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|Whose Directions to Follow: the Innkeeper's or Mapquest's?
We had an arriving family get lost on the way here last night. They should have been here in the evening but they arrived hours later, some time after 11:00 if my memory is correct.
They were exhausted and frazzled. What should have been a pleasant and relaxing evening on our garden deck, living room, or pub/game room was instead spent driving around the dark countryside, lost and frustrated.
What went wrong? We sent them directions in their email confirmation letter. But they choose to use Mapquest. After all, it always, or nearly always, worked in the past, right?
I'm going to write some more about this below but if you just want to get to the point of this article, here it is: someone, probably everyone, who lives in any area of the world has a good understanding about driving in that area. More so than a roomful of mapping software people in Dilbert cubicles in San Jose or Bombay. If you want to get somewhere, go local to get directions. They can provide helpful landmarks ("turn left at the red barn with three silos") while Mapquest and other such sites, do not.
Let's say Mapquest is perfect and knows where every address is in the USA, one of the largest and most complex countries in the world. They know everything there is to know about every street, highway, alley, driveway, and old dirt road. Would I use them? Sure. And I have. Many times. But if a local tells me how to find him, I will just use Mapquest to get me to the area and then I will switch over to the local's directions.
Let's say that there was no problem with Mapquest's directions to our inn. You would still have to follow the directions precisely. One missed landmark, or wrong turn, and you are sunk if you don't realize right away that you made a mistake.
Our guest made a wrong turn somewhere, drove into some remotely settled part of the countryside in the middle of a very dark night and drove for hours trying to figure out what went wrong. No stores or gas stations were open. They tried to use their cell phone but cell phone coverage in the mountains around here is spotty at best.
Here is another tip: if you get a decent cell phone signal in Vermont, STOP! Otherwise you will drive out of it in a minute or two. The exceptions are some larger towns like Burlington.
The underlying problem was that Mapquest told them the shortest route to take. I told them the best route to take. My directions would have added about five minutes to their trip but were far less likely to get them lost and, if they did make a wrong turn, it would be easy to re-find the correct road or to stop and ask at an all night gas station because my directions took them through a large town instead of remote countryside.
(c) 2007 Jeff Connor
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11 Aug 2007
|Flying JetBlue to Burlington
JetBlue flies non-stop from JFK to Burlington VT Intl. airport (BTV) four times a day. All our guests flying JetBlue have told us that their flight went well, the planes were well kept, and the personnel excellent.
Here is a link to a blog by travel writer Christopher Elliott about his recent experience on a JetBlue flight.
With the challenges of modern airline travel, this article is a useful insight into how one airline operates. If you are planning to fly to Vermont, I would suggest looking at Jet Blue.
(I have no connection to JetBlue and was not compensated in any way for this blog entry.)
(c) 2007 Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus
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7 Aug 2007
|Vermont Swimming Holes
Warren Falls Swimming Hole [photo Copyright © 2005 by Dave Hajdasz]
This is the time of year to enjoy swimming holes. Vermont is blessed with hundreds of them. It's a popular activity for young and old. It's free of charge and free of eye burning pool chemicals.
You could strike out on your own to find a river or stream and probably find a place to enjoy by yourself. It's nearly impossible to drive anywhere in Vermont and not see a lot of streams and rivers. Just find a place to pull off and then you can sit down on a rock and dip your feet in to let the water current carry your cares away. The best swimming holes are well known to the locals in any area so you could ask around locally. But it's easy to do some research before you arrive too.
Last year I came across a great website called swimmingholes.info (or dot org - either one works) and found it an interesting read and full of helpful descriptions about great places to swim. It says it has information on 975 swimming holes in Canada and the US. I counted about 75 swimming holes in Vermont. If you use the information on the website, send the author Tom Hilegass and Dave Hajdasz an email to say thanks. They do an enormous amount of work on the website for free: mail [at] swimmingholes [dot] info (I typed to email address that way to help protect them from spammer robots.)
Note: in some of the more remote swimming holes you may find some skinny dippers. Now before you get excited, I should point out that they will probably be 50 to 60 year old hippies. Just kidding . . . about the hippie part, not the age range. Seriously, there may be a few kids and older folks who are skinny dipping if the swimming hole is well out of sight of a road. It's actually an old country tradition here in Vermont, a rural state where people who lived in the country did not have the money to spend on things like swimming suits. Most of the old folks here will tell you they did it when they were kids but not any more. If that kind of thing offends you, stick to the swimming holes near the roads.
Note: the water will most likely be clean but you should be aware that it is not a good idea to drink it. After a rain, the e.coli level can rise because the rainwater ran through a cow pasture. And if there has been a lot of rain, water levels can be high and fast. It is surprising how just a few inches of rapidly flowing water can push hard on your feet and legs. If you don't see anyone else in the water, or cars with Vermont license plates in the parking lot, or the water is running fast and muddy, it would probably be best to pass it up and come back the next day.
In addition to the swimming holes in rivers and streams, there are numerous beaches at lakes. The reservoir here in Waterbury just reopened after being drained seven years for dam repairs. It's a pretty lake and has a very nice swimming beach and picnic area right off Route 100 in Waterbury Center. A good source of information about beaches around the state is at vtliving.com website.
(c) 2007 Jeff Connor (except the photo which is Copyright © 2005 by Thomas Hillegass)
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31 Jul 2007
|Vermont Factory Tours
Factory Tours USA is a web site which lists manufacturing facilities open to the public. The factory tours in VT page begins with Ben & Jerry's ice cream here in Waterbury. It is the number one tourist attraction in VT and last year hosted 275,000 visitors with its famous half hour tours.
Food processing is big business in Vermont, so you will find the "manufacturers" here make cider, cheese, chocolate, and beer. And naturally, because of all the trees, there are wood product manufacturers too. Take a look at the list before your travel to VT and you will probably see a manufacturer you would like to visit.
Note: this list is very good but not comprehensive. There are a number of glassblowing studios for instance, (admittedly, they are mostly one person craft studios) not just Simon Pearce as listed on the website.
(c) 2007 Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus
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30 Jul 2007
|Drive the Wilds of Vermont at the 4x4 Off Road School
I enjoy writing about all the things to do in Vermont including the mainstream activities such as scenic touring, hiking, canoeing, skiing, and so forth. But I also like finding out-of the-ordinary activities and out-of the-way places. This is one of those activities in one of those places:
The 4x4 Center provides an unusual driving school that teaches off road driving. They use specially prepared Land Rovers. The school's experienced staff teaches driving plus how to use all the equipment needed for off roading such as winches.
The school has access to 3000 acres of terrain "ranging from marshy woods to rocky mountainous terrain, with some desert-like conditions" added in.
There is an optional second day which has greater challenges in a remote part of Vermont where the terrain is "very uncompromising, in fact, some spots will require winching just to get through!" Both days begin at 8:30am and go until 4:30pm
How's that for significant cool factor? You can tell everyone back at work that you went off roading in Vermont. Plus, there is some practical application for improving your driving skills and increasing your understanding of and feel for vehicle dynamics and how that works to help you control a vehicle even in adverse conditions. One other important thing . . . it's a ton of fun.
The 4x4 Center is headquartered in Burlington and they also sell and service Land Rovers. See their 4x4 Center website or call them at 802-864-8565 or toll free at 800-864-9180.
(c) 2007 Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus
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28 Jul 2007
|Two More of the Best Scenic Drives in Vermont
I wrote an entry June 1 about two of the best scenic drives in Vermont and I'd like to add another two, both of which are the only two toll roads in the state.
The first one, Equinox Mountain Skyline Drive is in Arlington VT, in the southwestern part of the state. Skyline Drive starts from Historic Route 7 in the village of Sunderland. The elevation here at the bottom is 600 feet and by the time you are at the top, you will have risen another 3,200 feet in the five mile drive. There are beautiful panoramas along the way and the summit is amazing. The Battenkill river and the woods below look like miniatures.
This is a winding road built back in the 1940's. With all the environmental regulations we have now, it's safe to say that another road like this will never be built in Vermont. So, it's a rare opportunity to drive a road like this.
The toll is $7 per automobile for car and driver and
$2 per passenger with children under 12 free. Motorcycles are $6 per bike and driver, $2 per passenger.
There was some discussion here back in the 50's or 60's about building a road along the main spine of the Green Mountains similar to the Blue Ridge Parkway in the south but there was too much opposition to it.
The other toll road is the Mount Mansfield Toll Road in Stowe, right off Route 108 a few miles outside the village on the way to the ski areas. It climbs to the top of Mount Mansfield, the highest mountain in Vermont at nearly 4400 feet.
The climate here in the winter is very tough and you will see alpine vegetation that is thought to have survived from the ice age. In the winter, the toll road is closed to car traffic and it is a ski run at Stowe Ski Resort.
The drive takes about 20 to 30 minutes on a dirt road with a few pull-offs along the way where you can admire the view. At the top is a ranger station with a small museum with displays about alpine climate and vegetation.
Vermont's Long Trail, which runs the length of the state, north and south, goes along the ridge of Mount Mansfield. You can walk along the trail and at Frenchman's Pile, a pile of rocks marking the spot, you can see in 360 degrees. The Worcester Range in Vermont and the White Mountains are to the East, and the Adirondacks of NY are to the West. The city of Burlington and Lake Champlain look like miniatures beneath you.
The toll road was built in 1856 as the carriage road to transport guests to the Summit House Hotel. The hotel was was dismantled in 1958.
The toll is $21 per car (plus $6 per person over six people). Bicycles and motorcycles are not permitted on the road. The toll road is open daily 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., May 25 - October 14.
Looking north from the Mount Mansfield Toll Road in Stowe (photo from Wikipedia.org)
(c) 2007 Jeff Connor Grunberg Haus
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Everyones chucking one nowadays. They say supersoft or medium flex and they are all hard as a stone.
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The Wizard is VERY popular, always has been. The problem is finding one that feels right to you, there are so many different levels of firmness in between every "flexibility" that they produce. There are dozens, maybe even close to 100 different Wizard flexibility's out there. Its actually rather frustrating, if you find a few you like they are amazing, but lose them and you are screwed trying to find new ones to match.
Edit: The recent growth in Wizard users has been aided since 2009 when Nikko Locastro burst onto the NT scene. But they have always been Gateway Disc Sports #1 disc.
I was a Wizard junkie and I still use it on crazy windy days, but going to a less stable putter has improved my game big time!
To each his own and more so when it comes to putter, but I urge you to try something less stable like an APX (my fav), Magic?, Pure, Beadless Aviar. You will soon see a big diff in your long range putting!
The Wizard can't be too overstable. Looks like it has the same numbers as the kc pro aviar....probably one of the most popular putters. I do agree though that my putting has been much improved since I switched from a rhyno to a dart. I can keep a much longer line, plus it stays in the air longer having more glide.
As much as I loved my first magic trying to replace was just to much. Switched to Omega and have been happy up until they recently switched to R-pro plastic.... good thing I'm stocked up on old ones.
For the majority of my putting I use a ss organic wizard. This putter is perfect for me, it has the feel of an old omega supersoft. After buying my first two I quickly went out and bought four more because I know what it's like trying to replace a putter. For long putts I like my soft magic. It's less stable then the wizard and is a little firmer, great for long putts.
i also use an omega. how do you know if it is r pro?
I Putt with a JK Pro Aviar - X . I do have a SSS Wizard in Glow though.
The nice part of the Gateway putters, and therefore the Wizard, is the wide variety of plastics they come in. Ranging from hard (Medium plastic) which is similar to KC Pro plastic, down to the gummiest Super Stupid Soft. I range my usage of Wizards depending on what I want them for. I buy a softer putter if I want to beat it in for longer putts and turnover shots. And a harder putter for my normal putting. As others have noted, if you find one you really like, try to get duplicates quick, it can be hard to replace the exact feel.
No, the WIzard is a great putter, but the consistency of Gateway's plastic is hit and miss. If you really want a consistent set of Wizards (or any other of thier discs), call the good people at the Gateway factory; if you tell them what you're looking for, they can find it. They understand the flex of each run they produce.
You can tell by the feel of it for the most part, feels chalky I guess. They beat up very quick. I think the black ones are in non r-pro plastic but I also picked them up from a vendor so they could be old ones.
The numbers are not accurate. The Wizard is more overstable that the KC Pro. I throw both, and that is consistently the case.
Agreed, the Wizard has a bit more stability than the KCs I've thrown. It didn't seem to effect my putting, but it did tend to throw off my short tee shots with the KC Aviar.
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Alice's House (A Casa de Alice)
Set in a working-class Sao Paulo household that gets turned upside down by everyday dramas of sexual and emotional betrayal. The story revolves around fortysomething Alice who works as a manicurist in a beauty salon, and lives in a neighborhood in the outskirts of Sao Paulo, sharing an apartment with her mother, Dona Jacira, her husband, Lindomar, a taxi-driver, and their three sons, Lucas, Edinho, and Junior.
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2013 SeasonNamed First Team All-Atlantic Sun and A-Sun Scholar-Athlete of the Year … Named A-Sun Defensive Player of the Week three times and Player of the Week once … Broke the Atlantic Sun all-time blocks record (474) and ETSU's block assist mark (404) ... broke the ETSU single-game solo blocks record for a three-set match with seven in the win vs. Furman on Sept. 3 … set a career-high with in attack percentage (.571) in the win vs. Northern Kentucky on Nov. 9 and tied a career-high with 11 block assists in the win at Kennesaw State on Sept. 21 … has recorded at least one block in 91 straight matches, while playing in 78 consecutive matches ... ranked 10th nationally in blocks per set (1.52) and has led the A-Sun in blocks in 2012 and 2013 … posted a double-double (16 kills/10 blocks) vs. VCU on Sept. 7.
2012 SeasonNamed First Team All-Atlantic Sun, Atlantic Sun All-Tournament Team and Atlantic Sun All-Academic … Voted A-Sun Player of the Week on Nov. 5 … Played in all 36 matches, along with recording at least one block in each of those contests … Set single-season A-Sun records for blocks in a season (201) and blocks in A-Sun only matches (113) … Ranked second among ETSU single-season leaders in blocks and block assists (176) … Averaged 1.45 blocks per set in 2012, which led the A-Sun and ranked 17th nationally among Division I players ... Tied the ETSU record for total blocks (10) and block assists (7) in a three-set match at Presbyterian on Aug. 28 … Recorded four double-doubles, including one in the A-Sun Championship win over North Florida (13-kills, 11-blocks) … Set career highs in blocks (12, at Stetson, Sept. 29), solo blocks (4, vs. FGCU, Nov. 2), block assists (11, 2x, last vs. UNF, Nov. 17), kills (25, at Northern Kentucky, Oct. 27), and digs (9, vs. Alabama State, Sept. 7).
2011 SeasonWas named to the Atlantic Sun All-Freshman and Atlantic Sun All-Academic Teams … played in 29 matches and made her collegiate debut on Aug. 26 vs. Evansville … ranked sixth in the A-Sun (first among freshman) in blocks per set (0.84) and 10th in the A-Sun (third among freshman) in hitting percentage (.246) … recorded double digit kills in 10 matches, including a season-high 15 in the 3-2 win over Wofford (10/11) … also, provided a season-high tying seven blocks in the thrilling win over the Terriers … tallied seven kills and seven blocks in the win against Lipscomb (11/11), while also giving the Bucs a spark with 10 kills and six blocks in the A-Sun Quarterfinal win over Kennesaw State in Nashville (11/17).About HardyHardy helped lead the team to the 2009 state title, while the team finished as state runner-up in 2010… Was named to the all-conference, all-district, and all-region teams in 2008, 2009, and 2010… She was also named to the all-state team in 2009 and Conference Hitter of the Year on three occasions… Hardy was also named to the All-Net Elite Six Team in 2008, 2009, and 2010... She recorded 1,875 kills, 284 solo blocks, and 362 block assists during her high school career… Helped lead Dobyns-Bennett to an incredible 200-26 overall record in her four years under head coach Kathi Shaffer… Was a high school teammate of fellow newcomer Jamie Rutledge and current Buccaneer Megan Devine.PersonalDaughter of Craig and Donna Hardy…born on April 1, 1993…has a brother, Marshall, that plays basketball at Milligan College…majoring in exercise science.


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Mumbai Rush Players Visit America
The Rush Soccer Residency Program is in full affect as three players from Mumbai Rush are in Colorado from February 5th until April 4th.
Veer Motwani (17), Suhayl Dholkawala (17) and Tarun Lundhwani (16) (pictured training in snow for the first time in their lives!) are training with the Colorado Rush while living in the newly completed Rush Clubhouse.
Veer Motwani took some time to share his thoughts on the visit to the USA:
Rushsoccer.com: What has been the most exciting aspect of visiting America/Colorado?
Veer Motwani: It's my first time here and i'm loving it. the training over here is a whole new level, getting to learn a lot.
RS: What do you want to achieve while here?
VM: I want to learn as much as i could till the time i'm here and i want to improve my game to such a level that i could one day play in a major league.
RS: What has been the biggest cultural change between India and America?
VM: The facilities provided here is way better than India. The support of sports is higher over here than india.
RS: What have you learned from the Rush Coaching Staff in Colorado?
VM: I have learned a whole new way to look at soccer.I also learned how to make and take the right chooses in the game.
RS: How do you like living in the 'Colorado Rush Clubhouse'?
VM: I enjoy a lot here. It makes me feel like home and i am very comfortable staying at the clubhouse.
If you are an international player interested in the Rush Residency Program, contact Director of International Affairs Alex Robredo.


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Times may have changed, but courtesy never goes out of style. In today's world sometimes it's complicated to figure out how to do the right thing. Local etiquette expert Karen Hickman answers your questions or helps solve your dilemmas on Fridays in The News-Sentinel and at www.news-sentinel.com.
Q. Karen, is it okay to send Christmas cards to non-Christian friends and clients?
A. The holiday season is a time when many individuals and businesses send greeting cards to friends, family members and clients. These cards can bring people on your list up to date on your family and company events over the past year. And this can be a way to express thanks and appreciation. However, some rules of etiquette should be observed, especially if you are sending them from your business:
•Hand addressing adds a very personal touch.
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A yearly newsletter can chronicle your family events, but remember, your information is probably not as fascinating to others as it is to you. Less is more!


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De conformidad con el Título VI, Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, Título IX, Enmienda de Educación de 1972, la Sección 504 de la Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973 y el Título II de la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades de 1992, el Distrito Escolar Independiente de Harlandale no discrimina sobre la base de etnia, religión, estatus militar, color, origen nacional, edad, sexo, discapacidad o cualquier otra razón prohibida por la ley. Título IX coordinadores estudiantiles son el Sr. James Klein, 7026 S. Flores St, San Antonio TX 78221, (210) 989-4445. Coordinador del Título IX es Mrs.DianaTudyk, 102 Genevieve, San Antonio, TX 78214, (210) 989-4300. Coordinador de la Sección 504 es la Sra. Della Taylor, 906 de marzo Ave., San Antonio, TX 78214, (210) 989 a 5.255.
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Our Philosophy is that while cosmetic & plastic surgery are elective an afford the patient a wonderful opportunity for change and improvement, it is serious medicine which deserves careful consideration by doctor and patient. Our goal for each patient is to achieve optimal results while minimizing risks associated with any surgical procedure.
The basic premise of our practice is to provide our patients with the highest level of medical care through careful evaluation to determine if and which type of cosmetic procedure would be most beneficial and appropriate for that individual. Keeping abreast of new techniques and emerging trends in surgery is an integral part of Dr. Han's practice. We feel that the careful screening and evaluating process is extremely important to attain optimal yet safe results.Patients are encouraged to obtain as much information as possible pertaining to their problem and subsequent medical treatment in order that they may fully understand all options and make an informed decision. Cosmetic surgery is usually elective and we feel it is particularly important that each patient be clearly informed of all risks and benefits.
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Ethan Hawke for ELLE (Jerry Avenaim)
In an interview with Elle magazine, the "Getaway" star opened up about his first marriage, which he jumped into when he was only 27 but already a Hollywood heavyweight. According to Hawke, his early fame may have played a part in his decision to tie the knot.
"Success when you're young is really overwhelming," he recalled. "The world felt out of control. And I wanted to stop it from spinning so fast. I thought marriage would decrease my variables or something. I was absolutely wrong."
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So, why was he wrong? "There was a discovery that the male brain isn't done until 28," he explained before adding, "I definitely think my frontal lobe was not finished. I had no business taking vows that would last more than two weeks."
Hawke and Uma Thurman, in happier days (Getty Images)
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But there is one person in the public eye whom Hawke thinks has the proper approach to relationships. "The guy who's got it right is Derek Jeter," the star revealed. "He lives his life like, 'Hey man, I play shortstop for the New York Yankees. And I'm not going to get married until I'm no longer a shortstop for the New York Yankees.' Which is incredibly smart."
But Hawke is (older) and wiser about things now, and approached his second marriage — to Ryan Shawhughes, his children's former nanny — in a different way.
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"Through the failure of my first marriage I learned a lot about myself. Until you know yourself, you don't know how to share your life with another person," he reflects. "And this may sound too self help-y, but when I was a young man, I had all these ideas about who I wanted to be. But they weren't totally rooted in the truth."
In other words, the failure of his first union wasn't Uma's fault. It was the natural result of Hawke's youth and fame ... and under-developed brain.
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"My family has been using this very simple and delicious recipe for sausage, peppers, and onions for years and years now. For an extra kick, try using half sweet sausage and half hot sausage!"
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6 (4 ounce) links
sweet Italian sausage
2 tablespoons
yellow onion, sliced
red onion, sliced
4 cloves
garlic, minced
1 large
red bell pepper, sliced
green bell pepper, sliced
1 teaspoon
dried basil
1 teaspoon
dried oregano
1/4 cup
white wine
I think every Italian family makes this dish, with slight variations of course, within their own family traditions. While this is a fairly standard way of making sausage and peppers, my family uses olive oil rather than butter, uses little or no herbs (fresh basil is always nice here), red wine rather than white, and some crushed or diced canned tomatoes, or marinara sauce. Great on Italian rolls or over a sturdy pasta. This is always a treat!
Very good. I followed the suggestion of another reviewer and added a can of crushed tomatoes (14.5 oz).
Here is the sum of deviations. First, while the sausage is cooking in the skillet, I put the crushed tomatoes in a dutch oven on low. Then when I sliced up the sausage, I added it to the dutch oven.
I then did the onions and the garlic, using olive oil instead of butter. Instead of wine, I used an equal amount of beer. At the step where the peppers and onions are tender, I emptied the skillet into the dutch oven, and let everything simmer on low for 1 hour.
The last change was that the sauce was a bit loose, so a tablespoon of cornstarch mixed with a tablespoon of water, then added in with everything else. 15 minutes later, done.
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I have to thank you for a sensational recipe. This is one of those recipes where if you follow the directions and the ingredient list, it's perfect. I've found on this website, that the simplest recipes many times prove to be the best. I'm not an italian, but DAMN is this a great recipe!!!
Very important that you find good italian sausage. Find a good italian deli if you're lucky enough to have one nearby. I used mild sausage with the fennel seed inside--a key seasoning in good italian sausage. One other thing though, I cooked everything in a dutch oven on the stovetop, and under low heat I left it on the stove for about 45 minutes, and found that the extra time further reduced and caramelized the onions and the redpeppers, which makes this dish even better. I served it with a side of pasta with my favorite Barilla pasta sauce. It doesn't get any better than this recipe. Thanks for sharing one of your favorite family recipes and spreading the love.
Fabulous! I use beer instead of wine, olive oil instead of butter, and a yellow pepper instead of green. I serve this in rolls and it's a family favorite.
Awesome recipe! My Mom showed me how to make sausage and peppers years ago and while I'm not even Italian I definitely LOVE the food! This is pretty much how my Mom taught me except I don't add the basil or oregano. I aslo fry the veggies in olive oil vs. butter. This is great as a side for angel hair pasta with fresh marinara sauce and Italian bread!
I've made this at least half a dozen times since I discovered it. I always stick to the mild italian sausage because the results are lovely. I vary the colours of the peppers, depending what's on sale, but always use more than is asked for. It's a very simple recipe, tasty and satisfying.
Yummy! :-) Added some black pepper, sea salt (just a lil), and some extra garlic. I also threw in some fresh sliced mushrooms and roma tomatoes. I did not add the tomatoes until just after I threw the sausage back in the pan. Also added a little olive oil in with the white wine. Made a very nice saucy dish, served this over penne pasta and with some crusty galic bread. A nice change from spaghetti!
I cut the sausage (used half spicy, half sweet) prior to cooking. (If you cut it slightly frozen, it is much easier to cut without it falling apart, so either don't defrost all the way, or stick into the freezer to slightly freeze) Made these into sandwiches on sub buns and it was excellant! Even more excellant with provolone cheese and creamy italian dressing!
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Italian Sausage, Peppers, and Onions
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Servings Per Recipe: 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 461
Calories from Fat: 355
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Registration begins Sept 3 (Dance) and Sept 5 (All other programs) at 9:00 p.m. and is ongoing 24-hours a day, every day, until classes begin or are full. With online registration, we accept Visa and MasterCard. During the first night of registration, programs may appear full in the first few minutes; please refresh your screen to see if spaces reappear. Our online registration program funcitons optimally on Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer.
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Walk into the Glebe Community Centre and register for your program. In-person registration begins at 8:00 a.m. the day following online registration. In-person registration is then ongoing during regular office hours. With in-person registration, we accept cash, Interac, Visa, MasterCard and personal cheques.
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The Glebe Community Centre is located at 175 Third Avenue (corner of Third Avenue and Lyon Street South).
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St Matthew's Anglican Church 217 First Avenue
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Corpus Christi School 157 Fourth Avenue
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Saturday and Sunday, hours of operation may vary, depending on bookings and events in the facility. Please call 613-564-1058 for details. We are closed all statutory holidays.
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Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis; program spaces cannot be reserved in advance. Course fees are due at the time of registration. There is a $25.00 charge for N.S.F. cheques.
Please send a detailed email to firstname.lastname@example.com or call us if you would like a refund.
Refunds are available if we receive at least one week's notice for each week of camp activity: one week's notice for a one-week camp; two weeks' notice for a two-week camp; three weeks' notice for a three week camp (notification falls within a standard business day - before 5 pm). A $15.00 administration charge applies on all refunds. If you wish to transfer camps the same notification time is required and you will be charged $10 per transfer.
Unfortunately, some programs may be cancelled due to insufficient registration; in such cases, a full refund will be issued. Decisions on these programs will be made one week prior to the start date. To avoid disappointment, register early!
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We like to take pictures of our programs in session. We try our best to obtain permission from the participants or their parents at the time of registration. If you do not wish to have your photo taken, please let us know. We like to include photos of our participants in our community guide, on our website and in promotional material. We include a waiver on our registration form, and as part of our online registration process, to let you know that we "reserve the right to use photographs and videos of our programs and special events for promotional purposes".
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The Subsidy Fund is drawn directly from GNAG's Community Development Fund. The fund is raised through fundraising and through program fees from our participants. Please note, we receive no funding from Municipal, Provincial or Federal Governments for our subsidy program.
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1. Financial assistance will be considered based on the client's need. Applicants may be asked to provide copies of formal documentation (ex. Receipt of Ontario Works, Receipt of Ontario Disability Pension, Receipt of Childcare Benefits, a current T4 Slip/Income Tax Return.)
2. The maximum amount per person is $165 per year. The term runs from July 1 - June 30.
3. We ask that clients pay a minimum of 25% of the cost of the program.
4. Subsidies are transferable from parent to child only.
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- 3 large plum tomatoes
- 1/2 cup (125 mL) pitted ripe olives
- 2 tsp (10 mL) red wine vinegar
- 2 tsp (10 mL) canola oil, divided
- 1 garlic clove
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) sugar
- 1/8 tsp (0.5 mL) each salt and black pepper
- 1/4 cup (50 mL) loosely packed fresh basil leaves
- 6 oz (175 g) cooked Italian-style chicken sausage
- 8 oz (250 g) part-skim mozzarella cheese (2 cups/500 mL grated)
- Cornmeal or flour for dusting (see Cook's Tips)
- 1 pkg (13.8 oz/283 g) refrigerated pizza crust
- Using Santoku Knife, cut tomatoes in half lengthwise; remove seeds with Scoop Loop™. Dice tomatoes. Coarsely chop olives with Food Chopper
- Place tomatoes, olives, vinegar, ½ tsp (7 mL) oil, garlic pressed with Garlic Press, sugar, salt and pepper in Small Batter Bowl. In (1-cup/250-mL) Prep Bowl, snip basil with Professional Shears. Add to batter bowl; mix gently with Small Mix 'N Scraper®
- Heat Double Burner Grill over medium-low heat 3-5 minutes. Cut chicken sausage into bite-sized pieces. Cook sausage 5 minutes or until browned, stirring occasionally. Remove sausage to batter bowl; set aside. Meanwhile, using Microplane® Adjustable Coarse Grater
- Using Flour/Sugar Shaker, generously sprinkle cornmeal over clean Large Grooved Cutting Board. Unroll pizza crust over cornmeal. Roll crust into 16x8-in. (40.5x20-cm) rectangle with Baker's Roller®. Lightly brush top of crust with remaining oil using Chef's Silicone Basting Brush. Sprinkle with additional cornmeal.
- While leaving crust on cutting board, fold crust in half from short end. Gently lift and place in one half of pan; carefully unfold and stretch to fit bottom of pan. Cook 3-5 minutes or until dark grill marks appear (see Cook's Tips). Using Chef's Tongs, turn crust over; sprinkle with cheese. Cook an additional 3-5 minutes.
- Using Chef's Tongs and Nylon Turner, slide crust out and transfer to cutting board. Mix sausage and tomato mixture; spread mixture over crust. Using Pizza Cutter, cut into 8 rectangle pieces. Cut each piece into a triangle.
Yield: 8 servings of 2 pieces
Nutrients per serving: Calories 450, Total Fat 23 g, Saturated Fat 11 g, Cholesterol 110 mg, Sodium 890 mg, Carbohydrate 30 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 28 g
U.S. Diabetic exchanges per serving: No information is currently available.
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Emeli Sandé has made her mark as an artist, becoming the top selling musician in the UK for all of 2012, but she started her career in the same way that luminaries like Carole King […]
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Olly Mursis a household name in the UK, who co-hosts TV shows and releases number 1 albums. And he's hoping that his latest single, "Troublemaker," might lend a hand in making the U.S. just wild […]
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The singer took to Twitter with the shocking claim that she was "forced" to sing the now controversial lyrics.
Ke$ha Spills The Secrets Behind "Die Young"
The Animal/Cannibal is back as a Warrior — and she's ready to explain what "Die Young" means to her.
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Avril spills exclusive details of writing and recording with Chad Kroeger of Nickelback. Perhaps this partnership was also a source of inspiration — the singer has completed enough material for a new album.
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This is a little bit of David versus Goliath. Arizona State may not be a true national Goliath but playing in the Pac-12 gives them a competitive advantage over the Midshipmen, who put up wins against teams like Texas State, Florida Atlantic, and VMI this year. Arizona State was never able to knock off the giants in the Pac-12, but they ended the season with a solid win over Arizona and have a run defense that should be able to contain Navy's option attack. On offense, Taylor Kelly, Jamal Miles, and Cameron Mitchell may simply be too quick for the Midshipmen to handle. (more…)


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It's free at present, and may stay that way.
But wow! I am truly impressed by Soluto. Nice job.
As a one-time software programmer and developer, I am always on the lookout for new/specialised software, and enjoy trialling/testing it. I have become skeptical about it though, as the majority is kinda mediocre.
I started using Soluto on 2010-06-07. On my first re-boot, the savings on boot-up were a little over 2 minutes off my 6-minute boot-up time. After some more tweaking after that, and then a huge Windows Update today, the time has gone back up to 6:03 minutes, so there's still more tweaking required, methinks. Soluto lets you make decisions as to whether to postpone startup of components until after boot ("Delay") or temporarily suspend them from startup ("Pause") or leave them "IN Boot". "No brainers" are recommended for your special attention to do something about. The concept is rather clever, using crowdsourcing feedback for data on the components and providing a rather nifty dynamically interactive timeline which shows the system changes you made before and after using Soluto, so you can see how your boot-up time has varied over time and what the possible causes of variation were. There is also a rather nifty dynamically interactive component chart, with components arranged in startup time order.
Because of this relatively scientific approach, there's no more guesswork in identifying the boot-up criminals, and because Soluto times your boot-up by component I now know that (for example):
- ZoneAlarm's True Vector Internet Monitor takes a whopping 46 seconds in boot-up.
- Windows' System takes 62 seconds.
- MS Anti-malware takes 53 seconds.
- Clipboard Help and Spell takes 9 seconds.
- FARR takes 7 seconds
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Online Guide to Writing and Research
Chapter 5: Academic Integrity and Documentation
Types of Documentation
Students are often confused by the many terms used when we discuss documenting sources—the process by which we acknowledge the use of another's words, ideas, conclusions, information, data, graphics, and products. These terms—citations, footnotes, endnotes, works cited, references, bibliography—are associated with a particular documentation style, namely, APA or MLA. The documentation style used to write this guide, for example, is based on APA style. How does a writer know which style guide to use?
Winkler and McCuen, in Writing the Research Paper: A Handbook, report that two basic styles of documentation are currently being used in research, (1) note citations and (2) parenthetical citations (1994, p. 124).


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University of Alabama head coach Nick Saban announced Wednesday that Kevin Steele, who was previously the Director of Player Personnel at UA, will make the transition to linebackers coach and will also serve as special assistant to the head coach. Steele, who also spent the 2007 and 2008 seasons on Saban's staff at Alabama, helped the Crimson Tide put together the nation's top-ranked 2014 recruiting class.
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Paula Simons is the Edmonton Journal's award-winning City columnist. A born-and-bred Edmontonian, Simons is a graduate of the University of Alberta (BA Hon.) and Stanford University (MA), as well as a former fellow at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies. Over her years with the Journal, she has served as provincial affairs columnist, culture columnist and as a member of paper's editorial board.
Simons has earned five prestigious National Newspaper Award citations of merit for her editorials, columns and investigative political reporting.
In 2005, she was part of a Journal news team that won an NNA for its coverage of the murder of four RCMP officers at Rochfort Bridge. She later won the Canadian Bar Association Prix Justicia certificate of merit for her writing on the legal issues surrounding that same case. In 2002, Simons was part of a Journal team recognized by the Governor-General with a Michener Award citation for meritorious public service journalism, for its investigation into the deaths of seven aboriginal children from the Samson First Nation.
She has also received special awards from Edmonton's gay and lesbian community, Edmonton's Vietnamese community, the Edmonton and Alberta branches of the Canadian Mental Health Association and the Alberta Centre for Civil Liberties Research for her columns championing social justice, civil rights and inclusive communities. In August 2007, she was named an Edmonton Woman of Vision, and in November 2008, she was honoured by the Edmonton Historical Board for her writing on Edmonton history, architecture and heritage preservation.
Before joining the Journal in 1995, Simons spent seven years as a producer with CBC Radio working on programs that included Edmonton AM, The Arts Tonight and Ideas. There, she earned the Banff Centre for the Arts' Maclean-Hunter Fellowship in Arts Journalism. Her work has also appeared in Alberta Views, Today's Parent, Legacy, Western Living, Reader's Digest, Saturday Night and Brick magazines. She's a frequent contributor to radio and television panel discussions.
Paula Simons lives in Edmonton with her husband and daughter. Follow her on Twitter @Paulatics - and join her, along with her colleagues David Staples and Todd Babiak, in their discussions of civic issues, on their joint Journal blog, The Edmonton Commons.


text: Anatoli is the brother of a more famous member of the Boisa family - Vladimer, who played in the Euroleague with Olimpija Ljubljana for several seasons. Anatoli lacks some skills that his brother has, but practice and hard work helped him have a career of his own. He started his early career in Rustavi, then left for the USA and played in the NCAA for a year. His next team was German side Mitteldeutscher BC Weissenfels. Boisa came back to Georgia and became a Superleague champion on several occasions. Boisa is not the best scorer, but he always excels on defence. That is the reason why he has been a member of both youth and senior national teams for many years and always finds a spot on the roster of top domestic teams.


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Special thanks go to Penn Station Subs (David Brown) and Kroger Stores (Chris Gomez) for their unexpected donations to Coats for Kids-Children's Winter Coat Collection.
These funds allow us to "shop the clearance sales" and purchase kids' winter coats at tremendous discounts.
This winter has been so very cold, and we are still supplying coats to schools and social service agencies that have urgent requests.
These warm coats will help us give us a head start for the 2013 Coats for Kids program. Great to work with this generous community, and together we'll keep these kids warm!
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Civic officials got an idea just how competitive youth sports can be Tuesday night in a meeting at Citizens Square. As part of a public forum discussing the city's Youth Sports Community Assessment and Market Potential study, about 75 people discussed their urgent needs for new and upgraded facilities during a 90-minute meeting.
Space for youth sports is precious, and every speaker spoke with passion about how big they believe their organizations could become with a little help.
"We have proven that people will come to Fort Wayne and use our facilities, and we'd like to carve out and take on the youth football area,'' Metro Youth Sports president Jim Winters said.
Visit Fort Wayne President Dan O'Connell said the city will host 85 sporting events this year which will attract more than 100,000 people and generate more than $18 million in economic impact over 200 days of usage.
The study, commissioned in December when City Council approved $200,000 to pay for the project, is part of the Legacy Fort Wayne initiative, the $75 million fund created with proceeds from the sale of the City Light utility to Indiana Michigan Power. Mayor Tom Henry chose Aquarius Sports and Entertainment to conduct the study in May. Aquarius Executive Vice President Jeff Goldscher and Brian Connelly, managing partner for Victus Advisers, are in town this week to gather information. They met with approximately 50 people in individual meetings Monday and Tuesday before the public forum.
"We're building these final recommendations... completely objectively from the ground up,'' Connelly said. "We're starting with our research phase, we're moving to the analysis of the market potential and opportunities and from there we are developing our recommendations. What we really want this to be is our road map for how we think Fort Wayne can become a premier youth sports destination.''
Goldscher and Connelly heard from 18 speakers Tuesday night, most of whom are volunteers who have built their organizations through years of volunteer work. There were facility requests for softball, baseball, soccer, cricket, football, rowing, street hockey and swimming.
The consensus was Fort Wayne needs multisurface and multipurpose facilities with plenty of parking that sports can use year-round to train and host regional and national tournaments. Some speakers talked about how facilities their sport could use may also be used by other sports.
City Parks Director Al Moll said the final report will be presented before the end of the year, possibly as early as October. Citizens will soon be able to take part in a survey about the study at FortWayneParks.org.
"I think we are really thankful for all of you who show your passion,'' Moll said. ``Hopefully there will be enough in the pie for everybody.''
Fort Wayne City Councilman Tom Smith said, "I believe the city council and the administration will do what we can, however we can and with whatever money we can to promote youth sports... I'm really looking forward to what the plan is that comes out. I think you're going to find you have a very, very supportive government here in Fort Wayne and Allen County to help youth sports.''


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By ASPCA President and CEO Matt Bershadker
On December 30, then-Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio unequivocally reaffirmed his stance against the use of carriage horses in New York City.
"We are going to quickly and aggressively move to make horse carriages no longer a part of the landscape," he said. "They are not humane, they are not appropriate for the year 2014. It's over. So, just watch us do it."
As an organization that's fought for humane treatment of horses since our founding in 1866, we share the mayor's philosophy that no economic counter-argument stands up to the sheer ridiculousness of this antiquated tradition. New York simply has a higher standard.
So we're doing our part by joining the mayor's call, standing with partners like NYCLASS, and counteracting deep troughs of misinformation with expert veterinary and animal relocation expertise. We stand ready to tap into our network of rescue partners to secure potential homes for the horses— facilities and people willing and able to open their hearts and homes to these animals.
Are there legitimate concerns about lost jobs? Absolutely. We share those concerns and encourage new ideas to address them. But using fear over facts to sway this debate is as irresponsible as suggesting strained carriage horses can be compensated with "vacation time."
This is a conversation the city needs to have. But it needs to be placed in a context of hard truth, not hyperbolic bias. New Yorkers deserve that. And so do the animals with whom we share the city.
We applaud efforts clearly in motion to take these horses off city streets, pushing both them and New York itself into a more civilized future that need not be feared.


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Time, a continously changing ocean with large streams and floating waves that changes the look of our reality. It is hard to tell how this ocean will change if the natural flow of time is disturbed by an artificial event. What if everything we know stops to exists just to be replaced by something new? What if the books of history have to be rewritten? The events of Crossfire will form a new Continuum.
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News You Can Use: Breast Cancer Updates for Living Well
When: Saturday, November 13, 2010
9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Loews Philadelphia Hotel
1200 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
About the Plenary Sessions
Marisa Weiss, MD, kicked off the conference by discussing "Living Well Beyond Breast Cancer." She presented solutions to challenges you may face after completing breast cancer treatment, including regaining your energy, getting a good night's sleep, managing your weight, sharpening your mind, keeping your cool and making room for fun.
Download the podcast from this plenary session.
Sherry Lebed Davis gave a motivating and inspiring presentation emphasizing the importance of exercise, laughter and reducing stress during our closing plenary session. Learn how to participate in the Healthy-Steps/Lebed Method program, which aims to help you gain a positive, motivated and excited outlook on life.
Download the podcast from this plenary session.
About the Workshops
Download podcasts, transcripts and slides from select workshops below. Due to technical difficulties onsite, we are unable to provide podcasts for all conference workshops. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Early-Stage Breast Cancer: Understanding Your Treatment Options
Metastatic Breast Cancer: Understanding Your Treatment Options
Clinical Trials: Addressing the Need for Diversity
Eating for Health and Wellness
Caregivers' Corner
Yoga: Taking Time to Catch Your Breath
Coping with Fears of Recurrence
Metastatic Breast Cancer: Living in the Moment
Hormonal Therapy: A Guide to Help You Through
Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Medical and Lifestyle Update
Sex Matters! Finding Your Groove
Beauty Inside and Out: Discovering Tricks of the Trade
About our Plenary Speakers
Marisa Weiss, MD, is founder and president of Breastcancer.org and co-author of the new books, Living Well Beyond Breast Cancer and Taking Care of Your "Girls": A Breast Health Guide for Girls, Teens and In-Betweens. She is founder of Living Beyond Breast Cancer and director of breast radiation oncology and breast health outreach at Lankenau Hospital.
Sherry Lebed Davis is an expert on the use of movement to help healing and prevent complications from breast cancer surgery and chronic illness. She is a dance movement specialist and co-founder of Healthy-Steps, The Lebed Method, an organization that provides wellness programs for special populations. The author of Thriving after Breast Cancer: Essential Healing Exercises for Body and Mind, Ms. Lebed Davis is featured frequently in the news media.
About our Sponsors
Many thanks to Amgen Oncology and The Breast Cancer Fund of National Philanthropic Trust, our lead sponsors; to title sponsor, Pfizer Oncology; signature sponsor, Novartis; educational grant supporter sanofi-aventis U.S. Inc.; benefactor sponsors, Abraxis BioScience, Inc., Avon Foundation for Women, Genomic Health, GlaxoSmithKline and Lilly; supporting sponsors Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Myriad Genetics; and friend sponsor Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania.