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ELMER DAVID DOYLE v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, ET AL. Court:TSC - Workers Comp Panel Attorneys: Mark W. Raines, R. Scott Vincent, and Lawrence W. White , Memphis, Tennessee for the appellants, United Parcel Service and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. David Hardee, Jackson, Tennessee, for the appellee, Elmer David Doyle. Judge: WALKER First Paragraph: This workers' compensation appeal has been referred to the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel in accordance with Tenn. Code Ann. Section 50-6-225(e)(3) for hearing and reporting to the Supreme Court of the finding of fact and conclusions of law. The only issue submitted to the trial judge was the extent of the employee's permanent vocational disability. The employer appeals the award of permanent disability benefits to an employee. We affirm. http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TSC_WCP/doyleed.wpd
MARY E. MADISON, AS SURVIVING SPOUSE OF JAMES R. MADISON, DECEASED, ET AL. v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Court:TCA Attorneys: John D. Agee, Kingston, Tennessee, for the Appellants Mary E. Madison, as surviving spouse of James R. Madison, deceased, Mary E. Madison, Kenneth Raymond Madison and Wilma Jean Madison. Paul G. Summers, Attorney General and Reporter, Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General, and Dawn Jordan, Assistant Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for the Appellee State of Tennessee. Judge: SWINEY First Paragraph: These consolidated claims against the State of Tennessee ("State") arise out of an automobile accident which resulted in the death of James R. Madison and personal injury to Mary E. Madison, Kenneth R. Madison, and Wilma J. Madison (collectively referred to as "Claimants"). The State filed a motion for summary judgment which the Claims Commission ("Commission") granted based primarily on Claimants' failure to file a timely response. The Commission later set aside its order granting the State's summary judgment motion and ordered Claimants to file a response to that motion no later than March 19, 2003. Claimants filed their response to the motion for summary judgment on March 18, 2003. On May 14, 2003, apparently acting under the misapprehension that Claimants still had not responded to the motion for summary judgment, the Commission dismissed the claims based on Claimants' violation of its previous order directing them to respond. We vacate the dismissal of these claims and remand for further proceedings. http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCA/madisonm.wpd
STATE OF TENNESSEE v. DERRICK L. DILLARD Court:TCCA Attorneys: Merrilyn Feirman, Nashville, Tennessee, (on appeal) and William Bradley Lockert, III, District Public Defender; C. Wade Bobo, Assistant Public Defender; and Christopher L. Young, Assistant Public Defender, (at trial) for the appellant, Derrick L. Dillard. Paul G. Summers, Attorney General and Reporter; Christine M. Lapps, Assistant Attorney General; Helena Walton Yarbrough, Assistant Attorney General; Dan M. Alsobrooks, District Attorney General; and Suzanne Lockert, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. Judge: WOODALL First Paragraph: Defendant, Derrick L. Dillard, argues in this appeal that the trial court erred by imposing an illegal sentence following a hearing in which the trial court found that Defendant had violated the terms and conditions of his Community Corrections sentence. The State agrees that the trial court erred. After a full review of the record, we reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand for entry of an order consistent with this opinion. http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCCA/dillardderrickl.wpd
RONNIE L. JOHNSON, Petitioner/Appellant v. STATE OF TENNESSEE, Respondent/Appellee Court:TCCA Attorneys: Gregory D. Smith, Clarksville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Ronnie L. Johnson. Paul G. Summers, Attorney General and Reporter; J. Ross Dyer, Assistant Attorney General; Tom P. Thompson, Jr., District Attorney General; and Robert N. Hibbett, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. Judge: WOODALL First Paragraph: Petitioner, Ronnie L. Johnson, appeals from the trial court's dismissal of his petition wherein he sought relief pursuant to the "Post-Conviction DNA Analysis Act of 2001," Tennessee Code Annotated sections 40-30-301 - 40-30-313. After review of the entire record, the briefs of the parties, and the applicable law, we affirm the judgment of the trial court. http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCCA/johnsonronniel.wpd
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|Reviews for Pale Bride
| and if I dream chapter 1 . 8/25/2015
I know this is old, but I want to congratulate you on this. The writing in beautiful and it made me tear up several times. You portrayed Al so well, and then Dirk too. It was wonderful.
| Violets and Lilies chapter 1 . 4/5/2015
I really enjoyed this!
There were a couple of chapters throughout where I had my heart in my throat wondering if you were going to kill Al off, but I was always relieved that he made it through. Extra glad for a happy ending too.
*grins* I wonder how Al will do as a married man?
| Saissa chapter 1 . 10/12/2014
Wonderful story! Thanks.
And the book Sahara is one of my most favourite Pitt Stories (along with Treasure and Inca Gold from the early books.)
| Insanemistosingsmore chapter 1 . 7/27/2010
wow. I don't know why this only has 13 reviews...it deserves so much more. I"m a girl, and I like Clive Cussler, and this literally had me in tears half the time.
| petey L chapter 1 . 5/27/2010
finally! another girl who loves clive cussler! ive read all the books and i absolutely love them. god it sucks that no other girls like these books. i tried recomending one to my friend but she wouldn't read it. anyway i really liked this story and i think you're a great author
| The Breeze chapter 1 . 2/7/2010
Good story. Even had the strange "old man Cussler" appearance. :)
| misspiggy chapter 1 . 12/31/2009
to your comment at the top, that no other girls like clive cussler.
I am a girl and i think he is the best author of all times as well as a genuis. I myself have written stories with Dirk and Al.
Of the few Clive Cussler books i've read Al is and will always be my favourite.
Props to you, although im not very far, Al gets his turn in the spotlight.
may Al live forever
| Jevvica chapter 1 . 6/22/2009
Thanks for an Al centered story!
I also need to know which book Al, Dirk and Rudy were stranded on the side of an arctic mountain searching for a team of explorers that were said to have found a hidden tropical world under a glacier. It is not one I have read and I desperately want to!
| Renata Swift chapter 1 . 4/12/2009
Good one! And yeah, I'm one of the few girls that like Clive Cussler. It's sad, really, that there are only FIVE fanfics on this site.
| ellie chapter 1 . 12/22/2008
I'm sorry, I cannot take anymore...in what book "Al, Dirk and Rudy had been stranded on the side of an arctic mountain searching for a team of explorers that were said to have found a hidden tropical world under a glacier."? please tell me, I'm going mad...sorry again for my TERRIBLE English...
| ellie chapter 1 . 12/5/2008
well, I am a girl and I ADORE Clive Cussler...and Al! I think he's the best. Now don't kill me, but I don't like Dirk (senior) much. He's so...perfect, he can do everything, and I this is something I can't stand. Instead Al is absolutely great and I'm so happy that in this fanfic Dirk shows so well how much he cares about "the little Italian"...speaking of Italian people, I'm Italian too, so forgive me if my English is not correct...and I still want to ask for the Dirk Pitt's fans to forgive me...think this way: I don't like him, so I am not going to steal him from you!
Anyway, congratulations to the author: this fanfic is fantastic, I felt really terrible (I was SO worried about Al...), and this means it is really good written...will you please write more about clive cussler's books?
| seetheworld chapter 1 . 6/19/2008
| CJ chapter 1 . 6/12/2008
Great story! Only thing: Dirk's wife's name is spelt "Loren" - it took me a couple of chapters to figure out who you were talking about.
Thanks for the good read.
| PernDragonrider chapter 1 . 3/31/2008
EXCELLENT Dirk/Al fic. I loved that you included Dirk Jr and Summer into the tale along with Rudy and Lauren too. Reminded me of reading one of Cussler's novels - which all of my copies are dog eared from reading all the time.
Oh and I thought I was the ONLY female Clive Cussler fan in the world. I've enjoyed Dirk Pitt/Al for a LONG time now.
Yes, like you I do wish there was really a cure for cancer and urge everyone to get screened - male and female alike. I am currently dealing with the very real specter of cancer in the life of a loved one, my mother. She has breast cancer that went to the bone, causing a break in her left femur last June. Thankfully she's slowly recovering from the break and moving around more every day, but it's been a long hard slog. The cancer is slowly shrinking and the treatments the oncologist has her on are working very well.
Again, extremely enjoyable tale. Very IN character for Dirk, Al, Lauren, Summer, Dirk Jr., and Rudy Gunn. Now I'm going to go and dig out "Raise the Titanic" or "Night Probe" and enjoy a trip into my favorite NUMA explorers lives.
| kmsparklin chapter 1 . 3/3/2008
OMG! I just found this story and I love it! There are too few Clive Cussler stories out there, and for one to be so well written just makes my day. Almost makes me want to write one...hmm after i finish my others maybe. Anyway loved it!

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Are GMOs Responsible For Your Gluten Intolerance?
Gluten, a protein found in wheat and other grains, has been linked to everything from gas and bloating to celiac disease, a serious autoimmune condition that can increase risk of death.
Some estimate that around 18 million Americans suffer from some sort of gluten-intolerance, and while genetics certainly account for some, it simply can't explain all of these new cases. In searching for the answer, some have pointed to genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) as the potential culprit. Introduced en masse into the American food supply around the mid-1990s, GMOs have had just enough time to overwhelm our systems, and some medical experts believe we're reaping the consequences.
Staple GMOs (soy, corn, cotton (oil), canola (oil), sugar from sugar beets, zucchini, yellow squash, Hawaiian papaya, and alfalfa) have been infused with Monsanto's favorite weed killer, Roundup. This herbicide's active ingredient is glyphosate, a chemical that has recently been linked to health conditions that may initiate or exacerbate gluten-related disorders.
In essence, eating genetically modified and engineered foods subjects us to chemicals meant to kill pests and fungi. It should come as no surprise that when ingested, these substances, like glyphosate and Bt-toxin, continue to kill–only they're attacking our gut flora, digestive enzymes and immune systems.
I know lots of people who think the gluten-free trend is just another fad diet, destined to fall by the wayside like Atkins. But it's hard to argue with the scores of people who've suffered from chronic conditions for years, only to find relief when they finally eliminate gluten.
Now it would seem that eliminating GMOs in addition to the gluten could actually amplify the healing process. "Based on my clinical experience, when I remove genetically modified foods as part of the treatment for gluten sensitivity, recovery is faster and more complete. I believe that GMOs in our diet contribute to the rise in gluten sensitivity in the U.S. population," internist, Emily Linder MD told the Institute for Responsible Technology (IRT).
The only problem is, thanks to Monsanto and a government that refuses to label GMOs, it's nearly impossible to identify a genetically-modified ingredient.
According to IRT, The best way to avoid GMOs is to consult the NonGMOShoppingGuide.com or download the free iPhone app ShopNoGMO. Look for products with either the "Non-GMO Project Verified" or the "Certified Organic" seal. And avoid ingredients derived from the foods most likely to be genetically modified. These include soy, corn, cottonseed, canola, sugar, papaya from Hawaii or China, zucchini, and yellow squash.
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A 'Howellin' Good TimeEvents, Things to Do, What's New — By mgasbarrino on August 9, 2011 at 7:59 pm
With a dream, and a few hundred pumpkins Jerry Howell used to wheelbarrow a slew of those pumpkins to the roadside in hopes passer-byers would purchase one or two to create a bright orange, festive look outside their doors on the eve of October 31st. Now 35 years later Mr. Jerry Howell has created something so precious, enjoyable and down right fun for all at The Howell Family Pumpkin Farm.
Every single year ever since the invisible doors of this farm opened it has always been a howlin' good time for all. Take your pick at the multitude of adventures, activities and shows at The Farm. For all who want to take a look at some of the largest pumpkins found in the Niagara Region come on over and purchase one for your front door. The selection of pumpkins here is endless.
If you are looking to step into a little adventure then get lost in the 'Super Corny Cobbs Maze Adventure'. Gain eight 'hidden stamps' throughout the puzzling maze and in the end cross over the victory bridge. If you have trouble while in the maze, no worries, you are able to hop up onto the haystacks and take a look around to see which wrong turn you made, just don't make too many wrong turns or else you may not be able to find your way out.
After you succumb to a perfect victory hop on the 'Scenic Wagon Ride' to take in the beauty of the farm as you stroll through the short hills. When that's all said and done get ready to get spooked at the 'Haunted Spook Barn'. If you dare to walk through the eerie barn you will want to remember where you just turned as you don't want to get lost in a spooky corner as you don't know what could come crawling up your back.
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This past weekend my son attended for the first time the Fallston Youth Center, sponsored by the Fallston Recreation Council. The program, offered on 13 Friday evenings at Fallston Middle School from 7 to 10 p.m. October through April, is offered to sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders in the Fallston school district. According to the Fallston Rec website, the center is designed to give middle schoolers a "safe, controlled, drug and alcohol free place for these students to gather and dance to music provided by a DJ or play sporting games like basketball and foosball."
From the time we arrived on the crowded parking lot at the school what I saw was impressive. Both gyms and a portion of the lobby at Fallston Middle School were buzzing with activity. Youth center volunteers said that on the program's first Friday evening of the year the number of kids signed up had already exceeded the expected 600 expected to register. (That's a sizable number given that total enrollment at the school itself is 892.)
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Blessing of candles
This week is the Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord. We traditionally bless candles to be used in Church and at home on this day. If anyone wishes to have candles blessed they can be dropped into the Sacristy or Church.
Feast of St. Blaise
Monday, 3rd February is the Feast of St Blaise. Blessing of Throats will take place at Mass on Saturday evening, Sunday morning and Monday morning.
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Taize Pilgrimage
A youth pilgrimage to Taize, France, organized by Ossory Youth, under the patronage of the Bishop of Ossory, will take place from 17th to 24th August 2014. For additional information contact Patrick Bookle, Ossory Youth at 056 7761200, 087 2129006 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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As is the case with many women nationwide, Katherine Lane's long struggle with endometriosis was made worse by a failure to communicate.
The chronic gynecological disease, which affects an an estimated 6.3 million American women and teenagers, has long been difficult to diagnose, an obstacle made worse because many patients are reluctant to talk about it. And many physicians don't listen well or try various treatments first and ask the right questions later — or not at all.
At one point four years ago, for example, when Lane was 34 and trying to get pregnant, she felt sharp, intense pain in her lower abdomen that "had me doubled over and nauseated," she recalls. "My doctor blew it off and suggested it might be a bladder infection."
Within a year or so, the condition led to a severely damaged left kidney and "multiple surgeries, multiple doctors, painkillers, depression and insurance battles," she said. One doctor suggested that Lane "get pregnant" to help rid her of the disease, but the disease itself was making that impossible.
"Kind of a Catch 22," Lane said in an essay about her experiences.
Only a June 2010 laparoscopic surgery at El Camino Hospital by Dr. Camran Nezhat relieved her of the chronic pain, saved her right kidney and allowed her to celebrate a happy ending: She became pregnant later that year, and her baby boy was born in August 2011.
Endometriosis is an enigmatic disease characterized by tissue from the lining of the uterus finding its way to other organs and parts of the body, including the lungs, abdomen, ovaries, fallopian tubes, bladder, vagina, cervix and other locations.
Although often centered in the pelvic region, endometriosis "can grow all over the body, and has been found in every organ except the spleen," said Nezhat, a Stanford University medical school professor and surgeon, who has performed an estimated 14,000 surgeries in his career. "It behaves like a cancer. It spreads."
The Bay Area is seen by some as a hotbed of cases — as well as a hot spot for expertise on the oft-misunderstood disease, particularly at Stanford Hospital and UC San Francisco.
Lane's saga is common, but other patients' stories don't always end as well, according to the Endometriosis Association, Dr. Nezhat and other experts nationwide. In fact, some see the long delays in diagnosis common to the disease as a symptom of broader flaws in the U.S. and local health care systems.
"You have a larger public health issue," said Evan Falchuk, vice chairman of Best Doctors Inc., which aims to help consumers and their employers find the right doctors and get the right diagnoses, including work for major Silicon Valley technology titans. Clinical misdiagnoses are made in ranges of roughly one in seven cases for some diseases to one in two for others, he said, citing clinical studies in the American Journal of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Proceedings and other publications.
"There's a lot of uncertainty around conditions like endometriosis," Falchuk said. "Patients on average have 15 minutes with their doctors. It's hard to make good decisions on fragmented information," which helps explain why some experts estimate that up to 33 percent of the money spent on health care each year in the United States is wasted.
"A lot of that money, if you drill down," Falchuk added, "comes from patients being misdiagnosed."
Frustrating delays
That's especially true of endometriosis.
It often takes from seven to 11 years to get a correct diagnosis. Meanwhile, many women suffer severe chronic pain, particularly during their periods. Many avoid sex due to the condition, and an estimated one in three suffer from infertility. But one in seven show no symptoms.
"It's very frustrating for patients to live with pain whose origin hasn't been diagnosed, and in many cases patients are being written off," said Dr. Linda Giudice, a professor at the UC San Francisco School of Medicine, and an expert in biochemistry, gynecology, reproductive endocrinology, infertility and related fields.
Part of the problem is that "many practitioners, medical centers and physicians don't know where to refer women who need specialized care," Giudice said. "It's symptomatic of our health care system. We need much better integration of services and communications among health care professionals."
Violet Gong can testify to that.
Gong, who lives in the Central Valley town of Exeter, had suffered from chronic pain since she was a teenager, but it got much worse after the birth of her second child.
"Headaches, tight muscles and shoulder aches made my condition much more difficult to diagnose," she recalls. "None of the physicians I saw had a clue what was wrong with me. Instead of referring me out of my small town (to a more experienced specialist), they prescribed Advil, massage or told me that pain around your period is normal."
Seven years ago, an annual physical exam uncovered a fibroid tumor, and Gong's doctors recommended a hysterectomy. But she sought a second opinion from a Bay Area specialist, and eventually connected with Nezhat. She had surgery at Stanford a month later, which dealt with a number of fibroid tumors and other signs of endometriosis.
All was well until five years later, when a new problem popped up, a collapsed lung that she said a Central Valley ER doctor told her was a fluke. "Lungs sometimes collapse," she recalls the doctor telling her, "and I'm thinking that cannot be true."
Ultimately, Gong had to go back to Stanford for a round of surgeries involving her lungs, ovaries and appendix about a year ago that have left her pain-free so far, but only after many years of suffering.
Causes, cure unknown
Not only is it hard to diagnose, but endometriosis has no permanent cure, although surgery — if done correctly — can ameliorate the condition and prevent or delay serious complications. Non-surgical treatments vary widely, and include aspirin, ibuprofen, birth control pills, hormonal therapies and Lupron, which significantly reduces estrogen levels but triggers menopauuse-like side effects.
Its cause or causes are unknown. Some researchers, including a team at Vanderbilt University, believe there may be links between the condition and exposure to environmental pollutants such as dioxins, said Mary Lou Ballweg, executive director of the Milwaukee-based Endometriosis Association, who has been working to study and publicize the disease for decades.
The San Francisco Bay Area has been identified as a "hotbed of the disease, for unknown reasons," along with other urban areas such as Houston, much of the northeastern United States, Italy, parts of Brazil and Japan, where dioxin exposures are thousands of times greater than in the United States, according to Ballweg.
The science "is solid, but not very well understood," she said, in part because practicing gynecologists, nurses and other clinicians simply don't have the time to keep up with the basic research.
Another issue, Ballweg and others say, is a lingering sexist or paternalistic bias among many physicians.
"It wouldn't be so hard to diagnose if it were a disease of males," Ballweg said. "Because it involves menstruation, we can't talk about that. But if a guy was getting a pain in his genitals, would he be told it was normal?"
The situation is getting worse, she said, citing the association's large and growing database on the topic. "It's starting younger, and becoming more severe and disabling," she said, moving "from baby boomers to their daughters."
Poor communication happens just as often with female as male doctors, Ballweg said, because they receive inadequate training about the disease.
Ballweg is more outspoken than some, but the message isn't getting through to many clinicians that the disease needs more attention at earlier stages.
Giudice, for example, notes that physicians must rule out multiple other conditions before settling on a diagnosis of endometriosis, which currently can only be confirmed by exploratory surgery, often laparoscopic. That option can cost thousands of dollars.
There's a major effort under way to find a blood test or other diagnostic approach than surgery to determine if endometriosis is present, although there is "no one bio-marker at this time." Giudice said. Her team at UCSF has a patent for diagnosing the disease through an endometrial biopsy, which involves taking a sample of the uterus lining and doing a genomic study.
But that effort is "in its infancy," Giudice said.
Short of a faster, easier way to diagnose endometriosis, however, other solutions will require a long slog involving updating medical school curricula, greatly improving communications between doctors and patients and other educational efforts, many experts say — unless, of course, a pharmaceutical breakthrough occurs.
The disease presents itself in so many ways that it is "very difficult to diagnose for the average physician, even ob-gyns," said Dr. Anthony Luciano, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.
It can take several years of training for a medical resident or fellow to grasp its complexities, Luciano said. As a result, most primary care doctors "don't have a clear understanding of the disease, and end up saying, 'Try this, try that.'"
Improving the situation will require better training and education on several levels for professionals, patients and their families, and the broader society, Luciano and others agree.
One big step would be creating an endometriosis subspecialty within the field of obstetrics and gynecology, Luciano said. "Endometriosis is a big enough disease, affecting 10 percent of women, that it should have its own specialty group," he said, so it can be better managed by specialists familiar with the condition.
Average years until correct diagnosis: 9.28 (includes 4.67 years before patient seeks help).
Number of doctors seen before condition is diagnosed: 7.
Estimated cost, including economic impacts: $22 billion annually.
Number affected: An estimated 8.5 million women in North America and 6.3 million in the United States.
Sources: Endometriosis Association; Endometriosis Foundation of America; staff research.


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Links from Wednesday's Fresh Sheet
Here's the link storm from the Fresh Sheet in Wednesday's food section.
All of the details for the national contests at this year's Spokane Interstate Fair can be found in the exhibitors guide on the fair website. The Spokane Interstate Fair will be held Sept. 7 through 16.
Ghirardelli Rocky Road Cupcakes
From Ghirardelli, www.ghirardelli.com
2 cups Ghirardelli 60 percent bittersweet chocolate chips, divided
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
3 large eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
1 cup mini marshmallows
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees with a rack in the lower third. Prepare muffin pan by placing paper liners in cups and greasing or spraying top surface. Grease or spray the top surface of the pan with nonstick spray and line the cups with paper liners. In the top of a double boiler or in a heatproof bowl over barely simmering water, melt 1 1/4 cups of the chocolate chips with the butter, stirring frequently until melted and smooth. Remove the chocolate from the heat and let it cool to lukewarm.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk the flour and baking powder together thoroughly. In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, and salt with an electric mixer on high speed for 2 to 3 minutes until the mixture is very pale and thick.
Scrape the warm chocolate over the egg mixture and fold it in with a large rubber spatula. Sprinkle the flour into the bowl with half of the remaining chocolate chips and half of the walnuts. Fold just until the ingredients are blended.
Divide the batter evenly among the lined cups. Sprinkle the tops with marshmallows followed by the remaining walnuts and the remaining chocolate chips. Bake 18 to 20 minutes until the marshmallows are golden brown.
Set the pan on a rack to cool for 5 minutes. Run the tip of a table knife around the top of each cupcake to detach any melted marshmallow or chocolate from the pan. Let the cupcakes cool until firm enough to remove from the pan. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Yield: 12 cupcakes
The Pacific Northwest Barbecue Association will host the Jackass Kickin' BBQ Cook-off on June 29 and 30 at the Sunnyside Elementary School, 790 Bunker Ave., Kellogg, Idaho. The competition is a Kansas City BBQ Society sanctioned event and Idaho state championship with a $5,000 purse. Entry details are online here.
Barbecue eaters can get a taste of the action on Saturday, June 30 at the public barbecue dinner from 3 to 6 p.m. More details about those activities are online.
And yes, I lost my mind and typed in the wrong recipe from "Pops! Icy Treats for Everyone."
Here's the recipe for the Caramel Latte Pops ... really.
Caramel Latte Pops
6 to 8 shots freshly brewed espresso or more if desired
4 1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup caramel sauce
1/4 cup finely diced soft caramel candies
Put the espresso in a bowl.
Stir in the milk, caramel sauce and caramel candies.
Pour the mixture into the pop molds. Insert the sticks. Freeze for at least 6 hours.
Remove from the freezer; let stand at room temperature for 5 minutes before removing the pops from the molds. Serve.
Yield: 6 (8-ounce) pops
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In her role as a spinner of tales, Daphne du Maurier has few equals, and this, which in any other hands would be a fantastically unbelievable yarn, holds the spellbound reader with a mounting conviction that so it might have been. There is more than usual of plot, intricate, many faceted, reaching back into a past that the reader discovers along with John, English professor of 16th century French history, single, bored with his lot -- and thrust by a strange chance into another's life. There is less of atmosphere, though bit by bit you soak up the feel of the provincial French countryside, the rundown Chateau, not far from Le Mans, the village whose people work at the de Gue glass works. And the unbelievable situation she makes one believe? That John encounters by chance, his alter ego, identical externally, Jean, Conte de Gue, who is as eager to escape his role in life as is his English counterpart. But Jean is unscrupulous, cynically amused to bring it about. He drugs the Englishman, takes him to a shady hotel room, there divests him of every shred of proof of identity other than Conte de Gue, orders Gaston, the chauffeur, to collect him in Le Mans the next morning -- and departs, to carry out his side of the masquerade. John, now Jean de Gue, is caught in the net. He finds himself saddled with a gross distortion of a mother, the ancient Comtesse, now brought low by drugs; with a wife, pregnant, terrified that she will not bear the son that will bring the Chateau and the works new life through an inheritance; with a nine year old daughter, who adores her father, and is fearful that a brother will displace her; with a sister, carrying a fifteen year grudge for the death of her fiance, charged as being a collaborator; with a brother, who inadequately carries the burden of the factory on unwilling shoulders; with a sister-in-law who is interested only in prolonging an affaire, and with a mistress in the village who can take it or leave it, as suits her lover's whim. How be meets the multiple problems, the gaffes he inevitably makes, the narrow margin by which he escapes detection, the changes he brings about in the intricate web of lives - to expound further along these lines would betray Miss du Maurier in the fascinating development of her theme. Flawless craftsman that she is, here, is a story that finds her at peak performance. A sure best seller.


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Fernando Arzola presents the Ecclesial Model of Youth Ministry. The goal is to develop a formal teaching strategy as the center of youth ministry nurture and discipleship. Arzola (PhD, Fordham University) is dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and associate professor of religion at Nyack College. He is the author of several books, including Toward a Prophetic Youth Ministry.
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As Tacoma Symphony Orchestra Chorus director Geoffrey Boers pointed out before his choir's concert last Saturday night, venues can create wonderful music. For the TSO Chorus, singing its annual "solo" concert, the soaring arches, carved wood and enormous ceilings of First Presbyterian Church Tacoma offered up a giant playground to explore some of the most beautiful choral music ever written. And while the choir failed to utilize the space in the first half of the program, the second half was one of the most inventive and musical uses of space I've ever seen in this town.
The first half was Fauré's "Requiem," and it's a pity that the sound here didn't live up to the space. Singing from the front the choir used only a minimal version of the instruments the French composer wanted: one cello, one violin, one horn, harp and organ, on the softest stops. As a chamber piece (and introduced as such by Boers performing a lovely art-song) it would have worked in a chamber-sized church with a chamber choir. But with 80-some voices and a big acoustic, you expect more. The opening one-note intonation "Requiem," the rolling "Kyrie," the rippling and floating "Sanctus" – all sounded identically soft and delicate, the diction unclear and the tremendous poetry of this mass devolving into a nebulous tone-cloud. Even Fauré, who wrote the piece as a hopeful version of the afterlife, couldn't have appreciated it. What is the point of a gorgeously angelic soprano line singing about Paradise if you haven't just had a stern, scary glimpse of the alternative? Baritone soloist Andy Frazier sang that alternative, the "Libera Me," as if it were a pleasant Christmas carol, and the choir's "Dies irae" was about as threatening as a raincloud. Thanks to the lack of instruments the thudding downbeats in the "Kyrie" were also absent. Some poor intonation in the violin and cello didn't help.
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This mixture can be used for caramel apples or kept warm in your slow cooker and used for dipping sliced apples.
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Serve this fruit favorite at your next party or get together and everyone will be asking, "You made this in the slow cooker?". You can tell them,...
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Submitted by Carmen Huttenga
Here is Nicole's Family Waffle Recipe
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 Tablespoon sugar
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs, beaten
2 1/4 cups milk
1 stick margarine or butter, melted
Mix all ingredients with a mixer until well combined. Cook waffles with a waffle maker. Extra can be made up, and stored in the refrigerator for a couple of days.
- 1 Can cherry pie filling
- 1 Can applesauce (Carmen uses 1 1/2 cups)
- 1 Can pineapple tidbits, drained
- 1 large Can peaches, drained
- 1 large Can pears, drained
- 2 Cans mandarin oranges, drained Stir together
- 1/2 Cup brown sugar
- 3 Tablespoons tapioca
- 1 Teaspoon cinnamon
Step One
Place all ingredients in the slow cooker; stir. Cook on LOW for 2 to 3 hours, or until hot and bubbly
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|Property type
|Minimum Stay
|1 - 7 nights
We also keep inside unit non smoking.
1 queen bed new, 1 full bed new, 1 twin bed.
Recently remodeled with new ceramic tile throughout, new bedding, new cabinets/kitchen, and new windows. The unit is light and bright. New second sleeping quarters, new queen bed, mirror walk in closet, crown molding, fireplace.
New central ac/heat for convenience and comfort.
There is a lovely patio with private new grill and tables.
Includes all furnishings, bedding, towels, utilities, cable television, utilities, air-conditioning. Just bring your toothbrush.
2.5 miles to famous Treasure Island Beach and 3 miles to St Pete Beach and municipal parking. Convenient to shopping and Resort destinations. Bring your bike, or borrow ours, (Pinellas Trail across the street).
Quiet residential area.
Queen Bed
Full Bed
Twin Bed
Washer, Dryer
Full size couch or pull out bed
Dining Table
Full Bath
A/C, Heat
Television (3 qty) LED in bedroom- Cable
Microwave Oven
Toaster Oven and Electric burners
Portable Convention Oven (bake, broil)
Gas Barbecue Grill, New with side burner
Kitchen Utensils, Cookware & Plates
Desk, computer
Utilities Included
Patio Furniture
Ample parking
Owner is a professional that has been in the long term apartment business for many years, but just recently has started vacation rentals. He takes pleasure on putting families into properties that can enjoy the property as well as the environment. All his properties are very well maintained, clean, and comfortable.
Mike purchased this cottage in 2005
This property was so unique and convenietly located, close to Pinellas Trail, shopping, etc. It is also close to the beaches as well as located in a quiet neighborhood with minimal traffic.
Close to Beach, yet not in flood zone, Great area for biking, hiking, near Tyrone Mall, all great areas.
We have just returned home after 2 months at the cottage. Mike was especially accommodating .Missed having a stove but managed OK with the two burner hot plate, convection oven, microwave etc. Great having washing machine and dryer in the shed off patio. Cottage was very clean , quiet and hope to return next year.
It was in a great location.
the owner supplied Beach equipment bicycles and all the amenities .
we plan on coming back
We stayed at the little home near beach, the second week of may 2016. We had a great stay. The rental was near the trolley which took us to beaches as well as Gulf Boul. So we did not have to use our car much. We really enjoyed ourselves . The rental was the cleanest unit we had ever been in. We do plan on coming back and the owner provides a 10% discount on repeat customers too!
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my wife and i stayed at the cottage 3009009, first week of April 2016 and we enjoyed ourselves. the cottage was very clean and comfy the owner was very meticulous. it was a very convenient location. we would plan on coming back.
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the pictures shown are not up to date and are misleading
there was no fireplace, the tvs were puny (24 inch flat screen), the lanai is not one - it is a gazebo frame with pieces of wood on top with a shabby ripped screening - open sides - so not rainproof or mosquito proof
on arrival, the "new bbq" had rusty grates and not in good shape and also the washer would not work - when I complained the owner did bring a new bbq and fixed the washing machine
the unit is tiled and clean - but no standard stove - a convection oven and 2 burner hotplate - it took a while getting used to cooking with convection
the full couch is a loveseat which was very uncomfortable for 2 adults to share - perhaps a larger couch is in order
the location is quiet, tucked away on back streets - just the neighbours barking dogs to contend with
I hope the owner takes the comments into consideration and makes some changes to the unit
My husband and I enjoyed staying in this small cottage in a quiet residential neighborhood. We liked the location, especially that it was only about 2.5 miles from the beach, and also conveniently close to pharmacy, grocery stores and the artsy village of Gulfport. Everything was provided for our stay including lounge chairs, and the owner was very helpful when a minor repair was needed. It was great to have a grill for cooking fresh seafood, and also to have a washer and dryer close at hand as part of the rental. I would recommend this property, particularly to a married couple. Downtown St Petersburg is only minutes away, and we enjoyed the wonderful waterfront farmer's market, excellent museums and restaurants!
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Three months ago, Salt Lake City didn't seem ready to host an interdepartmental office seminar, let alone an international sporting event. The whole city looked like an unset table not necessarily messy, but certainly not appropriate for company.
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Even Olympic signage, which typically starts going up five minutes after a bid is awarded, was curiously absent.
Now, you couldn't have swung a dead pole-vaulter around Atlanta without hitting a picture, painting or banner of the rings for five years before the Centennial Games. They were on lampposts, crosswalks, anywhere you might happen to look as you were speeding through town.
But, just 113 days before the Opening Ceremony for the 2002 Winter Olympics, you could have walked around downtown Salt Lake City for two hours and seen no suggestion that anything or anybody special was coming here. Actually, I saw one when I did exactly that back in October, an SLC 2002 Budweiser sign hanging in a bar window.
At that point, all you could really think was, this city is in big trouble. And these people have no idea what is about to hit them.
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Except they did here.
Salt Lake City is very different today than it was in October. It's quainter, more picturesque, practically inviting. It has given itself to these Olympics, not just its name. And it has taken on the personality of the Winter Games.
The transformation has been as striking as it has been complete.
Olympic flags hang from every street light. Directional signs are festooned with little event icons. And the city's tallest buildings are all wearing their best dress.
That's probably the neatest of SLC's new additions, the 20-story banners draped over the sides of skyscrapers.
There's a twirling figure skater on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints office building. There's a goalie reaching to make a save all the way to the top of the Gateway Tower East. An upside-down snowboarder hangs from the Gateway Tower West.
They call them wraps, and they are the touch that really helps wrap all of Salt Lake in Olympic ambiance, a little accessory that combines cosmopolitan functionality and competitive chic.
They turn the city's most prominent structures into monuments to sports, backlit until midnight to suggest that for the next three weeks, athletes will not just be visiting this city, but standing over it as well.
And that sets the kind of mood that was not supposed to be possible for such a detached metropolis.
Although smallish by American standards, Salt Lake is the biggest city to ever host the Winter Games. Usually they're sent to these little Nordic burbs that exist basically to sell sweaters and hold ski competitions. Their narrow, streets and postcard houses provide the wonderland backdrop that is the typical set for the Winter Games.
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Count that as the first victory here. And the nicest surprise.
Because it was easy to expect all kinds of twists and gyrations up on the mountain. But, so far, the best flip of the Olympics belongs to the city holding them.
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So, what are you going to do? It's Christmas, you're Jewish, you've already seen the good movies and the only restaurants that are open are Chinese. Better to laugh than to cry, right? Better to get yourself over to the 11th annual Kung Pao Kosher Comedy show in Chinatown. At eight performances in the New Asia restaurant during Christmas week, more than 2,000 Jews and others will nosh Chinese food, find respite from "Jingle Bells," and relish Jewish-themed humor that is heavy on guilt...
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The Women's Board of the Joffrey Ballet presented its 16th annual Nutcracker Family Dinner on Dec.8 at the Standard Club. Five hundred and seventy-five guests enjoyed a matinee of Robert Joffrey's take on Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" at the Auditorium Theatre before being whisked to the club in festive trolleys for a family-friendly event. Activity stations offered face painting, customized graffiti T-shirts, holiday manicures, and cookie and cupcake decorating; Allegro...
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UPDATE: Everyone is blowing this way out of proportion. This rent issue is actually a very small part of our lives and the kids like to choose where to invest their money every month. And yes iI supplement this amount too. They are learning a little about investments and money management. They are very much loved and all their needs are well taken care of by myself. Its actually more likea game than paying serious rrent. They are living their childhoods as kids, not little adults paying bills, etc. DS13 is in all honors classes at school, plays football and does track. DD9 gets straight As, does dance and basketball. They are not slaves. They have chores to do daily and I can afford to pay them usually $50/month in allowance. Sometimes it varies. So chill out everyone. I'm not damaging them psychologically and there is no abuse or neglect. For goodness sakes, its a $5/month game we all enjoy playing and learning from.
I think that would be a good idea I guess if that money was going into like a saving account for them.
Do they drive and cook for themselves as well?
$5 is not a huge amount. Seems like it could be a good teaching tool.
Like: privacy, the right to make my own choices, and the duty of home maintenance.
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what do you get in return for yours?Quoting Lydlou02: What do they get in return for their rent money?
Um, that's extremely radical and I'm damn sure not at all healthy psychologically. .
Kids should be allowed to be kids while young and children.
Talk about instilling fear of ones parents not being able to provide for them and general feelings of being unsafe about the world and their future, at a young age.
They are not adult, but are expected to carry the burdens of adults. RENT at 9 and 13, wow.
( I know that's not your intention but. . .it's either going to go well for them, or they will spend more money than they will ever make/earn as children ( even in a good investment portfolio ) trying to fix the damage you did mentally to their psyche later when they are grown )
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Just back from 6mo ped visit--heart murrmer
The ped said DD has a very soft sounding mummer but that I shouldn't worry...it's not like a hole. She says it's a 'flow' mummer similiar to the analogy of a kinked lawn hose. Well I can't help but be concerned. It sounds serious to me. Does anyone else have a baby or child with one of these 'flow mummers'?
Also, I brought up that DD HATES it when we move her arms/shoulders- especially when putting clothes on. I told her about it at her 4mo appt and she checked out her shoulders and said they were fine and it's probably just a DD thing. Well I've noticed that her screams have been sounding more like pain and wanted her to check it again. Ped said that the strength in the arms/shoulders are good and then she touched her shoulders/armpit again via different movements and DD screamed like she does at home. I was thankful for that b/c it seems like you can never get a repeat result when going to the drs office/car repair place, etc!-LOL. Anyways she took it more seriously and said that she wants to have DD get a Physical Therapy eval for her shoulders and gave me a referral for the specailist. She still doesn't think that it's really a problem but it would be a good idea for the PT's to check her out. I don't want it to be a problem, but I have a suspisuion that something isn't right. She has started to do the screaming before I even touch her arms when I'm ready to put her clothes on. Poor thing...
Anyways, I'm feeling nervous, upset, concerned and well...I guess scared. The mummer thing scares me...she's had a lot of feeding problems and was diagnoised with GERD but now I'm wondering if her weight gain issues in the beginning were because of this? Although she's caught up she's still a little peanut but growing well at her growth percentile so I guess I'm not too concerned about that. SO, here's me rambling.
If anyone has any info on infant heart mummers, would you point me in that direction.
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Re: Just back from 6mo ped visit--heart murrmer
DS had a murmur at his 18-month check up, but doc didn't mention one at his 2 year, I think it's gone. They are quite common and USUALLY resolve themselves.
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My ds who is now(3) has a heart murmur. He went to a specialist and did some tests and found that it was an insagnificant(sp?) heart murmer and not to worry about it. You should go and have it checked out to make sure it is nothing serious. HTH
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Re: Just back from 6mo ped visit--heart murrmer
Sorry your appt was so rough on you. I dontknow anything about heart murmeers. but i wanted to say your poor DD!!! That is horribleabout her shoulders... Just curious if anyone in your fmaily has Rhumatoid Arthritis. This is genetic and MANY young children( under ayear even) have it. My mom does and her shoulders were the first to be effected..
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I was told my dd had a heart murmur at 6 months and it was gone by the time she was 18 months. I had the ped look really close too, she is really good at that stuff. She said dd was fine.
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Re: Just back from 6mo ped visit--heart murrmer
DS was born with a murmur and still has it. He had an xray and ekg right after he was born and the doc said it is most likely nothing to worry about. We thought it had gone away b/c we couldn't hear it at his 1 month appt, but it came back at 2 months and was there again @ 4 months. I try not to worry myself, but as a mother, that is hard. We have a new ped now, that we have not seen yet, I will make sure she pays close attention to it and if not gone by 9 months, I will likely request another ekg (which is what our old ped said he would do then). Like everyone else said, most of them are benign and a lot of babies have them. I don't expect that to make it any easier on you though, I know it doesn't for me.
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Most babies are born with heart murmurs and they're usually gone by 9moths.
I have 2 kids with murmurs. Asha's has been there since birth but I didn't know it until she was 10months. my dr mentioned it because hers didn't go away. She has a Bicuspid Aortic Valve. The valve going into the aorta has 2 leaflets instead of 3. She will need surgery for it but not until she's much older unless she shows signs of the blood going back through or narrowing(stenosis) of the valve/artery. Hers is the kind that she's supposed to have probiotic antibiotics prior to dental work. Hers is a very loud murmur, she sees the cardiologist every 2 years.
Nadia's was not there until she turned 1. Hers is a Stills murmur. With hers it shows up when they're 1-2 and disappears when she hits puberty. She does not need probiotics nor see the cardiologist again. I can't hear hers.
Most murmurs are benign and don't need any follow up or probiotics.
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My oldest (now 9) had a murmur as a baby, we saw a specialist, who just listened and said it's a *functional* one and not to worry. He outgrew it by age 1. My middle ds didn't have one as a baby but was found at his 6 yr checkup. With him, we did an echo, and it was found to be a flow issue. Totally innocent, and we were told not to even worry about it. He's 7 now, and is my totally active sports crazy boy
That was our experiences with them. It's a scary thing when you hear something is *wrong*. Someone once told me that murmurs can occur when they grow to fast, the heart then has to play catchup. No clue how true that is.
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