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The Ellen DeGeneres Show continues to draw the top audience weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with year-to-year audience growth of 121 percent in the 4 to 5 p.m. time period.
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Joined: 21 Feb 2005
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Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 5:43 pm
Post subject: Pureed foods help!
I am in desperate need of assistance please.
Yesterday I had food poisoning and was so ill I have torn my esophagus... yes YUCK! is the right response.....
Whilst I am really not feeling like eating at present, I know I have to.
The doctor has said that for the next few weeks till it heals I have to eat pureed and liquid foods. BUT... no dairy, garlic, onion, salt or hot foods (temperature and spice hot). Cool and lukewarm are ok.
I am stumped. Normally I could come up with a million and one recipes for pureed foods, but not being able to use dairy or spices has really thrown me.
Today have had a small amount of mashed potato (cooked potato mashed with water to get it to the right consistency). Do you have any idea how evil it tastes made like that??
I only have a small hand blender and to be honest the though of food makes me feel ill all over again. Last night my husband made himself some dinner and the smell of hot food made me gag. I am not really into sweet things so powder type health drinks are a no go as they seem to all be sweet flavoured.
So my challenge is to find something that is appetising, but not to strongly smelling and within the dietary restrictions. Sigh.
Any and all help appreciated.
If you cannot feel your arteries hardening, eat more cheese. If you can, drink more red wine. Diet is just "die" with a "t" on the end. Exercise is walking into the kitchen.
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Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 10:10 pm
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maybe soy milk instead of milk? It's used here in the Kosher cuisine.
Also all types of gerber -like soups, actually home made baby food - pureed, tasty and healthy.
Hope you feel better ,
No more war, more mashed everything!
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Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2009 11:53 pm
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Oh Debbie poor Debbie--how grim--
first of all, don't eat if you don't want to--that would be crazy!
is alcohol allowed? It might burn a little but could be just the thing to bring back your appetite?
Simona said "baby food" -- yes! soft cooked fruit, applesauce etc. ?
Sherbet, gelato? (Jello!)
When you're better please tell us the food at fault!
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Location: a Dutchie in HongKong
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 12:30 am
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Hi Deb..hope you feel better soon!You poor girl, I didn't even know an esophagus COULD tear!
I think Simona's idea is a very good one - use soyproducts (there's soy cream as well), if allowed, or rice or almond milk to puree your things with, or perhaps sesame-milk? (wizz sesame seeds with water and strain) Maybe a health store or a vegan site can give you more inspiration and ideas?
And fresh herbs for flavour. Mashed carrots with sesamemilk & parsley?
Mashed avocado's, gaspacho/fresh tomatosoup, beandips and soups, fruit and/or vegetable smoothies and juices.. (you'll get so slim and healthy too....)
Easiest ofcourse are soups (flavour with stockcubes w/o salt) and babyfood-type-of-things.
Be well soon!!
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Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 1:17 am
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Maybe coconut milk could be used in the vegie purees.
I'm living on canned spaghetti at the moment. It slides down easily so perhaps you could try that..
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Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 3:45 am
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geeze Debbie, first the motorcycle wreck, now this!!!!
well the task sounds difficult, but not impossible. i am thinking of avocado, perhaps with some high protein soy powder to help you keep up your stregnth, soothing, nutritious, high in the good kinda of fat. The important thing is to keep the nutrition up. You might consider adding some parsley, (high in Iron, and all kinds of trace minerals). The soy or almond milk seems like a good idea perhaps with bannanas (high in potassium).
I know, you need vegemite
Pleeze take care of yourself!!!
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Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 5:11 am
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Wait a minute, after you chew something up enough to swallow it, it's already pretty much pureed, right? So you could just take smallish bites and chew a little extra to be sure. (Can you tell I'm not an esophagus doctor?
Couscous and rice and quinoa in broth, oatmeal, sweet potatoes and pumpkin come to mind.
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Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 9:17 am
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You guys are the greatest!
I did not even think of soy milk....
Have added it to the shopping list. Think I was just so panicked at not being able to have dairy etc that my brain went into freefall.
I can manage a quarter cup of food every few hours, but it is not pleasant. If I drink water, then I can't eat anything. Trying to keep hydrated is going to be a challenge as I normally drink so much water each day. I am taking a soluable vitamin which hopefully will help.
Am craving cold things so will buy some sorbet.
Barbara, that is the first thing I thought of, but you can't get it here. Damnation!
I have a lovely ripe avocado sitting here so shall try it for lunch. Not sure how I will cope without the lime/lemon juice and chilli to go with it....
Alcohol is an absolute no unfortunately. I could drown my sorrows right now. Or have a little drinky to go with the avocado.
Swan, neither did I.... but I have learnt different and the hard way. Won't go into how as it is a bit gross, but basically it can tear and if you don't get treatment in the first hour you can die of blood loss or peritonitis!!
Lucky for me I called the SOS medcine immediately and they came out within minutes. I don't know how you could let it go longer as the pain is excruciating.
I lost 1.7kgs the first day. At this rate I will be a shadow of my former self in a very rapid timeframe. Could stand to lose a few kilos, but I think this is the tough way to do it...
Anyway, Wayne is taking me to the shops now so we shall stop at the healthfood and have a chat about soy etc and then go buy babyfood.
All suggestions greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for all the kind messages and PM's as well.
If you cannot feel your arteries hardening, eat more cheese. If you can, drink more red wine. Diet is just "die" with a "t" on the end. Exercise is walking into the kitchen.
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Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 2:47 pm
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Ouch!! Do get better quickly... if only so you can have a glass of something!
How about elderflower?! Hummus on soft bread? Smoothies? A good thick smoothie will give you lots of nutrients and taste good... and it's liquid so won't hurt too much... I hope!
Instead of spices, how about herbs?
Confusion comes fitted as standard.
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Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 4:02 pm
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Oh wow, Debbie!! Ouch and Yuck! Everyone else seems to have come up with exceptional ideas so I'm not going to add anything there--I just want to send my heartfelt sympathy. On the positive side, the tissues of the esophagus are very well served by blood supplies etc and should heal fairly quickly--at least improve enough so swallowing isn't a frightening concept. Crappy way to diet for sure!!
Vivant Linguae Mortuae!!
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Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 4:45 pm
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Gosh, Debbie. Just the thought of it makes my throat hurt. What have the doctors said about time of recovery?
Anyway, some suggestions.
I would have said soy right away, as soy milk is, at base, simply water. But it acts like dairy in many respects. In fact, we often use it when making bisques and the like that we intend to freeze, because unlike dairy, soy milk doesn't break.
You can kick up the spuds by including other veggies with more robust flavor. For instance, try adding celeraic. English peas are a great addition. And even things like asparagus and leafy greens can go into a potato puree.
Almost all root vegetables can be pureed. Carrots, beets, turnips---alone, or in combination, can at least provide some flavor variations even if the texture is samee-same.
While spices are underestandably out, there's no reason I can see not to use fresh herbs, as they puree almost to a liquid. Marjorum, oregano, parsley, sorrel, tarragon, thyme, etc. You don't have to go overboard with them, but just a little can perk up purees.
Think, too, about various dips that don't require dairy. Hummus has been mentioned. What about baba ganouche?
Don't neglect fruits. Apples might be too acidic (check with your doctor). But pears, peaches, apricots, necterines and berries can all be turned into purees. Let's face it, all apple sauce is is a puree. And fruit butters are merely highly sugared purees as well.
Hope these suggestions help a little. But mostly, concentrate on getting better.
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Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 7:43 pm
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Thanks guys.
Went and bought soy milk and cream this morning and a few jars of baby food. Also a big bunch of fresh herbs, bio carrots, and a few other cook and puree veg.
Am eating fruit compotes that I made, but I am not a sweet food person so it is a struggle. Cooked some porridge and blitzed that to liquid. Had some for breakfast and it wasn't too bad (I don't eat it with milk anyway so felt almost normal).
For tomorrow I am making beouf au carottes for lunch, so shall puree some of that and thin it with some gravy. That way I won't feel like I am missing out so much when the others eat it in front of me. I will be feeling ripped off when they dip crsty fresh bread into it though, but am trying not to think about that and to cultivate a nonchalent air about it in preparation.
Luckily I will only be on puree for a few weeks. Even though it feels like a lifetime right now..... It does heal very quickly - luckily - but I have gastric reflux, so I have to be extra careful while it is healing. The hole closes over within 48hours, and then it just takes time to knit back together and become strong again. Apparently it is all over in a month if you do the right thing. It is important not to stretch the stomach too much so only small amounts of food at a time can be consumed, (The tears are normally where the stomach joins the esophagus) and easily digested foods so they go through quickly and don't produce too much acid. Then they give you huge "horse pills" for the pain that are almost impossible to swallow?!?!? But you are not allowed to eat anything with texture or lumps???? lol
Do you think that roquette would puree smooth?? It has such flavour - and vitamins - that I am sure it would make anything taste good.
Anyway, am off to scramble an egg and then whiz it in with some pureed potato... mmmmm delicious......
never thought I would miss salty crispy things so much.... and would kill for a piece of baguette with beurre doux and vegemite right now. sigh
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Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 2:08 am
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Yes, I'm sure the roquette (arugala) will puree smooth. To be on the safe side, you might want to remove the center stems first, so that only the leaves go through the processor.
I agree, it will add a nice peppery flavor to whatever you mix it with.
Don't forget the tops of turnips and beets can be used the same way. Because they are on the bitter side, they, too, can goose up the flavor profile of otherwise bland stuff.
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Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 9:02 am
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OK, thought I would update my experiments and what did and didn't work in case anyone else needs pureed foods info in future.
Could not get unsweetened protein powder here so that was a slight problem.
Was losing too much weight per day (2kgs per day which is unsustainable) so started adding an egg to all purees.
Made up a family size batch of potatoes mashed with water and then added 2 eggs. Portioned into babyfood size containers and into fridge. This forms the basis for all your meals.
If adding meat to purees, make sure you have cooked it with lots of liquid and it is almost falling apart on its own. Otherwise it does not puree smooth. Puree the meat with liquid, then add the veg otherwise it doesn't puree as well.
Herbs make a huge difference - however - fresh herbs must be cooked and any tough stems or veins removed otherwise they do not puree smooth. Imagine swallowing crumbled glass, and that is what fresh herbs feel like if you puree them uncooked... not fun
. Keep the water you have boiled the herbs in to add to purees. More taste than water and also vitamins which are really needed at this moment.
Porridge cooked in lots of water (so thin not thick) and then pureed is really good for keeping you going and making sure you have some fibre. You can add fruit puree or sugar to it for flavour, or soy milk to make it seem like normal porridge. Personally I did not like the flavour or texture of soy milk, and do not like sweet breakfasts, so ate it plain.
Whilst I did not like soy milk alone, it was very useful for adding creaminess and thinning out purees without making them taste "watery". The soy cream has a better flavour, but also more gritty texture (to me anyway).
Any soy product flavoured with chocolate was palatable.... I wonder why
. It was also nice to mix up the flavour combinations a bit and have something chocolate. I found the biosoy brand to have a good flavour, but not overly sweet.
Pan fried tomato halves, cooked very slowly till they start to caramelise, mixed with really really soft white bread (no grains allowed remember... dammit!) and a trickle of warm water if needed to make it moist enough. Fresh herbs that have been boiled in water can also be added to give it a bit more zing.
Glucose tablets are your friend. I have had these in my bag so when I have had to venture out I knew I wasn't going to be a little crumpled husk on the pavement after I faint with lack of energy and nutrition. I broke them into quarters (have you seen teh size of them!! bloody huge!) and just let a quarter melt in my mouth. Not very satisfying, and extremely sweet to the point of being disgusting, but they work.
Soluble vitamins. Fabulous invention. I dissolve one each morning and then sip on it all morning till finished. Just a little backup to make sure I am not going to wind up sick from vitamin deficiency as well...
Heat sensitive baby spoons. Sounds crazy I know. I couldn't eat anything hot so I was given one of these spoons and it is great. No more burning a finger or tongue trying the temp of the puree. Steam coming off the food is not an accurate indicator of temp and the container can heat up faster/slower than the food inside so you can't rely on that. If the spoon changes colour it is too hot. Simple.
If anything else comes up shall add to the list.
If anyone finds a good recipe that fits the restrictions and can be pureed, please add.
If you cannot feel your arteries hardening, eat more cheese. If you can, drink more red wine. Diet is just "die" with a "t" on the end. Exercise is walking into the kitchen.
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Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:05 pm
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Poor Debbie! Hope you're feeling a bit better now. If you're still looking for puree ideas, here are a few more:
peas and mint
carrots and mint (or coriander)
if you can manage coconut milk, then mix it with pureed sweet potato and heat it with a few smashed pieces of lemongrass (fish this out before eating, of course)
Hope this helps!
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The pilot facility has shown that the pyroreforming process developed by Linde on the basis of raw glycerine has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by over 50 percent compared with conventional hydrogen production processes using natural gas. Advancing the pilot facility to a commercial-scale, fully mature production plant would increase potential greenhouse gas savings to up to 80 percent.
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At Hanover, Linde will be using its "traiLH2gas" mobile station to refuel fuel-cell cars provided by other CEP members GM/Opel, Volkswagen, Honda and Toyota with green hydrogen. The mobile refuelling unit will be located in the outdoor area to the east of Hall 27. Visitors to the show can take a zero-emissions test drive and find out exactly how this innovative refuelling solution works. Looking beyond HANNOVER MESSE, Linde will also supply certified green hydrogen to existing hydrogen refuelling stations in Berlin and Hamburg plus the 20 additional stations which Linde and Daimler plan to construct in Germany over the next three years.
The high hydrogen content of raw glycerine makes it an ideal feedstock. Recovered as a by-product from a biodiesel manufacturing process, it can be processed cost-effectively, is available all year round and does not compromise food supplies.
Once the raw glycerine has been distilled to remove water and salt, it is cracked under high pressure and at temperatures of several hundred degrees Celsius. The resulting methane-rich pyrolysis gas is then converted to hydrogen in a reformer, after which it is purified and liquefied if necessary.
For this early stage of the project, Linde engineers have successfully integrated the innovative pyroreforming step into the existing process chain. The full economic and ecological potential of this technology is to be explored in detail during the next step of this project, sponsored by the German National Innovation Programme for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NIP).
As the world's largest manufacturer of hydrogen plants, Linde covers the entire technology spectrum required to successfully use hydrogen as an energy carrier – from generation to refuelling. The company is also actively involved in the CEP and the H2Mobility initiative aimed at building a nationwide hydrogen infrastructure in Germany.
About The Linde Group
The Linde Group is a world-leading gases and engineering company with around 50,500 employees in more than 100 countries worldwide. In the 2011 financial year, it achieved sales of EUR 13.787 bn. The strategy of The Linde Group is geared towards long-term profitable growth and focuses on the expansion of its international business with forward-looking products and services. Linde acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment – in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The Group is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.
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We sat in the Ronald McDonald family room at Shands Children's Hospital, sequestered for the day, waiting for the pediatric cardiologist to operate on my middle daughter's 8 day old baby girl. All of my family gathered. We ached with worry, skittered around the edges of dread, squeezed hands and whispered prayers. We also laughed. We have that ability–to tease, to banter, to tell a familiar story, to find sweetness and humor wherever we are. All of us, together, getting through this wonderful and awful day, my daughters, son in-law and husband confined in such a small space, with so much at stake, and yet there we were, healing our own hearts.
I've been here before, with both parents, through back surgery, abdominal surgery, heart surgery, through kidney infections, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. I've walked this too-familiar road, but never like this.
We drank nasty coffee, the TV on although none of us watched it, flipped through waiting room magazines, covered in blankets, our legs thrown over one another. The hours dug in long and hard. We'd go through swells of fears and eddies of faith. Some of us took walks, others tried to nap. We played on iPads, shared apps, got fast-food, the only choice we had.
We checked the time, then checked it again. In the lull of the afternoon, our daughter gets a call and steps into the hall. Moments later she flings open the door, her eyes and face already swollen from days of sorrow now blotched and red with fresh tears.
I sprung, arms open…oh god…
The surgery was over. It went well. Our tiny baby's heart is repaired.
Relief poured up and out of us all. We became a geyser of tears and laughter, cheers and hugs.
If it weren't for the break that humor gave us, the ability to siphon off some of the dread, the sharing of strength and solace, I don't know how any of us would have made it through that day. For a caregiver, or family or friend of a caregiver, perhaps this is your greatest gift to give.
How does humor heal? New research has shown that it's a natural pain reliever and does wonders for our immune system. Laughter is nature's re-calibrator. Most of all, it's contagious. And don't worry about it being inappropriate to smile or laugh when life is at its worst. It's a testament to the human spirit, to hold the "scary stuff" in one hand, and to balance it with joy, with sweetness, with laughter, in the other.
Even in the darkest of hours, laugh, tease, play and tell a story.
Humor heals. It makes the unbearable bearable.
~Carol O'Dell
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Eurozone equities poised for re-rating
Eurozone equities poised for re-rating
The chances of the European Central Bank (ECB) engaging in sovereign bond purchases have risen in recent weeks. There are several existing ECB stimulus programmes that are yet to run their course – notably the targeted long-term refinancing operations and asset backed securities purchases. Nonetheless, recent rhetoric from central bank policymakers suggests we need to allow for the possibility of an announcement on sovereign quantitative easing (QE) in 2015, probably in either the first or second quarter.
The eurozone is currently trading at a depressed valuation. We believe that with QE the market can begin to close the valuation gap.
The ECB may shy away from setting an explicit target for QE purchases but we would expect the central bank's balance sheet to be expanded towards €3 trillion from around €2 trillion currently. In our view, the boost that would be provided has already been priced in to the fixed income market but not yet to equity markets. The programme would kick-start a reinvestment cycle in Europe, with bondholders such as insurers selling those bonds to the central bank and using the proceeds to buy equities.
QE to drive eurozone re-rating
If we take the view that QE is on its way, what would we expect the impact to be on the eurozone equity market? All three QE programmes in the US had a substantial positive impact on US equities and we would expect a similar scenario in Europe. On a cyclically-adjusted price-to-earnings (CAPE) basis, the eurozone is currently trading at a depressed valuation. We believe that with QE the market can begin to close the valuation gap; currently Europe ex UK equities are valued 50% below the long term average, offering investors very significant upside.
Cyclically-adjusted P/E of global regions
Source: Thomson Datastream, as at 30 November 2014
Again, following the pattern that we have seen in the US, some of this re-rating is likely to play out ahead of any QE announcement. This will warrant a more constructive stance on eurozone equities looking into 2015.
This is backed up by some more encouraging data from the eurozone. For example, the weakness in Germany since the summer has largely abated with the Ifo business climate survey turning higher in November and factory orders rising more than forecast in October.
Earnings to improve even without QE
Moreover, even if sovereign QE is not forthcoming, we still see a bright outlook for eurozone equities. We think the weakness of the euro against the dollar could add around 5% to earnings per share (EPS). Bond yields have also ground ever-lower and the corresponding refinancing opportunity could add another 5% to EPS. Share buybacks could contribute another 1-2% and the recovery of the banking sector – now that the Asset Quality Review is over – some 2-3%. Taken together, these factors demonstrate the significant possibility of an upturn in eurozone corporate profits next year, regardless of what the ECB decides to do.
Added to the factors above, there is the anticipated boost to consumer spending coming from the fall in the oil price. We estimate that the drop should have a positive impact of around 0.7% on 2016 GDP and more than 1% on personal incomes. This is a still low growth environment, but importantly it is not a 'no growth' environment.
New set of market leaders likely in 2015
Looking ahead, we view this as a cyclical opportunity in eurozone equity markets. It may be appropriate to moderate weightings in some defensive sectors such as healthcare and consumer staples – both of which performed well in 2014. With oil prices weak, the energy and utilities sectors will likely suffer. By contrast, the boost to personal incomes should see consumer discretionary plays – for example, autos and consumer cyclicals - fare well.
Other potential winners in 2015 include secure growth stocks and higher quality firms that have pricing power in their markets. Germany could be the equity market to spring a positive surprise, particularly as the macro backdrop appears to have troughed. However, there are some value opportunities left in southern Europe - particularly those companies that can still benefit from reduced refinancing costs.
As ever, we need to be mindful of potential risks. Emerging markets are an area to watch, as are widening spreads in high yield bond markets such as US oil & gas. Overall though, we see plenty of reasons for optimism and think a constructive stance is warranted to take advantage of the possible uplift to come from both sovereign QE and earnings improvements.
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Childhood Tragedy Prompts Student to Advocate for Suicide Prevention
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.— Maggie Cardin, a senior childhood and early adolescent education major and Presidential Leadership Academy student, has been affiliated with mental health advocacy groups for nearly a decade, and, for the past three years, she has been working to create a mental health training requirement for educators.
Personal Experience
In sixth grade, Cardin lost her only sibling, Phil, to suicide.
"It flipped our community upside down," said Cardin. "We didn't know what to do."
Around that time, others in her school who had suffered losses due to suicide started A Helping Hand, a small, school-based mental-health advocacy club.
Cardin became involved with A Helping Hand in seventh grade, and later, while in high school, worked to spread the club's message throughout her region.
The group reached out to another local high school, Hempfield, and was invited to present. This was the first time Cardin spoke publicly about the loss of her brother. This was also about the time when A Helping Hand started to evolve into Aevidum.
Aevidum is a student-led mental health advocacy club that exists to raise awareness of the warning signs of depression and suicide among adolescents and young adults and let students know there is someone there for them. The word "Aevidum" is a student-created word that means "I've got your back."
"Aevidum raises positive awareness and works with school counselors who then can help support the needs of students," said Cardin, who added that Aevidum uses students' talents to empower other students to get help, with things like songs, videos or skits.
Cardin has spoken at more than 60 schools as well as churches and other community events.
"A lot of people have this idea that talking about suicide will cause students to complete suicide, and it is completely the opposite," said Cardin. "Nobody talks about it because it is so stigmatized. If we talked about it more, it would not have to be a scary topic."
"My personal purpose for talking is so that no one ever has to stand on a stage and talk about their brother in past tense because of suicide," said Cardin. "I also speak to let people know that someone is there for them, that someone cares."
Mental Health Training for Educators
"I chose to go into education because in Pennsylvania you are not required to have any mental health training to receive a bachelors in education," said Cardin. "[Knowing] that I can go into a school and not have any training on being a first responder for a student in crisis or pointing a student who needs help in the right direction, I think that isn't fair."
According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Pennsylvania is one of 36 states that does not require mental health training for school personnel.
Cardin sees an inconsistency in current teacher training requirements.
"I've been trained on a lot of things that one in 1000 students have, but not on mental health issues possibly affecting one in five students," said Cardin, "so my goal is to have some sort of training program to educate pre-service teachers in mental health."
Cardin's efforts are starting to come to fruition. College of Education associate professor of counselor education, Elizabeth Mellin, whose expertise is expanded school mental health, is working with Cardin to develop a two-hour voluntary training around signs of suicide and depression among students for pre-service teachers entering their field experiences.
"It is a great opportunity for Maggie to lead the training as a peer. The students will likely hear the message in a very different way from her," said Mellin.
Mellin added that she is a strong supporter of requiring this training for educators.
"I think teachers would appreciate some basic knowledge and skill building focused on how to address students' social, emotional and behavioral issues in the classroom," said Mellin. "These issues are a reality for many teachers, and one of the primary causes of teacher stress and burnout, but we don't provide the necessary tools for teachers to support learning among students who are experiencing social, emotional or behavioral distress."
In addition to helping coordinate training for the students in the College, Cardin has been lobbying for her cause. A few years ago, the Pennsylvania House and Senate passed a resolution for a statewide Aevidum Day. More recently Cardin met with U.S. Senator Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader, about Aevidum. She also has worked with Pennsylvania State Senator Mike Brubaker.
For efforts like these, Cardin was recently selected as a semi-finalist for the Do Something Awards, an award recognizing the nation's best young world-changers, 25 and under.
What's Next?
Cardin, who will complete her student teaching at Mount Nittany Middle School in 2013-14, plans to continue to work with the Penn State chapter of Aevidum. After graduation, she would like to get her master's and doctorate in education policy.
"I want to work in policy because I have a loud voice, and I am not afraid to use it," said Cardin. "I also plan on continuing with Aevidum until at least a training in mental health is required for educators in every state in the country."
--by Kevin Sliman (August 2013)


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This is partly for the Umpire, who must be feeling dire given the situation New Zealand are in. Listening to the cricket commentary on Five Live Extra- I've just heard Mr Boycott give a great quote (in addition to yesterday's comments about how great Ian Botham was, a man Geoffrey told us whose success derived from a big good backside- you have to wonder!), you have to hear this in a Yorkshire accent for it to go down precisely right, but here is Mr Boycott's wisdom
When you get into bad habits, it becomes normal.
It does indeed, Geoffrey! Thanks for telling us.
PS Sorry just heard yet another great Geoffrey moment: 'Andrew Strauss needs to take my uncle Algy's advice', if only he'd listened to Geoffrey's uncle Algy there wouldn't be a problem- again the quote has its best effect when said in a Yorkshire accent! They are now discussing Uncle Algy, apparantly he played for Ackworth, had one eye and smoked under a tree at the end of the over. He was a 'good line and length bowler' and bought our Geoffrey 'pop and crisps'. And now he's off on a real jumpers for goalposts moment.
Cricket commentary is a surreal comedy!
PPS They are now discussing cappucinos in New Zealand!


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Mayhurst Inn Chicken CasseroleFrom MAYHURST INN
A delightful family dinner main course or a perfect (and easy) dinner when unexpected guests arrive. Serves 8
- 8 skinless and boneless chicken breasts
- 8 slices Swiss cheese
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- ¼ cup white wine
- 2 cups Pepperidge Farms stuffing
- ½ cup melted butter
- Put chicken in a shallow baking dish.
- Place one slice of cheese on each breast
- Mix wine with soup and pour over chicken and cheese
- Sprinkle the stuffing over all
- Dribble the melted butter over everything
- Bake uncovered at 350 for 1 hour
Enjoy - Pat


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"Rabbi said, What is the proper path that one should choose for himself? Whatever is honorable for himself, and earns him esteem from his fellows. Be as conscientious with a 'minor' mitzvah (commandment) as with an 'important' one, for you do not know the reward for the mitzvot. Reckon the cost for performing a mitzvah against its reward, and the benefit of a transgression against its cost. Contemplate three things and you will not come to the hands of sin: Know what is above you -- an eye that sees, an ear that hears, and all your deeds are written in a Book."
In his famous 1941 short story, "The Garden of Forking Paths," Jorge Luis Borges envisions life not as a flowing stream or an eternal continuum, but as an infinitely complex system of pathways branching out from every point of decision.
The author of our mishna, Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi (the Prince), contemplated the same image nearly 2,000 years earlier. As we walk the path of life, we haven't the luxury of a straight and unambiguously marked road to follow; rather, we must chart our own course with every choice we make -- from the moment of adult responsibility until the day of our demise.
But how do we acquire the confidence to choose wisely from an infinite array of possibilities? That is the question Rabbi comes to answer. And although his answer is as complex as the question itself, it is also astonishingly simple.
Whatever is honorable for himself, and earns him esteem from his fellows.
Striving to achieve both the inner calling of one's soul while defining oneself in the context of the community is true spiritual heroism.
The word translated in the text as 'honorable' and 'esteem' is tiferet -- literally 'splendor.' The kabbalists have applied this description as the defining character trait of our patriarch Jacob, who inherited the spiritual legacies of his forebears: chesed, selfless loving kindness, from his grandfather Abraham, and of gevurah, inner spiritual self-discipline, from his father Isaac. Jacob successfully blended these apparently contradictory traits and achieved a new synthesis with the creation of a single attribute called rachamim -- mercy. It is for this resolution of conceptual opposites that Jacob earns the appellation of tiferet -- splendorous. And it is with this quality in mind that the Jewish people are named for him.
How easy it is to stake out a position at one extreme or the other. How convenient to curry favor from others at the expense of personal integrity, or to follow one's own star no matter what others might think or believe. But to strive to achieve both the inner calling of one's soul even while defining oneself in the context of the community, that is a labor that calls for true spiritual heroism and absolute splendor.
Moreover, each of these seeming opposites can in fact serve to strengthen the other. Are my own motives pure? Have I rationalized or deceived myself into mistaking good for bad? By considering how my actions will be perceived, I acquire the means to assess my own deeds with greater objectivity. Am I seeking recognition or indulging in flattery? By searching my own soul I can measure the integrity of my own motivations. By striking a balance between my public and private selves, I stand the best chance of staying the true course.
Be as conscientious with a 'minor' mitzvah as with an 'important' one, for you do not know the reward for the mitzvot.
Imagine a person who, upon reading a report stating that vitamin C is the most important nutrient for the body, embarks on a diet designed to maximize his intake of vitamin C. Then imagine this person's chagrin when, despite his most sincere efforts, his body succumbs to illness brought on by a deficiency of vitamins A, B12, and E.
Mitzvot are like vitamins. There is no commandment so supremely important that its observance mitigates the observance of any other.
Mitzvot are like vitamins. There is no commandment so supremely important that its observance mitigates the observance of any other. Just as the body remains healthy only when it receives every essential vitamin in its proper measure, so too does a regimen of careful attention to the whole range of mitzvot ensures spiritual health.
Furthermore, one man's 'minor' mitzvah may be another man¹s 'important' one. If I find one particular mitzvah, whether charity or honoring parents or observing the Sabbath, especially difficult, that mitzvah, however 'minor,' may be of paramount importance for me. That same mitzvah might pose no challenge at all to the next person, who may have great difficulty with a mitzvah that is easy for me. In addition, the importance of a mitzvah may depend on the time, place, and situation, more than the intrinsic value of the mitzvah itself.
What our reward for any mitzvah will be we do not know. But as we sensitize ourselves to remain alert for opportunities to do good and implement Torah precepts, we train ourselves to value every mitzvah as the means of growing ever closer to the divine. Ultimately, the spiritual transformation of self should be the greatest dividend of mitzvah observance.
Reckon the cost for performing a mitzvah against its reward, and the benefit of a transgression against its cost
At first glance, our mishna seems to contradict itself. Having just warned us that we 'do not know the reward for the mitzvot,' the mishna now instructs us to weigh each mitzvah's cost against its reward.
The mishna, however, leads us toward an understanding that we need not be fixated on the World to Come to appreciated the value of a good deed. Consider the benefit of our actions on others: the practical and psychological comfort we provide others through acts of kindness and charity; the support we give our neighbors through community involvement; the ripple effect of a single action as it inspires each recipient to do unto others as has been done unto him; and the sense of satisfaction we take away from each act of virtue and self-discipline. Are these not worth far more than any expenditure of time, energy, and money?
Conversely, what do we gain from our transgressions? A transient moment of physical pleasure; a fleeting instant of conquest or power; a passing interval of immediate gratification; a few more dollars gained at another¹s expense. And what then? Can any of these compensate us for a fraction of the shame that we feel -- or ought to feel -- when we compromise our principles or take advantage of our fellows? As Sir Thomas More lamented, 'It profits a man nothing to sell his soul for all the world.' Shall we sell ours for such a paltry amount?
In short, the reward of a good life is a good life. Choose life! declares the Torah, and you will live well in both this world and the next.
Contemplate three things and you will not come to the hands of sin: Know what is above you -- an eye that sees, an ear that hears, and all your deeds are written in a Book
Temptation is great. Gratification is immediate. And the rewards of virtue seem distant and abstract. Even when we know what is right and are committed to do what's right, how do we summon the inner strength to stay strong in our resolve when faced with so many reasons and opportunities to stray from the straight and narrow?
The 12-step recovery method of Alcoholic Anonymous and other substance abuse programs succeeds only because it is built upon this unshakeable foundation: there is a power in the world greater than myself. I am not the center of the universe; I may not define right and wrong according to my own instincts and impulses; I am accountable for my actions.
Once again, our mishna anticipates conventional wisdom by centuries. The eye sees and the ear hears: all of our actions, public and private, are observed and duly recorded -- written in the Book of the Righteous if we so merit, and written in the Book of the Wicked if we do not. Our actions are not fleeting, nor will they be forgotten once our bodies have returned to dust. We will be called to account before the highest court and made to relive every event of our lives.
Contemplate the future, the mishna adjures us, and you will find the strength to take hold of the present. Focus on the eternity of every deed, and you will find the courage and the resolve to turn away from evil, to embrace good, and to live a life of valor and virtue and true happiness. As you travel through life, the mishna teaches, choose each path well, and you will find that your journey through the garden of forking paths will bring you to the ultimate destination, to the ultimate garden called Eden.


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Alexander Payne is riding another wave of enthusiasm right now, in the wake of strong reviews for his latest movie The Descendants. But that doesn't mean he'll be able to make his long-delayed science fiction movie Downsizing, which he put on hold to make The Descendants.
Talking to The Scotsman, Payne says it's really hard to get financing to make a middle-budget film right now, and he hints that he may never be able to line up enough cash to make his effects-heavy science fictional satire. He already has two other movies in the pipeline, a father-son road trip movie called Nebraska and an adaptation of Daniel Clowes' graphic novel Wilson.
And in an interview with Thompson on Hollywood he says about Downsizing:
That's still going to be a couple years away. I'm so anxious to just shoot movies now, just regular human old films, I want to do about two more before I enter that time suck of pre-visualization and visual effects and all that kind of stuff. I just want to shoot.
So what's Downsizing about? According to reports from a couple years ago, it's about a man (Paul Giamatti) who is financially down on his luck. So he decides to have himself shrunk down to tiny size, to save money — presumably because tiny people take up less space and eat less food? Reese Witherspoon would play Giamatti's wife, who agrees to be shrunk with him but then backs out at the last minute. And Sacha Baron Cohen would play a pair of identical twins, one of whom is pint size and one of whom is normal size. According to reports from 2009, this film would require a lot of CG and fancy special effects, and thus might require more money than Fox Searchlight can manage.
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Oh, baby!
A "Wheel of Fortune" puzzle master scored a shocking victory in the final round of Wednesday's broadcast to win a grand total of $63,099.
Contestant Emil was in a tough spot with just two letters to help him name a three-word "thing" in under 10 seconds.
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"This looks tough to me," host Pat Sajak said.
But Sajak acknowledged that Emil was a "very good puzzle solver." He advised that he "keep talking — maybe the right thing will pop out."
Emil then guessed the right answer on the first try, prompting furious cheers from the audience.
Sajak gave Emil a mock patdown then opened the the show's prize envelope to reveal a $45,000 boost to the earlier loot he'd won.
"I'm rather stunned," Sajak observed.
Check out the lucky guess in the video above.


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Comic book facts for kids
Comic books are books with comics, with pictures that make a story. They have small pictures and words to tell a story. Comics were started in the 1900s. Some famous examples are Spider-Man and Batman. Some comic companies are Marvel Comics and DC Comics. Many comic books are about superheroes, but many others are about other things. Very often, characters in books, video games, movies and television appear in comics, and sometimes comic book characters are used in movies, TV shows or video games.
There are three different kinds of comic books: single issues that are usually 32 pages long are called comic books. These are printed like a magazine, with the pages folded and stapled together. A bigger book that has several comics inside of it is called a trade paperback. These have spines like a book and are glued together. A bigger comic book that is bound like a trade paperback but is all new, instead of collecting older comics, is called a graphic novel.
In English speaking countries, you read the speech bubbles left to right. Then you read the row below it left to right. This is different from Japanese comics, called manga. Some famous comics are:
- Superman
- Batman
- Spider-Man
- Wonder Woman
- Captain America
- Fantastic Four
- X-Men
- Spawn
- The Beano
- The Adventures of Tintin
- Sailor Moon
- Naruto
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Cover to The Beano,January 6, 1940 edition.


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Monday, January 28, 2013
Kindle Hijack
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Rascal Anyone?
Deaner took the prize this weekend when we decided to hit up the Exchange about an hour from our house. After being cooped up in our house all day on Saturday we put on our brave faces and forged into the snowy weather to Ramstein. After a canceled trip to Paris and a last minute decision not to join friends at the aquarium in Koln (snow, ice and subarctic temperatures do not mix well with hobbling slowly on crutches) we were bored out of our minds so we headed to the bigger, better American base for some shopping, a movie and a dinner at Macaroni Grill. Unfortunately for Deaner that mean navigating the GIANT PX on the base. When we first got there D and I joked about the Rascals that were lined up in the front of the store, plugged in the wall juicing up, just waiting to be ridden around. He denied the need for one but I knew it was just a matter of time before he broke down. I have been on crutches myself (albeit normal lazy American ones that you can lean all your weight on) and I knew he would be uncomfortable within 15 minutes. I just had to bide my time and wait for him to breakdown.
It has pretty much snowed every day in the past week. I'm not much of a snow person but Evans and Deaner have had a good time with it.
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Monday, January 14, 2013
Returning to Normal?
Besides all our other "excitement" in the past few weeks things are finally starting to slow down. I have all the suitcases unpacked, only a week later. All the Christmas boxes have arrived and those too have been unpacked . It's amazing how much stuff we accumulate each time we travel home. I think it should be a goal of mine not to order anything from Amazon for the next month. Evans is back in school and hopefully we will get this sleeping thing down again soon. Deaner and I have planned a last minute trip this weekend to Paris and it is going to be a long weekend if we have a two year old who refuses to sleep. He might really get his first taste of French wine if that is the case.
Off to figure out what gourmet meal I am going to whip up for Evans and myself tonight. So many choices with a 2 year old that would be happy eating french fries and chicken nuggets every night. Tonight I am not going to stay up until the wee hours in the morning perusing Parisians attractions. Tomorrow I will post my book list from 2012 so stay tuned and start thinking up some good recommendations for me!
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Sunday, January 13, 2013
Book List 2012
When I started keeping track of books that I had read I had no idea that I was entering such a fierce competition with myself. My goal was simply to remember what books I'd read and the only way to do that was to physically write them down. I started keeping collections sorted by year on my Kindle as well as a word document that I constantly updated. It was nice at the end of 2011 to be able to see the 37 novels I completed during the year and starting in 2012 my only goal was to read more than 37 in the current year. It became clear halfway through 2012 that I would definitely reach my 37 novel goal so my loftier goal became 50. I have to admit that I was at times FRANTIC for new recommendations as I scrambled to reach 50 books. Sadly, I fell short, halfway through book 48 on New Year's Eve. Ah well. I suppose this gives me something to work towards in 2013. So without further ado, here is my complete list of books read in 2012. There is a little bit of everything on here so I'm sure that everyone reading could pick SOMETHING that they would enjoy!
2012 Books
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Thursday, January 10, 2013
Am I Being Punked?
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Rough Re-entry
In other news it has been quite an eventful beginning of the year. Amidst all this jet lag business Deaner managed to go out for a quick run last night and somehow fall off the curb and into the street. I know I know, I laughed when he told me too. Thankfully he was close to home and was able to hobble back but when he took off his sock and showed me the swelling, it took my breath away. After a trip to the ER this morning he was told that he has torn ligaments in his foot, should stay home from work for a week and has all sort of ridiculous things that need to be done, including giving himself shots in the stomach? He has been laid up and not feeling great. Here is the best part. He has to use German crutches. For those that don't what this means..........
Off to give the child a bath and then perhaps a large dose of Benedryl (to help his coughing!).
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Friday, January 4, 2013
Goodbye 2012......
Christmas this year was awesome. Evans still doesn't fully grasp Santa Claus but he knows new toys when he sees them and he is all for them. He just isn't so sure about Santa. Deaner and I took E to see Santa on Christmas Eve like we have the past few years. This year I was prepared for the worst and was surprised when it was only this bad.
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Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster has been regularly surveying pricing trends for Apple's (AAPL) iPhone models and has another update out today, showing a decline in the availability of the 5s model, ahead its launch in additional markets, and resale pricing trends that he believes points to stronger demand for that model over Samsung Electronics' (005930KS) Galaxy S4.
His check of 60 U.S. Apple stores in the past week has shown 5s availability decreasing from 27% of total SKU's available two weeks ago to 6% over the past week, while the percentage of stores that had at least one SKU more than halved, from 90% to 40%. Munster attributes the tightening supply to Apple's launch of the iPhone in 25 new countries in two weeks, a favorable sign in his book.
Here is his data comparing the iPhone 5S, and 5C pricing to the Galaxy S4: "We compared the resale value of the iPhone 5S and 5C three weeks after launch to Galaxy S4 three weeks after its launch back in May 2013. In the U.S. the iPhone 5S sells at a 32% premium, 5C 12% discount, and Galaxy S4 sold at a 12% discount. In China the iPhone 5S sells at a 10% discount, 5C 26% discount, and Galaxy S4 sold at a 26% discount. We believe that resale pricing gives a directional indication of demand and suggests favorable demand for the iPhone 5S and inline demand for the 5C."
Munster thinks that the this pricing data shows that, at similar points in their product cycles, the iPhone has enjoyed better demand in the U.S. and China. "We expect iPhone aftermarket prices should decrease as 5S supply catches up to demand and would consider the 5S fully stocked when the 5S is available to ship in a 24 hour lead time. Currently Apple's online store quotes iPhone 5S October lead times in Apple's 6 largest countries, and 24 hours for the 5C."


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Sunday, time for a classic. Today there will be a bit special classic, considering that "The Boss" has visited Stockholm three times in a little over a week's time. He filled Friends Arena every night which is quite incredible that a man like this is so popular among Swedes.
The Bruce travels with the same stage setup as he have used during the previous years, shows how well oiled machine this production is, it all builds up smoothly by the same crew who rode with Bruce the last 10-15 years, I meet some familiar technicians that are very, i mean very friendly and always shares some wonderful stories.
Now I've seen Bruce on three occasions in almost a week, fun considering how flexible the guy is and how he will satisfy his fans by playing what they want to hear. It is enough that the guy sees a sign that has the text of a song and he goes on and plays it ... imagine what a tight band that knows the whole Bruce repertoire, that's the E Streetband.
Another cool thing was that he even chose a record from his long musical career and plays it from beginning to end, at first it was "Born to Run" that was played on Friday, then he dusted of "Darkness on the Edge of Town" on Saturday and last gig did he play "Born In The U.S.A" from beginning to end.
I wished that The River was played at the conclusion of Bruce Sweden visit, but you can not have everything, so there of we choose it as today's tune instead. So todays tune "The River" is a song written and recorded by Bruce Springsteen, accompanied by the E Street Band. It was the title track of his fifth album, The River, and was a hit single in parts of Europe. Its B-side was either "Independence Day" or "Ramrod," depending on the country.
"The River" was originally intended to be included on an earlier, one-record version of The River, tentatively called The Ties That Bind. The song itself was recorded at The Power Station in New York in July or August 1979. In the very first live performance of the song in 1979, Springsteen cited the inspiration as "my brother in law and my sister". In fact, the newly released biography "Bruce" by Peter Ames Carlin includes an interview with Bruce's sister Ginny in which she plainly states that the song is a precise description of her early life with her husband Mickey, to whom she is still married today.
"The River" became a centerpiece of shows on some Springsteen tours. On the Born in the U.S.A. Tour, it was often preceded by a long, intense story from Springsteen about his battles with his father growing up, that would sometimes conclude positively and sometimes not; the silence after the story would then be interrupted by the start of the harmonica part. One such story and performance, that also touched on the Vietnam War, was included on the 1986 Live/1975–85 set.
On later tours, especially in Europe, the song's outro was extended to great length, with audiences mass singing the wordless "oooh" parts at the end. On the 1999–2000 Reunion Tour, "The River" was cast in a different arrangement that featured a Clarence Clemons saxophone part; one such rendition was included on the subsequent Live in New York City album and DVD.
The song has been performed about 582 times through 2013.
Bruce Springsteen Setlist at Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden 3rd of May
We Take Care of Our Own
Out in the Street
Wrecking Ball
The Promised Land
Death to My Hometown
Spirit in the Night
Born to Run from start to finish
Thunder Road
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
Backstreets (with a portion of Sad Eyes Interlude)
Born to Run
She's the One
Meeting Across the River
Darlington County
Pay Me My Money Down
Shackled and Drawn
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
The Rising
Land of Hope and Dreams
Mountain of Love (Johnny Rivers cover) (Bruce solo on acoustic guitar, sign request)
Born in the U.S.A.
Glory Days (With Elliot Murphy)
Bobby Jean
Dancing in the Dark
Twist and Shout (The Top Notes cover)
Bruce Springsteen Setlist at Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden 4th of May
My Love Will Not Let You Down
Leap of Faith
I'm a Rocker (Sign Request)
Better Days
We Take Care of Our Own
Wrecking Ball
Death to My Hometown
Hungry Heart
Darkness on the Edge of Town from start to finish
Adam Raised a Cain
Something in the Night
Candy's Room
Racing in the Street
The Promised Land
Streets of Fire
Prove It All Night
Darkness on the Edge of Town
Open All Night
Shackled and Drawn
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
Radio Nowhere
The Rising
Thunder Road
Seven Nights to Rock (Moon Mullican cover)
Born to Run
Dancing in the Dark
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
American Land
Bruce Springsteen Setlist at Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden 11th of May
The Promised Land
Out in the Street
We Take Care of Our Own
Wrecking Ball
Death to My Hometown
Spirit in the Night
Born in the U.S.A. from start to finish
Born in the U.S.A.
Cover Me
Darlington County
Working on the Highway
Downbound Train
I'm on Fire
No Surrender
Bobby Jean
I'm Goin' Down
Glory Days
Dancing in the Dark
My Hometown
Cadillac Ranch
Shackled and Drawn
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
The Rising
Radio Nowhere
Thunder Road
Raise Your Hand (Eddie Floyd cover)
Born to Run
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
Twist and Shout (The Top Notes cover)
Upcoming Tour Dates:
14 May, 2013, Copenhagen, Denmark, Parken Wrecking Ball Tour
16 May, 2013, Herning, Denmark, Jyske Bank Boxen Wrecking Ball Tour, Sold Out!
23 May, 2013, Naples, Italy, Piazza Plabiscito Wrecking Ball Tour
26 May, 2013, Munich, Germany, Olympiastadion Wrecking Ball Tour
28 May, 2013, Hannover, Germany, AWD Arena Wrecking Ball Tour
31 May, 2013, Padova, Italy, Stadio Euganeo Wrecking Ball Tour
3 Jun, 2013, Milan, Italy, Stadio San Siro Wrecking Ball Tour
15 Jun, 2013, London, England, Wembley Stadium Wrecking Ball Tour
18 Jun, 2013, Glasgow, Scotland, Hampden Park Wrecking Ball Tour
20 Jun, 2013, Coventry, England, Ricoh Arena Wrecking Ball Tour
22 Jun, 2013, Nijmegen, Netherlands, Goffertpark Wrecking Ball Tour
26 Jun, 2013, Gijón, Spain, El Molinón Wrecking Ball Tour
29 Jun, 2013, Paris, France, Stade de France Wrecking Ball Tour
30 Jun, 2013, London, England, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Wrecking Ball Tour
3 Jul, 2013, Geneva, Switzerland, Stade de Genève Wrecking Ball Tour
5 Jul, 2013, Mönchengladbach, Germany, Borussia Park Wrecking Ball Tour
7 Jul, 2013, Leipzig, Germany, Red Bull Arena Wrecking Ball Tour
11 Jul, 2013, Rome, Italy, Rock In Roma Wrecking Ball Tour
13 Jul, 2013, Werchter, Belgium, Rock Werchter Wrecking Ball Tour
16 Jul, 2013, Limerick, Ireland, Thomond Park Wrecking Ball Tour, Sold Out!
18 Jul, 2013, Cork, Ireland, Páirc Uí Chaoimh Wrecking Ball Tour, Sold Out!
20 Jul, 2013, Belfast, Northern Ireland, King's Hall Wrecking Ball Tour, Sold Out!
23 Jul, 2013, Cardiff, Wales, Milennium Stadium Wrecking Ball Tour
24 Jul, 2013, Leeds, UK, Leeds Arena Wrecking Ball Tour, Sold Out!
27 Jul, 2013, Kilkenny, Ireland, Nowlan Park Wrecking Ball Tour, Sold Out!
28 Jul, 2013, Kilkenny, Ireland, Nowlan Park Wrecking Ball Tour, Sold Out!
21 Sep, 2013, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Rock In Rio Wrecking Ball Tour
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In this crazy week, when trade rumors are amplified and dissected with every passing second, the Dodgers commanded the attention of their fans Tuesday with two words: "BREAKING NEWS."
On the public address system. On the video board. In the second inning.
Surely this would be good news for the home team. David Price? Jon Lester? Cole Hamels?
Better, as it turned out. Way better.
Hyun-Jin Ryu delivered the news in Korean, and there was barely any reaction at Dodger Stadium. Yasiel Puig spoke in Spanish, and there was a little bit of buzz.
Then Justin Turner spoke in English, and the crowd erupted in a deafening roar and a lengthy standing ovation.
In any language, the news was delightful: Vin Scully is coming back next year.
Scully thought long and hard about whether to return for a 66th season, at several points last year telling friends he believed this year might be his last. Scully, widely considered the greatest baseball broadcaster of all time, was inducted into the Hall of Fame 32 years ago. He turns 87 in November.
"It is very difficult to say goodbye," Scully said in a statement. "God willing I will be back next year. Over the years I have been blessed to have so many friends including those that sit in the stands and listen as well as those at home, who listen and watch.
"It is just too hard to say goodbye to all these friends. Naturally there will come a time when I will have to say goodbye, but I've soul-searched and this is not the time."
And that returned the focus to the issue at hand: Might the Dodgers be about to say goodbye to one of their outfielders?
In these final hours before Thursday's trading deadline, the Dodgers' priority is clear: Add pitching — a starter or a reliever, or better yet one of each.
Of the Dodgers' top three prospects — outfielder Joc Pederson, infielder Corey Seager and pitcher Julio Urias — an official with another club said he believed the Dodgers would be most likely to move Pederson.
The Philadelphia Phillies reportedly want all three for Hamels. The Tampa Bay Rays are believed to want at least two for Price. The Dodgers would prefer not to deal any to the Boston Red Sox for Lester, who can leave as a free agent after the season. The Rays and Red Sox also have scouted pitcher Chris Anderson, the Dodgers' first-round pick last year.
The Dodgers also could expand a deal — or do a separate deal — in order to clear their logjam of veteran outfielders. Matt Kemp has five years and $107 million left on his contract; Carl Crawford three years and $62 million; Andre Ethier three years and $56 million — and the Dodgers probably likely would have to help pay off those contracts in order to move them.
With the Dodgers in first place in the National League West, Crawford said he would not expect that kind of shakeup of the major league roster.
"The way the team is playing, I'd be surprised if something like that were to happen. But you never know," Crawford said. "I thought I was stuck in Boston for seven years. I was out of there in a year and a half."
Crawford said he is not hoping to be traded somewhere he could be assured of playing every day.
"I can't speak for the rest of the guys," he said. "For myself, winning is the bigger picture right now. It eases the pain of not playing, a little bit.
"I've tried to make it real clear I like being here. I don't think about being anywhere else right now."
Neither does Ethier, who is the odd man out for the moment. Manager Don Mattingly appears to have settled on an outfield of Crawford in left, Yasiel Puig in center and Kemp in right.
"I don't think you can use the word 'settle,'¿" Ethier said. "A lot of things can happen over the course of a week, or a couple days.
"If we have a chance to win — and everybody believes that — this is where I want to be. I want to win a championship, in whatever capacity I'm involved. I've been here for a long time trying to achieve that goal. It's something I want to be a part of — playing every day, coming off the bench, or whatever is needed."
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Kemp's agent, Dave Stewart, has suggested Kemp would welcome a trade to any team that would play him in center field. On Tuesday, Kemp declined to say where he would want to be after the trade deadline.
"I'm not worried about that right now," he said. "I'm playing right field for the Dodgers now. I'm helping my team win."
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Chocolate orange marble cake
Nutrition and extra info
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal397
- fat23.1g
- saturates13.7g
- carbs41.5g
- sugars26.1g
- fibre1.6g
- protein5.6g
- salt0.7g
- 225g very soft butter, plus extra for greasing
Butter is a dairy product made from separating whole milk or cream into fat and…
- 225g caster sugar
- 225g self-raising flour
- 4 large eggs, beaten
- 2 tbsp milk
One of the most widely used ingredients, milk is often referred to as a 'complete' food…
- 3 tbsp cocoa powder, sifted
- 1 large orange, zest and 1 tbsp orange juice
One of the best-known citrus fruits, oranges aren't necessarily orange - some varieties are…
- a few drops orange food colouring (optional)
- 50g orange chocolate (we used Green & Black's Maya Gold), broken into pieces
Chocolate ganachegan-ash
Chocolate ganache is a combination of chocolate and double cream. It's simple to…
Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Grease and line the base of a loaf tin (8 x 21cm/ 2lb) with baking parchment. Beat the butter, sugar, eggs and flour together in a large bowl with an electric whisk or in a food processor until lump free.
Split the mixture into two bowls, beat the milk, followed by the cocoa powder into one. Beat the orange juice, zest and orange food colouring, if using, into the other.
Spoon alternate dollops of the mixture into the cake tin, then use a skewer to create a marble pattern by dragging it through the mixture in swirls. Make sure you don't overmix or you won't see the pattern. Smooth the surface if necessary.
Bake the cake for 45 - 55 mins until golden and risen, and a skewer poked in comes out clean.
Leave the cake in the tin to cool, then turn out. Melt the chocolate in a bowl over barely simmering water or gently in the microwave. Use a spoon to drizzle the chocolate over the cake.


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Improved Sync Log—The TreeSync Details log can now be printed and now shows the names of people who made each change that is being synchronized to Family Tree Maker from Ancestry Member Trees.This is really handy, useful, gives us the ability to see what was done, either in the Ancestry Member Tree (AMT) or in FTM2012, to see what has been changed, and in the case of an AMT, who made the change.
I have my TreeSync™ feature set to manual. I do that, so that I can Back Up my file, and use the Compact File utility. Clicking on the Tools menu, selecting Compact File, will offer the Back Up command. After that is done, is the SyncNow. Clicking on that will begin the process. Before the sync happens, we are given a summary of what has been changed.
Clicking on the View / Print Details will provide the information behind the numbers that are on the above screen.
This shows exactly what was changed. As a matter of practice, I Export of a PDF file on each log.
I just add the Date to the end of the suggested filename, in the YYYY-MM-DD format.
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Where's Callie?
The Case of the Missing Poet
Decatur Daily News, Decatur, Il, Thursday, 30 July 1914
Miss Callie Harcourt of Chestnut, well known in this locality for her writing of verses, died suddenly Wednesday morning at her home.
That's all the researcher knows. His original question was why couldn't he find her listed at Laenna Cemetery in Chestnut.
Callie's father Stillwell, who was still alive at the time of Callie's death, is buried there. He died July 11, 1926. Also buried at Laenna are G. W. and Caroline Harcourt. The dates on their stones would lead me to think they are Stillwell's parents, Callie's grandparents. Caroline died in 1922, days short of her 88th birthday. Callie clearly had surviving family members.
A search of my records seems to indicate Callie is not buried at Laenna nor anywhere else in the county.
Upon inquiry, the research stated Stillwell was a piano tuner and salesman for the Kimball Piano Company in Chicago. He held a number of patents for improvement to the piano. The mother is not buried at Laenna with the father or elsewhere. Mercedes or Martha, as she sometimes went by, disappeared from family records about the same frame as Callie's death. Phillip, Callie's brother was born in Chicago; Dorothy, her sister, as born in Missouri; Callie was born in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. The Stillwell Harcourt family moved a great deal at the turn of the century. Callie's siblings are not buried at Laenna.
It would seem there was a divorce — or at least Stillwell and Mercedes split — about the time of Callie's death. Perhaps it was the precipitating event.
Death certificates were not mandatory in Illinois until 1916.
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The NBA in the 1970s: Enter The High Schoolers: Moses From Virginia And Chocolate Thunder From LovetronI wrote the chapter about the NBA in the 1970s for the 2005 anthology Basketball in America: From the Playgrounds to Jordan's Game and Beyond. This is the sixth of 12 installments reprinting that chapter in its entirety.
I have removed the footnotes that accompanied the original text; direct quotations are now acknowledged in the body of the work and I will post a bibliography at the end of the final installment. I hope that you enjoy my take on one of the most fascinating and eventful decades in NBA history.
Enter The High Schoolers: Moses From Virginia And Chocolate Thunder From Lovetron
Once the Spencer Haywood case made the four year rule passe it was only a matter of time until players would be signed straight out of high school. In 1974, the ABA Utah Stars selected Moses Malone of Petersburg, Virginia in the third round of the draft. His high school team had won 50 straight games and two consecutive state championships, attracting the attention of more than 200 colleges--despite the fact that Malone's grade point average was not high enough to be eligible for an NCAA scholarship until he suddenly became an "A" student during his last semester. The miraculous grade increases and the tons of money being offered under the table led ACC Commissioner Bob James to call Malone's situation "the worst recruiting mess I've ever seen." Even though Malone's body had not yet filled out and matured, he averaged 17.7 points per game and 12.9 rebounds per game in two ABA seasons, making the All-Star team as a rookie. After the NBA-ABA merger, Portland selected him in the ABA dispersal draft but traded him to the Braves for a first round pick. He played briefly for the Braves before Houston acquired him for two first round picks. Two years later he won the first of his three regular season MVPs and the first of his six rebounding crowns en route to a Hall of Fame career.
Malone's success did not go unnoticed. The 76ers looked far and wide for a dominant big man as part of their rebuilding process after the disastrous 1972-1973 season. Darryl Dawkins, a 6-10 senior center at Maynard Evans High School in Orlando, Florida, impressed Sixers' Coach Gene Shue with his play in the 1975 state finals. Once the Sixers' brass decided to select Dawkins it became imperative to keep word of their young prospect from other teams. They convinced Dawkins to not play in postseason tournaments so scouts from other NBA organizations would not find out about him. The Sixers accomplished this by hiring Dawkins' high school coach to be Philadelphia's Florida scout, his first job being to "baby-sit" Dawkins and keep him hidden until the NBA draft. The plan worked and the 76ers made Dawkins the first high school player ever chosen in the first round of the NBA draft. He signed a $1.5 million, seven year deal with the Sixers.
Dawkins enjoyed a long NBA career and played in the NBA Finals three times as a Sixer but he never made the All-Star team and, unlike Malone, did not become a dominant NBA center. He is best known for shattering two backboards and for the creative nicknames he invented to describe himself (Chocolate Thunder, Master of Disaster, Sir Slam) and his spectacular dunks (Gorilla, Yo Mama, In Your Face Disgrace, Left Handed Spine Chiller Supreme, Hammer of Thor, etc.) Borrowing lingo from Parliament Funkadelic, he spoke of his "interplanetary funkmanship" and claimed to be from the planet "Lovetron." His backboard shattering dunk over the Kings' Bill Robinzine inspired this momentous sobriquet from Dawkins: "Chocolate Thunder Flying, Robinzine Crying, Teeth Shaking, Glass Breaking, Rump Roasting, Bun Toasting, Wham, Bam, Glass Breaker I Am Jam." Ironically, the careers of the two trend setting big men intersected when Malone replaced Dawkins as the Sixers' starting center in 1982-1983 and led the team to the championship, winning the regular season and Finals' MVPs in the process.
Another player made the jump straight from high school to the NBA in 1975. Bill Willoughby, a second round pick of the Hawks that year, played eight NBA seasons but never averaged even 10 points per game. It took 20 years until Kevin Garnett became the next player to make the leap directly to the NBA from high school, but the signings of Malone, Dawkins and Willoughby paved the way for this to happen and also made it seem less shocking when increasing numbers of players invoked the hardship rule to leave college for the pros after only one or two seasons.
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