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I'm not sure I ever mentioned it, but I hadn't been going to read this seventh book in the Outlander series. Don't get me wrong – I think Gabaldon is a great novelist, who writes absolutely engaging stories that are well put together, and historical fiction that shows the extensive research behind it in the best possible way. The things that happen to her characters aren't always what one would call plausible (time-travel is at the core of them, after all), but they fit together, given the premise don't stray too far off recorded history, and the protagonists do stay in character. The things they do may still surprise, but there will be a reasonable explanation (even if it's for someone behaving irrationally). Basically I like Gabaldon's books a whole lot.
So what's the problem? Well, given the times, places and events her characters live in and through, there's a whole lot of violence of all kinds (including emotional and psychological abuse) that happens to them, and since she doesn't shy away from showing their personal and sexual relationships, there's a fair amount of sexual violence through the series as well. (Including the Lord John Grey books and stories here, too.) While I completely respect Gabaldon's reasoning for including such harrowing events and scenes, I had got to the point of deciding I just didn't need to be reading that any more. So I gave away my copies of all the previous books, this one not having come out yet.
So what changed my mind? Temptation, pure and simple. We made the mistake of going into a bookshop while celebrating DH getting a new (and hopefully better) job, and I saw the paperback. I dithered quite awhile, but gave in to wanting to know what happened to the characters.
4. An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon
So, the book. Well, it's generally up to Gabaldon's normal high standard. My main quibble would be that she's brought in quite a few people from way back in the series, requiring a fairly high level of coincidence to bring them together. In at least one such case, the connection is so far only for the reader, since the people who meet Randall-Isaacs didn't know Black Jack Randall, let alone his various connections to people they do know. Thankfully, considering my issues above, no-one we know actually gets raped in this volume, but there are a fair few violent incidents of greater and lesser emotional intensity, and, rightly, characters are still getting over previous attacks. There's a large cast of point-of-view and otherwise significant characters (including some new ones of apparent ongoing importance).
This spread of focus since the first book (told in first person from Claire's perspective) shows us a few battles in a year or two of the US War of Independence/American Revolution from both sides, as well as a variety of lives taking place around that war. As in the other books we get a sense of just how hands on medicine and all aspects of care were in the 18th Century, as well as a reminder of how things have changed even in the past thirty years. It's intriguing starting to see Gabaldon's writings get to a time I can remember.
While apparently some people thought book six (A Breath of Snow and Ashes) was the last in the series, there's little risk of anyone getting that impression here, since there are several rather large questions left open at the end of the book (there is a reasonable amount of resolution within the tale, however). In fact the latest extract of book eight put up on DG's blog continues directly on from the events in this book.
And now, of course, having sated curiosity for the time being, I have to decide do I keep the book (pretty sure it'd go in a flash on Bookmooch). Stay tuned. You'll see do I give in further…
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Following in the footsteps of Ronald Reagan, former President Bill Clinton put on his acting shoes for a cameo in "The Hangover 2."
Clinton shot his character part in Bangkok on Saturday, where he talks about clean energy, according to People magazine. That part would have been a snap for Clinton's former right hand man, former Vice President Al Gore. Gore took home two Oscars for his 2006 environmental documentary "An Inconvenient Truth."
The first film boasted a now famous cameo from former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. Mel Gibson was also slated to appear in the Todd Phillips directed flick, but he was scrapped amid reported tension from the cast and crew. Liam Neeson stepped in as a repllacement and shot the scenes earlier this month.
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Where's Apple's Stock Going? An Analyst's Take
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On the occasion of Damon Amendolara's final show as the evening host on 98.5 The Sports Hub — the affable CBS Sports Radio-bound host grounds "The Mothership,'' the fun if slightly forced catchphrase for his program, on Friday — it seems appropriate to take stock of where the search for his successor stands.
Here's what we do know: Marc Bertrand, whose willingness to challenge hosts Michael Felger and Tony Massarotti, often humorously, from his position as update anchor on the afternoon drive program, has been informed that he is not a candidate. According to multiple industry sources, Bertrand, who coveted the position, is out of the running in part because he was deemed too valuable in his current role.
Several sources with knowledge of the situation believe Adam Jones, currently at ESPN Radio, is the strong front-runner. Jones, who interned for Felger's previous program at ESPN 890 while a student at Northeastern, hosted an online show at ESPNBoston.com that was discontinued in advance of ESPN Radio returning to the Boston market on the 850 signal in October. Jones is talented, but while he has his supporters at The Sports Hub, there's also the sense that if the intent is to hire somebody young, Bertrand or Amendolara fill-in Rich Keefe should get first consideration.
Though there are mixed messages about whether he's on the short list, how about this for a name: Jack Edwards.
NESN's voice of the Bruins — at least when there's no lockout keeping him out of work — discussed the opening with station management and interest was mutual. He would be an interesting hire; while his style as a play-by-play voice can be polarizing, the former "SportsCenter'' anchor has multisport credibility. He'd need nights off when the Bruins played — presuming he maintains his NESN gig — but it would work since that would coincide with the radio broadcasts of the games.
Jon Meterparel, who recently left WEEI's "The Dennis and Callahan Show'' after 12 years as the update anchor in what he said was a quest to fulfill a dream of finding a prominent play-by-play job, has also spoken to Sports Hub management and is considered a viable candidate. And the possibility remains that CBS Radio management will go out of market to bring in someone already under the company umbrella, as it did with Amendolara in August 2009. Andrew Fillipponi , evening host at CBS Radio's 93.7 The Fan in Pittsburgh, is one young host who would fit the profile.
While Amendolara begins his new gig as CBS Sports Radio's overnight host on Jan. 2, The Sports Hub wants to have his replacement in place by the first of the year. Whether it's Jones or someone else, much is certain: It's going to be a fascinating choice.
Following BC trend
Meant to acknowledge this sooner, but in the build-up to the Dec. 4 hiring of Temple's Steve Addazio as the next Boston College football coach, it was easy to appreciate the social media savvy of Boston College athletic director Brad Bates, who used Twitter (@BCBradBates is his address) during the search for a football coach to provide frequent and relatively transparent updates on how it was going. A few of his tweets during the process:
■ Nov. 27: "Taking advantage of all available resources in coaching search; having conversations with commissioners, ADs, head coaches, NFL contacts."
■ Nov. 28: "Timetable for a FB coach? We'd like to get it done ASAP & we're off to fast start, but we'll take as long as needed to make the right hire."
■ Dec. 4: "Met with FB seniors this a.m. to keep them informed about search. Important for team to hear news first when we're ready for announcement."
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■ "I am proud to announce Steve Addazio as the new head coach football at Boston College."
Maybe it's not exactly spellbinding stuff in terms of taking you behind the scenes, but it does project a sense of openness from the new athletic director, who began the job in October.
According to BC associate athletics director for media Chris Cameron, the use of social media is Bates's idea, something he utilized at Miami University.
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I'd suggest Rob Parker is the junior varsity Skip Bayless, but as Jalen Rose hilariously pointed out awhile back upon investigating the ESPN "First Take'' shrieker's exaggerated claims about his own high school athletic prowess, it turns out that Bayless is actually the junior varsity Bayless.
Besides, as Parker proved yet again on "First Take" Thursday, he's doing his best to earn an ESPN varsity letter in spewing foolishness as well as any of his counterparts on that shameless abomination of a program. Here's what Parker said about Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III: "My question, which is just a straight, honest question, is . . . is he a brother, or is he a cornball brother? He's not really. He's black, but he's not really down with the cause. He's not one of us. He's kind of black, but he's not really like the guy you'd want to hang out with."
There was more, but that's more than enough. I'd apologize for giving space to Parker's nonsense, but I suspect the only way he gets reprimanded for them is if enough offended viewers with an outlet call him out. Chances are his corporate-ordered "apology" will already have hit e-mail boxes by the time you read this. Meanwhile, the mystery continues as to why a show featuring Bayless and Parker is one any viewer would want to hang out with.
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Boston Strong Ducks lead do-good movement post marathon
A pay-it-forward movement has come out of one woman's attempts to cope with the April 15, 2013, Boston Marathon bombing.
Now, Lori Tosches' Boston Strong Ducks – little rubber ducks with the words "Boston Strong" written on them in marker – are in the hands of people from celebrities to emergency responders, from members of the public to those taking part in the One Run for Boston charity relay to benefit survivors.
Boston Strong Ducks are now all over the world, says Tosches, a wife and mother from Milford, Mass. Tosches asks that everyone who receives a duck do something kind for someone else.
"It's probably the most rewarding thing I've ever done besides having my kids," said Tosches, 50, who spends most of her free time sending out ducks when she isn't working for her husband's real estate appraising business.
ONE RUN FOR BOSTON:Marathon survivors carry baton across finish line
Through her work maintaining a Facebook page for the ducks, Tosches also has met and bonded with many of the people hurt and maimed in the bombing. In some cases, they will talk to her before they talk to the media or others. Tosches, in fact, is helping to bring some of them to the finish of the One Run on April 13 at Boston's Copley Square. The cross-country relay benefits the One Fund Boston charity.
Tosches first reached out to the injured on Facebook in the wee hours. She couldn't sleep because the bombing haunted her and they couldn't sleep because of pain, the fog of painkillers or anxiety over living life without a limb.
"I lost my brother to muscular dystrophy," Tosches said. "Some of the victims say, 'How am I going to get on from here?' and I say, 'You are.' I think I have a sense of the pain that some of them are going through."
"My life has been a roller coaster," said survivor Jarrod Clowery, 36, of Millville, Mass., who suffered severe burns and wounds on his legs and who has three friends who lost limbs.
Clowery says his phone calls and late-night online chats with Tosches helped him see what's important and decide to move away from construction work and start playing pool again. "She checks in on me and she's been unbelievable," he said.
CHARITY RELAY:One Run for Boston reaches WTC, Harlem, the Bronx
The ducks came out of Tosches' horror over the bombs. She was particularly affected by the picture that went viral of 8-year-old bombing victim Martin Richard holding up a handmade sign reading, "No more hurting people. Peace."
"I just kept looking at it -- I couldn't get past it," Tosches said.
At first, she would post on her personal Facebook page information on how people could help the survivors. Traffic got so busy that she created a separate page, which also grew.
Tosches learned a police officer hid rubber ducks around the school at Sandy Hook, Conn. – site of a Dec. 14, 2012, fatal shooting of 20 children and six adults – to cheer up children returning to school. Tosches also thought about the Boston tour companies with the word "duck" in their names that ride on land and water. She bought a few rubber ducks, wrote "Boston Strong" on them, and she and her husband placed them around the gazebo in Hopkington, Mass., near the Boston Marathon start line. She left one on a statue of Boston Marathon hero Dick Hoyt, the father who pushes his quadriplegic son Rick through the famous race every year.
"Maybe a month, two months later, he wrote to me and he took a picture down at the statue with one of my ducks," she said.
Tosches began leaving ducks around town and believes that when people found them, they searched out the ducks' Facebook page. The ducks became a hot commodity. People began writing Tosches asking for them.
"When I got all these people asking me for ducks I said, 'OK, I'll do that for you if you will do something nice for someone else,' and that's how pay-it-forward kind of came," Tosches said.
ONE RUN FOR BOSTON:Charity relay enters final three days
Tosches found a wholesaler for the ducks and they gradually took over her family room. She charged only for postage, but the project began to get expensive. The family offered up $3,000 they'd saved for a Disney vacation to help Tosches continue.
Jarrod Clowery has a duck sitting on his desk at home.
The father and carpenter was watching the marathon with friends when the blasts hit. Because he jumped a fence and they didn't, three of them lost legs while Clowery's legs were severely burned. Clowery is subject of one of the iconic photos from the bombing. He is sitting on the ground, clothing ripped, while emergency workers tend to him.
Clowery says he will never forget what he saw around him in those first 10 seconds after the blasts.
In the hospital, he says he was in a bad place. Because so much debris was inside of him, doctors had to leave his wounds open so that the pieces of jeans, ball bearings and other debris could work their way out. At night, dazed from painkillers, he would pick at his wounds.
"I couldn't sleep. I wouldn't take any sleeping medication. I was sleeping two hours a day," he said. "I'd nod off and … I'd wake up alone," he said.
It was in those dark, late hours that he "met" Tosches on Facebook.
"The pain was just unbelievable," he said. "I couldn't sleep. It was like a trip. I know I talked to her quite a bit."
He told her he hated the hospital food and she brought him sandwiches and cookies. He told her he wanted to start a foundation that battles bullying among children. Without being asked, she collected information about starting a foundation and shared it with him. That led to the creation of his Heroes Hearts Foundation.
"I could tell right from the get go that her intentions were pure and good and she really just cared if everything was OK," Clowery said. "I come from a world of construction and pool rooms – not that it's a bad world, but at the same time, there's always an angle, people always want something, and Lori wanted nothing."
Heather Abbott is one of those who met Tosches through Facebook during the wee hours.
The 39-year-old human resources manager from Newport, R.I., was watching the marathon when the bomb hit and badly mangled her left foot. In the days after, she made the painful decision to let doctors amputate so she could resume her active lifestyle rather than live with chronic pain. She was often up late at night in the hospital, long after other patients had gone to sleep.
"A lot of us (the survivors), especially those going through limb loss and medication issues, had a lot of pain," Abbott said. "I know I would be up late hours on Facebook. And if Lori was up, she would always send a message. I oftentimes would chat with her on Facebook because nobody else was up at 3 a.m."
Life also has been weighty for Carlos and Melida Arredondo, who were spectators when the bombs exploded. Even before the blasts, they were contending with challenges. One son died in Iraq and another took his own life 15 months before the bombing.
Then, came Carlos Arredondo's rush at the battlefield-like scene to help Jeff Bauman, the young man who lost both legs, and the much publicized friendship that followed. There are photos of Carlos Arredondo and Jeff Bauman toting Boston Strong Ducks on the ducks' Facebook page.
In a year of grieving, delayed grieving, anxiety and nonstop media attention, Lori Tosches and her ducks have been a comfort, Melida Arredondo said.
"It's definitely been a year where every moment has been felt," said Arredondo, 48, of Boston.
There will be a blog and a book with a writer is in the works, but in the meantime, the Tosches' friendship and the ducks have been a help, Melida Arredondo said.
While survivors say the ducks have been gifts, Lori Tosches said the ducks have also shown her and the world something important – that people really do want to help others.
"That's what I found out – that people really are good," she said.


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While Washington has come a long ways in terms of recognition as a significant wine region, it still has a long ways to go to reach broader awareness.
The most recent case in point comes from a look at the 25th edition of Kevin Zraly's Windows on the World Complete Wine Course. Zraly's book, always an enjoyable, high level read, is devoted to wines from all across the world. The book is 224 pages long. About seventy of these pages are devoted – deservedly - to wines from France. Looking to the south, California receives forty-plus pages. Washington? A mere two pages.
The section on Washington is really nothing more than a brief mention shoehorned in with Oregon and New York (each get two pages) before moving on to California. The section even begins "Before we tackle the exciting world of California wines…".
Given the book's ambitious aim to cover the globe between its covers, this is not too much of a disservice. However, a look at Zraly's list of 'Favorite Washington State Producers' – an interesting list as such things always are – shows just how far Washington is from mainstream awareness. The list reads as follows:
Andrew Hill
Canoe Ridge
Chateau Ste. Michelle
Columbia Winery
Hogue Cellars
L'Ecole No. 41
Leonetti Cellars
McCrea Cellars
Pepper Bridge
Quilceda Creek
Seven Hills
Woodward Canyon Winery
Now one can always debate such lists. But Andrew Hill? That hurts (sorry folks. I've already reserved the website). I'll let them expand Leonetti's Cellar (it's singular, not plural but looking at others on the list one can see where the confusion comes from) but…
Make no mistake. Washington will never be California or France taking up 40 or more pages of a book on world wine. Still, Zraly's book serves as a reminder that Washington remains a small speck upon the wine world and in mainstream consciousness. To truly make its mark in a way that will demand more pages, there's a lot more work to be done.
Washington State: You've come a long way baby…but still have a ways to go
While Washington has come a long ways in terms of recognition as a significant wine region, it still has a long ways to go to reach broader awareness.
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Rick TYler Says:
First, I'm a little surprised not to see Pacific Rim, just because it is widely distributed and marketed. Second, I'd like to see the Washington wine makers I've met become wildly wealthy, but not if it means I can't find my local favorites for great prices anymore. This commercial success thing can be tricky.
Anonymous Says:
Yoo-hoo! Hey world, world class wines are HERE! In Washington! There are many more names to add to this list! Granted, we may not be worthy of 70 pages, like France, but 2?
How do we get the Kevin Zraly's of the world to Washington to try more of our wine? We are worthy of more than 2 pages (the same as New York?! really?). The challenge is New York is readily accessible to the media. Washington wine country is not. And in this economy, distributors are not anxious to take on new, unproven brands - so the wines, even some of the best, aren't quickly leaving Washington, either.
Where do we go from here?
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I wonder if Kevin has ever come out here to tour around and taste the wines. There are still a lot of people on the east coast that simply do not know about Washington wine because a) it is not promoted enough or being pushed in restaurants (shouldn't the Washington wine commission be helping here??) b) prices for some of the wine are sky high. I have a good friend in Chicago that says the prices of Washington wine at major wine retailers is ridiculously marked up.
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I would like to second Ben H.'s comment. WA wines that you can find in Texas, and its difficult once you get away from the mega-labels, are rediculously marked up. I have resigned myself to ordering my favorites straight from the wineries. The shipping kills and I can only have it shipped 6 mos out of the year but its better than not be able to get it at all. Here's a thought for the WA wineries esp those having trouble moving inventory - offer free shipping!
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I think that Zraly's lack of WA coverage has more to do with Zraly than with Washington wine country. True, WA wines aren't readily available out East, but nor are NY wines available in Washington. In fact, as someone who has moved from NY wine country to WA wine country in the past few years, I'll attest that WA wines are better known in NY than NY wines are in WA. Yes, it would be great to see more WA wines out East, but it's a simple reality of small-production wineries -- a category that includes most of Washington's best -- that widespread distribution is difficult at best. The American domestic wine market is still at the stage of regionality. I'll be interested to see if that changes. For the time being, however, I don't feel the need to take Zraly too seriously.
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Sean, I think Erika has it right. Zraly has NEVER had a clue about Washington. He's entrenched in the NY/East Coast wine mafia mindset that thinks California (meaning Napa) is the be-all and end-all of American wines (oh, along with the Finger Lakes and maybe Virginia). There are plenty of people in NY who know quite a bit about WA, including Gary V, Eric Asimov, even Lettie Teague for God's sake! Zraly doesn't know, doesn't care.


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CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Big, new snow is already avalanching in the mountains around Jackson Hole, but that's not necessarily setting a dangerous pattern for snow slides in that area this winter.
As of Monday, just short of 5 feet of powder had accumulated at the famous Rendezvous Bowl at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, which advertises the West's best snow right now.
"We had a great booking weekend. People are hearing about the snow and making plans to get here," resort spokeswoman Anna Cole said Tuesday.
Average snow depth for the bowl this time of year is 43 inches.
Heavy snow began falling around the beginning of this month and continued through Monday, when the mountains got another 10 inches. Down in the valley, Jackson got enough snow Monday to finally wear a frosty look befitting the holiday season.
Snow also has been piling up in the Wyoming Range and Yellowstone National Park which, weather permitting, is scheduled to open to snowmobiles this weekend.
Meanwhile, skiers have loosed dozens of mostly minor slides in the Teton Range.
Nobody has been hurt, although the Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center got a report of one skier getting caught in an avalanche south of Teton Pass on Sunday. The skier rode out the avalanche by deploying an emergency air bag collar, said avalanche center forecaster Bob Comey.
"It's kind of good and bad. Most avalanches occur during and immediately after a storm. We're getting that," he said. "But a lot of times, persistent problems are associated with a shallow snowpack."
The recent heavy snow has deeply buried layers set down weeks ago. The pattern of early accumulation could prove relatively resistant to avalanching in the months ahead, he explained.
"We've got short-term danger right now but we don't have that long term, persistent weak layers. They're getting covered up, and they're getting covered so deep they might not be a problem moving forward."
No small amount of the danger, of course, involves the risks skiers take.
"We've got the people that push the boundaries but they don't really know it. Then we've got lots and lots of people who really are making good decisions and negotiating the avalanche terrain and conditions and paying attention," Comey said.
All of Wyoming except the state's northwest corner remains in a severe drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
The forecast calls for more wet weather where it's needed least. The National Weather Service predicts at least a chance of snow in the Jackson area every day over the next week.
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by Beverly J. Packard
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I knew when I first met Andrew Neu that someday I'd be writing about him. I found him to be such an interesting and versatile musician. The first thing that struck me about him was the level of his skill in playing. Next was the very down to earth personality, those blond curls and that ready smile. With so many talented saxophone players already in my CD player, I wondered how I could fit yet another one into my mixed bag of musical favorites. I didn't know how there could be anything truly new, because I've heard so, so many good players over so many years. And that's only because I live in Reading, Pennsylvania, home of the Berks Jazz Festival; I'm blessed with the opportunity to get a close-up look and impression of the great players that come through our town. And that includes saxophonists like David Sanborn, Boney James, Richard Elliot, Kim Waters, Warren Hill, Euge Groove, Kenny Blake, Gerald Albright, David Mann, Kirk Whalum, Dave Koz, and the list could go on. But I didn't need to worry. Just as with other artists who are true to themselves, I found that in Andrew Neu there was, indeed, something new.
I had heard Neu with other players, mostly as a sideman and recognized that he was very talented. I'd seen him lead a high school jazz band and knew he was not just a player, but an effective leader, conductor, composer and arranger and that his talents were many. But when I heard him do his own show back in 2011, I was more impressed than I ever could have imagined. I loved the tunes, I couldn't believe how he kept going and going with one exceptional performance after another on each song. He had a passion I loved to watch, and while he's aware of his audience, he was mostly lost in each moment of musical expression – totally engrossed in a perfect delivery of what he came here to do. I was, and still am, so impressed – after hearing him perform numerous times, now, I see the same signature of dedicated effort and perfection in performance.
What I have found in following his career is that there are new things to discover about him at every turn. His multi-genre abilities, his experiences with so many talented players and vocalists, his compositions and arrangements, his publishing work, the status he maintains as ready-willing-and-able to add so much to any project he's asked to do -- all of this adds up to a remarkable journey for those of us who have become true fans. His life gives new meaning to the phrase, 'There's always something Neu.'
Neu has so many things going on I can hardly keep up. Here is an encapsulated view of just some major highlights of his career: he was chosen to play and tour with Bobby Caldwell and also with Diane Schuur in major US cities like Boston, New York, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, as well as Japan and China this past year; he has been regularly filling in with Smokey Robinson on his tours. He's also played in England, France and Italy (the Italy trip involved taking a high school band there to perform). He plays with Peter Nero and the Philly Pops, and has played with the Philadelphia Orchestra. He leads an all-star big band with trumpeter Anthony Bonsara in Los Angeles, and has shared the stage with Elton John, Patti LaBelle, Melissa Manchester, Mel Torme, along with many contemporary jazz artists, such as Pat Martino, Randy Brecker, Rick Braun, Richard Elliot, Gerald Albright, Kim Waters, Nick Colionne, David Benoit, Chieli Minucci, and Brian Simpson. He recorded with Bobby Caldwell and others, including Manhattan Transfer, David Sanborn, Jeff Lorber, Brian Culbertson, Sister Sledge and Buddy DeFranco.
One thing is certain about Neu. He is constantly changing from one location to another. You may find him in the Catalina Jazz Club in Hollywood, California or the Razz Room at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco, playing with Bobby Caldwell or Diane Schuur, or you might find him in Pennsylvania for most of the ten days of music of the Berks Jazz Fest, which is where I've found him in recent years. I might add there are a few regulars who are always part of Berks -- people like Gerald Veasley, Chuck Loeb and a few others with a versatility and talent for orchestrating and arranging music for events involving many musicians. Andrew Neu is quickly becoming one of those who are valuable to Berks in that regard -- he simply has that much to offer. I've seen it first-hand and I've seen his fan base continue to grow, something that is exciting to watch.
I wanted to learn more about how Neu began playing the saxophone in his early years and get to know the visions that have provided him the energy to accomplish all that he does. What has and does life as a musician mean to him as a person?
Interestingly, Neu began his musical efforts with a clarinet. He loved trumpet, but an older brother was already busy learning to play it, flute was taken by a sister, and drums were too loud for the household, so he settled on the clarinet. Later, he realized this had been a good choice, because it was much easier to go from clarinet to saxophone than vice versa. And when he switched to the saxophone, he always had the clarinet to fall back on. Along the way he learned to play the flute, also, and he has never fallen out of love with the trumpet.
Seeing his brother play gigs made him realize this is something he also wanted to do some day. He got into the high school jazz band. He spent a lot of time listening to classical music in his earlier years and this gave him an enduring appreciation at a young age for the teamwork of more than one instrument – a 'big band.' He loved the idea, and it shows that in so many of his efforts; it's leading or playing in a big band that seems to satisfies something deep within him.
Neu likes to play all kinds of music – he's happy with a big band, a folk band, playing behind a vocalist, enjoying the quietness of an acoustic song, or a loud 'kicking out all the stops' type of song, in addition to Latin, funk, and classical. He writes and transcribes music for entire bands for Kendor Music, and for the individual music of particular artists.
Neu learned early in his career to always give his best effort, and that he won't always know who might be listening and what they are looking for. Bringing your top game every time and appreciating all of the opportunities that come your way has been an important part of his vision of what being a musician is about. It's also important to him to be emotionally open to music and where it takes him and where it takes others who are listening.
Neu is grateful to have played on the albums of three key players in the last year, being featured on Steve Oliver's top 10 record, World Citizen, Bobby Caldwell's new CD entitled, House of Cards, and playing sax and flute on every track of Peter White's new CD, Here We Go.
Neu has released three well received CD's of his own (Inspire, 2000, In Clear View in 2007 and Try Something Neu in 2009) and is now ready to launch his fourth and most exciting CD on June 4th of this year. The new CD title, Everything Happens for a Reason, was inspired by his recent experience of looking forward to a gig in Bermuda or the Bahamas. While planning the trip, Neu realized Berks Jazz Fest was at the exact same time, and felt he needed to choose Berks instead of going to an island. As hard as that was, it turned out to be a great choice because that year many got to know him, and many opportunities grew from that particular year being part of the Berks Jazz Scene. He knew afterwards there was a reason why he didn't end up on an idyllic beach during that ten day period. Since that time, he's been reminded so often that it's true – things really do happen for a reason.
The new CD is being produced by Brian Bromberg (who played on and helped engineer In Clear View) and Steve Oliver. Neu says, "It's an adventurous project featuring Rick Braun, Bobby Caldwell, Jeff Lorber, Brian Bromberg, Steve Oliver, Tom Schuman, Alex Acuna and others. It's embellished by a horn section and a full orchestra and takes you on a journey." Andrew co-wrote a song with Bobby Caldwell for the CD and arranged a different take on the well-known jazz standard, 'Take Five.' Neu says it's inspired by the soul jazz and Latin music of the 60's. The CD will also feature more of Neu's flute playing.
Neu continues to move forward with a keen desire to "be out in front of audiences, connecting to people on whatever level they are responding to the music." As he puts it, "I can't see having chosen any other career….my passion, my work, and my hobby are all the same thing: music."
As an observer of his brilliant career, I can only say: it definitely shows. And becomes Neu every day.


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Larger project: The signal lights were installed at the intersections of Route 32 and Baltic Road, as well as the junction with Manning Road, state Department of Transportation spokesman Kevin Nursick said. The lights have been planned for more than a year, and the timetable for the work has shifted. The lights were supposed to be installed in the summer and operational by next spring.
Active soon: The contractor plans to activate the signals in the coming weeks, at a time when weather permits, Nursick said. First, the signal will be in flash mode for anywhere from one to three weeks. Signs indicating the new signal also will be installed. After the period of flashing and an inspection, the signal will go into normal operation, Nursick said.
Other areas: Other areas of work include routes 14 and 169 in Canterbury, Routes 354 and Lake Hayward Road in Colchester, Route 164 at the Interstate 395 off-ramp in Griswold, routes 12 and 14 in Plainfield and routes 2A and 12 in Preston. The entire project is projected to cost $2 million, Nursick said. The lights in Franklin will cost about $150,000, he said. But the state is able to save money by doing the work under a single contract, he said.
Local request: The Franklin Board of Selectmen, which acts as the town�s traffic authority, asked the state to look at the Route 32 and Baltic Road intersection, Nursick said. Drivers there have a difficult time making a left turn from Baltic onto Route 32. Also, turning left onto Baltic from 32 can be problematic, he said. The lack of any breaks in traffic for long stretches makes it difficult to turn, he said. �This is an improvement over what�s there,� he said. �It�s an operational improvement and a safety improvement.�


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NAIA Women?s Soccer Players of the Week - No. 9
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Melissa Martinez of Kansas Wesleyan has been named the NAIA National Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week and Becca Skillman of MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) has been tabbed National Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week, the national office announced Tuesday. Martinez and Skillman were selected based on their performances from Oct. 22 - 28 and were chosen out of a pool of conference/independent/unaffiliated groupings.
Martinez, a native of Riverside, Calif., scored six goals and 12 points to lead Kansas Wesleyan to a 2-0 week and its second-straight Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference regular-season championship. The freshman forward opened the week with one goal against Saint Mary (Kan.) on Oct. 24, before setting the Coyote single-game record in a five-goal performance in Kansas Wesleyan's 6-0 win over Sterling (Kan.) on Oct. 27 - the first time the Warriors had surrendered six goals this season. Martinez scored three of her five in the first half against the Warriors, including the game-winner in the 24th minute.
Martinez leads Kansas Wesleyan in goals (13), points (28), shots (55) and shots on goals (40) this season.
Skillman, a goalkeeper from Olathe, Kan., made a school-record 21 saves to preserve a 0-0 draw against nationally ranked Benedictine (Kan.) on Oct. 27 - marking only the second time this season the Ravens have been held scoreless. The senior faced 38 shots and 10 corner kicks against Benedictine, who entered the contest and currently ranks as the NAIA leader in goals with 81.
Skillman owns a 4-3-1 record, 1.22 goals against average and .848 save percentage in 10 appearances (eight starts) this season.
For a complete listing of all the national statistical leaders, click here.
For the complete player of the week calendar, click here. The final NAIA National Women's Soccer Players of the Week for 2012 will be announced on Nov. 6.
Offensive Nominees: Leah Russell, Texas at Brownsville; Nereyda Martinez, Houston-Victoria (Texas); Sara Cushing, Doane (Neb.); Jessica Oliver, Northwest (Wash.); Jordan Dolbin, Baker (Kan.); Madi Easterwood, Reinhardt (Ga.); Jennifer Jurcak, Madonna (Mich.); Hollie Babut, Ashford (Iowa); Meghan McMahon, Oklahoma City; Jessica Ralph, Campbellsville (Ky.); Kandice Kiernan, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Carissa Cooper, Westminster (Utah); Maria Monterroso, Lyon (Ark.); Libby Storie, Oklahoma Wesleyan; Emma Hewett, Thomas (Ga.); Florence Dadson, Robert Morris (Ill.); Maegan Smith, Spring Arbor (Mich.); Christy Lachappelle, Mobile (Ala.); Lauren Closser, Carlow (Pa.); Jessica Austin, Biola (Calif.); Mor Efraim, Martin Methodist (Tenn.); Gabby Leon, William Jessup (Calif.).
Defensive Nominees: Ellen Ghirardi, Park (Mo.); Shay Wells, LSU Shreveport (La.); Shannon Griffith, Oklahoma Baptist; Patty Hughes, Northwest (Wash.); Michelle Marcus, Davenport (Mich.); Jordan Tapia, Ottawa (Kan.); Kaleigh Clarke, Reinhardt (Ga.); Josephine Frigge, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Bristol Clark, Oklahoma Wesleyan; Kristiana Griffith, Taylor (Ind.); Courtney Trujillo, St. Thomas (Fla.); Devin Johnston, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Josie Kautsky, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Ariel Watts, Northwestern (Iowa); Gillian Mcmahon, Mobile (Ala.); Ashlyn Fratto, Carlow (Pa.); Briana Williams, Biola (Calif.); Gabriella Macias, Martin Methodist (Tenn.); Ciarra Pederson, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.); Kate Murray, Mount Mercy (Iowa).
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Week 1 (Sept. 4): Kelsey Langille, Cumberland (Tenn.); Indigo Recker, Concordia (Ore.)
Week 2 (Sept. 11): Jordan Davidson, Vanguard (Calif.); Helena Hansson, Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
Week 3 (Sept. 18): Kirsty Montignani, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Bekah Garvin, Concordia (Calif.)
Week 4 (Sept. 25): Kelsey Langille, Cumberland (Tenn.); Mallory Conrad, Bethel (Ind.)
Week 5 (Oct. 2): Karly Linton, Spring Arbor (Mich.); Katie Zenz, Grand View (Iowa)
Week 6 (Oct. 9): Mallory Rondeau, Grace (Ind.); Ilyssa Espiritu, The Master's (Calif.)
Week 7 (Oct. 16): Esther Anyanwu, Brenau (Ga.); Lauren Terry, Vanguard (Calif.)
Week 8 (Oct. 23): Ashley Correa, Westmont (Calif.); Kristen Fulbright, Northwest Christian (Ore.)
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By Chad Waller, NAIA Director of Communications & Sports Information
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Charlsie Broome of Shorter (Ga.) has been tabbed as the NAIA National Softball Player of the Week and Hollind Englert of Bethany (Kan.) has been named the NAIA National Softball Pitcher of the Week, the national office announced Tuesday. Broome and Englert were chosen based on their performances from April 9 - 15 out of a pool of conference player of the week selections among 24 conference/independent/unaffiliated groupings.
Broome, a 5-foot-6 senior centerfielder from LaFayette, Ga., went 9-for-14 (.643) to help No. 10 Shorter sweep Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) foes Emmanuel (Ga.) and Southern Wesleyan (S.C.). She rapped three homers, two doubles and a triple in four games. She also tallied eight RBIs, scored eight times and had a 1.571 slugging percentage.
On April 13 in the doubleheader wins over Emmanuel, she went 4-for-7 with a double in each game and a triple in the opener. She wrapped up the week with five hits in Shorter's sweep of Southern Wesleyan on April 14. During that two-game set, she tied teammate Jackie Castaneda for the SSAC lead with three homers on the day. She currently stands with 11 home runs on the year.
Broome is hitting a career-high .416 and ranked in the top 20 nationally in total hits (64), runs scored (49) and total bases (109).
Englert, a 5-foot-4 sophomore from Castle Rock, Colo., notched two wins in the circle last week. She amassed a complete-game, 3-2 victory against Kansas Wesleyan on April 11. She allowed four hits and struck out one batter. Her highlight came on April 14 in the 1-0 shutout of Sterling (Kan.). She tossed a perfect game in seven innings of work. She fanned five batters in the process.
On the year, Englert is 12-2 with a 2.50 ERA in 89.2 innings of action.
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Player Nominees: Ashley Clifton, Oklahoma Baptist; Jill Graham, Williams Baptist (Ark.); Megan Musser, Houghton (N.Y.); Ashley Covington, Bacone (Okla.); Ariel McGee, McPherson (Kan.); Kate Johnson, Jamestown (N.D.); Devin Choate, Peru State (Neb.); Ariel Gomez, Houston-Victoria (Texas); Harley Horner, Doane (Neb.); Rachel Conard, Corban (Ore.); Liz Hill, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Amanda Neumann, Bellevue (Neb.); Christine Stubblefield, Goshen (Ind.); Brittany LaCasse, St. Thomas (Fla.); Mary Ann Warford, Asbury (Ky.); Nikki Roddy, Reinhardt (Ga.); Hagan Goldey, St. Catharine (Ky.); Veronika Fukunishi, Martin Methodist (Tenn.); Amanda Fama, Concordia (Calif.); Theresa Houle, Cal State San Marcos; Amber Rafko, Madonna (Mich.); Brianna Digioia, Judson (Ill.).
Pitcher Nominees: Kelly Robey, Union (Tenn.); Karisa Hendrix, Williams Baptist (Ark.); Sarah Beirne, Houghton (N.Y.); Maegan Ramirez, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas); Jessica Lees, Jamestown (N.D.); Aubrey Utley, Central Methodist (Mo.); Emily Bergstrom, Houston-Victoria (Texas); Haleigh Munson, Grand View (Iowa); Alyssa Boutwell, William Carey (Miss.); Brenda Emerson, St. Thomas (Fla.); Michelle Dresselhaus, Georgetown (Ky.); Jessica Bock, Central Baptist (Ark.); Natalie Newell, Bethel (Ind.); Nickayla Skinner, College of Idaho; Maddie Monroe, Reinhardt (Ga.); Kayla Duke, Indiana Southeast; Megan Nonnemacher, Saint Xavier (Ill.); Sarah Mendez, Lubbock Christian (Texas); Katie Wilkinson, Cal State San Marcos; Stacie Salazar, Vanguard (Calif.); Hallie Minch, Madonna (Mich.); Kerra Grantski, Midland (Neb.).
2012 Softball Weekly Honors (Player; Pitcher):
Week 1: Jordan Reynolds, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Brooke Thomas, Union (Tenn.)
Week 2: Brittany Kent, Lubbock Christian (Texas); Kelly Robey, Union (Tenn.)
Week 3: Jennifer Ringle, Lee (Tenn.); Nickayla Skinner, College of Idaho
Week 4: LeeAnn Lopez, Oklahoma City; Maddie Monroe, Reinhardt (Ga.)
Week 5: Brianne Rowley, William Penn (Iowa); Sierrah Garcia, Iowa Wesleyan
Week 6: Charlsie Broome, Shorter (Ga.); Hollind Englert, Bethany (Kan.)


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Makes 4 servings (2 ½ cups sauce)
There are many versions of mole, a dark, reddish-brown Mexican sauce. Its best-known ingredient is a small amount of Mexican chocolate, which contributes richness to the sauce without adding overt sweetness. Americanized recipes call for bitter or semisweet chocolate, and this adapted recipe also calls for coffee. The sauce is usually served with poultry, but it's also delicious with shrimp or pork.
For the shrimp
1 cup beer
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
24 medium shrimp, shelled and deveined
For the mole
¾ cup strong, hot coffee
2 ancho or poblano chilies, each about 3 by 2 inches, seeded and torn into ½-inch pieces
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 small onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
¼ cup slivered almonds
¼ cup golden raisins
One 14-ounce can crushed tomatoes with juice
1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground cumin
Pinch of ground cloves
½ ounce semisweet chocolate, chopped
Salt to taste
Coffee, water, chicken broth, or cream, if needed to thin
To complete the recipe
1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro or flat-leaf parsley for garnish
1 lime, cut into 4 wedges
Combine the beer and pepper flakes in a glass bowl. Stir in the shrimp. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or for up to 3 hours.
To make the sauce, combine the coffee and chilies in a small bowl. Let soak until the chilies are soft, about 20 minutes.
Heat the oil in a medium sauté pan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for about 30 seconds. Set aside.
In a food processor, pulse the almonds until coarsely ground. Add the raisins and process with 2 or 3 pulses. Add the chilies and their liquid, the onion mixture, and the remaining ingredients, except the chocolate and salt. Process until semi-smooth.
Return the sauce to the pan. Partially cover and simmer over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, for 25 minutes. Add the chocolate; cook, stirring occasionally to blend and to keep the mixture from scorching, for about 10 minutes. Add salt to taste. (If too thick, thin the mole with coffee, water, chicken broth, or cream.)
Grill the shrimp on an outdoor grill or stovetop grill pan over medium-high heat. Cook until evenly pink, about 2 minutes on each side.
To serve, place 6 shrimp on each plate and sprinkle with fresh herbs. Accompany with a wedge of lime to squeeze on the shrimp and a small bowl of warm mole.
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