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Happy September, and We're Still Cooking with Herbs, Plants, Veggies, and Flowers!
While I'm trying not to complain about the loss of summer, herb bloggers from other parts of the world are starting to celebrate the arrival of Spring. Once again, I'm so excited at the many wonderful entries I've received, from possibly a wider variety of locations than every before. This week it's Weekend Herb Blogging #98, and we're happily counting down until we get to week #104, the two year anniversary of Weekend Herb Blogging, October 8 – 14. I do have some plans in mind for the celebration, but right now all I'm going to say is that it will be double the fun of last year! As I traveled around collecting links to write the recap I noticed I'm not the only one really looking forward to the two-year celebration. Maybe I was just feeling nostalgic, but it was fun to see so many familiar blogs among the entries. It made me think about the comraderie of Weekend Herb Blogging, and how fun it is that we're all on this journey together, learning about interesting herbs, plants, veggies, and flowers. Now, let's see what people have been cooking.
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A.
South Africa
Can you believe that Weekend Herb Blogging has traveled clear from Salt Lake City to South Africa! Our next entry comes from Timeless Herb Secrets, written by South Africa's blogging herb man, DiDi Hoffman. He's sharing his family's favorite Arugula Spring Salad with Classic Vinaigrette, something I'd love to eat any time.
Vancouver, B.C., Canada
More eggplant, this time from Katerina at Daily Unadventures in Cooking who's giving us a very delicious-looking and beautifully photographed Eggplant with Miso Sauce. Katerina happened to rediscover an old favorite cookbook along the way to this recipe, something that's always fun. I also learned a thing or two about miso, something I've never cooked with and have been wanting to try.
Outside Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
Another blogger who's feeling the time crunch like I am is Chris of MeleCotte, who is adjusting to her demanding schedule as a new school administrator. She still manages to do a bit of cooking though, and made a lovely looking Chard and Roasted Pepper Frittate, which she's sharing for WHB this week with great step-by-step photos of how she made it. Looks delicious; I love chard!
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
The next entry comes from Terry from Blue Kitchen, who I had fun meeting when I was in Chicago for the Blogher Conference this summer. Terry sends a very informative and entertaining post about Watercress Vichyssoise, which he was inspired to make by a famous bad-boy chef as well as a Weekend Herb Blogging regular who's not a bad boy at all! (What a great writer Terry is; I always love to read his posts!)
California, U.S.A.
Back with us after being on a herb blogging hiatus is Tigerfish from Teczcape, writing about long beans. Seems they're not merely green beans that are long, who knew? Tigerfish is using her lovely beans to make Stir Fry Long Beans with Korean Dried Shrimps, which looks delicious and has another ingredient that was new to me, do check it out.
Next up we welcome a brand new herb blogger, who comes with an interesting recipe featuring a very unusual ingredient. Pamela from The Cooking Ninja not only sends lots of information about stinging nettles, she also shares a recipe for Soup d'Ortie or Nettle Soup. I've never tasted this plant, but the description makes it sound like something that would be definitely worth a try!
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Kel from Green Olive Tree is now in living in Amsterdam, where she's still finding unusual ingredients to cook with. This week it's some amazingly colorful purple runner beans, which she is sorry to report turned an ordinary green when she cooked them.
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
At Food Lover's Journey, Anh reports her recent fling with chocolate has got to end and she is in need of some vegetables. Always creative in what she cooks, Anh uses wonderfully-fresh looking baby leeks and comes up with Leek Vinaigrette with Eggs Mimosa and Pistachio. Don't miss the photos of the leeks, just wonderful!
Toronto, Canada
Kevin from Closet Cooking has been making some very tasty looking salads recently, and here comes another one for his Weekend Herb Blogging entry. I think the flavor combinations in Melon Salad with Proscuitto and Goats Cheese are simply brilliant; check it out and see if you agree.
Southwestern Virginia, U.S.A.
Sue from Coffee and Cornbread has discovered it's still possible to blog even if you spill coffee all over your keyboard, but it's definitely more challenging! Luckily for us Sue was up to the challenge, so she still managed to share her wonderful sounding recipe for Watermelon Salad with Feta, Pine Nuts, and Basil. More great flavor combinations, if you ask me!
Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A.
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Another creative recipe is up next from Erin at The Skinny Gourmet, who conspired with her friend Natalya to create Artichoke Dip a la Natalya. When you read the list of ingredients, you'll see how this couldn't possibly taste anything but great, and while you're there, read about the huge adventure Erin's just about to embark upon.
Sao Paulo, Brazil
There's nothing I love more than a good Greek Salad, and the Almost Greek Salad created by Patricia from Technicolor Kitchen sounds like a very delicious variation. Head over to Technicolor Kitchen to see what changes Patricia has made to the traditional version; then decide where in the world this salad should be living.
New Jersey, U.S.A.
Cate from Sweetnicks is settling into her new house and getting ready to celebrate The Husband's birthday, an event that he thinks should last all week long. No problem though, Cate is ready for him with a wonderful recipe for Fresh Homemade Salsa, as well as a couple of other great sounding recipes in this post.
Nantes, France
Another WHB regular who's an amazingly creative cook is Virginie from the vegan blog Absolutely Green. This time Virginie is using barley grass juice, along with some other tasty-sounding ingredients, to make Tonic and Salted Milkshake with a Barley Grass Flavor. (There's also a secret ingredient which is dear to my heart, so I'm ready to have some!)
London, U.K.
Another new herb blogger is joining us this week from the blog Coffee and Vanilla, which has the most beautiful photos in the header. Margot has made Sundried Tomato Pesto Tart with Mushrooms and Onions, which looks beyond delicious in the photos. (There's another secret ingredient here too, and this is one I'm dying to try!)
I'm hoping Jennifer from Like to Cook can inspire me, because she didn't use to like baking bread, and now she's turning out wonderful looking treats like Foccacia with Tomatoes, Onions, Thyme and Goat Cheese. And the thyme is from her garden too; don't you think that sounds delicious?
Heart of the Vendee, France
More pizza comes next from very talented cook Katie from Thyme for Cooking, who's also next week's host for WHB. Katie needed a reward after an unfortunate experience, which I'm definitely going to let her tell you about herself. Not to worry though, all is well now and her Pizza with Proscuitto and Mozarella looks like it could definitely make you feel better.
Melbourne, Australia
Next comes another talented cook who is introducing us to an ingredient I've never heard of as well as one I've been longing to try. Be sure to read this post to hear how Haalo from Cook (almost) Anything At Least Once started out to make Jeweled Amaranth with Barberries, which she had in mind as a side dish. However, this dish had a mind of its own and morphed into a yummy looking treat for breakfast.
Andalucia, Spain
I am doubly impressed by this next entry from Zorra at Kochtopf. First, I am impressed that she's growing an avocado tree, even if she doesn't have any avocados yet. Second, I am impressed that she was willing to try just a bit of cilantro in her recipe for Guacamole, and even though she's not a cilantro fan, she reports it was not too bad.
Kronshagen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Another blogger who always impresses me is Ulrike from Kuchenlatein. I've been impressed with her bread-making skills for a long time, and now she is making her own pasta too! Check out her delicious-sounding recipe for Homemade Tagliatelle with Salmon in Pea Mint Sauce (and even if you have to buy your pasta, I bet it's still great.)
Country Victoria, Australia
It's spring at the home of Pam from Backyard Pizzeria, and she has oranges growing on her tree! Pam sends us a delightful sounding recipe that she meant to be Rosemary Orange Mustard, but since her oranges were rather juicy it turned out to be Rosemary Orange Mustard/Marinade. When you read the ingredients I think you'll agree that this sounds perfect as a marinade or a mustard, and I love the combination of orange and rosemary.
Sta. Rosa, Laguna, Phillipinees
Another very interesting entry from Our Taste of Life, and I'm guessing that when you read this one you're going to learn something new when Sherra tells you about a type of chili that grows in the Phillipines. Sherra has used the local "siling labuyo" chile to make her own Sweet Chili Sauce which sounds like it would taste great on lots of different things!
Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A.
Eggplant may have been the recipe of the week, and next we have a very interesting recipe for a Turkish roasted eggplant salad from Burcu of Almost Turkish Recipes. I've decided that I love Turkish food, because everything Burcu makes looks delicious to me, and this recipe for Thracian Roasted Eggplant Salad looks amazing. Besides eggplant, Burcu says the salad must have parlsey, peppers, tomatoes, and vinegar, but you can vary the proportions to your own taste. (Visit Burcu to see the name in Turkish!)
Davis, California, U.S.A.
If you've been following Weekend Herb Blogging for even a while, surely you've realized that Sher from What Did You Eat has the same tastebuds that I do! Not only are we both stark raving mad over cilantro, but everything else Sher cooks looks wonderful to me too. This time it's her Shell Bean Salad that has me drooling, with lots of parsley co-starring with the cilantro and several yummy types of beans. (Sher, please come to Utah and cook for me for a few weeks. Remember, I do have that new sofa bed!)
Westchester, New York, U.S.A.
I know I keep saying it, but here comes another talented cook! This time it's Rinku from Cooking in Westchester, who has a great-sounding recipe for Spicy Chicken Stew with Rosemary. I think there are so many great-sounding flavors in this recipe; you must visit Rinku to see the recipe so you can imagine how good this must taste.
Soddy Daisy, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Another teacher who is adjusting to the realities of school is Pam from Sidewalk Shoes. Even though Pam hasn't been cooking as much as she'd like the last few weeks, her herb garden is positively flourishing. As soon as she gets back in the rhythm of school she has a great selection of herbs waiting for her, and she's sharing some wonderful photos to inspire those of you who haven't yet ventured into growing your own herbs.
Sydney, Australia
Another new herb blogger, welcome to Zoe from a charming blog called Puku (read her about to see what that means!) I love all the ingredients in her Snow Pea, Tomato, Avocado, and Fetta Salad, so this sounds like a complete winner to me. And I couldn't agree more with the comment Zoe makes in her introduction to the recipe when she says this about Weekend Herb Blogging: "one of the reasons food blogging is so much fun… a big, warm community."
Even Tinier Town, Columbia River Valley, U.S.A.
Get the birth announcements ready, because we are celebrating the arrival of a brand new blog! The talented Beth of KitchenMage has honored us by sharing one of the very first posts on KitchenMage's Herb Garden, a blog I know many of you will be interested in. Check out her recipe for Three Tomato Pasta, with arugula and basil, plus the most adorable baby tomatoes you've ever seen, then stay tuned for more about herbs.
San Francisco Bay Area, U.S.A.
My mouth was watering when I read this entry about capers from the charming blog Briciole. written by Simona, who's Italian but living in the U.S. Simona is using the capers in one of her Pate de Olive which is one of her husband's favorite things to spread on bread. I've already saved this recipe to try, and be sure to listen to Simona saying the name in Italian when you check out the recipe.
Oxford, U.K.
Next comes a delicious entry with a delightful sense of humor from Sophie at Mostly Eating. She's posted a cheese sandwich, and if you remember the Cheese Sandwich Uproar, you know how boring some people might think that is. Well trust me, this Ricotta, Courgette, Lemon, and Mint Summer Sarnie doesn't sound the least bit boring; what a great combination!
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Didn't I tell you that eggplant was the ingredient of the week! Now we have another positively intriguing recipe using eggplant in a Moroccan dish. Sarah from What Smells So Good is sending us Kamfounata, a dish similar to ratatouille which has cumin as one of the main seasonings. This sounds fantastic to me, and there's lots of good information about Cumin too.
New York City, New York, U.S.A.
The Chocolate Lady from In Mol Araan has discovered that one of the most interesting things about being a CSA subscriber is that you will get produce you've never tried before coming in your weekly vegetable delivery. This week she has gotten some fresh edamame on the vine, which is completely new to me. Anyone know whether you can use the leaves or stems for anything?
Sydney, Australia
Someone who always does an outstanding job with her Weekend Herb Blogging posts is Anna from Morsels and Musings. (I'm always joking that I would have loved to have had her for a student!) This week is no exception as Anna has cooked a wonderful looking Green Olive Crusted Veal. Whether or not you are someone who eats veal, you must visit this post to see theinformation about how olives are grown and types of olives. Very enlightening and informative Anna, first rate as usual.
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A.
My own post was part of How to Use Garden Tomatoes Week, a series of ideas I shared about how I'm attempting to use the tomatoes from my seventeen tomato plants! Be assured I'm giving some tomatoes away, but I've also been making a lot of slow roasted tomatoes, tomato sauce, and tomato salads. For the WHB post I got inspired by Christa's roasted tomato sauce, and without a shadow of a doubt, this Roasted Tomato, Italian Sausage, and Basil Sauce for Pasta was the best tomato sauce I've ever made.
That's it for this week, and what a great collection of recipes it is. Now I'm heading into the kitchen to make two more batches of slow roasted tomatoes, plus a couple of other recipes I've had my eye on that I can take for lunch this week. Happy Labor Day to everyone in the U.S.


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Active time: 20 min Start to finish: 40 min
- Yield
- Makes 8 first-course servings, or about 5 cups
- Active Time
- 20 min
- Total Time
- 40 min
- 24 large shrimp in shell (about 1 lb), peeled, leaving tail and first segment of shell intact, and deveined
- 1 tablespoon finely grated peeled fresh ginger
- 2/3 cup chopped shallot
- 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
- 3 whole star anise
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 3/4 lb butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (5 cups)
- 4 cups chicken stock or broth
- 2 cups water
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- Garnish: fresh cilantro sprigs
- Toss shrimp with ginger in a bowl and marinate, chilled, 30 minutes (do not marinate any longer or enzymes from ginger will begin to cook shrimp).
- Make soup while shrimp marinate:
- Cook shallot, garlic, and anise in butter in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring, until shallot is softened, about 5 minutes. Add squash, stock, and water and simmer, uncovered, until squash is very tender, about 20 minutes. Remove star anise.
- Purée soup in 2 batches in a blender (use caution when blending hot liquids) until very smooth, about 1 minute per batch, then transfer to cleaned pan and keep warm, covered.
- Sprinkle marinated shrimp with salt. Heat oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté shrimp in 2 batches, stirring, until just cooked through, about 3 minutes per batch, transferring to paper towels.
- Bring soup to a simmer and season with salt and pepper. Divide among 8 shallow soup bowls and mound 3 shrimp in each bowl.
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• Soup (without shrimp) can be made 3 days ahead and chilled, covered. If making soup ahead, begin marinating shrimp about 40 minutes before serving.
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Nutritional Info
- Calories177
- Carbohydrates18 g(6%)
- Fat7 g(11%)
- Protein12 g(24%)
- Saturated Fat2 g(12%)
- Sodium573 mg(24%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat1 g
- Fiber2 g(9%)
- Monounsaturated Fat3 g
- Cholesterol83 mg(28%)

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Love's medical records: Should hearing be closed?
In a rare agreement with the defense, Commonwealth's Attorney Dave Chapman said he'd like a November 7 hearing on motions concerning the medical records of slain UVA student Yeardley Love closed. Attorneys for alleged killer George Huguely have filed motions seeking Love's medical records and were in Charlotesville Circuit Court October 26 for a brief hearing.
"In light of the sensitivity of the issue, the hearing on the merit of the motions should be in camera," said Chapman. 'We need to do anything to minimize the information out there in order to have an impartial jury from this community."
"We want everyone on the same page to avoid multiple hearings," said defense attorney Rhonda Quagliana, in anticipation that the prosecution will file motions to quash subpoenas for Love's medical records and prescriptions from health-care providers.
In a hearing in December, Judge Robert Downer agreed Huguely's attorneys could see records relating to her use of Adderall, which was found in her blood, but would not allow "a fishing expedition."
Circuit Court Judge Edward Hogshire said the November 7 hearing will determine what is being sought and why, and whether the hearing should be closed or in open court.
The former CourtTV network, now called In Session, has filed a request to put three cameras in the courtroom. Huguely's attorneys ask that motion to televise the proceedings be denied.
The defense also wants photographs of Love after attempts to resuscitate her using CPR, as well as her autopsy photos, excluded from the trial. And citing intense, "prejudicial" media coverage, exhibits of which are nearly a foot high, Huguely's attorneys also want the jury sequestered during the February trial.
Love, a fourth-year student weeks from graduation, was found dead in her apartment May 3, 2010, from what the medical examiner called blunt force trauma.
Huguely, her former boyfriend, told police they'd had a fight in which "her head repeatedly hit the wall." He's been in jail since last May and is charged with six felonies, including murder.
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The only medical record they need is the final medical examiners report.
Release all the records, and have a closed hearing. So the defense can't use it for an appeal or to create some kind of conspiracy theory or reasonable doubt from your typical bleeding heart trust fund idiot C-ville juror who watches CSI. I want a slam dunk on Georgie, and I am afraid the inexperienced with homicides CA's office and local PD is no match for a high priced defense. Hope I am wrong. My money is that he he is just convicted of simple assault after it is all said and done.
The lawyers make me sick. There is truth, and there is all the legal BS that goes on constantly. I know everyone is entitled to their day in court, presumed innocent, blah, blah, blah...but the purity of the system is polluted by the constant maneuvering and gamesmanship of the lawyers. I don't know how anyone defends murderers, and can sleep at night when they use legal tricks to try to derail the process. It becomes about winning and losing...not about revealing the truth.
I don't think he intended to kill her, I think he intended to control her,
Hopefully some bubba in prison will "control" him.
We all know that at best he will be out within 20 years so convict him with what you can prove without a doubt and give him the max.
They "system" will take care of the rest.
Nobody in prison likes a rich white boy who picks on girls.
You can't depend on a Charlottesville jury to do much in a murder case. Glen Barker only served 9 years for killing a 12 year old girl back in the early 80s. He was released from prison in 1992. Then we had the volunteer fireman who was stabbed to death by a UVA student, he received a 3 year sentence. Life is cheap in Charlottesville.
I don't understand why Yeardley's use of Adderall matters at all. He killed her, now let's give him the punishment he deserves.
Charlottesville Resident, dozens of people die nationwide every year while being tasered. The official cause of death is listed as "excited delirium", brought on by being tased while under the influence of cocaine, crack, or PCP (angel dust). The point of this being, did the use of Adderall contribute to Love's death? If so, why should it not be admissible as evidence? Why should the defense not have access to this and all other information involving drug use by the victim? The defendant is entitled to a fair trial.
I Don't think hugely dumb was carrying around a taser gun when loves head got smashed in and I don't think its gonna help his defence. The question is going to be the guts of the jury to throw this jerk in jail for life.
What is Excited Delirium (ED)? This disorder is usually drug-related (cocaine or "crack", PCP or "angel dust", methamphetamine, amphetamine), but can occur in non-drug users as well. The presentation of excited delirium occurs with a sudden onset, with symptoms of bizarre and/or aggressive behavior, shouting, paranoia, panic, violence toward others, unexpected physical strength, and hyperthermia. Hyperthermia is a harbinger of death in these cases.
Now, what is Aderall? Adderall is a brand name of amphetamine salts–based medication.
Funny how the word amphetamine shows up in both definitions above.
If amphetamine and taser = death,
would physical fight and amphetamine = death?
The guy still banged her head against the wall. You break it you bought it.
He knew about the adderall. He knew that banging someones head against the wall has a much higher risk of killing someone than not banging her head against the wall.
He knows that if he hadn't banged her head against the wall she would be alive today.
He also knows that if he doesn't get sprung from jail his head will be banging against a wall nightly.
It's too bad that they can't do some kind of contingency whereby if they lose the lawyer gets to go to jail too.
Gasbag, understand your comments but have to agree with TT on this...Hugeley will only understand one thing, and eye for an eye and then I am critical. Good thing I am not a Cville res, cause I would NOT be a good impartial juror. Even knowing that capital murder is the only way he would get the chair or lethal injection, either is too good for this guy. He needs the same treatment he gave his victim...Adderall or not.
Guys and girls, I am not defending Huguely. I'm simply attempting to explain why the defense team may be entitled to certain records.
He probably used adderall, as do lots of the kids on the lacrosse team, as do lots of kids at uva...all courtesy of student health.
Probably so, Amigo. Back when I was a kid we didn't have all these illustrious illnesses that required 5 different medications to succeed in the world. If I had a learning disability and brought home a very poor report card, my father would correct the situation with a leather belt. And my grades improved a lot in the next reporting period. It's all a scam with the doctors and pharmacies laughing all the way to the bank.
Sadly, I tend to agree with the prognostication that Georgie will get a bit of time in prison; simple assault might be a stretch, but he will not get murder (regardless of the Adderall angle). GSOE was right...I well recall the vol firefighter case; having grown up near Philly, I knew the connections this little brat had and how daddy (who had influence) greased the skids. It was pathetic.
The thing about George, if you look at his background, anytime he "stood up" to someone, it was when they were vulnerable: beating Yeardley Love, assaulting a fellow lax player as the kid slept. Then, when he had to stand up to someone more formidable (fighting his uncle on the boat), he actually jumped off the boat and nearly drowned 'cos he was too much of a ****y.
Abshire and George are two people I pray have regular encounters with the ugliest side of prison life.
Maybe George can open a consultancy with Ralph Sampson on how to deal with females!
Gas Bag, I remember Glen Barker and you are right. Thanks to a Charlottesville jury, Glen was able to get out of prison. He moved to Richmond and met a woman there with a small daughter. A few months later, the little girls charred body was found stabbed to death multiple times on her bed, and the mother was found bound in a chair when the fire department went through the burned out house in South Richmond. The RPD Detective assigned was too incompetent to put together a case against old Glen. I guess Glen just has bad luck. So last I heard he was happily residing in New Jersey. The Sisk case was travesty as well, still makes me sick to think that Alston is walking around free. C-ville jurors are bleeding hearts, and the defense will play upon that. God knows what happened to that little girl and mother before they died, and they have C-ville justice to thank for it.
Ms. Love's final medical examiners record is what counts in this trial. As usual, Ms. Love, as the victim, will be presented as a causal effect on Boy George.
If and when he ever gets out of jail, he will do it again, if that is all it takes.
HarryD, the medical examiner is not the final word in any autopsy or trial. He/she is giving their opinion as to exactly what caused a death. The defense has the right to put on their own experts who can rebutt what the medical examiner has said.
Obviously Huguely was the main "cause" of death. But were there other contribuing factors? If so, the defense team can argue for a lessor sentence. And that's what is going on in this trial.
Doyle, think serial killer who keeps outsmarting the cops. :)
One big smoke screen on the part of the defence to save their client from a needle or a lengthy term. Please let me be on that jury.
He killed her. The lawyers are going to make big bucks trying to defend him. his family would save a lot of money if he acted like a man and admitted his guilt -even if he did not mean to kill her, he did. He has to take responsibility for his actions, and his parents have to take responsibility that they failed to teach him right from wrong. the University has to accept the fact that they failed to identify (through the coach) a deviant personality. The only thing left to do is to identify what new protocols can be put in place to prevent this from happening in the future.
GSOE- I know- I was being facetious- it is the death certificate that I am pointing at.
Do you believe Boy George will take the stand?
Lessor sentence? Of course he will get that so he can go work at daddy's company and never have to show a resume or work history to anyone..........
Then, he will do it again.
Any word if the victim's family is going to jam UVa with a lawsuit like the Harringtons? Might do UVa some good and they would clean up their act instead of just giving it lip service. The only thing that school respects is money, and if you take some it from them they might actually do something. I am not a legal expert, but don't they have to file within two years? Seems to me that Georgie shouldn't even have been at UVa in the first place if the school had done is due diligence.
Was the crime committed on campus or off campus? I think off campus- not sure.
I believe the Harrington's lawsuit is against the security company for adhering to to a UVa "no readmitance" rule and against UVa for having such a rule (which is a ridiculous "rule") - correct?
Closing the hearing will protect Ms. Love's privacy. There's no need to air every single portion of her medical records in public if it is not necessary. And do we really feel like it's more important for In Session to be able to cash some ratings than to err on the side of protecting Ms. Love even after her death?
The reality is that all of the medical information deemed relevant will be known at trial. I'm in favor of the judge taking a cautious approach to determining what information will be made public at this point.
It looks like the defense is trying to put Ms Love on trial , not the defendant. What difference does it make what kind of medication she was on? He banged her head against the wall and killed her.
I agree that the Sisk trial was a travesty, as they say "them what has , gets off" .I pray it will not be the same on this case, a sentence that I call a "William Zanzinger." Early Bob Dylan fans will know to what I refer.
Indeed , another hit from the late 50s folk boom comes to mind when thinking of George Huguely. Has a verse "down in some lonesome valley, hanging from a white oak tree."
HollowBoy- of course they are looking forward to denegrating someone who was killed by their client.
I still wonder if they will let their client take the stand and be crossed by the prosecution.......so we can watch him squirm.
HarryD, without looking back, I think it took place on 14th Street N.W. In a privately owned apartment complex. I guess there is a possibility that UVA might own this apartment complex though, they own 50% of Charlottsville.
But I have noticed, for whatever reason(s), the UVA police have stepped up their patrols in the 10th to 17th Street area. I tried to stop a city cop last night on 17th Street N.W. to report a car vs pedestrian accident. I was five feet from him, he was looking directly at me, and yet he looked the other way and drove off. I have no idea what was going through his mind. Anyhow, a UVA police car came through just a few seconds later and offered assistance.
If I am not mistaken, once a person dies in Virginia. They have no right to privacy. Will come into play with the judge's decision to release the medical records?
GSOE- me thinks they have your number...............really like your posts


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Statin drugs are big business in America — and all over the world. These cholesterol-lowering medications can be found in millions of medicine cabinets. Indeed, half of all men over 65, and about 36 percent of women in the same age group, take a statin drug, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that one out of every four Americans over 45 is taking a statin. That's more than 30 million people.
Statins appear to have a host of benefits beyond just lowering "bad" (LDL) cholesterol levels and reducing the risk of heart disease. Two major studies published in the journal Cancer Causes and Control recently suggest that high cholesterol is linked to the development of prostate cancer, and that men taking statins have a decreased risk of getting prostate cancer. And another recent study in the Journal of Trauma found that seniors who were taking a statin at the time they suffered a head injury were much more likely to survive the trauma and recover with more of their function intact.
So does that mean that if you're over 45, you should be taking a statin medication even if you don't have high cholesterol? After all, a major study has found that people without high cholesterol but with high levels of a substance called C-reactive protein — an independent risk factor for heart attacks — cut their risk of a heart attack in half by taking statins.
The answer: not necessarily.
This month, the patent on Lipitor, the world's best-selling drug, which is worth more than $11 billion in revenue a year to Pfizer, expires. Pfizer has floated the idea of introducing an over-the-counter version of its popular statin to recoup some of the loss in profits once the drug becomes generic.
But that has many doctors warning that statins like Lipitor — while hugely beneficial to some people — are hardly benign.
First, while there is no doubt that statins do help a lot of people, the ones who benefit most from these drugs are those with major risk factors — most notably, those who have already had at least one heart attack or other symptom like angina or atrial fibrillation. But among healthier people, their benefits are much smaller. Last year, a meta-analysis (a study of studies) published in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that you'd need to treat 1,429 people with statins in a year to prevent one death. The other 1,428 might not see any benefit at all.
That finding is echoed in a study published in October in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. This study, also a meta-analysis, found that low-risk people who take statins get a small, but real, benefit in terms of a lowered risk of death, heart attack and stroke. But look more closely at the numbers, urged an accompanying letter from Canadian family physician Dr. Patrick Quail, who pointed out that "the absolute risk reduction and therefore the number needed to treat is of such an order that I would have to treat nearly 250 of my low-risk patients for a median of two years to prevent one death."
Second, statins aren't candy. Homeopathic medicine's claims aside, you can't create a drug that has any kind of measurable positive effect on the body (such as lowering cholesterol) without raising the risk of some potential negative effect. Statin drugs have been associated with an increased risk of kidney failure, liver problems, and a muscle disease called myopathy. Some people taking statins also report memory loss, musculoskeletal pain and weakness.
Third, some of the benefits seen in the big studies could well be overstated. Yet another review of the statin data (seems like everyone is trying to answer this question!), this one published in January by the prestigious Cochrane Collaboration, found similar benefits for low-risk people who take statins — but raised some important questions about how good the research is.
The Cochrane authors described "evidence of selective reporting of outcomes, failure to report adverse events and inclusion of people with cardiovascular disease. Only limited evidence showed that primary prevention with statins may be cost effective and improve patient quality of life." Ultimately, they concluded, "Caution should be taken in prescribing statins for primary prevention among people at low cardiovascular risk."
So what does that mean? It means that if you're a relatively healthy person over 45, you might benefit from taking a statin — and you might not. It means that there's no clear-cut, simple formula to help you figure out whether you should take one or not.
So, we have to go back to the same recommendation that's made so often: Talk to your doctor. But really, talk to your doctor. Ask him or her to sit down with you and go over your total health history, family history and risk factors. Think about what's important to you. For one person, a statin might be a no-brainer. For another person with a very similar health history but other personal priorities and concerns, a statin might be a "no way." Either way, take your doctor's advice to heart — statins are a widely relied-upon drug, but they're neither wonder drugs nor a one-size-fits-all prescription.
About the Author
Gina Shaw is the medical writer for The Washington Diplomat.
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Don't know why I'm writing a post today ,never really had planned to write one ,atleast not on this old blog of mine…but kinda felt like talkin to some1 ,how does it matter if it has to be this space on my blog….atleast its my own,and I wudn't have to worry about it getting bored of my crap!!
Have had more than just a hard time since the past 2 weeks…kinda feels like I don't know how they went by…dunno abt the reasons ,maybe the tests,or the following week when I was bed-ridden with above-100 fever most of the time,or the weekend which just went by-belying my hopes of a great srishti ,same as that which happened last time…Yeah,had worked hard to put those stamps in place ,and then to get things going for the exhibition even when I was down with fever..and had thought that probably srishti would rock enough to break the monotony of life that had somehow set in after the tests..
But somehow ,there was everythin except the glitz and the glitter that was inconspicuous yet fulfilling the last time around…had nothing to do but while away time all the 3 days this time,with an occasional call of duty,as was expected from the future joint secy of the philately section…knew that I would win this time ,but it wasn't something that really mattered …just wanted to spend some quality time after a prolonged sickness,but seems like it was too much to ask for …just kept on thinking,rather recollecting some memories outta the great event that we had last year,and all the fun that it could spare us…Tried to take part in a few events which seemed promising ,but was unlucky enough to be held back for being there without a teammate…Thought they'll show us something worth the try in the star gazing events –but what I got in the end was a small telescope firmly focused on the moon(as if twas sumthin too invisible to the naked eye!!),and loneliness atop that dingy ,open space above hobbies club-that too with all the lights closed and people listening to heart –wrenching songs at a volume which made it look deliberate on their part to worsen the mood of even the most jovial guy around…so jus kinda ran away …even the hostel tended to remain empty most of the time –with the gaming bug caught by the people and they,consequently ,spending larger parts of the weekend playing either cs,or the new attraction-aoe…dunno why they wanna dig their heads and hearts into inconsequential games all the time-I guess its ok once in a while or for recreation,or probably at times when one is feeling too frustrated with the inconspicuously boring life that we people are forced to lead here in roorkee…but to make it a daily habit is kinda degrading…Then somehow the great expectations that I had had with exhibition came down and crash –landed at such a swift speed that I hardly took notice ,but I think my digestive system kinda gave in –didn't feel like eating all theses 3 days…was as it is in no mood in the afternoons to get back to my hostel 10 kms away –only to eat 2 small bites of that sickening sight called mess food,and then come back in that rotting hell called srishti-so preferred to stay put at whiling away time within hobbies club,and then in the evening got so late working and winding up the exhibit at night ,that I had to inevitably miss mess food…so it wudn't be wrong to say that I'm currently starving ,but somehow don't feel like satisfying myself with any kind of wholesome or unwholesome food…tried eating out 2day ,and that was something that I had decided I would do newaz-thought maybe would need the energy for the coming week and so I better fill up the tank,but almost threw up at the sight of food,and as a result ,came back in a situation worse even than was before…
Have won a lotta prizes today ,but still ,surprisingly don't have that feeling of happiness that supposedly shud've been there…Then somehow realized that people don't listen to me at all in any respect-not that I expect them to give in to my whims and fancies ,but hoping that atleast a polite request doesn't go unheard isn't too much I guess …And then I don't understand what people have against me-even those who I don't even know enough to hurt or with whom I cud've ever acted bad....Am I supposed to be the one to spoil the planz n wishes of the people around me??Maybe…bt that was never what I planned to do,or wud've ever thought of doing.. All in all,a pretty bad experience –now I think its better not to have any expectations from nething or nebody !!
There are so many things that I'd wish I could say-but I know probably people on the other side of the fence wont be able to digest it,and that scares me out,coz I somehow don't wanna lose anybody outta the present lot of faces that are familiar ,or more than familiar to me…sometimes I wonder how it feels to be angry ,or to lash out at someone-coz its been quite a lotta time since I've done that…but maybe if I learn to be bold enough and say all that I want to at somebody's face,only if I could ask the things that I want with a pinch of authority ,not caring about what else is happening around me,things would be a lot easier ,and then ,I believe ,people in general will change their ur'e-taken –for –granted attitude towards me …But somehow inspite of knowing all these things ,I prefer to be in the shadows ,sort of have got the habit of being kicked and pushed ,and know somewhere deep inside that its all I deserve,and all that I have ever earned…
Don't know why I'm writing a post today ,never really had planned to write one ,atleast not on this old blog of mine…but kinda felt like talkin to some1 ,how does it matter if it has to be this space on my blog….atleast its my own,and I wudn't have to worry about it getting bored of my crap!!
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After the normal embarrasing routine,the proff proceeded to the rest of the roll list,and i suddenly remembered ,one of my classmates had a b'day!!So i decided to wish him,but followin the style that the others have adopted ...as soon as his name was called,i started singin a bright-"happy b'day to u" ,and surprisingly the rest of the class followed,nd the proff clapped too!!
Twas raining heavily by now,and it had become dark and gloomy...bt i waz atleast happy dat i managed to do somethin atleast fr the b'day boy!!And as usual ,am not expectin nethin in return,not even a chappo!!
Yes ,this rain is different today ...and as much as i luv the rain,i wish i had somebody to walk with by my side....somebody's shoulder to cry on,and somebody's smile to rely on....or just somebody to read dis post...
I think i can write ne crap now...as much as i wish....coz i know no1's gonna read this space nemore.....so wid all due respects to my not-so -appreciable talent...here goes another of the crap masterpeices
Here comes the cloud again
With a crack of lightning
To show this nasty world again
Behind it ,there's no silver lining
Here comes the rain again
falling from the stars
Drenched in my pain again
Becoming who we are
As my memory rests
it never forgets whot I've lost
And as real as it gets
my future died in my broken past
Ring out the bells again
a shattered cry of restlessness
Coz the ground is numb again
With the raindrops that washed my tears
The sun seems so far again
The clouds are now thundering
The sound of rain i hear again
But i dont hear anybody singing
The air is now pure again
But i cant seem to breathe
Guilt is what i've earned again
walls of attitudes choke my heart
Walkin in the rain again
I let my soul drift,
my road thins to a zinch
Memories that haunt again
were never meant to be....
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Have been kicked out of class for the umpteenth time 2day...for being exactly 6 mins late...Have no other option to pass time ...so once again ,as is my habit,i'm day-dreaming ...but damn me,coz i know hw dreams never come true ...but i say,does it even matter ??The world is as u dream it to be,and i guess there are somethings i wish could have been true....
If only,miracles could happen on earth...
If only,the sky was green and the grass was blue(ah!!but this might be possible someday wid new technology specs!!)
If only,einstein and newton were never born(hehe,there wud've been so less to study,rather nothing at all !!)
If only,B.Tech course was only a year long (imagine gettin a job at 19!!)
If only,mobiles were never invented(this ,i think,has a lot of implications... definitely agree that mobiles hv helped me keep in touch wid every1 around or even far away...bt its so much better to talk 2 a person rather than pass on dumb sms's!!)
If only,the sun never came out the rain never stopped(hmmm...v cud cry fr hrs widout ne1 noticing!!)
If only,all our prayers could be answered...
If only,the Indian team could win every world cup(now dat isn't superficial ,who knows ,it mite just be possible someday!!)
If only, a heavenly voice could tell us things that the people around us have been hiding ..
If only ,people stopped bitching about each other (oh,i forgot ,hw'd the girls survive!!)
If only,there was someone to read the crap on this blog...
If only,i could stop talkin crap stuff...
If only,i could have someone to hold on to...
If only, i could speak my mind..
If only,I had been less blind...
If only, things could never go wrong...
If only,gud things never changed...
If only, i could be less optimistic about life ...
If only,i could have somebody's shoulder to cry on ,and someboday's face to laugh at!!!!!!!!!!!!
If only, someone could see things from my perspective,and stop being so selfish...
If only ,there was a GOD i could talk to....
If only ,people never changed their attitudes...
If only,people stopped takin each other for granted...
If only,I could have a friend who'd never say-"time does seem to pass kinda slowly when ur with him"...I shud rather say,if only ...i could have a friend who remained a friend...
If only,we could light the flame of compassion without getting burnt and bruised...
If only,we could see our future...
If only,dreams could ever come true...
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Free State Art: Judging Ireland by its Book Covers
virtual exhibit summer 2004 - burns library
Intro | Original Novels | Short Stories/Folklore | British Authors | Irish Writers | American & European Writers | Conclusion
The Irish Free State established by the Anglo-Irish Treaty (1921) following the War of Independence (1919-1921) pursued a project of cultural nationalism which among other aims focused on reviving the Irish language. The Cumann na nGaedheal government established An Gúm, the publications branch of the Department of Education (later Oifig an tSoláthair/the State Publishing Agency) in 1925-1926 to supply textbooks and fiction in Irish for the educational and recreation needs of the newly independent Ireland. An Gúm, to fulfil its publishing mandate, cultivated both original authors and translators. In addition to organizing literary competitions for original novels, plays and short stories in Irish such as Mícheál Ó Siochfhradha's collection of short stories Soineann's Doineann, it commissioned translations of European and American authors, such as Iain Áluinn, a 1931 translation of Neil Munro's novel of the Scottish highlands John Splendid (1898). In addition to rendering foreign authors in Irish, An Gúm also translated English language texts by Irish authors such as Mícheál Ó Flainn's translation of Dómhnaill Ó Corcordha/Daniel Corkery's The Threshold of Quiet in 1931 as Log an Chiúinis.
The aims of this display are to preserve these covers, to make them available to a wider audience, and to celebrate the achievements of An Gúm. The visual art of the Irish Free State has received much critical attention and scholars have focused on topics as varied as paintings, sculptures, coins, and stamps. Art critic Brian P. Kennedy notes "The visual evidence of Ireland between 1922 and 1949 can tell us much about the Irish Free State and can enable us to place ourselves more vividly and imaginatively in the history of the period" (Brian P. Kennedy, "The Irish Free State 1922-49: A Visual Perspective," Ireland: Art into History, Dublin, Town House, 1994). In an effort to expand our understanding of the Free State, this virtual exhibition displays dust jackets that accompanied An Gúm publications and reclaims this "lost" art.
This exhibit consists of An Gúm covers recently acquired by the John J. Burns Library of Boston College as a gift from John W. O'Gorman (Class of 1953). The O'Gorman gift includes the library of the Goody Glover Gaelic Society library that promoted Irish language and dancing in Boston in the 1950s and conducted classes at a private house in Joy Street on Beacon Hill. The dust jackets displayed here are from the Irish Collection of the Burns Library and from private collections in the Boston area.
Prepared by Brian Ó Conchubhair. Acknowledgements: Philip O'Leary, Mike Cronin, David Horn, Ed Copenhagen, Ross Shanley-Roberts, Shelley Barber and Mark Esser.
Title: Iain Áluinn (Beautiful Ian)
Translator: Seán Tóibín (1887-1971)
Published: 1936
Author: Neil Munro (1863-1928)
Original Title: John Splendid (1898)
Artwork: AÓM
Source: John J. Burns Library
Title: Log an Chiúinis (The Place of Quietness)
Translator: Mícheál Ó Flainn
Published: 1931
Author: Dómhnaill Ó Corcordha/Daniel Corkery (1878-1964)
Original Title: The Threshold of Quiet (1917)
Artwork: Olive Cunningham
Source: John J. Burns Library
Comment: The roman font on the cover appears to have prescribed the use of the diacritic marker on the dust jacket. Note also the spelling of the author's name on the dust jacket as "O' Corcora," but as "Ó Corcordha" on the title page.
Title: Soineann's Doineann (Fair and Inclement Weather)
Published: 1953
Author: Micheál Ó Siochfhradha (1900-1986)
Artwork: H.E.L.
Source: Private Collection
Comment: Micheál Ó Siochfhradha, brother of Pádraig ["An Seabhac"] trained as a teacher before becoming an inspector and retired as Chief Inspector in 1965. He was a founding member of An Comhar Drámaíochta Theatre Company, and edited two Irish dictionaries.
Intro | Original Novels | Short Stories/Folklore | British Authors | Irish Writers | American & European Writers | Conclusion


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Located on the famous and chic Faubourg Saint Honoré, the Bristol Paris opened in 1925. With 190 rooms and suites, a gourmet restaurant with 3 Michelin stars, a beautiful French garden, Thomas has been enjoying working here since May 2016.
This optimistic, smiling and hard-working young man, who dreamed of being an actor, an automobile journalist, or an Air France pilot, is now the hotel's Sales and Marketing Coordinator. What does he actually do then?
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Newton (Kansas, USA)
Newton, the county seat of Harvey County, Kansas, had a population of 13,603 in 1956, and 17,190 in 2000. It is located southeast of the state's geographical center, about 23 miles (37 km) north of Wichita on the Santa Fe Railroad. The area within an approximate 50-mile (80-km) radius around the city contains the largest Mennonite concentration in the United States west of the Mississippi River, with many churches of the General Conference Mennonite Church, the Mennonite Church (MC) (both now part of Mennonite Church USA), the Church of God in Christ, Mennonites, and the Mennonite Brethren. In Newton are the General Conference Mennonite headquarters (now Mennonite Church USA) and Publication Office, First Mennonite Church of Newton, Bethel Deaconess Hospital and Home for Aged (all General Conference),and the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) regional office. North Newton, incorporated as a separate municipality about one-half mile (one km) north of the city proper and almost entirely populated by Mennonites, is the seat of Bethel College, Bethel College Mennonite Church, Mennonite Press (all related to the General Conference), and the Mennonite Central Committee Relief Clothing Center. Prairie View Hospital, an MCC mental hospital, is one and one-half miles (2 km) east of Newton. In 1956 a third Mennonite church, the Newton Mennonite Fellowship, was founded.
Founded as the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad built its tracks westward to the town site in July 1871, the town was named after Newton, Massachusetts, the home of many Santa Fe stockholders. Completion of the railroad to Newton made it the northern end of the Chisholm Trail, over which Texas cattle ranchers drove great herds of Texas longhorns to Kansas railroads for shipment to eastern markets. Intercepting the bulk of the cattle trade, previously controlled by the Kansas Pacific R.R. (now Union Pacific) at Abilene some 60 miles (100 km) to the north, Newton was the principal eastward shipping point for Texas cattle. The town's turbulent cowboy era, from August 1871 to January 1873, ended as the rails advanced south and west and the cattle trade transferred to other points.
In 1874 and the years immediately following, Mennonites bought large blocks of land from the Santa Fe, settling east, north, and west of Newton, in Harvey and the adjoining counties of Butler, Marion, McPherson, and Reno. Newton thus became the business and trading center of the Mennonites living within a radius of some 25 miles (40 km). Large purchases of tools and machinery were made by Mennonites whose financial resources were sometimes limited to promises.
In 1877 a few Mennonite families from South Russia, coming to Newton via Summerfield, Illinois, settled just east of the town. These were followed by more Mennonite immigrants from West Prussia and Russia who bought land in the same area. First worship services were held in their homes two and one-half miles east of Newton at "Goldschar." In September 1878 they organized themselves as a congregation, later called First Mennonite Church of Newton. The congregation began to worship at the present church site on East First Street after completion of a frame building there in 1881.
Among the pioneer Mennonite businessmen of Newton was Bernhard Warkentin, who built Harvey County's first flour mill at Halstead in 1873 and organized the Newton Milling and Elevator Co. about 1886. His mills were some of the first to be equipped for milling the hard Red Turkey wheat, which he helped introduce to Kansas farmers on a large scale. The extensive milling industry in Newton is largely a monument to his pioneer efforts in that field. Other Mennonite names associated with the milling industry were Rudolph Goerz, son of David Goerz and founder and president of Goerz Flour Mills Company, now American Flours Inc., and Peter M. Claassen, founder and operator of the Claassen Flour Mills.
Mennonites were instrumental in founding and developing some of the city's early financial institutions. Cornelius F. Claassen founded a finance company in 1888 and sold the business to J. G. Regier in 1904 (Regier Loan and Abstract Company). When the Kansas State Bank was incorporated in 1902 with Bernhard Warkentin as president, C. F. Claassen became vice-president, then president in 1908. Herman E. Suderman came to the Midland National Bank (founded 1893) as vice-president in 1902, becoming president in 1919. Mennonite Mutual Fire Insurance Company, now Midland Mutual Fire Insurance Company, was incorporated by Mennonites of central Kansas in 1880, and in 1893 was moved from Halstead to offices in Newton. First directors were David Goerz, Herman Suderman, Peter Harms, John Siemens, and Jacob W. Regier.
Mennonite publication work began in Newton in 1897 with Das Kansas Volksblatt, published by William J. Krehbiel and David Goerz. The Volksblatt was sold to the Kansan Printing Co. in 1899 and subsequently in 1900 to the Western Book and Printing Co., founded that year by H. P. Krehbiel. The name of the paper was changed to Post- und Volksblatt in 1903 and to Der Herold in 1909, this name being retained until publication ended in 1941. The company name also changed to Herold Book and Publishing Co. in 1909, and in 1920 to the present name, Herald Publishing Company. In 1923 the company began publication of Mennonite Weekly Review. Other periodicals published in Newton as of 1956 were The Mennonite and Mennonite Life.
Newton has numerous Mennonite business proprietors and tradespeople who play a large part in community life. The city has a large Mennonite population which has always been on the increase.
Connelley, W. E. A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans. New York, 1918: 2292.
Entz, J. E. "First Mennonite Church – Newton (1878-1953)." Mennonite Life 8 (October 1953): 153-155.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 222 f.
Muse, R. W. P. "History of Harvey County – 1871-1881." Atlas of Harvey County, Kansas – 1882. Philadelphia, 1882.
The Newton Kansan, Fiftieth Anniversary Number, 51 (22 August 1922).
Waters, L. L. Steel Rails to Santa Fe. Lawrence, Kansas, 1950: 146.
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This heavenly, light dish resembles a cream-based gelatin or stiff pudding, with a velvety texture.
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins
Extra Time: 4 hrs
(for refrigeration and setting)
In a small bowl, sprinkle gelatin over 1/2 cup of milk. Set aside.
Combine remaining milk and sugar in a small saucepan and set over medium heat. Cook until a ring of bubbles forms around the milk, whisking occasionally to help the sugar dissolve.
Off the heat, whisk in chocolate and cocoa until chocolate is melted and the mixture looks like chocolate milk. Whisk in the milk and softened gelatin mixture.
Return pot to the heat and cook until it simmers and gelatin is dissolved, 4 to 5 minutes. Add vanilla.
Divide the panna cotta among four 6-ounce custard cups, 1/2-cup ramekins or small glass bowls. Cover with plastic wrap, making sure it touches the surface so a skin does not form as the panna cotta cools. Chill until the panna cotta sets, about 4 hours.
To serve, unmold each panna cotta by immersing the cup part way in a bowl of hot water for 30 seconds. Remove and jiggle. Repeat until the panna cotta is loose. Invert a dessert plate over the cup and, holding it in place, flip the two so the panna cotta drops onto the plate.
Sprinkle one-fourth of the raspberries around it. Serve immediately.
To be molto Italiano, drizzle a few drops of balsamic vinegar on the plate amongst the raspberries.
Serving suggestion is not included in the nutritional analysis.
Be sure to heat the milk long enough to dissolve the sugar, chocolate and gelatin completely.
And dont worry if the panna cotta is darker on top when unmolded, it will still taste great.


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Eight local farms in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties are opening up their fields and barn doors to visitors this weekend with the fifth annual Know Your Farms tour.
Eight local farms in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties are opening up their fields and barn doors to visitors this weekend with the fifth annual Know Your Farms tour.
The tour highlights 30 local farms in nine counties as a way to teach children and adults. Children learn where food comes from and get to interact with farm animals. Adults learn about natural and sustainable methods to apply to backyard gardens and cooking and nutritional tips for making meals.
All of the Gaston, Lincoln and Cleveland county farms are part of the Sunday tour.
Last year 2,300 people participated in the Know Your Farms tour, said volunteer Jan Robinson.
It�s important for people to realize where food comes from and the hard work it takes to produce it, Robinson said. The tours let people see farms firsthand and gain a greater appreciation for the hands that produce the food.
North Carolina agriculture � including food, fiber and forestry � adds $70 billion to the state�s economy each year, according to the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Agriculture makes up 18 percent of the state�s income and employs 17 percent of the workforce.
Reach Amanda Memrick at 704-869-1839 or twitter.com/AmandaMemrick.
Want to go?
Online tickets: KnowYourFarms.BrownPaperTickets.com
Cost: $27 online or buy them at the farms during the tour for $30.
Local farms on tour
Each farm is open for touring from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday
Beam Family Farms, 5200 Seven Pines Road, Lawndale
Underwood Family Farms, 917 Oak Grove Cloverhill Church Road, Lawndale
Lewis Farm, 330 Lewis Road, Gastonia
Lineberger�s Maple Springs Farm, 906 Dallas-Stanley Highway, Dallas
Walnut Hollow Farms, 1121 Philadelphia Church Road, Dallas
Gilcrest Natural Farm, 1164 Lowes Lane, Iron Station
Good Karma Ranch Alpacas, 1041 Brevard Place Road, Iron Station
Grateful Growers Farm, 3006 Mack Ballard Road, Denver


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A Night with Kenny Garret at Dizzy's Coca Cola
When your musical resume includes membership in the bands of Miles Davis and Chic Cora it is understandable that you would merit headlining New York City's top Jazz club, for an entire week.
That explains why alto saxist Kenny Garrett and his band could hold fort for six nights (12 sets) at the exclusive Dizzy's Coca Cola club overlooking Central Park.
Garrett is a most accomplished musician/composer and a keeper of the flame of straight ahead jazz. Although his work is extensive he is mostly identified for his service with the Miles Davis' band and particularly for his famous solo on Michael Jackson's "Human Nature".
Kenny Garrett and his band with pianist Vernell Brown, bassist Corcoran Holt, McClenty Hunter on drums and Rudy Bird on assorted percussion, proved to be its own force of nature even on a cold Sunday night in December with the natural elements in a foul mood.
The band opened the set with the tune "Boogety Boogety" featuring the extended alto saxophone solo-play by the master Kenny Garrett which took the audience on that astral trip of overlapping chords and tonal inflections, literally invoking the spirit of Coltrane. The opening piece serve to whet the appetite for other beautiful arrangements that followed.
His renditions of "J Mac' and "Detroit" showcased the masterful play of pianist Vernell Brown and bassist Corcoran Holt.
Garrett has seemingly succeeded in developing an acute level of communication within his band and is pure pleasure to watch with their constant eye contact during performance. Hunter and Bird maintained the musical temperature at boiling point throughout the set and on tunes "Haynes Here" and "Seeds from underground" they literally painted the rhythmic pictures intended.
There can be no denying the excellence of Kenny Garrett's work which manifests itself in his ability to bring out the best in the players in his band, at any given time. As he closed the evening's final set with the tune "Happy People", Garrett had us all clapping hands and tapping feet, his audience's gracious and symbolic "thank you" for an evening of great and spiritually uplifting music.
We were all indeed, happy jazz people.
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First he gets outraced by a 16-year-old Chinese girl who's not even in the pool with him. Now here's Ryan Lochte, in the middle lane above, getting beaten to the wall in the 200-meter
breastbackstroke by teammate Tyler Clary (in an Olympic record 1:53.41) and Japan's Ryosuke Irie, both of whom passed him down the stretch. Michael Phelps can keep his stupid boring monochromatic gold collection from Beijing. Who does he think he is, Mr. T.? Ryan Lochte is diversifying his medal portfolio.
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Ask non-club goers about their perceptions of health clubs and they'll often say that they are a place for the fit and healthy — and the wealthy, or at least those with a modicum of disposable income. Their perceptions, however untrue, are very real to them, particularly if they are in areas that typically lack economic resources and access to health club facilities.
That's too bad considering the rates of obesity in lower income households in the inner cities and rural areas are greater than that of middle and upper class households in the suburbs, according to the Center for Disease Control's National Center for Health Statistics. In fact, minority women with low income appear to have the greatest likelihood of being overweight, according to the American Obesity Association.
"If you analyze where the biggest numbers are as far as this catastrophic condition, it's in the poorer communities," says Geoff Hampton, who has launched the Wellness Wakeup Challenge, a program that aims to improve the quality of life and the health of communities through grass root initiatives and educational venues that inform individuals about the risks of leading a sedentary life. Part of the campaign focuses on economically challenged areas, including inner cities, which bear a disproportionate rate of afflictions associated with obesity, including diabetes and heart disease.
The average household income of a health club member is $69,200, according to the International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association. The poverty level for a family of four is $18,400 a year.
"It's kind of a disgrace to say let's fight this war with those who can be profitable," Hampton says. "The truth is, if you take care of the communities that need the help, you will benefit."
Some club owners have done just that, and they are making a difference. Here's the story of two clubs — one a for-profit and the other a non-profit — that have reached into economically challenged communities in large metropolitan areas and have gained the satisfaction derived from helping those in need.
World Gym
San Diego, CA
Owner: Dan Stovall
Pat Glaster isn't a cheerleader, but you wouldn't know that by talking to her, especially when she's talking about the World Gym in San Diego. The 58-year-old might be the gym's biggest fan. It's no wonder; after joining the gym in December 2002, and working out there at least three times a week, Glaster has lost 32 pounds.
"I feel so good, I can't even tell you," says Glaster, who works for the Southeast Counseling and Consulting Services in San Diego. "I feel like I can run a marathon." Recently, she had a checkup with her doctor, who was impressed with the change in her health and appearance.
Racquel Morrison is a quieter fan of the gym but a fan nonetheless. She and other staffers for San Diego City Councilman Charles Lewis belong to the gym and work out there several times a week. Councilman Lewis also belongs to the gym, which is situated in his district.
"We need facilities and people like Dan Stovall to get the community going," Morrison says.
Dan Stovall is the owner of the gym. Stovall's 21,000-square-foot World Gym sits in the middle of an economically depressed area of San Diego, yet Stovall has reached into the community with a lavishly designed health club, investing in the health of the individuals who live there.
"I'm glad he is concerned about people's health," says Morrison. "He's offering programs that people here need."
The club offers nutritional classes. It has $450,000 in equipment, including cardio and strength equipment. It also has boxing rings, an indoor/outdoor basketball court, batting cages, a woman's workout area, free personal training, group exercise classes, spin classes, salsa classes, yoga classes, a juice bar, child care and after-school youth programs.
"To pay only $35 [a month] for that is quite a value," says Stovall. The average income in the area is $30,000 a year, a pittance in California, Stovall says.
To help members afford the fees, Stovall offers several payment options. Members can pay $99 with no enrollment fee for a three-month contract (this makes up 30 percent of the business), $50 a month for monthly buys, $35 a month for one year with a $50 enrollment fee, or $10 per visit. In addition, corporate rates are $30 a month. In the beginning, everyone gets a free pass for five to seven days.
Stovall has electronic funds transfer (EFT) set up, but he learned the hard way that some members don't like EFT.
"All these seminars kept talking about EFT, which screwed me up because I was turning away cash customers," Stovall says. "But many of the Hispanic members just want to pay cash not EFT."
Stovall does have to deal with a high delinquency rate — 15 percent rather than the 5 percent average that most gyms experience. After first using staff to handle the delinquencies, Stovall finally turned to a collection agency, which took a more "hard nose" approach with the delinquent accounts.
Affordability and programming have helped the World Gym's membership climb since it opened in October 2001. The club has 1,200 members. About 40 percent of the members are African American, 30 percent are Hispanic and 30 percent are white and other. The average age is 35, but the club has members as young as 10 and as old as 70.
To attract members, Stovall initially offered some classes for free, including after-school boxing classes for children, and hosted a Halloween and Christmas party.
In addition, the club has allowed several community groups to hold their meetings at the facility. The exposure has led to a corporate client for the gym and to discussions with various non-profit groups about putting their programs into the gym.
The club has been received favorably in the community, Glaster says. With three levels and a variety of classes and equipment, the club has everything a person needs to make a lifestyle change, she says.
"If a person does not take charge of their life, that's on them because this is there," she says. "They have wonderful people there to help you."
Stovall agrees that the club has been embraced by the community. Even though the facility is located in a high crime area, Stovall was able to get rid of the security service after six months "because our members protect us," he says. Gym members, some of whom belong to gangs, watch out for the staff. In addition, Stovall has made it known that he's a former FBI agent, the club has a video camera on the cash registers, and it is equipped with panic buttons.
The gang members who work out in the club set aside their gang affiliation while inside the club where gang clothes are not allowed.
"It's a strange mentality," Stovall says. "When they are here, they are here to work out. They sometimes work out side by side with their enemies."
Without the gym, Glaster doesn't think many of the members would be working out anywhere.
"No, they wouldn't," she says. "I guarantee it…they wouldn't go. If that gym wouldn't have been there… it stands out in the ghetto area. Young guys come in and pump themselves up in a healthy way without pills and stuff. That's what makes me appreciate being at the gym and helping them go."
Stovall sees a lot of overweight people in his gym, estimating it to be 50 percent of members.
"For a lot of them, this is their first gym experience," he says. "They are learning the elementary basics of fitness and nutrition." They are also dealing with problems related to being overweight: high blood pressure, strokes, diabetes, cardiovascular problems and sexual dysfunction issues.
"In the low-income area, obesity is…wow!" says Glaster. "I didn't even see it from that perspective until a month ago. We are killing ourselves."
Because so many of the members had never exercised in a club before, they didn't know what salsa, yoga or step classes were so they weren't signing up for the classes.
"We had to go physically on the floor to gather them up and show them what the classes were," Stovall says. "We had to explain on the flyer what a step class was. We were assuming too much in the beginning. That's why we started writing out class descriptions for them."
In addition to the challenges of getting members to participate in group classes, Stovall faced marketing challenges to get individuals to just step inside the front door.
"The standard stuff doesn't work here [for marketing]," says Stovall. "We tried everything we were taught in the gym seminars. Ninety percent of it is wrong for this area."
Stovall tried mail outs, yellow page ads, a web site and ads in the paper only to find that what worked was door-to-door delivery of flyers in Spanish and English with a discount or a giveaway at the top. Placing an ad in the PennySaver (a Spanish and English discount publication) also helped.
In addition, once Stovall let go his sales manager and gave bonuses to anyone who sold a membership, sales accelerated.
The club is on a bus line on a busy street between three freeways, and it is the only for-profit gym in a population of 150,000 people. The only competition is the YMCA that's a half-mile away.
To help ensure his club's success, Stovall, who is also a real estate broker, bought a Postal Annex business and located it in the 34,000-square-foot building in which the club is located. The two businesses feed off each other. Not only does each business keep flyers on the other business, but the gym also is one of the biggest clients for the Postal Annex and the location of the postal facility is convenient for the gym members.
"That [Postal Annex] has been a huge asset for me because it brings traffic to the area," Stovall says.
The club will break even this year, Stovall says. He had expected to break even a bit sooner, but revenues were slowed because he was venturing into somewhat uncharted territory and he had some bad advice by several consulting companies. One of the consulting companies told him that the average revenue for the area was $45,000 and urged him to charge $59 a month for membership and extra for boxing. When Stovall tried that, it didn't work.
"The thing I had to learn was not to listen to consultants," he says. "I learned by doing and by common sense." Because most consultants work with clubs in higher income markets, the techniques, pricing and programming that they recommend sometimes don't work for lower income markets, Stovall says.
In the end, Stovall decided he had to do things differently than other gyms or the club wouldn't survive. The facility is a bit grander than one might expect (thanks to the consultant who misinformed him of the average income in the area) with ceiling fans, music, TVs, sky lights, three garage doors that open to let air in (two in the weight room and basketball court area and one by the boxing ring), saunas in the locker rooms and marble floors in the entry. However, that grandness has had an unexpected effect.
"They don't expect it (the nice design) in the 'hood," says Stovall. "When they walk in, we have them because they are floored. We call it the 'wow' factor. Once they walk in, they say, 'Wow!'"
Stovall hopes that he and his staff can keep them coming in.
"The truth is, I think I've done a phenomenal job," Stovall says. "It's the hardest thing I've done in my life. It's a whole new learning curve."
Healthworks Foundation
Fitness Center
Dorchester, MA
Owners: Mark and Patricia
It's hard to imagine building a club and getting almost every piece of material and equipment — not to mention all time and effort — donated. That, however, is exactly what happened at the Healthworks Foundation Fitness Center in Dorchester, MA.
It might help that the center is non-profit. It also might help that the center exists to help disadvantaged and homeless women and pregnant teens improve their health and fitness.
Healthworks Foundation Fitness Center is part of the Healthworks Foundation, which is supported by Healthworks Fitness Centers Inc., a group of four upscale health clubs that serve women in the Boston area.
Mark and Patricia Harrington, owners of Healthworks Fitness Center Inc., donated $150,000 for the development of the facility and then got everyone to donate their time, skills and materials.
"We thought it could be a challenge getting people to help us with donations of time and materials, but it really wasn't," says Hannah Karass, vice president of the Healthworks Foundation. "A lot of people were so grateful that we were taking the step to do it that they were happy to help."
The mission of the Healthworks for-profit clubs and its non-profit club are the same: to educate women about fitness and self care, providing excellence in service and growing with the industry, says Kim Walker, general manager at the non-profit club. The only difference is that at one club the women can't afford to pay and at the others they can.
"It's important to me that the members get treated like they are paying $700 a month," Walker says about her members at the non-profit facility. "It's important that they feel entitled, that they can hold up their hand and have me come over."
The Healthworks Foundation Fitness Center is located at the St. Mary's Women and Infants Center in Dorchester, MA. St. Mary's is a home for pregnant teens and homeless women. It also offers a work program for disadvantaged women.
Membership is free to the women who live at St. Mary's and women in the community who meet the criteria. For the staff at St. Mary's, membership is also free, but any personal training or extra classes require a donation. Members of the community who want to join but who don't qualify for free membership can join in exchange for volunteering their time.
Since the 3,000-square-foot club opened in January 2002, Walker has signed up 725 active members. "Active" is defined as someone who has visited at least once a month.
About 20 percent of the members, who are generally between the ages of 13 and 45, are grossly overweight, Walker says. Some of the women are so heavy that they can't even use the equipment at the center.
"My challenge is to get this population in here," Walker says, noting that an extremely overweight woman isn't comfortable on a bike, and walking, stretching and getting up and down off the floor are impossible for these women. "I can get a woman who's 100 pounds overweight and she'll come in and lose weight, but when I'm talking grossly obese person, that's much harder."
Funding for the club comes from a portion of the dues paid by members of the for-profit Healthworks Fitness Centers. Some of the women even donate extra money to the center or volunteer their time to work at the center in various capacities. Other money comes from Boston Marathon runners sponsored by individuals and companies.
The club offers nutrition classes in addition to group exercise classes, cardio and strength training. Because many of the members are teenage girls or women who have never learned about nutrition or belonged to a gym, Walker feels it's important to stress proper eating habits and nutrition to the members. Many of the members come into the program thinking that by eating much less — sometimes to the point of just drinking coffee — and working out they will lose weight, Walker says.
"My feeling is that with the teens, we can nip it in the bud right away," Walker says. "When they are enthusiastic about coming to a gym that's free, we can show them healthy practices and they can unlearn some unhealthy things."
Walker, her two part-time paid staff members and volunteers teach the members about proper body alignment through yoga classes and offer cardio information during high impact and dance aerobics classes.
"That's the best practice to get them to use the gym and get comfortable," Walker says. "After the first 10 classes, we show them the machines. That gets them to use the gym in a healthy way."
Once the women start working out in the gym, they are given a wellness coach (either a staff member or a volunteer) with whom to exercise. The wellness coach not only helps motivate the woman to exercise, but she also helps create a relationship between the new member and the club.
To get the women to keep active at the gym, Walker offers incentives in the form of gifts from the Center's Wellness Store. The "store," which is really a closet, includes items such as sneakers, T-shirts, socks, underwear, baby clothes, body lotion and other personal items. Every time a member goes to a wellness coach appointment, assessment appointment, nutrition class or group exercise class, she gets a signature. After 10 signatures in a month, she gets a gift as long as at least six of the classes were non-exercise classes (this prevents a member from going to five exercise classes in one day just to get a gift). Members also can get workout clothes from the store when they first join. The items are donated by the members of the for-profit Healthworks Fitness Center clubs and by corporations such as Nike and Everlast.
The gym is making a difference in the lives of several members. Margaret was living in the shelter at St. Mary's when she joined the gym in February 2002. Excited to join, especially since it was free, she enjoys the social aspect of the health club, the classes and the ability to take time for herself.
"Since I joined, I have a new place to live and a new job," says Margaret. "The Center has empowered me to take care of my entire self. It provides me with a place to exercise my body and relax my mind. It's an invaluable resource, and I hope that it continues to help others the way it's helped me."
Oleatha, a 44-year-old mother of two teenagers, has been a member of the club since the summer of 2002. She has had a struggle with her weight for many years. Prior to joining the center, she lost 40 pounds through a diet, but after joining the club, she lost another 25 pounds and is eating healthier and toning up.
"I was ready to take control of my life, and I guess I was lucky to find the center," Oleatha says. "When I came to the center, I felt like I was in the right place at the right time."
Wyvonne, an employee at St. Mary's Women & Infants Center and a member of the club, is amazed at how the center is affecting the lives of the women and girls from St. Mary's and the community.
"While I enjoy the center because of the time I am giving to myself, these women find so much else there," Wyvonne says. "They are given the chance to work out in a wonderful facility — to learn how to take care of themselves through fitness."
Wyvonne and other staff have even noticed that when the girls come back from the gym, they are often in better spirits and are easier to work with.
Part of their lifted spirits stems from the exercise but part of it stems from the social interaction with other members and the staff. Finding the right people to work with the members can be a challenge. It takes more than fitness knowledge; it also takes social services and psychology.
"It's taking what they [the members] are talking about and turning it all back to fitness," Walker says. "When girls come in to talk about their boyfriends and how angry they are with them, it's not about talking about that, but about working out that frustration in the gym. While they are doing that, I can have a further conversation with them."
Walker acknowledges that there are challenges in operating the club day-to-day, particularly on the administrative side. Because the staff is so small, it's difficult to get all the administrative work done, especially when there's not a private space on campus where she can work without interruptions.
However, the challenges are worth it, Walker says, especially since many of the members wouldn't work out if the center wasn't there. Prior to the facility being built, most of the members hadn't worked out before, but they see the benefits of it now.
"Women come in just happy to be there," Walker says. "They are psyched and excited."
That makes Walker's job rewarding even though at times it can be tiring and frustrating, she says.
"It's the hardest job I ever loved," she says.
The foundation and its resulting programs have been rewarding for Healthworks Fitness Center, Karass says, and it fits in well with Healthworks' strengths.
"We felt it was important that we do what we do best, which is fitness," Karass says. "A lot of organizations give away money, and that's great, but what we give away is fitness, which gives away health."
In fact, the center has been such a success that the Healthworks Foundation may have another non-profit center in its future.
"We wanted to make sure we could do it and it would work," Karass says. "After being in it for a year, we think it's a model we could carry out in the inner city."
While this gym may eventually create clientele for the Healthworks for-profit gyms, Walker says that's not the main goal of the center. Instead, she sees the health club as an opportunity to bring fitness to a population that can't walk the neighborhood outside their house and that can't afford bikes and roller blades or exercise equipment for their homes. Planting the seeds of exercise in this generation will influence the next generation, and soon that will lead to an inner city population of women who will flock into Healthworks and other health clubs, Walker says.
"One of the things I'm learning in life is that when you offer something for free with the intention of just giving, you get so much more back," Walker says.


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Earlier today I saw a Coast Guard helicopter flying around the Kapoho area of the Big Island. I've tried to contact the Coast Guard to see what it was about but I just received an answering machine.
Here is a picture I took from my iPhone. You can just barely make out the helicopter:
Anyone know what was going on?
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Sony and Nissan are giving drivers a chance to race in real life by competing in Gran Turismo 5 GT Academy. The problem? Someone's discovered a "cheat" in the current time trial.
A user at Gran Turismo enthusiast site and forum GT Planet noticed the three best times in the race all used the same "shortcut." And by "shortcut" we mean the drivers completely bypassed two corners by driving straight over the grass as you'll see in the videos.
Players on the site are calling this an "Epic Fail" and complaining that "this will be the most ridiculous ruling if they let these kind of times stand. This isn't a rally stage..."
Eventually, the folks at SCEA threw out the times and reconfigured the course. But was that the right move?
Since the grounds were technically in play it's maybe not right to call the drivers "Cheaters" for finding the fastest way around (that's the point of a race). And even if they are cheating, as racing legend Smokey Yunick said "If you ain't cheating, you ain't trying." Except I think he may have actually said "'ya" instead of "you," "cheatin'" instead of "cheating," and "tryin'" instead of "trying," but whatever, close enough.


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Mariners' Datz reveals battle with cancer
SEATTLE -- Mariners third-base coach Jeff Datz informed the team and the players on Saturday that he has cancer.
Datz and manager Eric Wedge held a five-minute, closed-door meeting before the Angels-Mariners game Saturday to tell the players. Datz did not disclose the nature of the cancer and did not want to publicly address the issue but released a statement:
"Prior to today's game, Eric Wedge and I met with the team so I could inform them that I have been diagnosed with cancer.
"I wanted to let you all know, as well.
"The good news is that it was caught very early, and I have great support from my wife, my family, Eric, the coaches and staff, all the players and the Mariners organization.
"I am still in the process of making some treatment decisions, but it is very possible I may have to miss some games. I do not want my absence to be a distraction to the team, which is why I am letting everyone know my situation now. Having said that, I am not ready to speak about this with the media.
"Once decisions on timing and treatment have been made, I'll be happy to talk to all of you at once. Until then, I would appreciate your patience as we all focus on baseball."
Wedge has known Datz since the two were managers in the Cleveland Indians' Minor League system in 1998. When Wedge was named the Indians manager in 2003, he brought in Datz as his third-base coach. Datz later served as the team's bench coach under Wedge from 2007-09.
"He's going to beat this. We've all experienced cancer in some way, shape or form," Wedge said. "We've been dealing with this for a couple weeks, but we feel it's the right time to announce it to the team because he is going to miss some time away from the team at some point in time."
Datz, 53, who has been the Mariners' third-base coach for the past three seasons, began his professional career in 1982 in the Houston organization. He reached the Majors briefly with Detroit in 1989.
He began coaching in the Cleveland system in 1993. He spent 2002-09 as coach with the Indians and was bench coach for Baltimore in 2010 before joining the Mariners.
"He's touched a lot of people throughout the country over the years," Wedge said. "I'm sure they're going to reach out and give him their total support. As I told him, 'You're going to beat it.' It's as simple as that. So everyone's going to do what they need to do to help him."