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Alika's Dilemma by Fredrick C. Nwonwu
Back in the days when boys still waited under the big Udarra tree for the ripe fruit to fall, when it was still taboo for thrown stones to hit its sacred branches, when the falling fruit was by default the first pickers own, when the rush to the stream was a bigger taboo than stealing yam from an elder's barn, when the first claimed all but was expected to share by nature of the Earth's law, when pre-marital sex was unknown and a woman's pride was the stained loin cloth seen after the bridal night.
Those days of predictable happenings, when men come home to their families and divorces were so rare they were stuff of legends - used to frighten the unruly daughter back in line. These were days of plenty, men planted their bellies worth and the extra for trade by age-old barter.
It was in these days of fable beginnings that Alika The Giant walked the Seven Hills, sending shivery fear down his enemies' spine. The elders recall that no one dared fight Alika's clan, Umumba, within the Seven Hills. The warriors of the other clans heard his fame's roar from afar and slunk away like women.
This is the story of Alika's pursuit of the vivacious Amoge as told by his bard friend Obele Okwu the Great. Not forgetting that he was an apprentice at this time, though he always swears, by the Thunder God's bellow, that he was better than his teacher, and we can only measure his truthfulness by the pinch of the river people's salt lick.
His tale came to me through a long line of oral historians who travelled the wild-lands collecting stories of this like for the horsemen who ploughed the northern fringes of a fading dynasty in the days of waning light. I will disappear from this tale (for the time that is.) and allow you judge his authenticity for yourself.
-D'Lameone 5520 A.M. (After the Mirror's Fall)
Dusk had just passed into deeper darkness and the night market of Alor was in full swing. From the river harbour market, crowded with slave and livestock pens, to the cluster of the huts of homesteads, and on to where the trade routes met the river road. The smoky light of hundreds of oil lanterns hung on bamboo poles beat back the shadows to lend an almost festive ambiance to the scene. There are several raffia sheds near the trade route, where the light by some kind of trickery appears not as bright as elsewhere. Here too, the business is of flesh, but of a more sensual leaning.
It is from this latter place that the captivating sound of flute music wafted out of, drawing even the attention of ears not attuned to music. As it would appear, good music is designable by even the musical novice. The music was obviously being played by an expert and the claps and sudden shouts that accompanied it attested to the fact that the audience were being titillated. Suddenly, the notes appeared to waver then picked up again, this time accompanied by a powerful male voice.
The song played on for several minutes and other voices joined in the chorus. After awhile the voices quieted, giving way to the flute which trilled on for a longer while, rising and falling with an expertise that almost seemed to have a show-offish undertone; like the musician wanted to prove to everyone that he was really good, and his music was not a fluke. The music reached its crescendo and died, almost reluctantly. There was a lull then clapping and shouts broke out.
In the midst of all the noise was Obele Okwu, tall and lanky with the face of a mischievous cherub. An ornamented flute was clasped in his hand as he bowed low first to one direction then to the other, smiling all the time as if he fed off the praise of his captivated audience.
He happily grabbed the large gourd of palm wine that the proprietor of this not too respectable establishment offered him as a token of appreciation, for Obele Okwu had just managed to draw in more customers than he had seen outside of the festival season. Obele did not bother with the cup provided, as he lifted the gourd to his lips and drank thirstily.
"Whew!" he exclaimed, after putting down the gourd, wiping off the froth from his lips with his long fingered hand, "Obele has arrived, If there is one thing that my grandsire's people are good with, then it is the tapping of the raffia palm. This is good wine, Okadi, My Mother's kin, you know wine." With that he saluted the tavern owner and drank again.
"Not a thing, son of my sister, not a thing. Since you are of our blood, I knew you would know good wine so I offered you one. Most of your brothers from the Seven Hills would not tell an average one from a super wine" said Okadi.
At the mention of the Seven Hills the entire hut shushed, and everyone turned to look at Obele Okwu. Wonder shone in their eyes as most speculated what a man of the Hills was doing in the Low Lands at this time of the year.
"You are of the Seven Hills?" the man that had lent his voice to Obele's song asked.
"Yes." Obele said non-committally, taking a deep swig from his gourd.
"And what brings a hill man to the Low Lands in the wet season?"
Obele, did not answer at first, just sat there and nursed his drink while the crowd, feeling a tale in the air, shifted as close as they could without upsetting Okadi the tavern owner who is known for his deadly temper.
Obele lifted the gourd to his lips, drained it and slammed it on the bamboo and raffia table. He then declared that if the Lowlanders wanted to hear his tale they should refill his gourd, since, according to him, the mouth loosens up more easily when it was wetted constantly during a tale.
This brought general laughter to the gathered Lowlanders. Though some murmured that this Hill man drank like a fish and may drink hole into their pockets, but there was a general agreement that his tale would be worth the expense.
So more drink was bought and Obele made his way to a more central position and after delaying for as long as he could get away with, cleared his throat and began his tale.
"My name is Obele Okwu which, as you will find, is a misnomer, for I earn my living as a bard, and you know we bards sing as loud as the Iroko gong – I know some of you have never seen the Iroko gong, it is a large gong cut into the base of the giant Iroko but that is not the tale for today.
I am of the Seven Hills, though I am kin with the people of the Dry Marshes, my mother's mother, as Okadi over there will attest to, having hailed from the foothills. I am presently on a fool's errand for my famous friend Alika of the Seven Hills. Perhaps you have heard tell of his exploits in the Two Markets War and the Taming of the Plain Lion?
I was sent to these foothills because of my bloodlines, for it is hoped that I can convince some of my grand sire's kin to follow me back through the dreaded path to the hills, bringing the fabled northern ox with us. The ox is for Amaoge of the Shrines who Alika hopes to make his partner at the Festival of Bonding.
I will like to tell you a bit about Alika my friend whose tale this is. I would have loved to tell you of his exploits in the Two Markets War – assuming you have not heard hint of it, but we both know that will call for more palm wine than I can consume at this sitting."
There was general laughter in the tavern as Obele lifted the fresh gourd and tapped the bottom to indicate its emptiness.
Another full gourd was brought over and Obele grasped it by the slender neck and took a swig, belching contentedly as he shifted his weight on his stool before resuming his tale where he left off.
"Alika, though undeniably the strongest man in the Hills, walked away from more battles than any other warrior in the Seven Hills, No, not for cowardice, but for lack of a worthy opponent and the unwillingness to inflict harm on a fellow human. The songs of the Hills have it that the most well kept secret of the Two Market War was the fact that Alika was actually coaxed to appear on the battle field by his mother with the solemn promise that he would not have to strike a blow if he did. Alika stood on the front lines of Umumba like Ala's – the Earth God's – wrath, trying his very best to look as mean as possible. Now, now, I am not trying to put wings to that story and I can only confirm that Alika shared two burly rams with me after that hardly fought battle, presents from the elders he said.
Yes, I assure you, even the elders agree, that had the Ezilo clan summoned enough will to strike out, they would have succeeded in hauling home the lone human head that would have given them the battle. But, the fear of the gentle giant Alika robbed them of a ready victory; they out-numbered Umumba three to one and owned the most feared war Ikenga (war totem) in the whole of the Seven Hills. And this is not summons to arms for you faint hearted Plains and River men, remember that Ezilo is of the Hills and we fight all outsiders together.
But I digress; I was talking about my friend not the war.
Alika is tall. This everyone agrees, the tallest man the Seven Hills have ever produced. You know we of the Hills are born tall, most crossing the six adult feet length. Alika stands above seven and has the mass of two Hill men without the fat of the Low Landers. He could easily lift ten times his body weight and till the fields at par with five strong workers combined.
Everyone also agreed that Alika is an asset to the seven hills and his height made him recognisable even in the crowded market. Women looked at him with doe eyes and men envied him, his mother could not have prayed for a better son.
All appeared well, but Alika nursed a secret pain."
Obele paused, as if to gauge the extent of the crowd's enthralment. He shook his head surreptitiously when he noticed that most of his audience had limp lower jaws, a good enough indication that they were paying him heed, so he smiled to himself and continued.
"You see, marriage in the hills is unlike those of the Low Lands and elsewhere. There, parents take pride in the fact that their children make the choice of a life partner on their own. We hill dwellers bond at late adolescence or early adulthood and most get married soon after that. Here lies Alika's dilemma. Fear, fear for the weaker sex. Though strong and built like the ox of the northern plains, Alika gets queasy around women and finds it tasking to go beyond the first few words of pleasantries before his habitual stammer takes over. No, Alika does not naturally stutter, his affliction only occurs when a maiden's smile lights up her beautiful eyes, and Alika is yet to meet a woman who does not smile at him.
Now, the time of bonding drew near and Alika's soft heart had been seized by the medicine man's beautiful daughter, Amoge. Who stands taller than her brothers and is widely known to shun womanly tasks, choosing instead the hazards of her uncle's hunting lodge in the Twin Forests. No one knew what caught Alika's attention but, I, Obele his bosom friend and confidant in many an adventure. I swear by the Thunder God's Bellow that it had more to do with the fact that she is the only woman in the Seven Hills who can look Alika in the eye and hold his gaze, than the fact that her beauty makes even the old men dream of youth long spent.
Our Hill bonding ritual is done at the lesser market square away from the cradle of the elders, effectively hidden from the prying eyes of parents who are known to harbour prejudices, wanting to lift their families standing in the Hills with choice choosing. Before the day of bonding proper, a suitor is expected to secretly give his intended a gift known only to her. If she fancies him, she will in turn give him hers on the day of bonding.
Now, it is common occurrence for suitors to be led on and then dumped for another at the bonding, in the hills a woman's pride is measured by how many suitor gifts adorn her mother's hut before the bonding. The youths avoid this situation by seeking and getting assurances from an intended beforehand. This is done at the Iyi Ama stream where a promise given is broken only at ones peril.
It was exactly two moons short of the yam harvest, which leaves would be suitors another rodents gestation — about a full moon circle — to either get the promise at Iyi Ama or hope for any maiden left over from the choosing, not a suitable choice for the most feared warrior in the seven hills.
The day this particular adventure began was not remarkable in any way and I was busy cleaning new flute woods my master sourced from an antelope hunter in the Twin Forest.
Having eaten a stingy meal of roast locust and ncha – that is tapioca meal to you Low Landers, provided by my tutor's wife whom he got at a good bargain from the river dwellers at his music's prime. I was still feeling hungry and was about giving in to temptation and raid my other mother's loft when a shadow fell across the stacked wood pieces in front of me. Startled, I almost jumped out of my skin but for that irritatingly familiar voice that reached my well-tuned ears.
'Obele Okwu.' Alika called out in that hoarse voice of his that always jangles my nerves, 'are you scared of a harmless shadow?'
I looked at him for a bit, thinking up the best retort to counter his wit. I will also have you know that Alika is very quick with his tongue – at least when it is not a maiden he is addressing – and I always have to fight for words to keep him at bay.
'And who would not jump back from a shadow without substance?' I finally retorted, daring him with my eyes to contradict my postulation.
He looked at me for a long while, like when he is preparing for our speech battles that always seem to lift his spirits while leaving me drained. When I thought he was about to throw a hard counter at me he shifted his weight and sat down heavily on a disused mortar.
I noticed that Alika's countenance fell with his decent and my concern leaped out with its customary swiftness.'Brave warrior,' I hailed, squatting on my heels beside him, 'what draws twilights' shadow across you brave heart?'
He looked down at me, a weary smile playing across his full lips as he swatted several of those tiny blood sucking insects that plague the Hills on his broad shoulders.
'Obele,' he called, looking me straight in the eyes.
'I am here Alika, speak your ill.'
'Obele, you know the day of bonding is upon us?'
'Yes, I am aware.' I replied, dreading he had gotten wind of my assent with his younger sister. An awkward situation I had hoped will only come to light after the bonding when he was forbidden by law to hurt an in-law. 'What about it?'
He looked at me strangely for a moment, shook his head and asked, 'do you not see any problem?'
'No.' I replied, with all the sincerity I could muster, my heart was then falling out of my mouth.
'Obele Okwu.' He said sadly. 'I thought you knew me well and were a good friend.' My heart was now held in my hands and threatening to slip.
'But… but I am.' I insisted. Flexing my leg muscles as adrenaline raced through my blood.
'How then, Obele the bard, can you be my friend and not know that it is a few twilights to the night of bonding, and I, Alika of the songs has no promise and no mate?' he bellowed, standing to his full height arms akimbo. "How then?" he added for emphasis, his voice a whisper, belying his earlier loudness.
'OH!' I exclaimed, my heart rushing back with a release that is as painful as the initial rush of blood.
'Oh?' he asked, stunned 'oh? Is that all you have to contribute to this dilemma of mine?'
'But Alika you are the last man I will expect to have that dilemma. All the girls want to be with you, even the married ones look at you with longing and I am sure it takes only the taboo to keep them from your hut.'
'And?' he asked, scowling down at me.
'And you can have anyone you want.'
'It's not that easy,'
'Not easy?' I asked. It was my turn to be stunned 'what do you mean not easy?'
'Just that, or have you forgotten my difficulty?' he asked sternly, glaring at me manically.
'Oh, the difficulty,'
'Yes, that difficulty.'
He glanced around; to ascertain if we were still alone. Spying my tutor's foreign wife at the far end of the compound, he pulled me away towards the ill-used hunters' path.
We walked in silence for a long while. Well, long enough for my acute ears to lose the sounds of the village until we finally arrived at the forked cross roads at the forest of Abam the smaller. Here, Alika crossed over to the wayfarer's seat under the large wild looking Ugba tree that is rumoured to harbour the traveller's goddess Ijedimma. Being a bard I considered myself more of a journey-man than a warrior I felt slightly slighted that Alika, a warrior, should be this free with Ijedimma's domicile, I rushed to claim first place, managing to beat him by a hair's breath.
He looked at me with forced tolerance and proceeded to drop the customary kola nut at the sacred tree's foot. Not being of a priestly line like him I assumed a pious demeanour and nodded my head at the appropriate places and accepted the proffered kola nut. You know what kola does to a bards learning voice but then a little piece hardly makes a difference and it was shared by a friendly if not patron goddess. We did not sit there long before Alika told me that he was taking the left fork of the road, which lead to the Twin Forest.
Intrigued I asked him why he was going there. He looked at me with those big innocent eyes of his as if I had gone mad.
'It is not just me who is going there, you are coming too.'
'What! And when was that discussed?'
'Just now, I am going to court Amaoge and I need you for moral support.' He said casually.
'Court Amaoge? And have you not being doing that a whole lot recently?'
'What do you mean?'
'Don't play dumber Alika, everyone knows you like her,' I replied, clinching my fist to stop from laughing at the horrified expression on his face. 'And those late night vigils outside her homestead, the water fetching and barn making for her father are not hidden. What! Everyone is doing something for some girl's family these days, even I spent the whole of last market day tiling your mother's vegetable patch for Chi….eeh…' I cut myself off hoping he had not caught the significance of my blunder, but one look at his smiling face and I knew that the harm had already been done.
'Relax Obele, I know about you and my sister. I am not blind too; you two have always liked each other. We all knew it will lead to this.'
'You knew?' I said as my tongue found its rhythm. 'And all these time I was scared you will kill me if you knew.'
'Kill you? Far from it,' he said, laughing hard. 'That is why I brought you here; you are to repay the favour by helping me with Amaoge.'
My relief knew no bounds as my greatest fear faded away like a whiff of summer smoke, blown by the strong winds. I turned away from him, hiding the relief that flooded my face.
'What do you want to do?' I asked.
'We go to her Uncle's hunting lodge. I have a deer trap near the stream, I noticed fresh tracks there yesterday and I am sure it would have snared something now.' He paused looked at me to ascertain if I am following him, I nodded my head once, yes. He continued. 'If that trap fails we check my fish trap in the stream. Hopefully we go with one or both. Now I want to give her the gifts before her uncle know we are there, so I need you to distract him long enough for me to deposit it where she will find it later. Are you following? Now the tricky part is not giving her the gifts but holding my act long enough to ask her.'
'Ask her what?'
'Hey! Were you following anything I said? To ask her to be mine.'
'Ok, I get it. But why don't we just wait for her to come back home and give her these gifts at home?'
'No, it is better done in the forest, that way if she rejects me it will be known to only three people, me, you and her. Same goes for if I make a mess of it.' He concluded smugly.
I wanted to argue further, but I saw the sense in his reasoning and held my peace, though I was dying to ask him why he decided on non-conventional gifts when everyone else just got ornaments.
We took the left fork like he wanted and got to the stream at about midday. Now you know how dense the forest in the seven hills can be, especially at the peak of the rain season when the elephant grass is at its most luxuriant. Well, the trap was hidden by such a growth and my untrained bush eyes did not even realise we are in its vicinity until Alika exclaimed in unabashed horror.
Following his furious gaze I looked again and saw what was aggravating him, hidden by the grasses, lay the despoiled carcass of a rather large deer, its bowels had been ripped open and most of the meat chewed to the bone. What was left looked more like a bloodied mass of bone and cartilage attached to a strangely whole head, which still hung from the taut vine rope of Alika's trap.
As we looked on, a young lioness strolled out of the grass with her brood, casually licking fresh blood from her jowls and growling contently as she strolled casually towards us. Some of her brood, wanting second helpings, trotted back to the carcass and tore off bits and pieces which they then fought over.
I know you will be dying to ask what we did in the face of that blatant theft. Well, being of the Hills, we are kin to the Lions of the Hills, for aside from being the totems of the Seven Hills, they are also bond to us by the blood pact our ancestors had with theirs, as such we expected them to protect our kill not use them for lunch. So it took all of my talking skill to talk Alika out of taking his own back from the lioness there and then, an action that would have brought on us the wrath of the Guardians of the caves that protect the Hill and its lions.
So, reluctantly and with great disappointment we left the trap and its ill-fated catch and made way to the stream where we hoped for better luck, leaving the young lioness rolling on the forest floor with her cubs. Apparently she needed the meal more than us, but that will not stop us taking the matter to the Guardians when all is said and done.
The stream – it is not known by any name not having the luck of being affiliated to any god or spirit – originates from the smallest of the Seven Hills and somehow manages to boycott the slopes that would have led to its capture by any of the other streams that flow into the great Nmamu River. It ends in the twin forests where it collects into a little lake called Nma (beautiful) for its collection of rainbow butterflies and bright plumaged birds. At the centre it is said to drain into an underground river and anyone caught in its swirl is lost forever, but the shallows are perfectly safe and the fishes large. It was there, at the shallows, that Alika had set his trap and as we approached, the splashing of a captured prey welcomed our wary eyes just as the water cooled our patched throats and insect gnawed upper bodies.
We did not immediately go to the trap but sat by the shore eating a meagre ration of dried nchi meat and trading banters on our extensive adventures, believing our catch is waiting for us and no harm will come to it, how wrong we were.
It was I who went to pull the trap from the lake. Not having much trap fishing experience, I wadded into the water that came to my knee. I did not think anything was amiss when I saw the black polished diamond glitter of the prey's skin. Grabbing the tapered neck of the fish trap, I lifted it onto my back without looking and headed back to shore. I noted the heaviness of my burden and smiled, knowing that it meant a big catch.
I must have gotten very close to shore when Alika's scream stopped me in my tracks. My heart wobbled and my knees knocked together as I looked up at and around, seeking the source of his distress. He was still where I left him only he was dancing around horrified, pointing toward me, gesturing and shouting incoherently.
I turned around, alarmed, but the water behind me was as still and the forest beyond held no trouble. Turning back to him I was about to tell him off for playing a loose joke on me when something slippery and wet brushed my shoulder. No, mind you, I was not spooked by it, not just then; I was more worried of the smell of the fish that may cling to my new shawl. So I lifted the trap off my back and manoeuvred it to my front with the intent of resting it on the soft shore sand so that I can wash the fishy water off my shoulder before it sticks and starts smelling. You can imagine my horror at the sight of the biggest water snake I had ever seen, staring at me with vexed eyes."
There was a collective gasp from the audience at this point. Apparently everyone knew the potency of the water snake's bite. Some even murmured that no one comes that close to a water snake and lives to tell the tale. If he heard these murmurs, Obele did not indicate, he only signalled to Okadi with his upheld flute that his gourd was empty before going right back to his tale.
"I do not know how I managed to throw the trap away before its poised head struck or how I managed the strength to throw it as far as I did, a feat, I tell you, even Alika envied, but I remembered vividly that it was fully out of the now broken trap and coming at me with blinding speed. I waited only long enough to note that I had underestimated its size initially and then my heels were touching my head. I caught up with and passed Alika, who was struggling to pull out our machetes from the solid grip of the clayey soil, without looking back, shouting at him that it is a venom thrower. He overtook me before I got to the bush path. We ran like mad for several stone throws. The venom thrower you see, is as aggressive as a woman in labour and will chase you for great distance if it feels you have hurt it greatly. We had by catching it in a trap, done more than hurt its bristly feelings. When we finally came to a heart shuddering halt and ascertained that it was no longer in pursuit, we picked a high branch to rest on, in case it was still bent on catching up with us.
I do not remember who it was or how the suggestion to use it in place of the fish as a gift for Amaoge came up, but we were both too scared and beat to go back to the lake just then. We were still resting on the branch when Amaoge and her uncle walked up to us from the direction we had come. It was my acute ears that heard rumour of their whispered conversation, I alerted Alika and we climbed down from our branch and stood by the path awaiting their coming.
Mazi Akani called out to us as they neared and we walked down to meet them.
Amaoge looked as stunning as ever and even the jungle tattoos on her person and the large basket she had on her head did not take anything away from her beauty. I almost envied Alika his choice.
She smiled at me and gave Alika an appraising gaze. As usual he averted his eyes and she smiled secretly at me. By thunder, I thought, she really likes him. If he can see her as clearly as I can we would not be thinking up all these schemes to win her love.
'We caught us a large venom thrower.' Mazi Akani, announced with pride, 'it must have tired-out chasing after some prey and was resting when we came up to it, Amaoge here got it dead on the head with her bow from fifty paces out.' The pride in his voice was evident even to a scowling Alika who shook his head warningly at me as I made to offer information on the dead snake.
I endured the secret humiliation of weighing the worth of venom thrower skin in the fashion market for the happy old man who looked on, pride dancing in his deep set eyes.
My congress with the old hunter gave Alika his time with Amaoge. Hell, they were walking behind me and Mazi Akani so I did not see anything or hear what was said. I only saw Amaoge saunter past us, a big smile on her face.
We did not follow them all the way to the hunting lodge but said our goodbyes at the next turning. Twilight was turning to darkness and I was itching to get home to my flute and leafy yam porridge. But no, Alika had not had enough of adventure, not that day, not ever. He said he had promised Amaoge an elephant tusk and a plains ox for her bonding if she will take him, now he is going to the eastern foothills to trap an elephant while I head home, get my gear and go to my grandmother's people for an ox.
I thought him mad; I raved and ranted, telling him that a woman who loved you will not make you go to such extremes.
He only smiled his eyes far away.
'Obele,' he said, 'she accepted me before I made the promises, and I want her to have the greatest bonding gift ever seen in the seven hills. You are my friend and in-law, ok, ok, would be in-law, get the ox for me and you will have my gratitude for ever. There might even be an elephant tusk for Chiwendu. Think what that will mean.'
That got me, what! I never said I was not weak in the knees when the fair sex is concerned.
Well, I got home that day when the hyena's laugh began in the valley and left with the first embers of that day's sun.
As for Alika, I do not know, I left him at the cross roads arranging poles he had hacked in the forest, preparing for his long trek east where the wild elephants hold sway. So by now he is gone to the eastern foothills to trap an elephant while I go to my grandmother's people for an ox. Yet knowing him and his hunting luck, he might be back in the Seven Hills already, waiting for me to show up.
I am yet to get a cattle man brave enough to take the route to the hills this rainy season, even with my promise of protecting them from our guardians, as I do not possess the skills to herd that fierce species. Time is passing and I cannot go back empty handed and my own bond waits."
There was a deep silence when Obele stopped talking, even a silent fart would have been too loud in the ensuing silence. All eyes were on Obele, following his every move. Like a charmer who knew he has entranced a prey, Obele slowly pulled out his flute and lifted it to his lips. He blew a blast that seemed to convey all his frustrations, before finding a sorrowful tune. Still playing his drink induced tune, he stood up gingerly on his feet and danced a little jig even as he swayed from side to side, pushed by the alcohol in his system. Buoyed up by the drink, his dance became more dramatic and his flute changed tune, becoming more soul lifting as he moved from one end of the tavern to the other. Soon enough people, who had had the mind to ask Obele to continue his story, forgot their interest as the music swept every one up again.
The flute music drifted through the night air, reaching the river harbour where a Northlander, struggling with the worn shoes of his fierce looking horse, paused for a long while to savour the sound of the flute. Even though the tune sounded foreign to him, he still felt enough of the music to conclude that whoever was playing that tune was a masterful musician. He suddenly felt the need to hurry; something told him that he should go seek out the musician whose flute has so stirred his soul. The laugh of a lone hyena echoed in the distant marshes as he hurried towards the tavern, where the sound of a raunchy chorus flitted through the night air to spur him on. He knew he was going to meet fate, but what that fate had in store will be told in another tale...
That is the story of how Alika and Obele Okwu set out from the hills on what he (obele) termed a fool's errand. My source told me that by the time he left the night market at Alor which, according to him and accented to by all his brother scribes, was a full week after the drink induced tale by Obele Okwu, he was still searching for that brave trader that will either go with him to his tribal lands or teach him on short notice how to drive the fiery bulls to the hills.
Since none of this group of oral scribes returned to the lowlands or the hills I have sought and gotten information of a traveller who has in his possession goat-hide scrolls said to contain scribbling of songs by Obele Okwu the great. I am positive that they contain details of his adventures.
I go to seek him tomorrow and will return only when I have them in my possession.
-D'lameone 5520 A.M. (After the Mirror's Fall)
Alika's Dilemma was written by Fredrick C. Nwonwu and is an excerpt from a forthcoming book Tales from the Seven Hills.
Copyright © Fredrick C. Nwonwu 2010.
Fredrick. C. Nwonwu is a creative writer based in Lagos Nigeria; he experimented with poetry, scripts, short stories, report writing and other genres before deciding his mainstay is prose.His works have appeared in various mainstream writer's sites and the anthology A generation defining itself.
He is presently earning a living from his other love, article writing, while taking as much time as possible to add pages to his novel in progress Rivers of Blood and a collection of related short stories Tales from the Seven Hills.
Fred believes his writing speaks for him, since he is very shy and usually has very little to say when in the midst of strangers.


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Eve is third in the Sugar and Spice Series. She is the 'Rock' - solid and steady, calm and sensible.
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Audit (A-09-07-00083)
Review of Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Vallejo's Reported Fiscal Year 2005 Wage Data
Executive Summary
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Vallejo (the Hospital) overstated its wage data by $11.8 million and 252,882 hours in its fiscal year (FY) 2005 Medicare cost report. Correcting the Hospital's errors increased the average hourly wage rate from $49.75 to $50.17. Under the acute-care hospital inpatient prospective payment system, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) adjusts the Medicare base rate paid to participating hospitals by the wage index applicable to the area in which the hospitals are located. CMS updates the wage indexes annually based on hospitals' reported wage data.
We recommended that the Hospital submit a revised FY 2005 Medicare cost report to the fiscal intermediary to correct the wage data overstatements and strengthen review and reconciliation procedures to ensure that the wage data reported in future Medicare cost reports are accurate, supportable, and in compliance with Medicare requirements. In its written comments on our draft report, the Hospital provided information on actions taken to implement our recommendations.
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The season is underway for the Billerica High boys volleyball team and although the Indians have dropped their first two matches of the year, BMHS coach Brittney McGinness has seen some good things for her squad.
Billerica dropped 3-0 decisions against Westford Academy and Chelmsford to start the campaign.
Most recently against the Lions, Billerica battled hard in three close sets, falling 25-17, 25-15 and 25-16.
Ankeet Patel sparked the BMHS offense while setter Liam McDermott had a good game as well with eight assists and two blocks.
Against Westford, the Indians were thumped in the opening set, 25-4, but rallied nicely, dropping the middle set 25-11 before pushing the Grey Ghosts to the limit in the third, falling by two points, 25-23.
Jeff Davis was strong for Billerica with three blocks and a pair of kills while McDermott and Tim Smiligis also played well in defeat.
Billerica has upcoming games on Friday in Winchester at 5 p.m. before a Monday home match with North Andover at BMHS starting at 6:30 p.m.


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Friday, April 21, 2017, 9:10 p.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song "Why are You Afraid?" Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Acts 5:12-32 (NIV).
Believers in Jesus (vv. 12-16)
The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers used to meet together in Solomon's Colonnade. No one else dared join them, even though they were highly regarded by the people. Nevertheless, more and more men and women believed in the Lord and were added to their number. As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on beds and mats so that at least Peter's shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by. Crowds gathered also from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those tormented by impure spirits, and all of them were healed.
Jesus Christ, when he walked this earth, was fully God yet fully man. He lived a sinless life, although he was tempted in like manner as we are tempted. He suffered much like we suffer, too. He was despised and rejected of man, a man of sorrows and familiar with grief. Although he did no wrong to anyone, and only did what was good, merciful, kind, loving, gracious, forgiving, righteous and just, many rejected him, and others hated him and were jealous of him, in particular the religious leaders in the temple. And, so they plotted how they might take his life. They arranged for him to be crucified on a cross, and yet this was his purpose for coming to earth, to die for us, and to take upon himself our sins and our punishment.
Yet, he did not remain dead. God the Father resurrected him from the dead, and about 40 days later, after appearing to many of his followers, he ascended back to heaven. And, then he sent his Holy Spirit to the earth to indwell the hearts and lives of those who had put their faith and trust in him. When we put our faith in him as Lord and as Savior of our lives, we die with him to sin and we live with him to righteousness. We leave our old lives of sin behind us, and we now walk in his Spirit and no longer according to our sinful flesh, not that we are now perfect, but that sin is no longer our master. By the Spirit, we are now putting to death the deeds of our flesh and we are growing in the grace of the Lord Jesus, and we are learning what it means to follow him in faith, in service, in love and in ministry.
Collectively, believers in Jesus are his body, the temple of God, the church. As the church, we meet together for mutual edification and encouragement, that we might help one another in our walks of faith. We are each gifted of the Holy Spirit with spiritual gifts and we are each given assignments of God within the body which we are to fulfill for the furtherance of the gospel and for the building up of the body of Christ in faith and in service. Every one of us has a part in the body. Idealistically, this is how it is supposed to work.
Yet, not all church gatherings are accepting of all these parts, or the gifts of the Spirit (biblically exercised), and not all church gatherings are actually meeting together as God intended, but they have turned the church into big business and are making the world their target audience. Thus, they often pattern their meetings in a way which will attract the world and that will keep the world coming back, and so it isn't Christ's body, but a gathering of all people, and thus many of the body parts are not being given a place to do their assignments within the church gatherings, or to use their gifts to mutually edify one another. And, this is intentional, and was plotted by our enemy, Satan, in order to destroy the church.
They Were Jealous (vv. 17-24)
Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out. "Go, stand in the temple courts," he said, "and tell the people all about this new life."
At daybreak they entered the temple courts, as they had been told, and began to teach the people.
When the high priest and his associates arrived, they called together the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles. But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they went back and reported, "We found the jail securely locked, with the guards standing at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside." On hearing this report, the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests were at a loss, wondering what this might lead to.
In America, it has not yet come to this, but it won't be long, I believe. Not many are arrested here for their faith or for their testimonies for Christ, but that is not to say that some of us are not being persecuted. We are. And, we are being rejected, hated, judged unfairly, slandered, ignored, and cast aside because we take God and his Word seriously, and because we go against the flow, and we don't do what the majority are doing, because they are following after humans, and they are diluting the gospel to make it more acceptable to the world.
Many of us have left the institutional church, because our Lord showed us that this is not his church. His church is not a corporation under the headship of the US government. His church is a living organism under the headship of Christ. But, this is not to say that we are forsaking the assembling of ourselves. We may just be doing it in non-conventional ways, such as via the internet and Christian discussion sites where we can meet together with other believers for mutual edification. So much of what is called "church" isn't the church anymore, and it has become more about entertaining the world and soft-pedaling the gospel, so we don't really belong there, and some of us have been told to "go someplace else."
So, our enemy Satan may think he has defeated us now, but God is still in control. Amen? He can make a way where there seems to be no way. He will see to it that his body parts have a place to use the gifts he has given to them, just maybe not in traditional ways. Where men may close doors in our faces, God can open doors which no man can shut. God is not bound by man's limitations they put on him. He is still a miracle working God. If he wants us to share the gospel with others, he can make a way despite what men might do to try to stop us. His purposes will not be thwarted!
We Must Obey God! (vv. 25-32)
Then someone came and said, "Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people." At that, the captain went with his officers and brought the apostles. They did not use force, because they feared that the people would stone them.
The apostles were brought in and made to appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest. "We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name," he said. "Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us guilty of this man's blood."
Peter and the other apostles replied: "We must obey God rather than human beings! The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead—whom you killed by hanging him on a cross. God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he might bring Israel to repentance and forgive their sins. We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him."
Satan's goal is to stop the spreading of the gospel of Jesus Christ – the gospel Jesus and his apostles taught, that is. So, he has infiltrated the gatherings of the church, and he has convinced church leaders to dilute the gospel in order to grow their "churches." So, they have persuaded many people that just being nice to people is good enough, i.e. that doing good deeds for others is spreading the gospel of Jesus. Now, good deeds are important, as faith without works is useless. But anyone of any religion can do good deeds, and that is the point, for this is all leading to the one-world religion where we join with the world in harmony and we accept all religions and all walks of life, and we don't say anything that will offend anyone. But, the cross is an offense to those who are perishing.
So, there is a lot of pressure now within the institutional church to conform to the world and to not make waves, and for everyone to go the same direction, only the direction is the broad road leading to destruction, not the narrow way leading to eternal life. Many preachers have made the path to eternal life so broad that all anyone has to do is just say they receive God's grace, so why wouldn't anyone want to do that? But, that isn't what the Word teaches. God exalted Jesus to his right hand as Prince and Savior that he might bring people to repentance (turning from sin) and forgive their sins. That is why he died, after all, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. And, who is given the Holy Spirit? Those who obey him.
Today's modern church says God does not require repentance or obedience, but they are dead wrong! So, don't let them convince you otherwise. Don't be intimidated by those who are trying to tell you that you are just weird or crazy if you follow Jesus in obedience, and if you take his Word to heart. Just keep on following him, and keep on teaching the full gospel message, and don't give way to pressure to dilute the gospel to make it more acceptable to the world. Yes, it will mean you will be hated and persecuted, but people's lives depend on us telling them the truth.
Why Are You Afraid? / An Original Work / December 5, 2013
Based off Various Scriptures
Do not be afraid.
Your Lord is always by your side.
Serve the Lord in righteousness
Before Him all your days.
Those who hate the light
Will not come to the Lord.
They fear their deeds
Might be noticed.
So, they hate the light,
And they embrace the night.
Do not be afraid,
Although your enemy attacks.
Dare to share your testimony
Of God's saving grace.
Do not fear their threats,
But honor Christ, your Lord.
Be prepared to give an answer
For the hope you have,
With gentleness; respect.
Why are you afraid?
For all that's hidden will be shown.
What I tell you, speak in daylight.
Let the truth be known.
Do not be afraid
Of those who'll take your life.
Fear the Lord with understanding.
Trust Him with your life,
And give not up to strife.
Do not be afraid.
Take courage, it is I, your Lord.
Bow before Me; now adore Me.
Oh, why do you doubt?
Listen to the Lord.
Get up, and bear His name!
Run and tell the world He loves them.
Jesus came to save.
Give Him your all today.


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Stacie Mallen brings extensive HR experience to new role at CampusLogic
PHOENIX, December 14, 2017— CampusLogic, the leading student financial services platform, today announced that veteran HR executive Stacie Mallen has joined the company's executive leadership team as Chief People Officer. Mallen brings more than 20 years of experience in Human Resources and talent development to her new role at the fast-growing company.
"We're excited to welcome Stacie to the CampusLogic team," said Gregg Scoresby, CEO of CampusLogic. "As colleges and universities increasingly seek technology to simplify student financial services, our team needs a proven leader who can support our expansion and development. Stacie is a nationally recognized thought leader in HR, and her expertise will be critical as we continue to grow."
Mallen previously served as Vice President of Human Resources at Ulthera, overseeing the company's people operations as Ulthera grew from 50 to 250 people and achieved a $650M exit. A frequent writer and speaker on the changing nature of HR in the 21st century, she is the co-founder of Illumin8az, an event series that brings together leaders at the intersection of business and culture in Arizona.
"After more than two decades working on behalf of high-growth, purpose-driven companies, I am thrilled to join the team at CampusLogic," said Mallen. "I have been struck by my colleagues' deep commitment to improving student financial services for schools and students, and I look forward to cultivating talent, building leadership, and helping the company scale and make an even greater impact."
About CampusLogic
CampusLogic transforms the way higher education delivers student financial services with the first—and only—unified platform. Easy. Mobile. Personalized. CampusLogic's innovative software means more students can access aid—and the education it pays for, make better decisions that reduce borrowing, and easily navigate student finance with less staff burden and cost. More than 450 schools serving 3 million students improve enrollment yield, process efficiencies, and student satisfaction by removing barriers across the student journey from initial college search through graduation. For more information visit campuslogic.com.
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Mediators of Inflammation
Volume 11, Issue 6, Pages 363-365
Pro-inflammatory cytokines in Turkish children with protein-energy malnutrition
1Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Yüzüncü Yil, Tip Fakültesi, Biyokimya Anabilim Dali, Maras Caddesi, Van 65300, Turkey
2Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey
3Department of Pediatry, School of Medicine, University of Yüzüncü Yil, Tip Fakültesi, Biyokimya Anabilim Dali, Maras Caddesi, Van 65300, Turkey
Copyright © 2002 Hindawi Publishing Corporation. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Background: Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) results from food insufficiency as well as from poor social and economic conditions. Development of PEM is due to insufficient nutrition. Children with PEM lose their resistance to infections because of a disordered immune system. It has been reported that the changes occurring in mediators referred to as cytokines in the immune system may be indicators of the disorders associated with PEM.
Aims: To determine the concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokines in children with PEM, and to find out whether there was an association with the clinical presentation of PEM.
Methods: The levels of serum total protein, albumin, tumour necrosis factor-α, and interleukin-6 were measured in 25 patients with PEM and in 18 healthy children as a control group. PEM was divided into two groups as kwashiorkor and marasmus. The kwashiorkor group consisted of 15 children and the marasmus group consisted of 10 children.
Results: Levels of serum total protein and albumin of the kwashiorkor group were significantly lower than both the marasmus group and controls (). In view of tumour necrosis factor-α levels, there was no difference between groups (). While levels of interleukin-6 in both the marasmus group and the kwashiorkor group were significantly higher compared with controls (), there was no significant difference between the groups of marasmus and kwashiorkor ().
Conclusions: It was observed that the inflammatory response had increased in children with malnutrition.


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The Bible teaches us that if a person confesses his sin, God is faithful and just to forgive their sin and cleanse them from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9). This means that one must turn away from their sin and turn to God,surrendering their lives to God, acknowledging Him as Lord of their life. When a person truly repents of their sin and accepts Jesus' death on the cross as payment for their sin, and surrenders their life to Him,then they can be sure they have been saved.
Isn't it intolerant to believe that Jesus is the only way one can attain salvation? What about the Muslims, Jews, Hindus, and other people who are sincere in their faith.
No, it is not intolerant. God is a very tolerant God. In fact, He is so tolerant that He gave His one and only Son to be the Savior of the world. Jesus Christ died on the cross to pay man's sin penalty. Since we have all sinned, our only hope of eternal life in heaven is through the life offered to us through the sacrifical death of Jesus and His glorious resurrection. No one else ever died to pay your sin penalty. Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me" (John 14:6).
If a person committs suicide doesn't that mean that he will not go to heaven?
Not necessarily. While it is a sin to commit suicide since God declares that life is sacred and is a gift of God, this sin, like all sins separate us from God. However, God in His great love sent His Son to die on the cross as our payment for sin, and then rose from the dead with victory over sin. So if one has repented of their sin and received Jesus Christ as their Savior, there is therefore now, no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus. He is forgiven.
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Starting on the 16th April and every Wednesday until 5th September (weather permitting) Wigan Wheelers and St. Helens CRC host an open 10 mile time trial on the Rainford Bypass (A570)
Sign on Ormskirk road (WA11 7TA). To reflect sunset times sign on time varies between 6-6:30pm. First rider starts at 7:01pm except last event on 5th September when first rider starts at 6:46pm.
£2 for members of Wigan Wheelers and St. Helens CRC and £3 for others.
Never done time trialling before? This is a good event to do in a welcoming and supportive environment! Let the organiser know that it is your first time so we can help you.
Also feel free to spectate, the best spot is on the roundabout by Holdi Rainford.
We also organise open time trials throughout the racing season (two 10 mile TT's, one 25 mile and one 30 mile).
For the 2018 season the Wigan Wheelers will be running the following events (see facebook event for more info):
We are affilated with British Cycling, CTT (Cycling Time Trials under the North and Manchester Districts) and the Cyclocross Association.
For any queries please see the facebook page or contact Harold Woodcock (01942 717804).
Below is a list of all the trophies available for the 2018 season. All of these are based on a handicap competition so don't be afraid if you've never raced to come and give it a go!
Anyone thinking of riding any of these events please let Nigel Clementson (07862289430) know so he can handicap the event.
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VC Cumbria 50 mile on the 4/8 L5012 https://www.facebook.com/events/220373878508239/
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Liverpool century on the 8/9 D10/1
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Have you noticed all the inauthenticity in the world today? It ranges from food ingredients to clothes, jewelry, electronics, organizations, governments; and even, people. The competitive nature of the world has forced us to lose our essence and become someone else. Due to this we are starting to lose hope in our governments, organizations, family and friends. The media is filled with stories of scandals about organizations and leaders that we once believed were honest. Since the past 45 years people have become more depressed and the suicide rate has increased 60%. In the world; on average one person dies by suicide every 40 seconds.
Many of us are starting to realize this, and by distancing ourselves; we are re-focusing our efforts inwards to re-align ourselves towards the truth. Authenticity does not mean that we are perfect; instead it means that we have recognized our imperfections, and striving to achieve a higher level of excellence. We understand that alone, we cannot change the system, but one-by-one if we transform ourselves, slowly but surely, the environment around us will change.
A government cannot exist without its citizens, and an organization cannot flourish without its members. Yet many leaders fail to understand this because they have become accustomed to expect the citizens or members to follow them, whether it is based on fear or power. Similarly, the citizens and members have become accustomed to blindly follow the leader without asking questions, even though they feel uncomfortable behaving in a certain manner that is expected of them. This is due to the fear of the leader as well as the community that is supporting the leader. We need a sense of belonging to feel secure, and to attain this security we sacrifice the potential of being our authentic selves.
It can often be observed that certain individuals choose to distant themselves from specific people or organizations. This is because they have witnessed so much injustice or lack of ethics, that instead of attempting to offer their help for improvement, they choose to refrain from interacting with those organizations or people. We only have a limited amount of will power to stand up against unfairness, especially if others who feel the same way do not support us.
Alternately, from the perspective of authentic leaders, it is difficult for them to decide how to behave because they are constantly being criticized or idolized. With thousands of opinions floating around, and having so many lives dependent on their decisions; it becomes extremely challenging for them to do the right thing for everyone. If we come across such authentic leaders, it is best to remind ourselves how challenging their roles must be, and refrain from any judgment.
When Gandhi was a law student, he was asked by the manager of the dormitory to tell a little boy to stop having sugar. The manager felt that the boy would listen to Gandhi because he admired and respected him. So, Gandhi agreed. Two weeks later the manager asked Gandhi if he had told the boy to stop eating sugar. Gandhi responded by saying yes he did, but only today. The manager asked Gandhi why did it take him two weeks to tell the boy? Gandhi responded by saying "because it took me two weeks to stop having sugar".
This is a simple, yet profound example of being authentic. Gandhi refused to guide or advise anyone, even a little boy, to follow his advice if he could not do it himself. How often do we advise others about what they should do, when we refuse to do it ourselves? Merely, because we have the authority, we tend to feel that we have the responsibility to change others. However, we focus so much on our "responsibility" that we forget to look within ourselves, and in turn end up behaving like a hypocrite.
The world and the future generations are in dire need of heart-oriented individuals that encourage uniqueness and collaboration. Authenticity is attractive and contagious. Our beauty and brains will only take us so far, but authenticity will take us all the way. As we become authentic individuals, our virtues will shine from within us; and as we shine, we will unconsciously give others the inspiration and empowerment to reveal their authentic selves.
Here are 5 simple tips to become more authentic:
1. Every day Invest a few minutes in silence to go within and quiet the mind.
2. Focus on doing the "Right Thing," not just simply following guidelines and doing things right.
3. Listen to your intuition. Slowly allow your mind to follow your heart to develop true intellect.
4. When you witness someone standing up for what is right, appreciate and acknowledge them. Inspire yourself with their courage to stand up for what you believe is right.
5. Always be honest with yourself. One who cannot deceive himself, cannot deceive anyone else.
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A LOT. And chances were, if we weren't eating out, we were ordering in.
I viewed home cooking as a necessary evil in between restaurant visits or deliveries, and consequently my home-cooked meals were pretty uninspired...spaghetti and marinara, a baked potato, salad and pre-packaged marinated chicken breast, or Rice-a-Roni and a chunk of grilled meat. (Now, there were times I actually cooked delicious meals from scratch, but those times were few and far between.)
When life changed (ie: kids entered the picture), and home cooking became a plain old necessity instead of a necessary evil, it was a tough period of adjustment. All those years we spent navigating LA's dynamic restaurant scene had made me into kind of a food snob. I was no longer satisfied by a chunk of grilled chicken and some microwaved peas. If I was going to have to give up my yellowtail-jalapeno sushi rolls and grilled calamari with lemon zest and butter, I would learn to make food at home that satisfied those same cravings. I wanted my meals to have pizzazz.
One way I've been able to add a little gourmet restaurant flair into my life is by making over some of the basic "out of the pantry" meals I've been eating my entire life. One dish that recently received a makeover was our standby spaghetti and marinara.
For us, "pasta night" used to mean nuking Ragu or Classico sauce and pouring it over some cappellini or penne. It was tasty enough, but vaguely depressing. I really, really wanted to be able to make a fresh homemade sauce, but the idea of it terrified me. I thought making your own pasta sauce was a task only to be undertaken by Italians with a secret family recipe that had been handed down four generations.
So I was pleasantly surprised when I caught a segment on a Food Network show featuring Wolfgang Puck's signature pasta sauce. The ingredients weren't scary, and the whole process took about 10 minutes. I didn't get a chance to take down his recipe exactly, but I remembered the basic ideas behind it, so one day I gave it a shot. We haven't gone back to Ragu or Classico since.
I've grouped the ingredients into two categories: "definite" and "maybe." The "definite" ingredients are ones you should definitely use, and the "maybe" ingredients are optional...depending on your taste.
Definite ingredients:
Fresh tomatoes, diced
Good extra virgin olive oil
Some minced garlic
Some decent dry white wine
Grated parmesan cheese
Maybe ingredients:
Fresh chopped basil
Basically you chop up a few tomatoes and cook them in EVOO on medium-low heat until they start to wilt. Add some garlic and cook a little more. Add a little white wine and some salt. Then taste it and add a little more of whatever you think it needs more of. Also add any of the "maybe ingredients" that appeal to you...or all of them. Then when it tastes pretty good, pour it over the cooked pasta of your choice and mix in a few handfuls of parmesan cheese.
This sauce is a little more delicate than your typical jarred sauce, but it's still really flavorful...especially if you're liberal with the salt and parmesan cheese. I didn't include any measurements because I just kind of add things in small amounts until it tastes right. Plus, standing over the sauce, adding a splash of this and a dash of that, makes me feel a little more like a fourth generation Italian with a secret family recipe.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
My spaghetti & marinara makeover
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What is EVOO?ReplyDelete
Ha ha ha...extra virgin olive oil. Clearly you haven't watched Rachel Ray. :)ReplyDelete
Ohhhh. Clearly!ReplyDelete
I am glad you mentioned this...totally perfect timing. Spaghetti is on my list of dinners for the next week, and I think I will make my own sauce :)ReplyDelete
Kelly, let me know how it turns out!ReplyDelete
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The Ring of Kerry is one of Ireland's most popular and best known driving routes. It's a driving loop -- the fact that it's called Ring of Kerry should give you a clue on that. It loops around the coast of the Iveragh Peninsula in the southwest of Ireland. It covers about 106 miles (170 km) with breathtaking scenery...
Driving yourself is the best way to see this, but we should tell you that driving in Ireland is not necessarily for the faint of heart or the timid. The roads tend to be narrow with hedgerows or stonewalls right up to the edge of them.... and add in the challenge of driving on the left. You'll also most likely be driving a stick shift unless you've specifically requested an automatic shift car when you make your rental car reservations.
Driving yourself is not hard, we just wanted to be sure you know what you're getting into. And on the Ring of Kerry, you will encounter some of those narrow roads, especially if you take a few diversions along even narrower roads to see some of the sights the guidebooks recommend.
This driving route tends to get crowded in high season. You might get stuck behind a caravan as European motor homes are called. You're even apt to come across a tourist bus on these roads... that's a thrill! If you start earlier in the day, you may be able to avoid these.
You can find driving guides telling you which roads to take and what to look. Do your research in guidebooks and on the internet. You'll most likely want to start and end this loop in Killarney.
You can make the whole circuit of the Ring of Kerry in a day if you leave early in the morning, but we think you should allow two or three days so you can really enjoy it... and avoid those buses. There really isn't any problem finding small hotels, B-and-B's or Pubs with rooms along the way.
If you drive in a counter-clockwise (or anti-clockwise) direction you'll be heading in the same direction as the buses. You might be frustrated following them from time to time, but you'll be less likely to meet them head on. With those narrow roads, following a slow bus might be preferable.
You'll pass craggy coasts, brooding mountains and charming small towns and villages. You can find ancient stone forts along the way. The Leacanabuaile stone fort was inhabited during the bronze age and maybe much earlier. There are also remains of beehive huts there. If you cross a causeway to Laentia Island, you'll find not only tiny patchwork fields that look oh-so-Irish, you'll also find Glanleam subtropical gardens... that's right subtropical gardens. Amazing what those ocean currents can do isn't it?
Along the coast the towering rocks of Great Skellig and Little Skellig are seabird sanctuaries now, but in the 12th century, monks lived and worked here in more of those beehive huts. One of the most beautiful views in this circuit of natural beauty is the "Ladies View" of the Killarney Lakes and the National Park. Look for signs so you can take in this view that Queen Victoria's ladies-in-waiting loved.
In spite of the crowds and buses, the Ring of Kerry is pretty enough that it's worth seeing. Everything there is just so... so Irish.
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It's Tuesday again already? How about another epic Pit Story then?
This week we get a tale from Hollow Bones, reminiscing about a chaotic night where a crowd of music fanatics came together to send off a beloved band with a frenzied gift of violence! Hollow Bones vocalist Patrick Anthony tells the story like this:
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This was one of those occasions that will go down as a legendary night in local show history. The crowd was warmed up throughout the night by all the other local bands, but the moment Breathtaker came out on stage, the entire room turned utterly violent. One of our friends started moving the pit from one end of the room, all the way to the bar in the next room over, then came back swinging, jumped onto the stage, kicked a number of people in the face, all before diving face first into a sea of swinging fists. At one point there wasn't even a pit in the general sense of the word. It was just people fighting each other. Punching each other in the back of the head, in the face, kicking each other, falling down, getting stomped on, etc. and at the end of it all, no one was mad. No one took any of that anger away with them. We offered it up to our friends as a gift for their last performance.
It was like all of those nostalgic feelings that people held onto were being manifested that night on the floor of the Loft, while a soundtrack of breakdowns played over everything. It was pure and utter chaos. There have been plenty of shows that all of us had been to for bigger bands that had awesome pits, where people climbed on each other, and swung hard. But this was special. This was our night to relive our memories, and send our friends off the best way that we could.
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On this month's Heart-to-Heart with Kyrian radio show, my guests, Michael John Sullivan and Kathleen Nash shared their experience of having been homeless. They also talked about their recovery and their advocacy for the homeless. They have wonderful messages for everyone struggling and anyone who cares about the struggles of others. You can listen in on this podcast.
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Michael John Sullivan is the author of Necessary Heartbreak: A Novel of Faith and Forgiveness (Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster). Library Journal named Necessary Heartbreak one of the year's best in Christian fiction for 2010. His second novel, Everybody's Daughter (The Story Plant), was named one of the best books of 2012 by The Examiner. Michael published his third novel, The Greatest Gift (The Story Plant), in October of 2014. He is currently working on his next novel, The Second World. He is also the creator of the SockKids children's series. Visit thesockkids.com to learn more. A former board member of the Long Island Coalition of the Homeless, Sullivan has written several articles about the plight of the homeless that have been published online by CNN, the Washington Post, Beliefnet.com, the Huffington Post, and Patch.com.
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Hi Kyrian nice blog ,
I can not imagine what it would feel like, nor do I want to. It's a very sad situation to be in no doubt.
There's so much of it. I moved to the state of Florida back in the early 90's from Massachusetts and
I have never seen so many people homeless. Just about every major intersection have homeless people holding signs up "Need work, Hungry, Lost my job, Lost my home etc…" I feel for them but, more times than none, you can pull up to the traffic lights and they come up to you, now mind you, the majority of them they are wreaking of alcohol. I do however give something but, those types of homeless people are actually taking away from the ones who truly deserve and actually need to be helped out. Here in Florida you can tell the homeless from the bums that don't want anything but a hand out. All I am saying is, it's no joke to be homeless especially around the holidays and in cold weather and I am not stereotyping. I hope that I am not stirring up things on your blog. However , I do try to help the homeless out because that can be me someday. I wish them all a warm Merry Christmas and a hopefull and prosperous New Year.
I also want to add, Michael John Sullivan, that was very insightful and to imagine what must have been going on in your mind because certainly you did not deserve that situation. but the most positive outcome was and is, you became an writer/author, governing your circumstances at a pivotal time in your life.
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