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By Tom DiFrancesca
Cancer — one word that can easily strike fear into the heart of just about everyone. Cancer — it's the scourge of the earth. Cancer — it is not selective, it matters not whether one is rich, poor or middle-class.
Good people get cancer, bad people get cancer — it doesn't make any difference. Cancer took my mother, at the age of 64, two years ago. It was her second bout with breast cancer — she lost the last round.
Most folks tend to avoid the subject of cancer, unless, that is, it is directly affecting them or a family member. I find it amazing that in the world of ever new emerging technological wonders, cancer is still with us. I hesitate in getting excited about America's new path into space exploration — I think, maybe, couldn't those billions of dollars be used to accelerate the search for a way to eradicate cancer from the face of the planet?
Who knows, maybe some of the folks whose deaths could be spared would end up someday playing pivotal roles in the development of space research technology. It's quite possible.
I know that I mentioned in a previous column that the "Relay for Life" teams are forming for this year. The Curry County/Clovis event is scheduled to occur on May 7, and although that sounds like a long way off — it really isn't. If you don't know what "Relay for Life" is, or you'd like to know how you could help in the upcoming endeavor, go to:
You will be prompted for your ZIP Code — by entering it, you will be presented with a listing of all upcoming events in your area.
Take a few minutes and explore the American Cancer Society Web site, it is extremely informative.
Also, please take a few minutes in quiet contemplation, and consider getting involved in this year's "Relay for Life" event.
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Multipoint Microwave Distribution System — otherwise known as "MMDS" — although it sounds like the technology behind a new turbocharged microwave oven, it isn't.
What "MMDS" is, is a new form of delivery for high-speed wireless Internet.
In the past, if one wanted to subscribe to wireless Internet for their home, it required a technician to install an antenna on the roof, and a hole would have to be drilled in the wall for the connecting cable.
Things have changed with the arrival of "MMDS" in eastern New Mexico.
Of course, the company behind the introduction of this cutting edge technology is ENMR-Plateau Telecommunications. I've been field-testing Plateau's new service for about a month now — I'm very impressed. When you sign up for service, you are given an "MMDS" modem — the modem contains the antenna (inside) and stands about 12 inches tall.
One simply positions the backside of the modem in a direction that provides a good signal (indicated by green lights on the modem).
Installation is very easy, if you've already got a network card installed in your computer — it'll take you about five minutes to complete the set-up.
Pricing for the service starts around $25 and that will get you a 128K connection, very suitable for most home consumer needs.
The advantages of "MMDS" service is that the price is well below that of other forms of broadband, no telephone line is required, no rooftop hardware is needed, installation is quite easy, and the modem can be moved — from room to room, or location to location — which provides great flexibility.
Way to go, Plateau.
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After deliberating almost 10 hours Thursday, a Jefferson Parish jury acquitted a Metairie man of the aggravated rape of a River Ridge girl who accused him of sexually abusing her over a four-year period, starting in the spring of 2006 when she was 11 years old.
However, the five women and seven men in the jury could not reach a verdict on whether Robert Bush committed the molestation of a juvenile, the second charge for which he stood trial this week. With the jury deadlocked, Judge Michael Mentz of the 24th Judicial District Court declared a mistrial about 8 p.m.
That means Bush, 35, a mechanic who was acquainted with the girl and her family, is expected to stand trial again on the molestation charge, which carries a punishment of 25 years to 99 years in prison upon conviction. The district attorney's office would not elaborate on its plans in the case.
The girl's DNA was found on a condom he used, but Bush denied the accusations. He testified he sometimes used condoms when masturbating, in explaining the soiled sheaths the girl's family found in their backyard shed where she said Bush raped her.
He said he sometimes crawled into that attic to masturbate, in seeking privacy, on blankets he spread out. He asserted the girl once caught him in the act in explaining how she knew about his attic activities and the condoms. The girl, now 19, said he raped her on the blankets, among other places, and used condoms. Had he been convicted of aggravated rape, Bush would have spent the rest of his life in prison.
"We are pleased with the jury's verdict of not guilty as to the charge of aggravated rape, and commend the jury for its willingness to dispassionately evaluate the evidence presented by both sides in the context of such emotionally charged issues," his attorney Joseph Bartels said Friday.
"Our defense of Mr. Bush goes forward, and we are confident that the entire matter will ultimately be resolved in his favor," said Bartels, who represented Bush with his wife Victoria Bartels.
The girl reported abuse in March 2011, leading to a six-month investigation before the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office arrested Bush. Forensic scientists at the Sheriff's Office found the girl's skin cells, which matched her DNA, on the outside of one of the condoms.
Bush's DNA was also found on that condom. His attorneys argued that the girl, whose family handled the condoms before turning them over to the Sheriff's Office, must have planted the skin cells in an attempt to frame him in the midst of a dispute.
The prosecutors said the girl could not have extracted skins cells from the semen mixture on the condom, and then leave behind only her epithelial DNA. "That is scientifically impossible," Assistant District Attorney Clif Milner, who prosecuted the case with Shawanna McCarthy, told jurors in closing argument.
"Common sense and the science give you comfort in the corroboration of what she said," Milner said of the rape allegations.
The girl, whom NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune is not identifying, testified this week she met Bush in 2006, and in the months that followed, he began showing her pornography depicting sexual acts he wanted her to perform on her.
She accused Bush of having her perform the acts in his car, her homes and even in the Mississippi River batture, where they sometimes fished. The abusive acts escalated, and included rapes in the shed attic, she said.
Bush denied it all, and in attacking her credibility, he testified the girl once claimed to have been knocked out and raped on the river levee by a large black man but later said it was a bald white man. He said she was taken to a psychiatric hospital once, for trying to pull veins out of her arm using a safety pin.
She was suspended from her school for attacking another student, he said, and she once was caught shoplifting shoes from a discount clothing store. Prosecutors conceded the girl had a troubled history.
"We admit her life was a train wreck," Milner told the jury. He suggested that the girl's behavior might have been rooted in the sexual abuse, but that she also was "a confused child walking that path to adulthood."
"He broke her," Milner said of Bush. "She didn't know it. She probably still doesn't know it."
He remains held in the parish jail in lieu of a $25,000 bond that had been set for the molestation charge when he was indicted in September 2011. Mentz canceled the $500,000 bond set on the aggravated rape charge.
Bush is scheduled to appear in court May 19, for a status hearing. Before his rape arrests, his only convictions were for misdemeanor marijuana and gun possession charges, from when he was 19 years old, he said.

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Lost Planet 3 Review
publisher: Capcom Entertainment
developer: Capcom Entertainment
genre: Action
|ESRB rating: T
release date: Jun 26, 13
|» All About Lost Planet 3 on ActionTrip
Peter "UnOmBun" Molnar
Okay, Capcom treats us to another sequel, sticking to its year-long tradition. After seriously screwing things up with Resident Evil, they have a chance for redemption with other games. When it comes to Lost Planet 3's storyline, things kick off in a rather promising way, but then things get disappointingly mundane. This is the story of a guy who travels to a distant planet where he gets to shoot and squash giant bugs. That's it in a nutshell. The plot of this game begs the question: how much is such an experience worth your attention in this day and age? Not much, we bet.
Chicken please. Medium-spicy!
Look, perhaps we can discuss this, you seem like a nice entity.
Lost Planet 3 is a prequel to 2007's Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, which you may recall for its realistic depiction of snow and excruciatingly obnoxious NPCs. Imagine my surprise when this time around I got to interact with convincing characters, a few of which are genuinely likable. The central character is as close to an ordinary, believable person as game characters get these days. The man's bursting with good intentions and he's the reason I struggled to finish the game (He really does sound like a good bloke – Ed. Vader). And when I say I struggled, I'm thinking of a dumb giant robot vs. robot fight where I had to pummel my opponent for half an hour, without knowing how much pummeling there's left to do. Thus we undoubtedly arrive to the game's lowest point.
Lost Planet 3 is another tragic case of a good game brought down by design decisions meant to artificially lengthen play time. The single-player should take you about 14 hours to finish, but the fun is often spoiled by occasional moments of boredom. Everybody loses. To begin with, there's too much backtracking and repetition. Too much down time. The areas you get to visit are few, small and linear. There's a fast travel option introduced after the first couple of hours, but both main and side quests often send you back to previously explored areas. Which, by the way, look spectacular, but you get tired of them after the 3rd, 4th and 5th visit. Most of the traveling is done aboard your rig – a giant, weaponless multi-purpose robot/exoskeleton that moves slower than an asthmatic garden slug with some heavy baggage. That's fine by me, but all these little things add up and become a problem. An hour spent with Lost Planet ends up being roughly 70% fun and 30% boredom.
You play as Jim Peyton, engineer, husband and father, set out to earn money by working on ice planet E.D.N. III, for a company called NEVEC. Earth is in dire need of energy so Jim and his colleagues harvest the thermal energy present in the soil and inside the creatures of E.D.N. III. These creatures are called Akrid and they attack people on sight because shooting giant bugs is fun. The story's simple and predictable, so I won't elaborate on it. I'll just add that the main antagonist deserved more on-screen time because he's quite the character. Developer Spark Unlimited was obviously constrained by having to do a prequel, but to their credit, they managed to make the setting interesting enough, thanks mostly to the excellent effort they put into creating believable characters. All cut-scenes had my full attention and the video messages between Jim and his wife felt so natural and intimate they almost made me feel like I was intruding on these people.
The gameplay's solid and you'll get to do everything you'd expect from a 3rd-person shooter. Add to that a dodge mechanic that's particularly useful when fighting large Akrids. No more running around like an idiot while big guy takes two steps and catches up. All you need to do is dodge at the right moment and Jim goes into an animation that lands him safely out of harm's way. With a bit of determination you can take down enemies larger than your rig with only your pistol. Oh and unlike in the original game, you don't have to desperately search for thermal energy to survive. You can take your time and admire the scenery, which by the way is usually worth admiring.
Typically violent - I love it!
You're lovely as ever. Can I sleep with you?
Production values are high on all fronts and the game is well-optimized. I only experienced some slight frame-rate drops when tons of particles were cluttering the screen. Nothing major. Enemy AI ranges from basic to impressive. In the latter category I have to mention a type of Akrid resembling the bird-like Necromorphs from Dead Space 2 & 3. These babies are even more "playful" and they're a blast to fight. They attack in groups, flank you and spit projectiles from behind cover. Speaking of combat, two of the battle themes come to mind, one of them resembling something Bernard Herrmann would have done if he were alive today. Good stuff. The soundtrack is very good – compliments of Jack Wall, of Mass Effect fame.
Lost Planet 3 is a bit of a wasted opportunity, but still a journey worth taking if you're into some solid action and pretty visuals. Sci-fi fans will surely get their fix, assuming they're prepared to take a dose of boredom with their action. As far as I'm concerned, I'd like to see Jim return someday in a game that's less grindy and puts even more emphasis on its characters. Hear that Capcom?
6.9 Above Average
Convincing and well-written main protagonist, the on-foot segments are fun, top-notch graphics;
Monotonous, the story is underdeveloped and unfolds too slowly, larger and more varied environments would have spiced things up.
|optimus slime
|Sep 06 2013, 05:53 am EDT
Been listening to Mass Effect ost recently though. Might check this soundtrack out then.
| Vader: You never heard of the Lost Planet series?
optimus slime: Yes, I meant the Lost Planet series. Why, was it wort…
Vader: Beats me, I'm totally lost.
finaleve: It was an average launch game I think? I know it cam…
|Sep 06 2013, 08:05 am EDT
The first Lost Planet was good.
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Now that the 2014 NFL Draft has finished, football fans throughout the United States have one question on their mind: how did my favorite team do?
Luckily, there are more than enough snap reactions and opinions from across the blogosphere. They are collected below for your reading pleasure.
If you're a Rams, Texans or Packers fan, feel confident in clicking the below links. If you support the Colts, Patriots or Redskins, steel yourself for some harsh words.
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The Tennessee Titans Cheerleaders Calendar Release Party will be held Wednesday, August 26th, at Cabana (1910 Belcourt Ave.) in Nashville's Hillsboro Village.
The evening of entertainment will include a meet and greet with the entire Titans Cheerleading squad, a fashion show with cheerleaders modeling the suits seen in the 2010 calendar and an autograph session.
The Titans Cheerleaders shot the 2010 calendar in May on the beaches of the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Destin, Fla. The calendar was shot and designed by renowned Nashville photographer, Erick Anderson, who has designed for Grammy-winning recording artists and is known for his unique work and impeccable attention to detail.
"We are very proud of this year's swimsuit calendar," said Titans Director of Cheerleaders Stacie Kinder. "I think it is our best yet, and the ladies are looking forward to an amazing debut at the release party."
Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and the show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at the door or by calling (615) 565-4172 to reserve in advance. Tickets are $25 and include a calendar and VIP autograph session at the close of the show.
Fans unable to attend the show may purchase a 2010 Titans Cheerleading Calendar by calling 615-565-4172 or by visiting www.titansonline.com/cheerleaders to download a merchandise order form.


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November is a tough month. I mean, we've barely recovered from our Halloween sugar shock and already we're gearing up for an all-day eat-off of turkey and trimmings.
And no matter how stuffed we feel at the end of Thanksgiving dinner, we still feel compelled to wrap up the festivities with the traditional slice of pumpkin pie.
I'm right there with you. I love pumpkin pie, especially covered with a dollop or two of real whipped cream. Trouble is, that one slice packs tons of extra fat and calories you don't need on top of everything else you've already enjoyed. A typical slice of pumpkin pie can have nearly 400 calories and more than 23 grams of fat.
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AP Photo - - Now there's a lower-calorie version of pumpkin pie to be thankful for.
It's hard to feel thankful for those numbers.
So I decided to come up with a healthier version of pumpkin pie. It's so good and so much lighter than traditional versions, you might even get away with eating two slices. Ready for the numbers? It has just 100 calories and less than 1 gram of fat per slice.
My version uses just a few healthy substitutions, and you'll
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+ Don't hesitate to start your Thanksgiv-ing cooking a day early. This pie holds well in the refrigerator for up to a day.
+ The whipped cream is best served immediately, but it can be covered and chilled in the refrigerator. To bring the whipped cream back to the original creaminess after chilling, place the bowl of whipped cream in a larger bowl half-filled with ice water and beat with the whisk attachment of an electric mixer on high until nice and creamy, 3 to 4 minutes. It will lose volume first but then grow again as you beat it.
be surprised at how great they taste. Stevia (a no-calorie natural sweetener), agave syrup and coconut nectar stand in for sugar. Nonfat Greek-style yogurt subs for whole milk. And gelatin thickens the pie filling and the "whipped cream."
The bulk of the calories and fat in pies comes from the crust, usually thanks to ample amounts of butter or shortening. Here, I've used sheets of phyllo dough stacked on top of one another. This eliminates most of the fat that goes into a pie. Plus, it makes a great crispy, crunchy crust.
Pumpkin Pie with Whipped Cream
Start to finish: 45 minutes (4 hours chilling). Serves 10.
For the pie:
Butter-flavored cooking spray
6 sheets (14-by-9-inch sheets) frozen phyllo dough, thawed
1/4 cup cold water
1 envelope unflavored gelatin powder
2 cups canned pumpkin (one-and-a-half 15-ounce cans)
1 cup fat-free plain Greek-style yogurt
1/4 cup agave syrup
4 packets stevia sweetener powder
1-1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
For the whipped cream:
1 cup fat-free milk, divided
1-1/8 teaspoons unflavored gelatin powder
1/2 tablespoon coconut nectar
3 packets stevia sweetener powder
1 vanilla bean, split
Heat the oven to 350 F. Coat a 9-inch pie dish with the cooking spray.
Unroll the phyllo dough, then cover with plastic wrap while you work. Lay 1 sheet of the phyllo on the counter. Lightly mist the phyllo with cooking spray. Set a second sheet of phyllo over the first, rotating it slightly. Mist the second sheet of phyllo, then repeating this process with remaining phyllo sheets, rotating each time a sheet is added. Mist the final sheet of phyllo.
Use a knife to carefully trim the stack of phyllo into a 12-inch circle. Discard the scraps. Carefully lift the stack and set into the prepared pie dish, gently pressing the phyllo against the bottom and sides of the dish.
Bake the phyllo crust for 10 to 12 minutes, or until it is lightly browned and crisp. Set aside to cool while preparing the filling.
In a small saucepan, combine the cold water and envelope of gelatin. Set aside for 5 minutes.
Set the saucepan over medium and heat, stirring constantly, until the gelatin is dissolved. Set aside to cool slightly.
In a large bowl, stir together the pumpkin, yogurt, agave, 4 packets of the stevia, the pumpkin pie spice, vanilla extract and salt. Stir in the gelatin mixture, mixing well. Pour the pie filling into the cooled phyllo crust. Chill in the refrigerator for 4 to 6 hours before serving.
When ready to serve, prepare the whipped cream. In a small bowl, combine 2 tablespoons of the milk and the gelatin. Set aside for 5 minutes.
In a small saucepan over medium, combine the remaining milk, coconut nectar and 3 packets of stevia. With the tip of a small knife, slice open the vanilla bean, then scrape the seeds into the pot. Discard the vanilla pod. Bring the mixture to a simmer, stirring to dissolve the nectar. Add the gelatin mixture to the hot milk and whisk to dissolve. Pour the mixture into a medium stainless steel bowl or into the bowl of a stand mixer.
Place a larger bowl half-filled with ice water beneath the bowl of milk mixture (if using a stand mixer, put small zip-close bags of ice around the bottom of the mixer bowl). Beat the milk mixture with the whisk attachment on high for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the mixture is thickened to a whipped cream consistency. Its volume will grow as it cools and whips.
To serve, cut the pie into 10 wedges. Spoon 2 tablespoons of the whipped cream over each pie wedge.
Nutrition information per serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 100 calories; 1 g fat (0 g saturated); 0 mg cholesterol; 20 g carbohydrate; 4 g protein; 2 g fiber; 100 mg sodium.


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TRENTON — Legislation designed to promote job creation and economic development by extending the life of development projects stalled by the economic downturn has been released by an Assembly panel.
The bill, whose sponsors include Assemblyman Paul Moriarty, D-Washington Township, would extend governmental approvals for development projects until Dec. 31, 2014. Current law extends the permits until Dec. 31, 2012.
Projects have stalled due to the inability of the banking, real estate and construction industries to obtain financing in the current economic downturn, Moriarty and other sponsors suggested. The lapse of the permit approvals could cause a decline in the value of real estate involved in the projects, job losses and require a reclassification of loans.
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RARITAN TOWNSHIP — A decision on a proposed field of solar panels that has pitted residents against the developer has been again delayed until the attorney representing the neighbors wraps up his case.
The project was nearing a vote on Thursday, May 3, after nearly nine months of hearings, but Flemington attorney Louis Miller, who was hired by families to dissuade the board of adjustment from voting in favor of the application, has at least one more expert witness to bring before the board.
Plans submitted by Garden Solar call for as many as 7,940 ground-mounted solar panels to be placed on roughly 14 acres of the Black Fish Nursery and Christmas Tree Farm.
The 78-acre property sits on Old Clinton and River roads, but the site would abut properties on Starview Drive.
On Thursday Hector Lopez, one of the neighbors, testified as an expert witness in photo simulation after manipulating five photos to show the effectiveness of the proposed screening.
"If I can see something, I'm seeing what I don't want to see," he said when asked to explain the process he used, which included a combination of ImageJ and Adobe Photoshop software.
Board attorney Jonathan Drill told board members that it would be up to them as to how much weight to put on Lopez's photos when compared with the applicant's, which showed that the buffers would provide upwards of 90 percent coverage.
Meanwhile, Kenneth Jones, an expert in real estate appraisal, was tasked with determining if the proposed solar field would have a positive, negative or neutral effect on the homeowners' property values.
Acknowledging that solar farms were too new to take into account the effect they would have on home values, Jones looked to other industrial uses for reference.
He compared at length the sale prices of homes in Rahway and Linden that were close to industrial warehouses, "tank farms" and a former General Motors manufacturing plant with those that were not before concluding that living in an industrial area negatively affects values.
"The existence of this solar farm, whether it's viewed by the public, is an undesirable use and it is going to have a negative influence," Jones said, adding that the residents' property values could drop at least 10 percent as a result of living in close proximity to it. "When people can afford to spend more, they are less apt to make sacrifices where they don't have to make sacrifices, particularly in location."
Walter Wilson, the applicant's attorney, will cross-examine Jones at the next meeting, on May 31. A fire safety official will also go before the board to testify on behalf of the residents.
The May 31 meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the municipal building, One Municipal Drive.
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The Plain Dealer's Dennis Manoloff, Bud Shaw, MLB.com's Zack Meisel and The Elyria-Chronicle Telegram's Chris Assenheimer talked about the Tribe's spring training during the second edition of the Indians Spring Training Roundtable, brought to you by Subway. Chris gives his first impressions of the club the Indians have assembled. And also discuss the differences between a Terry Francona spring training to Manny Acta's. Zack talks about what has struck him about the Tribe so far this spring. Bud and Chris also talk about their times in Goodyear, Arizona. Make sure to follow the panel on Twitter: Dennis (@dmansworldpd), Bud (@budshaw), Zack (@zackmeisel) and Chris (@CAwesomeheimer). Other videos: Cleveland Indians Spring Training Roundtable (videos) Spring Training Roundtable: Discussing the lineup (video) Spring Training Roundtable: The starting rotation (video) Spring Training Roundtable: The bullpen (video) Spring Training Roundtable: Expectations of players (video) Spring Training Roundtable: Predictions (video)


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Attempts to pass a 30-day extension of federal unemployment benefits were thwarted yesterday by Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla), supported by fellow Republicans and a few Democrats who wanted the measure paid for out of unused stimulus funds.
The majority of Senate Democrats thought the extension should be passed as an emergency measure without being funded by stimulus dollars.
Because of the stalemate, federal COBRA subsidies and flood insurance programs will expire March 30, and unemployment benefits will expire April 5.
Senators plan to pass legislation when they come back. "Whatever we do will be retroactive," said Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow in a Time report.
Update 10:38 a.m.: Contrary to published reports that the Senate voted to adjourn for a two-week break last night, the Senate is meeting again this morning to continue work on passing a short-term extension of unemployment benefits.
Update 1:51 p.m.: The Senate adjourned without passing the short-term extension of unemployment benefits. They reconvene April 12.


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For each pregnancy after our first one, we shared the news that our family was expanding through our kids. We custom created some t-shirts for them to wear that shares that they will become a big sibling soon.
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Home Ownership Made Easy, (HOME) is a 501(c)3 non-profit housing corporation dedicated to providing housing opportunities for individuals with developmental disabilities. HOME was founded in 1989 by Westside Regional Center and a group of parents who sought to develop alternative housing options for adults with developmental disabilities. A developmental disability includes but is not limited to intellectually challenged, cerebral palsy, autism, epilepsy, and conditions similar.
HOME has a successful history of providing housing to Regional Center consumers and currently operates an affordable housing program. HOME's efforts and activities are focused on individuals and families that have developmental disabilities.
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Fire crews responded to Scuffletown USA in Simpsonville after a fire was reported Saturday afternoon.
Witnesses told WYFF News 4 the fire was in a building near the dancing barn.
Fire crews said the building was only a storage building for industrial equipment, and that none of the main buildings were damaged.
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FLUSHING, MI – School district officials have approved nearly $20,000 for security systems – including cameras – in all four Flushing elementary schools.
The added security for Central, Elms, Seymour and Springview elementaries comes in the light of the Dec. 14 mass shooting at a Newtown, Conn. elementary school. The Flushing security will coordinate with law enforcement.
"Consistency in the keypad entry and camera access systems across the district is critical, so we don't say we have this system at this building or that system at that building," said Michele Blair, assistant superintendent. "It needs to be uniform across the buildings."
For $19,870, the district will purchase and install exterior cameras, intercom systems, desk monitor release systems and keypad entry access systems.
"Safety and security of our students and staff is of the utmost importance," Blair said. "We continue to determine ways to enhance the security of our schools."
Superintendent Tim Stein said one of the main measures includes work on a camera system accessible by police, but only in extreme situations.
"We have a digital camera system where if you are in an emergency situation, such as an armed situation, a critical crisis, law enforcement would have access into the system," Blair said. Police would be able to see what's taking place in the building using the system.
Other security steps have included security personnel at the middle school and high school buildings, as well as requiring visitors to state the purpose of their visit through intercom systems outside the building and moving visitors through a vestibule before they enter the main office.
The district is regularly evaluating its security policy, including talks with the district-wide safety committee, which includes law enforcement, staff and community members.
Board member Salvatore Ausiello showed some disappointment in the situation, stating "Back when I was in school, this was never an issue. It's money we could be spending on education."
"I agree it's unfortunate we need to do this, but it's something we have to do," said Stein, echoing Ausiello's final assessment.


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Sunday, April 7, 2013
Eric Balfour Full Frontal in Lie with Me Part.4
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i fear doing this one, so much work!ReplyDelete
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Do you have other noodz of him ?
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Nice low hanging balls...ReplyDelete
- sidneySunday, April 07, 2013
xander, why there is some stuf have not "download file"? just pictures. where is the download button???ReplyDeleteReplies
All of the scenes I posted have a link to the clip(s).Delete
- AnonymousTuesday, April 09, 2013
xander, i appreciate the work you put into this but wish the file size was a bit smaller. it would be easier for us to just download the whole movie as a torrent...ReplyDeleteReplies
I know they are very big, but I wanted to give you guys the best possible quality.Delete
dear xander, can i request? :)ReplyDeleteReplies
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Do you have HD caps of Eric Balfours nude in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre behind the scenes or other ones I don't know about?Delete
Eric only did nudity in Lie with Me and the Behind the Scenes of TCM, so no others. I do have the BtS but not in HD only in lower DVD quality. I can try and post it.Delete
There is no HD version of the Behind the Scenes.
If you would be so kind as the post the BTS capsReplyDelete
- AnonymousThursday, April 11, 2013
Thank you for the Eric Balfour posts.
Was wondering which media player is best to view these 1080p clips? I ask because I use VLC (newiest version) and at times the clips do not play smoothly throughout.
Thanks for your help.
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Michigan senior quarterback Denard Robinson has been selected the Allstate Sugar Bowl's Manning Award winner for this week after leading the Wolverines to a 44-13 Big Ten victory against Purdue on Saturday. Robinson rushed for 235 yards and passed for 105 yards and a touchdown against the Boilermakers.
Robinson was also the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and the Maxwell Award Player of the Week for his performance. He carried 24 times for 9.8 yard average and completed 8 of 16 passes.
Robinson's 235 rushing yards earned him the top spot as the Big Ten's all-time rushing leader among quarterbacks with 3,905. It was also the second-most rushing yards performance in a single game by a Big Ten quarterback, short of Robinson's own record of 258 yards against Notre Dame last season.
Tahj Boyd of Clemson and Army's Trent Steelman finished behind Robinson in the voting. Boyd completed 26-of-41 passes for 396 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions in the Tigers' 47-31 victory against Georgia Tech. Steelman rushed for 147 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winning score on a 29-yard carry with 57 seconds remaining to lead the Cadets to a 34-31 victory against Boston College.


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Nashville artist David Olney
For over 30 years singer-songwriter David Olney has been a fixture in the Nashville music scene. His songs grow out of the storytelling branch of American roots music and include some of a spiritual nature, such as "Jerusalem Tomorrow." His compositions have been performed by many artists, in cluding Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Johnny Cash and Linda Ronstadt. Olney is a Presbyterian.
What first drew you to writing songs that tell stories and are driven by characters?
When I first got interested in music, folk music was a big deal, noted for groups like Peter, Paul and Mary and the Kingston Trio. If you went a little deeper into that music, you quickly ran into Woody Guthrie and the blues and ballad traditions. The songs I liked to listen to were story songs—even outlaw songs like "Pretty Boy Floyd."
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One of the main entrances to the city is scheduled for a facelift.
Wes Hess, PennDOT's maintenance manager for Warren and Forest counties, said Glade Bridge is set to be resurfaced this summer. It will include milling as well as repair of expansion joints.
A contractor will perform the work, Hess said, and will start after the first week of August. The national canoe and kayak races are scheduled for Aug. 7-12.
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When the work gets completed will depend on the contractor's schedule, Hess said, as well as the weather.
The project costs just under $1 million, Hess said, and includes resurfacing on Route 6 from Route 59 to the Glade Bridge and on Dorcon Road from the bridge to the railroad tracks. There are a few upgrades to traffic signals included as well.
Motorists will be warned in advance about the work. Crews will work nights from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., Hess said, in an attempt to minimize disruptions.
"There is a possibility of delays due to lane closures," Hess said. "We can't rule out a temporary detour for a short period if needed."
According to Hess, work on the bridge last year was a temporary fix to get through the winter. Numerous motorists complained about the pothole problem there, he said, and so workers attempted to create a temporary patch knowing there would be contracted work this summer.


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The good news for Oregon was that freshman point guard Dominic Artis was back running the first-team offense during practice Tuesday.
The bad news? Artis was replacing junior point guard Johnathan Loyd, who did not practice while battling an illness.
"It's always something," UO coach Dana Altman said. "Hopefully Johnny's thing is just a 24-hour deal."
Loyd has started the last 10 games at point guard after Artis injured his foot in late January. Artis returned to the lineup in Oregon's 85-75 victory over Oregon State last Thursday, scoring six points in 12 minutes off the bench.
He continues to make progress from the injury, and Altman is hopeful that the freshman can play "a little bit more" when the No. 19 Ducks (23-6, 12-4 Pac-12) visit Colorado on Thursday (6 p.m., ESPN2).
"He practiced a little bit more (Monday), so we're trying to inch it up slowly, but we've got to get him some more reps on practice," Altman said. "But he did a nice job in practice yesterday so hopefully he can go a little more today."
Freshman shooting guard Damyean Dotson, meanwhile, has been practicing after leaving Thursday's game with a hip injury following a hard fall. The Ducks' second-leading scorer didn't appear to be limited much, if at all, in Tuesday's practice.
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With Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals taking place tonight in Philadelphia, several former Red Wings players involved in the proceedings (and one Blackhawk with no Wings ties) made noteworthy comments regarding the Red Wings' Cup wins, their Cup loss last year, and in one case, not wanting to be a part of either team.
Flyers forward Ville Leino had this to say about the Wings' inability to close the deal against the Pittsburgh Penguins last season, per the Sporting News:
June 9, The Sporting News: Question: You've been down this road before. Does it change things knowing the Stanley Cup is in the building?The Free Press's Helene St. James, who points out that, as previously noted, Blackhawks forward Tomas Kopecky has co-opted the axiom hanging over the Red Wings' locker room door ("To whom much is given, much is expected") for his own, also noted this from Leino:
Ville Leino: It's one more element, a little more pressure and one more thing added to it rather than the same thing. Both of the teams, you want to win it anyway and you know how close it is. If you lose it, you're going to lose and it's not going to come to you. If they're going to lose, it's not going to come to them. It's the same for both teams.
Q: Going through what you did last year, do you know better than most that this series isn't over?
VL: It looks like last year. I was sure we were going to win. It didn't happen. It's a lot of little things that matter. ... When you have that scoring chance, you kind of relax and put it in. It's not going to work that way. You have to push and push and finish.
June 9, Detroit Free Press: Leino, whom the Wings traded out of necessity to the Flyers in February, has three goals and four assists in the first five games in the finals, but the Flyers still trail, 3-2. A year ago, Leino was with the Wings when they had a 3-2 finals lead on Pittsburgh only to falter the last two games.According to the Philadelphia Daily News's Ed Barkowitz, Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews took inspiration from the Penguins' win...
"It's a tough time," Leino told reporters Tuesday. "You just want it to be over with. You want to be winning and raising that Cup. It's just something you try to block out, but it's still there. ... Hopefully it's going to be a little bit advantage to us."
Of all people, the Sporting News's Craig Custance asked Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood to weigh in with advice for Blackhawks goalie Antti Niemi going into Game 6:
June 9, Philadelphia Daily News: "I think watching the Pittsburgh Penguins come from behind and win that one last year, I think that's when it really first set in . . . this is something that can really become a reality," Toews said. "It's been a long year, but I think we all knew all along that we can make it this far. Hopefully we can find a way to do it."
June 9, The Sporting News:"It's the one game you grow up waiting to play in," Osgood said. "To play a game and hold the Cup after it, you only play a small percentage of your games, if any, in your career that has the opportunity to do that."
Finally, Red Wings fans might remember Blackhawks defenseman Brent Sopel because the defenseman tried out with the Wings in the fall of 2007, and actually agreed to sign a contract with the Blackhawks while the Wings were in flight to Toronto for a pre-season game, leaving the Red Wings a defenseman short in the literal sense.
Osgood's advice for Niemi? Fill your time with anything that will distract you from actually thinking about winning the Stanley Cup. For him, that meant a lot of Xbox at night. It also meant the cell phone was either ignored or turned off.
It was too easy for well-meaning friends or family to remind him of what was on the line. And sometimes make plans for something that hadn't happened yet. And despite Osgood's best effort, it was almost impossible not to think of what was at stake. The pregame nap that is a routine for most hockey players never happened. How can you sleep when you're that close? How do you not imagine the possibilities?
"It's almost impossible. You dream about winning the Cup as a kid. Now you have that one game," Osgood said. "The anticipation of getting to the next game, that sometimes wears you down more than actually playing the game. You just wanted to get there and see if you can do it or not."
Wings coach Mike Babcock and GM Ken Holland were so incensed at Sopel's defection that the team altered its tryout agreements so that any player who begins training camp with the team has to stay with the team until he's either signed or released, and the team's also shied away from signing NHL players to try-outs (Dan Cloutier and Brad May excluded) over the past three seasons.
The CBC's Tim Wharnsby attempts to defend Sopel's actions in praising his renaissance as a more defensively-minded defenseman, and Sopel remains unrepentant about his career choice, even though it may have cost him a Stanley Cup championship:
June 8, CBC Sports: TheRed Wings offer was for $500,000 U.S., and to be the club's sixth or seventh defenceman. The Blackhawks dangled a $1.5-million one-year deal in front of Sopel. He also was promised a top-four spot and asked to be a leader and teacher to Chicago's young defencemen as a further inducement from then general manager Dale Tallon.
"I did it for my career," Sopel said. "Sure [Detroit] won a Cup, but I would have been a sixth or seventh defenceman. I felt I had more to offer at that point. Hindsight is always 20-20 and if we all had that advantage we would be unbelievably successful and all millionaires. I have had a blast playing in Chicago the past three years. This has been such a great, close-knit group of guys to be with."
"Coming to Chicago gave me a different opportunity," Sopel said. "They obviously had a lot of young guys. But they needed some leadership and a veteran who could help teach these young guys. I was ready and willing to do both."
in the "for further reading" department, USA Today's Kevin Allen endorsed Steve Yzerman's hiring of Hamilton Bulldogs coach Guy Boucher as the Tampa Bay Lightning's bench boss, and if you're interested...
The Tampa Tribune's Erik Erlendsson talked to Vincent Lecavalier's first coach about Boucher's chops;
The St. Petersburg Times' Brian Landman talked to Montreal Canadiens color commentator and former Wings coach Jacques Demers about Boucher's job as the Habs' AHL affiliate's coach;
The St. Petersburg Times' John Romano talks about Boucher's employment of a 1-3-and-1 system of play;
Fanhouse's Bruce Ciskie argues that Boucher made a wise choice in turning down the Columbus Blue Jackets' coaching job as Yzerman's Bolts have more to offer;
And The Raw Charge's Joe Fontana duly notes that Boucher has something in common with Mike Babcock because Boucher has a sports psychology degree.
Finally, MSG Network's Stan Fischler could not help himself in penning a "love letter" regarding the NHL's supposed renaissance thanks to two years of big-market teams participating in the Stanley Cup Finals yielding big-market ratings, and as usual, Fischler blames the NHLPA for something that's not their fault:
June 8, New England Hockey Journal: Not since the Rangers' 1994 Stanley Cup win has the NHL been able to put on such a happy face.
The NHL Players' Association ruined the golden egg by forcing the league into a work stoppage in 2004. Fortunately, there is no Bob Goodenow around now to botch up a good thing.
How good? For one thing, the Associated Press has taken due note of prosperity at Bettman, Inc. "The NHL is the hottest it's been since the pre-lockout days," the AP reported. Television viewership in the United States is the highest in eights years; arenas have been filled to capacity during the playoffs and will be Wednesday, when the Blackhawks and Flyers play Game 6 of their Stanley Cup finals series.
He goes on to quote the NHL's cooked-book stats about attendance and sponsorship as irrefutable proof that the NHLPA couldn't mess up the game, completely ignoring the bold-faced lie he's telling--if the NHL was un-watchable before the lockout, it was because a decade's worth of expansion and the NHL's willingness to allow obstruction to dominate the deadest years of the "dead puck era" yielded Stanley Cup Finals in 2003 and 2004 in which the New Jersey Devils and Tampa Bay Lightning practically won wrestling matches on ice.
The theory back before the lockout was that the game would be nursed along until the lockout, when Bettman and the NHL would "fix" it, even if that meant charging fans to watch games between trap-playing teams like the Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets whose tapes could have been used as miracle cures for sleep disorder clinics, all while insisting that the "greedy players" were the reasons why the league kept--and keeps--charging fans more and more money to watch games regardless of players' salaries or the quality of the on-ice product.
As far as the TV and national footprint of the game are concerned, those who stated that the NHL was "in" in 1994 bluntly stated that the first lockout in 1995 canceled the game's momentum, and its dwindling presence on ESPN as the lockout neared did not concern Bettman or the Board of Governors.
The owners burned the village down in order to save it. The NHLPA was locked out, not the other way around, and the NHLPA's December 9, 2004 proposal to the NHL forms the backbone of the NHL's current CBA, salary cap crap excluded.
Fischler's just plain wrong, as usual, in blaming the PA for the mess the NHL created and, quite frankly, Brendan Shanahan and some forward-thinking competition committee members helped "fix" more than anyone else did, the Chairman included.


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An update to this story was posted at 12 p.m. Saturday and can be found here.
HOLYOKE -- City police are investigating a home invasion on Franklin Street that was reported around 8:30 p.m. Friday.
Holyoke Police Sgt. Manuel Reyes said three men brandishing handguns burst into a private residence, but it wasn't immediately clear if they demanded money or stole items from the home.
"The victim is giving a statement (to detectives) right now," Reyes said around 10 p.m. Friday.
Reyes said the uninjured victim apparently waited a half-hour before reporting the home invasion, which remains under investigation.
Anyone with information about this or any other crime can contact the Holyoke Police Department at (413) 322-6900.


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JACKSON, MI – A famous graduate will deliver some inspiring words to this year's seniors at Jackson Christian High School.
ABC News correspondent Paula Faris is coming home to speak at Jackson Christian's commencement ceremonies at 7 p.m. Friday, May 23, at First Church of the Nazarene, 3905 Clinton Road.
"I'm thrilled to be coming home to Michigan, which will always be home to me," Faris wrote in an email. "As far as JCS, it was the best decision my parents ever made for me."
Faris, daughter of Edward and Carol Faris, graduated from Jackson Christian Schools in 1993 when they were called Jackson Baptist Schools.
"I'm hoping to inspire these young students – who weren't yet born when I graduated – to be confident in their callings," Faris wrote in the email. "And, I'll share some funny stories about my time as a student, along the way."
In high school, Faris was a member of the Royal Players drama team. In a recent interview, she credited her high school drama teacher with suggesting she consider studying broadcasting in college, JCS Superintendent Jim Dolson said.
"We are so pleased that she is making the time to come back to her alma mater to encourage and inspire this generation of Royals," Dolson said. "Paula is an outstanding example for our students."
After high school, Faris graduated from Cedarville University in Ohio with a degree in broadcasting. She began her on-air career in Dayton, before moving on to Cincinnati and Chicago and her current job with ABC News.
"Paula is living out her personal faith in everyday life with her family and in her career," Dolson said. "Our vision for every JCS student, when they graduate, is that they will possess a biblical worldview and live a life exemplified by godly character. Paula is a role model in a profession that can be pretty tough on family life and Christian values."
Faris joined ABC News in 2011 to become the anchor for ABC's "World News Now" and "America This Morning" programs. She currently is a correspondent on such ABC News programs as "Good Morning America," "Nightline," "World News," and "20/20."
Faris and her husband John Krueger live in New York City. They have two sons and a daughter.


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The man known as the Bayonne Bleeder and the guy who stunned the world by knocking down Muhammad Ali in a 1975 fight gave the thumbs-up to the new "Rocky" musical on Broadway.
"I haven't seen it yet," said Chuck Wepner, the inspiration for the "Rocky" franchise created by Sylvester Stallone. "But I understand it's a very good show."
Wepner said he first became aware of the "Rocky" musical when it opened in Hamburg, Germany, in 2012 as "Rocky: Das Musical."
The German audience received the musical with great acclaim.
ESPN, the cable TV sports network, "called me and asked if I wanted to fly out to go see it," said Wepner.
As for the singing, Wepner said, he dabbled in his youth with singing.
"Believe it or not, when I was young I had a nice voice," said Wepner.
"I sang lead in a couple of plays. I had a high voice, almost like a girl's voice."
Wepner said his singing days are long over after "getting punched in the throat 3,000 times" during his boxing career.
Wepner is, perhaps, best known for his March 24, 1975, heavyweight title fight against then-champion Muhammad Ali.
Wepner knocked Ali down in the ninth round.
Ali has maintained it wasn't a punch that sent him to the canvas, but that he lost his balance when Wepner stepped on his foot.
"I've seen 'Rocky' at least 10 times and every time I watch it I pick up something I didn't see before," said Wepner.
"Stallone is a great guy. There's no problem with me and him. I admire him, and he's done great things."
Although "Rocky" won three Academy Awards in 1977, Wepner believes it should have gotten a fourth, with Stallone winning the award for Best Actor.
Wepner said a Bayonne business has been working on erecting a statue of him, a former professional boxer and one of the city's favorite sons.
"It would be a great honor, but there are a lot of great people in this world that deserve to have statues and never got them," said Wepner. "If there's anything left in the end, I guess I'd be interested.
"The only people that need statues are dead presidents and heroes. I'm neither one of those," Wepner said.
Wepner said surgery for a bum hip will keep him from seeing "Rocky" on Broadway until he completes his rehabilitation.
"I would definitely watch the play," said Wepner. "It's right here in New York, and the U.S. is the most beautiful country in the world."
Tickets for the "Rocky" musical can be purchased at rockybroadway.com. Tickets range from $39-$143.


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DETROIT -- The Detroit Tigers finally are over the hump.
Sunday's 4-3 win over the Colorado Rockies completed a series sweep, pushed a winning streak to five and continued the Tigers' season-saving surge.
Detroit was 24-36 on June 6 and beginning to fade. But it has gone 17-4 since, won six straight series and is over .500 for the first time this year at 41-40.


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Thursday, February 8, 2007
Saying I love you, course by course by course
By MARCELLE BIENVENU
I love February, not because of all the Carnival festivities -- although I do enjoy them -- but because it's the month of my birthday and also the month in which we celebrate Valentine's Day.
Being the romantic that I am, I have a big red heart-shaped box, which once housed chocolate candies, and now contains my collection of Valentines, some of which date to grade school. Every year I take the cards out and go through them, one by one.
There's a frilly, lace-edged one from my first real love, who appeared in my life my freshman year at college. A romantic himself, he showed up on Valentine's Day at the dorm with pink and red roses in hand, the Valentine and an invitation to dinner at a rather swanky Lafayette restaurant. He certainly won my heart, and still owns a piece of it even now.
A number of the cards are from my sister, who always hand-made Valentine cards, and I treasure them still. There are various ones from my nieces and nephews, old paramours, and of course, a goodly amount from my husband, since he always sends one that's over-the-top romantic as well as one to tickle my funny bone.
But what I love even more than the Valentine cards is coming up with a great romantic dinner menu. I've run the gamut from oysters prepared any number of ways, to themes like hearts of palm, heart-shaped croutons topped with paté, and mini heart-shaped cakes.
And for the past several years, I've teamed up with my next-door neighbor. Together we've put on some very fine romantic Valentine dinners for our spouses. We've all decided this is much more fun than battling for reservations on the "love day."
Jeri and I have scoured old and new food magazines and searched through our recipe files. With a bit of our own creativity, we designed what we think to be our best menu yet.
Oysters may or may not be aphrodisiacs but I voted to have them on the half-shell served with thin slices of lightly toasted French bread and lemon wedges. A tiny spoonful of caviar on each oyster adds just the right touch for this appetizer.
We also agreed on this appetizer we found in Coastal Living magazine (April 2006). Fresh crabmeat may be hard to find, but you can certainly use shrimp or peeled crawfish tails.
Blue crab dip
Makes about 4 cups
˝ cup butter
1 cup thinly sliced green onions
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup half-and-half
2 cups (8 ounces) grated or shredded Swiss cheese
˝ cup finely chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon dry sherry
1 pound lump crabmeat, picked over for shells and cartilage
Salt and Tabasco to taste
Crackers or toast points
Heat the butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the green onions and garlic; cook, stirring, until soft, about 1 minute. Add the flour; cook, stirring, 1 minute. Gradually stir in the half-and-half. The mixture will thicken slightly.
Add the cheese, parsley and dry sherry. Stir until the cheese has melted completely. Gently fold in the crabmeat. Pour into a lightly greased 8-inch square baking dish and bake at 350 degrees until bubbly, 20 to 25 minutes.
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The main course was a toss-up between lamb and beef. I remembered this easy but delicious recipe for thinly sliced beef fillets from Craig Claiborne, so we decided to go for it. We tweaked the recipe to suit our tastes.
Sliced fillet of beef with shallots
Makes 4 to 6 servings
16 thin slices (about 1 ˝ pounds) filets mignons
Salt, freshly ground black pepper and cayenne
1 stick butter
Ľ cup finely chopped shallots
3 tablespoons dry red wine
8 ounces white button mushrooms, trimmed and sliced
Finely chopped parsley for garnish
Season the fillets with salt, pepper and cayenne. Melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in a large, heavy skillet and add the beef slices in batches and cook for about 30 seconds on each side, or until evenly browned. Transfer the pieces to a warm platter and set aside.
Add the remaining butter, the shallots and the mushrooms and cook, stirring, until the mushrooms are slightly soft. Add the wine and stir to loosen any browned bits in the skillet. Season again with salt and pepper if you wish. Pour the mixture over the fillets, sprinkle with the parsley and serve.
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Fresh asparagus is my weakness. This recipe I found in Saveur magazine (April 2001), and I've used it many times. It's a winner in my book.
Asparagus casserole
Makes 4 to 6 servings
2 pounds asparagus
6 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup heavy cream
1 to 2 pinches paprika
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 hard-boiled eggs, peeled and sliced
2 cups fresh bread cubes
1 cup coarsely chopped Cabaret or Ritz crackers
˝ cup freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Trim the woody ends of the asparagus and cut the asparagus into 1-inch pieces. Add to the boiling water and cook until just soft, 4 to 6 minutes, depending on their size. Drain and reserve 1 cup of the cooking liquid.
Melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the flour; cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Whisk in the reserved cooking water, then the cream, stirring until smooth and thick, about 8 minutes. Add the paprika, then season with salt and pepper.
Layer the asparagus, egg and sauce alternately in a medium-size baking dish, ending with the sauce. Sprinkle with the bread cubes, cracker crumbs and cheese. Dot with the remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Bake until bubbly and lightly golden, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve warm.
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For dessert, we chose this linzer-style tart from "Food and Wine" (March 1997). Chocolate is perfect for a Valentine menu, don't you think? You'll have some left over, but that's just fine in my book.
St. Gallen Kloster torte
Makes about 10 servings
2 Ľ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup finely ground almonds
˝ cup granulated sugar
Ľ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 ˝ sticks cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
Ľ cup milk
1 cup seedless raspberry jam
Confectioners' sugar for dusting
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 10-inch fluted tart pan with a removable bottom.
Toss together the flour, almonds, granulated sugar, cocoa and baking powder in a large bowl. Mix in the butter with your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Gather up the dough and pat it into a smooth ball. Cut off one third of the dough and set it aside.
Dust a sheet of wax paper with flour. Flour a rolling pin and evenly roll the larger piece of dough into a 12-inch round. Invert the dough into the pan without stretching, and trim the edges flush with the pan rim. Spread the jam evenly over the dough.
On another sheet of wax paper, roll out the remaining dough into a 10-inch square and cut into 10 strips. Layer the strips in a lattice fashion over the jam, securing the ends of the dough on the rim of the pan. Bake in the middle of the oven until the dough is firm, about 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.
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After dinner, we all cuddled in front of a blazing fire to sip Armagnac -- a perfect ending to a delicious meal.


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PISCATAWAY — The identity of M.B. — the man seen kissing Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi on a webcam — will be revealed to the student accused of spying on the pair last year, a judge ruled Friday.
Superior Court Judge Glenn Berman said Dharun Ravi, 19, and his attorney have the right to know the mystery man's name and date of birth. Ravi is scheduled to go on trial for allegedly using a webcam to watch Clementi and M.B. in an intimate encounter in his dorm room.
Clementi later committed suicide by jumping off the George Washington Bridge, bringing national attention to the invasion of privacy case. But the identity of the other alleged victim, referred to only as M.B. in court papers, has been a closely-guarded secret among prosecutors and police.
Before his death, Clementi told friends his companion was uncomfortable with others knowing he is gay.
At a hearing Friday in New Brunswick, the judge gave prosecutors seven days to turn over M.B.'s identity to Ravi, his attorney and his investigator. But the judge also issued an order of protection to keep M.B.'s name from being revealed to the public and said the man can refuse to be interviewed by Ravi's defense team before the trial, if he chooses.
"I have to fairly balance M.B.'s right to privacy and Mr. Ravi's right to defend himself against these charges," Berman said. "There's no evidence that Mr. Ravi is a potential threat to harm M.B."
The judge rejected the prosecutor's argument that M.B. had a right to remain anonymous.
"He has cooperated with law enforcement enough. But if we chip away at these rights, it will have a chilling effect on future victims who won't come forward," Middlesex County First Assistant Prosecutor Julia McClure said.
Defense attorney Steve Altman said he has no intention of publicly outing M.B.
"I will not reveal his name," Altman said. "I want the opportunity to do my job and give Mr. Ravi a chance to defend himself."
The judge also rejected a defense motion to dismiss all charges against Ravi and said he will set a trial date next month.
Ravi, of Plainsboro, is charged with 15 counts, including bias intimidation for allegedly targeting Clementi because he was gay. He faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted on the most serious charges.
The case began Sept. 19, 2010, when Ravi allegedly went to another student's room and remotely turned on the laptop webcam in the room he shared with Clementi on Rutgers' Busch campus in Piscataway. Ravi later posted a message on his Twitter account: "Roommate asked for the room till midnight. I went into molly's room and turned on my webcam. I saw him making out with a dude. Yay."
Prosecutors said Ravi tried and failed to use the webcam a second time to spy on Clementi a few days later after using Twitter to tell friends where to log on to watch. Clementi, 18, allegedly found out about the webcam by reading Ravi's Twitter feed. He committed suicide Sept. 22, a few hours after reporting the webcam incident to Rutgers officials.
Ravi, who is free on $25,000 bail, sat between his attorneys at Friday's approximately 90-minute court hearing. Family members and friends sat behind him.
Clementi's parents, Jane and Joseph Clementi of Ridgewood, were also in the courtroom. Neither family commented afterward.
The judge said he would wait until next month to rule on a request by Ravi's attorney that prosecutors turn over several more documents related to the case, including personal writings found in Clementi's dorm room and on his computer. The defense also wants to see the Port Authority police files related to Clementi's suicide.
The next court hearing in the case is set for Oct. 20.
By Sue Epstein and Kelly Heyboer/The Star-Ledger


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Montclair rising senior Julia Albert has committed to play for the University of Mary Washington, the team announced on Wednesday.
Albert is a captain for Montclair, which went 17-2 last year and finished the season at No. 20 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, scoring 64 goals, assisting on 13 others and grabbing 35 ground balls. She was the team's second-leading scorer, just one goal behind Lindsey Ewertsen for the team lead. She was a First Team All-SEC American Division choice, and made First Team NJGLL Freedom Division, as well.
"We are extremely proud of Julia and her accomplishments," Montclair coach Ann Jennings said in a press release.
The University of Mary Washinton is a Division III program that competes in the Capital Athletic Conference. The school is located in Fredericksburg, Va.


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The Sheridan-Johnson County chapter of the Wyoming Archaeological Society will meet Thursday.
Commencing at 6 p.m. in the Le Gourmet Room at the Sheridan Holiday Inn, the meeting is free and open to everyone.
Dinner can be order from the menu but is not required to attend.
At approximately 7:15 p.m. Forest Service Archaeologist Pat Bower will give a presentation regarding his archaeological work on Easter Island.
Reservations are not required to attend.
For more information call Scott Burgan at 673-5997.
The Holiday Inn is located at 1809 Sugarland Dr.
Sheridan College will present "The Legacy of the First World War: The View From One Century Later" on Feb. 6. Mike Walker will present a brief overview of World War I, the magnitude of the slaughter that attended the war and the consequences of it. The free presentation will commence at 7 p.m. in the Whitney Presentation Hall. A more in depth look at the First World War will be offered in a seminar class beginning Jan. 22. HIST2490 01, First World War, will be taught by Walker on Wed. evenings from 6-8 p.m. Registration is now open at www.sheridan.edu. For more information on the free presentation or the seminar class contact Walker at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Sheridan County Democrats are sponsoring a program on Thursday at the Fulmer Public Library. "Follow the Legislature" is a non-partisan, free event which is open to everyone.
The program will explain how to navigate the Wyoming Legislature's website, with focus on bill tracking and advocacy.
There will also be discussions on a bill concerning Medicaid expansion, how to contact your legislatures and a few new skills that will keep you up-to-date on bills in Wyoming.
The program will run from 7:15-8:30 p.m. For more information call SCD President Hollis Hackman at 672-7585.
Sheridan County School District 2 Board of Trustees meeting Monday 6 p.m. Central Office Board Room 201 N. Connor St. • Call to order 1. Pledge of Allegiance • Recognition 1. All-State Music participants: Diane Knutson, Razmick Sarkissian and Ashley Lecholat 2. We the People: Tyson Emborg • Approval of agenda • Welcome 1. Audience comments • Consent agenda items 1. Approval of minutes from Jan. 13 2. Approval of bills for payment • Old business 1. Capital construction update (action) a. Fort Mackenzie/the Wright Place and Behavioral Center to Old Highland Park 2014-2015 school year 2. Approval of policies (action) • New business 1. FY14 quarterly financial update (action) 2. Approval of donations for Sheridan High School (action) 3. Fort Mackenzie High School 1:1 MacBook Airs and Da Vinci Lab (information) 4. Flare Gas on School Trust Lands Draft Resolution (Action) – Richard Bridger • Reports and communication 1. Board of Trustees 2. PTO, parents, students, organizations 3. Site administration and staff • District reports 1. Superintendent a. Board goal updates (information) • Executive session 1. Personnel matters 2. Legal matters 3. Real estate matters • Adjournment
Town of Ranchester Planning Committee meeting Tuesday 5:30 p.m. 145 Coffeen Street, Ranchester • Stoneridge Meadows Subdivision Phase 1 preliminary plat
Tongue River Power Board meeting Tuesday 7 p.m. Lucile Alley Room Daton Town Hall 608 Broadway St., Dayton. • Vote to accept the SLIB Grant Application for the natural gas line to the Tongue River Valley
The Sheridan Senior Center will host Helen Laumann of the Sheridan County Historical Society for the next "Conversation in History" on Wednesday.
This series of casual conversations surrounding specific portions of our Sheridan area history is free and open to the public.
The meeting will run from 10-11:15 a.m. in the Senior Center conference room.
The Senior Center is located at 211 Smith St.
For more information contact Lois Bell or Jane Perkins at 672-2240.
Tongue River Fire Protection board meeting Wednesday 7 p.m. TR Fire Hall 249 Highway 14, Ranchester • Bylaws
Landon's Greenhouse and Nursery will host three free public workshops on Saturday.
Beginning at 10 a.m. Sheridan's African Violet Society will inform participants on African violet growing techniques, do's and don'ts and society membership.
The second workshop will be presented by Landon's manager Keith Kershaw at 1 p.m. Kershaw will present information on ordering trees and shrubs for the spring.
Finally, at 3 p.m. Janelle Gray will house "It's a jungle in here: Caring for houseplants." Gray will offer information on light, watering, fertilizing and controlling pest problems.
All workshops are free but space is limited so pre-registration is required.
For more information see www.landonsgreenhouse.com, call 672-8340 or stop by the greenhouse at 505 College Meadows Drive.
Board of County Commissioners meeting Tuesday 9 a.m. Second floor commissioner's library #220 Sheridan County Courthouse Addition 224 S. Main St. • Call to order and pledge • Consent agenda 1. Minutes from staff meeting Feb. 3 2. Minutes from regular session Feb. 4 3. Minutes from staff meeting Feb. 10 4. Affirm C.A.S.T. legislative funding request letter 5. Findings of Fact for Q-13-007: Wolf Creek State Land Quarry • Consider agenda • Announcements • Public comments on matters not on the agenda • Consider fee waiver request for the Brinton Museum water treatment plant • Consider written review of TRVJPB SLIB project • Consider MOU with Wyoming Dept. of Health, Public Health Division for Public Health Nursing Services • Consider resolution 14-02-006 Depositories of Public Funds • Consider resolution 14-02-007 Alteration of County Road #74, Soldier Creek Road • Consider amendment IV to agreement with Johnson County for termination and dissolution of LDCC • Consider change order #4 with Diamond Point Construction Inc. for Sheridan County Storage Building • Public hearing for election district boundary changes
Board of County Commissioners staff meeting Tuesday immediately following board meeting Second floor commissioner's library #220 Sheridan County Courthouse Addition 224 S. Main St. • Call to order • Staff reports • Adjourn
The Sheridan College Main Street campus Center for Workforce and Community Education will present the next topic in the series of "Brown Bag Lunch Seminars" on Feb. 19.
Lynn Gordon of Family and Personal Counseling Center will present topics on Wednesdays through the end of February including depression, fear, family and codependency and how to take control of these issues.
The seminars are free and open to everyone with no reservations required
"Family and codependency: We are from where we came" will be the topic on Wednesday from 12:10-12:50 p.m.
For more information call Gordon at 672-6789.
The campus is located at 171 N. Main St.
Sheridan County Public Library Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday 4:30 p.m. Sheridan Fulmer Public Library 335 W. Alger St. • Call to order and welcome guests • Approval of agenda • Disposition of minutes of Jan. 15 meeting • Treasurer's report • Communications 1. Library correspondence 2. Board correspondence • Director's report 1. Monthly statistics 2. Items of interest 3. Departmental and branch report • Committee reports 1. Friends of the Library (next meeting March 11) 2. Foundation (next meeting March 17) • Continuing business 1. 2014-15 draft budget preparation • New business 1. Accident claim 2. Wyoming Room newspaper project 3. Revision to the non-smoking policy 4. Disposal of inventory from Tongue River • Convene executive session pursuant to W.S. §16-4-405(a)(x) to discuss a personnel matter (Director's annual performance review) • Return to regular session • Adjournment
SHERIDAN — Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library will host two events this week to provide assistance with the Health Insurance Marketplace.
On Wednesday from 5-8 p.m. and Thursday from noon to 6 p.m. in The Inner Circle "Enroll Wyoming" will be offered.
A new Health Insurance Marketplace is now open in Wyo., where consumers can find a variety of health plans which all cover prescriptions, hospital stays, doctor visits and more.
Those interested may qualify for financial help to afford these plans.
Trained navigators are available to help consumers understand the insurance plans available and assist in the enrollment process on healthcare.gov.
Wednesday night's program will be a presentation and Thursday will offer drop-in assistance hours.
For more information call Kevin Knapp at 674-8585 extension 29.
The library is located at 335 W. Alger St.
The Sheridan County Historical Society will host Veronica Hagemann on Wednesday. Hagemann will discuss the archival project at the Wyoming Girls School. The program is free and open to the general public. The event will commence at 7 p.m. and coffee and cookies will be served. The meeting will be held at the Downtown Sheridan Association Community Room located at the corner of North Main Street and Coffeen Avenue.
Dayton Town Council Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Dayton Town Hall 608 Broadway St. • Recite Pledge of Allegiance • Approval of agenda 1. Additions 2. Deletions • Approve minutes of the Feb. 3 council meeting • Announcements and correspondence • Old business update 1. Confirm banks to be depositories for the town of Dayton for 2014 2. Crazy Women Saloon to discuss having outside music Friday night of Dayton Days 3. Act on catering permit for Crazy Women Saloon for Friday night of Dayton Days • Citizen communiqué • Jr. Council comments, questions and request for future agenda items • Council comments and requests for future agenda items
Tongue River Valley Joint Powers Board meeting Thursday 7:00 p.m. Dayton Town Hall 608 Broadway Street • Call to order • Approval of minutes of Jan. 22 and Feb. 11 meetings • Addition or deletions to agenda • Old business 1. Treasurer's report • New business 1. Update BOCC meeting 2. Update District #1 meeting 3. Update grant information 4. MDU representatives • Public comments • Adjournment