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Monday, December 9, 2013
Ovation Mint Filled & Pumpkin Spice Oranges
One of the special items for the holidays would be what I consider the anchor item of a well-stuffed stocking. Usually, a good stocking has a mix of candy, perhaps some small gifts and then a specialty food item. Like the Chocolate Rabbit anchors an Easter Basket, a chocolate orange fills a similar role for Christmas.
There are a few brands out there, though the Terry's Chocolate Orange is probably the most ubiquitous, it's also probably the most disappointing for adults as the chocolate quality has declined over the years. It's fun to see some more upscale versions, but also some that incorporate other flavors and new production techniques to achieve a unique experience.
I've reviewed quite a few of the Ovation chocolate oranges, which were also sold under the name Florida Tropics and made by SweetWorks. It's an American company using all natural ingredients in their chocolate. Today I have two of the holiday versions: Ovation Dark Chocolate Mint Filled and Ovation Milk Chocolate Pumpkin Spice.
I'm starting with the Ovation Dark Chocolate Mint Filled because I was really excited about the construction. It's mint filled. So not only is it a chocolate sphere made of 20 sections molded like orange segments, each one of those is filled with a minted white confection. That's crazy!
The Ovation oranges are wonderfully structured. They're a bit overpackaged, but it does pay off. All of my oranges were in excellent shape. Though the sticker exhorts the consumer to BREAK then OPEN, I usually choose to pry it apart. This means less chocolate dust, though it's possible that some sections will still get broken.
This orange is a bittersweet chocolate base (though made with dairy fats) filled with a minted white confection. It smells lightly of mint once removed from the foil. Though there's not listing on the package, I'd estimate that the chocolate is about 55% cacao.
The snap is excellent and the individual slices have a pretty consistent stripe of minted white confection in the center (not a true white chocolate). The melt is good, very smooth with a silky, cooling note from the mint. If you're fond of something like Andes Mints, this is a similar product, except much cooler to look at. I wish it was real white chocolate in the center, but it is all natural. It's made in a facility with peanuts and tree nuts, it contains milk and soy. There's no statement about gluten. It's also Kosher, which means it would be a great Hanukkah item as well.
The Ovation Milk Chocolate Pumpkin Spice is also very well made with all natural milk chocolate and flavored with cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, ginger, cloves and natural pumpkin flavor. The pieces are like the dark chocolate version, 20 segments held together in a spherical form by a dollop of chocolate in the core. They're easily broken apart by either smacking the whole thing on a hard surface, or just prying it in half.
These smell milky and sweet with a light spice note. The flavor is overly sweet with a lot of milk components and a warm hint of the pumpkin spices. Mostly I got the nutmeg and ginger, not as much of the cloves and cinnamon. It's a lot sweeter than I like my chocolate, though didn't quite arrive at the throat searing level. I'm finding now after a couple of years of these spiced chocolates that it's not my preferred genre. My usual use for chocolate that's too sweet to eat or bloomed is to make it into hot chocolate or chocolate pudding. I think this is an excellent candidate for that.
Their standard chocolate versions are also very good, and a great value for 6.17 ounces of all natural chocolate. If you have a Trader Joe's nearby, you'll also notice that their chocolate oranges are made by the same company under the Trader Joe's holiday packaging. Ferrara Candy also makes chocolate oranges, which I've seen on sale at Walgreen's.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 12:33 pm All Natural • Candy • Review • Christmas • SweetWorks, Inc • Chocolate • Kosher • Mints • 7-Worth It • 8-Tasty • United States • Comments (1)
Friday, December 6, 2013
Candy Spotting: Christmas 2013
I've been prowling the store shelves since October to see what's back this year in seasonal favorites and what might be new.
I've been pretty excited so see so many old favorites returning plus a few new additions. The flavor combinations of pumpkin spice, peppermint bark and gingerbread continue strong showings with a few egg nog and chili pepper items out there, too.
This is by no means a definitive list, but I've tried to actually find the announced products in stores before adding them to my list.
• Twizzlers Tree Shaped Cherry Candy (new)
Just Born
• Peeps Chocolate Covered Peppermint Trees (Milk & Dark Chocolate)
• Wonka Gobstoppers Snowballs
Mars & Wrigley's
• Life Savers Tin - holds 7 rolls of three different varieties - comes in Butter Rum, Cherry or 5 Flavor package design
Ferrara Candy (Ferrara Pan, Farley's & Sathers + Brach's)
• Brach's Christmas Nougats in Peppermint & Wintergreen and Cinnamon (review)
• Tootsie Roll Candy Cane Pop Drops (review)
Russell Stover
• Ribbon Candy (I suspect this is just a repackage of Sevigny's)
• Swedish Fish (red & green) in bags or theater boxes
Ghirardelli Chocolate
• Ghirardelli Hollow Chocolate Nutcracker
Other Items of Interest
• Giant Toblerone Bars
What are you looking forward to most? And what are you having trouble finding this year? What did I leave out?
Thursday, December 5, 2013
Russell Stover Santas: Gingerbread, Peppermint and Maple
It's easy to think of Russell Stover as a stuffy boxed chocolate brand for old people, but I have to say that they are consistently on trend with their new flavors. Last year they introduced Red Velvet Santa, this year was a Pumpkin Pie Pumpkin and today I'm going to start my review with the Russell Stover Gingerbread in Dark Chocolate.
The packaging is simple, just a lump of Santa shaped candy in a sleeve with a Santa picture on the front. If there's one unifying element with the Russell Stover Santa candies, it's that they have a picture of a Santa on the front, but that the style will be different from the others. There's really nothing cohesive in the branding.
They're priced very well, at only 50 cents each for one ounce when on sale, they're easy to find at most drug store chains. (I don't see them at Target or KMart, though. Walgreen's usually has the best selection, but RiteAid and CVS are pretty dependable for the most popular varieties.)
Like the Cookie Dough Egg, Pumpkin Pie and Red Velvet, the center for this piece contains flour. It's like a cookie dough, in this case, more like a cake batter for gingerbread. It's pretty mild, with more clove and ginger notes with a little hint of brown sugar. It's not really fudgy, but more like a thick and chilled cookie dough. I liked it. It's kind of weird, not at all like a high-end truffle, but just like a fun seasonal sweet.
Russell Stover Peppermint Cream Santa is similar to the Big Bite Mint Dream I ordered from them some years back. It's a fluffed cream, not a fondant like Junior Mints or York Peppermint Patties.
The peppermint is clean and strong. The dark chocolate is bittersweet, glossy and crisp. The filling is light and frothy, though a little grainy and extremely sweet. It's much sweeter than the Maple I tried later on. It's a good peppermint product, and certainly very spare on the calories, a full piece is only 120 calories if you're tying to indulge on a dietary budget.
The label doesn't list any real sourcing information for the ingredients, specifically the chocolate. Since Russell Stover manufactures such a wide variety of confections there are lots of allergen warnings. The Gingerbread has flour (gluten) in it, the Mint and Maple have egg whites plus they all have soy and milk. Then there's the peanuts and tree nuts warning.
All the Santa pieces are ill formed. I don't know what the shape is supposed to be, but they're enrobed, not molded so they're rather amorphous. The Gingerbread piece (middle) is more dense than the Peppermint Cream and Maple Cream, so it's not quite as high.
Russell Stover Dark Chocolate & Maple Cream is just a dark chocolate version of the milk chocolate version I reviewed a couple of years ago. It's also available in the Easter Egg version, which I also reviewed ages ago and liked. (And also didn't get a picture of the inside.)
The dark chocolate is glossy and pretty creamy. It's not terribly rich in flavor, but its semisweet cocoa notes balance out the fluffy maple cream center. The filling is sweet and light with a hint of salt and a woodsy, pecan scent of maple.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 1:28 pm Candy • Review • Christmas • Russell Stover • Chocolate • Cookie • Fondant • 7-Worth It • United States • Walgreen's • Comments (2)
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Hershey's Candy Cane Bar
Hershey's has answered the call for a holiday candy bar. The bar is actually a candy they've been selling for quite a few years, just a new format. It's a white confection flavored with peppermint and studded with crunchy nonpareils formed into the standard Hershey bar mold. It's pretty simple and named that way, too, Hershey's Candy Cane Bar.
The bar is available in two formats, the large 3.5 ounce king sized bar I picked up or a regular 1.5 ounce single serving bar. Both feature the simple packaging design of the white background with little striped fringes at the ends and the bold Hershey's logo across the front.
Hershey's is also offering their regular bars in this same 3.5 ounce size in Holiday packaging, so you can get the Hershey's Milk Chocolate with a snowman on the front and Cookies n Creme bar with a nutcracker on it. I've seen these on sale quite widely in both versions at Target, KMart and other drug store chains, so it shouldn't be hard to find. Hershey's did a Mint Miniatures mix years back that included a version of this. (I always though it would be good as a Nugget.) It's also available as the Hershey's Candy Cane Kiss (with less food coloring) as well.
The bar is 4 sections by 4 sections, and the package suggests that 6 pieces is a portion. The white confection is a creamy color, a little on the yellow side with lots of red nonpareil crunchies evident. The ingredients show that this is a hybrid confection, not quite true white chocolate, though it does have some cocoa butter in it, it also has some other tropical oil. However, there are no other fillers like whey.
The snap shows the crunchies and the texture of the bar. It's a little soft, no hard snap of a high-cacao chocolate bar here. There's lots of sugar and that's fine with me.
The flavor is like a Smooth n Melty mint. It's peppermint with a clean dairy flavor to it, it's rather like eating a room temperature ice cream. It's quite sweet, but not quite as cloying as I've experienced with the Cookies n Creme bar or the lesser quality RM Palmer white confections. I don't care for the flavoring the red food coloring of the nonpareils imparts, but it's far less than I notice on the holiday Smooth n Melty Mints which are also out on store shelves right now. (A white confection drop with red and green nonpariels on the bottom.)
I like it. I had no trouble eating the whole bar. It's different from the slick smoothness of the real white chocolate Dove Peppermint Bark. It's more candy than chocolate.
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Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Candy Spotting: Giant Candy Gifts
It's not a particularly new development to see giant versions of classic candies on shelves, but I have seen more than usual lately. Here's a rundown of what's available these days:
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (review)
Giant York Peppermint Patties (review)
Hershey's 1 Pound Bar
World's Largest Hershey Bar
Snickers Slice n Share (review)
Toblerone 14 ounces
Mike and Ike and Hot Tamales Giant Box
A better value when it comes to these is really the vending packages, which are 5 pounds, about the size of an airplane pillow and cost less, they're usually available at places like Smart & Final or on the web. (Amazon link.)
Nestle Crunch 1 Pound Bar
Russell Stover 2 Giant Bars S'Mores (review of regular size)
Russell Stover 2 Giant Bars Pecan Delight (review of regular size)
RM Palmer Giant 1/4 Peanut Butter Cup (review)
Giant Tootsie Pop
Giant versions of standard candies are rarely better than the originals. They're a novelty and play off the notion that more is better. But mostly more is fun, more is sharing and more is delightful. If someone doesn't like the standard version, they're unlikely to enjoy the giant, so choose carefully. But the good news is that these are rather inexpensive and make a fun item for a child to give to an adult in their life.
Have you seen any other giant versions of candies for the holidays?
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Monday, December 2, 2013
M&Ms Milk Chocolate Gingerbread
The hot flavor trend this season is gingerbread. Well, not as hot as pumpkin spice, which spans Halloween and Christmas holidays. There's little difference between the spices in pumpkin pie and gingerbread, though the proportions of the actual spices are often different and gingerbread has a background of molasses or brown sugar.
The M&Ms Milk Chocolate Gingerbread are sold only at Walmart this season, though their companion Twix Gingerbread are sold at most stores stocking seasonal bagged candy.
The design on the front of the package looks like most of the other holiday M&Ms. In this instance the Red M&M is just holding a plate with a gingerbread cookie and pointing at it. Kind of lazy.
The Gingerbread M&Ms are a milk chocolate base with some spices added in. They come in three colors, red, green and brown. Not terribly exciting. The milk chocolate is the normal sweet stuff, creamy but on the fudgy and sugary side. The added spices give it a warm flavor but nothing distinct. Maybe there's ginger, maybe some cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg. They add a light chalky note to the texture but I didn't specifically get any ginger or black pepper in there.
What would have been extraordinary would have been a real piece of gingerbread, in the format of the Pretzel M&Ms. Or Sugar Cookie, or Snickerdoodle. There are so many exciting seasonal variations on the cookie center that could be accomplished. Even just the Pretzel M&M with this flavored chocolate on the outside would have propelled this to another level of specialness.
Intellectually, I know they're not the same as the Pumpkin Spice M&Ms from earlier this year, but they don't feel that different - just swap out the orange ones for red and tone down the cinnamon. No, Mars still hasn't come out with the Egg Nog White Chocolate M&Ms I've been longing for. I guess they're just not into nutmeg.
Today is the day many blogs decided to review the new M&Ms Milk Chocolate Gingerbread. The Impulsive Buy and ZOMG, Candy! would be the two that I've seen so far and previously Junk Food Guy and Serious Sweets. I think most of us are agreed, it's a nice idea but not really a great M&M.
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Monday, November 25, 2013
Kraft Jet-Puffed Peppermint Mini Mallows
Kraft is always keeping up with special versions of marshmallows during different seasons. This year I spotted the Jet-Puffed Peppermint Mini Mallows at Target in the baking section. (I'm sure these have been around before.)
It seems like a pretty simple confection, which is largely the selling point. They're pink swirled mini marshmallows, small enough for snacking or including in recipes
They vary a little in size, but most are half inch cylinders.
They're quite fresh, bouncy and light. There's a dusting of corn starch on them, so they're not sweet immediately, but a little chalky. The mint is mild, but fresh. There's a light hint of the red food coloring aftertaste, if you're one of those folks who can detect it. But for the most part, I liked them very much. I threw a handful in some hot chocolate and liked how creamy they melted and added that little minty touch without too much sweetness.
They're an exceptionally good value. It was $1.00 for a large 10 ounce bag. That's less than $2 a pound. They're pretty spare on calories, 2/3 of a cup is only 100 calories and seems like a lot of candy. It's a nice ingredient, something to use on cupcakes or in hot chocolate or just throw in a small bowl to keep around for kids to snack on without filling up. (Please watch small children with marshmallows and any small candies, as they are a choking hazard.)
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Friday, November 22, 2013
Ritter Sport Winter Edition Caramelised Almonds
Ritter Sport has been creating limited edition seasonal bars for a few years. More recently these are available in the United States at specialty retailers. I found my Winter Edition bars at Cost Plus World Market as imported bars (the packages are in multiple languages, but not English).
The Ritter Sport Winter Edition Caramelised Almonds is a returning flavor, I reviewed it as part of set of minis back in 2011 (as Ritter Sport Gebrannte Mandel). Toasted, sugar coated almonds are a common treat at the Christmas Fairs in Europe, kind of like Kettle Corn is here. It plays on may of the strengths of Ritter Sport's product line, such as the solid milk chocolate and nut inclusions.
The chocolate is smooth and creamy, but exceptionally sweet. The almonds are also sweet and crunchy with a hint of a cereal taste to it. The bits are quite small, not full almonds, so it's hard to really discern the almonds from the crunchy coating on them.
I love the idea of this bar but found it achingly sweet, perhaps even more sweet than the first time around. The textures are exemplary, the ratios are perfect, the chocolate is wonderfully smooth, the nuts are fresh and crunchy. But it's all overpowered by the sheer amount of sugar covering up the cocoa flavors and nuances of caramelized sugar. Now ... do this in the dark chocolate or a dark milk, and I think I'd be howling about the unfairness of the limited edition.
Ritter Sport has published quite a bit about their cacao sourcing and plans for sustainability. Though I found it sweet, this bar is a far better value and much better quality than a Toblerone.
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POSTED BY Cybele AT 11:03 am Candy • Review • Christmas • Ritter Sport • Chocolate • Limited Edition • Nuts • 7-Worth It • Germany • Cost Plus • Comments (2)
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NICOSIA: To most viewers of the Sigma television channel on Cyprus, Elena Skordelli was just another pretty face in an endless schedule of soaps, game shows and sofa chat.
Yet behind the big hair and girlish voice lay a steely desire to get to the top: having started as a daytime television lifestyle guru, she fought her way to a coveted job as an evening news anchor.
Yesterday, a court in the Cypriot capital, Nicosia, was to be told that the 42-year-old blonde's ambition went well beyond the norm. In a case that has shocked the island, she is accused of paying an assassin to murder her TV channel's owner after he fired her.
Ms Skordelli is alleged to have arranged the killing of Andis Hadjicostis, 43, a broadcasting mogul who was gunned down outside his villa in Nicosia on January 11.
The execution of the head of Dias Group, the largest media company in Cyprus, was thought to have been linked to the divided island's long-unresolved political dispute. Shell casings believed to have come from Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus were found at the scene of the crime, prompting speculation that it was connected to his firm's opposition to United Nations-backed plans to reunite the island.
But detectives charged Ms Skordelli, her brother Tassos Krasopoulos, and an alleged hitman with the killing after a fourth accomplice, Theophanis Hadjigeorgiou, was arrested and agreed to give state's evidence.
They believe Ms Skordelli was motivated by a desire for revenge for her sacking and an urge to become a media mogul by seizing control of Dias. Having already acquired a 20 per cent stake jointly with her brother, she tried to buy out other shareholders after Mr Hadjicostis's death.
Mr Hadjicostis had won praise for expanding the Dias Group media business, which includes four radio stations, a daily newspaper and the Cypriot franchises of OK and Time Out magazines.
Ms Skordelli, who began her career in programs about yoga and dieting, was described by one news cameraman who worked with her as ''a bit of an airhead''.
Several of her colleagues at Sigma were surprised when she began presenting the evening news. ''She was so obviously out of her depth,'' said one journalist, ''you just felt sorry for her.''
Mr Hadjigeorgiou told police that the murder had been planned by his accomplice, Andreas Gregoriou, a butcher who supplied meat to a restaurant run by the Skordelli family in the village of Pera, outside Nicosia.
Observers have noted that while Ms Skordelli has swapped her TV studio for a prison remand cell, old habits die hard when it comes to appearing before the camera. Earlier this month, as she was leaving court after being charged at a preliminary hearing, before she faced the waiting press she stopped the officer to whom she was handcuffed to rearrange her hair.
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Ray Lewis tore his tricep and is done for the year. His career might be over.
Well, good night everybody.
Ray's a freak, he made it clear following the game he wouldn't end his career with an injury. If you watched the special they had last week where he talked about knowing when to quit (He subsequently took shots at Favre) he said he had another year left in him. He'll be back next season.
Ray's the emotional & spiritual leadership of this team, not just the defense but we played pretty damn well without him during that stretch last season. Ngata & Webb concern me a crapload, especially considering the fact that Webb has been one of the most underrated defenders in the League & Ngata's the anchor for that line.
According to USA Today, the only way it ends his career is if he chooses not to undergo the surgery & endure the rehab. It's not a 'Can't', he would have to choose not to undergo the surgery.
Guy just totally overhauled himself in the off season just to streamline himself, he's more than capable of doing what's necessary, it's just a question of whether or not he finds it to be his time. If he felt that he couldn't get back to where he wants to be, then he'll say so.
For your everyday Joe, a severely torn tricep takes 4 - 6 months. With Dr. Andrews & the trainers / regiments available to professional athletes, I'm sure that time could be cut down but since he's already out for the season, he could easily recover in time for next season, if he's willing.
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29 April 2013 Stuff We Like
Caribou - Up in Flames (Reissue)
The truly groundbreaking, masterful Up in Flames defies all attempts at genre classification. Is it indie rock, electronic, 60's inspired loopy psychedelic; how 'bout all of the above!? Who cares what you call it. Originally released under the moniker Manitoba in 2003, aside from being a magnificent feat in and of itself, it set the table for Caribou's illustrious musical career…but then hindsight does tend to be 20/20.
At least, for me, Up in Flames is very emotionally evocative in that it could serve as the soundtrack to my life. Whether I'm witnessing a beautiful sunset or caught in a nail-biting traffic jam, there's something here for every phase of the day. It's particularly great for the days when you feel the candle burning at both ends. Its times like those when the title seems incredibly apt. I strongly suggest that you play the whole album when you're at your wit's (or should I say wick's) end. I promise you'll come out of it feeling strangely replenished. Lose yourself in it. Feeling zonked out? Take this little trip. You won't be sorry.
Among my favorite tracks on Up in Flames is "jacknutted" which could very easily rival anything from Kid A or even Hail to the Thief. I say this as a self-anointed Radiohead freak. "Kid You'll Move Mountains" will make you feel as if you can. If you long for the simplicity of childhood, turn up "Crayons" Need a pick-me-up in the middle of a hectic workday? Be sure to turn up "Every Time She Turns Around it's Her Birthday." Happy Listening!
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Bourbon Cider Sour
Yield: 2 1/3 cups
- 3/4 cup bourbon
- 3/4 cup apple cider
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup sugar
- Finely crushed ice
- Stir together first 4 ingredients until sugar dissolves; serve over ice.
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It was World Series Wednesday on The Jason Ross Show as we get ready for Game 1 of the Fall Classic. Why did the Detroit columnist rip San Francisco and can the Giants bats get […]
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It looks like the World Series will go the distance and seven games for the second straight year.
Verlander Too Much For A's To Overcome In Game Five Loss
While the San Francisco Giants were extremely lucky to not have to face their opponent's best pitcher in the playoffs this week due to a random injury, their counterparts in the East Bay were tremendously unfortunate to see the best pitcher on the planet twice — so it didn't end well for the Oakland Athletics Thursday night, as they lost Game Five of their playoff series to see their season end all too soon.
Beating Verlander A Tall Order For The Swingin' A's of 2012
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IRVING, Texas - If the coaches' decision to bench
Carter said he's not sure if that was the coaches' intentions one week after a poor performance against the Chargers, but the temporary benching makes him more excited to get back on the field and prove his worth.
"It definitely puts a chip on your shoulder," Carter said. "You've just got to go out there and prove to everybody that you can play at a high level and you're capable of what you're able to do. You can't take anything for granted."
Carter was one of the standouts on defense last season and even early this year, as he accumulated 24 total tackles and three sacks through the first three weeks of the season. But a rough performance against the Chargers in Week 3 led to the coaches going more with
Never before in his life had Carter been in a situation like that.
"I've never been benched or a backup or none of that," Carter said. "It's a learning lesson. I definitely will say that. I can't take my position for granted or playing for the Cowboys, period."
Carter said he's not positive what will happen with the rotation in the nickel this week, although it's likely he gets more snaps going forward. He had trouble in coverage against the Chargers, as Danny Woodhead got behind him for two scores.
All the linebackers seem to be struggling more in coverage this year in their first season in Monte Kiffin's 4-3 defense. He said at times the linebackers might be thinking too much instead of playing quickly. At times, stopping to diagnose plays can appear like a lack of effort.
"It's a lot of stuff you have to cover, and it might not even be right in your face, it might be on the other side of the field," Carter said. "That's where, for me, things get complicated, just getting back in your drops, having to look across the field. That's something we've just been working at all week and I think we're getting better at."
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FedEx Winner for Romo
Romo threw for a franchise-best 506 yards in the epic 51-48 loss to Manning's Broncos. Romo had a 140.0 quarterback rating and five touchdowns, but his costly fourth-quarter interception led to the Broncos' game-winning field goal in the final seconds.
Manning was stellar himself, passing for 414 yards and four touchdowns.
On the "Ground" side of the award, Kansas City's Jamaal Charles won the honor, besting Frank Gore and Knowshon Moreno.
- Nick Eatman
Austin Returns
"I'm playing in the game," he said Friday. "I'm excited. Ready to go."
Austin has missed the last two games with a hamstring injury he sustained in the Rams game on Sept. 22. Last week, the Cowboys racked up 506 passing yards, including a career-high 151 yards and a score from rookie
In the first three games this year, Austin had 15 catches for 125 yards, including 10 for 72 in the opener with the Giants.
Six different players have caught touchdowns from Romo this year, but Austin has yet to find the end zone.
- Nick Eatman
Ratliff Update
The Cowboys are holding out hope
Ratliff may not be ready to play when he's eligible to come off the Physically Unable to Perform list next week. He's also not rehabbing with the Cowboys, according to executive vice president Stephen Jones.
Jones told 105.3 FM "The Fan" that Ratliff has "had his frustrations in terms of his medical situation," and the Cowboys gave him the opportunity to explore different avenues in his rehab, though the team didn't prefer it.
"This is rare, but we felt like if it mentally helped him and gave him a better chance to get back to where he thinks he needs to be, we were up for him doing that," Jones said. "As far as knowing where he is, we get reports daily and understand how he's progressing, so we're aware of what's going on."
Ratliff only played in six games last season before getting sports hernia surgery at the end of the year. He injured his hamstring during the conditioning test at the beginning of training camp this year and hasn't played since.
"Any time you reward a player, you hope he plays at a high level," Jones said. "Any time it doesn't work out, it's frustrating, obviously. But that's a part of the business we're in.
"I'm sure Jay wishes it were different. I know we wish it was different. We could use him, but that's not the way it is."
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Fiend - on 18 Apr 2006
Yes, routes. Obviously a crag that is very popular for bouldering, but a quick glance at the guide, or indeed upwards of the chalky 3m in front of one's nose, will reveal a whole host of excellent mid-grade route lines.
However, many people, myself included, will have seen the moss and pine needles at the finishes of many routes, and thought that they were not really in climbable condition.
Well, I went along with the intention of doing some cleaning, and found on closer inspection, that almost all the classic routes were in good enough condition anyway. So we did them and they were great. Obviously this is after some good, windy, weather, but with a whole summer ahead there should be some more of that.
The following classic routes are clean and dry enough to top out safely and enjoyably:
Elf Direct E1 5c * - Plenty of clean fluting jugs to finish. Good wall climbing with a thin first move and generally nice holds. I think the Elf VS 5a * might be in good enough condition too.
Bad Finger E2 5c ** (maybe E1 5c **?) - Plenty of clean fluting jugs to finish. Bouldery route that is steep, fun and amenable, nice flutings to aim for.
Bad Company E2 5c ** - Plenty of clean fluting jugs to finish, slightly dusty below but good enough crimps. A good, substantial, and powerful route. Well worth taking a rope and gear!
Monty Python's Flying Circus VS 6a *** (more like VS 6b **) - Good tree root and jugs to finish. Although no VS leader will get that far - absolutely desperate start that makes Red Rum (for example) look like a descent route. Fairly substantial above as it's still steep.
Crack Of Gloom MVS 4c *** - Easy finish with slight but unproblematic dampness. Big old traditionally crack climbing, good line.
Thin Hand Special E1 5c *** (more like E0 5b....okay, if you insist, HVS 5b ***) - Plenty of clean jugs to finish. Very amenable and enjoyable - steep climbing with excellent jams and jugs, who could ask for more ;).
The Flutings Direct VS 4c ** - Plenty of clean jugs to finish. Very nice climb up a lovely line / feature, good holds and elegant reaches.
Zed Climb VS 4c ** - Good jugs, there is a greasy hold but it doesn't affect the climbing. Striking line with easy climbing leading to quite a sting in the tail.
The Harp VS 5a *** (more like VS 5b ***) - Good clean slab to finish, traverse looks green but is dry and juggy. Great route with an unexpectedly adventurous feel. Start is desperate but the rest is pure fun.
Bobby Dazzler HVS 5c ** (maybe E1 5c **?) - Plenty of clean fluting jugs to finish. Another irresistable flutings line, with a bouldery crux and no gear, then an easy finish. Committing and satisfying.
The Crucifix HVS 5a *** (more like HVS 5b ***) - Clean jamming to finish. Another desperate start, then butch but solid jamming, a beefy classic.
The Gauntlet E1 5b *** - Enough clean rock to finish, good cams just below. Nice elegant line that lends itself to a technical and committing start. Watch out for the bold middle section!
Other routes of note:
Red Rum E2 6a *** (more like V1 5c **) - Despite the blatant lying photo caption in the recent guide, the top few metres are filthy and unclimbable.
High T E3 5c *** - This wall can look very damp and actually be almost completely dry. However whilst most of the route is in good condition, the ridiculously reachy-looking finish has some damp pockets and slightly damp finishing holds.
Next time you're in Northumberland, you can either join the queues at Bowden, Kyloe Out, and Corby's, increase the over-use and erosion of those honeypots....OR you can go somewhere more peaceful, with the excellent routes listed, help keep a great crag in good condition, and amaze the boulderers by being able to climb cracks and getting more than 3m off the deck. You know what to do.
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Hey all you SPG fans, just a friendly comment on something I've seen popping up on the internets and the SPG fanbase…
If someone wants to protect their copyright, they do have the legal means to do so. This goes for photography, art, music, and pretty much anything else that can be copyrighted. Steam Powered Giraffe tries to protect all of it's songs and artwork and other artists are doing the same thing.
It's their work.
They have the right to do whatever they want with it.
Nothing like this is public domain.
No "educational/personal/fair use" statement makes it okay. If you don't have permission from the owner, they have the right to take it down. Holding the copyrights help a ton with this.
If they ask you to take something down, do it.
If it gets removed automatically on whatever internet site, accept it.
It's a lot of work protecting copyrighted stuff and any created work in general, and the internet makes it tougher…since anyone can share anything with anyone at any given time.
Even small things that you may think are "ok to put up" are probably not. Ignorance is a fair excuse, I'll give you that, but after that it's still up to the owner. You get no say in it without consent.
Anywho, I don't know any specific situations right now, as SPG has tons on it's plate and we don't have time to follow every comment and instance, so I am sorry if we haven't been able to comment on anyone in particular, or reply to your messages, etc.
Let's not joke around with copyright infringement.
Also, no one take it upon themselves to be the police of that either (unless you're the owner).
If you've got something to say to warn people if you feel they might not know…do that as nicely as possible and leave them to their own demise/fate.
Most importantly of all, no one should be shunned for protecting their own work.
I understand some fans are young or they don't understand or think it's okay, but now's the time to learn. The internet isn't a giant playground. Intellectual properties are people's life-work/income/passion. Sure Disney might not come after you for posting a picture on Facebook of Ariel from The Little Mermaid, but someone smaller than Disney might if you post their artwork without their permission, because it's an uphill struggle fighting for your well earned copyright, and not everyone is a giant brand as easily recognized as Disney.
Let's not destroy someone's work because it was as simple as right clicking to save and re-upload it…or PRINT SCREEN and PASTE.
Giving "credit" is also irrelevant. If you didn't get permission, then don't be surprised when the owner takes action. It's really as simple as, asking permission.
If you don't get a response, then don't do it.
Steam Powered Giraffe deals with a ton of this stuff every week for it's own stuff. You can bet that we reply to the people who we want to grant permission to.
On one last note, play nicely fanmily.
Unless Bunny or I tell you to leave the fandom (which has never happened ever), you're all welcome in our eyes.
You can bet that we don't care how many people you upset, how many people you called bad names, and all of that. If you did something a bunch of other people didn't like, well that's all on you. Maybe you were in the right, and maybe the others were ravaging fans "ripping you a new one" for no good reason…it's very possible. However, this stuff happens over and over again on the internet, and it's nothing new…even with our fandom. Steam Powered Giraffe doesn't condone any of this stuff and we send our apologies to both sides of any situation, no matter who is in the right. Unless you did something super illegal and it affects the band in a dire situation, you can probably assume that the members of SPG will not be coming after you. The worst we'd ever do is send you an email in regards to anything we'd be concerned about.
Bunny and I don't play favorites and both of us, along with the other members of SPG love each and every one of you.
Play nice children.
Even you 18 - 90 year-olds.
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TUESDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) -- People with chronic kidney
disease routinely undergo tests to measure blood levels of
phosphorous, calcium and parathyroid hormone, to assess their risk
of heart disease.
However, a new analysis of research stretching back more than 60
years casts doubt on the usefulness of some of those tests.
Researchers found little evidence to support the notion that
these "biomarkers" can diagnose or prevent potential heart trouble,
especially in the case of calcium and parathyroid hormone. The
analysis did confirm an association between high levels of
phosphorus in the blood and mortality in people with kidney
"The studies that show connections between phosphorus, calcium and parathyroid hormone with important health outcomes [death and cardiovascular disease] are too few and suboptimal. Therefore, they cannot provide good evidence for definite target levels, particularly for calcium and parathyroid hormone," said study senior author Dr. Giovanni FM Strippoli, scientific director of Diaverum and renal research coordinator at the Mario Negri Sud Consortium in S. Maria Imbaro, Italy.
"People with kidney disease have mortality rates much higher than the general population. The key problem, however, is that mortality in these patients has not decreased, despite several years of new treatments becoming available," he noted.
One problem is that "risk factors for disease have become
confused with the disease itself," Strippoli said. "Now, it appears
that many of the risk factors we have identified so far either are
not really risk factors, or we have no drugs to appropriately treat
them to improve health outcomes."
The findings are published in the March 16 issue of the
Journal of the American Medical Association.
About 26 million Americans have chronic kidney disease,
according to the National Kidney Foundation, and heart disease
remains a major cause of death in people with chronic kidney
Current clinical practice guidelines recommend testing for
phosphorus, calcium and parathyroid levels in the blood, and
treating abnormal levels of these biomarkers.
For the current study, the researchers reviewed all available
literature from 1947 through 2010. They found 47 studies of these
biomarkers to include in their analysis.
The team found that the risk of death increased 18 percent for
each 1 milligram per deciliter increase in serum [blood]
phosphorous. However, they found no association between mortality
and parathyroid hormone levels or calcium levels.
Strippoli added that there were no good studies conducted to
assess whether or not the treatment of high phosphorus levels could
have an impact on the risk of death.
"The idea that we can measure things in the blood in people with chronic kidney disease and make very informed, individualized treatment decisions for patients should be dispelled," said Dr. Bryan Kestenbaum, author of an accompanying editorial in the same issue of the journal.
There are plausible biological reasons for suspecting that
phosphorous and calcium could increase the risk of heart disease,
as they may affect the flexibility of vessel walls. Parathyroid
hormone can have direct effects on heart cells and may make them
grow abnormally, he explained, but added that no one can show a
direct cause-and-effect relationship for any of these
"Even though this analysis found an association between increased phosphorus levels and mortality, we just don't know if there's cause and effect. Is it the phosphate that causes the increased risk, or is it something about people with high phosphate levels that makes them have a higher risk?" said Kestenbaum, an associate professor in medicine and epidemiology at the Kidney Research Institute at the University of Washington in Seattle.
He added that the challenge for physicians is to try to figure
out what to do now. The treatment to lower phosphate levels is
simple and has a very low side effect profile. And, because there's
some evidence that people with high phosphorus levels have an
increased cardiovascular risk, most physicians would "err on the
side of treating." But, he said, there's really "no proof that
treatment would lower the risk. We really need a randomized,
controlled trial to assess the risk," he said.
Strippoli agreed that a randomized clinical trial of a
phosphate-lowering drug is the only way to know for sure if there's
a cause-and-effect relationship.
He also believes that there needs to be a shift in medicine away
from treating blood biomarkers.
"Times have changed. In the past, our patients were really very compromised. Nowadays, they are better treated overall, perhaps meaning that less emphasis on the micromanagement of individual biomarkers is required. We need to treat diseases, not biomarkers."
More information
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National Kidney Foundation.
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Country singer Jessie James, husband Eric Decker welcome first child together
Los Angeles, CA, United States (4E) – Country singer Jessie James and her husband NFL player Eric Decker have welcomed their first child, a daughter, on Tuesday.
A representative of the couple confirmed the baby's birth to E! News exclusively, saying, "Jessie went into the hospital yesterday at 3:30 p.m. and at 5:36 a.m. this morning, Vivianne Rose Decker was born, weighing 8lbs., 2 oz. with a full head of hair! Both mom and daughter are doing well."
On Monday, the new mom posted an Instagram photo of herself lying on her hospital bed captioned, "Lots of tears, nerves, smiles, and excitement! Just so anxious to meet our baby girl :)))" According to the representative, the baby was born 20 inches long.
James, 25, and Decker, 27, tied the knot in June 2013 and announced they were having a baby in September.
The new parents are also stars of the E! Reality show "Eric & Jessie: Game On," which third season is set to premiere on March 30.
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This one-day event is full of crafts, activities, produce, food, live music and games. Bring the children to enjoy the petting zoo, paper airplane contest and Children's Craft booths. Returning this year is the storytelling tent for all ages, sponsored by the Northwest Indiana Storytelling Guild.
Vegetable and fruit vendors will be selling their produce, and shoppers will also find flower arrangements, canned goods, homemade crafts, basket weavers, candles, woodworking and bakery items.
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and Sonia
and Masha and Spike
5 - 28, 2013
Opening: Thurs., Sept. 5, 7pm
in ABQ, Santa Fe
and now in Las Cruces, too!
I'm unhappy, too!"
The newly-acclaimed
2013 Tony Award-winner for Best Play will have
national regional premiere at
The Cell, opening only twelve days after the close
of its Broadway
run. In this hysterically funny and affecting romp,
Mr. Durang takes on Anton Chekov's most time-tested
themes proving that whether you're in 19th century
Russia or 21st century Pennsylvania, the human
condition really never changes. As we join Vanya
and Sonia in their Bucks County childhood home,
they are surprised by Masha, their glamorous movie
star sister, who brings home her twenty-something
boy toy. Masha's exploits throw the normally quiet
household into utter upheaval as its residents
and visitors get swept up in an intoxicating mixture
of lust, rivalry, regret, and the sudden possibility
of escape.The inaugural production of the
2013-14 season is directed by Gil Lazier (FUSION's Other
Desert Cities, God of Carnage, August: Osage County,
How the Other Half Loves and Parlour
Other Desert Venues!!
Theatre Company continues to grow! We're thrilled
to announce performances in Albuquerque at
our home for the past eleven years,The Cell,
as well as at the fabulous Simms Center for
the Performing Arts on the campus of Albuquerque
in Santa Fe at the Lensic Performing Arts Center
(where FUSION enjoyed a terrifically auspicious
inaugural season last year!) and now, for the
first time, in Las Cruces at the historic Rio
Grande Theatre downtown. FUSION will present
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike:
Sept. 5, The Cell, ABQ, 8PM GALA OPENING SOLD
Friday, Sept. 6, The Cell, ABQ, 6PM SOLD
Saturday, Sept. 7, The Cell, ABQ, 2PM (matinee) SOLD
Saturday, Sept. 7, The Cell, ABQ, 8PM SOLD
Sunday, Sept. 8, The Cell, ABQ, 6PM SOLD
Tuesday, Sept. 10, The Cell, ABQ, 8PM SOLD
Wednesday, Sept. 11, The Cell, ABQ, 8PM SOLD
Thursday, Sept. 12, The Cell, ABQ, 8PM SOLD
Saturday, Sept. 14, The Rio Grande Theater, Las
Cruces, 8PM SOLD
Sunday, Sept. 15, The Rio Grande Theater, Las
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Friday, Sept. 20, Simms Center for the Performing
Arts, ABQ, 8PM
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ABQJournal: "FUSION
Theatre Company begins its 12th season with Vanya
and Sonia and Masha and Spike by
Christopher Durang. This Tony Award-winning play,
directed by Gil Lazier, arrives mere weeks after
its Broadway close. Durang's play presents
a Chekhovian family and setting that is thoroughly
American. Parody and absurdity are woven into
the fabric of the play, but the result is laugh-out-loud
funny and warmly satisfying. And the laughs don't
depend on knowledge of the plays of Russian dramatist
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov.
The first three names in the title
are siblings whose academic/theatrical parents burdened
with names from Chekhov. Vanya and adopted Sonia
cared for those parents through illness and dementia
while Masha found success in theater and film
and paid the expenses. Vanya and Sonia feel the
ennui and despair associated with Chekhov's
characters. As they sit in the family morning
room, Sonia observes, "We are in our twilight
years, and we realize that we have never really
lived." Soon Masha joins the group. She has achieved
stardom, but her five marriages have failed.
She brings to the family dacha (I mean farm)
Spike, a studmuffin wannabe-actor roughly half
her age. Rivalries, insecurities, jealousies,
resentments and anxieties appear in the dialogue
among the siblings although Spike seems unaware
of any of it.
There are two more characters in the
play. Cassandra is the housekeeper. Like her classical
she sees the future but no one believes her.
The catalyst for much of the play's action
is Nina, a lovely 22-year-old neighbor who also
hopes to act. Nina idolizes Masha who fears her
as competition, finds Spike attractive as he
does her, and overcomes Vanya's shyness
to perform a play he has written.
The FUSION cast is strong. Elizabeth
portrayal of Cassandra is too frenetic and over-the-top
for my taste, but Durang provides much craziness
in her lines. Beautiful Andréa N. Agosto
is adorable as Nina, a refreshingly normal character.
Hunky Ross Kelly plays the fatuous gigolo Spike
with élan and gets plenty of laughs.
Bruce Holmes brings his likeable decency
to the character of Vanya. Holmes savors Vanya's
diatribe about the comforts of the 1950s and
almost stops the show. Jacqueline Reid plays
the middle-aged spinster Sonia with the requisite
bitterness and depression, and we are glad when
her character has a chance at romance.
It is a pleasure to watch Joanne Camp
as Masha. Her character becomes more self-aware as
play progresses and is not finally able to fool
herself any longer. Vanya and Sonia and
Masha and Spike is perceptive fun."
Dean Yannias,
TalkinBroadway.com: "How
is it possible that the very first post-New York
regional production of Vanya and Sonia
and Masha and Spike, which just won
the Tony award for Best Play, is taking place
in Albuquerque? And
less than two weeks after it closed on Broadway?
Well, the folks at FUSION Theatre Company are
nothing if not resourceful and are doing their
best to put Albuquerque on the theatrical map.
The city owes them a debt of gratitude.
Up to now, I have not been a fan of
Christopher Durang. I have found his plays more cruel
funny, of little consequence, and eminently forgettable.
(I know that I saw Betty's Summer Vacation and
Why Torture is Wrong, and
the People Who Love Them fairly recently, and yet I remember nothing
about them.) So it came as a surprise to me that
I liked Vanya and Sonia and Masha and
and I think it might stick with me for a while.
I had thought the Tony might really
be more of a "lifetime achievement award" for
Durang than for this particular play. But maybe
this really was the best non-musical show on
Broadway last season. You wouldn't know it from
the first act, though. The exposition is clunky,
the jokes not all that witty, and the plot (what
little there is of it) contrived. It's almost
like a grad school sketch: How many Chekhov references
can we throw in to show how smart we are?
But come back after intermission,
and in the second act it turns around and becomes
a play
that stands on its own. Despite the fact that
all four major Chekhov plays are alluded to,
it is not a pastiche or a parody of Chekhov,
but resolutely contemporary and American and
even somewhat touching. Very little absurdity,
no cruelty, and sunniness rather than darkness
(with an appropriate Beatles song on the soundtrack).
It must be that Durang has entered the warm September
of his years.
The premise is that three siblings
had parents who were professors and community-theater
and they saddled their children with names from
Uncle Vanya and Three Sisters. Vanya and Sonia
stayed home to take care of the ailing parents
while Masha became a famous movie star (but not
a respected actress). The parents have died,
but lost souls Vanya and Sonia have never left
home; since Masha pays the bills, they have no
incentive to get out and do something with their
Masha, a serial divorcée, shows up for
a visit with her much younger boyfriend Spike,
one of those handsome and hunky Hollywood types
with zero acting talent. Masha thinks it's about
time to sell the house (a classic Chekhov plot
device), since she's not making the kind of money
she used to. What's to become of Vanya and Sonia,
then? Of Masha and Spike?
Actually, that's about it for the
plot, except that Nina, an aspiring actress, materializes
out of "The Seagull" to complicate things between
Masha and Spike. And to fill the time, Durang
throws in a costume party that Masha makes
go to. But the plot isn't what makes this play
work, anyway.
It's the two brilliant set-pieces
(arias, really) in the second act that won me over.
One is for
Sonia, on the telephone. The other is for Vanya,
an extended tirade against the 21st century lifestyle
exemplified by Spike. Here, Durang is playing
to an audience of his peers. When the funniest
line references Señor Wences from "The
Ed Sullivan Show," it's obvious that this
monologue can only be fully enjoyed by people
over 50, but since I'm in that demographic, I
loved it.
Gil Lazier, the director, has done
a good job of making things snappy. There's never
a dull
moment. As always with Fusion, the set by Richard
Hogle and props by Robyn Phillips are excellent.
The costumes by Elizabeth Huffman are entertaining,
but the evening gown worn by Sonia to the costume
party is maybe too glamorous.
Bruce Holmes is very good as Vanya,
and excellent in the long monologue. Jacqueline Reid
does a little too much mugging in the first act,
but acquits herself brilliantly in the telephone
scene. It's some of the best acting I've ever
seen her do. Ross Kelly (Spike) is appropriately
good-looking and well-built, but also hilarious,
and his rendition of a failed audition for "Entourage
2" is side-splitting. Andréa N. Agosto
is sweetness personified as Nina; if there is
supposed to be any Eve Harrington in this character,
I didn't pick it up from Andréa, but that
did not detract from a good performance.
Elizabeth Huffman is certainly hyper
as the oracular housekeeper Cassandra, a little too
much so.
Using an unplaceable accent, she talks so fast
and so loud that I missed a fair number of the
funny lines that Durang has given her.
All in all, though, this is a fine
production of a good play, and we few, we lucky few
in New
Mexico, can see it first, as it makes the rounds
of the country's regional areas."
Anya Sebastian,
braodwayworld.com: "Think
Chekhov and the last thing that comes to mind
is comedy. So to be inspired by Chekhov to come
up with a play that's laugh-out-loud funny is,
to say the least, quite an achievement.
But VANYA, SONIA, MASHA AND SPIKE (yes, even
the principal names are taken from notable Chekhov
characters) is the work of Tony award-winning
playwright Christopher Durang, who has made a
name for himself by extracting humor from the
darker side of life and reducing us to helpless
laughter in the process.
In this case, the story itself is
more of a series of variations on Chekhovian themes
than a coherent
plot. Understanding the Russian master's references
is definitely helpful, but is by no means essential
in order to have a good time with this highly
enjoyable and original comedy.
Vanya, Sonia and Masha are three siblings,
intentionally named after Chekhov characters by their
theater-loving parents. The parents are now gone,
but Vanya and Sonia, who took care of them in
their old age, never left the country home in
Bucks County, in which they grew up. Now middle-aged
and unattached, the two (played by FUSION Theatre
Company regulars, Bruce Holmes and Jacqueline
Reid) have little to look back on and nothing
to look forward to.
The costs involved in maintaining
the house - and its occupants - have long been taken
of by their sister, Masha (Joanne Camp) who did
leave home and found fame and fortune as a movie
star. Now a household name, with several marriages
and divorces in her bio, she returns home to
pay a visit, accompanied by her latest boy toy,
Spike (vigorously played by LA- based actor,
Ross Kelly.)
Masha's glamorous life-style and movie-star
self-absorption are constant and painful reminders
to her two
stay-at-home siblings, of just how miserable
and worthless their own lives have been. And
when Masha casually announces that the house
has become such a drain on her finances that
she is thinking of selling it, they are suddenly
faced with a future that looks even bleaker than
their dreary pasts.
Added to this strange mix is a housekeeper
(played by Elizabeth Huffman) whose life revolves
an unlikely combination of classical Greek drama
and voodoo. Her name, of course, is Cassandra
and when she isn't proclaiming dire predictions
of things to come - all of which do, in fact,
come to pass - she is sticking pins in voodoo
dolls, with surprisingly effective results.
Masha's teflon personality starts to crack, revealing
her inherent insecurity, with the appearance
of a pretty, aspiring young actress (Andrea Agosto)
who is visiting her aunt, a close neighbor. Masha's
attempt to regain her dominant social position
by taking everyone to a fancy dress party and
telling them what costume to wear, falls spectacularly
and comically flat.
VANYA, SONIA, MASHA AND SPIKE is a
very well crafted and, at times, hilarious comedy
by a
highly accomplished playwright, whose unique
style requires comic acting of the highest order,
to achieve maximum effect. Straight actors are
rarely gifted comedians and in the circumstances
- especially given the limited amount of time
available for preparation and rehearsal - the
cast acquitted themselves well. The audience
certainly had a good time and there's no doubt
that you will too."
Elizabeth Vincentelli,
NY Post: "Few
Chekhov-inspired shows make you laugh out loud, and
at that. In fact there's probably just
one such rare bird on the planet: Christopher
Durang's riotous Vanya and
Sonia and Masha and Spike."
Rex Reed, Huffington Post: "I
advise you to give up trying to figure out how everyone
fits into
assorted productions of Chekhov and just sit
back and allow Christopher Durang's Harvard-honed
wit and fine sense of camp to creep over you
like a parlor game. It
doesn't matter how much you know about Chekhov.
Just suffice it to say that everyone is suicidal
with angst and despair, especially Masha, with
five failed marriages and nobody to love. Everyone
has a monologue that is nothing short of hilarious."
Erik Haagensen, Backstage: "It
has taken 30 producers to bring Christopher Durang's
six-character, one-set comedy Vanya and Sonia
and Masha and Spike to the Great White Way,
and all I can say is God bless them, every one. A
sold-out hit Off-Broadway for Lincoln Center Theater
this past fall, it is easily the best new play of
the Main Stem season to date and a top contender
for the Tony Award. Both breathtakingly funny and
quietly poignant, this Chekhov-inspired work—for
which knowledge of the Russian master's plays
is not a requirement—is pure joy from start
to finish."
and Sonia and Masha and Spike Cast
Joanne Camp
Bruce Holmes
Elizabeth Huffman
Ross Kelly
Jacqueline Reid
Andréa N. Agosto
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If one takes out the space and sci-fi stuff out of Andromeda, the show would probably resemble a generic western or a mediocre procedural show.
More generally, it seems like a lot of sci-fi movies and tv shows resembles other non-sci-fi movies/shows, with advanced technology, spaceships, unexplained phenomena, aliens, etc ... being thrown into the mix. Sorta like using the "future" to tell stories about the present human condition.
Honestly, I found Andromeda basically comes off as a Star Trek knock-off. This "Galactic Commonwealth" is basically the Federation by another name and ridiculously oversized (three galaxies? Seriously?) while the "High Guard" is essentially a Starfleet that doesn't deny its military nature. Then some of the aliens are basically Trek clones, like the big guys with spikes on their arms are Klingon-like. Although, really I guess the stoic alien warrior race with a code of honour is a trope you'll find everywhere in sci-fi. Rumour is, the show was originally pitched as a Trek spin-off. If true, they didn't change much to make in non-Trek.
When I was younger, I was mainly attracted to sci-fi from the futuristic technology and big guns. As I got older, I gradually came to the realization that a lot of sci-fi stuff wasn't much different than watching a cop show or an adventure movie.
I can see where you're coming from there. People often recommend me shows/movies/books with a naval setting saying "it's totally like Star Trek," and from a certain perspective I can kind of see it. But to me, the futuristic technology, spaceships, aliens, lasers, Patrick Stewart, is what draws me to Star Trek.
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Donuts are one of America's favorite treats. It's delicious, inexpensive and there is variety. It can be eaten for breakfast, for a snack and even dessert. My favorite is the chocolate glazed donut but the cake donuts are a very close second. Donuts go well with coffee and milk. Yum.
I researched the history of donuts and found out that there are several stories about its origination. One theory suggests that they were introduced in the mid-19th Century to America by the Dutch settlers who are also known to have introduced cookies, cream pie and cobblers. There is also archeological evidence that they were made by prehistoric Native Americans in southwestern USA. I'd like to think that wherever the donuts came from, thank goodness that we have them.
In many of my Let's Talk Story articles I talk about the influence that the various ethnic groups that came to live in Hawaii have had in our community, especially through their food. This goes for the donut as well. Here in Hawaii we not only have American donuts but we also have malasadas and andagi. They are both types of donuts that were introduced in Hawaii by the Portuguese and Okinawan immigrants respectively.
The Portuguese malasada is light and fluffy. It is made of egg-sized balls of yeast dough that are deep-fried in oil and coated weith granulated sugar. Traditional malasadas do not have holes and do not contain fillings. Historically, the reason for making malasadas was to use up the lard and sugar in the house before Lent. They were eaten on Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras), the day before Ash Wednesday.
The Portuguese laborer from the Azores who came to work on Hawaii's plantations in 1878 brought along the malasada. There are bakeries on the islands that specialize in malasadas. Two popular stores that sell them in Honolulu are Leonard's Bakery in Kapahulu and Champion Malasadas on Beretania. They are also sold at the Punahou Carnival each February. In Hawaii, the Portuguese people called Fat Tuesday, the day before Lent, "Malasada Day".
The Okinawan andagi is a bit different. It actually looks like a solid dough ball. It is brown and crispy on the outside and cakey on the inside, not fluffy like a malasada. I have been told that the Hawaiian andagi has been adapted to the local palate by adding evaporated milk and vanilla to make it softer and sweeter.
Andagi was made at home by the Okinawan families living in Hawaii but became popular at the Hawaii State Farm Fair in the 1970's. You can buy them all year round at Shirokiya at the Ala Moana Center, a store famous for selling Japanese products. And they sell over 100,000 each year at the Okinawan Festival held in late summer. They are cooked in huge vats of oil right in front of you. The local people look forward to these brown spheres the size of cue balls bobbing in hot oil.