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That's right! We at Puella et Puer Magi strive to cling to canon as much as we can with the addition of rules of our own such as the introduction of Magical Boys and Warlocks What makes them different from the big bad Witches and tough Magical Girls? If given a choice, what wish do you think would be worth selling your soul?
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California's Employer Records of Occupational Injury and Illness
List of FAQs || Highlights - 14300.5
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14300.5 - Determination of Work - Relatedness
What is the "work environment"?
The work environment is "the establishment and other locations where one or more employees are working or are present as a condition of their employment". The work environment includes:
Are there situations where an injury or illness occurs in the work environment, but is not considered work-related and does not have to be recorded?
Yes, under one of the following exceptions:
What are "personal tasks" for the purpose of meeting the exceptions to an injury or illness being work related?
"Personal tasks" means any tasks which are unrelated to the performance of the employee's job. An example may be, if an employee uses a company break area to work on their child's science project, they are engaged in a personal task.
An employee sustains a lost time injury while operating a company vehicle on personal business and on his own time, is the case recordable?
Employee use of the vehicle on personal business falls under the following exception to recording found in Section 14300.5: "The injury or illness is solely the result of an employee doing personal tasks (unrelated to their employment) at the establishment outside of the employee's assigned working hours".
What are "assigned working hours" for the purpose of meeting the exceptions to an injury or illness being work related?
"Assigned working hours" means those hours that the employee is actually expected to work, including overtime.
What activities are considered "personal grooming" for the purpose of meeting the exceptions to an injury or illness being work related?
Activities directly related to personal hygiene such as :
What activities are not considered "personal grooming" for the purpose of meeting the exceptions to an injury or illness being work related?
Bathing or showering at the workplace when necessary because of a workplace exposure is not considered "personal grooming".
For example, if an employee slips or falls and sustains an injury while showering at work to remove a contaminant from a workplace exposure.
An employee drives to work, parks their car in the company parking lot and walks across the lot. In the lot, the employee is struck by a car driven by another employee commuting to work. Are the resulting injuries work-related?
No. Injuries to either party are not work-related. Injuries caused by motor vehicle accidents occurring on company parking lots while employees are commuting to and from work are not work- related.
How do I handle a case if it is not obvious whether the precipitating event or exposure occurred in the work environment or occurred away from work?
In these situations, you must evaluate the employee's work duties and environment to decide if one or more events or exposures in the work environment caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.
How do I know if an event or exposure in the work environment "significantly aggravated" a pre-existing injury or illness?
A pre-existing injury or illness has been "significantly aggravated" when an event or exposure in the work environment results in:
If a maintenance employee is cleaning the parking lot or on an access road and is injured while performing his job duties, is the case work-related?
Yes, the case is work-related because the employee is injured while conducting company business in the work environment. If the injury meets the general recording criteria of Section 14300.7, the case must be recorded.
Which injuries and illnesses are considered pre-existing conditions?
An injury or illness is a pre-existing condition if it resulted solely from a non-work-related event or exposure that occurred outside the work environment
If a pre-existing medical condition causes an incident which results in a subsequent injury is the injury work-related?
No. Injuries and illnesses that result solely from non-work related events or exposures are not work-related and therefore not recordable.
How do I decide whether an injury or illness is work-related if the employee is on travel status at the time it occurs?
Injuries or illnesses that occur while employees are on travel status are work-related if they occurred while employees are engaged in work activities in the interest of the employer. Examples include:
How do I decide if a case is work-related when the employee is working at home?
The injury or illness will be considered work - related if the:
How do I decide if an injury is work-related when an employee stays at work after normal work hours to prepare for the next day's job tasks?
A case is work-related, regardless of whether the injury occurred after normal working hours, if an event or exposure in the work environment either : caused or contributed to the injury or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.
Is an injury considered work-related when an employee voluntarily takes work home?
No, the injury is only considered work-related if the employee was being paid or compensated for the work, and performing tasks directly related to the job rather than the general home environment
Are cases of work place violence considered work-related under the new Recordkeeping rule?
Yes, however a case would not be considered work-related if it qualifies under one of the exceptions found in 14300.5 (b)(2). For example, if an employee arrives at work early to use a company conference room for a civic club meeting, and is injured by a violent act, the case would not be considered work related.
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Spillman Farmer Architects has won first place in the inaugural Playhouse Competition and Design Showcase, organized by the American Institute of Architects Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter (AIA EPA).
AIA EPA, ArtsQuest, and Christkindlmarkt sponsored the competition, in which leading Lehigh Valley architects and student teams designed and built one-of-a-kind children's playhouses. The structures, on display during Christkindlmarkt in Bethlehem, are currently being raffled off on behalf of the Pediatric Cancer Foundation of the Lehigh Valley.
Spillman Farmer's winning concept, SlatHouse (pictured), was inspired by the kind of minimal shelters that kids build out of cardboard boxes, table tops, blankets, or string. The house is constructed with thermally-modified, chemical-free wood that is insect- and mold-resistant.
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Ending our two-part series that looked at the the MotoCzysz E1pc, we ask ourselves: why do motorcycles look the way they do? Probably the best answer to this question is that motorcycles today represent an amalgamation of 100 years of design evolution centered around the internal combustion engine. When we look at motorcycle racing, we see the design in its purest embodiment of function over form. While surely some semblance of aesthetics remains, the ultimate goal is to shave the next tenth of a second off a lap time. Each minor improvement adds up, and these aggregated can translate into substantial improvements when racing the clock and the competition.
So it surprises us when we look at electric motorcycle racing and see so many teams approaching their designs with the same ideas and concepts that were born out of this century of internal combustion engine (ICE) racing. While the two offshoots of the same branch carry over with them many similarities, the fundamentals of attaching wheels, suspension, and seat to a running motor has changed, and with that change surely there would be a large movement to rethink the way we build motorcycle frames. The fact of the matter however is that many electric motorcycle designers choose to pursue cramming an electric motor and batteries into a frame, and ultimately into and architecture, that was refined for a gasoline pumping motor and doesn't fully integrate the chassis's from with its function.
In an industry that rethinks motorcycles from the ground up, the biggest paradigm shift has been left out by all but a few teams and manufacturers. Looking for the next generation in motorcycle chassis design, Asphalt & Rubber recently got to sit down with Michael Czysz to get an up-close look at the 2009 MotoCzysz E1pc electric motorcycle, and also got a sneak peak at the 2010 frame and chassis. As one of the few entities to rethink how a motorcycle should be design and produced, Czysz's insights into his design give a glimpse as to what the next 100 years of motorcycle evolution will look like.


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Huawei today announced the Ascend P2, a new flagship Android phone with quite an impressive spec sheet. The Ascend P2 runs on Android 4.1 with Huawei's Emotion UI and is powered by a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor with 1GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. The device is also equipped with a 4.7-inch 1280 x 720 pixels display covered with Gorilla Glass 2, NFC, Wi-Fi, GPS, a 2,420 mAh battery, 13 megapixel camera with BSI sensor, front-facing 1.3 megapixel camera and LTE Category 4 support – giving the Ascend P2 the fastest internet download speeds on the planet.
At first glance, the design of the Huawei Ascend P2 looks a little bland and uninspiring, but the beauty of the device is found in the little details. The back and sides of the Ascend P2 are wrapped in a white/silver plastic shell, but the black bezel around the display flows over the top and bottom edged of the phone, giving it a truly unique look. Pricing details are not yet available, but Huawei expects the Ascend to hit global markets in late Q2 of 2013. While the device is capable of reaching download speeds up to 150 Mbps, there are very few LTE networks in the world which fully support LTE Category 4 speeds.
While Huawei's phone features some great specs, we're not sure if it's enough to compete directly with the HTC One or the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S IV. Do you think Huawei will continue to gain market share in 2013 with phones like the Ascend P2?
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Barcelona, Spain, February 24, 2013: Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, today introduced the HUAWEI Ascend P2, the world's fastest smartphone, at the 2013 Mobile World Congress (MWC). The Ascend P2 features a 1.5 GHz quad-core processor and LTE Cat 4 providing an ultrafast web experience with download speeds of up to 150 Mbps. Continuing the fashion legacy of the Ascend P-series, it is only 8.4mm slim with an infinity edge 4.7-inch IPS HD in-cell touch display with second-generation Corning® Gorilla® Glass, and will be available in black and white.
"Ascend P2 is the perfect combination of elegance and power, and further proof that there's no need to compromise when desiring a perfect smartphone. It is evidence of the outstanding smartphone experiences and great technology that we are committed to bringing to consumers globally," said Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Consumer Business Group.
The HUAWEI Ascend P2 will be on sale in France through Orange in June 2013.
"We're pleased to be working with Huawei again to enable our customers to have easier and faster access to all their favorite content," said Yves Maitre, Senior Vice President, Mobile Multimedia & Devices, Orange. "We are impressed by the design and look forward to putting the Ascend P2 into the hands of consumers as soon as possible."
"The technological capabilities of the HUAWEI Ascend P2 will enable our customers to have the fastest access to all their content, with speeds up to 150 Mbps on our brand new 4G network," said Florence Paour, Device Marketing Director, Orange France.
The HUAWEI Ascend P2 runs on the Android 4.1 operating system, with Huawei's own Emotion UI 1.5. Powered by a 2420 mAh battery and 1.5 GHz quad-core processor, the Ascend P2 downloads HD movies in minutes, and loads online videos, web pages, songs or e-Books in seconds. Huawei's proprietary 'swift sharing' supports uploads and downloads two to three times faster than other smartphones in a Wi-Fi environment. With its NFC module*, Ascend P2 enables e-payments and can act as an electronic ticket. Huawei's unique Quick Power Control (QPC) and Automated Discontinuous Reception (ADRX) power-saving technologies, reduces power consumption by 30% and charging time by more than 25% compared to other smartphones.
Continuing the fashion focus of Huawei's Ascend P smartphones, HUAWEI Ascend P2 evokes the image of an infinity pool with its seamless, elegant design and curvy contours. Using in-cell technology, its LCD 4.7-inch IPS HD touchscreen is an impressive 8.4mm slim. Its 'magic touch' feature provides enhanced screen responsiveness even with gloves, and instant keyword translation and Wikipedia searches can now be done on a single window with 'smart reading'. The screen also calibrates its brightness automatically under any light conditions, allowing users to perform any function, under any light.
The HUAWEI Ascend P2 provides optimal photo and video features including a 13 MP BSI rear-facing camera with HDR, and a 1.3 MP front-facing camera to support self-portrait and video shooting. A dedicated camera key on the side of the phone also allows instant access to picture taking, click once for the camera to be activated and another time to take the shot. With Huawei's advanced camera algorithm, high-definition images can be captured even in backlit conditions. Auto adjustment modes further enable Ascend P2 to produce photos that rival professional cameras.
The Huawei Emotion UI*, available on the Ascend P2 is easy to use and customize. The UniHome function combines home panels with the main menu, while Huawei's patent-pending Me Widget better utilizes screen real-estate by combining all the information and functions you need in a single, customizable widget. Emotion UI is also pre-installed with a smartphone housekeeper function to support real-time data traffic tracking, automatic blacklisting and blocking, periodical system cleaning, and spontaneous exiting of idle programs and cache cleanup, in addition to anti-virus, energy saving, privacy protection, software management, and more.
The Ascend P2 will also be available globally around the second quarter of 2013.
*This function is available in selected markets only.
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As at the end of 2012, Huawei's products and services are deployed in over 140 countries, serving more than one third of the world's population. Huawei has also set up more than 20 R&D centers around the world in countries such as the United States, Germany, Sweden, Russia, India, and China. Consumer business is one of Huawei's three business groups offering a range of products that include mobile phones, mobile broadband devices, home devices, clouds, and consumer chipsets. With more than 20 years of rich business expertise in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector, an extensive global network, vast global business operations and partners, Huawei Consumer Business Group, through Huawei Device, is dedicated to bringing the latest technology to consumers, offering a world of possibilities and creating extraordinary experiences for people everywhere.
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She has experience in senior level management as Executive Director of Montefiore Medical Center Home Health Agency (Bronx, NY) and Vice President of Community Health Services at Elant (Goshen, NY).
Professor Schulmerich brings a wealth of experience to the College, and an understanding of what being a Registered Professional Nurse means in practice, advocacy, and professionalism. Students consistently acknowledge how much they learn in all the classes she teaches. She has taught formally or in continuing education for the better part of four decades and looks forward to helping students reach their academic potential and goals.


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cinnamon rolls, dinner rolls and traditional bread loaves. But learning how to shape crusty breads is something that I imagined would take a lot of practice and time-- and I've procrastinted taking the plunge in these uncharted waters, for me. So, here I am, enjoying one week of our school's Fall Break and I've intentionally kept my calendar commitments to a bare minimum. The weather is still in the 70's, but the mornings have a bit of a chill and the evenings are becoming a little chillier. Last night, King Arthur Flour posted that October 16th would be "World Bread Day". I'm on vacation, so why not? I was ready to try.
The first step was in making the starter, which was quite easy. I used SAF instant yeast, King Arthur Unbleached Flour, and water and mixed it with my Danish Dough whisk. Easy peasy, less than five minutes. Done. Time to go to bed. The starter needs about 14 hours to become bubbly-- like thick pancake batter.
This morning, I peeked at my starter. What a relief it was to find that the starter was a success.
I really like dough buckets, because I can visually see how much my dough rises. They can pull double duty, for marinating meats-- as long as they are properly washed, of course, to kill any bacteria. But an oil-lined bowl, covered with plastic wrap works just as well. The dough needs three hours for the yeast to do it's work.
In the meantime, I had a field day watching various You Tube videos on shaping baguettes. There is quite an art to this, and professional bakers have a clear advantage with professional ovens, a baking couche (that I don't own...yet), peels, special bread pans and various tools-- and years of experience, of course. I had to think of what tools I did own that could work (more on that later).
Three hours later, it's time to shape the baguettes. Gulp. I learned that wetting my hands, a bit, helped to handle the soft dough without it sticking. I can see that the yeast is doing it's job, by the bubbles.
I use a non-stick baking mat for just about everything. With a light dusting of flour on the mat, and on my hands, I began to shape the dough into baguettes. Not too hard! I decided to make my own baking couche by heavily flouring a clean linen towel. I used the folds to cradle each baguette.
making pizza, trust me. Today, I finally bought the pizza peel I've always wanted, but I'm going to show you how you can improvise using a baking sheet and parchment paper.
You can't really see it, but I have a couple of clear white plastic flexible cutting mats. By carefully lifting my makeshift "couche" I gently rolled a baguette onto the cutting mat (since I didn't own a baker's "transfer board". It worked! From there I gently rolled each baguette onto an inverted baking sheet, covered with parchment paper. TIP: one of the baguettes stuck to the towel. I used the bench scraper to, very gently, unstick it. Success!
baking stone, by the way. I bought it from King Arthur Flour, and have used it for several years. No more soggy pizza crusts! I always leave it in my oven.
THE FINAL FRONTIER: The inverted baking sheet works, somewhat, like a pizza peel. I pulled out the baking rack, with the pizza stone. Very carefully, I aligned my baking sheet of shaped rolls and very carefully I slid the parchment paper filled breads onto the baking stone. Success! However, I really did order the aforementioned pizza peel. I think it'll take the stress out of doing this, in the future.
25 minutes later, the aroma of freshly baked bread got my son's attention. What a feeling!
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Case Study of Classroom Implementation of Role-Playing
Classroom examples for the following disciplines:
Business | Economics | Science
Role-Playing in the Classroom: A Tourism Experience
Fiona Richards discusses a role play exercise incorporated into a first year tourism majors at James Cook University .
The Use of Role-Playing to Help Students Understand Information Systems Case Studies
This article published in the Journal of Information Systems Education explains as to why students preferred the role-play approach to help them understand how information systems can be used in business.
Showcase: Case studies, Role-Playing and Simulations
An excellent showcase of case studies on role playing in economics classrooms from the Economics Network of the UK's Higher Education Academy.
The Mandelbrot Project: A Role Playing Exercise in Applied Decision Making
Jack Ruitenbeek discusses a case study exercise on a role-playing context ("game") for students in environmental economics.
The National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science Case Collection
An excellent showcase of case studies on role playing in science classroom from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Some of the subjects mentioned are:
The Use of Role-Playing Exercises in Teaching Undergraduate Astronomy and Physics
Paul J. Francis, Aidan P. Byrne discusses a series of case-studies illustrating the nature of this technique, its advantages and some of its pitfalls. Several ready-to-run exercises are included.
Role Playing In an Object-Oriented World
St. Bonaventure University presents the use of scripted role playing that can help students understand various aspects of software design, marine biology and more.
"Saving Superman: A Look into Stem Cell Research"
Lisa M. Rubin, professor at University at Buffalo and State University of New York, provides a case study that begins with a synopsis of Christopher Reeve's accident and his support of stem cell research, with hopes to spark student interest in the topic. There are two parts to the case study that includes the use of role-play approach.


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The Peppermint Stick Dress
Added Feb 16, 2012
by MaryBeverly
Waco, Texas, Uni...
Hooray! I finished my first vintage pattern, a 1963 beauty from Simplicity. Its abstract bow neckline made me fall in love, so it seemed the perfect pattern for my Valentine's Day dress. Made up in a red striped cotton and coordinating red twill, it turned out beautifully. I did make a few changes, of course – switching the gored skirt to a dirndl and adding an invisible zipper. However, now I'm plotting a solid version of this dress, with the pattern's original six-gore skirt.
More pictures and construction details can be found at my blog, Idle Fancy.
Material Notes
Red striped cotton – Gorgeous Fabrics – $8/yard
Red cotton twill – JoAnn Fabrics – $9/yard
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This is a really cute dress, I too like the bow and the colors!
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It's hard to believe this is Week 9 of the high school football season. That means the regular season comes to an end next week for Class A, AA and AAA teams.
It's also hard to believe The Post and Courier's Phil Bowman picked Fort Dorchester to lose to Colleton County last week. For the record, the Patriots posted a 56-14 road victory against the Cougars, who were celebrating Homecoming.
ABC News Channel 4 expert Dean Stephens didn't make the same mistake. He picked the Patriots to rebound after their loss to Summerville a week earlier.
Stephens was on target, going 6 for 6 to edge Bowman, who went 5-1.
Here are this week's picks:
Hilton Head at Hanahan
Stephens: The Hawks finish their business. Hanahan, 31-7.
Bowman: Nobody is stopping the Hawks this week. Hanahan, 34-14.
Woodland at Bishop England
Stephens: The Bishops battle til the end. Bishop England, 28-24.
Bowman: Bishop England's 18-game region winning streak comes to an end. Woodland, 21-13.
Wando at Goose Creek
Stephens: Difficult place to get the train back on the track. Goose Creek, 58-14.
Bowman: Reedy's raiders ready to run the table. Goose Creek, 42-7.
Stratford at West Ashley
Stephens: Knights keep their eyes on the prize. Stratford, 28-7.
Bowman: Stratford's perfect season continues. Stratford, 24-10.
Bluffton at Fort Dorchester
Stephens: The Patriots defend the fort. Fort Dorchester, 28-21.
Bowman: Picked against Pats last week. Won't make same mistake. Fort Dorchester, 21-17.
Summerville at Colleton County
Stephens: Summerville picks up another win for Coach McKissick, Summerville, 35-7
Bowman: McKissick gets 609th career victory. Summerville, 21-0.


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Angelina Jolie's flawed message
A good chunk of humanity is talking about Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy. She penned a remarkable Op-Ed in The New York Times about her decision to have preventive surgery and breast reconstruction following the results of a genetic test. The variant of her BRCA1 gene gives her an 87% risk of breast cancer and 50% risk of ovarian cancer. (Clearly, she'll need to confront the latter issue at some point. I know we all wish her the very best.)
I join the millions who are happy to read that Ms. Jolie is making a fast recovery. Her story is another reminder of the need for education and outreach, and brave decisions. And, she points out the crucial issues of access, cost and preventive health care (though the discussion is one much broader than breast cancer). As sad and terrifying as her experience must be, however, she's fortunate to have deep emotional and financial support. It's a stark reminder of health care haves and have-nots.
Unfortunately, her nod to "wonderful holistic doctors working on alternatives" is less helpful. Steve Jobs was famously regretful of his choice to pursue alternative therapies. He wished—too late—that "conventional" (science-based) therapies had started earlier. Instead, he tried dietary supplements, juices and acupuncture for nine months while his cancer spread. I'd hate to see Ms. Jolie provide a platform to physicians like Christiane Northrup, who has used Tarot cards to diagnose illness, or celebrities like Suzanne Somers, who apply, ingest and inject unapproved products in an attempt to stay young, and Jenny McCarthy, who uses the very unfortunate story of her son to create fear and confusion around vaccines.
Of course, people die even though they had the best of what science could offer. Cancer is a terrible, complicated array of diseases. And it's true that some people get better while on alternative therapies. We know that many modern medicines are derived from natural substances. But the cures you often hear about could be the result of other factors including poor initial diagnoses.
When it comes to managing one's health or the health of one's family, most people don't have enough knowledge to evaluate a medical product claim or even formulate the right questions to ask a health care provider. This all makes the public an easy target for purveyors of unapproved alternative medicines and bogus devices.So, while some push for greater access to health care, a parallel effort must be made to fund research and education. Dropping information—even crucial or compelling data—onto the heads of an unprepared public, or expecting a response to another "call to action," is unproductive and unrealistic. We need a massive, sustained effort to enhance health and science literacy.
Paul Oestreicher is a veteran of both agency and corporate public relations/public affairs groups. He now runs Oestreicher Communications, LLC (www.ocomms.com) and is an Adjunct Professor at NYU's M.S. Program in Public Relations & Corporate Communication. Paul is the author of Camelot, Inc.: Leadership and Management Insights from King Arthur and the Round Table (www.camelotinc.com). You can follow him on Twitter @pauloestreicher.


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SHOW ME THE MONEY: On Thursday night Naomi Campbell shook down various London multimillionaires at Fashion For Relief, a charity catwalk show for victims of the summer floods in northern England. Guests included Philip Green, Claudia Schiffer, Sting, Trudie Styler, Christian Slater, Daphne Guinness, Yasmin Le Bon, Tamara Mellon and Princesses Eugene and Beatrice. Most of the women — including Schiffer, Mellon and the princesses — modeled a range of donated designer gear including Chanel, Dior and Alexander McQueen. Meanwhile, Kate Moss, who gave the modeling a miss, donated $50,000, and nearly $1 million was raised before the show even began. Erin O'Connor, who also modeled, said: "It was quite touching to see the celebrities being quite nervous of doing it. They were asking the models for advice."
ASPREY MAKES DO: Asprey still doesn't have a chief executive, two months after Gianluca Brozzetti abruptly — and mysteriously — stepped down from his post. On Thursday, an Asprey spokeswoman said John P. Rigas, chairman and chief executive of Sciens Capital Management LLC, the New York-based private equity firm and the principal shareholder in Asprey, was the acting chief of the luxury brand. Creative director Hakan Rosenius said backstage on Thursday that creatively "the shareholders don't want anything to change," and have told him to proceed with business as usual.
FRENCH FANCY: "We wanted it to be slightly theatrical, as if you were walking into one of our homes," said Sadie Frost of the first FrostFrench flagship, which opened Thursday. The store, located on Camden Passage in Islington, U.K., has a girly boudoir feel complete with an antique dressing table and ornate ironwork. And there's no mistaking whose home customers are gazing at. Polaroids of the pair are scattered across the floor, and giant portraits of the duo decorate one of the changing rooms. "That way you get the sense we're always in the shop," joked Frost.
This story first appeared in the September 21, 2007 issue of WWD. Subscribe Today.
AGENT ORANGE: Everyone knows about the time Oprah Winfrey tried to shop at the Hermès flagship store in Paris past closing time and was rebuffed at the door. But did you know the Queen of Thailand had better luck when she arrived after hours, with an entourage of approximately 100 people? The difference was that Hermès staff was expecting the queen and waited a bit extra, according to a new book by Christian Blanckaert, executive vice president of Hermès International in charge of international affairs. His 202-page tome, titled "Luxe" and scheduled for a French release on Oct. 11, offers a freewheeling, insider view of the company's history, punctuated with witty stories and anecdotes about the company, its employees and the quirks of its customers.
TAKE TWO: Designer Amsale was in Boston this week to shoot her scene in the new film "Bachelor No. 2" starring Kate Hudson, Dane Cook, Jason Biggs and Diora Baird. Amsale has designed the wedding gowns and bridesmaids dresses for the comedy, which is being directed by Howard Deutch. Amsale's scene is with the "bride," played by Baird, who comes to pick up her dress at the Amsale boutique (specially created for the film). Amsale said,
"I don't quite think my performance will garner any attention from The Academy, but I definitely have a red-carpet dress idea up my sleeve."
EVENING READING: What does a hit reality TV show get you? Well, if you're Elle fashion director and "Project Runway" judge Nina Garcia, a lot of new friends and loving colleagues. Garcia drew a crowd to Gemma earlier this week to mark her new book, "The Little Black Book of Style," including Elle editor in chief Robbie Myers and creative director Joe Zee, as well as Olivia Chantecaille, Tinsley Mortimer, Lauren Davis, Rachel Roy (whose husband, Damon Dash, showed up just in time for dessert) and Alison Sarofim. Most of the fashionable crowd was decked in Armani, which sponsored the dinner, but the untimely service that delayed the start of dinner by two hours had most of the socials checking in with mates via iPhone or BlackBerry.
SHOPPING TEMPLE: Londoners will soon have an alternative to schlepping through Chelsea and Mayfair — luxury shopping in the city is set to become a walk in the park. A high-end shopping mall, located in a deconsecrated church, is set to open its doors just minutes away from Regent's Park and Great Portland Street. The space is currently being restored and work is expected to finish in 2009.
LOST LUGGAGE: The customized T-Mobile Sidekicks for the Council of Fashion Designers of America's Fashion Targets Breast Cancer program hit eBay on Tuesday, but they almost didn't make it. The one-of-a-kind creations by such designers as Diane von Furstenberg, Tommy Hilfiger, Nicole Miller and Jennifer Lopez for Sweetface, got lost on their way to auction management company Kompolt and were missing for three weeks. FedEx eventually hunted the Sidekicks down in time for the auction, which runs through next Tuesday. Speaking of FTBC, the Ralph Lauren-designed polo shirts in aid of the initiative worldwide were launched on Net-a-porter.com on Sept. 10, and more than 600 of the $75 shirts have sold in the first week. Meanwhile, designer Atil Kutoglu's T-shirt and minidresses made exclusively for FTBC's Turkey initiative have raised in excess of $10,000 for the program.


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Cranberry Almond Crostata
This unique Italian-American recipe is perfect for a dessert in all occassions. Enjoy cranberries with an almond-scented crust.
Make dough:
Pulse almonds with 1/4 cup flour until finely ground (be careful not to grind to a paste).
Beat together butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer at medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reserve 1 tablespoon beaten egg, chilled, for egg wash and beat remaining egg into butter mixture, then add vanilla and almond extracts, beating well. At low speed, mix in almond mixture, zest, salt, and remaining 1 3/4 cups flour until mixture just forms a dough.
Halve dough and form each half into a 5- to 6-inch disk. Wrap disks separately in plastic wrap and chill until firm, at least 30 minutes.
Make filling:
Bring cranberries, orange juice, marmalade, brown sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt to a boil in a heavy medium pot, stirring, then simmer, uncovered, until some of cranberries burst and mixture is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Cool filling quickly by spreading it in a shallow baking pan and chilling until lukewarm, about 15 minutes.
Bake crostata:
Preheat oven to 375°F with a foil-lined large baking sheet on middle rack. Generously butter springform pan.
Roll out 1 piece of dough between sheets of parchment paper into a 12-inch round (dough will be very tender). Remove top sheet of paper and invert dough into springform pan. (Dough will tear easily but can be patched together with your fingers.) Press dough over bottom and up side of pan, trimming dough to reach 1/2 inch up side of pan. Chill shell.
Roll out remaining dough into a 12-inch round in same manner. Remove top sheet of paper, then cut dough into 10 (1/3-inch-wide) strips with pastry wheel and slide (still on wax paper) onto a tray. Freeze strips until firm, about 10 minutes.
Spread filling in chilled shell and arrange 5 strips 1 inch apart on filling. Arrange remaining 5 strips 1 inch apart diagonally across first strips to form a lattice with diamond-shaped spaces. Trim edges of all strips flush with edge of shell. Brush lattice top with reserved beaten egg and sprinkle crostata with granulated sugar.
Bake crostata in pan on hot baking sheet until pastry is golden and filling is bubbling, 50 to 60 minutes. (If pastry is too brown after 30 minutes, loosely cover crostata with foil.) Cool crostata completely in pan on a rack, 1 1/2 to 2 hours (to allow juices to thicken).


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A Food Blog that shares tried & true recipes, and my passion for cooking and baking with a garnish of beginning gardening and some travel.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Spring Leek & Potato Soup, kicked up Emeril Lagasse Style
I have been cooking and baking for most of this Sunday. I have kept my promise to cook what's in my fridge, pantry and freezer so I have made soup, baked muffins, cooked artichokes, made an aioli and egg salad (with Old Bay Seasoning)-- many of these items are for our lunch boxes, for the work week.
It's about 78 degrees outside, so my husband thought I'd really lost my marbles when I announced that I had made soup for lunch. He had been outside, doing yardwork, and feeling pretty hot and sweaty. Still, he liked it and I loved it!
My inspiration to make the soup came from a need to use the beautiful spring garlic and leeks I received in my CSA box.
Truth be told, I had no idea what spring garlic was-- until my friend, Felicia, told me that there is a clear difference. Upon close inspection, I see what she means-- the spring garlic is a little smaller than leeks and have a purplish stripe. They smelled very mild. I decided to add this to my soup, though it wasn't part of the printed recipe.
I also have a several quarts of frozen turkey stock, my from Thanksgiving Turkey. Bless that bird's heart, I never waste a chicken or turkey carcass. I decided to thaw that and my decision was made-- hot or not, I was going to make soup for our lunch boxes-- and we are expecting rain by Tuesday.
Potato & Leek soup has been making the food blogosphere rounds, along with bundt cakes and Tuesdays with Dorie versions of baked goods. I have a recipe, by Rachael Ray, that I've made a few times. This time, I stumbled on Emeril Lagasse's version and I paused... bacon, white wine and creme fraiche. Not only did I have all three ingredients on hand, I liked the idea of adding bacon!
I had already prepped my leeks-- for those of you who haven't work with these, they can be very full of soil. My preferred way to prep them, is to cut them lengthwise and then in half moons. I put these into a colander and into a bowl with water.... swish, swish, swish... the dirt falls to the bottom of the bowl, and I'm in business!
I loved the idea of the garni, but I had already trimmed and tossed the greenery from the leeks, to better fit into my apartment size refrigerator (I dream of owning a large refrigerator). I also realized I was out of cheese cloth, so I improvised-- I resurrected two outer leaves of leeks and cut fresh thyme (from my garden), bay leaves and peppecorn-- and I wrapped it and tied it with twine. Very cool!
In a dutch oven, I melted a little butter and rendered the fat from 3 slices of chopped bacon; then added the leeks and spring garlic:
This really smelled wonderful and I was ready to start adding the liquids:
Now, for my favorite part-- I added 1/2 cup of sauvignon blanc (my choice for cooking with white wine)
Is anyone old enough to remember Graham Kerr? He's that "chef" who loved to cook with wine on his TV show. I was young, but I always wondered how pickled he really was. Anyway...
I added the potatoe, my cute little bouquet garnic (see it in the back ground) and my turkey stock, salt and white pepper.
30 minutes later, on simmer, the soup was ready for the next step:
I removed and tossed the bouquet garni and had my immersion blender, all plugged in:
I love my immersion blender. It's not an expensive one, and it's not cordless, but I'd much rather use this tool than to puree in a blender. I think it's easier and less chances of explosions! (Says me, who loves pressure cooking).
This soup pureed beautifully, and was a perfect thickness. I turned off the heat and added 1/2 cup of creme fraiche. Perfect! The bacon does come through, so omit it if you don't like bacon.
I raced to my garden and cut some fresh chives and garnished this soup with an extra dollop of creme fraiche. Bam!:
Emeril, I applaud you. I'm not a fan of your Bayou Blast (sorry, I'm just not big on hot sauce and I go easy on cayenne). This is the best potato leek soup I've made, so far.
I've already put portions into small bowls for our lunch boxes tomorrow.
It feels great to make something so good, that is economical, and made with frozen homemade stock.
Now... do I dare make one more thing today? We shall see... at least I have a week's worth of blogging all ready to go.
I'm addicted. I can't help it.
13 comments:
- Elyse said...
Isn't the weather just gorgeous out?! I'm so glad you've gotten to spend your Sunday cooking and baking. It's the best way to spend Sunday. This soup looks superb! In fact, I'm tabbing this recipe so that I, too, can have this soup soon!
- April 5, 2009 at 5:33 PM
- Monica H said...
This looks so creamy...mmm!
- April 5, 2009 at 10:19 PM
- ♥Rosie♥ said...
Oh this soup sings Spring in every way - just gorgeous!
- April 6, 2009 at 8:42 AM
- Sophie said...
I like how you used the broth from Thanksgiving! It looks like it certainly came in handy, the soup looks great :).
- April 6, 2009 at 10:27 AM
- Judy said...
I love soup all year round, and this looks delicious. Your photos are gorgeous. I would love to exchange links with you. I'll add you to my blogroll if you'll add me to yours. Let me know.
- April 7, 2009 at 9:36 AM
- Phoo-D said...
This looks terrific. We saw the largest most beautiful leeks at the San Francisco Farmer's market last weekend. They were about 5 inches in diameter! Mr. B has been asking for leeks ever since so this recipe would work perfectly!
- April 7, 2009 at 12:10 PM
- Digigirl said...
That looks really delicious. I've always loved potato soup, and that one sounds divine. I loved your little bouquet garni - very clever! When out of cheesecloth, I've used a paper coffee filter before for some things but I'm not sure how it would do getting cooked in a soup. I think your solution was brilliant!
- April 7, 2009 at 5:23 PM
- Thibeault's Table said...
Your soup looks delicious. I love Potato Leek soup but have never made it with bacon before. What a great idea. I'll have to give that a try.
- April 8, 2009 at 6:55 AM
- ChefBliss.com said...
Your soup looks wonderful!! Thanks foe letting me know about it. I posted it on RecipeBliss.com today!
- April 8, 2009 at 9:41 AM
- Debinhawaii said...
A potato and leek soup--one of my favorites! It lloks beautiful and delicious. Thanks for sending it along to Souper Sunday--it is in this week's round up.
- April 12, 2009 at 3:27 PM
- Nate-n-Annie said...
I would like to include your recipe in our "Grow Your Own" roundup this month! For information on how to enter, please go to
Aloha, Nate
- April 18, 2009 at 11:36 AM
- Claudia said...
Potato Leek soup is great cold on a hot day. Back in the olden days we called it Vichyssoise. I like the addition of bacon, though don't know if I'd add it for the cold version. Also, the white wine sounds good.
- May 5, 2009 at 8:23 PM
- Andrea's Recipes (Grow Your Own) said...
What a delicious soup! I love using leeks in soup, too. Thanks for joining us for Grow Your Own in April! (BTW, your Arabian is beautiful.)
- May 9, 2009 at 6:37 PM


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Emma Watson Attends Party for Chanel in London (Updated)
Dec 06, 2007
Actress Emma Watson attended a party hosted by designer Karl Lagerfeld of fashion house Chanel last night in London, England. Hello Magazine reports that Emma "arrived at London's Nobu restaurant in a shimmering sequined jacket bearing the legendary brand's double C logo. Clearly confident about her style ' she recently revealed she never uses a stylist to help her wtih her wardrobe choices ' the Harry Potter star completed her highly groomed look with a generous sweep of ruby-red lipstick." You can see more photos of the Hermione Granger actress at this event here via WENN, and in the Daily Mail.
UPDATE: Additional photos are now in our galleries, here.
UPDATE 2Emma Watson, along with fellow Harry Potter actress Emma Thompson (Professor Trelawney) attended the Chanel Winter Collection fashion show tonight in London,England, with new photos from this event now available in our galleries.
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|Lehigh Valley IronPigs released SS Tyler Greene.
|January 28, 2015
|Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent SS Tyler Greene to a minor league contract.
|January 28, 2015
|SS Tyler Greene assigned to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
|April 23, 2014
|SS Tyler Greene assigned to El Paso Chihuahuas.
|April 22, 2014
|Atlanta Braves traded SS Tyler Greene to San Diego Padres.
|January 13, 2014
|Tyler Greene assigned to Atlanta Braves.
|August 17, 2013
|Atlanta Braves signed free agent 2B Tyler Greene to a minor league contract.
|August 17, 2013
|SS Tyler Greene assigned to Gwinnett Braves.
|August 13, 2013
|Charlotte Knights released 2B Tyler Greene.
|June 5, 2013
|Chicago White Sox sent 2B Tyler Greene outright to Charlotte Knights.
|June 3, 2013
|Chicago White Sox designated Tyler Greene for assignment.
|April 14, 2013
|Chicago White Sox purchased 2B Tyler Greene.
|April 4, 2013
|SS Tyler Greene assigned to Charlotte Knights.
|April 1, 2013
|Chicago White Sox signed free agent SS Tyler Greene to a minor league contract.
|March 26, 2013
|Houston Astros released SS Tyler Greene.
|August 10, 2012
|Houston Astros activated SS Tyler Greene.
|August 9, 2012
|St. Louis Cardinals traded 2B Tyler Greene to Houston Astros.
|November 2, 2011
|Tyler Greene roster status changed by St. Louis Cardinals.
|October 1, 2011
|St. Louis Cardinals reassigned 2B Tyler Greene to the minor leagues.
|September 6, 2011
|St. Louis Cardinals recalled 2B Tyler Greene from Memphis Redbirds.
|July 31, 2011
|St. Louis Cardinals optioned Tyler Greene to Memphis Redbirds.
|July 29, 2011
|St. Louis Cardinals recalled Tyler Greene from Memphis Redbirds.
|June 18, 2011
|St. Louis Cardinals optioned Tyler Greene to Memphis Redbirds.
|September 7, 2010
|St. Louis Cardinals recalled Tyler Greene from Memphis Redbirds.
|August 17, 2010
|St. Louis Cardinals optioned Tyler Greene to Memphis Redbirds.
|August 13, 2010
|sent SS Tyler Greene on a rehab assignment to Palm Beach Cardinals.
|August 1, 2010
|Tyler Greene assigned to Memphis Redbirds.
|August 1, 2010
|Tyler Greene roster status changed by St. Louis Cardinals.
|July 2, 2010
|St. Louis Cardinals recalled SS Tyler Greene from Memphis Redbirds.
|May 17, 2010
|St. Louis Cardinals optioned Tyler Greene to Memphis Redbirds.
|April 26, 2010
|St. Louis Cardinals recalled Tyler Greene from Memphis Redbirds.
|March 26, 2010
|St. Louis Cardinals optioned Tyler Greene to Memphis Redbirds.
|October 19, 2009
|Tyler Greene roster status changed by St. Louis Cardinals.
|October 7, 2009
|St. Louis Cardinals reassigned SS Tyler Greene to the minor leagues.
|September 23, 2009
|St. Louis Cardinals recalled Tyler Greene from Memphis Redbirds.
|September 23, 2009
|St. Louis Cardinals activated SS Tyler Greene.
|July 6, 2009
|St. Louis Cardinals optioned Tyler Greene to Memphis Redbirds.
|June 5, 2009
|St. Louis Cardinals recalled Tyler Greene from Memphis Redbirds.
|May 24, 2009
|St. Louis Cardinals optioned Tyler Greene to Memphis Redbirds.
|April 30, 2009
|St. Louis Cardinals recalled SS Tyler Greene from Memphis Redbirds.
|April 30, 2009
|St. Louis Cardinals activated SS Tyler Greene.
Resides in Jupiter, Fla., and has a son named Brayden James...Graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla....Signed by Roger Smith (Cardinals).2013
Spent the majority of his ninth year of professional baseball with the Chicago White Sox organization before joining the Gwinnett (AAA) Braves in mid-August...Between the three stops (CWS, Charlotte and Gwinnett), batted .250 (76-for-304) with 16 doubles, three triples, five home runs and 34 RBI in 91 total games...Began the 2013 season in spring training camp with Houston. Was release by the Astros on 3/26 and became a free agent on 3/28. Signed to a minor-league contract by the Chicago White Sox on 4/4...Spent time between the White Sox and Triple-A Charlotte before being released by Chicago on 8/13 (was designated for assignment on 6/3 and outrighted to Charlotte on 6/5)...Signed by the Braves to a minor-league contract on 8/17 and assigned to Gwinnett.2012 Combined to hit .230 (70x305) with 11 homers while with St. Louis (77g) and Houston (39g)... hit .246 (31x126) with six doubles, seven homers and 11 RBI with the Astros after being traded to the club in August... started 30 games at shortstop and three at second base for Houston...began the year with the Cardinals before being acquired by the Astros in exchange for cash considerations on Aug. 9...had a productive 2012 season offensively at Minute Maid Park...posted a .279 (19x68) average with six doubles, six homers, 10 RBI and a .632 slugging percentage in 25 games at the venue...hit two of his six homers as a Cardinal on May 6, in a game where he went 3x3 with four RBI against the Astros. 2011 Began the season on the Major League roster for the first time in his career...Led the Cardinals with 11 stolen bases and was a perfect 11-for-11 in steal attempts. Is a perfect 16-16 in his MLB career...Was inserted as a pinch-runner nine times, scoring six times...Was optioned to Triple-A Memphis on 6/18, recalled 7/29-31 before a final recall on 9/6 after the AAA season ended...Hit .323 in 66 games for Memphis with 19 doubles, two triples and 14 home runs; also stole 19 bases which ranked 2nd on team to Adron Chambers. The .323 BA was his best at any level during any season...Swiped 2 bases on 4/16 at LAD, a career high...Had very efficient numbers against NL West opponents, batting .333 (9-27) with six RBI and four stolen bases...Made 14 starts at 2B & 10 at SS with appearances at 2B, SS, LF & RF for St. Louis...Collected two-run pinch single 4/15 at LA; was 2-13 (.154) as a pinch-hitter with three RBI...His only home run came at HOU, a solo shot off J.A. Happ, in a 4/27 start playing shortstop...Matched a career high with three hits 5/8 vs. MIL. Had three multi-hit games...Batted lead-off for Cards on 6/16 at WSH, but appeared most often in the 8-spot when starting (16 times, 5 times batted 7th)...Had an RBI-double in the 11th on 9/16 at PHI, after entering the game in the bottom of the 10th in left field...Inserted as a pinch-runner in 9th inning vs. CHI (9/24), stole second and scored tying run in critical pennant race game. 2010 Began the season at Memphis (AAA) before being recalled to St. Louis on 4/26...Played three different positions in 44 games while with St. Louis as he appeared at second base (15), third base (11) and shortstop (22)...Homered on 4/29 vs. ATL off Jesse Chavez, his first start after recall...Was 2-for-2 in stolen base attempts and has yet to be caught stealing at the ML level in five career attempts...Registered five multi-hit games with St. Louis...Batted .286 in July and appeared in 18 games, his longest stretch of games in any month...Recorded a 17-game hitting streak at Memphis from 5/22- 6/07 and batted .413 (31-for-75) in that time...Hit safely in 14 of 18 games at Memphis in April...Registered two four-hit games at Memphis as he was 4-for-5 on 5/22 at SAC and went 4-for-4 with three RBI on 6/3 at OKC...Led the Memphis squad in triples (5), ranked second in stolen bases (12) and fourth in both doubles (21) and total bases (154)...Ranked in the Top 10 of all Cardinals minor leaguers in runs (7th) and triples (T3rd) while playing in 84 games...Was named to the Pacific Coast League Mid-Season All-Star team...Played four games for Aguilas in the Dominican Winter League and batted .364...Played five games for Magallanes in the Venezuelan Winter League. 2009 Started the season in Memphis (AAA) but was called up for first Major League action on 4/30 at WAS...Played in 48 games in St. Louis making appearances at first base, second base, third base, shortstop and centerfield...First ML hit came at WAS (4/30) on a deflected infield single off Julian Tavarez in the 9th inning scoring Rick Ankiel...First ML home run was as a pinch-hitter for Colby Rasmus off David Weathers at CIN (5/8), a solo shot in the 8th inning...Had season-best three hits at FLA (6/10) with a double and run scored...Smacked 15 home runs and stole a team-high 31 bases (2nd best in franchise history) at Memphis in just 89 games...His 31 stolen bases were tops in Cardinals minors, ranking T-3rd in home runs (15) and 3rd in runs (70)...Recorded two multi-homer games at RR (7/28) and at ABQ (8/27)..Batted .350 (7-20), 7th-best in the AAA playoffs, posting a .462 (6-13) road average and homered in Game 2 at ABQ (9/10)...Rated with "Best Infield Arm" in the Cardinals minor league system by Baseball America's Best Tools survey. 2008 Began the season at Double-A Springfield where he got off to a slow start in April (.178). ... Improved his average each month and by the time of his promotion to Memphis (AAA) had hit .327 in July for Springfield (36- 110) with six doubles and six home runs that month. ... Finished 2nd on Springfield club with 16 HR's despite playing less than 100 games at Double-A. ... Was named to Texas League All-Star team. ... Played 29 games at shortstop for the Redbirds while getting his first taste of Triple-A. ... Had a fielding pct. of .955 in 91 games while at shortstop with Springfield. ... Played for Peoria in Arizona Fall League, batting .287 (25-87). 2007 Played at Double-A Springfield where his season was cut short due to a right knee injury...was placed on the DL 6/17 and did not play again the remainder of the season...was tabbed as the best infield arm in a Baseball America "Best Tools" survey of the Cardinals minor league system. 2006 Played at both High-A Palm Beach and Double-A Springfield...his 33 combined stolen bases topped all Cardinals minor leaguers...after his promotion to Springfield in July, hit safely in his first five games (.381, 8-21) and 13 of his first 15 (.323, 20-62)...belted two home runs at WIS (7/16). 2005 In his first professional season split time between Class A-Short Season New Jersey and Palm Beach (A)...went 19-for-20 in stolen base attempts, with the 19 steals 5th-most among Cards minor leaguers...posted four-hit game at VER (7/22)...hit first professional home run at JAM (8/5)...at Palm Beach had a hit in all but three of his 20 games played...had clutch two-out two- RBI game-tying single in Game 5 of the FSL Championship... was named the Cardinals 3rd-best prospect by Baseball America.


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Newtown hockey team honors Sandy Hook victims with a dominating win
DANBURY -- The Newtown High boys hockey team honored the victims, the families and the first responders of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy the best way it knew how on Saturday -- with a victory.
And a dominating one, at that.
Evan Isaacs scored a hat trick -- with all three goals coming unassisted -- and Parker Rodbell and Hayden Savoia scored two goals as Newtown defeated Shepaug/Litchfield/Nonnewaug 10-4 in front of about 2,000 fans at the Danbury Arena. Tyler Smith recorded a hat trick of his own for Shepaug.
A series of raffles and auctions -- including an autographed jersey from Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick, who grew up in Hamden; a Boston Bruins autographed jersey; and a bunch of items donated by Wesco Sports -- helped raise money for Sandy Hook-related charities. The Nighthawks wore commemorative green-and-white jerseys -- to match the school colors of Sandy Hook Elementary School -- which were donated by Reebok.
The "Star-Spangled Banner" was sung by Newtown High student Michelle Zarifis, and during the second intermission, "God Bless America" was sung by Newtown Middle School eighth-grade teacher Susan Lang.
The Shepaug players wore green laces in their skates to pay tribute to Sandy Hook.
On a day when hockey was secondary to the cause at hand, the Nighthawks gave everyone in Newtown a reason to stand and cheer.
"We were talking before the game in the locker room about the reason we were playing today, the reason we were wearing these jerseys and what it meant," Isaacs said. "I think we went in with that mindset, that we were playing for more than just ourselves and our record.
"Like the coaches were saying, we're not thinking about SWCs, we're not thinking about our record, we're just thinking about the letters on our jerseys tonight," Isaacs added, pointing to the letters S.H.E.S. sewn diagonally across the front of his jersey.
The Nighthawks (3-3, 1-2) took control right from the opening faceoff.
Isaacs went coast-to-coast and scored unassisted just 32 seconds in. Before the applause from that goal had even subsided, Rodbell banged home the rebound of a shot by Tyler Hanley to make it 2-0. Hanley and Rodbell each added another goal later in the first period as Newtown took a commanding 4-0 lead.
Shepaug got on the board at 2:23 of the second period when Andrew Loya scored on the power play. Isaacs was in the box serving a two-minute roughing minor at the time.
Less than three minutes later, however, Isaacs scored on a breakaway to make it 5-1 Newtown. Just seconds earlier, Newtown goalie Patrick McLoughlin had stopped Shepaug's Christian Stuart on a breakaway. McLoughlin made 10 saves in the first two periods before giving way to Nicholas Chaloux, who made 11 saves in the third period.
Just 32 seconds after Isaacs' second goal, Smith scored to cut Shepaug's deficit to 5-2. But four straight Newtown goals in the final six minutes of the second period put this one out of reach. Matt Sabia scored at 9:11 of the second period, Isaacs scored his third at 11:36 and Savoia scored both his goals just 37 seconds apart -- with one coming on a breakaway -- in the closing minutes of the period.
Smith added two goals in the third period to complete the hat trick, while Newtown's Zach Waller scored on a short-handed breakaway.
"The message was to play with a lot of pride here tonight," Newtown coach Paul Esposito said. "It's one team here, no individuals tonight. It's everybody working hard together."
Shepaug goalie Anthony Graziani played well despite the lopsided outcome, making 19 saves. He made several big saves in the first period that prevented Newtown from taking an even bigger lead early on.
In addition to the added significance of the Sandy Hook tribute, this was a big win for Newtown simply from a hockey perspective as well. The Nighthawks had lost two straight, including a 6-0 defeat at the hands of fellow Division II foe New Milford on Wednesday.
"It was nice to see a big turnout to support the event," Esposito said. "We had a pretty good skate yesterday to kind of wake the kids up after the loss on Wednesday night. The kids were playing with much more of an edge tonight, a lot more spark, just because of the event itself. And they understood that we needed to get back on track, but at the same time we had a lot of people here to watch our team. We were playing for a good cause, so it felt good to help them out a lot."
Division III Shepaug, meanwhile, has lost three of four heading into Wednesday's battle with New Milford at the Gunnery.
"They're a strong team," Shepaug coach Mike Gorra said of Newtown. "Their goalie played well. We didn't play as well as we would've liked, but I'm not displeased with how we finished off the third period pushing it hard. So, we're just looking to move forward from here and top off with our Division III games."
Records: Shepaug/Litchfield/Nonnewaug 4-4, 1-3; Newtown 3-3, 1-2.
First period: 1. N, Evan Isaacs, 0:32; 2. N, Parker Rodbell (Tyler Hanley), 1:49; 3. N, Hanley (Christopher Fitzsimmons, Brendan Gregory), 10:07; 4. N, Rodbell (Hayden Savoia, Cooper McLean), 13:38.
Second period: 5. S, Andrew Loya (Christian Stuart, Tyler Smith), ppg., 2:23; 6. N, Isaacs, 5:14; 7. S, Smith (Greg Valentine, Sam Jones), 5:46; 8. N, Matt Sabia (Connor Hanley, Chris Erikson), 9:11; 9. N, Isaacs, 11:36; 10. N, Savoia (Sabia), 12:54; 11. Savoia (Dan Harrison, Cooper McLean), 13:29.
Third period: 12. S, Smith (Jones), 3:59; 13. N, Zach Waller, shg (Nick Fatse., 14:21; 14. S, Smith (Mike Galinski), 14:30. Goalies: S--Anthony Graziani (19 saves); N--Patrick McLoughlin (10 saves), Nicholas Chaloux (11 saves).


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I got run over by a minivan Wednesday night
You've heard the famous Christmas song, "Grandma Got Run Over by Reindeer." Well, I was singing a different version on Wednesday night — "I Got Run Over by a Minivan."I went to Walmart Wednesday night because my wife, Jenny — a.k.a., "Princess" — needed a few things.We pulled up into the parking lot. It just started to rain. I was in Walmart for about an hour shopping and visiting with an ol' friends Bobby Heavener, Roger Mattox and Kathy Dalton.I was just having a good time until I checked out and walked outside. Friends, it was raining cats and monkeys — forget the dogs. Everything was flooded!I proceed to go back inside and wait a few minutes because I left my umbrella in my truck, and I didn't want to get my hair wet — I had just washed it!Anyway, I was at The Community State Bank inside Walmart visiting Randy, Audrey and Britney when everything went dark!A few seconds later, the lights came back on, and I decided to "man up" and run to my truck. By now, it's raining so hard you can't see Burger King.I get a firm grip on the handle of my shopping cart, and take off running. I got it in high gear, just like in "The Dukes of Hazzard," when all of the sudden, a minivan drives through the handicap zone from the opposite way. I thought I was in "The Safety Zone," in between the car lanes.Before I could do anything, the minivan hits my shopping cart. My legs slid under the shopping cart, and it felt like I had cheese graders raked over my shins.Luckily, my hand landed on the ground behind me — so, I didn't fall flat on my back.The minivan's headlights are shining right in my eyes. I'm blind, soaking wet and my shins are on fire! I was so embarrassed.I jump up, and take off pushing my shopping cart just as fast as I can. The minivan speeds off lilke in "Smokey and the Bandit." I'm sure the driver was in shock, too.I get home, and all the electricity is out in my neighborhood. I thought to myself what else could happen to me on this night.I pull my pants off, and my shins are bleeding down my socks! I was so glad to be alive! If I had only brought my umbrella with me, I'd have been walking instead of running. I always have to learn the hard way — but when you learn the hard way, you'll never forget!Here's my version of "my song":"Jody Ray got run over by a minivan, coming out of Walmart one rainy eve. Some people say he looks all wet, man — 'cause he was mowed over at Walmart by a minivan! And, now we all believe."Things like this only happens in Poteau. That's why I love living here — it's the best!Last CastMike and Ed Sockey went on a trip to Louisiana (my homeland) to get some seefood, and got to meet my "Uncle Troy" from "Swamp People." He gave them some alligator tail meet for a Cajun Christmas present.I think I started working the door at Tote-A-Poke as its new "door greeter." Every time I step in there, I'm there for at least an hour just talking to everybody that comes through that door. Put me on the payroll, Mick Lafevers.Save the world — recycle.God bless our troops and our veterans.Have a great weekend — and good luck Christmas shopping.Merry Christmas from my family to yours.— — —Any questions or pictures, make contact with Jody Ray Adams on Facebook, on the "Jody Ray Fishing Hotline" at (918) 649-7387 or email to email@example.com.


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San Giuliano Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Olive growing in Sardinia, and in the town of Alghero in particular, dates back between the IX and XIII centuries B.C. The Manca mill produces San Giuliano Oils since 1816.
The Manca family vocation for olive oil production is not only the result of great experience, but also - and most importantly - stems from a thorough knowledge of the unmatched technical skills that have made master Italian olive oil producers famous all over the world.
It is well known that the oldest and most traditional olive oil producers have obtained excellent oil from a great range of olive types and varieties. The Domenico Manca company has kept the original Italian and Sardinian olive oil processing tradition while improving these techniques. As result, olive oil selection has been awarded a significant number of national and international prizes.
These recognitions are directly related to a production method defined by San Giuliano as "architecture", in reference to the expertise involved to extract a series of harmoniously-linked "structures" from the olives (aroma, colour, taste) preserving the natural benefits and qualities that last over time so that the result is as perfect as possible.


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Phillies Sign Jonathan Papelbon
The story just hit its apex. Just days after a four-year, $44 million deal with Ryan Madson fell through, the Phillies signed free agent reliever Jonathan Papelbon, according to Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com. Salisbury reports that the contract is worth over $50 million.
Bill's Take: Papelbon is a very good pitcher, arguably better than Madson in many ways. The former Red Sox closer finished the 2011 regular season with a 12.2 K/9 and 1.4 BB/9, setting a career-high with a strikeout-to-walk ratio approaching nine — that's in Cliff Lee territory. He has been more or less dominant since becoming a fixture in the Boston bullpen in 2006. Still, Papelbon has not exceeded 70 innings in a season and the Phillies are paying, presumably, upwards of $12 million per season for one inning of dominance once every two or three nights on average.
Additionally, the amount of money being spent on a closer can potentially hamstring the Phillies' ability to find an adequate shortstop and sign Cole Hamels to a contract extension. As has been said here many times recently, one does not need to allocate large sums of money in the bullpen in order to find success. Relievers — even those as consistently elite as Madson and Papelbon — are notoriously volatile on a year-to-year basis, so it makes more sense to shift your money to more reliable causes such as shortstop and the starting rotation.
It seems like there will be almost unanimous distaste for the Papelbon deal. The stat-heads will hate that a reliever got such a lucrative contract while traditionalists will dislike the guy's personality. Let's not forget, though, that he is a very good reliever — even if his genus is unpredictable — with the potential to be the frontman of a dominant bullpen.
Contract: no. Personality: no. Skills: yes.
Ryan's take: Jonathan Papelbon is an elite reliever, and has had sustained success in that role since 2006, sustaining a 200 ERA+ over six seasons. But this is just too much money and too many years for any reliever, save maybe Mariano Rivera. Relievers are a volatile breed by nature, and they pitch a vanishingly small portion of a team's innings. Since 2006, Papelbon accounts for 4.6% of the Boston's innings pitched. Most of his appearances involved high leverage innings, yes, but the point remains: free agent relievers, especially closers, are paid more than they're really worth, and they're not a safe enough bet to merit longer term contracts.
Take Brad Lidge, who received an extension from the Phillies following his excellent 2008 season. He was two years older than Paplebon is now, and had, in 461.2 innings as a full time reliever (Papelbon: 395.1), managed an excellent 144 ERA+ (Papelbon: 200). Pat Gillick gave Lidge more or less the same deal that Papelbon is now receiving, except a year shorter in base length (3 years, $37.5 million with a 2012 club option). I don't have to tell you what an albatross that turned out to be. Granted, Lidge had serious injury concerns, and there is no reason to suspect Papelbon will crater in the same way, but the Phillies had a lesson on the danger of big money reliever deals that was impossible to miss, and appear to have missed it.
Had they taken it, and instead (as Bill has previously suggested) deployed their bevy of young arms as a cheap, internal solution, supplementing cheaply as necessary, this money could have been used to reap more value in areas of need. They would've kept their draft pick, and Ryan Madson would have walked, netting them more pick compensation to salve their depleted farm system (this benefit, of course, hinges on the outcome of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement). They did not take the lesson, though, and now Jonathan Papelbon is The Closer in Charlie Manuel's bullpen. This means that the Phillies won't even derive maximum value from their huge investment. Charlie Manuel has never leveraged his bullpen assets properly, and it's a guarantee that Papelbon will see plenty of low leverage 9th innings, and sit on the bullpen bench while lesser pitchers labor through the most important plate appearances of the game because they don't happen to come in a save situation. And what if Papelbon does run into problems? Remember this quote from 2009?
"Lidge is our closer," Manuel said before the Phillies played the Washington Nationals. "You've definitely got to show confidence in him."
The Phillies signed Lidge to a three-year extension midway through his stellar 2008 season.
"We signed him. He was perfect last year. Everybody knows about that," Manuel said. "We signed him to a long-term deal as our closer. I've always looked at him as our closer."
Remember how much it took to get Charlie Manuel to stop relying on that tired refrain?
Of course, we knew that the Phillies would not likely stay cheap and flexible with the bullpen. We knew that Ruben Amaro was intransigent in his desire to add a bonafide MLB "closer," and that he could have picked worse options (Heath Bell, for one). And it is unlikely that this will impede the cash-flush Phillies from giving Cole Hamels a much-needed extension, and acquiring a starting shorstop. But for these things to bring us comfort, we have to first surrender ourselves to the spurious logic that constrained the Phillies to the best of some bad options. And when future misallocations of resources start to pile up and actually hurt the team's financial flexibility, you'll have to hope that the Amaro-induced Stockholm Syndrome is still strong enough. In 2015, when the Phillies are spending $36 million or more on a relief pitcher and an aging first baseman alone, I wager that "well it could have been worse!" won't really be comforting.