The weather outside is frightful! Chili is just this thing to take a bite out of the cold. I know we've explored Chili with all the Good Stuff! in the past. Though similar, this version is much closer to the chili my mother made, out there on the Prairie. I make us sound like the Wilder's from "Little House on the Prairie", don't I? However, I don't recall that they made chili! When my mother made chili, she used a combination of venison (which was mixed with beef fat or it is ridiculously dry) and ground pork. It's a good combination. But nowadays, I use beef instead of the venison and that works very well, indeed. My mother was a big believer in a little bit of sweet with savory meat, so she would shred a carrot into her chili; she also added it to her meatloaf. It pretty much disappears into the chili. While the meats brown, I chop up the onions, garlic, celery, cumin seeds, bay leaves, oregano, garlic granules, and allspice. When the meats are done browning, just toss the diced veggies into the pot, give 'em a good stir and let them sauté for a couple of minutes. Then pour in the beer and water. Stir, cover and simmer for about 10 minutes. Add diced tomatoes, carrot, ketchup and Worcestershire sauce. Simmer over medium-low heat for about an hour. Add the beef base, chile powder, additional ground cumin, tomato paste, sugar, vinegar and beans. Yeah, I know…I added the beans with the carrot. Sometimes I do things out of order. It's the rebel in me that makes me do such things. Fortunately, it isn't too big a deal here. Simmer for an additional 30-60 minutes. Taste and correct the seasoning. This chili is very thick. That's how we like it, but if you prefer thinner, more brothy chili, add 2-4 additional cups of water or broth. Chili is much better when made ahead, cooled for 24 hours and reheated. The Latin Lover likes chili dogs. So, The Goddess ladles the chili over hot dogs and tops them off with shredded cheese and heaps of diced raw onion. He loves raw onion. This is a knife-and-fork supper. Since bowl food is a thing these days, The Goddess decided a Chili Bowl might be a good idea. Turns out, it was really good. She poured the chili bowl over rice, then garnished it with avocado slices, diced raw onions and shredded cheddar. I added some chopped fresh cilantro and finely minced sweet peppers. Either option is delicious. And this chili is still fantastic just plain, with diced raw onion, shredded cheese and a few crackers. As I said, this was (note the past tense there) exceptionally tasty.
As I mentioned, my mother used a combination of venison and pork. Yes, we hunted. Yup, The Goddess used to hunt deer and rabbits. My father and brother hunted those, as well as doves and pheasants. The Goddess could never quite get the hang of a shotgun. Anyway, when you live in rural communities, particularly at the time I was growing up, you hunted. With all the gun violence we experience here in the US, there is a stigma attached to hunting. But I must admit, I enjoyed hunting and I love game, venison in particular. We hunted and we ate what we killed, Prairie deer, better known as mule deer, west of the Missouri river and White-tailed deer east of the Missouri river. Maybe, the fact that I grew up hunting, has affected my view of guns. I have a very healthy respect for guns. Currently we don't hunt. We live in the city, so we don't own any guns, because we don't need them. But, if we did, I don't care if the government knows I have a gun and they know what kind it is. So there! I'm putting my soap box away now and getting on with the chili….
Brown the meat in a heavy-bottomed pot; use a good-sized one. When the meat is browned, drain all but 2 tablespoons of fat from the meat. Add the onions, garlic, celery, beer, water, cumin seeds, oregano, garlic granules, and allspice. Cover and simmer for about 10 minutes. Add diced tomatoes, carrot, ketchup and Worcestershire sauce. Simmer over medium-low heat for 1 hour. Add the beef base, chile powder, ground cumin, tomato paste, sugar, vinegar and beans. Simmer for an additional 30-60 minutes. Taste and correct the seasoning. This is much better when made ahead, cooled for 24 hours and reheated. Serve over hot dogs, for a knife-and-fork supper, or a chili bowl with rice, garnished with avocado, diced raw onions and shredded cheddar.
NOTE: If you want a "soupier" chili, add the additional water as desired.
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This is a very similar 'recipe' to how my mom made chili – perhaps it is that 'east river SD upbringing – LOL. I never thought about using 'beer' in the chili……what a great idea. Happy New Year!
I never thought about that "east of the river" angle…maybe. I think you'll like the beer.


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City of Vancouver suspends business licences of Corduroy and Gusto restaurants for violating public health order
It came after they deliberately violated Dr. Bonnie Henry's order to end dine-in service
by Charlie Smith on April 5th, 2021 at 2:55 PM
Two Vancouver restaurants are spending time in the penalty box for disrespecting an order from Dr. Bonnie Henry.
That's because today, the City of Vancouver imposed temporary business-licence suspensions on Corduroy and Gusto restaurants, which each remained open for dine-in service last week.
This was despite the provincial health officer's order not to do so in the face of rising COVID-19 counts.
They only closed after being visited by public-health officials.
As a result of the city's action, these two restaurants cannot serve customers until April 20, which is the day after Henry's order expires.
"I think the whole country was aghast at the behaviour of these restaurant owners who openly defied public health orders in the face of rising case counts and the spread of variants," Mayor Kennedy Stewart said.
He also stated that the "harassment and bullying public health officials experienced" (while visiting Corduroy) "is completely unacceptable".
Video of Vancouver Coastal health Bylaw officers Ran out by customers
Video: Watch bylaw officers being jeered by customers at Corduroy Restaurant.
Gusto owner Federico Fuoco and Corduroy owner Rebecca Matthews both spoke at a small business rally in downtown Vancouver on April 2. Some of the organizers later went to Corduroy to celebrate, live broadcasting their comments on Facebook.
The two restaurant owners' decision to remain open after being told not to led to a scathing denunciation from the B.C. Restaurant and Foodservices Association.
Stewart's statement today noted that the hospitality industry "has done an exceptional job at keeping their workers and customers safe".
"I want to recognize those that have continued to follow public health orders," Stewart said.
The owner of Gusto, Federico Fuoco, is a director of the NPA. He's one of several plaintiffs suing Stewart for defamation in connection with comments he made earlier this year about the NPA board of directors.
The Olympic Village restaurant Gusto and Corduroy near Kitsilano Beach have both been forced to close temporarily for spurning a public health order.
Corduroy Restaurant in Kitsilano announces two-day closure due to lack of food, not public health order
COVID-19: Professional association condemns restaurant owners defying health orders
COVID-19 in B.C.: Over 1,000 new cases per day for two days; 28 flight exposures; defiant restaurant closed; and more

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The surprise novel-The Mad Tatter, that was released by J.M. Darhower on April 12th was totally on a different level. Well, if you knew this author's forte in writing you probably will say "oh it's another forbidden 'Mafia' love story" but it's not. This just proves how freaking awesome J.M. Darhower is!
I'll read anything this lady writes. That's for sure.
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Are elected officials entitled to automatic pay increases?
That is the basic question discussed in a recent Baltimore Sun article which details the forthcoming debate over recommended pay increases for elected officials in Maryland.
A similar conversation has been had in Delaware…and it needs to occur again.
Delaware lawmakers receive their respective pay increases as a result of the Compensation Commission, a body that recommends such increases for a multitude of government officials. The last time the Commission recommended pay increases, the House and Senate passed different bills to get rid of the Commission entirely. HB 539 passed the House but never received action in the Senate. HB 48, which would have made the recommendations of the Commission advisory, passed the House but died in Committee in the Senate. SB 387, which would require legislative salaries to be voted on separately from the budget and would have removed the General Assembly's salaries from the Commission's recommendations, also died in the Senate.
The General Assembly passed various resolutions rejecting the Commission's recommendations during the same period, essentially applying window dressing to the issue. They looked good by rejecting the pay increase, but did not enact any substantive change to the standing policy.
In light of the recent pay cuts for state employees and the ongoing budget crunch, should these raises continue to be automatic?
HB 55, which is awaiting action in the House, indicates that some legislators think the answer is no. The bill would make the Commission's recommendations advisory, making any salary increases non-binding and would tie increases in pay for the Governor, the General Assembly and other positions to any raises granted to general state employees. The bill enjoys some bipartisan support and should be given a fair debate when the General Assembly returns next session.
The question that remains is whether it is better to continue to have the General Assembly removed from the process of granting their own pay increases – a laudable policy, that provides separation on a politically tricky issue. Or, is it preferable to add a degree of accountability by forcing lawmakers to vote on their own pay increases.
There is currently a bill being considered in the Delaware legislature that would prevent members of the General Assembly from having state employment during their time in office. The bill contains an exemption for people who were already employed by the State of Delaware when they were elected. This is bipartisan legislation and is sponsored by three Democrats and two Republicans.
The Caesar Rodney Institute strongly supports this bill because it will help prevent legislators from using the power of their office to gain state employment and it will also help prevent conflicts of interest.
Delaware's current dual employment laws allow legislators to be employed by the state provided they are not paid multiple times for the same hours of the work day.
If passed, the bill would create more restrictions than Delaware currently has on dual employment and would hopefully reduce the amount of corruption in the Delaware legislature which would be beneficial for all Delawareans regardless of party affiliation.
There are times when elected officials do the right thing because it is the right thing to do. There are other times when legislators do the right thing because they hope to insulate themselves from political fallout. And still, there are times when politicians to things for political expediency even when said action is unconstitutional.
The third classification is exactly what the Delaware General Assembly did this past June 30th when they passed they fiscal year 2010 operating budget. Twenty-seven state representatives and 16 state senators, 69% of the General Assembly, voted for an unconstitutional measure included in the state budget simply to protect themselves come next year's election. As the legislature debated a proposed 2.5% pay cut for state employees, they included the same 2.5% cut for themselves, knowing full well that such an action is unconstitutional. During discussion of the bill on the floor of the House, staff attorneys and legislators acknowledged that such a move is not legal. They approved the bill all the same so that they could present the appearance of "standing with the state workers" whose salaries they planned to slash.
The members of the legislature – who refuse to acknowledge the true motive behind this move – should be called to task for such a blatantly political and transparent action. Come January, 2010, if these legislators are genuine about their desire to cut their own pay, they should begin the legal process of fixing the legislative pay system by voting for House Bill 55 which will change the current system of increasing legislative pay by making the recommendations of the compensation commission non-binding. Further, this bill will add a level of accountability to legislators who currently are insulated from political implications of giving themselves pay increases under the current system.
Such a move will remove the significant level of disingenuous motive behind the vote on the budget and will represent a positive step in the right direction on how increases in legislator pay are approved.


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A 411 Underground Summer Series Interview in Partnership with FlashWounds.com: The Dollyrots
The [irresistible] Dollyrots
The Dollytot himself, photo by John Diaz/Monster Products
On June 15, just a day after their rockin' live appearance on StageIt, Madame Rockstress had the pleasure of sitting down with Kelly Ogden (vox, bass) of The Dollyrots as she, Luis Cabezas (guitar, vox) and the Dollytot (instrument of choice not yet declared, but there have been sightings of him strapping on a guitar and taking a seat at the piano…and just look at that stance, I sense a limelight thief-in-the-making!) prepared to embark on their current U.S. tour with Bowling for Soup (and if you prefer your tour dates in list form, just click here).
Discussion topics with the never-dull band included the tour, their campaign for the upcoming live album and DVD, and what it's like to be a touring mother with a toddler in tow!!
Fans will also be happy to know that The Dollyrots will be playing Florida's annual Fest later in the year…and what better way to keep summer going than to head down to the slammin' party that takes over Gainesville for three full days. Check out which other bands will be sharing the stage with Kelly and Luis by clicking here.
And now, without further ado, it's time to listen to the interview HERE!
Wondering about that campaign we mentioned above? Well, for the first time ever, Los Angeles' The Dollyrots, who became an official band back in 2000 while they were still teenagers, are recording a live album and tour DVD with the help of their awesome fans through PledgeMusic. Check out the rad exclusives they're offering with pre-orders, watch their promotional video HERE, and then get involved!
A calm moment with The Dollyrots
The Dollyrots, whose album history began in earnest in 2004 when they released their debut Eat My Heart Out on Lookout Records, followed it with 2007′s Because I'm Awesome and 2010′s A Little Messed Up, both for Joan Jett's Blackheart Records, and then dropped their self-titled fourth album on their very own Arrested Youth Records, are the kind of tough-but-sweet, bad ass but wacky band that make you want to stay in touch with them (or, if you're like us, jump right up on stage during their set just to soak up their energy and…Dollyrottness), keep up-to-date on what they've got going on, and leave upbeat comments for (especially after seeing one of their live shows!), so in addition to making sure you support their PedgeMusic campaign, get out and see them live and stay connected with these alternative/rock/punk powerhouses via:
Luis and Kelly, photo by Jesse Hagan
And for official, uber-cool band merch (Note: it's a safe bet that you can attach the words "uber-cool" to anything connected with the band with no fear of contradiction) you're going to want to head here.
Read the whole story (and get the full upcoming show schedule) on the 411 Underground Summer Series in collaboration with FlashWounds.com HERE, and to have weekly episodes delivered to right to your Inbox (seriously, does it get any more convenient that that?!), sign up at 411underground.com/contact.html.
UPDATE, JUNE 26: THIS JUST IN!
Congratulations to The Dollyrots and thank you to all their fans ~ The Dollyrots: Live in the USA! concert DVD & CD has just reached its goal!
So let's follow Kelly's lead and all shout out a celebratory "YAY!" Never mind where you are or whom you're with, this news deserves some major lung love!
Very special thanks to Dana Gordon!
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Head south of the border at this popular Mexican restaurant/bar, where savory food and strong tequilas keep locals happy. The walls are adorned with colorful stuffed burros and large sombreros, and bright blue and yellow accents make for a festive environment. Cacti dot the room, and both the bar and the menu are well-stocked with authentic favorites. Burritos, enchiladas, and tacos can be washed down with any one of numerous Mexican beers offered.


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There has been a recent surge of activity in Contemporary Australian Aboriginal art in the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales. This comes with an increase in public interest in the artists' work and a corresponding increase in sales.
One major development is the publication by Arts Northern Rivers of the book, "A Special Kind of Vision", with the support of the members of the Indigenous Artists Steering Committee – Albert Digby Moran, Patsy Nagas, Jacqui Williams, Les Evans, Karla Dickens, Garth Lena, Dennis Monks and Penny Evans. The book is a showcase of local, contemporary work both from emerging artists and those who are more nationally and internationally well-known. Twenty-six artists were selected for inclusion in the book. There was a related exhibition held throughout March at Retrospect Galleries, Byron Bay.
This follows the recent and very successful "Art of the Bundjalung Nation" exhibition, which displayed extensive Indigenous talent at Lismore City Hall from Friday 23rd – Monday 26th January, 2009, and the 2008 "Year of the Apology" exhibition held at Northern Rivers Community Gallery, Ballina.
Arts Northern Rivers is due to launch the new "3 Rivers Aboriginal Art Space" in mid June. Frances said that it is all "ready to go" with areas for screen-printing, forums, seminars and exhibition space.
In conjunction with D.E.W.H.A (Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts) and the Australia Council, The Indigenous Australian Art Commercial Code of Conduct is being developed. The Code is designed to promote fair trade and ethical commercial practice in the Indigenous visual arts industry. A discussion paper has been developed and a consultation process will be held at 3 Rivers Aboriginal Art Space, 125 Magellan Street, Lismore, on Tuesday, May 12th, 2009.
Lismore Visitors Information Centre is also looking for Northern Rivers Indigenous artists to display their works from the week beginning May 4th, 2009. Details and further information on these events can be found at info@artsnorthernrivers.com.au or frances@artsnorthernrivers.com.au or by phoning Arts Northern Rivers on (02) 66288120.
Artist Penny Evans, whose ceramics have been sold internationally, and who has exhibited extensively, including in the "Art of the Bundjalung Nation" and 2008 "Year of the Apology" exhibitions, and recent exhibitions at the Barratt Gallery, Alstonville, and The Northern Rivers Community Gallery agreed, "There is definitely increased activity, from my perspective". Penny has been awarded the first "Artist in Residency" position at the Northern Rivers Community Gallery thanks to a Country Area Support Project grant, and will be holding four-day workshops for year 11 students from five Ballina High Schools during May.
There are some major competitions on the near horizon, as well as many upcoming exhibitions in galleries throughout the region.
Entries for this year's National Parks and Wildlife Aboriginal Art Prize close on Friday, June 12th, with an exhibition of works being held at the Northern Rivers Community Gallery in Ballina opening on Saturday, July 4th.
Entries for the Parliament of New South Wales Aboriginal Art Prize close June 26th, with the exhibition being held October 8th – November 5th, 2009.
Email nrcgallery@ballina.nsw.gov.au or go to http://www.ballina.nsw.gov.au where you will find the gallery under the "Community and Lifestyle" heading.
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Jardu, the magician who recently amazed crowds at the Channon Market is heading for the Edmonton Street Performers Festival.
2009 is the International Year of Natural Fibres, and now we are seeing National Alpaca Week celebrations!


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Joseph Magliano is a faculty member in the College of Education & Human Development (CEHD) at Georgia State University. Formerly he was Professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Language and Literacy (CISLL) at Northern Illinois University. He has researched widely in psychology with the recent focus being on the ways in which we understand what we read and watch. In particular how our mental processes allow  comprehension and how our memories represent texts and films we have read or seen. He has also looked into ways to help identify those having difficulties reading and ways to help them improve. Magliano is the Chair of the Governing Board of the Society for Text and Discourse. Magliano is a past President of the Society for Computers in Psychology.

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Our 10 Men of 2010 - Man of the Moment, Andres Iniesta (Football+)
Another Football+ article! \o/
According to the introduction of this feature, Our 10 Men of 2010, they cornered got 9 acclaimed football writers to choose "the player who captivated them the most over the past year". And then they fanboyed over them.
Of the 10, there were Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Samuel Eto'o, Didier Drogba, Brett Holman (don't you give me that "Who's Holman?", missy, he is our flawless Aussie son ok :< ♥), Honda Keisuke, Neymar, and, of course, our very own Iniesta and Messi.
So here is Iniesta's article, AKA Sid Lowe fanboying (a lot) over Iniesta, and proof I was not joking about the Star Wars thing. For many of you, there's probably not a lot that is Brand New Information, but I think it is still worth a read. :')
When I finish copying down Messi's article, I'll post that one up, because my back is killing me atm.
MAN OF THE MOMENT
The drama builds. The music, that music, builds. Dum, dum, dum, da-da-dum. A deep, low, quickening drum, an entire orchestra, accompanies his every heroic step. He takes one last look around, surveying the dangerous territory into which he has bravely ventured, reaches out and, expectantly, presses the button. Whooosh, the door slides open. And there she is. A picture of beauty: Princess Leia.
A knight in shining armour - white, plastic, slightly sinister armour, but shining armour nonetheless - and his entrapped, soon to-be-liberated princess, in a flowing white gown. It is the perfect act of epic chivalry. At least it is until Leia looks up. No swoon, no fluttering heart, no oh thank you, thank you, thank you, how can I ever repay you? Let's jump into bed together. Oh no.
"Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?" she asks, incredulous. "What?" he says, gormless. The penny drops. "Oh, the uniform?" he stammers, taking off his helmet. Plucking up the courage, puffing up his chest, he remembers his line, the hero back in character: "I'm Luke Skywalker. I'm here to rescue you."
"You're who?"
Ouch. Well, quite. Underwhelmed is not the word. Had Han Solo turned up, it might have been different. But it's some gawky kid who fixes up droids on his uncles and aunt's farm. You're who? You ain't no hero. Just look at yourself. Awkward, scrawny, a little short for a stormtrooper. Unlikely as hell.
Never mind Luke Skywalker, Leia could have been talking about Andres Iniesta. Only then she'd have been even more underwhelmed. If Iniesta had turned up, she'd be screaming for that kid from Tatooine to come back. He might not have had rippling muscles and a heaving torso but at least Luke was the blond, cutesy boy next door - and in Hollywood the boy next door tends to have better teeth than the boy next door in la España profunda. Deepest Spain. That part of the country that, everyone else says, is a bit... well, backwards. Ineista is from deepest, darkest Spain.
The village of Fuentealbilla - population: 2,000 - on the plains of La Mancha, Don Quixote country. Albacete is famous for knives and not very much else. Not exactly the kind of place you should hang around for long. As the phrase has it: "Albacete, cágate y vete." Albacete, take a dump and get out of there. Iniesta, like Skywalker, did. In search of an apprenticeship.
At the age of 12, he departed Albacete and headed to Barcelona. He lived at La Masia, the tiny farmhouse alongside the Camp Nou that doubles as a residence for Barcelona's youth teamers. Captain of the Dream Team, Iniesta's hero was Pep Guardiola.
A poster of him was pinned to the wall, alongside one of Catherine Zeta-Jones. Emulating Guardiolo (not my typo, but Lowe's. Brb, hunting him down) was Iniesta's dream - playing under him was beyond even his wildest dreams - but it was hard.
Iniesta wasn't. Not in the traditional sense anyway - it speaks volumes of his determination and quiet competitiveness that he made it at all. On route to Barcelona, his family stopped to eat. But, he recalls, they couldn't eat. "We'd be dying of pain, of hurt; it was too hard." He cried himself to sleep. When his parents came to visit, he slept in the same bed as them. It's not just the fact that he did that makes him different; it's the fact that he admitted it. A journalist in Barcelona recalls settitng off for an interview with Iniesta. Before he got there, he got a call from the club, asking him not to ask Iniesta about his family. The reason was simple: he would probably burst into tears.
Tough guy, huh? Erm, no. Not really. Rarely has there been a star as unlikely. Luke Skywalker - early, awkward Luke Skywalker - oozes charisma alongside Iniesta. If Darth Vader felt his presence, he could hardly feel Iniesta's. He hasn't got any. Rarely has a hero been less heroic, one so special, so supremely talented, appeared so devastatingly average.
Quiet, mumbling, his unremarkableness is remarkable. Standing at 1.70m, skinny, prematurely balding, a forehead that seems bigger than his face, suffering a skin pigmentation problem that makes him so pale he's almost translucent. So pale it's almost as if he gives off a light. One television comedy show defines him as the "life and soul of the party," its tongue wedged firmly in its cheek. Iniesta appears quietly, awkwardly in his pyjamas, always ready for bed even though it's still lights on. Carles Puyol, his roommate in the sketch, turns out the light. Suddenly, Iniesta's white face shows up, like Casper the Ghost's. Like those 1980s cuddly toys. "You're a bloody glow-worm," exclaims Puyol. (LOLOLOL we know what he REALLY said, amrite, culés? ;) )
He'd be awkward anywhere. In the world of football, Iniesta is even more out of place. Where's the aggression? The power? Where's the arrogance? The edge? The spunk? Where's the swagger?
Iniesta was always special. He first stood put when he was a kid playing in the famous seven-a-side tournament held annually at the small town of Brunete, just to the west of Madrid. Barcelona soon picked him up. Xavi recalls being told: "You should see this little Andresito [little Andres]". Guardiola did. Having been told to look out for the pale kid by his brother Pere, he reported back on a little lad that "reads the game better than I do." Soon, Iniesta's poster of Guardiola was replaced by a signed photograph that his idol had dedicated to "the best player I have ever seen."
On the day Iniesta was called up to the first team Guardiola was still a Barcelona player. He told his team-mates never to forget the day they first laid eyes on Iniesta. He famously told Xavi: "You're going to retire me, and this lad is going to retire us all."
And yet on that same day, Iniesta couldn't find the dressing room. Luis Enrique was sent out to get him. And still there was something that didn't quite fit. If Iniesta was special, he seemed not to know it. He certainly didn't boast about it. Nor, some complained, did anyone else. "Iniesta is by far the most complete player in Spain," said Xavi, a few years later. "He has everything. Well, nearly everything - he needs media backing."
"Sadly, in our society a humble, discreet footballer doesn't sell like the player who speaks out," said Lorenzo Serra Ferrer, the coach who gave him his debut. "He has always been good: it surprises me that it has taken so long for people to really discover him." Guardiola put it in starker terms yet: "Iniesta doesn't dye his hair, he doesn't wear earrings and he hasn't got any tattoos. Maybe that makes him unattractive to the media, but he is the best."
Now, no one doubts it. Then, they did. Now, all those things that seemed to count against him count for him. He is even more of a hero for being un-heroic. As the lead singer of Spanish rock back Estopa put it, he is an "anti-hero". The fact that a Spanish rock band is even talking about him says it all. Iniesta's humility ended up making him even more of a star. Being under-rated for so long made him even more highly-rated. His lack of a selling point became his selling point; the fact that he is so thoroughly decent, so utterly impossible to dislike, likewise. His lack of charm has become his charm. Phrases like "humble genius", "fantasy without the flashiness", "the simple star" were the new clichés.
Iniesta's rise to prominence was already happening. Bit by bit, he was growing more and more liked. Even in Madrid they couldn't bring themselves to hate him as they hate most people who play for Barcelona. He was just too, well, nice. Too unassuming. Too quiet. After the Champions League final two years ago, Wayne Rooney declared him the best player in the world; before it, Alex Ferguson had declared him the player he most feared. He had scored the dramatic, late goal against Chelsea in the semi-final.
But now, he has gone beyond that. That's nothing compared to the goal he scored in Johannesburg in the summer - the goal that won Spain the World Cup for the first time ever.
The man of the year is no heartthrob, no chisel-jawed hero. And that makes him even more of a hero. One comment on a blog said it all: "I love you Andres: you've shown us that even the bald, the pale and the tiny can be the best." He has not conquered the universe. But he has conquered the world. On the opening day of the season, when he was substituted against Racing Santander, the fans got to their feet to give him a standing ovation. Racing's fans. The same happened in Barcelona's next away game. And their next. And their next.
Nor is it just in Spain, but abroad too. As Lu Martin put it in El País. "The Iniesta phenomenon is worthy of analysis. Soon this pallid kid from Fuentealbilla will be the subject of study from psychologists, authors, marketing men, self-help gurus, and famous poets." Whoever had scored the winning goal would have become a hero but given the chance to choose most would have chosen Iniesta. There was something right about him scoring it. A more worthy winner would be hard to imagine.
His reaction to the goal and everything that has come after it only reinforces that feeling - starting with the T-shirt he wore dedicated to Dani Jarque. What better homage to his friend, the captain of Barcelona's biggest rivals Espanyol who tragically died from a heart attack, than a place at the centre of the photo of the greatest moment in Spanish football history? There was no posing, just joy. The way that Iniesta celebrated was so very Iniesta.
Or how about his reaction to the sudden paparazzi pressure? No huffs or violent flashpoints for Iniesta as they followed him to the beach. "I don't mind people following me," he said, "but them laughing at my swimming trunks is a bit much." Or his promise to walk the famous pilgrims' route, the Camino de Santiago? "I looked at it on the map and though 'pah, it's nothing, a stroll'," he admitted. "but it's 3,000km! Oops! I will do it though. After all, I promised."
2010 was not always going to be Iniesta's year. Jose Mourinho recently insisted that Iniesta should not win the Ballon d'Or, as the world's best player, saying he "didn't deserve it." Spain jumped up and down in righteous indignation. Even in Madrid they were angered - and that alone says much. But Mourinho was probably right. Iniesta's 2010 was largely disrupted by injury; he missed over seven weeks of football. He was touch and go to make it to the World Cup finals and appeared to be holding back in the early games. And yet, in the end, the year belonged to him. The greatest moment ever in Spanish football belonged to him. And no one could think of a better man for it to belong to. It wasn't going to be his year until the 115th minute of the World Cup final - the last minutes of the last game. A time for heroes. A Hollywood ending.
The ball travelled his way. "There was silence," Iniesta says. "Cesc (Fabregas) gave me the pass... and then Newton appeared." Newton? "When I controlled it, I knew I was going to score," Iniesta smiles, "all I had to do was wait for the ball to drop to strike it. And why does it drop? Because of Newton's Law, because of gravity. This time, the apple was the ball and Newton's head, my foot."
When it dropped, when it hit Iniesta's foot, it flew into the net. The most underwhelming man you could imagine had just achieved the most overwhelming thing imaginable. He's a little short to be a stormtrooper, but Andres iniesta was 2010's man of the year. ✧
Source: Football+ magazine
Words: Sid Lowe
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Dirk Nowitzki passes Wilt Chamberlain to move into sixth on the all-time scoring list
Yahoo! Sports 3/19/2019 Ben Weinrib
© Provided by Oath Inc. Dirk Nowitzki passed Wilt Chamberlain to reach sixth on the all-time scoring list. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) Monday was a day for the history books for Dirk Nowitzki.
In front of a sell-out crowd at American Airlines Center, Nowitzki passed Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain for the sixth-most points of all-time. And he did it in the most Dirk way possible: by hitting a fade-away 20-foot jumper.
The Dallas Mavericks seven-footer came into the night just three points shy of Chamberlain's 31,419 career mark and needed less than four minutes to pass him in Monday's game against the New Orleans Pelicans.
In just his ninth start of the season, Nowitzki began his scoring with another 20-foot jumper two minutes into the game. He found Tim Hardaway Jr. for a corner three to pick up an assist the next time down the court, and two possessions later, he hit the milestone shot.
Nowitzki is a true elder statesman
Now in his 21st season, Nowitzki has moved to a bench role for the first time since his rookie season, but he remains a vital part of the Mavericks' organization. In many ways, this season has been a passing of the baton to fellow European stars Luka Doncic and newly acquired Kristaps Porzingis.
Nowitzki is averaging a career-low 6.0 points in 13.8 minutes per game, and many people believe this will be his final season. NBA commissioner Adam Silver named Nowitzki and Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade to this year's All-Star game as special roster additions as a send-off gift of sorts.
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The Mavericks sent out a mysterious message from their Twitter account on Monday afternoon with the message 41.21.1, which many people assumed would mean that Nowitzki might also announce his retirement. Of course, 41 is his number, and he's spent 21 years in the league with one team.
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— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) March 18, 2019
Looking ahead at the record books
With just 12 games left in the season — and quite likely his career — there are only so many more records Nowitzki can break. Even if he played another season, he would be unlikely to pass Michael Jordan for fifth place — as LeBron James just did — since that would take nearly another 1,000 points.
However, Nowitzki can extend his record for most points scored by a player born outside the U.S. — a record two of his teammates may later threaten. Nowitzki passed Houston Rockets legend Hakeem Olajuwon in 2014 and has outscored him by nearly 4,500 points.
Nowitzki could also move up slightly on the all-time rebounds leaderboard. Although it wouldn't be a nice, round number, Nowitzki can still pass Elgin Baylor (11,463) for the 27th-most career rebounds.
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State Health Dept. Launches New Tool To Better Share COVID-19 Data
Friday, November 19th 2021, 2:52 pm
By: Jonathan Cooper
TULSA, Oklahoma -
The Oklahoma State Health Department has launched a new tool to better show COVID-19 data.
It's a map that shows vaccine rates, case rates, and more, broken up by zip code.
Some of the data has already been available online but it's now in a new format and according to the health department, easier to read. Interim Commissioner of Health Keith Reed says the new system is the result of feedback from the public. A lot of people complained that the data they wanted to find was not user-friendly.
The new weblink gives users the ability to hover over specific zip codes and see cumulative case counts for people who live there.
The interactive map also has vaccination rates by zip code allowing users to see what percentage of the population in a specific area has been vaccinated.
A different map on the site also allows users to check case counts by city and separates data by active cases and those who have recovered.
Reed says all of this data is a tool to allow Oklahomans to make their own decisions about their health.
"It helps them to really evaluate the risk for them personally in their own local community," said Reed. "And that should drive some of their decisions about wearing masks, gathering in public places, plans for moving into the holidays, and such."
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Heath Andrew Ledger[a] (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008)[1] was an Australian actor and music video director. After performing roles in several Australian television and film productions during the 1990s, Ledger left for the United States in 1998 to further develop his film career. His work comprised nineteen films, including 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), The Patriot (2000), A Knight's Tale (2001), Monster's Ball (2001), Lords of Dogtown (2005), Brokeback Mountain (2005), The Brothers Grimm (2005), Casanova (2005), The Dark Knight (2008), and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009), the latter two being posthumous releases.[2] He also produced and directed music videos and aspired to be a film director.[3]
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^ Daniel Kreps (29 February 2008). "Footage from Heath Ledger's Nick Drake Video Surfaces". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 18 March 2008. The video, for Drake's posthumously released song 'Black Eyed Dog,' was filmed by the actor in late 2007 and included in a multimedia instalment about Drake called 'A Place to Be.' The project was only screened publicly twice before the actor's death, and the Ledger family said the 'Black Eyed Dog' video would not be released.
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After Ledger's death, in response to some press reports about his will, filed in New York City on 28 February 2008,[103][104] and his daughter's access to his financial legacy, his father, Kim Ledger, said that he considered the financial well-being of Heath's daughter Matilda Rose an "absolute priority", whilst also stating that her mother, Michelle Williams, was "an integral part of our family". He added, "They will be taken care of and that's how Heath would want it to be".[105] Some of Ledger's relatives may be challenging the legal status of his will signed in 2003, prior to his involvement with Williams and the birth of their daughter and not updated to include them, which divides half of his estate between his parents and half among his siblings; they claim that there is a second, unsigned will, which leaves most of that estate to Matilda Rose.[106][107] Williams' father, Larry Williams, has also joined the controversy about Ledger's will as it was filed in New York City soon after his death.[108]
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On 31 March 2008, stimulating another controversy pertaining to Ledger's estate, Gemma Jones and Janet Fife-Yeomans published an "Exclusive" report, in The Daily Telegraph, citing Ledger's uncle Haydn Ledger and other family members, who "believe the late actor may have fathered a secret love child" when he was 17, and stating that "If it is confirmed that Ledger is the girl's biological father, it could split his multi-million dollar estate between ... Matilda Rose ... and his secret love child."[109][110][111] A few days later, reports citing telephone interviews with Ledger's uncles Haydn and Mike Ledger and the family of the other little girl, published in OK! and Us Weekly, "denied" those "claims", with Ledger's uncles and the little girl's mother and stepfather describing them as unfounded "rumors" distorted and exaggerated by the media.[112][113]
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On 9 February, a memorial service attended by several hundred invited guests was held at Penrhos College, attracting considerable press attention; afterward Ledger's body was cremated at Fremantle Cemetery, followed by a private service attended by only 10 closest family members,[132][133][134] with his ashes interred later in a family plot at Karrakatta Cemetery, next to two of his grandparents.[131][135][136] Later that night, his family and friends gathered for a wake on Cottesloe Beach.[137][138][139]
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In his penultimate film performance, Ledger played the Joker in Christopher Nolan's 2008 film The Dark Knight, which was released nearly six months after his death. While working on the film in London, Ledger told Sarah Lyall in their New York Times interview that he viewed The Dark Knight's Joker as a "psychopathic, mass murdering, schizophrenic clown with zero empathy".[31] For his work on The Dark Knight, Ledger posthumously won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, which his family accepted on his behalf, as well as numerous other posthumous awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, which Christopher Nolan accepted for him.[32][33] At the time of his death on 22 January 2008, Ledger had completed about half of the work for his final film performance as Tony in Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.[34][35] Gilliam chose to adapt the film after his death by having fellow actors Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell play "fantasy transformations" of his character so that Ledger's final performance could be seen in theatres.
On 15 July 2008, Fife-Yeomans reported further, via Australian News Limited, that "While Ledger left everything to his parents and three sisters, it is understood they have legal advice that under Western Australia law, Matilda Rose is entitled to the lion's share" of his estate; its executors, Kim Ledger's former business colleague Robert John Collins and Geraldton accountant William Mark Dyson, "have applied for probate in the West Australian Supreme Court in Perth, advertising for 'creditors and other persons' having claims on the estate to lodge them by 11 August 2008 ... to ensure all debts are paid before the estate is distributed...."[114] According to this report by Fife-Yeomans, earlier reports citing Ledger's uncles,[105] and subsequent reports citing Ledger's father, which do not include his actual posthumous earnings, "his entire fortune, mostly held in Australian trusts, is likely to be worth up to $20 million."[114][115][116]
Ledger's relationship with the press in Australia was sometimes turbulent, and it led to his abandonment of plans for his family to reside part-time in Sydney.[71][72] In 2004, he strongly denied press reports alleging that "he spat at journalists on the Sydney set of the film Candy", or that one of his relatives had done so later, outside Ledger's Sydney home.[71][72] On 13 January 2006, "Several members of the paparazzi retaliated ... squirting Ledger and Williams with water pistols on the red carpet at the Sydney premiere of Brokeback Mountain".[73][74]
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^ Mitchell, Peter (3 September 2008). "Ledger's Estate Sells His Hollywood Hills Home". news.com.au. News Limited. Archived from the original on 4 September 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2008. [According to Los Angeles County public records], Heath Ledger's estate has sold ... [his] Hollywood Hills home ... for [US]US$2.5 million (A$2.99 million) [in May 2008].
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Ledger was quoted in January 2006 in Melbourne's Herald Sun as saying that he heard that West Virginia had banned Brokeback Mountain, which it had not; actually, a cinema in Utah had banned the film.[78] He had also referred mistakenly to West Virginia's having had lynchings as recently as the 1980s, but state scholars disputed his statement, observing that, whereas lynchings did occur in Alabama as recently as 1981, according to "the director of state archives and history" quoted in The Charleston Gazette, "The last documented lynching in West Virginia took place in Lewisburg in 1931."[79]
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Released in July 2008, The Dark Knight broke several box office records and received both popular and critical accolades, especially with regard to Ledger's performance as the Joker.[156] Even film critic David Denby, who does not praise the film overall in his pre-release review in The New Yorker, evaluates Ledger's work highly, describing his performance as both "sinister and frightening" and Ledger as "mesmerising in every scene", concluding: "His performance is a heroic, unsettling final act: this young actor looked into the abyss."[157] Attempting to dispel widespread speculations that Ledger's performance as the Joker had in any way led to his death (as Denby and others suggest), Ledger's co-star and friend Christian Bale, who played opposite him as Batman, has stressed that, as an actor, Ledger greatly enjoyed meeting the challenges of creating that role, an experience that Ledger himself described as "the most fun I've ever had, or probably ever will have, playing a character".[11][158] Terry Gilliam also refuted the claims that playing the Joker made him crazy, calling it "absolute nonsense" and going on to say, "Heath was so solid. His feet were on the ground and he was the least neurotic person I've ever met."[159]
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"You know when you see the preachers down South? And they grab a believer and they go, 'Bwoom! I touch you with the hand of God!' And they believe so strongly, they're on the ground shaking and spitting. And fuck's sake, that's the power of belief... Now, I don't believe in Jesus, but I believe in my performance. And if you can understand that the power of belief is one of the great tools of our time and that a lot of acting comes from it, you can do anything."
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^ Michelle Nichols (29 October 2008). "Elvis Ranked Top-earning Dead Celebrity". Thomson Reuters. Reuters.com. Retrieved 10 December 2008. Forbes.com said it spoke to experts and sources inside the dead celebrities' estates and researched gross earnings, before taxes, management fees and other costs, from the period of October 2007 to October 2008 to come up with the rankings. Based on its estimates, Nichols reports, Forbes.com ranks Ledger as third among the world's highest-earning deceased celebrities for that year, following Elvis Presley (1) and Charles M. Schulz (2).
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^ Gemma Jones and Janet Fife-Yeomans (31 March 2008). "Did Heath Ledger Father a Secret Love Child?". The Daily Telegraph. Australia. Retrieved 25 July 2008. The April will lists only [US]US$145,000 in assets and names the late actor's father, Kim, mother Sally Bell, sister Kate Ledger and half sisters Olivia Ledger and Ashleigh Bell as the only beneficiaries. The New York documents also acknowledge Matilda Rose, as Ledger's only known child, as an interested party.
Mahbub had business at Quetta, and there Kim, as Mahbub admitted, earned his keep, and perhaps a little over, by spending four curious days as scullion in the house of a fat Commissariat sergeant, from whose office-box, in an auspicious moment, he removed a little vellum ledger which he copied out - it seemed to deal entirely with cattle and camel sales - by moonlight, lying behind an outhouse, all through one hot night.
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^ Denby, David. "The Current Cinema: Past Shock: 'The Dark Knight' and 'WALL-E' ". The New Yorker (21 July 2008): 92–93. Retrieved 17 July 2008. When Ledger wields a knife, he is thoroughly terrifying (do not, despite the PG-13 rating, bring the children), and, as you're watching him, you can't help wondering—in a response that admittedly lies outside film criticism—how badly he messed himself up in order to play the role this way. (Postdated)
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Essentially, if you are interested in trading in digital currencies but don't want to get bogged down in the underlying technology, products like Coinbase are a way to begin a foray into a new form of currency speculation and investing. You do, however, lose some of the advantages of trading in a cryptocurrency and through the blockchain. On Coinbase, you have no pseudo anonymity—your name is attached to your Coinbase account and so is your bank account, so transaction history is relatively easy to track down. And if you're not working on the blockchain, there's not much you can do to ensure that the verification of your transaction history or your account is taking place on the blockchain. You are, instead, placing trust in the intermediary, in this case, Coinbase.
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Pelvic Pain Foundation - For Teens - PPEP Talk for Schools!
What difference would it have made to you if your pain had been diagnosed early, you'd been taught the latest information about pelvic pain, and guided to the latest resources and effective treatments when you were still a teen?
If you'd had a trained and medically supported presenter prepared to listen to your story and sort out what was and wasn't normal. Right at the beginning, before you missed school and life's opportunities?
Today the Federal and State Governments launched the PPEP Talk Program in SA Schools, as the first step to extending the program throughout Australia.
PPEP Talk will combine what we know about period pain, pelvic pain, endometriosis, and the new neuroscience of pain to students in SA in 2019. Libby Parker, program co-writer and PPFA board member was with school girls today. A big thank you to the parliamentarians who've worked to make this happen: Nicolle Flint, Gai Brodtmann, Greg Hunt, Nola Marino, Catherine King, Stephen Wade, and John Gardner. A bipartisan approach across State and Federal departments to benefit Australian girls and women. In particular, we'd like to thank Nicolle Flint and Greg Hunt who have been tireless in their determination to sort out the red tape and make it happen.
PPFA is ready to meet with any state government keen to provide PPEP Talk to their students.
Surely your state needs a PPEP Talk!
Details and media release on our website soon.
Those schools in South Australia will be able to register for inclusion of their school in 2019. Those schools in other states will be able to indicate interest for when their state chooses to offer PPEP Talk to support their girls and families.
If your state would like to enquire about the PPEP Talk program, PPFA is ready and able to extend the program throughout Australia.


We welcome you to hear what the families of our residents are saying about our the environment and care we provide at our facility here at Palos Verdes Villa. We feel confident that you and your family will be comfortable knowing that your loved ones are here with us.
…with good commensurate offering of nice dining room, front desk, common rooms, beauty shop, activities, actively accepting of religious activities. Studio rooms all same, somewhat large size for private, all used for either for single or double, furniture available and included. Bldg is a bit older, mostly nice, but some minor upkeep needed. Staff seems good. Many rooms will have ocean harbor view, some on bottom floor have 'patio' with sliding glass door. No bad smells. Almost no landscaped outside is a negative, but they do have 2 patio areas, one with a few plants. Priced at $1,700 for shared, $2,400-2,850 for private. But, add $100 for med/bathing help, another $200 for dressing help, another $500 for incontinent care.
There is really nothing negative about this facility, they are top knotch and everyone is on the ball and we are very happy with them. The daughter found this facility on her own.
Highly recommend PV Villa based on my mother's experience there.
PV Villa took very good care of my mother for about 5 years, with great service and facilities at a reasonable price. The whole staff is great, but Linda and Ernestine are exceptional.
Spoke with Linda. It appears that my mother's degenerating health will quickly outpace the services this facility provides. I found Linda to be very helpful.
Nice well kept seemed friendly. Rooms were sufficient. Staff friendly.
I was very close to putting my mother in there, but she wasn't functional enough. Other than that I liked it. The other residents were up and walking. They could do a high level of care, but they were worried. I talked to it about it, and they did a functional assessment, but just watching the other residents I didn't think she was quite with it enough to be there.
As a result of working in the field of mental health for over 20 years, I was not sure what to expect from Palos Verdes Assisted Living. My first impression was that the clients living at Palos Verdes Villas appear happy and well adjusted.
I had the opportunity to stay for lunch and watch the process; Individuals were served by the staff and treated with such kindness. I have worked in the mental health field for over 20 years and seen my share of assisted living facilities; Palos Verdes Villas offers such a positive change from many other facilities.
The facility is equipped with a staff that provides a service indicative of what individuals should receive in their later years of life. I visited my Aunt who was alive and eager to get back after an outing with both her nieces. I am so happy she is happy, and I sleep well knowing she is comfortable where she is living. The biggest thing about this facility is the individuals get to keep their since of independence while being in a safe place that allows them to thrive and live a comfortable life. Thank you Palos Verdes Villas staff!
The biggest thing about this facility is the individuals get to keep their sense of independence while being in a safe place that allows them to thrive and live a comfortable life.