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To help you get through the big day, we've compiled a quick reference guide; all the how-to questions are answered. Keep it handy.
If you're preparing a turkey for Thanksgiving, you should have it either in the brine or the cool fridge by now. But there's a lot more to do before that bird hits the platter. To help you get through the big day, we've compiled a quick reference guide; all the how-to questions are answered. Keep it handy.
How much turkey?
For turkeys under 16 pounds, estimate 1 pound per serving (this accounts for bone weight). For larger birds, a bit less is fine because they have a higher meat-to-bone ratio. But if your goal is to have ample leftovers, aim for 1 ½ pounds per person, whatever the turkey's size.
Turkey roasting times
Use a food thermometer to ensure that turkey and stuffing are cooked to a safe internal temperature of at least 165 degrees. Check the temperature in the innermost part of the thigh and wing and the thickest part of the breast.
Approximate roasting times for a fresh or thawed turkey, cooked in a preheated 325-degree oven:
8 to 12 pounds: 2 ¾ to 3 hours
12 to 14 pounds: 3 to 3 ¾ hours
14 to 18 pounds: 3 ¾ to 4 ¼ hours
18 to 20 pounds: 4 ¼ to 4 ½ hours
20 to 24 pounds: 4 ½ to 5 hours
8 to 12 pounds: 3 to 3 ½ hours
12 to 14 pounds: 3 ½ to 4 hours
14 to 18 pounds: 4 to 4 ¼ hours
18 to 20 pounds: 4 ¼ to 4 ¾ hours
20 to 24 pounds: 4 ¾ to 5 ¼ hours
Roasting a turkey
Set oven temperature no lower than 325 degrees. Place turkey or turkey breast on a rack in a shallow roasting pan.
For optimum safety, stuffing a turkey is not recommended. For more even cooking, it is recommended you cook stuffing outside the bird in a casserole. Use a food thermometer to check the internal temperature of the stuffing. The stuffing must reach a safe minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees.
If you choose to stuff the turkey, the ingredients can be prepared ahead of time; however, keep wet and dry ingredients separate. Chill all wet ingredients (butter/margarine, cooked celery and onions, broth, etc.). Mix wet and dry ingredients just before filling the turkey cavities. Fill the cavities loosely. Cook the turkey immediately.
Use an instant thermometer inserted at the innermost part of the thigh (without touching bone) to determine when your turkey is done. The meat needs to hit 165 degrees for safe eating.
How to carve a turkey
Before carving, let the cooked turkey rest for at least 15 minutes after it has been removed from the oven to allow the juices to redistribute throughout the bird. A moist turkey is easier to carve. If the bird has not rested, the first few slices will be dry and then carving will turn to shredding.
1. Begin carving by loosening the leg and thigh. Once removed, cut down the "V" of where the leg and thigh meet. The leg makes a nice centerpiece for your platter.
2. Cut the thigh into even pieces and place on platter.
3. Remove wing. Plate it or set aside.
4. Now for the breast. Brace your fork and slice horizontally until knife reaches breastbone. Begin slicing the breast by carving downward, ending at your horizontal cut.
5. Repeat the carving process on the other side.
6. Arrange turkey on platter and add fresh garnishes of your choice.
— HoneySuckleWhite.com
Grilling a turkey
During grilling, a turkey cooks by indirect heat in an outdoor, covered gas or charcoal grill. Place a pan of water beneath the grilling surface to catch the fat and juices that drip as the turkey cooks. Cook about 15 to 18 minutes per pound.
Sixteen pounds or smaller is the recommended size for a turkey for safe grilling. A larger turkey stays in the "danger zone," which is between 40 and 140 degrees, too long.
Do not stuff the turkey. Because cooking temperature is low, it can take too long for the stuffing to reach 165 degrees. Plus, smoked stuffing has an undesirable flavor.
Holiday Hot Lines
--Crisco Pie Hotline: (877) 367-7438
--Butterball Turkey Talk-Line: (800) BUTTERBALL or www.butterball.com
--Empire Kosher Poultry customer hot line: (717) 436-7055 or www.empirekosher.com/index.htm
-- Fleischmann's Yeast Baker's Help Line: (800) 777-4959 or www.breadworld.com/help.aspx
--Foster Farms Turkey Helpline: (800) 255-7227 or www.fosterfarms.com/cooking/index.asp
--General Mills: (800) 248-7310
--King Arthur Flour Co.'s Bakers Hotline: (802) 649-3717 or e-mail questions to email@example.com
--Nestle Toll House baking information line: (800) 637-8537 or www.verybestbaking.com
--Ocean Spray Cranberries consumer help line: (800) 662-3263 or www.oceanspray.com
--Perdue consumer help line: (800) 4PERDUE or www.perdue.com/tips/index.html
--Reynolds Turkey Tips hotline (800) 745-4000 or www.reynoldspkg.com/reynoldskitchens/en/product_how_to.asp
--U.S. Department of Agriculture Meat and Poultry Hotline: (888) 674-6854 or http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Food_Safety_Education/index.asp
How long do leftovers last?
Cooked turkey, meat and meat dishes: 3-4 days
Cooked poultry dishes: 3-4 days
Cooked vegetables: 3-4 days
Cranberry sauce, jellied or whole: 2 weeks
Gravy and meat broth: 1-2 days
Deli meat: 2-3 days
Pasta and potato salads: 2-3 days
Pumpkin, cream and fruit pies: 2-3 days
Soups and stews: 3-4 days
Stuffing and casseroles: 3-4 days
Discard food that requires refrigeration if it is left out at room temperature longer than 2 hours. Divide leftovers into smaller portions, and refrigerate them in covered, shallow containers for quicker cooling. If you can't eat the turkey, stuffing, side dishes and gravy within recommended storage times, freeze for later use.
— University of Minnesota, Ocean Spray Cranberries and American Dietetic Association
Brined and Roasted Whole Turkey
Brining locks in poultry's natural juices, making it more moist and flavorful.
2 cups kosher salt
2 cups sugar
2 to 3 gallons cool water
1 (12- to 15- pound) fresh, whole, bone-in, skin-on turkey, rinsed and patted dry
8 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided (5 tablespoons softened; 3 tablespoons melted)
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup white wine, chicken broth or water
To brine: Combine kosher salt and sugar in cool water in a large, clean stockpot until completely dissolved. Place the whole turkey in the brine until completely submerged. Cover and refrigerate 4 to 5 hours. Remove the turkey from the brine, rinse inside and out under cool running water for several minutes to remove all traces of salt; pat dry with paper towel.
To roast: Mix softened butter with the pepper. Place turkey on rack in roasting pan. Rub the seasoned butter under skin. Brush skin with the melted butter.
Pour the liquid (wine, broth or water) over the pan bottom to prevent drippings from burning. Roast turkey at 450 degrees for 25 minutes, baste and then rotate the roasting pan. Continue roasting until the skin turns golden brown, an additional 25 minutes; baste again.
Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees. Continue to roast, basting and rotating the pan once about halfway through cooking, until the internal temperature reaches 170 degrees for turkey breast meat and 180 degrees for turkey thigh meat. Remove the turkey from the oven. Let stand 20 minutes before carving.
Note: Do not brine turkey if it includes "basting" liquids that contain salt.
If you bought a turkey with a pop-up timer, leave it in place. If removed, the timer will leave a gaping hole for juices to escape.
Makes 10 to 12 servings.
-- Morton Salt
Basic Mashed Potatoes
2 pounds baking potatoes, peeled and quartered
2 tablespoons butter
1 cup milk
Salt and pepper, to taste
Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Add potatoes and cook until tender but still firm, about 15 minutes; drain.
In a small saucepan, heat butter and milk over low heat until butter is melted. Using a potato masher or electric beater, slowly blend milk mixture into potatoes until smooth and creamy. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Makes 4 servings.
-- Allrecipes.com
Quick Turkey Gravy
4 cups chicken stock
¼ cup water
3 tablespoons cornstarch
Sherry, port or Madeira (optional)
Salt and ground black pepper
Remove rack from roasting pan. If juices in pan have evaporated, leaving only fat and browned bits on the bottom of the pan, carefully pour out the fat and discard it, retaining all browned bits. If there is juice, tilt the pan and skim as much fat as possible off the juice with a spoon. Set the pan over two burners on medium heat.
Pour in chicken stock. Bring mixture to a simmer, all the while scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon to loosen the browned bits. Reduce heat and cook slowly for 5 minutes.
Mix the ¼ cup water and cornstarch to a smooth paste. Whisking constantly, gradually pour the cornstarch mixture into the simmering broth, then cook for 1 minute. Season to taste with the alcohol, if using, and salt and pepper.
Pour into gravy boat and serve with the turkey. Double recipe for a crowd.
Makes 4 cups, about 12 servings.
-- Irma S. Rombauer, from "The Joy of Cooking"
Homemade Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
1 (12-ounce) package fresh or frozen cranberries, rinsed and drained
Combine water and sugar in a medium saucepan. Bring to boil; add cranberries, return to boil. Reduce heat and boil gently for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cover and cool completely at room temperature. Refrigerate until serving time.
Makes 2 ¼ cups.
-- Ocean Spray Cranberries
Libby's Famous Pumpkin Pie
¾ cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
2 large eggs
1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin
1 can (12 fluid ounces) evaporated milk
1 unbaked 9-inch (4-cup volume) deep-dish pie shell
Whipped cream (optional)
Mix sugar, cinnamon, salt, ginger and cloves in small bowl. Beat eggs in large bowl. Stir in pumpkin and sugar-spice mixture. Gradually stir in evaporated milk. Pour into pie shell.
Bake in preheated 425-degree oven 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees; bake 40 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 2 hours. Serve immediately or refrigerate. Top with whipped cream before serving.
Note: 1 ¾ teaspoons pumpkin spice may be substituted for the cinnamon, ginger and cloves; however, the taste will be slightly different. Do not freeze, as this will cause the crust to separate from the filling.
Makes 8 servings.
-- Libby's Pumpkin


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February 1, 2011- David and Charles Koch, co-owners of Koch Industries and primary financiers of the Tea Party, have amassed one of the world's largest private fortunes and Koch Industries is the second largest privately held company in America. Koch sycophants in the media have attacked anyone daring to criticize the company because Koch Industries employs nearly 50,000 people, according to a study produced by Koch Industries last week. In the last two years, David and Charles Koch have jumped from each being worth $16 billion to now being worth $21.5 billion. That means together they went from being worth $31 billion dollars to being worth $42 billion today. David is now the richest man in New York City, and the pair are now on the nation's top ten list for richest Americans.
However, at a time when the Koch brothers were enjoying spectacular financial gains, Koch Industries laid off well over 2,000 people. Using the same approximate "jobs multiplier" Koch Industries used in its study last week, that means Koch Industries extinguished nearly 8,000 jobs in recent years:
– Koch's John Zink Company subsidiary laid off 63 people in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
– Koch's Georgia Pacific subsidiary laid off 118 people at its Roxboro, North Carolina plant.
– Koch laid off 50 people at its INVISTA plant in Wilmington, Delaware.
– Koch's Georgia Pacific subsidiary laid off 158 people at a paper-making plant in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Most of the jobs have been replaced with automated machines.
– Koch's INVISTA subsidiary laid off 50 people at its plant in Athens, Georgia.
– Koch laid off 150 people at its headquarters in Wichita, Kansas.
– Koch laid off 500 people at its Seaford, Delaware INVISTA plant.
– Koch laid off 400 people in its Waynesboro, Indiana INVISTA plant. As one of the primary employers in the city, the layoffs were expected to have serious ripple effects. City officials said layoffs at Invista will "force cuts across Waynesboro." "The rest of the community, this will probably instill a bit of a wake-up call and they will cut back also," predicted Waynesboro Vice Mayor Frank Lucente.
– Koch laid off 320 people at its Georgia Pacific plywood plant in Cleveland, Texas.
– Koch laid off 60 people at its INVISTA plant in Victoria, Texas.
– Koch laid off 169 people from its Flint Hills Resources plant in Odessa, Texas.
– Koch laid off 300 people at its Georgia Pacific plant in Monroeville, Alabama.
– Koch "indefinitely" idled its 60-worker Georgia Pacific mill in Louisville, Mississippi.
The Koch downsizing isn't limited to the United States. In England, Koch laid off workers at its chemical plant in Wilton, England and closed down its INVISTA plant in Offenbach, Germany.
Koch Industries pretends that it thrives from the "free market," and that the government only inhibits its growth. But in reality, as Koch slashed jobs, the company exploited government contracts, public forests, public land, narrow corporate loopholes, eminent domain seizures of private land, and has demanded taxpayer bailouts for its refineries.

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By DAVID WOODING
IT'S been a year when the people of Britain have stuck a collective two fingers up to MPs.
Voters have used the ballot box to take their revenge on politicians of all varieties, whom many see as out of touch.
But some MPs and peers haven't learned a thing as they hurl insults, throw tantrums and sneer at ordinary people.
So in an irreverent, but light-hearted, look back at the past year in Parliament, here are my New Sneer's Honours.
Sneer of the Realm: Labour's Emily Thornberry who scoffed at a house with three England flags and a white van outside. She resigned as shadow attorney general hours after tweeting a picture of them hours before the Rochester by-election result.
Life sneerage: Fouled-mouthed Tory Andrew Mitchell fought a £3 million, two-year legal after denying he called cops "plebs" when they refused to let him ride his bike through the Downing Street main gates. A High Court judge sided with the cops and told the snobbish ex-Chief Whip: "On yer bike."
Cabbie-net Minister of the Year: David Mellor berated a taxi driver who suggested a quicker route, calling him a "a smart-arsed little b*****d" and telling him: "Shut up you sweaty little git." The Tory ex-minister added: "I've been in the Cabinet, I'm an award-winning broadcaster, I'm a Queen's counsel." He was forced to apologise after cabbies threatened to ban him. I'd like to see how long he waits next time he wants to hail a taxi.
Sneer of the Year: Tory MP Mark Garnier for telling his party not to bother with "dog-end voters" who live in "outlying regions". Suspect he'll soon be at the dog-end of his political career.
Yes, Yes, Yes Minister: Deputy PM's wife Miriam Clegg wins the honesty award for saying "women have been faking it for years". But has she told husband Nick?
Snooze-Night TV Award: David Cameron, who admitted he often dozes off on the sofa when he has a night in front of the telly with wife Sam. The PM said: "Half an hour of Silent witness and we're both asleep." At least Sam doesn't have to fake it.
The "Three minutes is a long time in politics" Award: Tory chief whip Michael Gove was nominated by his gossipy wife Sarah Vine. When told that men burn 4.2 calories a minute during sex, she quipped: "Wow! That's 12.6 calories a session."
Big Benn Clanger of the Year: Diane Abbott for live tweeting from inside church at Tony Benn's funeral. An angry admirer of the Labour legend (that's Benn, not Abbott) raged: "Why not go the whole hog and do a selfie with the coffin?"
The Prat that got the Queen: The royal claws were out for David Cameron after he claimed Her Majesty "purred" with pleasure when he phoned her the No vote in the Scottish independence referendum.
OBE – 'Orrible Butty Eater: Ed Miliband, who bit off more than he could chew when he tried to battle his way through a bacon sandwich. The sarnie won.
The Gillette Award for Sharpest Political Putdown: Louise Mensch after MP's wife Karen Danczuk posted saucy cleavage selfies on Twitter: "Put them away, love. Frankly, I'd rather see Ed Miliband eating a bacon sandwich."
Gold Medal for Selfie-Exposure: Charities Minister Brooks Newmark resigned after sending explicit photographs of himself to an undercover reporter. The nation was appalled at his bad taste. Surely, no self-respecting MP would be seen dead hanging out of paisley pyjamas.
Class Warrior of the Year: Singer Myleene Klass for ripping Ed Miliband to shreds on TV over his planned mansion tax. "You can't just point at something and say let's tax it," she stormed. "You might as well tax this glass of water."
Worst political U-turn: Ed Balls, who was investigated by cops after hitting a parked car while doing a seven-point turn in a narrow street then driving off. It's not the first time the shadow chancellor has found himself in a tight spot.
The Jack Horner Award for Women's Rights: Nigel Farage, who infuriated mums by telling them to breastfeed in the corner of cafes and restaurants where nobody could see them.
Feminist of the Year: Sports Minister Helen Grant for her efforts to get more women involved in physical activity with these fine words of advice: "There are some wonderful sports you can do and look absolutely radiant and very feminine. Ballet, gymnastics, cheerleading and even roller-skating."
Overseas Aid Champion: Harriet Harman who wore a T-shirt with the slogan "This is what a feminist looks like". Her selfless act helped to boost employment in Mauritius, where women were paid 62p an hour to work in a sweatshop making the garments.
House of Lards Pin-up of the Year: Communities Secretary Eric Pickles, who has been bombarded with demands for signed photographs from young girls in Russia. A puzzled aide admitted: "I've no idea why Eric is so big over there."
Cockup of the Year: Communities Minister Penny Mordaunt for using the word "cock" six times and "lay" or "laid" five times during a Commons speech on poultry welfare. But she later let slip it was part of a smutty dare from Royal Navy officer friends.
Twerking twerp of the year: David Cameron for twerking at an Ibiza-style rave he hosted at Chequers to celebrate his wife Samantha's 40th birthday – after branding top twerker Miley Cyrus a bad role model for kids.
Pint of Order: George "We're all in this together" Osborne, for keeping a padlock on his office fridge to stop staff raiding his milk. Well, at least he's miserly with the rest of us, too.
Rocky Belt for Parliamentary Punch-ups: SNP chief Alex Salmond and Labour's Alistair Darling who squared up in live TV debates over Scots independence. Two Scottish men shouting at each other and they didn't have the decency to do it in a Glasgow pub.
Resignation of the Year: Home Office minister Norman Baker quits, saying that working there was like "walking through mud". Think how your boss, Theresa May copes, Norman. She does it wearing kitten heels.


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Saturday, March 29, 2008
moving pizza
In the meantime, make this pizza recipe I found on Epicurious.com. I switched out the chickpea flour, because it gives it too much of a bean-y taste, and added some ground flaxseed because it's good for you. If you don't have sorghum flour, you can just use rice flour. I haven't tried it, but I bet you could make it with a little less than 1 3/4 c flour mix of your choice instead of the rice/tapioca/sorghum blend.
Pizza Crust
from epicurious.com
3/4 c tapioca flour
1/2 c white rice flour*
2/3 c sorghum flour
1 t xanthan gum
1 t fine sea salt
1/2 c milk
2 1/4 t yeast
2 t sugar
2 large egg whites, lightly beaten
3 T plus 1 t extra-virgin olive oil
Whisk flours, salt, and xanthan gum together in the bowl of an electric mixer. Microwave the milk for 30 seconds to 1 minute (depending on microwave) so that it is between 105 and 110 degrees. Add the sugar and yeast, set aside for a few minutes until it starts to froth. Meanwhile, beat the egg whites gently and add the olive oil. Once proofed, add all the liquid to the dry ingredients and mix to combine, scraping the bowl. Beat on high for about 5 minutes. Scrape half of the dough onto a large piece of parchment paper or silpat. Rub with olive oil and, with greased hands, spread out dough gently to form a pizza of desired thickness, leaving it thicker around the edges for a crust. Repeat with remaining dough. Set in a warm place and allow to rise for about 20 minutes. Heat oven to 400, with a pizza stone (I don't have one, I bet you don't either) or a cookie sheet in the middle of the oven. When the oven is hot, quickly put one dough circle into the oven and bake for 5 to 10 minutes. Cook other crust in the same way. Top with whatever toppings you want, bake until chees eis melted, and eat! Makes 2 pizzas, which fed 3 at my house comfortably.
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Spinach and Red Pepper Pizza
1 Napoli Herb Rustic Crust
1 cup your favorite tomato sauce
1 package baby spinach
1 garlic clove, finely minced
1 tbsp high-quality olive oil
1/4 cup roasted red peppers cut into strips
1 cup reduced fat mozzarella cheese
Preheat oven to 450°.
Heat the olive oil in a pan and sauté the spinach with the minced garlic and a spoonful or two of water, until wilted.
Spoon the tomato sauce over the crust and add the other toppings, starting with the spinach and finishing with the cheese. Reduce heat to 425° and bake for 8-10 minutes.


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Carnitas are always so delicious, but I really had no idea how they cooked them until recently. No wonder they are so delicious. They boil the pork in lard, then fry it. Well I don't think I'll be ordering Carnitas when I go out anytime soon. But I have made Carnitas this easy and dare I say healthier way a few times now and I'm hooked.
Ok my easy method uses an old favorite….the pressure cooker.
I can't tell enough how I love my pressure cooker. I don't use it all the time, or every week. But when I get it out, I can't believe I don't use it every week. It's amazing how quick it cooks.
I bought 4.22 lbs of "pork shoulder shoulder blade country style strips" which it easy terms is pork spare ribs on the bone. I've done on the bone and off the bone, and both are delicious.
- 4-5 lbs pork ribs
- 1 cup water
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tablespoon oil
- Place 4-5 lbs pork ribs in pressure cooker
- Add two cups water
- salt top of meat
- Heat meat in pressure cooker, when it comes to temperature (when the toggle on top rocks in a steady rhythm) turn on medium heat and cook 50 minutes.
- Remove from pressure cooker, shred pork with forks.
- Heat oil in skillet ( I used my cast iron skillet, but any skillet would work) and cook until crispy.
I love how crispy this is!
I serve the Carnitas with
Mexican Rice without the chicken and beans.
Another Mexican favorite of mine is
Cornbread Tamale Bites with Bacon
And for Dessert….


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HOUSTON – A man accused of killing his pregnant wife with a shotgun was found guilty of murder on Thursday, KPRC Local 2 reported.
Prosecutors said David Temple executed his wife, Belinda, in the bedroom closet of their Katy home on Jan. 11, 1999. Belinda Temple, 30, was 8 months pregnant with a baby girl who she planned to name Erin.
The 20-gauge shotgun used to kill her was never found.
David Temple's parents broke down and cried after hearing the verdict while family members consoled them.
Belinda Temple's parents were relieved that justice was finally served.
"People tell us -- sometimes over the years -- have told us, 'Get over it.' You can't get over your baby -- especially in these types of circumstances. I mean, you know, it's senseless -- put a shotgun to my baby's head and blow her brains out. It just wasn't right. And I'm so glad justice has prevailed," father Tom Lucas said.
"I suspected him in 10-minutes time on the night she was murdered," said Brian Lucas, Belinda Temple's brother.
The panel deliberated six and a half hours before reaching the verdict.
Jurors began Thursday by asking for and receiving a map of the neighborhood where the killing occurred. They also asked for a list of the witnesses in the case and a transcript of the closing arguments, but the judge denied those requests.
Prosecutors said David Temple, 39, killed Belinda Temple so he could be with his mistress, Heather Scott. David Temple married Scott about two years after Belinda Temple's death.
"Even though motive is not an element of defense, anybody who ever watched Law & Order sees Jack McCoy talking about motive being important because jurors ultimately want to know why something happened -- particularly, in the context of something as senseless and as gruesome as this," KPRC Local 2 legal analyst Brian Wice said.
In closing arguments, prosecutor Kelly Siegler insisted David Temple is the only person who had both the motive and opportunity to kill Belinda Temple.
She told jurors that the only way he could be with Heather Scott was to get rid of Belinda Temple.
"He married his mistake," Siegler said. "The only difference was after Belinda was killed, he hid the relationship a little bit better."
Defense attorney Dick DeGuerin continued to proclaim his client's innocence even after the verdict.
"Kelly Siegler has finally done what Richard Haynes predicted she would do. She's convicted an innocent man. David Temple did not kill Belinda Temple. This is a tragedy. It's a tragedy for David. It's a tragedy for his family and it's a tragedy for David and Belinda's son, Evan," DeGuerin said.
Siegler accused Temple and his entire family of lying on the stand to protect him.
"When you have family like the Temple family, who pretend to be the paragon of Katy, Texas, and they get up here, one, two, three, four, five of them and they make a mockery of judicial system," Siegler said. "They committed more aggravated perjury in this trial than this building has heard in a decade."
DeGuerin argued the love affair was casual and that David Temple had already decided to end it.
DeGuerin portrayed David Temple as a loving husband and father. He insisted the circumstantial evidence presented over five weeks of trial did not make David Temple a killer.
David Temple faces from five years to 99 years in prison.
The punishment phase of the trial begins at 9:30 a.m. on Monday.


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Region 13: How to handle bathrooms at athletic complex
Adding a bathroom facility with a smaller roof to the Wally Camp Athletic Complex is no longer feasible, according to Regional District 13 school officials.
The toilet-only option would have included the building of bathrooms under a smaller roof on the 5,000-square-foot concrete slab across from Coginchaug Regional High School. A bathroom would take up roughly 1,500-square-feet. It was estimated to cost Durham and Middlefield taxpayers a minimum of $256,000.
In the past, Board of Education Chairwoman Kerrie Flanagan said the bathroom-only option would come along with the loss of about $25,000 in materials and labor because the smaller roof would eventually have to be torn off.
But the option was dismissed recently when the committee discovered that the footing of the slab is not designed to hold the weight of the building walls and roof.
"(We) can't just build on the slab because it will crack. It will fail," said Jeremy Renninghoff, chairman of the Field House Building Committee.
Another issue detected was that the installation of the bathrooms would be too far away from the electrical system, presenting more of problem than a solution, Renninghoff said. The concrete slab would have to be saw-cut and workers would have to dig deep into the footing to make it wider, all while trying not to interfere with the piping of utilities, he continued.
"Even though it's the cheapest option, to do all the work would be a waste," he said. "It would be unacceptable to residents."
And now that the committee has a better grasp of prevailing wage law, Renninghoff said the estimates for two other options have increased drastically.
According to the state Department of Labor, prevailing wage is the "minimum rate that is equal to the rate customary or prevailing for the same work in the same trade or occupation in the town in which such public works project is being constructed."
To cut back on the cost, the committee is looking into having part of the building constructed off-site, as the prevailing wage law would only apply to anything manufactured on the job site, Renninghoff said.
The second option, which initially estimated to cost $537,000, will now cost approximately $696,000. This option would erect the perimeter walls of the entire footprint of the building, including the team rooms and the storage rooms, Renninghoff said. It would only fit-out the bathrooms, including putting up the walls and installing the fixtures.
"[With the second option] we have a roof on the entire building, so if someone in the future wants to come along to provide funds to finish off the rest of the building it can be finished at a later date without having to rip the roof off," Renninghoff said previously.
The third option has an anticipated increase of $196,000, bringing it to a total of $990,000. This plan would complete the entire building, including building a full locker room, a visiting team locker room, a coaches' office and more.
The board, however, is concerned about cost and the possible tax burden on residents, Renninghoff said.
"The big thing is what happens with the budget," he said. "It's going to be difficult."
But the board is dedicated to completing this project, as it originally had 18 months from July 2010 when the Durham Planning and Zoning Commission approved a revised site plan to construct restrooms at the athletic complex, which were scheduled to be done in January.
Durham resident Karen Cheyney sued the district and the commission in 2009 to prevent the facility from being built, settling in Superior Court in June of 2010. This settlement, or stipulated judgment, required that any modifications made to the complex be approved by three parties -- the commission, the district and Cheyney -- and that work at the site be finished in 18 months.
The commission granted the school board a 24-month extension from Spring 2012, and the Field House Building Committee was formed to take on the project.
Renninghoff said the committee will meet on Monday to discuss using a modular structure. Though modular buildings can be intended for portable uses, the facility will be made permanent.
"We're just trying to get this done the best way we can at the lowest possible cost," Renninghoff said. "This project doesn't stand on its own. We have to find a way to make it fit in with the (other capital improvements in the district.)"
School officials are hoping to have a recommendation by spring, and to have the facility finished by April 2014.
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) Coach Lovie Smith realizes the Chicago Bears no longer control their fate in the NFC North. Their playoff hopes still are in their hands, though.
That's something Smith emphasized Monday on the heels of an ugly loss at Minnesota that knocked the Bears (8-5) out of first place in the division. They've dropped four of five and are free falling for the second straight year with Green Bay coming to Soldier Field this weekend.
If the Packers (9-4) win, they clinch the division and a wild card is no sure thing for Chicago. The Bears were sixth in the NFC after Sunday's loss, with Washington, Dallas and Minnesota a game behind them.
``We need a little bit of help as far as the division is concerned,'' Smith said. ``But we do control our playoff hopes. That's what we have to lay everything we do right now on, to just play better football.''
That's something the Bears haven't done since they racked up 51 points in a win at Tennessee on Nov. 4. They were 7-1 after that game, but the schedule took a tougher turn with back-to-back losses against Houston and San Francisco that started this slide.
It lightens up after this week with games against Arizona and Detroit to close the season, although both are on the road. The Bears could get into the playoffs with fewer than 11 wins, but it might come down to tiebreakers.
``The pressure we're feeling right now is on our performances,'' Smith said. ``Improving, it's on us. We talked about someone else controlling the division, but what happens to us, it doesn't' really matter about the teams ahead of us or the teams behind us right now. It's just what we do. We're not looking at that at all. ... We have the Packers coming in and that's enough right there for all of our thoughts to just go on them.''
The recent skid has only fueled the notion that the early run had as much to do with who the Bears were playing as it did with how good they are.
It's also sparked memories of last year's collapse and renewed speculation about Smith's future. He was spared at the end of last season while then-general manager Jerry Angelo got the ax, after the Bears went from 7-3 to finishing at 8-8.
New GM Phil Emery had a mandate to keep the coach for this season, but beyond that?
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The Bears have lost all the momentum they had in the early going, just as they did after Cutler broke his right thumb last season.
He was unable to finish the game against Houston because of a concussion and missed the next game at San Francisco. Against Minnesota, Cutler had to leave in the fourth quarter because of a sore neck.
Cutler took a hit to the head by Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen that drew a penalty, but he said afterward his neck was bothering him all afternoon and worsened as the game went on. Cutler finished that drive before Jason Campbell took over, but he doesn't expect to miss any more time.
He said Monday during his weekly appearance on the ``Waddle & Silvy Show'' on Chicago's WMVP-AM 1000 that ``unless something drastic happens, absolutely'' he will be ready to play against the Packers.
Kicker Robbie Gould also strained his left calf during warmups. He did handle extra points and an onside kick but ceded kickoff duties to punter Adam Podlesh. The Bears did not attempt any field goals, so it's not clear if Gould or Podlesh would have handled them. Smith did not rule out bringing in kickers for tryouts this week in case Gould isn't ready.
The Bears could point to a long list of injuries in recent weeks, with Brian Urlacher (hamstring) possibly out for the remainder of the season and cornerback Tim Jennings (shoulder) sidelined against Minnesota. But that only partially explains the poor execution on both sides of the ball, the lack of big plays on defense.
They were supposed to be built to weather them, anyway. And at the moment, the Packers are rolling despite a run of injuries that would have derailed most teams.
``Right now we just have to win out,'' receiver Brandon Marshall said after the loss at Minnesota. ``It doesn't matter. Forget the Xs and Os, forget the first 11, 12 games of the season. All of that doesn't matter at this point. We have the guys in this locker room that can get it done and we have to get it done.''
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Before Adventures of a Funky Heart! began I took part in Lobby Day 2007, sponsored by the Adult Congenital Heart Association (ACHA). This was my very first Congenital Heart Defect (CHD) Advocacy effort, traveling to Washington DC to meet with other adult CHD Survivors and to lobby Congress for the passage of an National Adult Congenital Heart Defect Registry. Now, three (almost four) years later, we have one – but it exists only on paper.
So ACHA members (along with a few other CHD Advocacy groups who have joined the fight) keep pounding the pavement in Washington, doing the grunt work needed to obtain funding for the Congenital Heart Futures Act and the registry it contains. But even though we've been doing this for nearly four years, the question is often asked: What exactly is a registry? And I've even gotten some strange comments, such as the person who insisted that they were not going to turn over their personal information, no matter what. So let's try to clear up some misconceptions.
A Health Registry can best be described as an Excel spreadsheet: a database of facts and numbers. Fill the sheet with data, apply the correct sorting formulas, and you can learn a lot of information. Obviously, the more data you have, the bigger the pool of information you have to make the calculations and the more accurate they are. (My favorite college football team, for example, has won two games this year and lost none. That limited information points to a undefeated season and a National Championship. Even though I am pretty certain that won't happen, that's what the statistics predict.)
No one has to give any identifying information to be part of the registry. That would make it nearly impossible to keep track of anyone, especially women; ladies tend to take the last name of their husband when they marry. I'm not who I say I am either – most of you know me as Steve, but that's not my legal name. I don't sign an official document with Steve and it is not the name on my ID or my credit card. You could overreact and have a separate entry for every variation of a name, but that would give you too much information and dilute the results. It would be much easier to give everyone who is eligible to enter information into the registry a code number that will follow them for their lifetime.
The registry would be limited to adults at first. Why? it doesn't sound fair, but we've been there and done that – what better group to use to get results right away. We've been through the childhood surgeries, the medications (some of which don't exist anymore, because we proved they don't work) and we've made it. Get the data from a couple of hundred adult CHD survivors into the registry, and you can begin to see some preliminary trends. And each addition makes the data more accurate.
So once we have this registry up and running, what can we learn? All kinds of useful information! The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) currently produces a work known as the Atlas of Heart Disease Hospitalizations Among Medicare Beneficiaries. This is a good example of a Health Registry, and the data is overwhelming. You can order a printed copy, download it as a .pdf file, and even view a series of interactive maps. (If you look up the South Carolina map, you'll find that White men aged 65 or older with Heart Failure were hospitalized most often in the Northeastern part of the state – the border counties from Chesterfield County to Horry County. Data that detailed is priceless.)
What else could it tell us? Dr. Wes recently published results gleaned from an ICD Registry. Click the link and read what the registry revealed – the amount of information is staggering. Even though the plan is to gather information from adults with a heart defect at first, the registry is not exclusive and will benefit the entire CHD Community.


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text: The F word #WTF!?#engagement#identity Updated Oct 12 2015 (Posted Apr 4 2011) Megan Finley Horowitz meggyfin Photo by docksidepress, used by CC license. I'm putting this out there because I believe I can't be the ONLY ONE to have felt this way. Okay, here's the deal: I hate the word "fiance." My partner Aaron and I were engaged for a year and we never got used to saying it. It just felt funny on my tongue and weird coming out of my mouth. Another one of those "this feels too fancy for me" things. (I swear, I must have some sort of insane anti-"fancy shit" complex. Is there a name for that? Okay, I'm getting off topic, rein it in Megs.) It got to the point where I started to dread when I would have to introduce Aaron to someone new. There was always that moment where I thought that I'd be okay saying "my fiance" — I'd just grin and bear it, no big deal, people do it all the time, what the fuck was wrong with me — but when it came to that moment I'd just freeze. Then this kind of thing would happen all the time… John: Hey Megs, have you met Wendy? Me: No, I haven't. Hi Wendy, it's nice to meet you. Wendy: Hi Megan, nice to meet you too. Me: Wendy, this is my… (pause for inner conflict) …boyfriend, Aaron. John: Wow, you're still fighting that word, aren't you? Me: Yup. I just couldn't bring myself to use the "F word." And it caused some confusion too, like, there were whisperings about whether or not we were still planning on getting married because Aaron and I just flat out refused to switch from saying boyfriend and girlfriend to saying fiance. Aaron was the same way. From the moment we were engaged we talked about not wanting to use the word "fiance," but what are we to do!? There's no other term for it that didn't give us the wiggens; betrothed, intended, future spouse? Nope. Uh-uh. Too formal. But the fact remains that he's more than a "boyfriend" but he's not a "husband" yet. To anyone who is freely and happily using that term — good on ya mate for that! I think people should be happy to, both, be and have a fiance. For the longest time I couldn't wait to be affianced. But once I was, I just couldn't bring myself to ACTUALLY use the word. I'm telling ya, sometimes I hate myself. 😉 Related Post My Nigerian engagement ceremony bridentity crisis I'm generally of the belief that your wedding is not always about you, but it should reflect you: your beliefs, your values, and your community.... Read more So, here are some of the terms we finally came up with to use instead of "fiance." Feel free to use them as your own… "Marrying girlfriend" or "marrying boyfriend." "My future partner in crime," sometimes shorted to just "partner." "The one I caught" "The guy/girl who's making an honest girl/guy out of me" "The one who would have me, despite all the glaring flaws." "That guy/girl that I'm gonna marry." "Matrimonial candidate" "Spousal Unit" as suggested by a reader Or, my favorite, introduce your partner in a french accent as in "Zees ees mah fee-yon-say." Does anyone else feel the same way about the "F word?" If so, what terms do you use instead? Megan Finley Horowitz When Megan's not writing, traveling, and sleeping, she's eating like the fate of the world depends on it. (You're welcome, world!) You can snoop into her personal life over on her website The Dash and Dine! @meggyfin @thedashanddine @meggyfin PREVIOUS Brilliant blues and some red details, too NEXT Save the Date bookmarks do more than just help you save the date! Show/Hide comments [ 437 ] my boyfriend and I dated for 8 years before getting engaged, so "boyfriend" definitely was not appropriate for the seriousness of our relationship. My friend starting calling him my forever boyfriend, which I love. Now that we're engaged, he hates the word fiance, so he calls me his future wife. Reply Once my current-f-word and I knew we were going to get married eventually, but before we were officially engaged, I really wanted a word to call him that was more than just "boyfriend" (I guess "beyonce" never occurred to me, though I don't think he'd go for that). So in trying to mix "boyfriend" and "husband", I came up with "boyband". Never called him that, but the thought of it amused me to no end 😉 Reply I could care less about the "F" word its my fiance that has taken a dislike to the word. I called him it once and we decided to change it to engagment buddy. He greatly approoves of this vs the alternative. I love calling him that and it catches a lot of people off guard Reply I know how you feel because I'm younger so when I say it everyone looks at me like "WHAT?!" I feel like I'm walking around with three heads they give me such crazy looks Reply I am so happy that i came across this post (and this website). Here I've been thinking that something is wrong with me because I am not wanting to make everything so "fussy". It's nice to know I am not the only one out there who cringes and the idea of the "F-word" among other things. My guy still thinks it's weird that I get a little uptight with all the yucky love crap. Our wedding vows should be pretty interesting (and oddly enough what i am dreading the most). i am uncomfortable with PDA along with everything else! lol. What the heck am i gonna do?!?! Reply I think it's easier to label the relationship than the person. Rather than "This is Aaron, my fiance," go with "This is Aaron; we're engaged." Just my thoughts. Reply Normally I just say "This is my Ryan"… I hate both boyfriend & fiance. Boyfriend is too middle school & fiance is too… "HI I'M GETTING MARRIED GUYS!!!!" Ick. I dislike labels like that as a general rule, so its easier to just introduce him as *my* Ryan. Reply My husband and I just used "boyfriend"/"girlfriend" right up until the wedding. At some point hubby's dad started introducing me as his son's partner, rather than girlfriend. That happened even before we got engaged. I'm relatively comfortable with introducing him as my husband now, but I have to admit, it still feels kind of weird to think of myself as a "wife". But yeah, neither of us were really comfortable with the F word and we didn't really see the need, so we just skipped over it. Worked for us. 🙂 Reply I realize this is a bit late, but I wanted to chime in. I too have issues with the word "fiance." My partner (haha – see!) is not a native English speaker. When he proposed he got nervous and, instead of saying, "Will you marry me?" he said, "Will you be my Engagement Woman?" so… we go with that. Reply I'm late to the party, as usual! Skipped from page 1 to page 9, so I don't know if someone has perhaps mentioned it, but what about the term "soulmate"? That puts the serious spin on it, sounds sweet and spiritual and should, hopefully, stop most people from saying, "so, when are you getting married?" Most but not all, I'm sure (rolls eyes). Also, I've always loved the Spanish "Mi Corazon" but it may be not quite as serious sounding. Novia/novio sounds good, too. Don't know how that plays in Spanish/Latin societies. I definitely like soulmate or, heh heh, soulmate-to-be??? Reply I find it interesting that so many people dislike the word 'fiancé'. I actually dislike the word 'boyfriend'. I find that 'boyfriend' sounds so young, almost juvenile to me. Saying 'fiancé was a little strange (but good) at first, but to me it sounds like it carries expectation and responsibility towards each other, whereas I personally find that 'boyfriend' doesn't sound as committed. I've been with my partner for 8 years so far… he was my boyfriend for the first half of this time, and my fiancé for the second half. I've called him by both names – and now I'm looking forward to calling him my husband. 😀 Reply I refer to mine as my "husband elect" and he calls me "wife elect" Reply I went to see my doctor the other day about some allergies, and I made a comment about my fiancé. He responded, referring to my fiancé as my 'intended'. I thought that was a little funny. I never really heard that before outside of book or movie. It sounds a little political maybe? I liked hearing that – I thought it sounded very respectful and mature coming a third party, but I wouldn't say that myself, as it sounds like I intend to marry my fiancé, but may jump at some other opportunity. Interesting. Reply My mom started calling him my fancy, instead of fiance, and my aunts all call him my husband, it's just easier. Since we had to push our date back 4 years, I called him my husband when necessary just to avoid the questions. Now we are in the home stretch, and since I just started a new job, I feel like I need to switch back to fiance, and explain the whole thing all over again. We have been engaged for 6 years… Reply I have been using partner since I first met Grant (skipping the "boyfriend" word all together). Being poly, I generally use boyfriend, girlfriend and lover as words to describe the other people we are with. It doesn't work for everyone, but I really like the neatness of having a different word for everyone. Since our engagement, I will sometimes use fiance(e) as a term, but it is still not totally natural. We are both queer, and in any traditional sense… I make a freaking USELESS "wife candidate". I find it silly. When I am not using partner, I will use "honey" or "life mate". (Some people find "mate" very baby forcing, but being English "mate" was just a word for closer friend…. So "life mate" is sort of a way of saying "closest friends for life".) Reply I'm to use to boyfriend. i say "my boyfriend, fiance, thing" ….i'm a little special with words…. >_> Reply My future husband will be my second marriage. So. As tacky as it is I refer to him as "The husband I'm going to keep." Bwhahaha. <3 Reply Oh my lord I have agonized so hard about this! The word "fiance" makes me want to puke. Especially since I live in Utah where getting married is a big fat hairy deal and calling your partner your fiance elevates you into being socially exalted and I hate that. I have no idea what to call us… It's hard because I want to stay true to our relationship but at the same time I want people to easily understand it. It's all so confusing. XP Reply I understand 110%. My man & I have been engaged for well over 3 years now & the only times we have ever used the word "fiance" is in the work realm. We thought employers might think it was more stable than just a simple boyfriend-girlfriend fleeting romance… Reply I had a little trouble too to begin with. I had just really gotten comfortable with calling Daniel my boyfriend after a year and when it hit me we were fiance and fiancee, it was hard to switch, but I did it. About 5 months later we both found that saying husband and wife were easier because thats how we trated each other and it was gonna be anyway, so whatever. Everyone knew we werent married and knew the date, so they didnt argue with us. Reply I don't dig partner…it makes my betrothed and I equals, which is great…but it makes me feel like we're not equals to cis/straight couples. I had surgery in December, and I made sure to give her a promise ring [I'm out of work and engagement rings have been picked out for months, and she's offered to pay for her own ring, but I think it'd be as rewarding and romantic to earn it myself] In the hospital, we had to deal with a really mean nurse when I got out of surgery, she let my mom in but not my girl, she told the staff that she was my partner, the nurse said "only one visitor at a time then" which is bunk because the woman beside me had like 4 people… When I said she was my fiancee they treated us like valid members of humanity, like we almost had legal standing. I'm a closeted transguy, but I'm dorkishly even more excited about the wedding than my wife to be. We've been friends for 8 years and I'd been 'jokingly' telling her for the past 3 years based on misguided notions of love from romantic comedies that I was marrying her by the time she was 30… We would plan our imaginary wedding as friends except she had no idea I was fully serious. No one except her really sees me as a man, so when she uses the neutral pronoun of fiance [spelling isn't picked up on verbally] it's such a blessing to know that she's able to secretly nod to my maleness and no one really has to know how we identify one way or another. Just your average queer straight couple really, with respect to her bi'ness. I find a lot of hang ups about language in general, I'm absolutely terrified of when we are actually married and I have to be her wife on paper… If you're female and married you're a wife, it's semantics. We're trying to think of simple ways to not have "I now pronounce you wife & wife you may now kiss..the bride? no no the other bride..eachother" because it would kill me… it would completely ruin my day to be called a bride or wife, I'm going to have to smile through it, but it's not what's in our hearts. And to have me do anything more masculine than wearing pants to our wedding will kill my mom, so it's a real toss up. I love fiance, it makes me feel like she doesn't have to out me and have people rub in my face that I'm female. It's not about being better than single/unmarried people or proving ourselves as a mature responsible valid couple… but it's one of the very few words she can use for me that doesn't hurt or feel like a lie. Reply "When I said she was my fiancee they treated us like valid members of humanity, like we almost had legal standing." Interestingly enough, THAT'S how I ended up getting "engaged." Boyfriend ends up in the hospital while we're on vacation. My mother tells them that I'm his "fiance" and instantly I get an all-access pass — even get to spend the night with him. Long story short — the word spreads about the fiance thing, people start congratulating us, we decide that clearly the world is telling us something and decide to just stay engaged. But that's the moment I began my struggle with the F word. It never felt right. But I can totally see how it would be a blessing in your case — the same word no matter who you're referring too! You can always choose not to have that "you may kiss the bride" moment. Think about creating your own ceremony from scratch, at end it with "you may now seal the deal with a kiss!" 😉 Reply I wish that hospitals would let people be closer without legalities, I think if the sick person would want you there then you should be there, there are people I'm related to who would be the last people I'd want to see in an emergency and people who are just friend who would make me feel so much safer, I understand rules are rules but [cliche] I think often we pick our own people who matter to us and they're not always blood relatives to feel like family… sometimes just the simplest comforts helps you through it all, alternately, dealing with negative people [ie: witchy nurse] puts you in a worse headspace when you're already in your own personal battle. I'm lucky to be in Canada, I still deal with a lot of closed minded people, but if I were in the bible belt or something it could be so much worse. I do understand how not every transitional step in a relationship needs it's own label and that what fiance[e] means to one person might mean something else to another as far as the weight of the word itself, it's like, you're getting married but you're still who you are and once you're married you'll still be those same people, or whatever the situation is… but for me I like that it's neutral. We're kind of, bitter in our own rights, we're silly and sarcastic… so we're thinking of something along the lines of "Welp, you're stuck with eachother now, so you might as well kiss" We've had a hell of a year, I moved in October which was really fast in the relationship, but by the time we're married we'll have known eachother close to a decade, but the second day there while I was still unpacking she ended up with some nasty flu bug that was causing pneumonia or bronchitis or some such thing that was going around, which had her passing out and she was screaming for me to call an ambulance… I didn't even know our address yet, it was such a nightmare… I'd never really spoken to her parents but she was crying and asking me to call her dad, it was so awkward. 2nd Day living here… My mom offered to drive 45 mins into the city at 1am to keep us safe in a maternal way, and I told her I thought we'd be okay, and she told me Lindsay was lucky I was there, and that it was just kind of trial by fire, and we were going to just get the tough stuff out of the way early… So the "pssh, guess we're stuck with eachother now" is a literal "in sickness and in health, in richer and in poorer" Which with both of us being in the hospital in a 3 month span and me not working for a year, is pretty close to the truth. I got a tattoo in honour of surviving this year, I'd never really had anywhere other than my parents place I called 'home' before, I've stayed in sketchy sketchy hostels in other parts of the country for months when I couldn't afford a real apartment, I've couch surfed for extended periods, I've had arrangements kind of fall through but I've never had a place that felt like mine, or felt safe, and I never had a key that I could have for keeps, and I remember how scared I was when I kept rejecting her housekey offers because it felt so fast, even though it was what I wanted, I didn't want it to mean more than she meant it as, I didn't want to get my hopes up if somehow things were more casual than I thought… So I have a key tattoo because this is the first time I've really had a changed definition of home…someone who knows all my secrets…who I don't try to push away and emotionally lock out… it sounds silly but I feel like I've got something good and I don't have to run so much now Reply I'm semi-engaged at the moment. I don't take issue with the word fiance, but since my guy wants to be a teacher, I call him my "Private Tutor." It's fun, and implies a teensy bit of naughtiness. Reply I say fiance, future husband or call him by his name. He says Beyonce. Reply I refer to my husband-to-be by his first name. If it was good enough for his mum to call him that, it's good enough for me. Reply My betrothed and I both cringed having to get all fancy and use a new word to describe each other for the year we were engaged. I introduce him as my pre-husband and I'm his pre-wife. Reply I honestly hate the word boy/girlfriend. If you are over the age of 18 it should be banned from your vocabulary. I call my guy my "future fiance". For thosem who can't fiqure it out it is a guy who wants to marry you but hasn't put the ring on your finger yet. It sounds better than boyfriend but you aren't lying either because he isn't your fiance yet. So grow up and call your future hubby or wifey something better than boy/girlfriend. Don't they deserve that? Reply Before we got engaged, I had mostly made the switch from saying boyfriend (which seems somehow not serious enough for someone I've been with for over 5 years) to saying partner. Now that we're engaged (it's only been like a week so I'm still not used to it) I keep saying things like "this is my boyfriend FIANCE! Jonathon." It's kind of ridiculous. 😛 I kind of like the "betrothed" idea, because it's so formal that it's funny! Reply a friend of mine used "Husband of the Future", which I thought was adorable and entertaining! Reply I call him my Fee-yank, and I'm his Fee-yanky 🙂 (our simple minds are easily amused by mispronouncing various things) Reply I really wish I'd found this thread agaes ago but I'm going to add my thoughts anyway. I'm from the the U.K and saying the word "FIANCEE" makes me want to punch myself in the face. I just cannot say it with hearing a a fake / snooty french accent klaxon going off in my head. We have come up with "this is the to-be" – as in "the to-be and me". But the best one I've found is him calling me his "pre-wife". In fact I like pre-wife so much I may just stick with it after the wedding. Reply I'm so glad I'm not the only one with a mortal fear of all things "fancy". I started out using 'partner', but around here, that's only what you call your boyfriend/girlfriend if you are homosexual, and I got a lot of funny looks. Finally, I got so exhausted by the whole thing that I now call him my 'husbandfriend', since he is both my husband, and my boyfriend. Reply My future wife and I sometimes say Lesbiancee — pronounced like Lezz-beyons-ay! 😛 And then we both giggle. Ha! Reply Dudeman. It just rolled off the tongue one day. Reply I think I would be comfortable with referring to my betrothed as my boyfriend – maybe introducing him as follows "This is my boyfriend; we're engaged." Reply I have never has a problem saying the word "boyfriend" and I don't think I would feel uncomfortable saying the word "husband" but, honestly, "fiance" freaks me out. It seems arrogant, and stuffy to me. I tend to say something new every time I introduce Brandon to people and usually its is something off the wall that slips out. In a rush I usually just call him "my dude." Unfortunately there is always that situation where you are around someone who refuses to understand what you are saying until the word "fiance" is almost literally choked out of your throat. When that happens, somewhere in the back of my head it's always in a french accent followed by a "hauh hauh" and a mustache twirl. Overall, I like the "matrimonial Candidate", but I think I will change it up a bit and call him my "Dating Prospect Champion" because he is the only one I have ever said yes too (I was asked twice before.) Reply My mister and I came up with "husby" and "wifeby" to describe ourselves. We're not yet engaged, but he is my "husband-to-be", so husby works perfectly for us! Reply At first I felt uncomfortable saying "fiance". I had finally gotten really comfortable with "partner", and I think I felt so dramatic saying "fiance". But then again, I also remember feeling that same awkward transitioning into using the word "boyfriend" and "partner". Hearing these terms come out of my mouth made me pause and think "Wow! That person is my boyfriend/partner/fiance!" I accidentally added drama to it by hesitating using the term because my heart just leapt a little. As time goes on, "fiance" just comes naturally so I no longer feel uncomfortable with it and cease making it a big deal. Also, my partner prefers to be called my fiance. He insists that these two years are the only time we will ever have to call each other "fiance" and I think he makes a really good point! Reply I had a hard transition from saying boyfriend to fiance and now that we're married I'm having the same difficulty going from fiance to husband. We got married at the end of September and I still catch myself going between fiance and husband. Reply Not Husband/Wife. It's always good. Reply I have been with my partner for 6 years and been engaged for nearly 12 months and i am still having so much trouble with the F word! I feel like every time i say it im making a point of saying "Mwahaha im getting married and you're not!" But i agree, Boyfriend makes me feel like im 14 again. I tend to stick to calling him The Boy. I have called him that for the last 6 years and i dont think its going to change. He on the other hand has been taking notes from his Tim Minchin DVD and has started refering to me as his VELP – "Vaginally Endowed Life Partner" *Que eye roll* Oh well! I'm sure somewhere along the line i will get used to saying it. I only have another 15 months to use it so i feel like i should make the most of it Reply I love that I stumbled across this! My partner and I never use the word fiance. I don't like it – we're not French and it feels so unnatural to say. Funny how so many people seem to have such an issue with it when it is absolutely none of their business. I won't be wearing a wedding ring either as my skin reacts terribly. We aren't bothered by it, but the reactions we get are ridiculous. Anything slightly against the grain and it is sacriledge! Love this site, it's very comforting! Reply I like to call him my adventure buddy. It works out well. Reply I LOVE the term fiancee. My fiancee and I have been together for a lot of years, and we struggled through using the term "partner." And it was always "Oh, you're lawyers?" or "oh, you're roommates?" and it was never, ever, easy. Using fun terms like "adventure buddy" are even worse. No one gets them at all. Maybe it works if you're straight. Shrug. But now I get to use a word that everyone understands! it is gloriously freeing. Reply I like to stress possession. I stress MY and often refer to him as "my heart". Reply I'm a little sad to learn that so many people think of "fiance" as stuffy or pretentious. We're a little older, so boyfriend/girlfriend has always been awkward for us, and I've never really liked the alternatives (partner, S.O., sweetie, lover). I was so happy to ditch boyfriend/girlfriend when we got engaged. Maybe it's all context. Maybe in some regions, or some communities, or some age groups(?), "fiance" has a more snobby ring to it. Or maybe I'm just completely oblivious, who knows. Eh, I usually avoid the issue entirely by using his first name and letting people figure out that we're in some sort of romantic relationship from context, or from how affectionate we are with each other. The people who are close to us know that we're getting married; and for most of the people who aren't that close to us, it doesn't matter what they conclude about the nature of our relationship. We do amuse ourselves though with funny terms for it. One of us will look at the other and say something like "you're my betrothed" or "we're affianced" or "we're gonna get marriedicated" or "you're my fiyanky". Usually followed by much giggling. 🙂 Reply The e with the accent mark over it is an ASCII 130… Reply We (half)jokingly call each other 'frienence'. Reply You can always go with pre-wife/husband. Reply I'm so happy I read this today! We've never identified with fiance/fiancee, but then, we didn't get engaged either, which caused some confused surprise when the wedding invitations went out! We just use 'Partner', because that's what we are: partners. (We normally say Teammate at home, but that requires far too much confusion in the real world!). Occasionally, we'll say 'husband/wife – elect' when we've been watching too much West Wing. Reply Read more comments ‹ 1 … 3 4 5 6 › Join the conversation Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Sign me up for your offbeat awesomeness newsletter! No-drama comment policy Part of what makes the Offbeat Empire different is our commitment to civil, constructive commenting. Make sure you're familiar with our no-drama comment policy. Biz owners & wedding bloggers Please just use your real name in your comment, not your business name or blog title. 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ANNAPOLIS, Md. – For anyone who saw it happen, the scene was terrifying.
"An 18-wheeler just pushed it right over the wall," said one frantic 911 caller.
"The car went over the rail and into the water," yelled another.
The 22-year-old woman who plunged 40 feet off the Chesapeake Bay Bridge after last week's crash has an incredible story of survival, but the spotlight is starting to shift toward the bridge's safety.
Why was the driver put in that harrowing position?
"What we heard from Maryland was, 'Our barriers comply with federal standards,'" says AAA Mid-Atlantic spokesman Lon Anderson.
The auto club is asking the National Transportation Safety Board to step in and inspect the Bay Bridge's barrier railing system. In a letter to the NTSB, Anderson says the crash raises questions about whether the bridge's restraint system failed, whether it met federal specification or if those specifications may not be adequate for this kind of crash.
Bruce Gartner, executive secretary of the Maryland Transportation Authority, says Friday's accident was unique.
"We had an extensive look at the restraints on the Bay Bridge in 2008, all those investigations said we have great structural integrity of those barriers," he said.
"AAA, the transportation authority, we're essentially in the same business — having all of our customers travel safely."
Anderson says under federal regulations, barriers must be strong enough to contain cars but not necessarily trucks.
"Do they need to revise federal standards? Did these barriers not meet the federal standards? Was there a failure?" Anderson says.
The Maryland Transportation Authority says engineers found no structural damage from this crash at the scene. Authority police and Maryland State Police are investigating the crash and the authority says it welcomes NTSB involvement and insight.
"If the NTSB is interested in investigating, we would certainly welcome that," Gartner says. "Truck traffic on the bridge, we do monitor that closely for weight, for width and during wind restrictions."
Gartner says all drivers have different comfort levels when crossing the bridge, but he believes they should feel safe.
"(Drivers) are going to need to hear more from us in the coming weeks and months, and that's fine."
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Nolton Haven is a small, sheltered cove with a nice sandy beach, right beside the coast road between Broad Haven and Newgale.
The village of Nolton with its church and old school building is about half a mile inland, where there is a large Riding School, whose horses are regularly seen taking patrons along the narrow lanes to the coast and down to the beach at Newgale to exercise on the spacious sands at low tide.
From the top of the beach, only yards from the road, one is struck by the outlines of the two headlands which close the narrow bay, for they resemble faces looking across the beach at each other.
The pristine condition of the beach today belies the fact that this little cove was once a port exporting coal from the nearby coal and culm pits dating from 1439 around Nolton and Newgale. Quite large sailing vessels beached here to load cargoes of coal and culm for distribution around St Brides Bay and even further afield. The cargoes were brought down to the shore by carts and wagons drawn by teams of horses and, during the late 19th and early 20th century, by traction engines towing pairs of eight-ton trailers the six miles from Haverfordwest Quay for export by sea.
The coal from Haverfordwest was the local anthracite shipped up by lighters from Hook colliery. Trefrane Cliff colliery, half a mile north near Newgale, was the biggest pit in the vicinity, and its ruined buildings and tall brick stack are prominent features beside the National Park Coastal Footpath to this day. This mine was worked from 1850 to 1905 with a 300-foot deep shaft slanting under the sea, and a steep tramway up which the coal was winched to the top of the cliff near the coast road.
Mining ended in the area before World War One because of the hazards of working under the sea, where the weight of water at high tide often broke through into the sloping shafts. It is amazing to think that there is a reserve estimated at 230 million tons of coal still unworked under St Brides Bay.
Not far from the beach at Nolton there is a house known as The Counting House, where the exports were administered, and a short distance inland are the remains of several old culm pits. Just north of Rickets Head, at Black Cliff, are the signs of zig-zag paths to the clifftop mines which can still be clearly seen.
Geologists often visit the area where, at the southern entrance to Nolton Haven, near Churchill's prominent profile, there are igneous boulders which are erratics dropped by melting glacial ice.


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I'm still reliving my trip to NY where I attended BlogHer and got a chance to mingle with some wonderful Latinas. In my post last week I painted a colorful picture of the #SMlatinas event bringing together influential latina bloggers for a change to kick our heels off, drink some delicious Sangria, take some photos, and laugh!!
Another big piece of the event came at the hand of our wonderful sponsors! Migdalia, the founder of Stiletto Media really spoiled us at Pio Pio Restaurant! Our amazing sponsors made the night even more wonderful with goodie bags including COVERGIRL Outlast All-Day Lipcolor, one of a kind Avocados from Mexico earrings, and more!
From the HP Backdrop where we spent lots of time posing for pictures to the glitter tattoos it was a night to remember! I'm so bummed I wasn't able to get my tattoo like many others did! We were thrilled to have Glitter Tattoo NY join us for the party providing sparkly tats for guests! I know tattoos can seem like a big commitment to a lot of people, and I admit before getting my two tattoos throughout the years I was nervous to get them, but now I'm slightly obsessed! I love the idea of Glitter Tattoo bringing glitter and glam for guests without the permanent commitment!! What's better? Glitter Tattoo is a Mom owned business – represent!
I've gushed to the other ladies in attendance how much FUN I had at the party, that I am hoping we can plan a pre-holiday party. I'm thinking a latina ugly sweater party? Now that would be EPIC!!
Disclosure: As a member of the Stiletto Media Blogger Network, my trip to the VIP Latina Blogger Event was sponsored, but as always, my thoughts and words are my own.


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Dancing With The Stars Chelsie Hightower Attends Polo & Pageantry in Paradise Event
Isn't it great to see Chelsie Hightower again? She's always a breath of fresh air. Above she is pictured with Jessica Carrillo of the Telemundo channel. Yesterday, the two attended La Casa Hermosa's Polo & Pageantry in Paradise event in Santa Barbara, California. You can view more pictures and read more on the event at La Casa Hermosa Twitter.


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[Update on 31 May 2010 — Midas wins S$234m Shanghai metro contract.]
Brokers' reports say that S-Chip Midas will be beneficiary of China's rail expansion.
How big is this expansion, sometime back FT reported: Bank of China, the country's third-largest lender by assets, will invest $1.1bn in a railway line as Beijing encourages state-controlled financial institutions to help pay for the world's most ambitious rail network expansion .
BoC said it would buy a 14.5 per cent stake in a new railway operator that will build a line to transport coal from inland Shanxi province to Shandong province on the eastern seaboard.
The announcement came one month after the bank said it would invest nearly $900m in a state company that is building the high-speed rail line between Shanghai and Beijing.
China is expected to account for well over half of all global rail investment this year, with an estimated Rmb824bn ($120bn) budgeted for 2010 alone.
"Apart from the US interstate expansion in the 1950s and 1960s or the US railway build-out in the early 19th century there has never been anything like this," according to John Scales, transport co-ordinator at the World Bank office in Beijing.


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Our 2nd annual late summer trip to the North Shore was filled with fantastic weather and family fun!
We stopped at Spirit Mountain on the way up to do the alpine slide and the zip line. The girls really enjoy the slide, but I don't think we will do the zip line again. The line is too long for the 15 seconds of excitement.
We met up with the extended family at the cottages. While Adam spent the day fishing on Lake Superior, the rest of the crew headed up to the Falls.
The water was even warm enough to wade in... We did see some people swimming, but no one in our group was brave (stupid?) enough to do that!
We even had time to stop at Tom's Logging Camp on the way back home. Blake and the girls had a great time finding the hidden horseshoes and also feeding the critters...
We can't wait until next summer, when we attend the 3rd annual north shore trip!


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Pair arraigned in fatal Huntington Station pedestrian crash
Two people surrendered and were arraigned Thursday in connection with the Labor Day 2012 hit-and-run crash of a pedestrian, who died after being dragged more than 500 feet in Huntington Station.
The suspected driver, Nicole Grammerstorf, 29, of Melville, and the auto mechanic who repaired the car, Mark Monserrat, 37, of North Babylon, pleaded not guilty to a five-count indictment, including conspiracy and tampering with evidence, in the death of Luis Flores.
The case broke after a tip to the Suffolk Crime Stoppers hotline and key evidence was found on Grammerstorf's 2003 Nissan Pathfinder, prosecutor Elizabeth Miller told the judge during the arraignment.
"The victim's DNA was found on the vehicle," she said.
Grammerstorf was driving the sport utility vehicle with her 5-year-old child in the car when she hit Flores, a dishwasher at a Huntington restaurant, on the night of Sept. 3 as he walked across Jericho Turnpike, authorities said. The SUV dragged Flores more than 500 feet, police said. He was found with a receipt in his pocket showing he had wired money to his native Honduras.
After a tip, investigators found the Nissan at Monserrat's body shop in Deer Park on Sept. 30, Miller said.
The attorney for Monserrat, of 515 Spruce St., said his client bought the car from a flatbed truck driver without knowing it was involved in a fatal crash. The district attorney's office said Grammerstorf took the car to Monserrat, who repaired and sold it.
Both were charged with tampering with physical evidence and hindering prosecution, both felonies, and conspiracy, a misdemeanor.
Grammerstorf, of 12 Lorien Place, faces two added charges: leaving the scene of an incident without reporting, a felony, and endangering the welfare of a child, a misdemeanor.
Bail was set at $25,000 cash or $50,000 bond for Grammerstorf, and $15,000 cash or $30,000 bond for Monserrat.
Grammerstorf's Huntington-based attorney, John LoTurco, asked that she be released on her own recognizance and said that her only prior criminal conviction is driving unlicensed.
After the arraignment in Central Islip, a man who said he was Grammerstorf's father defended his daughter. "I love my daughter," said the man, who declined to give his name. "She did nothing wrong. She'll be proven innocent."
Monserrat's attorney, John J. Ebel of Amagansett, said his client purchased the car around Christmas from the driver of a truck labeled Ed's Towing.
"He had the bad fortune of having this car in his auto body facility," Ebel said outside court. "He buys cars that are wrecked, repairs them and resells them.
"Police came in and seized the vehicle and said it was used in a homicide."
Ebel said efforts to find the truck driver failed and that the company is not listed.
Grammerstorf was arrested in 2006 after Suffolk police said she was driving erratically with her 5-month-old son in the car. After a bench trial on drunken driving and child endangerment charges, the judge convicted her of speeding, an infraction, and fined her $180. With William Murphy