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As part of the We Love Soaps continuing "12 Days of EMPIRE" coverage leading up to the April 27 second season premiere, we are taking a look at the hunks of the show. Some of the men were featured in the first season last year while others have been added to raise the hunk quotient for Season Two.

Name: Chris Duoros
Role: Thomas Haven
Storyline: The "bad" Haven brother (and the oldest). Learned his parents weren't really dead at the end of Season One. Thomas is currently serving time in prison for statutory rape after an affair he had with Jake Harper, a then fifteen-year-old prostitute who he tried to pass off as his son. His engagement to long term girlfriend Marin Lively abruptly ended when she walked in on Thomas and Jake in a very compromising position... namely doggie-style. Though he is incarcerated, Thomas still owns 50% of Empire, the society magazine his grandfather created which he successfully transformed into a modern day tabloid.

Name: Ryan Clardy
Role: Cane Haven (which earned Clardy an Indie Soap Award nomination)
Storyline: The youngest Haven brother who happens to be an out gay man. Cane was disowned by his father Cubbie for being gay, but later found out he inherited the family mansion after his parents "died." Has a boyfriend Alex and friend Rodney that were mentioned in Season One that will appear in Season Two. When his parents reappeared and his brother Thomas went up the river, Cane returned to Manhattan to Alex ... with someone in tow.

Name: Nick Lewis
Role: Evan Haven
Storyline: Evan is the middle child and has a bit of Jan Brady syndrome happening with his older brother Thomas. At least he did before Thomas was arrested. or years he has loved his best friend Marin Lively, but fear of losing her friendship has prevented him from sharing his feelings. Now that it appears that Thomas and Marin are over forever, will Evan finally land the girl of his dreams?

Name: Fabio Taliercio
Role: Alex Russo
Storyline: Alex was only mentioned in Season One (and heard on a voice mail) but never seen. He's been Cane Haven's boyfriend for the past three years. Alex runs a bar that hasn't been doing so well, leading him to drink a lot, which has caused friction between Alex and Cane. Despite the issues, the two genuinely love one another and are determined to make their relationship a happy and lasting one.

Name: Christian Barber
Role: Rodney Dillon
Storyline: Rodney Dillon is Cane Haven's best friend and was mentioned but not seen in Season One. A cop at the local police department in Long Island, Rodney is an upstanding and loyal man. His nights off may be spent getting a beer with Cane in the city or hanging out with his new girlfriend. [EDITOR'S NOTE: Look for an interview with Barber, who also stars on radio soap LIKE US, coming soon.]

Name: Toby Levin
Role: Jake Harper
Storyline: Jake Harper is now 16. His life as a prostitute on Long Island was so last year, but not before a shocking scene with Thomas Haven in a seedy motel. Jake is moving on to bigger and better things in NYC. If only he could stop crushing on older men!

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A PEMBROKE family hoping to help a 74-year-old neighbour return home after she lost everything in a fire is appealing for help.

Theresa Dunn has been in hospital since a fire, believed to have been caused by an electrical fault, tore through her home on Norgans Terrace, Pembroke, on December 30.

Having not renewed her insurance, Theresa lost everything in the fire and cannot return home until repairs have been completed.

And the Kitts family, who live opposite at Merchants Park, are determined to help.

Ferry Port worker Peter Kitts, 53, rescued Theresa from the fire, after another neighbour raised the alarm.

“I went into the house and I could hear Theresa but I couldn’t get into the living room because of the heat and smoke,” said Peter.

“I went back out to catch my breath and I could see her by her bed, so I took her in my arms and carried her out. Two seconds later the window exploded.

“People say it’s brave, but you just do what any other human being would’ve done.

“I can’t say what I was thinking because I wasn’t. I could just hear her, I had to get her out.”

The Kitts family and their friends have got the manpower, but they are in desperate need of a skip, cleaning and building materials, and some paint.

Peter’s wife, Christina, said: “We just need any help whatsoever, even if it’s with a mop.

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Our beloved Westport Weston Family Y was shuttered for about a month due to flooding from Superstorm Sandy. And nobody was more pleased when at high noon on Nov. 30 the Y, including the Stauffer pool, reopened.

In the lobby I was greeted by name by a cheering staff including Chief Executive Officer Rob Reeves, who enthusiastically announced operations were back to normal.

At about 12:10 p.m., I slipped into the pool -- officially the first swimmer to take the plunge! But as I swam I thought about the after-Sandy normal. My daughter had missed so many swim classes since Sandy that I had forgotten when exactly they were held. But what had gone on with the Y staff while the building was being pumped out, cleaned up and made safe enough to reoccupy? I can only assume that part timers -- such as the dedicated young swim staff -- got "Scrooged" by Superstorm Sandy.

The holiday season is upon us: A time to reflect and to share goodwill, and express gratitude. As such, I would like to thank the nearby YMCAs that graciously welcomed us to their facilities, as well as the Westport Y's staff, team of contractors and laborers who enabled the rapid reopening of the center.

But I would also like to thank the unlucky staff who found themselves jobless during the time the Y was closed. Some good cheer is in order for them, I think -- starting with a card and a holiday tip. I'm sure the gesture will not be expected, but this year, it will be especially appreciated.

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CONCERNS have been raised about ‘illegal and dangerous’ parking in Lancing.

The worst affected roads, according to councillor Geoff Patmore of Widewater Ward, are Westway, The Broadway and Orient Road, especially when Lancing Rangers football games are taking place.

He said: “Lancing Parish Council owns the public amenities of the football pitch, recreation area, children’s playground and allotments in Orient Road, and West Beach – and the public park their vehicles indiscriminately to access these public amenities on a regular basis.

“The vehicle parking creates havoc and one day somebody will get killed. There is a complete disregard for road traffic regulations and cause severe dangerous traffic violations by parking on the crossroads on the pavements and blocking access to properties in Orient Road, the Broadway and Westway.

“This happens on a regular basis during summer and winter and I have been inundated with requests for action with regard to the dangerous aspects.

“I am extremely concerned about the obvious dangers to residents and public at large.”

Mr Patmore has called for the roads to be marked in line with road traffic regulations, including stop signs, double yellow lines for the corners and white stop lines for the crossroads.

He has also asked for a police presence at the crossroads during match fixtures to ensure the safety of the public and residents.

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You never know when you're going to need an emergency Santa suit. The two available at the Englewood Recreation Center are luxurious crushed-velvet jobs, complete with everything required to ho-ho-ho it up, right down to the flowing beard. And even Mr. Claus himself could borrow one in a pinch, since the suits fit up to a size 48. Advance reservations are a must, and Kris Kringle wannabes will shell out $40 a day plus a $50 refundable deposit. Oh, and it's BYO reindeer.

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Learn how to brine, roast and carve a turkey over happy hour tomorrow at Tony's Market

Learn how to brine, roast and carve a turkey over happy hour tomorrow at Tony's Market

It will soon be Thanksgiving, the yearly occasion where we can stuff ourselves until we surrender and then wallow on the couch for a few hours. But, as we all know, not everyone has fond memories of the holiday. In fact, just about every Thanksgiving feast with my family included some kind of cooking-related fight, instigated because not a single cook in the kitchen had enough experience with roasting giant birds to take charge of the situation. Everyone's opinion was noted, and chaos -- plus an inevitably overcooked hunk of poultry meant to appease whatever family member was most concerned about food safety -- ensued.

If your household has experienced similar chaos, Mick Rosacci, chef at Tony's Market, feels your pain. "You don't want to stress," he points out. "It's Thanksgiving. You want to enjoy it."

And to aid in your relaxation, he's hosting a happy hour cooking demonstration tomorrow that aims to alleviate the biggest cause of Thanksgiving frustration: the turkey. "We'll talk about the bird and the gravy, which are the things people have the most trouble with," he says.

Rosacci plans to take the class through the entire process of roasting the fowl, from brining to inverted roasting ("so the breast doesn't dry out," he says) to carving. He'll cover spatchcock -- a butterflying method that flattens the turkey for roasting and grilling -- stuffing and slow cooking. He'll make gravy from the drippings and start a stock from the carcass. And "I'll spend time on things people are afraid of, like disaster-relief, fixing problems and food safety temperatures," he notes. Rosacci also plans to accomplish all of this in forty minutes, leaving the crowd ample time to ask questions.

Ultimately, he notes, coming up with a delicious turkey boils down to two things: "Just don't overcook it," and "preparation is everything." Arming people with knowledge, a shopping list and tips like "pad your time by at least an hour," he hopes, will lead to a better holiday -- and a better bird.

A grand total of $5 gets you access to the demonstration as well as a beer or a glass of wine. And if you've got other Thanksgiving dinner-related insecurities, Rosacci promises to answer those questions, too. The class starts at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow. You can register on the Tony's website.

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On the Hudson: The building at 6115 South Santa Fe Drive that once housed the North Woods Inn (see review above) has always been part of the Hudson estate, which was owned by the late Evelyn King and Colonel Hudson. Decades ago, the Colonel raised horses while his wife ran the Country Kitchen, said to have been the model for the current chain eatery of the same name.

After King decided to get out of the restaurant business in 1961, she leased the space to North Woods owner Fred Maten and his partners; when she died in 1982, her will stipulated that the Hudson Foundation be established to provide horticultural education--which paved the way for the beautiful Hudson Gardens that opened in 1997. That's when the North Woods left the building and the Hudson Gardens Tea House took its place.

Despite its name, the teahouse isn't open to the public as an eatery. Instead, it's part of the amenities package available when Hudson Gardens is rented for private functions, catered events (you supply the caterer) and horticulturally focused fundraisers. "Evelyn King's original intention was to turn the Country Kitchen into a teahouse," says Andrew Pierce, director of education and horticulture at the Hudson Foundation. "But the smorgasbord wound up being one of the top ten in the country, I believe; it was nationally recognized as such. So she had too many other things going on, I'd imagine." But her idea lives on in the name.

Hudson Gardens may not be serving snacks, but it still has plenty going on. There are sixteen unique gardens, including one with roses and a wetlands version, open to the public (call for hours; they change with the seasons), gardening classes and special events, as well as private parties and wedding receptions. "Don't even ask me how many people are getting married on August 24," Pierce says. "I've had six calls on it already." To book your next garden party, call 303-797-8565, but remember to check with your caterer first.

Off the hoof: The North Woods may have lost the serene, woodsy setting it had on South Santa Fe, but it didn't lose business; in fact, it gained a stronger hold on nearby Highlands Ranch. "We still get our regulars from Wyoming and other far-off places," says Pat Maten. "And now they can buy a lot of what we make, like our soups and seasonings, to take with them." (If they live in Cheyenne, I hope they've got a cooler to keep that soup bacteria-free on the long drive home.)

But while the Matens sell some of the restaurant's prepared foods, they don't share its recipes. "We sell so much of what we make that it wouldn't make sense to give out the recipes," Pat explains.

So instead, I got a recipe from The Buckhorn Exchange (1000 Osage Street), another longtime meating place I recently revisited. The Buckhorn has many more heads on its walls (more than 500, compared with fifteen at North Woods) and a much higher price tag on its meals. The historic, 105-year-old spot has been through some rough times lately--beloved part-owner Steve Knowlton passed away at the age of 75 last October, and a manager for fifteen years, Cheryl Parton, died suddenly of a brain aneurysm the day after the Super Bowl--but it's still serving up game animals and big-ticket steaks.

The Buckhorn's beef is all USDA Prime, dry-aged and on the bland side. It has flavor, I guess, but it's that cleaner, less bloody taste that makes for more genteel eating. Still, that's not to say you won't find flavor at this shrine to the Old West. (Our waitress confided that she's had kids come in and just burst into tears at the sight of all the carcasses.) The kitchen, headed by former grillman Sesar Garcia--who took over last August when longtime chef George Carlberg moved on to selling frozen soups and sauces--puts out some tasty items. One appetizer featured rattlesnake ($14.50) marinated in red chile and lime and sprinkled atop a spread of chipotle-fired cream cheese (too much cream cheese, considering that the rather small portion of snake had been shredded into teensy bits).

The simple bean soup (we also could have gone with a salad) that came with our entrees had a good homey style and plenty of ham; the recipe is given on the newsprint menu, which offers the history of the place and can be taken home as a souvenir. A choice of garlic mashed potatoes, baked potato, Saratoga chips, baked beans or wild rice also came with the entrees. We picked the mashed potatoes to go with our buffalo-prime-rib-and-pheasant combo ($39) and the baked beans for the Colorado lamb ($25).

At the Buckhorn, buffalo is usually a better bet than the bland beef. But the buffalo prime rib tasted watered-down, with only the faintest hint of sweetness. The pheasant, on the other hand, was all sweetness, with boneless breasts coated in a cinnamon-orange marmalade that had cooked down into a glaze reminiscent of melted raisins. Unfortunately, the sauce left no room to discover the truth of the menu's statement that pheasant is "perhaps the most delicious" of all the game birds. The lamb chops were amazingly lackluster, with none of the succulent fattiness that makes this meat so yummy; in spite of their several inches of thickness, these were dieters' lamb chops, clean and lean. But the mildly garlicky, skin-on mashed potatoes and the green-pepper-sparked baked beans were just fine, with a wonderful, bad-for-you richness.

And there wasn't much healthy about the hot Dutch apple pie ($4.50) or the double-chocolate Rocky Road brownie ($5.25). The apple pie was a surprise, because I long ago gave up expecting anything special from restaurant versions of the classic, but this one had a sugary, strudel-type topping, and the ice cream on the side had been drizzled with a heavenly cinnamon-rum sauce. Once we took the gooey Rocky Road gunk off, we also enjoyed the dense, chocolatey brownie.

Other than the apple pie, we didn't find many surprises at the Buckhorn. That in itself isn't surprising, since this restaurant is supposed to be all about meat. (In fact, some of the game, including the elk, is farm-raised specially for the Buckhorn.) But I did make one other noteworthy find there: The Buckhorn's wonderful appetizer of smoked buffalo sausage ($6.50) came with a red chile-covered polenta and pungent wild-game mustard. The savory sausage went well with the polenta, which wasn't your average Italian-style dish but more of a mush covered with dense, spicy chile.

Here's how to re-create it at home--without the buffalo.

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2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons chicken base
2 tablespoons cilantro, minced
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons cumin
1/2 cup canned New Mexico chiles, drained
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup lime juice
1 quart water
1 cup yellow cornmeal

Combine butter, chicken stock, cilantro, salt, cumin, chiles, garlic and lime juice in a large bowl. With an electric mixer, beat on low speed for a minute, then whip on high speed for two minutes. Set aside. Bring water to a boil, remove from heat and stir in cornmeal. Add chile mixture and stir well. Lower heat and cook for 30 more minutes, stirring constantly, until mass starts to pull away from pot. Serves 4-6, depending on whether it's an appetizer or a main dish.

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The results are finally in for Dancing With the Stars Season 15 All-Stars and we couldn't be happier about Tony Dovolani and Melissa Rycroft's victory!

Celebrating the exciting finale, the DWTS stars and pros were seen at the wrap party at Boulevard3 in Hollywood, CA last night (November 27). Click through the gallery to see some of your favorite cast members partying it up for the big night.

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Glee’s Damian McGinty Spills About His Otherworldly Return to McKinley

Damian McGinty (Rory) has been away from Glee’s McKinley High for waaaay too long, if you ask us. While we’ve been awaiting his return, we’ve gotten a little stir crazy, imagining wishes we’d get him to grant us if he were an actual leprechaun (shh don’t tell Britt he’s not).

One of those, is for him to come back to set a whole lot more. And why not? He talks to Ireland’s Derry Journal about his return, saying “It’s always a pleasure to be back on that set. It’s so much fun, and I had a great time during my year there. I made a lot of friends, and worked with a lot of incredible people. I learned a lot which is only going to help me out further down the line.”

He’ll be back on the Christmas episode, “Glee, Actually” as Artie (Kevin McHale)’s guardian angel who leads him through an It’s a Wonderful Life-inspired sequence. But will he be back again in a less dreamy way? It’s possible. The actor would love to do some more acting in 2013, “whether it’s Glee or another project.”

The Glee Project winner spills more about his return, saying “it was funny, after having a break and focusing on other things, I felt incredibly refreshed there, and I could sense my own progress whilst filming, compared to where I was when I started filming 18 months ago. And that is a strange thing. Normally you are acting and hoping it’s O.K. But I just felt much more comfortable, and that was down to the experience I have gained while on the show.”

See, Rory Damian? A more permanent role would be the perfect wish for all of us. Just sayin’.

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Amber Rose’s Shockingly Slim Post-Baby Body (PHOTO)

Amber Rose gave birth to her son, Sebastian, just three short weeks ago, and the proud mama has already lost a shocking amount of weight.

On March 18, the 29-year-old took to Instagram to show off her amazing post-baby body. The model and singer posted a photo of herself in a revealing red dress that showed off her ample bust — breastfeeding definitely has its benefits — and a very tiny waist.

3 weeks after giving birth to Sebastian and I feel amazing! :-)” she wrote. No kidding. Where did all that baby weight go, anyway? We’re pretty sure it doesn’t just evaporate.

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Amber, who used to date Kim Kardashian’s boyfriend Kanye West, is now engaged to baby Sebastian’s father, Wiz Khalifa. Just in case you need extra proof of how many pounds Amber has shed since giving birth, take a look at this photo of her and Wiz at the Grammys back on February 10.

Her face is narrower. Her waist seems about half its size. And her backside, though still curvy, has also shrunk considerably. All in just over a month.

We love celebrities. We really do. But so often they make rapid weight loss look so easy. We applaud Amber, we really do. Just as long as we’re clear that not everyone is able to bounce back to their pre-pregnancy body this quickly! Seriously, girl. What’s your secret?

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Dancing With the Stars 2013: Mark Ballas Not “Thrilled” With Carrie Ann’s Week 3 Score

It’s a thankless job to be a Dancing With the Stars judge. So far on Season 16, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli have been called out the most, but even Carrie Ann Inaba found a way to irk a couple.

Aly Raisman and Mark Ballas danced first on Week 3, with a Viennese Waltz set to the prom theme. Carrie Ann said Aly’s movement quality was amazing, but she needed to work on staying in character, since she faded in and out. The other judges disagreed with Carrie Ann, and Len — not known to be the sweetest judge, as D.L. Hughley could tell you — actually jumped in to defend Aly, saying she put herself out there with her heart pounding. Carrie Ann gave the dance a score of 7, with Len and Bruno going for 8s. It was a decent score, especially for the first routine of the night, but not exactly what Mark wanted.

"I was really pleased with how last week's performance went,” Mark wrote in his USA Today blog. “I thought Aly nailed it and she looked beautiful. That said, I wasn't too thrilled with Carrie Anne's ‘7’ or her comments, because for a hyper-focused person like Aly, I feel like she nailed the character and is improving every week. I would be the first person to tell her that she was not in character. And I thought she did a great job. This goes back to my opinion that when it comes to judging, the males have it easier than the females. There were a few ‘8's’ given out when I feel like Aly danced just as well if not better and she had more ‘dance’ content. But again, judging is something we will never figure out."

Do you think the judges were too hard on Aly? Are they harder on female dancers than male dancers? The first dance of the night often seems like it’s scored lower than it might’ve been if it was done at the end of the night, so it may just be a matter of timing.

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Bride’s Name & Age:  Regina, 31
Bride’s Occupation:  Chemotherapy IV technician
Groom’s Name & Age:  Steven, 41
Groom’s Occupation:  Pharmacy Pyxis Manager

Honeymoon date and location:  We have not made honeymoon plans and will not make any honeymoon plans until we have the full cost of the wedding and reception.  However, it will probably be a cruise of some sort.

How long have you been dreaming of your wedding day and what was/is your Dream Wedding:  examples:
age 9 or age 15 etc… I have been dreaming of my wedding day since the first time I was proposed to, when I was 21 years old.  My dream wedding would consist of David Tutura as my wedding planner and a fairytale wedding with me in a fabulous white gown with real diamond jewelry and a beautiful tiara and veil.  All of my closest girlfriends would be bridesmaids and everyone I know would be invited.  I’d like to have a spring wedding outside with cool weather and fireworks at the conclusion of the reception.  Unfortunately, due to financial constraints, time of year, etc, the wedding will be indoors at a hotel with no more than 200 guests, a modest gown and small wedding party with only 5 bridesmaids and 5 groomsmen.

Approx. Wedding Budget:  Since neither of us have ever had a wedding, he came up with the budget of $7,000.00.  I am almost positive we will go over budget, but I won’t tell him that!

Who’s Paying for Wedding?  We are both responsible for paying for certain parts of the wedding.

Who’s in Charge of Budget?  Steven is in charge of the budget.

What happens if you go over budget?  We probably won’t go on a honeymoon right away if we go over budget.  It will be probably be postponed anyway since my son will still be in school and the weather will be cold.

Did you hire a wedding planner?  How are they doing?
We tried to hire a wedding planner, but no one really would get back to us, or either they’d cut off communication after one or two times corresponding with us.  I wonder what the problem is with wedding planners?

Describe your dream wedding dress:  My dream wedding dress would definitely flatter my fuller figure.  I have curves, so it would have to be something that accentuates my curves.  I wouldn’t want a really long train, but I would like for the back to lace up, and lots of bling on it without it being gaudy.  I’d like a strapless gown, like the one I have, but it would be more detailed than mine, with Swarovski crystals on the bodice and outlining the ruched waistline and down the back of the dress.  Basically, just like my dress but with a different back and crystal beading.

Who chose the rings?  What’s the story behind the rings?  He e-mailed me a picture of a ring he saw online from Sam’s that just so happened to be the exact ring I had tried on with a friend several months earlier.  He knew exactly what I wanted.  A week later, he proposed when we went out to dinner.  He and I picked out his ring when we took mine back to see if we could have it sized.  He wanted a plain, titanium band, but I convinced him to choose something with a few diamonds.

How long have you been planning wedding?
Since about September 15, 2010

How helpful has the groom been (or not) in the planning process?
He has been very helpful, especially with finding a venue.  He wants to be sure we stick to a budget.

Are you trying to lose weight before the wedding?  How are you going about that?  What’s your goal?  Yes, I work out atleast 4 times a week, stopped drinking soda and only eat 100 calorie snacks if I want something sweet.  I've also been taking water pills intermittently when my feet swell from working out.  I’d like to lose about 20 more pounds before the wedding.

Tell us about your future In-Laws. How do you get along with them?  How does the groom get along with your parents?
My future in-laws are nice people.  I have met most of the family and they have all been very sweet.  I have yet to see Steven’s mother smile.  I don’t think she likes anyone at all.  My family loves Steven, he loves my son and treats him like he’s his own.  My mother was hoping that we’d get married.  I guess she’s getting her wish.

Tell us about your family. How have they been involved in the planning process?
I am 31 years old, and this is my third marriage.  First wedding, but third marriage.  My family hasn’t been helpful at all.  My mother and step-father did offer to pay for the photographer as a wedding gift, but that’s about it.  My dad didn’t offer to do anything and accused me of not inviting him.  I tried explaining to him that we hadn’t even printed or sent out invitations yet as we were still looking for a venue, but he wasn’t hearing it.

Have you or your groom been married before?  Any children? If so, what role will the kids play on the wedding day? We have both been married before, him once, me twice.  Steven has no children, but I have a six-year-old son who has known and interacted with Steven since before he was a year old.  He will be the ring bearer.

Who are your most/least favorite celebrity brides?
Least favorite was Star Jones, favorite would have to be Mariah Carey.  She looked absolutely beautiful in her dress on the beach with Nick Cannon.  Even though I don’t think their marriage will last, she is one of my favorite divas.

What’s the worst thing that could go wrong on your wedding day? The worst thing would be any one of our exes crashing the wedding and trying to ruin it, or my sister disappearing or it raining, even though it’s inside, people don’t like to travel in the rain.

How do you typically handle stressful situations in regards to your wedding? Sometimes I totally shut down.  Sometimes I scream or yell at people.

Define the type a bride you will be: Controlling, Neurotic, Demanding, Emotional or Laid Back?  I will probably be a controlling, demanding perfectionist.  For example, my hair and make-up has to be JUST RIGHT!  The pictures that will be taken are part of my future, and will be seen by my grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  Also, I need to be in complete control of the bridesmaids too.  There is a certain way I want their hair.  All except for one have TATOOS on their BACK! UGH!  They will have to wear weaves to cover the stupid tattoos.

What’s the story of how you got engaged? Steven asked me to marry him after having dinner at Pappasito’s one night.  We had talked about it, he knew which ring I wanted.  And after dinner, he asked me to go to his car with him, turned on some song about getting married, and made me close my eyes.  When I opened them, he was holding the box open, with my ring inside, and asked me to marry him.  I said YES!

What do you love the most about your husband-to-be?
I love that he takes care of business.  He loves my son like his own, and he is good with money.  He always makes sure we are taken care of.

What does he love about you?
He loves that I am ambitious about my goals in life (finishing school), and that I work to be the best at whatever I do.  He also knows that I love him for him only, and not what he can do for me.

What’s your biggest pet peeve about your husband to be?
My biggest pet peeve is that he will sometimes purchase things he doesn’t need, then forget to take them back when he realizes he doesn’t need them.  Then he’s stuck with stuff he’ll never use and cannot get his money back.

When you disagree, what is it usually about, and how do you handle it?
We usually disagree about things that are said and how they are perceived.  For example, we argued, and he walked out without saying anything.  I thought he wanted to call the wedding off and be done with ‘us,’ but he says that he just needed to cool off.  I didn’t know that until after an hour of crying, yelling, discussing and arguing that he just needed to cool off.  If he had said that in the beginning, we could have saved a lot of time and headache!

What disagreements have come up about the wedding?
Money spent on the wedding, the fact that he doesn’t want my ex-sister-in-law to be a part of the wedding at all, the number of people we are inviting to the wedding (which are more of HIS people than mine!), the fact that he is waiting too long to order his tuxedo and have his groomsmen meet him at the place to get their tuxedoes, and the fact that he wants two of his nieces to be flower girls instead of just one.  We only need ONE flower girl, but he wants two, that’s more money, but whatever!

Has the engagement/wedding ever been called off, or in jeopardy?  If so, what happened and how did it get resolved? Only once, because we had an argument over me not doing what I said I would do, but I was tired and not feeling well, and I told him, and he still got mad and walked out on me.  We resolved it by talking and arguing (I cried!) and reiterating expectations of each other.

In what ways have you shown Bridezilla behavior during the wedding planning?
I am highly controlling, and I simply want my bridesmaids to look their best.  They may say I am just being mean, but I’m not.

Who tends to bring out the Bridezilla behavior in you?  Why? My bridesmaids tend to bring out the bridezilla behavior mostly because they don’t want to listen and do things my way.  If they’d just do what I say, everything will go as planned!

When things aren’t going your way in regards to the details of how you want your wedding, how do you handle it? I will try talking first, but if that does not work, I will go off, in a nice-nasty kind of way.  I’ll also blast people on Facebook if they are not being cooperative, so everyone can see that they are trying to ruin MY special day!

Do you have any events, meetings or work planned within that week before your wedding day? If so we need to know about this as we come out to film you one week before the big day! I’d like to hire a choreographer to have the bridesmaids learn a dance routine to one of the popular songs, maybe Beyonce’s “Single Ladies,” but I am still working on that.  I also want to do group mani/pedi/facials the day before the wedding.


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February 8, 2007

A team of five students from Wake Forest University’s Calloway School of Business and Accountancy won the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) 4th Annual National xTREME Accounting (xACT) Case Competition in New York City on Jan. 18-19.

The students shared a cash prize of more than $11,000 and earned the right to have Wake Forest added to the Montgomery Cup, a trophy honoring the annual winners of the competition.

More than 2,000 students from 45 of the top accounting programs in the nation competed in this year’s competition.  A total of 25 students from five schools, including Wake Forest, earned a trip to the finals in New York.  The other schools were Indiana University, Louisiana State University, Hampton University and New York University.

While in New York, the Wake Forest team participated in workshops at PricewaterhouseCoopers’ national headquarters, attended a Broadway show and presented its case recommendations to a panel of national firm partners.  Wake Forest’s case recommendations, which were judged to be the best, were presented by senior co-captains Nicole Burnap and Kristen Raliski, junior Cameron Hendrix and sophomores Kristin Conrad and John Xenakis.

 “The competition showed me that accountants are not just number crunchers and that it is a dynamic field currently wrangling with complex international issues,” said Raliski.

The PricewaterhouseCoopers xACT Competition is an annual event that tests students’ accounting and auditing skills.  Teams are presented with a series of complex accounting and corporate governance questions facing a fictional island country and are challenged to devise a solution which they present to PricewaterhouseCoopers partners.  This year, the teams outlined a strategy for how the country of Coresenna could transition from rigid, rules-based accounting practices to those that are principles-based.  Most countries, including the United States, are in the process of developing and implementing similar transition strategies.

George R. Aldhizer III, PricewaterhouseCoopers Professor for Academic Excellence at Wake Forest, was the team’s faculty advisor.

Wake Forest is the only private university to make repeat trips to the national finals.  It is one of three universities that have earned trips to the finals three out of the last four years.

The Calloway School offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting, as well as bachelor’s degrees in business, mathematical business and finance.  BusinessWeek Magazine ranked the Calloway School 24th among the nation’s top 50 undergraduate business schools.  U.S. News ranked the school 29th in the nation among undergraduate business schools.  The publication also ranked the Calloway School 19th in accounting, 16th in entrepreneurship and 24th in management.

Graduates of the Calloway School’s accountancy program rank first in the nation for their performance on the 2005 Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam, the most recent scores available from the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA).

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The album 'Dirty Radio' features social commentary and rollicking rock 'n' roll out of Portland, Oregon, courtesy of Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside. Hear how they sound inside Studio A, as host Alisa Ali welcomes the band to FUV. [6/28/11]


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A Pocahontas man was taken to St. Louis University Hospital following a two vehicle accident on Rt. 140 near Pokey Road Wednesday afternoon.

An ARCH helicopter lands at the accident scene on Rt. 140 Wednesday

According to Bond County Sheriff’s Deputies, 54 year old Terry E. Huber, of Pocahontas, pulled onto Rt. 140, off of Pokey Road, into the path of a vehicle driven by 82 year old Joseph E. Holzinger, of Highland.  Huber was transported from the scene via ARCH helicopter.  Holzinger was taken by ambulance to St. Joseph’s in Breese.

Photo courtesy of the Greenville Fire Protection District

At their recent meeting, the Greenville City Council saw two proposals from PGAV Planners on what a park could look like in what is now the parking lot south of First Bank. While nothing has been decided about the future of that space, the council could decide to transform it from parking to a venue suitable for festivals and live music.

Artist renderings of proposed downtown park project

The main stumbling block in the process is the price tag. The two proposals presented each had a price tag of around one million dollars. The council will likely discuss the topic further and no decision was made.

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In their meeting this week, the Bond County Board approved a variety of county aid projects for culvert replacements on county roads, ranging from $2,600 to $7,600.

The board appointed Kim Houchlei to the Shoal Creek Fire Protection District Board for a three year term, beginning May 1.

Permission was granted to the Greenville Women’s Club to place a banner on the courthouse lawn, celebrating the club’s 40th anniversary this year. The board also gave permission to the Greenville Chamber of Commerce to host a BBQ fundraiser on the courthouse lawn to raise funds to replace the gazebo on the square. The date for the fundraiser is to be determined.

The board approved a resolution, requesting $82,000 in federal and state money to acquire two vans for Bond County Transit.

And following discussion, the board tabled the issue of salary for the Bond County Sheriff, Clerk, and Treasurer for the 2014-2018 term. All members agreed they wanted to provide a raise for those office holders -- the question is how much, and where will the extra money come from. The board will take action in their next meeting on May 6th.

Mulberry Grove’s FFA president, Brett Shewe, recently received a first place award in state competition.

“On Saturday, April 5, Brett Schewe was awarded a state proficiency award in diversified ag production,” FFA Advisor Matt Elam told us. “He was the top in his area in the state. Also on that Friday night, he interviewed for State Star Farmer for this year, and he’ll find out the results at state convention in June.”

Elam said Shewe is the first Mulberry Grove student to interview for State Star Farmer in his seven years of teaching.

Greenville High School’s Robotics Club placed fifth out of 36 teams in the 7th Annual Botball Tournament hosted by SIUE Saturday. Club mentor Chris Ziemba told us how the robot-building tournament worked.

“They were given a list of challenges and a board set up in various pieces that they had to locate, they had to move, and each one was assigned a certain value of points," Ziemba told WGEL. "Each school was given a set of hardware, various pieces, both electronic and mechanical, that were used to build two robots to accomplish the set of challenges.

“They were supposed to do their own programming. They used a C-based programming language to write their own software so these robots were each autonomous -- they did their own thing.”

Ziemba said he was proud to see the club’s hard work pay off. He said events like the Botball tournament allow students to further their knowledge of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Congressman John Shimkus stopped by the WGEL studios Wednesday. We asked him about many topics, one of them being the feedback he’s received from farmers in his district about the recently-passed farm bill.

“They’re very happy," Shimkus told WGEL. "The people who might not be as pleased are some of our livestock people, because of the country of origin labeling issue. But the grain commodity folks want to know what the rules of the road are and they want to know what kind of insurance packages they have to help them in what we call the risk management. Last year we had a great year, two years ago we had a drought.

“You need to know the tools that are available before you go into the fields and they’re trying to get into the fields now.  And having a plan, i.e. a farm bill, passed is very helpful to them.”

Shimkus was in Greenville Wednesday, hosting office hours to visit with constituents.

Former St. Louis Cardinal Pitcher Andy Benes is the keynote speaker for the All-South Illinois Fellowship of Christian Athletes 2014 Home Team Banquet. Ish Smith, with the FCA, told us a little about Benes’ career.

“I got to know Andy first in 1988 when he was a member of the Olympic team over in Seoul, Korea that won the gold medal," Smith told WGEL. "He pitched for us that year along with Jim Abbott.  But Andy’s been a good friend since then and he’s very active in the St. Louis FCA.

“One of his claims to fame was he was the first pitcher to ever throw a pitch for the Diamondbacks.  He was supposed to sign with the Cardinals.  There was a questionable dateline that he didn’t get signed on time.  So he got drafted by the start-up Diamondbacks, so that’s one of his several claims to fame.

“He has 2,000 strike-outs; that’s pretty good.  But he’s just a great Christian athlete and a great guy.”

Smith said the banquet will be held Friday, May 9 at 6:30 p.m. in the Greenville College Armington Center. There is no charge to attend the banquet but there will be an opportunity to make a donation or pledge to the ongoing ministry of the All-South Illinois FCA. Reservations are required. To reserve your seat, call the FCA office at 664-1747.

The Mulberry Grove High School class of 2015 is hosting the “Races for the Aces” 5K run/walk on Saturday, April 26. Bobby Koontz, teacher and race coordinator, told us more about the event.

“The fundraiser is to raise money to send them on their senior trip," Koontz told WGEL. "It will take place on April 26 starting at 8:30 in the morning. It starts here at the high school. It’s professionally timed. We have a kid’s race starting at 9:30 -- a little fun-run.”

Fee to participate in the race is $25.

The 5K route proceeds east from the school, through downtown, and east of town to the halfway point, then back to the school. Registration the day of the race begins at 7:15 a.m. For more information, call 267-3913.

Donald L. Clingenpeel

Donald L. Clingenpeel, age 70 of Highland, passed away Wednesday, April 16 at his residence. There will be no services held. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society. The Spengel-Boulanger Funeral Home in Highland is in charge of the arrangements.

He was born May 04, 1943, in Little Rock, AR, the son of Donald D. and Virginia Lee (nee Evans) Clingenpeel.

On April 20, 2006, he married Irma A. Gassier who survives .

He was a member of First Congregational Church. He was also a member of Highland Masonic Lodge #583 AF & AM.

Donald was born in Little Rock, AR. He moved to California for a time and settled in Lawrence, KS. He sold shoes and played in a band to fund his education at Southwestern College in Winfield, KS, then Kansas University, and served in the US Air Force. After serving, he lived and worked in Topeka, KS developing software for the State. Then worked at Lodge of Four Seasons at Lake of the Ozarks as Director of Information Technology. Following a stroke in 2001 he retired. He lived in Oklahoma, Bella Vista Arkansas, Monticello, Arkansas, and moved to Highland in 2009. Donald had a Green Thumb for gardening. He also always belonged to a church choir, where ever he lived, and volunteered at his church in Bella Vista and Monticello AR.

Survivors include :
Wife - Irma A. Jones-Walt Clingenpeel nee Gassier, Highland, IL
Son - Douglas (Janet) Clingenpeel, Rolla, MO
Son - David (Cara) Clingenpeel, Topeka, KS
Daughter - Jennifer (Scott) Halsey, Topeka, KS
Step Son - James Jones, Granite City, IL
Step Son - Robert Jones, Granite City, IL
Step Son - Thomas Jones , Bastrop, TX
Grandchild - Jacob Halsey, Topeka, KS
Grandchild - Austin Halsey, Topeka, KS
Grandchild - Caitlyn Halsey, Topeka, KS
Grandchild - Cody Clingenpeel, Rolla, MO
Grandchild - Brandon Clingenpeel, Rolla, MO
Grandchild - Nathan Clingenpeel, Rolla, MO
Step Grandchild - Christopher James Anderson, Greenville, IL
Step Grandchild - Allyson Jones, Alton, IL
Sister - Karen (Dennis) Palmer, Palm Desert, CA

He was preceded in death by :
Father - Donald D. Clingenpeel
Mother - Virginia Lee Clingenpeel nee Evans

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Coming up this Sunday on WGEL’s Public Affairs program, we’ll talk with Anna Oestreich, Executive Director of the Bond County Senior Center.  Anna will update us on the Center’s ongoing capital campaign and many of the services offered by the Center, including several new programs.  Joselynn McKenna is your host this Sunday for Public Affairs. You can catch it right after the 12:05 local news on WGEL 101.7 FM.

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BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Buffalo Sabres have announced that goaltender Jhonas Enroth has signed a newtwo year contract with the team.

The move was announced by the Sabres on the team twitter account.

Enroth was a restricted free agent. He could have signed a deal with another team but the Sabres would have had the right to match.

Enroth has been a part of the Sabres organization since 2008. The 24 year old from Sweden has played in 53 games for the team and recorded 21 victories.

In May, Enroth helped lead the Swedish national team to a gold medal in the World Hockey Championships.

Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier says he believes that Enroth has the talent needed to one day be a number one goalie in the NHL.


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Energy Security: China is hungry for Canadian oil. And Canada plans to diversify.

In a widely-circulated AP article today, Rob Gillies reported that "with pipeline to US on hold, Canada eyes China". This development is also likely to become a political issue in the ongoing American presidential campaign. Historically, virtually all of Canada's oil production has gone to the United States. Excerpts:

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says Canada's national interest makes the $5.5 billion pipeline [a non-American one now seriously being discussed in Canada] essential. He was "profoundly disappointed" that U.S. President Barack Obama rejected the Texas Keystone XL option but also spoke of the need to diversify Canada's oil industry. Ninety-seven percent of Canadian oil exports now go to the U.S.

"I think what's happened around the Keystone is a wake-up call, the degree to which we are dependent or possibly held hostage to decisions in the United States, and especially decisions that may be made for very bad political reasons," he told Canadian TV.

Alberta has the world's third-largest oil reserves after Saudi Arabia and Venezuela: more than 170 billion barrels. Daily production of 1.5 million barrels from the oil sands is expected to increase to 3.7 million in 2025, which the oil industry sees as a pressing reason to build the pipelines.

Meanwhile, China's growing economy is hungry for Canadian oil. Chinese state-owned companies have invested more than $16 billion in Canadian energy in the past two years, state-controlled Sinopec has a stake in the pipeline, and if it is built, Chinese investment in Alberta oil sands is sure to boom.

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Sam Mendes’ Neal Street Productions, the company he set up with his former Donmar Warehouse producer Caro Newling, is reportedly working on a stage adaptation of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. And we hear that Michael Ball is in discussions to take the title role, following in the footsteps of Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp, who played the eccentric Wonka in, respectively, the 1971 and 2005 film versions of Roald Dahl’s 1964 children’s book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

The new musical will have a book by Scottish playwright David Greig and music and lyrics by Hairspray’s Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. It’s aiming for a West End opening in mid-2011.

Michael Ball won both the Olivier and Awards for Best Actor in a Musical for creating the cross-dressing role of Edna Turnblad in the West End production of Hairspray. His many other musical credits include originating the musical role of another eccentric children’s book character, Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the London Palladium.


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Josie Maran Gave Birth in Her Daughter's Kiddie Pool in the Backyard

Josie Maran natural birth story

Model and actress Josie Maran, best known for being a Maybelline spokeswoman and for starring in Van Helsing, decided on a home birth for her second daughter, Indi Joon, who came into the world on July 1st in her older sister's blow-up kiddie pool in the family's backyard. Maran asserted that every mom deserves to have control over her own birth experience, which is a beautiful sentiment. Still, many moms may read about her story with their jaws on the floor.

Maran shared the details behind Indi's birth story on her blog on People. The model explained how she wanted to bring her children into the world in a natural setting and not in a busy hospital. In fact, Indi was born under a honeysuckle bush in the backyard of the family's Pennsylvania farmhouse, while older sister Rumi made clover crowns and danced nearby. Yes, these are real events. I am not joking around.

As a mom of two girls myself, it must be said that I cannot fathom giving birth in this way. The part of her story that is the hardest to imagine in my life is having my older daughter present as I labor. How could she not be freaked out watching her mother writhe around screaming and bleeding everywhere? Creating clover crowns would hardly act as a distraction.

Then there's the part about the kiddie pool. I guess you have to throw that away after the birth and get a new one for the kids to splash around in. And I'd be worried a bee would sting me mid-contraction or something.

Josie Maran blogs that her birth experience is not for everyone, and I'm 100 percent sure I fit into that category. Maran's courageous delivery is certainly admirable and she will likely inspire other moms who are looking to have a similar birth experience. That being said, I'll take the busy hospital over the cornfield any day!

Would you consider birthing a baby in your own backyard? Tell us below in the comments section!

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(AP) CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Charlotte Bobcats’ long home losing streak is over.

Gerald Henderson made a 3-pointer with 4.6 seconds left to lift the Bobcats to a 102-101 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night, snapping a 16-game home losing streak.

The Bobcats streak was stopped two short of the NBA record held by the 1993-94 Dallas Mavericks.

Kemba Walker led Charlotte with 25 points and Ramon Sessions finished with 23 as the Bobcats won at home for the first time since Nov. 21.

Henderson finished with 15 points and Bismack Biyombo had 10 points and 13 rebounds for Charlotte.

Luke Ridnour had 22 points, seven rebounds and seven assists to lead Minnesota, which has lost nine of 10.

Trailing by two, the Bobcats were struggling to get a shot off before the 24-second shot clock expired. A scramble ensued as the ball was knocked into the backcourt late in the possession.

Walker retrieved the ball and passed it ahead to Henderson on the left wing. He pump-faked to avoid a leaping Andrei Kirilenko and swished the 3-pointer.

J.J. Barea had a chance to win the game, but never could get a shot off as time expired.

After the game, acting Timberwolves coach Terry Porter and Berea argued the call with officials at midcourt, saying Berea was fouled by Walker as he attempted the shot.

Despite being short-handed, the Timberwolves jumped out to a 29-11 lead less than nine minutes into the game.

Ridnour hit a pair of 3-pointers and Greg Stiemsma gave the Bobcats fits inside, three times getting free for uncontested alley-oop dunks.

Stiemsma had 10 points and six rebounds in the first eight minutes but struggled to produce after that, finishing with just 11 points and seven rebounds.

Looking to generate something offensively, Charlotte coach Mike Dunlap went with a small lineup that included Henderson as the team’s power forward late in the first half.

The Bobcats managed to cut the lead to 11 at the break and then to four at the end of the third quarter.

Charlotte opened the fourth quarter with a flurry, going on an 18-6 run as Walker and Sessions began to take charge. Walker had 16 points in the second half.

The Bobcats tied the game at 79 after a Minnesota turnover and a Walker steal led to a pair of fastbreak layups for Sessions. Walker gave the Bobcats their first lead of the game on a pull-up jumper from 18 feet with just over 10 minutes to play.

Charlotte increased its lead to eight, but the Timberwolves battled back to tie the game behind back-to-back 3-pointers from Ridnour and Berea.

Ricky Rubio’s reverse layup gave the Timberwolves the lead before Henderson’s big 3.

Barea had 19 points and Rubio finished with 14 points and eight assists.

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One of the responsibilities of the Public Works Department is the administration of public improvements within the Village. The Department prepares the 5-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and implements the plan by producing designs, plans and specifications and managing/performing construction inspections of capital improvement projects. The CIP, updated on an annual basis, addresses the Village's infrastructure needs. The CIP includes street, water system, storm sewer system, sanitary sewer system, street lighting, sidewalk, and/or other special projects.

The current and recently completed major capital improvement projects in the Village of Wheeling are as follows:

          2015 Watermain Replacement and Roadway Improvements
          2015 Street Improvement Project

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          2014 Meadow Lane Improvements

          2014 Jeffery Avenue Bridge Replacement

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Paced by the best three individual scores, the Oak Harbor High School girls golf team captured a three-team match at the Lynnwood Golf Course Wednesday, April 24.

Tuesday the Wildcats placed 10th out of 24 teams at the Suncadia Girls Invitational at the Prospector Golf Course in Roslyn.

In Wednesday's win, Annie Leete (77), Bree Roderos (85) and Cassidy Gurich (92) led the field and the Wildcats to the win on the par-65 course.

Oak Harbor finished with 461 strokes, Meadowdale had 518 and Marysville-Pilchuck did not qualify for team scoring with only two participants.

Rosego Mooki shot 97, the fourth-best score, Katie Brockway 110 and Tarra Baird 143 for Oak Harbor.

At Suncadia, Oak Harbor finished with a 420. Bellingham, led by medalist Madi McNeely (78, par 72), won with a 324.

Leete's 92 was the 14th-best score. Roderos shot 102, Gurich 110, Brockway 116 and KC Winfield 116.

Oak Harbor faces Marysville Getchell at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, at Whidbey Golf Club.

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Scarf Giveaway Day

Kia cars + scarves = fan freebies

Fans clamouring for a Whitecaps scarf needn't wait any longer.  Two Kia vehicles - a silver Rondo and a dark blue Sportage - will be touring Metro Vancouver and giving out scarves along their routes.  Updates on their route will be posted throughout the day to the Whitecaps twitter ( and Facebook ( accounts.

In addition, a silver Kia Forte5 will be parked in front of Granville Skytrain Station (on Granville St.) between 8:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.  The vehicle will be completely stuffed with scarves.  Fans can come down to the car to have a closer look and we will also post pictures of it on Twitter and Facebook.  Fans can then guess the number of scarves in the vehicle, with the person who comes closest (without going over) winning a pair of 2011 season tickets.  To register your guess you can:

1. Tweet your guess with the hashtag #ScarvesInKia

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Sandi Thygesen, 395-2318

Terry Scott, 395-2760

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Bonnie Reynolds, 395-2527

The Christmas season is coming again. Some folks are shopping and baking and preparing for that wonderful Christmas holiday. Stan Rapp, master of the local Grange, is welcoming the Trout Lake community to the annual Grange Holiday Luncheon on Thursday, Dec. 9, at 12:15 at the grange hall. The grange provides the turkey, and the rest is a potluck. Trout Lakers can bring side dishes, salads and desserts.

There will be a program entitled, "Organic Milk Production in the Trout Lake Valley; What Is It?" It will start at 1:15. It is organized by local grangers, and led by local dairyman, Monte Pearson.

In the Nineteenth Century, Swiss and Swedish pioneers began our dairy industry here in the Trout Lake Valley. Come and enjoy celebrating with us. Listen to the Christmas music, and fellowship. If you have any questions, you can call Betty Schmid, secretary, 395-2679; or Stan Rapp, master of Grange 210, 395-2163.

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Not even close. The Cards fan base is not made up of self-entitled whiny people. The Card fans would say "that's ok, we'll be back next year." They are the NL's version of the Yankees (the only team with more World Series titles in their history).
Correct. See the Deckinger call at 1st base in the 1985 World Series. The Cardinals got royally screwed (pun intended), and there was all the bitching and moaning about it, as there should be in a case where the call was blown as bad as that was. And then, that was it. You don't hear about it that much, outside of one of those ESPN "Top 20 Worst Calls" or whatever. There was never any hour long specials, or made for cable movies, like they do for the poor little Boston fans, or the "long suffering" Cubs fans.
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Today's refueling evidenced that the Louis is an extremely thirsty ship. She's already sucked up over one-million liters of fuel, and she'll continue slurping until tomorrow afternoon.

The refueling process requires constant attention and a fuel barge the size of a football pitch. The scale of the operation is difficult to fathom, so difficult that the following equivalences might be required to bring the staggering quantities into perspective.

The ship's fuel tank has a capacity of over 4 million liters (1,056,688 gallons). The ship currently has about 1.1 million liters (290,589 gallons) of fuel on board. By the time the fuel barge is finished, it will have pumped approximately 2 million liters (528,344 gallons) of diesel fuel at a rate of 117,647 liters (31,079 gallons) per hour. Every sixty minutes, the barge pumps enough liquid to fill approximately two residential swimming pools.

Every hour, the barge pumps approximately 100 metric tons (110 short tons) of fuel into the ship. By the time fueling is finished, the ship will have approximately 3.1 million liters (818,933 gallons) of fuel on board, a figure equivalent to 2.6 million kilograms (5.8 million pounds) or the mass of about 10,400 fully grown giant pandas.

The fuel barge is almost as long as the 120-meter Louis.

When traveling through open water, the Louis consumes about 30 cubic meters of diesel per day. This is equivalent to 30,000 liters (7,925 gallons) per day, 1,250 liters (330 gallons) per hour, or 20.8 liters (5.5 gallons) per minute. When all five engines propel the ship through thick ice, the fuel consumption can triple to 90,000 liters (23,775 gallons) per day, or one liter (.26 gallons) every second. Traveling through thick ice for ten minutes uses the same amount of fuel contained in six full Cadillac Escalade tanks.

The 2 million liters (528,344 gallons) of fuel pumped to the Louis contains 7.7 million megajoules of energy, roughly the same amount stored in 1.8 million kilograms (4 million pounds) of dynamite.

In addition to looking like an anaconda, the barge's hose transfers diesel to the Louis at a rate of 33 liters (8.7 gallons) per second.

If the Louis were to pull up to a gas station in Vancouver, BC, that charged the city's average rate, the 2 million liter fueling charge would cost $2.04 million Canadian. If the Louis were to opt for a gas station in Los Angeles that charged the city's mean rate, the same amount would cost $1.38 million American.

The energy contained in the mass of fuel is equivalent to 1.8 billion dietary calories, roughly the same amount stored in 7.7 million Kit-Kat bars, or what a person adhering to a 2,500-calorie daily diet would consume in two millennia.

Were the volume of fuel pumped into the Louis today to be put into the gas tank of a Toyota Prius, it could travel 40,813,788 kilometers (25,360,512 miles), equivalent to 1,020 trips around the equator or 106 journeys to the moon. This distance is equivalent to four millionths of a light year.

But until the Prius can shatter a floe while going 14 knots, I'm sticking with the Louis.

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Whole Food cooking classes

Posted in concord institute, courses, spring, summer on May 15th, 2014 by Kevin – Be the first to comment

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I invite you to take part in a introductory series of Cooking classes being run this Spring and Summer at the Concord Institute. They run over a series of three weeks, with either morning or evening classes available. ‘This three week series of morning cooking classes is intended as a fun, joyful exploration of whole foods cooking, particularly for those who want to cook more healthily for their families. The classes will equip you with the basics of whole food cooking and a collection of recipes that you can begin to incorporate into your regular diet and that of your family.’

To book your place, or find out more details, please visit the Concord website.

iEvolve lunch

Posted in concord institute, courses on March 15th, 2014 by Kevin – Be the first to comment

Cooking in the Concord Institute kitchen recently, creating a lunch for participants of the iEvolve workshop. The menu was a hearty Barley and Autumn Vegetable broth, topped with panfried Mackerel and Mussels, accompanied by freshly made Sourdough bread, and a warm vegetable Salad with a tangy vinaigrette. Once again, events in the kitchen tend to mirror activity in the workshop upstairs – the journey into the unknown, for me, was my first attempt at creating Sourdough, under the guidance of head chef Kasia Bilewska-Greenbank.

The Art of Japanese Home Cooking

Posted in concord institute, courses on April 23rd, 2013 by Kevin – Be the first to comment
Mutsuko Johnson’s intensive Summer intensive course is a fantastic Japanese home cooking programme, which brings people together around the joy of home cooking, sharing a simple meal with friends and family with a lot of heart. Her cooking and teaching comes out of the body rather than the mind, and covers a lot of ingredients and dishes, and is simple yet very powerful and nourishing.
This year, Mutsuko will also bring foods which can be used as home remedies. She is also travelling via Japan, and will bring back with her treasures from her homeland. The intention of this course is to create abundance from the kitchen. Check out more details on the Concord website. To book your place, contact Blandine Bardeau by email.

Seasonal Kitchen with Jean Torné

Posted in concord institute, courses on February 9th, 2013 by Kevin – Be the first to comment

Another opportunity is approaching to spend time in the company of Jean Torné, during his upcoming Seasonal Kitchen course, scheduled for Feb 24 – March 2 at the Concord Institute. This is an extraordinary course which is likely to transform your relationship to food and cooking. In Jean’s words:

‘I am going to have a program, on the joy of food. From a practical point of view, the exact season is a transition season and I will have most probably no more than the vegetables on offer currently: root vegetables, pumpkins and sprouted greens of various kinds. The cooking will move around vegetables and grains and will aim at exploring different forms of cooking with herbs and spices, with middle-eastern and Mediterranean influences, including fish at both weekend days. In the classes we will learn of course recipes and ingredients and styles, but we will also again examine why, how and who are cooking.’

If you are interested in taking part, please contact Blandine Bardeau by email, or call the Concord Institute directly on 020 7607 1140 to book your place..

Lunch in progress

Posted in concord institute, courses, lunches on December 10th, 2012 by Kevin – Be the first to comment

Snapshots of a Foundation Course lunch I created, ‘in progress.’ First, a little experiment. How do Red Onions respond, when cooked (left) with Sea Salt, and (right) without? A visual comparison of the subtle difference in colour, form (and taste).

Second, assembly of colourful ingredients of our ‘Millet surprise.’ Originally intended to be Croquettes, they eventually emerged as fritters: due to an over-mushy batch of cooked Millet which didn’t lend itself to forming into patties. No matter, the combination of Millet, Pressure Cooked Squash and Sweet Potato, Caramelised Onions, Engevita Yeast Flakes, Thyme and Parsley panfried as fritters proved to be a winner.

Seasonal Kitchen class, Day 1

Posted in concord institute, courses on September 17th, 2012 by Kevin – Be the first to comment

Day 1 of the Seasonal Kitchen class led by Mutsuko Johnson, at the Concord Institute. Photos by Greg Davies.

On Leadership

Posted in concord institute, courses on July 24th, 2012 by Kevin – Be the first to comment

‘You can have anything you want, as long as you’re willing to let go of the picture of what you think it should look like.’ One of the pearls passed on by David Norris, facilitator of the annual On Leadership programme which took place this weekend at the Concord Institute. The concept of leadership itself is up for enquiry in this course, with a working definition of it being ‘an invitation to others to participate in the translation of a vision into reality, and then to be responsible for maintaining it in existence.’ The picture above is of one of the meals we prepared to help nourish the conversation. In this case, a South American influenced plate of Black Bean stew, White Rice, Sweetcorn fritters, Avocado and Tomato Salsa, Fresh Lettuce and Cucumber Salad and a Ceviche made with fresh Haddock. This was a truly magical event: illustrated by the appearance of Lucía Eguren, who arrived to assist with her Mother Maria Antonia Fernández in tow, on holiday from Spain. Along with the extra pair of hands, Maria added an enormous amount of heart to our Sunday afternoon kitchen team.

Foundation Course meal

Posted in concord institute, courses on July 16th, 2012 by Kevin – Be the first to comment

A meal prepared by participants of the Foundation Course under the guidance of Francoise Auvray: Bulghur Wheat with Chickpea Stew, Blanched Vegetable Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette, Pressed Carrot Salad and Yoghurt and Cucumber dressing. Shown here are the various approaches to meal presentation of the different cooking teams.

Mutsuko is coming

Posted in concord institute, courses on July 6th, 2012 by Kevin – Be the first to comment

Mutsuko Johnson is returning to London once again this Autumn, to lead one of her inspirational Seasonal Kitchen classes. This will be a hugely enjoyable event to take part in, with benefits not just from the nutritional value of the food created but also from the heartspace and sense of family Mutsuko creates in the kitchen. If you would like an introduction to nourishing, essential Japanese Home Cooking, this class is for you. Dates: Sept 16–22, Concord Institute. For more information about the course and what is on offer, visit the Concord website or call Zoe Waller on 07818 231 298.

Foundation Course Meal

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A simple, satisfying meal prepared with fellow Foundation Course participants under the guidance of Francoise Auvray, of Bulghur Wheat with Onions; Puy Lentils with Onions, Carrots and Fresh Herbs and Chargrilled Zucchini.


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China Alleges Tibet 'Suicide Squads'

BEIJING (AP) -- China escalated its rhetoric against supporters of the Dalai Lama on Tuesday, accusing the Nobel Peace laureate's backers of planning suicide attacks.

The Tibetan government-in-exile immediately denied the charge, saying it remained dedicated to the nonviolent struggle long promoted by their Buddhist leader.

"Tibetan exiles are 100 percent committed to nonviolence. There is no question of suicide attacks. But we fear that Chinese might masquerade as Tibetans and plan such attacks to give bad publicity to Tibetans," said Samdhong Rinpoche, prime minister of the government in exile in Dharmsala, India.

Public Security Ministry spokesman Wu Heping said searches of monasteries had turned up large numbers of weapons, including 176 guns, 13,013 bullets, 19,000 sticks of dynamite, 7,725 pounds of unspecified explosives, two hand grenades, and 350 knives.

"To our knowledge, the next plan of the Tibetan independence forces is to organize suicide squads to launch violent attacks," Wu said at a rare news conference on Tuesday. "They claimed that they fear neither bloodshed nor sacrifice."

Wu said police had arrested an individual who he claimed was an operative of the "Dalai Lama clique," responsible for gathering intelligence and distributing pamphlets calling for an uprising.

He said the man had admitted to using code words to communicate with his contacts, including "uncle" for the Dalai Lama, and "skirts" for the banned Tibetan snow lion flag.

Wu provided no details or evidence for any of the charges. He used the term "gan si dui," a rare term directly translated as "dare-to-die corps." The official English version of his remarks released by the Public Security Ministry translated the term as "suicide squads."

Beijing accuses the Dalai Lama and his supporters of orchestrating anti-government riots in Lhasa on March 14 as part of a campaign to sabotage the Beijing Summer Olympics and promote Tibetan independence.

The 72-year-old Peace Prize winner has condemned the violence and urged an independent international investigation into the unrest and its underlying causes. The Dalai Lama has repeatedly said he seeks autonomy for Tibet under Chinese rule.

In recent days China has been showing decades-old propaganda films on state television portraying Tibetan society as cruel and primitive before the 1950 invasion by communist troops.

The government has sought to portray life as fast returning to normal in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa - the scene of the deadliest violence - although its landmark Buddhist monasteries of Jokhang, Drepung and Sera were closed and surrounded by troops, tour operators said.

Monks from the three temples backed peaceful protests that broke out March 10 on the anniversary of a 1959 uprising against Chinese rule. The protests turned violent four days later and spread across a wide area of western China inhabited by Tibetans.

Beijing claims Tibet has been Chinese territory for centuries, but many Tibetans say they were essentially an independent country for much of that time.

Tibetan forces supported by the CIA battled Chinese troops in a largely ineffectual guerrilla war that was abandoned in the 1970s as Washington moved to boost relations with Beijing.

China has ignored international calls for mediation and refuses to discuss accusations of discrimination, repression and economic disenfranchisement raised by the Dalai Lama and overseas supporters - as well as complaints over alleged shootings and other excesses in the ensuing crackdown.

Chinese state media has focused overwhelmingly on the victims of attacks, releasing the names of 14 of the 18 civilians and one police officer it says were killed in the Lhasa riots. All but one were migrants from other parts of China, among the many who have flooded into the region in recent decades.

Xinhua said 12 were killed in arson attacks. The causes of death in two other cases were undetermined, and four bodies had yet to be identified.

Authorities earlier said three other people presumably jumped from windows to escape police.

Tibetan exiles say the toll from the violence plus the harsh crackdown afterward was much higher, leaving nearly 140 people dead.

In all, authorities say 623 people, including 241 police officers, were injured in the violence.

A total of 414 suspects were in custody in connection with the March 14 riots, and another 298 people had voluntarily surrendered, state media quoted officials as saying.

Associated Press reporter Ashwini Bhatia contributed to this report from Dharmsala, India.

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Ana Guiterrez, Fla. Woman Photographed Riding A Manatee, Turns Herself In To Authorities, Police Say

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(CBS) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A woman turned herself in to authorities Tuesday after she was captured in a photograph taking an apparent joyride on a manatee at a Florida park, CBS affiliate WKMG reports.

Officials said 52-year-old Ana Gutierrez contacted the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office and admitted to riding the manatee at Fort De Soto Park.

Deputies were called to the park Sunday afternoon when they received reports of a woman apparently riding a manatee, the Orlando Sentinel reported. Authorities weren't able to find the woman when they arrived at the area, but witnesses described to them what happened and took pictures of the incident.

The manatee is classified as an endangered species in Florida. The Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act makes it a second-degree misdemeanor to intentionally "molest, harass, or disturb" any manatee, according to the Sentinel.

Gutierrez told deputies she's new to the area and didn't realize it was against the law to touch or harass manatees. The state attorney's office will determine if Gutierrez will face charges in the incident.

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