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|2009-09-13, 08:50
|Link #101
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Age: 32
The animation department, as we all know already, clearly lacked in this episode due to worldly issues probably out of the makers' control. As such, it fell to the sound director to pick up the slack, at least for me.
While the episode did cause me to pause the episode to find out whether my player was lagging, showing how noticeable the cuts were, the music and sounds stayed intense. What wasn't shown, my head automatically made up for. This I thought the episode did superbly. While turning the episode into a picture drama, the sounds left absolutely nothing to the imagination, especially in the battle scene.
That said, I must clarify that the above paragraph is absolutely no excuse for the lack of animation, this being an example of it and all. But definitely, I feel that credit should be given where it is due, especially when most of us probably take the audio department for granted given the overall good quality of it throughout the industry (and this series). I thought Bakemonogatari's sound staff, music staff and voice actors were given a chance to shine this episode, and they rose to the challenge. Kudos.
As a footnote, I have a bad computer, so I guess I'm probably more used to laggy video than most.
|2009-09-13, 09:00
|Link #102
Revealing the truth
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Singapore
Age: 35
Didnt cared too much about the animation quality, just slightly disappointed at the lack of a coherent fight scene...
Still nice ep overall. Araragi realises his limits and also realises the downfall of his all-encompassing kind character. Well, for his age, he can still be forgiven for being naive.
Ah the OP. I could watch it the whole day. She is so adorable!
|2009-09-13, 09:40
|Link #104
Zetsubou gunsou
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Switzerland
Age: 37
Meh. It's one of my favourite shows this season so the lack of animation and missing scenes were really painful to watch.
Not that I'm not used to it. I also waited for the DVD version with Moon Phase (the lack of subs kind of contributed too).
|2009-09-13, 09:47
|Link #105
Bash'a no falor talah
I think its been said already, but this week's animation was the worst I've seen for a long time. The overuse of still images was just frustrating. BUT unlike how other certain anime episodes used this technique, the dialogue in Bakemonogatari completely blows the mind away. For this particular episode I would've rated it above average if there was only txts to read and absolutely no animation, but the OP forced me to up the rating lol
|2009-09-13, 10:31
|Link #106
Corpse in Pieces
Obviously animation sucks, but I guess they'll fix that later.
Plot wise and everything else was awesome. I gave it a below average, for Bakemonogatari standards just because it wasen't finished in time.
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|2009-09-13, 10:40
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Prompt report of today's TV Saitama broadcast saying there were several additional cuts.
Some of the annoying parts were "fixed", to the point it's watchable.
Don't know if it's true, but if it is I guess everything will be fully "fixed" by BS-J broadcast next week.
(Though, BS-J censor stuffs. Some part of last week's bloomer scene were removed in BS-J broadcast.)
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|2009-09-13, 10:50
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Once again Senjougahara saves Araragi, although it was via proxy, by sticking Kanbaru onto Araragi's tail. In this way Kanbaru managed to save Araragi. As Senjoughara said, "Koyomi doesn't think things through. He goes with the flow" He is dangerous to himself in this way... and Kanbaru saved his idiotic skin. This makes 3 people that have warned Koyomi.
1. Hanekawa... Don't be so kind to every one.
2. Oshino... Won't be here forever, Stop sticking your nose into peoples oddity business.
3. Kanbaru... Think about who your suppose to save... don't make mistakes.
Kanbaru, who knows the depth of Hitagi's feeling for him, could never face Hitagi if she let Koyomi screw up and die. Hanekawa was right again... "It is hard on Kanbaru as well"
So that was also he apologized so deeply... he did promise Hanekawa to keep her advice in his heart.
Now it makes sense to him even more clearly.
He may think his family doesn't want him around or need him... but two new people need him.
His girlfriend and her best friend.
quite a fix Koyomi... you have some growing up to do.
|2009-09-13, 10:52
|Link #109
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Join Date: Apr 2006
|2009-09-13, 11:45
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This arc was by far the weakest, both on plot and animation ... Nadeko and her story seemed very shallow, I wonder if that's the case with the novels.
In any case the story weakness could be fixed with some decent art and animation, but unfortunately too much resource was spent on the previous arc and action episodes back to back obviously need more staff, scrolling on stills of a naked loli won't cut it
Anyway, now finally we move to my favorite character
PS: This episode reminded me of the seasonal finales of Tsukuyomi ... unfinished action animation to the point of making no sense and excessive loli-service
|2009-09-13, 11:51
|Link #114
Join Date: Jan 2009
Age: 27
No seriously. Truer words have never been spoken and all that jazz. I've got a little sister. Certainly, I love her very much, but like all siblings, we do fight and she does annoy me sometimes. It's not everything anime makes it out to be.
Anyway, just watched it subbed. On second viewing, really, it was only that one ridiculous scene with Araragi zoning out for fifteen seconds that got at me. While it was still obvious that they were skimping on the animation, I still found the snake fight scene and the rest of the ep pretty watchable, and as someone else mentioned, in some ways more effective for letting your imagination do the work.
Of course I still want a more animated fight scene but in any case...
Very interesting conclusion. The arc was definitely more about Araragi than it was about Sengoku. I suppose his sort of passive, try-to-save-everyone personality is going to be fully addressed come next arc.
|2009-09-13, 11:57
|Link #115
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Join Date: Apr 2006
I agree that this arc was pretty straight forward. The problem was resolved real quick. May be that's why it has only two episodes. But I think that the most important thing in this arc was that it made Araragi started to realize that he couldn't save everyone and he should think about his future more seriously. Meme won't stay and help him forever and it's about Shinobu's case too. If Araragi want to be normal human again, he must leave Shinobu. Although this arc may look weak but it has the most important development for Araragi's character. IMO
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|2009-09-13, 12:38
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Ignoring the fact that they were trying to mask "sloppiness" with the false image of "art" I still quite liked this arc and how the story ended in fact. For once I think Arararagi will give some real thought about how many people he can save with his power which amusingly his personality reminds me of some other character; Shirou for he also wants to "save all and leave no casualties". But now that Oshino and Kanbaru started hammering the point to him that he isn't superman I think he may start to go on an interesting change. Granted his will to save people won't be changing any time soon I think he will start to use his head a little here.
It was a real shame that the action scenes were screwed up though...not to mention how the audio didn't match the images near the end. Why must you ruin a perfectly good thing >.>
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DALLAS (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki scored 23 points, Devin Harris had a season-high 16 and the Dallas Mavericks pulled away from Cleveland 124-107 Monday night, handing the Cavaliers their fifth straight loss.
Nowitzki was on the bench for most of a key third-quarter stretch as the Mavericks restored a double-digit lead behind by Harris, Brandan Wright and Jose Calderon.
Harris had seven points on a 9-2 run that gave the Mavericks their first 15-point lead, and Wright scored nine of his 14 points in the third. Jose Calderon had four of his game-high 10 assists in the quarter and hit a pair of 3-pointers.
Kyrie Irving had 27 to lead the Cavaliers, who have dropped seven of their last eight.
Anthony Bennett, Cleveland's rookie No. 1 pick averaging just 2.8 points per game coming in, had eight in the second quarter and finished with 11.
Dallas' Monta Ellis started fast after going most of the first half without scoring Friday against Sacramento and finished with 22 points and seven assists.
After missing the first 41 games following offseason toe surgery, Harris had his previous season high of 14 points in three straight games before getting seven in Friday's win over Sacramento.
Harris finally broke the 14-point mark with a pair of free throws, and then assisted on a dunk by Samuel Dalembert that gave Dallas its biggest lead at 106-87.
Dalembert had 18 points — two off his season high — and two blocked shots. Calderon scored 11.
Five days after Cleveland general manager Chris Grant questioned his team's will, the Cavaliers didn't quit. They scored eight quick points and had a chance to make it nine when Jarrett Jack got fouled after making a 3-pointer.
Jack missed the free throw, and the Cavaliers couldn't get the deficit under 10 after that.
Luol Deng scored 18 points, Tristan Thompson had 17 and both had eight rebounds for the Cavaliers, who had seven players in double figures.
Nowitzki, who was averaging 33 points in his previous three games, had 16 in the first half and matched Dalembert with eight rebounds.
Nowitzki scored the last eight points on a 13-2 run that put the Mavericks up 52-39, but he missed his last three shots of the first half as the Cavaliers got back within seven at halftime.
Ellis followed up an 11-point fourth quarter that boosted a rally to beat Sacramento on Friday with 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting in the first half against Cleveland.
NOTES: Mavericks F Shawn Marion missed his second straight game with lingering issues from shoulder and rib injuries. He's missed six games since getting hurt Jan. 7 against the Lakers. … Cavaliers C Anderson Varejao started after being questionable with a left knee injury. He recorded both the 4,000th point and 4,000th rebound of his career. … Rookie G Shane Larkin was back with the Mavericks after a one-game stint with their D-League affiliate in suburban Dallas. His playing time has dipped significantly since Harris returned from offseason toe surgery. … Ellis had six of Dallas' 13 turnovers after ending a 114-game streak with at least one turnover by going without one against Sacramento. The Mavericks had a season-low four as a team against the Kings


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I will be returning to work in 2 weeks, when my son will be 1 year old. I hope to get some ideas to help ease the transition for the both of us.
Until now, he was breastfed on demand - that is about every 2-3 hours, even in the nighttime. He gets 2 solid meals a day, sometimes even 3(he loves solids). I don't give him any water, I sometimes offer some freshly squeezed fruit juice, but not on a regular basis(he's not very fond of other liquids than breastmilk). His weight gain was fine until now (he has 9.6kg and 76cm), the pediatrician is satisfied with his development.
Once I start working my schedule will be quite charged :we will be separated for about 11-12h/day, 5 days/week. I will probably also end up working during weekends (probably less than 8h/day and not on a regular basis). And, last but not least, I will have at least once a week a 24h shift (on average,5 times/month). And I probably won't have the time nor the place to pump more than once/day (I am planning to sneack away somewhere on the lunchbreak).
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SAN FRANCISCO – Ryan Vogelsong struck out seven in 6 2-3 scoreless innings and Pablo Sandoval homered for the fourth time in six games to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night.
Vogelsong (3-2) allowed three hits and one walks to give him a 1.35 ERA in his past six starts and help the Giants win their sixth straight interleague game dating to last season.
Josmil Pinto broke up the shutout bid with a leadoff homer in the ninth inning against Sergio Romo, but that was all the Twins could manage. Romo retired the next three batters to get his 16th save in 18 chances.
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Instead of collapsing after the babies fell asleep, Condren, now 43, devoted her nights to designing and producing a customized stationery line, and eventually a line of apparel.
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You need a strategy. "Early on, I created 'Presidential Days,' an idea I stole from a friend who was working at the White House. She told me that every step of the president's day is scripted and scheduled. I adopted a similar system, so that I'd meet a very specific list of goals for every hour of my day."
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There is an added bonus to this spring's high school boys lacrosse season – four extra spots in May's state tournament.
There is an added bonus to this spring's high school boys lacrosse season – four extra spots in May's state tournament.
With the field expanding from 12 to 16 teams, most of the local boys lacrosse teams are hopeful that they can claim one of those four spots.
"This is huge for us," Middletown coach Scott Brown said. "The four extra spots gives us a chance to get back to the tournament and we want to get there. We haven't been there in a while."
Appoquinimink coach Chris Rutter had similar aspirations for his Jaguars, who at 12-3, narrowly missed out on post-season play last year.
"Playing disciplined is what will get us to the tournament," Appoquinimink coach Chris Rutter said. "We have a tough schedule this year, but we still expect to make the tournament. That's our goal."
Rutter is hopeful the Jaguars, with three returning starters and freshman Ryan Kern in goal, will step up this year and improve on their record of a season ago.
"It's more about showing discipline and learning how to play that way," he said. "If we are able to deal with those things, we should be fine."
St. Georges coach Clay Strickland said that despite an 0-3 start to the campaign, the Hawks still had designs on qualifying for post-season play.
"Absolutely," St. Georges coach Clay Strickland said when asked if the tourney was a goal for his team. "You want to get better each day and each game, but you also want the guys to focus on the bigger picture.
"This wasn't the start I would've liked, but you have to have something to shoot for," he said. "It's going to take everyone getting better and playing as a team."
St. Andrew's coach Jay Hutchinson had a slightly different take.
"I'd rather play it one game at a time," St. Andrew's Coach Jay Hutchinson. "I don't want to think that far ahead, we've still got a lot of work left to do."
The Saints won five games last year and started the season with games against the state champions, the state finalist and a state semifinalist team this year. The team returns four starters.
Teamwork is also the motto for the Cavaliers, who return several starters and team captains this season.
"The guys will play as one this year, there will be no individual play," Brown said confidently. "They'll play as a unit and as a one team."
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Hello, I apologize if this has been asked before. I searched and searched, but there are so many variations of these A vs. B questions that it seems like a wild goose hunt!
I am about to purchase a WBBB 1.0 DL. I am trying to get my head wrapped around the differences between the MacCat Standard and the WB Edge tarps, besides the obvious. I'll try to lay out my thoughts here, and I would love anyone with experience using either or both of these tarps with the BB to chime in. Thanks!
P.S. Both of these would be in SilNylon, not Spinn, or Cuben, or anything else. Call me cheap.
MacCat Standard:
Slightly Smaller than the Edge
No Ridgeline Necessary
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When members of Asheville, N.C.'s The Get Right Band hit the stage they have one fun objective.
When members of Asheville, N.C.'s The Get Right Band hit the stage they have one fun objective.
"We're trying to make it where people can't help but dance," said guitarist and vocalist Silas Durocher.
The band's motto even alludes to that, as they claim to be a, well, booty-shaking good time. That's the PG-13 version.
With Jesse Gentry (bass and vocals) and Chris Pyle (drums and percussion) laying down the rhythm, the group weaves through a mix of funk, reggae and rock.
They'll celebrate the release of their debut CD at 10 p.m. Friday at the Asheville Music Hall with openers Asian Teacher Factory and The Archrivals.
And be ready to have a good time.
"We're just all about getting people out to dance and let go of whatever else in their lives that is weighing them down," Durocher said.
Durocher describes the music as "The Black Keys meets James Brown."
The trio began playing together in 2011 but have known each other for longer. They played together in Soulgrass Rebellion and as that group broke up they kept playing together.
The group is excited about the album and, Durocher said, feels like it is a good representation of their music.
"We really took time to think about how we produce the songs in the studio," he said. "They really shine in a studio context as compared to a live show."
The Get Right Band doesn't go into a show with a set list of songs to play.
Durocher said that he's had lists in other bands he's played with but it doesn't feel right with this group.
"We want to get a feel for the audience, see what they're reacting to and improvise things," he said. "If we're writing a set list, it's not reflective of the experience they are having. It's more freeing to see what's moving people. It's a lot more fun for us."


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ELMHURST – The St. Charles North softball team has been searching for consistency in the pitching circle in the early part of its season.
A recent three-game losing streak – including a doubleheader sweep at the hands of New Trier on Saturday – forced North coach Tom Poulin's hand to look elsewhere after a tough couple of losses where North Star pitchers had trouble with control.
Katie Roggemann became the answer the North Stars were looking for Monday as the junior pitcher helped North snap its three-game skid with a complete game effort in a 4-1 win against host York.
Not only did Roggemann help North (5-3) get back on track, she did it in her first varsity start.
Roggemann spent the first couple of games of the season with the junior varsity before Poulin made the call.
Roggemann responded with seven innings of two-hit ball, escaping jams in the first, sixth and seventh to claim the win.
"I was really nervous but they were all really supportive of me," Roggemann said. "I was able to hit my locations and if it wasn't working, I was able to go somewhere else. My team backed me up and they were a huge part of helping me out through this."
Roggemann had help from her battery-mate, Emily Brodner, who was able to slow the game down for the junior right-hander from the start.
"I think she was a little nervous for her first varsity game but I think she did a really good job," Brodner said. "After last weekend and with Sabrina [Rabin] being out this game, I think this was a big lift to know we have other pitchers and back-up in case something happens."
Rabin was held out of Saturday's losses against New Trier and Monday's game against York because of a minor shin injury.
Rabin's injury forced North to look elsewhere for outs.
The game did not start well as York lead-off hitter Angela Scalzitti reached on an infield slap-single and came around to score on an error that gave the Dukes a 1-0 lead.
The North Stars responded in the second as Brodner reached on a walk – one of three on the day for the catcher – and scored on an error to tie the game at 1.
Roggemann was in complete control thereafter as North scored what turned out to be the game-winning run in the third on an RBI single from Abby Howlett. Pinch-runner Amanda James scored a pitch later, sliding under the tag of York catcher Sarah Milikowski to push the lead to 3-1.
Erin Nemitz added an RBI single in the fifth for the final run. North stranded 10 runners on the day after walking nine times against York starter Elena Schwartz.
"Pitching and defense was the difference today because we didn't hit real well," Poulin said. "We liked what we say today defensively because we've been kicking the ball around against good teams. We'll continue to be aggressive on the basepaths and hit a lot better than we did today."
Despite leaving 10 runners on base, Poulin was clearly more excited about Roggemann's performance.
"That makes us ecstatic because we need to develop depth behind Sabrina in the circle and this is the start for that," Poulin said. "First start for Katie at the varsity level, and she exceeded our high expectations."
Howlett finished 2 for 3 with a double and an RBI as North managed just five hits.
Rabin is expected to make her return to the circle today against Metea Valley.


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|An apple pie
|Ricotta cheese and dill pie
|Mushrooms, leek and egg pie
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Looks beautiful and delicious. Love your pictures.ReplyDelete
Thank you Sheila! :)Delete
That picnic looks fabulous. I hope you had a good time. And your pies look amazing too. I love mushroom and leek pies and apple pie is special too xxReplyDelete
Thank you Charlie! Your kind comment warmed my heart... :)Delete
That apple pie is beautiful! Almost too pretty to eat. They all look delicious Marina!ReplyDelete
Thanks Della! :)Delete
I want all your pies, absolutely delicious! Looks like an awesome picnic! great photos, Marina!ReplyDelete
Thank you! Please do come back, there will be more pies! :)Delete
Sorry my friend but your pie comes first, labour day second ;)
Lol, you rock Uru! :)Delete
Hello, Marina! This pic nic is really special, good! :) I love apple pie and your apple pie is delicious! Kisses and good start of the week! (forgive me for my bad english...!) :)ReplyDelete
Hi Valentina, I am glad you visited my blog and left a kind comment. Your english is not bad at all :) Thanks you, my friend!Delete
All these look extremely edible. Love the idea of dill and ricotta pie! And what pretty picnic cloths and baskets.ReplyDelete
Thanks! Dill and ricotta is my favorite pie too. :)Delete
What a cool idea, all things pie at a picnic. Have a great day.ReplyDelete
Thanks Norma! :)Delete
Oh goodness those all look delicious! I'll have a slice of each
You can have as many slices as you want! :)Delete
Marina, this looks like a wonderful picnic! Count me in! Your pies are beautiful and so unique!ReplyDelete
Thanks Chris! I am touched by your kind words...Delete
What an inviting looking picnic Marina! Happy Labor Day! :DReplyDelete
Thank you Lorraine! Don't forget to stop by when you are in the area...:)Delete
Beautiful! I love the idea of a picnic with pies!ReplyDelete
Thank you Heather! I think picnic with pies is the easiest: everyone can be satisfied, and no mess after all... :)Delete
Well if i was not hungry when I started to read this post i certainly am now. By the way I have added you to my blog roll. :)ReplyDelete
Thank you Lindy! Now I have to find out what blog roll is, it's about time I learn a few things about blogging. :)Delete
Great picnic and delicious food Marina- a perfect combo :-D And I love the basket. Is it a picnic basket or just a regular basket with a lid?ReplyDelete
Hi Joanna, I am glad you liked it! That basket was sold as a vintage picnic basket. I don't know how old it is, but I've seen those picnic baskets in some movies. It has an interesting overlapping handles. This basket doesn't have any inserts, and it's was well worn, probably at many picnics... :) I like it and keep it in my car to carry small things...Delete
It's really very nice. Soooo retro :-)Delete
Enjoy! Have a great day!ReplyDelete
Thank you Jane! :)Delete
Wonderful photography and great food. Looks all so good!ReplyDelete
Hi Alida! Thank you for the compliment on my photography, it is always nice to know what people think about it :)Delete
I'm already hungry, so I should not have looked at this! That mushroom and leek egg pie looks mouthwatering. That is one picnic I would have loved to share with you! Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving the nice comment about my fall arrangement.ReplyDelete
Hi Shannon, aww, thanks for your nice compliment! You can share with me as many picnics as you want! :)Delete
Now this is my kind of picnic! Pie, pie, and more pie! I would certainly be happy with a serving of each of the 3 but, I must admit, I am partial to apple pie and that lattice pastry top looks oh, so very good, Marina. I don't think I'd make it to the other pies if apple were served first.ReplyDelete
Thank you John! That lattice pastry top I made out of scraps, that was left and I didn't want to waste it... As of apples, you probably have noticed, they weren't pre-cooked in butter and sugar first. I just sliced it and filled the form: that's how my grandmother use to make. Apples are cooked to the bite (al dente), and we really like it this way...Delete
Wow, Marina! Your picnic food looks extraordinary!!! Your apple pie is spectacular, but I really want one of those mushroom leek turnover :)ReplyDelete
Now, a week later, I want some of that mushroom pie too...:) Thanks Lizzy, for joining my picnic.Delete
Great, Marina! A pie picnic is my kind of picnic and yours look and sound perfect! Love them all! Your photos are wonderful!ReplyDelete
Thank you, Pam, for your kind words. It always lifts my spirit and encourages me too cook more... :)Delete
mmmm looks divine!ReplyDelete
Thank you Lynn! :)Delete
ohhhhhh... what a fun picnic with so many yummy food items. i have a sweet tooth so pass that apple pie my way please ;)ReplyDelete
Lol, then I can make some extra apple pie next time! :) Thanks for visiting!Delete
These pies look absolutely mouthwatering Marina! I love them all and I would love to go picnic with you and your delicious treats!ReplyDelete
Katerina, you are always welcome at my picnic! I feel some unexplainable connection with you, my friend. :)Delete
That second photo is beautiful! Great looking stuff here - sorry I missed the picnic! ;-)ReplyDelete
Hi John, thanks for your compliment on the photo. It means a lot to me. :)Delete
Totally beautiful photos. If they were all available at the same time, I don't know which I would choose for the first bite.ReplyDelete
Thanks Karen. We made them all in the same day when me and teenager were playing with puff pastry dough. He actually made the ricotta pie, it was very-very good! :)Delete
Marina, I would love to join you on your picnic...love all the pies, especially the apple pie! xoxoReplyDelete
Hi Elisabeth, you are always welcome to picnic! I'll make some extra apple pie for you! :)Delete
Marina, Ricotta cheese and dill pie it's like a VATRUSHKA? Your picnic looks sooo good. We did not go on the picnic, we have a rain every day for a week-((ReplyDelete
Hi Yelena, no, it's not vatrushka. The ricotta pie was made by my son, and it's puff pastry dough with ricotta cheese filling. Actually, it's a good idea to make vatrushka, let's do it! :) It needs a yeast dough, so I better get started... :)Delete
Wow Marina! I've never been on such a delicious picnic! Lovely photography!ReplyDelete
Thank you Roz! :)Delete
Ahh... you presented this so well, I feel like I'm right there enjoying a picnic with you!! Can't wait for apple season to start!!ReplyDelete
I am glad you enjoying it, food makes us happy! :)Delete
Definitely all about pie and I am loving everyone of them. I bet that was a fine picnic. Happy Sunday to you.ReplyDelete
Thanks Suzi! It's about time to have another picnic! :)Delete
I love your cute picnic set! Apple pie is always all time favorite of mine, but now looking at mushrooms, leek, and egg, that sounds fabulous! I'd love to eat that for lunch and then apple pie as dessert. :DReplyDelete
I am not sure myself which one I would choose, I liked them all! :)Delete
This is exactly the kind of picnic I should "eat". So lovely to look at and no calories ;)ReplyDelete
Lol, Valerie I do that a lot: just look! :)Delete


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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (September 2, 2010)—Zenyatta worked a strong five furlongs Thursday morning at Hollywood Park preparing for her next start in the $250,000 Lady's Secret Stakes on Oct. 2.
The drill in 1:00.20 over the Cushion Track at Hollywood Park was the second for the 6-year-old Street Cry mare since she won the Clement Hirsch Stakes for an unprecedented third time on Aug. 7 at Del Mar.
Zenyatta's victory over Rinterval and five others in the Hirsch was her 18th in a row for owners Jerry and Ann Moss and trainer John Shirreffs.
Undefeated and the champion older female in both 2008 and 2009, Zenyatta will be seeking her third win in succession in the Lady's Secret, a Grade 1 at 1 1/16 miles. The race will be run at Hollywood Park for the first time in 2010 as the track is playing host for the first time to the Oak Tree Racing Association.
Regular rider Mike Smith was aboard for the work Thursday morning. The time was the fastest of 11 at the distance.
The Lady's Secret is scheduled to be Zenyatta's final start in California. She is expected to defend her title in the Breeders' Cup Classic on Nov. 6 at Churchill Downs.
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I've got a show for all you cloth diapering newbies and cloth diaper fans out there! Please join me on Monday, October 26th at 1:00 pm Eastern to hear my chat with Karen Angstadt, a birthing mentor and radio talk show host, all live on Blog Talk Radio!
Of course there will be a lot of dirty diaper talk as we get inside the cloth diaper industry and talk about why more moms are choosing cloth, how the modern cloth diaper works, and the many benefits to using cloth. You won't want to miss it (plus, I appreciate the support from my loyal customers!).
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PHOTO OPENER: The Aconcagua Valley was chosen by Vina Errazuriz for its ideal viticultural climate, with rainy winters, and the high diurnal temperature changes during its dry and long growing seasons. The result: intense and concentrated flavors.
If asked if there was a signature luxury wine representing Chile's wine growing regions, the answer would be Seña, which in Spanish implies the term for a distinguishing mark.
It was in the mid 1980s that Robert Mondavi met Eduardo Chadwick, whose Chilean winery, Viña Errazuriz, was founded over 100 years before that fateful meeting.
Mondavi's recognition of Chile's potential and a mutual passion for great winemaking with Chadwick, motivated the two to become partners for the production of Seña in 1995.
Seña and its sister label, Arboleda, have – since November 2004 - become solely owned by the Chadwick family, borne from what is considered the highest quality growing region in the country, the Aconcagua Valley.
The practice of biodynamic viticulture at the Seña estate and the sourcing of grapes for Arboleda from the Aconcagua Valley are the new chapter and verse for these wines that are represented on the world stage.
"From a shared dream, we have created a wine that is consistently internationally recognized as the first flagship wine from Chile," said Chadwick of Seña. "We will also give greater emphasis to our unique terroir expanding the Seña vineyards into a fully self contained wine estate under biodynamic farming, promoting sustainable viticulture."
Created from traditional Bordeaux varietals – Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot – and the "lost Bordeaux varietal," Carmenère, which has become the iconic grape of Chile, is Seña, the signature wine from Chile.
The winemaking vision for Seña is not just the harmony and elegance produced from one varietal, but by the mastery of blending. Components are aged four to five months in barrel, blended for 14 months in barrels from different coopers (kept in separate lots), and aged two months in tank. Bottled in February of every year, it continues to age in bottle for up to 24 months prior to release.
The plan for the future is to incorporate the other Bordeaux varietals into Seña: Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec, according to vintage.
IMAGE "S": Seña 2002 is noted for its amazing balance, ripeness of fruit and complexity on the palate, from the dark and brooding Carmenère to the ripe, opulent black and red fruit from Merlot to the cigar-box cedar, plush mouthfeel and structure from Cabernet Sauvignon.
Using the best grapes sourced from the original estates from the Mondavi/Chadwick partnership – from Chile's Colchagua, Maipo and Casablanca vineyards – Arboleda's destiny will see the wine's profile broadened by sourcing from the Chadwick's two new properties in the Aconcagua Valley.
Arboleda is described by Chadwick as a "boutique label;" its style characterized by crisp and fruity cool climate whites and full-bodied and ripe reds. The Arboleda range includes Chardonnay, Merlot, Carmenère, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and the soon-to-be-introduced Sauvignon Blanc.
IMAGE "AR": Arboleda 2003 Carmenère hails from the Colchagua Valley. Its rich blackberry fruit intertwines with layer upon layer of distinguishing nuances from tobacco to fig to a hint of mint. From the 50% French and 50% American oak in which it is aged (for 12 months), subtle, but nevertheless velvety textured notes of vanilla and coffee are at its pleasant finish.
Distinctive Vineyard Expression, From Palm Trees to Cacti
Photo "V": The ideally suited terroir for the Seña vineyard site took Eduardo Chadwick four years to choose, the decision based on temperature analysis and the identification of specific microclimates. It is located in the western end of the Aconcagua Valley – with well-drained gravelly soils and morning fog; surrounding hills are covered with native vegetation, from palm trees to cactus. From the same vineyards comes Arboleda, a range of wines produced under sustainable and largely organic practices.
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Residents opposed to a proposed housing development on a Matlock site have been 'encouraged' by its refusal by planners.
In a meeting of Derbyshire Dales District Council's planning committee the proposed development on part of the car park of the Youth Hostel Association (YHA), in Dimple Road, was refused.
Grayden Daniels, whose home in Wyvern Close backs onto the YHA, said: "We were very encouraged. It was excellent."
He said Matlock town councillor Sue Burfoot and her husband Martin both spoke well in opposition to the plans.
The applicant proposed building 11 three–bedroomed homes with associated car parking and gardens
A spokesman for Derbyshire Dales District Council said: "There were concerns too about the design and appearance of the proposed dwellings and the lack of affordable housing and play space provision.
"However, members stated they were open to consideration of a revised scheme for a less intensive form of development. The applicant has been advised of this."
To view the application search for reference '13/00779/FUL' on the planning section of the council's website www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk


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I've been calling 1973, as I sort through my research for a political and cultural history of the United States in the '70s, the Year Without Christmas Lights. News of fuel shortages—what would come to be called the "energy crisis"—had begun cropping up in the spring, around the same time the resignations of Nixon confidants John Ehrlichman and Bob Haldeman introduced to a shocked Middle America the likelihood that the Watergate scandal went all the way to the top. By Memorial Day weekend, with Texaco rationing the sale of gasoline along the most heavily traveled highways, there was talk of outlawing the Indianapolis 500. "And pleasure boating," a letter writer to the Chicago Tribune suggested: "Better to go slow on gasoline than to be cold next winter."
At the annual Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio, the festivities partook of the zeitgeist: Nixon-like, a lad by the name of James Gronen was disqualified for outfitting his car with a battery-enhanced magnet. (Cheating Always Part of Soap Box Fun, shot back a headline in the Los Angeles Times; the dissenting op-ed writer called what the boy did "enterprise.") At Congressional hearings, paranoid witnesses said the oil companies, whose profits soared 62 percent in the third quarter, had rigged the shortages. In September the Republican governor of Oregon passed an edict limiting commercial and decorative electric signs at night; in October the debate was over whether to end Daylight Savings Time to save energy. Then came the OPEC oil embargo—in the same week that President Nixon fired special prosecutor Archibald Cox and the scary White House chief of staff, Alexander Haig, who was infamous for coming to work in his general's uniform, ordered the FBI to seal the office of the attorney general. "There was a real sense," said one of Cox's aides, of the possibility of "a fascist takeover."
By the yuletide season, with the price of crude quadrupled, the Los Angeles City Council was debating a plan to cut street lighting by 50 percent, allow businesses only fifty hours of operation a week and require business and industry to keep the thermostat at sixty-eight degrees for heating and seventy-eight for cooling. A lead Los Angeles Times editorial proposed forgoing outdoor holiday decorations. A letter writer from Whittier further suggested a moratorium on Christmas cards. Another, responding to an article debunking rumors that the Pentagon planned to turn off the eternal flame at the gravesite of President John F. Kennedy to save energy, strenuously objected: "Wouldn't it seem logical to use that gas for a better use such as heating homes or office buildings rather than just burning it for no real purpose whatever?"
Darkness fell across the land. Things fell apart. The year was rung out with the unlikeliest Top 40 hit ever—Merle Haggard's mournful country dirge "If We Make It Through December."
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While writing books about the past, I think about the present. It's not intentional, but somehow my books end up being written under the sign of a political mood. In Before the Storm, finished in 1999, I wrote in, and of, a time of heady economic confidence, with Eisenhower-era Republicans and Clinton-era Democrats both convinced of the necessity of ideological sail-trimming to manage an "end to history"; and then, in 1964 as in 1999, a more feverish ideological age seemed to beckon. Nixonland, finished in 2007, was about right-wing presidents exploiting the public's fears as a cover for betraying the public's trust. What story of our own times will my '70s book reveal? I'll know only after it's done.


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As you can see, my daughter's 8th birthday revolved around the Cat Bus in Hayao Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro.
Two weeks after invitations were sent, our playroom was abuzz! For fun, each girl made Cat Bus pencil bags, and cut felt, glued, while we stitched the hems. Thankfully, I had lots of sewing help from family and friends – who also made sure glasses were filled and tummies were full. Though, not too full for cake! The recipe I used for the birthday cake is one of my daughter's favorites (and mine) — Old-Fashioned Banana Spice Cake by Bradley Ogden. Before serving, the cake goes into the fridge where custard and banana slices settle in between the cake layers for 2-3 hours. Need I say more?
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Dave D'Onofrio's Sox Beat: Playoff roster is Farrell's job
September 28. 2013 10:58PM
AMID THE crushed beer cans, popped corks and emptied champagne bottles strewn about the floor of the Red Sox clubhouse in the aftermath of their clinching the American League East championship, John Farrell finished his Bud Light and flipped it gently into a barely used trash barrel.
By then his players had begun streaming back onto the field to celebrate the division crown with those fans who'd stayed at Fenway Park, and bask in the joy of a job well done - though, in a way, the manager's work was just beginning.
No longer burdened by the task of figuring out how to get the Sox to the playoffs, or how to help them earn a spot in the divisional round, his task at that point became figuring out how to put his team in the best possible position to make a deep run in the postseason.
And for a manager with two weeks before Game 1, that meant making decisions on how the roster would come together while also determining roles and assigning slots in the starting rotation.
Farrell will get his final look at his team under game conditions, as it wraps up the regular season today in Baltimore. Next time the Sox take the field with consequences will be Friday at Fenway Park against a yet-to-be-decided opponent. And with three or four roster spots still up in the air, here's one take on the team Farrell will take with him into that tilt as the Sox look to score their first playoff win in five years:Catchers: David Ross, Jarrod Saltalamacchia
The plan early in the year was to play Ross more than a typical backup, but after he missed significant time with injury, and Saltalamacchia - who slugged his 40th double of the season on Friday night - emerged as an integral part of the Sox's offense, it's unlikely anyone but Saltalamacchia will start behind the plate in the postseason.Infielders: Xander Bogaerts, Stephen Drew, Mike Napoli, Dustin Pedroia, Will Middlebrooks
Farrell has repeatedly said that Drew is his starting shortstop, so expect to see him joining Napoli at first, Pedroia at second and Middlebrooks at third in every game. Bogaerts' impact, meanwhile, might be limited mainly to pinch-hitting for Drew in some situations against left-handed pitching.
Ideally there'd be another player in the mix here, as the Sox could be caught shorthanded if Bogaerts pinch hits and then there's an injury on the infield - but John McDonald played only 18 innings in his first 27 days on the roster, and Brock Holt had through Friday played one inning in September. Keeping them sharp would seem to be more of a priority if they were being closely considered.Outfielders: Quintin Berry, Mike Carp, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jonny Gomes, Daniel Nava, Shane Victorino
Assuming Ellsbury and Victorino are and remain healthy, they will man center and right field, and bat first and second in the Sox order.
Left field will be shared between Nava, Gomes and Carp, as it has been all season. Berry's role is strictly as a pinch-runner, a job he wins because he has proven himself as a base stealer at the big-league level (entering Saturday at 22-for-22 in his career) and Jackie Bradley Jr. was just 7-for-14 in steal attempts this season at Triple-A. If Bradley makes the roster, it's not a good sign for the club's confidence in the health of Ellsbury and/or Victorino.Designated hitter: David Ortiz
He'll finish with a .300 average, 30 home runs and 100 runs batted in for the first time since 2007. He was a 31-year-old star then. He's performing like one now.Starting rotation (in order): Jon Lester, John Lackey, Clay Buchholz, Jake Peavy
Lester's recovery from a midseason slump had earned him the right to be Boston's Game 1 starter, regardless of how he pitched in Saturday night. Because Game 2 will be at home, Lackey should get the ball. His earned run average is 2.47 at Fenway, compared with 4.48 elsewhere. Slotting Buchholz in at Game 3 gives the Sox a chance to use him in what could be a significant swing game, while also potentially using him to match up with the ace of the wild-card winner. Peavy gets Game 4 on account of being better than Ryan Dempster and Felix Doubront recently.Relievers: Craig Breslow, Ryan Dempster, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales, Junichi Tazawa, Koji Uehara, Brandon Workman
Uehara is the closer. Breslow is his most reliable setup man. Tazawa will probably pitch in big spots, too. But beyond that it's still unclear how Farrell will use his bullpen. For six weeks now, Sox brass has given Workman every opportunity to earn major responsibility, but through Friday his 7.15 ERA as a reliever was worse than everyone who's pitched for Boston this season besides Allen Webster, Daniel Bard and Joel Hanrahan. If Rubby De La Rosa had been more convincing, Workman likely wouldn't even make the roster, but without a clear alternative the Sox are likely to keep him and hope to piece together the middle innings between him, Dempster and Doubront, the other converted starters.
Managing those situations, and making decisions on how to piece together his bullpen along the bridge to Uehara, will moving forward be one of the most important facets of Farrell's job.
STAT OF THE WEEK: Entering September, the Red Sox's home run totals ranked in the middle of the pack. They were averaging a homer every 34.3 at-bats - but this month, which included the eight-blast outburst against the Tigers, and three taters Friday night, they entered Saturday going deep once every 21.7 at-bats. That's 37 percent more often, and makes the AL's most prolific attack even more dynamic.
Dave D'Onofrio covers the Red Sox for the New Hampshire Union Leader and Sunday News. His e-mail address is email@example.com.


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Eddie Whitley was hopelessly beaten, more than 10 yards behind the ACC's hottest receiver.
Touchdown. Seventy yards. Virginia Tech trails by double figures midway through the second quarter.
But North Carolina quarterback T.J. Yates overthrew Dwight Jones badly as Whitley and Hokies faithful exhaled.
"I felt lucky," Whitley said.
Six plays later, Carolina's Erik Highsmith ran another post route. This time Whitley was ready.
This time he made Virginia Tech's defensive play of the year and may have rescued their season.
Whitley's grip-and-rip pick in the end zone, confirmed by replay, saved a touchdown and ignited the Hokies' finest performance of 2010.
After a shaky start, Tech smothered North Carolina 26-10, forcing six turnovers, committing none and seizing the ACC's Coastal Division by the throat.
Win either of their next two games, at Miami or home against Virginia, and the Hokies (8-2, 6-0 ACC) head to the conference championship game Dec. 4 in Charlotte, N.C.
Defeat Saturday would have created win-or-else pressure for Tech at Miami, and defeat would have been likely had Highsmith held onto Yates' 27-yard laser and given North Carolina a 17-6 lead with 7:37 remaining before halftime.
But Whitley, a junior free safety, wrestled the ball away from Highsmith in mid-air in the back of the end zone for his first career interception.
"He did a post, and I played my man," Whitley said. "I saw his hands go in the air, and I just tried to rip it out."
Officials wasted little time in ruling an interception, and the inevitable replay-booth review was equally quick.
"I think that was a gigantic pick, and a great play by him," Tech coach Frank Beamer said. "Two guys go up and he comes down, but that's battling, just battling for the ball. I think that was a key, key play in the ballgame. When it happened, I said 'That's the one we need right there.' I think it turned out that way a little bit."
A little bit? Yeah, and pitching had a "little bit" to do with the Giants' World Series victory.
The Hokies promptly drove to Chris Hazley's third of four field goals to draw within 10-9 at intermission. They followed with their most dominant quarter, a 17-0 whitewash in which they outgained the Tar Heels 141-19.
UNC's Yates, fresh off a school-record 439 yards passing at Florida State, entered the game with 15 touchdown passes and four interceptions. He exited with 15 and eight as Whitley, Davon Morgan and Jayron Hosley (twice) picked him off.
Jones entered the game with 28 catches for 612 yards in his last four games, including 233 yards against Florida State. Saturday he had one meaningless garbage-time reception for 4 yards.
Credit Tech defensive coordinator Bud Foster. Credit boundary cornerback Rashad Carmichael, who shadowed Jones much of the day.
"That was a big thing for us all week, stopping eight-three." Whitley said, referring to Jones by his jersey number.
The only time Jones saw daylight was on the play he abused Whitley but saw the ball sail over his head.
"We were in man-to-man, and there was a four-man rush, no blitz," Whitley said, "and that's hard for any DB."
Tech's defensive backs are playing lights-out. Yates is the seventh consecutive quarterback to complete less than 50 percent of his passes against the Hokies, who lead the nation in completion-percentage defense at 48.3 and who sacked Yates four times, two by freshman end James Gayle from Bethel High.
Similarly, Tech quarterback Tyrod Taylor connected on fewer than half his throws, 13 of 28, his first time under 50 percent this season. But he had no interceptions and averaged a sterling 19.2 yards per completion — Marcus Davis, Jarrett Boykin and Danny Coale had catches of 40-plus yards.
Add Hazley's 17 consecutive field goals to the recipe and you have a squad that's won eight consecutive games and is 6-0 in the ACC for the first time since joining the conference in 2004.
"I think we're getting to be a really good football team," Beamer said.
No argument here.
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UPDATED: Edge editor Wiltshire is leaving Future
Alex Wiltshire, the current editor of Future's Edge magazine, is to leave the publication at the end of the month.
The news comes from upcoming games conference Launch, which says Wiltshire is leaving to work as a freelance writer and consultant on video games for developers and institutions including the V&A Museum".
Wiltshire's CV is impressive and includes publications such as OXM, GamesMaster, PC Gamer and New Statesman,
Former MCV editor Neil Long was named as Edge's new online editor in January.
UPDATE: MCV has received official statements on the move.
"After six years working for Edge, I want to broaden my horizons by trying a new things working in and around video games," Wiltshire stated. I haven't fixed everything yet, but one of the projects on which I'll be working is with the V&A Museum in London.
"My time at Edge has been an amazing journey on which I've met my game developer heroes, worked with brilliant editorial talents and been part of an institution of game journalism. I've learned an incredible amount and I'm leaving behind a fantastic team of writers and designers, whether on-staff or freelance, who I hope will take Edge to even better places. Hopefully I'll get to continue writing for them, too."
Edge publisher Rich Keith added: "It's sad to see a talent like Alex go but due to his great achievements while working as Editor he leaves Edge in a fantastic position and the brand is stronger than ever. Edge celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and we have some excited things planned. I'd like to thank Alex for all his hard work and wish him all the best in the future."


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The actors' portrayals stand on their own, but a unique set of visual aids helps convey the variety of stories in the CAST production of "Love, Loss and What I Wore," opening Thursday at Columbia Center for the Arts.
Judie Hanel directs the Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron dramatic comedy about 28 characters, portrayed by nine local actors.
The monologues and multi-character vignettes revolve around recollections by narrator Ginger (Brenda Hering) and the paintings of key pieces of clothing are seen, to the side, on an easel.
Artists Karen Watson, J. Niels Harvey and Karen Watson collaborated on the drawings of Girl Scout uniforms, prom dresses, cocktail dresses and other attire. The paintings will be auctioned after the show, benefiting the arts center.
Shows are at 7:30 p.m. July 11-13 and July 18-20, and 2 p.m. on July 14.
Running time is 2 hours, five minutes including a 15-minute intermission.
The performance also includes four original monologues written by cast members.
Tickets are $18 for adults and $14 for seniors and students; available at Waucoma Bookstore, the arts center and online at www.columbiaarts.org.
The production is suitable for mature teenagers.
Cast members are Barb Berry, Irene Fields, Leith Gaines, Brenda Hering, Deborah Julie Jindal, Langlois, Desiree Amyx-Mackintosh, Kim Robichaud, Lisa Roth and Emily Vawter.
The garments represent the characters and what they were experiencing at the time. Meanwhile, the performers are all dressed all in black.
"As every woman will tell you, certain items of clothing can assume the quality of sacred objects. There is that perfect black dress that makes you feel like a million bucks every time you put it on," Hanel said in her director's notes.
"There are those boots you bought that make you feel like an honorary European. There is that perfect leather bag that has always had its own special swagger, or the shawl or jewelry that is forever infused with memories because they were passed down from a mother or grandmother, or were gifts from someone special.
"And then there are the clothes that need to be forgotten; like the awful outfit you wore to a party that made you feel so self-conscious about your decision; the too-tight skirt that had you tugging and pulling at it all night and made you think you suffered a bout of temporary insanity.
"My Mom was what they used to call a 'fashion plate.' She loved clothes and I can remember some of them so vividly. There was the beautiful navy suit with the red lining and the most beautiful woven buttons with just a sliver of red running through. She and I would take the bus to downtown Denver to go shopping together when I was young and I always looked forward to the lunch at the Denver Dry Goods tea room, where the waitresses were all dressed in black and white. They all had frilly aprons and perky white hats with lace.
"For me, the key to this play is about women sharing stories with each another. It is not about flash or staging; it's literally about having no fourth wall and really communicating with each other, so women realize that they're not alone in the things they experience in their lives. The best part is I have nine women so talented that have been able to take Nora and Delia's words and bring them alive onstage.
"It's sad to think that Nora is no longer with us and we won't be able to enjoy any more of her words. Nora, up to the week before she passed, kept her battle with cancer a secret. Nora hated complaining. She did not want to become her cancer and so did not share that diagnoses.
"At her memorial, her very good friend Meryl Streep said, 'We've all been ambushed by her death. She didn't like surprises, except happy ones,' Streep said while fighting back tears. 'And she didn't want ever to be caught unawares. But she really did catch us napping. She pulled a fast one on all of us. And it's really stupid to be mad at somebody who died, but somehow I have managed it.'
"Streep said it left her feeling "so privileged and so pissed-off and so honored and so inept all at the same time."
"I particularly like this Nora-ism: 'Never marry a man you wouldn't want to be divorced from.'
"Nora Ephron once described this show as 'The Vagina Monologues' without the vagina.
CAST and local restaurants are offering a "Girl's Night Out" promotion with "Love, Loss and What I Wore."
At the theater, wearing your little black dress entitles you to $1 off a glass of wine and free chocolates.
Also enjoy food discounts, at The Waucoma Club (next door on Cascade) and Sixth Street Bistro (Sixth and Cascade) and Celilo Café (First and Oak streets), by showing your theater ticket.
All are serving a signature drink, the Love, Loss Stiletto Martin; just wear your black dress and say the "secret" code words: "I don't have a thing to wear."
The offer is valid only pre- or post-show on the days of performances and not in conjunction with other discounts.
The theater-restaurant co-promotion is the largest one yet done through the Center for the Arts.
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Man who beat 2 people inside Portsmouth home to plead guiltyBy JAMES A. KIMBLE
Union Leader Correspondent
March 24. 2014 9:50PM
BRENTWOOD — A 47-year-old man is pleading guilty to charges that he broke into a Portsmouth home and beat two people with a metal baseball bat, prosecutors said.
Terrence Hartley, of Clinton, Maine, struck a plea deal with county prosecutors prior to going on trial in Rockingham County Superior Court.
He was indicted in Rockingham County Superior Court on seven counts of first-degree assault and single counts of burglary and possession of a controlled drug.
Terms of the plea deal have not yet been made public, but the first-degree assault charges are punishable by up to 7 1/2 to 15 years in state prison.
Prosecutors said Hartley broke into the home — located in the Maple Haven neighborhood — by entering through a back door sometime before 1:30 a.m. on Sept. 22. Police said Hartley even beat a dog inside during the assaults.
Hartley went after a woman with a metal bat, striking her right hand, left thigh and right knee, prosecutors said. A man who owned the home was also struck across the back and on the thumb by Hartley's bat swings, according to indictments.
The two victims were treated for their injuries at Portsmouth Regional Hospital and later released.
Portsmouth police were called to search the Maple Haven neighborhood. Hartley was found and taken into custody after a brief search of the neighborhood.
Prosecutors say Hartley allegedly had a quantity of cocaine on him when he was arrested by police.
Hartley is also a registered sex offender in Maine, according to state records.
That state's sex offender web site says that Hartley is required to register for life due to his prior sexual assault convictions. The state of Maine listed Hartley as a resident of Hampton.The burglary and drug possession charges are also felonies and punishable by state prison time. Hartley is expected to change his plea on Friday in Rockingham County Superior Court.


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This Thanksgiving we're happy to present a story from one of our own.
As recently featured in The Miami Herald's 'Chef's Table', The Front Porch Café's Executive Chef Todd Webster shared a heartwarming story about his personal struggles before coming to the restaurant.
Like many in South Florida, Webster and his family suffered financially when the real estate bubble burst. In dire straits from losing a real estate related job, Webster turned to a new passion, and in 2008 he enrolled at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Miramar.
Now four years later, he's now proudly been named Executive Chef at the Front Porch Café and is happily sharing his love for cuisine with our guests and visitors from all around the world.
A very hands-on individual, Webster not only develops explorative menus, but also makes a point to interact with his customers at every opportunity. When he's not in the kitchen crafting innovative dishes, he's strolling through the restaurant and introducing some of his favorite creations to guests, anxiously gathering their feedback.
So, the next time you stop by for a bite to eat, ask for Chef Todd – and meet the man behind one of the most flavorful restaurants on South Beach.
(Read more about Chef Webster's story in The Miami Herald)
Recipes To Try This Holiday
If you're still looking for the perfect desert to serve this Thanksgiving, look no further than this delicious recipe from Chef Todd and Front Porch Café's pastry chef, Stuart Whalen.
On behalf of the entire Z Ocean Hotel staff, we wish our guests a Happy Thanksgiving!
Spiced Chocolate Pecan Pie
What You'll Need:
- Unbaked pie crust for a 9-inch pie
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup dark corn syrup
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/4 cups pecan pieces or halves
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
- 1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Heat your oven to 350 degrees. Place pie crust in a 9-inch pie pan and crimp the edge.
- In a bowl, whisk eggs until smooth and evenly colored. Add corn syrup, sugar, butter and vanilla. Stir in pecans and allspice.
- Sprinkle chocolate pieces over the bottom of the pie crust. Add corn syrup mixture.
- Bake about 45 minutes, until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. If crimped crust begins to brown too much, shield it with aluminum foil. Makes 8 to 10 servings.
(see more tasty dishes in the Herald article)