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Over three days, Swati and Laurent's closest family and friends celebrated the couple's unity on the sands of Miami beach, Florida, leaving the NY cold and traveling from all parts of the world. Prior to their wedding weekend, we had only met Swati and Laurent on Skype, and even through a computer screen it was easy to see how much they were meant to be and why they were so loved. Swati and Laurent are kind, fun, and completely adorable together!
Seeing their vision and all the stunning details of their wedding celebration come together, Khaled and I were honored to document all the precious memories. The wedding weekend started with Swati's mehendi, and I was in awe of Harsha's henna art! It's no wonder why she's highly sought after by celebrities and wedding industrialists. Swati's henna was incredibly intricate and beautiful. The henna artist continued on as the sun set, and we got to know Swati's sweet family and friends while documenting the events of the evening. Throughout the entire weekend, Swati, Laurent, and their families made Khaled and I feel like we were part of the family. Intimate family ceremonies, a welcome party with delicious Cuban cuisine, and their rehearsal all lead up to their incredible wedding day! Even the rain couldn't deter Swati and Laurent's Hindu-Christian ceremony from taking place with the splashing waves and curious Miami beach onlookers. Every wedding detail was carefully curated and spoke of Swati and Laurent – from the mouth-watering croquembouche in honor of Laurent's french culture to the fun scooter Laurent rode into his baraat with- these two lovebirds have a zest for life and each other!
Swati and Laurent deserve only the best and working with such an incredible team of talented creatives made this weekend even better. The super-talented Preeti of Spotlight Style (my fellow carbatarian) was a pleasure to work with and we can't wait to see her again in a few months!
It was a challenge narrowing down images for this feature, but sharing every stunning image from this incredible weekend could take a few days. Enjoy some of our favorites!
Swati and Laurent, thank you. Khaled and I were blessed to be a part of such an important time in your lives. See you soon in NYC!
Venue: One Bal Harbour Resort
Hair and Make-up: Aradia BridalMakeovers and Hair by Kei
Ceremony dress – from Jade by Monica and Karishma (based in Mumbai, India )
Reception dress – by Shantanu & Nikhil (based in Mumbai, India )
Laurent's Tuxedo designer: Hickey Freeman
Bride's shoes: Christian Louboutin
Jewelry: Cartier
Desserts supplied by Atelier Bakery (Miami) and Chocolate Fashion (Coral Gables)
Live entertainment: LMUSIK Entertainment (NYC)
Decor: XQUISITE EVENTS
Chef Hemant Mathur via Tulsi Restaurant NYC
Catering: Soumyaa via Tulsi Restaurant NYC
Welcome Party Venue: Little Havana Restuarant
Paper products: Printsonalities
Cinematography: Pacific Pictures
Wedding planner: Preeti Shah – Spotlight Style
French dessert in honor of Laurent: Croquembouche
Ceremony Floral necklaces: Vivek Garlands
Henna: Harsha Soni
Christian officiant: Michael McManus (Riviera Beach, FL)
Hindu priests: Shri S. Venkatacharyulu (Pittsburgh, PA) & Shri S. Krishnamacharyulu (Malibu, CA)


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Tonight on the Town: Valentine's Edition!
Today, Feb. 14
Food: Happy Valentine's Day! Friday and Saturday features at All Day Cafe and Goodnight Bar include baby octopus for an appetizer and bone-in pork chop, prime rib or halibut for dinner. Dessert options include red velvet creme brulee, chocolate cake or a mocha cafe martini. Cheers!
Event: Everyone loves comedy. Whether you're out on the town with your sweetie or your best buds, enjoy a couple comedy shows tonight. Rookies will host comedian Luke Ashlocke tonight, with shows starting at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $10, and Chris Schlichting will open. For more, Latitude 44 will offer stand-up comedy with Zach Reiner, Bob Gurnett, Mike Vamosi, Alice Galloway, Andrew Swann, Micah Johnson, Nick Rahm and Sam Malcomb. The show begins at 8 p.m., and tickets are $7.
Saturday, Feb. 15
Food: Valentine's specials continue at Parker's Bistro downtown and include grilled lamb chops, amuse bouche and pan-seared halibut. Make reservations at 275-7676.
Event: The Coliseum on Main Street will host a Family Fun Festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. The free event will feature Phil Baker, Bo Bo the Clown, inflatables, vendor booths, door prizes for the kids and a free lunch. The event also is a health and safety fair fundraising event for Health Connect, the state's only dedicated consumer/public health library.
Sunday, Feb. 16
Food: Bros Brasserie serves breakfast on Sundays only, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Classics include omelets or steak and eggs, and specialties include pumpkin pancakes, biscuits and gravy and crab cake Napolean.
Event: Club David will host a film screening tonight for the short documentary "Birthday Cake. The "mockumentary sequal" to "Groom's Cake" begins at 6 p.m. and documents the zany three days leading up to the first birthday party for the daughter of television star Steven James and his screenwriter husband, Daniel Ferguson. A live Q&A via Skype will follow with writer, producer, director and star, Chad Darnell. Before the main show, Club David will show other short films as well, including "Us. A Family Album," "What Do You Know? Six to Twelve Year-Olds Talk About Gays and Lesbians" and "Hens and Chicks." Cost is $8 in advance or $10 at the door, and profits will benefit the Sioux Falls AIDS Walk benevolence fund.

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I've always found it fascinating to witness some of the intricacies behind the passions in others. When the unexpected catalysts are in fact the mechanism behind one's drive toward achieving the goal of their ultimate "perfect" picture at the end of an ever-brightening tunnel. All among the majority believing one's goal to be driven by surface value, when in actuality it's the perfection to the gears that grind within that make the machine an art form to the engineer.
I hate to rain on that inspirational picture beginning to form in your head, but truth be told, that's a hell of a lot like Stacking is for me with Daily Fantasy Baseball. Despite my love for baseball through the years growing up, later upon clumsily diving into the world of DFS through the inevitable gateway drug of NFL's prescription, the baseball side of achieving profitable fun seemed insurmountable with the rather highly unpredictable nature of performance in the sport. Randomly selecting name-sake players seemed encouraging at first (when having no clue in regards to what a successful approach requires), but never resulting in anything aside from discouraging losses and walking away without any real knowledge gained due to the aimless approach.
Years later when I started taking DFS more seriously, I discovered the strategy of stacking. And it was then that I was immersed for good with Daily Fantasy Baseball. To get a grasp on that for a newcomer to the game, you'll need to understand the purpose of stacks, an overview of what different stack types look like, and also the mentality behind Game Stacking.
Purposes of Stacking
As it's not entirely necessary to implement stacking when it comes to your roster construction in MLB DFS, I personally find the strategy behind stacking as the anchor to your roster construction to be optimal for success. This is because of its reasonably structured focus and the fact that much of the prominence in fantasy production on offense stems from multiple players in the same batting rotation teeing off on a particular pitcher(s) and generating a string of symbiotic production amongst each other (occurring in an unthinkable amount of ways). To assume this storytelling in your gameflow requires a purpose and a reason behind your angling within a roster, and it comes come from a variety of directions.
My particular favorite reasoning is specifically that which I mentioned above: targeting a certain pitcher or two, typically who are appearing to be popular chalk plays for the day (the contrarian in me likes to get a bit too risky at times with whom I select). And should the challenge turn out for my greater good, it often pays out surprisingly well due to the massive population of ownership in that said pitcher who also of course did not have the successful opposing batters who shelled him (and you did)…so that tips some scales, I'll tell you.
Another favorable reasoning would be to stack the heart of a lineup where the studs on a team are sequenced to pack a series of punches, or [in a loose reference to the 1927 Cardinals] a "Murderer's Row". Predominantly these are arranged between the 2-6 spots in a batting order, ensuring the biggest of the beasts are in prime position to bring loaded bases home. Keep in mind however, the pricing in players will of course be inflated by this projected vantage point (and especially any star powered name included) so you'll want to keep your roster balance in mind here.
You can dig a little deeper in your forecasting and piece together specific players in a rotation based on their similar strengths shared against a pitcher who's been past suspect against such. This could range from the handedness of these players, or their success rates against that pitcher's types or style. You could also just be picking the players on a roster who've had past success against that pitcher.
A very popular approach to stacking takes favorable consideration to park and locational elements that promote a high over/under, which in turn produces the ideal to what's known as Game Stacking. An extreme textbook example of this would be the home of the Colorado Rockies in Coors Field, where the air density is so thin due to the extreme altitude that the ball travels further since there are fewer air molecules in its path to slow it from scoring you fantasy points.
Types Of Stacks By Number
With eight being the number of roster positions you have to fill for the offensive side of your DFS roster on the major host sites, there are of course several ways you could go about stacking. A brief look at this without getting crazy in explanations…
- 2
- 2-2
- 2-2-2
- 2-2-2-2
- 2-3-3
- 2-3-2
- 3
- 3-2
- 3-3
- 4
- 4-2-2
- 4-3
- 4-4
- 5-2 (select sites)
- 5-3 (select sites)
…and with any of the sequences that don't total to eight players, the remainder would be comprised of individual batters from separate teams (aka: one-offs). I would first and foremost look to evaluate the slate size and see the number of spots you would like to target and how you can feasibly approach them depending on the number of your invested entries.
The success tier reached by lineups assembled with eight individual Hail Mary's can actually be very high, but the result is most often belonging to someone behind lengthy calculations and time invested doing such (among other things). The level of luck involved with that has to also be particularly favorable, as variance is among the toughest things to project with baseball. Stacking tends to nerf this variance a bit for you and adds a more probable rate of production in regards to a lineup cashing out.
Game Stacking
The nature of Game Stacking extends an olive branch to the whole mentality of stacking and essentially goes all-in on a single game within this approach. Most commonly the desire to chase this notion is derived from the geographical reasoning I mentioned earlier in this article. Another factor that plays into the locational favoritism is also humidity, which actually lowers air density and allows the ball to travel further.
Game Stacking strategy can also be a component of two awful pitchers squaring off, in hopes that both starters get left in the game as long as possible to cough up fantasy points like a compromised slot machine. You can often find a 5-2 or 5-3 efforted dive when approaching roster architecture with these gameflow-laden hopes.
There's even the straightforward blitzkrieg on ownership leveraging and truly walking the plank of sports gambling by intentionally game stacking around the threat of potential weather delays or postponement, most especially when that game features two marquee fantasy juggernauts going head-to-head. You'll be assured to have an entire roster of players far beneath 5-10% ownership, and if the game actually happens to play on while positive numbers hit the box score, then you'll be a lonely soul on a richer island.
While I'll never discourage a remotely conceivable effort in being different with your daily fantasy rosters, you do have to keep the flotation device of reality in arm's reach because you can easily drift off into an abyss of gameflow possibilities and improbable storytelling with your roster construction. But if you buoy your lineups to some semblance of stacking, you can rest assured that you'll stand a higher likelihood of standing in the green by slate's end.


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This Advent season, as we prepare our hearts for the birth of Jesus, we have invited a series of guest bloggers to reflect on the different names given to the coming Messiah in Isaiah 9:6. As we move towards Christmas, we invite you to reflect with us on the earth-shaking implications of each name, both for ourselves and for the people of La Limonada. We begin with a post from Kelli Gotthardt.
As a privileged, white American I sometimes forget how desperately I need a Wonderful Counselor.
In a system of perceived powerlessness, fear, mistrust and anger have fertile soil in which to grow. Decisions are made based on personal survival, with little or no energy left to expend on the flourishing of the larger community. The violence that often accompanies this reality sadly obscures the underlying cry. "Who will hear us and give us justice? Who will care that we are marginalized and abused? Who will be our advocate?"
And in the midst of this pain, Jesus cries out "I will!" One of his names, in fact, is Wonderful Counselor and his kingdom is forever.
His kingdom is also now. So if our role is to create communities where anyone can experience a taste of this reality, what might that look like?
One of the most beautiful descriptions of this, to me, in Jesus' ministry is Luke's account of a demon possessed man whom Jesus heals. What most people remember about this story is the dramatic death of pigs when the demons exit the man and proceed to plunge the pigs over a nearby cliff. In all the activity it is easy to miss the beauty of the interaction between Jesus ( the Wonderful Counselor) and this man.
When Jesus and the disciples come upon this man he is truly powerless. He is under the possession of a legion of demons. He is naked, homeless and bound in chains. But after his encounter with the Wonderful Counselor we see this man "sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind." I picture Jesus listening intently to him. A good counselor listens and affirms. Suddenly this man is not only not at the mercy of the demons, he is instantly elevated to a new status of inherent worth. He now has the ability to advocate for others. He immediately sets out to tell everyone who will listen how much God had done for him. He now becomes an advocate.
That's the power of our Counselor. He is an advocate of healing not just from powerlessness, but for the benefit of others. I experienced this firsthand during a trip to Guatemala this summer for a grad school class. On one afternoon our teacher was a former gang member turned pastor, named Shorty. As I listened to Shorty's story and his exhortation to be an advocate for the powerless, I felt both convicted to take action and powerless to make any difference. All my efforts seemed too small, painfully awkward and potentially insulting or harmful.
I voiced this concern to Shorty at the risk of sounding pathetic. Shorty's response was gracious and powerful. He asked me to read Phil 2:5-7 out loud. I couldn't finish it through my tears. This was my counsel–not just from Shorty, but from the Wonderful Counselor–become nothing. And I was learning it from a former gang member. From someone with less educational, political and social power than I.
The invitation was clear and I could not have been happier to abdicate my power.
How is the Wonderful Counselor inviting you to enter in to this position of advocate and helper? Will you sit at his feet and learn, no matter who the messenger?
Kelli is a writer, speaker, and consultant. She blogs at www.kelligotthardt.com and her first book will be published in April 2015. We are grateful for her friendship and willingness to write about her recent visit to Guatemala.


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Gov. Cuomo's emergency order allowing property owners to prepay their 2018 school and property taxes before federal tax reform takes effect won't help residents in Westchester County, which has the highest taxes in the state.
Republican Rob Astorino, the outgoing county executive, said Tuesday the county wouldn't be able to provide the required documents before the New Year's deadline.
"It is just not possible for the county to issue its 2018 tax warrants to localities within the next four days for a whole host of legal, operational and practical reasons," said Ned McCormack, senior adviser to Astorino.
Property owners in Westchester pay the highest taxes in the state – an average of $16,500 a year, according to ATTOM Data Solutions.
Cuomo, who opposed the tax measure signed by President Trump, acted last week in an attempted end run around the new federal tax code.
One of its provisions would limit the deductions for property and other state and local taxes to a maximum of $10,000.
Cuomo's executive order allows taxpayers to pre-pay their 2018 property taxes and take the deduction on their 2017 federal tax return.
Westchester said Cuomo's rushed schedule cannot be met.
"By law, the county can only issue one complete warrant for the 259,034 properties across all of Westchester's localities and special districts," the county's statement said. "There is no way to do this responsibly by the end of the year given all of the laws that the county must follow under Westchester's charter and the U.S. tax code, as well as a host of other variables and unknowns."
Astorino lost a November election to state Sen. George Latimer, in what many saw as a referendum on the Trump administration.
Cuomo defeated Astorino to win a second term as governor in 2014.


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Forged auctions: 17 persons stay in arrest for distribution of spoiled food
All 17 people detained in the case of altered foods, have received arrest warrants for a period of 30 days. Three of the defendants will be investigated under house arrest. The decision was taken by Buiucani trial court. The suspects were placed in detention at the prison No.13 in Chisinau.
Among those who will spend the next month behind bars include chief deputy head of the Education Department of Rascani sector, head of the Education Department of Center sector and chief of food division in the Ministry of Defense. The defendants say they are innocent.
But the prosecutors insist they have enough evidence to prove the involvement of all 17 defendants in this scheme. Moreover, the officials are on to others who would be related to this case.
"The crime was committed through participation, we did not yet establish all participants involved in these crimes. We believe that having another milder preventive measure, we could endeavor to influence witnesses, possibly other participants," said Ion Muntean, prosecutor.
17 people were detained on Thursday, 24 November 2016, in the case of spoiled foods. Prosecutors and anti-corruption officers say the suspects were delivering products of dubious quality to schools and kindergartens in Chisinau. The subject was also discussed in the Parliament. For the next meeting the members invited to hearings the prime minister Pavel Filip, Minister of Health, Ruxandra Glavan, the Education Minister, Corina Fusu, director of CNA, Viorel Chetraru and the head of the National Agency for Food Safety, Gheorghe Gaberi.
Publika.md reminds that according to the investigation data, the procurement process was taking place with serious violations of the law by favoring certain economic agents. Scheme was operating as follows: for signing contracts for the purchase, the decision makers of departments were discussing with a group of economic operators to increase offer prices, so that the winning bids more expensive. Or by prior agreement, at the auction were participating several operators with different bids, but having the same founder.
For favoritism, economic agents were paying civil servants, monthly or for each individual auction, specific amounts of money.
After examining and making a series of special investigative measures in the described criminal scheme were initiated 30 criminal cases on behalf of decision makers of sectorial departments in Chisinau and on the names of the economic agents involved. Thus, were conducted over 40 searches at the homes and offices of public officials from the Departments of Education, Youth and Sports of Chisinau City Hall and economic agents, but also the Ministry of Defense, National Agency for Food Safety and Hancesti Public Health Center.
It should be noted that in documenting the mentioned corruption offenses has been applied one of the most effective special investigative measures - undercover investigation.
The criminal case is being conducted by Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office.


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Aug 25, 2018
Jamie has traveled...a lot...lately and has some things to say about her recent travel experiences. From whether TSA Precheck is worth it to baggage claim etiquette, Jamie tells it like it is. The misery of a Las Vegas conference for a gal that doesn't drink, smoke or gamble. American Airlines has a morale problem and how Jamie can never win with Southwest. And ways to make travel better for all.
0:00 - Introduction to today's travel rant
1:26 - TSA Precheck, is it worth it?
4:02 - Vegas and I need to see other people
8:10 - Hotels, listen up 'cause you missed a vital feature...soundproofing
10:58 - Southwest...need I say more?
15:39 - When Southwest strands you in Denver, check in to the Hotel Monaco (warning: Jamie's in love with the Kimpton Hotel chain)
16:28 - The question you should ask every Lyft driver
24:41 - American Airlines suffers a huge morale problem
32:10 - Jamie's worst birthday...yes, I was on a plane ride to Paris
45:15 - Baggage Claim Etiquette full on rant
Eterno Retorno - Madame Rrose Selavy
Cups - Jean Simone
Leaving Las Vegas - Sheryl Crow
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds - Beatles
New York Minute Prayer - Shlipa Ray


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Limited Edt X PUMA Blaze Of Glory (Sg50)
We're not going to say that we invented the Blaze of Glory here at Sneaker Freaker HQ – thank you Puma for that bit of ingenuity! – but you'd be lying if you said you knew of the Disc-less silhouette before SF gave it a co-sign and threw it to the sharks. Now it's time for a new man-eater to hit the water thanks to Singapore's Limited Edt. Inspired by the Merlion, a mythical beast with the head of a lion and body of a fish, Limited Edt's colab fuses a pony hair toe box with a scaly 3M upper to pay homage to the Singapore icon. Finished off with red and white hits in honour of the nation's flag, this pair is a love letter from Singapore to the world. The Limited Edt x Puma Blaze of Glory releases on August 28th at select retailers including Hype DC, who will release their pairs online at 12pm AEST.


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As we continue our social-distancing pledge, the Vogue staff is working from home for the foreseeable future. This article is part of our This Week on Zoom column, where one Vogue editor shares their WFH outfits from the previous workweek—from the waist up, of course.
Now almost six months into working from home, I must say that my style has taken many twists and turns. Back in March, I spent the first five weeks isolated with my best friend and my boyfriend in Massachusetts—a time I do not think any of us will ever forget. Like many others, I ended up in this unique situation in which a weekend escape from New York turned into a months-long stay. Hence why I found myself wearing the same pair of black leggings and (very oversized) black Uniqlo cashmere sweater for several weeks on end. My coworkers can likely attest to the fact that I avoided the video feature on Zoom like it was the virus.
When I returned to New York in April, I couldn't wait to wear a dress. My first night back, I put on my favorite pair of vintage Prada heels and a floor-length, form-fitting slip dress to eat pizza on the couch of my apartment which felt a whole lot smaller than when I left it. And somehow this didn't feel at all frivolous; the act of "getting dressed" made the adjustment of returning back to the city a bit less daunting. Ever since, I really do try to put something on everyday. Even if that is simply a caftan-style dress or a new pair of earrings.
But I do know for a fact that the way I shop and dress is forever changed as a result of everything that is happening in our world today. I look at the act of getting dressed as a source of comfort. And for me, that does not mean sweatpants. Instead, I've leaned in to flowy silhouettes, light colors, and feminine details. Not only have I rediscovered pieces in my wardrobe, but I no longer look at my clothes as reserved for certain occasions—out-for-dinner tops, beach dresses, and so on. Now I feel a sense of freedom with my style and the notion of a trend feels miles away. I dress based on what feels good on any given day and have learned that being "comfortable" can take many different forms.
Below, take a look at how I got dressed for working from home this week.
What can I say, a case of the Mondays took over and I kept on a nightgown and slippers all day. I stole a belt from another dress because a cinched waist always makes me feel more like myself.


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Yesterday was amusing, in that certain individuals proved they just could not address the topic, instead falling into personal insults and ad hominem attacks; indeed some of them began with such tactics. So, for today I thought we would try something fun, and see who could go the longest in a political debate without using an ad hominem attack. For those who are unclear with the term, ad hominem is an argument that focuses on the person rather than the topic. A common example of this is the court case where the defense lawyer cannot win on the facts of the case, so he tries to turn things around and put the prosecution and witnesses on trial. The most notorious recent example of this would be OJ Simpson's murder trial. The ad hominem tactic in political rhetoric is the common habit of going after the writer or prominent individuals on irrelevant bases; like mocking the appearance of a person or implying criminal conduct on no basis other than theatrics. Examples of this would include the unsupported assumption that President Obama was personally responsible for the FUBAR NYC fly-by this week, or tagging TEA party protesters as 'rednecks'; in neither case is the argument supported by evidence or facts, but is generated and propelled through subjective antipathy against a person. This is much different than legitimate debate, such as discussing the economic history of stimulus and tax bills or the specific language in proposed legislation.
So here we go. The topic, since we are still in the range of the celebrated '100th day' of President Obama's term, is the practical effectiveness of Obama's policies and actions so far. I will not participate in this one, as I am the referee – when someone presents a personal attack or one which ignores the topic, I will so tag the poster and call them out (and delete any further posts from that person, so if you get tagged, you may as well go find another article for your comments). I will also tag and exclude any responses to such comments, so if you come across a comment which is out-of-bounds, don't respond to it because that will get you excluded as well. The winner will be that person who best presents their argument with evidence and on-topic. In the event of a tie, I may call in additional judges.
Let's see who can make a good, clean argument.


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Wolverines get a winning Christmas present over USU 57-49
Utah Valley played their last of four fellow Utah opponents when they hosted Utah State University on Saturday, Dec. 21. A big defensive effort led the Wolverines to pull out the victory and get their second win on the season, beating the Aggies 57-49.
Hot shooting from both teams to start out the game was sure a great sign for UVU fans. Two back-to-back triples from deep by sophomore guard Madison Grange gave the Wolverines a 16-7 lead with under two minutes in the quarter. The Aggies proved that they had the same skills in them when freshman guard Faith Brantley and sophomore guard Steph Gorman answered with three's of their own.
The UVU defense came alive in the second quarter, holding USU to a measly five points on 1-of-14 shooting. The Wolverine defense was so good in fact, that the Aggies were held without a field goal until sophomore forward Emma Dudley knocked down a jumper with the clock winding down to three seconds. The remainder of the five points came in the form of free throws.
"They played as a team and competed the whole way and just a great way to go into Christmas," said UVU head coach Dan Nielson. "Defense was the key, I thought we did a really good job particularly on their shooters, taking them out and I'm just proud."
Three Wolverines found themselves in double-digits in the points category. Sophomores Nehaa Sohail (forward) and Eve Braslis (guard) each racked up 10 points while senior forward Jordan Holland led the team with 16.
USU's Brantley and senior forward Hailey Bassett led their team in scoring at 14 and 13 points, respectively. What might have been the turning point for the Aggies was Bassett. She played all 20 minutes of the second half — her only minutes of the game — and knocked down 13 points, grabbed nine rebounds and swatted away two shots.
Other areas where the Wolverines thrived were points in the paint and points from turnovers. Despite the UVU bigs playing fewer minutes, the Wolverines were still able to get 22 points in the paint. Add another 15 points off of turnovers and the fact that the lead was controlled for all but a minute and a half, and the Wolverines win it.
UVU has one more game to play before facing off against WAC opponents. Ottawa (Arizona) will come to the UCCU center on Saturday, Dec. 28. From there, UVU will host three WAC teams starting with the only team in the conference that has a worse record than the Wolverines, Chicago State, on Thursday, Jan. 2.
"We've preached all year, the key is being ready for conference, and we're lucky, we've got three home games to start conference and we need to start well," said Nielson.


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Look! There we are in a delicious Valentine's Day Slideshow on Kaboose. So nice to see our delicious dainties in such good company!
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Look! There we are in a delicious Valentine's Day Slideshow on Kaboose. So nice to see our delicious dainties in such good company!
Theo has been spotted on another great green inspired Valentine post, this time courtesy of Wecanlivegreen.
Join Us Valentine's day, February 14th for "Belle Debauche" Doors open at 8pm
A feast for the senses featuring luscious oysters, mouth-watering chocolate concoctions, tantalizing aerial and acrobatic performance, live music, dancing, and secret erotic surprises that will delight your imagination and ignite your passion.
Bring your sweetie or find one here!
21 & Over
Tickets are $65 advance, $75 at the door, and include food and all performances.
Tickets are available at: http://www.brownpaperticket.com or at the Theo Store.
I'll see you there!
Fellow Theonistas know that chocolate from different regions of the world can taste very different - like our Madagascar and Venezuela - worlds apart!
Just how many types of chocolate are there? Well…… analysis of the DNA of Theobroma Cacao (aka: Chocolate Tree) suggests that there are likely thousands and thousands of members of the Cacao family.
Using lots of computing power, the Science Geeks at Theo constructed the world's first "family tree" of Theobroma Cacao. At left is a sneak peak of what the chocolate family tree looks like so far.
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Check out Green LA Girl's sweet little post about Eco-Chocolates for your valentine. She also posted a thoughtful list of ideas on how to green up your v-day celebrations. Love is in the air...
A Lovely writeup from Stephanie Dickison of Got The Knack. She writes: "With so much chocolate available, don't you want the good stuff?" And I would have to agree. Check it out!
Chocolate Health Issues – good for your heart?
And Komo's Julien Perry tells us that The Tasting room is ready to smexx you up with tarty tidbits of deliciousness - "We offer a great little artisan cheese plate, we do Salumi cured meats and we do Theo chocolate confections. So, enough of the good food groups!"
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Check us out! We are in the eco-green swagbag this year at Sundance! And in such good company too! I hear these bags are coveted - I mean, it comes with a skateboard?! Who wouldn't want that. And lots and lots of other goodies too. In fact, I contemplated circling our wee giftie in the large version of this image just so's you wouldn't miss it.
Theonistas everywhere are getting jiggy with delight over our recent press hit in Oprah Magazine (The February 2008 issue, page 30, woot!) We are honored, amazed, and excited about the prospect of spreadin' the love all across the land. So raise a glass for Theo Chocolate! Happy Friday! - Kiki
postscript: big ups to Daivid Blaine for his mention (and his oompa loompa - tres chic!) on The Back Kitchen
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The principal alkaloid of the Cacao bean is theobromine, a close structural relative of caffeine. Theobromine differs from caffeine by only one methyl group and is a metabolite of caffeine (that means you can find this stuff in your liver after you drink a cup of coffee). It is one of the molecules that makes chocolate taste characteristically bitter.
Cacao contains between 1.5-3% theobromine and 0.2-0.4% caffeine (note that there is a small amount of caffeine in dark chocolate). Theobromine has a ten-fold less stimulating effect to humans than caffeine does so you won't get a "espresso rush" eating chocolate, although lots of sugar will provide a bit of oomph . For dogs however chocolate is a "no-no", 100-200 mg of theobromine per kg of a dogs body weight can cause cardiac and central nervous system distress since they cannot metabolize (i.e. get rid of it) as easily as humans can.
Best Real-world Approximation Of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory: - Best of Seattle ® - 2007 - (Seattle Weekly). Big Thanks for the Seattle Weekly Love! We are honored, and drunk... on chocolate! Theonistas por Vida!
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Very Important Sounding Press Release!!Check it out! We have two new <blink>AWESOME</blink> Phinney flavors- we launched them at the Fancy Foods Show and in our Retail store at the factory this weekend to resounding acclaim! Fig, Fennel & Almond is a chewy and aromatic vegan delight, and Hazelnut Crunch (my new obsession) is a crescendo of velvety milk chocolate, hazelnuts, crunchy brittle & sea salt. Buy two, because you'll eat the first one so fast your head will swim. And correct me if I'm wrong, but these are some of the cyootest labels evarrr~! You can't see it on the final bar it's in the glue zone, but one of the hazelnut babies is, in fact, wearing the most anerable little striped socks and legwarmers. (you must forget the lapse into my native lolspeak, I am overcome with both cuteness and deliciousness!)
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Check out Love #1 and Love #2 for fellow Theonista-at-heart Zaara of Kittenchops, who designs all our lovely packaging. Yay Zaara! Here is her blog- where you can see some interesting things she is up to!
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Antioxidants are molecules that reduce oxidative damage to cells and bio-molecules. As we age or we are exposed to stress (e.g. burnt foods, too much sunlight, exposure to pollutants, bad movies etc.) our body is attacked by "free radicals" which lead to premature aging and disease. Consumption of antioxidant-rich foods is thought to be a good thing....
The antioxidant in Chocolate you should pay attention to is called (-)- Epicatechin. As a (very) rough estimate the maximal dosage of epicatechin in a large dark chocolate bar is about 2.8 grams (or 40 mg/kg for an average human). That is quite a lot. Under-processed chocolate and characteristically astringent chocolate containing very high cacao solid percentages (90-100%) could contain even higher levels (but the jury is still out on how and when and why). Having said that..... all dark chocolate is not created equal so the actual epicatechin content can vary a lot.
The antioxidant activity of chocolate is exceedingly high on a percentage dry weight basis even when compared with berries, beans and fruits. (Perhaps it is not really that surprising since pure dark chocolate is a ground fruit seed....... But....remember that chocolate has a significant fat content so whilst it may have potential health benefits it is not a panacea)
Back to the antioxidant levels..... dark chocolate and cacao powder have approximately 20% and 75% of the antioxidant activity per gram in comparison to the Acai berry (Euterpe oleracea), currently recognized as a most antioxidant rich natural foodstuff based on measurements in oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) assays
What can the DNA of Chocolate tell us?
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) contains the genetic instructions for the development and function of all living organisms. The DNA of Theobroma cacao (the "Cacao tree") consists of 390,000,000 letters ........that's 8.7 times less information than the DNA of humans.
Just like wine, Cacao consists of many different varieties that differ by the genetic information encoded in their DNA. Different Cacao varieties have different flavor profiles. The "old-school" way of making chocolate relied on heavily blending to produce a consistent flavor from year to year and crop to crop so all of this natural diversity was never really appreciated....What a shame!
In fact thousands of varieties of Cacao exist but most have no common names and are commonly blended together in cheap chocolate to make it all taste the same. Yuk….
Luckily new trends on chocolate mean that it is getting easier to get hold of "single origin" chocolate and the flavor differences are HUGE!
Genetic fingerprinting (the same technique used by CSI to track down criminals by their DNA signature) can also be applied to type Cacao. The technique looks pretty cool and is proving pretty handy in the secret Chocolate Laboratory. The multicolored image to the left shows the results of a Theo Chocolate Laboratory Genetic Fingerprint of two relatives of Cacao. There are four "loci" analyzed in this experiment. From left to right the first is identical, the second is partially related, the third is unrelated and the fourth is very distinct.
Roast chicken thighs with onion and pepper in a 400˚
degree oven for
20 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare brown rice according to package directions. Warm the curry sauce, thinning it out with 1 cup of chicken stock and grate in 1/2 of the chocolate serving. Stir in grated carrot. Continue to heat sauce and adjust the stock/sauce/chocolate ratio to your taste. When the sauce ratio is perfected, pour over the chicken and bake for another 10 minutes at 350˚. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve chicken over brown rice with parsley garnish.
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You know it as the "Preparation for Battle Scene" in the movies - the music gets all dark and serious and militant, a series of cut shots of serious people doing serious things in a serious way (polishing axes, training in kung fu, determined shoe shopping) suggesting the passage of time spent getting ready for whatever final finality waits at the end of the film - that's what Theo HQ is like this week as we prepare for the Fancy Food Show. Except, you know, with chocolate. And less kung fu. The show runs this Sunday through Tuesday, if you're going, be sure and stop by for chocolaty reinforcements, for whatever lies ahead (possibly ninjas)!
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Check out the hot mention on nwsource readerblogs, courtesy of Cakespy! We too, are excited about the Aphrodisiac collection (and eating all the "not pretty enough for the box" pieces) and our two new Phinney flavors, and some other top secret things on the horizon! Another item worth checking out it this lovely and approachable (ie: funny and irreverent) guide to Champagne & Dessert pairing. New Years may be passed, but friday is just around the corner...
This is an awesome compendium of the hows-wheres-whys of using and finding goat dairy products, and includes a recipe for Goat's Milk Fudge. A lovely pastry chef I know makes a to-die-for Goat's Milk Caramel and I have to say the added subtle tang in a rich, true caramel could send a foodie just over the brink of bliss (well, me at least!) Here is a goaty little slideshow from Redwood Hill Farms, also courtesy of Ethicurean. In my previous life as a Whole Foodie, I had the privilege of touring the Port Madison goat dairy on Bainbridge Island and it was truly an enlightening and delicious experience. Enjoy!
postscript: redonkulous baby goat movie clip from cuteoverload. Goats are in the cosmic consciousness today apparently.
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by Theonista Meg McPhaden
I'm having 91 proof at work, and it's legal. Venezuela 91% cacao Theo bar, that is. Surrounded by other chocoholics at Theo, I am often offered samples of chocolate confections and bars that are so full of striking flavors and theobromine that I have no choice but to frolic along the canal during my breaks, giddy and completely in love.
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Kathy Casey shares some Theo love in her article in Seattle Times Newspaper on Haute Hot Chocolate.
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This September 4th at 11 AM, the celebratory ceremony for the designation of California State 'Taekwondo Day' will be held at Buena Park's The Source OC Mall with various institutions and taekwondo athletes, including Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles (Director Wijin Park) and Korea Taekwondo Association in United States of America (President Jae H. Lee), California State Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva and Steven Choi, and Senator Dave Min.
At this ceremony, certificates of appreciation from the Republic of Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Honorary Dans will be awarded to the Senator, Assemblymembers, and field representative who have led the introduction and passing of the 'Taekwondo Day' enactment resolution. In addition, 'Taekwondo Day' will be officially announced with the delivery of its resolution, following by performances from the Kukkiwon Taekwondo demonstration team and Orange County's Hallelujah Taekwondo demonstration team.
"The Taekwondo Grand Masters working in foreign countries are genuinely patriotic to S. Korea as the origins of Hallyu, hanging the flags of S. Korea and the US side by side on their training center's every wall while teaching local trainees and promoting not only South Korea but also the Korean language and culture," says Consul General Kyung Jae Park, congratulating "Taekwondo Day". Dongwoo Pak, Field Representative of Sharon Quirk-Silva Assemblymember's office, who assisted in the enactment process, notes "I am moved by how supportive Taekwondo trainees and their families across California from San Diego to San Francisco, uniting their efforts along with their Grand Masters to actively support the petition for the designation."
Jae Lee, President of the Korea Taekwondo Association in the United States of America, says, "The designation of 'Taekwondo Day' in California is an important milestone marked by the California Senate and Assembly, where they officially acknowledged the social influence of Taekwondo that contributes to not only training strength but also building proper characters such as courtesy and self-control," expressing gratitude to Senator Dave Min and Assemblymembers Sharon Quirk-Silva and Steven Choi for their efforts in designating 'Taekwondo Day'.
In celebration of declaring 'Taekwondo Day', the internationally famous Kukkiwon Demonstration Team (Leader Sang-gun), arriving at San Francisco this August 28th (Sun, 11:00 AM), will be performing the essence of Taekwondo at the Hass Pavilion in UC Berkeley in front of approximately 3,000 students. This event has been prepared with Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, and UCMAP (UC Berkeley Martial Arts Program).
In LA, the team will be introducing Taekwondo through demonstration performances to around 1,500 students and teachers at West Adams High School's football field on September 1st (Wed, 08:30 AM) and to about 2,600 students and teachers at Palos Verdes Peninsula High School's football field on September 3rd (Fri, 12:00 PM).
Senator Dave Min and Assemblymembers Sharon Quirk-Silva and Steven Choi, who led the designation of CA State 'Taekwondo Day', conjointly commented, "We hope this occasion becomes great help and ambition for all Taekwondo centers and their trainees who are having a hard time through COVID-19. We also expect Taekwondo becomes more widespread throughout the US."
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What has liturgy to do with life? The sacred with the secular? This study proposes that the liturgy calls us, in the words of Aidan Kavanagh, "to do the world as the world was meant to be done." The sacramental liturgy of the Church and the personal liturgy of our lives should be as a seamless garment. Consecrating the World continues David Fagerberg's exploration of the Church's lex orandi (law of prayer) by expanding two major themes. The first considers liturgy as the matrix wherein our encounter with God becomes an experience of primary theology. The second illustrates how a believer is made ready for this liturgy through asceticism in both its faces — the one negative (dealing with sin), the other positive (dealing with sanctification). This book turns these two themes outward to a liturgical theology of the cosmos - a mundane liturgical theology of the consecration of the world and the sanctification of our daily life.


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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- U.S. banks' commercial and industrial loans increased $7.4 billion to about $1.273 trillion in the week ended June 1, the latest week for which data are available, the Federal Reserve said Friday.
That followed a $8.0 billion increase the previous week.
Jumbo certificates of deposit fell $10.9 billion to about $1.805 trillion in the latest weekly data, after rising $7.4 billion the previous week. Revolving home equity loans fell $500 million to $565.1 billion after falling $500 million the previous week.
More weekly Fed statistics on the banks' assets and liabilities will be available on the Internet at: www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h8/Current.


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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP)The Los Angeles Angels are going straight from another disappointing regular season into another incredibly uncertain offseason, only for a different reason than usual this time.
Owner Arte Moreno put a "For Sale" sign on his franchise six weeks ago, saying he is strongly thinking about giving up after nearly two decades of mostly underwhelming stewardship. Until Moreno decides whether to move on, nobody who works for the Angels knows exactly what's looming in the team's future, which hasn't felt bright for years despite having stars Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout.
Although general manager Perry Minasian declined to say Thursday whether he knows what his budget will be next season with well over $120 million already committed to just seven returning players and no clear idea who will be writing those checks, he remains indefatigably optimistic about this beleaguered ballclub.
"For me, it's business as usual," Minasian said. "Nothing changes. I know ownership still wants to put a good team on the field, and I expect us to improve significantly. Nobody is happy with how this year went, where we ended up in the standings. But for me at least, my day-to-day is the same. It's obsessing about how we make this club better."
The Angels are mired in the majors' longest playoff drought (eight consecutive years, shared with Detroit) and the longest streak of losing seasons (seven straight years) after going 73-89 and finishing third in the AL West, 13 games out of a playoff spot. The Halos were 24-13 in mid-May, but soon entered a franchise-record 14-game losing streak during which Minasian fired manager Joe Maddon.
After that, the Angels spent another summer failing to capitalize on the transcendent talents of Ohtani and Trout, who have won two AL MVP awards and no postseason games during their five years together.
"We've got two of the greatest players ever to put on uniforms, but we need more," Minasian said. "It's not a 2-on-2 game. If it was, I would love our chances."
Minasian knows it's his responsibility to surround Ohtani and Trout with the supporting cast to succeed. He is determined to do it right this winter, even if he can't say exactly how he'll do that with an owner who's thinking about leaving, and a newly permanent manager – Phil Nevin – who's on a one-year contract in a nod to the Angels' unsettled future.
"I'm very confident we'll be able to make this team better," Minasian said.
The Angels' pitching was their weak spot for several years, so Minasian put together a staff that performed in the top half of the sport this season. But then the Angels' lineup fell apart behind Trout and Ohtani, producing some of the worst group offensive numbers in the majors from the 4-9 spots in the order.
While Taylor Ward and Luis Rengifo asserted themselves as big league regulars, nearly everybody else who went to bat for Los Angeles underperformed.
"It takes more than two players," Minasian said. "The quality of our depth was not good enough with the injuries we had."
Maddon thought his firing was a terrible decision, and he criticizes Minasian's micromanagement of his dugout in his upcoming book. Minasian declined to comment Thursday on the specifics in Maddon's account: "He's got a book, and he's trying sell it. I hope he ends up on the New York Times best-seller list."
Ohtani already agreed to a $30 million contract for 2023 in his final campaign before free agency. His long-term future will be a major topic throughout next season, but the Angels still believe they have a shot to keep their two-way talent.
"I think it's step one," Minasian said of Ohtani's new deal. "Hopefully there's more steps down the road. … We love the player, and nothing would make me more happy than bringing him back for a long time."
Minasian said the Angels will support Ohtani taking whatever role he wants for Japan in the World Baseball Classic in March.
The Angels' once-barren farm system is producing intriguing prospects, and Minasian believes several youngsters will benefit from the playing time they received during lengthy injury absences for Anthony Rendon, Jared Walsh and David Fletcher.
Jo Adell, newcomer Mickey Moniak and unsung Livan Soto all impressed at times during the season, though Adell is not yet as consistent as the Angels hoped. Minasian believes Patrick Sandoval, Jose Suarez and Reid Detmers will be solid starting pitchers, and Sandoval is already there.
When Albert Pujols signed his $240 million deal with the Angels back in late 2011, it included a 10-year personal services contract with the team after he retires. With Pujols likely wrapping up his career this month, Minasian was remarkably positive when asked about that potential arrangement, which seemed unlikely to happen after the Angels unceremoniously dropped Pujols early last season: "That's something we will discuss when the time is right. He's still playing … (but) during the games (next season), if he's sitting next to me in the box, I'd be really excited."
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Mark your calendar. The murder mystery and dinner theatre put on by the Coushatta VFW Auxiliary is May 25th. A Murder On The Grill will be staged at St. Joseph Church In Mansfield at 6:00 pm. Contact Angelia McCoy at 318-465-8279 or Ramel Fields at 318-461-9049 for tickets.
Graduation was held at Riverdale Academy last night. The Journal will have the story in next Wednesday's edition. Red River High graduation is Tuesday night at 6:00 pm. It will be held at Pat Strother Memorial Stadium. The end of classes is approaching. May 23rd is the last day for students.
Congratulations to Jarrett Bailey and Morgan Auzenne Bowman of Coushatta. They were recently inducted into the Order of the Engineer by the College of Engineering and Science at Louisiana Tech University. Bailey and Bowman were among 98 students inducted. The Order of the Engineer is a national organization that is open to engineering seniors and graduates from colleges with ABET accredited curricula, registered professional engineers and special engineers throughout the United States.
Late Thursday afternoon The Journal received word that a closed roadway is being reopened.
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development advises motorists that LA 787 near the junction of LA 155 in Red River Parish has been REOPENED.


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Ready to take a break from monument hopping and experience Rome like a local? Join a food tour in Testaccio for a day your family will never forget.
You probably already have plans to visit the Colosseum or Vatican Museums with your family. But for a whole new way to see—and taste—the city, we suggest taking a food tour in Rome for kids! Every member of your family will love exploring Testaccio, a neighborhood known for its delicious and traditional Roman food.
Why a Food Tour is the Perfect Kid-Friendly Activity in Rome
We're willing to bet that your whole family will fall in love with Rome on our Testaccio Neighborhood Food & Market Tour. Here's why!
1. Experience history firsthand
Testaccio has over 2,000 years of ancient Roman history woven throughout its monuments, streets and traditional cuisine. It's a place where the past comes to life, and we touch on the historic components of Roman food throughout the tour. Kids will get to hear about the famous "hill of pots," full of ancient Roman pottery, in addition to the family businesses that have been passed down from one generation to the next.
2. Explore an open-air market
Mercato Testaccio is one of the best markets in Rome, with 100 stalls serving fresh, traditional Roman food and ingredients. You'll get to see an amazing selection of pizza straight out of the oven, and chat with a couple who's had their meat and cheese stall for over 40 years. Kids will love exploring the market, from the seasonal produce decorating its stalls to the pieces of an ancient Roman wall visible in its center!
3. Plenty of kid-approved bites
Who doesn't want to have dessert for breakfast and try the tastiest pizza in Rome? On this tour we sample everything from breakfast pastries, cured meats and cheeses to gourmet pizza, pasta and gelato. There's something on the menu for everyone—including the little ones—and we can make substitutions for most allergies and intolerances.
4. Not too much walking
While the tour is three and a half hours long, there's a good mix of standing, walking and sitting. We make sure there's lots of room to move around, and never stay in one place for too long. We also keep younger guests entertained throughout the experience with storytelling, activity sheets and, of course, lots of delicious food.
Note: The total walking distance is approximately 2 kilometers (1.3 miles).
5. Meet friendly locals
Italians love children! The neighborhood locals won't hesitate to say "ciao" or slip them an extra piece of cheese or scoop of gelato. Your kids will learn about Italy straight from the experts, and hear from people whose families have lived in the area for generations. A food tour in Rome is the best way to bring local culture to life, helping kids understand Roman people and their cuisine firsthand.
6. Interactive and engaging information
Our Testaccio food and market tour isn't purely a history tour or tasting experience, but a mix of both. This means there's plenty of information to keep our younger guests entertained. At each of the tour's seven stops, we talk about how pizza is made, which pastries Romans eat in the morning and how the area's history influenced its food and culture.
7. Gelato!
Need we say more? All of our tours end with gelato—and for good reason! The gelateria we visit on our Testaccio tour is run by an 84-year-old expert who makes some of the best gelato in Rome. Choose a classic like rich chocolate or nocciola, or live life on the wild side with a combination of Kinder chocolate and avocado. Either way, your perfect flavor is waiting.
8. Kid-friendly insider tips
Along with a list of some of our favorite restaurants in Rome, your guide will send you off with recommendations for kid-friendly activities in the area. For example, why not visit the ancient pyramid or local cat sanctuary? Testaccio has tons of hidden gems to explore, and we'll set you up to keep adventuring post-tour.
Ready to dive into Testaccio, one bite at a time? Join our family-friendly Testaccio Neighborhood Food & Market Tour!


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Friday, May 20, 2005
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The Weatherman's Weekend Forecast
Thanks, Bob. There's a lot going on in my life this weekend, so let's get started.
Ex-girlfriend Donna is moving the rest of her stuff out as planned in an icy cold front Friday during rush hour, which is going to push all these moisturizers, tampons, and bras into a single cardboard box, a lonely reminder of how little we ultimately shared. There's a 75% chance of one last huge fight with mutual recriminations about emotional warmth, waning libidos, and whose friends are more solipsistic, opening the floodgates and causing ocular precipitation from her and chilling numbness in me.
Things will settle down for Chinese takeout for one and sitcom reruns from eight to nine Friday night, but a storm will start brewing when I discover half a handle of Captain Morgan's in the liquor cabinet during an episode of "Everybody Loves Raymond" and start mixing hurricanes. After a few thunderous shots, lightning will strike as I call up my old frat buddy, Tom, to hit the singles bars in the northwest area of the city, with coverage expecting to gradually move south as the night wears on. However, around eleven we may run into a couple of mildly hot girls at the Keg 'n' Tap who are awed by my D-list celebrity and want to party, in which case we could pass over these nightspots and head straight to one of their houses. Riding the high tide of the night, Tom will fully moon pedestrians.
Overnight will be a mixture of dry, unsatisfying sex, performance anxiety, and a broken condom.
Saturday morning, Rebound Jennifer will sunnily serve pancakes and coffee to me, Tom, and Tom's Hook-Up, whose name I never catch. There will be brief flurries of awkward chitchat interrupting widespread silence and befogged headaches. Our collective barometric reading of where we are in life will be steadily dropping.
Tom and I will blow out of there with a weak excuse we furtively circulated to each other while the girls weren't paying attention. As I drive him home, our different social environments and tax brackets since college—he's a low-level marketing rep—will create a barrier to any intimacy between us as we confine our overcast conversation to baseball.
Saturday afternoon I will experience a stretch of major depression with scattered thoughts of calling Ex-Girlfriend Donna as I try to piece together what went wrong. By evening I will be in the trough located between 30º north and 30º south latitudes in the vicinity of the equator known as the doldrums.
Saturday night will have a surprise in store for me as my parents fly into town on a jet stream and treat me to dinner at the Japanese restaurant where I took Ex-Girlfriend Donna on our first date. There will be friction as I lie throughout the first half of the dinner about Ex-Girlfriend Donna's absence due to a work obligation. My fourth Kahlúa-and-Baileys mudslide and my mother's pounding hail of hints about a wedding on the horizon will stir up heavy turbulence as I yell at her for raising me to be a narcissist incapable of making a commitment to a woman. My Gaydar system will detect that the male waiter is attracted to me, temporarily raising my self-esteem and leading to brief visibility into my repressed homosexual urges. The mahimahi drizzled with wasabi vinaigrette atop a bed of Japanese black soybeans seasoned with garlic will be fair.
Overnight Saturday will be a blend of high-pressure gastrointestinal gusts from the soybeans and cold-sweat nightmares.
By Sunday morning I'll reach the state when the lapse rate of a column of air is greater than the dry adiabatic lapse rate, otherwise known as absolute instability. Pursuing denial as my personal rain cloud thickens, I'll volunteer to come in and do the Sunday report. The rest of Sunday will be partly cloudy with highs in the mid-50s, a low of 41, and winds out of the East at ten miles per hour.
Shortly after sundown, Rebound Jennifer will call to tell me she's missed her period, leading to a major change in pressure. I will spend the rest of Sunday night reckoning with the potential shitstorm I may have created and drowning my sorrows in three Dairy Queen Blizzards. My happiness will reach a new record low, eclipsing May 17, 1998, when I thought I was going to get fired for a sexual harassment case at the station that was later dropped. We'll track this one all next week with hourly updates on Rebound Jennifer.
I'll be calling in sick Monday to get a round of emergency S.T.D. tests and consult with my lawyer, so enjoy your weekend, and don't make the same mistake I will and forget that the 99% chance birth-control pills will be effective against pregnancy also means that there's a one percent chance they will be completely ineffective. Back to you, Bob!


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A Guide to the Financial, Social, and Emotional Support Available to Families Of Children With Special Needs
"Everyone plays a part in making our society an inclusive and caring one. Let us exercise empathy, especially during this difficult time. The community can also help look out for persons with disabilities to support their needs" - MSF


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November 21 saw several states imposing curfews and mask ordinances on a virus weary nation, forcing usually peaceful folks to take to the streets and howl at oppressive authorities. Yippee. Meanwhile, in the near police state of California, "Curfew Breakers" gathered in several locations, one minute after the 10 p.m. lockdown, to demonstrate how much they appreciate Gov. Gavin Newsom's latest edict.
Newsom issued a stay-at-home curfew in effect until December 21, which must be the magical day that COVID-19 leaves the state for greener pastures. But after the California governor violated his own orders by attending a Napa Valley dinner party – maskless – for a political friend (political friend can be roughly translated to big-time lobbyist), the governor is struggling to keep the sheep in line. Newsom and wife cavorted without face coverings at the high dollar birthday shindig, after his office just weeks earlier issued the most ridiculous of measures, to "keep your mask on in between bites" when dining with other people. Isn't touching your face a no-no?
Newsom's dismal popularity aside, California's sheriffs prepared to impose their own order of "move along, nothing to see here." Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims summed up the situation quite eloquently with a local Fox News affiliate:
"We've got a lot of things to do, including taking guns away from gang members, stopping narcotic trafficking, and saving children from internet predators. We're not gonna make criminals of normally law-abiding citizens."
So, no enforcement of tamping down freedom in this case.
It Went Off Without A Hitch
Several communities were the site of peaceful protests by people waving Trump flags and anti-Newsom placards, while vehicles passed by honking horns in support. Latinos for Trump were out in force, Proud Boys, and random stragglers tired of authoritarian government that has not stopped the COVID-19 virus expressed just how they felt about current politicos. In San Clemente, demonstrators built a small fire, into which folks were tossing face coverings and chanting, "Burn that mask! Burn that mask!"
Others went directly to the source of their frustration with hand-printed "Game over Gavin" signs. Reporters on the ground confirmed it was a festive environment and remarkably peaceful.
The COVID That Would Not Go Away
Newsom's latest curfew idea comes as COVID-19 is spiking in states across the country. California is no different, and the state government has an interactive map detailing where the outbreaks are the worst. Communities with seven or more cases per 100,000 residents – where the strictest of mandates are being imposed – are being called "purple tier" areas. At the date of this writing, 21,971,832 tests have been conducted, with 1,087,714 total cases in 10 months and 18,643 in total deaths, including immune-compromised individuals with chronic or terminal conditions. A virus with a 99% recovery rate has spooked citizens into forgoing freedoms out of fear, skipping family gatherings, and dismissing beloved holidays.
California is a state that has been locked down for nearly the entirety of 2020: Apparently, the closing of the economy, mask mandates, and social distancing did not help prevent the spread in the least. Newsom must understand most people in his state have at least a modicum of common sense and will take precautions until the virus burns itself out or a reliable drug is created. Attempting to force more punitive measures isn't working, and other protests are sure to crop up with the frustrated electorate while gadfly Gov. Gavin parties with his cronies in wine country.
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KU Tennis Concludes Play at Jayhawk Invitational
Oct. 25, 2009
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KU Tennis Concludes Play at Jayhawk Invitational
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Junior Kate Goff and sophomore Alessandra Dzuba recorded a doubles win over Iowa State on Sunday to conclude day three of the Jayhawk Invitational at First Serve Tennis center.
Goff and Dzuba tallied their first win of the season as a doubles team, defeating Ellie Nixon and Chelsea Loprinzi in round three of doubles competition.
In singles play, Goff, Dzuba and junior Maria Martinez all fell in the consolation round.
"The weekend was positive," assistant coach German Dalmagro said. "We saw some good things and some things we need to work on. It gave us a perspective of where we are and where we need to be. Now we can look forward to the off-season and work hard on individual improvement to get ready for the spring."
The Jayhawk Invitational concludes the fall tennis season. The Jayhawks open their spring season on Jan. 30 at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.
Round 2
ASU #1 Barnard/Van Wyk def. KU #1 Dorn/Martinez, 9-7
ACU #2 White/Kelley def. KU #2 Dzuba/Goff, 9-7 (7-5)
Round 3
KU #2 Dzuba/Goff def. ISU #5 Nixon/Loprinzi, 8-4
Tessa Lang (ISU) def. Maria Martinez (KU), 6-3, 6-1
Manumea Durie (UNM) def. Kate Goff (KU), 6-1, 6-1
Ana Gomez Aleman (KSU) def. Alie Dzuba (KU), 3-6, 6-4, 10-8


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Parents, Clinicians Can Take Steps to Manage Food Allergies During the Holidays
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Researchers found that increasing treatment coverage for eating disorders (ED) could substantially reduce the mortality associated with common psychiatric disorders.
Researchers found that increasing treatment coverage for eating disorders (ED) could substantially reduce the mortality associated with common psychiatric disorders.
The objective of the study was to model the individual-level disease dynamics of ED from birth to age 40 years and to estimate how increased treatment coverage is associated with ED-related mortality.
100,000 individuals were modeled from birth to age 40 for 4 different eating disorders: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and other specified feeding and eating disorders. A Bayesian approach was used to synthesize available clinical and epidemiologic ED data. This model was calibrated to represent U.S. survey data from 2007 and 2011.
Results showed that the annual prevalence age for both males and females was 21 years of age, and 95% of first-time cases of eating disorders occurred 25 years old. Current treatment coverage prevents an estimated 41.7 deaths per 100,000 people by the age of 40. Meanwhile, an increasing treatment coverage for all patients with ED could prevent an estimated 70.5 deaths per 100,000 people by the age of 40.
The study concludes that a critical period for helping the prevention of ED is during adolescence and young adulthood. However, recurring ED later in life was estimated to be highly prevalent, which stresses the importance of identification and treatment of ED at older ages.
Ward ZJ, Rodriguez P, Wright DR, Austin SB, Long MW. Estimation of eating disorders prevalence by age and associations with mortality in a simulated nationally representative US cohort.JAMA Netw Open. 2019;2(10):e1912925. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.12925.


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Centre for Integrative Ecology
Deakin University, Burwood campus
221 Burwood Hwy, VIC 3125
Decommissioning Offshore Infrastructure
Australia, together with numerous countries with offshore oil and gas (O&G) activities nearing their end of life, have a substantial and escalating decommissioning dilemma –– to remove or not to remove, and which decommissioning option provide the best environmental outcomes? However, coming up with an answer to this question is not straight-forward, and it's not likely it could be comprehensively answered at the current time. Sarah's PhD research intends to determine whether there is sufficient knowledge and technology, together with supportive regulations, already in place in order for Australia's offshore O&G operators and regulators to be able to make this determination. And, if/where there is not, detail recommendations to bridge such gaps based on a wide range of stakeholder views, research, and global best practices.
Sarah brings to her PhD studies over 20 years of experience working as an environmental professional within the offshore oil and gas sector and other ocean-based industries. She has a multi-disciplinary educational background with an undergraduate degree in civil/structural engineering and a master's degree in international environmental and marine law.
Marine environment, decommissioning, offshore infrastructure, ecosystem-based management, international environmental law, law of the sea
Career Highlights
Watson, Sarah M. "Greenhouse gas emissions from offshore oil and gas activities—Relevance of the Paris Agreement, Law of the Sea, and Regional Seas Programmes" Ocean & Coastal Management 185 (2020): 104942


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Anthony Suau, who cut his photographic teeth and won a Pulitzer Prize at The Denver Post in the 1980s, took top honors at the World Press Photo competition, the organization announced Friday. The black-and-white photo Suau shot in March for TIME magazine shows an armed Cuyahoga County sheriff's deputy clearing a debris-strewn Cleveland home whose owners were evicted after losing the home to foreclosure. The winning photo is part of a story — which also took second place in the WPP's Daily Life category — commissioned by TIME but published online only. It's the second time Suau has won the WPP's top prize.
"When I arrived there I was in shock," Suau told Photo District News shortly after learning he'd won the prestigious award. "There was almost not a single street in Cleveland that didn't have a house that was boarded up because of a foreclosure."
The photographer, who recently purchased a house in Brooklyn, told the online photo news site that a dearth of assignments could spell the end to his three-decade career as a photographer covering some of the world's most distressed places. "If the situation continues like it has in the last two months, down the road I would be in danger," Suau told PDN. "Do I have to get another job to do something? I don't know. I may have to do something else besides photography."
Suau, who has worked for TIME as a contract photographer for 20 years, said the horizon for photojournalists remains bleak as newspapers and magazines continue to suffer financially. Documentary photographers "want to work on stories about the human impact of the economic crisis," PDN wrote, but budget tightening at news organizations make that more difficult. "It's incredibly frustrating for photographers in America," Suau said. "We need to be working."
One of Suau's former photo editors at TIME, MaryAnne Golon, is among several at the publication who have recently taken buyouts amid cutbacks. Golon, who chaired the WPP contest jury, had this to say about Suau's Cleveland photo: "The strength of the picture is in its opposites," she said in a statement. "It's a double entendre. It looks like a classic conflict photograph, but it is simply the eviction of people from a house following foreclosure. Now war in its classic sense is coming into people's houses because they can't pay their mortgages."
Suau shot the winning photo during a two-day ride-along with sheriff's deputies, the photographer told PDN. "Every second I was there, I was walking into another moment of human tragedy," he said. The destruction in the Ohio city, wrought by economic disaster, reminded him of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. "Inner-city Cleveland is pretty much at this point closed down," Suau said. "If that was the future of other cities in the United States on a large scale, then where are we going?"
Suau won a 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography when he covered mass starvation in Ethiopia for The Denver Post. After winning the Pulitzer, Suau decamped from Denver but continued covering the world's most troubled spots, including famine in Eritrea, genocide in Rwanda, war in Chechnya and a decade-long project documenting changes in the former Soviet bloc. Visit the photographer's Web site here.
Suau will formally accept the award — including a cash prize of 10,000 euros ($12,800) and a Canon camera — at a ceremony in Amsterdam on May 2. Photographers from 124 different countries submitted 96,268 photographs for the competition, which is sponsored in part by the Dutch national lottery. The jury awarded prizes to 64 photographers from 27 countries. View a gallery of winning World Press Photo photographs here.
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Description:Hi All… Things are finally slowing down and evening out so, I am hoping (really hoping) that I will be able to post things on more of a regular basis. My goal is to at least post once a week. I am concentrating mostly on character design right now, so that will probably be what you see the most of for at least a little while. They may be pretty random because I don't really have an overall theme for them as a group.
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During the annual convention of The Modern Language Association (MLA), held from January 3rd-6th in Chicago, it was announced that the American poet Alissa Valles received the Aldo and Jeanne Scaglioni Prize for translating the volume Nasze życie rośnie ("Our Life Grows") by Ryszard Krynicki, published by New York Review Books with the support of the Polish Book Institute as part of the ©POLAND Translation Programme.
The Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize was awarded every two years until 2016, and since then, it has been awarded annually. Its most recent winners were Fred Bridgham and Edward Timms for the translation of Karl Kraus' The Last Days of Mankind (Yale Univ. Press, 2015) as well as Jeffrey Angles for the translation of The Book of the Dead by Orikuchi Shinobu (Univ. of Minnesota Press, 2016).
The prize is awarded for "an outstanding translation of a literary work into English". Its financial value is $1000.


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Blog Archives
Serling Edit: Cutting a Scene of Larceny in Twilight Zone's "Where is Everybody?"
October means Halloween to a lot of people — myself included — but it also makes me think of The Twilight Zone. I know, I know. I hardly need any encouragement, do I? And yet October is special because it's the month that TZ premiered in 1959.
It was on October 2 of that year — at 10:00pm EST, if you want to be precise — that anyone turning to CBS saw the first episode, "Where is Everybody?" The story of an Air Force pilot who hallucinates himself into an empty town during isolation training was Stop #1 for those curious enough to explore Rod Serling's "middle ground between light and shadow".
So I thought I would share something fun today. It's something Serling included in an early draft of the episode, but which was apparently never filmed: a scene in which pilot Mike Ferris steals from the town bank.
That's right. Our fine, upstanding astronaut-to-be — a common thief!
According to the draft in volume one of "As Timeless as Infinity: The Twilight Zone Scripts of Rod Serling", this scene occurs after the one in the movie theater. So, at least in the final episode, it's close to the moment when Ferris is pulled from the isolation booth.
Not in this early version of the script, though.Read the rest of this entry
Finding Food in the Fifth Dimension: A TZ Diner Tour
If someone suggested taking a trip to the Twilight Zone, even the most diehard fan would hesitate. You mean that distorted landscape inhabited by pig-faced people, hungry aliens, and homicidal dolls? Um, hard pass on that idea.
Hold on, though. What if your trip was limited to one of the fifth dimension's eating establishments? That's right, I'm talking about that culinary mainstay of mid-20th century cuisine: the good ol' American diner.
After all, The Twilight Zone began with one. The first shot of the pilot episode, "Where is Everybody?", shows Mike Ferris walking along a dirt road. His first stop? An unnamed café.
Just check out that interior design. It screams classic, unassuming diner. I can smell the coffee and bacon already.
Naturally, there are fresh pies. A diner without pies is like a Twilight Zone episode without a twist ending.
But although it all looks inviting, the jukebox is loaded with peppy tunes, and Mike has $2.85 to spend (at a time when coffee cost 10 cents a cup), the service and the company at the "Cafe" leaves something to be desired. So let's diner-crawl to a place all TZ fans know and love: the Busy Bee from "Nick of Time". Read the rest of this entry
Filming TZ's "Where is Everybody?" Went Smoothly — Minus One Costly Mistake
Not many TV shows get off to a solid start. Even ones that go on to become classics need time to get the formula just right.
That wasn't the case with The Twilight Zone. "Where is Everybody?" proved to be an ideal introduction to that land of shadow and substance. But that doesn't mean it had a trouble-free production.
Just ask Earl Holliman. In a 1987 interview that's excerpted in "The Twilight Zone Encyclopedia", he recalled:
It was a joy to do, except the first day. It was very cold on the universal back lot, and it's hard to do scenes all by yourself — you've got nobody to play off.
We were working very hard, starting early in the morning, and now it was dark. We were just about to quit when I heard the camera operator say "Uh-oh." It seems that he had forgotten to do something, and we didn't have one single useful foot of exposed film. That whole day was for naught.
I went home feeling terrible. It turned out I had a 102° fever. When you watch the pilot, you'll see that I sound very hoarse in those first few scenes. That's not character work, that was me being hoarse.
The Perils and Pitfalls of Social Distancing … in the Twilight Zone
"Social distancing" is a new skill for most of us. Even many introverts are finding the new norms to be a bit much.
But in the fifth dimension, it's a different story. Keeping your neighbors at arm's length isn't all that unusual.
Just ask astronaut Mike Ferris. He spent most of the Twilight Zone pilot, "Where is Everybody?", wandering around an empty town. The closest thing he found to another human being was a store mannequin.
Or how about the prisoner in "The Lonely"? Poor Corry was not only in solitary confinement, he wasn't even on Earth. Weeks would go by before anyone showed up to bring him supplies.
Then there was Henry Bemis in "Time Enough at Last". Nothing like a little nuclear blast to ensure you get some major "me time". Read the rest of this entry
Preparing for "Serling Fest 2019" as The Twilight Zone Turns 60
Well, let's enjoy a slice of virtual birthday cake today! Everyone's favorite passport to the fifth dimension is turning 60.
Yes, on October 2, 1959, at 10:00 p.m., CBS aired "Where is Everybody?" It wasn't an immediate hit, no, but it soon developed a devoted fan base. And once TZ hit syndication a few years later, the answer to that episode's title was "in front of their television sets, of course".
It's hard to believe six decades have elapsed since it premiered. Sure, fashions have changed, cars don't have fins on them anymore, and special effects have grown by leaps and bounds. But when it comes to the stories themselves, The Twilight Zone feels as fresh today as it did then.
Maybe even more so. Its themes — the pull of nostalgia, the fear of the unknown, the evils of racism, the allure of conformity, among others — seem timeless.
If anything, it's more relevant now than it was then. It's easy to imagine that Rod Serling and his fellow TZ scribes DID have the time-travel devices they sometimes wove into their stories. Read the rest of this entry
Fan of Black Mirror? Try These Twilight Zone Episodes
Have you watched Black Mirror? Heard it described as a modern-day Twilight Zone?
For reasons I explained in a previous blog post, I can't quite agree. Yes, they're both trippy anthology series that take a hard look at the human condition. But there are some basic differences that — for me, at least — make the comparison ring hollow.
But I've said my piece. I'm bringing up Black Mirror today for a different reason. I'm writing this not so much for my fellow Serling fans as I am for anyone who's watched Black Mirror, but not The Twilight Zone (or perhaps watched it a long time ago) and who's wondering if some black-and-white series from the 1960s is worth checking out.
So my purpose here is simple: to recommend a few episodes that I think you, as a fan of Black Mirror, will enjoy — or at least find interesting. So without further ado … Read the rest of this entry
10 More Little-Known Facts About The Twilight Zone
"Where am I? What is this, some kind of a joke or something? I don't know you. I don't know any of you!" — TZ's "A World of Difference"
Such confusion can be fun when we're enjoying a story from the fifth dimension. After all, reality can be boring … except, of course, when it comes to behind-the-scenes info about The Twilight Zone itself. Not all surprises took place in front of the camera.
You may have seen my other blog post with 10 little-known facts about TZ. (If not, click here.) So how about 10 more? Read the rest of this entry
A Sixth Dimension?
The Twilight Zone without Rod Serling's voice? Unimaginable. Yet it almost happened.
It was only at the last minute that Serling stepped in and recorded the narration that would introduce millions of viewers to that elusive fifth dimension. Up until then, it was going to be Westbrook Van Voorhis, a very well-known announcer at the time. Oh, and there was an extra dimension:
A sixth dimension? Producer William Self explains:
I said, "Rod, what is the fifth one?" He said, "I don't know. Aren't there five?" I said, "I can only think of four." So we rewrote and rerecorded it and said, "There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man…"
To Serve Twilight Zone Fans
I have news for you, ladies and gentlemen. I have discovered that … people are alike all over.
Fortunately, I'm not saying that from behind the bars of an interplanetary zoo. No, the resemblance I'm referring to is much more benign than a penchant for treating other races as if they were a species to be gawked at.
I'm talking about a love for the works of Rod Serling, and more specifically, his landmark TV series, The Twilight Zone. It's been exactly three years since I began hosting the Night Gallery Twitter page, and if there's one thing I've learned over the last 1,096 days, it's that you can find Serling fans everywhere.
Men and women, adults and children, from every race, creed and color you can imagine. People from every spot on the political and religious spectrums. Individuals who would never talk to each other in "real life" follow this page, united in a love for the work of one of the 20th century's most beloved writers. Read the rest of this entry
The Plane Truth: Twilight Zone's High-Flying "King Nine Will Not Return"
The Twilight Zone launched its second season on Sept. 30, 1960, with an episode that — thematically, at least — echoed the Season 1 opener: "Where Is Everybody?"
In "King Nine Will Not Return," we meet Capt. James Embry, a World War II pilot who awakens to find himself in a desert. Beside him lies the wrecked fuselage of the King Nine, a bomber that shows no sign of its crew anywhere.
Embry seems to recall that he crashed while on a mission with his men, only … where are they? (If you haven't seen the episode, check it out via DVD/Blu-ray, Netflix streaming, Hulu (embedded below), iTunes or Amazon Video before I divulge the ending here.)
"King Nine" is largely a one-man show, and Bob Cummings carries it admirably. As Embry, we see him go from surprise, to bewilderment, to giddiness, to anger — and back again. It's easy to believe that we are, in fact, watching a man slowly losing his mind as he struggles to understand what's happening.
A radio crackles to life, then falls dead. His men appear and disappear. At one point, he sees jet aircraft flying overhead. He realizes that, although jets didn't exist during World War II, he knows what they are. How can that be? Read the rest of this entry


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