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put the calming melodies of artists and comedians into your ears. Available on desktops, laptops, and devices alike, Spotify is available free through ad supported listening or for $9.99 a month for improved audio and no ads. In addition to providing you with the music you want, the music service will also help diversify your listening by using its Discover feature to show you what your friends are listening to and other music you may like.

QuizUp: Free (iOS) The biggest problem, at least for me during the shut-in months, is I feel stir crazy from the lack of human interaction and low demand for actual in-depth brain use. Lucky for us, we have the app QuizUp to keep us sharp. QuizUp will pair you against Facebook friends or strangers for game show-style face-offs on hundreds of topics with more than 100,000 questions. Each real-time match takes only a few minutes and when finished points are scored, including time taken to answer each question. As you excel, so does your ranking among friends and others. Feedly: Free (iOS, Android) Even though the world shrank to your couch and nearby refrigerator, the world we once knew continues to spin. What better way to stay sharp, than picking the reads that truly interest you. Feedly gathers your favorite blog, news, magazine and website articles and places them in a easy, mobile-optimized format allowing you to jump around and not waste time hunting down each article individually.

Yahoo Weather: Free (iOS, Android) Looking out of your window, the drifting snow, frozen water and almost post apocalyptic-like conditions can deter anyone from leaving their homes. Unfortunately, most people’s homes are not connected to the local convenience store, so you’ll have to venture outside to purchase groceries and other necessities. Braving the elements and preparing yourself is not only smart, it could mean the difference between eating expired hotdogs from your fridge or eating fresh, wholesome food. Yahoo Weather brings location-specific photos to your current location, as well as clean design in displaying radar and 10-day forecasts. So instead of looking out of the window and becoming further enraged, look at your device and bask in the clean design.

Spotify: Free or $9.99 (iOS, Android, Microsoft) The calming sounds of wind whipping against your home — possibly blowing out the windows and bring the elements you’re try to keep out into your living room — can be terrifying. Spotify helps to drown out the gusting winds and instead

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INNSBROOK ACT II: Welcome Back, Kate!

hen Kate Leto left her job as Director of Event Operations for Innsbrook Country Club for a year to work at the Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza, she discovered she missed the club’s camaraderie, social atmosphere and family environment. The feeling, as it turned out, was mutual. Although she enjoyed her time at the Radisson where she made some wonderful friends, For your she says, she never information really severed her relationship with For more Innsbrook. information “I maintained a about Innsbrook membership at the Country Club and club and I would their banquet constantly run into facilities visit: members at the InnsbrookCC.com. Radisson,” Leto says. “Of course, Mr. McColly asking me to return did make it very easy to say ‘yes.’ It was like coming home, I was absolutely thrilled to receive such a warm welcome back.” Ronald McColly, president of McColly Real Estate, who has co-owned Innsbrook Country Club since 2004 with James Gagan, says that Leto, who genuinely cares about all the country club’s members, was definitely missed. “When she came back people were saying that was the best thing that happened to the club in a long time,” McColly says. “She really understands the banquet catering business and what the bride and the mother of the bride want to make the wedding day special. That is important because it is one of the biggest days of their lives.” McColly explains that Leto has been responsible for helping build Innsbrook’s current team. “I admire the autonomy of our management team, namely Jim Formas our Golf Pro, Marko Avorio the Executive Chef, Joel Sanders our Grounds Superintendent and Carmen Regalado our Comptroller. We work

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Kate Leto, Innsbrook Country Club together as a team; while maintaining our independence in running our own departments and realize that a sense of humor goes a long way.” Leto, who began working at Innsbrook in 2006, oversees the day to day operations of the clubhouse, staffing, menu development and the Banquet Department “plus all the other little details that add up to a successful country club.” What Leto loves most about her job is the interaction and connection

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with the members and the planning and execution of special events and all aspects of banquets. “The friends you make become an extension of your family. That is part of the allure of a country club. The challenge, Leto says, is keeping the exclusivity of a private club for the members while continuing to grow and cultivating a banquet department that is open to the public. Leto said her proudest accomplishments at Innsbrook include

the smooth day to day running of the clubhouse, especially when the members are fully engaged and benefitting from all the amenities that the club has to offer. Secondly, Leto said, starting with the first wedding back in 2006, she developed the banquet department/ special events and with McColly’s blessing, opened the banquet facilities to the public. See LETO, Page 6 MARCH 2014 |||||| PRIME |||||| 5

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“We have watched the event business grow very successfully over the years,” Leto says. “Mr. McColly also renovated the northwest end of the clubhouse to incorporate three additional meeting rooms.” Future plans include installing a Bocce Ball court within the year, she said. “We want to continue to enhance the holiday events such as the Halloween party for the kids, and the Mother’s Day and Easter buffets,” Leto says, “Not to mention, our pool mimics a mini water park. Each year, we continue to grow and draw new members. Our central location has been very advantageous in that regard.” Leto grew up and was educated in Belfast, Northern Ireland. “I came to America and started my career in the hospitality industry and here I am 30 years later,” Leto “I CA ME explains. After 16 years working for the TO AMER ICA O’Brien Family and eight years at Whittaker Woods, Leto took the job AN D STARTED at Innsbrook because she wanted to be closer to home and was ready for MY CA REER IN THE a new challenge. “Innsbrook offered me that opportunity,” Leto says. HOSPITA LIT Y IN DUST RY Leto considers Peter and Danny O’Brien her mentors. AN D HERE I AM 30 “I worked for Peter at their restaurant in Old Town and then at YE ARS LATER.” their restaurant on The River Walk on Lower Wacker Drive,” Leto says. “In 1998, KATE LETO I joined his father at Whittaker Woods Golf Community in New Buffalo and commuted for eight years. I would have to say my biggest supporter is my husband Mark. He is and has always been, a wonderful dad to our two children. He took up the slack when I worked the long hours that are demanded when one works in the hospitality industry.” She believes responsibility, commitment and integrity are the keys to success plus the necessity to deliver and exceed expectations. “It is the ability to adapt to each new situation while staying faithful to the client’s needs and paying attention to detail in order to achieve the best possible outcome,” Leto says. Her personal goals are “to always produce the best quality work and “to be true to myself, the clients, and my coworkers.” Leto finds the commitment of Innsbrook to the community fulfilling. “At this time myself, Ron McColly, his daughter Rhonda McColly-Fleener, and her daughter Randalynn McColly-Fleener are very active with the Methodist Hospital’s Foundation,” Leto says. “We, along with other members of our staff and club members, have all been working very hard to support the Foundation’s Mardi Gras Season, which, for us, is actually a year-long process.” Innsbrook Country Club also silently partners with the McColly Foundation, which raises funds and supports local charities including Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Indiana, the American Heart Association, the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana, Dollars for Scholars and Purdue University. Innsbrook Country Club will be 95 years old this year, she explains and the club has been completely renovated and has an amazing Member Grille that overlooks the greens. “Our steakhouse restaurant, Langford’s Grille, boasts the best prime aged steaks in the area,” Leto says. “We try to get across the message that Innsbrook is not just a golf club, we offer a great social membership. I would go as far as to say we are the Region’s best kept secret for dining.” — DIANE POULTON A SPECIAL PUBLICATION OF THE TIMES MEDIA CO.

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errors in the above paragraph, and it’s ust so you get the picture, I am not that this wronged woman isn’t bright struggling through six or seven enough, but honestly she doesn’t appear scientific papers about how our to have been thinking right. aging skin is helped—or not “After I brought them down and got helped—by certain “miraculous” them situated J started potions which are acting funny. He became endlessly advertised withdrawn and angry at these days. But what’s my me. Finally she came clean. husband doing? He has They had been sleeping a computer, too. While I together. He begged for have spent the last two forgiveness and even threw hours trying to figure her out to prove he loved out how the “stratum me.” corneum’s function as Did it end there? No, it a barrier is provided by did not. patterned lipid lamellae in “They kept it going.” J the extra-cellular spaces moved in with the movedbetween corneocytes,” he out ex. has been chuckling away As of today there are 61 at web site he’s found, DENISE DECLUE postings from the state of “ShesAHomewrecker.com.” Indiana; 68 from Illinois, Yep. I can’t help it. At 175 from California. the moment, women with Looks like every state is cheating spouses are more represented. I especially liked one in fascinating than lipids and corneocytes. which the wronged woman describes “Hell hath no fury like a woman how she found out the phone number scorned,” wrote William Congreve in a of the gal who was texting her husband 1687 play called, “The Mourning Bride.” The full quote is actually apt, “Heaven has and pretended to be him, texting back no rage like love to hatred turned, Nor hell (as her husband) saying they had to break up because their affair was not fair a fury like a woman scorned,” spoken by to his wife. Then there’s the guy who Zara in Act III, Scene VIII. accidentally sat on his phone, calling his Yes these gals are aggravated beyond wife, while describing to a friend the wild the beyond. And boy, did Congreve have fling he was having. no idea what the internet could do for But wait, there’s more. Others, fury and scorn. Here is a whole site in similarly scorned, vote on whose story which women, who have found their is the most horrible. Some fellows husbands cheating tell the whole stories of their betrayals and how they found out. take umbrage at the rather large-scale shaming and refer to it as “bullying.” You Additionally, they have figured out how know, how people live is mostly private to clip photos of these “homewreckers” business. When kids are involved, it’s and they post them along with stories about how they ruined the lives of faithful trickier. It’s not so much the infidelity that grabs my attention with these spouses. “Homewrecker” briefs—it’s the secret Check out this posting from lives that come crawling out from Vincennes, Indiana: under rocks that I find so fascinating. “We were happy, until that day. I’ve known many marriages which I got a text from my soon-to-be ex-husband’s ex-wife that her and their have sustained the Nordic blasts of unfaithfulness; I’ve known a few daughter were homeless. They lived 4 hours away and I’ve always had a heart. unions ripped apart. It’s the secrets So I offered a hand of kindness. I invited and lies that stab the betrayed ones. But his ex and my stepdaughter to come live until somebody stops it, the “wounded wedding warriors” are fighting back. with us for a bit.” I have corrected spelling and grammar — DENISE DECLUE A SPECIAL PUBLICATION OF THE TIMES MEDIA CO.

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Guilty pleasures

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ast week, I was entertaining a group of friends at my home, and one of them asked to see a snippet of a show we were discussing that happened to be recorded on my DVR. When I turned on the TV and accessed the menu of my recorded shows, one of them exclaimed conspiratorially, “Ooh, let’s see what she watches!” and I found myself becoming flustered as I raced to exit the screen containing my list. In retrospect, I had nothing too serious to hide— no episodes of “The Bachelor,” “Big Brother” or “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” were lurking there alongside the more universally accepted “Parks and Recreation” and “Parenthood” entries. (And since “Access Hollywood” is essentially a continuation of the local news, that makes it serious journalism, right?) But still, I felt open to judgment. Sure, there are lots of trends we can hide behind these days (“hate-watching” is the new “notwatching,” and “binge-watching” is…well, just new), but the type of program that has really stood the test of time is the notorious “Guilty Pleasure,” a catch-all description for a show that we know we shouldn’t watch because it’s either too uncool, racy, mainstream, violent, old-fashioned, poorly written/acted, derivative, or just plain bad. In other words, we just can’t seem to get enough of it. Wacky guilty pleasure shows may go back to such gems as “Gilligan’s Island,” 1970’s Friday night double billing of “The Brady Bunch”/“The Partridge Family” and the back-to-back late ’70s Saturday night delights of “The Love Boat” and “Fantasy Island.” I spent a large portion of the ’80s watching “Dynasty” and “Dallas,” and I was keeping up with the long-suffering casts of “General Hospital” and “Days of Our Lives” long before anyone considered keeping up with the Kardashians. Like many, many, many people, I went through an embarrassing singing competition phase as well. It started innocently enough with the mother of them all, “American Idol,” peaking during the epic Kris Allen/Adam Lambert Season 8 showdown (full disclosure: I may or may not have actually spent a couple hours voting after the finale…and my guy lost).

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“Say Yes to the Dress,” a guilty pleasure broadcast on TLC. Of course, “American Idol” turned out to be a gateway to even more singing competitions, and before I knew it, I was mixed up with the hard stuff: “The Voice,” “The X-Factor,” and even the occasional episode of “The Sing-Off.” I knew it was time to get help after I watched the entire abysmal second season of “The X-Factor” because I wanted to see if newly minted judge Britney Spears could provide the star-struck contestants with any insightful advice (spoiler alert: she couldn’t). I will never get back those hours of my life. So—emboldened by the helpful disdain of my young-adult children—I managed to quit the singing shows cold turkey. No more “Idol,” “Voice,” or “X-Factor.” As with any addiction, I had to avoid enablers, which mainly consisted of the morningafter “water cooler” performance dissections with colleagues. I felt liberated, and stayed clean for what seemed like an eternity… although as I look back now to count the number of seasons of “American Idol” that I missed, it comes to a grand total of…one (Season 12). Which brings me to my confession: I fell off the wagon a couple of weeks ago. I am a big fan of Harry Connick Jr., and have followed his music, film and television career for

years, so when I heard that he was going to be the new judge on “Idol,” I was intrigued. It started innocently, as so many relapses do: I was alone, bored, and flipping through the TV listings when I noticed that “Idol” was premiering. Wanting to sneak a quick peek at HCJ’s judging style, I tuned in, and just like that…I was hooked again. But in my defense, it turns out that I’m not alone. Entertainment news stories have been rife with such superlatives as “Six Reasons Harry Connick Jr. Will Save American Idol” and “Harry Connick Jr. Steals ‘American Idol’ Spotlight.” In short, HCJ is hilarious, has a great connection with the contestants, crew and other judges, is honest to a fault (earning his nicknames “Harsh Harry” and “Hatchet Harry”), and exhibits an impressive technical musical proficiency. Overall, the new season boasts sharper editing and fewer sob stories in the audition phase, which bodes well for the performance shows. So I’m all in, watching this season of “Idol” with enthusiasm again. Maybe I’m in denial, but I’m pretty sure I can still manage to avoid “The Voice” and “The X-Factor.” Just don’t ever ask me to give up “My 600Pound Life” or “Say Yes to the Dress.” I’m only human, after all. — KATHY MACNEIL

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THE CULINARIAN BLOOD ORANGES: THE FESTIVE CITRUS In my opinion, blood oranges are the most gorgeous variety of citrus there is; the deep red color the result of a mutation that appeared in Sicily’s cultivated oranges during the 17th century. Once so exotic Americans rarely saw or tasted them, this small, sweet and nearly seedless fruit is now also grown in California, Arizona and Texas, making them readily available to us in season (December-April).

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As for the flavor, to me it’s incredible, slightly floral with sweet berry undertones. Blood oranges are great in salads and desserts and are the perfect match for pork, duck or salmon. One blood orange has 130% of the recommended daily dose of Vitamin C as well as potassium and dietary fiber. Even better, it contains the same good-for-you antioxidant found in red wine.

ROAST PORK WITH BLOOD ORANGES (6 servings) 1 (3-pound) boneless pork loin, rolled degrees. Pour 1/2 cup of the blood and tied orange juice mixture around the pork 6 blood oranges and over the onions, basting pork with 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, pan juices. Continue roasting, basting divided often and adding another 1/2 cup of 2 medium-large yellow onions, cut into 8 wedges each orange juice mixture until thermometer 3 fresh rosemary sprigs, leaves stripped inserted into thickest part of the loin from stems and lightly chopped, plus registers 150 degrees, about 30-40 additional sprigs for garnish minutes longer, and pork and onions are 1/2 cup dry white wine (I sometimes use nicely browned. red instead) 1-1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth or While pork is roasting, with a stock, divided serrated knife, peel the remaining 2 1 large garlic clove, pressed blood oranges, carefully removing the white outside pith. To make “supremes” Place rack in center of the oven and for garnish, over a small bowl to heat to 450 degrees. Place the pork catch the juices, cut carefully between in a large roasting pan. Rub with 2 sections, releasing the orange pieces. tablespoons of the olive oil and sprinkle Set aside. with salt and pepper. Zest 3 of the 6 Transfer pork to a warm platter and blood oranges, using a grater or plane. cover loosely with foil. Place roasting In a medium bowl, toss onion wedges, pan over high heat; add remaining 1/2 the orange zest and rosemary leaves cup orange juice mixture to the pan in the remaining tablespoon of oil. and the remaining 1/2 cup broth. Boil, Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Arrange stirring, and dissolving brown bits on onion mixture around the pork. Roast the bottom of the pan for 3 minutes or until pork and onions are beginning to until sauce is slightly thickened. Taste; brown, about 25 minutes. add a little more broth and seasoning if Meanwhile, cut one of the remaining necessary. (If you prefer a thicker sauce, oranges in half. Squeeze enough juice as I do, make a slurry of 2 tablespoons from it plus the 3 zested oranges to cornstarch in 1/4 cup cold water and measure 3/4 cup. Discard the pulp. whisk it in at the last minute.) Reserve the last 2 oranges for garnish. Spoon the orange/onion sauce over Pour the juice into a small saucepan and around pork. Garnish with rosemary and add wine, 1 cup broth, 2 teaspoons sprigs and the blood orange supremes. Dijon mustard and the garlic. Boil Good accompaniments for this pork rapidly until reduced to 1-1/4 cups, about 7 minutes. roast are browned fingerling potatoes or Reduce oven temperature to 350 a spinach risotto. — JANE DUNNE A SPECIAL PUBLICATION OF THE TIMES MEDIA CO.

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One orthopedic manufacturer, SmithNephew,uses a preoperative MRI,which is used for the measurements.That data is reviewed by the company engineers and the patients surgeon and when all that information appears correct, custom-made cutting blocks are created for component placement during surgery. Branded “Visionaire” technique, the cutting blocks are made of a hard nylon material, come sterilized for use in the operating room and fit exactly over the bone. Once secured to the bone, they have a cutting slot where the bone cuts are completed.

New Techniques in Joint Replacement Computer modeled cutting blocks, custom designed for each patient and based on their own X-Ray and MRI imaging helps the surgery become even less invasive, faster and with less blood loss.

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There are several advantages to this. One, as already mentioned, is precision and customized component placement. Additionally these blocks are smaller than even the minimally invasive instruments, so the surgery can be less invasive. Since they come “pre-aligned,” there are no larger alignment instruments needed, so the surgery is often done in significantly less time. Finally, there is no rod placement down the central bone canal as in traditional techniques, which can lead to extra post-op blood loss.

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