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Fraoch Heather Ale, Williams Brothers Brewing Co. (Scotland): Made from a Gaelic recipe that’s been around since 2000 B.C., this style of ale is only made by Williams Brothers and was my favorite before I discovered Avatar. I still love it today and it’s widely available, you just have to look for it. Besides heather flowers, it’s also made with ginger to give a hint of spice and bogmyrtle, a flowering plant native to Scotland and other countries.

MoM Hefeweizen, Rogue (OR): MoM Hefeweizen is a wheat beer infused with Oregon roses. I love roses and rose water, so I was curious about this one and bought it. The rose flavor is extremely light to almost non-existent if your taste buds aren’t paying attention. It’s definitely worth another try!

Orange Blossom Cream Ale, Buffalo Bill’s Brewery (CA): I first tried this several years ago at the Empire Brewfest when it was in Clinton Square in the summer time. It was my first sampling on a hot July day, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Made with orange flower, orange peel and honey, this beer

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In brewing, flowers provide beer with a unique dimension that only a flower can. Some flower beers are subtle and others are not – but either way they’re worth examining and sampling. Here are just a few of my favorite flower beers: Elysian Avatar IPA (WA): my very favorite flower beer, Avatar uses dried jasmine flowers into the boil and hopback. Make

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by CASSANDRA HARRINGTON will travelers experience such a multitude of premium wines, attractions, comfortable lodging, fine restaurants, friendly people, and a splendid scenery.”

Perhaps a bit It’s hard to believe a time when the shores of the Cayuga Lake were not occupied overstated by the picturesque rows of vineyard that provide the area with the fruit that drives our local economy. Not more than 35 years ago, winemaking was nearly experimen- in 1983, it’s certainly true tal practice for some in the Finger Lakes region. now.

In 1981, the owner of Plane’s Cayuga Vineyards (now called Cayuga Ridge Estate Shortly after, Knapp joined the trail in 1984, Hosmer and Swedish Hill in 1986, Six Winery), Mary Plane, enviMile Creek in 1987; and King Ferry, Goose Watch, Sheldrake Point, and Long Point sioned a multi-faceted tourist destination along the shores of in the 90s. Bellwether joined in 2000, Montezuma and Thirsty Owl joined in 2003, Buttonwood and Cobblestone (now Varick) in 2005 and the newest members, Toro Cayuga Lake. She recognized the challenge of getting visitors Run, in 2014. The Cayuga Lake Wine Trail currently has seventeen member wineries, to a rural business surrounded featuring a cidery, a meadery and 4 distilleries within the wineries themselves.

Then in 1987, Cayuga Lake became the first American Viticulture Area (AVA) in all mostly by farmland and located 30 minutes away from of the Finger Lakes. An AVA is a delimited grape-growing region having distinguishing features that allow vintners and consumers to attribute a given quality, reputhe interstate highway. Plane tation, or other characteristic of a wine made from grapes grown in an area to its teamed up with neighboring Lucas, Americana, and Fronte- geographic origin, as defined by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.

Within the Cayuga Lake AVA, eastern exposures help ripen grapes hit by the nac Point Vineyards to discuss sunrise and vineyard elevations never exceed 800 feet above the lake’s surface with common goals and to facilitate steep slopes leading to the shorelines, creating air patterns that generate a unique creative tactics to attract new microclimate in autumn facilitating the perfect harvest season. In the fall, cold air customers. Not long after, in 1983, Lakeshore Winery joined the group, which was then established as the Cayuga drains off the vineyards onto the lake, mimicking a vacuum-like effect that draws more cold air from the land. The continuous air flow is helpful in preventing cold Lake Wine Trail – becoming America’s first organized wine trail.

In that same year, the first brochure was produced, proclaiming “The CLWT offers a pockets from settling and forming frost on the vines, extending the growing season

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to 165-170 days on average, which is three weeks longer than many other areas in the Finger Lakes region, making Cayuga Lake truly unique.

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FURIOUS SEVEN picks up after the events of FAST& FURIOUS 6. Ruthless criminal Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) vows to destroy those who injured his brother Owen (Luke Evans) and quickly sets out to do so. After he breaks into the DDS office of Hobbs (Johnson), he discovers the identities of all of those who were responsible for Owen’s demise, and he and the agent have a solid rumble. After severely injuring the agent, Shaw escapes and then heads to Tokyo where he kills Han (Sung Kang), and sets his sights on the rest of the crew.

Shaw attempts to blow-up Toretto’s home and everyone in it, which includes Brian (Walker), Mia (Jordana Brewster) and their young son. Dom and Brian realize that this attack is a declaration of war, and the onslaught of violence will never cease so long as Deckard is alive. Along with Roman Pearce (Tyrese Gibson) and Tej Parker (Chris “Ludacris” Bridges), they decide to do everything in their power to bring the baddie down.

There are actually still a few more subplots that I haven’t even gotten to yet (an international terrorist trying to steal a computer hacker’s device that would allow him to rule the world, plus the secretive government agency who is looking to office hit. Two more sequels followed (FAST FIVE, FAST & FURIOUS 6), which largely bring him down) but the real matter at reunited the original cast, and chucked Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in for good hand, is whether or not the movie is any measure. These were also entertaining flicks, filled with clever action and some good. This, I think, will largely depend humor along the way.

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Sure, witnessing the absurdity of a mountainous chase/heist sequence, and the ridiculousness of seeing jumping-a-carthrough-three-buildings is somewhat silly, it remains the standard on which this entire series has been based. For those who paid admission to see exactly that, there is no way to be disappointed. Statham proves to be an excellent addition to the series, standing as a menacing and believably ruthless villain. He doesn’t deliver many lines of dialogue, but his character is supposed to be short on words, and brash in actions.

As for Walker and the tragedy that surrounded him, FURIOUS SEVEN delivers a effectively sentimental goodbye. With the touching song “See You Again” by Wiz Khalifa (co-written by Charlie Puth) and a stirring voiceover by Dom (which in actuality is a tribute from Diesel

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This story begins as per my loitering-out-the-backdoor-of-the-club chats, in between sets with my pal, Pete Szymanski—drummer for Syracuse’s very own Barndogs. Everybody knows that the Barndogs are a great roll, these days. Household name by now. Playing top gigs such as Taste of Syracuse and the Vinyl Albums series. With a collection of like feathers in their Barndog hat, these classic rockers remain one of the busier groups in Central New York. They’ve been together a long time. A rock and roll band that stays together a long time is a rare thing. And that’s fascinating to me.

So, while loitering, I told Pete it’s time to do a story. He suggested Clark’s Ale House, downtown, and it was on.

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office to review our mammography screening rates. Our results were at the top of the scale, well above the average and far above the worse performing physicians. What do we get for our superior care.? Nada...Zip...Zero. Why not at least publish this to the paper or to the patients with your insurance so they can see the individual doctors performance and judge for themselves who they want to see? What a shocking concept...giving patients real informed choices. Instead the high quality and low quality is all mixed together and patients really have no idea about quality measures.

First it’s the insurance hassles. There are many different health plans and I have to hire a whole billing dept. to sort through the different plans and deal with their individual convoluted coverage. These plans will cover shingles shots... these plans won’t . These plans cover this test... those plans don’t. Impossible to keep straight in your head. I have to hire another staffer to fight with the insurance companies to get authorizations for MRI’s, stress tests, etc. Now some high school graduate with a checklist is saying the stress test is not covered because we used the term “chest pressure” not “chest pain”. So now I have to get on the phone personally to speak doctor to doctor to get this straightened out.

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own strange and arcane rules regarding drug coverage...This company will cover these meds...that company will cover completely different meds for the same medical problem. They send us multiple faxes daily alerting us to possible drug interactions with our patients even if the possible reactions are rare or trivial . We have our own computer system that warns us of serious interactions. They send us notices when our patients don’t fill their refills as if I have any real control over that. Each year the plans can change what drugs they cover so the same patient with the same medicines may have the insurance company change their coverage yearly. I can assure you this is not based on the quality of the meds or the benefits of the meds...it’s made on a $$$$ basis only.

Test results are another area of tremendous stress for the primary care doctor. Forget about the patient that gets sent for a test but doesn’t show up. You decide to skip a mammogram this year and if you get a breast cancer somehow it’s my fault . I can send you reminder after reminder to get your colonoscopy or mammogram, but if you still don’t get the test it’s still my fault. Trust me that’s how the courts look at it. Telling you to get a mammogram is not enough.

Scheduling the mammogram for you is not enough. I have to stay on your case until it gets done or I am liable . At some point the patient has to take some responsibility but that’s not how the courts see it. But the real hassle with test results is that the radiologists refuse to read any test as yes or no anymore. When I started in medicine... the radiologists would issue a simple report..”Chest X Ray showed pneumonia”. “Chest X Ray normal” Now almost universally the reports hedge their bets …”Could be pneumonia...could be cancer...could be a variant of normal” Almost all reports we get now suggest further more expensive testing which may or may not require further testing or more testing down the road. This is very frustrating for the doctor and even more frustrating for the patients. “How many tests am I going to have to do to get an answer?!” The test report may give me an answer about a specific issue but raise another one. “The spot seen

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Not good for either one of us.

Noncompliant patients are another source of frustration to the doctor. Patients just don’t understand how seriously we take the doctor patient relationship. If we see patients regularly ..if we are in regular contact , then any potential problems can be followed and there are less complications down the road. When you let patients go for years without being seen any little problem from the last visit could grow into something serious or catastrophic. So when we send you three separate written requests to schedule an office call and also call you at least twice and get absolutely no response we have to discharge you from the practice. One of the negative reviews we have on the internet addresses this.

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The New Class Conflict By: Joel Kotkin I don’t know if you, like me, have noticed an increasingly embattled exchange in our public arena.

Some of this, I know, is due to social media. At first it was Twitter’s tendency to slide into what more resembled the old Flamewars of BBS days, a series of increasingly angry if terse and occasionally clever barbs aimed at “the other side.” So I quit it.

Then I began to notice that good ol’ Facebook, that happy place of kitties, puppies, children’s photos and funny platitudes had become more and more political; more and more nasty; less and less interesting. I find myself spending less and less time with it, if for no other reason that to get to the end of the day without feeling oddly angry.

Still, when a book like this one comes along, I can’t help myself, and I want to dive in.

The story is simple: class warfare will always be with us, it just morphs. What was good was bad, what was “done” simply isn’t any more; what was proper and decent is laughable and dated. The foreword sets the tone by reminding us of that great snark, H.L. Mencken, who sat and “observed the scene,” usually with a decent amount of hauteur and humor.

Now Kotkin, explains foreword writer Fred Siegel, perhaps more earnest and scholarly, is stepping into similar shoes in this book, pointing out that, having hovered somewhere near “true north” for a while, our “contemporary political compass is broken. The standard assumptions that fill our ‘quality dailies’ and their aural offshoots are guided by presuppositions about what constitutes right and left that have been eclipsed by the changes of the past quarter century.”

“The story is simple: class warfare will always be with us...”

R.I.P. R.M.

I recall reading about “pole shift” some years ago - the idea that once every so many eons the poles, north and south, shifted polarity, causing enormous disruption. Or supposedly this happens. No one, certainly, has lived to tell the tale, though there are indicators that it has happened. Certainly, however, we only have to look back as far as the Civil War to know that it was the Republican Party that sponsored the Abolitionist movement, and the Progressives who some years later sponsored Prohibition. Things do flip flop, Kerry and several other politicians or no.

Kotkin’s primary thesis is that all the labels we have assigned to various roles in society, and the influence they exert, have lost meaning, should be trashed, and he has come up with a new, possibly more accurate way of organizing our American brand of “castes.”

He is hardly the first to point out that the Robber Barons of the early industrial age had nothin’ on the very wealthy of our age. “In 2013 alone,” he writes, “nine private equity investors took home over $2.6 billion in compensation just by themselves, an amount unprecedented for such a small group. In addition, there

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has been a rapid increase in compensation to corporate management; since 1978, pay for CEOs rose a remarkable 725%, more than one hundred times the increase in worker compensation.”

See, I told ya! I can hear that now. What might be different, however, is the degree to which the “growing alliance between the ultra-wealthy and the instruments of state power” has cozied up. “Too big to fail,” while not utterly new as an idea, was once the bete-noir of government trust-busters, even at the risk of putting the lowest paid workers out of a job.

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Much as the recent administration and its populist voice has expressed disgust at the “one percent,” it is perhaps the makeup of that one percent that is surprising, as well as the fact that “95 percent of the income gains during President Obama’s first term have gone to barely one percent of the population, while incomes have declined for the lower 93 percent. As one writer from the left-leaning Huffington Post put it, ‘the rising tide has lifted fewer boats during the Obama years - the ones it’s lifted have been mostly yachts.’”

It is the “discrepancy between rhetoric and reality” that interests Kotkin, and that motivate much of his vision of the new class structure.

At the topmost rung he places “The New Oligarchs.” The digital economy, “manifested in the shift of physical products and services into cyberspace, has engendered the emergence of what I will describe as a new, and potentially potent, Oligarchy, with influence that extends into the media and political world.”

This post-industrial economy has given pride of place to the professional and technical class, decreasing reliance on labor, both skilled and unskilled. Even pixel workers, the line-workers of the modern era, are fungible resources. Unplug that one, jack another one in.

Moreover, “over the coming decades, the new Oligarchs impact will be enhanced by the fact that so many have achieved their fortunes at an early age; tech Oligarchs, mostly from Silicon Valley, represent the lion’s share of billionaires under forty who are not inheritors of family fortunes. In 2014 alone at least ten new billionaires emerged from this sector.”

So not only are they young (and potentially immature even for their years), but their influence could extend over decades as they continue to live, thrive, and buy influence.

And they are, according to Kotkin, inordinately interested in influencing the shape of the country’s future direction. Like the industrial barons a century earlier, they want to protect their interests, but they are also cause-directed. But Kotkin warns that “today’s ‘philanthrocapitcalism’ differs markedly from the philanthropy of the past. Instead of helping hospitals, building libraries or supporting soup kitchens, the new Oligarchs have risen to what author David Callahan calls “affluent super-citizens,’ able to use their money to craft their own solutions to social problem.” In other words, a “do-gooder” steeped in the needs of the poor, the uneducated, the needy, doesn’t apply to the Oligarch for support of his or her charity. The Oligarch has a plan of his own for how to “fix” things.

Moreover, these new Oligarchs “depend on mass consumerism, (but they) base their fortunes primarily on the sales of essentially ephemeral goods; media,

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society, with an increasing number of formerly advertising, and entertainment. These prodmiddle-class people becoming, in a sense, ucts and services consume time and leisure proletarianized.” This is doubly painful as many of more than physical space; they are less reliant this group are educated, and had higher expecon low-cost domestic energy sources, as their products are either software or built elsewhere. tations, unlike the serf class of the middle ages, and “the ability of less-skilled workers to break Indeed, many of the new Oligarchs have into high-wage work has slowed, trapping many profited through investment in very expensive in a kind of permanent status as working poor. renewable energy sources that have enjoyed Increasingly these workers are older and betteroften lavish public subsidies.” educated than low-wage workers in the past.”

And here is the devil in the details: “these “Rather than be helped in the new economic industries (in which the New Oligarchs are order,” warns Kotkin, “the once-independent Yeoengaged) employ relatively few Americans. man class is expected to accepts its new role as Kotkin now moves on to the “Clerisy,” or home care providers, hairdressers, dog walkers, those who dwell in academia, media, govand toenail painters for the ‘innovative class.’” ernment and the non-profit sector. “These I won’t give away the surprise ending - but groups have expanded,” he writes, “as much of suffice to say Kotkin asks the question, “Will the the middle class has declined... (their influMiddle Orders Revolt?” and then launches into a ence stems) from persuading, instructing discussion of how decentralization, dispersed inand regulating the rest of society. This has telligence, and a break in the old patterns and orparticular impact given that the vast majority thodoxies, while difficult, has often meant a new of the Clerisy are increasingly uniform in their period of Enlightenment and growth, and that worldview, especially in political matters, their the smoke-filled back rooms of yore frequently approach to environmental issues, and their come equipped with a smart phone camera to social values. In practical terms, such as in their share the discussions held therein. support (for the) Democratic Party, they are No matter what your political persuasions both broadly allied with the tech Oligarchs going in, Kotkin will surprise you with an evenand are themselves becoming a huge center of handed approach to pre-conceived notions and power and influence, much as the clergy was in comfort you with an essential belief in our ability medieval and early modern times.” to rise to the occasion and reinvent our political I considered that statement above, particuparties, our belief systems, and ourselves. [] larly in light of the tendency for “discussions” on Comboxes (comment boxes) on political websites, or politically-oriented posts on Facebook and other social media to devolve to “Your (sic) dumb!” “No, you are a retard (libtard, wingnut, fill in the blank)!” I realized 2574 Cherry Valley TPKE Rte 20 Marcellus that indeed, the Clerisy sees itself as having 315.673.7448 “the secret knowledge,” and to admit to not ValleyInnRt20.com Call for Take Out! sharing in that belief is tantamount to admitSince 1940 · Now Under New Management ting not ignorance, but stupidity verging on Serving Breakfast & Lunch Daily • Dinners Friday & Saturday being backward, and to heresy.

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A Noble Experiment A Failing Result Over half of America is in deep struggle. The land itself is crumbling. Those that are fine and enjoying happiness and bounty are vastly in denial. The realities of what goes on within miles of all their homes is manifesting and no one wants to see. In many areas of suburbia those miles are turning into blocks and even next door. Most inner city neighborhoods are already poverty havens. The plight of the poor has been very personal. It is only this encroachment that is giving them voice. The struggling should not have to become our neighbor before we notice their plight.

Poverty is the elephant in the room. In their zeal to exponentially compound their power and fortunes, wealth has taken too much. Because of an unbridled pursuit by super wealth, the pursuit of happiness for the masses, our infrastructure, our military, our founding values and even quality of governing has been reduced to unimpeded decline. Campaign Finance Laws along with capitulating moral

decline in our leadership have robbed us of the best we can be. Only within the framework of removing benefit from poor governing is there any hope left. Within that framework “good work” must be restored to our land.

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Work must offer fair reward less it is enslavement. Each single job strengthens your land. Failing this as our absolute perpetual priority has fostered serious conflict within government as the welfare of all is no longer the pursuit. Instead our parties we have taken sides.

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The theories explored in Dianetics resonated with a great number of people, and Hubbard used this as the basis of Scientology. Hoping to capitalize on the popularity and belief system created within the pages of his book, Hubbard founded his new religion. By designating the philosophy a religion, any profits he generated would not be taxable by the IRS.

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Many of its members didn’t even know the ideology that the religion was meant to follow, but they liked the process of Auditing, and the closeness its members felt towards one another. Despite deplorable treatment (allegations of physical and mental abuse were commonplace), and very little financial gain, many members worked directly for the Church with little or no complaint.

Scientology grew over the ensuing decades, and when L. Ron Hubbard passed away in 1986, his right-hand man David Miscavige took the reigns. Ambitious and tenacious, he strove to make the religion grow in popularity, and more importantly, to make it more financially lucrative.

There will be those within the world of Scientology who not only dismiss the validity of the claims made within Gibney’s searing film, but will declare that the production to be nothing more than mud-slinging propaganda. While it is true that many documentarians skew the facts in order to more effectively sell their point-ofview, it is difficult to doubt the majority of the details in GOING CLEAR. Aside from the plethora of archival footage and leaked documents, the firsthand accounts of former members of church as damning as any evidence could be. These tales aren’t woven by a few fly-by-night members who are merely looking to gain notoriety from their shocking proclamations. The stories told and details shared are done by high-ranking members who spent decades in the congregation. continued on pg 42

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The Sweet Basil It looks like spring has finally sprung, time to get out of the house and explore what CNY has to offer. If you are looking for a great place to dine and a beautiful drive then you absolutely must head to Sweet Basil. Sweet Basil is located at 3 Clinton Street in Tully. They are open from 11 am to 8 pm on Monday, 11 am to 9 pm Tuesday through Thursday, 11 am to 10 pm on Friday, 11 am to 9 pm on Saturday, and 11 am to 8 pm on Sunday. The Sweet Basil boasts a beautiful dining room, awesome pizza, and fabulous takeout.

The Sweet Basil has an excellent menu sure to have something for everyone.

Sweet Basil specializes in gourmet pizzas utilizing unique and innovative toppings.

Try the Traditional Chicken Wing (Blue cheese, wing sauce, chopped grilled chicken and mozzarella), Cheesesteak (Garlic pizza with mushroom, pepper, onion, shaved ribeye steak and mozzarella), Reuben (Thousand island dressing, corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and mozzarella), Bruschetta (Garlic pizza with homemade Brus-

“Sweet Basil specializes in gourmet pizzas utilizing unique and innovative toppings. “ chetta, asiago cheese and mozzarella), BLT (Garlic pizza with tomato, bacon, mozzarella topped with chopped lettuce after baking), Basil Bomber (Sausage, pepperoni, bacon, onion, pepper, black olive, mushroom, extra cheese, and anchovies, but the anchovies may be taken off and thrown back to the sea), Sweet Basil Chicken wing (Sweet Basil sauce, celery, crumbly blue, chicken, cheddar jack and mozzarella), Greek (Garlic base, tomato, onion, kalamata olives, feta, spinach and mozzarella), or even the Seafood Pizza (Garlic pizza with red roasted peppers, spinach, feta, shrimp, scallops, lobster and mozzarella). They also offer gluten free crusts and stuffed Lunas.

Start your meal with one of their delicious Homemade Bruschetta, Homemade Crab Dip, Jalapeño Poppers, or even Reuben Egg Rolls! Try one of their delicious burgers, sandwiches, and wraps like the Sweet Basil (Roasted pepper, basil mayo, and mozzarella served with Chicken or Burger), Mushroom Swiss or Patty Melt or Reuben Burger, California Chicken (Marinated chicken, asparagus, basil mayo, sun dried

tomato and provolone), Philly Cheese with Ribeye Steak or Chicken, or the Prime Rib Melt (Light rye, horsey Dijon, Swiss cheese, grilled mushroom and onion). For an entrée be sure not to miss the Kickin’ Chicken Pasta (Cavatappi in a homemade cheese sauce with jalapeños, red bell pepper and grilled chicken with a crumb topping), Louisiana Pasta(Cajun cream sauce, peppers, onions, mushrooms, Andouille sausage and shrimp), or something from their selection of great cuts of meat and fresh seafood.

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by KERILYN MICALE (milk, dark, and peanut butter, made with special potato chips made just for them by local favorite Terrell’s potato chip compaWhere can you find the sweetest place in Syracuse? The answer of course is at the ny), chocolate Speach Family Candy Shoppe conveniently located at 2400 Lodi street in Syracuse. covered pretThe Speach Family Candy Shoppe has been family owned and operated for 4 genera- zels, butter & tions and they are proudly celebrating 95 years of making the best chocolate in cream fudge, town.

Sue’s famous When you walk into Speach’s you will immediately be over come with the feeling chocolate that you are, in fact, a kid in a candy shop. They have a display of truffles and other truffles and confections , shelves overflowing with colorful candy, and even an entire display of even Top nostalgic candy that you may not have seen in decades! They have a huge selection Shelf Truffles (made with real liquor and spirits).

At Speach’s they love to chocolate cover everything and you can find chocolate covered marshmallows, Twinkie, Twizzlers, and Oreos. They also have a great selection of turtles; choose from almond, cashews, macadamia nuts, and pecans. At Speach’s you can find chocolates you can’t find anywhere else… Brickle! Their chocolate brickle comes in 50 different flavors with a combination of crowd favorites and seasonal specialties. Some of the brickle flavors are: caramel pretzels, chocolate with a sea,

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What is the recipe for a candy shop to stay open for business for nearly a century? continued on pg 28

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Well it is one part superior product (made with high quality ingredients and secret family recipes). It is one part hard work and determination of a family that is so sweet they may also be part candy!

And lastly it is one part support from an awesome community. The Speach family knows they couldn’t have done this without you, so in consideration of their 95th anniversary they have started a campaign called “Buy to Benefit” where 5% of their profit will be given to support five local charities throughout the summer. In May they will be supporting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, which will align with the CFF Great Strides Walk. In June, your purchases will be used to support ACR Health and will align with the AIDS Walk/ Run during that month. In July they will be supporting Hope for Heather to raise awareness for Ovarian Cancer, a foundation created in memory of a high school friend of Michael Speach. In August sales will go to support Maureen’s Hope, a foundation that helps the community in a variety of ways and is instrumental in making kids smile at Golisano Children Hospital. Lastly, in September they will be donating to the Alzheimer’s Association leading up to their big fundraising walk in October. The Speach Family knows they wouldn’t be here without so much local support and this is their way to give a little something back. Stop in and help them help out some great causes!

At Speach’s they love to make your chocolate dreams a reality. They love to work with customers to create chocolate made especially for them. They are perfect for weddings, showers (they also do candy buffets!) and for corporate marketing. Give your guests something sweet to remember you by with a custom gift from Speach’s!

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We decided to start our meal with an order of deep fried ravioli; they were breaded, lightly fried, and stuffed with a delicious Italian cheese mixture. The fried ravioli was paired perfectly with the warm marinara sauce. For an entrée I decided on the Shrimp Riggies, a huge portion of rigatoni,

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The Sweet Basil is a great gem in Tully serving fantastic food. For more information check out their website at www.sweetbasiltully.com and be sure to like them on Facebook. Head over to The Sweet Basil for a great meal today! []

Learning Golf Skills Observation, Imitation, & Experimentation Advanced technology has had a positive effect on every aspect of training for all sports, and Golf is no exception. For example, with data driven technology, a series of swings on a Trackman or Flightscope can record, distance, direction, angle of attack, club-face angle at impact, ball speed & spin, launch angle, and most likely, what you had for lunch.

If you have access to advanced technology, use it to your advantage. In the hands of an enlightened coach, technology can positively impact golf skill learning.. As we’ve said previously, technology, though, is just the price of admission for high level play.

There is another dimension, which is a vital piece toward our best performances, and that’s how we learn golf skills.

Remember way back when you learned so many recreational and sport skills by watching more experienced players. Skipping rocks across the water…riding your first two wheeler…that first jump shot, fielding grounders, hitting wedges over the highest trees. We observed, imitated and experimented until we found something that worked.

Over time, and with practice, the skills became rhythmic, in-sync and functional.

Observation - During the observation stage, you can either watch a live demonstration, which could be by one of the best players at your club, a pro, a video tape, a sequence of pictures on television or computer screen, or assimilate a verbal explanation.

Imitation - Next: Imitate the movement you’ve observed. Whether you’re working with a coach or not, imagine the shot, rehearse the swing, and gain a feel for it.

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Exercise & Fitness

by JENNIFER NASTASI GUZELAK

Get in Shape for Summer Summer is finally here! Can you believe it? Are you as excited as I am? It’s been a long hard winter for many of us Central New Yorkers and I know most of you are more than ready to put away those winter coats, scarves, mittens and boots. We can now look forward to longer days, warmer weather, and the comforting sound of the crickets chirping late into the night. This is the best time of year to get together with family and friends and hit the beach, barbecue, bask in the sun’s rays while scantily clad, and enjoy long walks without freezing our tuchies off.

Though summer is one of our favorite seasons, it is also one of the most stressful.

This is because summer also means that it’s time to bare our near naked flesh to the world. Now, let’s be honest with ourselves. Many of us have more than a few pounds to shed before digging out our tank tops, shorts and bathing suits. We either look at ourselves in the mirror and say, “I look pretty good” or “Uh-oh, where do I begin.”

Are you kicking yourself in the rear wishing you had started getting ready for summer sooner? Do you wait until the last minute to do something about it every year?

Are you feeling like you’re so far gone that you don’t even know where to begin?

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Stay Motivated Many people really struggle to stay motivated in the winter. By motivated, I mean motivated to do anything. This includes getting off the couch, going to work, shoveling the driveway, getting out of bed, or doing any kind of physical activity. Find a way to stay motivated. Whether it is an old photo of you when you were in the best shape of your life or a picture of a bathing suit you would like to wear on an upcoming vacation; if it motivates you put it some place where you will see it every day. This will be a constant reminder of why you started and the fitness goals you are trying to achieve.

Eat a Healthier Diet Please, let’s stop kidding ourselves. We can all do better when it comes to what we eat on a daily basis, especially when it comes to what we’re unconsciously shovelChampions member, Ronnie Santangelo ing into our mouths. There’s a good reason why one out of every four adults are obese! A healthy diet and exercise are important for staying fit, healthy and in shape, no matter what time of year it is. Thus the motto thirty percent gym, seventy percent diet. Ab’s are made in the kitchen, not in the gym.

Stay Hydrated Dehydration can really ruin your day. We all tend to drink less in the wintertime,

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throws the body into starvation mode and slows down the metabolism. If you want to reach your fitness goals successfully, you need to create a plan that you can follow every day. Try writing down what you eat and what you do for exercise each day.

Studies have shown that people who keep journals (especially food journals) are more successful at losing weight and keeping it off than those who do not.

Have a Friendly Contest Team up with a group of friends who also want to get in shape for summer and have a friendly contest. Have each participant throw in twenty or thirty dollars, since money is always a great incentive to lose a few pounds. Pick a day each week where all of you can weigh in, and after a Champions member, few months (or however long your group Maureen Wade-Rodgers decides); the participant with the greatest percentage of weight loss will be awarded all of the money.

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Train, Train, and Train Photo taken at Montego Bay, Jamaica at Sunset Beach resort and Spa. Don’t waste any more time. Incorporate two to three days a week of strength training and three to five days a week of cardio into your routine. Don’t know what you’re which can make us feel hungry when we’re actually thirsty. Stick with water or herbal doing? Purchase a few sessions with a personal trainer. Personal trainers are experts tea and avoid carbonated drinks. Most herbal teas are not caffeinated so you won’t in the fields of fitness and weight loss and they are your go to when you are lookhave to worry about being up playing solitaire at three o’clock in the morning. Some ing for assistance with your exercise routine. Not only will a personal trainer design herbal teas (like green tea) can even help promote weight loss. a customized program specific for your goals, he or she will help you get maximum Have a Plan results in a minimal amount of time.

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. It’s that simple. I have a few clients who just can’t Keep Training All Year get the eating right thing down. I’m not going to lie; it’s the hardest part for most Wipe the layer of dust off your swipe card and use that gym membership you’re people. Either we eat too much of the wrong thing or we don’t eat enough which

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by KERILYN MICALE

Jake’s Grub & Grog Sometimes you want to go out and have a great meal, sometimes you want to grab a quick burger, and sometimes you want to listen to some great live music.

What if I told you there was a place where you could do all three, all with a beautiful view of the Oneida River? If your interest has been piqued, then you need to head to Brewerton and stop into Jake’s Grub & Grog and 916 Riverside today. 916 Riverside (formerly Castaways) is located at 916 County Route 37 and they are open Tuesday through Friday from 4 pm to midnight and from noon to midnight on Saturday and Sunday. Jake’s is located right next door at 7 East River Road and they are open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 am to 2 am and on Sunday from noon to 8 pm.

916 Riverside has undegone a facelift since it has come under new management. They have remodeled from floor to ceiling and they even have a new menu. They offer a delicious and reasonably priced menu featuring select cuts of meat an fresh fish. 916 also has daily specials featuring a soup of the day, appetizer, and seafood, pasta, and beef entrée. In addition to the fantastic food, you can not beat the view at 916 Riverside. This can be enjoyed inside through the gigantic windows or outside on the enormous deck and tiki bar. Be sure to stop in on Thursdays all summer long for live bands on the outside stage (weather permitting) and on Tuesdays for Bike night.

Jake’s has always been a crowd favorite. Whether it’s because of the cold beer, great good, and awesome music or the EVERY WEEKEND laid back and comfortable atmosphere,

everyone likes going to Jake’s. At Jake’s you will find great food and drink specials all week long. The kitchen never closes and it’s happy hour from 11 to 6. Throughout the summer you will find tons of weekly give-aways and free stuff from vendors, so be sure to check out the website at Jakesgrubandgrog.com so that you don’t miss a

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Do you have an upcoming event? Are you still looking for a great venue that your guests will love? If so be sure to check out 916 Riverside and Jake’s. Both can accommodate parties of any size both on or off premise. They have excellent menu options at super reasonable prices and views that are unbeatable. Check out 916 Riverside and Jake’s for your upcoming wedding, shower, graduation, or retirement party.

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Dual Camera Mode I saw a fun picture from a friend on Facebook recently: it was a lovely nature shot (for which she’s famous) with a “selfie” of her in a little stamp on the photo.

Clever, I thought.

But then I realized that a couple of other people had posted similar shots, and they were mobile uploads - which meant, they had to have been uploaded on location from the phone, not downloaded and doctored afterwards.

Naturally, there are a number of apps available for your phone that will process photos - saturating or desaturating color, applying filters like “sketch” or “cartoon,” and processes like cropping or even attaching two different halves or slices of a photo to another photo - interleaving them.

But this one I had not seen before. Then I realized there was a watermark or “stamp” on the photo that said “Photography by Samsung Galaxy.” The Galaxy of course is the Android tablet, which comes equipped with a camera. In case you’ve missed this - most smart phones and tablets take better photos than many cameras these days. And, because they are “smart” devices, you have access to all those aforementioned apps that allow you to look like you’re extremely clever - or, to be extremely clever and creative with your photos.

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The Barndogs Lukin’s, Utica Carolyn Kelly Firudo Asian Bar & Grill, Syracuse Dave & Bob Porter Pasta’s on the Green, Baldwinsville El’ Kabong Barbeque Fest, Clinton Square, Syracuse F-5 Jake’s Grub & Grog, Brewerton Frenay & Lenin Vendetti’s Soft Rock, Syracuse Ginette Claudette The Westcott Theater, Syracuse

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Woof. Drinkin’ with the Barndogs. continued from pg 9

This is a well-seasoned band. They have great chops but more importantly they’ve been playing together a long time, which means they are counting to 4 in their own special way - not to mention the twelve years of rocking together, which means they have their own sense of musical ESP. Which again = results in having their own matter of style. And since this is rock and roll, baby, it should have a matter of style.

Mean hands on these musicians, but fun gentlemen off the stage. We had a few laughs.

CS: So this particular lineup has been together for about 5 years, if I understand it right. But also twelve. What?

John: The four of us have been together for about 12-13 years. Previously we had a female lead singer and decided that we needed to go in a different direction in order to play the songs we wanted to play. We have a more muscular sound now.

Andy: It’s been just the 4 of us for the last 5 years.

Mark: I met Andy through a mutual friend at a gig. He was playing bass in the band and my acoustic trio did a few tunes during the break and he came up jammed with us on a couple. We were looking to round out the band so Andy came aboard.

Pete: I was the last cog. A previous incarnation of the band was already functioning. I had been completely out of circulation for about 7 years or so - sticks literally hung above the fireplace, when my old friend (and distant cousin) John called me out of the blue one evening wondering if I was looking to play.

CS: Hmmm. Sounds kinda complicated. Haha. You certainly to play together like you’ve been playing together a long time. Cool. I’ve also become aware that I’m the first to feature you in an editorial. I’m totally scratching my head on this. How is it that no one has covered this group before?

Andy: Not sure really.

John: Not sure, but there are a lot of cover bands around, and most of the coverage I’ve seen is on younger artists playing original music, or at least music that sounds original.

Mark: We’ve managed to stay somewhat below the radar until just the last couple

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years. Our profile is a little higher now thanks to gigs like Taste of Syracuse and VinylAlbums Live.

CS: Well, I’m delighted to have the honor.

You’re a terrific band. Ok, so on with a standard question: If you were presenting the band for the first time today, how would you characterize your music?

Andy : Classic Rock focusing on 60’s and 70’s era...

John: ... Music that we grew up with and still love...

Mark: ...Stuff people know. Some stuff people don’t realize they know! Nothing too heavy. Stuff you can shake your ass to!...

Pete: ...Lots of Allman Brothers, Doors, The Beatles, The Cream and a generous spattering of other somewhat similar stuff.

CS: We’ve established what you sound like and how long you’ve been rockin.

You’ve been together a long time. What’s your secret to that success?

John: We love playing together, we’re friends. No major personality conflicts, letting stuff go sometimes, understanding that the music and the band is bigger than each of us as individuals.

Mark: Communication is the key,y, I think. Treating each other with respect. Not playing so much that it becomes a chore.

Andy: I’d have to chalk it up to experience, both in our prior endeavors and together as a group Pete: Also, retooling after a previous incarnation gave us an opportunity to reinvent ourselves; it added a spark of something new [for us]. We also have pushed ourselves and have been included in some rather ambitious projects. Working so hard on such common goals has helped to keep the spark sparkin’.

CS: Nice. That’s what it’s all about. How did you each get started in music?

John: My mother loved music, sang in the church choir, and she instilled that love of music into me. Piano lessons in grade school and love of rock’n’roll. After that, discovering people like Ray Charles and other genres opened up a whole new world that continues to unfold for me to this day.

Pete: Truthfully, I don’t remember. Music has always just been. My earliest recollections of life involve music - sitting in a high chair on a sunny spring morning after my brothers had left for school and hearing Sweet Caroline on the radio (which my parents always had playing) - singing along to records - The Beatles specifically - when is was 3 years old. I started classical piano lessons when I was 6. My teacher, Professor John Hutchinson, studied during the summers when he was a teenager, in Vermont under the Von Trapps (yes THOSE Von Trapps!) When I was 10 I discovered the drums (the death knell for the piano)! A neighbor that lived across the street played and let me give his kit a try one day.

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on my first attempt.

Mark: I got started by listening to the records my parents had. My Mom was into the Beatles and Elvis and Little Richard. My dad was a jazz guy. Oscar Peterson, Dave Brubek, Big band stuff. My first and biggest influence on guitar was and is Eric Clapton.

Andy: Music runs deep in my family. My Dad was a doo wop singer in the fifty’s, My mother is an accomplished piano player and there was always music in our house growing up. My aunt is a music teacher and that’s where I got my start learning instruments. I played Tuba, sousaphone and trombone in school, then my father bought me a bass and an amp for Christmas one year, and the rest was history CS: Please offer a Barndog highlight.

Andy: Strictly the 4 of us, I would say “Vinyl albums Live the second” where we performed the LA Woman album by The Doors in 2011 It was a coming out party of sorts for us. If we’re counting the Barndogs PLUS Allman Bros Tribute, I’d have to say playing in front of 8000 or so opening for Blues Traveler at Taste of Syracuse 2014.

That was a rush Mark: A personal highlight of mine was being invited by Doug Gray to jam with The Marshall Tucker band at BalloonFest. He was standing side stage watching us do our Allman Brothers set and came up to me and told me he liked the way I play and would I be interested in sitting in with his band. Very cool for me. Opening for The Outlaws at Fireworks over Utica was another great show. Huge crowd really into our show.

John: Have to say opening for Marshall Tucker at Balloonfest and having your guitar player asked to join in with them onstage for a few songs. Also, opening for John Popper and Blues Traveller at Taste of Syracuse. That was the biggest crowd – 7 or 8 thousand - and we played an Allman Brothers set with extra players and the response from that big crowd was definitely a highlight.

Pete: For me, It was being posed with the idea of The Barndogs Plus - a tribute to The Allman Brothers, bringing in additional players who have included Chad Mac, Tim Robinson, JT (Jerry Tarolli) and Sue Royal. Specifically playing the opening slot just before Blues Traveler on the Taste of Syracuse Main Stage - in front of roughly 7k-ish people.

CS: Way cool. Good memories indeed. OK. Now.... this is the part of the show where I ask the most serious question of all time. Crazy Barndog war story?

John: Years ago we used to play this place down in Groton and it was a younger crowd, inexperienced bartenders, and no bouncer. The band is lined up against a wall facing the bar, so the patrons are close. Fight breaks out and Andy and our singer at the time get kind of pushed back against me and Pete. Our singer, a female, showed no fear pushing back. We stopped playing there after that.

CS: Your thoughts on the CNY music scene?

Mark: I love the scene in Syracuse. For the most part everyone supports each other. It’s a small town so you have to get along with people. We can all succeed.

There are plenty of good quality gigs out there to be had. I’m very lucky because not only do I play with The Barndogs but I also have an acoustic duo, McArdell & Westers, and I play with the very talented Lisa Lee. There are some great musicians in Syracuse. I’m happy to be part of it.

Andy: Love it, we are very lucky to have such a diverse, active scene for a city our size John: There is a lot of musical talent here for a town this size. I think if you’re looking to see live music you can pretty much find most genres covered. I think it’s mostly a country and classic rock type of audience that goes out, and the younger players have a few outlets to ply their craft. R&B and folk also draw.

CS: How about some good ‘ol-pro Barndog advice for the musicians coming up through the ranks?

John: Believe in what you’re doing. There is no shortage of people telling you

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you’re wrong. Practice as a band so you play together as a single unit. Don’t get caught up in your own ego. If you write, keep writing, and writing, and writing.

Mark: My advice would be to study music. Read and write. I wish I had when I was younger. I’m just self taught and have fun doing what I do. But don’t really consider myself a “real” musician.

Andy: Don’t stop, don’t ever stop. Also and maybe more importantly, play for yourself, do it because you enjoy it.

CS: What’s on the horizon for you Barndogs?

Pete: Steady as she goes..

Andy: More album projects for sure, and expanding our offerings of the classic rock genre we cover. There may be some original work in the future as well. You never know John: Keep doing what we’re doing, adding new material and having fun.

Mark: Who knows what the plan is? We know our place. We are a bunch of old guys playing covers. Keep learning new songs that make people want to dance a little and have a few cocktails.

CS: Where do we find you?

Mark: Find us on Facebook. The Barndogs. And of course the Table Hopping club listings.

CS: Thanks for hanging out, guys. Great visiting with you.

Barndogs: Thanks, Chuck! ======= Chuck Schiele is an award-winning musician, record producer, editorialist, activist and plays in the SaltCityChill.com. To be considered for this article please write chuck.schiele@gmail.com []

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GOING CLEAR

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continued from pg 24

GOING CLEAR rivals any Hollywood thriller when it Walker, Dwayne Johnson comes to suspenseful twists and turns. Each spoken DIRECTOR: Alex Gibney Writers: Alex Gibney, word is more baffling than the one that proceeded Lawrence Wright (book) it, with terms such as “brain-washing”, “slave-labor”, “kidnapping” and “abuse” being tossed around on a GRADE: A frequent basis.

Virtually every film, whether it is a work of fact or fiction, needs a villain. GOING CLEAR certainly has its fair share. While believers still praise and salute the spirit of their beloved founder, Hubbard was not without his flaws. He is portrayed as an intelligent and talented man, but his insatiable need for wealth and recognition became the driving force of the Scientology movement. Then, when Miscavige became the leader of the religion, conditions deteriorated further. Under his watch, and with a little help from Tom Cruise, the religion has become a tyrannical and terrifying enterprise that has found its numbers dwindling, but its power (and capital) growing.

In the ensuing months, it will be interesting to witness the ramifications of Gibney’s expose. Those within Scientology are denouncing the film, despite the fact that many of them (including John Travolta) haven’t even watched it. For the rest of us, however, it is a film that isn’t likely to be forgotten, and certainly one that raises a number of vital questions. []

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Good Chemistry continued from pg 22

seeking the presidency, I have read editorials suggesting generally that a woman of Mrs. Clinton’s age is best suited for governing because an older woman no longer experiences hormonal fluctuations. As fortune would have it, I have also just read two chapters of “Women After All: Sex, Evolution, and the End of Male Supremacy,” by Melvin Konner, M.D. Dr. Konner states that, today, across a “huge range of cross-cultural variation – three orders of magnitude, or a thousand-fold – it remains a robust claim: men do the great majority of killings in every culture.” Testosterone is involved.

Testosterone, estrogen, progesterone, and androgen are all bio-chemicals that together with dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin and cortisol, create the shared, and fluctuating, emotional climate in which we all live. Yet throughout the world, most societies measure all of their members against one predominant standard and that standard involves masculinity. Early on, physically powerful outer directed skills linked to testosterone, such as hunting and war, eclipsed the cultural significance of oxytocin driven nurturing work such as feeding the young. Probably none of us wants others to see us as physical beings. Still, the physical matters, and matters a lot. Women should be respected both as nurturers of life and as individuals who participate in the larger circle of activity in the world. Yet in the mating game, that is for sure, no game, women and men often perceive each other with chemically charged expectations. When chemicals run thin, feelings sometimes change. We are all whole persons, multi-faceted and unique. That saves us.

Our neurochemistry seeks to control us.

Research shows that when teenage males take risks, biology rewards them with a dopamine surge. Some risks involve teenage girls. The book, “Women After All” states, “The freer and more educated girls and women become, the fewer children they have; men are proven obstacles to family planning.” Family planning generally falls on women, presenting societal and health challenges together with risks to the brain. Hormone based oral contraceptives alter neurochemistry, affecting mood and raising stroke risk, while pregnancy itself significantly raises stroke risk. Pregnancy is naturally stressful as neurochemicals shift and adapt, and research shows an unnaturally stressful pregnancy can adversely affect both mother and child, sometimes sending epigenetic change into the next generation.

The good news is we know these things now. In his book, “The Upward Spiral,” Alex Korb, PhD, provides concrete neuroscientifically based suggestions for improving how we feel by getting to know how we think and perceive.

Learning is lifelong. There are many pathways, books, and thoughts to think.

Happy May. []

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Get in Shape for Summer continued from pg 31

paying for! If you go three to four times a week consistently all winter long, you won’t have to feel like you’re chasing your own tail come spring and summer. Why be the crash dieter, the two workouts a day slave to the gym, or the shun carbs forever advocate. If you can make an honest effort to eat clean and exercise all year round, you will be one step ahead of everyone else when the warmer weather rolls around.

In Conclusion: Losing weight and getting in shape doesn’t have to be something to dread and it really isn’t as hard as it may seem. It’s really a simple solution. It’s calories in versus calories out. If you Mary Szarejko-Bergstraesser burn more calories than you consume, you’re going to lose.

There is still time to make your summer a success. You can take control of your health and your waistline! You just need to be willing to make the commitment to do what it takes to get there. Remember you’re worth it. Have a happy, healthy and sensational summer!

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A Noble Experiment A Failing Result continued from pg 18

fortunate. Just to be ok a man and a wife are enslaved for life to huge corporations.

Minimum wage earners are no more than slaves. The 20% unemployed fester with nothing. The 5.5% they tell you about is a lie so you are not perpetually alarmed. The employee is seldom part the corporate vision. Corporate vision is to pay just enough to ward off rebellion, develop ways to eliminate workers and suck all profits to the top. Wealth has no desire to pay fair wages. Even when doing so would not remove them from the top 1%. Your roads, bridges, buildings, dams and power grids are falling apart as they fly their private planes from mansion to mansion.

The combination of corporate greed and Political acquiescence and disregard for our people sent our work overseas. Rather than innovate and lead and find ways to retain quality wages and quality products, Business and Government threw the pursuit of American happiness to the dogs. For decades we read the headlines as our company’s and jobs left the country. Everyone knew that the only possible result of each headline was a decline in American well-being. The masses were powerless.

They had no say. If they did it would not have happened nor would it continue. Direction is set by power. The powerful went full steam ahead; with their CEO’s anxious to exploit people and lands. They succeeded on massive scale. They “the few” were stunned they could amass such wealth. The exploitation of other lands (which is still going on as I write) was shameful. Our Middle Class Shrank and millions became the teeming poor we once sought, yearning to breathe free.

Please look at the following chart. “Your” pursuit of happiness is now a pursuit of indescribably obscene wealth and happiness “for” a very few. As most of us live on the precipice of calamity our beautiful Bays are filled with the yachts of the few and our most pristine lands are dotted with their mansions. This as millions of us labor daily and then swelter in densely populated neighborhoods with crumbling infrastructure: The Top 1 Percent Of Americans Owns 40 Percent Of The Nation’s Wealth: The bottom 80 percent own only 7 percent: This is a 2007 chart. It is worse today. []

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8 eggs

1/2 (1 pound) loaf white bread, 2 cups milk cut into cubes 1 pinch salt 1 1/2 pounds Cheddar cheese, 1 dash hot pepper sauce, or to taste shredded 1 cup cubed cooked ham

1/4 cup chopped green onion

Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.

2. Place half of the bread cubes on bottom of baking pan.

Sprinkle with half of the ham and then half of the cheese; repeat.

3. In a large bowl, beat together eggs, milk, salt, hot sauce and green onions. Pour egg mixture into pan.

4. Place pan on top of a baking sheet with a rim and place in oven.

Pour water into baking sheet and bake for 60 minutes, or until eggs have set.

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