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4/26/2013 (3 years ago)
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Whenever I hear the words, "I am the way, the truth, and the life." I'm reminded of C.S. Lewis' comment on Jesus when he responded to the idea that Jesus was merely a good teacher and nothing more. Lewis disagreed vigorously with that observation, saying that Jesus either was a lunatic with the mentality of a poached egg or he was exactly who he said he was.
The Way, The Truth, And The Life
Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)
4/26/2013 (3 years ago)
Published in Year of Faith
Keywords: Jesus, way, truth, life, disciples, discipleship, heaven, hell, christian life
WASHINGTON, DC (Catholic Online) - Years ago several of us from my parish in Manhattan, Kansas began cycling together for a cause. We had all been cyclists for a while, riding individually around the beautiful Flint Hills. One day over early morning coffee at Hardees in "Aggieville," we began talking about using our interest in bicycling to help raise awareness for foreign missions.
Then and there we established "Miles for Missions," a yearly trek to raise money per mile while also informing people of our commitment to taking the gospel to places not like home. The dates we're set for the first ride and a course selected. It would be about a 150 mile ride over a two-day period.
The first MFM event was a great success and we decided to do the ride again the following year.
The second year was quite different from the first, especially on the second day of riding. I'm not sure if we felt over-confident during MFM-2 or what, but the directions we gave to the riders were not as specific.
A large group of riders started out before I did, so I decided to start out and catch up with them. Arriving at the first rest stop, there was no one to be seen. I had no idea where they had gone. The rest of the riders caught up with me and I told them to wait while I went to see where they might have gone.
It was one of those "I'm their leader, which way did they go?" scenarios, as I would stop at farms and general stores to see if anyone had seen a group of cyclists riding past. Returning to the rest stop after a fruitless search, they were there, fatigued and a bit out of breath. They had missed one of the turns and kept riding. Having discovered the problem, the weary band had to retrace their journey and then get on the correct road.
As the old adage goes, no matter how sincere you are on arriving at your destination, if you're on the wrong road, you'll never get there.
Of all the words and warnings our Lord spoke on earth, the words he uttered in today's gospel reading are among the most important.
"Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And when I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way where I am going." Thomas said to him, "Lord, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?" Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by me." (John 14:1-6)
Whenever I hear the words, "I am the way, the truth, and the life." I'm reminded of C.S. Lewis' comment on Jesus when he responded to the idea that Jesus was merely a good teacher and nothing more. Lewis disagreed vigorously with that observation, saying that Jesus either was a lunatic with the mentality of a poached egg or he was exactly who he said he was.
The claims are hard to ignore. Either Jesus is the way of redemption and the way to heaven or he is not. After honestly and carefully examining all that he said and did along with the fulfillment of so many Old Testament prophecies, it would seem to me that one could only come to the former conclusion.
In the first volume of Jesus of Nazareth by our Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, points to the key "I am" sayings of the Lord, which include "I am the Bread of Life," "the Light of the World," "the Door," "the Good Shepherd," "the Resurrection and the Life," "the Way, the Truth, and the Life," "the True Vine."
These all point to one critical mission for the Son of God - to bring abundant and eternal life to the world. He writes, "In the end, man needs just one thing, in which everything else is included; but he must first delve beyond his superficial wishes and longings in order to learn to recognize what it is that he truly needs and truly wants. He needs God. "
When Jesus calls himself "the way," there are so many dimensions we can consider. A "way" can be a highway, a road or a path. It is also includes the direction, the journey itself as well as the destination.
Jesus is the way in providing direction
In his incarnation, Jesus provided a compass that pointed to the true north of faith. At the time he walked the earth, there were multiple religions all residing in our near Israel. This not only included polytheistic beliefs but also a variety of versions of Judaism.
In the midst of all this theological turmoil, Jesus declares himself to be the only way in exclusion of all else. He is the direction that people need to follow for the hope of life eternal.
When my father was alive, we used to share a love of boating and would often go out on Chesapeake Bay where he lived. At first, I didn't know the area very well so he would give me a direction. "Do you see the large white tower in the distance at twelve o'clock?" he'd say to me. "Just keep us heading in that direction and we'll stay in deeper water."
Christ sets a direction in himself that will keep us from second guessing where we are and whether we're in danger or not spiritually. We simply keep our eyes on him.
The writer of Hebrews underscored the importance of this in chapter 12, just after his discourse on faith. "Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God." (Heb. 12:1,2 - emphasis mine)
Jesus is our journey
While our Lord set the direction, he also became the definer of our journey. Through his teachings, he put substance to our time on earth and highlighted those things that were of greatest import.
Many years ago I was heavily involved in youth ministry. As a former Rock 'n Roll Disk Jockey, I was often asked to speak on rock music to youth groups from various churches. I had put together several taped interviews with prominent rock musicians that I'd use during the talk.
One of the featured performers was Frank Zappa of the Mothers of Invention, a late 60's - early 70's band. Zappa was a strange character, as was the entire group. In his interview, he talked about the meaninglessness of life - that really all we were intended to do is simply decorate time.
"Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines or dates by which bills must be paid," he said.
Jesus was not simply interested in finding ways to decorate time, but to invest it for the increase of grace in our lives and the lives of others. Time has a two-fold purpose for our Lord.
It was an investment in our own sanctity, as we spend time in prayer and formation around the truths that he taught. I remember years ago hearing someone say that Jesus lived a life of devotion interrupted by periods of ministry. This is the life he wants us to have - abiding in his life and love.
It is also an investment in others; that the love of Christ might be shown in both word and deed. He has called us to minister to the poor, those who have been disabled, those in prison and others who have been victims and victimizers in the world.
He also called us to go into the world, baptizing and proclaiming the Gospel with only one goal in mind - to make disciples. As he said in Luke 6:40, a disciple when he is fully taught will be like his teachers.
As the Catechism reminds us, In (the apostles and their successors), Christ continues his own mission: "As the Father has sent me, even so I send you." The apostles' ministry is the continuation of his mission; Jesus said to the Twelve: "he who receives you receives me." (CCC 858)
Jesus is also the destination
In today's reading, Jesus tells his followers that he is going ahead of them to prepare a place in his Father's house. Eternity was never far from Jesus thinking as this was at the heart of his redemptive mission. He was not called to simply bring a message to straighten out the world, but a work of salvation that would establish a way and a hope for eternal life.
Ironically, this part of his Way, has lost a lot of emphasis in our current post-modern culture. I remember several years ago talking to an individual who worked for the U.S. Government and was in charge of a media project in which I was invited to participate.
One day the subject got around to faith and I began to simply share the truths of the gospel with her. As we talked, I mentioned that our hope for eternal life in heaven was the great gift we received from Jesus Christ.
She quickly replied, "No one thinks about heaven anymore; that's an outmoded concept."
The great visionary and leader of the Church, Pope Leo XIII anticipated this mindset as one of three concerns he had for the future. In 1893 he wrote an Encyclical on the Holy Rosary entitled Laetitiae Sanctae (Of Holy Joy) he addressed all three - the distaste for a simple and laborious life; repugnance for suffering of any kind and the forgetfulness of the future life.
It's this last one that I want to highlight here, although all three are quite present in our world today. His encyclical would be well worth the read!
Pope Leo writes, The third evil for which a remedy is needed is one which is chiefly characteristic of the times in which we live. Men in former ages, although they loved the world, and loved it far too well, did not usually aggravate their sinful attachment to the things of earth by a contempt of the things of heaven. Even the right-thinking portion of the pagan world recognized that this life was not a home but a dwelling-place, not our destination, but a stage in the journey.
But men of our day, albeit they have had the advantages of Christian instruction, pursue the false goods of this world in such wise that the thought of their true Fatherland of enduring happiness is not only set aside, but, to their shame be it said, banished and entirely erased from their memory, notwithstanding the warning of St. Paul, "We have not here a lasting city, but we seek one which is to come" (Heb. xiii., 4).
How true he is. Today we find people so obsessed with the "now" that the "next" means nothing to them. It is all about "going for the gusto" as an old beer commercial used to put it. Not only are many people now-oriented, they are also quasi-comedic about the concept of heaven. "Why worry about going to heaven?" they joke. "All my friends are in hell."
Melvin Udall, Jack Nicholson's character in the 1997 classic As Good As It Gets, sums up how fatalistic this view of life can become. When leaving his psychiatrist's office, he looks around at the patients waiting to see their "shrink" and says, "What if this is as good as it gets?"
In his book, The Invisible World, Anthony DeStefano observes, The Resurrection is one of the most comforting beliefs of Christianity. To know that you're eventually going to have a body in Heaven means that when you meet your departed friends and relatives there, you're going to be able to see them in the flesh. It means that if you're sad right now because your mother died, take heart! When you see her again in heaven, she won't be some kind of ghost. It will be her. You'll be able to run up to her and hug her and kiss her and feel the warmth of her skin and hear her voice again. That's what the Resurrection means. That's what awaits us in Heaven.
...Heaven is going to be real. If you get anything out of this discussion, please let it be that. I don't know where you happen to be now as you're reading these words. Maybe you're in your bedroom, or sitting on a bus, or somewhere on vacation lounging on the beach. Wherever you are, take a quick look around you. Listen to the sounds. Breathe in the air. What you see and hear and smell is real. It's not a dream. What you absolutely must understand is that Heaven is going to be like that. It's not going to be less real than what you're experiencing now. If anything, it's going to be more real.
As Catholic Christians, we must do all we can to regain this eternal perspective. Not only does it give us hope for our own future but compels us to move forward in evangelization. If it were only about what happens on earth, why mess with other people's lives.
But, if we dread the loss of heaven and the pains of hell, as we pray in our Act of Contrition, for ourselves and for others, we have our mission - informing others of this great destination.
Jesus is the Way - our direction, our journey and our destination. In his message for World Communication Day in 1997, Blessed John Paul II stated, "The 'way' of Christ is the way of a virtuous, fruitful and peaceful life as children of God and as brothers and sisters in the same human family. The same Jesus who is "the way, the truth and the life" is also "the light of the world" - the light that illumines our path, the light that enables us to perceive the truth, the light of the Son who gives us supernatural life here and hereafter."
Our journey through life is truly our own "Miles for Missions" experience, beginning at our baptism and culminating in never-ending life. May our path be enlightened by him as we travel toward eternity.
Father Randy Sly is the Associate Editor of Catholic Online and a priest with the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter (http://usordinariate.org) established by the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, through the Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus. He is currently the chaplain of the St. John Fisher Ordinariate Community, a priest in residence at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church and Director of Pro-Life Activities for the Ordinariate. He is a popular speaker for parishes, apostolates and organizations.
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About the Author: Charles S. Shapiro serves as the Senior Coordinator of the State Department's Western Hemisphere Affairs Free Trade Task Force.Policy Podcast: Colombia Free Trade | VIEW VIDEO
Throughout the hemisphere, democratic nations are looking to create conditions for sustained economic growth. In today's world of globalization, countries are not looking inward but rather outward to achieve growth and prosperity. Our friends in Latin America see free trade agreements as the way to accomplish this goal. As we partner with other nations to remove trade barriers, no country wants to strengthen its ties with us more than Colombia.
The cup of Colombian coffee that I had this morning, the roses that I'm going to send to my mother for Mother's Day along with the box of chocolates all come from Colombia into the United States, tariff free. American exporters on the other hand, pay high tariffs to send products such as machinery and fertilizers to Colombia that help produce these goods. Every day that we wait to pass the Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA) is a day that American farmers, businesses and workers lose out. Free trade will benefit both of us.
The CTPA is more than just smart economics. I invite subscribers of Dipnote to read Colombia: An Opportunity for Lasting Success. This fact sheet is excellent reading for understanding the importance of a trade agreement with Colombia.
Ronald in New York writes:
Reality Check:
U.S. purchases of Colombian cocaine wreaked havoc with the nation's and regions political, economic and social life for decades. According to experts from Bogota, Medellin, and Baranquilla, payments in small arms (after cash ran out) fueled extreme violence in a culture known for peaceful millenia. Free Trade is needed; Good global governance is the key.
Nicholas in Spain writes:
The best possible, sensible policy that Colombia really needs, Mr. Facilitators at the State Dept., is an end to your War on Drugs cancer. Public health issues have only been criminalized in this country because of its ignorance, and turned into a vile, hypocritical business for the good old boys, er, I mean the law enforcement community. (with all its ancillary benefits to other, mostly white, niche social and economic groups and for taking advantage of other countries, uh, I mean foreign policy)
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Re: Human Rights - How can some be so critical and concerned about Colombia's human rights record, when we do business regularly with countries with similar records...and when we have "human rights" issues right here at home...It doesnt make it right, but lets be "real"...its all politics...kind of crazy how we turn our head for some countries and get all self righteous when dealing with others...
Re: Other - Seems to me that we would WANT to do whats in the best interest for the people here at home, and for our companies and workers...Free Trade is necessary...and it doesnt make sense to trade with a country if we are not going to benefit from it...but maybe thats just me...Life is all about who gets what, how much, and how to obtain it...we should look out for ourselves and our workers and let Colombia work out thier countries kinks - and if we feel the need - help them along the way, which we have done...
Joe in Tennessee writes:
The entire productive aspect of South American relations is completely due to the efforts of George H. Bush and his son GW for their sincere efforts of rewarding those who are hold to higher standards for their citizen and going against those who do not.
It is a shame that American history is covered with not availing credit where it is due, regardless of political beliefs. I think we need to review why this has been such a success and perhaps apply the methodology more vigorously to our other developing nations?but I have to admit, I do believe that much of the success still stems from the fact that South America was and still is a Christian based populace.
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That looks really good. I'll have to try that. Does the lack of sauce in the main part of the pizza change how the meat cooks?
I'd gladly serve on the taste test committee for that, nice job!
nice work!!! how was your top crust? i find mine on my giordanos stuffed attempts are a little wet, from the steam and the sauce. did you poke holes in your top crust? some people parbake to get it crisper but i dont think giordanos does that. i think if you got a black pan(check your local restaurant supply for used ones already seasoned!!) you will get more of a golden color on your sidewalls! would love to see some slice shots. also i dont precook the sausage. i like the flavors from the fat that comes off when cooking raw italian sausage! UNREAL 1ST EFFORT!!! shes a beaut!!!!
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Throughout the entire ongoing Catholic Church child rape scandal all you ever heard from your show was at most veiled or marginal references to it. Yet now you give an entire page complete with video link of a mealymouthed mea culpa by an individual whose position is not even representative of that of the Catholic Church, history's longest running crime syndicate. As if that lets them off the hook. But it sure shows us what your priorities are: not covering religion but covering for religion.

We need a process like the 'Truth and Reconciliation'
We need a process like the 'Truth and Reconciliation' process used in South Africa.

It would seem that Patrick has known "the hard truth [for
It would seem that Patrick has known "the hard truth [for] twenty something years". Why he waits to "stand with Jesus" is a mystery.
I understand Guest is trying to differentiate between "covering religion [and] covering for religion" but they can be very similar. Both can imply obscuring religion which we would see if we uncovered it, is all fake believe. However, we agree uncovering religion is most definitely not the mission of "On Being". http://www.thelastwhy.ca/poems...


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An Open Letter to Chevron and the City of Richmond From Mechanics Bank
Richmond, CA August 5, 2009 — For almost 100 years, Mechanics Bank has proudly called Richmond its home. As an organization that is committed to helping build prosperous communities as their trusted financial partner, we have always supported Richmond's businesses, non-profits, and provide employment to many of its residents. In the spirit of that commitment, we add our voice today to the growing chorus of those calling for an end to the impasse over Chevron's refinery upgrade project. Richmond, which calls itself the "City of Pride and Purpose," is in danger of losing both if it cannot find a way to reach a swift and equitable agreement that allows it to move forward.
With the city's unemployment at its highest level since the Great Depression--estimated to exceed 17%--and the state's financial difficulties about to lead to a loss of millions from its redevelopment funds, Richmond is facing one of its greatest challenges. By bringing the refinery project to a halt, Communities for a Better Environment and its allies may think they have won the day, but from our viewpoint, it appears to be a hollow victory. A century of serving this community has taught us that opportunities such as that posed by the Chevron plant upgrade don't come along very often--and they are especially rare in a time of recession. A failure to find a compromise that is fair to all would squander a chance to revive Richmond's struggling economy, and likely would eliminate future jobs and prosperity, too.
Because no agreement was reached by the July 30 deadline set by the court, more than 1100 local workers have lost their jobs. Their families have lost healthcare and other benefits. The city itself stands to lose over $61 million in promised community benefits to support a variety of much-needed programs. From job training for low-skill workers to funding that bolsters desperately needed police and fire services, from support for free and subsidized health services to construction of the missing link of the Bay Trail, and much, much more, Richmond comes out a loser.
Worst of all, the reason given for opposing Chevron's plant upgrade doesn't stand up to scrutiny. Despite opponents' claims of environmental degradation, the City of Richmond, the State Attorney General's office, and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District concluded after four years of review that the refinery upgrade would actually reduce emissions!
We did not speak with Chevron prior to preparing this letter, nor did they request that we take a position on the dispute. But given our deep roots in this community we felt it was imperative to speak out. Richmond has been a big part of the growth and success of Mechanics Bank, for which we will always be grateful. Together, we've survived the Great Depression and a dozen other boom-and-bust cycles. We have always believed in a bright future for this city, but if the naysayers kill this opportunity, it may well be decades before Richmond makes up what it will have lost.
It is imperative for our community that all parties reach a swift, reasonable resolution so that Richmond and its citizens can get back to work quickly.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (538 votes).
In short: Good raceIn full: It was a good race, pretty well organised and with no problems. I would like to SHOUT about the number transfers that the organisers put in place - EXCELLENT idea! THANK YOU!Too many times we hear of people changing numbers, running as others, even within established clubs - this has removed that problem by allowing a sensible transfer between those who entered and later couldn't run, and those who coudln't get in because the race was so popular, but wanted to run. PLEASE OTHER RACES TAKE NOTE - THIS MAKES SURE OF MAXIMUM ENTRIES AND NO ANNOYED RUNNERS!Date of review: May 8, 2011
In short: great atmosphere along route.Date of review: October 19, 2010
In short: Done this race for the last few years,its a brill event.Dont be put off by Sheffield being built of seven hills.This is not a mountain race,just a couple of hills you would run day to day.Fab race.Date of review: October 12, 2010
In short: Fab race - first Sheffield half marathon I've done. The hilly route was challenging but certainly not difficult. Excellant organisation, lots of crowd support and an overall good route. Date of review: May 9, 2010
In short: A well organised race .In full: My second attempt at this race. Was pleased at improving my time by 9 minutes compared to last year's attempt. Will be back again next year.Date of review: May 8, 2010
In short: Great race, very good course, excellent supportIn full: From leaving the stadium to returning to it the race was great. Good number of drink stations (although both sides of the road would be better), interesting course (love running through the best bits of the city centre) and brilliant support. However the start was late and a bit of a free for all and after you'd finished the assistance from the stewards was poor. Safety barriers seemed to be more of a hazard than a help and I didn't appreciate having to walk up 20 steps and back down to get to the changing area just because some jobsworth didn't want me to walk on his bit of the track. Poor show from the stewards but I'll be back to this great run despite them.Date of review: May 7, 2010
In short: Well organised, well supported raceIn full: This was my second year and I shaved over 10 mins off my (quite slow) time and 3 mins off current half marathon PB so I was really chuffed. Perfect weather - not as hot at last year.It's incredibly well-organised and with loads of marshalls and supporters.Key highlights for me were the (deliberately!?) out of tune brass band, well-meaners giving out Jaffa cakes in the last couple of miles and an awesome sprint finish by the team of lads dressed up as Super Mario characters!Date of review: May 6, 2010
In short: Great race, well organised and a new pbIn full: Great support all the way round, well marshalled and plenty of drink stations. Could do with a better PA system as you can't hear anything on the track waiting for the start. Will be back next year.Date of review: May 1, 2010
In short: Relatively flat 1/2 marathon with good supportIn full: As a home race I was really looking forward to this race and it didn't let me down. Good support, great weather and a reasonably interesting course (although the last 3 miles is hard going).Need water in bottles though, and energy drinks so late in the race is pointless.Well done Sheffield - roll on GYR.Date of review: May 1, 2010
In short: Great crowds and supportIn full: Once I got parked I really enjoyed this race. The stadium start/finish was brilliant and the crowds out on the course were fantastic. Lifted by the atmosphere I put in a sprint finish and was rewarded with some fab photos! Thanks to the people of Sheffield for a memorable experience, see you again next year.Date of review: April 30, 2010
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By PAUL SWIDER
Published May 30, 2007
Lately it seems that a new building rising on a street corner is almost certain to be a bank. This latest trend raises the question: Why are so many new banks coming to the area?
"Local needs aren't being met by the big-city banks anymore, " said Todd Shank, finance professor at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, a management consultant and a former federal bank examiner.
"The new banks are the ones I've never heard of, " Shank said, "so obviously they're new, locally started banks."
Banking professionals say the newer, smaller banks like Old Harbor Bank in Clearwater, Bank of St. Petersburg or Freedom Bank are part of a development pattern that recurs every few years.
New banks are acquired by larger banks, but the buyers leave the hole Shank described. The larger banks don't serve the old customers as well, so some drop off, creating a market for another small bank.
"The Bank of Americas, the Wachovias, the customers they lose to us, they don't really feel it, " said Barry Miller, director of Old Harbor Bank, which has five branches. "We fill a niche."
Old Harbor recently announced that Miller, who launched the community bank less than four years ago, will turn over the reins of the $200-million institution but will remain as a bank director.
Banks don't lose customers because they're bad bankers, experts say, rather because they're striving to be good in other ways.
"They expect to lose 20 percent of the customers, but they're willing to do that because they can't grow any other way, " said Dan Hudson, president of Nu Bank, which consults with banks at various stages of development. "It's not profitable for a large bank to do business development in a community, so they buy others. That's the way the monster is fed."
Skip Carr has lived through several mergers and acquisitions in his 42 years of banking in St. Petersburg. The chairman of the board and CEO of Cornerstone Community Bank was with Home Federal S&L, which went public in 1987 to be bought by Barnett Bank, which became Nations and later Bank of America. Later, he was executive vice president with Anchor bank, which was bought by Premier Community Bank, later acquired by Colonial Bank. In 1999, he started Cornerstone to fill the gaps.
"Everybody calls themselves a community bank, but the difference is how you operate, " he said.
Carr says out-of-state banks want into this market so badly that there's always a temptation to sell. He cites Whitney Bank, a Louisiana product that bought Signature Bank earlier this year as part of a growth strategy. Signature officials said they couldn't resist being acquired.
"We had no intention of selling, but you work at the pleasure of the stockholders, " said David Feaster, area president of Whitney Bank, and a founder of Signature. "The numbers were so large, we had to look at it."
Larger banks throw money around because Florida is among the top five banking states. But, experts say, the Tampa Bay area is not yet dense enough for the large banks to want to get as involved as they are elsewhere.
"The big boys have a tough time playing on the west coast because it's not a numbers game, it's a relationship game, " said Carlos Fernandez-Guzman, senior executive vice president for neighborhood banking with BankUnited.
Richard Hunt works with Kendrick Pierce and Co. of Tampa, a consultant group that helped start new banks like Old Harbor and Cornerstone. He says banks are usually profitable but still not easy to run. Technology has leveled the playing field and made it easier to start a bank, but bankers still need to make good decisions to run one well.
Though it seems like there are a lot of banks, there have been more in the past, said Jim Wagner, CEO of Trust Administration Services, which consults with community banks. In 2000, there were 14, 000 banks in the United States, Wagner said, then came a wave of consolidation and now there are about 2, 500. That shift begat the present surge.
"The anomaly is that in Florida, some banks are started solely as targets for acquisition, " said Kyle Kittleson, market research director of Pitney Bowes MapInfo firm.
MapInfo investigates demand for banks but also determines which small banks are prime on the financial food chain. Kittleson said buyer banks are also interested in what the community banks know of the market.
"All the information and local knowledge resides in these startups, " he said.
While the money flows in with investors and new residents, the roots of banking don't change. Old Harbor's Miller said he knows all the players starting all the new banks because they've all been working together for years.
"The bank names change, but the bankers are still the same, " Miller said. "It's a personal business."
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Mix Diskerud, Crew Stadium's Future And Five Things We Learned This Weekend
The Columbus Dispatch - August 18, 2014 08:45 AM
This is officially Anthony Precourt's Crew.
Since his Precourt Sports Ventures acquired the Crew last summer, Precourt has gone about reshaping the organization as he sees fit. Saturday, the Crew announced Andy Loughnane as its president of business operations, fully filling out the front office.
As he prepares to step back from the day-to-day operations he was involved in since parting ways with prior president Mark McCullers in March, Precourt looked back on the last year.
"I'm excited," he said. "It's been a busy year. Think about what we've done: we've completely reset soccer operations, we've improved our training facilities at Obetz, our locker rooms, our fan experience here with the stadium upgrades that we've made. We've hired a new CFO, we've hired a new president of business operations, a new HR coordinator, we've flattened out the organizational structure, reset our priorities and goals for the future. It's been a very busy year. I'm actually excited to have Andy in place and to take a little bit of a breather."
Here are five things we learned from Saturday's press conference.
1. The Mix Diskerud deal is dead – for now.
By now, you've heard the tale: the Crew was a signature away from signing the United States midfielder on the eve of the closing of Major League Soccer's summer transfer window until the deal broke down. That window closed August 6, and the following day Crew coach and sporting director Gregg Berhalter described it as a learning experience. In the same breath, he credited Precourt for putting a strong offer on the table.
Saturday, I asked Precourt about the deal falling through.
"Very disappointed about how close we got to Mix and not having him be a part of our club," he said. "I was hoping to have his first start tonight. I dreamed of that. Our conversations with Mix have concluded for now, but never say never. We hope that potentially we can revisit conversations during the next transfer window."
Does Precourt view it as a learning experience?
"We left everything on the table," he said. "We did everything we possibly could, and we started this conversation with Mix before the World Cup even started. He was our No. 1 priority and we spent what we thought was a real effort to recruit him to Columbus. We gave it our best shot. That's all we can do."
Berhalter has said that the Crew is still hoping to add pieces before the MLS roster freeze date of Sept. 15.
"As far as Gregg's efforts at bringing in new players to the organization, that's something that he's working on and evaluating on a daily basis," Precourt said.
2. The Crew is not currently engaged in any talks for naming rights to Crew Stadium.
This is a key priority for the Crew as it works toward becoming more financially secure. Naming rights to Crew Stadium have been available since before the stadium opened, and one of Loughnane's tasks will be to revisit those talks in the coming months.
Precourt said he hopes the pending Crew rebranding will help as well.
"There have been no conversations on (naming rights)," Precourt said. "We thought we'd take a step back and come back late this fall with a new message, a new messenger. With the brand evolving and being announced here shortly, we think that will be a key part of how attractive we might be to a potential naming-rights partner."
3. Crew Stadium remains the home of the Crew for the intermediate future.
"For us, Columbus Crew Stadium is our home," Precourt said. "We call this our home. Over the next few years we will obviously be working on our training facilities as it relates to having a vibrant and successful academy and juniors program as well as a wonderful place for our first team to train. Over the next few years, a training facility is something we'll be visiting and discussing.
"Long-term, obviously at some point Columbus Crew Stadium becomes obsolete so we have to talk about renovation or relocation within Columbus and we'll cross that bridge when we get there."
4. Precourt Sports Ventures president Dave Greeley was the man who found Loughnane.
"It was your classic sports business networking, talking to guys that I really, really respect in the industry," Greeley said. "A guy who is candidly one of the best in the business said, 'You should talk to this Andy Loughnane guy, who is young, energetic, smart, entrepreneurial, aggressive, knows how to make it happen, can lead and all of those qualities.' When that guy says you've got to talk to Andy, that meant a lot. A lot of phone conversations with Andy, a lot of in-person conversations with Andy and he was the guy. It was not unlike the Gregg Berhalter search – when you talk to enough people and you go through the process, you identify that that's the guy."
Their first sit-down, face-to-face interview was somewhere between 6-8 weeks ago, Greeley said, at a hotel in downtown Columbus.
"Honestly, it's when you sit down with someone, look them in the eye and you have a very candid conversation and several three-hour discussions, you can feel good about it," Greeley said. "I've hired a lot more good people than I have bad people, and this is a good find. Anthony and I are ecstatic that Andy's here."
5. Loughnane has a diverse background that the Crew brass likes.
It will help, because he's got a lengthy to-do list – one that he wasn't even fully versed in at his inaugural press conference.
"I think my experience both in and out of the sports world will help," he said. "I've been a part of launches of business units, both in and out of sports. Public companies, start-ups. I've also been a part of and most recently in Detroit, turnarounds. I would imagine that a collection of my past both in and out of sports will assist with the Crew, but in fairness I'm not entirely sure of all the objectives that we need to accomplish quite yet."
Added Precourt, "Andy has a strong background in corporate partnerships and sponsorships. I love his entrepreneurial nature. He's very hard-working, very detail-orientated. He also has some experience in the events business, which is going to be a key part of growing our revenue base in the future. I think he fits in really well with the skill sets that Dave Greeley and I have and with Mike Malo and the rest of our staff.
"He's young, smart, and you want that sort of image as a brand. I'm excited about how he fits in."


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Apple, a leading maker of portable digital media players as well as personal computers, has reportedly invested £3.128 million ($4.7 million) into Imagination Technologies, a graphics and multimedia technologies license firm. The observers think that the transaction could lead to emergence of Apple products with very advanced graphics capabilities.
Apple has subscribed for 8.2 million new shares of Imagination Technologies Group at 39p per share, the mid market close price on 17 December 2008, subject only to listing and admission of the new shares. Following the share placement, Apple will have an ownership interest of 3.6%. Imagination also confirmed that Apple is a licensee of Imagination's technology.
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Skip to comments.Five Myths About Ron Paul
Posted on 12/13/2011 10:58:28 AM PST by BatMite
Ron Paul is the Rodney Dangerfield of Republican presidential candidates.... Why, despite a small but devoted set of supporters, does this 76-year-old obstetrician turned politician routinely get no respect from the media and GOP operatives?...
1. Ron Paul is not a "top-tier" candidate.
...Paul is doing increasingly well in national and state-level polls.... And now that Cain has dropped out, Paul's stock is likely to keep climbing. The congressman is no less a top-tier candidate than anyone else in the race.2. Ron Paul is a doctrinaire libertarian.
...Paul parts company with many libertarians on many issues. These include immigration, where he favors ending birthright citizenship and reducing the number of newcomers until the welfare state is dismantled. Paul says abortion law should be settled at the state level, but in Congress in 2005, 2007, 2009 and this year he introduced the Sanctity of Life Act....3. Ron Paul's call to "end the Fed" is crazy.
...Paul's bill to audit the Fed, which has been introduced three years in a row and hasn't passed, but had more than 300 co-sponsors in the House in 2009. Paul introduced a new version in January that has 195 co-sponsors drawn from both parties....4. Ron Paul is anti-military.
Unlike his fellow, er, top-tier candidates Gingrich and Romney, Paul served his country in uniform, as an Air Force captain.... While Pentagon brass might oppose his defense cuts, troops seem to like what he is saying....5. Ron Paul has strong youth support because he wants to legalize drugs.
Paul's popularity among younger voters he's called a "rock star" on the college circuit stems from the idealism of his politics. Kids rally behind his faith in the future, belief in the individual and confidence in bottom-up decision-making....
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The #1 myth about Ron Paul is that he has any chance at all, under any circumstances, to be the President of these United States.
I agree with Ron Paul of fiscal issues.Period.
However his foreign policy views leave a lot to be desired.
Furthermore, I have seen too many of his supporters in Austin vote for Obama in 2008 after Paul was defeated by McCain.
He is a loose cannon nutjob egomaniac.
You and I don't agree all that often, but when you're right you're right, and here you certainly are right.
The number one myth about Paul is that more than a handfull of people are bat-s**t-crazy enough to vote for him.
What I personally admire about Ron the most, is his dedication to destroying himself in the eyes of every American.
Keep up the good work Ron. Only a few folks left...
I'd take Paul over any of the current crop of losers vying for the Pub nomination.
He is a loose cannon nutjob egomaniac.
He is a serial loose cannon nutjob egomaniac.
#6. He's sane.
Like John F'n Kerry, John S McCain and John P Murtha? Service does not predict conservatism. I do appreciate his service to our nation though.
Signed up yesterday to promote RuPaul?
I say "No" to Truthers.
Welcoem to FR.
RonPaul spam monkies need not apply.
I'm a Ron Paul fan myself, but I don't talk about him here. It's not worth getting shouted down, or purged.
He's the only one who truly supports the Constitutional and its original intent.
Yeah, that makes him an oddball when compared to the others. I'll vote for that kind of oddball.
Yep, but that may be re-apply.
The interventionists are right when they say that the oceans and distance are not as insulating as before but they are gravely wrong when they imply that our geographical separation means nothing. Our location means we can still insulate our security to a greater degree than any other great power and the aim of American policy should be to avoid conflict. If we cannot avoid war, our policy should strive for America to be the LAST power to enter a general war, not the FIRST!
I will support the GOP nominee, so long as they don't move the party further to the left (such as Romney and Huntsman would).
Ron Paul would be my least favorite amongst those I would support. He is honorable, a solid fiscal conservative and a Constitutionalist. However he significantly lacks reality on the 911 attacks and the consequences of modern warfare. I disagree that the muder of an unborn human is a states-right issue. And Ron Paul flip-flopped on his self-imposed term limits.
Welcome to FR.
They usually do.
Captain Kirk...
I have to ask myself how this guy ever even got elected to office.
So you mean that you side with the Supreme Court ruling on abortion, then? Because before the SCOTUS ruled in Roe v. Wade, abortion was an issue that was decided by the states.
The founding fathers never envisioned us being the world policeman. Where in the constitution are we required to take care of other nations problems? Ron Paul is not isolationist, he is non- interventionist .big difference.
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Ron Paul -earmark king.
Ron Paul -TRUTHER.
Ron Paul -Soft on islamic terrorism.
As a former Bush supporter and pro-Iraq war to the point that I enlisted and deployed 3 times, my position is somewhere between Paul's and Bush's. I don't think we can disengage, but clearly you can't hand democracy over to a people who don't know how to properly use a toilet. I think Reagan was also somewhere between Bush and Paul. Reagan was for a strong foreign policy but he didn't send troops to every craphole thinking he could change backwards cultures by goodwill.
After you have asked yourself, and having received no answer, you might consider asking the voters in his District.
Enjoy your short stay and electrifying exit.
Hey, you suddenly shut up.
Cat got your tongue, and your innards?
ROn Paul is PRO-HOMOSEXUAL and thus is NOT a conservative.
No. Don't be an ass.
Murder is illegal and we have the right to life, as is noted in the Declaration of Independence. To allow some states the right to kill the innocent is against the intent of the Founding Fathers.
Ron Paul was upset with Newt telling the truth about the palestinians.
He basically said this does not help the dialogue .
So what he is saying why bring in the truth , it only hurts the legitimacy of the Lie.
That was the latest stated purpose for the invasion but was that the real purpose? It seems to me that the real purpose was just to bomb Iraq halfway back to the stone age so that it would be less of a threat to Israel.
Seems the noob got the zot
He already rode the lightning bolt. That was a short stay.
If that was the case then why did we rebuild their military with our modern tactics and weapons?
I try to follow that principle, but I slip up sometimes.
I have no idea. Passive aggressive much? Shheesh. I said I wasn't a supporter. I posted a link to a video where Paul gave a perfectly reasonable response. Signing off this thread!
#1 - Ron Paul thinks that Iran wants to be a nuclear power for peaceful reasons.
#2 - Ron Paul thinks a border fence would be used to keep us in.
#3 - Ron Paul packs the budget full of pork for his district, then votes no on the budget.
#4 - Ron Paul is takes money from neo-nazis and has anti-Semitic ghost writers speak for him.
#5 - Ron Paul thinks that Iran wants to be a nuclear power for peaceful reasons.
Now, I realize that it technically only 4 reasons, but #1 and #5 are so critical as they must be repeated.
I suppose they wanted to make the Shiites strong enough to keep the Sunnis from returning to power. Isn't the current military of Iraq weaker than the military before the invasion?
Yeah and Newt and Romney aren't nutjob egomaniacs. Sure.
1) R-U-N Paul is NOT a conservative. He's a Libertarian.
2) R-U-N Paul blames America for 9/11/01 - some people paid close attention to his words during the 2008 campaign. His campaign was aligned with the Truthers.
3) R-U-N Paul is an Isolationist. He believes that withdrawing from the rest of the world will result in countries that do not like America to magically change.
4 R-U-N Paul lies about being anti-pork. He has put pork into bills, voted against them knowing they would pass, but then claims he's anti-pork. He's a liar.
5) R-U-N Paul supports allowing Iran to develop nuclear weapons. R-U-N Paul is batsh!t crazy and should NOT be in Congress, let alone anywhere near the White House.
Here's a truth about crazy LRon the surrender monkey: Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul said Thursday evening that Bush administration officials were gleeful after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks because it gave them a pretext to invade Iraq.
The US military including US Special Forces have spent the last 7-8 years training the Iraqi military. Draw your own conclusions.
Hmm.. that means he's been here before.
And Ron Paul. Ron Paul is a traitorous bastard. He said "911 prompted glee in the Bush administration".
Enough talk about him.
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On August 13, 2013, three representatives from the Department of State's Office of Emergency Management (OEM) traveled to Camp Atterbury outside of Indianapolis, Indiana to observe Vibrant Response 2013 (VR 13). Vibrant Response -- a major field training exercise conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by U.S. Army North - is the largest Department of Defense confirmation exercise for its Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) incident responders. In addition to military units, personnel from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), state and local governments, and local first responders participated to simulate a realistic response the scenario; in this case a terrorist detonation of a 10-kiloton nuclear device without warning in a major U.S. city.
Much of the exercise took place at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex (MUTC), a 1,000 acre facility that allows for detailed recreations of disaster scenarios. For VR 13, over 5,700 participants were able to interact with 250 live role players and 400 medical mannequins in various urban locations such as unstable buildings, a collapsed parking garage, a damaged hospital, mock subway and train stations, and numerous residential buildings. In addition to military exercises, MUTC also provides the Department of State with training facilities for staff deploying to Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Afghanistan and certain Diplomatic Security training courses.
In addition to continuity of operations for the Department's domestic facilities, during this scenario the Department of State would act as the focal point for receiving and responding to foreign governments' offers of assistance and coordinate requests for foreign assistance based on needs conveyed by FEMA or other Federal agencies. The Department would also communicate with foreign governments that can assist and/or support immediate and long-range response, mitigation, and recovery efforts.
Charged with ensuring preparedness and response to any hazard affecting the Department's 232 domestic locations and 25,713 personnel, participation in such exercises allows OEM staff to better understand their role in the U.S. whole-of-government approach to large scale disasters.
About the Author: Leslie Phillips serves as Director of Crisis Response in the Department of State's Bureau of Public Affairs.


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French Toast with Brown Sugar Banana Syrup
- Syrup:
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 2 tablespoons molasses
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 bananas, cut into 1/2-inch slices
- French Toast:
- 1 loaf challah
- 2 cups milk
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Nonstick cooking spray
For Syrup:
In a small saucepan, combine butter, pumpkin pie spice, molasses, brown sugar and 1/2 cup of water. Bring to a boil, add bananas then lower heat and let simmer for 3 minutes. Remove syrup from heat, cover and keep warm. Serve over French toast.
Cook's Note: Also makes a great topping for ice cream.
For French toast:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Slice bread into 12 slices. Reserve 2 slices plus the ends for the bread pudding Round 2 Recipe. Place remaining 8 slices on a baking sheet. Toast in oven for 3 minutes. Remove and lower oven temperature to 250 degrees F.
In a large bowl whisk together the milk, eggs, flour, vanilla, brown sugar and salt.
Spray a 12-inch skillet with nonstick cooking spray and place over medium heat. Working in batches of 4, dip the bread into the batter and soak both sides. Remove allowing excess to drip back into the bowl and place in the hot skillet. Cook until golden brown on both sides, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer the toast to a baking sheet fitted with a wire rack and keep warm in a 250 degree F oven. Repeat with remaining slices of bread. Save remaining batter and extra syrup for bread pudding Round 2 Recipe.
Serve hot with Brown Sugar Banana Syrup.
Recipe courtesy of Sandra Lee
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The latest and greatest Intel® Atom™ processors give you the power, agility, and speed you need in all your favorite mobile devices.
The Intel® Atom™ x3-C3000 processor series introduces the integration of Intel® architecture with our market-proven 3G and LTE* modems to deliver responsive apps, long-lasting battery life, key features, and advanced communications—all at affordable prices. Intel's integrated design is what provides cost efficiencies, which result in low cost, yet high-quality, full-featured mobile devices. All this and more with Intel Inside®.
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Have everything from responsive apps to smooth web browsing at your fingertips. And with long-lasting battery life, the Intel Atom™ x3-C3000 processor series delivers on all cylinders to provide a powerful experience without delays.
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Saturday, February 1, 2014
Cabri Operators Give Guimbal High Grades
Rotor & Wing spoke to a number of Cabri users to gather their feedback and compile an Operator's Report about the French-built training helicopter.
|Cabri in operation with a Swiss training provider.
The three-blade main rotor garnered great praises from all interviewed instructors. "It is a big benefit when you fly in mountainous areas, as you no longer have to fear mast bumping," said Christian Jacquot, head of training with Heli-Challenge.
Therefore, it improves maneuverability, he added, and there is no more risk of inadvertent mast bumping in turbulence. Michael Gille, head of training with Swiss Helicopter, concurred, reminding that two-blade rotors are "a bit infamous in Switzerland."
Moreover, Jan Krcil, an instructor with Lion Helicopters, sees autorotation training as much safer due to the high inertia of the rotor. Jacquot agrees – "you can start an autorotation with a speed as low as 35 knots, which is much lower than the Robinson R22's 60 knots minimum speed for autorotation," he stressed.
Tim Broder, manager of international flight training with Heli Aviation, added that the autorotation can be performed in a wide range of rpm – wider than the allowed range of rpm on the R22.
"And you can safely do it to the ground," added Northern Helicopters CEO Mikael Randhem. Gille was impressed to see a Guimbal test pilot coming to one of Swiss Helicopter's bases and showing how to make the most of the Cabri's capability in autorotation.
Compared to the R22, it is more robust and forgiving in case of hard landing, according to Sarah Bowen, Helicentre Aviation's chief flying instructor. Jacquot also expressed satisfaction with the energy-absorbing seats. "If something happens, you'll walk away," Randhem said. According to the BEA's database of five Cabri accidents and incidents around the world (the Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses is the U.S. NTSB's French counterpart), only one caused injuries, none being fatal.
|Cabri operators are responding to the trainer's low operating costs.
Some operators did not hide the aesthetic factor. "It looks modern," Bowen said. "It looks as a little toy, some people have fallen in love with the Cabri," Jacquot said. He believes the Cabri's appeal has contributed to Heli-Challenge successfully relaunching its training business.
What about costs? A Cabri G2, in its baseline version, sells for €293,000 ($395,000). By contrast, a Robinson R22 sells for $276,000. But an R22 overhaul costs twice that of a Cabri, according to Guimbal.
Those operators having both a R22 and a Cabri in their fleet mentioned no significant difference in operating costs before the 2,200-hour overhaul. "After that, the Cabri gets cheaper," Randhem said.
On customer support, Jacquot said obtaining parts was difficult until 2011. "Our expectations were higher than that but we don't blame them," he said, alluding to the novelty of the program. "The Cabri is not as mature as the R22," Gille noted. Northern Helicopters is rather concerned by rising parts prices. All interviewed operators said parts availability is now good or very good.
One feature of Helicopteres Guimbal seems to be the personal relationship customers get. "We are in touch with a person in particular rather than with a department," Gille said. Another operator said it is relatively easy to talk to Bruno Guimbal about a specific issue. However, Jacquot noted that the company is reluctant to hear comparisons with the R22.
Maybe the most serious criticism against the Cabri, as expressed by Jacquot, was on vibration at high speed. Fortunately, the situation has recently improved, he admitted, thanks to a counter-vibration system based on bobweights that are tuned to vibrate in antiphase.
|The Cabri is gaining ground with training operators.
As he emphasized, the passive counter-vibration system is very common in the helicopter industry – he mentioned the Eurocopter Super Puma and the Bell 407, among others.
On the Cabri, it adds 2.2 lbs of weight but divides the vibration level by 10 at 100 knots, he said. "It delivers impeccable performance up to 120 knots," Guimbal added. Almost all in-service Cabris have been fitted with the system and it is now production standard.


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I am a recent tea convert, glad I found this forum. Only been experimenting for about 2 months now, and limited by what I can find locally, but happy with what I have found around Boston so far.
A friend just returned from Guangzhou,and brought me back 3 cakes and a tin of what I believe are all Pu-Erh tea. I am hoping you folks can help me identify them, teach me how I should be brewing them, and what pot/cup I should buy to brew at home.
As of now I buy a cup at the local spot who offer loose leaf teas, in other words I am a virgin tea drinker! Any hidden shops in Boston or Chinatown?


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Bob's red mill all purpose GF Baking Flour...
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A great alternative for gluten free baking with out the high cost of going to the health food store... We love IHerb and all of their products
The Garbanzo Bean taste is overpowering
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I would make this specifically for breads and not baked goods or pancakes.
I can't give this product a review yet
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as I have not tried it yet:)
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I find the beany fragrance too offputting, sorry. I much prefer the rice-based one from King Arthur.
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Allergic Test Subject – Not!
Samantha Yaffe's frank take on motherhood with allergies.
A few years back, we found ourselves between allergists. Our first one died a year after Lucas was diagnosed with peanut, tree nut and egg, and the second one was, well – to put it mildly – not a good fit.
After pulling a few strings, Lucas, Honey and I headed off to meet allergist No. 3 – a very reputable doctor, renowned for his allergy research.
I was feeling confident and partly excited as we waited the requisite 45 minutes in the hallway along with dozens of other allergics of all ages and stages. The wait continued for what seemed like another hour inside the good doctor's office, a warmish atmosphere, with some kiddie toys on the floor and family photos adorning his desk.
When he finally arrived, the greeting was a bit curt, but I quickly launched into our story, which he seemed keenly interested in for about 40 seconds before the nurse came knocking. "Just a minute," he interrupted, and left us again waiting in the room.
Ages later he returned and instructed me to resume, but this time he was totally distracted, his eyes affixed to the door. It wasn't another minute until he excused himself again. After yet another in and out, a nurse finally ushered us back out to the corridor for some more quality waiting time, no explanation.
It wasn't until the code blue sounded minutes later, and we witnessed what appeared to be every doctor, nurse and orderly in the hospital running down the hall into the room next to the doctor's office, that we realized there was a real emergency.
At some point during the pandemonium, we and the rest of the allergics were moved to a waiting room around the corner, given few details despite a whirlwind of questions from the anxious lot of us.
Turns out, one of the patients we'd been sitting near in the hallway earlier was there for an oral allergy challenge. She was in her 20s, and I have no idea what she was being challenged with, but whatever it was, was bad, life-threateningly – maybe even terminally – bad.
To this day, I don't know if she came out alive. I called the hospital the next day and the day after that to find out what happened, but of course nobody was authorized to divulge that information to me.
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i use a Cuisinart stand mixer (800W)5min mix all water + salt and same weight of flour (543g) at speed 1add yest and mix 5min at 12 speedadd rest of the flour (293g)5min at speed 15min at speed 10
Hi Matt, thanks for the complement !well, i started to use this method about three batches a go, what inspired me was the way that the ciabatta ( http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,7779.0.html ) was mixed. i loved the texture that this recipe gave me.so ive tried to adapt to pizza, and this was the result. i use a cooler water, not cold.last week the pizza had more leoparding, i dont know why, ive used the same exact method.Andre


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I got an opportunity to stock up on several new-to-me beers recently thanks to a Julio�s Liquors gift card I got for Christmas. Here�s a look at several new beers on shelves now.
First up is the Beer Works Love Fest, a 6.5 percent alcohol by volume (ABV) chocolate-strawberry stout.�
This beer was purchased without reading the label. I saw �chocolate� and �stout,� and grabbed it. I missed the �strawberry� part. Unfortunately, I don�t like strawberries.
However, taking the fact that I don�t like strawberries into account, the Love Fest is a beer to seek out if you do like strawberries. Love Fest has a nice full body, the chocolate flavor is pleasant (kind of reminds me of a really good milk chocolate) and the strawberry was not overpowering.
If Beer Works changed the strawberry to cherry (you know, to cater to me), I would have loved the beer. It�s definitely worth trying if you�re a strawberry fan.
A lot of imperial stouts available today are aged in Bourbon barrels, or have chocolate or coffee or other ingredients added. Those are well-and-good, but a good, solid imperial stout that�s not barrel aged or without anything added can be perfectly fine.
That�s the case with Blatant Brewery�s latest; it�s 9 percent ABV Imperial Stout. This beer isn�t fancy, it�s just good. Full-bodied, dark as night, roasted malt flavors, hints of chocolate, and tasty.
This is a fine beer for a cold night. I enjoyed it and most stout fans will, too.
The problem with most �session� IPAs, or low-ABV IPAs is there is a lack of balance. Brewers add plenty of hops to the beer, but cut down on the malts to keep the fermentable sugars and alcohol levels down. The result is usually an unbalanced beer that I don�t enjoy.
The brand new Boulevard Brewing Company�s Pop-up Session IPA is an exception to this problem. Instead of a lot of bittering hops, you get more hop flavor and aroma � pine, grapefruit, and a little grassiness. The malts add a nice doughy companion, making this one of the more pleasant low ABV IPAs on the shelves today. I can see this making my regular beer rotation.
Boulder Beer Company�s newest beer, the Shake Chocolate Porter, lives up to its name. This 5.9 percent ABV porter tastes just like an alcohol-infused chocolate shake. (For the record, chocolate shakes are my favorite way to ingest chocolate).
The Shake Chocolate Porter is brewed with both chocolate wheat malt and cacao nibs. This is a smooth drinking beer, with a big burst of chocolate and hints of coffee.
I loved the Shake Chocolate Porter, probably the best porter I�ve had in a long-time. I will be buying this again very soon.
With Jack�s Abby Brewing being just a few minutes away from the courthouse I�m in daily, I always try to get the Framingham brewery�s latest beer, and I haven�t been disappointed with one yet.
The latest is Jack�s Evil Brew, a collaboration beer brewed with Evil Twin Brewing. It�s a 5.2 percent ABV Schwarzbier, or black lager.
This is pretty close in flavor to a traditional black lager. The brewers used several specialty malts in this beer, and it�s quite smooth with roasted notes and hints of chocolate. If you�re a fan of black lagers, give this one a try.
Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project�s latest, the Barbapapa, is a wonderful Russian imperial stout that comes in at a hefty 12 percent ABV.
This beer pours dark black with a nice tan head. Aroma-wise, you�ll get some coffee-like roastiness and a little booze. The first thing I noticed when I took a sip was how creamy this beer was. It was quickly followed by what reminded me of chocolate and hazelnut, with hints of chocolate and just a little grapefruit flavor from the hops.
This is a sipping beer � I actually took me an hour to drink it (I�m a rather fast drinker). But I really thought it was phenomenal.
And, last and not least, is the new Samuel Adams spring beer (seasonal creep), Cold Snap, a 5.3 percent Belgian-style witbier.
As frequent readers know, I�m a fan of most of Samuel Adams beers, except for the repeated attempts at Belgian witbiers. Every single one has pretty much missed the mark for me.
The Cold Snap is probably the best of the bunch. The beer is made with tons of added ingredients, such as the traditional coriander, as well as grains of paradise, anise, hibiscus, orange peel and dried plums. Instead of working against each other, the flavors blend together to create a pleasant, light-drinking beer. It�s not a world-class Belgian witbier, but it�s a step up from their past attempts.