is where the first thing becomes the second thing. As has been elsewhere expressed more eloquently than I can hope to achieve, Superman has the best powers and in having the best powers you would expect, at some point, some kind of exploitation of that power. But rather than absolute power corrupting him absolutely, absolute power absolves him of greed, pettiness, and the other selfish distractions that come from mortal existence. What does money mean to a god? What does property mean to someone who can breathe in space? What does self-preservation mean to someone who cannot be killed? Absolute power, in Clark's case, removes him from the worst instincts of humanity. In place of corruption, all he feels is compassion and responsibility to people he can aid.
This is where I think Superman can save us. I hope you'll excuse the sentimentality but it's been a long year and I think I need this. We're facing a time of hatred in many forms. The volume has been turned up on everyone's voice at once, and it turned out there's a lot more vitriol and viciousness in the world than we dared to fear. Pettiness is winning. Hatred is winning. Scape-goating is winning. The world is scared and angry.
There's also nothing you can do to stop it.
Except that's not true. Largely. Truth is, you probably won't have a chance to help with any of the fractures that are going on right now. What are the chances that you'll be in the right place, in that one-in-a-million spot, where being good will actually make a difference?
Except that's also not true. Being nice to one person makes a difference of exactly one person. Whether that's worth the bother of trying is down to your judgement entirely, but I can tell you that, in every hypothetical situation, Clark Kent would say it was worth it.
One person at a time. That's the deal. That's all anyone can do. The difference of one person. Donating to a refugee centre, standing by your friends who are the victims of whatever forms of passive or active prejudice, and taking a moment to fix your own warped hateful thoughts. These actions fix the world one person at a time.
I'm in no position to vouch for this mode of operation because honestly this feeling of goodwill is something that, in me, evaporates on contact with air. I scoff at a hateful world but then recede into inaction because that's the easiest thing for me to do, thereby endorsing the status-quo and making the world all-round a worse place to live in.
But you listen to this you motherfucker and you listen good. We are getting through this one person at a time and you're dragging me with you. What does money mean to us when income inequality is so stark? What does property mean when homelessness is on the rise? What does self-preservation mean when 2500 people drowned fleeing to Europe this year?
Superman isn't an ideal far above our capability, because, in actuality, the second thing is in fact the first thing. The right thing to do is easy because it is the right thing to do. There are fights that need fighting and people that need defending and all you have to do is help one person at a time.
What does helping one person look like? I have absolutely no idea. It'll be different for everyone, based on what you see and what you happen to walk near. Maybe you can intervene in someone being harassed on the street. Maybe you can write to your MP to vote on an important issue in parliament. Maybe you can just really fucking be there for someone who feels like the world doesn't want them. Maybe you can make someone laugh milk out of their nose on a day where there wasn't any light on the horizon for them.
Maybe things aren't OK for you, and the difference of one-person that you make is actually the difference of yourself, remembering that despite all the bad things that are happening, that you are still here and are still capable of being a window-shaking thunderstorm personality who won't stand for hatred or division.
It won't be enough. It never is. There are things that can't be fixed. There will be days when you forget. But on the days you remember, you'll be making the world better one person at a time.
Brick by brick, person by person, we have a world to rebuild. Get your cape ready.
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To join reported activity last week in STL, a significant yellow patch outbreak was observed late this week on the disease putting green at the Missouri Turf Research Farm. Yellow patch occurs solely on bentgrass putting greens in Missouri, and infects both bentgrass and Poa annua fairly equally. Patches were approximately 1-3 feet wide with some of them coalescing to larger areas. These patches were active, as evidenced by the copious amount of mycelium within the lower leaf sheaths (see figure above).
Yellow patch plant symptoms can easily be mistaken for pink snow mold, so if you are not sure of the outbreak based on past history you may want to send it in for diagnosis. Pink snow mold, in particular, warrants immediate fungicide intervention as it can severely impact bentgrass health through an extended range of temperatures in the spring. For the most part, yellow patch is a "transitory" or "cosmetic" disease that will clear up when temperatures rise out of the comfort zone for the pathogen and the bentgrass starts to actively grow.
That being said, spot spraying of curative fungicide applications may be necessary now in severe cases. There is no need to treat all of the greens now to stop the spread of this disease; the effects are not long lasting and most of the damage has been done. Fungicide treated turf will recover more quickly from plant symptoms when warmer temperatures arrive. Not all brown patch fungicides are labeled for yellow patch control, so make sure to check. Effective fungicides include the QoIs (i.e. Heritage, Insignia, Compass), the DMIs (i.e. Banner, Bayleton, Eagle) or polyoxin D (Affirm).
DMI Fungicide – Plant Growth Regulator Connection
I will visit this topic consistently throughout the season, but wanted to show the above picture to emphasize the point. DMI fungicides are definitive plant growth regulators that can severely impact turf health if used without prejudice during high stress periods. The above picture is a spring dead spot trial at the Missouri Turf Farm with preventive fall DMI applications. The bright yellow bermudagrass areas are DMI treated. The overall impact on spring green up and residual turf health is not known, but it is a striking example of how DMIs affect turfgrass physiology.
Save the Date: July 26, 2011
Make plans to join us at the University Missouri Turf & Ornamental Research Farm on July 26th for our annual field day! We will be presenting the latest research on cultivar evaluations, pest controls, and management considerations for turf, trees, and woody ornamentals. It's a fine day and a fine way to interact with colleagues and your local Mizzou research team.
Lee Miller
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Join local sculptor Bill Sample to create willow and tissue paper lanterns, as part of our Curlew Country Arts Project. This is one of a series of events this weekend to raise awareness of the plight of local Curlews. Everyone welcome, the workshop is free, but PLACES STRICTLY LIMITED – call 07779-247071 to book.
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April 19, 2010 (CHICAGO) --Firefighters had a difficult time when a warehouse filled with mattresses caught fire Monday afternoon. One firefighter suffered minor smoke inhalation and had to be taken out.
The warehouse is at 1520 W. Pershing Road on the city's Southwest Side. There's a marble and supply store there along with mattresses, according to neighboring businesses.
A security guard reported seeing a man running with his jacket on fire and showed the burned jacket to ABC 7.
The fire department tells us no one was seriously injured.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.


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Eating The Ice Cream Cone
Gentle Advice for the Gentlewoman
If the occasion should arise when a Gentlewoman is offered an ice cream cone,
she should refrain from eating it in a public place.
Exposure of the tongue by using its tip to lick the ice cream from the cone
will serve only to mark her as a woman of unsavoury and unattractive appetites.
The woman should take the ice cream cone home,
place it upside down in a shallow dish,
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It was a fun weekend for the Mercury Rising crew as 5 athletes raced at Ironman Coeur D'Alene in Idaho. Coaches Sara and Clint took the trip south to cheer and encourage and, umm, have a little holiday....
The big breakthrough of the day was Jeremy Hopwood's 9h34, good enough for 21st man and a Kona spot in his age group! Fantastic. Rachel "the terminator" Kiers put together a solid race for an 8th place finish in just over 10 hours. See race report here: http://rachelkiers.blogspot.com/. Julie Anderson held it together for a 12h19 finish, another solid Ironman under her belt. See her race report here: http://runningwithdoggies.blogspot.com/
Miranda Aldritt had some bad luck out there and decided to call it a day and focus on IM Lake Placid, see http://miranda-alldritt.blogspot.com/. And the heartbreaker of the day was 73-year-old Evan Fagan who missed the bike cut off by 2mins!!
Jeremy Finishing in a blistering time, while wife Lesley looks on and cheers.
Rachel takes on the tough bike course
Meanwhile in Texas, Michelle Milot was having the race of her life at Buffalo Springs 70.3. Despite the heat, she put together a solid 4h57, just a taste of things to come i suspect ;)
Michelle's calling card, the self shot. Here, she is poised for a pre-race swim.
And Carlos Vilchez, of the Ontario MRT branch, raced to a 5h06 half iron in Welland, taking on a friend and training partner in a sprint finish (which he won!).
Carlos takes the sprint finish!
Great weekend everyone! Congratulations!


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Cream of Celery Soup2 comments Posted by A at Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Dice an Onion, 3-4 cloves of garlic, two carrots, a handful of parsley and an entire clump of celery. trim of the bottom of course and any brown tips. But dice up the leaves as small as you can, the heart of the celery and the leaves are where all the flavor is. put that all in a pot with some Olive Oil (Extra Virgin) of course and saute for a few minutes. Add some salt to help draw out the moisture. after the carrots have softened and everything else is basically translucent, add a tablespoon or two or three of Butter, add equal amounts of flour and stir like mad the flour will burn if you let it sit still or have too much heat, but you do want the butter and flour to brown a little. Then add a box of chicken stock. Or a couple of cans, or 3-4 cubes of chicken, or vegetable bullion. or whatever you have on hand. If you added cubes, then you will want to add some water to make the broth. At this point I pull out the immersion blender and have a little party in the pan. You could however pour the contents into a blender or a food processor. when you have a thick non chunky consistency, pour back into the pan (if you poured out), and over med-high heat add a cup of cream or two. this combined with the flour under heat will cause the soup to thicken. I then salt and pepper to taste.
I used the recipe for Italian bread bowls. It made six perfect sized and very tasty bread bowls. I actually only cooked four of them and after letting the bowls rise the first time, punching them down and then shaping, I froze two, so it will be interesting to see how they cook after being frozen.
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Mini Caramel Apple Bites0 comments Posted by Julie Barfuss at Friday, October 31, 2008
For our Halloween Party tonight, we made mini caramel apples. They were absolutely darling. And yummy.
Here's how we did it.
Fine a large glass, microwavable bowl. Add 2 cups of sugar, 1/2 cup corn syrup, 1 cup butter and 1 can of Sweet and Condensed Milk. Microwave for 2 minutes, or until the butter is melted. Stir. Microwave for 3 minutes and stir again. (stopping to stir is IMPORTANT to evenly distribute the heat). Repeat the 3 minute microwave and stir. Repeat again. Repeat again. Voila! Homemade Caramel.
Next get the assembly line ready. You will need some apples...preferably tart ones. You will also need a melon baller, some bamboo skewers, and some fun sprinkles and nuts and other decorations. Oh...it's also very helpful if you have little candy paper things. (see picture above)
Use the melon baller to scoop out balls of apple. Skewer the apple on the part that shows the skin. dip in the caramel. roll in the sprinkles. Put on your beautiful platter in the papers. Serve at your party. Watch the guests admire and enjoy!
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"Ghost" Chili (AKA White Chili)0 comments Posted by Julie Barfuss at Thursday, October 30, 2008
Today I made Alan and Becca's "Ghost Chili". Isn't it pretty? It was yummy too! And, yes, I will admit, I did NOT win the chili cook-off. It was a bit of a disappointment, but let's be honest here....Who were the judges anyway? They picked a chili that had bacon in it. Bacon? in chili? I'm sure it was tasty in a traditional chili type of way?? But my chili had character and STYLE. It's halloween...it was Ghost Chili! I mean, that's FESTIVE! I'm not bitter.
Anyway, on to the recipe! :)
Start by chopping up one onion and three jalepeno chili peppers. Remove the seeds and ribs of the jalepenos, unless you want a lot of kick! Then go ahead and toss the seeds and ribs in! Throw caution to the wind! Put the onions and jalepenos into the pan with some olive oil and sautee til the onions are translucent. Oh...and do not take any deep wiffs over the pan during this process unless you have a death wish for your eyes. The jalepenos can be kind-of potent! Oh...I almost forgot...I also diced up 3 large garlic cloves and added them to the sautee half-way through the process. (they sautee faster than the onions and you don't want the garlic to burn!)
I should mention...if you prefer, you can add 1/2 tsp of garlic powder instead of the fresh garlic, and you could add canned chili peppers instead of fresh.
**(I did not get any photos of the next step as I was solo in this cooking operation and was touching raw chicken, and well, raw chicken does NOT mix with my camera!)**
Next add 1 pound of diced chicken to the pan and brown it on all sides. Once the chicken is browned, add chicken stock to the pan. It will look like this:
Truthfully, it doesn't look like much at this point...but it does smell good!
Next, open your 2 cans of Cannelli (or Great Northern) white beans, drain them and add them to the pot.
Now bring it to a simmer and allow it to simmer for 20 minutes or so....
Lastly add 1/2 cup of cream & 1 cup of sour cream to the mix. (no photos...sorry!)
And then add some seasonings. I added 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper to the mix. Oh, and as a last minute effort at winning the cook-off (futile!) I also threw in 4 oz of cream cheese. . . .
It was yummy!
Peach Crisp1 comments Posted by Julie Barfuss at Sunday, September 21, 2008
This is my peach crisp, adapted from the pioneer woman
I didn't get a picture of all the ingredients together, mostly because I was tired, and doing this kind-of on the fly...
But you start by pre-heating your oven to 350 degrees. Then measure into a medium bowl 1 cup of flour, 1/2 cup of sugar, 1/2 cup of brown sugar (I only had 1/4 cup, so I ran with it - it was fine), 1/2 tsp of cinnamon, 1/4 tsp salt, and 1/2 tsp of ground nutmeg.
I was so excited...for this gave me an excuse to use the fancy schmancy nutmeg grinder that Wendy gave me for Christmas! Although, I will note, and ask those of you who regularly use these types of nutmeg grinders...how exactly is one supposed to MEASURE 1/2 tsp of nutmeg coming out of one of these things? I just guessed...I'm more into the "Less precise" when it comes to the science of cooking anyway! Oh....and I added about 1/2 cup of oats as well (this differs from the Pioneer Woman...but I love oats on a "Crisp" so I ran with it!)
Next add 1/2 cup of butter, and cut that in with your handy pastry cutter.
Next take those delicious tree-ripened peaches that you got at the farmer's market on Friday and de-skin and cut them up. toss them with a tablespoon or so of lemon juice...and if you have a fresh lemon the Pioneer woman says you should add lemon zest too. (it was Sunday, I didn't have a lemon, and didn't think I could borrow one from a neighbor either) Then add about 2 Tablespoons of maple syrup (the real stuff.....not aunt Jemimah)
Add your topping to the peach mixture...and bake for approx. 45 minutes.
Serve with the Pioneer Woman's maple cream sauce - or if you are me, and it's Sunday and you don't have any cream....settle for some vanilla ice cream from your freezer. Yummy!
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Sweet and Sour Chicken2 comments Posted by Julie Barfuss at Tuesday, August 05, 2008
I made the yummiest Sweet and Sour Chicken on Sunday! I thought I would share the recipe. I have a picture of the final result, but none of the process until I make it again...I was by myself and the whole breading process made it not reasonable to use a camera at the same time.
Anyway, to begin, here is what you need: 3-4 chicken breasts, 1 cup of corn starch, 2 eggs (beaten) salt and pepper. First you chop the chicken into bite-sized pieces, then salt and pepper for seasoning. Next you coat them in corn starch, then dredge in the eggs. Then into the frying pan with a little bit of oil. If you aren't careful (which I wasn't) you will end up with a LOT of batter stuck to your fingers. If you have a non-stick pan you can get away with a smaller amount of oil here. All you are going to do is let them brown up a tiny bit, but not cook all the way through. Then, pull them out of the pan and put them in a baking dish.
Next we mix up the sauce. In a small bowl combine 3/4 Cup of sugar, 4 Tablespoons of Ketchup, 1/2 Cup of vinegar ( I use rice vinegar) , 1 Tablespoon of Soy Sauce, and 1 tsp of Garlic Salt. Then pour the sauce over the chicken bites and bake the whole thing at 325 degrees for 1 hour.
The result? Yummy!
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Papas con chili verde burritos0 comments Posted by A at Saturday, July 19, 2008
At our house we periodically have what we call "Mexican Saturday". We love Mexican food so we will have a Saturday filled with our favorite Mexican foods. We usually start off with Mexican shrimp cocktails and lots of tortilla chips with fresh Salsa and Guacamole. We then move on to other dishes like fish or shrimp tacos, and more often then not burritos filled with potato and green chili.
These things are awesome! It might sound like a weird combination of flavors but they really are amazing. We used go to Puerto Penasco several times a year and we would buy these from food vendors on the beach.
Beef Stew0 comments Posted by A at Sunday, July 06, 2008
So Yummy...
Super versatile...
and it freezes really well.
What could be better than coming home from church (on a Fast Sunday)
and Dinner is done, and smelling up the whole house.
I made this on Saturday night, along with some Country Whole Wheat bread with Herbs. I have been craving some homemade bread for a while and I always like to try out new bread recipes.
We have to take a pause in the recipe here for a funny story...
First I submit to you a question. Is it thievery to take some fresh herbs growing in front of a vacant house? I say no, but Bec says yes! As I was saying earlier I have been craving homemade bread for a while and I like to make bread that I can use our Wheat from our food storage in. We have tons of wheat in our food storage. I wanted to make some country whole wheat bread with rosemary. Doesn't that sound good and kind fancy too. Perfect for Sunday dinner. I could always go to the store and buy some fresh rosemary, or I can go down the street to a condo where our friends the Joners used to live and they had a huge rosemary bush in their front yard. So I told Bec that I would be back in a few minutes because I was headed to get some rosemary. She told me that I was stealing and that God was going to punish me. I told her I was only going to snip some if the house was still vacant. If somebody was there I would not do it. So just as I headed out the door this massive thunder storm busts the sky wide open. This is the best thunderstorm that I think I have ever seen. The lightning was striking within a mile for sure. I actually was scared and came back inside to ride out the storm. Amazingly the girls slept through it. And we did not lose power. We did however have the overloaded surge protector that all my computer equipment is hooked up to get reset (twice). My computers are all good, except one of my monitors no longer works. I m sure I can fix it though. So I did go cut some rosemary after the storm was over. Obviously nobody lives in that condo yet. The rosemary Bush is so overgrown its practically covering the front walkway. The way I see it I was doing the landlord a favor in trimming it back a little. I didn't take any pictures of the bread, however it turned out fabulously and was the perfect compliment to dip into our beef stew juices. So now back to the Beef Stew!
2 cans of stewed tomatoes
1 can of corn
2 Humongous (IDAHO) Potatoes - not Wada, Sorry Steve
4 carrots - that was all I had left
1 onion
3 cloves of Garlic
I would have put more carrots in if I had more, I also would have added 4 or 5 stalks of Celery (leaves included), But I didn't have any. I chopped everything up minus the stew meat, it was already chopped, and tossed it all into the crock pot. added a little salt and pepper, put it on low, and went to bed. I don't always use stew meat when I make this. Sometimes when I'm cleaning out the freezer and I find a mystery steak that is looking a little freezer burned, I think... Hmm. Im not going to be grilling this frozen piece of Tundra up. Thats when you have to think of beef stew, cause something like that will work nicely in beef stew. Oh yeah, don't add any water to this, you get plenty of juices from those cans.
After eating two giant bowls I loaded a zip lock and off to the freezer it went. This stuff tastes as good if not better after being thawed. Enjoy! Oh and if you see some guy snipping a few sprigs of herb from your front walkway, don't worry about him, I'm sure he's harmless. Besides who plants herbs next to their front door anyways?
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Strawberry Banana Concrete0 comments Posted by A at Friday, July 04, 2008
WOW! I can't get enough of this stuff. We will be homesick for AZ now for the next couple of days because we used to go to Nielson's Frozen Custard and eat this. However several years ago I started making my own and now I'm going to share the recipe with you all. It takes some time and effort, but it is so worth it. We make it every year on the 4th of July and then again at thanksgiving as a part of Banoffie pie. I'm not sure if I can let that secret recipe out yet. Anyways here we go!
2 Cups of Milk (any kind I use Skim)
3/4 Cup of Sugar
6 whole eggs
1 Tablespoon Honey
1/4 teaspoon Salt
Mmmm. thats some good lookin custard. So its important to transfer the pot to a cold or ice water bath and continue whisking as it cools so as not to burn it. Or you could serve it hot like this on top of a slice of Apple Pie. After it cools a bit you can put it in the fridge and it will thicken to a pudding like consistency. Pour the Custard into your Ice Cream machine, maker, hand crank thingy or whatever you use to make Ice cream.
Frozen Custard
2 Cups Whipping Cream
1 Tablespoon Vanilla
1 pot of cooled Custard
Now let it churn for a while. You of course will have to add ice and rock salt if you use a machine like mine...
At this point it is very important to Adhere to my other 4th of July traditions.
Barbeque some ribs and other goods, make some other good eats, and most importantly...
Drink a root beer in a frosty mug.
After 30 - 60 minutes you will have some awesome Frozen custard. It should be very thick and yet still smooth like soft serve ice cream. Its very important to eat it right away before it melts : )
And its always better fresh, then frozen later.
I highly recommend adding fresh strawberries and bananas. Nothing could be better! Enjoy!
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In Honor of Independence Day1 comments Posted by A at Wednesday, July 02, 2008
The food blog has gone through a dry spell lately so here is a quickie. Bec and I made this cake for the 4th of July. Thats in two days from now, we are eating it early, because its too good to wait. Plus our regular 4th of July traditions include frozen Custard with fresh Strawberries and Bananas. So check back soon to see that Recipe! This was Bec's idea so I have to give credit to her, plus she did most of the work. She got the recipe from my mom in an email, in response to some kind of recipe spam mail that Bec apparently spammed out to everybody in her address book. Thanks for the recipe mom, its delish!
1. Bake a white cake from scratch, or from a box, thats what I did.
2. After it cools, poke holes all over with a wooden spoon. I used a tooth pick and poked as many as possible.
3. Make Jello - per instructions on box. We used Raspberry. Pour Hot Jello all over cake.
4. Let cake cool in refrigerator overnight or for as long as you think you can wait. ( its hard to wait for some things)
5. Cover with Whipped cream, and have your wife decorate with Blueberries and Strawberries, or whatever sounds good to you.
Labels: Cake, Jello, Stawberries
Curried Chicken Cashew Salad W/ Pictures2 comments Posted by Julie Barfuss at Monday, June 02, 2008
Ok....so, I didn't have to wait long to have the opportunity to assembly this yummy salad! First of all, let's review the ingredients: Chicken (not pictured, as it was in the steamer, working on getting cooked), rice (also not pictured...also getting cooked), celery, green onion, frozen peas, mayonnaise, lemon juice, curry powder, salt and pepper. Don't they all look happy...so much potential!
So...I like to steam my chicken in this Black and Decker "handy steamer". It's one of my favorite appliances and it gets a lot of use in my kitchen. Chicken, when cooked this way is very flavorful and moist.
So, while the chicken and rice are cooking, let's work on the rest of the salad. First I chopped up the celery. I also chopped up the celery tops (the leafy part). I like the added flavor those leaves give to the salad. Kind-of slightly spicy. Also, I will just note, that if you are lucky enough to own a knife that is celery green like mine...you should definitely choose to use it whenever you have the opportunity to chop celery! I mean, how fun is that? :) In case you are wondering...I got my knife from the Pampered Chef. I really really really wanted a santoku knife, but didn't want to pay as much as they cost. This was kind-of a mini version, and the color is what sold me completely.
Ok...enough about my knife. Once you've chopped the celery, add it to the bowl. (And don't pay attention to my cell phone sitting under the bowl!)
Next add the frozen peas to the bowl. Don't worry about thawing them out. They will thaw pretty quickly all on their own.
Then chop up some green onions....(there's that green knife again!)
Oh! I just realized I also left the cashews out of the ingredient picture. I'm not doing so well today, am I? You are going to need 2 cups of cashews, and that's a lot. I bought this big container at Costco. I like that they are whole cashews and "fancy" at that. But you can use any variety.
Ok....now let's work on the dressing. It's hard to see, but there is mayonnaise in that bowl.
Next we will be adding some curry powder. Those of you who don't love curry...(Alan)...don't worry because there is only a 1/2 teaspoon. Really, that's not much. If you love curry (like me) you can always add a little bit more.
And now a little salt. (note: I use kosher salt)
And add some pepper too. I was busy grinding my pepper, and it takes two hands, so you don't get a photo of that, but you can see that I've put the pepper in...
Did I mention, I LOVE this pepper. :) I didn't used to like pepper at all, and then I discovered this. It's a whole new world of pepper for me!
Hopefully your chicken is done steaming. If you are me, and you are bad at timing your salad making, you probably had to go surf the internet for a half hour or so while your chicken finished. So, now, being careful not to burn your fingers, dice that chicken into bite-sized pieces.
Again, I was not really good at my salad-making-timing this day, and I really needed to leave in about 20 minutes. The chicken was still hot, and the rice wasn't cooling down very well either. Well...I thought you might enjoy my solution...the freezer! We did a quick chill.
Then put it all together and stir. (I was in a hurry and forgot to photograph the stirring) But here is the final result. Yummy!
And here we are at the party....everyone LOVED the salad. And the party was fun too!


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Took a visit to the Beach Road Kitchen sometime in earlier this month to try out the dinner buffet on a weekday. The Beach Road Kitchen prides themselves on using the freshest regional produce and high-quality ingredients to prepare the food items served on the buffet line.
Highlights of Weekday Dinner Buffet
Charcuterie and Cheese market
Seafood Room
My favourite and irresistible corner of all the areas in the buffet spread. It feels like a walking wardrobe, instead of clothings, you see rows of seafood and smoked seafood selections as well as condiments to pair with the seafood. The oysters are pretty fresh and are only open on demand basis.
Noodle Bar & Vertical Salad
The noodle bar (left) offers interesting ingredients which you can pick and choose to add on noodles with chicken stock soup or laksa (middle). While the vertical salad (right) offers some fresh greens to add to your daily count for soluble and insoluble fibre intake.
The Bar – Free Flow Wine anyone?
A selection of white and red wine is available at a nominal price along with the buffet spread.
Asian Delights & Malay and Indian Cuisine
There a interesting line up of different local food available, though in limited portions. The curry and the fried noodle tasted pretty good.
Grill & Wood Fired Oven
Fresh catch seafood is available for on-demand grill. During the visit there was Sea Brass and Pomfret available for the grill. There is also foie gras available on request too. We were also informed by the chef that on weekends there are lobsters for grill too. The truffle pizza tasted unique – perhaps it was my first time trying it, and the thin crust base is really soft and chewy.
Sweet Shop
Another interesting location is the sweet shop, there are many different variety of sweet temptations around. Definitely good for those who love desserts. Some of the notable items is the homemade ice cream that comes in many flavours – black sesame, mango, green tea – just to name a few. There is also the traditional local desserts available too.
Dining Experience
It was a good spread of quality food available for a week day dinner buffet. There was also a good discount available if you hold a DBS/POSB Debit or Credit card or if you are a Marriott Rewards member. The service is decent, considering that it was weekday with minimal staff on duty, but they are always proactively clearing the table and ensuring that every little bit is being taken care of despite the surge in crowd during the dinner hours. Will be back again for another visit perhaps for their weekend brunch – which is another highlight according to the assistant manager.
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These were humble beginnings with only four beds and a volunteer physician in 1901. The needs in the early days were great but their scope and scale were quite different from those of today. Women in the South Bay realized the need for support and formed the Hermosa Beach Auxiliary in 1914 and by 1925 raised enough money for a convalescent home at 445 Monterey in Hermosa Beach. The Thrift Shop, operated entirely by volunteers, opened in 1930 to support the home. The home no longer exists but the Thrift Shop continues in the same location for 40 years at 1418 Aviation Blvd., Redondo Beach.
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The sky is blue and the sun is shining so we are beginning to dust off our barbecues and prepare for picnics and beach days!
When the weather is this delightful, we just can't wait for the weekend. Picnics in the park with our favourite sandwiches or inviting the whole family round for a big, sunny BBQ!
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On August 20, 2010 Color Wheelz was featured in Encore Magazine in the "Local Culture" section.
Here is a segment of the article:
"It was a sunny Saturday morning when Julia Vallera invited me to take part in a community-based art installation called Color Wheelz at Murray Playground in Long Island City. She was accompanied by Nick Normal from Flux Factory. Behind them was a white 1997 Ford van with colorful swirls throughout, and in front of them was a table filled with the necessary art materials…"
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At Integrated Massage and Family Wellness in Dover, NH, our practitioners use a variety of modalities to create a treatment that is unique to your individual needs. We provide a place to relax and unwind, as well as specializing in the treatment of many painful conditions.
If you are someone who feels well in general, but is looking for a place to unwind, rest and reconnect, this is the treatment option best suited for you. This gentle massage will help ease stress, calm the nervous system and bring you to a new level of relaxation.
Cost: 1 hour $75.00 90 Minutes $100.00
Does stress or pain stop you from living an active lifestyle? Are you sick and tired of feeling sick and tired? If you're ready to get back to living a full life then this treatment option is right for you. In this customized treatment your therapist will take the time to understand what your unique needs are. We will create a treatment designed specifically for you. Our therapists understand how frustrating it can be when pain gets in the way of doing the things you love and we are committed to helping you get back to life and feeling your best.
Cost: 1/2 hour $40.00 – this option allows us to address a specific area of pain.
1 hour – $ 75.00 - this option will allow us to better understand and address areas of pain.
Anyone experiencing chronic or long term conditions should chose a minimum of a one hour treatment.
90 minutes- $100 – this option will address areas of pain PLUS give you time to unwind and bring you to
deeper place of relaxation so you are able to reset.
Take control of your wellness today. Schedule an appointment and take advantage of our free consultation so that we can place you with the therapist best suited to address your specific needs.
Hot stone massage therapy melts away tension, eases muscle stiffness and increases circulation. Each 75 minute hot stone session promotes deep muscle relaxation through the use of water-heated stones. Hot stone massage is suited for anyone who would enjoy the additional warmth and relaxation. It's also beneficial for people who have muscle tension but prefer a lighter massage. The warm stones relax muscles, allowing the therapist to work deeper without strong pressure.
75 minutes- $110
• Add on a spot treatment using hot stones for an additional $10.00. This can be added to ay 60 or 90 minute treatment.
Heavy backpacks, electronic use, athletics, and academic pressures can create a great deal if stress and tension for children. Massage therapy can help. Our therapists are sensitive to the different needs of children during a massage. Treatments can be done over the clothes and with a parent in the room if desired.
45 minutes – $55.00 initial visit. After the initial visit we may be able to treat children in a 30 minute timeframe. Your therapist will discuss this with you at the appointment.
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Thursday, 08 September 2011 05:44 PM
Pacific Investment Management Co.'s Mohamed El-Erian said the U.S. faces "serious" economic challenges, including lagging housing and labor markets, that will prove resistant to Federal Reserve stimulus efforts.
"You simply can't overcome these impediments," said El- Erian, chief executive and co-chief investment officer at Newport Beach, California-based Pimco, manager of the world's biggest bond fund. "These are structural issues and require structural solutions."
Responses to financial crises in the U.S. and other countries "have been too cyclical and too dependent on central banks," he said Thursday at a symposium on Asian banking and finance held at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. El- Erian's remarks followed a speech by Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, who said policy makers stand ready to take action as needed to boost the recovery.
"We're rather surprised at how cyclical the responses have been," whether in the U.S. or Europe, El-Erian told bankers, regulators and economists gathered at the conference.
The world is undergoing a "historical" realignment akin to "tectonic plates shifting," which is focused on balance sheets, growth dynamics among different countries, and policies or politics, he said.
"The key issue any risk manager faces today is that too many parameters have become variables," El-Erian said. "A cyclical mindset is not sufficient given the world we live in," he said. " You need to think structurally."
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Persuasive Paper On Drilling In Alaska
… are pushing to return the Gwi to the reserve (unknown, 2002).
The Pitjantjatjara of South Australia
The Pitjantjatjara live on over 2.8 million hectares (one hectare = 2.471 acres) in a protected area of the Birksgate Range in Southern Australia. They manage the land they have been living on for over 40,000 years, and protect it as the traditional owners (unknown, 2000), continuing to use the skills that they have developed over time (unknown, 2000). …


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One thing I hear often, and am always a little surprised by, is that my clients think they're the only ones who struggle so much with food. Are you one of those who see your overeating as a personal shortcoming, a private torment, unique to you?
Surely it's self-evident that the overwhelming majority of the so-called developed world is overeating, given the problem of weight in our culture and the massive (pun intended!) dieting industry. Even those who manage to keep to what is regarded as a healthy weight often have a troubled relationship with food. I know this because some attend my seminars; addictive overeating is often a weight problem, but not always.
Research has shown that every addiction works through what is a perfectly normal and natural reward system located deep inside our brains. This reward system evolved (or was designed, as many believe) to encourage us to seek out things that bring us pleasure, so that we will repeat these behaviours and, as a result, survive. When we lived in caves or mud huts it was essential that food had rewarding properties; that we had a drive powerful enough to get us out to hunt and forage for our next meal. (1)
As a general principle, over many generations, those who didn't have that drive didn't survive the next famine and didn't pass on their genes. Thus the gene pool came to favour those who love to eat. We now live with this strong, biochemical influence inside us, urging us to reward ourselves at any opportunity. Dopamine release in the midbrain creates our experience of desire; the release of opioid peptides creates our experience of pleasure while we eat. (2)
Unfortunately for us, though, our cave-dweller brains are about as suited to our current culture as going off to the office in a leopard-skin loincloth. Our clothing has evolved over the centuries; our brains haven't.


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Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday
5:00pm - 8:00pm November - March
6:00pm - 9:00pm March - November
Lots of things to do
- All You Can Eat Buffet!!! Chicken, Ribs, Peas'n' Rice, Corn on the Cob, Cole slaw
- All You Can Drink!!! Bahama Mama, Non Alcoholic Punch or Kama-Kasi
- Fun Activities!!! Limbo, Dollar Wine, Swing Engine and much, much more.
Sing the night away to sounds of the rolling waves. Enjoy our fire dancer as she dances her way around the crowd. Dance to our "Jamming" music under the moonlit sky.


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The doctors
Randi (pronounced Rawndy) Hagerman is a paediatric neurologist and heads up the MIND Institute at the University of California. MIND is America's best and one of the few clinics for evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of a wide spectrum of neurodevelopment disorders including Autism, Asperger's and Fragile X, which all share some common traits (you can tell I cut and paste a bit of that last sentence can't you, but it is true).
Now finding treatments, even cures of a sort, for Autism, Asperger's and Fragile X are never going to lead us to a cure for baldness or to inadvertently turn into a really efficient way of 'curing' women's wrinkles, it's unlikely to unlock the secrets of impotency, or become a cure for the common cold or cure cancer, so finding research funds for clinical and lab based research is always going to be hard in a market that is fiercely competitive for things that affect a lot of people. Any Fragile X treatments will be what are known as orphan drugs. Drugs that do not have a big enough potential market to attract the big pharma boys to develop it and must therefore fight for private funding, government funding or money from the more altruistic research funds out there like the Wellcome Trusts. Randi, Dr. Hagerman, has testified to the U.S. Congress on several occasions that "Fragile X is a 'research portal' for other brain disorders. It is the leading-edge candidate for a breakthrough in understanding many other diseases, especially unlocking autism". But still, the quest for a cure for small breasts or heartburn will probably receive more a thousand times more money.
But I digress.
We went to see Randi, and her husband Paul, a molecular biochemist whom she corralled into helping her with the lab based research into finding treatments and causes of Fragile X.
Both of them are truly excellent, lovely, funny and engaging people. We took Tom to see Randi, it had been a typically madcap day careening about in the RVs and me generally being shouted at for slowing everyone down and not setting up shots properly - as was typical - but once we were inside her office, with Tom holding the boom mike, because by now we worked out the guy wanted to feel part of the team, and he needed to be working with us. This realisation marked a critical shift in the whole Mission, and saw Tom's far deeper immersion in what we were doing.
I sat talking to Randi who explained many things about Fragile X I never knew, including the fact that Tom's sensory perception is totally different to our own, he experiences sounds, touch, smells, tastes and sight in a way which is amplified and disordered. This would explain why he was being so challenged by the prospect of actually getting into a venue to see Metallica. She explained many things and throughout Tom nodded and concurred with what she was saying, until he got bored.
Randi took a long time to explain things to us, and I can't wait to go through the rushes and redigest everything she said. She talked a lot of how carriers of the mutated gene can experience a lot of depression and other symptoms. She reckons many more people are affected by Fragile X than is currently known. At the end of it I went and got tested; I think it's about time I found out if I am a carrier or not. If I am, it might explain why I get so bloody miserable sometimes. It might explain why certain among my family can be a bit reclusive in old age, another F-X trait.
Anyway, am sure I have written on this before.
Next day we went to see Paul, who was such a San Francisco type of Professor, I just loved him, shaggy grey hair, handsome face, wearing track pants and bouncy trainers. Insisted we call him Paul. Paul explained a lot of sciencey things about F-X on a molecular level, and explained how F-X is really only prevalent in apes and humans and that it was in our development to the higher species that the F-X mutation happened, which means, in style magazine terms, that it has greater brand heritage than even Louis Vuitton and goes back an awfully long way. It does not change in frequency among ethnicities, and there are probably millions of F-X cases that go undiagnosed in all its different forms. Indeed, relatives of ours, here in the west, have only just been diagnosed with F-X related disorders. This is an old and mysterious thing we're looking at here.
He was passionate and able to speak to me like the idiot I am, once we'd wrapped up he came down to the van where Tom was spending some time on his tod, eating some leftover pasta heated up in the RV's microwave while we were still on the move. (I got quite good at making food on the move but occasionally had visions of stabbing myself in the eye with a buttery knife or impaling myself on a broken jar of sandwich pickle) while Will and I filmed Paul. Tom, as ever, was utterly charming and smiley to meet him.
We were late for the meeting because our poo pipes as the RV's waste system were now known, were behaving in a menacingly smelly way and we had to dump them on a bit of wasteland nearby.
Later on that night as we headed towards Anaheim, we had more menacing smells, and stopped just off the freeway to release the pipes once again. Poor Tom had had another chaotic day, another day quite unlike the one we'd promised he's have to Tom's major care givers. In an effort to bring a little levity to the chaos, I stood at the side of the road with Tom while Will did a very fast three point turn while the poo pipes discharged themselves across the road. Look, the RV is having a wee I said to Tom, and we looked at the flailing pipe dangling beneath the monster truck you sleep on. Both of us cracked up, and continued to chuckle as a harried Will pulled up beside us. At last, some laughs. They had been thin on the ground on the trip, frankly.
I wish we'd filmed that bit.
After that we had a zero solids rule on the bus lav and things, aside from our sphincters, relaxed a bit.


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Product spoilage can occur from the moment a food item has been produced. Increased consumer demand for fresh, high quality preservative-free foods has led to the development of modified atmosphere packaging (MAP). MAP or 'gas flushing' as it is also known, is an increasingly popular technique used to easily and economically improve product quality and extend shelf-life. Flushing packaged foods with inert high purity nitrogen retards aerobic spoilage and oxidative deterioration by typically reducing the oxygen level in packaged foods to below 1% so that food tastes as good as the day it was made. Nitrogen is primarily used to reduce the oxygen content within food packaging and to avoid product deterioration. A secondary reason for using nitrogen is as a filler gas to provide a pressurized atmosphere that prevents package collapse, this is an important consideration for consumer brands.
Nitrogen gas plays an essential role in many industries, with a broad range of applications ranging from packaging to fire suppression in an obviously volatile manufacturing environment. With recent technological advancements, on-site nitrogen generation equipment can now provide purity levels equal to that of liquid nitrogen, helping manufacturers lower costs without sacrificing quality or efficiency or quality.
Unlike most food products, fresh fruits and vegetables continue to 'breathe' or respire after they have been harvested.
This process consumes oxygen and produces carbon dioxide and water vapour. The key to keeping these packaged products fresh for as long as possible is to reduce the respiration rate without harming the quality of the product – its taste, texture and appearance. In general, the rate of respiration can be reduced by keeping the temperature low, having lower levels of oxygen in the packaging atmosphere and increased levels of carbon dioxide. However, things are not straightforward. For example if there is too little oxygen in the packaging atmosphere, a process called anaerobic respiration will kick in. This produces unwanted tastes and odours in the product and will cause the food to deteriorate. Furthermore, excessively high carbon dioxide can damage some varieties of product. As well as these considerations, the high water content of this class of food, plus the fact that fruit are intrinsically acidic, can lead to spoilage from yeasts and mould. Also, the flesh can become soft because of attack by enzymes from microbes, eventually resulting in rotting. The packaging material used for fruit and vegetables is especially crucial and in particular how permeable or breathable the material is. If the products are sealed in an airtight package, oxygen will soon become depleted and undesirable anaerobic conditions could develop. On the other hand if the material is too porous, the modified atmosphere will escape and no benefit will be derived.


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OSLO, Norway -- President Bush's "Hook 'em, 'horns" salute got lost in translation in Norway, where shocked people interpreted his hand gesture during his inauguration as a salute to Satan. That's what it means in the Nordics when you throw up the right hand with the index and pinky fingers raised, a gesture popular among heavy metal groups and their fans in the region.
As any college football fan knows, Bush was referring to the University of Texas Longhorns. Of course, the irony in this story is that many people throughout the world feel that Bush is indeed in league with the Prince of Darkness. This AP reporter is a bit naive, though; this gesture is not unique to Scandinavian metalheads. The burn-outs used to do it all the time in my high school, usually while professing their devotion to metal performer Ronnie James Dio.
The gesture also has a sexual meaning in Italy, at least according to an episode of JAG.


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Presenter Sound - New Classical Music
More about Presenter
At the age of ten, Presenter began to learn Classical Guitar (Gatto Guitar). He played Classical Music for a long time. Then he changed playing the Classical Guitar to the Electric Guitar. He started his professional career as an electric guitarist playing Classical Music, Rock and Roll Music, Jazz, Popular Music, Bossa Nova, etc.
In 1975, Presenter already created the basis (formation, arrangement, performance form, sound, etc.) in Presenter's CD Albums. In the same year, Presenter completed Mozart's Symphony No. 40. After there had a long interval, he started his musical activity in 2000 again.
CD Album- Presenter, Vol. 1 arranged and performed by Presenter was released in August 2000. And then, Presenter, Vol. 2 was released in December 2001.
Presenter (one guitarist) has been deeply thought the true meanings of the meaning to exist of music and the worth of existence. He started his music activity to conveys the importance of music through his playing music performance. Music has the power of influence. We should choose good quality music to listen to, and it would be useful especially in education.
Electric Guitar now conquered the world. It is generally mainly used for music, such as Rock, Heavy Metal, Hip-hop, Pops, etc. A kind of noisy sound has become the most popular music widely. The quality of music has changed.
Most people just want to get rid of stress by listening to such music. And that tendency is remarkable. However, it causes an opposite effect as a result, which causes a vicious circle, and it makes people confused.
This tendency is the serious problem but people do not seem to feel the seriousness of the circumstances. Thinking about a great influence of music on us, we cannot overlook this crisis.
Considering the influence of music on us, it is much better to choose the good quality music. Regarding Classical Music, especially young generation tends to be getting far away from Classical Music.
However, as for the performance of the conventional classical music, it is boring to people except for the orthodox classical music fans. Moreover, listening to classical music for a long time is painful for them.
Presenter wishes to express the profundity and elegance of classical music in his playing the electric guitar together with a kind of modernity.
Presenter plays classical music on the electric guitar with clean sound, which overturns a general idea of an electric guitar, and he hopes that there will increase people who like classical music. And he hopes that this charming new classical music will be a trigger which can awaken new classical music fans.
He wishes to express an essence of classical music, and his own original arrangement, advanced chord progression, and high technical guitar performance are a trait of his music. Presenter Sound is surely extraordinary. We hope that Presenter's music activity will be accepted by a lot of people.
One guitarist (Presenter) plays each part of the Full Score (Orchestra) with several kinds of guitars (lead guitar, rhythm guitar, bass guitar & guitar synthesizer) - Orchestration by only stringed instruments (electric guitars). It is literally one-person-orchestra.
His guitar performance is unusual and a very special style. People might not have heard such guitar sound before. Presenter is sending his new style and new sound music all over the world.
Presenter, he wishes that Presenter Sound can bring joy, power, or healing to people. In his own way and style, he continues to send his music to people around the world, giving his thinking about "Music" and his philosophy as a musician.
Presenter, he hopes that Presenter Sound can heal people's mind and bring power, joy, and happiness to people. In his own way and style, he is sending his music to people around the world, conveying his thinking about the "Music", and his philosophy as a musician.
Presenter plays classical music on the electric guitar with the clear tone, which overturns a general idea of the electric guitar. He hopes that there will increase people who like Classical Music. And he hopes that this charming "New Classical Music" will be a trigger which leads to people to Classical Music.
Presenter wishes to represent an essence of classical music, and his own original arrangement, advanced chord progress, and his outstanding technic guitar performance are a trait of his music. Presenter Sound is surely extraordinary in all respects. He hopes that Presenter's music activity will be accepted by a lot of people.
Presenter Sound - melody, rhythm, and harmony - literally become a trinity and sounds comfortably in people's mind.
A human being has the feeling of internal rhythm by nature, and he feels it most pleasant.
It is the basic tempo same as the exact heartbeat of life.
Presenter regards this internal rhythm as the basic of music. He thinks it most important.
Presenter Music is actually played along with this basic rhythm and tempo. Music full of life energy, that is PresenterSound Music.
Presenter carefully plays the electric guitars wholeheartedly sound one by one. His rich sensibility creates the finest vibrations and it becomes high-quality energy. Those who listen to Presenter Music will be healed, and they feel joy and happiness. Furthermore, their brain will more activate.
Presenter Music on Youtube - Presenter's all tracks will be uploaded sequentially.
Presenter Music on Youtube - Presenter's all tracks will be uploaded sequentially.