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Miller is the only person who survived when he and the Babcock family took shelter during the March 2 tornado outbreak. His neighbors, Joe Babcock, 21, and Moriah Brough, 20, and their children, two-year-old Jaydon, two-month-old Kendall, and 15-month-old Angel all died.
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Broken bones didn't break Miller, but the pain of losing the family he loved so much is an everyday challenge.
He wrapped his arms around 15-month-old Angel who was found crying in a field after the twister. She was taken off life support two days after the storm.
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Savor the flavors of everyday real food, fresh from the garden or stored on your pantry shelves.
Sometimes food heritage is sitting right under our noses, in an old family photograph that "has always been there." Like this one of a large group standing in front of a farmhouse, circa 1915. The sepia picture hung for decades in that same farmhouse on Jonestown Road in Wallace, North Carolina.
This image would not have been remarkable back in the day. According to Ag in the Classroom, in 1910 the farm population comprised one third of all Americans.
Note the mule in the picture, ( we think!) on the far right, an important part of this farm family, or maybe simply a favorite of the bearded man holding the reins, Henry Jones. Born in 1890, Jones built the house he stands in front of, and established his farm on 80 acres of land. Like so many smallholdings, the farm raised a variety of crops, including corn, tobacco and assorted vegetables, as well as chickens, hogs and some cows. The family owned a horse, as well as the mule pictured.
Henry's wife, Annie Walker, is to his right, dressed in dark colors, while her siblings may include the three young women dressed in white. At the far left is likely one of Henry's sons. Look carefully and you can see that the boy has his arms around a heifer. Hard to see, but the boy next to him appears to be clutching a piglet or some such close to his chest. From his other hand hangs a brass cowbell.
Since photography of this kind cost money, and since those posing were expected to remain motionless for some time, it's especially pleasing to see that animals clearly prized by those involved were considered important enough to be pictured.
The Jones name is as common in Wales as is Smith in England. Welsh settlers came first to Pennsylvania and Delaware in the 1680s and it may have been their Welsh-American descendants who established farms near the North Carolina coast beginning about 1730. (Some were given land in exchange for providing the British Navy with "stores," materials for ship building and repair derived from pine trees abundant in the area.)
It took many hands to run a farm, of course, and Henry and his wife, Annie had nine children. The last, Amada, born in 1925, was the mother of the woman who recently took another careful look at this photograph.
Amada and her husband, Jack, restored and preserved the Jones farmhouse for years, spending summers there while based outside of Washington, DC. By the 1960's, while still actively farmed, its acreage was down to 3 1/2, as Henry and Annie had deeded small parcels of the land to their assorted offspring long since.
Today the little farm has passed out of the family, along with the large kitchen table Henry built for the place. But this photograph remains, to remind us of what a typical American farm family once looked like.
For more on food history and food heritage, visit The Food Museum.
Hawthorn's bright red fruits caught my eye this past weekend when I was leading a foraging tour. Sometimes snubbed because of its mealy texture, hawthorn fruit makes spectacular liqueurs, jellies, fruit sauce, and chutney.While you're enjoying the rosy color and gentle sweetness of this late summer and early fall fruit, you may also be getting some health benefits: hawthorn has a long history of use as an herbal medicine for the heart, especially for arrhythmia. It is useful for both high and low blood pressure, acting as a balancing tonic.
Hawthorns are small trees with leaves that are 1-2 inches long and usually lobed. The leaves can have different shapes from one tree to the next, but are always alternate with toothed margins.The lovely white to pale pink flowers look like clusters of apple or cherry blossoms and bloom in mid-spring.
Hawthorn fruits look like little apples, usually red but sometimes closer to purple. You might think you've found an apple or a crabapple tree...until you notice the wickedly long, stout, and sharp thorns. Those thorns are your ID clincher. Also, apples always have 5 seeds per fruit in a pentacle pattern, whereas the number of seeds in hawthorn fruit can vary from 1 to 5.
Look for hawthorn on open hillsides, near pastures and stream banks. It is also widely planted as an ornamental in city parks.
Poking around around hawthorn's spiky branches is no fun, and the fruit that has already fallen to the ground quickly becomes bug-infested. Instead, wait until the fruit has started falling from the tree. Lay down a drop cloth and carefully (watch out for those thorns) shake the reachable branches. The ripe fruit will fall onto your drop cloth.
Go for recipes that skip the tedious work of removing hawthorn's seeds, while making the most of the lovely color the fruit's skin imparts. Hawthorn-infused vodka or brandy, hawthorn jelly, hawthorn syrup...you get the idea. You can also run the fruit, unpeeled, through a food mill to remove the stems and then use the pulp to make hawthorn sauce (similar to apple sauce).
When guests ask what's in their blush-colored digestif, I joke with them that it's strictly for medicinal purposes. But the truth is that although my heart may benefit from hawthorn's tonic properties, I simply enjoy the taste.
Wash ripe hawthorn fruits. Lightly smash each fruit with the bottom of a mason jar or a potato masher. Put the smashed fruit into a clean glass jar and cover it with brandy or vodka. Put the lid on the jar and let the hawthorn steep for one month. Strain out the fruit and add honey to taste (I like just a teaspoon per cup of hawthorn extract, but you may want it sweeter).
Leda Meredith is the author of Northeast Foraging: 120 Wild and Flavorful Edibles from Beach Plums to Wineberries. You can watch her foraging and food preservation videos, and find her food preservation recipes and tips. Her latest book is Preserving Everything: Can, Culture, Pickle, Freeze, Ferment, Dehydrate, Salt, Smoke...and More.
Do you have an abundance of fresh peppers? If so, this simple freezer preservation method may be for you.
1. For bell peppers, take and slice off all sides. For me, this usually is four slices per pepper. For banana peppers, I usually slice from the bottom, making little rings. You can also follow this method with bell peppers, for a pretty look.
2. Place slices in a freezer-safe quart bag, taking care to make sure as much air is out as possible.
3. Add quart bags to a gallon freezer-safe bag. Place in freezer.
NOTE: You will be able to add a few quart bags to one gallon bag. Adding quart bags to a gallon bag keeps the peppers extra freezer-safe and makes storage handier.
This is such a simple method to preserve peppers. My favorite part about it is that I can pull out a not-yet-full quart bag from the freezer and add pepper slices as I have them ready. Sometimes, I only have slices from a couple of peppers to start a quart bag with. Using this technique though, I can add to my stores as needed. The beauty of this is that it's a very non-overwhelming way to stay afloat of your food preservation, and you don't have to wait until you have tons of peppers to do something with them.
Simply remove desired amount of pepper slices from a quart bag. Reseal the quart bag immediately and return it to the freezer. Rinse the peppers with warm water, and it will quickly thaw them out. You can even place them in a bowl of warm of water for a few minutes, if desired. Take your peppers and chop into tiny pieces or long strips, depending on your need. Add to chili, spaghetti, soup, etc.
From ancient to modern times and across cultures, healers have used the nourishing and medicinal powers of broth, especially bone broth. A homemade, long-simmered bone broth benefits the sick and weak, as well as for anyone suffering from an ailment involving the connective tissues—including the digestive system, joints, skin, and blood. Naturopathic doctors, Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners, and those in the traditional foods movement consider long-simmered bone broths to be a classic example of "food as medicine."
Bones are mineral storehouses: They are made up of 65% minerals and contain 99% of the body's calcium and 85% of its phosphorus. They also contain concentrated amounts of other important minerals like magnesium and zinc. Bones also contain collagen and glycosaminoglycans—substances found in no other foods. Bones are about 35% collagen (gelatin), a protein that makes the broth gel when it is cooled. Collagen is also found in cartilage, tendons, and skin and is what allows these tissues, as well as bones, to be flexible.
Gelatin and other forms of collagen are marketed as popular supplements for joints and other connective tissues like hair, skin, and nails, and there is some evidence in the scientific literature supporting these claims.[1,2] Most of the research has been conducted not with bone broths, but with gelatin itself and other forms of collagen for treating the most common cause of joint pain, osteoarthritis. There is good evidence from clinical studies that regular gelatin consumption improves joint pain in people with osteoarthritis.[1] Because of its very high gelatin content, it is generally assumed that bone broth benefits joint pain as well.[3]
Because of their incredibly high gelatin content, bone broths have also been used traditionally as natural therapy for digestive ailments, as a way to coat and soothe the gastrointestinal lining and improve digestion.[3] Historically, it was studied as a way to improve milk and protein digestion and treat indigestion.[3] More recently, studies have shown that that glycine, (one of gelatin's main ingredients) stimulates hydrochloric acid secretion in the stomach and that gelatin protects the gastrointestinal mucosa from damage.[4,5]
In addition, bone broth benefits leaky gut syndrome, according to a number of modern integrative physicians who specialize in treating this common condition. Leaky gut, the condition in which intestinal permeability is abnormally increased, is now considered an underlying cause of many chronic diseases, including autoimmune disease.[6] Because of its ability to heal leaky gut, well known integrative physician and author of the bestseller Clean, Alejandro Junger, MD, calls grass-fed beef bone broth "one of the most digestively healing, nourishing and building foods available."[7]
Bone broth also contains two very important glycosaminoglycans, chondroitin sulfate and hyaluronic acid, also important for the health of connective tissues like joints and skin. These compounds are found mostly in cartilage and are used by the body as lubricants and shock absorbers. Cartilage extracts containing these two compounds have been found in clinical studies to improve osteoarthritis-related symptoms and to counteract natural photo aging processes to reduce visible aging signs in the human face.[2,8] Bone broths can be an excellent source of chondroitin sulfate and hyaluronic acid, especially when they are made with high-cartilage-containing bones, such as knuckles or chicken feet.
When making bone broth, two factors appear to help the bones release their minerals into the broth: the length of cooking and the addition of an acidic component to the cooking liquid. Simmer grass-fed bones for up to 24 hours in acidic liquid (for instance, by adding some vinegar or lemon juice to the water) to make the minerals more available.[9] For a general, customizable bone broth recipe, see Dr. Allison Siebecker's version, available here in her article, "Traditional Bone Broth in Modern Health and Disease."[3]
[1] Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2012 Aug;20(8):809-21.
[2] Clin Interv Aging. 2012; 7: 267–273.
[3] Townsend Ltr. 2005 Feb/Mar.
[4] Am J Physiol. 1982 Feb;242(2):G85-8.
[5] Pathophysiology. 2000 Apr;7(1):69-73.
[6] Clin Rev Allergy Immunol. 2012 Feb;42(1):71-8.
[7] Clean Gut. p. 191.
[8] J Agric Food Chem. 2012 Apr 25;60(16):4096-101.
[9] Calcif Tissue Int. 1994 Jun;54(6):486-8.
I love fruit butters. They are easy to make, in fact – they are almost foolproof. They allow for a little more creativity than many soft spread recipes. There is no worry about reaching the gelling point. If half way through the cooking process I decide to run an errand, I can just turn off the burner, cover the cooking fruit and pick up where I left off in an hour or so with no ill effects.
That said, there are a few considerations when making fruit butters:
They can take a long time to cook, up to an hour or more.
They must be stirred often to prevent scorching.
Some things are worth the time though. Fruit butter is one of those things.
What is Fruit Butter?
At its most basic, fruit butter is a combination of fruit puree and sugar, cooked until thick. Fruit butters can be made from almost any fruit, although apple and pear are the most commonly used fruits. Fruit butters are particularly well suited to added spices and other flavorings like vanilla or extracts. I have made several different combinations in the past like rosehip-apple butter, cherry-almond butter, spiced apricot-plum butter, delicious peach butter, and my new favorite, port-wine plum butter.
Fruit butter is also a good way to use up odds and ends of fruit by combining complimentary flavors. Plums can be pureed with nectarines, apples with cranberries, and rose hips with mango.
Since fruit butters are "cooked-down" instead of "set-up," they don't require as much sugar as most soft spreads. There is no concern about adding pectin or making sure that some of the fruit is under-ripe to attain a perfect gel. This makes fruit butter a good choice when you have a box of over-ripe fruit that has to be dealt with NOW. Fruit butters can also be cooked in larger batches than jams, jellies, and preserves, limited only by pot size and how long we want to stir the puree-sugar combination.
What Is The Difference Between Fruit Butter And Jam?
Soft fruit spreads are like cousins; similar but different.
Jam – combination of crushed or chopped fruit and sugar cooked until gelling point
Jelly – combination of fruit juice and sugar cooked until gelling point
Preserves – chopped fruit pieces preserved in sugar and cooked until gelling point
Conserves – combination of fruit and nuts or raisins and sugar cooked until gelling point
Marmalade – usually citrus fruit peel and pieces and sugar cooked until gelling point
Butter – combination of fruit puree and sugar cooked until thickened
Jams, jellies, preserves, conserves and marmalade must be made from fruits that are high in acid and pectin to reach the gelling point. Most fruits don't have a suitable amount of both natural acid and pectin to set-up without a little help. That is why so many soft spread recipes include adding commercial pectin and/or lemon juice. Even long cooking jams without added pectin recommend using a combination of ripe and under-ripe fruit as under-ripe fruit is more acidic.
Acid and pectin levels are not something we have to worry about when making fruit butters though. Since we don't want fruit butters to gel, we just want to cook enough liquid out of them to thicken, pectin level is not a consideration.
Acid level remains a consideration though if we are planning to can our fruit butter. Like any other canned soft spread, butters are processed with a water bath, which means the fruit must have a pH below 4.6. Don't worry, most of our everyday fruits fall into this category. However, pumpkin or winter squash butter should be frozen or kept in the refrigerator. No safe processing time for pumpkin or squash butter has been determined.
How To Make Fruit Butter
As I mention above, making fruit butter is almost foolproof. I usually start with 3-4 lbs. of fruit.
Wash and chop fruit, removing pits. Peel the fruit if you wish, but it is not necessary for most fruits – pumpkins would be an exception here.
Add the chopped fruit to a large pot or Dutch oven. Add a little bit of water, just enough to keep the fruit from burning.
Cook over medium heat until the fruit is soft. Remove from heat.
Puree the cooked fruit using a blender or food processor. You can also push the fruit through a sieve or food mill if you wish, but I find this too much work.
Measure the fruit puree and return it to the cooking pot.
Add half as much sugar as puree. For example, if you have 8 cups of puree, add 4 cups of sugar.
Cook over medium-low heat, stirring often until mixture starts to thicken.
Add optional flavorings if desired. Flavorings can be adjusted to taste. Start with about 1 tsp of spices like cinnamon or ginger, or ½ tsp of extract like vanilla or almond, or 1 Tbsp of liqueur like brandy or Cognac, or ¼ cup of wine or cider.
Continue cooking and stirring until butter is thick and rounds up on a spoon.
Fill clean ½ pint canning jars, leaving ¼ inch headroom and using two-piece lids.
Process in a water bath canner for 15 minutes. Fruit butter also may be frozen instead of processed. Pumpkin, winter squash, or other vegetable butters MUST be frozen instead of processed.
Fruit Butter Made In A Slow Cooker Or Oven
Making fruit butter is a creative endeavor, but it isn't a quick product. There are ways to reduce your stirring time though. Instead of returning the fruit puree to the cooking pot in step 5 above, add it to a slow cooker. Stir in the sugar and set the slow cooker on low for 10 – 12 hours. Add optional flavorings during the last hour or so of cooking. When the butter is thick, pick up and follow the above directions at step 10.
Alternatively, the fruit puree can be cooked in the oven instead of the stovetop. At step 6 above, pour the puree-sugar mixture into a shallow baking dish. Place in the oven and set the temperature at 275 degrees. Stir the mixture occasionally, adding optional ingredients during the final ½ hour. Fruit butters cooked in the oven may take as little as one hour to thicken, or as long as 6 hours, depending upon the fruit used. Once thickened, pick up and follow the above directions at step 10.
Safe Canning Practices
Fruit butters allow for a bit more flexibility than many canning projects. Do remember to follow basic canning safety rules though. Creative butters like pumpkin, squash, carrot, or sweet potato are not acidic enough to meet water bath canning guidelines and should be frozen, not processed in either a water bath or pressure canner. Adding fruit to any of the above, e.g. carrot-apple butter or apricot-squash butter does not make it an acidic product. These combination butters must still be frozen, not processed, for long-term storage.
Have you made any creative fruit butters? What is your favorite combination?
Food heritage fans quickly are drawn to the category "drinkeries," parallel with the category "eateries," of course, and why not? Every colonial town in the US boasts it is the home of America's "oldest tavern," and some of these claims are dubious indeed, dare we say. But we are not here to choose a winner. Rather, we want to underscore that places where people have long gathered to eat and drink are among the most pleasing, and most easily identified food heritage sites.
One of the oldest such places we know of is in Salzburg, Austria, built inside a monastery, and welcoming custom since 803, apparently. In its earliest days, this ancient beer cellar, St. Peter Stiftskeller, may have served up a brew or two to Charlemagne, king of the Franks, and later, Chris Columbus, the 1492 guy. Since then, it has expanded well beyond the cave level and features a range of banquet rooms, as well as "lavish" public dining areas. It offers a Mozart lunch and dinner special menu with musical performers, though, curiously, does not assert in any write-ups that that most famous of Austrians supped or imbibed here.
Another oldie but goodie is in Edinburgh, Scotland, the Sheep Heid Inn, established in 1360. Its name derives from a snuffbox given by then James VI to the landlord, the box decorated with a sheep or ram's head, known as heid, pronounced "heed" in Scotland. James and his mum, Mary Queen of Scots, both were said to be regulars here, but then, George Washington slept in far more beds during the Revolutionary War than were days in the calendar. In fact, poor Mary had little chance to visit inns, as she was a prisoner more or less non stop from 1566, the year her son was born, until she lost her head in 1587.
The Inn clearly operated under another name up to the time James made his gift, sometime in the late 1500s, or early 1600s, and once he became King of England in 1603 he doubtless did not frequent his old haunt.
And so we come to Boston, Massachusetts, and the Bell-in-Hand Tavern, "since 1795." Jimmy Wilson, the town crier for 50 years, finally retired and opened his tavern, which featured only frothy ale, no spirits. According to the record, the brew was served up in two mugs, one for the ale, and one for the froth. Ask Paul Revere, a big fan.
For those unfamiliar with the Town Crier concept, he, and occasionally she, walked the streets in pre-electronic times, carrying a brass hand bell, ringing it to gain attention, prior to delivering announcements at the behest of the court. Proud to have been such a crier, Wilson included the image of a hand with a bell in his tavern's sign.
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I don't know of too many people who don't love ice cream. There are myriads of flavours, from the traditional chocolate and vanilla, to tiger stripe (or tail), to blue bubblegum. I'm more of a traditionalist myself, preferring chocolate, vanilla, but often branching out to maple walnut, cherry or Neapolitan.
Which brings up the subject of strawberry, or the attendant lack thereof, if the supermarket freezer section is any example. Strawberry is harder to find in these parts than any other flavor (but let me know if there are any other shortages out there). I know something called Bordeaux Cherry got tough to find for a while. Is strawberry out of fashion now? One in our family is a devoted fan, and when you have to travel to 3 stores looking for it, well, you get the idea.
A couple of months ago, I was looking at my Air Miles account. What, pray tell, does this have to do with ice cream? Simple. I saw that I had enough points to maybe get something, so I started perusing the offerings. Voila! A Cuisinart ice cream maker. Cuisinart used to be my favourite manufacturer of kitchen goods, but the last several years have seen a serious drop in quality, to the point I usually avoid it at all costs. Gone are the days of food processors lasting years. Or bread machines for that matter. Think months. I reasoned however, it wasn't costing me anything really, so what did I have to lose, other than the points? So I got online, quibbelled with the online form about my address (God forbid you should be rural), but finally said machine was ordered. It arrived a speedy 2 days later (I was impressed), and I tried it out. Strawberry was the order of the day.
I was very pleasantly surprised. The machine is simple to use, and works very well. You do have to freeze your bucket for about a day first. If you're in a hurry, you could probably get away with 8 hours. You put your ice cream mixture in the bucket, turn it on, and away you go. About ½ hour later, you have soft serve; freeze for a firm or hard ice cream. Since the initial outing, chocolate has been on the menu, and was even better (in my mind). This outing will be chocolate chip mint. If you choose to make this one, make sure you chop the chocolate mint candies fine. This all being said, this is not quite like hand cranked, virtually no work, and quick. So. You need the machine. What was also amazing was the number of friends I have that had the Cuisinart ice cream maker, and decided to give theirs a go again (some haven't seen the light since last summer).
I can't say I'm the first one to probably review this appliance, but at least I could spread the info. The recipes came strictly out of the owner's manual, and who knows if they work for other machines. It also does frozen yogurt, gelato and sorbet. Ice cream makers have certainly come a long way since my first one, when you had to buy kosher salt and all.
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Cam Atkinson scored twice and Anton Forsberg made 29 saves to help a Columbus Blue Jackets split squad beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Sunday in the exhibition opener for both teams.
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Stars' Peverley still not practicing
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Rumford Hall maintains the original ambience established when the building opened as the Chemists' Club in 1903. This expansive lounge features leather couches, upholstered chairs, and marble-like columns. Complimentary coffee is served in the mornings, complimentary newspapers and magazines are available, and two desks with ergonomic chairs are furnished with computers providing complimentary Internet access and printer connections.
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In a far future, post-nuclear-holocaust Africa, genocide plagues one region. The aggressors, the Nuru, have decided to follow the Great Book and exterminate the Okeke. But when the only surviving member of a slain Okeke village is brutally raped, she manages to escape, wandering farther into the desert.
She gives birth to a baby girl with hair and skin the color of sand and instinctively knows that her daughter is different. She names her daughter Onyesonwu, which means "Who Fears Death?" in an ancient African tongue.
Reared under the tutelage of a mysterious and traditional shaman, Onyesonwu discovers her magical destiny - to end the genocide of her people. The journey to fulfill her destiny will force her to grapple with nature, tradition, history, true love, the spiritual mysteries of her culture - and eventually death itself.
©2010 Nnedi Okorafor (P)2010 Brilliance Audio, Inc.
"Okorafor examines a host of evils in her chillingly realistic tale—gender and racial inequality share top billing, along with female genital mutilation and complacency in the face of destructive tradition—and winds these disparate concepts together into a fantastical, magical blend of grand storytelling." (Publishers Weekly)
I'm a voracious audiobibliophile, mainly interested in speculative fiction, with the occasional mimetic fiction or non-fiction title sneaking in.
"A journey."
This book is a journey, and it is at times an intentionally uncomfortable one. Set in a (far?) future subsaharan Africa, racially-based genocides continue between the Nuru and the Okeke. An "Ewu" girl (the result of the rape of an Okeke by a Nuru man) is given the name Onyesonwu -- "Who Fears Death". This book has magic -- in particular: shape-shifting, and traveling to The Wilderness, the space where spirits go after life -- and sand, and violence -- though this is not a book "about" magic, or sand -- and scenes which are both unsettling and gripping. The narration from Anne Flosnik here is quite primal; we feel the pain and, as often, anger of Onyesonwu and her companions and adversaries.
Okorafor's world is one where some technology remains -- portable computers with maps, water collection devices -- but this is not at all a book about technology. It is about people, and in particular the roles of women (and men) in a highly tribal culture. There are ruins -- old, paved roads -- but this is not a book about the past. It is also not a book about the future. It is a book which is quite present, and is highly recommended to readers with an interest in something beyond the beaten path, whether coming from an interest in fantasy or more mainstream fiction, and the willingness to travel on unfamiliar and rocky ground.
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I've been trying to figure out why I loved this novel so much, and one word keeps on popping up: hero. This book has a hero — I mean a real hero. I mean a "move over Clint Eastwood" em-effin HERO. Onyesonwu is fierce and intelligent. Never backs down. I could go on and on, but you know, spoilers.
Gen-Xer, software engineer, and lifelong avid reader. Soft spots for sci-fi, fantasy, and history, but I'll read anything good.
"Intelligent fantasy in an African setting"
This novel was a bit different, but mostly different in a good way. Having read dozens of fantasy books set in quasi-European worlds, I appreciated finding one set in Africa. The cultural attitudes reminded me a lot of the Sudanese in Dave Egger's wonderful book, What is the What, so I felt immediately drawn into Okorafor's world. That world, to be sure, is a pretty grim one, full of prejudice, superstition, ethnic violence, misogyny, and other problems that plague modern Africa. The "post-apocalypse" setting is a little unclear -- all we really know is that it's sometime in the future, various bits of technology are still around, and that some sort of now-mythical past event brought about a new (or maybe not?) magical order to the world.
The heroine resembles a typical fantasy heroine in generalities. She's an outcast for reasons of birth, has latent magical abilities that gradually come to the fore, and is stubborn and persistent in the face of tradition. But, more than the archetype, she has a believably human and conflicted voice. The other characters and cultures felt suitably complex, too, and different enough from my own experience that I became absorbed in the world. Be warned, some the themes are pretty mature, from scenes of violence and rape to some frank sexuality, so this isn't a novel for readers looking for lightweight escapism. Even the friendships between characters are infected by social attitudes -- the protagonist has to battle her own lover's idea that it's somehow not right for female sorcerers to be more powerful than male ones.
I did have my frustrations. The storytelling could have used better editing in places, and in later parts of the book, magic begins to be relied on too heavily as a plot device, at the expense of organic character development. The setting never entirely made sense to me, either. The levels of technology and magic are a bit inconsistent, and the minimal establishment of background history made the import of different events unclear. And I'd take a point off for the stilted use of "prophecy".
Still, I'm not sure that these issues detracted too much from my overall appreciation. Onyesonwu's story feels like a humanization of a myth -- the raw, unfiltered version prior to its formation into legend. Even a world in which magic is real might still be like our own in that heroes are flawed, "evil" is something that resides in all people and can't just be blamed on a select villain, and powers don't always make sense, even to those wielding them. Worth reading if you're looking for a serious-minded fantasy novel set in an interesting world.
"Unexpected and really good!!!"
...my 3 words?..."who fears death?" I am being serious.
The ending, the dual ending in a sense
the depth and the grit. Reading words on a page can't get the feel of sand in my hair or the absolute pain a person can feel into my mind, versus listening to a very carefully constructed illiad...
I got a little choked up when I read about the male lead and the female side kick...
Critiques say you should read this book in one sitting, I disagree. If you do it will eat you alive like quick sand and never let you go!! I had to walk away from this book because my life demanded it, when I did walk away I could hear the narrator calling out "Onye`!" that urgent hiss is going to be stuck in my head until I read it again! Its calling to me "Onye!" "Read me! Read me again!!"
no, it drags
I only got about halfway through the book before deciding that I really wasn't enjoying it enough to continue. I know the speaker's accent was appropriate but I found it annoying after a while. Also the story dragged on and on and was slow and predictable.
"Not My Style"
The subject matter.
I quit reading after the graphic clitorectomy.
the interpretive reading is excellent. You experience the dust, the pain, the rejection. The performance is well done, but I want to escape problems, not wallow in them.
It is probably a good book for someone else to read.
"I couldn't get past the narrator"
I had to stop listening about about an hour - the narrator was like nails on a chalk board. I think that the story may have been interesting, but the only thing I could hear was that irritating voice.
The narrator is supposed to enhance a story, not become the focus of the story. This narrator failed miserably.
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A strong financial aid program supports Sewickley Academy's commitment to diversity within our student body. Qualified, motivated students are encouraged to apply to Sewickley Academy irrespective of financial need. Approximately 20% of students receive tuition assistance. Our financial budget for the 2014-2015 school year is $1.6 million.
Grants are awarded on the basis of demonstrated financial need. Financial aid is available to students in PK through Grade 12; however, aid is primarily available to families of students enrolled in Grades 6-12. Once a financial aid commitment is made to a family, continuing assistance can be anticipated as long as financial need continues to be demonstrated.
The financial aid program at Sewickley Academy is need-based. When the family of an accepted student demonstrates financial need, the school makes every effort to help offset the cost of a Sewickley Academy education according to that family's particular need. Aid decisions are guided by financial data submitted to Financial Aid for School Tuition (FAST) by Independent School Management (ISM), and by review of the application data by Sewickley Academy's Financial Aid Committee.
There are no merit-based scholarships available at Sewickley Academy. All aid is need-based.
Please note that Sewickley Academy is not able to meet the full amount of the recommended contribution for every family. FAST assumes each member school will recalculate aid awards based on the school's particular aid policies, and such re-calculation is a routine part of the financial aid process. Applications are reviewed by the Academy's Financial Aid Committee which makes recommendations to the head of school. Upon approval by the head of school, financial aid offers are sent to families.
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Returning families receiving financial aid will receive a reminder from the Financial Aid Office to reapply in early winter. If tax forms have not been completed, families should use estimated figures to complete the FAST Application. Once tax forms have been filed, copies should be sent directly to ISM to verify estimated figures. Returning families will be informed of the financial aid decision sometime in early March.
New families to the Academy should apply for admission and financial aid concurrently, but please be aware that the admission and financial aid processes are distinct and separate.
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Sewickley Academy expects parents to pay the educational costs for their children to the full extent they are financially able. This principle applies to all parents, even those who are separated or divorced. The Academy is not bound by, and will not honor, any decrees, agreement, or legal document excusing a parent from financial responsibility for a child's education. Nor will Sewickley Academy be bound by a parent who has disclaimed financial responsibility for the student. In the event that a custodial parent and child has no contact with the child's non-custodial parent for the past two years, a letter of confirmation, addressed and sent to the Financial Aid Committee, is requested from a third party/individual (lawyer, minister, etc.).
Both parents are expected to file all of the necessary forms and to comply fully with all of the guidelines and requirements of the aid process. Thus, tax returns and forms are required of all parents. The custodial and non-custodial parent must each fill out the FAST application. Re-marriage of either natural parent creates a new family unit with new relationships, but since the parents still have a parental obligation, the income and assets of the entire family unit (including new family units and step-parents) are viewed as relevant for the purposes of calculating a family's level of need. Sewickley Academy considers the obligations of the parents to their new family situation in determining the award, but will not allocate the award on a proportional basis among the families. The responsibility for communication and payment lies with the custodial parent.
The Academy's policy is to decline to subsidize financial aid for a parent's voluntary reduction in income (i.e. voluntarily terminating employment, choosing to start a business, etc.). It is assumed that the parent has considered the impact such a choice would have on their ability to afford the cost of a Sewickley Academy education, and that such a change could prevent a child from enrolling or returning to school. This situation results in a calculation of need on the basis of the family's income before the voluntary reduction. Returning to school, for professional or graduate work, or to change careers, is considered a voluntary reduction in income and is treated accordingly.
Sewickley Academy expects families to do their utmost to provide for an Academy education. Where one parent chooses not to work and has children who are in school full-time, the Financial Aid Committee will re-calculate need using an imputed, minimum income for the non-working parent. Note that this policy does not require the parent to work. It only attempts to adjust the level of need by accounting for the minimum income that the parent could earn if he or she chose to return to work. If a parent can document that he or she is disabled or otherwise unable to work (caring for an aged parent, for example), this policy would not apply. The rationale for this policy is similar to that for voluntary reductions in income (see above).
Trust funds and/or funds or accounts ear-marked "For College" are considered student assets and are treated accordingly. While it may not be possible for a family to tap the principal of such funds, the existence of the funds means that more of the family's current income is available for tuition.
A one-time, non-refundable enrollment fee of $1,500 is payable when the enrollment contract is signed and submitted. This is a one-time fee and does not reduce first-year tuition costs.Meal Fees
Senior School Lunch - A la carteMiddle School Lunch - A la carteLower School Lunch - $4.50
Book Fees
Senior School - $500-$800Middle School - $400-$500Lower School - $80Early Childhood - None
Home & School Associaton dues of $40 per family. (Optional)
Two options are available for paying tuition. The first requires 60% of the annual tuition to be paid in early August, with the remainder due in early January. The other option is a monthly budget plan, offered by PNC Bank. Tuition is paid in seven to ten equal installments between June and March. There is a small application and monthly fee.
Sewickley Academy inspires and educates students to engage their hearts, minds, and hands to cultivate their full individual and collective potential in the service of a greater good.


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Firefly Festival a great success, but would you ever go to a big outdoor event like that?
This past weekend's Firefly Festival (which temporarily doubled to tripled the population of Dover) was, by all accounts, a big success... although some folks who attended last year's fest lamented the bigger crowd, missing the intimacy of last year's inaugural fest. And some residents in nearby neighborhoods said they could not only hear, but FEEL the festival.
It's obviously a great economic boost for Delaware, particularly Dover, with the unfortunate side-effect, however, of turning Friday afternoon beach traffic into numbing gridlock.
Here's my question: Assuming you wanted to see one or more of the groups on stage, would you ever attend such an event? To adjust for the generation gap - for readers here in their 50's and '60's - did you attend a large marathon outdoor event such as this during your formative years, or did you WANT to, only to have your parents put the kabosh on your attendance?
Me? If you read my blog regularly, I probably won't surprise you.
I couldn't imagine shelling out three hundred bucks for the privilege of getting caught in a colossal traffic jam, then spending hour after hour in the sun, sweating, in the company of so many other people, not to mention presumably, the persistent high-decibel levels wafting from the stage. To me, that's the definition of misery, not nirvana.
Even I were younger, even if the festival featured several of my favorite groups of all time, it would be just too much. I just couldn't imagine. Too draining.
If you, or more likely, a younger family member attended Firefly, please tell me why I'm wrong. Tell me how you, or that younger family member, coped. Conversely, maybe you could share a story from an earlier time. Woodstock, anyone?
Posted at 7:31am on June 24, 2013 by Allan Loudell
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Mon, Jun 24, 2013 8:07am
All those same points could be said about the NASCAR races. NASCAR creates traffic jams. And you pay big bucks to be stuck in a huge crowd. That said, I would rate concert-goers higher on the evolutionary scale than NASCAR fans. What draws mouth-breathers to NASCAR races? It seems like their entertainment comes from the possibility (or reality) of a crash. Even music I don't like and don't get is based on some creative ability. Driving an over-powered car in a circle for long hours, trying to beat someone without hitting them, ranks down there with animal fights (bulls, dogs, roosters), MMA and gladiatorial games. Sick.
In any case, it sounds like Allan Loudell got stuck in the traffic jam on his way to or from someplace. Those radio traffic reports don't help much.
Allan Loudell
Mon, Jun 24, 2013 8:35am
Hi Mr. Smith---
Didn't get "stuck" in any jam, as a matter of fact.
Came Friday night from the Chinese Festival south of Hockessin, from where we did some remote broadcasting.
Went early Saturday to Northeast, Maryland... then to White Clay Creek Preserve in Pennsylvania... virtually no traffic.
Went early Sunday to south Jersey, hardly any traffic at 6:30 a.m. Then drove back around Noon (more traffic northbound, people coming back early from Cape May).
Biggest jam for me is always the Route One and Route 7 construction in the Bear--Christiana area.
Our traffic reports provided alternative routes all through the day Friday & Saturday morning. Problem: Here in tiny Delaware, it doesn't take much to create time-consuming delays on nearly all north--south routes.
Agree with you completely on the merits of musical concerts vs. NASCAR.
Allan Loudell
Mike from Delaware
Mon, Jun 24, 2013 9:37am
The only outdoor music events, but much smaller in scale certainly would be the outdoor concerts at Philly's Mann Music Center [saw the Manhattan Transfer], New Castle's Battery Park for their outdoor concert series [have played in that series years ago in Del Nat Guard Jazz Band], Wilmington's Rodney Square [Clifford Brown Jazz Fest], and the old Kahoona at the River Front had a Jazz show once on their outdoor stage, Rehoboth's outdoor concerts [actually played in a couple of their concerts there while in Delaware National Guard Jazz Band years ago], and some outdoor concerts at Carpenter State Park. Went to a Bluegrass festival once, and that was good too. Frankly my tastes in music [Swing, Jazz, Classical, Classic Country, Folk, and Oldies] aren't popular enough to support such a large outdoor event like a FireFly.
The FireFly event, like its counterpart in Tennessee [Bonnaroo] isn't my type of music, and I'm not partial to being IN large crowds, and even less so, when much liquor and any drugs are being consumed. Even as a teen in the 60's, I had no interest in what then was called Psychedelic Rock [Jimmy Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, Led Zeppelin, etc, -"drug music" [what today is known as heavy metal] so events like Woodstock was of no interest. I was more of a pop music listener in terms of rock music I preferred and still do today: Beatles, Beach Boys, Brooklyn Bridge, Blood Sweat & Tears, Chicago, Rascals, Spanky and Our Gang, Abba, etc.
The CCM {Contemporary Christian Music] venues that would be similar to FireFly [yes even the Christian version of this type of music isn't not my type of music - the heavy metal style is just not my sound] would be Creation, I believe it's held somewhere in PA. Delaware used to have one of these "Creation type outdoor events", but hasn't in a number of years [Lambjam was held just about 10 miles north of Lewes].
Mon, Jun 24, 2013 10:00am
MikeFromDelaware mentioned the Mann Music Center.
Actually, the last outdoor concert I attended was there - several years ago. It was the Warner Brothers Symphony Orchestra. They took several classic Warner Brothers cartoons which used classical music, removed the original music track and the live orchestra played the music instead - concluding of course with "What's Opera, Doc?" (Wagner).
Before the concert began, as the audience waited for the conductor to come out, people on the lawn began stage whispering, "Leopold!" "Leopold!"
Allan Loudell, I realize you have to stick to the company line but traffic reports are mostly useless. Most traffic back-ups come and go quickly, so usually the information is obsolete by the time you hear it. Traffic reports don't keep you from getting stuck; at most they tell you why you're stuck. Alternate routes are no help because announcing them does nothing other than to get them backed up, too.
Allan Loudell
Mon, Jun 24, 2013 10:28am
Mr. Smith---
You live in PA and I seriously doubt you'd be in a position to judge.
But research has shown traffic is vitally important for us; obviously, a lot of folks don't see it as you do. That's why we recently went to the time and expense of expanding our traffic updates to between drivetimes.
I readily concede - however - as I did in my previous comments, that gridlock on one north-south route, in particular, can lead to gridlock on the others. Because Delaware is so narrow geographically, we may be the only state in the union to face such traffic paralysis on north-south-routes from east to west. I concede that point.
You forget the third option for people hearing traffic reports: If they're listening to WDEL at home before leaving for work; or at work, before leaving for home, a listener may opt for an extremely indirect route OR just stay put. Granted, easier to do at the END of the workday than the beginning. (I've done that here at the office, particularly on Friday evenings. I just stay put, and get more work done -- maybe even responding to this blog -- or take a more indirect route for me, such as 141. Mornings, not an issue. I leave for work before A.M. rush really begins!)
A related point: Perhaps a person has a job with geographic flexibility. Example: My late father sold printing (as in folders, brochures, etc.). His office was in Chicago, and he drove in from the western suburbs of Chicago. But he also met clients around the suburbs. If driving to Chicago, he almost always took the Eisenhower Expressway, the "Ike". But if traffic on the Ike was exceptionally blocked, he might quickly rearrange his appointments and drive to a client in the suburbs rather than go first downtown.
My father also played clarinet and sax for a band which did wedding and anniversary receptions, etc. Listening to WBBM Newsradio on weekends, he might change routes based on the traffic reports. (The outer Chicago suburbs were and are sufficiently "open" that a traffic accident on a particular route might not necessarily affect other routes.)
My final point on traffic: Even if you're hopelessly "stuck" in traffic, you still might want to hear what's going on, how big the accident, etc. And a couple of times while on long road trips - tuning in to the local news/talk station doing traffic - I might opt for the outer beltway rather than just go through a particular city, based on traffic reports.
By the way, if I always stuck to the "company line" here, I suppose I'd be cheerleading sports (since WDEL carries so many pro- and high schools sports). You know I haven't. (I get even more vocal about this subject in public appearances, comparing Delaware to Texas.) And no one from the station has EVER directed me to tone it down.
Mike from Delaware---
Apart from most country music (except for Canadian) and hip-hop, my music tastes are very catholic (with a small "c"): Pop, hard rock, heavy metal, r & b, especially symphonic rock, country-rock, jazz rock fusion, classical, Europop, other global music.
Over the years, I have attended concerts by The Who, Yes, Styx, Queen, REO Speedwagon, Three Dog Night, Chicago, Smokey Robinson, Quarterflash, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, and lesser-known groups from the Midwest and Illinois such as The Ides of March, Starcastle, The Ship, Megan McDonough, etc.
More recent names: Tori Amos, Alanis Morissette, The Indigo Girls, The Like, etc.
I saw Tori and Alanis at a joint concert in Camden a few years ago. The facility was partly outside, and although on a delightful summer night, I think that event tested my tolerance for being outside in the heat and humidity.
Allan Loudell
Mike from Delaware
Mon, Jun 24, 2013 10:56am
Billsmith: That sounds like that would have been a fun concert. Also, maybe a cool way of exposing kids [via cartoons, along with a live Orchestra so the kids can actually see the music being made] to some Classical Music.
I agree with both Billsmith and Allan that attending a NASCAR race is not the same thing as attending an outdoor concert.
My definition of a NASCAR race is you're simply watching colored marbles being swirled around in a bowl for 4 hours. Besides the miserable traffic, you paid dearly for those tickets to sit there at Dover Raceway with many of the 100,000 "rednecks" in attendance who are pretty well liquored up on beer. I guess different strokes for different folks. That sure isn't my idea of a good time.
I've kidded someone I know, who's into NASCAR, that when the race comes to Dover twice a year, I feel there's a "brain drain" in Delaware, as the state is invaded by Rednecks. For those two weekends each year, Delaware actually becomes a "Red State".
Mike from Delaware
Mon, Jun 24, 2013 11:05am
Allan: I remember The Ides of March had a hit that I liked, "Vehicle". I just found their website. They had a clip of Vehicle with other songs. Apparently they still are performing. I haven't heard them on any radio station probably in 20+ years. I enjoyed hearing the clip. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Allan Loudell
Mon, Jun 24, 2013 11:14am
The Ides of March (original members) played at my high school alma mater's student union/concert facility a few years ago and I was lucky enough to be "home" and see them again.
They also had a more regional hit, "L.A. Goodbye", which I enjoyed even more than "Vehicle". Jim Peterik briefly left the group to co-found Survivor, which spawned the hit, "Eye of the Tiger".
The Ides of March came out of Berywn, Illinois, where I happened to be born.
Allan Loudell
Mon, Jun 24, 2013 11:19am
There really are two Delawares. One is still part of Pennsylvania - socially, culturally, economically. The other is part of the Eastern Shore, and has more than its share of rednecks (and red voters). Delaware tipping "Blue" is never a sure thing. That canal is more than symbolic.
And the beer they drink at NASCAR is almost certainly the mass produced, tasteless cheap stuff.
But remember, Mitt has friends who own NASCAR racing teams.
Mon, Jun 24, 2013 11:40am
If I had the cash to burn and fewer responsibilities at the homefront, I would gladly attend the Firefly event...quite a few of my friends were there this weekend.
I've been to many festivals like this one over the years...even been to Creation a couple times but the Cornerstone festival is more my style. Cornerstone is very different from Creation but it's still Christian bands...just much harder music and grungier participants.
Mon, Jun 24, 2013 1:50pm
Waaaaay too old for concert-going at this point since I do not like to be in large crowds and am far less tolerant at my age now. My first was a JFK Stadium Bicentennial concert, June 1976: Gary Wright, Peter Frampton, and Yes (and some other group). We were there from noon til after dark, alcohol involved (we were over 21), and, Imagine! We walked in with a cooler. Can't remember how we managed that! Do remember nasty backed-up bathrooms... Also saw Grateful Dead at Red Rocks, awesome, especially the complementary lightning show over Denver in the distance! My last was a Lilith Fair concert in Camden, what a rip-off, from the pricey tickets, to having to leave our hoagies and drinks in the car and pay through the teeth for a beer, AND not even being able to see the performers on stage, only on a large screen, AND not being able to see more than one song by Sarah McLachlin for fear of not being able to get out of Camden before the next day. So, no, don't expect to see me at any concert in the future, anywhere.
Mon, Jun 24, 2013 4:44pm
Glass: Good point. The audience for right-wing talk radio in general is waaaaaay too old for anything this side of Lawrence Welk. Look for ditto-heads in Branson, MO. Not Dover. a1ana2a.
Mike from Delaware
Tue, Jun 25, 2013 8:45am
Billsmith: I know a few young guys who definitely are rednecks who love NASCAR and who are very conservative, i.e., hate Obama and the DEMS with as much passion as Sean Hannity. They may not listen to Rush (because they are young and listen to Today's Country on their Ipods, Iphones, and sometimes even FM and listen to WDSD, WXCY, or WXTU [yes there are 3 country stations we can get here in the Wilmington area].) But these young redneck turks DO watch FOX News for their news, and are definitely conservatives. These guys call me a bleeding heart liberal. So it would seem [Yes, based on anecdotal evidence] that my statement about Delaware becoming more Red on Race Weekends is probably correct.
But I do agree with you, that Rush's audience probably doesn't go to the race and yes would more likely make a trip to Branson to hear Lawrence Welk, Andy Williams, [or A Classic Country performers' place there in Branson] than go to Dover Downs for the race. They listen to the race on the radio or watch it on TV.
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