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Doughnut Muffins

Back at the Big Summer Potluck, there was one dish that caught everyone’s attention. That’s not a small feat among a group of food bloggers. But one morsel was the belle of the ball.  And they may very well be my undoing.  Because nothing tastes as good as mini muffins that have the texture of a doughnut and a buttery, spiced sugary coating.  I purposely redid the recipe to make them bite sized because I know firsthand that making them full size is no guarantee that I won’t just keep eating them.  I’ve joked with Jen of How To: Simplify, to whom we all pledged our allegiance for bringing these into our lives, that the secret ingredient in the recipe is crack because these morsels are utterly and completely addictive.

And as if the original isn’t enough, now I see that Tracy of Sugarcrafter, another Potluck alum, went and made a Caramel Apple version for fall.  I sent them both a passive/aggressive tweet saying that I will hold them personally responsible when I can no longer fit into my jeans.

But there’s a little part of me that says that if I have to go up a pants size, these muffins are a pretty damn good reason. And please, hold your judgment until you have experienced the ecstasy that is the mini doughnut muffin.

Doughnut Mini Muffins

Adapted from Jenn at How To: Simplify

  • 1 3/4 cup flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/3 cup oil
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1 stick of butter, melted and cooled
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons cinnamon

Heat oven to 350 degrees and spray two mini muffin tins with nonstick cooking spray.

Combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in a medium bowl.

Combine the oil, sugar, egg, and milk in a large bowl.  Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix just until combined.  Fill each muffin cup approximately 3/4 full of batter and bake for about 10 to 12 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

While the muffins are baking, combine the 2/3 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons cinnamon in a small bowl and make sure your butter is melted.  When you remove the muffins from the oven, immediately remove them from the pan, dip them in the melted butter, and then coat them in the spiced sugar.

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29 Responses to Doughnut Muffins

  1. JenniferA says:

    Squeeeee! Mini donut muffins!! Soooo cute. So edible. So crack-like. I have a mini-muffin pan in the shape of hearts. How perfect would that be to pledge our undying love to these little gems?

  2. Wendi says:

    Jennifer, making them in the mini muffin pan was the smartest thing I could have done. Did you see that Tracy @ Sugarcrafter posted an apple caramel variation? I might have to explore those this weekend during the Pity Party.

  3. Lan says:

    adorable, and perfect with some AM coffee… or a spot of tea in the PM… or with milk before bed…

    seriously, i’m tucking this recipe away for use when i have an AM meeting to cater at work.

    • Wendi says:

      Lan, there is never a wrong time for these morsels. Why wait until there’s a work meeting? Make a batch of these muffins this weekend. On the off chance there are any left on Monday, you could take them into work. Or you could keep them all to yourself.

  4. Jen W. says:

    I love sugar-covered doughnuts, but I hate the frying process. (I used to have to dunk things in the fryer at the Sizzler and I always smelled like grease afterwards – that left a scar.) So it’s great that these are baked in an oven – much easier!

  5. kathy says:

    I have a recipe for donut muffins bookmarked somewhere. Now I have to try them!

  6. Thank you for miniaturizing them. While I’ll most likely end up consuming twice as much doughnut love than if they were regular size, the fact that they’re mini will be just enough reassurance when I join you in the next-pants-size-up crew.

    • Wendi says:

      Ali, I try and convince myself that because they are mini that I haven’t eaten quite as much. I have yet to actually believe that. But I keep eating them anyway. That’s what crack does to you. Say it with me…crack is whack…thank you Whitney Houston for the sound bite of my life.

      Jen of How To: Simplify, my original doughnut muffins dealer , is from DC/NOVA. The three of us should definitely get together.

  7. Brooke says:

    Oh, you little morsel of cinnamon and sugar, how I long to put you in my mouth. Until we meet, I’ll keep you starred in my google reader so that I’ll easily find you again. Although I’m certain that I could never forget how we parted, though we’ve never met, know that I’ll keep the thought of you close to my heart.

  8. Wendi says:

    Brooke, I don’t think any of my posts have ever received a love letter before. You chose a worthy recipe to pledge your love and longing to.

  9. I loooove these. I made the ones off of PW’s website!

  10. My kids would love these! A must-try!

    • Wendi says:

      Kitch, why in the world would you share these with the little people? They are to be hoarded and devoured. But maybe you’re a nicer mom that I would be. Then again, from what you said over on Twitter, you subject your young daughters to the musical stylings of Survivor a la Rock Band. So, maybe not.

  11. I love that you decided to make them in mini size! What a great idea! Thanks for the doughnut muffin love…however, putting crack in them was supposed to be our little secret. 😉

  12. Tracy says:

    Thanks for the mention! I feel honored to be listed among such cracktastic treats. 😉 I agree that both of these muffins are insanely addictive – I will have to try making mini versions as well in a valiant attempt at portion control!

  13. Tracy says:

    It would be a sin not to make these. Oh, I just got a chill. Deliciousness.

    • Wendi says:

      Tracy, it absolutely would be a sin not to make these. I plan to try the caramel apple version this weekend just in case you find yourself on my side of town and in need of a treat.

  14. You know when you hear about a movie & maybe have a ‘not sure’ moment about one of the actors in it? And then you hear nothing but rave reviews & how its a ‘best ever’ & ‘must go see’! Know what I mean?
    Well…, you see I’m not a huge fan of donuts. I know, I know… gasp horror right!? But…, I have never met a muffin I didn’t like (lots of hand wringing going on here), so then I read the comments & I’m done, I’m in…. & as we speak one of my little chef apprentices is whipping this little baby up for afternoon tea 🙂
    Oh, I do like ‘researching’ recipes the lazy way (& apprentices of course)

  15. Ingrid says:

    The kids are going to love these!

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About Me

Hello!  My name is Bonnie Gunkel and I am an amateur photographer in the greater Cincinnati/northern Kentucky area.   I am following the Photo Challenge 2012 through Elements Village.

Thank you for stopping by my blog.  Comments/suggestions/criticisms are welcome here!

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  1. And now you’re inspiring others! Talk about paying it forward. And yes, I have noticed that every shot I see I wish had been mine.

    September 5, 2010 at 9:15 PM

  2. I just want to say that you are such a strong and inspiring woman! I really look up to you Bonnie! Keep doing what you’re doing girl! =)

    September 14, 2010 at 10:19 PM

  3. Your comments on my blog are cracking me up. You will make it through this with flying colors. I hit dry spots and you so don’t need a fancy camera. Some of mine are taken with a phone. Play with the processing when you get bored and make something completely different. You are doing great!

    You are going to ROCK it up to day 365.

    October 23, 2010 at 7:09 PM

  4. Thank you Bonnie. Hey, by the way… for some reason, I am unable to comment on your type of theme. Not sure if it’s my computer or it’s wordpress but when I try to comment, the text stays black so I am unable to see what I’m typing.

    June 27, 2011 at 7:13 PM

    • Hmm…I’m not sure why that is. I can see your comments.

      June 29, 2011 at 6:16 PM

  5. Hi Bonnie!
    Just wanted to stop by and thank you for all the “Likes” on my blog today (and previously).
    LOVE the “A Girl and her Guitar” photo! Off to check out some more of your blog…

    October 9, 2011 at 8:15 PM

  6. Hello Bonnie! I found your site because of the GORGEOUS pic you took of the red barn in NKY. I have been searching high and low for it!!! If you could help me out I would so appreciate it and I would love to show you some cool new areas if you are interested!
    All the best,
    Sherri Barber

    March 7, 2012 at 2:50 PM

  7. Hello Bonnie, I have nominated you for the Sunshine Award,

    You have followed me from the beginning and always leave me with a smile and a ray of sunshine. You always have the most intriguing photos and I thank you for being so supportive of my hobby.

    June 26, 2012 at 9:20 AM

  8. Bonnie, my apologies but I wanted to let you know that I just posted a pic of your mac and cheese from Gordo’s on my blog, The Mac and Cheese Files. Please know that I made sure to give you full credit for the pic, complete with a link to your blog and the entry from where the pic originated. If you would like me to take it down, just say the word. Please check out the blog to see for yourself! Thank you. Sincerely, Terrence

    August 10, 2012 at 10:18 AM

    • Thank you so much Terrence! I appreciate the credit for my pic, and I’m honored that you chose my pic to appear on your blog. I’m super excited to read it! I love mac and cheese and I’m curious to see if any of the other places you’ve visited are around here! 🙂

      August 11, 2012 at 11:35 PM

  9. Thank you for giving me credit for my photo. However, I would prefer you ask for use first. Thank you for visiting my blog and for your kind words. I’m glad you found a photo that you like. 🙂

    August 4, 2013 at 8:25 PM

  10. Can you please contact me for use of one of your photos for our 2014 customer calendar. Day 159 – Walking the tracks?

    October 1, 2013 at 2:47 PM

  11. I have nominated you for a Sunshine Award Bonnie! You can choose to follow the rules for it if you wish! Just follow the link below! Your blog has always been wonderful and your images always have a personal feeling to them!

    November 23, 2013 at 7:29 PM

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The Summer Marked by Rebekah L. Purdy

The Summer Marked by Rebekah L. Purdy

the summer marked

5+ stars!

**I received a free copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review**

Now that Salome has broken the Winter Curse and decided to live in Faerie with Gareth, they believe that the worst of times are behind them.  Little do they know that the Winter Queen has big plans for the rest of Faerie, which includes taking out the last remaining Kingdom – Summer.  Being a Warrior of the Summer Kingdom, Gareth has held the Kingdom together while it’s King, Nevin, was back in the human world under the Winter Curse.  So when the recently freed King of Summer Nevin and Salome’s ex-boyfriend in the human world comes to them at Gareth’s ranch and request their assistance – Salome is skeptical of Nevin’s intensions and wants to refuse his request.  But being the diligent warrior that he is, Gareth gets Salome to reluctantly agree to being escorted to the Summer castle – under Nevin’s ever watchful eye.  Of course with a vengeful Winter Queen on the loose, the journey is not without its hardships – they traveling pair of Salome and Gareth encounter many dangers and nearly succumb to some, but when they stumble upon the Ruined Court, a few ghosts help save them.

Finally making it to the Summer Castle safely, Gareth is swept away almost immediately with war and scouting plans to try to defeat the Winter Court’s horrible hold on the rest of Faerie. He and Salome have no time to talk, but when King Nevin invites them to dine with him, he reveals what Gareth was so hesitant to talk to her about – Nevin proposes that he and Salome marry, to strengthen the Winter court, as Nevin can tell that Salome is getting powers.  When Salome declines and chooses Gareth, the next day he sets off to defend the Winter boarders.  As it happens, Gareth is mortally wounded while on the battlefield, and Salome knows that she is his only hope of surviving – but only if she weds Nevin, as their powers grow stronger when bound in marriage.  Without Gareth’s moral compass to help her, Salome sorrowfully accepts – so she can save Gareth’s life.  But when Salome learns that her best-friend is in Faerie working with the Winter Queen, will her faith be shattered or strengthened in humanity and the occupants of the Faerie?

I must say that while I mildly enjoyed the first book in the series, I could not put this one DOWN!  It was entertaining, gave a lot of detail and insight into the feud the Winter Queen felt, as well as how and why Salome was not just the beginning, but the future of the Faerie kingdom.  I was thrilled at the twists and turns I was taken on throughout both Kadie and Salome’s adventures, as well as the roles that they both have been destined to take throughout each other’s lives – not just in the human world, but also in Faerie.  I was REALLY looking forward to seeing what adventures lay ahead for them both, and if a little ol’ human girl has the power to save or annihilate an entire world!

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Words of Wisdom #7

Phew! I almost forgot to send in my contribution. Today I’m featuring Mark Twain’s quote we need to remind ourselves of these things.
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☑ Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.

☑ Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

☑ Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.

☑ If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.

© Mark Twain

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Place of Birth not a Choice anymore?

Below is the AIMS response to the shocking statements made midwives and barristers at the RCM conference regarding women’s right to choose where they give birth.

AIMS response:

“At the Royal College of Midwives Annual Legal conference midwives were told ‘that women can’t insist on a home birth if the NHS doesn’t have the capacity to provide it’ (Barbara Hewson, a leading barrister) and that ‘A woman’s right to choose must be constrained by the art of the possible,’ (Lorna Muirhead, past President of the RCM).

The following is AIMS response:

‘Choice not an option for some’

If the argument is that ‘Choice of birth is not an option for some’ then perhaps we should be arguing that choice of hospital birth is not an option for fit and healthy women who want to be delivered in an expensive obstetric bed.  The research is quite clear.  Obstetric units are less safe for low risk women and babies.  The women run an increased risk of avoidable interventions and surgery and the babies are, for example, more likely to be exposed to drugs that seriously affect their ability to breastfeed .  Sadly, comparative studies of home/hospital outcomes do not include mental health; if they did, we suspect the advantages of home would be even greater.

While the law in this country restricts supervision of birth to midwives or doctors there has to be, therefore, a balancing responsibility of the profession to provide a midwife when asked.  If the profession wishes to change this law by giving itself the right to refuse attendance then it should be open to anyone to provide midwifery services at the birth – roll on lay midwifery; the alternative is abandoning women who birth at home to birth alone without any professional attendant.

It is irresponsible to suggest that hospitals should be able to withdraw home birth provision, it puts women at risk unnecessarily.

Furthermore, Laura Muirhead also reveals her lack of understanding of normal birth.  ‘Students are only exposed to normality. When qualified and they need to interpret CTGs or cope with a PPH, they can’t.’ Students are not ‘only exposed to normality’ indeed, they rarely see it.  What they see is a continuous stream of women subjected to a wide variety of interventions that pervert the normal progression of labour and it is no wonder that 30% of them end up with a caesarean section.  Suggesting that ‘if continuous monitoring is right for a woman, then we can’t give her the choice not to have it’ reveals Lorna Muirhead’s worrying and erroneous assumption that interventions can be imposed on women .  To do so is an assault, and it is illegal see
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Infant Loss, Inequality and why things should change

I went to a workshop  a couple of weeks ago about ‘Inequality and Infant Loss: Identifying the gaps in women’s networks’.

I learnt that the UK rate for infant mortality is 4.1 per thousand. But for Caribbean Women it is 9.7 per thousand, for Pakistani women it is 7.4 per thousand, for African women 7.4 per thousand and for teen mothers 5.4 per thousand births.

I also learnt that in Bradford and Airedale the only risk group that get caseloaded midwifery are the teen parents.  Their normal birth rate is 94%.

The highest risk groups in our city do not get caseloaded midwifery and we know this is affecting outcomes.  And outcomes are not just statistics but human beings lost and unnecessary grief and suffering.

One to One Midwifery came to Bradford and Airedale offering women caseloading care on the NHS with evidence of great outcomes elsewhere. They are being prevented from operating in our area because our local CCGs are both refusing to commission them or pay the invoices on non contracted activity.

At the same time local Trusts tell us that they cannot at this time deliver one to one midwifery care even to the most vulnerable and at risk groups in our city – except teen parents – who need it most.

These UK infant mortality rates reflect our experience in Bradford district over several years and I am saddened and disappointed that the people who have the power to make a difference – without paying extra  – are currently choosing not to do so.

Is there any one there who will answer?  Who will do something that will make a difference?

One to One Midwifery: How things can change

Belinda Phipps CEO of the biggest UK wide charity for parents NCT sets out the barriers to achieving one to one midwifery care on the NHS and how it can change to enable the maternity care we all want.

The question is:  why is it proving so difficult for CCGs and Providers to deliver one to one care, and why is there so much opposition to commissioning other providers to deliver the care?

In addition to the answer given below she has offered to work with CCG commissioners here and in other parts of the country because she says there are ways and means of working within the NHS rules, inappropriate as they are at the moment, to give acute hospital providers the flexibility they need to deliver one to one/personalised, continuity of CARER.

Belinda Phipps, CEO of NCT over to you:

I think you know that it is proving difficult for the NHS itself to offer or to buy in proper one to one care with a midwife you know and trust because

1)      The health service including commissioners don’t accept/understand how important continuity of carer is to women and what health benefit/cost reductions this can bring over all to the NHS. If you want to help them understand add your voice to this campaign

2)      The heath service cannot, with in its current system rules accommodate case-loading in a sustainable way that is acceptable to most midwives

3)      Fairness is an important NHS value and a service that is “unfairly” better and reaches only a minority of women is difficult for commissioners to take on.

I think first we need to change NHS rules:-

In England the new risk based PbR (Payment by Results) will not work any better than the old activity based one.  We need a system that is truly based  on results ie outcomes for the woman and her baby.  We need to pay when women are satisfied with their care and when babies and mothers come through pregnancy and labour whole and healthy with the mother feeling ready to start her role as mother.

The old PbR (Payment by Results) system paid by activity.  The more activity you did as a hospital, the more you got paid, the more complex activity you did the more you got paid. It was based on the principle that C-Section costs more than a normal birth so the payment for this would be higher, using the principle that the price of an activity is the same as costs, because the NHS is non profit making.  However the actual cost of a C-section for instance is not known and the payment for it does not necessarily bear any resemblance to what the procedure actually costs in reality.

However, in reality, in an Acute Trust 85% of costs are fixed which means that a per treatment cost as above does not work because the building, equipment and staff need to be available even if the C-Section is not done.  So there maybe little difference in cost for a Trust between a 15% C Section rate and 25% C- Section rate in terms of costs to them.  But they rely on the income often to fund the fixed costs for other services and so any fall in the election rate means they cannot cut costs because so much of it is fixed so start to have financial problems

This means a ratchet mechanism operates which drives the C-section rate up irrespective of clinical need.

The new PbR system allocates women at booking to a risk category ( low medium and high) of course there is now an incentive in monetary terms to allocate women to a higher risk category to  raise income levels delivering more women into the Consultant led system.

What would work is a payment of x per birth ( where x is total cost of maternity in UK minus necessary admin costs not borne by providers divided by number of births) with a deprivation payment per woman for those from the most deprived postcodes ( bit like the pupil premium).  This should be paid per birth and the provider take the risk.  Effective providers  would benefit by making sure they did all the preventative work they could to keep births simple.  There would have to be a rule that says the woman chooses the midwife and then irrespective the provider cannot refuse care (they would have to pay for others to provide complex care if that became necessary).  However this would require the NHS to break its mental rule of cost=price at a treatment level.

This would also work better than the block contract approach.

Another option is to give the woman the budget – and I like that option too.

In concert with this, the capital changes have to be changed from a charge on space (as now) to a charge on people (a capitation charge) so the payment has to be made irrespective of treatment location which would remove the drive to treat people inside buildings in acute trusts unless this was clinically necessary.

You know I think CNST (the NHS litigation insurance payment system) and its equivalents in other countries needs to change so that prevention and watchful waiting is rewarded with lower fees and that the focus is not only on being safe during intervention however necessary or unnecessary they are.

Then there is the whole business of care being carried out in organizations where the governance and the building is aligned. They don’t need to be and a system set up across trusts with the service and governance alighted rather like clinical networks with teeth would probably work better, certainly for maternity.

Case-loading without the rule changes above is only a  partial solution to this dilemma and is difficult to sustain because of the above.

It starts to address this problem of women being left alone in labour and stressed midwives caring for may women because the rostering pattern almost never matches the number of women in labour.  It can’t be done like this, so the system needs changing.

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I am happy to offer whatever support I can though I think NCTs optimum skill is getting attention paid to these rules so they change for the better and make it possible for women to have a midwife they can get to know and trust who is there fore the pregnancy, labour and birth and afterwards.   if you want to help join us

Best wishes

Belinda Phipps

Chief Executive

Thankyou Belinda!

And don’t forget the Airedale Mums Petition for One to One Midwifery


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Before we get to everything WEEI and Glenn Ordway, I would like to take a moment to send my thoughts and prayers to Rich Shertenlieb and his wife, Mary, who was diagnosed with leukemia.  As his co-host on the morning drive show, “Toucher and Rich,” Fred Toettcher, pointed out several times, Rich is truly a great person. Most know of his work developing the Miracle League in Massachusetts; but, in my opinion, his involvement isn’t extolled as much as it should be.

On a personal note, next to Rob Bradford, I owe much of my own success to Shertenlieb. Two years ago, shortly after I started writing at BSMW, I reached out to Rich to come on my podcast. There was no benefit to him — no exposure bucks and certainly no financial compensation — yet, without hesitation, he came on and spent an hour talking to me about work ethic, failures, triumphs and how he always tries to raise the bar in sports radio. Since then, even while working with WEEI, I’ve exchanged occasional emails and caught up with him at Celtics games. Rich, as he’s wont to do, is always gregarious toward me, and seems genuinely interested in me “making it.” A good dude in a cynical world. That’s all. And as Toettcher alluded to this morning, he feeds off his listeners; if you have a moment, shoot him an email or a tweet. It will mean a lot to him.

As Bruce Allen posted yesterday, Chad Finn reported on (and Ordway confirmed on air) WEEI is replacing Glenn Ordway with Mike Salk. “Seismic” is the (appropriate) word Finn used in his report, and, as always, a move of such magnitude creates more questions than answers in the immediacy. Are you shocked at the news? But are you really surprised? How do others in the media feel about the news? How did Ordway handle the news? What was The Sports Hub’s role?

The answers to those questions are as follows: no; somewhat; mixed to lukewarm; well, but we’ll never truthfully know; bigger than Ordway gave credit for on the air.

Good? Wait, why are you shaking your head — OK fine, I’ll expound.

Are we shocked at the news?

The writing was on the wall that WEEI was going to make a move in their lineup. We can all agree conducting focus group studies after ratings continued to sag was as ominous as the word “ominous” can be. Besides Michael Holley and Lou Merloni, I wouldn’t be shocked if anyone is let go from the station (Yes, I’m using present tense. More moves are in play here.). Ordway’s salary cut a year and a half ago set the stage for something like this. A move had to be made in either the morning or afternoon time slots to create a sea of change. Frankly, WEEI waited far too long. I’ve said this numerous times, but I literally don’t know anyone under the age of 45 that listens to its programming. That’s a problem that goes beyond a crappy AM signal.

But are you really surprised?

Not buying that cursory explanation? Fair enough, let’s look further: Ordway, whether you like it or not, was a fixture in this market for 20+ years. So yes, despite all the inkling and rumblings and rightful justification, I’m shocked WEEI is parting ways with him. I guess part of this is because of Kevin Winter‘s recent shady resignation firing from the “Dennis & Callahan” show.

(On Winter: based off correspondences I’ve had, I feel pretty confidently that this was a terribly botched spin job by WEEI; probably to save face. From what I gather, Winter wanted it to work out on Guest Street. Case in point, what other personality was doing a separate podcast on the dot com side to market himself? All the sudden it got too much? Please. But hey, hiring someone then firing him in a few months bleeds transparent volatility. So, I get the chicanery … as ill conceived as it was.)

In the end, the timing of Ordway’s exodus was never going to feel right; because such matters, by nature, never feel right. He’s here, talking four hours a day; suddenly, he’s not — now what? All that said, there is typically a calm before the storm; it appears Winter’s release, meanwhile, was a friendly appetizer, like three inches of snow dropping the day before Nemo.

How do others in the media feel about the news?

The rumors of Mike Salk‘s expected insertion has spawned a ESPN 890 collective high five. The defunct station has seen its former personalities, most notably Michael Felger and Adam Jones and now Salk, commandeer the sports radio landscape in Boston. All that aside, the general take from writers and personalities on Twitter was morbid. You would have thought Ordway was on his death bed. This makes sense, of course. Ordway’s legacy to some (Steve Burton, Steve Buckley, Fred & Steve’s Taco Shack) is forged on being a king maker. He gave them exposure, an outlet, to ultimately talk over them, but that’s semantics.

While covering the Celtics game last night, I got the sense from a few younger writers that Ordway was neither caustic (e.g. he didn’t yell, “HE SUCKSSSSS, MIKE”) nor compelling enough. I fall on the latter side of the fence. We all have access to statistics, post-game quotes, and the like. These days, more than anything else, it’s about formulating and presenting an opinion in an entertaining manner. I can’t remember a time when Ordway espoused a take that made me say, “Hmm, I never thought of it that way.” And that he made so much money didn’t help matters, either.

How did Ordway handle the news?

Pretty well, all things considered. I don’t think he gave enough credit to The Sports Hub (see next question), but then again, I wouldn’t expect him to. He was (understandably) irate that news of his exile was released to Finn. To me, this is curious. Sure, not being able to announce the news himself stinks, especially to a dude who helped WEEI become what it is was. And yeah, it’s crappy whenever someone loses their job. Ordway, like you and me, has a family; for it to get out in that manner, for lack of a better term … sucks.

On the other hand, look at it this way: Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch once told me that the blogosphere exposing an ESPN personality like Chris Berman for any nefarious transgressions is fair game because, at this point, most people recognize Berman’s face more than the right guard for the Washington Redskins. In other words, in some respects, he is bigger than the game he covers (I know, ewww, right?).

Ordway was overpaid and enjoyed the gift of (relative) provincial fame in the hub for over 20 years. He’s not Berman, but I’m willing to bet enough people know Ordway’s likeness over, say, the 11th man on the Celtics bench. (That could be because the Celtics only have 10 players on their active roster, but you get the point) His employment is fixated on human interaction, and his removal from that equation is news. A mole in the organization is an institutional failing, I guess, but not exactly unlikely given his profile.

What was The Sports Hub’s role?

Everything. Weird to think about, but indulge me as we go “Donnie Darko” for a second: In an alternate universe, if CBS never pursues an all sports radio station, Ordway is still making a cool million a year, Jason Wolfe isn’t freaking out, Dale Arnold is complaining about Kevin Garnett‘s on-court language, and Pete Sheppard is still insufferable. Make no mistake about it, WEEI didn’t lose its audience, The Sports Hub took it.

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  1. I will miss Ordway for nostalgic reasons beyond anything else. As a former lifeguard in the summers during my school days, his show took me through a lot of humid afternoons. With that being said, he failed to adapt, and it is (was) time.

    However, Holley brought up an interesting point, Boston should be big enough for 2 sports radio stations (maybe 3?). As you alluded to, Tony “the yes man” Mazz is an absolute joke in the afternoon (does he know anything about sports besides baseball? Does he have the capacity to disagree with Felger?), and I believe many people are awaiting a worthy alternative. It appears Holley has a strong enough following and regardless of how poorly ‘EEI botches the next hiring, there are ears to be had from 2-6.

    1. In all the trashing people are doing of WEEI — and they deserve it for some of the on-air decisions they’ve made lately, no doubt — the fact is this: 98.5’s programming isn’t very good. There are listeners out there who will just as quickly flee the one-trick-pony Felger & Mazz Show as they did jumping off WEEI — provided you give them a solid alternative. Time will tell if WEEI can do it, but I’m willing to give them a chance.

      I will also predict this: Felger & Mazz’s shtick isn’t going to last nearly as long as Ordway in this market.

  2. Here, to me, is the difference between Ordway/Big Show and D&C:

    — Ordway was a flawed host who got too comfortably arrogant, and the show was often unlistenable at its worst (pre-Holley). But he wasn’t all bad, and reasonably could have been forced to change and adapt to improve the show.

    — I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever listen to WEEI (other than for Red Sox games, where I have no other choice) so long as they continue to employ condescending, worthless pieces of human excrement like Dennis and Callahan. Toucher and Rich could air 2 hours of babies being tortured to death with soldering irons, and I’d still listen to them over D&C.

  3. WEEI lost their audience a long time ago. There just wasn’t anybody to lose them to. 98.5 is just the circumstantial recipient. We all know it’s not because of their quality programming.

  4. this was about the rising up of Bruins fans neglected by WEEI and when given a voice at the hub elevated that station to the pinnacle and they at the hub better not EVER take us for granted cause we will do the same thing to them

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Join the Radical Conversation

Sunday we concluded the Radical series. This thought of living radical lives for Jesus is catching fire in the hearts of others across our nation. If you’d like to continue the Radical conversation watch this video and then post your thoughts. If you want to hear the heart of the message begin watching at 12:00. The Francis Chan clip is worth the time.

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Buying the Holy Spirit

In Acts 8 we come across a guy named Simon. He is blown away when he sees Peter and John lay hands on the believers and they receive the Holy Spirit.

When Simon saw that the Spirit was given when the apostles laid their hands on people, he offered them money to buy this power. Acts 8:18

He tries to buy the power of the Holy Spirit.

This is happening in the church at an alarming rate. Pastors and church leaders are trying to buy a move of the Holy Spirit. Attend this conference, read this book, plug and play. Like Simon, we see a move of the Holy Spirit and we immediately try to package and program it. But, the Holy Spirit doesn’t work that way.  There’s a big difference between manifestation and manipulation.

We do the same thing in our personal lives. We see the Holy Spirit move in someone’s life and we try to replicate it in our own only to see it fall flat. Why?

The Spirit can’t be programmed or bought. He’s not a product. He’s a person.

The Spirit came as the result of prayer.

Then Peter and John laid their hands upon these believers, and they received the Holy Spirit. Acts 8:17

If we want to see the Spirit move in our churches and our lives we’ve got to get back to prayer. At Connection Church we believe so strongly in prayer that we are making it our #1 priority. We do nothing without prayer.  And we are not alone in this. As I speak with pastors all across the country they are all feeling the same thing.

The Spirit of God will move in power when we become a people of prayer.


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11.6 - Prepare a common size balance sheet for Intel, 2008 Solve the requirements of Problem 11.5 for the year ended December 27, 2008.

11.12 - Analytical case to complete an income statement and balance sheet using financial ratio data. Partially completed financial statements for Whittaker, Inc., follow.

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Visit a local retail computer store. Spend at least 1 hour observing the latest products in storage, input and output devices and software. Addressing the following

1. Did the store have products that represented each major component of an information system? Name a current product that represents each major system component.
i. input
ii. Storage
iii. Output

2. From the store's software section, identify a current product for
a. Systems software
b. Application software

3. Consider a business use of the application software you described. How would you use the software? Name each of the hardware and/or software components that would be required to fully utilize this application.

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i. input - there are many input items in the store that clarify as input. Just to give an idea, and input component is anything that can get data into the computer. They are low key such as mouse and keyboards, but then move on to more sophisticated items such as: digital cameras, scanners, smart touch pads, joysticks, web cameras...

So one current digital camera is the Canon 30D EOS 8.2MP Digital Camera. "Canon's EOS 30D brings proven EOS technology to a great level, giving photographers an unbeatable photographic experience. The EOS 30D includes enhanced operational features such as a 2.5 inch LCD monitor, true spot metering, a durable shutter mechanism and Canon's Picture Style feature, all in a sturdy, magnesium-clad body"

ii. Storage - this is a component that allows you to store your information. So you imputed the data, the computer then processes it, and turns it into information. You take a digital image, and you input the information to the computer. Then you want to store it. There are many options - you can burn it on CD or ...

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Sales (39,000 units at $41 per unit) $ 1,599,000
Cost of goods sold:
Beginning inventory $ 0
Add cost of goods manufactured(53,000 units at $24 per unit) 1,272,000
Goods available for sale 1,272,000
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Book Review – The Bone Readers by Jacob Ross

Goodreads Synopsis:

Secrets can be buried, but bones can speak… When Michael (Digger) Digson is recruited into DS Chilman’s new plain clothes squad in the small Caribbean island of Camaho he brings his own mission to discover who amongst a renegade police squad killed his mother in a political demonstration.

Sent to London to train in forensics, Digger becomes enmeshed in Chilman’s obsession with a cold case – the disappearance of a young man whose mother is sure has been murdered. But along with his new skill in forensics, Digger makes rich use of the cultural knowledge he has gained from the Fire Baptist grandmother who brought him up, another kind of reader of bones. And when the enigmatic Miss K. Stanislaus, another of Chilman’s recruits, joins him on the case, Digger finds that his science is more than outmatched by her observational skills. Together, they find themselves dragged into a world of secrets, disappearances and danger that demands every ounce of their brains, persistence and courage to survive.

Jacob Ross brings the best traditions of crime fiction to the Caribbean novel with a fast-moving narrative, richly observed characters, a powerful evocation of place and a denouement that will leave readers breathless. Along the way, The Bone Readers has much to say about power, wilful amnesia and the need for truth. In Digger and Miss Stanislaus, The Bone Readers introduces characters to rival Leonardo Padura’s Cuban detective, Mario Conde, and Timothy Williams’ Anne Marie Laveaud.

So, this book was announced as the winner of the Jhalak Prize last night and soI knew it was definitely time to read it. It’s a crime fiction novel which is a genre I rarely ever touch as I’m not a huge fan of it, however, this novel is just wonderful and I’m definitely going to pay more attention to crime novels in the future!

As it’s a crime novel, I can’t say too much about the plot because that will spoil all the fun of the secrets and reveals as you read through. The characters are all fantastic and very well fleshed out and I really enjoyed the interactions between them all. The book is set on the fictional island of Camaho in the Caribbean which is based on Grenada, the author’s home. Because of this, it’s showing us a very gritty, realistic view of life on the island and doesn’t hold back from criticising certain traditions. One thing that I absolutely adored about the novel was that the characters spoke in their own language and it’s not adapted to Standard English. Although this may make it harder for some readers to understand (particularly those who do not speak English as a first language), I felt it really helped add to the immersion of the novel and I personally adore it when authors write dialogue the way it would be spoken by the characters.

I found the authors writing absolutely beautiful and I’m very excited to hear that this is the first in a planned quartet as I look forward to reading more about these characters and I really enjoyed the reveals as they worked on their case as I was kept in constant suspense and constantly surprised. This book has definitely both made me want to read more of his work, and made me want to read more crime fiction.

I would highly recommend this novel and I can definitely see why it was chosen as the very first winner of the Jhalak Prize – something which it definitely, definitely deserves. It’s so hard to put down that I read it in just two sittings (and I only stopped the first time because I had to go eat!)


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AR12371 Wider Scale Animation - 24th June

I was hoping for some flaring, but just got the movement of the turbulent plasma, lots of subtle changes!  Taken with the 100mm Tal refractor, Daystar Quark, Baader Solar Telecompressor and PGR Blackfly gigE IMX249 camera. The flat I used on the image hasn't quite worked, but you get an idea of what is going on!


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Crafting the Perfect Classic Gimlet

Just what the doctor ordered

From scurvy-fighting, to Pinterest worthy, this Gimlet, made with Hendricks gin and homemade lime cordial, is a simple cocktail enjoyed by gin lovers everywhere!

This classic Gimlet recipe is just what the doctor ordered

This Gin cocktail has a fascinating story that takes us back to the high seas. The Gimlet was originally invented to battle scurvy. In the 1860’s, Mr. Lauchlin Rose created a lime juice based cordial for sailors to take on long voyages. Sailors, being sailors, began to add liquors such as Gin, Rum, and Whiskey to the cordial and the Gimlet, as we know it, was born.

Lime cordial is a simple combination of lime juice and simple syrup. This mixer can be enjoyed in cocktails or over ice with club soda. You could substitute the lime cordial for 1 ounce of Rose’s Lime Juice, but if you have sulfite allergies I’d stick to homemade, as Rose’s contains sodium metabisulfite.

When crafting the perfect Gimlet, one must pay attention to the type of gin used. Many traditional Gimlet recipes are made with Navy Strength English [either London or Plymouth] gin. Navy Strength gin is 57 percent alcohol, so it can pack a punch.

If you aren’t a fan of that, a New Wave gin, like Hendrick’s, might be right up your alley. New Wave gins put less emphasis on juniper and more on other botanical flavors, so if your issue with Gin is the juniper, this might be the type of gin to try.

With a tip off to Victorian style and curiosity, Hendrick’s gin is as delicious as their packaging is pretty. I’m guilty of keeping a box or two because of the artwork. I’m a fan of Hendrick’s because its cucumber flavor makes this gin more enjoyable. It also pairs deliciously with our homemade lime cordial in this classic Gimlet recipe.

So thank a sailor next time you raise a glass and enjoy a Gimlet.

Try this recipe for this super simple Gimlet cocktail!

Classic Gimlet

Yields: 1 Serving
Ingredients You’ll Need:

  • 2½ Ounces Gin
  • ½ Ounce Lime Juice
  • ½ Ounce Simple Syrup
  • Lime Wheel for Garnish
Glassware and Items You’ll Need:

  • Coupe Glass
  • Cocktail Shaker

Classic Gimlet: Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously until perfectly chilled [about 30 seconds]. Strain over ice into a chilled Coupe glass. Garnish with lime wheel and enjoy.

Nutritional Content

1 serving approximately contains: Calories (kcal) 158 Fat (g) 0 Saturated Fat (g) 0 Cholesterol (mg) 0 Carbohydrates (g) 10.3 Dietary Fiber (g) 0.1 Total Sugars (g) 8.8 Protein (g) 18 Sodium (mg) 1.4

You won't have to worry about scurvy with this Gimlet recipe

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The Bodyguard
National Tour
Review by Gil Benbrook | Season Schedule

Also see Gil's reviews of Mercury and The Little Dog Laughed

Deborah Cox and Judson Mills
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In 1992 mega pop star Whitney Houston starred in a film in which she played a mega pop-star just like herself. That movie, The Bodyguard, would become a box office hit with a soundtrack album that sold over 45 million copies, and the film's smash single "I Will Always Love You" played on radio stations virtually around the clock for most of the early 1990s. The stage adaptation of the film is in town for a week-long run at ASU Gammage in Tempe and, while the simplistic story, minimal plot development, and characters who are basically caricatures leave much to be desired, Deborah Cox is a complete knockout in the Houston role.

The stage story essentially follows the film script, as it eliminates many of the more intricate movie plot details and focuses on international music sensation and Oscar contender Rachel Marron. Her manager decides he needs to increase her security detail due to an obsessive stalker who plans Rachel harm. He hires Frank Farmer, a former Secret Service agent turned private bodyguard. Rachel's son Fletcher and her sister Nicki are thrilled, since Frank is a pseudo father and potential love interest to them, respectively, but Rachel isn't too keen on his gruff and ruff exterior, his strict demeanor, and the way his presence stifles her freedom. It isn't hard to guess how the story and the relationship between Rachel and Frank will end in a plot that is as simple as can be.

Alexander Dinelaris adapted Lawrence Kasdan's film script for the stage, though the cheesy dialogue and situations make for a very uninspired plot. There are also a lot of plot details that are simply glossed over and nonexistent character development. For example, the after effects of the death of a supporting character isn't just glossed, it barely even registers with any of the other characters who were close to them. Fortunately, while the story is fairly basic, the stage version includes not only the big film soundtrack hits "I Will Always Love You," "I'm Every Woman," "I Have Nothing," and "Run to You," but several of Houston's other hits, which are added to flesh out the show. These include "So Emotional," "Saving All My Love for You," "How Will I Know," and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody." The addition of all of those well-known tunes turns the basic storyline into a jukebox musical that is a combination of beloved hit film and Whitney Houston concert.

As Rachel, Cox has an incredible stage presence as well as a singing voice that delivers on the vast vocal requirements of the role. Fortunately, she doesn't attempt to impersonate Houston's signature singing style and recognizable vocal riffs, instead adding her own unique phrasing to many of the songs and creating a fairly realistic character that actually grows somewhat throughout the show.

At the opening night performance in Tempe, Judson Mills played the part of Frank in act one and, due to illness, Jorge Paniagua performed the role in the second act. Mills is appropriately stiff and stern at first as a professional who is just trying to do his job, but his demeanor and body language also elicit warmth as Frank's feelings go beyond his businesslike exterior. Paniagua did a fairly good job as Frank in act two, which I have to imagine was difficult as not only did he not get to portray the shift in Frank's attitude toward Rachel, which happens in the first act, but he had to go from playing her stalker in act one (his usual part) to her protector in act two. Jasmin Richardson is superb as Rachel's sister Nicki, in a role expanded from the film. Her vocals soar and combine beautifully with Cox on a few duets the two share as well as a stunning solo of "Saving All My Love for You." Richardson also plays the role of Rachel at two scheduled performances this week and I have to imagine she is phenomenal in the part.

Director Thea Sharrock does an adequate job of adding some liveliness to the plodding plot, but some of the serious moments that are supposed to be scary or shocking risk the chance of receiving unintentional laughter due to the use of slow-motion action and overused sound effects that border on the comical. The sleek sets and costumes by Tim Hatley and the high-octane music video and Vegas-infused choreography by Karen Bruce, along with the rock concert lighting by Mark Henderson and clear sound from Richard Brooker, create a vibrant and lively experience for the musical segments. Duncan McLean's video projections add some nice cinematic elements, though some of Brooker's sound effects include a horror movie sound cue whenever Rachel's stalker appears that is downright laughable.

The stage version of The Bodyguard makes for cheesy fun and a nostalgic trip back to the 1980s and the vast song hit catalog of Whitney Houston. However, when Cox isn't singing another well-known Houston hit to huge acclaim and the melodramatic plot and cardboard characters take over, it amounts to a very uneven theatrical experience. But, if you love the songs Houston made famous and the movie, you will most likely love the stage musical as well.

The Bodyguard runs through December 3rd, 2017, at ASU Gammage, 1200 S. Forest Avenue in Tempe. Tickets can be purchased at or by calling 480 965-3434. For more information on the tour, visit

Book by Alexander Dinelaris, based on the screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan
Directed by Thea Sharrock
Choreography by Karen Bruce
Set and costumes by Tim Hatley
Lighting by Mark Henderson
Sound by Richard Brooker
Video designs by Duncan McLean
Orchestrations and underscore by Chris Egan

Rachel Marron: Deborah Cox
Frank Farmer: Judson Mills
Nicki Marron: Jasmin Richardson
Tony Scibelli: Alex Corrado
Bill Devaney:Charles Gray
Sy Spector: Jonathan Hadley
Fletcher: Kevelin B. Jones III
The Stalker: Jorge Paniagua
Ray Court: Mark McCullough Thomas
Ensemble: Brendon Chan, Megan Elyse Fulmer, Devinn Harris, Alejandra Matos, DeQuina Moore, Kevin Mylrea, Stefan Raulston, Matthew Schmidt, Nicole Spencer, Naomi C. Walley

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Let’s watch professional golfers try to hit the 17th at Sawgrass with their opposite hand

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Listen, if you gave me a hundred chances to land the ball on an island green, I would fail each and every time. If you asked me to do it with my opposite hand, I’d just grab a beer and jump into the lake.

Rickie Fowler lefty

PGA tour golfers Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson attempted the 17th at Sawgrass with their opposite stance. The results were quite extraordinary really. Well, maybe not the results per se, but damn, they look good doing it.

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Google Scholar Takes a Beating – Peter Jasco

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This presentation addressed directly the conference theme.  In other words, the person proposing the session was paying attention.  Peter Jasco gave an impressive and candid account of the state of indexing and abstracting services.  Jasco believes that libraries can save huge amounts of money (tens of thousands, if not more) by cutting back on indexing and abstracting services and relying on other sources for those services.  He does think that Google offers a part of the answer, but not Google Scholar, which is software that is seriously flawed.  Jasco admits to having confronted Google representatives at conferences and demonstrating to them the problems in the company’s software, and Jasco said that the representatives have been evasive in their responses.

The problems with Google Scholar are both wide and deep, according to Jasco, starting with Google Scholar’s inability to handle Boolean searches. The software produces some embarrassing search results when it orders results chronologically.  It was laughable to see Jasco’s slides of the number of possible relevant results produced for a search with the parameters, say, 1960-2009, and then the results for the same search with the chronological parameters of 1980-2009.  Anyone would expect that the number of possible relevant results would decrease with a more constricted chronology.  The reverse turns out to be the case with Google Scholar.  Jasco convinced his audience that Google Scholar needs less “goo” and more “scholar.”  He knew the audience would chuckle at his slides, but he was not laughing. For him, such failures mean people have not done their jobs correctly.

For other reasons, Jasco said that he does not a see a future for librarians trained solely to produce indexes and abstracts.

Jasco possesses the confidence of a man who knows of what he speaks.  He has spent a good portion of his life studying the topic, and it shows.  IL2009 benefits from his presence.

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AARRR! Ahoy!

Ye, mateys! September 19 be Talk Like a Pirate Day.

Avast! Ye be a landlubber? AARRR! If ye have want to speak like a swashbucklAARRR, try Mango Languages, availAARRRble at the Buena PAARRRk LibrAARRRy. All ye need is ye librAARRRy cAARRRd.

If you had trouble understanding what you just read, here is a rough translation. September 19 is Talk Like a Pirate Day. If you are not a pirate but want to learn to talk like a pirate, then try Mango Languages, available through the library’s website. All you need to log in is your library card. If you have any questions, call us at 714-826-4100 ext. 125, or stop by the reference desk.

And to close, here is a pirate joke for your amusement!

What is a pirate’s favorite Christmas carol?

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We Three Kings of Orient AARRR!

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Knee Deep in GLUTTONY.

Knee Deep winery in Margaret River whilst know for its exceptional wines is beginning to establish an equally impressive reputation for its food. A last minute decision to head South for the Easter long weekend  had me eager to find out what the hype was all about. I managed to snag the last available booking for the entire long weekend and boy was I in for a treat. Upon entering the cosy winery we proceeded to sample some of the fabulous wines on offer. We skipped straight to the reds as it was quite a chilly day and nothing beats a red on an Autumn’s day. However, when browsing the menu, the abundance of seafood and white meat made it an easy decision to start off the meal with a fabulous glass of my favourite ’09’ drop “Kim’s Chardonnay”.

And what a wonderful pairing it would be…

This Japanese inspired entrée consisted of blue marron, smoked eel, marron dash, kimchi and quail’s egg with home-made udon noodles. Every element of the dish was perfectly balanced and complimented each other. (Ensure you get every ingredient on the spoon for full enjoyment).

As a huge fan of anything cauliflower the ‘aerated’ cauliflower, along side seared scallops, carbonated greens, raw grapes and whey emulsion was a must try and was the stand out dish of the day.

When dining out I always try to avoid ordering things I cook on a regular basis. However, I think i need to watch a few more seasons of Master chef to produce a chicken dish of this calibre. The chicken breast was slowly cooked with pot roasted onion, soubise, onion ash, smoked red wine and thyme oil. It was at this point I switched to a glass of Cabernet Merlot before diving into my next intensely flavoured plate of goodness.

This brightly coloured plate consisted of duck breast and leg with salted burnt orange, smoked eggplant, garlic nougatine, shaved almonds and witlof. I couldn’t get enough. Or could I?…

When the waitress offered the desert menu I reluctantly accepted  and was immediately drawn to the Japanese inspired desert of sweet miso custard, green tea ice cream, green tea meringue, yuzu and pear.

The last desert was ‘every chocoholics dream’ and the perfect finale to my dining experience. The chocolate cremeux, was intensely rich yet balanced with the fresh fruit flavours of passionfruit, pineapple and nitro coconut. I was in heaven.

Food lovers do yourself a favour and put Knee Deep wineries at the top of your list on your next trip to the phenomenal South West of Australia.

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Tape of Hostage Airs, Bodies of 23 Kidnapped Police Recruits Found in Iraq

A Jordanian man abducted by Iraqi militants has appeared in a video pleading for his life. In the tape broadcast Sunday, the victim said he was wearing a belt laden with explosives, and his captors have threatened to kill him.

The tape aired on Arab satellite channel al-Arabiya. Also today, Iraqi police say they found the bodies of 23 Iraqi police applicants who were kidnapped last week after insurgents ambushed their bus.

Authorities say the bodies were found near Samarra, which is where the bus was heading after the men failed to gain admission to the police academy in Baghdad.

Elsewhere, police say a roadside bomb killed four policemen and wounded nine in Baquba. In another town Balad Ruz, police say a rocket attack on a policeman's house killed the man's brother and four children.

In a separate development, the trial of ousted leader Saddam Hussein is scheduled to resume Tuesday with a new presiding judge, and a Western diplomat says members of the former Baathist regime may testify.

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Wal-Mart's U.S. sales miss mark as shoppers visit less

 Reuters: "Wal-Mart Stores Inc on Thursday reported its third straight quarterly decline in U.S. comparable sales, hurt by a drop in shopper visits, and the world's largest retailer gave a disappointing profit forecast for the holiday season."

More Americans than predicted filed for unemployment last week

Bloomberg: "More Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that the labor market is making progress in fits and starts. "Until we get beyond these political and fiscal uncertainties, we're likely to see this stop-and-start that we've had in the labor market," said Millan Mulraine, director of U.S. rates research at TD Securities USA LLC in New York."

Yellen to defend Fed's ultra-easy monetary policy

Reuters: "Janet Yellen, nominated to lead the U.S. Federal Reserve, will offer a stout defense on Thursday of the central bank's aggressive monetary easing. At today's hearing on her nomination, Yellen is likely to remain vague on future Fed actions, according to her prepared remarks, but she will look to head off calls for the Fed to back away from its muscular efforts to spur stronger economic growth and lower unemployment."


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I have a 2004 Legacy with CA emissions.  I purchased an 2.0 engine as I
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head.  One pipe used to has one catalytic convert, the other has two cats,
both pipes combine about mid car and then go to the resonator and finally
the muffler.  Is there a conversion I can do to get the 2.0 engine to run the
2.5 exhaust.  I also see some chatter that I might have to swap cam gears
and timing belt........

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You do not appear to have the correct engine and I suspect that it will not only fail smog inspection but also the smog referee if you live in California. You got bad advice. I would suggest you cut your losses and sell the wrong engine and either scrap the car or buy the correct engine.

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Will my Honda Accord sport work if I disconnect and reconnect the battery terminals to clean them

Asked by Jan 25, 2017 at 05:47 PM about the 2013 Honda Accord Sport

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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If you are concerned about losing codes then buy a code saver first. The best ones plug into the OBD2 diagnostic port.

sorry for the late answer. Yes it will. But be careful when you are trying to clean the posts. If you break the clamps, in particular, the one for the positive terminal, you are looking for a big expense (if I remember correctly over $750) as it is like a few hours of labor, if I recall correctly, to put the new cable around the engine.

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Zaphod the cat is stalking me.

I made it to the Glebe last night, despite the rain. Let me tell you, harps were not designed for bus travel.

But everything went swimmingly at the pub! I was reading one of Charles De Lint’s books last week (it’s called “Jack of Kinrowan” and I recommend it- it’s set in Ottawa and has faeries running all over the streets) and the faeries play Brian Boru’s March, so I decided to play it last night. Turns out it’s one of De Lint’s favorite songs! I was invited to come back and I met all these great musicians and was invited to all sorts of folkie music-making events! Have I mentioned that I love Ottawa?

Magill met me when he got off of work (he works at a toy store called Mrs. Tiggywinkle’s, hee hee) and did a little magic for the folkies at the end of the second set. And he did an awesome card trick for me during the set break- he turned red aces into black kings! Which reminds me, if you have a chance to go see the movie “The Illusionist,” you should, because it’s really good. Though I hear that the magic isn’t quite accurate.

I leave you with a picture- fairy farting around with Betsie in Ireland.


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Make Vanilla Sugar not Trash

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The humble vanilla bean / pod

The vanilla bean in magnificent it its dark dreary half shrivelled disguise of a pod nestling its tiny seeds away from prying eyes. The pod looks like something you would throw out in disgust after finding it hidden beneath your fridge not an aromatic flavouring to add depth and flavour to your golden cakes. When the vanilla bean has served it’s purpose it can live on and make a delicious vanilla sugar that you normally find in quality baking shops or gourmet restaurants. Of course they charge a fortune for it in the shops and yet you can make this in a blink of any eye. It also gives you advantage when people ask you how you make your cakes so tasty you can say

“I always use a gourmet vanilla sugar”

This will produce a look of awe from your friends and perhaps a scattering of understanding nodding even though they may not know what it is; it sounds impressive. If you are lucky most will not dare to ask what vanilla sugar is for not wanting to look dumb. For those that do – there is no harm in sharing your secret if you wish.

Homemade Vanilla Sugar = You are a Baking Queen 🙂

All you need to do is:

1 x air tight storage jar (Kilner are good)

1 x vanilla pod / bean emptied of seeds (after being added to your cakes)

Cut the vanilla bean / pod into several pieces – not too small that you forget to fish them out when you bake with the sugar – it’s not good to chomp on one of these pods as they do not taste nice raw. Add your used pods to a storage jar / airtight container. Pour caster sugar over the top – I use golden caster sugar for my vanilla cakes as it make them taste smoother and more like a vanilla ice cream and gives your cake the slight twist in flavour to a normal victoria sponge for example. Place the vanilla sugar wannabee mixture in a dark cupboard ( the baking one is a good idea so you don’t forget where you put it!)

After a few days or as long as you want, the flavour will intensify the longer you leave it. Use it in reciepes that call for vanilla extract and sugar such as cakes, creme brulee etc. Why not have a teaspoon in your coffee – because your worth it and you can!

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Look at the choc & toffee cookie  recipe or toffee fudge meringue to see where I have used this wonderful sugar.
Next on my list will be making some vanilla extract as I want high quality and low price = win win!

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  2. I don’t even know what a starage jar is. Or where you buy vanilla beans. My cooking involves premixed packages and even that does not always go according to plan.

      • I liked them when I used them for vanilla bean frappicinos. I used to work for Starbucks. As you saw on our blog, I’m not so great with experimenting lol. Thanks for dropping by.

      • Your blog inspired me to write up the absolute disaster I has baking the other day – will post next week – thanks for the inspiration / idea as blogging is sadly new for me.

      • No worries, we were in your shoes not four months ago. Bloggers are amazing people who have been very fun and supportive as we try to navigate this unfamiliar territory ourselves. I could write an entire blog on cooking disasters if I had the time, but I’m barely able to keep up with the one we have.

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During the last weeks we have blinded several CCTV-cameras around capital area of Finland. CCTV-cameras are important part of social control against people. It’s about power and control, and not about peoples values and rights. It’s about turning us into slaves and fearing authorities. But we can defend ourselves against the state and against corporations and take away Big Brothers sight.

We dedicate this action to all of those who still fight against state and capital and all those who have and imprisoned by the state. You are not alone!

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Developing the Right Alert Notification Strategy

There is little debate that mass notification is the area most influenced by the loss of life at Virginia Tech in April 2007. Not since the installation of emergency "blue light" phones on campuses has there been such a push in security technology, due to campuses being criticized for not having such tools readily available in short order.

While high technology security and safety solutions have many benefits, higher education institutions should use an array of methods to disseminate information to the campus community during urgent situations. Universities and colleges should not depend solely on high tech solutions (i.e., multi-modal communication through personal digital assistants, e-mail, voicemail, etc.), but instead strike a balance between these systems and low-tech solutions, such as flyers, loudspeakers, etc., when appropriate. In order to maintain consistent communication, there must be multiple ways to share information that meet the following criteria.

First, an urgent communication service should enable a campus to notify its entire university community via multiple channels. It should be capable of reaching students, staff, and faculty through multiple points of contact, including voice messages, e-mail, Short Message Service (SMS) communications, and more. And it is important to keep in mind the limitations of high technology solutions. For example, SMS -- a communications protocol allowing the interchange of short text messages between mobile telephone devices -- was intended as a one-to-one communication strategy, not one-to-many. This creates challenges when the technology is taxed beyond its design.

Systems must also have the capacity to deliver messages in a timely manner. The backend infrastructure that requires aggregators and other transmission support protocols must be examined to ensure that the service providers have eliminated choke points. The service provider may have done what was needed to ensure that adequate servers can send parallel messages through enough phone lines, however, none of this will matter if the university has only one pathway through which the phone company can communicate to the desired geographic area. When telephone lines are destroyed, delivery is thwarted. Having a system that can send 20,000 text messages during a critical event is only effective if it can do so in seconds, not hours. If the service provider does not have the capacity via its own hardware or service level agreements (SLAs) with contracted support, then the system could fail. An alert notification platform should be tested at least twice a year, or more, depending on the campus community's unique demographics.

Since institutions tap into affiliate records, appropriate security and redundancy should be implemented. Colleges and universities that use a third-party vendor must ensure that access to private student and employee data is limited only to authorized personnel. Some institutions will arrange for nightly, secure data file-uploads to the vendor. These files contain the daily changes to personnel and student records, to ensure the institution has the right contact information on file to notify recipients properly. Simply, it is not effective to have the right message delivered at the right time to the wrong number or the wrong person. Additionally, a notification system must have redundant capabilities in all power interconnects. Much like institutional computer systems that have multiple clean power sources and required backups, vendors must ensure their mass notification servers are similarly equipped whether it be their own hardware or infrastructure accessed through a service level agreement (SLA). For those institutions that choose to host their own servers, the same principles apply.

It is vital that a vendor provide an institution with 24/7 client care. The support relationship between the institution and the vendor should be constructed contractually to include training, customer service, and technical assistance. It should not be assumed that users can operate the system properly without instruction. While the interface should be straightforward and user friendly, various means and methods of support for system users should exist, especially for the initiators of the message and those responsible for managing data file uploads.

Just after the tragedy at Virginia Tech, the number of mass notification vendors seemed to grow exponentially in a matter of hours. Those looking for a system that is a good fit for their campus should select vendors that have significant experience disseminating timely alerts at institutions of various sizes across the country. A reputable vendor will be able to demonstrate its experience and provide ample references. For example, MIR3, a global leader in mass notification solutions, works with more than 150 universities across the country including the University of Vermont, MIT, the University of California-San Diego, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Alabama, and the University of Michigan.

An alert notification service should also have an assessment tool that reports on the system's effectiveness. A university should be able to see how many messages were delivered, in what time, and to what devices. Two-way messaging is also an important aspect of an alert system, enabling students, staff, and instructors to receive messages and respond, letting emergency personnel know if they need assistance.

Lastly, campus public safety officials and other appropriate administrators should have the authority and capability to send emergency messages from on and off campus, or from any location around the world. In today's advanced technology environment, communication should not be hampered because the appropriate person is not physically on campus to initiate a message. Campus administrators should consider the following criteria before sending emergency messages: (1) the message should be timely, (2) the information must be accurate, and (3) the notice must be useful to the recipients. Recipients of emergency messages should also be urged to inform others.

When establishing a campuses' urgent notification strategy it is important to consider the capabilities outlined above. Having the right system in place will keep students, staff, and faculty aware of important information in a quick and efficient manner.

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What You Need to Know about Canal Boats

Canal boating is the best choice that you can experience for your holiday if you want to have fun and excitement this year. There is so much fun in water canal navigations.

If perhaps you will feel that your knowledge on boating is not enough, there is no need to be afraid of in having a canal boat holiday. Actually, a previous boating experience of any kind is not at all needed if you wish to enjoy a canal boat holiday, in fact, the training that you will need will be given by the holiday company that supplies the boat that you hired.

1) Distinguishing a canal from a river based on their variation.

About 200 years ago, manmade waterways canal boat map are built in Britain during the industrial revolution. Due to the fact that they are manmade and do not possess a current comparable to what a river has, navigating on them with the use of a boat is so much easier. Although some of the canals are linked up with the rivers, it is better if first timers just stick to the canals.

2) How does a canal lock work?

Allowing you to go up or down the grand union canal  hills is the main function of a canal lock. It has a very simple design that first time boaters are sometimes scared of, nevertheless, they can be learned easily. In order to be assured that you are in a place where the waters are enclosed, you will need to cruise into the lock and close the gates behind you. Opening the paddles that allows the water to flow freely into the lock will raise the water and the boat that you are riding on a higher level. Once these steps are done, the top gates are opened and you can finally cruise your way out.

You do not have to be puzzled right now if you still are since you will be given a thorough training on locks upon your arrival, and also, the boat owner will make sure that you fully understand the features of lock navigation before allowing you to cruise. Canal boating makes you experience one of the most magnificent sights that you can ever imagine such as a stair of multiple canal locks that permits your canal boats to go up and down their hillsides. Learn more about boats at http://www.ehow.com/how_2092678_rent-boat.html.

3) Is a steering one of the things a canal boat has?

A canal boat does not have a steering wheel, a tiller that steers the rear of the boat is used instead. A tiller is just like a pole that is connected to the rudder. The tiller works differently since pushing it to the right makes the boat turn to the left, while pushing it to the left will make the boat turn to the right.

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The Department of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies is pleased to announce its Gertrude E. Slaughter Summer Study Scholarship recipients.

Congratulations to Rachel Cilla and Tye Wilson-Swokowski who will both be traveling to Rome this summer through the UW-Classics in Italy study abroad program.

Katie Liu, a graduating senior majoring in Classics, Classical Humanities, and Art History, has been awarded the Ornstein-Warendorf Scholarship.

This scholarship provides a one-time award to a high achieving Junior or Senior with financial need, who is majoring in History and/or any foreign language.

Congratulations, Katie!

Tye Wilson-Swokowski, a Classics and Latin major, is a member of UW's Ethics Bowl team and will be competing in the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl (IEB) championship taking place March 3-4 in Chicago.  To earn a spot in the twenty-second annual national competition, the UW club went undefeated throughout the

Molly Harris and Geoffrey Ludvik were recognized for their exceptional teaching.

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PhD student Preston Atwood has earned $600 for travel expenses to the 2018 Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS) Annual Meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  The award is courtesy of the Student Research Graduate Competition made possible through the UW's Graduate School, Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Funding.  He will be presenting his paper “Aristophanes' Lampito in

Read Rome's "Empire Without End" and the "Endless" U.S. War on Terror by Nandini Pandey published by the online journal Eidolon.

Join the Department of Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies as we host Classics Day on Friday, May 4 from noon to 5pm.

This free event will feature panel discussions and a lecture by Sarah Bond.

A full program can be found here.

The Institute for Research in the Humanities has awarded Jeff Beneker a Resident Faculty Fellowship for academic year 2018-2019.  Beneker will be on leave from teaching for one semester while working on his book project, a biography of Pompey the Great.

M.A. Alumna Amanda Morrow has published "I Hate My Spouse: The Performative Act of Divorce in Elephantine Aramaic" in the most recent issue of the Journal of Northwese Semitic Languages.

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Professor Laura K. McClure has been appointed President of the Classcial Association of the Middle West and South. She continues a Wisconsin tradition, following in the footsteps of past presidents Water “Ray” Agard (1944-45) and Paul L. MacKendrick (1969-70).

“Reading and Writing in the Dark at Khirbet el-Qom: The Literacies of Ancient Subterranean Judah,” by Alice Mandell and Jeremy Smoak is now available in the latest edition of Near Eastern Archaeology.

According to Alice Mandell, learning ancient languages gives a person, "... a sense that you are being teleported into the past. You can access stories about the gods as well as the personal letters, prayers, hopes and dreams of ancient people... It gives voice to people who would otherwise be forgotten."

Alice Mandell will be participating in The Scribal Mind: Textual Criticism in Antiquity, a conference hosted by the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York Unversity.

Catherine Bonesho recently had a book note published in the web journal Ancient Jew Review.  Read her work addressing Jörg Rüpke's Religious Deviance in the Roman World: Superstition or Individuality? (Translated by David M.B.

Preston Atwood was chosen to receive the Lipton Essay Award for his paper, "Erotobucolic Humor as Euphemism in Song of Songs: A Comparison with Theocritus' Idyll 11.19-21." The award of $750 is courtesy of the Center for Jewish Studies at UW-Madison.

Several Graduate students in CANES were honored with scholarships and fellowships!