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by Kristin Merritt

A Bouquet of Beer Spring is here with April showers bringing May flowers...and with it, a variety of flowers might just end up in your beer! Flowers can be used as edible garnishes on food and there are several varieties of flowers that brewers use to create distinctive and unique beers.

Hibiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. There are several hundred species but the Hibiscus we know and love is an ornamental flower, bright pink in color (but can also be white, yellow, or red), with large scalloped petals and an elongated pistil sprouting from the center. When we visualize a woman tucking a flower behind her

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ear in a tropical climate, a hibiscus is likely the flower that comes to mind – case in point, it’s Hawaii’s state flower. The Hibiscus is edible when dried and cultures around the world make tea from its petals. In beer, the flower is also dried and can be added late in the boil stage or as a dry hop additive during secondary fermentation. When all is said and done, the Many beers using Hibiscus can be found in CNY addition of Hibiscus to beer lends delicately tart flavors of fruits, berries and florals, with a touch of acidity and earthiness. In addition, the dried flowers also give the brew a delightful pink hue!

Beers made using Hibiscus are actually not all that difficult to locate in the greater Central New York area, and make for great light beers when the weather is warm.

Several to try: • Calyces, a barrel-aged golden sour (6.8% ABV) by Buried Acorn Brewing Company in Syracuse, NY. • Kim Hibiscus Sour Lager, a Berliner Weisse style beer (4.2% ABV) by SingleCut Beersmiths in Astoria, NY. • Chilanga, a fruited ale (5.5% ABV) brewed with Hibiscus flowers, Blue Agave nectar and Blueberries by Ellicottville Brewing Company in Ellicottville, NY collaborating with Falling Piano Brewing in Mexico City, Mexico.

• Sweet Tarts Grapefruit & Hibiscus, a sour ale (4.6% ABV) by Peak Organic Brewing Company in Portland, ME.

• Crimson Pistil, an IPA (6.2% ABV)

by Tröegs Independent Brewing in Hershey, PA. • Grandes Lagos, a Mexican-style lager (5.4% ABV) by Great Lakes Brewing Company in Cleveland, OH. Lilacs are deciduous shrubs notorious for producing exorbitantly fragrant clusters of flowers in the springtime. (Fun fact: Lilac bushes are actually part of the olive tree family.) Lilac blooms come in a range of colors expanding from a light lavender to a deep purple, white, light pink, and mauve. Flowers are edible and are used in recipes for lilac shandy, wine, honey and other sweet treats. It should be no surprise that, yes, Lilacs have even made their way into beer.

Rochester, NY is famous for it’s annual Lilac Festival at Highland Park held in May each year. This year, (it’s 124th year to be exact!), the festival is being held over the course of 3 weekends – May 6-8, 12-15, and 19-22. This free-to-enter festival boasts art and gardening exhibits, health and wellness experiences, 5k/10k races, parades, loads of musical entertainment, craft beer and wine tasting expos, plenty of food choices, children’s activities, and much more. It’s completely worth a day trip out to the Flower City.

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To boot, Stoneyard Brewing Company in Brockport, NY, a suburb of Rochester, brews their Lilac Wheat (5.2% ABV) every year. Lilac petals, lavender flowers, and lemon peel go into making this exceptionally unique wheat beer. The resulting brew is herbal, floral, light, refreshing, and totally unlike anything you’ve ever experienced before! This beer should hit the shelves before the Lilac Festival, so keep your eyes peeled at your local Wegmans!

Another purple flower used in beer brewing is Lavender. This flowering plant is part of the mint family, Lamiaceae and is expansive across the globe from here in the US to the Canary Islands, across Europe, Northern and Eastern Africa, the Mediterranean, and into Southwestern Asia and India. Lavender is used in culinary dishes, desserts and honey, harvested for extraction of essential oils, and dried for ornamental use. Brewers use the aromatic plant in their brewing as well and because of the intensity of Scarlet Campion enjoying Lilacs in bloom the plant, a little bit goes a long way. Lavender, in large part to it’s herbal

“It should be no surprise that, yes, Lilacs have even made their way into beer.” and earthy floral notes, is best brewed in combination with a wheat or wit beer, a Saison, or even a hard cider for maximum compliment.

Unfortunately, one of our best-known brews containing

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Lavender in the Central New York area was White Aphro brewed by Empire Brewing Company, while it was still alive and kicking. Ellicottville Brewing Company did take over several recipes and continues to brew under the Empire namesake, but they have yet to revive the popular beer. That being said, here are a couple of Lavender brews to get your paws on: • Pastelle, (6% ABV) a wild ale brewed with raw honey and farm-grown lavender by Plan Bee Farm Brewery in Poughkeepsie, NY. • Lavender Lemon, (4.6% ABV) by Nine Pin Cider Works in Albany, NY, this is a light cider crafted with 100% NY apples aged with NY Lavender from Lavenlair Farms in Whitehall, NY. Several other flowers can be found in craft brewing as well, including Chamomile, Rose, Dandelion, Elderflower/Elderberry, and Jasmine. Don’t be afraid to try something new and unique, don’t simply turn up your nose at something that you normally wouldn’t drink.

That’s the beauty of the craft beer industry, there are always different concoctions and pairings that your tastebuds would never otherwise get the opportunity to sample. ...And if you’re STILL not convinced to try a beer brewed with flowers, just remember, EVERY beer is actually made with flowers. Hops are flowers! Those little green cones that look like “plants” are in-fact cone-shaped flowers of Humulus lupulus. Inside each of those little conical flowers are lupulin glands that contain resins and essential oils and this is the source of what gives beer it’s bitterness, aroma, flavor and stability.

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Women and shoes are a great combination... we love to have our shoes. Shoes have more of a purpose than just covering our feet. They will cover every different outfit and our many different moods. We might dress to portray confidence and professionalism and another time we decide to be viewed as fun and flirty. Whatever your attitude is in the moment, having the proper shoes on hand will help you meet your need. Here is a list of the top 9 basic womens shoes that every girl should deep in her closet.

1. A low heeled black pump. The “little black dress” of women’s shoes, this is the first essential for every woman’s wardrobe...you can’t go too far without this pair of shoes. Many occasions require this fairly dressy but comfortable shoe.

2. A neutral shoe. Lovingly referred to as the “new black pump,” these cream, tan or bone, off-white colored shoes are just as important as the classic black.

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The neutrality draws attention away from the feet and puts focus on the beautiful dress or friendly expression. This is not to say that the shoe isn’t required to be stylish...it should be.

3. A semi-casual flat. This is the basic of women’s shoes. These shoes will dress up your more informal outfit when you wish to be casual, but not to the extent of dressing down. The right shoe can create a more classic look.

4. A trendy black high heel shoe. This will be your dressier heel which will also make your legs look great. Look for styles that are not too trendy but just enough to be viewed as fashion forward.

The perfect shoe will work well with a professional or party outfit.

5. A metallic high heeled dress shoe. This shoe is considered “the outfit styler.” When you want to look awesome in your dress outfits, sometimes you need to be a little daring, and go with “the wow factor.”

Try a metallic or some other brightly colored unexpected dress shoe, and you will look and feel smashing.

6. C omfort shoe. This will be your everyday oxford or loafer, that will update your outfit and keep you in consistant style all while maintaining an extreme comfort. These shoes should be able to be worn and keep you out of pain when you go for that 20 mile walk.

7. S neaker or athletic shoes. Don’t forget you can become stylish in that great pair of sneakers for that perfect outfit.

Athetic shoes have changed and they are not just for working out anymore.

Most pairs can be dressed up or down depending on the style...they have become quite the statement shoe.

Also having the right shoe with the right arch support is important for your body’s well-being.

8. Wedge shoe. Considered the instant

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style-up shoe, the new wedge is the must have shoe of the season. It can add style and flair to any outfit, as well as being a more comfortable option to the traditional heel. This is the shoe that will make your spring and summer outfits just pop!

9. Boots. These are a “must-have” item. Boots have taken over the shoe market just when years ago no one would wear them if they weren’t cowboy boots. Now boots have been created in any height, style, material and length. You can go from short ankle boots to sexy high boots...the possibilities are endless depending on your mood. They are a wardrobe piece that you can have endless fun with.

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Sports Take

by Mike Lindsley

2021-2022 Syracuse Basketball Recap It was a rough year for the Orange.

The first losing season under Jim Boeheim, key injuries and a missed NCAA Tournament. Here are the highs and lows from the season and what’s to come.

Win of the year: It took two overtimes, but Syracuse outlasted Indiana 112-110 at home on 11-30-22. Every basket and every punch scored and thrown by Indiana was answered by the Orange.

Hoosiers star Trayce Jackson-Davis was incredible. He scored 31 points, collected 16 rebounds and blocked three shots. Davis led his team to the NCAA Tournament this season and should be a Top 10 NBA pick if at least one general manager knows what he’s doing.

Worst losses/lowest points: Losses to Colgate and Georgetown. Sure, the Raiders made the NCAA Tournament and won the Patriot League Tournament, but giving up 100 points to them on your home Dome floor was inexcusable. Georgetown didn’t win a Big East game, so there’s that.

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Team MVP: Buddy Boeheim. The best shooter and scorer and most consistent player.

He went through tough spots when defenses started really bringing it and changing things up often with different looks.

Buddy, however, battled through. He scored 20 or more 13 times and hit the 30 mark twice. Buddy averaged 19.2 points per game. Remember when many people said he only has played a lot because his Dad is the head coach?

Foolish take. Buddy played a ton because he is really good. SU’s best player, indeed.

Missing ingredients: The Orange lacked three things all year.

Athleticism, talent and Syracuse outlasted Indiana 112-110 at home defense. That’s why they missed playing in a postseason tournament.

Breakthrough player: Jesse Edwards. Edwards really grew at both ends of the floor. He manned the middle in the 2-3 zone and enhanced his skill set on offense immensely. Edwards, however, fractured his left wrist in a win over Boston College on February 8. It was Syracuse’s fourth straight win and things started looking bright for the Orange to make their typical run.

Without Edwards, SU got crushed on the boards at both ends many times and its depth took a big hit. This was one of the more devastating injures in college basketball this season considering the rise of the player and the timing of it.

Coach K vs. JB, the final time.

97-72. Duke smoked Syracuse. 2-26-22 was the date. Syracuse, NY. The Blue Devils raced out to a 14-0 lead and never looked back. But even for Syracuse fans who left the Dome disappointed, it was a historical game to be at. Mike Krzyzewski and Jim Boeheim coached against each other for the final time on a college campus. Duke would later top SU in the ACC Tournament in a thriller, 88-79. Buddy Boeheim missed that game thanks to throwing a punch against Florida State in the game before. How many more years will Jim Boeheim coach after his dear friend departs? Don’t worry about it. He will tell us. He will walk away when he wants, which is the way it should be for the all-time face of the program.

Best performance: Cole Swider. Swider went off at North Carolina in an 88-79 OT loss on February 28.

He shot 14-21 from the floor and 7-11 from 3. He simply couldn’t be stopped. The former Villanova product took some time to get it going this season, but once he did, he was fantastic. This performance by Swider was something else.

“Remember when many people said he only has played a lot because his Dad is the head coach? Foolish take.

Buddy played a ton because he is really good.”

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What’s next?

Everybody can come back thanks to the COVID year save Jimmy Boeheim, who came in and had a nice year for Dad and the Orange. Will anyone come back? Will Buddy run it back with Pops one more time? Plus, you have the transfer portal which can go both ways. John Bol Ajak and Frank Anselem enter their junior seasons.

Benny Williams enters his sophomore

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campaign. Jesse Edwards will be a senior, as will Symir Torrence, who showed nice flashes and quickness. Will Joe Girard come back or transfer or try to play professionally overseas? Cole Swider is in the same boat. This is life in college basketball now. So many options.

So many decisions to be made. So many questions.

What Syracuse needs: Enough players to come back to turn this thing around, more athleticism and talent and better defense. The freshman class is promising but no one is an immediate star like we all thought Benny Williams was a year ago coming to Syracuse.

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Word on the Street

by Bill McClellan

“I Need Ammunition, Not A Ride” PRELUDE: This is an extremely frightening article. Putin put Nukes on the table. If the world gets through this, we need to unleash and direct the genius of mankind toward the elimination of the nuclear capacity to destroy our planet. We must succeed. Or they will be used. No one has ever “AMPLY” and meaningfully tried to sustain this effort.

In the meantime, Nukes are in the hands of pure concentrated evil.

HEROES: I had planned on writing about Syracuse Cops, indeed the finest in the land, and how leadership fails to properly utilize this extremely elite force. But tragically a greater need is in place.

I have known Syracuse Cops that faced gunfire, chased armed assailants through backyards two weeks before retirement, risking it all for us and one friend in particular fought gallantly as a “Combat Medic” in Iraq, mending while under fire. I am an old man now. Experiences accumulate and you look back in wonder at the great people that have passed through your life.

I did not fight but I was in extraordinary outfits during Viet Nam. The two heroes that best represent my military experience are Green Berets, Captain Roger Donlon and Staff

“If they stop using Russian energy it will be more meaningful than anything else to date. It will not affect the Climate.

The world uses the same amount of energy regardless of origin.”

The doomsday clock has been moved closer to midnight

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Sergeant Vernon L. Beeson. Google these guys if you want chills to run up your spine.

Never did I expect in my lifetime to run across an entire Country of Syracuse Cops, Captain Donlon’s and Sergeant Beeson’s. That is the case in the Country of Ukraine. I have never been so moved.

Women, young and old are in the battle with their men. The Patriotism and bravery are stunning and humbling.

Too many have lost track of the price that was paid for our freedoms over lifetimes. Ukraine tragically is a reminder of our past where such blood and carnage took place in World Wars and others, paving the path for today’s democracies and free lands. We must remember. Ukraine is a result of the wonder of America. And now look at them, heroes of the finest kind.

They are inspired by freedom. How awesome can you get in a world where freedom is not a right. but something earned with blood, keeping Putin’s in check. When offered sanctuary the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave his now infamous inspiring response: “The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride.” This guy is another Churchill or Roosevelt. I am deeply impressed.

Today a resisting female Ukrainian Citizen said on CNN: “I want Russia to know that in each building, in each apartment and in each dog house we will be resisting, we will have guerilla movement and we will resist.” A land of heroes. This young lady was a housewife. These women shedding blood give moral authority like nothing else can. They fight for their children, their families and their homes. Heroes so fine. I am humbled to tears.

Yes, I am proud of them beyond belief. They are the finest there is. And because the world is held hostage by a Madman with nuclear bombs, we let them die.

We live in a world of governing systems that requires fools to exist, and fools are in place. Fools that allow a capacity to flourish that will one day be our end. To think we can have this power and never use it is to completely mis-understand our nature.

At this writing, Europe already is neglecting to recall with full recognition, the death and rubble of World War. So are we. If we commit to developing our own massive energy resource, we can supply Europe. If they stop using Russian energy it will be more meaningful than anything else to date. It will not affect the Climate. The world uses the same amount of energy regardless of origin. Oh my, it might affect the stock market.

There might even be gas lines. Tell that to those Mom’s and Babies that died when pure evil bombed their maternity ward. Yes, how soon we forget.

Our fragility is now clear. We are hostage to a vicious maniac. Not just you or me or the President of the United States. But human existence as we know it. The majority of the world is in danger of being killed with the rest left in a wasteland of horror. Our lives have been threatened. Putin has threatened going nuclear on several occasions. He has made this unspeakable danger real. It is now on the table. I pray that the following has been recognized and is in process. Humans have trouble comprehending and absorbing evil of unspeakable magnitude until they are part of it. We are talking about a current likelihood of being wiped off the map within a few months. This probably will not happen, yet we thought Putin would probably not level cities in Syria, or decimate Chechnya, or invade Georgia or Crimea and we thought he might not engage in this massive horror in Ukraine.

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We were wrong on all counts. He did these things and slaughtered and slaughtered.

He was a Butcher before Ukraine. But we did not get it. Now we think he might or might not use chemical weapons or tactical Nuclear Weapons.

(Battlefield nukes) And we “think” he may or may not deploy Strategic Nuclear Weapons that would be the end of earth as we know it and as I write this, foreboding danger is on the table.

The doomsday clock has been moved closer to midnight: The clock is “an assessment of “the threat to human existence.” A statement from the president and CEO, Rachel Bronson of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. “The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists” condemns the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In January, the Bulletin set the Doomsday Clock at 100 seconds to midnight, the closest to midnight it has ever been. We referenced the precarious situation in Ukraine. We have also repeatedly reported on the dangers of unintended escalations as military postures and investment, along with political statements, increase the likelihood that nuclear weapons might be used. This is exactly what 100 seconds to midnight conveys. It is dangerous, fluid, and unstable.” (This, before the full-scale invasion) The clock is set each January.

You can bet it has moved closer in the last month Putin has demonstrated a complete heartless disregard for human life. Woman, children, infants. It does not matter; he is killing them.

I am having an awful time comprehending why any leader with this earth-shattering power, that threatens human existence via nuclear annihilation, and demonstrates by literal deed the evil necessary to do this, and clearly lives in an unstable paranoid parallel obsolete word, is allowed to exist.

Let’s talk about solutional preparation and readiness. We must be ready with plans and logistics in place on the highest alert prepared for immediate execution. The moment there is any movement in the Nuclear arena, Putin must be discharged in seconds.

He will begin with Chemical and/or Biological weapons. Our current play is tit for tat, waiting for his next move. Tit for tat requires a winner or for one side to capitulate. He is a narcissist of the highest order and this personality does not accept defeat. If he lives or dies is moot. His power must be removed literally by any means necessary. If it can be done politically in time that would be fine. A coup would be an earth saving wonder.

He must stop this war and danger or we must stop this war and danger. Like, as soon as possible as each current moment the world could end.

There are dozens of ways to take him out. We are talking about the end of human existence. Spare no location or weapon technology, no resource and no capability.

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precision targeting and location technologies and capabilities. Once we measure that his removal is safer than his existence it must be done. We must not err. Here are a few of many methods: “DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah – The killer drone whooshed out of its launch tube, spreading its carbon wings and shooting into the sky. Flying too fast for the naked eye to track, the battery-powered robot circled the Utah desert, hunting for the target it had been programmed to strike. Moments later, it sailed through the driver’s side window of an empty pickup truck and exploded in a fireball. They begin at 5½ pounds and strike with incredible precision. Another method is for an old-fashioned CIA assassin to be in place if he gets reckless and exposes himself. I would design several plans, as failure is not an option.

Removing a leader that has enormous public support can and has triggered World War. WWI was triggered by the assassination of Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand. It is the Nuclear threat that changes the entire panorama. In our considerations we must consider that the Oligarchs and much of the Politburo are seeing Putin as a detriment. And they, not the Russian people, just like here with our political mess, the politicians make the calls.

New York State Arms Collectors Association, Inc. If they deem his removal is more acceptable TM than not. They may well do it. We cannot count on this as he has placed close long time KGB cronies around him. rd & th While he is in power, we are walking on nuclear eggshells. We must choose between current danger and the dangers that will –Empire Expo Center– result from his removal. Timing can make the difference. It does not look like defeat is Saturday 9am-5pm • Sunday 9am-3pm in his playbook. And he has told us he will use the BOMB. I urge immediate full-scale preparation for his removal. And split-second Admission: $8.00/person • Senior Citizens $6.00 execution if there is any Russion movement Children under 12 FREE (must be accompanied by adult) toward deployment in the Nuclear arena.

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Never fully engaged (though, to be fair, the material provided didn’t come close to approaching the quality of work that Nolan had churned out) his tenure was short-lived.

After Affleck abandoned the solo BATMAN film he had been scheduled to write and direct, it was taken over by the incredibly underrated Matt Reeves. Reeves was an intriguing choice, having already delivered modern classics like CLOVERFIELD, LET ME IN, and two of the PLANET OF THE

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Clocking in at nearly three hours, THE BATMAN doesn’t disappoint.

Rooted by an unsettling sense of realism, it feels a lot less like a superhero adventure than an atmospheric noir that

“Each performer fully embraces their role, as if they understand how important their characters are to the fans.”

happens to feature guys in costumes.

While it seems impossible to imagine a BATMAN villain ever approaching the revolutionary turn by Heath Ledger as The Joker in THE DARK KNIGHT, Paul Dano’s Riddler is uniquely disturbing and captivating.

As has been the case from the character’s inception, Bruce Wayne is a billionaire by day and a vigilante by night. He works alongside of Detective James Gordon (Jeffrey Wright) to not only fight crime, but to instill fear in those who dabble in debauchery. Emerging from the shadows to pound bad guys into submission, his fury is fueled by the brutal murder of his parents. Like Travis Bickle, he longs to clean up the streets and provide citizens with the protection that they can’t seem to provide for themselves.

When the maniacal Riddler kicks off a killing spree and broadcasts his crimes to the world, both the police and Batman frantically search for the man behind the mask. As high-level bureaucrats are dispatched in particularly brutal ways (think SAW for the PG-13 crowd) it becomes painfully apparent that Riddler has an agenda, and will stop at nothing to see his plan through to fruition. The only problem is, no one can figure out exactly what the master plan is, or how many bodies will pile up along the way.

There are numerous Robert Pattison as Wayne classic BATMAN characters who play prominent roles in this profoundly dark tale. As always, Alfred Pennyworth (Andy Serkis) shows an unwavering loyalty and familial-like love for the tortured billionaire.

Selina Kyle (aka Catwoman-Zoe Kravitz) is not yet a villain, and the duo forge a personal and professional relationship as they work in conjunction to uncover the truth behind the vast conspiracy that is threatening the entire city. Oswald Cobblepot (an utterly

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Despite its daunting run time, THE BATMAN never lags. Gotham is not a cheery place, Bruce Wayne is not a happy dude, and all aspects of every storyline is drenched in despair. Sounds like a great time at the movies, huh? Oddly enough, it certainly is. Each performer fully embraces their role, as if they understand how important their characters are to the fans. There was no attempt to tie THE BATMAN into the DC Universe, which I think was a masterful stroke that allowed this story to be told without the specter of Aquaman springing out of the sewers or Superman RATED: PG-13 dropping from the sky. Reeves has RUN TIME: 2h 56min crafted a film that stands on its own and GENR E: Action, Crime, Drama doesn’t need to mold itself to follow an STARRING: Robert Pattison, ever-expanding story arc that ties it to Zoë Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright multiple other franchises.

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Kyle and I took the babies out for a scrumptious meal at Phoenix Sports Restaurant on a mild March evening. As we walked in we were immediately greeted by friendly faces as we chose a table. We knew we were in for a treat and couldn’t wait to take a peek at the great menu and specials. We began our meal with one of Magnolia’s favorites – garlic pizza strips. They were warm, garlicky, and cheesy – basically everything you’d want in a garlic pizza! We also couldn’t pass up an interesting menu item, the deep fried banana peppers! These are breaded banana pepper rings that have been deep fried to a golden perfection with just the right amount of heat – don’t pass these up! For our entrees Kyle and I always have a tough time choosing because everything is so delicious! We are always big fans of the chicken parm and the scallops.

This evening we both decided to order off of the specials menu. Kyle decided on the prime rib which was cooked to perfection and served with au jus along with Scallops wrapped in bacon three huge portions of sides. He said that the prime rib was the best he’d had in a while and even the sides (green beans, apple sauce, and French fries) were amazing! For my entrée I decided on the bacon wrapped scallops special served with what I can only describe as a mountain of onion rings! The scallops are always my favorite (seriously if you like scallops these are amazing!) and even baby Johnny enjoyed a couple of nibbles. Although dessert was part of the special we decided that we had quite enough food for the evening and we left with another delicious meal in the books!

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My Mind To Yours

by debra Merryweather

Uncrossing Our Wires Every month I ask myself, should I keep writing? I worry about missed words, extra words, and significant typos. In my March column, I referred to the 1918 pandemic as the 2018 pandemic. Beliefs and ideas unite and divide us. Misinformation spreads fast.

I don’t want to seed the atmosphere with misinformation or, with accurate information poorly communicated by me. I realize that everything can be misconstrued because individuals tend to meet and greet new information with their own beliefs and perspectives, sometimes projecting those perspectives onto everything.

If I do keep writing, should I write about everything I want to write about, especially the personal health related stuff? I am an older person with an evolving take on my history. I worry that any topic I write about in late March will look different

“The Macro Data Refinement Team members have had their physical brains re-wired: they can think only of work while at work while having no awareness of work life when outside of work.”

to me by early April because, if I’m learning, thinking, and getting enough good sleep, my thinking about anything should change a bit or at least become more refined by the

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following week. Openness to current ideas combined with a wait and see attitude can harden into analysis paralysis. I have a harsh inner critic. I often struggle within myself.

On the day I wrote the previous paragraph in the first draft of this column, just as I typed the word “refined,” my thinking shifted to scenes from Apple TV+’s series “Severance.” Plot outline ahead.

In “Severance,” Mark, played by Adam Scott, leads the Macro Data Refinement Team at the fictional Lumon Corporation. The Macro Data Refinement Team members have had their physical brains re-wired: they can think only of work while at work while having no awareness of work life when outside of work. Several “Severance” episodes have “dropped; “dropped,” in case you the reader didn’t know, is slang for released for viewing. I first heard “dropped” in an online “Severance” discussion where group members notified each other that the newest episode had dropped; upon hearing this, I went right to my TV. The participants in the online “Severance” discussion group, some of whom selfidentify as therapists, focus on the motivations and behavior of the “Severance” characters while seeming to ignore the physical alterations made to the characters’ brains. Notions of mind over matter and mind-body dichotomy still run deep in western thinking, including in most religions and traditional medical practices.

I will now stop writing about the “Severance” series in progress, except to say, that, so far, for my money, $4.99 per month, “Severance,” directed by Ben Stiller, provides much to consider about brain damage and consciousness; and viewers get to watch John Turturro, Christopher Walken, and Patricia Arquette. Apple TV+ has not paid me for this endorsement. Again, I am paying them to watch it.

Back in the day of three TV stations whose broadcasts gave way to test patterns after midnight, I would never have guessed I would be paying monthly for individual subscription TV stations just as I would never have imagined that I would one day be referred to as a health care consumer. And I now know that amnesia caused by a physical brain injury often prevented me from acting with informed agency as a consumer of many things, including the sort of care I needed but didn’t know I needed. In recent years, I’ve felt more in touch with myself. I’ve updated my health history.

Diagnoses determine coverage. Diagnoses and misdiagnoses are labels that can follow people for life. The American Psychiatric Association’s DSM-5 has just added prolonged grieving to its list of disorders.

“Severance’s” Mark was grieving prior to undergoing severance. I said I was going to stop writing about “Severance.” I spoke too soon.

I’ve read several articles and much discussion about the new DSM-5 grief related disorder. My lifelong reading and experience lead me to believe that the same institutions and systems that label prolonged grief a disorder, contribute to delayed and unresolved grief. Much political us/them antipathy results from the suppressed grief of men, women and children consigned to, held down in, and raised within

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Over a decade ago, I experienced a sudden random memory during a hike while listening to a fellow hiker describe a brownie recipe.

Ongoing remembrance accompanied by strong and appropriate feelings followed. Body and mind work together to wire us to remember what to approach and what to avoid. Individual persons like locusts who swarm and cattle who stampede, likely share collective consciousness as well as territory. It’s good not to sever some connections.

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2 Books Over the winter I read two books which, while they aren’t directly in opposition, certainly are diametrically opposed in terms of the way the authors approach “the world” and its current situation.

One, “American Marxism,” is by the conservative commentator and yes, “firebrand,” Mark Levin, and the other, COVID-19: The Great Reset,” by World Economic Founder and Executive Chairman, Klaus Schwab, along with Thierry Malleret, Managing Partner of the Monthly Barometer.

In simplest form, Levin’s

“Levin devotes a chapter to the history of “hate America,” in which he walks us through a history of this movement, which he says has been embedded in the American academy and public thought for a long time.”

book is a warning that whether it’s called “progressivism,” “democratic socialism,” “social activism,” or some other “ism,” the United States is facing a sweeping political change – and the other book agrees, but suggests that it’s not just the US but the world, and that the pandemic is the world’s opportunity to initiate “The Great Reset.”

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published in 2021. Clearly, the pandemic was at least a prompt to the authors, seeing as they did that it is very likely the world will emerge from the pandemic greatly changed. The question is, for the better? Or at the very least, “as what?”

Given the approach of the two books, it makes sense that Levin’s book focuses on the United States. He is a conservative, and as such, his “stage” is smaller. His concern is for the country and where it’s headed. Schwab’s scope is the planet, and in fact, beyond its people and markets to its climate, population density and distribution, as well as the “equity” among those who will remain after the reset.

Each book is concerned with where we are, where we’re headed and why. And each author is convinced that we are at a tipping point. If you recall, Malcolm Gladwell popularized the concept in his book, “The Tipping Point,” in which he theorized that small things, even imperceptibly small, add up tiny fraction by tiny fraction until they reach a point of no return – the “straw” that broke the camel’s back. The weight the camel was carrying wasn’t noted until one final straw, a tiny thing all by itself, finally added enough to the total load to break down the whole “system” of the camel.

As noted, Levin works from the idea that the United States, as a unit, must address this potential for and on its own, and also from the position that if we, the people, don’t take control the trajectory is downward. Schwab’s thesis is that the dangers confronting the world are the very opportunity to unite everyone and everything in a single, unified system.

Since I read it first, though it was released later, I will start with Levin’s book, “American Marxism.” He begins with his conviction that America is exceptional.

This is central to conservative thought: America was born in revolution, and grew up in life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. He also suggests that there

“Levin suggests that the brain trust of the American Marxism movement have laid the groundwork for seizing the moment, and providing a unification structure that only had to wait for its opportunity.”

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is a force at work to redirect the ship of state, one that believes in a Utopia, “whether in the form of Marxism, fascism, or some other form of autocratic statism...a paradisiacal future and the perfectibility of man, if only the existing society and culture are radically transformed and abandoned altogether...”

What modern technology, and an (unfortunate) opportunity like a pandemic provide is the ability to create an “impassioned mass, every individual of which feels himself in touch with the infinite numbers of others...” Change is promoted by dissatisfaction – why change if you feel things are going well? “Social movements,” he quotes Frances Fox Piven and Richard A. Cloward (sociologists and political activists who advocated for a form of universal basic income) as writing, “thrive on conflict.” The “never let a good crisis go to waste” theory of political change.

While crisis has the potential to push people apart, and conflict is the very definition of fragmentation, Levin suggests that the brain trust of the American Marxism movement have laid the groundwork for seizing the moment, and providing a unification structure that only had to wait for its opportunity.

Levin devotes a chapter to the history of “hate America,” in which he walks us through a history of this movement, which he says has been embedded in the American academy and public thought for a long time. It would be overwhelming to list all the philosophers, writers, academicians, politicians and scholars who have turned the soil in preparation for the season to change but suggests that Marxism, genderism, and racism have been the primary tools used to convince Americans that something isn’t right with our country. He spends some time with philosopher Herbert Marcuse, “credited with hatching the Critical Theory ideology from which the racial, gender and other Critical Theory-based movements were launched in America.” Important to this theory is the idea of oppression. Wrote Marcuse, “I believe that there is a ‘natural right’ of resistance for oppressed and overpowered minorities to use extralegal means if the legal ones have proved to be inadequate.”

For any “ism” to succeed in America, Levin suggests, the “melting pot” vision of America must be undermined, with its “fusion of diversity and cultural assimilation...” considering “all issues in the context of past societal imperfections – regardless of enormous struggles and efforts in creating a more perfect society, including a civil war, massive economic redistribution, and groundbreaking legal changes.” We must not see one another “individual to individual,” but “bloc-to-bloc,” with “each person assigned to an identity or economic bloc...”

A tool for both managing and promoting this is something akin to the “social credit score” of China, in which persons are assigned points based upon their behavior. Think of a GPS system for human activity. How much did you spend on groceries? How many miles did you put on your car, and is it an electric or gas fueled car? How many square feet do you live in and what temperature is your HVAC set to?

Levin devotes a chapter to climate change, and how both fear, and control, can be used to advance the idea of “Degrowth,” which must clearly be aimed primarily at first world nations, like the United States, as they are most responsible for growth – growth dependent upon fuel, farming, and families, all of which drive climate change. Is man in Nature, or anti-Nature? Can human beings actually achieve and adhere to the list of behaviors that would have to be managed to live within the demands of “net zero” effect on the globe? Levin spends a great deal of time on the formulas and figures of such a challenge.

He moves on to the means by which the message is carried to the public, and anyone who has been paying attention will certainly be aware of the “cancel” wars, and the “fact-check” social media. “Every story, every decision about what to cover, is based on some (usually unspoken) assumption about how the world is supposed to work.”

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(Emphasis mine.) We watch in real-time as pundits and networks and elites and scholars battle it out for our time, attention, and trust.

Levin wraps his book up with a call for liberty. “If we expect others to rescue our nation for us as we go about our daily lives as mere observers to what is transpiring, or close our eyes and ears to current evets, we will lose this struggle. And yes, it is a struggle.”

And that would be, possibly, the one point of agreement between Levin, and Schwab and Malleret. The latter two don’t deny for a moment that America is engaged in a struggle. They would just add, “as is the entire world.”

Where Levin walked us through a linear examination of where we (Americans) are, how we got here, and where we might go, Schwab uses a framework of conditions that enable a “reset.” If your computer is in a certain state of overload, sometimes the best choice is simply “reboot it.” This dumps whatever it had been doing that was slowing down or limiting access, and allows you to start again. Sure, you may lose some data, but sometimes it’s your only real alternative.

The book is divided into three primary parts: a “macro” reset (the world); a “micro” reset (industry and business); and an “individual” reset (us and how we manage such a sweeping change in our daily lives).

First, though, how we got here: interdependence, velocity, and complexity. And before

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“Anyone who has been paying attention will certainly be aware of the “cancel” wars, and the “fact-check” social media.”

2 Books continued from pg 19 that, even, the very concept of how something like what we have been experiencing these last two or so years has “reset” the world before: pandemics. The Black Death, the writers remind us, killed off a huge portion of the world’s population, and demanded that whole empires re-form themselves. And even something as far in the rear view mirror as the Black Death depended upon interdependence (moving around the greater world rather than limiting oneself to a small town), velocity (how fast can a vector move), and complexity (how quickly and thoroughly can we wrap our minds around a challenge?).

The writers suggest that, given the Covid-19 pandemic, these three factors are deeply at work: we have never had such a volume and speed of movement of goods and people from place to place throughout the world. The speed of communication and change are mind-boggling. In 1950, we could call from country to country, but it was a lengthy and expensive business. Now, any one of us can be online with video from one hemisphere to another, literally in the moment. And needless to say, the world has become a highly complex environment – as Levin pointed out, we have difficulty even choosing our sources of information as they are so many, varied, and conflicting.

In the section on “macro” reset, the WEF (of which Schwab is Chairman) supplied a fascinating diagram of a globe, not Earth so much as interdependencies and risk events

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– how a water crisis can lead to involuntary migration which leads to social instability and that exacerbates involuntary migration which can lead to unemployment, a fiscal crisis, and eventually a state of collapse (not necessarily everywhere at the same time, but more along the lines of one leading to another pushing a third and influencing yet a fourth somewhere else). All of which made me think of the famous “butterfly effect.” A butterfly flaps its wings, creating a small disturbance in the air, which pushes another bug slightly off its original course, and on and on the chain of events until a disease is introduced to a place that had never experienced it before and therefore has no defense.

The writers are not, at least at first, suggesting that the Covid-19 event is an opportunity as much as a calamity of huge proportions. They discuss the numbers of people effected, how isolation and limited movement have cost jobs, income, lives, a generation entering the job market in 2020 and there being no jobs at all for them to take. They forecast to the post-pandemic era (perhaps now), when whole social systems will have to reflect on what is worthy of our time and engagement, let alone resources, as we limp back toward the proverbial “new normal.” “The deep disruption caused by COVID-19 globally,” they write, “has offered societies an enforced pause to reflect on what is truly of value. With the economic emergency responses to the pandemic now in place, the opportunity can be seized to make the kind of instinctual changes and policy choices that will put economies on a new path toward a fairer, greener future.”

They emphasize that, given that the world will be “restarting,” why not restart it with an eye toward “equality, social mobility, and inclusive growth?” Here the writers use a term that was referenced in Levin’s book: “degrowth.” “More than 1,100 experts from around the world,” they write, “...release(d) a manifesto in May, 2020, putting forth a degrowth strategy to tackle the economic and human crisis caused by COVID-19... leading to a future where we can live better with less.”

The authors predict a post-pandemic world in which the US, and the dollar, play a significantly less important role in the world than they did pre-pandemic – if any at all. Possibly, they write, “digital currencies may dethrone the US dollar supremacy.” They also predict that COVID-19’s aftermath will “usher in a period of massive wealth redistribution, from the rich to the poor, and from capital to labour.” It is also likely to sound the “death knell of neoliberalism, a corpus of ideas and policies that can be loosely defined as favouring competition over solidarity, creative destruction over government intervention and economic growth over social welfare.”

Here, the writers make a case for big government, and not just big national government, but big world-wide government. The power to make the changes necessary to bring the world into alignment post-pandemic lies in the hands of government. “The COVID-19 pandemic has made government important again. Not just powerful again, but vital again... Acute crises contribute to boosting the power of the state.”

As various nations have responded to the pandemic, it has become clear to the writers that not only were less favored and developed nations at a disadvantage, but a powerhouse like the US was brought to its economic and social knees, and might never, perhaps should never be restored to its previous position of power and responsibility.

Not only that, but time is of the essence. Global institutions need to step into the void created by nations failing to do what global institutions can, or should. “If we do not improve the functioning and legitimacy of our global institutions, the world will soon become unmanageable and very dangerous. There cannot be a lasting recovery without a global strategic framework of governance.”

If you have stayed with me thus far, bravo. These two books are dense, disturbing, and demanding reading. Though the two points of view would be difficult to push further apart, taken together, they provide a panorama of viewpoint, and thought. And to my way of thinking, the more you walk around a subject as you study it, the better your understanding.

“Every story, every decision about what to cover, is based on some (usually unspoken) assumption about how the world is supposed to work.”

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Generally, a player’s tempo reflects his personality. If you’re a fast moving, quick talking type of person, your swing will be fast and quick. If you’re a laid back, easy-going type of person, your swing will be unhurried, by plr articles easy by nature.

When combined, timing and tempo help determine swing consistency. But neither is easy to develop. By working on both, you’ll develop the kind of swing even players with low golf handicaps will envy. Here’s an exercise I use in my golf lessons to develop a player’s appreciation for his/her swing tempo: Address a ball. Raise the clubhead off the ground slightly.

Move it forward to a position a foot or so into the follow-through, and start swinging from there. Guide the clubhead back over the ball, Whatever your golf handicap is, you’ve probably experienced days when everything complete your backswing, and swing through on the course seemed to fall into place. You’re golfing with a fun-loving foursome. the ball all in one motion. Repeat this exercise a number of times. Eventually, you will start You’re playing a great course on a great day. And you’re driving, chipping, and putting developing an appreciation of your swing tempo. well. In fact, you’re doing everything well. It all seems so easy. And, then, for no apparent Here’s an exercise to develop your swing’s linkage: This exercise is designed to train no reason, you lose it. You can’t do anything right. Your drives miss the fairways. Your more than a three quarter length swing. 1. Place a ball on the ground. 2. Take a 9-iron and approach shots fall way short. And your chip shots run by the hole and off the green. assume a normal address position. 3. Next, place a head cover underneath each armpit, 4.

Good shots are far and few between. And when you finally hit a good shot, you shank Take three-quarter length swings with the 9-iron. 5. Repeat the exercise. You want to focus the next, turning pars into double and triple bogeys. Everything feels confused, as if on making the swing without losing the head cover; this forces you, in turn, to concentrate you’ve never hit a ball before. on rotating your arms and swinging your body together. Synchronizing your arms and One reason why we sometimes “lose it” is timing. In golf instruction timing means body maintains that all-important linkage between these key parts. Repeat the exercise synchronizing your turning body and your swinging arms, resulting in a smooth release until you feel comfortable. Naturally, if you take a full-length swing, the head covers will of the clubhead through impact and fall out. So take only three-quarter length swings. Once you feel comfortable doing this, beyond. Timing helps generate control, dispense with the head covers, but remember the feeling. Try to maintain it as you hit balls accuracy, and distance. More importantly, without the covers. Soon, you’ll feel your timing returning. it helps generate swing consistency, regardless of your golf handicap. How do you know when your timing is right?

When your timing is on, your swing is fluid and effortless. It feels like you’re hitting the ball on the sweet spot every time. And the ball is taking off. When your timing is off, your swing feels out of whack. You struggle to hit the ball, never mind generating distance or driving it straight. Your swing feels confused. In fact, everything feels confused. Your confusion often begins with a loss of timing. In golf, loss of timing occurs when the upper parts of your arms separate from your rotating chest halfway through your back wing and follow-through. If you could see yourself in slow-motion, you’d see your left arm separate and lift from your chest in the backswing and your right arm separate and lift from your chest in the follow-through. Recapturing your timing is essential to regaining that “everything is easy” feeling.

It’s why we take golf lessons and read golf tips. The sensation you want to feel is that of the pressure being maintained between your upper arms and chest. The left arm should stretch diagonally across your chest on the backswing and the right arm in a Like Us On Follow Us On similar position in the follow-through. This is called linkage. When it’s broken, timing strays and confusion reigns.

Another reason why we sometimes “lose it” is tempo. Tempo is the time it takes you to complete your full swing, from start to finish. When you’re playing well, you feel like you’re hitting the ball long, solid, and accurately. You find your tempo is pretty much the same on every full shot. But when your game is off, your tempo is off as well. info@wanoagolfcourse.com wanoagolfcourse.com

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by Jennifer Nastasi Guzelak

Spring Into Shape Spring is officially in the air! Are you as excited as I am? It’s safe to say that most of us are more than ready to put away our winter gear. With swimsuit season just around the corner, there’s no better time to adopt a healthier lifestyle than now! ‍ Unfortunately, there are no short-term or quick fixes when it comes to health and fitness. I can tell you first-hand from experience that the more extreme the exercise and nutritional approach is, the greater the likelihood you will get discouraged and gravitate back to your old habits. Sorry, but that’s the truth.

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. Here are a few tips to help you get started.

Exercise in the Morning

There’s a lot of truth to the quote “Exercise in the morning before your brain figures out what you’re doing.” Especially for those of you who don’t love to exercise. An early morning workout will help you start the day with more energy, focus and optimism. Plus, after a morning workout, you’re more likely to eat healthy and say active throughout the day. Get up early and go for a run, lift some weights, or take a group fitness class at your local gym. When you put it off for later in the day, it’s less likely to happen.

Exercise Consistently

Life gets hectic, and it can be challenging to maintain a consistent workout during the week. However, this is what is needed if you want to achieve your fitness goals. Set aside a specific time each day that works well for your schedule and stick to it. If you miss a day, make sure you make it up! Trust me, you’ll feel better.

Pack Your Lunch

I don’t just pack my lunch; I pack my love! Packing a sensible lunch is always a great way to ensure your success. It also gives you the opportunity to create something healthy that you will feel good about! If you don’t plan ahead, you might find yourself in trouble. Nothing can derail your diet quicker than an unplanned trip to a fast-food restaurant.

Keep It Real

Real food is a simple concept. If you eat what nature has given us: plants, fruits, roots, nuts, seeds, meat, fish, eggs, milk and its by-products such as cheese and yogurt you will not only look good, but you will feel good too. Real food should never have a list of ingredients that you can’t pronounce. In other words, if you can’t pronounce it, don’t eat it!

Cook from Scratch

“Real food should never have a list of ingredients that you can’t pronounce. In other words, if you can’t pronounce it, don’t eat it!”

Whether you live on your own or are a busy parent, finding the time and energy to prepare home-cooked meals can seem like a daunting task. At the end of a hectic day, eating out or ordering in might feel like the quickest, easiest option.

However, convenience and processed food can take a significant toll on your health.

By cooking for yourself, you will know exactly what’s going into your food and you can ensure that you and your family eat fresh, wholesome meals.

Take It Outdoors

Nature is a gym and your membership is free! Being outside is so therapeutic and has a huge impact on both our physical and mental health. Go for a hike, ride your bicycle, rollerblade, swim, kayak or play volleyball. It really doesn’t matter what you do as long as you are actively enjoying the outdoors.

Shop Local

Shop local, eat local, spend local and enjoy local. Support the local businesses who support the area where you live, work and play. There is something so satisfying about preparing a meal with locally grown produce. Know who your local farmers are and

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keep moving forward with your fitness goals. There’s nothing more motivating than seeing results.

In Conclusion:

“Being outside is so therapeutic and has a huge impact on both our physical and mental health.”

Despite the forecast, live like its spring! A healthy lifestyle not only changes your body, it changes your mind your attitude and your mood.

There’s no better time to get started than right now. Build a good foundation of healthy eating and training habits so that you are able to maintain your body’s condition today and in the long-term. Good luck to you!

I have been a personal trainer for over eighteen years and I absolutely love what I do. I honestly feel that I have one of the best jobs out there! The most rewarding part of my profession is helping one of my clients succeed at reaching their personal fitness goals. Making a difference in someone’s life makes it all worthwhile. I am currently certified by the National Sports Conditioning Association, Apex Fitness Group, and the International Sports Science Association.

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Finding the time to squeeze in a workout can be challenging. The good news is that research shows that the effects of exercise are cumulative, so you don’t have to do it all at once to get the full benefit. Use your time wisely! Try fitting in ten minutes before work, ten on your lunch break and then ten more in the evening.

Whenever you need a quick, minute-long break at work, why not do a few sets of squats? When you are home in the evening watching TV, use commercial breaks to do push-ups, lunges, chair dips, planks, crunches and whatever else works in your living space.

Make a Lifestyle Change

Being healthy and fit isn’t a fad or a trend. Instead, it’s a lifestyle. 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 look and feel, it will be easier to

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Chuck Schiele: Thank you, Mr. Price, for doing this interview.

Robert Price: Thank you, Chuck. It’s my pleasure.

CS: How did your music life begin?

RP: My mother and father were both private music teachers, teaching in both our home and their studios in the old Clark Music Building in downtown Syracuse.

by Chuck Schiele My earliest musical memory is of crawling up into a low easy chair in the evening and going back to sleep listening to them play the Brahms Violin Sonata in G Major. I asked for music lessons, and when my hands were big enough to span a fifth on the piano, Mom started me.

CS: Please share with us your path as a musician.

RP: In high school, The music world is always an interesting place to meet people. I became aware of Robert Price when the cellist in my group bought a cello from him. Nice cello. I recently I accompanied the met him where he was in attendance at our show in the front row. It’s always inspiring Herman Branch Chorale in Syracuse. I attended and somewhat unnerving when somebody of such musical stature is listening to Potsdam State Teachers every–last–drop–of– College starting in 1959, every–last–note–you’re then took a break to join making your way through the Marine Corps in 1961. your set. In this case it felt While in the 2nd Division particularly comforting Band at Camp Lejeune, to have someone who I studied informally might understand more with John B. Williams, a fully, what we’re doing budding bassist. He went musically. on to play in the Tonight Price himself, has enjoyed an astonishing, robust and colorful career as a jazz pianist having rubbed shoulders with Bobby Rydell, Brenda Lee, Aliza Kashi and Bobby Darin. He’s worked with local favorite Ronnie Leigh among many others in the area and elsewhere.

Here he is, very kindly taking a few moments for us here at Sounds of Syracuse.

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“The gig was varied, ranging from solo cocktail piano during luncheons and tours to alternating with the Marine Band Orchestra during State Dinners.”

Show band under Doc Severinson, then played in Nancy Wilson’s group for 30 years. JB taught me a great deal about chord voicing and jazz Tony Orlando was popular during Ford’s presidency style. In the late 1960s I led the trio at the Coda restaurant in Syracuse, then bought a Hammond B3 organ and toured for four years as organist and arranger with various show bands.

CS: You also had a stint with the White House as the resident pianist. Please tell us what that gig is like...playing for the President, heads of state, and royalty figures.

RP: All four service bands alternate playing at the White House, so I played as the White House Pianist with the Marine Band from October of 1974 until the spring of 1981. The gig was varied, ranging from solo cocktail piano during luncheons and tours

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to alternating with the Marine Band Orchestra during State Dinners.

CS: Please share with us a re-tellable story from those experiences.

RP: Tony Orlando was very popular during the Ford administration, and he was the entertainment for one memorable State Dinner. Mrs. Ford came up to me as I was playing with a small group and asked, “Would it be all right if Tony Orlando sat in?” We performed “A Foggy Day in Chuck Schiele with Robert Price London Town” as our first number, and he sang for the whole rest of the gig!

It was a lot of fun!

CS: Otherwise you’ve spent a lot of time as a jazz pianist. Please, share some of the better moments from those days.

RP: I was visiting JB Williams in New York City and wound up sitting in with the great trombonist J.J. Johnson in the Rainbow Lounge. His pianist was relegated to the organ, and I played the rest of the gig, which was great fun!

CS: To what and/or whom do listen to or do to inspire yourself as a musician.

RP: I enjoy going out to catch local groups such as your own Qua4tro, Dave Novak and his various groups, The Cadleys, and others.

CS: What are your thoughts on the music scene here in Syracuse?

RP: I’m happy there are places for musicians to work here. We don’t go out very much, but have enjoyed listening to Ronnie Leigh at several venues around town.

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CS: What would your advice be to a budding musician?

RP: Practice! Learn to sight read, as there are many more opportunites if you have the skills. Sit in with as many groups as will have you, and learn how to support their sound effectively.

CS: What are your thoughts on the general condition of music, today?

RP: I stopped commenting on popular music when I found it less interesting to me.

Back in the 70s, a much older drummer made some disparaging remarks about “this rock and roll s[tuff]” – I resolved not to sound like that when I got older.

“It’s always inspiring and somewhat unnerving when somebody of such musical stature is listening to every– last–drop–of–every–last–note–you’re making your way through your set.”

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Preventive Medicine

by Dr. Barry

The Clot Thickens Dr. Malcolm Kendrick has just released his latest book...The Clot Thickens and its another must read. His prior books...The Cholesterol Con and Statin Nation both laid out in detail the many failings of the cholesterol causes heart disease hypothesis and the sustained efforts of the pharmaceutical industry to make you believe that statins make a real difference in heart disease. Unfortunately most doctors and health care providers have drunk the kool aid and still believe

that cholesterol is a major factor in heart disease and that everyone should be on a statin. I have a very hard time convincing even my own Nurse Practitioners to stop looking at the guidelines and start looking at the data. It’s hard to go right when everyone else is going left.

In this, his latest book, Dr. Kendrick reviews these issues but goes into much more depth about the true causes of heart disease...inflammation (and its many causes) and the delicate balance between bleeding and clotting. He gets right to the bottom line in reviewing what interactions really change life expectancy.

The evidence shows that by sunbathing you can gain up to a 10 years increase in lifespan. Just going outside, spending time in the sunlight which is simple, free, and enjoyable. On the other hand, 40 years of statins will give you the lifespan expectancy gain of just under a month...that’s right...3 days extra for every 5 years

“Dr. Kendrick reviews these issues but goes into much more depth about the true causes of heart disease... inflammation (and its many causes) and the delicate balance between bleeding and clotting.”

By sunbathing you can gain up to 10 years increase in lifespan of taking a statin. So, take a statin for 40 years to gain just under a month of life expectancy or do some sunbathing and gain 10 years! Does this seem like a hard choice to you?

What about shortening life expectancy? Of course smoking leads the list. Smoking takes at least 10 years off your life expectancy and that’s pretty well accepted.

What’s not accepted or well known is that taking proton pump inhibitors (prilosec, omeprazole, aciphex etc. ) causes on average a reduction of 2 years in life span!

The mechanism of action is that the PPIs have an adverse cardiovascular effect via a reduction in nitrous oxide production. Dr. Kendrik points to a data mining exercise examining records from 2.9 million patients who were on proton pump inhibitors... they were associated with a 1.16 fold risk of having a heart attack and a 2 fold increase risk of cardiovascular mortality. That’s a doubling of cardiovascular mortality by taking a Prilosec or other drug chronically. So one of the most popular drugs in the world has clearly and repeatedly been shown to increase your risk of dying... what did your doctor say about that?

So his suggestions as to how to keep cardiovascular diseases at bay include focusing on the items that have the biggest effects. Data in the United Kingdom from 3,878,256 patients analyzed over 10 years and machine learning was used to evaluate cardiovascular risk prediction. The top conditions related to CVD risk factors were:

#1 cardiovascular risk factor

1. COPD / smoking 2. Steroid prescription 3. Age 4. Severe mental illness 5. South Asian ethnicity 6. Prescription of immunosuppressant 7. Socioeconomic status quintile number 3 8. Socioeconomic status quintile number 4 9. Chronic kidney disease 10. Socioeconomic status quintile number 2

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Diabetes and hypertension did not make the top 10! Socioeconomic status quintiles refer to a patient’s status economically. This was based on massive computing analysis of many patients but doesn’t prove causation.

Lower socioeconomic status equals more stress and Dr. Kendrick points to loads of data both clinically and biochemically wherein stress is a major risk factor for heart disease. Is severe mental illness associated with heart disease because most of those patients smoke or is it because most of those patients are chronically stressed out?

When you look at it, severe mental illness, steroid prescription and immunosuppressant prescription all work in the same function affecting the hypothalamic-pituitaryadrenal axis with resultant insulin resistance. Stress does the same thing. It’s not just some new wave mumbo-jumbo...there are direct physical, chemical, and hormonal pathways linking stress to health consequences.

“Proton pump inhibitors...associated with a 1.16 fold risk of having a heart attack and a 2 fold increase risk of cardiovascular mortality.”

Where did LDL (what your cardiologist calls the “bad” cholesterol) fall on the list of associations with heart disease? It ranked 46 out of 48.

Yet another proof that LDL cholesterol was not a significant risk factor for heart disease. Okay, this study was done in the United Kingdom but it’s probably more relevant to heart disease in America than one done in China or Chile.

What were Dr. Kendrick’s personal recommendations regarding reducing heart disease risks? Of course he talks about smoking reduction, exercise, sun exposure (which increases nitric oxide production) sleep and stress management but he also talks about supplements... none of which he has any financial interests in.

He particularly mentions terms of supplements; Vitamin D, Vitamin C, Potassium, Magnesium, L-Arginine, and LCitrulline. These are his recommendations to well people. If you have diagnosed heart disease he adds Chondroitin Sulfate (which acts to protect the glycocalyx), thiamine, CO Q-10 (since most of these patients are on statins) and viagra like drugs (which increase nitric oxide production).

He also favors considering aspirin and avoiding nonsteroidal drugs and proton pump inhibitors. If you have diabetes he recommends a low carb diet, short burst exercises, reducing alcohol and considering chelation therapy. This last one will be discussed in future columns.

I don’t know if it’s more important for you or your health care provider to read this book. Well, it may be too difficult for your health care provider to change how they

“I have a very hard time convincing even my own Nurse Practitioners to stop looking at the guidelines and start looking at the data. It’s hard to go right when everyone else is going left.”

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Severe mental illness, #4 cardiovascular risk factor think and how they practice but it’s not too late for you to improve your health. Look at the evidence in this book or his prior books, not at the recommendations of the guidelines because these guidelines have been hopelessly corrupted by Big Pharma.

Don’t get me wrong...there is a time and place for pharmaceuticals but they must come after the basics of diet, exercise, sleep and stress and not be used as a substitute.

Until next month...get well and stay well.

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Average Joe’s Beernasium, Baldwinsville

KANSAS: Point of Know Return Tour • 7:30pm

Landmark Theatre, Syracuse

Buried Acorn Brewing Co., Syracuse

KennaDee

April 9

Upstate Medical Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial, Syracuse

Harmonic Dirt • 6pm

JAZZ JAM w/ Josh Dekaney Trio • 3pm

Mark Nanni Music • 12pm

Sensi Trails and Modafferi! • 7pm

Bonnie Raitt: Just Like That...Tour 2022 • 7:30pm Landmark Theatre, Syracuse

April 13

Nancy Kelly at the Cavalier Lounge • 6pm Marriott Syracuse Downtown, Syracuse

April 13

Sentiment Tour • 7pm Westcott Theater, Syracuse

April 13

Said the Sky • 8pm Westcott Theater, Syracuse

April 15

Soraia • 7pm

Dave Hanlon Trio • 3-6pm

April 16

KennaDee Altmar Hotel, Altmar

April 16

Joe Driscoll + Roots Collider • 8pm Funk ‘n Waffles, Syracuse

April 16

Dorothy • 6:30pm The Lost Horizon, Syracuse

April 16

Epic Elton Tribute to Elton John • 8pm Vernon Downs, Vernon

The Makanda Project

April 22

The Lizards, Phish Tribute • 8pm Funk ‘n Waffles, Syracuse

April 23

Heather Pierson Acoustic Trio Oswego Music Hall, Oswego

April 23

The Out of the Woods Tour Feat. Rav, Kill Bill: the Rapper & More • 7pm Funk ‘n Waffles, Syracuse

April 24

Ava Andrews & Dave Hanlon’s Cookbook • 2-3:15pm Liverpool Public Library, Liverpool

April 24

JAZZ JAM w/ Josh Dekaney Trio • 3pm Funk ‘n Waffles, Syracuse

April 29

Organ Fairchild w/s/g Painted Birds • 8pm Funk ‘n Waffles, Syracuse

April 30

CBDB w/s/g PeoplePeople • 8pm Funk ‘n Waffles, Syracuse

May 7

Vance Gilbert Oswego Music Hall, Oswego

May 7

Funky Jazz Band • 3-6pm Anyela’s Vineyard, Skaneateles

May 7

The Turbulents • 8pm Funk ‘n Waffles, Syracuse

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May 12

Sarah Gross & Erez Zobary • 7pm Funk ‘n Waffles, Syracuse

May 13

Mark Zane • 5pm Shaughnessy’s Irish Pub, Syracuse

May 19

Mark Zane • 5pm Destiny USA, Syracuse

May 21

The Sea w/Emerging Artist Showcase

April 1 & 2

Anthony Rodia - SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT - 21 & Over Funny Bone Comedy Club, Syracuse

April 2

The Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater, Syracuse

April 2

May 28

SRC Arena and Events Center at OCC, Syracuse

June 16-18

The New York State Blues Fest Chevy Court, NYS Fairgrounds Main Stage June 16 Brownskin Band • 5-5:50pm Los Blancos • 6:15-7:15pm GA-20 • 7:45-9pm Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience • 9:30pm June 17 Slidin Home • 4-4:45pm Phil Petroff & Natural Fact • 5-5:50pm Carolyn Kelly Blues Band • 6:15-7:15pm Ron Spencer Band featuring Joe Whiting: Mark Gibson Tribute • 7:45-9pm The Kingsnakes • 9:30-11pm June 18 Blues Ignition • 1-1:45pm Westcott Jug Suckers • 2:30-3:30pm Clarence Spady & the Electric City Band • 4-5:10pm Jocelyn & Chris • 6-7:15pm Vanessa Collier • 7:45-9pm JJ Grey & Mofro • 9:30-11pm Side Stage June 16 Tim Herron • 7:20-7:40pm Tim Herron • 9-9:20pm June 17 Mike Burns & Mark Yonnick • 7:20-7:40pm Mike Burns & Mark Yonnick • 9-9:20pm June 18 Jimmy Wolf • 1:50-2:20pm Unity Street Band • 3:30-3:50pm Nate Gross • 7:20-7:40pm Nate Gross • 9-9:20pm

Events April 1

Celtic Woman • 7:30pm Landmark Theatre, Syracuse

Landmark Theatre, Syracuse

May 7

June 8-28

Le Moyne College Men’s Lacrosse vs Assumption College • 11am-2pm

The REV Theatre Co., Auburn

April 9

Clinton Square, Syracuse

Maker Faire Syracuse

Clinton Square, Syracuse featuring: Devon Allman Project, Allman Family Revival Tour including Luther Dickinson from the Black Crows & G. Love, Joe Louis Walker, The River Kittens, The Ripcords

Carrier Dome, Syracuse

Buried Acorn, Syracuse

Oswego Music Hall, Oswego

Blues, Brews & BBQ

April 26-30

Monster Jam • 7pm

Comedian Zane Lamprey • 6-9pm

Lewis Black: Off the Rails

April 2

Teen Easter Egg Hunt Northern Onondaga Public Library, Brewerton

April 3

Shayne Smith - SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT - 21 & Over Funny Bone Comedy Club, Syracuse

April 3

Collectorsfest - Sports Memorabilia Show • 9:30am-3pm NYS Fairgrounds, Syracuse

April 3 &10

Breakfast with the Bunny • Sundays Rosemond Gifford Zoo, Syracuse

April 5 & 6

Broadway in Syracuse presents Riverdance The Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater, Syracuse

April 6

David Mammano - SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT - 21 & Over Funny Bone Comedy Club, Syracuse

April 7

Gianmarco Soresi Comedy Show • 7:30-9:30pm Funny Bone Comedy Club, Syracuse

April 8 & 9

Syracuse Contemporary Dance Co. presents In Concert 2022 • 7:30pm Oncenter Carrier Theatre, Syracuse

April 9 &10

International Taste Festival • 12pm-7 & 9pm NYS Fairgrounds Expo Center, Syracuse

April 9

First Annual Canwood Derby • 2-4pm Buried Acorn Brewing Co, Syracuse

April 10

Nate Bargatze: The Raincheck Tour • 7pm

Art April 1-10

Dawn Williams Boyd: Woe

April 1-10

Charley Friedman: Soundtracks for the Present Future Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse

April 1-15

Terrestrial Mimicry Edgewood Gallery, Syracuse

April 1-17

Arlene Abend: Resolute Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse

April 1-30

New Fabric Handworks

by Sharon Bottle Souva Cazenovia Artisan Gallery, Cazenovia

April 1-May 1

Abisay Puentes: Paradox Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse

April 1-May 14

“Scene|Unseen: Artistic Engagement as a Ritual of Return Post 9-11” Exhibition National Veterans Resource Center Gallery , Syracuse

April 1-May 20

‘Student Voices in Print’ Exhibition Bird Library, Syracuse University

April 1-July 22

2022 Newhouse Photography Annual Light Work, Syracuse

April 1-July 22

Melissa Catanese: The Lottery Exhibition Light Work, Syracuse

Thru October 23

Curious Vessels: The Rosenfield Collection Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse

Theatre April 1-9 Godspell

Panasci Chapel @ Le Moyne College, Syracuse

April 1-10

April 10

Redhouse, Syracuse

Crouse Hinds Theatre, Syracuse

CATS

Catch Me If You Can

June 10-19

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Redhouse, Syracuse

MacBeth

April 14-21

The Sound of Murder

April 9

LeMoyne College, Syracuse

Le Moyne College Women’s Lacrosse vs Assumption College

July 13-August 2

LeMoyne College, Syracuse

The REV Theatre Co., Auburn

Syracuse University Softball vs Notre Dame • 12-2pm

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse

Landmark Theatre, Syracuse

David Sedaris • 3pm

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Syracuse University Softball vs Pittsburgh • 3-5pm Syracuse University, Syracuse

April 1

Syracuse University Tennis vs Louisville • 3-6pm Syracuse University, Syracuse

April 3

Le Moyne College Softball vs Southern New Hampshire University • 3-6pm LeMoyne College, Syracuse

April 5

Le Moyne College Men’s Tennis vs Stonehill College LeMoyne College, Syracuse

April 5

Le Moyne College Baseball vs D’Youville College • 1-4pm LeMoyne College, Syracuse

April 5-9

Syracuse Mets vs. Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders • 6:35pm NBT Bank Stadium, Syracuse

April 8

Syracuse Crunch vs.

Springfield Thunderbirds • 7pm Upstate University Medical Arena, Syracuse

April 8

Syracuse University Softball vs Notre Dame • 3-5pm Syracuse University, Syracuse

April 9

Syracuse Crunch vs. Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins • 7pm Upstate University Medical Arena, Syracuse

April 9

Syracuse University Women’s Lacrosse vs North Carolina Women’s Lacrosse • 4pm Carrier Dome, Syracuse

April 9

April 10

Syracuse University, Syracuse

April 10

Le Moyne College Baseball vs University of New Haven • 12-3pm LeMoyne College, Syracuse

April 11

Syracuse University Men’s Lacrosse vs Cornell • 7-10pm Syracuse University, Syracuse

April 13

Syracuse University Softball vs Canisius • 1-3pm Syracuse University, Syracuse

April 13

Le Moyne College Men’s Tennis vs Adelphi University • 3:30-6:30pm Nottingham High School, Syracuse

April 13

Le Moyne College Women’s Lacrosse vs Saint Anselm College LeMoyne College, Syracuse

April 15

Le Moyne College Men’s Lacrosse vs American International College • 11am-2pm LeMoyne College, Syracuse

April 15

Le Moyne College Softball vs Assumption University • 11am-2pm LeMoyne College, Syracuse

April 16

Syracuse Crunch vs.

Toronto Marlies • 7pm Upstate University Medical Arena, Syracuse

April 16

Syracuse University Women’s Lacrosse vs Louisville Syracuse University, Syracuse

April 16

Le Moyne College Men’s Tennis vs RIT LeMoyne College, Syracuse

April 16 & 17

Le Moyne College Baseball vs American International College • 12-3pm

Le Moyne College Baseball vs LeMoyne College, Syracuse University of New Haven • 12-3pm LeMoyne College, Syracuse

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Streaming Flicks by MILLER byBRIAN debra Merryweather

Ozark In September 2017, I wrote a review of the debut season of the Netflix series OZARK. At that time, I predicted that the series, starring Jason Bateman and Laura Linney, would become an instant classic for the streamer and would help bolster their rapidly expanding library of original content. As we approach the release of the second part of the fourth and final season later this month (April 29) I am ecstatic to say that the series has exceeded the lofty expectations I laid out years ago.

The trajectory of OZARK inevitably invites comparisons to BREAKING BAD, and for good reason. It is a show about seemingly normal people who find themselves beset

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Laura Linney and Jason Bateman as Wendy and Marty by a number of desperate and tragic circumstances, and who will do anything possible to keep their family safe. This leads to countless horrific and cataclysmic decisions, resulting in actions that end in mayhem. As a result, on the surface, the two series’ may seem similar, but ultimately, there are major differences between BREAKING BAD and OZARK that allow the latter to stand firmly on its own as a peer, rather than a clone.

Whereas Walter White’s descent was gradual, and he did everything he could to keep decisions secret, accountant Marty Byrde

“They are clever and cunning, and though they long to protect their children, they also bring them into the fold very early on.”

(Bateman) and his wife Wendy (Linney) have a dark streak from the jump. They are clever and cunning, and though they long to protect their children (Sofia Hublitz and Skylar Gaertner), they also bring them into the fold very early on. This isn’t just a matter of mom and dad doing naughty things under a veil of darkness.

This is a family affair.

OZARK is the type of pitch-black entertainment that should horrify anyone with a sense of conscience, but like the Roy’s in SUCCESSION, you want the Byrdes to succeed. As they find themselves being drawn deeper into the underworld, culminating with a partnership with a deadly cartel, you watch them spiral yet

Their children, Sofia Hublitz and Skylar Gaertner

Series standout Julia Garner as Ruth

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long for them to crawl their way out. With each passing season, scratch that, with each passing episode, their plight has become increasingly difficult to overcome. With only seven episodes remaining, it is impossible to fathom how they will make it out alive.

Even if they do, how can they possibly live with what they’ve done?

This last question is what makes OZARK so fascinating. Throughout the series, each character has referenced “when we get out of this.” Not only the Byrdes, but Marty’s partner Ruth (series standout Julia Garner) as well. They discuss the future as if it has any hope of being something that could possibly resemble normalcy. Even if they live through this, the knowledge of what lead them to their current state would seemingly haunt them forever.

Though I will certainly be sad to see it go, OZARK had a story to tell, and that tale is now coming to an end. Rather than drag it out for a few more seasons, it is reaching its conclusion while it is still razor sharp. The entire cast has never been better, and despite the fallacies of their characters, they are enthralling to watch. Given all that has happened up until this point, it doesn’t

“The entire cast has never been better, and despite the fallacies of their characters, they are enthralling to watch.”

seem possible that they will all live to see how this all ends, and given the surprises so far, audiences need to be prepared as to who could be next. The specter of death will permeate throughout nearly every scene that is to come and as we have

ozark

shockingly learned many times before, the end is swift and brutal. The question is, who will make it out of the Ozarks, and will they ever have a life worth living?

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Computers & the Web

by Nancy Roberts

Turn Up the Volume The Volume. I’ll do my best with this subject – but it’s quite new, I’ve never worked with it, and having done a little film acting my best guess is you’d come out of The Volume more than a bit disoriented.

Green screen has been the gold standard for compositing a background with action in a film for several decades. In fact, compositing goes back further than that – all the way to 1898 (yes, 18). George Méliès wanted to depict a man removing his head for a film – so he basically layered multiple frames in multiple exposures to create the trick shot. The technique was repeated, improved upon, and was known as matte techniques, and could be used to add or remove something from a shot, usually one in which actors were say, standing in front of a moving background scene, or the director wanted a special effect that couldn’t be obtained with a straight shot.

In the 1930s, the “green screen” (only it was blue at the time, and known as chroma key) technique debuted. An evenly lit background of deep blue was behind (and often beneath) the actors in a scene, and then blue would then be removed from the shot, and replaced with whatever scene, moving or static, the filmmakers wanted.

By the late 80s, animation was combined with live action via green screen, opening a whole new door to, especially, movies that involved fantasy or sci-fi. The development of this technique from the 30s through to recent film history went through dozens of iterations and techniques, each one focused on making the composite shot better and more believable, and solving a particular problem for that film. So, how things were lit, which colors were subtracted, how many layers were required to get a final shot, all depended on what the filmmakers were hoping to achieve – as well as who the actors were (skin tone mattered a great deal) and how they were to be costumed.

The state of the art now still involves actors and cameras – but, in a way, harks back to an old theater technique called the rear screen projection. In this technique, actors were moving around on a stage, with set pieces (chairs, tables, rocks, trees) and behind them was projected a larger environment, onto a translucent screen,

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from behind. You’ll see this employed in shots like the famous “driving the car” scene in which an actor or actors are supposedly in a car, and behind them is a film of the street as they pass by. It worked – sort of.

But with the “volume,” a giant wrap-around LED screen, the actors step into a large space, properly accoutered with appropriate smaller set pieces, and all around them, in a close to 360 degree arc, is a scene that looks and feels so real actors can actually “get lost” in a scene.

Volume technology doesn’t have to be huge. It can, in fact, be whatever size is required to suit the shots and the project, and can create whatever size “world” is needed – from a vast, star-swept sky of a distant planet, to an imaginary bugs-eye-view of grass and a menacing foot or hoof.

“The state of the art now still involves actors and cameras – but, in a way, harks back to an old theater technique called the rear screen projection.”

One of the more brilliant innovations of volume shooting in Stagecraft (a particular LED set used in filming for The Mandalorian and some Star Wars films) “and other, smaller LED walls (the more general term for these backgrounds) is not only that the image shown is generated live in photorealistic 3D by powerful GPUs, but that 3D scene is directly affected by the movements and settings of the camera. If the camera moves to the right, the image alters just as the real scene would and other, smaller LED walls (the more general term for these backgrounds) is not only that the image shown is generated live in photorealistic 3D by powerful GPUs, but that 3D scene is directly affected by the movements and settings of the camera. If the camera moves to the right, the image alters just as if it were a real scene.” (TechCrunch.com)

“George Méliès wanted to depict a man removing his head for a film – so he basically layered multiple frames in multiple exposures to create the trick shot.”

Green screen has been the gold standard

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Another benefit of such shooting is that the whole cast and crew doesn’t need to be on location, either for principal shooting or re-shoots. Cinematographers travel to an exotic location and pick up a variety of shots, and if necessary, can return to layer a new background into the finished product if the script changes a bit.

If you’d like to see the technology in action: https://youtu.be/gUnxzVOs3rk Next time I’m watching a scene from a film set in, say, 1880 in the deserts of the southwest and someone says, “How did they shoot that?” I think I’ll have a smartalec answer.

Actors can actually “get lost” in a scene

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Tales from the Vine

by Cassandra Harrington by plr articles

Wine For The Rest of Us Many of us love wine, but lack the purse that allows for expensive, “fine” wines. For that matter, I have found that if I want to enjoy wine regularly (which I do), I can’t even afford $15 a bottle as that mounts up quickly in the old monthly budget. But fear not, budget oenophiles, good wines, even fine wines are available on a shoe string. Many people have already discovered the charms of Yellowtail and Two-buck Chuck (Charles Taylor) wines, to the point of these good wines being virtually ubiquitous on dinner tables everywhere. But did you know, or realize, that there are many, many quality varietals available through a host of other vineyards. Indeed, there are dozens of wines at half the price of Yellowtail,

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that produce a more sophisticated flavor, and are a more congenial match with most meals.

Silver Sands is a South African vineyard of singular note. I haven’t tried all of their wines, but with a meal of broiled chuck roast in a garlic sauce, and sides of asparagus and gingered sweet Broiled chuck roast potatoes, I found that the Silver Sands Shiraz was an able, even excellent companion to the meal, easily competing with wines valued at two or three times it’s $5 per bottle cost. It’s smoke and oak wood tones contrasting delightfully with the natural blackberry fruitiness of the Syrah grape, from which Shiraz is made.

There is an initial bite to this Shiraz, not unpleasant, but attention-getting, which matures on the palate into waves of dark smoke, not unlike a fine single-malt, then into deeper, more subtle, woody and earthy tones, all overlaid with the fruitiness of Shiraz.

This is a surprisingly nuanced wine, with a pleasant and promising nose and a rich, full body. Most importantly, this wine was a delightful complement to the meal, dancing the tongue away from the powerful, salty garlic marinade of the beef and preparing it for the ginger and autumn spices of the sweet potatoes. Or as a perfect counterpoint to the buttery smoothness of the steamed asparagus and a reminder of the richness of the red meat to come.

This might be a little strong as a companion for some pastas, but I can see it sitting

“I haven’t tried all of their wines, but with a meal of broiled chuck roast in a garlic sauce, and sides of asparagus and gingered sweet potatoes, I found that the Silver Sands Shiraz was an able, even excellent companion to the meal.”

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proudly alongside a well-prepared steak, or a deliciously rare burger with blue-cheese crumbles over the top and slices of smoked bacon. You do need some starch with this one for balance: perhaps unsalted pub fries with

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malt vinegar, or maybe a monstrous baked potato smothered in butter, sour cream, bacon bits, broccoli florets and Vermont cheddar, or like I had, gingered sweet potatoes.

But I think you’ll find that this wine is zippy enough to stand on its own quite nicely beside a host of entrees. This wine was actually quite a surprise. I am very familiar with South African reds, and have found them to be somewhat stratified, i.e. the cheap ones are cheap for a reason. But not so with Silver Sands. This is an absolutely delightful Shiraz, mature and flavorful, but not bombastic or heavy. I will definitely keep my eye out for this South African delight in the future, and at $5 a bottle, I know that it won’t break the bank if I bring it home. Happy hunting!

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Easter Chick Deviled Eggs Ingredients 12 hard-boiled eggs, peeled 2 tablespoons mayonnaise 1 ½ tablespoons yellow mustard ½ cup green olives, finely chopped

salt and black pepper to taste 1 carrot, cut into rounds 12 slices black olives

Directions

Step 1 • Slice through the top 1/3 of each egg, ensuring some of the yolk is included in the slice. Remove the egg yolk from the bottom portion of the egg using a spoon and transfer to a bowl.

Step 2 • Mix egg yolks, mayonnaise, mustard, green olives, salt, and pepper together in a bowl. Fill a piping bag or a plastic bag with a corner snipped with the egg yolk mixture. Pipe egg yolk mixture into the hollowed egg whites creating the ‘chick’, ensuring there is enough filling to add ‘eyes’ and a ‘beak.’

Step 3 • Slice small wedges out of the carrot rounds creating 12 ‘beaks’. Add a ‘beak’ to each ‘chick.’

Step 4 • Slice black olive pieces into small squares to be used as ‘eyes.’ Add 2 ‘eyes’ to each ‘chick.’ Place the egg tops onto each ‘chick’ to look like a chick peaking out of the egg.

Prep Time: 30 min.

Total Time: 30 min.

Servings: 12

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