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Culinary Impressions on Silversea's Silver Whisperby Janice Wald Henderson | September 2, 2011
The delicious Relais and Chateaux culinary experience onboard Silversea in the Baltic.
I'm in Baltic bliss, eating my way from Southampton to Stockholm. I've probably tried every bakery in Germany and Estonia. But the gustatory highlight is St. Petersburg, Russia, and three of our 11-day Silver Whisper sail is spent here. Lucky me; most ships spend only two days. And since Silver Whisper is so small (382 passengers), it docks on the Neva River in the city center.
This is huge. St. Petersburg's treasures, (including restaurants) are nearby. Big ships dock about an hour's drive away, which makes serendipitous sightseeing and dining difficult.
My husband and I purchased Russian tourist visas so we're on our own. Otherwise you can only debark on shore excursions. That translates to box lunches on buses or preselected restaurants for group meals.
But I'm jumping ahead. While I love discovering restaurants in port, I equally love dining onboard. On luxury vessels, all meals should be at least pleasurable. At best, they should rival top dining onshore. Often, it's somewhere in-between, with highs and lows along the way.
On the uber-luxury Silver Whisper, I'm eating well. This ship has four restaurants. The signature Restaurant serves three meals a day. Like most main dining rooms, the continental Restaurant is more formal and lunch can be a big-deal meal.
I'm trying to stay size 6. And stay awake. I can't eat roast leg of lamb or pork scaloppini midday. My husband can and he says they taste great onboard.
So the days we lunch in the Restaurant, I order starters that double as light entrees, like tomato and mozzarella wrap, or grilled eggplant "parcel." Servers are happy to ask the kitchen to hold the pesto mayo or whatever your dietary fancy.
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Asparagus in Puff Pastry Starter
Mussels Starter
Grilled Sea Bass with Shallot Cream
The evening menu could use revamping. Spinach and strawberry salad is dated. Ditto for duck à l'orange and macadamia nut-crusted mahi mahi. Sometimes, sauces are too much. And mid-meal sorbets should come in more inspired flavors than plain-Jane berry or lime.
Let me be clear. Silversea delivers some of the best food at sea. Premium ingredients abound and onboard chefs are proficient. But on a ship this luxe, menus need to acknowledge the way more of us eat today.
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Foie Gras Starter
Roast Chicken with Pearl Onions
Pasta with Pesto
That said, I eat and enjoy plenty. Lamb curry is so fragrant its aroma circles the room. Spices are powerful but not overpowering. Taste cardamom in one mouthful, ginger in the next. It's like a flavor rollercoaster, a thriller at each turn.
Grilled sea bass tastes impeccably fresh. Cream sauce is light and sweet with shallots, but too much is on the plate.
The beef is great. Kansas prime rib is juicy-beefy-fatty delish. Tender shoulder of veal, stuffed with sweetbreads, has a port sauce reduced to a glaze so silky smooth, I can nearly see my reflection. Layers of duxelles (sautéed minced mushrooms and shallots) and pate de foie gras, wrapped inside beef Wellington, are textbook-perfect.
Desserts shine, made with world-class Valrhona chocolate and other primo ingredients. Petits fours are my favorite. Each night, the presentation is a surprise. Tiny macaroons, perhaps, with velvety chocolate mini-tarts and nut bars. Teensy tarts are piled with raspberries; their glaze sparkles like jewels.
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Herb-Crusted Lamb Chops
Beef Wellington
Petits Fours
Silversea is all-inclusive, so wines and cocktails (along with gratuities) are complimentary. Bartenders pour premium liquor and servers happily refresh drinks. (After all, no one is driving home.)
The Restaurant features one white and one red wine each evening. Feel free to ask for a substitute if you don't like the nightly selection. Sommeliers are quick to satisfy.
Some bottles are finds, ones I might not have otherwise discovered. A Gerard Bertrand Rhone blend from southern France and Billi Billi Shiraz from Australia get my attention. The latter might retail for $16 and be rated about 88 points. Many complimentary bottles are at similar price points. They're good quaffing wines and I love coming across new ones.
Silversea has a connoisseur's wine list of serious bottles with fees. Some are grouped into packages, from $125 to $650. Plan on shelling out $500 for a fab Tuscan trio, including the cult "Super Tuscan" Sassicaia. New World Pinot Noir package runs a reasonable $150 for four bottles; Oregon's well-regarded Domaine Drouhin is among them.
La Terrazza partners with Slow Food Promozione, an arm of Slow Food Italy. Slow Food is a global, grassroots organization with supporters in 150 countries. Its goal is encouraging people to embrace quality local food, sustainably produced. Kudos to Silversea for joining forces with this worthy movement.
I wish the ship would jazz up the room at night, though. Other than candles, little changes the daytime look. And the olive oil and balsamic presentations are the same as in The Restaurant. Still, you forget and forgive everything dining on the patio, mesmerized by starry skies.
Pasta, mostly house-made, enchant. Pappardelle (broad flat noodles) with duck ragout is rich and rustic. Delicate puffs of ravioli spill herbs and vegetables with each forkful. Fresh tomatoes brighten linguine tossed with perfectly cooked seafood.
Tiramisu may be a cliché, but at La Terrazza, its wild popularity is understood. The chef is fearless with espresso, which soaks deep inside creamy layers, a sharp counterpoint to the cake's richness.
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Hors d'Oeuvres Sampler
Pappardelle with Duck Ragout
Love Kiwi maitre d' and sommelier Darlene Parker in this Relais & Chateaux-affiliated restaurant! She makes the romantic little room her own and guests feel instantly at home.
I know I do. The degustation menu costs $30 per person for the five-course meal. It's $150 with wine pairings if booked ahead through Silversea Special Services Department ($200 booked onboard). This elaborate meal is a steal without wine pairings. But you should go all out. At least, order wine from the connoisseur's list. (No complimentary wines are offered at Le Champagne.) Food this special deserves wine.
Le Champagne celebrates indulgence. Imagine the most luxurious ingredients, exquisitely presented. Each evening's menu is themed - to a world region, perhaps, or one posh ingredient.
I choose "Lobster Lavishly," because, well, why not? My five-course extravaganza is an ode to the crustacean and much excels. The amuse-bouche (palate-teaser) features four tiny tastes, but the cute lobster cone and lobster with mango and Jamaican pepper are bland.
Lobster terrine is pleasant while lobster nage knocks my socks off (were I wearing any). The aroma is briny. One whiff and I'm deep in the sea. The soup floods my mouth with lobster flavor and its texture is velvet.
Surf-and-turf, filet mignon and fresh lobster paired with classic sauce, is restraint and elegance - perfect after a mindblower soup.
Pre-dessert is a surprise of dark chocolate shells filled with berry sorbet. They're served too cold and my mouth goes ouch. The actual finale, "Citrus and Bacardi Indulgence," is aptly named and yummy.
Wine pairings are well done and Pommery Cuvee Louise 1999 and Corton Les Bressandes, Grand Cru 2006 are standouts. Parker is generous with refills. And should a wine not suit you, Parker "checks her cubby" and finds something else.
Parker provides guests with personalized menus as souvenirs, beautifully printed on keepsake paper. They're delivered to your suite, rolled and tied with ribbon. Dine here at least once. You won't regret it.
Nights are magic at sea; no surprise the outdoor Grill is a popular evening destination. This casual venue is poolside, a cheeky transformation from the daytime Pool Grill & Bar. Guests cook their own prime steaks, prawns and chops over heated volcanic rocks.
It's fun and easy. And hard to fault the chef.
Veal porterhouse and Pennsylvania milk-fed veal chop are standouts. I don't try Berkshire (the best) pork chops, but they look luscious.
One night my baked potato (which I do not cook) is served cold and I can hardly taste the balsamic in the salad dressing (which I do not toss). Caesar salad and apple pie, however, are perfect. I tell the chef (who visits each table) that do-it-yourself cooking is such fun he should continue the theme with s'mores for dessert. He smiles and agrees.
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Veal Porterhouse
Sides at the Grill
Apple Pie
During the year, some Silversea cruises are designated culinary arts and wine series voyages. Mine is a culinary arts sailing. Lyn Farmer, Silversea's adept wine consultant, leads some classes. "Postcards in a Glass" includes an impassioned, impressively detailed lecture and tasting of Italian, German, Spanish and French wine. (Next time, I'd love to see the names and vintages on the wine mats.)
Farmer brings wonderful Irish farmhouse artisan cheese he personally secured to the tasting. Hegarty's cheddar and tangy Knockalara are revelations. It's such pleasure to note how each cheese impacts the taste of the wine.
My husband takes the "Knife Workshop" led by executive chef David Bilsland. He comes back to our suite a new man. Or, perhaps, a new sous-chef. He says he now knows how to hold a knife and mince, chop and julienne like a pro. He even waves a handout, with detailed information on knife terminology, use and care.
"Vegetables need to be cut evenly, or they won't cook evenly," he says with a tone of authority. Hmm. Good to know.
I take a cooking class led by Executive Chef Bilsland. He both informs and entertains, two necessary qualities for a demo. I watch him cure salmon and whisk two different sauces. The recipe booklet, replete with a weight conversation chart and color photos, is impressive. The tasting is delicious. All in all, a good summation of my time at sea. (silversea.com)
Europe Restaurant at the Grand Hotel Europe in St. Petersburg is more like a life highlight than a meal. The iconic hotel was built in 1824 and is a national and cultural landmark. The signature restaurant is a culinary landmark.
Its history is amazing. The famous and infamous have dined here, from Rasputin and Bill Clinton to Prince Charles. Elton John reportedly jumped on stage during his dinner, commandeering the piano and giving guests a lifetime thrill.
The dining room is like magic, a trip back in time - as if you stepped into that fantastical car with Owen Wilson in Woody Allen's hit film "Midnight in Paris."
Everything is oversized; the ceilings, archways with wooden balconies - even the candles. Double-clothed tables are widely spaced, with views of a big stage backlit by stunning stained glass. Waiters are formally dressed and Old World-attentive.
The food astonishes like the décor. A tuxedo-clad waiter wheels over a cart of bread. The breads are so fresh, the aromas arrive before the cart does. Each slice is cut to order. I can't stop eating dark Russian rye studded with pumpkin seeds. Impossibly light rolls possess a near-ethereal smoky flavor from bits of artisan bacon.
Lobster "cappuccino" is an amuse-bouche charmer. And I've never seen king crab like this before, and I've dined plenty in Alaska. This Russian crab has legs like Rockettes - ridiculously long and shapely.
A shot of smoky smooth vodka pairs perfectly with truffle scrambled eggs, spooned into an eggshell, topped with Russian ossetra caviar. This caviar is no longer exported to the U.S. I had nearly forgotten its briny, complex flavor - far superior to what we have at home.
Veal medallions go first-class with black truffles and camembert-melted morels. Vodka-marinated salmon comes with black (squid ink) risotto and beet chips. This risotto is as black as a starless sky. I could have eaten a bowl.
Mango and raspberry sorbets are like concentrated bursts of fresh fruit. Classic cheesecake is the best I've eaten. Ever. Petits fours are beautifully presented, irresistible even after a three-course meal.
Two ex-St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra members, a violinist and pianist, play on stage while we dine. What a concert. What a meal. What a night. (http://www.grandhoteleurope.com/web/stpetersburg/restaurants_europe.jsp)
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The Year of Fog
- Letto da: Carrington Macduffie
- Durata: 13 ore e 13 min
- Versione integrale
- Data di pubblicazione: 30 03 2007
- Lingua: Inglese
- Editore: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
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From this devastating moment unfolds the spellbinding story of Abby Mason - photographer, fiancée, soon-to-be stepmother - and the consequences of her greatest error. Heartbreaking, uplifting, and beautifully told, it is a riveting tale of how life can change in an instant, of the search for the truth behind a child's disappearance, and of one woman's unwavering faith in the redemptive power of love.
"[A] page-turner with a philosophical bent." (Booklist)
"The book is beautifully paced; one feels Abby's clarity of purpose from the first page." (Publishers Weekly)
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- Abby
- 13 10 2017
I don't think I can listen to another from this author after also listening to The Pact. Totally compelling because you keep thinking SOMETHING is about to happen soon. SPOILER ALERT:
But it just keeps going and going and the endings are so unsatisfying..if that is a word!
However, I stayed up all night listening!
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- Noma
- 07 04 2014
A little disappointing
What was most disappointing about Michelle Richmond's story?
Nothing happened until the end. It was Abby searching everyday for almost a year with nothing. Several side trips of her life which had nothing to do with the story. I wouldn't recommend it. Strange ending
What aspect of Carrington Macduffie's performance would you have changed?
She was ok
What character would you cut from The Year of Fog?
Any additional comments?
There were many loopholes. Some of the happenings just didn't have any meaning to the story. Finding Emma's shoe, then nothing? It was basically boring. It could have been exciting
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- Kennedy
- 18 06 2012
With edits w/o edits--a good read...
Any additional comments?
I read this with my high school son. Then he got to meet the author at his school. This was a treat for him! We both enjoyed the book, felt the main character's deep remorse, and felt emotionally invested in her journey.
To explain my rating, as an editor, I would have advised the author to cut some of the asides regarding her relationships that did not really add justification to the plot. Overall I saw where she was going, so some of the asides, especially the more salacious ones, were a bit gratuitous and distracting. Sans this point, it was a good read!
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- 30 06 2008
Weak story, weaker narration.
The narrator's voice as written is whiny and self-involved. The narration of the audio book compounds this flaw. The audio narrator (female) makes all of the male voices, when emotive, sound like stoned surfer dudes. The emotional climax of the novel is ruined when she barks out the male character's lines in a pathetic Keanu Reeves imitation even though the character is supposed to be a philosophy professor!
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- Amber
- 21 06 2007
a lot of promise
I enjoyed this book for the most part -- it had echoes of "The Weight of Water" but lacked the literary tightness. Still, one is drawn into the story, wanting and caring to know the outcome.
I thought the protagonist, Abby, was a sympathetically portrayed character whose distress and subsequent actions after a momentary lapse of supervision over a small girl were believable, and that readers/listeners can readily relate to her overwhelming feelings of guilt and confusion. The introductory passages to the chapters were intriguing, and I hope that the author's future writing will reflect more of the ambiguity of life and less of the "tie up all the loose ends" like a TV drama.
In short, I don't think you would be disappointed in this book or regret spending money on it, but you may find some irksome - though not critical - flaws.
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- Vermont
- 22 06 2008
Average read/listen
Interesting story however I found the author to be to repetitive for me. Often she would interject information formally introduced for some unknown reason. Overkill really.
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- Judy Lott
- 13 06 2007
The Year of Fog in Review
A compelling story with interesting characters and plot; the introspective style of the main character was interesting. The ending was a bit abrupt; it left me wanting to hear the next chapter. I do hope there is a sequel! It was obvious that this book was written before the pervasiveness of digital photography; otherwise the book was up-to-date.
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- Mom, Coach, Accountant
- 26 03 2018
And the point of the story is ???
I waited and waited and waited and waited for nothing. Just skip this book, really
- Linda Casey
- 31 03 2016
Boring and Mundane Narrator
Only kept listening to end because a friend liked it. I could not wait til the finish which I thought would never come. If you like listening to someone's every thought and movement, listen to this. Depressing.
- Linda
- 01 01 2008
unique reading
I only give 5 stars for books that are I expect to be classics, so 4 star, imo, is a very good rating.
I expected a regular mystery/suspense book. It is mystery/suspense, but told in a very unique and interesting way, with quotes from philosophers and psychologists as one woman deals the guilt of having "lost" her step-daughter to be on a foggy beach.
I enjoyed it quite a lot.
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For me, even though I am mostly a hardware geek, one of the coolest parts of the Cisco ONE launch at CiscoLive was the introduction of onePK. We see onePK as an core enabling technology that will have some cool stuff down the road.
So, one of the more common questions I get is about the relationship between onePK and other technologies related to network programmability such as OpenFlow (OF). Many folks mistakenly view this as an either/or choice. To be honest, when I first heard about onePK, I thought it was OpenFlow on steroids too; however, I had some fine folks from NOSTG educate me on the difference between the two. They are, in fact, complementary and for many customer scenarios, we expect them to be used in concert. Take a look at the pic below, which shows how these technologies map against the multi-layer model we introduced with Cisco ONE:
As you can see, onePK gives developers comprehensive, granular programmatic access to Cisco infrastructure through a broad set of APIs. One the other hand, protocols such as OpenFlow concern themselves with communications and control amongst the different layers—in OpenFlow's case, between the control plane and the forwarding plane. Some folks have referred to onePK as a "northbound" interface and protocols such as OpenFlow as "southbound" interfaces. While that might be helpful to understand the difference between the two technologies, I don't think that this is a strictly accurate description. For one thing, developers can use onePK to directly interact with the hardware. Second, our support for other protocols such as OpenFlow is delivered through agents that are built using onePK.
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In closing, you can see how extensible our programmatic support is with the ability to use onePK natively or to support technologies and protocols as they are developed and released. This gives customers a remarkable level of flexibility, extensibility and risk mitigation.
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At least 40 young people in eighth grade and high school converged on Lincolnville City Park Sept. 22 to install 20 exercise stations along a route that winds through the trees.
"I was very pleased with the turnout," city parks and recreation chairman Sherri Pankratz said.
The group consumed 80 hot dogs and five watermelons after they finished the work.
The stations are mostly made of long wooden beams in various configurations. Each station is numbered and has a sign showing how to use it to improve fitness. Exercises include stretching, lifting, and balancing, and are purported to increase the heart rate if done in succession.
The route begins just south of the community building with two signs explaining the source and benefits of following the stations and doing the exercises.
A $15,000 grant from the Kansas Health Foundation provided the funds to buy the materials. The Boy Scouts will provide finishing details such as trimming and mulching.
The stations each stand alone at present, but Pankratz said she hopes to establish some kind of a trail, such as a mulched path, to connect them. She was unable to raise the necessary funds to establish a concrete trail.
Pankratz said the stations are for individuals of all ages. People can select which exercises to do, according to their age and ability.
She said some town residents reported they have visited the park on a daily basis to utilize the stations. She hopes young residents will be motivated by the new installations to be more active.
"We were pushing for getting kids out from in front of the TV and moving around," she said.


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Friends and family call Evergreen old-timer Louise Stransky Hendryx one of a kind, a strong woman, a lover of animals.
And at 100 years old, Louise is still going strong. Hundreds of well-wishers turned out for her birthday party Sunday at the Church of the Transfiguration.
They sang "Happy Birthday" as she stood before a huge cake, and she blew out the three candles showing the number of years she has lived. She sat in a rocking chair, greeting an endless stream of well-wishers who learned more about her life by looking at a photo album and watching a DVD.
"She is an amazing woman, who cooks the best homemade mac and cheese you have ever tasted," according to her granddaughter Michelle Hendryx. "She avidly knits, spoils her five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, roots for the Broncos, takes piano lessons and has taught me so many valuable lessons. She is an amazing woman, with a heart of gold and a mind that is unbelievable, still to this day."
Louise said she's been contemplating turning 103. She saw a 103-year-old woman dancing on television, and Louise thinks that would be pretty cool.
Louise cares for two Siamese cats, Zoro and Echo; she calls them her nurses because they boost her spirits if she's not feeling well.
Attendees at the party ranged in age from toddler to elder, all with stories to tell about how Louise has impacted their lives.
Friends Eileen Crane, Lisa Vance and Julie Ayers said they grew up feeling like they were part of Louise's extended family. Louise sponsored Crane to be the Evergreen Rodeo queen in 1976.
"We just know her as 'Gammy,' " Crane said.
Crane said she admires Louise because of her ability to roll with the punches.
"She's easy-going with a great sense of humor," Crane said.
Jo Ann Rice said she's known Louise for 60 years, mentioning that her father had dated Louise many years ago.
"She's always been a strong lady," Rice said.
Linda Rice of Conifer has known Louise all of her life, and said what Louise has going for her is her incredible memory.
Kate Porter, co-owner of Olde's Garage in Evergreen and an Evergreen native, said there aren't too many of the old-time natives left.
"I've known (Louise) almost 60 years," Porter said. "She's one of a kind. She's part of old Evergreen. She's part of a hardy breed."
Contact Deb Hurley Brobst at firstname.lastname@example.com or 303-350-1041. Check www.CanyonCourier.com for updates.
Brief history
Louise Hendryx was born in Englewood on March 7, 1912, and her parents moved to Evergreen in 1917. They camped out near Maxwell Falls, decided to rent a ranch close by and took over what is now known as the Stransky ranch in 1918.
After going to kindergarten in Denver, she attended Evergreen's one-room schoolhouse through eighth grade. She went to South High School in Denver and graduated from the University of Denver in 1934.
Hendryx taught physical education, science and English at Wheat Ridge High School right after college. In 1934, she eloped with John Hendryx on Christmas Day in Denver and moved to Sun Valley, Idaho, where John worked.
They returned to Evergreen in 1936 where John ran the Texaco gas station, and they lived near Bear Creek. Their daughter Adajane was born in 1938, and son John was born in 1940.
Louise worked for 29 years in Aurora Public Schools as a second-grade teacher, a physical education teacher and a guidance counselor.
Her husband died in 1947, and she never remarried. After she retired in 1965, she returned to Evergreen. She's been active in various Evergreen activities, including the Evergreen Rodeo.
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The Aurora Borealis has many different names across the world - commonly known as the Northern Lights, it is also referred to as the 'heavenly dancers', 'merry dancers' or as the Finnish call it 'revontulet' which literally translates to fox fires.
With the Aurora 'season' approaching, head to Finland to go on the hunt for the Northern Lights.
The Northern lights have been greatly respected and looked to as an omen for guidance throughout history. The ancient Finns believed the lights were caused when a mythical fox waved its tail which sent luminous snow and sparks into the sky.
Many other names and stories have been attributed to the Aurora throughout history, with the phenomenon ingrained in the traditions of many of the ancient civilisations who inhabit the areas from which it can be seen.
Several early beliefs held that the northern lights were caused from the energy of departed souls.
It is easy to see how these beliefs were adopted when you see the beautifully eerie, bright patterns and witness the supernatural sensation which the phenomenon still gives off.
The red flickers in the lights which can sometimes be seen were thought of as omens of war, and represented bloodshed in ancient societies dating back to Greek mythology.
Some Native American tribes perceived the scarlet flecks in the lights as the restless souls of slain enemies who would bring plagues or war.
For those who seek the Aurora Borealis today, Finland is one of the best places in the world to see the phenomenon.
Some regions of Finland have over 200 nights when the Northern Lights can be seen each year. So if you want to see excited electrons emitting lights across expansive skies, head to Finland this winter!
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – UC Santa Barbara used an 18-0 run late in the first half to turn a 24-19 deficit into a 37-24 lead en route to a 74-50 exhibition win over visiting La Verne on Thursday night.
The Gauchos fell behind 15-6 midway through the first half as the Leopards took advantage of hot shooting of Jourdan Simmonds who made four of his 5 three-point baskets. Simmonds finished with a teah-high 17 points.
Sophomore forward Alan Williams, who finished with 17 points and seven rebounds, led the charge in the first half with 11 points, including eight during the 18-0 run. Lewis Thomas, another sophomore, added nine points in the game, four during the decisive rally.
UCSB struggled with turnovers to open the second half and La Verne cut into the lead. With 12:28 to play, Simmonds made his fifth triple and the advantage was down to four, 47-43. But another big Gaucho run of 16-1 stretched it to 63-44 and the game was all but decided.
The second half run was sparked by junior Shawn Moore, a walk-on from Butte College who had six points of the 16 points, finishing with eight points and seven rebounds in just 10 minutes. Freshman forward Mitch Brewe scored tallied five of his seven points and freshman guard Aamahd Walker matched him with five during the 16-1 spurt. Senior Nate Garth had three of his game-high five assists to help propel the run.
Brewe, who finished with seven points and six rebounds, and Walker who had his five points in just seven minutes, were two of six freshmen to play for the Gauchos on Thursday night. Guards Michael Bryson (seven points, two rebounds and two assists) and Dalanté Dunklin (two points, four assists and four steals), and forwards Taran Brown (five points, seven rebounds and two assists) and Sam Beeler (six points and three rebounds) also saw significant time.
"We have some really good young players," said head coach Bob Williams. "They are going to make some mistakes – we had 18 turnovers – but they are also going to grow and learn. I thought there were some very good flashes tonight and it was a good opportunity for us to get our feet wet."
UCSB will open the regular season on Friday, Nov. 9 when they travel to Baton Rouge, La., for a Friday, Nov. 9 game at Louisiana State. The Gauchos will remain on the road for their second game as well, traveling to Illinois State on Monday, Nov. 12. Both games will tip-off at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time.
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Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
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Onderstepoort j. vet. res. vol.79 no.1 Pretoria ene. 2012
Natural hosts of the larvae of Nuttalliella sp. (N. namaqua?) (Acari: Nuttalliellidae)
Ivan G. HorakI; Heike LutermannII; Katarina MedgerII; Dmitry A. ApanaskevichIII; Conrad A. MattheeIV
IDepartment of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University of Pretoria, South Africa
IIDepartment of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, South Africa
IIIUnited States National Tick Collection, Georgia Southern University, USA
IVDepartment of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
The first collection of unengorged and fully engorged larvae of Nuttalliella sp. (N. namaqua?) from the murid rodents Micaelamys namaquensis, Aethomys chrysophilus and Acomys spinosissimus in Limpopo Province and from M. namaquensis in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa, is documented. A total of nine larvae were collected from two M. namaquensis in the Soutpansberg mountain range in the Limpopo Province during April 2009. During the last week of September 2011, 221 larvae were collected from rodents at the same locality and 10 of 48 M. namaquensis, 6 of 12 Ae. chrysophilus and 3 of 14 Ac. spinosissimus were infested. One of the M. namaquensis harboured 53 larvae. Five larvae were collected from two M. namaquensis in the Northern Cape Province. Total genomic DNA was extracted from two larvae and a region of the 18S rRNA gene was sequenced for these. BLASTn searches revealed similarity between these specimens and the Nuttalliella sequences published on GenBank.
The collection of larvae, nymphs and females of Nuttalliella namaqua during 2011, after many years in which none had been detected, has revived interest in the morphology, hosts and biology of this unusual tick (Mans et al. 2011). Nymphs and females from this collection have successfully been fed on laboratory-infested lizards (Mans et al. 2011).
Various papers on the role of murid rodents as hosts of immature ixodid ticks in South Africa have recently been published (Matthee et al. 2007; Matthee et al. 2010; Petney et al. 2004). The present communication records their role as hosts of the larvae of Nuttalliella sp. (N. namaqua?). Two studies were conducted in Goro Game Reserve (22º58'S, 29º25'E) located in the Soutpansberg mountain range, Limpopo Province, South Africa. Both studies focused on various aspects of the biology of rock elephant shrews (Elephantulus myurus), and included collecting ticks from these small mammals. Animals were trapped with baited Sherman live traps set overnight on rocky outcrops. In addition to the elephant shrews, a number of murid rodents were trapped and also examined for ticks. Animals were collected during April and May 2009, and during the last week of September 2011. The animals were collected under permit number CPM-333-00002 issued by the Department of Environmental Affairs, Limpopo Province, South Africa, and all procedures were approved by the Animal Ethics Committee of the University of Pretoria (EC028-07, V052-11).
A third study was conducted during 2009 on the farm Plaatfontein (31º02'S, 23º46'E) in the eastern region of the Northern Cape Province. It focused on collecting biological data and also ticks from Southern African hedgehogs, (Atelerix frontalis) (Horak et al. 2011), under permit FLORA 036/2009 issued by the Northern Cape Department of Tourism, Environment and Conservation. However, a number of murid rodents were also trapped and examined for ticks.
After removal from the traps the body of each animal was searched for ticks, and particular attention was given to the ear margins, legs and the base of the tail, where ticks aggregated. The rest of the body was searched by back-combing the fur. All ticks were removed using fine-tipped forceps and placed in 70% ethanol, after which the host animals were released.
In the first study, five Nuttalliella sp. larvae were collected during April 2009 from a Namaqua rock mouse (Micaelamys namaquensis) and four from another. Two of the nine larvae were engorged. These are the first recorded collections of the larvae of this tick from host animals. Not one of the 58 rock elephant shrews, or remaining 141 rock mice or 8 spiny mice (Acomys spinosissimus) examined at the same time was infested. In the second study, 221 unengorged and engorged Nuttalliella sp. larvae were collected. Of these, 154 larvae were recovered from 10 of 48 M. namaquensis examined, 58 from 6 of 12 red veld rats (Aethomys chrysophilus), and 9 larvae from 3 of 14 Ac. spinosissimus (Table 1). One of the M. namaquensis harboured a total of 53 larvae, whilst the comparatively large number of larvae collected from the 6 Ae. chrysophilus and the fact that 50% of the 12 examined were infested could imply that they are preferred hosts in Limpopo Province. Alternatively, but not mutually exclusive, this may be attributed to the greater body size of the Ae. chrysophilus (72.7 g ± 3.3, n = 12) compared to the M. namaquensis (39.0 g ± 0.9, n = 48). None of the 8 rock elephant shrews captured at the same time was infested. In the third study a total of five unengorged larvae were collected from two of an undisclosed number of M. namaquensis in the Northern Cape Province. Not one of the 12 hedgehogs examined at the same locality was infested.
Because the larvae of N. namaqua have not previously been collected from natural hosts, nor been described, we relied on morphological features resembling those described for the females to arrive at a diagnosis. As an adjunct to identification of the larvae on taxonomic features, total genomic DNA from two larvae collected from M. namaquensis was extracted using the Qiagen, DNeasy® Blood and Tissue kit. Polymerase chain reaction and sequencing was performed on the 18S rRNA gene fragment using conserved universal primers. Amplifications were performed following standard PCR protocols and cycle-sequencing reactions were performed using BigDye Chemistry. Products were analysed on an automated sequencer (ABI 3730 XL DNA Analyzer, Applied Biosystems).
A 466 base-pair region of the 18S rRNA gene was obtained for both larvae, and these sequences were aligned to the N. namaqua sequence on GenBank (Mans et al. 2011; JF751071.1). The region sequenced corresponds to positions 1093-1571 of the published sequence. The sequences generated for the two larvae in our study were identical. BLASTn searches on GenBank revealed 99.58% similarity (476/478) between the newly sampled individuals (GenBank Access Number JQ424828) and the 18S rRNA Nuttalliella sequence published on GenBank. Further support for the authenticity of our identification of the larvae was obtained by doing a GenBank BLASTn search against the entire database. The next closest alternative match to Nuttalliella would be the genus Ixodes, but in this instance the level of differentiation is more than 4% (614/640 identities between the larval sequences and that of Ixodes persulcatus: AY274888.1).
The larvae of a nuttalliellid tick, Nuttalliella sp. (N. namaqua?) can now be added to the immature stages of a large variety of ixodid tick species, which by preference feed on murid rodents.
We thank the management and staff of the Goro Game Reserve for permission to collect animals in the reserve and their continuous support. Stacey Hallam is thanked for collecting the ticks from mice in the Northern Cape Province. The sequences were generated by Lee-Gavin Williams and primers were provided by Anne Ropiquet. KM acknowledges a doctoral grant from the National Research Foundation (NRF), HL a Research Fellowship from the University of Pretoria and IGH funding from the University of Pretoria and the NRF.
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no financial or personal relationship(s) which may have inappropriately influenced them in writing this paper.
Authors' contributions
I.G.H. (University of Pretoria) identified the ticks with the assistance of D.A.A. (Georgia Southern University), and also compiled the manuscript. H.L. (University of Pretoria) and K.M. (University of Pretoria) collected the ticks and did the statistical work, and C.A.M. (Stellenbosch University) was responsible for the molecular analysis.
Horak, I.G., Welman, S., Hallam, S.L., Lutermann, H. & Mzilikazi, N., 2011, 'Ticks of four-toed elephant shrews and Southern African hedgehogs', Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 78(1), Art. #243, 3 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ojvr.v78i1.243 [ Links ]
Mans, B.J., De Klerk, D., Pienaar, R. & Latif, A.A., 2011, 'Nuttalliella namaqua: a living fossil and closest relative to the ancestral tick lineage: implications for the evolution of blood-feeding in ticks', PLoS ONE 6(8): e23675. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal pone.0023675 [ Links ]
Matthee, S., Horak, I.G., Beacournu, J.C., Durden, L.A., Ueckermann, E.A. & McGeoch, M.A., 2007, 'Epifaunistic arthropod parasites of the four-striped mouse, Rhabdomys pumilio, in the Western Cape Province, South Africa', Journal of Parasitology 93, 47-59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1645/GE-819R2.1, PMid:17436941. [ Links ]
Matthee, S., Horak, I.G., Van der Mescht, L., Ueckermann, E.A. & Radloff, F.G.T., 2010, 'Ectoparasite diversity on rodents at De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape Province', African Zoology 45, 213-224. http://dx.doi.org/10.3377/004.045.0222 [ Links ]
Petney, T.N., Horak, I.G., Howell, D.J. & Meyer, S., 2004, 'Striped mice, Rhabdomys pumilio, and other murid rodents as hosts for immature ixodid ticks', Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 71, 313-318. PMid:15732458. [ Links ]
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, Aug 31, 2012 / 03:30 pm ().- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said that America's backbone of family, community and faith will be reinforced by initiatives to boost the economy and ease unemployment.
"My promise is to help you and your family," the former Massachusetts governor said as he formally accepted his party's nomination for president.
Romney's Aug. 30 address concluded the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. His speech dealt largely with the poor economy and high national rates of unemployment, while also touching on the importance of families and local communities, as well as his Mormon faith.
Americans are not better off now than they were when President Obama took office, Romney argued, pointing to high levels of poverty and unemployment as an indication that the president's policies have been unsuccessful.
He criticized Obama for turning to government as the solution to the nation's problems, such as the current job crisis, saying that "the bedrock of what makes America" is not found in government but in families, local communities and faith.
"The strength and power and goodness of America has always been based on the strength and power and goodness of our communities, our families, our faiths," he said.
Romney's speech was preceded by comments from several individuals who knew him during his time as an unpaid lay pastor for his Mormon church. They recalled how he donated up to 20 hours of his time per week to help out with volunteer projects and aid those in the community struggling with unemployment, illness and family problems.
One couple described how Romney regularly visited their 14-year-old son in the hospital after he was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease. Romney cheered the boy up by buying him fireworks and ultimately helped him write his will, touching his life so profoundly that the boy requested that he deliver the eulogy at his funeral.
Reflecting on his own life, Romney recounted how his church community greeted him when he moved to a new city and how he later found joy in welcoming and helping out other members who were in need.
He also stressed the importance of family as he described the love that he experienced from his parents growing up and the love that he now shares with his wife and five sons.
"All the laws and legislation in the world will never heal this world like the loving hearts and arms of mothers and fathers," he said.
Romney also touched on religious liberty – which has become a key issue in the presidential campaign – by saying that the freedom of religion helps make up "the essence of the American experience."
"As president, I will protect the sanctity of life. I will honor the institution of marriage. And I will guarantee America's first liberty: the freedom of religion," he said.
The GOP candidate also defended his business success -- explaining that it had given him valuable experience -- and touted his support for women on his staff as governor and in business.
He said that he would begin his presidency with "a jobs tour" and vowed that he would not raise taxes on the middle class. He also called for president's health care overhaul, the Affordable Care Act, to be repealed and replaced.
Focusing on the national problem of unemployment, Romney presented a five-point plan to create 12 million new jobs.
The Romney plan involves energy independence by 2020, greater school choice to give children the skills they need for available jobs, building and enforcing new trade agreements, cutting the deficit and moving towards a balance budget, and promoting job growth through small businesses by reducing taxes on them and modernizing regulations.
Romney capped off his speech by highlighting the American potential for achievement and pledging to work with all his "energy and soul" to restore America as a nation and build "a better future."
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GREENWOOD, S.C. – The No. 3 Georgia College & State University golf team took runner-up honors in a 16-team field at the first Bearcat Golf Classic Tuesday at Greenwood Country Club. Senior Francisco Bide (Buenos Aires, Argentina) took third overall, earning All-Tournament Team honors.
The final round 285 put the Bobcats at 24-under par, tied with Armstrong Atlantic State University, but the 66 posted both in the first round of play by Bide and the second round by Billy Shida (Berkeley Lake, Ga.) served as the tiebreaker, edging AASU's best individual round of 68 on the par-72, 6,800-yard course.
Bide was tops on the team for the second-straight tournament, finishing seven under and two off the tournament lead. Bide tied three other golfers in third as he followed up the 66 with a 70 and 73 for 209.
Senior Niclas Johansson (Skanor, Sweden) nabbed his sixth top-10 finish of the year, powered by a second-round 68. The senior was at-par or better for all three rounds (71 and 72) and finished 10th. Joining him in that 10th spot was Shida, carding a 75 to start with before his 66 and 70 to close out. His five-under 211 was his third top-10 finish.
Junior Matthew Yonz (Waycross, Ga.) took a top-20 spot at 18th with a consistent effort (71-71-72=214), good for two-under. Junior Joe Young (Cochran, Ga.) saved his best round for last with a one-under 71, rising to 22nd at even-par.
Host Lander University took the team title at 31-under par, carding 278-266-289=833. Newberry College individuals went 1-2, as Daniel Stanley won individual medalist at nine-under, besting teammate Chandler Gruenmeier by just a single stroke.
The Bobcats are back in action Monday, April 12 at the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) Championship, hosted by Columbus State University.
The GCSU Department of Athletics, winners of the 2008-09 PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Georgia College prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the Bobcats' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at Twitter.com username GCSUSID for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCSUBobcats.com to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GCSU Athletics Hall of Fame.


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A collection of personal thoughts and experiences - mostly centered around running.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Days 5 and 6
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I love the videos! Gives me something to look forward to when I get home. Glad to see you got a nice break in a hotel room. Mongold would have had a turkey dinner after all that silly gobbling you did. :)ReplyDelete
Adam and Kadra, very good stuff! You are providing some serious motivation for me. No excuses for me trying to bail on my 10 miler this morning. I am glad to see you guys moving along well. Take care.ReplyDelete
Turkeys are in love with Adam. Just think you might be known by the thru hikers as the man who has the turkeys follow him. You ran a beautiful section from Fontana to Newfound, but it is tough. So much climbing. Glad you did not see any wild pigs. I know you went through their fenced in areas. Glad to hear you both are doing so well. God has his hand on your's and Kadra's shoulder.ReplyDelete
Henceforth you shall be known by the trail name: "Gobbler."ReplyDelete
Wish there was a "like" button for blog comments. Here's a second vote for "Gobbler".ReplyDelete
And a 3rd vote for "Gobbler"!ReplyDelete
I'm loving these video updates! thinking of you two out there everyday and pray that you haven't had to brave any storms like we've had here. Amazing how far you've come already. Hard to believe this time next week you'll be in our neck of the woods!!ReplyDelete
Gobbler it is! I tried it on for size today. Felt just right.ReplyDelete


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It's ScuttleButton Time!
While you're gearing up for the Political Junkie D.C. Live Road Show on Wednesday evening — see below for details — why not try and solve this week's ScuttleButton puzzle first?
ScuttleButton, of course, is that once-a-week waste of time exercise in which each Monday or Tuesday I put up a vertical display of buttons on this site. Your job is to simply take one word (or concept) per button, add 'em up, and, hopefully, you will arrive at a famous name or a familiar expression. (And seriously, by familiar, I mean it's something that more than one person on Earth would recognize.)
For years, a correct answer chosen at random would get his or her name posted in this column, an incredible honor in itself. Now the stakes are even higher. Thanks to the efforts of the folks at Talk of the Nation, that person also hears their name mentioned on the Wednesday show (by me) and receives a Political Junkie t-shirt in the bargain. Is this a great country or what?
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By the way, I always announce the winner on Wednesday's Junkie segment on TOTN. But with it now less than a week until the next show, your window for getting your answer in is smaller.
Here are the buttons used and the answer to last week's puzzle:
It's Sinatra's World/We Just Live In It — There was only one Frank Sinatra. (Thanks, Sandy.)
We for Lee — Lee Alexander, the mayor of Syracuse, sought the Democratic nomination for the Senate from New York in 1974.
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It's always so exciting to see Clark Gable solve ScuttleButton puzzles. Anyway, the winner, chosen completely at random, is ... Del Atwood of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada. Del, who just so happens is a judge on the Provincial Court and Family Court of Nova Scotia, gets not only the coveted Political Junkie t-shirt — but the Official No Prize Button as well!
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Israel's National Solar Energy Center will start testing a 400 square meter (4,300 sq ft) solar collecting dish. The huge dish is capable of achieving 1000 suns — it can concentrate the intensity of the sun's energy by a factor of a thousand. The dish is lined with 216 mirrors, but not more than a quarter will be uncovered to sunlight for the initial experiments. The mirrors concentrate the light onto a small square of concentrator photovoltaic cells, which convert the light into electricity. The concentrator photovoltaic panel is only 10 cm by 10 cm and is too small to absorb the energy from the whole dish.
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Qualifying rounds - Day Three: A huge rally in Europe and the US changed the leaderboard picture again.
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- The USA's S&P 500 leapt to third with a 2.9% one-day climb
- Yesterday's leader, Australia, plunged to 14th place. Nine indices moved into positive territory
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Monsieur Charles Tremil, the gentleman who was the person responsible for getting the French police records on the Vel'D'Hiver roundup July 16-17, 1942 exhibited this summer in Paris sent me an article on the Jewish children deported from Paris July 1942-August 1944. The article is in French, This is the link for the article and accompanying map: http://sig.tge-adonis.fr/Paris1942/ . If you want to translate the article into your native language I suggest using Google translate - http://translate.google.com/-its not perfect but you will get the gist of the article. Below is a summary of the article that I wrote based on the Google translation into English.
Jewish children were deported from Paris from July 1942 to August 1944. Between 1942 and 1944, 11,400 Jewish children were arrested in France, including Paris --over 700 in Paris, 4500 including Paris and its suburbs. They were then deported to extermination sites. The research was done by Serge Klarsfeld. The article includes a map of where more than 6,000 Jewish children were arrested in central Paris. The map is capable of being expanded if it is accessed directly on the website above-- When you pass the cursor over the address (a tooltip displays the address and access to the list of children.).
The map was made available by the Foundation for the Memory of the Shoah. Points on the map were adapted for World War II , even if today the street names are different and some areas no longer exist due to urban redevelopment,.
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Sweeter than sweet: Keep It Together finds Candyland
Recent days have been almost unbearable: Humidity has met, fallen in love, and is currently enjoying more than casual sex with its long-time ally, god-awful-heat. And almost all of Charlottesville's living and breathing denizens are currently reaping the rewards of this cursed union.
But there's one moment, usually between dawn and 8am, where everything outside feels just right, when the dew lying on the ground is still in its liquid form and has not vaporized and added to the day's misery– and if you're awake during that time, and it's the weekend, and you're not feeling too bad from the previous night's excesses (be them animal, plant, mineral, or other), you just might feel happy about being outside, cruising along with the wind blowing in your ears, tapping on the steering wheel to the beats coming from your stereo.
And, in my humble opinion, the perfect album for this early morning "drive of fame" is Keep It Together, from the Boston pop concoction known as Guster.
Ryan Miller (guitar, vocals), Adam Gardner (guitar, vocals), and Brian Rosenworcel (percussion) formed Guster in 1992, when all three were students at Tufts University in Massachusetts.
Their sound– two acoustic guitars and a set of bongos– their ability to write overly catchy short pop songs, and their near constant touring schedule made the group's first two releases– 1995's Parachute, and 1997's Goldfly– major independent hits.
Though 1999's Lost and Gone Forever saw the group expanding their simple instrumental setup somewhat, their latest work, Keep It Together, finds the three going into a decidedly more mainstream band-lineup fashion: Though bongos can be found splattered across the album, a drum-kit has stolen much of their glory, and a bass guitar is heard for the first time here.
Keep It Together starts with the slow pop mover "Diane," a song on which Guster shows off their new relationship with space. Spare arrangements have been frequent companions on previous Guster albums, but here Guster fills up the gaps with piano and sound effects. It's good, carefree pop, sure to put a smile on your face (if you're a lover of confectioners' wonders), though the pace is a little too relaxed for an album opener.
"Amsterdam," the current single from the album, is a ridiculously catchy, hook filled break-up song, where clean guitars rule and sunny weather is the forecast for the track. Keep It Together truly hits its stride on "Homecoming King," where sunny harp-ish guitar parts during the verses set off song's keyboard/electric guitar-studded overly voluminous chorus. This track, along with really only two exceptions on the album, is pure pop glory, and sometimes that's all you need.
If just listening to Guster's Keep It Together can make your whole day a little brighter, who knows what hearing the group in Concert on September 9 will do? I'm going to bet toothy grins will be playing no small role during the course of the evening.
Guster, with Sam Roberts, performs at the Charlottesville Performing Arts Center on September 9. $20, 7pm.


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The Sheik of Baghdad
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Fame, fortune, murder and mayhem are all part of The Sheik of Baghdad, the amazing journey of Adnan Al-Kaissy and his unbelievable life story as told through the sport of wrestling.
Born in Iraq, Adnan Al-Kaissy was raised in privilege and knew Saddam Hussein as a young man. Because he excelled in athletics, he came to the United States to wrestle collegiately at Oklahoma State University, and later earned his masters degree at the University of Oregon. Taking up professional wrestling to earn some extra money, he decided to return home to his native Iraq in the late 1960s to visit his family, and inadvertantly sealed his own fate in the process when Saddam, now the country's dictator, instructed him to wrestle for Iraq.
Al-Kaissy became a sort of modern day rock star. Thousands of fans followed him wherever he went and his wrestling matches in Baghdad's Al Shaab Stadium drew more than 200,000 fans. As a result of his success, Adnan was given riches, a new mansion, and even a prominent position within the Baath Party as the Director of the Ministry of Youth. But his celebrity became a double-edged sword when he became too popular in the mind of the murderous dictator. Leaving more than $2 million in the bank and fleeing the country in the middle of the night via Kuwait, dodging snipers and assassins, he bribed his way out and never looked back.
With no money and no one to turn to, Adnan made his way to America, where he started over as a professional wrestler. First as "Chief Billy White Wolf" and later as "The Sheik," Adnan spent the next several decades as a notorious villain in the exciting and unpredictable world of sports entertainment. A pay-per-vew spectacle grossing nearly $150 million, death threats, hate mail, a call from the U.S. State Department and an internal identity struggle were all part of the spectacle.
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After a decade of bashing by Democrats, the Bush tax cuts get strange new respect.
Barack Obama admits that he got the Bush tax cuts all wrong.
That's not how he would put it, of course—and it's plainly not what's being reported. Even so, President Obama's recent statements about the expiration of these tax cuts on Dec. 31 have put paid to the most widely accepted political slander of the past decade: that the Bush tax cuts rewarded the wealthy at the expense of the middle class.