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Dining Out

by Kerilyn E. Micale

When nothing but the best Italian cuisine will do, you need not look any further than Avicolli’s. This family owned and operated business has been serving high quality homemade family recipes to Central New Yorkers for decades. Avicolli’s truly has something for everyone; you can sit in their beautiful dining room and enjoy a delicious meal, grab a mouth watering pizza to eat in or take home at their award winning pizzeria, or grab a tasty dessert and one of their signature cocktails like the Avatini! Avicolli’s Restaurant is conveniently located at 7839 Oswego Rd. in Liverpool and the restaurant and bar are open Monday through Thursday 11 am to 9 pm, Friday and 11 am to 10 pm., Saturday noon to 10 pm, and Sunday Noon to 9 pm.

In a market saturated with chains and fly by night trends, Avicolli’s has truly stood the test of time by doing what they love: making scrumptious food and putting heart and soul into every bite! Avicolli’s is truly a family restaurant, ran by family (and staff they consider family), using family recipes, and treating the customers like family. Even on a busy night customers are never made to feel in a rush; meals are brought out at the customer’s pace so that they can enjoy their meal, their company, and their experience.

We’ve all had that experience on a Saturday night where you’ve taken two bites of salad and then your entrée appears so you end up forfeiting the salad so as to not eat a less than hot meal. This will not be your experience at Avicolli’s; they understand that the dining experience itself is as important as the meal they are serving! There is no need to settle and no need to compromise when Avicolli’s is right around the corner!

One of the things you can always count on at Avicolli’s is their great (seasonally changing) menu where you are certain to find something everyone can enjoy. Whether you are looking for pizza, pasta, or chicken parm you absolutely will not be disappointed

Calamari Fritti: Calamari dredged in Avicolli’s seasoned flour and then fried to perfection and served with house made tomato sauce and lemon wedges.

Avicolli’s beautiful dining room with anything you select! Avicolli’s regulars swear that the eggplant is the best in town. Choose from the Melanzane Parmigiana (battered and fried eggplant baked in a tomato sauce, topped with mozzarella) or Melanzane Riepieno (battered and fried eggplant rolled with ricotta and mozzarella cheese, baked in a tomato sauce). Kyle and I arrived at Avicolli’s on a bustling Saturday night. We were immediately greeted by the friendly hostess and seated in a comfortable booth. Our friendly and knowledgeable server helped us decide between some of the delicious menu options! We began our meal with an order of the Calamari Fritti, a gigantic portion of tender pieces of calamari that are dredged in Avicolli’s very own mixture of seasoned flour which is then fried to perfection and served with house made tomato sauce and lemon wedges. We also couldn’t resist an order of the Utica Greens; tender greens sautéed with pancetta, hot peppers, and their special blend of seasoned cracker crumbs! While we were waiting for our meals we also enjoyed the bread dipped in oil and seasoning as well as those amazing garlic knots! For our entrees I decided on continued on pg 4

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Avicolli’s continued from pg 2 one of my all-time favorites- Cavatelli with Broccoli and Mushrooms, a dish full of fresh broccoli florets sautéed with sliced mushrooms in extra virgin olive oil, finished with fresh garlic, white wine and Romano cheese. To kick it up a notch I had shrimp added to the dish. This dish is one of my personal favorites and it was just a delicious as it was the last time I ordered it. Consistency in quality is something you will always find at Avicolli’s.

Kyle ordered a giant portion of Tortellini Alla Vodka, a heaping helping of cheese stuffed tortellini smothered in their signature vodka sauce. Although we were stuffed and had plenty of leftovers boxed up we just couldn’t resist dessert! We decided to split a slice of heavenly cheesecake topped with raspberries and a creamy chocolate chip cannoli! It was a perfect end for a perfect meal.

Avicolli’s is doing a fantastic job of preserving their traditional flavors and cuisine while still keeping up with the times. What does that mean exactly? It means that you can come in and enjoy a delicious meal (like you have for decades) with the same friendly staff and service that you’ve come to expect at Avicolli’s or you can go on to their newly updated website and place your dinner order online for pick up or delivery, or even order Utica Greens; tender greens a jar of sauce and have it shipped to your sautéed with pancetta, hot loved one across the country! Check it out peppers, and their special blend of for yourselves at https://www.myavicolseasoned cracker crumbs lis.com/. My favorite part about ordering

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As always, our meal was nothing short of delicious, the atmosphere was warm and comfortable and the staff was friendly, knowledgeable and willing to go above and beyond to ensure you enjoy your meal.

Whether you are a regular customer or have never been, you are always in for a real treat at Avicolli’s. Don’t forget that you can enjoy an award winning pizza at the restaurant or a full meal at home because the entire menu is available for take out! Check out the website at www.myavicollis.com/ or call them at 315-622-5100 for take out or delivery and 315-622-9690 to make reservations!

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by Chuck Schiele

Jeff Stockham Trumpeter/hornist Jeff Stockham is well-known to Upstate New York music fans. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music and a veteran of the renowned Eastman Jazz Ensemble, his performance credits read like a Who’s Who of the upstate New York music scene. He has performed with the Central New York Jazz Orchestra, Salt City Jazz Collective, the Stan Colella Orchestra, the Mario DeSantis Orchestra, The Fabulous Ripcords, Second Line Syracuse, The Blacklites, The Destination, Little Georgie & the Shufflin’ Hungarians, Larry Arlotta, the Bearcat Jass Band, the Syracuse University Brass Ensemble, Joe Salzano & the Blue Devils, Atlas, Danny D’Imperio’s Big Band Bloviation, the Syracuse Symphony, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and many other regional mainstays.

He has backed up numerous national artists including Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra Jr., Rosemary Clooney, Aretha Franklin, Josh Groban, Harry Connick Jr., Robert Goulet, Natalie Cole, Johnny Mathis, Wayne Newton, Tommy Tune, Marvin Hamlisch, Jeff Muldauer, Al Martino, Don Rickles, Jimmy Cavallo, Jerry Vale, Leslie Gore, Shari Lewis, and many others. He has been a member of the orchestra for the national touring company of Les Miserables. He has toured Europe and Africa with Chicago blues guitarist Jimmy Johnson. He was a member of “Dreaming The Duke”, a project blending jazz and classical treatments of the music of Duke Ellington, which featured vocalists Nnenna Frelon and Harolyn Blackwell.

Jeff is also one of the few musicians worldwide to play jazz on French horn. He was a Featured Artist at the 2016 International Horn Symposium at Ithaca College, performing classic jazz that utilized French horn, and will be a Featured Artist at the 2018 Mid-South Horn Workshop. He is trumpeter and French hornist in Thelonius Monk Jr.’s “Monk on Monk” big band, with which he has toured Europe, Israel, and the United States several

Trumpeter/hornist Jeff Stockham times, and with which he has had the opportunity to perform in concert with jazz luminaries such as Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Bobby Watson, Wallace Roney, Don Braden, Howard Johnson, Ronnie Matthews, Danilo Perez, Gerri Allen, Diane Reeves, Nnenna Frelon, Jacky Terrasson, Helen Sung, James Knowles, Bobby Porcelli, Kevin Mahogany, Marcus Roberts, Willie Williams, John Fedchock, and Joe Henderson. He has also appeared in concert on trumpet in the T.S. Monk Sextet.

With the “Dreaming The Duke” Ensemble, he has performed with such world-class musicians as pianist Mike Garson (known for his work with David Bowie), sopranos Nnenna Frelon and Harolyn Blackwell, drummer Adonis Rose, saxophonist Virginia Mayhew, trombonist Andrew Hunter, and violist Ron Lawrence.

Jeff has also been a member of the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band, one of the preeminent jazz ensembles in Europe. The personnel included such celebrated musicians as Lew Soloff, Howard Johnson, Joe Magnarelli, Alex Sipiagin, Dave Bargeron, Scott Robinson, Gary Smulyan, Chris Hunter, Sal Giorgianni, Luciano Biondini, and Tanya Darby.

As a charter member of the Central New York Jazz Orchestra, he has performed over the last 20 years with a host of top jazz artists including Clark Terry, Rob McConnell, Phil Woods, Eddie Daniels, Howard Johnson, Houston Person, Marcus Printup, Wallace Roney, Joe Locke, Bill Dobbins, Jimmy Heath, Claudio Roditi, Al Vizzutti, Dan Miller, Byron Stripling, Michael Phillip Mossman, Bob Berg, Antonio Hart, Bob Mintzer, Gary Smulyan, Rufus Reid, Michael Davis, Slide Hampton, Kevin Mahogany, Diane Schuur, and many others.

I recently chatted for a while with Jeff while hanging out at ever-increasingly Call ahead popular open jam at the Limp Lizard in for Liverpool.

Take-Out Chuck Schiele: How long have you been playing?

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JS: In the late ‘60s, Herb Alpert was at the ◆ Steak ◆ Seafood ◆ top of the charts and we all wanted to play An assortment of nightly dinner specials! trumpet. But since I had a good ear and had taken two years of piano lessons, my 4th grade band teacher, Russ Musseri, put me on French horn. It’s a difficult

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instrument that requires an excellent sense of pitch and a lot of musical finesse. I guess he felt that I had what it took! In 1972, I heard my first jazz big band concert, Louis Bellson’s Explosion, with some great Las Vegas players and the “Thruway beboppers” like Joe Romano and Don Menza.

They blew the roof off the joint and I had my epiphany! So I started learning how to play jazz, on the French horn, no less. I never lost my interest in trumpet, although I did my bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in French horn. So I took every opportunity to play trumpet in bands in college; and to sit in whenever it was proper etiquette to do so. I discovered great trumpeters like Freddie Hubbard, Maynard Ferguson, Clark Terry, Clifford Brown, Miles Davis, Chet Baker … the list goes on …

CS: You’ve been on this scene long time. Please share with us some of your projects and involvements.

JS: Currently, I play with a number of groups in the Central New York region and beyond. I play in The Fabulous Ripcords; an excellent Ithacabased party band called The Destination; the Central NY Jazz Orchestra; the Salt City Jazz Collective; Mike Dubaniewicz’s Micro Big Band (playing Maynard Ferguson music); Melissa Gardiner’s Second Line Syracuse; I play in a jazz group based in Clarks Summit PA, Reverend Bill Carter’s Presbybop Sextet; I played lead trumpet for the Stan Colella Orchestra for about 20 years; I freelance for a lot of one-hit performances such as Joanna Jewett’s CNY Songbirds concerts (Babylon Sisters, Ladies’ Night At The Palace, The Disco Ball, etc.); I’ve done the last two BeatleCuse concerts; I contract the horn section for area shows with Professor Louie & the Crowmatix; I play in several recreated Civil War brass bands including the Federal City Brass Band/26th North Carolina Regiment band, President Lincoln’s Own Band, the 47th Pennsylvania Regimental Band, and my own Excelsior Cornet Band, as well as a Victorian Era brass band, Newberry’s Victorian Cornet Band; I lead several other groups including my sextet The Jazz Police, my swing era big band The Stock Market Swing Orchestra, and the Jazz Horn Legacy Sextet which performs classic jazz that utilized French horn; I’ve done a lot of musical theater at Syracuse Stage, Cortland Repertory Theatre, and with Famous Artists Series, although not so much these days; and I play in Thelonius Monk Jr.’s “Monk On Monk” big band with which I’ve toured the US and Europe. Over the years I’ve played in a lot of seminal CNY musical groups including Atlas, the Blacklites. Little Georgie & the Shuffling Hungarians; the Mario DeSantis Orchestra, and the Bearcat Jass Band.

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CS: Wow! Incredible. There must be a few highlights that stand out.

JS: The first memorable highlight was touring Europe with the Eastman Jazz Ensemble and playing the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1982. Since then I’ve toured Europe and Africa with Chicago blues guitarist Jimmy Johnson; toured in the pit orchestra for a US tour of Les Miserables; done several tours of the US and Europe with T.S. Monk; played two European tours with the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band (George’s alumni are a Who’s Who of jazz luminaries); toured with a jazz/classical ensemble called Dreaming The Duke, which was led by David Bowie alumnus Mike Garson and played re-imaginings of Duke Ellington’s compositions; I performed several times as a jazz trumpet soloist with the Syracuse Symphony; and performed on-camera in movies and TV shows including Stephen Spielberg’s “Lincoln” and in “House of Cards.” Back in the days when the NY State Fair hired local musicians to back up the acts I was fortunate to have performed with Tony Bennett, Rosemary Clooney, Johnny Mathis, Wayne Newton, Natalie Cole, Bowser from Sha Na Na; and I’ve also played in the local backup band for Frank Sinatra Jr., Don Rickles, Tommy Tune, Josh Groban, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Hamlisch, Robert Goulet, and Harry Connick Jr., among others. I’ve been a featured artist at the International Horn Society’s 2016 International Horn Symposium and the 2018 Mid-South Horn Workshop, playing jazz French horn. It’s been a wild ride.

CS: How about a funny war story – you know … like the time you walked back up to the bandstand and found that somebody turned your horn into a goldfish bowl …

JS: On a tour with T.S. Monk, we were flying from Frankfurt to Madrid for a concert, and

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Jeff Stockham continued from pg 7 Lufthansa somehow didn’t load my trumpet and French horn on the plane. I arrived in Madrid with no instruments. Several panicked calls later, our awesome Spanish road manager was able to procure some borrowed instruments from local musicians –and they were better horns than mine, for which I was deeply grateful! When we got back to Frankfurt, there were my horns at the luggage office. At least they weren’t lost!

Another one: On my first tour with George Gruntz, a bunch of us were having lunch after rehearsal. Lou Soloff (who had played trumpet with Blood, Sweat, & Tears) and jazz tuba giant Howard Johnson were talking with a fellow and his wife. Lou introduced me and my wife to the other couple: “Have you met Jimmy and Jayne?” We exchanged pleasantries, and as we chatted, the content of the conversation and “Jimmy’s” Irish brogue slowly brought me to the realization that we were in fact talking with legendary flute players Sir James Galway and Lady Jayne Galway! Of course, I was starstruck.

CS: Who do you think is playing it right these days? Who impresses you?

JS: Terence Blanchard. Nicholas Payton. Randy Brecker. The late Roy Hargrove was doing it right, too.

CS: Your thoughts on the CNY scene.

JS: We are so blessed here in CNY. We have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to fine musicians and excellent music. Lots of terrific jazz musicians here. Over the last few years I’ve become more involved in the region’s rock and roll scene and I’m blown away by the quality of our local cats – both as musicians and as great human beings. I’ve been to a lot of places and some of them are pretty barren musically. There’s just so much talent and so much love here, we really don’t know just how good we have it.

CS: Advice for up-and-comers.

JS: Shut up and play. Let your music speak for itself. Learn from the area’s experienced professionals. Don’t cut corners. Become a complete musician so that you can serve the music. And, don’t get caught up in the race to the bottom. Place a value on your music and stick to it. If you play for free, that’s what your talent is worth, and it negatively impacts all the other musicians in the region. Learn how to say “no,” but then play in public every opportunity that is monetarily justifiable or that can actually propel your career. But don’t let yourself be taken advantage of, and don’t undercut your fellow professionals. They will remember it if you do.

CS: Great advice, indeed. What’s coming up for you in the near future?

JS: Lots of freelance stuff, including new recordings with Little Georgie; some more dates for my Stock Market Swing Orchestra; and some fun stuff this summer including the Vintage Band Festival in Minnesota, a baroque music festival in West Palm Beach, Military Through the Ages in Jamestown VA with a Civil War band, plus my usual work with all those regional groups. And if anyone is looking for used or vintage brass and woodwind instruments, I always have good student and vintage instruments for sale!

CS: How can we all keep track of your performances?

JS: www.jeffstockham.com; www.ecband.com (Excelsior Cornet Band); www.stockmarketswing.com CS: Thanks, Jeff.

JS: Thank you, Chuck.

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Getting Strong, Fit and In Shape for The Summer Starts Now Now that we’ve set our clocks ahead the days are starting to get longer and the temperature is starting to rise. You know what that means! Spring is just around the corner! Can you believe it? Are you as excited as I am?

It’s been a long hard winter for many of us Central New Yorkers and most of us are more than ready to put away our winter gear. If you feel like you’ve fallen off the wagon and the gym has become all but a distant memory, you need to snap out of it! There’s a lot of people in the same boat as you and there’s still time to do something about it.

Don’t wait until the last minute to do something extreme in order to get the results you want. It’s great if you adopt an all-or-nothing approach, but putting your mind and body through something extreme can-do untold damage on your body and create a negative or unhealthy relationship with both food and exercise. You need to find a way of exercising and eating healthy that you can sustain. You also need to devise a plan that will keep you in shape not just for a season, but all year round.

Unfortunately, there are no short-term or quick fixes when it comes to health and

fitness. The rule of thumb is that the more extreme the exercise and nutritional approach is, the greater the likelihood that you will gravitate back to where you started. Sorry, but that’s the truth.

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Exercise in the Morning

Finding the time to work out when the warm weather arrives can be an uphill battle. It seems as though we have graduation parties, weddings, barbecues and family trips planned every weekend. When you put your workout off for later in the day, it’s less likely to happen. Set your alarm for an hour earlier and have a workout planned and ready to go. Go for a run, lift some weights, or take a group fitness class at the gym. Now, you’ll have it done and out of the way regardless of what the rest of your day has in store for you.

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Make It a Way of Life

Fundamentally, if you want to be fit, healthy and in shape long term you need to make all of the steps we are talking about a part of your everyday life. Thus, the term “Lifestyle Change.” Once you start to notice a difference in how you feel, and look, you won’t want to go back to your old ways. There’s nothing more motivating than seeing results!

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There is something so satisfying about preparing a meal with locally grown produce. Know who your local farmers are and show them your support. Find your nearest farmer’s market or fruit stand. Maybe you have an interest in starting your own garden?

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In Conclusion:

There is still time to make your summer a success. You just need to be willing to make the commitment to do what it takes to reach your goals.

Celebrate what your body can do! Rejoice in your healthy habits instead of looking at them as an obligation. Exercise should be something you look forward to, not dread. Be thankful for what you have and make use of it while it lasts.

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Captain Marvel Much has been made of the fact that with the arrival of CAPTAIN MARVEL, the Marvel Cinematic Universe finally had its first film in which a woman served as the lead. While this is certainly reason to celebrate, and undoubtedly a step in the right direction, let’s not forget that DC had already broken this barrier with Patty Jenkins’ thrilling WONDER WOMAN. Whereas CAPTAIN MARVEL seems to merely exist in order to provide the backstory necessary for the superhero to swoop in and save the day in AVENGERS: END GAME, WONDER WOMAN stood solidly on its own, and became the marquee production in the DC Universe.

Set long before the Avengers were assembled, and even before Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) garnered his trademark eye patch, CAPTAIN MARVEL tells the story of Vers/ Carol Danvers (Brie Larson). A talented fighter pilot with a steely drive, a desire for heroics, and hands that can summon a photon blast, she has dreams in which she converses with a woman who is connected to her in some way, though she can’t remember why.

The woman (Annette Benning) encourages Vers to tap into the greatness that she knows she has inside of her, but realizes that she still has a way to go before she can fully harness her own potential.

After she is taken captive by an alien race lead by Talos (Ben Mendelsohn,) the beings attempt to tap into her mind in order to discern information from her past.

They seem convinced that her brain holds

Brie Larson as Vers/Carol Danvers a talented fighter pilot who can summon a photon blast a secret that they can exploit for some nefarious purpose, but before they can decode the mystery, Vers escapes (in daring, high-octane fashion, of course). After fleeing, she crashes through the ceiling of a Blockbuster Video sometime in the mid-90’s, and soon crosses paths with Agent Clouson (Clark Gregg) and Nick Fury. Though Fury doubts her story at first, when they are fired upon by a shape-shifting alien, he soon changes his tune. Meanwhile, Vers’ crew, led by Yon-Rogg (Jude Law) are on their way to Earth to assist, but it becomes abundantly clear that Vers and Fury must work together in an effort to thwart whatever vile plan that Talos is on the verge of executing.

Larson was a great choice to lead CAPTAIN MARVEL, and she treads the line of serious superhero and wise-cracking warrior with power and grace. She is formidable without being overbearing, and seems to welcome the burden of standing as Marvel’s first leading lady. And, while this is certainly the story of Carol and her journey to unlock her past and save the world, there is little arguing that Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck’s film soars to its greatest heights when Larson and Jackson are sharing the screen together. Their chemistry is light and believable, and their rapport with one another feels completely natural. The effects used to create a younger iteration of Nick Fury are seamless, and

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though there are plenty of explosions, battles, and beautiful set pieces, in a way, it’s his transformation that stands as the most impressive special effects work in the entire production.

Despite many of its elements working in its favor, CAPTAIN MARVEL was a rare miss for the MCU. To chalk it up to superhero fatigue would be to take the easy way out, because the truth of the matter is, this is nowhere near the best that the MCU has had to offer. Coming off the phenomenal BLACK PANTHER and the emotional INFINITY WAR, CAPTAIN MARVEL felt like a significant step backwards. I feel uneasy even saying that, given that it is progressive in many ways, but at the end of the day, a movie needs to be entertaining. Aside from a few action sequences (even these are somewhat lackluster) and brief moments of humor, the story was not nearly as engaging as the majority of the other chapters in the iconic Marvel Universe. Truthfully, CAPTAIN MARVEL really can’t compare to any of the best that the canon has to offer, and other than serving as an introduction to one major character and providing a little backstory for another, it is largely forgettable. From its plot, to its action, to its soundtrack, it played out like a middling STAR WARS film, minus the lightsabers. Given the MCU’s track record of one impeccable release after another, when there is a minor misstep such as this, it leads to you to question where they will go from here. With the next epic AVENGERS film arriving in theaters at the end of April, we’ll certainly get an answer sooner than later.

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Preventive Medicine

by Dr. Barry

The Cardio ION Nutritional Test Finally something new and exciting to talk about. Well it’s not actually new but its new to New York State. There is a company in Georgia that has been in business for over 20 years doing nutritional analysis and finally they have gotten clearance to do business in New York and that’s big news because this analysis could be fundamental to figuring out what’s wrong with you.

I do a lot of blood work … its one of the most important ways to access what’s wrong with you. We doctors check your thyroid, your Vitamin D, your liver and kidney function, your cholesterol etc. … but we have never before had the option to check your health at the cellular level. Never before could we check your amino acid levels, your toxins like aluminum, cadmium, mercury, lead, your omega 3’s, omega 6’s, oxidative stress, cell membrane components etc. all in one test.

Think of it this way. Your cells, the cells that make up your body —wherein all the chemical processes that keep you alive take place— are swimming in a pool of nutrients

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and chemicals. The question is … are your cells swimming in Skaneateles lake or are they swimming in Onondaga lake?

Now for the first time we can actually measure these chemicals.

Your doctor knows about essential amino acids. Your doctor certainly knows about vitamins. Your doctor knows about chemical processes like the Krebs cycle.

We all studied these pathways and processes. What we have not done is actually measure these nutrients in your body. We can now. We know the chemical components of these pathways. We know the composition of the cell walls and the mitochondria … but we have never before been able to see if your components are the right ones and the right amount. We can now. We can compare your own unique “recipe” with the gold standard “recipe” and the great thing is that we

Think of it this way. Your cells, the cells that make up your body —wherein all the chemical processes that keep you alive take place— are swimming in a pool of nutrients and chemicals. The question is … are your cells swimming in Skaneateles lake or are they swimming in Onondaga lake? Now for the first time we can actually measure these chemicals.

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can adjust your recipe with changes of diet and use of selected supplements tailored to your specific deficiencies to approach the gold standard and when your recipe approaches the gold standard your health improves.

It’s really like a chemistry class. There are millions of chemical reactions taking place in your body continuously. Every chemist knows it is critical to have the right amount of the right ingredients to get a good product. Just ask Mr. White in Breaking Bad. Finally your doctor can order a test that tells us if you have the right amount of the right substrates for building health in your body.

How many people with chronic fatigue, malaise, or other chronic illness have been to doctor after doctor and found nothing actionable. “It’s your genes” or “it’s depression” or “its all in your head” are common rationale for not finding the cause of your illness. What if the real cause for your illness is some deficiency? Why not measure the measurable things and find out?

There are two issues with this testing which is called Cardio-Ion test and its offered by Genova Diagnostics in California. The first issue is that it’s not a cheap test. -But neither is an MRI or a Cat Scan. The cost varies depending on your insurance and deductible etc. With no insurance the cost is around $500 dollars. As of 3/19/2019 there were only

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5 doctors ordering this test in New York. As I said it’s been around for over 20 years but only available in NYS since 2018. As one of the five current doctors ordering the test in New York I am still trying to get a firm price for my patients but you don’t have to come to me or one of the other doctors. Your own doctor can sign up to order the test. There is no charge to open an account or onerous paperwork to do so it’s not that hard for your health care provider to get set up to do this test.

The second issue is that the test is so specific, so detailed, that it will take your doctor some real effort to learn how to interpret it. The 11 page report measures the standard items like total cholesterol triglycerides etc. but also measures ferritin fibrinogen, C-reactive protein, insulin, testosterone, magnesium, homocysteine coenzyme Q10, 2 different measures of your vitamin E, limiting amino acids, branched-chain amino acids, essential amino acids, neurotransmitters and precursors, urea cycle and ammonia detoxification, aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury, zinc, copper, selenium, lipid peroxidase, DNA oxidative stress markers, polyunsaturated omega-3, omega-6, monounsaturated fats, saturated fats, and nutrient markers. It also measures cell-regulation markers, toxicants and detoxification and compounds related to bacterial or yeast/fungal origin. How’s that for a list!!?! So your doctor understands all these components but has never had to review them in this way so be patient with them. I was introduced to this test

by Dr. Sheri Rogers and I actually pay her to help me interpret the results. Once I have done enough tests I will be qualified on my own but I have been impressed with how much information you can extract from this test. Dr. Rogers —like Dr. Gundry— believes that food, the right food, is critical to your health and they both believe that supplements are necessary to achieve the right “recipe” -(in part because we live in such a processed, inorganic world). These two experts from vastly different experiences and very different geographical locations both believe that only through lab tests can we really know the correctness of your “recipe” so to speak.

Do your own research. It’s your health and wellness after all. I think this testing will become standard practice as more and more doctors become familiar with it. The more exact science we can bring to bear on your health the better.

Until next month … get well and stay well.

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Beauty & Fashion

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The How to’s in Prom/Ball Dress Shopping For any high school student, boys and girls alike, they all have the looming thought of big school dances; will they be invited, are they even going, who will they go with, and most importantly: what will they wear? With a few tips you can learn how to dress your specific body type and find your ideal Prom/Ball outfit, because the last thing you want is to not be in love with what you’re wearing on your big night.

Believe it or not but there is a way to compliment every body type whether it is dressed in a gown or in a suit; with girls there is by far a wider range of options due to the dress market compared to the options for boys but nonetheless there’s a way for everyone to love how they look in their formal wear.

The steps will be as followed: 1. Discover your body type/ fit 2. Style options 3. Color options 4. Accessories

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GIRLS: Here we are looking for a Prom/Ball dress, something that gives you the most bang for your buck, compliments your natural figure, and has a color that perfectly suits you and your unique personality! First comes first, the identification of your body type, the main four are the following: 1. The pear/ triangle shape: Characteristics include: Having a waist wider than bust, fuller hips, narrow shoulders in comparison to your hips, and a fuller back side.

2. The hourglass/ curvy shape: Characteristics include: You would consider yourself curvy, a well defined waste, your bust and hip measurements are almost even, you may have fuller hips, bust and thighs.

3. The apple/ inverted triangle shape: Characteristics include: Being generally proportional, shoulders being broader than hips, no defined waist (if you do look at hourglass).

4. The athletic/ rectangular/ straight shape: Characteristics include: Not particularly curvy, shoulders and hips have similar measurements, waist is not well defined or rather straight up and down, your of weight is evenly distributed throughout your body.

After deciding which of the following categories you fit into, the styles for each are more dependant on what you want to show off more, for example: your waist, legs, face, or bust.

The accent’s (a belt, or a bit of bling) location can play a huge role on the location of the waistline whether it be an empire waist (directly under ones bust), A-line (fitted at ones natural waist), or a drop waist (sits on the lower hip), and they all contribute greatly to the overall fit of the dress and on how well it flatters the individual.

The following dresses and styles are just some ideas to compliment your shape. In the end though, some of us naturally break the mold, so wear what makes you feel beautiful!

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1. The pear/ triangle shape: The best direction to go is to focus on the upper body! Doing this would include emphasising ones waist and de-emphasising the lower body to create a balanced silhouette. A recommended course of action would include: a fitted open necked dress, strapless/ off-the-shoulder top, a-line skirt, a fit and flare dress, and dull shoes so you don’t draw attention to your lower half.

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2. The hourglass/ curvy shape: A good look for this body type is one that highlights the assets! The goal is to make the waist, bust and hips really pop.

The best dresses would include: natural waistlines, accentuated waistlines, wrapped waistlines, form-fitted tops, V-necklines, open necklines, all of these options are to enhance your natural shape and show off those killer curves!

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3. The apple/ inverted triangle: The style that best fits this body type is vast, and whether you favor your legs or not, decide to show off some shoulder, or if you choose to flatter or hide your midsection is all up to you! The styles that can achieve this are: a dress with an empire waistline, embellished top, a full skirt, a dress accented with ruching, possibly expose your legs with a high-low, or shorter bottomed dress, off theshoulder top, and flowy styles make the ideal silhouette!

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4. The athletic/ rectangular/ straight shape: This slim form is best dressed in styles that make curves that aren’t exactly there apparent, or even accentuate the long, lean physique of the individual. Doing promgirl.com this would include: creating shape with an empire waist, asymmetrical neckline, for the apple shape: belted waists, or a dress with a slit or a fuller skirt and more opening. The goal is to add curves and defined waist to give dimensions to your look. balance After choosing the style of dress that fits your body in all the right places, the next step, which is by far the easiest step, For the slender is the decision on color! The goal in color is to either compliment the shape: a fitted dress person based on their individual features, or to compliment the season with a cap sleeve to based on what’s in style and what your dress style offers. To highlight accentuate the lean both options, the individual color options can accentuate one’s eyes, shape and give the skin tone, hair, slimming colors or bold colors, and favoritism. Seasonal illusion of a fuller top colors would include the colors for each of the four seasons, the current half season for example would have: blues, pinks, yellows, florals, and black and white.

Lastly there are the accessories which aim to enhance the entire outfit. They can match the dress or match the shoes, the color can contrast to stand out or blend in to add dimension. A bold dress would need less than a simple dress, and an embellished dress would make up for the bling an accessory would add. Jewelry can be eye catching or subtle, a hand bag can be helpful or you could have a dress with pockets! Accessories have endless possibilities! In the end do whatever makes you feel beautiful and don’t forget to invest in pieces that you’ll wear again and again.

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The How-to’s in Prom/Ball Dress Shopping continued from pg 17 and meets the standards of the occasion. The options for guys are far less than the girls but the concept of different styles based on body type are similar; the end goal is always to make the individual look and feel as good as possible! The first step for finding the perfect suit is to identify your personal fit and the three main fits are as follows: 1. Skinny fit: Characteristics include: slim lapels, jacket cut shorter in length, trousers cut very narrow on leg Featuring slimmer lapels and narrow shoulders, the skinny fit suit is also made with a shorter jacket length and narrow legs. This suit is best for guys with a slight or slim build, it’s a great cut if you want to achieve an intelligent and ultra-modern look.

Amazon.com 2. Slim fit: Characteristics include: slim lapels, tapered waist, slim The Blazer cut and tapered trousers. Defined by a close cut, narrow fit around the shoulders, chest, waist and sleeve, the slim fit is finished off with tapered trouser legs to create a sharp, modern silhouette. It’s a complimentary look that works with slim, slight and medium builds.

3. Tailored fit: Characteristics include: standard lapels, cuts in at the waist, and tapered trousers. The tailored fit is made specifically to accentuate the natural shape of each body, while also leaving room to breathe. Defined by a inward cut waist, classic looking lapels, and trousers that are tapered for a refined look. This fit has an appeal for all body types!

After deciding which fit looks best on you the next step is the style, and once again guy are limited to three main styles, all can also have multiple layers from one to three with a dress shirt, a waistcoat, and the jacket. Each style can drastically add formality, functionality or individuality.

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1. Prom suit: A smart and modern look for the big night, with options for layers, colors, and fit options. It has a fresh appeal with big and bold patterns or no pattern at all, and would look great with a pocket square that matches your date! With prom being simply just a night full of great memories the upside to the suit is the ability to clean it up for the next special occasion or job interview.

2. Tuxedo A vintage, old-school style defined by sleek satin lapels, a wing collar and bowtie.

Like a suit it has tailored, slim and skinny fit variations meaning that men of all sizes and tastes can pull it off. A pair of shiny black shoes, cufflinks and a sharp looking watch often get paired together to complete this polished look.

3. Blazer Basically a suit-styled jacket, the blazer can instantly transform a shirt and smart jeans or dhgate.com dress pants combo into a prom/ball outfit!

Typically available in a bolder range of The Slim Fit colors than a standard suit jacket, they also tend to be cut more casually. Colors are simple for the guys because the classic black and white combo are most commonly used with a color coordinated tie with ones date, and other colors are typically monotone and easy to pair with. Patterns seem to be making a come back so don’t be afraid to dabble with something bold and stand out this prom/ball season!

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The purpose of a “Scratch Night” is twofold – to promote the original work of new playwrights in the CNY area, encouraging our community’s engagement with the arts – but also to there’s nothing like “putting a play on its feet” to help a writer

by Nancy Roberts hone a particular work, and the craft of writing a play in general.

“After each performance of an original work,” Powell said, “there will be an opportunity for the audience to pose questions to the playwright, and an opportunity for the playwright to pose questions to the Have you ever wanted to write a play? Have you written a short work and wished to see it performed? Breadcrumbs Productions has a deal for you with its Theatre Scratch Series. audience … a sort of moderated feedFirst, a little about Breadcrumbs Productions. According to Actor/Producer Derek Em- back session. My hope is that playwrights erson Powell, “We are a burgeoning theatre company based in Syracuse, NY, dedicated to will use this opportunity to continue to develop their work, taking the responses Martikah Williams supporting local artists and performers, while supporting the development of new and and reactions of their audiences into ac(A Work in Progress) original work!” count. ” Along with producing unusual and challenging works on a regular basis, the group “The only stipulation for the playwright has recently recruited is that each individual work may not exceed 15 minutes in length,” he went on. “While work —and found this may limit the amount of content, it allows us to showcase several original ‘Scratches’ its first three short in one ‘Scratch Night.’ We have three 15 minute shows for May 2nd, and I have several pieces— that the impressive submissions that I plan to showcase over the rest of the year. The more we writers, and all of us do, and the more attention we garner from the arts community, the more playwrights who attend, will see should come out of the woodwork of CNY to participate – either with submissions of staged. their own, or with a desire to help critique new and original works from the area.”

Breadcrumbs has The first three playwrights whose applications were green-lighted include: Martikah now begun its official Williams, Isaac Betters, and a collaborative project between Lou DiNolfi and Jodi Bova. artistic residency at A quick peek at each work: Wunderbar. Wunderbar is the new bar and theatre in the heart of downtown Syracuse A Work in Progress, written and directed by Martikah Williams. (https://www.wunderbarsyr.com/).

Finals week is fast approaching and for junior Tiffany (Wyrann Ross) anxiety is at an all“The bar is owned by Nick West and his husband, Tanner Efinger (https://www.tantime high. She has to pass all her exams, or she will be dismissed from school. Her best nerefinger.com/),” Powell went on, “who is also the artistic director of Breadcrumbs friend Teriana (Nadia Ingram) is determined to help her pass Chemistry but can’t seem Productions, and the mastermind behind this whole operation. While Theatre Scratch to get her to focus. With Tiff using everything in sight as a distraction Teri becomes more Night (https://www.breadcrumbsproductions.com/scratch) was originally Tanner’s frustrated that she’s wasting her time. plan, it is not an original idea, and has been done in NYC (https://theaterforthenewcity.

Williams’ goals with this play are to create leading roles for black women, and ultinet/?vh_show=scratch-night-tnc) and at Battersea in the UK (https://www.bac.org.uk/ mately bring more diversity and fresh storytelling to theatre in CNY. (Also featuring content/39534/create_with_us/scratch/what_is_scratch) which is where Tanner got Shannon Williams as “Alexis.) most of his inspiration from.”

Untitled, written and directed by Isaac Betters “We would like to formally congratulate each of the accepted applicants for the first According to the writer, “This piece is a reworking of my graduate thesis project. I official night in the Theatre Scratch series,” said Powell. “Martikah Williams, Isaac Betters, attempted to make the case that it’s posLouis DiNolfi, and Jodi Bova. The Breadcrumbs team could not be more thrilled to bring sible to encounter philosophical ideas the new and challenging works of these artists to the Syracuse community at Theatre through performance, understanding Scratch Night on Thursday, May 2.” different things than you might through a Tickets are just $5, and can be purchased at the door, or soon on the Breadcrumbs close reading. This is the critical moment website. Everyone is welcome at this event to help celebrate the original work of artists of Plato’s Symposium, following Socrates’ grandiose explanation of love, (which itself follows a series of speeches from t es Voted B tore the other participants – all of which are ok S aimed at others present). He seems to say Used Bo cuse that the purpose of love is to encounter in Syra Beauty itself, in order to be able to create beautiful ideas. Once you have done so, of you no longer need Love, because you no longer have to search for Beauty. Instead of ending the Symposium here, however, Alcibiades (played by Garrett Heater, a drunken younger orator, a real person Isaac Betters who was in love with Socrates and was, at 2443 James Street • Eastwood (Across from Palace Theatre) • (315) 437-2312 (Untitled) the time of the Symposium’s writing, exMon – Sat 10:00 – 6:00 • Sun 11:30 – 5:00 • www.thebooksend.com continued on pg 22

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Can You Write a Play? continued from pg 20 iled and executed, along with Socrates himself) bursts in, and instead of We Lo giving a speech about love, gives a speech about Socrates. My question v e O ur We Fe ed The Fr iends, m here is: if the real purpose of love is understanding, why does Alcibiades Food! Tast y enter? Because we must fail, as humans, or because there’s more to love than producing beautiful ideas and the search for Beauty?” Socrates is played by David Minikhiem, and Mary Musial plays Diotima.

Creativity Project by Lou DiNolfi and Jodi Bova (who are also their own cast) “An experimental collaboration using inspiration from various disciALWAYS ALWAYS FRESH, FRESH, ALWAYS ALWAYS DELICIOUS! DELICIOUS! plines to influence the artists in creating new works. Transformations TACOS THIS GOOD DON’T NEED THE WORD SUPREME! may evolve into a non-linear, non-traditionally structured, non-realitybased world in which the ephemeral, magical, spiritual influences are VO T E D C N Y ’S B E S front and center. A theatrical piece that answers the question “How is it T B U R R IT O ! possible that beyond unimaginable and inexplicable fear, pain, suffering, Serving Breakfast at the tragedy or curse lie the blessings of life?” Using movement, music/lyrics, Valley Location spoken word/text, visual imagery this piece will viscerally evoke experiOpen at 7am ences of facing mortality, love, loss, grief and the unexpected beauty/ truths that are revealed within the darkness of that journey. Through the incorporation of visual and performing art(s) a story of courage, healing, and hope will be told that can take place in walking through the fire and WITH TWO LOCATIONS! experiencing/witnessing the transformation that results.

Consisting of approximately 13 chapters or snapshots of the various realities, points of view that are contained within Life and Death, five main individuals will speak, sing, dance, play music (and supported by live and recorded sound/projections, musicians, chorus/ensemble) to uncover the ecstasy in the agony, the diamonds in the manure, the lotus in the mud, the love that always remains.”

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Among the daffodils and tulips we’ll find craft brew number two to add to our basket: Campfire

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by XYZ XYZ Stout by High Water Brewing, Stockton, CA. (6.5% ABV) It’s all about the marshmallows when it comes to this craft beer! Reminiscent of s’mores, the beer is brewed with graham crackers, chocolate malt and natural toasted marshmallow flavor. You’ll also find this brew to have slightly smoky notes to top it off. A great second choice is Coffee Dino S’mores

by Off Color Brewing, Chicago, IL. (10.5% ABV) This Russian Imperial stout is brewed with 9 different types of malts along with Nugget hops, cocoa nibs, Chocolate bunnies, marshmallow Peeps, Reese’s marshmallows, vanilla bean, molasses, graham eggs … All classic Easter basket candies that we flour, and Gikirima AA coffee from Kenya. Complex, enjoyed as kids, and even now, we still love them. rich, dark, deep. Pouring this into a snifter and alThe beauty of being all grown up is that we can also lowing it to warm slightly and breathe a bit helps enjoy a great beer as well. So why not combine the bring out the flavors as you drink it. two this April? Craft brews reminiscent of the sweets Hidden in the budding leaves of a lilac bush we love are easy to find and will make for an eggyou’ll find our next craft beer on this hunt: Mexican cellent experience this Easter season!

Cake by Westbrook Brewing Co., Mt. Pleasant, SC. Brewing beer to take on different flavors and aro(10.5% ABV) This Imperial stout is full of spice and mas depends on many factors including the different malts and hops used, but also the chocolate; brewed with cocoa nibs, vanilla beans, addition of elements added in the many steps of the brewing process. Where these extra cinnamon and habanero peppers, it’s a welcome elements, such as chocolate, are added within each step also makes a difference. kick to your taste buds, but still remains smooth Mashing is one of the first steps in the brewing process where hot water is mixed with and very balanced. A spectacular second choice malted barley to literally make a ‘mash.’ The enzymes in the malt break down the starches would be Stone Brewing’s Stone Xocoveza, in the grain, creating sugars, such as maltose. If chocolate is added in this step, you won’t continued on pg 24 taste chocolate in your beer at the end, but it will instead give it an earthy base. The resulting liquid from the mashing process is called “wort.”

The next step is to separate any solids from the liquid wort and then boil the wort.

Hops are added during the boiling, as are other elements – like chocolate. The later the chocolate is added in the boiling process, the more of the chocolate you’ll taste in the final product. After boiling, which can take 1-2 hours, the liquid wort is cooled, yeast is added, and thenww transferred into tanks for fermenting.

Fermenting takes place in conditioning tanks.

The yeast converts the sugars in the wort into ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide, which gives the beer it’s alcohol content and carbonation. During the fermentation process, that can last weeks to months depending on what beer you’re brewing, chocolate can be added as well. If so, the brew will take on rich and significant chocolate aromas and flavors.

Hippety-hop down the bunny trail takes us to craft brew number one in our basket: Sweet Baby Jesus! By DuClaw Brewing Company, Baltimore, MD. (6.2% ABV) This is a fantastical chocolate peanut butter porter that boasts lovely notes of chocolate and peanut butter along with coffee and espresso too. Smooth and roasty, it makes for a lovely pour and an even better taste, sure to rival any Reese’s candy. In SYRACUSEMETS com addition, locally, I also recommend Willow Rock Brewing Company’s Peanut Butter Chocolate Milkshake (or PBCMS for short) (10% ABV) and Full Boar Craft Brewery’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Milk Stout (6.6% ABV). The local brews are not available all year round, but when they For game schedule and a complete list of promotions do arrive again, grab your growler and SYRACUSEMETS com or call 315-474-7833 get yourself over to their tap rooms. Both

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Easter Basket Brews: The Hunt is On! continued from pg 23 Escondido, CA. (8.1% ABV) I have mentioned this brew before in previous articles but I would be remiss to mention it again. If you’re looking for a chocolate beer with a little bit of a bite, this is it. A selfdescribed “take on Mexican hot chocolate,” the beer is brewed with cocoa, coffee, pasilla peppers, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg. It’s pretty much perfection.

Look above and you’ll see our 4th beer nestled in the branches of a tree near the beautiful bright blue eggs of a robin’s nest: Eric More Cowbell! Milk Stout by SingleCut Beersmiths, Astoria, NY. (6.6% ABV) I liken this to an adult version of chocolate milk. With a creamy mouthfeel and slight sweetness, this makes for a great beer to open up and accompany your Easter Sunday brunch. You’ll also find notes of espresso and flavors of roasted malts throughout. Another milk stout to try is Left Hand Brewing Company’s Milk Stout Nitro, Longmont, CO. (6% ABV) Most anything brewed with nitrogen is going to be super smooth, and this beer is no different. In addition, you’ll find lovely notes of mocha, brown sugar, vanilla, & milk chocolate.

Keep searching and you’ll find our Easter beer bunny has hidden another decadent chocolate brew for you to find: Genesee Brewing Company’s Pilot Batch: Salted Caramel Chocolate Porter, Rochester, NY. (6.5% ABV) This English-style porter is beautifully sweet and salty at the same time. Brewed with 80% cacao, it lends a bittersweet undertone that mixes with loads of caramel notes. It truly is satisfying for your sweet tooth. A second brew for all you sweet-loving folks out there is Saranac Brewing Co.’s Varick St. Breakfast Stout, Utica, NY (8% ABV). Butterscotch, butterscotch, & more butterscotch! – it’s in the aroma, and intensely flavored throughout. Others describe this as “boozy” and with “dark chocolate notes” and “toffee” flavors. Just remember, 22 State St.,Tully 315-696-5219 if tastes and flavors vary from person to person, nobody is wrong, we all just have different palates!

Our last (but not least) and sixth brew to add to our Easter beer basket and complete our hunt is the epitome of a chocolate beer: Clothing Choklat by Southern Tier Brewing Company, Lakewood, NY. (10% ABV) This Blackwater Series Imperial Stout is creToys ated using 2-row barley, caramel 60 malt, barley flakes, chocolate malt, bittersweet Belgian chocolate, Chinook and Jewelry Willamette hops. Indulgent is the word that comes to mind when tasting this craft beer. It’s dark and intense, and Housewares it’s a chocolate beer that you can cellar because it ages very well. Purchase two, drink one now, stow away the other Gift Certificates for a year or two and open when your chocolate-craving comes a-calling. If you’re truly a through and through chocolate fan, another wonderful choice is The Chocolate Manifesto by Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. (10% ABV) This Imperial Milk Stout is brewed with THREE different types of chocolate – Cacao nibs, roasted whole cacao powder, and chocolate malt. And it’s so luxurious, each bottle even comes packaged in its own individual box!

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Onondaga Nation Arena Tucked away amidst the rolling hills of Central New York lies a hidden gem, a place where people gather to celebrate and play games – children, adults and elders alike.

Along the ancient north-south pathway of native origin, now called Rt. 81, nine miles south of the city of Syracuse at exit 16, on the lands of the Onondaga Nation, stands a long house, home to both history and recreation.

Translated from the ancient Onondaga language, Tsha’ Honnon yen dakwah’ means “Where They Play Games” and under the roof of this great house, that is exactly what you can do. The eighteen-year-old facility serves surrounding communities, and facilitates the sports programs of the Onondaga Nation.

The Onondaga Arena is a multi-use, 2,000 seat facility that features Ice hockey in the winter and Indoor Box Lacrosse in the summer. The current seasonal focus is on the game of lacrosse. The Iroquois Nations lay claim to the “long-stick” version of this game – the origins of which are found within the spiritual creation story of nations’ very beginnings, a story told from time immemorial.

Inside the arena are trophy cases that tell the historical stories of generations of lacrosse players and legends associated with the game – and this coming spring and summer schedule will showcase the Onondaga Redhawks 2018 Champions of the Can-Am Lacrosse League.

During the winter months, you’ll find daily “Stick and Puck” games, and Open Skating hours, with skate rentals always available. Skate sharpening is offered in the pro-shop by trained workers dedicated to perfection and will accommodate figure and hockey players alike. The Nation Arena houses youth hockey programs as well as high school and college teams, the Syracuse Crunch has also utilized the facility over the years.

With a full staff of maintenance workers and security personnel to insure patron’s comfort and safety, The Onondaga Nation Arena welcomes visitors from surrounding

communities. In addition to sports venues and abundant general seating for spectators, the Arena also features an “elder’s room,” where you’ll find comfortable seats and tables dedicated to those who wish to watch games in a quieter setting. This room is also adorned with portraits of the faces and players that have molded the history of Onondaga – images from generations past to the contemporary game and heroes of today.

The Onondaga Nation Arena also features the “Power Play Café.” As the name implies, it’s more than simply an arena concession stand. The Café menu offers daily specials that rival most area restaurants, with home cooked $5.00 specials and a wide selection continued on pg 29

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Based on the continuing book series “A Song of Ice and Fire” by George R. R. Martin, the series proved to be bombastic and inby MILLER byBRIAN debra Merryweather fluential from its very first season.

With cinematic production values, and a flare for gratuity, it featured drama, comedy, love, hatred, sex, violence, friendship, and betrayal.

Unabashed in its savagery and It’s not often that the finale of a television show transcends the limitations of entertainsexuality, it tested the boundarment and evolves into a cultural phenomenon, but within a matter of weeks, the world ies of decency and censorship. will be glued to their screens.

For the casual viewer, Looking to join the elite ranks of it either repulsed those M*A*S*H, SEINFELD, THE who were even mildly SOPRANOS, and BREAKING BAD prone to being ofas a defining pop culture fended, while deliciousmoment, HBO’s GAME OF ly titillating others who THRONES will reach its concluwere not expecting its sion on May 19, and fans have shocking and brazen been obsessing for well over a display of sins. year on how it will end.

Though any show Whether you watch the can use sex and program or not, chances are, violence to push their you’re familiar with the series. product, it became Its rabid fan base has become apparent, very early so enamored with the characters and their plights, that there isn’t a space on the internet on, that GAME OF THRONES was that is free from theories and speculation. From Halloween costumes, to fashion, to abmuch more than generic softcore surd Presidential ad campaigns, the influence of GAME OF THRONES has reached every smut. For anyone who has read the novels in which the series is based, bringing Martin’s expansive, complicated, and daunting universe to life seemed virtually impossible, and yet the resources afforded to a premium cable outlet like HBO made it a feasible reality. And, despite the astronomical cost of producing each episode, the immense popularity and profitability (not to mention its 18 Emmy wins) has guaranteed that the saga will live on in other forms. Multiple spin-offs are already in the works, ensuring that Westeros will remain firmly within the pop culture lexicon for years to come.

Gearing up for the final season, I recently went back and watched the series over again from start to finish. Rather than playing out as a mere rehash of everything I had already seen, I was struck by the complexity of the characters and storylines, some of which are yet to be resolved. It gave me a better appreciation of the foreshadowing and groundwork that was laid from the earliest episodes, and allowed me to witness the progression of the characters and the actors portraying them as an entire body of work.

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Kit Harrington, and Lena Headey have all drastically evolved since season one, embodying their characters so completely that they will forever be synonymous with their THRONES counterparts. While virtually every person (and creature) seen on screen is vulnerable, the expansive and talented cast has made the most of each appearance, effectively creating heroes, villains and everything in between. And, though there are countless performers who get ample screen time, it is the memorable villains Joffrey (Jack Gleeson), Littlefinger (Aidan Gillen), Tywin Lannister (Charles Dance) and Ramsay Bolton (Iwan Rheon) who are utterly unforgettable, and whose presence is sorely missed when they aren’t around. They enliven virtually every scene they are a part of and as much as you want them to meet some satisfyingly sadistic end, at the same time, you certainly don’t want to lose them forever. There is also no denying that the tremendous scope of the series is downright astounding. Beautiful, sprawling set pieces, expansive blood battles, an unfathomable amount of extravagant costumes, and superb special effects bring this grandiose world to life with such consistency, that the audience almost takes it for granted at this point.

There are countless theories on how GAME OF THRONES will end, and the beauty of it is, no one truly knows will happen until the end credits roll. In finales like BREAKING BAD and THE SOPRANOS, the main question was, will Walter and/or Tony make it out alive?

With GOT, there is so much more at stake than the simplistic fate of a main protagonist.

Knowing the levels of depravity and heartache that has been doled out since season one, there is every reason to believe that there is nothing but chaos and devastation in store. And, like every other fan, I am hoping for an epic, memorable conclusion, and not another disappointment in a long list of mediocre finales.

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For the sports enthusiasts, the Arena includes a special shop called the “Price-Check Pro-Shop.” Here you will find a wide range of Lacrosse and Hockey equipment, whatever your level of play, and a great place to find gifts for the fan in the family! The arena proshop also sells clothing and sports apparel, many items adorned with the Onondaga Athletic Club’s RedHawks Box Lacrosse team logo.

From helmets to Hoodies, from tape to traditional wooden sticks, the pro-shop has it all at prices you cannot find elsewhere. Recently added: Native Craft Displays, where you can now get Beadwork, Jewelry and authentic handmade items from Onondaga crafters any time of the year. There is also a quantity of always popular Pendleton, full size and baby blankets, along with hand-held and strapped purses of various native design.

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by debra Merryweather

Trickle Down History I just finished reading Reza Aslan’s book “Zealot,” a book in which Aslan recounts what he finds to be historically known about Jesus of Nazareth. Aslan focuses on the government, taxation, class system and law enforcement that Jesus and other subject people would have endured under Roman occupation. The Romans crucified many people they perceived to be troublemakers. Governmental authority factors into any history. Aslan’s contextualization of Christ’s times rings true to me.

Christchurch New Zealand is named for Christ Church in Oxford England, and, by the time anyone reads this, discussion about the March 15 massacre in Christchurch, may have given way to some other story. Still, I am sadly confident that somewhere, some individual or group is suffering because of labeling, stereotyping and ignorance.

As for Christchurch, soon after 28-year-old Brenton Harrison Tarrant live streamed his slaughter of 50 Muslims attending religious services, New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, announced that, in order to deny him further notoriety, she would not speak Tarrant’s name, and, that New Zealand would outlaw all military style weapons of the type PM Jacinda Ardern used in the attack. Most media reports applauded PM Ardern’s

expressions of solidarity with Muslims, her quick action on gun safety, and her castigation of Facebook for not preventing Tarrant’s filmed violence.

New Zealand’s executive certainly reacted differently than our current executive might have and in noting this, some social media sites I follow featured comments from New Zealanders suggesting “Kiwis,” as some New Zealanders refer to themselves, care about each other followed up responses from U.S. commenters suggesting that Kiwis are lucky not to be “us,” as though “we” are uncaring.

Some of “us” dislike “us.” Who are “we?”

Demography and geography tell a story.

Author Colin Woodard’s book “American Nations,” makes a good case that the United States of America is divided by 11 regional cultures, and “they” in New Zealand may be somewhat similar. New Zealand is home to diverse cultures settled over two big islands.

Cosmopolitan Auckland, on the north island, is home to a quarter of the nation’s population. Christchurch, on the southern island, has fewer people and those people have around 89% European ancestry.

Many commenters on social media and the New York Times comment pages want to know how PM Jacinda Ardern can so quickly control military style weapons in her nation while we can’t.

The United States is a republic of 50 individual states. (I know that you already know that.) New Zealand’s government is unitary. New Zealand’s citizens elect a new parliamentary government every three years. Each new multi-party parliament is elected proportionally and democratically; there is no electoral college. Like the United States, New Zealand has three branches of government: executive, legislative and judicial.

New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy and part of the British Commonwealth continued on pg 32

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Trickle Down History continued from pg 30 of Nations; Queen Elizabeth II is the official head of New Zealand’s government. The Governor General, currently Dame Patsy Reddy, is the Queen’s representative on site.

The Governor General officially dissolves parliament before each election, signs legislation on behalf of the queen, and presides over Waitangi Day celebrations.

Waitangi Day commemorates the signing of the 1840 Waitangi Treaty in which 500 Maori chiefs granted Britain sovereignty over New Zealand. I would guess there is a big story behind and following that story.

One of the most emotionally wrenching films I’ve seen is the 1994 “Once Were Warriors,” the story of a Maori family struggling in an urban environment. In New Zealand like here, depression, addiction, and all that follows, are known to disproportionately affect people dislocated from their homelands, languages and traditions.

New Zealand and the U.S. have often limited immigration. 100 years ago, New Zealand heavily favored white British subjects. Even Maori people from other parts of Oceania found themselves unable to travel freely in their ancestral lands. We the people of the U.S. severely limited Chinese immigration from the late 1800’s to the mid-1900’s. During the same period, New Zealand imposed poll taxes on Chinese immigrants and linked immigration quotas to cargo imports. New Zealand has issued an official apology.

Most of what I’ve read about Prime Minister Ardern’s plans to outlaw certain weapons suggests that New Zealand’s opposing parties agree on gun safety. New Zealand has an estimated 4.89 million people, 1.53 of whom live in Auckland, on 103,483 square miles.

New York State’s population is roughly 19.38 million people, including 8.66 living in NYC, on 54,556 square miles of land. New York State has some of the strictest gun laws in the United States, and in New York State, New York City’s laws are stricter still.

As of 2018, The United States of America is home to an estimated 327.17 million people living on 3,531,905 square miles of land. In the United States as a whole, many crimes committed with guns are committed with illegal handguns. I don’t know about handguns in New Zealand, but as for us, there is more information on the United States Bureau of Justice website than I could reasonably summarize here.

Rhode Island has 1.06 million people on 1,212 square miles. The 2019 estimated population of the State of Wyoming is 568,125 people on 97,181 square miles of land and Wyoming’s 568,125 people have the same senate representation respectively, as do New York’s 19.38 million people and Rhode Island’s 1.06 million people.

There are 47 more states with populations larger than Wyoming’s.

Us/them comparisons are often skewed. Wikipedia, for instance, lists a POW camp riot and a couple invasions under “mass killings in New Zealand.” For our much larger nation, the USA, Wikipedia lists not “mass killings” but rather, “mass shootings.” The “mass shootings” list omits the nearly 3000 deaths caused on 9/11 by killers armed with airplane tickets and utility knives.

Scientists like Steven Pinker suggest the world is less violent than before. It is, still violent. We share similarities. We are different. And, we have differences.

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Brae Loch Inn, Cazenovia

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Bruce Katz Band

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Saturday, April 27

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John Spillett Jazz/Pop Duo

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David Rosales & His Band of Scoundrels

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Cobble Rockers

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Monday, April 22

Funk n Waffles, Syracuse Downtown Valley Blues House, Syracuse

David’s Hideaway, Central Square

John Spillett Jazz/Pop Duo

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Pearly Baker’s Best (Dead tribute)

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Western Ranch Motor Inn, Lakeland Club 11, Syracuse

Cortland Repertory Theatre, Cortland

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John Spillett Jazz/Pop Duo

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Open Mic w/ Gunrunners

Bistro Elephant, Syracuse

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Eric Scott

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Monday, April 29

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John Spillett Jazz/Pop Duo Lisa Lee Duo

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Lost Horizon, Syracuse

Funk n Waffles, Syracuse Downtown

Jackie & Dave

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Wednesday, April 24

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DJ Sully

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Sunday, April 28

Funk n Waffles, Syracuse Downtown

Western Ranch Motor Inn, Lakeland

Valley Blues House, Syracuse

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Dinner and a Movie (Phish tribute)

Lost Horizon, Syracuse

Bombadil’s, Phoenix

Damon Larus w/ Mattydale Music Collective, Dome, Judge Gazza & Vinny Freeman

Guilfoil’s Irish Pub, Syracuse

Palace Theatre, Syracuse

Brass Inc

Club 11, Syracuse

Bill Ali

Blue Spruce Lounge, Liverpool

Crazy Neighbors

Dirtroad Ruckus Duo

Roadhouse 48 in Fulton

Moniraes In Pennellville

Thursday, April 25

Billionaires

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David’s Hideaway, Central Square

Brae Loch Inn, Cazenovia

Funk n Waffles, Syracuse Downtown

Sharkey’s, Liverpool

Valley Blues House, Syracuse American Legion Post 787, Cicero

Tuck & Patti w/ Kevin Barrigar Auburn Public Theater, Auburn

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Tuesday, April 30

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Thursday, May 2 Lebrun Brothers Kosta’s, Auburn

Friday, May 3 3 Inch Fury

Blue Spruce Lounge, Liverpool

Under The Gun

Club 11, Syracuse

Saturday, May 4 3’s A Crowd

Pasta’s on the Green, Baldwinsville

Kentucky Derby Party - to Benefit Father Champlin’s Guardian Angel Society (music by Atlas) Marriott Syracuse Downtown

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Monday, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Karaoke w/ DJ Smegie Singers, Syracuse

Tuesday, April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Karaoke w/ DJ Streets Singers, Syracuse

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Thursday, April 4,11, 18, 25 315 Thursdays Open Mic Club 11, Syracuse

Saturday, April 6

The Original Wise Guys, (A comedy show to benefit Fr. Champlin’s Guardian Angel Society) Featuring: Sky Sands, Basile & Bruno Schirripa Palace Theatre, Syracuse

Wednesday, April 10

An Evening of Comedy and Trivia with HQ’s Scott Rogowsky Funny Bone, Syracuse

Thursday, April 11

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Friday, April 12

Ashley Gavin & Sam Morrison Auburn Public Theater, Auburn

“Hacksaw” Jim Duggan

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Saturday, April 13 Lucas Bohn

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Comedy Sunday, April 7

Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood: Scared Scriptless Civic Center, Syracuse

Thursday, April 4 Tiny Meat Gang

Palace Theatre, Syracuse

Thurs., April 4 & Sat., April 6 Tammy Pescatelli

Funny Bone, Syracuse

Everson Museum, Syracuse

Tuesday, Apr. 2 - Sunday, Apr. 7 Pride and Prejudice

Syracuse Stage, Syracuse

Wednesday, April 3

Park Central Presbyterian Church, Syracuse

Wednesday, Apr. 24 - Sunday, May 12 The Humans

Syracuse Stage, Syracuse

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St. David’s Episcopal Church, Fayetteville

Open Figure Drawing

Wescott Community Center, Syracuse

Saturday, April 6

NYS Baroque presents Bedlam: Kayleen Sánchez (soprano) & Laudon Schuett (lute) performing French & English Renaissance lute songs 1st Unitarian Universalist, Syracuse

Symphoria performs Stravinsky’s The Firebird, featuring a unique collaboration with puppets from Open Hand Theater.

Kids under 18 are FREE! NY State Fairgounds, Syracuse

Sunday, April 7

Open Figure Drawing

Wescott Community Center, Syracuse

Wednesday, April 10

Kathleen Roland-Silverstein, Vocal Studio from Setnor School of Music performs

Fri., April 26 - Sun., April 28

Friday, April 12 & Sunday, April 14

Funny Bone, Syracuse

David Rudari, baritone; Kevin Moore, piano perform

Laura Enslin, soprano, Adam Fine, baritone & Sabine Krantz, piano perform

Guy Torry

Park Central Presbyterian Church, Syracuse

Syracuse Pops Spring Concert Red House, Syracuse

Skaneateles Library Guitar Concert Series presents: Lynn McGrath & The Eastman Community School Classical Guitar Program Skaneateles Library

Wednesday, May 1

John Ferrara performs Spanish & Latin American Guitar Music (12:15pm) St. David’s Episcopal Church, Fayetteville

Sports

Thursday, April 4 - Sunday, April 7 Syracuse Mets vs. Pawtucket Red Sox NBT Bank Stadium, Syracuse

Saturday, April 6

Syracuse Crunch vs. Rochester Americans War Memorial, Syracuse

Monday, Apr. 8 - Wednesday, Apr. 10 Syracuse Mets vs. Rochester Red Wings NBT Bank Stadium, Syracuse

Syracuse Opera presents: Kurt Weill’s Three Penny Opera

Tuesday, April 9

Tour About Nothing w/ Katie Hannigan, KC Arora, Alex Pavone and Kase Raso

Friday, Apr. 12 - Saturday, Apr. 27

Friday, April 12

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Saturday, April 13

Gabriel Rutledge

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Saturday, April 27

Auburn Public Theater, Auburn

Civic Center, Syracuse

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead CNY Playhouse, Shoppingtown Mall

Westcott Street Karate

Symphoria for Kids performs Music from Bizet’s Carmen paired with Munro Leaf’s narrated story of Ferdinand the Bull

Monday, April 1

Sunday, April 14

Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays Wescott Community Center, Syracuse

2Cellos (Luka Sulic & Stjepan Hauser) Civic Center, Syracuse

Monday, April 1 - Sunday, April 7 Exhibit: Scholastic Art Awards of CNY Everson Museum, Syracuse

Monday, April 1 - Sunday, June 23

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John Ferrara performs Spanish & Latin American Guitar Music (1pm) Freedom of Espresso, Solar St., Syracuse

Monday, April 15 - Friday, April 19

Spring Break Youth Art Classes (Ages 5-12) Everson Museum, Syracuse

Exhibit: Key Figures - Representational Ceramics 1932-1972

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Adina Martin, soprano, Phil Eisenman, bass & Robbie Padilla, piano perform Park Central Presbyterian Church, Syracuse

Wednesday, April 24

SU Men’s Lacrosse vs Cornell Carrier Dome, Syracuse

Syracuse Crunch vs. Laval Rocket War Memorial, Syracuse

Saturday, April 13

Onondaga RedHawks Lacrosse vs Tonawanda Braves Onondaga Nation Arena, Nedrow

Syracuse Crunch vs. Rochester Americans War Memorial, Syracuse

Tuesday, April 16

SU Women’s Lacrosse vs Cornell Carrier Dome, Syracuse

Friday, April 19 - Sunday, April 21 Syracuse Mets vs. Pawtucket Red Sox NBT Bank Stadium, Syracuse

Monday, Apr. 22 - Thursday, Apr. 25 Syracuse Mets vs. Buffalo Bisons NBT Bank Stadium, Syracuse

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by Nancy Roberts

Before You Cut The Cord Admit it: you’ve considered “cutting the cord.”

When it comes to “television” (what a quaint word) entertainment, more is sometimes too much, and there have been evenings when I’ve wanted to toss every single one of my six (yeah, six) remotes across the room and read a book.

Now, it’s true there are remotes that claim to be able to handle your entire basic entertainment system – but don’t be too sure. Each one will need to be “paired,” to the all-in-one device, and each pairing comes with a code specific to the manufacturer and device, so if you want to undertake this, understand that it will require some time and patience and may not be perfect, especially if you have any older devices. But that’s an entirely different problem from how to determine where to obtain your programming if you’ve grown weary of the cost and excessive, unwanted choices on cable.

Of course, you can simply disconnect your cable (and the bill) and watch what’s available “on air,” and use a secondary device (your computer, a tablet, even your phone) to watch what’s offered free on services like YouTube and Vimeo. That won’t get you the latest and greatest series, of course, but it will get you some interesting indie films, old video and film, and short subjects and documentaries. You can do this with a DVD or even VHS player and the public library, as well. I started collecting movies I loved or hadn’t seen, especially classics, and even copied my significant VHS collection to DVD for

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easier viewing. With a library of hundreds (I’m not even kidding!) I could probably go on a TV diet for a long time without noticing. (Until my friends mentioned Walking Dead or some other current series favorite.)

There are options that can also be viewed by subscription either on your computer monitor or tablet device, or “cast” to your television. To cast to your television system, you’ll need a little help. You must either have a “smart TV,” one which acts as another device on your home network, or use a plug in streaming device. Smart TVs, once expensive alternatives, are now relatively affordable, and eliminate some headaches. My Vizio hooked up without a lot of trouble, but once connected, I still had to decide whether to coast with free services or pay for the ones that would provide more current content.

Among choices for plugin streaming devices there are Roku, Amazon Kindle Firestick, Chromecast, or AppleTV, among others. I have all of those I named, and can attest to them all being easy enough to work, though not exactly what I’d call a one-to-one correspondence. (Disclaimer: this is my personal experience, yours may vary!)

Having made your device choice, you now *can* stream – next you’ll have to decide what you want to watch, and figure out which services suit your preferences best. When I started down this path I already had Netflix, from which I “rented” DVDs, so adding the online option was easy. You open an account, attach a method of payment,

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opt for the service level you want, and with the online system, specify a user name and password. I have long since left the DVD rental behind, and simply log on to my Netflix account via my Smart TV or one of my devices. This is also true for Amazon Prime (a feature of the Amazon Prime program), Hulu, HBO Now, Showtime, Starz, and now YouTube Red (now YouTube Premium).

Each device or streaming service offers something slightly different, so shop around. If it’s movies you want, I would have said Prime or Netflix would be your choice (or AppleTV rentals). Now, I find fewer and fewer of the films I want to see —even the old ones— are available. I’m not sure what’s going on there, and haven’t yet been able to get a good answer as to why a 30 year old B movie wouldn’t be available through Amazon Prime or Netflix – free. But more and more, they will either charge a small fee, or the movie will simply come up “Not available.” The best guess would be ownership of the rights and who gets paid what per viewing. Still, these are likely your first stops for movie watching.

Hulu, Sling, Philo, and a number of other services will offer regular TV/Cable channels, perhaps not exactly at the same time, but soon enough thereafter to make it a good alternative. So if there are cable series you really enjoy, check these to learn if they have the networks you want.

Another move that’s been made recently in programming is “original” series on what used to simply be streaming services. So Amazon Prime offers some really superior original series, like The Man in the High Castle, and Sneaky Pete. Netflix had a blockbuster in Stranger Things, and again in The Crown. And recently, streaming devices have added a channel with unique if not original programming – so there is a Roku Channel now available with your Roku device.

If it sounds confusing, yes, it is. Three or four choices with regularly scheduled programming was simple; cable was still simple even if it exploded the number of choices. Devices and services added to the complication and number of permutations available, and for a while, each streaming device had things it did and did not offer, so if your ideal set of channels wasn’t available with one device, you might have needed two or even three. Now, that’s typically not a problem.

Of them all, I find the Roku probably the most comprehensive and easy to use, so if you haven’t decided what to do, you might start there. None of the devices is terribly expensive, so unless you want to invest in a smart TV, the cost of the device isn’t a significant consideration. But I did find the Roku easy to set up and easy to manipulate.

To decide if you want to actually quit cable, you’ll simply have to keep track of what you watch and then find out if there is an alternative via streaming, and if so, if there is an additional cost associated.

And, just to complicate your decision still further, cable companies are now considering “a la carte” subscriptions —which users have always thought preferable to tiered “bundles”— allowing you a certain amount of flexibility in what you choose.

Now, for mapping out my programming choices, I like Excel. But since Excel comes with a cost, you can also use Google Sheets – just kidding! We’ll deal with that subject another time.

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Word on the Street

by Bill McClellan

V.A. Hospital Syracuse, NY Thirty-Three days ago, I was walking through an Auto Parts yard looking for a rim for my car. It was a cold wintery day. The office checked and found my rim was most likely located in row 74. This was pretty deep into the yard. I was at row 72 or 73 when I hit a large patch of ice. It was covered with snow. It was the extreme ice that you simply cannot stand on. My feet and legs went forward and up instantly, and down I went, this 6-foot body, flat on my back. I am 73 years old. I finally learned what it was like to have a bad day.

This story is about heroes. I am expecting a complete recovery. I will be fine. Thanks to heroes. Heroes of the finest kind. They wake up every day and go to work. They save our lives, and they fix our broken bodies. They are there for us every day. And when one of us has a bad day, when our body is broke or in the jaws of death, we go to them, and they bring us back and we get another chance. Yes, heroes of the finest kind.

I was deep in the auto yard laying on a huge sheet of ice. I could not breathe. I could not move. It was 9 degrees. It was a gloomy gray day. I was thinking, this might be it. I have to a find a breath. I calmed myself and sought short gasps. They came and slowly my airways began to work. The ice was so slick that even without injury you could not stand on it. I was hurt bad and did not know what I could do. I heard a roar and looked down the one lane path. There was huge payloader heading my way. The kind that lifts and moves cars. I thought “if he doesn’t see

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me, this is definitely it.” I could not get up. I tried to roll off the ice. I could not turn over. The driver saw me. He noted my dilemma and must have perceived my thinking. He stopped a good distance away and came over and helped me up. Once up I was able to stand and walk. I found that I could stand or sit straight up only. I made it back inside. I told them they needed to salt.

The pain was excruciating. I could not wait for an ambulance. I got in my vehicle. I found I could sit. And I drove to a place of heroes, the finest that we can be; The Veterans Administration Hospital. They took a day where I thought I may not see another, and here I am, on the mend. I cannot tell you how awesome they were and how grateful I am.

I served in the 173rd Airborne Brigade and the 7th Special Forces. I was ready and willing to go to Vietnam. Assignments and timing saved me from battle. I was indeed lucky. I did 18 months with the 173rd on Okinawa. That they were going was classified and 3 weeks after I left, the entire Brigade went to Nam and fought more than any single outfit since the Revolutionary War. I went back to the 7th Special Forces Group at Fort Bragg. This was the group where the 5th Special Forces was sent from and to Vietnam.

So, in my peaceful experience I served with warriors, the finest men I have ever known, hardened by battle, but by far, most with gentle souls that fought for their families and God and Country. 50 years later my bond and pride for these outfits is as fresh as ever. I never will forget one of them. The living and the dead.

And for them I detest with everything I am worth a politician that is self-serving.

Which is nearly all of them. Their greedy failure to lead has reduced this land. I started a fresh paragraph here because they do not belong anywhere near the greatness that I knew, that was willing to, or that did give their life for the beauty of the wondrous pursuit of this great land, that was once the beacon for human decency and fairness for the entire world.

Back to the ice. I knew I was hurt badly and I might not make it. Once the air came, I laid there for about 5 minutes before the payloader came. The ice was too slick and I just could not roll or get up. I had my moment of fear, but it was in keeping with fight. I never gave up. I found my air. When the payloader came I was moving a few inches at a time on my back seeking ground.

I knew I had to make it to the VA. From the moment I arrived I was treated like I really mattered as are all patients. I am not sure how this column is turning out, but the reason I am writing it is because of the heart, the talent, the compassion and the professionalism of everyone that came my way. And there were many. I remember thinking “How does one place employ so many wonderful people?”

From the kindness and clear expertise of the doctors, to the nurses that would check on you even when you left to

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another area, to the technicians and PT, and OT and the gentleman that came by every day keeping things clean and proud of his very important role in patient care.

My sodium levels fell as my body sent it to the wounded areas. Low sodium is hard on the brain and dangerous confusion and disorientation set in. All with grave pain. Five cracked and two broken ribs and a small fracture in my spine. The next thing I knew I was in the intensive care unit.

The pain was excruciating and just would not subside. Oxycodone, each pill the home of an Angel and the home of a devil. This was the medicine that finally gave me relief from an unending agony. I will never forget the moment the pain subsided and I laid down to rest. Oxycodone is an opiate very much the same as heroin. It works wonders with pain. -However, it is highly addictive and can take your soul in just a few weeks. I had a very sad experience with alcohol in my youth. That was 39 years ago, yet the price is still in my days, and the lesson was learned. I still need some pain relief however it is tolerable. I used oxy for nearly four weeks.

It doesn’t just stop the pain. It makes you feel ok. That is its’ ploy as it seeks your soul.

It was when I had an acceptable day but still wanted the pill that great anger set in. I knew what was happening and I stopped that day.

6 days ago. My remaining prescription is in the toilet. Oxycodone is the home of good and evil. It has only one place and that is the arena of pain so bad that one would rather not exist. The danger far exceeds usage in any other circumstance.

The heroes at VA cautioned me. They were concerned. I explained my past and let them know I was keenly alert for the signs of any addiction. And I had the will to never allow it.

Yet my pain had to be relieved. They kept an eye on me. I kept my appointments and my doctor wanted me to stop. We settled on one more week. I quit 2 days later.

I never fought. I was never in battle danger. I served in two awesome outfits. Nearly everyone was or became battle hardened. In the years following Vietnam I felt it important that the glory went to those that fought. For this reason, I did not mention the Green Berets for 25 years except to a very rare few. I did not fight. I would take no credit for being in an outfit. I knew a regular army infantryman is as much a hero as any Navy Seal or Green Beret.

My days in the Special Forces were at an awesome time in history. One day the First Sergeant asked me if I would like to assist showing John Wayne our training area. That was pretty neat and the following year he made the movie. Barry Sadler came back from Vietnam and was assigned to my group. He used to sing to us on the porch of our barracks. The Ballad of the Green Berets was number one in the land and Barry was a real neat guy. Roger Donlon and Vernon Beeson also returned from Nam that year and were assigned to my group and company.

Captain Donlon won the Medal of Honor and SSG Vernon Beeson, a good friend, won the Silver Star in the same battle. I was so impressed when I met the Captain that when I saluted, I knocked my beret off my head. The Captain picked it up. I am an old guy now and I have stories to tell that I have never told. But for now, I want to offer with chills of patriotism that each individual I encountered at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Syracuse, New York showed me they were clearly made of the exact same greatness as those that I knew that I mention here and that I served with.

In almost every story, usually over a beer in Fayetteville, the teller spoke of the Medics that came to the aid of the fallen. How brave and noble can one be? It humbled me then and does till this day. And like most of us, all I can do is imagine that reality.

I experienced this kind of greatness at the VA Hospital over and over. You made me proud to recall my service as you exemplified all that I knew in two of the finest outfits ever to be. Thank you one and all. De Oppresso Liber.

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