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Price: $59.99
Manufacturer: Susan Lanci

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Luxury Dog Collar Designer Susan Lanci Big Bow (5/8" Width)
Spoil your dog now with this designer dog collar. Your dog will feel very loved. This collar is a customer favorite, elegant and chic yet simple enough for every day wear.  5/8" width great for medium-large breed dogs.   Details:
  - Made of upholstery grade ultrasuede that is breathable,
    durable, washable and colorfast. This material is the same
    one used in luxury cars like BMW, Aston Martins
  - Embellished with a large dazzling Swarovski crystal
  - D-ring to attach id tags and leash
  - Hand made in the U.S.
  - 27 fabulous colors available (see photos)
  - See below size chart for sizes

Get it now! For the best value, purchase collar + matching leash + hair bow. Matching harness and leash available.

Availability: Ships in 2-7 business days

Our favorite designer Susan Lanci products are a huge customer favorite line of pet products. Susan Lanci stands for chic, trendy,elegant, high quality dog collars & leash, harness & leash, hair bows, belly bands, dog slings and more. A large selection of stunning fun colors to select from.

All Susan Lanci products are made of ultrasuede that is imported from Japan. The upholstery grade genuine ultrasuede is the same material used in luxury cars like BMWs and Aston Martin. This fabric is comfortable, sturdy, soft, breathable, colorfast and best of all washable. The crystals used are made of genuine Swarovski crystal, sparkly and full of bling!  The hardware is nickel plated and comes with a d-ring to attach an id tag and collar.

Spoil your dog today with a Susan Lanci collar, matching leash, harness and hair bow!

Sizing Guide

             Length       Width
XXS:        6-8"           5/8"
XS:         7-8 1/2"      5/8"
S:           9-10 1/2"     5/8"
M           11-12 1/2"    5/8"
L            13-14 1/2"    5/8"
XL          15-161/2"     5/8"

Matching Leash:  5/8" wide, 4' long

*  This is a special ordered item, allow 1-3 weeks to ship.

How to Measure

How to measure for this dog collar:

It is important to measure your dog's neck to find the best size. Too small, it will be too tight, too large, your dog can wiggle out of the dog collar. Measuring is simple and only takes minutes.

To measure:

1. Take a 'tight' measurement of your dog's neck (all the way around).
2. Then add 1-2" to the 'tight' measurement, depending on how loose you would like the pet collar to hang.
3. Find our size chart and find the size that fits closest to your size. If you find the size in-between two sizes, always purchase
the larger of the two sizes.

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"EMG PJ set active pickups". What do they sound like?

Discussion in 'Pickups & Electronics [BG]' started by trackskinz, Feb 23, 2014.

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    Nov 1, 2011
    Found a frankenbass cheap on craigslist that says it has these.

    Any comments, or things I should look for or avoid?
  2. For what it's worth, that's what Victor Wooten uses.
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  4. AciDBatH666

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    Lafayette, LA
    I bought a Carvin neck thru body on craigslist for cheap cheap that had space for a PJ. The EMG Actives were my choice. Don't regret it one bit. It's currently my go to bass.
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    Best actives on the market IMHO, the only ones I like.
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    Lots of sound clips on YouTube that will give you a sense of the sound. I think they sound great. The bridge pickup is pretty thin by itself (that's where an onboard eq comes in handy) but it does a great job of balancing out the P-pickup when they're both on full.
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Humidity Meter For Bass Guitar.....

Discussion in 'Basses [BG]' started by ZenG, Jan 28, 2014.

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    Is it worth buying one of those humidity meters?

    Humidity is a factor affecting the woods used to build the bass.....

    Are there critical points of concern as to the humidity level at any given period throughout the year?

    Is there a "normal" zone?

    Is a place that has fluctuating humidity harder on guitars than a place that is (a) dry all the time ....or (b) high humidity all the time?
  2. I have one in my basement and try to keep the room between 45 - 50%.

    I have been told it's acoustics and hollowbodies that are most susceptible to fluctuations. I notice it in the action when the humidity goes outside of my desired range.

    My local guitar shop has four humidifiers running 24/7 right now because of this really cold dry weather we've been having here in Ontario.
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    I have a remote meter inside of my Martin acoustic so I can monitor the temp and humidity without opening the case it's around 51% inside the case.

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When Leon County Schools Superintendent Jackie Pons walked into Rebecca Kirchharr's classroom at Leon High School with flowers and the announcement she was this year's Teacher of the Year, the only person in the room who was surprised was Kirchharr.

Her students took the announcement in stride - just another day for a teacher who students say is influential.

"She's very positive," said 16-year-old sophomore Danielle Lipkins. "Even when you're down she'll tell you you can do it. She tells us to show ourselves in our work. I wasn't surprised when she won. I was happy but not surprised at all." ...

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Florida Prepaid College Plans announce new prices leading to enrollment period

With enrollments set to start on Monday, the Florida Prepaid College Plans announced new price points for new memberships.

Families with a newborn signing up for the monthly payment plan would pay $331.59 per month for the four-year university plan, up from $297.90 last year. The other new costs are:

  • 2 + 2 Plan, $221.92 monthly, up from $199.37
  • Four-year college plan, $111.98, up from $104.74
  • Two-year college plan, $51.42, up from $48.73

Program executive director Kevin Thompson said in a conference call that the increases are "primarily the result of anticipated increases in tuition costs." He noted that families that make a one-time lump sum payment save the 4.09 percent interest rate that is built into the monthly charge. He added that families seeking to make smaller investments can participate in the state's 529 investment plan, which can be maintained for as little as $25 a month.

"We're going to be pushing that even harder because of the lower point of entry," Thompson said.

Florida Prepaid has served more than 1.5 million students since its inception 24 years ago. It is the largest and longest-running prepaid tuition program in the country. Thompson stressed that it also is financially stable, and touted it as a way to protect families' ability to afford college.

Florida tuition has doubled in a decade, and the program projects that tuition and fees in Florida will be about $140,000 for today's infant when arriving at university.

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Navigating Key West: a how to for you

Yes, in this eccentric community you can sit on a bar stool on the sidewalk of tourist-choked Duval Street with a hand-lettered sign reading, "Dirty Jokes, $1 . . . I need beer."

And you can sit in the bed of your pickup in the motel parking lot, play your guitar and sing to entertain folks sitting in lawn chairs as they take a sip or a slug from bottles and cans.

You can cruise the town in your wedding gown with your bridesmaids, all in flip-flops. Or you can plod along wearing giant, inflated plastic shoes.

You can usually ignore the no-open-container laws and sip from the plastic go-cups into which tens of thousands of beers and watery rum punches are poured each day.

I know, because I saw all of this during a brief visit in March. Nearly everyone stretches the term "laid back" to suit their own definition. "This is a place you don't wind up by accident," says Carol Shaughnessy. She came here as a teenager on a February vacation from Minnesota's snows, 30 years ago, and decided to stay.

From locals such as writer-publicist Shaughnessy and my own experience, here are some dos and don'ts when in Key West:

Do it

>> Step off Duval by heading a couple of blocks east or west, into the residential neighborhoods of Old Town. Admire the Victorian and conch architecture, often framed by a brilliant palette of bougainvillea, poinciana and wisteria.

>> Get a copy of The Walking and Biking Guide to Historic Key West by Sharon Wells and then rent a bike. The Web site has the text of three of the 14 tours in the $9 book.

If you're not confident to pedal by yourself, sign up for the two-hour Lloyd's Tropical Bike Tour ((305) 294-1882, lloyds, a 5-mile meander led by Lloyd Mager, former timeshare huckster who advises: "Get off the main street, enjoy the surroundings, that's my whole concept." Lloyd will feed you fresh coconut and tamarind seed and, without being prompted, play Strangers in the Night and Flight of the Bumblebee — on a conch shell.

. Have a bite at Blue Heaven (729 Thomas St.;, (305) 296-8666), a casual restaurant specializing in Floribbean cuisine, served on picnic tables under shade trees. You'll be serenaded by island-style musicians — and by the roosters that wander freely and announce themselves regularly.

>> Sample nature at the Civil War-era West Martello Tower at Atlantic Boulevard and White Street, on the edge of the Atlantic shore (, (305) 294-3210). It is lovingly tended by the Key West Garden Club.

Another good spot to enjoy nature is at the 2-year-old, interactive Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center (35 E Quay Road at the end of Southard Street;; search "eco-discovery"; (305) 809-4750).

>> Pair a taste of 19th century merchant marine life by ogling the sailing ships at the Historic Seaport with a taste of a cool brew at the Schooner Wharf. The Historic Seaport is at the Key West Bight, a marina off Caroline Street roughly between Simonton and Grinnell streets, at the northwest end of the island. Schooner Wharf bar is on the Bight's boardwalk, at 202 William St. (, (305) 292-9520).

>> Sample the vibrant arts scene at the Key West Art Bar (901 Caroline St.;, (305) 296-0424), which offers a gallery, jewelry displays, readings, live music, beer and wine, and the occasional free movie. It's also home to the whimsical Art Slut line of merchandise.

Don't do it

>> Eat a slice of what is called key lime pie if it is green. Instead, run away, because the juice of these limes is closer to dull yellow.

>> Leave the moped rental lot until you've had a safety lesson. If the rental agent tries to dismiss your concerns, know that some local EMTs consider busy seasons such as spring break to be the guaranteed overtime pay that finances their vacations.

>> Go to the beach at Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park without flip-flops or water booties . The shoreline can be rocky.

>> Pick up the cats at the Ernest Hemingway House and Museum. The nearly 60 cats tolerate visitors well, but the staff does not want the cats to follow anyone off the property.

>> Wear a tie or panty hose. Key West Formal might just be your good flip-flops.

Robert N. Jenkins, former travel editor of the Times, first visited Key West more than 30 years ago.

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Russian relations 'at a crossroads'

BRUSSELS — Facing their toughest foreign policy challenge in years, European leaders warned Monday that they would postpone talks with Russia on a proposed partnership if Russia does not pull back its troops in Georgia to positions stipulated by a cease-fire accord.

The 27 European Union leaders ended a three-hour special summit declaring relations with Russia are "at a crossroads" as a result of military action last month in the Caucasus region.

Despite pressure from Poland and other former Soviet Bloc nations, however, the statement did not mention diplomatic or economic sanctions.

The debate displayed internal rifts and other obstacles to a strong, unified European foreign policy, especially because Russia is a top supplier of oil and gas to the continent. Nonetheless, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who holds the rotating EU presidency and convened the summit, insisted that Europe had sent "a very strong message."

Georgia sent troops to regain control of its breakaway region of South Ossetia on Aug. 7. Russia, which had peacekeepers in the territory, responded by sending its military into Georgia proper, where some units remain.

"What does Russia want: trust and cooperation or defiance and rising tensions?" Sarkozy said. "The EU wants a real partnership with Russia, but in order to build a partnership, you have to be two. The EU will therefore continue to examine the consequences of this crisis on its relations with Russia."

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French President Nicolas Sarkozy will lead a delegation to Moscow and Tbilisi, the Georgian capital, next week to discuss issues such as sending several hundred civilian EU monitors into contested territory. If Russian troops do not withdraw to positions they held before Aug. 7, as agreed to in the cease-fire accord, the EU would suspend a scheduled Sept. 15 meeting about an EU-Russian partnership, a broad strategic initiative on energy and trade that has been in the works for two years, leaders said.

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North Tampa events

Butterflies and hummingbirds: Learn what plants to grow in your yard to attract hummingbirds and butterflies in a class led by a park ranger at 10 a.m., and again at noon, on March 10 at Lettuce Lake Park, 6920 E Fletcher Ave. Meet in the visitor center. The program is for all ages. Cost is $5 per child and one adult; $2 park entry fee per vehicle, up to eight people per car. To register, email Diana Kyle at kyled@ with the time, names and ages of those attending.

Senior promotion: Renowned international concert pianist Lillette Jenkins-Wisner appears with the gospel and jazz singing duo Au'Niece at the second annual Red Hat Social Luncheon from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 18 at Cyrus Greene Center, 2101 E Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The event, free to the public, is being held to promote the senior activities programs at the city of Tampa Parks and Recreation Centers. It is co-sponsored by Caregiver's Helping Hand Inc. Health testing for diabetes and blood pressure will be offered. Health care and vendors will be on hand to answer any questions or concerns. For more information, call (813) 379-8966 or (813) 431-1814 or go to

Charity and cards: The Tampa Lakes Woman's Club hosts its annual charity luncheon and card party from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 26 at University Village retirement community, 12401 N 22nd St. Participants can play Scrabble, cards and other games. Also featured are door prizes, gift baskets, baked goods, a jewelry boutique and entertainment. Tickets are $25, with proceeds benefitting the Judeo Christian Health Clinic. A shuttle service will be available from the parking lot south of University Village. For tickets, call Dottie at (813) 961-5097.

Youth conference: Attend the "Leaders of Tomorrow Boys and Girls Conference'' for 11- to 16-year-old students from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 12 at the All People's Life Center, 6105 E. Sligh Ave. The event, which costs $10, is open to the first 150 who register. Students must register by March 8. The program is designed to raise awareness about positive lifestyles and health and welfare of Hillsborough County teens. Conference session topics include cyber bullying, fitness, nutrition, team building and a rap session. All participants will receive a T-shirt and lunch. For more information, call Mary Clements Fowler at (813) 635-3519. The event is co-sponsored by the Hillsborough County Parks, Recreation and Conservation Department and Friends of the County Parks & Recreation Department Inc.

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Apple will refund at least $32.5M in app case

WASHINGTON — Kids gleefully snapped up virtual pet food, gems or other items while playing games on their mobile devices, while the bills from Apple mounted, often without parents' knowledge. Now the tech giant has agreed to refund the money.

After tens of thousands of consumer complaints, the Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that Apple will pay at least $32.5 million to settle a federal case involving those in-app purchases. Apple also must change its billing practices to make it more obvious that an actual purchase is taking place during the course of a game or an app.

Just how could a kid buy these things without Mom or Dad's knowledge and run up bills into the hundreds of dollars or more?

Let's say a game player wants to advance to a new level or buy coins, a chest of gems or treats for a virtual pet. It just takes a click, and then the app asks for a password. The child turns to a parent, who punches it in.

But, according to the FTC complaint, Apple did not always make it clear that those parents were buying something. Parents also were not told that entering the password started a 15-minute clock during which kids could make unlimited purchases without any further action by an adult, the agency said.

A single purchase generally can range from 99 cents to $99, the commission said.

One parent told the FTC that her daughter had spent $2,600 in Tap Pet Hotel, in which children can build their own pet lodging. The game is free to download and play, but it takes in-app purchases for treats and coins for the pets.

Other consumers reported unauthorized purchases by children totaling more than $500 in the apps Dragon Story and Tiny Zoo Friends.

Apple will have until March 31 to come up with a billing system that ensures the company obtains consumers' informed consent before billing them for in-app purchases.

The settlement involves all apps in which minors made unauthorized purchases.

Children's applications sold in Apple's store generated about 44 percent of its revenue from purchases made while using the software during November, according to the latest data from the research firm App Annie. The remaining revenue came from up-front fees required to download some children's apps from Apple's store.

In the FTC case, the $32.5 million payout is a minimum. As part of the settlement, Apple must pay full refunds to consumers for kids' unauthorized purchases, so that figure could rise.

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UF, New College rank in top 10 of best college values

UF, new college rank in top 10 of best college values

The University of Florida and New College of Florida are among the Top 10 public institutions that provide the best value in higher education, according to a report released Friday by Kiplinger's Personal Finance. Kiplinger's ranked UF No. 2 among the 100 Best Values in public colleges for the fourth year in a row. It ranked New College of Florida as No. 8. State University System Chancellor Mark B. Rosenberg said in a news release that the university system is proud of its ability to produce high-quality education and world-class research while charging the lowest tuition and fees in the nation. Three other Florida universities made Kiplinger's 100 Best. Florida State University came in at No. 17, the University of Central Florida was ranked No. 42, and the University of South Florida was ranked No. 75. Kiplinger's examined more than 500 public four-year universities and ranked the schools by academic quality, cost and financial aid. The report can be viewed at

Harvard professor will speak on 'Future of Life'

On Nov. 13, Eckerd College presents Harvard professor Edward O. Wilson who'll give a talk on "The Future of Life." The biologist is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and recently launched "The Encyclopedia of Life," which aims to offer a Web site for each of the 1.8-million known species on the planet. The lecture is free and open to the public. It begins at 7:30 p.m. in Fox Hall. Eckerd is at 4200 54th Ave. S. For information, call (727) 864-7979 or e-mail

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For third time, execution is scheduled

For third time, execution is scheduled

A death row inmate convicted in the strangulation murder of his Tampa girlfriend's teen daughter more than 25 years ago is scheduled to be executed this month, Gov. Charlie Crist said in a letter signed Thursday. Wayne Tompkins, 51, is set to die Oct. 28. Two previous governors had signed Tompkins' death warrant — Bob Martinez in 1989 and Jeb Bush in 2001 — but the execution was delayed through several appeals. The body of 15-year-old Lisa DeCarr was found June 5, 1984, more than a year after her mother, Barbara DeCarr, reported her missing. Michael Benito, the original prosecutor who is now in private practice, said Thursday he didn't understand why the execution had been delayed for so long. "He sat on death row for 23 years. It's mind-boggling to me that they can take that long to execute someone who killed a 15-year-old girl," he said.

Husband charged in 1990s slaying

After Barbara Mongee disappeared in 1993, her husband, Reuben, told people she had died in a car accident or of carbon monoxide poisoning, deputies say. But last year her body turned up with a gunshot wound, and on Thursday detectives charged the husband with murder. Reuben Mongee, 73, of 5530 Briny Breeze Drive, Dover, was charged with second-degree murder with a firearm. Barbara Mongee was last seen Oct. 15, 1993, when she left work for a one-week vacation. Construction workers found her remains Sept. 24, 2007, at Parsons Avenue and Windfield Lane in Seffner.

Woman charged in hospital thefts

Police have arrested one woman and are searching for another they said stole checkbooks and credit cards from patients and a visitor at Memorial Hospital. Monique Little, 45, of 4401 Webster St. was charged with fraudulent use of a credit card and third-degree grand theft after she was caught on tape shopping with the stolen cards, according to Tampa police spokeswoman Andrea Davis. Little is not an employee of the hospital. Two women who were patients at the South Tampa hospital this month discovered their credit cards and checkbooks missing, Davis said. Another woman visiting friends had her wallet disappear.

3 men accused of stealing sneakers

Detectives on Wednesday nabbed three men they say stole 18 pairs of Nike sneakers from A&R Impressions/Gycel Ware, a clothing store at 1502 E Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Two officers taking a break from a prostitution sting in the area saw one man running across King Boulevard, carrying bags. Then they saw another riding a bike, pulling a shopping cart full of shoes. A third man ran off, but officers eventually caught up with him. Herman Williams, 24, Emmanuel Watts, 30, and Geroldme Bethel, 29, are each charged with burglary of an occupied structure and grand theft. Williams, who police say was the runner, faces an additional count of opposing or obstructing an officer without violence.

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More than 200 pay homage at Hillsborough's newly renovated Veterans Memorial Park

TAMPA — Three-year-old Cali Harrison asked her grandpa what was in his hand.

"This represents our country," he told her, and they counted the 50 stars on the American flag together.

At a ceremony Sunday, Cali took the little flag and waved it. She stuck it in her ponytail as her grandfather, 44-year-old John Harrison of Dover, thought about war.

In the newly renovated Veterans Memorial Park, speakers for a Memorial Day ceremony read the names of recently killed local military — "the ultimate sacrifice," they kept saying.

All Harrison could think about, as a retired Air Force veteran who served in the Middle East, was the fear and the loneliness those young fallen heroes must have felt.

"They died over there so the battle doesn't have to come here," Harrison said.

About 200 people attended the event, a 15-year Memorial Day weekend tradition in Hillsborough County, said organizer Dave Braun, co-chairman of the Veterans Memorial Park and Museum Committee. Among the park patrons stood several county commissioners and state Rep. Rich Glorioso, R-Plant City.

Keynote speaker and MacDill Air Force Base commander Col. Lenny J. Richoux touted local involvement in recent conflicts while acknowledging the sacrifices. He mentioned six military members whose bodies have returned to Tampa in the past year.

Dozens more from Hillsborough County have died in the past decade's wars.

"It hurts," Richoux said. "I know how much it hurts."

Retired Air Force veteran Norman Lameyer listened, knowing that pain.

"It bothers me," said Lameyer, 79, of Riverview, "but I still come, I'll still be there."

When he remembers the fallen friends he once lived with, "all the manhood leaves you," Lameyer said.

In the crowd, hands slid caps off heads, saluted and covered hearts as people memorialized those lost in war.

A veteran's service dog yelped and howled along with the Marine Corps' hymn as soloist Charles Haugabrooks sang a salute to the armed forces.

Later, in the back, rifles fired. A bugler played taps, and everyone turned toward the music, facing the thousands of worn flags planted in a garden. Each flag in the Field of Honor represents a death from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

After the ceremony, Navy veteran Daniel Levengood, 40, knelt to straighten a tipped-over flag. "Just be glad," he said, "we didn't end up a flag stuck in the ground."

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About the Veterans Memorial Park

Veterans Memorial Park, south of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on U.S. 301, is undergoing a $2.5 million expansion and renovation. The park had been closed for construction since January, but reopened for Memorial Day activities. It will remain open, county project manager Bill Hand said, as construction continues through November. The Veterans Memorial Park features a new entrance with a decorative wall, fresh landscaping and repaved internal roads. Contractors are installing a stone memorial and helicopter at the front, visible from U.S. 301, and clearing parts of a northern property addition. Ongoing efforts from veterans groups will raise money for memorials for 12 theaters of war to commemorate local troops from the Seminole War through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. For information go to

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Police: Clearwater man accused of bestiality worked at Humane Society

CLEARWATER — A Clearwater man arrested Tuesday for possessing child pornography and having sex with his girlfriend's dog worked at the Humane Society of Pinellas, where his girlfriend is the society's medical director, authorities said Wednesday.

Eric Antunes, 29, is the live-in boyfriend of Pinellas Humane Society medical director Katerina Williamson, according to police.

Clearwater Public Communications Director Joelle Castelli said police do not have evidence that Williamson was aware Antunes was taking photos of himself engaged in sex acts with her pit-bull mix.

"We cannot prove that she had any knowledge of this going on," Castelli said. "My understanding is that she did not know it was happening, and we showed her pictures."

Pinellas County voting records say that as of January, Williamson's home address was 2893 St. John Drive — the same house identified as Antunes' residence by Clearwater police.

Williamson declined to comment on her relationship to Antunes or the charges against him when approached by a reporter at the house Wednesday.

Standing in her doorway, she said over the din of barking dogs that Antunes' lawyer, Deborah Moss, "told me not to say anything." Moss did not return calls Wednesday night.

Antunes was charged Tuesday with 10 counts of possessing child pornography. He was being held at the Pinellas County Jail.

An additional misdemeanor animal cruelty charge was referred to the Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney's Office for possible prosecution.

Humane Society director of development Twila Cole said Wednesday that Antunes was employed on a limited basis as a contract worker at the Clearwater shelter, which takes in neglected or surrendered animals and offers them for adoption. She said he worked primarily in maintenance, and when he had access to animals, other people were present.

"He was never on the property working unsupervised," Cole said.

But Mike Eagle, who worked with dogs at the group's shelter until February, said Antunes was in charge of the Humane Society's medical kennels, which involved caring for and walking dogs that had been abused.

He worked in that role for several months last fall, according to Eagle, who also confirmed that Antunes was Williamson's boyfriend.

"He was strange," Eagle recalled. "He didn't really talk to anyone. It was him and Katerina — they only talked between the two of them."

Even so, Eagle said he would not have anticipated that his former co-worker would be accused of sex acts with a dog.

"That is sick," Eagle said. "I didn't see anything like that."

Cole denied that Antunes was in charge of the medical kennels.

Clearwater police began investigating Antunes after getting a tip that he possessed child pornography. He admitted to downloading and watching the pornography on his home computer, police said.

A search of the computer yielded nine explicit photos and one explicit video depicting children, detectives said.

A check of Antunes' cell phone then revealed "several images of bestiality" involving Antunes and Williamson's dog, police said.

Castelli said a follow-up police inspection at the home showed Williamson's dog was well-fed and in good health. Police said they will refer the case to Pinellas County Animal Services for follow-up on the animal's welfare.

Peter Jamison can be reached at or (727) 445-4157.

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Love Rays or lose them — to Montreal?

It's a great day for spring training baseball and we're sitting in Section 214 at the Charlotte Sports Park to see the rival Red Sox face the Tampa Bay Rays. During the game, we overhear the conversation of three Canadian gentlemen. My friend and I attended a French parochial school in the Northeast and could generally make out the gist of their conversation.

It went something like this: "It is a shame there isn't any baseball in Montreal." They were season ticket holders for the Montreal Expos and were saddened by their move to Washington, D.C. They asked if the rumor was true that the Rays were thinking of moving north of the border to Canada. We might have played devil's advocate and said yes. It would be a great move, Jacques said (he was the translator for the group). There are a million people who would support them.

Whether a move is true or just rumor, it is time for Rays fans to consider the possibility.

The Rays have a great team and not-so-great fans, evident by their lack of attendance at games, which averages about 16,000. What a disgrace!

It's also time for Rays fans to get real angry at themselves. Think about these Canadian gentlemen that would be in their glory with the Rays in Montreal.

Also the Red Sox have close to 800 consecutive sellouts at the quaint Fenway Park in Boston.

This letter is meant to relay how the game of baseball is missed in Montreal and also to bring a rise to so-called Rays fans that won't have a team when they move. Do something. Support your team or lose them!

Norbert Charette, Sarasota

Single ticket sales lacking

After reading how the Tampa Bay Rays are trying to get increased attendance for their games, I felt I must respond.

My wife has attended the opening day game for the past nine seasons. Last year she planned to purchase three tickets for herself and two friends. On the first day single tickets were available, she only was able to get one ticket in the TBT deck.

This year she went to Tropicana Field to purchase two tickets at 10 a.m. on the first day single-seat tickets were available. She was told there were no tickets available in the upper deck. Then she was told the only seats available were in the $65 range, which was out of her range. However, if she wanted to purchase a package, there were many selections in the upper deck.

If this is how they encourage increased attendance, I can see why many fans would be discouraged. Also, the bad image that the baseball media create about the Trop does not help.

Ken Hanson, St. Petersburg

Re: Toronto Blues Jays threaten to leave Dunedin

Let Blue Jays pay their own way

Here we go again with yet another major league sports team franchise. I can't believe that the Blue Jays say, "Jump" and our local and state officials ask, "How high?"

I'm fed up with my tax dollars being used for nothing but corporate welfare. If the Toronto Blue Jays want better spring training facilities and possibly a new stadium, let them pay for it themselves.

We are told about the great economic impact for our state and local communities, but I ask all Pinellas residents, has spring training baseball given you a raise at your job or decreased your homeowners insurance premiums and property taxes? I think not.

Here's a novel idea. Why don't Florida and local municipalities issue secured bonds to private investors as the way to raise this corporate sports franchise welfare and leave my taxes alone?

If this is the Blue Jays opening gambit/threat for a new stadium and contract renewal with Dunedin, then there should only be a one-word response from our elected officials: "Bye."

Joseph Rowe, Tarpon Springs

Let's shorten Pier, add a fountain

I am very proud to live in St. Petersburg with the many museums, art galleries, stadium, the Rays, fine hospitals and first-class schools for higher education. Our police, firefighters, and the maintenance of our parks and streets are all top notch.

The Pier is icing on the cake. Yes, it is time for an update, and the citizens should have the last say about what and how it is done. In my opinion, the Lens design would be a big mistake.

I have not seen anyone else suggest what I think would be a super idea. Shorten the Pier and build water art in the form of a fountain that shoots spurts, sprays, whirls and anything else to the limits of the imagination. Don't forget the colored light show in the evenings, and even music could be added.

I am disabled and don't get out much, but how I would love to wheel my chair to the seating area and feast my eyes on the beauty of the dancing water and roaming lights. It would attract visitors from around the world.

Yes, the cost would be a lot more than $50 million, but I am sure donations would flood in for the over costs and maintenance.

Charles Roush, St. Petersburg

Re: Art and engines on the waterfront

Race setup takes too long

I am glad St. Petersburg is the host to such a prestigious race as the Honda Grand Prix, but 45 days for setup is ridiculous. I was speechless when I read that the 45-day setup has been reduced from 90, as if to brag.

Walmarts can be built in 45 days. Look at any of the major convention halls in this country: The floor goes from completely clear to a plethora of advertising stands in under a week.

I have two suggestions for our race organizers/City Council on this subject.

The next time a Jehovah's Witness knocks on your door, invite them in. Ask them with pen and paper in hand how they manage to build a Kingdom Hall in a weekend.

Take some of that $50 million lying around waiting to be spent on the Lens and use it to hire a proper crew for the setup and tear down of the race course.

James Taylor, St. Petersburg

Re: Tampa Bay Championship golf tournament, Innisbrook resort

A geography lesson is in order

I was having a video chat with my son, Bob, a retired Navy commander who works at the base in Bremerton, Wash. He grew up in Clearwater — Belleair Elementary, Kennedy Junior High, Clearwater High, St. Pete Junior College and finished at the University of West Florida.

I mentioned the weather — very little sun — and he said he was well aware of that as he was watching the golf in St. Petersburg. Whoa, I said, that was Innisbrook in Palm Harbor, north of Clearwater.

This mistake by national announcers is similar to those Americans who, because of national media, think the Rays play in Tampa. Who do we call on to repair this image? There must be some group out there to re-educate the news media.

Doris Carroza, Clearwater

Re: Good news went unnoticed, letter by April Spikes, March 23

Media skipped breakfast

We have a holiday breakfast every year in December that benefits the St. Petersburg Free Clinic We Help Services. Our charity is called Patterson's Holiday Charity. We collected 1,313 rolls of bathroom tissue and more than 700 bars of soap in 2012.

We have invited our local TV stations. I've also called the Tampa Bay Times and was told there was no one to send. I've sent emails with no response.

Some of our 100 guests often ask us if we invite the media. We do invite them, but they have no interest in what we are doing.

I have to agree with April Spikes — when some of us are doing something positive for the community, no media will attend.

Thanks to the person at Neighborhood News Calendar@ TampaBay for letting us advertise our charity in your column.

Rose and Lee Patterson, St. Petersburg

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Sunday's letters: Example fails: No guns in bars

More tragedies looming | July 31, letter

Example fails: No guns in bars

I take exception to the letter writer's fictional characterization of the "stand your ground" law.

Tourists and young professionals from abroad need not worry about the situation described, as all persons in the state of Florida, as well as in any other state I know of, who are permitted to carry a loaded weapon on their person, know they shall not under any circumstances carry that weapon within any establishment whose primary income is derived from the sale of alcohol.

This is the law, very reasonably, because of just the type of situation the letter writer describes. "Stand your ground" may not be invoked unless used according to all the laws and rules involved with concealed carry and the lawful use of weapons to defend oneself within the state of Florida.

Have there been instances where "stand your ground" has been abused? Maybe, however not to the degree stated by the anti-self defense crowd. I would bet this law has saved far more innocent people than is otherwise being claimed by the good Rev. Jesse Jackson and his Dream Team bunch.

Jay H. Love, Clearwater

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Acts of humility from the new pope | July 31

Speaking from the heart

In the spirit of universal ecumenicism, I would like to hear a huge "attaboy!" resound from all nations on behalf of Pope Francis.

In his recent casual remarks on gay priests, I believe he has uttered the five most profound words we've ever heard from any pope: "Who am I to judge?" Indeed. This is not only admirable humility, it's what the people have been trying to respectfully imply for the better part of 1,000 years. What a wonderful man, and what a joy to watch him move about and speak from his heart.

Jacque Bishop, St. Petersburg

Scott decries 'insult' to state | Aug. 1

Governor should apologize

I am a citizen of Florida, and the Rev. Jesse Jackson owes me no apology. Jackson sees the wrong in our current condition and calls for some common sense. Medicaid expansion: Gov. Rick Scott says no. "Stand your ground": Scott says it is fine. Low wages: Scott says work a few jobs.

Scott is like Gov. George Wallace blocking the doors. Scott blocks the doors for the elderly, the sick, the unemployed and the underemployed. Scott forbids common sense from entering Florida.

Peno Hardesty, New Port Richey

Uncovering legal sleaze in Tampa July 31, editorial

Poor judgment at the top

One of the most disturbing aspects in the aftermath of this whole phony DUI setup of attorney C. Philip Campbell Jr. was how quickly Tampa's police Chief Jane Castor leaped to defend Sgt. Ray Fernandez, and how clumsily she blatantly mischaracterized his role just after Campbell's wholly unjustified arrest.

Surely anyone could have deduced just from the news accounts that the involvement of Fernandez was more, and in this case a whole lot more, than just police business as usual. For Castor to claim initially that Fernandez was a "pawn" in the sleazy setup of attorney Campbell was poor judgment at best, and leaving him in his DUI supervisory role until now smacks of misplaced blind loyalty, especially given the involvement of Fernandez in the totally bogus DUI arrest of local political activist Al Fox just a month after the Campbell fiasco. In that case, the Hillsborough state attorney declined to press charges and Fox has announced his intention to file a federal suit against the Tampa Police Department alleging violation of his civil rights.

Castor should have removed Fernandez from any DUI involvement once the basic facts became abundantly clear following the Campbell arrest. Leaving him in a supervisory role now in the wake of the blistering review by Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney Bernie McCabe of this whole fiasco, and given Fernandez's role in the highly questionable DUI arrest of Fox, makes absolutely no sense.

The chief needs to act now to emphasize that her department's reputation will not be compromised by an officer who is seemingly being well-protected by the higher-ups at the TPD.

Joe McColloch, Tampa

On Obamacare, Rubio's data flawed | July 31

Misinformation campaign

If the Affordable Health Care Act is so terrible, why do Republicans like Sen. Marco Rubio feel the only way to convince the public the act is bad is to lie about it?

If House Republicans truly object to the fiscal inefficiencies of the Affordable Care Act, how can they justify wasting the time and resources it has taken to vote dozens of times to repeal the act, knowing the legislation will not pass the Senate?

Raymond R. Campbell, St. Petersburg

Report: A-Rod in talks to shorten ban Aug. 1

Game's integrity gone

I have been a lifelong fan of the all-American game of baseball. I find it so disheartening that Major League Baseball would allow players to "negotiate" a plea deal and be allowed to continue playing baseball after using performance-enhancing drugs. What about the integrity of the game? And what about the fans? Is anyone taking into consideration what we think about this?

At the very least baseball should reinstate the greatest player of all, Pete Rose. At least he did nothing to "alter" his stats. I also believe that the stats of each of these drug-using players should be wiped clean. Make them all start over again, especially Alex Rodriguez, who was the worst offender of them all.

Janis Waters, Indian Rocks Beach

Eileen Brennan dies at 80 | July 31

Stellar performer

I watched the film Private Benjamin on Showtime many times when I was growing up, and Eileen Brennan did a great job playing Army Capt. Doreen Lewis in the film. She and her co-star, Goldie Hawn, both made me laugh. Private Benjamin was one of my favorite films.

Brennan was one of the greatest film actresses of all time.

Paul Bacon, Hallandale Beach

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Fishermen catch tarpon — but so does hammerhead shark

A group of men out fishing in a tarpon tournament encountered a tough competitor Sunday when they tried to reel in their catch to measure it: a giant hammerhead shark.

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Rob Caragiulo and his friends were representing Team Caragiulo's Restaurant in the White Buffalo Tarpon Tournament to benefit an organization called Operation Second Chance, which helps veterans.

They were battling a 6- to 7-foot tarpon about 200 yards off the shore of Anna Maria Island when they saw the shadow of the shark underneath the boat.

So they let the line unspool and followed in the boat as the tarpon swam away.

When they got about three-quarters of a mile out, Caragiulo said they saw the shark heading for the fish.

He immediately pulled out his GoPro camera and dropped his hand in the water to capture the action. He had forgotten a pole for the camera, he said, so at one point the shark was about a foot from his hand.

Caragiulo said the sharks are very smart and savvy about waiting until the tarpon has become tired so that they can easily catch their prey.

As the video shows, the shark was all business in dispatching the tarpon that the group had been trying to bring in. But they were still able to get enough of the fish to the boat to get a measurement of its girth and take a sample.

Alas, there were heftier fish brought in, so the team didn't place in the tournament.

But, as Caragiulo noted, they still had "half a (fish) tale to tell."

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Blood Test to Predict Severity of Brain Trauma

The injury law attorneys and brain injury attorneys at Dolman Law Group have served up an excellent summary of this important medical breakthrough. Enjoy.

A Canadian doctor has recently discovered an innovative approach to detect concussions by administering a simple blood test. The test can ultimately predict, within an hour after an impact to the head, how severe the head injury may be. This could ultimately prove extremely useful in the arena of professional sports where post concussion syndrome has drawn significant media attention in recent months.

Dr. Linda Papa, a Montreal resident leading a U.S. National Institutes of Health-funded research project at the American Trauma Center, has found that the brain releases a specific protein after a head injury, which can be detected in a blood test.

According to Papa and her team, each year around 1.7 million people in the United States experience a traumatic brain injury (TBI). A Concussion, or mild traumatic brain injury, is often tricky to diagnose. Even a CT scan may miss subtle, microscopic bleeding areas of the brain that, if remain undetected, can lead to the fatal swelling of the brain, especially if the patient sustains an additional head injury before fully recovering from the first.

Papa, an emergency physician, has heard the story numerous times; patients returning home with an uneasy feeling.  The victim becomes forgetful and has difficulty concentrating, with levels of anxiety increasing for no apparent reason. Everybody assures them that they’re fine because the CT scan results came back normal. As a result, no therapy is recommended.  This happens more often than you think in the context of closed head injury cases.

There is also an increasing concern surrounding the unnecessary exposure to harmful radiation from repeated scanning of the head. Remarkably, the study found that a high level of the associated protein was found in patients with abnormal CT scans.

So what actually triggers the protein to be released into the blood stream? Well, after a head trauma, the barrier around the brain (blood brain barrier) is typically damaged as well, allowing the proteins to leak out into the blood.

Other studies have shown that certain proteins studied in brain injuries have also been found within our bones.  This complicates things because if a patient has a brain trauma along with a broken arm, doctors will be unable to detect if the protein is stemming from the broken arm or the brain.

Papa’s team has shown two distinct proteins were higher only in patients with a brain injury. Patients who were able to walk away from the accident had almost no levels of the specific proteins in their blood.

The researchers also compared the blood tests with the patient’s CT scans. They concluded that the more severe the brain wound, the higher the protein levels were in the blood. Also an increase in the protein levels was present in those needing immediate surgery.

Papa states that, “The key is, could these proteins tell us in advance how severe the head injury is, and is this patient going to require some kind of neurosurgery?”

Further research is required to validate the discovery, but Papa believes that a blood test for concussions will be readily available in emergency divisions within five years.

It is extremely important to consult with a qualified Florida traumatic brain injury attorney if you, or a loved one, have sustained a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) as the result of another’s negligence. Please contact: or call Dolman Law Group today at (727) 451-6900.

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It is now only days until Christmas. And luckily, I managed to not only finish this cake yesterday, but I also finished my Christmas shopping. I can’t imagine what the stores are going to be like today – I’m just glad I’ll be spending the day at home, avoiding the crowds!

This month’s cake is perfect for your holiday celebration. A hazelnut cake with a hint of chocolate and spice, covered in a delicious whipped cream frosting. I knew I wasn’t going to make the whole recipe for just my husband and I to eat, so I halved the ingredients for the cake. I baked it in a large sheet pan, and then decided to cut it into squares. I was going for 6 thin layers, but I wasn’t very good at cutting them the same size, so I only ended up with 5 on the cake (and the leftover layer for the cook!!) And just because I like to indulge, I made the full recipe for the chantilly cream, and used almost all of it!!

I only ate a slice right after the cake was done, and I really liked it. I’ve heard that it is better the longer it sits, so I’m excited to try another slice later today. I, along with my husband, really like cakes with the whipped cream frosting – for some reason, they feel like they are lighter, even though I know the calories aren’t light!

The only change I made to this recipe, besides the layers and proportions, was to leave the rum out. I just used some extra water, and it all worked out.

I’ll have to make sure to not procrastinate on this next month’s cake, as hopefully I’ll have a new baby by the time we post next month!

Chocolate Hazelnut Nutcracker Cake
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Makes one 9inch triple layer cake

Ingredients – for the cake layers

1 cup skinned hazelnuts (about 4 ounces)
10 whole graham crackers (5½ ounces), broken into pieces
1¼ cups sugar
2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, finely grated
10 eggs, separated
¼ cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ cup all purpose flour
1½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp baking powder

Dark chocolate curls for decoration

Method – for the cake layers

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Butter the bottom and sides of 3 9inch cake tins. Line the base with parchment paper and dust the sides with flour, tap out any excess.
2. Spread the nuts onto a baking tray and toast for 10-12 minutes until lightly browned. Leave to cool completely. Increase the oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
3. In a food processor, grind the graham crackers to crumbs. Transfer to a bowl and set aside. Add the toasted nuts to the processor (no need to wash) and add ¼ cup of sugar. Pulse until the nuts are finely ground, but do not blitz too much or else it will form a paste. Add the nuts, graham cracker crumbs and grated chocolate together in the bowl and mix.
4. In a large bowl, whisk the egg yolks and ½ cup of sugar using an electric mixer until well blended. Add the oil and vanilla slowly, beating until ribbons begin to form on the surface of the mixture. Then, fold in the chocolate nut crumbs.
5. Place the egg whites in a clean bowl and beat until thick and foamy. Gradually add the remaining ½ cup of sugar, continuing to beat until the whites form stiff peaks. Fold a third of the egg whites into the yolk mixture and mix well to slacken the mix. Sift over the flour, spice and baking powder and fold in. Gently fold in the rest of the egg whites until no streaks remain but do not over mix.
6. Divide the batter between the three pans and bake for 25-30 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean. Let the layers cool in the pans for 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire wrack to cool completely.
7. To assemble the cake, place a layer on a cake stand, flat side up. Sprinkle it with a third of the rum syrup and let it all soak in for 1-2 minutes. Spread ¾ cup of crème Chantilly over the top, right to the edge. Repeat with the remaining layers, letting the syrup soak in before adding the crème.
Use the rest of the crème to cover the sides of the cake. Decorate the top with dark chocolate curls.

Rum Syrup
¼ cup sugar
¼ water
¼ cup dark rum

Combine the sugar and water in a small saucepan. Place over a medium heat, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat and add the rum. Allow to cool before using.

Crème Chantilly
2 cups heavy cream
3 tbsp confectioners sugar
1½ tsp vanilla extract

Combine the cream, sugar and vanilla in a chilled bowl and whip until the cream is stiff but not too thick or buttery.

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28 Responses to The Cake Slice Bakers – Chocolate Hazelnut Nutcracker Cake

  1. The Food Librarian says:

    5 layer cake!? Overachiever! LOL. This looks fantastic! I loved it too. Very light and perfect for the season.

  2. Gretchen Noelle says:

    I love what you did with it! 5 layers is terrific!!

  3. Rosa's Yummy Yums says:

    That cake looks delightful! Very pretty and scrumptious looking!

  4. MeetaK says:

    oh this sounds delicious. 5 layers incredible! wishing you a happy x-mas!

  5. kristina says:

    That frosting looks heavenly! I was working in a shop today, and be very glad you weren’t out shopping–madness! K x

  6. Maryann says:

    This IS perfect!

  7. Moogie says:

    Whoa mama … what a yummy cake.

  8. TeaLady says:

    Five layers – wow. I love thin layers with LOTS of frosting.

    That new baby will be a baker for sure with all that you do.

  9. noble pig says:

    How absolutely yummy! I love all the layers and hazelnut is always a favorite of mine.

  10. Gigi says:

    wooow!! 5 layers and you’re done with Christmas shopping! Amazing. Have a wonderful holiday and congrats on the baby next month.

  11. Jo says:

    Great job on your cake and you even came up with more than 3 layers.

  12. kat says:

    I love hazelnut cake, this one looks beautiful

  13. Megan says:

    It sounds and looks terrific!
    Merry Christmas Deborah!

  14. Ingrid says:

    Your cake looks lovely. I can see why you guys like the whipped topping. In your photo you can see clearly how light and fluffy it is. I would have thought with the weight of all those layers it wouldn’t have held up.

  15. Mary says:

    What a spectacular cake. It’s perfect.

  16. Grace says:

    to think that your little one will be here by this time next month must be so exciting!
    nice job on the cake, deborah. anything that improves with time is a winner to me.

  17. Caroline says:

    WOW, five layers! The creme really holds up well, and taste so good. Great job on the cake, it looks awesome.

  18. Chocolate Shavings says:

    That cake looks delicious, I love all those layers of frosting!

  19. Darius T. Williams says:

    I’ll take a slice…please!

  20. Katie says:

    Wow 5 layers!! Your cake looks fantastic. I love the square shape.

  21. Mary says:

    This cake looks so light and yummy!

  22. mikky says:

    mmm… what a treat!!! happy holidays… :)

  23. Michelle says:

    holy crap that looks good! i didn’t even bother to read the directions…because I’m sure it is waaayyyy too hard for me! love ya! i hope to see you while I’m in town!

  24. Ari (Baking and Books) says:

    This cake looks incredible! And how exciting that you have a little one due soon. :)

  25. Maria says:

    The cake looks divine! I wish I could have a big piece now! Happy Holidays to you!

  26. Dawn says:

    You always make such wonderful creations. I don’t know if I could handle a 5-layer cake or my kitchen counterspace. This came out perfectly.
    Merry Christmas to you!

  27. Sophie says:

    I love the layers :)! Good idea to make all of the frosting, it makes the cake look even more festive…it looks like it’s covered in yummy snow! I hope you had a tasty and fun Christmas :)!

  28. Sweet and Savory says:

    This is some beautiful cake.

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Mostaccioli Recipe

Mostaccioli Recipe

Even though we're not Italian, this rich, cheesy pasta dish is a "family tradition" for holidays and special occasions. I was delighted the first time I tried this mostaccioli recipe—it has all the flavor of lasagna without the work of layering the ingredients. Try it…I'm sure it'll become one of your family's favorites, too! —Nancy Mundhenke, Kinsley, Kansas
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 45 min. YIELD:10-12 servings

  • 1 pound uncooked mostaccioli
  • 1-1/2 pounds bulk Italian sausage
  • 1 jar (28 ounces) meatless spaghetti sauce
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 carton (15 ounces) ricotta cheese
  • 2 cups (8 ounces each) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 cup grated Romano cheese

  • 1. Cook pasta according to package directions; drain. Crumble sausage into a Dutch oven. Cook over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in spaghetti sauce and pasta. In a large bowl, combine the egg, ricotta cheese and mozzarella cheese.
  • 2. Spoon half of the pasta mixture into a greased shallow 3-qt. baking dish; layer with cheese mixture and remaining pasta mixture.
  • 3. Cover and bake at 375° for 40 minutes or until a meat thermometer reads 160°. Uncover; top with Romano cheese. Bake 5 minutes longer or until heated through. Yield: 10-12 servings.

Nutritional Facts

1 serving (1 cup) equals 386 calories, 18 g fat (9 g saturated fat), 74 mg cholesterol, 747 mg sodium, 36 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 22 g protein.

Wine Pairings

Medium-Bodied Red Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a medium-bodied red wine such as Chianti, Sangiovese, Malbec or Zinfandel.


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Two-Bean Burritos Recipe

“My husband and I love this flavorful recipe from my sister,” writes Beth Cooper from Columbus, Ohio. With over 6 g of fiber per serving, you'll have a healthy and hearty main dish that's perfect on a chilly day!
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 25 min. YIELD:8 servings

  • 1 can (16 ounces) refried beans
  • 1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1-1/2 cups salsa, divided
  • 1 cup fresh broccoli florets, chopped
  • 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese, divided
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 8 flour tortillas (8 inches), warmed

  • 1. In a large bowl, combine the refried beans, black beans, 1 cup salsa, broccoli, 3/4 cup cheese, onion and cumin. Spoon down the center of each tortilla; roll up. Place seam side down in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray.
  • 2. Cover and bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until heated through. Uncover; top with remaining salsa and cheese. Bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Facts

1 burrito equals 305 calories, 7 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 15 mg cholesterol, 823 mg sodium, 45 g carbohydrate, 6 g fiber, 14 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 starch, 1 lean meat, 1 vegetable, 1/2 fat.


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John Brown: A Biography (Hardcover)

By W. E. B. Du Bois, John David Smith (Introduction by)
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First published in 1909, W.E.B. Du Bois's biography of abolitionist John Brown is a literary and historical classic. With a rare combination of scholarship and passion, Du Bois defends Brown against all detractors who saw him as a fanatic, fiend, or traitor. Brown emerges as a rich personality, fully understandable as an unusual leader with a deeply religious outlook and a devotion to the cause of freedom for the slave.

This new edition is enriched with an introduction by John David Smith and with supporting documents relating to Du Bois's correspondence with his publisher.

About the Author

W. E. B. Du Bois (1868-1963) was the cofounder of the NAACP. He was educated at the University of Berlin and Harvard University, and he was the first African American to receive a PhD from Harvard. He taught at Wilberforce University in Ohio, the University of Pennsylvania, and Clark Atlanta University (where he established the department of social work). He is the author of numerous writings, including Worlds of Color; Africa in Battle against Colonialism, Racialism, Imperialism; and In Battle for Peace.

John David Smith is the Charles H. Stone Distinguished Professor of American History at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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ISBN: 9781563249716
ISBN-10: 1563249715
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: December 31st, 1996
Pages: 432
Language: English


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“At the end of the 19th century, Paris was the center of the world for all arts, and humanity struggled with massive changes in the very structure of society. Degas and Zola were players on this stage as were three sisters who aspired to the world of ballet. Based on historical figures and incidents, this novel delivers great atmosphere and fully realized characters who weave through the harsh yet rich tapestry of the times and tell a story of family, romance, degradation, and fulfillment.”
— Karen Frank, Northshire Bookstore, Manchester Center, VT

A heartrending, gripping novel about two sisters in Belle Epoque Paris.
1878 Paris. Following their father's sudden death, the van Goethem sisters find their lives upended. Without his wages, and with the small amount their laundress mother earns disappearing into the absinthe bottle, eviction from their lodgings seems imminent. With few options for work, Marie is dispatched to the Paris OpEra, where for a scant seventeen francs a week, she will be trained to enter the famous ballet. Her older sister, Antoinette, finds work as an extra in a stage adaptation of Emile Zola's naturalist masterpiece "L'Assommoir."
Marie throws herself into dance and is soon modeling in the studio of Edgar Degas, where her image will forever be immortalized as "Little Dancer Aged Fourteen." There she meets a wealthy male patron of the ballet, but might the assistance he offers come with strings attached? Meanwhile Antoinette, derailed by her love for the dangerous Emile Abadie, must choose between honest labor and the more profitable avenues open to a young woman of the Parisian demimonde.
Set at a moment of profound artistic, cultural, and societal change, "The Painted Girls" is a tale of two remarkable sisters rendered uniquely vulnerable to the darker impulses of "civilized society." In the end, each will come to realize that her salvation, if not survival, lies with the other.

About the Author

CATHY MARIE BUCHANAN is the author of The Day the Falls Stood Still, a New York Times bestseller, a Barnes & Noble Recommends selection and one of the Canada Reads Top 40 Essential Canadian Novels of the Decade. She holds a B.Sc. (Honours, Biochemistry) and an MBA from Western University. Born and raised in Niagara Falls, Ontario, she now resides in Toronto.

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ISBN: 9781594632297
ISBN-10: 1594632294
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Publication Date: February 4th, 2014
Pages: 397
Language: English


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The Taunton Daily Gazette, Taunton, MA
  • Fall River Diocese struggles with difficult transitions as parishes merge

  • From her vantage point as a eucharistic minister and lector, Kathryn Dow has seen her congregation wither at Saints Peter and Paul Parish at Holy Cross Church.

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  • From her vantage point as a eucharistic minister and lector, Kathryn Dow has seen her congregation wither at Saints Peter and Paul Parish at Holy Cross Church.
    “I look out at how many people are there for the 10:30 (a.m.) Mass and the numbers are significantly down,” said Dow, a parishioner at Saints Peter and Paul for more than 50 years.
    Dow’s parish will be absorbed this fall into St. Mary’s Cathedral Parish in Fall River. The Holy Cross church building at 250 Snell St., will close after the Rev. Stephen B. Salvador celebrates the final Sunday Mass there on Nov. 17.
    “It’s very difficult. It’s very painful,” said Salvador, the pastor at Saints Peter and Paul for the last 14 years.
    Financial difficulties, including about $400,000 in debt, rising operating expenses and lower participation rates among parishioners made Saints Peter and Paul unsustainable, diocesan officials and parishioners said.
    The story with Saints Peter and Paul — which merged with Holy Cross Parish in 1997 — is a familiar one. Over the last several years, the Diocese of Fall River — faced with demographic shifts, fewer priests and declining church attendance — has closed or merged several urban parishes in Fall River, Taunton and New Bedford.
    Last November, the diocese shuttered St. John the Baptist Church in New Bedford — the first Portuguese parish in North America — because of weak finances and lagging Mass attendance. In January, the diocese merged two struggling Attleboro parishes — St. Joseph and Holy Ghost — to form the new St. Vincent de Paul Parish.
    The diocese last year also merged two Fall River parishes — Notre Dame de Lourdes and Immaculate Conception — to create St. Bernadette Parish, which is located in the former Notre Dame Church on Eastern Avenue.
    “Like all parishes after mergers, we’ve lost some parishioners and we’ve gained some others,” said the Rev. Roger Landry, pastor of St. Bernadette Parish.
    In the coming decade, more mergers and parish closures are expected, given the fact that the diocese expects to lose almost half of its priests by 2020 to retirement.
    The Diocese of Fall River has 95 active priests, a little more than half of the 172 priests who were in ministry in 1992. Without considering early retirements or other incidents, the diocese expects to lose 10 priests by 2015, and will only have 57 active priests by 2020. The diocese currently has 87 parishes.
    In Fall River, there will be only about 7 or 8 priests for the city’s 14 parishes.
    “That means that many more changes are unavoidably on the way, either with parishes sharing priests, or some parishes closing for reasons of viability or so the priests who remain don’t get burned out,” Landry said.
    “One of the questions that will have to be pondered and answered in the next several years is whether the spiritual needs and mission of Catholics are better met by having more parishes that are smaller or fewer parishes that are bigger and can pool resources,” Landry added.
    Page 2 of 4 - Until 2007, there were three Catholic churches within a mile in the Whittenton area of Taunton, where three Catholic churches were once located within a mile on Bay Street.
    Planning sessions were held by the diocese in 2005, resulting in a plan to merge the churches: St. Jacques, where historically French-speaking residents went, Immaculate Conception, known as the territorial neighborhood church, and Holy Rosary, founded by Polish immigrants. However, as time passed, church attendance dropped and the foreign communities assimilated, there was no need for all three.
    In 2007, St. Jude the Apostle was formed, taking the place of the former St. Jacques. At that point, the congregation across the street at Immaculate Conception Church was absorbed into St. Jude. And several years later the ICC church building was demolished, leaving a grassy field, a parking lot, a rectory and the religious education school. The ICC property remains for sale.
    “In a nutshell, in 2005, there were planning sessions all throughout the diocese, at different parishes in different neighborhoods, said John Kearns, a spokesman for the Fall River Diocese. “What came out was eventually was a decision for one parish in Whittenton.”
    Recently, the longtime pastor at Holy Rosary Parish retired, and now Sunday morning Mass is being led by the priest from St. Jude. But this was considered by the diocese as another step toward Holy Rosary closing (the property is not being put for sale, and the diocese is exploring options with the local Coyle and Cassidy High School expand its use of the building).
    In 2009, St. Andrew the Apostle parish was born in Taunton when the former St. Joseph’s and St. Paul’s churches combined. The new parish was established in the former St. Joseph’s building on Kilmer Avenue, while the former St. Paul Parish church building remains for sale on Tremont Street, Route 140.
    Annunciation of the Lord parish, located in Taunton’s Weir Village, was formed in 2000 after the former Sacred Heart and Our Lady of Lourdes churches merged. Annunciation of the Lord is located in the former Sacred Heart building.
    From the late 19th century through the early 20th, the waves of European immigration to cities in the SouthCoast prompted many Catholic churches to be built. At its peak, Fall River — when its population stood around 125,000 people — had 25 Catholic churches, many of them within walking distance of one another. For example, Holy Cross Church, a Polish parish, was only about two blocks from Saints Peter and Paul Church, which was predominantly Irish.
    “Moving ahead, the efforts to sustain strong parishes and build up parishes will not go away or be easy,” Kearns said.
    The diocese has 113,992 registered families and households, with 302,848 individual Catholics. Kearns said the diocese is looking to see how it can best allocate resources, including priests, to “further the mission of the church.”
    Page 3 of 4 - “The diocese will have to try to meet the needs of the faithful with the number of priests it has,” Kearns said. “We feel we can do that, but that does not mean that we can maintain all the structures the way they presently are.”
    One hope for the diocese is that having fewer but larger parishes with pooled resources and more activities may revitalize those churches and attract new parishioners.
    The general rule, however, over the last decade with parish mergers, is that about a third of parishioners participate in the process, another third begin attending other parishes while the rest stop practicing the faith altogether, Landry said.
    “With good pastoral leadership, accompaniment and catechesis, you can increase the percentages of those who remain after the merger,” Landry said. “But it’s always a great pastoral challenge because many naturally experience a merger more as a death to a lifetime of important spiritual and familial memories and less as an opportunity for spiritual rebirth and growth.”
    Dow, the Saints Peter and Paul parishioner, became emotional while reflecting on her church’s pending closure.
    “The last Mass is going to be very difficult,” she said. “It’s going to be hard because there is a whole lifetime of memories there. That’s where I made my communion, my confirmation. I was married at Saints Peter and Paul and I buried my father there.
    “The parish is the people, not the building,” Dow said. “There are all these things I did with my parish family there, and to know that my whole family is not going to go with me to the new parish, that will be the most difficult part.”
    Dow serves on the parish’s pastoral planning taskforce charged with helping to manage the move to St. Mary’s. The taskforce invited parishioners from Saints Peter and Paul and St. Mary’s to an open meeting a few weeks ago to discuss the move in small groups and answer several questions, including what will happen to the Holy Cross Church building. The diocese said there are no plans as of yet for the building’s future.
    Though disappointing, Dow said closing Saints Peter and Paul was necessary.
    “Father Salvador has been very straightforward with what the weekly collections are and what the weekly budget expenses are. Those two have maybe equaled only once in the past several years,” Dow said.
    Saints Peter and Paul averaged about 600 weekend Mass attendants over the last three years. The parish has 878 registered households, with about 689 of them being active in the parish. That is a 78 percent participation rate, significantly greater than the estimated 22 percent of Catholics who attend Mass in the diocese. However, those numbers were still not enough to sustain the parish, Kearns said.
    Page 4 of 4 - “Debt accumulated over several years, the activity within the parish was declining and the local economy impacts the ability of parishioners to sustain a parish,” Kearns said.
    Salvador said the parish’s average weekly collection was around $2,200, but the operating expenses was $3,500 a week with debt obligations, insurance payments and salaries. The diocese lent about $400,000 to the parish for capital repairs and renovations, and the parish had been paying on that debt, but the economy made it difficult to repay the loan. Parishioners were also unable to complete a capital fundraising campaign.
    “You look at the economic times that we’re living in, these are difficult times,” Salvador said. “We’ve been living day by day on a shoestring. It’s not that our people have stopped giving, but the expenses have gone up.”
    Salvador expects to be transferred to a different parish in the fall.
    “Which means I have to relocate, and that’s not easy,” Salvador, a priest for 39 years, said.
    However, Salvador said he sees a light at the end of the tunnel. The number of young men in the diocese discerning calls to the priesthood have slowly increased in the last couple of years, helped in part by a new retreat program called Quo Vadis that gathers young men for a weekend of hiking, swimming, prayer, Mass and spiritual talks. Kearns said 28 young men attended the retreat this year. The diocese has 10 seminarians studying for the priesthood.
    “Materialism and secularism have taken over. Many people have turned away from God, but young people are still looking for something more in life,” Salvador said.
    The first Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral Parish with the Saints Peter and Paul community will be celebrated on the Feast of Christ the King, the last Sunday in the church’s liturgical year. Dow said she hopes to see her friends and the parish’s traditions integrated into St. Mary’s, but she knows many lifelong friends will not be there.
    “It’s almost like a part of my family is going to be going away,” she said.
    Email Marc Larocque at mlarocque@tauntongazette.com.
    Email Brian Fraga at bfraga@heraldnews.com.


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Uncertainty abounds in Mets' outfield

PORT ST. LUCIE — The New York Mets did little to replace what they lost in the outfield this offseason.

Now, they are hoping a group of players — many who lack major league experience — can surpass expectations.

The Mets held their second full-squad workout Tuesday with seven outfielders on their current 40-man roster who bring a combined 434 games of major league experience in the outfield — less than the equivalent of three seasons.

Only Lucas Duda, who has played 175 games in the outfield but was demoted for a month last summer, has been penned into the lineup in left field.

The right and center field spots remain open thanks to the Mets’ quiet offseason on the free agent market.

“This is about opportunity and you never know how someone’s going to take advantage of opportunity,” Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said.

Next to Duda, Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Collin Cowgill, a 26-year-old the Mets traded for this offseason, could platoon in center field, and either Marlon Byrd or some combination of Byrd, Mike Baxter, Andrew Brown and Jamie Hoffman will man right field.

Byrd, Brown and Hoffman all signed minor league deals this winter and are in camp as non-roster invitees.

“It’s definitely an opportunity for young guys and anyone else,” Duda said. “We’ve got a few veterans and young guys in the mix. We are pretty inexperienced as a whole, but that doesn’t necessarily mean we aren’t going to play hard or play well.”

Though Duda is the only player manager Terry Collins has labeled as an everyday outfielder, the 27-year-old still has to show he belongs.

The Mets were willing to look past his defensive weakness to get his bat in the lineup last year, but after going 74-for-307 (.243 average) to start the season, the Mets demoted him to Triple-A in mid-July.

He came back a month later, but batted just .234 over 32 games in August and September.

Collins said he expects a better year for Duda offensively and defensively with the switch from right to left field, a position Duda said he is more comfortable playing.

“I think if he’s comfortable he’ll show us the offense we know he is capable of having,” Collins said.

Byrd is the most experienced of the group, having played 11 seasons in the majors, and as recently as Friday, Collins gave him an endorsement for the job in right field.

However, the Mets need him to be the player he was in 2010, when he batted .293 for the Cubs. His production has declined since that All-Star season. He hit .210 in 47 games combined for the Cubs and the Boston Red Sox last year before he was released June 12.

Baxter, meanwhile, was on the rise last year until he suffered a series of injuries crashing into the left field wall on a catch to preserve Johan Santana’s no-hitter in June. His .323 average dropped to .263 by season’s end, but now healthy, he looks forward to a chance to compete for a spot.

“I think we’ve got a good group that’s definitely excited about the opportunities to prove what they can do, and we’re excited about that,” Baxter said.

Baxter, Nieuwenhuis and Cowgill all bring less than a year’s experience to the outfield, but Cowgill said the players don’t feel they have to prove naysayers wrong.

“As a group we know what we can do,” he said. “We don’t have to prove anyone right or wrong, we just have to go out and play hard and win games. That’s our goal, and I feel like this team is going to do that and the outfield is going to have a lot to do with that.”

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Name B-T Age Avg. HR

Mike Baxter L-R 28 .263 3

x-Andrew Brown R-R 28 .232 5

x-Marlon Byrd R-R 35 .210 1

Collin Cowgill R-L 26 — —

x-Matthew den Dekker L-L 25 — —

Lucas Duda L-R 27 .239 15

Juan Lagares R-R 23 — —

Kirk Nieuwenhuis L-R 25 .252 7

Cesar Puello R-R 21 — —

Jordany Valdespin L-R 25 .241 8

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