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Belgium’s Sep Vanmarcke, left, looks at Switzerland’s Fabian Cancellara as they prepare to sprint to the finish of the Paris-Roubaix in Roubaix, France, on Sunday.

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Switzerland’s Fabian Cancellara kept his composure to win a third Paris-Roubaix title, outdoing Belgium’s Sep Vanmarcke in a session of track cycling tactics at the end of the 254km ride on Sunday.

Cancellara, who won the Queen of the Classics in 2006 and 2010, entered the Roubaix outdoor velodrome, where the finish line was located, for one-and-a-half laps against a rival who is supposed to be the better sprinter.

However, the RadioShack-Leopard rider, who achieved his second Tour des Flandres and Paris-Roubaix double, forced his opponent to a standstill at the velodrome as both men played mind games for position.

Vanmarcke was tricked into starting the sprint and the Blanco rider was leapfrogged on the home straight.

“There was nothing called instinct at the end, it was just a fight,” Cancellara, who started the day as the overwhelming favorite in the absence of reigning champion and fierce rival Tom Boonen of Belgium, told a press conference. “I went to a level sometimes you don’t know how you can do it. I went beyond my limits. I’m happy, but I was probably more happy that the race was finished. Then I had a minute to lie down on the grass, back to planet Earth. I damaged myself probably more than ever.”

“I know I’m supposed to be happy with second, but right now I’m very frustrated,” Vanmarcke said.

Dutchman Niki Terpstra won a four-man sprint for third place after the Omega Pharma-Quick-Step team — who were supposed to ride for Frenchman Sylvain Chavanel — and Thord Hushovd’s BMC outfit failed to mount a proper challenge around their designated leaders.

On a sunny, yet cold day in northern France, the battle started early, but Cancellara, who crashed earlier last week in the Scheldeprijs and again while checking out one of the 27 cobbled sections of the Paris-Roubaix, remained focused all day.

With about 135km left, big guns Edvald Boasson Hagen, Geraint Thomas and Taylor Phinney were in a breakaway group which was quickly chased down by Cancellara’s team.

A group of four, including 2007 winner Stuart O’Grady, had an advantage of 1 minute, 40 seconds entering the much-feared Trouee d’Arenberg, a 2,400m cobbled section 96km from the finish.

The lead was down to just over 30 seconds after Phinney had led the bunch through the trench in impressive fashion, but the American eventually vanished out of contention.

Thomas and Filippo Pozzatto of Lampre crashed on a cobbled section with 72km left, but the Italian, second in the race in 2009, made it back into the peloton, just like Norway’s Hushovd after a third puncture.

Frenchman Mathieu Ladagnous of the FDJ team, who had an outside chance, pulled out after his second crash of the day.

France’s Damien Gaudin of Europcar also joined the leading riders, but the lead shrank when Cancellara himself accelerated in front of the peloton in the Auchy-les-Orchies cobbled sector.

After the Mons-en-Pevele sector, 15 riders emerged in front in three groups close to each other.

Vanmarcke and fellow Belgian Stijn Vandenbergh built up a decent gap in front, but Cancellara made his effort in the Bourghelles-Wannehain cobbled sector with only the Czech Republic’s Zdenek Stybar able to match his pace.

Stybar eventually cracked as Vanmarcke and Cancellara powered away toward their duel on the track to raucous applause from a capacity crowd.

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America's Marijuana Industry Is Growing Like Weeds—Billions of Them

As it turns out, the United States has gone mad for reefer.

Medical marijuana plants are pictured as they dry in the Los Angeles area. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)

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Solvej Schou writes regularly for TakePart, and has also contributed to the Associated Press, Los Angeles Times,, and Entertainment Weekly.

The legal marijuana economy isn’t a pipe dream. It’s reality.

More than $1.43 billion worth of legal pot will be sold in 2013, and is estimated to increase by 64 percent next year to a mammoth $2.34 billion, according to new research looking at the ever-expanding legal U.S. cannabis market, including analysis of hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries nationwide.

That gigantic estimated increase in 2014 is, of course, due in part to Colorado and Washington's legalization of marijuana sales for adult recreational use. Colorado has also developed packaged marijuana and marijuana products to sell in select stores this January, driving industrialization according to ArcView Market Research’s report “The State of Legal Marijuana Markets 2nd Edition.”

“The impact of this is huge,” the report’s editor, Steve Berg, tells TakePart. “Plus, the latest Gallup poll shows 58 percent of Americans as supportive of full legalization of marijuana, a 10 point increase from a year ago.”

Considering California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and the American Civil Liberties Union announced last month that they are convening a panel of 16 experts, chaired by Newsom, focused on two years of research towards proposals to legalize adult recreational marijuana use in the state, the possibility of a 2016 California voter ballot initiative is high, and could likely pass.

The monetary sway of widespread legalization in California, especially, is enormous, given the state’s dominance when it comes to legal medical pot, enacted in 1996.

"The California market in 2013, even limited as it is to medical marijuana, is valued at $980 million, and is the largest medical marijuana state in the country,” says Berg. “When legal adult use is allowed, that number will grow. We do think it will be legalized in 2016.”

Berg says 14 states, including California, are forecast to adopt adult marijuana use legislation over the next five years, in addition to two additional states implementing medical marijuana.

“That grows the legal U.S. marijuana market to $10.2 billion in 2018,” he says.

Imagine $10.2 billion—$10.2 BILLION—coming in from legalized marijuana sales. The number is downright impressive.

“It’s an increasing market hard to ignore at the state level where they need and want this revenue,” says Allen St. Pierre, executive director of the nonprofit public advocacy group National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, founded in 1970.

Mason Tvert, communications director of the Washington, D.C.-based Marijuana Policy Project, which has a representative on Newsom’s California research panel, says the MPP plans to support a California 2016 measure by pushing financially and building support on the ground. MPP was one of the largest financial backers of Colorado’s regulatory adult recreational use initiative.

“It’s time to take marijuana sales out of the underground market and in the counters of legitimate businesses,” he says. “Rather than propping up the illegal drug cartel, we could make hundreds of millions of dollars for our communities. Taxing marijuana sales will not solve our budget problems entirely, but it will grow revenue for important services, such as education.”

St. Pierre, who says NORML plans to release its own hard data based on sales taxes in Colorado and Washington in the coming months, calls 2016 a “pot plebiscite year,” a time of major change.

“For reformers, California really should have been the first state to legalize marijuana, to move the country away from federal prohibition,” he says, noting 2016’s presidential election year status. “For the first time in most of our lifetimes, we’ll likely see a presidential candidate, regardless of political affiliation, advocating for substantive reform.”

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Meganeer – Definition: Latin in origin

A combination of

1) Engineer – The word engineer is derived from the Latin root ingenium, meaning “cleverness”.

2) Mega- two parts

a) Mega is defined as:

(symbol M) is an prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of million. Confirmed in 1960, it comes from the Greek μέγας, meaning great.

b) Megalomania is defined as:
1. A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.
2. An obsession with grandiose or extravagant things or actions.

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Library News-December 2012

Greetings from the Toledo Library! I am not going to say anything about the weather; each time I do that, it changes. So I will just let you know what is going on in your community library. The library has extended the annual book sale through December. Stop in to fill a bag or take a few to someone in need this holiday. What do you do with your gently used magazines? Throw them (hopefully not) recycle them? Here is another option. The library will accept gently used magazines that are in great condition and within two years. If you think someone else would enjoy your older issues, just bring them in, put them on the FREE shelf in the entryway and others will pick them up to enjoy.

The library collected Food 4 Fines all of October and November to help relieve patrons of the financial burden and to help the local Food Pantry. Many, many items were collected and sent to the pantry (approximately six boxes and 12 bags) to help fill their shelves this holiday season. Thank you to everyone who donated and to those who donated and did not even have fines! All was generous and supportive.

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Do you have a talent that you'd like to share? Something that you could teach others to do or information that you could offer to help someone further their knowledge? Do you just want a nice comfortable place to gather to have a meeting, get-together, book club or book share, bridal or baby shower, take an on-line class or mentoring/tutoring a group or individual? Your public library is the place.

The library has two very nice meeting rooms and a kitchen that are available to the public at no charge. Donations are always helpful and appreciated. Give us a call 641-484-3362 or go to our website for more information.

The library has eight public access computers for use. Public computers are a valuable asset to any public library. The Toledo Library computers are used for entertainment; social networking, e-mail, listening to music, playing games, doing Genealology research, watching videos or reading books. They can be used for business; social networking, banking, taxes, on-line classes, interviews and job seeking. The computer can also be used for educational purposes to search and apply for work, take pretests and tests, take classes and web-based classes, do research, and make a resume The uses are limitless. So, if you need computer, Internet or Wi-fi access, remember your public library. We are here for you.

The library accepts used ink cartridges, Box Tops for Education and empty Capri Sun packets. You can drop these items off anytime at the library. The library also accepts juice boxes, pretzels (for our movie day) and snacks for our library programs.

The library holds two programs each week serving approximately 20-25 kids. Any donations are greatly appreciated by everyone! Upcoming holiday programs are: Holiday Movie on Wednesday, 12th @ 3:00 and Holiday Treats on Wednesday, 19th at 3:00. The library will be closed on Monday the 24th, Tuesday the 25th and Tuesday, January 1st, 2013.

Happy Holidays from the Toledo Library Board of Trustees, Library Foundation and Library Staff!

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Tom Jones' 2 cents

Tom Jones has his opinions.

Calling out John Kruk

John I want to like John Kruk, really I do. He seems like a decent enough fella and was a pretty good ballplayer, too. He played hard, but also had a good sense of humor. He never took himself too seriously. And, many of nights on ESPN's Baseball Tonight, he makes good points and relays them to the audience in a digestable manner. Maybe he doesn't get his point across with the poetic flair of a Roger Angell or Tom Boswell, and maybe he's not as smooth on camera as, say, Anderson Cooper. But that's fine. He's a meat-and-potatoes analyst, who talks like the guy sitting at the corner of the bar. And I like the guy sitting at the corner of the bar.

But Kruk's biggest flaw is going a little too far to make a point and he ends saying things that just aren't true. Often, his original point is a valid one, but he loses credibility by speeding around the corner and knocking out a good chunk of the guard rail. Take Sunday. Kruk brought up the theory that the Rays might not make the playoffs. (Certainly, a vaild argument.)  And the reason they might miss the postseason is because of its starting rotation. (Not as strong of an argument, but not outlandish either.) Kruk mentioned that the Rays' starters have been inconsistent. (Okay, that's fair.) Here's, however, where he loses points: Kruk said "every pitcher'' in the rotation has "struggled mightily'' at one point or another this season. Stop right there. Every pitcher has struggled mightily?

Let's break it down.

Yes, James Shields has struggled, and yes, struggled mighitly of late. He hasn't won a game since May 20 and he has given up 20 earned runs in his past three starts. Wade Davis has a 6-6 record, which is pretty decent for a No. 5 starter. If you want to argue he has "struggled mightily'' at times, you probably could make a case. Not a strong case, but a case. One one hand, in his 12 starts, he has allowed more than three runs only four times. On the other hand, he has allowed fewer than three runs only four times. In other words, he's pitching like a No. 5 pitcher.

Matt Garza went through a stretch where he lost four of five starts, but it should be noted that he has allowed more than four runs in a start only twice this season.

Then there's the other two starters in the Rays rotation and where Kruk's statement falls apart.

David Price is tied for the American League lead with nine victories and his 2.23 ERA is the best in the A.L. In his two losses, he gave up three runs in seven innings and three runs in six innings. He has started 12 games, allowing no earned four times, allowing one earned run twice, two earned runs twice and three earned runs three times. Only once has he allowed more than three earned runs in a start and that was five in five innings. And the Rays won that game. When can you say that Price has struggled at all, let alone struggled "mightily?'' In fact, he is probably the leading candidate for Cy Young right now.

Then there's Jeff Niemann, who lost for the first time Sunday Throw out the game when he was injured in the second inning by a line drive and Niemann has allowed one or no earned runs in seven of his 12 starts. The most he has allowed in a game is five earned runs and that has happened twice.

Now, "quality starts'' (at least six innings pitched with three or fewer earned runs allowed) isn't exactly the greatest barometer in the world, but Niemann has 10 quality starts in 12 starts if you don't count the game when he was injured.

Break it down any way you want and you can't make a valid case that Niemann or Price have struggled at all. Now if you want to say the offense has stuggled mightily, you can talk for days. And if you honestly believe the Rays starting pitching won't hold up, well, that's debatable. But to say that every member of the Rays starting rotation has "struggled mightily?'' That's just not true. Not as of now.

All of this isn't to pick on Kruk or to act holier-than-thou. But points can be made without exaggeration. It's what separates the good analyst on TV from the not-so-good. When you start to say things that simply aren't true or can't be reasonably argued then you sound like, well, the guy at the corner of the bar.

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Dreams are big for historic St. Petersburg YMCA

ST. PETERSBURG — Amid the pigeon feathers and the empty cans of Publix gourmet cat food a vision burgeons at the bedraggled yet beautiful 85-year-old YMCA.

"This could be a music factory for the Tampa Bay area. We estimate 200,000 people a year could come through," said Thomas Nestor, a local music promoter who has a purchase agreement to buy the building at 116 Fifth St. S for $1.4 million.

Under the hand-painted cypress beams with faded images of horses and mermaids, he maps out a grand entry to a museum that would share the history of music in Tampa Bay. On the second floor, through boarded up doorways overlooking the old gymnasium, he sees a VIP balcony where people would watch packed concerts below.

On the third floor where guests once paid nickels a night to stay in cramped 6-foot-by-9-foot rooms, he envisions large, open spaces for music therapy and after-school music programs for at-risk kids. And in the basement, where an indoor pool surrounded by colorful tile has sat empty for a decade, he pictures a couple of sharks swimming beneath a glass dance floor.

"Not right away but if someone had the money and wanted to do that for a private party it could happen," Nestor said.

He dreams big, but is starting out small. If he can raise $20,000 in three weeks he can make a deposit on the building. After that he needs $360,000 to make a second deposit by June and finance opening an office in the building. From there he would get federal grants and corporate sponsorships to cover an estimated $3 million in renovation costs.

Nestor is forming a nonprofit organization and has created a website, He's met with city officials and architects are drawing up plans.

"I'm rooting for the guy," said Phil Powell, who bought the building in 2004 with plans to develop it into luxury condos. "It's been under contract no fewer than 12 times. When people finish their due diligence and realize the cost associated with restoring a historical building it falls out of contract."

Powell said he's shown it to more than 100 people since putting it on the market for $3.4 million in 2006. Among them: Bill Edwards and Mary and Tom James, who were considering options for a museum to house some of the 2,000 paintings and sculptures they have collected.

A bank has made a cash offer on the building contingent upon being allowed to demolish it, Powell said. He will go before the city's preservation council Nov. 16 to plead the case that he has tried to redevelop the historic building without success.

"Nobody wants to see historic structures die. But I've tried and I'm sitting on a building I can't get any money out of," Powell said. "I'm still paying taxes on that property. I've spent $3.1 million out of pocket on it."

That amount includes the purchase, renovations, maintenance, marketing and taxes.

"I've looked at it on two separate occasions to try to figure out what the hell you could do with it," said Edwards, who is redeveloping BayWalk. "It's a pretty tall order but I wish (Nestor) the best of luck. I believe in dreamers."

Katherine Snow Smith can be reached at (727) 893-8785 or

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Delmon Young returns to Rays

ST. PETERSBURG — Delmon Young said that ever since the Devil Rays traded him to the Twins as a 22-year-old coming off a solid 2007 rookie season, he always hoped for the chance to return. He enjoyed playing and living in St. Petersburg, liked the players and people who ran the team, relished the competition of the American League East.

"I've always thought about it since the day I left," Young said.

So when the Rays expressed interest after his recent release from the Phillies, Young passed on offers from other contenders and leapt at the chance, agreeing Thursday to a minor-league deal but with plans to make a major contribution to their pennant race push.

In an effort to improve depth, the Rays are expected to add another experienced hitter today when they work out a waiver deal with Washington for outfielder David DeJesus, a 33-year-old lefty swinger whom they have long admired. DeJesus would join the team promptly, likely in place of Jason Bourgeois.

Young, who was released last week by the Phillies and hasn't played since Aug. 8, will be given time to work back into top form at Double-A Montgomery, probably the nine days until rosters are expanded Sept. 1.

Young was eager to get started, flying into Tampa late Wednesday from Arizona, where he had been working out with a hitting coach. He moved back into a St. Petersburg house he still owns, had a physical exam Thursday morning, then flew to Montgomery, where he is scheduled to be in the Biscuits lineup tonight at DH.

"There are no guarantees," Rays executive vice president Andrew Friedman said, "but we wouldn't be doing this if we didn't think he could play a role for us in September."

In Young, the Rays see a veteran right-handed hitter who has pennant-race and postseason experience (including last year's American League Championship Series MVP award) and, primarily as a DH, can provide some much-needed power against lefty pitchers. Young, after recovering from offseason ankle surgery, hit .261 with eight homers and 31 RBIs in 80 games for the Phillies.

"Obviously in September you're able to expand your roster and deploy guys in different ways, so he's still got strengths and abilities to really help us win games," Friedman said. "We'll use the full extent of our roster to put us in the best position to win. If he does come up, we feel like he'll have a chance to really help us do that."

Friedman said the Rays also see a more mature Young than the one who, after being the top pick in the 2003 draft, made headlines in the minor leagues for tossing a bat that hit an umpire and making negative comments about the Tampa Bay organization. "Twenty-seven-year-old Delmon is very different than 22-year-old Delmon," Friedman said. "He's grown and matured as a person."

Young did get in trouble last year as well. He was arrested in New York in April after an alcohol-related incident in which he shouted an anti-Semitic slur and tackled a man to the ground outside a hotel. He eventually pleaded guilty to aggravated harassment charges, for which he did community service. He got good reviews in Philadelphia this year, where he was considered a positive, veteran influence in the clubhouse.

"He's lived 1,000 lives since he left Tampa," agent Joel Wolfe said. "He's a different guy."

The Rays won't have much invested in Young, maybe no more than $100,000, with a prorated portion of the major-league minimum — the Phillies responsible for the rest of his $750,000 salary — and a share of incentive bonuses.

DeJesus was an object of the Rays' affection in July 2010, with a trade in the works until he tore a tendon in his right thumb. He hits more for average than power, with a career .279 average and .771 on-base-plus-slugging percentage.

He spent the bulk of his career with the Royals, traded to the A's in 2011, then signing a two-year deal with the Cubs. The Nationals claimed him on waivers Monday but put him right back out on waivers, which is how the Rays got involved.

That leaves three potential outcomes by 1 p.m. today for DeJesus, who played in Thursday's game for the Nationals against the Cubs: either the Nats let the Rays have him and the approximate $2.5 million he is owed ($1 million salary, $1.5 million buyout on a $6.5 million 2014 option); the Nats and Rays work out a trade, maybe player(s) for financial relief; or the Nats keep him and his contract for the rest of the season.

DeJesus' wife, Kim, tweeted Thursday: "Wait what? I give up. Just let me know when seasons over and where Dave ended up."

Marc Topkin can be reached at Follow him on Twitter at @TBTimes_Rays.

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Disease doesn't slow anything for Mama C and her USF Bulls football team

The party could wait. First, Mama C had some coaching to do. Around her, there was the pleasant roar of football players laughing, as if her home had turned into a giant end zone celebration. There were quarterbacks in the living room watching basketball. There were receivers on the pool deck watching football. There were players in the rec room shooting billiards. Carol Canales didn't seem to hear any of it. Her eyebrows had narrowed, and her voice was stern, and her pointing finger was extended. She was in the middle of a timeout with USF quarterback B.J. Daniels, chastising him about being late for dinner, and her voice sounded something like an offensive coordinator's, if that offensive coordinator happened to be your mother. "If I don't get a win on Saturday, I will be your worst nightmare," Carol said. "Now, how much film did you watch today?"

"A lot," Daniels said, grinning shyly. "A lot."

"And how do you define 'a lot'?" Carol asked, her voice more demanding.

"A lot," Daniels repeated. "Last night and tonight. Don't worry; we'll get it done."

"Okay," Carol said. "The food is over there. But from now on, you need to be on time. That's a quirk of mine."

With that, Daniels moved away, the look on his face resembling that of a quarterback who had just been scolded for calling the wrong play. Which, in a way, he had been.

Welcome to Casa Canales, the home of Mama C. Canales, 51, is the wife of USF offensive coordinator Mike Canales, but if you spend some time at their house, it isn't hard to figure out who is really in charge.

The athletes in the house may be Canales' players, but they're Mama C's "peeps." The quarterbacks are her "step-peeps." The receivers are her "real peeps." And every now and then, a player like receiver A.J. Love will become one of her "special peeps."

There is a warmth there, a bond. The players have come to the Canales home for dinner, but to tell the truth, they seemed more intent on brushing past their coach to get to Carol, to embrace her, to make her smile.

From the look on her face, it isn't hard.

For a few minutes, as the receivers huddle around her with warmth and concern, Carol Canales can think about something other than the disease inside of her.

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Even the sound of it — multiple sclerosis — is forboding. As diseases go, it is vicious, merciless and, worst of all, incurable.

Carol Canales wants you to know all of this. She talks about the pain, about the problems, about her prognosis. She talks about the numbness in her legs, about the constant ringing in her ears, about her left eye that doesn't always synchronize with her right.

It is important to her, she said, to bring awareness to MS. And because she is Mama C, it has become important to her players. When USF plays Miami on Saturday, the Bulls will wear orange tape as a tribute to her.

"Whether it's MS or any other disease," Carol said, "there are so many people who will have some symptoms and ignore them until it gets to the point where their options for being treated are limited."

As for her, the disease came quickly. One night, she went to bed as a strong, healthy woman. When she woke the next morning, she was not.

It was May 8, 2008, at 6:32 in the morning. Some things a person does not forget. The vice president of a pharmaceutical company, Carol was in Raleigh, N.C., on business. She woke with that sharp, piercing ring in her ears. Her head ached as if it were being crushed. Maybe she had overdone her running, she thought. Maybe she hadn't eaten properly.

She flew home, and although she had never been airsick in all her years of travel, she vomited all the way. She felt awful. Maybe she had an ear infection, she thought. Maybe she needed an antibiotic.

Instead, her doctor examined her, and that night, he called her to say he thought she was on the verge of a stroke. She should get to the emergency room. Mike was in Tallahassee recruiting, so USF head coach Jim Leavitt and his wife, Jody, drove to the Canales home and took her, calling Mike and telling him to come home and meet them at the hospital.

"It was the first time I was ever scared in my life," Mike said.

As it turned out, it wasn't a stroke, though her MRI showed four lesions on her brain. That began a six-month odyssey to discover what was wrong with her. She estimates she saw 40 doctors. Maybe it was lupus. Or lyme disease. Or mercury poisoning. Maybe it was cardiovascular. Maybe, someone said, it might be MS.

"No," Canales' neurologist assured her. "It isn't MS."

Eventually, her symptoms worsened. Her legs became so numb they seemed to belong to someone else. She had double vision. Her left eye stopped aligning with her right. She began to forget things.

"I was scared," Carol said. "I was in search of an answer for what had taken over my body."

In September 2008, 14 months ago, her doctor finally discovered the truth. She had MS after all.

"The worst case is that I end up in a wheelchair and unable to care for myself," Carol said matter-of-factly. "The best case is that the lesions don't multiply and they don't come down on my spine. I hope the injections (three a week) and the vitamins (32 a day) will slow the progression. Ideally, that's what will happen."

She pauses. She smiles.

"I never thought (God) would take me, because I have 500 pair of shoes, and I don't think he has the closet space."

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It took Mike and Carol Canales a long time to discover they were perfect for each other.

He had been married twice. She had, too. He was going through a divorce, and she wasn't looking to get remarried.

Then, on a night in Raleigh in April 2001, they happened to be at the 42nd Street Oyster Bar. He was in his first season at North Carolina State, living in a sparse apartment with a borrowed bed and a broken sofa. She was with two friends. Eventually, Canales walked across the room … and asked one of Carol's friends to dance.

"I wore glasses then, and I didn't have them on," he said.

Eventually, however, Mike came back, and this time, he audibled. Carol asked if he liked football. "A little," he said, grinning.

They discovered they liked each other. He thought she was gorgeous. She thought he was sexy. Their first date was in Jacksonville because he was on a recruiting trip. They saw A Knight's Tale. They talked about life and what they wanted from it.

So what did Carol see in Mike?

"Free football tickets are nice," she said, laughing.

"We had a No. 1 draft choice in Philip Rivers," he said, laughing along. "What's not to like?"

In July 2005, they married. They both played golf. They both liked movies. Most of all, they liked being together. They seemed to fit. They still do.

"I told her, 'You're not alone,' " Mike said. " Regardless of what happens, we're in this together. We're going to find a cure. We're going to find a way to battle this thing.' "

Mike admits it took awhile before the gravity of the disease hit him. It came when he was watching former talk show host Montel Williams talk about his MS on Oprah Winfrey's show.

"When they did it, I broke down and cried," Mike said. "I could never grasp what the doctors were saying to me. I was like, 'She's healthy. How could she be in a wheelchair and not able to walk in a week?' I couldn't understand it.

"At that point, I realized what my wife had, and I could do nothing to help. I know how to get third and 3. I know how to fix things and make things right. But here is my wife, and I couldn't protect her, and I couldn't help her. I didn't know how to make it better."

The players help. On the day she was finally diagnosed, for instance, USF was in Raleigh to play N.C. State. It was the town where they met, the school where Canales once worked, the place where the symptoms first occurred.

As word spread through the team about Mama C, the players began to show up. Eventually, there were eight or nine of them in the hotel room.

"I've never seen 18- and 19-year-old kids cry," said Mike, 48. "I told the players, and they all wanted to come with me. 'Coach, we want to see Mama C right now.' That's when you know that you've touched kids' lives."

The next day, with "Mama C" written on their gloves, the Bulls beat N.C. State 41-10.

It is when Carol talked about the players, her players, that her voice finally cracked.

"They make me proud," she said. "I've been around a lot of young kids in the last eight seasons, but none like these. … I'll be at their weddings. A couple of them are almost in my will."

And so she struggles on. Some days are better than others. The ringing in her ears is constant, but her legs have improved enough that she can run again. She believes she is on the right treatment. Whatever tomorrow holds, she said, she is ready for it.

First, though, she has a little coaching to do.

For goodness' sake, who else is going to make sure the players show up on time?

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I think as a food blogger, it is sometimes too easy to get caught up in trying the newest trend, or chasing after a unique recipe.  I’ll admit that sometimes I overlook the simplest of recipes, or I don’t post about them, simply because they are so simple.  Does someone need yet another recipe for taco night?

The answer is – yes.

I know that 95% of you reading aren’t food bloggers.  You are just wanting dinner ideas.  (Or dessert ideas. :))  And really, the simplest of recipes are usually the most popular.  And it doesn’t get much more simple than this one!!
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One of my husband’s favorite dinners is tostadas.  If I tell him that is what we are having for dinner, his face seriously lights up – he loves them that much.  We usually just stick to basic tostadas, with ground beef taco meat and all of the fixings, but one day, I decided to change things up a little bit.

This recipe is as simple as throwing some ingredients in a slow cooker.  Let them cook together, and then all you have left to do is top your tostadas.  Hands on time is probably 15 minutes – if you count the time it takes to cut up the veggies and grate the cheese.

Fast, easy and delicious.  Just the way I like my recipes!!

Slow Cooker Chicken Tostadas
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Let your slow cooker help you with taco night with these Slow Cooker Chicken Tostadas.
Serves: 6 servings
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • ½ tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • juice of 1 lime
  • 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 6 tostada shells
  • ¾ cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • desired toppings (lettuce, tomatoes, salsa, sour cream, guacamole, cilantro)
  1. In the bottom of a slow cooker, combine the garlic, chili powder, cumin, paprika and salt. Stir in the vegetable oil and lime juice. Add the chicken, and turn to coat.
  2. Cover and cook on low for 4 to 5 hours.
  3. When the chicken is cooked through, remove from the slow cooker and shred with 2 forks. Return to the slow cooker and stir to soak up the juices and spices.
  4. Top each tostada shell with equal amounts of the chicken mixture, then top with cheese and desired toppings.

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23 Responses to Slow Cooker Chicken Tostadas

  1. I love simple mexican dishes that just use good flavorful ingredients like this. The chicken mixture sounds great!

  2. I totally agree with you on feeling like you have the newest hottest recipe but we all have to eat dinner. This looks awesome! Bookmarking!

  3. THese look absolutely wonderful!

  4. Rebekah says:

    This looks delicious – and easy! I am new to the slow cooker world, and am always on the lookout for great recipes.

    Thank you :)

  5. Rosa says:

    Yummy! Those tostadas would make a great lunch.

  6. Bev Weidner says:

    EXACTLY. Dude, I love this. I’m so making these soon!

  7. Cassie says:

    I overlook simple too often. Last night we had an amazingly simple dinner that was so delicious. I hope to post it next week. In the meantime, I can’t wait to try this. Perfect flavors!

  8. yum! mexican is always a trend in my household and these are the perfect tacos for whenever my craving hits!

  9. Kelly Jo says:

    Oh, yum. I just pinned because I already know it will be a favorite!

  10. Katie says:

    Oh these look awesome and perfect for a busy week night. Never think to make tostadas!

  11. Kristy says:

    Love the fresh cilantro in there. I can smell and taste it! :)

  12. I literally started salivating when I read this one!

  13. i AM a food blogger and i still need super simple recipes! this is perfect! :)

  14. Kalyn says:

    Oh yes, what a great dinner! Bookmarking the recipe now.

  15. I could always use a recipe like this. The slow cooker is a life saver too. Yummy dinner!

  16. Joanne says:

    I went through a tostada phase at this time last year! I couldn’t get enough…and now I definitely feel the craving hitting again, after seeing these!

  17. Laura says:

    I love using my slow cooker on Sundays to create meals like this. As the warm weather arrives, I find myself craving simpler meals that can be topped with fresh tomatos and avocados. We will definitely be trying these soon!

  18. Chels R. says:

    I’m seriously going to have to try these. My attempts at Tostadas in the past haven’t been very good. This will be making an appearance on my menu soon :)

  19. Even as a food blogger, I always appreciate a good, simple recipe that can be added to the regular rotation! With a family, work, and reality, the fact is those are the kind of recipes we remember.

  20. Some of the simplest recipes are the most delicious and satisfying. These tostadas sound perfect for when I’m on a spice kick!

  21. Mignon says:

    Defintely dinner tomorrow!! Thanks so much!

  22. MJ says:

    I made this tonight…it was a big hit,even with my husband who hates chicken! A friend stopped by, had one and took one to go, it was so good.

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To keep salads, meats and desserts cold and safe at a summer party, I place all the containers in a pleasing arrangement in a small, inflatable child-size swimming pool. Then I sprinkle bags of ice cubes around everything. I also use netting from a fabric store to keep flies and other pesky bugs out of the food. I have enough to cover the tables, too. After the party, I wash the fabric on the gentle cycle in the washing machine and air-dry it for future use. —Earlene Ertelt, Woodburn, Oregon


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It's hard to believe that Susan Taul's tender pork chops and honey-mustard sauce are so low in carbohydrates. "It's a light, easy meal that doesn't involve a lot of grease," writes the Birmingham, Alabama reader.
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. Cook: 25 min. YIELD:4 servings

  • 4 bone-in pork loin chops (3/4 inch thick and 6 ounces each)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1 cup water, divided
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • 2 teaspoons prepared mustard
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon beef bouillon granules
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch

  • 1. Sprinkle pork chops with salt and pepper. In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook pork in butter for 4-6 minutes on each side or until browned. Remove and keep warm.
  • 2. In the same pan, saute onion in drippings until tender. Add 3/4 cup water; stir to loosen browned bits from pan. Stir in the honey, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and bouillon. Bring to a boil. Return pork to the pan. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 6-10 minutes or until meat is tender. Remove and keep warm.
  • 3. In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and remaining water until smooth. Gradually stir into skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Serve over pork chops. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts

1 pork chop with 1/4 cup sauce equals 237 calories, 10 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 81 mg cholesterol, 503 mg sodium, 8 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 27 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.

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I got the basics of this recipe from a friend at a Super Bowl party and tweaked it from there. I do have to tone it down a bit for my wife...and my mom once asked if I was trying to get my inheritance early! People who like spicy food really go for it.—Rob Via, Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina
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  • 2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 3/4-in. cubes
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 2 to 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 jar (16 ounces) hot banana peppers
  • 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 can (10 ounces) diced tomatoes and green chilies, undrained
  • 1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
  • 1 can (16 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 can (4 ounces) chopped green chilies
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cumin
  • Additional banana peppers, optional

  • 1. In a large saucepan, cook beef and onion in oil over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain.
  • 2. Seed and chop 10 hot banana peppers (refrigerate remaining peppers for another use). Add the hot peppers, tomatoes, tomato paste, beans, chilies, jalapeno and seasonings to beef mixture.
  • 3. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2 hours or until meat is tender.
  • 4. Uncover; simmer until chili reaches desired thickness. Garnish with additional banana peppers if desired. Yield: 8 servings.
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1 serving (1 cup) equals 315 calories, 12 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 70 mg cholesterol, 1,349 mg sodium, 23 g carbohydrate, 7 g fiber, 27 g protein.

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My husband and I love dumplings, and this mild-tasting, homey dish has flavorful ones floating on a tasty turkey and vegetable stew. It really hits the spot on chilly fall and winter days. -Rita Taylor, St. Cloud, Minnesota
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 30 min. Cook: 45 min. YIELD:10-12 servings

  • 8 medium carrots, cut into 1-inch chunks
  • 4 celery ribs, cut into 1-inch chunks
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1/2 cup butter, cubed
  • 2 cans (10-1/2 ounces each) condensed beef consomme, undiluted
  • 4-2/3 cups water, divided
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 3 cups cubed cooked turkey
  • 2 cups frozen cut green beans
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons minced parsley
  • 1/8 teaspoon poultry seasoning
  • 3/4 cup 2% milk
  • 1 egg

  • 1. In a Dutch oven, saute the carrots, celery and onion in butter for 10 minutes. Add the consomme, 4 cups water, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook over low heat for 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
  • 2. Add turkey and beans; cook for 5 minutes. Combine the flour, Worcestershire sauce and remaining water until smooth; stir into turkey mixture. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes or until thickened.
  • 3. For dumplings, combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Stir in parsley and poultry seasoning. Combine milk and egg; stir into flour mixture just until moistened. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto simmering stew. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in a dumpling comes out clean (do not lift the cover while simmering). Yield: 10-12 servings.

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1 serving (1 each) equals 255 calories, 11 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 68 mg cholesterol, 995 mg sodium, 24 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 15 g protein.


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Hi im new here,this is great site have read lots of the posts and got some great info from them.My son and I are wanting to start learning this art they call taxidermy,its really great to find something we can do together,we have gotten books and tapes and watched them everyday for about 2 months now,we see something new every time we watch one and find it very interesting.What we need to know is who to contact to find out what we will need in the way of a license or permit if any here in Oklahoma.We are not planning to do any migratory birds at this time just small critters and fish.I have some friends that have a couple of deer that they said we could use to practice on also.Thanks for any info on Oklahoma License Laws in Advance.

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All faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend the 2015 William A. Fry Undergraduate Conference on Literature and Writing at Taylor University. Poet Angela Shannon will read in chapel on Wednesday, Feb 25, and the conference officially kicks off Thursday morning at 10:30 in the Recital Hall.

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clayhouse redFounded in 2003, Clayhouse is a boutique winery located in California’s south-central Paso Robles wine region. Since 1990, the Middleton family has farmed a gigantic 1,700-acre estate where they grow 20 different grapes, from petite sirah to sauvignon blanc. It seems like they threw them all into this blend to come up with a luscious, full-frontal, easy-drinking wine. Mixed into this sweetly smoky juice is 44% Zinfandel, 32% Petite Sirah, 16% Syrah, 5% Malbec, 4% Grenache and 2% Mourvedre. Fruit forward with cherry, plum, blueberry, chocolate, vanilla (but no strawberry) and supple, easy-going tannins. Pair this wine with pepperoni pizza or any smoked meat dish.
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Sweetness: 2 out of 10
Retail price: $13-$16
Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5
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NASHVILLE, Jan. 15, 2010 — Diana Comes, a student at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphries School of Law, will be honored with the state's top award for law student pro bono work at the Tennessee Bar Association's annual public service luncheon this Saturday. Held each year as part of the association's Leadership Conference, the luncheon features award winners in several categories and a keynote address by former ABA President Robert Grey.

Comes receives the Law Student Volunteer of the Year Award for her outstanding work last summer with Memphis Area Legal Services (MALS). As a first year law student, Comes provided 280 volunteer hours and worked on a range of cases including a grandmother seeking custody of her granddaughter and mother seeking to provide care to her wheel-chair bound daughter on TennCare. Reflecting on her experience, Comes said, "After a year of legal theory, it was wonderful to put what I had learned into practice, and to feel that my legal degree had the potential to make a difference."

Originally from the Sarasota-Bradenton area of Florida, Comes attended Rhodes College and now calls Memphis her "adopted home." She became interested in law school after volunteering in the area of women's advocacy as a student. While at Rhodes she also helped found a student-staffed peer sexual assault crisis hotline. She later volunteered with the Community Legal Center in Memphis where she met Linda Warren Seely, who is MALS pro bono director. Seely recruited Comes to work for MALS, which led to last summer's internship. Seely was so impressed with her work that she nominated Comes for the law student volunteer award.

The law student award is given annually to a Tennessee law school student who performs outstanding volunteer service working with an organization that provides legal representation to the poor.

A headshot of Comes is available on request.

The Tennessee Bar Association (TBA) is the largest professional association in Tennessee with more than 13,000 members. Founded in 1881, the TBA provides opportunities for continuing legal education, professional development and public service. The TBA’s dedication to serving the state’s legal community is evidenced by its membership roll, which represents the entire spectrum of legal practice: plaintiff and defense lawyers, corporate counsel, judges, prosecutors, public defenders, government lawyers and legal services attorneys.

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THUNDER BAY -- A proposed event centre could open in the fall of 2017.

It’s just one of five points in a letter of intent between the city and Thunder Bay LIVE! ratified by city council Monday. The letter is non-binding and specifics terms remain confidential but a city media release highlights that no commitments can be made without future city approvals and confirmation that federal and provincial funding is in place. It also states that agreements on operation, leasing and design will be negotiated by March 2015.

“It’s important to note though, that even with an LOI to define how we work together, there is no guarantee on either side,” city facilities, fleet and transit services manager Michael Smith said.

"Certainly it's a step in the right direction."

Mayor Keith Hobbs said with agreements in place it will help when the city asks the federal and provincial governments, expected to begin in September.

"We deliver that to the feds and the province, they know that we're serious and our other partners are serious as well," he said.

Smith said funding applications are expected to take abuot six months, which would put the start of the construction phase into the summer of 2015. A two-year build would see it open in September 2017. In the meantime administration can now begin negotiating agreements, the specifics of which are confidential for now.

"Those will be unfolding. There's lots of work ahead of us," Smith said.

A schematic design will be presented to the public at an open house May 27. Members of city administration and Thunder Bay LIVE! will be there to answer questions Smith said.

Thunder Bay LIVE! is made up of Stadium Consultants International, Global Spectrum Facility Management, True North Sports and Entertainment, Lakehead University and the Thunderwolves, PCL Contractors Canada and BBB Architects.

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When Ray realizes that his kids would rather spend time with their Uncle Robert than with him, he decides to do something about the situation. When Robert makes the observation that, as a parent, Ray finds it boring to be around his kids, Debra couldn't agree more. She then suggests that Ray follow Robert's example and to try to have more fun with his children. But, when her own parenting skills are called into question by Marie, Debra quickly changes her tune and rallies behind Ray, insisting that they are both very involved parents.

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Ross makes several attempts to tell Rachel the deal he struck with Emily - she'll move to New York so long as he never sees Rachel again. The gang is all at Monica and Rachel's apartment when Ross decides to tell Rachel, so the rest of the group scurries into Monica's room. Joey reveals that he stowed a box full of supplies under Monica's bed, filled with candy bars, word puzzles, magazines, and condoms because of the time when Ross and Rachel broke up and they were all stuck in Monica's bedroom all night with no food. Joey says, "When Ross said 'Rachel' at the wedding, I figured it was going to happen again." In the living room Ross tries to deliver the news to Rachel but in a letter from her parents she discovers that her childhood dog, LaPooh, has died. Later, at the coffee shop, Ross again tries to tell Rachel about his agreement with Emily, but is cut short when she gets a nose bleed. Rachel tells him, "Don't worry, this happened when my Grampa died too." Back at the apartment, Rachel has kleenex stuffed up her nose when Ross bursts in and finally tells her. Rachel storms out of the apartment. Later, Rachel reveals to the group, sans Ross, that she thinks she's gonna be Kip, Chandler's old roommate who used to date Monica. After they broke up, they couldn't even be in the same room together, and eventually Kip got phased out. Rachel is convinced that now she'll be the one to go, even though she always thought it would be Phoebe. Rachel to Phoebe, "You're not related, you live far away. You lift right out." Later, at the girls' apartment, Rachel pleads with Phoebe to forgive her "lifting out remark" and Ross comes over to talk to Rachel about being Kip. He tells her that he's the one who made this decision, so if anyone's going to be Kip, it's going to be him. B-Story: Monica and Chandler conspire to spend a weekend away together, each making up a story that they have to go to a conference in New Jersey. They arrive at the hotel for their weekend getaway, but Monica insists on switching rooms when she discovers lipstick on one of the glasses. Chandler is engrossed in a high speed chase being broadcast on TV, and grows more irritated with each room Monica turns down. He and the bell hop bond over the chase while Monica scours each room for faults. When she finally settles on one, Chandler discovers that the chase has ended and he missed the explosive ending. The two are at odds with one another, and the weekend is cut short as Monica storms out. Returning home, Chandler tells Joey his conference was terrible, although he did see Donald Trump waiting for an elevator. Joey later confronts Chandler when the hotel calls and says an eyelash curler was left in his room. After their lousy weekend, Chandler figures their romance is over, but Monica tells him it was only a fight, not the end of their relationship. Everyone is gathered at the girls' apartment when Phoebe asks Monica about seeing Donald Trump waiting for an elevator at her convention. Joey gets a quizzical look on his face as he has a deja vu moment, feeling like he heard that same thing somewhere before. Then Monica asks to borrow Rachel's eyelash curler since she lost hers. Joey finally puts it all together and his eyes go wide as the realization hits him. Chandler instantly pounces on him and drags him into Monica's bedroom before he can utter a word. Monica follows close behind, and she and Chandler struggle to convince Joey that he can't tell anyone. He reluctantly agrees and the secret remains safe.

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At least $400 million from this fund will be devoted to the construction of the new access road linking Highway 401 to the new bridge crossing between Windsor and Detroit, the busiest gateway for Canada-United States trade, and one of the most significant commercial trade corridors in the world.

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Postby NPK » Nov 19th, '11, 00:36

I am a homebrewer and a craft beer enthusiast that gets great enjoyment from the flavor profiles of beer. However, enjoying the flavor profiles of alcoholic beverages doesn't always bid so well during the weekdays. Therefore, I would like to see if I can fill that 5 day void with tea.

A few months ago, I bought a Primula teapot and blooming tea balls. Three or four blooms have given me enough thrill of jasmine to personally last me a lifetime. I grew tired of seeing the teapot just sitting in my cabinet, so I ordered the black tea sampler from Adagio and received it in the mail today. I have currently only tried the Assam Melody. I must say that it is tasty and has a silkiness I've never noticed in store brand teas, but I was wondering if the masses knew of any teas that pushed out even more of the malty character that I've been reading about?

I would really like to give tea a fair shake and see what it has to offer. Anything that has a malty, smoky, roasted flavor will definitely pair well with my palate. Are black teas my best option to achieve this?

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Postby Chip » Nov 20th, '11, 02:40

Hi NPK and welcome to the forum.

Assam will generally be right up your alley. You also might like Pu-er or a heavily roasted oolong such as a Wuyi. Another black that might work would be Keemun.

However, all these teas are quite variable, but most of use enjoy tea because of the endless variety. Be sure to check out the individual forums of TeaChat.

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Postby Stentor » Nov 20th, '11, 15:37

I think you might like Houjicha / Hojicha (both spellings are used). It's roasted Japanese green tea. It does not taste like a typical green tea at all, though.
In fact, "malty, smoky, roasted" are exactly the words I would use to describe its flavor.

It is low on caffeine if that is of interest to you.
It's also not expensive and very easy to brew!
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Re: Beer drinker trying tea

Postby NPK » Nov 20th, '11, 18:21

Ok, I will start my exploration then. Thanks for a nudge in the right direction!
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Re: Beer drinker trying tea

Postby tropicanahana » Dec 2nd, '11, 04:50

HAHA "thrill of jasmine"!! You reminded me of a really cheap jasmine tea I got at Marshalls once that was so extravagently perfumed I put it in the bathroom as an air freshener, and have not wanted a jasmine tea since...

Well welcome to teachat ^__^

I second Stentor and Chips suggestions - you can not go wrong. Pu-erhs have great smokiness and complexity, while hojicha green tea can introduce you to the greens.

Your description of wanting a tea with "malty, smokey, roasted flavor" instantly brought to mind lapsong souchong :oops: It tastes smells like bacon, and tasts very smokey so I will not drink it but I cook with it.. My mom loves it, as such it is a drinkable tea lol but if you end up trying lapsong souchong and not liking it then you can keep it around for cooking!

I hope you find the love for tea!

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Re: Beer drinker trying tea

Postby Beaker » Dec 14th, '11, 06:58

Welcome NPK! Glad to see another craft beer enthusiast on the forum!

I also found tea to be to my liking during the week for the very same reason you have stated. All of the suggestions so far sound right on. I have had the privelege of trying a really wonderful shu/shou pu'er and the malt and chocolate notes really reminded me of a good RIS without the full viscosity. If you have the opportunity, that would be the first thing that comes to my mind.

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Postby teaisme » Dec 14th, '11, 18:48

NPK wrote:Are black teas my best option to achieve this?

Good place to start.
yunnan blacks are often malty, good value,and delicious (not to mention easier on the body then assam). That would be the first recommendation that comes to mind. Keemun would be second. Lapsang too no doubt.

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Postby Dinahsaur » Dec 16th, '11, 12:04

Nice to meet you, NPK! It's nice to see there's another beer drinker around here. I'm definitely not as focused as you in my beer drinking, but I have only just begun learning the intricacies of home brewing and am in the midst of my first batch as I type this!

I actually enjoyed tea well before beer, but started learning about higher quality options in both areas around the same time, so I'll be interested to see what teas catch your taste buds in particular.
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Postby FlyedPiper » Dec 18th, '11, 00:36

If you like IPA's you should look at sheng (young, or allowed to age naturally) puerh tea. It has that nice bitter profile balanced out with a kind of malty, earthy taste. And it's cheap and never goes bad... it only gets better with age!
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Install Galaxy S2 I9100 Android 4.4.2 KitKat CeleriterROM Custom Firmware

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CeleriterROM can now be downloaded with Android 4.4.2 KitKat for Galaxy S2 I9100. This custom ROM is based on CyanogenMod – CM11. The developer states that his objective is to create a stable and fully working ROM in Google style, which means that its going to be like all the stock looking 4.4.2 custom ROMs. If interested in Android 4.4.2 for other phones, check out our new Custom ROMs section. You can update Galaxy S2 I9100 to CeleriterRom Android 4.4.2 KitKat custom firmware using the tutorial below. This is not an official release by Samsung, but just a custom ROM which would require a custom recovery like ClockworkMod in order to flash the ROM zip file on your phone.

As you continue reading below, we will guide you through the entire process of how to install CeleriterRom Android 4.4.2 KitKat on Galaxy S2 I9100 with complete steps. Don’t forget to read all the tips below that you have to keep in mind before proceeding. Please make sure you backup all your data as given below because this tutorial will wipe your data. The following tips are important as they will help the installation procedure to go smooth without any issues. Let’s get to the tutorial now.

Disclaimer: All the custom ROMs and firmwares, official software updates, tools, mods or anything mentioned in the tutorial belong to their respective owners/developers. We ( or the developers are not to be held responsible if you damage or brick your device. We don’t have you on gun point to try out this tutorial 😉

CeleriterRom Android 4.4.2 KitKat ROM Details:

This amazing CeleriterRom custom ROM comes with tons of new features and is based on Android 4.4.2 KitKat. A quick list of the main features in CeleriterRom is given below and we are sure you’d love to use this on your Galaxy S2 I9100:

  • Based on Unofficial CyanogenMod 4.4 KitKat
  • Linaro\SaberMod tweaks
  • Gapps included
  • KitKat-Nexus Bootanimation
  • Fix Camera-save to SD card
  • Kernel with support stweaks
  • build.prop Tweak
  • very stable
  • good battery life
  • lightened and better RAM management
  • Multi-DPI play store
  • 211 default DPI
  • stability tweaks

There are tons of useful articles and how-to guides on Team Android for the Samsung Galaxy S2, but we think you might be interested in the following posts:

Like this CeleriterRom ROM based on the latest Android 4.4.2? We love it too and we know you are looking forward to install it on your phone now. Now please read below for important tips on how to make sure your installation goes smooth and you do not end up with any problems.

Samsung Galaxy S2 USB Drivers

You will need to connect your Android phone with the computer. For that, please make sure you have installed the USB drivers for Samsung Galaxy S2 properly. If not, you can download the latest official drivers from our Android USB Drivers section here:

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Always backup your important data that you might need after you install a new custom ROM, an official software update or anything else. Make a backup for just in case, you never know when anything might go wrong. See below for some tips on how to backup data:

Samsung users can also back up data using Samsung KIES. If you backup data manually, you get more options what to choose from and it is very easy to move data across Android devices from different manufacturers, i.e moving Samsung Galaxy Note backup data to HTC One X.

If you already have a custom recovery (ClockworkMod, TWRP etc.) installed on your phone, we strongly recommend a backup using that as it creates a complete image of your existing phone set up.

A few more optional tips that you should remember:

1. Having problems connecting your Android phone to the computer? You need to enable USB debugging mode. See here: How to Enable USB Debugging — for Gingerbread, Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean.

2. Make sure your Android device is charged up to 80-85% battery level. This might help you: How to Check Battery Percentage. Why? Because, if your phone goes off suddenly while installing a custom ROM, flashing an official firmware update or installing mods etc. — your phone might get bricked or go dead permanently. No one wants that, right?

4. Most of the tutorials and how-to guides on Team Android are for factory unlocked Android phones and tablets. We recommend NOT to try our guides if your phone is locked to a carrier, unless we have specified the carrier name or device model.

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U.S. Women's National Team Weekly Update for Jan. 13

Jan. 13, 2009, 1:25 p.m. (ET)

Bill Kauffman
Manager, Media Relations and Publications
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E-Mail: bill.kauffman@usav.org

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 13, 2009) - The current edition of the U.S. Women's National Team Weekly update released on Jan. 13 includes briefs on national team players competing overseas, U.S. Women's National Team Open Tryouts, trivia questions, Tour of Glory celebrating USA Volleyball's Beijing success, how to purchase replica national team jerseys, updated list of United States players competing professionally overseas (including non-National Team members) and much more.

For the complete PDF document, click here.

Below are selected sections from the update.

USA VOLLEYBALL HIGH PERFORMANCE COACHES' CLINIC: USA Volleyball will host its Sixth Annual High Performance Coaches Clinic Jan. 22-24, 2009, at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The 2009 USA Volleyball High Performance Coaches Clinic costs $400, which includes instruction, material and room and board at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. In conjunction with the USA Volleyball High Performance Coaches Clinic, the USAV Coaching Accreditation Program (CAP) will have additional modules available at the U.S. Olympic Training Center on Jan. 21 and Jan. 25, 2009. Clinic registration can be accessed online by clicking here

OPEN TRYOUTS FOR U.S. WOMEN'S NATIONAL TEAM: USA Volleyball will hold its annual open tryouts for the U.S. Women's National Team and Associated Training Programs Feb. 20-22, 2009, at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The tryout registration and application form, which must be returned by Jan. 12, 2009, can be downloaded by clicking here. As part of the tryout, athletes will compete for spots on the USA Women's Volleyball National Team program, USA Women's World University Games Team or the USA Women's Senior A2 Teams. For the complete press release, click here.

LOS ANGELES TIMES ARTICLE ON McCUTCHEON: The Los Angeles Times has a feature article on U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon in its Jan. 13 edition. The article delves into McCutcheon's thoughts on his personal Olympic Games tragedy, the U.S. Men's Team's Olympic gold medal, changing roles as the U.S. Women's National Team and the possibility of the U.S. Women's National Team moving away from its training headquarters of Colorado Springs. To read the article, click here.

UPDATE ON TOM: Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah), a three-time U.S. Olympian, aided her Japanese V-League team Hisamitsu Springs to two victories over the past weekend. The two victories allowed Hisamitsu to move up to up fifth place in the league standings. Tom provided 10 kills and a block in a 25-21, 25-20, 25-21 victory over Hitachi-sawa on Jan. 10. In addition, her service reception was nearly flawless with a 78.9 percent positive serve-receive on 19 chances. On the following day, Hisamitsu Springs dropped Takefuji Bamboo 18-25, 25-22, 25-20, 25-17. Tom netted 22 kills on 57 attacks and two blocks. She had 22 successful service receptions on 32 attempts for a 65.6 successful percent.

UPDATE ON HANEEF-PARK: Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Laguna Hills, Calif.), a two-time U.S. Olympian, scored 15 points for Pioneer in a Japanese V-League match on Jan. 10, but it was not enough as NEC captured a 25-20, 25-22, 25-22 victory. Haneef-Park tallied all 15 of her points in the three-set loss off kills, including an 8-for-16 attack from the back row. After a day off, Haneef-Park and Pioneer competed against third-place Toray on Jan. 12. She scored 19 points against Toray, but like the match against NEC, was not enough in a 25-19, 25-21, 25-15 loss. Haneef-Park contributed 18 kills on 41 attempts, including six kills from 15 back-row attacks. She added a block in the loss. Pioneer has slipped to eighth place in the V-League standings with the consecutive losses to open 2009.

BOWN UPDATE: Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.), a three-time Olympian and middle blocker on the silver-medal winning 2008 U.S. Olympic Team, helped her Italian Serie A professional team Monte Schiavo Banca Marche Jesi to a 25-17, 25-15, 25-16 victory over Minetti Vicenza on Jan. 11 at Jesi, Italy. Bown reached double-figure scoring with eight kills on 10 attacks and two blocks. Jesi, with a 10-4 record and 30 points, is in third place in the Italian Serie A standings. Jesi travels to Tena Santeramo (3-11) on Jan. 18 for its next Italian Serie A match.

SCOTT-ARRUDA UPDATE: Danielle Scott-Arruda (Baton Rouge, La.), a four-time U.S. Olympian middle blocker, helped her Italian Serie A professional team CGF Recycle Florens Castellana Grotte move up the standings with an upset of Asystel Volley Novara on Jan. 11 at Castellana Grotte. She provided 11 kills on 26 attempts with just three errors, one block and one ace for 13 points in the 25-20, 25-23, 25-23 upset at home. Scott-Arruda's club improved to 8-6 on the season and moved into sole possession of seventh place in the standings with 23 points. She and Castellana Grotte will travel to second-place Foppapedretti Bergamo on Jan. 18.

NNAMANI UPDATE: Ogonna Nnamani (Bloomington, Ill.), a two-time Olympian, continues to lead her Turkish professional team Galatasaray. She produced a team-high 16 points, double the output of second-leading scorer Stacey Gordon of Canada, in a 25-23, 25-15, 25-18 loss to Eczacibasi on Jan. 10. Nnamani totaled 15 kills on 39 attempts to go with a block.

METCALF UPDATE: Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa), a 2004 Olympian for the United States, scored 14 points to lead Eczacibasi Zentiva to a 25-23, 25-15, 25-18 Turkish professional league victory over Galatasary on Jan. 10. Metcalf, who was unable to compete for a 2008 Olympic Games roster spot due to injury, notched 10 kills on 26 attempts with just two errors, along with a match-high four blocks against Galatasaray. The match reunited Metcalf with 2004 Olympic Games teammate Ogonna Nnamani.

WILLOUGHBY UPDATE: Kim Willoughby (Napoleonville, La.), a 2008 U.S. Olympian, did not play for her Italian Serie A club Despar Perugia in its Jan. 10 victory (25-22, 25-11, 25-17) over Tena Santeramo. Perugia, tied for eighth place with 22 points, goes to sixth-place Unicom Starker Kerakoll Sassuolo on Jan. 17 for its next match.

UPDATE FROM RUSSIA: The Russia Super League, with U.S. Olympians Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) and Jen Joines (Milpitas, Calif.) competing on different squads, has been on break since Dec. 13. Glass and fifth-place Universitet-Belogorie face Leningradka on Jan. 18. Joines and 10th-place Fakel challenge 11th-place Indesit on Jan. 18.

TOUR OF GLORY: Volleyball teams and fans from around the country can celebrate USA Volleyball's success in Beijing at the Tour of Glory on Jan. 17-19 at the High Performance Volleyball Academy (HPVBA) in Lakewood, N.J. Representing the U.S. Women's Olympic Team will be Lindsey Berg, Nicole Davis and Stacy Sykora. Other headliners at the event will include U.S. Men's National Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon, past Olympians Eric Fonoimoana, Pat Powers and Sinjin Smith, and Kevin Barnett, who was one of NBC's commentators at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. USA Volleyball experienced unprecedented success at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, winning gold medals in indoor men's volleyball and men's and women's beach volleyball and a silver medal in women's indoor volleyball. The medal haul was capped off when the U.S. Women's Sitting Team won a silver medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games. USA Volleyball has teamed with the Garden Empire Volleyball Association (GEVA) to sanction the event and the High Performance Volleyball Academy for its production. For the complete article, click here.

REPLICA JERSEY AVAILABLE FOR LIMITED TIME: Are you looking for a unique holiday gift for your volleyball loved ones? USA Volleyball has the answer with replica jerseys from its 2008 Olympic Games indoor teams being made available for a limited time at http://usavolleyball2008.com/store/. The U.S. Olympic Women's Team replica jerseys, priced at $65 apiece, are available in extra small, small, medium, large and extra large. Replica jerseys are available for all 12 U.S. players who participated in the 2008 Olympic Games. Each replica jersey will have the Olympian's name on the back with their jersey number on both the front and back. Jerseys pre-ordered by Dec. 17 will be shipped in time for the holidays. In addition, USA Volleyball has several other 2008 Olympic Games apparel items commemorating the unprecedented indoor and beach volleyball success obtained in Beijing. Products available on the online store include short and long-sleeve T-shirts, sweatshirts and hoodies in multiple designs.

OLYMPIC COMMEMORATIVE APPRAREL ON SALE: USA Volleyball has unveiled five commemorative logo designs to appear on apparel saluting USA Volleyball's medal successes at the recent Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Beijing. Apparel can be purchased by visiting http://usavolleyball2008.com/store/. Men's and ladies' T-shirt designs are $15, while the youth T-shirt size is $13. Long sleeve t-shirts are $18, crew sweatshirts are $23 and hoodies are $30. Sizes XXL and larger have a slightly higher price. USA Volleyball's success on the Olympic grand stage in Beijing has never been achieved by any other nation since volleyball was added to the Olympics in 1964. The U.S. Olympic Men's Indoor Volleyball Team, which was named the United States Olympic Committee Team of the Month for August 2008, captured the gold medal at the Olympic Games without losing a single match. Women's Beach Volleyball (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh) and Men's Beach Volleyball (Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers) both came back from Beijing with Olympic Games gold medals. The U.S. Olympic Women's Indoor Volleyball Team captured the silver medal in Beijing, as did the U.S. Women's Sitting Team during the Paralympic Games. No other country has ever participated in the gold-medal match of all four Olympic Games volleyball disciplines during the same year. Team USA added a fifth gold-medal appearance at the Paralympic Games.

2009 PAN AMERICAN CUP COMING TO MIAMI: USA Volleyball will host the Eighth Annual Women's Pan American Cup June 26-July 4 in conjunction with the USA Junior Olympic Girls' Volleyball Championship in the Miami area. The nine-day Pan American Cup, which will tentatively have three of the four 2008 Olympic Games semifinalists (Brazil, USA and Cuba), will be played on the campuses of the University of Miami and Florida International University.  "USA Volleyball is extremely excited about the opportunity to host one of the largest international volleyball events in Miami and to pair it with the 2009 USA Junior Olympic Girls' Volleyball Championships," USA Volleyball Chief Executive Officer Doug Beal said. "It will provide a unique opportunity for our developing young volleyball players to be exposed to elite international volleyball teams from North America, South America and the Caribbean. The two events will also generate terrific excitement in the community and lead to greater popularity for the sport." USA Volleyball is hosting its first-ever Women's Pan American Cup, which serves as a qualifying event into the 2010 FIVB World Grand Prix. The event is the largest international volleyball event hosted by USA Volleyball in terms of country participation. Team USA has not hosted a women's senior-level international tournament since the 1998 FIVB World Championship Qualifier tournament in 1998. Due to international scheduling and professional league commitments, matches on domestic soil have become a rarity with only seven contests against foreign teams in the most recent Olympic quadrennial (2005-2008).


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Former Duke wrestler John Barone inducted into William Floyd H S Hall of Fame

By Meredith Rieder | Sept. 30, 2010, 12:27 p.m. (ET)
Former Duke University wrestling standout John Barone recently was inducted into the William Floyd Hall of Fame. Barone was one of six former athletes at William Floyd to be honored at the fourth annual induction ceremony on Sept. 25.

The youngest honoree at the event, Barone graduated from Duke in May of 2010 and is currently serving in the army at Ft. Leonard Wood in Missouri. He was commissioned in the spring of 2010 on Duke's campus.

"There is no doubt in my mind that John will excel in all his future endeavors ad we are excited that his high school is recognizing his successes," Duke head coach Clar Anderson said. "His work ethic, dedication and leadership were second to none."

A four-year letterwinner for the Blue Devils, Barone departed as Duke's all-time leader in career wins. The native of Shirley, N.Y., compiled a career record of 112-36 and owns the second fastest fall in Duke history at 11 seconds. Barone also holds the top two single-season performances for the Blue Devils, amassing 36 and 35 victories as a sophomore and junior, respectively.

In 2008-09, Barone finished with a 36-8 overall record at 184 pounds and earned an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament. Excelling in the classroom as well as on the mat throughout his career, Barone was named the 2009 ACC Wrestling Scholar Athlete of the Year. He is the first Blue Devil in program history to earn NWCA All-Academic Team honors three consecutive seasons.

Barone closed out his career with a 17-9 overall record at 197 pounds during the 2009-10 season. He took fourth at the ACC Championship and earned runner-up finishes at the Pembroke Classic and Keystone Classic.


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Microsoft says start-menu non-starter this year

It looks like Microsoft’s promise to provide a Start Menu for Windows 8 with its coming Windows 8.1 Update 2 is not happening. ,

Vole had been promising a new “Mini” Start Menu part of a second update to Windows 8.1. Windows 8.1 Update 2 was supposed to arrive in August.

ZDNet hackett Mary Jo Foley said her deep throats in Redmond had told her that Microsoft’s operating systems group has decided to hold off on delivering a Microsoft-developed Start Menu until Threshold. Threshold is the next “major” release of Windows which will be released in April 2015.

It is unclear if the postponement is because the feature won’t be fully baked in time, or if there’s another reason for the change in plans.

Vole is still trying to make Windows 8 work if people have computers rather than tablets. At the moment most people just ignore Metro and its clunky apps and stay on their desktops.

Foley said that the new Microsoft-developed Start Menu isn’t going to be the same as the Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7 Start Menus. It will apparently integrate Windows 8’s Metro-Style Start screen concept, which Microsoft is stubbornly holding onto.

With no start menu appearing in August, the question is what is going to be in Windows 8.1 Update 2?

So far Microsoft has not revealed if there is going to be any user-interface changes or will it be more a vehicle for under-the-covers programming interface and reliability improvements.


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