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It was difficult not to get a bit carried away with my weekend trip to Antwerp. This is the city where after all I had made a number of fashion-specific pilgrimages to in my late teens/twenties because of the Antwerp Six, the reputation of the Royal Academy School and the fact that it's still a bit of a tucked away fashion destination. Due to the fact that the jury schedule for the Antwerp Royal Academy's fashion deparment was quite tight, it left me with precisely two hours before my train back to London to cram in a visit to all of my usual haunts – Labels Inc, Dries van Noten and the brilliant fashion museum MOMU. I was gutted not to see the Happy Birthday Academie exhibition to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the fashion department at the Academy. By all accounts and if the catalogue is anything to go by, that was a epic exhibition.
Currently, MOMU is playing host to feathers. Well, specifically Birds of Paradise: Plumes and Feathers in Fashion, and despite the seemingly specialised nature of that title, the exhibition is anything but feather-light. I'm not sure other physical embellishments in fashion design could warrant its own exhibition like a feather does. That's down to the history of the feather, worn with symbolic gesture through the ages, the physical varieties of feathers (ostrich, swan, pheasant, duck and surprisingly, chicken seem to be the dominant types on display) but also the number of ways fashion designers have used feathers in their work in the 20th-21st century. That's how the exhibition is partially split up as it looks at the feather used as a trimming, as a trompe l'oeil print or as an overall texture. These parts of the exhibition showcase the intricate and work of premiere plumassiers such as Maison Lemarié in Paris (who contributed to MOMU for the exhibition) for haute couture houses and there are stellar examples on display. Chanel of course features heavily as does Cristóbal Balenciaga, who employed feathers to create some of his most striking silhouettes in the sixties and Yves Saint Laurent, who emancipated the feather (and arguably women) from being merely ornamental.
There are parochial points of categorisations such as examples of feathers used in footwear and hats. They feel like filler cabinets, although the collection of feather-adorned Roger Viviers are a delight to see in terms of colour and what was once directional experimentation. Where the exhibition does excel though is when it explores the more emotive and ethereal moments where feathers are explored for their symbolic and poetic qualities. Thierry Mugler's fantastical bird, butterly and woman hybrid dress from his 1997 haute couture collection opens the exhibition with an impressive feathered wingspan that depicts woman as flighty and mysterious. Ann Demulemeester is given a section to herself as she has turned to the feather (particularly the feather of a dove) time and time again as a personal talisman, believing in its natural beauty. "We cannot perfect nature," she says in the programme notes. The duality of the White and Black Swan play out in two sections, led bu two Alexander McQueen feathered gowns pitted against each other (incidentally the one white dress is designed by Sarah Burton and the black by Lee McQueen).
It's here where feathers go far and beyond simply decorating a dress but imbuing it with a special aura, playing into mythical bird women imagery. That mysterious feeling surrounding a bird feather are further emphasised with installations by British artist Kate MccGwire dotted around the exhibition. Their scale startles you and makes you stop for a moment to respond to their strangeness. Ditto for Sølve Sundsbø's famous Perroquet video series for SHOWStudio.com. You leave wondering how all this strange beauty can be derived from supposedly lightweight feathers.
Thierry Mugler haute couture S/S 1997
Jean Paul Gaultier haute couture A/W 2006-7
Hermès printed dress 1970-80
Thierry Mugler haute couture A/W 1997-8
Prada S/S 2005, Giambattista Valli A/W 2009-10, Louis Vuitton headdress S/S 2014, peacock feathered muff 1860-1870, Christian Dior haute couture A/W 1997-8 fur-trimmed shoes
House pyjamas in silk satin with an abstract pattern 1926-27
PJ Harvey in Ann Demeulemeester photographed by Patrick Robyn
Alexander McQueen by Sarah Burton S/S 2011
Nina Ricci by Olivier Theyskens haute couture A/W 2007-8
Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci haute couture A/W 2011-2
Chanel haute couture A/W 2004-5
Giambattista Valli haute couture S/S 2013
Rochas by Olivier Theyskens A/W 2004-5
Works by Kate MccGwire – Stifle (2009), Preen (2013)
Chanel Métiers d'Art 2013 'Paris-Edimbourg'
Yves Saint Laurent haute couture A/W 1968-69
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RED ALL OVER is an exploration of the European relationship with the natural environment. Stevenson draws his inspiration from Australian history, particularly that which relates to the geography and rural culture of his birthplace in the New England highlands.
Through the lost wax casting process Stevenson has captured the tumultuous energy of a Victorian bush fire. Twisted and stormed forms intimately collapse against each other from the energy of a fire front. A rusted and scorched earth lies flat beneath, dry and unyielding to the flayed organic forms above.
For all its energy RED ALL OVER is a quiet exhibition of perceptive works. Stevenson has immaculately edited the work, casting aside all excess information and leaving the viewer with a series of fundamental forms. The result is a subtle reminder of the roots of white Australia. The work reveals the catastrophic effect when inhabitants disrespect the land.
Jarrad Stevenson graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2001. He currently works at the Bill Perrin Foundry. This is his second solo exhibition at red gallery.

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So one of the first things I did when we got home was some GARDENING! I weeded and dug and swept and donned a tres elegant pair of gardening gloves and I got scratches and insect bites on my ankles but what I ended up with was a pretty nice looking weed-free backyard. Sweet!
About a year ago I tried my hand at making a vegie patch. It was not very successful. Some slugs got to the broccoli, a bug chewed all the leaves off my orange tree, and my parsley went yellow. I'm not much of a gardener really, but one of my resolutions for 2012 is to become one. Even if I have to colour it in with a texta, this year I plan to have a green thumb. I'm going to learn how to make good soil and I'm going to fertilise regularly and I'm going to prune and water and hopefully (fingers crossed!) I will have a thriving patch of green and colour and flowery fragrance in a few months.
Anyway. Along with the broccoli and the parsley and the orange tree, I also planted some carrots. I tried to be "super urban gardener" and filled a polystyrene box with soil and cronched up eggshells and planted my tiny behbeh carrots and then I watered it with Seasol and then I waited. I was filled with excitement about using my very own home-grown carrots in a salad or a stir-fry or a cake. Four to six weeks later, I pulled one up, expecting a carrot of epic proportions and was met with… a behbeh carrot. Pretty much exactly the same size as the carrot planted a few weeks prior. Clearly, carrots were not my thing. Dejected, I let them run wild, along with the rest of the garden.
So when I put on my gloves a few weeks ago to pull out those carrots, I was shocked at what I found.
So 2011 was not my year for cultivating vegetables. But I have a good feeling about 2012. Along with learning how to make dirt and keep my herbs from going yellow, I'm going to learn how to crochet and how to bake (without burning the bottom of my cakes) and how to dice an onion and how to use my camera. I'm going to learn how to do some amazing magic rope tricks (actual magic, but I couldn't go past this clip…) and how to jog. I'm going to learn how to treat my plants well and keep them from dying and hopefully, in a few months, I'll have a regular, edible carrot.


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Social data comes in many forms and I think it is important to understand all the ways it can help you. From simple signs like for example, your prospect is most active on Twitter, you can use your sales intuition to work to the best route to the sale.
You can then continue to use social data to obtain information about your prospect's personal and professional life. If on their Instagram account they share a picture from their local Italian restaurant, you can let them know if you happen to know of another restaurant nearby that is great, or a similar idea using your own sales nous.
Before Contact
To start with, it is worth spending some time before you go and speak in any way to your prospect to find out where they spend their time on social and anything from their social activity that paves the way to an interesting conversation.
You'll at worst notice your prospect has a good, active Twitter account you can work with to create connection and build a relationship with them on, or it could be a LinkedIn pulse article you can ask them about. Better yet, they might be super socially active and have a popping Instagram and lots of articles they have written shared all over their social presence.
Recommended: The Secrets to Mastering Social Selling on Instagram
Take the 5 minutes (at worst) to find out as much about this as you can, size up their social footprint. You can then work out what the best route is to start that initial conversation, to then how you will take the conversation offline.
This is hard to talk about because every person on the Earth is different, and has different interests. There are so many variables that you take into account when you actually come to the conversation part of social selling.
Messaging for me is freestyle selling, it's the part (to go back to face to face selling) where you sit and talk about the news or personal topics to build up the relationship and rapport. Of course, you can talk business at the start of your conversation online but you do need to remember the flavour has to be there making sure you're tapping into creating conversation, not talking sales.
Where social data can help you in messaging mainly lays in the way you start a conversation. Think of when you are cold called. Often the strategy is all based around calling a list of people who in one way or another, should experience a problem or need that can be eased by buying a product.
It is assumption based because you have no data to indicate otherwise.
Think of social data as a guide as to where to craft the path of conversation.
Not every prospect will have a wonderful social presence that you can use to your advantage but even some small indicators can turn a cold approach into a warmer one, and increase your chances of closing a deal.
Offline Conversation
Of course, once you take the conversation offline with a prospect, it doesn't mean their social is of no use to you. For example, the willingness to provide value before asking for money, time or a deal can go a long, long way.
In the same ways I have mentioned, social activity can give off signs and signals for you.
I know of sales reps who have been close to the deal being signed with a prospect and have noticed them moan about their boring packed lunch in the office, or rave about a local restaurant near their office.
The reps I know who noticed this found this out via social and went on to order a lunch and have it delivered to the prospect's office paid for by them.
What better way to shoot a little reminder you're still there, still listening and a good person worth knowing, not just someone who wants their money?
There is a saying that it is 6X easier to upsell to an existing client than win a new one.
What so many salespeople don't see is that once you sign the deal, you can totally forget about the prospect. But what that does is ruin the relationship, make the client feel sold, rather than like they have bought.
You will find it harder to upsell when you drop an email to get back in touch months later on. The way to totally do the opposite is to maintain your regular social touches with the client/prospect.
Perhaps you use the client to gain inroads to other areas of the business, for example, the HR team could use what you offer too if you have sold to the Finance team. Or even simpler than that, just maintain the relationship and one day, when the time is right, upsell.
Social data can help you have a competitive advantage, be uber-relevant and start conversations hyper tailored around what your prospect cares about, does, is strong or weak on in personal and professional terms. It is a super, super powerful weapon.
I go back to the comparison of a cold sales call, you are armed only with the assumption that people on your calling list generally have the same issue or need and you can help with that. With social data you are able to be hyper-targeted, talk about what they actually do care about rather than what you guess they do care about.
What is a person's favourite thing to talk about? Themselves. So if you see a prospect has a great blog post written, or LinkedIn article, or a popping Twitter, or Instagram full of posts on what they get up to, use that data as a huge, huge advantage.
Recommended: How Your Sales Team Can Leverage Marketing Content To Close More Leads
If you use your sales nous and intuition there is not a right or wrong way to use social data, use it creatively. Every person is different and that means sales person and prospect alike. Your sales style might work perfectly if you play on 1 part of social data you can obtain on your prospect, compared to how other reps in your team might make a play on another route.
The worst that can happen is you try. I LOVE to hear how people get on with using what I have seen working for me. Tell me what you try and how it works, I would love to hear how you get on. It's what I do 24/7!


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"Thank you and your team for once again going above and beyond in service for the TEI Holiday Party. The meal was excellent and I heard nothing but exclamations over the dessert in particular.
The service was as usual very well done, your service team should be commended on how well they orchestrate the entire dinner service. I want to call out the one bartender (he worked the temporary bar) he is fantastic, always a smile and asking what he can get me during set-up, plus he pours a great drink. The tax Grinch drink went over very well, thank you for organizing that for us. I really appreciate all of the staff and how helpful they are. Makes me look good."
- Sandra Addison-Brock (December 2018)
"Thanks very much to you and the whole team at the club!! We had an amazing time and our guests were raving about the food and service. The band was also a great reference and we thank you so much for this. We have all finally recovered from a fun night…… All of the staff were outstanding and Jose led the team with his attention to detail. Thanks again to him! Much appreciated and cheers to the next event."
- John M. Lago, President Q Residential (November 2018)
"I wanted to thank Laurie Farnum and Nagy for their exceptional service. Such a positive and professional culture of refined events is very difficult to achieve. Not only did your team achieve all the expectations, create a beautiful room, give all our guests close attention, but your team were supportive from start to finish. Please give my congratulations to Laurie and to Nagy who helped us achieve a wonderful evening. We had our COO of UBS, Zurich as our guest and he was delighted with the eveningt and the ambience of the venue ."
- Jacoline Loewen, UBS (October 2017)
"I wanted to say thank you to you to Laurie and the catering staff for helping make our meeting happen flawlessly. I've never met a crew more professional and on the ball than your team. It was impressive to walk into a room and the AV equipment is ready to go with no adjustments needed, for a staff member to be there early to check on us (and to be charming and engaging to add!), and for the timely passing of the food."
- American Solar Direct (January 2017)
"I wanted to take this opportunity to thank Laurie and The National Club for the excellent service that allowed our event to be a success. The attention to detail, friendliness and accommodating service by Laurie and her staff was exceptional. I wanted to mention particularly Nagy Fam, Jaqueline, Carlos and Zio for their professionalism, friendliness and flexibility during the event. Not only did they ensure our guests were comfortable but they delivered their service with a smile and ensured the evening ran seamlessly. Our guests enjoyed their meal and the ambiance was perfect. It was a pleasure working with Laurie and her team during this process and we look forward to working with Laurie on any future endeavors."
- Women's College Hospital (November 2016)
"A simple thank you cannot express my gratitude for the tremendous work you and your team at The National Club did for us today. Each time we work with you, you do an outstanding job, but today was different. Against the odds, you staged an event for 80 people with less than 4-hours' notice and executed it like it had been in the works for more than 4 months. You simply said "we'll make it happen". Four very magical words turned a disastrous situation into a distant memory. Thank you and everyone tonight at The National Club for making our event such a huge success. Look forward to all the next times!
- BMO Capital Markets (February 2016)
"I wanted to take a moment to extend our deepest thanks to you, and to The National Club team for the immense help you provided us on our very important day. All the staff was courteous and quick to help, and ensured a smooth-running event. Needless to say, the conference was met with tremendous feedback from the bank reps and the delegates – all of whom enjoyed the event, including the new venue and the quality of the service provided. Thank you on behalf of our team!"
- Natalia Lazarevic (October 2015)
"I just wanted to extend my sincere thanks to everyone at The National Club who were once again so instrumental in making the Barrick "International Night" a resounding success. My thanks goes to your goodself and also to Bill, Brian, Martina, Jose, Wally, Maggie and Clifton. All I do is tell you what I would like and somehow your wonderful team turns it into a reality –always courteous and extremely pleasant while doing so! Thanks again to everyone for a beautifully orchestrated evening!"
- Kerr
"On behalf of Kevin and me, I would like to thank you and the rest of the staff at The National Club for doing an absolutely outstanding job of our wedding. We really appreciated all of yours and everyone else's efforts in making our day fantastic. You superseded all of my expectations! You made our day perfect! Thanks again for making our day so memorable"
- Bernadette
"Many thanks for a splendid evening. Both rooms were very well organized, the hors d'oeuvres and the meal was fantastic. Our guests were very impressed. I look forward to doing this again soon."
- Rohit
"Laurie, everything went well for Monday evening reception. The Senator and his family were pleased with everything. Thank you very much for helping to make this a success. Your staff overall were wonderful and very helpful."
- Delores Lawrence
"Thank you Laurie for organizing our breakfast. You have no idea how much pressure you remove for me. I take for granted how well we do things at the club but sitting there this week I realized yet again what a special place The National Club is and what special people make the magic happen. Thank you again for all your support and please let the staff know how much I appreciated their efforts."
- Gerry Nudds


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A.M. Costa Rica/Joe MediciSomeone came early and placed flowers on this grave Sunday. The location is the Cemeterio General in Sabana Este.
Tuesday is the time
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Tuesday is All Souls Day on the Roman Catholic calendar here. It is a time for Costa Ricans to visit the graves of their loved ones and place flowers in their memory.
The day is not as festive here as it is in México where families hold parties in the cemetery.
Here, typically, family members will attend Mass together and then make the rounds of the family graves. Of course, most families routinely visit and decorate the graves of their departed throughout the year, but Tuesday a visit is close to obligatory.
Rodríguez in prison,
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Now Costa Rica has a second ex-president in prison and a third is out of work.
Friday an appeal judge ordered Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría to be moved from house arrest to the La Reforma prison in Alajuela. He joined former president Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier there, although the two former presidents are not in the same cellblock.
In Geneva, Switzerland, José María Figueres lost his job as president of the World Economic Forum. The forum, a foundation, said that Figueres was being allowed to resign because he admitted to having a significant contractual agreement with another company while working in a leading position at the forum for two and a half years.
By not declaring that he was being retained as a consultant, Figueres breached the rules of the organization, it said.
Figueres tried to explain away a $900,000 payment made to him by Alcatel, the French telecommunications company, by saying he was serving as a consultant.
Prosecutors are studying the allegations made against Figueres, but because he may never again enter Costa Rica they may have difficulty resolving their questions.
Calderón of the Partido Unidad Social Cristiana served from 1990 to 1994. Figueres of the Partido Liberación Nacional served from 1994 to 1998. Rodríguez took office in 1998 and surrendered the port to Abel Pacheco, the current president, in 2002.
Calderón and Figueres are the sons of the leading opponents during the 1948 civil war.
Calderón is in prison for at least nine months while the investigation continues. Rodríguez was sent away for six months Friday.
Tuesday will not be
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Tuesday is election day in the U.S., and the U.S. Embassy will be hosting mostly Costa Ricans at an evening of vote watching.
This is the biggest election party planned for the evening, but it is by invitation.
The embassy is co-host with the Centro Cultural Costarricense Norteamericano in Sabana Norte, where the event is being held.
Members of Republicans Abroad of Costa Rica have a party, too, in an Escazú home, and they are calling it a victory party.
Actually hardly anyone expects the election to be decided until early Wednesday morning, if then. Pollsters say the race between President George Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry is a tight one.
Democrats do not have a single party planned, but members of Democrats Abroad of Costa Rica are meeting in several local homes to view the results.
Pacheco off to Río
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
President Abel Pacheco will leave Costa Rica Tuesday for Río de Janeiro, Brazil, and the summit of the heads of state of the Río Group.
Pacheco will return to Costa Rica Sunday.
While in Río, Pacheco will meet with Vincente Fox, president of México, and with Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the Brazilian president, among others.
Friday Pacheco will be a guest at a dinner in honor of John Danilovich, the former U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica who is now in the same post in Brazil.
|El que con lobos anda a aullar
"He who runs with wolves learns to howl." This is what we say when a persons behavior is determined by the crowd he or she hangs out with. Often it is so important to a person to be part of the "in" crowd that they are willing to surrender all their independence and individualism in order to fit in.
An infamous pack of lobos to which todays dicho could be applied is this years crop of thoroughly corrupt politicians, in Costa Rica and elsewhere, who, when they get caught with their hands in the proverbial cookie jar, are always quick to howl "Everybody does it."
Being a lobo is not often the smartest thing, because eventually you get caught, and often its in a trap of your own making. When everyone surrenders his or her responsibility to think for themselves to the group, then somebody else is likely to be doing our thinking for us. In reality the mentality of the crowd usually assumes that nobody is really doing much thinking at all, but simply following along. But, of course, this leaves the way open for leaders to emerge whose actions are not always the result of the purest of motivations.
I read recently of a restaurant owner in Puerto Viejo, Limón, who had a large group of people come to eat at her establishment, and when they went to pay her credit card machine would not work. Since none of the guests in the party had the cash to pay the entire bill, the owner very graciously told them it would be alright if they returned the following day to pay the bill.
Several days later, after none from the group had returned to cancel the debt, she began tracking them down and calling them to see when they planed to pay the bill. They all just laughed at her. Now, these folks may think theyre very clever lobos by rewarding the womans trust and kindness with brazen dishonesty everyone does it, right? but in reality they have placed themselves on the same level as any common low-life purse snatcher.
When we buy into the mentality of the mob, then we all are in peril of sinking to the lowest common denominator in the group.
Last year we went to our local branch of the Banco de Costa Rica in Santo Domingo to exchange some dollars for colons. When we got back home my friend was counting out his money and discovered that the teller had given him 10,000 colons too much. Realizing that the hapless clerk would have to make up the missing sum out of his own pocket we quickly returned only to find that the bank had already closed for the day.
However, we convinced the guard at the door to help us, and he took the 10,000 colons back inside the bank along with a note to the teller explaining that he had given us too many colones in exchange for our dollars. Now, many would call us fools, saying that the tellers error was merely our good fortune. But the goodness and appreciation that was cultivated by this simple act of human kindness was worth far more than 10,000 colons.
Now, every time we go to the bank we are greeted with smiles and friendliness, we are no longer just account numbers in an increasingly impersonal world. It often pays to be more like a cordero than a lobo, you see.
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There is a place in San José where there are no potholes in the road, the tarmac is even, and drivers pay attention to red traffic lights. Its the truth! There is!
Formula Kart Indoor is in Curridabat and is ideal for those who still feel a bit hesitant about venturing out onto the roads of Costa Rica. It also gives you an insight into just whats running through the minds of some of the drivers you encounter on a daily basis in San José.
Although the circuit is relatively small, one heat of seven to eight minutes leaves you energized and feeling like a Formula One professional.
The karts are easy to maneuver and are maintained well. Weights placed at either side of the kart ensure that you dont roll. A crash helmet and a neck support are provided. Before you begin,
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the different colored flags mean. Instructions to obey the red traffic
light and pull into the pit stop when your time is up was greeted with
a few chuckles from the drivers.
At the end of the heat youll be given your times for each lap and your best. The instructors will give you some tips at the end of the race and let you know how you can improve. A racer Sergio Sanchez Picado, 26, said "I think the best way for you to improve your time is to use the brake less, youll go much faster." Great advice that left others keeping their distance from him in the next race.
Formula Kart Indoor is located 300 meters east of the Indoor Club in Curridabat. Opening times are from Monday to Friday from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Prices start at around $6 for a heat. Rates for group heats are a lot cheaper, so its recommended that visitors get a few friends to tag along.
A Turkish citizen convicted of bank fraud in the United States skipped his sentence hearing for an extended stay in Costa Rica, which ended Friday.
Agents of the International Police Agency (INTERPOL), and the Dirección de Inteligencia y Seguridad arrested the man, identified as Omer Eralp, not far from the Plaza de la Democracia in downtown San José.
|The man is believed to have been
in Costa Rica since the sentencing hearing last March.
According to officials, Eralp opened a number of bank accounts under various names and deposited in them falsified checks and then tried to withdraw cash.
More than $100,000 in bad checks were deposited, said officials. The case was handled in federal court, and Eralp was found guilty earlier this year.
Four persons ranging in age from 19 to 62, have been arrested on the allegation that they were trying to smuggle drugs out of the country by ingesting them.
The latest arrest involved a 62-year-old Dutch man who was detained Saturday afternoon. Police identified him by his last name of Ludwig. The man arrived here Oct. 18 and was leaving Juan Santamaría Airport for Amsterdam. Officials said he had 37 ovules of cocaine in his stomach, approximately a half-kilo of the substance.
Thursday the Policía de Control de Drogas stopped
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on similar allegations. Among the three were a mother and daughter. The
mother, 43, was identified by the last names of Salazar Ortiz. The daughter,
18, was identified by the names Chavez Salazar. They were headed to Madrid.
Between the two, some 87 ovules of cocaine were recovered.
The third individual arrested Thursday, a man, was headed to Zurich, said officials. He was identified by the last names of Ocampo Arias. He is 31 years old. The man is a resident of Puntarenas and carried more than a kilo of cocaine in his stomach, said officials.
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Who doesn't love a barbecue? It doesn't matter the season or occasion; we can all agree that cooking outdoors brings families together for fresh air, some activity and great bonding. Since yesterday was the official start of spring, make your next dinner experiment exciting by pulling out your grill and tossing some of your favorite foods on for a mid-week culinary feast.
Considered a healthier way to cook instead of standing up over a stove top, grilling uses less oil, which in return garners that savory, hickory smokiness in each and every bite you take. Besides, what better way to expose your children to a fun, easy, interactive and tasty experience?
When we think of grilling, what usually comes to mind are hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken, ribs, and steaks, and sides are usually baked beans, corn, salad and slaw. Today, with a few simple changes, you can make your barbecue into a healthy and budget conscious meal. You can change the typical barbecue fanfare with some delicious and healthy grilled fruits and vegetables along with your appetizers, main dishes and dessert. Seasonal produce is great on the grill and adds lots of bright colors for a festive table.
To give you a head start, here are some tips, ideas and recipes you can use to create a healthier barbecue spread:
Healthier Meats
-Marinate your chicken without the skin for about two hours.
-Look for lean red meats, like top sirloin.
-Select pork tenderloin for a leaner pork option.
-Look for hamburger or turkey ground meats that say "extra lean" on the package.
-Avoid all processed meats.
– Switch it up and try something new. Use kabobs are a great way to mix different meats and vegetables as well as reduce portion size.
Grilled Sides
-Slice onions into 1/2-inch thick rounds.
– Corn on the cob is an easy one, just remove the husks and rotate during grilling. Remove after about 10 minutes.
-Grill halved portabellos like a burger. Sprinkle with olive oil to prevent sticking.
-Asparagus spears takes just a few minutes with dressed with salt, pepper and olive oil. No need to cut; just grill the whole spear.
-Wrap whole potatoes in foil and grill for about an hour. Try sweet potatoes as a dessert alternative.
Grilled Fruit
-No more than 5 minutes per side per slice of fruit. Once the sugar starts to caramelize then you can take off the grill. Try apple, pear wedges, mangoes, grape, bananas and tangerines and create a tropical salad.
Now that you have read the tips, it now time to whip up a batch of your favorite drink and fire up the grill. In a few short hours you will have a meal for your family and plenty leftovers for the entire week.
Memphis-Style Hickory-Smoked Beef and Pork Ribs
Neely's Dry Rub:
1 1/2 cups paprika
3/4 cup sugar
3 3/4 tablespoons onion powder
2 (about 4 pounds each) slabs beef spareribs
2 (about 3 pounds each) slabs pork spareribs
2 cups Neely's BBQ Dry Rub
Neely's BBQ Sauce, recipe follows
For the rub:
Add all ingredients to a bowl and stir until combined. Keep in an airtight container for up to 6 months.
For the ribs:
Rinse and dry ribs. Place on a clean cutting board and pull off the membrane, the thin fatty skin that lines the underside of the ribs. Trim the ribs of excess fat and meat. Liberally season both sides of the ribs with 1/4 to 1/2 cup Neely's BBQ Rub. Wrap ribs and refrigerate for at least 8 hours so flavors can permeate.
Preheat grill to 250 degrees using hickory and charcoal.
Use indirect heat and cook with the cover down.
Place ribs, meatier side down, on the grill away from the coals. Cook beef 2 hours, adding more coals as needed. Turn and cook for 45 minutes more, or until the ribs "bend" and the meat easily separates from the bone using a fork. Cook the pork ribs 3 hours. Turn and cook another hour, or until ribs bend. Remove from grill.
For dry ribs: Sprinkle extra Neely's BBQ seasoning over ribs, cut bones and serve.
For wet ribs: Coat ribs with Neely's BBQ sauce, cut and serve.
Neely's BBQ Sauce:
2 cups ketchup
1 cup water
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
5 tablespoons light brown sugar
5 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
1/2 tablespoon onion powder
1/2 tablespoon ground mustard
In a medium saucepan, combine all ingredients. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat to simmer. Cooked uncovered, stirring frequently, for 1 hour 15 minutes.
Jalapeno Buttered Corn
2 jalapeno chiles
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1 garlic clove, minced
2 teaspoons minced fresh parsley leaves
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 ears fresh corn, husks and silks removed
1 cup crumbled queso fresco cheese*
*Queso fresco is a fresh cheese found at Latin markets. A mild feta could be substituted.
Prepare a grill or grill pan to high heat.
Grill the jalapenos, turning them occasionally, until charred on all sides, about 10 minutes. Transfer them to a cutting board and let cool for 5 minutes. Keep the grill on high heat.
Using a small paring knife, peel the jalapenos. Scrape out and discard the seeds and veins. Coarsely chop the chiles and transfer them to a medium bowl. Add the butter, garlic, and parsley and mash together. Season the jalapeno butter with salt and pepper, to taste. Put a square piece of plastic wrap on a work surface. Spoon the jalapeno butter onto the center and roll it up into a 1-inch-diameter log. Refrigerate it until firm, at least 30 minutes, or up to 1 week.
Grill the corn on the hot grill or grill pan, turning occasionally, until it is browned in spots and the kernels are tender, about 15 minutes. Transfer the ears to a platter. Top each ear with a pat of the jalapeno butter, sprinkle with queso fresco, and serve.
Grilled Tropical Fruit
Sweet island fruit is the perfect match for zesty jerk spices, and the grill caramelizes their natural sugars. You can leave the skin on — just slice plantains in half lengthwise and cut mangoes, pineapple or papaya into wedges or thick pieces. Brush with oil, then place flesh-side down on the hot grates and cook until marked and tender, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Serve alongside the hens or top with ice cream and caramel sauce for dessert.
All recipes courtesy of The Neelys, except the Jalapeno Grilled corn, via The Food Network.


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Happenstance saw three overlapping but quite distinct releases arrive on the same day last week.
The first, "Strykin' Ahead" (Strikezone), comes from prolific, energetic guitarist Dave Stryker, who continues to self-produce and issue one tasty recording after another at a fairly prodigious clip. Next a pair of titles, equally satisfying, came through the transom courtesy of the HighNote label, run for so many years by the late Joe Fields who passed away last month at age 88.
Stryker's colleague, fellow guitarist Russell Malone's latest is "Time for the Dancers"; Malone, like his counterpart, has the ability to bring a multiplicity of modern styles to every recording. On the one hand, he pays attention to the great history of the guitar that took place before he arrived on the scene; on the other, he manages to leave his own stamp on his work and move the music forward.
The final release among this musical three-pack sees pianist Cyrus Chestnut offer his latest effort, "There's A Sweet, Sweet Spirit." Steeped in gospel and soul, Chestnut is about as a swinging a pianist as there is in jazz today. Among the ties between this disc and Stryker's release is one of jazz's truly underappreciated masters — vibraphonist Steve Nelson.
Nelson is omnipresent on Stryker's disc; even though he only contributes to three selections on Chestnut's 10-cut release, that contribution is substantial. There are interpretations of a pair of Bobby Hutcherson's oft-recorded, now-classic pieces. One, "Little B's Poem," never wears thin or "tired," particularly in the hands of someone like Nelson; the other is the record's opener, "The Littlest One Of All." Nelson simply sparkles with one perfect mellifluous passage after another.
Nelson's other guest shot here is on the ballad "Easy Living." The standard begins with his elongated, unaccompanied, followed in turn by exceptional, subtle interplay between Chestnut and Nelson. It's a full helping of delight.
As for Nelson's work on the Stryker disc, it's of an entirely different nature. In general this is a harder-hitting approach, though the same interaction Nelson demonstrated with Chestnut is on full display, specifically on the guitarist's reading of the Wayne Shorter anthem "Footprints."
Stryker, a graduate of both Stanley Turrentine's and Brother Jack McDuff's ensembles, has been deeply rooted in the soulful organ tradition; much to Stryker's pleasure, organist Jared Gold, who has worked with the guitarist for a number of years, again participates on "Strykin' Ahead."
"He's a special musician who happens to play organ," Stryker told liner-note writer Ted Panken. "Harmonically he's very advanced; he avoids clichés and he has his own sound."
Stryker and Co. cover a lot of territory, including one of his four originals he calls "Blues Down Deep," which is just that, an understated, slow-paced, well-syncopated blues.
That brings us back to Malone who, like Stryker, apprenticed with organ greats including Jimmy Smith. Additionally, Malone's journey incorporates measurable separate stints with Harry Connick Jr., Diana Krall and as a member of bassist Ron Carter's Golden Strike Trio, which also included pianist Mulgrew Miller.
All this is to say that Malone, like Stryker, knows the jazz, blues, soul and funk lexicon — and as such, knows how to vary a program. There's the soft, lilting groove of the opener and title track, which is a Sir Rolland Hanna composition. Also on the softer side is a countrified blues, a Malone original "The Ballad of Hank Crawford," after the saxophonist who was intricate to Ray Charles' bands.
And, lo and behold, yet another version of Hutcherson's "Little B's Poem" shows up. Melodically similar to Chestnut's reading, Malone, with help from pianist Rick Germanson, bassist Luke Sellick and drummer Willie Jones III, ups the tempo and interprets the piece at a much faster pace.
When you consider Malone and Chestnut have recorded and played together intermittently during the past few decades, such a "coincidence" as both issuing versions of the same piece is not all that surprising. Three recordings, intertwined, each standing on their own and each other's merits.
Jon Poses is executive director of the "We Always Swing" Jazz Series. Reach him at email@example.com.


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Ruth 3:1-4:21
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"Then the women said to Naomi, 'Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without next-of-kin; and may his name be renowned in Israel!'" — Ruth 4:14
An Odd Road to a Happy Ending
Has your life worked out exactly as you planned or hoped when you were younger? Most of us experience unexpected twists and turns in life. Divorce happens. Jobs are eliminated. Loved ones die. Times change. Love grows – or doesn't. We may all have some concept of a dream life, but rarely does it work out as we had planned.
Sometimes life turns out to be less than we had hoped for, but often it becomes more. We learn that, though all things are not good, God is able to work with us to bring something good even from trials, and often in unexpected ways.
A daring plan for Ruth(3:1-18)
Such was the case for a woman named Naomi. After traveling to Moab during a time of famine, Naomi's husband died. Her two sons married Moabite women but died childless, leaving Naomi bereft and fearful of a future with no family to support her.
Hope revived after she returned to Bethlehem along with Ruth, the widow of her son Mahlon. Ruth gleaned in the fields of a man named Boaz, who took a strong liking to her. Weeks of gleaning provided needed food, but Naomi still lacked descendants to ensure her social standing and future security.
How could that be rectified? Knowing that Boaz was related to her husband and having noticed the sparks between him and Ruth, Naomi hatched an audacious plan. As a kinsman, Boaz could buy the property that had belonged to her deceased husband Elimelech and provide financial security. If he also married Ruth, he could conceive children to preserve Elimelech's posterity and Naomi's future.
With the harvest season ended, farmers turned their thoughts to winnowing the barley and wheat that had been stacked up in their fields. During that hectic time, it was not unusual for the workers to camp out by the threshing floor, both for convenience and to protect the hard-won bounty of grain.
Naomi plotted to use this unusual sleeping situation to force Boaz's hand. Naomi instructed her daughter-in-law to bathe, put on perfume, and dress in her best clothes (3:1-3a). She was not sending Ruth to a party, but to the pallet where Boaz was sleeping in the field. Flirtation and sexual tension had begun to emerge in the previous chapter. Now it comes front and center.
Naomi instructed Ruth to go to the place where Boaz and his workers were threshing barley, but remain hidden until she saw that Boaz had eaten and drunk his fill before turning in for the night. After observing where Boaz was sleeping, Naomi had told her: "Go and uncover his feet and lie down; and he will tell you what to do" (3:4b).
What? Was Naomi really sending Ruth to sneak into bed with Boaz? Exactly – though just how far under the covers is unclear. Naomi told Ruth to "uncover his feet and lie down," presumably beside his bare feet, while waiting for Boaz to awaken and tell her what to do next.
The erotic frisson grows with an awareness that the word translated "uncover" was typically used with regard to uncovering one's nakedness, often in illicit situations. Moreover, in biblical Hebrew as well as the ancient Near East, "feet" was a common euphemism for genitalia (Exod. 4:25, Judg. 3:24, 1 Sam. 24:3).
Ruth followed Naomi's plan, presumably waiting until all were asleep and then quietly cozying up to Boaz (3:6-7). Should we be surprised that Boaz was startled when he woke up around midnight to find a warm and sweet-smelling woman sharing his bedroll (3:8)?
In the darkness, he croaked: "Who are you?" Ruth replied, as Naomi had taught her: "I am Ruth, your servant; spread your cloak over your servant, for you are next-of-kin" (3:9).
The word translated "servant" (better, "handmaiden") indicates a higher status than "maidservant," which Ruth had called herself on their first meeting. A handmaiden was eligible for marriage: Ruth was in essence proposing that Boaz marry her and act as go'el, or "redeemer," for Naomi.
In Israel, when a man died, his closest kin had the responsibility of being a "redeemer" by purchasing his land – and by accepting responsibility for the dead man's family. To marry Ruth, Boaz must also act as go'el. In that way, Ruth could maintain her relationship with Naomi, whose future would be secured.
Boaz responded with relief and delight that Ruth had chosen him over one of the younger men who might have competed for her affections (3:10-11). Boaz knew, however, that one obstacle remained: Another man in town was closer kin to Elimelech than he, and he would have first right of refusal (3:12).
Boaz told Ruth to stay with him through the night but move to a different place before dawn, lest anyone see them in a compromising position (3:13). Before Ruth departed the next morning, Boaz filled her cloak with six measures of barley for Naomi, who assured Ruth that Boaz would settle the matter by day's end (3:14-18).
A bold gamble for Boaz(4:1-12)
Boaz went without apparent delay to the gate, where elders gathered and business was transacted before witnesses. To no one's surprise, the narrator says the nearer kinsman just happened to be walking by as Boaz arrived.
Boaz invited the unnamed kinsman to have a seat, called together the 10 elders necessary to witness legal matters, and explained that the late Elimelech's land was available for purchase (4:1-3).
Boaz reminded the man that he had first option to buy the land, and could do so by declaring his intent before the witnesses. When the other kinsman expressed a desire to do so, Boaz reminded him that Ruth came with the property: He would also be expected to marry her and produce a son who would later inherit the same land in the name of his deceased father, Elimelech's son Mahlon (4:5).
Boaz was gambling that the man would not want to add another wife and divide his inheritance, and he wagered wisely. When the man declined to exercise his option – making it official through the custom of giving Boaz one of his sandals in the presence of witnesses – the way was clear for Boaz to declare his intention to acquire the land and to marry Ruth before the same witnesses (4:6-10).
This proved to be a most popular move, as "all the people who were at the gate, along with the elders" affirmed the decision and spoke words of blessing to Boaz, expressing their hopes that the union would be fruitful in producing children, so that his house would be like the house of Perez (4:11-12 – see "The Hardest Question" online for more about Perez).
A new son for Naomi(4:13-22)
Now we're ready for the happy ending, and the narrator relates it in short order. In the space of one verse we learn that Boaz and Ruth were married, she conceived, and a son was born (4:13). That is no surprise, but what comes next may catch the reader off guard:
"Then the women said to Naomi, 'Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without next-of-kin; and may his name be renowned in Israel! He shall be to you a restorer of life and a nourisher of your old age; for your daughter-in-law who loves you, who is more to you than seven sons, has borne him'" (4:14-15).
The women did not congratulate Ruth, but Naomi. What is more, the storyteller says "Then Naomi took the child and laid him in her bosom, and became his nurse" (4:16). This does not necessarily mean that the aging Naomi became his wet nurse, but that she cared for the boy faithfully.
Note that Ruth has faded into the background, a reminder that Naomi is the central protagonist of the story: The women declared "A son has been born to Naomi" (4:17). And it was the joyful women of the town, the narrator says, not Ruth or Boaz or even Naomi, who named the child Obed, meaning "one who serves" – a sign that the child would serve to preserve her status in the community and care for her in old age, so she might live happily ever after.
With v. 17 we discover the primary reason this charming story was included in the scriptures: Ruth's son Obed would become the father of Jesse, who would become the father of David, Israel's most significant and memorable king.
While the story concludes with the requisite happy ending, it also bears an important reminder that God is able to use unlikely people to accomplish great things. Elimelech's ancestor Perez had also been born under unlikely circumstances to a non-Israelite – a woman of Canaanite origin. Now we learn that Ruth, a Moabite woman, was David's great-grandmother.
While the story itself emphasizes Naomi as the central character, it is the foreigner Ruth who does the work of adopting and then adapting to a new family, a new culture, and a new religion. As Ruth succeeds in proving her faithfulness and her value at every step, it is a story that could have had a very strong message in a setting – such as postexilic Israel – in which the Hebrews had become antagonistic toward immigrant peoples, refusing to welcome or integrate them into the community.
Given the less-than-welcoming attitude of many Americans toward immigrants in these difficult times, there might be a message here for us as well. BT
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Teacher Prep | Youth & This Session
There is a reason that when we speak of the moods of a teenage we use the analogy of a rollercoaster. There is a lot going on in the lives of our students and these events affect mood. It might not be possible to even out their moods but you can remind them to remain faithful. If they remain faithful and hold onto their faith when things get rocky, they will have the bigger picture in mind and it can make the difficult times a little easier. Sometimes, you have to be the one they put their faith in, but always remember to point beyond yourself.
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Single Handed Reefing
I sail my boat primarily by myself. I would like to hear the best practice for reefing while out alone. I do have roller furling on the jib and I do have jiffy reefing for the main.
My question is the best way to set the boat while I am away from the tiller and reefing the main. On larger boats that I have owned, I have heaved-to, which worked ok. Should the jib be rolled or not.
If you put the tamer on the tiller and release the main sheet, will the boat stay head to wind while I am reefing?
Vero Beach FL
Monroe Cowan
Wed, 12/03/2008 - 10:34
Peter, When I reef I probably do exactly what you did on larger
When I reef I probably do exactly what you did on larger boats and find it works well with the Scot. Heave-to on starboard tack with tiller lashed toward the boom, release main halyard slowly and support the boom with left hand while taking up on reefing line. It works fine, but I plan to install a reefing hook (had one on my previous boat) and thought it made single line reefing easier. After securing the reefing line I re-tension the halyard.
By the way, thanks for suggesting Sailcare's lazy jack kit to me. Installed it last year and have used it about four times. Really like it, although I had to modify it a bit from their specs to make it work well.
As for the Palm and Pole, I am very pleased with mid-boom sheeting to keep the mainsheet free of the outboard and I find that lowering the main slowly allows me to easily flake it over the boom single handed at the dock.
Lake Norman, NC
Wed, 04/22/2009 - 20:39
I usually depower the boat by taking the jib down first .
I usually depower the boat by taking the jib down first . If the main still needs to be reefed when sailing on the ocean , bay or in open water, I secure the tiller with a piece of bunge cord. Lower the main to its reefing grommet & secure the grommet to the boom reefing fitting .I then go to the back of the boat & untie the reefing outhaul that is secured to the reefing grommet. I run the outhaul line through the small block at the back of the boom (used only for reefing) & back to the reefing grommet, (pulling the foot of the sail back, up & tight). I then secure the outhaul line to the outhaul cleat on the bottom of the boom . I then go back to the mast & winch the main up to its new reefed position making sure the reefing grommet on the boom is secure . I then roll the extra sail on itself & fold it onto the boom & tie it off reefing lines with reefing knots . Remove the tiller & away you go ! Bill email@example.com


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