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Today's pizzas was a 100% Caputo, 61% Water, 3% Salt, 03.% IDY dough. All around 80 second bakes. First was a spin on Pizzeria Delfina's "Panna": Tomato, Heavy Cream, Olive Oil, Basil, and a bunch of Shaved Parmesan. Second was a riff on The Big Tone from Roberta's: Pesto, Mushroom, Artichoke, Buffalo Mozzarella, and Olive Oil. Third was what I call The Amalfi: Meyer Lemon, Basil, Buffalo Mozzarella, and Olive Oil. Finally a simple Margherita.
I missed this post. Seriously nice looking pies. What was the order of ingredients on the "panna?" That's one I'd like to try.
Those look incredible!!! So explain your spinach and Meyer lemon please!
The "panna" is now my wife's favorite pie.


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New York Power Authority Board To Issue Request for
Generating Capacity for New York City Governmental Customers
Connie Cullen
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March 11, 2005
NEW YORK—The New York Power Authority (NYPA)
announced Friday its issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for
generating capacity to help ensure reliable electricity service for its
New York City governmental customers and the thousands of essential
facilities they operate.
NYPA is seeking as much as 500 megawatts of in-city capacity to commence
no sooner than February 1, 2008, for up to 10 years, as part of a joint
planning process with the governmental customers.
The capacity can be provided by power plants in New York City or from
facilities outside its borders via dedicated transmission lines to Con
Edison's electric system in the city. The RFP is designed to encourage
diverse bidders including generators based in New York City, generators
based in other regional power markets, transmission providers offering
expanded transmission service between New York City and other power
markets, and bidders offering combined products and financial
The Power Authority is seeking in-city capacity that qualifies as
unforced capacity, or UCAP, under the rules of the New York Independent
System Operator. UCAP is determined based on the capability of the
generating plant after adjusting for the monthly forced-outage rate. The
Power Authority will consider bids that offer UCAP only, as well as bids
that bundle UCAP with energy.
Last month, the NYPA trustees approved selection of three
companies—Entergy, Morgan Stanley Capital Group and Zilkha Energy—for
future energy supplies for the New York City governmental customers.
Those selections stemmed from competitive review of proposals from an
earlier RFP.
Those interested in receiving a copy of the latest RFP should contact
the Power Authority's Director of Supply Planning, Pricing and Power
Contracts, Jordan Brandeis (firstname.lastname@example.com).

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Number of Required Coins
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This "Dream Team" of United States coins includes ten of the most famous American Rarities. Sure, they're all ultra-rare and ultra-expensive, but every one of these coins is collectible. They show up infrequently and they usually set record prices when they do, but in any given year, collectors will have an opportunity to acquire one or more of these rarities. Talk about the ultimate bragging rights – only one person, Louis Eliasberg, has ever completed this set. Others (the Norweb family, Adolphe Menjou, and Will Neil) have come close but, as they say, close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. Even America's own National Numismatic Collection is missing four of these rarities! Here are the ten coins that make up this spine-tingling set:
1913 Liberty Head Nickel – five known.
1894-S Barber Dime – eleven known.
1876-CC Twenty Cent Piece – less than 20 known.
1838-O Half Dollar – about a dozen known.
1804 Bust Dollar – eight Originals, seven Restrikes.
1870-S Seated Liberty Dollar – nine known.
1885 Trade Dollar – five known.
Coiled Hair "Stella" (1879 or 1880) – 10-12 known of each.
1907 Ultra High Relief Double Eagle – 20 known.
1927-D $20 – just over a dozen known.
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Latin guys are so hot!
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Couple more of Diego and Wagner
Wow! He looks like a ripped version of a guy I work with. Jaime's bod is way more built, but the face is uncanny. So weird to see!
mmmmmmmmmmmm I would suck that hot uncut cock after his workout
Bump! Great thread.
i have been with a few latino men and their cocks were never that big not complaining about what they had but damn i feel cheated
hola esta muy buenas esas fotos quienes son los modelos : P
esta bueno quien es el modelo
^ He's purdy....... .......
Oh Pedro! Why do you look so sad?
Love his uncut cock! Totally suckable!
^What an amazing dick!!!
That set practically has me foaming at the mouth! They are so hot!
Thanks for the Kaua pics - he is so damn SEXY! His plump nuts look so ripe and delicious.....mmmmm!
I especially love uncut Latinos, Here's a pic that I love.
that bottom's got a nice ass
Santana has a great cock, and those lips! Yummy!
Those guys are gorgeous! Love the way the bottom is sucking cock in that close up shot! Beautiful!
Those two are, indeed, Beautiful! And, I LOVE it when guys flip, and take equal turns Enjoying the FUN!
Keep smilin'!!
WISDOM is the Knowledge you've gained ... After you could have used it! _Me
Then, for round two, I'd like them to swap places, with Me STILL in the middle!!
OR ... I'd also be perfectly Happy simply Devouring the CUTE Bottom Boy!!
THANK YOU!, Wilbur33, for that valid link, and Superboy69 for bringing it to our attention!
Keep smilin'!!
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WISDOM is the Knowledge you've gained ... After you could have used it! _Me
GOODNESS!!!!!!!!! Could that bottom BE any cuter?.......
FUCK......damn near blew my load when the bottom grabbed his top's balls at the end.......
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Another great find Superboy! Gotta love Hector's puppy dog eyes! Nice cock on him too.
Very nice, thankyou.
I wish there was more of this guy! Ronny Rodriguez:
Superboy, this thread is awesome!
Sir Ron loves Latino men!
The Three Musketeers... Bashful, Chrisglass, and Ronboy!


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Personalized Medicine Moves Forward
|Posted by Administrator (admin) on Mar 16 2006
|GIST In the News >>
PORTLAND, Ore. - Patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) who have a particular genetic mutation are more likely to respond to Gleevec (imatinib) than those without the mutation, according to OHSU study results showcased at the 2005 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). The results confirm previous observations and provide a foundation for molecular testing that can predict who will best respond to treatment with Gleevec.
"Increasingly, there will be more drugs like Gleevec that are very specific in their action, and patients' responses to them will be dictated by their tumor biology," said Michael C. Heinrich, M.D., principal investigator of the study. "Performing molecular tests on patients' tumors will be useful for doctors in determining how patients should be treated."
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>Runner's World - My Event Ratings>
In short: Excellent race for beginners and experienced multisporters alike!In full: This was my second chilly duathlon and I love the format of this event. A starting lap of the perimeter of Castle Combe race circuit and then a few laps on the bike on the race circuit itself. Great to be on traffic free roads. The course itself can get windy and the twists mean it's not that quick, but this doesn't matter a jot. Results are out quickly. I managed to win the ladies event despite having a nasty fall on the run (100% my fault) and got a reasonable prize (Saucony tri bag). I know some of the other prizewinners would have appreciated a better prize (e.g. vouchers instead of gels) but this was only a minor point for an otherwise brilliant day!Date of review: December 14, 2010
In short: Gets better every yearIn full: The third time I've run this, and the organisation gets better by the year. For me it was my first 10k after injury and I was running at a controlled race, but this meant I could take more notice of just how good the marshaling and organisation was.Despite the ice, the organisers sensibly delayed the start for 30 minutes to let the ice melt - and magicked up some rock salt to throw on the problem areas. The result was a course that was virtually ice free.It's pretty flat and pretty fast. For scenery hunters, the lap of the aerodrome may be a little tedious, but I like this bit as it lets you see pretty much every runner in the race!Well done Alchester RC and Bicester AC - one of the best organised races I've done! The bacon butties looked lovely, but avoided them this year on account of going to the (excellent) Red Cow in Chesterton for a post-race Sunday roast.Date of review: December 12, 2010
In short: Great "local" race - a few tweaks and it'd be perfectIn full: I really enjoyed this race. Lovely atmosphere, well marshaled and kind and enthusiastic organisers. The race is also run by the village (not a running club) and I think they do a great job.The course isn't the quickest: a few tight turns and there was some really quite nasty mud in miles 2-3 (which I was forced to mince around as I didn't want to dirty my shoes too much ;-)).Whilst hilly, the hills weren't as severe as I was expecting (the worst one is within half a mile of the start).I also think they should have had more medals made. I donated mine to an old chap who finished quite late on as they'd run out. I was more than happy to do this as I didn't need another medal, but I know a lot of the late finishers were a bit upset not to get them.Date of review: August 3, 2009
In short: Potential to be a good race, but marred by marshaling issuesIn full: I was one of the runners who ended up (obliviously) going the wrong way today. No marshals at a key point, and none of the spectators knew which way to go.This really shouldn't happen in such a big race, particularly when marshaling was so good elsewhere on the course. They just didn't seem ready for the 10k runners.Feel a little cheated, and feel sorry for both those who ran the correct course and those who didn't.I was first female by quite a long way and had been throughout. I normally run 37 minutes for 10k and my time isn't too far out, despite the hills. My Garmin measured my route as just over six miles (but the "detour" involved running through roadworks).Date of review: July 19, 2009
In short: "Must do" race of the yearIn full: I race 1-2 a week, every week for the whole year and Shakespeare is definitely one the major highlights of the year.Organisation is like clockwork, great marshaling, brilliant support from the crowds, pretty course (if you like that sort of thing) and has the "big race" feel to it without the stress of huge crowds.We parked 100m from the start line and were able to meander to the start with about 15 minutes to go.Here's a list of the "pros" (as I see them):- Excellent marshaling- Good support from locals- Scenic course- Good prizes- The fact that the marathon is run at the same time means that there are a lot of people to run with (my partner and I were also able to run together as he was pacing me to 1:20 in the half with the plan of running 2:40 in the full).- Good day out for the family in such a historic town (the finish of the race has a real fete feel to it)- Chip timing- Nearly enough toilets (still had to wait 15 minutes though!)- Water in BOTTLES and lucozade at drinks stations (rare)- Plenty of parking close to the startlineNegatives (and they're so few and far between!):- Undulating course means not the best for personal bests (although I managed to PB as my old PB was quite soft)- A bit of a free for all at the start (although I did manage to get to the front in the end)Date of review: April 27, 2009
In short: And I thought Stockley Park was flat....In full: A lovely course - challenging with some sharp climbs and muddy/sandy terrain - but not enough to cause you to overly alter your stride. Unless your PB is worth a kicking, then don't expect to PB here. Really well organised, friendly race and hope to be back again. Only slight quarm was misplaced km markers (particularly 1 and 9).Date of review: April 13, 2009
In short: Best organised race I've ever done??In full: The organisation of this race makes up for any pain from the hills. Difficult first half and lovely second half - if you've never negative splitted before, then this is a surefire place to do so. First 5k in 19:55, second 5k in 17:49(!)Organisation meticulous - superb marshaling, supportive crowds, well signed, estimated finishing time markers at the start reduced overcrowding.Kids fun run was also great, and the free entry to the park and discount for fans was well worth the trip.Very generous prize for first female for which I am very grateful.Brilliant race. Thank you to the organisers!Date of review: March 22, 2009
In short: Worst organised race I've ever doneIn full: Dorney has the potential to offer a very quick 10k, but this race was let down by some very elementary errors:- The 10k was, in fact, 10.5km.- Hairpins and poor marshaling meant runners had to "pick their side" running and resulted in some near head-on collisions.- The results were a joke! People were asked to read numbers out at the finish. Now they are online, I am listed as fifth lady when I was second (I am 100% sure I was second).- People's times are up to 2 minutes out.- Very expensive. Appreciate this is a charity event, but it had a very corporate feel. No vouchers or cash prizes. Only prizes for first place in 5k.- 5 toilets(!) for thousands of people- Huge queues at the start to collect numbersDate of review: March 21, 2009
In short: Not the quickest course...In full: ...but the PB potential is there if you have a softish 10 mile time on paper.Positives:- Excellent marshaling- Good mix of runners to make it a good, competitive race at the front, but very welcoming to newer runners- Flat course- Ample refreshments (two water stations which were well-manned and water and High 5 - or similar - available at the end). - Medal to all finishers- Ample parking (we arrived ~50mins before the start and parked right next to the school)- Generous prizes- Nice refreshments at the end.Negatives:- Very tight start. I was elbowed and pushed as people jostled for position when the siren went. - No clear indication about where the start was for first-timers.- 75% of the course is on hardpack trail/old footpaths and was very rutted.- Lots of tight turns and hairpins.- Chip timing was only at the finish - so if you started at the back, then you still only got a time from gun-to-finish.- Not enough loos! Ended up queuing for *ages* 30 mins before the start. I suspect many had to abandon the queue altogether!A good race though overall and I'll definitely be back. St. Albans did all they could to make it a good day out.Date of review: January 18, 2009
In short: It's become an annual tradition...In full: ...eat lots on Christmas day, turn up at the startline 2kgs heavier than normal and run as hard as you can until you feel ill...!Enjoyed this race again this year. Course isn't the quickest as it's got more than its fair share of undulations and twists. People do go off incredibly fast (the nature of a race that attracts a lot of junior runners) and you do have to keep your wits about you at the start, but the race is excellent. Incredibly high standard at the front (first 16 under 17 minutes and first 25 under 18 minutes) but plenty of runners running >30 minutes making it very accessible to all.No goody bag, but good prizes (thank you for vouchers instead of wine!) and numerous spot prizes. When a race is this cheap you're only too pleased not to get a momento.Ambiguous finish line may be an issue for those who haven't run it before, and we always measure this course long every year (between 3.16 and 3.19 miles - which equates to ~20 secs over 5k).Fab race though, and we'll be back again next year :o)Date of review: December 26, 2008
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Learning to train (L2T)
This page is based on the LTAD website, the Irish LTPD, the RFU LTAD Booklet and our implementation for the Dutch Rugby Union: Meerjaren Opleidingsplan Rugby (MOR). You can download related pdf documents on the Free Download section of my website.
Players in this category are approximately 12-14, or even younger.
Developing the fundamental rugby skills. Quote LTPD: [The emphasis is now on refinement and maintenance of the athlete's physical capacities, fundamental movement skills and the acquisition of rugby specific skills. This is allied to the continuation of other sporting activities throughout the school year, and during summer and winter multi-sport camps.]
So the focus is not at all on rugby alone! In the Talentdevelopment program of the NRB we include Judo, Basketball and Volleyball for instance.
We further develop the Rugby Head here: players understand the idea of finding space and going forward. Now play can be more collective, we can run more game like exercises. Pierre Villepreux has a very simple idea about this:
- Let the attack play rugby, most of the time the rules of the game are similar of the rugby rules
- Manipulate the defence to create the learning experience.
- "Play".
You can manipulate the defence and create space by having the defence at specific starting positions, less players, etc.
Learn to train (L2T) and the Rugby Teacher
Due to maturation, the players are now capable of longer periods of concentration and attention; therefore teaching rather than guiding is more appropriate for accelerating learning. Knowledge of how to facilitate learning through understanding is critical together with tactical - and technical skill development and progressions.
The Rugby Guide is involved in the next activities:
- KSS 2.1: Prepare for and delivering training sessions for his team
- KSS 3.2: Coaching the team at games & tournaments
- KSS 3.3: Organise activities
- Make rugby safe: injury prevention (why did those course developers not give this a KSS number too?)
I have set up lots of pages to help the Rugby Teacher with these tasks. Also you will find a whole archive of documents to help you on your way in a practical manner. In this game based learning, or teaching games for understanding model, the Rugby Guide has to undrstand how, where and when to feed the ball. Also, focus on tactical not technical development, when one player drops the ball simply introduce a next ball and keep the game flowing. Address technical development in another part of your training.
LTAD Rugby Teacher Coaching Course
Finally, I have set up a special coaching course for The Rugby Teacher alone, it takes you five workshops to become one. A Self Study DVD and a Rugby Teacher Coaching Manual are part of this course. Offering more information and giving you the confidence to succesfully work with youngsters. IRB Level I is a nice one-day intro but forget IRB Level II, yes, you learn about rugby it does nothing to help you to become the Rugby Teacher, a specialist for this agegroup. You are still left with questions how to make a plan for the season, what your tactical and technical goals are. Strange when you come to think of it, now we have a development model for our players, the development model of the coach does not reflect this.....
Relevant topics:
- LTAD Model explained
- The different development stages and the perspective for the coach in more detail: Rugby Guide, -Teacher, -Challenger,-Facilitator, -Empowerer.·
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U.P. Football All-Star Game gives back to programs, charities
MARQUETTE – The football programs at L'Anse and Newberry high schools will receive donations from the Upper Peninsula Football All-Star Game held Saturday at the Superior Dome in Marquette.
The Purple Hornets and Indians each receive $1,000 to be used for anything that benefits football at their schools after they were chosen at random.
But they are just the two most prominent donations made from the game.
"When this game was started, it was always a goal that we would eventually be able to donate directly to all of the high school football programs throughout the U.P.," Xcel president Todd Goldbeck said.
"Every program is eligible, and it does not matter how successful the team is. Everyone has a chance and gets a turn.
"I was very pleased to hear that both schools that were chosen have specific plans for the donations."
The standard donation has been $1,000, and the number of schools receiving this amount depends on proceeds from the game.
In addition, the East and West All-Star head coaches split the footballs used during the week leading up to the game. This year there were 36, so Ishpeming and North Dickinson each receive 18 footballs.
And practice jerseys are donated to programs, this year to Westwood and St. Ignace. Since they only have numbers on them, the schools could decide to put their team name on them for possible use in games.
More than 800 pounds of food will be donated to the Beacon House food pantry, while cash donations will go to the U.P. Sports Hall of Fame and Bay Cliff Health Camp. Proceeds from a 50-50 raffle were split between the Ishpeming Booster Club, which helped run the raffle, and Bay Cliff.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Thirteen weeks of play have yet to produce a new No. 1 team in the country as the Oklahoma Sooners (44-4, 12-2 Big 12) remain the top team in this week's ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll. The Oregon Ducks (45-7, 18-3 Pac-12) made their move on the top spot, cruising past Tennessee (43-9, 16-6 SEC) to land a No. 2 rank after sweeping Oregon State to capture their program's first regular season Pac-12 Conference title. For their efforts, the Ducks garnered one first-place vote, while Oklahoma secured the remaining 19 votes.
Click here to see the complete ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25.
The Sooners faced unranked Kansas for a Big 12 Conference match-up and, despite Mother Nature's attempts to rain-out the series, posted a 1-1 record. In game one, the defending USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Keilani Ricketts (San Jose, Calif.) set a season high with 17 strikeouts and improved to 25-1 on the year en route to a 4-2 Sooner victory. In game two, however, the Sooners were shutout for just the second time this season and fell to the Jayhawks 2-0. This marked Oklahoma's first loss to an unranked team since April 6, 2012.
No. 2 Oregon made their highest appearance in the Collegiate Top 25 this week following a flawless 5-0 performance, including two wins over Seattle (4-0, 6-4) and a series sweep of Oregon State (2-1, 11-0 and 8-0). Florida remains the No. 3 team in the country despite suffering a loss to unranked South Carolina in their series finale. The Gators took game one 5-0 and game two 3-2 before falling 2-1 to the Gamecocks.
Tennessee fell two spots to No. 4 this week after dropping two to then-No. 11 Missouri (33-10, 15-8 SEC). The Lady Vols fell 2-0 in the series opener, bounced back with a 10-1 (five inning) run-rule of the Tigers in game two, and dropped game three by a 12-8 (six inning) decision. For their efforts, Missouri rose four spots to No. 7. Arizona State (43-9, 14-7 Pac-12) comes in at No. 5 this week despite a 1-2 record against unranked Arizona. The Sun Devils were handed back-to-back losses (10-9, 6-4) by the Wildcats before rallying for a 7-6 win in game three.
Rounding out the Top 10: No. 6 Texas (43-8, 13-4 Big 12) held onto their spot in the poll this week despite a 1-2 record against unranked Oklahoma State; No. 7 Missouri collected two wins over then-No. 2 Tennessee; No. 8 Michigan (44-9, 20-2 Big 10) rose two spots this week after sweeping Northwestern and captured the regular season Big 10 title; No. 9 LSU (40-13, 15-8 SEC) fell one spot in the poll after posting a 0-2 record against then-No. 24 Georgia (37-18, 14-9 SEC); No. 10 Alabama (41-12, 13-11 SEC) dropped two spots after falling twice to then-No. 19 Kentucky (38-17, 13-11 SEC).
Rejoining the Top 25 this week is No. 25 Tulsa (41-13-1, 19-5 Conference USA) while South Florida (40-14, 18-3 Big East) dropped out.
The ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll is voted on by coaching representatives from 11 Division I Conferences in the 15 ASA/USA Softball Regions as well as members of National and Local media who consistently cover Division I Softball across the country.


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Thanks given
To the Journal editor:
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the people, organizations and businesses that have showed tremendous support and for their thoughts and prayers on my behalf.
A special thank you also goes to my great friends Charlie and Roxane Gardner along with my sister Leslie Johnson for arranging and planning the April 27 spaghetti dinner and silent auction benefit.
Thank you to the ladies and gents that spent so much time preparing, cooking and cleaning. Thank you to my fellow fire department members and EMS crew for all their assistance.
The love and support from my local communities, friends and family is truly overwhelming.
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2/15/2013 (3 years ago)
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
The readings of the Liturgy on this Thursday following Ash Wednesday invite us to probe the deeper meaning of the Christian life - and of every Christian vocation - by examining our own choices - and how we make them. Not only do we make choices, our choices make us.
Learn to Make Choices
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
2/15/2013 (3 years ago)
Published in Year of Faith
Keywords: choice, freedom, moral life, life and death, virtue, holiness, lent, Deacon Keith Fournier
CHESAPEAKE, VA (Catholic online) -Â "Today I have set before you life and prosperity, death and doom.... I call heaven and earth today to witness against you: I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Choose life, then, that you and your descendants may live, by loving the LORD your God, heeding his voice, and holding fast to him. For that will mean life for you." (Deut. 30:15)
"Jesus said to his disciples: "The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised." Then he said to all, "If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. What profit is there for one to gain the whole world yet lose or forfeit himself?" (Luke 9: 22-25)
The readings of the Liturgy on this Thursday following Ash Wednesday invite us to probe the deeper meaning of the Christian life - and of every Christian vocation - by examining our own choices - and how we make them. Not only do we make choices, our choices make us. We become what we choose, changing ourselves in the process. These forty days of Lent are an invitation to respond to the Lord's invitations of grace and be remade into His Image and Likeness through our choices.
As we walk our Lenten pilgrimage over these coming weeks we should reflect on how Jesus chose in His Sacred humanity. He walked the path of surrendered love to the Father and always chose what is good and true. So should we. In His Sacred humanity, Jesus shows us the model for how we should choose. Then, by his saving life, death and resurrection, He provides the means for our own capacity to choose to be transformed by grace.
The agony in that garden called Gethsemane shows us a very human Jesus. Yes, He was Divine and, because of that, He alone could do for us what we could not do for ourselves, restoring through His passion and death the broken relationship between God and the people whom He fashioned for love and communion. However, he was also human and shows us the path to taking the shackles off of our own exercise of freedom by directing our choices toward God.
One of the most powerful passages in the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World (Gaudium et Spes), from the Second Vatican Council, is Paragraph 22. It addresses the profound implications of the Sacred Humanity of Jesus on our own call to grow in holiness and the character of Christ through our choices. Here are some excerpts with the Biblical references (found in the footnotes) which I offer for our prayerful meditation over the weeks of Lent:
"The truth is that only in the mystery of the incarnate Word does the mystery of man take on light. For Adam, the first man, was a figure of Him Who was to come, namely Christ the Lord. Christ, the final Adam, by the revelation of the mystery of the Father and His love, fully reveals man to man himself and makes his supreme calling clear."
"He who is "the image of the invisible God" (Col. 1:15), (2 Cor. 4:4.) is Himself the perfect man. To the sons of Adam He restores the divine likeness which had been disfigured from the first sin onward. Since human nature as He assumed it was not annulled, by that very fact it has been raised up to a divine dignity in our respect too."
"For by His incarnation the Son of God has united Himself in some fashion with every man. He worked with human hands, He thought with a human mind, acted by human choice and loved with a human heart. Born of the Virgin Mary, He has truly been made one of us, like us in all things except sin." (Heb. 4:15.)
"As an innocent lamb He merited for us life by the free shedding of His own blood. In Him God reconciled us (2 Cor. 5:18-19; Col. 1:2O-22.) to Himself and among ourselves; from bondage to the devil and sin He delivered us, so that each one of us can say with the Apostle: The Son of God "loved me and gave Himself up for me" (Gal. 2:20)."
"By suffering for us He not only provided us with an example for our imitation, (1 Pet. 2:21; Matt. 16:24; Luke 14:27.) He blazed a trail, and if we follow it, life and death are made holy and take on a new meaning. The Christian man, conformed to the likeness of that Son, Who is the firstborn of many brothers, (Rom. 8:29; Col. 3:10-14.) received "the first-fruits of the Spirit" (Rom. 8:23) by which he becomes capable of discharging the new law of love. (Rom. 8:1-11.)"
"Through this Spirit, who is "the pledge of our inheritance" (Eph. 1:14), the whole man is renewed from within, even to the achievement of "the redemption of the body" (Rom. 8:23): "If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the death dwells in you, then he who raised Jesus Christ from the dead will also bring to life your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who dwells in you" (Rom. 8:11). (2 Cor. 4:14.)
"Pressing upon the Christian to be sure, are the need and the duty to battle against evil through manifold tribulations and even to suffer death. But, linked with the paschal mystery and patterned on the dying Christ, he will hasten forward to resurrection in the strength which comes from hope." (Phil. 3:19; Rom. 8:17.)
With His outstretched arms on the Cross, Jesus freely chose love and bridged the gap between heaven and earth. In His triumph over death he defeated the last enemy and began the new creation. In His Sacred humanity this man Jesus shows each of us how to live differently. Through His Saving Life, Death and Resurrection, he capacitates us by grace to live differently ourselves, to grow in holiness, to be remade in His image and likeness. We are not only saved from - sin, death and separation - we are saved FOR, a new way of living! To be a Christian is a new way of being human; to live and to love as Jesus.
We are invited during Lent to embrace even that which we do not want - or like - yes even suffering - as the means of this transformation. We have been given the grace to accept all difficulties. In fact, they can become, when embraced in love, a path to our continuing redemption. The author of the letter to the Hebrews wrote "For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has similarly been tested in every way, yet without sin." (Hebrews 14:15)
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CRESTON – Seeking a second straight Region XI Tournament title, the Iowa Central men's basketball team opens its postseason trek tonight against Southwestern.
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Rhys Elliot (15.4 points per game), Jesse Jones (11.3) and David Andersen (11.0) are the top scoring threats in Iowa Central's lineup. Jones also paces the team in assists (5.0) and steals (2.1), while Andersen leads the way in rebounds (5.6) and blocks (1.1).
Marquealis Edwards (16.2), Devin Kastrup (12.3) and Jack Harrison (8.2) form a reliable offensive trio for the Spartans (15-14), who tied with the Tritons in the final ICCAC standings at 7-7.
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Greasy kid stuff?Posted Friday, June 13, 2008, at 8:06 AM
In these troubling economic times, the strange stories just keep piling up. One of my blogger buddies sent me a May 30, 2008 story from the Herald Tribune. It seems that some enterprising bandits recently vacuumed out 300 gallons of fryer oil, "yellow grease," from a Burger King in Northern California.
Holy Moly! What on earth could these slimey crooks have wanted with used cooking oil?? I called the McDonalds in Advance and was told that they would be glad to have someone come steal their oil; they have to pay someone to come take it away!
The greasy Burger King thief in California was caught, and police found 2,500 gallons of fryer grease in his truck. How's that for "thinking outside the box"?
He isn't the only creative crook out there. The theft of cooking oil is such a problem in the Northwest that the Olympia Pizza and Pasta Restaurant in Arlington, Washington is considering the installation of a surveillance camera to keep watch on their 50-gallon grease barrel! The owner says that the barrel has been hit seven or eight times since last summer...
Let me get this straight: This guy sends some poor employee out each morning to measure the amount of grease which was stolen during the night? How would you like to have THAT job?? ("Hi, Fred, whatcha been doin' since high school?" "Ah, I measure stolen grease...")
I would think the restaurant owner would be grateful to get rid of the stuff for free, but maybe he's contacted a buyer for this "liquid gold."
Turns out that the yellow grease is traded on the commodities market, and its value is steadily increasing as "an ever more popular form of biodiesel to fuel cars and trucks."
Whoa! I see all sorts of possibilities here!
From the grease-free hills of Tillman, Mo., this is your never-eat-anything-fried reporter Madeline signing off on a gorgeous summer morning.
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Fear not, Ducky. I've been busy guarding my grease and developing some delicious new cake recipes. Hmmm...maybe I can combine the two - just a thought.
-- Posted by letseatcake633 on Sat, Jun 28, 2008, at 2:45 PM
Oh, I don't think so, FJ! I do not like grease in any form or shape...I do not like it in a bin, I do not like it a gin..I do not like yellow grease..I do not like it, Sam I am!
-- Posted by goat lady on Sun, Jun 15, 2008, at 10:20 PM
MD, run an ad in the NSC -- "Restaurant grease wanted - Top Dollar Paid !!" -- and every fast-food and greasy spoon restaurant for miles around will be raided in the dead of night! GL might even be out looking for grease with her goats pulling a cart loaded with 55-gallon drums!!
-- Posted by FJGuy on Sat, Jun 14, 2008, at 4:23 PM
Hey! We haven't seen letseatcake or angelinajolie on the blogs in quite a while either. Do you think the same dastardly villians who snatched yellow rose got them too? Something needs to be done to rescue our beloved blogger buddies.
Darn - I just had another horrible thought. Could letseatcake have gotten hold of one of her "special" cakes by mistake? Oh, please, no, not that! Cake, if you're out there - please allay our fears.
-- Posted by Ducky on Sat, Jun 14, 2008, at 8:32 AM
Can't you see two inmates in a jail cell? Inmate 1: Whatcha in for? Inmate 2: Theft. Inmate 1: Whatja steal, a car? Inmate 2: Uhhh....grease.
According to what we see on tv, Inmate 2 wouldn't last long on the inside.
-- Posted by Ducky on Sat, Jun 14, 2008, at 8:13 AM
A fellow came through Springfield a while back with a truck he called a "Greasel". It was a diesel truck he'd converted to run on waste oil from fast food places. It ran beautifully with that signature clackity-clack that's so typical of a diesel. It ran pretty clean too. He said the worst part was that people would follow him because his exhaust smelled like french fries. If you have to have a problem, that's a pretty good one.
-- Posted by mokath52 on Sat, Jun 14, 2008, at 7:31 AM
I can see the headlines...."Oily trail down Hwy. 25 North leads to apprehension of grease bandits"
So, what's next?...ordering in McD's drive-thru and adding, "I'd like a little extra grease in those fries, please?"
Will wonders never cease?
-- Posted by bringwine on Fri, Jun 13, 2008, at 10:57 PM
Some vehicles can now be run on 'grease and oils' my, my arent we being creative,,, too bad we cant find something thats runs on 'hot air'.....not meaning your blogs MD.
Off topic,, I've made 2 Thursday runs from Dexter to Bloomfield on Thursdays to Farmers markets and no sellers in sight. Help please.
-- Posted by changedname on Fri, Jun 13, 2008, at 1:00 PM
Mmmm...do you think grease theft will rival the theft of anhydrous ammonia in this part of the country?? I wonder how much jail time a grease thief would get??
"Grease thief.." That's a catchy title!
"Grease thieves strike area fast food restaurants!"
-- Posted by goat lady on Fri, Jun 13, 2008, at 8:18 AM
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At the Consumer Electronics Show 2010 Nvidia Corp. unveiled its new-generation Tegra 2 system-on-chip (SoC) that it positions for forthcoming tablets with high-resolution screens and rich multimedia capabilities. The new Tegra sports dual-core ARM Cortex A9 central processing unit at 1GHz clock-speed as well as improved graphics core.
Nvidia Tegra 2 SoCs features dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 central processing unit, GeForce graphics core with programmable pixel shader and programmable vertex shader support (OpenGL ES 2.0 compatible), build-in low-power DDR2 memory controller, NAND flash memory controller, audio processor, high-definition video processor that supports MPEG 4, H.264, VC-1/WMV9 decoding, H.264 and MPEG4 encoding and features some other capabilities. At present Nvidia does not reveal a lot of technical details about the Tegra 2, but claims that it has about 4 times performance advantage compared to the first-generation Tegra SoC. The company mostly talks about tablets and smartbooks rather than smartphones based on the new Tegra. Earlier Nvidia promised roll-outs of Tegra 2-based tablet PCs, smartbooks, netbooks, MIDs throughout the first half [of the year] and smartphones in the second half of 2010.
"Consumers can now get the tablet experience they've always dreamed of and they can leave the power cord at home. Only Nvidia Tegra can make this happen. We are driving tomorrow's tablets today," said Michael Rayfield, general manager of the mobile business at Nvidia.
Despite of rather dramatic increase of performance, Nvidia Tegra 2 should retain low power consumption of the first-gen SoC due to the fact that it is made using 40nm process technology.
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Heavy rains caused flash flooding in several areas of Mt. Juliet Thursday morning causing several roads to be closed.
According to Steve Spencer at WEMA, some reporting stations in the Mt. Juliet area reported as much as four to five inches of rain Thursday morning.
The rains also prompted a water rescue of two elderly residents on West Division Street. One of the residents had called 911 because of fear of rising waters. A WEMA Water Rescue crew responded to the scene and got the residents to dry land.
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AC Milan vice president Adriano Galliani has laughed off reports he is heading to New York in a bid to persuade Pep Guardiola to become the club's next manager.
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Guardiola, who won three consecutive Primera Division titles and two Champions League trophies with Barcelona, is taking a year's sabbatical in Manhattan while he decides what to do with his future.
The 41-year-old handed the reins to assistant Tito Vilanova on his departure for the United States, but Barca have continued to prosper, the new boss dropping just two points as he bids to wrestle the Spanish title back from Real Madrid.
Meanwhile, questions have been raised over the long-term job prospects of Rossoneri boss Massimiliano Allegri.
The Diavolo have lost four of their opening seven Serie A games and, despite a mini-revival, Sunday night's derby defeat to Inter Milan has brought Allegri's performance back into the spotlight.
But Galliani insists his forthcoming trip to the United States is not being bankrolled by club president Silvio Berlusconi.
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Katherine Mary Kaiser Burch, 81, of West Oak Hill Road, Jamestown, died Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at Buffalo General Hospital, Buffalo, N.Y. She was born on April 7, 1932 in Dunkirk to the late Lawrence and Esther Kaiser.
She graduated from Saint Mary's Academy in Dunkirk, received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees at the State University of New York at Fredonia and her Administrative Degree from St. Bonaventure University.
Kay taught second grade for 17 years, teaching at Lillian Dickson, East Jamestown, Ring and Rogers Elementary Schools. She also taught English and Social Studies at Washington Junior High School. In 1976 she was appointed principal at Euclid Elementary, later moving to the principalships at Lincoln and Persell Schools, retiring in 1992 after having served 34 years in the Jamestown Public Schools. Following retirement, she served as interim principal at Jefferson Junior High and Pine Valley Central School, as well as vice principal at Jamestown High School. For many years after retirement she also served as a supervisor of student teachers with SUNY Fredonia.
Kay is survived by two children, Colonel (Ret.) Glenn Lawrence Burch (Jeanne) of Hinesville, GA and Kuwait, and Mary Elizabeth Boone (Mike) of Elizabeth City, NC; three grandchildren, Meredith Wallin (Patrick), Lauren Schmitz (Eric) and Olivia Boone; and three great grandchildren, Madelyn Kay, Jayce and Zoe.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Dr. Arthur Kaiser of Dunkirk.
Her memberships included the School Board at S.S. Peter and Paul Parochial School, St. John's R.C. Church Parish Council, Chautauqua County Home Auxiliary, NYS Congress of PTA, W.C.A. Hospital Auxiliary, SAANY'S and Phi Delta Kappa. Other memberships included The Town Club, American Legion, VFW, AM Vets and Thule Lodge.
Kay enjoyed several hobbies, her greatest being fundraising for non-profits, having served as campaign chair for The United Way, St. Susan Center for the current center, WCA Hospital and local cancer functions. She was fearful indi-viduals would know what she wanted when they saw a letter with her signature on it. For many years, she also volunteered for and was active in the St. John Italian Festival.
Upon her retirement, Kay listed her hobbies as volunteering, traveling, golfing, gardening, reading, and rest-rest-rest. She enjoyed those to the fullest with her close friends who knew her daily ritual of getting up in the morning with a cup of coffee, turning on the television and watching the weather station, Headline News, then Fox News, while playing Sudoku or solitaire on her computer. Friends never called on the telephone until her morning ritual was over.
She will be greatly missed by all her friends who with her enjoyed the Friday Night Fish Fry Club, monthly Dinner Club dinners, periodic gather-ings of the Chickie-La-Las and playing golf.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in Holy Apostles Parish, Ss Peter & Paul Church, Jamestown. The Rev.Dennis W. Mende will be celebrant. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Dunkirk.
Friends will be received from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday in the Lind Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Dr. Arthur Kaiser and Katherine Burch Educational Scholarship Fund, SUNY Fredonia, 280 Cen-tral Ave., Fredonia, NY 14063; the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation, 418 Spring St., Jamestown, NY 14701; or to the WCA Hospital Emergency Room Fund, 207 Foote Ave., Jamestown, NY 14701.
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Congressional Summary: Resolved, That President George W. Bush be impeached for committing the following abuses of power:
Rep. Wasserman-Schultz: Impeachment is a lengthy process which would divide Congress and this nation even more deeply than we are divided right now. Referring this resolution to the House Judiciary Committee is the constitutionally appropriate process that should be pursued.
Rep. Ron Paul: I rise, reluctantly, in favor of referring that resolution to the House Judiciary Committee for full consideration, which essentially directs the committee to examine the issue more closely than it has done to this point.
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This war is a terrible tragedy, and it is time to bring it to an end. This is a straightforward bill to redeploy our military forces from Iraq and to end the war in Iraq. This bill does not walk away from the Iraqi people. It specifically continues diplomatic, social, economic, and reconstruction aid. Finally, this bill leaves all the decisions on the locations outside of Iraq to which our troops will be redeployed wholly in the hands of our military commanders.
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This legislation embraces surrender and defeat. This legislation undermines our troops and the authority of the President as commander in chief. Opponents express concern about the effects of an ill-conceived military withdrawal, and about any legislation that places military decisions in the hands of politicians rather than the military commanders in the field. The enemy we face in Iraq view this bill as a sign of weakness. Now is not the time to signal retreat and surrender. It is absolutely essential that America, the last remaining superpower on earth, continue to be a voice for peace and a beacon for freedom in our shrinking world.
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I am not prone to writer's block, but every now and then it is as though there is so much going on that is important I don't know where to start. How about the recent not guilty verdict handed down in the George Zimmerman murder trial?
There are two sides, and then some, to this "travesty" as Zimmerman's attorney, West, put it. But just where does the travesty start and end? Should Zimmerman have been following Trayvon Martin in the first place? Was Trayvon Martin up to no good in a community that had seen its share of break-ins and burglaries by young men? Who was it crying for help? Was Martin on top slamming Zimmerman's head into the concrete sidewalk while reaching for Zimmerman's holstered gun? Or, was it Zimmerman on top as one of the callers into 911 said? Zimmerman definitely had injuries to his head and nose, and Martin is definitely dead, but the questions of who pursued whom and why didn't Zimmerman back off as he was told by the 911 operator, and did Martin jump from behind bushes and attack Zimmerman are just a few. Was justice served?
And then we have Eric Snowden, the NSA leaker. The latest reports indicate that Snowden is still in Russia under the protection of Putin who has given asylum to Snowden if he agrees not to release information that is harmful to the U.S. I wonder if Putin will mind if Snowden releases information to him?
And what is it that Snowden has anyway; didn't he give all of the information and computer hard-drives to the Chinese? Don't other nations use NSA surveillance as well? I wonder what Snowden's motive is; he has had his fifteen minutes of fame, the CIA is closing in on him, and eventually he will be tried for treason – maybe in abstention or worse yet, for him, posthumously.
The Farm Bill was defeated in the House with a vote of 216-208. The food stamp subsidy was removed with the Republicans promising to consider this under a different bill or program. However, there is much debate over this issue as well – some say the food stamp subsidy won't be adversely affected, and others swear that children and the elderly will be forced to go hungry now that this provision has been tampered with. The Senate still has a chance to get involved, and the President is swearing that he won't sign anything that takes away food stamps – we'll see if our dysfunctional congress can agree on this hotly debated and much needed support for the farmers.
Let us not forget immigration. Again, we have the voices emanating from both sides of the aisle with only their own personal agendas being considered. We saw President George W. Bush come out this past week and ask that his party reach agreement on meaningful immigration. But the tea party group is holding firm, with heels dug in and fingers pointing; once again a needed policy will be swept aside for political gain.
Governor Perry has agreed to retire, but not without winning his fight on the issue of abortion. Now I may be going out on a limb here since I don't usually agree with Governor Perry, but if my research is correct fetal development happens fairly fast. For instance, by the 22nd day, the heart begins to beat with the baby's own blood, and by week six, brain waves are detectable, and by the eighth week, every organ is in place and bones begin to replace cartilage. There are always exceptions. There are always plausible arguments for and against abortions; but 26 weeks! Women need appropriate healthcare. Children need to be seen as little people, not objects to be tossed aside at the convenience of another. We need to study this issue and think about the consequences, the feelings of the mother and of the baby.
On the home front here in Chautauqua County, we are anxiously awaiting the decision by the New York State Public Service Commission as to whether or not they will accept the proposal of National Grid to rebuild their transmission lines and supply electric power to our region from Pennsylvania and Canada, or if they will allow NRG to build a natural gas dual-cycle plant and continue to do business in Dunkirk. If the PSC turns down NRG's proposal, the City of Dunkirk and the entire Chautauqua County area will feel a devastating effect. Again, however, in this instance we have grandstanding, arm-twisting and narcissism at play – I fear it will come down to who has the deepest pockets and the bigger stick.
Yep, there is a potpourri of issues to be considered today, tomorrow and the days ahead of us. Think about 'em.
Have a great day.
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The culinary scene in Palm Beach County is constantly evolving. As trends and tastes change, restaurants and eateries come and go in the blink of an eye. A prime example of this is downtown West Palm Beach—more specifically, Clematis Street.
The lifeblood of the downtown corridor, Clematis Street is a lively, idiosyncratic block, filled with boutiques and chain stores, nightclubs and bars, and a number of eateries with a truly eclectic flair. From international cuisine, tapas and fusion concepts to fresh fish houses, Clematis has something for everyone.
Recently Clematis shed a few old and played eateries, rebranding itself with some new, exciting tastes. Last time we went on a whirlwind roundup of downtown restaurants (March 2012), we saw the opening of Kabuki, The Wine Dive and Virginia Philip Wine Shop & Academy. Proudly we can say all three are still holding strong. Sadly, one of our favorite lunch and late-night bites, Gratify American Gastro Pub, has shuttered its doors.
Since then, Clematis and downtown West Palm have experienced somewhat of a mini culinary renaissance with a number of casual and quick-bite eateries opening their doors. So in prep for the New Year, here's a look at some standouts as we eat our way through downtown West Palm Beach.
Smoked and Seasoned
Finally, barbecue done right on Clematis. Open since October 2012, Bobbi Sue Bar-B-Que is a marvel of all things pork and open-pit related. Not pigeonholed to one style of barbecue, Bobbi Sue dabbles in little bit of everything, from Memphis-style rubs, North Carolina sauces and Texas-style char. Even the décor—varnished pine, rustic signage and Mason jars galore—is comfortable and inviting. And in the land of corporate chain dining, Bobbi Sue is refreshingly original—this is the one and only.
As I was saying, the place specializes in America's true original cuisine, Southern barbecue. Pulled pork, smoked chicken, St. Louis spare ribs, beef brisket ... the place is a carnivore's dream come true. As for sides, the slowed-cooked collards are tops (Who else can say they have collard greens downtown?), and Sherryl Lee's mac and cheese, well, let's just say there's no relationship to Kraft's blue box.
The bar is a prime example of Southern hospitality—a down-home Cheers with a stable of signature cocktails to wet the whistle. You can't go wrong with the Blackberry Bourbon Lemonade (recipe here), while the dessert drinks are essentially adult milkshakes, complete with soft serve and an array of liquors suited for the occasion.
Happy Hour, from 3-7 p.m., Monday through Friday, is an ideal time to give the place a try. Appetizers are $4 (aside from the pork belly) and are full-sized portions (perfect for family-style dining), and the drinks are half price. In that vein, Bobbi Sue is the only downtown purveyor of Batch 19, a pre-Prohibition-style lager that comes by the pint or half-gallon growler. To celebrate, on the 19th of every month, just for coming in, you get a free pint during happy hour—how's that for Southern hospitality?
- Open for lunch, dinner and late night (kitchen closes at midnight ). 561-838-9099, facebook.com/BobbiSueBbq.
Fresh Catch
Fish lovers, The Tin Fish has just called your number. A casual eatery located across from the fountain along North Clematis, Tin Fish opened in May, bringing a fresh market-style concept that's quick and neighborly. Like any good fish market eatery, pretension is left at the door. Diners order at a counter and the eats are served hot and fresh in a basket—clean and simple. Décor matches this mantra: easy going, light and airy, putting emphasis on the food.
The menu pulls from regions all over the map, with chowders, burritos and tacos, fried platters and New England-style crab cakes just to name a few. Fried seafood is the way to go in this joint, though the garlic pots are top sellers, and there are plenty of grilled options as well as some landlubber meals—the 10 oz. burgers are rumored to be outstanding. Tin Fish, a national chain, is known for its tacos, and Clematis' spot—owned by local father-son trio and fishermen Ray Noonan and sons Andy and Bobby—keeps the torch well lit. From an array of proteins (salmon, mahi, shrimp, calamari, fired lobster and scallop), my personal favorite is the fried cod: golden, light and flaky, served on a bed of shredded cabbage, cheddar and salsa, and drizzled with ranch and hot sauce. But for a place like this, judgment is passed on fish and chips. Tin Fish seems to have written the standard. Golden brown cod served with a side of waffle fries on a mock newspaper: The fish and chips alone is worth a visit.
At the counter-style eatery, an attentive staff keeps drinks flowing for alfresco and downstairs diners, while the upstairs bar, open at 4 p.m., is well staffed. Aptly named Top of the Fish, the upstairs bar is the place to be come happy hour, 4-8 p.m. daily, with half-priced beer and $3 house wine and wells. Tin Fish also encourages local drinking with $3 Florida-brewed beers. Come Friday and Saturday, live bands and karaoke take over, but the best day of all has to be Taco Tuesday—$2 fried cod tacos, $2 Yuengling all day, followed by trivia 8 p.m.
- Open for lunch, dinner and drinks. 561-223-2497, tinfishclematis.com.
Just Desserts
The 500-block has gotten a lot sweeter since our breeze-through in March. Open since April 2012, Café Sweets Bakery has given the sweet tooth reason to hang around the tracks. This place is entrenched in the Southern tradition, from the hospitality each customer is greeted with to the recipes for the baked goods. It's the brainchild of Sharlyn Davis, an Art Institute of NYC trained pastry chef, who concedes the flavors behind the glass cases stemmed from family: her mother, Cora, who works with her at the bakery, and her grandmother Emma.
Café Sweets specializes in Southern-style pastries. What's that, the uninitiated may ask. Short answer: red velvet cake, pecan and sweet potato pies, banana pudding cupcakes, sour cream Bundt cake, and loaf breads, and much more. From cakes, pies, cookies, brownies and cupcakes, Café Sweets dabbles in a little of everything. Davis' cakes border on art, where the creative and bold design is only topped by the taste. But for the urbanite on the run, it's nearly impossible to stroll by the bakery without stopping in for a cupcake. With nearly 40 flavors, and more constantly being developed—seriously, give her a suggestion and you just might find it behind the glass a week later—the cupcakes are baked daily and run $2.50 a piece, $13.50 a half dozen. Among the fan favorites right now: red velvet and banana pudding (I implore you to try this one, it'll make you a believer) are always crowd pleasers, while some of the more adult-themed—strawberry daiquiri, pina colada and mojito, made with liquor—are a hit, but after 5 p.m., of course.
For those yearning for a quick bite to take home, try one of the mini pies ($2.50). The Easy Bake Oven-sized treats come in sweet potato (a must, seriously), pecan, Key lime and apple—they're as delectable as they are cute. The Whoopie Pies ($1.75)—two slices of cake sandwiching a schmear of creamy filling—are delicious and recommended by four out of five dentists.
Opening at 7:30 a.m., Café Sweets is quickly becoming a favorite breakfast haunt of the city hall gang, with croissants, muffins, cinnamon rolls, palmiers and brioches made fresh daily.
- Open 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Wednesday; 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. on Saturday, walk-ins are welcome. Cakes require 24-hour notice. 561-249-7167, cafesweetsbakery.com.


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Fast and efficient service. Rob is friendly and his work is value for money!
Excellent service. He was on time. 100% professional. Don't hesitate to call him.
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Very pleased with the service from Rob, he was polite, professional and very helpful. I cannot recommend him enough!
Excellent service will definitely use Rayments again.
Great service, very friendly, professional and quick to responses
Extremely friendly guys. Willing & able to help.
To start the communication was very easy. They are quite fast in replying to you which for me was fundamental. We agreed a service, a time and some product to seal were not easy to find in Herts but Rob kept me updated all the time. They finally got the product and could finish the job on the same day. I was unable to pick up the car during normal working hours but they waited for me after hours. When I collected the car, they explained what they have done in more detail and have me some important tips. Their customer service is beyond my expectations. I have one year warrant for my peace of mind and the car is already sounding happy car and its cambelt was very squeaky and need to be replaced. I do recommend this garage. I will come back if needed. Highly recommended. Thank you guys!
These guys offer such a friendly yet professional service at a very good price!! They have done my MOT which sadly failed but they gave me a really good price on fixing the problems and even gave me a lift home as the car would take a few extra hours and I had to be back home for boiler servicing. Now waiting for them to fix it up and they're dropping it off when it's done today. Very pleased customer and I can happily say that I've found my garage now! No more searching around, if you want a quality service for a fair price, this is the garage to go to. Well done, should be more garages like this one!
Great garage , done a superb job, good prices , very happy
Right, first and most important factor is the price. Truly we all look for a good price and l am glad to say my wallet was not left with a permanent scar. Service was excellent, of good standard and truly according to their attraction promotional focus of `quick quality services`. The place, a neat workshop with a customer friendly waiting area designed to psychologically reduce waiting times. A free coffee machine and a few chewable things did the trick. One criticism: its rather one that can not be amended easily but l noticed the customer main entrance had a Disabled Access button. A rather nice inclusive design feature. Unfortunately right before the door, there are a set of stairs. This did not affect me personally but the lady with a push chair facially expressed her disappointment after false hope from that automatic door opened and then she realised she had to negotiate down the stairs. Overall, Excellent.
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Great friendly service and great prices, very pleased : )
IN'n'OUT are simply best. They did a wonderful job, I am very pleased as they charged me what they quoted no hidden charges which is very rare, especially in this industry. I will definitely come next time for my car MOT and services. I will recommend them to all my friends and family. With Regards Anwar
Great garage, quick response to communications, honoured price quoted and most importantly, did a great job on my air con which was not working and is now great. Thank you In'n'Out.
Friendly staff quick turn around
Excellent freindly service. Thanks very much
So we took the car to this garage as it was the cheapest quote to replace the clutch. We asked for their opinion as we weren't 100% sure it needed replacing. After taking it for a test drive the guy said "it could do with being changed, but it doesn't need to be right now if you don't want too" but as our daughter needed her car for her new job we decided to go ahead to be on the safe side. We received a phone call the next day to say a 'CV' joint had been damaged during removal as it was seized (surely we should have been informed there was an issue before it the work was done) and a new one would cost us an additional £60 (why if they damaged it) plus a labor charge (surely not as you have to put it back on before the wheel goes on) so this whacked the bill up from £320 to £435 we were also told the other CV joint had been cleaned (why is it still rusty?) and a new Bush had been fitted free of charge.... when we got home we have since found the reverse lights dont work, they were fine before it went into the garage. Overall we weren't very impressed but the staff were friendly enough and apart from the reverse lights the car seems fine. All that said unfortunately I wouldn't recommend them to family/friends (it wouldn't let me uncheck the recommend box)
great guys helped me out on the aircon
Great garage quick easy service with these guys.
Everything seems fine, all good
Did a great job, came and picked up the car, would definitely use again, I'm very happy.


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I don't know who was responsible for making that guy a non-issue today (DeCastro?), but hats off to them!
I don't know who was responsible for making that guy a non-issue today (DeCastro?), but hats off to them!
We got our "6-PACK" - time to work on a CASE!
He's certainly coming around to be what we hoped for when he was drafted.
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust & sweat & blood...
Dominic Raiola? I think Steve McLendon was on the Nose today.
And, on the drive from the one yard line in which we didn't score he pancaked Suh on two plays, it certainly wasn't DD's fault ey didn't get a touchdown.
1.25) Artie Burns - CB, Miami
2.58 ) Sean Davis - S/CB, Maryland
3.89) Javon Hargrave - DT, S. Carolina St.
4.123) Jerald Hawkins - OT, LSU
6.220) Travis Feeny - OLB, Wash
7.227) Demarcus Ayers - WR, Hou
7.246) Tyler Matakevich - OLB, Temple
The referee said that you hit Brian Sipe too hard. Did you hit him too hard?
I hit him as hard as I could - Jack Lambert


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Breathing difficulty, Shortness of breath, Acute respiratory distress syndrome, ARDS
Introduction to respiratory distress:
Is your child's breathing ok? A child who has significant breathing difficulty needs immediate medical care. What signs should a parent look for?
What is respiratory distress?
Respiratory distress is the name given whenever a child's respiratory system is in danger of not being able to keep up with the child's needs for oxygen and gas exchange.
Respiratory distress can occur in a great many conditions, including those arising in the lungs, bronchi, bronchioles, heart, muscles, nerves, or brain. Respiratory distress is the most common diagnosis among children who need to be admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit.
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is an uncommon critical condition where the lungs fill with fluid and inflammatory cells. This may occur following major trauma, bone marrow transplantation, or after a variety of illnesses.
Who gets respiratory distress?
Children's airways are smaller than adults. Too much difficulty breathing is a problem, whatever the cause. Children might develop respiratory distress as a result of many situations including allergies, anthrax, asthma, botulism, bronchiolitis, CMV, concussion, cough, croup, cystic fibrosis, diphtheria, encephalitis, enlarged tonsils or adenoids, food allergies, foreign bodies, heat stroke, heart failure, HIV, measles, meconium aspiration, meningitis, mononucleosis, near-drowning, peanut allergy, pertussis, pneumonia, poisoning, polio, reflux, RSV, sepsis, sickle cell anemia, shock, SIDS, sleep apnea, trauma, tuberculosis, or wheezing – among other things.
What are the symptoms of respiratory distress?
As children's breathing becomes increasingly difficult, they tend to develop observable signs. If any of these are present, get in touch with your child's doctor right away:
- Rapid breathing (especially faster than 60 breaths a minute)
- Working hard to breath (using extra muscles, as in the shoulders, neck, or abdomen)
- Flaring (of the nostrils with each breath)
- Retractions (especially pulling-in of the muscles between or just below the ribs)
- Grunting (due to closing the vocal cords at the end of each breath)
- Blue or dusky skin coloring
- Change in mental alertness or speech
Most children will breathe rapidly as they enter respiratory distress. As it progresses, they may breathe unusually slowly and/or shallowly.
Is respiratory distress contagious?
No, although the underlying cause may be contagious.
How long does respiratory distress last?
Until the underlying cause is corrected.
How is respiratory distress diagnosed?
Respiratory distress is first diagnosed based on the history and physical exam. A pulsoximeter may be used to give a quick estimate of the child's oxygen status. Treatment is often begun before attempting further diagnosis to pinpoint the cause and severity.
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Respiratory distress requires immediate respiratory support. This might include oxygen, medications, and physical help with breathing. Depending on the severity, other support measures may be needed.
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USF is a strong research university with an important economic impact on the Tampa Bay region and Florida. The underlying component of USF that drives its research initiatives is the talent of faculty, staff and students. In every corner of the university great scientists, scholars and educators are teaching the next generation of students how to be competent researchers.
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(WEBMASTER'S NOTE: The author of the software is providing a huge value and service. If you or your organization finds this software useful, please make an appropriate donation to the SAAM. PLEASE use the PayPal Donation below or else Contact the author for information on how to contribute to their organization. Ron)
By Richard K. Hart, designer and programmer
I am a long-time member of the State Archery Association of MA (SAAM) and developed the time management system used at the MA Indoor Nationals. It runs on any Windows XP computer and uses common medium resolution video monitors to show time till the shooting starts, break time, end time, makeup end time and A/B lines. We have had great success using it for tournaments in this area.
About a year ago, when we started the indoor tournament season, a number of local clubs started to use PCs, usually laptops, and video monitors as timing systems for their shoots. You may be familiar with the software they started to use. I am told it originated in Canada and it was a DOS based program supposedly written in Basic. While the program was a big step forward it did have limitations. We were hoping for updates to follow but the program was what it was. Again, it was simply a good but older program that needed updating and additions which had two shining attributes: it was free and it worked.
The NAA's northeast Indoor Nationals are hosted by SAAM and about that time we decided to also move in the direction of a video timing system based on the Canadian timer program. SAAM purchased two 26" displays for this. And we just purchased another two monitors, 32" this time.. We will have the 32" monitors in the DOS lane and the 26"ers at either end. They do a great job and you can see them for a mile. But I digress. I decided that since we could not modify the DOS program as there was no source code available, that I would look into creating an up-to-date version running under Windows. Talking with a couple of application engineers where I worked at the time, I decided to use Visual Basis Express. It is free and you can compile a runtime version which allows for easier distribution to others.. The last programming language that I used was Fortran and Assembler which gives you an idea of my age!
So in December of last year I purchase my first VB manual and started writing a new timer while learning VB. I was able to get a very workable version created in time for the Indoor Nationals. It worked like a champ and SAAM received a number of compliments for using the system. From that shoot I took a lot of good feedback from the archers, DOS and national judges. So, one year later and about 2600 lines of code, we now have a version that is reliable and feature-rich and does what I desired it to (well, almost everything!). I continue to add to it each week, but it is getting pretty nearly complete.
When I started to create it I decided to make it more than just a timer program but to see if it could be used to keep any tournament on schedule.
As a result, the first part is a Time-Till-Shooting-Begins (TTSB) countdown timer. Any archer arriving at the shoot can see how much time they have till the scheduled time of their line. It also helps the organizers keep track of the start time. It has been pretty effective. I added automatic verbal announcements as an added feature. And if you want to know, the person behind the voice is married and my wife. She was good enough to help me out and did a great job. So this software effectively puts a tournament on "auto-pilot" for a timely takeoff!
The End-Timer portion is very easy to use. It automatically keeps track of which line is up first and which line is shooting. It also displays for the archers which end they are on. The DOS has the freedom to restart a line, pause a line or force the timer to jump to the next line. This helps to keep the time-per-end down and keeps the ball rolling.. It also displays how long the last end took, including the time spent scoring, and what the average time per end is. Directors of Shooting and judges everywhere like to keep track of this information, so it does the calculation automatically.
Between any end the DOS can interject and do a Make-Up end rather than waiting for the break or end of shooting. This timer allows the DOS to select the number of make-up arrows and how many seconds to come to the line. Once the makeups are done, I have designed the timer to exit right back to the last end shot so that the tournament can resume moving forward.
There is a Break-Timer feature which is run from the End-Timer's conclusion. At most tournaments I have been to, if they take a break between end 10 and 11, it always goes longer than the allotted time. With this timer the DOS can dial in a 5, 10, 15 or 20 minute break, and this software will begin counting down on the display screens, and if the DOS tells it to, will make audio announcements as well. Again, the timer manages pretty much all aspects of timing during a shoot and it makes a difference at our shoots.
The timer can be set up for NAA or NFAA shoots. It will handle and coordinate single or double lines, alternating lines or not, as well as any number of practice ends before competition actually starts. If needed you can re-start the timer from any starting end or line. I have put a number of safeguards in the program to prevent the judges from pushing the wrong button at the wrong time (aka "Fat-Finger Syndrome").
Locally we run the software on a (Windows XP) laptop. All laptops typically have an external video connector to hook up to a monitor. SAAM has purchased four flat panel LCD televisions with RGB video input. We have used two 32" and two 26" for the NAA Indoor Nationals. We purchased them mail order over the past two years. We started with the two 26" displays and this year bought the two 32" displays for less money than we paid for the original 26" displays. So this year's Indoor Nationals will have the two 32" monitors in the DOS lane and the 26" units at the ends. So no having to look over your shoulder for the time. I will find out what we paid for the 32" displays. We used a four-way video splitter to split the video RGB coming out of the laptop. You can buy a 100' double shielded VGA cable off ebay for about $55 delivered. At a shoot that I ran last year we used two 15" displays to cover 20 lanes, readability of the time was fine. The monitors SAAM purchased are refurbished and work great. They actually have an RGB video In and Out so you can daisy chain them together. No splitter needed. We are also planning on putting a monitor in the registration area so people can see the status of the line being shot.
For small meets we have been using an inexpensive set of wall-powered speakers off of the headphone jack of the laptop. At the Indoor Nationals s we used an audio mixer and piped it through the PA system for a little extra power/presence. The buzzer is distinctive and carries very well. On the setup screen you can adjust the relative volume of the buzzer and voice. The program automatically adjusts the WAV volume depending on which is being played. You separately control the computer master volume. The software remembers the volume settings between boot-ups and resets the WAV volume back to what it was before the program was started. The voice in the files that come with the system is that of my wife, who is still getting royalties from me (the author) on a regular basis for her contribution to this project.
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