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Dr. Bob,
I know I should get tested. The reason I havnt yet is because I know when I test and Im positive I dont know how I will tell my husband or family. I will have no friends. My life will pretty much be over. The only thing I will have left is my pets. This neck discomfort will not go away! Its constant but becomes more intense at times throughout each and everyday. Im sick of feeling this way. I really really want to know if its normal to have a constant tightness pressure like I have? I never had this problem until after this exposure. Please Dr. Bob! I know I will eventually get tested because I wont be able to live like this anymore I just dont know when yet. And yes I have been using condoms when my husband and I have sex. Thats when we do which isnt very often : ( Thanks Dr. Bob! I sent a small donation out in the mail today. I hope your feeling well today. Have a good day!
Since your HIV-acquisition risk is low and you haven't even gotten tested yet, don't you think your fears about how to tell your husband and family that you are HIV-infected are a bit premature? Even with a worse case scenario, which I very strongly doubt will occur, if you did test positive, that doesn't mean "life is pretty much over"! I've been virally enhanced since January 1991!
Your neck discomfort is not at all suggestive of or worrisome for HIV acute retroviral syndrome (ARS). The "constant tightness/pressure" is most likely related to your anxiety.
Stop procrastinating. Get tested.
Thanks for your donation to The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation (www.concertedeffort.org). It's very much appreciated.
Be well!
Dr. Bob
Everything pointing to HIV May 15, 2010
Hi Dr. Bob,
Your an amazing person. I have been reading your forums for a while now. I luv your sense of humor! Anyway, my exposure was 9 months ago and I still havnt been tested. Im scared of the answer due to my symptoms and exposure. Exposure: High risk person(low class,drug user), met him at a bar, I was drunk so didnt want to drive home. I ended up going home with this guy. We participated in frottage. He had his boxers on but his penis was sticking out of them and I had everything on except my shirt and bra. I was exposed to a lot of precum and possibly some blood. His fluids came into contact with my stomache and hands. When I would get some on my hands I would try and wipe it on the sheets. I am afraid after getting his fluids on my hands I rubbed my eyes or it got in through a hang nail. He also was kissing my body all over,however, I told him not to kiss me on the lips. While we were still participating in frottage I passed out and didnt wake up until the morning. What happened between that time and when I woke up I will never know. All I know is when I passed out my pants were still on and when I woke up my pants were still on. Even though my pants were still on when I woke up all I can think of is that the guy raped me in my sleep. My symptoms are very worrisome. 2 to 3 weeks after exposure Headache started lasted 5 days, sore throat came a day after headache and lasted 5 days. Their was discomfort and tightness in my neck, armpits, and shoulders. I felt hot constantly for around 2 months. I had night sweats. I was constantly feeling for lymphnodes. Eventually I felt papable lumps on both sides of my neck, in my left armpit, and possibly in my groin, but Im still not sure if these are lymphnodes in my groin. The lymphnodes in my neck my doctor could feel but she didnt seem worried. I never told her about my exposure yet. Exactly a month after my exposure I had burning and discomfort during urination with a clear slimy discharge. After a few days it wasnt going away so I went to doctors did a pee sample and they said it was a slight bladder infection so I took bactrim. After I had been on bactrim for 2 or 3 days I got this horrible rash on both sides of both ankles. It was really red and had little bumps in it. It itched and burned at times. I stopped taking bactrim and it went away in about 5 days. My lymphnodes in my neck and left armpit are still present. I still have chronic mild discomfort in my neck, shoulders, collarbone area, around my ears sometimes. My left armpit hurts most of the time and sometimes my right armpit. Behind both knees it seems puffy and feels tight and discomforting at times but not constantly. Since my exposure I have been worried sick and still am. I have been on the internet constantly symptom searching. Do you think I have HIV? Do you think I should be tested? Do HIV swollen lymphnodes cause this much discomfort? I know you say their not painful, but do they cause a chronic tightness mild discomfort? I have never done injection drugs and have only had vaginal sex with one person my entire life. Please give me some advice Dr. Bob! I will appreciate anything you say. Please let me know the address for a donation. I will try and give what I can. Can I send a personal check and who do I make it out to? Thanks!
Response from Dr. Frascino
Overusing alcohol to the point you pass out in a stranger's bed while he's bumping and grinding in his tighty-whities definitely counts as a significant lapse in judgment. Since you woke up with your clothes on, chances are you did not do the dance with no pants while passed out.
Symptoms are notorious unreliable in predicting who is and is not HIV infected. The only reason to worry or get HIV tested is HIV-exposure risk, regardless of whether symptoms are present or not. Since you blacked out and don't know what happened, an HIV test at the three-month-or-longer mark is warranted. What's all this nonsense about not testing because you're scared what the answer might be? When it comes to HIV, it's what you don't know that can hurt you. See below. Get tested. The odds are astronomically on your side that you did not contract HIV from this boozy-sleepy sexperience.
Thank you for your support of The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation. Donation information for the foundation can be found on the foundation's Web site: (www.concertedeffort.org). Personal checks made out to The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation can be sent to:
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation 1000 Fremont Avenue, Suite 145 Los Altos, CA 94024
In return I'm sending you my good-luck karma that you are now and will always be HIV free.
Good luck.
Dr. Bob
HIV Risk for a Top (WHAT YOU DONT KNOW CAN KILL YOU, 2010) ( IS IT BETTER TO GET HIV TESTED OR NOT TO KNOW, 2010) Apr 22, 2010
Dr. Frascino,
I'm a 29 year-old male who was recently in Miami for work conference. I'm a total top (never have bottomed) and had unprotected sex with a guy I met from online. We probably had sex for what seemed like 10 minutes (15 max) and I lost my erection because I was so nervous having unprotected sex. We basically just stopped and I couldn't get hard again. The guy "said" he was HIV negative, but within a week of getting back I started developing a productive cough (yellow plegm), nasal stuffiness and laryngits. Theses symptoms went away for 2-3 weeks and now I have the same exact symptoms again ...the cough is 80-90% non productive, but in the mornings when I wake up I bring up yellow phlegm. I dont have any rashes, lymphadenopathy, or fevers. But i do feel achey in my neck and head regions. I am petrified of getting HIV testing (although I know I just need to) and just wanted to gauge my risk of this representing an ASR? Many thanks Joel
Response from Dr. Frascino
Hello Joel,
Obviously you understood the potential catastrophic consequences of playing Brokeback Mountain with Mr. Miami McBarebacker and that was enough to scare the happy out of your Mr. Happy. As for the dude claiming to be HIV negative, I would't believe him even if he strapped a lie detector to his throbbing tallywhacker. Remember, one fifth of the over one million HIV-positive Americans have absolutely no idea they are infected with the virus.
OK, so now we've established you had a colossal lapse of good judgement and common sense. Regarding "symptoms," they are notoriously unreliable in predicting who is and is not HIV infected. The only reason to worry or get HIV tested is potential HIV exposure risk.
As for being petrified to take the test, Joel, it's time to grow a set and do what you know must be done! When it comes to HIV, it's what you don't know that can kill you! (See below.)
Good luck.
Dr. Bob
scared of testing (WHAT YOU DONT KNOW CAN KILL YOU, 2009) ( IS IT BETTER TO GET HIV TESTED OR NOT TO KNOW, 2010) (CONSEQUENCES OF LATE DIAGNOSIS, 2010) Mar 8, 2010
Hey....I am thirty years old..have never done an hiv test.....found someone who is just remarkable....who insist that we have one done before we become intimate......he did his today it was negative.....but I'm scared to death in doing mine......I really need some advice.
Response from Dr. Frascino
While I'll certainly admit getting HIV tested can be anxiety provoking, it's important to note that when it comes to HIV, what you don't know can kill you.
See below, and yes, by all means, take the test before your Mr. Happily-Ever-After become the one who got away.
Dr. Bob
accepting possibility, need strength to test (WHAT YOU DONT KNOW CAN KILL YOU, 2009) ( IS IT BETTER TO GET HIV TESTED OR NOT TO KNOW, 2010) Feb 17, 2010
Dr, this past summer I had an unprtected encounter. The gay male asked to but i said no. He assured me he was negative of anything and he had just returned from serving and said the armed forces required testing and had since been tested again. i was slipping in and out while we were safely fondelling, (under the influence) but unfortunately remember feeling him penetrate me briefly. I asked him to stop and I was very upst with him and called it a night. i kno technically i was at risk and should be tested but I am so scared, i can't go. I see no evidence pointing in a good outcome. i am contstantly convincing myself he is a bad person who woudl lie about it and every little ailment I have had since, i blame on decreased immune system. i literally have nervous breakdowns everyday and want to throw up when i'm alone. I I think if i believed there was a chance i was okay, i could go. But i am so sure i have forever hurt my family and can't bear the pressure. everyday becomes harder and harder to function. Please tell me to go test and tell me there is still a chance....please.
Response from Dr. Frascino
Your HIV-acquisition risk is brief unprotected anal receptive sex with a partner of unknown HIV serostatus. I agree you need to be HIV tested; however, your pessimistic fears are way out of proportion to your real risk. The CDC's estimated per-act statistical risk for unprotected receptive anal sex with a partner confirmed to be HIV infected is 5 per 1,000 exposure. Your statistical estimated risk would be significantly less, as we do not know the HIV status of your top gun. Plus, your exposure was brief. Consequently, the odds remain very much in your favor that you did not contract HIV from this sexperience. After a potential or even certain HIV exposure, testing is always the right thing to do. See below.
That you are experiencing "nervous breakdowns every day" and that "every day becomes harder and harder to function" reveals considerable anxiety and depression related to this incident. Yes, of course, you should get tested and there is an excellent chance you are HIV negative. Stop procrastinating; it's only making you more anxious and depressed. I would also suggest you consider seeing a psychologist or psychiatrist for psychotherapy (counseling) and/or medication to help with your anxiety, depression and "nervous breakdowns."
Good luck! Be well!
Dr. Bob
caring for full blown aids friend Feb 12, 2010
My friend was just diagnosed with full blown aids. The doc says he has probably been infected 8 yrs but had refused to be tested. He had a sudden onset of dementia and stroke like symptoms. I will be taking him into my home to care for him as he dies. He is my best friend of 35 years, is 54 years old, and is a gay male. I am a hetero female who is a nurse but who has never cared for anyone in end stage AIDS. Once someone who has never been treated is at this stage, what is the average prognosis/life expectancy?
Response from Dr. Frascino
Your friend's story -- someone who refused to be tested (perhaps feared to be tested) until a catastrophic event occurred -- is all too common. There is no doubt had he come to medical attention sooner he wouldn't be in this predicament now! Hopefully his story will encourage others too afraid to get tested that the alternative of not getting tested is a very poor option! (see below)
I should mention we no longer use the term "full blown AIDS," because there is no such thing as partially blown AIDS.
Regarding prognosis, unfortunately no one has a crystal ball and clinical courses can vary considerably from person to person with HIV/AIDS. It's worth noting that your friend has not had any treatment to date. With aggressive treatment, his health may improve. People can recover significantly from strokes and even symptoms of dementia can sometimes improve. I would suggest you talk with your friend's HIV specialist. He will be able to provide you with the best information regarding your friend's clinical course, treatment options and prognosis.
Thank you for helping someone in desperate need. Yu are indeed a true friend.
Dr. Bob
benefits of knowing (pick me) (WHAT YOU DONT KNOW CAN KILL YOU, 2009) ( IS IT BETTER TO GET HIV TESTED OR NOT TO KNOW, 2009) Nov 15, 2009
In short I am afraid of perhaps being hiv positive. I was in a relationship for two years with someone and kind of left condoms out of the equation without testing. He didn't seem to be high risk having had a previous hiv test and 5 sexual partners with condoms as he has told me. The fucktard that I am now two years in to the relationship I'm very anxious of dying and having put myself in a bad situation. It seems like all men who have sex with men end up with hiv somehow. I don't know what to do I pray for god to help me, anyway I was sort of thinking to wait it out until one of us got sick before testing. I don't really want to know but part of me does because I want to obviously live longer and get treatment before aids. Is this fear normal or am I a special case I was so happy in my life before my hiv anxiety started to act up again. My last test was 2006 and all my sex had been protected no condom breaks I test the condom after with water. I do not give fellatio so the oral risk would be negligible for me as well as the anal since I was safer sex. As for the relationship I'm still not oral with my bf but I have topped him for two years essentially rubber free. Should I start using condoms now and not bother testing as the prospect of testing positive is frightening to me in my current mental state or shall we eventually test together.
Please Help Me although you must get tired of helping everyone being virally enhanced yourself with no one going out of their way to help you with your worries and fears. Maybe I have a fear of dying over all? because I'm 26 and relatively healthy I just wish I could bury my mum and live to middle age at least and be happy but life is full of awful things.
Why is HIV so prevalent in the gay community in developed countries? Is it every gay mans destiny to be positive it seems cruel as no one chooses to be gay. I want a cure for this already. Why don't they give us dead hiv vaccines like the flu shot? wont we be immune to that strain of hiv then?
sorry for my rant....please answer some of the important issues of the written diarrhea
Response from Dr. Frascino
In essence you're wondering about the "benefits of knowing." See below. I've addressed this issue recently.
Regarding a cure for HIV, we have an entire chapter devoted to that topic in the archives of this forum. I have nothing new to add since I last addressed that topic. Check it out!
Regarding your question "Should I start using condoms now and not bother testing as the prospect of testing positive is frightening to me in my current mental state or shall we eventually test together?", this is not an "either or" question! You absolutely should start using condoms immediately. (You knew that already didn't you? Of course you did!.) Also you should both get HIV tested without further delay. (Deep down you knew that as well, right?) Remember what you don't know can kill you! (See below.)
Dr. Bob
Fear and Shame..affraid to get tested (WHAT YOU DONT KNOW CAN KILL YOU, 2009) ( IS IT BETTER TO GET HIV TESTED OR NOT TO KNOW, 2009) Oct 22, 2009
Dr. Bob.
I'm a hetero guy who is very ashamed as I made a big mistake. In a drunken state I let another guy perform unprotected oral on me. I don't know what I was thinking.It lasted all of a few seconds until I realized what was going on and I stopped it. I know this guy was Bi but I don't know his status. I've had some really strange symptoms since the incident that occurred back in August such as loose movements, occassional chills, persistent painful swollen glands in my neck and occassional night sweats but no fever. I'm sure I've got HIV. I'm affraid to get tested because it will be a confirmation of what I fear most. Then, I'll have to tell my girlfriend what I did and my family will find out. I will be stigmatized for the rest of my life. I have read alot about oral exposure being a low risk...but it is a real risk. I'm sure I am that one in 10,000 that contracted HIV throught oral contact. How else could you explain the symptoms? I was completely healthy before the encounter. Dr Bob. do you have any suggestions? This is really tearing me up.
Response from Dr. Frascino
Do I have any suggestions? Sure! Your HIV-acquisition risk is extremely low. I'd put it in the negligible category. Your statistics are off. The estimated per-act statistical risk for acquiring HIV from unprotected insertive oral sex with a partner confirmed to be HIV infected is 0.5 per 10,000 exposures. Your estimated statistical risk would be much less, as we do not know the HIV status of your bi-buddy and your exposure was incredibly brief. Your fears about being blown are themselves blown way out of proportion compared to the degree of real risk involved. This is due to the "fear and shame" component of your predicament. Symptoms are notoriously unreliable in predicting who is and is not HIV infected. Your symptoms are not worrisome for HIV acute retroviral syndrome (ARS). I'm very confident you did not contract HIV from this event. At this point your problem is primarily irrational fear and anxiety. I'd suggest you seek treatment for that very real problem (anxiety/irrational fear). Counseling and/or anti-anxiety medication can help. Once you get a handle on that, you should get a single HIV-antibody test three months or longer from the date of potential exposure. As I stated, I'm very confident the result will be negative. In fact, I'd be willing to wager a bet on it!
Get the help you need to face your fears and then get tested. You'll be glad you did. Your WOO-HOO is waiting for you.
I'll repost below some information from the archives discussing why you should man up and get tested.
Good luck.
Dr. Bob
So anxious please help?? posted once before (WHAT YOU DONT KNOW CAN KILL YOU, 2009) ( IS IT BETTER TO GET HIV TESTED OR NOT TO KNOW, 2009) Oct 10, 2009
Hi Doctor. I can see you are really the person to ask about hiv you seem to know everything. Im very concerned as I was promiscuous at university. I gave several men blow jobs without knowing status. I did not allow any to ejaculate in mouth. I didnt notice any ulcers in my mouth but was often drunk. Does using deep throat increase risk to as I sometimes did. Anyway 2 years on now and im having horrible weight loss of 7 pounds and look very thin on my arms and face. Also extreme fatigue certain days as well as some burning tingles occasionally. Please help me? Im so scared that im positive and i don't know how to cope as I have a phobia of hiv anyway. the doctors have done cbc and many other test which have all been negative so im scared about hiv. what is your take? thank you so much for response
Response from Dr. Frascino
Oral sex carries only a very low risk for HIV transmission. Deep throating or playing tonsil hockey with a stiff stiffy would increase risk if such acts traumatized the mucosa or tonsils.
"Symptoms" are notoriously unreliable in predicting who is and is not HIV infected. The only way to determine whether someone has acquired the virus after a potential exposure is to get an HIV-specific test. That said, your symptoms, two years out, are not consistent with or suggestive of HIV infection.
I agree you "have a phobia about HIV . . . ."
I suggest you man-up and do what needs to be done: get tested. You'll be glad you did. What you don't know about HIV can kill you. (See below.) The odds are astronomically in your favor that you did not contract HIV from your university sexperience. However, the only way to be certain is to get tested! I would also suggest you get counseling (psychotherapy) to help you confront and conquer your HIV phobia. These irrational fears can ruin not only your future sex life, but also general physical and psychological well-being.
Get tested. I'm confident your WOO-HOO is waiting for you.
Good luck.
Dr. Bob
Is it better not to know? ( IS IT BETTER TO GET HIV TESTED OR NOT TO KNOW, 2009) Sep 16, 2009 The mind is powerful. When people think they are experiencing ARS a lot ot times it is attributed to their psyche. Would a person who is HIV positive but thinks he is negatve be better off not knowing since the stress of knowing could cause a host of illnesses by itself. I have tested 3 times. non reactive antibody at 32 days, non reactive antibody at 16 weeks 6 days and less than 50 copies RNA by PCR at 37 days post. Do I need further testing?
Response from Dr. Frascino
"Is it better not to know" you are HIV positive???? No, absolutely not. In fact what you don't know in that situation could kill you. Delayed HIV diagnosis is still the number one cause of HIV morbidity and premature HIV-related mortality. Knowledge is power! If you test and find out you are indeed "virally enhanced," you and your HIV specialist can better plan early treatment and intervention, improving your chances of slowing down the progress of HIV disease while protecting your immune system from begin silently decimated by the virus. If, on the other hand, you test negative, you will feel less anxious and be able to yell WOO-HOO! Also, by knowing your HIV status, you will better understand your risk of possibly infecting others. And clinical studies have shown those who know their HIV status are more likely to use precautions to protect their negative status or to prevent infecting others. Regardless of the HIV test results, testing tends to increase one's commitment to overall good health habits. Also, if someone is considering starting a family, knowing one's HIV status allows her to take advantage of treatments to dramatically decrease the risk of mother-to-child HIV transmission.
Now, let's have a practical example of what I discussed above, OK? You have tested HIV-antibody negative out to nearly 17 weeks and have an undetectable HIV plasma viral load by PCR RNA quantitative analysis (less than 50 copies) at day 37. Your test results are definitive and conclusive. You are HIV negative. Now are you glad you know your HIV status or not???? Sir, sir, could you please stop doing cartwheels and yelling WOO-de-frickin'-HOO long enough to answer my question? Sir, sir, thanks for the hug and kiss, but could you just put me down and answer the question??? Oh, never mind, I rest my case!
Dr. Bob
"What you dont know can kill you" and a further donation (WHAT YOU DONT KNOW CAN KILL YOU) Jul 18, 2009 Hi Dr Bob I wrote you last week to say that after over a year of feeling really ill following some risky sexual behaviour - Shingles,chronic fatigue, joint aches, gum disease, rash etc etc, and being 100% convinced I had HIV I still couldn
t bring myself to get tested due to being in total fear of being positive until discovering your site and hearing your words "What you dont know can kill you" over and over again in my head, which finally gave me the kick up the ass to get myself tested(twice)for HIV, which were thankfully both negative. However my story doesnt end there. After I received the negative tests and could discount HIV I, this week saw a specialist for a full physical and blood work. Yesterday he called me back in to do some strange blood tests and gave me an injection of some sort. Today I saw him again and have been diagnosed with something called Addisons Disease, a quite rare auto immune disease which thankfully can be treated. Whilst I
m not suggesting that worried people who think they hav HIV symptoms will also have it or anything similar, in my case it was only once I had taken the test and received a negative result that I felt able to get professional help for my real symptoms(not the imaginary ones brought on by the stress of thinking I had HIV). I just started thinking how many people are out there convinced they have HIV when they havnt, and are not getting the peace of mind a negative result brings or who are not receiving treatment for other(real)illnesses. The specialist doc told me that undiagnosed, Addisons can be fatal but treatable now diagnosed. So Dr Bob in my case without your site and in particular your powerfull phrase "what you dont know can kill you" convincing me to get tested it could so easy have come much quicker than I thought and not because of HIV! I cant honestly thank you enough or tell you what a great job you all do and how powerful the advice given is. I will be making a further donation to express my sincere gratitude and hope that you convince many many more that if theres any risk or doubt, getting tested is really the ONLY course of action.
Response from Dr. Frascino
Thank you for your kind comments, for taking the time to write back and for sharing your experience with the readers of this forum. Hopefully your true-life testimonial of "what you don't know about HIV can kill you" will give many others a swift kick in the ass so they too will get tested.
The three primary reasons to get tested are:
If you are HIV infected you need monitoring and treatment. Otherwise HIV will kill you. Plus you may unknowingly transmit the illness to others.
If you are HIV negative, you'll be able to put your fears and anxieties to rest.
If you have another illness (Addison's, psychosomatic disease, Lyme's disease, etc.), you'll be able to get the treatment you need.
Thank you for your donations to the Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation (www.concertedeffort.org). They are urgently needed and warmly appreciated. Your one gift will touch many lives.
Be well!
Dr. Bob
Is abstience the answer? Feb 28, 2010 Dr Bob- My partner recented contracted pneumonia (pcp). He was unaware of his HIV status until this 1st oportunistic infection. His T Cell count is 125 and viral load about 500,000. He began Atripla last week.
As a result of this situaiton, I resteseted as well. I am HIV negative. I have been reading the forum on magnetic couples to learn more about this new situation.
My question: Is abstinence the way to go until his viral load is down? We primarily engage in oral sex. I was less fearful of transmission when I understood him to be HIV+ (condoms, etc) but now that I realize he has clincal AIDS, I am much more fearful. Is it safest to wait until his lab work looks better?
Response from Dr. Frascino
Situations like your partner's are tragic, preventable, and all too common! Being diagnosed at the time of a significant opportunistic infection and profound immune deficiency means that your partner most likely has been infected for the past 7 to 10 years, perhaps longer. Had his infection been recognized sooner, appropriate intervention with combination antiretrovirals could have preserved his immune system function and prevented this opportunistic infection. Your partner's story should serve as a sober warning to others who don't know their HIV status or are too afraid to test.
As for preventing HIV transmission, certainly not having sex is one option, but not one most of us would find desirable or acceptable. An AIDS diagnosis itself does not increase the risk of HIV transmission. Certainly an elevated HIV plasma viral load (whether "HIV positive" or "AIDS") does increase the risk. Proper condom use is essential for all penetrative sex, no matter what the viral load or stage of illness. Continue to peruse the information in the chapter on magnetic couples, and you'll read testimonials of how other serodiscordant couples have handled this problem.
Regarding your recent HIV test, you'll need to be retested at three and six months from the date of your last exposure to confirm your HIV-negative status.
Good luck to you both.
Dr. Bob


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Such intimacy and understated irony is the mark of Boo's writing. And in "Behind the Beautiful Forevers," her first book, her immeasurable talent as a narrative journalist shines. She brings us so close to her characters and to their slum, Annawadi, that one comes away with the feeling that we've been there — that Sunil, Abdul, Manju and the others have been a part of our lives. Which I suppose they have. Which is the beauty and magic of Boo's work. "Behind the Beautiful Forevers" is a marvel of empathy. And a marvel of reporting. Boo spent three years in Annawadi documenting the turbulent, precarious state of its occupants. She got to know them so deeply — and they clearly so trusted her — that they shared with her not only their closely held dreams and fears, but their anxieties about their own shortcomings. Where others see symbols, Boo sees people who are complicated, introspective and often filled with thoughts and desires at odds with their actions. She writes with unflinching honesty — and with heart.
The book's narrative revolves around the fiery death of one of the community's residents, a woman who, like so many others, has tried to make the best of a miserable situation. It's a death filled with ambiguity and unexpected consequences. It's a death that outside of Annawadi, like so much else that happens there, goes virtually unnoticed — and when it is noticed, by the police, is grossly misunderstood and misconstrued. It would be a mistake to think of this book narrowly, as an exploration of modern-day India. Rather, it's about all those who are eking out a living in the shadows of the immense wealth that accumulates to the few; it's about those who look around and see what is and isn't theirs. In the end, as Boo reminds us, the story of those in Annawadi is the story of those on the losing end of globalization, an economic wave that has buoyed some and submerged others.
Annawadi sits a few hundred yards from Mumbai's perennially growing airport. It's here that the slum's 3,000 occupants make their living, such as it is, mostly by scavenging for recyclable trash: plastic bottles, scraps of aluminum, cardboard, polyurethane bags — though others find corrupt means, including a man who paints stripes on his horses so he can rent them out as zebras and a woman who's determined to become the slum's overseer. "In the West, and among some in the Indian elite," Boo writes, "this word, corruption, had purely negative connotations; it was seen as blocking India's modern, global ambitions. But for the poor of a country where corruption thieved a great deal of opportunity, corruption was one of the genuine opportunities that remained." It is, indeed, a place of little opportunity. At one end of Annawadi sits a sewage lake where some trap rats and frogs for food. Its residents must line up twice a day for fresh water and use overflowing outdoor toilets, which for a couple of girls becomes the one place they can gather to gossip. Migrants first squatted on this land 17 years earlier, and the threat of the land being reclaimed, of homes being razed hangs over its residents, a constant reminder that there is no certainty for those living off the discarded trash of global excess.
Boo gives her subjects dignity, and a depth that comes from her immersion in the community. Of one young scavenger, she writes: "Sunil knew how he appeared to the people who frequented the airport: shoeless, unclean, pathetic. By winter's end, he had defended against this imagined contempt by developing a rangy, loose-hipped stride for exclusive use on Sahar Airport Road." Such insight, such detail comes from someone willing to give herself over to the experience, someone willing to take the time to establish trusting relationships, someone who is able to imagine herself in the place of a Sunil whose life I can only imagine is worlds apart from Boo's. I know from my own experience that such intimate, empathic reporting requires great patience and a leap of faith that if one spends enough time in a place, they will come to know it as if it is their own.
One hears Boo's indignant fury at the conditions of Annawadi — the endemic corruption; the squashed aspirations; the utter, woeful neglect, but to her credit she doesn't shout or prod, but rather spins out a yarn of such incredible power that one arrives at that anger oneself. "Behind the Beautiful Forevers" is a gift, really, a testament to the richness and fullness of the human spirit, to the struggle of those on the bottom to stand erect in an otherwise slumping world. The story of Annawadi simultaneously haunts and inspires. It is a book that needs to be passed along to be read and reread by all of us.
Alex Kotlowitz is the author of three books, including the best-seller "There Are No Children Here." "The Interrupters,"a film he made with Steve James, recently received the Film Independent Spirit Award for best documentary. Kotlowitz is a writer-in-residence at Northwestern University.
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Rebecca Yenawine and Mark Carter are accustomed to awe-struck looks when visitors cross the foyer of their 19th-century rowhouse in Reservoir Hill.
The four-story brick Victorian, built circa 1870, is sprawling — some 6,000 square feet. And with six bedrooms, four baths, 14-foot ceilings, hardwood floors and a prominent spiral staircase, the space evokes grandeur and elegance.
Yet despite the home's loftiness, the couple has managed to create a sense of warmth and intimacy.
Rich colors, traditional furniture, global accessories, art and photography meld seamlessly to complement the historic architecture. Dozens of windows bring in sunlight by day, while soft glowing lighting at night completes the ambience.
"It wasn't cozy before Mark moved in," says Rebecca Yenawine, 39, while curled up on a living room couch across from her husband, as their two black cats, Che and Francis, slink by.
"My style was having wide-open space for yoga or dancing, with a couple of things on the wall," she says. "I'm not a good decorator, but Mark is. He helped to make this house gorgeous."
For his part, Carter was happy to lend his style imprint to a house that he applauds for its "great bones."
"I'm someone who loves cozy spaces," he says. "And while these ceilings are impossibly tall, when we light candles and fragrant incense, there's a feeling of nurturing and love."
Situated on a leafy city block, the house provides a soothing sanctuary for Yenawine and Carter, fellow youth advocates who met eight years ago at a community function. They tied the knot on Sept. 11, 2010.
While hailing from different backgrounds, both have similar values about helping others. Home and hearth are very important to them.
Yenawine, raised in Manhattan, came to Baltimore as a college student back in the '90s. When her parents split and her mother relocated to California, she yearned to set down roots.
"I felt like I didn't have anywhere to go," says the Goucher College graduate, who heads the nonprofit New Lens, a youth-driven social justice organization that uses art and media to incite change. "I'd become very attached to Baltimore and the neighborhood, so I decided to buy this house."
Purchased in 1994 when Yenawine was in her 20s, the property cost $87,000. "My mother helped me get the mortgage. My posse of girlfriends all moved in together and paid rent. It was a fun, crazy group house."
Carter, who grew up in Philadelphia, came to Baltimore more than a decade ago to help create youth programming. Today, the licensed social worker, who holds degrees from Temple University and University of Pennsylvania, is the program manager for Ele8, a community education initiative in East Baltimore.
Though it's been years, Carter can remember a time when he had nowhere to call home.
"I was couch hopping and going from place to place," Carter recalls of a period between undergrad and graduate school. "At one point, I lived in my car. So home has become exceedingly important to me."
That sentiment shows in the care the couple have taken to maintain the nearly 150-year-old house, which Yenawine says was in good condition when she first moved in nearly two decades ago. "It hadn't been chopped into apartments," she recalls. "At that time, I did only minor things, but we've since done other renovations."
With nary a white wall in sight, the couple has painted rooms in hues like ocher, taupe and tangerine-pink. They replaced windows to make them more energy efficient. The hardwood floors gleam, part of a recent "deep cleaning" of the entire house from top to bottom.
Meanwhile, Carter has meticulously incorporated various design elements throughout the house. "Every room has character," he says. "I listened to the historic feel of the house and tried to be bold in the aesthetic."
The living room blends comfort and sophistication with plump armchairs and curvy couches covered in plush velvet and other fabrics. It's offset by Carter's collection of African artifacts, including an intricately carved bed now used as a table, tribal masks, colorful kente cloth and other textiles, as well as beaded jewelry. They were acquired during travels to Ghana, Senegal, Mali, Nigeria and other countries.
Other rooms have contemporary touches. The adjacent formal dining room features a long table made of reclaimed wood that was once a bowling alley lane.
"They cut it to size and we set it on farm-style table legs," says Yenawine.
The couple's favorite room is the kitchen, with its large island, cabinets crafted from wooden shutters, and a marble fireplace. Some of Yenawine's original paintings hang on the walls. From the windows, one can view the garden, which has a stone pathway, and seating to enjoy nature.
As the house tour continues, requiring a trek up a dizzying number of stairs, the upstairs vibe is equally artsy and eclectic.
Walls and hallways double as galleries lined with black-and-white photography. One tableau highlights images of famous "freedom fighters" while another showcases contemporary nudes.
Besides a guest room, each has individual areas that double as work spaces and retreats; Carter has jokingly dubbed his area a "man loft," instead of a man cave.
Yenawine, a trained painter who briefly attended MICA, has an upstairs art studio, a downstairs exercise room where she practices yoga, and a dressing room she refers to as "my boudoir." Decidedly feminine in tone, it's adorned with glittery Indian tapestry, and a painted Asian chest that was a gift from a family friend.
The den, where the couple head to watch movies, is crammed with hundreds of shelved books, music and memorabilia. The third-floor master bedroom is spacious and airy, with a brightly patterned Indian canopy over the bed.
The house also reveals a series of charming finds in various nooks and crannies. They include a clawfoot tub in one bathroom, a vintage American flag with 48 stars and even a high-backed church pew from an AME congregation in upstate New York which dates back to the 1850s.
With so many treasures packed in every inch of the house, the couple says that packing would prove near impossible, should their respective careers ever take them elsewhere.
"If we had to move, it would probably break my heart," says Yenawine. "At every stage of my evolution, this house has been a place where people grow and feel nurtured, where there's generosity. We feel lucky every day to live here."
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Dream element: Rebecca Yenawine and Mark Carter reside in a 19th-century rowhouse in Reservoir Hill. Built circa 1870, the house is among many Victorian, Italianate and brownstones in this historic Baltimore neighborhood a few blocks from Druid Hill Park.
Dream design: The four-story house spans 6,000 square feet and boasts 14-foot ceilings, multiple windows, six bedrooms, four baths, hardwood floors and a wooden spiral staircase. There's a tiny front yard, and a backyard garden has a stone path.
Dream interior: The eclectic decor includes richly painted walls, traditional furniture, textiles, global accessories from Africa and Asia, art and photography. Pieces include a dining room table crafted of reclaimed wood from a bowling alley lane, a vintage American flag, and an AME church pew that dates back to the 1850s.
Rebecca Yenawine and Mark Carter are accustomed to awe-struck looks when visitors cross the foyer of their 19th-century rowhouse in Reservoir Hill.


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I am really very good at not talking about things. This is a grossly counterproductive character trait for a blogger.
Everything and nothing is happening with my husband and until I get to the place where I have even a singular answer, I don't know how to talk about any of it. Besides, he'll read this. He read everything the last time this happened and that instigated an international war.
I am mindful of the mines in my path.
And so I'm doing anything else but dealing with all of this inside of myself. Part of that is good: it's detaching, it's letting go, it's acknowledging that my life can and will continue even if his has come to a screeching hault. Part of that is not good, however: it's denying, it's avoiding, it's getting all worked up over bacon and cupcakes because I can't let myself get all worked up about this.
Yes, I spent 500 words and countless hours over at my foodish blog on Babble defending my utter disdain for the common cupcake, and then I'm not even going to tell you how many nights I dumped into researching every single way the world at large has wronged us through bacon.
Did you know that there is bacon flavoured personal lubricant? This is actually a thing, people.
I also got the hell out of Dodge for a minute, which was way more helpful than I ever thought it could be. I am, by nature, a runner. I run away from that which hurts me, and so far, it's a trait that has served me decently well in life. I ran from my mother 20 years ago, I ran from my husband five years ago, and I run away from every single person whom I love and cannot be with. (Ask my best friend Molly sometime. She'll tell you all about my ability to disappear in plain sight.)
It's a crappy coping mechanism, but it's mine. I let time handle the impossible business of healing what is otherwise incurable, and I convince myself the scars that will never heal, have.
But it was pointed out to me a few weeks ago by someone much smarter than I am that I have started running towards my life, rather than away from it, and those words have sat right here on my shoulder, whispering into my ear, where my Abandonment Issue Angel used to sit telling me to just gogogogo.
So I went to Blissdom, which at first glance seemed to me like I was running away from my problems but, I realized after, was me running towards the people I'm going to need to help me deal with them moving forward.
I was terrified to leave home for three days with him being 3 1/2 weeks dry, because if I did, I would be relinquishing control of what could happen in my absence. I almost did stay home, in fact, but that Towards on my shoulder kept telling me to get a move on, already...and so I went.
And everything was fine. I had unapologetic fun. I went to bed at 9:30pm my first night there because I have forgotten how to sleep these past four weeks. I went to bed at 2:30am my last night there because I had forgotten how to get silly drunk with my friends on stairs these past five years.
And I talked. I talked to a lot of people about the things that I am not ready to talk about here, and it helped. I always forget how many people are willing to help you run your guns, if you only ask. I came back feeling a little bit lighter, a little bit more able to do the next thing that I have to do.
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Crave Fusion Cuisine
Fusion Cuisine from the World Over
Branches:Ashrafieh, Le Mall Dbayeh
Price:Between 25$ and 45$
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Description by Tanya Dabbous
A West Coast Canadian inspired concept, Crave comes to Beirut as the first true fusion restaurant, with a palette of tastes, vibrant with colors and cultures. Our renowned chef brings years of international experience to combine flavors from the cuisines of the world in the most sumptuously creative ways for a mouth-watering result that will tempt you and leave you craving for more.
The Crave experience is a delight for all your senses, and a voyage through the capitals of flavor making it a truly international fusion escape.
The rich menu is served with a side of exceptional service and unrivaled quality- the best recipe to create the most memorable Crave experience with every meal. By taking your taste buds on a trip around the diversity of flavors, Crave inspires your cravings, reinterprets your tastes, and indulges your urges.
For far too often, restaurants serve good food, but fail to create the craving."
8 Reviews
Feb 14, 2012 at 14:45I really liked the food of Crave: new tastes, new dishes... It's really a fusion cuisine. I tried the vol-au-vent as a starter, it was amazing!
Apr 21, 2012 at 21:13If you haven't eaten in 10 days and the only place you can go to is Crave. Die of hunger!
May 1, 2012 at 00:48Lebanese people throw around the word "amazing" constantly our of context not unlike in this instance. Crave is far from "amazing", it's ok but certainly not "amazing". There are much better restaurants in beirut!
Mar 8, 2013 at 22:23We visited monot branch, the service was perfect and the food was so tastyyyyyy and new. Great concept! Love it and highly recommended it.
Apr 22, 2012 at 00:10Crave is one of the most inventive concept in Beirut! The food is colorful and full of flavors! We had a goat cheese pizza to start with and then we shared each others mains! My date had the Ahi Tuna and I had the beef filet! OUT of THIS WORLD goodness! A thrilling great experience! One of the top best places in Lebanon!
Apr 26, 2012 at 12:53I Luuuuuuuuuved it! <3 Portions are Huge and tasty menu definitely will be back again soon.The terrace is amazing very romantic!
Jul 18, 2012 at 12:52Food is innovative and creative! Crave is a great casual outing with tasty menu, wide selection and amazing ambiance. Our waiter was friendly and very helpful in helping us in our choices.
Jul 8, 2012 at 19:13Don't go there, bad food and bad service.
Pass Sodecco Square towards Solidere. Second one at your right after La Piazza.
Phone Number: 03-555970 or 01-333970
This branch makes delivery.
Le Mall Dbayeh
Phone Number: 04-523 376 or 03 555 970
See Also
L'Atelier - Mathaf(10 votes)
Restaurant d'application de la formation hôtelière de l'IGE
Les Vilains - Ashrafieh(10 votes)
International Traditional cuisine
Kashmeer - Gemmayzeh(3 votes)
High-end restaurant & bar
Obi(11 votes)
Varied Japanese Cuisine in ABC Ashrafieh and Dbayeh
Everyday - Dbayeh(1 votes)
Casual Dining with Reasonable Prices
Gambero - Ashrafieh(2 votes)
Shellfish & International Cuisine


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A four-year veteran with the Mariners' football program, Dean Doe sent percussion waves through the gridiron during his tenure. It began with the first game of his rookie year against rival Coast Guard, when a touchdown in the fourth quarter by Dean gave the Blue and Gray gridders a 10-7 victory. As a junior, Doe was the second leading rusher in NCAA Division-II football after gaining 1,397 yards from scrimmage. At the conclusion of his junior campaign, he became the then-Academy All-Time Leading rusher (2,527) and was named team MVP.
The following year he added 250 yards in his final season to set a new career mark of 2,777 rushing yards. Doe ran for 150 or more yards on four occasions and set a then-Academy rushing record with 254 against Hofstra University. He also set Academy records such as longest non-scoring run from scrimmage (74), most passes caught in a game (13), and most receiving yardage gained in a game (184).


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German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she'll press for progress on financial regulation at next week's summit of global economic powers, which comes ahead of Sept. 22 elections in which she's seeking a third term.
Merkel said in her weekly video message Saturday: "Germany will, along with other countries, exert pressure so that we do not let up in the regulation of financial markets."
She says there's been progress in regulating banks but efforts to regulate so-called shadow banks such as hedge funds are stalled. Merkel wants the Group of 20, whose leaders meet in Russia next week, to produce "a binding timetable" on that and says she also expects progress on combating tax evasion.
Germany's center-left opposition argues too little has been done to tame perceived financial market excesses.


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May 21, 2012 (Boston, MA) — Disruptor Beam, a game company that brings together fan communities and online games, has today announced a license from HBO Global Licensing to produce a new social game based on the Emmy® and Golden Globe®-winning series Game of Thrones. Game of Thrones Ascent, a story-driven game that will bring the fantasy world to life for millions of people, is currently in development by Disruptor Beam for future release on Facebook. Fans can follow the progress of the game and receive updates related to its development, including learning how to participate in the upcoming beta program, by visiting Disruptor Beam's website at http://www.disruptorbeam.com.
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Supreme Court asked to clear the air about greenhouse gas rules
The Supreme Court's hottest environmental case of the year pits Texas against California on Monday, and that's just for starters.
More than half of the nation's states have taken sides in a dispute over federal authority to regulate stationary greenhouse gas emissions. Conservative lawmakers such as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., hold one position. Southern California air pollution managers defend another.
Miners and frozen food industry leaders serve up their arguments; respiratory health care experts counter them.
"It's the big one," said Washington, D.C.-based attorney Peter S. Glaser, an energy law expert, adding that greenhouse gas regulation "seems to have become this central, major, international issue."
Underscoring the potential stakes, the unusually long 90-minute oral argument, set for Monday morning, consolidates six lawsuits that challenge Environmental Protection Agency rules. The lawsuits have been boiled down to one central question: Did the EPA overstep its bounds in regulating stationary greenhouse gas emissions based on an earlier determination that it could regulate such emissions from motor vehicles?
Texas Solicitor General Jonathan F. Mitchell says the EPA went too far. He'll be one of two attorneys Monday attacking the environmental agency's regulations.
"EPA believes it can disregard unambiguous, agency-constraining statutory rules and unilaterally establish a new regulatory regime to deal with novel environmental challenges," Mitchell declared in one key legal brief, filed along with Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott.
The Obama administration is defending the EPA, supported by a number of states and environmental organizations.
"EPA has the authority to determine how best to protect public health and welfare while devising mechanisms to ease the regulatory burden on the states," according to a legal brief filed on behalf of California, New York, Washington and 12 other states.
The case is complicated and the outcome far from clear-cut, though Glaser stressed that even if industry wins, "I don't see the decision cutting off greenhouse gas regulations completely." Still, the case is the crucial next step in clarifying an important Supreme Court environmental decision from 2007.
In that earlier case, a closely divided court held that the Clean Air Act gave the EPA authority to regulate greenhouse gases, which contribute to global climate change. A hotter planet, in turn, has been linked to worsening ozone pollution, more intense forest fires, increased drought, extreme storms and a host of human respiratory problems, among other things.
"The EPA determined that greenhouse-gas emissions endanger public health and welfare in ways that may prove to be more widespread, longer-lasting and graver than the effects of any other pollutant" regulated under the Clean Air Act, Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr. noted on behalf of the Obama administration.
Targeting six greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide and methane, the EPA set tailpipe emission standards for cars and light trucks.
Here it gets a little tricky.
The EPA further reasons that since the six greenhouse gases have been deemed dangerous enough to regulate as tailpipe emissions, they must also fall under the pre-construction permit requirements for stationary emission sources, such as small industrial plants and agricultural facilities.
The new requirements for stationary emission sources started in 2011.
"This is a procedural and a bureaucratic nightmare, with no benefits in sight," Washington, D.C.-based attorney C. Boyden Gray said Thursday.
Gray, a former White House counsel for President George H.W. Bush, authored a brief opposing the EPA regulations on behalf of Kansas and five other states.
Texas has asked the Supreme Court to consider overturning its 5-4 decision in the 2007 case, an aggressive step that the precedent-conscious court probably will be loath to consider. Rather, the court seems likely to look most seriously at how the EPA expanded on the tailpipe emission regulations.
The Clean Air Act sets 100 or 250 tons per year, depending on the source, as the pollutant emissions threshold for when permits are needed. For greenhouse gas emissions, which are emitted from many sources, the EPA changed this to a more lenient 100,000 tons per year.
Keeping the stricter emission permit standards would have meant that tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of additional sources would face more regulatory burdens, according to the EPA.
Conservatives objected, even though the less onerous EPA standard imposed a smaller burden on industry. Regulators, GOP lawmakers say, shouldn't rewrite congressional work. Besides, skeptics warn, the standards will get stricter eventually.
"The power asserted by the EPA here is nothing less than a unilateral power to change the text of duly enacted statutes," attorney Charles J. Cooper wrote in a brief filed for McConnell and other Republicans.
Potentially foreshadowing another 5-4 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. joined Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito in a 2007 dissent opposing the court's decision that the EPA can regulate greenhouse gases.


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Holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas are often stressful. This is especially true for families who have one or more members with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Things change. Expectations may or may not be met. Chaos prevails. So instead of doing a traditional gratitude post, I'm going to try and lighten up a bit. Hopefully my list things to be grateful for will at least make you smile. Anyway, here it goes. I'm grateful that...
The boys no longer play Humpty Dumpty in the house--with eggs from the refrigerator.
I don't have to capture renegade crickets (toad food) with bare hands very often.
The little frog I accidentally sat on last summer survived, and that I didn't traumatize my pint-size animal lovers.
Our six year old once mistakenly called a tuxedo a "torpedo.
Our 11 year old with ASD put an old fashioned metal vegetable strainer on his head today and called himself "the Tinman."
I didn't break or even hurt a toe when I knocked over a heavy, folded up card table in the basement this morning.
I can appreciate my husband's fascination for all things Sasquatch.
I didn't feel too dumb when my older son was right about that red thing under a turkey's chin being called a wattle and not a "gobbler" as I once thought.
I don't have to try and pass off processed turkey loaf because other much appreciated relatives will be doing most of the cooking.
My husband is good at calling out Bingo numbers for my side of the family's annual game--complete with small wrapped prizes for the winners.
We know better than to give our elderly cat tuna or any kind of fish. Don't ask why or you'll be sorry!!! If she's lucky, she'll get a can of turkey cat food.
I have extra special friends that I can laugh with through life. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.


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You're always taught the same basic rules with pie crust. Cut small pieces of cold butter into a mixture of flour and salt; blend until the pieces are like peas. Add cold water, a little at a time, until the dough will come together in a clump. Gather, flatten into a disc, chill, and proceed.
But recently, I learned a method that basically rocked my everloving, pie-eating world. Because it involves using your fingers to attain the perfect consistency.
This was very exciting to me because I actually kind of despise most kitchen tools. Especially the pastry cutter, because it is such a pain to wash. In general, the more functions I can get out of one tool, the more I like it. Wooden spoons and wire whisks? Awesome. Garlic press? Not so much.
But enough about me--back to the pie. You're probably wondering some things. Let me try to answer:
Where the method came from
I learned this method at the Bake For Good event in Los Angeles, part of the Bake For Good Tour, where baker Robyn told us it was a method she'd learned from famed foodie Marion Cunningham.
By the way, if you want to know more about the event, check out this video.
How it works
Basically, the method includes working in larger than usual hunks of butter, and instead of mashing them with a pastry cutter, you squeeze the butter pieces with your fingers to flatten them.
Why you should immediately adopt this practice
Those pieces of flat butter will make for the coveted "VB" (visible butter) in your rolled crust, and the taste is flaky and fantastic on your resulting pie.
I have co-opted and adapted it for my own use at home with a sort of mashup between traditional and by hand methods. Best of both worlds, and still, minimal stuff to clean.
And here, I will share it with you. Aren't you lucky?
Making Pie Crust with Your Hands
adapted from King Arthur Flour, who adapted it from Marion Cunningham
enough for a double crust pie
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup very cold water
- Sift together the flour and salt in a large bowl. Set to the side.
- Size your butter. One stick cut into small pieces, the other cut into fairly large pieces (double the size you'd usually cut for a pie crust.
- Work in the stick of smaller butter with a plastic dough scraper (my new favorite tool and very easy to clean). It's not going to have the same impact that double the butter would in terms of working in, but go for the regular pea sized consistency.
- Now, add the bigger hunks of butter. Gently coat them with flour in the mixture, so they won't stick to you when you squeeze them.
- Now, one by one, squeeze all of those pieces of butter until they're flat like pancakes. You don't have to be too precious about it. Grab, squeeze, then move on to the next one.
- Got 'em all? OK. Give the mixture another stir with your pastry scraper. Now, start adding the water. Switch back to your dough scraper.
- Keep on adding it bit by bit until the dough forms a shaggy consistency, still floury but you can clump it together.
- Gather, form into a ball, and place on top of a sheet of plastic wrap. Wrap the plastic on top of it, not too snugly, and then flatten it into a disc with your hand. Doing it this way, I learned, helps the dough spread out into the plastic and is just less messy.
Proceed with your recipe as usual.
Hooray! King Arthur Flour has offered to reward one lucky reader with one of their mega cool dough scrapers, a cookbook, AND some of their highly patented and extremely delicious boiled apple cider (perfect for flavoring apple pie and using as a slightly fancy pancake syrup). Want to win? All you have to do is leave a comment (don't panic if it doesn't pop up right away; comment moderation is enabled) answering the following question:
What's your favorite type of pie to eat, and how do you like it served?
Apple pie with cheese for breakfast? French silk pie à la mode for dessert? It's all game here. I'll choose a winner by EOD Pacific time one week from today!


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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Gallaudet University nearly pulled off a stirring upset on the opening week for NCAA Division III football as the Bison fell a two-point conversion short of taking down Otterbein University on Saturday as the visitors escaped Hotchkiss Field with a 28-27 overtime win.
The Bison (0-1) went for the win in overtime after junior quarterback Gabriel Paulone (Fishers, Ind.) completed a nine-yard pass to junior wide receiver Ryne Worsham (Chicago, Ill.) on fourth down to set-up the game deciding play. Paulone ran up the middle on the two-point conversion but the attempt failed as Otterbein (1-0) came up with the last tackle to seal the game. The Cardinals took the lead in overtime, on its first play from the 25-yard line, when senior quarterback Austin Schlosser heaved the ball into the end zone and Fortinel Faustin came down with the tipped pass for the score.
Gallaudet forced overtime after it scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter and blocked a potential game-ending field goal as time expired.
Otterbein junior kicker Aaric Milligan lined up for a 32-yard field goal attempt with three seconds left in the fourth quarter but his kick was blocked when 6-foot-6 sophomore lineman Adham Talaat (Springfield, Va.) busted through the middle of the line and swatted the ball down.
"I am really proud of our team and their effort today against a really good football team," said Gallaudet head coach Chuck Goldstein. "We have some great potential and we have nine more opportunities to compete and show what Gallaudet football is all about."
On paper this game was labeled a mismatch as D3football.com ranked Otterbein 40th overall in its 2011 preseason rankings while Gallaudet was ranked 179th out of 239 teams. To its credit Gallaudet moved up 55 spots this year from being ranked 234th last season and being stuck in the 230's since 2007.
Gallaudet used that as motivation and turned some heads on Saturday as the Bison hung with the Cardinals from Westerville, Ohio, for the entire game. The Bison finished the game with more passing yards then rushing for the first time in three years. Junior quarterbacks Anthony Palmer (Unadilla, N.Y.) and Paulone combined to complete 7-of-11 passes for 155 yards. The main target was Worsham as he hauled in the seven passes for a career-high 155 yards and two touchdowns from Paulone. Worsham's first touchdown was an 11-yard pass from Paulone early in the fourth quarter to cap a nine play, 88-yard drive that tied the game at 14.
GU ran the ball 51 times for 126 yards as sophomore running back Michael Hantge (Hutchinson, Minn.) led the way with 12 carries for 38 yards.
The Bison defense was solid in the red zone as the Cardinals only converted one time out of four chances inside the 20-yard line. The Bison picked off junior quarterback Rocco Pentello late in the second quarter as freshman linebacker Jaris Alleyne (Waldorf, Md.) stepped in front of his pass and returned it nine yards. The two teams combined for four turnovers in just under 30 seconds in the waning minutes before halftime. Each team threw an interception and lost a fumble. Gallaudet went into intermission down 14-7.
Otterbein got on the scoreboard first when they opened the game with a seven play, 63-yard drive that ended with Schlosser hitting Steve Kuzyk for an 11-yard touchdown just three minutes into the game. GU would tie the game late in the first quarter when Palmer ran in from a yard out to cap a six play, 31-yard drive.
On Otterbein's second possession in the second quarter the Cardinals were backed up to their own 7-yard line but the first play saw Schlosser find a wide-open Trey Fairchild on a busted play. Fairchild was not covered and snagged the ball around the 40-yard line and went all the way to the end zone for the 93-yard strike. Schlosser finished the game 15-for-19 for 271 yards and three touchdowns while Pentello completed 3-of-10 for 51 yards and one score. Fairchild made eight receptions for 196 yards and two touchdowns as he finished with 273 all-purpose yards.
Junior linebacker Shelby Bean (Arvada, Colo.) filled in nicely at the punter position for the Bison as he made six punts for 213 yards (35.5 average) with three landing inside the 20 and a long of 47 yards. Bean also made three tackles, one for a loss of five yards on defense.
Tom Pangia (Hammonton, N.J.) led the Bison defense as the junior linebacker came up with seven tackles and one sack for a loss of nine yards. Alleyne and sophomore corner back Charles Hamlin (Great Mills, Md.) made six tackles each followed by five tackles by junior corner back Tony Tatum (Gardendale, Ala.) and Talaat, who had 1.5 sacks for 10 yards and 2.5 tackles for a loss of 13 yards and the critical game saving block to end the fourth quarter. Senior defensive end John Van Wey (Alexandria, Va.) had four tackles, one sack for minus five yards and fumble recovery.
Otterbein linebacker Shane Centers made a game-high 15 tackles (13 solo) and three tackles for a loss nine yards in the win. The Cardinals had 412 total yards of offense to Gallaudet's 281.
The overtime game was the first for the Bison since 2008 when the Buff and Blue opened the season at home against Hiram and lost 20-14. This is the sixth straight loss Gallaudet has suffered by eight or less points dating back to last season.
Gallaudet will next host cross-town rival Catholic University of America (1-0) on Friday, September 9, at 7 p.m. under the lights at Hotchkiss Field.


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Sullivan County Child Advocate Named CASA Volunteer of the Year
Award given posthumously to Paul Hughes at Nashville ceremony
NASHVILLE, Jan. 27, 2011 — Paul Hughes, formerly of Fall Branch, has been named the 2011 CASA Volunteer of the Year by the Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. The award, given posthumously, recognizes Hughes' four years of service as a volunteer in the Bristol area.
Each year, the Young Lawyers Division (YLD) selects a Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) volunteer from nominations made by Tennessee's local CASA agencies. The award recognizes a volunteer who goes the extra mile in his or her work with children in the state. CASA volunteers are appointed by the courts to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children and to ensure they do not get lost in the legal system or languish in an inappropriate group or foster home.
Hughes was nominated by Connie Steere, executive director of CASA for Kids Inc. in Kingsport, which serves children in Hawkins and Sullivan counties. In choosing Hughes as this year's award recipient, the YLD selection committee focused on his commitment to abused and neglected children, his willingness to sacrifice personally for his work and his dedication in the face of physical limitations.
During his time as a volunteer, Hughes worked with 46 children -- including siblings who had been assigned to CASA for Kids Inc. on four separate occasions. Convinced that the family's instability was harming the children, Hughes worked with multiple agencies to permanently place the children with relatives in Virginia. In granting the custody request, the presiding judge thanked Hughes for the "extraordinary and extra work" required in the case, including the need to work across state lines.
In addition to being an extraordinary advocate for hurting children, Hughes exhibited a profound commitment to personal and professional development. He attended more than 30 continuing education training sessions, and was so impressed with one program on how to recognize signs of child sexual abuse that he lobbied to bring the training to all of the agency's volunteers. In addition, because of his commitment to quality training, CASA for Kids asked Hughes to mentor new volunteers.
Hughes overcame both emotional and physical challenges to serve as a CASA volunteer. Having lost his wife and infant son years before, Hughes struggled with alcoholism until finding recovery through Alcoholics Anonymous. More recently, a back injury and then a heart attack threatened to derail Hughes. But he did not let these limitations hold him back. Hughes continued to check in on his cases and provide whatever information or assistance he could. According to those who worked with him, Hughes demonstrated passion, enthusiasm, dedication and professionalism in every case he worked before passing away on Nov. 2, 2010.
Knoxville lawyer Katrina Atchley, chair of the YLD Children's Issues Committee, said that in selecting Hughes as the 2011 CASA Volunteer of the Year, the "YLD hoped to keep his memory alive and provide an example of selfless service for all current and future CASA volunteers."
The award was presented in Nashville on Jan. 21 during the TBA's annual Leadership Conference. Steere and Jan Mitchell, volunteer coordinator for CASA for Kids Inc., accepted the award on Hughes' behalf. Their agency also was recognized and received a cash gift.
The Tennessee Bar Association (TBA) is the largest professional association in Tennessee with more than 13,000 members. Founded in 1881, the TBA provides opportunities for continuing legal education, professional development and public service. The TBA's dedication to serving the state's legal community is evidenced by its membership roll, which represents the entire spectrum of legal practice: plaintiff and defense lawyers, corporate counsel, judges, prosecutors, public defenders, government lawyers and legal services attorneys.


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Camp near Shelbyville, Tennessee
June 7th, 1863
Ever Dearest Sallie, This is to inform you that I gladly reed' on yesterday evening your kind letter of May the 11th, although I had reed' one through John C. written since it was. I am always glad to read your letters. I was really glad to hear that everything was getting along so well at home except the ill health of yourself and our sweet little babe, supposed to be caused by the evil effects of my richly enjoyed furlough, but as you said nothing about it in your letter by John C. I am in hopes you were deceived. I know you have enough to trouble you there without that, and will anxiously wait to hear that such is not the case, bear, you will see that we have moved our camps again. Gen Bragg reed' information the other day that the Feds were evacuating Murfreesboro and sent off the troops from here to ascertain the truth about it, and sent down to Lewisburg for our brigade so that we would be nearer if the should get up a fight, but the report here now is that our cavalry went within 3, and our infantry within 5 miles of the place, and drove their pickets back to their breastworks, and as they didn't show any disposition to give our troops battle, they turned around and came back, but I heard today that Gen Forrest had had a little fight with them up at Franklin and had got rather the worst of it, so I wouldn't be surprised if we would be sent back to Lewisburg or on to Columbia in a few days so that we can support Forrest at that place.


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A whiff of glamour, smuggled from the past
Years before Camelot, there was the Côte d'Azur.
In 1937, 20-year-old John F. Kennedy spent a summer on the alluring resort coastline known as the French Riviera — with its stunning beaches and glittery parties and fierce convertible drives.
That summer Kennedy, a dashing college student, was captivated by a cologne created by perfume connoisseur Albert Fouquet — a fragrance so coveted that, in the later war years, it was smuggled into the United States to a president-to-be in a book with cut-out pages to keep Nazis from seizing it.
More than 70 years later — and 49 years after the end of Camelot on Nov. 22, 1963 — the cologne is on department store shelves at $195 a pop.
Eight & Bob, made with the rare aromatic Andrea plant that Fouquet discovered while traveling in Chile in 1934, comes nestled inside the neatly whittled and pristine pages of a bound book that also tells the fragrance's amazing tale.
It's the stuff of spy novels. One packed with intrigue, mystery, a future president and Hollywood stars, an untimely death and Philippe, Fouquet's faithful manservant who continued to ship the fragrance as World War II intervened — all told amid the carefree life of the powerful glitterati along the French Riviera.
The fragrance, a favorite among doctors and lawyers, is expected to be a big seller this Christmas. Already it is a most-wanted gift for grooms and groomsmen. And women are discovering it for themselves. Its distributor, Intertrade Europe, launched the fragrance earlier this year and is hoping its supply of 20,000 bottles, sold exclusively at Neiman Marcus stores nationwide and Bergdorf Goodman in New York, will last until Father's Day.
Shannon Drake, director of Intertrade's North American sales and marketing, says the introduction of Eight & Bob has been in the works for some time.
"Upon Philippe's passing, the family came across some papers and found the ingredients for the fragrance," Drake says. "They also found a bunch of fragrances because Albert Fouquet was big on making his own, and the man loved to travel."
After Fouquet died in 1939 in a car accident near Biarritz, France, Philippe "continued to bottle the product and ship it in a book because, during World War II, he was afraid of what might happen if he was caught by the Nazis," she says.
Drake says Philippe's family "sold the story and fragrance to investors."
According to the story (as told in a short account in the book), Fouquet's colognes and perfumes that he created on his own were in demand by others in his social circles — and by the vain Kennedy, who, within minutes of being introduced to Fouquet was rapt by the fragrance. He persuaded Fouquet to leave him a sample at his hotel the following morning.
In an accompanying note Fouquet wrote: "In this jar, you will find the dash of French glamour that your American personality lacks."
But Fouquet's backhanded compliment didn't deter Kennedy from requesting that eight samples of the cologne be sent to him in the U.S., "and if your production allows, another one for Bob," a reference to younger brother, Robert.
Fouquet sent Philippe to find beautiful glass jars at a nearby pharmacy. He had boxes covered in the same skinny, black-and-white stripes that were on Kennedy's shirt the day they met. And then he labeled the bottles "Eight & Bob," which he found amusing, and shipped them to the United States in the boxes.
After JFK's father, Joseph Kennedy, a founder of RKO Pictures, gave samples to Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart, Fouquet was soon receiving letters from Hollywood directors, producers and other actors requesting the fragrance.
But Fouquet's success was short-lived. After he died, Philippe filled orders until the start of World War II, sending the last batch of the fragrance to the U.S. inside the hollowed books.
Drake says Kennedy, Fouquet and Philippe would be delighted with the sophistication of the product after its absence all these decades. Future plans for the brand's expansion call for items from candles to lotions and much more.
"Ultimately, it's the fragrance that is going to sell itself whether you believe in Camelot or not," she says.
"And then," she adds after a long pause, "there is that great story."


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Madonna Flashes Her Golden Grill [PHOTOS]
One of the most memorable phrases from one of Madonna's biggest hits is: "We are living in a material world / And I am a material girl." In this case, Madge is a material grill.
The singer, who turned 55 on Aug. 16, flashed a golden grin via a grill at her Hard Candy Fitness outpost in Rome earlier this week. She has worn the grill before, posting the pics on Instagram. See 'em below.
Even at 55, Her Madjesty has no qualms about flashing a 24 karat smile, since there is no way that thing wasn't custom-made, with an accompanying hefty price.
Are grills better left for starlets like Rihanna or grill fan Lil Wayne? Is Madonna too "brace faced?" Or can Madge rock this increasingly popular look. Tooth accessories... we dunno. Maybe it's best to leave chompers alone.
See previous pics of her rocking the same grills.


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Matching BlackBerry JDE, Simulator, and Device Versions
The BlackBerry Java Development Environment (JDE) is available in several versions. The version number of the JDE is directly related to the version of the OS running on the smartphones where your app will reside. Selecting the JDE version is a critical and careful step to take in your path to delivering your BlackBerry app.
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Functionality available in one OS version might not be available in a prior version. For example, the BlackBerry Storm (OS 4.7) smartphone includes touchscreen and accelerometer application programming interfaces (APIs) that are not available in earlier OS versions written for BlackBerry devices without that hardware. In this case, you need to test your app on the Storm simulators, so you know what your users will experience when they install it on their touchscreen BlackBerry smartphones. With the BlackBerry App World, you can deliver a different version of your app that's optimized for a touchscreen device, so that's another option to keep in mind.
An application written for a current OS version might not execute on a BlackBerry smartphone running an earlier version. This is true even for simple applications. Even if both OS versions have the exact same APIs, the code itself might be located in different places in the libraries, which will break your application when it tries to run. In this case, you need to make sure your app only loads onto smartphones that have the same version of the OS that your app was built for, or later. And you can do this when you submit your app to the BlackBerry App World.
Similarly, an application written for a current OS version might not execute on a future version, for the same reasons. However, you can reasonably assume that your BlackBerry application will execute without rebuilding for several major OS versions into the future. In this case, you need to keep track of the RIM smartphone OS releases, and run your app on a simulator or two that uses newer OS versions. You will discover issues either on your own or through feedback at the BlackBerry App World – and it's always better if you find problems before your users do.
Simulators installed with the JDE will work with that JDE; however, simulators downloaded directly from the BlackBerry developer site might not function properly when launched from a JDE because the JDE's debugger expects to find particular RIM libraries that aren't available. In this case, you need to tell the debugger to continue and ignore the missing library.