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by Tom Utescher
In its final scrimmage before the official PIAA opening date of Friday, March 25, Mount St. Joseph Academy overcame host Shipley School, 14-8, last Thursday afternoon.
Olivia Gannon, a sophomore who attended Norwood Fontbonne Academy, poured in six goals and handed out two assists for the Magic, and junior Burke Brabson recorded a hat trick and one assist. The goaltending duties were divided between sophomore Alex Lista, who had six saves, and senior Gabbie Rounbehler, who made three stops.
Shipley, a member of the Friends Schools League who had already played a number of scrimmages and one official game, went ahead 2-0 at the outset, but the Magic roared back to lead 8-3 at the half. The Gators narrowed the gap to three points, 11-8, in the second period, but the Mount rebounded for the last three goals of the afternoon. Due to a new penalty card rule, the Magic had to play 11-on-12 for almost nine minutes at the end of the game.
"I was really impressed with our effort," said first-year coach Jenna Washabaugh, a 2006 Germantown Academy graduate who played lacrosse at Princeton University. "They went up two goals in the beginning and then they had that surge in the second half, and we were able to fight back from that. In a young team, that kind of grit is something that's hard to coach, and these girls have it."
Norwood grad Dominique Nyzio, a tenth-grader, helps anchor things on the defensive end for the Mount, along with Shannon Zoldy. Zoldy is a senior and a four-year varsity player for the Magic, as is midfielder Stevie Wells. When Lista starts in the cage, Zoldy and Wells are the only two senior starters for the team.
Last Thursday an early penalty on the visitors led to the game's opening goal, courtesy of Shipley's Kelly Hardon. Just after the teams were even once more, Avery Safford gave the hosts a 2-0 lead with 4:21 elapsed in the contest. That second strike triggered a quick response, as MSJ's Gannon pocketed the ball off the draw and romped down to put the Magic on the board.
Shipley keeper Madison Bailey (10 saves) stopped the next few shots by the visitors, then Wells tied the match at 2-2 with 14:25 left in the half, scoring from close range off a pass from Brabson at the top of the arc. That opened the floodgates for the Magic, who struck five more times over the next seven minutes.
Gannon completed her first hat trick during this stretch, and there were goals by junior Laura Pacheco (assisted by classmate Maddie Haas) and sophomores Marley Breslin and Emilee Ehret. Ehret, whose longtime nickname is "Dog," also transported the ball through the midfield for the Magic all game long, as her own cheering section barked from the bench.
In the final minute a Mount goal by Brabson was matched by Shipley for an 8-3 tally at the intermission, but the Magic regained the momentum at the start of the second half, when markers by Gannon, Brabson, and Wells spread the score to 11-3.
Two days earlier, Shipley had come back from a halftime deficit to defeat Springside, 12-7, and the Gators had another rally left in them for the Mount game. With Wells off the field for a penalty starting with 19:05 left to play, the hosts scored three goals in as many minutes.
"We shouldn't need to use it as an excuse, but it's important to have a leader like Stevie out on the field, especially this early in the season," Washabaugh commented. "We moved some people around, and it took us awhile to adjust."
The Shipley spree continued as Safford scored her fourth and fifth goals of the day, making it 11-8 with 10:35 left to play. MSJ's Lista, who had started in goal and had been replaced at the start of the second half, went back into the nets and kept the cage sealed the rest of the way.
At 8:54 Gannon drove in and fired into the top right corner to end the Mount's drought, but just four seconds later the Magic committed their third yellow card foul of the game. According to a rule introduced for the 2011 scholastic season, that means the offending team will be one player short for the remainder of the game.
The Magic responded well, actually increasing their lead on goals by Brabson with 6:22 on the clock, and by Gannon with 2:07 remaining.


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We rarely buy things for the full price. When shopping for clothes or items I head straight to the clearance/sales racks. I don't bother to glance at the "spotlight" item (why let in temptation?). I always ask the question: Do I need it vs. want it. Be grateful/satisfied with what you have. Just like I teach my kids to choose their friends wisely..... I do too. One of the biggest financial pitfalls are people that let themselves get sucked into "keeping up with the Jones'". I avoid people who "brag" "compare" like the plague.... It just makes sense to shop sensibly whether by force or choice!
How do you manage your budget with a limited income?
Staying on a budget is always a difficult task, especially with a family. What are some of your suggestions for moms on how to manage their finances and budget?
Shift into a cash budget. It forces you to spend only what was budgeted, and if you go over, you have to take from another envelope which is budgeted for something else. Stop using the debit card for everything. We only use ours for gas. This will also help to keep you from impulse shopping at the grocery store because you need to plan ahead to grab your money before going to the store. No cheating though, be strict with yourself or it won't work.
Barbara has a lot of good points. We are a family of four and have been on a tight income for about 4 yrs when my husband did not complete Pharmacy school and left us with huge student loan debt. He works full time, plus another part time job every other week. I work part time when I can with the help of family watching our two girls when they are not in school. I do Coupon Sense which is a website that matches coupons to the ads each week. I also subscribe to three Sunday papers so when something is on sale (like rice, tp, peanut butter,etc) I can buy three of them and stock up. This has saved us about $150 a month on groceries, plus we have a nice stockpile so I don't have to run out and get things when we run out bc we rarely run out. I can also donate things I get for free like toothpaste and body wash to our school and help out without costing our family a penny except my time.
We also cut all unnecessary expenses-extra classes for kids (I take them to free or almost free activities like the library, play dates, splash pads, public pools, etc) Cut our cell phones, cut cable/internet/phone to very basic service. Our power company has a Time of Use plan which saves you on electricity. I only do laundry, dish washer, etc during those times and try to turn the AC up during the peak times. We RARELY go out to eat, it is much cheaper to eat at home. I also ask myself every time I want to buy something if we REALLY need it? And if it's not on sale do we need it NOW? I also buy quality when I think it will pay off. I purchase good tennis shoes that are on the roomy side for my girls before school starts and they make it the entire year instead of having to get two or three pairs each. I purchased good backpacks and now we are on our second year with those. I don't buy clothes unless there is a need for them-holes, outgrown, etc. I also don't buy clothes just because it's on sale. I ask myself will they wear it? Will it go with anything else? Doesn't save you money if it never gets worn. We manage it day by day, month by month. It's not always fun but we have what is important to us as a family. We have two very old cars and old about everything else-computer, tv, fridge, etc. We only replace it when we have to. For now that's how we are managing it.
I use coupons, shop at second hand stores. And I also do crafts at home, I sell some of the crafts online, it doesn't bring in a lot but it brings in enough to cover my cost and a bit of pocket cash for me. I make all Christmas gifts. shop around for the best deals as far as groceries.... We are stocked up on body wash, toothpaste, toilet paper, and such that would cost us extra every week, but I've managed to get our groceries down to a little less than $80 a week for a family of 3. Sometimes I don't even go out to the store, cause we have everything here for the full week. Eat at home, bring bagged lunches(hubby does this every day).
Also check and see if you qualify for WIC(they cover milk, bread, beans, its a big help also cheese and juice). Buy diapers on sale, pick up a couple of packs when they are, and use coupons when purchasing. I purchase most of my diapers from drug stores which allow you to use ecb's or up rewards or their $$ toward diapers. This has cut down diaper expenses big time, especially with a second one on the way.
Go to garage sales in the summer for clothing and also toys. Check out for local estate sales/auctions, sometimes you can find a lot of toys cheap(my mom use to do this with us kids).
Write down every single expense and don't carry cash. I could never keep track when I used cash because I had no way to track it. Quicken makes a great program to help you budget too.
I think there are so many ways (simple ways) that one can save money. My husband and I have 4 children. My husband works a full time job, runs a summer camp, and in the fall works at a haunted house. I tutor kids (I am certified in elementary education and was a former teacher). I am also looking into another job at our local YMCA so my daughter can do winter swimming.
Some of the things my husband and I do:
- communicate about finances as often as we can
- communicate about purchases every time
- communicate about future purchases
- shop at consignment shops
- trac fone (I do not text and only use the cell when I have to); my husband has a cell through work
- grocery shop once a week (if you can) and stick to the list (this is a challenge for me and I am constantly working on it). I use coupons not as often as I should. Upkeep of coupons are a challenge for me. I sometimes get so frustrated b/c they seem like a scam but I use what I can when I have time to upkeep them--it is a great idea. Some people are amazing with coupons.
- we are on a budget (well with everything) but with our electric, I plan ahead for the summer and no matter how far ahead I am with the bill, I still pay the full amount knowing that summer will be the hardest season for us with the AC
- we use our credit card but when we get our taxes back and with summer camp money, we try and pay it off ASAP
- besides our mortgage and a home equity loan, (which is a pain but it is good debt) we try not to have a lot of other debt (such as unnecessary credit cards).
- we purchased a house that we knew we could afford
- our house needs some TLC done to it, but we take our time and only do projects when we have the money or know it will be in our pockets to pay it off (we never take on a project without knowing where that money is coming from). This is another challenge for me since I want a new kitchen but I have to wait until we have the money--it may take another 5-10 years but we will get there
-when we do plan a project, it mostly completed by my husband (we are so lucky, he is very handy)--we have saved thousands of dollars b/c of his excellent skills.
- if you can, try to fix your own car. Another plus for my husband is he finds out from our local garage what needs to be done for inspection and the garage does what they have to and then my husband does the rest (again, hundreds of dollars saved)
- get rid of things that are luxurious (I call these luxuries) subscription to newspapers and/or magazines, cell phones--it does not have to be fancy and you do not need to text (trac fone), do not eat out and if you do, make it special and every once in a while,
- when going to the store, my kids know when I say no, I mean no. They can ask 100 times for something in the store and I always say in a sweet tone, "not today, maybe another day" then we move on to the next item they want and I keep repeating the same thing over and over again.
- I try not to pass up good deals. Today in target, I found cute flip flops $2.48--I could not pass it up:)
- make your house more efficient. We added new windows, central air, and a wood stove to alleviate our oil bill. Of course, we have a home equity loan but our house is so much better in the winter and summer.
- Last but not least, I come from a very large family. For birthdays and Christmas, I make gifts whether it is baked goods or a craft that is what I give and everyone gets a gift.
- Oh yes, Halloween costumes, make your own--they are the absolute best:)
Our oldest is almost 8. I still wonder how we are going to get through this month or that month but we always manage to make it. We are lucky, yes, there are times I really want this or that; a new house or a new kitchen, but I would say we are very blessed and lucky with our beautiful family. The very best part is, I am staying home, and raising our children.
Good luck and we hope this helps your future with your family--it is tough but work together and you can do it:)
I kniw the feeling, my husband has his own furnace business and I was working 4 jobs just to make ends meet, it's not easy to stayon budget cause something always comes up, that's jut life! But I've found recently found something great! Im now working from home helping people find financial freedom! I never pictured life like this, but it works, and now I no longer have 4 jobs. I work where I want when I want!
I'm living on about $800 per month, for two of us
Buy everything on sale, stock up on staples when they're cheap, buy the limit of things you need, then return to the store later for the same products. Shop at thrift storess.
If you have a community kitchen or community meals program in your community, find the churches that serve them, and attend. I volunteer there so I'm expected to eat there. They always need help.
If you have churches that give out food bags, ask for them, I don't because they have foods in them I can't eat. If you're that broke, don't be embarassed to go to the food bank. Pay your cable or internet first, then ask for help from community ministries for help with electric bill. My pastor suggested that.
Look on the internet for resources, we have 211 here, but just google whatever you need help with and your zip code or whatever you have, that'll hook you up
If it is broken, try to fix it. Everyone today is into just replacing items and that is a costly habit to get into.
Eating at home is time consuming but is far less expensive then eating out. Plus with all the health concerns about too much sodium intake it is healthy to make it yourself. Making your own lunch and coffee each morning can save a bundle in the long run. Pack a lunch when you go to the zoo or outing, that usually saves us at least $25.00 each trip.
We also have no spending days. No matter what you are not allowed to spend ANY money that day. It can be challenging but if you stick to it is becomes rewarding. We do this once a week on Tuesdays.
We are mortgage free because we never bought a house beyond our means. Keep it simple and live simple.
We have always payed cash for our vehicles. A car is never an investment only a cost.
I shop at second hand stores for our clothing. You can find lots of new and gently used items for very little cost. I window shop for the latest fashions and then find them in the second hand shops. It does take more time to shop but the pay off is worth it. I can usually clothe all 4 of my kids in one season for less then $100.00. I also bring our clothing items back to the consignment store and earn money for the next shop.
I am an big believer in coupons. I usually save $50.00 a month in grocery bills with coupons. I also use the superstore Mastercard and earn points towards free groceries. I can usually have $500.00 is free groceries a year.
I pay the Mastercard balance down to zero each month and never pay interest. The way that I learned to have no credit card debt is whenever I purchased an item with my credit card I went home and made a payment for that amount on the credit card. It taught me never to spend money I didn't have and I also earned the points the credit card.
Most of my suggestions sound pretty simple but if you combine them all together you will save lots of money each month. Hope this helps.
I have started to use a lot of coupons and even trade them with other women. I also wait until items go on sale plus use a coupon for it and stock up.
Kijiji and Facebook groups are great ways to get things for a good price. Even diapers and formula!
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Here's a welcome break from fan-flicks and comedy videos. Psycho Crusher Productions are a team setting out to "make gamers as famous as the games they play", courtesy of a series of films called GAM3R.
It's an unfortunate title, in many ways, because it makes you conjure images of insult-spewing shooter fans and excruciating attempts at sitcom-style humour, but what the series actually focuses on are real stories about real gamers. And so far, they're pretty good.
The first episode, covering a fighting game tournament at New York's Next Level Arcade, is interesting, but it's the second episode that's got me hooked, as it looks at the story of Victor, an unemployed gamer who, rather than find a "real" job, has been trying to make ends meet hustling online communities, trying his hand at everything from selling currency in MMOs to playing fighting games for money.
It's a sad story, but one that's well told by PCP (who were also behind the documentary King of Chinatown). Think of it as the kind of subject matter you'd be seeing on TV if TV executives knew half a thing about video games.
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Love brought Clement "Kim" Tingley to Charlottesville five years ago. He has a new town and a new baby. And while some successful men might consider spending more time smelling the roses, he decided to run for political office for the first time.
Not just any office. He chose Mitch Van Yahres' 57th District House of Delegates seat, which former mayor David Toscano has been eying for years.
Tingley had barely announced his candidacy April 6 when he found himself in the hot seat: the Toscano camp sent out a press release accusing Tingley of conducting a "push-poll" that made "incorrect assertions" about Toscano's record and character.
Tingley seems taken aback by the criticism.
"We had a professionally conducted poll by a well-respected polling company," he says. "In a primary, Democrats shouldn't be attacking other Democrats. I'm not going to say anything negative."
(The Hook didn't get a chance to hear the entire poll first-hand, as the second question goes something like this: "Are you or any member of your family a member of the news media?" We answered in the affirmative, and the poll was over.)
An unabashed progressive, Tingley has a construction company that builds communities of affordable housing, and he frequently boasts that he's never built a house that costs more than $175,000. Of course, that's in the Richmond area.
Still, Tingley isn't a man afraid of a challenge, and he cites the time he agreed to build a Habitat for Humanity house– without any land, money, or volunteers. He found all three, and built not one, but two new houses.
Tingley says that at Swarthmore College he studied to become an engineer because he failed French three times in high school. "The engineering course was crammed so full that there was no room for a foreign language," he jokes. He followed that with a master's degree from Penn and an MBA from William & Mary.
His engineering skills are apparent in his circa-1900 Grove Avenue house, where he's knocked down walls and installed a see-through a fireplace.
He knows the exact number of days before the primary– 56 on the day of this interview– and plans a grassroots campaign. "I don't have the name recognition," he acknowledges. "Not yet. Just wait."
And how did he end up as Clement "Kim" Tingley? His family, who came to Ipswich, Massachusetts, in the 1600s, has had a Clement Tingley IV every other generation for–well, generations, he explains.
"My parents felt compelled to name me that, but they didn't really like it," he says. "They liked Rudyard Kipling," and that's how he became Kim.
And if his plans for name recognition work, "Tingley" will be on the tip of every tongue.
Age: 60
Why here? I came here for a ballroom dance about five years ago. There was a lovely woman standing at the side of the room. We danced every other dance (in the ballroom dance community, you can't dance every dance with the same person– everybody needs to dance). We are dancing still.
What's worst about living here? There's no good grocery store within walking distance of my home downtown.
Favorite hangout? Fuel
Most overrated virtue? Eating lean. A Dove bar has 50 percent of the recommended daily intake of saturated fat, but it sure is good.
People would be surprised to know: I once supervised a team of volunteers in constructing two homes for Habitat for Humanity. It took 56 hours and 40 minutes.
What would you change about yourself? My age. I have an 18-month-old daughter. I want to be around for the important events in her life.
Proudest accomplishment? Having a successful small business that I operate in a socially conscious way
People find most annoying about you: I fidget. My wife has to take the knife, spoon, bits of paper, pens, etc. from me while we're waiting for food at a restaurant.
Whom do you admire? Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia: 87 years old and fighting hard for progressive values
Favorite book? I recently read The Known World. It's another perspective on an unfortunate time in our history. I also liked The Da Vinci Code, a quick, fun read.
Subject that causes you to rant? Solutions that have nothing to do with the problem like "saving " Social Security by reducing the revenue to create private accounts, and Orwellian language, like calling a bill that increases air pollution the "Clear Skies Act."
Biggest 21st-century thrill? Kayaking down the New River, rounding the bend near the take out, and seeing skydivers jumping off the bridge over the New River gorge
Biggest 21st-century creep-out? Two guys who were going down the river with us came back with only one boat. The other had been trapped under water.
What do you drive? '96 Saab 900, 185,000 miles and going strong
In your car CD player right now: Raffi Let's Play
Next journey? The tropical rain forest in Costa Rica
Most trouble you've ever gotten in? When my first family was young, I had a lot of medical bills from a premature baby and a pregnant wife. I then lost my job. It was a scary and difficult time.
Regret: I never met my father.
Favorite comfort food: Homemade chili with Zesta saltine crackers and cheddar cheese
Always in your refrigerator: White wine and cheddar cheese
Must-see TV: no answer
Favorite cartoon: Calvin and Hobbes. I really relate to Calvin.
Describe a perfect day. A morning walk to the Farmer's Market in late spring with my daughter. Getting fresh food. Fixing dinner for some good friends.
Walter Mitty fantasy: My current life is a Walter Mitty fantasy. I have a great partner– my wife far exceeds my expectations, and she gave me a great daughter. My sons are in good places. My honeymoon was hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. I recently went to Borneo, hiked 12 miles to a research camp back in the jungle (tropical rainforest) and stayed for a week.
Who'd play you in the movie? I'm oblivious. I hardly know any actors by name– maybe Clint Eastwood.
Most embarrassing moment? I don't embarrass easily.
Best advice you ever got? The harder you work, the luckier you get.
Favorite bumper sticker? "If you aren't outraged, you're not paying attention."
Clement "Kim" TingleyPHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO


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Sometimes perfectly dumb, perfectly fun and perfectly entertaining scripts get grabbed up by directors who think they are making serious films. That's what seems to have happened with Ruben Fleischer's Gangster Squad, a '40s gangster flick that had the potential to be — and I mean this in the best possible sense — dumb entertainment. However, any possible amusement value got sucked from it by derivative style and an uneven, too serious tone that betrays its true junky heart.
This is especially odd, since Fleischer's previous cinematic ventures — Zombieland (2009) and 30 Minutes or Less (2011) — at least attempted to be nothing more than straight entertainment. Here, we have a movie (called Gangster Squad for crying out loud) with a solidly contrived B-movie premise about a group of hardass L.A. cops taking on real-life mobster Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) vigilante style. Fleischer, unfortunately, has decided his best bet is to ape a whole slew of gangster films — like Scorsese's combined work to Brian De Palma's The Untouchables (1987) — all while packaging it inside occasional and cheap approximations of Guy Ritchie's visual style.
Granted, the history of cinema is so packed to the seams that derivation should be expected. For a recent example, Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained (2012) steals from many sources, yet it retains with a singular, self-indulgent worldview. In 1990, the Coen Brother's nailed the whole gangster pastiche with Miller's Crossing by creating a film wholly quirky and idiosyncratically their own. But Gangster Squad is just reheated leftovers. Fleischer's staircase shoot-out is taken from The Untouchables (which was already an homage to the Odessa Steps sequence in Sergei Eisenstein's 1925 Battleship Potemkin), but just sits there like some benign lump on the movie's climax. A long tracking shot of Ryan Gosling entering a nightclub — evoking elaborate and famous precedents in Scorsese's Goodfellas (1990) and Paul Thomas Anderson's Boogie Nights — becomes a vapid dud in Fleischer's hands.
So much of the film feels listless and lazy. And the crudely lit interior and night shots make the film's digital photography feel chintzy and visually flat (and a whole lot like a daytime soap). This would be perfectly suitable as a trashy work of overheated, hard-boiled pulp.
Penn is introduced quoting Dracula (1931) while affecting his best Bela Lugosi impersonation, and for a moment things look bright. But it's all downhill from here because Fleischer is too concerned with how badass and macho all these guys in suits are. Occasionally the film looks like its veering toward fun, but all self-awareness soon vanishes, and what's left is generally too straight-faced. Much of Gangster Squad suffers from the Christopher Nolan syndrome of taking inherently light, preposterous fodder — like Batman in Nolan's case — and attempting to gussy it up (just check out the film's overbearing fake Hans Zimmer score) into something seemingly weightier. Consequently, what's left is a movie that's not entertaining, energetic, enlightening or anywhere close to good. Rated R for strong violence and language.
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If you watch movies with furry, cute animals that speak, you know exactly what I mean. Babe, Cats and Dogs, any horror movie where there's always a black cat lurking around to do something mean at a crucial moment to the poor, horrified human already tormented by other unseen forces… Even Garfield– although lovable– is lazy, greedy, selfish, sarcastic and downright mean.
Often all that meanness is directed toward the animal considered a cat's arch enemy: the dog. That supremely lovable, bumbling, angelic dog who looks at you with huge, soulful eyes, makes that irresistible, whiny sound at the back of his throat, then rolls over for a tummy rub. He is always the one being taken for a royal ride by the cunning feline who gets into all sorts of trouble and then places the blame squarely on the dog.
Yes, no wonder there are so many people out there who insist they are dog people.
But ask someone like me who lives with both these creatures under one roof and we'd set the record straight.
In our home, our two cats– Pubm and Pie— are the good kids. The ones we never have to worry about. They eat their meals when you feed them, they groom themselves until they're squeaky clean, and on evenings when you sink in the couch tired after a long day's work, they don't immediately demand to be taken for a walk– instead they curl up in your lap like soft, furry stress relievers.
True, dogs offer their unbridled love — and usually plenty of kisses– within an instant of meeting you. But the only reason cats hold back for a little longer is because they are more independent-minded, discerning and have a stronger sense of self-worth. You can't hold that against them, can you? They take their time making up their minds on whether you deserve their affection, but once they do, they love you with the same fierce devotion as any dog would.
This is how I see it: dogs are incredibly adorable and they pour sunshine into your life. But cats are simply addictive. Bring home a cat and you'll never want to live without a cat again. Which probably explains why there are so many cat collectors around– I have one neighbor with seven cats and another with 20!
Ironically, cats are also among the most victimized animals out there. Tune in to any of those animal rescue shows on television and you'll find stories of cats burned, tossed on a highway, thrown into the trash and even shot. I won't even dwell upon what kind of a human being does something like that, but you can be sure they are out there among us. What's more, millions of cats each year– more than even dogs– are put down in animal shelters for lack of homes that will adopt them.
I thought I was a dog person. I never knew what I was missing until Pubm came home from the shelter with Pie, hid away from all of us for three days, then finally emerged, tentatively rubbed herself against my legs and wound her radar-sensitive tail around my calves.
Then she looked at me with her big, round eyes and let out a soft, drawling mee-ow. I was hooked.
On to today's recipe, this is a variation on my Thai coconut rice with curried chickpeas, a great dinner combination that I posted a few months ago. This is a great tip to add some zip to old favorites– spice them up with new flavors. This time, to my coconut rice, I added edamame– jewel-green soybeans that taste amazing and add an extra punch of flavor, texture and protein.
To go with the rice I made some Canary Beans Curry with red curry paste. The resulting meal was protein-rich and deliciously flavorful and, with some of the ingredients like the curry paste already ready and waiting in the fridge, quick to put together.
Canary Beans Curry
- 3/4 cup canary beans (You can substitute cannelini beans or red beans here. If I don't have time to soak the beans overnight, I quick-soak them by covering them with water, bringing it to a boil, and then letting them stand for an hour. Drain off the water, cover with fresh water, and cook either in a pressure cooker or on the stovetop until the beans are tender but still hold their shape. Of course, you can also substitute all this with 1 1/2 cups of canned beans).
- 2 heaping tbsp red curry paste
- 1 medium onion , finely diced
- 2 tomatoes , finely diced
- 2 hot green chillies (optional-- the curry paste already has some heat in it, so skip this if you have a mild palate)
- 1 tbsp canola oil
- 1/2 cup thick coconut milk
- 1/4 cup chopped basil leaves
- Heat the oil in a saucepan.
- Add the onions and saute until they start to brown.
- Add the red curry paste and 1 tbsp of coconut milk. Saute until the mixture becomes fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes and cook, stirring, until they break down. Add the canary beans, salt to taste, and allow the curry to come to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for another 10 minutes.
- Add the coconut milk, stir in, and turn off the heat. If the curry is too thick add some water. Garnish with the basil leaves.
- Tip: I like stirring 1 tsp or so of the red curry paste into the curry along with the coconut milk at the very end-- I think it really punches up the flavor.
- Serve hot with the coconut rice.
- Enjoy!
Thai Coconut Rice With Edamame
- 1 cup long-grain rice like Jasmine or Basmati
- 1 cup canned coconut milk + 1 cup and 2 tbsp water (if using light coconut milk, just use 2 cups of the coconut milk + 2 tbsp water)
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 medium red onion , finely diced
- 2 cups shelled edamame (soybeans). If you are using frozen, place the beans in a microwave for about 2 minutes with 1 tbsp of water. Make sure they are completely thawed but just slightly tender when you bite into one.
- 1 tbsp grated ginger
- 2 tbsp chives or garlic greens
- Salt to taste
- Heat the canola oil in a saucepan. Add the onions and saute until they turn translucent. Add the ginger and stir-fry another 30 seconds.
- Add the rice and garlic greens/chives and stir until the rice begins to turn opaque.
- Add the coconut milk and water and salt to taste.
- Bring to a boil, turn the heat to low, and allow the rice to cook for 15 minutes.
- Two minutes before you turn off the heat (about 13 minutes into cooking), stir in the edamame very gently, using a fork, so as to not crush the rice grains. Cover and continue until done.
- Let the rice stand at least 10 minutes before you fluff up the grains with a fork and serve hot with the canary beans curry.


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Chrome-plated dash. aluminium and rubber wheels. Painted racing strips. This isn't a sports car, but a luxury arcade cabinet.
French luggage and leather-goods maker Pinel & Pinel has created this "Arcade 80's Trunk". There are 51 colours of calfskin to choose from, and even the option of either crocodile and shagreen skins.
Sporting a 1080p liquid crystal display, the cabinet is packed with sixty games arcade games, including classics like Pac-Man, Space Invaders and 1942. There's also an iPod/iPhone dock to blast music from the cabinet's stereo system. There isn't a price listed — probably cause this is crazy expensive.
Unlike actual 1980s arcade cabinets, you might want to keep the Mr. Pib soda and Goobers chocolate far, far away from this get-up. Don't want to soil the calfskin!
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Damien Stork, Founder of Chamonix Hard Cross, talks about psychology and how this effects performance / basic errors.
We know that Sleep, nutrition and exercise all directly impact cognitive function because there has been endless research on the subject. But what we also know is that you can train the brain like you can train a muscle.
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Marta Skalska, Head of Research. It is with great pleasure that I announce our latest addition to the SpengerFox Group, Marta Skalska, who will assume the role of Head of Research. Marta will be based in Warsaw, one of our firms strategic hub locations and will be responsible for developing cutting edge and best practice research capabilities within the SpenglerFox Group. She will lead the initiative to ensure consistency in approach and systems usage across the group as we invest in best practice and research trainings, assuring delivery of best in class services. She will work closely with our Senior Management team to advise on recruitment strategy, sourcing tools and continuous improvement initiatives. Marta has over 14 years of experience in recruitment, specialized in automotive, industrial manufacturing, aerospace and defence, oil&gas and temporary assignments, gained from recruitmentcompanies in Poland and the UnitedKingdom. Started her career in temporary recruitment, then moved to sales and business development functions, working as 360 consultant, selling and working as an Account Manager on own projects, large accounts, also leading a team of recruiters. After returning from the UK to Poland she has worked for management consulting company within HR sector, supporting big outplacement project for steelwork factory and state-owned coal minery in Poland. Worked on HR strategy, trainings and workshops, organisational transformation, talent management, market mappings, job evaluation, assessment and development centres, audits, HR functions effectiveness, labour issues, took part in negotiations with trade unions. Last, almost 4,5 years she has spent working at Korn Ferry, where she was supporting executive searches across EMEA (mainly in Scandinavia, Benelux, Switzerland and Balkans) withinindustrialmanufacturing,aerospace, defence and automotivesectors. She has studied Law at Warsaw University. Marta speaks native Polish and fluent English. She livesby the motto 'Do not overanalyze, lifeis simple.'
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The Governance Revolution: What Every Board Member Needs to Know, Now! SpenglerFox CEO, Jens Friedrich, invites Deborah Hicks Midanek to discuss her recently published book 'The Governance Revolution: What Every Board Member Needs to Know, Now!' Deborah is a veteran independent director, a pioneer in the corporate restructuring industry, and a serial entrepreneur. Widely respected for her turnaround skills, she has diagnosed and remedied problems for over 60 corporations and facilitated the growth of nearly 30 other ventures, including her own. Described by the late Fletcher Byrom, CEO of a Fortune 25 company, as a "pure thinker" – quickly gaining a deep understanding of complex problems and demonstrating an extraordinary ability to assimilate information and craft resilient solutions. More_on_Deborah_Hcks_Midnek.pdf Size: 161 KB Deborah_Hicks_Midanek_Slide Deck.pdf Size: 920 KB
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The deal is for the 17MW Acres and 34MW Barranafaddock wind farms in Donegal and Waterford respectively.
Both projects use GE 2.85MW turbines and are expected to be completed in 2015.
Speaking about the deal, Andrew Marsden, GE Financial Services managing director for Europe, said Ireland's incentive policy and strong winds were a key factor behind the deal.
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The sign on the main highway (as in today's title) is exactly what we need in Canberra coming out of Higgins/Hawker towards Glenloch. I have see one horrific accident there, due to cars being allowed to pass down the hill where there is one downhill lane and two uphill.
A few posts ago I prophesied Elizabeth would have more sun, more magpies, more dogs. So far one run this morning produced two out of three of those items: today is a fantastic sunny day, I didn't experience any magpies in the seventy minute run; but for the first time in over 44 years of running I was savaged by a dog.
Yes a large dog attacked me at the back of some houses, its stupid owner saying "she only wants to play" and failing to control it. So I limped home bleeding. I am rather cross.
It is strange being a Canberran in Adelaide the weekend of the Melbourne Grand Final between Sydney and Perth, and of the Sydney Grand Final between Melbourne and Brisbane. I am feeling very national today.
I will be off for another run tomorrow, then off to see the lead singer of the band Newsboys whom I have discovered is in town.


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Born: Aug. 28, 1981
Hometown: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Current Residence: Miami, FL, USA
2003 Skip Barber Formula Dodge
2005 Star Mazda Series
2007 Champ Car Atlantic Series
2008 Firestone Indy Lights Series
2008 Rolex 24 at Daytona (GT Class)
2009 IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year
2009 Indianapolis 500 Fastest Rookie
With four series titles and three Rookie of the Year awards in seven years, Raphael Matos' name is becoming synonymous with the word Champion. The 28-year old Brazilian has won titles in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2008, which helped pave the way for a full time IndyCar Series ride in 2009, fulfilling a dream that began in 1992.
After claiming the Firestone Indy Lights Series title as a rookie in 2008, Matos was snatched up by de Ferran Dragon Racing to pilot the #2 car. All he did was register eight top 10 finishes, third most ever by a rookie driver, to win the Apex IndyCar Rookie of the Year award. He finished 13th overall in the standings, an impressive feat for a first year driver with a first year team.
While 2009 was his first season in the IndyCar Series, Matos served as a test driver for Andretti Green Racing's IndyCar Series program in 2008. The experience helped make the transition to full time IndyCar driver smooth. He finished the season with four top 10s in the final five races and his eight top 10 finishes overall were split evenly between ovals (4) and road/street courses (4). The 102 points he recorded over the final five races were the eighth most in the series.
Matos made his IndyCar debut after a successful run through the MAZDASPEED Motorsports Driver Development Ladder, during which he claimed four series titles in six years, including the 2008 Firestone Indy Lights and 2007 Champ Car Atlantic Series crowns. He claimed the Star Mazda Championship in 2005 and won the Formula Dodge National Championship in 2003.
A native of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Matos began racing karts and winning championships in 1996, tying for the city championship in his first year. He came to the United States in 2002 to compete in the Formula Dodge and Skip Barber Race Series. He was Skip Barber Rookie of the Year and followed that by winning the Formula Dodge National Championship a year later.
In 2004, Matos moved up to the Star Mazda Series and won the title in his second season. He made the jump to the Champ Car Atlantic Championship Series in 2006 and finished fourth in the point standings for the Sierra Sierra team. That same season, he also competed in four Indy Pro Series races for Jim Guthrie Racing and swept the two races held in St. Petersburg, Florida.
In 2007, he claimed the Atlantic Series championship after scoring six wins in 12 starts. The Atlantic title secured a $2 million "scholarship" for a ride in Champ Car in 2008, but Matos passed, choosing instead to sign with Andretti Green Racing to drive in the Indy Racing League's Firestone Indy Lights Series.
During the fall of 2007, he was named a driver for A1 Team Brazil in the A1 Grand Prix series and made his debut at the series' race in Beijing during the 2006-2007 season. He raced a Lola B07/40-Mazda in the 2007 12 Hours of Sebring and the 2007 Petit Le Mans.
With Andretti Green Racing, Matos kept his championship momentum and made it back-to-back series titles by securing the Indy Lights crown with three wins, eight top 5s and 13 top 10s in 2008. He led the league in poles (5), top 10 finishes (13), laps led (190) and races led (5).
Prior to the 2008 Indy Lights season, he drove a Mazda RX-8 for the SpeedSource team in the Rolex 24 at Daytona, taking first in the GT class and a 9th place overall finish, sharing the car with Nick Ham, David Haskell and Sylvain Tremblay. After the season, he drove for Michael Shank Racing on the winning team in the DP class (with Ian James and John Pew) at the SunRichGourmet.com 1000 at Miller Motorsports Park.
Matos Keeps Racing With An Eye To 2012
Deerfield Beach, FL - Raphael Matos never loses focus on his ultimate goal; competing in the top level of open wheel racing in North America. The talented driver from Belo Horizonte, Brazil has called Florida home for the past few years as he continues to build an impressive resume running in a variety of top-level cars. During the 2011 Grand American Sports Car Series stop at Laguna Seca, Matos did double duty running in the Continental Tire Series in the GS class with Turner Motorsports in a BMW M3 and then competed in the Grand Am Series in the GT class again with Turner Motorsports in the potent BMW M3. A great weekend saw Matos cross the line in his GT class car in eighth place. Most recently Matos joined Ryan Dalziel and Enzo Potolicchio in the #7 Starworks Ford Riley Daytona Prototype at New Jersey Motorsports Park. The trio ran well and was able to run at the front of the Rolex Series field as they just missed the podium finishing in fourth.
"We never felt we had a car to compete for the win so Ryan, Enzo and I just worked really hard to get close to the leaders," comments Matos from Daytona Speedway in Florida. "We got the best out of the car and that was important for myself and the team. The crew was great and I think I was helpful in giving some good feedback that can help everyone."
Following the northeastern US run in New Jersey, Matos headed straight to Daytona Beach, Florida and the famous Daytona International Speedway for a special test program in the Ferrari sports car that will debut in 2012. Matos was hand picked to run the new Ferrari 458 GT that was built in Italy by Ferrari and Michelotto as the crew was looking to put on the final touches to the program. Matos and Guy Cosmo joined Ferrari factory driver Jaime Melo in turning 174 trouble-free laps, running unofficial times of within a half-second of the GT pole position from the Brumos Porsche 250 at Daytona in 2010.
"It was a special moment for me. With Ferrari coming back to GT in Grand Am racing it was really great to be picked by the team to participate in this very critical test," smiles Matos. "The car itself had great balance and drove amazing. We had zero problems during the test."
Keeping in the seat and running in different cars is important for Matos as he looks to put the finishing touches on his 2012 Indy Car program. The 2009 Indy Car Series Rookie of the Year has been in negotiations as he looks to support several unique programs slated for 2012. One group that is working hard to keep the dream of an Indy Car ride and Indianapolis 500 appearance alive is Brasilinvest as they look to support the next top level Brazilian driver. The Brasilinvest Group was founded in 1975 by Brazilian business leader Mario Garnero. It is Brazil's first private development agency.
With four series titles and three Rookie of the Year awards in seven years, Raphael Matos' name is becoming synonymous with the word champion. The 28-year old Brazilian has won titles in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2008, which helped pave the way for a full time Indy Car Series ride in 2009, fulfilling a dream that began in 1992. Raphael Matos is the 2003 Skip Barber Formula Dodge Champion, 2005 Star Mazda Series Champion, 2007 Champ Car Atlantic Series Champion, 2008 Firestone Indy Lights Series Champion, 2008 Rolex 24 at Daytona GT class winner, the 2009 Indy Car Series Rookie of the Year and the 2009 Indianapolis 500 Fastest Rookie. Rafa, as he is known to friends and fans, calls Miami, Florida home and works with young racers in between racecar commitments. Matos is one of the leading talents from his home country of Brazil and is focused on using motorsports to make a difference in the lives of people in communities throughout North America.
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By Andy Stice - Logistics/AFS Racing - May 23, 2011
In its fifth ever Indy Car event, AFS Racing narrowly missed the field for this year's centennial Indy 500 race. The 2011 Indy 500 has been one of the most closely contested events as teams vie for a spot in this land mark, historic event. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is one of the most challenging fields. Raphael Matos, driver of the AFS Racing Dallara Honda, missed a spot on the starting grid by a mere .5 of a mile per hour over the ten mile qualifying run.
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Neil Micklewright, VP of Operations: "Obviously, we are extremely disappointed to have fallen short of the performance we needed. There are never any excuses for failure, but there are always reasons. We are a new team and fully understood that the challenge of this year's Indy 500 would be massive. Creating the team in February, meant a late start for both the crew and Raphael, but we all accepted the challenge. We were hoping and praying that the weather would be good for the entire week of practice at Indy, as we had never run there as a team and needed every possible moment of track time to try and refine the car to its ultimate potential. Raphael and the entire crew worked tirelessly and extremely professionally to try and gain as much knowledge and track time as possible, but I really think the lack of running on Tuesday and Wednesday, due to rain, hurt our entire effort. Every member of the team, including Rapha and the engineers, did a fantastic job every single day. Rapha drove his heart out and the team as a whole posted among the most total laps run in practice. That said though, we just couldn't make up for the lack of time to develop the car. Unlike most of our competitors, we don't have several years of data and experimentation on the car to bring out the most from it. Like I said, there are no excuses, we didn't get in, but I don't feel our lack of success is due to a lack of effort. Although there can't be any upsides to missing a qualification spot, we are among some pretty distinguished company as we watch from the sidelines."
Gary Peterson, Owner: "As the owner of AFS Racing, I feel so sorry for the team. Especially, Rapha Matos who I feel I let down. I am so proud of this crew who worked tirelessly for days leading up to qualifying. My original intent was to run the road and street courses only this season to prepare us for the 2012 season, but the draw of the centennial Indy 500 was too much for me to resist. We will regroup and are beginning today to prepare for the balance of the season."
By Andy Stice - Logistics/AFS Racing - May 16, 2011
AFS Racing would like to announce that Raphael Matos will drive for the team in this year's centennial Indianapolis 500 event. While the team has enjoyed championship victories in the Firestone Indy Lights Series, this year marks their first season as an official IndyCar team. The team has been able to participate in every race thus far; however, they have yet to secure the necessary sponsorship for the entire season. They have focused on working with Brazilian and US companies to form partnerships and have had some success. Nevertheless, the team will need additional funding to continue this season and move toward the 2012 season.
Gary Peterson, team owner, stated, "While my intention was to start an IndyCar team in 2012 with the new cars, I'm excited to be participating in this year's 100th race of the Indianapolis 500. This event is the culmination of a lot of hard work. While it's still critical that we secure additional funding to continue the season, it's a huge accomplishment that we've been able to participate in every event this year. The team has worked extremely hard to prepare for this event and Rapha has done the work necessary to condition himself for the race. I am thankful that my friends at Global Traders have put in so much personal time helping the team. It will be a tough bid to get into the race this year with so many entrants; hopefully, our preparation will make the difference and we'll see #17 in the lineup. Weather permitting, we'll be on the track for first practice this Saturday and every other day we're permitted to, so we can get that speed needed to qualify."
The team will look to secure one of the 33 available grid slots in a year where entrant participation is high. Neil Micklewright, the team's VP of Operations, had this to add, "The Indy 500 is always a massive challenge, but this, the Centennial year, will be even more challenging. Everyone on the AFS team, including all the folks at our head office in California have been making a supreme effort to get everything in place. Gary Peterson, our team owner, has allowed us to obtain every conceivable speed tweak or modification. I want to thank him for that, as it just goes to show that he is as committed as are all the guys on the crew. No one knows yet how all this will play out, but you can rest assured that we'll be giving this year's Indy 500 everything we've got. No holds barred."
"Going to my third Indy 500, I'm feeling a lot more confident and experienced", said driver Raphael Matos. "Hopefully, I will make fewer mistakes than in my previous years. With Indy, you almost go through phases during the race. You have to be as close as you can to the objective during that period and when it's time to push hard, a driver can make a difference. The car has to be handling very well, because it's a very demanding track due to the layout and the speeds we reach out there. There's a lot more turbulence than on other tracks due to the higher speeds we're reaching. This is the big race for every team out there and everybody plays their biggest cards on the track. The whole AFS team has worked tirelessly preparing the car and this event is very important for every single member of AFS Racing. For me as a driver there's no comparison to any other race; the track is unbelievably fast and smooth and the level of concentration needed makes a big difference. You have to be aware of every single element; the car, the track conditions, other drivers, etc. so you can make good decisions and ultimately get everything out of the car for pole day. I'm looking forward to it! I can't wait to get in the car and go flat out around that track!"
By Andy Stice - Logistics/AFS Racing - May 3, 2011
Driver of the #17 Automatic Fire Sprinklers, Inc./Nova Schin AFS Racing Team car, Raphael 'Rafa' Matos stated: "It was great to be back in Brazil and race in front of my fans, friends and family. Unfortunately, the way things played out, the weather didn't cooperate with us. We fought early on in the weekend trying to find straight line speed with the car and we did find it for the race, but we just couldn't fight because things got complicated in the race with so many incidents prior to the final crash that took us out. In one of the restarts, I hit the brakes and just got hit from behind, which sent me into Tony Kanaan's car damaging my left side suspension. It quite disappointing, but that's racing. We will regroup ourselves for Indy and go for a good result at the biggest race of the planet.''
After a disappointing weekend, Neil Micklewright, VP of Operations for the AFS Team had this to add: "We fought hard all weekend and the crew all did a great job. We were competitive right from the start but somewhere prior to qualifying we just lost straight line speed and that cost us a lot. By race day things were back on track and we felt fairly confident of a strong finish. Then it rained and boy, did it rain! The race was postponed until Monday morning and it looked as though things would improve until we were mixed up in two separate incidents, the second one eliminating us altogether."
"Rafa did a great job this weekend and I feel that we made significant progress with understanding what he needs as well as finding the ways to adjust the car more to his liking." said team engineer, Tom Brown. "We were all disappointed with qualifying, but we were trying to find every bit of performance that we could and went a little backwards instead. If not for the rain, I think we would have been in much better shape for the race."
After a turbulent event in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the team has finally arrived back in Indianapolis, Indiana to gear up for the Indy 500.
"It was unfortunate that the weather didn't cooperate, but I'm proud of the team for dealing with the straight line speed issue. Although, things didn't go as well as any of us would have liked, I think team cooperation was good, the car ran well, and Rafa dealt with the poor conditions as well as could be expected. It was just a matter of a series of bad circumstances on the track. Now it's important that we put all of our attention on the big race. The 100th year of the Indy 500 is exactly where I want to be and I know that every person involved with this team feels exactly the same way."
SAO PAULO, Brazil - Yes, Raphael Matos understands, you can go home. The native Belo Horizonte (the capital of the state of Minas Gerais, about 450 miles from the Anhembi circuit) is looking forward to standing on the podium May 1 with the green and yellow Brazilian flag draped over his shoulder.
In another context, the third-year IZOD IndyCar Series driver is comfortable with his old/new home at AFS Racing. Matos won the 2008 Firestone Indy Lights championship in an AFS Racing car, and reunited with owner Gary Peterson just before the season opener in St. Petersburg, Fla., to drive the No. 17 entry in the team's inaugural standalone race.
"Gary and (his wife) Tammy are wonderful people and as I've told him several times he's saved my career two times," said Matos, who competed with two iterations of Jay Penske/Steve Luczo/Gil de Ferran racing operations the previous two seasons. "It's certainly a place that I can have a long-term career.
"The chemistry of the team is great. I feel a lot of support from the engineers, mechanics and (GM) Neil Micklewright."
Matos delivered a seventh place on the St. Petersburg street course, and is 12th in the championship standings heading into the Itaipava Sao Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestle. AFS Racing, which had competed in Firestone Indy Lights since Peterson was a driver, ran two IZOD IndyCar Series races in 2010 through an association with Andretti Autosport.
"Finishing seventh in the first race when we did the shakedown of the car on Friday is not bad," said Matos, the 2009 IZOD IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year. "Having the program come late to the season, without going to the Open Test (10 days before the opening event) was tough. But it's that support from everyone, the chemistry that got us through. I know that I can give insight to the engineers and help them with the development of the car for this track."
Matos, whose Automatic Fire Sprinklers Inc. car carries associate sponsorship from Nova Schin (a popular Brazilian pilsner), was out of a ride in December. Now he's the foundation of a team that is seeking to expand its imprint in the highly competitive series.
"It only gives me confidence," said Matos, who recorded one of his four top-10 finishes in 2010 on the Sao Paulo circuit last year with a fourth (started 12th). "I put a lot of pressure on myself as a driver, and having support from Gary and the sponsors is what I'm looking at.
"(Peterson is) committed to this program, very passionate about this sport and loves his team. I expect big things out of this team. Obviously, we need to get the right partners and we need track time."
By Andy Stice - Logistics/AFS Racing - April 11, 2011
The Gary Peterson owned, Raphael Matos driven #17 Automatic Fire Sprinklers, Inc., Nova Schin sponsored AFS Racing Indy Car was unable to finish this weekend's race after multiple collisions during the race. The third and final collision, when the AFS entry was hit from behind, damaged the car beyond repair and further competition in the event.
Starting from the 14th position, the AFS Racing entry was hit from behind on the opening lap, relegating Rafa Matos to dead last. A sterling driving performance and good pit strategy saw the #17 climb to 12th before being forced off the road in one of the many restarts, once again relegating the car to 17th. Once again the chase was on and Rafa was making excellent progress, until being taken out of competition by the final collision.
Raphael Matos: "We worked very hard today to keep the car competitive and to move up the field. We were on a good strategy and things were beginning to come our way, but every time I made progress, someone took me out of the race. The final collision damaged the front suspension too badly to continue. I'm looking forward to Long Beach and Brazil where we'll try to repeat our St. Pete performance."
Gary Peterson: "After all the hard work by Rafa and my crew, we were disappointed to be unable to finish the race. The Izod Indy Car series is incredibly competitive and I guess these things will happen in racing. We're repairing the car and plan on being ready to go for the first practice session in Long Beach."
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We picked back up with the party having just fought off Drelnza. Having managed to find the hidden compartments of the dias, and find that she is restoring her body inside the coffin. Not wanting to take any chances in having to fight her again, they both put a wooden stake through her heart and sever her head from the rest of her body. The head is then placed up on one of the platforms by a door that enters the room.
Now they get down to checking things out. Since there was no evil detected on the brass cage, Hockerbrecht picks it up to inspect. As soon as he does so, a Black globular creature with ray-like tentacles appears and attacks him. Not realizing that since he still held the cage while wielding his sword, the creature continued to focus it's attack on Hockerbrecht. Those that were close enough, came to Hockerbrecht's aid and helped fight the creature. Again, they find that they are fighting a creature that is not easily hit, but with enough of them causing damage, they are finally able to defeat. Even in death, the creature is still able to fight and explodes causing 22 points of damage on all of the party, since they were all within range. The explosion catches them off guard, but luckily nobody ended up down to 0 hit points. To be safe, they don't touch the cage by hand, but do manage to get it into a large sack. They weren't sure if another one of those creatures would appear if someone grabbed ahold of the cage and figured, "better safe that sorry". Of course this meant that Dunil couldn't get a close look at the tiara, necklace, bracelet, earrings, and a ring that were inside the cage.
Dunil isn't totally out of luck though, for there are many other things to be obtained. Her eyes were quickly drawn to a crystal bowl that is filled with various stones. Having already previously rolled up the 2 carpets and tucked them away, she goes to work on securing the bowl and it's contents, while the others were carefully stowing the brass cage, which they are sure is the Prison of Zagig.
While fighting Drelnza, Weslocke at one point used the hand from his Bigby's Crushing Hand spell to obtain the lanthorn that was hanging by a chain. Once the hand got it, he had it place it on another one of the platforms. This was done so that it would be up where it wouldn't get broken. Now that the fight with Drelnza is over, they are sure that it is Daoud's Wondrous Lanthorn.
With 2 of the 3 items located, they now turn their sights on the 7 books that were at the one end of the recess that also holds the coffin, and hope that they find the third item. As they look at the titles listed on the spines, they find the following books.
Manual of Bodily Health
Manual of Gainful Exercise
Manual of Quickness of Action
Tome of Leadership and Influence
Tome of Clear Thought
Tome of Understanding
Demonicon of Iggwilv
Seeing the Demonicon, Weslocke picks it up and debates as to whether or not he should open it. He states about the spell possibilities that could be contained inside. After a short debate, it is decided that he should at least look in the book and see what is contained inside. As soon as Weslocke opens the book, another globular creature with ray-like tentacles appears, only this one is silvery. Once again, the fighters join together to fight the creature along with the 2 mages. With what happened in the first fight, Hockerbrecht, along with Bennedict, Cathartic, and Dunil, manage to get up to some platforms to be out of the way of the blast that they are presuming will eventually happen. Meanwhile, Weslocke, Veda, Arocken, Ethelrede, and Flemin are down battling the new creature. Of course, since Weslocke opened the Demonicon, the creature focuses its attack on him. Unkowingly, by Weslocke standing in one place he ended up shielding the other books that whould surely be ruined if the were to be hit by a blast like the last time.
As the battle continued, Veda unfortunately rolls a 1 on the attack and manages to give herself 15 points of damage from the staff of striking that she was using. Other than that, the fight went well for the party, until the creature exploded like the other one did after being destroyed. Now this wouldn't have been so bad except that this one gave Flemin, Ethelrede, Arocken, Weslocke, and Veda 24 points of damage each. The down side was that this now brought Veda to -14 hit points. Upon realizing this, they start to devise a way to resurect Veda. Now Cathartic has a scroll with the spell on it, but they are wanting to be away from the vampire's body before trying to use it. They didn't want anything to happen and allow the vampire to be healed also. So they gather the books and a couple other items and using the map that they aquired, make their way out of the caverns.
Happy to finally be on the way out of the caverns for good, they rest at the bottom of the 900 steps that lead to the upper caverns. After climbing the steps, they rest again before continuing on. They use the boat to get back to the first beach that they had been at. At this point they notice that on the boats bow, the word shrimpkin is not on it, like it was in the picture in the first red marble passage. Hoping that they could take the boat with them, Cathartic says, "Shrimpkin" and they are amazed to see the boat shrink down to a size small enough to be put inside a pocket. Saying it again, brings it back to normal size. They shrink it down and take it. Continuing along, they eventually make it back up to the entrance where they left the horses, of which they were expecting to find dead or close to it. Much to their surprise, the horses and the wagon are no longer there. As Dunil searches around, the various items that they left stashed there are found to be missing also. Appearently, someone else has found the entrance too. They assume that it was the Drow.
Pulling out the map they recieved from the Margrave, they are able to make their way back to Gnomevale. Arriving there, they find the lock on the building that the gnomes had given to them still there and locked. Before resting for the night, Cathartic uses the Resurection spell from the scroll on Veda. They are all glad to see that it is successful!
The next morning, they go to see what they can do about stuff. They are able to get Hockerbrecht's bent magical sword fixed, although it did cost 3,000 gold. He also got the string replaced that broke on his crossbow of speed. He bought a couple extras to have, just in case. They also picked up some more trail rations, along with some new tents, horses, wagon and feed for the horses, and Arocken's bull that followed her out of the caverns. They then figure that they need to get to Bissel to see the Margrave about the artifacts they carry.
Once they get down on the road that leads toward Bissel, they are caught off guard by some of the party suddenly not being able to move. Just about as quick, more of them are immobilized. Next thing that they know, only Dunil, Cathartic and Ethelrede are still able to move, although by this time Dunil had used her cloak to become invisible. Next thing they know, there is about 100 Drow in heavy cloaks to shield them from the sunlight. With that many, one bumps into the invisible Dunil and is able to grab ahold of her. Another one is able to find the sack that holds the Prison of Zagig in Hockerbrecht's pack. Now one of them tells them to hand over the Lanthorn and Demonicon and they would be on their way. Cathartic takes out her glowing holy symbol (remember, the clerics had cast continual light on their holy symbols). The Drow counters by employing a darkness spell on the area. This gives Cathartic the cover needed to use the potion of flying and she surprises the Drow when she goes flying up out of the darkness. The Drow manage to fire some arrows but it only causes minimal damage. At the same time, Ethelrede uses his boots of flying and gets away also. With that the Drow leave with the one that did the talking saying, "We have one of the three artifacts. We can always get the other two at another time." Now it was starting to get dark and the party didn't want to be going through the wilderness at night. Especially if the Drow where still around.
They set up camp and discuss what they should do. It is decided that it would be safest to take the two artifacts to thier church for safekeeping. They don't want to show up with two items and have to tell of the third falling into the hands of the Drow, since they were told to not let any magic items be obtained by evil. It is decided that Cathartic and Hockerbrecht would take the Lanthorn and Demonicon to the church while the others made camp and watched to see if the Drow would return. While the other two were away overnight, the Drow didn't return.
Cathartic and Hockerbrecht fly back to the church at Bissel. They are greeted and the head cleric immediately takes Cathartic to his office. Here she turns over the artifacts, telling that they don't want to give them to the Margrave until they have all three, because of the Drow getting one. Cathartic is told that the Margrave has started a coup to put himself in reign of Bissel. Appearently, he was planning on using these items to do so. Cathartic tells of the party's plan to try and find the Drow's lair and take back the Prison of Zagig. The head cleric regrets that there is nothing that he can give her to help them on their new quest, since the Margrave showed up and took all the magical items that the church had just a couple of days ago, when he started his coup. Cathartic inquires if perhaps they could get some cure wounds scrolls. Especially if they can get on that can cure the damage that Dunil got from the clay golem. The head cleric said they will get ready what they can for the morning. The next morning, the two of them fly back to the rest of the party and inform them about the Margrave. Cathartic is able to use one of the five scrolls on Dunil and heals the damage from the golem. The other 4 scrolls that they were given are Cure Serious Wounds.
It is here where we have stopped the Tsojcanth campaign. Congratulations to the players for making it through. Now I will have to do some major work on creating Bissel and the Drow's lair, along with anything else that I may see fit to throw at them as well.
To Be Continued...........


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The disc was distributed in England and was a PD title, I recall this being a demo I liked or at least every time I see the disc I think, I remember liking that?
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How, exactly, does a CEO keep his external cool while working through the months-long process of selling his company for $700 million?
We recently got a couple first-hand demonstrations from Buddy Media CEO Mike Lazerow.
In mid-May, we got a tip from a source: the New York startup scene was about to have its biggest exit in years.
The source refused to say which company, but gave us a couple hints that pointed to a possibility: Buddy Media, the agency that builds and markets Facebook pages for brands.
It had raised $50 million at a $500 million valuation in the fall, and we'd also heard rumors that Oracle had approached one of its competitors down in Atlanta.
The good news for the team in the news room: Buddy Media was hosting a party that night, on May 15, at its New York headquarters. Maybe we'd be able to sniff out a deal.
Before sending a reporter, though, we decided to call up Mike to make sure he was going to be there.
Good thing we called. In fact, Mike was out in California on some business.
Today, we know what Mike was up to. This morning, Salesforce.com officially announced this morning that is has acquired Buddy Media for around $700 million.
But back then, Mike was very convincing in telling us that Buddy Media was not for sale. He told us, on the record, that the goal was to become a "large independent company," and that nothing was in the works. He was even more convincing off the record.
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Annoying for us? Sure.
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Remember when Google was going to acquire Yelp, but spiked the deal after it decided Yelp insiders had leaked word of it to the press?
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Millions of dollars a year in city payroll deductions routed to the San Diego firefighters' union are not reported by the nonprofit organization, limiting information available to the public and rank-and-file members about organization finances.
The International Association of Fire Fighters Local 145 reported revenue of $1.9 million on its most recent federal tax filing. City payroll data obtained by U-T Watchdog show the group received $9.5 million in withholdings during the same period.
The union president, Frank De Clercq, declined multiple interview requests over the past month. The withholdings include much more than dues for 850 members, he wrote in an email.
Most of the funds are forwarded to a Tierrasanta credit union to cover members' house or car payments or deposited into savings accounts or given to firefighter clubs and organizations, he said.
"These are simply a courtesy pass through for our membership, not income for the Local 145," De Clercq said by email.
The city's Municipal Employees Association, which represents white collar workers, has similar practices, although on a smaller scale. The group reported $537,000 less in revenue to the IRS on its most recent annual tax filing than the $3.1 million in withholdings paid to the union by the city.
General Manager Michael Zucchet said many of the deductions routed through the union are not union income.
"There's no discrepancy," he said. "The city withholdings include health, dental, vision and other benefits purchased through MEA plans. It's not all income to the union."
Accounting practices can be discretionary so it is unclear how significant the omission of the pass-through funds might be. Steven W. Northcote, the San Diego accountant who prepared the firefighter union's most recent tax filing, said his fiduciary duty prohibited him from discussing client work.
Experts said the funds passing through should be disclosed in the interest of promoting transparency and confidence in the union.
"Sunshine is the best antiseptic," said F. Vincent Vernuccio, a labor and policy expert at the Mackinac Center, a free-market think tank in Michigan. "The taxpayers and firefighters of San Diego deserve to know where and how the union is spending their money."
Regina Birdsell, president of the Center for Nonprofit Management in Los Angeles, noted that nonprofit organizations must disclose their finances in exchange for the tax-exempt status afforded them by the government.
"We suggest board members take seriously their responsibility to make sure that everything is transparent," she said. "The idea is, how did the money come in, where did it go and what did it accomplish?"
Ed Daley is CEO of the San Diego Firefighters Federal Credit Union, the Tierrasanta lender that processes millions of dollars in transactions for Local 145 members every year.
Daley said the credit union and labor union are separate entities, but he understands why the labor union is not recording the withholdings as revenue on its tax filings.
"The bulk of that money comes to us through the union so it's not union income," he said. "The union gets nothing from that account. That's why you wouldn't include it. It's pass-through."
Most large nonprofit groups perform audits and make them available to the public in the interest of openness. De Clercq declined to release his union's audits, noting that revenue is less than a $2 million threshold requiring disclosure under state law.
On its tax filing, the union checked "no" on the box that asks if the organization conducted an independent audit or financial review. The tax return also states the union has no written conflict-of-interest policy, no written whistle-blower policy and no independent review of executive compensation.
Local 145 reported membership dues of $1.6 million during the year ending June 30, 2012, the most recent tax year reported. Total revenue, listed at $1.86 million, included $27,917 in unspecified service fees.
U-T Watchdog requested withholding data from the city for all six bargaining units that represent San Diego workers.
In addition to the firefighters' group and the MEA, those include the Deputy City Attorneys Association, Police Officers Association, Teamsters Local 911 and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 127.
None of the others reported less revenue to the IRS than the payroll withholdings they received from the city.


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Crescent Zucchini Pie
Total TimePrep: 20 min. Bake: 20 min.
Makes6 servings
- 1 tube (8 ounces) refrigerated crescent rolls
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 4 cups sliced zucchini
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 6 tablespoons butter, cubed
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese
- 2 tablespoons dried parsley flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- Separate crescent dough into 8 triangles and place in a greased 9-in. deep-dish pie plate with points toward the center. Press dough onto the bottom and up the sides of plate to form a crust; seal seams. Spread with mustard.
- In a large skillet, saute zucchini and onion in butter until tender. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, cheeses, seasonings and zucchini mixture. Pour into crust.
- Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cover edges loosely with foil if crust browns too quickly.
Freeze option: Securely wrap and freeze cooled pie in plastic wrap and foil. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Unwrap pie; reheat in oven until heated through and a thermometer inserted in center reads 165°.
Nutrition Facts1 piece: 413 calories, 30g fat (16g saturated fat), 128mg cholesterol, 849mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 1g fiber), 15g protein.
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Jun 16, 2015
This has been a Summer favorite at my house since it was first published. For our tastes I leave out the mustard and use a mixture of yellow squash and zucchini.
Sep 5, 2014
This is so good. I have one of those "can't live without meat" people in my family. So I used one pound Italian sausage in my pie. I also used 2-cups of five cheese blend . One thing about this recipe; you must drain the sauteed vegetables very well. This is essential if you don't want to end up with a soggy crust. I baked mine at 350 for one hour. The crust came out beautiful. It was delicious.
Aug 10, 2014
Very good! I used cheddar and pecorino ramono for the cheeses and less salt. 2 extra eggs.
Aug 27, 2013
This is an absolutely delicious pie, easy to make and a wonderful way to take advantage of abundant zucchini from our garden. Even those who don't usually like zucchini like this. I've served it as a light entree or as a side. I'm expected to bring it to our summer family reunions as weveryone looks forward to it! I like to mix up the cheeses and don't think I've ever used the same combination twice and it was delicious any way.
Jul 18, 2012
Delicious! I used only 3 TBlsp butter and used Cheddar Cheese. Also added some cooked diced ham (I think bacon would be good too!). Used 5 eggs as this was our dinner so I wanted it to be a bit more substantial. Was very yummy! Even my toddler ate it!
Jul 18, 2012
Delicious! I used only 3 TBlsp butter and used Cheddar Cheese. Also added some cooked diced ham (I think bacon would be good too!). Was very yummy! Even my toddler ate it!
Mar 1, 2012
Absolutely fantastic, so very tasty and so very easy to make. You'll never resist eating zucchini again :-)
Dec 7, 2011
I made this for dinner last night and served it with tomato bisque soup (from Safeway). It was very good. The mustard ( I used Grey Poupon) really gives it a nice flavor, along with the herbs. It was pretty easy too! Will definitely make again. Even my picky husband liked it!
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Aug 3, 2011
Really nice zing with the mustard (I used regular yellow mustard). I also added a clove of chopped garlic. Great taste - thanks!


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The most obvious characteristic of the black-headed python is its black head and neck. This species of python is a long slender snake patterned with dark bands. Black-headed pythons have been known to grow up to 2.5 metres in length, with females tending to grow larger than males.
Black-headed pythons inhabit northern Australia, from central Queensland to the Pilbara region of Western Australia. They can be found living in rocky outcrops, along water courses, in hollow logs and down burrows. During warmer weather, this species is nocturnal. During the cooler months the black-headed python is dominantly diurnal.
A black-headed python's diet consist of small mammals, birds, reptiles and frogs. Pythons wind their body coils around their prey, constricting and slowly suffocating their prey. Constriction causes the chest cavity to lapse, it then deflates the lungs and compresses the heart.
Before breeding, males occasionally engage in combat displays, and may bite one another. Like other pythons, the females are egg layers and stay coiled around their eggs for two to three months until they hatch. Once hatched, the newborn mature slowly, taking four to five years to reach sexual maturity.
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Darth, our largest male black-headed python, loves nothing more then getting out to meet and greet Australia Zoo guests. His relaxed attitude makes him perfect for those people with snake phobias to have an up close and personal experience with our scaly friends. Unfortunately, black-headed python numbers in the wild are suffering heavily from road accidents.