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An actor best known for his roles in the television series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Criminal Minds" got into an argument with a girlfriend, choked her and was arrested, police said Thursday.
Nicholas Brendon, who played Xander Harris on "Buffy" from 1997 to 2003 and Kevin Lynch on "Criminal Minds" from 2007 to 2014, faces charges of robbery, obstruction of breathing and criminal mischief, Saratoga Springs police Lt. Bob Jillson said.
The girlfriend told police officers who were called to a downtown hotel on Wednesday night that she had gone to return property to Brendon and told him she intended to leave, Jillson said. But Brendon objected, grabbed her car keys and then threw her cellphone into the street when she tried to call for help, a police report said.
"It sounds like it went downhill from there," Jillson said. "He allegedly grabbed her by the throat and started choking her."
Brendon, who has been arrested multiple times over the past year, was gone when officers arrived but was arrested a short while later a few blocks away. Jillson said alcohol was involved but he didn't know if Brendon was intoxicated.
Brendon, who's from Sherman Oaks, California, was released from jail Thursday after posting a $20,000 bond. He didn't immediately comment on his Facebook page, where he posted a statement after a previous arrest. His manager didn't return a phone call seeking comment.
In May, Brendon was charged with public intoxication while in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, for the XCon World Comic Convention. In March, he was charged with criminal mischief and property damage at a Florida hotel. In February, he was arrested on charges he refused to pay a bill at another Florida hotel.
Last October, he apologized after being arrested on charges of resisting officers and malicious injury to property after a confrontation at the Tree City Comic Con in Boise, Idaho.
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ArtPrize is set to kick off on September 19. Each year the competition brings a few new surprises, among those this year is an entry valued at $25,000. It will be auctioned off to benefit West Michigan charities.
The piece, titled "The Grand", includes 14K white, yellow, and rose gold. It also has 117 bezel set white and blue diamonds.
The Grand is a collaborative work of the goldsmiths at Craft-Rivival Jewelers, Brandon Case, Jayson Case, and Roger Conely. It is entered in ArtPrize under Jayson Case's name and can be seen at 16 Ionia Ave SW.
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Slater Announces $2.1 Million for Arizona in Highway Discretionary Funds
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney E. Slater today said that Arizona will receive $2.1 million in Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) discretionary funds.
"President Clinton and Vice President Gore recognize the need for continued strategic investment that will improve America's transportation system," Secretary Slater said. "This funding will strengthen our transportation system, create jobs in Arizona, and yield significant dividends in terms of safety, mobility and economic growth."
Grants were provided to Arizona in two categories. The categories, number of grants and the totals provided, are:
Public Lands Highways grants provide funds for the construction of highways on public lands such as national parks.
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FHWA discretionary funds are made available upon selection by the Secretary of Transportation after requests from states for funds for projects that meet criteria established by federal law and U.S. Department of Transportation regulations and procedures. Congress also makes decisions on some grants.
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The histories of five great purses I have owned
I can't tell you how many purses I've had in 55 years. I think the number might be more than 2 dozen but less than 55. Or maybe not. I just can't estimate. Anyway, here are five I remember fondly.
- A square wooden box that looked like a miniature picket fence, with bright green flower-print cloth above and two circular handles. It was a cute, unique purse of the early 70's. The one bad thing about it was that the wooden part tended to snag nylon stockings. Keely played with this little box purse when she was little, and I think she still has it.
- A pearl-beaded envelope clutch. I bought it for some formal event when I was in my early 20's. It served me faithfully for many years and I had many compliments on it. Unfortunately, I decided to hand-wash it a few years ago. The stain in the lining that I wanted to remove is still there, and the innards of the purse were terribly weakened in the water. It must have had some kind of cardboard in it.
- A "man-purse" I bought in Bolivia. It was the smallest purse I ever owned. All the Bolivian guys carried them. It was larger than a wallet, but much smaller than most women's purses. It was leather, and it had a wrist strap. If I couldn't close it, I knew I had too much in it. It died when its main snap stopped working. I still have it somewhere, unless I purged it in a clutter-control attack.
- A handmade leather patchwork purse. It was another of the purses I bought in Bolivia. At the market in La Paz, someone sliced into it with a razor in a pickpocket attempt. (They did this sort of thing there; you had to be on guard constantly in crowds.) The seams of the patchwork were too tough for them, and they didn't get into the bag. I took it back to the shop where it was made, and they were horrified but proud the purse had resisted the attempt. They removed the cut patches and replaced them, and the purse was good as new.
- A huge alligator-skin bag I had when the kids were little. I bought it at the Army Post Exchange (PX) in Berlin, Germany. It had been priced at $125, but I paid about $20 for it on clearance. Did I mention that it was huge? It was long and deep with two short shoulder straps, and it fit nicely under my arm. It held everything I needed and everything the kids needed too -- books, toys, diapers, and more. I never carried a diaper bag.
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VAC Motorsports | 2011 - A Year in Review (lots of pics)
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Well, I joined officially in June so you will get the last half of 2011 That is also when we joined the forums for the first time! It was a pretty crazy year - lots of shows, training events, races, track events and trade shows. You could have found someone from Team VAC in: USA, Germany, The Netherlands, UK, Lebanon and a few other countries. Hundreds of amazing cars came through the Performance Center - existing and new customers alike. It was also great to meet a lot of local chaps.
Huge thanks to everyone for trusting us with your projects, we really appreciate it. 2012 will be even crazier, trust me!
Below you will find some pics...a few events are missing. I'm focusing on actual events and VAC cars...with one or 2 over the top customer projects tossed in.
A few random snaps from early 2011:
HAAS 5 axis arrives to join our 4 other CNC machines:
Beautiful HPF E46 in for some paint work:
Performance BMW is in town to shoot the EVL BMR at FDR Skate Park down the street from our shop (more on EVL later)
Yani's S54 E30 is born at VAC. It's know as the 'White Elephant' (more on this later)
One of Bob's '02s:
We transform 'Bella' from a basic training car to a competitive race car in just 1 week. This was for the 'Devil in the Dark' 12 Hour at NJMP.
World's fastest 335i sighting: (sporting a VAC build diff)
May 2011
5th Annual SONIC Meet. We round up our 135i, our Touring Car, Anderson's GTR, White Elephant, Steve's E30 M3, Brian's E30 M3, Dave's Cayman and about 100k in parts and engines for the 5th Annual Sonic Meet. Great meet loaded with lots of enthusiasts. BMW content was relatively limited, but I hope that changes for 2012 - this event has a great purpose.
Sonic Meet Album 1 - 51 pics
Sonic Meet Album 2 - 119 pics
The Euro Philly Cheesesteak Run come into town, so we stop by with our 135i and STI. Great casual meet with some awesome cars.
Cheesesteak Run Album - 26 pics
June 2011:
BMWCCA Event NJMP. Congrats to Josh Koropchak for the Overall win in our E46!
June NJMP Event Album 1 - 39 pics
June NJMP Event Album 2 - 39 pics
VAC Open House. We are proud to invite all customers and local enthusiasts to our Open House. Free foods, gifts and general entertainment are guaranteed. You will find some cool cars and parts too.
Open House Album - 46 pics
///MPACT. Over 250 BMWs and exotic cars....great showing for the first year of this cool event! We brought our 135i, the White Elephant, Paul's 6sp supercharged 540i touring, our 135i, David's E46M CSL tribute and our Silver Bullet II. All cars were built by VAC. (we only did performance mods to the CSL)
///MPACT Album - 87 pics
July 2011
Silver Bullet II Testing. The car's first time out is a big deal, so VJ Mirzayan came out to drive it on our local track, NJMP. He used all of the 460hp to dial this beast in!
Bullet II Testing Album - 19 photos
EVIL BMR: Steve's 700hp Supercharged 3.2 S54 - going back to CA. We are proud to have built this one of a kind monster. VAC built - engine, head, throttle bodies, fuel, triple plate carbon clutch and much more.
EVIL BMR Album - 9 pics
Philips's awesome S14 powered E21 from Nova Scotia. KMS standalone, carbon box, Hartge etc. This car came in for the install of: a VAC built engine, head, OS Giken clutch, and some dyno tuning.
S14 E21 Album - 21 photos
Time to build a VAC E92 M3 shop car. In a few weeks of course - we want to debut it at Bimmerfest East. No problem From a car with $22k in damage to a BEAST in 3 weeks. In addition to the collision repair we fit the car with: VF Engineering VF620 supercharger, Brembos, BBS Motorsports wheels, Racetech 4009W seats etc.
VAC E92 Weekend Warrior Album - 27 photos
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The VF Engineering VF620 joins Team VAC for 2 months. Good times had by all Nik and Paul from VF Engineering drove from LA to Philly in a few days to hand deliver the car to us (and join us at Bimmerfest East
August 2011
Bimmerfest East! Aberdeen, MD >1000 BMWs. We had a 60'x30' booth loaded with parts, engines, cars, VAC employees and models. This event was incredible - we had a great time chatting with old friend and making new ones.
Cars in our booth:
VAC E92 M3 Weekend Warrior
VF Engineering Vorsteiner widebody
VAC 2002 race car
VAC Silver Bullet II race car
VAC 135i
VAC Built S54 powered E30 M3 White Elephant
VF Supercharged E46 M3
Our E46 Touring Car was in the AEM booth.
Bimmerfest East Album 1 - 101 photos
Bimmerfest East Album 2 - 88 photos Andrew Ball
New Hope Auto Show - New Hope, PA: We gathered up a few customer cars and brought a few of our babies for this awesome show in New Hope, PA. Props to the team for sticking it out in the torrential rain on Sat and coming back for more on Sunday when they event was finally called. Good times!
New Hope Auto Show - 73 photos
S14 Motoring - E30 M3 25th Anniversary - Pocono Raceway Absolutely awesome event thrown by Nick et al. I'll let the pics speak for themselves. There was a track day that we missed as well.
S14 Motoring Album - 52 photos
DelVal BMWCCA Event - NJMP
DelVal NJMP Album - 33 photos
September 2011:
Bimmerstock - Glen Cove, NY One of a kind meet in Long Island. This was one of my favorite shows - the whole 'shut down a town and fill it with BMWs' really got me. Kudos to Martino Auto Concepts for this one! We bought the VF Engineering E92, our E92, David's CSL tribute and Nick's E30 M3.
Bimmerstock Album - 145 photos
BMWCCA Watkins Glen The guys packed the trailer and brought Bella, the Touring Car and Silver Bullet II. The SBII piloted by VJ took an overall win!
October 2011
NJBMWCCA DE - NJMP. Tony took our E92M out and hammered it. He managed to stay at the track for a few more days hammering it more The car performed flawlessly, even with street tires and brake pads.
NJMP DE - 52 photos
NASA NE Final Race NJMP
NASA NE Album - 60 photos
November 2011
Another trip to the Nurburgring: Since it was my first trip to Germany, Tony and Chris made sure we hit the infamous 'ring. Even though we went out in the rental car, it was still a blast! Just the parking lot alone was crazy cool.
Nurburgring Album - 62 photos
Cologne Carnival: L-R. Mazen - VAC Middle East, Polar Bear 1, Tony - VAC Founder, Stefan - Schrick, Polar Bear 2, Mike - VAC Biz Dev, Chris - VAC Op Manager. We had 3 layers of clothing on to deal with the cold...
2011 Professional Motorsport World Expo, Cologne Germany: This is the global premier trade show for the highest levels of motorsports. We were proud to return once again as an exhibitor at this amazing event.
2011 PMW Album - 67 photos
December 2011
2011 Performance Racing Industry Show, Orlando FL: We have been exhibiting at the PRI show for many years, but this was a huge year for us. 2012 will be even bigger!
PRI Album - 65 photos
Drag Racing with our Supercharged E92 M3: 2nd time to the strip we set the world record at 10.69@129. Cecil County MD, then Atco NJ. good times!
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VAC FTW! Love thats S54 with the vanos delete!
EURO 04 M3 Current Mods:GC DAs, Eibach Sways, PF RTAB's, RE RCAs, INTRAVEE II, Black Roundels, ///MFEST Badges, Depo's, Screen protector for NAV display, VCSL Bumper + Race Lip & CF Trunk & CF Rear Diffusor, DIETZ TV in Motion, SS= V1 Headers + catless pipes + X-Pipe + SS Sport Exhaust, Z8 Starter Button, Lamin-X, OEM CSL interior, OEM CSL Steering, OEM CSL Intake, OEM CSL Roof, MSS54HP + OEM CSL Tune, BBS CH's, LIGHTWERKZ, 355mm ST40 BBK, BW Oil Cooler....


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The official - and tiny - Super Meat Boy figurines from Voxelous and Team Meat have been revealed. Just two inches high, they're $12 each (plus $3.49 shipping for one, $3.99 for two or more). The first set includes Meat Boy, Bandage Girl, Brownie and the pathetic Tofu Boy.
"We want to release toys for every playable character in the PC and XBLA versions of Super Meat Boy," says Voxelous. "The next set will likely be the 10 Bandage Set which will include Gish, Headcrab, and Goo Ball (and maybe Potato Boy!)."
The figures are made with a color 3D printer using powder and colored glue. They're then dipped in superglue and given a UV coating. They are, on average, 2 inches tall by 1.5 inches wide by 1.25 inches deep.
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A Dex dike in Iowa?
You know what Iowa flood victims really need?
Some new phone books.
Apparently, their phonebooks got wet. But not to worry.
Dex Knows. Dex cares. Dex might even one-up the American Red Cross, giving the people they really need in their time of despair.
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Faculty and administrative/exempt staff must decide between participation in the Central Washington University Retirement Plan (CWURP) and the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems Teachers Retirement Plan 3 (TRS 3) for faculty or Public Employees' Retirement System Plan 3 (PERS 3) for administrative exempt staff.
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I've always really like pictures of sillouettes, and this one's really awesome! Beats anything i can do! XD Nice effects with the lighting and stuff, and it captures the action and movement well *5 hearts*
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Duncan-Lawton CampusesHi, I leave Duncan at 7am to be at the Lawton campus a litte before the 8am classes. My last class ends at 12:05. I must be back in Duncan by 2pm. This is MTWR. If anyone else would like to share in the fun traveling back and forth leaving Duncan at 7:00am and returning at 1:00pm, please leave your contact information on the board.
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I'm trying to upgrade my Plesk from 8.6 to the 9.0 (and then up from there) and it won't allow me to do it. I'm getting the following information:
Exchanging information with licensing server.base
Downloading the file PSA_9.0.0/plesk_getkeyinfo.sh: 100% done.
Ask KA server for key update: product=PleskLogin current key number=PLSK00xxxxx0010 to version=9.0.0
Warning: your license key for the base component cannot be upgraded.
ERROR: Failed to check whether a new license key is available.
Not all packages were installed.
Please, contact product technical support.
Help please.
Thanks. (I also created a ticket - #7432736 but sometimes there's faster help here).


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Leaves generally basal and cauline, alternate, generally simple; stipules 0
Inflorescence: generally raceme
Flower bisexual; sepals 4, free; petals (0)4, free, generally white or yellow, often clawed; stamens generally (2,4)6, generally 4 long, 2 short; ovary 1, superior, chambers generally 2, septum membranous, connecting 2 parietal placentas, style 1, stigma simple or 2-lobed
Fruit: generally capsule ("silique") with 2 deciduous valves, sometimes breaking transversely or indehiscent
Seeds 1many per chamber
Genera in family: 300+ genera, 3000+ species: worldwide, especially cool regions; some cultivated for food (especially Brassica, Raphanus ) and ornamental
Recent taxonomic note: Recently treated to include Capparaceae [Rodman et al. 1993 Ann Missouri Bot Gard 80:686699; Rollins 1993 Cruciferae of Continental North America. Stanford Univ Press]
Family description, key to genera by Robert A. Price.
Robert A. PriceAnnual to perennial herb, often cushion- or mat-forming; hairs often branched
Leaves basal and sometimes cauline, entire or shallowly toothed
Flower: sepal bases equal; petals < 10 mm, yellow or white, claw and limb generally distinct
Fruit < 30 mm, generally lanceolate to ovate, generally flat parallel to septum, less often partially inflated, sometimes twisted or wavy
Seeds: 2 rows per chamber; wing generally 0
Species in genus: 350+ species: n hemisphere, mtns of South America
Etymology: (Greek: acrid)
Reference: [Rollins & Price 1988 Aliso 12:1727]
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Five prominent Colleges of Veterinary Medicine located in the Western U.S. recently convened to create the Consortium of Western Regional Colleges of Veterinary Medicine. The Consortium was formed to collaborate in the advancement of initiatives critical to the future of the veterinary profession.
To ensure actions are put in place to address these priorities, representatives from each of the colleges created a regional think-tank with a commitment to action and mutual collaboration. Representatives, including the deans from Colorado State University, Oregon State University, Western University of Health Sciences, Washington State University and University of California at Davis, met in San Francisco this past October and created the Consortium to pursue set objectives.
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Oh my goodness, I cannot stop cracking up at these photos. Jane was helping me make cookies and was was so cute eating nibbles of the dough. I snatched the camera and when I asked her to smile for me, this is the series of "camera smiles" I got.
Eventually I'll pull myself together and post the recipe (the cookies did end up rather tasty), but for now ... I've got to ease this giggle stitch out of my side.
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She's one of ours, all right. We always put our best face forward.ReplyDelete
You are beautiful, Jane!
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Very disturbing news coming from Kenya. The East African nation's new LGBT magazine Identity reports that college students and unemployed men have been forced into sex trafficking. Young men are reportedly being lured to Gulf states with the promise of high-paying jobs ... but ultimately become sex slaves.
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The report alleges that gay and bisexual men are lured from university campuses – particularly from Kenyatta University – with promises of high-paying jobs and then transported to labor as sex workers for men in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
According to the magazine, due to Kenya's soaring unemployment rate, the men are easily fooled into this trap. The publication interviewed one Kenyan victim who was promised a job in Qatar but ended up suffering sexual abuse.
Qatar specifically, has no laws against human trafficking, which has made cracking down on the practice nearly impossible. "Qatar is a transit and destination country for men and women subjected to trafficking in persons, specifically forced labor and, to a much lesser extent, forced prostitution," the US State Department stated in a recent report.
The expose is on page 33 of the December issue of Identity. It's an excellent magazine on LGBT issues and includes several reports on the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.. Read a PDF HERE.
Kenya's government is considered moderate on gay rights. They were the first African nation to include gay and bisexual men in their national HIV strategy. Two pro-LGBT justices were confirmed to the Supreme Court in June.
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The flavor of French tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus var. sativa) is highly prized by world-famous chefs and weekend culinary gurus alike. True tarragon can be tricky to grow, but gardeners do have a very suitable alternative, Mexican mint marigold. Though not quite as complex as true French tarragon, Mexican mint marigold does possess the same strong, sharp and sweet anise flavor associated with tarragon and shared, to some extent, by other plants such as anise and fennel. It is grown as a perennial in Zones 8 and warmer and grown as an annual in colder climates.
As with most plants, Mexican mint marigold (Tagetes lucida) has several common names including sweet mace and Texas tarragon. It should not be confused with the mint family as the common name would imply, but it is in fact a type of marigold though it hardly resembles the common garden flower. The glossy green leaves are long, narrow and pointed, and the golden-yellow, three- to four-petaled flowers are rather small, barely the size of a dime. Mexican mint marigold is not an unattractive plant by any means but is primarily grown for its flavor and aroma and not as an ornamental.
For common use, only one or two plants will be necessary. Plants started from seed will have slightly longer leaves and a more sprawling habit than the stockier upright plants purchased from a nursery. Plants from seed also seem to be slightly stronger and sweeter in flavor.
Dig a large hole for the new plant. Remove the plant from its container and gently spread the roots.
Plant the herb slightly deeper than it was in the pot and water in.
If you lack the time and inclination to start plants from seed, simply transplant from your local greenhouse or favorite herb nursery. When purchasing plants, look for bushy, healthy specimens in 2.5-inch or larger pots. Check under the leaves to make sure there are no pests hiding and gently pinch the leaves. Doing so should release that wonderful aroma of tarragon and ensure that you have the real deal.
Plant Mexican mint marigold in a fairly sunny spot. If you have room in an existing garden that currently grows sun-loving plants, your new herb will be quite happy there. The mature plant will grow to about 2 feet tall and between 12 and 18 inches wide, so plan accordingly. The best measure you can take to ensure success with growing this herb is to provide a loose, well-drained soil. Dig your planting area deep and break up the soil as much as possible. Add some compost and extra nutrients to the planting area if you feel the soil may be weak in this area. A fairly neutral pH between 6 and 7.5 is ideal. Set your new plant in the soil just slightly deeper than it had been growing in the pot. Water it in well and you're done.
Mexican mint marigold is fairly drought tolerant and will be fine with moderate watering throughout the growing season. During especially dry parts of the year, keep an eye on it and give it a nice slow soaking at the first sign of wilt. If a particularly hard winter is predicted, it may be wise to provide a good straw mulch over your plant. Be patient the following season as Mexican mint marigold is very slow to break dormancy in the spring.
Those with a limited garden area (or those in zones colder than USDA Zone 8) may choose to grow Mexican mint marigold in a container. Provide a good-sized pot for your plant – a 12-inch or larger clay pot or a gallon-sized plastic pot will work well. Again, a good and loose growing medium is required, so don't skimp on your potting mix for this herb. At the end of the season, you can try moving the potted plant to the garage to overwinter and gradually reintroduce it to the outdoors in the spring.
Simple and basic herb harvesting techniques apply to Mexican mint marigold. A small pair of scissors and a basket or some other container are all that is required. Harvesting can begin anytime after the plants are established in the garden. You may harvest the leaves one at a time if only a few are needed or take 3- to 4-inch sections from the tips of branches if larger amounts are required. Frequent topping of the plant will encourage branching and a bushier and healthier plant, but avoid taking more than half the plant at any one time.
It is recommended that you harvest this and all culinary herbs in the morning before the direct rays of the sun reach the plant. Direct sunlight extracts the oils from the herb, and although herbs harvested in midday will smell wonderful, they will lack much of their flavor in the kitchen.
Once you have harvested your herbs, return to the kitchen and gently submerge the fresh leaves in a bowl of room temperature tap water. Swishing the herbs back and forth in the water will remove any soil, dust, or unwanted pest from the leaves. A nice run through a salad spinner will remove most of the soil moisture from herbs, allowing them to be used immediately or stored in plastic bags in the refrigerator. If you do not have a salad spinner, gently blot the herbs between paper towels. Harvested and stored properly, fresh herbs can be held in the refrigerator for over a week with little loss of flavor or quality. If harvesting Mexican mint marigold during its blooming period, handle the flowers in the same way as the leaves. After you spin dry the plant tops, remove the flowers and store them in plastic containers lined with paper towels. The flowers are edible, possessing the same flavor as the plant and make a wonderful addition to meals either as part of a salad or a colorful garnish for meats and vegetables.
I usually insist that herbs be used fresh but Mexican mint marigold is one of those herbs that will actually maintain much of its flavor and culinary appeal when properly dried.
The dried leaves are used to make a wonderful tea that is popular in Latin America. Additionally, the dried leaves and flowers are perfect additions to potpourri, herbal wreaths and dried flower arrangements.
Cut stem sections to between 6 and 12 inches long. Arrange in small bundles of about four stems each and secure the cut end of the stems with a rubber band wrapped tightly around the stems. Use a paper clip bent away from itself to form a "S" hook with one end attached to the rubber band on your bundle and the other end to hang from a hook or a screen mesh attached to the ceiling. Hang your bundles upside down in this manner either in the garage, a work shed or even in the attic. Use a small fan to provide some air circulation around your bundles. Do not dry the bundles in direct sunlight or areas with high humidity. Utility rooms with washers and dryers, kitchens (particularly in front of the window) and bathrooms are the worst places to dry herb bundles.
After a few weeks, check your bundles. The leaves should be quite brittle and fragile. If they are flexible at all, they are not completely dry. Leave them for another week or so. Once dried, transfer your bundles to a newspaper-covered table and begin stripping the leaves from the stems, and then transfer the dried material to airtight containers for storage. Make sure you label the containers so you know what they are. Dried stems that are going to be used in arrangements or potpourri may be left hanging until needed.
When it comes to using Mexican mint marigold in the kitchen, your only limitation will be your own imagination. Because of its strong, unique and sweet flavor, it can complement practically any food. The fresh leaves can be added to salads or chopped and sprinkled over fresh fruit, steamed vegetables, any type of meat, or baked in bread recipes. A little can be used to add flavor to pasta and pizza sauce or baked in your favorite lasagna dish. It makes tasty herb butter, wonderful herb vinegar, and can be mixed with any combination of other ingredients to make superb sauces and condiments.
If using as a substitute for French tarragon, use the same amount of Mexican mint marigold as called for in the recipe. Remember, the general rule is, if a recipe calls for a tablespoon of dried herb, use three times that amount of the fresh herb. When adding the herb to soups or sauces that are cooked or simmered, add this herb at the very end of the cooking process to avoid flavor loss. With a little experimentation and creativity, you may find that the easy-to-grow and wonderfully tasty Mexican mint marigold is one of your all-time favorite culinary herbs.
Marigold Chicken
• 1/4 cup fresh Mexican mint marigold leaves
• Two cloves garlic
• Three to four small green onions
• 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
• 1/4 cup honey
• Four boneless, skinless chicken breasts
With a knife or food processor, mince the Mexican mint marigold, garlic and onions and scrape all into a small bowl. Add the mustard and honey and blend to make a thick paste.
Cut a pocket lengthwise in the middle of each chicken breast and spoon in one tablespoon of the honey-mustard mixture. Season the breast with salt and pepper and bake at 350° F for 20 minutes, turning once, or grill the breast over hot coals for four minutes on each side. Pour remaining honey-mustard sauce over cooked breast. Serve and enjoy!
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Thick of things: McGuffey condo is near yet far
SIZE: 2,712 fin. sq. ft.
ADDRESS: 311-B Second Street
NEIGHBORHOOD: McGuffey Hill
CURB APPEAL: 1 out of a possible 10
LISTED BY: Charlotte Ramsey of Prudential 434-242-2281
The condominiums of McGuffey Hill sit relatively unobtrusive behind a playground on Second street. Gray and somewhat drab, they don't offer much in the way of curb appeal. But that's probably for a reason. With such close proximity to downtown, one wouldn't want to attract too much attention. (Unless of course, one is an exhibitionist.)
The front entrances of the condos have an industrial feel, sectioned off as they are by gray ramparts. But all that plainness serves as a foil to the grand, light-filled, roomy interior of this particular condo. Even though the front faces other condos, the southwest exposure admits so much light– filtered through a Japanese shoji screen delicately imprinted with leaves– that one quickly forgets there are any neighbors outside. (The screen conveys with the property, a pleasant bonus.)
The living room– with its built-in bookshelves, wood-burning fireplace, and grand scale– could happily accommodate either a soiree or a solitary reader. Both spacious and cozy, the room radiates "welcome." Wide hallways flank the enclosed central kitchen that was designed as just that, a kitchen, not meant to be the only room in the house as most kitchens often become. Recessed lighting gives it a full spectrum glow, much like natural light.
Opening up into the dining area, an entire wall of windows at one end faces an opposing wall of mirrors at the other side. The effect is illuminating. A solarium addition with skylights and ficus trees brings the outdoors in while increasing the sense of sanctuary in a place close to traffic and commerce. A bird's eye view of High Street is available through the bare trees, but once spring arrives, the leaves will block all reminders of city life.
Upstairs, lush brown carpeting mutes footsteps. At the top, a room large enough for laundry, and a workbench with tools actually look inviting thanks to the wise use of space. The bedroom in the back (now an office) has ample space, and a window built into the slanted roof is reminiscent of a Paris atelier. (One views the trees and sky, not other houses.)
A mirror attached to the sill of the angled window gives the illusion of much more light and fooled us as we stuck our face into it like a bird flying through a pane-less window. The front bedroom of equal size comes with a deck, although at this level one looks straight into the condo across the way.
The third floor does not have the second floor's hallway, which adds a significant amount of extra room. Here's a master suite with full bath and well-appointed amenities, including his and her walk-in closets, full bath, and another deck with no privacy worries.
"You could even sit out here in your skivvies," remarked the agent. While toting coffee up two flights of stairs may be a deterrent (although it might explain the pervasive mocha-hued wall-to-wall), one supposes the chore would not keep an avid birder or early reader from enjoying this one private outdoor spot.
This condominium has its share of delightful attributes which will convey nicely to new ownership. The current owners, Gresham and Carla Sykes, have decorated with such a splash (thanks to his colorful and energetic artistic renderings) that it seems to belong more to Watergate or the Hollywood Hills rather than humble little Charlottesville. So, even though the art doesn't convey (at least without a price tag) the spirit of the artist fills the place and lends it an air of other-worldliness that probably will not quickly dissipate.


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Wednesday, June 6, 2012
* Ice Cream Theme Sensory Box
"C" and I made this Ice Cream themed sensory box
this fall and I'm finally getting around to post photos of how we made it!
We started by making some homemade pom-poms with yarn and a salad fork.
Wrap the tines with yarn a bunch of times, then tied off your yarn in the middle.
Slip it off the fork and use scissors to cut the looped ends.
"C" is a good fork wrapper!
Pom-poms make fancy bracelets too!
Then, we made felt popsicles by gluing two pieces of felt together on a popsicle stick.
Felt Popsicles! They don't drip but they will make
your tongue fuzzy if you lick them.
We made ice cream cones by cutting out a piece of stiff brown felt.
We traced a dinner plate to make our circle and cut it out with scissors.
Then, we cut it into thirds.
I rolled up each piece into a cone shape and glued it with a bit of hot glue.
Felt cones with homemade yarn pom-poms!
Then, we put it all together in a box with some scoops,
mini ice cream containers (saved from our recycling)
some store-bought pom-poms,
and (empty) some party favor ice cream-shaped bubbles.
I added some kid friendly chopsticks to practice "tonging" with the mini pom-poms.
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Even under the least ideal circumstances, no one has to justify or explain their love of pesto. It involves basil, among the most enchanting of herbs. It's super easy -- get the best ingredients you can, dump 'em in the old Cuisinart and here comes dinner. And it freezes well. That's it. End of blog.
But not so fast, because the other truth about pesto is that while its essential ingredients are few, its variations are many, and people tend to have an almost spousal relationship to a pesto recipe – they will peek at those belonging to others for amusement, but they know better than to stray from their own.
But I was quite seduced by Pretty Green Pesto, which carried me through a recent week of meals. Two things you will notice about MySocialChef's version right away: it involves peas, and yet declines to invite garlic. The latter point was an intriguing one for me, because my pesto can sometimes be heavy on the garlic finish. And peas! Well, an Italian would probably scoff (though I am told authentic pesto often calls for green beans) but it gives his dish both a lovely texture and an interesting taste twist. Let's just call it pea-sto, to keep the purists at bay.
I was even able to make this recipe twice -- the second time for freezing -- because Cultivating Domesticity recently informed me of how to "tent" my basil so that it lives in comfort on my counter all week long instead of fading sadly after 24 hours, a piece of news so exciting that I could not understand why it was not on the front page of my newspaper next to information pertaining to the financial bill.
So, as usual, you want to use good peas, but if all you have is frozen organic ones, I am sure you will survive. Our author wants you to toast your pine nuts -- I am not a fan of this method so I skipped it but if you are used to doing so, go ahead and do it here.
Interestingly, our chef also has you add the olive oil first (I think a nice young oil is divine here but use your best stuff, whatever it is, okay?) and then the other ingredients, which is the opposite method of my usual recipes. The addition of mint is always welcome in my pots and pans, and this recipe is no exception. He calls for spaghetti, I used penne.
Once I strained my pasta and tossed this on, it kind of melted all around the warm noodles, forming almost a pea butter in the bowl. Restraint is not my strong suit, friends, and I kept dumping more sauce on, one tablespoon at a time, until it was really something of an embarrassment and I looked around my table to see who was watching me even though I know perfectly well that there is never anyone sitting at my table observing anything I do, ever.
I also slathered this pesto on some sliced up chicken breasts (salt and pepper and nothing else before applying) for an alternative to chicken fingers. Unfortunately for my offspring, the babysitter downed them all.
Pretty Green Pesto
By MySocialChef
Serves 4 to 8
Boil a pot of water and the frozen peas and cook for 3 minutes, or until the peas are warmed through. Strain them and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking. In a pan, add the pine nuts and cook over medium heat for 3-5 minutes. You just want to toast them until they turn a light brown. Keep stirring. Once most of them have some color, pour them into a bowl. Don't leave them in the pan; they will keep cooking and burn. Add the oil first to a blender and add all the other ingredients and blend until smooth. Make your spaghetti (1 pound) as directed, strain and add about 3/4 of a cup of pesto. Do not cook the sauce.
By day, Jennifer Steinhauer, aka Jenny, is the Los Angeles Bureau Chief for The New York Times. By night, she is an obsessive cook.
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Northern Cardinals as Pets
Northern cardinals in Mexico are relatively common "pet" birds. In that country, as are all song birds, it is legal to have caged Northern cardinals. For two major reasons I decided to obtain and be a caregiver to one. Meet Rojee el Bandido, a very special sentient being.
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10 Valentine's Day Facts You Need to Know [INFOGRAPHIC]
It's almost time for everyone's (least) favorite holiday — Valentine's Day! But before you resign yourself to watching 'Marley & Me' and eating soup straight out of the can, learn these facts! At least that way you can feel like you're not completely worthless because you're still capable of learning. That should help. That, and ice cream.
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VSU Announces Jennett Scholars Program
The Jennett Scholars Program will be one of the premier competitive, merit-based scholarship programs offered in the state of Georgia
Alumni Scholarship in Nursing Excellence a Continuation of Levy's Support
Coming from a family background in health care, it comes as no surprise that Dr. Louis Levy, former provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at VSU, took an interest in the subject.
Retired Teacher Provides Financial Gift for Future Educators
For more than 60 years Ruby R. Sullivan has been helping students succeed in and out of the classroom. Now, at the age of 98, Sullivan is continuing to help students succeed.
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Why did you choose to come to the Coast Guard Academy? I came to the Academy because the opportunities that you have while you're at the Academy and after you graduate are endless. The military aspect and the chance to have a guaranteed job on the water was very appealing. Also, the sailing program, the facilities, and the venue are second to none.
How long have you been sailing? How did you start sailing? I started sailing at the age of ten when I participated in a summer sailing program.
What is your favorite thing about the sailing team at Coast Guard? The team is basically a family, and I love how close everyone is.
What other activities/positions/clubs are you involved with on campus? The surf club.
What is the sailing achievement that you are most proud of? I am most proud of when I won the Laser Radial North Americans in New Jersey.
What are your future sailing plans and career goals after graduation? After I graduate, I plan on continuing sailing in the Laser, and race on offshore boats.
Tell us something that your teammates would be surprised to know about you. I have surfed during a hurricane


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Here is the second cartoon animal lesson that I was telling you I was going to submit. For my third tutorial I will show you "how to draw a cartoon dog" step by step. I swear, cartoon characters and animals are so insanely fun to create and draw because they are so easy to do and you can make them look like anything you want. I wanted my cartoon dog to look friendly as well as happy. My baby sister watched me draw this dog and she absolutely loved it. She said it reminded her if a dog she saw in the park yesterday. I don't know if I told you guys this but, we just added a new family member to the house and her name is Nena. Nena is our Hungarian German Shepherd dog that we got as birthday gifts last week. I say we, because both my sister and I share a birthday in July. Anyways, I hope you guys have fun with this tutorial on "how to draw a cartoon dog step by step". I do have to leave for now but I shall return. If you guys are wondering why I'm not live today its because today is my day off. So I will join you all tomorrow, but I will be back with more drawing fun. Adios amigos!
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Real-Life Holiday Heroes
A devoted husband and dad, New Yorker Cliff Archer is proof positive that there really is a Santa Claus. Meet him and three other holiday heroes.
Meet Cliff Archer
With a career as a VP of construction for an agency that builds housing for the homeless, an equally demanding side job as a volunteer firefighter in his hometown, Levittown, Long Island, plus a wife and two teenage daughters, you'd think Cliff Archer had his hands full. And you'd be right—yet every November he gears up to play Santa to families who would otherwise have nothing to show for the holiday season but disappointment.
He's definitely not your typical Saint Nick. There's not a "ho-ho-ho" to be had in his lexicon. His sleigh is a run-of-the-mill minivan. And he skips the red hat in favor of a Yankee baseball cap. Lack of trappings aside, this dad is the real deal.
He's been answering kids' pleas every year since 1988, when he was inspired by a newspaper article about the United States Postal Service's "Letters to Santa" program. Each year hundreds of thousands of appeals pour into the cavernous main post office in Manhattan, and Cliff doesn't shy away from even the most heartbreaking.
"My parents were a cop and a nurse, and we had very little money when I was growing up," he says, with characteristic directness. "They were poor but honest, and they instilled in me the importance of always trying to help someone less fortunate. When I saw that article, I realized that anything I could do to make the holidays less bleak for someone having a hard time was worthwhile."
Project Santa
So for the past 19 years Cliff has responded to anywhere from 6 to 10 "Dear Santa" letters a year. He's got a system down pat. A few days after Thanksgiving he picks up the letters. The next four weeks are a whirlwind of rounding up gifts. "Then comes what we refer to as 'D-Day,' when Joey, Mildred, and I make our big run."
That would be Joey Lindicy and Mildred Lizardi, Cliff's coworkers at the New York State Housing Finance Agency—his passion for "Project Santa" prompted them to join the cause. Thanks to donations from other colleagues and friends, by mid-December Cliff's office is crammed with toys and clothes; last year he raised $3,000 to fill in the blanks on the various wish lists. "Some kids ask for a computer, but in the end they're always thrilled with simple things like board games," he says. "In all this time I've never seen a child unhappy with his gifts."
As Christmas approaches, Cliff takes the donations home and adds them to the sizable stash of toys amassed by his wife, Joanne, who buys them on sale throughout the year. She and their two teenage daughters, Valerie, 16, and Danielle, 13, help sort, label, and pack everything. "We make sure that every child gets several toys and some clothes," he says. "And we always give the parents an envelope with at least $100 cash."
Special Delivery
Cliff learned early on that it was best to hand over the gifts in person. "Once I left a package for a kid with the building superintendent because the family wasn't home, and I later found out that the super sold it," he says. Now he aims for letters that include phone numbers, so Mildred—who also speaks Spanish—can call and talk to a parent about whether there are other kids living in the household who need gifts too, and then coordinate the drop-off. Often parents can't believe someone would answer their children's letters. "Mildred is excellent at persuading them," Cliff says. "She's so warm and sweet—a mom of three herself."
Shortly before Christmas, Cliff and Joey map out the most efficient route and load everything up for delivery. At times he finds himself wishing for a simple means of entry, like a chimney. "Now and then we get a family on the 20th floor of a building in the projects with a broken elevator," he says. "You should see the three of us chugging up the stairs with all the stuff." The bags always include groceries for a complete Christmas dinner—a ham or a turkey plus all the trimmings—bought with Cliff's own money. "When I started doing this I noticed there usually wasn't much food in these apartments," he says.
After nearly two decades the best part of being Santa is the same as it was in the beginning: seeing the looks on the kids' faces. "When Mildred calls she specifically asks the parents to please keep the fact that we're coming a surprise," he says. "Then they see this 6-foot-5 man walk in with tons of bundles. The kids can't believe it's all for them. The mothers often have tears streaming down their faces, and they give us their blessings. That's when I know that all the work and running around is absolutely worth it."
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One visit to a children's hospital, where Carol Green saw premature infants in incubators lying on plastic sheets, was enough to prompt her to use her sewing experience to make the nursery less sterile. The 49-year-old mother of six in Houston, Missouri, asked a fabric store to donate two bolts of baby friendly flannelette—and overnight she turned them into bumper pads, tiny T-shirts, and receiving blankets. Thus Newborns in Need was born, and within a month Carol had a group of local women stitching cuddly items.
The latest initiative of the group—now 11,000 members strong, with chapters in 26 states—is the "Baby's First Christmas" program. Volunteers make Christmas stockings and fill them with newborn basics for distribution through hospitals and social-service organizations. "We figure that for every $1 donation we get, we can give a baby a real boost," says Carol.
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Keeping the Faith
Christmas 1994 was Jennifer Nelson's first as an assistant at Chicago's Interfaith House, a center for homeless adults who have just been discharged from the hospital. When she gave a simple gift to a resident, the woman started weeping. "She told me that no one had ever given her a Christmas present before," recalls this gracious 45-year-old mother of six. "Right then and there I vowed to help make Interfaith House a warm, giving environment."
Over the years Jennifer ascended the ranks to executive director of Interfaith House, picking up both a bachelor's and a master's degree along the way. The position involves fundraising, providing spiritual and emotional support—and playing Santa.
"Many of our residents have no family or have burned bridges with loved ones, which makes Christmas particularly depressing for them," says Jennifer. "They need to feel like someone cares."
Holiday prep starts the Sunday after Thanksgiving, when staff, the board of directors, volunteers, and residents blanket all three floors with trees and decorations. The week before Christmas there's a daylong party with food and a talent show put on by residents. Last year a group performed a particularly moving skit. "They dramatized their first days at the center, when they were angry and treated the staff badly," she recalls. "Then they showed us how they became cooperative and hopeful when they realized we care. The skit let us know how much Interfaith House means to them."
At around 4 p.m., Jennifer makes her entrance dressed as Santa Claus. The 40 staff members are her elves who pass out gifts to all 64 residents, calling each person by name to receive hats and gloves, journals, pajamas, headphones. In the evening the board of directors joins the festivities.
On Christmas Day Jennifer's family, as well as relatives of some of the residents, come for dinner. Instead of loading up trays cafeteria-style, as usual, the residents sit at the tables, says Jennifer—"It is our pleasure to serve them."
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Serving with Honor
When smoke damage from a June 2003 fire at a neighboring store ruined most of the merchandise at Ruth Ann Young's Christmas decorations shop in Kirkland, Washington, the 56-year-old mother of three was devastated—there wouldn't be enough time to restock for the holidays. But she quickly vowed to find another way to share in the spirit of the season.
Opportunity presented itself via an e-mail from a high school friend then serving in Iraq. "I decided to do something for our troops," says Ruth Ann. She dubbed her idea "Operation Iraq," a grassroots effort to send soldiers gift boxes filled with periodicals, toiletries, snacks, and pictures drawn by school children. Her initial goal was to collect enough donated money and merchandise to fill 1,000 boxes. After local news media picked up the story she had supplies for 6,700.
Since then the project has grown exponentially. "Every fall I worry about making it happen again," says Ruth Ann. "But a lot of people believe in this."
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Originally published in the December 2007 issue of Family Circle magazine.